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THE WASHINGTON CO U NTY NEWS, FOREST GROVE, OR., SEPT. 4, 1903. L a b o r 's G rand A \Znder the \7nion "Banner PAGE FIVE Forest G rove Hotel (THE SLOAN) The Pioneer But Up-to-Date. The Commercial Travel- ers Headquarters. Iu the Heart of Town. Gcod Sample Room. Go to Martin's Feed Store fo r So- Boss-So Kilfly. Cows will give 20 per cent more milk. Protects horses as well. * GU ARD IAN’S SA LE OF TATE. REAL ES Notice is hereby given that, in pu, suance of an order o f the Honorable County Court o f the State of Oregon for Washington County, made and en- tere. on July 27, 1903, authorizing license ’ and directing me, as guardi an of the person and estate of William L. Curtis, an incompetent and incapa ble person, to sell certain real estats belonging to said ward, I will, on Monday, Sept. 7th, 1903, at the south door of the court house in Hillsboro. Oregon, at the hour of 10 o’clock a. m., of said day, sell at public auu tion, to the highest bidder for cash in hand on day of sale, all the fol lowing described real estate belong ing to the estate o f said William L. Curtis, and lying, being and situate In Washington County, and particular ly described as follows, to-wit: First Tract— All o f Block 2, except L o t 11, and all o f Block 3 in Curtis’ Addition to the City of Forest Grove, Oregon. Second Tract— All o f that part of W illiam Stokes and w ife Donation I,and Claim, No. 61, in T. 1 N. R. 3 W. W ill. Mer., bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the SW corner of the N. half of said claim, running thence N. 8 deg. 48 min. E. 188.4 feet to the SW. corner of Josephine M. Robb’s land, thence. N. 89 deg. 26 min. E. 509.5 feet to a stone, the SE. corner of said Josephine M. Robb’s land; thence S. 0 deg. 15 min. W „ 487.6 feet to the S. line of N. half o f said Donation I.and Claim, ana thence W. 582.1 to the place of begin ning, containing 6.07 acres. Third Tract— All that part o f the Donation Land Claim of William Stokes and wife. No. 61, in T. 1 N. R. 3 W. W ill. Mer., bounded and describ ed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a stone, the NE. corner of the Curtis Addition to the City o f Forest Grove, Oregon, said beginning stone being 472.7 feet E. of the NW . corner of the S. half of said Donation Land Claim, No. 61, running thence S. 0 min. 15 deg. W. 716.5 feet to a stone, the S0. corner o f said Addition; thence E. 2.6 feet, thence N. 0 deg. 56 min. E. 716.5 feet; thence W. 10 feet to the place o f beginning, containing 10-100 (.10) acres. Said sale will be subject to conflr matlon by said Court. Dated this July 30 1903. W . K. CURTIS, Guardian of the Person and Estate of W illiam L. Curtis, an Incompetent and Incapable Person. T IM B E R LAN1 A C T JUNE 3, 1878.— NOTICE KOR P U B LIC A T IO N . United State* Ijm d Office, Oregon City. Oregon, June 18, 1903. Notice is hereby given that in cotnpll ance with the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3. 1878, entitled ‘*An act for the sale of timber lands In the State* * f California. Iregon, Nevada and Wash ington Territory.’ as extended to all the Public Land State* by act of Auguat 4. 1892. Georgiana Howe, of Portland, county of Multnomah. State of Oregon, has this dav died In this office her sworn statement No. Sisr,. for the purchase of the northeast uarter o f Section No. 14 In Township No. south. Range No. 8 west, and will offer proof to show that the land sought Is mors valuable for Its timber or stone than far agricultural purpose*, and to establish her claim to said land before the Register and Receiver of this office at Oregon City, Ore gon. on Monday, the 7th day of September. 7 She names as witnesses Hiram W, Scots Henrv W Scott. O liver M. Scott. Raleigh Walker, o f Ollley. Oregon. Anv and all person* claiming adversely the above described lands are requested ts tile their claims Int his office sn sr before said 7th dav of September. 1903 ALG ERNO N 8. DRESSER. Register. Forest Grove The Michigan House M RS. S A R A H E. C R O W , Manager Finest accommodations for commercial travelers. Sample room on Main street, two doors south of Vert’s hall Comfortable, Home-Like and Reasonable Best Table in Town. F orest G rove JOHNSON & CO. ------------------ The ----------------- •S' Brick Livery Hsrs come ths hosts of Isbor, msrehing on to ninstssn four— Two million union msn In line, snd half s million more Thsrs'll bs when twslvo months come and go. We have the right of way. And we’ll add fl a hundred thousand with «vary Labor day. T H IS is certainly a great year for labor, especially for organized labor, and, as has ever Iteen and always w ill the unor ganized have shared extensively in the benefits. Without stopping to discuss the many reasons why the year 1IX)3 has been a good year comparatively for the workingmen of this country, it must be admitted by all well informed and fair minded persons that to the In creased and increasing power of organ ization much is due. It was union labor that asked for and secured advances In wages, reductions in the hours o f labor and other improvements in the condi tions surrounding employment. Whatever may be the criticisms. Just or unjust, made against the unions of labor, every one must agree that recog nition o f the rights asserted by labor has grown with the growth of union ism among the wage workers. Not onlyhave the unions made phenomenal growth in numbers and potency during the last three or four years; they U h v c also grown in favor with the classes from which they get no recruits, the classes which until within a very short time W’ere either antagonistic to the aspirations of the unionists or coldly Indifferent. Unionism hus actually lie- come respectable in circles where it was formerly either denounced or treat ed with silent contempt. What has caused this remarkable revolution in the minds o f so many? With the greatest respect and kindli est feeling for those who have changed their views on the subject of unionism, I assert It as my opinion that the change has in most eases been occa sioned by the augmented power of the unions. The increased importance of the unionist in the field of industry has first attracted, then Interested; interest has developed into investigation, and investigation has brought knowledge of the real alms and policy of union ism. Thus have been wiped out the prejudices that were rooted in igno ranee. Still there are some who think their more favorable attitude toward the unions is due to great changes In the unions themselves. “ More Intelli gence is shown In the leadership," “ There is less o f the revolutionary spirit manifest,” and similar senti ments are often expressed by those who dislike to ndmit that their former opposition to unions was unjust and unreasonable. While the work of or ganizing and conducting the unions lias become more businesslike as a natural result o f increased experience, the per sonnel o f leadership is not appreciably superior to that o f a dozen years ago. and the changes In pollej since that time have not been r<4n<laiiiental or of considerable importance. As a matter of fact, most of the lenders o f today were the leaders then. You may turn where you will to find the reason for the new feeling of friendship for the trades union move ment. you will not find it until your eyes rest upon that procession o f 2.000.- 000 brainy, brawny and brave tollers marching shoulder to shoulder on thl« September day. 1903. The records o f the American Federa tion of Labor, the national clearing house o f the American trades unions furnish a most Interesting story of the growth of the movement. For many years the struggle to federate the vari ous national and international unions was beset on all sides by Impeding forces, and there were many dlseoar agementa confronting the brave and able men who had undertaken the taak. bnt they persevered, and most of the active leaders o f today are those who hare won through bitter trials the right to bask in the sunshine o f the greatest federation o f workingmen the world lias ever seen. The American Federation of Labor In its -»resent form was organised In 1886. Its me<n bershlp at that time was less than 800,000, and Its increase during tne ed right here o f a prediction made by next ten years was uneven, some years Colonel Carroll D. Wright, United showing scarcely any increase at all, States commissioner o f labor, some and the advances that were made often thing like twelve years,ago. The colo showing a deplorable lack o f stability. nel lias long bad a high standing with In 1880 the Knights of Labor had a a certain class o f economists, and when membership o f close to a million, and he assured the world that “ the era of as its Jurisdiction covered the same strikes has closed" there was great field as the federation there was a rejoicing. But if the newspapers are fierce rivalry between the two organ to be believed, and the labor men izations, with the advantage on the themselves know anything about the side of the knights, not only because of matter, there have been several times its larger membership, but because its as many strikes during the time since form of organization wns then exceed the colonel made his inspiring state ingly popular, not alone with the la ment than In any like period of time borers, but with those who believed since we have had a “ labor problem” the labor movement should attempt to deal with. more than file regulation of wages and When Secretary Morrison was asked the hours of labor. But the knights about strikes he said: “ The history of began to decline in the winter of 1886- strikes may be stated in one word, suc 87, and through the mistakes of the cess. It is true that in a few spots the leaders of the order, on the very quo* inemlJers of the unions have not been tion o f trades unionism, before the be able to secure all their demands, bui ginning o f the year 1888 the Knights such Instances are not very numerous. of Labor had lost so heavily in mem We hear of strikes that are successful, bership and influence that it became strikes that are partial failures and only a question o f time until Its short strikes that are complete failures, blit lived supremacy in the American labor little note or mention Is made o f the movement would be at an end. I do shorter hours nnd increased wages con not mean by this that the Knights of ceded to our members without strikes Labor ceased to be an organization of or lockouts.” Influence, but that its membership wns All. there is the brightest page in the disastrously depleted and that because ’ ¡story of the union movement, the o f Its blunders the opportunity came to victories that are won without a battle. the American Federation o f Labor to Here we find the irrefutable evidence make of itself the great American la of tlie value of organization, at least to bor organization. the workingmen. This Is the principle The rapid and substantial growth of recognized by nations the best way to the American Federation o f Lnlior dur prevent war is to be ready to fight at ing the past six years has been the all times—and when all branches of la marvel o f the industrial world. Some bor are thoroughly organized we will of the statistics of those six years, os enjoy that era o f no more strikes which gleaned from the official reports and Colonel W right thought he saw so from interviews with Secretary Frank many years—no man can tell how many Morrison, urc Interesting and instruc years—in advance of Its arrival. five. 'Die membership of the federa- j No one clnlms thnt lnbor organiza tion consists of international trades tions are perfect. There is still much unions, central labor unions and trades for them to learn. They are, however, assemblies, state branches and local keeping fairly well abreast o f the times. trade and federal labor unions. The There I ih s been much ado recently, following figures will show the In particularly in New York, over what crease in the various departments of Is called “ graft” In union leadership. the federation during the past six Certain walking delegates have been years: charged with bribing employers, o f ex International unions—1897, 55; 1903. acting the payment of large sums of 110. Central bodies—1897, 51; 1903. 573 money to themselves by the misuse of State branches—1897, 10; 1903, 28. Lo power reposed in them by their organ cal trade and federal labor unions— izations. Of course the enemies of un 1897, 444; 1903, 2.214. Totals—1897. ions have found tliosp charged guilty 500; 1903. 2.925. without trial, nnd some have gone so The following figures show the aver- j far as to condemn the whole labor age total paid membership for the past movement as a game o f “ graft." In seven years: In 1897, 265,000; 1898. j two or three cases the unions have 279.000; 1899. 350,400; 1900, 550,300; j gone upon record as believers o f the 1901, 789,500; 1902. 1,025.300; 1903, bribery charges, hut the unions of 1,457.593. which the suspected men are members In 1897 the Income of the federation , have continued to honor their walking for the entire year was $18,600. Dur- ! delegates nnd In every manner hitve Ing the first nine months o f the present given evidence thnt they do not believe fiscal year the income amounted to j the charges that have been made. No $173,700.11. union mnn can afford to condone dig Secretary Morrison says: “ There are i honesty in the conduct of organization In the field at the present time thirty affairs, any more than In other matters six paid organizers, who are devoting While It is the duty of every union to all of their time to the work of settling support a member falsely accused es grievances and organizing the unor pecially If the accusation c o iiip s from ganized workers. Besides these we an enemy—It Is no less n duly to free have over 1,100 district organizers. The the organization from tlie bad influence outlook Is satisfactory. The interna of every dishonest man. tional unions are making rapid head Notwithstanding the annoying Inci way. The employers are awakening to dent* like the "grafter" affair In New the fact that rifgnnized labor is truly a York, labor will go steadily marching power, and, fearful o f what Is sure to on nnd In good time will have the or follow—that is, a more pronounced de ganized power and the intelligence to sire for shorter hours and Increased | win It* full due* from the Industrial scales of wages—they are organizing struggle While conditions are some for the purpose of resisting the effort« what Improved over those o f a few of the trades unions. The employers' years ago. there Is still room for much efforts will be futile. The constant improvement, nnd there Is work, and vigilance o f the officers and members hard work, nhend for the lnbor organi o f all the unions affiliated with the zation*. But while we work let ns American Federation o f Labor will keep our hearts hopeful by singing more than offaet the employers' hos with the (>oet: tility. and the great labor movement A Labor day la coming when our starry will steadily march forward." flag shall w ave In the field of strikes organized labor Above a land where fam ine no longer dig* a grave. meets with many more succeaae* than W here money la not master nor a work defeats. Indeed a complete defeat has ingman a slave. F o r th * right la marching on I become one o f the rarest events chron icled in the labor world. I am remind JOS. R. BUCHANAN. j < 3 * Feed and Sale Stable FINEST RIOS BEST HORSE See our adv. in the T. P. A. Guide KOOD DRIVERS Drummers’ trade our specialty. Our ’Bus meets all trains. Carries U. S. Mall. Baggage and Freight Called for and Delivered. CORNER MAIN A,*D PACIFIC AVE., FORE8T GROVE B. F. Catching Brick Yard Good Brick at reasonrble prices. Write or call for par ticulars, One mile northwest Forest Grove « » * • « • Southern Pacific Time Card 4 B x. Sunday <6 0 0 7 40 7 8 1 8 8 t » 9 10 10 12 1 2 50 10 15 25 44 63 30 45 00 15 85 05 58 4 20 f f f 4 5 5 5 5 « 6 < • 6 6 6 50 38 43 52 56 10 06 15 21 25 31 36 7 21 7 30 2 D a i ly 7 8 f 8 8 f 8 8 8 8 9 9 f 9 9 10 10 11 |11 ft K*. Sunday »? S» f I 1 f 7 40 I 5 5 5 6 Wd 54 76 r Lv. P O R T L A N D ......... Ar. . . . . Beaverton ................. ....S t . Mary’s ................ . . . .Reedville .................. ---- Witch Hazel ............... ....N e w to n ..................... . . . . Hillsboro .................. ....C orn eliu s .................. ---- Forest Grove ............ ....D illo y ......................... . . . .Gales ......................... . . . .Gaston ....................... ....M cM in n ville .............. ....W h lteso n .................. . . . . Independence .......... Ar. Corvallis ............ Lv. • 08 6 18 ] Y A M I . L L DIVISION. 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Cripple Creek district. ----- Alaska Boundary Commission assembles in London. ----- Sultan on tenth anniver sary of accession declares he desires welfare o f his people. ----- New Rus sian revolution party favors violence. ----- Fourteen thousand troops to go into practice camp at Fort Riley, Kan sas. ----- Jealous Denver woman slays another woman. ----- Rome, N. K „ prisoner fatally injured by falling out o f cot. ----- Montana condemned mur derer suicides. ----- British Columbia government insists its railroads shall emplpy only white labor. Oregon. — Tw o Baker City Infants win prizes at Asbury Park (N. J.) baby parade.----- The Dalles merchants try to stop steamer line rate cu ttin g.----- Eugene prisoner picks jail lock and escapes.----- Douglas county pioneers hold reunion on Indian battlefield.----- Jewish Academy established in Port land. ----- Portland Y. M. C. A. spends $7000 in fixing u p .----- Fourteen cents a pound paid for chittem bark at A1- bany. Base Ball. — Pacific Coast League: Portland 7, Oakland 3; San Francisco 10, Sacramento 7; Los Angeles 12, Saettle 6. Pacific National League: Butte 18, Salt Lake 9; Seattle 6, Spo kane 0. M rs . G eo . S loan . 9 30 . .8 40 f 8 32 8 26 8 22 f 8 13 1 8 >• g ti ‘‘ s “ S 7 06 Í (L igh t face figures denote A. M.; dark face figures denote P. M. f Stops signal. ! W ill carry passengers hold Ing Supt. permit only. »Daily.) W. E. COMAN, General Passenger Agent. Portland, Oregon. to ■ LOCAL AGENT8. Beaverton . . . . ........... F. W. Cady Dllley .................. ... A. S Briggs R e e d v ille ....... .............. J, B. Imlay Gaston ................ H ills b o ro ....... ... H R. Connaway Tualatin .............. ......... C. A. Krea Corne.’ ! * * ....... ...........D. J. Barrett Sherwood ............ Forest G r o v e ....... . . . . N. L. Atkins T. N Cornelius A. R. Cornelius Special Attention to Commercial Travelers’ Patronage. Good Servi e, Fair Treatment and Moderate Rates Cornelius <5c Son 1 Successors to DcNamar & Cornelius) Proprietor« Fashion Livery, Feed and Sale Stable Wagonette to and from all trains. Special conveyances over the Wilson River Route to Tillam >ok at any and all times. * * T » lv p b o i»« s Forest Grove, Oregon