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Monday, January 13, 1813 PORTLAND LABOR PRESS ♦ WITH THE MUSICIANS' UNION ♦ ♦ $ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦♦ Page Five El ECRTICAL WORKERS News of Electrical QUIT STONE-WEBSTER Workers Proceedings of the Central Labor Council The annual meeting of the associa tion, held Tuesday, January ", passed Local No. 126. Official Minutes of the Last Mooting of the Working Head of Organized upon the Imsiness transacted hv its officers for the fourth quarter and had Two Years of Parleying Between Big Labor for Portland and V icinity. Women’s Union Suits, one instead of presented for its consideration a liaaa Constructing Concern and Employes '1' • amendments t o the by-laws came $1.25 Women's fleece ■ lined Cotton eial report covering the entire year, all Meeting called to order at 8:15 P. M., Results in Strike in Four Northwest up tor discussion at the last mcetiug Union Suits, shown in high-uock, long- 01 which was e o a c —ri'd in. ami intense iuterest wa- shown in the ♦ UNFAIR LIST OF PORTLAND 4 January 10, President Kt ' tor in the Becoming opt rative April 1, a new sleeve styles, in ankle length. 'J'liey Cities; Right to Organize Demanded. proj used changes. The attendance was ♦ CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL 4 ehair. come in both white and criaimjrtid in all cap emblem will be used. Further tie- gom1 ami an amendmnt needed consid ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 4 4 4 4 4 ^ 4 Minutes of the previous meeting read tails will be furnished the members nt cral merit uefore it was passed an early date. Bakeries -R oyal Bakery A Confec and approved. Word comes from Everett, Wash., I he . was time to act upon only about Credential*— Garment Workers, Min The new ollieers in assuming their that a strike of electrical worker* em ball of the proposed changes, so the tionery Co. Vests, Pants, Tights, 50cra Garment— Women«* fled i line.I Cotton Vest*, obligations voiced, through P re.: lent ployed by the Stone A Webster con others were laid over till next meet- Bartenders— All saloons that do not nie Miller, Elizabeth Pasolr, Fred Bin genheiiuer; Bakers, Emil Kroll, Will E. Pants and lig h ts, in all wanted styles, Gillmun, their policy which has for its cern was culled Wednesday. The strike ing. display the Union Bar Card. Jenkins; Blacksmiths, Crana, Philips, ali sizes, and in cream or white. They keynote learn work by all (he ollieers, in v< B es worker* at E verett, Tacoma, Brewery Trades Section—Spring Val T. organizing campaign is getting are splendid wearing garments. assuring unity of action which it is Seattle and Bellingham. The right of results, 'len new members were in iti ley Wine Co., Old .Style German Lager 1 Gardner; Grninhandlcrs, Penney, J a cobson, Tucker; Bridgeuien, Osborne, $1.49 Instead of $1.75— Women’s Wool hoped will insure the success of the the men to organize is the chief issue ated last meeting and several more ap- B»er. The proposed action was in. between the strikers ami the company? plic.tions were passed on. By the end rin w Martin, Woodward, Clarke A Co., Murphy; Musicians, LeVanay, Bur Union ¡Saits in gray and in white, Win local. chard, Britting; Electrical Workers 317, ter styles in all sizes. They are perfect- tlorsed by the meeting and a standing A uniform wage scale in all these c it - , of the mouth there should not be an Building Trades—sio n e a Webster. Crockwell, Mannin; Carpenters 808, Sol litting, neatly finished garments. resolution pa-sml empowering the board ics is another demand. outsole electrical worker who will not I’. It. Wilcox ami all his products, Wat- berg, Campbell; Electrical Worker* of directors and the president to en N egotiations between | he union nun have had opportunity offered him of ilniggistH, Park and Abler streets; Con 125, Gilford, Edwards; Painters 10, force such action. ami the company officials have been joining with us to maintain and better stantine Market Log Cabin Saloon,' ¡Todd, Lambert, Madison, Smith; President Gillmun named as law an<l going on for two years, the only con Our conditions. Hazelwood Creamery Co., Kendall Heat 1 Teamsters, H. A. Case, George, Volona. legislative committee F. C. Il.irnaek, cession to the worker* in that period ing Co. » 1 he brother* should take note of the A committee from the Waiters and ,{. E. Millard and ,1. W. Oberender; as being the right to organize one-half of broad interpretation rendered by our Carpenters— Kotbchild Bros 1 Waitresses was granted the floor for , auditor R. B. Powell. the linemen. I he other electrical work international president covering our Cigarinaker* — United Cigar St ores five minutes to announce that they will The proposed law creating the olliee ers, such us station operators, station jurisdiction over the employes working c,K“r* that do not bear the have a ,,a„ February 15. I o f business representative was not en- wiremen, lamp triminers and cable ^or light, power, traction anil telephone * 11 ' ' Label, ’ Communication* — From A. F iee- doyeed. , splicers, were ja-rmitted no organiza companies, which is stated in full in Electrical Worker* — Morrison Elec-j,„an, requesting that a law ba passed T h e amendments to the constitution tion whatever. UNION MADE the last number of the Worker. trical Co. l governing the wages of working men more ci.’.srly defining the scope of the With .if) union linemen out on strike —------------------ --- Metal Trade* Portland Artificial Ic , , , , , , , , ‘‘« .a n d women, be changed to legislative duties of the president and secretary the Stone Webslcr com-ern in Seattle, 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 > 4 , > 4 Clothing, Furnishing Goods Co-, Bell, \S ildman A Go., Portland | committee; from Capital Citv Casket and enlarging the duties of the tress I acoiaa, Bellingham and Everett is ♦ LABOR LITERATURE. 4 T b e e t Metal Works, W illamette Iron 4k - Company to latbor Press; from Builil- Hats, Shoes, Etc. urer, requiring the last named officer’s without a single union laborer of any ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ; Steel Works, Work*, all machine slft|.s n o t! ing Trades, requesting Foster A Kleiser attendance in the office for a specified kind in any department of the gigantic The following literature will be sup- work*niT an 8 hour day. , lr be taken from the unfair list, concurred TWO STOKES . number of hours daily to assist in the enterprises. The Stone-W ebster inter- plied when draft, check, express money Meat Cutter*— Frank L. Smith Meat in. transaction of the local's business, was ests in the N "rtliwest employ Hbout 300 order, or postoffice money order aecom-j Co-, “n‘* “0 markets not displaying the | Report Of Trades— Building Trade*- 14 and 16 N. Third, S. E. Cor. Burnside passed nnd becom e^operative at once. I men. union card. ' | Brayton Engineering Co. has signed up. 61 and 63 N. Sixth, N. W. Cor. Davis j At the meeting of the board of . \\ bile Seattle linemen have been paid panics application. Address . FRANK MORRISON, Motion Picture Operators- Fun The , Metal trades, no report. Water Front, ' directors, held January 9, President a wage scale of $4.40, those in Everett Secretary A. F. of L. “Ire. ' „„ report. Printing Trades, business Dillman presiding, E. J. Carr being un- and Bellingham were paid as low aa 8G1 9 G St. N. W., W ashington, I). C. Musician»—Cha*. E. Vorke and b a n d ;1 picking up. Brewery Trades, no report. l aide to attend to the duties of the of $.1..‘O , and i other workers were , 1/ , ' HistorV ”f Tr"‘le U nions,” by: J- NeubHiier, grocer; Geo. H. Parsons* 'iiiniH.ll.. > „ electrical L <■ . — Trades, no report. fire, resigned as treasurer. Bert L. (impelled to work for as low as $25 a William Trunt, M. ‘ ‘ ‘ a sketch “>'d orchestra; ‘ ~ - Report o f Union*—Teamsters report A.; with Graves Music Company. month. Brown, who received the next highest of the national and international unions Painters— Williams & Blied, Sheehv membership picking up. number of votes, was named as his sue- J ot America, by P. J. McGuire. Per Bros., John Blied and nil shops that Report o f Committees — Legislative cessor to serve until the next regular 5179 WORKERS I N ACCIDENTS copy. 111 cents; dozen, 75 cents; 100, employ non-union men. committee report* progress on commu 1 8 1 G r a n d A w w . n e a r M o r r i s o n meeting of the local, February 4, at , Printing Trader— Saturday Evening nication from Carjienter*. F ifty mem which time a successor to the olliee will Report of Labo* Commissioner of Ore 1 hilosophv of Trade UniolK,” by Post, Independent Printing Co. bers of said craft are requested to be be elected. gon Shows Terrible Toll of Industry. Dyer 1». Lum. Per copy, 10 cents; Plumber*—J. F. Shea and all firms present at the next meeting. The follow ing amendments to the I lie report of the Iaibor Commission aT .e u 1"°- *9-00- not • n‘P«°y‘“g »»ion mechanics. Mr. Ziegler was granted the floor for price list were adopted and are effec- er for the period between May 20, 1911, I he Eight,Hour Prim er” —the Fact, Shingle Weavers -W est Side Lumber I five minutes to discuss the proposed jre at once: and September 30, 1912, shows that Theory and the Argument, by George & Shingle Co., U niversity Lumber & franchises of the railroads. No action Saloons. Section 7—Class A: Where 5179 accidents were reported by haz E. McNeill. Per copy, 5 cents; dozen, Shingle Go. was taken. Clothier, Hatter, Gents’ Fu: more than one bartender on each shift ardous crafTs and trades in Oregon. Of $4 °°- Stationary Engineer* - Portland Meeting was thrown open for discu*- is regularly employed, (a) Per week of these 164 were fatal. The trades and Union-Made Goods a Spi ic Eight-Hour W orkday” — Its Crystal Ice Co., Liberty Coal & Ice Co ! sion ot the Pr°P08*d comparnsation act. six days, any five (5) consecutive crafts showing accidents were: Inauguration, Enforcement and Influ- Independent Ice & C’ia l Co., Lipman. hours, $20.00; leader, $25.00; piano Blucksmiti ng ............... ............... Receipts. We Sell All Brands of TobacsJ at Coat 60 ence, by Samuel Pl (iinnnGra Pn* n.ii.v *> Co > r • Gompers. Per copy, 5 p . Wolfe & alone, $25.00. (b) F ive hours, divided Bridge construction .................... Longshoremen No. 5 ........................$ 9,00 27 cents; dozen, 50 cents; 100, $4.00. Tailors—All custom tailor firms that ' Plasterers No. 82............................... 4.50 Main 9094 193-196 First Street into two sessions, see Section 7, para Can Manufacturing .......................... 46 ‘‘ The Economic and Social Import I Plumbers ............................................ 3.00 graph 10 h. (/lass B: Where one bar Carpenters ................................ 50 ance of the Eight-Hour M ovem ent,” by- cannot supply the label. Teamster»—Clay 8. Morse, Allen A Painters No. 10.......... 3.00 tender only on each sh ift is regularly Concrete, cement and p a v in g .. 28 George Gunton. Per copy', 5 cents; Lewis. employed, (a) Week of six days, any Construction ......................................... 393 dozen, 50 cents; 100, #4.00. Carpenters No. 808.......................... 9.60 five consecutive hours, $2.50 per man Electrical work ................................... 185 !• B - E. W ......................................... 15.02 ‘‘ The Philosophy of the Eight-Hour per day; leader, $2.50 additional per Furniture, etc......................................... 27 M ovement,” by Lemuel Danrvid. Per ___ Grainhandlers ......................................... 6.00 * UNION MEETINGS THIS W EEK ' Bakers ............................................... 3.30 Logging .................................................. 4gj week. copy, 5 cents; dozen, 50 cents; 100, Cafes. Section 24— Any two consec Machine shops, foundries, etc.......... 544 $4.00. • ’ Monday............ Building Trades C ouncil' Steanifltters ........................................ 90 Mond“y ............................................. Sailors 1 --------- utive hours or less before 8 P. M., week Meat concern* ..................................... 66 ‘ ‘ Jias the Nouunioi.ist a Moral Right $53.01 M inyig .................................................... 22 to Work How, W hin and Where He M onday................................Cooks No. 576- of six days, $9.00; leader, $12.00. Paper mill ........................................... 445 Pleases 1” by Frank K. Foster. Per Monday............................Plumbers No. 51 ' Expenditures. Free Seeds. Power plants and construction copy, 5 cents; dozen, 50 cents; 100, $4. Tuesday .................................. Bookbinders i Labor' Press ......................................... $3.00 work ........................................... I Representative A. W. Lafferty ha* 35 ‘ ‘ Trade Union Epigram s” —Some Tuesday........................M achinists No. 63 , Dabor Press .......................................... 1.50 dentistry on th e Pacific Coast la exeented here. j 22,000 packages of Government vege- 9<mrry work ................................... 20 Reasons for the Faith That Is Within Tuesday........................Cement Finishers ! E- H- Crandall........................................ 2.00 * bnllt np our re potation on it. T ou can Railroad construcion ....................... 309 I s, by Walter MacArthur. Per copy, Tuesday................................Grainhandlers, ■ I minlily and cannot get better painless i table and flower seeds for free distri- Tu«sd“y ........................Building Laborers $6.50 aaywhare, no matter how much you pay. j button to residents of Oregon, requests Railroad section ............................... 264 5 cents; dozen,*50 cents; 100, $4.00. y s k a l e b p la te a n d Railroad train ........ .......................... 407 “ What Does Labor Want I ” by Sam T u esd ay.. . .Electrical Workers No. 317 ! Officers Nominated— President, B. W. bridv v/orfc f o r o a t- j for which should be addressed to him I Railroad yard ................................... 396 uel Gompers, together with “ The P hil Tuesday..................... Carpenters No. 808 i Sleenian, O. D. Forte; vice-president, o f . t o . r a patro n s in , nt Washington, D. C. “ d m ira d . Sawmills, planing mills, e t c ........... 645 osophy of the Labor M ovem ent,” by Tuesday...........Bridge and Iron W orkers'M r:. M i’ler; secretary, E. H. Crandall; P a in lo w e x tra c tio n platen o r 1 Sawmill and planing mill y a r d s ... 285 George E. McNeill. Per copy, 5 cents; Tuesday.............Waiters and W aitresses guard, L. Jamieson; conductor, Fred brid g e w o rk is o rd e r- CoAsuhatioR free. Teaming ................................................ 62 dozen, 50 cents; 100, $4.00. Wednesday. . .Amal. Carpenters No. 821 Bingenheimer; trustees, P. R. Pollock, IkelarOrawai $ 5 . , Good Clothing for Men and Young Men Warehouse and dock w ork.............. 98 B- Roarick, Miss PaRolt; reading ‘ ‘Organized Labor; Its Struggles; Wednesday............................. Meat Cutters 1 22k Brldfe TeetiiA. i Woolen m i l l s ......................................... 33 Its Friends, and Fool Friends,” by Wednesday............................. B«,er Drivers 1 <’lork, A. D. Crock veil, G. W. Campbell. on Easy Weekly or Monthly Payments |e«u DKa« 1. i Miscellaneous ....................................... 261 Samuel Gompers. l'er I Enamel FiHinn 1. copy, 5 cents; Wednesday............................. Iron Molders 1 Nominations closed, to be opened next ------ dozen, 50 cents; 100, $4.00. W ednesday............. .Carpenters No. 50 1 m‘‘<’Ung night. ISibar Flllien .5 1 Total |6ee4 Rabbet _ - - ,, . .... 5179 ‘ ‘B u ck ’s Stove and Range Company W ednesday......................... Lathers No. 54 i M eeting closed in due form for one , "*t.a 5.00 N atalities were reported as follows: : Injunction Suit and Contempt Proceed W ednesday.............. Railroad Machinists week- Iwtr.allaaa.r Flats« 7.51 Mrickyard . . . ..................................... 1 in g s” — a Compilation of the Essential W ed n esd ay................................. Plasterers 7.50 E. H. CRANDALL, Secretary. Fainla«« EKtr’II«« .50 Bridge construction .............................. 1 ! Features and Principles Involved in W ednesday........................Painters No. 10 BCWr HtTMODa arjien tr ............................ ................. n This Famous Case. Per copy, 25 cents; Thursday.................Metal Trades Council A U w o rk fu lly ru a ra n te e d f a r fifte e n yearn. Concrete, cement and p a v in g............. 2 dozen, $2.00; 100, $15.00. Thursday.......................Garment Workers be. Fl'ecttr UCt|'Un ............................................. 12 ! “ rn<,U8t«’i“1 Education’ ’—Consisting T h ursd ay......................... Marble Workers P a in l e s s D e n t i s t s X.11 in ca i .................................................. 5 of an investigation and report by a T hursday... . .............Sandstone Cutters w » « s s s r r ia M w .levator operator ................................... 1 competent special committee; reports of Iish cannery ........................................... j an<1 Committcg. action A F Thursday................... Longshoremen No. 5 Thursday................. Longshoremen No. 6 Washington, at Tegth . ' ' arxusting ................................................ 1 ; of L. convention; the attitude of or- T h u rsd a y .................................. Bricklayers “•gM'iig ...................................................... 44 ; ganized labor and others toward the T hursday.. .Electrical Workers No. 125 Machine shops, etc.................................. 2 problem; a glossary of definitions, etc.; Thursday. . . . Teamsters and Chauffeur* - ining ......................................................... 2 labor’s bill for Congressional enact- enact T hursday.. . .P a in ters’ D istrict Council “ THE STORE W HERE YOUR Paper mill .................................................. j ment. Per copy, 25 Congressional cents; dozen, $2.00; Friday.......... Allied Ptg. Trades Council! Quarry ....................................................... .10 100,' $15.00. CREDIT IS GOOD.” Friday..................................Sign Painters I Railroad construction ...........................18 “ The Philosophy of the Labor Rai road section ..................................... g M ovem ent,” by George E. M cNeill; F riday.........Carpet and Shade Workers Specialties in Iacorporatiig Railroad train .......................... *............ 14 together w it i “ What Does Labor F r id a y .. . .Locomotive Firemen No. 193 F riday..................... Steamfitters No. 235 Railroad yard, etc.................................... 9 SawmRU et .................................... 9 ¡W ant»” by Samuel Gompers. Price, F riday..................... Sheet Metal Workers i ’ 7 .............................. 16 5 dozen’ 50 cent8; 100< w -00- USE DAMASCUS 416-17-18 Seiling Building e,tC'’ y? rd .......................... 5 1 “ No Oompulsory Arbitration,” by F riday................... Central Labor C ouncil. l heet metal works ................................. 1 : Samuel Gompers. Per Phone: Main 5006 Per copy, copy, 5 cent*; F riday..........................District Carpenters | MILK Stesm boat .................................................. „ ,|oznn 50 cents; 100, $4.00„ Saturday-----Bakery and Conf. Workers ' Store ‘ ‘ What, Labor Could D o,” by John S atu rd ny.. .H oisting Engineers No. 372 ’ C. J. Wellman......................... Pres. Warehouse and dock ................. CREAM UNION ( B ) MADE ¡Swinton; with ” Economic Confer- Saturday.........................Steam Engineers' Fletcher L inn................ Vice-Pres. Wood distillery ........................A 1 encos,” by William Salter, and a let Saturday............................Steamboat Men' R. W. Raymond........ Sec’t-Treas. Wood saw ............................................. j ter of Hon. Amos J. Cummings, Per Sunday............................ Shingle Weavers BUTTER ’ copy, 5 cents; dozen, 5(1 rents; l,»0, $4. ‘ The Safety o f the Future Lies in ! Orgainzed Labor,” by Henry D. Lloyd, of Chicago (in English or German). Per I copy, 5 cents; dozen, 50 cents; 100, $4. . ‘ Universal Education,” by Senator /le n r y W. Blair. Per copy, 5 cents; East 1062, B 1430. THERE ARE NONE BETTER j dozen, 50 cents; 100, $4.00. ‘ Condition of Women W orkers,” by 430-432 Hawthorne Ave. Ida M. Van Etten. Per copy, 5 cents; dozen, 50 cents; 100, $4.00. Why We U n ite.” Per copy, 2 I cents; dozen, 20 cents; 100, $1.50. • Report of Proceeding» A. F. of L. TO LABOR Conventions.” Per copy, 25 cents; dozen, $3.00; 100, $20.00. Bound in Transfer and Forwarding Agents J. E. K elly’s Fam ily Liquor Store half leather, per volume, $2.00. Bound Importers Wholaaal« and' Retail in »ilk cloth (1891 to 1911), per set, ’ 28; A-2802 3.1^ worrlton Street $19.00. ‘ ‘The Union Label; Its History and .. . (»■«leU krpertaire («acert. Street, Ballrams A im s.” Prize essays, bv »Valter Mac- CAMPBELL’S AMERICAN BAND Arthur, P. H. Shevlin and Charles D. FREE TRACKAGE M l ie i r ITRrv *• C4SPMU. («rfartor Hemming. Per copy, 5 cents; dozen, Manufacturer* of illU SIL 34 E 74tb St. Pho»» Tabor 552 50 cents; 100, $3.00. Phones; Main 547; Home A-2247 “ Union Label L aw s” —A Digest. “ BOSS OF THE R O 4 D “ Office and Storeroom, 87-89 Front Street A. P. Oananeder A. Hyronlmua : P er c o p y , $2.00. « Women’s Fine Underwear y BOW M AN BROTHERS U N IO N T A IL O R S F u r n is h e r s <EL H a tte rs Jl. P a u tz fr Son RED FRONT THEVERYBEST Wise Dental Co«, EASTERN OUTFITTING COMPANY When You Incoiporate INCORPORATE RIGHT! !r L 0 Pacific Incorporators Company Boss Of All tx 7 OVERALLS Damascus Dreamery Do. Olsen-Roe Transfer Co. NEÜSTADTER BROS. OVERALLS :, Salesroom, Fifth and Ankeny Street* Factory. Grand Aye. and E. Taylor 8t. All Work Guaranteed Price« Seasonable Dr. Elof T . Hedlund D E N T IS T v Phone Marshal, 9S STORAGE V Northwest Corner Sixth and Oak Sta. Portland, Oregon PORTLAND G1DVE WORKS Union Made Glove.» Carry the Union Label Are Strictly First Cla^s .W holesale Retail -»Äark, between 12th and 13th Portland, Oregon. Renton and Superior Coal j /f U N F A IR H ELP T H E M ea t c u tte r s to get shorter hours by trading Union ‘ ‘ Some Reasons for Chinese Exclu sion .” Published December, 1901, by ¡•h e American Federaion of Labor, be ing a comprehensive review of the whole question. Per copy, 5 cents; 267 Morrison, bet. 3d and 4tb dozen, 50 cents; 100, $4.00. Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars “ An Open Letter to Ministers of the M erchants’ Lunch Gospel.” Issued by the Americin Fed- ration of Labor. Per copy, 5 cents; dozen, 50 cents; 10(1, $4.00. THE ALISKY A STRICTLY UNION HOUSE --- ■ 1 " >: N ot Responsible for Facta. The Court -Pat, are you gu ilty or not g h itly f Pi Pat— How the divil do I know till 245J ^AKK STREET 1 hear the evidence»— Exchange. SCHWAB PRINTING CO. U tm F. Selicit* Year Priatisg j Before 6:00 o’clock » * Ask your friends to help, too B E G IN TODAY / t