Evening star., 1930-06-27
CARTER REFUSES
TO EXPLAIN ACT
Extra Work at Printing Office
Is Reported to Be Result
of Gambling Drive.

While refusing to comment on a
rumor that his action was a disciplinary
measure, Public Printer George H
Carter, who has been warning on al
legged gambling In and around the Gov
ernment Printing once, today an
nounced that most of the employees in
his office have been given an extra hour
of work day, some of them getting
paid for the extra work and some not
Except those who work in the cata-
logue division. all employees of the Gov
ernment Printing once are coming to
work at o'clock in the morning in
lar quitting time. 4:30.
A large number of Printing ONCE
employees work on an hourly basis, so
the Public Printers new order puts
more money in their pockets, but there
are Stenographers and clerks there who
work on yearly salary, and the extra
work is just another hour for which
they are not paid.
Refuses to Discuss Action.
Declaring he did not want to get
conduct of his Office. Mr.. Carter today
refused to discuss the reasons for add
ing the extra hour of work to his en-
ployes' day, other than to say:
81 don't see any reason why the
white-collar workers shouldn't work
eight hours day as we'll as other peo-
pie. I wish I could work eight hours
a day
Mr.. Carter also refused to discuss his
reasons for not working eight hours
a day. He comes to work as usual at
o'clock.
The Public Printer, for the past sew
eral months. has been conducting a
single-handed campaign against gam
bling by employees of the office he d.
rects. He has under suspension two
employees, one a supervisor, while he
investigates their activities. The super
visor is accused of issuing fictitious
passes for employees under him to leave
their work during Office hours The
other employe is accused of leaving
work without first getting permission.
CriticiEes Police Force.
When the men were suspended a
week ago Mr.. Carter refused to say
whether the men had been suspected of
gambling. He said;
'"I don't want to convict any one
until / have proof. l have enough to
suspend them on"
At the time of the mems suspension,
the Public Printer for second time
during his anti-gambling campaign
criticized the local police force for lack
of activity against gambling.
Several months ago the public printer
and Mai. Pratt, superintendent of
police were in a heated public con-
troversy over sCarter's anti-gambling
campaign. The controversy resulted in
both. with District ATTORNEY Leo A.
Rover, appearing before the Senate
District committee in a gambling hear
ing, and the subsequent framing of bills
designed to give the Capital more dras-
tic gambling laws by Senator Robson
of Kentucky.
At the time of the first clash with
the police, Mr.. Carter received threat
en:ng letters from alleged gamblers,
and for his protection Mai. Pratt as
signed police to watch the Carter home.
at 1861 Hobart street. and to escort
the public printer to and from his
home and Office.
Various explanations for the addi-
tion of the extra hour OF work to Print
ing ONCE employees days were given
by the employees themselves today
One, a clerk, who is on a yearly
salary and does not get extra money
from the extra hour of work, said she
knew OF no increase in the business of
the Office which would necessitate an
extra hour of work a day. She said
she had heard that Mr.. Carter had
taken the action as a result of gambling
activities among the employees.
Another said he had heard among
his fellow workers that in one office
the public printer had come upon an
employe reading racing news in a daily
newspaper.
Orders have been standing for a week
at the Government Printing ONCE bar
ring theretrom any publication con-
tanning racing Or other pamh1iou in
tips, forms. entries or results.