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PORTLAND LABOR PRESS, PORTLAND, OREGON
AROUND TOWN
What the Union Men of Port­
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A V E N A R I U S C A R B O L E N IU M
.A C o m p e n d iu m o f t h e V a r io u s V o c a l O r­
g a n iz a tio n * lu tdie C ity -—A ll lu a
H e a lt h y C o m llt lo u a m i
W ill Destroy Chicken Lice, Ants, Roaches, Bed Bugs and
All Insect Life Permanently.
Growing.
nients to th e by-laws of th e union in
T he next convention will be held
FEDERATED TRADES COUNCIL. accordance with plans which had been at Milwaukee, W is., in 1900.
T he election of officers resulted as
under consideration by th e o rganiza­
P ortland, Or., O ctober 14, 1904.
follow
s: General president, F. X. Nos-
tion
for
som
e
m
onths
past,
but
which
M eeting called to order at 8 o clock,
G. E. Shaver in the chair. M inutes had been held in abeyance until after chang, A lbany, N. Y.; first vice-
president. T. M. Leabo, Portland, O r.;
o í previous m eeting read and ap­ the adjournm ent of the national con­
vention and the retu rn hom e of the second vice-president, Jno. Young,
proved.
Louisville, Ky.; third vice-president, J.
C redentials—Plum bers, A. B. L ep­ delegates.
At a special m eeting held O ctober J. Delaney, M assachusetts; fourth
e r , --------- Schults, --------- Campbell;
L ab o rers, Jam es R oycroft;
Retail 18, 1904, th e rep o rt of the com m ittee vice-president, E. N. Com pton, St.
<jlerks, J. E. W ebber; L eather W o rk ­ on resolutions were read and ad o p t­ T hom as, O ut.; general organizer, D.
H ubble, Cleveland. O hio; general sec­
ed:
ers, H en ry Smith.
‘■Resolved, T h at all journeym en
C om m unications and Bills—Com ­ barbers, m em bers of Local No. 73, retary -treasu rer, Jacob Fischer, In ­
W. E. K lapetzky
m unication from packing house em ­ w orking in the City of P ortland, O re ­ dianapolis, Ind.
ployes of South O m aha asking for gon, shall not w ork ntore than ten was unanim ously chosen general ad­
co n trib u tio n s to assist in caring for and one-half hours in any one day ex­ viser.
Saturday, when th irteen hours
th e families of a num ber of their m em ­ cepting
shall constitute the day's work. T he C O O K S ’ & W A IT E R S ’ A L L IA N C E .
b e rs who were placed under arrest wages to rem ain the same as g uaran­
d u rin g the late strike; placed on file. teed at present. T h e h ours for jo u r­
Local 180 is still progressing, not
F rom Retail Clerks Union, asking that neym en on holidays shall be from over fast, but still on the go. Only
the H ub, T hird and Burnside streets, 7:30 a. m. to 12 o’clock noon. Bosses a few of our mem bers being on the
of union shops are perm itted to reg
be placed on the unfair list for keep­ ulate the opening and closing of their unem ployed list.
in g open after 6 o ’clock after having respective places of business. J o u r­
O ur latest move is a grand annual
signed an agreem ent w ith the Clerks' neym en runnin g shops shall have the ball to be given on Thanksgiving eve
A p­ in th e Arion hall, Second and O ak
U nion to close at th at hour; referred same privilege as em ployers.
prentices w orking in union shops
to the retail trades com m ittee. W a r­ shall not w ork longer th an the hours streets, the proceeds to he devoted to ­
ra n ts were ordered draw n in paym ent of journeym en. T i'ese regulations wards furnishing our headquarters.
of the follow ing bills: Glass & P rud- shall go into effect M onday, O ctober
W e have engaged an orchestra of
hontm e Co., for 1000 envelopes, $3.25; 24, 1994.
seven pieces, under the leadership of
“ H. A. T H O O L E N S , Pres.
O reg o nian P ublishing Com pany, for
Mr. Sam Driscoll, the popular leader
“T. M. L E A B O , Sec.”
publishing m eeting notice, $1.10; R.
of
the M arquam G rand orchestra.
T he above conclusions w ere reached
A. H arris, postage, $1.
at the reg u lar and special m eeting of Mr. D riscoll's name is a guarantee
R eports of C om m ittees—L abor D ay • he union last M onday and T uesday of the excellence of the music.
co m m ittee m ade a partial report show ­ evenings, w hich is the culm ination of
W e are going to give an excellent
ing the celebration m ade about $243 a plan that has been under consider hall supper at 25c a head, th at will
o v er and above all expenditures. Of ation by th e union for sometim e.
be a credit to our culinary workers.
th is suni -$3211 W£S turned over to the
A novel departure in ball program
T. M. L eabo, secretary of Local 73,
fo rm e r treasurer of the L eath er W o rk ­ returned from the Louisville, Ky., will be presented to the sandw iching
e r s ’ U nion. O w ing to the num ber convention last T uesday evening, in of vaudeville acts betw een dances.
o f tickets (¿iat are o u tstanding still t me to atten d the special meeting.
All in all our ball will be second
th e com m ittee are unable to m ake a He reports th at the convention was to none and is already being looked
full r e p o r t;’’re p o r t received as p ro g ­ •he biggest success th at the o rganiza­ forw ard to by a goodly num ber of
ress. O rganizing com m ittee report tion has know n in its h’story. T here P ortland people. Admission will be
that-vth e re is a great deal of d issat­ were 633 delegates in attendance, and 50c, which includes a gentlem an with
isfaction am ong the em ployes of the the session la-ted from O cto b er 4 to tw o ladies.
tefephoiie com pany ow ing to a set of the 8th. M any questions of great
O ur headquarters, 287 Salm on St.,
unreasft^iliWrtkidejX adopted by tl}e .im portance to the- organization was is the scene of lively and strenuous
com p any for the* go\>mrflbnt’’ o f the raised am f'disp o sed of upon the ter-1 tim es, w« having invited the striking
g irls em ployed by them .
m utation of vigorous d eb ate . T h e c o n ­ telephone o perators to m ake it their
New Business—T he L eather W o rk ­ stitution was atfcackt'd in a iiiinrber headquarters. T h e girls are m ost en-
e rs having d ee iá re í tlleir srMke*"cff, a ,1 places and am ended, which will thusastic in the cause of unionism and
m arión to retrieve fro m ^ h d * t# fair list unquestionable result in benefit to the deserve the hearty co-operation of all
the nam es of tné m anufacturing firms craft.
friends of organized labor. No. ISO
whs carried. T he chair appointed L.
Follow ing are the m ost im portant will certainly do all we can for them.
D. Crow der, Gales Downes and J. E. am endm ents to the constitution pass­
G E A L E D O W N E S,
W eb b er to fill vacancies on the retail ed by the convention:
Business A gent.
tra d e s com mitree. V ice-President W il­
Tim e of holding convention chang­
liam s bcirig no ¡longer a delegate to ed front every three years to five, and
B A K E R S ’ U N IO N .
th e Council, H. G. P arsons, of the the representation cut d o w n to about
C igar M akers*V nion, was unanim ous­ tw o-thirds of w hat it has been here­
T he aw arding of the cash prizes by
the B akers’ U nion last Saturday, at
ly che*cft to .fill.tb a t office.
tofore.
R ep orts orf U nions —^Conks' and
D elegates to the international con­ their headquarters at 228$1 Yamhill
W a ite rs’ delegates report that their vention to get an increase of $1.00 street, was pulled off as advertised.
u nion will give a grand hall at ^ h e per day—front $3.00 per day and ex­ T he nam es of the individuals who
A rion H all on T hanksgiving eve. R e ­ penses to $4.00.
turned in the m ost labels, and the
tail C lerks’ delegates rep o rt th at un­
T he num ber of funds kept up by am ount in cash prizes received, are
der existing circum stances they have the per capita tax was reduced to as follow s:
given perm ission to several of the three, as follow s: Fifteen per cent
R estaurants, H otels and Boarding
union stores in the vicinity of T hird to go to the general expense and o r­
H ouses.
an d B urnside streets, to keep their ganizing fund; 15 per cent to the sick
H otel Zur Rheinphalz. corner F ro n t
places open after 6 o ’clock until such and death benefit fund; and 5 per and M adison streets, A. J. H ass, pro­
tim e as the difficulty w ith the H ub cent to the convention fund.
prietor, labels turned in, 2196; prize,
has been adjusted. L eather W orkers'
In stead of allow ing $60.00 for death $10.00.
d eleg ates report .that only a few of benefits for a m em ber, the law now
H olstoni H otel, 491 Railroad street.,
th e ir m em bers a re em ployed, the provides: M em bers from six m onths Mrs. H olstom , proprietress, 513 labels;
bosses appearing to have an ag ree­ to a year in good standing, $60.00; prize, $7.00.
m ent th a t only certain m em bers shall from one to tw o years, $75,00; two to
P riv ate Purchasers.
be given w ork; they also report th a t five years, $100.00; five to ten years,
Mrs. M ary E. E nsm inger, 344 East
th ey have engaged an expert to $200.00; ten to fifteen years, $350.00; Ankeny, 976 labels; first prize, $10.00.
straig h ten out the bofe^sTn their fo r­ all over fifteen years. $500.00. W here
Mrs. Chas. W illiams, 54 Union ave­
m er secretary -treasu rer. It is esti­ a m em ber drew sick benefits for six­ nue, 859 labels; second prize, $5.00.
m ated th a t lie is about $1400 short in teen weeks before, they are now al­
A. Sm art, 411 M ontgom ery street,
bis accounts. T he L eather W orkers lowed benefits for tw enty weeks.
467 labels; third prize, $5.00,
express thanks to the unions of the
T he organization system has been
H enkel & Kampe, 354 E ast Burn­
city for the assistance given them , and I so changed th at m em bers in tow ns
side, 331 labels; fourth prize, $5.00.
th ey ask that every union th at con­
too sm all to hold a ch arter can af­
Mrs. G roeger, 10 E ast T en th street
trib u ted funds notify them of the
filiate w ith the nearest city b arb e rs’ N., 275 labels; fifth prize, $3.00.
am ount. P lum bers' delegates report
union.
Miss Gladys Robinson, 935 W illiam s
th a t th e ir trouble w ith the M aster
Instead of a finance com m ittee be­ avenue, 191 labels; Sixth prize, $3.00.
P lu m b ers’ A ssociation is p rogressing ( ing appointed to exam ine the books of
Mrs. J. C. W angem an, 185 Sherm an
favorably, tlíéy having been successful | the general secretary -treasu rer im ­
street, 10.1 labels; seventh prize, $3.00.
in unionizing several shops in the past m ediately prio r to the convention, the
Mrs. C. If. Gram, 923 Grand avenue,
few weeks. A list of union shops was general president is instructed to ap ­
38 labels; eighth prize, $2.30.
read and they request th a t union
point such com m ittee to expert the
J. A. M adsen, 306 Couch, 46 labels;
m em bers patronize these shops when
hooks each year.
ninth piize, $2.50.
in need of the services of a plumber.
W here the international heretofore
T he above list m eans th at 6040
T h e follow ing receipts and disburse-
objected to union shop cards being loaves of bread have been purchased
tn en ts w ere read:
displayed in the windows of the shops, th at bear the union label. T h is is
R eceipts— Bridge -and S tructural
it now perm its the card to be exhibit­ but the beginning of the campaign
Iro n W orkers, $9; L ongshorem en, No.
ed anyw here within the in terio r of com m enced by the B akers’ U nion to
865, $9; E ngineers, $6; Sailors, $6; R e­
tail Clerks, $9; Bricklayers, $3; Team the shop. T his law goes iuto ef­ induce the purchasing public to p at­
fect after Jan u ary 1, 1905.
ronize the goods made by the bak­
d riv e rs , $3. T otal, $45.
A rrangem ents were m ade and $10,- eries that have signed contracts with
D isbursem ents, $5.25.
000 was appropriated for the publica­ the union.
M eeting adjourned.
tion of an official journal, which is to
G R A N T M CDONALD, Sec.
be established som ew here on the P a ­
cific Coast. It is to hear the title
BARBERS’ UNION.
o f “Journeym an B arber.” It will be
Ip view of the fact th a t P ortlan d published under the exclusive m an­
will soon be crow ded w ith visitors agem ent and direction of W . E. Klap-
to the Lew is and C lark Centennial etzky, form er secretary -treasu rer. T he
and in o rd er to accom m odate the in­ barbers at one tim e had an official
creased patronage w hich will n a tu r­ journal, w hich was a very creditable
ally result, Local U nion No. 75, J. B. publication, but it has been suspended Fac Simile of Baker»' Union Label.
I. U. of A., at a regular m eeting held for m ore than a year on account of
T he above cut is a fac simile of the
O cto b er 17, selected a com m ittee of the illness of Mr. K lapetzky, who was Bakers' U nion label to be found on
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