Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
Assistant Inspector.

various divisions and branches. His ap-
pointment was made on his record as a
printer and lawyer. the latter element
having an important bearing on the man
agement of the big printery in connection
with the many laws and amendments which
have TO do with government printing,
Duties Not Designated.
Mr. stilings has not designated the rou-
tine duties to be attended to by Mr. Moores,
and it is understood that his work will be
of an ever-changing nature, his knowledge
of the printing business and of the Office
enabling him to be of great assistance to
the public printer in handling Mates of a
perplexing or unusual character Uncle
Sans printing office IS an ever-changing
panorama of the typographical art, and
new problems and complex situations are to
be met each day.
In addition to his duties as a print ng in
spector, Mr.. Moores will act as legal ad-
wiser to the public printer the interpreta-
ton of the complex printing laws and the
decisions of the controller relating to the
office being part of his duties. His school
ing in the legal profession will, it Is be-
lieved. enable him to unravel many knotty
problems for the head of the big printery.
Edward s. Moores was born November 3,
1868, in the District of Columbia. where he
received an education in the public schools,
afterward learning the printers trade with
the firm of Judd & Detweiler. Mr.. Moores
first entered the government printing office
in 1856, where he remained but short
time going west in 1887 and working in
Kansas City, Topeka, Chicago, Milwaukee
and several other places. He was appointed
in the government printing office In 1880,
holding the position until 1881, when he was
discharged by Mr.. Benedict together with
several hundred others. In 1898 he was
editor and proprietor of a newspaper in
Maryland. subsequently, removing to Lake
Geneva, Wis, where he engaged in the
same business. He was reappointed in the
government printing office a compoSitor
in 1898, promoted to imposer IN 1899 and
promoted TO maker-up in 1860. Mr.. Moores
entered upon the duties of his present posi-
ton of assistant inspector March 70, 1906.
He took up the study of law at the Column
bian University in 1898, graduating with the
ella SIS of 1901. passing the bar examination
in the same year; was admitted to practice.
and is at present member of the bar of
the local and federal courts, including the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Output of the Office.
When the next Congress convenes, it is
said, it will find an array OF facts and fig
ures ready for It's committees concerning
the output of the government printing Of
fee that will be of great value This,wl
be the work of Russell o. Beene, who was
recently appointed by Public Printer Still
ings TO the newly created office of statisti-
clan. ....
Mr. Beene will also it is said collate data
bearing upon the amount of hand and ma
chine typesetting; the output of the presses
and the folding machines. and in general
way keep the public printer advised OF the
working of the establishment
At the last meeting of the Central Labor
Union Mr.. Milford Spohn, delegate from
the BrickIayers' Union. reported that the
chief engineer of the government printing
office had a man on the pay roll as d la
borer who is employed laying brick and re-
quested that a committee OF three be APP
pointed to request the public printer TO en-
pIoy a mechanic to do this work. The
quest was granted, and Delegates Cook,
Pau and Manning were appointed on the
committee. They Will call upon Mr.. StIlings
when he returns from New York