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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1907)
X 6 - o o Our Engagemen Rings s The loser you examine our fine q Km 11 unfa fiarm)iirA8 TIAnrlsi ATld diamonds the more you will ap preciate their beauty, Jheir artis tic setting and the superior work manship that makes our jewelry valuable to the possessor. It's time to get busy with your holiday shopping- We want you see our tine line of silverware, watches, fobs, chains, hand paint ed china and cut glass, and a thousand other things in jewelry that make beautiful presents. 5 E. FLEMING, Jeweler, I 1211 O Street. Seventeen Years in thi Location. The Lincoln Wallpaper fcPaint Co. k strttny Dta ga Modern Decorators, Wall Paper, Mouldings, Etc jj ' - " - EtEUSWML We must vacate our present store room in a short time and we do not intend to move a single dollar's worth of goods to our new lacation. In order to accom plish this we are going lo sell our Men's and Boys Suits and Overcoats cheaper than known before in Lincoln. : : r mSSS 1 More Than Ready For Christmas. We have the largest stock we have ever carried, and that means the largest stock in the city. Buy now. We wifi put aside anything you may select. CARISTMAS SUGGESTIONS Here we are with a storefull of bright, beautiful, and useful articles Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Silver Decorated China, Cut Glass, Art Objects, Toilet Articles, Goldheaded Umbrellas, Novelties, Spec tacles, Etc. Thousands of appropriate gift articles of unquestioned quality and very attractively priced. COMESkSSTORE THE DIG GIFT STORE C. A. TUCKER, JEWELER. Dr. S. S. SHEAN, Optician, 1123 0 Street. Christmas Jeuelry Each year finds the giver of presents more particu lar as to quality. We did not change our method to meet this demand, for quality aas always been our stock in trade. :: :: TO THE UNION 7VIN WHO HAS A JEWELRY NEED WE CAN MORE THAN PLEASE AND SUPPLY Fred ( a ir cfl dd e ir 1006 O STREET HOTS J Stockholm, Sweden. In Sweden the present year shows a marked In crease in disputes between employers and employes: and although some seri ous disputes, affecting a large number of hands, were luckily settled without strike or lockout, the number of strikes during 1907 has been doubled as compared with the same period of 1905. During the first quarter of 1905 there were 37 cases of work being stopped, directly affecting 102 em ployes and 2,700 men; the figures for the same period in 1906 were 48 stop pages of labor, affecting 53 employers and 2,300 men, and during the first quarter of the present year there were 72 stoppages, affecting 87 employers and 3,400 men. At the time of drawing up the report five disputes were still pending, 49 had resulted in strikes, 13 in lock-outs and ten were of a more complicated nature. New York. A conference of import ance to the 60,000 skilled mechanics in the building trades in this city was held, at which the master carpenters' organization gave notice to the Broth erhood of Carpenters that after Jan uary 1 their wages will be reduced from $5 to $4.50 a day. Because of the tightness in the money market the construction of buildings has de creased 50 per cent, and this the mas ter carpenters gave as a reason for their action. The question has been referred to an arbitration board. Me chanics iu other trades are fearful that if the master carpenters are suc cessful in reducing wages their ex ample will be followed by employers in other trades. Chicago. One incident in connec tion with the settlement of the tele graph strike that has not become generally known is that the operators. when they went back to work, found their wages had been cut 10 per cent. J This is in spite of the fact that the companies have raised the cost of messages from 15 to 35 per cent, over the prices which heretofore have paid enormous dividends to stockholders. Thus the telegraph trust is doing its work at 10 per cent, less cost, is get ting from 15 to 35 per cent, more money for it than ever before, and the public and the operators have to stand the loss. Chicago Journal. London, Eng. Four hundred opera tive male spindle makers resumed work recently in the Bolton, Oldham and Duklnfield districts after being on strike for eight weeks against the al leged encroachments of employers in their wage list. The employers recog nized the men's union, met their lead er in conference and an amicable set tlement of the matters in dispute was concluded. Norfolk, Va. The American Federa tion of Labor adopted caustic resolu' tions against the American and Con tinental Tobacco companies and call ing for the boycott of drug stores all over the country having certain kinds of cigar stands which were ordered on the "We don't patronize" list. The ex ecutive council was given authority to remove from the "We don't patronize" list the names of concerns and goods thereon where international unions that asked this are not found to be properly pushing the boycotts. Chippewa Falls, Wis. Section men here and In other portions of the Wis consin Central railway have again had their wages reduced in the form of a lesser number of hours a day, the cut being from ten to eight hours. They receive from 14 to 15 cents per hour, which makes their daily wage from $1.12 to $1.20. London, Eng. The coal conciliation board for the federated area of Great Britain met recently to discuss and decide upon the miners' demand for a further advance of 5 per cent, in wages, making the third advance this year, and bringing the aggregate wage up to the maximum of 60 per cent, above the standard. The coal owners could not agree, and the matter has been referred to Lord James of Here ford as arbitrator. Philadelphia. Owing to the cancel lation of an order for 425 locomotives by the -Pennsylvania railroad the Bald win Locomotive company will dis charge 8,000 of its 25,000 men. It is estimated that in North Philadelphia more than 25,000 men will find them selves out of employment this winter. The Pennsylvania railroad employs 35,000 men in its departments, mostly clerks. A gradual elimination has be gun. Joliet, 111. Refusing to accept a re duction of 25 cents on the day's wage. 700 quarry laborers struck here. The men have been getting $2 for ten hours' work, but on account of a slack season the employers proposed a nine hour day at $1.75. Boston, Mass. Boston typographical union No. 13 has succeeded in securing a new scale for the men in newspaper offices. This is $27 per week of 42 hours on morning papers and $25 on evening papers, the same hours prevailing. No one will be permitted to work more than eight hours in any one day unless an extraordinary emergency arises, Auckland, N. Z. The New Zealand waterside workers are urging the par liament of that country to limit the size of coal baskets to five to the ton; carrying baskets 12 to the ton, and grain sacks to not more than 200 pounds. Kenosha. Wis. Judge E. B. Belden in the circuit court issued an injunc tion against all the labor unions now fighting the Badger Brass Manufactur ing company. In addition to the rank and file of the unions, many labor lead ers and special police officers are named in the injunction. Walter W. Britton, a former Social Democratic candidate for state senator and one of the most widely-known laboring men in the state, is included as a defend ant. The scope of the injunction is wide, and not only restrains from pick eting but enjoins from interference at the boarding houses in which non union men are housed, and from boy cotting any grocery or other supply house furnishing goods to nonunionists and their families.1 New York. Ten thousand men em ployed on the Pacific Coast extension of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, it wa3 learned here,, already have had their wages reduced 25 cents a day, and have been notified of a further reduction of 25 cents a day. These reductions are the direct result of laying off of men by western roads, by mining companies and by other industrial establishments. The number of men seeking employment has been largely increased by this lay ing off of men by the St. Paul, which for months had difficulty in getting enough men for work on its extension. Now it is getting all the men it needs at reduced pay. Indianapolis. Ind. It is .stated that as a result of the conflict between the International Typographical union and National Typothetae over the estab lishment of the eight-hour workday ap proximately 40,000 members of the union are enjoying the benefits of the shorter hour3, while but 2,000 or less are still on strike in the cities of Phila delphia, Detroit, Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis. Since the begin ning of the strike, January 1, 1906, over $4,000,000 has been collected from the membership by assessments and vol untary contributions, and this in turn has been disbursed in strike benefits, and in pushing the label of the organi zation and allied crafts. South Chicago, 111. It was an nounced that the Chicago Ship Build ing company would put 100 men back to work on account of the rush of repair work coming to the yard inci dental to the closing of the shipping season on the lakes. This will make about 225 men employed at the yard and 100 more will be added within a short time. A year ago the company employed about 2,000 workmen, but following the strike of last summer all new work was transferred to other yards and the force cut down to 125 men. Seattle, Wash. The Great Northern officials have announced that the Hill system has granted an increase in wages and time allowance amounting to approximately $12 a month. The day's work of telegraph operators In the relay system is reduced from nine to eight hours a day, and Sunday over time is raised from 40 to 50 cents an hour. A number of other concessions are given the men. St. Louis. Mo. The strike of St Louis shoe workers has been officially called off by the joint executive board of the Independent Boot: and Shoe Workers' union, and the strikers be gan making applications for re-employ ment as individuals. About 23,000 men, women and boys were affected at the time of the walk-out,1 but many went back to work during the last few weeks. - . Providence. It was announced 'that the working hours would be shortened for an indefinite period by the Gorham Manufacturing company, the Peace- dale Manufacturing company and the Valley Falls Manufacturing company. This shortening of hours is stated to be made necessary by a curtailment of business. About 2,500 employes will feel the result. Washington. The total number of men killed while mining coal In the United States during 1906, according to statistics gathered by the geological survey, was 2,061. The number of workmen receiving injuries in this in dustry more or less serious, but not fatal, was 4,798 during the same pe riod. Wheeling, W. Va. The entire plant of the Riverside department of the National Tube company at Bedford, W. Va., near here, suspended opera tions for the first time in its history. The plant embraces steel and pipe mills and two blast furnaces and em ploys 4,000 men. New Castle, Pa. The Lehigh Port land Cement company's plant here, em ploying 1,400 men, shut down. It is not known when operations will begin. Washington. United States Consul Harris of Smyrna reports that the number of peasants emigrating from Asia Minor to the United States is large, so much so that the Ottoman government, fearful lest the whole province be depleted of able-bodied men, has refused to permit anyone to leave the country except upon giving a guarantee that he will return. New York. Labor organizations in the state have a membership of more than one-fourth of the total number of votes. The aggregate membership of the 2,459 unions is 414,718, Including 12.515 women members. WHAT END) Vy KiroowAltooafltiYlhiDS A SUIT or OVERCOAT Dado to Ordor For No More Mo Less From Shcops Back to Your Back ' I - ISSUED DY AUTHORITY OF lc REGISTERED- World's Greatost Tailors Que 13 th Slrest LIKCOLU NEBRASKA Xmas Sandioo One of the greatest assort ments in Lincoln, i We manufacture every t h in g ourselves and guarantee it. Special prices to churches and Sunday Schools for lurge quantites. :: :: Soda Fountain in Connection Lincoln Candy Kitchen Cor 14 and 0 Stnors . - Lincoln, Kob. pil A f RlVAWC ILW HPOO until Christmas. Have you thought about what you are going 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 bur piano store and investigate how easy yon 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 ing. ' ...'. ' Every Piano fully guaranteed. These prices will interest you. $300 UPRIGHT NEW PIANO ONLY $195 $375 UPRIGHT NEW PIANO ONLY $265 $500 UPRIGHT NEW PIANO ONLY $375 $600 UPRIGHT NEW PIANO ONLY $400 Slightly used Pianos in good condition for $25 up to $199. Schmollcr & Hucllor Piano Go X35 S6. 11th St. Bell 763 Lincoln, Nebr. Auto 1763