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tog, after a thorough tw.aati
gatiaa) on this auejact, aays:
"A labor paper la a far bet
tor aiNeitioing medium than
an ordinary waap.tr In
comaarlaoa with circuiatiotw
A labor paaar, for example,
having L00O aabacribara la of
value to the tuiimii
who advertisea in It
tha-a aa ordinary paper with
1U aubaeribara."
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THEIR OWN FAULT.
"We just cant get union made
goods,' is the complaint we hear every
day.
Well, if that Is true, whose fault is I
it?
Tours.
If you Insisted on having labeled
gooea, and refused to take anything
else yoa bet the merchants would
soon get busy looking for the goods
yoa will buy. But as long as you ask
for the label in a perfunctory way,
aad then take the "scab" stuff when
the merchant says he hasn't got the
labeled goods, or sings the old chest-1
nut about "we can't get good union
made staff.' just that long Mr. Mer
chant will sell you the non-union
stuff.
But you can get the union made
stuff if you insist oa it. The editor
ot this humble little labor paper wears
union made shirts that he bought in
Lincoln, union made collars that he
bought in Lincoln, union made shoes
that he bought in Lincoln, union made
hats that be bought in Lincoln, union
made garters that he bought in Lin;
coin, and he wears a union made
watch fob and union made collar but
ton He may not be as. well dressed
aa some of his comrades, but he feels
comfortable, thank you, in his union
made garments. He has no trouble in
finding union made cigars that suit
his taste, and tbe best tabacco he can
smoke is his trusty old pipe is union
made.
There are a lot of union men who
ask for the label like Pat asked for
fish on Friday.
"Give me a piece of boiled whale,
said Pat to the waiter.
"We are just out of whale," said the
waiter.
"Then give me a silce ot fried
shark. said PaL
"Out of shark today," said the wait
er. "Then bring me a double order of
pork aad cabbage. said Pat. "God
knows I've asked for fish."-
"We haven't got a union made suit
ot clothes that will fit you." saya
clerk when you ask for labeled stuff.
"But here's something that la made by
anion men although it hasat got the
labeL It is better, though, than the
stuff that is labeled.- aad the price to
not quite so much. . We have to pay
extra for the labeL" -
"AH right. 111 take it." yoa say. "God
knows I tried to get a suit with the
label in it."
Then yoa complain that it ia almost
impossible to get union made stuff ia
Lincoln. . The chances are that you
will ran a "pOI" with "Pokes Mixture
while yoa are making the complaint.
If The Wageworker hired a "scab
carpenter because he could get him for
fifty cents a day less than a union
carpenter demanded, the union carpen
ters would holler their heads off. Then
a union carpenter will justify his pur
chase of a "scab suit on the ground
tax "they asked a dollar more for
the union made suit." We ase the
word "carpenter" here just for illus
tration. The carpenters are no better
nor no worse in this respect than the
rest of the anion craftsmen.
Toa can make it easy to purchase
union made goods by merely refusing
to buy "scab" goods. The merchant
wuj nanoie ue ama 01 gooas mat nisi
trade oemaaos. Armstrong noes not
handle baptismal suits because his
trade does not demand them. Mayer
Brothers do not handle wooden shoes
for the simple reason that their trade
does not demand them. But let the
demand for baptismal suits aad wood
en shoes grow strong enough, and
Armstrong and. Mayer Brothers will
pat in rail lines.
its ail your raaii u you cannot getl
union made goods in Lincoln. When
yoa wake up to your duty as union
men ana women the mercnaat wui oe
ngni umc w mptm u jwu ocmuiu.
It's your duty to create tbe temial
th awrcaaatfs.
BOOST THE UNION LABEL. SHOW.
Elsewhere will be found
its and advertisements of the
Union Label S&ow to be held at the
Aadi tori un on Wednesday evening.
May 2. it is your duty to boon this
exhibition to the Emit. Ton owe it
to yoarserves, to yoar anion and to
your comrades in the trades an
more meat. Ton should boost, because
it will educate the general public u
til it has a right conception of trades
unionism.
There will be no charge for admis
sion to this exhibition. There will ben
no collection. It is as free as the air
yoa breathe. Too ought to invite, your
grocer, your butcher, your neighbors
and yota- friends. Especially should
you invite the women, for the wives
are the purchasers and they need to be
educated in label lore.
When yoa attend. the next meeting
of your anion see to it that the local
comes through with its ten cents per
capita to pay the expenses of this
show. The expense is limited to hall
rent and advertising and The Wage
worker is advertising it as big as it
can at no expense to the committee.
Now do your duty and make this the
greatest union builder ever under
taken in Lincoln.
A PROPHECY.
The Wage worker is not a prophet,
nor the son of a prophet, but it ven
tures into the field of prophecy long
enough to predict that the first time
the supreme court gets a whack at the
new employers liability bill it will
knock the aforesaid law higher than
John Gilderroy's kite.
That law went through the corporation-controlled
senate too easily to
make it of much value to the workers
of the country. If it had been supreme
court proof and what the workers real
ly wanted, you can bet that Aldricb,
or Penrose or some other senator con-
trolled body and soul by the corpora,
tions, would have fought it to a finish.
"Beware of the Greks bearing gifts."
That new employer's liability law Is
a wooden horse filled with danger to
organized labor.
Senator Burket got on the wrong
side of the question when an enemy
of organized labor was up for a fat
appointive job. Senator Brown was
on the right side. The other day
Senator Burkett got on the wrong
side of the question of preventing a
corporation appealing from a state
law to a federal court, aad. Senator
Brown got oa the right side. Has
Senator Burkett contracted a case of
political astigmatism?
Ever hear of any anarchistic out
rages in England? No. Why? Be
cause Englishmen are allowed to gath
er in Trafalgar square and holler their
heads off about their wrongs. It is
in America where the police disperse
such gatherings that we hear of
bombs.
Ten years ago this week we were
preparing to lick the stuffing out of
Spain, and a lot of men who were then
determined to die for their country if
need be. wouldn't take the trouble
to vote to save themselves right now.
Funny lot of people, eh?
The men whose toil has made Lin
coln big and prosperous are entitled
to- some amusement at the hands of
those who have profited most from
the toil. That's why Sunday band
conceits should be provided in the new
city park.
The money expended for
church decorations last Sunday would
I have fed a winrwiM hungry men, women
and children for a month. We love
to display our religion, but we are
little slow in practicing it.
Workingmen are always asked to
preserve the nation in time of war.
lt are not supposed to be inter-
ested in saving the nation in time
of peace.
Lincoln is the only crty of 60.00
or more population that is so all-fired
poor it can not maintain a decent pub
lic park and provide Sunday band con-
The alacrity with which Senator Al-
drich voted for the Hepburn bill in-
Lj to belief that tbe Hep-
I oan bill Tas -loaded."
The Recent Shoe fomnanv. whose
I tM n nunlnT mim mea
is not now employing any men.
"There's a reason."
The Wageworker is well along in its
fifth year, much to the surprise of
me and the disappointment of
others.
1 r Taft would have as believe that
noioa labor because he loves
I jt so much.
I The union workingmen of Great
Britiaa have more than fifty re ore-
seatatfxes in the house ot coaomons.
American workingmen who belong to
anions are re presented in congress by
o anion men. But maybe well
catch np with our British brethern
after while.
The Standard Oil company has an
nealed from that S,0u,Qv fine. But
we would like to see a workingman
who could take an appeal from a sen
tence to jail for contempt of court.
After electing a lot of politicians
to office and paying them fat salaries,
we have to pay a lot of our own men
to watch them. Let's elect our own
men to start with.
The grafters make the big money
off ot building the battleships, but the
workingmen of the nation are expect
ed to man the aforesaid ships in case
of
There is a tot of difference between
parading with a banner to "save the
boys" and putting up a quarter to
learn how to save them.
Every time you order meat you re
alize what an awful bunch of liars we
have working for us as government
statisticians.
If we. expect to elect two or three
union men to the legislature we must
begin now.
Boost the Labor Temple project and
sleep with a clear conscience.
Free speech is rapidly becoming ob
solete in this country.
Demand the label and thus push a
legalized boycott.
It's all in the label.
UN ION MADE STUFF.
Ground Out by a Card Man on His Lit
tle Old Machine. -
You may talk about your "squareness
till the very air is blue.
And declare your unionism goes the
bloomin whole way through.
Then forget the union label when you
buy some clothes to wear
And give a demonstration that you .
Are
Not
Square! - f
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You may stand upon the corner and
declaim both loud and IcfcS:
That you stand for unionism In a man
ner good and strong;
Then when asked to show the label in
your hat say "I forgot"
Thereby proving that your boasting
is a
Bunch
of
Rot!
You may tank up on hop water till
your unionism spouts f
Hot air geysers till the neighbors hear
your frenzied union shouts.
Then forget to have the label on your
shirts and on your shoes.
Demonstrating by your action that
your talk is - '
Based '
On - '
Booze!
You may stand-in union meeting and
orate with eloquence
That youH -fight for unionism and
would die in its defense;
Then go out and buy tobacco that is
neither square nor fair, ";
Thereby showing by your actions that
you
Spout
Hot ' -
Air! V
Actions speak a whole lot loader than
-the words that you may use
Always set the union label an all
goods you buy and use. -
Does your union languish, brother.
Tours wil mever be the blame
If youll do your union duty play
Good
Square
Game!
The Quitter.
Littlefield
Squealed.
Said he
Couldn't see
His Way clear
To appear
In congress any more.
Twas an guff
Meant to bluff.
For Sam Compos
Put his "trompers"
Ob IjttJefield's neck.
By beck.
And Littlefield is sore.
Justifiable.
"I know of one instance where
strikebreaker was all right."
"Show me."
"Well, my wife struck on me the
other night. Said she was tired
keeping supper warm while I saunter
ed home. B George I had to get my
own sapper that night, and then sign
an agreement to come straight home
from work or get my own grub hereafter.
Limerick.
A union man up in Recluse
Declared that it was no use
To ask for the label.
Because he was unable
To get it A darned poor excuse.
Good Union Mam.
"Here's where I pay my union dues,'
said Wilkins, as he stepped up to the
cashier in the grocery store.
-What union r
-Uy own union wife and seven
children. I'm paying the week's gro
cery bill.
Cards.
Talk is a good dog, but Do is a bet
ter one.
Paying dues does not make a man a
trades unionist.
The unionism worth paying dues for
is worth living up to.
Union dues paid by a hand that pur
chases "scab" goods do not help the
union game.
When a union man violates his ob
ligation not to wrong a brother' mem
ber he has denied the faith and is
worse than a "scab.
The man who pays union dues in
order to hold his job is a fit compan
ion for the man who won't pay dues
because he can hold his job anyhow.
When a union man's wife spends
the wages for non-union goods, the
chances are a thousand to one that
the man has neglected to teach his
wife what unionism really means.
A man may give a hundred reasons
for belonging to the union and then
by purchasing a "scab article give
convincing proof that he is only a
member of a union, not a union man.
ONE SOLUTION.
When Secretary Taft was asked.
"What can a man do during a panic
who is out of a job and hungry?" he
replied: "God Knows." Frank Hubka
of Chicago solved it last Monday. Hub
ka. who was a woodworker, was out of
a job, hungry and unable to find work.
He solved the problem by stepping in
to a drug store, asking for four ounces
of carbolic acid, and making a pre
tense of reaching for the money.
When he was handed the bottle he
quickly pulled the cork and swallowed
the acid. Now he is beyond the reach
of panics and will never be hungry
again
UNION BARBER SHOPS.
Information aa to Where You Can Get
Your Work Done Fairly.
Following is a list of the union bar
ber shops of Lincoln, the name and
location being given:
Gus Fetro, 1010 O street.
W. A. Jackson, 1001 O street.
W. EL Myers, Capital Hotel.
W. H. Barthelman, 134 South Elev
enth.
C A. Green, 120 North Eleventh.
Geo. Shaffer, Lincoln Hotel
J. B. Ramer, 1501 O Street.
E. A. Snyder, 1206 O Street.
A. L. Stern, 116 South Thirteenth.
A. L. Kemmerer, Lindell HoteL
Chapman fc Ryan, 127 North
Twelfth.
H. A. Larabee, 922 P Street.
Knight and Parmenter, 122 South
Twelfth.
H. C Leopold. Fraternity Building-
Frank M alone, Havelock.
E. A. Wood. Havelock..
C B- EHis, Havelock.
. Notice of Adoption.
In re adoption No. 251 of "John Ed
ward" in the County Court of Lancas
ter County. Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska, to an per
sons interested take notice that Van
R Quimby and Minnie R. Quimby. hus
band and wife, have filed their petition
and relinquishment of the State of
Nebraska, by the Superintendent of
the Home of the Friendless, for the
adoption of "John Edward," a minor
male child, with bestowal of property
rights which has been set for hearing
before this. court on June 5. 1908. at
9 o'clock a, m when you may appear,
object to and contest the same. Dated
April 16, 1908.
P. J AS. COSGRAVE,
County Judge.
By WALTER A. LEESE,
(Seal.) Clerk.
Second Notice to Creditors.
Estate Xo. 2335 of John E. Little,
deceased, in County Court of Lancas
ter County, Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska. ss: Credi
tors of said estate will take notice
that the time limited for presentation
and filing of claims against said
estate is November 16, 1908, and for
isayment of debt is June la, 1909
that I will sit at the County Court
room in said county, on August 1st,
1908, it 2 a. m and on November
16. 1908. at 2 p. m to receive.
amine, hear, allow, or adjust all claims
and objections duly filed. Dated April
10, 1908.
P.- J AS. COSGRAVE.
Seal County Judge.
By WALTER A. LEESE,
Clerk.
Tn man It )Iav Concern:
The undersigned on the 3tth day of
3iarrh- 1Ml associated themselves to
gether and formed a corporation in the
state of NebraKa. and under the la'
thereof, the general nature of the busi
ness to be transacted by said corn
lion being to acquire, own and operate
a band to be Known as tne eimsxa
State Band, including aU necessary or
c-roner eouipments therefor, and in addi
tkm. such real estate by lease or pur-
chase that may he desirable for the coo-
duct or atw Msnns; to twnnsa orches
tras and in general to transact any and
u Dtstiwss wntcn may he done by like
corporations; n connection therewith to
acquire, own. purchase, sell or exchange
sucn property, rem or personal, or both,
as may he necessary for the conduct of
saiu business. The principal niace of
ransacting the business of said corrjora-
tion is at Lincoln, in the Count of Lan
caster. State of Nebraska. The author
ised capital stock ia S3.4ee.M1. of which
v.v- were para up at tne time or torm
ina- said corporation: and the remainder
of said capital stock shall he paid in as
reouirea oy tne Hoard of ninrnii, -r-K
existence at sun corporation commenced
on the 30th day of March, 1S. and shall
continue until tne 3to day of March.
ISSX. unless sooner dissolved according
mw. un nimrcc amount ot moeoted-
ness or uaouiiy to wnirn said corpora
tion siuUI at any time subject itself shall
not exceed one-half th Mniti
actually maid in: the husinom r u
corporation snail be conducted by a board
of three directors, to be elected by the
stockholders From anionic their number.
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H x an .rRggT . i.-v i.
2t STEPHEN JELIXEK
LABOR UNION DIRECTORY.
Following is a directory of the Trades
and Labor Unions of Lincoln and vicinity.
Local secretaries are respectfully asked
to report any changes or correctic
herein, to the end that an accurate and
convenient directory be maintained.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION Meets
ona and fourth Tuesday evenings.
xi we a nau. rresiaenc o. M- Kudv-
13 G. Secretary. F. A. Kates. 10i K
Treasurer, T. W. Evans, 128 Sooth
rueventn.
LABOR TEMPLE DIRECTORY Meets
every jionuay evening. 127 North
Twelfth street. President. J. W. Dick
son. University Place. Secretary. Fred
Ihringer, Sixteenth and D streets, Lm-
MUSICIANS PROTECTIVE UNION. No.
w j"tos in i4i ana uura sanaay morn
ings, sruse s Hall. President. Wm.
Pinney. 125 South Sixteenth. Record
ing Secretary. W. C. Xorton. 1533 North
i weniy-ruin. financial Secretary. X.
JOURNEYMEN BARBERS. No
Meets first and third Wednesday even
ing, bonanan s nan. President. R. L.
SIcBride. 1S4S Q. Recording Secretary
Roy Ward. 1210 O. Financial Secre-
Kinr, rtoy awinKer. iuio o.
BARTENDERS' LEAGUE. No.
Meets third Sundav. 10 a m bn.
fere" halL President, William Brandt.
Ja R. Recording Secretary, Henry
financial secretary, rJ.
sunuean, im f.
LEATHERWORKERS ON HORSE
600DS, No. 29 Meets first and third
Tuesdays. Bruse's hall. President.
Fred Lewis. 21 South Sixteenth. Secretary-Treasurer.
Peter Smith, 22C
oouin meventn.
viunnmnncns, no. j Meets every
"tomj evening. iuj J. president.
T. W. Evans. 128 South Eleventh.
Secretary, John Steiner, 123 South
j. en in.
BOILERMAKERS BROTHERHOOD. No.
9 Meets second and fourth Wednes
day evenings. Carpenters luU Presi
dent. J. C Grant, Ninth and 17 streets.
Recording Secretary. P. S. Sherman.
33 f street. Financial Secretary, J-
.DWKuveu.
BLACKSMITHS AND HELPERS. No.
163 Meets first and third Tuesday
criuinra, uunpoeu nail, HavelocK.
President, R. O. Wagner, Havelock.
secretary, is. ts. mison, Havelock.
BUILDING TRADES SECTION.
BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL
j Meets every
j iiuiauaj evening, iud u street.
President, C M. Anderson, 2028 Q.
Recording Secretary, G. E. Vennum,
1410 P. Financial Secretary, W. L.
PLUMBERS AND GASPITTERS. No.
SB Meets every Monday evening. Cr-
Feniera nan. iresKlent. Ed English.
1933 U. Recording Secretary, George
Chipman. 32S North Eleventh. Finan
cial Secretary. Charles Burns, 84C
iw wemy-sixm.
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS.
s Meets every Thursday evening.
carpenters' ball. President, Charles
Jennings. i3s a. Recording Secretary.
Wm. Wilkinson, 2106 N. Financial
secretary, 1-erry Jennings, 193C S.
CARPENTERS AND JOINERS. No.
luoo Meets every Tuesday evening.
Carpenters' hall, 130 North Tenth.
President. F. B. Xaracong. 130 South
Twenty-eighth street. Recording Sec
retary, C H. Chase. 2005 North Thir
tieth. Financial Secretarv. J- W ri.h.
son. 317 West St. Paul street. University
BRICKLAYERS AND MASONS No-
Meets every Friday evening. Carpen
ters' nan. President. E. L. Simon, 2245
E. Recording Secretary. P. W. Smith,
R. F. D.- 14. Financial Secretary, C H.
Meyers, 320 North Eleventh.
RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS.
BROTHERHOOD OP LOCOMOTIVE EM.
GINEERS, Division No. 9S Meets sec
ond and fourth Sunday. Chief En
gineer. J. 8. McCoy. 1203 TJ street.
First Assistant Engineer, F. IX Palmer.
725 South Tenth street. Second Assist
ant Engineer, H. Wiggenjost, Court
House.
BOILERMAKERS BROTHERHOOD. No.
its jieeia second and fourth Friday
evenings, A. O. TJ. W. haH. 1007 O.
President. Charles Peterson. 1402 Jack
son. Havelock- Secretary. Tom Daffy,
Indiana and Touxaiin avenues. Have
lock. MACHINISTS' ASSOCIATION. No.
Meets first Friday in Havelock. third
Friday at A. O. IT. W. hall. Lincoln.
President. J. A. Malstead. Havelock.
Secretary, C. H. Lingie. 829 North Sev
enteenth. BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY CAR
MEN Meets first and third Saturday
evenings. A. O. U. W. halL President.
M T. Sexson. 1C31 North Twenty
fourth. Recording Secretary. C E.
Cox. 272S W. Financial Secretary, G
P. Ludwlg. 1137 South Seventh. '
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE
FIREMEN AND ENGINEERS. No. T7
Meets second and fourth Sunday
afternoons, A. O. U. W. halL Master.
H. Kurtz. 821 North Twelfth. Secre
tary, J. K. Robinson. 2571 Q.
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY TRAIN
MEN. No. 170 Meets second and fourth
Sunday afternoons. Bona nan's hall.
Master. J. D. AndrewsL 1T3C O. Secre
tary. IX J. Cooper. 212S South Ninth.
BROTHERHOOD OF" SWITCHMEN.
120 Meets first Sunday at I p. m. sec
ond Sunday at z p. m tarpentersr
halL President. TJ. S. Swisher. 2747
Sumner. Recording Secretary. George
Ray. 1202 Knox. Financial Secretary.
J. Johnson. 2313 D.
PRINTING TRADES SECTION.
ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUN
CIL Meets third Wednesday evening.
Carpenters' hall. President. G. E.
Locker. 12S South street. Seeretary
Tmsurer. J. H. Brooks. 7 Nrth
Ninth street.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. No.
Meets first Sunday, 2 p. m. Fraternity
haB. President. J. H
Thirtieth. Recordma Secretary
HL W.
wngaman. zari hoi
Secretary. F. H H HH.rd. 1323
BOOKBINDERS BtaOTMERMOOO, Mw.
12B Meets third Monday evemBC. Car
penters han. fr, wdsnt. C C J imi.
lfl Sooth Sixteenth. Tr rrmr j Ti
urer. Fred Rem. 121 B.
STCREOTYPERS AMD
TYPERS. No. S2 Meets third W
day evenma-, caiwstRr
dent. A. E. Sanaa. 2 tlawth Ka
teentn. sec-retary-Trensonr.
Ashen. 27S Dudley.
CAPITAL AUXILIAItV. M
acond and fourth Friday
homes of memhersL Pn
Fred W. Mirne. Soma SixMesta.
-secretary. Mrs. c h. Rgkter.
t-iaiey. -rreaiRS--r,
graver, 2S15 Sour.
PRESSMEN AND ASSISTANTS. Ma.
tOS Meets first Wmiii lit I v. Cii1K t
ban. President. J. H Bawoka. TiS
North Eleventh. RMording S..itaiT.
c v enter. 152 X.
tary. W. IX Kfasg. 23 M
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on Chattels. Plenty of it,
too. Utmost secrecy.
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