The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

son Of the great slump in the amount o
! work ordered. but It is Just as well fol
I those Interested 10 recognize the fact thai
! machine composition has greatly changed
/ things. and that the number Of employees
/ necessary in the composing sections IS
/ greatly diminished. and that there vii
never again be needed the maximum
number OF printers once employed.
Oliver Shaw. one OF the old guard Of
Columbia Union. ex-soldier. ex-delegate
and who numbers HIS friends by all who
know him, is enjoying a much needed
I vacation
/ Harry D. Lsngdon, OF the night mono.
! type section. IS being congratulated over
/ the almost complete recovery Of his wife
who has been I'll for the past three weeks,
/ and II was thought at one time an opera
I ton for appendicitis would be necessary.
/ Harry A. Bradford, a member OF Press
mems Union, No. L whose death occurred
az S.b.ey Hospital or the Zlst instant, was
born Il Akron. Ohio. September IS, 1873.
and was the son Of Thomas Stephens
Bradford. Of London. England. and Alice
Pstten. OF Akron. Ohio. both deceased.
He served his apprenticeship with the
Werner Publishing Company Of Akron.
Ohio. and was employed there about
eighteen years. He was a man OF the
highest principles. a strict union man.
and was highly respected by all who
knew him He had been employed in the
Government Printing ONCE about two
years His remains were taken to Akron
for interment, in charge Of his friend
Mr.. Nops. accompanied by the widow Of
the deceased and his daughter Ethel
Miss Kate smoot. of the women's
Bindery Union. IS not only active at all
times in the service Of her own organi-
zatiOn. but gives literally OF her time
ard talents IN the aid Of every movement
20 benefit the conditions OF labor gener-
ally and has been great assistance 10
every organization for wOmen's elevation
ln the District
Harry Wilson and Y. A PETER (Jake)
were added 20 the night proof force the
first o. the week, the heightened sessions
o. the Senate necessitating an increase
OF that force.
recount OF the votes cast for the
downtown candidate FOR delegate in Co
lumbia Union increased the plurality of
Whyte over Williams some dozen votes,
the first count giving him only two.
This settles the question satisfactorily.
a recount was the proper thing.
owing to the close contest.
Lew Stark and Ben Siverseu left last
evening for water trip to Baltimore. .ex-
pecting to return to the bindery by Tues
day morning next
Charley Otis. who resigned from the
proofroom to accept a position Of clerk
In the Office OF the Secretary Of the Sen
ate, says the duties are very pleasant
and much Ike his former work. and he /
S very well satisfied with the change
At meeting Of the employees on Thurs /
lay. May 2. the following resolutions |
we're adopted. and a committee was ap-
pointed to push the Investigation:
Whereas i; is credibly reported that 1
printing heretofore done at
he Government Printing Office is at pres
mt diverted therefrom, thereby causing
Teet hardship to the employees Of the Of
Ice through lack OF customary employ
neut; therefore. be It
Resolved by the employees OF the Cow
'Tnment Printing once, That a commit
&c Of said employees be selected 10 in
Iuire into tie extent Of this alleged di-