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PORTLAND LABOR PRBBS
T H E D IS E M P L O Y E D .
Status of Single T a x Movement
The progress o f Single T ax since
.r^anization of the Joseph Fels
p,„„, is not entirely due to the Uont-
nll..io n ’s work, though much o f it.
p u ially within the U nited States,
, ntainly is. The effect of activity
not to he judged alone by results
t the place w here work was directly
one. but also by tak in g into con-
deration the stim ulus and encour-
u-etnent offered to w orkers through-
,,, the nation. A brief account of
progress made both with and w ith ­
out direct help o f the C om m ission
-ince its form ation w ould be as fo l­
lows :
t'alifornia.—Hom e Rule in taxation
j iendment subm itted tw ice and v ig ­
orous campaign carried on. received
. 191’. 1O9.000 v o tes; in 1914, 268,000
votes.
Irrigation districts allow ed
,n 1W9 to raise irrigation exp en ses
through tax on land values only,
advantage of this perm ission has
. far been taken through popular
since 1911 by the Oakdale. Mo-
;,-»to. South San Joaquin. Imperial
Valley. A nderson. C ottonw ood and
I „Hock districts
T h ese com prise
, inly farm ing d istricts with a cotn-
,iucd area of about 1500 square
miles. Som e to w n s in these dis-
•ri ts, such as Oakdale anil M odesto,
have called atten tion through their
i-iness organ izations to the bene-
ii.ial effect of this system .
Hugh Craig, M ayor of Piedm ont,
Mameda County C alifornia, has put
in effect in that own a system sim ­
ilar to the H ouston plan.
Oregon.—M easures to partially e x ­
empt labor products and tax land
values at a higher rate have been
-nlimitted at each election . About
nne-third of the voters are now in
favor of th ese m easures, and may
-airly be counted as w illing to sup­
port the full Single Tax program,
-ince the opposition was based on
the assertion that the subm itted
measures w ere the full program. As
a concession to Single Tax demands
ami to head off further agitation,
lii,. opposition felt com pelled to sub­
ir;.r and support exem ption o f h ouse­
hold goods and to refrain from re-
>toring the poll tax. which was abol-
i-hetl through a m easure submitted
la single taxers.
W ashington.—The City of E verett,
alter voting three tim es on the
measure, finally decided in 1912, by
a vote of 4858 to 2637. to exem pt all
labor porducts front local taxation .
On the ground that cities of W ash-
iugtgon have less freedom than
those o f Canada, officials have re­
fused to obey the popular command.
S eattle voted tw ice on a m easure
-imilar to E verett’s. It was defeated
ich time. The first tim e by 15,000
majority, the second tim e by 10,700,
considerable gain over the first
¡attem pt.
Tcx.-’s —J. J. Pastoriza, land and
(tax com m issioner of H ouston, began,
in 1911. to assess land values at a
higher rate than im provem ents. He
continued this p rocess until he had
land assessed at 75 per cent o f its
true value, im provem ents at 25 per
cent and hosehold goods, bank de­
posits and som e other form s of per-
mal property exem pt.
H ouston
prospered and its exam ple was fo l­
lowed to a greater or less extent by
Galveston, Beaum ont. W aco. San
Antonio and Corpus Christi.
P as­
toriza w as re-elected in 1913 and
again in 1915. after a cam paign in
which he declared he would con ­
tinue the system . He won the last
«■lection by nearly three to one.
Houston land speculators then took
the Houston plan in to court and the
judge held it illegal, thus overruling
the will of the people of Houston.
A proposition for a graduated tax
■n land values received 63 votes in
favor in the T exas H ouse of Repres-
rutaties and only 55 against. But it
needed a tw o-thirds vote to pass.
The land question is a live issue
[in Texas, and the con servative D allas
A tus predicts legislation to check
[it by the next legislature.
Pennsylvania. — P i t t s b u r g
and
i\ra n to n were perm itted by the
Pennsylvania Legislature, in 1913, to
partially exem pt im provem ents from
taxation and to w holly exem pt m a­
chinery. The com m ercial organiza-
'ions of the third-class cities are
m vv w orking for sim ilar exem ption.
I «dorado.—A con stitution al am end­
m ent
givin g com m ission -governed
cities home rule in taxation was
dopted in 1912.
Pueblo voted to
rai-e local revnue through a land-
value tax in 1913. U nfaithful city
"tlicials have tried to discredit the
act by m aking an incorrect a sse ss­
m en t. This rem ains to be corrected,
’-«dorado Springs defeated a similar
lax measure.
South D akota.—G overnor Erank
M. Bryne called the L egislature’s at-
lention to the folly o f taxing the
man who im proves his land, and to
’he advisability of penalizing the
* adder of an am endm ent which would
remove obstacles to tax reform. The
Legislature agreed with him and
'tibinitted an am endm ent.
North D akota.—An
amendm ent
'imilar to the one Governor Byrne
rged for South D akota was adopted
North D akota last Novem ber.
* ’klahoma.—A proposed single tax
’>.« ndinent to the con stitution re­
ived 17 votes in the State Senate.
Hiere were 22 votes against. The
'le n g th of its support w as a dis-
• -Triable surprise to m onopolistic
mt« rests.
•Nebraska voted on a classification
••’nendnient last fall The opposition
’ nght it on the ground that it
' rant "Single T ax.” It received a
majority of those voting on it. but
failed to receive a m ajority of those
voting at the election .
A rkansas.—The low er H ouse of the
A rkansas L egislature has voted to
submit « con stitu tio n a l amendm ent
to put a s aduated tax on large land
holdings.
W est Virginia.—Governor H atfield
of W est Virginia has urged a sp e­
cial tax on large land holdings.
M ichigan.—The
S tate
Minimum
W age C om ission of M ichigan, in its
report, urged abolition o f land m o­
nopoly through taxation of land
values as solution of the labor pro-
blent.
M innesota.—The
Legislature
in
1912 ordered labor products assessed
at a low er value than laud.
New Jersey.—A strong m ovem ent,
led by State Senator Charles O'Con­
sey, for hom e rule in
nor H ennessey
taxation ha s not yet succeeded rn
g ettin g the m easure through the
in
Legislature,
is
grow ing
but
[stren gth am 1 will sooni succeed.
D elaw are.—A proposed co n stitu ­
tional am endm ent to rem ove o b ­
stacles to the single tax received 17
votes in favor in the low er House on
March 9 and 8 against. It needed
24 votes for passage and thus failed.
New York.—The m ovem ent fur a
referendum in New York City on the
question of exem pting im provem ents
from taxation has unquestionably a
f m ajority of the voters of the city
[back of it. But their represen tatives
in the L egislature take orders from
Tam m any Hall, which takes orders
from the city's m onopolistic in ter­
ests.
For this reason the refer­
endum has not yet been ordered.
M assachusetts.—The com m ittee on
taxation of the M assachusetts A s­
sem bly favorably recom m ended the
am endm ent pushed by the State S in ­
gle Tax League to allow cla ssifica ­
tion of property tor taxation.
Rhode Island.—Hundreds of busi­
ness and m anufacturing firms have
endorsed the fight of tile Tax Re­
form A ssociation for local option in
taxation. A bill to permit this is
now uefore the Legislature.
M exico.—The M exican revolution
is entirely due to land m onopoly.
Diaz upheld the big landow ner- un­
til their oppression becam e in to l­
erable. and he was driven from the
country.
Though M adero handled
the land question to o gingerly to
accom plish anything, he was not
su fficien tly respectful to the in ter­
ests to suit them. The result was
his overthrow and assassination.
H uerta tried to restore the land
m onopolists in power, but has been
overthrow n.
Carranza and Villa
both claim to stand for the doctrine
of the land for the people.
The
fight b etw een them is the result of
distrust. It seem s certain that no
m atter which one is finally su ccess­
ful, the M exican people will never
again tam ely submit to m onopolistic
rule. The demand for interevention
by the U nited S tates is the wail of
despair of those w ho w ish once more
to live in idleness and luxury on the
toil of the M exican people.
South America.—S ingle tax a g ita ­
tion in Uruguay. A rgentin e and Bra­
zil is sh ow ing results. The Governor
of Brazil's southernm ost province
openly advocates it, and bills to im ­
pose land value taxes to a greater
or less extent are bein g pressed in
local legislatures and in the parlia­
ments.
Canada.—Exem ption of im prove­
m ents from local taxation is an
established in stitu tion in W estern
Canada. A com plete account o f it
would require too much space. The
latest indication of popular sen ti­
ment w as the recent second re-elec­
tion of M ayor L. D. T aylor of V an­
couver. Mr. T aylor w as elected in
January. Then on som e technicality
he was found not qualified to serve
and the election result w as annulled.
H e took action to rem ove the d is­
qualification. becam e a candidate
again, and was trium phantly re
elected. In no im portant city of the
D om inion, that has adopted land-
value taxation as the sole m eans of
raising local revenue, is there the
slightest disposition to return to old
m ethods.
Europe.—'1 he war ha- tem porarily
stopped all progress. It is. however,
piling up huge debts and enorm ously
increasing public
expenses.
New
w ays of raising revnue will have to
be found aiber peace has been d e­
clared. and it is hard to see bow the
m ost reactionary governm ent can
avoid resorting to taxation of land
values.
This is enough of a summary to
show how the m ovem ent stands, It
is not com plete, of course. But i > is
sufficient to prove that there is no
ground for pessim ism .
That our
work is gettin g results is clear, and
the hope is no longer unreasonable
that m any w ho are today past m id­
dle age. will live to see tb • unlim ited
single tax in actual operation.—J o ­
seph F els Fund Bulletin.
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A M END COM PENSATIO N L A W .
N eeded am endm ents to the state
workm en's com pensation law bave
been approved by th e Illinois senate.
The house judiciary com m ittee has
conclu red an I favorable action by
the bouse is now being urged by
unionist s.
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BAKERS B ETTER C O N D ITIO N S
Bakers' Union of Oakland, t al.,
has secured a new agreem ent which
shortens the work week tw o hours
and raises w ages as high as $4 per
week in certain departm ents.
I am the shifting »and beneath the walls
Ye build and call the State. 1 am the F .a r
That haunts you in your b oasting- and your dream - :
Your dead you th ’s lost o cca sio n s! Yea, I am
The corse beneath the fabric o f your Dream!
I am the shifting sand beneath the State.
Your laws, your custom s, creeds, 1 undermine.
1 laugh at your con ven tions, meant to hind
Your C reeds! To me they purvey only lies.
So as ye build. 1 bury that ye build;
The w alls ye rear upon me do decay.
I am the dream of Evil ye have dream ed;
The uncouth Hun. the V andal, and the G oth;
Tile savage com e again to leer, and laugh
Into forgetfu ln ess the dom es ye build.
Your learning, culture, v ision s—these shall fade.
And I shall pour your w isdom into pools
To -ink. and fail, and so be lost to man.
1 am the youngest Anarch o f the world
I neither love nor hate, I only leer.
A gibbering ghost of m anhood, o'er your dreams.
I am your Brother driven forth to «lie!
These A c your cities, em pires, and dem esnes—
And these your doles—to to il!—and still to to il!
To render unto Caesar, not the tithe,
But all. that Caesar of his w ill bestow
That in his wisdom 'recom pense' is writ —
The helot I, your brother equal born!
T hese are your c ities; I'w ill make them dust'.
These are your em pires : they shall d isapp ear;
These your d em esn es—F orgetfu lness shall be
Of all ye said, or did. or hoped, or sung!
Ye did inherit miftlt. and did take all;
So 1 shall ravish in its bloom your hope.
Shall make your boast of culture all a lie.
Shall make you know the em ptiness of d rea m s!
We Develop and Print FUm»—24 Hour Service. Kodaks. Brownies,
Ora flex and Premo Cameras.
Huntley Drug Company
Stores at
Portland, Oregon City, Canby and Hubbard
Eastman Kodaks
Our candies are made daily in our o w n factory. Pure « ream caramels,
50i per tb. We serve delicious light lunches at our fountain.
Headquarters for Squibb *s Chemicals, Waterman and Conklin Fountain
Pens
VOTE AGAINST
PROHIBITION!
Union
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Demand
PERSONAL LIBERTY
In Choosing W h a t Y o n Will Drink
Ask for this Label when purchasing
Beer, Ale or Porter, as a guaran­
tee that it is Union Made
DIRECTORY of LOCAL UNIONS
The Labor P r e ti makes a charge of 50 cen ti per month » .r registering unione
under this head.
EUGENE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION No. <06 LATHERS UNION No. 6< — Meets every
Meet« la«t Sunday in every month, at 1 0 ! Saturday at 2 P. M E E Clark. secre
A M . m American Hall, corner Eighth | tary, Labor Temple. Telephone M arahall
and W illamette
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Tyler.
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Kreamer.
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third Thursdays, Hill Hall. S P M Robrr»
S L U E D FEINTING TRADES COUNCIL—
Orr, business a g en t; C. P. Holgate, serre
Third Friday evening
2 05)4 Fire« street.
»ary.
Headquarters. 272 Gliaau
Maia
G eoige H Howell, secretary, Ovagopian | u20d.
roui p o sin g - room.
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LONGSHOREMEN.
LOCAL No. 6 — Mesta
Hear once again the word of bint ye scorn !
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BUILDING TBADBS COUNCIL— Meets 8 P.
F la n d e r s , te le p h o n e M ain 2061.
2051.
M Monday, Labor Temple, 162 lb Second _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
I ant the Fear that haunts you in your balls
etreet
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Sullivan, secretary
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And senates, and the tem ples o f your God.
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first m
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phone, Marshall 765.
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And as your system s crum ble and decay
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL— M ssts avary ¡ M o rriso n . J. W . M ille r ree. s e c r e t a r y ;
Friday. 8 P M . room 201 I .»her Temple. ¡ „ - - Mari-iou. financial aecretary. office
Heed w ell what 1 did tell you and now tell;
E. Ë. Smith, president; E. J. Stack, secre
208 A lisky b u ild ia (. Marshall 1841. J ein t
1 am the sh iftin g sand beneath the State!
tary, Labor Temple.
meet ID« with Ne. 488 every fifth W edaee
DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CARFBNTER8—
7‘
_By HUGH J. HUGHES, in l-sF o lle tte’s.
Meeta Friday n i(b t. H. W gleem an. b a il M ACHINISTS, RAILROAD LODOB N s. 4SS
neaa agent ' 8 8. 7 Clark, aecretary
secretary
Tele
— Meete the seoosd sad fourth W ednesdays
phone Marshall
Toft. • Labor
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month. Room 800, A lisky baildin«.
M IN IM U M W AGE L E G IS LA TIO N effect tlx- legal minimum w age goes LOCAL LABEL TRADES SECTION— Second
Third and Morrison streets
Steve Tayler
recording
secretary. 2 08 A lisky buildia«!
to confirm the experience of the
IN T H E U N IT E D STATES AND
and fo u r th T u e s d a y s . 8 P. M.. n t 3 1 0 H
Marshall
1641.
C.
R.
Merrill,
financial
Y a m h ill.
Ed J S ta c k , p m a ld o n t; M.
Australian States, w here the p ros­
FOREIG N C O U N TR IES.
secretary; office, 208
Alisky b sild ia « .
W . P eteru o n . a o cr o ta r y -tr e n n u m r .
perity of the w orking class has been
ol
«« »hd Na. 488 every
fifth W ednesday.
METAL TRADES COUNCIL— First and third
That minimum w age legislation ha- raised, gross "sweating'' reduced, and
Thursday nights
F. 11. Kaeubig, secre-
ts r \.
Em«‘i«on A nt«, Woodlawn «’ «5*’. MAILERS— First Monday, 7 :8 0 n . M., Rsom
been a success w herever it has been general business conditions have
215 Oregonian Bldg
R. H. Henderson,
Heedqusrlera and hall, 209 Alisky Bldg-.
seerstsry, 781 Brooklyn
in effect long enough to show re­ [thriven. In Utah, for exam ple, w here
Marshall 1H41.
sult» is one of the conclusions to be I a minimum wage law becam e e ffe c ­ W ATEBrEO NT FEDERATION— Second and MARaNE COOKS* AND STEWARDS* A SSO ­
CIATION OF TH E P A O ir iC C O A S T -
fourth Tuesdays, «1 P. M.. 305*4 First St
drawn from Bulletin No. 167. just tive early in 1913. the w ages of
Meets every Monday uight al 8 o'elnek.
J. 1. Tucker, secretary. 499 Albina avenue.
women
and
girls
w
ere
raised,
pay
¡-sued by the U nited S tates Bureau
22 M, Second street. Room 10, B ickls Bldg
«
rolls
were
not
increased
more
than
5
BARBERS' UNION No. 7 5 — Meets third
k ,r * bu,iBeM •8 » n l. Telephone Maia
o f Labor S tatistics o f the Depart-
“871.
Tuesday each month in Alisky Hall. Third
and Morrison
L A. W heeler, president;
nnnt of Labor, covering minimum per cent, w ages failed to tend down
C. H Kellv. aecretary. 804 A lisky Bldg., MARINE FIREM EN, OILERS AND WATBH-
wage law - in the U nited S tates and to the minimum level, efficien cy a c­ I Third
TENDBRS UNION O r TH E PACIFIC—
and Morrison. Phons Main 9139.
cording
to
many
em
ployers
increased,
101 North Front.
Thos. Farrell, scen t.
foreign countries. The m ovem ent
BEER
DRIVERS
AND
BOTTLBRS—
First
Phone Main 8277.
ba- apparently benefited em ployers and the law tended to equalize the
and «hird Thursdays. Labor Temple. 182 14
S econ d e tr e e t. V. P. R lt ie r , n e c r e ta r y , MOVING PICTURE 'M ACH INE OPBRAT-
and em ployees. In N ew Zealand and cost of production or sale among
67 E a s t 12th N. P h o n e B a s t 5180.
/« O T B C T I V B UNION. LOCAL No
A ustralia, where minimum w age law s «manufacturers and m erchants.
J 8®' . ■ A- T. 8. E.— Meets second and
BRIDGE. DOCK A N D ' P IE R CARPENTERS
None
of
the
predictions
made
about
fourth Tuesdays e f each month la T. M. A.
have been in operation for m ore than
Mo. 878— Meets every Saturday, 136V4
Hall, 168 Park street, between Morrison
Second street
F. A. Riley. Secretary sad
15 years, industries have t, wn ¡the minimum wage before the pass-
and Yamhill, s t 11:15 P. M. F. J. Baier
j
age
of
the
law
in
W
ashington
State
Business
Agent.
secretary, P. O. Box 458.
steadily atxl minimum w age law s .. «-
icam
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about
to
any
appreciable
e
x
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BARTENDERS'
LEAGUE
No.
SSB—
First
and
parently have in no way checked
third Sundays, 12 noon, 205 V4 First St M^ ? v CId K8i „ M? TUA1‘ a m o c ia t io n . L 0 -
tent. according to statem ents g a th ­
CAL No 88. A. F. of M.— First Tuesday.
Chas Graaauian, financial aecretary, 2C5 H
their grow th.
1 A „ M''
Fourth atrset.
Board
ered from local authorities. There
Pirat. Main 8764.
meets W ednesday. 1 0:30 A. M . asm s plsoa.
The minimum w age study of the w a- no w holesale discharge of women
H C. Bsnaer, Secretary.
O ffice Phone.
BINDERY
WOMEN
Mo.
115—
Meets
second
Bureau of Labor S ta tistics covers em ployees, no general leveling of
Marshall 2161. Headquarters, Main 6007.
Monday evening in A lisky building. Third
minimum w age legislation in the ' w ages, no general replacing of wom en
and Morrison streets. Jessie Henderson. PAINTERS LOCAL W o . 10— Every Wodaoo
547
Webster
etreet,
W
oodlawn
2416,
r
e
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U nited S tates, the A ustralian States, I em ployees by cheaper help, and no
day. Labor Tsmplo, 163 H Second otreat.
cording secretsty ; M q n . H«ryihS*<>a. S8<
B.
H.
Pickard,
recording
oocretary.
and New Zealand, w here the idea tendency to make the minimum w age
E. Morrtaon atreet, Tabor 5576, Snsn< isl
366 12th atreet; W « . Townsend L a b «
aecretary.
was originally put in to practice, and the maximum wage. The report
remplr financial secretary; E. E. Edwards.
Labor Temple, buaineas agent. Telephone
in Great Britain. T he trade boards -quotes a letter w ritten by a S eattle BLACKSMITHS AND H E L PE R »— 8£ ° 1^
Marshall 765.
and fourth Thursdays, 308 Alisky build­
of Germany and the proposed le g is­ garment manufacturer, w ho opposed
ing, Third and Morrison.
E. R- Nelaon, FATTBENM AKERS — Meats second
oad
financial secretary. 7 40 Sosw ell street; . fourth Tucadayo. 80S A lisk y bld<., Sd sad
lation of France are also included. A i tin minimum wage law front the
F F Hoberg, president, 29 Church street,
Morrison.
Frank H Kaeubig, Emerson
historical survey of the m ovem ent, ■ sta rt:
West. O ffice. 209 A lisky building; Mar
Apts., Woodlawn 3753.
reports of progress, an alysis of le g ­
shall 16-il.
"Personally, I find that my busi-
PLASTERERS Ms. 88— 8 P. M., W sdasaday
islation. and the w orkings of the ness has been benefited, as the nec- an tT .S iltM AKERS— Second and fourth Thnrs
Labor Temple, 152 H Second strsst. J. L.
days. Joe Reed, business « « n t , 309 A lisky
Jones, recording secretary, 4518 E. 52.1
various law s, to g eth er with the full ■ essity for greater discipline and more
building
Marshall 1641. P. E. Dtsbrow, j 8. E ; Bellwood 1048. W H Lawson, fl
text of the Am erican law s and of the rigid enforcem ent of regular hours
secretary. 810 East E levsath street.
nanrial secretary sad bnsiness agent, La
bor Tem ple: Marshall 765.
most im portant foreign law s com ­ of work has becom e fully apparent. BOOKBINDERS Mo. 90— Third Tuesday. La
bor Temple
E. J. W eistenbotn, P. O PLUM BERS, U. A. LOCAL 5 1 — Every Mon­
prise the Bulletin.
We have raised our average w eekly
Box 147.
day st 8 P. M , Labor Temple, 16214
The minimum w age m ovem ent in pay roll, 1 think I am safe in saying,
T . u X » . r M
. ' S i r 1 ' bu” M " • • • “ •
Meets every Friday ev en ­
the U nited States, according to the at least $1 per girl if not more. Some BRICKLAYERS—
ing 230*4 Yamhill street. Frank Barnes,
Bureau, is not a sudden developm ent I of our help, to he sure, have alw ays
finsnrial secretary; Jack
PORTLAND PHOTO-BWORAVERS T-netav.
.ponding »»ccetsry
h Nortb'
81— Hall 801 Labor Temple. Wm. D e a a o
in spite of the fact that no less than «lone their best and have shown but
Woodlawn 2559.
Box 828, City.
secretary. P. O. Box SSB
7
nine sta tes enacted minimum w age ¡little change, but those w ho were ■ BRIDGE AND STRUCTURAL IRON W ORK­
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vw nw w a . « , P R R S S M ra 9 , . « - F i r s t Tbnrsday ev ea la g .
law s in 1912 and 1913. T h ese laws satisfied w ith less, the minimum w age
ERS— Tuesday, 8 P. M., Labor Temple,
Ahsky Bldg., Hall 400. F. O. O ustafsoa
president ;tV m I. Harper, secretary. Oar’
third floor
F ’’»«*'*
are the outgrow th of much in v estig a ­ has benefited, as they saw they must
a g e n t. T e le p h o n e M a r s h a ll 765.
dso Hem e, Ore
tion in this country and of in v estig a ­ earn m ore or quit.
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILW AY CARMEN RIVER STEAMBOAT M B N ’S UNION— M eet»
tion. agitation, and experience in
OF AMBRICA. FORTLAND
■ •
"I am w riting you this personal
every Saturday s t 8 P. M.. 264W Alder
New Zealand. A ustralia, and England, letter about my personal experience I 268— Every second and fourth Tussdav.
b u X .6 Ä
. M ’ 7'
C h a ''
Carpenters Hall. Eaat P ine and Oread ava
w here for more than 20 years rem ­ in an individual case. It has been a
nue
Hugh McCanss. recording secretary,
S A H O B S ’ UNION OF TH E PACIFIC— Moe
edies to deal with low w age con d i­ benefit in this factory in raising the
1011 Borthwick etreet.
day night, 44 ’ -lion avenus N Jack R essa
tions have been »< ih t. In the , standard of efficien cy and in forcing - BUILD1NO LABORERS— Mecte every Tuee.
secretary Telephone East 4812.
day
night
in
Labor
Temple,
182
H
Seiujnd
U nited S ta tes minimum w age le g is­ la closer application to ditty on the
street at M o'clock. Oeo. Kerr, recording SH EET METAL WORKERS— Friday even
lation w as brought about because of part of the operator and necessarily
secretary; 8. P Harris, financial secre-
tne ball 801 Labor Templa, 163 U Sec
tary and buaineaa agent*, phone, Marshall
onn atreet
W L. Huilivaa, business agent,
disclosures made by official and pri­ ha- been a benefit to the em ployer.
I^bor Temple. Marshall 7SS.
765.
vate
in vestigation . sh ow ing that I am not in position to speak for CARPENTERS
Tuesday
H n X ' K A M A N S * « * Me.
e - w . SO— M eets every
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HT
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thousands of wom en wage earners other factories and indutsries. but.
Csroentera' Hall, Grand avenue
Carpenters'
»»•■*,e and
“ 4 East
Meats
M eaders sash
Meats ascend
second and fourth MaaSay
Pine streets.
Ivan J. W hits, Recording
month, 246 Aah atreet. Charles O recorv
were being paid w ages to o low to a f­ aside from som e hardship that the
Secretar»,
8. Clark,
„ r r e ta r r . 484 Union7 a v e w “
T eu2K 7i
S ecretary, 680
oou c E. . 60th N
ford them a "reasonable standard of i law may work on the less com petent,
Sellwood
teie p a o a e
Financial Secretary, 87 Morris street.
Sellwood 1486
1486.
living.” A case in point of the many 1 can not see why it will not give a CARPENTERS Ne. iO S— Meeta avaiv T u es­
r * a rm u , local
day, Labor Temple, Hall 201.
W ill C.
which are cited is that of the d epart­ I greater efficien cy to our factory
No. 42S— Meets every Friday 8 P M at
Shugart, Recording Secretary, 212*4 Third
Labor Temple. Hall 30C
F. C Post, f i ­
street. J. F. W eatherby. Financial Secre
ment and retail stores in New York,
nancial aecretary; Geo R. Harris, rweard
forces.”
tary. Hfi3 Eaat Sherman atreet.
ing aecretary.
Chicago, and Philadelphia, w here the
No less significant is the statem ent CARPENTERS No. 1106 — Meats every
w eekly earnings of 4«) per cent were if one of the secretaries of the British
Thursday. Myrtle Park Station, Myrtle 8T«E' ? i U TT Ei 18' S
LOCAL SSS— Friday
v n M '..Lab° f T em pi., i e 2 U Second. Z
Park lia ll.
N. Lawrence, 7180 43d Ave.
less than $6. w hile 74 per cent earned ll'iard of Trade made to a parliam en­
S F... Recording Secretary; O. M. Beatty.
Kelly,
financial
aecretary.
Box
420.
less than $8 a week. An additional
342«* 56th street 8 E.. Financial Secre
E I). Sperl, recording eerretary. Boa 42S.
tary com m ittee, when, after stating
tary.
argument advanced for the minimum
[that the ultim ate effects of the art CARPET AND SHADD W ORKERS LOCAL STBRBOTVPERS h ELBCTROTTFBRS Ho.
wage w as the fact that in practically
4S- — Meete fourth W ednesday in month at
No. 2.— M erit ftrst and third Frtdaya at
could not be judged upon the present
Bartenders' Hall. 2 0 5 H First atrest. Jam as
all industries em ploying wom en e s ­
280*4
Yamhill.
C.
S.
Kenney,
906
Eaat
B Rogera. aecretary, 82
Front atreet.
short experience, he said that the
Yamhill.
tablishm ents paying a living wage w orking of the act had thus far been
Telephone Main 8134.
Second
Thursday
each
were found to be com p eting su ccess­
TAILORS No. 7 4 — Seeond Monday. Allaky
successful leyond vvliat anybody im ­
Hall, Third and Morrison.
John Baran
fully with othei estab lish m en ts p ay­
agined possible and that a large num ­
tlum, necretary, boa 620.
J. A. t - x - - »—
ing less than a living wage.
Room 3, Aineworth Bldg., business agent’
ber of applications had conic from
Teleph a Main 2450
M assachusetts, in June. 1912. passed
8I2W
em ployers, as w ell as em ployees, to
the first minimum w age law. and
TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFERS, STABLEM EN
hate their trades brought under the
NlIirPR Agent,
/tgrill. Vllllivi. .................
AND H ELPERS, LOCAL b e lS a — E v iry
of IlU
Buaineaa
Oregon. Utah. W ash ington . Nebraska.
president
R. R. M;
McCarthy, financial sec-
p resid en t.'
t: : _. _ K.
Tuesday evening at 126)4 Baeond etreet
act.
.. _ — C. TR
eia*
M innesota. Colorado, California, and
retary; Eugene
. T
. . I . . I . . . . , . w
. . . „„Vil
. . . . i . n . w
- ■
—
Ben Itnftcnbluni. recording secretary. H1O
The Bureau is just com pleti i ; and
re
ta
ry
,
F.
Smith,
buaineaa
agent.
Addreaa
17th Htrect; G. A. Roger*, •ccr*, t*ry
W isconsin follow ed in the order
all mail 162*4 Second atreet. Labor Tern
trcaiurcr, 1497 Rant Aah atreat.
will publish shortly a study ( the
pie. Phone Marahall 765.
named.
effects of the Oregon minimum w age ELECTRICAL W ORKERS — Loral No. 125, TH EATRICAL STAGE EM PLO Y E S— I A.
It is n otew orthy that the minimum
T i 8 < B ' T ^ CA1, W# « • — Meete aeconti
law upon tile numbers of girls and
meet» Monday evening, Labor Temple F
and fourth I ueaday each month T M A
wage law s have been made to apply
.1 Shubert, financial aecretary. 1490 F.aat
11.11 168 Park R«' R . B . McCabe, pre.
adult wom en em ployed, upon the
Burnside atreet , F L. Clifford, recording
to men as well as to w om en and ch il­
1.
Labraehe, treasurer, 808 Main
rates which they are paid, and upon
secretary.
Box
644.
*•'
8'
financial secretary,
dren in every country except the
'tlx- labor cost to tile em ployer of the BLEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS Second and
684 Ixrrust street; C. M Campbell, rv
U nited S tates, w here only wom en
cording secretary.
fourth Fridays, 8 P M . Hammerer Bldg.,
rat« - established under the minimum
Fourth and W ashington
W O. Aah, preai
and children are protected.
TILE LAY ERS ARD H E L PE R S No 4 2 -
wage law.
dent. Lenta; J H. Rogers. 276 85th 8.
In Utah the rate- are fixed by the
Heeond a id fourth Thuradaya, 8 1« M
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GARMENT WORKERS — First
and
third
I * “ ? 1*' W '
Osborn, aaerstary.
statute. In all tin other American
Thursday evenings, Redmen'a Hall, Eaat
125)4
North 16th.
Retail Clerks Are Active.
Morrison between Grand and Union Ave
States the "necessary cost o f living,’
T
recording
secretary
-
. LaFnllette,
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—
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367 TIM BER W
ORKERS—
Meets . t 126)4 See
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Retail C lerks’ Union is conducting
is made the basis for the minimum
East
r .H F '
r Fifty
I I a 7 fourth
avrae a sea . atreet
. . . . . .
o ..
<r
v ma /
n Sunday.
U U U BV ,
I 1 I 1 A M
«mil atreet
evary
A I,.
OBAINHANDLEBB
First
and
third
Tue«
Bulli*
preaident
P.
6 f> Campbell, secre
Bullia,
prraldent;
P.
a
vigorous
organizing
cam
paign
in
and
the
adm
inistration
of
the
wage.
day P a n ia H all, Kiisseli and K irb r str ee t«
tBfT. Mllwaulclo, Ore
law is in the hands of appointed com ­ Richmond. Ind. T hese w orkers are
TYPOGRAPHICAL N . 58 F,rat .Munday i .
m issioners. w ho act upon the findings ' using p len ty of prin ters’ ink to ad ­
lera 199 A,htna
month. 2 P. M., Moose Hall. 346*4 Morri
Jacobsen, secretary, 499 Albina avenue.
, 0B , lrwt> corner Seventh
I» G Gallup,
and
recom m endations
of
w age vertise th ese b en efits
¡UlDlinu
a
n
v
s
v
r
■
»
*
o.
*
*
*
*
a
HOISTING
AND
PORTABLE
ENO
INBEBS,
secretary,
o ffice. 207 Oregonian Bldg
Care for mem bers when sick ; aid
boards, com posed o f an equal num ­
LOCAL 3 7 2 - - Meets Thursday night,
126^6
_-w . _
_
Ser<»nd street
H lì. Howd, recording U P H 0 L 8 T B R E R 8 AND TRIMMERS' LOCAL
ber o f representatives of the em p loy­ beneficiaries of deceased m em bers:
No.
59th
avenue
and
72d
street
H
secretary,
.-»utn
ano
«ireei
r»
< L 66—
n» Meeta
. fourth Tuesday each month
secures
a
shorter
workday
for
ntem-
ers ami of the em ployees .together
Labor Tem
Tem ple.
ple. G,
F
N fi. peynon. financial aecretary; Oeo.
Labor
G. U
W Haine«, Recording
“
• street.
Froasard. busine«« agent, Main 5197
fiée retary, 6 26 “ Marshall a«..»«»,
with one or more represen tative- of ber»; m aintains a higher standard of
IBON M OVLDEBS Fi «t sod third Wednea | WA1TBBB* AMD W AITRESSE«1 U N IO » No
w
ages
for
services
ren
d
ered
:
regu­
the public.
daya, Bartenders' Hall, 206 Vfc First street | 129— M eets Tueadaya.
h .30 P. M„ 247 H
All the evidence obtainable from lates relation s betw een employ < r and
C F. Smith, H3R C elon ial ar«nue. O verlook ' filarli atrest
H enry Harder, Secretary
i Office. 209 A Ils by h eild ing; Marshall 1641.
Telephone Main 5204
American S tate- which have put in em ploye.