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T H U R S D A Y , M A R C H ai, 1912 P O R T L A N D L A B O R PRESS MACHINISTS GAIN GROUND. Page Seven ¡«cross Mr. Shaakc, of the Shaakc Ma- era’ wages to $5 per day. The Metal 1 chine Works, and he was trying to hire Trades Association heard of this and gave Report on Eight-Hour Strike of Pacific machinists, offering as high as 50 cents them orders to leave the wages as they Coast Contract Machinists. ' their services. — per hour for The - Interna were. This is the organization that we tional line is overlooked completely when have heard talk so much about wanting Seattle, March 15, 1912. it conies to hiring men to go from one the shop owners to run their own business, Portland Labor Press: Five weeks country to another in ease of strike, or it The patternmakers, when they were re- having elapsed sine»1 my last report of eon- seems so as there is a law to prevent the fused the rate of wages, went in the shop d^tU^is throughout the jurisdiction of Dis hiring of men in one country to cross the on Wednesday morning, February 25, and trict a h . 26, I will give a brief outline of line into the other, it into the other. . demanded an eight-hou* day at 56 cents the changes in conditions since that time v ictoria, B. C — Business is getting very per hour, which was refused, with the re- Seattle—Business in all eight-hour good, and where it was impossible to get suit that they walked out. and up to the shops getting better and some of the a minimum rate of oVer $3.25 per day present time are on the picket line. The shops m e working night and I he before our strike some of the shop owners M<*tal Trades Association didn’t show Metal Trades Association, through its in this city have offered all the machinists much of a fighting spirit or much of an ta lk in g delegate, Mr. Garrison, has done belonging to the union $4 per day to go inclination to assist the jobbing shop own- everything in its power to handicap the back to work and do not even insist on ers after getting them into trouble, and slops who have been giving the eight- them throwing up their cards as union some of the other shops refused to loan nour day, but have been unsuccessful, as men. Jt is evident that the boast of the nnv of their men to the jobbing shops to conditions speak lor themselves. It has Metal Trades Association that the strik. ssisf ............................... * tear * in gcttii’g their work out tor been rumored that the Vulcan Iron was not interfering with any shops in they would be involved in the strike. This Works, the'necond largest shop in Seattle, this part oi the country can he taken has demonstrated to the satisfaction of which has been closed up for the last year, about the same as the rest of their re- Brother Dawson and mvself ami others will resume business in the near future; ports, as these reports are written bv th -* ' ’ ■ ’ ' .................... th ' ‘ " ' ' ' ' ............... COLLIER S E X P 08E S MR. GRIPE- NUTS POST. Further the Home Industry Movement by having this Label appear on your printed matter. It stands for good workmanship, good citizenship, fair wages and the up building of the city. Splitting his infinitives horribly. Charles W. Post has once more hurled the furv of his words against the labor unions Wielding his vocabulary as the great Allied Printing Trades Council Composed Achilles once swung his mighty sword, of Charlie alleges that his work “ in the wav Typographical Union, of public and expensive paid announce- Web Pressmen's Union, ments is done.” He adds: “ There’s a Printing Presamen’a Union, reason.” What the reason is we are un Press Assistants' Union, .Me to surmise, ami we rather prophesy Stereotypers' and Electrotypers’ Union, Bookbinders’ Union, Charles will elianire his mind. This “ ex- Bindery Women’s Union, pensive and paid nnnoiir ■eniont” appears Mailera* Union, jn Rome newspapers with the heading Photoengravera* Union. “ postum written above it althouch Pos turn is not m en tio n ed and we s u n n o a e I’HOTO-ENG RAVERS. the use of the w o r d w n is merci v to indi- enfp , o ii)(. i-nrcful reader that the strik- *>• obu¡n«d atstk«#f*fi*w _ i'íií<p»rü««d “• ----- houses wily: Hlcks-Chattsn Engraving Go., Blako-McFxU building. ¡nglv printed essav was an advertisement Boavsr Engraving Co., First and Ankeny. OrogMilan Engraving Department. OrogonUn buK lag. Grape Nuts is not mentioned either and Oregon Engraving Co., 605 Goodnough building. lt, is n„thinL- the t h e a r t i c le a b o u t th e «owing the tin article about the '-i'®-3 Are You a Union Man? ' with organized labor instead of the Metal Trades Association, as our boy eup has been very effecti caused the man who owned to two other men who have agreement and hereafter made in eight-hour shops. A great deal to report that the trouble at the Inland sihle, the conditions existing in this part sane desire to read their names in the pa per.” “ strip the lamb’s eoat from the body of credit is due for this settlement to Empire shop has been adjusted, and our of till* country, but I do not know what of 1SSUSO BV AUTMOftITY OF the wolf.” “ lying deceit and horrible Brother Hoch, who has been untiring in men are again working for that firm. action will be taken, as Brother Valentine portent.” “ vaporizing of sentimental bis efforts, and through the co-operation Tacoma, Wash.—Conditions in Tacoma has gone to Frisco to attend a conference of the Teamsters ami Brewery Workers are about the same as wln n last reported, in (hat eitv and will also attend an execu- drooling degenerates” in his defense of aml other organized bodies which have i Only one shop of any consequence trying tive boanfmeeting of the molders’ organ- the attitude represented by the Los An been instrumental in bringing about the J to run a nine-hour basis—all the rest ization. We hope that the meeting of this geles “ Times.” which he enthusiastically This union label. If attached to your roady-mad« olotk- above results. working eight hours. It is reported that executive board will take some action to supports. A considerable part of bis an Everett, Wash.—Business is reported ns the I’hoenix Engineering Company will assist in establishing h e lle r conditions in nouncement is made up of bis innocent »n< and garments. guarantees to you that the maker« ffer to Gompers to conduct the cause of WMk picking up. and I understand the Sum ner! open up under new management in the the Northwest. labor himself. The jury which gave us b“ r’H “ “ w*r * ’ °“ “ - , ------- or sweat shops. Iron Works is figuring on some contracts, near future, and from the lesson they Astoria, O re—Business is very good in the union label and thus aaeiet our woman o u r $50.000 v erd ict ag a in st P ost w ' n <’ « ar»d Demand raen ferm ent werkera in raisin* labor abort tba oon* and if the contracts are received by that have had from the old management, we the A storia. Iron Works and they have , , f . ill- wher> by competition and the deaire for 1,1 profit. firm I don’t think there will be any ques- inay be able to place that shop on an been trying to work a night gang. Our ",',"'¿1 ”S "«* <" '11 ' ' Help us place womanhood and manhood above dollar« in our patent-medicine contests tion but that there will be a settlement eight-hour basis; if not, we will give them pickets have been successful in getting ' r' ” by demanding the union label. made with the machinists, as it has been the same kind of a fight that the previous many men to leave there, and the shop is and our advertising standards, but we demonstrated to that company in the last ¡owners had. certainly having its troubles in trying to an* inclined to believe that almost any intelligent and honest men would two years that it is impossible to run their I’.ytland, Ore.—Business is getting a get out the canning machinery for this business at a profit with the class of farm little better in some of the eight-hour season. It has also been reported that i> ,'» ~ ° te ers they have had working in ihat shop. shops in Portland, ami we have been able Horne, the spotter, who was thrown out i 1 1 u s in ^ l,s n il m n s <> The other small shops in Everett will be to add two more shops to the eight-hour of ibis organization since the strike, was * ni>,' l ” ' s,n on< ° H In"s e movements Of modern civiliza governed by whatever is done in the Sum list in that city within the last two working in Astoria. tion.—Collier's Weekly. ner Iron Works. months. Have placed eight or nine men This covers all the cities that are on MADE AND Bellingham. Wash.—The Burpee & Let- to work, some of them being from the strike at the present time nnd gives an ‘ “ son Company are very busy on canning railroad shop. There is one nine-hour outline briefly of the conditions that ex- THE AMlEliSER machinery and are hiring anything that shop in Portland that is very busy. Smith 1 ist, and if the men who are still on the Hurt, angle win« .nd Liquor.. 284 street looks like a machinist that will scab, in & W atson’s, having received the contract picket line can receive financial assistance Telephone M«in tsn «^¿30 O f A merica d & r COPYRIGHT ft TRA PE MAPS RECHTtWED I B 0 3 order to get their work out when the to build a fireboat for the city, ami from so as to keep them for a short time longer, —.... -■ ■ ■ ..... canning season ¿»pens. This company has sizing the crew up that is working in I think wc will be able to report very M orae»-E .t.»—viek. SEE THAT T H IS LABEL IS OH EV ER T PACKAGE. started in to build a new machine for mak there, I am of the opinion that every shop J good news, but that is one thing that is THE YALE. I t Stands For Oood W ages and Fair Conditions. ing sanitary paper milk bottles, which ill Portland has contributed what scabs one thing that is absolutely necessary, and H«hOr*d# *ndMJa’uc7gar.W Cigare. * hailil* #Bly is now on the unfair list, and we are going they could let loose of to Smith & Wat- T hope that the brothers who are abie will | m » ib »03. <64 Alder Street. to make every effort when they try to put son’s in order to get out this contract on do everything in their power to assist us. --------------------- those bottles on the market throughout time. Brother Dawson, an international as there are men on the picket line here in Moving Picture Theatres E. KELLY’S FAMILY LIQUOR STORE. the country to see if we cannot prevent organizer for the patternmakers, is in this fight who have lost eve- -thing on Importers—Wholesale and Retail. Fair to Operators Union the sale of them and show Mr. Burpee Portland and has been with me there for j earth. both homes and families. I • stick- Main 28. A 2802. 354 Morrison Street. Casino, 423‘4 Washington. Model. 69 Horth Third. wlien he wishes to reach the public that 1 a week, and I will say that lie is one iu- ing out and fighting for a prim , 3. — —— star, Park and Washington. Crystal. 46 Third. organized labor has more power than he ternational man that has come and shown Hoping all brothers who are able will Bert Roberts Emil Johnson Odeon’ F*r,t *nd Aider. Novelty. 281 Morrison. Bijou. 126 Seventh. has ever thought Oh Joy, M l Morrieon. Phone Main 8111 a willingness to get in and do something i assist us to the utmost in a financial way. Dream. <28 Morrieon. Arcade, 828 Washington. Vancouver, B. C.—Business up to a few to establish the eight-hour day in this and assuring you that we will, if so ns- Bakeronian. 181 Sixth. Oregon, <48 First.' THE X X X SALOON Hippodrome. 109 Sixth. Palace. <81 Firat. weeks ago has been very dull, and I have part of the country. Previous to his corn- sisted. bring this fight in the Northwest HIGH GRADE IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC LIQUORS Orpheum. 106 Sixth. Nickelodeon. » N. Sixth. received no report from there since that ing to Portland the jobbing pattern shops to a successful finish. T rem ain Boae City, 44 N. Sixth. S i i t h a n d Gliaan Street. Southwaat Corner M ‘j e . t J ’ ^OO^Wa.hlntton People'., W. Fark A Alder. time, hut while in Portland. Ore.. I ran had promised to raise their patternmak- Fraternallv yours, Beet Sid«. J. A. TAYLOR. I J ’> 0,i 817 William«. Iris. 380 E. Burnside. LIQUORS. Crystal, Albina and Killingeworth. Business Agent. ainhard'a Brewery, Thirteenth end Burnelde. Empire. Grand Avenue and Hawthorne » W ,c* 1% limon île Porter Beer The Amalgamated Meat Cutter« and Butcher Work* meu'i Shop Card (a« shown herewith) it displayed in all meat markets which grant good hours and other union oonditions to their employes. All union men and friends of labor are requested to patronise only those shops that display the SEATTLE’S LABOR TEMPLE. i « « ° f B«»f end Erery Barrel of Bottled Beer From Thia Brewery B ern the Union Label. E d u a r d P . K n e p p er Tn Seattle the labor temple is owned by A lfr e d M a rx e tH the labor unions. All indebtedness is held by the unions and the temple has paid ( ALirtlRMA WINE DEPOT over $5.000 in dividends besides paying Fine Wine« Five Cent» per glaaa. Chef.' and Kitchen Help out rapidly the money borrowed to build er» headquarter*. W eaervcaM er- nor V L-n e. I’hdiH* Ell Mt IWV» M c a ' joxf . s ¡with. The ground on which the temple chant» Lunch from 11 to 2 o’clock. ¿oJ laitlnlll huPCl C-17N2 M. J. GILL 0 0 . v' E- 0,LL: fitnnds was purchased five years ago and Wli< leMslt* mid R' tnll is now worth more than the building and MEAT DEALERS. FISH AND POULTRY When you visit members ground together eoltt, which was about M2 MIsslMsIppl A» f , Union 339, see that you get $30.000. It has 12 halls in its four stories and BELMONT MARKET fully twice as many business offices and 1012 Belmont St. Phone. Tabor 17S4, Home B S177 committee rooms. It is kept up in good -------------------- shape, having hot and cold water on every Phone Woodlawn 1207, C 2441 Prop fl°°r and is well lighted. A central tele- | or VERNON MEAT MARKET phone with phones in every hall enables i OOOD MEATS prompt communication to be kept up a t : 810 ALltEKTA STREET any time. The forces of organized labor in Seattle I K IN D 0R F BROS. has good reason to he proud of their labor j Fresh and Salt Meats. Sausage«. Fish tud Poultry. 180 Grand Ave., Hear morrieon. Phonos: East 412; B 1386 temple, and its cost is repaid many times over by the unity and association of the different crafts under one roof. The FAIRCHILD — the little wholesale butcher. members take the labor temple as a mat R E T A IL S A T W H O L E S A L E PRICES ter of course, hut in fact it is the result Washington Public Market. -------------------------------------------------------Of much thought, sacrifice and effort and ,,lue label cigar9 can be foun<J everywhere> and MULTNOM AH MARKET ,,IP h ’mplc management has many prob- n,«y be had for the asking. Likewise, however, park a kolb lcnis to solve in various ways that come cigars may still be found without this label. It rina Meat« and Sau aasr, ai.o n ah . Poultry, oy.tera | o jf rp|)P readin«« rooms and business to 6e the privilege of every smoker to mid Game. Phones. Main 633; A 4308 512 Washington Street, »'".I way in which the representatives of labor every box. can get together makes their force very EVERETT MARKET effective. F.MIG St S O N UNION SHOP CARD. The following shops (and others) display the union «hop card. Locate the on* nearest and most convenient to your home and patronise the same, thus helping th« Meat Cut* ter«' Union to «ecure the benefit of shorter hours. P o r t la n d P r o v is io n M arK et K. K HAKKK, Proprietor We aim to please our custom orsby supplying them with ihe best of frt-sh and currd meats obtainable. Pish and P oult'y in season 1062*4 C o r b e tt S tr e e t EUREKA MARKET, Henry Fassbendsr. Prop. Choice Meats, Fish and Poultry, Butter and Eggs. Main 262t A 2624. Sixteenth and Glisan. NO. SIXTEENTH ST. MARKET. Wurtenbergsr A Engel, Prop«. Choice Poultry, Fresh and Salt Meats. Main 1396. 280 Horth Sixteenth Street. E. H. DEERY. F n a h and Balt Maata of All Kind.. 8auaa<aa, Lard, Xta. M aia «02, A 3S03. Oooda Delivered. Phono.: Eaat 410. B 1980 462 Jefferson Street. K. T. CAFFEE, Prop. HAWTHORNE MEAT MARKET MEAT8 Corner Hawthorne * and Grand Avenue J. KURATH Mountain Market, 997 Corbett Street. Phones: Main 5529; A 4429. TERMINAL MARKET. FRESH AND CURED MEATS OF ALL KINDS 148 Second Street Phone Main 1789 METROPOLITAN MARKET. A. F GRXEH A CO. A Full Line of Groceries and Meats 630 Williams Avenue Phone, Woodlawn 1670 Under Hew M anagement THE EAGLE MARKET. FRED MUBALT, PBOPRIETOF , EVERYTHING CLEAN AND SANITARY MAS Mississippi Avenue Portland. Oregon C yrus N o b le M on ticello R y e Both Pure W. J. Van Schuyver & Co. Phones Main 1540; A 1540 413 EVERETT STREET WHICH DO YOU CALL IT? EAST EIG H TH STREET MARKET Choice Meats. Fiah and Poultry in season. Highest price paid for B eef, Pork and Veal. Aug. Grone. proprie- Eighth and Grant streets. Phonos. E ast 2451, B 1724. Phone Main 8H7 Home Phone A 8fM PORTLAND MEAT MARKET H eater ft Strauae. Prone. 3B0 MORRISON COR. PARK _______________ ONLY c o o n MEATS SCHL0ESSER BROS. WHOLKSALB a m i RETAIL Good Monte and Fair F rl.f« Rcinuan W» Kill Our Own kleata. Pkon« Eaat 4710____________________ HO UNION AVE.. N. GALE MEAT CO. We Slaughter Our Own >|,.ata llig t, C„»t of L l.ltig Kedneed IONE MARKET U. HAUOO Daa'V In Freah and Cured Meat.. Bauaacea n Bpaetalty. ’ 808 Union Avenue. N JO H N ’S MEAT MARKET Win. (OHHTAHTINR. Proprietor. Bestaurant and Jobbing Trade a Specialty. 62 9th St. Horth. Main 10M A I f 54 ST. LOUTS MARKET C. Greer A- Sons Prop« FRESH AND SALTFI» MF.ATS IU TTEK. AND POULTRY EGGS. FISH Cbc Columbus 23S MADISON STREET Phonea: MAIN '700. A 1412. PEOPLE'S MARKET and Grocery First an I Tavlor P o p u l a r M a i-H e t NEW M A NAG EM ENT J , H . M a lv ln , P r o p E a a t Q I2, C 2 8 3 7 510 U n io n A r a n u e , N. The royalty paii D P P flîl s tfR I lK T 11*0111 >r the coal on n hiruc ■ v .i L lY 'T p O O l IH O l’C TiI.'IIl equals the wages and fond of 333 men who labor in the hold of a trans-Atlantic floating palace. Would it he “ confisca tion” to lake this royalty for public pur poses ami relieve the products of labor from taxation that much; or is it “ con fiscation” to take a sum equal to 333 men’s wages for getting out of lie way nnd letting the children of men have ac cess to the storehouse of God’ A1 ltnlk of the people in British Co lumbia going hack to the old system of taxation is simply a lie manufacturcil for the n«c of Oregon plutc organs. Tiny arc uoing to exempt every form of labor values there within a year. Both parties pledged to it. Smoke La Gran Marca. The Schiller, Schiller Union, 5c. Schiller Cigar F actory Retail Stores; Sixth and Washington and Fourth and Washington. Phones: Main 1381, A 1405. Ross Sharp Co. Union Factory, Union Cigars, Union To baccos. W hy Not? 1st. Good, honest Dents try to tbs boat of my ability. Could one do morel 2nd. I examine your mouth and tell you lta condition before I begin your actual work, «tating in advance what the cost will be. If ready ws bo- gin; if not, the examination ooata you nothing. 3rd. I guarantee all that I do. aa I consider work not worth guaranteeing, not worth doing. Thia has been my policy. 4th. Absolute cleanliness. Every instrument must be cleansed, and are used as they are taken from the sterilisers. 5th. My prices are reasonable, not advertised cheap prioes to lure you in. and then oharge you more— hut a price that will make more friend«, more patients; one price to all. r Dr.Elof T. Hedlund, Dentist N. W. Cor. 6th and Oak., 2nd floor, take elevator A. F. Gansneder. A. Hyronlmua. THE ALISKY 267 Morrison, Between Third and Fourth. Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Merchants' Lunch. A S tr ir tlv Ground Floor of Union Headquarters, Hohenstaufen Building, 270 Alder Street. U n io n H o u s e
