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Therefore he was not in favor of that pro-
cceding.

intend to ask for them.
He believed the machines had not been IN
the office long enough to test their EN-
cheney in doing the work of 1he govern
ment printing office. He denied the story
that he was prejudiced i'm favor of one ma
chine as against the other. He had seen
that the two machines had oeen teSteu Win
fairness toward each.
Asked II he had been entertained by the
representatives OF the LanstOn machines In
New York he stated that he had accepteo
courtesies from them while there
The first information he had had ABOUT
the investigation and the tying up of the
contract for the purchase of the Lanston
machines was when he was instructed from
the White House that the contract shoulo
be held up.
Mr.. Palmer was then called to the stand.
hut had testified only short time when
recess was taken.
This Mornings Testimony.
The Ianston and Mergenthaler attorneys
are said TO have engaged In several sklr-
mlshes today. during which the cross-hrihg
was quite lively. These wordy meIees were
brought about in connection with the So
called expert testimony that has been al
duced by both sides.
The Ianston representatives; Tor instance
made a contention as to the cost TO the
government of the finished product OF their
machines They gave these figures as
showing the cost of operating Lanston
machine one day; ,,o,
Onerator 81: assembler. who assemblies
the tyne Of is machines. A.24 day. or "a
cents for each machine; corrector. VINO cor
reefs the type for four machines, ~ ody,
or 81 for each machine; caster, VINO castS
the TYNE for two machines, S2.5D a day, VI
81 % for each machine. making the totai
coost of operating a Lanston, per day So.t9.
Added To this is the gas which IS eSti-
mated TO cost Uncle Sam about 20 cents
day for each machine. 1t was stated that
the public printer is now installing electric
heat TO supersede gas, and the cost VIII De
reduced to a mere nominal figure Wneh the
installation is completed.
Saving over hand work of one of their ma
chimes each working day Will average Fiu
The saving on Miss Jewetts machine IN the
Gazette division, they estimated was over
SD day.
Miss Jewett to Spring surprise.
1t ia said Miss Jewett. who Is claimed 10
be the fastest Lanston operator in the
United States, will be one of the few VII
nesses the Lanston attorneys VIII can 10.
from the government printing ONCE. anu
her friends say she Is prepared to spring
surprise on the members of the Keep
mum commission.
In reply to the statement of one of the
witnesses that the box headings included in
the statement of the record of one of the
divisions using Langston machines should
not be measured to the credit or those ma
of all tables are. in the hand divisions. as
a rule, accredited to the stint OF the COM
pOstor doing the work, and 1t would seem
reasonable that the machines should have
the same credit. This matter of measure
ment OF headings is not unjust, for the
Mergs have the same opportunity to set
the headings OF the tables turned out by
them. and IL the Mergs cannot set the
headings to the tables they handle then
that Is to the credit of the Lanston ma
chine for they are said to be able to chew
their way from top to bottom OF any va
riety of matter.
The statement was made today that
every effort would be made by Mr.. Keep
and his colleagues to complete the in
vestigation by tomorrow, or on Monday
by the latest There is already much
speculation in the big printery as to what
will be the findings of the commission
and the verdict of President Roosevelt.
Those Matters said an official, ARE
as deep and dark a secret as some of the
things that have transpired during this
hearing in the mysterious inquisition
chamber.
Yesterday Afternoons Session.
Three expert witnesses on the Lanston
side testified before the Keep commission
yesterday afternoon. These were former
Representative J. ]. Little, Tyler l.. Red
field and Robert Drummond, all of New
York. they are all publishers and use
I.anston machines in their establishments
EaCn or them gave unSliNttG praise 10 the
LanstOns for their execution of book, tabu-
lar and other kinds of commercial work.
There was no night session yesterday, as
the Lanston representatives exhausted their
supply Of witnesses at the forenoon and af-
ternoOn sessions 1t is said that Attorney
A II. Larkin asked that the commission
adjourn until this afternoon. Mr. A s.
Worthington. the Mergenthaler attorney,
demurred. He leaves tonight for New
York. whence he sails tomorrow for a vaca-
ton Of several weeks in Europe AS he
conducted the examination of Foreman of
Printing Oscar ]. Ricketts,. he expressed a
beside 10 be present at the cross-exanIina-
ton and redirect examination THEREBY on
Chairman Keep telephoned Mr.. Ricketts,
ascertaining that the latter was willing TO
be present at a session this morning. 1t was
decided to proceed with the cross-exaInina-
ton OF Mi Ricketts, at 10 am today.
Former Representative Little.
Former Representative Little. after being
sworn a witness. told the commission
that as a publisher he uses MergenthaIer,
Lanston and Empire typesetting machines
in his office. For tabular work. book
work and commercial work in general. Mr..
Little said. he strongly prefers the Ian
stons- a great advantage with these ma
chimes was that corrections could be made
more cheaply from movable types than nv
taking out whole line and resetting and
casting the same must be done with
MeIEeutnaleF work. lie testified in cOuStd-
cradle detail on the comparative merits of
the machines.
Then the Mergenthaler attorneys took
Mr.. Little in hand and cross-examined him
Ihey handed the ex-representative and pub
fishing expert copy of volume 10 of the
Encyclopedia Americana and volume 10 OF
the International Encyclopedia Both vol
umes were set up by Mergenthaler linotype
machines He was asked to carefully in
spect the volumes and say whether the
type from which they were printed was set
by Mergenthaler or Lanston machines or
BY hand Mr.. Little scrutinized the pages
Tor some time. using the big reading glass
with which Expert Nathan has occasionally
annoyed the Mergenthaler side Mr. Little
finally stated that he could not answer the
question.
Mr. Little In reply to a question said he
had never declared the Mergenthaler ma
chimes could not do good tabular work
What | did say he added, was that
the Mergenthaler machines could not do
tabular work at a profit commercially
Had Discarded Mergenthalers.
Mr.. Tyler l. Redheld. also publisher.
testified that he had discarded Mergenthaler
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