The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

parent each year, ana the "OTh VI III
William J. Manning more appreciated by
the large force of employees
During the year ended June 80. 1911,
there were treated 2,1oS cases, SOL OF
which were surgical and LIP medical.
or this number, I,142 returned to work
after treatment, only 2O4 being sent to
their homes, two deaths occurring in the
Office Acute indigestion necessitated
treatment for the greater number or
cases, there being 167 such, there being
Ill cases of cephalgia and los Of enteral-
gia, 20 cases of Ia grippe, and of mumps.
Burns and sprains necessitated surgical
treatment in the greater number of cases,
there being So of each. OF the surgical
cases, l45 returned to work after treat
ment 11S being of so serious nature
that the patients were sent to their
homes On the advice of DR.. Manning,
safeguards have been applied to the
machinery to the extent that accidents
from this cause have been reduced TO he
minimum, and are the result of careless
ness in most cases.
Separations for the week included Mrs.
Elizabeth X. Bradley, pressfeeder: Rich
ard E. BeaIl, ir.. temporary compositor,
resigned; Harry A. Dyson, skilled la
borer, resigned; Norman f. Sill, tempor-
ary messenger boy, resigned; Raymond
NJ. Pirie, temporary messenger boy, re-
signed: Miss Irene Robertson, press
feeder. resigned, and Rodney c. Daffer,
skilled labOrer, resigned.
Fifty-three employees of the G. P. o.
were beneficial during the year ended
June 50. 1911, under the employers liza
biIity act. the total amount paid by the
Public Printer being s4995.S5. The maxi
mum amount paid an employe was S732,
the minimum being SS.
BENJAMIN F. Hasson, a former COM
positor in the spess. has been reinstat-
ed with an assignment to the document
section day.
The annual entertainment of Book
binders Union. No. 4, will be given this
year at Pythian Temple on the evening
Of December so. the chief feature being
an old-time minstrel show, with "Brud-
der Bones" and "Brudder Tambo' and
all the accessories OF a good first part.
including the singing of the Bookbinders'
GIee Club. William Charles Conner has
the rehearsals in charge. and will be the
irterIOrutor in the BE seated. gentle
men," prelude part he has been IA
TIilar with since the days OF Billy Birch
and Charley BackuO, at Az Broadway.
Miss Leta NJ. Wheeler has been trans
fer4ed fom the document section night
to the day side.
Appointments during the week: Ben
jamtn F. Hasson. reinstated as Compos-
tor: Samuel II. Lenoir, Joseph w.
Becker, David q. Mckenzie, and John
G. Hickok. temporary cOmpositors;
Ralph G. Hargett, messenger boy; Mrs.
Emma d. Mcdonald, reinstated as press
feeder: Mrs. Mary l. Willis, temporary
preSsfeeder; Mrs. Belle Bright, Miss Mae
T. Kane. Mrs. Mary A. Davis. Mrs.
Florence r. Boteler. pressfecders; Stanley
Il. Gilbert, linotype operator: Frederick ID.
WEI, Teinstated as caster helper; Reed F.
Martin. Floyd P. Wilcox. Sidney c.
Harpine. probationary skilled laborers;
Thomas l.. DevveaL George Is. Smackum.
David H. Pugh. Harry SmallwOOd. Will
lam A. Parker, Walter s PadEett, Will
lam L. Jones, Harry SayIes, George II.
Hogan. Walter Whiting, John A. Her
bert. John X. Holland, Clarence y. Lon
gus John r. Thomas. temporary skilled
laborers.
Skilled Lsborer William R. Robinson
has been transferred to the document
day section from the night side.
Mr. Clayton Stanford. wel-known
downtown printer. who recently received
a temporary appointment to the docu-
ment section day. has been Very sick
the past two weeks
The dead-Ietter sales have many
patrons among the G. p O. people, and
Jim Brooke. of the monotype section.
has been remarkably successful in picking
bargains on numerous occasions: but the
little god of luck this time was on the
side of Joe Fritz. of the night document
section. VINO bid in package for sixty
five cents. said package consisting of
several useful articles. including two
pairs OF gloves, and one of the gloves
contained A big silver dollar.
Capt Jack Carr custodian of Jack
son Alley. declares that the substitu-
tion of motor vehicles generally in ham
ding the supplies of the Office has ma
terially aided him in his crusade against
profanity, these showers" being of a
difficult class than the former mule
pilots.
The customary detail of twelve COM
pOsitors for the Surgeon Generals Cata-
logue, season of 19I1-12 has been made,
and the work commenced. The job is
hand set, and has always been executed
in the document section.
Recent promotions include: Charles f.
MaIpas foreman, Library binding section,
5000 per annum, to acting foreman of
binding, $500 per annum. Martin r.
Speelman, officeman and examiner, 20
cents per hour. Office foreman of binding,
to acting foreman, 5000 per annum, for
warding and finishing section. John T.
Maddox. maker-up. 60 cents per hour. to
maker-Up in charge, 65 cents per hour,
monotype section. William F. Leatzow,
proofreader, so cents per hour, to reviser,
s. cents per hour, proof section might.
Eli NJ. Wheat, proofreader, so cents per
hour, proof section (night), to deskman,
81 cents per hour, proof section might.
Everett NJ. Pierce and William H.
Staudenmayer, pressman, press division,
to money order division. James F. Col
well, compositor, 90 cents per hour, to
maker-up, 90 cents per hour, linotype Sec
ton. Lewis Jackson, compositoT, so cents
per hour, TO imposer, so cents per hour,
linotype section. John J. Callahan, press
man in charge, 90 cents per hour, to
pressman in charge, IS cents per hour,
press division intermediate force). Ar
thur J. Wadsworth and Robert w. Bur-
CESS, monotype operators, so cents per
hour, to makers-up, so cents per hour
monotype section, day 10 night. Arthur
F. Tucker, compositor, so cents per hour
monotype section day, to maker-up, so
cents per hour, monotype section (nighD.
David A. Taylor, compositOr, so cents per
hour, to imposer, IS cents per hour, mono
type section, day to night. Charles o.
Doten, compositor, so cents per hour, to