Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1926, Page 26

26 US: PRINTING PLANT §4,000,000 INVALUE Establlshmenl Whlch at First Cost $135000 Now Cov- ers 17 Acres of Space. Sixty-five vear: , on March 4, 1861, the F i ed $135,000 and acquire printing plant. Today this in oceupies 17 acres of floor buildings worth $4,000,000, ope three and a quarter million dollars’ worth of equipment, employs more than 4,000 workmen and turns out an annual product worth more than $12.-| | sday, March 4, the Govern-| ment Printing Office will commemo- yate the transaction of 65 years ago, when Cornelius Wendell turned over| Lis building and equipment to the custody of John Heart, the first super- »f publ printing. The celebration will be held | Hall, one of the social ! enters of this enormous en-| < now expanded into | ind most versatile printing » world establishment, which 1y closed (lu\\n is in r, whose ction as public vas one of the earliest ite President Hardi onor that heretofc tended to members ate who were appointed to some other high office. Big Jobs Listed. Two of the biggest jobs of printing office is the daily publicat the Congressional Record and the uance of the Patent Office tte. The printing which repre- sents the largest value in money, | however, is done for the Post Office rtment in the manufacture of sy orders and postal cards. Print- tter issued by the Government past vear required the ,394,700 ems of up into setting of 2,1 This type was made s, and the of 1t took 275 y ad ail this An individual who asp the literature of the wve to outlive Methuse n in a few years he would be hopelessly pehind the current publi cations of the vast army of Govern ment writers and “speakers. » from the Con ional Rec- d the Patent Office Gazette, the ictive users of the Government Office are the half-hundred or executive depart- s, which require the annual x ing of millions of documents Department of Agriculture hea list of executive branches of the Gov- ernment, with last year's output to 371,901 coples. Notwith snference on the Limi-| League of amept, the nd_other World Court t the & artment, 11, orders and was required It may be the rmament Conference had some the Navy Department, for the vear dropped | for the |\ with the 16 fewer > White ing $771.08 in its printing or the year. House expenses Regarded Stupendous Task. The printing of the Congressional Reeord is a bigger job than any paper in the world for several rea. sons, and vet is merely one item in the day's work at the big printery -| mont, France, to Iy | ing_Office. g 111 umflmm Al HI![[m g JIH THE -SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. progress along to the les, where they are | d carried by moving belts sacks at the end of the tables. Patent Office in Lead. Printing for the Patent Office has become the biggest single job handled | by the Government Printing Off X quiring the output of 60 linotype ma chines working 8 hours a day through- | out the vear. Another tremendous | job of a different sort, being almost | entirely presswork and shipping. the printing of all the postal cards used throughout the United A new record for this work during the past year when 1 890 cards were printed. TI the 1924 output by ; The Post Office Department esti mates that it will require 1,791,299 (IT\]\ for the present the Government lmul g | to mail eeded | rvels for ]null\h | 1 perfection. will produce 6,400 printed pos cards a minute, and the three pre a combined output' of over 9.000,- 000 cards for an eight-hour working day. A 33-inch roll of paper is used for printing the cards, 80 impression: being made with each revolution of | the plate cylinder. The new presses | can also be adjusted to print and cut the paper into sheets of 40 cards each and to print on both sides of | a perforated double as required for the well known i A new record also in the print ‘which topped Money 1 water-markedkpa esses, which, in a tinuous operation, print on both side: of the sheet, two colo one side consecutively number each order several places, print the number of the respective post perforate the pur sllate according to the secutive numbers. As each m order may call for the transfe | funds up to $100 some idea may be | stub, e | had of the vast volume of o|is represented by the orders printed for use last vear. | plant | mone A visit to this vast printing discloses many things of interest, but none that attracts more attention than | the Pershing linotype, which was used | it Gen, I ng's headquarters, Chau et type for the most confidential communication of the gen eral staff of the American Army. When the commander of the American expe ditionary forces decided to establish . printing plant at Chaumont, he de- led Maj. W. W. Kirby to procure | » Kirby located _two hines in a small French printing nd despite the protest of the “re A v Commission, trans ported them by canal and truck to Gen. Pershing’s headquarters. the armistice the war printing plant | was dismantled and shipped to Camp | Humphreys, Va., from which camp | the Per ine finally was transfe overnment. Print- | Copies of the confidential publica- The production of the Record is an| exasperating job which calls for the| eatest amount of elasticity of ef-|{ It may conssit of eight pawes, | or it may run to 200. In either event it must be produced on the same | basis, to meet the same time limi The ze is 80 pages and th e editlon is Record ever p 106 pages of railroad records w 1he late Senator Robert La Vol nserted in the Senate proceedings of | Fa proceedings of Copy for the Record is supposed to te in hand by midnight. This must be | lates made, | The stereo- ade in the foundry as the type pages rush in from the | linotype room and they are whisked away to the presses, which are es. | lally designed and built for the printing of the Record & i jons of similar size. are two .’O}'JIL:‘\ Hoe presses so constructed to t:\n( signatures of 4 to fold, gather and ps mtitch the separate sign rate of 12,000 copies per hour. the gathering machine the copies go W a continuous trimmer, and the | Chevy Chase Pharmacy 5626 Conn. Ave. Is a Star Branch Leaving your Classi- fied Ads for The Star at the branch in the Chevy Chase Pharmacy will in- sure the same prompt service as though left at the main office —and with no extra fee—only regular rates. Use The Star Branch nearest to you. The Star prints MORE Classified ads every day than all the other papers here combined — b e cause Star Cla ed ads bring results. “Around the Corner” is a Star Branch Office WEAR-EVER Wear Ever Aluminum Double Boiler: two-quart size. Regulat @] Q) price, § F Wear Ever made in one =3 i widows of the War of 1812 | pension rolls of the United States. have heen preserved in the Army War College for further use by the General aff School. Some day Public Printer to have placed on the a bronze plate - record, so its dis- tinguished milltary service may never - | be forgotten. 51,894 ALIENS HELD. Are Detained Pending Deportation Proceedings, House Hears. wggling of alie has been steadil; despite greater vigilance of patrols, until there are now 5 border 94 de- | portable aliens in jails or other insti- tutions as public charges, it was dis- closed with the publication of testi- mony by Commissioner General Hull of the Immigration Bureau before the House appropriations committee. The burcau faces a probable de of $330,000 at the end of the year, Hull said, despite the suspen; deportation for several months last Of the 15 deported during the last two fiscal rears, he continued, about 10,000 en- tered the United States unlawfully. Mr. Hull's testimony was given dur- ing preparation of an appropriation ing $80.011,631 for the De- s of State, Justice, Commerce and Labor for the next fiscal yeal | which was reported in the House ye: He estimated that were in the United States un. r to June 3, 1 5 more had enter . 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THE ERIEZ Has Come to Washington Factory demonstration of this wonderful Gas Range March 15, In our Range Department, Third floor. 04 aliens arrested and | a dozen | C., FEBRUARY Boys’ Wear Store in Washington. Sizes 13' to 17 Some With Collar Attached Others Neckband Style A sale of Shirts at a very exceptional price, considering the quality of imported fong-wear- ing broadcloth. The quality of tailoring, pre- cision and fit, room aplenty, and deep cut arm- holes for comfort, make a purchase of several desirable. Proper sleeve lengths. A liberal selection of white, blue, tan and gray. Saks—First Floor o) Men’s New Spring Oxfords Made in all the new classy styles for Young Men. Solid leather soles, heels and counters. Goodyear Welt sewed, rubber or leather heels. calf, black calf, kid and Come in and try on a pair. Tan leather. patent Light tan calf soft toe blucher, leather heel. Also tan calf, wide toe, soft box oxfords. Same in black calf. Saks—Shoe Section—First Floor al In the Sports Goods Section 85c¢ Colonel Golf Balls pecial Price . . . 60c $7.15 Per Dozen Hand-Forged Domestic Golf Clubs —All models in right and left handed $1.45 elibs. YSPEBIal S . Lo s it $5.00 Imported Handmade Golf Clubs—All models right handed $2.85 only. Special. . Wright & Ditson Golf Balls Special, 47¢ $5.60 Per Dozen New Spring Junior High Two-Trousers Suits $24.75 Spring—the right season in which a grown boy steps into his first long trousers. And with two pairs of trousers, these suits are the practical way to begin. Navy blue cheviots, serges and flannels, and a showing of the new Spring mixtures, Specially de- signed styles in Saks’ standard of tailoring. Sizes 32 to 38. Saks—Second Floor 28 1926—PART 1. ‘; Saks extends l the courtesy of || an accomoda- | ting and safe | | charge account || based on broad || |\ami liberal| PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AT SEVENTH Men’s Fancy Overcoats Ranging from $45 to $70 ONE-THIRD OFF! INTER OVERCOATS, one-third off! The season’s most exceptional over- consolidating several of our choicest groups. New Overcoats of beautiful materials, consisting of plaid diamond weaves, through and through materials, in all the popular colorings. The Overcoats in this sale have ordinarily sold for 545, $50, $55, $60, $65 and $70. Overcoats of warmth, without weight, unsurpassed for style Single and double breasted coats and workmanship. box models and town ulsters. $45 O’Coats $55 O’Coats Special Special 530.00 536.50 $50 O’Coats $60 O’Coats Special Special $33.50 $40.00 Also included are the famous “Aquascutum” (English made). $65 O’Coats Special $43.50 $70 O’Coats Special $46.5o Overcoats Saks—Third Floor G} Men’s Fancy Suits, 237 Weight and styles suitable for Spring. All small lots, and 1, 2, 3, of a kind, representing the latest materials and models. Saks—Third Floor o Men’s Spring Hats Look Your Best—Get a New Hat for Spring Wear Saks, 5 and %6 Roll and snap brim styles. * Silk binding, also welt and f 7 raw edge finish. s Silver Pearl Pearl Saks’ De Luxe Hats, $7 Also roll and snap brim styles. and raw edge finish. Silver Pearl Pearl Schoble Derbies, %6 Stetsons $8 and %9 Saks—First Floor Brown i - Bisque Willow Willow Zinc Bisque Brown IN THE BOYS’ SECTION New Spring Arrivals Small Boys’ Wash Suits Two-Pants Vest Suits $1.95 % 5 New Spring models and new Spring Most Attractively Priced fabrics. A host of becoming middies. $12.95 sport flappers, broad falls, side laced and many other button-on styles in English-fitting single or double breast- solid colors or combination efiects. ed coats—smart vest and one golf and Every suit, as usual. is guaranteed fast one regular knicker. Better quality fab- color. Sizes 2 to 10 years. rics, in the new Spring mixture effects. and splendidly tailored, for boys 7 to 18 vears. New Spring Suits for Small Boys, $4.95 A most pleasing combina quard top with collar, cuff: pants to match. In midc on, with sport belts., Sizes years. New Spring Topcoats, $7.95 Attractive midseason coats, tailored smartly from high-grade fabrics in the most becoming new Spring models. Tweeds, plaids, plain colors, including Navy blue serge. Sizes 2 to 10 years. New Spring Blouses for Boys 1 Mothers will immediately recognize the wearing qualities of such fabrics as Fruit of the Loom—Oxford weaves. woven madras, broadcloths, in plain colors or neat striped effects. All made with collarg attached. Sizes 6 to 10 years. ion of Jac- and straight or button- 3t 10 Two-Pants Vest Suits, $9.75 New Spring fabrics, carefully se- lected for their longer-wearing quali- ties. Single or double breasted coats, lined, of course, with Alpac Smart vest. One golf and one regula knicker. Sizes 7 to 18 years. Saks—Second Floor