Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-14
VETERAN FOREMAN OUT
Levi C. Hay Resigns From Gov
eminent Printing Office.
CAUSES NUMEROUS RUMORS
Office of Superintendent of Old Build
ing Abolished.
GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED TODAY
Inspection Division Created, With
Chief and Assistants-Strict
Rules of Discipline.

| ceived from Mr. Charles A. StillinEs, the
| public printer. regarding the manner in
which he had performed his duties, and
which. it is said. was not satisfactory to
Mr.. Stillings. 1t was reported that Mr.
Hay rendered his resignation rather than
meet the new conditions
He was appointed from Kansas, 1t Is
said. when Mr.. Palmer was first made pub
lie printer. Then. when the democratic
| tidal wave carried Mr.. Cleveland into the
White House and Mr. Benedict was made
| public printer. Mr.. Hay rendered his restg-
nation as foreman of the job room. When
| the republican party was returned to
power and Mr.. Palmer was again ap-
pointed public printer one of his first acts
was to appoint Mr.. Hay to the foreman
ship he had vacated. and he had held the
place continuously ever since. This was &C
complished, II is stated by President Nc
| Kinley setting aside the civil service law
| in order to bring about Mr.. Hays appoint
ment foreman of executive printing, he
being then accredited to Indiana.
An Office Abolished
Another important change made today by
| Public Printer Stillngs was the abolition
of the office of superintendent of the old
government printing office building, which
action necessitated the resignation of the
superintendent, Capt. w. l. Kinds such.
He was Immediately, however, assigned to
y.
stated by an official that Mr.. Stillings feel
ing that the duties devolving upon the
perintendent of the old building were very
nght and that the same could be handled
without putting too great a burden on the
superintendent of buildings and chief en-
gineer, Mr.. II. X. Collins, the Office was
abolished and the duties transferred to the
latter official.
This will make a saving to the govern
ment on the salary list. An official in
formed the reporter that the public printer
does not believe in having two men do one
mans work. The new chief inspector, Mr..
Charles S. Brown. is actively at work, and
it is the expectation that he will soon dis
cover other places in the nature of sine
cures about the big printing office that can
be either consolidated or abolished alto
gether.
The long blasts that were heretofore
sounded on the big basso profundi steam
whistle at the government printing office at
night and which awoke the echoes in that
vicinity will be heard no more by order
issued today by Mr.. Stillings.
THE public printer said an official this
afternoon, lis always ready to right any
wrong that may have been committed, pro-
vided it can be clearly shown to him that
such is the case. At the beginning of the
session of Congress in December the fore
man of printing, to whom the chief engineer
was then responsible, ordered the whistle
to be blown for the notification of the en-
ployes of the arrival of the lunch time at IL
o'clock and its conclusion at 11:30 pm.
Response to Complaint.
Recently a communication was received
by the public printer calling attention to
the fact that the neighbors in the vicinity
of the printing office were greatly annoyed
by the blasts Of the whistle and their sleep
disturbed The writer asked If some other
method could not be devised for notifying
the night forces OF the lunch period.
Mr.. Stillings Immediately took up the MAJ
ter with the result that the whistle does
not blow any more at night, and the neigh
bors can sleep in peace. The substitute
method adopted in the press room is the
sounding Of a big gong. In the other d.
visions the timekeepers call Time" in
loud tone of voice
The investigation being made of the books
of the document division, which was pre-
sided over by Mr.. l.. c. Farrell, suspended
Is said to be under the direction of experts
of the Treasury Department. 1t is not
known when the investigation will be con-
cluded.
Orders Issued Today.
Mr.. Charles A. stillings, the public print
err today issued general orders. Nos. 4, 8,
6 and I, as follows:
General order No. 4, series 19O6-The in
spection division is hereby created, to con-
slst of a chief inspector and as many az
sistant inspectors as the service may re-
quire, and will be under the direct super
vision of the public printer.
Mr.. Charles S. Brown is hereby appoint
ed to the position of chief inspector, the
appointment TO date from February r. 1906.
1T will be the duty of the chief Inspector
and the assistant inspectors to examine
into any conditions existing in the gov
eminent printing office upon which the pub
lie printer desires information.
IAN officers and employees OF the govern
ment printing office will render the chief
| inspector and the assistant inspectors all
| the a nOSSible in the pprfOrpoa NJ THAR
| duties, without comment or question.
| Each foreman will notify all employees
| under his direction Of this appointment
For Employees Only.
General order No. 5. series 1906-On and
| after this date only those officers and en-
ployes OF the government printing office
who are on duty will be allowed within the
| works or branch offices. and then only when
| actually on duty or during the lunch period
IAN officers or employees who are on leave
| OF absence or on furlough or who have been
excused will not be allowed within the
| works or branch offices when off duty at
| any time, except by written authority of
| the public printer. \
| Certain tradesmen, the nature OF whose
business requires their entering the works
! or branch offices, will be furnished with a
numbered pass permitting them to do So.
only long enough to transact their legfta-
mate business therein: after which they
| "AlI other persons will only be permitted
to enter the government printing office
| buildings through the main entrance of the
! new building, on North Capitol street. and
must secure a pass signed by either the
public printer or the chief clerk before be-
! ing allowed to go through the works and
then only when accompanied by an official
| guide.
Officers or employees desiring to be ex-
cused for a short period during the work
| ing day VIII secure pass from the fore
man of the division In which they are EN-
ployed. which they will surrender to the
| Waterman; should they desire to return
during that day they will NIL out an admis-
sion card at the Ncrth Capitol street en-
trance OF the building in which they are
employed.
''Watchmen are hereby cautioned to OBJ
serve the above instructions carefully"
Reporting for Duty.
General order No Q. series 1906-It
has come to the ATTENTION of the public