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Samuel Dreben began. for the first
time, to think that after all he was
quite probably cut out for business
career.
But again the war teapot to the
south began to bubble and boil.
Huerta came into power. Villa led a
considerable part of the old federal
army against the new president. He
began the half guerrilla warfare that
was to bring United States troops
once more to Mexican soil. Many fac
tions were in the market for Ameri-
can guns and ammunition. The
shrewd Dreben in this short few
months had gotten himself in a po-
sition to take toll of this lucrative,
secret trade; he had his fingers on po-
tential riches. Still the haunting, If
unheard, sounds of battle from over
the Rio Grande were for him the
voice of siren.
To go, or not to go!
Suddenly, Drehen decided; he
chucked the business of selling guns
to go over and handle one for
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olutton was broken and Dreben and
the rest Of the Americans slipped over
the border to Ell Paso.
X X X
For a time the business OF war
- seemed in the doldrums. Dreben
fingered about Ell Paso, with scores of
soldiers of fortune, and spies for half
q dozen factions in the seething south
ern republic. Then. one day, there
came to him an emissary from the in
famous Pancho Villa, who had former
ly been a bandit chief, but was now. a
general in the government armies.
Would Dreben undertake for the gen.
eral? Dreben would-Whether he knew
or guessed that Villa was even then
getting ready for his own drive
toward the dictatorship. For some
months Dreben worked quietly at his
new trade of gun-runner. He lounged
about Ell Paso, and even Tracy Rich
ardson his old-time friend, did not
know that he was enjoying anything
more than a vacation. Yet they say
he made and saved a small fortune.
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ernment business, the character of it's
work, it's efficient organization or it's
production output.
Most of the output of the bureau Is
printed from plates that have been
designed and engraved by experts on
the staff of this organization, and the
finished work has long been recog-
nzed by the best authorities as of the
highest standard in the art of print
ing.
A most skillful and efficient per-
sonnel is required, for not only must
there be uniformity in the output, but
also strict accountability for it
through all the operations.
Paper that is used in printing the
Government securities is of a special
type. 1t Is not kept in the bureau
stocks, but must be drawn on requi-
sition from unit known as 1.-The
Division of Paper Custody" of the
office of the commissioner Of public
debt, which controls all the blank
paper that is used in the operations
of the bureau.
The bureau can perform no work
on any class of paper printed by 1t
without the proper authoritative
orders. When such paper is requi-
sitioned by the bureau, it is drawn
for given quantity by the descrip-
ton Of the work to be printed. includ-
ing the denomination. The paper
requisitioned in this manner immedi-
ately takes on the value in the de-
nominations for which it is drawn,
and charges for these sheets are made
against the bureau on the books of
the division receiving the paper, the
Division of Accounts and Audit of the
Public Debt Service, that maintains
control over all bureau balances; and
on the books Of the accounting di-
vision of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing.
In the operations of the bureau
every transfer of paper, either from
one section Or division to anOt har m.
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Sam Dreben Soldier of Fortune Praised as Finest by
American oredmP nd yof
Thousands

hated Americans. had Dreben, hi:
friends, Tracy Richardson and Jacl
Zimmerman, thrown into prison
Maybe he wanted to make them goats
to put the blame on them, since they
were officers, for his late defeats. Al
any rate, his excuse was that Dreber
had insulted a Mexican woman.
All night the three Americans sal
in dirty little cell, under guard. Al
dawn they were marched into the
courtyard and told that they were te
be shot. Side by side they were lined
up against the stone wall. The firing
squad drew up. An Indian officer
reputed to have killed many prisoners
with his own hand, leered at them
through the rising light of dawn
Sam Dreben stood there quietly, fin
gering a bit of string between his
pudgy fingers.
Listen, general, even If you think
1 have insuled woman" he said
softly, "that'sno reason why Richard
son and Zimmerman should die
What have they done?"
Campo snarled and cursed all Amer
leans. Sam spread his hands. But
something in his manner, some fear
less, indefinable thing, saved his life
Several Mexican officers stepped for
ward. They threatened to arrest Gen
Campo and take him before the SUI
preme rebel leaders. Salazar and
Orozco. if he persisted in the eXecu'
ton. They We're led by Maj. Zapata
a good and capable soldier.
The enraged Campo appeared to be
about to order his ready troops to
fire upon the mutineers. Dreben
stood quietly, gravely twisting his
fingers. Zapata, with eyes of fire,
stared Campo down. Abruptly, Campo
ordered the killing off. but is the
firing squad shuffled away he shouted
that the Americans must leave his
command.
"Honest:" queried Dreben. "Well,
/ was quitting, anyway. You are a
coward. 1 hope never to fight in the
same army with you again"
WHEN Dreben had saddled his
W. horse preparatory to leaving,
the five other officers decided to go
with him, and that night a little
party of nine set out for Bermejillo,
where they knew Orozco, the chief
rebel leader, had been encamped.
Orozco had been on the eve of drive
on Torreon when last they heard of
MIN. AIlST Two UdES ldiu IluiItS tIlO
calvacade reached the town of Lerdo.
They had been traversing rocky. up.
hill country and were very tired.
They saw campfires ablaze, but con.
tinued to ride into town, hoping they
had reached a rebel bivouac. One of
them dismounted to look around and
make sure. Suddenly, out of the
dark, came a blast of rifle and pistol
fire. Bullets tipped past them. The
gun flashes told them their assailants
were charging toward them. The
truth dawned on them; they had en-
tered a camp of the federals! They
turned and fed precipitately, all es-
Gaping unhurt.
Pursued by the federals, they con-
tinued on for two days more, heading
for Conejos In the belief that the
rebels would have held that town be-
cause it was an oil-producing center.
Sometimes the federals were directly
on their heels. Finally they captured
two government troopers, either de-
serters or stragglers, and learned that
the rebel armies on all sides had met
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having him apply for a commission.
but the prospect did not appear 10
interest the gentle, quiet little man
who had been soldier since before
most of the A. e. F. were born, He
went about his duty like the true
soldier that he always was. -.
| y
| FOR days a German machine gun
nest near st. Etienne had beam
menacing the American line in France.
1t was so cleverly and advanta geously
placed that artillery fire had failed
again and again to blot it out. Sergt
Sam Dreben had watched all this; al.
ready he had earned the respect Of
| his boys" Already he had been dec.
| GRATED by the governments of half the
allies. On parade his breast looked
| like chain in a medal collectors ex.
| hibition. One day he stepped up bs.
| fore his company. He called for vol.
unteers to go over and wipe out that
| German menace. He did it as quietly
as an ordinary man orders a dinner.
and as simply did 80 men step out.
| ready to follow him to what seemed
| almost certain death.
Out across No Mans Land went
the Fighting Jew. Perhaps when a
| man has warred for many years b,ll.
| let's learn to respect him and leave
| him alone. At any rate, Sam Dreben
| that day scotched the machine gun
nest. Single handed, so the record
goes, he slew 23 of the 40 Germans
who were killed before that job was
done; and so cleverly did he plan the
attack that not one of his own men
was so much as scratched. For this
miracle Gen. Pershing himself pinned
on Sans breast the DISTINGUISHED
| Service Cross.
But If bullets spared Sam Dreben.
malign fate did not. He went to see
doctor for some apparently minor
allment in Hollywood a couple of
years ago. He collapsed and was
rushed to bed. Next day he died
And throughout the world thousa nds
| or brave and gallant fighting men
| mourned the passing of verv splen.
did gentleman, who never struck a
| friend or foe in anger, who never
crossed" a single human to gain ad.
vantage. and who all his life looked
on death with smile.
Dreoen was, in way. one Of the
last OF the oldtime soldiers of fortune
"a type that / think passed forever
with the full advent of the World
War. True, the great struggle in
Europe was the biggest reunion Of
soldiers Of fortune that ever han
pened; all Of the splendid crew alive
rallied. more often than not for the
first time, under the flags Of their own
countries, as did Dreben and Christ.
mas. And, no doubt. beyond the no.
rizon. the spirits of such as Ward and
walker tugged at the bonds of eter.
nifty.
But the old days are gone-the old
| picturesque days. You have but to
| compare the colorful, striking uni
forms Of yesterday with those of the
| World War to see the difference in
ways Of wars and in soldiers we'll II.
| Illustrated. Armies are now vast ma.
chimes, and soldiers, under the plan, at
least. unthinking cogs. Yes, some.
| thing has gone out of war; something
! that never can come back to the fight.
| ing of the modern day. There never
can be again such a magnificent troop
as that of which the men 1 have de.
scribed In these stories were typical.
And for my part I am sorry.
downright. 1927
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better control over purchases and
eliminating waste in the use Of these
materials. The clerical procedure was
revised in several of the operating and
administrative divisions and other
economies were effected.
Production of smaller-siZe currency
will necessitate the installation of
some new equipment that will have to
be designed especially for this work,
and will require a complete revision
of some of the operations in the
bureau.
General increases in the rates of
employees pay were made in accord.
ance with the authority of the per-
sonnel classification act with the
money saved by the installation of
some of these methods.
THE Bureau Of Engraving and
= Printing is probably the greatest
printing establishment in the world.
It's production is most diversified, but
deals mainly with the designing, en-
craving and printing Of all Govern
ment paper that must be surrounded
with security.
Among the most important Of these
are: All United States bonds, certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness, Treasury notes,
United States currency, National Bank
currency, Federal Reserve notes, Fed.
eral Farm Loan and Joint Stock Bank
bonds; revenue, customs and postage
stamps; disbursing officers pension,
retirement and interest checks; liquor
permits, passports, drafts, warrants,
transportation requests, and certifi-
Gates, commissions and licenses for
various purposes. The bureau also
designs, engraves and prints all
bonds, currency, revenue and postage
stamps for the insular possessions Of
the United States and many other
classes Of engraved work required for
the use of the Government.
Little is known by the general pub
lie of the magnitude of this big Gov.
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with defeat; that both Orozco and Sal.
azar had been outmaneuvered and
beaten back time after time. The two
armies-or what was left of them
were at least 900 miles away, the safe.
ty of the United States border still
more distant. Likewise, the country
in which they were now wandering
was held by and overrun with federal
armies and couriers.
But neither Dreben nor his pals lost
heart. The fighting Jew, it appears,
knew that country like the inside of
his hand. Making a wide detour
around the bulk of the government
forces, he led the way to Santa Ro-
salia, where a small rebel force still
held out. Already news had reached
Rojas, the rebel commander there,
that revolutionist army was fight
ing it's way north. He sent out guides
to meet the Fighting Jew and his eight
comrades. 1t was Dreben's reputa-
ton as warrior among the natives,
they say, that gave rise to this story
of an approaching army. But the rev.
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Villa. The United States, fearing
trouble, started mobilization Of troaps
on the Mexican border; and across the
line to these American soldiers, most
Of whom knew Dreben either person
ally or by reputation, came stories Of
valor and prowess, exceptional even
for the Fighting Jew. At Bachima
Pass, to mention just one tale, Samuel
Dreben, again astride his famous
weapon, the machine gun, sat alone
in a mountain pass and held back the
Huerta forces, after they had routed
and thrown into full flight the troops
of Villa. Behind the shelter of this
single well placed valorously handled
death dealer. the Villistas were able to
reform and to snatch victory from
dire defeat.
Whether these feats were the reason
or not, the fact is that when Villa at
last oVerthreW Huerta, Dreben came
back to business in FL Paso as the
formers American agent. Again the
money stream began to flow around
him. Green Monster Copper was SELL
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ing at Is cents a share, and Dreben,
with uncanny prescience. took the
money he had amassed selling arms
and bought thousands of shares. The
stock scared like a rocket. and when
it reached So a share he sold out. His
profit was estima ted to be somewhere
in the neighborhood of half a million
dollars. Half million. No more war
for Samuel Dreben.
He summoned all his friends. sol.
diers of fortune, filibusters, American
army men and a few Mexican gen.
erals to a banquet at the Sheldon
Hotel in FL Paso. Haltingly. but with
shining eyes, the diffident little man.
his round face red as a schoolboy's,
confessed that he was through with
the wars forever. He was, he said,
going to marry and settle down.
And he did. He invested his money
wisely and carried on the routine of
wealth nursing as cleverly as ever he
sent bullets into a hostile advancing
host. There were even those who said
he became SNUG and conventional in
extreme. His friends said, ''Oh, you'll
hear the call again some day. and
you'll go. Wait till the soldiers march
by your house." And the once Fight
ing Jew only laughed and put an af-
fectionate arm about his young
"ile'
pUT the irresponsible Pancho Villa,
~ still warning about Mexico one
night carried his raids across the bor'
der to Columbus. n. Mex, numbering
more than 20 men, women and chill
dren. The border and the Nation
famed, and sober men talked of a war
of reprisal. Sam Dreben's old fighting
instinct stirred in his heart, and when
Gen. Pershing led the punitive expe'
dition into Mexico, who was in the
fore of the greatest manhunt but the
Fighting Jew? There had been the old
struggle, and in the end war had won.
Samuel Dreben knew every foot of
the State of Chihuahua, through
which the fleeing Villistas. sought to
escape the Americans. Few doubt that
Gen. Pershing's high praise of Dreben
in later days was based in no small
measure on the aid he gave the gen.
eral in Mexico. When the Villistas
were caught and soundly whipped at
Colonia Dublan and Colonia JaureZ,
Sam Dreben played master soldier 8
part.
This justice done, then Dreben re.
turned again to his counting house.
This time he was really through. He
was even, on occasion, apologetic. Yes,
he knew he had gone back on his old
resolve, he had left his home and his
wealth-but then that Villa, the
scoundrel, had killed women and chill
dren. That was the only thing that
really made him fare forth to war
again; but it was for the last time.
Why, it was time; he was nearly forty
Time and time again Samuel Dreben
repeated this curious little ritual to
his border friends. His insistence was
even a little comic-like the repetition
of laugh-getting gag words in vaude.
vile act.
And then America entered the World
War.
Once more there was no hesitati ton
on the part of the Fighting Jew. Res.
olutely he put his affairs in such order
as he could and went down and en-.
listed as private in the Ist Texas
Infantry, then the National Guard of
the Lone Star State. They talked OF
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delivery of it as finished product to
the issuing agency, must be accounted
and receipted for on schedules that
accompany the deliveries. All such
accountability within the various
operating divisions of the bureau must
be by physical count.
X X y
THE growth of the bureau has fol.
= lowed along closely with the
increase in the population of the
country. The demands upon it in re-
cent years have been so great that
its present magnificent building, the
largest manufacturing plant with
in the limits of the National Capital,
constructed and occupied in 1914, and
containing 4S4,92 square feet of floor
space, which it was anticipated would
serve the needs of the Government
for all time, is now practically crowd
ed to it's capacity. In fact, it has been
found necessary to operate some units
in two shifts and also to reoccupy a
large portion of an old building just
north of the new building, which pre-
vieusly housed all of the operations of
the bureau.
In a short period of 10 years. the
deliveries of the bureau have in
creased more than 65 per cent. Al.
though no accurate figures for the
production in 1927 are available at
this time, it is authoritatively asserted
that the production results for this
year will be even greater than for
1926.
In 1916 the bureau had 4,04s en-
ployes, in 1919 it had 1908 and in
1926 it had 5,173, while in the fiscal
year 1927 there were 5094 employees
. ,191 males and 1908 females.
The principal work today, as far as
quantity production is concerned, is
that of supplying the Treasurer Of
the United States. the Federal Reserve
Board and the Controller of the
Currency with the necessary reserve
currency stock, required to replace
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BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

"HE millennium in Government
service is approaching, accord
ing to an end of the fiscal year
survey in Uncle Sans largest
industrial plant - the Bureau
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ured prominently in the American
financial news August, 1924. when
Dillon, Read & Co. bought from the
Shell Union Oil Co. a Royal Dutch
subsidiary $50 100000 of common
stock of the Union Oil Co. of Cali
fornia. placing the stock upon the
American market and ending the
struggle for control of that COM
pany between American and foreign
capital.
Made Standard Oil Loan.
The same bankers made a loan of
$50 100000 to the Standard oil Co.
of New York last December, but
they state there is no connection be-
tween the two transa ctions.
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Chamber of Commerce and many
and thirty reservations have been
made for the banquet.
Robert J. Cottrell. An assistant
secretary of the Board OF Trade
announces the following committed
appointments by the board for the
banquet:
Midwinter Dinner Committee-Dr
Frank F.. Gibson, chairman: G. W
Clever, secretary. Dinner--Wilmot w
Trew chairman: r. y. Waite, George
Miller. r. Brooke Amiss, Ir. Music
Herman r. Carl, chairman: Edgar
Morris Seating George Farquhar
chairman: John Maury. Souvenirs
Seaton W. Trunnell. chairman: w. &,
Wits Lights and loud speakers
Milton +. Schwah, chairman: f.. {,
Thomas.
Publicity Committee.
Publicity Richard l.. Conner, chair
man. Budget and audit-Raymond NJ
Florence, chairman. Floor-~Ierome F.
Barnard chairman: Charles A. Apple
hy. l.. Lee Combs. Frank r. Strunk.
Entertainment - John r. Mcclure
chairman: I. Paul Ward. George v
Triplett. jr. Russell Shelk. RAYMOND
NJ. Florence. Program and printing
c. Hayward Marshall chairman; Odell
s. Smith. Sale Of tickets. Mitchell
Owens. chairman; William n. Ian
ham. George J. Wells. Invitations and
reception-F,. c. Graham. chairman
Ben T. Webster, and John Saul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
REFUSES PROBE ON
COTTON RATESON
Commerce Body to Consider
Trouble by Hearing on All
Agricultural Commodities.

BY the Associated Press
A separate investigation into the
level Of railroad rates applying on
cotton in IL Southern States was re-
fused yesterday by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. and instead.
the cooperative associations of cot
ton growers who complained were
notified that the commission would
consider their difficulties in connec-
ton with its general inquiry into all
rates on agricultural commodities.
Times and places for hearings on
the cotton rates viii be set. later.
The complaints to which the com.
mission today was directed were filed
by cooperative associations repre-
sentinE cotton growers in Arkansas
Alabama. North Carolina, Georgia,
Louisiana. Missouri. Oklahoma, Ten
nessee, Texas. Arizona, South Caro-.
lima and Mississippi. and by the Okla
homa Corporation Commission.
Nearly all OF the cotton producing
territory in the United States, and the
rates affecting it was brought into the
controversy on the general charge
that the rates applying on cotton were
unreasonsbly high
The Commission noted in receiving
the complaint that it already had un
dertaken an investigation into all rail
road rates on agricultural product:
and consequently assigned the CO
operation association complaint for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
INFAMOUS PRISON DYING.
St. LAzare Still Stands After 500
Years Use.

PARIS, January Is P).-St, 1.azare
the infamous prison for women in
Paris, is dying hard. Since 1S48 there
have been countless efforts to have II
demolished, but it stills stands after
500 years Of use as a monastery
prison. palace, fortress and hospital
Five years ago the place again was
finally and irrevocably condemned
Plans were drawn for new BUILDING
on the outskirts Of the city. The esti
mate of cost today is 90,0O0,000 francs
90 St I.azare seems likely to add none
years to its historical life.
The place was a refuge for lepers
in the middle ages. Later. during the
French Revolution, the hungry moi
stormed 1t to get the great mass OF
provisions accumulated by the monks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
MINERS ASK RATE BOOST.

The Illinois Coal Miners Union yes
terday asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission for increased freight
rates on coal moving from Kentucky,
Tennessee and West Virginia to cargo
boats on the Great Lakes,
A brief filed alleged that a long
series of rate decisions in recent years
had placed the Southern States named
in a. position of preference in the coal
trade to the Northwest and Eastern
industrial territory. The unions in
terest was declared to be keen be-
cause the Southern mines operate on
a non-union basis.
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Made Standard Oil Loan.
HIGH HATS TROUBLE
ENGLISH GENTLEMEN
Rigor of Morning Dress Presents
Many NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. occa-
sion Almost MARRIED.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 15.-The rigor
of morning dress presents more and
more difficulties TO the English gentle
man. A solemn occasion at West
minister Abbey almost was marred re-
Gently by the lack of parking space
for high hats.
Winston Churchill tried to push his
hat unceremoniously under a chair,
but there was no room for it, and he
stood apprehensively in front OF 1t
as it rested on the ground. The
Prince of Wales, on the contrary, was
particularly careful of his hat. which
he had to hold in the same hand as
the slip of paper on which his brief
message for the occasion was written,
After the ceremony he smoothed Its
glstening surface with his hand.
Stanley Baldwin. the primo min
ister. wore fawn-cofored gloves, and
his were the only covered hands pres
ent. Gloves for morning dress are
diving out.