The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, January 23, 1909, Image 4
V WAGEWORKER WILL M. MAVPDf. EDITOR Published Weekly at 137 No. 14th St, Lincoln, Neb. One Dollar a Year. Entered aa second-class matter April 21, 1904, at the postofflce at Lincoln, Neb., under the Act of Congress of March 3rd. 1879. REAPING THE WHIRLWIND. The Buck Stove and Range Co. is reaping the whirlwind as the harvest of wind it sowed when it succeeded in having the labor leaders sentence! to Jail for contempt of court. The Wageworker has never had much use for the "unfair list,' and it has never seen any particular results from a boycott pronounced by a labor organ isation. It is awfully easy to declare - a boycott and a whole lot easier to .forget it after it was declared. But once in a while organized labor Is compelled to sit up and take notice, &tnd this Bucks case is a case in point. It might just as well be understood row, first as last, that organized labor i9 not only going to refuse to pur- , chase Bucks stoves and ranges, but it is going to refuse to patronize Kalers who hanCIe the product of the St. Louts stove works. This Is not a concerted boycott, nor is it a threat, r. is merely a statement of fact. . Van Cleave has burned a few things into t Ilia mlmla at m-fvMntaeH lnlmr and tTifa is one of them WE WILL NOT PA TRONIZE AN ENEMY, NOR WILL WE PATRONIZE THOSE WHO DE LIBERATELY FLAY INTO THE ' HANDS OF OUR ENEMIES. . There Is no law that can compel us to patronize an industrial enemy, nor can we be sent to jail for refus ing to patronize those who give aid and comfort to our Industrial enemies. We will not boycott the VanCleave output, nor will we boycott those who handle it. They have given us due tif.t t Hnf fhnw Art nnt wanf miv rn. VIIVO I I V MV, - I. " till I wilt Jill 'tronage, and than is sufficient. The VanCleave outfit has given us due) notice and we will take heed. SAME OLD STORY. The first of the week the Associated Press dispatches carried the story of a , lock-out of the United Hatters of North America by an association of imployers, the excuse given for the lock-out being that the union had vio lated a contract with one member' of the association. The lock-out was so midden and so general that it stamped Itself as a conspiracy on the- part of the employers. We know nothing of the facts in the case, but we are willing to wager ti reasonable amount that the charge of violation of contract made against the United Hatters is false. This union has been so severely dealt with by the courts that they might, cs human beings, be expected to resort to almost any course of action In mere self-protection. But despite the cruel Injustice they have been subjected to the United Hatters have carried them selves with rare self-restraint, and lave acted like men. Their whole l.ast career gives the lie to the as sertion that they have violated a con tract. Bwt of course the public mind will be poisoned by the charge . hurled broadcast against them, and when the real facts are made known the truth will never overtake the lie. The employers are cunning and re sourceful. They control the great avenues of publicity and are able to poison the public against the cause of workingmen v.ho are seeking only justice. And while the employers are availing themselves of their oppor tunities the union men thus discrim inated against continue to patronize the papers that are used against them, and give lukewarm support, or no sup port at all, to the labor papers that are trying to detend them and give their side of the case to the public THAT CONSOLIDATION. It is safe to assert that the con solidation of the two street railway companies in Lincoln is an assured fact No one expected anything else from the beginning of the Citizens' activities. That was merely a move in Belf-defense to start with, and it J-as proved successful to a gratifying cegree. Because of the Citizens' com mdv Lincoln now haa good street railway facilities better than the av erage city of Its size. Without it Lin coln would atlll be suffering the bur dens of poor fac'litles that would be a disgrace to a city of one-fourth its tiize. Consolidation, with the management In the hands of Lincoln business men who know the needs of the city and are willing: to meet them, will be a blessing in many ways. That the consolidated company will be man aged by wide-awake, progressive and liberal Lincoln1 men is assured. That assurapce is all hat any fair-minded Lincoln citizen can ask. It has been but three short years since Lincoln's street railway facilities were archaic, antedeluvian, fossilized, but despite the shortness of the time that deplorable day seems almost n dream. Bob-tailed cars, flatwheels, irregular service or no service at all, rattledy-bang boxes on wheels, germ irfested cushions all these are things of yesterday, thanks to the enterprise of Lincoln business men who were willing to put up their money to force a change for the better. No man wiil begrudge them a profit commensurate with the risks they took nor a fair wage for the work they performed. The entire city has reaped a vast benefit, and now let the consolidation be perfected, and let .us have an end to innuendo, charges of "ballooning," "kiting," "watering" and "high financ ing." -THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL. The school board having asked for the co-operation of various organiza tions In an effort to ascertain what is best in the way of a new high school, the Central Labor Union has selected a committee of three to act with the committees from the Woman's Club, the City Improvement Society, the Art Society, and other organiza tions. Workingmen, more than any other class of men, are interested In the public schools. That is, they" have more interest, although they seldom realize it or show it; It is high time that they make that interest active, for the public schools are. not doing for the children of the woriingmen what they .should do. The prevalent opinion in demagogic circles seems to be that the school child is a human sausage skin to be stuffed full by machinery in the shortest possible time. The 10-year-old child in the fifth grade can talk glibly about Af ghanistan, Beloochistan, Caucasia. an J Montenegro, but is as ignorant of Ne braska as the average voter is of his party's platform and that is usually a dense and dark ignorance. The public school of today is a highly sys tematized machine into which the raw material of childhood is fen through a .hopper and ground through' at a dizzy rate into the so-called fin ished product. About everything is found In the curriculum save common sense and morality. The public school is about as fir as 75 per cent of the children of the average wage-earner goes in the se curing of an education, for our indus trial system is demanding the boys and the girls in constantly increasing proportions every year. For this reu son it is high time that the wageearn ing fathers take a more active interest in school affairs and strive to make them of more practical benefit to the children. ' The Wageworker believes that the action of the Central Labor Union will tend towards arousing an increased in terest in this great work, and if that is the case, then the move will not have been made in vain. Lincoln workingmen can now buy Lincoln made and union made work ing gloves. And the Lincoln working ir.an who fails to supply himself with that kind of a glove when he makes a glove purchase ought to be given double dose of Dr. Boostem's Triple Extract of Union Juice. What organized labor works for and ncrifices for, th-j. non-union workman tnjoys without labor or expense. Per haps this will give-you an idea of why union men c'ecline to work by the side of non-union men. The commercial travelers want a law compelling landlords, to furnish bedsheet-s nine feet long. That's ah right, too; but we've seen the time when any old kind of a sheet would have felt good. The two lawmaking branches of the fctate government are guilty of violat- ine the child labor law. But what are you going to do about it? The Lincoln manufacturer who fails to get in on the "Made in Lincoln' exposition ought to take something for his business eyesight. With all due respect to Dr. Leon hardt and his erudition, we still hold that he is a darned irridescenf dreamer. VanCleave has got his fist in the injunction iar. ana now he; cannot get it put I A glance at tl anti-Bryan press will r Me The people of our city have learned that it pays to buy at our store, because they always get good goods, merchandise that they can depend on. We have reduced prices so that your dollar will now buy more than a dollar's ; , . : - worth to you. Instead of packing away goods until next year we will sell them at i Shoe Clearance Sale Get Out of the House That's what we are! now saying to all of our Men's, Women's, Boys', Misses' and Children's Shoes. Fur thermore, we're going to make it our business to see that they go. It's simply our time for cleaning house, that's all. Spring Shoes will soon be in and we want new Shoes, and we .want money. The Shoes we offer at this sale are our best 'Shoes. Nothing will be reserved. The question with us is, Khali we sell these Shoes now or next win ter? We Say Now 20 to 30 per cent discount on Warm Lined Shoes and Slippers, v Discount on all Shoes. 20 and , 35 per cent discount on broken lines of Shoes and Slippers. Overshoes Reduced Men's Buckle Overshoes, now, $1.5S, $1.48, $1.35, $1.22 and. $1.13 Women's, Misses' apd Chil dren's Alaska Overshoes, now 86c, 79c, 75c and. . 59c Special discount on Felt Boots, German Sox and Leggins and Over. . gaiters, convince anybody that Mr. Bryan is gifted with ambidextry, omnipotence, cmnipresence and second-sight. Only that kind .of a man could accomplish all that the anti-Pryan press attributes to the sage of Fairview. Nebraska expends $61,000 every two : ears on the state militia, and $8,000 i-very two years on gathering indus trial and agricultural statistics that will advertise her to the world for vhat she is the greatest agricultural state in the union. The easiest and 'safest way to boy cott our industrial enemies is to In sist upon the union label. A universal demand for the label from union men will solve the boycott question our way despite the efforts of federal judges. Will the gentlemen who objected to the city council considering the char ter in executive session now step for ward with their suggestions practical suggestions, we mean. If the Nebraska supreme court de lays long enough the people will hand down a ringing decision in the pres ort mix-up. A court that has scant respect for justice can not complain if the com mon people hold it in contempt. A change of newspaporial tone will be noted just as soon as organized labor gets into the game right. Walt for the "Made in Lincoln" exposition. It -vill be a seven-times winner and altogether lovely. Another bunch of "criminals" organ teed in Lincoln the Gloveworkers have a charter. Police!! Organized labor has no recourse Voir During our January Clearing Sale oiiuii prices uuxi wui matte Men's Furnishings Underwear Men's Fleece Lined Shirts and Drawers, regular 60c values, " now . 37c Men's Wool Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, regular $1 values, go at 63c Men's Union Suits, ribbed, light fleece, in blue and cream colors, our regular $1.50 sell er, sale price $1.1 9 One-Fifth Off On All Men's Underwear. Special Discount On Overalls, Jumpers, Work Shirts, Collars, Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, Telescopes, Suit Cases, Trunks, etc. Twenty-Five Per Cent Discount on Men's Jewelry. V. EXTRA ! ; Coats at Half Price 60 Colored Kersey and Broad cloth Coats of this season's , style, $4.95, $6.25, $7.23, $8.75, $9.75, $11.25 and. . . . .$12.50 Skirts Broken line in assorted styles and colors, $5.95 to $9.00 values, to close, at $2.95 and $1.95 35 Odds and Ends of Jackets, Coats, Capes and Muffs,, were ... sold up to $14.50; they are . not up to date but worth a good deal more than we ask for them; choice of this lot, each t . . t .$1.50 917-921 O St. against judges like Wright. But the trusts have. The pull that elevated a judge to the federal bench will suf fice to hold him in line or remove him. Now a lot of men who never had any. sympathy fcr the principles for which Abraham Lincoln stood are making great preparations to cele brate the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. There are some holes in the pro posed charter, but at least it is not possessor- of a hole big enough to throw a wrangling city council through. ' Employing hatters declare that the union label Is of no benefit to them. If the statement is true it is a ter? rible indictment , against organized labor.' 4 V Dan Keefe is having his troubles with the United States senate. But Dan will draw the salary and that's v.'hat Dan played the game for. '' UNFAIR PUBLICATIONS. A Handy List That Good Unionists Should Carry About. Trade unionists .and their friends should remember that they are not obliged to purchase the publications contained in the following list. They are produced under non-union condi tions, the shorter workday being re fused their union nrinters: The Reliable Poultry Journal, Quin cy,, Illinois. All works of the Werner Company, of Akron, Ohio. - The Saturday Evening Post and Ladies' Home Journal, the product of the Curtis Publishing Company, of Philadelphia. ' ' . Century Magazine, Bookman, Smart Set, St. Nicholas. World's Work. Black Cat. Monthly Magazine, Men and Cloak low XJ your money go iartnest. Men's Dress Shirt Sale All our broken ' lines of Men's Dress Shirts, with or without cuffs, in soft or stiff bosoms, all good patterns, regular $1.50 and ' $1.00 Shirts, will go at .69c Watch Our Window Display. ' At Half Price . . i All our Men's and Boys' Sweaters in gray, blue black and fancy will go at Half Price. . One lot of Men's V-Neck Sweat- -ers in all colors regular $2.25, will go at..., .$1.69 Our $3.00 line, now ..:..$2.19 One-Fifth Off On All Men's and Boys' Sweater Coats. Room EXTRA! $2.50 values heavy grade Long . .Blanket .Kimonos in brown' ' ' and gray, choice, at. J. . 98c Double Cashmere Shawls at ONE-THIRD OFF. , - ' 12 Silk, Plush" Jackets in black .., and brown, regular $17.50 & $13.50 values, choice .,.$5.95 SuitS -;'' J JUST FORTY-TWO LEFT. All $17.50 and $15.00 values, " $ choice, at i. ......... , $ 9.95 All $22.50 and $19,50 values, choice, at. . .$12.95 Black Taffeta Silk EtomJack- t? . ets, $7.50 and $10.00 values, ;' chojee. . . . . . ............ .$2.95 Bobbinet Irish Point Curtains and Ruffled Swiss, choice at OWE HALF PRICE. JL OPPOSITE CITY HALL Women, the JHousekeeper, and Lippin cott's Magazine. ..' l- All of the Butterick patterns arid publications are produced by non: union labor. :) Good Housekeeping, Farm and Home, Orange Judd Farmer, New England Homestead, American Agri culturist and Current Events, printed by the Phelps . Publishing Company, of Springfield, Mass. UNION PRINT SHOPS., Printeries That Are Entitled to , Us the Allied Trades Labet. ,. Following is a list of the printing offices In Lincoln that. v are entitled to the use of the Allied Printing Trades label, together with the num ber, of the label used by each shop: . C. S. Simmons, No. 2. Freie' Presse, No. 3. - ' : Jacob North & Co., No. 1. Woodruff-Collins, No. 4. -i Graves & Mulligan, No. 5. . ' State Printing Co., No. 6. : ' 1 Star Publishing Co., No. 7. . Western Newspaper Union, No. 8. Wood Printing Co.,, No. 9. George Bros., No. 11. . McVey Printing Co., No. 12; Ford Printing Co., No. 16. VanTine & Young, No. 24. , ' Dairyman Pub. Co., 130 No. I4th. Graves Printery,' No, 5. UNION BARBER SHOPS. Information as 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:. .-.'i Gus Petro. 1010 O street. W. A. Jackson, 1001 O street. W. E. Myers, Capital Hotel. 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. - far ; Dress Goods AH our Fancy Suitings, worth up to 50c, now.'. .39e All our Fancy 42-inch Suitings, worth up to $1.00 and $1.26, now..;... . ...79e Twenty Pep Cent Discount on all Wool Dress Good. , ' Twenty Per Cent Discount On Wool Blankets, Wool and Fleece Lined Underwear, Tam-O'-Shanters, Wool Dress Goods, Veil ings, Bags, Outing and Muslin Gowns, Wool and Fleece Hosiery, Outings, Corsets and Silks. , The above are only a few of the rare bargains. Come and see before you buy elsewhere. Bearskin Cloth In order to close out our com-, . ., ; plete line of Bearskin Cloth we will make a large cut. Colors gray and white mixed, blue land white 'and red; . worth', up to $3.00, now, per yard . 1 . ...... t i . .$1.75 Oil Cloth One lot of 45-inch Oil Cloth in dark colors only, to close. . .12'c Gingham One lot of Apron Gingham, fast colors, these come in checks; a Gingham that sells at 7c; -, sale price . . . .5c v-T, ' '. . " . rtW - ' 'j. ' .' . . . ' ji. . ..... . ..'...' Domestics 1 15 pieces of 36-inch L.- L,. TJn-' . . bleached Muslin, a -Tegular - ! 7c, now .6c '17' pieces -of 86-inch' Bleached.' f - H. No. 2, same cloth as Hope, '. sale price .8c 10 pieces of, 9-4 Unbleached' . Dan River Sheeting, , sale -price.1. :. .) !'. . . , . ,. .-. . . v. ... ... .21c Special Discount on all our , .. Domestics. Night Gowns One lot of Outing FJannel . Gowns, come in assorted col . ors and good full sizes, our . ; regular $1.50 Gown, to close $1.10 A. L. Kemmerer, Lindell Hotel." Chapman 1 : & Ryan, 127 North, Twelfth. ' , 1 , ' H. A. Larabee, 922 P Street. . - 1 ' Knight and Parmenter, 122' South Twelfth. .-.' - , - H. C. Leopold, Fraternity Building. Frank Malone, Havelock. E. A. Wood, Havelock. C. B. Ellis, Havelock. y Windsor hotel, CV B. Lewis, Pro. Apex; Barber Shop, J. J. Simpson,' Prop., 1001 O Street. ' : J. V. Masully barber shop, 1014 N St. ' Price List of CUT RATE DRUGS HOME REMEDIES ' 2 Vials 25c. 'Comprise a list of homeo pathic remedies most commonly used. Occasions arise when a' few doses of the proper medicine : will ward off an attack of! illness. Our remedies are prepared from , -1 standard K-.:. Homeopathic .Tinctures and are of several de grees of dilution' and trituration as required, and will be found re-. liable In every instance. . We have prepared a Medical Chart and Index which .. will prove invaluable. This chart can be obtained at our store upon ap plication. ' , ' -. , , RECTOR'S ' . 12th and O Sts. V ....... .-. ....... . .Havelock car tickets on sale. - DISEASE8 OF WOMEN All rectal diseases such as Piles, Fistulae, Fissure and Rec-. tal Ulcer treated scientifically' and successfully. DR. J. R. HAGGARD, Specialist. Office, Richards Block. ,