OFFICIAL PAPER
OF TH»
central
labor
c o u n c il
PORTLAND AND VICINITY
or
PORTLAND LABOR PRESS E
TRADRS UNIONS AMR THR RULWARXR O» MODERN DUMO CRACOW”—W. ■
Volume 10 No. 29
OLADRTONR
Whole Number 554
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1910
►
GOMPERS SUES RECORD
OF HAWLEY ARD ELLIS
THE ASSEMBLY -
RALLY A FROST
The Income per month la now
shout *266, w hile the expenditure
la leas than *1*6, leaving a p rofit
of over »60 for each 30 days.
T he
com m ittee
recommended
M C. Koehler of the Picture and
Projecture M achine Operators, de
that the Building Trades Council
take over the association and make
parted this week
for
a
three
the extensions.
month's aojourn in Chiesa ’, M il
waukee and other eastern cities.
N. D. dandqulst Ed Sm ith and
George H . F a rra r were appointed
W •rJbw.U •»
••1 w ill never w ork for you slate that was put through.
to submit a complete plan for ta k
W. ri. Armstrong, of the T h e a t "God give u« n u n ! A tim e like sembly speaker*.
The strikers are resolute. They
main until you settle rig h t w ith
But whyT
M r. H a w le y and M r . BHU, our ferees to Insist upon disagreeing rical Employes, goes to tbe Dalles
T hey w ere cold,
this demands
strong
minds,
ing over the proposition a t the
are working against the assembly
,
..
.
.... ,
Hie btrikers."
great hearts tru e faith and w ill cause the agents of special
.
.
. .
regular meeting on the 19th InsL present ‘‘atandpat” re p re s *'4 t*tlv i» with the senate. T he motion car on Saturday to Install a theatre
*
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This was the answer or a strlk- nominees, and they are organizing,
In congress, now seeking your ried bv a vote of 164 “ yeas,'' to for the Peoples' Amusement com
lege could not d eliv e r the
ing hands;
1,.. Teamster to hla ex-einployer the Teaiudrlvers of Portland.
vote for th e ir nom ination next 105 "nays", 12 answering ''pres pany. Uro. Arm stiong takes
a Men whom the love of office can they could not throw th e ir heart
A t the nominating election one
In answer to au offer to pay the
week took a decided stand against ent' and 119 "not voting '. This crew of union carpenters w ith
and soul Into tlte lr speeches.
not k ill;
n r lk fr »3.50 per day If he would week from next Saturday labor
record vote lu the house was an him.
These assembly fellow s, talked
labor on the Hughes amendment.
T he Job w ill last some Men whom the lust of office can
in i-it bia coiutadea and go to proposes lo deliver a body blow to
party and Indulged In personal»-
T he Labor Unions are p « a out endorsement of its form er action I three weeks.
not buy;
« ,.il
The draytuan said to the those who stand for special p riv i
lawed
T hey ate classed a s labor In favor of the Hughes amendment
Men who have opinions and a ties; but w hat could they sa y .
, , kci•: "You don't have to fight lege and against decent conditions
bill
These men are the agents of pri
trusts by the Sherm an a n ti trust when it was added to the
Free school books.
Vice-President Hannon of the I
w ill;
it. battles of the other fellow. for the toile.s.
and
corporation
p ro p e rty
law. According to court in te rp re while the house was In committee M achinists Is In Portland for a ' Men who love honor— men who ve te
This is the program of the O re
Organized labor of W ashington
T.ii.p the Increase In pa^- and go
Representatives El few days. M r. Hannon has Just!
rights aud it is th e ir desire to eaa
tations of this law each and every of the whole
w ill not lie;
gon
Federation
of
l-abor.
stoqd
for
Miles
Poindexter
and
P work.”
Ils and H aw ley are recorded as ;
[¡tr
Vancouver.
trade unionist Is held to tbe law.
Men who can stand before a de'.n- these law-made rights p revail ovap
This In typical of the Team driv- the insurgent nominees. T he vie-1
A com mittee from
the
State
______
T he Hughes am endm ent would voting ''nay,' or against Instruct ¡
agugue aud damn his treacher the w elfare of the lieople.
tory
Is
overw helming,
because I Federation of Labor, headed by have stopped prosecution of men lug the house conferees to Insist | Tbp a n t, aaiipmt,,y candidates are I
,i < and Machinists' strike.
T h e re is no argum ent to he pro-
ous flattery w ithout blinking;
The tmeses are endeavoring to every trade union center piled up .1. F. Cassidy, is now preparing for organizing to better
condl upon disagreeing w ltth the K* n ! U tn u illg thp streets and halls all T a ll men. sun-crowned, who live sent ed so they ta lk about tkft
l.r-ak the strike by the o ffer of tremendous majorities in rebellion ! a state law for free text books, tlons of labor, but M r. Haw ley • te
I over the city to speak to the peo- j
above the fog In public duty as good old party of Lincoln.
I . t i e r wages to a few staunch against organized wealth and p riv -ito In presented to the legislature and M r. Kills opposed the law
Yes. the dominant party of thlft
On June 23, the conferees report p)e
In private thin kin g;
liege.
j next January.
m ikers.
ed to the house a disagreement j
that denies them thia right
Fbr w hile tlie rabble w ith th e ir state, the party which the eorpoft
Hut It don't work.
Oregon is not the exception.;
This law Is being drafted In sc-j the falhor press the actual record
a’ lon'x agents have
r-m tro lleft,
T he Push clubs are coming
thumb-worn creeds,
I lie strikers stand firm in their Our people here are Just as free cordance w ith Instruction of the of M r g m ,. and Mr. Hawley s I on the proviso and recomended
aud are now seeking to con tin t**
little deeds,
.
j
track
One of th e ir objects w ill
nriglnal position.
and intelligent.
j »late labor forces held here last 1 dutnRg
* ! "lhat the house recede and con
' be to boost the W a ter M ain G raft. L o ! Freedom weeps, wrong rules th e ir control.
V ten hour day
with
wages
The corporation agents and law-! January,
T be le tte r. In this regard, reads , cur," which meaut that ihe house
Special privilege m ust doroinatft
the lHnd aud w aiting Justice
At that tim e the com m ittee pre-j
(aiiging from ,2.25 to ,3.00 was yers cannot organize an assembly
“On June 2, 1910, the house,[ agr. e w ith the senate and elim ln
the nom inating bodies In order * •
sleeps.''
A demand for the card oí
»-led
The bosses refused to ar- and foist their ticket on the same sented a re|>ort
showing
that | w hile In com m ittee of t M Whole. J ate the H u g h e s „ „ i o n
clerk oo the p a r t o f or
preserve th e ir special Intel eats.
Hirnte the question at issue. This lieople who are the victims of Iwioks can be bought by the dls- adopted the follow ing amendment bill. The motion carried by a vote
At this assembly m eeting tkft
These words could have been
ganized lalxir w ill settle the mat
»as not fa ir and the strikers their Draymen's Association com trlc t and given to students under by Hughes, o f New Jersey, in t h e ! « t 138 "yeas" to 130
nays.
16
principal
si»eaLer was Geo. W.
R
etail
the
more
fittin
g
ly
said
some
few
years
of
organizing
ter
bine.
I the free library plan, at much seitlou of the sundry c lv l’ appro 1 answerlng
know It.
'present'' »—t
and in
106
1
. “not Clerks.
corporation
attorned
ago, but thanks to the advance of Stapleton,
The same crowd who bound the
The Team drivers and Maehln less than h alf the present cost. prlatlon b ill,
m aking
ai-propri voting." By this vote the house
Intelligence we have our insurgent and agent for a doctors' pro4a*»
Di.m nen up In a contract to stand Istg’ strike may continue,
lailm r
T h e com mittee In th e ir
“port atlon for the prosecution * f . v i o l a of represent?! .es repudiated Its
Ed Sm ith Is now representing spirit o f the day. W rong, injus liv e society and tim b e r Inter*
Hi in against the strikers in their understands the cause of refusal said:
tions of the A n tl-Trnst Law
This form er setious taken on June 2 the I jtth e r» ' Union as secretary tice aud Ihe law-made
special T h e msn who was a dem ocrat
"Fou r years ago a
law
was
di niand for better treatm ent are to arb itra te or settle Just demands'
and June 21, »ben It adopted the
proviso was favored by L°OOr:
privilege of the day are being changed color when he became ft
businets agent.
and
of
overworked
and
underpaid
men.)
passed
by
the
legislature
of
Utah
also Ihe power back of the re-
" ‘Provided fu rth e r, that no part Hughes amendment and instructed
brushed aw ay by rlghtous Indigna corporation law yer.
liih llra n assembly; the same cor-
See w hat their answer Is next providing that free text books of this money shall be spent lu its conferees to retain It In the
"W e believe in the «»«ensbly,-
tion and the enthronm ent of man
M
etal
Sheet
of
Ihe
G.
Ross
A
I oration crowd that fixed up the wee!
should be furnished to the pupils the prosecution of any organisa bill. This vote was the determ in
said
M r. Stapleton ns he appealaft
tn
bis
proper
estate.
photo
w
n
ie
of the schools in the present tion or Individual for entering In- ing factor in which the house of ; W orkers Is doing
to those who love th e ir p ro perty
I« b o r Press
Not
always
w
ill
It
be
considered
for
the
graphic
»
o
ik
counties of the state. On
the to any com bination or agroeiuent representatives placed llself
on
Interet ts fo r support of tha
whole, the operation of the free having In view the Increasing of record as being opiosed to any Bro Rcss knows how to use his "good bus; net»“ to sacrifice m an
hood. womanhood, happiness and sembly slate.
esmera.
text book law has been very bene wages, shorteing of hours, or bet organization or Individual making
H e appealed f<
pport
the child Just so some owner of
ficial.
Every
pupil
has
had teriug the conditions o f labor, or an organized e ffo rt to Increase
Judge C le li u, ».Un 'ng hla reft
privilege
cau
m
ake
and
pile
up
H.
A.
Erickson
of
the
Steam
flt
throughout the entire term of his for any act done In furth eranc- wages, to reduce hours, or to bet
ord for non uitts w a • not
Portland Ijtb o r Press:
tr is No. 235, » a s selected as dele- d irty dollars.
Elect wage-earners and
advó attendance at school every re
H e spoke for W allace
thereof N O T in IT S E L F U N L A W ter the condition of labor—organ-
T
his
was
the
sentim
ent
•»
-
i Ized or unorganised— without run gate In the Building Trades Coun
had
the
Perm it me to answer, through celes of liberty and Justice, Is the quired book. He has
ant. th e W e lls Fargo Bxpi
F U L .'
pressed
by
the
demeanor
of
the
"On June 9. this proviso was, niug the risk of crim inal prosecu ell last M onday night.
your columns your three perti advice extended
by
Prescldent necessary text ever at hand to
800 people who gathered a t the law yer, for suprem e court
aid hint in the preparation of his strteke from the b ill whan It w as; tlou under the provisions of the
and Judge B urnett, too. And
nent questions, asked in your Is Gompers to the local labor forces.
E. H arlan d la now represent Arm ory last Thursday n ig ht to
'asks, and in adidtion he hag had reported to the senate by the ap- A nti-Trust law
On this final and
Upon this subject, Presideut
h ear the assembly crowd have did a great deal of explaining
sue of 8ept. 1st. Tbe w orking
ing
the
Cement
Finishers
in
the
access to
".an y
supplemental
,atlojl comm„ tee. O b a rer most Im portant vote Represents-
why the street car, tho South .
th e ir say.
men should know exactly where Gompers has w ritten a personal books which he otherwise could I ord ___
„ , « « • I t “nays, j fives Ellis and Hawley are re Building Trades Council.
Pacific and other corporation!
vote of 34 . "yeas.''
letter, in which he Bays:
T h e Interests' agents w rote a
not have secured. As a result! Slid 42 "not voting," the t-ena’ e l corded ss voting "aye." or In favor
each candidate stands on these
to rn e y * m et and fram ed up |
It la earnestly desirable that
le g is la tiv e Comm itteem an W m . story about this assembly m eet
questions. Personally, I have a l Labor and the liberty loving c iti higher clnss records have ltecn sustained the action o f tbe appro oi the house receding aud eon
assembly t ic k e t
ing.
T
hey
said
3000
i>eople
w
ere
Mackensie
o
f
the
C
entral
Labor
maintained and greater efficiency
cm rtng w ith the senate to strike
prlatlon com mittee.
T h e m eeting was a DoaL
ways been a firm believer in zens of your districts and your
Council has the referendum on there; and that they all stayed to
In scliol work secured.
the
Hughes
amendment
from
the
"On June t , a motion was ruede
Statem ent Num ber One, and
al state w ill secure the nomination
But such was not registered the fact th a t the
Gag Ordinance almost complete the very last
"From the financial point of In the bouse to instruct tfte con sundry civil appropriation bill.
T h e laib o r Press repre- pie are apposed to eor
though, If elected, a representa of bona fide workmen and advo view there has been a substan
already.
T hree thousand nan "a the case
cates
of
liberty
and
Justice
for
•
cntatlve
counted
th e ir crowd and control of nom inating bodies.
are
desired;
"over
2000
of
the..-
tive would have no opportunity
tial gain In the furnishing of tex t Interesting
comparisons.
One tlon in Irttbor Tem ple, 3rd lloor.
Last T hu rsday’s assembly r a lly
all the people, both as candidates books free of charge to pupils.
there
were
less
than 800 pres
Every man and woman desiring have already been secured.
shows the reduction In coat under
to vote for U nlt-.J States sena
showed
conclusively
that thft
for congress and the stale legls lu 1904. the first year that * » the purposed new law.
ent. And about one-third of these
to have better conditions for the
against— assembly, the Ins
tor, nevertheless, voters should lature. Should this be Impossible,
L. Bledsoe of the Building L a left before the m eeting ended.
the school districts not .Included!
, n ( t e elghth grade, dans A, clerks o f this city should be there
know my position.
then you should see to It that can In cities of ihe first and second! o f our PorlIan(1
Those th a t were
there
were tick e t, w ill w in out a t
borers reported the Building La-
school,
-weYve and help cieate them.
You rig h tly ask, "Am
I for didaies for nomination before the classes operated undef Ihe free bokg arp rP<, u| rpd at a total cost
cold
and
unresponsive
to
the
as- coining election*.
•“God helps those
who
help in a flourishing condition a t the
changing
the 'judge-made'
law prlinariea are held shall emphatic- text book law. the cost of books' , , , , » »
Building Trades Council meeting
Then«* «re used but onoe them selves."
John H. Fergusoa of tha 1
, h()se dla„.|c, B wag » H W .IO 4 .3 R .,,'*
d(gcardpd
respecting lia b ility o f employers. ally declare themselves as to th eir I
Ten new mem help It out w ith a hundred thou berg Teamdrivers sent la a^
T he best organized trades are Monday night.
I t is an position upon Ihe
measures
In
-------
- -
, and then aisca a
Most em phatically, yes
beta Initiated at the la s t, meeting sand, or so.
or ,1 9 0 per pupil enrolled, o r]
, reP book
the ' the best paid
píete lis t t h l x ^ y J |
Interesting fact, that the law as j which Labor Is most vita lly In te r-! 31
ft t 62
X? <9 per pupil . of
X“ ..^
,»■^■■-.1 „mi
' r» ■-» i
school
age. -I Tho
was the record.
T eam drivers
E.
O.
Barger,
the
w
ell
known
laid down by the judge lu th e ;e s ie d . and such prospective nieui cost of Itooks for the year 1905 • district would buy the books and
i n o , en ftcoM
Thomas M c K ittric k ,
represent
m tlT worn
'
Labor Press.
they would be used nntl
caae of Fow ler vs Wabash R. R. 1 hers of the state legislature should
The delay on the Madison street Machinist and G arm ent w orker,
ing S te im fitte rs local 235. has
was 57 cents per capita in th e |
cut.
Menry
has
offered
the
streetcar
monopoly
Co., In 1873, has been followed also fu rth er pledge themselves counties. For the year en d in g 1
gone to the annual convention ot bridge Is now caused by Contrac
s
real
fender
without
money
and
The saving to tha community, the International Plumlters
ever since. I consider that sec not to vote lor any candidate for June 30, 1906, the cost of text I
tor
Robert
W
akefield
.
M
aterials
and
device
has
tions 5 and 6 of the proposed the United Stales senate unless (
pp( . |(upi, ln ,bp P()Un„ P9 wa„ ' according to results
In
east ern Stearaftttera
association
whlcn and tools are not furnished In without price. T h e
been tested and is fa r superior
L iab ility law submitted by or he altio em phatically declares him * O - ’ 0 t c©nU; I in
the
cities
39
cents,
states
wou’
d
be
seventy
per
cent
II
III» ?
V . —
W
— ' —
»
proper quantities.
meets In 8 t. Paul on Monday.
to the child-killing racks now car
vp:ir of the »5.77. o r a total net cos.
ganized labor, contain what should self in favor of these subjects! , p Sa„ , ^ ke c )(y , h(1 )agt year
be followed by the courts. "Con that Labor advocates. T h e num the cost per pupil enrolled was 1 l of $1.73— A saving In this one
E. A. Cheyne of the Painters' rled.
U N IO N L A B E L E D S U IT S .
tributory negligence." should be bers of the bills covering these 4« cents, while In such counties c'lass of »4.04.
Union Is always In attendance at
Reprc entatlve H a w le y 1.
T he girls are a ll out picking ing uie votes o f w orking
no defense. As a m atter of fact subjects in this Congress are:
at U tah, San Pete and Cache, it I
------------------------------ *
The union label on custom-made each meeting of the Building
hops,
but
as
soon
as
a
big
rain
very few accidents occur where
"H . R. 25188— R elief from In was approximately 50 cents p er,
clothes was originated liy the New Trades Council.
T H E CLERKS.
next week. Sept. 24.
conies on there w ill be plenty of
the employe Is a t fault, In real junction abuse and amendm ent to pupil. This difference of cost Is
Hampshire Tailors at 148 F ifth
M r. H aw ley desires the repu
----------
ity. The courts have always been tbe Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
The Building Trades Council Is w ork aw aitin g them In the big can nom ination as repreaentnti N
largely to be found In ihe b e lte r1 The R etail C lerk m et last Snn street.
guarding the interests of the em
"H . R. 15441 and S. 5578— care bestowed on th eir books in day and sent for a charter. They
These people make a suit to your doing excellent work these days. Neustadter Brothers factory on to congress.
ployer, and are now governed by Eight-H our Bill.
w ill m eet next Sunday a t S p. m.. I order of the best m aterials at President E. E. Sm ith and Secre the East side.
th" schools of the cities."
I , he e n title d to your v o te i
m > much
“Judge-made" law that
"H . R.
12000— Convict
Iutbor
The com m ittee have made some to continue the w ork of organiza 1,17.50. ,22.50 and ,25.00.
tary W illia m N offke are both en
President Gompers c f the A. F.
T h e G arm ent W o rkers w ere to
only 15 per cent of those who arc Bill.
title d to credit for the excellent
of L. In a le tte r to the editor <*
be
fined
a
dollar
for
non-attend
Injured, receive any rem uneration.
"A ll energies should be centered
work of tlie council.
the Laltor Pre«« has som ething
ance at the Labor Day parade,
But 1 consider that a system, upon the measures and the can
to say of M r. H a w le y ’s record.
but
the
com
m
ittee
adjusting
the
based on negligence of the em didates so as -to secure the legls-1
J. F. Cassidy is working over
It Is t»f Interest to you, M r. V o ft
ployer. should be discarded, and latlon amending Ihe Anti-Trust
tim e since
becoming
business excuses ate having the tim e of er. It shows how M r. H a w le y r e f t
a system, under which the in law and to correct the evils aris
th
e
ir
lives.
agent of the Building
Trades
resented you.
dustry bears the burden of re ing from Ihe injunction abuse—
Council.
T h e le tte r In p art read*.
T
h
ere
Is
need
for
an
organist»
lieving the distress of the In- In these measures the rights and
"Representative H a w le y wi
lured workm an, w ithout litig a liberties of the workers are es
The llulld ln ? Trades
Council tlon of the Laundry W o rkers
pointed by Siteaker Cannon
tion. should be submitted.
Prac sentially Involved.
elected au orgauiaatlou com m ittee T here are low wages, long hours
m em ber of the house comm!
tically every civilised nation of
"There are many other bills
on last Monday evening.
The overtim e and plenty of Im .o sl
on ljib o r. D u rin g tbe session
the world has adopted, in some of great Importance before con
members are Brothers Nordstrom. tlons to adjust.
closed ho was frequently
form, such a system. As has been gress, but the >'nes mentioned
J Foley, W. A. Tw lss, E. H s r
M rs F ra n k C o tterh lll w ill re- to in behalf of the eight-hour
said, "The blood of the workm an are really the most Im portant
land and L. Bledsoe.
mnin w ith the people o f P o rt No 15441 advocated by Labor,
Is the cost of the product.” How- and upon which it is most essen
the convict labor hl!!. H . R. IrtC ®
i ver, I approve the L ia b ility law. tial lo r candldntej
to
declare
T he Building Trades Council on land for a year. 8'ne has determ
that have been urged by Labor,
as submitted, and consider it far themselves.”
last Monday lilg h t appointed, A. ined to organise the Retn'l Clerks.
both of which bills were, before the
In advance of the existing law
E. Cheyne. Joe Foley and J. L. She hits m any a lick for other
house com m ittee on I»nbor. It w n *
O L IV E R M. H IC K E Y .
I^ d w id g e to call on the Plasterers' unions. This plucky little woman
seemingly impossible to get Mr.
should
be
given
the
glad
hand
Union and request them to ap
H aw ley to tako any active p a rt
AN IN T E R E S T IN G P A M P H L E T .
(Kiln! a business agent and secure by organized labor and by every
S e e re liry H". M. Lorntsen of the
be In the com m ittee tow ard report» g
closer alliance w ith the Lathers' Christian man and women
cause rhe Is tryin g to Improve Ing these hills out at an early ft
The new edition of the pamph- Astoria Fishermens' union was In
Union.
the disgraceful conditions of the period of the session when a c tio »
'el "Peoples’ Pow er and Public Portland on business last Tuesday.
could have been taken upon
M r. Lorntsen report? a fa ir sea
Taxation,” Is being sent out all
R. O. Rector of Ihe Carpenters' clerks In our great stores. H elp
Preachers. In by the house. H . R. 13000 w aft ,
son on the Columbia w ith »10
over the state.
Union. Local 50. has b ien elected her do this work.
reported out of com m ittee on Jt.nft !
The firs t edition had 20.000. lier ton more pay for the men
legislative com mitteem an to the vite her to your pulpits to tell
and
want 22, three days before the bousft
The second has 70,000. I t is a as the result of the union.
C entral l»abor Council by
the of the degredatlon
adjourned, and It was found neceft
among the slaves o f the shop.
At a meeting of the Fishermen
pamphlet of 128 pages and every
Building Trades Council.
a iry by M r. Hughes to m ake a ftft>
page full of Inform ation of a na on the 6th Inst., the following of-
The above landscape is part of servatlve estim ate.
|
There are known to be tens of
T he report of the le g is la tiv e tlon upon the floor to discharge ’
ture to effect the pocket book of fleers were elected; Secretary H. .hp ljiu r e |,,ur(„ , ra r, on the
O.
R.
H
a
rtw
ig
of
the
Painters
T he representative of Ike l-“t d l | thousands of lots In and Just out-
!ooU(nR . aa, estate In many importan*. m atters side of thin city aw aitin g the s ift Is now on the organizad ,u com- ¡ com m ittee w ill lie the most in the com m ittee on labor fro m haft
every man who works ft
a liv M. Lorntsen; trustees. Soren Nel-1 8(de <(f p ()rtlant)
th e r consideration o f the eight»
son,
Jensc
Ntelen.
Fm
tl
Slvin
O.
from
ipR
i.
Eas(
g
U
rk
an(,
w
heie
ing. m I bo the Big Business Beast's
m lttee of the C entral Ijtb o r Coun terestlng thing at the C entral L a
is and has been T . 11. Wilcox, of a foolish people.
bor Council F riday evening Some hour b ill H . R. 15441.
pockets that work the public for J. Settin and Jacob Carsten: dele East 39th street
w ill
ue
cut who la also one of thy iaeml» :x
The woifting people of this city ell.
" I t w ill be well therefore, for
fervid oratory and plain talkin g
gates to Astoria Centra] Iathor
plunder.
of the W a ter board aerviag w i b- will lie called u|x,n to pay for
through.
your organizations to hear th is 1ft
Em il
w
ill
be
In
order.
Nielson,
It contains some s triking Illus Council, Soren
W
.
H
.
F
itzg
erald,
secretary
of
This tract contains 448 acr-s out pay. and very much Interested all these mains for speculators.
mind » lie n M r. H a w le y la s o lic it
trations and three cartoons.
It Elven, Jens Nielsen and O. J . ‘
the L ib e ra l Is-ague. has done some
assessed for »<33.000, or ,1 .0 -i from purely patriotic interest ;in 11 They pay all bills, end they w ill
J. F. Cassidy, secretary of the ing a renew al of confidence to*
shews up the tax dodgers. Ir r e Setten.
excellent work for the carpenters'
an acre. These lots are worth i <“l»lc pride In securing tniMtaCi of j pay these bills.
has re-election to the 62nd congress.
spective of the m ental attitude of
Labor State Federation of Labor
— ' over »900 each, forty lots hav.'-ig; dollars worth of free w a te r meins |
vt'hy should you or
Neighbor unions and the C entral
ordered
20,00
buttons
bearing
ap
an man as regards the present • • • • • •
Council
tills
week
Brother
F
itz
heard ft recently sold to a spe. n iai-jr for j to enhance the value of the «if- W orkingm an, give T . B. W ilcox,
propriate
Inscriptions
signifying
ta \ laws It w ill pay him to read ®
nnuted ft ,9 5 3 each. In o th e r wo;-da the] ferent vacant tracts of land
In, Joseph Sim on, the Iaidd fam ily, gerald w ill make his report to
this pam phlet
ol In
ort an , r ,
h|nisp|f q property Is assessed at h“ t t
per and adjacent to PnrcUnit.
H ''I the Corbett bunch, the Portland the central body tomorrow night. that the w earer Is going to vote
for 330, the employers lia b ility
If
It will be m ailed to every regis • by his brother.
see • acre than two lo ti arc worth, or would consider It a g re a t Ae:'l - R ailw ay Light and Power crowd,
Oregon laws perm its voting
• or acquaintances should the • one-third
O. R. H a rtw ig . E
A. Cheyne law .
tered voter In the state.
Its
value
T he
tra c t better use to make o f »HW.iWi to j , be q p
jj and
others
any m ale closen over the age ot
Any citizen of Oregon can obtain • this, they should w rite J W • would make 2.670 lots.
| present the Laurelhurst tram o w n - ) |j kP thPm Christm as, New Year, and Jack Ixm ib ert w ill go to T a
T h e M achinists have some a l 21 year, who has resided In thft
a copy by addressing W . G. Egglc -, ft Electrical W o rker or street • '
The W a ter Main grafters |-ro- era w ith free mains than to cut i bj r,h day and anniversary
pres coma next Sunday to attend the
most giants on picket duty at d if slate fur six nmnths. No (ireclnot
northwest
conference
of
(«In
ters
,
sion, 82 1-2 F ro n t street. Port ft Hunsaker, 901 Cedar
ft itose to have the users ol w ater, w ater rates in half.
plltg |n ,j,p aha|>e of lite ra lly mil
ferent places, and the thug who qualification o r state questions I*
ft Cairo. Ill
land. Ore.
1 the people pay for miles of free I
For the je a r 1908 It cost to |j<1I)s of do||a ra worth of free which convenes on the 19th Inst.
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•
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T h e conference w ill he In session gets one o t them has to h it a required.
The I,abor Press w ill send n
mains to put w ater m t h li tract, m aintain the system snd deliver | watPr matn, ?
A ny m ale person of foreign
lick from the back and run
about two days
Copy to any subscriber asking for
It w ill cost about »106.800 to do the w ater to consumers »108,000
M illions you enquire?
An Electrical W o rker the other ! b irth, over 21 years old may re g i e
TO E N L A R G E LABOR T E M P L E
It.
or
about
»1,200
more
than
what
n
By the g ift of free motna the
Yes. Indeed.
T h e people of
Mrs. F ra n k C o tte rlll. organiser day found an u n fa ir n u n w irin g ; ter and vote one year after t a b
the I-aurelhurst property wants as
It shows up the W a te r M ain
this city gave three m illions of f r the Clerks, was given the 22 thé house- o f a w ell known build lug out first (-apers w ith the eoeft»
T
he
Labor
Tem
ple
I
-
to
be
en-
i
common
a free g ift for mains.
Graft, now tryin g to conte back
larged and extended. The Build a t
o
^ an
eaelt, or Io
1 here are scores o f projiertles free w ater' mains away In 20 sign w tile talkin g to the sales Ing trade« member. The man who ty clerk.
with the rest of the grafters.
In c ity elections the voters m u s l
T hey lad |pa
o ld . W orthm an Hlngs w ill not scab on his own union
Ing
Trades
are
proposing
to
,a
k
r
j
’
'
”
'
'
|(>f
|267.000
Lnts
.
a
r
d
’ nterests like the above that years to these very people
It shows up the way vacant
have lived 36 days In the prectne^
w ill take II w hether or no. If the
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sometimes
w
ill
on
others.
over
the
Labor
Tem
ple
Assorts
(
I
<
m
,lch
mor„
(0
w
ant
to
fatten
lik
e
leeches
noon
land and lot owners evade th eir
In addition to reatdtng In the ritft
T he Anil-Boycott association I« !
Hon from the eight owning union?
bunders
becauxe
homes the w ater consumers of Portland law i-ertn'is. T hey w ill not be
I'K t share of taxation.
I R. W 9 lee man o f L o ra l 808 and; six months.
and put It on a firm legal basis h me
„
In six months a fte r th “» pass three years in g ettine another o|), and injured by the artlon of
It shows the farm ers where
three millions worth If the W a 'e r the Buck
stove :»eople In mak 1 W llliv m Zim m erm an o f Iax-al 50,]
Persons not
registered,
ts» I
and extend It to
^ r s o f, n
w ||“
age of the W a ter M ain G ra ft 4hev
they are being swindled out of
get are o ff to the Carpenters' Conven \ Ote by fillin g out form "A" aft
exprei
Vo
aas'lmitaTe™
WM
sum
Main
G
raft
la
voted
into
lx
lug
ing
peace
It
calculated
to
the
Labor
Tem
ple
building
)
4
a
»
»
$
(wat
ne^»‘5si*v.
As
r.’ aiiy a m illio n dollars a year
A cting for the Invest ¡gating e-mo asstrred^
In big contributions right along ! tlon.
which
convenes
in
Des the polls, same being signed bft
hlch would be am ply suft elent i « « •lo
In t xressive taxation to help oat
a i front m anufacturers w ith which to Moines on the nineteenth
six property holders.
mlttee. George H. v ‘,rra r
Uni<>a without reckoning iu Port- to run the w ater syxtem for ten
Next Week w e w ill show
lbs land speculator.
vears and supply every home and | Christmas present to Joe 9lm on fight organised labor, and now Its T he Carpenters are doing good
It tells just how the business s
s
“ " r s r .
hotel factory and yard absolutely that the W a ter M ain G raft w ill excuse for s ollellli g Is knocked I work , o rg an liln g over 20 mem-
Every copy of T h e l« b o r
tT'ii, workers and farm ers in each
g l.c to him
T h e re are others.] front under It. Porhaps '-'aft w ill]h e rs a week being the record.
reaches a wage earasx.
•minty are being swindled by our
CORPORATIONS
IN DOUBLE DEAL
LOCAL NOTES
4»'
FREE SCHOOL
BOOKS WANTED
IS WITH LABOR
SAM GOMPERS
FOR^JUSTICE
GIVES ADVICE
MR. HAWLE- Y F E
NOTTHIS T .
SAMPLE WATER MAIN GRAFT
FISHERMEN HERE
A VIEW 0E LAURELHURST AWAITING FREE MAINS TO COST $106,200
WHOVOTES?
I*v lawfc
« rt.tel
-ra-U>le.MMn>
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I » to p
M-O I
U .
ttp to r -V
P i* " !
r«»M
« - « » '
s p e c u la to rs w a a t a ll t h t a g * | t h e r e
then» ftce.
flo w ed In th .
is w arm , red hl«
te in a o f n.ln-1 count th ..
(th a t re h a llad ' four km gft
as they hautaa