Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
ASSISTANT FOREMAN
ROBERT W. SUMMERS PROMOTED
BY PUBLIC PRINTER.
Resignation of L. C. Farrell, Superin-
tendent of Documents, Accepted
Other Changes.

The appointment of Mr.. Robert W. Sum-
mers to be assistant foreman Of the Job
division of the government printing office
was announced today at the government
printing office. Mr.. Summers succeeds Mr.
John W. Michael, who was yesterday pro-
NOTED to be foreman of that division, as
given in The Star. 1t was stated that the
appointment of Mr.. Summers was made on
merit, was that of Mr.. Michael
The new assistant foreman has been a
member of the job division force since 1885,
most Of the time serving as reviser. He is
the author of several innovations in that
important branch of the printery and Is
described by an official of the office as
having the intricate work Of the job de-
partment lat his fingers ends" so familiar
is he with the character of the varied out
put of that branch of Uncle Sans big
print shop.
Mr.. Summers is a native Of Buffalo. NJ
Y, and prior to his coming to Washington
in 1888 to accept a position in the govern
ment printing Office he was employed on
the newspapers of that city.
Resignation Accepted.
The resignation Of L. c. Farrell. late
superintendent Of documents at the govern
ment printing Office, has been accepted by
Mr.. Stillngs. For several weeks he has been
suspended pending an investigation. of his
accounts 1t is. said the preliminary exam
ination covering the fiscal year ended June
80, 1905, and the report of the expert &C
countants detailed from the, Office of the
controller of the treasury and auditor for
the State Department, disclosed shortage
for the twelve months of STA.
The accountants, Messrs. A. J. Whitaker
and j. l.. Chase, completed their report
some time since and submitted 1t to Sec
,-o<r I, yI,<~ rod IN thn
public printer with the information that
the investigation into the accounts for the
remaining years would probably come I'M
der the Jurisdiction of the public printer,
the treasury officials not having juriSdic
ton over but one year.
The belief is expressed at the printing Of
fee that the acceptance by the public print
er of Farrells resignation will tend to close
the incident.
Mr.. Farrell's Explanation.
Mr.. Farrell has been resident of Wash
ington for a number of years. He was for
merly private secretary to Senator Cullom.
He recently made the following explana-
ton Of the affair:
1.-The whole trouble I am satisfied, is due
to the fact that l tried to run the office
with too small a force, of assistants.
have forty-flve clerks, or only one more
than was employed seven years ago, when
! took charge. and In that time the bust
ness of the Office has increased from 800 to
400 per cent. We handle approximately
100000 to 100000 documents annually, and
the receipts last year, between $4,000 and
$4,000 were the largest In the history Of
the document bureau"
1t is also announced that E. H. Ryan Of
the government printing office was promot
ed from the position of proofreader, main
proof room, and assigned to Chief Inspector
Browns division as an assistant inspector,
from New York in 1880 as compositor,
and has recently been engaged in revising
the style in which congressional and de-
partmental printing in done.