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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1907)
1 FDC3SY BANK AT THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK LINCOLN, NEBR. Opened For Business Janu ary 2d, 1907 ' You are in invited to open your Savings Account with this bank. Interest Paid at 3 1-2 per Ct. The Officer and Directors of this Bank are the Officers and Directors of the First National Bank of Lincoln, Nebraska. Open Saturday Evenings From 50 to 7:00 O'clocK It is now thirty-six years since the First Na tional Bank of Lincoln was organized. Its di rectors are justified by its success and stand ing in the belief that a Savings Department will be gladly welcomed by its patrons and friends. The First Trust & Savings Bank has there fore been organized with a paid-up Capital of Fifty Thousand Dollars. Its Officers, Directors and Stock holders are the same as the Officers, Directors and Stockholders of the First National Bank. - - Located at Tenth and O Streets, in the same Banking Room with the older Institution, it will be convenient to all. - Special Hours are provided on Saturdays for those who find it burdensome to visit the Bank between the hours of 10 and 3. There is but one sure way of accumulating Wealth, and that is by saving. Spend less than you make and save the surplus and you are no the sure road to Competency. Good morals are fifty per cent good habits; and the Saving Habit is one of the best; it leads to Moderation in all things to Thrift, and Economy. The spendthrift habit is one of the worst; it leads to Intemperance in all things to vain display and irregular living. A sum of ready Money in the Savings Bank is an insurance against worry. To provide for a rainy day is an act of prudence; to neglect it, an ct of folly. GET THE SAVING HABIT! It is not so Important that you save much as that you save something. The start once made the sum rapidly grows, while the habit soon in creases your balance as well as your satisfaction. It is not alone the Money you put in the Bank that makes it grow. Much of the increase is due to the earning power of the Money which instead of squandering you save and put away. The rapidity with which a Savings Account in "vreaMs. when Interest is added and compounded every Six Months-causesstonishment and satis faction to the Depositor. Accounts opened for any sum from One Dollar to Two Thousand. Interest paid at 3'2 per cent compounded twice a year. Deposits received the first three business days of any month will draw interest from the FIRST OF THAT MONTH. Under ordinary circumstances no notice is re quired for the withdrawal of money. The rules and regulations of our Savings Department provide that sixty days' notice may be required, fbut this is merely a precautionary measure adopted for the benefit of the Depositor as well as the Bank. Savings Accounts may be opened with this Bank by one person in trust for another. All deposits made by minors in their own name will be fully under their control and payable to them or their order without regard to parents or guardians. All dealings between this Bank and its deposi tors .are strictly confidential, and no information, not even the existence of an account, is given to any person. OFFICERS: S. H. BURNHAM, President, A. J. SAWYER, Vice President, H. 8. FREEMAN, Cashier. DIRECTORS: 8. H. Burnham, A.' J. Sawyer, N. Z. Snell, George W. Holmes, H. S. Freeman, J. W. McDonald, E. J. Hainer, Paul H. Holnr WAGEWORKER When Judges are unanimous In their decisions of points of law, it will be time enough to expect worklngmen to know what, the law really Is. Never knock yourself; your friends will attend to that for your. On the door of success are the words "Push" and "Pull." Try both. WILL M. MAUPIN, EDITOR Published Weekly at 137 No. 14th 3t., Lincoln, Neb. One Dollar a Year. Entered as second-class matter April 31, 1904, at the postofflce at Lincoln, Neb., under the Act of Congress of March 3rd, 1879. in jt j( tjl jf J J jl "Printers' Ink," the re cog- ' jt J nized authority on advertis- j) 4t ing, after a thorough invest!- j gation on this subject, says: Jt -j . "A labor paper is a far bet- jt J ter advertising medium than J Jt an - ordinary newspaper in J jt comparison with circulation. : J j A labor paper, for example, 'jt Jt having 2,000 subscribers is of jt more value to the business ' JH jit man who advertises in it Jt j thq an ordinary paper with 12,000 subscribers." J J . ' J jH ajC tjt (jC cjf tjt ' jt LABOR'S WATCHWORD. We w!!l stand by our friends and ad minister a stinging rebuke to men or parties who are either indifferent, neg ligent or hostile, and. whenever oppor tunity affords, secure the election of intelligent,' honest, earnest trade union ists, with clear, unblemished, paid-up union cards in their possession. THE STATE LABOR BUREAU. Governor Mickey in "his farewell message recommended that the Stite Labor Bureau either be abandoned en tirely or made what it ought to be. The retiring governor's recommenda tion is all right. If the bureau is not made of some service to the state, and especially to the wage-earners of the state, it should be abolished entirely, and the money it costs saved to the taxpayers. But the Wageworker believes . it speakers for every wage-earner in Xe braska.especially for the wage earn ers who are organized, when it says that the stale labor bureau should not be abolished, but should be made what it ought to be. Properly managed it can be made to serve a grand good purpose and be of benefit to every man, woman and child in Nebraska. But to become what it should e the office of deputy labor commissioner must be taken out of the "political plum" class. It must not be handed out to some man for party service re gardless of his ability or fitness for the place. In the very nature of things the office should be given to a skilled craftsman who is a member of the union of his craft. Only such a one is capable of filling the position as :it should be filled. The State Labor Bureau has never been what it should be. It has nevtev been wide enough in the first place, the powers of the man in charge hay! never been great enough, and with one lone exception th office has nevbr been acceptably filled. Mr. Bush, tjio present deputy, has not given the of fice property attention, and his chief clerk has been entirely too busy play-, ing politics to satisfactorily perform his duties. This is said in all kind ness towards Mr. Bush and Mr. Deii pain." Their ability is not questioned; but their performance of duty has not been such as to recommend very strongly the continuance of the depart ment. ' But if the legislature consults tfce wishes of the wage earners of Ne braska it will not abolish the office. On the contrary it will amend the laws relating to the department, giving the commissioners more powers, and then Governor Sheldon should disregard po litical expediency and appoint a dep uty with an eye single to the securing of a man who will attend to his duties and do good work. Naturally the man who will be appointed by Governor Sheldon will be a republican. In the nature of things he should be a re publican. But the mere fact that he is a republican and a good party worker should not be his chief recommendsi tion. He should be a man conversant with labor conditions, well posted on the labor laws, and with ability to gather statistics that will be of value to the workers in every branch of in dustry. Furthermore he- should be a man who will attend to the work him self and not let a stenographer attenl to it while he sits around and draws a salary for playing politics. There are plenty of such men to be had. The legislature will be doing an in justice to the wage earners of the state if it abolishes the bureau simply be cause former commissioners have not performed their duties. That same reason would come almighty near abolishing every office in the state. Continue the labor bureau. Give commissioners some real powers force our labor laws where they weak. Then give us a man who will strive to make a record for efficiency and good service. THIS MAKES US TIRED. At a recent gathering of f union men one of those present, inquiring about a recent union enterprise, wanted to know who was getting the "rake-off." That's the chief trouble with the union movement. The minute a man steps out and tries to do something calculated to advance the case, some fellow gets up and wants te know, "What's the graft?" Or he begins winking his eye and muttering some thing about "rake-off." The men who try to do something are "back-capped" by the do-nothings, They are accused of being "ambitiotis to become leaders." Their honesty is impugned. Their efforts are discount ed by men who are too indifferent to work themselves but always ready to "knpek" those who are willing to work and -make sacrifices of time and money for the cause. That sort of thing makes a mau tired. Now, if you really want to discour age the labor movement, The Wage worker will give you a few rules guar anteed to be effective. If a man advocates an enterprise in the name of organized labor, yell "Grafter!" If a man expresses a, willingness to -ork for the cause, inquire, "What's the rake-off?" ' If a man is asked to do committee work and declines on account of lack of time, yell ''Quitter!" If he accepts the appointment and fails after doing the very best hecaa get up on your hind legs and holler, "Sold out.?- li an earnest union man begs 'his fellows to get into the political game, get around behind his back the further the better and say: "O, he trying to get office as a union man!" If a man suggests something which he thinks will benefit unionism, chase around to all the union men you know and tell them that he is "trying io become a labor leader." Get your hammers out and knock like blazes. Don't make the mistake of giving your enterprising fellow -unionists credit for good intentions. That would be a fatal mistake. Just hammer away. , Don't for a minute admit that his efforts have been of benefit to the union. Gracious, that would be a rank violation of the constitution of the Aipalgamted Order of Knockers. Knock like thunder! That's the sys tem. . -.' : . -.If you are afraid your throat will get soar, buy a phonograph, that will Veep yelling "Grafter" and "Smooth Guy!" When you can't hammer any other way, hammer by machinery. liut don't forget to hammer." If you let up for a minute somebody may ask you why you don't put in your spare time trying to build up your onion. This is a sure way to Vill the union Movement. Besides, it is such splen U:d exercise. Knock, and knock like thunder. - Twenty years ago bookkeepers were among the best paid workers in the country, and lathers and plasterers were among the poorest. The book keepers were too good "to organize and affiliate with the men who wore dirty overalls. As a result, bookkeepers are now among the poorest paid workers in any class. The lathers and plaster ers organized, with the result that while bookkeepers' wages were cut in half the wages of lathers and plast erers have been practically doubled, and the working hours reduced. Here's a happy and prosperous New Year to Senator Albert J. Beveridge, and a more strength to his arm and in his brain in his battle against child labor. Just forget Senator Beveridge's politics and support him in hie war fare against the most gigantic evil in this land. ' If you do not believe that the Amer ican Federation's political campaign is having its effect, just watch the grow ing list of big politicians who are declaring in favor of legislation de manded by the trades unions. What about beginning that "Trades Union Library" in Lincoln? The Wageworker has a few books for . a starter if there are any unionst who manifest enough interest in the matter to help push the scheme along. The easiest thing in the worlcL for a politicians to say is "I am a friend of organized labor." The hardest thing in the world is to get a politician to do something calculated to advance the interests of organized labor. If the Lincoln Woman's Club wants to do something really worth while in 1907, let it study up on the child labor question and not waste any time on "the care of oriental rugs" and that sore of bosh. GET IN ' LINE FOR 1907' n IL There is not a mechanic or laboring man in the city of Lincoln who can afford to do without gas for light and cooking. If you are a renter it will pay you to stand a little extra rent and get a house that is piped for gas. It is expensive in both money and health to use crude fuel. Coal is a crude fuel and entails lots of useless labor in the kitchen. It means kindling to split, ashes to carry out and sift, coal to lug and dirt and dust which must be removed by the careful housekeeper. ' With gas it simply requires a match to put the range to work. The heat is applied where you want it. - It is cut off the moment you are done work and fuel expense is at an end. You don't need any long argument to prove these J;hjngs." They are simple truths. We want you as a customer this year. Lincoln (Gas and Electric ' OPEN EVENINGS Bell 75 Auto 2575 Use the Best it is OBElfY fimm It is made in Lincoln and every sack is warranted to give satisfaction. BARBER & FOSTER Why Not Help 5 The Shoemaker to get better wages' and better working con ditions. Insist upon having union stamp shoes. They are the best made and the long est wearing. Made in the cleanest and best factories. If you cannot get union stamp shoes in your locality, let us hear from you.. Boot and Shoe Workers' Union 246 Summer St., Boston, Mas. ' 1 WORKERS UWOH i I UNIONjJ STAMP I The man who is in the union. merely for the benefits it assures him, the sooner he drops out the better it wull be for the union and the cause of unionism. ' GRAND CENTRAL BARBER SHOP BATHS Anything In our Line? Members of the Union W. H. BARTHELMAN 134 SOUTH IITH STREET ooooooocboooo Union Harness & Repair J Shop BEORGE H. BUSH Harness repairing; Harness washed and oiled. . I use the Union Stamp and solicit Union Trade. All kinds of work fur nished on call. 145 So. 9i. &oo