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wide. reaching from New York to
San Francisco; these notes laid out
fiat on top of each other would reach
a height of seventy-nine miles, or
$50 times the height of the Wash
ington Monument. To count this
money would require the services of
100 persons one year, or one person
100 years. counting eight hours day
every day in the year. except Sun
days.
IRON April, 1917. until the end of
the fiscal year. 1921. one hundred
and eighty-six million bonds. having
a face value OF approximately fifty
four billion dollars. were printed.
These bonds laid out fiat would cover
1870 acres. The number of perfect
postage stamps delivered during the
year 1920 was: 13.354.943.s61. Four
thousand one. hundred and seventy
five spruce tees were ground to A
pulp to make this paper. the weight
of which was 1.4S5.000 pounds. Sixty
five acres of woodland were cleared.
and had the paper been used for an
other purpose it would have made an
edition of 4.150.000 twenty-page
seven-column newspapers. The tap
ioca starch used for making gum on
the back of the stamps would make
pudding weighing 100000 pounds.
If the stamps were placed in single
strip it would extend for a distance
of two hundred thousand miles.
The operation of the bureau is un-
der the general direction of the Sec
retary of Treasury. 1t is under the
more direct charge of Eliot Wads-
worth, assistant secretary of Treas
ury.
The bureau is under the personal
supervision of the director of bureau
of engraving and printing. James l..
Wilmeth. who was born in McNairy
county, Tenn. His father was q
planter and a gentleman of the old
school. beloved by all who knew him.
During Mr.. Wilmeth's boyhood he
moved with his father to Arkansas.
where, he attended the common
schools, academy and high school.
and later worked his way through
college. He has been an employe of
the Treasury Department for twenty
five years, starting in as money
order assorter in the office OF the
Unlike many young men, he paid but
little attention to the frivolous side
Of life, employing the night hours by
studying law at the National Law
School. graduating with the degree OF
B. L. Upon his graduation he became
|
troller of the Treasury, and during
the administration of Secretary
Franklin MacVeagh was made chief
clerk of the department. Mr.. Will
meth was the Treasury representa-
tive and was the custodian of the
funds sent to Europe for the relief
of American citizens who were abroad
at the beginning of the war. and who
were unable to return home. In De-
cember. 1917, he was made director
Of the bureau of engraving and print
ing and directed the work of pro-
the government during the period Of
the war. The bureau during that
period worked three shifts Of eight
hours each, and Mr.. Wilmeth was at
his desk q large portion OF each
working day and night.
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kind in the world and that the money
printed there is the best produced by
any nation on earth.
*Ak X X
WHILE the French money is artis-
tic, more especially the 100
franc note. it is more easily counter
feited than United States bills. The
English money is not capable Of
withstanding hard usage and is also
much easier in the matter of fraudu-
lent reproductions. 1t is quite safe
to assume that inside of the next
few years Europe will adopt the
methods of making money now em-
ployed by our government Down in
the lower part of the Mall, just be-
yond the shadow of the Washington
Monument, is a building which was
designed with the idea of placing no
obstacles in the way of those who
work for this branch of the Treas
ury Department. Projecting from
the rear of an oblong structure are
numerous wings. all SO arranged that
the workers within are provided with
adequate light and air. The sides
of the wings are largely composed of
glass panels. so that every ray of
light may be utilized. because it is
desired to take advantage of every
minute of sunlight; and while the
artificial lighting system, consisting
of numerous batteries of lights over
which a peculiar kind Of glass has
been placed. is good. there is really
rays of old Sol.
The main entrance to the building
is from the rear or 14th street side
and is hundreds of yards or more
from the street. A little sentry box
stands at the left, a watchman in
quires as to your business. At the
main entrance you are again stopped
and quiZZed. Then you are passed on
to the big reception hallway, where
another watchman Quizzes you. You
are then permitted to state your busi-
ness to the captain of the watch. A
dozen or more formidable rifles are
in a rack on the wall. If your busi-
ness is with. James L. Wilmeth, di-
rector of the bureau, you are directed
to go to room 116, where a young
the final third degree. Having demon
strated to this firm but courteous
young person that your intentions
are reasonably honest. you are es-
corted in to meet the man who di-
rects the everyday destiny Of the
bureau.
Director wilmeth's office is like
everything else in the bureau. 1t is
a shining example of cleanliness and
system. The director sits at big
f1at-top desk on which are two ex-
tension telephones and score or
more of push buttons. and while
there are several easy chairs in the
room you somehow feel that you
can't take up any more of his time
than is necessary. When You ran
the gamut of watchmen and on the
way to the directors Office you felt
that hundred eyes were upon you.
but when you are greeted by Mr..
Wilmetb that feeling of being watch
ed leaves you. He receives you with
the courtesy in vogue years ago, and
ut once places you at ease. but If
you want to know any Of the things
that you shouldn't know. you ind
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is that the surface shall have the
greatest possible resistance to abra-
sion, since after each impression the
plate is linked, rubbed with a me-
chanical wiper and polished by hand.
all OF which operations exert more
wear upon the plate than does the
actual printing process.
*..* -
EOR the accurate reproduction of
L engraved printing plates it was
found to be most satisfactory to first
prepare by electrodeposition a metal
mold or negative of the original
plate, rather than to attempt to take
an impression in lead or wax as in the
ordinary electrotyping process. Since
upon this metal mold the designs are
in relief this plate is commonly
tage- of producing -the altos by efec-
trodeposition ID that anF change. in
dimensions such as might possibly
occur in wax or lead molding is avoid
ed. For the production Of such an alto
from a steel plate the latter is first
thoroughly cleaned and is then treat
ed in order to produce a film that
will permit subsequent separation.
Nickel is then deposited directly upon
this surface, after which alternate
layers of copper and nickel are de-
posted till any desired thickness is
secured. which thickness is merely
sufficient to insure reasonable rigfdity
when handling the alto in subsequent
operations. This also then serves
as a form upon which to deposit the
actual printing plate known as the
''basso," which is an exact duplicate
of the original plate.
After separation from the altos, the
n q nf
propriate equipment to a thickness of
0.25" and to the desired size. Plates
repaired in this way are now being
used successfully for the printing of
securities and are yielding impress
sions fully equal to those prepared
proved that about 10000 Impressions
can be taken from a plate. It is be-
fieved. however. that by further i'm
provements and by increased expert
ence in the methods Of using such
plates this service may in time be ap-
The Invention Of this method and
its adoption by the government has
made 1t possible for the bureau to
turn out a. sufficient number of print
ing. plates to meet all requirements
now and in the future.
At the beginning Of the civil war 1t
was realized that a paper currency
was necessary. and on July IT, 1861,
Congress. passed an act authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to
Issue such proportions Of the loan of
$3.50, 100000 therein provided for in
Treasury notes as he might deem 1t
advisable. 1t was this authority that
brought into being the legal tender.
The notes or bills were called green
backs. and this nickname was in use
for years. These bills were negraves
and printed by bank note companies,
the signing of them was done by
clerks. but the many different styles
Of penmanshfp lessened the security
against counterfeiting and the han
ding Of notes in this manner was
most expensive. The printing Of the
signatures In facsimile from en-
graved plates began in March, 1862.
The department began to do its own
haviag charge Of the work being
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are fastened is carried along on endless
chains. and as the plate leaves the prin-
ter's hands 1T moves swiftly to the
right. where a young woman assistant
places on its surface the money paper.
The young women doing this work are
models Of accuracy and deftness, for if
the paper is not placed in exactly the
right position it will result in a spoiled
sheet, and inasmuch as the printers are
allowed only one sheet in hundred for
spoilage the young woman must ever be
careful. II number above one in a
hundred is improperly printed, the
printer is charged for that paper.
After the worker has placed the paper
on the plate it moves forward and the
impression Is automatically registered
by the power press. AS it emerges on
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the other side the other young woman
takes 1t from the plate, scans it quickly,
places it in a rack and places over it
sheet Of drying paper.
X X
THESE printers work eight hours a
day and the amount of work
turned out. that is the maximum,
amounts to $500 printed sheets per
day. The fact that the young woman
is charged up with so many sheets
of paper every morning must not be
overlooked. There is constant
checking and counterchecking in each
department. The bill after being
printed on one side is then taken to
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Moberly Restoring Brumidi
Decorations at the Capitol

Famous Artist First Saw
Italian Master at Work
When He Was Seven
Years Old and at Last His
Lifetime Ambition to Cam=
plete and Restore the Old
Paintings and lsgsebes is
Being Realized.
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TRIP the Bureau and Printing Where Bills Bonds and
Revenue and Postage Stamps Are Made Thirteen Billion Postage Stamps
Came From the Presses Last Year-Work the Skilled Money
Is Sfgd the and Most Its Kind
in the World
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of the Capitol building. hidden away
from the tourists and lion-hunters, for
he has always Stunned notoriety. But
he has worked with the greatest ar
lists of his day on the most beauti-
fully decorated building in this most
beautiful city in the world, notably
the Congressional Library. For more
than a quarter of a. century he has
been working and worshiping at the
shrine Of Brumidi in the Capitol - :,
Constantine Brumidi was captain
of the Papal guards and d,commissioned
by Pope Plus TX to restore the. Loggia
Of Raphael in the Vatican. He came
to this country in 1852 when the Cap
itol was being built and conceived the
purpose that. the. national building
should have superior style of deco
ration in real fresco like the palaces
of Augustus and Nero. the baths of
Titus and Livia in Rome and the ad-
mired relics of the paintings of Her.
culaneum and Pompeii.. The commit
tee room now occupied by the House
committee on post Offices and post
roads. then occupied by the commit
tee on agriculture, was PAINTED by
Brumidi for Congress as a sample of
his proposed scheme of decorations.
This was done in 1856 and is the first
specimen of real fresco introduced in
America" - - ! !
THE most important work OF Bru-
midi in the Capitol are the dec
oration Of the Presideat,s . room, the
canopy Of the dome IN the rofanfs, q
portion Of the historical friess il; the
rotunda, painting, ..sCornwaliis Sues
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BY WILL p. KENNEDY

BY WILL r. KENNEDY
" UTILIZING boyhood ambition
- formed half a century ago.
Charles E. Mober.y has been
commissioned by Congress to
decorate the walls of the House end
OF the Capitol building. which the
death of the great Brumidi left un-
finished. Moberly has spent half
of yearning and of constant
to his determination.
reached at the age Of seven when he
first saw Brumidi at work, to con-
tinue the work of that Italian genius
who introduced the first real fresco
work in this country.
Mr.. Moberly has a studio in the attic
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Mr.. ana Mrs. J. ID. FARRELL and
Miss Helen FARRELL left Monday for
Portland. where they will spend a
week or ten days
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Bikur fhOIliu
East Union Club

East Union club with Mrs. II. L.
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PALM BEACH. FiR-. Jan. 10
This winter playground % the rich If
this year living up 10 itH reputation
as "a stage for early showing Of the
1921 summer fashions. The fashion
now year on the sands. In the ball
room and drawing rooms is In fun
swing.
Tho hand that occasionally has
rocked the cradle stopped 10 don ito
now spring froek. II WIS indicated
that:
i-short skirts arc going to b.
shorter.
The transparent stocking viii b.
more transparent.
3-Tho undraped hat win be cover.
ed with nilk and ribbons.
4-Srho round tOcd hhoo win b.
pointed.
Wool mixtures. ginghams and
dimitien will be- favored.
Tho loud oolorn last year win
become ahrieks In tho summer Of
1921
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WILL RADIUm AT LAST
OPEN THE DOOR OF
THE GREAT UNKNOWN?

n you are sick and want 90 Get
Well and Keep Well. write for liter
aiurs that tells How and Why this
almost unknown and wonderful ncw
element brings relief 90 80 many
sufferers from Constipation. Hhru-
mhtism. NclaticA Govt NruritiN.
Neuralgia Nervous Prostitution.
HiEh Hood Pressure and diseases 81
the stomach, Heart Lungs Liver.
kidneys and other ailments. You
wear Dcgnen'a Radioactive Solar
Fad day and night receiving the
Radio Active Rays continuously Into
your system. causing a healthy cir.
culatiun. overcoming mlugEirhuoas.
throwing off impurities and rcstor-
Ing the Tissues and nerves 20 n nor
NAL condition--and the nrxt thing
you know you are getting we'll
sold on tsst proposition. You
are thoroughly satisfied II IL help
ing you before the appliance ir
yours Nothing 90 do but wear ~
No trouble or expense. and the most
wonderful fact about the appliance
fw that " IL sold 80 reasonable that
" 10 within the reach % all. both
rich and poor.
No matter how bad your aiimsnt.
or how long standing. We will be
pleased 90 have you try u at our
risk For FUN Information write to-
day--not tomorrow. Hadium Appii-
anc~ Co. CSC Bradbury Bldg. Los
Angeles. Calif
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Music
Richter Concert for
Disabled Veterans

Tho blind pianist and composer.
Francis Richter. n TO play a benefit
for Seattle'n blind. manned and dis.
abled war heroes NJ tho new Ma.
sonic temple. Shrine auditorium. the
evening OF February ~.
fatronennes arc TO be Mechanics
Edgar Amc& Frank waierhouae
Richard A. BalilnKer. David Edward
Skinner. J. -. Farrell Alfred ~
Anderson. J. Arthur Mailoy. Freder.
Iek Bentley. Ralph A. Schoenfeld
William Crosby. Alexander Baltic.
CnaA r. Boyd. Emile Marks and
Miss Nellie Cornish
Richter has requested tina, all
blind people Of the city attend as
hln rucaiA This invitation will be
extended thru Hoy Clark. preaidcnt
Of tho blind association OF Seattle.
This recital will be conducted hy
the Jack London Humanitarian 30.
eiety.
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A Homemade
Gray Hair Remedy

Gray. streaked or faded hair can
be Immediately made black. brown or
light brown, whichever shade you do
sire, by the use Of tho following rem
cdy that you can make at homo.
Merely get "A box Of Orlex powder
ut any drug store. II costs very NJ.
tic and no extras to buy. Dissolve
II in two on. OF distilled or rain wa
ter and comb It through the hair.
Fun directions for use and a $4,000
gold bond como In each BOX. guaran.
teeing the user that OrlcN powder
does not contain silver. lead. zinc.
sulphur, mercury. anillne, coal tar
products or other derivatives
n Is safe. does not rub off is not
sticky or gummy. and leaves the hair
fluffy II viii make a grny.haired
person look twenty years younger.
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SEATTLE PLAYERS
AT THE PRESS TLTR

Just ~ the best art IN a maya.
zine h. likely 20 b. found IN The
entertainments. no IN a play the
best acting h not necessarily Inn
tied 10 the leadinR roles.
Certainly. Blli Waikef. the bully.
Bnl Walker. the drinking. cunlnF.
wifc.beatinK bum. was the most
convincing character In the f.
attic Piayers' presentation Of Ma.
jor Barbara" the George Bernard
Shaw play. given IN the Press club
auditorium Tuesday night Julian
MARROW gave the part nfs while
carefully rcfnining from over.
acting.
Much the same may he said of
George Merriii'A Interpretation Of
the part Of Andrew undsrahafi.
Judged a. an amateur orEanizn
ton. which Ia all Il claims 10 b..
the Seattle Players have achieved
"A very fair production ~ Major
Barbarn" The play viii DO 70
peaied tonight
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Lace Patterns
A New Design
Every Week
CIRCULAR IcDsISG

Make "a chain the required length.
turn aud make row Of open
mcnhea. Turn and double crochet
into the second double crochet. or
the double crochet which finished
tho first mesh. Double crochet Into
the space made by this stitch mot
into the meHhi. chain , stitches and
catch into tho top OF this double
crochet stitch. Double crochet 2
times into this space. and make a
picot on top Of each double crochet
stitch.
Then without making any chain
stitches double crochet into the doti.
bic crochet stitch finishing tho nest
meah. and put , double crochet
stitches with "A picot on top OF each
into the space thus made.
Continue until you have complete.
~ covered tho row OF meahen made
on the chain.
This edge In a little too fun 90 use
on "A straight piece, but will finish
a round yoke. a luncheon set. or as-
bcstos pads,
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Denny-Fuhrman Guild
to Gire MlLsic1le-Ten

Next Tuesday afternoon nj .
O'Clock. at the home OF Mrs. John
Erickson. tho Denny Thurman guild
Of the chiidren's hospital will enter
tain with a musicale-tea.
The musical numbers VIII include
songs by Miss Madeline Butler. with
Mrs. Albert Charles Phillips at the
piano. Russian selections on tho
violin by Mrs. Romasne T.. Law
son. and a group OF songs BY Mrs.
Iangdon c. Henry. accompanied by
Mrs. Lawrence Boyle.
Tea VIII follow. and those who
wish to look into the future may
have their palms read BY an ex.
pert
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Dancing Pdrtu

Miss Dorothy DAILY entertained
the members OF the Daisy club with
a dancing party at her home last
Saturday evening. a merry time
was enjoyed and at midnight a
dainty buffet supper was served Tho
guests included the Misses Marie
Clark, Harriet Deany. Frances Me.
Knight. Marybeth Flannery, Betty
Dougherty. Fawn Walsh. Marie Nc.
Laren. Jane Hoblitzell. Agnes Gal.
higher. Catherine Mcdonald, Flor.
once Bellam. and the Messrs. Burle
Crosslass. Harold Link. Eugene Man
ca. Austin Hoblitzell. George Ryan.
William Hayman, John OHara,
Bernard Scholtes, Robert Wilson,
Thomas Glenn and Walter Gallagher.
The young people were chaperoned
by Mrs. Daily.
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Mother Solves
Difficult Problem

~Ians. there's no reason 700
cant % a.. too. You know ! elrn.
ply read ME al Ia the paper for
a private secfftary. know 4
could never get such a Job IN
those old toys ~ mine. they we're
80 shabby Ia been out ~ work
- long. ~ cournr MONEY was a
total stranger 10 me. what ava
d. bnt 10 down - fhsrryF. ana
get classy tailored suit ana
some fluffy hiOuFfs. and Apply
Tor the position. lie must have
been Impressed with my appear
nuce. a. be employed me right
away. ana I arm going 70 take
small part ~ my salary each
month 10 pay for my clothes.
They tell mo 7 can take my own
sweet time about paying them.
too I've told loads - ny friends
about ID. and from each one I've
gotten a rising vote ~ thanks"
Their place is easy % find, ,o7
Hiaifa BLDG. over GiRu Whistle.
between Madison and Spring
Adv
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FIERY, ITCHY SKIN
QUICKLY SOOTHED
WITH SULPHUR

Mentho Sulphur. a pleasant cream
win soothe and heal skin that II r.
ritated or broken out with eczema
that Is covered with ugly rash oil
pimpies. or Is rough or dry Sothi
ing subdues fiery skin erupticns =
quickly. says a noted skin specialist
The moment this sulphur prepare
ton is applied the itching stops and
after two or three applications. the,
eczema Is gone and the skin IL de-|
lighfully clear and smooth. sulphur
is 80 precious as a skin remedy b.
cause n destroys the parasites that
cause tho burning. itching or dis
figurement Mentho Sulphur always
heals eczema right up.
A small jar OF Mentho- Sulphur
may be had at any good drug stora
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-19
SKIRTS SHORTER, STOCKINGS
MORE TRANSPARENT AT
PALM BEACH

yeiget hat. with niGrettes and a scarf
~ Russian sable.
A handsome black chaniilly gown
over white chiffon had a narrow
Rirdlo ~ old blue ribbon ana garianda
of rocooco Flowers
a glistening black let rob wiih 81
tremely short skirt supplemented by
square train This was worn b. "a
beautiful Cuban. who wore black
paradise in her hair.
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LOTS or AIR HOLES
IN TIE STOCKINGS

Women who thought the extreme
In dress had been reached decided
that skirts might be made an inch
shorter without undue exposure. The
knitted stocking will be "A net stock
ing with lots Of air holes. The radi-
calls gained "a victory In hat deeora,
ton with the addition OF numerous
silk ribbon Accessories. Comfortable
round tord shoes were left behind for
tho more dronsy tight pointed ones.
and garments of wool mixture for
spring wear seemed 20 hold favor.
The fashionable rot Of Palm Beach
drew no color line. Every brilliant
hue Of the rainbow was represented.
Brown seemed To be tho dominating
color. n there WINS one that could be
called dominant
Among tho lesser questions IN
what we women are going To wear
for the neat Hix months" II was de.
cided. Tho coilarl.sn neck viii re-
main coiiarlens and the already short
sleeve II going 60 be shortened. One
particularly striking bodice with
fichu drapped over the shoulders In n
style common IN tho days Of 1875
drew attention. II was made OF fine
batlate and lace and hung over the
arms just above the shoulders. ieav.
ing the lower arm bare except for
an ONYX bracelet on one wrist
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Assistants Chosen for
Mrs. McClure's Tea

Friday afternoon. az her home.
when Mrs. Henry Mcclure entertains
with a bridge tea In compliment TO
Miss Esther Palmer. whose engage
mcnt to Mr.. Chester Raymond
Bordeaux was recently announced.
Mrs. A. Il. Comfy. Mrs. o. c. Graves
and Mrs. Donald u. Olson viii assist
the hostess. while at the urns Mrs.
q. A. c. Rochester and Mrs. =. =.
paimerton will dispense hospital
tics.
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USE FOR DISCARDED
PHONOGRAPH
NEEDLES

usc discarded rhonoEraph needles
for cleaning bottles. Pu; them into
the bottle with iitflc water and
shake thorniy.
an aii.day institute viii be held AT
tho New Haven VI. r. church. Tenth
and Lynn st. by The Capitol I'm
W. c. T. u Friday. January 81.
from 10 a. m. 20 4 p. m In the eve
ming a pageant win b. given by the
young people. A prominent speaker
from tho Police Protective aaaocia.
ton will speak and a good musical
program win he given. Brief adj
dresses on law enforcement BY rep
r-scnta,ive welfare workers. mission.
AIRY societies. women's clubs. com
merciai bodies and prohibition Off.
GERS will also be given. Bring lunch
and you win be served ten and coffee.