The Oklahoma Labor Unit (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1912 Page: 4 of 4
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WILL REPRESENT OKLAHOMA
E. W. Vance of the Oklahoma Free
Employment Bureau, left thin week for
Washington, D. C., where he will repre
Rent the labor commissioner's office of
this state at the twenty-eighth annual
convention of the officials of bureaus
of labor. This convention will convene
on May 2Hth.
Labor Commissioner Dau^herty and
Factory Inspectors Warren ami Cannal
ly will leave on the first of the month
for the same city to attend the conven
tion of factory inspectors, winch con
venes June 4.
The convention will include delegates
from over the United States and Can
ada and will be featured by addresses
by manv noted men in connection with
the work. Addresses of welcome by
President Taft and Secretary of Coin
merce and Labor Najjle will be respond
WORSE THAN A SCAB
After Ood had finished the rattle
snake, the toad and the vampire, he
had some "awful substance" left with
which he made a scab.
A scab is a two-legged animal with a
corkscrew soul, a water sagged brain
and a combination backbone made of
jelly and glue. Where other people
have their hearts, he carries a tumor of
rotten principles. When the scab comes
down the street tionest men turn their
backs, ami Angels weep tears in heaven
and the devil shuts the gates of hell to
keep him out.
No man has a right to scab as long
as there is a pool of water deep enough
to drown his body in or a rope long
enough to hang his carcass with.
Judas Iscariot was a tfentlemn
compared to a scab, for after betraying
his Master he had enough charact
ed to by .1. L. Heck, president
association, who will be followed by
Samuel Gompers,
Labor statistics, factory inspection,
sanitation, workingmen's compensation,
accident prevention, ami arbitration
and conciliation will be the most prom
inent subjects taken up, and strike the
keynote of the work of the organi/a-
tion.
TEAMSTERS NOT AFFILIATED
the to hang himself, and a scab has not.
|>\ l There is but one creature lower than
a scab, and that is a union man who,
with a paid up union card in his pocket
and after taking the sacred obligation
to be true to his class, walks into the
booth on election day and votes deliber-
ately for a bunch of strikebreakers and
gun totors who only a few short weeks
ago were ready to shoot down peaceful,
unolfiMiding, working people from the
tops of skyscrapers. -Plumbers Jour-
nal.
The following notice, passed by the
Teamsters, has been sent to this paper
with a request to publish:
"To Whom It May Concern: This is
to notify the public that the Team-
sters of Oklahoma City did not have
anything to do with the Bulletin that
the Iluilding Trades has circulated. We
have not affiliated with said body as a
whole since June, 1910. The first of
the year two of our members paid
their own per capita tax for one month
but they were not sent to tin* Building
Trades as delegates to represent this
organisation.
(SEAL) "JOHN A. DENNV,
'1 Secretary-Treasurer.''
NEW UNION FORMED
Miss Leah A. Seddens and Mr. Jesse
L. Green were united in marriage Moo
day evening at H o'clock, Rev. Charles
J. Christiansen of the Harrison Ave
nue Congregational church officiating.
Mr. Green is a member of the Press
men's union, and at one time was a
delegate to the Trades Council, lie was
serving "We Do" (union made) cigars
to his friends Wednesday.
Miss Seddens is one of Oklahoma
City's accomplished young ladies.
We congratulate this happy couple
snd trust this new union may be long
lifed, prosperous, and enjoy continued
increase in membership.
INVESTIGATE BOY SCOUTS
Washington, May. 18.—The Atlanta
convention of the American Federation
of Labor directed the executive council
to thoroughly investigate the boy scout
movement, relative to its influence, eco-
nomic ami otherwise. Agreeable to that
recommendation James E. West, chief
scout executive, and Edgar S. Martin,
scout commissioner and superintendent
of playgrounds of Washington, D. C.,
appeared before the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
and explained in detail the movement.
The representatives of the scout move-
ment explained that the organization
was designed for the character building
of boys, the teaching of them of self
help and helpfulness to others, and that
the movement was not military in char
acter and that it was in no manner hos-
tile to the aims and purposes of organ
iced labor. It was explained that there
were two boy scout movements in this
country, the one named the American
Hoy Scout Movement being of a mili-
tary character, but not recognised by
the regular movement, which is non-
military in character. The executive
council will make a full report on this
matter to the coming convention.
DESECRATED OLD GLORY
Greek Bore Colors With eLtters I. W.
W. in Parade
Clinton, Mass., May 22.—During a
parade of strikers of the Lancaster mills
yesterday, Stanislaus Chia varus, a
Greek who was bearing an American
flag, was taken out of the line by po-
licemen and placed under arrest on a
charge of desecrating the flag, which
bore .he letters "I. W. W." At the
police station a loaded revolver was tak-
en from the Greek.
CLERKS OF SHAWNEE
Secretary Frank Duffy of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters reports that
the local union at Great Falls, Mont.,
has secured an increase in wages of .r>0c
per day, making the minimum scale $5,
Also that the local union at New Bruns-
wick, N. J., after a strike lasting two
weeks has secured a compromise agree-
ment which carries with it an increase
of 50c a day after November 1. next.
The carpenters of Lowell, Mass., have
also secured an increase from $.'1.20 to
$.'1.00 per day and secured the 44-hour
week, the agreement to run for three
vears.
LABOR DAY
SATURDAY
JUNE 1,1912
At Hanks-Daughdriirs—at Their New Location—311-313 WestMain St.
SATURDAY
JUNE1, 1912
SATUR
SATUR-
WE HAVE DECIDED TO POSTPONE LABOR DAY ONE WEEK ON ACOUNT OF REMODELING THE FRONT OF OUR STORE.
DAY. JUNE 1st, WILL BE LABOR DAY INSTEAD OF THE COMINCCOUNT OF REMODELING THE FRONT OF OUR STORE
PAPER.
We want 1,000 new custom*
i hit >l;i\ a per ci nt "t .-ill cash
will handle all money received that day—you may ask why we are doing this: Well, we want you to know, as soon as possible, whe
we believe this will do ii; we also believe you are Interested in assisting the Treasury of the Council; well, this will help considerably; we also want
you to know that all dollars look alike at this store, and everyone has credit here who is worthy of it, and we believe you are. You, personally, can
do a great deal toward making this day a great success. Are you interested? Will you do itf We believe you will.
omer* added to our list and June 1st, A'hich will be Labor Day at this store, you will find great inducements. On
received will be paid to the Oklahoma City Trades and Labor Council—the Council will furnish a lady cashier who
DON'T FORGET THE DAY
JOHNSON IN CITY
Geo. B. Johnson, a member of Okla-
homa City Typographical Union for a
number of years, but now working on
the Democrat at Tulsa, spent Sunday
and Monday in the city visiting Mrs.
Johnson. lie anticipates moving to
Tulsa later if conditions there remain
good.
A bill has been reported to the house
by the committee on labor, which, if
adopted, will prevent members of the
famous government marine band from
playing in competition with civilian
musicians. The expenses of the gov-
ernment band nre fully paid for by the
government, but this organization has
accepted in the past private engage-
ments in competition with civilian mu-
sicians.
GET SHORTER HOURS grow
JOHN HUBATKA
Candidate for Republican Nomination
for Sheriff of Oklahoma County,
August 6th
John Hubatka, the subject of this
sketch, was born in Bohemia, in 1^60,
and arrived in "The land of the free
ind the home of the brave" when only
ten years of age. The family settled
the state of Iowa, where .Tnhn was
permitted to finish his education in the
public schools. When twenty-three
ears of age, with a consciousness that*!
life was real, life was earnest," he
a me to Oklahoma City, and seeing her
n her infancy, he has watched her
Sat., June 1, is Labor Day at Hanks-Daughdrill's
/• ••*•/'"■ •,
MM
Rugs, all sizes and designs, prlc
Librarv tabu
from $10.00 to 3o.00
From $14.00 to $Ji>.00
Dressers, any finish
from, $10 to $4
ut from 1
to $.10.00
NANCY HANKy-OW
)] Acorn
right
From $8.50 to $17.50
Like cut $12.50. Other designs up to $50
Elastic Felt Mattresses,
$7.50 to $18 Made in Ok la. City
Notice what $2.50 will do at this Big Sale
for the small sum of only $2.50, and the very small amount of $1.00 per
week we will deliver to your home any article on this page and many
others. It is amazing how quick an account can be paid off at one and
two dollars each week, and the beauty of it is you hardly miss the
money, and at the same time have the use of the articles bought.
DON'T FORGET THE DAY AND THE PLACE AND REMEMBER OUR
GUARANTEE IN BACK OF EVERY SALE WE MAKE
HANlfc-lklKiIlDRILL
-♦ INCORPORATED
FURNITURE COMPANY
Like cut from $7.50 to $17
311 AND 313 W. MAIN
Nice cozy Rockers from $5 up to $20
Through the efforts of the Shawne
Trades Assembly and the Retail Clerks'I
Association, and in accordance with
contracts signed with the clerks, all
meat markets and butcher shops will
be closed in Shawnee on Sundays and
at 6:30 p. m. on week days except Sat-
urday, when they will remain open un-
til 10 o'clock p. m. Notice has been
given to the public signed by the af-
fected proprietors, as well as Secretary
maidenhood, and take her
|place as the wonder city of the world.
Mr. Hubatka, inspired by laudable
bition, with a desire to better his
own position, and with a firm belief
that he is competent to discharge the
trusts of the office he now seeks, has
announced himself a candidate for
sheriff of Oklahoma county, subject to
the action of the republican primary
August 6, 1012.
W. M. Nkeltnn of the Retail Clorkv' appointment of W. J.
\s to his fitness, * public record hav-1 *nin for Mr' Hubatka any
ing its beginning
and M. K. Akin, secretary of the
bly.
Assem
a policeman b\
Gault, first mnv
SHAWNEE TRADES COUNCIL
PREPARES FOR CONVENTION
Shawnee Trades Council gave a ball
Wednesday evening at the Moose hall
in that city for the purpose of raising
funds to assist in entertaining the next
convention of the State Federation of
Neither political or other differences
of opinion justify the division of the
forces of labor in the industrial move
ment, and the member who will attempt
to use the movement to further some
political creed needs watching.
his political enemies and those who
feared his devotion to duty sat about
nullifying the will of the people who
had elected and intended him to be the
chief of the police department. With-
out reason or excuse in the law, they
created the office of night chief of po-
lice, and made hiin chief of police only,
from six in the morning until six in
the evening, but not at any other time.
They stripped him of his command of
the secret service bureau, and by illegal
methods, they set up the subordinates
in defiance of their chief. Hubatka,
nothing daunted, believing that the peo-
ple who elected him meant for him to
be chief of police, all the time, appealed
to the courts and from time to time
and all the while the department was
in a state of confusion and insubordin-
ation, it frequently becoming neeesasry
for Hubatka, in his efforts to uphold
the law, to go as a patrolman rather
than «8 chief of police in a great city.
When Hubatka's term was about to
j expire, the courts decided that he was
right in every contention, and that the
council had no right to strip him of his
authority and divorce him from his men
I over whom he had been elected e! ief
! by the people. Incidents of great
moment will continne to occur in a
I great city like this, but in all time to
I come, no more cruel, no more inhuman,
; no more unlawful deprivation of au-
! thority will be recorded in the archives
!of Oklahoma City. His patience in this
' I ordeal, his persistent demand to "Let
the people rule" is enough of itself to
Office he
may aspire to, and his friends who are
legion are determined to right the
wrongs he has been done.
Mr. Hubatka promises to the people,
in the event of his election, a conscien-
tious discharge of every duty imposed.
or of Oklahoma City, in 1890 and then
serving as United States deputy mar
^hnl for four years, and from that re-
turning to the police department of his
city where he was a public servant in j the persecution of in
various capacities until the adoption his calling, nor the
of the commission form of government for the same reason,
in 1011, speaks for itself. To show the) commands to him i
firm hold he has upon the affections of r charging his duties
Ins fellow citizens, it is only necessary I t avor. In view of
to recall that he was elected chief of I the taxpavers have
lv
police by the voice of people in 1905,
and again in 1009 as a Republican, by
a majority of 300, and in the same elec-
tion the democratic candidate for tna\
or was elected by more than one thous
and.
As soon as he was elected in 1000,
eason of
favoritism of any
obeying all lawful
s sheriff, and dis-
without fear or
the great burden
been called upon
to bear. Mr. Hubatka pledges to the
people an economical administration of
the office of sheriff, cutting out every
unnecessary expense and running the
office with only such help as is neces-
sary to gain the proper faithful
service.—(Pol. Adv.)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Headquarters, 801 G St., N. W., Wash-
ington. I). C.
President, Samuel Gompers, Cigarmak-
ers" International Union; Secretary.
Frank Morrison. International Typo-
graphical Union; Treasurer. John B. Len-
non, Journeymen Tailors' Union of Am-
erica.
OKLAHOMA STATE FEDERATION OF
LABOR
at 1022 State National Bank Building.
Oklahoma City, Okla. Phone Walnut 8N9.
Executive Board. —President. C. C. Zeig-
ler. Oklahoma City; First Vice President,
Fred F Price, Lehigh; Second Vice Pres-
ident. Alex Mount, Henryetta; Third Vice
President, Samuel Atkins, Shawnee;
Fourth Vice President, W. T. Maxwell.
Shawnee; Fifth Vice President, G. W.
Lindsay. Haileyville; Secretary-Treas-
urer. (illie S. Wilson, Oklahoma City
Legislative Committee — Lee Payne
Phillips; George McConneli. Bartlesville.
Auditors and Tellers —I >. N. Ferguson.
Ardmore; A. W. Bennett. Chickasha;
Alex Bavoris, Alderson
CARPENTERS' COUNCIL
Tom Clark, Tulsa, pres.; Frank Davis,
Oklahoma City, sec.-treas.; Geo. Warren.
Oklahoma City, state organizer.
OKLAHOMA CITY CENTRAL TRADES
AND LABOR COUNCIL
Composed of delegates of various la-
bor organisations of oklahoma City.
Meets every Thursday night in T. M. A.
Hall. Metropolitan Theatre, Jno. Von
Kim. Pres.; Alex Ezell, Fin. Secy.; J. W.
McGatlin, Recording Secretary. P. O.
Box 895.
OKLAHOMA CITY BUILDING TRADES
COUNCIL
Composed of delegates of the various
crafts of the building trades. Meets ev-
ei\ Wednesdav night 212% W. Reno. H.
11 Chambless, Pres ; Harry Spencer, Sec.
Phone NValnut 722fi.
OKLAHOMA CITY ALLIED PKINTINO
TRADES COUNCIL
Composed of unions employed in print-
ing trades, viz: Typographical, Press-
men, Assistant Pressmen, Bookbinders,
M.i; ler>. Photo-Engravers and Stereo-
typt-rs Meets third Tuesday of each
month at Boom 413 Majestic bldg. I.
E. Blesh, sec., care News.
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers No
124. Meets •■very Monday night at 212 %
VV Reno C. C. Webber. Pres., N. L.
Drake. Sec.
American Federation of Musicians No.
375. Meets first Sunday of each month
at 1284 W. Grand. C. E. Shaw, Ires.;
H. T . Grout. Sec
Bricklayers' International Union No. 1.
Meets each Monday night at 304 % VV .
Main. Gene Smith, Pres ; Pascal Bot-
toms. See. Box 28fi.
Journeymen Barbers' International
Union of America No. 200. Meet second
and fourth Thursdays of each month at
•..iP. \\ Main. W. T. Pebworth, Pres ;
.1 H (Jreat, Cor. & Fin. Sec. 108 N.
Robinson
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers of America Meets
pyerv I ndav night at 212% W. Reno
T. c Warren, See , C E. Davenport. Bus.
Alt
Cigar Makers' International Union No.
450. Meets e\et \ first Frida> "f • h
month it National Bldg. M 1* Forsyth,
International Brotherhood of Book-
binders. No. 180. H< • ' ei ond i ' Idas
of «-;teh month at 27 % VV. Main. lv
Dorriaus, Pres.; John 11 Ryan, See.
ery Monday night at 26 % W. Grand.
W. Ward. Pres.; E S. Hutchinson, Fin.
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers No. 155. Meets every Friday
night at 212% VV. Reno. Ai Waller,
Pres.; R. S. Smith, Rec. Sec.
Teamsters Union No. 341. — Meets
every Tuesday night at 212% W. Reno.
Wm. Hammond, Pres.; John A. Denny.
Sec.-Treas.
Meets every
Friday evening from 5 to 7 p. m. in Met-
ropolitan Theater building. C. H. Er-
win, Pres.; Chas. Nickle, Fin. Sec.; Vic
Jossenberger, Rec. Sec.
United G-armc-nt Workers of America
No. 83. -Meets each fourth Saturday
afternoon at 315 W. Main. Mrs. Erbach-
er, Pres.; Miss Alice Robinson, Sec., 1037
W. Fourth.
International Stereotypers and Elec-
trotypers Union No. 93. Meets first
Sunday In each month at 1609 W. Tenth
VV. L. Timken, Pres.; S. Ray Evans, Sec.
International Brotherhood of Leather-
workers on Horse Goods No. 67. -Meets
every first and third Friday nights of
each month at 1022 State Natl. Bank. T.
C. Barnhart, Pres.; Jno. Von Elm, Sec.-
Treas.
International Organization of Wood.
Wire and Metal Lathers No. 26. Meets
second and fourth Monday nights of
each month at 212% W. Reno. VV. C.
Griffith, Pres.; A H. Maidt, Sec.-Treas..
205 VV. Washington.
Journeymen Horseslioers Union No
183. Meets first and third Monday night
of each month at Murlin's Shop. Fred
Wilson. Pres.; D. E. Millen, Sec.
Journeymen Stone Cutters of North
America, Oklahoma City Branch. Meete
first and third Mondays at 212% VV.
Reno. Robt. Stratton, Pres.; J. K. Sim-
mons, Sec.
Journeymen Tailors' Union of America
No. 31. -Meets first Monday of each
month at 113% N. Robinson. I >. Bois-
mer. Pres.; P. Talbott, Sec., 1126 VV.
Sixth.
Oklahoma Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks. Meet Tuesday night, 1022 State
Natl. Bank. J. B Canada. Pres.; C. M.
Utterbach, Sec.
of each month at 27% VV'. Main. Bert
Grogger, Pres.; VV. F. Albright, Sec., care
Warden Ptg. Co.
Oklahoma City Typographical Union
No. 283. — Meets first Sunday of each
month iit 27% VV. Main Burg Fergu-
son, Pres.: c. F. Twyford. Sec.-Treas
offiee } l :i Majestic bldg. Phone Walnut
311 i-J.
Operative Plasterers International As-
sociation No. 170. Meets every Monda\
night :i t 212% VV. Reno. Joe Jenson
Pres.; R. H Sheasley. Rec. See, 2V> E
Tenth; Ross E. Vandervort, Fin Sec.
1603 VV Third.
Cooks and Waiters No. 327. Mert<
oil Tuesday nights at 212% VV. Reno
J. A Ringling. Sec.
Order of Railway Conductor!'. Me. i
at l<i .'?<) a in., second and fourth Sun-
days in each month. Odd Fellows hall
600 VV Grand VV L. Aker. chief con-
ductor; H A. Davis. Asst Chief Conduc-
tor E VV. Vance. Sec. and Treus
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No.
291 U. A. Meets every Tuesday night at
304 % VV. Main. J. S. Grimmett, Pres.;
Geo. P. Graham, Sec.
International Union of Steam Engin-
eers, No. 393. Meets every Monday
night at 212% Reno. Ira Tucker, Pres.;
A. E. Hathaway, Fin. Sec.; C. A. Light.
Rec. Sec.
Bakers and Confectionery Workers No.
77. Meets first and third Saturday
nights 212% West Reno. Claud Straughn,
Pres.; John Loughlin, Fin. Sec.
American Brotherhood of Cement
Workers No. 120.—Meets every Tuesday
night at 212% VV. Reno. B. VV Neddo.
Pres.; Win. Spencer, Sec.
American Federation of Laborers No.
12982. Meet every Tuesday night at
212% W. Reno. D. W. Brown, Pres.;
Ed. E. Manwairin, Sec.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen No. 688. Meets Este-
brook hall, corner Robinson and Potta-
watomie every Wednesday afternoon at
2:30. B. VV. MeKennon, Sec.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
—Meets Estebrook hall, corner Robinson
and Pottawatomie, every Thursday night
at 8:30. Wm. MeKennon, Pres; J. West-
fall, Sec.
International Photo Engravers Union
of North America Local No. 56. Meets
first Monday night in each month at f>
West Grand Erwin Rothschild. Pres.;
Calvin Person, Sec.-Treas . 117 E. 6th St.
International Association of Machinists
—Meets first and third Thursday nights
212% VV. Reno. H. O. Turner, Pres.;
C. O. Town send. Sec. 420 W. Cedar.
United Association Journeymen Plumb-
ers, Gas Fitters and Steam Fitters' Help-
ers of the United States and Canada No.
449. —Meets every Tuesday night at
304% W. Main J. S. Grimmett. Pres.;
It. E. Rader, Rec. pee.
Sign Painters No. 755. -Meet Friday
night at t % West Main. T F. Apple-
gate. Sec.. 221 W. Fifth St.
Printing Press Assistants No. 72.—
Meet 1st Sunday in each month at 27%
VV. Main N. E. Jones, Pres J. L.
Green. Sec., care News.
Electrical Workers No. 492.—Meets
Thursday nights 222 State National
Bank Bldg. 1). B Vogell, Pres.; P. E.
Vorhies. fee.
Railway Carmen No. 137. Meet Wed-
nesday nights. 16% West Main Hugh
E. Smith. Pres.; J. <Campbell. Sec., 424
E 5th. St.
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OKLAHOMA CITY
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