The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05
RAISES RED FLAG
ON THE FOURTH
Oregon Painter Is Trounced for
His Insult to the Stars
and Stripes
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PORTLAND. Ore, July 4,--Wniiam
Wolff of Tillamook almost met death
at the hands of his enraged fellow
townsmen today when he hoated the
red flag of anarchy above the stars and
stripes. Indignant citizens tore down
the emblem and trounced Wolff, who
was lucky to be let off so easily.
Wolff is n member of the firm of
Wolff & Gessner, painters. He is an
anarchist OF pronounced views. and
took the occasion to fiaunt the red
flag of that faith today when national
colors were being shown at. every
masthead. Not only that, but he placed
the red flag a the head and under 1t
the national emblem. An angry crowd
collected and made him take it down.
At the first opportunity Wolff sent
UP two red flags over the stars and
stripes a mob seized Wolff and would
have done violence TO him but for the
interference of the marshal. who
dubbed Wolff upon his refusal to take
down the red flags. They We're torn
down and Wolff was thrown in Jail.
ing of magnesite and art marble slabs
to the scagliola workers; the setting
of such slabs to the marble settlers and
the mixing of this kind of material in
plastic form for floors to the cement
Steam filters union No. I442. the gas
and electrical fixture hangers and the
sign and pictorial painters gave notice
to the council that each will take part
In the Labor day parade.
The following named were added TO
the committee on athletic association:
Thomas Maxwell of the amalgamated
carpenters and joiners, J. OHern of the
brass and chandelier workers. ]. Foley
-, ai1I Tnbte
Fadden of the steam filters No. 442.
James Walker was appointed on the
committee to fill vacancy caused by
the resignation of J. Jenkins from the
bridge and structural iron workers
No. 81.
The following named members of
street concrete and asphalt workers
union. local No IS, have been elected
to serve as the officers for the ensuing
term:
JOHN Murphy. president; John Leamy. vice
president; Theodore Wiltz. recording secretary;
l. B. Higgins financial secretary; J.. J. Tierney.
treasurer: William + Dwyer business agent:
John McAIanus, conductor: Louis Norman. ser
geant at arms: W. Campbell, trustee; John Mar
Stewart. William Meakin and John Murphy, ex-
ecutye committee: James Regan, auditor.
The following named are TO be in
stalled as the officers OF the united
glass blowers union for the ensuing
term S Goodman, president; E. C.
Snyder. vice president; f. French,
financial secretary; t. c. Hunter. re-
cording secretary; d. 3. Dinnine treas
urer; w Flagler. business agent; f.
Lange warden, and George Bridges j.
w. Smith and John Gruber, auditors.
The union has selected d. B. Dinnine,
w F'lagler. S. Goodman. Francis Nor
ris, J. j. Cain and Edward Bentzein to
represent it in the building trades
council.
Longshore lumbermens protective
association had the following named
members installed by President Me-
Carthy of the building trades council
as it's officers for the current term at
its regular meeting last Thursday.
George F. McManus. president; George Nc
Nulty, vice president; George a. Hansen, secre-
tary: Edward Jones. treasurer; John C. Will
Iiains. business agent; Thomas Cummings. SER
geaDt at arms; Edward Schneider. Joseph Gully
r. NeIs George Dunbar and j. Johnson
trustees; Harry Walters, William p Ryan.
Thomas Murphy. Daniel kearney and Robert
Riddel finance committees q. +. McManus G.
A. Hansen, Harry Walters, Ernest Lauf Will
liam Rodick Hugh Mcnamara, Arthur G. Olson.
Morris j. Fitzgerald. John W. Decker and John
G. Williams, executive board
The union will be represented in the
building trades council by: John c.
Williams, Joseph I. Matison, George A.
Hansen, r. Simonds, George r. Nc
Manus, George Clark, Florence Sulli-
van, Jerry McAuliffe. Charles Brown,
union, which has taken quarters in the
building trades temple. voted to meet
on the first and third Thursday OF each
month