Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-08


and it was approved by the con-
trOller.
President Roosevelt determination to
get 10 the bottom in the investigation of
the management and expenditures in the
government printing Office. and should IL
regular tiles be found 10 punish those re-
sponsible. is shown In the corps OF six
experts he has assigned to assist Mr..
William A. Rossiter in the inquiry into
the public printery methods.
The Presidents action late yesterday af-
ternoon i'm assigning Messrs. Fowler.
Burch and Schmeckebier to the task WAS
followed this morning by the assignment
of two treasury experts E. A. tions~er
of the office Of the controller Of the treas
ury and r. G. Getzendanner OF the Office
OF the auditor for the state and other de-
partments The five ''probers'' reached
the printery on time this morning and a
short while later there was 'somethin'
doin. within the precincts Of Uncle
Sans big workshop.
The assignment today of Messrs. Gong
wer and Getzendanner to the board OF
nquisition is accepted by those VINO know
to mean that particular attention will bs
paid to the financial affairs OF the estab-
lishment with special reference 10 certain
contracts which have been criticised
rather freely
caused much comment was the issuance
cf an order by Mr. Rossiter. as personal
representative of the President, continJ-
ing the operations OF the audit system
without the actual presence of the pro-
fessiOnal auditors who installed the sys
tenn. In this connection it was ead
the order VAS issued because some or
the employees who read in the newspapers
OF the discontinuance of the service or
the representatives of the New York
Audit System took it for granted that
such discontinuance permitted them to
discard the complicated time slips. and
accordingly they failed to use the slips.
Mr.. Rossiter's Order.
The order. which is the first issued BY
Mr. Rossiter follows:
The system of accounting esta ablished
by the Audit System of New York. which
has been installed i'm the government
printing office. and in operation for the
pas; year, will be continued until further
orders.
An accurate record of cost of produc-
ton is the first essential in every manu-
featuring plant, and il is of the utmost
importance that accurate and conscien-
tious records shall be kept by each en-
ploye. i'm accordance with the require
ments of such system as is i'm force. and
dIl the cIupiOScS Oh lIlfS ONCE are eA-
pected TO make accurate returns upon
their time slips. Violations OF this order
result in confusion in charging work To
Congress and the various depart ments Of
the government. and will not be tolerated.
The foremen viii be held personally re-
sponsible for reasona bic accuracy and
promptness Of delivery in time slips
In connection with the foregoing ORDER
In was noted this forenoon that Miss
Martha Cook. who WAS officially known ~
tho 6irpctrpSS of tine 3tIdf
early caller today at tho government
printing office. but il is otknovn whether
or not she will be retained to assist in tho
conduct of the system until other arrange
ments can he made. Mr.. Stilings wa
also at the Office most of today. 1t was
stated that he was preparing reply -
the recent statement of Geofgc l.. Haven
ner on the cost of printing at the gov
crnment office compared with similar
work executed by private printing cStsh-
lishments. Mr.. IiaVcnncrs statement
went to the President and that of Mr..
Stllings will also be sent To the White