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The values we offer you this week are something un
usual. Take advantage of them.
A visit to our cloak room and a
careful Inspection of our line of
Ladies' Cloaks will result in a pur
chase for they are made in the
newest fabrics, in attractive mod
els and our prices are more than
modest ranging from $27.50 way
dqwn to $6.60.
CHILDREN'S COATS.
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The season Is at hand when
warm and comfortable wraps must
be provided for children.
They should be well made and
in neat style, for the children ap
preciate nobby wearables quite as
much as do their elders. We carry
a large assortment of children's
Coats from $9.90 way down to $2.95.
We have a variety of these in
plaids or solid color Worsted and
Flannelettes. The styles are pleas
ing and the prices low, from 98c up
to $4 05.
OF INTEREST
Gens Lyman is absent from his j
"mill" at the Star office and his
"Gene'Mal face will be missed for sev
eral days. He was grooming his fa
vorite horse Tuesday and the ungrate
ful animal kicked a hole in the palm of
Gene's band.
Albert Beck of San Francisco was in
Lincoln several days this week, visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Charles Turner. Mr.
Deck went through the San Francisco
earthquake and experienced about all
there was to experience in the way of
earthquake and fire horrors. He is a
ship's cook by trade. Mr. Beck will
return to San Francisco this week and
engage in his line of work.
"Billy"' Wilkerson is now running
the "mill" at the Farmer office. .
Charles Turner Is now machinist at
the Star.
Last week The Wageworker said
Henry BIngaman was In Plattsmouth.
The information was wrong by about
700 miles. Mr. BIngaman was in Lead
ville, Colo., looking after some mining
Interests, and he says they looked good
to him.
Mrs. E. C. Locker of Atchison, Kas.,
is visiting with her son, C. E. Locker,
of the Star linotype force.
The more you investigate the ex
pense account of the Colorado Springs
convention the more you wonder how
they managed to spend the money. Ten
years ago the convention was held in
Colorado Springs, and President Pres
cott put in an expense account of $144.
50. In 1906 Vice President Hays put
in an expense account of $336.75. In
1896 the expense account for the con
vention footed up $429.95. In 1906 It
footed up $1,883.25. This for officers
and clerks alone. The '96 convention
reported an expense of $123.50 for a
clerk. Tbo '06 convention had an ex-
ADY FOR. WINTER
ATTRACTIVE PRICES IN DRESS
GOODS.
20 pieces of Suitings, in Gray Plaids
and Checks, also plain colors,
worth to 30c, now 19c
32 pieces of worsted suiting in
checks, plaids aad fancies; every
color represented, 50c and 60c
values, for this week 39c
24 pieces of Mohair and worsted
suitings, 46 to 52 inches wide;
not in a full range of colors of
any pattern; $1 values to
close 50c
56-inch fine quality Broadcloth in
black, wine and navy, 89c
value ....75c
' Choice of the best Cravenette cloth
in plain or fancy; 52 and 56 inch
es wide; regular $1.50
. value - ...........$1.18
FLANNEL SKIRTINGS.
We have just opened up our com
plete lines of Wool Flannels for
underskirts. We believe our prices
will Interest you.
29-inch heavy flannel in red and
black and blue and black checks,
at 25c
29-inch heavy homespun twill flan
nel in white and black, blue and
black, red and black, plaids and
checks, also plain colors at.. 50c
'42-inch Flannel skirting, with fancy
borders to match in assorted
colors 75c
Amana society skirt patterns made
of the best flannels, at 60c, $1.00
and $1.35
BLANKETS AND COMFORTS.
A few of our many bargains in
, wool and cotton blankets and com
forts: 10- 4 cotton blankets, double, in
gray, worth 59c at ..49c-
11- 4 cotton blankets, double, hand
some colored borders, 89c
value .75c
10- 4 wool blankets, double, in
gray, special, this week. .. .$2.85
11- 4 extra fine all wool blankets in
gray, tan, white or scarlet; nice
borders of contrasting colors,
$5.50 values $4.95
$1.75 comforts, assorted patterns,
nicely quilted, this week... $1.48
Other comforts from $1.00 to $3.50
917- 92 I O. ST
OPPOSITE
TO PRINTERS
pense account of $1,016.50 for clerk
hire, exclusive of $75 for a reading
clerk and a lot more for messengers
doorkeepers, etc. N. E. McPhall drew
$100 as "assistant secretary," and an
additional $37.50 for "revising the min
utes." The '96 expense account fails
to reveal any express charge of $760.71
for express on "trunks and boxes."
The total expenses of the Colorado
Springs convention, as reported in the
Journal, exclusive of the money put
up by the local unions to pay their del
egates, reaches the astounding and
dumbfounding total of $5,609.12. And
this for a convention of less than 225
delegates that was in session' a week.
Of this amount $431.15 was expended
for the use of Temple theatre properly
equipped with tables, chairs and jani
tor. An expense of $150 for this entire
service would have been an extremely
liberal sum. If ever the convention
comes to Lincoln we'll guarantee the
Auditorium, properly equipped with
tables, chairs, janitor, lights, toilets,
check rooms, etc., for less than half
what was paid for the Temple theatre,
and the Auditorium is three times lar
ger and cost ten times more money
than the Colorado Springs shack. If
it costs $1,016.50 for clerks at a con
vention of less than 225 delegates, for
heaven's sake what would it cost if
every union sent its full quota of del
egates? It is a safe guess that the ex
penses of the Colorado Springs conven
tion, Including the money spent by
locals in sending delegates, was up
wards of $30,000. Was it worth the
money?
Union printers at Iowa City are out
to enforce a demand for the eight hour
day, the contract having expired Oct.
13. The employers have scoured the
country for "rats" and found a few
FLEECED COTTON GOODS.
75 pieces of choice patterns in
Flannelettes. Patterns are in all
colors, suitable for waists, wrap
. pers, dressing sacques and chil
dren's dresses, 12 l-2c values,
this week 10c
36-inch Arnold's superfine flannel
ettes in a wide selection of pat
terns,, now 12'$jc
29-inch Alaska velvet velours in .
medium and heavy weights
at 12Vic and 15c
UNDERWEAR SPECIALS.
A lot of ladies' fleeced ribbed vests
and pants, not all sizes, to close
at, per garment 19c
40 dozen ladies' fleece ribbed union
suits in gray or ecru, special
this week 45c
Ladies' glove fitting jersey ribbed
union suits in a fine velvet finish
cream white yarn. This week
special 89c
Children's pants, drawers, or
vests in wool or fleeced cotton at
the lowest prices. We invite a
comparison.
Ladies' knit corset covers at 25c
and ,50c
Ladies' black knit tights at $1.00
and $1.50
Children's black knit tights at 50c
and 75c
OUTING FLANNEL GOWNS.
Children's outing flannel gown, in
good quality flannel at
. special 45c
Ladies' outing night gowns at. 50c,
90c and $1.25
TOQUES AND BOOTEES.
Infants' bootees, made of select
quality of wool yarn at 10c, loc,
20c, 25c, 30c, and... .50c
Children's toques (stocking caps)
in a wide range of colors at 25c
and 50c
LADIES' GLOVES.
Golf gloves in fine quality wool
yarn in plain and fancy at 25c
and 50c
Cashmere gloves, lined in black
and colors, at 25c and 15c
Long silk gloves in black or white
really worth $1.25 and $2.00 at
$1.00 and $1.50
. - B mmg Bit b mm mm.
LINC ULN(NCB.
POST - OFFICE
girls and boys who "used to set type".
With their aid and the aid of a copi
ous supply of stale "boiler plate" and
dead "ads" the two daily papers man
age to get out. The union is standing
firm and has the support of the general
public. It is only a matter of a short
time till the eight hour day is recog
nized. CAPITAL AUXILIARY.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Bustard are visit
ing friends and relatives in Broken
Bow this week. Mr. Bustard expects
to have a fine time hunting while in
Custer county.
The "Box of Monkeys" club will
give another play in the near future.
Look out for something fine this time,
as these young people have sent away
for a play that they believe will be
much better than the one given some
time ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Norton have
settled in their new home and are
happy. Mrs. Norton got busy in
' straightening up," and has every
thing '"shining," even the stoves. Un
fortunately for her, she couldn't get
one foot away in time, while handling
a stove and a mashed toe was the
result. She is feeling better now, or,
rather, the toe is.
One typo delegate to the last con
vention is sending out his likeness on
post cards. Don't play favorites, Mr.
M
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schaaf are of
the opinion that the Stork is a pretty
good sort of a bird. It left a baby
girl at their home just recently. My,
how Emma does love her little sister,
and Will says "It's too cute for any
thing." The ladies held a sewing bee at the
home of Mrs. Will M. Maupin yester
day, preparing things for the bazaar.
NOW
is complete.
Long black glace kid gloves, all
sizes at $3.00
Regular length in kid gloves, all
the popular shades at
$1.00 and 1'50
SHOES
FOR
EVERYBODY
We want to invite to our store
all feet that enjoy, stylish, com
fortable and durable shoes; all feet
that ache because of the pinching
or rubbing of the shoes they have
been wearing; all feet that want
the best shoe value that money
can buy; all feet that are suffering
for anything in the way of good
shoes.
WE'VE A SIZE AND A STYLE
FOR EVERY FOOT.
Men's shoes $5.00, $4.00, $3.50 $3.00,
$2.50 and $2.00
Women's shoes $3.75, $3.50, $3.00,
$2.50 and $1.50
Boys' and girls' shoes $2.50, $2.00,
$1.75, $1.50 and $1.25
Children's shoes, per pair
49c to $1.00
An airship free with every pair
of school shoes.
COMFORT GOODS.
Prints, regular 6c values, all
colors . . 4c
Best quality of twill draperies, 20
styles to choose from, special
. price 7c
36-inch best qualities in Silkolines
at . 10c
36-inch Empire Hamilton quiltings,
,.12ae
SILK SPECIALS.
27-inch Jap or China silks, in all
colors including cream,- white and
black, 50c value 39c
All our fancy silks in new gray
- checks, blacks, and fancies, $1.00
vaiuc, mis ween rsg
36-inch black taffeta, $1.15 value 85c
36-inch black Peau de Soie, very
high 'finish, $1.25 value 98c
The social committee is making
preparations to hold a splendid social
some lime in November. Make up
your minds now to have no other thing
on tap that night, and come out and
have a good time.
Now that the Central Labor Unlou
has settled definitely that it will hold
a fair the first week in December,
the Ladies' Auxiliary will secure one
of the booths and seek to put some
money in its treasury. AVe urge the
members to commence at once to
boost the fair. Talk about it, and tell
your neighbors about it.
Mrs. Floyd McKinney, wife of Mr.
McKinney, who is working at the
Newspaper Union, arrived the past
week from Belleville, Kan., and they
are now housekeeping at 1626 O
street.
THE BOOKBINDERS.
How "Gineril" Otis Treats the Girls in
His Employ.
Out at Los Angeles the non-union
employing printers held a meeting and
decided that inasmuch as the eight
hour day was inevitable they should
do something in the way of recog
nizing the shorter workday. A resolu
tion was adopted granting an eight-and-one-half-hour
day to all non-union
employes. When the bindery girls
at General Otis' office asked for the
new half hour the manager said it
could not go into effect until Mr. Otis'
consent was secured, and he was in
China. The girls quit as individuals
and hired out to another bindery,
working eight and one-half hours.
Otis' manager protested the hiring of
his former employes under "the agree
ment" and the girls were discharged.
Now they are out all right.
CLASS ORGANIZATIONS.
What is Really Needed in Church and
Labor Unions.
Recently an earnest, and I believe,
thoroughly sincere, trades unionist ad
vocated the plan of organizing a
church within the ranks of organized
labor, which should be composed ex
clusively of working people who made
a profession of Christianity. The min
isters, the officers, the teachers, the
singers all who had anything to do
with this novel organization, were to
come from the ranks of the toilers.
Repeatedly has it been suggested to
me that I organize the Christian trades
unionists in the labor movement into
separate trades unions. But always
have I declined to become the advo
cate of such a scheme for practically
the same reasons that prompt me to
disapprove of the organization of work
ing people into separate religious or
ganizations of any kind.
Perhaps the strongest objection to
such a plan is the fact that working
men themselves do not believe in
"class" churches. I once wrote to
three hundred of the prominent lead
ers .of labor, asking their opinions con
cerning the organization of a distinc-.
tively "workingman's" church. Only
three of the three hundred were fa
vorably disposed toward the proposi
tion. Among the reasons given for
opposing it were the following: "If
true religion means anything, it means
the Fatherhood of God and the broth
erhood of man, and an exclusive!
church would be contrary to that doc
trine." "While workingmen are poor,
they are also proud, and they would be
slow to connect themselves with an ex
clusive institution which might pos
sibly be dubbed 'a poor man's church.' "
"A church established exclusively for
the workingman would deteriorate.
There would ultimately arise a se
lected, isolated, and forsaken spirit,
that would eventually end in strife and
dissatisfaction."
One of the reasons given for the or
ganization of this "workingman's
church" is that the church is making
"many great and grievous mistakes."
But isn't that also true of the labor
union? Must we therefore pull out of
the labor union all of the Christian
men and those of high moral princi
ples and place them into a separate
organization? Is it not better to keep
them where they are, so that through
their influence they may correct the
errors which are now being made?
This is equally true of the church. ' We
need every loyal Christian trades un
ionist in the church, just as we need
the loyal Christian trades unionist in
the labor union. , 7
'Such a process of seclusion would
also result in a sort of pharsical spirit
which would practically destroy the in
fluence of the Christian men who
would engage in such an enterprise.
The "I am better than thou" attitude
makes few converts.
What we really need today is a
straightforward, manly, Christian life,
lived out both in the church and in the
labqr union, without much flourishing
of trumpets. That kind of living will
soon rectify the mistakes "both in the
church and in the labor union, and it
will also usher in the day when there
will exist a truer spirit of real broth
erhood. Rev. Charles Stelzle.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
Mayer Bros. Celebrate Quarto-Centen-
. nial of Their Business.
Mayer Bros., the well known
clothiers, are this month celebrating
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
entrance into the clohting and furn
ishing business. Just a quarter of a
century ago they began business in
a small way at Plattsmouth, and from
the start they prospered because they
worked hard to secure and maintain
the confidence of the people. In a
few years they looked towards Lin
coln and saw a city with a golden
future, and here they came. The same
rule that won success for them in
Plattsmouth won success in Lincoln,
and their business grew at an aston
ishing rate. When they occupied the
old quarters on Tenth street they
imagined that they had build for all
future time. But they were mistaken
The quarters soon became too small,
and they secured the present quar
ters on O stret. Commodious as these
quarters are, they are now packed to
the limit.
Mayer Bros, have not only been
clothiers and furnishers, but have
been active in promoting the best in
terests of the city. They have real
ized that any move calculated to build
up Lincoln and surrounding country
would be an advantage to them, and
they were broad-minded enough to
help hustle for the good of the com
munity. That their faith in Lincoln'3
f uture was well founded is known of
all, for Lincoln is today the peer of
any city in the west.
To properly celebrate their quarto
centennial Mayer Bros. Inaugurated a
grand bargain" sale in every depart
ment of their immense store cloth
ings, furnishings, shoes, hats, etc., and
this sale is now in progress. They ex
tended a cordial invitation to all the
old customers who have been with
them through the past years, to the
children of these old customers and
to the, public in general, to call and
see them. The great store is hand
somely decorated in honor of the anni
A LIBERAL OFFER.
But The Wageworker Will Make a
Profit Just the Same.
, The "Manufacturers' Information
Bureau" of Cleveland, O., is sending
out circulars to manufacturers and
merchants all over the country offer
ing to supply "absolute authentic de
tails" of the American Federation of
Labor convention at Minneapolis next
month. The "bureau" intimates that
it will have men in the convention
disguised as delegates who will 'tip
off" everything that goes on. The
price of this "inside information" -in
$15.
If there are any manufacturers lr
merchants in Lincoln who want every
bit of business transactedt the con
vention, down to the smallest detail,
The Wageworker will agree to supply
it at one-third the price asked by the
"Manufacturers' Information Bureau,"
and the editor will pledge bis word
and give bond to guarantee the carry
ing out of his contract. It will be
easy money, too, for the proceedings
of the convention are open to every
body and the minutes will be printed
in full and given to all -who ask. for
them. - '
THE CIGARMAKERS. -
A Bunch of News About the Boys of
the Blue Label. ";
Thomas Tracy, a Boston cigarmaker,
is to be the campaign manager for tlje
A. F. of L.'s work against hostile con
gressmen. ; - ?
The cigarmakers at Lancaster, Pa.,
are still on strike, which has been
their condition for a long, long time,
btu it is noted in the minutes of tK
Central Labor Union that the local
cigarmakers' union made a ; contri
bution to a. sister union that had been
on strike for six weeks. "
In the eleven months ending Sep
tember 30, 1906, 200,000 more union
cigars were made in Omaha than dur
ing the preceding eleven months. The
label agitation promoted by the "Oma
ha Plan" did the business. . . ..
Colonel Huette of the Lincoln local
wants to go to Minneapolis and take
President Gompers by the hand. Twenty-five
years ago Huette and Gompers
worked side by side.
Business is good in local circles, ev
ery shop seeming to be running a full
quota of men. . 1 r
The treasury of the international has
a little matter of $700,000 on hand. The
cigarmakers regularly pay the highest
dues of any union in the country
which may explain why-their union is
so strong and prosperous and its mem
bers so enthusiastic and loyal. :
' ELECTRICAL WORKERS. . I
A Few News Notes to Interest the
Men Who Handle "Juice."
Electrical workers are still bn strike
at Louisville.
uetroit eiectncai workers nave ar
ranged for a series of lectures on the
ethics, of their calling.
Electrical workers of Grand Rapids
have been granted an eight-hour day.'
Electrical workers have organized
at Dallas, Texas. '
The linemen are ., still on strike
against the Missouri-Kansas Tele-"
phone Co., and late reports are to the
effect that the company is showing
signs of having about all it can stand
of the fight. It- is reported that th
company has offered to grant the de
mands of the men providing St. Josepb
is exempted from the agreement. If
the report is true it is not hard to
guess wnat me repiy oi ine linemen
will be. To leave St. Joseph out would
mean that the old town on the river
would become a breeding ground for
"scabs" who would soon be numerous
enough to make all kinds of trouble
for the union.
Work holds up "remarkably well in
Lincoln, the approach of cold weather
seeming to have no appreciable effecL
It has been the best year in the his
tory of the local union, and the organ
ization has made good gains.
.THE PLUMBERS.
Notes for Boys With Pipe Wrench nd
Fire Pot.
Plumbers' in Los Angeles have been
granted $5 a day. . .. .:
There were 230 delegates in the con
vention, the largest number that ever
assembled. The funds will be divided
at a 60 and 40 per cent ratio between;
the national and local unions, respec
tively. The organization is in good
condition financially and numerically
there is little trouble on. .
tlonally strong show next week at the
Lyric. .
The Painters' Union at Detroit has
initiated 147 new members since April.