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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17. 1908.
LABOiGH
UPLIFT
Not Alone for Hours and
. Wages Do Unions Exist
Altruism. Conscious or
Implied, in All Efforts-
Grand Results.
.Rt FREDERIC J. HASKIX.
fCoftrieht. 1908. by Frederic J. Haakln.)
Wasmtagton. Ppc. 17 Ever since the
davs of Kdward VI ov England, when,
. ntti A rm-fli AiithnrltT. con
federates'' were formed by En',B!j
fnr their own crotectlon and
Improvemsnt, Jabor organizations have
StOOCj lOr IIIO lnuiK" tv "
" the uplift or tnemseives ana men nms"
tw... Tin imrriran Federation of I.a-
i nrriu nf Rnllwav Conductors,
the' Brotherhood of Locomotive Engl-
noem the Brotherhood of Railroad
rn.nmn ini the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen, are all working to
, ward the same great end the uplift of
the working man, and through him. the
nation. Bald Samuel Gompers at a la
bor meeting in New York a few weeks
" ago: "We have the right as an organi-
cation to promote men's betterment in
'lie" Ami atmin: "We are optimists.
These two remarks are keynotes to the
work of organized labor. ...
The first great work of organised la-
tor was to minimise ins neceBHry in
fects of cut-throat efforts at competi
tion tmonr working classes. They have
demanded and received a living wage
and better hours. They have established
in manv Instances benevolent funds.
Thev are working for better citizenship
by educating tneir cnuaren ana train-
Ing them for useful callings.
Working for the Good Of A.UL
One of the finest and biggest things
In the history , of organized labor Is
that when its members have urged leg'
.elation and argued for better working
and living conditions, it has not been
solely for themselves. The majority of
: the beneficiaries in most instances are
non-union people. It has worked most
persistently for new or better laws that
wilt protect children In factory, mill.
mine or -street work, and yet a large
number of the beneficiaries are in
southern states, where organised labor
has not yet reached its full strength,
and where the children are rarely ever
; of the family -of a union, man.
The efforts of organised labor to les-
sen the hours of women's -work and pro
; vide better working conditions for them
Is based on no selfish motive, for only
a negligible portion of women wage
earners belong to unions. In a certain
mining district lying in West Virginia
and Pennsylvania the union miners
worked zealously for the installation of
new safety devices, and yet the major
ity of those who were benefited by such
: measures were non-union men. while the
union men were the smallest part of the
mining force in that particular terri
tory. Maintaining legislative commtt
. tees at the various legislatures, union
men have agitated earnestly for labor
legislation that will affect the great
mass of laboring people.
Typographical Union's Work.
The International Typographical
union has led ih the great uplift among
organized labor in America. Its mem
bers have established a home at Colo
rado Springs for their aged and Indi
gent, with a hospital for those afflicted
with tuberculosis, perfecting the idea
that they had first advanced at ; New
Orleans meeting in 1857. They spend
nearly 1700,000 a year on the home and
Its maintenance, It having been decided
In 1891 that each member of the Inter
national Typographical union -pay 10
cents a month toward .the home's sup
port. The hospital was built by as
sessing each member 60 cents. This
organisation maintains a burial fund,
and a pension fund for members over
SO who have been In good standing for
20 continuous years, who can find no
employment and who have no other
means of support
The work of the Tvr.nTS.nhlcnl union
in inaugurating supplemental trade ed
ucation is one of the biggest in the
whole story of union labor uplift work.
In the first three months after its in
ception 170 pupils were enrolled in the
printing course and 700 inquiries were
receivea. 11 IS aue 10 tne work or
S3 A WEEK FOR
Dual Lire or juysterious
Milton Mai Recalled by
Court Proceedings.
union printer here in Washington that
tr .government printing office, where
tttCTe are 200ft nr ntnro nnnlnvu )
u"" ' cyuiinjnu wjin an emergency nos-
pn, wnn a pnysician ana nurses, a
plan that has the indorsement of the
(resident, and that will doubtless lead
o the ODenins ef such rooms in All
largo government buildings.
Benefit Ponds as Incidentals.
With the excentlnn Of the nr.an!,..
tion of railway employes, the national
trades unions of this country did not
have the beneflclarv and rH
society idea as the primary one. This
idea has been developed, however, in the
general order of things. Strength and
greater stability hnv mm
t ,frlendly society benefits and
c - v ii u 1 1 1 , , ii a xjuw
conduct systems of benevolent relief,
chiefly In the shape of disability and
Death benefits range from $50 raid
bV the Watch Casa ncrrflv.r. frn tenn
paid by the Glass Bottle Rinwvri into
elation. A few of the American trade , roro
unions hiivo uui-or-worjc Denerits and
traveling loans. "Unemployed men can
not live on sentiment," la their asser
tion, and led by the Cigar Makers'
union and the German Typographia
these benefits were established by a
few other bodies of organized labor. In
mj iirsi year tnat tne cigar Makers'
union tried this helpfulness, lean than
(Special Dispatch to Tne Journal.)
Pendleton, Or., Dec. 17. That Jane
Hogan of Charlevoix, Mich., is the only
lawful widow of tne late Charles Ho
gan of Milton, and that Catherine Ho
gan, whom he married after coming to
this country, was never his wife, is the
meaning of an order Issued by Judge
uimiand in the probate court by which
the first Mra Hogan la granted the
sum of $3 per week from the estate of
ner former husband. The estate is
valued at about 13000 and consists of
BODY RECOVERED
TO BE LOST AGAIN
(United Press Leases Wtre.1
Grand Marais, Minn., Deo. IT. The
body of one of the crew of . the lost
steamer D. M. Clemson watt washed
ashore today near Crest Point, but be
fore it could be drawn from the water
the graDDllnars slipped from the eoraae
and It was again lost.
The body, as seen from the shore, had
a life preserver on It with the name
"D. M. Clemson" showing." A hook was
fastened to the life preserver, but the
bodv caught in the Ice that filled the
water and toe preserver slipped oil.
Both the corpse and the life nreserver
disappeared.
u-naDoay was tne nrst or any or the
crew to te discovered since the Du M.
uietnson went aown.
property in the Milton neighborhood.
Slogans dual lire ana
were unearthed by N.
ler of the Bank of Milton.
mlnistrator of
two wives
Davis, cash-'
who was ad-
the man's estate and
who, after Hogan's death, probed into
the man's life in the east, about which
he had been strangely silent, and dis
covered not only another and a right
ful Mra. Hogan, but a family of
grown children.
Hogan was a man with a past
and he never mentioned It He' came
the Milton country years ago
-no one knew where minded
his own business and prospered. He
was a man a Dove middle
helnf iilneca laa. .ha.
1 per cent of the members applied for
fin iotal cost t0 the orler of 122,-
, ' kumis per memper. Tne trav
eling loan was instituted for the pur
pose of letting the unemployed move on
Into, other sections of the country and
so equalize the labor demand. This loan
mu5 De repaid when work is secured
The Cigar Makers' International union
was the first American national trnrta
union to grant sick benefits to mem-
ueis. inis was oegun in the early
80 s and up to now nearly 8,000,000
has been paid out In benefits. The
amount for 1907 was $473,270. This
union has been doing excellent work In
the anti-tuberculosis crusade among the
forces of organized labor. Knowing that
long hours at their work were in a
great measure responsible for the Aim.
In 189. Where, in 1888, the average
length of life for the union cigar maker
was a trifle over 31 years, it is now
46 years, the nln havint, h... ma.
because of shorter hours and general
improvements in working conditions.
Trade Journals.
The International AaunnlaUnn .1 m.
,-,,,,,"n iw i9 years conducted a
magazine given to discussions of the
topics of social economy and trade
agreements, with cages dnvnteri tn eth
nical education for the members. This
organization came into existence in At
lanta. Ga., in May 1888, and the first
members were five machinists who
talked the matter over n thnv vn
at work beneath a big locomotive In the
shops of the E. T .V A o r t tk.
organized that night. Today there are
lodges in every city and town of im
portance in the United States, Canada
and Mexico. Funds have been estab
lished for sick, death, strike and vic
timized benefits, and there are pen
sions for the very old.
ia memoers or the Stationary Fire
men s union in New York, men who
work under most unattractive condi
tions, with never a Snnrtnv n iki.
own. have proved the ability of men
to rise above conditions when they will
and are conducting night classes tor
their members, studying that they may
become engineers. The Tmn Mn,iu...
union has paid out in the past 10 years
over $1,000,000 In sick benefits alone.
They are urging a welfare campaign
in the shops that will give them more
sanitary working conditions, shower
baths when the day's work is over, and
hygienic lockers for thfelr clothes
Th Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers has proved in Its work the
life. He
married and after - some time, follow
ing a disagreement with his wife
moved Into the Washington wheat
country, where he lived a hermit's
life and died. Mr. Davis was appoint
ed administrator of the estate.
After Hogan's second marriage he
had visited in the easjMr. Davis fol
lowed this clue to discover any other
relatives and to his surprise found the
original wife, now a woman of 85
years of age, and a family of grown
up children with whom the man had
visited after his second marriage, and
yet non e of whom knew of his life
in the west. Incontestible proof
showed that the Hogans had never
been divorced and that the marriage
was still, legal. Hogan had become
angry at his family and had silently
left. The original widow was In des
titute circumstances.
A conference between the represen
tatives of the two Mrs. Hogans was
held and an agreement reached where
by in consideration of $100 the sec
ond wife relinquished all claim to the
estate.! Such a stipulation has-been
filed and a final hearing to comply
with the legal formalities will be given
the matter by the probate court some
time in January.
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ability of any organization- to so lift
Itself and its members until they com
mand the highest respect of the nation.
Thirty-five years ago 13 engineers or
ganized in Detroit, for the Dumose -of
making of themselves better, more ef
ficient men. Today there are 63,557
members. Under the old regime it was
nothing unusual for an engineer to
worlr from 40 to 60 consecutive hours.
Today the hours are shorter, the men
have more time for self-culture, and
they receive wages sufficient to keep
their families in good homes and give
their children good educations. In the
early days it was difficult to get a
meeting place in any hotel; engineers
were considered undesirable. Today
chambers of commerce in the leading
cities of the United States, Canada and
Mexico are seeking these conventions.
These men have had laws enacted that
firovlde safety appliances protecting
ife and limb and providing for dam
ages from the company if a man be
killed or injured. A technical journal
offers additional education to the mem
bers, and the membership is measured
by a high standard of sobriety, honesty
and industry. From 1868 to the first of
May l07 the brotherhood paid out
nearly $17,000,000 in insurance. Old
and indigent members, widows and or
phans are helped, and $40,000 is spent
in mis way every year.
The Order of Railway Conductors edu
cates its members to Buch an under
standing of their rights, nrlvileires and
duties, that as citizens and factors In
the social and industrial life of the
nation they are unexcelled. Membership
is cumpuisory in a mutual Beneilt de
partment and the order underwrites
something like $70,000,000 In this line
of insurance every year. An additional
$100,000 a year Is disbursed in small
pensions to those who are hopelessly
Incapacitated. One branch of activity
protects . members against unjust dis
crimination by employers, and regu
lars the wage rate.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men has worked since its inception for
the purpose of bringing better men
Into the service and to lift its men to
a higher moral and industrial plane.
The proof ..hat they have done this is
found in the high class service they
give today, the good wages they earn,
and the general educational uplift that
sot the untaught to studying, and tho
literate to adding more to their store
of knowledge. In the 24 years of its
existence it has paid out $17,000,000 to
disabled members and to relatives of
deceased members, and has doubled the
earning capacity of its men.
New Methods for Bremerton Yard.
(United Prcas LMd WtM.v
Vallejo. Cal.. Deo. 17. Assistant Nav
al Constructor M. simmers has re
ported at the Mare Island navy yard
to familiarise himself with the methods
of shop consolidation, for the purpose
of Introducing the system at Bremer
ton, where he has been assigned. Past
Assistant Paymaster Eugene Trlcou
has reported for duty and has been as
signed assistant general storekeeper.
Exhaustive tests have proved the new
torpedo nets of the navy able to with
stand the attacks of torpedoes fired at
the highest speed of which any In the
world are capable.
A TBOVZJAM WBBBTOS.
Of the foot or ankle may produce a
very serious sprain. A sprain Is more
painful than a Break. In all sprains,
cuts, burns and scalds Ballard's Snow
Liniment is the best thing io use. Re
lieves the pain instantly, reduces swell
ing. Is a perfect antlseptlo and - heals
rapidly.
Price 2Ge, B0c and
Skldmore Drug Co.
$1.00. Bold by
CIVIL SERVICE
Ml ASSEMBLE
Joseph JI. Choate Is Presid
ing Over Body of Dis
tinguished Men,
. (Special Dispatch to The Journal, t
Pittsburg, Dec 17. The National Civil
Service Reform association, of which
Joseph H. Choate. former ambassador
to Great Britain, is president, began in
tnia city toaay witn a targe attendance
or men oi national reputation in civi
affairs. .
The annual meetings of this associa
tion always bring together the most
irominent workers of the country for
ne oetierment or tne civil service, and
at the present meeting, as in the past,
it is expected that several important
matters will be discussed. The conven
tion will last two day and the program
Includes several meetings and a ban
quet tomorrow night.
xnis morning there was an executive
meeting of the council, at which was
submitted a report dealing with the
rogrees of civil service reform in both
ederal and state administrations and
pointed out faults in the present ap
plication of the civil service laws in the
opinion of the council, and made sug
gestions for further activity In pro
moting the cause. The recent action of
the government in niacin ths fourth.
class postmasters under civil service
rules was strongly commended as a step
In the right direction.
This afternoon the vlsitlnr delearates
were formally welcomed hv Ma vnr
George W. Guthrie. The greater part
of the session was taken up with re
ports from the different civil service
rerorm organisation comprising me na
tional association. , The program- pre
pared for the open meeting tonlghS pro
vides for addresses by Mr. Choate and
other speakers of national prominence.
Tomorrow there will be papers by At
torney General Charles J. Bonaparte,
George R. Wallace of the civil, service
commission of Pittsburg and others.
The convention will conclude with a
banquet at the Hotel Schenley. which
also will be addressed .by speakers of
note. ; - " " '
Companies Incorporated
(galea Bureau ef The Journal.) '
Salem. Or., Dec 17 Articles of In
corporation filed in the office of secre
tary of state are as follows!
Prince Extension Mining company;
principal office, Portland; capital stock,
$600,000; incorporators. Harry W. Kand,
V. Williams and Frank O. Garrison.
Pacific Toll Road company: principal
Office. Portland; oapital stock, $10,000;
incorporators. Russell Hawkins, Charles
Btinchfield Jr. and John M. Gearin.
NoUuies Commissioned. '
- (Balsa Burets ef The toaroall
Salem. Or., Dec H.-Commlaslons as
notaries have been Issued to: H. D.
Randall. Ol ex; J. ' J. Butler, Junction
City, and C. W. Pallett. Frank Mlchels.
W. B. Struble and John JW. Taber,
Portland, and Roy Morgan, Balem.
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COURTS MUST SETTLE
PUYALLUP TROUBLES
(United Prof Leased Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 17. Judge Gross
cup, counsel for the Puyallup Indians
in ihe Tacoma tidewater land suits
which involve property worth millions,
has arrived here and Is thought to be
planning to secure action by congress
clearing the titles to the lands, as
wa attempted at the last session.
Secretary of the Interior Garfield
takes the position that the matter mupt
be adjusted in the federal courts, the
decision of which will be accented as
final by the government. Garfield
said:
"All the harm that can be done has
been done already by the cftiestlon be
ing raised as to the title to these lands
The hest way Is to have the courts set
tle the matter. There will be no more
developments, so far as I am concerned
We will let the courts take the action."
RETIREMENT OF
ADMIRAL EMORY
(Sperlnl Dispatch to The Journal.)
Washington, Dec. 17. Rear Admiral
nilltam Hensley Emory, who decently
hauled down his flag at Hongkong, and
resigned command of the second squad
ron of the Atlantic battleship fleet,
closed his active career In the navy
today, having been transferred to the
retired list by operation of law on ac
count of sge.
Rear Admiral Emory retires after 42
years' service In the navy. He was ap
pointed to the naval academy from the
niBtriet of Columbia in 1 862. and grad
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came in 1!I0, and his last command
the Atlantic fleet, dated from :Tn-
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BOARD SEEKS SITE
FOR TORPEDO STATION
,, fUnKy -Press LetseS Wtrt.i
w,3o,nmal-V. Dec- ".-commander
William Gill, Commander Edwin A
Emerson and Lieutenant Commander F
N. Freeman, United States navy, have
gone to San Diego to begin an Tnspe
i'n? irlP f Ue Pacifi o coast which
Will riAtnrm.nA trhsrs v..
.5JJSJ1 pnl',h.,9 Pro4ected. toedo ste.
v...i uyuipnse tne naval
board appointed for that purpose. Thev
will investigate all available sites be
tween Ban Diego and Bremerton - Th.
torpedo station Will be similar to the
one atNewport R. I. "Ehe board's find
ngs or sites, options rid recommend
ittons Will be forwardad a thm
department oh completion of the tour. ,
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Discount Ceases
On Swiitfon Lots
Monday at 7 P. M.
You can't make $30 to $40 any easier or quicker than
by buying a lot in SWINTON before Monday evening.
It will be an investment you'll look back to in the
future with pleasure because it will prove very profitable.
We have only 150 lots left out of the original plat of
1000, this proving very plainly the quickly recognized!
desirability of SWINTON lots as an investment.
Every one of these 150 lots is a good one, as good as
any of the 850 already sold.
The price of the lots includes the grading of the
streets to city grade, the laying of water mains in front
of each lot and the clearing off of all brush in a word
they are ready for the homebuilder.
We expect to sell the bigger portion of these 150 lots
by Monday evening. Beginning Tuesday the balance will
be held at regular prices until Christmas, after that
PRICES WILL ADVANCE 10 PER CENT.
Enough reasons for buying in SWINTON? If not
you'll find many more by inspecting the property. Easy
to do so with little trouble. Autos start from our office,
109 Fourth street, Couch building, every thirty" minutes.
Advertising Department
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