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[The Labour Statesman]
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W'Pio ._;;__■ Shorter flours _-_-. of work for labor will aid ia making life and working conditions better for all who toil for a living. OWNED AND OONTKOLLED Ef THE VANCOUVER TBADESAND LABOR COUNCIL Union Men>:^/ „f Vancouver district mi« halt a million dollars each month, and spend their wag** at homo with friend* of * or. Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions No. 391 VANCOUVER, CANADA, FRIDAY.NOVEMBER 6th, 1931 Price: Five Cents Organized Labor Urges Start on Public Works Eleven Million Dollars Worth of Proposed Public Works Suggested . >' »■ by Trades and Building Councils to Relieve Unemployment Situation Trades Council Favors City One Ward System Most of the city aldermen want to slosh around in their own little puddles, rather than take a chance at the present serious unemployment situatiorf in _he_hiiil.linft traxl<_i____>e_ig-eleeted by the city at large. A JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE BUILDING TRADES Council •and file Trades and Labor Council of the city of Vancouver, which was recently appointed to bring before the authorities the necessity of proceeding with a scheme of public works, to-relieve Vancouver and diSfrict, reported on Tuesday, night to the Trades and Labor Council a plan for-$ll,225.000 worth of public works. . The committee felt that an immediate start on public works, which bad alrcadfy been planned or approved, should be got under way. While there-at-- many new and necessary projects that could be suggested, the committee felt that it would have a better chance of getting work under way that, had already been planned or approved by the authorities, than to suggest a new line of work. The, pubtitrworkr 8uggene-^yTfiis~conT- mittee are things that are greatly needed and should not be delayed. The work will tend to relieve the desperate situation among the building trades and will also help the rest of the workers, if an early start is made on the projects. The committee intends to use all the power it can to get the authorities to start on these projects, for it feels that there is no need for delay in these things, inasmuch as their necessity has already been admitted by the authorities, the .press, and the citizens. The list includes: Burrard Street Bridge, second deck, cost about $750,000; Post Office addition, cost about $750,000; [Jiew City Hall. on_Central JSjhool sTJe, cost about'$2,000,000; completion of C. N. R. Hotel during 1932, cost sbout $2,000,000; replacement of Second Narrows Bridge, cost about $225,000; proposed Harbour Board pier, cost about $.,000,000; total, $11,225,000. The biggest part of the. Burrard Street bridge has been finished, and an immediate start can be made on the second deck. The addition to the Post Office has been carefully considered by the .Government, the land has been bought, but now stands practically idle. The new City Hall is admitted by everybody to be one of Vancouver's greatest needs. The Central School TAXI DRIVERS, ATTENTION! The next regular meeting of the Local will be held on Monday, November 9th, at 8 p.m. and Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., and all members are requested to be present as this is the the dates when the officers of the Local will be nominated for another term. The election wiil take place on the second Monday and Tuesday in December. -site har^e^irnrefecte-^wice~_y the citizens, and an office building can be erected there, so that it can be used for commercial purposes when the permanent City Hall has been built on the Civic Centre. Trades Councils Favors City Money By-laws Efforts of the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council to get the City Council to submit money bylaws in the December elections have been successful, despite theoppositipn_of the; Associated Property XJwners, the big property owners of this city. The Trades Council pledges itself to help secure the passage of these bylaws so that regular public work in the city can be continued through the winter months instead of throwing another 1000 workers upon the streets, which will happen if provision is not made, through these bylaws, for the .continued public works.' Every organized worker is urged to aid in putting these money bylaws for $1,240,000 through so that the unemployment situation will not be intensified. In- I terest charges on these bonds will amount to about one-third of a mill on the present assessment, and this is infinitesimal compared to the effect another -1000 idle men will have o|L--L P__l________.— r Ailing Mayor Bennett urges the passage of these bylaws and Hon. W. A. McKenzie, Provincial Labor Minister, urged- the city to keep its regular gangs workings. The bylaws are as follows: Sewers $400,000 Waterworks '.. 200,000 Clearing and grading streets and lanes 150,000 City's share local improvements 350,000 City share of bridge from Terminal Ave. to Clark Drive 1 m,mm U.S. Clergymen Sound "T^-flr.i.nglifPeril New York.—Warnings to industry and society, strikingly similar in tone, were sounded here recently by representatives of two great Work on the C. N. R. Hotel has I branches of the Christian Church, been cut down, so that it need noy „JBjs h°P William T. Manning of the : IsnotT be-finished sntil 193.. This considered good policy, when build ing tradesmen are in need of relief as at present. It should be finished in 1932, which is one year later than originally called for. The replacement of the Second Narrows bridge is of great importance. The proposed Harbour Board pier might just as well be started now as to leave it for some time later when labor is expected to be better employed. Labor needs 'the work now. Let the future take care of Itself. — - Workman Paid 94c Per Day for Compensation Relief workers who meet with accidents at the present time are going to be very unlucky financially as well as physically, for we And that compensation for accidents is working out at a very low rate. The secretary of the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council recently took up a case with the Compansation Board of a man (union mechanic) who was doing relief work in' the City of Victoria. He had worked for three months, nine days a month, for $4.25 per day. He broke a vertebrae and has been in hospital for over two months, and medical authorities say he will be there for some time yet. "He is receiving compensation at the rate of 94c per day, which is based on the amount he had earned ($38.25 per month) while on the relief work. The Compensation Board takes the stand that the Act does not permit it to pay any other than the monthly basis. . The Trades Council will take this matter up again with the government and suggest that some special arrangement be made to cover relief work, so .that if a worker' is injured he will receive at least the sustenance that the government says it will provide for relief workers. If a man is incapacitated for life he would not J>e able to pay even room rent on the compensation provided on the same basis as this case. . Relief workers, might be able to rustle around and get enough above their wages to keep a home and family together, but when he is injured he cannot do that, h nee both he and his family must suder terrible privations on account of this unemployment problem, whilst living in a land of aliund- Priifestant Episcopal Church called on the rich to share their possessions with those who are undergoing "great suffering and need through unemployment.. Speaking over a national radio hookup, the Rev. James A. Gillis, Paulist missionary, voiced a plea for a more equal distribution of wealth, and declared that if conditions are not changed that the economic and social system which made it possible to amass great wealth will be destroyed by "bloody violence." - Drastic Remedies Needed Bishop Manning took the position that the "spectacle of dire and dis- They prefer to canvas from house tb house and mush over the electorate in a given territory rather than take a chance at the displeasure of the entire city. Ward politics have never been beneficial to any city, but it is a means whereby some enthusiastic handshaker and baby kisser can make himself appear to be a good fellow. Certain districts are favored with more attention and ' piiblic works than others, and, therefore, discrimination pf this sort-tends to keep some places slummy that couid otherwise be turned into fairly respectable districts. Last week the aldermen had a chance to abolish the ward system, but they failed to give it their endorsation. The organized labor movement has always favored the abolition of the ward system and will again inform the City Council of this attitude.- It intends to work for the abolition of the ward system in Vancouver and will question prospective candidates on this subject. Governments Busted; Wealth Is Prolific There_.__re -many— indications- to show that the governments, are plumb up against it in attempting to relieve the present unemployment situation and. the industrial depression. The "blasting" that was to have been done into the markets of the world must have been attempted with charcoal instead of dynamite, and the unemployment which was to have been eliminated must have bsea started with a boomerang. The Federal Government has now arrived at the stage where it is gently but firmly telling the Provincial and Municipal governments that they mUst cut down on their unemployment schemes, and the Provincial Government can't even pay for the small amount of work it already has undertaken. Three weeks ago twelve carpenters finished work in the building of some relief camps. They came back to Vancouver to receive their pay, and they are still waiting, although the wires to Victoria have been kept hot asking for it. PromiseS_that it would arrive any "d"ay and 'every"day" have been made, but the workers are still waiting for the pay. In the meantime the wealth in this country is tremendous, but our governments and electors maintain that it shall remain in private hands, and shall only be used for exploitation. Unemployment has now increased so greatly in Holland that a "Crisis Congress," convened bj? the Socialist i, ,...,, . Party and trade unions, has discussed _&%-__-&J....*"" ____3! K whol. -e-nonjie position and the to overflowing with all a man needs' called for drastic remedies. "We must allow no one jp this whole land to go hungry because he has no opportunity to earn his bread," said Bishop Manning. "But we must do more than that. We must find the way—and find it without delay—to remedy the. injustice of our economic life, to purify our civilization and make it truly Christian." Declaring that the present distribution of wealth is- unfair, Bishop Manning insisted that men who learned how to pile it up must now learn how to distribute it to those who helped to produce it. Diamonds and Breedliae. Father Gillis drew a vivid contrast between a breadline maintained at Columbus Circle last year and the limousines that "came down Broadway and glided past that breadline." He pictured bejewelled women and richly-dressed men on their way to the opera, night clubs and restaurants and suggested that' some of the women wore jewels which, if converted into cash, would be sufficient to feed the breadline for an entire winter. » • ■ 2.53 PER CENT. PAY 92 . . PER CENT. The inequitable distribution of income was emphasized when United States Treasury oi.ici._ls disclosed thst, in 1929, 02 per cent, of the total income tax was paid by less than three per cent, of those who filed returns. .Out of some 70 million adults, only 4,034,702 filed returns. Of thc 991 mi'lion dellars paid in income taxes, 917 millions came from the 102,045 persons whose incomes exceeded $25,000, whereas the three million whose incomes were under $5,000 paid' only $4,600;000. "Crisis Congress" Held By Labor in Holland measures to be adopted. The present crisis has once more shown that the system of unemployment insurance prevailing in Holland (the Ghent system) is a failure and many of the unemployment centres are unable to meet their ordinary liabilities without specisl help from the authorities. Tha congress therefore demanded that the Government should raise the percentual contributions to'the centres and thus guarantee their being able to meet their statutory liabilities. The period of benefit should also be lengthened-to all categories in receipt of benefit, the minimum amount of relief increased and a legal system of unemployment insurance established, tp which employers should also contribute. Finally, the crisis fund which has for years been demanded by the Dutch national trade union centre should at last be set up, contributions being paid to it by the unemployment centres, the eMployers and the authorities. It should be used to supply special benefits to the unemployed in periods of crisis, these being payable over a considerable length of time. The congress also denounced the false retrenchment policy pursued in connection with public works. It declared In favor of extensive building (road improvements, bridge building, etch the raising of the school-leaving age, and the promotion of vocational and continuation' school education. It also (lemanded a further shortening of working hours. The government should see that the International Labor Office discusses thc 40-hour week as soon as possible, and, should . also support every endeavor made to attain an international regulation of this question on the basis of the resolutions of ihe International Federation of Trade Unions and the Labor and Socialist International. Federal Workers Get Wages Slashed in B. C. Word and proof has been received by the-^Vaneouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor. Council that employees of the Federal Government, working on public works in the province of British Columbia, have had their wages slashed tremendously. Ordinary labor has been reduced from 50c to 30c per hour, foremen from $1 to 50c per hour, and cooks from $140 per month to $70. These people have been carrying on necessary and legitimate work, but the wage-slashing bug has apparently got into the hide of the powers-that-be, and they, too, are on the rampage with other wage-slashing employers. They want to turn their employees into relief workers so as to relieve the mom. cl interests of the increased taxes which unemployment relief will force upon them. They are going to make the workers foot the bill for the distress now in our midst, while the monied interests sit back and live 1 uxuriously^ and_e_-ily_upoiM;-e-ur-1 plus values that labor has produced. If this wage-slashing continues labor will soon all be working on the subsistence allowance that our Provincial Government has said is good enough for the unemployed. And when we have all been put on that basis there won't be any great chance of increasing it to the old scale, or to even a semblance of the old scale. i The temporary flurry in the wheat | and stock market and the optimistic I reports about improvements in busi- j ness and other suggestions that the i depression has ended is all hooey. | The tremendous surplus products of I labor are still piled high in ware- I house, store and factory, and should any particular commodity reach the stage of a shortage, all we have to do is to pull a switch and the market is overloaded again. And who is going to use up that machine-made product? Not the $3 a day worker, nor the $20 a day coupon clipper. The $3 a day worker who is only working three days a week, if he is lucky, is going to have some job to l/uy souk) -ones and flapjacks for his family. And the white collared worker, thousands of whom have been reduced to the $10 a week level for s full week's work, is not going to use up very many of the commodities that the factory worker can flood. the market with every few hours. . The $20 a day coupon clipper can only wear one pair of shoes at a time and canjmlyeat_nnejfjj|]| mUSM -inner every ""five hours, so he can't make a,very big reduction in the prolific machine production that has kept this industrial depression upsetting all the guesses the optimists and the theorists have been making for the past three years. The depression which started in July, 1929, was started by an overstocked commodity market. Unemployment followed and then came the wage-slashing' rampage. If our troubles originated by an overstocked commodity market how can we remedy it by cutting down the purchasing power of the masses by throwing them out pf work and reducing their wages? It is illogical on the face uf it, but some wise guys think that If tfie cost of producing an article is out down it can be cheapened and people can buy more. Well, we have been told that the cost of living is down 30 per cent.; just for argument, we will say that it is, but have any more people been put to work on account of the increased demand for commodities? If they havjs, Jrhere are they working? If they Javen't, it shows that it's just looey. Wage-slashing is only aggravating the situation and it won't be long before the increased number of unemployed will show it. Union Meetings at Labor Headquarters raw AY. NOVEMBER eth Engineers, .No. HE v Railway Carmen. No. bt...................". t Plasterers' Helpers ;. l" | Holders k '^ '.] m i'lumbers and Steamlltters. No. .71 315 SATURDAY • Bilkers, No. itt 3 •U-TDAY Shingle Weavers j MOaTDAY Carpenters. No. 1:,.' , 1 Tailors ...j. „. _ j Taxi Drivers (S p.m.) 3 Stireotypers ', 313 Stone Cutters .-...'.. ' 315 TUESDAY Pressmen 1 TMlxI Drivers (10:30 a.m.) "" 2 Bakery Drivers ...:. 2 Barbers , _ ; ,. 3 Stage Employees (» a.m.) '..."' j Upholsterers Machinists, No. 682 201 Building Trades Council ; .'... 316 WEDNESDAY llri. kl.ii.-rs _ ;.. I 3 Ironworkers' ---■,. _ Hill-rights. No. IS8I , 311 Tilesetters ' 315 THUKSD AY Painters, No. 138 3 Sheet Metal, No. 280 " 3 l.ah.1 Trades Council '.„, . 4 Carpenters' District Council 316 rBIDAY. NOVEMBER 13th . Milk Sulesm-n. No, .'. 1 Plumbers and Steamlltters. No. 170 2 Machinists, No. 182 3 fih-j| Metal. No. Sit...:. , 311 Trades Council Notes Shingle Weavers report continued growth of . membership^<«ince re-organization. Union how has 154 members, says President Stevenson. Demand, for Huritting-Merritt union shinglfes is Increasing. * * * Del. Beverage reported trade bad for carpenters. Trying to get Work distributed. a * * ' Business Agent Herrett 'reports that negotiations are being carried on.with _>e barbers in connection with wage agreement. The union barbers are splendidly organized and no shop is union unless it is displaying the union shop card. _ . •-—*_._.*__♦—". —! -'- Del. Anne MacDonald reported Office Employees' Union growing and that a public stenographer is now a member of the union, and letters or mimeographing can now be put out bearing the union label. . * * * Grievance Committee reported that orchestra' playing at Eagle Hall on Saturday had been signed up-JDILpjr cent"-'Engineer of hall is all union. a. The Hastings Park: Skating and Ice Rink has been removed from the unfair list, thc grievance having been settled. , ■ , a • . * The council reaffirmed its opposi- tioijj.to daylight saving schemes. Trades Council Will Oppose Candidates The committee of twelve appointed by President MacDonald of the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council to look into the actions of various aldermen on the City Council found that there was considerable need of improvement. With very few exceptions H:he aldermen were-" nofcarr^ing out the work in the best interests of the working class taxpayers. Their stand in many publi . questions affecting the- general welfare of the city has been, time and time again, deplored by the organized workers of this city. The only place in which to adjust this condition was in the polling booth, so the committee decided to lend its support to the opposition of certain aldermen. Alderman Wilson, Alderman Atherton and Alderman Loat were selected for opposition, and inasmuch as two dele- ates to the Trades Council were candidates in opposition to two of these candidates endorsation was given to their candidature. in Ward Five, and E. S. Hougham, candidate in Ward Eight. Support will be given to a candidate in Ward Eleven, just as soon as some candidates get into tbe field in opposition to Alderman Loat. Union Membership Is Kept Off City Relief The Trades and Labor Council will make a protest to the "City Council for letting the contract lor. priming the voters' list to a nonunion firm. TheJab was gim^M McBeath-Carnp_e1l7 Ltd., for $2985, this firm being some .500 lower than a union firm which bid On the job. Aldermen Deptford, DeGraves and Gibbons were the only aldermen who supported the union firm s bid. The other aldermen wore probably thinking that they were saving the taxpayers some money, but the unions involved have saved the tax- payers thousands of dollars this year. From January 1st to September of this year, the Typographical Union and thc Printing Pressmen's union donated a total of $27,6.4.34 in time and cash to their unemployed members. This relief, donated by the„ unions, while it may not have saved the city $27,000, must have had some influence in keeping the unemployed members'of the union from asking-for groceries, etc., from the relief department Th_jcity_ alder-■ men had- \thts~inf0r_1Btidn hefore them when they voted to give this job to a non-union outfit, whose labor record is alleged to be not very clean. This same firm got the job last year, and, during the time that it was doing the work, it was hauled into court for violation of the Hours of Work Act and fined. It was work-, ing its employees overtime (we don'. know at what wages) while many other printers were unemployed. This information was given to the aldermen, but it failed to alter their decision. The aldermen were also informed that the firm had been compelled by a minimum wage'board inspector, to pay some of its girls certain sums of- money, which it had avoided paying through violation of the Women's Minimum Wage Act. Judging by .' this information, we should-say that the-aldermen were not only helping to aggravate the unemployment situation, but were giving aid to a firm that made a practice of breaking down working conditions. TRADES COUNCIL PROTESTS SUPERINTENDENT'S DISMISSAL A strong protest will be sent to the Burnaby Municipal Council against the dismissal of R. Stevens, Waterworks Superintendent, an employee with 20 years' service. It was pointed out that when the Burnaby Civic Employees' Union requested reasons for this man's dismissal, the union was informed by the Council that it was not prepared 3te7e"jKaci~Jae\t Price, candidate!*? >'V8 any reaio-s---geeve--W7 Pritchard and the Municipal Engineer have both taken a stand against this man's dismissal. Five-day Work Week in City Hall The Trades and Labor Council will inform the City Council .that it will support an effort upon' the City Council to obtain a'charter amendment which will permit| .h.'City Hail to be closed all day Saturday, and enable the entire city force .-to' operate on a. five-day work 'w_ek. Just at the present time the Civic Employees and some of the City flail staff are working on thejKt-day week basis, but just s» lonEiis the City Hall has to remaiftjjpe-.o long will there be .tome of'tne employees around. Some; opposition to the five- day week has developed from the heads of some departments, but it is noted that some of these csn be away for many days and the work goes on just the same, but just as soon as a subject like the five-day week comes up they suddenly become indispensible. The five-dsy work week is now well on its way in various parts of the world, and we in Vancouver connected with the labor movement intend to push it, for it tends to relieve the unemployment problem in a way that nothing else can. ' RABBIS FAVOR A SYSTEM OF INSURANCE The pronouncement of the Central Conferince of American Rabbis'demands the inauguration 6f a system of unemployment insurance, with the comment: "Surely a sound and dignified programme ,of unemployment insurance need not' have to be urged as morally superior to the preisent_ disgraceful, yet necessary make-shifts of alms and soup Mt- chens. We protect capital bv^HL dend reserves. Is capital more' -fc-k than human life?" THE AMERICAN DOLE Not less than 250 million dollars were expended through organized charity in the United States during '19_S,.according to the American Association for Labor Legislation. This amount will be far exceeded during the current year. PROSTATIC DISEASE Tho Prostate may become Jn- .'■'-■ifil from a*i■<'Miim.. or from* <|rnc.>nd(ng In fort ion* of the i:<'Nlt.i-n. inury trgctti, through the Dlood and lymph currying Infection from near, and distant -foc_f Inflammation may •>•■ of venerea), non-venereal or tutwrculoua. The Injection method of treatment should never be practised; flushing back the b.Kterlu cauaeft entrenchment In the prostatic glands, spreudlng to the bladder and seminal veHicles, etc., where they keep on multiplying Indefll- nltely unless they are vigorously combatted, causing urinary symptoms, sexual \vi-..;.ri.-.'i-;, pains in the perineum, rectum, back, thighs, legs, groins.' etc. These symptoms are usually associated with great mcntral dlHtresn. i*ro- > static disease Is one of the most common In men past middle age- We have a DRUOLE88 METHOD of treatment which is a godsend to these miserable patients, giving prompt relief to all. For appointment phone Trinity 6602. Reeve's Health Clinic ^..r^.. Union Men! I —for a qulci Innch or naek | after tb* me«tlnir, try Art's Lunch Text _otu« Hot.!, .45 Abbott St. Almond E. Harper DOCTOR OT _HI_OF_.AC-IC HASTIHOS WBST BEY. 1780 12 GIFTS IN ONE---^ IfeOTOGRAPHi Christmas Spe^ ^6 PER DOZEN Everybody knpw^Hj THE KING STUDIO PHONE SEY. 1046 311 HASTINGS STREET WEST Old Country mail closes about December lit; mate your j appointments today £*!■ Page Two ') /'. >w . .- '"■' •;.-•.■ ■ .. ' . ■ " Vy THE LABOR STATtE§MAN . Friday. Novei-bef, 6th, 1931*«-. Trades Union Directory LABOR HEADQUARTERS, 529-531 BEATTY STREET Vancouver Trad** -nd —abor. Connclt-- I'resident. C. McUonal.: general secretary, Percy R. Be-gough. Office. 200 Labor Headliuartene..-31 Beatty St. Phone Sey. 7495. Meet- In Labor Hall at x p.m. on tha flrst and third Tutu- ,<!-y. In month. _ uakery and Confectionery Wor-era' In- ternational Union, Local No. 46K meeta flrat and third Saturday In month at 7:00 p.m. at Labor Head- i,uarterH. President. Jas. Brydson: ■Secretary's Office, Room 304, Labor Headquarters; Hours 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Phone: Sey. 3349 -..-verage Dl-peniers' Union, No. 676— Mf-ets .ast Sunday at _^p.m., Room N'o. 2. Labor Headquarters; ' second Krlday at 10 a.m. at 4he office. Prea., M. J. Galvln; Secretary and Bui Agent, T. J. 11 ana tin. Office: Room 1, -iigleB' Hall, 535 Homer St. Phones Sey. 4783 and Bay. 1656-R. Hours: 9 to 2 pm.: ? _.!__• and structural Iron Workers. Local 87, Int Aasoo Meets evety Wednesday. Hall 3. La-or Headquarters, at 8 p.m. President, W. Dickson Secretary, P. Lauret, Room 31-1, Labor Headquarters. Phones: office, Sey. 7 .S3; Residence. High. 6679X. " .-ilding Trades CooncU, Vanoonver— Meets aecond and fourth Tuesday In Hall 315,. Labor Headquarters. Presl dent, E. H. Morrison; secretary-treasurer. W. Page. Itoom 301. Labor Headquarters. Phone Sey. 7485. Barbers' Journeyman International Union of America—Local 120. meets second and fourth Tuesdays In each month, ln Hill I N'o. :i. Ijtbor Headquarters. President, Fred Ilawe; Scc- Trcas.. C. E. Herrett. Office. 304 Lalmr llcadquartfr.s. ■ Bookbinders' local Ho. 105, Int. Brotll- erhood—Meeta second Tuesday In month at Professional and Business Woman's Club. Empire Bldg., 603 Hastings W. President, Mrs. Harvey, 4487 Quebec: Secretary, Thoa. Carroll. 842 Hamilton St. . Bricklayers and Masons International Union Bo. 1-j-Room 309. Labor Headquarters. Meeta aecond and fourth Wednesday. Ih Hall No 8. President *J. C. Greenwood. Phone Bay. 8047-.' Secretary, W. S. -agnail, 1244 Eaat 20th, Phone Fair. 845-R: Fin. Sec. JUbert _Wrl»bt,—41!8- Knight Road. Phone Fair. 2005-R. -— Camp and Hill Workers' Federal Labor Union Wo. 31—Vancouver and vicinity, meets" every second Wednesday at 8 p.m.. at 644 Powell street B. President, H. Mlyazawa; Secretary K Tsuyukl. city Hall Employees' Association— Meets flrst Wednesday of each month at 195 East Pender St. at 8 p.m. President, E. Mitten; Treasurer and Business Agent, W. J Scribbins, 3208 fender St. E.; Secretary, J. Tarbuck. 3517 Weat 25th. civio Employees' Union, Looai 31 Meets flrst and third Fridays In the -month at 261H Hastings East, at I p.m. President. Jack Wood. 4571 Fraser Street: Secretary-Treasurer, Oeorge Harrison. 3427 Triumph Street- -_r Graders' Union, Ho. 11—Meeta In the Labor Headquarters, flrst and third Monday In month. President. R. Oela. 3287 Weat 21st; Record Secretary, Miss D. Simpson. «'.'? Carnarvon Street, New Westminster; Financial Secretary. Miss Marjorie Deyeil. 555 East 20th, City. Slectrlcal Workers, Local 313, International BrotM-fcood—Meets flrat and third Monday, at 8 p.m., at Labor Headquarters. President. D. Mc- Dougal: Business Manager. E. H. Morrison. OSIce, 201 Labor Headquarters. Phone Sey. It 10. -ire Fighters, Vo. IS, International Association of—Meeta every month at call of President at 251 v» Hastings E. President. N. McDonald. 1136 McLean Drive: Financial Secretary. C. A. Watson, 1624 Eaat 8th Avenue. *looxlajtisf Union, Wo. 1878, V. B. of 2'. ! _?• *?—Meets first and third Thursdays In month at Hall No. J, Labor Headquarters. President, Ralph Ross: Fin. 8ec. Jack Nelson; Rec. ?,ft-J-„A--MoDonald; Buslnees-As«-t,- W, D. Wilson, 1685 Fifth Ave. W. "•*^_«»«Je*eta---nt ■mploy... and Marine Cooks and Stewards Local 21. Sulfa 18, 418 Oranvllle St., meets second Monday each month at 3 p.m., and last Monday at 9 p.m. President, R. ("Dick") McHugh: Secretary-Treasurer and Business Agent, Harry Wood. Phone Seymour 125. Machinists' Local 6»S_-Presldent. Thoa. Sills. 1351 Burrard St.; SecreUry. P. H HcngouKh. Office, Room 100, kubor Headquarters. Meets on second and fourth Tueadaya In Hall 111. Milk wagon Drivers and Dairy Bmplo.- ee«. Local 484—Office: 308 l„,bor Headquarters. Meets second and fourth Fridays In Hall No. I. President, J. Mitchell; -ecrctary-Treasur. r, llrt Showier, 2841 Triumph. I'hone High. 5327. Mill and .actor. Workers' Union, Local Wo. ' 1588 — Affiliated with United Brotherhood of Carpenters A Jolnetat MMta lirst and third Thursday* In Hall No. 3, Labor Headquartera I res., O. Campbell. Secretary-Treasurer, C. Carslake, 1124 Albernl St. Motion Fiotura Projectionists' Union, Local 348, of I.A.T.S.E. ft M.P.M.O.— II 30 p.m.. flrst Friday In month. In Hall No 3 Lahor Headquarters. President. Locksley Clark; Secretary, J. C. Richards, Bos 1.5, Phone Ilnuglaa 1674-R; Hualneas Agent, J H. Foster, Phone Trinity 5708. Mnilclans' Mutual protective Union. Local 146, A. P. of M.- M. i ■. nt the f! W.V.A. Auditorium, aecond :i,,,i,v at II im' President. J. - Bowysr: • Oeneral Secretary. W Coultnir: Organ- laer. F Fletcher Ottlce. Suit- .n.-Jii West Pender. Phone r>ourtn« .390. Painters. Decorators and Faparhangers Local 138—Meets second and fourth Thursdays at Hall No. !• Prr-ident A. B. Hodge; Rec. Secretary. A a' Varah. 1442 Clnrk Drive: Flranclal SecreUry. T. Kane. Office: Room 113 Labor Headquarters. Phone Sey 3809. Pile Drivers, Bridge. Wbar: and Deck Builders, Local Wo. 3404 Meets ever. Friday night aUB o'olocV in 122 Hast. Ings St. XV. (President. A I;. Jones; Jas. Thomson/' Secretary I' o liox 320. Phone -*". J874. Plumbers and Steamnttera. Wo. J 70, International AsSMlatlon Meets ev r y second and fourl. Frid.y In Hull . N'o.' 1. President. Val P«arson, 7W Fast 52nd: Financial Secretary an.I Business Agent. W. Watt. 305-7 Lalm- Headquartera. Printing Pressman and Assistants, Loci Wo. 66— Meets every seciiti.l Tvresdii in the month at 8 p.m. In Han Nn 2. 1-nhor Headquarters. President XV-. .XV. Qlllgley. 2047 West Second: Secretary, Thos. 8. tart, 1807 East Thirty-eighth. Ballway Carman of Amo-toa, : .Sheet Metal Workers' Association, Looal Union No. 380—Meets second and fourth Thuradaya In Hall No. 8. Prealdent, Thos. Burke: Buslnesa .Agent and Secretary, D. -Ja'cPherson, 308 Labor Headquarters. Tailors' Journeymen Union: of America, Local Wo. 178—Meetings heid second Monday, each month, 8 p.m. _xi_u- ' ttve meets fourth Monday of every month In Labor Headquartera.. President, Colin McDonald; SecreUry, W. XV. Hocken, 1682 13th Ave. E.; Financial Secretary, H. Nordlund, 193012th Ave. E. . . * , Taxi, stage and Bus Drivers, Local 181 —Meets second Monday nt 8 p.rn. and second '-Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. President. W. Wilson. Office, 306 Labor Headquarters;'Phone, Sey. 7495. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, stable-left and Kelpers, Local 486-311 Labor Headquarters. Meets every First and Third . Monday, Labor Headquarters. President, F. T Goodrich. 1239 Woodland. High. lOM-fl Secretary - Treasurer, liirt Showier, .Room 306. Labor-Headquarters. Theatrical Stage Employees' Union, Local 118 dl the I.A.T.C.B. ft M.P.M.O. . Mi■■ i- .. ..tt'i TuesdayJn Uibor'H'ead- quarl.rs at H:„0 a in. iVcHldent. Geo. xv. Allen. Recording Secretary, H. Pearson; Business Ait-nt; H. Mciiion,-, adiinuna, P. 0. Box 711. Typographical Union, Wo. 336—Presl- dent. r. 9. Campbell; Vice-President, T.A.Holland: Seen-try-Treasurer. EL H. Neelands. 300-2 Labor Headquarters Meets last Sunday of each month nt 2 p.m.. In Hall No. 1. J.alior Headquarters. The Labor Statesman Published every Friday, at J^abor-- headquarters, Vancouver, B. C. Owned ^by the Vancouver, fiew Westminster and District Trades and b^bor^ Council. H. W. Watti, Man. Editor. PRESS COMMITTEE: W. Witt, Ohafrman; P. R. Bengough (Machinist Trades); P.. H. Neelands (Printing Trades): Dan .McPherson (Building Trades); B. Showier (Teaming Trades); T. Hanptln (Beverage Trades); C. Herrett 1 Label Trades); Bert 8peed (Transportation Trades). Subscription Rates: $2 per Year: to Unions, 16c per month per member. Phone: Soy-tour 6378 Vancouver, I-'iida;. Nov. 6th, 1931 President, Colin McDonAld, 2834 St. Oorge Street, Phone Fair. 3317-Y. Secretary, Molllo Dolk. 1587 Fifth Avenue East. Phone High. 477-T. Prince Rupert Trades & Labor Council MEETS aecond Thursday In each ' ""■ month. President, S. D. McDonald. Hoi 268, Secretary, Frank r_>srryr"_ox" .98, Prince Rupert.B.C. WALTER FOSTER For near quarter- of a century a bucolic resident of a country crossroads on the south, end of Vancouver Island has periodically affli.ted the Victoria press with pointU-s. ">ane, senseless letters "to the i.di'or. These emissions usually ippetr In groups of three, a few days apart, and, while for long periods they appear to conform to the periods of the moon, just as we feel we can safely attribute the trouble to some bairal human irritation the gentleman Union Label Trades Council meets In knocks the whole theory "hay-wire" Hall No, 4, Labor Headquarters, 829 by breaking out at the wrong period Beatty Street, second and fourth .i -l. mnT„ Tho h-a. t-»_r_ flint Thursdays In each month at 8 o'clock. oi th<* m"011*. ■ Ihe best, theory tnat we can otter is that the moon is the dominant influence with the weather as a recessive factor. This gentleman's "literary" pro dijetions are of a character that would disgrace a third grade school boy. There are many writers who have nothing to say, but they say it in-good English, and thereby the thing becomes readable. The crossroads- gentleman-uses-fiftyper .en- worse English than this writer does —that is assuming that that degree of illiteracy could be had—but has not the saving grace to be ashamed of it: On his merits as a writer this gentleman could not. break in between the patent medicine* advertisements in the New Denver Weekly, but our capitalist press, detecting' in the meandering strings of words, that the writer is ehdeavoring to give form to some anti-trades union guesses, hunches, or whatever it is that he is afflicted with, they have therefore for these long years given prominent position to any drivel that the poor loon chose to waste a postage stamp on. Recently he has broke into the columns of the local morning paper. -Seasoning .rom—effect-to—cause; we would favor the idea that some time in his youth while his brain was yet in a plastic state the man found himself in a position in which his fellow-workman quit work. The employer finding that he did not wish tb do so told him that Y\e was a great patriot, made of the sterling stuff that had built our great empire, and so on, and the poor boy swallowed it all in like a new caught catfish with a stick through its gills. Be the cause whatever it may, the gentleman devotes much of the leisure time, which the organized worker has won' for him, to abusing the movement to which he owes all that he has above a den and a breech - -d-atr-his-rate-pf wages, his hours-of- NOTARY PUBLIC P. R. BENGOUGH s, cretary Trades A Labor Council- Boom 200—531 Beatty Strut Phones: Sey. 7495-6378 Classified Ads. BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS Wallla W. Lefeaux, 403 Metropolitan Building. Phone Sey. 6867. BATHS Hastings Steam Baths Prices: Private, 40a and 60c; Public, 30c 768 Hastings Street Baat. DENTISTS Dr.tr. A. Rutledge, 106 Hastings West. NOTARY PUBLIC P. 3. Bengough Labor Headquarters. Labor Statesman, labor Headquarters. RUPTURE SPECIALIST O. B. Heard 813 Robson. McCIABY RANGES 870.60 up DoPorest-Oroisley Radio. 879.50 up Fada Radios 899.00 np northern Electric Badloa 869.76 np ALL OB BAST TERMS 1 See Us lor anything In Hardware. McCallum's Hardware Phones: Pair. 818 and Pair. 447 . Ltd. 3337 MAIN STBEET . Moran Drug Stores DISPENSIirn CHEMISTS Cor. Main St. and 7th Ave.; Pair. 3799 Cor. Broadway sad Gamble; Pair. 1098 VANCOUVEB, B. C. -ETTBB QUALITY LOWER PBICES AT J. CBOOK'S , Broadway Bicycle Store fiENEBAL REPAIRS WELDING r—— Satisfaction 0naranteed C.3 BROADWAY W. V. Main Radio Shop Invites demonstrations on tb* following makes of Badloa 1 Phllco, Can. (Jen. Electric Sparton, Westlnghonse, Holster, Atwater-Kent, phonola, Majestlo, Sogers, _oophone. We Olve Liberal Trade-In Allowances. MAIN RADIO SHOP 3636 Main Pair. 4404 ARE YOU CONSISTENT? I 1 "When ordering PRINTING : Insist on UNION HASH PAPBB. Carried In stock by A. H. Timms 23V Uth Avo. E., Vancouver Fair. 205 «0» Fair. 1372 ' Meet* first and third' Friday Ho. ay In nionth at Lahor Headquarter.. Presl- dent, A. 8. ttoss. -80S Sophia Street: Itec. Secretary. J. t>. Valllaniv. __ir. West 15th. Street and Electrlo Hallway Employees, Pioneer Division Ho. 101—Meets K. P Hall, ith and Klngaway. first and third Mondays at 10:15 a.m and 7 p.m President. J. K. Smith Rei-nrdlnc Secretary 3. Price: Financial Secretary and Business Agent, H XV. Speed Office- Corner Prior and Main streets Phon* Sey. E000. The London Bakery Gold Wheat Bread Fairmont 122. 43* 7t_ At*. E. BAT AT THB New Good Eats Cafe "A Oood Meal costs no mora than a poor one," aaya the Chef. 813 PENDEB STBBBT WBST Phone Seymour 8818 labor, his standard of living, all has been won for him by the organized workers. Had his feHowmen been cursed with his mental attitude, the quarter session would still be setting his wage at a shilling a week and a peck of barley to keep his stomaoh froi__chafing againBt his backbone, and would brand the initial for "felon" on his noble brow if he either asked for or accepted more. In every department of nature, as well as in every walk of life, there are parasitic. forms that live and profit by work to which they do not contribute. Many, like the louse, are content to live at the expense of their host without attempting to unnecessarily insure it. but there are others that, if successful in their purpose, -will destroy the organism on whose existence they depend. Among men both types are found. The gentleman of the Vancouver Island cross-roads belongs to thc latter group. If he had been a member of any of the professions, or even of the better paid salaried groups, he would be compelled to put his shouldtr under the common burden and carry 'his share of load, or he would be denied the right to work. Labor has not yet attained to that position, and so while the organized groups sacrifice their money and their time to improve the condition of the class they have to carry as a deadweight a ragamuffin army of non- combatants, of deserters, and of traitors. Most of this mob are glad to reap their share of the spoils without joining in ths war. It is only the degenerate that have the misplaced courage to advertise themselves as 'traitors. Our man of the cross-roads is doubtlessly immensely encouraged by the few small employers that he is permitted to know, and basking in this bright sunshine, and the fact that an employers' press is open to him, regardless of the quality of his work, he feels that he is cutting a 1 figure something like Ajax defying {he lightning. To some of us his position is more suggestive of one of the ill-bred types that msk. night hideous by baying at the moon. —M. THE COLOR LINE AGAIN Because of race discrimination practiced by the Boy Scouts of Phil-, adelphia, colored boys have with-' drawn from the organization. Colored scouts were barred from Treasure Island, the Philadelphia scout camp, and when a new. camping ground of 6,000 adjoining acres was acquired, admission was refused to colored scouts. The latter have now joined the Society of Lynx, which they declare is free from racial discrimination. .; LLPeNot^ r I. L. P. ORGANIZATION NOTES ^•New Westminster,. Sunday, Noy- ember-'8th, Comrades Anderson of North Vancouver, and Mrs. Lorrimer will speak ih the Edison Theatre at 8 p.m.; subject, "Need Wc Fear. Socialism?" . * * '" I * The annual'"convention ; will be held in the Labor Headquarters, Vancouver, Sunday, December 6th at 10 a.m. , . - i t a . , , . NORTH VANCOUVER The North Vancouver Branch, Independent Labor Party, will hold the reg_lar—fa_i-ess--me_t_ig____e3__y, November 10th, 8 p.m., at the.K.. P. Hall.. Requested that all members attend. " • »',..'.. * , HILLCREST BRANCH •The Hillcrest Branch meets on the llth of November. In futuVe meetings will be hel(l on the second and fourth Wednesdays in the month. * * *\ RENFREW BRANCH Meeting of Renfrew Branch, I. In' K.i an Tu«sdayr November 1-0-h. Community Hall, 22nd and Nootka street, at 8 p.m. Election of officers for ensuing term. * ♦ * - JACK PRICE Independent Labor Party, candidate for Ward 6, addressed meeting of Collingwood Ratepayers' Association on Monday, November 2nd, and stressed need of revising assessment system to' actual market value of property concerned; favored, day labor on civic work. Taxpayers should be represented by men who consider human rights before property rights. * a' * NORTH BURNABY BRANCH Our headquarters at Robinson's Hall, 4704 Hastings East, is going great. Four chairs and a table have been given already in answer to our appeal last week, and $8,50 in cash and promises are qh'our "Donation Listr";—-—'—' : It is hoped all members, and those who want to be members, (as. well as all the workers who ought to be)^ will come forward at once and do their "bit." The "Donation List" is wide open; the sky the limit. Remember the old adage "Heaven helps those who help themselves" applies equally well to those who want "socialism in odr. day"; and those who can spare "cash or chairs" should not weary in well doing, but do it now. The Social Committee—that hard working bunch—is having ten collapsible tables made (Comrade Storey is the architect), but if anyone has folding tables to spare, they are welcome, too. Just call Glen 329 and tell us where to come, and the old Ford will be right along, even though the tires blow out. It's an I. L. P. Ford and just burns up gas getting -on the job. Now we have a regular headquarters, meetings will be held every Fri-' day evening. T,he second and fourth Fridays will be business meetings; the other Fridays for propaganda and study classes. Friday, November 6th, the first propaganda meeting will be addressed by that well learned and known, old- time Socialist, Comrade Burns. Discussion and questions will follow and a program laid out for later meetings. At the next business meeting, November 13th—a lucky day—the special order of business is "Shall "NoHB Burnaby -ffanclT" nb_itnaTe" candidates for office in the municipal elections this year"? All members, old and young, are urged to be present and express their opinions. If the decision doesn't suit you, don't kick afterwards! And, last but not-least, remember —better still, -come to—our Good Time Whist Drive and Dance, Saturday night, November 7th (and every other Saturday night thereafter) at 8 p.m. Only 26c. Buy tickets anyway; it will help the cause. Remember also the cause of our present economic ills—loss of business, jobs and wages—is the machine. It's a great producer, but privately owned; the boss gets the larger share of the product. Let the workers own the machines and they will get all the product. Don't forget to speak to your neighbor, and bring him, or her, in as a new member at the next meeting. We'll take care of thc educating at the classes. Some members, are talking of an Esperanto group; are you interested? —J. W. T., Secretary. « » » . VANCOUVER CENTRE BRANCH When asked if they would like to return to the old way of living, Russian workers answered, "If we wanted to we could not, the government is too well established. Besides, even if we could, why should we return to capitalism? Look how you are situated in Europe and America," said Miss J. "Morcn in addressing an I. L. P. propaganda meeting,' held under the auspices of the Centre Branch, at the Williams Building, Granville street, on Wednesday evening. "The most powerful weapon of the Soviet Government," the speaker stated, "is education which is carried on among the masses at all times. Children are trained in the art of government, and biology .and economics provide subjects for study. They are also taught • to organize their own children's concerts and radio transmissions. "Above all else art is encouraged under the Soviet regime and theatres and dramatic societies are to be found all o.e'r Russia. Moscow itself is just permeated with music. Dealing with the status of women in Russia today, Miss Moren said: "Economic freedom, equal marriage laws and education are giving women the same outlook and the same opportunity as men.. "The Soviet government had recognized' a number of psychological truths," the speaker proceeded. "It does not wait for the people to come to Socialism, but is continually propagating the/Socialist idea, and, while a large mass of the population is still illiterate, they have not the 'standardized ignorance' of the . , "jPepiand VAN BROS.' , Pure Apple Cider LIONS GINGER ALE or . ORANGE KIST. The only Union Soft Drink Firm in Vancouver! 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CORNETT BROS A CLARK 33 EAST HASTINOS STBBBT r-orshelm, Stride™, C. B. A C. Men a and. Touth'a. WILLIAM DICK, LTD. Union Label Shoes for Men and Youths. UNION-MADE Solid Boots and Oxfords for men..... Leather $5 Quality Shoe Stores 4123 Main St. 6195 Fraser St. 3980 Ha.tings Street East 1654 Commercial Drive 2219 Granville Street White Collar Class Hit Hard by Slump New York.—Relief for the "whjte collar" worker- through—a—special bureau is to be undertaken by the Emergency" Unemployment Committee. This class is suffering more than is generally known, according to Chairman Harvey D. Gibson, who says that "thousands of workers tramp from office to oflPfte in a vain search for jobt," . .. r—■vrp^ for every Job available to the "white collar" man there are 45 applicants, a recent survey disclosed. Sixty per cent, of the men registered have never been unemployed before. "We can't hope to care for more than 30,000 of the Worst cases," Gibson declared. "We must remember that thisjs the third year of th^ depression and many families have run out of resources." Demand^" DAD'S ORIGINAL OATMEAL COOKIES A Health Cookie Simply Delicious I DAD'S COOKIE COMPANY Phone Bay. S780 262S West Fourth Ave.,T Vane-aver Oe-is-s Floor. - Brl_ht_n_ Carpets D-B LUSTA WAX D-B MOTHBANE D-B DISINFECTANTS D-B -LOOK. OILS A Complete Line of JANITORS' SUPPLIES Dustbane Products Limited 338 W. HASTINOS BIT. 6491 Dodson Hotel "A COOL PARLOR" 23 Hastings Street East B. Wlahart \ Prop*. • W. StlrUns (Late of Central Hotel) City Light Plant Cuts Taxes a Fourth Ellenburg, Wash.—Because this city of 4500 souls had the foresight several years ago to establish its own electric light plant, it is now "sitting pretty" so far as taxes are concerned. The city fathers have slashed rates more than one-fourth, no salaries have.been cut and no employees laid off. All this was made possible by savings in the city-owned lighting department, which earned enough last year to turn $18,000 into the city treasury. Further benefits are in store for taxpayers. Blonds are being retired more rapidly than before, and when they are paid off there will be another substantial tax cut. " •'" "..' Delicious Bakery Union-made Bread and Paetry. Ask for it at your local store or PHONE HIGHLAND 706 and have our salesman deliver it WHen Better Oakei and Paatrlea are Made, We Tl Make -ml Golden Rule Bakery OO., LTD. TWO ADDBESSESl 987 Granville Si. - Sey. 8656 820 Robaon St. Sey- 2641 Ser. 8683 803 D__»m_lr St. Creelman & Marsh 100 PER CENT. UNION KERB OP OOOD CLOTHES Oppoelto St. Ite.lH Hotel GOOD GLASSES Prices Yon Can Afford To Pay I PITMAN OPTICAL HOUSE (Upstair*) SIB HASTINOS W. SBT. 1071 PARTS =32. AUTO WRECKING CO. BAY VIEW 8411 Hew and Becond-hand Auto and Truck. Parts for All Oars and Truck* 2021 Granville Vancouver, B.C. western countries to overcome. In spite of Russia.being partly Asiatic there is much, less fatalism to be found there than in Europe and America." ^ Speaking of the' Russian Communist, Miss Moren compared him with the Jesuit in zeal and self-sacrifice for his cause. The Communists generally were found to be of excellent type of iii'i-n and women, and their inimodiatf iiiiicitm was the welfare of'the mssaps, disarmament, and no interference .rom other countries. Miss Moren concluded her address by saying that "In Russia human nature was being given a real chance.'! , ' After the address there were numerous questions and other points of view were he!»r<_r. Comrade Clegu was in the chair, arid Jhe' hall ,was filled to capacity. 1 The next educational propaganda meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18th, speaker and subject to be, announced later. All interested, are invited. —PLEB. Independent Undertaking XO. LTD. O. IRAKX BDWABDS HAROLD H. BDWABDS TOB W. Broadway. Pair. 838 FRED DREW CLEANERS AND.DYERS Odorleaa Dry Cleaning Guaranteed I Doug. 4862 882 Homer St. MENS SHOES ONLY I Trick's Shoe Store 148 OOBDOTA STBEET Sana* Addren for 33 Tear* I The French national centre computes that in the present year it has issued 800,000 trade union membership cards, whereas last.year this number was 700,000. "'""■ '•#_,' • "VI •>;■*•* Friday, November .th, 1931 THE LABOR STATESMAN Economical v bring yon Glowing Warmth these wet cold days f Thermets —a processed B. C. coal pressed i into egg-size nuggets of snappy, long-flame heat- no black smoke ,,...'_ —no soot—no clinkers—less ash 1 This makes it the ideal fuel for furnace, range or fireplace. X W,>5© ^ Under test Thermets prove 'themselves not only superior as a fuel—but actually more economical. Try a ton—if you are not satisfied well gladly refund your money on the unused balance. The Open Road AFOOT..WITH JACK LOGIE PER TON and sold with a money-back guarantee PHONE SEYMOUR (fyC&iechic FUEL DEPARTMENT lllliyil For Health, Strength and Beauty, eat oar Whole — Wheat Brown Bread. A wholesome body builder. Doctors recommend it. Fruit and Raisin Bread, Pastry and Meal Pies, Pumpkin Pies. THE ESTHER BAKERY V Phone: Highland 1309 3728 HASTINGS ST. EAST — Phone: Buy view 8487 Demonstration* and __tlmate* \Qlven. , Hygienic Rug Cleaners Bugs and Carpet* Eleotrloaliy - WaaUad ln Tonr Own Rom* or at Onr Plant One Day Service - Oriental* a Specialty All Work Guaranteed * Speolallalnf In Cleaning Ch.it.r- fleld* and Upholstery .. _______ 16 Wait Bro«dw-y__== GREGORY & REID PAINT CO. Everything tor the Wall Paints, Brashes, _r_lso_Unes, ___s m. d_i_r______—_u ■. _ Wallpaper, 3-PIy Panels Ant-mo White II West Hastings Street Telephons: 8ejnno_r 4636 ejrmonr ' Pitman Business College -TORT CLASSES, 93.00 PUB MOBTM. Enroll now and be ready to All the best .positions In the proaperoua time ahead! _BANV__r,B ARS BBOADWAY Phonos: Say. 8824-8835 EVALINE A. C. RICHARDS, Prealdent. PHONE MT. -800 Star Steam Laundry oa __n. 1116 BIO-ABBS STBEET Also F a_-C--V-«t_ Dry Cleaners 517 Row* Street Phon* Soy. 8834 Classic Cleaners Every Monday 2-for-l Day Two Oaraaat* Cloaned and Pressed for th* Prl.o of On*. W* Call aad Deliver. 1088 BOBSON %T. PHONE DOES. 80)1 "__I_D R.O. PAYBO__8» Everybody Knows! Absolutely Pure I A British Columbia Product t Olde English Fish and Chip* ALL WHITE HELP! • fhon. Bey. T8««—Tonr Order Will Be Beady! I BOBSON ST. IR aa Investigation mad* some time ago by stran„ers, and entirely unknown to ns, they discovered that Paclflc Milt sells at th* rat* of 4 crises to one of all other brand* oorablned. These II. nree ar* only given to show yon that British Columbia really excels ln milk products. Pacific Milk Factory at Abbot.ford, B. C. 100 per cent. British Columbia Owned and Controlled DENIED CITIZENSHIP A. California judge has denied naturalization to Jakob Hullen, a Santa Rosa poultry m.'in, on the ground that the latter is "not attached to the principles of the Constitution," because be asserted his belief in governmental ownership of public utilities. The case is being appealed. The. following clipping has just reached rne and sums up the situation so capably that I think it good enough for this column. It is written by Samuel Danziger of the American Economic League, and is entitled "Robinson Crusoe's Economics." ;■■ ,,.,. ___£ri__3_!__'iBai-_ .Robinson Crusoe, "I'm sorry, I fear I must Jay you off." "What do you mean, Master?".,. "Why, you-know there's a big surplus of last year's crop. I don't need you to plant another this year. 'I've got enough goatskjn clothes to last me a lifetime. My house needs no repairs. I can gather turtle eggs myself. There's an overproduction. When r need you I'll send for you. You needn't, syait around here." "That's all right, Master. I'll, plant my" own" crop, build my own hut and gather all the eggs and nuts I want myself. I'll get along fine." "Where will you ' do all this, Friday?" -v . "Here on this island." "This island belongs to me, you know. J .can't allow you to do that when you can't pay me anything I need. 1 might as well not own it." "Then I'll build a canoe and fish in the pcean,_ You don't own that." "That's all right, provided you don't use any of my trees for your canoe, or build it on my land, or use i my beach for a landing place, and : do your fishing, far enough away so as not to interfere with my riparian rights." "I never thought of that, Master. I can do without a boat though. I'll swim over to that rock and fish there and gather sea gull eggs." _.-. _;___-!OA.__-_!_^-Md_y. The rock is mine, t own riparian rights." ."What shall I do, Master?" "That's your problem, Friday. You're a free man and you know about the rugged individualism maintained here." "I gueas I'll Btarve, Master. May Istay here until I do or shall I swini beyond your riparian rights and drown or starve there?" "I've thought of something, Fri day. I don't like to carry my garbage down to the shore each day. You may stay and do that. Then what ever is left of it after my dog and cat have been fed you may eat. You're in luck." "Thank you, Master. That is true charity." "One thing more, Friday. This island is over-populated. Fifty per cent, of the people are unemployed. We are undergoing a severe depression and there is no way that I can s£e to end it. No one but a charlatan would say that he could. So keep a look out and let no one land here to - settle, and if any -hip cornea don't let them land any goods of any kind. You must be protected against foreign labor. Conditions are fundamentally sound, though, and prosperity is just around the corner." ♦ ■ » • , One outstanding lesson to be learned from the late British election is the manner in which a whole nation may be stampeded by the press and its paid propaganda. At every election the country has to be J_Lved_j__a_jBU____ee_iisiially the working"class, a burning issue is concocted and the press does the rest. Now the Campaign is on to j convince everyone that the world has been saved by the advent of the new National Government and prosperity has already-descended upon us. It is true .that the drop in sterling way revive industry in Great Britain to some extent, but if you "makea da mon' on the cocoanat. you lose on the dam banan." That sort of pros-' perity works both ways and there are serious losses to offset the gains. Inspired articles, editorials and full page headlines are seeking now to convince 'us that at long last that mythical corner has been turned and capitalism is well on. the way to recovery. The rise in the.price of wheat has made seventy-five millions for the wheat growers of Canada; at least, so we are told, but no mention is made of the fact. that if there should be this difference it will have to be paid by the poor of Great-Britain and Europe, and the drop in sterling wiil increase the cost of the loaf antl of everything else to the poor deluded people who have just voted so overwhelmingly .for the very class which has' enslaved them and always will. As the Dominion Government is alleged to be going to spend thirty millions in relief for our own poor this winter, perhaps it may be able to borrow the amount required from the wealthy wheat growers. The prosperity ballyhoo will be welcome news to the relief workers who have just been laid off and the married men who will be cut to three weeks in the month, Robinson Crusoe was slow compared to the modern capitalist. He should have published a daily sheet, taught Friday how to read and then kept up his morale with- inspired hot air dope and' filled his empty stomach with promises that prosperity was returning at last. ______= COCOS ISLAND •with SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL, K.B.E, COL. J. El LECKIE, CMC, C.B.E., % D.S.O., F.R.G.S. 9nd the METALOPHONE ; , A praiseworthy, scientific and legitimate search for the gold, silver, jewels and other loot which notorious pirates and buccaneers have hidden on Cocos Island —treasures valued at over One Hundred Million Dollars The company has acquired the exclusive right to explore Cocos Island for . treasures; - The company has acquired the exclusive right to use the wonderful metal- detecting device—the Metalophone—by which it is confident tbe treasures will be found. The expedition will be guarded and assisted by soldiers to be supplied by the Republic of Costa Rica, under arrangements made through the British Consul. The expedition will be under the direction and management of men of honesty and integrity—men who will play the game. The treasure hunt will give you all the thrills and excitement of the sweepstake, the horse race or the lottery with the. added satisfaction of knowing that If Anyone Wins Everyone Wins The proceeds from the sale of shares will be used exclusively for the legitimate expenses of equipping and conducting the most scientific and thorough treasure hunt ©vcur attempted- ^ \Shares $2.00 Each tin? U_T_i?i_J-^n_?0^!_?f,i!_'t .*• r*tunu from MOTION PICTURE, MAGA- ZINE_a__r NEWSPAPER RIGHTS alone will be sufficient to give every sJuu-eholder *.Jr*om.M"1["X-tWMir-i iirfiinwl ilw nHiuM »||| Im mniuumi in fact, the shareholders should receive at least $600.00 Profit On Each $2.00 Share IF YOU EVER TAKE A SPORTING CHANCE, HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY! ~- _L_Get In 0n the Ground Floor ~ Apply For Your Shares Today R.H.Gale&C O. MAIL -BIS TODAY jTleaee tana copy of proepeetai, Illustrated circular and full Informa tion with ro.ar- Treaaure Hunt. to Cocoa Island (Fiacal Agent, for Cocoa I.land Treaiure, Ltd.) VANCOUVER, CANADA 620 Howe Street Phone: Sey. 3121 Last week I referred to the fact that society in Russia is divided into categories wherein the individual is given certain privileges in the way of food, clothing and education in direct proportion to his usefulness to his country. The children and women always came first, thc manual workers next, then the technical workers were raised to the highest category and now a news dispatch says that teachers have just been elevated to that position, ft is problematical whether Russia has a die tatorsbip of the proletariat or a dictatorship of the proletariat by a Socialist intelligentsia, but in any event we can take off our hats to Karl Marx because events are .work- ingiout exactly as he said they would in "The Communist Manifesto." "When, in the course of development, class distinctions-have disappeared and all production has been concentrated in the hands of a vast association of the whole nation, the public power, will lose its poftica! character. Political powor, properly so-called, is merely the organized power of one class for oppressing another. If the proletariat, during its contest with the bourgeoises is compelled, by the force of circumstances, to .organize itself as a class, if by means of a revolution it makes itself the ruling class, snd, as such, sweeps away by force the old conditions of production, then it will, along with! these conditions, have swept away' th. conditions for the existence of! class antagonisms, and of i 'classes generally, and will thereby have abolished its own supremacy as a class." "In place of the old bourgeois society, with -its classes and class antagonisms, we shall have an association in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all." \ '''-'I.* -According toMiss Moran the Russians have a SSying that the Bolsheviks have done more for the poor than God and the Church ever did, and it is very evident that the dictatorship is in process of extinction by a raising of the entire community to a higher standard of living and of education. It is only kept alive now in its worst features by thc fear of capitalist intervention or invasion and will disappear altogether as other countries become socialised and capitalism is relegated to the limbo of forgotten things where it rightly belongs. ; YELLOW DOG CONTRACT PROHIBITED You can pay more but you cannot find a purer, clearer gin than ... $1.50 Rep. Pint STERLING London Dry GIN $3.00 Rep. Quart nor one that equals Sterling for smooth delicate flavor and value. For earns at V™U m>-ln-t teens tha Liquor Cnatral Bo-ad M.ll __ Order Depo.li_.at, Victoria, II. C. This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. Kingsway Photo Arts 76 XIHOSWir . VAMCOtrVEB Commercial Photography. Kodak rinlahlng. Mature Framing, Enlarging. — TWO MILLION IN SCHOOL Ottawa, Can.—About one-quarter .V-, Arizona, Colorado, Ohio, and Ore gon have recently passed laws pro- of Canada's population is attending hibitmtr the use of contracts which schools, colleges snd universities bind workers not to join a labor according to the Dominion Bureau union. Wisconsin had previously of Statistics. The number of pupils passed similar legislation. is given as 2,490,623. • ' ' i ' ■ ' After 5 o'Clock Phone Fraser 76-L-l Day Phone: Fraser 167 FRANK PARSONS ART FLORIST WREATHe AND --DOING eouou.T. MiyiC tin GH__NHOUSE3.- 7*59 Wales Road. Vancouver, B.C. ALBERTA ROOMS, Itaaei Bey. tat -Codem, Con-.ni.nt—Tho Beet for I....; 6SS BOBSOW. COBWEB OBAICVT__E _-i#M_B_i '■' -■ «l-a_)ta. 'I yf Page Four THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, November0th^l931 niPIfQ FOR QUALITY! UlVn._> FOR VALUE! SMART SUITS ' a PAIRS PANTS A ..lection bo larjfe and varied that tbe moat .aatidious buyers will hav.» no difficulty In finding )-jrt what they desire. Choice new worsteds In >ich shad* m of blue, brown or. grey; attractive p(n or fancy .strip.-... Dressy colorful tweedH and pure botany wool navy ■ blue Herges; single or double breasted models, styled for m&n or young men. $27.50 ■very garment backed by onr guarantee of oualltjrand estls.s_tlon. E-Tnfia PICK Li-mitedJ HASTINOS at HOME* Batlsf action Guaranteed or Tour Monay Backt Regietered Optometrist Phono S*_. 7857 yy-'ri. B; LINEHAM — DIAMON-S. WATCHES aad JEWXUtY Expert Watch Repairing (Same Address over 20 Year.) 1160 _ 0*ANV___E STBBBT JACK STEARMAN United for H ABD WAKE aad TOO--, etc. Phon. S.j. sws. We Dottver. 990 0___rr___>, Ooxner N.laon Swain': _ OLD •COUNTRY Bakery . - A. V. SWAIN, Prop Makers of Quality Bread, Cakes, Pastries, Plea ead nab Trait Oake. _- All Goods Baked Freeh bally on __» -"rem.eee. __ 1361 2454 HASTINOS ST. I. Truss Torture Eliminated by Wearing Onr Support. A. Lundberg Co. 938 Teader Bt. W., Vancouver, B.C. YOUB SHOES are year Beet Prl.ndal —leap them ln Oood Bepalrl REPAIRS WHILE YOU WAIT I Fraser Shoe Repair Co. Phon. Douglas 4366 ttl Hastings St Baat (Opp. Library) THIRD EDITION OF THE "CRISIS' PAMPHLET The pamphlet "Fighting .World Economic Crisis and Unemployment'' issued by the I. F. T; U., to embody the conclusions of the Joint Commission for the Combatting of Unemployment appointed by the International Federation of Trade Unions and the Labor and Socialist International, has now reached its third edition. The pamphlet contains not only a clear statement of the causes of the present crisis and irrefutable criticism of the economic management which has led to it; it also indicates the ways and means best calculated to remedy the evil. The great interest taken in the pamphlet is strong proof -of__its_-val_e-Ju__- usoful contribution to the burning problems of the day. Roumanian Labor in Desperate Situation In K. -mania there are now over 100,000 unemployed industrial Workers who are,not in receipt of any statutory .benefit. The rural population, which constitutes the great bulk of the people of Roumania, is very Hard hit by-he' world agrarian crisis and the weakened purchasing power of the nation (hundreds-of thousahds of workers earn wages only barely sufficient to keep body and soul to; gether). The great masses of the small peasant farmers, of whom.there are millions, are working at a loss, exploited _y~usurio_a money-lenders and still further, oppressed by heavy taxes,'both direct and indirect. . To discuss this desperate situation, the Executive of, the Roumanian trade union centre held a meeting at Bucharest, which was followed by a joint conference with the Executive of the Social Democratic Party. At the joint meeting with the Party Executive, a lengthy manifesto to tha workers and peasants of Rou- mania was approved. Its most important provisions are the following: Immediate introduction of statutory unemployment insurance and of com. prehensive measures for employing the workless; establishment ofi the 40-hour week and of a unified fecial welfare code; guarantee of a minimum price for corn, sufficient to ensure the peasants a livelihood; in order to do this, there must be a state monopoly for the corn trade, to be effected through the creation of an institute under socialized management, on which the community and the co-operative societies should be represented. Other supplementary measures would be nationalization of the corn-mills and municipalization of the bakeries. TheJ peasants' 'debts should be reduced by a special" method which would._naJ_.Anterfere:_with-their COWr -inued- ownership of the soiT. antfc-tfte stocks, etc., orrit. —The exorbitant interest charged on loans should be reduced and a moratorium of several years granted for other debts. This would mean sacrifices by government and community to save the peasants; these should in their turn, therefore, endeavor to improve their backward methods. The ownership or farming of small plots of land is no longer sufficient to enable peasants to make a living. If peasants are to cultivate the land, they must combine into productive and consumers' co-operative societies. The Socialist Party and the Trade Union Council are undertaking to conduct a campaign for the enlightenment of the peasants on these subjects. Appeals have also been issued to the whole country demanding state .0H_-_Uf '*U-1_C,..' '- 1 :— ■ .Jr-'- . WAGS SLASH UPHELD _..._.., BY "COMPANY UNION' New Yjirk.—A 10 per cent, wage cut ordered by the Western'' Union was "rubber-stamped" this week by its "company union," without a word of protest. More than 50;000 employees — operators, maintenance, clerical and other workers — were affected. With considerable unction the Western Union management: announced that cable employees and about 14,000 messengers were not covered by the reduction. It neglected to mention, however, that last -spring. $5 a month was taken from the pay envolepoes of its underpaid messengers. k Here's the A-B-C of Prosperity America Muddled Up Oyer Unemployment Forecasts from America represent moods rather than actualities. Opinions differ with the various p_rties and the specific economic interests involved, and forecasts do the same. In the spring of this year it was said in many quarters of the United States that an improvement in trade was bound to come in the autumn. But economic experts were even then foretelling a very bad winter. In the earlier summer months very varied signs, such as a certain degree of improvement in the metal market (always, an excellent barometer of the genera, state oFtrade) and some decline in the unemployment figures, tended to awake hope. But at the same time very pessimistic comments were aroused by the trade balance. , In the last few weeks, as soon as it became evident that unemployment was again increasing, something very like a panic set in; 1200 well known personalities of public life signed an appeal to President Hoover, declaring that there were six million unemployed and 12 million working on short time, and that there should be a special meeting of Congress which should provide $30,- 000,000 for public works and $»v 000,000 for grants to unemployment insurance and relief in the various states. (Unlike the Federal Government, the governments of the individual states are not all hopelessly opposed to unemployment insurance). Advanced First Aid Course For Workers The first? Aid Attendants' Association has obtained the services of a number of outstanding doctors to give lectures and instruction on advanced first aid to First Aiders. The first Tectufe "was given iast Saturday in.the old City. Hall, the next will be held next Saturday at 8 p.m The course will extend over a period of eight or nine weeks, one night weekly. Fee for this course will be $4 for members of the First Aid Attendants' Association and $5 for non-members. It is realized, of course, that attendance at these classes is impossible for those engaged in work at outlying points or on night duty. Accordingly, Dr. Millar and his associates have very considerately consented to allow these lectures to be written out and mimeographed copies of them to be mailed to members who are unable to attend, at a nominal cost to them. By this means, members are assured of as much.as is possible under the circumstances. Other items of interest which may be brought up will 1»' noted, and-.the information passed along. You will at once realize that it-is to your individual and collective interests that yoii become a member of the First Aid Attendants' Association as soon _s possible, and we are- therefore looking forward to having your application at an early date. Membership fee is $1; dues 26c per month. T. F. GORRY, Secretary-Organizer. a -Jt- o! al _' fi, 81 ai 8 BUY All British Columbia Products! Support tho B. at.oveni__._nt ln Its campaign urging th* people of B. G. to help B. C. Indn«trle_ by confining their purchtMs to B. O. Product*. In thta lies the volution to tUo un- employment problem. 1 •' : tt <f< Pi wl ■ of «•. nj - ', co It w_ 5 ' air bei > . Sj| roc r Kill -» bui du. Fo P.! be Ut ■ti. W, *h org del -tu con PILSENER The Largest Selling Beer in British Columbia! DUTCH GIRL -... CASCADE U.B.C. BOHEMIAN The Four Finest Lager Been Made! ARE ALL BRITISH COLUMBIA PRODUCTS! Every time yon bay a bottla of any ma ot theso bears yon are "BUYINO" employment ' (or B. C. workmen—"BUYINO" - KOSPERITY for jronr.«lf aad tout fallow-olttaena. Demand Made ill B. O. B**rs—INSIST that yon fat the brancla Hated above 1 $2.00 Per Dozen At OoTernment Honor Store. ■raw*- aad Bottled by Vancouver Breweries, Ltd. Br*wan and Bottler, ot ' Old Country Ale — Cream Stout This advertisement is riot published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. Tales of Treasure Jewelled dagger hilts from the Mary Dier treasure on Cocos Island form part of the boyhood recollections of a Vancouver man—Dr.""Jr Edwin Demi, 415 Orpheum Building. The hilta, two of them, were given to Dr. Dean's father in Ontario by Keating, who, wjth Captain Boig, visited tbe island of adventure in 1841 and carried away part of the fabulous treasure there. They added a realistic touch to the pirate tales in which Dr. Dean as a small boy delighted. Another touch of realism to the stories was the possession in his family of a copy of the diary of the mate of thc Mary Dier describing how the treasure was hidden in a cave under a stream bed. Dreamed of Treasure | As a small boy Dr. Dean dreamed of going to Cocos Island and discovering the treasure. All ears, he listened to his father tell tales of the trips made by Keating—the first one, from which be brought back sufficient wealth to allow him to build an office block and a hotel in Halifax, and the second one, some 10 years later when he hunted for a week before even finding the mouth of the cave. It was. when Keating was a very old man-that he gave the jewelled hilts to Dr. Dean's father. Many are the tales of the island which are firmly planted in Dr./ Dean's mind. There is one about a New York firm sending a German family there to hunt for the treasure and how they spent many years searching without success. ' There is the story of the old San Francisco woman, once the wife of a pirate, who lived in a pirate village on Cocos and who, in her old age, accompanied an expedition on a treasure hunt there. Pirate Loot Buried This treasure was once valued at about $1,000,000 and was composed of jewels that the pirates had presented to their women folk following raiding trips. It was buried when the village feared the arm of the law was about to strike them. The fear was well -founded- The pirates paid the penalty for their crimes and their women were, set free. But the old San Franciscan was unable, after 40 years' absence, to locate the treasure, though traces of the village were -found. Dr. Dean recalls, too, of hearing how Captain Gus Whidden, veteran seaman of Vancouver, who accompanied Sirs. Keating and her expedition to the island in 1897, found indications o. another treasure. This was a rock at a point where two ridges of hills crossed. On thc rock was carved a hand. So much a part of his life are the Cocos Island treasure tales that Dr. Dean longs to be one of the .party planning the latest expedition. "There's no question there's plenty of wealth there," he declared. Bakers' Frolic Draws. Many Prize Winners Everyone who attended the Bakers' Hallowe'en Frolic on ' Saturday, October 31st, 1931, had _:wonderfut. time, and, of course, being Hallowe'en night, couldn't help but have a good time. The many, cd-iments made after the dance, made the committee that worked so hard for its success feel quite proud of themselves. -Everyone was anxioqs to know when the bakers were going; to put on another dance of its kind, which fully explains the many comments made- by those attending the frolic, •»T Beautiful cakes were, donated by the following union shops: McGavin's Bakery, Golden Rule Bakery, Delicious Bakery, Brown Bros. Bakery, Pratt's Bakery, Bennett's Bakery, Sunset Bakery, Stewart's Bakery, Hastings Bakery, Reid Bros. Bakery., . The names and winning ticket numbers, in order of merit, are as follows: Mr. Peter Galech, No, 2375; Miss Betty'Campbell, No. 969; Mrs.,, Warren, J.o. 2263; Mr. J. Pickup, No. 1987; Mr. Hamilton, No. 2571; Mr. Joe Kelly, No. 2659; Mrs. A. E. Thorn, No. 920; Mr. R. Gill, No. 2584; Mrs. S. G. Brown, No. 2456; Mr. McGregor, No. 5. The gold prizes of $30 and $20 were won by Mrs. Strachan, 2042 Third Avenue West, and Mr. James Tynan, 2055 Sixth Avenue West. ' ——. 2 : ,.__. The British Elections The defeat of the Labor party in the British national election will occasion no surprise to those who have closely followed the trend of recent events. In the previous general election, that of 1929, the large vote polled by the Labor party was greatly due to their election promises of social amelioration, especially the promise to decrease the volume of unemployment. These promises have not been fulfilled. After the election, fh~e~ Labor party, with the largest representation in the House of Commons, but no clear majority over the combined opposition, chose to accept office, and at the same tiine the dictatorship of Lloyd George' and the Liberal party. To appease their capitalist allies, the Labor government were compelled to abandon their principles, emasculate their policy, and temporize from day to day in a frantic effort to retain office.. As a consequence, the Labor party lost the confidence of a large number of its former supporters, and the respect of its enemies. The recent crisis in the party was the first step.towards its rehabilitation. It saved the purpose of purging its ranks of the more timid and reactionary members. The defeat of so many old-time Labor leaders at the recent polls will complete the process. It will allow an opportunity for the younger, more radical, and virile elements within thc party to exercise more weight in its councils. Quite a number of the old veterans, like Henderson, Clines, Ben Tillet, Margaret Bondfield and many others, have done valuable service in days gone by, but for the last quarter of a century or so, have held either public office, or some well paid position In the trade union movement. The effect of this sheltered environment,' combined with the inevitable conservatism of old. age has put these old, time leaders Out of touch with the rank and file o_ the Labor movement and its -present day needs- .In the ,-ecent' election the dominant issue was Capitalism versus Socialism. Labor polled over six million votes on this clear cut issue against the combined opposition of Liberal, Tory and reactionary Labor; handicapped still further by the record of the vacillating policy pursued by tha late Labor government. The great danger in the future lies in the fact that the tremendous Conservative majority may inspire the capitalist leaders to attempt, to ride rough-shod over the ranks of Lahor, and thereby precipitate an armed conflict. Events are moving with lightning rapidity and education does not keep apace. The distrust of the workers with parliamentary action as a means of social salvation increases from day to day. The future looks black with gloom. Stirring times are in store for us. Breakers loom ahead I - ERNEST BURNS. aSt »_a»rlll-r- Wear HBC Overalls y . . ~ UNION-MAD'E They're Reliable! ——su& ^- $1.65 $2-00 Constructed for hard wear, from guaranteed grey-back denims of specified weight and quality. Consider these features: "Continuous non-rip side vents, flexible buttons, one-piece fly front, bar-tacked at all points of strain, reinforced double pockets, triple-stitched seams; high or low . \ ■ back. y ' ~* —Downstairs Economy Floor, HBC Vancouver Drug Company (1928) Limited DRUGS AT CUT PIECES __ BETTER DRUGS AMD BVBB. MARKETED W_ __ SOP- -O BB SE__IN_ THBB- _- BBT-BB PRICES ABB BVBB. POSSIBLE WE'LL HOPE TO BB FIRST TO OFFHB THBH. \ QUALITY SERVICE ___.▼___■ V£ FRIDAY AMD BATUBDAY «PBCI___— HOVB-OMB 6t_ aa* W» —**-Br.-1UMrn- Red-Pepper - ' l<tf pf- pM'a Triple TOMS-fa- .84 Ointment &l .25 Benio-Almond Cream .14 —5--4.--ReW_^sm_l_nl._ Mae- ne»la Poivder or Tablets -7 .75 Hr. 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If the grocer can't sell the good, he can't buy from the factories; and if the factories can't sell, they can't buy from the farmer—so there you are! UIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllg 1 Fraser Wet Wash Laundry 1 = PHONE: FAIRMONT 1813 = 1 NO. _ SERVICE WET WAgH..:.-.___.._ - l_._a.foH | NO. 2 WITH FLAT. PIECES IRONED 12 lbv for 75c lilllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllr Globe Painters & Decorators Phone High. 3S7 ALFRED WHTTBK-IAD Designs and suggestions for all types of decorative work cheerfully submitted. 458 HASTINOS ■*. BAST. Empress Manufacturing Company Limited -U-ulactorars Of Jams, Jellies and Marmalade, Baiting Powder, Extracts, Pickles, Catsup LITTLE WONDER OIL BURNER FU__ PRICE, INSTALLED. $85. 30 GALLONS OP OIL __EE! Por Damonstratlon call at 108 EAST BROADWAY -o*~ PHONE SEY. 4273 PAINTERS' INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP CROWS The International Secretariat of National Unions of Journeymen Painters and Allied Trades held its seventh congress at Prague on the 17th and 18th September, the congress being attended by 15 delegates representing, 10 countries and 241.734 members. Since 1925 this International has also included the 120,000 members of the American painters' union. Before that date the International had a membership of 71,704 members. WINDING tP IN A BLAZE OF GLORY! Qolng-O-t o.-Buelneis Bale ot tha Army k Navy Store, 40 Hastings St. West, It. th* Big Attraction for Bargain Beakers. SALE RE-OPENS PRIDAY AND SATURDAY, • a.m. Bargains Oaloro to be Had. A wonds-Inl moaiey-savlng opportunity Is presented to tha public in tha gigantic golng-out-o.-buslness sale of the Army - Navy Store located (or years at 40 Haatinga Street West. Tha whole stock is being sacrlflced ln order to sail ont tha store to th* bare walls. Th* whirlwind flnlsh la now on. Aa example of tha money-saving bargains an mentioned here.. Th* sale r«-op*ns Friday and Saturday at tla_- R*s*rv* stock will b* brought down from th* upper loon for Friday's, Saturday's and n*_t w**k's selling. Bztra salaspsopl* *_gaged for Saturday's rash. 60c and »1 Work Olov.s. 29c', tl.50 Children's Shoes, 49c; S30 and »35 Stan's Fin* Suits and Overcoats, now only 89.95; Work Shirts, rag. (1, soiled, for 29c; (a and *3 Broadcloth Shirts. 98c; Men's S-apendtrs, rag. 25c. now 9c; SOe Belts, now 19c; 25c Fancy Hos*. tc; 10c Palmoliv. Boast, now 3c; 40c Heavy Wool Socks, now 19c; (IS Men- a Youth's Suits, now s.lllng nt 84-95; 83 Slicker Coats, soiled. 98c; Men's Hats, worth 83.50, now 81-98; 81 Caps,, now 29c; ttl English made Dress Boots at 83.95; one lot ol Girls' Oxfords, sold to 83.50. now 81-29; 84 and 8- Men's Boots, 81.9B; 84.50 Men's Work Boots. all a-MS, now 8249; 86 Officer*' Breeches. 8195; lot Men's 82 and 82.50 Work Pants for 98c; nun's Pants, sold Up to 8-3.50, for 81-5; Men's Brass Pants, sold np to 87, now 82 95; 35c Man's Wool Hos*, now at 13c; 83 HhakJ Wool Shirts. 98c; 50c Tile*. 9c; 83 Lilts' Zippers. 79c; 88, 13 Boys' and Olils Shoes, 98c; and hundreds of other bargains. $1.25 A DAY FOR JOBLESS White Plains, N. Y.—Forty jobless workers are to be employed as caddies by the Whlppoorwill Golf Club, whose membership contains many millionaires. Those who accept the jobs will be paid only $1.25 a day, which indicates -that the elob.is not entirely moved by philanthropic impulses in its effort to relieve the unemployed. Phone Bay. -048 Dr. B. G. VINSON DENTISTS 8 Chain 46 Hastings St. East SONAX O N A X England's Premier Sanitary W Polish for Floors, Furniture -."", ' . and Anton Sold at Stores ln All Districts or W. T. BARNES 458 Hastings Street East Phone High. 297 rhoiifs to MO for ifouriObX to-dai/ L. GALLAZIN CUTLERY ABB BICYCLES Expert Orinder, Saw Filer ft ! First Class Work Guaranteed. 804 RICHARDS ST. PHONE SEY. WORK FOR GOVERNMENT Ottawa, Can.—Fifteen per cent, the Canadian people work for tl Federal, provincial and municipj governments, according to Horace lii-ittrain, director of Citizens' search Bureau. The annual payfd is more than $ .00,000.(MM). This includes employees of tl Canadian National Railways and tl Canadian Government MerchaJ Marine. { - ■ ■ w _____ __-
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