GENERAL MENTION.
Bits of Labor Nws Gathered Chiefly
' WHh the Scissors.
i'he union label that's all.
liook for the union label.
If It la not labeled, refuse It.
Union made shoes are sold t7 Kog
tn ft Perkins.
TU International Machinists' con
vention was recently held In St.
Louis.
Two French labor leaders hav?
been sentenced at the Seine assizes
for incltins workmen to seditious acls.
Negotiations between the arbitra
te and strikers resulted in a settle
uifiit of the labor troubles at Belfast,
Ireland.
In Germany a blacksmith ma"kes 25
beam hungers a day; in America a
niHChinc makes 700 beam hangers a
day.
Kk-.ven officers of the Iron Molders"
Union of North America declined an
li crease In salary in the Interest of
teir organization.
Suits for damages aggregating halt
a million dollars will be instituted
aitrainst the steel trust and St. Louis
(Mo.) county by striking miners.
Fur some time past the Brisbane
.taintera' union has been conducting
friendly negotiations with the master
painters relative to an increase of
wages.
Negotiations are pending between
the .steam collier owners and the Syd
ney (Australia) Coal Lumpers' union
with regard to a settlement 'of the
dispute.
There will be no strike of the team
sters employed by the meat packing
Arms at Chicago. Committees rep
rmentlng both sides agreed to a com-
VOIll(
Fifty hospital employes at Ceinfue
gos, Cuba, were recently summarily
discharged by the government. They
truck because salaries were not paid
or time.
Ail the locomotive firemen on the
Chihuahua division of the Mexican
Central railroad are on a strike, and
the train service throughout the di
vision is tied up..
In the imperial smelting works, lo
cated at Pribran, Bohemia, women
are employed, atf day laborers In sepa
rating slag from cinders, and also as
stonemasons' helpers.
i'.a .eniand minister for labor
promises to establish wages boards,
with the right of appeal to the arbi
tration court if so desired by either
party . to an Industrial dispute.
Di-maniis for an increase In pay and
(iia adoption of a new working sched
ule have been made on the agents of
seven railroads entering Toledo, O.,
by the Order of Railway Clerks.
A general railway strike is threat
ened hi England as the result of the
long struggle of the Railway Men's
union with the British railway com
panies for the recognition of their or
ganization.
Negotiations are pending at Mexico
City '(or the purchase of 150,000 acres
tc. be colonized by Russians. Twenty
thousand are to leave western Rus
jtm soon, to be joined by 2,000 now
at fjos Angeles, Calif.
White mine employes on strike In
the Transvaal have appealed to the
English labor members for financial
assistance and to secure the with
drawal of the troops, who are beln
twed to overawe the strikers.
Official returns show that durin
1S06 a total of 30,073 persons were
engaged in the Queensland sugar in
dustry, 23,753 being whites and 6,323
of various colors. This Is exclusive
of 4,753 white and 785 colored per
sons employed in factories. -
Four hundred steam fitters, brick
layers, carpenters- and other crafts
men working on the National Bank
of Commerce's new building at Kan-
as City, Mo., srruck because the firm
employing the tinners on the job con
ducts an open shop.
A reduction recently in1 the forces
t work on the central divisions of the
canal give rise to the report that
the isthmian canal commission de
sired to get rid of negro laborers.
When questioned Colonel Goethall de
lated that the rumor was without
foundation.
The central committee of the Ger
man trade unions nas Daen collect
ing wage statistics. The result is that
i; is clearly shown that in nearly
half of the organized trades of the
German empire the average daily
wage is less than 75 cents or less
than $4 per week.
The Pacific Coast company, of Se
attle, Wash., announces that U woul-1
observe the increased expense of coal
mining growing out of the agree
ment between operators and tho
United Miners Workers to advance
wages 15 per cent and to make a gen
eral change in mine working conditions.
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TWELFTH AND O ST.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
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Organize Locals in Fremont and Ne
braska City With Big Member
ship. organizer Ireland of the Electrical
Workers has been stirring himseir
since coming to Nebraska. After in
jecting a 1st of new energy into the
Lincoln local he went down to Be
atrice and organized a local in that
busy city. Then he jumped over to
Fremont, where he organized a local
of over thlrtv members. From there
he went to Nebraska City and organ
ized a local with upwards of twenty
five members. Between times he re
turned to Lincoln and put in some
good licks on the local situation. He
left this week for Des Moines, la.,
where he will do a lot of work In the
Interests of the local.
Work continues good In Lincoln.
and the membership finds steady em
ployment. The Citizens' company has
gone on the nine hour basis, and this
made a call for more men. The ex
tensions of this line make a lot of
work.
The telephone work continues un
usually good ,and the linemen are
kept on the jump continually. The
Traction company still hangs on to
the ten hour day, and a lot of men
are still giving that company an
hour's work a day rather than come
into the union fold and pay the paltry
dues. It is hinted a lot of men on
the Traction work are afraid they
will mortally Insult the management
If they join the union, and thereby
lose their jobs. To avoid this they
cheerfully or otherwise give the
company a fraction over a half day's
work a week. It is generally agreed
that the company rather likes the
gift.
The faithful and energetic members
of the local union have the same com
plaint that other unions make lack
of interest in the regular meetings.
The same faithful few are always on
deck and carry the wood and water,
while others are content to pay their
dues when the business agent goes
after them and let things drift along.
Every member owes it to himself and
to his union to be present at every
meeting and take a hand in the man
agement 'of the union's affairs. It is
not fair to let the burden rest upon
a few shoulders, no matter how will
ing they may be.
The lines of Clothing for men and young men which we are
showing" for fall and winter are the most comprehensive ever seen in
Lincoln. The best products from the foremost makers of men's gar
ments in America are represented here, and every garment that's
here is right in style, quality, fabric, work
manship and price.
The class and character of our line of Suits
for fall and winter wear far surpass anything
ever shown in ready-to-wear garments and is
the equal of custom tailoring costing double the
money we ask for these garments. It will be
to our mutual advantage that you see our line
of Suits and Top Coats before you buy your fall
outfit. '.' ":;-;:.:.:r-.-V
Fall and Winter Suits starting at
$750 and advancing
by easy stages up to $40.00
No matter what price you pay here you get
your money's worth or we give you your money
back. ' v: .-V!';vV:V-'. -.v.
Our Boys' and Children's department is
overflowing with the good things for the little
fellows. : ... .'fr-C'v
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GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS
. TABITHA HOSPITAL.
An effort is being made to raise
money to properly equip Tabitha hos
pital, and to that end donations are
being raised from the citizens of Lin
coln. The Wageworker suggests to
the management that it make an of
fer to equip a "union ward" to be
offered to the trades unions of the
city for emergency . cr.ses, providing
the unions endow it with a reason
able sum. This is something that the
unions should have done long ago, and
The Wageworker believes tnat the
managers of Tabitha hospital can
bring it about by proper action and
solicitation. The Wageworker pledg
es its support to the proposition.
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tlonalism. but contents himself with
preaching the "old Jerusalem gospel,"
and appealing directly to the intelli
gence of his hearers. In his work he
is assisted by a trained corps of as
sistants, Mr. White being the leader
and director of the chorus.
The meetings begin at the Audi
torium next Sunday, and everybody is
cordially invited to attend. The meet
ings are absolutely free. Take The
Wageworker's word for it that
Charles Reign Scoville is one of the
greatest evangelists of the country,
and a man who will appeal to your in
telligence and who will do you good.
by them called to the attention of
the prosecuting attorney, and if ' that
official refuses or declines to act, the
cierelict officials' law should be ap
plied to him.
The committee made no specific
charges of the , law's violation, but
took the position that it was gen
erally Ignored.
The gentlemen will remain over to
morrow to have, a conference with
Attorney General Hadley, who was
not in the city today, and will also
call on- Gov. McKinley again, when
some plan of action may be devised.
AN OLD TIMER,
Rod C. Smith of Central City, Nebr.,
was in Lincoln the first of the week,
representing the democracy of Mer
rick -county on the democratic plat
form committee. ' Mr. Smith, who 13
now engaged lu the lumber business
Is an old time telegrapher and a for
mer member of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers. He is watching the
strike of the Commercial Telegraph
ers with great intere&t, and is giving
them something more than moral support.
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Its Stockholders are among the Best
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Capital Stock - - -Cash
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EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS.
Charles Reign Scoville Secured for a
Series of Meetings at Auditorium.
The Christian, or Disciples, church
es of Lincoln, Havelock and Bethany
have combined for a series of evange
listic meetings, and have secured the
services of Charles Reign Scoville of
Chicago, one of the leading evange
lists of the country. Rev. Mr. Scoville
hag had a wonderful success in his
chosen wofk.v Xot only is he a mag
nificent platform orator, but is a
scholar and a thorough student of the
Bible. He does not resort to sensa-
Telegraphers' Eight-Hour Bill Held
Unconstitutional In Missouri.
Jefferson City, Mo., September 20.
Following the decision of Judge Brad
lty at Harrlsonvll'.e yesterday, .in
which he declared the telegraphers'
eight-hour law unconstitutional, Ed-
vard McGarry, Charles W. Fear and
Klmer Johnson, a committee from tho
S;ate Federation of Labor, which has
just closed a convention at Sedalia,
tailed on Acting Governor McKinley
this afternoon and urged him to tak
additional action to bring about an
enforcement of the law.
Gov. MclSnley suggested , to the
men that in cases where the law Is
being violated the matter should be
Call Issued for Twenty-Seventh An
nual Meeting of A. F. of U.
The official call has been issued
for th twenty-seventh annual conven
tion of the American Federation of
Labor, which will be held at XortolK,
Va., beginning November 11. Uracn
central labor union is entitled to one
delegate.
Lincoln could secure the 1908 meet
ing of the American Federation of
Labor if it made a good fight for it.
From a commercial standpoint it
would be the best convention ever
held in the city. It would bring from
700 to 1,000 delegates and visitors
most of whom would remain from ten
days to two weeks. The expense of
making a campaign to secure the con
vention would be insignificant, and
the expense of entertaining the con
vention would be comparatively small.
Committee rooms and the use of a
hall for meeting purpose would be
practically all the expense.
If the Commercial Club really wants
to "Build up Lincoln" it ought to take
steps towards securing this conven
tion, which would advertise Lincoln
better than any dozen other conven
tions ever advertised it.
What say you, . gentlemen of the
Commercial Club?
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Allen W. Field, President, P. F. Zimmer, Secretary. E. A. Becker, V.
P. and Manager, W. H. England, Vice- President, Jno. T. Zimmer,
Treasurer, C. W. Sanford, J. A. FrawJ.ey. V
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