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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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th irte en to perfect and d raft am end- acting as publisher.
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