The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-24
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest TO G. P. O. Workers

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Jeptha Isreal. Of the job prOOfroom. was
reported yesterday as so seriously III in
local saratorium that no hope was en-
tertained Of his recovery. He fell from
his bicycle last winter and broke his
leg. and was incapacitated for duty for
several months by that accident
Proofreader Ned Thomas Is suffering
from a severe shake-up, caused by fall
from a street car.
Heunessy Smith, OF the job proofroom,
met with an accident recently that he-
cessisates the use OF cane. and a surgi-
cal operation TO his beg may be required.
The pay of thirty-one helpers in the
electrotype foundry has been increased
BY the Public Printer, those receiving 50
cents per hour being increased 10 IS
cents. those As to IA cents. and those
10 10 45 cents.
Charles George. linotype mschlnist. has
resigned to take charge of the machines
Of the St Paul Dispatch at consider
able increase in salary.
Sitting under chestnut tree in Wash
ington square. Philadelphia. one day
eighteen years ago. a chestnut burr. con-
tanning three chestnuts. dropped near
Joseph w. Fritz. now OF the job room.
A squirrel came down from the tree, but
found only the hull The chestnuts were
taken by Mr.. Fritz to his home in Della
ware County. Pa, and planted. and last
week he received from his nephew, Ar
thur p. Ferguson. a box containing two
chestnuts from the only burr the tree
has ever borne. the burr having con-
tanned three nuts.
Big Sam Mcbride. ex-foreman OF the
defunct Interior branch. received a royal
welcome from all his old friends on re-
porting for work I'm the proofrOcm on
Monday. Mack overtOps all OF them,
both in height and heft.
The first Of the seasons social enter
talnments OF the G. p o. Union Veterans
Association, at Pythian Temple. on the
evening Of the 9th. was a success in
every respect. the attendance being the
full capacity OF the hall, the musical and
literary features of the character the
veterans always provide. and the good
things for the appetite abundant and in
viting. President Charles NJ Robinson
presided. and assured his audience that
the programmes for the coming season
would equal, II not surpass those with
which the organization has pleased their
friends In the past Comrade Samuel X.
Hall delivered an interesting and instruc-
tive address; John r. Purvis favored with
barytone solo in his best manner, &C
companied By Miss Edna Ellis at the
piano, Miss FalstrOm sang a couple OF
pleasing selections, and the usual stir
ring songs Of wartimes were well render
ed by the veterans and their friends led
by COmrade NJ G. Ferren.
When # comes 10 the real article of
baseball fans, Louie O'NIiel. of the limo
type force, is I'm a class by himself A
printer who will go from here and take
in all the games Of the worlds cham
pionship enthusiastically. not by AUTO
matte score board-surely loves the game,
and Louie has been seeing them since
the days OF the Cincinnati Reds.
Copy Editor Billy Gutellus IS display
ing as an exhibit Of his success as an
egriculturist a radish about the size Of
a young pumpkin.
Comrade John Maley. o. the monotype
section, was the champion male player at
the Woman's Auxiliary euchre.
August Donath's son Howard has
been promoted TO section chief in the
folding division.
F. G. Roberts IS a prospective candidate
for president OF Columbia Typographical
Union.
Rollin F. Ham has returned TO the job
room from a visit TO his home in Indiana.
where he took part in the honors paid to
a distinguished fellow-townsman. George
Mullin. the famous Detroit pitcher.
William Tanner and DR.. Wilbur Carver.
OF the job room, have returned from their
vacations.
Messenger Ralph Harris has been trans
ferred from the monotype section to the
Office OF superintendent OF documents.
A pair Of unique cases. so constructed
that they will prove Of incalculable bene-
fit to the Office for correcting purposes.
are now in use in the correcting alley
Of the hand-composing section. 1t should
be remembered that in the course OF the
year a vast amount Of type composed in
the monotype section IS sent down TO
the document section to be imposed. and.
consequently. the final revises are cor
rected there. To obviate the necessity Of
handling three different pairs of cases.
which frequently happens, In the con-
struction OF the cases referred 20 boxes
have been provided to accommodate six
eight. and ten point type, caps, small
caps. and lower case. The new cases
upper and lower, intended exclusively
for monOtype corrections, have thus far
been used with satisfaction we'll
known compositor in the hand-composing
section, an apprentice under the late
Charles W ScheI IS the person who
suggested this comprehensive case-Will-
lam L. Pierce,
Ossian J. Ryan has been appointed
messenger in the monotype section.
Julius johnson. of the proofroom. is
seriously H.
The total number Of applications for
patents. trademarks designs, &c, during
the past year was 7s,44.
Comrade W. r. LivermOre, OF the re-
wiser force. is enthusiastic over his ex-
perience in the far West, and says Sc
attic is far ahead Of any Eastern city
Of its size in every respect.
Charles S. Taylor. chief machinist Of
the monotype section. is absent through
illness.
The preliminary steps have been taken