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OWNED or statesman AND CONTROLLED ^^.^F BY THE VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL ~Y\ Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions <g__j£f?gfe»__l . — m $ Ja¥ • NO. 324—EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, CANADA, JUEY 11, 1930, P aving Contractors Get High Prices in the City Alderman Loat Raises the Question of Paving Costs and Asserts That This City is Being Overcharged for Its Pavements "£ITIZENS ARE PAYING THROUGH THE NOSE for pavement, costs," said Alderman Loat on Monday at the City Council meeting, when he stated that contractors have been charging the city much higher rates than are paid elsewhere. The Vancouver Trades and Labor Council has pointed this out time and time again and has endeavored to get the City Council to adopt the day labor plan, which has proven a money saver not only in Vancouver and adjoining municipalities but also in many other cities on this continent. PLEADS FOR CONTRACTORS In January of this year, the Labor Statesman pointed out that City Engineer Brackenridge was making himself look like a fool in pleading on behalf of the'contractors. He asked the council to give the contractors another year In which to become good. The City Council agreed to his plea, but instead of getting better, the contractors appear to be taking advantage of the situation to pile on the costs. At' the beginning of this year the City Council had $70,000 available for the building of a paving plant and two splendid sites. The money has been In cold storage since 1912 and" the City Councils and City Engineers have left it there while the paving contractors have gouged the citizens these many years. Labor aldermen have tried in vain for years to get day labor on thiB work but the contractors held the fort, in South Vancouver, labor Councillors did succeed in getting that municipality to adopt the plan and considerable money was saved. South Vancouver Is now part of the City so South Vancouver ratepayers are now being gouged with the rest of us. City En- 1 glneer Brackenridge stated in January J that the Day Labor plan was expen- j sive, we produced figures to show that It was otherwise, and now Alderman ! j Loat cofflfes along and tproves that the I contractors' end Is the end which is I expensive. "Huge sums are being paid con- 1 tractors, far out of line as compared I with other coast cities, while the city § is hard pressed to find funds for beau 8£ tifi'li.ir Itn Knllloirn T*s1 a tt n tl lotliniiur it. tifying Its boulevards and policing Its streets," asserted Aid. Loat. "With our tax rate soaring and citizens paying through the nose for pavement costs, it Is high time they were given protection, especially when we are encouraging the construction of roads under the local improvement system. Material Prices Are About .Equal "I would ask this question," continued the alderman: "How can members of this council conscientiously recommend, to our constituents that they support the local Improvement system, which we follow almost exclusively In the construction of pavement it the present time?" :"The system of local Improvements ; absolutely sound, but is it to be illed through excessive profits that :e being required of us by contractors ■ndering on our work?" He then submitted figures tabulated ,1'om reports received from engineers n a number of cities along the Pacific I 'oast': w'here conditions, he said, are ■ similar to those prevailing here. ■ The figures show Vancouver prices I for material are about equal to those Jin other cities In practically every lease, he asserted, while in the matter ! of labor Vancouver contractors pay an 1 average of $4.75 a day as against, from 'j,|5.to.,$12 a dayr,aUSMtUfe:Er^^^^^ ^1' Siys'FHces'fleTe'Mofe Ttian'TJouiife" l In support of his arguments, ilnVjil- tidermen produced statistics of paving \\ costs on the Pacifis coast. In the case of six-Inch concrete, he said, the cost per square yard In Vancouver is $2.30 to 12.40. In Portland, however, the cost is only $1.60; In Tacoma. $1.40 to |1.47; in Seattle, $1.20, and in Los Angeles $1.45. For two-inch asphalt on a three-and- a-quarter-lnch base, the square yard cost Is $2.30 to $2.40 in Vancouver. In Portland it is only $1.62, and In Los Angeles, $1.19. Asphalt is not used, he said, in Tacoma and Seattle. For concrete seven-and-a-half to nine inches thick, the aldermen said, the Vancouver price Is $2.70 to $2.85, but in Los Angeles it Is only $1.72. Figures from other cities were not shown. Cost of two-inch asphalt on a two- course base Is $2.70 to $2.85 here, and $1.65 in Los Angeles. Cost of Paving Materials Continuing, Aid. Loat produced further figures, which he said showed that despite the tremendous margin in paving costs, the prices charged for material In the cities covered were almost on a level. Cement prices he quoted were as follows: Vancouver, $2.65 a barrel delivered; Portland, $2.40; Tacoma, $2.65; Seattle, $2.40; Los Angeles, $1.75. Sand prices per cubic yard were shown as follows: Vancouver, $1.70 delivered; Portland, $1.20 at bunkers; Tacoma, $1.50 to $2.25 delivered; Seattle, $1.25; Los Angeles, $1.25. The alderman quoted the following gravel prices, on the cubic yard basis: Vancouver, $1.86 delivered; Portland, $1.20 at bunkers; Seattle, $1.25 at bunkers; Los Angeles, $1.50 delivered. Only two labor prices were shown: Vancouver at a minimum of $4.75 daily, and Seattle, from $5 to $12 a day. DAY LABOR COSTS LESS The Trades and Labor Council and the Labor Statesman has pointed out before that day-labor, so far as road and sewer work is concerned, brought a saving not only to Vancouver and the surrounding communities, but also to cities the world over. We quote a few items dealing with work in this locality, arid we challenge the contractors to prove that the citlezns lost money or did not save any on these particular jobs. During the period 1924-1928 contractors' bids were received for cement side walks in the Municipality of South Vancouver of'from 17c to 20c per square foot. The municipal engineer did' the work by day labor at an actual cost of from 13c to 17c. Saves $5,000 On One Job The lowest contractor's bid on the Fraser street retaining wall was over $22,000. The municipal engineer bid $20,000, and, In spite of the fact that there were a great num.ber of extras, part of the wall having to be placed on a pile foundation, the whole of the work was done for $17,000 by day labor. '. rh The lowest contractor's tender for the Yukon street storm sewer was $S5,000. The Sewerage Board en- gineerjs bid on this work was $65,000. The v(6rk was done by day labor at 12-Mile Road Race For Labor Day Sports | A 12-mile road race will be the main feature in the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council's Labor Day Sports, on Monday, September 1st. The only difference in the plan this year will be that the race will start from Hastings Park, circle around the city and return to Hastings Park. Col. Hiarrt; assistant to Sir Henry Thornton, president of the C. N. R., will donate a splendid trophy for this event. The Trades and Labor Council, representing 14,000 union men and women in 66 affiliated unions, will conduct the sports again, and expects to put on a bigger event this year than ever before. There will be at least nine cups for the various events, and hundreds of valuable prizes, says Walter Deptford, chairman of the committee. Unions are urged to prepare their competing members for these events. ^_ NO L. P. CANDIDATE IN VANCOUVER NORTH The Independent Labor Party has no;-candidate running in Vancouver North for the Federal elections, and has taken definite action along these lines. Persons designating themselves as Labor candidates, therefore, will not have an official recognition so far as the Independent Labor Party is concerned. UNION CARPENTER ASSISTS A. E. MUNN IN NORTH VAN. Ian MacDonald, a member of Local Union No. 452, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, is publicity manager for A. E. Munn, Liberal candidate in Vancouver North. MACHINES OUST CLERKS WASHINGTON.—Machinery in the United States Census Office, operated by 1000 clerks, is doing the work of 10,000 employees. The machine was first used in 1890 and has since been developed. It is used throughout the business world. WIN FIVE-DAY WEEK PROVIDENCE.—Organized steamfitters installed the five-day week and increased wages to $1.37% an hour. PLUMBERS ON FIVE DAYS DETROIT.—Orgahized plumbers adopted the five-day week plan. Employers agree. WESTMINSTb. 19 - 3rd Quarter - 30 tf TRADESvV Zo AND X Working Button for Third Quarter of 1930: Color, red with yellow letters. LOCALS USING WORKING BUTTONS Beverage Dispensers. Brewery Workers. Building Laborers & Hod Carriers. City Fire Fighters. Camp and Mill Workers. Carpenters. Egg Graders. Electrical Workers. Elevator Constructors. Engineers. Floorlayers. Hotel, and Restaurant Employees. Ironworkers. / Lathers. Milk Salesmen. Millworkers. Millwrights. New Westminster Carpenters. Plasterers and Cement Workers. Plumbers and Steamfitters. Painters and Decorators. Piledrivers and Bridgemen. Sign and Pictorial Painters. Sheet Metal Workers. Tailors. Taxi Drivers. Tilesetters. Teamsters and Chauffeurs. Tile, Marble and Terrazzo Helpers. Upholsterers. w ^apjf1VE CENTS P1':R C01'Y Kservatives Dodging W Five-day Week Query ^f: Recently we reported how R, B. Bennett ignored the communication from the Building Trades Council as to his attitude towards the five-day week as a relief measure for unemployment.' In that instance, the letter was handed to Mr. Bennett by the secretary of the Building Trades Council six hours before the meeting. A similar letter was handed to H. H. Stevens' secretary at 5:3Q on Tuesday, July 1st, by Secretary Page of thc Building Trades Council. Mr. Stevens also ignored the issue, although he has since stated that he did not receive the letter until two days after the meeting. Either Mr. Stevens is evading the question or his secretary is a dummy. The Liberals are taking a better attitude towards the question. Prem- -*|"Ter Mackenzie King has dealt with it from the platform in. a very satisfactory way, and so has Ian MacKenzie, hence we must come to the conclusion that the five-day working week plan is not to the liking of the Conservative party. Union Meetings at Labor Headquarters FRIDAY, JULY 11 Milk Salesmen 1 Plumbers and Steamfitters 2 Machinists. N'o. 182 ...... 3 Stage Employees, 9 a.m 3 Asbestos Workers 201 Sheet Metal Workers, No. 314 311 Welders : • 313 Engineers 316 MONDAY Carpenters *....: 1 Tailors :.. 2 Stereotypers j 3 Stonecutters , 315 ' TUESDAY Trades and Labor Council ] Ironworkers 2 Butchers -. : ,. 3 Lithographers 313 WEDNESDAY Plasterers „ 2 Elevator Constructors ..'. ....311 Tilesetters'- Helpers ...,..'. 315 THURSDAY Floorlayers r 2 Millmen .„, 3 Sign and Pictorial Painters 315 FRIDAY, JULY 18 Telegraphers 4 Molders _ ;jji *___■_•«*bfJo- the- -estimate, thus saV-' ^^nSrs'°*p?"~'°1'"'' -.- __. 3j_, ing senie'^MI^O^fo^tSe-tsjpa^rsV---" Saves $42,000 In 1922 Vancouver and District Joint Sewerage and Drainage Board called for tenders on tie construction of the Collingwood storm sewer. The lowest contractor's bid was $165,000. .The board put in a bid of $157,000, and completed the whole of the work In 1923 by day labor at a cost of 1123,000. Forty-two thousand dollars was saved to the taxpayers on this one job. The Municipality of "Burnaby called for bids' In 1923,'for cinder sidewalks. The lowest bid received was on a basts of 13c per foot. The district engineer did the work by day. labor at 7c per foot. Burnaby has adopted the day tabor plan tl_ls year and it is proving a money saver and giving complete satisfaction. Five-day Week Plans Are Going Ahead Plans are still going ahead for the adoption of the five-day working week by all the trades affiliated with the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Building Trades Council on August 1st. Six of the unions are alretfdy working under that schedule, and the present campaign is on behalf of the balance. Word has been received from the Builders' Exchange to the effect thatthat organization is seriously considering the matter, but the Building Trades Council hopes that endorsation will be given' to the scheme in order to avoid any grievance between the two bodies. The threatened wage cut for mill workers has been held up pending a meeting between the Millmen's Association, the Millmen's Union, and the Building Trades Council. The St. Paul's Hospital addition and the No. I elevator addition have been let to fair firms. - Work on the Canadian National Hotel is going to be speeded up so that more men can be put to work. Several local unions report taking in new members, and trade is reported as only fair. Nomination of officers took place, final nomination and election at thc next meeting. FIVE-DAY WEEK; MORE WAGES PROVIDENCE.—A five-day week and wage increases have been secured by marble tilesetters and helpers. Rates for setters are advanced 10 cents an hour to $1.50 and from 85 to 93 xk cents for helpers. Union Picnics PAINTERS' UNION SrimH-Tsnr PLASTERERS' UNION Powen Island ; JtjI.v tjlh , BEVERASE DISPENSERS UNION Belearra Park July 27 CARPENTERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL Bowen Island August'2 BRIO-LAYERS' UNION Bowen Island August 2 SHEET METAL WORKERS' UNION Sechelt _ August 9th Sechelt August 9th Unemployment Serious There are probably more unemployed at this time of the year than there has been for many years. Among these unemployed are men and women in every walk of life. Men who have held very high positions, but on account of the large number of mergers which are taking place, have been thrown upon the scrap heap to compete with the lower paid labor, who in turn are being thrown out of work by the thousands on account of the tremendous increase in labor saving machinery. There was a period when the making of this machinery and the making of new articles of use took up a large number of workers in the new indus- . tries, but the limit has undoubtedly been reached, so that after this labor saving machinery has been in operation for a few months, it has produced enough commodities to meet the demand of the purchasing public for a whole year. Thousands of workers are then intermittently thrown upon the labor market, and this in turn creates greater stress in other industries because the unemployed workers cannot purchase the same amount of goods as they could do if they were in steady employment, and so the deadly effects of unemployment eats into tne economic system, throws more men out of work, closes down more factories, offices and stores, and creates an intense situation that none of the old party politicians seem to be able to remedy, except with hopes of better times. But hope will not remedy a situation that is machine made. If the hours and days of labor were reduced and the pay of the workers increased it would enable the workers to buy sufficiently of'the things they need. Business can easily stand this reduction of hours and increase in pay. Huge profits are being made even during these slack times. The banks are loadeTJ down with surplus profits of these industries, and the stores and warehouses are full to overflowing of the things that thc workers cannot buy. This shows conclusively that all that is needed is to increase the workers' purchasing power and to reduce the working hours so that every man and woman who is willing to work can be given thc opportunity to work, to purchase the things we all desire. ARE ALARMED NOW A couple of years ago, when Labor was calling attention to the danger involved in dumping thousands of Central Europeans into Western Can- ad%i-J5"Le rfewspaprs and-jprgaiiiza.. Uons chlded us severely lot our people our western plains. But the very same newspapers and organizations" are., now becoming alarmed oyer the situation in Western Canada. Their hindsight is better than their foresight. — Alberta Labor News. i One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer wordB than prose.—Voltaire. 11 "'. "■■ ilii.iiil.i, ii mi ,I„,|..,J«1.MJM Two THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, July 11, 1930 \:~.rf RED STAR DRUG STORE "The Mail Order Druggist" We Make a Special Effort to Oat Goods Ont by Flrat -Mil After Receipt of Yonr Order. CORNER CORDOVA AND CARRALL VANCOUVER, B. C. EXTENSION OF TIME Notice iH-1re'reby given that the time for the reception of tenders for Improvements to whnrf at Stewart, B.C.. is extended to Wednesday, July 23rd, 1930. By order, N. DESJARDINS, Sec'y. SEALED TENDERS addressed to the undersigned, and endorsed "Tender for wharf improvements, Stewart, D. C.", will be received until 13 o'clock noon (daylight saving-), Wednesday, Jnly 16, 1930, for the wharf Improvements, at Stewart, Skeena District, B. C. Plans and form of contract can be seen and specification and forms of tender obtained at this Department, at the offices of the District Engineer, Tost Office Building, Victoria, B.C.; Victoria Builders' Exchange, 2509 Prior Street, Victoria, B. C, and The Building and Construction Industries Exchange, 416 West Hastings Street, Van couver, B. C. .also at the Post Offices, Prince Rupert, B. C. and Stewart, B. C. Tenders will not be considered unless made on printed forms supplied by the Department and In accordance with con dl tions contained therein. Each tender must be accompanied by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank, payable to the order of the Minister of Public Works, equal to 10 per cent, of the amount of the tender. Bonds of the Dominion of Canada or bonds of the Canadian National Railway company will also be accepted as security, or bonds and a cheque if required to make up an odd amount. NOTE.—Blue prints can be obtained at this Department by depositing an accepted cheque for the sum of $10.00, payable to the order of the Minister"of Public Works, which will be returned If the Intending bidder submit a regular bid. By order, N. DESJARDINS, , . Secretary Department of Public Works, Ottawa, June 24, 1930. Poverty of Aged Is Growing More Acute NEW YORK.—Expenditure for the maintenance of New York's 71 public and private homes for old persons has not increased 1 cent per capita during the last 17 years, if the increase in population and decline of the dollar's purchasing power is taken into consideration, the New York City Welfare Council says .in a report made public this week. Three and one-half million dollars a year is spent to keep these institutions going, the council found. Although this shows a considerable increase from the $1,125,000 spent in 1910, it is actually a decline of two- tenths of a cent when figured on a per capita and population basis, the report declares. "There are many signs indicating that dependency aiming the aged is a problem that is growing more serious every year," says the report. "The old-age pension law which goes into effect January 1 will help the situation. considerably." MUM'S THE WORD The farmer owned fields on each side of the golf links. It so happened that he was taking a short-cut ■from one to another when the club's worst member was addressing his ball. The worst member waggled his . driver to and fro .for-several minute*, missed four swings, and finally *maTf- aged to hit the. ball about a dozen feet. Then "he glanced up-and saw the. farmer. "I say," he protested, "only golfers "are allowed on this course, you know." The farmer nodded. . "I do know," he replied. "But I won't say nothin' If you don't." TENDERS FOB DREDGING SEALED TENDERS, addressed to the undersigned and endorsed "Tender for Dredging, Fraser River, North Arm. B. C". will be received until 13 o'clock noon (daylight saving), Thursday, Jnly 17 ,1930. Tenders will not be considered unless made on the forms supplied by the Department and In accordance with the conditions set forth therein . Combined specification and> form of tender can be obtained on application to the undersigned ,also at the office of the District Engineer, Post Office Building .New Westminster, B. C. Tenders must Include the towing of thc plant to and from the work. The dredges and other plant which are intended to be employed on this work, shall have been duly registered in Canada on or before the Thirty-first Hay of December, 1929, or shall have been constructed and registered in Can ada since the said date. Each tender must be accompanied by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank, pavable to the order of the Minister of Public Works, for 6 per cent.' of the contract price, but no cheque to be for less than five hundred Hollars. Bonds of the Dominion of Canada or bonds of the Canadian National Railway Company will be accepted as security, or bonds and a cheque if required to make up an odd amount. By order, N. DESJARDINS, Secretary Department of Public Works, Ottawa, June 26, 1930. Seven Women Are Contesting Seats The 1930 federal general election will be noted as bringing forth more women candidates than any previous election. Seven women have already been officially nominated—two Liberals, three Farmers, one Independent-Conservative, and one Labor candidate. More will likely be in the field when nominations close July 21. In the last elections only two women contested seats. Miss Acnes MacPhail sceured re-election as Progressive member for Grey Southeast Ontario, and Miss Kathleen Bennett, Liberal, was defeated by a Conservative, by more than ten thousand vote«, in Toronto East. Miss MacPhail. first and only woman elected to the House of Com mons. is seeking re-election in the constituency she has represented since 1921. Her majority in that ve»r was 590; in 1925, 1407, and in 192(5, 1728. Mrs.. Glencora Kennedy. Liberal candidate in Essex West, is the widow of Hon. J. W. Kennedy, who was Minister of Railways in the Liberal cabinet at the time of his death, four years ago. Besides standing on the Liberal nlatform, Mrs. Kennedy is in favor of unemployment insurance. Her cam naign will be assisted by the presence »t one of her meetings of Premier Mackenzie King. The other women in the race are Miss Mildred Low. Independent-Con servntive, in Lanark. Ont.; Mrs. F. J fireenwood. Liberal, in Lincoln, Ont.; Miss Beatrice Brigden, Labor, in Brandon, Man.; Mrs. Ida McNeill Farmer, in Long Lake, Sask.. and 'Mrs. Anna ffollis. Farmer, in Ample Creek. Sask. <■■ Three of the nominated women are single and four married. No women -h_ure_-been;~.r^ Maritimes,-in 'Qirehac* while- fourij*? The seven are contesting Ontario seats. For one man who can stand prosperity there are a hundred that will stand adversity .—Carlyle. From the lowest depth there is a path to the loftiest height.—Carlyle BANKS REFUSE CREDIT TO HELP FARMERS TO RAISE THEIR CROPS (By John Evans, in "The Western Producer") Since the session of parliament closed, the work of the Farmer members has been carried on in the constituencies, and it has been thought well to keep up the record in The Western Producer of the trend of thought politically and the work as it is carried on. The issues as they face us in this general election campaign are so momentous and fraught with such serious results that very careful thought should be given to the economic side of our public life. It is regrettable that the agriculturists of these western provinces again see fit to divide themselves up between the two parties called Liberal and Conservative, which, together, constitute "the system" of spoliation which the Farmer* movement was first organized to combat. In some cases the local Farmers' Political Association have not the energy or spirit left in them to nominate a candidate or make an effort to free themselves from the thraldom of economic depression created by those who have the power to grant or withhold the credit needed to keep the industry of the West going. In my own constituency I have been frequently told by farmers that they have, since seeding, begun working 15-16 hours per day because not one of our chartered banks would lend as much as $100 that some of our unemployed might be engaged. In some cases women have driven teams all through the seeding season for the reason that no money could be borrowed to pay wages. This surely is an obligation on the part of our national system of banking that capital should be furnished for such legitimate industry as agriculture, which is still the basic one of Canada. Bank Act Revision Well, let it be known that during the life of the next parliament, if it lasts the usual four years, the Banking Act comes up again for revision. It is to be hoped that some more elastic system for financing legitimate industry will be evolved. When we look over the past few years of banking experience it becomes plain to the ordinary man that, after all the privilege granted to this Canadian institution with the idea of giving a national service, it really only serves private interests. In fact, it uses the national privileges granted to exploit private citizens. During the speculative boom before the war there was money in plenty for speculative purposes flowing from our national banks, but later on when thousands became involved in the speculative craze and holding only a part of the equity, the- closure came like a thunderclap and our supposed national system of banking. Was seen to be manipulated for private gain only. The evil is seen in the fact that money for speculative purposes was granted at all. Now, our farmers engaged in seeding fail to borrow one dollar for the most legitimate purpose. What Is Wrong? What is wrong that the agriculturist of the Dominion has no credit? There is only one answer. Those who are in control of parliament have the control of credit as well as the power of price fixing on all commodities needed by the farmer, which is out of line with the price received for all products of agriculture, and in nothing is there such a glaring inconsistency as the prices the farmer has to pay for the finished products made from what he himself produces. I can only say 'shame!' to those farmers in rural constituencies who in this election are content to vote for candidates who are pledged to support the exploiting system. Since the days of Confederation we have endeavored to nurse into active and profitable existence urban industries which, after all the billions fleeced from the basic industry, are today nothing more than an excuse to rob still further the farmers of the Dominion. All urban industry leans on the politician and the politician as we have him today—whether Liberal or Conservative—is a product of organ ized privilege of which the banking system forms a part and which everything best in' the nation is prostituted to maintain. Yet the farmers y6f Saskatchewan even fail to realize this, and we have the awful spectacle of a division, of our votes classified .aa Liberal OTa-ConseTva£ty», hxak.a? whicK~mean the same things—a robbery of our rights. ' - A Challenge Will any Liberal or Conservative in Saskatchewan today rise up and say why it was left for two members of the Farmer group in the House of Commons' to expose the Beauharnois steal? Why did government and opposition alike remain silent while a private concern made preparations to divert the whole St. Lawrence river from its course contrary to parliamentary enactments, which provided for only 40,000 cubic feet per second?" The leader of the opposition is now a constitutional servant of the people with the salary of a cabinet minister, created with the idea of more perfectly safeguarding the people's rights. Why were both government and opposition silent? These questions ought to be answered as well as the intentions of both when one or other again takes up the reins of government. But the most serious problem for Canada today is whether agriculture shall be reduced to a helpless, dependent position to be ruled by force from a so-called parliament; or whether we shall now govern ourselves in equity to all classes and maintain the respectability due to ourselves as those of the basic industry on which all else depends. No Profit Allowed in Iceland by Denmark The bold idea of a direct route from London to Winnipeg across Iceland and over the Greenland icecap near the Arctic Circle, is being pursued by H, G. Watkins, who is said to hold first place among the younger British explorers. His plan, we are told, is to examine the possibilities for an airway crossing the inland ice, which must clearly be the critical stage in any projected service. Meanwhile a special correspondent of the London "Observer" calls attention to the fact that a German expedition under Explorer Wegener is already in Greenland, so that one German and one British party will be spending next winter on the icecap. This informant continues: "In order to follow the progress of these attractively original undertakings, it is desirable to have a much clearer conception than most people possess of Greenland, where Wegener's troop of pack horses will be just as amusing a novelty for the natives as Watkins' future air line. "It is in all probability the most peculiar country on earth. Politically, to begin with, it is as systematically isolated as Tibet or Nepal. "Denmark'controls it as a crown monopoly through an organization called Gronlands Styrelse. No business men and no tourists are tolerated, nor are ships allowed to call at the ports, except in case of emer. gency, or for brief and severely restricted visits, with a particular object, satisfactory to the government "Scientists and genuine explorers are welcomed, and are supported with an astonishing generosity at every point. "The administration represent a conception of trusteeship so advanced that a League of Nations mandate is merely exploitation by comparison. "Absolutely no profit is allowed. The interests of the Eskimo take clear precedence of economic development, and any surplus on the monopoly is applied for the benefit of the population." A PLUNDERING OUTFIT Highly significan tis the fact that Dr. Thomas H. Hogg is consulting engineer to the Beauharnois Power Corporation, a band of super-pirates who have apparently pulled off the coldest, most brazen colossal power grab in Canada's history, and that is .saying a whole lot. This plundering outfit proposes to take more than $100,000,1)00 from the Canadian public, from the users of electrical energy in home, farm, office and factory, without'rendering lor it one iota of service in any shape or form. The same Dr. Hogg who is consulting engineer to this outfit advised the Manitoba Government not to develop the Seven Sisters site because it would be undertaking too great a financial responsibility! —Winnipeg Weekly News. NATION NOT CIVILIZED THAT IGNORES ITS AGED DETROIT—"No nation can be classed as 'civilized' if it does not •care for its aged poor," declared Judge Edward J. Jeffries, at a mass meeting in this city called to develop aid-age. pensioJt&sentiHtent: " People*Are- *eih^-_n_srn^1fn"der our present system, with machinery that displaces workers and destroys skill," said Judge Jeffries. _"The old-age pension is an econo mic necessity. Our present low-wage system and periodic unemployment has made it imperative. We must have it even though it may only be a temporary relief." For Health, Strength and Beauty, ant oar Whole Wheat Brown Bread A wholesome body builder Doctors recommend, it Fruit and Raisin Bread Pastry and Meat Pies Pumpkin Pies THE ESTHER BAKERY Phone: Highland 130. 3728 HASTINGS ST. EAST R. C. HIRST ELECTRIC*.!. CONTBACTOX ■Uctrloal Tlxtnrea Haraware Mechanics' Tools Paints, Oils, L_mps Badlo Supplies Pips Fittings Tools CHsn 370 40*7 Hastings at. ■. Union Men, Eat at the MINTOCAFE Phqne 2680 The Outstanding All-White Union Cafe 751 Columbia, at Alexander NEW -WESTMINSTER- Union Print Shops Ask for the Vancouver Allied Printing Trades Council Label ot your next order of printing from any of the following: Broadway Printers, 151 Eighth Ave East; Fair. 203. The Citixen, 1451 Broadway West Bay. 357. Dunsmuir Printing Company, 431 Dunsmuir Street; Sey. 1106. A. Haxeldine Printing Co., 829 Pen der Street West; Sey. 6335. Journal of Commerce, 645 Howe St. Sey. 4721, Sey. 7808. Lumberman Printing Company, 50( Beatty Street; Sey. 4653. Mitchell-Foley, Limited, 522 Hasting! Street West; Sey. 1085. T. McPhee, 6268 East Boulevard Kerr. 1933. North Shore Press, Esplanade, Nortl Vancouver; North 80. Pacific Printers, 500 Bekms Building Sey. 9592. The Review, 110 First Street East North 1470. Seymour Press, 650 Richards Street Sey. 3728. Shoemaker, McLean * Veitch, 121 Lonsdale Avenue; North 53. Sun Publishing Company, 137 Pendei Street West; Sey. 40. A. H. Timms, 228 Fourteenth Ave East; Fair. 1372. Vancouver Job Printers, 427 Pendei Street West; Sey. 2021. Ward Ac Phillips, 318 Homer Street Sey. 105. Wrigley Printing Company, Limited, 576 Seymour Street; Sey. 3825. The following firms have "No Agreement" with local unions affiliated with the Vancouver, New Westminster ant District Trades and Labor Council Patronize those who patronize you! Taxicabs Checker Taxicab Co., Ltd. Dairies Steves Dairy, 2024 West 12th. Crystal Dairy, 1802 Commercial. Restaurants National Lunch, 776 Oranvllle. Trocadero Cafe. 150 West Hastings Sit Waldorf Cafe, 616 West Pender St. White Lunches, Hastings-Granville. Printers Clarke & Stuart Co., Ltd., 550 Seymour Stre'et. Murphy & Chapman, 569 Seymour St. Rose, Cowan & Latta. 748 Seymour Street. J. W. Boyd. Ltd., 112 West Hastings Street. • • ■-^^"~"-^^_tlois"vrr:'_-~r'r-??r'-^"'~:- N«llonapCTothW--8noTr.--r_affit,le __B Hastings. a ,A=''€oll»^«p3 "West Hastings St. - ^,.: *-. : **"**■ . • " •■-■.---■ Orchestras National Juvenile Band. Theatres Avenue Theatre. 711 Main Street. Royhl Theatre, 136 E. Hastings. Columbia Theatre, 64 W. Hastings. M 1 ,ll-llllipi.«fr*.H»i._,— Tut^w".1 r»—— Friday, July 11, 1930 THE LABOR STATESMAN Three Trades Union Directory LABOR HEADQUARTERS, 529-531 BEATTY STREET Ineffective? Vancouver Trades and Labor Council— President, J. Thomson; general secretary Percy R. Bengough. Office, lOo" Labor Headquarters, 531 Beatty St. Phone Sey. 7495. Meets In Labor Hall at 8 p.m. on the flrst and third Tuesdays in month. Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union, Local No. 468, meeta flrst and third Saturday In month at 7:30 p.m. at Labor Headquarters. President, Fred Cashman; Secretary's Office, Room 304, Labor Headquarters; Hours; 11 a.m. to lfOO P.m. Phone: Sey. 3349. Beverage Dispensers' Union, Bo. 676— Meets last Sunday at 8 p.m., Room No. 3, Labor Headquartera. Pres., W. H. Clancy; Secretary and Bus. Agent, T. J. Hanofln. Office: Room 1, Eagles' Hall, 636 Homer Street. Phones. Sey. 4783 and Bay. 1656-R. Hours: I to 12 a.m. MUl and Factory Workers' Union, looal Bo. 1699 —A ft ilia ted with United Brotherhood ot Carpenters A Joiners Meets first and third Thursdays in Hall No. >, Labor Headquarters. Pres., O. Campbell. Secretary-Treasurer* H. G. Avery. 2832 West 35th. Motion Pictures Fhojectlonlats' Union, X.oe-1 348, of I.A.T.S.E. k M.P.M.O.— 11:30 p.m., first Friday In month, in Hall No. 3 Labor Headquarters. President, J. It. Foster; Secretary, J. C. Richards, Box 345, Phone Douglas 1574-It; Business Agent. F. W. Simmons, Phone Trinity 5708. Musicians' Mutual Protective Union, local 145, A. T. ot M.—Meets at the G.W.V.A. Auditorium, second Sunday at 10 a.m. President, E. C. Miller; General Secretary, W. Couling; Organizer, F. Fletcher. Office, Suite 307-319 West Pender. Phone Douglas 2290. Bridge and structural Iron Workers, Local 97, Int. Assoc—Meets every Tuenduy, Hall 311. Labor Headquarters, at 8 p.m. I'resident, James F. Burns, 28.13 Turner St.; Secretary, P. Laurct, Koom 311. Labor Headquarters. Phones: Office, Sey. T495; Real-' dence, Fair: 5167 It. Building Trades Counoll, Vanoouver— Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Hall 315, Labor Headquarters. Presl-, dent, E>. H. Morrison; Secretary-Treasurer, W. Page, Room 101. Labor Headquartera. Phone Sey. 7496. Painter*, Decorators and Paperhangers, Local 138—Meets second and . fourth Thursdays at Hall No. 2. President, W. Hunt; Rec. Secretary, A. E. Varah. 1442 Clark Drive; Business Agent, Ed. Smith. Office: Room 313, Labor Headquarters. Phone Sey. 3609. Barbers' Journeyman International Wn-, ion of Amerloa—Local 120, meeta aecond and fourth Tuesday* In each month, In Hall No. 1, Labor Headquarters. President, Fred Dawe; 8ec.- Treas.; C. E. Herrett. Office, 104 Labor Headquarters. Bookbinder*' Local Bo. 106, lat. Brotherhood—Meets second Tuesday in month .at Professional and Businesswoman's Club, Umpire Bide., •'» Hastings W. President, G. Low, (1—5lrd Ave. W.; Secretary, Thos. Carroll, MS Hamilton St. Brio-layers', Masons' and Tile letters' Int. Union, Bo. 1—Room 809, Labor Headquarters. Meet* aecond and fourth Wednesday, In Hall No. I. President, L. Padgett, 2066 W. 8th. Phone Bayvlew 1668 R; Secretary, W. S. Dagnall, 1244 East 20th, Phone Fair. 146 R; Fin. Sec, Albert Wright, 1060 East 25th, Phone Fairmont 1512 X. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wnarf and Dook Builders, Looal Bo. 3404— Meets every Friday night at I o'clock In lit Hastings St. W. President, AL Graham; James Thomson, Secretary, P. O. Box 820. Phone Sey. 7174. Plasterers, Local 89—Operative Plaster er*' and Cement Finishers' International Association—Meets flrst and third Wednesday in month at Hall No. 2, Labor Headquartera, President, Mark Galway, 829 East 57th; Phone Fraser 964 R. Cor. Sec. Harry West, 3276 West Sixth. Fin. Sec, E. A. Williams, 830 East 12th; Phone Fair. 5219 X. Cement Finishers' Cor. Sec, K. Welse, 1079 West Hastings; Doug. 848 R. Plumbers and Steamntter*, Ho. 170, International Association—Meet* every second and fourth Friday In Hall No. 2. President, Art Jane; Secretory and Business Agent, W. Watt. 106-7 Labor Headquarters. Oasnp and Hill Worker* Federal Labor Union Bo. 31—Vancouver and vicinity, meets every second Wednesday at 8 p.m., at 644 Powell St. E. Preeldent, H. Mlyasawa; Secretary. K. Tauyukl. Carpenters and Joiner*, United Brotherhood of, Looal 4o_—President, Wm. Page; Financial Secretary, R. W. Hatley; Business Agent, W. Har- 6reaves. Office, Room 310, Labor [eadquarters. MeetB second and fourth Mondays, 8 p.m., In Hall No. 1. 1 City Ball Hmployses' Association— Meets flrst Wednesday of each month at 261H Hastings East at 8 p.m. President, A. J. Harrison; Treasurer, W. J. Scrlbblns, 3208 Pender St. B.; Secretary, J. Tarbuck. 3517 West >6th, Oivie Employees' Union, Looal M Meets flrst and third Fridays In the month at 251VJ Hastings East at 8 p.m. President, John McRltchle, (04 West Twelfth; Secretary-Treasurer, George Harrison. 8417 Triumph St. Egg Orader*' Union, No. 11—Meets in the Labor Headquarters, flrat and third Monday in month. President, M. A. Welghtman, 3287 West 21st, City. Recording Secretary, Miss D. Simpson, 120 Purham Street, New' Westminster. - Bleetrlcal Workers, Looal 818, International Brotherhood—Meets First and Third Monday, at 8 p.m., at Labor Headquarters. President, D. Mc- Dougal; Business Agent, B. H. Morrison. Office, 201 Labor Headquarter*. Phone Sey. 3510 i Engineers—International Union of Operating Engineer*, Local 844—Meets every Friday at 8 p.m., Hall 315, President. F..L- Hunt; Rec. Sec, G. E Jones; Business Agent and Fin. Sec, George Pettlploce. Office 306, Labor Headquarters. Phone Trinity 6434. Fire Fighters, Bo. 18, International Association of—Meet* every month at call of president at 261 tt Hasting* B. President. N. McDonald, 1186 McLean Drive: Financial Secretary, C. A. Wat eon. 1329—Uth Ave. E. Printing Pressmen and Assistants, Loos- Bo. 69—Meets every aecond Tuesday In the month at 8 p.m. In Hall No. 2, Labor Headquartera. President. W. W. Qulgley, 2047 West Second; Secretary, Thos. S. Ezart, 1807 East Thirty-eighth. Ballway Carmen of Amerloa, Lodge Bo. 68—Meet* flrat and third Friday In month at Labor Headquarters. Preeldent, A. S. Ross, 5806 Sophia Street: Rec. Secretary, J. D. Valllamy, 2215 West 15th. street and Bleetrie Ballway Bmployees, Pioneer Division Bo. 101—Meets K. P. Hall 8th and Kingsway, flrst and third Mondays at 10:15 am and 7 p.m. President, J. E. Smith; Recording Secretary, J. Price; Treasurer, 3. Auton; Financial Secretary and Business Agent, H. W. Speed. Office: Corner Prior and Main streets. Phone Sey. 5000. Sheet Metal Worker* Association, Looal Union Bo... 980—Meets second and fourth Thureday* In Hall No. 8. President, Jas. Strachan, 2205 W. 11th; Business Agent and Secretary, D. MacPherson, 308 Labor Headquarters. Tailor** Journeymen Union of America, Looal Bo. 178—Meetings held second Monday, each month. 8 p.m. Executive meets fourth Monday of every month In Labor Headquarters. President. Colin McDonald; Secretary, W. W. Hocken, 1582 13th Ave. s.: Financial Secretary, H. Nordlund, 1810 12th Ave. E. Taxi, Star* and Bus Driver*, Local 151 v-Meets second and fourth Mondays at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. President A. C. Shaw. Office, 306 Labor Headquarters; Phone, Sey. 7495. Party supporters are prone to suggest that independent groups In parliament can never prove effective. You must be inside of the party and let your voice be heard In the caucus, they say, before you can exercise any influence. H. E. Spencer, secretary of the Farmer and Labor groups in Ottawa, has compiled a summary of the legislation advocated by those groups during the last Ave years, and where this has already been secured, they can legitimately claim chief credit for it. Here is the list: Parliamentary Reform 1. Changing the rules pf the House, such as: (a) Adjourning the House at 11 p.m. (b) The right to move a sub- amendment to the budget, and to an amendment going into supply, etc. 2. Have obtained the Speaker's recognition of the Organized Farmer or Labor groups. 3. Proposed that the estimates go to Special Committees of the House. 4. Certain improvements in the Order Papers^ 5. Attempted to get the government to consider the advisability of only recognizing defeat on a want of confidence motion, and not when government legislation may not be accepted by the House; 6. Election Act (Dominion). 7. Proportional representation and single transferable vote. Banking and Credit Reform 1. Investigation into the bases of credit, etc. Witnesses were brought from England, United States and various parts of Canada. 2. Bank revisions, 1923. The most thorough revision the act has ever had. 4. Investigation into the Canadian banking system, 1928, to find ways and means of improving the Canadian banking system. 5. A full discussion on the workings of the— (a) Finance Act; (b) Treasury Board; (c) Central Gold Reserve; (d) Post Office Savings; (e) Note Circulation Redemption Fund. 6. Advocated the government's doing their own banking. 7. Claim that the government should issue all notes. 8. Long Term Loan Act, which was fought for, for several years before it was obtained. 9. Intermediate credits. This was sent during 1930 to the Banking and Commerce Committee for consideration. , , Fiscal Questions 1. Crow's Nest Pass Agreement. 2. Objected to reduction on income tax rates. 3. Supported direct in preference to indirect taxation. 4. British preference. 5. Reciprocity where possible with the United States. 6. Lower tariffs, particularly on the implements of production and the food of the people. Social Legislation 1. Old Age Pensions. 2. Unemployment Insurance. . 3. Larger grants for preventive medicine and care of health. 4. Sickness Insurance. 5. Full time health units in co-operation with the provinces. 6. Prison Reform. B. & 0. Shopmen Vote For Five-day Week CHICAGO.—The federated shop craft organizations of the B. &' 0., represented by Systeni Federation No. 30 of the Railway Employees' Department, A- F. of L., have voted to work but five days a week until September 1. At that time conferences between the organizations and management will determine future policy. A similar agreement has been reached with the B. & O. Chicago Terminal Railroad Company. In working out a five-day schedule for those employees necessary to the continuous operation of the railroad —roundhouse and train yard employees, formerly working seven days a week—it is proposed that the full force shall work Saturdays and Mondays. Sunday work will be cut to the minimum, and the bulk of the employees will ^ake two days off during the remaining four days of the week. Musicians' Notes By Con Sordine UNION CAFES &MERCHANTS Seymour 3168 Always Ope_ Empire Cafe and Grill Vancouver's Bast Under Personal Management of HAROLD DEGG BOB KRAUSE 76 Hasting* St. E., Vanconver, B. C. sag Teamsters. Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helper*, Local 466—311 Labor Headquarters. Meets every First and Third ,n Monday. Labor Headquarters, President. A. A. McKay, 765 Camble St.; Secretary-Treasurer, Blrt Showier, Room 306 Labor Headquarters. noorlaysrs' Union, Ho. 1876, V. B. at 9. k 3. A.—Meets drat and third hursdays In month at Hall No. I, Labor Headquarters. President. Oscar Sodcrman; Fin. Sec, T. H. Hamlin; Rec. Sec, John McDonald, 2905 West 12th; Business Agent, W. D. Wilson, 1636—5th Ave. W. lotel and Bestaurant Employees and Marin* Cooks tc Stewards, Local 28— , Williams Bldg,. 413 Oranvllle Street. * Meets second Monday each month at I p.m., last Monday at 9 p.m. Presi dent, J. Cederberg; Sec.-Treas. and Bus. Agent, Thos. Edwards. Phone Sey. 125 _*_tl*s' Au_Ul*ry, Looal 171 — trailed Brotherhood of Carpenter* — Meet* " every first and third Wednesday of each month in Hall 201, Labor Head-, quarters, at I p.m. President, Mrs. C. J. Atkinson, 730 l»th Ave. W.: Secretary, Elisabeth J. Hope, 1041 7th Ave. E. Theatrical Stage Employees' Union, Local 118 of th* I.A.T.S.E. ft M P.M O Meets second Friday In Labor Headquarters at 9:30 a.m. President, A. Harrington; Secretary. W. Park; Business Agent, H. Pearson, address, P. O. Box 711. Typographical Union, Ho. 236—Presl dent. C. S. Campbell; Vice-Presid.ent, E. R. Bayley; Secretary-Treasurer. R. H. Neelands, 300-2 Labor Headquarters. Meets last Sunday of each month at 2. p.m., In Hall No. 1, Labor Headquarters. "•" Union Label Trade* Council meets In Hall No. 4, Labor Headquarters, 529 Beatty Street, second and fourth Thursdays In each month at 8 o'clock. President, Colin McDonald. 2114 St George Street, Phone Fair. 3117-T. Secretary, Mollle Dolk, 1617 Fifth Avenue East, Phone High. 477-T. Lathers, Wood, Wire and Metal, International Union, Looal 907—Meets first and third Mondays In month at Labor Headquarters. Secretary, F. Macey, I 2466 West Seventh Ave. Phone: Bayvlew 6831-L. - ■Ml-Bl-t*' _-_el -W^-frt-MtBi. T_oj»... - Bill*,- T151 BurrardTTCV Secretary, P.T R. Bengough. Office Room 100, Labor Headquarter*. Meet*- on second «nd fourth Tuesdays In Hall 111. eriiv wag-on Driver* and Dairy Employees, Looal 464—Office lot, Labor Headquarters. ' Meets second and -fourth Prince Rupert Trades & Labor Council MEETS second Thureday In each OT monTHT Preeldent." 8. D: Mo- Donald. Bo* !(> Secretary. Frank Derry, Box 411, Prince Rnpert. BC ' Cafeteria Style "I wanna quarter's worth o' rat Fridays In Hall No. 1. President, poisoning." T. P. Harbottle: Secretary-Treasurer, jr „n„ _" _,_nnq t.-i> it with vnn'" Blrt Showier. 2841 Triumph. Phone „1™ 1™ ,,n]M.t,w ' ■ „™/.i High 5S«. ' No- f- send the rats m after *" International Relations and World Peace 1. League of Nations. 2. Kellogg Treaty. 3. Optional clause of the League of Nations. 5. Attempted annually to keep down the cost of armaments. 6. Recommended that the money spent in cadet training be given to the schools throughout the provinces for physical training. , Following are a few of the tentative proposals which these groups propose to press for during the next parliament: "■ 1. A government should not consider itself defeated except on a direct vote of want of confidence. 2. The right to amend our own constitution. 3. The advisability 'of forming a central bank for Canada. 4. Nationalization of the C.P. R. 5. Ask for judicial inquiry in reference to Beauharnois Power Corporation. 6. A house committee should be formed to consider all matters of public welfare which would include health, social conditions, etc. , 7,J5ducatioB_Ior.ju»flce. ......__.,_.' _ • 8. State Life Insurance. . rfc^tariiei-deiftpowaiti.j j':; "^.r Our friends in the labor movement are advised that our Local and the Empress Theatre are again at odds. It will be remembered that once before, in 1926, there was trouble with this theatre. This time the management, in the face of many concessions granted them by the Stage Employees and the Musicians, have requested a 25 per cent, cut in salaries. Both unions have refused to accede to the request, and as a result the musicians are discharged, and mechanical music substituted. We wired our International Executive, and in reply President Jos. N. Weber has placed the Empress Theatre on the "Unfair List" of the A. F. of M., and is requesting the Stage Employees' International for assistance, in accordance with the International's agreement. This agreement authorizes both parties operating a theatre to assist one an other if the aggrieved party's posi tion is jeopardized by the manage ment. A halt had to be called to the continued surrender of one's position. When the present management took over the theatre, concessions were granted by both the Stage Employees and the Musicians for a period, to give the theatre a liberal opportunity to break even and cultivate a profitable public. Better conditions were promised when increased business warranted the granting of them. Although it appeared that good business was the order of the day, (the fact of a 7-weeks' run for one play would confirm this), upon the expiration of the time set, renewal of concessions was requested by the management and conceded. Now we have the request for still further concessions. In justice to another theatre proprietor, who played the game and received no such concessions, and to protect the interests of other theatre musicians now employed and others who may be employed in the future, the Union regretfully had to take the steps outlined above. Personally, I think it is a pity we are compelled to go so far, as my wife and I used to support the Guild Players and enjoy the plays. Until labor conditions there become normal again, ,1 suppose we, in company with our labor friends, will have to seek amusement elsewhere. * « • We have advance information from Bro. Douglas, of Seattle Local, A. F. of M., delegate to our Annual Convention, that the transfer of the jurisdiction of Nev/ Westminster and District to that of our Local, No 145, has been confirmed. * ' * * ■, As a result of the stand taken by the immigration authorities in the Paul Whiteman and Phil. Baxter bands cases in Vancouver recently, it is reported that over 500 American musicians have been debarred from playing similar engagements ir Canada. * • * . Still another "Robot"! The U. S army authorities are experimenting with a mechanical music- box, mounted on a 1500-pound truck, with a view to furnishing military music at posts which have no' bands. It is intended, -to<*use the box for-cere nvoaiejt.- marches^, drills. SDd.yzecxgju tion purposes! ■"** In this world 1t is not what we take up, but what we give up that makes us rich.—Beecher. Observation is the most enduring of the pleasures of life.—-George Meredith. When in a Hurry, Drop in at Egg Order. FRED'S Are Always __ . _ . •ok." at Dairy Lunch "It's the Coffee" 78 Ha-ting* -Waat Always Open R. WILKINSON. PRM. D DUNCAN, SIC. Reynolds'CartageCo. LIMITED Fhon**: Trinity 1227-1838 Crating, Packing, Shipping and Storage. Furniture and Piano Moving. Long Distance Moving. Pool Car Shipments. Office and Warehouse: 782 — OAJtBEB STREET — 788 PERRY&D0LK Men's Tailors 18 Hastings West Room 33 Wilson & McNeill Painters and Decorators Everything pertaining to the trade. 3016 VICTORIA DRIVE I Pliones: High. 105 and fair. 4148-R Castle Botel Limited Visit the Finest Parlors in Vancouver; seating 600. Meeting Place of Union Men! 750 Granville St., Vancouver Phone: Sey. 7907 Union Restaurants BLUE GOOSE CAFE—1113 Granville. BAILEY'S CAFE—322 Cambie. BOSTON CAFE—534 Pender W. BELMONT CAFE—1000 Blk. Granville. BANCROFT'S CAFE—338 Hastings W. BROADWAY CAFE—105 Hasting* E. COMMODORE CAFE — 872 Gran- , ville. r CENTRAL CAFE—608 Pender W. DOUGLAS CAFE—844 Main. EMPIRE CAFE—76 Hastings E. ELITE WAFFLE SHOP—658 Robson. FRED'S DAIRY LUNCH—72 Hastings W. GREEN MILL CAFE—419 Abbott. GOLDEN GATE CAFE—130 Hastings E. LEONARD'S CAFE—831 Granville. LOVE'S CAFE—925 Granville. NEW ORPHEUM CAFE—762 Granville. NEW GOOD EATS CAFE—619 Pender W. OLYMPIC CAFE—720 Pender W. PARAGON CAFE—1145 Granville. PETER PAN CAFE—1138 Granville. STANDARD CAFE—615 Dunsmuir. YE OLDE ENGLISH FISH & CHIP Restaurant No. I—614 Robson. YE OLDE ENGLISH FISH A CHIP Restaurant No. _—44 Hastings . W. ■ ' ALLEN'S CAFE—New Westminster.. FRASER CAFE—New Westminster MTNtO CAFE-TNew Westminster. Mere Lotus Eater "What do you do?" "I keep house, scrub, scour, bake, wash dishes, cook, do the laundry, iron, sew." , And the census-taker listed her: "Housewife—no occupation." The man who robs Peter to pay Paul will rob Paul also if he-ever gets a chance. /' Jazz will endure as long as people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.-—John"\Philip Sousa- ' urn ' ■ \ Four THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, July 11, 1930 The Labor Statesman Published every Friday, at Labor Headquarters, Vancouver, B. C. Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council. H. W. Watts, Man. Editor. PRESS COMMITTEE: Walter Deptford. Chairman; W. Watt {Building Trades Council): P. R. Bengough (itachlnlst Trades). R. H. Neelands (Printing Trades), Dan McPherson (Building Trades), B. Showier (Teaming Trades). T. Hanofln (Beverage Trades), C. Herrett (Label TradesJ, Subscription Rates: $2 per Year; to Unions, 16c per month per member. .Phone: Seymour 6279 Vancouver, Friday, July 11, 1930 THE PREMIER'S MEETING If conclusions can be had from the temper and character of public meetings the tide is turning against the Conservatives in Vancouver. An attendant who' loves neither party, and therefore unlikely to be influenced by party prejudice, would be compelled to admit that the Premier's meeting must have been much more satisfactory to his followers than the Bennett meeting could be to the Tories. Mr. Bennett's style of oratory has something of impatience, something of threat in it. Hidden beneath it is the suggestion that the Tory was made and ordained to rule, and a group of usurpers had, by fraud, secured control—another dog had got away with his bone. Up until recent years Mackenzie King suggested the boy prodigy—that refused to do his feats. He has grown out of this, and today the man's platform method has something of appeal in it that wears down antagonism and gives the impression of sincerity. But while we say this of the man, we will say that his treatment of the unemployment problem was neither frank nor satisfactory. During an extended reference to the matter, at every stage of the meeting, he carefully avoided a direct admission of the existence of any such problem. But notwithstanding this, he and his government had done all that it could be asked to relieve unemployment. The Liberal old age pensions scheme had taken from' the wage field a large number of men. The various soldiers' pensions schemes had taken other thousands out of the field. Provision for an 8-hour day on certain government work had made room for additional labor. With his consent the Canadian National Railways had retained on the payroll 5000 men that might have been discharged, and to create work an eastern train ferry that could have been built in Scotland for one million dollars had been built in Canada at a cost of two million dollars. All this sounded very sensible and encouraged the idea that the Government was in these numerous ways trying to meet the unemployment problem. But, pulling the thing apart, we find that Mr. King has made no answer to the accusation that the Government has failed in its duty in this matter. While the specter of starvation during the coming winter was unmistakably indicated during the whole of last summer, it was during November that Mr. King's assistance was first asked. He met the one request with a denial that there was any abnormal uneniDloy- , ment. During February the subject was again forced to his attention, and again during April. On each occasion both he and Mr. Heenan, the Minister of Labor, refused to admit the existence of any hardship. The old age pensions was forced upon Mr. King during,1925 by two Labor members and ftie Independent member for Alberni. At. this time Mr. King's party did not control a major,- ity of the members of the House, and Mr. King was glad to purchase the support of these men even with an old age pension act. To tell us, therefore, that the old age pensions scheme is part of the Government's plan to meet the unemployment problem is the type of a political trick that the Premier could well avoid. The same could be said of the soldiers' pensions. The former pensions arrangements have been in force for some considerable period; the amendments of last session have not yet had time to produce any effects. The unemployment trouble arose notwith- .. standing whatever setdiertf" pensions we have, and all 'that can be said of old *ge pensions or soldiers' pensions yfi that,'fti the"absence.ofthese, arrangements the trouble would have been still more bitter. . These provisions are not the Government's answer to Labor's appeal during last winter; they are merely afterthoughts grabbed by Mr. King and his party when they found that the Tories had staked the ground which they had re fused to occupy. The story of authorizing Sir Henry Thornton to keep on 5000 men for whom he had no pressing need is very touching and is hoped to show the warm heart which the Premier has for labor; but as the Premier refused to believe that there was anything amiss in the labor field, how are we to account for this, which to him must have appeared heedless —barnaclin"g*'5000 men onto the Government railway payroll, and further, at the time of this interview with Thornt«m, what number of European laborers were the Canadian National Railways bringing into Canada monthly? We know that the net results of Mr. King's government and the C. P. R. activity would at this time give us 5000 European laborers within two weeks. In brief then, Mr. King's answer is that his government met the unemployment problem before it arose, and as it did arise nevertheless then we are quite correct in saying that the Liberal government has done nothing to meet the problem which did arise. As to the present and future, the Tories admit the existence of the difficulty and promise a special session of Parliament. Mr. King ifs, and arids, and whens, but clearly thinks that the Imperial conference in London is of more importance to Canada than the welfare of the Canadian worker. He denies the existence of any abnormal unemployment and promises a conference some time later in the year —that is if he arrives home sober from the Imperial conference. Until then we may rot, so far as he is concerned. But the position is even worse than this. A month ago Mayor Webb, of Winnipeg, told us that while a hungry and ill-clad army of out-of-works tramped one side of a street in his city, new imported immigrants were being shipped out to work from the other side of the street. The great Dunning budget contains a vote of $300,000 for medical examination of immigrants, and the Liberal candidate for Vancouver Centre has been appointed minister for immigration. Heretofore, ministers of immigration have been appointed to promote immigration. What are the new minister's duties? Between this date and election day we should compell the new Vancouver minister to tell us how many thousands of immigrants have been dumped into the Canadian labor market during each month of the present year. The manner in which the Liberals have exploited the crack-brained McRae scheme to bring out 300,000 immigrants prove that when they expect to profit thereby the Liberal realizes the crime of the whole policy. •We should therefore give the geptle- men the opportunity to tell us whether a part of the Liberal scheme to meet the unemployment difficulty includes dumping 15,000 immigrants into the Canadian labor market each month. —M. BENNETT AND THE FIVE- • DAY WEEK QUESTION Ewen McLeod, secretary to General A. D. McRae, is insisting that the Labor Statesman is lying when it states that the Hon. R. B. Bennett refused to answer the question of the Vancouver Building Trades Council as to his views on the five-day working week. Mr. McLeod tries to make people believe that the letter was not handed to Mr. Bennett in time for him to answer it at the Arena meeting.. We desire to inform Mr. McLeod that the said communication was handed to Mr. Bennett by Mr. Page, secretary of the Building Trades Council, in the lobby of the Hotel Vancouver on the afternoon prior to the meeting. Mr. Bennett had several hours in which to prepare his reply. He either thought it was not worth answering (although Mac kenzie King did) or else his economic interests prevented, him from dealing with the subject. SOME VALUABLE HELP E. J. Garland, M.P., D. M. Kennedy, M.P., and other outstanding members of the United Farmers of Alberta in the Federal Parliament are speaking on behalf of Geo. Latham, Labor party candidate in East Edmonton. This constituency covers part of a rural district which has endorsed Geo. Latham through the medium of the U. F. A. branches. It looks as though H. B. Adshead, Labor member for East Calgary, will take George back with him to Ottawa. Teg Railway Staff Shows Big Decline According to Tom Flye, Winniueg Labor Alderman, the operating staff ol the Winnipeg Street Railway has Bteadlly decreased, as follows: Jan. 1927, 994; Jan. 1928, 764; Jan. 1929, 666: Jan, 1930, 662; May, 1930, 562, or 432 operatives thrown out of work since 1927. Tom also told the City Council that 21 Street Railway officials are pulling down $278,400 a year. This is a "public service" corporation! says The Weekly News. We might also add that one other peculiar feature about this situation Is the manner in which the men are disorganized. Some belong to the One Big Union, others to. the International Union and others to none at all. The One Big Union in Winnipeg divide men up into three units, Street Railwaymen's Unit, Trackmen's Unit and the Mechanical Unit. Iii Vancouver, the men are not only 100 per cent, organized in the International Union, but are also all in the one union and have increased in-mem- bership during the same dates in which the Winnipeg membership has declined. Correspondence Editor, Labor Statesman: Sir,—Mr. Bennett says he won't tolerate any monopolies. More power to him. Charity, like protection, should begin at home. There's the properties Mr. Eddy bequeathed him. Evidently to give himself a job as trust buster, he tied up the Eddy Match Company with the International Match Trust and the Eddy pulp and paper mills with the International Trust, that laughs at Premiers Taschereau and Ferguson of Quebec and Ontario.. YOUNG BILL. SILK WEAVERS WIN PAWTUCKET, R. I.—Silk weavers in this city won a two weeks' strike against a 10 per cent, wage cut. STATE UNIONS TO MEET OMAHA.—State Federation of Labor officials issued a call for the annual convention, to be held in this city, starting September 8. CHILDREN'S RELIEF URGED BY BRITISH LONDON, Eng.—A special committee of the BritisTT Trades Union Congress and the Labor Party'recommend that family allowances be paid out of the public funds for children from birth to the age of leaving school. The report suggests that five shillings (about $1.25) be paid weekly for the first child, and three shillings weekly for each succeeding child. The report will be discussed by the Trades Union convention in September and by the Labor Party meeting in October. GIANT POWER TRUST REPORTED FORMING WASHINGTON.—A power trust, bigger than any other business organization in the United States and financed by the house of Morgan, is more probable than ever, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The companies involved are the General Electric and the Electric Bond and Share Company. Senator Norris, five years ago, charged that this trust was in the making. The commission is endeavoring to secure the books of the Electric Bond and Share, but the company resists this move and has carried their case to the courts. MEAT CUTTERS' HOME VOTED BY CONVENTION DETROIT.—Old age pension system and the establishment of a "ranch" home in the West for aged members was favored by the Amal gamated Meat Cutters anoT Butcher Workmen's International Union convention in this city. CARPENTER ELECTED M. P. P. " Along with the four trades unionists elected on the. Labor party ticket in,$he recent Alberta provincial elections is Donald MacLeod, of -the United Farmers- of AJberTaTStbny Plain constituency), who is a member of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amejica. Ideas in the head set hands about their several tasks. — A. Bronson Alcott7 The Communists hate the I. L. P. Why? Because the Labor partly has accomplished many benefits, for the workers. The workers also realize that the ballot is the most powerful weapon in this country—not wrecking methods as being carried on by Communists. "Pull down the European tariff walls! '-'Le.t' these' people worRrto- srether! Let them travel -at will! aps>t_3EiJMjjr will- learn, to- Kkenone another. They, will all'-reawf) a- single language. Wars will become as unnatural and impossible in Europe as in the United States of America."— Frank. Born in ' the "Canadian Forum." Moonlight Dance Cruise To Bowen Island Union Steamships 88. LADY ALEXANDRA LEAVES UNION PIER Every Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m. For Bowen Island DANCING ON BOARD AND AT THE PAVILION, BOWEN ISLAND. Return Fare $1.00 Including Dancing Returning, SS. Lady Alexandra leaves Bowen Island at 10:45 p.m., arriving back in Vancouver at 11:45 p.m. Make up a party early for this enjoyable excursion! City Office, 793 Granville; Sey. 9331. Union Fief, Trinity 1391 PARTS - PARTS - PARTS Truck Parts Our Specialty. We have them New and Second-hand Car Parts Any Model, Any Make, Any Year. SAVE FROM 50 PER CENT. TO 90 PER CENT. BLANCK'S TRUCK AND AUTO WRECKING (Largest Stock and Oldest Dealer In Canada. Country Orders shipped Sam* Day. Open till 10 o'clock Svsry Night. RADIOS AND RADIO PARTS Phones: Seymour 51, Seymour 104 1133-1143 GRANVILLE STEHET VANCOUVER, S. C. SPRING IS HERE! . Buy the Boy a Bike! But First, See ALEC WATSON Agent for C. C. M. and B. S. A. Bicycles, Parts and Accessories. SOLD FOR CASH OR TERMS. Henderson and Excelsior Motorcycles. Phone: Fair. 2265 224 WEST BROADWAY o&a&oo&omcmrvoe^^ WILFRED F. HANBURY LIBERAL CANDIDATE, BURRARD HON. IAN MACKENZIE LIBERAL CANDIDATE, VANCOUVER CENTRE DUGALD DONAGHY, K.C. CHARLES WOODWARD WILL ADDRESS Public Meeting -ODDFELLOWS' HALL - 1 SIXTH AND MAIN | FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1930 8:15 p.m. O Messrs. Hanbury and Woodward will deal with the questions of a British Preference and the development qf foreign trade. If you V believe that the hands of the British Empire should be tightened, if you are interested in learning how the development of foreign trade will build- payrolls for -the- Port' of Vancouver, you will be ' interested in bearing Mr. Hanbury and Mr. Woodward.. SPEECHES WILL BE BROADCAST OVER CJOR. Hear Dunning-Friday, July 18 than to be^deceiv^by^ou? ffiS. C*****^^ mmm^.s.:" j-'>>r\v)xsmmkmvmwa _^,tiw.jv.;;^tw^.n-i'.'V.---.__p: Friday, July 11, 1930 THE LABOR STATESMAN Five Western Glass Co., Ltd. Wholesale and Retail Dealers - 158 Cordova W. Phone Sey. 8687 Glass for Bulldlnga. Auto Olass Installed. Art Glass Repaired. Mirrors Resilvered. Copper Store Front Construction. ' Phone us' for Quick Service. Glazing Jobs, large or small. PHONE: FAIR. 913-914 MERRITT'S TRANSFER Moving, Packing, Storage 146 E. 2nd AT*., Vancouver, B. O. I 1. I REGENT TAILORS LIKITED 159 Hastings Street West Opposite province Every garment tailored strictly to measure by Union tailors. One price. $26 _p ♦_., _£I Roselawn sfyho4n7ei0 Flower Shop "Bmj it with yiowem" from Vancouver's favorite florist. 1171-3 Granville Street j Near corner Davie \ WawanesaMutuallns.Agencies 624 BIRKS BLDO., VANCOUVEB FIRE AND AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE The people's own company, which provides protection at the very lowest minimum cost. Inquiries will receive our prompt attention. Insist on Union-made Cigars 1 KURTZ Cigars Are Good ALL FOILED I 3 for 25o; loo Straight; a for 2So. Sola Prop.: O. J. OEEEABD. 344 Wert Ninth Swan Bros., Ltd. EXPERT CLEANERS AND DYERS Main Offlo* and Plant: 12th at Kingsway Phone: Pair. 6200 (Private Exchange, 7 Trunk Lines) , BRANCHES: S37 Richard* St. 62H Bastings St. W. 112 Esplanade W., North Vancouver The BLUE GOOSE CAFE for good eats. Try our Special Sunday Chicken Din- *7S_C ner. It's a wow! ' «J 1109 GRANVILLE STREET Phone: Seymour 3617-0 The world always listens to those who know how to be silent. Idleness Brings Terrific Losses; Buying Power Curbing Growth WASHINGTON. — Wage earners lost more than $2,000,000,000 the last six months because of unemployment, said Wm. Green, president, A. F. of L., in a public statement. "This loss is equivalent to wiping away the entire product of manufacturing industry irrthe United States and every building constructed in two ' months in the 3G Eastern States," said Mr. Green. "The country has lost much more than this amount, for these wage earners would have created more than $2,000,000,000 if they had been employed. The Federation's preliminary estimate of unemployed in May is 3,600,000. This does not include office workers or farm laborers. The preliminary figure shows a gain of. only 8 per cent, since February, when 3,700,000 were out of work. The loss in wage earning purchasing power has been of major importance in prolonging business depression." President Green said that the hoped for improvement in unemployment did not materialize in June. "Reports from_,trade unions in 24 cities show unemployment just as high as in May, with 20 per cent, of the union membership still out of work," he said. "This figure shows just as many unemployed as in January (20 per cent.), though there has been a slight improvement since the February peak, when 22 per cent, were unemployed. Usually over one- third (39 per cent.) of those out of work in January are back at their jobs by June. More than twice as many are out of work this year as in June last year. "Our June figures show a very serious unemployment situation. With the usual Fall pick-up in business, employment will improve in the late summer and autumn. But meanwhile the summer months will bring hardships to hundreds of thousands of workers who have already been out of work from three to six months. And the low level of workers' purchasing power will continue to delay business recovery. The six months' unemployment has already meant arrears of debt and many failures among grocers and merchants who depend on wage earners' accounts and those who have sold on installment." i Coasting Fog-bound Frontier of Knowledge If all the atomic and subatomic energy in a drop of water could be brought out and harnessed, it would furnish 200 horsepower continually for a year. This astonishing statement was made last week by Sir Arthur Edding- ton, Britisn astronomer, and sometimes spoken of as the "first friend" that Einstein made for the theory of relativity. ;■> Eddington said that when we had conquered the puzzle of drawing on atomic energy, we would not need to burn trainloads of coal in a powerhouse. We would use up a teacup of water, or a similar amount of anything handy. The water which the water boy carries to a section gang would really furnish energy enough to run the entire railroad for a year, according to this savant. No practical plan for securing this atomic energy has been suggested as yet, said Eddington. But astronomers believe it is entirely feasible. "We are coasting the fog-bound frontier of knowledge," he said, "waiting expectantly for a ray of light." Radio HOME OIL DISTRIBUTORS. T.TD. PROGRAMME CHILDREN'S HOUR Homo Oil Symphony Orchestra under ~~Ca_v_n Winter, Sunday, July 13, 1930; CKWX, 9 p.m. Characteristic, "The Toymnker's Dream" Golden Selection. "Baby's Opera" (Based on Nursery Rhymes) Byng "Little Serenade" Grunfeld Bassoon Solo, "Grandfather's Clock" Foote George E. Leach Selection from "Babes In Toyland" . .'. Herbert "Poupee Valsante" (Dancing Doll) Poldini Excerpts from.the "Nutcracker Suite-' ..: Tschaikowsky "Frivolous Patrol" , Goublier Popular. "The Woman In the Shoe" ■ Brown "There's No Gas Like Home" imiiiiiiraniiraunmiiJiiiiniiiiriiiffliinnniriiiiniiinrainniiiiiiiiiiirniiiiiriii (An Appreciation by Richard C. Tiplady, De Forest Crosley Radio Co., Ltd.) Calling, calling in the night hour; Calling, calling through the day; Through the boundless ether calling, Ever on its tireless way, Rings the Magic Voice of Wonder— Pause, and listen, ye who may; Pause, and marvel at this wonder: "Radio!" I hear it say. O'er the bleak and mighty desert; O'er the vastness of the plain; O'er the glory of the mountains; O'er the tossing leagues of main; Silent, like a ghost in passing. No man's eye can mark its flight, Mark the wonder of its journey, Calling, calling day and night. Music! Music for a swan-song, Stealing through the darkened room; Music gay, and full of laughter, Or the quips of some buffoon— At my wish I can command them, Servants of my leisure hours, Counting each a subtle fragrance, As the memory of flowers. Or again, if I should wish it, I can conjure up the voice Of the men the world calls leaders; People of the people's choice. I can cross a world in moments, With the speed of Ariel's flight; Hear a vessel answer vessel— Calling, calling through the night. Let me thank the men who made it; Made this wond'rous dream come true. Circling earth with mystic power, Beyond the limits of the blue! Let me pen these words to thank them. Honor them—'tis justly right, ' As I listen to the voices . Calling, calling through the night. VANCOUVER RACING DATES cr 19»3C Brighouse Park Lansdowne Park Hastings Park - Lansdowne Park Brighouse Park June 14 to June 21 June 28 to July 5 July 12 to July 19 July 26 to Aug. 2 Aug. 25 to Sept. 1 Pari-Mutuela Under Supervialon of Royal Northwaat Mounted Police ,■■ assn. vrfc. - VANCOUVER, CANADA iiiimminiinmimniJiiiiiiininniHiiinTniTmmiiHnjTrrrrmTirnnimnmniPi Building Notes BERLIN WILL BUILD HOMES TO RELIEVE SHORTAGE With more than 200,000 Germans searching Berlin for homes, a three- year programme to provide 32,000 new homes annually has been drawn up by the municipality. Funds for 24,000 houses will be provided by the income from the tax on house rentals and the cost of the remaining 8,000 will be covered by ii " municipal loans. The city is paying the penalty of overcrowding for its growing economic importance as the centre for German industry and business. Homeless apartment seekers must be ticketed, registered and investigated by government bureaus before they can achieve private living quarters. Even then there is usually a premium to be paid, and one room, with possibly the use of the kitchen, must be reserved for the apartment owner. Apartments allotted by the bureau under the system have risen rapidly from 8,967 in 1924 to 26,069 in 1927 and 31,194 in 1928. Building, however, has fallen far short of keeping up with the demand, chiefly because capital has been at- _^^4^tS^=~ft_Bffl^_a^^*M*?^*q-Bto 1928 construction, instead of showing an increase over_1927, provided 20.0 fewer homes, with the result that . thV-"nrpnicijality-tjaS-i.eBn 'fu.'«d To-p^EW YORK, aid the private builder. Your Pay Check —WILL BE CERTIFIED BY PURCHASING POWER MADE POSSIBLE BY BRITISH PREFERENCE! Canada can only consume a limited quantity of what she produces. We have built our employment on other people CONSUMING OUR SURPLUS PRODUCTS. OUR JOBS ARE DEPENDENT upon the millions of consumers outside the Dominion. Western Canada cannot use any more wheat, fish, lumber or minerals than four million people can consume. THE SURPLUS MUST BE SOLD in the markets of the world. IF THERE ARE NO MARKETS all those producing the surplus are thrown out of work. OUR MARKETS HAVE BEEN ATTACKED—OUR JOBS HAVE BEEN ATTACKED by world-wide conditions and other producing communities with large surplus stocks which they, too, cannot consume. OUR RAILROADS, OUR DOCKS, OUR SHIPS will lie idle if this condition continues. THE BRITISH PREFERENCE removes a barrier to our greatest market, ENGLAND. The $300,000,000 which Great Britain will pay to Canada for foodstuffs—the millions of dollars which Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the British Empire will pay for Canadian products will enable Canadians to certify their pa}' cheques'. VOTE FOR Hon. Ian MACKENZIE > British Columbia's NEW Cabinet Minister Minister of Immigration, Colonization, Soldiers' Settlement and Indian Affairs. Liberal Candidate for Vancouver Centre. Wilfred HANBURY Liberal Candidate for Burrard. Get Your Holiday Togs at the HUB! Now that the weatherman has snapped on the switch, you will need cool, comfortable clothes. The HUB has them in great variety—made by the leading manufacturers—at extremely moderate prices as usual. •ITD' Largest Exclusive Men's Store in British Columbia 45-47-49 Hastings St East, between Carrall and Columbia Sts. . * ** ■■<» Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits Labor is a duty from which no man living • is exempt, without forfeiting his right to his daily bread.— Thomas Wilson. LIVES OF FIRE FIGHTERS SAVED BY SMOKE EATER A .new invention, known as a '"smoke eater," is credited by fire department officials with saving a score of firemen from -being overcome with smoke at a large fire on Ninth avenue last week. The fire was in a shoe store and the .burnlng; leather formed a pungent 'smoke. Hospital surgeons-were kept busy reviving overcome fire fighters before the new apparatus was called into action. t The "smoke eater" ii a hydraulic pump and fan with a large tube attachment which' sucks away all smoke and gas. :»y;-*!WTT*____. .-_■ jf-nr— " m mmmM Six THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, July 11, 1930 "Build B. C. Payrolls" Lives Saved JACIFIC MILK hus saved the lives of abz- ins of children that we personally know about. This disclosure comes from the letters received. How many children has this good milk saved whose mothers have said nothing about It? There Is a deep feeling of responsibility and gratitude In this knowledge of achievement. Pacific Milk Factory at ABBOTSFORD, B.C. Alderman Maclnnis Opens Federal Election Campaign Aid. Angus Maclnnis, tacitly endorsed by the Liberal party as candidate in Vancouuver South, scorned and scored Liberals and Conservatives alike as he proclaimed himself combatant on the economic line in his initial appeal Friday night, under the auspices of the Independent Labor party. criticized Hon. H. H. Stevens for "his confession before Parliament that he did not know that employees in the British Empire Steel Company's works in Nova Scotia worked on shifts of eleven and thirteen hours." As a member for twenty years and representative of the people, Hon. ibor party. representative ot tne people, tion. His opening address at Maple Hall, Mr. Stevens should have known the •aser and Fortv-ninth. was both a labor conditions, said the candidate. Fraser and Forty-ninth, was both a rraser ana roriy-nimn, was Dotn a mum buiuiiwuub, _ vehement declaration of independ- Later when the matter of the long ence and challenge to the "old shifts came before the House, Aid. parties," as well as a reaffirmation Maclnnis contended that Liberals ,.f ,1... .... ...li.l.. t ..' . b.^hU.m 1, _.nn »nH ( \f\ M ^ .'Wit t i V„« Ifllili. ,1OT.1, i ,-i ,1 ,r VANCOUVER TURKISH BATHS Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neuritis Bad Told MASSAGE A SPECIALTY PACIFIC BUILDING 744 XA-TnrOB W. MT. SOTO Chapman's Recreations, Ltd. phono: Trinity 6632 1106 Seymour St., Vancouver, B.C. B. 3. Chapman INDEPENDENT LABOB PA_TT VANCOUVER BRANCH Chairman - - A. J. Turner Secretary-Treas. R. E. Tlmmlns 686 Drake Street Meets Second and Fourth Fridays 135 West Hastings Membership Pee SI Ver Tim NOTARY PUBLIC P. R. BENGOUGH Secretary Trades & Labor Council Boom 300—631 Beatty Street ..-Phones: Sey. 7495-6279 Union Tailor Shops BEATON, F. W.—555 Georgia West. BUTT, CHAS—1066a Pender West. CALLADINE, W.—4349 Main. CREELMAN A MARSH—603 Dunsmuir. CREASEY & ABRAMS—700 Robson. GRAY, DAVID—164 East 11th. HARTLE BROTHERS — 662 Seymour. JEFFS, A.—2532 Main. MORGAN, T. C.—1335 Granville. PERRIN & CO.—200 Blk. Georgia E. PERRY * DOLK—18 Hastings W. PETERSON, A.—14 Cordova W. RAY BROS. TAILORING CO 80 Hastings W. SLOWIN, F. M.—827 Granville. SMALL, DAVID—4021 Kingsway. STORRY, H. F.—653 Georgia. VAN THE TAILOR—556 Georgia. TOM THE TAILOR—1542 Lonsdale, North Vancouver. ELITE TAILOR — 757 Lonsdale, North Vancouver. B. C. E. TAILORS—Hart Block, New Westminster. „ j j • *_;—, .* ._-~"v.v.. ... .„ ia _,un..r_ in _ne iaDor market and nv, ft is no? inwil? olT^T^i, Wages' ^gul.ated hours! pior work- be mvLvT.i PPMSB ta Tnls..w_11 In~ conditions and child labor are I. JSJ a n Mn L?dner- 'i he too familiar aspects,of this system is returned as Conservative member, of production " is bound to support all that his party does and oppose everything the Liberals do." FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN NATIONAL CAPITAL Uncle Sam probably- employs more workers in Washington, D. C, than any other single industry in any other city in America. According to figures just made public by the Civil -Service Commission, there are now 65,788 men and women'on the government's payroll in the National capital. This does not include--Ooflgrese^-tthe-jaxiiejary: or the military and naval forces. The number of civil service employees has been increasing at the V rate of 2000 a yea* since 1927. There Were "58,800 'on the""roll's: in June of that year, the smallest number since Armistice Day, 1918, when there were 117,760 civilian "war workers" in Uncle Sam's Washington offices. • of the candidate's socialism. It was to this latter political philosophy and to the achievements of a co-operative commonwealth which Aid. Maclnnis believes "is Canada's ultimate destiny," that the speaker frankly, pledged himself. Questioned from the floor by a supporter as" to his orthodoxy in Labor and Socialism, Aid. Maclnnis at once replied: "Socialism is the fundamental basis of the Labor party. I must work for it. Time and again I have declared it fundamental. There is no solution to ourxeconomic difficulties except in the ownership of the means of production, and production for use instead of profit. Human needs before property rights." "On this occasion there is no major issue, or, for that matter, no minor- issue, on which the two old parties are divided. It can be said that at no time since Confederation has there been any matter, of fundamental importance on which the hitherto dominant political parties could have any real difference of opinion. This is quite a natural state of affairs, as on the economic field both parties are representative of the same economic interests, and the economic interest is the factor which determines the direction and the pivotf on which turns the struggle for place and power. In other words, a political party separated from economic interest is quite meaningless." Labor Party's Aims Contrasting the attitude of Liberals and Conservatives alike to the Labor party, he declared that the candidates for the latter had, at heart, the interests of the masses and alone knew the solution of pressing economic problems. Later he foresaw the value of Labor members from the Socialist group could cooperate with Progressives and possibly hold a balance of power in the next House." In this way they might exercise a power out of all proportion to their numbers. "If I become a member of this _ ,. „ ..._....,__ _._ Lliao __; group, I can only use the best of my or ignorance," " the reDort sav* judgment," he added. "I am not "thesf workers are but*poorer - " - —-. --- pw«w< * din ilUL bound to oppose any question if it is and Conservatives, while deploring them, had failed to vote remedial measures proposed by Labor members. "There is no social legislation in Canada that has not been initiated by Labor members of Parliament or forced from governments by political necessity," he declared. "The workmen's compensation acts, old age pensions and other similar measures, had all been originally moved by Labor representatives and . granted through necessity."' In conclusion, the sandidate challenged his opponents on Canada's prosperity. The prosperity heralded so much in the fast few jjears had been real enough—to theTbankers and big business—but not for the workers. "Conditions," he continued, "are bad. They are likely to become worse, and they can not improve rapidly. Our prosperity in the future must be based on the welfare of the people. Prosperity on any other basis is wrong, and not prosperity at all, and it must of necessity result in the disintegration of our national and social life." Aid .Maclnnis was supported on the platform by John Sidaway and Mrs. J. A. Clark, who also made appeals for votes and workers. Mr. A. J. Turner presided. Sweatshops Are Still Flourishing in U. S. Sweatshops still flourish in America, despite years of agitation, according to a bulletin on Industrial Home Work issued by the Federal Women's Bureau. In New York City alone, over 11,500 women and children were f„V__'_„_„„i«__"4_Vi_r'* '■"='"""= found laboring in their homes on from%rSai«^l"^°Lf°"r ™rk "Kmed °ut: by "early 1500 different firms. Over 40,000 such workers were discovered in other parts of the state in the clothing, embroidery, artificial flower and other industries. "Because of inexperience, home responsibilities, physical disabilities «» : __. if n HAZELWOOD ICE CREAM The only 100 per cent Union Ice Cream in the City! Phone: Seymour 2090 Hazelwood Creamery, Limited Drink and enjoy! VAN BROS.' CIDERS PURE SWEET AND SOUR APPLE CIDER "Made from B. C. Apples" Try "The Lions" Ginger Ale Orange, Lemon and Lime Kist. PHONE HIGH. 90 PROMPT DELIVERY VAN BROS.. LTD. 1055 VERNON DRIVE L- One of the most popular brands among Union men sold by the Liquor Control Boards of Canada CATTO'S Old Highland Whis\y Obtainable at All Government Liquor Stores Please Ask for CATTO'S This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. gainers in the labor market, and low am i>. i ■ • ., . ""■ irom unclean or diseased homes ,KT 37, SftW °< M»??, t0 . *m healths , " ;-- » ...... hiv khcj cau u. both parties on the issue of unemployment as having a selfish motive in that the present situation is making inroads on taxes and is falling heavily on the taxpayer. "As for society, surely it is as much of a disgrace to have one man unemployed as it is to have 10,000 without work," he.declared. Unemployment and Tariff 'Mr. Ladner has said that the reason for unemployment is that the factories are idle and industry is depressed because the King government has failed to conserve the home market," he added. "We have learned that unemployment is relatively greater in. the United States than in Canada or Great Britain. If a high tariff will reduce unemployment, why is not unemployment reduced in the country with the highest tariff barrier in the world? "Unemployment has nothing to do with a high or low tariff. I will tell you why unemployment exists. It occurs because the wages of the workers are not sufficient to buy what they produce. The only way to reduce unemployment is to increase the purchasing power of the workers. "The only way to relieve the present situation," he continued, "is the gradual socialization of our national life. Mr. Bennett has said that our goods get shopworn in the warehouses. Increase the purchasing power of the^ workers so_that Ihis cohdTtiorr may rib ioriger "exist, arid unemployment ffeasee. Only the more equitable distribution of national income will achieve a reaLsglution .So. this proMem*!'. ■-_—-~—-■■ Raps Stevens The .speaker, in turning from discussion of unemployment to a consideration of the old parties' record on social legislation and labor laws, The victims are noi limited to the workers alone. That products coming from unclean or diseased homes emphasized throughout the bulletin Surrounded by Disease Investigation in New Jersey and Pennsylvania disclosed that articles were being made in homes where measles, whooping cough, scarlet fever, influenza, tuberculosis, and other diseases were present. That such conditions are tolerated is ascribed to the fact that "few states have any knowledge of the situation and have made little or no effort to regulate it." VALUE AND DEBTS OF CANADIAN NATIONAL OTTAWA, Ont.—The Canadian National was worth $2,333,878,000 at the end of 1929, an increase of $310,019,000 since 1923, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The long term debt amounts to $2,431,244,000. Of this, $1,122,- 359,000 is owed to the public and the balance 'represents appropriations and loans by the Dominion government. Revenues fell off $14,000,000 dur, ing 1929, but operating costs went" down only $1,000,000. This evidences the extent to which Sir Henry tried to keep the workers on the job. The doctor of a country village had two children who were acknowledged by the inhabitants as being the prettiest little girls; in the dis- While the two children were out walking one day, they happened to Siss quite near two small b5ys.; one ystdn -tfeU-_iIl-R__-nd. ^the -other- was a visitor. ■ /• ,"1 ***!!'", said the Iatter to his „m?' who are those #ttle K'rls?" They are the doctor's children," replied the village boy. "He always keeps the best for himself."—-Mont- Machines Oust Men; New Problems Faced DETROIT.—"We are in a revolutionary industrial era," declared Judge Eugene L. Sharpe, in an address to organized meat cutters and. butcher workmen, at their convention in this city. "During the past 3b years," said the jurist, "we have seen the gradual substitution of machines for men; the consolidation of industries; the massing of workers, who are subject to changing business. "New industries, such as the automobile, airplane and radio, have absorbed many workers who were replaced by machines, but they have paid dearly in these readjustments, which necessitate enforced periods of idleness and low wages. "The skilled musiciahy thrown out of work by the iadio orchestra, has found little consol«i_n'"_hrough employment as an unskilled worker in a factory where radio equipment is made." WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION, JULY 14 The call for the annual convention of the Washington State Federation of Labor has just been issued by President James A. Taylor at Seattle, and is receiving the early attention of the organizations affiliated with the Federation. The 29th annual convention of the Washington State Federation Of Labor will convehe in Eagles Hall, Spokane, Wash., at 10 a.m. Monday, July 14th, 1930. *": -MmmmtirrSnir^ ■ -\-.~: Two old-fashioned ladies were discussing the modern generation. -"YeSj" saidone, "I. don't-know what tne world"9i coming to—women masquerading as men." "Yes," chimed in the other, "and everybody is suspected, too. Why, only yesterday I got a letter addressed 'Dear Sir or Madam'." Filipinos Crowding Out White Workers According to the California Department of Industrial Relations, the 31,000 Filipinos,now in that state arc crowding out not only the whites but Japanese; Mexicans and Chinese from many forms of employment. Out of between 5000 and 6000 workers in the asparagus fields, 80 per cent, are Filipinos. They are replacing white in box factories in northern California and are in active competition with Mexicans and other aliens in agricultural work. According to this official report, recent race riots at various California points were caused by Filipinos taking the jobs of Americans. It is stated bluntly iliat many employers prefer Filipinos because they "are considered steadier, more tractable and more willing to put up with longer hours, poorer board and worse lodging. Where the white worker would feel restive and disgruntled, the Filipino is content to stay on the job without kicking." The number arriving has tremen-. dously increased during the past few years. MILLION-DOLLAR CABIN FOR THIS FILM MAGNATE Logs felled on beds of straw to prevent injury to their bark and then iiackcd in straw and shipped to Lake Geneva, Wis., are being used in the construction there of a "million- dollar log cabin" for Harley L. Clarke, Chicago financier, who recently became, head of the Fox Film Corporation. ?^Ns_rly 100-men ^nwe^een :wor)p ing on the itrucuture for more than a year. AH the. timber is hewn by hand. .Even the* shingles are hand- split. ~__ .i^u."-__ The project includes three separate buildings, the largest of which is a main lodge with 14 bedrooms. A refrigerating system in the basement will supply cool air to every room in the summer. -,_'. ^_—__B y Friday, July 11, 1930 THE LABOR STATESMAN Union-Made Shoes CORNETT BROS A CLARK 33 EAST HASTINGS 3TBEET Florsheim, Strldere, C. B. & C. Men's and Youth's. WILLIAM DICK, LTD. Union Label Shoes for Men and Youths. MODEL BOOT SHOP 1186 OBAN VILLE Tetrault's. Men's, Women's and Youths' Union Label shoes. WM. TRICK, 146 Cordova WM.. — Tetrault's Men's and Youths; also Strlder and Slater's Union I_abel shoes. . £*!l0w. Un'onlets, demand the Union Label. Shop Card and Working Button, and patronize fair employers and em ploy UNION LABOR _■«■■_. Classified Ads. B-J-UST-BS AMD SO-XOX-OB- Wallta w. Kefeanx, 409 Metropolitan Building- Phone Sey. 6887. Xaetinara -team Betas Price 3Se Only 786 Hastings Street East. DBMTIBTS Or. w. A. Bntledge, 108 Hastings West. XfOTAXT PUBLIC r. B. Bengough Labor Headquarters. PRINTERS Labor Statesman, Labor Headquarters, BUPTUBB SPECIALIST O. B. Heard 813 Bobsou. Dr. Trevelyn E. Sleeth CANINE AND FELINE SPECIALIST AND SURGEON Operating B. O! Dog and Cat Hospital, 1429 Granville Street, and .Kingsway Boarding Kennels, at Dogwood, 3306 Kingsway, Burnaby. Head Office Phones: Seymour 549-560 Prices to suit the union man. Farmer, Labor and Progressive To Co-operate in Federal House By THOMAS WAYMNG In "The United Farmer of Siberia" OTTAWA—The Farmer and Labor groups of Parliament hare taken cognisance of the possibility of a deadlock following the general election and before dissolving they passed a resolution as to their attitude In such event. Twenty-one U.F. of Alberta, U.F. of Ontario, Labor and Progressive members agreed to the memorandum which reads: "We, the Farmer and I^abor groups in the House of Commons, in conference assembled, find that we have much In common and recognize that we ate engaged in a common fight "against a strongly entrenched special privilege, which is functioning through the party system; recognize the advisability of each group retaining its identity in Parliament, thus enabing the groups to give voice to the distinctive viewpoint held by the electorate represented by them, and also that in working "together we may assist In the development of a co-operative system of administration. "We believe that the co-operation of all groups In Parliament for the purpose of obtaining just and beneficial legislation and efficient administration of public business generally Is to be desired rather than the bitter competition between two major parties each of which seeks above all else to secure power. "Be it therefore resolved, "(a)—That legislative affairs and issues of public importance should be the basis upon which we shall endeavor to establish co-operative action," but no group shall be bound by any obligation other than that imposed from time to time. In regard to any matter brought before the inter-group meeting it shall be first decided wheth er such a matter Is one of principle or of procedure. When Jt is the latter it is hoped that there will be unity of action, but when It is the former, latitude must be allowed for the individual judgment. "(b)—That conferences of above- mentioned groups shall be held weekly on a fixed day for the purpose of discussing proposed legislation or other issues which may be before the House and to take joint action thereon whenever such action Is possibe. "(c)—-That at the first meeting in each session a chairman shall be selected and shall hold office until his successor is appointed. "(d)—That the conference shall appoint a secretary to take minutes of deliberations, but that the secretary shall belong to one of the groups other than that to which the chairman belongs, y "(e)— That the Chairman of the various groups shall compose a House Committee, the duties of which shall be to attend to all' routine matters respecting the accommodation and service "of the members. It shall attend to the seating of the members, make arrangements for offices, attend to representation on standing committees, and all other similar duties. "(f)—That on major Issues upon which common action has been decided the spokesman shall be chosen by the conference on the ground of ability and qualifications of the Individual to deal with the particular issue concerned. In the event, however, of it being Impracticable to call a conference on a given issue, the House committee shall be expected to act. "(g)—That a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum provided the representatives of two or more groups be present." Union Bakeries Following is a list of clean and sanitary ' union shops, employing union members, who are required to take a rigid physical examination, and who are paid sick and accident benefits in case of illness which prevents them working when in a diseased condition: Hastings Bakery, 764 East Hastings street. Phone, High. 4S37. London Bakery, 439 East 7th street. Phone Fair. 122. Delicious Bakery, 1S00 East Hastings street. Phone High 705. West's Bakery, 1407 Commercial drive. Phone High. 166. Pratt's Bakery, 3980 East Hastings street. Phone High. 5607. Ferguson Bakery, 2515 Main street. Fair. 3331. Dirks' Bakery, 6207 Main street. Ferguson Bakery, 1714 East Broadway. Golden Rule Bakery, 957 Granville street.' Phone Sey. 8656. Rippon's Bakery, 706 West 16th avenue. Phone Fair. 602. Rigby's Bakery, Cedar Cottage. Phone Fair. 4049. Mutter's Bakery, 2157 Main street. Phone Fair. 3953. Scott's Home Bakery, 1848 Kings- way. Phone Fair. 729. McGavin's Home Bakery, 2352 East Hastings street. Phone High. 1351. The Nook Bakery, 1835 West 4th avenue. Victoria Bakery, 3834 Main street. Bennett's Scotch Bakery, 4166 Main street. (Note.—The McGavin's Bakery listed above has no connection with the big firm on Broadway West, which delivers bread and is not operating a union shop. UNEMPLOYMENT IN ALBERTA Decision that joint representation be'''made, by the provincial government-ami. the. urban innnfcip-Uties' .to Preriiier King to request federal assistance for unemployment, featured a conference between representatives of Alberta cities and municipalities, and Premier J. E. Brownlee in Edmonton last week. Unemployment a Blot On Our Intelligence Owen D. Young of the House of Morgan, in an address at San Francisco, told some plain truths which the working world is doubly glad to hear from such a source. After a reference to this and that kind of "surplus" which is clogging our markets, he said: "The idleness of men who wish to work is the most dangerous surplus that can exist in any country. It is ridiculous to speak of unemployment as.a necessary condition of human society. It? is nothing more than a maladjustment of social machinery. It is a blot on our intelligence." With at least 4,000,000 men idle who wish to work, our alleged intelligence would seem fairly well blotted. The question is: What do Mr, Young and his associates propose to do about it? Mr. Young says a solution must be found, and quickly. "Labor" agrees with him, but submits that there is only one practical solution— we must increase the buying power of our own people. A hundred men, all of whom Mr. Young knows by their first names, can shape within pretty wide limits the policy of American business. They have working control of banks, railroads, and key manufacturing industries. If they had the brains and courage to do it, this controlling group could raise the collective payroll of America 10 per cent. A 10 per cent, increase in wages in this country would do as much to expand the market for goods and services and to set idle men at work as could be done by doubling our foreign trade! Substantially the same result could be secured by the general adoption of the five-day week, without reduction in pay. We can't double our foreign trade, but the monarchs of industry and finance, whom Mr. Young so ably represents, can increase the buying power of American workers to the point where these troublesome suri pluses will disappear and our unemployment problem will be automatically solved.—Labor. "Despite its immense resources and its present wealth, it is clear that American industrial civilization must sooner or later face the -same social*problems that are being met after a>fashion in England and Ger- m-nys -ft^may^ossiblyTttill 'tawe^ft generation or two in which to make up its mind on the methods it will adopt with those problems, but-rffTfar there—is little- indication that - it will "S_c"eeNT'lrravoTdmg~"ro —"The London Economist." Portsmouth, Eng., city council is to build a municipal aerodrome at a cost of $200,000. Activity in Eastern Restaurant Unions Montreal Hotel and Restaurant Employees have carried on a success- fu lcampaign during the last winter and under the guidance of E. Manfred Roebling, Canadian representative, have succeeded in building up two new locals, Local 159 Waiters, and Local 200, Cooks, both - have their new offices on 1244 Mountain street. In connection with the office they have a well-appointed club, of which their njembers can be proud of. There will be plenty of work ahead for the officers of those locals to success and prosperity. The plans of the H. R. E. I. A. are to have a solid chai nof branches across the Dominion of Canada, and Organizer Roebling is expected to make a trip to Quebec in the interest of local 492. Before going to the West, where he will direct the work of the locals there and assist in working out a scheme of co-operation between the respective locals and the hotel and restaurant proprietors. Do You Know? That approximately 40 per cent, or $325,000,000 worth of the milk sold in the United States in 1928 was marketed by milk co-operative organizations, according to a report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture? * * t That 87.19 per cent, of all the pool grain of the 1929-30 crop delivered in Saskatchewan up to June 16, 1930, has been handled by Saskatchewan Pool Elevators, Limited? » * » That more than 6000 Canadian sheeps owners have signed a contract in which they agree to market all their wool in future through the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers' Association, and that the original objective of 3,000,000 pounds has been easily passed? * * • . That the amount of free homestead land taken up in the four provinces of Manitoba', Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia to the end of April this year exceeds 700,000 acres, an increase of 13 per cent .over the corresponding period in 1929?. '"'.•".' * » . » That the three Western Wheat Pools operate 1642 country elevators with :«-totahstrjrage■n3_meity:Trf'sST,- 550,500 bushels representing approximately 32 per cent, of the total elevator capacity in Western Canada?- ..._'...-—'!~~,: — . -■--:-•- - Seven VOTE LADNER f Liberal-Conservative Policies. Practical, Relief of Unemployment. (Through immediate special session of. Parliament) Protective Tariff for Canadian Labor. Dominion Aid to Technical Education. Mr. Ladner has proved himself a staunch friend of Labor throughout his nine years in Parliament. j vfhal doctors sou -V in moderation pOR generations doctors have * paid tribute to the sustaining, invigorating and health giving qualities of beer—when taken in moderation. There is no finer beverage than good beer for workers in every field of endeavor, whether mental or physical. The undermentioned beers are I guaranteed tobeabsolutelypure. |To safeguard the public they are 'constantly tested by Analytical Chemists employed by the B.C. Liquor Control Board. fv Silt I. til Ctnermm/ml Ltiuv State, __ Btt. / jr.'-.kri Dtlmty r,a PILSENER LAGER BLUE RIBBON LAGER CASCADE PALE OLD MILWAUKEE LAGER <__ PAID TOO MUCH At an auction in England" at Hornby Castle, Bedale, Yorkshire, the coronet of the late Duke of .Leeds realized $60. "Ballooning" Price of Automobile Fuel A prediction that gasoline prices will be "ballooned" all over the United States during the next two years was made in the House last week by Congressman Wright Patman of Texas. A Gasoline Trust has been formed, he said, and prices have already been increased 1 cent a gallon in Delaware and Pennsylvania. This will cost gasoline users in those two states an additional $11,061,123 this year if they use as much gasoline as they did during 1929. There is no justification for the price increase, Patman charged. "The price of crude oil has been rfiPJPg-,-4wn,__»d:><rBer-e-is«w.r___MtT age," he" said. ''The price is not based upon illegal agreements > between the oil companies." . Patman estimated HMj_a-liCent7in__ Urease' on each "gallon "of gasoline used throughout the nation was equal to a tax against automobile owners of between $5 and $10 a year, and would mean- that they would have to pay $134,001,80Jtymore each year to operate their cl RECENT-REASONING IS NOT SO RECENT AFTER ALL Sir William Bragg, himself one of the foremost scientists of the day and a winner of the Nobel prize, did an unusual thing at a joint meeting of scientific societies in Jthaca, New York, the other day. He read the assembled savants extracts from the diary of Michael Faraday, one of the great thinkers of all time, showing, that a century ago this amazing man had reasoned out the interconnection between gravity, on the one hand, and light, heat and electricity, on the other, which has been proved only since the war. The diary will be published next year, which is the one hundredth anniversary of Faraday's construction of the crude, feeble, hand-worked machine which we-mrwkrtbw^warthe'" first dynamo. A political big wig, visiting Faraday's laboratory, asked contemptu- ~""WHali;use"'afe*niese things!" "Some day," replied Faraday, ''you will tax them." Bragg declared that Faraday's electrical researches had ' "changed the complexion of ow entire civilization." V =S£5~ . Eigftt THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, July 11, 1930 For Printing of. QUALITY. SPEED AND SERVICE done in a Union Shop, send your printing to A. H. Timms 236 Uth Ave. E„ Vancouver A. A. Brookhouse, .» (late of Cowan & Brookhouse) Shop Superintendent. Fair. 205 Fair. 1372 BBOTSFORD Wood&CoalCo.Ltd. "Satisfaction Guaranteed or Honey Refunded" THE BEST riB EDGINGS, per cord, $4.50 Slabs, Mixed Wood - Inside Flr. ALWAYS OH HANS I Nnnaimo-Welllng-ton, and tne Best Bootless. Extra "Phone: High. 910 ANY grocer who sells Malkin's Best food products will tell you there is no finer quality on the market For thirty years the House of Malkin has enjoyed the reputation for selling the best. The W. H. Majkin Co. Limited Vancouver, B.C Nanaimo Victoria Prince Rupert Bigg er and Better Picnic For Painters The two locals of the International Brotherhood of Painters, Paper- hangers and Decorators will hold a joint picnic at Selma Park on Saturday, July 19th. The old painters' local, No. 138, now celebrating its forty-third year of activity in the city, and the new Sign and Pictorial Painters' Union No. 726, a thriving baby of twelve months, plan to make this day one to be long remembered. When the" good ship Lady Cynthia leaves the Union dock at 9 a.m., it will carry a rollicking crowd of painters as well as wives, children, sweethearts and friends, . who wili make "whoopee" till late at night. The joint committee, has arranged a full program of sports, including barnyard golf, putting the shot (16- lb.), and children's events of all ages, and swimming and fishing contests. This beauty spot of British Columbia faces south and-is ideal for bathing and boating. A 5-piece union orchestra, with Len Holland and his accordion, will supply the music on the boat and for the afternoon dance .in the large dance hall, where 500 can kick up the dust. A novelty life-saving display will be given by Art Wallace. Richard Lugrin and Charles Lugrin, members of Vancouver Life Saving Society. There will be lots of valuable prizes and the keenest contests will be the relay race between teams of each local, and the 100-yard dash. The baby is going to make the old man run to hold his laurels. Bring your friends with their baskets. Tea, coffee, milk, ice cream, pop, candies, all free. If it's a real time you're looking for, go'with the painters. Tickets: Adults, return, $1.50; children, 5 to 12 years, 75c. For tickets and further information phone Seymour 3609. Ed. Smith, chairman of committee. Maclnnis Meeting in Collingwood Friday During the past week Alderman Angus Maclnnis, Independent Labor Party candidate for Vancouver South, addressed two meetings in that riding. One in Maple Hall, Fraser avenue, and the other at Ker- risdale. Both meetings were well attended and the candidate had a splendid reception. Alderman Maclnnis- well handled the unemployment question, which the old parties have chosen as an issue at this election, from the working class point of view, drawing particular attention to the fundamental cause of this condition and pointing out that tariffs had nothing to do with it as a state of unemployment exists under both high and low tariffs. Old age pensions, health insurance were also dealt with. Indications point to a splendid vote for Labor in this election. Qn Friday, July 11, a meeting will be held in Memorial Hall, Joyce Road and Kingsway. Other meetings will be announced in the daily press from time to time. "FIRED" SCRUBWOMEN TO RECEIVE BACK PAY BOSTON. — Harvard University's board of governors has decided to ease its concience and has agreed to pay "back wages" to each of the 20 scrubwomen discharged after being employed nine years at a rate which violated the Massachusetts minimum wage law. Each of the women is to receive $280—the amount the university saved by evading the law and paying -them 2 cents "~aii"" hour ; tfhder ;tfie legal wage. The women were "fired" last December and replaced by men, .for whom there is nb" regisl_t?on regarding wage rates- - It is not known whether the governing board's "remorse" will result in the reinstatement of the women to their old jobs at the wage specified by law or whether the "male scrubwomen" will be retained at the cheaper rate. INDEPENDENT LABOR PARTY CANDIDATES IN MANITOBA J. S. Woodsworth, M,P, North Centre, Winnipeg. A. A. Heaps, M.P,, North Winnipeg. , Fred Lange, Springfield. Beatrice Brigden, Brandon. There is a possibility that an I. L. P. candidate will be placed in the field in Transcona. T. W. Bird, M.P., Progressive- Labor candidate of Nelson, Man., has been endorsed by the Independent Labor Party of Manitoba for his staunch support of the Labor group in the House. The Provincial Campaign Committee still have under advisement the following constituencies: South Centre and South Winnipeg, St. Boniface and Selkirk. A HEALTHY HABIT Tourist (in mining town): "Is this a healthy place to settle in?" Hotel Proprietor: "It is that, sir; but it's a most unhealthy place if you don't settle." Union Bakeries JJII.IIIIIIIIIIII.IIHIIIIIIIII.IIIIIIIMIIIIIIItt i Hastings Bakery I § HIGH. 4537 = S Choicest Bread, Cakes and —. S Pastries. Sour Rye Bread = § 764 Hastings Street East = ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIfT Delicious Bakery Union-made Bread and Pastry. Ask for it at your local store er PHONE HIGHLAND 705 and /have our salesman deliver it The London Bakery Gold Wheat Bread Fairmont 122. 439 7th Ave. E. When Better Cakes and Pastries are Made. Well Make 'Em I Golden Rule Bakery OO., LTD. .57 Granville St. Sey. 865. FERGUSON'S BAKERY AXE*. STEWART, PROF. 3515 Mala Street - - Phone: Pair. 3331 1714 Broadway - - - Phone: High. 0074 I. L. P. Notes There will be no regular meeting of the Vancouver Branch of the I. L. P. on Friday evening, July 11th, as all thg officers will be at the election campaign meeting at Collingwood. » * » Among the newmembers initiated at the last meeting of the I. L. P. was a union president, a union secretary*, and a woman member of a trades union. * ■ • * » The organizing committee has another batch of membership applications to send out. * * * One of the biggest collections ever made at a campaign meeting in recent years was made at the meeting in the Maple Hall last Friday. And it wasn't tainted money. It was all hard-earned silver from the workers. OPERATING ENGINEERS' UNION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Dick's July Clearance Suits and Topcoats Record-breaking- savings on Baits and T.opcoats to $40 values. Never have yon seen such reductions. $17.00 SUITS All high-grade clothing from our regular stock; new cummer fabrics, correctly styled in a great array of snappy patterns and colors. Scotch Tweeds, English . and French Worsteds. TOPCOATS Smart new summer models in Donegals, Herringbones and snappy Tweeds; also many novelty fabrics. William! I HASTINGS AT HOMER STREET SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OB YOUR MONEY BACK" The following officers were ele&ted at the last regular meeting of Local Union No. 844, International Union of Operating Engineers: President, F. Hunt. Vice-president, E. Stewart. Recording secretary, G. E. Jones. Financial secretary and business agent, George Pettipiece. Treasurer, P. Bradley. Conductor, R. L. Smith. Guard, George Leidy. Trustees, Kinnaird, Flynn and Wohlford. Trades and Labor Council: Hunt, Pettipiece, Flynn, Parkinson, Stewart and Kinnaird. Building Trades Council: Pettipiece, Flynn, Parkinson; (alternate) Brother Carson. Gulf Stream Power . Scheme To Get Test The plan of Georges Claude, French scientist, to generate electric power by utilizing the heat in the Gulf Stream, will be given a test within a short time,- it was announced in Havana recently. The scientist's plan has the approval of leading engineers. Hundreds of workers have been employed and a mile and a quarter railroad track has been built over Matanzas Bay. A galvanized iron pipe, 24 inches in* diameter, will be sunk to the bottom of the sea for the purpose of bringing the water up to a power house on the surface, where a difference in temperature will be utilized in generating electricity. Claude's supporters insist this will be the greatest hydro-electric enterprise ever attempted, and if successful will 'revolutionize" Cuba industrially.' Some small satisfaction may be taken from the defeat of Senator Joseph Grundy in the Republican senatorial primaries in Pennsylvania last month by "Jimmy" Davis, Secretary of Labor in the Coolidge cabinet. Davis was' born in Wales and ran well in the mining districts. Grundy is aji arch-protectionist a$d did. the*; brunt' b'f "the lobbying on the tariff bill while it was before Congress. STEADY-OB . 7l.' "Can you tell me," asked th? judge, addressing Enrico Ufuzzi, under examination as to the qualifications for citizenship, "the difference between the powers and prerogatives of the King of England and those of the President of the United States?" "Yezzir," spoke up Ufuzzi, promptly. "King, he got a steady job." VOTE FOR A. E. MUNN Liberal Standard Bearer in Vancouver North Former M.P.P. for Lil- looet; a prominent up- coast logger, and a man who employs WHITE labor exclusively. His employees speak well of him. The Independent Labor Party IS NOT supporting any Labor candidate in the ridng of Vancouver North. ■ Vancouver Drug Company (1928) Limited DRUGS FOR LESS WE SATE YOU MONEY OB YOUB DRUG WANTS. WB HAVE TBB LARGEST STOCK IB WESTERN CANADA FROM WHICH TO SERVE YOU. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS—JULY 11th and 13th, 1930 Gold Medal Phonograph Needles .-. , ^ 13 Odorono .'. 34 Pinaud's Opera Lipsticks 14 French Cleaner , .14 William's Talcum ' 16 Lux Toilet Soap 2 tor .16 Gaslte (Kills Moths and their larvae) ..14 Andrew's Liver Salt 3» Tooth Brush 34 Moire Hot Water Bottle .71 Glaxo _ 3.09 VANCOUVER'S OWB DRUG STORES—FIFTEEN IN THE CITY AT YOUR SERVICE. TELEPHONE YOUB WANTS QUALITY, SERVICE, SAVING .35 Cutex Cuticle Remever - .23 .25 1.50 K-W Cigarette Lighter .35 .25 .25 .25 .88 1.00 Auto-strop Blades (with . .66 .25 Wright's Coal Tar Soap ... .14 .10 .25 I>r. Reid's Boracic or 25 Zinc Ointment .. .14 .45 .60 .50 Dr. Reld's Syrup of Figs.... ... .29 .40 .lib Cedarnaptha Flakes ... .14 1.25 .35 I>orln Rouge Brunette -. .. .21 .50 UNION MEN! Have your next suit made right in your city and help solve the unemployment problem. Our suits are made before your eyes by skilful Union Tailors. Fit and workmanship guaranteed. Ray Bros. Tailoring Co. Ltd. r.tr-.:A w__r_e__ 80 and 82 West Hastings Street —- Y VANCOUVER'S LEADING UNION HOUSE ! The New Orpheum Cafe Private Banquet Hal! 762 GRANVILLE STREET Prop.: Jas. P. Dwyer PHONE: SEY. 3346 \ - . ■. -
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