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1 WAGEWORKER and talking about prohibition. Broth er Jones is practical. He pays wages that are so low that those who re ceive- them couldn't lead anything but Christian lives even if they wanted to. WILL M. MAUPIN, EDITOR u H f I I THE PIONEER BARBER SHOP UNION SHOP ('"gN Slum-, Kc; Hair Cut, 2.K-; Neck Sliave, 5c. 101 Sovth 11th Street, Lincoln M$f IP ipt JV VW1 ""'V"'"'"': PREWITT'Sl PHOTO GALLERY 121-4 O STREET When you want a good photograph call and see my work. Satisfaction guaranteed . . . . invrWprr w w 1 i i f t it U it We are expert cleaners, dyers and lalshers of Ladies' and Gen tlemen's Clothing of all kinds. The finest dresses a specialty. THE! NEW FiRlVi J. C. WOOD & CO. A-C FOR PRICELIST. PHONES: Bell, 147. Auto, 1292. 1320 N St - - Lincoln, Neb. mXXXXXXXXXXX3TTXX Vageworkers, Attention 'We have Money to Loan on Chattels. Plenty of it, too. Utmost secrecy. KELLY & N ORRIS 7O-7I BROWNELL BLK. oo8osooooooooo Union Harness & Repair Shop 'GEORGE H. BUSH 1 Harness repairing, Harness washed and oiled. I nse the Union "Stamp and solicit Union Trade. All kinds of work fur nished on call. 145 So. 9th. &00004 Published Weekly at 137 No. 14th St., Lincoln, Neb. One Dollar a Year. Entered as second-class matter April 21, 1904, at the postofflce at Lincoln, .Veb.. under the Act of Congress of March 3rd. 1879. Xow if Governor Sheldon will ap point L. L. Ingraham to the position of deputy commissioner ofithe bureau of labor and statistics, that depart ment of state will become something orth while. J J J J 'j 4 J J Jt 4 J Jt J & J Jit "Printers' Ink," the recog nized authority on advertis ing, after a thorough investi gation on this subject, says: "A labor paper is a far bet ter advertising medium than an ordinary newspaper in comparison with circulation. A labor paper, for example, having 2,000 subscribers is of more value to the business man who advertises in it thn an ordinary paper with 12,000 subscribers." John S. Bishop is telling us how thoroughly he Hfcs studied the gas and traction questions, and offers it as a cason why he should be elected city attorney. But how about law, Mr: Bishop? William H. Taft's record as an "in junction judge" is rising up to plague him, now that he has presidential as pirations. It's a long lane that has no end. We can have a Labor Temple if we ant it badly enough to go after it. all depends upon the get-up-and-git of the union men of this community. Can the union men afford to lend their aid in electing to public office stockholder in a notorious sweat shop? UP TO MAYOR BROWN. HAYDEN'S ART STUDIO New Location, 1127 6 Fine wtrk a Specialty. Auto 3336 . Lincoln Dental College CLINIC Open for Patients Every Afternoon lath till O Ms. F. M. Bulldlas Will Mayor Brown be a candidate for re-election? That question is be ing asked daily by a thousand voter.? in Lincoln. Up to the time of going to press Mayor Brown has been givirg a vfiry correct imitation of the Sphinx. Business considerations impel him n say no. The pressure of friends and a pardonable ambition to complete tome mighty good plans inaugurated liy him during his term of office impel him to say yes. Wise ones have deMiin-! thai Mayor Brown was , merely waiting to see whom the republicans would nominate. If they nominated a man deemed by Mayor Brown to be unusually stron it was intimated that the mayor would decline a re-nomination. If they nonii nated a comparatively weak candidate they insisted that Mayor Brown would consent to make the race again. Mr Hutton, who was defeated by Mayor Brown two years ago, has been nonii nated again by his party. And there you are. The Daily Star, in an edi torial reproduced elsewhere in this issue, has virtually bolted the nomiua tion of Hutton and insists that Brown consent to be a candidate. It urges the nomination and election of Brown which, under the circumstances, is rather significant. And the Evening News, the post meridian edition of the ante-meridian Journal, which has been lambasting Mayor Brown for what It calls his "well known friendship for the liquor interests," charges that the saloon men were for Hutton last Tucs day. Surely things political in this old town are becoming sadly mixed. It's up to Frank W. Brown, present mayor. If he can not win there is al mighty little use for any other dem ocrat to try. ' It is an interesting situa tion, with Mayor Brown holding the key to the puzzle. Col. Tom Pratt has had so much practice he can run like a scared wolf. Interest in the Labor Temple scheme is looking up. Send in your name i you want to be a booster. Boosting the label beats backing boycot. Manufactured in The Wageworker Shop and Neither Patented Nor Copyrighted. r OWN VOIR OWN HOME STOP PAYING RENT We will loan you money to build or bny a home and you can pay it back in small monthly payments the same aarent. INVESTIGATE. OCCIDENTAL BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION MAT80N HALL, Gen'l Aft 118 North 14th St. Lincoln, Neb. John S. Bishop will tell you that he leves the workingman and believes In labor organizing for its own protec tion. His record as a councilman shows that his friendship is all with Ms mouth. 6 i tf.- iTa l OFFICE OF DR. K. Li. BENTLEY, Specialist Children OrricE Hours 1 to 4 p.m. m 21 16 O st. Both Phonea, Lincoln, Nebraska. D!t A. B. AYEBS Dentist 13C9 0 Street Auto 1S91; Bell 915 t'l-.iifc ,'!' ad and save ton per cent on BUSHNELL'S DEFEAT. The causes of the defeat of H. M Bushnell are not far to seek. Mr Bushnell is a newspaper man! Twelve years ago he edited a daily newspaper in Lincoln, and he edited it. While doing it he stepped upon a lot of toes, and those sore toes were carefully nursed all these years. Last Tuesday the owners of the sore toes limped to the. polls and handed things to the man who caused them. That's all there is to it. No one could honestly say that Mr. Bushnell Is not a good man and capable of giving the city the kind of administration the city needs and wants. The Wageworker, knowing him personally, and knowing his friendship for organized labor, wanted him to win, but did not care to obtrude in the fight. But, even if he is defeated, it is a good sign when men like H. M, Bushnell consent to offer themselves for public office. Governor Sheldon's name will look almighty good at the bottom of that child labor law. Also at the bottom of L. L. Ingraham's commission chief of the bureau of labor. . From what we know of Represent.-) tive Adam McMullen we are incline to believe that Colonel Don Despain has bumped up against the wrong customer. Joseph Wolfe should have the can tied to him. a UNION MADE STUFF. Limerickial. There was a young fellow named Jones Who exclaimed in the loudest tones: "I'm for unions, you bet, ' And I never forget I am union clear through to my bones." Now Jones seized all chances to toot For unions and closed shop to boot, But each time that he spoke It was through the foul smoke He drew from a scab cigaroot. Jones promptly came up with his dues And swore he's no manner of use For the man who was slack In paying his "whack," But he walked in a pair of scab shoes. On Labor Day Jones seized the chance Behind a big banner to prance; But he made his display On labor's great day Ii a pair of the scabbiest pants. Every day Jones' strident voice rolls Condemning non-union men's souls, He swelled up his chest Till it burst his scab vest But he voted for scabs at the polls. There are Joneses a plenty, you know. Yon will meet them wherever you go. They shoot off hot air And claim to be fair, Eut don't give the label a show. the rest of us," declared the monky. "We will teach you law and order." "We have no lawbreakers and no lawyers, therefore, we do not need venal judges and subsidized jurors," answered the monkey.. "We will train you to quit living in rees. 'We prefer the trees to filthy tene ments," retorted the monkey. "But we want to teach you the arts nd the sciences." "We can already hang by our tails. tell pure food from adulterated, see nature at her best and give your great est scientists pointers on anthropology and antiquity," said the nionkey We want to teach you morals." We prefer to get along without jails," said the monkey. Then you are satisfied with your existence?" j "At any rate, we are content. It we have not your education, at least, we are not possessors of your vices." With this the Patriarchal Monkey gave the signal, and in a moment the Great Naturalist was left alone. Cards. Union work ought to be a guarantee of the best work. A lot of men have gone to the bad trying to be "good fellows." It's lots more fun boosting your friends than it is knocking your en Converted. "Jones, the lawyer, insists that he is entitled to a place on the benefit list." . "But, he isn't a union man." "I know that. But Jones remained out pretty late last night and when he got home he found he was the victim of a maternal lock-out." as Brother Jones is still praying loud , Monkey Wisdom. The great naturalist penetrated into the heart of Africa and finally struck the Monkey kingdom.. "Come down out of the tree and be educated," he said to the chief patri arch of the Monkey Tribe. 'Why should we?" asked the mon key. 'I will teach you wisdom," said the naturalist. "We know enough, to provide for. our every want," said the monkey. "We will teach you to organize and thus give you a chance to work shorter hours." "We don't have to work at all," said the monkey. We will show you now to live, per sisted the naturalist. "Our mortuary statistics look pretty good by the side of communities in tested with child labor and sweat shops," said the monkey. "But, we will teach you civil gov. eminent," said the naturalist. "What do we want with grafters?' queried the monkey. "We will teach you to be philan thropists," said the naturalist. "But we don't need any, poor houses, soup kitchens and potters' fields be cause we have no trusts and no mil lionaires grown rich at the expense ot New Spring Offerings! Everything For Everybody in FURNITURE, CARPETS, DRAPERIES & STOVES This is the time of year that new things must be bought for the home NEW HUGH, NEW CURTAINS, NEW CHAIRS. We sell right because we buy right. From a pie pan to a davenport we can give 3-011 a selection seldom equaled and at prices never equaled. The A. D. Benway Comp'y. 1112-1114 O Street. We furnish four rooms complete for $84.65; Dining Room, Parlor, Kitchen, Bed Room. Come and see THE OPEN FORUM Lincoln, Neb., Match 25 To the Editor of The Wageworker: The Wageworker's plea to organized labor to support home Industrie;, to spend their money where earned, to cease patronizing mail order houses abroad, and to aid in upbuilding home indus tries -and home 'institutions, is just and commendable, all things being equal. But are all things equal? Are Lincoln business institutions fair to organized labor? Let us see. It is well-known and incontrovertable that some of our leading business men who were required to employ labor neces sary to expand their growing business, or build more luxurious houses for reater enjoyment, have expressed preference for organized labor, pre sumably to secure continued patron age, but have let contracts to notor iously unfair contractors, some of whom have done a large share of their work by floaters who have spent but little of their earnings here. Then they disclaimed responsibility because they had no control of the situation. Others have even engaged union men and stated that they wanted their work done by union men, and men were held in readiness to perform the same, but the places were nilea by non-union men, and thus, in the judg ment of the writer, placed honor in jeopardy. Under such conditions is it grace ful - to appeal, to organized labor for support. The writer has a firm convic tion that organized labor knows its duty, and will give patronage for pat ronage, but will not exchange bread for stone. Deal justly with labor, and thus obtain its patronage. JUSTICE. Editor Wageworker: There are a lot of very good American citizens who have an honest notion (and I use the word advisedly) that If the munici pality should do its own paving, sew ering, grading, etc., and fail to do it quite as cheaply as some contrac tor would do the same work, they have been defrauded of money. They never stop to think that when the city does its own work the product of the labor used is all kept at home and ad ded to the assets of the city, and that when an Iowa, Missouri or Kansas Have Yot Seen Oti Handsome Line of Imported Embroidered Swisses? Wo can hardly keep from getting enthusiastic when Swisses are men tioned. We are proud of the line we are showing. It is by far the largest line of imported Embroidered Swisses we" have ever brought through the , custom house. You will find in this collection many designs that are en tirely new, including new combinations with eyelet embroidery, which is very popular. Even if you do not expect to nse the goods for a feW weeks, it is well to buy now or very soon, as selection is now better than it will be any time during the rest of the season. 30 to 33 inches wide. Prices, 50c, 60c, 65c, 75c, 80c, 85c, 90c, $1 and $1.25 per yard. ' , ' DOMESTIC SWISSES We also have an excellent line of Domestic Swisses, 27 to 30 inches in width, at loc, 18c, 20c, 25c, 30c, 35c, 40c and 50c per yard. , New Waist Linens The new line of Waist Linens which we show for spring wear is easily doable the size of any we have ever before show. They are here from the very Sheer Linens clear through the range to the firm, heavy Sheeting. The heavier weight is admirably adapted for suitings as it launders well and stays in shape; 28, 36. 40, 45, 54, 72. 81 and 90 inches in width. Prices, 35c, 40c, 50c, 60c, 65c, 70c, 75c, 80c, 85c, 90c, $1.00, $1.10, $1,20, $1.25, $1.35, $1.50, $1.60, $1.75, S2.00 and $2.25 per yard. French Lawns A complete line, comprising six distinct qualities, 47 inches wide, 50c, 60c, 75c, 85c, $1.00 and $1.25 a yard. ' rv t , MILLER & PAINE Tho Goal Nightmare) . 1st- Never troubles those who get their supply from us. They know that their order will be filled promptly with Good, Clean Coal. They know it will be all coal no skte no mixtures with inferior coal. They, know a ton from us will be a real ton of coat so ban ish your coal worries by ordering: now from Adam Schaupp Goal Co. OFFICE, 1234 O ST. YARDS, 18th AND P STS. TELEPHONES B.U 181 Auto 3812 -, A. bbanthwaite, Sole Agent (18 Southllth'Street contractor does .the job that he carries away a large slice of the product of Lincoln labor and invests it in .another state. To me it seems like the rob bery of labor and of the city to do other than employ home labor at go ing wages and keep every cent of the earnings of labor at home. That earn ed increment is here, mixed though it may be in the bank balances of the grocer, clothing merchant, butcher or other dealer. It is all added to the wealth of Lincoln -and becomes a great factor in our growth. Why, then, do people get "notions" ina their heads which cannot be driven out by argu ment 01 changed by experience? Don't ask me. I give it up. It must be for the same reason that so many very good American citizens object to being' dictated to by organized labor! while insisting upon their right to dictate to the individual laborer and1 any of these citizens will get mad at a neighbor who raises the price and takes away his "free' laborer , in a busy time, It is really funny to an old man to . watch the working out of these "notions." Just now a lot of "agents", are taking thousands upom thousands of mechanics and laborera to the Pacific coast states to work at high wages, and before I close let me express one "notion" and that Is that within a year thousands of them will need a course in the Chinese system of cheap living. . . I , G. E. HATHAWAY1 ' - . your uuiB.