Show Small Theft Makes Uncle Sam Careful I ll S HSURY i FEW years ago when Grover A Cleveland was president the United Uni-ted States treasury at Washington was robbed of two sliver dollars I This loss although of no material Importance I Im-portance was decidedly significant and measures were taken to prevent a recurrence At this season of the year Washington Washing-ton Is crowded with visitors and tourists tour-ists to whom the government extends a welcome Guides are at hand to show the visitors through the government govern-ment public buildings tho working of each department and subdivision is carefully described and sightseeing citizens are made to eel perfectly at home In the business houses of the government Formerly it was the custom to take visitors through the vaults in the treasury building where millions of dollars are stored On one occasion a small boy tempted by tho Immense amount of glittering gold and silver cut one of the bags with his pocketknife pocket-knife and made away with the two cartwheels as tho heavy onedollar silver pieces are referred to Since that time the vaults have been closed to visitors except to those who get permission from the secretary of the treasury In the large vault which Is 89 feet long and 51 feet wide Is stored 165000000 in coin for the redemption of gold and silver certificates certifi-cates |