The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Items, General and PERSONAL
Of Interest to q. i. q. Workers

type section. Harry Howe, FRANK ".
Jones, Arthur F. Martin, Charles w.
Radley, and Joseph G. Stelle, linotype
operators, 50 cents per hour, linotype sec
ton, to makers-up. 50 cents per hour,
linotype section.
The Memorial Committee of Column
bia Union, at its last meeting, ordered
a beautiful wreath to be placed on the
grave of the late Thomas L. Jones, who
at the time Of his death was a member
of the committee, and one of the most
useful and worthy members of the
union.
Six of the linotype machines have
been equipped with four-disk water-cool-
ed molds, thus enabling the operator to
ures, with different type, within one
minute. These molds were purchased on
recommendation of Charles S. Gum, as
an experiment, but their utility is so
apparent that the Public Printer will
doubtless order the equipment of the
entire plant with them. Experiments
heated metal pots in the linotype sec
tioR. which are proving successful, and
their adoption generally will aid
greatly from a sanitary standpoint.
Regular meeting of Columbia Typo
graphical Union at 2:3O to-day at the
Temple
Arthur J. Williams, assistant foreman
of the foundry molding room, was elect
ed worthy patron of Brooklyn Chapter,
Nc. II, Order of the Eastern Star, at
their last meeting. Mr.. Charles H. Cove,
of the jobroOm, being reelected secretary
for the fifth term al the same meeting
Mr.. Cove is the only man holding the
office of secretary in the order in the
District; all the other chapters having
lady members filling that office.
Two well-known bookbinders. Laird S
Neal and Otto ]. Hammerbacker, were
warder of King David Lodge, No. 2S,
F. A. A. NJ, at their communication on
Tuesday last.
Mr.. John L. Ginck, who died recently at
New Oxford, Pa, retained his member
ship in Columbia Union. As an employ
ing printer and forman here in the Dis
trlct for many years. ne was highly re-
spected, and several G. ?. o. men who
served their time under him speak of him
in loving terms.
In the columns of the Topeka Ckans)
State Journal. Mr.. Frank p. McLennan,
its editor and publisher recently paid
the 1. T. L. and the Topeka Typo
graphical Union a high compliment In
part, he said:
The writer has been dealing with the
typographical union in Topeka for
twenty-six years. continuously ever since
he har Of
paper. In that long period, over a quar-
ter of a century, there has been no diff
Guilty between the typOgrap aphical union or
SaniZation and the Topeka State Journal
that has not been settled by a plan which
we think far better than arbitration.
ut is admitted that arbitration is a big
thing for the big papers. but we think
the plan which this writer has, and which
he has copyrighted, IS a better one than
the great plan of arbitration; that is,
better for the smaller newspaper offices.
If We were printing paper in a large
city. we would probably sign what is
known as the arbitration agreement
with President Lynch. of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union. and hate the
contract approved and attested by the
Topeka Typographical Union, No 121.
Our plan, which we think beats arbitra =
tion in this one instance, is contained in
the ono word 'conCiliatiOn.'
There has never been a strike in the
composing room of the Topeka State
Journal since the present owner took
charge. The relations between him and
the union have always been amicable
and pleasant. At times they have been a
trif1e strained by outsiders who under
took to dictate and have the typogra phi
cal union people and the State Journal
newspa per do something that neither one
Of the contracting parties desired to do.
But that is another story. Any differ
ence that has arisen. and IL has been
generally one OF wages, has been ad-
justed without the imposition Of strike
which would have injured both the
printer and the paper.
Perhaps the Topeka Typographical
Union may be an exception to the rule.
1t may be composed of a fairer set of
men and women-those good people who
work in our composing room. 1t is be-
lieved, however, by the writer that the
representation in Topeka is a fair repre-
sentation of the union in other cities OF
our class. This is thought to be true
because the man who is at the head OF
the typographical union in this country
and Canada is a fair man. The writer
knows him personally: has heard him
speak many times. and meets him, as
a rule at least once a year in New York
City, in the spring at the time Of the
annual meetings of the Associated Press
and the American Newspaper Publishers
Association during the fourth week in
April
Mr.. Lynch generally makes a speech
to the newspaper men. It is always a
gem. 1t, bristes with fairness and with
every sentiment that stands for indus
trial peace.
with a man like Mr.. Lynch, whose
headquarters is in Indianapolis, at the
head of the great International Typo