The Oklahoma Labor Unit (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 25, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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OKLAHOMA LABOR UNIT I THE OBSERVER
A . ii ■ «i i i i • I
clean. coaMnratlvt, indepM'lw
■oa-part i &n newspaper for
the home
«i«ry bi .
LABOR LNIT PUBLISHING CO_
K)1 2 3 Stata Nat ©nal Bank Bidfl.
Phcne Walnut J114-J.
H. M. CASLE«
Editor a«d Man«o*r
(Ad^btia all eommuaJcaUona io The
Oklahoma Labor I nit
"~~All romiaunjeatK-n* intt ' ' , ' .
tlcati -ti r-hnt i b# arltter «n ■ • .«• •!« •
the ] h *r. <' 1 "
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the *nir- • ' 1
frui f« ' e<i r"s r.' rma n and a>
% |f..ur*r ' ** « f I ? !* '
~~8ubecnb«n will r.fer a pee* fax.-r
If the v w U pr. ' ■ ■ e ! . i e--
DfTn-e of tt4 fajlv. • rre^u.antjr tb*
toil very ff their paper.
Entered t the OfclafcoM City. Okta-
lema, Mofflfe M -e. nd .fit** mAU*
wider th* act of March ft. 1* *
<By Oily j5wii«on.
Poverty isn't a mark of Inferiority
Illiteracy
handicap but not a dis-
•i JBTHIPTION
Oee >ear
Pii n- nth?
Three months
< pajrabis la
a^wance
ti*
Km ar .• r.tract and "at ra:#* for a«2-
vtrtislaf on application
Q RAPES CQuNCjt ^
DOING MUCH GOOD
You r*n'I pursue a crooked path
without '. •*> ins footprint* and. some
linn- .n your life, someone 1* soinp to
incf your course.
And why beholde*t thou the mote
tha" in thy brother's eye. but ron
shlerest not the beam that U In thine
own eje "—Matthew 7: J.
On]\ sincerity command* reaped.
1U- genuine and you'll be generous. If
, ou'tv ai-iiamed of what you are, either
your occupation i* di *racefu] or you
jr.- a diaprace to your occupation.
Vou can do and be anything provid-
<•0 >ou don't compromise with honor
Heal confidence is certain of itself. It
ik clean a# well as keen- too tine utid
mi. .. thins to stoop. Ambition tiles
inch and beyond th>- ran*e of sneer*
..nd ridicule.
Say Mr. Itusiness Man. whose trade
would you rather have, the organized
ork.ntfmen whose wases are from
J ... to Iti.oe per day, or the other
fellows Who have been browbeaten
..nd backed down to |l..r>" or
Wouldn t you rather pay just a lew
more cents in taxes and have double
the volume of money si>ent with you
ti the workers of Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City. Nov 23, 1911.
Mr. Krank Ka\anaugh,
Shawnee. Okla.
At the regular weekl? ineetim? of
the Oklahoma Trades and I.abor Coun-
efl, held Thursday nicht, a communlca-
tion from Krankel Hros.. proprietors
of the Columbia the.iter on C.rand ave
nue. thanking organized labor fur their
loyal support was read. The communi-
cation stated thai if at any time the
management of the theater could be oi I
any service to organized labor in o
lahoma City they would be glad to co-
operate.
The dance committee appointed to
investigate halls in the city with a
view to giving weekly dances, was coil
tinued, and was instructed to report
next Thursday night.
The organization committee madi
,.ii exhaustive report, stating they ha.
, ailed oil several member* of the
. harnber of commerce asking them If
the- would favor a union or an open-
-hop town Some members agreed
with the committee, while others were
emphatic in their attitude against or
-.itiized labor, and would thwart theii
1 lans at every opportunity. The com
irittee is endeavoring to have all the j
state, county and city work done under
union conditions.
John Denny reported the teumiter*
in good condition and more man and
teams being employed dally.
TO PENSION LABORERS.
Boston First City In United States to
Retire City Laborers on Half
Pay After 60 Years of Age.
lloston l"he laborers' pension act
which this city will put into o|e
eration March |. 15*12, is the first in-
stance of a municipality in America
providing retirement with half pay to
its. laborers. There lias been a per-
sistent effort made for years to es-
tablish this pension or a similar one.
Power was conferred by the last lep-
silature to Inaugurate such a law in
That part o( the address oi Tret.)
dent Samuel rtotnpers . f the Amen
can Federation of Labor to the At
lula convention, referring to the la -
bor press of ihe country, and the Boatoo. the salient portions of which
rood that has accrue! ■ ti • oilers 1 M indeed surprised and \er> foMows. ,i, There shall be a
bv the good work by sorrowful that you liave been insuii riltjr, ,)0iir(1 for ,|R. laborers em-
tbe editor* of tl.es. journals, is sotn. • because I rlskea mj re m l)|oy<,d by )he ctty of jl0gton consist-
what oi ■ taWtsn I tat ion a* a prophet, ana ' ' ,,, T >,,. Ma>ci. the auditor and the
yaw* gone by, and is wortl > ti re MM Jj * from ^the treasurer of the city, who shall die-
I*ri: :h. same lor the jH-rusal of the state would jcharge the duties hereby imposed up-
52! ^ J that ion them without additional compensa-
"Tbe labor proas is yearly beeom order. 1 am ,UI™ 1 , that tion. (S) Anv laborer emiiloved by
tag more harmonious in itt aims it* you have gone into mourni g. ■ Boston, who has reached
teaching*, and „i ,:s str.ct trade ut. >o«. wear your mjn«. at Ilalf-mw and ,he v„art,, linii who ha. been
ion policy it is less liable todai thai. Hit. you are now attUDC t.ovI!In the service of the city for a lierlod
ever to drft oil Ml . humbly clothed heen'of not less than H years.tancl Who is
menu- aside from that of trade union ered in ashes, all b"au ' vou | phvsii ally lnc<U>acitated, shall, at his
lam. w hich occasionlly succeed, but necessary for y ou tc s a ' • :re<iuest, and w ith the approval "f the
only for a while, in misleading tbe were mistaken in this . d' ! retirement board, be retired f tom net-
working classes The promotion and Furthermore. 1 am again 1 . . . nd HhaI, rece|ve f0r the re
M ai - « _ nftnr innklnp fine misiaae. ♦lll'l oUIIIH ... ... .... 1 .....,.i<n>
vice, and shall receive for the re-
mainder of his life an annual pension
. .jual to one-half the compensation
w hich he received during the last year
of his service for the city. It shall
be the duty of said board to retire ally-
laborer in the service of Ihe city who
has reached the age of "U years and
has served the city for a period of
not less that) 2". years.'' Fewer than
forty tuttle under Ihe compulsory re
tirement provision, while the total
number eligible to pension is 1
EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS SUCCESS
u.e. ... —. - aul and Minneapo-
lis combined employment was found
for men and 1,691 women. The
at Duluth found
worKine rlUM^ J ne promoTion ana ru *-ucii«
maintenance of tie organizations of after making one mistake, and admit-
wage workers and tht adrancemrat ting tbe corn, that you woold issue a
of our cans, being the chief aim oi <ir i.lat addressed tc me andI with
lalH.r editors the latter, taught by ex stentorian sob and ^pu«mo^ic pnufTle
penence. art todi. tigbUng a clearer attempt t. supplant your f<srmw :halle-
cut trade uniot batth The news lujah by saying I .rao6t(burnbiy take
matter furnished from he headquar tt ai •.•• . 1 e unions o
ters of the American Federatioi of ferr.- 1 understand, withdrew ,i long
Labor has been penerally reprinted while back by rtfusinp to pa> u ,
to a conFiderable extent in the labor all becauee an organizer of ,h^ J ^ '
press of the country. eration advised them to subscribe for
'We renew our recommendation to a labor paper
trade unionists thorough'* to support ] U .11 again risk my reputation as
their local labor pai>er Kver? Indus a prophet that these unions to which
trial center is the better oil for hav- you refer, as refusing to pay dues a ... _The stale free
•* Ml «pi | a| the reasons tpe-| St. JWWl, • • this'citv broke
Zw + ■ up . f another drea« c* ywnr ^
«v«r fHdy to be the defender of tbe moat fertile imagination and that jail records mpn 8 de!
traci* unioiiisth 11 at:' > ' I!l hot-1 1 U4>UU' 1 * *
ttmj Irak 01; v ! • •!•.. . rata at a:.;« ft rj great length, Ipartments, showing a big racrea
claest* The work done lor 'he r«u e ,u be forced to admit ,,ver 191". In St. Pau
of tiie trad unioiip b> a pood labor n^x jt vas < ' > another one of your iis combined employn
paper tan never be fully rejrnid. The migiitket.
labor p^es^ of America :• a <*redit to , ^ .l€, ,,ueer. Frank, that the ♦ mployment otr.
tbe movement. Without ii ednebticn. ji^raph union of this city, ♦ mployment for 1.44".
no: only to trade unionihii. t u- w itl mkei| ai.y ration what- eUrtn
. ' ' .. .Ml.t (.ne of vour hal- INDEPENDENT PLUMBING SHOP,
aocia! reform. M ' . iaj cnuiart-. because 1 infer from The Independent Plumbing Shop
VI*-■ . •_ • - ■; ♦•H'mI Jor huf'uess at North
tbe last year labor paper* have " ^*. . .. mn tav u-«n«)n.ov r*n pfwinprativp basis,
beer tbe eourageom exponentF and
champioiif of tbe rights of the i «X'
pie The? should no: be lorgotter
b?' tbeir i ■—Ml hi Bit r Thousands of
labor men nave been brought into tbe
movement tbrougi- whet tbe^ havt
reac in tbe labor preat and tbon
aanor in tbe rank* could never obtaii
a correct impressjoi. of current la bo
topio were tbey to dej eud on peritwi
icaih other thai tbe labor prest- It
i* to be said today of tb* hundreds
of labor newspapers in this country
that they wer« never more deeply
united, never had tbey a better under
stand in*, will) one another a'
reader*-, and neve- wer« '.he-
bigber esteen by the rank and lib
th wage-aorkers in tl«eir respect
territories"
-CHILD PEDDLERS ON STREE"
The Sign of
Economy
Each merchant will tell you that it is true economy
to trade with him.
Other things being equal, the merchant who adver-
tises intelligently can usually undersell competitors.
It is a safe bet that the merchant who advertises
with an Electric Sign has a big trade and can afford
to sell goods cheaply.
Tell our sign expert that you want him to shov\
you individual and special designs —- one for YOU
and for no other.
Telephone P. B. X. 14
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
112 North Broadway
1
The Electric Sign is the Sign of Economy
—it;:?:.* I;* hereto:or*-. nas openeu jui uuo-«w- -- ■
and v r.tten thai when you say Broadway, on a co-operative basis,
•■ron.* !' union* of Oklahoma will <ellini: goods and doing plumbing at
advance to a loj>e. and when you say cost,
-isc.* the} .turn] tbe earden wall. 1 The store will be operated bv the lo-
- ha- ■« ;,-j were rock of the ,-al plumber's union on a margin of
walk and bull of the VOOdS and that proftt of only huffi'ient to pay operat-
b4 fate of all union ques-iine expenses, according to the ail-
. . • turning you nouncement of .1. V. Beach, the man-
! never obtsii VOUJt thumbs do^n. ager
current labor hmmmmii mfl Only union labor will be employed
r * Earned tSat N'o the regular union schedule and ovei
"l r,U,C- {t^t CO- The purpose of the plumbers is to
"" ■'"* ... 1V( /..en- t forre open shops now operating in Ok
ve.it.oti ith lut . o d « i f , i - io emp,oy onl>. union la.
votes in- eac " ir" , «0,.„. a< ,he largest and most
V ! td7,:J"' TiieJ It pr^pe^uTshops in the city operate
their eration as you ad\ise«. Ji en wlv * ^ „
,jl: !? ga} the> complied with i 1 your re
Ii* o! quests in the "silly*' circular
LIST OF UNION BARBER SHOPS IN] LAUNDRY WORKERS FAIR LIST.
OKLAHOMA CITY.
tion
was slli
old boy
jf which 1 still maintain
mi are such a joker, Frank
it } would no* be surpns
ve. a printed letter most
g accusing some Oklabo-
iter of inciting th ' 'luuese
running away with Claby
k,u the **open" shop basis.
The managemeu! contends that
•. le br nging about better conditions
for union plumbers in the city, it wii
t i. same time serve the public at
greatly reduced prices, and insure tn
, : • .riier that only experienced pluinb
• graduated from tht apprenn>-i-
' las- vin b* placed on jobs contrac-
♦ d by tbe store.
It is pointed out that a similar stor<
.ah been successful in Seattle, Wash
Printer's Notes
Central—7 N. Broadway.
Southern—109 N. Broadway.
M. C. Dewey—100 W. Main.
W. W. Ward—223 X. Broadway.
Thomas Holmes—303 N. Broadway.
<\ K. Vaughn—318 N. Broadway.
.11m Man kin —520 X. Broadway.
(\ K. McDavie—8 S. Harvey.
Wolf schmldt—114 W. Second.
Baltimore Shop—X. Harvey.
Majestic Shop—103-105 N. Harvey,
('has. Purcell—5 S. Hudson.
B C. Shanklln—201 W. 7th
\V. T. Rhinehart—222 N. Harvey.
Owl Shop—229 W. Mrst.
State .National Shoo—State Xat. Bldg.
American Xatlonal Shop—American
Xational Bank Bldg.
Manhattan Shop—108 N. Robinson.
Colcord Shop— llth Floor Colcord Bldg.
Stag—106 W. Grand.
<lran«l Avenue Shop—210 W. Orand.
Wrn McCaslin—7 S. Robinson.
Bank Barber Shop—4 S. Robinson.
Big Four Shop—121 S. Robinson.
\V E. Mosler—109 S. Broadway.
Chicago Shop—11 S. Broadway.
Virgil Tromberlin—27 W. California.
Frank Brooking—28 X. Hudson.
A ' Johnson—100 W. Third.
k .• Dlckerson 106 W. First.
«' I BeV.out—1305 S. Agnew.
.< H I^ee-*1219 S. Agnew.
J-.hn Bach Kxchange Building.
«; w Suess—604 S. Walker.
l.vrh Shop 121 X. Robinson.
H J Miller Fourth and Lee.
.[ F. Huggins—922 W. Main.
• Ti i -Purcell. Okla.
Norman Purcell, < kla.
Wv. V'Tk 4 W Fourth.
Fram Andrews 1104 W. Main.
I'h . Bud- lph. -:22 S. Robinson.
< 2 W. Main St.
s W. Russell, 1000 X. Broadway.
OVEP 65 YEARS-
EXPERIENCE
Crystal Laundry, 19 W. Frisco.
Model, 116 N. Francis.
Wet Wash, 513 W. First
DRS. DEAN & DEAN
Dentists
513-514 State Nat'l Bank Bldg.
Office Phone 4100. Oklahoma City Okla.
The Oklahoma Labor Unit, $i oo
per year.
Painless McArthur, Dentist
Hours 8:30 to 6
Sunday 10 to 12
133% W. Main Over Boasen Bros. Store
jon to ^ (ja v^cause him to die of en-
\ '!Ok la cement o! the heart. His love fo?
, .nearly all-oonsuming
refu^* lv. according to the l>os Angeles < :
/\-t two of his oldest rodents *er<:
e re- et.-f of ti in told
,. isame V the Old Mr: for •' e,ity }eur>
v good and faithful service, lsn t he '.m
ver tli reckless old codger w • :i the not 1 ;■
. v ,«,j that he sque^z^s ou' o! his Lireliny>-.
Fee • * * Frank Agee. v>j- '.as ^ '3ei wors
.,! oil. ng on the Denver 1 o«- *or p«>
■ . h ()klabouta C i' > 1 wks g< d U>%Uv
Trade Marks
Designs
Copyrights Ac.
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v1' • i I IH^WMi ■. D.I •
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Hamuioii.
turning in kj
k s tbe Krau<
Kulus Payne b
Railway has just pr<
booking « .« rk Jor
Apart from >.,< sna
ests. It is DC-' ' • ir
then n povitio of
biiity before their
forn.od and hardene<
riend,
OILV HWllJiON.
< >o of this < . / he W4jn j
i-f^d (rvt r a period o* abou* 'sv
MOVfO TO
5 W.GRAND AVE.
tripped Plar\t
<r\ the 6o-jtK\ueJt
OKLAHOMA CITY
hanks-
giving
HINTS
Woodhull,
Goodale
& Bull
Suits and Overcoats
J ["Union Label"]
Quality, all wool; Patterns, cor-
rect; Tailoring, in clean shops.
S20.00
$25.OO
Our St re is Headquarters for Union Made Merrhandise.
Shoes, Hats, Gloves
Odd Trousers
Shirts, Overalls and
Jumpers
We Appreciate Your Patronage and Want It!
Knight, Beck & Co.
1 15 Main St.
Oklahoma City
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Casler, Howard M. The Oklahoma Labor Unit (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 25, 1911, newspaper, November 25, 1911; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc107040/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.