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BT IHE VANCOUVER TRADES ^^>Vx COUNCIL Supported by Fifty-eight Local Unions NO, 17;—EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C., SEPTEMBER 30, 1927 Trades Council Working Button (Orange) for the Third Quarter of 1927 FIVE CENTS PER COPY iguresjn.— Street Railway Dispute , Deportment of Labor Statistics Show that the B. C. Electric Railway Employees Are Getting: a Wage Below tye Average Cost of Living THE AVERAGE WAGE received by employees of the B. C. Electric Railway Company is at least $600 a year below what the j ? Department of Labor says is the average living1 costs of a family of i five in Vancouver. These figjures and statements were presented to I the arbitration board by W: H. Cottrell, on behalf of the B. C. Electric Railway employees, but the}' apply equally as well to every .other industry. Only the organized trades obtain anywhere near the published figures, and the unorganized, while getting considerably 'less.than the organized, act as a millstone around the necks of the men who band themselves together to increase their standard of 'living. Very few companies raise the wages of their employees .without a struggle, hence the better prepared you are to present your case the better and quicker are the chance of obtaining a wage suffi- ,-cient to at least supply the daily needs of those who toil. W. H. Cottrell said: c In considering: the wages that .should be paid and our request for an increase in wages, the question .naturally arises: "Wfiat are the present wages and what do they represent in regard to a reasonable standard, of living?" In answer to that question, Mr. Chairman, I am sub- F"-mitting to you a carefully prepared . statement showing what the average , cost of living for a family of five in Vancouver should be and in the compilation of this statement I have been guided as far as possible by 'figures obtained from the Labor j Gazette. While there is no sugges- | tion that $his~.xeflfesents the least I 'possible amtiUht of food and necesst- . ties for a family of five in Vancouver ' <to exist upon, I do maintain that it only represents a reasonable standard Vof living. There are many things that have not been allowed for. I •have provided no sinking fund for old I age or in case of accident or dis abilityor for funeral expenses in case of the death of a member of the family. One of the very serious things with which a working man has to contend is sickness and consequent inability .to follow his employment. Three or four weeks' sickness aud a family budget is upset for a year and if no provision has been made for. such a contingency, it means' serious financial difficulty for a long period. There is no provision for school books and literature for the children, or for ice in the hot weather, nothing for fruits such as bananas, oranges and eandies for the children. I have allowed nothing for tobacco, while to the majority of men tobacco is a necessity. It can easily be seen that for such items that are difficult to average a further allowance should be made to this budget of about $300, which would make a total of $2,191.48. City Council Still Reckless with Taxes The two year term for city aldermen has apparently made some of them reckless in handling city finance's. Excepf for the careful watch of one or two aldermen and the city comptroller, there would be speedy depletion of city finances on valueless schemes. Final disposition of the 15,000 unsold souvenir booklets will add to the loss already inWrred. 4000 of these books are to be^ shipped^to London, England., at the\ City's expense, to be given away in\that country qnd most of the balance are to be given away here, the cartage and distribution to be borne by\the city. When one considers that a non-union printing firm received over 58,000 for a job that union printers allege could have been done for about $4500, and the further expenditures in ccrrmec- tion with the handling of the: books, we are compelled to state thatxit was one of the most colossal blunders ever perpetrated by a body of public officials. Alderman Bennett shows that he is on the job when, on Monday, hi opposed the expenditure of $5000 for publicity purposes, when the year's fund allotted for that purpose had been used up in about six months* Food Staffs Bread for the family (20c per d4y), per year $73.00 Cakes and pastry (15c per day), per year 54.75 Milk (22c per day), per year , —. 80.30 [Meats ($4.00 per week), per year.: » 208.00 [Potatoes—While the price of potatoes fluctuates from time to time the fair averagefor week would be 35c (per year) ' Sugar (6 lbs. per week at 8c per lb., per week 48c, per year kTea (per week 33c, per year).,......: '. ; [Coffee (V4 lb. per week, 14c, per year) k»Breakfast foods and cereals (30c per week, per year) ., Vegetable! '"^Cabbages (25c per week), per year. ?l Onions (18c per week) per year ^Turnips, carrots, lettuce and other vegetables (20c per week) per year Fruits jfApples (5 boxes per year) _. Preserving ^Strawberries (one crate per year) 'peaches (one crate per year) , iaspberries (one crate per year) Pears (one box) J Plums (one crate) .,..._> , _. [{Sugar (for above) '. ^'Butter (3 lbs. per week). This will average throughout the year 50c per lb. Per year _. ^,-jard (2 lbs. per week at 22c per lb), per year. . 3gg8 (2 dozen per week). While the price of eggs fluctuates through the different seasons, I find they will average at least 35c per dozen. Taking the year through, this would make for the year * — fCheese (1 lb., 32c per week), per year [flour (10 lbs. per week, 5.8c per lb.), per year Sundries |Pepper for year |>alt for year '.tustard (two tins) '. latches, per year '.-. Vinegar (1.5c per week), per year _ oap , - ••-" Canned Good, » :.i can fish (per week 36c), per year. 1 can corn per week (15.9c per week), per year. _ 4 cap peas (16.5c per week), per year.. .- Pickles, sauces, etc. (25c per week), per year Fiel Coal.—It takes, for the average family in Vancouver k at least 6 tons of coal at a cost of $12.00 per ton.... $72.00 (Continued on page 8) 18.20 24.96 17.16 7.28 15.60 13.00 9.36 10.40 7.50 2.00 2.00 1.75 1.58 1.00 10.00 78.00 22.88 36.40 16.64 30.16 .50 1.00 .50 1.50 .78 18.00 18.72 8.26 8.58 13.1)0 Strong Case Put Up by- B.C. Electric Employees Seventeen Hundred Employees Present Their Case to the Conciliation Board—Asking for an Approximate Increase of Ten Per Cent.—Last Increase Five Years Ago EMPLOYEES OF THE B. C. ELECTRIC Railway Company are presenting their case for an increase iii wages and better working conditions to a conciliation board iii the Court House this week. Officials for the men have gathered together a formidable array of facts and figures and these undoubtedly will mean a lot in their favor when the board attempts to reach an agreement. A careful perusal of the following excerpts from statements made by W. H. Cottrell, on behalf of the employees, only gives one a faint idea of the conditions that the men have to meet, and it is only natural for them to attempt to change them for more compatible conditions. MARKET TRUCK DRIVERS WIN STRIKE IN 26 HOURS . NEW YORK.—The strike of $000 market truck drivers and helpers, which practically paralyzed the movement of fruits and vegetables in this district, was settled after the men had been out only 26 hours. The Market Truckers' Association, a union of employers, agreed to meet the demands of the strikers for a wage increase of $5 per week. The increase is the same won by .7,000 freight truck drivers a week previous. The fruit and vegetable truck drivers are members of Local 202, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. MUNICIPAL BANK PROFITS The Birmingham Bank, owned by the City of Birmingham, now has 233,494 depositors, and the accumulated funds amount to £7,938,859. The house purchase department of the bank has enabled 7,201 citizens to purchase their own houses by advancing amounts totalling £2,398,118. Mr. Cottrell said: In presenting the case for the employees, I must ask your indulgence for a while to (outline the situation as fully as possible. To a Board composed of residents of this vicinity it is unnecessary to describe the business of the B. C. Electric Railway Company; sufficient to say that thc company practically controls the transportation business and the business of supplying light, power and Ws in Greater Vancouver, New Westminster and Victoria, All the employees affected are members of the\ Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees' Association. They are members of three local divisions and are represented \here by their joint advisory board, composed as follows: W. H. Cottrell, \ chairman; F. E. Griffin, secretaryAand A. Maclnnis of Vancouver; H.\Bell and A. J. Bond, New Westminster^ and E. Fox and W. Turner of Victoria. The question of wages and working conditions\that you gentlemen have to conciliate upon is one of the most serious, affecting directly some 1,700 men and indirectly the wives and children dependent upon them. We realize, Mr. Chairman, that we shall probably have to ask your indulgence on many occasions, during the proceedings on account of the manner of Our presentation of the case. We are not trained fof\ this particular work. We are \practical Street Railwaymen and I trust that what we lack in ability in theWderly presentation of our case, we can make up in some measure by, our practical knowledge of the subject of street railway work. In this dispute you have on the one hand a large and powerful corporation, which at the present time is in a very favorable position owing to the fact of the non-existence of NOVELTY WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE Under the auspices of the Milk Salesmen and Dairy Employees' Union, Vancouver, New, Westminster , and North Vancouver ( Wednesday, October 5th in the Ambassador Seymour Street near Dunsmuir ARCADIAN ORCHESTRA Cards at 8 p.m. ADMISSION 50c Dancing 9 to 12 ■ Ji-p, '"""' .""■■I"**. ii.,<»llliiJjiiCjii' f" I f compettiion and also owing to the fact that so far as the street railway end of the business is concerned it is particularly favored, in that, by an arrangement entered into with the City of Vancouver, an adequate fares basis is practically assured. 1,700 Men and Families Affected On the other hand, there are some 1,700 men, seeking to make an agreement by which they hope to maintain and if possible improve their standard of living by an increase in their wages and certain alterations in their working conditions. ■ The majority are operating the street cars of (he company, but there are many others; in fact, practically all those directly employed in the operation and maintenance of the street railway system and bus and truck service of the B. C. Electric Railway Company and Rapid * Transit Company; motormen and conductors on city, interurban and freight service, motor coach operators, motor truck operators, mechanics, car repairers, car cleaners, trackmen, garage men, baggage men, bridge and building men, station agents, train despatchers and ticket clerks. You have to consider thc wages and working eonditoins of men in all these various departments, working, skilled and semi-skilled, under all sorts of conditions and necessitating certain arrangements which wc call "working conditions," which are mutually agreed to by the company and the association. Further, it must . be remembered that these men do" the work in these various departments coyering the 24 hours of the day and night; that to keep the cars and the busses and the transportation business of the B. C. Electric Railway Company going, our hours must be so arranged that the service -must not suffer. Spread System Entails Long Hour.. On the other hand, the head office can open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. five days in the week. The head office can close on Saturday afternoons, on Sundays and for three or four consecutive days on holidays. They are not necessary to the service for 24 hours per day or for seven days per week. We arc not complaining, but at the same time I think that there is a lack of appreciation on the part of ihe officials of the company, of the inconvenience and hardship entailed through the night work arid work that is done in two shifts with long spreads between. Mutual Relationship For something over twenty years it has been the custom in Vancouver for the employees and the company to bargain collectively concerning rates of wages and working conditions and to make agreements regarding same covering varying periods. I believe this has been to our mutual advantage. Disputes between « those periods have been vepy rare « and usually of such a nature that they„could be^rearJil^adjuatfitL.ac-w-p. ^~TP--^bB-ffiued1 on page 8) -ri r Two .IE L A 11 OR STATESMAN Sept. 30th, 1927 none Ssy. MM H. HARVEY BOOT MANUFACTURER Loggers', Miners', Cruisers' and Prospectors' Hand-Made Boots Oar Specialty. Quick Repairs. OUR M.M WOBK BO*OT BEST XM TOWN 58 CORDOVA ST., WEST Vancouver, B. C. T. J. Kearney & Co. Funeral Directors and EmbaJmera New Chapel and Parlors - Private Ambulance Service 802 Broadway W. Phone Fair. S Western Glass Co., Ltd. "Wholesale and Retail Dealer*. 168 Cordova W. SEE US ABOUT MOKES SUSS II WIs- OOWS. AUT-BOil-ES, MIRRORS SHOWCASES, ETC. Art Glut Ritsirrt Mirror. Rt-ilrm* SYNOPSIS OF UNDii.. AMENDMENTS PRE-EMPTION* Vacant, unreserved. Crown lands may be pre-smpted \rt British subjects over It years of age. and by aliens on declaring lnteotloa to bacome British subjects, oondl- tloiial upon residence, occupation, and improvement for agricultural purposes. Full information concerning regn- latlons regarding pre-emptions is given in Bulletin No. 1. Land Series. ''How to Pre-empt Land," copies ol whloh can ba obtained free of ehaxge by addressing tha Department of Lands, Vlotoria. B.C, or to any Got. anunsnt Agent. "" Records will be granted covering only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and whloh ls not timber- land. I.e., carrying oyer 8,000. board feet per aero west of the Coast Bang* and 5,000 foot per aore east of that Bangs. Applications for pre-emptlona ar* to be addressed to th* Land Commissioner of th* Land Recording Division. In whloh th* land applied for la situated, and ar* made oh printed forms, copies of which can be obtained from th* Land Commissioner. Pre-emptions must be occupied for live yaars and Improvements mads to vain* of 110 per acre. Including ■tearing snd cultivating: at least flv* a si**, before a Crown Grant can be _rimi--L For more dataUad Information see the Bulletin "How to Pre-empt Land." PURCHASE Applications ar* reoelved for pur- ahase of vacant and unreserved Crown land*, not being tlmbarland. <or agricultural purposes; minimum rt* for first-class (arable) land is per acre, and second-class (graa- tng) land tut per aore. Farther ln- •ormatlon regarding purchase or lease ef Crown land* ia given ln Bulletin Jfe. 10. Land Sari**. "Purohaae and aVaaa* of Crown Lands.** Mill, factory, or Industrial sites on timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, ■Hur be purchassd or lsased. th* conditions lnetudlag payment ot HOMESITE LEASES Dnsurveyed areas, not exceeding M s__rs*. may be lsssed a* homesites, conditional noon a dwelling being •noted ln tha flrat year, title being obtainable after residence and ton- ejgo.emsnt conditions ar* fulfill*! iid land baa bsen surveyed. LEASES \ War graslng and Industrial pur- SOM* area* not exceeding 140 acres ■ay bo l*a**d by on* persons o. a aanpany. GRAZING Under the Orulng Act thi Ps-ov- too* Is divided into graslng dlotrict. aad th* rang* administered under c Sraaing Commissioner. Annua] graalBK permits ar* issued based on Bombers ranged, priority being given to •sUbllshsd owners. Stock-owners ■My form associations for range ■taaagement. Free, or partly freo, ■■mils ar* available for nettle.-, ■ampere and traveilara, up to Why the Liberals No Longer Count in British Politics ten . The parliamentary proceedings in connection with the anti-Trade Union Bill made it clear that the Liberal party—despite the "unity" stunts of its press and leaders—can no longer be regarded as a serious force in the House of Commons. ' In practically every important provision the liberal members were hopelessly divided, and rarely were more than;one-half of them in their places to take part in the votes and the proceedings. In the case of some divisions, in fact. ^>nly three,- four, five or six Liberal M.P's. could be mustered out of the party's full strength of forty, to wateh~the interests and record the views of their constituents. The exhibition which the Liberal M.P's. made of themselves on the anti-Trade Union Bill, however, was by no means an isolated example of their disunity and ineffectiveness. Practically all their actions since the last general election have been open to similar criticism. The following examples of their divisions of opinion on important questions that have come before the House of Commons during the last two years explode any suggestion that they can be regarded as a united party or that their votes carry any influence in the House of Commons. Housing. On 16th December, 1924, on the- Labor amendment to the King's Speech "regretting that the Government were committed to a policy of leaving the solution of the housing problem mainly to private enterprise, thus ignoring thc importance of carrying out a long-term scheme of building houses to let at rents within the means of the working classes," only five Liberals supported Labor. Seven voted against the Labor amendment, and the remaining twenty-eight did not vote at all, most of them not even putting in an appearance at the House. Food Prices. On the 4th March, 1925, the Labor party moved a resolution complaining that the composition and proceedings of the Royal Commission on Food Prices were not such as to inspire public confidence, and demanding that drastic action should be taken without delay to protect tbe public against profiteering in the sale of food. Only nine Liberals gave their votes in support of the Labor party. Nine others voted against the Labor party. The remaining twenty-two did not vote at all. Secret Diplomacy. On March '11th, 1925, a Labor motion against secret deplomacy was supported by only nine Liberal M.P's. Four Liberal M.P's. voted against the motion. The remaining twenty-seven did not vote, at all. ' Rent Restriction. On 25th March, 1925, on a Labor motion criticizing the inadequacy of the Government's rent restrictions proposals, only fifteen Liberals voted with Labor, whilst five voted against, and twenty did not vote at all. Miners' Wages. On 27th March, 1925, the Labor Party introduced a Bill to guarantee a reasonable minimum wage to miners. Out of the forty Liberal M.P'o. only ten supported Labor. Two voted with the Government, and twenty-eight were absent. ' P.oG-tee.img ip Building Materials. On 15th May, 1925, the Labor party introduced a Bill to prevent profiteering in building materials. Five Liberal M.P's. supported it; two voted against it, and the remaining thirty- three Liberal M.P's. did not vote at all; On this extremely, important question, therefore, only about one Liberal put of. six took the trouble to attend the House and record his vote. Prevention of Unemployment. The Liberals were gtiilty of a similar deri- Iection of duty on May 22nd, 1925, when the Labor party introduced a Bill for the prevention of unemployment Only eight of the forty Liberals turned up at the House on this occasion, and of them only six voted for the Bill, the remaining two voting with the Government. Vote of Censure. Even on 29th June, 1925, on the important occasion of the vote of censure moved on the Government by Mr.,Ramsay MacDonald, expressing no cpnfidenceJxi- "the Government for its failure to deal with unemployment, less than one-half of the Liberals took their" seats, and they in turn went into opposite lobbies, nine supporting Labor and ten supporting the Government. Only one Liberal vote out of the possible forty, therefore, was effective. Non-Contributory Pensions. On 30th June, 1925, when the Labor party moved an amendment demanding that the new Pensions Scheme should be placed on a non-contributory basis, the Liberals were similarly divided. Eleven of them voted with Labor, ten voted with the Government, and the remaining nineteen stayed at home' and did not vote at all. Profiteering. On 19th March, 1926, the Labor party again introduced its Bill to prevent profiteering in building materials. This time four Liberals voted in favor of the Bill, four voted against it, and the remaining thirty-two did not vote at all. As the four Liberals who went in one lobby cancelled out the four who went in the other, the effective voting strength of the Liberals in the division was nil. Inheritance of Wealth. The Liberals were even more inattentive to their duty on the 30th March, 1926, when a Labor motion condemned the present system whereby large fortunes are inherited by a small minority of the community, for on this occasion only two Liberals attended to take part in the division, and one .\* YOUR OLD FRIEND For over 30 years—SAM—Wants to Remain Friends. Call at the LUCK¥ NUMBER 49 Cordova St. West for Gent's Furnishings sam's Store 49 cordova st. w. JOIN THE LABOR PARTY For Further Information Write . ) Br€. SECTION, CANADIAN LABOR PARTY President, J. FLYNN; Secretary, W. CAMPBELL, 71 28th Avenue E. Vice-presidents, W. H. CO-TMll, W. W. EEPEAU--, S. BATE. of them voted in one lobby and the other in the other. '" Working Conditions. For the Labor party's Factory Bill, on 26th March, 1926, only nine Liberals voted, whilst for the Labor Bill introduced on 30th April, 1926, to ratify the Washington (Forty-eight hour week) Convention, only ten Liberals voted. Safeguarding Democracy. On the Labor amendment, on 5th July, 1926, to reject the Government's Board of Guardians (Default) Bill on the ground that it destroyed the principle that local government shpuld be vested in the elected representatives of the people, only twelve out of the forty Liberals voted. Eight of them voted with thc Government, and four with the Labor party. On the third reading of the same Bill on 9th July, 1926, only four Liberals out of the forty took the trouble to attend, and they were divided, two voting for the Bill and two voting against. These are only a few of the many examples that might be quoted to show that the Liberals no longer count in parliament. To all intents and purposes there might as well be no Liberal M.P's. in the House at all. And if the electors use their votes aright at the next general election, and reward the Liberals appropriately for their lamentable ne glect of duty, it may be that such a state of affairs will come to pass.— Daily Herald. DR. CURRY MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING HIS PROFESSIONAL TERMS Ever since coming to Vancouver I have subscribed for and have had my business card in the Labor press of this city. Dentistry is usually a cash business but competition and finance demand new methods. I find in many cases people are not able to pay cash, and therefore sadly neglect their teeth, and through this often sacrifice health', comfort and appearance. For some time I have been trying another plan. I find that the amount distributed over a few weeks or months is usually most satisfactory. Owing to my political views my livelihood is derived almost exclusively from the workers, and so I take this opportunity of * informing you that I am prepared to give first class service in all branches of dentistry at moderate rates and easy payments. W. J. CURRY, 301 Dominion Bldg. | HERE'S A TIP Frank: "My wife suffers from itching palm." Sid: "Spread some dough over it." THE GOVERNMENT OT THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OP LANDS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT LANDS Announcing the Opening of Unit No. 2 LATEST ADDITION TO UNIVERSITY HILL Greater Vancouver's Finest Suburb Unit No. 2 is one of the choice sections of the University Endowment Lands and is being developed on the same distinctive lines as Unit No. 1. The property haB been carefully planned, thus affording each lot a magnificent view of Howe Sound and the surrounding mountains. Persistent enquiry for property in this section has led to its being placed on the market slightly ahead of its finished development. At the present time the property has been selectively cleared, the roadways sub-graded and the sewer and water systems installed. Early in 1928 the complete development will be undertaken. This section has been planned as a RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, artistically laid out, and forever restricted against the encroachment of business or apartment development. It is ideally suited to the person who would establish a permanent home in an environment of beauty and refinement, free from city smoke and noise, and far removed from the manufacturing districts. Excellent school accommodation is now available, a school of fine architecture and beautiful setting now being open.. The sites are of generous size, having an area of 26,00Jt square feet. The lands now being offered may be obtained: ' (a) For sale for cash, or on terms of one-quarter cash, balance in one, two and three years with interest at 6 per cent. — (b) For lease for a period of 99 years at an annual rental equivalent to 6 per cent, of the value as set out. For farther Information, price lists, descriptive phamplilet and plan, apply to any real estate broker, or . THE RESIDENT ENGINEER AND AGENT if Administration office: UNIVERSITY HILL Postal Addr.. s: SUB-P.O Wo. 29, VANCOUVER, B. 6. TELEPHONE: POINT GREY 1441 Sept. 30th, 1927 THE LABOR STATESMAN Three Trades Union Directory Tancouver Trades aad labor «. President, J. Thomson; general __ J»ry, Percy R. Bengough. Office, '80J Holden Bldg.. 16 Hastings East. Phone' Sey. 7496. Meets In Labor Hall at I p.m. on the flrst and third Tuesdays in montli. B. O. lisherman's Association, meets sv- ery month at the call of the Secretary In the Holden Bldg. General ' ■|8crt{?^>,• **■ Hornbrook, 53 Hastings , Bsverage Dispensers Union Mo. S78— meets last Sunday In month at 1:00 sun.. Room 310 Holden Bldg. President a . £!B1C>L- Secretary and Business *Aent. T. J. Hanofln. Office: Room *. £_Vk.ef_°Sf! £h»°»«. **T- ««» ami .Bay. HS.-R. Hotm, t to Ii ■ridge* atrafnusl Iron Workers, looal AT, Int. Asso.—Meets every Monday. Room (04 Holden Bldg.. at 8 p.m. President, Sydney Dunstone: Secre- \fT?' F.-I?uret' Box *0J- City. Phone' Pair. (10(1,. BuUaipsr Sradss Ooancll, Vancouver— Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Holden Building. Presldsnt. Robt Stevenson; Secretary-tress., XV. Page. Room 816. Holden Bldg. , ***ers' looal 468, Jonrneymen, of America— Met?ts second Saturday ln month at 8 p.m.—President. A. Morris. ; 2834 Vine St.; sec. T. Rtgby, 1482 Broadway E. Phone Fair. 2355X second Thursday everv month. Holden Bldg.. l« Hastings B. President E. Holmes; acting secretary, Blrt Showier, I us Robson, office, 807 Holden Building, j Barbers,' Jonrneymen International Union of America—Local 120, meets second and fourth Tuesdays in each month ln Room J10 Labor HalL u Hastings East. Pres., Fred. Dawe; Sea-treas., C. B. Herrett, Office 814 f Holden Bldg. ■sookbtaders looal Wo. JOS. X»t _ hood—Meets second Teeeday la _ at Professional and Business Woman's Club. Empire Bldg., 603 Hastings W. President, O. Low, 61 63rd Ave. W.; secretary. Thos. Carroll, 842 Hamilton Street ._ -President, Thos. 8111a. ISM Burrard St. Secretarv, P. R. Bengough. Office 8(7 Labor HalL It Hastings Bast. Meets on atpoond and foMrth Tuesdays In month. (HI aad racwry WasKara* Union, T.eeal ■o. 15*1 — Affiliated With United Brotherhood of Carpenters A Joiners. Meeta first snd third Thursdays ln Room 313 Holden Bldg. President, H. C Matthews; Business Agent, A Graham. 800 Holden Building. Rec Sec, R. G. Inder; tt. G. Avery. agoa Drlvsrs aad Dairy Employ ess, Local ABA—Meets second and fourth Friday In labor Hall, 1( Haa-* Jiags St E. President. T. Rutherford: business agent, Blrt Showier, 1116 Robson St (folders Union local an—Xatemat-oaai of Vorth a____Hoa—Meets first and third Fridays in month in room (13 Holden Bldg. at 8 p. m. President. John Brown, ((8 Broadway W. Corresponding representative. J. Finkerton, 2169 Victoria Drive Motion Pictnr.s Projectionist's valoa, local 348 ef lA-TS-E A MA>M O— Meets at ((1 Nelson St on first Sunday In each month at 7:30 p.m. President J. R. Foster, 11(1 Oranvllle St; Secretary. Geo. Garrard. Box 346. Business Phone: Sey. ((((. Musicians sen raal Pro tee ar. Union Lo- SS1 *«•• A. P. of Bt—Meets at the G. w. V. A. Auditorium, second Sunday at 10 a._h. President EdwardJamle- son; secretary, W. Edmunds; flnanclal secretary. W. E. Williams; organizer. F.-Fletcher, all at (91 Nelson Street Painters, Decorators aad Paperhangars loeal US—MeeU second and fourth Thursdays at 163 Hastings W. Bus. Iness agent, Robt Stevenson. Office, room 24. 1(3 Hastings West Phone Sey. 3609. Wis Drivers. Bridge. Wharf aad Beak ■nllders local (To. S404—Meets every Friday night at 8 p.m. In 112 Hastings St W. Jams* Thomson, aecretary. P. O. Box 320. C Anderson. President Brioklann', _ lat. Union Mo. 1—Meeta second aad fourth Wednesday ln the Holden Bldg. President G. B. Hallldav; Seoretary, W. S. Dagnall. 1144 30th Ave. M. Phone Fair. 846 R W. J. Pipes. Fin. Secretary, 840 Beach Ave. Oarpenters and Joiners, _. Booiety of,—Vancouver let Branch meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. President G. Richardson: Secretary, John T. Bruce; Business Agent, J. McKinley. Headquarters, room 36, 1(8 Hastings St W. Carpenters and Joiners, United Brotherhood of, local 463—President, R. 3. Thompson; flnanclal secretary, B. XV. Hatley; business agent, W. Har- ., .__Ereives- Office, Room 809 Labor Bag; 16 Hastings East. Meets second and fourth Mondays, 8 p.m. City Ball Bmployees' Association meets first Wednesday of each month at 261H Hastings B.. at 8 p.m. President, D. Hargreaves; treasurer, W. J. Srlb- blns, 3208 Pender St. E.,- Secretary. J. Tarbuck, 2792 Pender East. Civic Employees' Union, looal M — Meets first nnd third Fridays In the month at 25IH Hastings B.. at 8 p.m. President, R. N. Hogg, 1718 Commercial Dr.; secretary-treasurer, George Harrison, 1182 Parker St. ■lsotrioal Worl day der Allen; business agent, B. H. Mini—. Office, 319 Fender Street West Pea-' ■nglneers—International Union aad Operating looal 844—Meets every Thursday at 8 p.m- Room 808 Holdsn Bldg. President, VS. McCallum; rec. sec, Geo. Pettapleee; Fln. See. A Bus. Agent T. A. Newblgglng. Office. Room 806 Holden Building.-. i Engineers, steam and Operating, Int. local 883—Meets every Wednesday at 8 p.m. In room 806 Holden Bldg. President, M. J. Kearne: vice-president, E. Thomas: financial secretary, A. J. Newblgglng; business agent. M. J. Kearne; rec. sec, W. Metbot. Office 806 Holden. Blre Fighters, Bo. 18, _ Association of—Meets every month at oall of president, at 26114 Hastings B. President, J. Anderson. No. 1 Fire Hall: financial secretary, C. A. Watson, No. 3 Fire Hall. Ploorlayers' Union, No. 1878, U.B. of C. A J. of A., meets "lst and (rd Thursdays ln (10 Holden Bldg.. at ( pjn. President, VS. C. Woodward: Via. Sec, A. Reid; Rec. Sec, W. D. Wilson, '161 Howe St Bod Canters aad Bnlldlng laborers, Be. 802, international. MeeU flrst and third Friday in month at Holden Building. President, C. Lawson, 1831 Ird Ave. W. Fin. Sec and Bnslness Agent, J. A. Barrlngton. 4293 Welwyn Street Phone Fair. 1414L. Maataren, local sa—International Association of Operative, meets first and third Wednesday In month at Holden Bldg. , President C. Keall: Financial Secretary, A. Campbell. 4(4 Fifty-sixth Ave. B.. phone Fraser . 184L2; Cor. Secretary. A. Hurry, 8SI Thirty-fourth Ave. E, phone Fair. 3222R. __ Plumbers aad Steamfltters, Ho. 1T0, International Asso. of—MeeU every Ind and 4th Friday In the Holden Bldg. President R Simpson; secretary and business agent W. Watt (OS Holden Building. Point Grey Kunlcipal Employees' Association, local Mo. 3—Meets second Monday of each month at the Masonic Hall. Kerrisdale. 8 p.m. President D. Ross Squalr. S7S8 30th W. Secretary A. Patterson 8179 Hudson StreeL Mo. BB—Meeu every second Tuesday In tbe month at ( pjn. in Room IK Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St B President. Barry F. Longley. ((( (th St, North Van.; secretary. Wm. Quigley. 2083 2nd Ave. W.. Box 3(4. IN THE HAM & EGG FOUNDRY (By The Mustard Mixfcr) On Monday, September 26th, the Good Eats Cafe hung the "Closed" sign on the door. This cafe will be remembered as being on the "We Don't Patronize" list of the Trades Council, due to the action of the manager, who was desirous of making his employees pay for their meals. It is only nine months since the trouble over union conditions and wages were first instituted, with the ultimate result as noted, proving that efficient help in the catering industry is essential to the prosperity and success of the conducting ot modern <^ restaurants. It is alleged that a considerable amount of back wages are due the employees that /eftfained until tKe place closed, and it is very doubtful whether the remuneration for their sendees will ever be met in full. During the time that the Union Card was -in evidence, the manager drew down $150 to $100 per week. It is safe to assume that this was only made possible through efficiency of the hired help, otherwise there would be no reason for the establishment closing up. Probably Percy Wood may go to work for wages at his trade as cook, and should he be successful in securing employment in an establishment operated along similar lines to the way the Good Eats was conducted, on the stand-off system of wages, he might need the protection of his trade union and probably will strenuously object to waiting for his wages on the Kathleen Mavourneen system, "It may be for years or it may be forever!" Over the Teacups By TEEPEE ~ aS-oJeSTflMt anTthird FtSt-V In month at Ootfilon Hall Granville and Davie Streeta. President. A. & Rosa. CT7I Pr. Edward St; secretary, J. D. Vuliamy. 1116 16th Ave. W. Btreet aad Bleotrio Bailway Employees, Pioneer Division Bo. 101—Meets BL P. HalU-Efsb-h and Klngsway, lst and (rd Mondays at 1(:1( n.m aad 7 p.m. President. W. H. Cottrell: recording aecretary, F. E. Griffin; treas.. H. G. Blasfer; financial secretary and business agent Angus Meclnnes, 3(44 Pr. Edward St Office: corner Prior and 1 Main streeta Phone Fairmont 3160L. Sheet Metal Workers Association, locsl Union Bo. 380 — MeeU second and fourth Thuraday in month in Holden Building. 16 Hastinga Street E. President, A. Fisher. MS* 4th Avenue W.: business agent and aecretary, D. Mac- Pherson, ((7 Holden Bldg. Shingle Weavers, loeal 17813—Meets second Tuesday in month, ln Room No. 1, Labor Temple, New Westminster, and 4th Sunday. 7:10 p.m.. ln Room 111 Holden Bldg.. Vancouver. Prealdent J. N. Chute. Phone Hurh. 1982-T; sec W. H. Matthew, 3436 Irving St Tailors', jonmsymsn union or Amerisa, local Mo. IT*—Meetings held first Thuraday la each month. ( pun. Executive meets third Thursday of every month In Labor HalL President, F. Franco; secretary. C. McDonald. P.O. Box SOS. Executive meets third Thursday of every month. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Tsssl MB* Meeu every tad and 4th Wednesday. 310 Holden Bldg. President A. A- McKay. 773 Baatty Bt; seers tary-traswursr. A- P. Black, ((( Homer St Botel and Restaurant Bmployees ana Marine Cooks ft Stewards, local 38— 441 Seymour St. meets second Monday each month at S p.m., last Mondays at 9 p.m. President Thos. Edwards, Sec.-Trees. Barry Wood, Business Agent Phone Sey. 126. ladles' Auxiliary, loeal 171 — United Brotherhood of Carpenters — Meets every first and third Wednesday of each month In 810 Holden Building, at I p.m. President, Mrs. Nickels. High. 1S(17; secretary. Miss Gibbons, Fair. 1.3L. Tjn-S-Mjllial Xtnlem, Be. BAB--President C. 8. Campbell; vlee-president B. Ooath-e; Secrota-y-traaaarer, R. H. Neelontlo, P.O. Bex ((. MeeU last Sunday of each month et 1 pm- ln Buildlne. 10 Hastinga St VS. lathers, Wood, Wire aad (fetal, International union, loeal SOT — Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays in month, at room 20( Holden Bldg. President, - H. P. Fu)IJ«l-ie«, (10* Vanness: Secretary, Bert'Jenkins. SO 46th Avs. E. Theatrical Stage _(ni|lloja»a» union, local.118 of the 1A.T.SJI. ft 1APJAO. —MeeU at »(1 Nelson Street on the. second Friday ln month.- at (:(0 a.m. President G. W. Allen; Secretary, , Gordon Martin. Business address. P. O. Box 711. LABOR PARTY WILL HOLD A NATIONAL CONVENTION E D M O N T ON.—- Arrangements were completed for the convening of a national convention of the Canadian Labor Party in the near future at the annual meeting of the party held here recently. An invitation to attend the forthcoming British Commonwealth Labor Conference in London, England, was accepted and the selection of delegates was left in the hands of the executive. ■ Representatives from Alberta reported that the labor parties in that province would affiliate with the C. L. P. in the near future. No change was made in the policy of the party, and pending the holding of a national convention the platform of principles was reaffrmed. Prince Rupert Trades & Labor Council MEETS second Thursday in each month. President 8. D. McDonald. Box 2S8. Secretary. Frank Bprry, B_st_iM._Brinca:R«pertr"Be^ We Do Not Patronize List of Trades Council THOMAS & McBAIN, Clothiers, 655 Granville STEVENSON'S BAKERY AVENUE THEATRE WALDORF CAFE GOOD EATS CAFE ROYAL DAIRY CRYSTAL DAIRY NATIONAL LUNCH TROCADERO CAFE COLLARD, the Clothier, 803 Hasting. W. LEN. A. DAVIS (Lathing Contractor) PRINTERS CLARKE & STUART MURPHY * CHAPMAN ROSE, COWAN ft LATTA GEHRKE, LTD. -ROEi>eEfG.iArEror5°:;="-iT-r±1 J. W. BOYD There has been a good deal of comment this past week regarding the Junior Highs, on what a friend of mine indignantly termed "the new-fangl«ri idea" of limiting the children to half an hour for lunch. Parents of children attending Junior High are up in rams and demand to know how any child could gobble up a lunch, take even a few minutes of recreation, and attend to more important matters bearing directly on health, all in the short period of half an hour. To quote my friend again: "We feel our children spend long enough hours m school, and bring home quite enough homework, without cutting down their noon-hom-, and also, now that winter is coming on, they need something hot and nournishing,. rather than the everlasting sandwich." Grown-ups kick when limited to a half-hour lunch, period, How, then, must children feel, young animals who must stretch and run'ahd somehow rid themselves of an accumulation of high spirits, clear their brains and fill their lungs with clean fresh air, ready for the afternoon studies? On the other hand, there are other folk who claim that the limiting of the lunch period is in the interests of the children themselves, many of whom find too much time in the hour for getting into serious mischief. If this is so, might it not have been better to acquaint the parents with the reason, for they would undoubtedly then be glad to have some action taken. We imagine that children going home to lunch will have all they can manage in travelling back and forth and eating; those children taking lunch to school will find time even in half an hour to get into mischief-if-so inclined, and the solution would lie, either in segregating them, as has been tried successfully elsewhere, or in having adequate supervision. It is a mistake to think that only very small children need supervising, for, with the exception of small bumps and bruises, they are safe enough. It is round the 'teen age when bruises may be acquired which will leave a mark for life. * • * A bride-to-be, a pretty, slender little thing; daughter of a Union man, and marrying a Union man, remarked: "that's all very well, what you said about the women of the family demanding the Union Label. Dad's always on about it, too. But, gosh, I want some nifty shoes; real snappy ones; something that's gonna keep Bob's eyes on my ankles, and not roving over to some girl on the other side of the street." Well, f'eaven's sake. She evidently pictures Union Label shoes as strong, stodgy and old-fashioned affairs, while here in town she could find the prettiest, snappiest styles, with the new bright buckles, and the high slender heels beloved of all pretty young things, and that at prices comparing favorably with those over the line—and right inside, stamped on the lining, the Union Label. Rather a healthy feeling to know you are wearing the smartest shoesln town, and that the girl who helped to make them for you had in return just what yon want, a worthwhile wage, and worthwhile working conditions. The Union Label proves it! (Ed. Note The writer of this article purchases her Union Label Shoes at Rae's Clever Shoe Store, 646 Granville) • s * * Here is a Short Cake made with rolled oats: Take half pound rolled oats, 4 ounces butter, 2 ounces grari- ula^ysugpr"„_ane_:-teasps^::-galt, t_ream butter and sugar; mix in the 'rolled oats and salt; mix hlfithoc- THE ESTHER BAKERY MAKERS OF HOVIS Also Makers of the Best White, Raisin and Nut Bread Place yonr orders now for onr Fruit Loaves, 15c each. Phone: Highland 1309 3728 HASTINGS ST. EAST R. C. HIRST Electrical Contractor aad Dealer House Wiring, Fixtures, Lamps, Batteries Glen STO - 40tS Basttacs Bt. M. (too. Phone: Ft. Orey 588-1 H.A.BLOWEY BABRISTER ABS SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC 163 Hastings West. Sey. 7472 No price concession nor other so-called service can take the place of safe, clean milk in scrupulously sterilized bottles—use f w FAIRMONT 1000 oughly together with the hands and press into a flat tin. Bake to a golden brown in a moderate oven, and when baked let stand 20 minutes before turning out of the tin. * * »' Faith Faith has a knack of changing wrong to right. The darkest hour of any gloomy night Is always jvst before the streak of grey. Courage, my friend, the best is on the way. SMALL FAVORS .Young -Barnes had married contrary to his father's wishes. Meeting his parent soon afterward, the father said angrily: "Well, youn man, I have made my will and cut you off with a dollar." "I am very sorry, father," ^said-the youth contritely, anti-H3re_FiT_dde<h "but you don't happen to have the dolfer wiyi you?;!' Four THE LABOR STATESMAN Sept. 30th, 1927 The Labor Statesman Published every Friday, at (IS HoMen Bld»., Vancouver. B. C Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council. Official Organ of the Canadian Labor Party. H. W. Watt., Man. Editor. PRESS COMMITTEE: Chairman, I_. Wood. Hotel and Itesta.r- 21 h?n,F,0,yeJ?; J' McCurrash, Typo- w,i!L,_?J; __ Jhom"onp Bridge Bulld-rs: W r_fn. S hStreot *i3**7 Employees XV. Clancy, Beverage Dispensers. Phone Seymour C279 Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 30th, 1927 more opportunities for placing our message before more electors, by adopting tactics that will place more labor members in the House, then we ought to leave no stone unturned to do it.—W. "" MORE LABOR MEMBERS — WANTED • When the question of adopting new tactics in the Labor movement comes up .for discussion, it seems peculiar to find the most radical—or shall we say boisterous—in the movement opposing new tactics. If we fail by one procedure, surely we ought to try another, instead of sticking by the old methods with a survive or perish attitude. And it was in a neffort to try some other method of winning scats that the executive of the Greater Vancouver Central Council of the C.L.P. recommen- . ded to the movement that only two candidates he placed in the field in the City of Vancouver at the forthcoming provincial elections. This recommendation was referred back to the affiliated organizations and when the returns "came in it showed that twelve organizations paying per capita on 2171 members favored two candidates, while nine organizations paying per capita on 990 members voted- in favor of six. One other organization with a membership of 1020 favored four. No matter how you juggle those figures whether you place the 1020 voting for six or with those voting- for two, the two's still have the majority. Organizations that were not reported on the subject only number a per capita membership of 525. If the delegates to the C.L.P. had 1 been given these figures at the time, th«j£ undoubtedly would have been a different result to that which they took. But in spite of the action'tak- en, wa still believe that the movement, after realizing its mistake, in not having the proper data .to work on, should rescind its former action , and place two candidates in the field. Some people may attempt to convince themselves and other electors that the Labor Party would be compromising with the Liberal * Party. That is an old gag' of the Liberals who grasp at any straw to get into the band wagon. If sov-called Labor men arc going to let such a suggestion cause theme to lose sleep then we consider them weak sisters. If \ electing two labor men from the City of Vancouver will help the Liberals, then electing one in every third constituency will do the same—we don't think. The Liberals returned six from the city but if labor had only two «tit of that six in the House we could obtain a few more concessions from the Liberal Government—find who 1bses by that plan? Not the labor movement. Its all tommy-rot about tbe Labor Party desiring to compromise with the Liberal Party. We refer those who think so to the article on page 2, regarding the British Liberal Party, and we have no hesitation in saying that the Liberal Party here is tarred with the same brush. The Labor Party's hiission is to get tbe Liberal Party out of office as well as the Conservative Party, but thc Labor Party can only do that by using tactics that will draw thc sup PQjrt.of.fM eyer. increasing number of '■' electors. If Labor can get more favorable legislation, more publicity. Strain Increasing on Street Car Employees The constant and increasing strain on the nerves of street car employees was brought out by President Cottrell during the sitting of the con-; cilia tion board this week. He said: Mr. Chairman: One of thc important factors with regard to our work on the street cars to which we would call your earnest attention, is the degree of responsibility -that the street railwaymen have in carrying out their work. It would be hard to find any calling where the individual responsibility is so great as with the street railwaymen. Travelling through the congested streets of the cities, handling the thousands of passengers, every individual motorman or conductor is under a constant nervous strain. \ I would quote here from the Company magazine an extract from an article by the A. E. R. A. Operators' Work Important "In these days of badly congested streets, the jobs of motormen and conductors are more important than ever before in history. „.. "If careful men were not employed, accidents on properties would increase amazingly. Fortunately, however, every company in the country selects its men to run cars with just as great care as they would select men to run stores for them. In truth, they regard their cars merely as travelling parts of a chain- store system. With traffic jams on every hand, motormen and conductors these days, must be very careful how ahd when they start and stop cars." Street Car Work Changed This is not the half of it; it is putting it too politely. Few realize the extent to which the work of the street car man has changed. I will- hand you a photograph of one of the Vancouver street cars of about twenty years ago, showing a little car about 20 feet long, open at both sides. You could step out of your seat and off the car at anytime. It is very much like the Toonerville ,car of moving picture fame. Compare this with the large cars of today, weighing 20 tons or more, carrying 75 to 150 passengers, and the two-car trains carrying 300 passengers. It does not need much imagination to realize the difference in the work of handling street cars today. Decline in Number of Labor Contests Information relative to - previous election campaigns in the province of British Columbia, in which labor took part, by nominating candidates might be of interest to those in the movement now. One of the most important points to be noted however, is the increasing shortage of labor candidates in constituencies outside of Vancouver. 18 Candidate, in 1909 In 1909 there were eighteen labor candidates, mostly belonging to the Socialist Party of Canada. 17 Candidate- in 1912 - In 1912, with one exception the S. P. of C. had .17 candidates in the field in .13 constituencies. These were in Comox, Esquimalt, Fernie, Greenwood, .Newcastle, Rossland, Slocan, Victoria, Okanagan, Ymir, Nelson, Skeena, Nanaimo #nd Vancouver. Two were elected Nanaimo and Newcastle while the Comox can- didate lost by less than 100 votes. 15 Candidates in 1916 In 1916 Labor contested twelve constituencies with fifteen candidates. These were in Atlin. Comox, Fort George. Fernie, Nanaimo, Newcastle, Saanich, South Vancouver, Ymir, Victoria and Vancouver. Newcastle was won and Fort George was lost by nine votes, being defeated by one of Bowser' cabinet ministers. 21 Candidates in 1920 In 1920 Labor again contested 12 constituencies with 21 candidates. These were in Dewdney, South Vancouver, .Richmond,-.Atlin, Nanaimo, Slocan, Fernie, Rossland, Newcastle, Prince Rupert, Victoria and Vancouver. Labor won in South Vancouver, Fernie and Newcastle. It lost Atlin by 90 votes and Rossland by eighteen. 13 Candidates in 1924 In 1924 Labor contested eight constituencies with thirteen candidates. Those were in South Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Nanaimo, Newcastle, Okanagan, Fernie, Vancouver. Labor won in Burnaby, South Vancouver and, Fernie. This is where the B. C. Section of the CLP. can get busy. Slow Traffic Days Have Pasted The little Toonerville car had a motorman and a conductor to handle it and in travelling through thc streets of Vancouver in its day, it had, in the main, only slow going traffic to contend with, mostly, the horse-drawn vehicles. The roads were rough 'and the tracks in rough shape and neither were conducive to great speed. Now the roads are for the greater part paved, and the contending traffic is for thc most part made up of speedy automobiles. The paved tracks make it easy for the automobiles and trucks, which adds to the danger of collisions. This factor is recognized by our company for they arc paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising in their endeavor- to lessen the dangers of this trouble and to be able to further speed up their street car service. Hard Strain On the Nerves Not only has our work changed but. there is no possible likelihood in the future of anything but this change continuing, calling for a greater drain on the nerves of those operating the street cars. The Company recognizes this fully, as is shown by the expenditure of such large amounts in advertising. Again it is shown in the choice of men for the work. Young men are the order of the day. Young men with strong nerves, and they are selected with great care from the applicants. I obtained some information with regard to the increasing volume of auto traffic which I think has considerable bearing on this subject. Speeding up Continues The speeding up of tffe .service is going -on all- the ~tim*. Time is constantly "cut; down"binf burlihes so that we are having to do more work and take greater risks. Delightful Show at Orpheum Next Week Interest Begins The Day You Invest WHEN buying investment securities on our Monthly Payment Plan the jnterest or dividends begin at once oh the full amount of your purchase. Bank interest is charged on the balance owing. WE make no service charge. You may pay up and secure full title to your security or you may sell your equity at any time. Onr booklet) "The Road to Independence," describes this plan in detail. Just mail the coupon. Tear out and Mail >C Please send me a copy of "T h e Road to Independence." Address Name R.PVCLARK & CO (Vancouver) Ltd. 823 Hastings Street West .. Phone Sey. 7484 The sliow which the Orpheum Circuit has .sent to the local Orpheum" theatre for next week promises more in the way of delightful entertainment than any show seen here in many weeks. AU reports from the eastern cities where this bill has played have acclaimed it as one of the best star-studded vaudeville shows of the decade. Headlining this great bill is the famous dancing star. Vancssi, who for the past few years has been thu toast of all Broadway. She has been the featured star of such big hits as the Zlegfeld Follies. Greenwich Village Follies and many Shubert Operettas. She Is without ;•. peer In her particular style of stage dancing and has won the admiration of all who have seen her-1 She Is assisted by the Camble Boys and Sonny Hines. Everyone will remember that screamingly funny act which Willie West and McGinty brought to Vancouver a few ars ago. The one where the men building the house were continually falling and being hit on the head by falling timbers and beams, well. :they are coming again next week. Clifford and Marion, musical comedy stars, are also on this bill. They will offer a singing and comedy turn. The Harrington Sisters .ar** two winsome little misses whe will sing and dance their way Into everyone's heart. Frank Richardson, the joy boy .of song, will sing, and Sawyer and Eddy will offer u comedy, offering of merit. A comedy. Topic. Fable and News will complete thus dandy show." BARNET DUMBER CO., LTD. 3995 HASTINGS STBEET EAST High. 180 Glen 384 N-frtrt Call: Glen 423, Carl 299Y3 BARNET BOOSTS BETTER 3i\k'l\IBt> BUILT 500,000 FEET PES DAY. A__X- WHITE EMPLOYEES BUNGALOWS SEE US FOR SPECIALS THE HOUSE OF FRIENDLY CREDIT Quality. Style and low Prices DOMINION FURNITURE COMPANY 1-0-8-2 Granville St We signed up a new running sheet on the 15th of this month and it had not been in operation a day when men we.e complaining that time had been cut down on many of the lines again; that they doubted if they could make the time; that they had been running late on some runs for hours and taking awful chances to try and keep up. On Fairview it was complained that several of the runs were speeded up to such an extent that they made an extra trip in their shift of eight hours. This speeding up has probably meant"-a-better sewice -6'8t__itph_t_ been a continual strain on the men, and a saving to the Company of many thousands of dollars. 1 A"\:B i Your PICNIC or SOCIAL is NOT Complete without ALMOND'S ICE CREAM PHONE DOUGLAS 36 , Phone Fair. Exclusive Ambulance Service *S™. 80 Up-to-date Ambulances and Invalid Coach... All Attendants Qnallfled In Pint Aid ., . '-St. John's Ambulance Association" __ "We Sjwlal^e In A_n_nlaMt.S«^l^fl_^-'^:=y_ S36 Thirteenth Avenue West, Vancouver, B.C. -' ABBOTSFORD Call High. 498 and 4980 KIGHT PHONE: HIGH 4676 WOOD COAL For the Best Fuel Obtainable LAWRENCE W. SMITH Registered OFTOMETBI8T AHD OPTICIAN 49 Haotlngs St., West, Sine* 1*07 Phone Sey. 6860. Vanconver, B.C. SEY. 7157 "Sure It's Good" Leslie Coal Company limited ■Li**- __.___*.j_i_t- Help Those Who Help You IT SHAMED Beneath the moon he told his love, The color left her cheeks, But on the shoulder of his coat It showed quite plain for weeks. » * • After the owner of the Good Eats Cafe had been running it on a nonunion basis for nine months, the creditors seized the goods and locked tbe door. The Good Eats Cafe was one of the -best patronized cafes in the city at one time but his cheap and inefficient help has ruined it. ____■* * * VERY NICE They were enjoying a motor ride and had just entered a country road. "May I kiss your hand?" he asked, a little confusedly. She removed her motor veil. "No," she replied; "I have my gloves on." * * * * The Central Cafe, at 608 Pender West is building up a splendid business with a 100 per cent, union crew and good food at reasonable prices. Have you purchased your for "A Night in the West?" ticket One may not be able to eat his cake and have, it, too, but one can give his word and keep it. Further details relating to the Street Railway Employees arbitration case will be published next week. * * * C.L.P. meeting Friday, Sept. 30 in the Holden Bldg. 'PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Pictures Coming to City Pantages to Show Film Version of Boot l>ld Dempsey have Tunney at hi* meny In the seventh round? A preview of the fight nim shows Tunney almost out in the seventh,round. Tunney says he waited the limit on signalled ad.vlce of his manager and that he was not in any danger. According to advice from thc east.- the fight fans indicate that Tunney wa_ In bad .shape during the seventh round knockdown and had his eyes closeii- Lo«il fight fans will be able to judge for themsevles when the pictures are shown at the Pontages Theatre all next week. They .will he shown for one week only exclusively at this theatre. Slow- motion pictures of some of the crucial incidents ns well as the complete progress of the fight will be shown. THE IRISH ELECTIONS There werej.2 fewer candidates in the recent' Irish Elections. The Labor Party only ran 29 candidates, winning 13 .eats. Tom Johnson, the leader of the party contested Dublin County. In the previous election the Labor Party ran three candidates in this county, winning only one of the five seats. This' time they ran just one candidate in order to be sur>. of the seat as there were less other candidates in the field, and they won it! MILKMEN, WATCH OUT! A party, allegedly named Smithers, late of 1537 Robson street, decided it was cheaper to move than pay his milkman for milk purchased for the use of his family. It was reported to thc Milk Drivers' Union that this man was a member of the Electrical Workers' local, and in all fairness to them, they tell us that this party is a notorious "scab." We are running this little news item so that if any other milkmen get him on their list they will know that it is a case of getting the money before he gets his milk, as, being a member of the "scab" family, it is not in his nature to appreciate getting credit from a fellow worker.-*—S. Drink and enjoy! VAN BROS.' Made in B. C CIDERS "Cooling and Refreshing" PURE SWEET and SOUR APPLE CIDER GRAPE, ORANGE, LOGANBERRY, CHERRY, LIME-O, PUNCH, ETC Above also in concentrated form—a Quart Bottle Makes a Gallon—Ideal for Picnics and thecoma. VAN BROS. LTD. 1955 Commercial Drive Phone Highland 90 Thirsty? DRINK WHISTLE CROSS A CO., Mfrs. FAIRMONT 1173 WINTER GARDEN AT ENGLISH BAT A Beautiful Floor—Wonderful Lighting EfTeets—Better Service. LOWER PRICES Dancing- Every Saturday Evening-, 9-13 FEBCY lEE'S COUNTRY CLUB OBCHESTBA AU White Help. Ballroom can be rented for Dances, Whist Drives and Private Parties. / Por Bates Phone Seymour 9033 or Seymonr 935S—Z< DEFECTIVES REPRESENT GREAT ECONOMIC LOSSES More than a million persons in the United States have mental or physical impairments so severe as to make them a social burden, reports the U. S. Department of Labor. There are 75,000 blind, 45,000 deaf and dumb, and 320,000 mentally deficient persons in institutions. In addition, there are about 78,000 paupers and 700,000 persons who are so crippled as to impair their earning capacity. RETIRES FROM BUSINESS VANCOUVER'S MOST STUPENDOUS SALE THE ARMY A NAVY STOKE, 10 HASTINGS STBEET WEST, IS THROUGH $250,000 Men's Ladies' and Children's Furnishings Almost Given Away $50.00 Famous British $1.50 Overalls Aquascutum Overcoat., for T $9 95 L»'*e •* $1.50 Drew AQk now ...;... ShirU -- *~C $3 Sweater $3.00 Shirt.—Arrow and Coat. other good gg^ $, so ud Slicker I c Coats, 49c 50c Pocket ■ 5 Dresses, now 25c Men'i selling, per pair .. 89c Heavy .49 .49 $2.00 House 49c Garters, now C 50c Heavy Wool 5Soxf now C $7.00 and $8.00 ^ ~ All-Woo! Sweater 13- now 19, .makes $2.00 soiled, now 25c and Knives, now 20c Sox now 25c Wool Sox for $1.00 Work Shirts for 50c Silk Ties now $3.00 Men's All-Wool $7.00 and $8.00 Men' Flannel Shirts, ail sixes. Fine AU-Wool Trousers, Now, QQ each ~0 worth of army foods and commercial merchandise consisting- of high- grade clothing, furnishings, hats, boots, shoes, dry goods, outdoor supplies, working men's goods, etc. To be thrown on the Vanconver market with a sickening thud. The Sale Starts Tomorrow 10:00 a.m. The cause of this unparalleled slaughter, a flash of lightning- from a clear sky, conld not be more startling than this announcement. The unexpected often happens—like Jack Dempsey losing the decision after knocking ont his man. The Army A Navy Store, after many years of honorable and successful merchandising, quits business. A combination of circumstances forces ns to make this extraordinary decision that will come as a great surprise and ahook to onr thousands of customers, numerous friends, and the public. * Tho enormous stocks of government army supplies are now exhausted, which forces the Vanconver Branch of the Army A Navy Store at 40 Hastings Street West, ont of business. This mammoth stock will be sold out to the bare walls, ln the shortest possible time. Arrange to get you share of the bargains. Think what this gigantic selling out sale means to you right ln the start of the fall season, to buy high-grade dependable merchandise to prices that do not actually cover the cost of raw material. We anoto only a few of the hundreds of bargains that will prevail. The Sale Starts Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Come, joint the crowds, thousands of people will be here. The First TWO days, Friday and Saturday, will be the banner days. DONT MISS THEM. CLOSED FRIDAY TIM. 10 A.M. $250,000 5c Laundry 5b~ Soap, now 10< Men's Coats, telling $2.95 4Q All kinds of Toys—value. "^ *"" -" »~ At. Some soiled or 19c op to $1 I damaged; C as* —-— 'C selling $2.95 Thousands of Suits, Raincoats, Overcoats Slaughtered! Lot $3.50 Men's Work $« Men's Work Boots, Bpot-U, now, Q Q ' a__w selling tf_ ^) A Q 70c mm. imr*£ol±y per pair " C per pair $10 end $32 M<-m°_ Soots, Lot Men's Boots, sold to PCT f*ir $7.«0; now, -d* f^iQO *s Children's per pair «JpX. Z»0 Sho*_, pair $8.00 Men's <J» -J QC $«' Boots, now....«]r'«Je /J Be oots, sold to .-$1*98 I-Tow «f>3.95. $3.50 Men's Shoe Packs $8.00 Hip Boots $3.50 Rubbe. Boots 25c Suspenders for $1.50 Overall Jumpers $2.50 Army Pack Sacks $8 Army Leather Jerkins for. $1.00 Army Haversacks $1.00 Brooms for 1.49£ $1.98 98c 9C 49c 49c $1.98 29c 14c .jipi_f-* The whole building goods dumped ont to people at prices never fore heard of in t_s« _«•_•- MaUla WWW, «5\ be. \ TXMB TMM niUMT STOVE—Xtcost tor onr Vante sad SS amber. ARMY & NAVY STORE _..__,>, 40 HASTINGS^STREET WEST m.T SOOJt TO PANTAGES SHEATHE - WANTED—Extra S'.lespeople for iWC Men's Wool Trousers, worth $3.50. $L45 $6.00 Ladies' Sboes, now, per QQ pair "OC $3.00 Corsets, now $1.00 Silk Ties, now : 50c Brashes, now .rr. Lot Odd tf»| QC Coats, now.. «PXe7«7 Men's aHts, to AQ r T^7C 29c 29c 9C $3.00; now .. $4.00 Men's Heavy AU- Wool Union tfjl QQ Suits «B>I.!70 $6.00 and $7.00 Men's Oxfords &'? QC for ... * _£. :7D 15c Canvas Q Gloves' ^C $2.50 Heavy Wool Underwear; Stan6eld's and other brands, f\ Q soiled "OC Lot Breeches, sold at $3, selling "OC $1.00 Union Suits A Q now ^ASC. Lot $35.00 and $40.00 Overcoats, <JJ*Q QC now «P y s sD 25c and 35c Men's and Boys' Suspenders, Q Now 7C Lot $5.00 Heavy Wool., Mackinaw <ffj "| QQ Shirts «pi.!70 lOc-Palmolive A Soap for .' TtC Lot 25c Towels, Q now Z? C $3 Men's Pants, Q Q now "Oc Thousands of Pairs Boots and Shoes Almost - Given Away Lot of Overcoats. Regu- $20.00 Men's Fine Suits, ,r,do $3.95 r^"'$4.95 $20 and $25 Men's Fine Suits, -JJ (JfcT GC *25 and $30 English Gab ardine Rain- 0C\) QC now... «P/ • y«) Lot Suits, worth $30, with eonls, ««» sleeve lining, faded from e,c ««_. , D . ; .'• wnter; ij-tV-QC i?^ R*Tiat*^n- now- :. %9.95, «:""•* -S^Q^ Hundreds^nWTi»d'|3S■** ***•" Fine Tailored Suit., some $10 and $]5 Men's Fine Q.1 A QC Suits, now <n_o QQ *pl^t, yO selling at #A. 70 soiled now THE LABOR STATESMAN f GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP | (Bv P. W. MOORE) Sept. 30th, 1927 THE tendency is for public utility- companies to become bigger and bigger and, in so doing, companies are rendering better and better service to the public. — Vancouver and the lower mainland are served by five B.C Electric power plants, while another is building. These diverse sources of power reduce almost to an impossibility tha chance of a prolonged breakdown of power supply. Only in such large interlinked systems can the best and the cheapest service be rendered. ^JflTISHCoiUMBIff VANCOUVER ElECTRIcRflllMHFCd virTADu VICTORIA ii SCHOOL OF DECORATIVE AND APPLIED ARTS Evening Classes, Session 1927-1928 Design Coin-rcial Art Modelling Th, Courses offered in Architecture China Painting Embroidery and Leatherwork Pottery and Ceramics . i Drawing (Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced) Term Opens October 3rd, 7:30 p.m. Registration Dates: September 27, 28, 29 (7:30-9:30 p.m.) School Prospectus free on application to School Board Office, Hamilton Street, Vancouver; Telephone Seymour 4760 NOT ADEQUATE A well known card player fell i_p against a well developed faro gaifie during an unusually fierce and sanguinary argument with the tiger, and quit loser about sixteen hundred dollars. As he rose toleave the gilded arena, the dealer remarked in a very cheerful manner: — "Hold on a minute; we're going to Germany's unemployed is 1,000,000 have a little lunch of cold ham, etc., less than a year ago. in a few minutes. Won't you join us?" "Join you be damned," roared the victim of the combat, as he turned on his heel with an air of disdain and quit thc place; "do you think I can cat sixteen hundred dollars' worth of ham?" (For and Against) Ownership of the public utilities by an industrially-enlightened democracy may easily be proved to be the ideal key to the utmost satisfaction in the production and distribution of the means of life. There is a vast difference between governmental and private ownership. This can be better understood by analyzing the constitution of a joint stock company. The stock is'Wvided into equal parts, called shares, and the owners of the shares are known, as stock holders. It is not necessary! for the stock holders—that is, the members of the company—to know anything whatever about the business. They merely receive certificates that indicate the amount and the number of shares belonging to each.- Henceforth, in proportion to this amount they are entitled to draw from the aggregate returns a sum which, under conditions of government ownership, would, revert to the public funds and make the service rendered just that much cheaper. The following is a quotation that ha*s been already used by me within the month, but its import is so significant that I considered it excusable to cite it a second time. It concerns the Ontario Hydro-Electric Company, which was instrumental in lighting the Canadian side of the bridge over the Niagara Kiver for one month at the cost of $8.00, while on the American side, for precisely the same service the .charge made by a New York company was $43. The difference, $35.00, had to be paid to the stock holders on the American side. Dr. = Harry Ward, commenting on the above in the "Social Service Bulletin" for March 1, 1924, writes as follows: "The principle is to furnish energy when they suffer an unscrupulous political machine to reward its adherents with governmental and other "plums" of patronage, or when the majority are willing to turn to any party that throws it backsheesh. Just as iong as conditions are like that, just so long will the public have joint stock companies managing their affairs. People-can "act for themselves only when they have acquired in the mass the understanding referred to above. Only then will they have thc industrial sense to choose efficient officials' and to guard industrial morality with a referendum and a recall. When they reach that stage the struggle of the companies for dividends will be changed into the struggle of mankind against nature, and thc choice weapon of those days will be crystalized in an industrial government-ownership of the means of life. F. W. M. (UNION CAFES & MERCHANTS Seymour 3168 Always Open Empire Cafe and Grill ■V> Vancouver's Beit Undsr Personal Management of HAROLD DEGG L*te -4th Batt. '« Hasting. St. E. BOB KRAUSE Late find Batt Vanconver, B.C. Fred's Dairy Lunch- "IT'S THE COFFEE" Egg Orders Are Our Specialty ALWAYS OPEN 72 HASTINGS STREET WEST P UNION MEN! We can best help ourselves by helping each other. Our main strength lies in the purchasing powers of our Dollar,. CENTRAL CAFE ISHOS, Mnnairer 60S PENDER STREET WEST Sample Menu MERCHANTS' LUNCH (11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.) 50c Bean Soup Clam Chowder' Baked Shoulder of Lamb, .„ vu __p-iij_ii energy at cost and leave in the pockets of the consumer the profits of the system. ... In its essence the hydroelectric power undertaking is an organization of a number of partner municipalities co-ordinated for action and operation through the medium of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, which acts as trustee for the municipalities." In "The Bulletin" for February j IS, 1927, it is stated that the number 1 of municipally-owned light and power plants in the United States was 2,581; but that the greatest power system in the world, with the rates the lowest in the world, was the Ontario Hydro-Electric. British Government to Continue the Slums In spite of the fact that 2,000,000 houses are needed in Great Britain, the British government proposes to reduce the subsidy. This subsidy plan was introduced by the Labor government in 1924 and was for the purpose of aiding municipal governments to finance house buildnig, and has proved a huge success, the houses still being in great demand. The following news item gives further details: Edinburgh.—The annual conference of the National Labor Housing Association, held here, was attended by 150 delegates, most of whom were prominent trade union officials who had come to the city for the Trades Union Congress. Mr. George Hicks (president of the Trades Union Congress), who presided, declared. that the minister of health had informed the country that over 200,000 houses were built in the last financial year. "He takes pride in that," said Mr. Hicks, "but the urgent need of the country is for 2,000,000 houses at least." The government was touching only the fringe of the problem. The slums remained untouched. Therel was no serious effort by the government to mobilize the building—resources of the country. Building For the Rich As a building worker himself it AH Good Union Men! —will eat at a good place. When In a hurry try the FASHION LUNCH 69i_ Hastings Street Vast Vou Can't Go Wrong Eating at ' INCHLER'S LEAN bITCHEN stbictj-y xmxon Prices and Food Are Right 334 CAMBIE STBEET A Whisper Off Hastings Street IronHeD Whole Wheal FLOUR EVRKY HOME NEEDS IT. MAKE SURE YOU GET IT— AND NOTHING ELSE. It Is Rich in Nouri-hmen*— DELICIOUS DUNCAN, Sac. „„, „„. „ nunc**, Ste. Reynolds' Cartage Co. XpIMIXHD Phone* S.ymonr 3377-33T3 Crating, Packing, Shipping aat Storage Furniture and Piano Moving Long Distance Moving Pool Car Shipments Office and Warehonssi 733 — CA-CBIE STBBBT — tM 1 A. PASHOS, Mnnager 40c .-...._ :-J.„.„-i_re.__lu. „s „ Duildms worker himse]f Referring to conditions that ought had always seemed anomalous to him obtain when people's develonm,.,,. that he nnA hi. . .. . Bean Roup Clam Chowder' Fried Halibut Steak Pot Roast Reef, Jardiniere Braised Veal Stew, nordelaise Minced Lamb CnfcletH, Garnle BrookAold Sausage and Mashed Potatoes Hash Brown Potatoes Cauliflower Potted Short Ribs, Brown Potatoes Fried SvVeet Potatoes and Bacon Bnkcd Salmon a ln Creole Flaked Crabmeat Combination Salad Fresh^-Wnx Beans 'p i _ ___>.-cn ... _,__.■•_ Deep Rhubarb Pie Lemon Merangue Pie Tapioca Custard Pudding Chocolate Ice Cream Tea, Coffee or Milk Sample Menu SPECIAL PLATE DINNER—25c Fried Fish Cakes, Cream Sauce, Vegetables and Potatoes 25c Calves Liver Saute and Onions, Vegetables nnd Potntoes 25c Home Made Pork and Beans, Vegetables and Potatoes.. 35c Hot Roast Beef Sandwich a la New Central 26c Spaghetti and Choe.e a la Itnlienne, Vegetables and Potatoes ...25c Potatoes, Bread and Butter with -_f_«i» .. ... ,i«ii_iiiie, vegetables and Potnti Potatoes, Bread and Butter with Meals. a. Sc c<x-._- z- Bottle Milk, 10c Tea, 5c Coffee, Be COME AND VISIT OUR ORIENTAL ROOM. The whole or part of our new Oriental Dining Room can be reserved for ' Banquets. Wedding Parties or Suppers. , Music and Entertainment Every Night PRESSOPINION "The Central is C-fie of the best equipped Cafes in Vancouver, excellent cuisine, experienced management, quick service at reasonable prices, all Union house and white help" to obtain when people's development is ripe for public ownership, Lyda Parce remarks in her "Economic Determinism," page 148: "When modes of life change, -the laws must change correspondingly. And a development in thought which enables society to understand the change as it progresses will, of course, facilitate the change. But if in addition to an intelligent understanding of the transformation, society can rise to the task of directing it into channels chosen on the basis of scientific knowledge, then we may indeed look for the Golden Age." The moral indicates that what we need is the understanding mentioned above. To develop such in the youth of the country ought to he one of the great ambitions of all labor parties. When the populace acquires that, the move towards public ownership will be both natural and instinctive. This article so far is thc irrefutable case for the eventual translation of all public utilities to governmental ownership, " : . -~ There is, however often a strong case against immediate transition -as when the people are lacking in the. uht-erstsWllffhg "feterrea' to above" that he and. his mates should have been employed building fine villas and mansions for the rich, while the workers were housed in the most miserable conditions. Suehvi system was evil and unjust. They had abundant resources in land, materials, labor and finance, yet over three million persons in Britain were condemned to live in slums. The first essential to a proper solu tion of the problem was to ensure that people had the means to poy for good housing; the second was to insist on the provision of a decent standard as an absolute minimum. Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., as fraternal delegate from the Labor party, said there was no doubt that the Labor government's act—the Wheatley Act of 1924—was mainly responsible for the acceleration of housing scherpes. *, There were now three times as many Wheatley houses under construction as Chamberlain houses; while two-thirds of the schemes in. Fpr«ippe»-'«ere-tiriJ)jF"<nti^aten'Tly municipal enterprise. PERRY & DOLK Men's Tailors W Hastings West Room 39 The London Bakery Gold Wheat Bread -_alns_on. 133 .43s to. Ave. n. Fully, .l,7-O0,Ofl0p:,^M..-*f»e»?fc-Bre I awaiting shipmefft in the Ruhr. ~When booking dates for your DANCES WHIST DRIVES, MEETINGS, arc. Phone Seymour 2184 The AMBASSADOR 620 Seymour Street FROM BAD TO WORSE Tn the year ended June 4 last land under plough decreased by 238,000 acres. JR__Eflg_aa4^-«ad-;-W«les.■■'- Tire acreage of crops under cultivation in Scotland is the lowest recorded for 40 years. , Yet British farmers .hare at .hjwtf•aSter--flJPHt^"fnWk"et in the world for their food/ )ducts. msuMm& Sept. 30th, 1927 THE LABOR STATESMAN Seven VANCOUVER TURKISH BATHS Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neuritis Bad Cold. MASSAGE A SPECIALTY PACIFIC BUILDING 7*. HASTINGS XV. SEY. 3070 Union Officials of Street Railwaymen Present Case dr. w. J. CURRY Gives Up-to-dato DENTAL SERVICES Moderate charges. Cash or.,on... easy payments. 301 Dominion Bldg. Phono Sey. 2354 Colonial Theatre MASvxua and DxTnattvxn Premier Film Attractions Special Features Every Monday. Wednesday and Friday. Mod-rats Mom CONTINUOUS, 11 AM. TO 11 P.M. W. E. FENN'S School of Dancing PRIVATE AND CLASS LESSONS Social Dances, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. BEYHOITH 101. COTIIMON MJO.X. Classified Adverts. BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS W*H_,..!ir' *•»•»""! *» 4r«tT0JWU*-» Bnlldlng. Phone Sey. B6B7. BATHS Hastings Steam Baths Price 3Bo Only 786 Hastings Street But Bf. W. A. Bntledge. 108 Hastings W. NOTABIES P. M. Bengough, 80S Holden Bldg- PBINTEBS __»-_r Statesman ' 803810 Holdon Bldg. BOTTOM SPECIALIST C. B. Heard. 813 Bohson ONDE-tTAl-BBS Armstrong A Hotson, 304 Dnnlevy At*. NOTARY PUBLIC P. R. BENGOUGH Secretary Trades and Labor Counoll Boom 803, 18 Hastings Straaf Maa* Phones: Ssy. 7..6-6.7» Employees pf the British Columbia Electric Railway Company presented their case for a proposed revision of the wage and working agreement existing between them and thc company, during the week, to the conciliation board in the Court House. An increase of approximately 10 per cent, in wages is asked for all employees," together with provision for holidays with pay. The board, consisting of Hon. Mr. Justice D. A. McDonald, chairman; Percy' R. Bengough, for the employees, and -Mr. A. C. McCandless for the company, heard voluminous evidence pertaining -to the men's claims. As a basis for the proposed new agreement, wages paid to public servants such as policemen, firemen, postal clerks and. letter-carriers, were cited. On Cost of Living ' W. H. Cottrell presented the case for the men, while W. G. Murrin represented the company. The agreement under which the men are working now expired on September 1. The company jg understood to be willing to renew it for a one, two or three-year period, but the men demand a revision in their favor. Supporting Mr. Cottrell -are F. E., Griffin and Aid. Angus Maclnnis of Vancouver, H. Bell and A. J. Bond of New Westminster, and E. A. Fox and W: Turner of Victoria. t In presenting the employees' case, Mr. Cottrell offered an estimate of the cost of living in Vancouver at the present' time. This he figured as $1)891.48 annually for a family of five living in a six-room house, and paying $30 a month rent. Unemployment Dangers No provision was made in this figure, he said, for a sinking fund against old age, or for any serious illness, and consequent unemployment. He pointed out that the whole budget of an employee was necessarily thrown out of gear in the case of illness or nervous breakdown, • The men desire that some provision be made so that illness due to the performance of duties shall not deprive them of an income, Mr. Cottrell declared. Cases of injury in the company service were covered under the Workmen's Compensation Act, he pointed out. pany and desired their solution. Meanwhile, he said, they were aware that the company was carrying six million passengers monthly and doing well in a business way. RED STAR DRUG STORE I "The Mail Order Druggists" Wa Males • SpsolaJ Effort to Qot Goods On* by First Mall After Bseslpt ot Yonr Ordsr. COBWEB CORDOVA ABB OA_U_AJ__- VANCOUVER, B. a Wage Raise Justified, Declares Sir Henry MONTREAL.—Wage increases re- * cently granted to practically all classes of workers employed by the Canadian National Railways were , justified and fairly earned, accord ,j ing to Sir Henry Thornton, president * and chairman of the system. "In four years," he said, ".we have seen the net operating earnings of the Canadian National Railways increase from slightly under three mil- > lion dollars to slightly more than forty-eight million dollars. I do not ' anticipate that our net earnings this I year will be quite as large as they were in 1926, due to the fact that we , , have increased our wages to the extent of six million dollars. \Y:' "These increases were, in my opin- p ion, justified and I have no complaint j- to make. Such advances as have been t made were fairly earned, and I have no doubt we will read the benefit in increased production and increased efficiency. Affects 1,7.00 Men Seventeen hundred men and their families were subject to the agreement, said, Mr. Cottrell. What they desired was a fair wage, sufficient to enable them to maintain a decent standard of living. The budget as presented made no provision for amusements, tobacco or school books for children. Motormen and conductors were receiving at the present "time an average of $125, said Mr. Cottrell. Mr. Murrin objected, declaring that the average was in excess of $125. Mr. Cottrell stated that he would present evidence on the point later. Mr. Murrin also objected to the inclusion of motor bus and truck bus drivers in any proposed agreement. The company would not consent to their inclusion, and, if the conciliation board were to rule otherwise, he said, the company would close down the bus services. They were running them at a loss, he declared. Bus Drivers Question Mr. Cottrell replied that he could- not agree to their exclusion. He was surprised at the attitude of the company's representative, he said, since there had been no objection to their inclusion in the preliminary discussion. The bus drviers were members of the Street Railwayman's Union, and the men could not agree to any separate treatment for them, he declared. Mr. Cottrell then proceeded to show that the company's employees were subject to greater individual responsibility and greater physical and riervou. strain than ever before. Thio was due to increased auto traffic, he said, and the speeding up of The Open Door Mr. George Hicks, who presided over sessions of the Trades Union Congress at Edinburgh, makes some comments on the decisions of Congress relating to the Russian Trade Unions and to the minority movement in Great Britain which the leaders of the Russian unions and members of the minority movement would do well to ponder. We have not shut the door against further meetings," he says. The door is still open for a friendly agreement as soon as the Russian comrades realize that the T. U. C. and the general council are the responsible trade union authorities in Great Britain." In saying this, Mr. Hicks interprets the intentions of the overwhelming majority of the delegates at Edinburgh. For Russia, qua Russia, there is juniversal goodwill among the organized workers of this country. It is recognized that, amid ■■■ myriad difficulties, that country ia carrying through the greatest experiment in working-class history. For this reason alone the British workers, of the right wing and centre as well as of the left, desire to give their Russian comrades every possible aid. They have protested against the successive acts of aggression of the Baldwin government; they will do all in their power to frustrate any future extensions of those acts of aggression. But on their side the Russians must realize that for generations the British workers have been accustomed to the ideas of democracy, to threshing out their differences by reason and argument, to regarding their unions as instruments for securing steady economic and political gains rather than media for bringing about revolutionary upheavals. There is no disposition in this country to dictate to the Russians what their methods shall be, and all that the British workers ask is that, reciprocally, there shall be no outside attempt to dictate to them. If the reflective and well-intentioned men and women in both countries realize this, and act upon it, the "friendly agreement" which Mr. Hicks envisions may become an actuality at no remote time. To the minority movement Mr. Hicks addresses the reminder that Congress "will not submit tamely to abuse and surcrility as substitute for ideas and criticism." There is plenty of room in the British Trade Union-, movement for the free play of ideas, and for constructive criticism, whencesoever it comes. But vituperation is not argument, and the sooner the members of the minority movement realize that the better for them—and for Russia.—Daily Herald.. MAINLAND CIGAR STORE THE PLACE FOR PIPES 310 CARRALL STREET, VANCOUVER Buy Union Stamped Shoes We ask all members of organized labor to purchase shoes bearing our Union Stamp on the sole, inner-sole, or lining of th* shoe. We ask you not to buy any shoes unless you actually see this Union Stamp. Boot & Shoe Workers' Union ArrtUated wit. U» Anuria. ftimUea of Labor 348 SOMHEB STBBBT, BOSTOW, MASS. COLLia LOVELY General President CHARLES L. BA1NH General Secretary-Treasurer BRIGHTEST-2- THEATRES STRAND THEATRE ▼aaooavwa Premier House Pr»_»nt_ TOST EPS PICTOSES and the ■TBABB "MEBRYMAKEBS" REX THEATRE V_j_o_nv_.'_ Popular Hoou Present. THB BEST IV HOVIBS and ta* COONTBT 8TOBB .i;';:'',pi!pp'i;;[m-M-W-----B-«-aBWiiiwiiiiBi»iiiii-P|iii immpiiik DAINTY DATE BUTTER —Makes swell sandwiches. —for Dad's or the Kiddies' Lunch. —Makes a tasty filler for cakes and cookies. Ask your Grocer for Dainty Pitted Dates Dainty Date Company 1685 Venables St. !;miffllH!««i(r!HH(I„iflfli(;/lf)iriJI(ll!!!HIH;i;i(illl(li!HlfllHIHIlfnfi/llfMHUtfliJiffllHJtHHIIliB "After all, it is to the great body of employees that any success we have achieved is due and it is only reasonable to suppose that in this, as in any industry which has made J service on all company lines proportionate progress, they have a right to expect a fair share of the ^profits which their industrious appii- , cation to their work hao earned.1'' COULDN'T HOOK HIM Agent-: "Just a moment, Mr. Peck, i cigar? ' I'd like to interest you in a motor car,.".. -Mr. Peckr - "No, thanks! Wife doesn't allow Btia to smoke, and it Subject _<ap S-.j-een Tha situation is aggravated in the summer season by the presence of mora than 83,000 automobiles from the United States, by parking of automobiles on crowded streets and by the carelessness of auto drivers of all ages, he added» Mr. Murrin asked that in view; of Just twenty years ago he with other labor officials presented a memorandum to the government embodying this request. The agitation was continued until finally Manitoba enacted a law similar to the Ontario act. Mr. Ward was appointed chairman and had since been in charge of the administration of the act. Soon—not so long off—we can be moaning: "Now is the winter of our discontent." Sort of pessimistic, are we not?. One-third of the moving pictures made in Germany are short comedies. PREVENTING CRIME Europe deals with crime through" prevention rather than punishment. This is the word of Dr. Louis Robinson of the National Crime Commission. Here wc punish harder, but over there they punish a greater number. Over there they rely on the police more than on the jails. Their effort is to keep crime down by watchfulness rather than to depend so much on punishment. The world of tomorrow will see little improvement in ways of punishing. It is to be hoped it will see much improvement in prevention and cure. Death of R. S. Ward Is Loss to Members WINNIPEG.—Profound regret was expressed on all sides when it became known last week that R. S. Ward, chairman of the Manitoba Workmen's Compensation Board, had died while en route for Moncton, N. B., to visit his old home. Mr. Ward was an active member of the 'International Association of Machinists and was one of thgj;aJr|y International Press Day Celebration Royal Theatre, Sunday, October 2nd, 8 p.ni. Speakers: Malcolm Bruce, Beckie Duhay MUSICAL PROGRAM the auto traffic figures. ..suhmittecH**^**6* iTI ^*" province for a woujd-the^mm. persfjfin stating that wo/kmen's compensation act based the company had a monopoly of upon compulsory stateJnsurftagejtwfc recognised the difficulties of the com- istered by a commission. Come In Musses Beadtguarters: 875 Hastings Street Bast SUBSTITUTES As there is no suUflUtute for-gbod eyesight, there Jh likewise' ho sxibntttfife for that type of optical service whloh aitftiret It Here you will find .ltrpendabln service—ulwayn the be&t in quality—yet nw^^gj^'fn']^fr,i, "" '■'"'" Wman optical house «- \ • ..' (Upstairs) "THE WORKINGMAN'S r_--END • •«""--. Eight THE LABOR STATE6UAN Sept. 30th, 1927 COST OF LIVING FIGURES-^, (Continued from page 1 Wood and kindling for one year, 6 cords at $6 per cord 36.00 Electric light—$1.00 per month for one year... 12.00 House Rent.-—While there is a difference in the cost of rent in the various parts of the city, I have estimated that the average rent paid by the Street Railwaymen is not less than $30 per month or, per year „ Clothing for Man.—1 uniform suit a year and extra pair of uniform trousers 29.00 1 uniform cap _ 1.25 6 shirts per year at $1,75 ; * 8r75- 8 pairs of socks per year at 60c 4.80 Collars, ties, shaving materials 6.00 Underwear, per year 8.00 1' hat - _ „... 3.00 Clothing for wife.—I have estimated that at least the wife should have $60.00 a year for clothing, and this, of course, provides for only modest and, cheap plain clothes Clothing for children.^Clothing for three children, per year, I have estimated will cost at least $25.00 each Boots and shoes for three children, 3 pairs each at $3.00 a pair _ $27.00 Man, 2 pairs of shoes, $7.00 each 14.00 2 pairs of rubbers, $1.25 pair. _.. 2.50 Wife, 2 pairs of shoes, $6.00 per pair. 12.00 Pair of rubbers for wife 1.25 Repairing of shoes for the family, per year.......*. 10.00 Furniture and utensils.—3 brooms per year at 65c each $1.95 Brushes and utensils of that kind, per year 1.00 4 electric light globes at 55c each, per year. 2.20 Stove utensils and polishes, tinware, etc., per year.... 2.50 Shoe polish, laces and necessities of that kind, year 2.00 Renewal of furniture and bedding and keeping up the household effects for the year 100.00 Insurance, per year, covering the family should be at least Union dues, per year, covering sick benefit and medical attendance Street-car fares, for family (85c per week), per year Extras for Christmas _... Evening papers, magazines and literature (per month $1.05),- per year _. -. ^ Doctor bills, and medicine for the family not covered by medical association, per year _ I... _... Donations to church, Sunday school and religious services, year Recreation—Family attending one concert per year. 2.00 For summer recreation for entire family. 10.00 ) 120.00 360.00 60.80 60.00 75.00 66.75 109.65 60.00 40.80 44.20 15.00 12.60 30.00 12.00 12.00 TOTAL __ $1,891.48 STRONG CASE PUT UP— (Continued from page 1) cording to the terms of the agreement Consequently, the relations between the company and the Association have usually been of an amicable nature. The present agreement has been in operation since September lst, 1924. The agreement immediately prior to that was for one year.from September 1st, 1923, and at that time we received a slight increase in wages as the result of a conciliation award. In September, 1924, after considerable negotiations with the SATURDAY NIGHT DANCES Hislop't Union Orchestra in the O'BRIEN HALL HALLS FOR RENT For Socials or Dances- Apply St. Andrew's and Caledonian Society. Top Floor, O'Brien Hall company, we signed an agreement which gave the same rate of wages to motormen and conductors, mechanics and car repairers, etc., in Vancouver, but gave also a decrease to one-man car operators in Victoria and to trackmen and car cleaners over the whole system. At this time we are asking for an increase of approximately 10 per cent." to the wages of motormen and conductors, and varying increases to other departments as set out in the association's proposed agreement; also certain- alterations in working conditions. - . UPHOLSTERERS UNION At the North West Conference of the Upholsterers Int. Union held on Sunday last, Sept. 25th, at Seattle, J. W. Gordon and J. Chappie attended as delegates from Local No. 26 Upholsterers. J. Chappie was elected vice president. On Oct. 24th, the Pacific Coast Conference will he held at Portland where J. Chappie will represent the Local also. P. Clift, Pres. Loval No. 26. Phone Bayview 3811-R CLARK'S Ideal Health PIPE "T»*e_ the Ule ont of Nicotine" Pipes remodelled to embody Invention until manufactured pipes are ready. Don't hesitate. Get the only dry smoking pipe on the market Prevents waste of tobacco and your nipe getting strong. Smoke one of these pipes and realize its many virtues. Prevents bad smelling.pipes, breath and bad taste fn the mouth ofter smoking. Lots of testimonials from satisfied customers. • "Get a Health Pipe and Live at Peace with Tour Wife" Prices $1.50, SUM and 86.00 - All pipes guaranteed as stated or money refunded. May be obtained from Walters Bros., 1097 Oranvffle St. J. Lee. Pal o' Mine, 4382 Main (tt. Strand Hotel Cigar Store, 634 Hastings West. While's Drug Store, Seventh and Granville. J. 1-onton, 703 Keefer St. Orchid Confectionery, 1515 Broad- war West. Out-of-town smokers may obtain pipes by forwarding cash or money order to Inventor W. G. ("Nobby") Clark, 1617 Broadway West Invention put in your old pipe for 31.-0. Vancouver. B. C. All remodelling done in THE MENACE EVER PRESENT patty papers report the constant repetition of losses from BURGLARY, FIRE AND THEFT Protect your Valuable Papers, Securities, Jewellery and Personal Treasures in The Vancouver Safety Deposit Vaults The Cost to Tou is Only a Trifle and the Protection Afforded Is Absolute. ©pen 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 pjn : Saturdays. 830 am to 1 pjn. . _■ TRADE BUILDING 403 -ENBES STREET WEST VANCOUVER. B.C. ., The next regular meeting of the Junior Labor League will be held Friday, September 30, at the home of Bro. - Jack Ferguson, 339 Fifty- eighth Avenue East, South Vancouver. Election and installation of officers for the coming.year will be the business of the evening, after which the program for the coming year will be discussed. It was suggested at the meeting last Friday that it would be a good idea to change the program for the coming year and have more socials such as concerts and theatricals with an occasional educational night. It is hoped that all members will make" an effort to be present at this meeting and help to make the Junior Labor League bigger and better than ever. B. S. FERGUSON, Press Agent. The Labor Movement 15 Years Ago Vancouver Island coal miners strike. Chinese and Japanese out also. Bosses offer Chniese $1 a day increase; refused. • » » * Metaliferous miners of District No. 6 vote 20 to 1 in a referendum for a wage increase. * * Premier McBride refuses a delegation of coal miners any assurance of taking steps to bring about a settlement. * * Organizers George Heatherton and C. O. (Dad) Young arrived in Vancouver to assist in the organization of workers in the lumbering and shingle industry. 10 Years Ago Employees of the Pacific Dredging Company strike and win wage increase of 25c a day. * ♦ * Civic Employees put in demand for $3.25 a day. •'.'■■-'••* • B. T. Rogers (Sugar Refinery) lays in a $15,000 stock of booze after beating his employees in a strike for more wages. • * • A banquet and dance was given in the Dominion Hall by the International Longshoremen's Association. Locals 38-52, to celebrate the solidarity of the seamen, cooks, butchers, bakers, stewards and pantrymen of thc Niagara, who refused to do a thing on the boat until the employers had reached a satisfactory settlement with the striking longshoremen. * * * Cold storage plants in Vancouver are filled to the roofs, but food prices are still going up. The Borden government blames "high prices" on the war. • » * The wood dealers of Vancouver have raised prices to "help win the war." e e e It has just been _*^rned that draft after draft of soldiers refused to fire on the Berlin (Germany) strikers, who were demanding more food or peace. Fourteen to 19-year-old boy soldiers were eventually persuaded to fire on the people. J. S. Woodsworth, Labor member in the Federal House for Winnipeg, North, will be in the- city next week. We a_e informed that he will be •in New^Vestminster on Monday, but we do not know whether he is to address a^meeling there on that, day -or at a later dste. INCORPORATED <» MAY <6TO. . ; VANOOUVER IVlen's Standard "Master Five" Shoes, $5.00 New styles, new lasts, new patterns—conservative and young men's models, in fine quality black or tan calfskin and black kidskin, made on perfect fitting lasts in B to E widths. NEW LOW PRICES ON "LITTLE DUKE" SHOES FOR BOYS Britain's leading boys' shoes at new low prices. Made of solid leather throughout, in boot and Oxford styles, in select quality tan and black calfskin. B to E widths. Sizes 11 to.l._, pair, $5.00. Sizes 2 to 5H, pair $6.00. Sizes 6 to 8, pair, $6.50. $25,000 Take Advantage of Our BIG CLEARANCE SALE worth of Furniture must go at . _\_ Sacrifice Prices. NEWMAN FURNITURE COMPANY 968 Granville Street LB-H THINGS FOR MEN SHAVING MIRRORS, bevel plate; very special 89e, B9o, 98o SHAVING MIRRORS, ordinary _ _ ISO, 25o, 39p AUTO STROP RAZORS.. _ 490, »1.00 and *S.0O GILLETTE RAZORS 98c, »1.60 and 85.00 KRISS KROSS STROPPER, RAZOR AND BLADES , 86.00 KRISS STROPPER, for various blades. »5.00 TWINPLEX STROPPERS, for Gillette blades »3.49 HAIR CLIPPER SPECIALS, each _ $1.20, 52.20 and $2.38 INGRAM'S SHAVING CREAM—a real comfort ' BOo HAIR TRIMMING OUTFIT Clipper, Shears and Comb; regular $2.80 for.....'. $2.29 B. C. Barber Supply & Sundries Limited RETAIL STORE — 84 HASTINGS STBEET WEST — VANCOUVER, B. O. MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION iiNi.!ii!ii.[iiiiiii.iii]:.i!iiuiiiiiini DRUG PRICES CUT Every item In tills list means a saving to tbe enstomer. If not already a, customer at one of onr Fourteen Stores, compare onr Quality, Service and Saving Friday and Saturday Specials .50 1.50 .75 .19 1.50 .50 Krysol (Antiseptic) and 2.50 Bovril, 8 an 16 07. 1 and 1.50 Virol, 8 and 16 oz Hydrogen Peroxide, Electric Light Globe Finest Extract of Ma 3-lb. tins Bath Spray Aristocrat Cleaning Olive Oil (original 4 8 oz. 05 and 1.91 .82 and 1.12 16 oz. .39 b....2 for .26 nt,. 55 82 Fluid 27 oz tins) .16 .98 Condimerft Sets 02- i .50 Mum (Deodorant) 26 .35 Puritall Lemon Shampoo 19 1.50 Alarm Clocks '. .91' 1.00 Gillette Blades 61 .60 Liquid Veneer .49 .75 Finest Quality Hospital Cotton, per lb 43 .20 Seottissue Toilet Paper, 4 for .45 ,1.00 Auto Strop Blades 63 .40 French Castile Soap, per bar .28 .35 Djer-Kiss Talcum (White) 21 WE SAVE YOU MONEY VANCOUVER DRUG COMPANY, LIMITED 12 STORES Come to the Ghurch of the Open Door GORE AVENUE AT HASTINGS BAST Rev. J. Richmond Craig SUNDAY MORNING, 11 A.M.—"GATHER THE FRAGMENTS" 7:30 F.M.--"HARVEST HOME" The church has been beautifully decorated, and special music arranged. We will have a real "Old-time Service." Don't miss It: Come early and join ln the community singing. . SCHOOL SHOE SPECIALS Boys' heavy grained and Calf Boots; in black or tan; double soles, rubber heels, guaranteed solid throughout; ti*Q £1VL sizes 11 to 5 Vjj; regular values to $4.50 for tP_J«W \Jtf Early Showing oi Newest Fall Styles. PACKHAM SHOE STORE 1087 Granville Street <0SSSS5_ito!S5rt Mounted police"'In "Morocco are I The knicker-dress has appeared in nt>w riding American motorcycles. |I_ondon. i
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