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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1907)
A 1 TO UNION LABOR ME N! Some who read this advertisement are thinking of buying pianos or organs, to such this message is addressed more especially. We are the only music firm in Lincoln who handle pianos made exclusively by Union Labor and that have the Union Label on them. We sell two makes of pianos every piano of which has on them the Union Label. The principles you advocate would, if consistent, cause you to buy these pianos. We guar antee our prices to be as low as any Mouse in Nebraska, and think they are on the whole lower. Call and see us and our beautiful pi anos. We can give you easy terms of payment. That is we can sell you on monthly or quarterly payments, or we can make payments to suit you. Don't forget we are The Oldest Music House in Nebraska and we know how to please you. Yours sincerely, OTP r.mrnr m it 7 mv 138-142 SOUTH 12th STREET, LINCOLN, NEB. COMPANY VOTE FOR IT, SURE. Workingmen Should Support the In itiative and Referendum. At the city election next month the voters of the city will be privileged to say whether or not they want the initiative and referendum put Into op eration. In Lincoln.1 Every fairraiuded man will vote "yes." And especially should workingmen vote for It. By it8 use they can block harmful leg ihlailon and force needful legislation. They can compel a reluctant council to be fair, and can force their demands for legislation In their interests. By it they can bring the public utility corporations to time, and can prevent the giving away of valuable franchises. AV'lth the initiative arid referendum In operation the men who toil can lorce the appropriation of enough money to make Lincoln's park system one of the best In the country. A vote i lor the initiative and referendum is a vote for fair play and square deal lug. CENTRAL LABOR UNION. iwenty-seven years and two months the Cgarmakers' International Union has paid a grand total or i',313.'J5r.25 n benefits. f this does not break all records for similiar work The Wageworker misses its guess. Can you blame a cigarniaker for being proud of his union? LABOR PARTY WINS. Rockford Unionists Elect Mayor and Two Members of Council. The union men of' Rockford, Ills., got into the political game this month. They organized a Union Labor Polit ical League with the result that they elected Mark Jardine mayor, and also a couple of good union men to the city council. Mayor-elect Jardine is a member of the Leather Workers on Horse Goods Union, and is ex-presi dent of the International. The league, didn't use any brass bands iu its campaign. On the con trary, it worked on the quiet, depend ing solely on volunteer workers and close organization. Slim Meeting and No Business of Im portance Transacted. Tbe regular meeting of the Central I -ii bo r Union last Tuesday evening was short, owing to the fact that the attendance was even below the usual sniail average. No business worthy of mention was transacted further than notifying the secretary to send word to each union whose delegates were failing to attend to their duties. Secretary Chipiuan is guing to re sign. He has entered into partnership with his brother in the plumbing busi ness, and under the ruies of his union he must taka a Withdrawal card. The central body is going to lose a mighty efficient officer when he hands in his resign atiou. HOW ABOUT THIS? Cigarmakers' Union Holds Record for Death Benefits Paid. During the year 1S0C the Clgarnmk :rs' International Union paid benefits u mounting to $467,716.6:!. During the year it paid out $162,905.82 in sick ben fits, loaned $50,650.21 to traveling mtmbers, paid strike benefits amount ing to $44,735.43, and all at a total cost ler member of $9.49 per year. In BIG DEFENSE FUND. Chicago machinists propose to raise a defense fund of $20,000 in the local district to meet any strike emergency that may arise. Kach member at. work will be assessed $1 a week during the four weeks of this month, and in case of a strike this fund will be used for emergency purposes, outside of the regular benefits paid by the inter national organization. State Printer Lyon. Hereafter the secretary of state's office will not ac cept a sheet of, paper that does not bear the trades union stamp. -GCVir.MOR'S MOTHER DEAD, Gov jrnor Sheldon will have the sym pathy of the whole people in his re cent sad bereavement. The governor's mother died at her home In Cass coun ty last Tuesday after a long and pain ful illness. She was 71 years of age and was one of the pioneers of Ne BUT WILL THEY? Nebraska workingmen are up in arms because the legislature passed and the governor has signed a drastic garnishee law". But 'the same' work ingmen will continue to vote in the same old way. Detroit Union. THANKS T OROOSEVELT. There is but one "open" printing office in North America the govern ment shop at Washington, thanks to Mr. Koosevelt. In no other shop on the continent do union men work by I the sidS of non-unionists. Omaha Advocate. LABEL ON STATE PRINTING. Secretary of State . of New York John S. Whalen has ordered that all printing done for his office shall bear the union label. He has so directed Ocular Demonstration. In the mail of tire- state' secretary of agriculture the other day was a small rectangular paper box, bearing this address. "Hon. F. D. (oubting) Co burn, Topeka, Kans." Mr. Coburn opened tfte package. It contained a bundle of green wheat stalks. In the bottom of the box swarmed a myriad of little green insects, green bugs'. "From Andy Richards. I suppose," said Mr. Coburn. "Ever since I have said I believed the green bugs were more violent on the stock market than in the Kansas wheat fields, people have been trying to prove to me that there are such things." 0000000000000 0'OSOO5'0OSO000000 A PIANO BARGAIN The Wageworker has for sale a fine, union made piano, high grade and warranted, which it will sell at a bargain. This piano was secured on an advertising contract, and will be sold at practically one-half the re tail price. Inquire by phone only, and inquirers will be told where they may examine it. BELL PHONES 835 AND F 2837, OR AUTO 2277 00OffiO0 What would an All-wool Suit Cost you on O St. Q You probably know very well not less than $20.00 and on up to $35.00. OUR prices on all-wool suits run the other way $20.00 for the BEST and on down, down as low as $7.85. You will learn in time where to get the greatest value for your money. We are doing our part to let you know. Better try US this spring. WE. SAVE YOU MONEY IPEDEDB'-ffi SDRSKDKI 104-106 North Tenth St. Just Around the Corner, Label Goods V