PORTLAND LABOR PRESS Engineers’ Picnic Was Huge Success >. ’ 1 Pn«rned. The job July 10 was the «!»>'• T he! Kaiser Wilhelm and the only thing in Jo instill into the minds of work- gloves. H SutH‘a? business is abnormally quiet. ' picnic was the event. Aboutj evidence to mar tne pleasure of the 1 men a realization of the hazards that ' Fat Men’s _ ____ __ ________ The trains will leave as announced, Race . (not less than 200 Spokane— Trade poor; sent four jidrcl people uttended. The return trip was tne jealousy of Kron ure annually reaping such a grim pound«,, fur members of Allied Trades from East Morrison and Water I. „«.ph Kellogg carried auout four Prince Frederick Kroll, who attempted i harvest amongst the ranks of the ?nlyi - Lind prize, union-made hat, streets, at 9 A. M., but the time of: men to country jobs during past hundred and the overflow crowd was to steal the cross. He was not sue- j laboring class is the object of safety p ^ « e X x of d i a « ^ f f r a o L ’c ia a i deParture for Portland in the even - month. Campaign for keeping "Spo­ L kl.„ rare of by the Undine. cessful, however. No intervention was education. For this purpose the most Company. ’ * * ing has been changed from 7:30, as kane printing in Spokane” is begin­ Henson Park recently given to the I necessary, thus neutrality was pre- convenient unit is the individual Nail-Driving Contest for Ladies stated on the tickets, to 6:30, as an- ning in earnest. J. J. Amiott and C, ,,f Portland by Mr. Benson was served. plant. Each factory is, in a sense, J°Pen h irst prize, cut-glass dish, by 1 nounced on the programme. While W. Garrison leave first of August to ' ted by the picnickers. The occas- Program of Sports : an industrial world unto itself. Each ” ar2. Hule: 8econd leather this is but an hour earlier than the represent No. 193 at the Interna­ l.inlii at tional Typographical Union conven- Boys race 12 to 16 handicap, 100 has its own organization and its own 50-yard Dash for Boys under 15 time first announced, it will make !°nl Lion i will long be remembered by those ■ r ng as a most pleasant outing, yds. First prize, fountain pei won by : peculiar problems, in each the su- (open). First prize, catcher’s glove; two hours' difference in time of ar- *°^ [gttl -«a , Tacoma—Slightly improved. J!(,n,on Park is a gem in the rough. Henry Reger. , .perintendent perintendent or manager, being the second prize, baseball bat. ~ rival in Portland, owing to the fact In . park likes under the great cliffs! Men’s race, free for all 100 yds. power in control, occupies a strategic . **'*,rd for G*T,?L*J*.r 15 that the «««rsion train would have, Walla Walla, Wash.—During June | v , h b trouble Gordon and M ist, Prize, cash $3.00, won by B. H ii-een- position in the work of accident pre- ond prize, l>..x ,|,.rf Z<'andjir 8 S' ***" to follow a busy local at 7:30, where-' 26 members worked 498 days. Wenatchee, Wash.—During June haw- vention. Upon his attitude depends 50-yard Race for Women (open to *8 at 6:30 it will be ahead of a | 10 members worked 224 days. Girl's race, 12 or under, 50 yds. ; the success or failure of this work, women members, wives and daughters train, will have but one outbound handicap. First prize, parasol won by Many employers, realizing th is,' m.e n °P'y V. Eirst prize, silver train to pass, and will arrive in Sara Byrne; second prize kupee, won have arisen to the occasion with good «r .ULn^8 Union; sec- port,antj at g o’clock. and business insight, , by - May Haselman. - public spirit - ------- , Needle and Thread Race for Couples * « are looking for a big attend- Boys’ race, 12 or under; 75 yds., and have organized safety campaigns, (open to members and families only), ance, and there will be plenty of the handicap. First prize, roller skates, The evil social consequences and the Ladies prize, sewing set; gentlemen’s members of the different committees _ . . . . . . . . nriTA* hnv nf ',*5™!?' won by B. Thomas; second prize, waste in dollars and cents of indus- pr’,z5j? *\x Ladies' Baseball Throwing Contest at the train to see that all who failed pocket knife, won by O. Byrne. trial accidents have been materially (open) First prize, p a l/o f "shoes,'by to them during the week are pro- Girls’ race, 12 to 16; 75 yds. First reduced. C. H. Baker; second prize, box of vided with tickets. prize, glove and handkerchief box, won ¡ At an Oregon mill, which is con- handkerchiefs. A prompt start will assure early by Bernice Bowe-s; second prize, sidered to be one of the safest in the Married Women s Race. 10 yards airixal at the grounds. Come early purse, won by Miss Mullholland. Northwest, the management has m em lNrTSillyL^Firrt Trize^ porch v . _ 7 th e Ladies’ free for all, 16 and over, 75 taken the following steps to diffuse chair, by Powers Furniture Company;1 Northwest Trade ( onditions yds. First prize, silk parasol, won by ! the safety spirit. Safety meetings second prize h,x of candy. ' The July report of the Northwest- ' PORTLAND teSAN FRANCISCO Miss King; second prize, fern dish, are held about cnce a month. Prizes, ' *>ereotypers vs. Allied , ern Typographical Conference, under Trades. Prize '.ox of cigars. Meals Rerth In rIU e d date of July 21, gives the result consisting of cash, watch fobs, “Boost Potato Race foi Girls under won by Christy Y'oung. 6«Deck. 24-Knot twin ahipa Fat man’s race, 75~ yds.; limit tor for Safety” pencils, etc., are given to Years"(open*)'’ First prize, $i'*box t.f of the ,eferendum election increasing “Great Northern** and entry 200 lbs. Prize, sofa cushion, the men for praiseworthy effort, in,candy; second prize, 50-cent box of the 8alary of the secretary-treasurer, j “Northern Pacific” TUESDAY won by O. Berg. * accident prevention. A conspicuous, candy. _ _ Portland Union was the only local I THURSDAY 100-yard Rare for Boys over 15 of size which had anywhere near a Married ladies’ race, 50 yds. F irst: bulletin board, showing various pic- SATURDAY (apprentices only). First prize, fish- representative vote, Seattle, with vote, prize, electric, won by Mrs. Bucanan;1 tures and posters, is maintained. ing rod, by Mailers’ Union; second Ktouner train Wave. North Bank about 400 active members, recording •t.tio n 9:30 A. M S. S. arrive. ' second prize, flower vase, won by Mrs. i Danger signs are placed in different prize, Ingersoll watch. S. F . 3:30 P. M. next day. WM. MACKENZIE Horseshoe Pitching Contest for but 25 as voting. Result, 457 for, 1 Reger. positions around the plant A Safety Tickets—5th and Stark Weiring the Iron Cross Presented to) xt n and thread race 75 vds Bulletin is published periodically. A iX ?aT 8 Pwo (card members only). 82 against. h,„, by Commissioner Geo. Baker. > p ^ s h won by Doiothy Bradeby j thorough inspection has been made S al’y; X°n"d ! ~ ALLIED TRADES PICNIC SAN FRANCISCO N ew W ay- W $8.00 - 1 and - G. - - C. - Dirk. - - Fills, the latter so named because, its I by a force of mechanics, and modern I prize, two $2.50 union-label hats, by lP° rtg which has been adopted it is liters never reach the lower levels,) Engineers race, 75 yds. First prize, safeguards have been installed at Oregonian Chapel; third prize, pipes,:difficult to know whether work has by Charles Van Gian and C. B. T a y -, been good in a town or not. For ex- but are blown to mist by the ever stock and dies; won by U. Etchel; every possible danger point. And ,or- , . 'ample, the secretary in Aberdeen, pttent breezes, which do extra duty second prize, packing tool, won by the result is that the accident rate Race for Girl« and Boys under t Wo«,u tkot q i has been reduced in a striking man- (special added event, by request of ^ ash;’ «-eports that 21 men worked m cooling the atmosphere so that it is Ernest Mayler. » Miss Dais? Daly). First prize, box of '’a'’ days. There is no means of always pleasant even in the warmest Engineers’ shoe race. First ____ . prize, . ner- knowing whether this includes all weather. The engineers’ picnic is a set of Trimo wrenches, won by A. For tke Purpose of gaining a candy; second prize, box of candy. A guessing contest will be in prog- printers in Aberdeen or only those real family affair and the seventh Porter; second prize 14 inch f . non hearty co-operation many employers res* throughout the day. Prize choice without 8teady work. was the most successful of their an- wnmeh, won by S. Symons. of the Northwest have placed work- of fine barometer, lorgnette, auto gog- ! x . , . , , gles or $8 merchandise order, by lx»n The reP°rt ls summarized as fol- nual outings. Engineers over 40; 60 yds. Prize | this work. In the past the workman ! DeYarmond of the Wheeler Optical i lows: Dancing on the boat was indulged hack saw, won by Frank Akers has been slow to report dangerous Company. All who hold excursion Bremerton, Wash,—State of trade in bv the younger folks. The music ------------------------ tickets arc eligible to enter this con- : poor. was furnished by Burchard’s orches- CIGARMAKERS ELECT OFFICERS ; machinery or methods for fear of test, but will be required to register „„„„„ ____ ------- 1 losing his job. The new movement and give number of ticket. I EaR‘‘n<>. O re-T ra d e poor; two The outing was in charge of the l:-:t At the last regular meeting o f . takes in a as s a a u part of i The Labor Press is giving a suitably reiu’xrs working part time, I,,, . . . ___ A - t k i . r — ----- ------ “ ------ ------ * “ — m a c s the m e workman w u r n m a n in »ri u I o, owmg coinmi • Kimball Cigarmakers Local Union No. 202, the ■ the inspection force and encourages engraved gavel to the union having pverett, Wash.—State of trade bet- |K:ng, rretl Kroll, C. M. ing officers , » ' follow following officers were were elected elected for for the the k*»-. him to criticise dangerous conditions. the largest proportionate attendance, ter. Work is improving in Everett. thur Porter, A. E. Ehenger, Frank Urm endjng December 31> xpjg. Preg. to be determined by subsequent re­ The city directory is in and ads are The following description of the du­ ports of secretaries. kers, Jasper Pederson, Wm. Me- ¡dent Ray John8ton; vice-Pres., M. ties of the safety committee in a cer­ No one person will be permitted to on the increase kenzie, J. P. Byrne, Andy Kermode. Q Kaufman; Fjnancn Secretary- WI1 New Westminster, B. C.—Very tain Washington sawmill may be win more than two prizes, h«t the committee left nothing un- treasurer, Theo Hirgch; recording taken a . typical. Events not marked “open” are re- quiet, ne to make the picm secretary, S. Martin Kaplin; sergeant-, The committee consists of three i strlcted to members “ of i t the T ' various ’ ““ uub North Yakima.—During June 12 WPn by the happy crowd who en- at.armBi ± Finance com. , . , . . ' Allied Printing Trades Unions. _. . . . men selected by the management. The “Open” contests are for all who n,embers worked 252 days, |j»ye>„„<.¡1, F. J. Stack, and from their observations and from 8ti" better ? ime8 ah*ad’ lengineers that a year hence the park A w Joneg Delegate to Labor Tem- suggestions offered by other employes vide prizes in events for whwh there The Seattle correspondent mentions kill be improved to such an extent p,e Aftgociation( s . M Kaplin. ¡they make recommendations to the were no donations. Thanks*are due the death of Colonel Alden J. Ithat it will be second to none in the _______________ ...... ■country. Mr. Baker decorated Me- Don’t knock. If your mouth needs | “ a^lnal re* lasting to safety which show the dan- judicial position thus created a law- WANT TO HELP A GOOD CAUSE? iKenzie with an iron cross sent by exercise, chew gum. gers of the work and the results of ' yer who had served in a subordinate accidents. In short, they do every- capacity on the legal staff of the cor- Salem, Ore., July 15, 1915. To the thing possible to eliminate accidents poration. With this lawyer as judge, t People of OreR°n: During the year i and promote proper sanitary condi- even then it was found necessary to ) 1914 the people of OreS°n 8Pent ’ 145>’ tions. The chairman estimates that pa, k the jury in order to obtain con- O00-000 for 333,600 text-books for (Continued from Page 1.) ¡the number of accidents have been re- viction for murder. grade schools. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ---—— | duced 60 per cent since the appoint- “In the trial of Lawson the honor | Ualifornia for the fiscal year July Itock over the trouble of spending our money and saying where it should be ment of this committee. and integrity of the United States ju -! ’ ’ to June 30, 1913. 476,241 books These are instances in which em­ di. .ary is absolutely on trial.” | (pent. were by the State Printing _______________ ! Office of that state at a cost, includ­ This road was not built through public demand or need; no accounting ployers have attacked the accident ing royalties, of $106,037.00. lof how much it cost per yard, per bridge, per foot, or per mile has ever been problem with modern methods and REGULATING CHILD LABOR Italic. All we know is that we poured several hundred thousand dollars in the have successfully reduced the acci­ Reduced to single units, this means The new child labor law,, for Iowa, ¡ that text-books Jf all kinds cost the dent rate. So far little of this work llaps of these gentlemen, and they gave us a road. If somebody will give me a million dollars, ask no questions, request no ! ba® been done in the Northwest out- pussed by the last legislature, is now peOp|e of Oregon an average of 43 accounting, retrain from prying into prices, or contracts, or other embarass-I s*^e oi the state of Washington. It in effect. Department stores, business cents plus, while Californians paid an mg matters pertaining thereto I’ll contract to make quite a coi side rabie is to be hoped that Oregon employers offices, telegraph companies, laundries average of only 22 cents plus. .bowing myself. w{11 h « * » to do their part and, by and factories will have to eliminate I , n apd tW> f<>r From its inception the workers on the j’ob have not had a square deal. ■ e adoption of these efficient meth- ¡labor by children under 14. Mines can-1consj¿era^¡on of “Made in Ore- ist year scores of complaints were made to me personally from workers ’'d8' r^ uce the cost of compensation not employ boys under 16. Girls Fosters, all the Oregon money tho had suffered the conditions imposed on them by the county’s contractors, and aid in t*le conae»’vation of hu- under 21 cannot be employed at work excepf F ,( gnian percentage allowed man life. which requires them continuously on |>n.l this year the million dollars is going the same way. local '• a iv.,, went to eastern people. their feet. Eight hours is the limit The contractors get fat; the paving monopolies do right well; the auto- In California all the manufacturing Imobile club gets its bridges and highway paved; several volunteer philanthro- " D I LI) JAIL ROCKERh ELLERS for children under 16. Boys between cost remained at home. Ipiits secure wads of free advertising, and the worker gets a dollar a day for ..jf the next Congress reuresents the a"d * u m** u'’J* 8tre^ trade8 By the use of devices and methods Ihiiiirtim. .« » a . , ■ . represents ini but must have a badge from the super- |6uilding the road. people of the United States, its first ¡n(„nHPnt of sehools of printing that have come into vogue During the recent campaign for good roads the main fact impressed on act wj|| bg to c^te before it John D. since the California plant was in­ |thr mutt worker was that this million and a quarter would go for labor; to Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, jr., stalled, it is believed that Oregon can RAILROADS VIOLATE LAW |vote bonds was to vote prosperity. and Mackenzie King, their tool. And produce as fine or a finer grade of How much prosperity has arrived because ol the money being so freely ¡f these men continue to defy the Na- Officers of the Brotherhood of books at even less cost than Califor- ppent? Montague and Reilly are prosperous; they have a nice fat contract tion they should be indicted for crime Trainmen have asked officials of thejnia. J o fix up some of the road; they offer to the men who do the actual work on against the government and sent to State of Iowa to start legal proceed-1 To further this idea. Capital Typo- I’he mad, not on the public, $2 a day; they force the workers to live and board jail.” ings against the following railroads; graphical Union No. 210 has appointed tamp and they charge from $4.50 up a week for board. Take out hospital Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the Minneapolis «& St. Louis; Chicago, a co m m itteeto “startthebairról1¡ng ’' ftrs. and the other usual grafts on the sucker who worfts with his hands and commission on industrial relations, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chicago <£• This committee asks the co-opera- |)ou have along about a dollar a day for the fellow who builds the highway, made this declaration before several Northwestern and the Great Western, tion of individuals and organizations The Warren Construction Co. gets the cream of the work at its own price, thousand men and women at a mass It is charged that the first three do jn launching a campaign to this end. and is pajd for the use of a pretty name; other contractors, lest they create meeting called to protest the trial and not use tsandard caboose on freight All persons and societies interested disturbance, are given their share of the huge sum; the mone- is spent conviction of John R. l^wson. trains and that the latter road violaes are urged to communicate with the *h-.. it win do the most good for the joy riders, the interested property The demand that me Rockefellers ,hp bealight law passed in 1907. committee, giving suggestions as to I owners, the holders of outside acreage, and the large fellows generally who and their pre8i: agent be jailed was ----------------------- the form of organization for the cam­ P- taxes by proxy; the average taxpayer gets a neat receipt for his donation, made in connection with the refusal NONUNION MINERS STRIKE paign, and the plan to be pursued in and the man who does the work and "supports” a family gets about a dollar of these men to answer certain aues accomplishing the desired results. Eight hundred miners employed by a day. M Address L. E. Gotshall, Secretary Labor profitg about as much from this million dollar jack pot as the - T .. 2 ^ ® ” th? the Continental Coal company at Pine- ™nL"i8^°" ° n indu8trial rplati°n« at ville> Ky ( are on gtrike for „ , 0 p,,,. Text-Book Committee, Capital Hotel, »Vi i-age poor SUcker in the crooked poker game; it gets a chance to ante up j Washington wage increase. These 1 fiese mines Salem, Oregon. and 1 aw cards and “see” a tax raise, and the dealer takes the pot. “The case of Lawson is the case of cent w-age have operated on the non-union basis, 1 '■ is my fond hope, without present indication of realization, that some the mine operators and the mine work- STATE TEXT BOOKS •>»} the people of this county will get sense enough, care enough for their ¡erR,” continued the speaker. “The Col- but the first thing the workers did after walking out was to hold a mass i "wi pockets and contents, to refuse to vote ANY BONDS so long as the oru)|o Fuel and Iron Company, which State officials say California has banking clique, the paving gang, the realty sharks and some lackey politician j ohn D. Rockefeller rules through his meeting at the court house and make saved $257,1100 in one year by print­ application to join the United Mine sPen