Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1908 — PRINT SHOP TROUBLES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PRINT SHOP TROUBLES

They Result in the Temporary Suspension of the Public Printer, Stillings. COST OF THE WORK IS HIGHER Also a House Committee Is on the Trail of Graft Tariff Revision (Jp In Both Houses— Manufacturers Denied a Special Message from the President. Washington, Feb. 6.—“ To facilitate the investigation now being made of the government printing office” is the substance of the reason given officially for the “temporary” suspension of Charles A. Stillings, public printer, an act of the president, who has appointed William 8. Hoes Iter to temporarily fill that position. The report recently

made by Dr. G. C. Havenner. of the department of commerce ami labor, that the coat; of printing In the government office had been Increased under Stillhigs’ management, and the developments of a bouse Investigation conducted by Representative Landis,' that there is “irregularity” in the administration of the office, are the grounds of the suspension. Developments of the Inquiry. Landis In a statement says that his ■committee has been reliably informed thnt the “Audit System," a cor|K>ration employed in the government printing office to install a cost, audit and Inventory system, and Its auxiliary company, the Audit System Supply company, not only exerted what seemed to the committee an undue and improper Influence in the government printing office, but were also Interested in the purchase of supplies for the government printing office. It was therefore thought that in fairness to Stillings nnd to nil concerned the public printer sbotild lie temporarily suspended pend ing the result of the Inquiry. Labor Men Have Grievances. Just ns the president's action in sus pending Stillings was being announce ! a committee of labor leaders of tills city called at the White House and presented to the president resolu tions adopted by the Central Labor Lnion here on Jan. 20 last, charging Stillings with violations of the eight-hour law in the government printing office. The president informed the committee of the action lie hail already taken In the case. Resolutions by numerous labor organizations in various cities charging Violation in the government printing office of the eight hour law. discrimination agnnst veteran soldiers and the widows of soldiers, and violation of the civil service law, have been submitted to congress nnd the president.

CHARLES A. STILLINGS.