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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1908)
T LABOR UNION DIRECTORY. Follow in is a directory of the Trades ad Labor Unions of Lincoln and vicinitr. Lccal secretaries are resp-ctful"y asked to import ar changes or eorrectJea herein, to the end that aa accurate and nmminit directory b maintained. CENTRAL LABOR UNION-I ond and fourth Tuesday evenings. Rruse s nalL President. O. XL Rudv. it - S--Ttjrr F A- Kates. 12 K TrNurcr T. W. Evans, l- SoutH Elevento. LABOR T:MPLE DIRECTORY Meets e-er-e llntov evvnine. 1-T Xorta TwirrH trM Ire!dent- J. XT. IIOfc on. I.niversitv-Pfcce. -?-eeretary. Fred Ihringer. Sixteenta and D streets. Lin coln. MUSICIANS PROTECTIVE UNION. No. 443 Meets first ,1-nl third Sunday nwrn- Incs. Bruse s MaiL r-resiueui. " m iini i?s Smith Si-tteenin. Recotd in Secretary. W. C Norton. North Twty-nrth. Financial secretary. Si. A. Otis. S4 Q. JOURNEYMEN BARBERS. No. Mwts tlrst and third Wednesday wn ng. -Ftahansa 's hall. President. R. I SloEs-ide. 1 i- Recording Secretary. Ror Ward, til . F-.naacvU tary. Roy m inker. lls O. MBTfKDERS' LEAGUE. No. Uls third Suitdav. 1 a. TO-. Carpet' ters" halL President. William Brandt, liii R. RNrd:ns Secretary. Henry Ktiiers. Financial SecrelAry. H. I Sundeao. 14 P. LEATHERWORKERS ON HORSE GOODS. No. 29 M first and third TwsJavs. Brose's ball. President. retarv-Treasurer. IVler Smitn, i?S South Eleventh. CIGARMAKERS. No. MJ-UwW every Mondiy evening. iv .. nrsaon. T W. Evan, lis Soul"! Eleventh. Secretary. John Sleiner. Lti South Tenth. WAGEWORKER WILL M. MAUPIN, EDITOR Published Weeklv at 137 Xo. J4th SL. Lincoln. Neb. One Dollar a Tear. Entered as second-class matter April ;L lirl. at tie postorfioe at Lincoln, Seb, under the Act of Congress oi March 3rd. 1ST3. J J Jt J J dt J d J J J J J Jt Jt J "Prtntars Ink," the recog nized authority on advertis ing, after a thorough investi gation on this subject, says: -A tabor paper is a far bet ter advertising medium than an ordinary newspaper in comparison with circulation. A labor paper, for example, having 2J00O subscribers is of mora value to the business man who advertises in it th an ordinary paper with 12.000 subscribers." Jl J dB Jl J JB Jt Jt Jl J Jl to, tie common, ordinary workingman I forty-eight hours a week and draws would be baled into court and threat-1 an average of flS. The non-union ened with fine or imprisonment, or I tnotonnan or conductor works from both in the discretion of the court. I seventy-seven to eighty-four hours a it would depend somewhat on whether I week and draws an average of about the judge's dinner rested comfortably I $15. "There's a reason' upon his well-fed stomach. Yes. there are boycotts and boy-1 Speaker Cannon and Senator Ald- CM Is. In the one case it rests upon I rich adjourned last Saturday, if Jo- humanity, and that is the illegal kind, sepi G. Cannon ever again represents In tie other case it rests npon dollars, the Danville district in congress it will and that's the kind that seems pet- be because the people of the Danville iectly proper. There may be a moral concealed somewhere in these facts. district are a lot of premium Jerusa lem nnnipft RAILWAY EMPLOYES PROTEST. The union plumber in Lincoln works forty-eight hours a week and draws an Ob Soli I HARDWARE, STOVES, SP03T- G00DS, RAZORS, RAZOR STROPS AND CUTLEBY At Low Prices Hoppc's Hardware, 103 C:rib Ea BOILERMAKERS' BROTHERHOOD. No. a97 Meets muo1 and fourth Wednes lae eveninps. CaiTenters" halL Presi dent. J. C. virgin l Kinth and l" street. Reeordinic Secretary. P. S. Sherman. iii P street. Financial Secretary. J-eocaovea. BLACKSMITHS AND HELPERS. No. 163 Meets first and third Tuesday evenincs. Canreil s hall. Haveiock. Prescient. R. O. Wpi. H-4W-lck. Secretary. E. B. Bilson. HaveJock. BUILDING TRADES SECTION. BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS. No. 265 Meets every Thursiiav evenimc ! O street. President. C M. Anderson. Q. RKoratng Secretary. O. E. en num. 141 P. Financial Secretary. . PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS. No. 88 Mets every Monday eveninft. Car-r-enters halL President. Ensiish. lsSl V. Ronlint Secretary. Oeorse Chipman. S North Eleventh. Finan cial Secretary. Charles Burns. &4 - North Twenty-sixth. PAINTERS AND DECORATORS. No. 18 Meets every Thursday evening. Carpenters" halL President Charles Jenninjrs. 1S S. Recording e-ecreiary. Wm. Wilkinann. Ilv X. Financial Secretary. Perry Jenninss. b. CARPENTERS AND JOINERS. No. 1QS6 Meets every Tuesday evening. Carpenters haU. I'M North Tenth. President. F. B. Naraconi:. IS South Twenty-eighth street. Recording Sec retary. C. H. Chase. : North Thir tieth. Financial Secretary. J. V, Ticc son. SIT West St. Paul street. Voiveraaty Place. BRICKLAYERS AND MASONS No. 2 Meets everr Fndav evetucjr. Carpen ters halL President. E. L. Simon. 4S E. RecordinfT Secretary. P. W. Smith. R. F. D. 14. Financial Secretary, C H. Meyers, l North Eleventh. RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE EN GINEERS. Division No. 98 Meets sec ond and fourth Sunday. Chief En gineer. J. S. McCoy. 12S U street. First Assistant Engineer. F. D. Palmer. T2S South Tenth street. Second Assist ant Engineer, U. Wiggenjost. Court House. BOILERMAKERS' BROTHERHOOD. No. 11 Meets second and fourth Friday eventnits. A. O. C W. hall. 1T O. President. Charles Peterson. 14 Jack son. Havetock. Secretary. Tom Duffy, Indiana, and Touxalin avenues. Have-lock. MACHINISTS' ASSOCIATION. Ns. Meets nrst Friday in Havelock. hird Friday at A. O. U. W. haU. Lincoln. President. J. A. Malstead. Havetock. Secretary. C H. Lingie, North Sev enteenth. BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY CAR MEN Meets first and third Saturday evenings. A. O. C W. hall. President H. T. Sexson. 1C North Twenrv fourth. Recording Secretarr. C. E Cos. I7 W. Financial Secretary. G- P. Ludwig. 1137 South Seventh. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN AND ENGINEERS, No. 179 Meets second and fourth Sunday aitemoons, a. .. i . w. nail. Master, H. Kurtz. S?l North Twelfth. Secre tary, j. Kobtnson. VI BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY TRAIN MEN. No. 170 Meets second and fourth Sunday afternoons. Bohanan'a halL Master. J. IX Andrews. 1T3 O. Secre tary, u. j. t-ooper. rir South Ninth. BROTHERHOOD OF SWITCH MEN, No. 120 Meets first Sunday at 8 n. m. sec ond Sunday at 2 p. m Carpenters . halL President. C S. Swisher. -747 Sumner. Recordimr Secretary. George tuiy. i-k ano-L Financtal Secretary, - J. Johnson. 311 IX PRINTING TRADES SECTION. ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUN CIL Meets third Wednesday evening. Carpenters' had. Presadent. ti K. Uorker. ire South street. Secreta Treasurer. J. U. Brooks. M North tnut street. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. No. Meets first Sunday. 2 p. m Fraternity hall. President. J. R. Bain. 12 South Thirtieth. Recording Secretary. H. w. Bingaman. 1 Holdrege. Financial Secretary. F. H. Heboard. I'd Wash- BOOKBINDERS BROTH ERHOOO. MO Meets third Monday evening. Car penters" halL Prestdeat. C C Jerosm. isis cioutn ZAXteeatn. nr, Fred Reas, 121 B. BTEREOTYPCRS AND ELECTRO TV PC RS, No. Meets third Wvdaes dour o-rcamc Carpenters halL Presi dent. A. E. Small. 244 South Nine teenth. Secretary-Treasurer. Sua Aakea. UTS Ptadiey. CAPITAL AUXILIARY. Mo. 11 Meats . sti tons and fourth Friday afternoons at tinms of Bsembers. PrestdenL Mrs. TMa W. MickeL 145 South Sixteenth- Secretary. Mrs. C. B. Riguter. 2St Iiudley. Treasurer, atrs. lautt tan- grovor. u tstarr. MEtaMEN AND ASSISTANTS. MS Meets first Wednesday. Carpenters halL President. J. H. Brooks. TTiJ Notk TFtleventh. Recording Secretary. K. c. Wnrger. 1S2C N. Financial Secre BOYCOTTS AND BOYCOTTS. When a body of workingmen insti tute a boycott for tie purpose of pro tecting themselves they are haled be fore a federal julge and fined and imprisoned. When a body of merchants institute a boycott for the purpose of protect ing their dollars they are hailed as men of independence and dtermina-ticn. The United Hatters of Xorih Amer ica instituted a boycott against an u-ifair manufacturer at Danbury, and ine supreme court declared them guilty of aa infraction of the law for t'dding interference with interstate commerce. The fact that it was no where in the trial shown that the boycott reduced the number of hata worn by American men was over looked by the wise and revered su preme judges. The fact that if the number of unfair hats sold was re duced the number of fair hats sold was increased, th'Js proving that in no wise was interstate traEc re strained or disturbed, was a fact that seemed unable to penetrate the stupendous intellects that make up the greatest tribunal of justice in the world. Having been thus declared guilty the United Hatters of North America stand to lose all their union funds as well as their individual liberty. When the American Federation ot Labor boycotted the Buck Stove Co. because of its unfairness and its vio lation of a contract, the supreme court issued an injunction forbidding the Federation to publish the fact that the Buck Co. is unfair. The Amer ican Federation of Labor is made up of men and women who are seeking c benefit common humanity, and nu- man flesh and blood lacks the stand ing in court possessed by American dollars. This fact reminds us of a point made by Raymond Robins re cently. Noting that "No. 63."" a work man in a Chicago mill had died, and that neither the coroner nor the un dertaker could ascertain who "No. 63" was, Mr. Robins tersely remarked: Ton couldnt lose a dollar like that in this Christian country. But when business men institute a boycott it is different. You haven't heard of the Board of Trade mem bers of Omaha being haled before a court and threatened with fine and imprisonment, have you? Ton haven't noted that they were enjoined by some federal judge, have you? Tet the Omaha Board of Tiade is prosecuting a boycott against the Rock Island Railway Ox, and pushing it with a vigor that would make Uncle Sam Gompers go some to keep step with. The Omaha Board of Trade insists that the Rock Island road has dis criminated against Omaha in the mat ter of grain rates, giving Kansas City the best of it, and for that reason he organization is issuing boycott cir culars and Omaha business men are boycotting the Rock Island in great shape. But this particular boycott is a matter of dollars, not a matter ot human flesh and blood. It is prose tuted for the purpose of putting more dollars into the til, not more food into the mouths of hungry humanity. It is prosecuted for the purpose of putting more champagne in the cel lar, not more cJothing upon shivering children. No, the Rock Island isnt talking about resorting to the courts. Presi dent Biddle is pleading for "arbitra-tto-B." If he were dealing with a lot lot of common, ordinary worltingmen he would not waste bis time talking about -fair play- and "-arbitration.' He would send one of bis trusty legal henchmen to the nearest and most complaisant federal judge and, pres- Representatives of the Railroad I average of 524. The unorganized Brotherhoods recently appeared be- J clerks work about fifty-four hours a fore the state railway commission and I "oeek, and draw an average of less protested against any further redue-1 tdan $12 a week. "There's a reason! Uon of freight rates, predicating their protest on the ground that a further i The traveling men are asking Labor t eduction in rates would result in a I Commissioner Ryder to force hotels reduction of wages. There are sct- I to put up fire escapes. Did it ever j eral reasons for believing the protest I cccur to the traveling men that they well founded. That the railroads I r.nght help some by refusing to stop could maintain the present rate of I &t hotels not properly equipped? wages and pay dividends on a fat valuation, even if rates were material-1 Things have come to such ja pass ly reduced, is undoubtedly true, but in this country" that if a silver dollar experience has taught that they would w placed on one side of the scale and not. It may be possible under the a human life in the other, the dollar law to force equitable freight rates, side will fall so hard it will make a but it is not possible under the law I dent in the ground. to enforce an adequate wage sched ule. And experience proves that the I Hell is full of men and women who, en. & n wnm are truely wonderful stones nothing at all like the ordinary immitation diamonds as brilliant as the real diamonds. See them, you'll be surprised and delighted. Henderson & Halci, lOth Street, OcpxX3site Post Office trage-earne-rs are the first to feel the while on earth, protested that they effects of a decrease in dividends and loved their fellows and then persisted the last to feel the effects of an in- in perpetuating a sweat shop system crease in receipts. A reduction in the that murdered women morally and freight rates now means that either I physically. the dividends must be decreased if the wage scale is to be maintained, I Does anybody imagine for a minute or the wage -scale must be decreased I that a currency law enacted in the in if the dividends are to be maintained. 1 1 resist of men of dollars will be de- And when it comes to a question be-c-ared unconatitntioual? tween wages and dividends only a fool would guess wrong. I A Labor Temple properly equipped Clearly, if business men have a I would pay dividends in money, health, right to protest against an increase I morality and citizenship. Boost the in freight rates that would result in I Labor Temple project! a decrease in their net receipts, the railroad employes have a right to I Mr. Taft is not the first man to protest against a reduction in freight I see a great light on the union question rates that would result in a decrease I immediately after getting his -lamps" in their wages. True the railroads I en a fat political job. might squeeze some of the water from taeir stocks, but it might also be pos-1 It is yet possible to lay the eorner- sible for some merchants to sell on a I scone of a Labor Temple in Lincoln i smaller margin of profit- If the mer-1 on next Labor Day. But if we do chants and producers who would be I you'll have to help. benefited by a reduction in the freight rates would consent to reimburse the The only way a workingman can railroad employes for any consequent get any of this new-fangled "asset reduction in wages, perhaps this mat- currency is to work like thunder ter could be amicably adjusted. But! for it. as long as the farmers and merchants I are protesting that the rates are too I And just to think that we pay each high and that they ought to be re-1 congressman and senator a duced in order to afford them a wider! year for that sort of thing! margin of profit, surely no fair-minded I man will undertake to criticise the I By the way, twelve weeks is none railroad employes who want no fur-1 too long a time in which to prepare ther reduction in rates for fear it will I for "Labor Day." decrease their already meagre wages. I Pehaps the shippers woo are com-1 Men who work for wages are not I plaining of extort inoate rates could I asking for "sympathy. They are de-1 find relief more speedily if they quit I manding justice. asking the legislature to help them cut and proceed to organize among 1 The railroad commissioners might themselves. A little investigation will I kelp some by reducing their own show them that the Railroad Brother-1 wages a bit. hoods do not ask the legislature for wage scale. They have organized I We haven't been enjoined from de-1 among themselves, and by concerted I manding the label not yet. action have managed to at least main tain a fair average of wages during the last ten or fifteen years. It is cot difficult to imagine what the wages would be today If the engineers, fire men, brakemen, conductors and switchmen were unorganized. -A glance at the wage list of the section men, who are unorganized, and the salary list of the clerks who are apt to feel above organizing just like common workingmen, would doubt less be instructive. The Wageworker believes the Rail road Brotherhoods were clearly within Burlington Routa Gigcr Fccicry N. H. CiNBERG. Prop. MA NtJFACTl.lt EKS OF HIGH GRADE CIGARS OKLY Trans Mark Registered. LEADING BRANDS, lO-CENT: Senator Burkett, Burlington Rocrte LEADING BRANDS, 5-CENT: Havana Fives, Bariing-ton Rotate OCcnr. -Size) One thing that distinguishes our Cigars is the superior fViiiaitihfp and the uniform high quality of stock nsed in their manwfactnre. We invite yon to patronize this home concern, and guarantee too Cigars as finely made and of as good quality as any goods mined oat at a similar price by an Eastern concern. We sell to retailers and jobbers only. If you are not now handling our goods, send ns a trial order. Burlington Routo Gigcr Fcctcry 205 North Ninth Street, LINCOLN, NEB. Reduce the rents, not the wages. WE DO NOT PATRONIZE BUCK STOVES AND RANGES! COMMONER PICNIC Employes Enjoying Annual Outing at Crete Today. The sixty employes of the Com- taeir rights when they protested I oner, together with members oi tgainst any move that threatened a famiUes- are enjoying their an- reduction in their wages. If they fail ru&1 outlnS today. This year ine mo te took out for then own interests I Lc n1" " Crete, Uusiness Alanager it is a sure thin that their interests! C W. Bryan furnishing transportation mill not be looked after by the farm- fcr tne entire party. Next to the big ers. the merchants and the gram I tanner the chief leature or tne tray buyers. And in this coneetion The 11111 be the bau game between me Wageworker hopes that the present "business office nine" under the cap. situation confronting the Railroad taincy of Charles W. Bryan and the Brotherhoods will convince the gentle-1 editorial office nine under tne cap men, entrusted with their affairs that taincy of William J. Bryan. The edt- they would be better off today bad torial team win have to call on some tier been bound by ties of affiliation I ct the mailing room force for recruits. with, some three million other work-1 William J. Bryan win pitch for his ingmen. Through their -refusal to af- s-d. and it is hinted that Guy Green filiate with the American Federation I -H have a "scout" hidden In the I high grass with a view of getting a have put themselves in a position I line on a new pitching "phenom. -fchere they cannot hope for any par-1 The Commoner s annual picnics are tic-alar sympathy from the millions J always looked forward to with in eegaged in other Industrial pursuit, j terest and back, npon with pteesnre. Having elected to stand atone the. I " be crowd is made up of as Jolly a brotherhoods cannot complain if they I bunch of "good Injuns" as one could are left to fight this battle atone. iope to find. Some of these days, perhaps, men I who work for wage win realize the I THIS SOUNDS GOOD, necessity of stsnding together regard-1 The Oklahoma legislature has passed less of trade, politics or religion. I a bill which provides for a penltenti When that day comes the producers ary term for any employer who re nt wealth will enjoy the product in-1 feses work to an employe on account stead of roa-ning over the bulk thereof of the latter belonging to a labor to those who produce nothing. union. The bill also prohibits Pinker-1 , ton detectives from working in the The anion printer In Lincoln works ' Mate. A PREVAILING MSCONCEPTIOW A lot of people cling to the old-fashioned cook stove because they labor under the mistaken notion that gas Is an expensive fuel. Doubtless many people dug for years to the old-fashioned fireplace and crane because they thought the once modern cook stove was too expensive. The old-fashioned cook stove is as much behind the times as the old-fashioned cradle our grandfathers used to cut their grain. It costs less to barret with a self binder than it did to harvest with a cradle and a gas range is cheaper to operate than a coal stove. A month's supply of fuel gas costs less than a month's supply of coal for that range of yours. We can prove it by the experience of four thousand satisfied customers in Lincoln. Ask any one of" them if they would willingly discard fuel gas and return to the coal stove in the kitchen. Well abide by the verdiet. And isn't your wife just as much entitled to labor saving kitchen "machinery" as you are to labor saving tols, Mr.. Workingman? One-half your coal is wasted in getting the stove hot and in letting it cool off after you have used iL Not an atom of fuel gas is wasted. It's as "hot as" the instant you start the fire, and the expense ceases when the need for the heat is over. Ifs a mere matter of commoB sense: Just think it over. Then come in and well show you the facts that are unanswerable. We sen gas -ranges-cash or payments. Open evenings for your convenience. . Lincoln fos 6 Electric Lit Co. 7c2Crt:rs,Att:i:n We have Money to. Loan on Chattels. Plenty of it, too. Utmost secrecy. KELLY & NORRIS t9 So. Ilth St. 1235 N Street. - IJ-itcotn. Near. tary. W. IX King, SM M.