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Show WOULD STOP GRAFTING Wilson Issues Instructions Calculated to Lessen Chances. YVAKI I INCTi N. Nov 2 Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture Agricul-ture has Issued the following Instructions Instruc-tions relative to the outside inteiests of employees of that department Secretary's Instructions. No oftlrer or employee 0f the OOWSTB orient I who In a position Stther to Inrluenrn the I award of a contract or to riui iurhai of supplies to bf mad for the department shall 1 be Interatol n the firm, oompsoy or corpora- tlon doing business with the department C.rn't Promote Companies "ifTireriv and employees ho nr engage upon Investigations of special Industries fo, the department de-partment shall not b ronnend with or Interested Inter-ested In any firm, company or corporation nhoM scope of buslnesa hlClUdSI the Industry which the officer or employee is Investigating for the lepartnient and an officer or employer- ngfifre-l In the nbove-deicrlbed work ahull In no caee bIIow his nam, his work or his connection con-nection with the department to be uwd In promoting pro-moting or (iploltlng or selling stock In tun firm, company or corpora'lnn, the ecope of whosv business Include the special Industry whlh such otflcor or employee la Investigating for the department. Boquires Written Consent. No officer or employ shall perform or h mgaged upon work for prIVata Individual, firms, companies. corioratlons or Instltutlona without the written consant of the Secretary, first had and obtained, through the chief of the bureau, offtc or division In which said officer of-ficer or employee arvea Precautionary Measure. With reference to the last regulation the Secretary says It Is not to prevent officers and employees of th department from performing proper work outside of office lioiiry which doe not Interfere with work of tbe departun nt, t'wt it In de-slgned de-slgned to afford the Becretary an oppo tunlty t. pass upon the kind and quantity of outside work which may be p-'"I m in' d In order that such work shall not Impair the Usefulness of such odlcers or employees to the Government. |