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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1907)
3 I? 3 ?K7 !1 VOL. 4 L,IKCOIiN, NEBRASKA,, APRIL 20, 1907 NO. 3 y "GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES." IS BUT ONE WAY TO GET A LABOR TEMPLE Among the Live Here in The Union Carpenters of Lincoln are going to dedicate their new hall next Tuesday evening. The hail is located at 130 North Tenth street, directly across the street from the new )ostofflce, and has been fitted up until It presents a neat and at tractive appearance. The conveniences .are far superior to those offered by the old hall. Every member of the Carpenters' Union should make it a IKtint to be at the first meeting in the new hall and help start things off with ii rush. The Regent Shoe Co. has a display at the auditorium this week, and shows a card which says, "Pay roll $500 a week. Patronize a home institution .and it will soon be $2,000 a week." The Recent Co. employed union shoe workers while it was in Omaha. It loes not Use the union stamp now. If J l will get rich with the Hoot and Shoe Workers union and use the union itanip The Wageworker will help give it business that, will raise the pay rooll to $2,000 a week. As the matter now stands we insist on having shoes null the union stamp, and the Regent Shoo Co. can not deliver them. Manager Holmes of the Lincoln base liall team, is not responsible for the act that the caterer "on the grounds handles "scab" cigars exclusively. Manager Holmes is a union man him stlf, being -an ex-member of the Urotherhood of Railway Trainmen and one of the organizers of the base ball jilayers' union which was known as the Players' Protective Association, but which died a hard death soon .after being born. The caterer may make a half-cent more on each "scab" cigar he sells than he would if he sold union cigars, but it's a cinch he is not selling nearly so many of them. He could have sold a dozen in one bunch last Monday if he had sent -ft round a union made cigar, but the bunch of square union men who sat over on the "bleachers" with The Wageworker man refused to stand for the "scab" article. It would seem that ix man with sense enough to make a contract for the catering privilege would have sense enough to offer worklngmen who make up a big por tion of the "fans" the kind of cigars they want to smoke. The Brotherhood of Railway Car men seem to have outwitted the bosses" who so long prevented the i'ganizatlon of a local in Lincoln. An effort was made to organize a local a jean or two ago, but several forty-dollar-a-month clerks in the headquar ters building were made to act as spotters," and the organizer found his' w ay blocked. This time the work was taken up quietly and pushed to a suc cessful conclusion before anybody out wide of the carmen were aware of the fact that an organizer was in this part of the country. Lincoln local starts off well and The Wageworker expects to see it become an influential force in the upbuilding of organized labor interests In this vicinity. President Coffey of the Typograph ical Union is still off duty on account of a bad hand. A surgeon had to cut several gashes in it to give relief from ganglions, and it will be a couple of week before Mr. Coffey can manipu late the keyboard of a "Merg." He is not idle, however. He is putting in some good licks for the cause of unionism, and Incidentally boosting the "little joker" on every side. Colonel Jess Mickel or perhapfi, Senor Mickel, would sound better passed through Lincoln one evening last week, en route from the City of Mexico to Harvard, Nebr., where his family lives. Mr. Mickel has been in Mexico for, the last year, and will return there after he visits a couple of weeks with his family. He expects to work in the City of Mexico for about four years more, and will then retire on a chicken farm and let the hens do the work. Unions Lincoln Town The label makes business. One evening this week a printer dropped into the Armstrong store and asked for a shirt. The clerk showed several and while doing so another printer dropped in and suggested to his fellow printer that the "Elgin" was union made. "Have you got the Elgin?" asked the first printer. The cierk showed them, and they looked so good that three were purchased, whereas one was all 'the customer wanted when he came in. The other printer bought two. That made five labeled shirts sold, where one non-union shirt might have been sold. Every time you boost the label you boost yourself. The candidates are busy handing out their campaign cards, and you bet every card carries the label. But how about the candidates' hats, shoes, shirts, collars, clothing? Are they smoking union made cigars? Are they using union made chewing tobacco? It- takes more than the label on the campaign card to make a friend of unionism out of a candidate for public office. Next week The Wageworker is go ing to tell about the organization of antoher new union in this city. It will start off with a big membership, and It will be practically a "100 per cent union.", That Is, it will have on its roll practically every man who wirjcs.atthat trade in this city.,!Tha organization is practically complete, but for obvious reasons the facts can not yet be given in detail. Superintendent Stevens of the city schools is trying to find out how the wages ' of teachers compare with the wages of men engaged In the indus trial trades. He will discover that the teachers are away, down in the wage scale as compared with printers, brick layers, plumbers, carpenters, lathers, plasterers, pressmen, bookbinders or almost any other organized trade hours of work and length of service considered. The average monthly wage of teachers In Nebraska is less than $50 a month, and the average number of months worked per year is less than eight. That an average of less than $400. It is hard work, too, and ought to be better paid. But as long as the teachers are unorganized and are willing to accept whatever Us offered them, they need not expect better pay. Wouldn't it seem that men and women with brains enough tfi be school teachers ought to have brains enough to realize the benefits of thorough organization? Frank Swigart of St. Louis has written The Wageworker to commend the Labor Temple scheme, and inci dentally to suggest that it would be a good idea to asK a dozen or more good union men to offer to donate a clay's work right now and donate it to hustling among union men for pledges of a day's work for the temple on June 3. That's a bully suggestion. and The Wageworker would like to have a dozen good union men come right to the front and offer to put hi a day soliciting pledges for the temple fund. Such men would deserve to have their names writ high upon the union scroll of fame. The first dozen who offer will meet with a warm re ception. Come on, boys! The Labor Temple project is lan guishing a little, but It may be the lull before the storm. Only three or four names have been added this week. What's the matter, anyhow? Afraid to get into the game? Shame on you! If you haven't pledged your self for a 'day's work towards the Labor Temple you ought to get busy. Telephone your name and street ad dress to The Wageworker. Bell phones 835 and F2837; Auto 2266. Just say "Day's work for the temple," and then give your name and address. Charles Turner has sold his room ing house business at 1200 P street and is now living again. The building hi occupied was sold to a man who 'wanted to engage in the business, for himself, and Mr. Turner gave up his lease when he sold his furniture. Mr. and Mrs. Turner are figuring on an extended visit with relatives in Iowa soon. The State Bureau of Labor and Sta tistics has been little short of a farce for the . past five or six years. It would seem about time that something were done to make this department of state worth while. But It will be necessary, before this is accomplished, to put it in the hands of somebody who knows a thing or two about labor and statistics and is not inclined to devote all their time to playing peanut politics. A FINE DISPLAY. Whole Window Devoted to Show of 'Lee's Convict Made. Brooms. The Rudge & Guenzel Co. has de voted one of its Eleventh street- win dows to a display of Lee's convict made brooms. It must be admitted that the display is a fine one, but we raiher doubt the business wisdom of it. Rudge & Guenzel "depend upon free labor for their patronage, not upon the labor of convicts. Every time they sell a Lee broom they are helping to beat down free working- men. That display is an insult to every mechanic in Lincoln who is try ing to earn an honest living for him self and family., , If Rudge & Guenzel could hear some of the comments made upon that win dow display by the mechanics of this city they would probably remove it. No self-respecting mechanic, will be ntearr himself Ty rpTitron1zihVany' In stitution that makes a specialty of penitentiary made goods. Rudge & Guenzel may be ignorant of the senti- THE TilME PL WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, AGREE TO DONATE THE WAGE EARNED BY US ON JUNE 3, 1907, TO A LABOR TEMPLE FUND, SAID DONATION TO BE PAID INTO THE HANDS OF A BOARD OF TRUSTEES SELECTED BY THE DONORS AND BY THEM DEPOSITED IN BANK, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT NO PART OF SAID DONATION SHALL BE USED FOR EXPENSES. IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD THAT THE DONORS SHALL RECEIVE STOCK IN THE LABOR TEMPLE COMPANY EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED, IN CASE SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE NOT THUS RAISED, IT IS AGREED THAT CONTRI BUTIONS SHALL BE RETURNED WITHOUT DISCOUNT TO, THE ORIGINAL DONORS. J. W. Dickeson, University Place. J. S. McCoy, 1203 U. ' W. L. Mayer, 2335 Q. C. H. Turner, 1200 P. Alex Wickizer, 904 E. C. E. Barngrover, 1330 N. 24. C. B. Righter, 2308 Dudley. W. C. Norton, 1533 N. 25. H. W. Smith, 1725 P. Bert Chipman, 705 S. 18. Gus Sanders, 932 P. Henry Hoos, 438 N. 14. Ed. Fagan, 938 P. C. A. Phelps, 127 S. 10. Al Walker, 2301 S. Grove Pylperkers, 228 N. 13. Sam Landes, 812 H. H. Sundean, 1844 P. L. Spencer, 10 and N. C. Penrod, 1422 O. C. Fritz, 113 S. 9. J. Windier, 1021 Wood. P. Bitterstein, 146 S. 9. ,A1 Wendle, West A. Bob Charters, 1960 T. W. M. Maupin, 1216 G. C. H. Bowers, 12 and O. E. W. Aura, 2253 Dudley. R. L. McBride, 1648 Q. Charles Bowen, 1919 S. 16. Arch Stephens, 2037 K. J. W. Jewell, 1026 Q. L. L. Ingraham, Uni. Place. G. E. Locker, 625 S. 18. F. M. Coffey. T. W. Evans, 128 S. 11. O. M. Rudy, 1036 G. R. W. Elliott, 510 N. 14. C. M. Anderson. B. B. Joslin, 2154 S. 14. J. R. Cain, 908 Wood. T. N. Jones, 208 N. 22. W. K. Terwilliger, 1528 N. 19. C. N. Castle. ment among workingmen, but if they are it is up to them to get wise. If they insist on pushing convict made goods let them enjoy a monopoly on the trade from convicts. Free work ingmen can find other places to trade. STAND BY PREACHER. Spokane Prints Resent His Exclusion at Delegate. The .', Typographical Union of Spo kane, Wash., has withdrawn its dele gates -.rom the Central Labor Union and will appeal to Samuel Gornpers, president of the American Federation of Labor, to take up the question of the unseating of Rev. J. W. Hindley, ministerial delegate, which was brought about at the instance of the Bartenders' Union at a recent meeting. Rev. Mr. Hindley was regularly elected and seated, but the action was res cinded, as noted, at a subsequent meet ing, delegates of the Bartenders' Un ion declaring that a repesentative of the church could not be other than anatgonistic to their interests. The printers were the first to line up in defense of the preacher, who is a tried friend of organized labor, and they will take steps to bring the matter to the 'attention of the chief executive of the A. F. of L., asking for the seat ing of :Mr. Hindley. Minnesota Union Advocate. THE FIRST EFFECTS. The good effects of the new child labor law are already being felf in Lincoln. Five young Greek boys have been taken out of the shining par lors and put into school. This will have a tendency to stop a "padrone" system that has already taken too strong a hold in this city. C. J. Peterson, 2241 Holdrege. E. E. Betz, 1448 P. H. L. Rudy, 1036 G. Mark Castor, 1419 G. Louis Maupin, 1216 G. Win. Drummond, 511 N. 27 Fred Ihringer, 1529 D W. H. Astley, 2619 Q Fred Mickle, 1925 S. 16 Mr. and Mrs. Soandso. , Fred Brenner, 2150 U W. C. Miller, 1144 O St. H. W. Essex, 1144 O St. H. F. Schultze, 1144 O St. F. Cool, 1144 O St. F. L. Ryan, 1144 O St. Joe T. Hazels, 1144 O St. J. E. Bixler, 1144 O St. ' J. B. Leard, 1144 O St. W. L. Morrifield, 1144 O St. E. D. Beard, 120 No. 11th St. J. W. Cromwell, 120 No. 11th St. G. L. Barbee, 120 No. 11th St. H. Kehlenbach, 120 No. 11th St. E. A. Patterson, 120 No. 11th St. J. B. Biehn, 120 No. ltlh St. H. Parmelee, 120 No. 11th St. -Chas. Brown, 120 No. 1th St. A. R. McConnaughey, 120 No. 11th St. Burgaman, H., 2201 Holdrege. George Quick, Frank Smith 1725 P. Faulh-aber, Louis,, 644 S. 19th. W. A. Woodard, 3126 T. C. H. Chase, 2005 N. 30th. E. A. Coffman, 3235 P. R. E. Traver, 1610 N. 27th. A. C. Neese, 2734 Dudley. H. Compton, 2541 Y. C. W. Axtell, 330 N. 28th. Chas. Shelton, 391 T. J. L. Shelton, 391 T. C. D. Folsom, 3010 P. mm How About the City Campaign This Spring? On May 7 the voters of Lincoln will be called upon to choose the men who will manage the city's business for the next two years. Between now and that date the voters should ask them selves a few questions, and after ask ing them should seek to give intelli gent answers. Here are a few ques tions they might ask: Has the city's affairs under the ad ministration of Mayor Brown been eco nomical, wise and efficient? How does the administration of the past two years compare with the ad ministration of the two or four years previous? Has the regulation of the liquor traffic been better or worse as com pared with former administrations? r Has the police department been bet ter or worse than before? Common regard for truth will com pel an answer to each of these ques tions that will reflect credit upon the administration of Frank W. Brown. The republicans who feared that Lin coln, would go to the: devil if a demo crat were elected mayor have been happily disappointed. The democrats who imagined that democrats would bo given everything they wanted that a republican neighbor had just because a democrat was elected mayor have bee nSequaMy disappointed Mayor Brown, has disdained, to play politics, but has gone right ahead and given Lincoln an administration that has never been equalled fov economy, bust ness prudence, enterprise and good re sults. The charge that Mayor Brown has shown undue friendship for the saloon interests is a barefaced lie conceived in the brain of a partisan organ that would rather see business depression ui der a partisian republican than good government under one opposed to Its political principles if "principles" is the right word. Mayor Brown has in sibted that men who have complied with the law arid paid the license fee demanded of them are entitled to some rights and privileges. He has insisted upon strict regulation, and no one who cares at all for his reputation for truth and veracity will undertake to deny that during the last two years the saloons have been controlled better than ever before in the city's history. Mayor Brown has been chiefly instru mental in bringing about this result, and none know it better than those who, for partisan reasons, undertake to deceive the people in this partic ular. Under Mayor Brown public improve ments have gone forward at an almost unprecedented rate. Under Mayor Brown Lincoln at last succeeded in inaugurating a park sys tem that should have been inaugurated a score of years ago. Under Mayor Brown the city's ex penses have been reduced per capita, while better results have been secured from the money expended. Under Mayor Brown the city's water plant has been vastly improved, and this year will pay a profit of not less than $20,000 to the city, while furnish ing the best quality of water in ade quate amount at a price less than one-half that paid in Omah and other cities where private, companies control the water supply. Under Mayor Brown the city se cured a new street railway that is now paj'ing $100 a month into the city treasury, and the monthly payment grows larger every month. Under Mayor Brown the efficiency of the police department has been greatly increased without any corre sponding' increase in the expense of maintaining the department. Mayor Brown is a business man who has been successful in the manage ment of his own business, and the same business ability that has enabled him to acquire, a competence has en abled him to serve the city well in a position calling for business and executive ability. From the standpoint of organized labor Mayor Brown has done well. He has appointed good union men to office, and these men have reflected THERE GET IT!! credit upon themselves and upon their organizations. He has cheerfully as sisted union men in acquiring better working conditions, as was evidenced: in his work on the new city hall con tract ' ' ' Because of his splendid administra tion of the city's affairs during the past three years Mayor Brown deserves, and should be accorded a re-election by an increased majority. ' THE GREAT EXPOSITION. Marvels of Electricity and Gas Shown to People of Lincoln. The gas and electric exposition at the auditorium this week is one of the greatest industrial exhibits ever given in the west, and sets a pace that other cities will have to hustle to equal.---Never before has the old auditorium been so handsomely decorated, and never before have the merits of gas , and electricity for general purposes been demonstrated to greater, advant age. , '. There " are upwards of 4,000 incan descent lamps in use inside the build ing, to say . nothing of the hundreds of gas jets using Welsbach and Lind say burners.. The glare is softened bj the artistic use of green decora tions without at all lessening the brilliancy." The booths are handsome . in the extreme, and everything' In the gas and electric line is shown. Wash--in g; machines -, operated feualectri c . power, electric ironers, electric curling irons, electric flat irons, electric churns, electric heaters, gas heaters, , gas ranges, gas water heaters, electric fans everything in' the way of house hold conveniences and business build ers. In short, at this exposition many things are shown that are absolutely new and novel. In the way of artistic household decorations this exposition eclipses anything ever before attempt ed, and it is a revelation to everybody who visits it. The demonstrations in domestic sci-1 ence by Mrs. Hiller have attracted In- J te rested crowds, and Mrs. Hiller has, ' as usual, charmed all by her deft ma nipulation of food stuffs, her exquisite concoctions and her easy and plain manner of telling plain truths! Every housewife should seize every oppor tunity that presents to hear Mrs. . Hil ler. . '... The work of installing this expo- , sition has Oaeen enormous, and those responsible for it are entitled to great credit. Manager Honeywell, of the gas company, and Mr. Mitchell, manager of the new business department of the same company, have labored night and day to make the exposition a sue- ; cess, and exhibitors present who have a world of experience at expositions are a unit in declaring that this one ttkes precedence over all others. "Lincoln is entitled to the credit of . being the best lighted city of its size in the country," said a Chicago exhib itor. "I am used to fine electric dis plays, but Lincoln certainly sets a new mark. The work Lincoln mer chants are doing is attracting the at tention of the country and the adver tising is certain to bring beneficial results." ..,( ,, The exposition will close Saturday, and if you .have not already visi it you should do so at once. You will always regret having missed it. If you have visited it once you will need no urging to attend again and again. PERSONAL. Mrs. Will M. Maupin and children, Lorena, Dorothy and Richard, are vis iting with Mrs. Maupin's parents in North Bend, Nebr. R'ollo Wilson, after a season over the vadueville circuit, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Bert Wilson, in Lincoln. In a few days Rollo will join the Camp bell Bros.' circus for the summer sea son. ' ' " Eugene. V. Debs never shot a fleeing Spaniard in the back and then wrote a book . boasting of the deed. . That makes Debs a very "undesirable cit izen." ' - ; V """""" . r