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The Washington times., 1915-01-02
NINETEEN CHARTER MEMBERS.

There were nineteen printers. nearly
every man Of the craft in Washington.
present at the home of II. l.. Lewis. at
a meeting on the evening of December
II. 1914. when it was decided to perfect
an organization. A committee was ap-
pointed to draw up constitution and
by-laws and these were formally adopt
cd at subsequent meeting at the same
rlace January Z. 1915. The Columbia
Typographical Socity was the name
given the new organization and as such
it existed until 1867. when it became af-
fliated with the International Typo
Graphical Union and took it's present
name.
Prior to 1915 there had been two or
three organizations Of printers in New
York city, and the Philadelphia Typo
graphical Society was formed in 1902
it has been a benevolent institution
only. leaving that in Washington the
Oldest that still lives as a trade body.
, Temporary organizations Of printers
ana other craftsmen were not uncom-
mon In the eighteenth century. a reduc-
ton in wages or some other event Of
common interest serving to unite the
men. But when the crisis had passed
ell scmbiance Of organization usually
ceased. The first attempt to organize
try was made in New York city in
li55, when 1.-THE Typographical Society
was formed. This struggled along for
two and half years and then ceased
In i7ss the "Franklin Typographical
Society Of Journeymen Printers" was
organized there. and II struggled along
until. 1904. From that date until 1903
the New York printers had TO orsaniza-
York Typographical Society was formed
and 1t had a comparatively long life.
After Philadelphia Model.
In striking contrast to these short
lived bodies was the Philadelphia Type
graphical Society. AMI when the coin-
mittee was appointed to draft consti-
tuition for the Washing. .on society It
was instructed to model the same Ss
nearly as may be practical by that Of
the philadelphia Typographical So
ciety." During 1915 tho printers We're
organ nzed In Boston. Baltimore, AMI AL
bany. but not as carl! in the year as in
Washington.
For several years the society con-
tinued to meet in The home OF II. l..
I.eriE q privilege for wn'.a they. paid
him 81 month. INC, Growth CT the
society was steady. but slow. and ut
the beginning OF 1s4o only 365 names
had been enrolled. ead many of these
had died Or left the cit.
James PettigreW, first president OF
the society. and J. Gideon, ir.. were in
Jupe, 1918. appointed as e. correspond
ence committee" to communicate with
organized printers in other cities. and
accordingly the following month tho
sent letters to New York. Philadelphia
Albany, Baltimore. and Boston. an
nouncing the formation OF tho society
here. one paragraph OF that letter
reads:
1--WE are directed TO state for the in
formation OF tho journeyInen in your
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
Switzerland Asks u. S.
Good Offices With Turks

The Swiss minister, Paul Ritter. ask
ed the state Department today to aid
him in obtaining release of Swiss SUBJ
iects held prisoners by the Turkish au-
thorities in various Turkish cities. Tile
state Department instructed Ambassa-
dor Morgenthau to use his good offices
with the Turkish government.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
Government Loses in
keystone WatchcaSe Suit

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2-Judge Nc
Pherson, in the United States court here
today. filed an opinion denying the pc
tition of the Government for the disso-
luton Of the keystone Watch Case
Company as a trust for alleged viola
tions of the Sherman antitrust law.
The court. however. granted an in
junction against the company to pre-
vent it from carrying out boycott
measures.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
Sues for $4,000 for
Being Hit by Hearse

/ Claiming she was run over on July
a by motor hcarse belonging to the
defendants. Sarah Nevins filed a suit in
the District Supreme Court today
against Eugene r. James ard j. Arthur
James for $4,000 damages.
The accident, which is alleged to have
been due to careleSsncss. occurred near
New Jeresy avenue and s streets north
west, according 20 the petition.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
District Printers Plan To
Celebrate One Hundredth
Anniversary of Union Here
Columbia Chapter, No. 1O1, of International Body
Will Hold Exercises at Polls Theater on After
noon of January l0-Veterans as Guests.

Columbia Typographical Union No. Ol, of the International
Typographical Union the oldest organization printers
Americas that still cng original purpose will celebrate its
hnndredh anniversary January
When President Eugene Smith, of the ion calls the
meeting order Polls o'clock will occasion
Of only printers Of the Capital
craftsmen throughout United history
this country has been greatly influenced the Washington
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
South Seeks Revision
Of Naval Stores Ruling

swamped with letters from South
ern naval stores producers. Con-
Hrcssman Harrison OF Mississippi to-
day urged the State Department TO
expedite action on it's recent protest
to Great Britain against placing these
articles OH the contraband list. Act
ing Secretary Lansing heard the Cou-
gressman's protest.
The South Is extremely hard hit by
Great Britains ruling, said Harrison
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
Posse and BlOOdhOunds
Trailing Safecrackers

ST. CLA1RSVILLE. Ohio. Jan. 2.--A
posse with bloodhounds is trailing
two men who cracked the safe in the
postoffice at Flushing. Ohio. at 2 q.
m. today. and escaped toward Pied
mont with about $1,000 in moncN
and stamps and registered mail.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District or CO.
bia-PartlN cloudy and colder to-
night; Sunday fair and colder: lowest
temperature tonight about 2S degrees.
Maryland-Cloudy and colder tonight.
with local shows in the mountain dis
rrict tonight: Sunday fair and colder: !:
m"8"rat" 'n fresh wosf and northwest
-y.. ..,.., Ht colder to-
r.., " % 'a. t.G Of. er: mOder-
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
Joffre to Be Academician.

PARIS, Jan. ".--GencTal Jofirc is about
TO be nominated to tho french Academy
in place Of the late Comte dc Nun.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
Name Is Changed.

When The Columbia Typographical So
ciety Joined the national body. in 1867,
il was necessary to change its name to
union" instead of Society" The first
national convention the Washington
delega:,s attended was at Memphis,
Tenn. Juno :. 1857.
peculiar incident happened at that
time which indicates some of the diff
cultlcs encountered before tho advent
Of ;inot,pc machines. The president OF
the national union mad written a report
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
GERMANS 'WHITTLE DOWN.
FOES NAVY BY 26 SHIPS

o of
in the lloWn tnb
The Washington times., 1915-01-02

vicinity the wages given in the Dis
trict. viz:
During the sessions Of Congress.
per Ween: :.::...;...:.'.''....'..''...N9"o
During the recess, per week.. 80
FOR PREsSMEN AND COMPOST
TORS
Composition. per 1000 ms, for
brewer and upward. d.............. %
Composition: per LOO ms. less
than brewer. r........................ .a33is
Presswork. per token.............. .33ls
Presswork. per token. OH news
papers ............................ STA
Debate Over Women.
1t is said to have been the Washing
ton society that first agitated the qucs
ton Of admitting women to printers
organization. question that for
nearly forty years caused no little dis
turbancc. A letter has been found.
dated in Washington, January II, 1885.
copies of which were sent to New York,
Boston. Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
employed to break a strike in Philadei-
phia. and each society was asked what
action do you propose to take to pre-
vent further progress Of this evil
This question came up IN every con-
vention of printers until 1872, when the
]. T. L. recommended that women he
admitted to membership on the same
footing with men, provided they re-
ccivcd the same wages
The Columbia Typographical Society
was host to the first national conven-
ton of printers in America, the ocCa-
sion being the meeting here of the Ma
tional Typographical Society, Novem-
bcr Z. 1896, which continued five days.
The delegates were welcomed by the
Hon. Peter Force. then mayor of Wash
inston and a member Of the Columbia
Society. Mayor Force had been a mem
Der of the New York Typographical So
ciety in lS12 and had Joined the Wash
ington organization on coming here in
1916. He was the first free member"
Of the Washington society. At the 1885,
convention. delegates were present from
New York, Baltimore, Washington.
Harrisburg, and Philadelphia. but the
Philadelphia delegate was denied scat
because certain of his personal acts
were haid to bar him.
Tho Nationsl Typographical Society
did not long continue and it was sue
ceeded bv the National Typographical
Union, which held its initial convention
in Cincinnati In May. 1852. This union
has continued. and, with the adoption
Of a new constitution at the Albany con-
vention In 1869. it became the Interna-
tionai Typographical Union as it exists
today.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02

iiy thsn the RusslaGs
Germans Make Slight Gains.
In the Mlawa region the Germans
have vainly tried TO assume the offen-
sive, and severe fighting continues
there. Slight German gains are ad-
mitted at several points. but none OF
the Russian strategic positions are as
yet Threatened.
The Germans who had erected earth
Janyshew. opposite NysoErod, have
been shellcd and driven back to the
opposite shore by Russian steamers. on
which heavy artillery was mounted. The
been heavy.
Between the lower vistula and the
Pilica river the, Germans under the COW
er Of their heavy guns, attacked in
gains which, however, they reiinquish-
ed after a series of counter assaults
Heavy losses were sustained by both
sides In this fighting.
Fighting Continues Unchecked.
At Lyskov, on the Bzura. the Germans
attacked in great force last night, but
failed to make any headway. In the
vicinity of Rawa the latest reports say
that the Germans are continuing their
activity. and that the fighting continues
without indication of an early decision
being reached
Between the mouths Of the Biala end
Rylka rivers and south Of the Pilica
in tho vicinity of Opoczno and Lubo-
china the Germans are renewing their
offensive and the fighting there is in
creasing in intensity.
In Galicia the Russians carried the
Qualifications of the village Of Mshonka,
near Corlice, taking 5000 prisoners and
ten guns. The battle is still in progress
in this region, the enemy attacking and
counter. attacking. using bayonefa ard
hand grenades supported by their ar
nlorod motor cars
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
Germans Make Slight Gains.

Turkish forces have lost far more bcav-
ily than the Russians.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-05-27
A DIVINE COVENANT.

God Almighty gave Eve to Adam
with the pledge that she would be his
helpmeet and with this order of COM
panionship, civilization has lowered
to it's greatest heights. In this rela-
tionship, God has blessed woman and
man has honored her and after four
thousand years of progress, she now
proposes to provoke God to decoy
man by asking for suffrage, thereby
by amending an agreement to which
she was not party.
Woman, remember that the Israelite
scorned divine covenant, and as q
result wandered forty years In the
wilderness without God. Likewise
man should remember that 1t Is
dangerous thing to debase woman by
law. Rome tried lowering woman's
standard and an outraged civilization
tore the clothes off the backs of the
human race and turned them out to
roam in the world naked and un-
ashamed. ..
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-05-27

suspension of the 1915 Maxwell is the same costly
combination of long semi -elliptical front springs
and the three-Quarter elliptic rear springs that
Is used on most heavy weight. high priced cars.
Tho Maxwell offers you every essential of the high
est priced machines at fifth of their cost.
One Size of Tire-Anti-Skds on Rear
The Maxwell is of the easiest cars in the
world on tires Maxwell owners carry but one
tire and but size of spare tubes. Econoni-
ical 80 inch 3H inch tires used all around.
famous make Of anti-skid tires are supplied
on rear wheels.
A Dependable Electric Starter
For $55 extra, you can have your Maxwell de-
livered equipped with the famous Simms- Hun cleo
trio starter This starer is efficient. trouble proof
and easily operated.
And the Maxwell is completely equipped from tho
clear vision, yentilatng windshield at the front
to the spare tire carrier at the rear.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-05-27
Low "Up.keep" Carburetor

Low "Up.keep" Carburetor
The carburetor used on the Maxwell was espec-
ialy designed for 1t after long and severe tests
under every conceivable condition. Economy tours
conducted by hundreds Of dealers and owners in
efficiency, its quick response to throttle and its
extremely low consumption of gasoline 1t has
been termed the "low up-keep" carburetor.
Irreversible Steering Gear
The greatest margin of safety has been pro-
vded in the steering gear of the 1915 Maxwell
The Maxwell irreversible steering mechanism is
Of the expensive worm-and-gear type and its su-
perorty every other type lies in its many
adjustments. At no time is more than fourth OF
the bearing surface Of the gear which orerates
the in use. When needed, a new bearing
surface may be had by adjusting the gear a quarter
OF turn. In short the Maxwell steering gear
Heavy Car Comfort
What surprises most people is the smooth. buoy
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-05-27

pull the car out OF any mud or sand. The Maxwell
has threespeed selective sliding transmission
because Maxwell engineers do not consider any
other type to be worthy of the Maxwell
Double.Shell Radiator with Shock
Absorbing Device
The Maxwell radiator is of handsome design,
gracefully curved. and 1t is built to be trouble
proof. 1t is the expensive double shell type and
has ample cooling capacity. The radiator is
mounted to the frame by means of n shock alb
sorbing device each side, which relieves the
radiator of all twists and distortions of the frame
caused by roughness of the road, The shock alb
sorbng device also minlmzes the possibility of
radiator leaks
The Roomy Full 5-Passenser Body
Adjustable Front Seat
The 1915 Maxwell has full grown 5-passenger
body. The front seat is adjustable. You can move
1t three inches forward backward. This makes
the car really comfortable for the driver. No
reaching for short people. Most drivers seats are
made to fit anyone-so fit
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-05-27
Read This List of Expensive Features.
Attractive Streamline Body

Attractive Streamline Body
Pure streamline body graceful crown tenders,
with all rivets concealed All the grace. style
and snap that you will find in Of the highest
priced
A High Tension Magnetic
Nearly all the high priced cars have high tension
magnetos. A high tension magnetic gives positive
ignition. The Simms magnetic, with which the Max
well is equipped is recognized as one OF the best
magnetos made
Left Side Drive-Central Control
Left side steer with gear shifting levers in center
OF driving compartment-center control-has been
accepted by leading makers of expensive automo-
biles the safest and most comfortable for the
driver that is why the Maxwell has it. The Max
well is easy to drive and control that child
can handle 1t.
Three-Speed Sliding Gear Transmission
All high priced have a sliding gear trans
mission. 1t is costly to make. but 1t is the best
II the motor has the power, sliding gears will
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-05-27

tain hill-climbs ever made-Mt. Hamilton
and Mt. Wilson.
Take speed and endurance, for example
when you buy Maxwell you buy car made
by the same designers-the same chief engi-
neer-from the same Maxwell Laboratory,
heat-treated, tested steel, that was used in the
Maxwell Racers in which Barney Oldfield
and "Billy" Carlson both broke the 300
mile nonstop race records in Corona and
San Diego.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-05-27

We give you these two vital things, and
then just about every other detail of re-
finement, comfort and endurance that you
can think of.
Take power and hill.climbing ability, for
example-when you buy a 1915 Maxwell
you buy an exact duplicate of the stock
Maxwell cars in which "Wild Bill" Turner
and "Billy" Carlson broke two Worlds Re-
cords in two of the toughest, roughest noun
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-05-27

Here are the two vital things that any sane
man wants when he buys an automobile
In the first place
"a handsome, real automobile that
he can be proud to ride in.
In the second place
"a powerful, fast, economical auto
mobile that will take him any,
where and bring him back.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
Unique Question
 in Supreme Court

Little Rock, Aug. 12.-A somewhat unique question has been raised in Supreme Court in a case that has just been filed, that of the City of Para gould vs Bill Mcdonald jr. The ques- tlon IS whether a city has the right to charge license for an automobile hired to carry passengers to another city.
 It is agreed that the defendant is not wholly or primarily engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire in automobiles, and that he has at no time carried passengers for hire from one point to another within the limits of the city of Paragould and that he has paid the state license as the owner of an automobile, but has no license as required under the ordinances of the city of Paragould.
 He did, however, carry passenger for hire from Paragould to Walcott, distance of twelve miles, and for doing this without possessing city license he was fined $15.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12

the notes Of farmers and merchonts secured ny proper warehouse rcceipts TOT cotton and accompanied by evidence of insurance"
 Memper banks, the letter says. which offer these notes to federal reserve banks for rediscount should be reodv to state the grade and market vaue of the cotton, and the notes should be in the customary collateral form. provid. ing the right to call for additional SC. curity !a event of material decline in market value
 The amount to be advanced would be left primarily to the judgment of the member bank" says the letter
 The board suggests that the reserve banks call attention of their member banks to the desirability of reserving storage space for such cotton as is 10 be used as security for loans in locali ties where warehouse facilities are in- adequate. The letter says that. while there is not sufficient warehouse space in the south to take care of the entire cotton crop. there Is probably ample Facility for the proper storage of all cotton likely to be pledged for loans.
 While there seems to be no reason to believe that the worlds present and potential supply of cotton is out of proportion to requirements during the next twelve months. it is nevertheless important because of our lack of ade- quate shipping facilities, as we'll as re- striction brought about by the war upon free exports to all countries, that ample means be provided for the prop CT handling and effective marketing of cotton"
 Similar means may be taken to aid in financing other agricultural prod. ucts. the letter says. wherever there is available system of warehouses. ele- vators or other approved means of storing and certifying
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
Tuesday Last Day for
 Paying Franchise Tax

Little Rock, Aug. 12.-Tuesday was the last day for the payment of the annual franchise tax without penalty The total paid into the state treasury IS little more than $153,OOO.
 Yell county settled yesterday, pay ing in balance of $34,251. of which about $10,000 was in general revenue.
 The outstanding warrants now ag- gregate less than $2OO,OOO, and there are yet nine or ten counties to settle, including Pulaski which will probably turn over about $100,000 in warrants. For time yesterday there was a breathing period at the State Treas ury when there was genral rvenue on hand and no warrants in sight to take it up.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12

and, finding the railway to Wilma mo- nopolized for military purposes. they took the line to the east temporarily crowding Moscow, Vladova and Brest- Litovsk. Many of these lost theil homes in the outlying portions of War saw, the destruction of which became military necessity.
 All the territory immediately to the west Of Warsaw, containing large fac tories, Polish estates and peasant dwellings, now present blackened and uninhabitabe areas.
 Care had been taken that no subur- ban factories should fall into the hands of the Germans and be converted to their use Chief among those destroy ed was the ST 100000 sugar factory be- longing to Polish lawyer, Eugene Karaluk. with more than 20O0 tons of sugar
 The factories in the city itself, al- though abandoned, had not yet been destroyed when the refugees left the capital.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
SOLDIERS SMITTEN BY BEES.
Thinking They Have Been Struck by
 Shells, They Fall.

The Third regiment, Kentucky na- tional guard, met decisive defeat in the battle of Bon Harbor, the attacking army being made up of the First and Second regiments. The defeat was brought about by the use of automo- piles by members of the Louisville reg iment, who reached the front before the Third realized that the machines contained soldiers.
 During the battle several of the sol diers thought that they had been hit by shells and fell to the ground. Mem bers of the hospital corps examined the wounds and discovered that the men had been stung by bumblebees.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
Levee Board Begins Suit
 Condemnine Work

Little Rock, Aug. 12.-The Board of the Linwood- Auburn Levee District has brought suit in Jefferson Circuit court to condemn the right of way for their proposed levee across the state farm in Lincoln county. The suit is to be heard next Monday be- fore Judge Grace. Attorney General Moose will contest the condemnation of the property, and if the state loses, will probably resort to injunction proceedings to prevent the taking of the states property.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
"ROaRiNG WAVE OF FIRE,"
 IS HURLED BY GERMANS.
Many of the Victims Die From Sutfo-
 cation In Intense Heat.

dispatch from the Daily Chront cle's correspondent in the north of France says that an officer who was on the fighting line when the Germans attacked with blazing gases has given his impressions of this novel engine of warfare as follows:
 II don't think the use of these flames was any less formidable than that of asphyxiating gases. Their effect at short range is much worse, but it Is easier to find shelter from them. The flames carry only a relatively short distance and cannot reach you long way off. as often is the case with poi son gases.
 The flame Is yellow with blue nucleus and Is directed through pow erful air jet It springs from the ground level and expands into roar ing wave of fire. Indeed, the flame is very much like that of common Bun sen burner, used in a laboratory, only yellower.
 The pressure of air or other gas that is used to force the infammable liquid through the jet must be enormous, in view of the volume and fury of the flame. Many of the victims died sim ply from suifocation, caused by the in- tense heat that rolled forward in front of the flames. which did not touch them"