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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1906)
The John Mitchell Shoe I"" VERY Union man Eli should take a spec- ial pride in fncreas- If Jng the demand, for SX AJmon-made goods' t0???Zi The John Mitchell (Sp I Shoe demonstrates ti'iifcl beyond contradlc- A ioi.thju JLmon la-., i-'ifcOOO bor gives the great- S.m 9 W est value to 13: 1 J J UNION "4 X -J MAN Jj :M Don't take our JFH ' .'WW word ,or . A "zMBr Call and ex- jf :iHg2ir amjne -the iiS John Mitchell Shoe. , You'll immediately ' ' ' agree that it is the greatest Sfeg Value Ever Offered Sold Recursively in Lincoln h BY HilCOLW CLOTHING CO. KOITIIWEST CORNER TENTH & P STREETS GENERAL MENTION. Interesting Items Mostly Swiped from Bright Labor Papers. remand the label. The union label that's aH. Look for the union label. If it is not labeled, refuse it. ( Toledo (O.) strike breaking niolders have struck. Union made shoes are sold by Rog ers & Perkins. Toledo printers have signed another Typotheetae chQp. . Holders and iron workers are on strike tit Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Tho plumbers have withdrawn from the Detroit Federation of Labor. . Norfolk (Va.) street car employes have effected a secret organization. The men employed on the Ann Ar bor railroad have been granted an in crease from two' to three cents an hour. Chicago shop giris are organizing to obtain the eight-hour day and $10 A week. Buffalo IN. Y.) carpenters are on strike against a billiard and pool table concern. International Lathers Union has 201 locals in the United States and Canada. - 1 Detroit unionists will hold a fair and exposition from November 28 to De cember 6. ..Gajxpston, Tex.', pjumbers' have made, a demand for $5.00 per day after November i. , New York city wood carvers have secured an ali around increase of 50 cents' per day. . Laundry drivers have reorganized their locat In Chicago starting with 100 charier members. ' "Blue Ribbon" cigars are union made, Lincoln made and well made Sold by all dealers. . After the fiist of next year painters of Poiighkeepsle, N. Y., will receive $3 a day of elgbt hours. The Philadelphia & Reading Rail way Company has granted an increase of 10. per ceitt to all employes. Haverhill (Mass.) school authorities will prosecute local manufacturers for violation of the new child labor laws. " England is now interested in three plans for the scientific regulation of . wages on the return on the capital em ployed. , Free Thanksgiving Turkey iVe are going- to give away ab solutely tree two magnificent tur keys for your Thanksgiving din ner. Every purchase in our stoic entitles you to a raess on theiv weight. Tcke advantage of ur clearance sale and buy your whi ter supply of drugs and patent medicines. Don't forget to reg ister a guess on" our green rebate check given with every purchase. RECTOR'S Cor. 12th & O. . Lincoln W. T. Burkhalter, of Needles, Cal., is visiting with his cousin, Louis Mau pin, in Lincoln. The Brotherhood of Railroad Freight end Baggagemen does not believe in strikes. Its methods are based solely on arbitration. Local cigar makers are planning a label exhibit at the Union Labor Fair. The cigarmakers arc the greatest label boomers on earth. Buy a season ticket for the Union Labor Fair, and while saving a little money on the deal, insure the success of the enterprise. Philadelphia building trades unions will take a referendum vote on the question of affiliating with the Na tional Structural Alliance. San Francisco Building Trades Coun cil is vigorously fighting a proposition to bring in 1,000 Japanese laborers to w ork as brick cleaners. Painesville (O.) Trades and Labor Council has appealed to the county commissioners to build the new $200, 000 court house by day labor; W. M. Maupin will speak at Unity church at noon on Sunday, December 2. Everybody is invited. Subject, "The Evolution of the Trades Union." A fight for an ' eight-hour day was launched by the. various metal indus tries of Chicago. It will affect more than two hundred thousand workers. Kansas City carpenters have adopt ed a new scale of 55 cents an hour for foremen, an increase of 7Vi cents, and 45 cents for journeymen, an increase of 5 cents. Over 100 Cleveland employers have been arrested in the past few months for employing children under age, and in 99 per cent of the cases they ad mitted their guilt and paid fines. Four hundred men employed in the Wyandotte ship yards at Detroit walked out because of a reduction equal to one hour a day. Later other employes also struck, completely tying np the plant. After many weeks of waiting and persistent negotiations the Grand Opera House management at San An tonio, Texas, capitulated and signed up with the Musicians' Union. The American of Labor Last week the editor of The Wage- worker had the pleasure of attending several sessions of the American Fed eration of Labor convention at Minne apolis, and of meeting personally sev eral of the noted labor leaders of the country Samuel Gompers, Frank Morrison, John Mitchell, Charles Bold, Congressman-elect Wilson, Timothy Healey, E. Gerry Brown, and others too numerous to mention. The chief purpose of the editor's visit was to extend to the Federation an invitation to hold its 1907 meeting in -Lincoln. By courtesy of . President Gompers and the convention he was given the floor just before the noon adjournment . on Saturday, and pre sented the claims of Lincoln. Tho letters of invitation signed by Gov ernor Mickey, Mayor Brown and Mr. Bryan were loudly applauded, and by direction of the president were ord ered placed on the records of the con vention. Had Lincoln been represent ed at the beginning of the convention by two or three good hustlers, backed by the advantages offered, there is little doubt that the convention could have been launched. As it was, James town, with the attraction of the ex position, was on the ground from the start and had secured the inside track before any other city was mentioned. The Lincoln delegate was given a warm reception by the convention, and was-assured that the claims of " this city would be given careful considera tion. If the Lincoln Commercial Club had taken hold of the matter In the right spirit when the matter was first called to its attention, Lincoln would bave been a sure winner. That was generally conceded by the many dele gates with whom the Lincoln repre sentative conversed. Right here, is just the proper place to correct an erroneous report sent out by the Associated Press from Min neapolis last week. It was in effect that the delegates to the American Federation of Labor had by a vast majority after a careful canvas, en dorsed Theodore Roosevelt for presi dent again in 190S. There's nothing to it. The editor of The Wageworker was one of the delegates interviewed, and his answer was about the same as that of the other delegates. This is the way it was done: "I represent the Minneapolis Daily Bladder, and we are taking a poll of the delegates to ascertain how they stand on the question of President Roosevelt being a candidate for re election in 1908. Would you care to be qui ted on this matter?" That is what the gentlemanly young reporter would spring on the delegate. and this is about what the reply would be: "O, Roosevelt's all right, I guess.', And upon that sore of a foundation Strike of the union carpenters of the Pittsburg district has been declared off. Less than 100 men are now being carricl on the benefit list and .over S.000 men are now receiving for eight hours. ( The Ohio iaw providing that after railway trainmen have worked fifteen consecutive hours they may not be re quired to give further service until they have had at least eight hours' rest has been t!ecl.nreii valid. The street railway men still hang bsick and refuse to organize. They prefer unorganization, long hours and small pay to organization, good hours and fair pay. And they are getting their preference with a vengeance. Union men! please, your wife and your pocketbook by purchasing a Riv eiside Base Burner. There is abso lutely no stove on the market that will furnish as much heat for the amount of coal consumed as will the Riverside. Sold exclusively by Hoppe ac 108 North Tenth street. The strike which tied up the Car negie Technical Schools building (Pittsburg) operations have been de clared off by tile Structural Trades Al liance. The .'iottiement was based on an ir.ieei'uent that ail the metal work should be dene by union men. The Italians employed on the job were taken into the Building Laborers' Union. At ;he New England label confer ence of cigarr.iakers' union just held at Portland, Me., it was shown that there is but one non-union cigar fac tory in all 'New England, and that there are but twenty cigarmakers em ployed in the six slates who are not members of the union. Not a cilild is working in any cigar factory in New England. General Otis, onblisher of the non union Los Angeles Times, wrs re cently mulcted to the tune of $3,000 by the United Slates government. The Times had sent 25000 copies of the paper to San Francisco for free distri bution, assuring the authorities, how ever, that the distribution was to paid subscribers Investigation by govern ment. Bill to Otis. Payment thereof. Federation at Minneapolis was builded the Associated Press ra. Krt that the delegates to the Amer ican Federation of Labor convention had endorsed President Roosevelt for another term. Doubtless you have seen'in the daily papers a great deal of dissatisfaction on the part of organized labor with President Gompers' political policy. It is all in the newspapers. If we are able to understand symptoms, Presi dent Gompers will be backed up in his policy by an overwhelming vote. The opposition will be confined to the soc ialist element and to a few men whose unionism is always subservant to some political influence. On every hand was heard expres sion of regret that Hearst was de feated in New York. "Organized labor stood by Hearst," declared Timothy Healey, of New York. "The man who denies that statement does not know what he is talking about. The vote shown it. Hearst was beaten by a combination of boodle, dishonesty. high finance' 'and treachery in the democratic camp. .Organized labor stood solid." One of the most prominent dele gates was Miss Mary McDowell, of Chcago, representing the Woman's Trades Union League. She addressed the convention Saturday morning and made a strong plea to the men to assist in the work of organizing the women workers of the country. It was an' inspiration to meet the stalwart workers in the cause of un ionism. The interest manifested at Minneapolis is an indication that the cause is progressing. LABOR FAIR The Automatic Co. made it possible for the working man to have a tele phone in his home at reasonable cost. Use the Automatic. LABOR FAIR Comedy bill at Lyric. LABOR FAIR NOTICE TO CARPENTERS! Dear sir and brother: You are no tified to be at the hall of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 130 South Eleventh street, on Saturday, November 24, from 5:30 to 10:30 p. m., for the purpose of elect ing general officers of the U. B. of C. & J. of A. This is a matter of im portance. Please attend to it. J. W. EMBERSON, Pres. ED. BLY, Sec. LABOR FAIR ARE YOU RIGHT? Of course that last load of coal that was delivered at your house was de livered by a union teamster? You don't know? Well, if you are a union ist it is you business to know. If it was delivered by a non-union teamster you are no better than the non-union teamster who is "scabbing" on the teamsters union. The unionist who habitually or carelessly spends his Men Bfado - Tdophonos J In " I Don't be I (Grocery For Saturday, November 24, 1906. ! 20 LBS. GRANULATED SUGAR lEjg! $1.00 3 cans Pioneer Pumpkins for. ...... ........... .... . . . . . ; .... .... . .25c 50 1b. sack of Satin Flour.. . ................... .95c 3 cans French Kidney Beans. . . ... . . ......... .25c 1 gallon can of good Pumpkin .'. .20c 4 cans fine Sugar Corn ... .... 25c 2 cans Sifted Early June Peas . . . . 25c 2 three-pound cans Tomatoes 20c One dozen for . . . . .$1.15 2 cans Extra Tomatoes . 25c 1 gallon Log Cabin Maple Syrup .$1.30 1 quart Log Cabin Maple Syrup ... .40c 2 pounds Maple Sugar ,25c 1 gallon Heinze's Sauer Kraut ..30c 1 pound Gona Coffee. . , 19c 1 box Twenty Mule Team Borax ....., 9c 3 packages Ralston- Pan Cake Flour , -. . 25c Special price on Potatoes in 3 and 5 bushel lots. I dozen German Dill Pickles .. . .10c 1 gallon sour Pickles t .25c 1 box Gold Dust ,-.v.l9c A FULL LINE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES . Exerything you want for Thanksgiving Dinner 12th and N Streets money on non-unionists ought to take something for his unionism. It needs a tonic. LABOR FAIR Automatic wires are strung by union men. Use the Automatic. LABOR FAIR UNION CONTRACTORS. If You Want Building Done, Here Is a List to Patronize. , The following employers and con tractors have been declared fair by Carpenters' Union, Local 1055, and we request all parties contemplating building or repairs of any kind per taining to our trade to please take notice- and consider the following rep utable contractors and builders before letting your work: S. W. Baker, 2237 R street. The Telephones used by The Lincoln Telephone Company are made in (Chicago by the Automatic Electric Co., which has a signed agreement with Local No. 376 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The lines are strung in Lincoln fay Union Electrical Workers belonging to Local No. 265. They are inspected by Union Inspectors. The material is hauled by Union Teamsters. Sec The Lincoln Telephone Co. before making any change in Phone service. Buncoed by The Trust H. E. Chappell, 1624 O street. L. Drybbra, Lindell Hotel. S. R. Copeland, 110 North Twenty seventh street. H. Dobbs, S29 South Twenty-seventh street. T. P. Harrison, Brownell block, room 12. W. B. Hester, 820 North Twenty seventh street. Howe & Atterbury, 2025 Vine street. Hammond & Burford, 3136 Dudley street. Alex Hutton, 1436 N street. Jewell & Marsh, 2331 South Tenth street. f 'f : . A. Kiewit, 1620 N street. ; A. L. Myers. 223 North' Twenty eighth street, . Mitcfcher. .; Chas. Mellor, 2149 . South Fifteenth ; street. Usq tho Automatic LINCOLN, NEBRASKA F. G. Odell, 1335 "North Twenty fourth street. J. W. Russell, 1327 North Twenty fourth street. 1 C. W. Ryman, 1112 Pine street, D. A. Rush, Normal. T. K. Townsend, 1328 South Fif teenth street. Turner Bros., 1401 Rose street. O. W. Vanderveer, 154 South Eigh teenth street. S. A. Webb, 2743 W street. Lincoln Sash and Door company for mill work. This bulletin Is issued by authority of Carpenters' Union, and is subject to revision at their order. Firms and contractors can have names and place of business Inserted by applying to Carpenters' business' agent, at 130 South Eleventh street, or by phone, i Auto 3824, Bell L-1154.