Under Which Flag, Mr. Union Man?
J. W. Van Cleave Says:
"The injunction's purpose is to head off injury for which, if
allowed to be committed, the victim can secure no adequate rem
edy by the courts. It is the promptness, the certaintly, and the justice
of the punishment in contempt cases which renders the injunction so
effective in preventing attacks on property and life. Jury trial would
bring delay and uncertainty. Thus it would give a license to vio
lence, would make industry and properly insecure, would increase
the number and the destructiveness of labor contests, and would assail
legitimate trade of all sorts.
"It is the duty of American business men, regardless of their
party, to bury Bryan and Bryanism under such an avalanche of
votes in 1908 that the work will not have to be done over again in
1912, or ever." Statement by J. W. Van Cleave, President National
Association of Manufacturers, and President of the Buck Stove Co.,
St. Louis.
What Samuel Gompers Says:.
"I am very well satisfied with the democratic platform as promul
gated at the Denver convention, and I will do everything to support
these declarations, and of course that means we will work for the elec
tion of the men who stand for our principles.
"I have never expected defeat in any undertaking, never hoped for
defeat, and never have given up fighting for an idea or principle that 1
firmly believed to be right and just. I will always be found fighting
for what 1 believe is right, no matter what the temporary results may
be. I believe that in this fight we now have on hand, that we will win;
and I shall work for Mr. Bryan's election and for the ratification of the
principles that we have advocated as officers and as an organization."
Statement by Samuel Gompers, President American Federation of
Labor, and now charged with contempt of court at the instigation of
J. W. Van Cleave.
DO YOU know there is
such a thing, and do
you know that at this store
is the only place in the city
where a union-made neck
tie could be purchased?
Come and see them; the
patterns are right up to
date and there is a large
assortment for your selection.
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Durlington Route Cigar Factory
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Trade Mark Registered.
N. H. CINBERG, Prop.
MANUFACTURERS OF
HIGH GRADE CIGARS ONLY
LEADING BRANDS, lO-CENT:
Senator Burkett, Burlington Route .
LEADING BRANDS, 5 -CENT:
Havana Fives, Burlington Route
(VCent 8ize)
One thing that distinguishes our Cigars is the superior workmanship
anil the uniform high quality of stock used in their manufacture.
We invite you to patronize this home concern, and guarantee you
Cigars as finely made and of as good quality as any goods turned out at
a similar price by an Eastern concern. We sell to retailers and jobbers
only. If you are not now handling our goods, send us a trial order.
Burlington Route Cigar Factory
205 North Ninth Street, LINCOLN, NEB.
THE TWO SIDES OF THE SHIELD
Look On This One First.
Cleveland, Sept. 12. Four men
walking on the track of the Lake
Shore road at West Twenty-eighth
street today were struck by an engine.
Two fell under the wheels and were
Tiorribly mangled dying almost Instant
ly. Another died while being taken
to a hospital. The fourth man escaped
serious injury. It is said all the men
were from Buffalo and were looking
for employment. They stepped from
one track onto another to avoid a
freight train and were struck by the
engine which they had failed to see.
Then Look On This One.
New York, Sept 12. Mile. Atom,
smallest of Griffon dogs, which weighs
twenty-five ounces, has been sold for
a price generally understood among
dog fanciers to have been $40 an
ounce.
She is the smallest $1,000 worth of
dog ever seen in this country, and so
far as Is known nothing so tiny of that
breed has ever been seen in the world.
The record for littleness had been
held until her advent by a Griffon
weighing three pounds.
Mile. Atom was purchased by Jftrs
John T. Windrim, whose husband is a
prominent architect in Philadelphia.
The little creature was found in a vil
lage near Brussels. Her parents were
both prize winners in dog shows in
Jaris and Brussels.
Mile. Atom is five inches long and
four inches high. She has long hair.
The color of her coat is red with a
darker tinge on the back.
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I WORKERS UNION 1
p II UNJON STAMP
BARBERS' UNION IS RICH.
Auditors' Report Sshows $154,398.35
Cash on Hand.
The members of the Journeymen
Barbers' International Union of Ameri
ca are in possession of the report of
the auditors showing the financial
condition of the international union
for the fiscal year ending with June,
1908. The report should be very grat
ifying to the journeymen barbers. The
total receipts for the year were $120,
776.23, and the expenditures $92,ol5.84.
There was a balance on hand July 1,
1907, of $126,128.96. The balance on
hand July 1, 1908, is shown to be
$154,398.35, a gain over 1907 of $28,
260.39. The expenditures were divi
ded as follows: Benefit fund, $60,144.
67, and for the general fund $32,371.
17. The benefits paid are for sickness
and death. The death benefit varies
in amount according to the length of
membership, six month members re
ceiving $60; one year, $75; from two
to five years, $100; from five to ten
years, $200; from ten to fifteen years,
$350; fifteen years and over $500. The
sick benefit is uniform, being at the
rate of $5 per week for not to exceed
sixteen weeks in any one year.
CHEAP FOREIGN LABOR.
tators about every man, woman, and
child in the Shop City.
A- lot of credit for the successful ob
servance of Labor Day in Lincoln is
due the Havelock men. They were
out in force, and in the preliminary
arrangements none were more faith
ful and none worked harder than the
representative of the Havelock
unions. m
NOT A GOOD IDEA.
Bookbinders Kick Against It In Their
Trade.
Protests from the International
Brotherhood of Bookbinders are to be
sent to the mayors and comptrollers
of all cities in which public libraries
have been established against having
books for the libraries bound in for
eign countries or by non-union bind
ers. The Brotherhood also has de
cided to start additional agitation- for
a higher duty on all books sent to
Europe to be bound as editions deluxe
when they are brought back to the
United States. Minneapolis Union
Advocate.
Misdirected Energy That Reacts on
the Good Name of Unionism.
The Wageworker regrets that cer
tain zealous unionists of the city have
let their enthusiasm lead them into do
ing something that certainly will re
act upon the whole labor movement in
Lincoln. Reference is had to the de
facement of certain billboards bearing
the advertisement of an unfair and
unfriendly manufacturing conpany.
This act should not have been coriniit
ted. Organized labor has plenty of wea
pons in its armory to fight its battles
openly and fairly without resorting to
injury to property. The billboards
are open to us, and we have a right to
advertise our cause thereon until
some court enjoins us. We also have
the right, as individuals, to refuse to
patronize the unfair and unfriendly
firm in question. The Wageworker
trusts that there will, be no further
repetitions of the act 'in question.
KEEP THIS IN MIND.
LABOR DAY IN HAVELOCK.
Unions Paraded the Streets Before
Taking the Cars for Lincoln.
Havelock enjoyed a brief, but none
the less pleasing and entertaining cel
ebration of Labor Day. The Machin
ists', Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths'
unions, headed by the Havelock band,
marched proudly the whole length of
Havelock's main street before board
ing special cars for Lincoln. It took
two of the Lincoln Traction company's
largest cars to bring the whole Have.
lock union contingent to Lincoln, and
when these three unions, under the
leadership of Frank WagemVn, went
on parade they attracted as speq-
Next President Will Appoint Four Su
preme Court Justices.
Here is a fact for union men to keep
in mind while voting for president
next November.
The man who is elected president
at the next election will have the ap
pointment of four justices of the su
preme court of the United States.
Does organized labor want four more
injunction judges appointed to the su
preme bench?
If not, vote for Bryan.
HERE'S HOPING
In former campaigns Mr. Bryan got
the crowds and the cheers, but the
other fellow got the votes. The indi
cations this year, however, are that
the democratic candidate will get both
the applause and the votes. Buffalo
Republic.
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By Insisting Upon Pur
chasing Union Stamp Shoes
You help better shoemahing
conditions. You get better
shoes for the money. You
help your ou?n Labor Proposition. You abolish
Child Labor.
DO NOT BE MISLED
By Retailers toho say: "This shoe does not bear
the stamp, but it is made under Union Conditions."
THIS IS FALSE. No shoe is union mads unless it
bears the Union Stamp.
BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS' UNION
246 Sumner St., Boston, Mass:
John F. Tobin, Pres. Chas. L. Baine, Sec.-Treas.
DEMAND The UNION LABEL
A Gas Water
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Heater
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CAPITAL AUXILIARY.
Capital Auxiliary will meet Wednes
day, September 23, at 2:30 p. m., wth
Mrs. F. H. Hebbard, 1527 Washing
ton street.
Say, it would be a "delightful convenience,
and as economical as delightful. Water
ioi the bath in a couple of minutes, with
out heating up the whole house.
A Gas Radiator
First thing you know the. evenings and
mornings will be chilly, and a gas radi
ator would help some. No need to start
the furnace until late if you have a gas
radiator in the honse. Saves fuel bills
and preserves. health.
A Gas Range
Always and forever the delight of the
housewife. It saves time, health and
money. Gas is the cheapest fuel known
and the handiest and cleanest. We can
prove it if you' 11 let us. Ask us about it.
Lincoln Gas &
Electric Light
Company