Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-11
EFFICIENCY RECORDS
excepting TAB" ON GOVERNMENT
PRINTING OFFICE employees.
Woodworker's Heroism - Visit From
German Public Printer-Personal
Notes and Comments.


Coincident with the extension of the civil
service laws to the government printing Of
flee many objections were raised the chief
one being that 1t would prove impossible to
rate an EMPLOYEES efficiency both before and
after his entrance into the service, the char-
acter OF the work being such that there
could be no parallel drawn for standard.
Regardless of this forecast, the enor's
along the line OF efficiency records nave
been continued and today there Is not d
branch of the public service in which there
is said to be more complete or equitable
rating systems.
The excellence of the efficiency records
of the big printery lies In the fact of their
adaptability .tosthe conditions of the en-
yloyment OF the worker, The task of the
bookbinders, for instance, is assigned by
the foreman, who that II is completed
within a specified time and that 1t comes
up to a certain standard of excellence.
The ascertainmcnt of the ratings OF the
printers is the most complete system III
vogue I'm the office. The record of the COM
positors includes the tabulation of time ana
rate OF pay. number of ems of straight ana
tabular matter set per day and average TOT
each half-month, number of times tardy'
absent excused, sick, on leave, failure 10
correct errors, and noticeably bad proof.
The application OF the same idea to proof
readers is rather new innovation. Inc
record of each reader gives the number OF
proofs read and the rating on his work by
the second reader of good, bad ana
Indifferent"
Candidate for President.
One of the odd characters of the govern
meut printing office Is Count" Charles v.
Barton editor OF THE Millennium, a small
publication in which he announces his can
d!dacy for the presidency In 1903, his plat
form being the initiative. the referendum
and the recall" and in which he threatens
TO make money as cheap and harmless as
water" Count Barton Is said to have hau
a dream eight days before McKinleys as
sassination foretelling that tragic event,
and Immediately came to Washington TO
give warning. finally landing in a position
in the big print shop. The main feature OF
the counts reformatory scheme is the crea-
ton of q cooperative statistical bureau In
which every community having surplus
age of produce might know of a portion OF
the world having need OF that particular
commodity and having a suitable exchange
medium, thereby doing away with financial
Limitation or liability.
An act of heroism of an employee of the
office which has become known by the ar
rival in the city of eyewitnessss was the
rescue from drowning of lady at st.
Georges Island a few days ago by W.
T.. Sebree a woOdworker OF the carpenter
shop of the big printery Mr.. Sebree was
diving from the wharf at that place when
a Mrs Williams of this city, who was bath
ing near. became entangled In the wings
she was using to assist In swimming, and
had gone down for the third time when
Mr.. Sebree reached her and succeeded In
getting her to the shore.
The blank bindery sewing room is filling
a requisition of the Treasury Department
fOI $1,000 circular letters. giving full In
RtruCtiOnS 10 passengers of the tranSAtlan-
til liners of the laws and orders governing
i.f dow hon 100 md
tior Of duty at ports of entry.
z. l. Lynch, an old emplOye of the watch
force, dropped dead from heart disease as
IL was coming from q barber shop near
the office Wednesday. Mr.. Lynch was
member of No. II Post, q. A. r., and
very popular with his associates. This
is the sixth death among the watch force
in the last eighteen months.
Distinguished Visitor.
The superintendent of the public printing
OF Germany recently made one of party
to inspect the government printing plant,
and expressed himself very pleased with
his visit. the automatic envelope presses
and gathering machines being the first or
the kind he had seen in operation. His i'm
pressions may be judged from his state
ment that the office in its magniicenCe
ana cleanliness appears more like palace
than a workshop"
W. b. Hyde of the blank blndery sewing
room has returned from vacation spent
at New York, Asbury Park and points on
the coast. He was present at the annual
meeting of the II. y. Club at Port-eu-Peck
Pleasure Bay from September . to 5. the
membership Of the club being composed of
ex-officials of the international Brother
hood of Bookbinders
Carlisle l.. Hubbard, in charge of No. !
gathering table has resigned from the fold
ing room to take up the practice of law at
Baltimore. having studied at local uni
versity while employed at the office grad
uat ting with high honors. Mr.. Hubbard's
father IS pastor of Mckendree Church in
thus city.
William a. Roberts of the specification
division is endeavoring to make arrange
ments for members of the 45th. 50th, 5lst
and Tooth Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer
IL fantry residing In the city to accompany
those organizations on their trip to the re-
union on the site of the works occupied by
these regiments in the siege of vicksburg.
j. l. Feeney, superintendent OF the bind
cry sewing room and president OF the Book
binders Union, states that the strike OF the
downtown boOkbinders has been settled,
every shop signing the agreement except
one, and the scale being maintained there.
it having been what is termed an open"
shop.
Cornelius ]. Lucy. assistant foreman OF
the main press room, is taking a trip TO
Maine the guest of Capt. Stevens on one
of the four masted ice boats sailing from
this port
The death of William A Hartman of the
folding room was a surprise TO his many
ITltDus IN tft once MT. hartman was the
father Of Il prominent employing printer
of this city and was at one time foreman
of the Job composing room
Second Call for Compositors.
Extra compositors are reporting at the
office in response to a second call for tenn
porary employees. II IS said that a large
number OF extras will be required this
winter the outlook being for a long and
busy session OF Congress.
David Pollock has recovered his health
sufficiently "a resume his duties in the Office
after a residence at the Printers Home at
Colorado Springs for some months.
The base ball fans Of the office are en-
thusiastic over the success OF the Cow
boys In obtaining the decision from the
strong Aloysius team at the Labor day ex-
ercises at Benning the score being 10 to 8
in favor of the champion bookbinders
Charles +. Young, assistant foreman of
printing and superintendent of the night
bill force, IS visiting with his wife at Cape
May and points In Connecticut.
George Lamb. superintendent of the store
room. is visiting friends and relatives at
Pittsburg. and will include several nearby
points before his return.
The next regular meeting of the Book
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