The Oklahoma Labor Unit (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 25, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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OKLAHOMA LABOR UNIT
LABOR PAPER AS ADVERTISING
MEDIUM
__ clean. < ns^rvativ** Independent
non-partisan ,or Printers" Ink, the rfcognliwl authoi
Peifiebed ev«?r> Saturday b the jl> ' " ,ulw"M' 1 ,x.
LABOR UNIT PUBLISHING CO (Inc.) IH\t-M I l at lull < H t *<ut J • *> *
*oi 2-3 state nm on.ii BanK Bidg. \ labor paper is a far better udwr
PH°nM BcVsler4' tlfting medium than au ordinary news
Editor and Manager.
ret and protection of the courts and
hisle. It disarms op|* sition and
<1 tiers prejudice.
Collect* graduates are not common
in the labor union, yei !here is con
tained uiuihik the rank and file .<
native and oftentimes undeveloped
paper in comparison with circulation, natural ability of which statesmen are
The A labor paper, for example, having niatur* d
11,000 subscribers is of more value to j
, the busuuss man who advertises in Lord l ecies paid the customary
ltci!lnnsY'.'ui".'.f 1' than ... ordinary pap.'. «ltb IS.W" ti ' • at the marriage license bureau
ti. i'ap«•• an<l should invarlabu l e a. subscribers." for the privilege of marrying Miss
(Address all communications
Oklahoma Lab« r I nit.)
pap<
oinj'aniea
the writer,
but f««r il i
a Kiiirantc
c«1i t«
..variab!, .
....... and a<Mr '
♦-.-■smily f.-r publication
's inf<Ttnalh-n an«1 a*
«*! faith '
tub* i ibers."
DON'T SCAB ON YOURSELF
ror the privilege of marrying Miss
Could Chances are that's about th*
heat investment he ever made in his
whole life.
eutwrlbere will confer a great fav
if th«> will pi mptly notify tnc
.ffh of an\ fiillurv «>r
delivery « f th lr ai er
Kntered at the —
honiu. jw'StolBc© an aet.-nd •
under the act of March 3. 1879.
Kvery effort should be made by the
• i union men of Oklahoma I'ity to
Irregularity in the - •
SrBSniirTION (payable
On© year
Fix months
Three montha
union me., oi uwanoma iu « Jd clovernor BaMwin. of p Connect1-
t. ml (be xale of union labeled goods. cut. [« looking 'han:>!> after state t
When you enter an establishment to |)endlture . But lie still btlleves a
iklahuniA city, okia make a purchase and tlie merchaoi dollar a day is enough for a woikliu
does not handle the article you aut. man. and that lace curtains in «
ask him why he does not put iu a worker a house are a crime.
, - ii UbK llllll «U nr u « « ««v i I'"1 "
payable In mivan.i union labeled line of goods. Several
" advertisers in the 1 nit are now , arry Are we to have an election j
UIK good lines of union made goods. sprint No one seems to know at this
\\ heii purchasing from our Ir.ends time under what form wewlll hold,
just say "I see you are advertising he e ectlon. if one is to be held. The
iu the I'nlt." I. Will d.. us worlds of sparring .natch has gone sever.il
Regular contract and flat rates for ad-
verting on application
v*"V
A oc1!! COUNCIL
r ' - n a nrr I UrMlUi i
t; T R ADEo 11 flRF1
good.
MINERS SUPPORT MITCHELL
John Mitchell of the National Civic
Kederation has been given assurances
■ f support by thousands of mine work
ere <>f the Pennsylvania anthracite , tv
neld. Big mass meetings were held in
various religions on Feb. 11* and at
these leaders of the mine workers and
rounds, and no derision given.
Birmingham Typographical Union
No. 1 «'4 will celebrate its twenty-flftl
(■*•.{<1 n *• Vnno Th*
anniversary on Friday, June 23. The
Birmingham Union is composed of a
lively bunch, and the Union's silver
anniversary will he celebrated in
STUNG AGAIN
vAfter all it is the trade union move-
these leaders of the mine workers and nu.nt wj,j, \x gives sucor to body and
others voiced their indignation oyer inin(j t^en why not become part of it
the passing of the resolution at the aH(j 4jevej0p vour body and expand
rei-ent convention dedariug toat up menlaj facilities0 The worker
Mitchell must either h ave the union m>f(Jg both hi8 battles against cor
or gi c up his membership In the Uvh a(e Kreed._cinclnnatl Chronicle
. . federation. At each of the meetings
We notice at the head of the eiiitoi re80iu,i0ng were passed condemning
iai column in las. weeks issue of the delegates who \otel against
Fort Smith Union Sentinel where the
editor of that papei
by an advertising gratt*
of Wm. Sturgis Stu .
sting the advertising manager of .he
I'nlt but we discovered his (ricks, in
"me to check him There Is one rea«,n if no other w h>
grafters, and se«> that they have proper burtDjw men especially merchants, I
laau** >i ine . i.m„, i Another case of employes being dis
Sentinel where the the delega!e|i ul,.° \otel * charged when desirous of joining a
nr hali heen stunk M^hell and expressing the conttdence un|on ig -n the #tee, town of Gary
ratt -r bv the name of !he anthrai'i,e m®nt.ln ^ornle, ind There the employes in the mills
Sfurcis tried to na,ional president of the union work 12 hours a day and draw the
, sum of to $1.60 per day. Gary
MERCHANTS AND UNIONS.
sum of $1.35 to $t.«o per day. Gary
is now the storm center of the steel
trust's war on union labor.
credentials before
with such people
hey have proper business men, especially mercnauu.i Merchants In this city are advei
making contra, ts should favor union labor in preference Using union made goods where a year
to cheap non-union labor, and thut au(] a half ago I. was an uncommon
, Hu. u.mp muni reason Is that if labor is poorly paid lh|nK se<> So much for the boos-
Anou.er ^Idatonc th. wage earner will have no money ,ng of the ,abel. Advertising ur-
time put on some Wuteups for the to spend with the merchant Kvery doubtedly pays, and the columns of.
Itnu This man is nol reliable ... an> business man knows If he stops to ,his paper will reach all readers who
way and publishers of labor papers, as think that the retail house depends „ur,.hiisp union made goods.
';Y 1 „.u -hnnld hew a re • Ul>on the wage-earners for per cent
*® ' " Stoner h.is not been in of their trade. If he had to depend An ariress in Tulsa caused quite
f™ '".'.in,-' „f this i.iner for osei ii upon the trade of the rich for his sup- commotion in that city last week when
the en.i I . P iI i„ port the retail merchant «ould stand s)le appeared on the streets wearing
^ the M.w inii thai a small chance of succeeding If the ;l -huVem gVirt." The most sensible!
lime A.1T business done with htm in working l>eople are prosperous the slyie of wearing apparel which has
!i „ ,1 iriiier we cannot be merchant .hrives from his trade, and t)pen sprung on the people of Okla
responsible for This paper has onl> when the workingman's wages are cut !lnma city this spring is the hat that ■
1T„ .Hvenlaina at the nreaeni down it takes just that much cash be folded and lucked away under
OmeoutsHie of .^ .nanageme'nt ana from the tile of the bus,..ess man and ,me-s ann. Ore., for crowded ele.
hi< work is confined to Oklahoma City, just that much comfort fiom the cot lo,.g
his worn IS conuueu ' tage nreside. Is not that sufficient —
, ... T1 , u reason why the business men in this
"The seller sets the price. country should support and encourage
.rue in everything except labor, ami (he 'ai magge, ()f (,rKa,li7.ed labor?
where labor is strong enough to di Thp union raeu ln (his country are not
maud a price some would have us b< hHl||1 Qr aeaf tha, „u>v llo uot
lleve that an outrage had bee" ion kn^ the(r frl,,ndp They know the
muted when that price is demanded M,n|jmcnt alld attitude of ever> busi
Why should not the seller of labor. prominence, and a
lAs long as we can Obtain
Electric Power Under No
Consideration Would We
Return to Using Our Old
Gasoline Engine Outfit
declares the American Machine Company, a successful Oklahoma
corjioration manufacturing broom corn machinery.
This company now operates its machine shops by electric motors,
which. President J. M. Courtney states, have never given any
trouble and are always to be relied upon.
"The Service,', writes Mr. Courtney to the local central station
company, "has been so very efficient and reliable that we feel we
should tell you of it, in order that you may induce other plants of
similar nature to use electric motor service."
Ask the New Business department to investigate YOUR power
needs.
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
OKLAHOMA CITY
« I
THE OBSERVER
iHy Oily Swilson I
The rooters are already beginnii ■;
Why should not the seller of labor. ^ man Qf anj proniinen(e allli a
the only commodity he baa for sale carelegs or slighting remark made
be allowed to demand the p ■ against organized labor linds its way prac.t|ce baseball dope
why should not the worker either in (nio )he mPctlng placl, of ,he tolling
dlvidually or ocllecti^* . . masses as fast as one spoken in its ti -mi rn>. flr^arma nnr
lo refuse the price offered to him for
his labor by those who are in the; .
market for it? Volumes have been
written on this subject, but the funda-
mental principle will never he over-
thrown International Steam Kng.
neer.
It has been said thai unionism and
anarchy travel hand in hand, but they
are so far removed from each other
today as heaven is from the last rest-
ing place of the man who deserted his
union. Union men.today are the bone
$1,700 for firearms and not a shot
tired How sad for the taxpayers.
Somebody has
journment. that
was hobbled.
remarked, aince ad-
the last lrg.*:.ture
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR MAYOR.
charer | hereby announce myself a candi-
tbe Republican
some
^eenis as
framers believe they are tbc only i>eb- uate for Mayor on
The Werner company, for several
and justice, and the.
man
proddin'.
1 hereby announce myself a candi- j
date for Commissioner of Public
Safety on the Democratic ticket, sub- I
ject to the action of the primary, I
April 11.
J. T. H1GHLEY
DR. J. E. DEAN
Dentist
Special Favors Shown Union Men
513-514 State Nat'l Bank Bidg.
Office Phone 4100. OklahomaCity.Okla
j l .iie«ui v " ' «. 1
subject to action of primary. INITIATIVE. REFERENDUM
11 RECALL.
JAS S. TWYFORD.
went on a non-union basts, it a> hood resist oppression front tlios
valued at $S.OOO,OVO. ^he who would sap from then., drop by j, wou|d be too bad to do anything
buying the plant paid |Li. .OOt) tor drop, the means of support for their di-.mirage matrimoav. but the tele-
a few days ago An instance where w|ve# and children.-A. R. Wytll In -
a fight with organized labor has ran American Federationist.
money. It is not known whether the
new company will run under union or
non-union conditions.
He wanted
The workers wwho live In district;. else,
in which working class dailies cii ne w anted a good one. you know ;
HE DUG.
if nnrti. Here Is an explanation of the now j Dr. ALBERT G. DENNIS
nitlative, referendum and re- rninAntiimr
date for Mayor on the Democratic ^ about wWch we
are hearing so | CHIROPRACTIC
ticket under commission form of gov- mu(?h lhege dayg Mr Man goes
ernment. subject to action ot prima . . jlome an<j aun0unces that he is going
April 11. „ * '— -
DAN V. LACKE\.
down town after supper to meet
t« • . _! man. That's the initiative. The lady
phone authorities should raise tJMI _ _ ' Ar uf the house says: "Are you?" in that
rates of "spoon> talk over the phone. COMMISSIONER *Nn FINANCE ascending voice, which seems to walk
over the tops of his nerves. That's
If 1 was a policeman Id ask to be i-andi- the referendum. Then Mr. Man sits
J^T. "He everyone -at^n^ of^ten- ^ down and ^eads the paper Thafs the
* . r . v. j u. . v.anrt Finance on the l>cr
ston building, since that precedent da^e„forQn^0m™^°^rm ®ratic ticket recall.—Rockford. 111., Star
in which working class dailies o, lle wanted a goon one. you Know, ^as already bee, established by -he and .Vth-
culate should read them in preference where his clothes would not soil and snenn s .one. action of the primary, April 11. It requires a great deal of tact on
to the sheets published in the interest his hands would keep clean. JACK MASSEV the part of a woman to keep her hus-
of our enemies. Those who are un- And his salary mustn't be low. John Hubatka didn't get as muohj band thinking he is having his own
able io secure the daliles should sub
scribe for the weeklies and so
Treats all Acute and Chronic Disorders
Without Medicine.
Calls Answered Promptly.' ,904 W Gr d
un- And his salary mustn't be low. John Hubatka didn't get as much —-
sub He asked for a pen. but they gave l.iin advertising out of the de, y s. • 'if COMMISSIONER OF
help I a spade. stunt as he should have had. He: |
.. spade.
To'sustain and build up a real labor And he half turned away with
press which will publish the truth. shrug.
the whole truth, and nothing but the But ho altered his mind and. seizing
stunt as he should have had. He
should be hailed as one of :l.e fe..
less and aggressive leaders.
me wuuic — ,
truth of the struggle between work
men, beggarmen and thieves I aint-
er and Decorator.
PUBLIC WORKS i
1 herebv unnounce myself a candi-
date for the position of Commissioner
, of Public Works, subject to the action
We Do" is a real slogan ii u^eii of the Republican primary-, April 11.
,,, , . . aione the right lines. When "We Do" WILL R WALTt.K
He worked with a will .hat is bound frogh organiled labor the — 1
to succeed. effectiveness of the two little words I hereby announce myself as a can i
And the months and the years went wasted on the desert rii. Ididate for Commissioner of Public
along.
the spade—he dug!
In a lengthy circular sent out by And the months and the years w^nt 1 %Ta ted on the desert fir. ididate for Commissioner of Publicly
the Ameruan Federation >'t Labor,' U0D|. Works, subject to the action of the ^
Secretarv Morrison urges all railway; I he WMJ it was rough and the labor . Demtxratic primary. April U. ^
ooelal clerks to form lemporarv or- was hard. The labor problem is how to keep JOHN S. ALEXANDER. L
vanVia.ions elect ollicers and make | Hut his heart he kept tilled w nh a . thc working people liappy wm.out +
hnnlic-ition' for a charter. Mr MOT ong paying them enough to live on. Many , herebv announce myself a candi- U
rison sivs prompi . o-opcra.ion on the, Sonic jeered him and sneered at the. siik-8tocking economists may see - commissioner of PubllcU
iiari o(.he i">sta 1 clerks will mean task, but he plugged I themselves ln this looking glas.. g^b]ect to ,he action of theL,
the organi«ition of all the railway! Just as hard as ho e\ er could plug Republican primary. April 11 «
Suras.A. J•—"-"ar.tc.mi: «--t->-«-«- •- «•«"- I*
•lie bartering of a seat in the I nited
++++++++++++++++++
within ninety days.
KUlli IMU*W " lilt- unutiiuf, "" " ""
, ii 11^1 States senate bv those who had that \jr. \V. C. B!
Andrew Gallagher, for three jears rhe day camie at last w .en i ie. i. tremendous privilege. "the ballot": his candidacy
nateur heavvweiBfc. champion of Anrt '°Vhim a ten in its place doesn't seem to be such a deslrab.e Public Works
e Pacific coast, is a candidate ^nfe ", was'sv^et to <>-i..g af.er all ,o be_ held A;
Burke w ishes to announce 4,
for Commissioner of 4.
_ at the primary election +
10" be held April 11. 19U. v
Owing to press of busiuesh .1. iiis +
And rictolTSlOne on his face. , Beware. Mr. Vnion Voier. you canvass J
We can't always gel what we hope find many candidates announcing lio|unable^^o make a pe
for at first.
Success cuts many queer jigs. j 01 muoi. ..nv. ,-----
Bu- one thing is sure- a man will sue pression will be enforced than .^ver ' ——-j |ONER OF I
ceed- if he digs before in the history of Oklahoma COMMISSIONER^^ property
—Louis 1-. lhayer. t i-y. ^ hereby announce myself as a can-j
Why don't William Howard Taftj One thing sure, Abe Steinbe: ger ] didate^for Commissioner of 1 ubllc
?hmea,epacific-coa.-tris a candidate w^s^ol^ all
for mayor of San Francisco at the ' "
election next September, t.allagher
laid aside the gloves about six years
ago and took up the labor movement.
He is a photo-engraver and secretary
of the San Francisco labor council.
Gallagher has a great following in
labor's ranks and has an excellent
chance to win.
Its Policies Protect
Your Income When Sick or H.irt. A&
R. L. IRWIN, City Mgr.
4. 222 Basxtt Building. 115 1-2 Nortk BcoaJwty
find mnnv candidates announcing who unable to ma*e a pers 'tTIT .vvr,ie u# a TCW l,nes- + Phone 562
• Oklahoma City, Okla.
I. I I I j u 11 ) I I 1 n I 1 i 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 111 I . J I 11 111 rr
WRITE A FEW LINES. +
+
The Labor Unk is always 4*
glad to receive from the secre- +
taries of the various unions in +
Oklahoma news items and per- +
sonals. If any Union will se- +
lect a correspondent and notl- +
fy the Unit, publicity will be *
given to items. It is impos- +
sible for a reporter to attend +
all of the thirty or forty meet- +
ings each week, even if he +
could be admitted. List of 4*
new officers, return of mem- +
bers from travels, actions and +
resolutions concerning live +
matters will be given space. +
Not being qualified mind read- +
ers the members of the Labor +
Unit staff cannot give the news +
unless they are told it, and 4*
they sometimes forget then.
Write us a few lines.
Continental
Casualty Company
CHICAGO
H G. B. Al^xaixlrr. Prr«klrn«
The GREATEST
Health and Accident Insurance Company
in the World
Only One Operating in Every State
and Territory
"EVERY TIME the CLOCK TICKS
Every Working Hour
IT PAYS
\ Dime to Somebody, Somewhere
Who is Sick or Hurt"
MORE THAN $1,MO.900 A YPAR
> n> uuii i niuiniu • m uuf thing sure, Abe bteinbergei prrmpr.v on Democratic ticket
Jokers have been discovered in the head the troops in Mexico? We don't hadn't tested the public pulse wlien .* . • action of primary April I
bill to be submitted to the people of care which side he chooses. he wrote that screed about the street | •
this state to amend section 9 of article car strike which appeared in Sunday's 11
lb B i ate iu ~ "
which organized labor has been jhe merchants of our city would be
fighting to preserve. The coming jn a tetter position to handle their
election on the amendment will be the unj0n customers it they would put in
'hird time it has been put up to the a i8rper nne 0f labeled articles.
people. The interests have failed to
kill the effect of It on the two former ]f
Oklahoman. He should have inter
viewed all parties before expressing
himself so forcibly.
MONT R POWELL.
Bob Parman will be a candidate for
Commissioner of Public Property, sub-.
ject to action of Republican primary.
In the eyes of some people an lion ' — " J- *— ..r>_i_«. I
WHthe effect oinTon the two former If you are thinking about that In the eyes of tome people an w- Apri| 11. 1911. He stands for "Drink j
occasions, and we predict a third de- 5prinp 8uit Uont forget about that; est workingman has about as^ much able water t a less price ,
fea, for "Big Business ' Uttte label sewed on the Inside of ,he I r^ine dog wo«M COMMISSIONER Of
Advertiser |a fhaf(np an asbe8,„8 t PUBLIC SAFETY
through hell I hereby announce myself a candi
pockets of each garment.
Merchants who want to get their in the Unit have them on display,
advertisements in the hands of union — - - "
men in this ci^ ^ill get results by Hugh Mct.regor. the first be. retarj
using the columns of the t'nii. I'nion of the American Federation of ^abor.
ii st n« the columns of the I'nlt. Union of the American federation oi uaoor. A strike for the purpose of union-
men look for union news in the I'nit. died recently on his farm in Maryland zing a shop is illegal, says tht Mas-
and why should they not note, the ad He was an active worker in the la- sachusetts supreme court Why not
veitisi ments in the same columns bor movement for forty years. >av it s illegal for labor to aspire to
When you want to reach farmers you , , l««ter conditions-shorter hours and
advertise In the farm papers The I The union label— the insignia of in , more pay—and be done with it.
argument should be convincing |dustrial decency. It commands the re! That's about the size of It.
date for Commissioner of Public Safe-1
ty on the Republican ticket, subject to
the action of the primary, April 11.
Believe city affairs should be conduct-
ed on lines dictated by common hon-
esty. a regard for decency and by the
exercise of horse sense. I
HKNR1 CROSBY 11#
Marshall-Harper Co.
Succcaors to ]. //. Mml tail Cx
Funeral Dlrtctors and iunbalmers
Private Ambulance
120 North $roadway
'Phon*j 900 and 1836
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