Oklahoma State Labor News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1908 Page: 1 of 4
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Oklahoma State Labor NeWs
VOLUME 3. NO. 7
OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA., FRIDAY, JUNE UG, 1908.
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Official Organ of the Oklahoma County Farmers Union No. 6q, and Various Local Labor Unions.
SAM H. WALTON
President and Resident Organizer of the Farmers Union of Ok-
lahoma County
WHO WILL BE LABOR DAV QUEEN
The nominations to date for
Labor Day Queen are Miss Eva
Dunn, for the printers and Miss
Lila Walter for the painters.
Miss Dunn is the daughter of
former President \V. J. Dunn of
local Typographical Union No.
283, and has a host of friends.
Miss Lila Walter is a daughter
of W. R. Walter, a prominent
member of the Painters and
and Decorators Union, and is a
charming candidate.
Any local union is eligible to
enter the contest. Candidates
to be unmarried daughter or
sister, not under sixteen years of
age, of any white union man or
woman living in Oklahoma City.
All names of candidates must be
filed with the recording secre
tary of the Central Trades Coun-
cil on or before Thursday even-
ing, July 2.
Votes are one cent each and
the candidate receiving the larg-
est number of votes will he de -
clared the winner. Hrillnta will
be prepared and pi «c«*d in the
hands ot* each local nominat-
ing a canditate. Balloting will
commence Monday, Julv 6 and
close at 12 o'clock Thursday,
August 27, 1908.
The Trades Council will fur-
nish each nominee with a bank
deposit box. which may be
placed in any business house
designated by the local nomin-
ating, or the nominee. Contents
of the box to be deposited in
the Farmers' State Bank every
Thursday to the credit of the
Trades Council, deposit slip to
be sent to Central Body each
meeting night and number of
votes recorded. Each deposit
«lip to show for whom the votes
were cast, thereby making
double check on the ballot.
The Labor Day Queen's gown
will be the most elaborate of
any thing of the kind ever seen
in Oklahoma, and shall belong
to the queen after Labor Day.
A decorated float will be fur-
nished by the Trades Council.
The qMcen shall have the privil-
etjt- • 1 -eliclingy ten attendants,
nil to bedrcs Mrd in white.
NEW DRY GOODS CO.
^ Baird & Dubois Open an Attractive
Stock on North Robinson.
Anothei commercial attraction ha*
been added to thia city by Messrs.
llaird & Dubois, two young business
men of experience from St. Ixmis. The
new enterprise has been installed at
114 N. Robinson street, and In the
spacious salesroom from handsome
Ehow cases and shelving are shown
attractive lines of dry goods, notions,
trimmings and furnishing goods for la-
dies men and children. We cannot
well describe the elegance of the stock
J in detail, for it must be een to be ap-
preciated. On their opening day sale
to be announced soon, however, one
item alone includes 15,000 yards of
Swiss, French and German laces and
embroideries. These will be placed on
sale at ridiculously low prices for one
week only. For the first three days
after the opening, every customer
will be given a useful souvenir free.
The firm cordially invites citizens of
Oklahoma to inspect this stock. A
prevailing idea of the firm Is to make
visitors feel that they are welcome.
They will not be asked to buy what
they do not want. It is no trouble to
show them, though—in fact, only i
pleasure, they announce, and upon th
basis of having real attractions, both
in goods and prices, the firm expects
to build its reputation and good will
among Oklahoma people. A regular
legitimate dry goods business is pro-
posed by this firm, and they have rea-
son to believe that they have lines and
prices that cannot be duplicated in at-
tractiveness in tliis city and section.
Messrs. Haird & Dubois were raised
in the dry goods business of St. Louis,
it is their specialty. They come among
us not only with valuable experience
but with attractions in dry goods, no-
tions, furnishing goods and seductive
prices that can hardly fair to make a
winning for them among our people.
Their business wil' ba. conducted at
minimum expense, and they can af-
ford to make unusual inducements to
the trade. This bargain center will be
opened about the 2nd of July, prox.,
but the exact date will be announced
in due time.
We welcome the Baird & Dubois
Dry Goods Co. among our mercantile
attractions, and we have reason to be-
lieve the firm is abundantly able to
win and maintain a most favorable po-
sition among the good bargain houses
of this city. Watch for their opening
day announcement.
LOCAL NEWS
HOW TO END LABOR TROUBLES
A PLEASuRABLE POOL HALL.
A place where gentlemen of leisure,
fond of pleasure, desirous of rest and
recreation, and who desire to get a
direct telegraphic report from base-
ball games of the Western, National
and American leagues, where they can
take a comfortable seat and feel com-
fortable, too, is that of McConnell's,
28 Grand avenue, formerly the South-
ern club. Messrs. Jack and B. E.
McConnell are the clever young pro-
prietors in charge. They have spared
neither pains nor expen e in the equip-
nti : of their place and are as clever,
and courteous to visitors as they are
| thorough in their arrangements to en
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No horses to feed, No wear and tear on harness and
wagons, No leakage or breakage on goods, No disap-
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, tertain. Six pool and billiard tables
of the Brunswick-Balke celebrated
pattern, with fixtures properly belong-
ing thereto are In operation. Electric;
fens cool the visitor and from well
filled, handsome show cases, best
brands of imported and domestic cig-
ars are served, also popular brands
of tobacco. This is baseball head-
quarters for the State.
Messrs. McConnell Bios., are thank
ful to their friends for favors, and al-
though they have had charge but thre •
weeks the list of their friends seems
to be ra| Idly growing.
PURE FOOD BAKERY.
A, C. Dunbar, of the Pure Food
Bakery is "branching out," or at least
he has completed a fine oven and mod-
ern bakery plant at Reno and Robin-
son streets, where he will be able to
more acceptably supply growing de-
I mands for supplies from his bakery.
He has moved from his former
; quarters, Reno and Broadway. Mr.
Dunbar has conducted the Pure Food
Bakery elnce February. Finest bread
I cakes end all bakera' supplier oome
I frcm his ovens, and the people have
found It out, so that his trade is con-
tinually growing. He will be better
prepared to handle his growing trade
iu his elegant new quarters. Prompt
delivery along with best products is
his rule, and he has a growing list of
friends and customers who are pleased
j with his deserved prosperity.
President Mont R. Powell of the
Central Trades Council, will visit his
parents and friends at Garnett, Kas.,
next week.
Mr. Thompkins, manager of the
Southwestern Paj>er Co., of Dallas,
was among customers and friends
here this week.
Geo. P. Maekey, a carpenter of *>12
West Fifth street, reports business
good in the building line, lie is a
member of Local 270.
F. K. A u ti mil, real estate man at
104 Main street, and George Struble,
1304 West First street, are among our
new subscribers this week.
James R. Spcnce, a carpenter from
McAlester, has located in Oklahoma
City. He is a good workman and a
member of the Carpenters and Join-
ers local 276.
S. S. Sampson, coal and wood man,
934 West Liradd, has built him an ele-
gant new butigalo on Western avenue.
The surrounding yard is a beauty
with floral plants, etc.
Jimmie Byrnes, known to most ev-
ery printer in the country as "Sailor
Byrnes," blew in from Muskogee this
week, and «ays there is not much do-
ing In the "Peruna Circuit" at present.
Mr. Hamlin, a prominent worker in
the clerk's union of Galveston, is
among the craft of this city now, and
will probably locate. He expects to
reorganize the defunct clerk's union.
K. E. Kroh and wife, of the music
firm of Frederickson A Kroh, this
city, departed last week for New
York, thence to sail for Germany
where they will remain about two
months of the summer.
L. S. Kent-McCarthy are mauufac
turers of fine union made cigars, at
Jacksonville, 111. Their goods are
handled in Oklahoma City by Patter-
son & Hoffman. Ask for "Mac's Best"
and "Kent's Extra." They arc su-
perior in 5 cent goods.
F. 11. Bull, who was formerly em-
ployed by the Vigiard Electrical Co.,
is filling a vacancy at the City State
Bank, during the absence of Miss
Mattic Rowland, who is taking a va-
cation. Miss Rowland has been a
faithful employe of the City State
Bank for nearly three years.
Local 2/U, Carpenters and joiners,
held an interesting meeting Tuesday
night Several speeches were made
by members and the meeting was a
profitable one. The hall was crowded
and the electric fans came in good
service. This is one of the large&t
locals in the city and working fine.
C. H. Gordon, member of the Paint-
ers and Decorators Local No. 807, is
dtping some painting and decorating
for the Piersol shoe house on Main St.
Mr. Piersol is one of the many good
merchants here who employ union
men, and lie also patronizes the col-
umns of the Labor News.
Mike Williams, organizer for the
Central Trades Council, proposes to
organize the laundiy workers of this
city. It would appear that eight hours
is enough for a day's work with these
workers in their strenuous labor, and
their union would probably result in
fixing this as the maximum (lay for
them.
At a meeting of Local 276, Carpen-
ters and Joiners, held Tuesday night
of last week, J. I Hess, Geo. F. Arn-
old, H C. Dickerson and Bro. Early-
wine were elected delegates to the
htate federation to be held tt Ardmore
July 26. Mr. Hess was also elected
business agent for the local, and he
will no doubt make good.
There are many good features about
prohibition, and prohibitionists gen-
erally mean good, but a sister of Ar-
thur Maas, came here f'om Germany
and last wee« proposed to invest
$80,000 in business propositions iu
this city. Upon learning that this
was a prohibition state, she refused
to invest. Germans who come to
America with capital are all inclined
to discredit tne propriety of prohibi-
tion. Germany tolerates no such ideas,
and that country is not on y prosper-
ous and wealthy, but furnishes some
of our best citizens
11V JOHN MITCHELL
I am a trade unionist. I am
not one of those who believe that
the trade union is the ultimate.
I recognize the fact that there is
a great evolutianary movement
going on; that it is slowlv but
surely changing our social life.
But, nevertheless, my experience
every man and woman who
works for a living, who works
for wages, or a salary, to join a
trade union. And I believe the
man or woman who works for
wages who remains out ot a
trade union to be blind to their
own interests. Not only that.
has satisfied me that the trade j but they are positively injuring
union movement ever born for j the chances and the interests of
the amelioration of the condi- j their fellow men and fellow wo-
tion of those who toil. j men. I believe that the trade
If I believed that the trade | unions stand for all that is
union movement stood for noth j good, for all that is best in our
ing else than securing a few citizenship. If I thought the
cents higher wages or securing | trade union movement depended
a few hours less labor, I would on lawlessness for their success,
leave it. If I thought that is all j I would abandon the trade un-
it does, I would quit the trade | ion movement. I do not believe
union movement and I would j that a strike was ever won be-
try to start myself a new move cause of violations of law. I
inent. Iiut, I believe it does do know that strikes have been
more than that. I believe the j lost because the laws
trade union movement raises the l broken. I do know that
standard of our citizenship; I
I believe it raises the manhood
and womanhood of all our peo-
ple, contributes immeasurably
to the good of our country.
I am not an old man vet, but
I have seen many practical re-
sults from the trade union move-
ment. I have seen in my life
thousands who employed labor
and thousands who labor,
brought together and made to
work in harmony.
I do not believe that in our
country there should be an ir-
reconcilable conflict between la-
bor and capital. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that I have gone
through quite a number of
| strikes, I have Hot abandoned
my opinion that if the represen-
tatives of labor can be brought
'together, if they can sit down
in honest conterence. if they will
look one another straight in the
j eye and tell one another the ab-
I solute truth. I believe when
| that is done the day of conflict
j between labor and capital will
I end.
| I have never been one to be-
j lieve you help labor by denounc
| ing capital. I am one of those
who believe that there is not
one wrong that labor suffers
which it did not bring 011 itself.
I do not believe, either, that any
! of us are poor because we can-
not get rich, or because we can-
not get rich honorably. I be-
lieve that il labor will do its
own duty all the misery and all
the suffering that labor has en-
dured from the beginning of the
world will end.
I believe it to be the duty of
were
every
striker is injured if the law is
broken.
In my judgment no great
strike can ever succeed if the
American people are opposed to
it. I have an abiding faith in
the people ot our country. I
believe the American people al-
ways try to do right. I believe
.that il they decide, if thev con-
clude that a question is right,
that a strike is right, that the
strike will win; and if they con-
clude the strike is wrong, then
the strike will not succeed. It
pays to consult the wishes of
the best people. It pays to be
right, and it pays not to be
wrong.
A Description.
During the recent financial
tlurrv a German farmer went to
the bank for some money. He
was told that the bank was not
paying out money, but was
using cashier's checks. lie could
not understand this, and insisted
011 money. The bank ofticers
took him in hand, one at a time,
with little effect. At last the
president took him in hand, and
after a long and minute expla-
nation some intelligence ot the
situation seemed to be dawning
on the farmer's mind. Finally
the president said: "You under-
stand now fullv how it is, Hans,
don't you?" "Yes," said Hans,
I think I do. It's like dis, aind't
it? Yen baby vakes up at night
und vants some milk I gifhim a
milk ticket."
Dork and Bill, the housefurnishers,
at 8-10 Grand avenue, The working-
man's friend.
* "Printers' Ink," the recog-
* nlzed authority on advertls-
+ Ing, after a thorough Investl-
+ gution on this subject, says:
"A labor paper Is a far net-
+ ter advertising method than
■fr an ordinary newspaper in
+ comparison with circulation,
•h A labor paper frr example,
* having 2,000 subscribers Ih of
+ more value to the business
+ man who advertises In It
+ than an ordinary paper with
+ 12,000 subscribers.
♦ ♦ + + ++ ♦♦♦♦ + + * + + ♦* + !
1-4—OFF—1-4
Panama Hats Must Go
For the nexl few days we are going to offer
our entire line of genuine Porto Rican Panama
Hats at the following prices:
Regular price $10.00, now 87.50
Regulur price $8.00, now $0 00
Regular price $7.00, nov. $5.25
Regular price $6 00, now $4 50
Regular price $5.00, now $•{ 75
CLOTHES S//0P
*1 CCKSSOR TO BKCKER-KKNNEDY CLOTHING CO.
I l.'l North Broadway
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Krogh, Nora I. Oklahoma State Labor News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1908, newspaper, June 26, 1908; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc155138/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.