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PORTLAND LABOR PRESS, PORTLAND, OREGON AROUND TOWN personnel of this pleasing function city. The result of the election is as will consist of the members and la follows: E. A. Brockman was ad dies of the Typographical Union, the vanced from vice-president to tho Pressmen, Web Pressmen, Bookbind chair; L. M. Dreyfus was elected vice- What the Union Men of Port ers, Lady Bookbinders( the ladies in president, and A. C. Moffat delegate the bookbinding trade have a union to the Federated Trades Council. land Are Dom?. of their own), Stereotypers, Photo A. W. Jones, the retiring president, Engravers and the Mailers—eight dis has accepted a position in Spokane, 1 GOOD SHOWING IN ALL TRADES tinctive trades identified with the Wash., aqd removed with his family printing industry of our prosperous to that city. He left Portland last city. Committees are now at work Saturday evening for his new home. 1 C o m p e n d iu m o f th e V a r io u s L o ca l O r preparing for this event, the date His departure is to be regretted, espe g a n is a t io n s In t h e C ity -—A ll In a and place of which will be announced cially by the organized labor forces, H e a lth y C o n d itio n a n d in a future number of the Portland as he was a safe and conservative G r o w in g . Labor Press. That the feature will counsellor, and was possessed of un be a record-breaking success is as usual ability and strength of charac FEDERATED TRADES COUNCIL. sured by the people who are sched ter that made him a confidant with uled to take part. both the business element and the Portland, Ore., April 14, 1905. labor forces. The offices that Mr. Meeting called to order at eight Jones resigned in the organized labor o ’clock, President Purdy in the chair WOMEN’S LABEL LEAGUE. forces of Portland to accept his po Minutes of the previous meeting read The Women's Label League held sition in Spokane was president of and approved. their regular weekly meeting last Credentials—Federal Labctr Union, Wednesday afternoon at their hall in the Cigarmakers’ Union, president of Gray, Fraser, Olsen; Sailors, H. the Alisky building. This was the al the Officers’ Association, president of Sands, C. Goodman. Rev. E. P. Hill, ternate week, when the meeting was the Pacific Coast Blue Label League the delegate from the ministerial as to be held in the afternoon so as to and delegate to the Federate Trades sociation, was present and upon mo give members with families an op Council. In all of these positions of tion was admitted without taking the portunity to attend. There was a trust he made more than good, and obligation, he agreeing to keep secret good attendance and an interesting his absence will be keenly felt by or ganized labor of this city and state. all business of a secret nature. session, at which the importance of Communications and bills—Com equiring the union label on goods While Mr. Jones is still a young man, munication from A. F. of L., relative was the principal theme. The ladies he has had considerable experience to the appeal for financial aid of the have discovered that it is not such in the labor movement. Before com Western Federation of Miners; placed a difficult task to call for union-made ing to Portland three years ago from on file. From Frank Morrison, ask goods after all, and the more they Duluth, Minn., he was president of ing for names of unions in this city become trained to the idea that the the Central Labor Council of that that do not affiliate with the Council; money they make their purchase with city, and was otherwise identified secretary instructed to furnish same. is their own, to do as they see fit with with the labor movement of that state, While the valuable labors of Mr, From Allied Wall Paper Trades, call it, the more their courage increases ing attention to the unfair product of to demand what they want from the Jones will be missed in Portland, it the Quaker City Wall Paper Co.; laid clerk. They have become conscious of will only be transferred to a city in over for two weeks. From Woman’s the fact that if they are not shoHvn our neighbor state where the mission T ry O ur Union Label League, expressing their the particular ribbon they want it is of proclaiming the cause of the bread thanks for the assistance rendered not hard to call for other patterns winners is as urgent as it is herd1. In them by the Council; filed. Bill for or go to a store where they can find him they will find a valuable acquisi S o m e th in g N e w : $12 hall rend and that of $1.05 dues what they want. In the Eastern cit tion. in the Officers’ Association were or ies, where organized labor has become dered paid. Building Trades Commit better established than here, the ex S o m e t h i n g to T a k e H o m e : tee report having called upon A. K. ception is to see the wife of a work NEW COMPANY INDORSED BY Bently for the purpose of endeavor ing man go to a store and not de PROMINENT MEN ing to adjust the trouble existing be mand the labeled goods. She knows (Continued from page 1)' S o m e t h i n g G o o d to E a t : tween the Bridge and Structural Iron that when she does so it is helping Workers’ Union and Mr. Bently, but her husband, son or brother to get pire Electric Company, which put in were unable to arrive at a settlement. better wages, shorter hours, and con the Home Telepjhone system in this Motion that the report be accepted sequently it helps herself in acquir city, is 4o be complimented upon the and A. K. Bently be declared unfair ing more of the comforts of life. praiseworthy manner in -which the M a d e O n ly b y th e to organized labor; carried. Manu These truths are beginning to dawn work has been conducted and the ex facturing Trades Committee asked for upon the wives of the working men cellent quality of all material used further time on grievance of the Ci- of Portland, and the more they realize in construction. garmakers’ Union; extention of time the force of the union label argu The “ Home ’Phone” system is granted. ment the more they will emulate the proving very satisfactory to us, and Unfinished business—The matter of practices set by their sisters an the only words of praise have reached us appointing a committee to arrange for Eastern states. from San Diegans generally. Yours the celebration of Labor Day, which very truly, was laid over at the last meeting was (Signed) SAN DIEGO UNION. LADIES’ AUXILIARY. taken up. Motion that a committee entire system is of a permanent char Bankers Savings Bank,, E. E. Web City Engineer. SH ER IFF’S SALE. The Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Mult of five be appointed to arrange for _____ acter, and is constructed to give first- ster, Cashier. San Diego, Cal., March 21, 1905. nomah Typographical Union held its the celebration of Labor Day and the Sail Gabriel Valley Bank. Thomas I n th e C irc u it C o u rt o f th e S ta te of Ore- class service. , M u ltn o m a h C ounty. entertainment of the delegates to the meeting last Tuesday at the home of Mr. John P. Sharkey, So far as I know there has been C. Bolt, President. O. O. J e n n in g s , P la in tiff V S. Ernest If. May, Vice-President Chamber of Commerce Building, delegates to the convention. Amend Mks. Gallop, 305 Pacific street. The no complaint as to the dual system. First National Bank. J . S. Seed, D e fe n d an t. Portland, Ore. ment that in case an increase is made next regular meeting will be held in B y v irtu e o f an ex ecu tio n , ju d g m e n t o rd e r Possibly there may be complaint later The Model Grocery Company, J. ) a n d d e cree issu e d o u t of the above e n title d Dear Sir—Referring to your inqui- in the number of members on the com their hall in the Alisky building. Two on in the matter of expense connect W. Herlihy, President. ' » “SV. to me d ire c te d a n d d a te d th e 10 th day ' 1,90.a - “ P °n a ju d g m e n t re n d e re d The Frank V. Rider Investment ? a n i , d j Aprl. mittee the increase is to be made upon meetings a month, one of them at the y as to the nature of the construc er with the rental of two ’phones. e n te re d in said c o u rt on the 3 rd day S i n - ° Te?1^ r - 1904l in fa v o r o f ° O J e n the approval of the Council; carried home of a member in the afternoon, tion of the Empire Eelectric Com The Home people, not having com Company, W. F. Conrey. plain tiff, a n d a g a in st J . S. Seed, d e Pasadena Transfer Com panv/ll. G. nings. fe n d a n t, fo r th e sum of $5000. w ith in te r e s t as amended. Chair appointed H. G. has been decided upon, so as to give pany in the San Diego system of tel pleted their system, h^ve as yet made Cattell. . ? h e thq , / a !ie o£ / S?r eeEt - p e r 8 n "u m from Parsons, Chas. Grassman, Harry Gurr, a lady member who has children an ephony, I wish to say that nothing no charge for the use of their ’phones. 3 rd d a y of N ovem ber. 1904, a n d th e Newberry & Dagley, George K. the f u r th e r sum of $19.25, w ith in te re s t a t the better can possibly be done, with our opportunity to take part in the Aux T. M. Leabo, Gales Downs. So far as my observation goes, the Dagley. ra te o f b p e r c e n t p e r an n u m from the 3 rd present knowledge of that class of 2??’ N°y.era] )e^ 1904. less th e sum of Pasadena Hardware Company. Per Plumbers request that the name of iliary meetings once a month without majority of people who use both re a liz e d on ex ec u tio n on D ecem ber Joseph Welsh, President. work. The pole lines are constructed b, 1904. an d th e costs of an d upon th is w rit having to be away from home during Brigham Bros, be removed from the phones, use the automatic in prefer com m an d in g me to m ake sale of the follow ing in a way to be a credit, not only to the evening. The plan is working ad d e sc rib e d real p ro p e rty , to -w it: unfair list. Motion to comply with ence to the “ Bell’ system, as it is MR. WERLEIN'S TENURE. All of the W est h a lf ( *£ ) of L ot n u m b e re d mirably, as the meeting last Tuesday the company itself, but to the city of much quicker to get the party called. the request; carried. k t 7 ? a n d th e S o u th 2 feet of th e W est < 2» L L ot n u m b e re d E ig h t (8 ) Motion that the Cooks and Wait attested. A letter was read by the sec San Diego at large. Their system of Another feature of the automatic Mr. Beveridge Brings Out Dates to I!*1*. P o 'S X & o X underground construction cannot, in ers’ Union be requested to furnish retary from Foster, Milburn & Co., ’phone is that conversation between pl<«^ thereof <m file la th< records of M u lt Show It Has Extended Over nom ah C ounty, O regon. each union in the city with a list of of Buffalo, N. Y., in answer to a com my opinion, be excelled. The whole parties is absolutely limited to the Now, th e re fo re , by v irtu e o f sa id e x e c u Eighteen Years. tio n , ju d g m e n t, o rd e r a n d d e cree a n d in munication from the auxiliary, that construction throughout the city was parties talking. When the connection union restaurants; carried. com w ith th e com m ands of s a id w rit, Portland, Ore., April IS —(To the I w pliance ill on M onday, th e 15 th day of M ay, Under good and welfare Rev. Hill they had removed their ad. from the done in such a manner that never for has been made it is the same as 1905, a t 10 o ’clock a. in., a t th e fr o n t do o r delivered ’a short address which was Los Angeles Times. A letter was also a moment was the traffic in the streets though there was a direct wire run Editor.)—In reply to Mr. Werlein’s o f th e C ounty C o u rt H o u se, in P o rtla n d , M ultnom ah C ounty, O regon, sell a t pub lic statement made in Saturday’s Ev read from the Liquozone Company made to suffer. well received by the delegates. au ctio n , (s u b je c t to re d e m p tio n ) to th e high ning from one ’phone to the other, ening Telegram, that he had not been e st b id d e r fo r cash in h and, all th e rig h t, In my official capacity as city en The following receipts and disburse that they would quit advertising with with no intermediate “ central.” title a n d in te re s t w hich th e w ith in nam ed in public office for about 20 years, I gineer it became necessary for me to d e fe n d a n t (o r e ith e r of th e m ) had on th e ments were reported: Receipts—Car the Los Angeles Times as soon as their Since advent of the Home Tele 1 4 th d a y o f N ovem ber, 1904. o r sin ce th a t will state the facts of his tenure of be in a measure connected with the contract expired. d a te had ill a n d to th e above d e sc rib e d p ro p pet layers and Drapers, $12; Book phone Company in San Diego the Sun e rty o r an y p a rt th e re o f, to s a tis fy sa id At the close of the meeting refresh work, and in that way I became quite set has vastly improved the service. office for the benefit’ of the public. ex ecu tio n , ju d g m e n t o rd e r a n d decree, in binders, $3; Sheetmetal Workers, $3; te In 1887, when according to his own re s t, co sts a n d a c c ru in g costs. Sailors, $3. Total, $21. Disburse ments. were served and music dis conversant with their methods, tech They have practically rebuilt their cv . T - M. W O RD , S h e riff of M u ltn o m ah C ounty. O regon. nical, as well as from a businesi statement, he was 19 years of age, ments, $13.05. pensed by the members who had been D a ted th is 11th d a y o f A pril, 1905. system in this city. F ir s t issu e A p ril 14. 1905. standpoint. he was a deputy under Mr. E. W. given musical advantages. Meeting adjourned. L a s t issu e M ay 12. 1905. So far as the service rendered by Paget, then City Engineer. He then As to the automatic system of con B ro n a u g h & B ronaugh, A tto rn e y s fo r p la in GRANT M c D o n a l d , Sec. the Home Telephone is concerned, the became chief deputy under his uncle tiffs. nection between subscribers, U is sim CIGARMAKERS MEET. great majority of the people who have Mr. Frank Hacheney. City Treasurer. ply a marvel, working with the most PRINTING CRAFTS SOCIAL B ISH A R A H. Y A RED The Portland Cigarmakers met in exact precision and never failing to used it seem to be of the opinion He was then elected to succeed iiis The time has not yet been fixed nor regular session last Tuesday evening, uncle in 1900 and rejected to the I O ne of the n e w est an d n e a te s t e sta h - that it is as near an ideal telephone the place selected for an excursion and besides having a large attend bring the result desired. Yours very as can be expected. Very respectful s a m e o f f ic e 111 1902, making’ in all over bahi»«nts in th e city, d e a lin g in th e m an y IS years of continuous service. H e ¡ ¡ j f and picnic to be given by the printing ance, transacted an unusual amount of truly, ly. (Signed) H. W. VINCENT, now wants to succeed himself for the “,,'d Mr B ia h a ra If. Vartwl a t No. 1 N o rth trades in the city of Portland identi business. A number of officers were (Signed) G. A. D'HEMECOURT. third term r o u r th s tre e t M r. Y ared cam e h e re six City Clerk 11,11,1 tv * m . m onths ago from S t. L ouis, w h e re he w a s en- City Engineer. fied with the Allied Printing Trades elected, owing to the resignation of . To make a public office hereditary £ £ £"■ a ^ u /'.^ o X e ^ T S a i” Hi".WX Blessed W ith Fine Service. Clerk of the City of San Diego. Council, but is soon will be. The A. W. Jones, preseidetit, who left the IS not aeeordine to O ltr f o r m of gOV- '» tnost a ttra c tiv e ly a r ra n g e d am i n e a tly k e p t Pasadena, Cal., March 9, 1905, ernment and it is not subservient to X ie " ” ¿ X ^ k X o X ^ X " it^rig ”."’ San Diego, Cal., March 24, 1905. To Whom It May Concern: th e best interests ot the public. I 1 to b acco an d candy, as well as a nice Hon. John P. Sharkey, If there is a man left in the coun leave it for the public to decide wheth- ¡ k 'V e X r V X c o m f c X h ,» W“ u X Chamber of Commerce Building. n.lne y e a rs ago a n d lo c a tin g in S o u th C ard try who honestly doubts that compe er this endless chain shall be broketn. line, w here he becam e Dear Sir—In response to your re c itiz e n of th e U n ite d JOS. \Y. BEVERIDGE. S ta te s . tition in the telephone business is a quest as to how the automatic tele good tiling we beg to c^ll his atten phone is regarded in San Diego, the tion to Pasadena. For years we were opinion of the people of this city as forced to accept any kind of service THOSE WHO WANT TO SAVE MODEST SUMS to the dual system, and whether or the Sunset Company wished to give, AND- WHO DON T WANT TO COSE IN UNCER not they are pleased with the service and at the same time pay a price TAIN VENTURES, YET WHO ARE WILLING TO rendered by the “ Home” or auto The Season o f 1905 which was high enough to call for INVESTIGATE A PROPOSITION CONDUCTED matic telephone, I desire to say: NOW OPEN the best. This condition existed until HONESTLY AND WITH FULL GUARANTEE OF The Home Telephone people have the Home Telephone Company built L et U s F i t Y o u ’ O a t. W e ¡W ill CERTAIN PROFITS, WILL LEARN SOMETHING made a host of friends in the city of a modern plant, did away with party T rea t Y ou R ig h t OF INTEREST AND TO THEIR PROFIT BY San Diego by the courteous manner lines, adopted a policy of fair treat B IC Y C L E S- « 2 5 .0 0 to « 7 5 .0 0 E A SY TER M S in which their officials treat all classes ADDRESSSING ment and sold their service «at just B A S E B A L L—B ig g e s t S to c k in P o r tla n d of people with whom they come in prices. We now are not only blessed contact, and the excellent manner in with fine local service, but the Home T E N N IS F IS H IN G T A C K E A M M U N ITIO N which the entire system is constructed.. Company has long distance lines all B IC Y C L E R E P A I R S H O P in C o n n eetio n A L L W O R K n t A R A N T K K I) PKICKM R IG H T The poles are straight, well painted over Southern California. There may be some cities that pre and of sufficient height to keep the LOCAL REFERENCES IN ABUNDANCE wires out of the way of traffic. The fer obsolete methods, but Pasadena is O P E N E V E N IN G S wires are copper, ami the work of the not one of them. 122 G RAND AVENUE Patronize Home Industry by asking Your Grocer /òr CRACKERS CAKES _____ B I S C U I T S C R E O -M A L S C R E O -M A L S C R E O -M A L S CREO=M ALS W estern B aking C ompany Factory East Third and East Davis Streets A SAFE INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT W. W. RflRBER, 313 Failing Bldg, Portland, ore. T he S. H. B R A IN A R D CO. MMM NMMW •