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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1905)
ENGINEERS' AUXILIARY. The Columbia Fire Insurance Co. WITH - CASH CAPITAL Or S900.000.00 ASSETS UVEK 500,000.00 REINSURANCE RESERVE OVER S31.0O0.OO SURPLUS TO POLICY HOLDERS 401,378.63 Leads all Western Companies arid Offers the Most Liberal Policies Issued by Any Company. BURT A7, RICHARDS, Resident manager. NULL&McCOY EXCLUSIVE SHOE STORE We carry a full and complete line of shoes. A shoe that is made well fits well, feels well, wears well and sells well. We handle that kind. We 1 can save you money. We do all kinds of repairing. NULL & McCOY : 1529 0 St., LINCOLN. : Protected by Block Signals The first railway in America to adopt the absolute Block System in the operation of all trains was the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway .'-v t" -. i Was the first railway to light its trains by electricity. " The Sti . Paul Road was also the first to adopt the steam-heating system. Three trains "from Union Station, Omaha, to Union Station, Chicago, everyday. - F. A. NASH, General Western Agent, 1HI Ftim Street, OMAHA, 1KB. Permanently Organized and Great En thusiasm Manifested by Members. Grand International Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No. 359, "Pride Division. No. 98," was formally organized in Lincoln llast Thursday, thirty-three members sign ing the charter and being initiated into the organization. The Auxiliary was formally installed by. Mrs. Addison, secretary of the Kan sas City Auxiliary, who was deputized for the work by the international pres ident. She was assisted in the work by Mrs. Hifrlbut, president of the Kansas City organization. The Auxiliary work was done at. A. O. IT. W. hall,, which was handsome ly decorated for. the occasion, purple being the prevailing color, with red. white and blue bunting and white and pink carnations. The women entered into the spirit of the occasion, with great enthusiasm, and the entire day was. spent in giving the Auxiliary a launching worthy of its objects and aims. The following officers were elected: . .. President, Mrs. Fannie McCoy.- Vice President, Mrs. Mary L. White. Secretary, Mrs. Nettie McLennan. Insurance Secretary, Mrs. Mary Pet ers. ........ Treasurer, Mrs. Maud Johnson. . Guide, Mrs. Ethel Parker. Sentinel, Mrs. Emma Graves.. A goodly portion of the afternoon was spent in drilling and perfecting the secret . work- , In the evening a banquet was. served in honor - of the new organization,, and enginemen of the city and their wives,. regardless of brotherhood affiliations, were invited, The attendance was very large, and the evening was delightfully , spent. There was no formal program, but several short talks were made, and those who enjoyed the dance . were given opportunity. The Auxiliary starts off with every prospect of success, and it promises to be a great factor in the social life of the engineers and their wives. The engineers are to be congratulated, oa the organization, for experience has taught other men the benefits arising from the loyal efforts of women or ganized as this auxiliary has been or ganized. "Pride of No. 98" will meet every two weeks, ana ine wage- worker hopes to be able to chronicle many news notes concerning its works. The Real True Blue Union Men Of Lincoln will weaz Clothing bearing tle Union Label made by Kohn rotrtezs Chicago The only line of real ' Higfy Grade Clothing bearing the label. To be suze, ask for Kohn Bzotheis' Clothing. Sold in Lincoln ex clusively by . . .'.. - .... ... Tl?e Armstzong Clothing Co. s rVT-i. 1 r 1 toiumum naLiunai oanK General Banking Business. Interest on time deposits LINCOUN, - NEBRASKA RIOGLEY'S is an institution founded up on just and liberal policies that treats its customers generously and guarantees perfect satisfaction to every purchaser A PART PAYMENT PLAN that may be adjusted to suit the convenience of each individual , customere Our Credit Plan is such a plan as-high class stores may be proud of and such a plan as appeals to the thinking people. It is a most just and honorable plan. Most liberal, too We make our arrangements to suit your convenience instead of asking you to comply with cast iron rules such as confront you at most credit stores At Ridgley's you make youi selections and then we listen while you make the arrangements while you state, what will suit your convenience and what will be required of us This innovation has made Ridgley's the most popular credit institution in the country. We always have had the utmost con fidence in the wage-earner and our confidence has not been misplaced. Hi Credit itotin 1406 0 Street, Lincoln, Neb. m Go THE TEAMSTERS. GENERAL MENTION. Brief Items of Interest Gathered From Home and Abroad. For union made shoes go to Rogers & Perkins. Rogers & Perkins carry a full line of union made shoes. . Work in every line of mechanical in dustry in Lincoln is exceptionally good. The Lincoln Clothing company has a new advertisement 'in this issue. It will pay you to read it. All flour made by the Washburne Crosby Milling company is still on the "we do not patronize" list. The Teamsters' Unions of Boston have appropriated goodly sums to aid their striking brethren in Chicago. ' It is reported that at the last meet ing the Plumbers' Union in this city all shops were declared "open jobs." Lincoln railroad men are preparing for a great Fourth of July picnic at Seward. : It will be a hummer with horns. The seventh biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen was in session at Buffalo, N. Y., last week. . Mr. and Mrs." John Moore, who have been in the hospital with typhoid fever for some time, are reported very much improved. See the . advertisement of Kohn Bros., union made clothing in this is sue. The firm and the goods are "on the square." Printers' memorial service will be held at the First Congregational church next Sunday morning. See program elsewhere. Colonel Frank. Eager, formerly pro prietor of the Nebraska ' Independent, is about to begin the publication of a monthly farm magazine. Linotype operators have been in big demand in Lincoln for the past two months. The operators are com plaining of being overworked. The Order of Railway Conductors met- in annual convention at Portland, Ore., last week. E. E. Clark was re elected grand chief conductor. There will be a special meeting of the Woman's Union Label League next Monday evening at Central Labor Union hall. . Every member is urgent ly requested to be present. The American Federation of Musi cians held their annual convention in Detroit, Mich., last week. There were 220 delegates present, representing 406 locals having a membership of 22,000. The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks met in annual session at Kansas City last week. The most important work was the revision of the constitution so as to make it an international body, Mexico and Canada being admitted to representation. "Billy" Bustard left last Sunday, morning for Chicago and other east ern points, taking his Typographical Union traveling card with him. He expects to see some of the country before returning to Lincoln as he eventually will. Mr. Frederick Berge, recently of Kansas City, has become business manager of the Independent, succeed ing Albert Watkins, jr. Mr. Watkins assumed the business management temporarily, and has returned to the Farm Patriot, which he is making one Appoint a Committee to Secure a Conference with, Employers on the Matter of -a New Scale. r : : The Teamsters have not lost-hope of securing a conference with the local employers, and at Monday night's meeting appointed a com mittee to take charge of the matter. 1 his committee will work cur ing the coming week and hopes to be ready to report at the meet ing next Monday night. The employers are wise in their day and generation. They are aware of the fact that the Teamsters' Union is up against a deep seated indifference on the part of teamsters towards their own or ganization and interests. A majority of the men engaged in team ing seem to be satisfied with any' condition of things. Many of the organizd men 'are so indifferent that they have. allowed themselves, to fall into arrears for clues. As a result the local union instead ot l.eing. strong and active is handicapped by the indifference of men who would" benefit most by a' live organization. The employers are aware of this condition and are taking advantage of it. There are a number of teamsters, however, who are earnest and active, and they are doing double duty in their efforts to better ex isting conditions. They should have the support, moral and finan cial, of not only every man engaged in teaming, but of every thor ough union man in the city. THE PAINTERS ARE BUSY. When Not Working They Are Securing New Recruits for the Union and Strengthening Their Lines. The local painters, paperhangers and decorators are feeling good these days. Work was never better, and there is a strong demand for good men. New members are being taken in at every,meeting,: and interest in the work of -'organization" is growing: The' fair firms are swamped 'with work, but the men are hustling to beat the band and manage to keep up ' with all orders. iThe 'unfair firms find no difficulty in attending to all orders, the chief difficulty being is .satisfying the patrons with the work done. Conditions are so favorable that the union painters and paper hangers are not making a strortg effort to bring the unfair fir-ms to time the unfair firms themselves doing the best work in that direc tion. One unfair firm is advertising extensively in the daiby papers and claiming to have the most expert workmen. These "experts" were imported from the smaller couptry towns and have, not been urged to join the union for the reasqrf that their skill is not such as would add anything to the average $f the union men. I- CIGARMAKERS ARE HUSTLING. Open Up Their Spring Advertising and Expect to Make Things ! Hum in the Future. ; The locdl Cigarmakers' Union has decided to renew its advertising- campaign, and to that end has ordered a line of illuminated signs which Will be placed in conspicuous places around the city. These signs are the mostartistic yet brought out by the union" and will attract a great deal of attention. " During the past eighteen months the local union has expended several hundred dollars in advertising the "blue label.'" If the manufacturers themselves would get into the advertising game there is every., reason to. believe that the volume of business would be more than - doubled inside of three months. The employes are loing vast more to advertise Lincoln niade cigars than the manu facturers are. . ; ; , of the greatest ; agricultural . journals in the country. During the past twelve, months the Lincoln postoflfice bandied lper cent of all the second class mail matter handled in the United States, and now stands seventeenth in the list of sec ond class mail postoffices. This is a magnificent record. The Lincoln Overall and Shirt com pany will build a new factory. The manager, L. O. Jones, did not succeed in' securing much of a bonus from Lincoln citizens, so it is probable that future employes will have to stand a large share of the expense of building. SOMEWHAT PERSONAL. Being a Blushing Bow and Likewise a Few Well Chosen Words. Two or three weeks ago The Wage worker; referring to the congressional situation,, asked. ."Why,, .wouldn't a good uniQn man in congress from the the First District look good f or -words to that effect. Brer Huckins of. the Lincoln Herald quoted the paragraph and immediately nominated the editor of The Wageworker for congress. " ' ! This is really very kind of Brer Huckins, and the editor of the Wage worker appreciates- the compliment, and also the very kind and flattering words spoken concerning himself and this bumble little labor newspaper. But Mr. Maupin is not a candidate for anything, much less a candidate for congress. He has neither the time, the money nor the inclination to make a race for congress ror anything else political. He would rather boost some other union man and there are many better and abler ' union men in the First district than the editor of The Wageworker than to try to boost himself. If the democrats nominate a lawyer like Judge Holmes The Wage worker will forget that there is a congressional campaign. If the demo crats, however, nominate a good union FOLLOW THE FLAG", REDUCED ROUND TRIP Niagara Falls, N. Y., tickets sold Jane 17, 18, 19. Torsnto, Ont., tickets sola June 18,' 19', 21, 22. Indianapolis, Ind., tickets sold Juna 19, 20, 21, 22. Asbury Park, N. J., tickets sold June 28, 29, 30, July 1. Baltimore, Md., tickets sold July 1, 2, 3. Buffalo. N. Y., tickets sold July 7, 8, 9. Long limits, stop-overs end many other features can be offered in connection with above dates. Write me and let me send you maps, descriptive mat ter, folders, rates from either Omaha or Chicago and all other information..- HARRY E. MOOREO, .. .G. A. P. D., Wabash Railway. OMAHA, NEB. man whose sympathies are with work' ingmen because' he is of and for them, The Wageworker will support him not because he is a democrat, but be cause he is a union worklngman. The Wageworker does not know one po litical party from anothey. They all look alike, and usually act alike. But the Herald's complimentary references to this paper and. its editor are thoroughly appreciated, just the ITEMS FROM CARPENTERS UNION Eight candidate initiated last Tues day and a number of applications pending. Brother Eissler, who fell and broke his arm while working on his -own house at Eleventh and A, is now able to use the injured limb a little, but the indications .are that the arm will always be weak. .' Brother ' s. J. Kent submitted his resignation to take effect June 1. ' - Two clearances were received last week, one being from; Muscoyer,' Ind., Ter., and the other froni Portland, Oregon; . ' '-' U ''''. t: The lockout declared some eight months ago by the J3uilding Trades employers of New York City against the United Brotherhood of Carpenters has been declared off, the employers signing a closed shop contract: The local K unions . organized by the em ployers are granted charters by the United Brofherhodd. Members are. invited to give ..their views' in our Journal, concerning the advisability of building a sanitortum at Boulder, Colo., for the treatment of union carpenters, suffering from tu berculosis. ', . If you want to see a sample of "scab Jerry" 'building, see the'three shanties now being -built at the corner of Sev enteenth and Euclid. "' Brother Mcikel had built a, pretty cottage .next to the corner lot. A party from Nqrfolk comes along, buys the corner and es says to build three shanties (that are a disgrace, to the town) with the rear end of each jammed up against Brother Mickel's nice little home. It Is ' an- outrage. Of course the ; fellow that is building "them employs "scab" labor, works' "scab" hours and shows in a ' pronounced way the common characteristics of a "scab" viz: An ut ter disregard of the rights of others. Under the sacred rights of property a man can jam a back yard fence under your parlor window and shut out every ray of sunshine. This may be legal, but a little "Dutch justice" meted out in a case like this would, in the writer's opinion, be endorsed by the people living in . the vicinity of Seventeenth and Euclid. THE COMMONER PICNIC. Fifth Annual Outing Held at Wabash . - and a Glorious Time Enjoyed. Last Saturday the fifth annual picnic ' of the Commoner force was pulled off, Wabash' being the scene of festivities. ; The. force numbering fifty-six, rode in ' a special coach furnished by the Com- moner management and attached to . the morning Missouri Pacific train, and the day' was spent at Richards' - park, one, of the most attractive .jple-, '' nic i grounds in this section of the ' state. . '..,,..,. " ;. . -..J- ; i The .chief feature of the day was a ' ball game, in which William J. Bryan distinguished himself bv his ohenome- nui uase running. mcnara Li. met calfe at "the bat made the renowned- - uasey look like a two-spot, and Suoer- intendent Ferris at Second base play- . ed like a veteran that is to say, like a centenarian. The business office ; nine captured the . game by a score of 87 to 78, three innings being played. , One little' accident marred the day's ; young lady attempted to jump Into a iran Doat, ana tne Doat protested "so vigorously that the young lady had , to walk ashore. The dinner under the. trppa wns a fanat Ckf vruA 4-hlno-a with plenty , to spare to eat on the way . " home. ' , ;. Some people never give anything away except their good opinions of themselves-. ... " The turning point in a man's life ts hands and feet until he has to pay for her gloves and shoes. -'