Portland labor press., September 21, 1911, Page 5, Image 5

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Portland Labor Press
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o f F a r tla u d and » le ln lty und «r t b r d ire c tio n o f I be fa llo w ­
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re n re a e u iln g P r in t in g T r a d e r C o n o c ll; W in M a r k tn a le . rep
r o r a n lln g M e ta l T r a d e r L o w e l l; W . H
P lta g e r a ld , repre-
ae tin g I.a lie l Trade« C w i . r ’I . M
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N o lan , re p re e e n llilg
W a t e r F ro u t C o n n ell; O P . F o rte , r e p re e rn tln g R e w e r r
T r a d e r C o uncil
B oard m eet« f rat and th ir d M onday« at
th e Lab o r Preaa o ffic e . Lab o r T e m id e . at S p. in
W m . A.
M a ra h a il, M a n a g in g E d ito r.
Labor Tem ple. 270X4
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O ffic ia i n n k llr a tle i fa r the Cantra» Labor Caonell a f
Perda ad and r le ln lt , and tba Oregon Stata Federation a f
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need money from the legislatore. a
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Judge ( vrus McNutt of l/»s \i
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..„„„„¡ssion is sifting out these and by much the same argum ents as our jca] horoscojies.
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T hat is the c...
,oiimarative rapiditv since the American special privileged classes oppose gor. There is a good opportunit'
great strike, but unless it moves.with unex- the recall. initiative, referendum and prefer- progressive m an to niake a fight ,7, , !i;i]
Perhaps there will la* an extra session call- ampled swiftness another strike will >e
ed. but it will lie a mistake to get the bunch treading on its heels, for the railway com-
of misrepresentatives together again unless panics seem to lie bound to have more
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Have you a scab collar hitched to a union era sweeps away half the population or some- j
tie?
something of that sort. The Legislature is
NOTHING TO IT.
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a pestilence and an invasion itself.
Have you a union-made hat on your head i The (¡rangers want good roads for the
A number of correspondents in the East
with a union card in your pocket?
{people, and they are going to have them.
are
asking about “the recent recall of a su­
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The referendum is applicable to special ses- preme
judge in Oregon.” There was none.
Everv time you ask for a union label col- «¡on enactments. At the next regular elec
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lar you go on a strike and don’t I ok . a <-<*nt. tion there will probably lie the auto race, No talk of a recall " 7 , '.'.‘J , j u'lp< *
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¥w
8Ub- P T b i i
’U ’a ^ S M ¡»V judge, not
Premier htolypin has been retailed, at- rnittcd to the people.
, . .. ,,r fu„
Oregon has
cording to the Russian method. Some peo-
At a rerent conference of the good road eve» of aJ^*tice *’ .. , s
/h
pb-think O r e , , n ^ r w - a y .
te n a n t a a ^ d .
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Thursday, September 21, 1911
riri.-d h irirriv ? « '?
X , » - “ ' d element in - ¡ H r lights the ree.,11 ,,t judge,.
opp
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Knirlixh i>urliuiiu‘i)tjirv district#
CROOK.
w(>n, f(,rIlied ¿ .„ tu rie i ago anti never changed
“ Every crook in California i> , ,
and at ......time 32 men dictated who should an suffrage, not those in ja ||
and £ o n ^ tin u 3 - c n .
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verv few hundered men elected a m ajority of interests are against woman mu ';
xerx h w unu
aristocrats re- ...anv banks are against ¡,
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latuig to th** eniplojn><nt of priisontrs*
Th<*
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awards against suffrage or to abolish the rotten Is,rough sys- would if they could chouse the
„ „ „ -th in g „«1.1 la- Sipped ovt-r the penplc
Bntarad at the poato/tlea a t Portland. Oregon, aa aer­
ai ria«« m all m atter
t
The \\ on] wu h. Eng:lan< k f
En
forth th at the rail a
¡ t r . ,t io n act
gland had a concha am a .<h r b .tr a ti.in m t
put in opt ration ’
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cost for e x c u s e s to the workers ox
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The Grange knows that nothing is to be comparison w it1
floo r
nnlooa.
,
The Grange wants a road law that will en-
able the people of a county to build roads
when ami where they are wanted for the de-
velopment of the communities needing them,
The auto people want auto race tracks
Oregon.
THE SAME MEN.
COSTLY FAKE ARBITR, TION.
WANT ALTO RACE TRACKS.
,!„■ length
Thunday, September 21
LABOR PRESS
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enee vote.
SOME CLASS.
sition on straight-out single tax
half-hearted, tender-toed man ab ■ ,
horses, but an all-around bust lei 1 1„ i
tv <>f Whatcom, Washingon, wa- tin,.,
an open and avowed single ta x 1:
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last year, and the County of V
,
Oregon, can lx* swept by the san.,- ,
man as Assessor Kaufman of IkiiiiiilJ
In Australia farms for 200,000 are being
prepared under gigantic irrigation schemes.
No real estate speculators or grafters need
apply. Rents will not l>e based on value of
improvements. Towns laid out and sold to
actual residents only. Houses, fences, roads,
A labor paper cannot succeed n],.«
clearing, all done liefore the settler hits the enjoys the good-will of the u, i\
ground. Some sense to this style of doing This good-will manifests itself by p:itri|
ing those who advertise in its column,
things.
it known to the m erchants you •
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The governor of Alabama is in accord with Help in this way to support y o u r , ;i
the un-democratic sentiment of the ruling means much to our movement.
classes of the darkest southern states. He
The guild or workmen’s union I,.,.
The People’, Charier Irimmittee ha. W , , ¡ ir ^ - m .^ I t i . ..id tlm, the P ^ g - ;
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has no use for the initiative, referendum and
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! recall.
They
are coming,
even in Alabama, existence since the seventh centur.
words before it in regulating franchise-giv
do
we care
what they
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_ want?” The farmers , tures after getting
...... - out among the it people.
wilt Ito but not until several other states have adopt- Christian era in England. Niv. r -
ing. Five hundred would lie plenty
will damn the auto race track scheme pro-
" hen ¿) rego " re <‘ a ‘ j \ *tv And C(1 these genuinely democratic measures. It of England tells us “every worktn.,i
*^.K ^ " n ftic ^ lre c a lle fl is a deplorable fact that the Democrat of the i own wheel and loom, and lelon,
King of Portugal (recalled) is living on posed and damn it hard a tth e ballot bax.
that is what he 11 get. Only ottic a rei ailed
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y a„ thin but genu.
¡,d (union) of his craft or tra(1(.
chanty of relatives. Able to work. Might »
in
Oregon
yet
is
a
city
councilman,
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n
o
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,
,
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inely
democratic
in
sentiment
or
opinoin.
marry an American heiress as an alterna­
PAY LABOR GOOD WAGES.
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needed
it
badly.
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Olive Schreiner says: “ T h at ,la\ wi
tive.
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San Francisco fixes the wages of common
The Direct legislation league of Colorado the woman takes her place bcM,|.
There is no need for a street railway fran- |aiM»rers by its charter at three dollars a day.!
BERKELEY TAX-DODGERS.
is out with an amendment to provide for the jn the govei anent and arrungim- i.t
chise on any bridge. The city should lay The original cluirter provided for but two
recall of judges patterned after the provis- ¡external affairs of her race will al.., |.
the tracks and lease the use of the bridge to dollars. The people amended it to three.
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Wilson the Socialist mayor of ions of the Arizona clause Taft vetoed. All ■ day that heralds the death of war a* ,
allcomers.
, Skilled mechanics protect themselves jjerkelev, California, is an avowed single attempts to limit and joker the amendment of arranging human difference'
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i through their unions. Men of the P1™*58-ftaxer. His administration is making a won- in conference failed.
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The matter of granting special jtermits for ■ sa,ns safeguard themselves through specially j erfuj 8UCCess in many lines. Among other
Oh! for a man to lead the van
street clocks seems to go in the City Council «killed brain power and associations. .«.m
The 1 j tbjng8 ¡t proposes to ...............
establish the Somers
And charge on the hosts of \\ - : /
your i hat-band means,
The union label
latiei in vour
as a matter of course. The narrow streets ; iaborer the so-called mudsill, needs govern-
in, h sygtem
^ ’stem of
of ussessment
assessment, a proved and scien-, that W)U help teach respect for union men
Oh! for a heart that will not -ta il
of the city should not- be cluttered up*with ment protection; first. l>ecause without such n | ! tific
/ fi„ method ,,f
of mukinii
making the owner of valuable ,
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In fear at the sight of th e St
street signs and advertisements.
i ! protection
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n
i v only tim
not
the Intxiroi
lalxirer, but society
iety' lots come across the the people’s treasury, ____________________
in health
and morals. There are two w ith his full quota of taxes. In Cleveland
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at the 1»ottom
lottom of our industrial sys- ¡t neariv doubled the taxes paid by down-
C. Clyde is receiving commenda- many ttt
............ the passage of his ordinance making tern, and overcrowding always spells di»-i
p /o p ^ y owners a,nd reduced the taxes
(he sending of notices and estimates of street j^ter.
I On the small property owners in the suburbs
mprovements compulsory liefore the work
Second, the government, standing for the and outskirts.
Recommend
riegins instead of after completion.
highest ideal of human relationship, should
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be willing to reach out its helping hand to i
Judson King says: “ It is not only the the weak.
IN THE POUND,
constitution as it is written, but the constltu-
Third, the community can amply afford i
u,
Fourth and Morrison Sts.
tion as it is interpreted » v the judges that to pav the best wages and raise the standard There are 76 miles of streets to lx im-
i-ounts. The men who -Aria and ‘construe’ !of living. In every city vast sums of u n -; proved this winter >>»der contracts h 1 |
,he constitution of California are the men earned increment goes to idlers
e m . a • \ o r.
. i
miers and
anu specu-
sp ecu - by
- j the
' , efforts
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As the leading lighting fixture r,,!.-
rra. • increment
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* earned
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1 ntOFl t Will
1 I i 1 l 8PP1 V
Sole Agents
lators. This
those
amendment
Y»ul<
\ ’ * Il f Lll(*V
the>
who rule that state?
tractors, wiring contractor', ami tib
who
do
not
get
it,
and
gotten
by
those
who
and
that
would,
with
the|present
admimstra-
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anu umi wuu.u, „ iv ..
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contractors.
.
u a iif ' tio can
n . result
the result
street in paving
companies
In Los Angeles a grand jury has been held , do . not
earn it. -ri.„
The .........»
community
easily in
tion,
the street
pax mg < ompan t s
\Ye thank them for it.
neariv a year, its sole function being t<- secure ,nore of this vast sum, amounting to tosmg some good money.
“sweat” and threaten any and all witnesses Inanv .....present
tirne8 t he present
taxes
in
any
large
Under_a
new
charter
thc>
n
ig
t
1
.
taxes in any large,
. the
. defence.
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The strci
streets
ts cannot be improved tins
this
Salesrooms —
for
And
then the plute press citv ‘ and thereby secure the . best
labor r _____
from mnrp
m° re- The-
winter.
The
contracts,
if
allowed,
would
311 Stark Street,
asks; “ Do not the union men realize that a well-fed bodies and well-trained brains,
have to be extended. A strong effort is be­
fair trial is assured in Los Angeles?”
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Between 5th and 6th Streets
“Best
by
T
est”
ing made to get these stray contracts out of
MADE IN OREGON.
the’pound into which Mayor Rushlight has
Senator Bailey, of New York, and nomi-
lally from Texas, is a disap|K>inted man.
“ Boost Oregon by demanding that every- P»t them.
He smells of Standard Oil. He is opj»osed thing be made in Oregon!” cried out a busi-
to the people at every ¡mjortant point. He ne8B man at a meeting the other day. A lit-
itands with Taft ; against
against the
the recall
recall and direct tie inquiry brought forth the information
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government by the people. H e has served that the gentleman had on a scab hat, a scab
his masters faithfully, ably.and well, but shirt, a scab pair of shoes, a scab suit of
his masters are not the people. They are clothes, bought his meat at a scab market,
the big Ixtasts of Wall street. Let him enjoy ate scab bread and cared no more for Oregon
his reward and suffer his disappointment than a hog cares how turtles swim.
Such Oregon Ixiosters are not the kind to
also.
build up Oregon. Good wages paid to Ore­
Sex study has been introduce«! in Berkeley, gon-made products with the union label on
California, high shook This line of child- every article of manufacture will do more to
training can l»e so handled as to l»e produc­ b«x)st Oregon than all the real estate boost
tive of incalculable good. It can be pre­ and bellow circulars that ever went east to
sented to the young child through the study strew the floors of railroad depots.
If these “Made in Oregon” boosters want
of botany, insect life, and finally biology.
It beats the classes in vice and vulgarity held organized labor to boycott outside firms, for
on street corners and back lots attended by that is what their word-patter amounts to.
the ever-inquisitive youth, bound to find let the union label be placed on the near side
out the why of things, and the fountains of of the “Made in Oregon” label. Union-made
in Chicago is better than scab-madejinj’ort-
life.
land.
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Portland citizens, including traues union­
SEND THEM UP.
ists, have not been alert when ordinances
which tended to bring alxmt a monojxdy
The United States Supreme Court should
have been liefore the City Council or l»efore
the people. One result has been to place the imprison all the governors of the states for
business of bill posting and distribution of contempt of court. They have been finding
circulars, by law, under the control of one fault with the decision of a corporation at­
firm. What has been the result? The busi­ torney on the Federal lx*nch, who decided
ness men have had to pay an increased price that the State of Minnesota had no right to
for such work without corresponding bene­ interfere with a railroad’s dividends on wa­
fits, and, having a monopoly, the working­ tered stock. Such lack of American spirit
men employed by this firm have been forced as the assembled governors displayed is
shocking to every patriot. Why, first thing
to accept the crumbs offered.
we know, we will lie having the recall o f'
It appears that $93.669 on the $100 is as Federal judges by the “mob.” Put them
g«x»d as this city can obtain on its lx»nds in prison for life, your honors. No, not the
taken in lump sums, and even that may I xj judges, the governors.
WHEN YOU BUY
reduced unless the city appoints some bank
A BRIDGE, BEACH & CO.’S Heater you get
The office-seeker will hatch out early in
in New York to lx* its fiscal agent.
the very best there is made in the stove line.
This is entirely to° low- The city should 1912. What a lot of friends the working­
issue its Ixrnds in small denominations to man will have!
GOOD STOVES
home investors. They would beat the fxxst-
at a fair price are much more satisfactory and
al savings banks and compel the brokers to
less wasteful than inferior stoves at low prices.
come through with better bids if larger
blocks were wanted. To pay a little over
OUR STOVE DEPARTMENT
six |x>r cent discount on four jx>r cent Ixinds
is showing a large and most complete assortment
is something of a snap common small Port­ will greatly improve its financial condi­
tion by keeping Oregon money in Oregon.
of wood and coal burning Heaters. Call and look
land investors do not have a look in on.
A. B. Steinbach
& Co.
Men of All Trades
M. J. Walsh Co.
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Carhartt’s
Working Clothes
Buy the Best
When You Buy
A N D IR O N S
FIR E SETS
Organized Labor
Give “ Oregon Made’’ Preference
The criminal operations of certain cm
ployment offices, practiced for years in this Life insurance premiums paid to outside com­
panies are a drain on this state and indirect
city, have roblx'd the workingnien of money (irait)
on every worker.
which they coulA ill afford to h»ec. Many
GIVE YOIR U E Ï INSERANTE TO
a fellow O' m ui x'wlc, with only several dot*
lars Ix'tween him and starvation, has paid
out this money to employment sharks, only
to find there was no work for him or else he
was dischargtxl in a day, in order that others
might be roblx'd in the same manner. Time
and again has this subject Ixx'ii discussed in
The Oaly fompsny “ EXCU!SIVELY OREGON"
the different trades unions, but so far noth­ THIS la BEST FOR YOU and BEST for all other Orecontana.
ing has Ix'eii accomplished. Organized la- Home OSct; Corbett BM».. Fifth and Mornsos Sts., Portland
lx»r, through the central Ixwlv. should find
A . L. MILLS. Fre.ldent
L. SAMUEL. Manager
and apply the remedy.
C L A R M C E S. SAMUEL. Aaaiatant Mananor
them over.
It will be time well spent.
S ee O ur W indow D isplay
H0NEYMAN HARDWARE COMPANY
FOURTH AND ALDER STREETS
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