Evening star., 1916-01-09


Roberts. who is an ex-president of Co
lumbia Typographical Union and d
former employe in the office, was ap
ipointed labor commissioner of Porte
gagged in the duties of that Office.
Brady n. Buckholz of the night mono
type keyboard section has been con
flned to his home the past week will
an attack of rheumatism.
| William B. NJ. Smoot of the building!
division received an injury to his hea6
Monday. caused by coming in contact
with an iron pipe while at work cutting
a trench in the boiler house basement.
! Mrs Mary E. Whaley of the press di
vision has been detailed to the State
War and Navy branch the past week.
! James E. Angel of the linotype sec
an absence of several weeks due to
| illness.
! Charles Richter of the engineers sec
| tion is on leave of absence.
Among those carried on the sick re-
port of the watch section the past week
are Henry II; Day. William Wford
William Bierley and James Wood
Miss c. A. Erck returned to work in
| the bindery Wednesday. having spent
the holiday vacation in New York city
The following employees of the press
division were detailed to the Office OF
the superintendent of documents the
past week: Mrs. Agnes c. Tierney. Miss
Lulu D. Jordan. Miss Jessie B. Brush,
Mrs. Johanna Riordan and Miss Flor
ence Surguy.
Miss Mary A. Donnelly. Mrs. Tmogene
SaXty, Tony Nerrosso. Francis y. Cook,
John H. Fletcher and Charles II. Will
liams. all Of the sanitary section. have
been absent on account of illness dur
ing the week.
Charles A. Morgan. copy editor in the
night proofroom. was on the sick re-
port the past week.
The following employees in the specifi-
cations division have been absent from
work on account of illness the past
week: John w Sherman, H Y. Sisbee.
W. =. Burgess end Theophilus Fitz-
gerald.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Wiilett was severely in
jured by fall while at work in the
main pressroom last week.
George l.. Sherman of the proofroom
has returned to his desk, having been
allied to his former home in Kansas
on account OF the death of his mother.
Miss Elizabeth Clarke of the press
work division spent the holiday vaca-
ton with friends in Frederick. Md.
Clair c. Barnes of the documen mt
(hand) section has been detailed to the
night linotype section.
Maurice y. Corhett has been on the
sick report of the electrical section the
past week.
Charles H. Edwards of the presswork
division has been detailed to the money
order section during the week
RI. W
nected with the watch force of the gov
errment printing office. died at his home
in Corunna. Mich. December "a. His
health having been poor for about two
years past. he resigned in June. 1914.
and had since that time made his home
with daughter living at Corunna. The
Owosso. Mich. Daily Argus devoted
more than column, along with mis-
picture. to its account of the death of
this well known Union veteran. who
time of his death.
Appointments. separations. transfers.
etc. in the government printing off1ce
for week ending Wednesday nave been
announced. as follows:
Appointments-Wil D. McNeliy,
probational compositor: Harry II. Gels
bert. probational compositor; Samuel 6.
Bullock, Winfred NJ. Nails. Adolph j.
line S. Enman. bander: William w.
Cook, temporary book kbinder: Miss
Florence Surguy. probational press
feeder; George van den Berg. proba-
tional linotype operator; Charles H.
Carver. clerk.
Separations-Bartley J. inland. tenn
porary bricklayer; Michael F. Connor,
jr.. clerk. resigned.
Transfers. etc:-John r. Quinn: mes
senger boy. $3.75 per annuIn TO $420 per
annurl, office Of superintendent of doc
uments: Walter a. Clarke. messenger
boy $3.50 per annum to $500 per annum.
Office of superintendent of documents:
John H. Yates, messenger boy $500 per
annum, to skilled laborer. 1926 per an
mum. Office of superintendent of docu-
ments: Benedict f.. Finctti clerk s120
per annum to $500 per annum. office of
the accountant: William A. Thornton
temporary linotype operator, 50 cents
per hour. to probational appointment to
linotype operator SO cents per hour
linotype section: David Parker, in
charge of section. 20 cents per hour,
n tct~ u;
ant foreman $4,000 per annum. press
division tnighD: John W.Moran. press
man 90 cents per hour, press division TO
In charge OF section, 70 cents per hour
press division intermdiate) Jesse A.
LednunI assistant foreman $1,000 per
annum. press division might. to press
man 90 cents per hour. press division
day. Henry II. Wright. clerk 81 900
Pc annum, TO clerk at sl.s00 per an
mum. Office of the chief clerk: Roland
l.. Williams. chauffeur 80 cents per
hour. delivery section, to elevator CON
ductor 20 cents per hour. electrical sec
tion: Charles 3. Amazeen, machine
helper in charge so cents per hour
40 cents per hour pamphlet binding
section: Joseph V. Gonzales. book bind
er IN charge 20 cents per hour. pamphlet
binding section. to machine helper in
charge so cents per hour. ruling and
sewing section: Miss Mary A. Sheridan
machine operator 2ILa cents per hour
night bill force. 10 skilled labor -.
cents per hour. forwarding and finish
ing section; Paul A. Sebastian, skilled
laborer 20 cents per hour, pamphlet
binding section. 10 messenger % cents
per hour. Office of superintendent of
work William X. Carpenter, skilled
Ia bo"er % cents per hour. pamphlet
binding section. TO messenger; % cents
per hour, once Of superintendent Of
work, Louis T.. IIalbleib assistant fore
man - cents per hour. pamphlet bind
ing section. to bookbinder in charge
30 cents per hour. pamphlet binding
section 'dayJ: Joseph a. Merryman,
skilled laborer 1926 per annum Office of
superintendent of documents. to skilled
lsnorer 20 cents per hour, monotype
section might.