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Ever stop to think that fortunes are built, not on
the money you earn but upon the money that money
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for work for you. But the dollar working for you works
every hour of every day. Hence while working for dol
lars, see to it that you get some dollars working-for you.
How? Deposit a part of your earnings with us. We pay
4 per cent interest, compounded semi-annually. Money
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right start on the "saving habit". Anyhow, come in and
let us explain our system and show the proud record of
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110 South Eleventh Street
Named for Lincoln
Made in Lincoln
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TRADE UNIONISMS.
Preparations should immedi
ately be begun by all central
bodies for the celebration of La
bor day. Agitate, educate, dem
onstrate! "I was once In a union, but
somehow I fell out of the ranks."
Whose fault was that? You will
be welcome back, no matter
whose the fault
Fellow toilers, is it time now
for you to ran away from the
fray to save your own puny self
or for you to come forward and
join the other toilers in response
to the call, "Get together!"
What is to be the end of all
this onslaught on trade union
ism? Are you working, voting,
speaking to bring about the right
end?
"There's no union of my call
ing in this town." So? Well, do
you not know that you can join
a federal labor union?
LABOR STATISTICS.
Wages Main Cause of the World's In
dustrial Troubles.
According to a statement just pub
lished by the British government, the
following interesting data Is selected:
The number of trade unionists per
thousand inhabitants in 190S was:
United Kingdom, 130; Germany, 86;
United States, 85; France. 49; Aus
tria, 36. The trades showing the lar
gest membership vary greatly In dif
ferent countries. In Germany the
leading occupations are metal work
ers and building trades; in France,
transport workers; in Belgium, min
ing: in Austria, metal trades and
transport workers; in Norway and
Denmark, laborers; In Holland, dia
mond workers: in Italy, agriculture;
In Switzerland, paper workers; in the
United States, mining and building.
As to trade disputes, as a general rule
they are most frequent in the building
trades, although this varies accord
ing to the number of persons engaged
in specific avocations. The largest
number of disputes is caused, of
course, over wages and the next hours.
In most countries the great majority
of trade disputes are recorded as com
promised, but Belgium, Germany and
the -United States are exceptions to
this general rule.
In disputes arising in France during
the last fifteen years 16 per cent has
been decided favorably to the work
ing people. 28 per cent in favor of
employers and 56 per cent compro
mised. In Germany during the course
of eleven years 19 per cent has been
decided in favor of the working peo
ple, 45 per cent in favor of employers
and 36 per cent compromised. In
the United States in twenty-five years
49 per cent of strikes has been decid
ed in favo of the working people, 36
per cent in favor of employers and 15
per cent rompromised. During this
same period in the United States 33
per cent of lockouts has been decided
In favor of the working people, 56 per
cent in favor of employers and 11 per
cent compromised.
Trade Unions at Coronation,
The trade unions of England were
officially recognized at the ceremonies
of the coronation of the king and
queen. W. J. Davis of Birmingham,
secretary of the National Society of
Amalgamated Brass Workers, and W.
Mullen, chairman of the parliamentary
committee of the congress, were ex
tended an invitation to attend by the
earl marshal. Mr. Davis is one of the
oldest, trad.e nnjon leaders in Great
Britain. He entered" tne' brass fade
in 1861 and at the formation of the
Brass Workers' society In 1872 became
its general secretary, a position which
he has held ever since.
To Ferret Out Spies.
A detective bureau has been formed
by the general strike committee of Los
Angeles labor unions. George Gunrey.
who has charge of the work, says the
number of hired spies found working
in the unions has caused this step to
become necessary. The work of the
detectives will be to ferret out such I
spies and expose them so they can beg
expelled and kept out of unions alii
over the country.
Labor Union Briefs.
Every carpenter employed in Chil
dress, Tex., is a member of the car
penters' union. ''
Illinois' new ten hour law for wom
en went into effect July 1. It is said
that 25.000 women workers were af
fected. Massachusetts, with a population of
only 3,500,000, has in her savings
banks a grand total of $680,000,000, or
a per capita savings account of $200.
"Some cities," says B. E. March,,
lecretary of the congestion committee
of New York, "provide better houses
for the animals that they insist on for
the shelter of the poor."
The congress of textile operatives,
recently in session at Amsterdam,
unanimously adopted a resolution in
favor of eight hours' work in all the
textile mills of all countries.
Representative Dyer has introduced
a bill in congress to increase the
wages of the printers, pressmen and :
bookbinders in the government print
ing office to 60 cents perhour.
On the ground that the fire and po
lice departments are supported by the
taxpayers of Kansas City the organ
ized tailors of the town asked that the
policemen and firemen be required to
buy their uniforms in Kansas City,
made by Kansas City workmen.
UNION TRUTHS. ;
How many times has a manu-
facturers'- association ever estab- '. '.
T Ushed a shorter workday, in-
ju creasea me pay or Detterea con- J.
ditions in any trade or calling?
Not once in a thousand years. ''
Only labor organizations do that. I
It all the members of organ- 4.
t ized labor would try as hard to T
use their purchasing power in
their own interests as some of :
them try. to weaken the cause.
either by refraining from pay-
ing dues or attending meetings
or by hostile criticism, the move- T
T ment would be so strong that J
tne employers in any city could J.
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uui ut? ujjjieu Hgumst 11. 3.
His Flag Was Up.
wnen tne crowa assemDiea ror tneir
game of ball Johnnie, the pitcher, was
missing. Jlmmie was sent to invest!
gate.
"Is Johnnie at home?" asked Jlmmie
of the sister who answered his knock.
"Course," answered the sister. "Don't
you see his shirt on the line?" Success
Magazine.
Getting Back.
"Gee, no!" exclaimed 'he pretty cash
girl. "I don't want nothln' to do with
you. I wouldn't marry you If you was
the last man on earth. Is that plain
enough English for you ?"
"It is certainly plain enough." said
the mortified bookkeeper, "but it Isn't
English." Chicago Tribune.
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