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Preparations For Labor's
Great Annual Holiday
Every detail of arrangements for the
Labor Day parade has been attended
' to, and It Is now up to the unions of
this city and suburbs to make the occa
sion a record breaker. Following are
the arrangements as made by the com
mittee: Line of March.
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Form on Eleventh and K streets,
move north on Eleventh to N, east o;i
X to Twelfth, north on Twelfth to O,
east on O to Sixteenth, countermarch
on 0 to Eleventh, north on Eleventh
to P, west on P to Ninth, south on
Ninth to O, east on O to Eleventh,
south oti Eleventh to M and disband.
The procession will move promptly
at 10: 'Jo a. m., headed by a platoon of
police. The formation of the parade
is as follows:
FIRST DIVISION ALLIED PRINT
ING TRADES.
York Military Band.
Capital Auxiliary No. 11.
Lincoln Typographical Union No. 209.
Pressmen's and Assistants' Union.
Stereotypers' Union.
Bookbinders' Union.
SECOND DIVISION.
Ladles' Label League.
Lathers.
Building Laborers.
Plasterers.
Carpenters and Joiners.
Clgarmakers.
Leather Workers.
Painters and Decorators.
Bartenders.
' Electrical Workers.
Plumbers.
Bricklayers.
THIRD DIVISION.
' Boilermakers' Band.
Boilermakers.
V . Hod Carriers.
' v . Barbers.
7 ' V ..Tailors
1 Horseshoera.
Stationary Engineers.
Sheet Metal Workers.
Stake Workers' Alliance.
Newsboys.
t Locomotive Engineers.
' Locomotive Firemen.
Railway Trainmen.
Switchmen's Brotherhood.
Conductors.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Lincoln Band.
Beatrice Unions.
Street Car Employes.
Teamsters. , ,
The Allied Printing Trades and Aux
iliary, the Ladies' Label League and
the first six unions in the First Divi
sion will form on K street, east of,
. Eleventh.
Unions from Painters and Decora
tors to Horseshoers inclusive, will
form on K street, west side of Elev
enth. Unions from Stationary Engineers
to I-ocomotive Engineers inclusive,
form on east side of Eleventh on L
street.
Remainder of unions form on west
side of Eleventh street on M. Follow
ing aru the committees appointed to
have charge of all matters pertaining
to the observance of Labor Day: t
Arrangements T. C. Kelsey, N.
Carroll, W. W. Price; W. L. Mayer, G.
H. DeLucey. V
Music George H.' Bush, Bert Chip
man. Printing G. E. Locker, Alex Wek
eser, Nels Carrel!.
Marshals T. C. Kelsey, W. W.
. Price, V. L. Mayer, G. F. Quick, N.
Carrell.
G. E. Locker Is president of the gen
eral committee and Bert Chipman secretary-treasurer
Cut out this lin.e of march and have
it handy so you will know just where
your union forms to enter the parade.
"Make it a point to be ready to march
the niomentt he signal is given.
LABEL LEAGUE SOCIAL.
Pleasant Little Affair that Should
Have Been Better Attended.
The Ladies' Label League gave a so
cial at C. L. U. hall last Monday even
ing, and despite the fact that the at
tendance was small a most enjoyable
time was experienced. No attempt
was made to present a set program,
but a number were called upon to en
tertain. and they responded readily. F.
W. Kent sang a couple of old English
songs and Mrs. Ilgen made a hit by
rendering that fine old Irish air, "The
hut my father wore." General Kelsey
made a brief talk on the origin and
idea of Labor Day. Several others
made short talks and then the re
mainder of the evening was spent in
social conversation.
At a seasonable hour refreshments
were served, and in this feature of the
entertainment all took a part. It is to
be regretted that the attendance was
not larger. The plain truth is that
the union men of Lincoln are guilty of
criminally neglecting the Label Lea
gue. This is to the injury of every
union in the city.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Holds Short Meeting and Hurriedly
Transacts a Little Business.
The meeting of the Central Labor
Union Tuesday night was very short,
and Utile of importance was trans
acted. President Smith presided and
expedited business.-
Treasurer Evans reported that the
theatrical benefit netted the central
body the goodly sum of $65. A com
mittee was appointed to send a reso
lution of thanks and appreciation to
Manager Zehrung and Mr. Jess Fulton.
The standing committees were ap
pointed by President Smith with the
admonition that he expected them to
attend to business and get results
beneficial to the cause of organization.
It was decided that the central body
would not participate in the parade
Monday as a body, but leave the dele
gates to march with their respective
unions.
OPENING OF THE LYRIC.
Prettiest Little Playhouse in the West
Formally Opened to the Public.
The New Lyric Theatre, Thirteenth
street between O and P, was formally
opened last Monday. Its beauties
were a revelation to the three large
audiences that gathered to witness the
opening performances. Without doubt
the New Lyric is the handsomest little
theatre In the west and would be a
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THE OVERLAND TRAIL.
Here's a song for the days, the heroic old days,
When the west tried the mettle of resolute men;
Ere the sun of progression had melted the haze
Or the mystery hiding the land from their ken.
Here's a song for the heroes, the "cusses" so tough,
Who popped their great whips when the schooners
' set sail.
And sang their wild songs as their pipes they would puff
While pounding along on the Overland Trail.
Not a snap of their calloused old fingers cared they ,
For the dangers awaiting them out on the plains,
As they yelled at their bulls and went rolling away
In the alkali dust of their slow moving trains.
Away through the billows of flickering heat.
Upheld by a courage that never could fail, :
With a sneer for the perils they knew they would -meet
While pounding along on the Overland Trail.
The signal from scouts who were sleuthing ahead;
The parking of wagons in panicless haste;
The wild savage yells that would waken the dead;
The Indian sally defiantly faced.
The battle; the flight of the reds in defeat,
Some graves over which the coyotes would wail;
And on moved the train through the shimmering heat
That quivered and danced on the Overland Trail.
Where now are the heroes who swung their great whips
That popped o'er the backs of the laboring bulls;
Who chose not the language that rolled from their lips
When the wheels furrowed sand in the hardest of pulls?
But few yet are dodging the reaper's keen blade,
Yet totter down life's ever-narrowing vale
Yet linger and dream of the parts that they played
While pounding along on the Overland Trail.
Here's a song for the lively old days that are gone,
And now but a blur upon memory's page;
When the fastest of freights was by bull power drawn,
, And the fastest express was the lumbering stage.
The tourist who now In rare luxury rolls
In palace car over the glittering rail V . '
Gives never a thought to the valiant old souls
Who pounded along on the Overland Trail.
JAMES BARTON ADAMS.
great credit to any city in the country.
Architectually it is a model, and if
anything has been omitted that would
add to its convenience and safety it is
because that particular thing has not
yet been invented. The building is
practically fireproof. The mural deco
rations are the finest specimens of the
interior decorator's art, and 1,800 in
candescent lights have been brought
into service to add to the beauty. The
house seats 950 people 600 on the
main floor and 350 in the balcony. The
entire house is seated with comfort
able opera chairs. The foyer i3 large
enough to shelter the crowds that
gather during a performance, and the
aisles and exits are so wide that the
house may be emptied in less than two
minutes. There are eight boxes hand
somely draped and ornamented and
they add much to the beauty of the
interior.
The stage is as large as the average
theatre stage and could well accom
modate a majority of the spectacular
shows now on the road. The scenery
is the very best that could be procured.
The opening bill contains several ex
cellent numbers' and the whole per
formance is one well calculated to
please the people. Lincoln may well
be proud of the New Lyric theatre and
of the enterprising men who have had
the confidence in Lincoln's growth and
prosperity necessary to warrant such
an undertaking.
RECEPTION TO MRS. OONNELL.
Capital Auxiliary Greets Ex-President
as She Goes Through Lincoln.
Mrs. Ed. Donuell of Indiana, ex
president of the International Wom
an's Auxiliary to the Typographical
Union, was the guest of the members
of Capital Auxiliary No. 11 in Lincoln
last Sunday and Monday. Monday
morning in company with a local com
mittee Mrs. Donnell was given an auto
mobile ride about the. city. In the
evening a reception was tendered to
her at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Ihringer, which was .attended by" a
large number of members of the local
auxiliary and of the Typographical
union. During the evening Mrs. Don
nell was presented with a souvenir
spoon as a memento of her visit in the
Capital City. Her remarks In accept
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ing the gift were very timely and
witty,' and she expressed her heartfelt
thanks to Capital Auxiliary, which she
said was one of the best in the inter
national. Members of the Lincoln "bunch" to
Colorado Springs were called upon in
turn to tell about their trip, and con
siderable merriment was produced by
a few little stories that had personal
applications. A number of musical se
lections added greatly to the enjoy
ment of the evening. At 10:30 re
freshments were served and the re
mainder of the evening spent in social
chat. The guest of honor left Tues
day morning for her home in Indiana.
Mr3. Donnell was the first secretary
treasurer of the International Auxil
iary and made a most efficient officer.
In that office she came to know a great
majority of the members, with whom
she is a great favorite. She was a
member of Cincinnati Auxiliary when
elected president, but soon afterwards
removed with her husband to a small
city in Indiana where there is neither
union nor auxiliary. For this reason
she declined to be a candidate for re
election to the presidency, and was'
succeeded by Mrs. Bowen of Washington.
SHOULD BE REMEDIED.
George Bush, the only union harness
maker In the repair business in Lin
coln complains that a lot of union
teamsters and union owners of horses
are having their repair work done by
non-union men. If this is true it is
not a good recommendation for the
unionism of those who do it. Mr.
Bush Is a union man and is deserving
of the patronage of all unionists who
need work in his line.
STILL WAITING.
The local Alliance of Stage Em
ployes ' has not yet received its char
ter. The boys sent for it a long time
ago, but as it has to be authorized by
near-by unions they have been forced
to W5?It the somewhat tardy action of
OmahaA' They expect to be doing busi
ness in a week or two, however, and
have arranged to participate In the
Labor Day parade.
Get ready for Labor Day.
ing.
It is com-
' THE OVERLAND ROUTE.
We've sung of the days in the long vanished past
When the schooners across the wide desert set sail.
And carried aboard them the brave pioneers
Whose courage marked plainly the Overland Trail.
But others deserve that their praises be sung
Till echoes ring back from the mountain and butte:
Whose brave, daring deeds 'round the whole world have
rung
The heroes who builded the Overland Route. '
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Not a penny for life cared the brave engineers
Who, armed with theodolite, level and chain,
Harked forth to the front through the long weary years
And staked out the way over mountain and plain.
Through billows of heat and through lift-blighting frost
They toiled till their efforts brought bountiful fruit.
Not a danger shirked they, nor connted the cost
As they laid the iron fails of the Overland Route.
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The -wild, savage Sioux who disputed the way
Across the wide plain where he rode to the chase,
Was beaten and baffled in many a fray
By these daring scouts of the conquering race. '
Like pilgrims of old toiled they on with their might, .
Their rifles at hand ever ready to shoot;
While hard at their work they were ready to fight
These heroes who builded the Overland Route.
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Where now are the heroes of level and chain
I Who conquered the desert with resolute blows ;
Who opened to settlers the wide-spreading plain
And made the waste stretches to bloom as the rose?
Some sleep their last sleep where so bravely they died,
But their sacrifice long ago brought richest fruit;
And we herald their praises while swiftly we glide .
O'er the way that they builded the Overland Route.
Here's a song for the lively old days long ago.
For the men who whacked bulls on the Overland Trail;
And here Is a song for the spikeman whose blow
Clinched fast to the crossties the long heavy rail.
God bless the bullwhackers !, And God bless the souls
Of those who spiked rails twixt the times they must
shoot, '
And laid the smooth way over which swiftly rolls
The limited trains of the Overland Route.
, WILL M. MAUPIN.
"Labor's Glory"
By Rev
(A Labor. Day Meditation.)
When the last chapter of the story
has been written, it will be found that
the chief glory of the la-bor movement
was not in what its leaders gained for
themselves nor for the men who lived
during their generation, but in what
they secured for' those who followed.
This fact should make us more gen
erous in our estimate of the value of
the services of those who are today
giving their hearts and lives to many
a cause which seems to make but lit
tle progress. . ' , - ' "
We are today enjoying the benefits
which have come through the suffer
ing and the sacrifice of millions of our
fellowmen who struggled, not receiv
ing the promise, but seeing In faith
the dawning of the day when their
dreams should become a reality.
Stoned, mobbed, living in exile in
caves and dens of the earth, wander
ing about in deserts and mountains,
clothed in sheepskins and goat skins,
of whom their generation was not
worthy these were yet the prophets
and the heroes whom we delight to
iionor.
Only a few centuries ago liberty of
thought was unknown. ' Every lip was
sealed. The criticism of a baron meant
the confiscation of the peasant's prop
erty. The criticism of the pope meant
the prison. The criticism of thc king
mean death. Now all are free to think
for themselves. But to purchase this
freedom, blood has flowed like . rivers
and tears without number. To secure
the liberty of speech, 4,000 battles
fcave been fought. Still fresh jn our
minds is the picture of those Russian
workingmen who, 'only the other Jay,
contributed their blood to the common
fountain, so that greater liberty might
come to the masses in that country of
the despot.- '
But so we find it everywhere. Vi
carious sacrifice is the law of nature.
The sun ripens our harvests by burn
ing itself up. The valleys grow rich
Vecause the mountain has been robbed
of its treasures, until it grows bare of
trees and shrubs and earth. Millions
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Charles Stefele
of living creatures give their livei that
the coral islands might be produced.
Our treasures of coal mean that great
forests have fallen for our factories
and furnaces. ' ,
For the sake of the world's progress ,
the common people have suffered most.
In times of war as well as in times of
peace, the. humble home of the toiler
has been the real battle-ground of hu
manity. Here hearts have been
broken and souls have been criishe-L
Here long vigils have been kept which
have whitened the hair and darkened
the 'vision. ; . . ; .
The present age, too, has its duties-.
Grateful for what others have won for
us, we cannot be indifferent to the
needs of coming generations. TJio:i us; :
is laid the task of hewing out; new
paths and blazing the way to better
things.
What," then, shall be our heritage to
our children? What shall be the Idel
which they must see because of the
vision that has come to us? Will it be
higher and nobler than that which was
lft to us by our forefathers, or will it
come to pass that they- must begin at
the point at which we began because
we have been weak to the task which
was ours? ' Just now the labor move
ment seems to have arrived; at. a cru
cial period in its history. The signs of
the times point towards the further
realization of others' dreams and oth
ers' daring. While it is true that labor
always has been and ever shall be on '
the verge of a crises, nevertheless this
is our crisis, and it behooves us as
men to be true to the call of duty in
this hour of our opportunity. In the
economic world, in the social world, in
the political world,: may we quit us
like men, be strong. In this shall be
our glory. Rev. Charles Stelzle.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Will Meet Next Sunday and Listen to
Reports of Its Delegates. -
Lincoln Typograpnical Union No.
209 will meet in regular sessoin. next
Sunday afternoon, and a large attend
ance is in prospect because the dele
gates to Colorado Springs are expected
to make their reports. 1 In addition to
this preparations for Labor Day must
be made. It is up to the allied print
ing trades to. make a big display on
Labor Day, just to show their appre
ciation of the courtesy of their fellow
unionists in giving them the post of
honor at the head of the parade. Then,
too, the printer section ought to make
a big showing just to let people know
that despite the severe struggle of the
last seven months they are still on
deck and ready for another round with
the union busters.
Several matters of Importance in
addition to those mentioned above will
be attended to, and it is earnestly de
sired that every ' working member be
present when President Coffey wields
the gavel and calls the meeting to
order.
LEATHERWORKERS OBJECT.
Want It Understood Their Strike Was
Authorized by International.
Local - Leather workers on Horse
Goods . want it distinctly understood
that their strike was under the sanc
tion of the national executive counciH
and therefore legal in every respect.
Had this not been true they could not
have drawn the constitutional strike,
benefit. They remaine'd out until a'
satisfactory settlement was made, and
then the strike was declared off by the
national president, in accordance with
the rules provided in such cases.
While the Leatherworkers did Niot
get all they contended' for they did
succeed in getting a betterment of
conditions. They express themselves
as well satisfied with the results.; If
the employers' are as well satisfied the
strike's results are indeed remarkable.
UNIONISTS TO TALK;
Fred W. Mickel and Will M. Maupin'
will occupy the pulpit at the Second
Presbyterian church, Twenty-sixth
and P streets, next Sunday evening.
Mr.. Mickel will talk on the subject.
'The Christian trades Unionist," and
Mr. Maupin will talk on "The Trades
Union and the Church." You are cor
dially Invited to be there. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ihringer spent a
portion of last " week visiting with
friends and relatives in Iowa.