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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1906)
I Gas and Common Sense "What do you mix your paints with?" queried a visitor of a fa mous painter. "With brains," was the reply. In order to succeed in any business one must mix brains with one's business. And the exercise of brains in the use of gas is just as necessary as the exer cise of brains in anything else.' Would you fun your coal stove or furnace on the principle of starting the fire, piling on the fuel, leav ing all dampers open and. then going away and leaving the fire to run itself? Of course not. You regulate the fire by manipulating the dampers or scientific feeding of the fuel. Why, then, expect good service from a gas stove or a gas jet by just turning the valve and applying the match? Why not study the use of gas Just as you study the use of coal? If the flame on your gas range leaps out and around the cooking utensil, you are wasting gas. When a pot is mildly boiling it is just as hot as when the contents are "walloping" around at a great rate. No matter how hot the flame, you cannot heat water to more than the boiling point. In using the gas oven, experiment with what the scientists call "confined heat." In other words, get the oven as hot 'as you want it, and then regulate the flame to keep it just so hot. It is just as easy to waste gas' as it is to waste coal. Do not let the gas range or gas jet "run themselves" and then blame anyone else for big gas bills. If your gas range burns with a yellow flame you are wasting gas. The blue flame is the one you want and you can get it by proper manipulation of the valve. GBggulate the Flame Mix Brains With your Qas We want you to learn how tD use gas economically. A satisfied costomer is the most profitable customer. If we can show you how to use gas we will gladly do so. Call at our demonstration room at the general office and we will show you. While you are there we will gladly show you our new stock of gas fixtures, of which we have a new and large stock in the latest designs and improvements. We wish our customers, and possible customers, a Happy and Prosper ous New Year. Lincoln Gas & Eiectric Light Co. Auto Phone 25 y5 Open Evenings Bell Phone Great Reductions in Winter Cloaks T The time is ripe for getting cloaks cheap. Do not wait until the sizes are broken and the choicest styles picked out. Every cloak in stock must go, as it is a rule of the house to carry nothing over to anoth er season in the cloak dep't. Women's and Misses' Cloaks worth $9.00 to $15.00; Closing price $6.75 each 'Women's and Misses' Cloaks worth $18.00 to $32.50; Closing price $10 each Women's Cloaks worth $25.00 to $35.00, Closing price $18 each Miller and Paine AUXILIARY NOTES. THROUGH Train Service TO .... CALIFORNIA And all principal points West via Union Pacific ELECTRIC LIGHTED TRAIN'S DAILY. Inquire of E. B. SLOSSON, General Agent Columbia National Bank Gineral Banking; Business. Interest en time deposits LINCOLN, - NEBRASKA Preparing to Observe the Third Anni versary in Befitting Style. Capital Auxiliary No.' 11 to Typo graphical Union No. 209 held a very interesting meeting Friday, Jan. 5, at the home of Mrs. Fred Ihringer. In stallation of officers was the main business of the day, Mrs. Norton be ing installed as president for the next six months. There were more ladies out than of late and we hope, now the holidays are over, to see the ladies once more take interest and be more regular in attendance. Miss Elva Coffey took the membership pledge. We are glad to see that several of the daughters of Typographical Union men are becoming interested in the Auxiliary. A committee was appointed to ar range for the anniversary of the Aux iliary, which will be held Friday, Jan. 26, at Bohanan's hall. Every printer and family will be more than wel come and we hope they will make an effort to come out and help us cele brate our third anniversary. The plans are not fully made but everything in cluding dancing, cards, a program and refreshments will be free and we hope the members of No. 209 will help us celebrate. Four of the members of our Auxil iary accepted the invitation from the Central Labor Union and attended the open meeting held in their hall Tues day evening. They were fully repaid for. going and enjoyed the speeches. Mrs. H. W. Smith, past president, be ing called upon gave a short but in teresting talk on our work. The next meeting will be with Mrs. E. A. King, 2135 South Tenth street, Friday, Jan. 19. MRS. W. S. BUSTARD, Secretary. BROOM MAKERS' APPEAL. IHHHIinB Dr.(lif(ordR.Tefft Henry Pfeiff DEALER IN DENTIST Over Sidles Bicycle Store Fresh and Salt Meats Sausage, Poultry, Etc Staple and Fancy Groceries. Telephones 888-477. 344 So. 11th Street Ask Unionists to Be on Watch for a "Scab" Factory's Trick. Paris, Ills., Jan. 10. To the Editor of The Wageworker: The Broom Makers' Union, Local No. 34, has been on strike since November 19, 1904, against an open shop proposition and a reduction in wages, offered us by our employers, the Herkle Wiley Broom Co., of Paris, 111.," and owing to the length of this struggle it has left our membership in very poor circum stances. We have all worked at odd jobs whenever we had an opportunity, but our town not being a manufactur ing one, work has been very scarce. Our International Union, though very small in numbers has stood by us and assisted us nobly, but owing to the fact that the broom manufactur ers are organized, and the firm we worked for leading lights, they have made trouble for our International wherever possible, and it has been a hard matter for them to finance trou ble from every point where these union busters have started it. We have made things interesting for them, and have reduced their out put fully one-half, and the few goods they are now turning out are made by cheap. Inexperienced workmen. They have purchased brooms made by con vict labor, from prison contractors, and placed their own business label on them, and palmed them off on the unsuspecting public as brooms made by free labor. No trick is too low for them to stoop to, and at the present time they are placing a ' small round "fake label" on their brooms, similar to our union label, bearing the words "Not Prison Made" and also placing the words "Union Made" in good sized letters in one corner of their own busi ness label. We have been successful in having the A. F. of L. place this firm on the "We Don't Patronize" list, which is worrying them considerably, and we have great hopes of bringing them to time. We are determined to win this fight, and can win if we receive the unstint ed , support of the labor movement. Our membership is in very poor cir cumstances, and with the cold blasts of winter upon us, we are in no cheery mood, but we are determined to continue this fight as long as we have a crust to live on. We are not certain that any of these unfair brooms are on sale in your city or not, but very likely there are, as this firm ships brooms to every state in the union. We would like to have at least your moral support, and your financial sui ;:ovt if you are in a posi tion to render it. Any amount no mat ter how small, will be thankfully re ceived. Trusting that this appeal will not be placed on file without favorable action, and hoping to at least receive a reply, we remain, fraternally yours, Broom & Whisk Makers Union Local No. 34. M. J. GALLAGHER, Sec'y-Treas. Send all money to M. J. Gallagher, 703 W. Crawford St., Paris, 111., and notify our International Secretary, Oliver A. Brpwer, Amsterdam, N. Y. the complaint which oversteps the boundary line defined by law, but the evidence to sustain Tsuch charges, or that any unlawful act to the injury of plaintiffs' right of property is intend ed by the defendants, is not convinc ing. So long as the defendants con fine themselves to peaceful means to advance the interests of their organ ization, they -are within the letter and the spirit of the law and not subject to the intervention of the courts. The moment that they- resort to force, threats ore intimidation, a court of equity will intervene and enjoin un lawful acts to protect property rights. "I do not find evidence of force, threats or ; intimidation to justify a preliminary injunction in this case. Some of the plaintiffs' workmen have been persuaded to leave their employ ment, but in all cases it has been by peaceful inducement by , the defen dants. The order herein made is, of course, without prejudice to the right of the plaintiffs to obtain such a final decree in this action as the court may deem just after a full hearing." - THE CARPENTERS. Several Reported on the Sick List and Some Injured. A member of the Stereotypers' Union has just had a house built at Twelfth and E by one of the worst scab contractors in town. The Car penters will call the attention of the Stereotypers' Union to this matter. The carpenters all seem to be well pleased with their social of January 2 at Richards hall. It certainly was a grand success. The members all regretted exceed ingly that the Central Labor Union social was held on the carpenters' meeting night, for it- made it Impos sible for the carpenters to attend. Bro. q.;'. E. Woodard was reported sick and 'unable to work. Brothers; Bull and Chase fell some thirty f pet : with a scaffold at the new university2 building, University Place, and although not. . seriously injured, they. are. both suffering with numerous bruises and sprains! Bro. John ' Robinson is nursing a sprained wrist. Brother Ilgen was reported quite sick. Later on he was said to be much better. Bro. Sam Baker and Bro. E. A. Over man have both taken clearances to Omaha. THE PRESSMEN. CAN'T ENJOIN PICKETS. arclt 1726 N STREET LINCOLN, NEB. Heart Specialist Judge Smith of Minneapolis Gives the Typothetae a Body Blow. Judge John Day Smith of Minne apolis on last Tuesday issued an order denying the prayer of a temporary in junction against the striking members t the printers' union made by the Minneapolis typothetae. The court denies plaintiffs' motion on its merits as evidenced by the affidavits filed in the case and without deciding the differing contentions of the parties as to whether the plaintiffs come into court with clean hands and are vio lating the anti-trust law. He holds that there is not sufficient evidence of violence or improper con duct on the part of the striking print ers to warrant the issue of an injunc tion. In his memorandum Judge Smith reviews the causes and the his tory of the trouble between the strik ing printers and typothetae, cites the general laws governing the issuance of injunctions and in conclusion states: - "In this case one act of Physical violence is charged. Thej-fs no evi dence, however, that the police author ities of the city have befen applied to for the purpose of suppressing vio lence or disorder. j . J "It, is true that much U charged in Have Gingered Up and the Meetings Are Now Well Attended. The boys over at the Freie Presse are rejoicing that the hardest part of the winter is over for them. Their work has lightened up considerably since the usual Christmas rush. They were made happy by the company giv ing them a box each o fifty fine cigars New Years, and consequently C. A. Demerest, the head: stereotyper's help er, is sick. The others seemed to have survived. Acey Shamp blew into town again the other day. Acey has been down in St. Louis and says we should see those fellows run a union "and work" down there. The Pressmen have tacked on a 25 cent fine for not attending meetings, with good results. Now the members will come out and consequently pay their dues more promptly. The union has a new list of officers now who are going to make things jingle. Herman Werger, now president, is a rustler from the word go and he takes hold' of things with a vim. Three feeders! on large presses at the Journal office were found to be working under the scale and had their dues reduced to apprentices, so they got mad! and said they would quit the union. The pressmen would be the happiest men in Lincoln if the Journal com pany would only pay the pressroom the scale so they could grant them the Allied Trades label. But they feel that if the Journal can live without them they can live without the Journal. At the last meeting every man of the fifty-four was working at the trade and several "positions were reported open. Can any beat that? The new delegates have orders to attend the Central abor Union or re sign and let some go that will. They meet at 1034 O street, second story, in the rear the first and third Tues day nights in each month. The last heard from M. L. Peters he was in Kansas City. The boys won der if he has spent that $25 yet. E. Gardner is experimenting with in dividual motors on the presses at North's. A step ahead. T. Biges don't sleep nights since he got in his new Century-Campbell, one of the finest machines in the city. Will King- says those not in the ring will be suspended this month. Better pay up, boys. QUIT THIS FOOLISHNESS! Union Printers Disgusted With Repre sentatives Like Hayes and Berger. Is it wise to be in a state of armed neutrality or in a state of siege with your employers Is it profitable or politic to repel, rebuff and insult every powerful influence that would array itself on your side in your battle for better wages or better conditions? Messrs. Hayes and Berger seem to think so and lose no opportunity to insult and anathemize the powerful forces composing the Civic Federation. They point the Unset- of scorn at men with better mental' balance who meet these forces and try to direct them towards organized labor's 'goal. 'Ac cording to these two Worthies, and some of their following, the officers of labor unions should repel these over tures' with contumely and derision and assume a belligerent attitude and utter defiance at men seeking to conciliate inharmonious elements. The Journal will refrain from gloating over the piti ful results which the leadership of Messrs. Haye3 and Berger have ob tained in their immediate neighbor hoods. It is a fact, a remarkable fact, that all of these assaults1 upon organ ized labor and their officials come from members' of the Typographical Union, and- it is a pertinent question whether the members of these unions in Cleve land and Milwaukee uphold and coun tenance these attacks. This question will have to be answered! and then other unions will not hesitate about what to do in the matter.. These two men continually and habitually insult, traduce and blackguard1 the officials of all other unions, and do this under pretense that political necessity calls for it. While no one would think for a moment of curtailing or interfering with' ths political rights, opinions or liberty of these two men, yet they do not hesitate to savagely assault the rights, opinions and liberty of others. They demand for themselves that which they refuse to accord to others, and do it in a manner that calls for re prisal. Mine Workers' Journal. A NARROW ESCAPE. Mrs. S. J. Kent in a Railroad Wreck While in Illinois. . Mrs. S. J. Kent of this city, who is vioiting her sister in Springfield, Ills., is reDorted' to be quite ill as the result of a sheck received in a railroad acci dent and ihc untimely, death of a fa vorite ;l'vtle nephew. , -Mrs., Kent was. called to Springfield by a telegram an-, neuncing the serious illness of the lit tle boy, and just before reaching her destination the train collided with a freight. . The car in which. Mrs,, Kent was riding was almost demolished, but strange to pay none of the passengers was 'badly injured, although some re ceived Flight bruises. - Shortly after Mrs. Kent reached Springfield her little nephew died. The physical and mental shock vac; so great that Mrs. Kent be came sericusly ill. Many iriionists in Lincoln will re memter the bright little fellow whom Mrs. -Kent held upon the table at a Label League entertainment last sum mer, and who spoke so cleverly. That was the son of Mrs. Kent's sister and is the little one who has just been called home. The sympathy of a host of friends in Lincoln go out to the sorrowing parents in Springfield. THE RETORT COURTEOUS. How a Union Printer Got Back at the Sneering Banker. One day recently one of the striking printers of Typographical Union, No. 182, wa3 soliciting job work of a promi nent Akron, Ohio, banker, to be done at the shop of a printer who is "square" on the eight-hour proposi tion. This banker, having stock in one of the "struck" shops, seemed to have a raw spot, and in the course of the con versation remarked that printers and other union men were "robbers.". The solicitor asked him if he knew how many printers there were in the Ohio penitentiary, to which the bank er said he did! not. "Well, I'll tell you," said the printer. "They have had to suspend publication of the Ohio Penitentiary News until a printer' can be found crooked enough to land! in the pen, but there are twenty-one nice, smooth bank cashiers there, now, to say nothing of a few who haven't been sentenced yet." Exchange. THE SPIRIT OF UNIONISM. Union Bartenders Bury a Non-Union .Man and Help the Widow. A little incident occurred in Minne apolis last week that deserves more than ordinary notice. Especially should it be called to the attention of those who insist that unions are self ish. John La Londe, a non-union bar tender, died in Minneapolis last week. He had never been a member of the Bartenders' Union, but members of the union, learning of his demise, imme diately brought the fact before the members - of the organization. The union immediately took charge of all arrangements, paid all expenses and covered the casket with flowers. The bereaved widow tearfully thanked the unionists for their kindness. , Ever hear of "scabs" displaying any such feeling toward unionists? HANG THE RASCAL. His Union Card Proof That He Is a Bloody Murderer. Ex-Governor Steuenenberg of" Idaho was assassinated a few weeks ago by the explosion of a' dynamite bomb at his front gate. Steusnenberg was gov ernor during the days of the infamous "bull pen" at Couer d'Allene, and was a willing tool of the mine ownersThe atrocities committed! by the militia through the connivance of Steuenen berg wttll never be fully known. Thomas Hogan ha3 been arrested on suspicion of having thrown the bomb that killed the ex-soernor. The chances are that be will be convicted. The courts in -the miningcountry are notoriously .owned by the mine owners, and Hogan -carried a,minen's working car vany proof of his gufv gmm iuo, that card fur nished.' JlT Being a union man, of course, he is a murderer at heart, if not in fact, and shpuld therefore be hanged. Somebody must, hang for Stuenenberg's murder, and of course it will have to be a union man, so why not Hogan? "Are not all union men off the same piece? The detectives, have, so they say, overwhelming proof of Hogan's guilt. ' They actually found his union card in his pocket. Away with him! V ;. R. W. McGinnis, the general agent of the Northwestern at this point, will not be supremely happy until he gets an evening train out of Lincoln to con nect at Fremont with a train that will run direct from Wyoming to Chicago. And Mr. McGinnis expects to . be happy before the warm days of sum mer are over. 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