r
Pare Eight
P O R T L A N D LABO R P R E S S
r
murder through their orators and
MUSICIANS UNION PICNIC strong
newspapers—these fellows are pretty
as yet.
w . S. U ’R E N
After reading the placards that
have been tacked all over the town
reading ‘‘?August 28?,” we now lind
518, 519, 520 RAILWAY EXCHANGE BLDG.
that it was the advance iwtice of the
Phone Main 6.176
Portland, Oregon
Musicians’ Day to be held at Crystal
Lake Park next Saturday. The corn-
mittee of arrangements, consisting
of Robert Millard, F. E. Neube.-ger,
Ray Lehr, A. Freiheit and Martin
Mayer, have many surprises in store
for the public on that day, due no-
Official Minutes of the Last Meeting of the Working Head of Organised
tice of which will be given later in
Labor for Portland and Vicinity.
the evening papers. An orchestral
. concert consisting of all the orches-
tral players in this city will be given
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Proceedings of the Central Labor Council
same. The company only recently hours in anticipation of an eight
hour
mcreased wages 5 per cent. It is demand that might be
he
stated that the company reduced near future.
They seem to be in the saddle down
at Salem.
And what’s the idea of all this?
These Saloons Are
UNFAIR
It’s the same idea that’s riding
down in Portland harbor right now,
with "Success” painted on its stern.
It is Established Oppression, that
resents and resists any effort on the
Part of the working people—the only
people on earth who do not disgrace
her bosom—to better their condition
even a little.
to the Bartenders’ U nion
Ever hear the story of the six men
of Dorset ?
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------- difficulties.
under the baton of Geo. E. Jefferv,
" t.7 « ¿ T o ,
th*°<nai<m><eard! , M o t ,o n t th a t, theatrical Federation president of the Musicians’ Mutual
Brewery Trade. Section Spring
Valley , requested to meet at noon Satur- Association, Local 99, A. F. of M.
Wine C o . Old sty le German Lager Beer.
day, for purpose of requesting full In the afternoon there will also be
¿ T T , ^ ^ A o Co..
’ ^ F r lr ,,'.n
^ n d ^ d
a Program
of sports
sports and
and games
games and
an,I
A id ^ .'r
u . . _ .........
............
1“
Pr?Kram oi
.treeu
iteport ol Sections:
building dancing to music furnished by large
B uildin g Trades stone L. Webster, t . B. Trades,
no report; Metal Trades, orchestras from 12
* “cv. *d™«i.ta’ K ? “TndW^ d . ^ ' l r“n Workers doing well; Carpenter^ midnight wiYl''be ¿ad eT sp ecia T ’fru-
Constantine Market. I» « Cabin Saloon. Hasel- !a,rj brewery trades, O. R.; other ture. A jolly good time is promised
wood Creamery Co.. Giebiach A Joplin and sections, no report.
to all, and if last year’s effort on
Waiaha”o^lli)oarnbichTret\irnitufT*(*o ■ Pori
«<*P®rtw
Officer.: Pres. Smith the part of the musicians of this city
land I
¿ X iiw X
1
r‘*P«rt8 o" unemployment committee; to please the public is any criterion.
Carpenter* K oU cjiid Bro.
nothing new has been done by com- Crystal Lake Park will n... be large
puibu'rg p^“nCLi.,^n WoifJ a ' c P r ' ' j ' ™'itee aPP°int«I by Commissioner enough to hold the crowd. The Port-
P‘ ' Up" “ ’ W°',‘ * <o’ C J Baker.
land Railway, Light & Power Co.
Cirarmakera United Cigar Stores and all
Report» of Standing Committee«: have made arrangements for a special
'* 'Ttn«*Mi w X o * Hu™ T-XhS!?1 Co ,Execut,ve committee reports as fo l-, service on that day- and a guaran-
K K i,;,.4S”S ? ; o „ KnS f the“ U hi'„',’ ?"d ,ld ” “ r « . 1“ ‘“ V
4
The six men of Dorset were farm
laborers.
Two of them knew how to read, and
t0 Wr‘te_ P0®1'*’
received the splendid wage of
seven shillings a week, when they
worked, which was when they could
*** work.
,r.
. „
.h eyKot, together and agreed that
aK™ultura> labor was «worth eight
¡’n’IIlngs a wee*, especially when the
laborer boarded himself, as they did.
Smith, of the Central Labor Coun- city are preparing to commemorate
A
Cefelt and Dix...........................235 First S t................................Victor 1 ,i
M. Schneider.. 175 N. Sixth St., opposite Un’-ii Depot. .Joseph Loch:
Henry Meier...................... 740 Union Ave. .Chas. Durr, Philip Heinri, •
Dont’ Patronize Them
(
shio
THE
An employer sitting on the bench
«»d
h e / had
had committeed
conimTtteed ‘no
lid t they
no crime
that he could find any law for, but on
general principles he sentenced them
to the tortures of hell on earth for
seven years.
Success
B ills: F o r te le g r a m to San F ra n
cisco 91c; fro m E. E. S m ith , co m m it
te e w ork.
i
p Í
r fi
At 8:30 P. M., by motion, rules
were suspended and the meeting
turned over to Mr. U’Ren, who in
troduced Mrs. Jos. Fels and party
to the Council. Hall was well tilled
with visitors.
On motion, Judge
Henry Neil, "father of widow pen
sion laws,” was invited to stay dur
ing the evening and speak if time
would permit.
Motion that bill of $18 be a lowed
and ordered sent to Musicians No. 99;
g g T S A C O M P L IM E N T F R O M T M g
BKICKLÀV e ,
BECORRA JUOÇE
V Ü U R ÍA
L IV E BRICK
HERE PAT. PUT THAT
IN YOUR UPPER STORY,
ITS THE REAL
TOBACCO CHEW.
RAILROAD STRIKE SETTLED
But this wouldn’t do.
On motion, the Board recommends
to the Council that the Log Cabin
A , joint strike
of railroad shop
Scarcely a day passed but the Ore-
,
Bakery Co. be removed from the un-
fair liat, upon the signing of th e ' Ionian had its fling at West for workers employed by the Kansas City-
agreement which will be presented tr>'ink ,to Put a little of the gospel 1 Terminal has been satisfactorily ad-
to the management by the 20th.
Christ in practical operation.
justed. Nearly 200 workers were in-
Motion prevailed to recommend to
.
■ volved.
Council that representatives of Coun-
And West isn t governor any more.
______________ _
cil attend meeting of Managers’ As- , ln8t,e.ad> wp have a man quite to
ANOTHER EIGHT-HOUR D \Y
sociation, and that Executive Board ; the liking of those who believe th a t1
be given full power to act.
hate and fear are the proper weapon
Officials of the Overland automo-
Report of Executive Board adopted witb which to deal with criminals. ] bde factory at Toledo, Ohio, announce
nt
I
The same people believe in the that beginning November 1 the plant
The ^mmittee ? 'appointed
"to confer
°,f hatJ and fear as applied wiU run on an «¡Sht-hour basis, which
appoi
means a reduction of two hours a
with Chamber of Commerce
on Sea to national polj^y.
Con
men’s Bill, reported arrangements
1 week. About 12,000 employes are
They're for a big army.
being made to meet the Chamber’s
(affected.
Wages will remain the
And a big navy.
committee.
New Busineaa: Resolutions of ap
And a big everything, except a big
preciation to committee having in
charge picnic held August 16 adopted chance for the individual to realize !
the best that’s in him.
by Council.
Receipts.
Per Capita
They’re for Money as against the
Carpenters No. 5 0 .......................$13.60 man.
Carpenters No. 808 .................. 6.30
They’re for the man with money.
H. & P. Engineers 372 .............. 6.00
Beer Drivers & Bottlers .......... 2.50
No others need apply.
Steam Shovel & Dredge Men
No. 27 ...................................... 2.00
And they’re for a “Greater Ore-
Molders ........................................ 4.00 gon.”
Expenditures.
That was the campaign slogan of
Expenditures .................................$18.91
the present governor.
/^ ¡E T steady tobacco satis-
v J faction—all day, every day, from
a clean, small chew.
That’s the beauty o f the Real Tobacco
Chew. It’s glad news that a man can’t
help telling his friends about as soon as
he learns the facts himself.
p,
A little ch e w of pure, rich, m ellow tobacco—seasoned
and sw eeten ed just enough—cuts out so m uch o f the
grinding and spitting.
H M REAL TOBACCO CHEW U N O W C U T T W O W A Y S »
W-B CUT 19 IOHO SHRED. R K H K U T
IS SHORT SHMD.
T ake le u than one-quarter the old aize chew. It
w ill be more satisfying than a mouthful o f ordinary
tobacco. Just take e nibble o f it until you find the
strength chew that suits you, then see how easily and
evenly the real tobacco taste comes, how it satisfies
how much ie u you have to apit, how few chewa you
take to be tobacco satisfied. T h a t’s why it ia Tht
Rea! Tobacco Chew. T hat'a why it coata leaa in the end.
The taste o f pure, rich tobacco does not need to be covered up. A n
excess of licorice end sweetening makes you apit too much.
One small chew takes the place o f two big
chews of the old kind.
((N o tic e h o w th e s a lt brings
o u t th e r ic h to b a e e o ta s te ., ,
WEYMAN-BRUTON COMPANY, 50 Union Square, New York City
( buy
fromofai er or send io ^ stamps to us3
;
IIF.AR
CORNELIUS
And he’s started out to make the
state greater by forbidding the prison
chaplains to talk to the prisoners on
any matter except religion.
That isn’t all.
LEHANE
Old employes of the halcyon days
before West have been reinstated.
The Irish Labor Orator
In fact, he II has returned to Salem
with a few of the old bells.
at
A R IO N
GOOD J U D G E
V ’ fi' u :
.
a‘8° de‘iVer
a<,<lre8S °" SUn<‘ay E n The
' r li conservative-minded
n T t ^ V t T h ^ p ^ is h people
T n r V i of
-
mmunicdtion f™m Hippodrome evening preced' .g Labor Day, from tutors who would organize workine-
nusement U
. notice of the pulpit of a Salem church
»,en and ask for higher w ^ m .^ t
Minutes of a regular meeting of t;ve Association to be held on Tues-
Mr- Young it an able speaker who
in order to preserve the
. ! Ith day,
day’ August
AutruSt 24’
!knows his subject’ “The labor movp- that'Vhis nwas “a l k t l e T natlon but
24, was filed.
aforesaid date.
Smith
From the
the Theatrical
Theatrical Ftueravion,
Federation. ment” and all who hear him will have
th'8 W“ “ ,,U‘e t0° mUch‘
i President
j
.
J*rom
2 eeti»ili LtL,?pd?r, a' ; e,?,’lt notiep of endorsement of Minimum
And the six men of Dorset became i
o’clock P. M. The roll call of of fi- Number of Men Law of the Musi- heard something worth while.
the founders of modern trades union- ‘
cers showed all present except Read- cians> was fi|ed
ism in England.
,n?«> e* Rogers.
From the same organization, re-
Prevwus meet,nK «»d questing that differences between mu-
Pretty little story, isnt’ it?
ana approvea.
. . . .
sicians a id managers be placed in
«»Cf7Ì*r, , p":t»frrOm Mus,C1?1?8 N°- the hands of the Executive Board of
And it would be repeated right
IConUnued from P a ;e 1 )
% KP/ C v u “ the Central '^ bor c L ™ » and the I
here in Portland, but for the sacri
gate for Aug. 20, for F. E. Neuber- Executive Board of the Theatrical
fices that have been made for free
ger, special delegate Aug. 20; from Federation was also filed.
dom by working men through all the
any more than they did before.
before and since the six
f ™ a i n w Pr y w h .
Ca7?pbe>’<i From the Window Cleaners’ Union Prison life is no joke, even if you centuries
men of Dorset.
succeeding G. W. Hayes. All ere- No 14841 b e im r a r e n n e « ! i n n in e »
denti al s -cepted. The word special the Expert Window Cleaning1 Co on are wel1 fed an<* kindly treated,
ordereu stricken
. . . . list, was referred
. a
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So don’t look away from your own
ah
j from
i
» Musicians i..
ithe unfair
to the
became
known for its town for something to shudder at.
credentials.
All delegates present Council without action.
i, But Oregon
-
..
were obligated and seated.
The n,inutes of tbe aDec:ai mppt humane prison policy, and governors, T,
Communications:
From
Label in„
tbp FxXutive Roar^held Mn„ of other states let the '>Kht ° f mercy . The same forces are at work there
Trades department of A. F. of L. d lv August lfi wen? oJE motion
, into tbp ir k so m e dens called pen!- to
th ls, a bell on earth as
relative to Union Label Collar Co.. J ^ e d ^ o m m e n c lT h a T c T u S £
c la r ie s .
*
the Su<?Ce8S “ h“"
referred to Labor Press; from Otto
«ni „.I™»
..
, ,
"
water.
McFeeley, mothers’ pension editor,
d
Pt recommenda-
Men left the prison better than
And “Success” may be painted on
notifying . Council o f Judge Neil’s tiT otion prevailed instructing secre-
th“y WentA
I some of their efforts.
c£«n2r« U
n
i o
n
*
tary t0 8<?nd n'ght letter t0 J° hn W- They left with hopes
their
BoaM; fro^‘ u u fcf Mu^hy t unem S e t S i t h .
l°
inSteHd ° f
There’s Ludlow, for instance.
pioyment committee; from Henry
Sterling, filed; from Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, filed; from Steam
Fitters No. 235, relative to Log
Cabin Baking Co., filed; from Car
penters No. 60, same subject, filed;
from Bookbinders No. 90, same sub
ject, filed; from Sheet Metal Workers
No. 16, also referring to Log Cabin
Co., filed; from Mrs. Joseph Fels,
being an acceptance of invitation to
speak at Council meeting, filed; from
Harry Brandt, relative to I.a Grande
Creamery Co., filed; from Sailors’
Union of San Francisco, enclosing
money order ($25) in aid of crew of
Bark “Hero,” filed; from Carpenters
No. 808, relative to Log Cabin Bak
ing Co. and theatres, filed.
Bartend»
Arcade Saloon.......... 34 N. Sixth S t..J . Baumgartner, J. J. McDetr-
Paul Pick.................... Oak and Second S t ....
........ Chas. Fellenn,, s.
The Palace Hotel and B ar.444 Washington. R
Case, W. E. Rockf,,
The Cosy Corner
1
.
....
Oman and Herrman. I •••F irst and Alder.
.............. R- D. Morn,
J a h ? Sited «
d
™
Z
:
*:as authonzed to attend the next iabor’s holiday bv holdi
a
t.
They were sent to Australia in the
union men.
i meeting of the Painters’ Union, for .
..
/.
t
. Success.
Printing T rade. Saturday Evening Poet, the purpose of discussing the ques- together meeting on that date, in
‘"pStm ^™ j r,nF n She", and all Arm. no. f io n T 7 thoroughly with the union D’Arcy hall at 457 Court street, the
The employers association immedi
em ploying union mechanire
a8..** body.
_ _
headquarters of the unions in Salem. ately met, however, and cut the
stationary E ngineer. Portland Crystal ire
Communication from T. R. Conlon, C O Younir General O r ir a n iV e . w a g e s t 0 six shillings a week.
Co., Liberty Coal A Ioe Co., Independent Ire o f { bp E n iD r e s s T h e a t r e h e in ir u r«.
V'
1 oun«' u»eneral Urganlzer
Portl,“,d Artificial fc* .n d Cold
,
,
p
f
i for the American Federation of Labor
That was about 1834.
storage Co.
P1*' to letter from Executive Board I .
T .lio r . All custom tailor Arm. that ran- referring to the employment of non- W*B be the principal speaker. He will
" Vao,’.PUr.,h^ : X w.ur Co
. ..„ ..¿ i T '
AUGUST 20. 19.5.
Loctation
4
land H h «t Metal Work», Willamette iron A t icxard ana Emerson, of the Paint- from any of the members of the
S tw i Works. York« ice Machine Co., Yorke. ers Local No. JO, were in attendance i Musicians’ local at 128
Fourth St.
hour
*hop’ not workin« »» eight- as a committee from that organiza-1
“Motion7 Picture Operator. Fun Theatre
1*°”
e x p r e s s i t s views on the SALEM UNIONS WILL OBSERVE
Musician» G»or«e P erson , and orrhe.tr. , proposition to increase the Circulation.
,
,
and all lodge., club., aocletle., dance hall», o f the I-abor Press.
I
I. A IR IK D A I
and penone em ploying non-union m usician.
'Pl,-, in f o r m a t i o n renuontaaH h v
1
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for dances, receptions, banquet., end ottier
m e iniormation requested by the
writ which could be done by organiied pro- committee was given and President
°u r organizations in the Capita
,cptdotee*mtwnium. a io, a ua k n
Well, here it is:
Proprietor
It isn’t a matter
knowledge as yet.
HALL
Second and Oak Streets
Friday, August 27
at 8 : 0 0 p. m .
Subject “labor and the European War”
ADMISSION 10 CENTS
of
common
Hut it will be.
This feature of the "greater Ore- I
gon program" should not be over- :
looked.
And so, when you look at the old
convict ship, with the broad black i
arrow on her sides, like they used to
burn on men's backs, let your
I thoughts stray to Sing Sing and j
, Salem.
You might even throw a passing1
glance towards Georgia, where a mob
did what former Govrenor Slayton
said should not be done.
Are we much better off than we
were in the old days.
Yes, a little.
But the earth is not a heaven yet,
by any means.
The hell-on-earth advocates, who
made the European war, who oppose
decent wages and hours, who want
big armies and navies in all countries,
who preach the gospel of hate and
Clean
Sweet
Pure
Wholesome
G et R oyal Table Q ueen Bread from y o u r Grocer