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Show Gompers, 71, Active as Ever I Samuel Gompers Is In the limelight sill the while, both because of his l' sit Ion as president of the Anierleun ! ilerullon of Labor uml ol Ills initio activities. Indeed, friends of the veteran veter-an labor leader say he Is the miw active man In the United Hmios despite his seventy-one jenrx. lie tui eled an nverngo of 100 miles u do during 11)20. one trip being made by ulrplnuo to keep an engagement I'm lug the past year be has written Com books and fifty pamphlets. In iiddiii'ii to his administrative work ns presi dent, Mr. Gompers pdlt.s the American l-'ederntlonlst, direct labor's ellorls to obtain fuvorablo legislation at Wus.li lugton and keeps In touch with inboi activities throughout tho country He married Sophia Julian of New York city early. In life. After bet death he married Mrs. Gertrude Ulclo ers Neuscht'lor of Zunesvllle, Ohio, It April of this year. norn in r.nginnti, sir. (iompers cunii ti iuerlcii when tmrtteu joins oiu Working ns a clgarnmker be organized an international dgurmukers' union hi 1804 nud was secretary and president for six ears. The history of Snmuel Gompers Is largely a history of organized labor. Since 1881, with Ihe'cxceptlon of one term, lie bus boon president of the American Amer-ican Kederatlon of Labor, which ho was largely Instrumental In orgnnUlng.i |