+

 ¢ials stated,

_ment 3s follows;

Pafe Two

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ES ADVOCATE

Octaber 15, 1937

Safety Precautions Lacking

Logger’s Death Laid To
Department’s Negligence)

_ Death of Jens Tolver, killed last Saturday when the axle
of a speeder broke as he was riding out of Thompson and
Horne Lake, BC,

Glark’s camp,
registers the fiftieth fatality

1937, and is typical .of the lack of safety precautions in this
declare officials of the Lumber and
Union this week.

‘three others,

hazardous occupation.
Sawmill Workers

With Tolver
Who are now in
Severe injuries.

Submitting back sissues of the
Dumber Worker, which, union offi-
gials declared to the PA, are sent

were

hospital sufferins

regularly to the department of labor, |
reprinted letters from: employees at Be

Thompson and Clark's camp com-
Plainine of poor transportation were
shown. TFallers staged -a one-day
strike to back their protests. __
One jetter, sisned ‘Lucky,’ said:
. - the trailer which the speeder
was pushing, jumped ihe track wee
is 4 common occurrence. Lucky -
did not jump the track @ couple 3
bundred feet sooner ov there would
aye been a few men killed”
“Mie death of Folver can be laid
directly at the feet of Clark and
Thompson Company and to the erim-
inal indifference and neglect of the
provincial department of labor,”’ offi-

<é

minister of
C: Pearce,
the -union-

Hon. G. S. Pearson,
jJabor, promised to. send
experienced logeer, to
headguarters for
Jogging accidents, the PA was told,
but to date this individual has not
shown up. although Pearson save
his promise on September oe

SAWDUST

(Continued fiom page 1)

offices in the Marine Building here,
is self-explanatory. It reads:

“August—To membership eard

general sawdust situation as re-
gards supply and demand, only a
Timited number of membership
-eards will be ayailable for Sep.
‘tember. First come, first served. A

Aiso enclosed with this invoice
was 2 slip with no headings or
superscriptions, just the plain state—

“The price of sawdust for the
aonth of September is ead 75 per
mit.

“Kindly make a notes of nis

' ehange which goes into effect on
Wednesday. September ist.”
From the above it is obvious that
there is nothing to stop the Hog.
Fuel Dealers’ Association which is
yumored to be connected with the
Canadian Manufacturers’ Associa-—
tion, from cutting off the bulk of the
small dealers, leaving the whole
sawdust industry in the hands of
the big eompanies: :

DENTIST
oR Dedeexe

OUGLAS.
@ SEY:

ST Te
| COR. RICHARDS & HASTINGS

HASTINGS

a discussion on
> Marshall Granech

) meeting,

Joe Armitage

-for September, $3. Because of the. 1

Wellington branch forwarded a fur:

where he was employed,
in BC woods since January 1.

Peace Ball Is
Planned Here

Proceeds Will. Go
Spanish Orphans
- ' Fund. —

_ Under

To

the auspices ae the Girls’
Shock WGrigade and the Were
Spanish Defense Committee, a hal-
lowe'’en peace ball is. to be ner at
the Winter Gardens, October- 30.
Tickets are 25 cents and can be»
obtained from: room 17, 615 West
Hastings street, Trinity 6371. ~~ Pro-
ceeds will so to aid the» Spanish
orphans. ;
Donations already
this committee include
Cumberland Wocal

received
$25 from
of the. UMWA,

the Children’s Fund, $5 from
for Medical Mis-
sion, $10.39 from the Winter Garden
$4.08 \errisdale meetine.
$39.81 Grandview meeting, $2 Se
‘son’s Landing branch, $2 MS. K. GC:
Campbell, 31 Carleton Ccr ar $2
froni 2 supporter in New Westmin-
ster. ?

UMWA Lauds :

for

Miners’ Beseneerters Is
Established At
Regal

Sa ATO. BC, Oct. 14. —As 2
memorial to Joe Armitage and the
work he performed for the miners
of Nanaimo, Tocal 7355, United Mine
Workers of America, here; has do-
nated “$25 to the Wriends of “the
Mackenzie-Papineau battalion.

This local has taken over the sec-_
ond jargest hall, the Regal, in Na-
naimo for union headquarters and
intends to make it the home of all
union. men. —

| aire riends of ae Mackenzie-
Papineau “Battalion: committee has
received $45.25 from: Nanaimo EMPB
Braneh since September 16. South

ther $6 this “week.

ee
UNION MEETING

Jevery third Thursday im the

month is business meeting: of Do-

mestic Workers Union at Labor

headquarters, 529 Beatty street.

Just A rrived .

NEW STYLES
AND SHADES OF

Men’s Suits

O’Coats, Shirts

BAKERY
High. 3244
716 East Hastings Street

4068 Bast Hastings Street
1709 Commercial Drive ~

_ Quality Products at
_ Moderate Prices

‘We Deliver East End
and Grandview Homes
; ‘. :

“Thrifty Housewives
Shop at
Hastings Bakery?

ZED

100%

UNIO

AT SPECIAL FALL PRICES

2

INTERNATIONAL
(CLOTHING CO.

“The House of Bargains”
44-48 EAST HASTINGS Sf.
TRINITY 5209

For quick energy and real
enjoyment always insist on-
smooth, tangy, delicious

Old Style Beer.

CAPILANO
BREWING se
VANCOUVER

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bas

$1.45 from Women’s Labor League |:

The tanker Stanbridge ar rives at Falmecuth,
hole in her side, the result of being:

a gaping
dropped by 2 plane as she was
Gijon, Spain.

‘was the poor consolation of-

City Council
Rejects Plea
Of Cafe Girls

Race Dieciminanon Is
Charged by Ald.
Hurry

ISSUE EVADED

That no provision fer bar-
tenders had been made when
prohibition was introduced

fered by Alderman Pettipiece

‘tion from the Mothers’ Coun-
cil on behalf of the 30 white
waitresses recently dismissed
from Chinese cafes under a
city ruling.

Garfield King, who defended the
girls, at a meeting of the Social

| ing.

Pointing out that’ none of the
girls had private means, Garfield
King stated many of them had fam-

England, for repairs,
shit by 2 bomb
trying to evacute refugees from

Personal Contacis Stressed

I nue Cities Compete For
. Top Place In Press Drive

_ Nearly one- -fifth of the $3. 000 PA Cision maintenance

fund has
Rayenor, drive manager,
“Tt seems to be a tendenc

been subscribed to date—$560 to be exact, W..
announces.

y all the way around by press

committees to increase amounts originally pledged, and on
Vancouver Island the spirit of competition is making itself

felt,’ Ravenor declared,

TO DISCUSS SERVICE.

Delegates and others interested are
asked to attend a meeting of the
South Hill CGF Club at Maple Hall;
Forty-seventh and Iwraser, Friday,
October 15, 8 pm, to discuss the
poor service on the Praser carline.
GYM CLASSES.

An instructor provided by the

Wancouver Recreational Department |

will hold. children’s
commencing Friday,

eym classes
@ctober 15, 6

to § pm, in Wandermene Community +

Hall.

All women are weleomie at the
women’s gym class held every Tues-
day, 8 pm, at the Windermere Com-
munits Hall. :

SELF-HELP GROUP.
Housewives interested in learning

jhe art of dressmaking, quilimaking |

and knitting may attend classes or
the Self-Help sroup every Tuesday,
2 to 4 pm, at Ryan ore Commun-—

ity Hall.

TYLER TO SPEAK.
Meeting in Orange Hall, Sunday,
October 17, 3 pm, when Fred Tyler
will speak on the subject, “Good
Roads For BC.”

ESL MEETING.

EB. Cumper. Will speak on “Current
By ents,’ Thursday, October 21,
8 pm, in the aaa Serviceman! s League
Hall.

PRESS DRIV® SOCIAL.
To raise funds for the press drive,
the Victory Square branch of the

Communist Party of Canada is hold-

ing a hallowe’en whist drive and so-

cial Friday, October 29, S pm, in.
O'Brien: Hall, 404 Homer. Admission
10 cents.

singing,
aA errand prize.

There will be music,
ing and drawing for
Bverybody w elcome.

Money Heads
Victoria AY C

Club Organizing Branch

At Mount Tolmie,
Esquimalt

—

VICTORIAS BC, Oct.

one banner, Advance Youth Cluk

hre is setting up branches in Esqui-

malt and Mount Tolmie.
The city branch installed its

Wilson Money, president;
vice-président;

Aileen

electing
Bill) Dawvas;
Mitchell, secretary;
jreasurer.
This club is
ization enzagin® in
Gial and outdoor activities.

Sarl;

Lower Suburban

Fares Are. Sought

This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor
Control Board or by the Government of British Columbis.

A jargely signed petition will be
presented to the BE Electric Com-=|
pans asking for lower interurban
fares to Marpole to meet thoseof the | s
bus lines: |

The petition was laid before the }
city utilities committee on Tuesday.
bx: Mors: a2. SS. Marshalisay, and was
referred to aA Special committee
cansideration, z

Alderman Helena Gutteridge | B
thousht that the sreatly increased n°
population in that part of Point Grex
milst haye increased the inter urban |
revenue, and that the BC Electric
would be justified in making this

s

concession.

City Briefs |

dane-

ete |
14.—Striving |
to unite ihe progressive youth, under

of-
fices. at the meeting last weel in the
club headquarters at 27 Boyd street,

os

a broad youth orean—
educational. so-

for | &

S Nanaimo. Cumberland. and Vie-
| toria are each intent on beating the
other. Cumberland is oozing con=
fidence, and, although smail,

town is organized to the ‘nth degree,

fairs “and comings through with *fly-
ing’ colors. Wanaimo is forging
steadily ahead, counting on
lareer population from which to so-
licit funds.

“Wietoria,”’ says Rayenor, 'Ssu fa)
{typical place for {individual contact
| xvork. Never strong on organization,

for a progressive press . campaign
and will respond to personal con-
tact.”
Persona: Gontact.
Personal contact is an obsession
with the drive manager. “Give
theni the facts,’? says Rayenor.
“Tell then: tifty loggers have been
jxilled in the woods since January
j, 1937. Tell prospective press
supporters of the telephone peti-
tion, the works projects, about the
_ ex-Servicemen, point out that the.
labor press gives these facts, often :
hidden or ignored by capitalist
papers.” =
‘Asked as to other press commit-

Surrey would spring a surprise in
this drive, just as they surprised the
province in the last election.

Paddy Ross, energetic organizer
on his way to Prince Rupert, will be
thinking foremost of the press drive.
This town and Prince George are
expected to strengthen the position
of the North. Atlm has held the
fort for the past two years and kept
the drive flag flying.

- Salmon Arm sends something
through the mail every say, and
now that meetings tan be held: since
fhe infantile paralysis scare has died

personal contacts in other words.

hig undertaking
public shortly.

to raise funds for the press drive.
For the individuals a

mittees leading each week in

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being noted for staging snappy rates

its}

nevertheless there isa small army or
people who will readily see the need.

tees’ activities, Ravenor thought that.

Grandview is certainly press con-
scious and after staging the success-
ful Cosmopolitan Revue, has another
to spring on_ the

press com-
sales

BAKING

A ssures baking

‘of their clothing had been bought
on the instalment. plan on the
strength of their jobs, so that their
average individual indebtedness was
approximately $39.50.

Wo Japanese or Greek restaur-
ants had been affected, King said,
asserting that discrimination
against the Ghinese at such a time
would give the Japanese a great
deal of help.

Resolution to the effect that the
girls’ jobs be returned to them and
that no further racial discrimina-
tion be madé was turned down flat
by the Council, Alderman Pettipiece
passing lightly over the matter by
Saying that it had been dealt with
before, He seconded Mayor Miller's
motion that the matter not be heard.

Mayor Miller, evading the ques-
tion of the girls’ livelihood, said
that, as head of the police depart-
ment, he was not going to tolerate
a return to the immoral conditions
in which the girls worked, in spite
of the defence- haying already
proved that the girls were well
satisfied with their jobs. They re-
- ceived $9. 50 per week, plus meals
and tips, and: worked eight hours a
day, six days a week, in compli-
ance with the law.
| Mrs. Lusk, of the Mothers’ Goun-
cil, asked why the question of mor-
ality had. only just arisen, when”
some of the girls had been working
at the cafes for six and eight years.

Alderman Hurry wanted to |
iknow why, if moral conditions
were not good enough for white
girls, they “should be good enough
for any other nationality. iba

when contronted by a delega- B

The delegation was introduced by | :

Service CORR EMISEE paras morn- |

jlies dependent on them, and most | }

READY TO SERVE YOU

REGENT

. .. with the finest
stock of Imported
Woolens m Western
Canada.

Our. guaranteed cus-
tom tailored suits and
Gyercoats are made in
_ our own Shops on the
premises by skilled
Vancouver tailors and
‘eannot be duplicated
by any tailoring firm
in British Colne.

“REGENT clothes are
priced to suit your
pocketbook. . . As low
as $21.50.

_ We are able to give a
“two-day service on all
Custom-Tailored Gar-
ments. ;

TAILORS

324 W. Hastings Street bs
pees B.C.

~ BRIDGE se

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| couver and the Fraser Valley is seen

council members were gomg t0-

shout about morals, he declared,

they should start at the police

department, “where money disap-
. pears ae is meyer heard of
again.”

Discussing their problem with the
Mothers’ Council afterwards, the
girls decided to apply in a body for
relief. Forms had already been
handed to them by the relief de-
/ partment to be Signed by taxpayers,
but some of the girls said-they did
not know anyone who could sign the
form for them, in which case they
would be refused relief.

They intend, if refused relief, to
go on the streets with tin cans with
single unemployed  hoys, whose
plight the girls had not overlooked
in their own trouble. -Most of the
girls, although having hardly any
eash and not knowing where their
next meals were to come from,
managed to dig down into: their
purses and find a nickle: to help
the unemployed boys.

Ald. Hurry Hits
| Lack Of Reports

At the Social Services Committee

down, Salmon Arm will go over the lea Tuesday, Alderman Hurry pro-

top. : | tested that delegations went over to
In the city, Vancouver Mast leads| Victoria on civit affairs, but did}

in selling donation certificates —) not report to the council. He qwas

referring to the relief scheme at
present ins force, which is being ex-
tended to the end of the year, but

extension was when they read it in
the daily press. —

On Friday, October 29, *S pm, a *“S]] the business of the council
Hallowe'en whist social and dance | Should be public,” he said, while
jis being held at the Communist Alderman Helena Gutteridge stated
party hall, 38th avenue at Victoria,| that she had made several false

statements on the public platform
because of the lack of reports to the
eouncil.

of donation certificates, ten free

passes for the “Geethoven Concerto’” Meeting of the Mothers’ Council
Will be given by the PA during the! is bela every Tuesday at O'Brien
|mext three weeks. Hall, 404 Homer street, at 2°30 pm.

POWDER

Success!

SeSoNTRIns NOALET

the first the council knew about the |.

That. ‘the jpurden will tall heavily
on people in New Westminster, Van--

from the percentage of domestic to
foreign traffic based on this esti-
mate. Woreign traffic was particu --
larly high during the week Juiy
il aK) “fs

Foreign cars constitute only 16.2
per cent of the total automobile
traffic. E coi ge

Vancouver and New Westminster
Trades and Gabor Council has al-

ready. gone on record as favoring
abolition of tolls 4nd considerable
support is €xpected from trade

unions here.

Elect pie

Local 7A, Isumber and Sawmill
Workers, decided at a meeting on
Monday to send two delegates to
Victoria Trade Union conference
when a labor bill will be drafted

for presentation at the next session

of the legislature.

Win Jobs Back

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 14 —
(FP) — Ten radio announcers who
had been discharged for union ac-
tivities and who took their cases
' before the US National Labor Rela-
tions Board here were back at their
jobs in 24 hours.

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WHIST DRIVE
DANCE

Every Thursday Night
BIG CAS PRIZES ;
ee Ree
MODERN DANCE
Every Saturday Night

HASTINGS
AUDITORIUM

828. Mast Hastings St.
MALMIN’S ORCHESTRA

Dance Music Broadcast over
CERMO at 9:45 direct from the
Auditorium every «© Saturday. -
Admission Always Only - - 25¢
Ladies Free Before 9 P.M.

‘Car Owners .

ATTENTION! — oa

Special fer 7 NMienth Only:

Complete Ignition Tune- -up,

Set Up Brakes,

_ Complete Grease Job,

Wash Car

CAROLINA SERVICE GARAGE

Corner Carolina St. and East Broadway
NEW MANAGEMENT
FATR.

BARL MATTENLEY

'. 8 pm. Closing Now in Effect .- -

“COATS—SUITS
and DRESSES sis.

‘ALL FOR 2 $3. 35

2029 PERCY GORDON

By
and

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simply payimg 2 small down payment

TO BUY

ON THE

ence! Sixteen
EW

You Can Be Sinanily
Dressed

the balance to suit your income.

COATS =» °16=

Trimmed and Untrimmed.

‘Fur Coats™*99=

DRESSES = °9=

Smart HATS "= 912

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