The Washington times., 1907-01-20

papers all over the country. Mr. Jordan
was one OF Washington's best known
and popular unionists and his death is a
loss 20 the cause Of union labor.
The recently elected official staff Of
the EX-Delegates' Association Unterna-
tional Typographical Union). is COM
posed Of. President J. N. Kreiter; vice
president. John 4. Onyun: secretary. T.
NJ Ring: treasurer. Charles w Otis.
and seTgeant-at-arms. Ii. S. Sutton. The
association meets in Typographical
Temple
George \. Coe. a popular union man,
is Ill with typhoid fever.
President Parsons. OF the eight-hour
strike committee Of Columbia Union.
No. lol. says Every knock has proved
10 be a boost" pointing to the. fact
that every man of the few that re-
NAMED out on strike were called 10
work at the Government Printing Office
last week. Mr.. Parsons says II he could
have stirred up fifty more the Govern
ment Printing Office people would have
been glad 10 have employed them. II
you can operate machine or handle
"A stick there is no reason why you
should be idle here. There is all kinds
OF work in Washington FOR printers
For the Knockers Club" banquet
scheduled for January z. these COM
mitteemen have been announced: Cen
eraI manager, Will T. Burchfeld. COM
mittee Of arrangements. +. n. White
head. chairman. g. d. Ellis. A. l.. Huss;
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man; John A. Huston. Joseph Gibson;
printing, Frank d. Smith, chairman; II
A Watkins. c. D. Scott: reception W.
F. O'Brien. chairman; II. W. Templar,
F. A. Kidd. Elliott Brown. J. c. Mack
sey. Invitations. T. c. Parsons. chair
man.
William Essender. machinist Of the
local navy yard. a member OF Columbia
Lodge, ia. International Association Of
Machinists, who lost TWO fingers last
week by a heavy piece OF machinery
falling on his hand. Is reported as doing
well. He was at Providence Hospital.
Word has been passed along the line
by large and small contractors that as
soon as the spring opens Washington
viii experience a building boom that
will be a record breaker and give steady
employment 10 all the skilled and un-
skilled labor connected with construc-
tion work.
An estimate furnished a trades paper
by a staustician gives the number Of
men killed in the daily pursuit of their
callings largely skilled and unskilIed
lab0rers. for the last four years. at 5000
men. or 200O0 annually. To this awful
slaughter Of human lives Washington
seldom contributes an instance. II IS
rare indeed that workmeu are killed at
their work here. except il be IN the rail-
road service. and that is uncommon.
AIRS Stein. wife Of Henry c. Stein.
private secretary 10 John H. Brinkman,
is critically III at her home with acute
The NTH annual entertainment and
ball OF the Carriage and Wagon Work
ers' Union. Local No. =. viii be held at
Pythian Temple. 1912 Ninth street
northwest. on the evening Of February
- The fund raised will be applied 10
the benefit OF the members Of the or
gauization out on strike for the past
eight months.
The committee of Central Labor Union
having i'm charge the reception Of Hon.
William Randolph Hearst is making
an effort 10 have the reception take the
form Of q great mass meeting 10 be held
Sunday night, February u, In one OF
the larse theaLer buildings, instead Of
On LinC0iu's birthday as AT first pro-
posed. The change has not been nuaIIy
settled upon, hut II Mr.. Hearst viii con-
sent 70 the wishes of The committee the
Will DE held in probably the
New National 1n s Inday night. Feb
-uaIy II.