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PORTLAND LABOR PRESS Page three — state for about a month, and TVpDf.RAPHICAL UNION i in will this shortly return to his home town, Soldiers Home at Orting. Wash., has officer« elected and other matter, been seriously ill with lung trouble, j pertaining U the league will be dis- Ucil Ne. H . * if) p O G»Uup, SecnUol. < By A U luedau ber. » Frank Greene of the Oregonian fears having been held that he would cussed, incluting schedule of games American Federetien e( M nsiciani. not survive, but latest reports are and boi* ling nights. The meeting will Mu:,n«,rt.ah Typographical Union is away on a short outing trip. H eaiiuuertrr, and Secretar?'« Office. 12S’*a The August number of the journal Charles W. Stewart came to Port- that he is out of danger and rapidly be called to order at 5:20 p. m. :ts regular monthly meeting W. W. holmes has been extremely arrived the first of the week. A rumor is being circa- land last Tuesday with a San Rafael, recovering. (BY BVENS FOWKLL. COKBMFONDKNT) Ijoinorr0* Cal., card. Clifford Anderson, the brilliant busy in organizing the Job Printers’ session is to be post- M that the The Journal is getting more inter- M eelini September I. 1915. C. J. Campbell deposited a San young pitcher of the victorious Laboi ' Duckpin Ix-ague, and arrangements account of Labor Day, but I pone<i esting every issue, and if you fail Transfers: J. Dallas Gilmore and Francisco traveling card last Satur- Press team in the Printers Baseball have been perfected. The league will ' U„rk in all the job and newspaper day. and returned to the same city League, is spv. Hng a month in bowl Thursday nights, at the Oregon to get a copy, get' in touch with Ernesto Claudio accepted. Cottage Grove with relatives. alleys, and the teams will consist of Secre’ try Weisenborn, as he has a Resignation: J. E. Owen as del ,, ninues dull, but there is some five days later. ’’ • t it will soon be better. John Betz, who has been in the job George Ncher of this Union, first Glass A- Prudhomme, Portland Lino- few copies left. egate to Theatrical Federation ac P A Hickey, of the Oregon- department of the Aberdeen, Wash., baseman of the late Labor Press team typing Co., American Typefounders cepted. Members of Local No. 90 are glad World, for the last two years, re- of the Printers League, hus accepted Co., Portland Printing House, Irwin- Resignation: 0 . L. Woof in accepted. has returned from a two fl t I“1 i to hear that the Bindery Women’s Permission given Bowker’s Orches ■ visit to the San Francisco turned to Portland last Saturday, a position with the Cathlamet, Wash., Hodson Co. and Sweeney, Varney A L >cal No. 113 have subscribed for the tra to play for benefit dance October , tttich he pronounces as having and intends to make Portland his News, und thus is lost to Portland Straub Seventy-five games will oe I abor Pi ess, und each member will 4, for lady members of Fraternal , events ' backed off the home. Mr. Betz is an old resident of printer-sports another good ball bowled, commencing October 7 und receive a copy each week. With- Urotherhood( family ifi in dire Portland. player. ending March 30 next. The club has ar, sire, illumination and gen- Guy McGreer and family, who went .Thomas F. Crowley, of Cincinnati, decided not to give money prizes, and out doubt we will be favored with necessity, credit for same to be given „ •* ignilicence. Mr. Hickey saw writeups from their local, through the AMOciation. n\ ,i Portland printers while in to Seattle last week, have returned to delegate to St. Ixiuis convention; I. |B suggestion that a banquet be given their official lady correspondent. Secretary is instructed to ask Cen- P li.. City, among them being P. Portland. Mr. McGeer has severed T. U. delegate to the World's Typo- at the end of the season has met his connection with the Oregonian graphical Congress at Paris, 1889; ; with approval of several members, There is quite a bit of enthusi-Itnil 1-abor Council to take action M,'ulley, Al Moore, “Casey” delegate to Milwaukee convention, A four or six-team newspaper asm shown amongst the Bowlers of «gainst management of Gresham fair p'Rouike, Charles Dixon, Robert and is showing up on the Journal. A. F. Moore of Denver, Salt Ijike, 1900; trustee of Union Printers Home bowling league is in process of for- Ixical 90. Captain Adwen wants it who are employing non-union niu- . William Riley. Walter Vaughn L„1 William Bell, of the Linotype Portland, Seattle and Juneau, Alaska, 1903-1910, and delegate to the con- mation and members of the Typo- known that all players of last season »icians. Office is instructed to write letter ««mpany. All the printers inter- is again in Portland and is working vention this year at Los Angeles, graphical Union wishing to be in- and also others who desire to be ,i there are unanimous in de* on the Oregonian. Mr. Moore was was in Portland last week and intro- eluded can leave their names at this placed for the coming events on the t0 Secretary Stack of C. L. C. asking ilsrini ’he proposed 1. T. U. six- president of the Seattle Typograph-Iduced his celebrated handshake to office. There is little doubt that a alleys should attend the bowler's, {K«t body to refute statements made ¿,v ¡aw as very undesirable. San ical union last year and delegute from 'many members of No. 58. Mr. Crow- live league will be organized, and meeting of the Allied Printing Trades in Oregonian of August *28-29 regard i Duck Pin League, to be held at the ing Musicians. franc: -co union had this provision that union to the I. T. U. con' < ition ley was with Charles E. Mayers, and another good season is anticipated. Communication from Ladies Band headquarters, 300 was returning to Cincinnati via the Charles Howard and wife. D. O. t Typographical > upon them by arbitration at San Francisco three years ago. H. W. Draper came to Portland a Canadian Rockies. Gallup and family, and O. W. Athe.v. Oregonian Building, at 5:15 Wednes asking for more time on their in >)U: a year ago. Mr. Hickey says itiation is read and referred to next Harry Hurd of Salem, for some wife and daughter are still camping day evening. Sept. 8. U p h. a good time, and advises all week ago with a San Francisco card and is working on the Oregonian. time a member of Portland union, at Columbia Beach. John Daly was «ho can do so to see the fair. No doubt you have familiarized General Meeting. Bills {or *60'50 "‘ud and ord‘“red George Lathrow, who has been laid ' deposited a traveling card in Port- compelled to move into town this yourself with the different “Union ••J:,. k” Palmer, of the Oregonian Mr. Hurd was week owing to the illness of his wife, Labels'* that appear in the Labor' P*id. fhsp«.. has returned from a vaca- up for several weeks^with a broken land local yesterday. Three Portland bands are engaged shoulder, is rapidly recovering and president of Capitol City Union. Floyd Bushnell, linotype operator Press. The Bookbinders Label has .„„i tr.p to Barview. town fairs this month, jo. Stivers of the Oregonian day expects to be able to resume work in | Car, E Johnson of the Journal and member of the Butte Typograph appeared in but a few issues, but ^or out nevertheless there has been several f’ercy A. Campbell and band are ical Union, who was called to Ilwaco, . ft for San Francisco and the a short time. chapel left Friday on a visit to his Astoria Regetta; A. De fur ast Sunday, and will be gone Guy G. McCormic of the Journal ojd j,0,ne ¡n Castle Rock, Wash., and "ash.. recently by the death of his inquiries made regarding the label. *da^"*n* has returned from an outing. wj,| absent for two weeks. father, is in Portland with his family, Local No. 90 and No. 113 always Ca*,iro and band Pla> the Walla »bout two weeks. H. M. Condict, delegate to the I. Oscar M. Milhollan, here with a 1 and *' considering a business deal was and always will be in favor of Walla fair, Sept. 13th to 20th; and U. i Clinton, Northwest represen* titivi of the Intertype Company, was T. U. convention recently held in I-°s ; ¿¡po^ane traveling card, left last that may make him a permanent citi- the Allied Label, but the Bookbinders i E McElro>' reports he has been en- Francis«.«, and the zen of this city. union label reaches a different field ®’a*'ed to furn*8h his band of 31 men hi adquarters Thursday anil re- Angeles, was in Portland Wednesday night for Piceil his traveling card. Mr. Clinton and paid this office a visit, but un- s«,utb. M-. Milhollan was last in ’Vill J. Behr, of the H. C. Browne of work that the Allied cannot reach. to play at the State Eair’ ^ P 1' 27th recently returned from the south fortunately in the absence of the Portland in November and December, Co., is laid up with a fractured arm, That is work that only goes through to ^ ct' 2d- the result of an accident with the the bindery and which is only done ern coast towns and reports the sale secretary, so all we saw of him was 1907 by bindery women and bookbinders, LAN WORKERS WIN STRIKE if several machines. his visiting card. A. y (“Al”) Endres, of the Ore- starting mechanism of his auto. •'Patsy” Blair hus returned from a Harry C. Libby and J. H. Berry, gonian chapel, leaves tonight for St. Floyd C. Loomis, Jack King and El- such as county records, loose leaf Organization made it possible for ‘ wit to the seashore. who with their families have been Paul to rejoin his family, which has mer Wickham have returned from a binders, stock books and all work employes of the Wheeling Can com 1 H. Barry, for many years a spending their vacation time at A lsea,' been in that city for the past month (two weeks' hunting and fishing trip that does not enter a composing room pany of Wheeling, W. Va., to win a prtirinent member of Multnomah near Newport, Ore., will return today, visiting relatives. Mr. Endres will to the Mackenzie River, and have or pressroom. Typographical Union, and for several Mr. Libby had the misfortune to fall be absent a month, and will return plenty of fish stories, even if they ' C. W. Prosse has left for Van three-weeks’ strike, secure recognition years past Northwest representative over a cliff, suffering a severe injury via Denver and other Colorado towns, have no fish. They report an enjoy- couver, B. C. He was a wee bit as unionists and improve working conditions. The company agrees to '(f the Keystone Typefounders Com to his back, but a doctor who w a s! including the Union Printers Home able time. lonesome, and no doubt by now has pany, has resigned his position with fortunately within easy reach, stated i at Colorado Springs, where he will Felix Mitchell of the Journal has ac- i his feet under the family table and is meet greviance committees and fur ther agrees that those workers who that concern and is now superin- there were no internal injuries and i see “Rusty” Smith, an old friend quired Forditis and expects to survive enjoying three meals a day. are lait employed shall be laid off ¡endent of the job department of the he is not expected to be laid up any ' and member of the same chapel with and even get some enjoyment out of Wm. H. Augestein (alias “Heine") (Oakland Tribune, at a handsome great length of time. I Mr. Endres. it. The malady has reached the acute recently from Spokane, but originally first during slack times. AH employes I salary. Charles E. Mayers, of Cincinnati I A meeting will be held at room 300 or buying stage and he actually has from Milwaukee, “Germany,” depos are reinstated without prejudice. Bert Morden, “ Buck” Harbaugh and Typographical Union, ex-delegate to Oregonian Building to perfect the or- it. ited his credentials and is finishing BRASS MOLDERS WIN George Reynolds, all of the Ore- the Providence convention, and repre ganization of the Allied Printing Frank C. Simmons of the Journal at Davis & Holman Bindery. Werner fonian, returned Wednesday evening senting the Typographical Review, Trades Duckpin Bowling League, and lr»»<ie a trip to Newport last week, Alplanalp is showing “Heine” the Nearly a score of brass molding from an outing at Newport. published ip Cincinnati, visited this teams are sure to be entered from Chester V. Becksted and W. H. sights of Portland and one of the shops in Cleveland, Ohio, have agreed E. S. Safford of Denver Typo office last week, on his way home the Pressmen, Stereotypers, Photo- Duckworth of the Journal are still in most interesting places to “Heine” ' to a $3.50 minimum wage and a $4.25 graphical Union is visiting points in from the Los Angeles convention Engravers, Bookbinders, Web Press- Southern California, both being on was where they serve an unlimited i minimum for piece work. President Oregon, and arrived in Portland Henry C. Hill, a member of this | men and Typographical Unions, auto tours, Mr. BecksuJ being last amount of Sauer Kraut, three times j Valentine, of the International Mold- hursday from Eugene. He has been Union for many years, now in the j Working rules are to be agreed upon, heard from at Tia Juana, Mexico. a day. "Nicht var Heine." ! era* union, assisted in the negotiations. BOOKBINDERS’ UNION K'isicians Mutual Association Labor Press Circulation Talk No. 2 BY THE CIRCULATOR Last week I told you how the Unionists were not So the workers can’t blame the editors of the daily knees—inch by inch, slowly but surely cramming down r e a d in g the Labor Press—and how we had determined papers—for handing out to them Bosses’ dope—they have >our throat HIS conditions—HIS mandates?—And were they should.—And this week I am going to show you to do it—to hold their jobs. you ever forced back to work on HIS terms, to work WHY they should—that is part of the campaign.—And Now what did the Bosses’ papers tell you when non with scabs and strike-breakers—to listen to their taunts you who read this are another part of the campaign.—So union musicians were put in the movie houses?—They and jibes? f told you the Union Musicians were ordered out on strike class, attention! # Were you ever on a picket line—battling for wife and You know the Musicians' Union passed a law cover by the Musicians’ Union. Now what were the real facts? kiddies—for your RIGHTS?—And were you then ar ing theatre orchestras—and you know the Musicians in —The Union Musicians in the movies were LOCKED rested by a Bosses’ policeman—and hailed before a three of our theatres were locked out August 15 because OUT by the movie managers—in support of the vaude Bosses’ judge—and thrown into a Bosses’ jail?—Were they refused to work in violation of their Union’s law.— ville houses. you?—And if you have never experienced these joys— The twin brother of the sympathetic strike—the sym aren’t you liable to? And you read in the daily papers all about it—that is, all about it as far as the bosses were concerned.—And pathetic lock-out, was put in effect by the Bosses.—Now And why?—Simply because, dear brother, your fellow according to these accounts the Musicians were unreas the sympathetic strike has been so bitterly condemned workers have listened and are listening to the Siren bong onable, unjust and u n-every thing wrong, weren’t they? by the Bosses and tlieir papers as being un-American of the Boss—because your fellow workers read and are > But you who read the Labor Press knew better, and unjust—they knew the Public would never stand reading only the Bosses’ papers.—Can’t you see this is liidn’t you?—Because the Musicians Union said what for a sympathetic lock-out.—So the daily papers LIED— personal with you?—Get busy, see that ALL your fellow- ftey pleased—how they pleased—and when they pleased and had the magnificent nerve—to tell the Public—the members in YOUR Union read the Labor Press.—If you -in the Labor Press.—Just the same as the bosses «did Musicians had pulled a sympathetic strike. have a friend in another Union who doesn’t take YOUR Now the Union Musicians asked for the support of paper—see that he does. in the daily papers. . Why?—Because the daily papers are owned by the Organized Labor—and were entitled to it—and got it— Right now cut out the attached coupon and send it Bosses— and the Labor Press is owned by the Musicians and have it.—But how in the name of S. Benson—our in. Follow these talks—get busy in your Union.—So and you and all -the Workers.—And the daily papers, King—can the Musicians, or any other Union, get the long. beinx owned by the Bosses are Bosses’ papers—and the FULL support of Labor if Labor reads only the Bosses’ P. S.—The advertising man told me to tell you—he Labor Press, being owned by the Workers is a Workers’ papers?—It can’t be done until Labor reads Labor’s appreciates your co-operation and is glad to know you paper—and the Workers are the boss of the Labor Press paper—the Labor Press. have instructed your family to look up merchants who Were you ever on strike?—Did you ever go to your advertise in the Labor Press. —just as the Bosses are boss of the daily papers.—^-And if ihe editor of the Labor Press was to edit a paper in the Union and through it demand the support of all Organ N. B.—The ad man says it will l>e to your interest to interests of the Bosses—you would FIRE him. And if the ized Labor?—And then as the days grew into weeks read the ad of Geo.*H. McCarthy, Mgr. for McDonald and editor of a daily paper edited a paper in the interests of and the weeks into months, did you ever experience the Collet, Tailors, appearing in the Labor Press. George helpless, hopeless feeling of the Boss forcing you to your furnishes the Union label. the Workers—the Bosses would fire HIM. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------> CO UPO N Rates to Unions: 1 Year 50 Cents ................................................................................. 1915 PORTLAND LABOR PRESS. Room 302, Oregonian Bldg., Phone Main 2938 Circulator: Pleast* mail the LABOR PRESS to Single Subscriptions: 1 Year $ 1 ,6 Months 50c ........................................ Address........................................................................ For.................... Months from date above. field untouched—Congenial work—attractive offer to Unionists—Are you unemployed?—Call on us if you car> make good—Do it now—Use this coupon to practice with. Enclosed $ ................... Sent by............................................................................. 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