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LINCOLN vs. PUEBLO
Lincoln vs. Denver, September 5th, 6th and 7th
ANTELOPE PARK
NEBRASKA FEDERATION OF
LABOR.
The Nebraska State Federation of La
bor was organized in Lincoln on June 24,
1909. The organization was perfected at
a meeting called by the then deputy labor
commissioner, Will M. Maupin, at which
time eighty-four local trades unions were
represented by delegates. Mr. Maupin
was elected president of the Federation.
The second convention was held at South
Omaha the following January, and it was
at this time that the real work of the or
ganization began. Frank M. Coffey of
Lincoln was made president. The next
convention was at Havelock. By this time
the organization was well on its feet and
prepared to be of real service to the wage
earners. The legislative committee ap
pointed at the Havelock convention was
given the means to maintain a working
force during the session, and it accom
plished a splendid work. At this conven
tion Mr. Maupin was again made presi
dent, and Mr. Coffey became chairman
of the legislative committee. This com
mittee introduced a number of bills and
succeeded in having several of them en
acted into law. Among them was the fac
tory inspection law, the building law, the
new printing law, and a needed amend
ment to the fire escape law. In addition
the committee succeeded in securing the
adoption of a joint resolution providing
a commission to investigate and report on
a workmen's compensation law.
The fourth annual convention will
meet in Omaha on September 12. One of
its important duties will be to select two
men to act upon the commission men
tioned above. Governor Aldrich has al
ready appointed five of the seven mem
bers. They are Victor Rose water and
Mr. Vierling of Omaha, Representative
Evans of Kenesaw and A. L. Weatherly
and C D. Traphagen of Lincoln. These
gentlemen, with the two men. the Omaha
convention will select, will constitute a
committee that may be depended upon to
study this important question and submit
a report that will result in the adoption
of a satisfactory law.
Secretary Chrisman of Omaha, who is
in charge of the convention arrange
ments, reports that it will be the largest
convention in the Federation's history ;
that the number of delegates will be sur
prisingly large, and that he. has some
things "up his, sleeve" that will make
delegates set up and take notice.
WELL CONSIDERED REFUSAL.
Commendations are due County Judge
Leslie of Omaha. Recently a "lady" ap
peared in Judge Leslie's court, bringing
with her a young man, and a license to
wed was issued. But when Judge Leslie
was called upon to tie the marital knot
he discovered that the "lady" was very
much spiff Heated, tanked up, lit up, load
ed, oreide, or whatever you may call a
condition brought about by too long con
tinued dalliance with the flowing bowl.
Whereupon Judge Leslie, despite the pro
fuse and profane ejaculations of the
would-be-bride, declined to tie the knot.
We therefore commend Judge Leslie for
his wise anf patriotic action. We can
not set our faces too sternly against any
thing looking towards the condoning of
marriage between spiff Heated women and
men with so little brains that they are
willing to be hitched under those condi
tions. But we go further and insist that
Judge Leslie should not be partial. He
should not draw the line at spiff Heated
women. We can see no more harm in
marrying a drunken woman to a sober
man than in marrying a sober wo
man to a drunken man, and we opine
that Judge Leslie has performed the mar
riage service more than once when he
knew that the groom was lit up like a
torchlight procession. We commend
Judge Leslie for his refusal in the case
specifically mentioned. Now let him
make good all along the line and refuse
hereafter to unite any couple when eith
er or both members thereof are intoxicated.
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