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The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
Items, General and Personal,
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ministration. After a brief separation
from the service, he was reinstated In
1900. since which time he has been con-
tinuously employed. Mr.. Easterbrook
was a member OF Federal Lodge Of Ma
sons OF which he was the worthy past
master; also a beneficiary member OF @.
p. o. Council, No 21. His sudden
passing away in the prime Of manhood.
in his hftieth year. is universally re-
GREETED by his hosts Of friends.
The new presses recently installed for
printing the postal cards are running
smoothly and materially adding to the
output Of that section.
Pressmen ]. B. McGiun. Guy E. Re
mere. and William Zinsmeister resigned
during the week
W. J. Christmas was appointed as a
pressman during the week.
Mrs. Eva Dant sustained a painful
fracture of the foot In the pressroom
on Friday last. necessitating removal TO
her home in one Of the Office carriages
Dr. Bush, office physician, had charge OF
the case.
Elmer Johnson. Of the foundry. the
genial president of the National Union
Club. is busy housekeeping at his Ches-
apeake Beach cottage prior 70 locating
his family there for the summer.
Miss JosGpha Lange, OF the proofroom,
is making preparations for a trip 10
Arizona, where she expects TO spend sew
eral months a. least
Mrs. Charlotte Heatly is able 10 perform
her duties in tho pressroom once more
after a long absence with broken arm.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY, 1910.

Gods Acre is fair where willows
And green are the oaks that o'ershadow he svard
By the far-famed Potomac heroes sleeping,
The comrades we love, who have their
And we the glory
'Dulce ct decorum, est para morir
For them Taps Oh. is their rest
Who die for their country a honor's behest,
And shrouded glory await the roll call
Or the Lord God Of Hosts. when He
oh. flag Of our country! m tells story
'Iulce ct decorum, est patria mor!"
Afar in the city, bugles are ringing
The cortege is forming, the Dead March" is heard
But here mid the oaks, only wild birds singing
Their paean OF glory, their without
AS they join in the theme dead heroes glory
"Dulce et decorum est patra mori"
The cortege has vanished moonbeams hitting
And flooding with beauty, the
But only the whip-poor-wills song now uplifting,
Continues the theme that often said!
Oh flag Of our fathers! in glory
"Duce ct decorum patria morir'
Dear comrades. our Of glory,
Unshackled by passion sectional hates.
As we thank the dear the story
Of boodshed ard hatred ou country
And the blood that was shed in defense of "Od Glory"
Cries Dulce ct decorum patria mort"
Oh. bles is the peace Arlington hovers
For brothers. foes united at last.
And resting in hope Of a gl resurrection,
Await Reveille' till the long night is past
While their comrades to-day chant the undying story
'Duce ct decorum patria morir'
Blest shades you morning broken
The dark night has fed and the light from high
Beams ever upon the seal OF Gods token
> OF love most abundant. each sighl
And the Lord God Of Armies enthroned in His glory,
Hears the echo from o heroes story.
'Duce ct decorum. pro para mor"
hiusOu. W '1iNN'
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

Both fought for what they thought was
best,
Both gone into the whiteness OF eternal
rest
Each sword bears rust, but not a stain
God took that away when the men were
slain.
And this we know, for in God we trust,
The blue and the gray are Gods own
dust
And the shadow OF passion has passed
away.
Only garlands OF love for "our boys
to-day.
Hushed be all voices, bend low DER tho
sod
OF the blue and the gray. at peace with
God.
ALLIE SHARPE BALCH.
L121 Euclid street
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OF six days a week. and two fellow
prints making agreement with him 70 do
the walk act out Of town. They pooled
their finances. amounting 10 g. which
were given TO Louie 10 purchase supplies
for the trip, and he spent S2.25 for ball
and bat
Miss Anna Mix. OF the pressroom, left
over the electric line at 4:3O last evening
TO spend her holiday with her parents in
Baltimore
Miss Jessie Dumble, OF the proofroom.
resigned last evening. and Il is an open
secret that she VIII be married 20 ]. Ed
ward Payne, also Of the proofroom. early
IN June.
The chief Of the printing division Of the
Census Bureau, has christened William
McAnaney. Of the Job room, the ''lingual
expert" for his artistic work on the CEN
sus proclamation Of the President. which
was printed as a poster IN twenty-one
languages. most OF them IN English type
all the accents for which Mack made
himself, and IN several 0f them there are
peculiar accents in almost every word.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
FROSTTNESSO C.S.M MELLEN
President of the New Haven a Business Man
Without HumOr

II wasn't Peary who experienced the
greatest degree Of cold that the human
frame can stand. II was that body of
commuters on the New Haven Road who
faced President Charles Sanger AIeuen
and listened to him take them over the
great ice They danced into his presence
warm-positively hot, in some Instances
and II they touched each other on the
way out they rang clear and bell-Iike
after the fashion Of icicles on a frosty
morning. In the meantime they had Sc
cured a fund of knowledge as 10 the
manner in which President Mellen plans
to manage his great railroad property
that IS apt to last them for quite a while
It all depends on the angle Of vision.
Some folks hold that Mellen is colder
than the cellar Of a brewery on a hot
day. Others insist that he Is just a shirt
sleeve railroader who doesn't like to be
bothered by people who do not know as
much as he does about the game in which
he Is interested. No one. perhaps, will
deny that he IS one Of the great railroad
managers Of the United States. He won
that title some years ago. and no one
has challenged it lately. He is frigidly
impatient OF interference-even YIN Hill
couldn't give him orders-but he has al
ways delivered the goods. And an i'm
partial viewing of his railroading record
will show that his services have been
fully as valuable TO the public as TO his
stockholders.
Just now he is president of the New
Haven road. and because he has tilted
the committing rates the cost of a stack
OF white checks In the committing poker
game. he ls being actively disliked. When
he took charge OF that road a few years
ago. however. the commuters were com
planning that freight trains were given
the right OF way In preference 10 pas
sengers. and that the directors consid-
cred the public necessary but bother
some item in their plan for the painless
extraction OF dividends. About the first
thing that Mellen did was TO spend money
in sums the mere amount Of which sounds
Ike a delusion OF grandeur. He gobbled
the Boston and Maine road and some
thing like fifty other steam and trolley
enterprises through New England. form
ed what is referred TO as a railroad trust,
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

Bernard SpellbrinE. delegate from Local
No. { 10 the Cedar Rapids GowaJ conven-
ton Of the l. =. B.. was born at Gin
.cinnati, Ohio, received his education IN
the public schools OF that city. and served
his apprenticeship with the Van Antwerp
& Bragg Co. afterward the American
Book Company. He became a member
of Local No. y, OF Cincinnati. and was
elected recording secretary in 1856. and
was a delegate 20 the Central Labor
Union. In 1883 he accepted a position
with the Werner Company, at Akron,
Ohio and was elected secretary Of the
Allied Printing Trades Council OF Akron.
and was largely instrumental in bringing
about the adoption Of the nine-hour day.
In 1900 he was elected a delegate from
Local No. q to the convention Of the
l. 3. g., which met that year at Cleve-
land. Ohio He was appointed 10 a posi-
ton in the Government Printing Office in
1901 by Public Printer Palmer. and has
been one OF No. IS most active workers
since coming 70 Washington, representing
his union now as a delegate 70 the Allied
Printing Trades Council. Ben as he Is
popularly known. is much IN demand as
an entertainer, being quite noted as a
singer and impersonator. He IS a mem
Der Of Carroll Council. No. 81, x. c.,
and National Castle, No. %. Royal High
landers. He is married and has five chill
dren.
The service men OF the Spanish War
Veterans. many Of whom are employed in
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
Provided For.

FROM llthlts.
Dying Plumber (to son)-You'u 6n5
am bin able to leave YOU much money.
Bill It's all got TO go 10 yer mother md
sisters But I've bequeathed YOU that
there job at MugIys we've bin at sue, a
tine. Don't 'urry over II, Bill and ,t.il
Always Keep you out of want, anyway.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

/ In Grand Army Hall this evening. Also
extensive preparations are being made for
a fitting service at Arlington. where Rep
resentative Poindexter. Of Washington.
will be the principal speaker at the Span
ish war section.
Section Chief Strickrott, OF the press
room. after using the remainder Of his
leave fishing at Chesapeake Beach, has
returned, looking much benefited by the
outing.
Pressmen L. V. Adams and 4. o. Ro-
salsky have been transferred 70 the postal
card section.
Miss Amy c. Kelleher, Mrs Flora b.
Smith. and Mrs Addie NJ Stern are
among those detailed to the postal card
| section
Messenger LeapIey is stIn absent from
the preSsroom on account Of Illness.
Mrs. Louise Gregory, Of the pressroom,
who recently sustained a fracture Of the
right hand, is reported much improved.
w. K. Koch. Of the pressroom, is on
leave without pay.
The Decoration Day concert by the
Government Printing Office Chorus, un-
der the direction Of Prof. Benjamin A.
Linehack. at the noon hour yesterday.
was fully UP 10 the mark OF these popu-
lar occurrences IN the past, and the al
tendance was practically the entire Of
fee force. The programme rendered was
as follows:
Their silent Tents q Green ........... Parks
Ais, Rate " Ellis
The BOYS Who Wore The Blue" .....-.-.-..,. Parks
Address. Hon. William A. Bodsuberg
Representative In Congress fr0m Illinois
The Les. Chord Sullivan
The ladies and gentlemen comprising
the chorus are:
BENJAMIN A. L1neback. director; Mrs Dslphine
". Brown accompauist. Miss Kate " Ellis Miss
y Ruckdaeschl. Miss L. RuusdcU Miss NJ Walsh.
Mis- N. + Ko,ster. Mrs c. p. HolI!uEcr. Miss K
sweeney. Miss 7. G.. N0rcli. Miss VI. Geiscudcrfer
Miss F. L. Miller. Miss II. Bunch. Mrs. J. l..
Thornton Miss T. 4. Featlerstcue Miss f. Dome
berg. Mrs. +. +. larson. T. I. Jones' J. Z. PuTvs
!. Morrison. J. /. Holland. +. A. lang. T.. W
Briducu D. y Klapp J.. B. Fste J. A. Hanoi
G. +. Sullivan. II. J. Reifsld Cyrus Cook. G. J.
Brautley. L. L. Neal. E. S. Moorhead. +. T. Pyue.
and ". Fitzggrad.
An open meeting OF Womans Aux
Hilary. No. l3. 10 Columbia Union. No
lol, viii be held al its next meeting on
the evening OF Thursday. June . az
Typographical Temple. In addition 20
installation Of officers, there viii be an
entertainment after which refreshments
VIII be served. cordial invitation IS
extended 20 members Of No. l0l on that
occasion.
Louie O'Neill, Of the linotype force, is
a baseball fan OF high degree and long
standing. A story IS told of Louie in his
younger days. being in a Western town
when things were not coming at the rate
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
AdontIng French FnshIonE-

Official statistics show that the num-
her Of German marriages is decreasing
annually. In Prussia there were only 312. -
Oo0 marriages In 1903. against $1,000 in
1907.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
THE CROSSED SWORDS.

Written for The Washington Herald BY reluest.l
1 hung two swords on my wall today,
One fought with the blue, one with the
gray;
Both Of the blades are covered with rust
And the hands that held them dust to
dust"
Both were heroes. both were brave.
Both fought like tigers their flag to save
Both lived It out mid shot and shell.
Both captured colors before they fell
Each thought he was the right defending
Each thought ne was the wrong contend
ing;
One spilled his blood for the color gray,
The other the blue fought his life away.
Both knew the glory Of a battle gained,
Both saw their flag battered and stained
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
AMRoADEBs KILLED IL ONE YEAR

Frederick Hoffman, statistical expert
Of the Prudential Life Insurance Com
pany, tells US that among brakemen who
die between the ages Of fifteen and
twenty-four, from = per cent 10 s. per
cent die by accident. The table given
here shows that out OF the l25 railroad
employees who during the one year met
violent death in the course Of their work.
IS per cent were brakemen. Among the
injured about the same proportion (42
per cent? are brakemen.
Hump shifting" 1sending cuts Of cars
over a rise beyond which many tracks
ramtfy from the main 'lead'D IS an
operation that involves special danger 10
the brakeman. y brakeman must ride
each draft Of cars as Il is cut of on top
OF the rise. The cars are going fast.
sometimes fifteen miles an hour. Il is
the brakemans duty 10 slow down the
cars, leaving them enough momentum to
accomplish the coupling with other cars
Of the train Of which they ara 10 become
a part Il takes experience and skill 70
ride cars over the hump and II takes
nerve. The men admit that they do not
like it.
Six OF the brakemen included in the
table We're killed in hump
One lost his balance while putting on
brakes; one slipped and fell while riding
his cut down: another was jolted OFF
when the cars bumped AT the bottom.
One was killed trying 10 save the man
riding q cut ahead of him. He put on
was riding and he met the very death
from which he had saved the man in
front He was knocked of and run over
Another mans death was due 10 a de-
fective coupling. The sixth was boy OF
eighteen who spent his first night OF
railroading on the hump-and his last.
The cut he was riding was bumped by A
following cut and he was thrown to his
death. This was a Pennsylvania railroad
case. A yardmaster on that same road
told me that a new man ought never 10
he put on the hump at night-the fact
that the force was short (as in this easel
was no excuse for il.
Next to braklng the best known duty
Of the brakeman is coupling Since the
passing Of the Federal safety appliance
act Of lS93 requiring automatic couplers.
the number OF accidents IN coupling has
been much reduced. With these couplers
in good order II is never necessary to 20
between the ends Of cars. The brakeman
can raise the lock pin and open the
lnuckle and then stand aside while the
cars couple.
Why, then, were nine men killed in the
act of coupling cars in one year in ALE
gheny County? Some, undoubtedly. be-
cause Of their own haste and reckless
ness. If a coupler doesn't work the first
time. nine out of ten brakemen will go
in between the cars and try 10 make Il
work At least three Of the brakemen
killed. however, were absolutely Obliged
to so in between the cars-two because
the automatic coupler was broken and
one because he was making a chain
coupling on shop cars. The law covers
only cars used IN interstate traffic There
is no such requirement 10 be found in the
statutes Of Pennsylvania Five Of these
nine coupling accidents occurred on
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

During the week James B. Knapp
press reviser for several years past, died
at his residence. 500 Seventh street north
east OF pneumonia Never OF q robust
constitution. yet his death was unex-
pected. Mr.. Knapp was appointed as a
compositOr in the G.. p O. from Buff
alo. ~ Y, in January. 1855. lie was first
assigned TO the Job room, and during
Public Printer Benedict's first admins
tration was appointed assistant foreman
to Foreman r. +. Hasty. Subsequently
he held various preferred situation. The
deceased was a quiet, unobtrusive man.
and very generally liked. He was
capable. and prior 20 coming 70 Wash
ington was foreman of the extern
sive Job Office Of Haas & Kelley. Buffalo.
y. Y. James Knapp was IN the fifty
fourth year Of his age. and is survived
by two daughters and one son. William
a. NJ. Knapp. a pressman in the Gov
ernment Printing Office. Mrs Knapp. the
wife and mother. died several years ago.
At the conclusion Of the services at tho
family residence on Thursday evening
the remains were conveyed 70 his former
home for interment
Two well-known printers, William n.
Fisher. foreman Of the Library branch.
and George ?. DoweI. Of the document
section, We're elected delegates from Non
pareil Council National Union, 10 the
approaching session OF the assembly.
which convenes at Pythian Temple June
~ A. tbor t{v,,a trrsa sarot,- o,o q, y,
elected from this Jurisdiction 20 the ses-
sion Of the senate Of the National Union
which Will meet July next at Alexandria
Bay. y. Y.
The latest MONDAY rumor in the day
document section is to the effect that
new lunch room is to be opened on
the eighth floor in the near future. We
Will not vouch for its correctness. That
a new lunch room is needed, however, Is
an assured fact
Compositors John R Brown and Rich
ard S Peed, OF the document section.
have been detailed, temporarily. to the
War branch.
Two weu-known compositors OF the
document section, Thomas l. McEneany
and Claude A. Pate. have been detailed
% the Navy section.
A detail to the linotype section from the
document comprises Joseph VI. Thomp-
son. Eugene Srohmeyer. Steve Shanks.
Alfred J. Boyer. and Joseph I Keefer.
The organization of q chapel composed
Of the employees (printers) in the Offices
OF the foreman OF printing. assistant
foreman Of printing. and the copy ed!-
tors has been perfected. with Harry w
Templar chairman and Jacob c. I.esher
secretary. The total membership approx
imates twenty-four, including both day
and night workers. It was certainly
happy thought which suggested its forma-
tion. and the unanimity in the selection Of
tho officers is cOmmendable.
Harry D. Easterbrook. of the night
proof section. passed away suddenly on
Monday night last Of heart disease. The
deceased was appointed to the Govern
ment Printing Office from Iona, Mich.
about seventeen years ago. near the
close Of Public Printer Palmer's first ad-
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

The service men OF the Spanish War
Veterans, many Of whom are employed in
the Office, are busy making arrangements
for their memorial services, 10 be held
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

Harry D. Easterbrook. of the night
proof section, passed away suddenly on
Monday night last Of heart disease. The
deceased was appointed to the Govern
ment Printing Office from Iona. Mich.
about seventeen years ago. near the
close Of Public Printer Palmer's first ad-
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

Louie O'NeiH. Of the linotype force, is
a baseball fan OF high degree and long
standing. A story IS told of Louie in his
younger days. being in a Western town
when things were not coming al the rate
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

Washington. May q, 1910
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

Hynes Terry Of the guide force. has
been acting doorkeeper while l-9uis Neuer
has been taking a vacation.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

Edward E. Neal one time an employe
of the proofroom, has received the Re-
publican nomination for Congress in the
Ninth Indiana district Mr.. Neal is a
personal friend OF Bob Martin, Of the lob
proOfrOom.
The Washington times., 1910-09-19
MAY START
IN WORLDS SERIES
Connie Mack Pleased With
His Work In Yesterday
days Game.

DETROIT. Mich. Sept. 19.-Connie
Mack has received further proof that
DyZert is good enough 20 participate in
tho worlds series, If called upon Last
time out Dygert pitched swell game
ana it was announced that he was IN
shape to take his turn and win his
games. Yesterday he proved that that
performance was nc mistake Score. A.
DygeTt used to be a welcome visitor
at Bennett Park. The Tigers were wont
TO larrUp him any time they didn't wax,
and got their batting eyes 50 sharpeusd
on his offerings that no matter who was
sent in as relief he was made 70 wish
he was away from there But yester-
day four hits were all he allowed the
Tigers Two Of these came in one in
ming and one Of the brace was an elu-
sive bInt- one Of the other two was
half-heart slam which Dygert
knocked down but could not get 10 In
tine for a throw. That left two clean
singles as the proper total Of Tiger slug
ging against the short pitcher
The Athletics took only seven hits
from MuIlin. all singles but one. Three
Of them came ID the last two inninGs-
But Muilin was not as good as the
score indicates Only one strike-out IL
edited 10 him and this was by grace
4 too much buntation by Dygert, the
third one going foul
When the bat OF an Elephant hit the
bSU the whack was Of the resounding
variety. Except that the Athletics were
taxing another easy work cut they
likely could have mace the score more
one-sided. However. g. counts lust as
much toward that 100 and Connie is
glad to give his boys little rest before
they go into the big ooi1Es. Just as the
Giants had rest in 1895, while the Mack
men entered the fray all tired out and
unable To do themselves justice
The Washington times., 1910-09-19
ATHLETICS ARE CHOSEN
BY COMPETENT JUDGES
HozU They Dope #

case OF confidence. The team getting the
lucky breaks viii win We always got
them in the past We VIII do 50 again
Several baseball 1en. who were
asked 10 give an opinion on the
world series, think that the break
or luck VIII play such an important
part IN determining the winner that
they are nOn-c0mmittal. They uudOubt-
edly have an opinion, but they do not
like 70 advance II because OF the IN
certainty
Charles 5. Doom, manager OF the
Phillies. and one Of the best catchers
in the game, has met them both, and
the fact that he viii not give 3 de-
ciced opinion on the winner makes II
apparent that he believes Il VIII be q.
bard struggle He says
I cannot state positively who VIII
win the worlds series from this dis
tS.nCe. To an experienced eye that has
b,Itted against both, they seem 10 %
81 evenly matched all around that /
think II viii be the team that has the
break Of luck at the beginning that
viii win Seven games is q very short
series to establish the superiority OF
one league over another"
Jennings Undecided
Hugh Jennings. the peppery manager
OF the Detroit Tigers, and the man who
has directed three American League
pennant winners IN worlds Champion
ship series, says that ne has no decided
opinion as 10 the winner. although ne
has been frequently quoted as favor
ing both the teams at various times.
Jennings asserts
a series such as the worlds cham
pi0nship IS q hard matter 20 dope. and
I would not care 20 advance any opin-
ion as 20 which team VIII win The
team that gets the jump Ia & short
series OF this kind Is usually the win
ner. and I would not be surprised II
this series would 20 the same Is ali
previous ones OF course, my cOunec-
ton with the American League viii
have me pulling for the club reDre-
senJIng that league, but as for picking
a winner. I would not care 20 do so
Hal Chase, who has been picked
generally by experts as the best frst
baseman IN the major leagues. and
who IS captain Of the New York
Americans. hopes the Athletics VIII
win But he does not want to De
Quoted as choosing them He says
4 am no prophet and therefore viii
not attempt to pick the winner in the
series between the Cubs and Athletics.
But I am pulling for the American
Lea que naturally and hope the AGh-
letiCs viii win the worlds champion
ship. They are a fine lot Of fellows
and Connie Mack VIII have them go
ing at top speed
The Washington times., 1910-09-19

IN the New York State League season
Drought 10 close Yesterday stole fG-
Dases II 10 games He 6rished the
season with a batting average on -
LlI'IHeTlnan has been drafted b, the
Atlanta tC'a-) club.
Four more wins VIII CincE the uennanf
Tor the Athletics, matheusticaIIv.
otheFVSise thew have Z nailed to the
pole at Shibe Park now.
Watch Chicago. meaning the White
SoZ. next season They tcok three
straight from Boston yesterday, and
pulled a triple play
Il was tight race in the Cotton
states League this season Green
wood COPIED the pennant with Jack
son IN second place, just six points
behind the champions
Rris Lord id Some work with the hat
Yesterday In three times at bat Brf5
made TWO hits. one q tnree-basger.
Eddie Collins boosted his batting aver
aSe IN Detroit Yesterday. making two
bits in four trips 10 the plate