The Washington herald., 1919-03-26
GoVERNkENT
6 PRINTING
AMsN OFFICE
e%&aNEMS

| Alexander ]. Watson returned to
work Monday night after losing sew
eral days because his fiivver slapped
him on the wrist. DR.. Daniel Clark
diagnosed the machines trouble as
preignition. This accident has made
Alec all nervous. and now he is al
most afraid to shake the furnace.
Checker fans in the bindery are
anxious for William G. Ward to meet
their champion, Col. Entrfken. The
colonel says he will be ready for the
fray next Monday in Harrison's sec
ton on the fifth floor, so IL Mr.. Ward
will consent Wen have some excite
ment.
| Phil Nachman has been receiving
pamphlets, literature and intensive in
struction pertaining to Irish freedom
from Thomas Sweeney. and IL he pro-
poses to enter a debate it has all the
earmarks of being an oratorical ef-
fort of note. Let us know about it,
Phil.
Samuel D Darby's forearm was
badly burned yesterday by spurt
| of metal in the casting room, and
about an hour afterward he wrenched
his back. Looked like his ,unlucky
day, so he went home at IL in self
defense.
| The reason Steve Simpson smiles so
broadly is because his boy, Julian,
one Of the first to go overseas, has
arrived safely at Newport News. Va.
Another son, Milton. has been dis
charged from the Aviation Corps and
has resumed his position as attorney
in the Department of Justice.
| Mr.. Webster handed Tom Norris a
hot rush Job yesterday and told him
to push It; that the man was waiting
on the front steps for it 1t was a
pay roll for the Interior Department,
and in exactly one hour the job was
set up, faint-lined, down-lined Cby
Al Taylor. out and delivered to Kirk
Harrison. How's that for speed?
After working on a press at the Ii
| brary for several days, Homer Hall
has finally had the offending portion
| brought into the machine shop where
he can get the benefit of expert ad-
vice.
The members Of the jacket section
are waiting patiently, for an invitation
to witness the contest between two
Dodge cars owned by the leaders OF
the merit system. May Day is the
right time.
| Lieut.. Don oliver Byron, formerly
a compositor in the monotype section,
has been located with the Forty-sixth
Field Artillery somewhere in Ger
many.
i Frank B. Smith, of the Prince Geor-
gean, was a visitor Monday No.
| Franks middle name is not Bolshe-
vik. Quite the contrary.
j A party of students from the Libra
ry, in charge of T. ]. Reese and Miss
e. w. Tieman, were conducted
through the shop yesterday.
i Walter A. Kinsolving is steadily i'm.
proving in Georgetown Hospital.
Albert p. Grant, after almost two
| years In the navy. is now elevator
4 conductoring, sailor suit and all.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Casper R. Taylor en-
tertainsd a bunch of Walter Reed
soldiers at their home on North Capi-
tol street Monday night.
4 Barney Collins reported for work the
/ other day with q haircut.
The fellow who broke the lock on
the table drawer in the -ruling room
last Saturday after working hours
| went to unnecessary trouble. We could
f! have secured the key by asking for 1t.
Emil Hemingsheifer and Buck Mil
| Ter have been redecorating the Lii
brary print shop.
| Joe Jackson, the shoeless wonder
| was In the ruling room yesterday
telling his life history to Sam Ciinks-
| kale.
Spadge Parsons insists that he is not
the vamp in the monotype section.
But who is he?
! During the st. Louis Exposition. 7.
W. Kemp. of the keyboard room, was
assistant manager Of the local press
bureau. When the company dis
banded they ISSUED certificates and
! byenze medals to al ehisfs and sssiat-