Evening star., 1921-05-09
DEBTORS Of c. P. 0.
REFUSED CREDIT
Jobs of Departments Held
Up Until Old Bills
Are Paid.

Because 100000 is yet due to the
government printing office in unpaid
bills, two government departments
and three government bureaus have
had publications held up until they
settle their bills in Uncle Sans big
print shop. which Public Printer
George IL Carter has placed under
new system of efficiency. it was dis
closed today.
Hereafter government departments
will be obliged to regard the print
ing Office on a plane with large com
mercial printing institutions. and Will
have to pay their bills within thirty
days after completion of the work.
Their credit is good. but the Office
needs funds to operate. and shortage
means a pinching in the pocke;book
OF the disbursing clerk for the print
cry.
Public Printer Carter said today
that more than 100000 in unpaid bills
from July to March ] had been
hanging fire. but that today only
bit more than 100000 was due to the
printshop.
Amounts Due.
The departments on which the ban
has been placed until they pay their
bills for publications along certain
lines are the Post Office Department
and the Department of the Interior.
In addition, the geological survey is
behind time with payments. as well
as the Smithsonian Institution and
the patent Office.
Eighty-iive thousand dollars is yet
to be transferred to the government
printing office ledgers by the patent
Office and $4,000 from the Smith
sonian Institution. From the geoloSi-
cal survey 100000 is due: from the
! Interior Department. $4,000. and from
the Post Office Department. $1,000
EsYpt0fOrp 1f.s ica
Mr.. Carter said today. for governme mt
departments to allow accounts on
printing to lapse until the last minute
and then put in a deficiency estimate
TO cover the bills.
We are going 10 run this plant as
large commercial institution would
be run" Mr.. Carter said today. Bills
must be settled within thirty days"
There are ruO ways - r,.,...lIttI.-. -
, the printing office for work done. One
is to charge the work to the allotment
of the government printing apprvprIa- =
! tion for the respective departments nd
the other is to pay for tine work from
their departmental appropriations. A
transfer of funds on the Iedgers at the
Treasury Department is the most that
is REQUIRED in many cases. The simple
switching of credits from the depart :
ment to the printing office does the
trick.
"Departments must have their ap-
preparation dFa!iabie "nen they order
work from the government printing
office" said Mr.. Carter. We must
know that the appropriation is ready
to be credited to us within thirty y
days Of completion of the publications
/ when We take up the work.
( BY the susps OF eleven persons
, for alleged bookmakinS on the races
! the rooms of the print shop have be
. come on the "qui vive.' awaiting fua!
! settlement of the suspension cases
( II IS understood from reliable sources
that evidence in the hands OF the
public printer may result in several
disIniSsals and that the diSmissals
may hit some persons rather high in
, the ranks
or" interesting item which came
! to light today was the fact that two
of the persons suspended were women
! Consideration is being given to all
OF the alleged gambling cases. IT waa
said. but final decision has not yet
. been reached in any OF them.