Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
Canadian Notes in Evidence.

NltueSS Feplieu
Canadian Notes in Evidence.
1.-The Canadian notes have been sub
mitted here as evidence to show the in
feriority of power-press work., contin-
ued Mr.. Ralph. Yet when shown rev.
enue stamps printed on power presses in
the bureau here you can't show the evil
dences of inferiority."
discuss the advantages of the hand-press
process. He declared that on power
presses the machine wiper operates to
take more ink from the plates than 1T
connection with the hand press, just
the proper amount of ink Is removed
from the plate.
IF you have 500 printers, each will
wipe the plate differently, will they not ?'
Senator Smoot asked.
Yes, sir, just the same as artists paint
a picture differently Mr. Beach re-
piled.
a power press will be greater than on
hand press?' continued Mr.. Smoot
Yes. II L wented to get q uniformity
of bad work, | would print on power
presses the witness retorted.
Attorney RalstOn. counsel for the plate
printers, interrupted to ask II the uni
formity Of power presswork extended to
all presses or to only one press.
Difference in Workmen.
Every man works a power press diff
ferently.' said the witness.
1t was suggested that old plates would
be used on some presses and new plates
on others and that the products would
not be uniform.
Doesn't that same principle apply to
hand presses?" asked Senator Smoot
NO" replied the witness. because
with the hand press. the defects can be
adjusted
In reply to further questions by Sem
ator Smoot. Mr. Beach .said that to his
personal knowledge plates that were too
much worn had been used in the bureau.
Director Ralph asked him if he referred
to a plate he had used. about which he
had Informed Senator Smoot in a con-
ference over this question, and Mr.
Beach said that was one plate he had in
mind.
did you know that plate was given to
another printer and he had no trouble
with it?'' Director Ralph asked.
mo; l didn't" Mr.. Beach replied. 1t
was plainly evident that he was aroused
by this question.
Regarding this aspersion on my ability
as printer, he said. II should like to
ask Senator Smoot IL Director Ralph did
not. at that conference, refer to me as
one of the best printers in the buread?''
Ralph said that the other day." Sena-
tor Smoot replied.
If 1 didn't say it, Director Ralph
added, Il .say it now But l simply
wanted to show that one man has diff
ficulties where another one does not
Asked to Pick Out Specimens.
Director Ralph produced pile of reve-
nue. stamps. and he explained that some
were printed on power presses Uaken.
from stock) and others were specially
printed on hand presses: and he asked
the witness to pick one lot from the
other.
Il don't think it is a fair test to be
handed fifteen or twenty sheets and to
be asked to pick out those printed one
way and those printed another" Mr.
Beach replied.
You say the power press work is uni
formly bad and the hand press work is
uniformly good, remarked Senator
smoot. Il should think it would be easy
to show the difference
Il am willing that you should come
down to the bureau and make selections
| from stock to test the work of the power
presses" Director Ralph remarked. But
the witness held to his position that 1t is
not a fair test to be asked to dis
tingush between few sheets handed
him before the committee.
Senator SmoOt gave the testimony an
other direction a minute later by asking:
Reasons for Opposition.
LAS ! understand it, your only interest
in this question is to make sure that
our money is not made easier to coun-
terfeit?"
THAT is not the only reason" Mr..
Beach said.
will you give us others?'
Il believe 1t will result in loss of en-
ployment to some of our men, despite
what the director says" Mr.. Beach de-
clared.
Frank f.. Ferguson. assistant director
Of the bureau OF engraving and printing
who was the next witness, described i'm
detail the circumstances under which
forty specimen bills were printed on a
power press at the bureau
Five Of the forty specimens are in
and ten hand press bills-wliich- are In
evidence before the committee; and the
other thirty-five Mr.. Ferguson produced
before the committee. The first twenty
five, Mr.. Ferguson said. were printed
slowly, because it was new job and
each impression was examined care
fully. After that the press ran right
along until the last impressio0 was
made That last impression was hrint
ed without having the printer touch
his hand to the plate, SO as to show the
work of the power press alone. When
that impression was submitted in evil
dence Attorney Ralston found fault
with the cOlorfng, abut@ Mr.. Ferguson