WAGEWORKER
WILL M. MAVPIN, EDITOR
Published Weekly at 137 No. 14th
St., Lincoln, Neb. die Dollar a Year.
Entered as second-class matter April
21, 1904, at the poatofnce at Lincoln,
Neb., under the Act of Congress of
March 3rd, 1879.
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comparison with circulation.
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THE STRIKING DIFFERENCE.
Did you ever hear of non-union men
systematically (providing for the sick
and destitute among their number, or
caring for the widows and orphans o"
non-union men? You never did.
But union men have l;een doing It
for, two hundred years, and have spent
untold millions in this way.
Did you ever hear of non-union men
systematically assessing themselves ta
maintain a home for aged, indigent
and helpless non-union men? You
never did.
Organized labor is doins this very
thing. The union printers maintain
si'ch a home at an annual expense of
upwards of $C0,0(X.
Did you ever hear ol non-union men
maintaining sick, death and burial
licueflts for non-unicu men. You
never did.
Organized labor in the United States
expends upwards of $2,000,000 a year in
this way.
Did you ever hear of non-union men
gt Jng down in their pockets to pay the
expenses of securing legislation in the
interests of the toilius masses? You
never did.
Organized labor does this, and the
benefits accruing from this are shared
by the selfish non-unionists who re
fuse to pay their share.
Did you ever hear of non-unionists
systematically opposing child labor?
You never did.
Organized labor has done this, and is
doing It. And with telling effect. The
child of the non-union man is protect
ed equally with the child of the union
ist. Did you ever know a non-unionist
who had either the brains or the cour
age to defend hia non-unionism? You
never did. You will always And them
taking refuge behind the coat-tails of
the employer, and the employer does
a'.! the explaining and defending.
Organized labor Is ready at any time,
anywhere, to take the stand in its own
defense, and it asks no -employer to
do it.
These facts may explain why so
ninny employers are opposed to trades
unions and eo warmly defending the
non-unionist. There is a vast differ
ence between the unionist and the non
unionist, and the difference is all in
favor of the man who stands manfully
to assert and demand liia rights.
islative nominations will soon be
made. Let wage earners notify the
respective committeemen of their par
ties that they will refuse 'to vote for
any candidate who will not pledge
himself to work for and rote for these
things. If you are a democrat, insist
t;iat your party's nominee pledge him
self to support these demands, and if
he will not do it, scratch him. If you
arc a republican, insist that the legis
lative nominee of your party pledge
himself to support these things, and if
he will not, scratch him.. , Take your
unionism into your politics this year.
Forget that you are a republican or -i
democrat, and make your vote felt in
the interests of yourself and "Molli?
and the babies." Partisanship has
teen the bane of unionism for a cen
tury. Don't walk around with the
collar of some Jim Crow political boss
upon your neck.
Of -course your party managers will
tell you that you must "vote 'ar
straight this year because the legisla
ture will elect a United States sena
tor." But when he tells you that, wink
jour left eye, place the thumb cf your
right hand to your nose, with the hand
open, and then wigglo your fingers.
Tell him that you are more interested
in the things demanded above than
you are in determining whether the
railroads and the other big corpora
tions are represented in the United
States senate by a democrat or a re
publican. Make the candidate tell you where
they stand. And remembering 'that
the, average office seeker 13 a slippery
cuss, make him put it down in black
and white.
a "rat" shop. The men who publish
the unspeakable "Town Topics" and
"Smart Set" are very evidently finan
cially interested In ' the magazine.
G:een, the head of the "Smart Set''
company, is the head push of the New
York Typothetae. Tom Watson is in
niighty bad company.
"United we stand, divided we fall."
And when we fall the opponents of or
ganized labor get all the profits.
You cast your vote but do you al
ways vote your way? Stop and think
i'. over.
A few members of the Commercial
Club have another guess coming.
"In union there is stiength.'
WAS A UNION PRINTER.
The Wageworker has' just lost a val
ued reader. She is a member of the
Woman's Union Label League and tho
wife of a union carpenter. While her
husband works at his trade she als
works for a salary. And she notified
the editor that she would stick Th?
Wageworker in the stove if another
copy was sent to her, house. Why?
Because she don't want her husband
to lose a half-day's wage by taking a
half-holiday on Saturday. "I'm dis
gusted with that union and that half
holiday business," she said over the
'phone. She would have said more, but
the editor was busy and gently hung
the receiver back on the hook. Wo
stop the press to insert a few copious
tears.
Gov. Hogg Carried a Card and Was
Proud of It.
Like a number of other great Amer
icans, the late Governor Hogg of
Texas was master of the printing craft.
The statement that he worked at the
case while holding the office of gov7
crnor,..which may sound strange to
many of his friends, served to illustrate
one of his noted characteristics that
f the enterprise with which he was
identified. For some years before the
Childs-Dvexel Home for Union Printers
was established at Colorado Springs,
Ct lo., it was a custom among all union
printers to work for one hour out of
every year for the Home.
The Home wa3 named for George W.
Childs and Anthony J. Drexel, who
were the heaviest contributors to its
endowment. In accordance with an
understanding, printers west of the
Mississippi would work an hour for the
Heme on Drexel's birthday each year.
Those east of the Mississippi observed
the anniversary of. Childs in the same
way.
While Mr. Hogg was holding the of
fice of attorney general, and later that
of governor of Texas, he always made
it a rule to observe Drexel's birthday
by going to the office of the Austin
Statesman and setting 1,000 ems, hav
ing the amount measured for the bene
fit of the Home. Labor Herald (Kan
sas City).
The street railway employes of Oms
h i are organized. Recently they asked
fot an advance in wages, and they got
It. The minimum is 20 cents an hour
for the first year's service, 21 cents an
hour for the third year, 23 cents a a
hour for the fourth, ntth and sixth
years of service, and 25 cents an hour
for men who have worked ten years.
Seventy-five .per cent of the men will
come in for 21 cents an hour or more.
The minimum In Omaha is a lot bet
te: than the maximum in Lincoln.
Will the Lincoln street railway men
ever get wise?
Do you, a3 a trades unionist, really
want to resent the insults and abusa
heaped on you by the husband of hU
stenographer the man who makes
"l'ostum?" If you do, buy. Egg-O-See,
union made breakfast food. Keep
bitting Post in the pocketbook and he
will continue to howl.
When j'ou patronize a Wageworke'-
advertiser you are patronizing a man
or firm that is interested in your trade
enough to ask you for it. Go where
you are invited.
A little more unionism at the polls,
and a little less partisanship, would be
an almighty good thing for the wage
earners of the United States.
TIME TO GET READY.
Organized labor wants a few things
at the hands of the legislature which
i- due to meet next January. And the
the things organized labor wants ais
the things that wagu earners as a
whole want. It is sufficient to mi:r
t'on a few of these things.
Organized labor wants to be freed
from the competition of convict labor,
and to that end will demand the en
actment of a law prohibiting the leas
ing of convict labor, and another law
' providing that the convicts shall bs
, employed in the manufacture of arti
cles used in the free institutions of
the state.
Organized labor wants provision
made for trial by jury in all cases of
contempt when not committed in th
court room in the actual presence of
t'r.e judge sitting in his judicial ca
pclty.
Organized labor demands the enact
ment of an employer's liability law
that will abolish the infamous "fellow
servant" injustice, and make the em
ployer responsible for all damages sus
tnlned by employes while in the active
discharge of their duties.
Organized labor demands the en-
- lnrgement of the scope and power of
the Bureau of Labor and Industrial
.laiiaLiio.
And right now Is the time for or
(Tim I zed labor to begin the work of
making these demands effective. Leg-
Every unionist owes it to himself
and his union to read up on industrial
history, study political questions and
vote intelligently.
There are multiplyiiig evidences to
aliow that Collier's Weekly is rapidly
becoming a mighty good advocate of
trades unionism.
'The hand that writes the Postum
ads" is guided by a brain gone daft
through a long continued diet of
'gripe nuts."
Yes, it is illegal to boycott. Bu:
tecre is no law compelling you to pa
tronize an industrial enemy or buy
"scab" goods.
It 13 a lot easier and vastly more
satisfactory to "boost" for your friends
than it is to "knock"- on your enemies
"United we stand, divided' we fall.
That's the reason' a lot of men oppose
labor unions. They want us to fall.
The best way to advance the cause
o' labor unionism is to demand the
label on all you buy.
Join the union of your craft, and get
in shape to make a winning fight for
yrur rights.
Tom Wat3on's magazine Is printed in
SCAB LABOR BOOMERANG.
The Cause of the Santa Fe Losing Big
Mail Contract.
A Topeka, Kan., dispatch says:
A telegram from Mr. Sebastian,' gen
eral passenger traffic manager of tho
Rock Island system, says that they
have won the contest for carrying the
mail from the Santa Fe.
This is another million dollars and
a half from the Santa Fe.
The strike of the machinists and
the boilermakers is said to be the
cause of the Santa Fe losing the mail
contest.
Recently the Santa Fe announced a
reduction of two hours in the running
time of the mail train between Kansas
City and Wichita, but fell down.
They had a good road bed, fair
weather and lots of scabs, but no me
chanics.
The Rock Island has no scabs, but
employ union mechanics and they get
the work. Stre.itor Trades and Labor
Gazette.
Rare Bargains Arc Offered in Our Suit Dept.
This department especially will be of interest to you We received a large collection of fine
"Suits last week for Easter selling, owning to unfavorable weather" conditions we are obliged to sell all
of these at a great sacrifice. r
25 per cent Discount. Silk Shirt Waist Suits, in
many colors, blue, brown, black or gray you'll
find only one of the same kind in this line, ranging
in price from $18.00 up to $35.00 in this great sale
One-fourth Off
25 per cent Discount. Another great line of fine
Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits, Eton or Pony Jackets,
gray, black, blue or green, the very latest styles
prices ranging from ?10.00 to $45.00 on sale now
One-Fourth Off
25 per cent Discount. Ladies' Lingerie Shirt Waists
and in Silk, as well, worth $2 to $12 on sale now
One-fourth Off
25 per cent Discount. Mohair and Cashmere-Waists;
regular ?2.00 and $2.75 Waist; very stylish, at
One-Fourth Off
25 per cent Discount. Ladies' Long Box Coats in Cov
erts or fancy mixtures; prices ranging from $0.75
to $20.90, at 0 - ' f f
Short, Tight Fitting or Box Coats in fancy mixtures,
black, brown, red, green, and blue, in ladies' or
misses' sizes; worth $10.00 and $12.00; on sale at'
One-fourth Off
25 per cent Discount. Children's dresses, quality of
cloth is the best worsted fabric; prices from $1.00
to $3.75 on sale at
One-fourth Off
25 per cent Discount. Infants' Long and Short
Dresses, in white lawn or cambric, trimmed beau
tifully with white lace and embroidery; prices
from 75c to $2.50 on sale at
One-fourth Off
25 per cent Discount. Children's and Infants' Under
skirts, long or short, tucked and embroidered ;
worth 50c up to $3.00, at
One-Fourth Off
During next week we ask you kindly to do your
shopping In the morning as we will be able to give
you better attention. Be sure and. keep this' ad.
Black Taffetas at Reduced Prices
Remarkable, indeed, does not express the enormous quantities of black taffeta we offerat unheard
of prices
a 7-inch Black Chiffon Taffeta, a quality that
'will wear; very soft and lustrous; this very
same grade is sold by our neighbors for $1.00 ;
. we will sell over 1,000 yards CQr
at the sale price of, per yard. ........ .dss
SJJ-inch Black Taffeta, the right weight for
Coats, Suits or Skirts ; this quality will wear
nicely, everybody sells this same Taffeta fur
$1.18 ; we will sell 18 pieces this , 70r
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' week at the extreme low price, per yd.
Many other special prices prevail this week in our silk department White Jap s Silks, Colored j
ta, Black Peau De Soie, etc., on sale for one week.
It ALWAYS pays to trade at Herpolsheimers'.
Taffet
Remember
GOOD, QUIET WORK.
I"wo ticaf mules employed as strike
breakers by the Uuttericic concern de
serted to the union the other day. It
had been the custom to feed the scabs
on the premises, and only the "trust
ies"' were allowed to leave the building
unaccompanied by a detective. Be
lieving that the deaf mutes would be
immune to the blandishments of the
pickets, owin? to the difficulty of mak
ing them comprehend, they were al
lowed to come and go at will. The
ofiieers of the union put a union deaf
mute on picket duty and they were so
tickled at finding a New Yoiker'who
coalc! talk to them ihat he had little
difficulty in persuading them to quit.-
The Unionist (New York.)
PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND LABOR.
In 1864 printers struck on the Demo
crat and Republican of St. Louis. That
was in war times. General Rosecran-
was in command at St. Louis. He de
tailed a number of soldiers who wer-2
printers to take the strikers' fplaces.
The union printers sent in a report of
the condition of affairs to President
Lincoln. The answer returned was as
follows:
"Order those soldiers tack to duty 'i
the ranks. The servants of the federal
government shall not interfere with
the legitimate demands of labor so
Icrg as I am president.
"ABRAHAM LINCOLN."
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UNION LABEL EXPOSITION.
A plan is on foot to l.old an exposi
tion of union label products in Wash
ington' some time in September next.
If the Central Labor Union there takes
hold of the matter, it is proposed to
induce all manufacturers using the
union label, to place a full lipe of pro
ducts on exhibition.
The Opening of
Shoshone Reservation
Reached By the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. .
The land of profitable opportunity still lies open to the homesteader.
The Western frontier is rapidly disappearing, but the homesteader and settler still finds an
occasional opportunity to pick up a quarter section of Government land. One of the last chances
of this kind will be given by Uncle Sam when the Wind River or Shoshone Indian Reservation
lands are thrown open to the homesteaders some time this summer.
This tract of something over a million acres ia situated in central Wyoming, just east ot the
Jackson Hole country and the Yellowstone Park forest reserve. .,?'".'
In the mountains, elk, bear, deer and other wild game have been most abundant. It has-been
without railroad facilities in the past, but The Wyoming & Northwestern Railway is now rapidly
laying rails across Wyoming from Casper, the present terminus of the North-Western Line, to Sho
shoni, the new town which has sprung up since the reservation opening has been, announced .and to
Lander in the Lander Valley, one of the richest spots in Wyoming, where numerous small irrigated
farms produce forty to forty-five bushels of wheat, two hundred bushels of potatoes, and sixty .
bushel3 oats to the acre.
This new line of railway opens up millions of acres of sheep and cattle range, where the rich
buffalo grass and gramma grass make the best pasturage on earth, curing like grain, so that stock
will fatten on it in the fall.
The new line passes through Wolton, one of the biggest original, wool shipping points in the
world, and will be completed to Shoshonl within the next sixty days or less.
Shoshoni i3 two and one-half miles from the reservation border, ' and here and at Lander the
Government will probably establish land offices for registration when the Indian lands are thrown
open.,
The Reservation has been inhabited by a docile, law-abiding people, who are engaged in farm
ing in a small way. The most of them have taken up land by allotment, preparatory to abandon
ing the reservation, and the government is encouraging the leasing of these Indian farms, which
are very choice, lands, to white farmers.
The State of Wyoming controls the waters of Wind River and Little Wind River, and the State
engineers are making surveys and preparing for irrigation projects under State supervision, by which
a large proportion of the reservation will be placed under water and thereby made very valuable.
Agriculture here without irrigation is practically out of the question, and such lands as do not come
under the proposed ditch will be used for gracing lands, for which purpose they are without a
superior. -
If the State builds the irrigating canals now. proposed, it will give an opportunity .for new
comers and settlers to secure work. -
A large movement of people West is predicted when the rates for the Shoshone opening are
placed in effect. ' " .
The fortunate settler who secures one of thso quarter sections will get his land at a cost of
about $1.50 per acre, payable in easy installments, covering a period of several years. This, of course,
does not include cost of water rights on such lands as are to be irrigated. ' 4
The Passenger Department of the Chicago &North-Western Railway announces that the open
ing of the Wind River or Shoshone reservation public lands in Wyoming has been postponed until .
August 15, 1906, by joint resolution of congress.
Railroad construction lo the Reservation border Is being pushed rapidly, and will probably be
completed within a few weeks.
For Information call on or address R. W. McGinnis, General Agent, C & N. W. Ry.t Lincoln, Nebraska
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