Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-09
From, Chicago.


Will E. Blake, whe has attend
ed the Northwestern University
Dental School at Chicago for the
past two years, and who visited
his home near Wells during the
past summer, writes US as fol-
t, lows from Chicago under date OF
Sept. and:
I arrived here all safe and well
and have spent the past month
working in the dental school.
The lecture course starts the
first of next month and thea act
ua1 work will begin. On my ar-
rival here 1 found the weather
fine for Chicago. 1t has been
very cool all summer, and that is
something seldom seen in Chica-
go at this season of the year.
I was out Yesterday and view
ed the Labor Day parade. 1t IS
claimed that 90, 900 men were IN
the line of march. Men with
the flag-striped canes were every
where vending their wares with
| silver harvest. Thus, in front
Of this picturesque setting of hui
mauity arose the. red, white and
blue wands, stretching away
down toward 10Th street like
tangled ribbons.
So far as the eye could see
from the speakers stand this was
the view. The young men tam
talized the girls and sent their
canes flying across the street.
The young women dashed after
them and laughed at the police
men who cautioned them. The
officers passed leisurely along the
line and smiled at the taunts of
the saucy ones who asked:
"What union do you belong to?"
A billy goat, bearing on his
sides the inscription ''Union Bill
tly," was conducted by two of the
unionists. ''Billy," who was
held in check by two stout ropes,
did not appreciate the music or
commotion. Once he charged
and Isucceeded in breaking the
ranks, but his sturdy conductors
held on, and Billy was finally
persuaded to take part in the pa
rade in a peaceab!e manner.
Following these drivers came
the ice-men, yelling 'Ice! 1ce''
as they passed the speakers and
dashing their yellow canes
against the pavement in great
good humor. They wore blue
Jackets and gray hats. Behind
them came the giant cigar label,
reading: "This label is not on
goods made by child labor.''
The commission drivers fol-
lowed and the coal teamsters
came next with wagons filled
with huge blocks of coal. They
warned the spectators to Count
Them ALL" Then followed the
truck drivers, crying: "There
Are 28, 900 of Us; Be Sure You
Count Them Alp" These drivers
were over half an hour passing q
given point, twelve abreast.
The beginning of the end o.
this division, too. brought the
most touching feature of the en-
tire pageant. In front of the long
. procession of carpenters and thei,
trades-brothers, the ship carpen'
tiers, marched a row of unior
men in the garb Of miners te
represent the strikers in the east
ern coal fields.
Their faces were blackened a:
with the CRIME of underground
toiling, their eyes looked hollow
behind the masks of coal dust.
Each was equipped with a SINAI
miners lantern which burned OF
the visor of his cap. They car
ried picks.
It was an appeal tor money t.
help the strikers. Behind then
marched a square of men support
ino q huoe banner stretched fla
in the street.
Everybody was in an orderl.
: mood and good nature was OF
. every hand. All in all, it was
: grand affair and was a sight no
soon to be forgotten.
am doing we'll in my worl
: and hope to get through the yea
with a good standing and secur
, my degree. l send best regard
J to all my friends.