Portland labor press., January 13, 1913, Page 2, Image 2

Monday, January 13, 1913
PORTLAND LABOR PRESS
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Making Big Profit),.
RIGID ARBITRATION
LAW IN AUSTRALIA
The fiscal report of the K rupp Gun
com pany showed a aorplu» fo r the year
o f *12,50(1,(M
ill. The paym ent of *4,-
250,000 for tuxes, *l,|oo,ooo in w ork­
Pope Leo XIII, in 1891.
ought to consist of at least five rooms,
men'», insurance ami *1,750,000 fo r w el­
“ We now approach a subject of very ami in general conform to the req u ire­
fa re among th e fam ilies of the 50,000
Tin ’ New South Wales Passes Statute In­
employei, of the guum akers left a net g rea t im portance, ami one on which if m ents or reasonable com fort.
extrem es are to be avoided rig h t ideas r'" 'l“ s (one to r the paren ts, one ta y
p ro fit of mere than than .'•-■,,000,000.
tended to Prevent Strikes aud Lock
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2»
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are absol .»ely necessary, Wage
we the male ami one for th e fem ale chi.'
ouV Law Gives Labor Short End in
and ,|re ,ll are ,bp minimum for sleeping
are told, are fixed by free niseut,
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I AM IN THE
Dear Sirs:
therefore th e em ployer, when he has
' ‘""»"•'hit>"ns, and it would seem
This Instance of Legal Procedure.
p a il what was agreed upon, has done ■ * l‘1* at b’as* «wo rooms are required
his part anil is not called upon for ll,r a «' other purpofles. As to equip,
If all the cigars smoked in Portland were made here,
BUSINESS
I l l >i w South Wales, , A ustralia, the
an y th in g fu rth e r. The only way, it is
the house m ust, id course, be
employment would be given to at least 2,000 more cigar-
said, in which in ju stice could happen provided with a reasonable stock of . cap ita -tic class has succeeded in pass
would be if the m aster refused to pay fu rn itu re ami utensils, w ith th e am ount '„ g ai, arb itra tio n law which promises
makers and the increased payroll would be over $2,000,000
I th e whole of the wages, or if the of beat, light and d rain ag e essen tial to to put nt <d''existence th e lockout ami
a year.
healfli
ami
com
fort.
I
the
Stnl.e
The
law
seems
to
have
been
workman would not com plete the work
| u n d erta k en ; when th is happens the “ The material requisites of decent | curefno planned with the purpose in
More cigannakers in Portland means more business in
sta te should in terv en e to sec th a t each living may, therefore, be summed up view of p ro tectin g in d u stry against
obtains his own, but nut under any as a reasonable am ount of food, clotli-I strike- while as a m atter of fact it
Portland;
more business in Portland means more merchants
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'»V and shelter for him self and Ills w ife prohibits lockouts and oth er efforts to
other eirciinistances
This mode of rea so n in g is by no
lu"« as t b ‘y ,iv «: an<1 f,,r fo u r «>«• <«>ntro labor com ing from the employ-
in Portland; more merchants in Portland means more pros­
mean» convincing to a fair-m inded b le children until these have reached ers.
perity in Portland; more prosperity in Portland means more
Tile iw provides th a t the persons in i
man, for th e n ' uri im portant consid­ the age of Hi years.
“
Besides
the
needs
tlm
t
are
con-
volved
in
a
labor
dispute
may
prove
erations which it leaves out of view
buildings in Portland, and so on until there is no end to the
altogether. To labor is to exert o n e ’s sla n t, actu ally ex isten t, th ere are oth- th a t ¡1 h ast nine te n th s of th e ew ­
good
that Portland would derive from a more liberal patron­
ploycs who are locked out did not at
self for th e sake of procuring what is ers th at are in te rm itte n t, mid still
others
th
a
t
will
be
fe
lt
only
in
th
e
fu-
the
tii
•
of
the
g
iv
in
g
of
the
notices
necessary for th e purposes of life, and
age by its citizens of the goods manufactured here.
most of all, for self-preservation. ‘ In "r‘‘’ ' b<’ laborer s rem uneration ought belong to m industrial union, th a t n
the sweat of th y brow thou .-halt eat •" ,H‘ «utliciently largo to enable him to in d u strial • greement or aw ard was ' ii i
The Cigar M akers’ Union is for Portland first, last and
b re a d .’ T herefore, a m a n ’s labor has I'r' ,'*de ag ain st accidents, sickness an d k iu ior- ■ i n relation to the iu lu s trv m
all the time. Your prosperity is our prosperity. Help us
two notes of ch aracters. First of all old age. If it does not., he will, when which the lockout occurred and th at
i it is personal; for th e exertion of in- tem porarily or perm anently iucapaei- the employer carry in g on such indus-
make Home Industry a success by patronizing Portland
j dividual power belongs to the individ tifted for w ork, be< nine a burden on th e try or some person on his beh alf liHd
com
m
unity
or
on
bis
children.
In
th
e
,
given
to
the
m
inister
reasonable
notice
j mil who puts it forili, em ploying his
Manufacturers and Merchants; it will cost you nothing,
I power for the personal profit for which la tte r case, the wages received by th e of the inti ailed lockout or of such cun
you
have all to gain, no chance to lose.
it was given. Secondly, a m a n 's labor • *!’I<lr«-ti would have to be increased dition of dispute or unrest as would
is necessary; for without the results of *'<,> " l|d th eir own requirem ents. This be likely to induce a lockout.
labor .a man ennnot live; and self ■ not in accord with the normal order
The Blue Label is our Emblem; see that it is on the box
I Can Give Yon
Fines May Be Heavy.
preservation is a law of naturi which of th in g s which suggest th a t ro a n ’s
when you buy cigars, whether at wholesale or retail.
T l......... . m ay order a n v person w h o
BETTER INSURANCE
it is wrong to disobey. Now. if we lif e to il hould b rin g him sufficient pro-
v
isio
n
fo
r
his
lif
e
's
needs.
does
any
act
in
th
e
nature
of
a
strik
e
were
to
consider
labor
merely
insofar
LESS MONEY
“ Finally, the laborer and his fam ily or tak es part in a strik e or in stig ates
Very truly yours,
as it is personal, doubtless it would be
w ithin th e w o rk m an 's right to accept have certain m ental and sp iritu a l <>r aids in a strik e to pay a penalty
anv rate of wages w h atev er; th e same
-at “ tactio n of which is es- not ex ....ling *250, b u t’ it shall be a
318 W orcester Bldg., P ortland, Oregon wav th a t he IS free to work or h o t, ^ " ‘ ‘al to right living. The ch ief am ong defense if such person proves th a t a t
so he is free to accept a small remu- th ,'m ar<>: A «»"derate am ount of least nine ten th s of the employes who
neration or none at all. But th is is a am iisenient »'»I recreatio n ; education were on strike did not a t th e tim e of
mere ab stra ct proposition; the lab o r of *u *b<‘ I’t ’m ary branches of in stru ctio n the giving of th e notices belong to an
the workm an is not only his p .ro sn al for th '.' 'h 'ld r e n ; some periodical an d industrial union, th a t no in d u strial
a ttrib u te but it is necessary; and th is "»her lite ra tu re ; m em bership in c e rta in agreem ent or aw ard was then in force
fact m akes all th e difference. The ‘”,Ka »^-ations, such as benefit societies in relation to the industry or calling
preservation of life is th e bounden and lal,or »"»'"ns; and la st b u t by no in which th e strik e occurred,
dutv of each and all, and to fail th e re in " l,'a " s •«*«♦. «he means of fulfilling in
The novel provision of the new act
Union-tnado Cigars.
I t follows th
a t _____
each ____
one 11 becoming m anner th e obligations im- ; is th a t where a person is ordered to pay
Siiti
CnMlCf W CMM4 tata»«
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IM SMS Ive
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*tata*. «• MaMtfta tartari ta t o t a ]
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i Mitat
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ri tatui rtaritatailWV MOW' IlMSlMVS^aM^
has a rig h t to procure w hat is required Pt,8e<« by c h a rity and relig io n .’ ’
a penalty the court shall o ruer th a t
M »«aitai Mutata tata».
th e amount of such p en alty shall be
in order to live; and th e poor can pro-
charged on any moneys which are then
i cure it in no other w ay th an by work
Albion W. Small, Sociologist.
i or may become
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s-
.
•
~
■ > * « v i due
11 v
i to
xs o such
u > U
I person
I n u u A from
I M ill
t and wages.
N o man can live b rin g up a f a m - : ,u . th(.n or tl|tllrp
¡„eluding
“ L et it be g ran ted , then, th a t as a
ily, and enjoy th e o rd in ary hum an hap- th e
f(ir
„ ,) r ' in rp
t of
i rule w orkm an and em ployer should
piness on a wage of less th a n one thou- ; anv worjt done
make arran g em en ts, and in p articu lar
sand dollars a year. All w ages shoul
should freely agree as to w ages; nev ­
. provisions. There are also provisions
N ever Was Sensible.
be paid w ithin a ce rtain scale. L e t no
Unions Held Liable.
ertheless, there is a d ic ta te betw een
,
to punish breaches of awards and
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'»an be paid less th an th e purchase ca-
Belle—
How silly men nre when th e y
law gO>?S
fu rth
e r u and
akes
th e 1 „»her offenses
ln y
vor
liu hl,.
inaii and man th a t th e rem uueratioii . Ip a c ity o f - one thousand
..
, dollars,
,
. . j union liable
w . hich,
hich
to co
n trib
te to m th
e pay
» --» h e .. T h he e em
em n ilo
e r is
is liable,
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p acity ot one thousand dollars,
w
propose? W hy, my husband acted like
m ust be enough to support th e wage , 41.:..,.
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without, anv deduction, fo r th e price a p erfec t fool.
A lb e r a B r o a .
earner in reasonable and fru g al com-
«S'»»»«- h i. « h i l i ™ ,
. , ¡gl,
“ “ “
Nell — T h a t’s w hat everybody
fort. If. through necessity, or fe a r of ( vi(|e colnforU bl
An employe may, i th o u g h t when y o u r engagem ent wo
l.o n a .1
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fo
r
a
fam
ily,
an
d
I
heard,
M illin g C o m p a n y
a fam ily, an d heard. r«'e court shall n ot m ake such ! w ithin B
’ I IIluntbs a f te r 8UC^
b a ’ tnon« n l 7 “ " y«»r engageme.
a worse evil, th e w orkm an accepts
L et no order if the union proves th a t it has .
. m onths a t l i r such money » a s . announced.— London Opinion.
enjoy some human com lforts.
fort
harder conditions because an em ployer .
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man »0 paid more th a n «,-,y .h o ,. . . . . . . j
or co n tra cto r will give him no b etter,
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n r - ’ “•
• * '* “ » hhe full Imount’ oi . . y ' S ; »
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, . . ’ dollars, which is th e
he is th e victim of fraud and injus-
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P resident of th e U nited S tates.
ta k in g part in a strike.
The re g istra r may m ake any order In1
UNION R E S T A U R A N T S ]"
The union itself may bo penalized th in k s ju st and may aw ard costs to
W. D. Mahon, Carman.
heavil . if unv in d u strial union or trad e eith er p arty aud assess th e am ount of
“ We are not. sim ply to be guided in ! union "f einl’lo.ve" in stig ates or aids in sueh costs.
The A merican sta n d ard of liv in g considering th is question by th e th eo ry a,l-v " 1 ^"r w’«*,dl a ».v pcraoii is liable
Open Day and Night
should mean to th e o rd in ary unskilled th a t dividends and in te rest m ust be
ord‘‘red to pay a penalty. The
When Money Talks.
51 N orth S ixth S treet, P ortland, Oregon workm an w ith an average fam ily a paid upon w atered stock before men * " lirt »,B.V
such union to pay a
“
Well,
dear, I guess the honeymoon
com fortable bouse of a t least six live. God p ity the lav, if th e dav I’eni,lty not exceeding *5000 and may
White Clover Carton Batter
is over.’’
Phone Main 8493
Meals 25 Cents room.,; it should mean a batli room, ev er comes in A m erica,( th a t such a j a t *,H discretion suspend the opeiation
“
W
hy
do
you
say
t
h
a
t
?
’’
¡muted
White Clover Ice Cream
good sa n ita ry plum bing, a parlor, a declaration as tlint can be m ade to ' " r l'1," c<d *be reg istratio n under thia act
d iningroom aud a kitchen and sepn sta n d ; th a t w o rk in g m en ’s wages could "* S»<‘1* union and may cancel any th e bride.
Uuion Oyster House
Cheese and Eggs
rate sleeping rooms in order th a t de­ not bo reg u lated and ad ju ste d u n til !‘" a r'1 so fa r aM !t re ,a ,''s to »I«” »«<’»'• • “ I ’ve been ta k in g stock and find
and Restaurant
I
’m
down
to
*2.65.’’—
D
etroit
F
ree
the
in
terest
and
dividends-'on
th
e
mil-
her!*
of
8l,cb
union
"
r
b,,th-
Tbe
.»»'»"
cency may be preserved and a reaso n ­
Main 4077---------- Phones---------- A 4946
John <teichen 4 Felts Bothacher, Props.
lions of w atered stock th a t th e papers ni11' u ,Ke *n
‘h'fcnse t h r t it or Press.
able degree of comfffrt m aintained.
Office 18-20 Front Street
128 Second Street
Portland, Oregon
“ The Am erican stan d ard of liv in g of tlie ’last few days have been show- s’’»"' l * ri,on on k® behalf had given to
In g ra titu d e is the child of pride.
should mean to the unskilled w orkm an ing us exist in A m erica, have been ,b<‘ members reasonable notice of such
Phone Marshall 831
carpets, pictures, books, and fu rn itu re ¡mid. I t has been asserted by th e rep- '"«ended strik e or of such conditions
Lunches Put Up For Travelers
LIQUORS
witli
which to ................................................
make a home b rig
h t, resen
tativ es of th e com pany th
a t v.-i-
cer- as " ”*,d d be likely to induce a strik e.
in u n a a i
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NORTH BANK RESTAURANT
Welnhard s Brewery. Thirteenth and MnrgaMN
Fruit, Tobacco. Cigars and G ibceries com fortable and a ttra c tiv e for him self tain stak es have been d riven to p ro tect
Ballot Provided For.
Every Keg of Beer nnd Every Basse! of
BEN EI VAR A 4 CO 4 32 _HOYT_A r e e T and his fam ily ; an ample supply of the financial in te rests, to protect, in-
Bottled Beer From Thta Brewery Bears
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4 4
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i A nother in terestin g innovation is th e |
the Union Label
Carl Schlickei«,ri,’l,,' h,n>iI “ lta ,’1(’ , f ’’r "
"«>•'
vestm ents, p ro tectin g d ividends and lnilH, t,.r :nav a t „ „ „ tiln(1 b,.f(,re or Office, 320 Union Ave., Cor. Market St.
Harry M. Holden
! mer. and above all a sn fh cen t q u a n tity p ro tect.n g the in te rests of th e city , b ut ,„,ri
„ M'r ike (|in .(.f th a t R R„crpt
phonc
1123
MARQUAM RESTAURANT
wholesome, nourishing food at all they have shown no sta k e driven to » h . 1 a i
«i
i
Drink Star Brewery Famous
_ a _- a av • x
.
1 .
. .
I »allot be tak en am ong th e employed
Harry 4 Carl
tim es of th e year.
p ro tect th e in te rests of th e w orking concerned or the persons on strik e as ' Horse iiuibul.’Umjj^’ir sick or disabled
247 Alder Street, Between Second an* Third
“
The
American
stan
d
ard
of
I
k
in
g
niiiii.
Is
it
not
a
fac
t
th
a
t
the
most
Phone Main 8478
to the declaration or continuance of nn.m als at a moment s notice; prices
moreover should mean to the unskilled im portant
,
. fac . to r involved in the suc- | the strike. Any one hindering or try- i reasonable. Report all ruses of cruelty
Main 9384
Mrs. Jack Qansnedcr, Trop, workman th a t his children be kept in
ess u opt ratio n ot t le s.-e it railw ay ¡„g t0 <jc feat th e ta k in g of th is ballot ; to th js office. Ojien »lay and night,
seiiool u n til they have attain ed th e tag c is its labor? W ithout labor it could
BISMARK RESTAURANT
is liable to a ¡tenuity of *100.
EATS ALWAYS THE BE^T
of is years, nnd then to be able to lay not operate. W ithout labor it would
The court may pro h ib it any in ju n c­
EO^Morriaoi^SUPrt^ctweia^Fron^nd^IIrRt u]i sufficient, to m aintain him self and be helpless and h o p e le ss.'’
tion. lockout or strike. Any one dis-
1 fam ily in tim es of illness, or a t th e
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obex ing th e w ritten in jiim tion shall be
close of his in d u strial life, when age
The only sure w ay of helping oneself guilty of m isdem eanor a id liable to
Unexcelled in All Eespetts.
and w eakness .......
tu rilo r work in
by u n itin g w ith o n e ’s fellows to help im prisonm ent not e x c e e d in g six months.
possible, and to make provision for his a ]p
So much for the strik e ami lockout
Orders for Bottled Beer receive prompt
fam ily again st p rem ature death from
KINDORF BROS. “
attention
accident or otherw ise
Fresh and Salt Meats, Sausages, Fish
“ This, or som ething like th is, is th e
Office 361 E. Burnside East 46; D-1146
and Poultry
American stan d ard of living ns it ex ­
130 Grand Avenue
Near Morrison ists in the eyes of the i p .skilled w ork­
“ Look for t»e Sign otd tie Plane”
man. For th e great m ajority of men
Phones: East 112; B-1386
who are w illing H> work, and are not
High Grade <$oods Only
incapacitated by ¡diysical or m ental or
All M a I ccs of Cutlery
moral defects, th e mam er of living
Mechanics’
Tools a Specialty
O. J. Erdncr
B HOCHULI above described is an approxim ate es­
Dealers in
tim ate of w hat th a t stan d ard should
Phones: Main It.82; A 1682
be, and w ith the great p ro d u ctiv ity of
“ QUALITY MEATS ",
Fails to p i « m «
American labor, 1 believe it not un­
Phones: Main 413; A 3013
reasonable to say th a t these tilings
187 T h ird S tre e t
N ear Y am hill
should now be possessed by every work
ingman, however u n sk illed .’ ’
T h e L iv in g W a g e — W h a t S h a ll I t B e ?
A Letter to the Public
F IR E IN S U R A N C E
H . D. W A G N O N
Cigar Makers’ Union No. 202
V iolet O ats
PORTLAND, 0RE60N
V
For A
Delicious
Breakfast
The B. & B. Restaurant
T . S.Townsend
Creamery Co. .
M1U,”U M‘” '
Oregon Humane Society
*)
Preer Cutlery & Tool Co.
H o p G o ld
B eer >
UNION M A R K E T S
C h ic a g o
M arket
Portland Labor Press
IONE MARKET
Profenaor John Ryau, Author.
U. HAUOG
Dealer In Fresh and Cured Meats.
a Specialty
Sausagea
“ The laborer tdiould have food suffi­
|
cient in q u an tity , q u ality and v ariety
to m aintain liimsel. . 1 th e members of
his fam ily in a normal condition of
health and v ita lity .
Phones: East 666; C 1782
“ He should be able to provide him ­
M. J. OUI, P. A. Joues, V. E. GUI
self ami fam ily w ith clothing a.lapted
in q u an tity ami q u ality to th e reason­
M. J. GILL CO.
able requirement.« of com fort. Ju a d ­
Wholesale and Botali
'
MEAT DEALERS, FISH & POULTRY dition to being protected ag ain st th e
inclemency of the clim ate, he ought to
612 Mississippi Avenne
have the means of appearing in be-
coming a ttin on ‘ so c ial’ occasions, in
EUREKA MARKET
school, in church, and in public g ath er
Henry Fassbender, Trop.
Moata. Fish and Poultry, Butter a m tE c s. ing«. It is impossible to sta te precisely
Main 2624; A .i.2l
Sixteenth and Oliarn , ||(, ,„i,iiimim that is reasonable for th is
E. H. DEERY i Z
purpose, l4it speaking generally, we
Fresh and Salt Meats of All Kinds, Sausages, '»ay say th a t the laborer and Iiis farn-
Lard, Etc. Goods Delivered
ily should possess an ontf'1 of ‘ holiday
Main 6U2; A 2602
462 Jeflirson Street api'iirel, d istin ct from th e ir o rdinary
PHONES: Main 700; A-1412
or ¡ev ery d ay ' garm ents. This is es­
sential to enable th e n n to appear am ong
PEOPLE'S MARKET
their fellox « w ithout liu rt to th a t self-
and Grocery
FIRST AND TAYLOR
resjie. t and n atu ral pride whic . are in-
dispi'iisable to decent living.
NO. SIXTEENTH ST. MARKET “ Shelter. U nder th is head it is su f­
Wurtenherger 4 Bagel, Props.
ficient to sav th at th e dw elling oecu-
Choice Ponltry. Freah and Salt Meats
Msln 1395
230 North Sixtrentfi Strxet 'l" e ii bv the laborer and his fam ily
608 Union Avenue, North
a
V
GAMBRINUS
The
R espectfully invites the M erchant* of this locality
to place a portion of th e ir advertising in th«» columns
ot this p ap er and thereby prove to <heir own satis­
faction nnd m aterial benefit the tru th of the follow ­
ing statem ent.
P r in te r s Ink, ’ the reeogniied a u th o rity on a d ­
v ertisin g questions, a fte r a thorough investigation
on I lie subject, say s :
A labor paper i« a fa r b etter clv ertisin g medium than
an o rd in ary new spaper in com parison to circulation. A labor
paper, for exam ple, h -.ving 2Q00 sub-cribers, is more valuable
to the business man who ad v e rtise in it th an an ordinary
j«ap«‘r w ith 12,000 su b sc rib ers.”
On request, a rep resen tativ e of the “ J’R E S S ”
will call and furnish rates and sueh inform ation as
may he desired re g a rd in g the Official O rgan of O r­
ganized Labor of Oregon.
74 Sixth Street--311 Oak Street Our Beer Never
U NIO N R A K E R IE S
Two Reasons
G a m b rin tfs
B r e w in g C o m p a n y
W'iy you should p.ntronize our Bakery:
First, we arc fair to organized labor,
Main 49— Portland's Favorite B oer—A 1149
and last but not least, we turn out the
best loaf on the market. So be sure to
ask for
LOG CABIN
5 rent« a loaf, or
BLUE RIBbON
10 cents, the large wrapped loaf
Kratz Buffet
Third and Alder Streets
Don't Accept Any Substitute
L o g C a b i n B a k in g
C om pany
Vancouver Avenue und Tremont Street
Alfred Marxettl
Edward P. Knepper
C b c C o lu m b u s
CALIFOENIA WINE DEPOT
Frne Wines rive Cent« P«n Glass
Chefs'
and Kitchen Helpers' Headquarters.
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•Servo a MerchiuM«' Lunch from 11 to 2
285 Yamhill S treet
Blue Ribbon Bakery
Mrs B. Fisher, Prepr' etress
WE USE THE UNION LABEL
PHONE EAST 250$
294 RUSSELL STREET
Bert Boberts
Emil Johnson
Phone Mala R ill
THE XXX SALOON
m a n grade impobted and domestic
L iq U O K h
Sixth and Ollsan Streets
SoRthwest Corner