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OREGON LABOR PRESS
Everelt Free Speech
Prisoners Arraigned
n th e body is a d e fe n d a n t to th e
BAKERS FORCED ON STRIKE, bakery were forced on
bill of c o m p lain t upon w hich th e w rit
of continued violations"^/
of in ju n c tio n is issued.
It m ean s
Members of the Hartford, Conn., .agreement and the brutal me,,, ','
th a t no m a tte r how c o u rte o u s th e
B ak ers U nion em p lo y ed
K olbs,of a foreman.
la n g u a g e used, no m a tte r how c a r e ­
ful u sp e a k e r may he. no m a tte r w hat
his p u rp o se in th e use of speech m ay
By Charles A shleigh.
c a n d o , fc lb 'W w o rk in g n .e n . an d th e be, y et if as a re su lt of ihs rem a rk s, r UNFAIR LIST OF PORTLAND «
e CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL *
W ill w h e th e r used to p ersu a d e m en e n ­
I'll« a rra ig n m e n t of tin- 74 m en l i b e r t i e s o f 74 a re at - ta k e ?
• •niv th e w o rk e rs can g a g e d in a strik e , o r to p ersu a d e
ch a rg e d w ith m u rd e r by th e p ro s e c u ­ y o u h e lp ?
S a k e :« - Y t-< rl« rn n H a lu ry end product«
It's up to y o u ! m en to jo in a union to ad v a n ce th e
ll s j nre bread. p ic, end rookies I
tio n of S n ohom ish C o u n ty . W ash., sa ve tl'il­ ls o r k i
BuiM lug T ra d e s — Merges Hardw are Co..
S t u d a ll c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o H e r b e r t cau se of o rg an iz ed la b o r (a n d th e Woodard.
look place on \ \ ed u esd ay . D ecem b er
Clarke a Co . druggiala Park and
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very life o f o rg an iz ed la b o r d ep en d s Al.lcr «lr e e l. Monlarne and O 'K e illy : M. J
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Welsh Co.; Lipmen, W olfe A Co ; L. ¿5. M c­
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and
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re a d in g of t ’
in fo rm a tio n i ’l i s o n e r - ' D e f e n s e C o m m i t t e e , b o x
bers of o rg an iz ed lab o r to p ersu a d e
B .e v e ry Trades Section— Portland Brew '
I liese men w ere p a s se n g e rs on th e 878. S e a t t l e . W a s h .
i ing Co.
o th e rs to jo in ), if th e em p lo y er can j C arpenter*— H olhrhild Bros.
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Cement W orkers — Keecolite Composition ;
c u t t o P r e s i d e n t W i ls o n a n d t o p o in t o ut such lan g u ag e an d show * Roofing Co.
Bloody S un d ay , as it is m ore o fte n
Centrsl Connell— Ruud M anufacturing Co.,
O ly m p ia , W a s h . th a t it is a h in d ra n c e to his in te r ­
te rm e d - and w ere p a rt of a nu m b er G o v e r n o r L i s t e r ,
Piltaburg, P a .; nil lim e y buaea not display
ests. u n d er th e b ro ad an d sw eep in g log
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th - uniou card.
o t w o rk in g m en b elo n g in g ot th e In ­
Clgarm akera— United Cigar Stores and all
p ro v isio n s of th e in ju n c tio n , th e m an
d u stria l W o rk e rs of th e W o rld , th e I a n d s e n a t o r s f o r a c o n g r e s s i o n a l
,-ignre Ihul do not bear the Union Label.
m a k in g u s e o f th e lan g u ag e m ay he
Electricians, No. 185— Home Telephone Co.
L o n g sh o rem e n , th e S eam en an d o th e r p r o b e i n t o th e m u r d e r s o f E v e ' tt.
and Portland Railw ay, L ight it Power Co.
su
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to
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fine
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1911».
M etal Trades -B e ll. W'ildutan it Co.. Yorke
o rg a n iz a tio n s, w ho w e re g o in g from
of his liberty.
b e daehtne Co., Yorke, Pa., Coin Machine Co.
S e a ttle to E v e re tt in o rd e r to hold
M
"O rg an iz ed la b o r m ay w ell ask if aler. otion P icture O p era to rs- Alhambra The
an a fte rn o o n s tre e t m e e tin g to m a in ­ INJUNCTION JUDGE
th a t he tru e . A re th e c o n s titu tio n a l
M u sicians- -Geoi ge Parson« and orchestra,
tain th e ir c o n s titu tio n a l rig h ts of
GAGS FREE SPEECH
.p ro v isio n s m ean t to g u a ra n te e t h e , and all lodge«, club«, societies, dance hallo,
and persona employing non union musicians
free speech.
lib e rty o f all th e c itiz e n s o f th e ! for dances, receptions, banquets, and other
A tto rn e y s for th e Illinois S ta te
work which could be done by organised
T he m en w ere m et at th e dock at
U nited S ta te s an d of th is s ta te , or professional
musician*.
E v e re tt by a sh e riff and an arm ed F e d e ra tio n of L abor have n o tiifed a re th e y m e an t to give a d d itio n a l .
Williams A Blied, gheehy Bros.,
th
a
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body
th
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th
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jail
sen
ten
ce
o
f
John
Blied
and
all shops that employ boh -
body of nicnilx -s o f th e ( oiu m ercial
.lib e rty to a fa v o red m in o rity c la st, union men.
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by
C
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C
ourt
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( luh an d o th e rs and w ere not a l­
Plasterers— C arrn ther* A D aniel* Co.
and d ep riv e th e p o o r m en. h te w o rk ­
P rin tin g T ra d e *— Saturday Evening Poet. 1
on
injunction
p ro ceed in g s
low ed to land, alth o u g h ev ery man S m ith
ing m an, th e u n io n m an, o f rig h ts Independent P rin tin g Co.
c
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s
titu
te
s
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en
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m
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on
th
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Sheet M e tal w o rk e rs — Wynkoop Brothers.
had re g u la rly paid his passag e, A
h e re to fo re n ev e r se rio u sly q u e s tio n e d
S U u in T n T ’E i i i t n « « — -Liberty
L ib erty Coal
Coal » I n
volley w as p o u red in to th e hapless lib e rtie s of o rg an ized la b o r an d is — d o u b te d .”
1 Co.,
rtific Ice
ia l sod
Ie® Cold
and Cold
fltor
— . Pordand
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th
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very
«ge Co., Townsend Cream ery Company, U. 8 . ,
b o at from th e h ig h -p o w e r rifles of
Bakery.
th e po sse and, at th e sam e tim e, a life of t h e t r a d e union m o v em en t of
Tailors— K . 8. E rv in A Co. and Nicoll ¿he I
STRIKE TO RAISE WAGES.
T ailor.
sim ilar ra in of lead cam e fro m a pier Illinois."
Upholsterers— Carmen M anufacturing Co. '
r>- ,
,
Walton and Waitresses — Cozy Lunch on I
an d a tu g b o at on th e o th e r side of I ¡’he in ju n c tio n was issued a g a in st
em ployes of th e Illinois M alleab le I
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an<^
apprentice W ashing.on street, Bangs' Restaurant, S ix th '
th e ste a d ie r. T his m u rd ero u s cro ss j
• “ ? H oI,b
nd button.
• » bouses not displaying the
CBr(j * or
j J ’y the Ralti- . i unjen
fire k illc “' a t least five of th e w o rk ­ Iron Com pany. T w o o ffic ers o f th e
. union signed an a rtic le p u b lish ed in ' ° r ’
'°
al ro a d a t Benwood, , W ate rfro n t TederatlaB— M eA lliater A Son,
e rs an d w ounded o ver th irty . T he
Va
r
i contrnetoro.
a., are on strik e for w ag« , Window Olonaora— Export W indow d o
c ro ss fire p ro b ab ly did m ore harm a n ew sp ap er callin g a tte n tio n to the
increases. The men are asking tnat I
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th a n th a t, for, p assin g o v er th e low strik e an d u rg in g all s tr ik e rs to a t ­ their rates be raised from 21 to 25
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Portland, Or., Dec. 28, 1916.
bow s of th e boat, it b ro u g h t de-
c e n ts an h o u r.
Ju d g e S m ith fin ed th e u n io n is ts
Minutes of a regular meeting held
s tr u c tio i to som e of th e s h e rif f s
'on aforesaid date, at 8 p. m. Presi­
iossc . ac co rd in g to som e beholders. ,n ‘* se n ten c ed th e m to ja il ft
f e r vio
MEAT CUTTERS ADVANCE.
T w o d ep u ties w ere killed in th is af- ,a ,’n8 bis in ju n c tio n . H e ru le d th a t
dent Smith in the chair. Roll call
omitted.
fra y an d now 74 w orkingm en a re in T h is w as n o t in v io la tio n o f fre e
A hoard of arbitration has adjusted
Minutes of previous meeting read
ja il ch arg ed w ith th e ir m u rd e r! T he T’res a n <) free speech g u a r a n te e s c o n -
differences
between the Peoria, 111., and approved.
sla y ers of th e five w o rk ers, how ever. j l a *n ed in th e U n ite d S ta te s an d Illi
Meat Cutters’ Union and shops that
a re still at la rg e and pro u d ly w alk inois constitutions.
Credential*—For
Brother C.
C. F.
F. J.
refused to sign an agreement. Wages ' V
r > d e For Brother
J.
th e s tre e ts of E v e re tt, h elp in g in
The federation’s attorneys say:
will be $16 a week, with a 6:15 d o s-l
fr° m CarPenter5 Local 226.
ev e ry w ay the ra ilro a d in g o f th o se
a so *or
L. Barker, from same
The danger of this decision is ap­ ing hour.
victim s th e y did not succeed in parent upon only a casual analysis
organization ; for C. A. Nyquist, from
killing.
Local 163, Chauffeurs' Union; from
CENTRAL LABOR
COUNCIL MINUTES
Dress for 1917
Start the New Year with new clothes
made m Portland. Brownsville suits and
overcoats are right up to the hour in style
and in every other way. They’re built just
right for you; and the fabric is all wool.
Cost only—
" "1
$15 $20
If you do not belong to that class of men
who insist upon having Oregon products,
why not turn a new leaf now and resolve
to patronize home industry? You’ll feel
much better.
of the matter involved. It will be
noted that this publication is ad­
dressed to the strikers of the Illinois
Malleable Iron Company. It is a
method by which a notice of meeting
is published. If this decision is to
hold as a precedent, it means that
men can be cited and punished for
contempt for violating an injunction
for words used even in addressing
meetings of union workingmen in
their own halls and where every man
“Here is something, ma'am, that
Electrical Workers Local 48, for E.
will cure a cold in a day.”
E. Smith. Delegates obligated and
“But I haven’t any cold.”
seated.
“Well, can’t you get one?”
Letter from Journeymen Tailors’
A stand to hold ice cream cones Union of Everett, Wash., relative to
erect, m„de of stiff paper, is the in­ lawlessness of the Everett Chamber
T he v ario u s to w n s o f S n o h o m ish
of Commerce, referred to Labor
vention of a Nev York man.
Press.
C o unty a re b ein g p la s te re d w ith p o s ­
te rs callin g th e c itiz e n s' a tte n tio n to
A patent has been granted for a Letter from Joplin, Mo„ relative to |
th e
e n o rm o u s am o u n t of public
clip to hold a ptncil to a person's the endorsement of Hon. Gabriol F.
m oney b ein g ex p en d ed on th e m a in ­
ear.
Newburger as the United States Rep­
te n a n c e of gu n m en in E v e r e tt and
resentative to Japan, was referred to
on th e p ro se c u tio n of th e 74 m en
the executive board of the American
c h a rg e d w ith m u rd er. T h e g e n e ra l
Federation of Labor.
BILLIONAIRES.
fee lin g o f th e ta x p a y e rs is th a t, as
Reports of Commit!««*— There was
th e y have hut little sy m p a th y w ith
no matters before the executive
(By
Scott
Nearing.)
th e C o m m ercial Club, th e y d o n 't see
board, so there was no report to
w hy th e y sho u ld he called upon to
W e are billionaires!
make. Legislative committee made
fin a n c e th e ir schem e of p riv a te r e ­
no report.
The United States is the richest nation on earth.
venge. O ne w ould th in k th e lu m b er
Secretary was instructed to call
When
the
war
broke
out
the
wealth
of
the
British
in te r e s ts w ould have en o u g h to pay
meeting of legislative committee, and
Isles,
Germany
and
France
combined
was
a
little
greater
th e ir th u g s w ith o u t m a k in g th e f a r m ­
them that a report is expected
After two advise
e rs o f S n o h o m ish C o u n ty fo o t th e than the total wealth of the United States.
next week.
hill. T h e T ra d e s C ouncil o f E v e re tt v cal’s and a half of conflict the wealth of the European
Nominations for Oregon State Fed­
w as so a n g e re d at th e re p e a te d in ­ nations has decreased rather than increased, while the
eration of Labor delegates resulted
s u lts to w o rk in g m e n by th e im p o rte d
wealth of the United States has mounted to astounding as follows: Mrs. L. Gee, Charles
g u n m e n in E v e re tt, th a t, a f te r sev­
proportions.
Today the wealth of the United States is Grassman, E. J. Stack.
e ra l re q u e s ts to th e s h e riff fo r th e ir
Delegate Hardee of the Waiters
re m o v a l had been refu sed , th e coun­ probably equal to the total wealth of Great Britain,
reported that their first vice presi­
cil in full session passed a re so lu tio n Prance, Germany and Russia combined.
dent would soon be in the city to I
in s tru c tin g th e ir s e c re ta ry to a s c e r ­
The
Department
of
Commerce
estimated
the
total
take charge of their work in Port-
ta in th e p rices of five h u n d re d rifles
wealth of the United States, during the summer of 1916 b d, growing out of the differences
an d te n th o u sa n d ro u n d s o f am m u ­
at
TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT BILLIONS OF li the I. W. W.
n itio n .
T h is w as a p r e tty s tro n g
Delegate Pettingell of the amuse­
The sum is staggering. We are wholly un- ment
nil.ni
h int from th e o rg a n ie d w o rk in g m en DOLLARS.
section reported that all dif-
o f E v e re tt th a t th e y w an te d no h ired aeeustonied to such figures.
The ordinary man deals in^'ence. on the Majestic »heater had
C om m ercial Club th u g s in th e ir c ity l hundreds; the well-to-do deal m thousands; the rich deal Ibten adjusted
I he in te re s ts in E v e re tt w hich are in hundreds of thousands or millions, the United States
Benefit ticket» of the international
y in g to put th e 74 hoys b eh in d th e
Longshoremen's Association were
deals
in
hundreds
of
billions.
Hundreds
are
written
with
b a rs for life on a tru m p e d -u p m u rd er
left in the hands of the secretary.
c h a rg e , are p lay in g th e old, old gam e three figures; thousands with four; millions with six, Any one desiring a chance on a $570
to inflam e local p reju d ice a g a in st th e but the wealth of the United States is written in twelve auto would do well to see the secre­
igures, thus: $228,000,000,000.
p riso n e rs. It a p p e a rs as th o u g h th e
tary.
T he m en e n te re d no plea. T im e
fo r plea w as co n tin u ed u n til th e 26th.
On th is day th e y will p lead “N ot
G uilty,” unless th e a tto r n e y s decide
to m ove to qu ash th e in d ic tm e n t o r
p re se n t d e m u rre rs.
local ca p ita list pa
o f E v e re tt
h av e in stru c te d t be
ie new s serv ices to
send them all t lie a n ti-la b o r dope
t hey can rak e up out
«
o f th e jo u r ­
n alistic g a rb a g e -h e a p s .
S to rie s of
strik e s, front th e b o sse s’ p o in t o f
view, sto rie s of w icked la b o r m en
and te rrib le In d u s tria l W o rk e rs a re
b eg in n in g to fill th e colu m n s of the
E v e re tt H erald . All th is is o bviously
do n e at th e b eh est of th e p o w ers
th a t a re d e te rm in e d to im p riso n
th e s e w o rk in g m en , not b ec au se th e y
h a v e v it. ,ted any p a rtic u la r p a r t of
th e |i<-nal io d e —w hich is n o t tr u e —
but b ecau se th e y have had th e c o u r ­
age and m a n h o o d to in sist th a t
L ibor s voice he h ea rd . H en ce th is
ca m p a ig n , fin an c ed by th e em p lo y in g
e la ­ t o t i i v u l a t e h a t r e d in p r o s p e c -
t i v i i u r o r v a n d o t h e r c itiz e n s a g a in st
th e
p ris o n e rs
l í t e s e nieti. w o rk in g c la ss b r o th e r s
of y o u ts w ho have risk e d th e ir lib ­
e rty to o b ta in fre e speech fo r lab o r,
'e in peri, of th e ir li c
W h a t can
< o n i] n t o
ave th e m ’ Y ou can do
m a it y t h in g
h irs t von can sem i in
.1 p e r
i, c o n trib u tio n to th e d r
d th e n von can ta k e th e
m a tt n
a t a m e etin g of v o u r o r -
g a m z .it i ’
Y o n c a n si n d lett ers to
v o ttr i
' ' si- .-n .im, se n a to rs dc
ma ndini
1 ' • < t ; g a t io n b y c o n g r e s s
into tin
her 5th
“ ' 1 ' I ma saere of N o v e lli
, i,, a rra n g e p r o t e s t
m e e t im
'i t s e f i
t is
resolut ions and
"'I ' 'it give th e ca«e
P’llh r itv a s p o s s ib l e in
a» mu
m any
n o Ml
h te s e
th in g s
you
These billions represent the wealth of the United! D e le g a te M a ltb y of th e C h a u ffe u rs’
States the timber, coal, oil, railroads, machinery, land, il'nion reported that the jitneys are
houses—all of the things that we use and enjoy.
| t,n ,ll"ninK' and would continue
There are about one hundred million people in t h e i " / 0
,
United
States.
If
each
person
had
an
equal
share
he
■,„7'’™
a , secrpftary
rccciP‘s
would own about $2.28» u'orth of wealth.. ’
I liere aie about twenty million families in the United pending reports ftom locals that de
States. If each family had an equal share, it would own I * »ire
’’* to send in * their
* share of the
"
j
expenses.
about $11,400 worth of wealth.
Needless to remark, each family does not have a , l w as an n o u n c ed «. th a t th e T r i­
share We are billion«!«* -some of us. hut the rest are 4 7 .
on <1 low ei 1 ung of the financial ladder. A few hundred cr> butter that can be purchased for
American families enjoy incomes of a million dollars c<,lt' per pound
<»i oyer each year. At the same time six million families Receipts for week—Machinists No.
are living in poverty.
AV $20.25: Garment Workers. $5.57;
Send to the United States Public Health Service at tota' $25'R2‘
James, banner
Washington and ask for Bulleton No. 76. Read
' ’,vnscs—
■ K i m carefully
<<11<1IIUV c a ‘
r rie
r, tw o E
w eeks. $36 00
over tile figures cited there, and you will be forced toi M i l t i n g ad jo u rn ed .
the conclusion that in so far as the figures prove anything!
o. R. HARTWIG.
those brought together in that bulletin show that about!
Secretary pro tern.
thirty million persons in the United States are living in
PLUMBERS WIN STRIKE.
poverty.
*
’ ■'erhaps we should hesitate to sav it, aloud, but if h. m ploying
p lu m b ers of Jo h n so n
fliere was a fam ily in which the fa th e r had a strong-box
C ity, T e n ti., signed an e ig h t-h o u r
th e ir p lu m b ers SllS-
'■ ■ ■ o iiv ii is v i r n i i i K - aR fecm
«s in en
riii t a f n te
e r tfic
I till , of gold.
and
of the children were milk-
...
. . in which some
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led and tiir-e la d , while others w ere naked and starv in g , Pcn<,cd work for 24 h ho o u rs. R ecog
we would consider the man a fit subject . for
jail o r nition of ,bc union is a Iso in clu d ed
. . the
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the m ad-house, Now
llo w then shall we
w e 'th
in
k
o
f
a
n
n fi.o ,
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th in k of a nation
x,,,.
whieh rat
it: s w
in tw elve figures and p erm its many ha- »he U n ited S ta te s . G »cr­
w ealth
ealth in
th e g re a te s t n u m b er o i
n i n i H'lis <>.
itizuiis to liv(‘ in p o v erty ?
te le g ra p l
o ffic e ,
n ,| th e | a rg est
The s 1 ition is so grotesque th at one m ight laugh line mile ge am o n g n atio n s.
were it not to r the fact th at its m aj. r aspects are so nis-
te r as to m ake one draw ha. k in te rro r from the aiivss B rita i.’* co m p u lso ry u n em p lo y m en t
th at vaw ns ahead.
• 1 in su ra n c e act o nly ap p lies to seven
tra d e s.
Brownsville
Woolen Mills
Morrison at Third St.
Your Chance
YOU CAN BUY A WONDBKTUL 0VXB00AT
NOW YOB |1 4
The boy may have a crackerjack for $4.85.
There is no bunk, something-for-nothhig in this
offer—but listen—
We guarantee this, and all goods here for men
and boys the MOST in style, in quality and in
economy that you ean get for your money. Our
long years of business standing in this convenient
location assures you of this.
Between Morriaon and Tamhlll
U nion Painless
We alw ays m ake it a point to tel! the public exactly w hat we
appear i n ° 'a i v T f a/,‘Ve,'TtTis!n*
N° nii.representati...,« ever
ap p ear in any of the Union Paioloss D entists. Inc advertise
h ig h lT ^ a 'tk H e 'l’"« 1-y we/ a n ,refe/ w ith Pleasure to the thousands of
done at 0, r V F
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?aVe h“d hi«h Kr“,ie dental w"rk
are an -,,?, h i ? dt' J a,n,eH8 P ental P arlors. Our practitioners
p io fe e sio n a n ) h
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of ,actu al practice, besides the teehni
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th e ^ ta tL n f7 lrl ainleHS P ? ? 1*'“ 8 are ,n<‘orP °ra ted under the laws o f
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an,l thfi com pany is responsible for th e g u a ra n
fords ? ie g.T h .W,th,
tb e W° rk thRt ,eaveS th i-
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and¡ m aterials
Pr° te< ‘iOn ,g a iM t in ferio r ^ k n ia o - t.- p
PLATES $5.00
BEAD THESE PRICES:
Porcelain Crowns $3.60 to $6
P orcelain F illin g s................... $ j
22-K Odd Crowns $3.60 to $5
22-K Odd Bridge. $3.50 to $5
Extracting.............................
A g r e a t n u m b e r o f p e o p le m u s t h a v e p la te s . S lrk o ' ’ •
lec t o r o th e r p a u s e s h a v e re n d e re d th e ir ow n te.
u se le ss.
In th a t e a s e w e c a n f i t you p e r fe c tly w ith a pi
th a t w ill
p ro v e a b le s s in g . I t w ill look w ell nn«l r cl p e rfe c tly
c o m fo rta b le .
Union Painless Dentists
3311,
M o r r is o n ,
C o rn e r
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