The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
Items, General and Personal,
Of Interest to q. p 9. Workers

teal. upon reflection. to incorporate in any contract
for the purchase OF machinery for this ofce clause
SITTING forth that the manufacturer or agent Of the
machine shall place indemnity bond with
surety company to the amount of, say. u 10 reF
cent of the total cost of the machine which in turn
is to during the estimated life PERIOD Of
upon. such bond to be drawn upon b. the government
after accident for the purchase Of safety devices.
hifNarks. mechanical guards. &c, TO be placed upon
the specific machine 50 covered.
OF the medical cases, treatment for
acute indigestion was given for the great
er number, 119: diarrhea next. 102. and
headache, 101. There were IS cases Of
vertigo, q of nervous collapse, A of syn
cope II of hysteria. 10 Of grip and 2
Of mumps. Two deaths occurred in the
Office, one being by suicide.
Regular meeting Of Columbia Typo
graphical Union at 2:3o to-day at the
Temple.
Three deaths among the members Of
Columbia Typographical Union during the
current month.
The Macon (Ga) correspondent of the
Typographical Journal says Of the death
of Mr.. H. c. Billings. two of whose sons
are well and favorably known here:
The untimey death Of H. C. Billings c'Uncle
Josh'0 By being down by . train in front Of his
home near Atlanta, Ga. will Be sreiy regretted by
his thousands Of friends al the United States
For more than fifty years he had been an honored
member Of the typographical union. and his loyalty
and efforts in advancing the cause Of unionism arc
matter Of history which will reflect credit his
name until tho end Of time T. E Billings. his
eldest son, until recently foreman Of the Macon
Telegraph 10 q prosperous planter near this city.
Harry Billings another son, Of the Government
Printing Oficc, attended the fupsal at Rose Hill
Cemetery at this place. Mrs W. W. KirkrA1ick.
a.. to
funeral.
]. ]. McMullen. formerly secretary
treasurer Of the International Printing
Pressmen and Assistants Union, paid
Washington a visit recently in the inter-
est Of a printing device for which he is
now on the road. Macs friends here say
man. as do many of the pfessmen who
take to that profession.
The abolition of the Weather Bureau
branch returns to the G. p. o. another
well-known printer in Daniel McCallum,
who was employed here q number Of
years before going to the weather ONCE.
A new appointee among the tempo
raries in the house Of correction con-
fessed that he was inexperienced in that
line. modestly asserting that as a job
printer he had always put up his work
in such shape that there was no correct
ing.
Howard Sherman, proofroom referee, Is
again detailed at the Capitol. assisting in
compiling and revising the Congressional
Directory.
The banquet which follows the installa-
tion Of onicers Of G. p. o. Council, Ma
tional Union. annually is one Of the
events looked forward to among ONCE
people. and the one this year Is conceded
by all who attended As being nrst class
in every particular. The attendance vas
large, the fare good. and Elmer Dement,,
with the able assistance Of Tom Jones
and Fred Hinke, had q programme Of
song. music, and fun that was . hum
mer. President Glenn, o. toastmaster,
showed that he 10 IN experienced per-
1oemee himself and the only Billy An