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OWNED or statesman /inn rnMrnmrcn ^^JP BY THE VANCOUVER TRiVDES AND LA^R COUNCIL H Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions ■ aW.<?■',-fWL i-t — .,l*.-_> r'.*-^C- Trades and Labor Council Working Button (Blue) for the Fourth Term of 1928 NO. 236—EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, DECEMBER 7, 1928 Further Efforts Needed For a Five-day Week Organized Labor Desires the Introduction of the 40-Hour Week Into More Industries in Order to Relieve the ^Unemployment Situation P VERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE to advance the introduc- tion of the five-day 40-hour week, said Trades Council delegates on Tuesday evening. Massed production, lahor-saving machinery, speeded up workers, all tend to increase the period of idleness, without pay, of vast numhers of workers. The most satisfactory way to deal with this problem at the present time, under the present system of wealth production, affirmed many delegates, was to introduce the five-day 40-hour week in a greater number of industries. The subject was brought up by Del. Sussell of the Carpenters, who introduced a motion to have the secretary of the Council ask the Provincial Government to let all government contracts on ,a five-day week basis. He believed that it was better than the introduction of Unemployment insurance, because -the insurance dole, still kept men idle, whereas under the five-day week plan, men would still remain useful citizens. He pointed out that several unions in the city had adopted the five-day week, but it would have to become more general to be effective. , Other delegates, speaking on the subject, believed that it-would be better for the Trades Union Movement to introduce thc five-day week further in their own ranks, as most government contracts called for the prevailing rate of wages and conditions. Hence, if the five-day week was being worked by a majority of the trades on the work, then the five- day week would be enforced on the job. From that time on the fiye-day work week would supercede the 5H and 6. It was generally agreed that the five-day 40-hour week would tend to relieve the* unemployment problem, but it was pointed out by one delegate that some of the workers do not want the five-day week. A lot of them would like to work seven if their health would permit it, hence these would be opposed to any government instituting the five-day week. So far as the organized labor movement was concerned it would be better for every union to try to enforce it on the job, and to insert it in their agreements; that haying been done the organized labor movement could then handle their own situation, leaving the unorganized to follow up with the plan. It was the organized labor movement that had led the way in the introduction of the many reforms now enjoyed by the unorganized, and the .organized labor movement would still have to blaze the Way, firstly by enforcing it on the job and then by getting it on the statute books if the unorganized were still unable to enforce the measure. Ten thousand men laying off Saturday morning would mean a reduction of 40,000 working hours, thereby giving employment to 6,000 men for one extra day per week, or 1,000 men for fire days every week. The matter was referred to the Legislative Committee. ___ 165,029 Union Men Working "Short" Week ■Washington, — Considerable progress in estahlishing the five-day week has been made in the last two years, according to a survey by the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor. "Reports from the international unions show that in October, 1928, 20 internationals have 514 locai unions working the five-day, 40-hour week," the survey state.s. "These locals have a membership of 164,479. In addition there are at least 550 union members employed as clerks, secretaries, stenographers, etc., in trade union offices who have the five-day week, making a total membership of'165,290 who are now enjoying the five-day, 40-hour work week. "Winning thc five-day work .week has been a gradual process, involving continued emphasis in conferences with employers, and careful adjustment of work. One international .states that its local unions have been working for many years to establish the five-day week, and in many hundreds of cases it has been discussed at every meeting with the employers. This has resulted in the gradual development of working agreements and a large number of its members have secured the five-day week. In none of these cases has a strike been resorted 4o. "Several internationals report that they are now in negotiation for thc five-day week. The wood carvers have already made an agreement for it, and by March 31, 1929, they will have 210 members working the five- day week. In New York most of the shops employing their members and in Rochester the architectural shops have it in the summer months. The moldcr3 also state that a number of their locals in the stove industry have worked the five-day week in the summer months for several years." CHAPPLE TO ATTEND UPHOLSTERERS' CONVENTION Jack Chappie of the Vancouver local of the Upholsterers' International Union has been chosen as a delegate to the Pacific Coast Conference of the organization.. He will represent Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, and Tacoma as their delegate, leaving for San Francisco on Saturday, repprts Del. Clift. The union" tfances have been fairly successful to date and the next one is' being arranged for Friday, December 21st. Urges Unemployment Insurance Legislation * Del. Phillips of the Building Laborers Union introduced the subject of unemployment insurance at the Trades Council meeting on Tuesday. He pointed out that unemployment was at its peak again and that a large number of families were suffering on account of the bread winners being out of work. He hoped that the Trades Council would reiterate its endorsation of unemployment insurance and continue to press for its introduction. He referred to the massed production and the increasing introduction of labor saving machinery into our industrial establishments, thereby throwing ever-increasing thousands out of work at different periods of the year. He stated that unemployment insurance was just as necessary to the worker as was fire insurance to the merchant or manufacturer and urged that every effort be made to help bring it about. Del. Neeiands drew attention to the effort made by the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council in circularising City and Trades Councils throughout Canada on the subject. These resolution and communications were forwarded to Ottawa and the Labor members in the Provincial Legislature introduce the subject, all of which resulted in Ottawa apnointing a select committee to bring in a report on the subject. The committee reported favorably, said Del. Neeiands, but no further action was taken by the Federal government. The subject will be introduced again by the British Columbia Executive of thc Trades and Labor Congress, when it interviews the government again next year. TRADES COUNCIL NOTES Del. Page, chairman of the Press Committee, urged all local secretaries to send in local union news for the Christmas Edition of thc Labor Statesman, .which will be published next week. Copy should be in not later than next Tuesday morning. See our advertisers first, before making your Christmas purchases. FOUR-HOUR WORK DAY WOULD SUPPLY NATION New Orleans.:—While organized labor is urging the nation to abandon the eight-hour day, Governor John Hammill of Iowa told the conference of state governors in this city that a four-hour day would supply the nation's needs. The statement wa smade in connection with providing work for convicts without competing with free labor. "It is recognized that the, men outside of institutions can, in a four-hour day, produce everything that the nation can consume," said the governor. "How to employ men in the institutions foE.__tata.use and not in competition with free labor is a matter requiring much study." Trades A comm Cartage C oil to give to move the and unions to the FIVE CENTS PER COPY. —fotes the Bekins' rades Coun- oppdrtunity of the council Labor Head quarters was answered to-the effect that the council will turn the work over to a union firm. The Bekins Cartage Co. is not union. *•>**_. A donation was made to the Province Santa Claus Fund. Thc council has been supplied with forms to be used for the reporting of any needy cases that members of organized labor know of. * * * The Crystal Dairy does not erh- ploy union men, in spite of rumors that they do. * * * The Grievance Committee were instructed to take up the question of putting Evans, Coleman & Evans on the "We Do Not Patronize" list, as that firm refuses to meet a committee from thc Teamsters' Union. * * * Del. Hanimersmark reported three new members for Electrical Workers' Union No. 213, and the sum of $15,300 put into the new Labor Headquarters fund by his union * * * Del. Deptford reported a very successful whist drive and dance for the Street Railwaymen's Union Sick Benefit Fund. *, **; ,«***. . • Del. Hargreaves reported trade a little slack, new members being initiated, and $3,000 put into the Labor Headquarters fund by the Carpenters Local No. 452. » * * Officers will be elected at the next meeting of the Painters' Union, said Del. Smith. He also urged union men to use their influence to turn paperhanging or painting jobs over to the union. * ■**•*■* Del. Herrett reported another union barber shop opening up on Robson street just west of Granville. The alterations were all done hy union men. * * * The Musicians' Union is permitting its members to donate their services to charitable causes for twenty-one days prior to Christmas, reported Del. Fitzgerald. ' * *■> + Del. Bannon, New Westminster Carpenters, reported trade quiet. Two hundred dollars was put into Labor Headquarters fund. * * * * Del. Hougham reported a membership increase of 150 of the Street Railwaymen's Union during recent months. Efforts are being made to get an employees' superannuation fund. * * * President Thomson reported satisfactory settlement of Pile Drivers' Union strike at New Westminster, All non-union men off the job. » * » » Del. Mills reported donation of $100 -to the Union Label Trades Council frojn the Hotel & Restaurant Employees1 Union, also an appreciated address by Del. Bartlett. —__r* * ■ * The tailoring trade is quiet, reported Del. McDonald, who further urged purchase of union-made suits by members of organized labor. * * • * * Del. Page reported everything in readiness for the big carnival whist drive and dance at Hastings Park on Saturday evening. Work Started On New Labor Headquarters Work has been started on renovating and remodelling the new Labor Headquarters, on Beatty street. The work will take several weeks, as one of the biggest jobs will be the installation of a heating system, and as there will be over thirty halls and offices to be supplied with heat, it will take quite a time. In the "meantime the Trades Council will provide halls for the various unions until the* new headquarters arc ready, which will likely be early in the new year. A list of subscribers to the Labor Headquarters fund will be published in next week's issue of the Lobor Statesman. Checks for same are to be made out to Labor Headquarters Fund and mailed to 803 Holden Bldg. Convention Story For Next Week's Issue Secretary Bengough will prepare a story of his visit to the A. F. of L. Convention for next weke's edition . of the Labor Statesman. Briefly, he states that the reason Vancouver lost the 1929 convention was because the convention has been on the Pacific Coast three times in succession, and, although thc fight was only between two Canadian cities, Toronto and Vancouver, the preponderance of Eastern votes outweighed the expense of coming West again. The vote was 5,000 to 20,000 odd votes. Correct figures will be supplied later. Secretary Bengough believes that Vancouver can get the convention for 1931. A non-union employer sent $100 in response to an advertisement offering for that amount a sure method of making a slow workman fast. Shortly the reply came: "Chain him to his bench!" One Big Union Passes In British Columbia Reporting for the Organization Committee, Del. Bartlett reported that the Bolermakers and Helpers in the Port Mann Shops are now in the International making the mechanical trades there 100 ne'r cent, as in Vancouver. This has been assisted through thc ruling of a court. About two years ago a number of men were laid off in the C.N.R. shops in Winnipeg, but thc International Union took the stand that they had seniority, rights over the members of the One Big Union. Thc International proved their case to the^ company and the O.B.U. members were laid off and the International put back to work. The O.B.U. appealed to Ottawa but did not get any satisfaction, so took the case to court in Winnipeg. The court ruled in.favor of the International so the remnants of the O.B.U. are now getting back into the International Unions. The Boilermakers in the Port Mann shops were the only O.B.U. organization in British Columbia, all other units of that organization having gone out of business. The O.B.U. Bulletin still.reports three Vancouver units in its __irectory, as having headquarters at 214 Georgia Street East. These headquarters have been closed for over a year and^the units ire not in existence. Carnival Dance, Sat. Night HASTINGS PARK PAVILION Whist at &™p.m. **m $100 IN GOLD GIVEIS. AWAY Ticket 5$ cents I******** Two THE LABOR STATESMAN ftriday, December 7, 1928 Western Glass Co., Ltd. Wholesale and Retail Dealers IBS Cordova W. Phone Sey. 8637 See Us About Broken Glass in Windows, Automobiles, Mirrors, Showcases, etc. Art Glass Repaired Mirrors Be-silvered Union Restaurants Many restaurants and self-service houses have, and still have, strenuously opposed every effort made to organize their employees; so may we request you to look for UNION HOUSE CARDS. utaiuBUt. -Jumna Iiiemmmim. Aluike s fi.ftti.cr. Ir_cnuli.ul*_u3ue Of A_wtu **j Ma* house Give your patronage to the following houses: Cecil Cafe, 1336 Granville. Harmony Cafe, 1154 Granville. Paragon Cafe, 1145 Granville. ' Morris Lunch, 1113 Granville. Ritz Cafe, 1043 Granville. Love's Cafe, 925 Granville. Commodore Cafe, 872 Granville. Fashion Dairy Lunch, 894 Granville. -, Ornheum Cafe, 762 Granville. Empire Cafe, 76 E. Hast. F'ashion Dairy Lunch, 71 Hastings. Broadway Cafe, 105 Hastings E. Golden Gate Cafe, 130 Hastings E. Fred's Dairy Lunch, 72 West Hastings. Strand Cafe, 29 Hastings W. Bancroft's Cafe, 338 Hastings. Bailey's Cafe, 320 Cambie. Wonder Cafe, 224 Carrall. DelmoniC'o Lunch, 617 Robson. • Fish and Chip Shop, 614 Robson Street Standard Cafe, 615 Dunsmuir. Olympic Cafe,, 720 Pender W. Central Cafe, 608 Pender W. Boston Cafe, 534 Pender-W. New Good Eats Cafe, 619 Pender. Province Cafe, 790 Main. Douglas Cafe, 844 Main. ' , Princess Cafe, 416 Hastings E. Shasta Cafe, Cambie and Cordova. New Westminster— . Fraser Cafe, 738 Columbia. Allen's Cafe, 660 Columbia. * Green Wishes British Labor Party Success New Orleans.—Well wishes to British workers in the general elections next year were expressed by President Green in rsponding to greetings from the British Trades Union Congress by Fraternal Delegates J. Marchbank and E. Edwards tq the American Federation of Labor convention. "I am no prophet," said President Green, "but as I look into the immediate future I can sec that day when the Labor Part yof Great Britain will come into power and will assume direction of the affairs of the government. We wish them success in all their endeavors. We believe that .they possess the courage, the intelligence and the strength of purpose to make a success of the government when they come into control. "We here in America find that we can serve the best interests of forking men and women by pursuing a different political policy. We find that conditions here are not so well suited to the application of an independent political program as they might be in Great Britain. We are blending into 'our civilization and into our citizenship men and women who come from practically all nations under the sun. We are a cosmopolitan citizenship, a cosmopolitan nation, We are making American citizens out of men and women who speaik different languages, .who come from different countries, and who have lived in different environment." President Green declared that organized laoor in America has no inclination to enforce its policies on the workers of other lands. They are the best judge of what is best for them. — "Workers of each nation must adopt policies best suited to their environment and historic background," said the A. F. of L. official. "We have found that government here in America has not proved to be a good taskmaster," he said. "All we ask from government is to allow our labor movement to function, to develop our economic strength, to free us from the blight of the labor injunction. We want the government to keep its hands off our throat; we do not want more government, but less government.". EVOLUTION When you were a tadpole and I was a "fish, In the Paleozoic time, And side by side on the ebbing tide, We sprawled through the ooze and slime, Or skittered with many.a caudal flip ■ Through the depth of the Cambrian fen; My heart was rife with the joy of life, For I loved,you even then. Mindless we lived and mindless we loved, And mindless at last we died; And deep in a rift of the Caradoc drift We slumbeped side by side. The" world turned on in lathe Of time, The hot sands heaved amain, Till we caught our breath from the womb of death, And crept into life again. We were, amphibians scaled and tailed,- And drab as a deaj-1 man's hand. Wc coiled at ease 'neath the dripping trees, Or trailed through the mud and sand, Croaking and blind, with our three- clawed (?) feet Writing a language dumb, With never a spark in the empty dark To hint at a life to come. Yet happy we> lived and happy we loved, And happy we died once more. Our forms were rolled in the clinging mould Of a Neocomian shore. The eons came and the eons fled, And the sleep that wrapped us fast, Was riven away in a newer day, And the night of death was past. Then light and swift through the jungle trees, We swung in our airy flights, Or breathed in the balms of the fronded palms In the hush of the moonless nights. And oh! What beautiful years were ithese, When qui* hearts clung each to . each, • . r* And life was filled and our senses thrilled With the,, first faint dawn of speech. Thus life by life and love by love, We passed, through the cycles strange; And breath by breath and death by death, Wi* followed the chain of change; Till there came a time in the law of life, When 'over the world of wealth The shadows broke, and the soul awoke In a strange dim dream of self.. 4 I was thewed like »n Auroch bull. And tusked like the great Cave Bear; And you, my sweet, from head to feet, Were gowned in your glorious hair. Deep in the gloom of a fireless cave, When the night fell o'er the plain, And the moon hung red o'er the river bed, We mumbled the bones of the slain. I flaked a flint to a cutting edge, And shaped it with brutish craft; I broke a shank from the woodland dank. And fitted it head and haft. Then I hid me close to the reedy tarn Where the mammoth came to drink; Through brawn and bone I drove the stone, And slew him upon the brink. Loud I howled through the moon-lit waste, Loud answered our kith and kin; From West and East to thc crimson feast, The clan came trooping in. O'er joint and gristle and padded hoof We fought and clawed and tore; And cheek by jowl, with many a growl, We talked Hie marvel o'er. I craved the fight on a reindeer bone, With a rude and hairy hand; I pictured his fall on the cavern wall, That men might understand. . For. we lived by blood and thc right of might, Ere human l-rws-were .drawn, '" And the Age of Sin did not begin Till our brutal tusks were gone. And that was a million years ago, -In an age that no man knows; Yet here tonight, in the melloW light, We sit at Delmonico's"; Your eyes are deep as the Devon spring* Your hair is dark as jet. Your years are few, your life is new, Your soul untried, and yet— Our trail is on the Kimmeridge clay, And the scarp of the- Purbcck We have left our bones in the Bag- shot stones, And deep in the Coraline crags. Our love is old, our life is old, And death shall come amain; Should it come today, what man may say, We shall not live again? Nature wrought our souls from the Tremadoc beds, And furnished them wigs to fly; It sowed out spawn in the world's dim dawn, And I know that it shall not die; Though cities have sprung above the graves Where the crook-boned men made war, And the ox-wain creaks o'er the buried eaves Where the mummied mammoths are. Then as we linger at luncheon here, O'er many a dainty dish, Let us drink anew, to the time when you ._.: Were a tadpole and I was a fish. —The Northwest Worker. X The Only Sake Way ! to keep Bondi, Policies, jWallary and Panonal Traaaurei v . SAFE from loss by Fire or Theft, Is to use the Vancouver Safety Deposit Vaults\ COST ONLY $3.00 FEB YEAR B. C. Mining Building ^Hours: >*30 to 5:30 Saturdaya: 8:30 to 1 p.m. Pender at Homer Street i HAZELWOOD ICECREAM —You try it next tinje for that Party oiy Social Guaranteed the product of pure fresh cream For Prompt Service, Phone Seymour 2090 Hazelwood Creamery, Limited Amoeba, the Simplest of One-celled Animal1 Amoeba, one of the simplest of all animals, consists of a single, shapeless cell and is therefore microscopic in size. It should be looked for in the slimy coatings of leaves or stems submerged in stagnant water- or on the slimy ooze of thc bottom mud. Of course, a drop must be placed on . the microscope slide and a cover glass placed gently over it. Then conies the real job of finding, it, for its slowness of movement and lack of definite shape make it easy to miss. It is just a speck of clear, colorless jelly with a delicate, yet distinct, outline. Within it appears a denser nucleus, and occasionally a clear space, the contractile vacuole. If the object under suspicion is really an amoeba, it will presently betray itself by moving. One side will bulge into a projection called a pseudopod (false foot) or perhaps several of them. Thc pseudopod may be retracted, but often the rest of the body flows into it, resulting in locomotion, often in a consistent direction. If a food particle happens in the way, a pseudbpod extends to engulf it, usually with a little water. The space thus occupied is called a food vacuole and slowly disappears as the food is digested and absorbed. Waste matter is merely left behind as the, qmoebe flows away The whole or any part of the body acts as a stomach, while the surface in all its pai'ts serves as mouth, lungs or excretory organ as occasion demands. It also seems to have a sense of touch, for it often avoids obstacles in its way, though this may be simply a chemical reaction of its jelly stuff. When well fed the amoebe may reproduce by simply dividing into two. Its middle becomes constricted, the nucleus divides and the constriction increases until the two halves part, each a complete amoebe. On the other ha"'l. when subjected to drought or other unfavorable conditions,* it forms a tough outer wall or cyst and remains dormant. When favorable conditions return, it ruptures the cyst,* crawls out and renews* its sluggish life. Our first ancestors must have resembled amoebe. BARNET LUMBER CO., LTD. 3995 HASTINGS STREET EAST Glen. 384 Night Call: Glen. 423, Carl. 299Y*3 H.ffli. 180 BARNET BOOSTS BETTER BUILT 600,000 FEET PER DAY SEE US FOR SPECIALS BUNGALOWS RADIUM PAINT FATAL TO ITS INVENTOR Dr. Sabin von Sochocky, the man who invented the radium which poisoned and crippled five girls, died November 14, at Orange, N. J., the victim of the same strange malady. The girls, workirtg in the U. S. Radium Corporation of Orange, N. J, used the paint on watch dials. Dr. von Sochock's death was attributed to the baffling anemia which crippled the girls. Wife—You look worried. la it because you are so deeply in debt?" Husband—"No, it's because I. can't get any deeper!" A Chicago policeman shot a rob- Wrtlie other day, -but he waa-just a new policeman and didn't;, know any better.—Lafayette Lyre.' RED STAR DRUG STORE "The Mail Order Druggist" Wo Hake a Special Effort to Get Goods Ont toy First Mall After Receipt of Yonr Order CORNER CORDOVA AND CAERALL VANCOUVER, B. C. MAINLAND CIGAR STORE THE PLACE FOR PIPES 310 CARRALL STREET, VANCOUVER The Winnipeg Election From a Labor and public ownership point of view the results of last Friday's voting are as a whole extremely gratifying. The election of W. B. Lowe in Ward One not only increases the Labor representation ot) the city council, but makes a new Labor record. It was not so long ago that the election of one Labor alderman in this ward was considered quite an achievement. Lowe's victory gives Labor two seats, one for each two- year term. *' __—-,_ ~~ ' In both Wards Two and Three the sitting Labor alderman was' re-elected at the top of the pofl*. well over the quota, and hundreds of votes ahead of his nearest competitor. Aldermen Simkin and Simpson are to Tie congratulated upon this tribute to their faithful service in the cause of the workers. The all but unanimous vote in favor of the development of Slave Falls by the City Hydro speaks for itself. The people of Winnipeg, given the opportunity, and uninfluenced by misleading propaganda, will back the publicly-owned Hydro system to the limit. The referendum vote (13,126 to 498) proves that. It was perhaps fortunate that opponents of public ownership had maneuvered themselves into a position where they dared not openly oppose the bylaw, where in fact they were compelled to give it a certain amount of nominal support. They had made such great use of the Hydro's claim to Slave Falls as an excuse for giving Seven Sisters Falls over to private exploitation that they left themselves no -excuse for opposing Slave Falls development when it became a positive issue. Had thc question of the disposal of the Seven Sisters site been referred to the people, equally untrammelled by misleading power tru§t propaganda, we believe the verdict would have been ju'st as decisive for public ownership. The people . of Winnipeg knoty What public ownership has meant to them.—The Week (Winni- pegM-le wa. -,,_.«_- Help us to help our advertisers. Finnish Dock Strike in Six-month Fight Although they have now been on strike for five months, the Finnish harbor workers show no signs of giving way in their struggle for collective agreements. ■fhere are no signs of settlement, and unless the employers are prepared to negotiate an agreement the strikers are prepared to continue the struggle, s«ys a statement issued from the headquarters of the International Transport Workers' Federation. The employers are attempting to give the impression that all is now normal, but a very different story is told by the German shipping journal, Nansa, which states: "The Finnish authorities and organizations connected with shipping are still spreading reports that the labor situation in Finnish ports may be regarded as normal, and that the effects of the strike arc no longer noticeable. "As a result of these reports shipowners often sign contracts for Finland without securing any guarantees that their ships will be cleared in normal time. "Although it may be possible that in some places the clearing of ship*' does not give rise to any difficulties, it is also true that in other ports conditions are nothing like normal." How poorly the industry is being served by blackleg labor is shown by the following particulars from the port of Kotka: "Thc Aria loaded 276 standards of timber in nine days instead of the normal three; the Fro 216 standards in five days instead of two; Kotka 200 standards in six days instead of two; Liti Larsen-150 standards in four days inste adof one and one- half days; Emanuel 140 standards in eight days instead of one' and one- half, Tjornbury 300 standards in eight days instead of three, Sierra Nevada 350 standards in seven days instead of three and one-half." Output is alsp far below norma). in otj^jeports. ■ ._,„ > Jealousy is a key.that opens more" wedlocks than all other's combined. \ Friday, December 7, 1928 THE LABOR STATESMAN Three Trades Union Directory British Unionists face Grave Problem , , New Orleans.—Labor in Great Vanconver Trades and Labor Conncll—, Millwrights' Local 1038—Construction; Hiitain* is facing unemployment and I and Operating*- • Meets second and' ' ' * .fourth Wednesdays in'HoIdun Bl-l-j. J. II. Campbell, President: r. H. Edge. Fin. Sec; J. Murray lire, Kec. Sec. Box 127. t, J. Thomson**, general secre* tary, Parcy It. BenKouro. Office. 80. Holden Bldg.. 16 Hnsiings K. Phone Sey.,7195. Meets In Labor Hall at 8 p.m. on the tlrat and third 'I'ueaday.. in month. Beverage Dispensers Union No. 670— Meete last .Sunday at 8 p.m., Hoom 31.1 Holden Bldg. President, W. II. Clancy; Secretary and Business Agent, T. J. Hanotin. Office: Roon) M, Flack Block. Phonea; Sey. 4738' and, Bay. 165G-K. Hours: 9 to 12 am. Bridge St Structural Iron Workers, Local 97, Int. Asso.—Meets every Monday. Room 804, Holden . Bldg., at 8 p.m. President, W. L, Vule. 5821 Ar- gyle St.; Secretary, P. Lauret, Box - 302, City. Phon-^Fflr. 2108L. Building Trades Conncll, Vancouver—- Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Holden Building. President, E. H. Morrison; Secretary _ Treasurer, "W. Page, Room 81S, Holden Bldg.; Phone Sey. 7496. Motion Pictures Projectionists' Union, Local 348, of I.A.T.S.E. St M.P.M.O.— Meats rtrst Friday in each month at 11:30 p.m. in the Holden Bldg. President, .1. It, ! F6ster; Secretary, Geo. uorrard. Box 34 5. Business Phone, Sey. 3i|23. Musicians' Mutual Protective Union, Local 145, A. T. ot M.—Meels nt the G.W.V.A.. Auditorium, second Sunday at* 10 a.m. President. E. C. Ml)-* _=*-_*flri Recording Secretary, W.Edmunds; Financial Secretary, W. E. Williams; Organizer, F. Flefcher, all at 991 Nelson Street. Barbers' Journeyman International Union of America I.n:( l 120, meets second and fourth Tuesdays In each month, In Room 310, Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East. President, Fred Dawe; Sec.-Treas., C. E. Herrett. Office, 814 Holden Bldg. Bookbinders* Local No. 105, Int. Brotherhood—Meets second Tuesday. In month at Professional and Business Woman's Club, Empire Bldg., 603 Hastings W. President, G. Low, 61—53rd Ave. W.; Secretary, Thos. Carroll, 842 Hamilton St. Bricilayers', Masons' aad Tils Betters' Int. Union Ho. 1—Meets second and fourth Wednesday, In the Holden Bldg. President, L. Padgett, 2066 W. 8th, phone Bayview 1558 R; Sec- Riley, Fin. Sec, 5884 Inverness St., phone Fraser 542 L. Camp and Kill Workers Federal Labor Union No. 31—Vancouver and vicinity, meets every second Wednesday at 8 p.m., at 544 Powell St. E. President, H. Miyazawa; Secretary, K. Tsuyuki. Carpenters and Joiners, United Brotherhood of, Looal 452—President. J. G. Smith: Financial Secretary, R. W. Hatley; Business Agent, W. Hargreaves. Office. Room 809 Labor Halt, 16 Hastings East. Meets second and fourth Mondays, 8 p.m. government hostility to the unioniz alion of government employees, according to fraternal delegates who represented the 13titish Trades Union Ctfngress at the A. F. of L. convention. "We. have suffered a decline in membership since the war period, when, our highest membership was 6,505,482, which was brought ..about largely hy tile tide of artificial war prosperity," said Fraternal Delegate Marchbank. "Then followed the post-war reaction, the bitter blasts of unemployment, the attack on wage and conditions by employers, fiendishly planned and callously executed in some instances, notably the attack on the miners in 1926. "Notwithstanding the large decrease in membership we still have 1,642,396 more members than in the pre=war year 1913." Mr. Marchbank showed that these figures do not include postal workers and other government employees who have been force dto withdraw from trade union affiliation "as a consequence of the infamous trades disputes and trade union bill of 1927. "The past eight years has been a testing time when our real strength was to be ascertained,," said Mr> Marehbanjt. "There has been no opportunity for a general attack or to pursue our fighting policy for the re- riun-bors and steamfitters, No. 170,' fo)' mand betterment of the condi- International Association—Meets ev-,tion of ouf people, but rather a time ery second andfourth Friday in the,for defense and the conservation of our forces! The employers, encour Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers, Local 138—Meets second and fourth Thursdays at Hi Hastings St. E. President, H. Edwards; Kec. Sec, A. E. Varah, 1442 Clark Dr.; Business Agent, A. B. Hodge. Office, Room 812, 16 Hastings St. E. Phone Sey. 3609. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Dook Builders, Local No. 2404—Meets every Friday night at 8 o'clock In 122 Hastings St. W. President, R. McDonald; James Thomson, Secretary, P. O. Box 320. Phone Sey. 7874. Plasterers, Looal 89—Operative Plasterers' and Cement Finishers' International Association—Meets first and third Wednesday In month at Holden Building. President, Wm. Broomhead. Secretary, A. Hurry, 861—34th Ave. B., Phone Fair. 3222R. Cement Finishers' Secretary, A. Wilson, 4258 Ontario; phone Fairmont 4046Y. Holden Bldg. President, R. Simpson; Secretary and Business Agent, W. Watt, 813 Holden Building. Printing Pressmen and Assistants, Looal No. 69—Meets every second Tuesday In the month at 8 p.m. in Rooftr-213, Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St. E. President. Max Ernberg, 2035 Qeorgte E.; Secretary, Thos. S. Ezart, 1603 40th Ave. E., So. Vancouver. City Hall Employees' Association— Meets first Wednesday of each month at 2511_ Hastings East at 8 p.m. .President, W. H. Lewthwalte; Treasurer. W. J. Scribbins, 3208 Pender St. E.; Secretary, J. Tarbuck, 2792 Pender East. Civic Employees' Union, Local 28— Meets flrst and third Fridays in the month at 251 Vi Hastings East at 8 p.m. President, R. N. Hogg, 1718 Commercial Dr.; Secretary-Treasurer, (leorge Harrison, 3427 Triumph St. Railway Carmen of America, Lodge No. 58—Meets flrst and third Friday In month at Cotillion Hall, Granville and Davie streets. President, H. Warde,,-,_, . . ,- - , 1102—23rd Ave. E.; Secretary, J. D.line registered unemployed secure Vullamy. 2215—15th Ave. E. <* ... aged by the successes of -the, mine owners and being confronted with declining'profits, have renewed their attacks, particularly in the cotton and railway industries." The fraternal delegate said there are 1,384,000 persons who are registered as unemployed, but this number falls far short of the actual unemployment. There are also 663,502 persons in receipt of poor law relief. Electrical Workers, Local 213, International Brotherhood—Meets every Mon day at 8 p.m., 404 Homer St. President. J. B. Brown: Business Agent, E. H. Morrl&o-n. Office, 404 Homer St Engineers—International Union Steam and Operating Local 844—Meets every Friday at 8 p.m. Room 806, Holden Bldg. President, Geo. Pettaplece Rec.Sec, Roy Finley; Business Agent and Fin. Sec, T. A. Newblgglng. Office, Room 806, Holden Building. Fire Fighters, No. 18, International Association of—Meets every month at call of president at 251M Hastings E. President, N. McDonald, 1136 McLean Drive: Financial Secretary. C. A. Watson, 1329—13th Ave. E. Floorlayers' Union, No. 1875, U. B. of C. k J. A.—Meets flrst and third Thursdays In month at Holden Build. Ing. President, G. Mayne: Fin. Sec. T. H. Hamlin; Rec. Sec., W. D. Wll- Bon, 1535—5th Ave. W. Hod Carrier* and Building Laborers, No, 602, International — Meets flrst and third Fridays In month at Holden Building. President, C. Lawson, 1832 3rd Ave. W. Fin. Sec, J. A. Barring- ton, 4293 Welwyn Street. Business Agent, A. McEwan. Phone Sey. 7495. total and Restaurant Bmployeee and Marine Cooks St Stewards, Looal 28— 441 Seymour St., meets second Monday each month at 3 p.m., last Mon- day at 9 p.m. President, Thos. Edwards; Sec.-Treas, and Bus. Agent J. Cumming. Phone Sey. 126. Ladles' Auxiliary, Looal 171 —United Brotherhood of Carpenter* — Meets every flrst and third Wednesday of each month In 810 Holden Building, at 8 p.m. Prestderit, Mrs. C. J. Atkinson, 730 19th Ave. W.; Secretary, Elizabeth J. Hope, 1042—7th Ave. E. Lather*, Wood, Wire and Metal, International Union, Looal 207—Meets second and fourth Mondays in month at Room 209, Holden Bldg. W. Fontaine, Secretary, 1828 Commercial Dr. Phono High. 3169R. Machinists' Looal 692—President, Thos Sills, 1852 Burrard St.; Secretary, P R. Bengough. Office, 807 Labor Hall, IS Hastings East. Meets on second and fourth Tuesdays In month. Street and Electric Railway Employees, Pioneer Division No. 101—Meets K. P. Hal], 8th and Kingsway, first* and third Mondays at 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. President, H. W. Speed; Recording Secretary, J. Price; Treasurer, E. G. Kermode; Financial Secretary and. Business Agent, A. J. Harraway. Of-1 flee: Corner Prior and Main streets. Phone Sey. 5000. Sheet Metal Workers Association. Looal Union No. 280—Meets second and fourth Thursdays In month in Holden Building, 16 Hastings St. E. Presi dent. A. Fisher, 1952—4th Ave., W. Business Agent . and SecretaTry, D. Macrherson, 807 Holden Building. Shingle Weavers, Local 17813—Meets second Tuesday In month In Room No. 2, Labor Temple, New Westmln ster, and fourth Sunday, 7:30 p.m., In Room 313, Holden Bldg., Vancouver. President. J. Stevenson; Secretary, J. N. Chute. 1163 Pender E., Phone High. 1982-Y. Tailors' Journeymen Union of America, Local No. 178—-Meetings -held flrst Thursday, each month, 8 p.m. Executive meets third Thursday of every month in Labor Hall. President, Colin McDonald; Secretary, W. W. Hocken, 1582 13th Ave. E.; Financial Secretary, H. Nordlund, 1930 12th Ave. E. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers, Looal 466—Meeta every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 310 Holden Bldg. President, A. A. McKay, 765 Cambie St.; Secretary-treasurer, A. P. Black, 880 Homer St. Theatrical Stage Employees' Union, Local 118 of the I.A.T.S.B. ft M.P.M.O. —Meets nt 991 Nelson Street on the second Friday In month, at 9:30 a.m. President. Rod Martin; Secretary, H. Pearson; Bus. Agent, G. W. Allln; Address P. O. Box 711. Typographical Union, No. 226—President, C. S. Campbell; Vice-President, R. Gouthro; Secretary-Treasurer, R. H. Neeiands; 804 Holden Bldg. Meets last Sunday of each month at 2 p.m., ' In Women's Bldg., Thurlow street. WOMEN'S AUXILIARY NO. 75 to Vanoonver Typographical Union meats first Thursday of each month, In the Vanconver Women's Bnilding, 762 Thurlow street. President, Mr*. B. J. Trumper, Suite 41, 840 Nelson Street; Secretary, Una A. Pettipiece. 1846 Balaclava Road. Vancouver nailer*, Looal No. 70—Meets first Tuesday In each month, 6:30 p.m., In Room 804, Holden Building, 16 . Hastings St. E. President. A. R. C. Holmes, 6439 Cypress St.; Sec.-Treas., H. E. R Fader, 2718 Oxford St. Phone High. 4110R. °- Milk Wagon Driver* and Dairy Employees, Looal 464—Meets second and fourth-Fridays In Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St E. Presidents J. A. Parry; Secretary - Treasurer, Blrt Showier, 2841 Triumph. Phone High. 6327. Mill and Factory Worker*' Union, Local Mo. 1599 — Affiliated with United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners. rtoeoem n? HS.Uh%gThUrp1'r<,.,i?d8.„,t';ly0M..a Preoption to be filled?" J. W. Mclnnis. Secretary-Treasurer, H. G. -AverV, 7964 Montcalm Street. Phone Marpole 648R. Prince Rupert Trades & Labor Council MEETS second Thursday In each ■J1 month: President, S. D. McDonald. Box 268. Secretary, Frank Derry, Box 498, Prince Rupert, B.C. "PaTdon me, sir," apologized a stranger in town, "but is there a [•good drug store near here?" There's one about—but say, have unemployed insurance, while the poor law relief is along the same lines as relief granted to destitute in the United States. Mr. Marchbank estimated that the total unemployed, together with dependents, and those aided by the poor relief laws, will total 5,000,000 persons. "The problems which confront the British trade unions since the World War are more difficult and complicated than any we knew before that tragic happening," safd the speaker. Fraternal Delegate E. Edwards discussed the miners' strike nnd international political policy as it affects the econohiie life of England. The visitors did not attempt to minimize Automatic Machine Has Widespread Effects Xew Orleans.—Delegates to the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor linked the automatic machine with the labor injunction as the outstanding problems affecting workers. The automatic machine, by displacing labor, creates unemployment and the labor injunction destroys liberty. The labor injunction is an old question., but the automatic machine is a recent development, Its creation of unemployment is so'sweeping that it is one of labor's major problems. Every delegate was impressed by the machine's inroads. There was no attempt to minimize'its power to create unemployment, and no delegate offered the stereotyped claim that other avenues of employment are open. The consoling theory that displaced workers can secure other work was refuted by President O'Connell and Secretary-Treasurer Frey of the A. F. of L. Metal Trades Department in their annual report. This report shows that alleged new opportunities, such as telephone exchange work and the radio industry, are for women. The radio is a seasonal industry that employs large numbers of low-wage women. The telephone offers work for girls and young women. Employment in garages and as automobile attendants calls for a low degree of skill, while teaching and selling life insurance are skilled callings that are unfitted for men displaced after a life in factory and shop. "We have entered into a machin- ize<l age and apparently have (lone little more than cross the threshold," thc report states. "The displacement of skilled mechanics and common labor by methods of production creates a problem which is not solved by higher wages or shorter hours of labor ajohe. It is a problem which neither the employers by themselves nor our trade union movement acting independently can solve. But it is a problem which industry must be prevented from ignoring. "The only practical method of taking up this modern development, so injurious to the skilled and semiskilled worker, is through collective bargaining, the joint consideration of |.thc problem and the adoption of policies to ameliorate it by negotiation and collective bargaining between management and organized labor." THE ESTHER BAKERY Place Your Order* Now for ' Christmas Puddings, Cakes and Mince Pies MAKERS OF HOVIS Also Makers of the Best White, Raisin and Nut Bread Phone: Highland 1309 3728 HASTINGS ST. EAST R. C. HIRST Electrical Contractor and Dealer House Wiring, Fixtures, Lamps, Batteries Glen 370 4099 Hastings St. E. Machine Justifies the Five-day Week New Orleans.—"The machine has justified labor's demand for a five- day week," declared the A. F. of Ls convention. The delegates unanimously indors- Qfmser c\MUtmj %. FAIRMOM lOOO I'L thi mightyp^ob en^ confe.nt ^ the •*<*! -''■'""'■ttee's summary of pres workers of their country, but thev entr$\y Pr°,luet,?n methods and the expressed hope that labor would uE, ne?&£r L^^lali™?!^ **?.,« mately triumph. The* five-day week is not only urn: __ .*•' i *>■_, ■_ i i i _ 'socially and economically sound, but William Varley, fraternal delegate ]( h > ncce^ity for th* welfare of, from thc Canadian Trades and Labor commerce as w*n as a condition to! Congress discussed problems con- which thc workei.s are entitled,^ the' fronting Dom.mon workers. He said (.ommittee <ieciarcd. | that the membersh.p of A. F. of L. „Th' qUMtIoneof hours can not' rA^t"Kfi °re PTt0Urd f be discussed as in the early days of their loyalty to the cause of trade- movement. Industrial and social unionism, and of their successes on conditiona have undergone a great the economic and political fields be-1 c.nan„e I cause of adherence to trade union ' - ' policies. Labor Heads the Polls in Winnipeg "The revolution which has taken place in methods of production, the use of more automatic and semi-automatic machinery, the application of the sciences and work done by the chemical, hydraulic, electric and mechanical engineers, has led indus- o ... - ., _,.,. „-T . - I try, as well as society, to look upon Something for the Sifton-McLim-1 tmV subject of hoursy of labor £n(, ^ T^^n^U^e, QS I *££* °f ™k *" *"» ■ «* S,t{^SKS«l >Poday, under our present metb of the aldermen who betrayed the city on the Seven Sisters question a few months ago arc out of the council. All the aldermen who voted to safeguard thc city's interests are still ih the council—with an additional Labor alderman. The cyclone is gathering about those who betrayed the City Hydro. The organized labor forces which stood behind Mr. Lowe and carried him to victory is a happy augury of a better understanding in the ranks of Labor. In Cleat Britain the weight and prestige of organized Labor is behind the British Labor Party. It should be' the same in Canada.—The Weekly News. PORTLAND DRUGGISTS ORGANIZE OWN UNION Portland.—The Pharmacists hnye organized a union and have voted to ( take their place in the ranks by affil- movies, ating with the-central c01in___l^-__tt_l*f-*^,How- come? ods of production, one of the nation's serious problems is the creation of a consuming capacity on the part of the people that will enable them to use, in part, the enormous output of our industrial establishments. This problem must beeotnc more intensive, for it is evident that present- day methods of production are not the final word. They are more the promise of the changes which are to take place which will enable men to produce in much greater quantities than they have during the immediate past." Voice Over the Phorie- lady who wasbes. Society' Snob—Indeed saV not! 7 Same Voice—Why, you dirty thing —Drexerd. Is this the I should 'Why you eat-um dirt, Fishface?" "Whoopee! Catch-um big job in Pure Fresh Natural Flavor "Build B. C." 7 «S*ST3» IC ^___^_u*° tVAPMATtJ NflLfV Pacific Milk comes from government tested herds, better evidence of purity you could not ask. Packed hut a short distance away, it is fresh when it reaches your table. Scientifically condensed, it retains its natural flavor; Factories at Abbotsford and Ladner, B. C. Pacific Milk 328 Drake Street Vanoonver, B. O. MANITOBA I. L. P. READY FOR ANNUAL CONVENTION The annual convention of the Independent Labor Party of Manitoba will convene in the West End Labor Hall, 532 Agnes street, Winnipeg, on Saturday, December 8, at 2:30 p.m. Severed important resolutions and recommendations will come before this convention, which may necessitate more than one session. A supper, concert and dance will be provided on Saturday evening for those attending the convention during the afternoon. There will be a very modest charge for this entertainment, so be there. Policies governing thc welfare of the organization for the coming year will be laid down. He—Why do you always hold my hands when 1 start to' tell you how much I think of you? She—To make sure you_ haven't the state federation. * "In" movies"Injun always bitc-um'^1 y°ur finf?ers crossed.—Widow While composed V>f druggists, their dust."—Jester. "Yes, I have.".. " -. '.I charter was issued by the Retail .* * '— 'Oh, then I'll go "along and show Clerks' Internati-ejM-l, which has jur-) "Hey! Give a look at her 1 i.-t,,,,.,, If '_■ " f.hantTalaa* ia/4*-/.|-iftif> at.-thV. avatt a\aa you where it is."—Chanticleer. isdrction of-this craft also. "Her what?"-—Annapolis Log; T.he most pitiful objects ih. the world arc girls who act like men and men who act like girls. :iy Four THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, TJecember- 7, 1928 The Labor Statesman Published every Friday, at 81« Holden Bid?., Vancouver, B. C. Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District-Trades and Labor Council. H. W. Watte, Man. Editor. PRESS COMMITTEE Chairman Wm. Page (Carpenters), W. Watt (Plumbers), P. R. Bengough (Machinists;, Tim Hanofln (Beverage Dispensers), R. H. Neeiands (Typo, graphical), Geo. Gerrard (Theatrical), W. Deptford (Street Railwaymen), Blrt Showier (Dairy Employees). Phone Seymour 6379 Vancouver, Friday, Dec. 7, 1928 HANDICAPPERS OF UNIONISM While riding on a street car a few days ago we heard a loud-voiced individual, probably a member of some union, telling two other men what a lot of incompetents those at the head ■of the institution were and declaring that it was but a waste of money to pay dues into the organization while it was being directed by. these individuals. We do not know what union the man belonged to or whether what he said regarding the officers was true or false, but we do know that he was unburdening himself in the wrong place and doing the organized labor movement irreparable injury, because persons were listening who were not friendly to the efforts of the wage workers to better their conditions through organization of unions. If the things he had to say were true, the proper place to give vent to his feeling in the matter was in the union meeting and not in a public conveyance, but it is more than likely that he was one of those members who never attend a meeting yet who is always complaining about the manner in which the business of the organization is carried on. At any rate the caliber of the man may very accurately be determined by his conduct on this occasion. He surely could not be put in the category of loyal, helpful members, because" he was doing something that could only be harmful under the very best internretation of his action. Every member of a union ought to realize and appreciate the fact that the organization belongs to him end the membership generally, in partnership each with the other, and that the officers are selected to operate it for the benefit of all those who make up its membership. What would this loud-mouthed individual think of a person who had formed a partnership with several others to carry on a grocery business, had nut his money into the thing and stocked the shelves with goods, em- pbvci a manager and corps of clerks to operate the establishment for his own and the others benefit and then found that one of the partners was going up and down the streets condemning the store and those who were endeavoring to carry on the business. Of course, it is not probable that' any sane individual would do anything of the kind, but, in substance, that is just what the member of a union is doing when he is knocking his organization in public. By so doing he is making it hard or impossible for the institution to pay the dividends that he joined to get out of it, and yet there are thousands of just such characters in the labor movement and. they never look upon themselves as persons injuring their own business, and in fact many of them seem proud of the position they take under the assumption that they are showing unusual courage in giving expression to their thoughts with regard- to the incompetency of the employees they have selected to conduct their business for them. . i There is a time and a place for everything, and that includes unionism and criticism of trade union officials. Tht place for such criticism, however, is not in a public conveyance or on the public streets, nor is the individual who so conducts himself displaying either courage or intelligence. On the other hand, in cases where there is foundation for such criticism and the individual indulges in it in a meeting, he is indicating both courage and intelligence and should have the encouragement of the entire membership for the service he is .rendering to his organization. Hon.; est criticism, in the proper place, can be productive of much good, just as dishonest criticism can be very harmful under any set of circumstances. One thing' is certain, and that is that thefe is no investment that a wage worker can make that will re- Splendid Technical School For Vancouver Described by many speakers as one of the finest institutions on the continent, 1500 citizens took part in the opening of Vancouver's new Technical School last Friday evening. The meeting was opened by James Blackwood, chairman of the Vancouver School Board and one of .(he many friends of organized labor tui the school board for many yearsA Speakers whom he later introduce plauded'his work and his efforts »nd he seemed too overjoyed for words. He .introduced the Hon. Joshua Hinchcliff, provincial minister of education, who in a very interesting address "declared the Technical School open. The minister appeared to be very enthusiastic over the school and gave us the impression that, given a free hand, will play a very important part in advancing many school reforms. Mayor-elect W. H. Malkin, expected the school to become a great asset to the children of this district in making them useful citizens instead of overcrowding the ranks of the "white collar brigade." A. V. Lofting, chairman of the management committee, outlined, the efforts of the School Board to get the school into operation, pointing out also that the superintendents were carefully chosen and the students were going to have the best of attention. At the present time there are 757 pupils and 27 teach ers. Possibly the most enthusiastic speaker of the evening was Principal J. G. Lister. He had watched the building of that school with intense interest and was extremely proud of it, not only because of its architectural beauties but because many of the workers and the superintendents who have put up the structure were his old students. He had received much praise about the school and had received word from a resident of Chicago that it was the finest technical school on the continent. He was going to do his best to keep it such. Mr. J. S. Gordon, municipal inspector of schools, outlined the history of the technical training plan in this city, starting out with two centers in local schools to the present splendid institution. . After the meeting the school was closely inspected. Large airy workshops, physics and chemistry laboratories, printing composing rooms, electrical experimental devices, spacious class rooms and ' cafeterias were all viewed with in- I terest by the parents and ratepayers | who eagerly questioned student 'guides. Apprentice classes of organized labor are held in this school; these include carpenters, plumbers and steamfitters, sheet metal workers, typographical and cooks, all being supervised by union instructors. Green Re-elected * President of A. F. of L. New Orleans, La.—The close of the American Federation of Labor convention found constructive policies and achievements of vast importance written into the record by the action of the delegates. No issues before the convention have so fired the imagination and aroused the energies here as has thc issue of machine displacement and employment. To this challenge of the machine the convention has said that there must be wages that will sustain the buying power of the masses, hours of leisure that will permit use of industry's products, and a public policy that will release funds for public works ahead of unemployment crises. _ ■ William Green was re-elected president and Frank Morrison, secretary. All other officials also were re-elected. -Green's selection was unanimous. . Toronto was chosen as the city for the 1929 convention. <J> What makes life dreary is thc want of motive.—George Eliot. turn him dividends of so substantial a character as the investment he makes in his trade union in the shape of dues. When members are inclined to criticite their officers, they, should beafTh mind that the proper place to. do it is at union meetings and that they bught to be pretty sure that they are'right ih the,stand they take before they even indulge in the pastime then.—Labor Clarion, Shoe Workers Journal. German Workers Score Arbitration Victory London—Locked-out German steel workers scored a victory in the provincial courts when the employers were told to accept the arbitration award or pay domages to the unions, according to dispatches received here. When an arbitration-board granted small increases in wages; the Ministry of Labor declared the award binding on the employers. Defying the authority of the government, the employers locked out 250,000 workers. The steel magnates will now appeal to the. supreme court, known, as the National Labor Court. Social-Democrats, who represent labor in the coalition government, secured $5,000,000 from the Reichstag to relieve distress. Each family receives about $5 a week. Metal Worker* Confident The German Metal Workers' Union, over 800,000 strong, feels confident. When President Alyin Brandes addressed the locked-out men he assured them that their u'nion was in position to carry on a long struggle. The union is paying benefits of about $6 a week, per family to its members. If the employers lose their appeal to thc highest court they will be forced to reimburse the unions for financial losses. Labor all over Europe is coming to the assistance of the locked-out workers.. It is joining in a struggle against a common enemy, because the steel magnates, who control production throughout the continent, are agreed on labor policies. German stele workers are fighting not only for the small wage increases granted by the arbitration board but also for the principle of arbitration. Determined to Keep Laws Though often disappointed by awards, German labor is determined to retain' thc laws providing conciliation and arbitration in labor disputes. Arbitration in Germany developed somewhat on the lines of the Railway- Labor Act in the United States. Some of its developments, however, would not be acceptable to the American labor movement. Decisions may be made binding arid may be enforced by fines. As a result of this law, German trade unions are universally recognized, and have a kind of official status. The German Industrial Federation, the national association of employers, is out to "junk" arbitration laws in iabor. It complains of labor's political power and the aid received from the Social-Democratic Minister of Labor, Wissel. The prettiest thing in feminine headgear is a good humored face. * * * Here is a question that has been puzzling us: Will an ordinary alarm clock wake up an operator of a pneumatic riveter? **->'-*> Nowadays, just as you find a way to make ends meet, somebody comes along and moves the ends. ., ***"* * ' ■*»■ ..-,- Love—thc feeling that makes a woman make a man make a fool of himself. * .; * * If you think there is no saturation point in the automobile industry, try to sell your used car in the secondhand market. « » « All that talk about tainted money is that it taint enough. * . * » Advertising takes the bum out and puts the boom in business. ' » « » Among the ailments that are conveyed from dogs to man wejiote the i,^cIusin.n,,4)F)--osa--dnia.-.---U_JBii. .ppQJrJilp i get it from the dog next door. * * • One way to make both ends meet. is to tie them together. Then there I would never be any end. Generally*^ speaking a wedding ring is a good ex- j ample. 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J ~ Subject: — "THE CREED OF A NEW AGE" I | JOHN D. HARRINGTON, Chairman 1 | ADMISSION FREE COLLECTION § | ADDITIONAL LECTURES § | Moose Auditorium, Burrard St. (600 Block) § H •• „ At a p.m. = | Monday: "The Tyranny of Shams" | : Dec. 10 Chairman, Prof. Cliim. Hill-Tout | Tuesday: "Evolution and Social Progress" I — Dec. 11 Chairman, Rev. Ada Tonkin Wednesday: "The Promise'of Science" § S Ota. 18 Chairman, W. A. Pritchard ■ > . *• I Admision: Three Lectures $1.10, One Lecture 50c g 5 Tickets can be obtained from Labor Statesman, 816 Holden Bldg.; £ 3 Toone's. Book Store, Richards and Hastings; Boult's Book Store; .£ '5 Cambie And Cordova; Love's -'New-Stand, hear Royal Theatre; — 5 Chas. Butt, Tailor;* 1066 Pender West; Perry & Dolk, Tailors, 18 = 5 Hastings Street, West; English Bay Shoe Repairers, 1182 Denman. S iTlllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllimillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllT McCabe On Evolution and Social Progress The Regina Leader gives the following report of the, meeting: As scientific seer and prophet, Profpssor iJoseph McCabe, British rationalist,!scholar and lecturer, addressed an/audience in the city hall Friday nj^ht on "Evolution and Social Progress." Many more attended than on previous nights. N. R. McLeod acted as chairman. With the teachings of evolution as a range-finder, Mr. McCabe earned his audience into the future, and considered the inspiring and tremendous possibilities which the coming ages hold for the human race. "If we advance in the next 1,000 years as we have done in the past 100, the progress attained is beyond the dreams of man," was Mr. Mc- Cabe's manner of phrasing his predictions. _- Evolution a Fact Social progress is the promise of evolution, stated the speaker, and evolution was one of the most important discoveries of modern times. Touching upon the anti-Fundamentalist literature of the United States, Mr. McCabe decleared it to be a tissue of mis-statements. Whereupon he" took up the actual meaning of evolution, which was that life was modified by changes of environments exerted upon it. And insted of evolution being merely a theory or a doctrine, it was a fact. Scientists had two billion facts in the stars, and another two billion in human beings. Considering the possible tenure of life upon the earth, Mr. McCabe said the least niggardly of estimates was 200 million years. And the speaker told of science's clock, the radioactive metaJs, by which ^cienturts and mathematicians measured with comparative accuracy the possible age of the globe. Civilized Only 100 Years "The legacies of war, poverty and violence, left to us from the old ages, will be swept away in two centuries," was the optimistic estimate of Mr. McCabe in touching upon social progress. "Don't imagine that our institutions of today will remain. Man is to be here 200 million years and as he goes on he will make improvement upon improvement. We've been really civilized only 100 years. Our greatest geniuses are but pygmies. Hold the old institutions as long as they serve but be prepared for the finer ones to evolve," was the bright picture painted by the speaker's words. ■,-[- "Progrese is the fundamental aspiration of modern times. Human nature is capable of improvement," declared Mr. McCabe. "Progress coincides with and is inspired by the doctrine of evolution and evolution is a fact of the entire universe." TlieS speaker then told of some of the possibilities of science in the future in the way of modern ihven tion. The speed of communication today is symbolical of modern progress. Predict. International Language Stationary and retrogressive races were the result of the lack of in terchange of ideas. That possibility of isolation nowadays was rapidly disappearing and for the first time in thc history of man the peoples of the earth were being linked together into one cast communion of races, was another point made. The speaker predicted a universal language for inter-communication within fifty years. * "These things I tell you of are but the platitudes of science," concluded Mr. McCabe, "and despite all hindrances it is certain that, by evolution a magnificent civilization will exist upon this earth." Interested members of the audi- effce asked a considerable number of questions after the lecture, all of which were answered with facility by the speaker. - McCabe lectures in Vancouver, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Why Married Women Have To Go to Work Mary Anderson Says Problem Requires That Intelligent Understanding Be Substituted F or Prejudice "The poets have sadly neglect..'' the Madonnas of the Wash-tubs," Mary Anderson, director of the Women's Bureau of, the Department of Labor, told the League of Women Voters in Boston recently. ' Miss Anderson was making a plea for the married woman in industry. "It is-^rue," she said, "that there are a few women who leave their homes and go out to seek careers from a purely personal desire to do so. "Even in their case, where ,no necessity for added income is present, there should certainly be no criticism so long as their major job as home-maker is well looked after. "But there are very few of these career women' as compared to the great mass of the two million married women workers who must help support their families. "What are you going to do about the unquestioned fact that, without the small amount these women dan earn outside, their children will go to school without shoes and their husbands face charity? "We know from experience what these women are up against. "Certainly it is not for pleasure that they rise before dawn to get the meals for the day, dress the children for school, start their husbands to work with a full dinner pail, and then race to a seven, or eight, or even nine o'clock job for themselves. "Not for pleasure do they come home again ofter from eight to eleven hours over desk or machine to cook and sew and scru,b and tend the children at night. "These women go without their normal hours of sleep, neglect their health and are old before their time." Miss Anderson said that of practically 8,500,000 women workers in 1920, 23 per cent, were married. Only 74,000 of these were under 20 years of age. "Whatever the solution we reach on this national problem," she said, in conclusion, "let us remember that intelligent understanding and co-operation are what these women need, and not prejudice and disapproval. "We can all remember the heroic efforts made by wives and mothers and widows to keep their homes together and to educate their children." Sey. 7137 WE HANDLE CERTIFIED COAL Exclusively ii,.. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 20- Dec. 26- Daa 27- I ><•<*. 28- Many a man who regards himself , as the victim of, circumstances is the architect who designed them. A road hog is a man who gives you Half the road; the half he gives you is half on each side of him. * SOUTH VANCOUVER I.L.P. •• MAKES CHANGES IN SOCIALS The South Vancouver Branch of the I.L.P. will hold its regular whist drive and dance in the Maple Hall, 49th and Fraser on Saturday evening. Admission has been reduced to 35c, Mt n qo^B«£&4mmtg^ft~^e served.: Whist will start at 8 p.m. and dancing as soon after nine as possible. i • '•?.-'• Union Meetings At 351H Hasting:-* Street East— Olvlo Employee!' Ball -Tuesday, Barbers, No. 120. -"Wednesday, Teamsters, No. 4G6 -Friday, Taxi Drivers, No. 151, at l*2T3t>' nnd 4:30 p.m. -Friday, Milk Salesmen, No. 464. nt 8 p.m. -Tuesday,* Trades and Labor Council. -Thursday. Painters, No. 138. -Wednesday, Teamsters, No. 466 -Thursday. Sheet Metal Workers, No. 280. -Friday, Plumbers & Steamfitters, No, 170. At 122 Hastings Street West—Pile ■Drivers' Hall Deo. 11—Tuesday, Printing Pressmen, No. 69. Dec. 12—Wednesday. Electrical Workers, No. 310. Dec. 13—Thursday, Painters, No. 138. |x*c. 19—Wednesday, Plasterers, No. 89 Dec. 20—Thursday. Flonrlavers, Nn. 1875 Dec. 26—Wednesday, Electrical Workers, No. 310. At 441 Seymour Street—Hotel St Restaurant Employees' Hall Dec. 7—Friday, Plasterers' Helpers & iiuiMiii*; Laborers, No. 602. Dec. 7—Friday, Ti. C. Projectionists. No. 348, at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 10—Monday, Ironworkers, No. 97. Dec. 12—Wednesday. Ilrlcklayers, No. 1. Dec. 13—Thursday, sheet Metal Work- .ers. No. 280, Dec. 14—Friday, Plumbers & Steamfitters, No. 170. Dec. 20—Thursday, Mill and Factory Men, No. 1699. Dec. 21—Friday, Plasterers' Helpers & rounding Laborers,'No. 602. Dec. 24—Monday. Ironworkers, yo 97. Dec. 26—Wednesday, Bricklayers, No. 1. The Secretary, 803 Holden Bulldlnp*. should be notified or any ehartRcs desired In the above at the earliest opportunity. In order to notify the outside halls. i Note that all .meetings held usually mi the eighth floor; -and In Hoom 209. will continue in tho Holden RuDding during the month^fiDeeem^er. Leslie Coal Company limited i gaajBasaassB SEY. [ijil SENDS A YELLOW CAB- anywhere anytime.. SEYMOUR 4000 B.C.(«5©TOR | JftANSPORTATJON j •SrMOtfll AT DVN-lMt I* NEW LOW TARIFF MORE HAVE INCOMES OF MILLION DOLLARS IN U.S. An increase to 328 in the number of individuals who reported incomes of $1,000,000 or more, is revealed by statistics made public by the Internal Revenue Bureau, showing incorfles of all classes which were reported for the calendar year 1927 and upon which taxes are being paid in the present calendar year. This is a high record and is an advance of 52 , as compared with the previous^ygir." Tfiat blacksmith who has forge and anvil rigged on a truck and-who tours thee ountryside shoeing horses seems to have excellent claim to the honored title "journeyman blacksimth." ^^^AmTPUDDING THIS YEAR DODSON'S PAKERY . . <■ ■ JPN&£ in Youi: Order Now! FAIR 63ff 77.7. .275 EAST EIGHTH AVENUE SEY. 3889 ...27 EAST HASTINGS (Opp. Holden Bldg.) "fit**-*.-- I Six' THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, December 7, 1928 ««H«*W^W*M^«*-3~J.W Give Something Electrical JITHERE'S always.a ready wel- Organized Labor Faces Labor Gains Made New Production Issue in Scottish Elections yr come, a sincere appreciation, for electrical gifts. Their usefulness makes them welcome every day ot the year for years to come—and the gleaming beauty of a heavily nickeled toaster,, waffle iron or percolator, when it comes out of its Christmas tissue wrappings, wins instantaneous appreciation. At B.C. Electric Stores you'll find the widest "selection of electrical gifts, all most reasonably priced. Stores BHtfsb Columbia electric Railway Company CH 1 *}jf jn t. *t-A*y*\ -.^ ^ tCrn**,*) sit'. ± . ti.k tt*\ -s.1". At 1,1 Pjt a * t M » .s\**tt4 A .a -At . 1:* Pjf ^*r mym WB* WW fjp WS *P'*T *\j* Wm ™* ™ V* Tmm ™V WA ~* *r V WM "v1mW BUY UNION STAMPED SHOES W'E ASK all members of organized labor to purchase shoes bearing our Union Stamp on the sole, inner-sole, or lining of the shoe. We ask you not to buy any shoes unless you actually see this Union Stamp. Boot & Shoe Workers' Union Affiliated with American Federation of Labor 246 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON, MASS. C01.LIS LOVELY General President CHARLES L. BLAINE General Secretary-Treasurer 'T-HE following firms are co-operating with Organized Labor and are selling Union Label Stamped Shoes. Ask to see the Union Label when buying shoes, prpving to the shoeman that you are consistently backing him up. Glapp Shoe Co., 7th and Main, 25th and Main—Slater shoes, men's, Tetrault's. men's, women's, youths'. COPP, "THE SHOE MAN" 153 HASTINGS STREET WEST Men's Hartt'H, Slater and Strlder's Shoes; also Women's and Children's Union-made shoes. Cornott Broi. 6 Clarke, 33 Hastings •art— Klorshelm shoes, men's, Strider shoe-s, men's, C. B. & C. Special, men's and youths. Wm. Dick Ltd., 399 Hastings west— .Slater.shoes, men's; cTtrault's, men's and youths'. Hastings .Shoe Co., 66 Hastings east— Tetrault's, men's and women's; Eagle shoes, men's and youths. - Hadion's Bay Co., Dept. Store—Johan- sen shoes, ladies' Bancroft-Walker's. ladies'; Colella-Lelgh ton's, ladies'; Tetrault's, men's and youths'. Ingle dew Shoe Co., 623 Granville— r'Haear'' shoes, men's and women's, Dr. Reed shoes, men's. MODEL BOOT SHOP 1186 GRANVILLE I'tranil's. Men's, Women's and Youths' union Label shoes. WM. TRICK, 146 Cordova WEST. — Tetrault's Men's and Youths; also Strider and Slater's Onion Ld.be! shoes. Union Shoe Co., 63 Hastings west— Strider shoey, men's and youths', Tet- rault'sV 'men's, women's, youths'. Wilson Shoe Co:, 159 Hastings west— W, L. Douglas shoes, men's; Wilson's Special, men's, women's, youths'. Yale Shoe Co., 305 Hastings west— Strider shoes, men's and youths'; "Yale" Special, nien's and women's. Fellow Unionists, demand the Union Label, Shop Card and Working Button, and patronize fair employers and em, ploy UNION LABOR LADIES' PUMPS or STRAPS In patent, kiif, or Skinner's satin, with low. military or spike heels, at 94.85 ASK TO SEE STRIPER'S & TETRAULT'S UNION LABEL SHOES TOR HEN. JAMIESON BROS. Corner Nelson 995 GRANVILLE STREET Seymour 1004 "The 'workers must abandon old standards and ideals. They must be awakened to changed conditions." Those fifteen words summarize an aggregate viewpoint by\ delegates to the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor; at New Orleans. \ Production methods have wrought a social revolution. Olc'l, wage and work day standards are no longer justified. • , To face these facts workers must he as daring and as audagirtus as the inventor, scientist and" chejiiist who declare that nothing is impossible in the field of production and distribution. To use a figure of speech, these professional men "look at the,stars." Labor should do likewise. Our objective is'a five-day week and a purchasing power that can take increased output off the market. We should equip ourselves to prove that national disaster awaits the nation if thc machine's output can not be consumed. No element in our country can escape this disaster: It will affect the banker and business men as well as those who work for wages. Every trade unionist should get out of his intellectual rut and realize1 we are at the beginning of a new era that will shake the foundation of old industrial methods and outlooks. To maintain the evolutionary character of our trade union movement we must awaken to these new processes and their social consequences. Trade unions adjust themselves to changing conditions because they accept the law of life that nothing is stationary. The more quickly we accept this law in its new application on the industrial field, the more quickly we will solve the new problems. The machine revolution calls for individual and collective effort. We have the solution. Reduction of hours and increased wages will reduce unemployment and purchase increased output. This alone will dif. A LABOR GOVERNMENT IN U. S. AMERICA "Are we heading for a labor government?" asks Forbes Magazine'in iita current issue. "The United States is rapi,djy75ecoming a nation of employers and employed," is says. "The small business men are being wiped out all over the country. This will mean a great preponderance by and of wage earners. At the same time our agricultural population is steadily increasing. More sharply than ever before the American people will be divided between employers and executives on the one hand and rank- and-file workers, on the other hand. . .iookiog-Jil«ad^-th**-q<M«tk>n--aH8es, are- we do thapbig our economic forces that a labor government will be logical iju the not remote future?" While claiming that employers have made more progress with their company unions in recent years than ^thc trade union leaders have made in enlisting workers,* this business '"7 . \ men's magazine fears that inconsiderate use of their power by the capitalists and the increasing concentration of wealth in their hands may lead to stronger labor organization and eventually a labor government. $25.34 WEEKLY TEXTILE WAGE Washington.—Can a textile worker support a famil/ and maintain American living standards on $25.34 a week? This rate is the average earnings for employees in woolle nand worsted goods manufacturing, according to the United States Bureau of- Labor Statistics. " * ' Average hourly earnings this year in individual occupations range for males from 28.4 cents for doffers to 60.5 cents for weavers. Average full-time hours per week of male employees is 49.4. There were 38,860.-employees' included in the bureau's study.;' ■ nun cllone will (III*., ,, . ..- r, -i, ,,a„ fuse ncreased wealthi If our plan* b'T 114.445, Communists 1809, -, Taraaia* it, ti.. Labor retained three seats an fails, this wealth remains, ih the hands of the few while the idle army grows. If we courageously enter this fight, if we carry the gospel of unity and education to the unorganized with the fervor and zeal of those who built our organizations, we will be true to our heritage. Trade unionists will win if thev but act. How They Manage To Chain Them Down Through a cloud of cigar smoke a fat middle-aged man was praising the labor policy of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Co., as lie lounged in the lobby of the Tutweiler Hotel in Birmingham. "They have a good system for dealing with their employes," he said. "An agitator can't get very far over there. You know those agitators are sly. They'll get a job in a steel plant and say nothing for two or three months till he thinks it's safe to begin agitating. He'll tel! somebody that things ain't right, that they ought to be different. He won't get very far. The second or third man he talks to. will Tc'port him. Then he's called to the office. They never tell him what they heard. They tell him that times arc dull and they'll have to lay him off for a while, but that if he will give them his address they'll send for him when they need him. "That's the end of him with the Tennessee Coal and Iron Co. It's a big corporation, a subsiderary of U.S. Steel. "There ain't no reason for any trouble over at T.C. and 1. The company has a good system of grievance committees. If any employe has a kick he takes it to a representative of the committee. And you know it's 10 to 1 that after talking it over he finds that he really has no grievance—just a misunderstanding" The results of the Scottish elections, according to the latest returns, are: Town Councils'—Labor gains 2'J, losses it, net.gains 15; I'arish Councils—Labor gains 34", losses 9, net gams 25; total net gains 40. Regarded on a population basis, these results compare well with English victories at the municipal elections.. " . ' Labor members have been elected for thc first time in Tayport, Miln- gavie, Elgin, Annan, Sanquhar and Queensf erry.' Labor hits majorities in Cowdenbeath Town and Paris Councils, Kilsyth Paris Council has an equal number of Labor and anti-Labor members, and Falkirk had four Labor gains in the Parish. Council contest. The majority of the Parish Councils will not poll until December 4. The County Counoil elections arc held on the same date. In the elections in which 15 of the gains were re-d^stered the fight everywhere was Labor vs. The Rest. The Liberals and Tories formed a coalition in every town, yet they had to retreat everywhere. If there had been three-party contests, as in England, the results would have been even more favorable than they are. Six Labor losses are due to the Communists. They now have the satisfaction of seeing these erstwhile Labor seats represented by Tories. Not a single Communist .has been elected anywhere, and these presents to thc Tories mean the death of Communism as an electoral force in Scotland. Most encouraging is the first polls of candidates in the rural burghs, where Labor is only entering on municipal work. Everything points in the direction of a Parliamentary Labor majority in Scotland at the general election. A remarkable feature of the elections in Glasgow was the fact that although the Moderates secured 68 seats against,. Labor's 45 there was very little difference in the total vote of thc two parties. The respective totals were: Moderates 116,905, La- d won fourth in Edinburgh, giving the party a representation of 16 in a chamber of 71; "Stop! Fhr thc love of Mike, stop!" shrieked the film. producer, and obediently the cameras ceased clicking. The producer walked over to the leading man. "Your expression is hopeless," he scowled. "Try to lo.ok aS^,UL—XfliH- rcally were indignant.1'' ~ "I've done'the best T could," retorted the actor,- sullenly. "Nobody could do pny better." "Very well, your salary is reduced by $100 from today," snapped the other. Then—"Now, that is the idea. Hold it. Take,'please." *.. And the cameras clicked again. UNION CAFES & MERCHANTS -)' Seymour 3168 Alwayi Open World Experience Is the Great Teacher A boy can go through all the schools and finish up a dunce. And he may hy nature be' a bright boy, too. The Dean of Windsor, Dr. Baillie, confessed to that experience in the course of an address in London last month. "My education." he said, "was a complete failure. I went through a private school, a public school, and Cambridge University, ahd in the best sense of the word was not in the least educated at the end of it." Apparently schools and universities instruct, but do not educate. To educate is to draw forth, and it takes* the-world to do that. It takes the world to find out what a man is made of. It gives him opportunities to exercise and develop his mental capacity, his spiritual power and fashion himself into a first-class human instrument. The academies of learning fail just there. They lift the lid of thc mind, jnd pour in. facts, figures, theories, principles—a varied assortment of the extensive jumble that constitutes knowledge. What is already in the mind before they begin that operation gives them no concern. The latent faculties and characteristics are'utterly ignored in the vast majority of cases. But thc world gets busy on these at once. Its methods are rough; not infrequently they arc cruel and uncouth. It may beat the pupil .unmercifully. He may have to suffer deeply. He may be made acquainted with thc bitter taste of humiliation and thc pangs of unrequited merit. But in the process, if he have aught of rare value in him, it will prosper exceedingly. His talents will be cultivated to their highest capacity. He will be strengthened in noble qualities. Thc world is the great teacher. Its lacerating indifference, its untemper ed severity, compel the' worthwhile man to realize himself. And self-realization—is not that the truest education? Empire Cafe and Grill Vancouver's Best Under Personal Management of HAROLD DEGG BOBKRAUSE Late 72nd Batt 76 Hastings St. E., Vancouver", B. C. When in a Hurry, Drop in at Egg Order. FRED'S Are Always r** . » ■ "ok." at Dairy Lunch "It's the Coffee" 72 Bastings West Always Open H WILKINSON, Pm. D DUNCAN. 1st. Reynolds' Cartage Co- LIMITED Phones ■tymonr 3377-3371 Orating, Packing, Shipping »»« ■tOKg« Furniture and I'lano Moving Long Distance Moving Pool Car Shipments Off to* and Warehouse! 733 — CAHBI1 BTBEET — TM Wo- ybu Tottenham Magistrate (to _i m^r-foTnTnaTnXrif^What to know against this man?* The Woman—Only that, he is my husband,—Police Gazette. Wife—When we were married I thought you were a brave man. Husband^-"Sq did, a.good many more people.—Answers. PERRY & DOLK Men's Tailors 18 Hastings West 9 Room 33 The London Bakery Gold Wheat Bread Fairmont 122. 439 7th Ave. E. Classified Adverts. BARRI3TERS AND SOLICITORS Wallis W. Lefeaux, 402 Metropolitan Building. Phone Sey. 6667. BATHS Hastings*1 Steam Baths Pries 35c Only 766 Hastings Street Bast DENTISTS Dr. W. A. Rut-lodge. 108 Hastings W. NOTARY PUBLIC P. B. Bengough. 803 Holden Bldg. PRINTERS Labor Statesman. 803-816 Holden Bldg. KUPTUBE SPECIALIST C. E. Heard. 812 Robson UNDERTAKERS Armstrong St Hotson, 304 Dunlevy Ave. Court Blow Stirs Up Boston Labor Forces Boston.—Not in years has Boston labor been so stirred as by the $f>0,- 000 fine levied on members of the Boston Milk Wagon Drivers, Local ,180, by orders of the superior and supreme courts, for striking to defend their union. Delegates to the Central Labor Union voted to go down the line with the union in any action it may take to test the decision. Hot criticism was levelled at international union officials and attorneys who advised thc milk wagon drivers to settle with the New England Creamery Products Co. for $35,- 000. Drivers' delegates said the membership of their union had been forced into accepting the compromise on the threat that thc company's offer would be withdrawn and that $20. a week would be taken from pay envelopes, instead of $3 later agreed on. Delegates from other unions said the teamsters' international* officers had placed ever yunion in Massachusetts at the mercy of the courts by, their acceptance of the compromise settlement. This agreement, they pointed out, placed union ratification on a court decision which can be used to Cripple future strikes by making unions financially liable for whatever losses may be, claimed. hy._ "employers. * ' 7 Of the Same Mind Magistrate—It seems strange to me that you could keejj on robbing that enormous corporation for so long without being caught. The Prjsoner (brightlyl^-Well, the corporation was proitty busy itself. m\ •'riday, December 7, 1928 THE LABOR STATESMAN Seven Weak Men and All Diseases of Men Take our Herbal Remedies IGNITE for Pamphlet on Loss of Manhood and Disorders Pecu'ar to Men. Free by mall. Advice free. - Open 2 to 6 and 7 to 8 every .week day except Wed. and Sat.-, when closed all day. Phone Douglas 3394 The English Herbal Dispehsary, Limited 1359 Davie St., Vancouver, B.C. Canada's Oldest Herbal Dispensary. Art Without Genius Is Art Without Youth What's the use of saying "there's no age in art," as Max Beerbohm recently did? There most emphatically is. Art is thc spirit of eternal youth. The artist dare not grow old. Nature is continually trying to induce him to do so, but once he succumbs to the temptation, that's the end of him. Other human beings may enjoy the relaxation of advancing years. Time passes with a captivating pageantry, and most of us, after fifty, can quietly watch the procession go by, with its wealth of music and color, and get much pleasure from it. Not so the artist. He has to remain young. The thrill of youth must be always in his veins. In his brain there must never cease to be the exquisite ferment of adolescence- Whether he writes or paints or carves, or composes, he must reject old age. There is no creative urge in its serenity. Its quiet .wisdom is fatal to genius. Genius is in a hurry. Genius is impatient and impetuous. Genius is scornful of convention and tradition. Genius presses onward to wonderful dawns and it never looks behind. Genius is therefore young. And as art without genius is art without worth, it follows that the artist must take care to keep young, or suffer the dreadful penalty of mediocrity. Coming from one so esthetically perceptive as Max Beerbohm, the statement that "there's no age in art" is strangely astray, jjn art there is one unchanging age -Sthc Age of Youth. New Output Methods Met by Cigarmakers New Orleans.—The Cigarmakers' International Union has changed its organization system to meet.new production methods. In a resolution requesting aid for their new organizing movement, their A. F. of L. convention delegates aaid: "The so-called industrial system of production, distribution, commerce, finance and inventive genius has transformed the old order of evolution into a new dynamic revolutionary force. New and improved machinery, new methods of production and distribution have reached a point that staggers the imagination and baffles comprehension. "Gigantic trusts-have replaced individual ownership and created monopolies which have an industrial and distributive force and advantage heretofore undreamed of. Jt has checked organization in many trades and disrupted wage scales, particularly in our industry.^ "Improved machinery, which should be a blessing to mankind, should not be permitted to be used for the enrichment of the few and the degradation of thc many. "Organization of all wage earners, recjarouess of calling, is the only means that will place labor in a position to reap its proportionate share of the wealth it creates." There was once a man who had a passionate longing for a night of revelry. He wanted to go where chorus girls would be, where wine would make him forget his unhappiness, where he could clasp romance to his breast. But he would never let himself go; he always held himself aloof from such pleasures. You see, his wife didn't want him running around at nights. At this time he also happened to be confined in at state penitentiary. ' ^MaUeaser. ' . Onlooker—Why are those srugeons hanging around the football field? Bystander—They're waiting for skull practice.—Phoenix. Youth Demanded On Speeded Up Auto Belt By ROBERT W. DUNN Detroit.—No real understanding of motor plants is possible until one is familiar with the assembly lines which bring together thc different parts of the car. Thc Hudson goes through in about an hour and a half, the belt moving about 13 feet a minute, which is 10 feet a minute faster than it moved 10 years ago. The tendency is to run the line just as fast as the human machines beside it can be made *$> keep up with it and complete their operations. And young workers are better able to stand the pace. It has been estimated by a Chrysler employment manager that not more two per cent, of the men on this production work are over 30 to 36 years of age. The machine sets the pace and does the driving. No man can be lazy even if he wants to be. Workers in certain Dodge departments complain that the line moves so fast they can't leave it for a second even to get a drink of water. If a worker does interrupt the process in any way he is committing the cardinal sin in the world of mass production—"holding up the line." That's when a foreman may be needed to supplement the moving apparatus. and to give the worker a warning, a scolding or a "bawling out," telling him how many men there are outside who would like his job. Straw bosses, the workers call these inspectors and work leaders. Against them, and the foremen, the workers grumble often and vigorously, especially when the bosses insist upon shouting: "Step on it," "Hop on it," "Come on, boys, you're slipping," "Get 'em out," "Speed 'em up," "Rush along there," "Better keep busy, the big boss's liable to be along any minute," "You're falling behind," or "You're holding up production, get a move on"—these and a hundred other variations of the incessant speed-up theme. Tnd sometimes, as workers in thc Briggs' plant have testified, there may even be a physical kick to accompany the verbal lashing. One careful student of the Ford plant shows that "in 1910 in the motor assembly room on certain conveyor lines the unfinished motors moved by a given point at thc rate of 40 an hour; by 1925 they were moving at the rate of 60 an hour. On other lines in 1919 the rate of speed was 120 an hour; in 1925 it had been increased to 180 an hour." As a result of this speeding the Ford plants were in 192' turning out 31,200 cars a week with the same machinery with which they had manufactured only 25,000 cars a week in 1920. The increased output was the direct result of speeding {he motors that moved the lines. Since the report was made the speed has been still further increased both at Ford's and at all other plants. «-■' At thc Hudson plants some 20 men formerly painted 275 chassis a day. At present 18 men do»J,200. In the same plant new bolt drivers enable the same number of men to tighten all the body boRs on 1,200 cars a day as formerly tightened bolts on 300 a day. But increased production does not usually result in an increase even of nominal wages. Workers on the motor., block line in. a Hudson-Essex department were reported recently to be turning out 800 pieces for the same wages they received when doing 500 to 600 pieces. A student who worked a summer in a Detroit plant writes, "I have seen men who made more than the required 34$ pieces per hour have their schedule increased to 400 pieces per hour without any increase in wages. I have seen other men put out on the street be cause they couldn't make the pace in so rigid a reginme." The well-paid personnel experts employed by the motor companies are specialists in painless methods of speeding up. They tell the worker that by working hard and fast, on a piece work basis, he can clean up good Vages in a busy season. Helpless and unorganized, the worker does not realize that speed-up and the rush season are but forerunners of the lay-off and short time employment. . STANDARD OIL CUTS "MELON" New York.—The board of directors of the Standard Oil Company cent stock dividend estimated to De- worth about $30,000,000. The "melon" is, in addition to the regular quarterly dividend of $1 and an extra dividend of 50 cents. The market' for Kentucky Standard is $175 a share. Labor Only Rising sr Party in Great Britain That Labor is the only rising party and that the Unionist and Liberal parties are suffering from delusions are points stressed by J. L. Garvin, editor of the Observer, in a remark able article in a recent issue. Mr. Garvin's striking admissions follow upon the signal Labor victory at Ashton and the Labor triumphs in the municipal elections. Regarding Ashton, the Observer says: "On a larger poll—this is significant in view of the general election and universal suffrage—the Socialist triumph was complete, .beyond any expectation." No Liberal Revival There is no Liberal revival, argues Mr. Garvin, and according to all the signs, he says: "The Conservatives' stand to lose Well over a hundred seats—that is, to lose their majority. They may do much worse, disastrously worse, unless they face facts in time and rouse themselves absolutely from now to fight for all they are worth, in full recognition of their danger. "Socialism has spread right and left, while the other parties were dreaming brightly and talking in their sleep; Socialism, unmistakably, rapidly, is approaching the moment when it will be the strongest single party in the nation; Socialism alone is increasing, and under universal suffrage may expect to increase still more in proportion; Socialism even at the next general election may poll the greatest aggregate vote that ever was cast for any party in the history of the land; and in any case the extent of Socialist success is almost bound to be the surprising, and more likely the staggering, mark of the next general election. A Minority "The Conservatives, a-minority of thc whole nation, have temporarily succeeded by the triangular system n controlling two-thirds of the House of Comnlfins, From now on we have to reckon with the possibility that Labor by the same means may turn - the tables. Socialism, though a minority of the electorate (like the Conservatives), may become (like them) a minority large enough to get all the exaggerated advantage of the gamble, and to capture a clear majority of the House of Commons. Good people, think of. that." (Drbm* io^a% Christmas Cakes andTuddings Canadian Bakeries Limited Textile Workers Gain Despite Hard Contes' New Orleans.^-Thc United Textile Workers are increasing their membership and were, never in better financial condition, said Thomas F. McMahon, president of that organization, to the convention of the A. F. of L. Mr. McMahon thanked the trade union movement for aiding their successful New Bedford strike, "For six months we continued the struggle, and this would be impossible without your aid," he said. The speaker urged trade unionists to patronize the products of the Naumkeag Manufacturing Company of Salem, Mass., which manufactures Pequot sheeting. This concern is 100 per cent, union and refuses to take part in any wage-cutting movement that is urged by frenzied dividend seekers. Manufacturers of other brands of sheets are bringing every pressure on selling houses and department stores to reduce their purchases of Pequot sheets. This program can be defeated, said Mr. McMahon, if trade unionists call for and advertise the Naumkeag output. Drink and enjoy! VAN BROS.' CIDERS PURE SWEET AND SOUR APPLE CIDER '^Made from B. C. Apple?1' TRY OUR GRAPE, LOGANBERRY, ORANGE, r PUNCH, ETC. IDEAL FOR DANCES AND PARTIES . PHONE HIGH. 90 PROMPT DELIVERY VAN BROS., LTD. 1955 Commercial Drive MUNICIPAL GAINS BY LABOR IN ENGLAND Labor now controls 27 municipalities, having gained control of Fins- bury, Rotherham, Swindon, Leeds, Leicester and Derby. The latest figures available show that approximately the following gains and losses were registered: Middle-aged Workers In Industry Ousted New Orleans.—The A. F. of L. executive council will investigate the practice of employers ousting middle- aged workers from industry, The question was brought before the convention by a group of metal trades delegates. Thc resolution stated tfi&t" an age 'imit of 46 years is being applied to the manufacturing industries, and in many instapces the limit is placed as ,ow as 40 years. "A hardship,has been placed upon workers who have given the best years of their lives to assist in producing the nation's wealth," the resolution states. » "Group insurance has been used to tie men. to their jobs, particularly hose advancing toward middle age. 'f collective qction to redress an in of Kentucky has declared & 60 per jgiy ig ,takenj?ythe workers;-and a""*' y ike strike- occurs, re-aatpl-symaa-k of*- th*+ middle-aged man is made difficult, if not impossible. A condition has developed through the ulterior uses of •oiin* insurance which ' makes it necessary that a thorough investigation be made of the subject." Gains. Labor 265 Conservatives ,..'. 21 Liberals 46 Independents 11 Losses, 53 201 48 41 BEER IN BABYLON Beer-making is a primitive and a conservative art. From tablets unearthed in ancient Babylon and Ekypt we learn that, apart from the mechanical devices by which we have replaced the manual labor employed about 7000 B.C. in Babylonia, the methods of beer-making in those days strikingly resembled those demonstrated at the brewers' exhibition at the agricultural hall recently. Babylonian beer was good stuff. It kept well and was sometimes held in storage a full year. The price rose in proportion to the percentage in which ancient brewers used emmer, a wheat with long and heavy spelts, the culture of which.was discarded long ago. , . '"z Mix beers, sold in syrpp form, were the most expensive of all, and were sold chiefly to the public houses, which were exceedingly numerous all over thc Babylonian Empire. A woman publican of the name of Ku- ba-u not only made a fortune in her business, but gained such prestige that she was elected queen and became the founder of a Babylonian dynasty. 4- ;*«•• f ^ DAy WEEK Washinj'&oji,—Xtie JWardj struction Company has "hnade a verbal agreement with the building trades council to employ union labor and apply the five-day week on several large building operations in this city. The Supreme Law By CONV1NGTON HALL Thc Soul of Man is builded from a billion years of strife— The Iron Law of Struggle is the Supreme Law of Life.; | Thru all, o'er all, it follows man wherever he may range, The urge compelling progress and the power forcing change. Time never was when it was not. *** Where atoms love and hate, It sows the seed of destiny, begins • the work of fate; Before thc Earth was fashioned, before the Sun began, Within the warring atom host was born the Soul of Man. The Universe is subject to* its mandate and its will, Would, but for it, be shrouded in eternal darkness still; Before the Gods were dreamed of, before the Christs were born, The armies of the monads were embattled in the morn. There never was npr will be from the strife of life surcease, Within the warring Universe no universal peace; No rest as long as motion lasts, as long as stirs,a breath, For peace is* but Nirvana, and Nirvana is but death. It is the law of being, fixt, immutable and right, The essence of eternity, infinity and light; All matter, mind and spirit, all is mothered out of strife,— The Iron Law of Struggle is the Supreme Law of Life. ewerThan 75 candidates at area no at the municipal elections were financially supported by the London District Committee of the Municipal and General Workers' Union. Of these 49 were elected. "t * Eight '—w— THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, December 7, 1928 Hictogapto EVERYBODY KNOWS The v. _ King Studio (Established 1902) 311 HASTINGS STREET W. VANCOUVER, B. C. Prices That Fit AH Pockets! Sey. 1046 The Only Union Fish and Chip Shop ln the City! Ye Olde English Fish and Chip Shoppe 614 BOBS ON (Nenr Granville) VANCOUVER TURKISH BATHS Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neuritis, Bad Cold MASSAGE A SPECIALTY PACIFIC BUILDING 744 HASTINGS W. SEY. 3070 NOTARY PUBLIC P. R. BENGOUGH Secretary Trades & Labor Council Boom B03, 16 Halting! Street Bait Phones: Sey. 7196-6279 Campbell Studio 569 Granville Sey. 2830 LARGE PHOTO 3 PHOTO $|00 BRING THIS ADV. AND GET EXTRA PHOTO FREE PASSPORT PHOTOS IN ONE KOTO NOTICE! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application will be made to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia at Its next session, on behalf of the Chiropodists of British Columbia, for a private Bill to be knpwn as "Tho Chiropody Act" for the purpose of governing and regulating the practice of chiropody throughout British Columbia by providing for a Board of Examiners to insure thc better qualification and standing of persons practising and holding themselves out as practising the profession of Chiropody In British Columbia, and the registration and licensing of practitioners, and fqr tho incorporation of tho registered and -licensed Chiropodists of British Columbia Inrb a body corporate under the name of "The British Columbia,Chiropody Association" With powers of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property, fixing and collecting of examination, registration, and enrollment fees; the Issuing of certificates of registration and of licenses; the admission of candidates: the disciplining and control of members, and of enacting of all bvlaws and regulations for the general management of the Association. DATED at Vancouver, B. C, this 26th day of November, A. D. 1928. LUCAS & LUCAS. Barristers and Solicitors, 1022 Standard Bank Building^ •\Wouver, TB. 67"^*"" Solicitors for,Applicants. He who has the reputation for early rising can sleep till noon and if, •^get away with it. Says High Wages Is Good For Business J. Davis, the U. S. Secretary of Labor, was given permission to address the New Orleans A. F. of L. convention and had some interesting things to say. Thirty-six years ago he had a job here driving a mule in levee construction work at a wage of $1 a day. That time he arrived in a "side door Pullman," whereas he came to this convention on the de luxe Crescent, Limited of the Southern railway. He" pointed to this contrast as showing how the status- of American workers has improved. Recalls Dollar Wage "In the old days when I first saw New Orleans a dollar was the prevailing daily wage of laborers, and they didn't lose much by going on strike," said Secretary Davis. "But today, with wages ranging from $6 to $16, it is a different story and there are not so many strikes. "Early in my career, I began preaching the doctrine that poverty was promoted by low wages and prosperity by a fat pay envelope, and I have been preaching it ever since. "I am sure the country now real izes that prosperity comes wrapped up in the pay envelope handed out each week to our more than 25,000,- 000 wage earners. "The old notion that prosperity is produced only by the buying of a wealthy class has been exploded. Prosperity is not the product of the classes; it is the product of the masses." • In reviewing the nearly eight years that he has been Secretary of Labor, Mr. Davis made this statement: Worken Good Customers "I see a change of heart all over the country, particularly as it affects our economic welfare. "It is common understanding, now, what a vital part our workers play m the prosperity and welfare of the nation. There is nothing rrtade to be sold that the worker of our time does not want and will buy if he is paid a sufficient wage. "What is sometimes called 'overproduction' is nothing but 'under consumption.' "It is my firm conviction that our business leaders will soon link the shorter day with the higher wage as a cardinal principle of our prosperity. Our mechanical devices must be taken for what they are—creators of leisure as well as creators of wealth. "I beileve that the business men of the future will be known and honored, not alone for their success in building up gigantic industrial units and in securing a good return to the investor, but rather because of their constructive ability to pay, liberal wages for reasonable hours of work. High Wagei Good Business -..'"Phe time is coming when employers of labor will admit to their associations only those who pay an adequate wage, and they will take this step for economic reasons, because the man who pays a liberal wage enables his employees to buy the products of industry and live up to the American standard." Teamsters Enroll 16 Members Into Ranks A general meeting of Teamsters' and Truck Drivers' Local 466 was was held at room 213, Holden building, President A. A. McKay in the chair. There was a large attendance. The recording secretary read out the name of 16 applicants, but owing to 8om,e of these applicants working that night they were unable to attend for the initiation, which, by the way, is very impressive. After the usual business was gone into the President threw the meeting open for discussion in reference to our participation in purchasing shares as requested by the Building Committee of the Trades and Labor Council. The response wga very noticeable and in a very short while the sum voted on was decided. That settled, the President then called for nomination of officers for the ensuing year. Quite a strong demand for the present officers to stand ngnin was shown, but it was explained that, owing to, quite a lot of young blood coming into the Local, the officers thought they-would step down for them. So don't forget, boys, line up for a big meeting at 261H Hastings street eit3t. —F. t. G. When, doing your Christmas Shop. ping* remember our advertisers. Huge Local Building Program Under Way between twelve and thirteen million dollars worth of new business structures either'under way or projected in the rapidly developing business section of which the new $6,000,000- C. N. R. hotel is the key- centre, the coming year promises to be one of Vancouver's best building years in its entire history. Now that construction is actually under way on the V. N. R. hotel, and thc foundations and lower story in for the Medical and Dental Arts building, that block tff Georgia street will soon possess the\ distinction of having two 15-story buildings. Then, a few blocks -farther down Burrard street the new Marine building will commence to "rise early in the new year, and it will keep on rising to a height of 18 or 20ytories Stock Exchange Other blocks in this vicinity al ready under construction include the new block being erected for Miller, Court & Co., which will form the new home of the Vancouver Stock Exchange. A Glasgow syndicate is planning an office block on the northeast cornel* of Robson and BurraTd street's, and Los ATigeles capital Is planning another fine office structure on Hastings street west. The Lion's Gate Garage company has plans nearly ready for a large ramp garage on Hornby street, and several other large garages are also being planned within a radius of three blocks of the new C. N. R. hotel. . Start Early in 1929 Many of these projects have been awaiting the assurance that the C. N. R. hostelry would be built, and will go ahead early in the new year. An incidental item of building activity in this district is the fact that plans are being considered for adding four more stories to the Devonshire apartment block to bring it up to the 10-story level—or higher —that will shortly prevail in most new structures in that district. Wants Information On Minimum Wage Act At the request of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union, the Trades Council will ask the Department of Labor at Victoria to clarify the Minimum Wage situation as speedily as possible. The catering trade was the only other trade besides the lumbering trade that has been covered bv the Minimum Wage Act, but since the act has been made unworkable, so far as the lumbering industry is concerned, the catering trade desires to know what position thev are in. * INCORPORATED »** MAY I87Q, . VANCOUVER THE STORE IS READY FOR CHRISTMAS! SANTA, IS HERE—TOYLAND IS'OPEN—AND CHRISTMAS-STOCKS ARE IN READINESS TO HELP YOU DO YOUR CHRISTMAS ' SHOPPING EARLY "Things For Men" Dependable Goods—Satisfactory Service—Satisfied Customers SHOP NOW-SET FIRST CHOICE—WE SUGGEST M1LITABT BRUSHES AND' CASE—Real value! 44.60* (JOLD PLATED GILLETTE RAZORS - - 98o, »1.49 and 66.00 BILLFOLD A.\'l> PASS CASE—One-piece $8.00 AUTO-STROP RAZOR STROP AND 10 BLADES .' $1.00 SURE-EDOE STROPPER—All makes of blades ..$1.00 DARWIN BLADES—Auto-strop and Gillette Type .....7Se MAGNIFYING SHAVING MIRRORS $1.25 $2.00 $3.50 BUXTON KEYTAINERS For All the Family! 50c, $1.00 to $3.50 B. C. Barber Supply and Sundries, Limited 64 HASTINGS STREET WEST VANCOUVER, B. C. PHONE SEYMOUR 4401 J I MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTESUPlON i__ : , Vancouver Boys and Girls Band Still Unfair Efforts to straighten out the grievance between the Vancouver Boys' and Girls' Band and the Musicians' Union has come to another deadlock, as during the conferences with the Grievance Committee, the band was alleged to be accepting contracts to play at the Winter Fair and thereby taking the work from union bands. The Vancouver Boys' and Girls' Band is still on the "We Do Not Patronise List" of the Trades Council, but further efforts will be made to adjust the situation! The1 union does not object to thc existence of the band, but it does object to thc band doing work which takes the livelihood away from the regular bands. CUT-RATE DRUGS Onr week-end Cut-Rate Specials have become an Institution ln Western Canada. Our Imitators are many—make a purchase at any ot our 16 stores and note the QUALITY, SERVICE and SAVING. Friday and Saturday Specials 1.50 Azuera or SafranoV Perfume, per oz A. 76 .60 Daggett & Ramsdell's Cold Cream .V 36 .20 Dennison's Mucilage \ 13 2.50 4711 Kail de Cologne...A. 1.44 .50 Woodbury'R Cold Cream 34 l.oo Coty's Perfume \ 72 1.00 Paris Eau de Quinine A. 63 1.00 Dr. Reid's Agaroleum .\ 61 .50 California Poppy Cold Crcafy .31 .75 Boeckh's Shaving Brush 43 2.25 Pure Badger Hair Shaving Brush .' 1.41 .50 Tooth Brush 36 .25 Benzo Almond Cream.... 13 .50 Dr. Reid's Syrup of Pigs 38 1.50 Wlncarnla _ .88 .50 Dodd's Kidney Pills -. 31 .50 Ex-Lax Pigs 39 1.00 Auto Sponge 87 1.00 Dr. Reid's Blood Purifier .52 .00 Joint Ease 37 VANCOUVER'S OWN DRUG PORES—FOURTEEN IN THE CITY—AT YOUR SERVICE. VWE SAVE YOU MONEY. VANCOUVER DRUG COMPANY (1928) LTD. 16 STORES Dairy Employees' Union Give Turkeys Away The biggest whist drive and dance of the season was held by the Dairy Employees' Union on Wednesday in thc Alexandra Academy. Live turkeys were drawn for and Bro. Smith, . of the Street Railwaymen's Union,, was lucky enough to get the first one. The winners were: Mrs. Smith, 155 37th Ave. E. J. Patterson, 2234 Cambie Street. A. J, Sleeri, 348 18th W. P. Pqtter, 575 59th E. Ticket No. 32 is unclaimed up to time of going to press. Proceeds of these socials .were to be used for the Kiddies' Christmas Tree Fund. f, - * : The Christmas Tree event will be held in the I. 6. 0. F. Hall, 6th and Main, on Thursday, December 20th. M; nVffi:mVtn"rtXy*,\Vf»*:i*»^^ I would rather be hissed for a good j verse than applaudem for a bad one.' —Victor Hugo. First Girl:- "Who 'told""jfou"*"'iKat dress is too long?" Second Girl: "Nobody, but yesterday it caught on my garters." Doctors live off the fat of thc land, most pf whom die of diabetes. A^af]?am""sale7is7an arrahgemen whereby a woman can ruin one dress and buy another. ' '"i ■ •^l*^^WW*''^-**'l^liWI®% Large Mercantile House Retires From Business AYBEE'S LTD., o f Moose Jaw, one of Saskatchewan's largest ivhole&l.e houses, dispose of their magnificent stock, that involved over $100,000. This well-known concern carried national advertised brands of merchandise, of which the people of this city will henefit by the extremely low prices that will prevail sfoon, as part of the stock will be thrown on the Vancouver market by the .Army & Navy Store, next door to the Pantages Theatre. A concern that specializes in buying and selling stocks. People in need of furnishings, clothing, shoes, articles for gifts, etc., will do well to wait for this Big'Sale Event that starts Saturday, December 8th, at 10 a.m. A large staff of extra sajes people have been engaged to handle the tremendous crowds of eager buyers that .'should-pack the store. ■•*. Man is a resourceful creature—. he can always find plenty of excuses when he has no reasons. -■■1 " -^
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