Monday, August 26, 1913
DECAT OF TRADES.
kept by men win had something to say (JURISDICTIONAL INFftlMOEMENT•
la the institution of trade unioniam
about making them, which they did not
A movement in or, to o t to r e o r g a n ise
have in this instance.
, the labor editors into a State and In- crumbling in the United Htatesl An
The road to industrial peace runs to ternational Organization for the mutual alfirmstive answer is given by Andre
Official Publication of tbs Central the constructive organization 0/ the ' benefit of their jurisdietive rights. No Tri ion in his book, “ The New Union
Labor Council of Portland and Vicin working classes and by collective bar- craft in the American Federation of ism ,’* just issued. Mr. Tridon is the
ity, and tbs Oregon State Federation gaining. Through no other method can Labor suffers through the infringement literary spokesman of the syndicalists
of Labor.
it tie obtained or made secure. —Du- 1 on their jurisdietive rights as do the la in this country, and in his book he ex
pounds the philosophy and active pro
luth Labor World.
bor editors and the labor pivî«
Published every M onday by «he Cen
gram of this movement, which he calls
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tra l Lab or Council o f P o rtland and V i
on u m ru P D waww vw ATT
(forced to the wall because of the con the “ new unionism.’’ His view of the
c in ity , under the direction o f the fo l
CONSUMES PATS IT ALL.
tinued infrillge,Iient in the publishing trade union movement as represented
lo w in g Board o f Control:
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¡field by various crafts in the American hv the American Federation of Labor
O tle t>. F o rte. P re s id e n t. B rew ery Trade« . ,, .
full share of grief, whether the weather I
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Federation of l4»bor. In the two or is, of course, far from impartial.
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Tridon’s thesis is that the conserva
e< Thousan(il) ouUiUe tive trade union movement is fast los-
F rank B. R a e u b lg .................. M etal Trade« feed is high and live, ock price, range h#i
movemeBt wbo formerly were op. iug grip on the labor situation in this
W . L 8 u lllv a n ................. B u ild in g Trade« high. In summer, water is scarce and
E. J. S u c k ................................ Label Trades[the range stock is driven to market to
jMised and unfriendly can now be count- country because the constituency to
Board meet, .econd Thursday each prevent suffering from thirst and eon-
bh o|jr
Tfae
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which it id addressing itself is disap-
m onth, a t I P. M„ a. Labor Prsss office, sequent loss to the drover. Anyway, it „ t<> |h<(
of t|)p
|he |S'aring. Trade lines are being oblit
Officers, >1» Ooodnough B u ild in g F if t h goes, the consumer pays it all, and u •
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,abor moveme’ t are the erated, he says. The unskilled man is
and Yamhill Streeta, Portland. Oregon. expected
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same. The change has been brought everywhere crowding in un the skilled
The harried consumer who has had about through educating the public as worker. The job is divided up into
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visions of beef from Argentine, Brazil, to our policies, aims and achievements. minute parts, and it takes but a day
■ nh eerlp tloa, ALflO per y e a r l a Rdvuaee New Zealand and Australia as a means
Through what channels do the public for a perfectly new hand in uny trade
[of checking the ever-ascending price of
receive their education f It does not to learn to run any mechanical appli
¿.¿▼•mala* *»<•• furalahad cm applUa- meat will be keenly dinappointed by,
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coma through the daily pre»», because ance.
! this prediction. Already some beef has . . .
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The progress of the machine, Tridon
»ntarad at tfca Wat Offlaa, at FartWuaA, , been received in California from Aus-
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Or^oa. as ^ o n d -eUe. - a l l
California, except
Call- ?’ubhc
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- . . . it can not come through that source. in labor unions. He cites a number of
forma, is a verv small portion of th e ,,-.
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industries, the glass blowing industry
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Monday, August 25, 1913 1 I »t
United States, and a few shiploads of ■ i The
. . . educating ® and enlightening
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. the among them, which at one time were
n meat A 1 landed at I her
v ports
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public
to
our
human
cause
and
our
will have little •
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been .. brought
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effect upon the markets further
East, human
, . . . struggles . has
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where the masses of consumers live. The . . . .
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1 do believe, eannot be denied bv any the glass blowing trade. Today, through
trouble
with
Argentine
beef,
the
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the invention and perfection of the
. , source of - supply
1 for the Atlan- fair-minded thinker.
■ pec ted
Owens machine, the glass blowing trade
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Now,
to
return
again
to
the
juris
A THOUOHT FOB TODAY.
tic Coast, is that cattle diseases rage«
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I dictive rights of a craft. Why is not is disappearing off the map as a skilled
How im p o rtan t loom the thou-
there, and there ie not satisfactory in
the labor press entitled to tb same trade, Tridon states.
■and and one thing« th a t fill the
d a ily Ilf« , yet how t r iv ia l 1« the 4 spection of beef before shipment. It is protection as any other crafif
This decay of trades and the disap
The
bulk o f them ? T o separate the ♦ I stated th^t this ean not be supplied to
re a lities fro m the u nrealities, the 4 ' render beef shipping to this country of carpenters are given the construction pearance of skilled workers is real and
significant fro m the trillin g and
of all wood in buildings, the printers is progressing far more rapidly than
non-essential— th a t surely Is the ♦ importance under two or three years.
first step to self-know ledge, the 4 , A few weeks ago the Department of the setting of type, the machinist the most people, and even labor leaders
one and only royal road to s e lf-
remolding* and reshaping of iron, in themselves, sus|iect, says Tridon. The
conquest.—-C ollier's W eekly.
♦ I Agriculture sent Dr. A. D. Melvin and
fact, all crafts are given certain fields day of the indis[>eDsable man is over in
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•*««»»*• U Argentine to in- of industry and where any infringe most occupations. The unskilled work
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I vestigate the meat producing and ship-
O*B DOCKWORKERS’ STOKE. 1 ping conditions. There was at once a ment on the jurisdietive rights of a er is in the ascendency. Unless organ
eraft occurs, the American Federation ized labor modifies its tactics to suit
The ore dockworkera’ strike has been complaint by farmers and cattle raisers
steps in and says to the craft that is not merely the ever decreasing class of
declared off. It lasted lees than a week in thia country that the department had
infringing, “ Hands off.’’
skilled workers but the great mass of
Of the poor fellows who were duped no right to send men to foreign coun
Why not give the labor publishers unskilled laborers, it will undoubtedly
tries
to
teach
them
how
to
compete
to
by the loud-mouthed leaders ol the I.
the same protection t
supply the syndicalist agitator with ef
W. W., most of them were obliged to better advantage with our own cattle
The prime object of an organization fective weapon» against conservative
crawl back to work on their bellies, raisers. The department hastened to
is to improve the working conditions, unionism.
while others whose pride was stronger explain by official circular, that it had
bring about a reduction in working
than their need for bread are looking not sent men for that purpose, but to hours and establish a minimum or a liv
T<> make an excellent dressing for
inspect
methods
and
inform
the
gov
for jobs elsewhere.
ing wage, yet we can find some organi linoleum take equal parts o f linseed oil
It is not an easy task for an editor eminent what they were, so that the
zations devoting as much time and and vin e g a r and m ix them thoroughly
of a trade union paper to write about department wou.d be in better position
energy to the financial suecess of some together.
the recent ore dockworkers’ strike. Our ¡to protect the people of thia country
book, or program, that they may be
sympathy
out to are
the underpaid,
poor working-
from
the woids,
importation
of diseased
”r a . they do to .V"'’7
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me" who, goes
no doubt
a . In
other
the misrion
of Dr. meats.
Mel- r l’”?7’
“b«*.h,ng
the wages
most workingmen are, when cost of liv- vin was declared to be restrictive of hour, and the general conditton. under
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which thwr memberg , , p employed.
most wura.nguir
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employed
ing, hazard of occupation and seasonal importation rather than promotive,
Some times they offer th^ excuse that
employment conditions are taken into
While this may have reassured the
they need funds to maintain their or
consideration. They were easy prey for ( fariuers, which is doubtful, it was far
ganization, but that should not be suf
such an organization as the Industrial | from encouraging to the consumer!, wbo
ficient to give them the right to tre*-
Workers of the World, and its leaders hoped an effort was being made to
paas on the jurisdictional rights o f
lost no time in taking advantage of smooth out the rough places in the
them.
i roat*
im|K>rtation o f meat. And, in other industries.
It may be true that the labor editors
Now they are back to work again, j fact, that is the real object of the mis
and the I W. W. leader, declare that sion,’ to teach the packer, of Argentine ;
Publishers of labor organs are at
there are sufficient of their member, what they must do if they would .h«P I
Take the
doub* i<’el “ » un,on man doe8
on t h / job to “ do whatever work m*y meat to this country. They will prob-1 thc-v
be assigned to them.' ’ Of course, this ably do it and we .hall get the m eat,,1“ “ °i«;n »hop-w ith no
cas be taken as a threat to resort to but not in quantities for several year.. to «uP.P°rt hlm h« mu8t Bubnilt to the
as
“ sabotage,“ which is understood to In the meantime the tendency of m eat! eonfiition._
Let a union man in an open shop T h e A n glers’ B u lle tin gives useful
trip s w h ere to go—
be “ striking on the job’’ by crippling prices to soar will not be checked. The I enter a protest about the conditions
the machinery nt the ore docks. How preesnt drought has temporarily low therein and off goes bis head. He is
"Seaside—
Ben C hlldus caught 25
far they will dare go in this direction ered the prices paid lan-iers, which are
salmon tro u t.
Porgies fishing fro m
now
about
61
per
hundred
less
than
a
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nly
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and
must
submit
to
the
dicta-
only the future can tall, but it looks
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tion
And
believe mnol'
many p ier gives g re a t excitem en t.”
to us like one of their characteristic few weeks ago, because farmers are
rushing stock to market to save feed. I Publisher, of labor organs are held in
“Cape H o rn — F ro m Salm on F a lls
bluffs.
up. on W in d R iv e r, fishing very
•»»>“»•«<«. »>7 the name fear. Never
Ore dockworkers should take a les But the consumer is getting no benefit; theleas,
it is plain to any one and can good."
son from their recent unfortunate ex from this, and a little later, when the not be disputed.
The organization
" W h ite Salm on— P le n ty o f ra in
prices
go
higher
than
ever
before
be
perience. The Industrial Workers of
which
devotes
its
energy
to improving
the World have never won a strike. cause of shortage, he will find his meat is much further advanced than the or- bow tro u t In the K lic k ita t."
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Their tactics have been repudiated bills more altitudinous than ever. Then,
"Deschutes
P o ints— T h e average
wherever they have been tried. In the farmer who has sold his breeding ga»*^t.on which divide, its energy and catches good. P o rtla n d cam pers have
stock
to
save
feed
will
suffer
equally;
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7?th
««me
Propo.it.on
outside
fine luck."
every instance the participants in an
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I. W. W. strike have become so dis with the consumer, because he will have of its regular calling.—Labor Journal,
Colum bia B lv e r L o c a l—-1:20 and 6
P. M. fo r Carson. Cape H o rn , L yle,
gusted with what they believed was an no*steers to sell at the new high prices. Rochester, N. Y
W h ite Salm on and Goldendale.
organization of labor that they turn About all the consumer can do is to turn
T o Deschutes P o ints (sleep er) 7 P. M.
against all co-ojierative effort upon the his eyes towards Argentine and hope.
A shortage of cars to move the crops
industrial field. But they should not
i this year is rejiorted. There are many
T ick et Offlcs
MUZZ&NO THE PRES8
take this view. Labor’s only hope for
reasons for improving the waterways.
F IF T H AMD 8TA H K
freedom is in organization along well-
From Congress down to the lower I and thig ¡„ one
■ ta tlo a — 11th and H o y t
tried, constructive lines. Without or Judges of record there is a disposition'
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ganization labor would be ground to among those in authority to say what
M an's noulest g if t to man is sincerity.
newspapers
shall
or
shall
not
print.
atoms.
The method of organization followed Presently, we suppose, the patrolman
by the Amelrcan Federation of Labor on the beat will take the matter into
has so far proven to l>e the best for all , |<ig own hands.
laborers. The ore dockworkers havs
Congress invades newspaper nftieng
been taught to despise eraft unionism Hnd the Supreme Court holds that in-
aad to seek relief through industrial Htead of violating the liberty of the
organization. At the same time they | press it is only applying new conditions
are eligible for membership in an in- i for the use of the mails. Thus eneour-
ternational trade union as pronouncedly aged, Senator Works introduces a bill
industrial in its operation as any labor forbidding publication in the District
organization in the world. We refer t o , ,,f Columbia of more than a mere state-
the International Longshoremen’s As ment of the fact that a crime has been ,
sociation, which admits all workingmen committed.
who load and imload boats, all men who
In Arkansas a bill passed the Senate
sail harbor tugs from the captain to the prescribing the make-up of newspapers
cook, and all otter harbor employee. and limiting their activities in news-
This great industrial union with its gathering. In Indiana there is a new
hong record of achievements, the Duluth law making It a pvnal offense for a
and Superior ore dockworkers rejected newspaper to print “ any article or car- ]
to accept tne I. W. W., with nothing toon calculated to expose any person at ,
BEOIN8 its forty-fifth school year September 19, 1913.
any election to rilicule or contempt ” |
behind it but wind and failure.
The Texas Legislatuse was recently
All unorganized labor must learn
DEOREE COURSES offered in G ee'ial Agriculture, Agronomy,
that good things do not come to it on , asked to cpnsider a bill punishing news-
Animal Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry, Horticulture,
silver platters. It requires time, sac- papers for printing deceptive advertise- ,
Bacteriology, Poultry Husbandry, Entomology, Domestic
rifice, patience and hard work to forge inents, whether innocently or by design. !
Science and Art, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineer
ahead. It can not expect to receive at A measure of the same kind passed in
ing. Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering,
one stroke that which required years of ; Maine was vetoed by the Governor,
lagging Engineering, Forestry, Commerce, Pharmacy
organization for union labor to achieve.
The recent penitentiary sentence of
and Teachers' Courses in Manual Training, Agriculture,
Indeed, it is the very height of folly for 18 years imposed upon a Paterson, N.
Domestic Science and Art.
any group of workingmen to think of J., editor for “ hostility to the govern- ,
\enturing into a strike until they have ment" must still be in the public mind,
TWO YEAR OOUR8E8 are offered in Agriculture, Domestic
been well disciplined in organization, ss is also the attempt of a trial Judge
Science end Art, Commerce, Forestr. , Pharmacy and
having l>ehind them a sufficient treas- to imprison a Kansas City editor for
Mechanic Arts.
ury to withstand a long seige, and more contempt because he printed a truthful
than all when they shall have sought J narrative of certain court proceedings
MU8IC—Thorough courses offered in Music, including piano,
and gained the public's good will.' Less than a month ago the Mayor of
band and string instruments, and in voice culture.
When they reach this point they will Seattle undertook to suppress a news- 1
find it less necessary to strike than pa|<er by a police order, and last week
THE EXTENSION DIVISION aims to bring the College to
when they were unorganized, or but re- in MissnBri a Judge ordered the indict- i
the people by m^ans of farmers’ institutes, correspond
centlv organized. The beat antidote ment of a fejxtrter who had sent to n
ence courses, movable or itinerant schools, demonstration
for strikes is a strong, healthy and newspaper some account of a grand
trains, co-operation with public schools, educational and
carefully managed trade union.
i jury’s proceedings.
The Rtoe! Trust too is not free from i These episodes are now recalled be-
industrial exhibits.
the responsibility of the recent strike. | cause this week a Circuit Judge in West
A BEAUTIFUL BOOKLET, entitled “ The Enrichment of
Its attitude against the organization Virginia ordered the arrest of three re-
Rural L ife," and i catalogue will be mailed free on
of its employes makes it possible for porters for contempt for the reason
such organizations as the I. W. W. to > that at a public trial they disregarded
application.
exist. Had local Steel Trust officials his order that no newspaper should dis-
tolernted
constructive
organization; close anything that was going on i’_»
along trade union lines at the ore docks , his court. W’hen he graciously dis-
Address H. M. TENNANT, Registrar,
there would be co such thing as a mid-[charged them, the judgment waa fool-
seasno strike. Jncn«d, th«re would be ishly described as “ a great triumph for
Corvallis, Oregon
no occasion for strikes at all, and the a free press.’’
contracts they made an issue in the late 1 1« this Russia or Pan Domingo —New
strikes would >>« made in equity to be ¡York World.
PORTLAND LABOR PRESS
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If you bring this coupon to any
merchant in this market ami
purchase 50 cents worth of goods
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Simon Meat Co . .24
Ray Fairchild
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Douglas Meat Co. 30
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Litly Meat Co
14
Kinser A Co
Hays Fish Store. .18
K auras................... 7
Rose City................ 13
Weiss Del................ 15
Frazer Grocery-----20
Ruby Grocery........ 22
Sanitary Rutter
Store ...................26
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Leresi Bros.,
F r u its ..............5-12
Charmontle,
F r u its........... 21-23
Sam Reuella,
F r u its................. 17
Roy Howard, But
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A. B. Churchill,
Butter ................ 4
Fyhrie Butter........ 9
Imperial Butter.. . . 1
With Home-Made Oandies.
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15 S.&H. Trading Stamps Free
Phones*
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Main ii85 Yamhill Street Public Market
Phon vs.
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Trail« to
NEW TROUT STREAMS
North Bank Road
a t F ir s t, S e c o n d a n d Y a m h ill S tr e e ts
The Old Reliable
Sunset Creamery
Company
R A IN IE R
CAFETERIA—RESTAURANT
J. E. ATCKISON. Proprietor
ISO North Sixth Street.
M anufacturen of
THE
B A R B E R ASPH ALT
Portland, Oregou
P A V IN G CO M PA N Y
BU TTER BMi ICE CREAM
Phones: Main 52, A 4 2 II
281 First Street
CHAS. CATTA. Prop.
PHONE MAIN 41*1
Mt.Hood Restaor ant
and Lnnch Cotmter
PXBBT-CLASa BBBVICE POPULAS PBIOES
•bort Ordsrs a Specialty
214 SECOND ST.. Oor. SALMON.
605-608 Electric Building
OSKAR HUBER, D istrict Manager
American Restaurant
V M o t Oats
OFXH D A T AMD H IG H T
35 Worth Third S treet,
C orner Couch
MarsSiall 229«
Garage Restaurant
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OTTO OLSEN, Prop.
522>/t Washington Street, Between
16th and 17th
Delicious
Breakfast
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For A
B E R T ’S
Restaurant
287 FIRST STREET
H ain SSB4
A lb a r a B ro s .
M illin g C o m p a n y
Mrs. Jack Oansnsdsr, Prop.
BI8MÂÀK RESTAURANT
EATS ALWAYS THE BEST
SOS Morrison Street Between Front and Ftrrt
Phons Main 1423
Meals 25 Cents
Utfton Oyster House
and Restaorant
John Bolehsn k Frits Bothacher, Props.
128 Second Street
Portland, Oregon
G o lden
W est
COFFEE
T E A S P IC E S
OREGON
The B. & B. Restaurant
Open Day and Night
61 North Sixth Street, Portland, Oregon
BAKING POWDER
EXTRACTS
S ta te A g r ic u lt u r a l C o lle g e
SUPERIOR RESTAURANT
JUST RIGHT
Trains for Efficiency
AND LUNCH COUNTER
Regular 25c dinner served at lunch
counter. Ladiea’ and gentlemen’s din
ing room in connection. Good things
to eat and quick service.
In Every Field of Industry
TM NGOYE B
A T R IA L WILL C O N VINC E'
CLOSSET & DEVERS
PORTLAND. O R E .
H A L L. RSOFRKTORB
62 and 62ya Sixth Street
LIQUORS
J. E. K elly’s Fam ily Liquor Store
Importers— Wholesale and Retail
Main 28; A-2802
354 Morrison Street
Welnhard'e Brewery, Thirteenth and Burn«;1*
Every Keg of Beer and Every Barrel o.
Bottled Bee- From Thu Brewery Be :•
the Union Label
Weinhard’s Beer
The favorite beverage of the laboring
men because of its health and strength
giving qualities.
Phones MAIN 72, A-1172
HENRY WEINHARD BREWERY
Named Shoes are frequently made in Non-Union Factories
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Do Not Boy Any S
no matter what its name, unless it
plain and readable impression of this
STAMP.
All shoes without the Union 8tamp are al
ways Non-Union. Do not accept any excuse
for the absence of the Union Stamp.
Boot and Shoe Workers9 Union
246 Stmmer Street, Boston, Mass.
JOHN F. TOBIN. President
CBAS L BAINE. Sscrrtary Treuure