The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

GEORGE N. RAMSEY,
CHARLES SPENCER.
Committee
! The number Of visitors during the week
has been so great that several extra men
! had to be detailed for duty as guides
John W. Hays, chosen to succeed John
w BramwoOd as secreta~y-treasurer of
the I. T. L., Joined the union at Fargo.
" Oak, In 1SS2. After a few years on
| the road. he settled in Minneapolis. with
which union he has held membership I'D
to the present time. He served that union
as secretary one term, president eight
I terms. and has represented NTinneanoIis
six times as delegate 70 the international
He has served the l. T. L. eight years as
general organizer, and his promotion is
well deserved.
VIII S Waudby has been connected
with the Labor Bureau for twenty-six
years, but still carries union card.
The great eight-hour campaign waged
by the International Typographical Union
demonstrated that there are many heart
and-soul uniOnists who are not actively
/ engaged IN the business, as almost every
local found former printers who insisted
upon paying their assessments I'D 10
the last moment. Columbia Union had
quite a number. several Of whom were
men whose means did not warrant them
IN any increased expenditures
Another old soldier-printer was laid to
rest in Arlington last Monday. George
Brandon was a compositor and make-up
in the Specification division for MANY
years, but retired 10 try farming over in
Virginia few years ago. He was a
very hkable man. always gOod-hunnore6
and sociable, and his death will be gen
orally regretted
Charles A Lucas, temporary. was an
atter-inauguratiOn transfer from the
press section TO the document day sec
ton.
The following paragraphs from the sun
dry civil bill are of especial interest 20
Office people, having been enacted into
law:
To enable the Public Printer 70 comply with tbe
Ifo'lslonS ot the law granting thirty days annual
cave 70 the employees Of the Government Printing
sary.
n
Iesol4r rale OF pay Tor work performed on Sunday
IRON and including January To- 1909 to June 90
ls%l by employees not receiving annual salaries is
hereby authorized
That the se7Ticeabls hooks now contained in the
Government Printing Oflce library excent those
which IN the Judgment q the Public Printer should
be retained fOr reference. shall be turned over 10
the Public Library Of the District Of Columbia and
that all unsericeable books be Condemned snd sod
as waste paper.
The pih1ic Printer may he-e,e..- - - a..
ton. pay printer linotype operators and printer
monotype keyboard operators al a rate not exeeelng
% cents per hour. provided. that when the ext
gences Of the service require that WORK be ner-
formed on Sunday the Public Printer may. in his
discretion. pay TO employees not rsaiTing annual
salaries not exceeding 50 per centum in addition 20
the regular nts paid for such work
William Foster and ". A Lincoln. two
well-known members Of New York Typo-
graphical Union, are inaugural visitors.
The Ohio Court OF Appeals has decided
that the International Pressmen's Union
had e right to strike for the eight-hour
day.
The sensation caused by the sacrifice
OF Bill Dorsey's mustache was mild to
the ovation given Frank Wright when he
appeared in the proofroom on Monday
morning wearing that red necktie.
The Public Printer had notices posted
throughout the Office on Friday warning
cnronic delinquents that he would not
stand for continual complaints from their
creditors. especially when debts are for
the necessaries of life, and that judg-
ments obtained against employees would
De considered sufficient evidence Of the
1ustnsss OF the claims.