SOWING PUZZLES AID TO TYPISTS CHICAGO Jan 1 10 0 Cros 4 CA W Cro word word puzzles are ar a In iii dIsguise ulse to those rs who feared their distracting when thy they first appeared ac- ac accordIng according ac cordIng to Albert M Johnson presIdent of ot the th National lAte Lite In- In Insurance Insurance In Insurance company of the UnIted States who saId ald that so ao far DO as DOhis ashi lila his organization wa was concerned the tho puzzles ere vi err responsible for increasing ln r th l ncy of hU his hl r 23 25 per cent Rather than being belne a detraction to the firl Irl the tha th labor laborin laborIn In solving them I has ha a made madi her faster fter and end moro more accurate In her work Mr lr Johnson found Noticing a marked marled Improve Improve- Improvement ment ment In the tho th speed peed ped with Ith which our several everal ever hundred bundred ers era ra were handling the tho th c I enee ence nce to policyholderS Inquired the th reason and found that We w had th word cross cross puzzles to thank Mr Ir Johnson Johnon said ald I 1 discovered our enthusiasts ere stere word cross lISt asia and that their idle Ule Ul hours houri spent over the th dictionary had lm- lm Im Improved proved theIr spelling and nilion of words to Lo o a startling extent S I All our executives reported the th stenographers were ere faking dictation far more mort rapid rapid- rapidly rapidly ly Iy that they were and handling correctly words that they used u ed to stumble over We Wa hate hAto encouraged d our to topIa pIa play th game came ai a it wi leiss theIr minds and Improves their speech as well Sc a increasing their office ottic