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UNION DIRECTORY. (Secretary of 1,oenl Unions are urg poily requested to report all changes.) Central Labor Union. Meets second nncl fourth Tuesdays at 1034 O St. T. C. Kelsey, president; I. R. lel.ong, secre tary; T. C. Kvans. treasurer. Carpenters and Joiners, No. 1055. Meet very Tuesday evening at 130 So. 11th St. Chas. F. Smith, president; J. M. Schnoler. vice-president; a. F. Quick, re cording aecrtHury ; Kd. S. Hcott. financial secretary: H. B. Atterbury. conductor; John Hoblnaon, treasurer; T. J. Adams, wurdeh. TyeoflraBilcal Union, No. 209. Meets first Kunduy iu ench month at 130 So. 11th St. Frank M. Coffey. president; H. VmX. rtce-prtwident; F. H. Hebbard. tluanclal aecretary; Albert Strain, record ing wecretaiyi J. G. Saver, sergeant-at-arios. Clgermaker. JIt first Friday. J. Stetne.r. prwlaont j J. M. Anhauser, vloe presieeDt; T. W, Kvun. corresponding n flnanctul sect eta ry: R. R. Speechley. treasurer; .A. Hermlnghuus, recording . BecreteMT. ' Caprtal Auxiliary, No. 11. 'To Typo graphical Union, No. J09.) Meets first and tbtrd Friday. Mrs. W. M. ftmith. furmWlewt; Mrs. C B. Righter. vice-president; HtK. Fred Mlcke.1. secretary: Mrs. .1. G. Siiyer. treamirerf Mrs Will Bustard, guide; Urn. Freeman, chaplain. Bricklayers' Union. Meets every Fri day tu ICS Ko. lath St. Nets Carrel, presi dent; W. J. Harvey, vice-president; H. Miiirenk, financial secretary; c. Gersten bergiT, recording secretary; J. A.iderson, ti-easnrer; Grunt Roberts, doorkeeper; fivm SwaMn, sergeant-at-arms. Had Carriers anal Building Laborer. JIM every Thursday. WesterfJeld's1 hall. T. W. Calkins, president; I.. r. Wertz. vice-paraMent : Miles Burke, recording secretary; A. t. A. Schlermeyer. financial ad oorrespondlng secretary; F. W. Kwaowa. treasurer; T. Frye. sergeant- Painters and Decorators. No. 18 Mnt at Brass's hall every Friday. W. 1 IJsney, presid-nt; Charles Jennings, recording secretary! 3. It. DeLong. finan cial secretary. Leatharworkera en Horse Goods Meets first and third Tuesdays, 1034 O. J. A. Laatry, president; J. I- Iorey, recording ecretury; Geo. H. Bush, aecretary-treua-urer. LIST OF UNION LABELS. Every union member, or sympathizer is urged when making purchases or hav ing work done, to demand the following union atbele which have been endorsed iiv the American Federation of J-ibor: Vailed liattors. internatlomil Typographical Union. Allied Printing Trades. ClgBriUHkern' international Union. WiKid Ourvers' Asisoeintion. IJoot ajrid Shoo Workers' Union. Wood Workers' international Union. United Garment Workers. Tolxfcoco Workers' International Union. Journeymen Tailors' Union. Iron Molderh' Union. Journeymen Bilkers and Confectioners' Union. Coopers International Union. Team Drivers' International Union. United Brotherhood of Leather Work ers on Horse Goods. National Union of United Brewery Workers. International Uroonjmukers' Union. International Union Carriage and Wag emiiiLkers. International Association of Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta Workers. International Association of Allied Metal Mechanics ( Bicycle Workers. Olass Bottle Blowers' Association. Mcu.l Folishers. Buffers, Platers and Brass Workers' Union. International Association of Machinists. International Union of Journeymen J lorscshoers. International Association of Watch Case ISngravers. Iriternatioral Ladies' Garment Work ers' Union. American Federation of Musicians. Shirt, Waist and Laundry Workers' International Union. International Jewelry Workers' Union. American Wire Weavers' l'rotective Association. American Federation of Labor. Upholsterers' International Union. International Brotherhood of Black smiths. Amalgamated International Association Shict Moltil Workers. Journeymen Barbers' International Union. Retail Clerks' International Protective j Association. j Hotel and Restaurant Kmployes' Inter f national Alliance and Bartenders' Inter- 'national League of America. Actors' National Protective Union. Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen. Stove Mounters' International Union. International Steel and Copper Plate J'rinters. United Cloth Hat and Can Makers. International Brotherhood of Paper Makers. United Gold Beaters National Union International Union of Wood, Wire and Metal leathers. Amalgamated Rubber Workers' Inter national Union. Klastlo Goring Weavers' International Union. International Printng Pressmen's Union National Association or aincmne print ers and Color Mixers. Theatrical Stage Employes Interna lion Alliance. Trunk and Bag Workers' International Union. United Powder and High Explosive Workers. iiAynifaT''fifc,"a,'J"f'-ti-''"'-'''---'' ik. 1 ..OUR GOODS.. are always FRESH AND CLEAN Give us a trial. M.H.Hickman f ...... ... Vt rm. Roy AJ. R hones Mandolin and Guitar Instructor Studio. 1-332 -3 Straat Formorly instructor in the Rtate Univer sity Hchool of Music, Linoola, and Wee- Myan University, University Place. Call av Stodio, or ring up Antepbone 1332 Young & Young Expert Rapairtrs and Finiifcm- Have your chairs recanerJ, yottf furniture upholster ed umfcreUas inended. Wc call for your goods and guar antee all work. 329S. 11th St, UNCOUi . BeH Phone, L 1349. No man who U unable to eat spa gbettl grecefuUy should attempt to compile a boo on table equiue. WHITE HOUSE Grocery and Wlcttrk.et DEttKRS IK Fiocy Croceries, frcsn ud (aretfl Meats 1438 O 8TREKT PBONK8 Aato 1488, Ball 963. Orders Promptly Attended to by Phone. YOUR CHRISTMAS? PHOTOS Co To STUCKEY'S 1439 o. Confectionery Ice Cream. rxn Dr.Cfif ford R. Tef ft DENTIST Q Ofiice Over Sidles Bicycle Store F-V OUR GOAL FOR COOKING $4.90 PEB TON Hutchins & Hyatt To the Working men! ...We handle... ..UNION MADE GOODS.. and am a workingman myself. Allen's Kushion Komfort Shoe Parlors. 133 NORTH I4TH STREET. J. Madsen's Market Strictly First Class ..MEATS- cheap FOR CASH 1348 O STREET STAR MARKET Fresh Meats, Oysters and Fish, Poultry, Game, Etc. rbanet: Bell, 6S1; Auto, 1408, 1026 P Street, LINCOLN. NEB. TO BE SURE. Eaay to Tell Why Thia Committee Ob Jected to a Labor Bill. The "employers' liability bill" before congress. No. 4492, has been reported on unfavorably by the sub-committee of, the senate committee on interstate congress at Washington. The bill was intended for the protection of working- men and made employers liable for in juries sustained while the employe was performing his duties. A little study of the men who make up that sub-committee will explain why the bill was reported on unfavorably. One member ia 'Joseph -Millard of Ne braska, ex-government director ofthe Union Pacific, national banker and ele vated to the senate by railroad influ ence. Another member is Nelson W. Aldrich, the "boss" politician of Rhode Island, father-in-law of John D. Rocke feller, jr., and known as the "whole cheese" in the senate of the United States. Read what Lincoln J. tStefflns had to say about him in a recent is sue of McClure's Magazine. The third member is A. J. McLaurin of Mississip pi, who has never given any evidences of taking an interest in the welfare of the man who toils. Is it any wonder that such a bill was sidetracked by that kind of a committee? A Wilkeabarre, Pa., deat mute was run down by a trolley car. He was pulled out for dead, but soon recovered, took out his pad and pencil and wrote "Excuse me; I am deaf and dumb. did not hear the bell." That puts Alphonse and Gaston In the aaaee, m - - Ez-Mayor Weir's Open Letter To the Editor of The News: I have noted, with considerable interest, tne discussion of the saloon license ques tion, especially in reference to -Jie amount of the license fee, and desire to ask what definite or beneficial re sults are expected to be derived from the advance of the fee to $1,500. The advocates of the proposition to ' ad- ance the fee seem to hope or expect that the larger amount named, will have a deterrent effect on the number of licenses issued and thun reduce the number of saloons in the city, but in my judgment this impression will not materialize into actual results In the manner hoped for. Of course it will Inflict a heavier penalty on the persons engaging in business, bnt if that is one of the purposes- of imposing Uxiu larger fee. I feel' justified in saying that it :s not. heavy enough to accomplish any sat isfactory results. .Th e jnen who are now.. paying $1,000, can undoubtedly be forced to pay $1,500, and possibly a few of the weaker ones may be forced out of business, but the only definite result will be to increase the amount of revenue, derived from the trade, with which to aid in training the youth of our city ''in the way they should go." This may be a sufficient reason for . Increasing the license fee, but I do not so regard it. There is now quite a 6trong sentiment against using funds derived from this traffic in the educa tion of children, and I can not see how people, holding such flews can logi cally advocate an increase of the fund derived from crime" as Is so often stated, for us& in educational purposes. If the object or purpose of this prop osition is to drive men out of this bU3iness, then the fee proposed Is not large enough, and to accomplish any such result, it should not be less than $2,500. This sum, or a larger one, would undoubtedly have an effective in fluence on the number of saloons in the city. In my judgment it would force one-half or two-thirds of the sa loons to close. - As stated above, a fee of $1,500 may close a few of the sa loons, but the number would be too nsigntficant to produce uny percepti ble effect on the traffl.-. The whole tendency of a $1,500 fee, will be to force every saloon' keeper into "ways that are dark and tricks that are vain" to raise the increased amount, and every effort will be made to evade the law controlling these places and to increase their income by every -possi ble means, both fair and foul. The work of the incoming administration will be found much more difficult and the increased expenses In me way oi arrests and litigation in their attempts to hold this element in line will largely offset the increased revenue. On the other hand, a fee of I,500, or more. will not only reduce the number or sa loons, but it will also shut out the law- ess and irresponsible element, who are the class that causes the most trouble in every case. Therefore I feel, that if the amount of the fee can not be made large enough to accomplish the desired results, it had better remain where it is. I would rather see the officials of the city put into effect a condition that 'would promise to secure obedience to the law, rather than to adopt a policy that would always be a standing temptation to evade the law WHAT WE MISSED. South Omaha Gives Organized Labor a Pointer on Some Thing. South Omaha sent down a delegation of 500 people last Thursday to fight tbe proposed annexation of Pouth Omaha to Omaha. The delegation marched to the state house, made its showing of force, whooped it up for a little bit and the bill was killed. That's what organized labor should do when it wants to kill or push a bill. But labor has a habit of forget ting to stand up for its rights. It ap points committees, and lets it go at that. GENERAL MENTION" Twelve hundred granite cutters of Quincy, Mass., went on strike March for the 8-hour day and a minimum wage of $3. The contest promises to be a protracted one. The New York subway railroad is tied up by a strike. Th men ask for an increase in wages. A movement Is on foot to have the city take over the property under the terms of Its lease to the managing company. The Label League meets next Mon day evening at C. L. U. hall. A so cial time will be enjoyed after the transaction of routine business. The Typographical union has adopt ed a-rule not to patronize cjgar staad3 that handle the Henry George and George W. Childs cigars. A fine pt $1 will be imposed upon the members de tected in violating the rule. Mr. Worley is now holding down a sit at the New Century job shop. If you know a bit of news that you think will interest your fellow work in gmen, call up autopfaone 2277 and tell it ; Carpenters hajl Is rapidly filling up in every possible way. But I am not in sympathy with these indirect meth ods of attempting to abolish this evil. All efforts in this direction should strike at the fountain head of the evil, and that is the laws under wuica taey are permitted to exist. I . believe the whole theory of at tempting to suppress this trace Dy tne imposition of heavy fees for linceses is an error. The fact must be recog nized that these men, when they com ply with existing laws, have rights which the community must recognize, under those laws. If the people do not wish to recognize these laws then re peal them. Refusing to recognize the rights, fully conferred by the law, makes every one so opposing a vio later of law himself. While I was an executive of the city I think 1 was censured for this view of the law more than for any other single act of my ad ministration and notWHIl3La'n::ng iae fact that I had taken an oath to en force the. law, I w-as denounced, round ly, because I would not perjure my self and violate the laws I had sworn to enforce; I did not make Uiese :aws and was not responsible for them, but my duty was to obey, and this I did to the best of my ability. When these peo ple comply with the terms of the Slo- cum and other laws, and thus obtain their rights under them, they have as much right to run tae:r saroons as other men have to handle any other line of business, and no official has a right to refuse these rights. There fore the only reasonable ' and logical way to abolish this traffic, is to aooiish the laws, under which it exists. I have not much faith in local prohibition. Have had considerable, and I feel com pelled to say, unsatisfactory experi ence in attempting to enrorce local prohibition, while a resident of another state. Neither Lincoln nor any other of the larger places in the state, could hardly hope to enforce, satisfactorily and successfully, an anti-license sys tem, within the limits of its own cor poration. It must be a state law to be effective. I know t.oroughly the situation in Kansas, iii(T I do not believe that Kansaswill ever repeal its prohibitory law, notwithstanding the many statements or Its alleged fail ures. Wherever it has failed, it has been because the people of that com munity did not want it enforced, and when such is the sentiment of a com munity, the enforcement of the law can hardly be expected to be satis factory. This is usually the troiruie in anti-license conditions. I do not feel that the advance of the fee to $1,500 will accomplish the purpose desired or expected, and there fore I hope that some other method of handling this question will be sug gested, or that the matter will be left to the executive officers to do what, in their judgment, is for the best in terests of the city. I have been urged to state my po sition on this question, and have no hesitancy in so doing, for as the News stated sometime ago, my position on any public question was never in doubt, and I have never hesitated to take a stand for what I believed was right and best, though possibly others have often regarded my views as erroneous. A. H. WEIR. with charters. The last one placed upon the wall was that of Capital Aux iliary No. 11, and it hangs by the side of the charter of Lincoln Typographical Union No. 209. NEW WAY TO MAKE BUTTER. Sweet Ceam Poured Over Pads Which Absorb All but the Fat. A committee of the Franklin insti tute of Philadelphia has just made public its report on the Taylor proc ess for butter making. It is recom mended that Mr. Taylor receive the John Scott, medal and premium in recognition of the value of his inven tion. . In this new process sweet cream is poured into shallow pans the bottoms of which are covered with absorbent pads. These pads are composed- ot heavy white blotting paper supported on Turkish toweling, or some similar material, and absorb from the cream nearly all of its constituents except the fat. The cream fat remains as a layer on the surface of the pads and after several hours' standing it may be rolled off. In this condition the product con tains rather too much water and milk proteids; on this account, and because of the absence of salt, it does not keep well. If, however, the separated but ter fat be worked and salted in the same way as the ordinary churned product the result is a fine grade of butter. The process has the advantage ot cheapness, since the pads -may be -used over and over again, lasting, it is said, for six months of daily use. The labor of churning is avoided' and, on ac count of the use of fresh dream in stead of that whieh has stood to ripen for several days, the finished product keeps better than butter made in the ordinary way. The process has been patented in the United States, Canada, England, France and Germany. GOOD TRAITS OF CHIMPANZEE. Scientists Study Animal Now in Cap tivlty at Berlin. Berlin possesses a successor to th late lamented chimpanzee Consul; in the shape of Consul II, of which the following account has been published: "Recently Consul II appeared before a meeting of the German Psychology, cal Society and was the subject of a lecture by the epiineat psychologist. Prof. Hirschlaff. The ape stood on the platform beside the lecturer, In a smoking jacket, top hat, black trous ers, boots and shirt. Prof. Hirschlaff gave Consul an excellent character. He has good manners, is of a friendly disposition and manifests symptoms of what would be called in human be ings a loving nature. He has no ob jection to the vicinity of dogs, eats or snakes, but is afraid of horses. No traces are seen in Consul of any spe cial liking for women and soldiers. "Like most apes he delights in chil dren, but evinces an abhorrence of dolls, of which he can make nothing and retires vanquished from their presence. If -Consul" is-" tickled he sometimes shrieks with laughter. When punished he aets like a child, holding his hands before his face. If discovered at anything he is forbid den to do he assumes hypocritically aa innocent demeanor which is dis tinctly human. ' ;: "He is restless and cannot sit long in one position. With an excellent memory, he is yet incapable of ex pressing his wants either by gestures or sounds. He cannot be taught to whistle, nor does he understand hu man speech. All he can comprehend is the tone of a voice or the rhythm of words; and he cannot be taught to reckon." BEAT THE DUMB-BELL RECORD. American Puts It Up 16,000 Times in - Less Than Three Hours. An American,- Anthony Mckinley, has made a remarkable showing with dumb-bells in Belfast, Ireland. He gave the exhibition in the billiard- room of the Boyd Arms Hotel with a twelve-pound one and one-fourth ounce dumb-bell, shoulder to arm's length above shoulder, one hand, and succeeded in putting it up 16,000 times in two hours fifty-seven min utes and "fifty seconds; at the rate of ninety times per . minute, regular throughout, with one or two over ev ery time the counter called out, and often more. The dumb-bell was weighed at starting and finishing in the presence of all, and the total weight amounts to 172,547 pounds, The previous best with this weight, a twelve-pound dumb-beil, was by A. Corcoran of Chicago, which was also the greatest total weight ever put up, when, on October 4, 1873, he put it up 14,000 times, time not stated, or a to tal of 150,000 pounds. "Bug Wagon" Death to Germs. San Francisco's "bug wagon," th Board of Health's latest enterprise aiming toward the extinction of all forms of germs and dangerous bacilli, had a practical test in a workshop at 223 Foleom street. The various varie ties of germs were placed on cards and buried in the center of pillows and mattresses, which were placed in the oven or sterilizing box. Steam" to the amount of thirty pounds pressure was turned on, and after twenty min utes it was withdrawn and a forma tion of chemical gases was allowed to enter the vacuum. Whether the germs met instant death cannot be de termined until after a post mortem, which is now-in progress at the-city laboratory. The sterilizer, the first of its kind to be built, is self-propelling and has a speed of about five miles an hour. The machine resembles a steam road grader somewhat in ap pearance, and weighs nearly four tons. San Francisco Chronicle. Japanese Patriotism. An enthusiastic admirer of the mi kado's nation was extolling the patri otism of the Japanese to a little circle of friends in the University club the otier evening. "Why," said he, "every one of those little fellows will make any sacrifice to help the government along. Even the poor peasants do it and never grumble at the taxes. There isn't a man of them that wouldn't willingly give up his last dollar to protect the remainder. The taxes are . mighty hard on them, too. The tax on leather and shoes cemes especially hard on the barefooted peasantry." He got into a still deeper muddle when he tried to explain that a simi lar hard condition in Ireland once was mitigated by making the sole leathers of wood. New York Herald. Perfection of Cement. In Germany puzzuolanl cement is now a well recognized trade product, with a good reputation for its proper ties of strength and hardness. This cement is produced by grinding and thoroughly mixing 85 per cent granu ated slag with IS per cent of lime hydrate. Slag has also been employed in Germany largely by the Portland cement manufacturers as a substitute for marl and limestone, and the claims that cement made with this addition is stronger than the ordinary cement have now been recognized by eminent authorities. London Engineer. To My Wife. Hot beauty of the marble set To Art's intensest line. Nor depth of light and color met, Though all. indeed, are thine Not these thy loveliness impart. For. wrought by wiser hands. The charm that makes thee all then art Beyond transition stands; And surer fealty to thee, O. falreat, I confess. For that beyond all fair t sea The araee of tenderness. Fast Art's endeavor to portray. Oh poet's word to reach; Tor ail that Beauty seems to say Is toM tn feebler speech. -George BterDng, tn Testimony at Um fiuaa." UnionMad( Goods (22) WORK SHIRTS, with the label on 'em all sizes and colors--50c and up, and worth more. OVERALLS, with label on 'emall sizes and styles and colors 50c ; and 75c, and worth the money. Good Clothes Got the label on 'em, too. Not all, but enough for good selection. We get all the labeled goods we can, We like to 'sell 'em you are satisfied, and. that satisfies us. This is the "different store." You ought to know us. We want to know you. The Gift of a Day. From Thee a precious gift I take this day, And rise, refreshed by sleep, to think o Thee. What use of all its hours dost ask from me, Whose spirit, quickened, onward bears its way? What wealth of time its hours and min y utes may Bring as they fly. if I can clearly see How fraught with all good deeds they yet may be. A helpful act. a kindly word to say. Counsel to give, . and sweet encourage ment. To aid the lonely and to cheer the sad. Ah! many a word from loving heart that's g'ven, Is like a Gospel to the mourner sent; The kindly message conies like sunshine Ajid days 'so spent are surely gifts from heav'n. KNEW WHAT SHE WANTED. I But Did Not Know Exactly How to Ask for It. "Next to a street car, perhaps, the best place to study humanity is a pub lic library.' said a young librarian oi the Drexel institute, according to the Philadelphia Record. "Librarians have to be mind readers, ,bureans of infor mation and depository of family se crets all in one. One day last week a rather nice looking woman came to me and said: "Will you give me a nice : book on hygiene?" Thinking I was going to aid a soul struggling after light I fished out the best authority I could find on that subject. She took it to one of the side tables, and I saw her scanning page after page,' studying the index with deep frowns on her face, but looking altogether despair ing. "By-and-by she came to me and said : 'This won't - do, I am afraid. Have you got a book on dermatology?' 'Dermatology?' I repeated. 'Yes,' she said. 'A book that tells all about the face.' . - . . "From some of the dark, unexplor ed recesses I did bring out a book that dealt with facial massage, facial blem ishes and kindred subjects. 'This won't do at all,' she said, after she had poured over the hygiene. " 'What : on earth are you looking for, anyhow.' I ventured to question at last. 'Why,' she said, 'I I am just looking for a recipe for cold cream.' " Merit Everywhere. Frederick Law Olmsted, who holds the chair of landscape architecture at Harvard, visited Philadelphia recently to make an address on the subject ol city parks. During his visit Mr. Olmsted dined at a Walnut street club, and he cited during dinner a certain elevated tract on the Biltmore estate, of which he is landscape gardener. "This tract," ' be said, "would be beautiful for some purposes, hideous for others. Everything is like that good for some -things, bad- for .some others. 'Thus, if we use our minds, we can utilize nearly everything; can put nearly everything to some good use. " 'AH kind has their -merits,' as an old Georgia colored man once said. "Some one had asked this colored man what breed of chickens was the best. " 'All kinds has their merits,' lie re plied'De white ones is de easiest found and de dank ones ia de easiest bi4 after, von jdts 'em.' "