The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

Jason Waterman, one OF the weIl-knOwu
printers OF the Government Printing Of
fee. began his study IN the mysteries Of
the art preservative when he was mere
boy. spending his time outside Of school
hours working with few fonts OF type
and Job press, which were given him as
q Christmas present. After leaving school
he was employed in several newspaper Of
fees. and for number Of years was
foreman Of q book and Job Office at Bay
City. Mich
He secured a position as compositor in
the Government Printing once in 1885.
shortly after that Office was placed under
the civil service rules. and was assigned
to the specification division, where he oc-
cupied for longer or shorter periods pTac-
ticaIly al positions from comDositor TO
assistant foreman OF the airision. finally
securing . permanent appointment as
proofresder.
IN 1900 he took up the study OF Law,
and was graduated IN 1913 from George
Washington University He is now en-
pioyer as clerk in the Office OF the Pub
lie Printer, acting as assistant 10 the sec
retary.
He was active in the work Of the tubcr-
cuIcsis congress in this city last fail be
ing a member Of the committee in chsrse
OF the exhibit OF the International Typo
graphical Union
Mr. Waterman is president Of the Mich
igan Club OF this city. ar officer OF Wash
ington Centennial Lodge F A a NJ.
and member Of the District Of Columbia
Society, Sons Of the American Revolution.
and also OF the Knights Of Pythias-
Mrs. Cason. OF Is Florida avenue north
east, passed away Tuesday evening al the
ripe Cd age Of eighty-three years Mrs.
Cason was the mother Of Thomas Cason,
Of the sanitary division. Interment took
place Friday in Congressional Cemetery.
Johnnie Maclane, Of the money order
division, IS now interested in voice cul-
ture, with which he hopes 70 accomplish
much in the future
The bindery was pretty well represented
at the Alexandra celebration Friday.
The Bureau OF Publications Of the De-
partmcnt Of Commerce and Labor. OF
which George Havenne-, formerly a
proofreader in the ONCE Is the chief. and
numbering in its force enough members
CT Columbia Union 70 make a very re-
spectacle chapel. has been moved 70
the building formerly used BY the munich
pal government, down near the City Hall.
where the necessary room required for
this important bureau can be accorded
them.
The Inland Printer says the national
board OF arbitration composed OF the
publishers and the printing trades rep
Tesentatives, refuse 70 allow attorneys
TO appear before it, their experience
with attorneys having demonstrated that
they ObscUrcd the merits Of a question
with inconseGuential squibbles."
Two well-knOwn members Of Columbia
Union were reared and went TO school
together on Capitol Hill, we're fellow
apprentices on the National Republican.
married sisters. and have proven them
selves firm believers in the doctrine Of
our late President. So Edward F1eishen.
not 10 be OutdO1e by his friend and
schOOlmate. Andrew McGarraghy, who
celebrated the arrival Of the sixth addl-
ton to his family short tine ago, has
been busy during the past week CON-
memorating a ike event at the Fleisheu
homestead
Charles B. Huse. candidate for delegate
from the night monotype section. is q
Californian. who did good work for the
cause of unionIsm on the Coast for years.
end since his addition 10 Columbia
Unions membership has proven one Of
her best workers, his energy IN charge
Of the label cause having been productive
OF results ina. are benencfaI and lasting.
Il vas under the impression that there
vas limit 10 the life Of a printing plant
until I visited the town in which I put in
ths first three years OF my forty at the
business" said an cid printer recently.
''and found the same old Office, the same
old hand press. the same old jobber. and
much Of the same type material stiIl in
use that was not new when I was first
introduced to the art preservatiYe. The
town is one Of those places that was
never on the map, never had any excuse
for being town in the first DIacs- one
OF those the railroad never touched and
whose population has not varied tba
slightest in fifty years Ny father went
there 70 work II a factory when 7 -,
thirteen years old. and es there vvs-e >
number OF mouths 70 feed and his nav
was small, he put me to work tu the
printing Office. and there I set tyne. rolIe5
for the printer on the hand press. s7d d.
Hvered the papers TO the subscribers with
in certain limits OF the town every UeaR
The factory which gave emeployment 10
my father was moved 10 4 Western cstv
and we left that town, and had never
been near II; and, in fact. had hAar6
very little Of il for over forty years until
last summer happened 70 be in that VI
cinlty and concluded 10 visit the place
doubt II there is place anywhere in this
broad land that has changed so little in
that time. There has been no improve
rnent. except that there Is e trolley line
that runs near the place The blyild
ings look Just the same. and the old print
ing ONCE over the tin shop has not
changed one particle. I entered the old
shop, expecting 90 be surprised; and I
was. for over in the corner on a tvpa
box stood kid throwing IN type have
no doubt IN the very case was first nut
TO work on. and everything looked Just
as Il did the last day I worked there, ex-
cert that there Is an old cylinder. press
IN addition 10 the jobber and the hand
press Of my day. The editor. who proved
10 be the son Of the man for whom
worked. looked just as his father did, sit