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About The times. (Portland, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1911)
THE TIMES " W E S T A N D FOR T H E O P E N S H O P " Price 5 Cents PORTLAND, OREGON, NOVEMBER 25, 1911 Vol. I. No. 6 CITY MERCHANTS' BUSINESS IS INJURED BY THE PROFANE AND VULGAR METHODS OF SOCIALISTS A morning paper, of Wednes not come in when a riot is in prog day, November 22, contained, in ress in Sixth street, as was the its news columns, under the cap case several nights ago. tion, "Soapbox Orators Cripple "A t no time while one of these Business, ’ ’ a significant article. It meetings has been in progress has reveals a condition of affairs it been possible for persons to get which should not longer be per into this store without being in mitted. It shows that these fel sulted. Ladies will not travel lows are injuring the business in along this thoroughfare because it terests of merchants, that they is not safe for them to do so. Vul use insulting language and are lia gar, obscene language and attacks ble, unless squelched, to sometime on everybody and everything on create a riot. Further comment the face of the sun are a common is unnecessary, for the news ac occurrence. count fully tells the story. It fol “ I do not believe these persons lows : are Socialists; I incline to the view they are anarchists. I do Because merchants in Sixth that that their vocabulary con street and other thoroughfares know of abuse and that they are are finding their business injured sists of the scum of the earth. by the many soap box orators composed decline to listen to reason. who hold forth on divers subjects They " I believe that a neighborhood when the weather is pleasant, they should be set apart for them, as plan a wholesale campaign against is the case other cities. I do the gentry. They say the speak not want to in deny the right ers are not Socialists, but anarch to free speech; but them it would be ists, that their statements are vul easy for them to pick out some gar, obscene and profane, and that street where there ave not business their allegations against officers houses open to a late hour or of city, state and country are such where there is not such constant as should not be tolerated. The cold snap last night was travel.” At the Imperial Hotel, Phil sufficient to keep away from their Metschan, Jr., declared that his accustomed haunts all the orators. patrons were and his The temporary absence only in business actually annoyed suffered as a re tensified the rage of the merchants sult of the "guttersnipe talkers.” affected. Ilis father, he said, was once as Last fall F. W. Powers, of Pow saulted by some of the mob sur ers & Estes, had several of the rounding a speaker because he men arrested and sentence was asked them to m o v e on. suspended on their promise to " I atn willing to concede them keep away from the neighborhood. the right to talk,” declared Mr. Lately, however, they have come Metschan, "btlt when they abuse back and it is planned to renew education, say filtfl.V and undesir the campaign. able things about cur government "To say that these alleged and become general nuisances, t'le meetings make business bad is just time has come when we should a sophistry,” said Mr. Powers. shunt them elsewhere. I shall "A more truthful statement willingly support any movement would be that they stop business that will rid the downtown streets absolutely. Our customers will of them.” 3uilt>ing ¡Trabes Council of povtlanö anb Picimty TAZW ELL ISSUES ADMONITION TO RESTRAIN ACTIVITIES OF UNION PICKETS IN RAILROAD STRIKE E. E. Smith, President R . O. Rector, Vice-President Affiliated with the Building Trades [Department of the :: :: A merican Federation o f Labor W . N offk « , Secretary, 353 Sixteenth Street Meets Monday Evenings Labor Temple Geo. H. Farrar, Treasurer Fourth and Alder Streets B. W . Sice man. Business Representative Portland, Oregon, November 14, 1911. TO THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT OWNERS OF PORTLAND. Gentlemen: You no doubt are aware that the Employers’ Association of Ore gon, with a small membership, and those members mostly rich men of Oregon, have combined to destroy the Trades Unions of the State. Wherever the workers ask for shorter hours and better pay, the Employers’ Association tries to prevent the betterment of the condi tions of labor. You gentlemen, better than any other class in the community, know about the steadily increasing cost of living. Only a corres ponding increase in wages can preserve the present standard of liv ing of the great mass of the American people. We ask you to assist us in our efforts to preserve such standard. First, because it is right; second, because it is to your direct business interest. Who are the great majority of your patrons? Certainly not the members of the Employers’ Association. They usually patronize a few of the first- class hotels or have splendid homes of their own. It is the working men and women who are your principal patrons. The more money the workers get the more money you make. Now there is a boycott levied against the Portland Flouring Mills. Before you assist us it is proper you should know why. Mr. T. B. Wilcox, President and Manager of the Portland Flouring Mills, had enough money laid by to put up a skyscraper. Instead of let ting the construction of this building to union contractors, Air. Wilcox gave it to the Stone & Webster Engineering Co., reported to be a fifty-million dollar branch of the steel fryst and other Wall Street high financiering concerns. The Stone & Websters have a record of labor troubles wherever they operate, and their operation^ are large and well-known. Air. Wilcox, one of our shrewdest business men, knew all about the standing of this firm. Mr. Wilcox was also interviewed by agents of the Building Trades Council. But Air. Wilcox gave the construc tion of his skyscraper, on the corner of Sixth and Washington, to Stone & Webster, who put it up with nonunion labor. Organized Labor has therefore asked all union men and women, and friends of progress generally, to stay out of the Wilcox building, and they have also been asked not to buy the products of the Port land Flouring Alills, for no doubt a great deal of the workers’ money, spent in buying such flours, went into the construction of the Wilcox skyscraper. We would very much appreciate any assistance you can fender us in this contest. There are brands of flour beside those of the Port land Flouring Alills that you ii.fl handle. Trusting you will give this communication the consideration it deserves, we are, Very truly vours, Activities of union pickets around the local railroad shops, as incident to the Harriman line strikers, will hereafter be kept within reasonable limitations. The matter came up in Judge Taz- well’s court Tuesday, and the or der was 1 he result of agreement between the court and the attor neys repr , ‘u ’ng the matter in .sue belwc«n the opponents. Judge Tazwell held last week that the use of the word "scab” is per missible—a position he still main tains. However, if coupled with profane or abusive language, or in a disorderly manner, the offender will be penalized. The court indefinitely continued the ease of ten defendants. Louis Alickels was one of them. lie is a strikebreaker apprehended for carrying concealed weapons. He was classed as a dangerous man by the pickets’ attorney. Not long ago Alickels told the court that the acts of the pickets “ would drive a man to murder.” Four of the other nine offenders were pick ets who assaulted Alickels. The remaining five were arrested for LIFE SENTENCE IS IN BAD AT FOR ENRIGHT, CAPITAL CITY UNION SLUGGER --TOO MUCH JAW Information comes from fealtiitl CHICAGO. — Maurice that on November 21 one \V. E. Enright, leader of Chicago'’a lalK>r Clark, an agitator of the Indus union slugging crew, was sen trial Workers of the W o r ld clique, tenced this afternoon to life im was fined $50 because of his pub lic tirades against the established prisonment after lie had been de order of things. Like all inflam nied a new trial by Judge William matory denunciators of his class, MeStirely in the criminal court. who, despite their high-sounding The news that Enright had been title Workers,” such a sentence was a shock B(TLDIXCi TRADES COUNCIL OF PORTLAND AND VICINITY. never of work "Industrial anything hut their to given union leaders in Chicago. Here jaws, he had no money, and so OREGON LAW ON BOYCOT- received 25 days’ sentence in jail tofore these bands of sluggers had TING. as the alternative. As was to be been practically immune from ar expected, room had a rest and tin- life sentence handed Volume I, Lord’s Oregon Laws, large crowd the of court his followers and out to Enright was received with Section 2178, Page 947, covering sympathizers. the matter, shows the Building The specific charge under which | some satisfaction to the decent Trades Council has transgressed was convicted was his inter element among the workingmen. the law in th above order declar Clark ference with and disturbance of Enright was convicted of mur ing a boycott. It reads as follows; the Salvation Army in the open- for the slaying of Vincent Alt "If any person shall, by force, air meetings of the latter. Clark der threats, or intimidation, prevent, boasts that a hundred id' the 1. \V. man, a supposed gunman and or endeavor to prevent any per W.’s will visit Salem and cause union slugger. Altman was shot son employed by another from tin- some real discom to death April 27, last, in the continuing or performing his fort authorities in ease he is not given his Briggs House bar. The shooting work, or from accepting any new freedom. Altman was one of the fatali work or employment; or if any This is a pecular condition of of ties in connection with the war person shall circulate any false affairs to issue such threats in the written or printed matter, or be circumstances, and the fact that it of the labor union sluggers, lie concerned in the circulation of is made at the capital city of (In was charged with being the chief any such matter, to induce others state lends interest to the ease. of a "pirate crew” that drove the not to buy from or sell to or have The Salem authorities will prob "Gray Ghost” automobile and dealings with any person for the ably not become unduly alarmed shot and slugged members of a purpose or with the intent to pre or make labor organization to which they vent such person from employing ease. any exceptions in Clark’s W ith opposed. any person, or to force or compel Enright was arrested as Alt him to employ or discharge from man’s slayer, hut denied that In his employment any one, or to Two Sections of the Short Charter shot slugger. lie was also alter his mode of carrying on his and Something to Think Over. taken tin- into custody on a charge of business, or to limit or increase the murder of William ("Dutch” ) the number of his employees or a labor slugger who their rate ol wages or time of “ Section 17 The citiz.cns, res Gentleman, was shot to death in Pat O’Mal service, such persons shall he idents or inhabitants of the Citv loy s State-street saloon. |h- made deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. I ,,f Portland shall he interfered a confession to the shooting of and on conviction thereof shall he with as little as possible and the Gentleman, hut declared that it imprisoned in the County Jail not poiKM* power snail w* exoreised was in self-defense. more than six nor less than one tor the actual, bona fide good Trial on the charge of the mur month, or by a fine of not less only health and morals of the citizens der id' Altman was called for hear than $10.00 nor more than $200.00 of Portland. ing (irst and resulted in the con (L. 1804; I). Section <>55 ; D. L. "Section 18. The streets, ave ! viction of Enright. Motion for a Section »>70; L. 1891. page 190, I nues thoroughfares of the new trial was tiled at once with Sect ion 1 ; II Sect ion 1 S9:t ; |{. & City of and Portland are declared to •lodge MeSurely and called for C. Section 1971 .” he lor the primary of pas i hearing today. The court denied Why does not the District At sage of individuals purpose and vehicles! tin- motion and imposed a life torney's office take action:' and for the free passage of traffic. sentence. I hut they are also declared to he Tin- penalty of life imprison I public places for the citizens and ment LADIES FAIR. was recommended to the inhabitants of the City of Port | court by the jury when the ver- where any and all classes of All hlomh are not ight land itizens may assemble peaceably they do not actually and I „anted to' impose'the death Girls with liquid voices should provided iottsly interfere with the right penalty, mend« he careful not to strain them. id' passage aforesaid: nor shall tin- refused to hut sign the the twelfth verdict. Some women are a delight to right of assemblage in any of tin- the eye. and a drug to the mind. parks or public places of the City Never tell a grass widow that of Portland In- impaired, except WEEK S SALARY FOR Me NAMARAS she is in the hey-day of life. so far as may he necessary for the The girl who marries for a lark actual preservation of the primary often finds out that she was a jay. purpose of such parks or public Atlanta. Ga. The convention The idea of marrying will haunt places; nor shall any permanent tin- American Federation of La a woman if she has the ghost of a private use of a street he permit of bor today adopted a resolution chance. ted ami all such occupations now providing that all executive offi Girls feel proud of having many existing by buildings, stairways cers of the Federation should con new admirers. — Boston Tran or otherwise, are declared unlaw tribute one week’s salary to tin* TURK script. ful and must he abated.” McNamara defense fund. . o n ii.ll.d lr HIS MAJESTY KING derisively shouting after inde pendent workers who were under the protection of the police. The court cautioned non-union sympathizers from giving any cause for friction. Speaking on the subject of the word "scab,” Judge Tazwell said: “ Since the ruling of the court authorizing the use of the word ‘scab,’ some of the strikers seem to have assumed that they may go beyond the city ordinances. I still think I was right in that rul ing, but it did not authorize the use of violence. I am informed that the pickets are getting too active. If men are not even-tem pered they have no business on the picket line. You may talk to the workers, but if they do not wish to hear you, you have no right to force yourselves on their attention. I shall not tolerate vio lence on either side. I have one strikebreaker under peace bond of $1000, and this action has not been taken against any union man, but it will be if reason is found to exist. The court intends to take a firm stand in this matter.” y m u d '» y i ■ lit ,.n l ..n .. ••••»! • il... >....1,4 1 j„mrV 1