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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1907)
GENERAL MENTION. Bits of Labor News Gathered Chiefly With the Scissors. The union label that's all. Look for the union label. If It Is not labeled, refuse it. Union made shoes are sold by Rog ers & Perkins. Photo-engravers now have 11 union to Topeka. Kan. Holler Makers' Helpers have hunched a union in Cincinnati. Theatrical Stag? Employes recent ly formed a union In La Crosse, Wis. A brunch of tlie Structural Building TriuleH Alliance has been formed in Inrfalo. Iron molders have granted charters Vr Gallon, O., Monoca, Pa., Independ ence, Mo., and Douglas. Ariz. The Snow Steam Pump Works at Ituffalo has placed its force of 1.000 men back to work on full time. After a three months' fight the Scotland Woolen Mills at Winnipeg, Man., has made terms with the V. G. W . of A. The K. and T, Fairbanks Scale com p:tn; St. .lohnsburg, Vt employing I.IIOO men, resumed opeiations at eight hours a day. Kakc- advertising has caused Ro chester, N. Y., to be overrun with car ptnlers. The plan is to thu3 reduce vaj,"es. Keep away. The postal clerks of New York city iie oigaiiizing and will appeal to cotig:tss for a reduction of the work lng hours to 48 a week. Over 500 fur workers in Montreal threaten to go on strike if they are i.ot gtnr.-mteed a 15 per cent ratae in pay by their employers. All the Unittlng mills around New York have resumed operations, anil veverul have been forced by heavy orders to work day aud night. " The working hours in the Chicago T Alton shops at Bloomlngron, III., Isnve bsen reduced from nine to eight hours n day, affecting l.2tu men. The Syracuse, N. Y., branch of the National Tube company has resumed nitrations after two weeks of idlc m ;-s, giving employment to S00 men. After a struggle of six months the Marble Cutters and Setters' Union at Sioux City, la., have gained their con tention with their employers for a c.'osed shop. According- to law nil sla e, county and city work in Kansas must be done on the eight-hour basis and the contnictots who violate this law ara liable to a heavy flue. A coroner's physician stated at an irqutsl In London, England, recently. ui. a fcui telegraphist, that hr mind luid been wrecked by the nervous strain of continually operating a tele graph key. The continual tick, tick of the instrument had caused ir. The Sun Francisco Clarion says: The differences that led to the seces sion movement In the ranks of Elec trical Workers No. 151, have been finally adjusted, and once more the outside electrical workers are gathered together in one of the strongest labor .unions of San Francisco, known as I:ottr!cal Workers No. 537. Eleven members of Newark, N. J., h.c:tl No. 1209, United Biot.ierhood of Careiitci'S, have received checks for $;00 each, representing the amount they were fined for falling to go on ftrike when the carpenters were or rVred out last spring. When the fines were Imposed the men paid under protest, and appealed to the national b' dy end were sustained. Word conns from Pittsburg thai the Westinghouse companies have booked orders for $2,000,000 worth of .materials since going Into the hands of receivers. U is thought, that the rectlverahlp-a will be ended in a short time. Steel mills there are rapidly taking back the men recently laid off, and In a few days most or them will be operating on a normal basis. WORK OK SKIP. t For. the benefit of the cotton and sugar cane fields. Governor Blanchard Saturday Sale Sachet Powders We offer for one week special sale the following select Sachet Powders in ounce lots, at very attractive irices. A splendid opportunity to my sweet odors for X-mas gift making. COc Wood Violet! ...39c 5Cc Sweet Orchid 39c 50c Orchid Flower special 29c 50c La Trefel 39c 50c Heliotrope '. 39c 75c Japanese Iris 50c 75c Turkish Rose 59c 75c Orange Blossoms 59c 75c Piver's Azurea 59c 75c Piver's Le Trefle 59c - RECTOR'S 1201 O ST. Four Bargains for has sent instructions to every sheriff ii Louisiana strictly to enforce the vagrancy law. This means that idle r.tn will be forced to seek work or tr leave the community. Agricultural laborers are much needed. DENIES IT AN INJUNCTION. United Typothetae Makes Unsuccess ful Application. Justice McCall. in the supreme curl of New York, last week denied the application of G. Lawrence Fell, presi dent of the United Typothetae of America, for the continuance of an i::-parte injunction restraining the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America and allied printers" unions from re fusing to carry out an agreement trade last January with the typothetae. Former Justice Steckler, who recently appeared for several of the printers' i-nions, contended in his argument be fore the court some time ago that the court had no jurisdiction to grant such an injunction, and that the issu ance of such injunction was Illegal. Mi. Steckler declared that men could rot be forced to do work when they (13 not want to. Mr. Fell argued that tiie unions had violated their agree ir.mts. j Justice McCall, in denying the mo tion ior a continuance ot me injunc tion, said that he had serious doubts it. regards to the existence of the v.-'lidity or binding force of the con tract such as to warrant the granting ol the injunction. . THE PRESSMEN. Little doing along strike lines' Pra" totally only one shop "ratted," and it is so well satisfied with its Kansas City rodents that it Is advertising for p:rls to take their places. The in junction has not " injuncted" to any r!n lining extent. The assessment is . Lting collected and all strike hene- f.ts paid. And the checks are signed by Georse Berry, President. That loy will go to jail yet if he don't quit Insisting on exercising his rights as in American citizen. JUST A LITTLE POINTER. how Manager Green Can Secure a Lot of Enthusiastic Rooters. Just because it is interested in the great national game, and also because It wants to make everything pleasant, The Wageworker takes occasion to drop a few pointers in the immediate vicinity of Manager Green's ear. Of all the wage earners who spenJ their money at the gate, the union wage earners outnumber the non union wage earners two or three to ote. The non-union man doesn't care a snap about labeled gaods, but the union man does. The non-unionist will 1-uy the goods regardless. The union, i.-t will not. For thai reason it is wise to offer the stuff that will sell to both the union made stuff. Man ager Green and may his venture pros per financially and otherwise could do a good stroke of business for him self by seeing to it that these to whom he sells the concessions are "square." Iii ether words that the score cards will bear the label of the allied print ing trades and the cigars the bine label of the cigarnvakers' union. Just little things, but enough little things make a plenty. Now is the time to give these matters considera tion, and because we want everything Lively, 'and everything smooth, we cCer these little suggestions to the gentleman who is going to give Lin coln a pennant-winning team next season. Win tlie pennant. Cinch, If playing ball will win it. TESTING THE LAW. Will See if Child Labor Can be Util ized on Theatre Stage. What can very easily degenerate in to a faive and thus destroy the intent of thi child labor law is the case of iio Si ale of Nabr.iaka va. Frank Zeii rung, p.unager of the Oliver. Mr. Zeh rung !s charged with violating the child labor law by employing or al lowing .to be employed in his theatre, a chil.l below the legal age. . Deputy Labor Commissioner Ryder lilpd a complaint against Mr. Z.-hruns Mon day mo'.-iilng, and the alleged offlenses having been committed :he Saturday night before. Word has been handed out that this Is a" friendly suit" instituted for the purpose f testing the law. That is all right. Without any personal feel ing whatever Tlie Wageworker wants this "friendly suit" fought to a finish. It mustn't be so darned friendly as to make the cMld labor law farcical. Hie prohibition of child actors is all right and ought to be just as legal in Nebraska as in New York. Actors and actresses who haven't enough abil ity to make their living on the stage ought not to be allowed to put their children at the business before they are givrn a chance to get a common school education. LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS. Elect New Officers and Transact Some Other Business. ' Division No. 98, Brotherhood of Lo comccive Engineers, met last. Sunday and elected officers for the ensuing year. -The meeting was largely at teendd and the election resulted as follows: Chief Engineer, J. S. McCoy. First Engineer, F. D. Palmer. Second Engineer, Charles Hook. First Assistant Engineer, H. Wig geujost. Second Assistant Engineer, Jacob Renner. Third Astiftant Engineer , F. B. Holmes. Guide, D. E. Dutton. Chaplin, J..T. Mehring. Mr. Wiiggeiijost is secretary be vir ti? of his position as the first assis tant engineer. J. H. Hyder was made chairman of the local committee of adjustment and becomes a mem ber of general committee of adjustment of the Burlington system. This general committee will meet a Columbus, O., next May. C. R. Hut chison and F. M. Ryan are associate members o the local committee, with James F. Duffy as legislative member. For delegate to the general convntion a. Columbus next year H. L. Beatty and J. E. Johnson tied, and another election will be necessary. Mr. McCoy was re-elected as chief ehglue-sr i- i iiuBuiLion of his good work in times past. A short time ago the Auxiliary to the Brotherhood gave a social at which the engineers were the guests, and all records for sociability and pleasure were broken which- means that a fine time was had for the Aux iliary has been doing some splendid work in this line ever since it was organized three years ago. H. W iggenjost is now entering upon tuls nineteenth year as secretary of KiniowAlboiLiiftTlhiis HuSilaM A SUIT or OVERCOAT Made to Order For lj No More From Sheeps Back to Your Back ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF 1 1 - j REGISTERED Greatest iV SATURDAY Blended River Mink Scarfs Long Sable Scarfs . .. Chinchilla Cravats .. Black and Brown Sable Coney Muff S the local division. That dates back to the time of the big strike. J. W. HalHday, an dd engineer of the Burlington, formerly running out of Lincoln, now located at Denver, has been a visitor in the city for the past several clays. W. E. Pembroke, formerly of Lin coln but now running out of Sioux City on the Burlington, visited herd over Sunday. J. S. McCoy, chairman of the pres ent local committee of adjustment of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin eers, and member of the general 'com mittee of adjustment of the C. B. & Q. system, left Sunday evening to at tend a meeting of the genaral com mittee in Chicago. KILLED BY THE CRANE. Burlington Shop Man Dies as Result of Horrible Accident. A. L. Knapp, crane operator in the Havelock shops, was fatally injured liy being thrown into the ponderous machine last Friday. Ha was immed iately removed to the hospital at Uni versity Place and given every psssi ble attention, but he died the next day. Mr. Knapp- was employed in operat ing the big crane used to shift loco motives in the shop. A huge rope broke under the terrific strain and one of the living ends struck Knapp, throwing him into the wheels of the ponderous machine. His legs, arms and body were terribly crushed. He was an expert craneman and said by his fellow employes to be an unusual ly competent and careful man. But care could not prevent the- breaking of the rope, or rather could not forsee it. and the result -was death to the craneman. Mr. Knapp was thirty-two ysars of age and lived at University Place. His wife was immediately notified of the acident and reached his side be fore he was taken from the shop. He had been employed in his, position for sf vjaJJJJJJp. The funeral was held Sundyafternoon from the church in University Place, and the fire depart ment of that suburb, of which Mr. Knapp was a member, attended In a body. LOCKOUT AT DULUTH. Building contractors in Duluth Minn., have declared a general lock out to take effect next Monday. The building trades' alliance had struck on two buildings because . non-union No Less Only labor was employed by an iron work contractor. The city is strongly union- iztic and the federated trades assem bly endorses the strike. A prolonged struggle Is expected. STILL SUFFERING. ' Mrs. Gus Swanson is still confined to the house with an injured hand. A slight bruise or cuu about six weeks ago developed, into a severe gathering, and since that time Mrs. Swanson has been suffering greatly. She has to (exercise the greatest care to pre vent aggravating the injury, and the attending physician Is unable to make any definite statement as to the time of recovery. ' (Dill A FEW until Christmas. Have you thought about what you are going 1 to get for the home that date? Let us suggest you get your family a piano for a Christmas present. If you will call at our piano store and investigate how easy you can buy a piano we are sure you will make a selec tion and have it for the occasion. We will sell you a fine high-grade Piano for a few dollars down and a few dollars each month. Come in now, take your choice, and we will set it aside and deliver it Christmas morn- mg. Every Piano fully guaranteed. Tbjese prices will interest . you. S300 UPRIGHT NEW $375 UPRIGHT NEW $500 UPRIGHT NEW PIANPi ONLY $375 $600 UPRIGHT NEW plANO ONLY $400 Slightly used Pianos in good conditipt for $25 up to $199. Schmollcr & r.iuolloApioho Go 135 So. 11th St. Bell 763 WANT Hon to Fill GOOD fj of J I EACH COMING CONVENTIONS. December 2 Chicago; Bill Posters and Billers. December 2 Chicago;' Seamen's Union. Notice of Petition. Estate No. 2335 of John E. Little, Deceased, in County Court of Lan caster County, Nebraska.' The State of Nebraska, To all per-, sons interested in said estate, take notice, that a petition has been filed for the appointment of Mrs. Jennie R. Little, his widow, as administratrix of said estate, which has been' set for hearing herein, on December 26, 1907, at 9 o'clock a. m. Dated November 25, 1907. P. JAS. COSORAVE, 1 (Seal) County Judge. . By WALTER A. LEESE, 35-3t Clerk. 000K)5WiK)K0KsK Pli PO ONLY $195 PI tO ONLY $265 1 L Lincoln, Nebr; v tol763 g