Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-03
ORDER fROM WlLSUN
0Stsids Activity Of Employees Of Agricul-
turSl Department Limited
TO AVOID SCANDAL LETTING CONTRACTS
Officers Must Have No Connection, Nominal
or Otherwise, with Contractors
SPECIALISTS MUST NOT ENDORSE scHEaES
Their Names Are Not to Be Used In Pro-
noting Sales Of stsCks'
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT ILso UNDER BAN
EmpIoyer Desiring 90 Perform Proper
work After Once Hours Must
Get Permission from
Secretary.
SPECIALISTS MUST NOT ENDORSE scHtat'
Their Names Are Not to Be Used in Pro
noting Sales Of stsoks.
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT iLso UNDER BAN

AsHINGToN. n. C.. Nov. Secretary
Wilson Of the Department Of Agriculture
has issued the following instructions rela-
tive 10 the outside interests Of employees Of
that department.
No oficer or employe Of the government
who is ~ position either TO influence 'ne ne
10 cause purcaSes Of supplies 10 hc mace
for the department, shall be interested IN
any hrn company, or corporation dolhs
business with the department.
Officers ar employees who arc engageu
upon investigations Of specia, lnIps,rtsS onnecte5
with or Interested in any arm, company
or corporation whose scope OF business IN
cudes the industry which the officer or en-
ploye 10 investigating for tho department.
and officer or emplQye engaged in the
above WORK snail IN no case aoW ON 'S sbn de
partment TO be used in promoting or eN-
plotting. or selling stock in any hrm, COM
pany or corpora tion. the scope OF whose
business includes the special industry which
such officer or enlpluye Is investigating Tor
the department.
engaged upon work for private individuals.
firms companies corporations, or institu-
tIons without the written consent OF the
secretary. first hand and obtained through
the chief of the bureau. oalce or division
In which said officer or employe serves.
with reference to the last regulation, the
secretary says II is not TO prevent officers
and employees OF the department from per-
forming proper work outside OF office hours
which does not interfere with work for the
department. but It is designed to afford the
secretary an opportunity 20 pass upon the
kind and quantity of outside work which
may be permitted in order that such work
shall not impair the usefulness Of such
officers or employees TO the government.
Navy Needs Engineers.
Rear Admiral Charles W. Rae. engineer
in-chief of the United States navy, in his
annual report calls attention ito the criti-
cal condition of engineering in the navy,
and points TO the explosion on the sunboat
Bennington In san Diego harbor, which. he
says, most forcibiy emphasizes the neces-
sity OF serious and immediate attention.
Speaking OF the operations of the personnel
bill which merged the corps of engineers
into the line OF the navy, he says whole
Oorps OF specialists was virtually abolished
ana their dutfesf transferred 20 the line.
As all midshipmen at the academy had
been given excellent practical instruction
in engineering, he adds, no examination
other than that required for promotion
was demanded of them for qualifying for
the performance of the Joint duties i'm
posed by the personnel act. The intent.
however. he continues was that they should
be ordered at once to the performance OF
engineer duty In subordinate capacities. as
assistants OF the older engineer officers.
owing to the absence OF specific instruc-
tions in the personnel bill combined with
powerful adverse Influences within the de-
partment," he continues. for three years
absolutely nothing wac done by the younger
y line officers in acquiring engineering eX-
\ perience, and later, owing to the large
number OF ships kept in commission and
the scarcity OF officers, but little in that
direction was ACCOMPLISHED"
But for the availability of certain retired
naval officers, the bureau. the report says
would experience great difficulty in finding
officers for the various responsible posi-
tions both on shore and at sea.
so few officers of the line are taking
up engineering seriously that the situation
is becoming alarming" says the engineer
- in-chief. and he adds: Were the country
suddenly plunged into war the navy woulc
find Itself In no condition to win battles
As necessary as good craftsmanship Il
the ability 10 carry our guns to the firms
line and to keep them there amidst th'
havoc created by modern ordnance. anc
this win never be done with amateurs IL
charge of the machinery"
Admiral Rae submits a plan for quickI,
supplying the navy with body of efficlen
engineers, which provides that al
the younger officers must be given engineer
ing duty. aud be made to realize thei
responsibility. the duty 10 be performe,
first IN subordinate capacity and ex
aninations 10 be strict with englneerin,
ranking with seamanshp gunnery anc
nayigation.
Germany Ready 90 Negotiate.
Ambassador Speck Won Sternberg OF Ger
many who has been In Europe for severa
naOu ne
in his native country. returned to Wash
ington this evening. The ambassado
brought with him the invitation OF tn
German government for the negotiation O
new trade agreement between the Unite,
states and Germany TO replace the exist
Ing commercial arrangement which ex
pires early next spring. He will preseu
this imitation 10 Secretary Root at tn
earliest opportunity. probably this week
probably with view 10 having the ne
gotistioDs commepce as early as practical bl,
CoWles Ordered TO washington.
Formal orders we're announced at IN
Navy department today detaching Captai
w. s. CoWles from command Of the battle
ship Missouri November % aud assignin
Captain 4. c, Pendleton as his successor
Captain Cowles viii come to Washingto
upon rellnquishing his command and wi
resume his duties as naval aide to the pres
dent phdsr his former orders not havin
been detached from that duty when he wer
10 tho Missouri
y Hsving concluded a tour Of duty at So
Captain CoWles WA be assigned 10 SON
~ position here when a vacancy occurs whic
il TO be hIled by an ohhcer OF his ranI
captain cowles is a brother-in-law OF n
president.
FruiteF Blamed for Collision.
The lighthouse hoard has received a r,
port from its Officers aboard the MaEnoll
at the time Il collided with the fru
steamer Esparta. on New Orleans. wit
President Roosevelt aboard All blame (,
the accident 4 placed on the Esparta
was stated 70 have been unavoidable on n
part OF the Masnolis. The collision Is 10
made the subject OF investigation by n
supsryiSins inspector Of steam vessels.