The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

14leu ~ lOWEE returned 10 llc DllCt
on Thursday after an illness OF six weeks.
part OF which time he was out OF the
city. and was assigned 10 day work al
his own request
A resident OF the District, born and
reared here. was nominated TO one Of
the best Offices in the government service,
Assistant Alto ley General Of the Depart
ment OF Justice. He is William r. Harr.
and he goes up this round in the legal
ladder strictly on his merits. He is
about thirty-seven years Of age. and
learned the printers trade under his
father, the late Peter HaTT. who was in
charge at Pearson's for many years, and
an honored and highly respected men,
Der Of Columbia Union. He took up the
study Of stenOgTaphy while working az
his trade, studied law at Georgetown
University, was graduated there. and was
admitted to the bar.
That all OF the printing required by the
United States government shall be done
by the Government Printing Once Is the
proposition contained in a bill introduced
in the House Thursday by Representative /
Murphy. Of Missouri The measure would
not affect existing contracts, but would
hereafter prohibit any private printing
firm from doing any work for Congress
or the various departments and bureaus.
After fOrty-one years Of faithful service
in the Government Printing Office Charles
NJ Cyphers resigned on Thursday last
with the respect and good will Of every
one who knew him Charley Cyphers is
a remarkable man in many respects As
gallant a soldier as ever shOu.dered a
musket in defense of his country. he re-
ceived a wound that in ninety-nine cases
out of hundred would have proved fatal.
being shot entirely through the body.
and which did not heal for several years
after he entered the G. P o. He was
rated as one OF the very best cOmpOsitOrs
when men worked eighteen and twenty
hours out OF the twenty-four IN the bin
room Then as a bankman on the Rec
ord he was equal 20 the duties Of one Of
the most trying positions on that job OF
long hours and hard work Another OF
the very hardest of jobs in the Office ne
filed for years was that Of stripping the
forms on specifications And al every
thing he did he was equal 20 the best.
and always an obhging. honest. pleasant
gentleman. generous to a fault. and with
a good word for all Few men have left
the Office with as many friends as Charley
Cyphers. and few men have given any
employer as good and faithful service as
he has rendered Uncle Sam for the past
forty-one years.
Jacob NJ. Weidman. Of the bindery. had
the great misfortune 70 lose his wife BY
death on Monday last leaving him with
eight young children.
p. F. McAuIliffe was reinstated as a
compositor IN the document section on
Tuesday morning.
The late DR.. BischoT was brother-in-
law Of D. J. Roberts, OF the proofrOom.
Mrs. Stuart c. Gordon and little daugh-
ter, Alexandra, will leave for Silver City.
y. Mex. their former home. They Will be
accompanied by Mrs. Elizabeth Gordon.
mother Of Laura Gordon, Of the document
section.
With a weeks respite. furloughirg was
resumed again last week. one-fourth Of
the forces Of the composing and proof
rooms being given three days on Wednes- /
day evening, and the same course pur- /
sued with the close OF work last even /
ing. From present Indications this state
Of affairs VIII continue at least until /
July I, when the new fiscal year NAV.
perhaps, make some change for the bet I
ter.
The popularity OF the Government Print
ing Office as a point Of interest 20 visitors
IS shown by the visitors register main 1
tanned by Chief Doorkeeper Harris. More
than 26o00 names have been taken in the /
past two years. with omissions Of those /
who did not wish 10 register and others /
carried through with large parties.
Charles NJ Leigmey. from Pittsburg.
and Joseph A. Jackson. from St. Louis. /
as delegates, certainly give assurance
that those TWO unions viii be ably repre-
sented al the ST. Joseph convention.
The Old age pension fund Of the I T. Z. /
now aggregates $4,000.
Harvey J. Southwick. timekeeper in the /
monotype section. is still absent. through /
illness, and Stanley Rulings is doing the I
duties Of the position
Dr. Atkinson, OF the night proofroom. /
has received a postal photo Of Albert !
Doyle, the last addition 10 the colony
OF exiles over in Manila, in which he 4
looks like a irst-class song-and-dance /
artist. dressed all in white, with a nobby /
straw lid and natty cane In hand.
Charles z. Holmes. wife. and child are
in the city. after three years IN the
Philippines. Mr.. Holmes having been an I
employe OF the government printing Of /
fee In Manila
Msximillian Knoble. OF the document
section. is confined 70 his bed, threatened
with typhoid fever.
Charles Spencer, Of the proofroom. spent
Decoration Day week at his former home.
Pousville, Pa.
John Goodrich was reinstated TO his
former position in the jobroom on Tues /
day morning last.
Jimmy Mateal, one time a compositor I
on specifications. and then an employe Of I
the Weather Bureau printing division for
several years. is connected with the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany in cOngenial outdoor capacity.
". +. Dorsey, or the proofrOOm, has .
become a resident Of Silver Spring. Nd,
and all amateur farming records will no
doubt be surpassed.
Hynes Terry. assistant doorkeeper.
visited historic points about Richmond.
Va, on Decoration Day.
Mike Kane. guard to the paymaster,
has gone TO Berkeley SPRINGS. W Va in
The hope OF restored health.
Miss Mollie Reagan was reinstated in