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THE ONYX FOUNTAIN The best in the west. Just the place for those delicious summer drinks. Lincoln's popular after-the-matr ee and after-tne-opera resort. Good senrke quickly performed. The parlor de luxe. RECTOR'S 12th and O St E. FLEMING 1211 O Street Jewelry and wares ot Precious Metals, Best selected stock in Lincoln. Here you can get anything you want or need in the line of jewelry, and at the inside price. Especially prepared for commencement and wedding gifts. . H 'atch repairing and Engraving See Fleming First OFFICE OF DR. R. L, BENTLEY, SPECIALIST CHILDREN Ofhce Hows I to 4 p. in. Otc2ll80St. BothPhooe UNCOLN. NEBRASKA Mow H At the Hay. There ro still soa uiigh'y waters left Not long go a Berlia market porter undertook, for a wsssr, to put far? at c:;c s ":-.s six rsiuttc-R colons. IS ess. Sse. a duck. s!x rorn-.is of potatoes a;:d . anii of tiay iY;5 eu'ties wer-o aw'-'r . j;- th ' -. course, ard Hrs-e - s we--against tee .wx:s:i!i:s.iHE! i . feat The irs-: - s ;c-er --...' citccuity ty r.;:.'T :r a after be 1: d finished the a e'; thtn set to si"-- i- X. r,; . j ashs w H "",'v - - lowd t:e lot. ..- s ion. th- re;:vv i: .-ir. t ; . eer f j j Housekeeping and Business. Mothers should rvracaiber that when tfceiT dr-'sMiTs become wives they n t "-- valises, not only the values ci Iced clol!!ig. but the values of s:rt ; a ' " " V..ee, of rerseveranc rr cf 'i -"-.-r-sf a Ts they have bn t- i v ,-" . fcow are they tO , ; ; i ,.s ;Ke? How can they " "v 1 !:.-? f-.itur lies to a r.-'-'- . -s hrt- hands, to make . cri bile? In house - i ; s: s.s much busl ro ;-:rc as la t,j maa- corporation. So kctj'r,? r . -e' ea a certain ... . -i -rrajr. so many I . -, . . .y tt;e end of Irrevecent Youth. Om a recent pubUoatloa day of Mwapaper printed out west, a boy, osw tea or twelve year ot ace, cam Into th offlce, and. with a peoulhta Krta on hta face. Inquired, "tt that pa per." pointing to th copy, "has as account of tbe maa that has bees mar- sored is Dlvasr He was swered tn the afflmaUv. bn de postttnc five cents apoo the table, he wtth aa air ot eelMmpoc "We that's my. dad, aad I it to read shoot htm." Boston Herald. Cannon Sells of Stone and I Stone ballets were need antll the year 1514 whea they were supplanted by troa. It was near the doss ot the sixteenth eestory for leaden bal lets were carsJly adopted. Stoss tsbst balls are yet used tn some ot the essters countrtea. STRIKE HISTORY. Early Efforts of Workingmen to Improve Their Condition. THE ONLY MEANS AVAILABLE. WhB First Inaugurated Strikes Were Called "Turnout'' Principle Must Be Kept Sacred to Avoid a Stat of Servitude. Tbe strike ot workmen against em ptoyet? for a redress of grievances is not a hi.w instrument in this country. Even a half century before tbe sign ins of the Declaration of Independence strikes occurred. It'is true they were not of a general character, being spo radic and infrequent, but nevertheless emphasized the spirit which was ris ing in tbe breasts of workmen who were compelled to work under unfa vorable conditions. Among the first of strikes to occur was that of the Journeymen bakers in New York city in 1741. The men en gaged in this strike were indicted, but the records are ot so hazy a character that it cannot be determined accurate ly as to what disposition was made of the case, although from the best Information obtainable the men were convicted under the Indictment, but sentence never passed. The next stride ot record occurred In May, 1790. of the journeymen shoe makers in Philadelphia. A strike was then called a "turnout" and was par ticipated in for the purpose of secur ing an increase in wages. These men were also indicted in court, but the Issues involved in the controversy were won by the striking: shoemakers. Another strike by the shoemakers In Philadelphia was had In 173S. which likewise proved successful, another in crease in wages being secured. In 1799 the shoemakers again struck to resist a reduction in wages. The strike lasted about ten weeks, and the shoemakers were partially successful. The number ot shoemakers involved at this time was only about 100. In Xovetnber, 1S03, a strike occurred In New York city which Is commonly known as the sailors' strike. A lum ber of sailors who had been receiving $10 per month demanded an increase to f 14. These sailors formed in a body, marched around tbe city and induced other seamen who were employed to leave their ships and join the strike. The strikers were dispersed by the constables and their leader arrested and lodged in jail. This strike was unsuccessful. In 1S05 the shoemakers of Philadel phia again went on strike for an in crease In wages of from 25 to 73 cents per pair. The strike was of six or seven weeks duration and was vuly partially successful. Growing out ot this strike another court proceeding was had. and the shoemakers were found guilty of a combination to raise their wages and were fined by the court $S each, with the cost of tbe suit. A series of strikes in the various trades, dating from 1809 to 1S35. was . . . . . ..,.. ,. ! had. but In the latter year a number of merchants in Schuylkill. N. Y pledged themselves not to employ la borers "unless they would agree to work by the dai and from sunrise to sunset, with an allowance of one hour to breakfast and one hour to dinner t June 1 and from that date one hour to breakfast and two hours to dinner, and j then we will not give exceeding $1 per ' t,.,. . k.. i .1. . ; h - t-in 1 K- ! :'" Tj." ' rh ront.aty. tlM' ' e2Tei-t of creating a ch ser.titceut relative to con ;x's;cn then Ihii-s fsken that if tia Mnatiens cf workit coirbinalions of ei forking men were wrong ; employers must a!so , i be wror.g. This was the turning point ' j which finally srure the right of labor i ! the Iflwful right to strike. J Siuce this drtte the niintler of strikes i has increased, owing directly, of : j course, to the increase in pipulatiou. ; ! As to the general success of all the ; strikes that have taken place, it has j been apparent that the greatest gains ; in increases lu wages and shortening i of hours through the medium of the j strikes has beeu anions the building ii 1 1 nuu mens ill," uj ill iue ixiiiti- InjIm In ttiA Ti5..l Q t o t . w and Canada approximately 700.000 men who are working an eight hour day and at a wage 20 per cent higher than fifteeu years ago. In the great contests between the employers and workmen methods have been adopted by employers and employers associa tions to defeat the just cause ot work men in gaining better conditions in or der that an American standard of liv ing may be maintained. Orders of courts have been Invoked. Through a decision handed down by the United States supreme court the organizations ot labor are denominated illegal com binations In restraint of trade, and every other obstacle has been placed In their pathway to retard the prog, ress ot the legitimate and Justifiable demands ot labor. There is not likely to be any cessation of hostility be tween employer and employed so long as Inequalities exist. The ever chang ing evolution of industry compels workmen to constantly engage In in dustrial warfare to protect their inter ests. The right to strike Is an In alienable right, and were It not that this right is recognised our country would soon gravitate to one of the worst despotisms of which history re cords. The great race for wealth by captains of Industry Intensifies the struggle, but th exercise of the rights of workmen to resist unfair conditions ot employment and Inadequate wage can truthfully be said to be th. safety air ot American society. LABOR SUNDAY. Labor Sunday will be added to Labor Monday In September, and men who lead unions are ex pected to 611 pulpits of several churches. The movement is be ing carried out by various cen tral labor anions through reso lution of tbe American Federa tion of Labor, which asked churches to devote some part of the Sunday before Labor day to the discussion of the labor ques tion, and by the social service commission of the Federal Coun cil of Churches of Christ in America. This latter body repre- j sents thirty-three Protestant de- nominations, with a membership g ; of 1S.O0O.00O and a constituency 1 of 40.000.OlXX About 123.000 ministers are identified with X j these denomination!!. I The Rev. Charles S. Macfar- $j land, secretary of the commis- ; sion. has sent a can to secreta- S ries of ministerial associations, ; recommending that wherever -1 nossihta a nninn cr-if. tu, helit the Sunday night before Labor dav. to which workinsnnen be ' invited, and that appropriate ser- ? I mens be preached in the morn- i ing. The American Federation of Labor has asked central labor . j unions to co-operate with the S. ministers. Central labor unions are providing speakers for pul X pits on Labor Sunday, which the ! i T federation has adopted as the X name for that day. CHILD LABOR .EXHIBIT. Wees of Infant Toilers Shown Graphic Illustrations. The child labor exhibition recently opened in New York by the national child labor committee Is attracting wide attention. The exhibit consists in part of many photographs showing little children at work for long hours in tobacco, can ning, cotton and other factories, the pinched faces and stunted forms ex citing the pity ot all who' view them. There are also statistics and graphic Illustrations of the number of children of very tender years still employed in factories of many kinds and the ef fects of such employment on the de velopment of their bodies and minds. The national committee does not work directly to induce factory owners to stop the employment of children, but to get legislatures to pass more rigid laws limiting such employment. The exhibit has already been seen In many of the cities of the country. In cluding Boston. St. Louis. Washing ton, Nashville. Memphis. Birmingham. Montgomery and Raleigh. Miss Eliza beth McMurtie Dinwiddie. who has as sisted in assembling it accompanied it to all these cities. The leaders in this demonstration against child labor are Messrs. Owen R. Lovejoy. chairman, and Felix Adler. vice chairman. Chinese Go on Strike. Through au attempt on the part of the Master Builders' Association of Vancouver. B. C to institute the open ."" " J" . ancouver has for quite a number of years past been the dumping ground for a large number of immigrants from all the countries in the far east, and conditions of labor have consequently been continually growing worse. One unique feature in the Vancouver con test is the fact that the Chinese car- nter3 na.Te mad n""n cause with the organizations of labor. The Chi- nese are not organized into labor un- ar-tr c uvi i;it uiirj tutu uki. uu ion s e understand them, but are. however, meias of v hu are termel .j,,,- nJW answer to a question as to why tis j the c5ty wbere .Vl v a'Jt ,0 work fellow countrymen also ceased work ! iher will obtain for you sach a po- replied: "White men quit. Alice samee siti,in s -Ton fiS: -TO alut wa?s' .i.:....... t bojirdinff p:;ees and whatever yoa tlouble." Union Cains In New York. On March 3L 1011 the number of trade unionists in New York state was KG.770. the largest number ever re- corded. During th& six months from Oct. 1. 1910. to March 31. 1011. the number of members of labor unions in the state increased from 4S1.924 to JV". r.f or iwarir 3 per cent. Taken in connection with the increase of 74.603 during the preceding six months, the increase for the year ended March 3L 1911. . was SS,541. or nearly 22 per cent, the largest twelvemonth gain ever record ed with the exception of the increase during the twelve months ended Sept. , 30, 1910. To Aid the McNamarae. The American Federation of Labor has inaugurated a vigorous campaign to raise money with which to conduct the defense of the McNamaras, charg ed with dynamiting the plant of the Los Angeles Times. In addition to a general appeal through the press of tbe country, it is planned to augment the fund by the sale of buttons bear ing a picture of J. J. McNamara and tbe word "kidnaped." Stamps carry ing a picture of J. J. McNamara and designed to be used on the back of envelopes also will be offered for sale. Co-operative Stores In England. n. Manchester and the north of Eng land generally the laboring classes of the population continue to favor co operative societies or stores. Co-operation In its various phases of Industrial and provident societies comprised In the report of the chief registrar of Friendly Societies for. 190O represents a membership ot 2.777.513. with total assets amounting to $294397,470, an Increase ot a boot S10.&49.S25 daring th year. THE TRADE UNION. 5 We have Usteued to the old ? reasoning that tbe workingman x is able to make as good a con- X tract individually as a labor g union can. I don't believe the individual switchman or a rail- road man wbo is earning $5 a month would get much salisfac tion if he protested against a cut i in his wages. What chance has he to see the tj superintendent and insist that be cannot support Ms tanuly on a smaller wage! But if be is a member of an association that includes thou sands of men in every branch of railroading his grievance is sure to reach the ear of the president. Trade unions endeavor to se cure a monopoly of labor, they say. Well, suppose they do. If they could create a monopoly they could starve the world. But it seems to me the trade union is not the only body that tries to establish a monopoly. Capital does it Clarence Dar row. -SS , . WOMEN TOILERS' FRIEND, mrs. aammnner, Member of mmne- sot a Labor Commission. Mrs. Perry Starkweather, first wom an In America on a labor commission, ' originated, organized and is the head ' of a department at first experimental. but daily making good, says Human Life. She was appointed by the late ; Governor Johnson of Minnesota and , aims to make the department the pio- . ' Deer working toward a federal bu by i reau for women and children. I Mrs. Starkweather is wealthy and a mother and was for many years a mill owner. The adverse conditions surrounding the mill girls set her to active work Investigating and better ing their conditions. Then she took up the cause of children unlawfully employed. It is significant that ten other states have written to her re garding the organization and -maintenance of such a department. The main idea, of Mrs. Starkweather is to keep every girl in the home if possible until she is at least eighteen, to teach her cooking and honskeeping and to tt her for motherhood. If she must go to work outside make condi tions safe and sanitary. Mrs. Starkweather gives personal answers to hundreds of letters from women and girls, giving advice and sometimes money, finding places for those needing work, often getting med ical and dental aid and in some cases seeing that girls dying without friends are buried by the department and saved from the potter's field. In one year nearly 3,000 places have been visited where women and children work, and in every instance general conditions have been improved. For ten years Mrs. Starkweather has been active In Minnesota public life. She Is Indefatigable in her work and an old fashioned housewife. She says. "Eleven people, some my own children, some adopted, call me "mother. She Is also called "the mother in Minne sota. L To. Mrs. Starkweather is due perhaps the greatest known feat of philanthrop ic advertising in the northwest. She composed, had printed and caused to be hung in every railway station in Minnesota r.ixl in many trther public places a notice to young women and girls which read as follows: "Do not po to the large cities for work unless you are compelled to. If you must go write at least two weeks in j - j advance to the women's department. bKref!n of St. Tim!, or to the ' Young Wostoa's Christian association want to know. T- SnT3 t efore y mi !eave home s " ' 5a-v and honr rour "3 w"!' TlTe. sad a re- , I sponsible wsaaa wi',1 meet you at the - f n . -J- -TOT,r i ceti-t-tifia: j r v ot s ouosticus of strangers s Utr ? nlvU-e from th?m. -Vs- a uniformed railway official or nos-cesiMU. This advi'-e is issued by the state bu- rcsa of lsber and posted through the ccisrlesy of the railway officials of this road. New York Sun. Trade Union Briefs. Plasterers Of Richmond, Va secured the eight hour day without a strike. Carpenters at Oreenwich. Coiul. have secured an advance of 23 cents per day. Brewery workers of Providence, R. L, recently received an advance of $2 per week. Patternmakers of Chicago have ob tained an increase of 34 cents per hour and a forty-four hour week. Organized labor in Atlanta has pur chased a site and will soon begin the erection of a $30,000 labor temple. The Wisconsin State Federation or Labor has placed the Buck's Stove and Range company's products on their fair list The Western Federation of Miners In convention at Butte voted to levy a monthly assessment of 25 cents per member to aid In the defense of the McNamara brothers. The Rev. S. W. Steckel addressed the Central Federated union of Provi dence and urged that organized labor and the churches be more closely af filiated. The Rev. Mr. Steckel is recularly accredited delegate from th Ministers' The Habit of Saving It needs to be cultivated. Regularly set aside a portion of your income be that portion large or small, let be it something and put it where it will work for you. Idle money is useless. Deposit your savings with us from week to week, or from month to month, and we will pay you Four Per Cent Interest Systematic saving means a competency in after years. We will help you acquire the habit and the competency. Call and let us explain our methods of doing business. American Savings Bank 110 South Eleventh Street FIRST SAVINGS BANK of Lincoln The directors of this bank are the same as the directors of the First National Bank of Lincoln 4 per cent. Interest on Deposits It gladly open accounts for sums as torn asone dollar Green The Dr. Benj. F. 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