The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-29
PROBLEMS IN NOMENCLATURE WHICH
WAR RISK BUREAU HAS TO TACKLE

In the files and was turned sses - enc
Of the cieverest searchers. Since the
mans. address was given as North d.
kota. she assumed. In view Of the fact
that there were many Indians listed
from that state. that his must be NJ
Indian name. She Immediately added
Thunder to his name and found the
record card as Andrew Good Thun-
der. In less than three minutes after
she had been asked to lend her aid.
| Carelessness or unavoidable haste In
writing up insurance applications on
the Form 1-B. by which . man enter.
Ing the service requests or disclaims
government allowance 10 dependents.
and failure to include complete idenu.
flying Information In q letter Of IN
quiry. constitute the largest single
cause In the bureaus delay In answer
Ing mail.
Any letter addressed to the bureau
on any matter pertaining to a service
man should contain his name In full
first. last. and middle; It should state
his rank and organization at the time
Form lib" was fled, or at the time
insurance application was made; his
present home address and former ad
dress II the address has been changed
the first, middle and last name of his
beneficiary, and present and former
address. II the address has beer
changed.
. The names of the nearly I'VE mn
lion men who were indicted under tn
selective draft. and those who hav
Joined up since the armlstice, are Of
cards In filing cabinets, which, places
one after the other. would make lin
more than five miles long.
- Just what complications may arts
: when there Is failure to include thi
q identifying data, may be imagine
= from the fact that comparison show
that the repetition Of names In tn
n files Of the bureau Is far greater tina
, the repetition of names carried
=. ard indexes of commercial companie
~ Many Bear Same Name.
:. Fifty-three thousand two hundre
{. Johnsons were called into active mil
. tary service. The Smiths were n
n. far behind numerically, coming up
10 the considerable figure Of 81 $50. TT
=. Brown" family with $4,000 is next.
More than half the letters inquirii
about insurance come from men WI
either fail to give their identifyil
number, or their address. In tho
"a sands Of cases they give their addre'
10 but due to the fact that there are OF
~ ers with similar names who live In
nation Is of little value to the g
~ searchers.
Actual figures show that more III
half the soldiers, sailors and mariI
-, have moved since leaving the servi
:. Few forwarded a notice Of a change
~ address. This left the bureau W
-. only the name of the man for recO
-, but through It's system of tracing m
large numbers have been located
,,a the girl sleuths and their correct
-. dresses have been listed.
~ Many amazing discoveries have b.
80 made in names, and the number
,ar. ways they can be spelled. One yo'
woman has tabulated 40 ways, so
discovered to spell Aloysius.
Another has specialized in the 81
Ing of Ignatz. She has found Is W
to spell this name.
Still another has found that j
can be spelled "a ways.
~ To Bartholdt Otto Aabel, (po
number 1898, 1887 Of Minden, Neb.,
longs the distinction Of having
name the first in all the card in
. files. The last card in the file b.
ID the name of Wladyslaus Charles Zy
~ policy number 1907, 689) Of 421 MI
vi street, Rome, N. Y.
Constant combing Is necessary
keep the files up to date.