The Washington herald., 1919-04-13
GOVERNMENT
16 PRINTING


Talking about long hits in base
ball." said Charles NJ. O'Connell. II
was playing on the sand lots in
Georgetown with the West End Cham-
pions few years ago There were
two on, two out and the game a tie.
with me at the bat. / let the first
and second balls 90 by. but the third
ball I hit, and 1t went straight UP in
the air. or course the runners came
in. and I ran the circuit, but stopped
just short Of home plate to see IL l
could see the ball coming down. 1t
was nowhere in sight. and after wait
ing an hour everybody went home but
me. and / sat down: the umpire gave
US the game. About three hours later
heard a noise, and could see the
ball coming down. so jumped up and
caught the ball. and as l had not yet
touched the plate had won the game
and also caught myself out" Help!
Help!
The relief associations are unani-
nous in their requirements that the
secretary be notified Of illness not more
than four days after its Inception. This
Is a protection found necessary to
protect the societies from imposition
and Is not often the cause of conten-
ton. A member of long standing who
was i'll a week and reported his Ill
ness two days after he returned to
work would seem to have little cause
for criticism. The safer method Is to
report Immediately. even though you
do not expect to be out a week.
The Bookbinders' Union will hold the
annual entertainment and dance at
Pythian Temple May 1. Chairman
William c. Connors announces an ex-
cellent program with several new fea-
lures which will jazz it up consider
ably. The show will start at o'clock
and the dance will begin at 10, SO re-
hearse your steps.
Local printers should feel quite
proud OF themselves. When the
March accounts of Columbia Union
were closed only seven G. P. o. men,
bers were in arrears. Under the new
law this means that these seven mem
bers are jeopardizing their mortuary
ONANhAss as lHc vi cdCH Iuelff-
Der is reported monthly to the inter-
national union.
Russell O'Beene, chief accountant
flung to the breeze in his section the
beautiful Liberty Loan poster entitled
Americans AL" The drawing is by
Howard Chandler Christy, who con-
tributed the work for the success of
the loan.
Everett Whittemore says he has a
piano box he wanted to sell, but he
decided to keep it until Ford makes his
new fiivver and use it for a garage.
Mark Barnum recently met with a
severe reverse in his efforts as an
amateur farmer. A large bag con-
tanning seed useful to the agriculturist
disappeared from his desk, and al
though the matter was reported to
the superintendent of work and the
office detectives assigned to the task
of recovery, no results have yet been
announced.
E. E. Emerson, senior clerk in the
Office Of the purchasing agent, is one
OF the most expert automobile men
in the District, and every day num-
bers of fellow workers consult him
about the troubles of their various,
automobiles.
At a chapel meeting of the rulers
yesterday II was decided that Louis
NJ. Allen had reneged his duties by
staying out during the moving oper-
atoms, and the punishment is to be
nothing but unit patterns" all the
way across for one week. Poor Lou!
Wanted-The leading exponent Of
the merit system has an unconuuer-
aole desire for nice. fat, maltese
kitten. Just leave one in his locker.
At the conclusion of his very en-
Joyable program Friday Mr.. Lineback
announced that next weeks exercises
VIII consist of sacred songs on Good
Friday
Pretty bad when a horse bug can't
come in to work on pay day.
They are becoming famous. since
trimming the linotype team so we'll
last Tuesday Hugh Carey's Giants
have aroused the curiosity OF the
navy, and next Tuesday the Giants
meet Shea's Gobs on the Grand Cen
trail alleys.
Because of a shortage of funds the
night forces in the bindery will re-
port for day work tomorrow. Work
has been stopped on several Jobs be-
cause there is no money in sight to
pay for 1t,
Miss Margaret Hasson caught her
hand in sewing machine yesterday
and bruised and lacerated her fingers
very painfully but not seriously.
Misses Neal Biggs and Katherine
Freiseis are spending the weekend at
Great Falls "a la cottage style"
PLEA FOR LABOR.
Believes Not One Workinsman in
Five Gets Living Wage.
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