Page act«. OREGON LABOR PRESS What’s What in the Building Trades Rv EUGENE E. SMITH IIIO M 1 lic liiu lin e of tl.e lack o i m a n u fa c tu rin g in d u strie s in th e K ätfHMMR iX: s ta te is due to’ th e failu re of th e s ta te , co u n ties, citie s an d c o r p o r a ­ r ‘ tio n s an d iu d iv d tials to p a tro n iz e A a a n d en c o u rag e hom e in d u strie s. M a n u fa ctu rers o f “ B lit s ” H. L. Idlenian- -I am a g re a t b e ­ lie v er in p a tro n iz in g hom e in d u stry . ... «• r> | It w e p rin t o u r ow n te x tb o o k s, we x 5 save a larg e am o u n t of m oney to ottr 1 V i s ta te and w h at is m o re im p o rta n t, 7 ' » g iv e em p lo y m en t t«> o u r ow n men. ■ V a n d will be glad to a ssist a move- i m e n t to th a t end. u i C. Ci. S c h n e id e r—1 am h e a rtily in fa v o r of s u ih a law an d if th e v o te rs of M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty sec fit to send me to th e L e g isla tu re I will t-b w 4 . f -su p p o rt an y m ove th a t seeks to (S tr ik e b r ea k er s E m p lo y ed ) « e n a c t such le g isla tio n . S ho u ld you tx ■ re fe r to my s ta te m e n t on file w ith '***’ * th e S e c re ta ry of S ta te you will find th a t my p la tfo rm c o n ta in s , t i | t sta te m e n t. • C h ris S chttebel— I am very m uch in favor of th e s ta te p rin tin g its • ow n te x tb o o k s an d w ould suggest th a t y o u r co m m ittee p re p a re such a bill in ad v an ce of th e session an d 5 sen d it to th e c a n d id a te s a fte r th e p rim a ry electio n so th a t ju stic e can be done to th is im p o rta n t le g islatio n . L. I M ack ay —T b e s ta te p rin tin g o f te x tb o o k s c e rta in ly ap p eals to i» ' m e ; 1 am su rp rise d it h as not been ta k e n t ip v ig o ro u sly b efo re. T h e re . h o lt ' ««pyright International News Service. is so much a g ita tio n ab o u t n > e Yoti should wear union made clothes not simply because you in d u strie s in O re g o n th a t I t b ik SAFETY DEVICE FOR HORSES IN CASE OF FIRE. th is would be a g o o d ch a n ce to r are a loyal union man but because you get more dollar for Thia device consist* o f o u tw a rd sw ing ing doors a t th e heads o f th e stalls o p e ra te d by w eig h ts and levers. T h e : som e of th e L e g isla to rs to show 't h e i r sin c erity by fa v o rin g th is , mechanism is released by a fuse and thus p e rfo rm s its fu n c tio n s a u to m a tic a lly . dollar value IN them. Because th ey ’re made by well paid m easu re. U nless som e o n e can show tailors in modern, sanitary workshops. m e d iffe re n t from w h at I now b e­ ADVANCES BY CARPENTERS. lieve, I shall c e rta in ly w o rk an d W e're headquarters for everything you w ear- and are boost­ vote for th e m easu re. L. («. C a rp e n te r—I h av e been and G en e ra l S e c re ta ry D uffy, of th e ing union label merchandise. B ro th e rh o o d of C a rp e n te r-. a n ­ am a firm b e lie v e r in an d ad v o cate Spring »* h ere. Y ou kn o w it is n eess a g e n t. In fact, it's a helluva n o u n ces th e fo llo w in g recen t w age o f th e s ta te p rin tin g of e le m e n ta ry te x tb o o k s. If e le c te d 1 ex p ect to for you c a n ’t w alk dow n th e lot d iffe re n t. in c r e a s e s : g iv e such a m e asu re my h e a rty s u p ­ W hile out iu th e d a rk n e s s of No .trt’tt o utside of sch o o l h o u rs w ith - A th en s, O hio.—F ro n t 42 to 50 c e n ts p o rt. O scar W . H o rn e —N o d o u b t you ■ut ru nn in g in to a hall gam e in M an's Land. b etw e en th e in d u stria l an hour. a r e aw a re th a t th e le ad in g p lan k in every o th e r block, and n u m e ro u s tre n c h e s, o u r “lis te n in g p o s ts ” a re A evv C astle. P a.—F o r y e a r «tiding m y p la tfo rm is in line w ith y o u r /am ts ol m a rb les a n d to p s b etw e en . ju st as liable to a tta c k from b e ­ .April 1. 1917. $4 p e r d a y : for y e a r w ish es and I will, if elected , do all PORTLAND'S UNION LABEL CLOTHIERS in my p o w er to p ass such a law. Besides, it is now M ay 6. and hind as in fro n t. In fact m o re so. i o , l o w i n g . $4.25. ¿tint of us (n o t m e t h av e been F o r th e re a re m o re in d iv id u als b e ­ E rie. Pa.—F ro n t 45 to 50 cen ts an T h i s is a m o st m e rito rio u s m easu re fro n t every v ie w p o in t. C o u n t on tin wearing ottr new straw h a ts just hind lo o k in g fo r an o p p o rtu n ity to h our. ¡firs t, last an d all th e tim e. sh o o t at him th a n in fro n t. ,,ne hundred and fo rty -fo u r hou rs, T itu sv ille. P a.—F ro m 37)4 to 40 S. 1!. H u sto n — If th e fa c ts a re as It is tr u e th e en etn y uses a b ig g er c e n ts an h our. s ta te d in th e p am p h let you sen t me. ■ r. rath er, d u rin g th o se h o u rs th a t B ut if you N orw ich, C onn. — F ro m 43 to 45 th e n c e rta in ly th e s ta te o u g h t to do number w hen w e a rin g a bat w as gun w hen he sh o o ts. it. B efo re I m ake up my m ind ir« hit in a vital sp o t w ith a rifle ce n ts an hpttr. essential o r good form . fin ally I w an t to he su re th a t I have BETWEEN MORRISON AND YAMHILL ball you can be killed ju st as dead S tre a to r. 111.— F rom 55 to (if) c e n ts th e facts. A n y e n lig h te n m e n t th a t \nti m any o th e r sign- of Spring, as if hit w ith a 14-inch ca n n o n ball. an hour. I ca n receiv e w ill be a p p re c ia te d . to o num erous to m e n tio n h ere, a re F re d W . W a g n e r— I am h e a rtily B e ard sto w n , 111.—45 c e n ts an d n in e A n o th e r fe a tu re th a t ad d s to th e in evidence. O ne. sure and u n fa il­ in fav o r of th is plan. in d u stria l "liste n in g h o u rs from A pril 1, 1916; 47*4 c e n ts in g . broke out th e o th e r day w hen d a n g e r of an Jo h n C , S h ilo ck —I h av e g iven th e | THE m a tte r co n sid e ra b le stu d y and ant | we attem p ted a couple lines of p o st" is, if th e p o o r b o o b is new in an d eig h t h o u rs follow ing year. P o rt C h e ste r. N. Y.—F ro n t $4.25 to co n v in ced th a t te x tb o o k s should be his d u ties an d p o sitio n h^ is liable poetry. p rin te d by th e s ta te an d d eliv ered ! $4.50 a «lay. P A S T E U R I Z E D M IL K Mid to m ost of its- S p rin g and to give all his a tte n tio n to th e e n e ­ fre e. I w ill do w h at I can to p ut O ttu m w a . Iow a. — F ro m 45 to 50 my am i ta k e it fo r g ra n te d h i- d a n ­ Ma\ i< a gay anti glad so m e tim e. fo rw a rd th e th o u g h t an d finally ««tits an hour. A w a rd ed H ig h e s t P r is e m ak e it a law. The W in te r is f o rg o tte n . A pril g er lies all b e fo re hint. E ven old- C lo th in g fo r M en Mt P le a sa n t, P a.—F rom 35 to 40 F. O. L eh m an —T h e re is n o qu es- j tim e rs a t tim es fo rg e t th a t th e first l a Oregon .b o w e rs a re over, b aseb a ll is a real- tio n in my m in d b ut w h a t th e s ta te rule of th e g am e is to sta n d sid e­ c e n ts an hour. a n d W o m en by in (n e a rly ? ), an d we c h a n g e c lo th e s w ill save a g re a t deal o f m o n ey by W allace. Id ah o .—F ro g i $5 to $5.50 w ays, so he ca n lo o k b o th w ay s at Panama-Pacific lutenatlonal an ti tx c h an g e sm iles an d we m ove p r in tin g its ow n tex-tbooks and a day. Exposition sh o u ld I be elec ted you m ay be a s ­ in t o new h o u se k ee p in g ro o m s o r once, an d w h en th is h ap p e n s he la tn e sto w n . N. Y.—F ro m 31*4 to su red o f th e fact th a t 1 w ill su p ­ LOWEST PRICES AND in e v ita b ly p ay s th e price. boarding h ouses o r c h a n g e o u r m ode Ask your grocer for our Quality 35 c e n ts an h o u r for tnillnten p o rt th is m o vem ent. I know th a t th is will b e denied Milk, Cream, Whipping Cream ■ f living som ehow ju st to show D an ie l E. P o w e rs—I h e a rtily a p ­ E lm ira, N V.—F ro m $3.25 to $3.60 and Batter, or phone us, the world we a re c a re fre e and d o n ’t by m any of o u r p a trio ts w h o will Z p ro v e o f th e s ta te p r in tin g th e a «lay. tr y and h y p n o tiz e th e m se lv es and e le m e n ta ry te x tb o o k s an d sh o u ld I i eive a dang. for all — w i t h the S h erid an . W yo. — F ro n t (4) to 65 b e f o rtu n a te en o u g h to be elec ted I , D a m a scu s C ream ery easiest possible terms But. sad as it m ay he, an d is. M ay o th e rs. But such is th e case, n e v e r­ c e n ts an h o u r. w ill in tro d u c e a bill to th a t en d in Beat 3240. • i- only a few d ays fro m Ju n e. T o th e less. G rove C ity, P a.—F ro m 467J, to 0 th e S e n a te . A nd 1 am ju st w o n d e rin g how if. G. P a rs o n s —Y ou ca n c e rta in ly many of o u r m ost p ro m isin g apd c e n ts an h o u r. co u n t on m e to do e v e ry th in g in my prominent fellow m e m b ers is a m any of ou r m em b ers a re b e g in ­ G en e ra l S e c re ta ry D uffy, of th e p o w er to p ro m o te th is plan. month fra u g h t 'w i t h a n x ie ty and nin g to p ra c tic e up w ith th e ir tru ly B ro tln rh o o d of C a rp e n te rs, m akes E lm e r E. P e ttin g e ll—I am h e a rtily ! S O C IA L IS T becom e a m e m b er o f th e L eg islatu re Dancee Every Saturday and thereof. D uring th e y e a rs 1*110 and ZOS Second (N ear Tartar) Wednesday Nights n an of th e Iro n W o rk e rs, o r Slee- ce n ts, second y e a r ; 50 cen ts, th ird 1 will c e r ta in ly w ork to secu re th e >ii«l fo u rth y ea rs. S a tu rd a y b a it h o li­ ad o p tio n o f th e n ec essary le g is la ­ Nil I successfully w e a th e re d fo u r P hoas Main <00 OOOD UNION MUSIC tnan of th e C a rp e n te rs, etc., etc. day for fo u r m o u th of lirst and PORTLAND, OREGON tio n to p u t it in to effect. "f these electio n s. In 1914 I nosed A nd m ind you. I am n o t w ritin g -cc< ml y e a rs an d S a tu rd a y h alf ADMISSION uit w inner in a n o th e r, an d in th e MEN, 26c; WOMEN, 16c holid ay th e y e a r ro u n d d u rin g th ird “ H ead s U p I** of th e m em b er w ho is h o n e s t in his I . II of 1915 ag ain a ro se to th e occa- d esire fo r a ch an g e. I am ta lk in g and fo u rth y ea rs. HALL FOB RENT “An e x p e rt au to m o b ile d riv e r of S tillw a te r, M inn.—In c re a se from -io n and g allo p ed in w ith o u t op- of th e b o rn k n o c k e r, the c h a r a c te r 40 to 45 c e n ts an h o u r ; h o u rs re ­ tny a c q u a in ta n c e ,” says Frederick- Suitable for Unions, Leetnrea, Smok­ positinn, and w ent out e a rly in ers, Entertainments, etc. Special assassin and th e n a tu ra l-b o rn lo w ­ duced from n in e to eig h t p er day. U p h am A d am s in th e Ju n e A m erican Nl<> the sam e w ay. rateo to all Unions. Phone Ml. 3943. Ft. W a y n e, ln d . — In c re a se from M ag azin e, “h as coined an in ju n c tio n dow n son o f a gun vyho "lies and Personally. I n ev e r e x p e rien c ed SHIRTS lies.” B ecause of h im an d h is b ree d 47' j to 50 c e n ts an h o u r. M ay 1, w hich m ig h t w ell he ad o p ted by all 'le c tio n fo r b u sin e ss a g e n t th a t 1916; from 50 to 52J4 ce n ts. M ay 1, L m M. Clash, Pme. Goo. M. Orto*. do w e have a “g loom y Ju n e ." d riv e rs p en d in g th e ad o p tio n of th e 19,7; u nion sh o p ag re em e n t. L.BTTBBBKAI 1 thought w as n e c e s sa ry to hold ex- ■KAPS, BNVBVOPBB New C a n aan . C onn.—In c re a se from re fo rm s o u tlin e d . M o st of y th o s e ANTTBINC Toe Waal • 1 p t in g th a t first one in 1910. T he WAGE GAINS WITHOUT STRIKE. 43’ j to 50 c e n ts an hour. w h o risk th e ir lives c ro ssin g s tre e ts s u c c e e d in g elec tio n s w ere, fro m my Manufacturer« of P eta lu m a , Cal.—In crea se from $4 b etw een in te rs e c tio n s do so w ith p o in t of view, n o n -e s s e n tia l and to $4.50 a day. T h e follow in g g ain s h av e been Mt I FMlWAH lU’ IM IM , ( o “BOSS OF THE ROAD” New u n io n s o rg a n iz e d d u rin g th e ir h ea d s dow n, th e ir h alf-clo sed ■ u p e rflu o u e . P u t th e u n io n In v a r­ m ade bv lo cals a ffilia te d to th e A pril—Lovell. W y o .; M assena. N. Y.J eyes fix ed oi» th e ir feet. A fte r suc- OVERALLS iably. a fte r th e u sual p e rv e rse n e ss T w in City F e d e ra tio n of L ab o r C hicago, 111. (d ock, p ier an d b re a k ­ <•« ssfu lly d o d g in g such tre s p a s s e rs , i unions, seen fit to hold th o se e lec­ (C h am p aig n an d U rb a n a . 1,1.,. w ith ­ w ate r b u ild e r s ); B luefield, W . V a.; o r sto p p in g in tim e to save th em Lavo. Warhlas Wa Carr, tio n s . Fifth aad A n k en , Straota P o rtla n d . Me. (h o x m .ik e rs , ; Stuart* Union Water out strik e . F la .: O ra n g e, T e x .; A k ro n , O hio from in ju ry , tny frien d g o o d -n a tu re d ­ Factory, Grand Ave. and E. Taylor And I feel th a t th is w ill o b ta in in M H FIB8T STBKXT S h eet M e tal W o r k e rs ’ U n io n has ( G e rm a n ); B ow ling G reen. O h io ; ly sin g s o u t ; ‘H ea d s up. f r ie n d !' ■dl the unio n s th is y ea r, th is Ju n e , C h icag o Ju n c tio n , O hio, and T ulla- “Few ta k e o ffe n se at th e ir c h e e r ­ raise d w ages from 40 to 45 ce n ts fbnee th e se few lines hotna. T en n . (m illm rn ). Named Shoes are frequently made in Noa-Unioa Factortaa ful a d m o n itio n , and, as a rule, th e y And c ith e r co n scio u sly o r u n c o n ­ an h o u r and red u c ed th e w o rk day DO NO T B U Y A N Y SH O E S lift th e ir h ead s, sq u are th e ir s h o u l­ from nine to eig h t h o u rs. sciously in ab o u t a w eek o r tw o CANDIDATES F A V O R S T A T E d ers. an d b risk ly ta k e an a le rt w ay no matter what its name, unless it bean T he C a rp e n te rs ’ U n io n h a s in ­ ’bi business a g e n ts, old an d new, M f f if c PRINTED TEXT BOOKS. a c ro ss th e s tr e e t and o ut of d an g e r." will begin to ca st a ro u n d and, like c re a se d r a te s fro m 50 to 55 cen^- All shoes without the Uaiea B ta a w a n Farm er Jo h n , will give th e ir fences •>n hour. M any fa v o ra b le rep lies from all always Non-Union. Do not accept any the "once over." to see if th e y are E le ctric al w o rk e rs h a v r sig n ed an o \ c r tile s ta te have been received HIGH GBADR excuse for the absence of the Union "g -tig h t, h o rse -h ig h , an d btill- • • » r e e m e tit to r in c re a se d w ag e s th e by th e T ex tb o o k C o m m ittee 'o f th e CONFECTIONS Stamp. , I S alem T y p o g ra p h ic ^ U nion in r e ­ •;r "ng. w ith especial em p h asis on p rese n t y ea r fro m 35 to 4254 c e n ts sp o n se to a le tte r, acco m p an ied by B O O T A N D SH O E 'he bull, as m ost p o litica l as w ell an h o u r : 45 c e n ts fo r 1917. an d 47' fo ld ers se ttin g fo rth tb e a rg u m e n ts , W O R K E R S ’ U N IO N farm fences are b ro k e n dow n by c e n ts fo r 19,8. A y e a r a g o th is o r ­ in fav o r of tb e s ta te p u b licatio n of "bull." g a n iz a tio n had b ut 10 m em b ers. An te x tb o o k s. O f tb e m any rep lies from 246 Summer Street, Boston, Mass. M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty a c e rta in few. All of ns have rea d of “N o M an’s active o rg a n iz a tio n c a m p a ig n r e ­ th ro u g h d iffid en c e o r co v e rt a n ­ John F. Tobin, President Chas. L. Baine, Secretary-Treasurer " ’d." in F la n d e rs, th a t s trip of su lted in a 100 p e r ce n t lo cal, w hich ta g o n ism to th e m easu re o r dislike ''•unil b etw een th e o p p o sin g tre n c h - is re sp o n sib le fo r ra is in g w ag es 12*4 to be p laced on 're c o rd on th e su b ­ WATER ICES ' ' Ami th e able c o rre s p o n d e n ts c e n ts an h o u r d u rin g th e n ex t th re e ject. have m ade no resp o n se to th e ICE CREAM AM) .c o m m itte e ’s so lic ita tio n of a n o te 'e m ade o u r h a ir ra ise d escrib - y ears. > (•-7 1 M orriaon S t m t «nt th is su b ject. the d an g e rs to w hich th e soldier A m o n g th o se w ho h av e ex p ressed "tibject w ho is d e ta ile d to go S O C IA L IS T M A S S M E E T IN G . Our foundation was laid by a conscien­ d e te rm in e d ch oice on th e m a tte r th e fo llo w in g e x c e rp ts from th e ir B e P a ir to Y o u r W ife ' in to th a t land o f h o rro rs in tious, hard-working man, striving to render T h e re g u la r w eekly m e e tin g <