Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
) w. B. MOSES & SONS, F Street, Corner TIL
ORDERS MADE PUBLIC
GOVERNMENT PRINTER CALLS
ATTENTION TO RULES.

By direction of Mr.. Charles A StIllngs
public printer the following orders were
promulgated throughout the government
printing Office and its branches this after
noon:
THE attention of all officers and employees
of the government printing office is called
to section 1874 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, which is as follows:
No officer clerk or employee IN the
United States government employ shall at
any time solicit contributions from other
officers, clerks or employees in the govern
ment service for a gift or present to those
In superior official position; nor shall any
such officials clerical superiors receive
any Gift or present offered or preseOted 10
them as contribution from persons in gov
serTment employ receiving less salary than
themselves; ncr shall any officer or clerk
make any donation as gift or present TO
any oHiciai superior Every person who
violates this section shall be suinfnarily
discharged from the government employ.
Executive Order.
The following executive order promui-
gated January IS, 1906 is published for the
information and guidance of the officers
and employees of the government printing
office:
All officers and employees of the United
under any of the executive departments or
independent government establishments,
and whether SO serving in or out of Wash
ington are hereby forbidden. either directly
or indirectly, individually or through ASSOC
Citations, to solicit an increase of pay or to
influence or attempt to influence in their
own interest any other legislation whatever
either before Congress or its committees, or
in any way save through the heads of the
departments or Independent government es-
Establishments in or under which they serve,
on penalty of dismissal from the govern
ment service.
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
According 70 a close friend of Mr.. Still
lings. several former and present employees
of the government printing Office are mani
Testing disposition ito Increase that Off
GERS work and embarrass him in his eff
forts to reorganiZe the Office with the view
of perfecting the service by placing it a
more competent basis than heretofore"
Charges Against Chief Tapley.
AS to the charges that have been filed
against w. II. Tanley, chief electrician of
the printery, by Charles Fl. Newton. who
is employed under Tapley, it said to-
day that Tapleys defense will be that he
supplied the brains for the Improvement ON
electrical insulation which Newton claims
his invention. and that Newton simply
sary in producing the device. Hence Tap
ley will. 1t was added. claim that he did
nothing wrong in selling the improvement
to a New York company.
Mr.. Newton. the other hand. claims
that the Improvement was solely of his
own creation, and that Mr.. Tapley had no ,
right to dispose of IL. The public printer is
understood to be investigating the matter
and will make no statement until the in
ouiry IS completed.
Alleged Violation of S-Hour Law.
The committee appointed by Columbia
Typographical Union to wait upon Public
Printer Stillings and call his attention to
the alleged violation of the eight-hour law
by certain compositors and others being
required to work in excess of eight hours in
the government printing office report that
they have performed that duty
The committee consisted of Messrs F.. C.
Roberts. Donald Murray and Frank Lerch /
The members say they had most salts !
factory interview with Mr.. StiIlngs and !
that he said he would see TO 1t that the !
eight-hour law Is strictly lived up to.
The public printer also thanked the union |
for calling his attention to the matter, |
which is covered by section 1918 of the Re |
yised Statutes specifically follows: 1.-The |
public printer is directed to rigidly enforce |
the provisions of the eight-hour law in the |
department under his charge"