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
