The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25

PROBING BOOK
MATTER DEEPLY.
Continued from First Pagc)
gentlemen composing It, One third Of the
department is just ohe-eighth Of the
! board N
| Mr.. Eggeston then read this regulation:
"Thc law requires that the superin-
| tendent Of public instruction shall pre-
| pare suitable registers, blank forms, etc.,
and that every teacher in the public free
| schools shall keep n daily register of
facts pertaining to his school in such
form rs tho school regulations shall re-
q,tirc. Accordingly tho superintendent
has had prepared the Virginia School
Register, which has been adopted by the
Board OF Education for exclusive use in
the public schools" etc.
Continuing. Mr.. Eggleston stated that
this law contemplated that the only cost
in connection with the Register should
be that Of printing, the work Of prepar-
ing the Register Is to be done by the
force in tho Department of Education
He charged that the Register could be
produced or printed for considerably less
than the price at which the one in use
is sold. He had several bids from re-
sponsble firms who agreed to print the
Register alta much lower figure than
the selling price at present. The Stone
Printing i, Company of Roanoke. had
per copy.s$ Mr.. Eggleston stated that
!, he had summoned representatives of the
j. l.. Fill Printing Company, former pub
Ilishers Of the Register, and l.. II. jenkins,
! Of tho Homestead press, successors In the
publica ton.
Mr.. Eggleston then read a letter he had
written Major Anderson in the course of
which he dsclnimed any reflection upon
the board, but had charged that the board
was "tricked," that is to say imposed
| upon.
Specifies the Charge.
Major Anderson: "Your charge would
| imply that the board had been deceived,
either by tho Withholding of information
! in whole or part or by concealment or
| suppression a3.f. ft:t
Mr. 5Eggleston: MY charge is that the
board was not eonversant with the full
facts concerning the Register
1 Major Anderson: .n".Thc first concern of
this board is to ascertain whether any
| member of the board, employe or officer
| OF tho department has imposed on the
! board .
Mr. Eggleston: IF 1t is a fact that q
blank form, not copyrighted. can be fur-
nished practically Mt the cost of printing
It is no more legitimate for any one save
/ the printer to make q profit on the Reg.
lister than on this blank report. II there
is n profit, and I charge there Is. some
body gets It, and ought not to got It,
/ Major Anderson: "The charge of Mr.
1 Egglcston involves Il moral charge. II
any one has been false to his duty to tho
Commemorative; If we have been de.
frauded by misrepresentation, deception
4 or suppression, or tho contract for the
I Register has been obtained by fraud, tina
fact should be known and the contract
cancelled"
> At this point Mr.. Icggleston read Z
lcttor signed by Mr.. J. p. Thomas, nnt
published In the Richmond press, STATING
that he is the owner Of tho Register. nnt
that he gets n profit out Of i.
Mr. Thomas: do YOU mean to impl!
that 1t is improper for me to derive
profit from tho publication of my owr
book?'
Tho board suggested that Mr.. Thomas
could ask his question later. but tina
It was not In order at the time,
Mr.. Jenkins on Stand.
At this point, the inquiry being thus
!
Mr. L. H. Jenkins testify. Mr. Jenkin
took the stand, but was not sworn. no
we're any Of the witnesses, and IN answc
to questions, stated substantially the fol
lowing: The Hermitage Press. successor
10 the j. Il, Hill Printing Company ha
published the Register since January is
of this year. when 1t succeeded the j. !
I'm Printing Company From 1900 unit
j, that date the J. l.. Hill Printing com
!, many had published the REGISTER. lie de
/ cllned to say, without Mr.. Thomas
, consent, what he got for printing tn
4 publication.
! Nh, Eggleston nsked Mr.. Thomas
!, do yol object TO his answering the ques
tion?" :.
Mr.. Thomas. why should ] be single
out and called on to state the cost Q
my book, when authors of other text
books are not required to do so?'
!, Major Anderson; st appears to m
that this is n different case There is
: specific charge here, and no charge
tho case OF any other book :
Mr. Jenkins cOntended That the reln
4 ton of publisher and patron forbade u
: stating without Mr., Thomas's consent
: Mr.. Eggleston asked that Mr.. Ienkr
: produce Ills books. ''lf Mr.. Jenhln
. knows, and YOU (Mr. ThomRs) do ne
object to our Knowing, what's the oil
!; fentou 10 showing the bootsH
= Some one suggested that It was ma
. Ter Of delay only, whereupon Mr.. Pa
1 teson, counsel for Mr.. Eggleston, state
that they did not wish TO delay the pro
q ceedlng. and if the books were produce
later II Was satsfactorN,
Gives His Consent.
AIR Thomas: II have no objection ,
his Genkins, stating the price Of III
r Register
= NY Jsl.N!ns ,'yea st&wd that RS MI
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