Our
priflig' Opera In
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A formal introduction to the correct styles for 1909. This
opening should be attended by every woman in Lincoln
and vicinity, showing as it will the authentic styles for
the coming season. It will also demonstrate our readi
ness to serve you acceptably. Visitors are especially welcome to
around during these Opening Days with future purchases in view.
TO
look
WOMEN'S COATS The
demand U increasing for
longer coats for spring
wear, in Tan Coverts, al
so blue Serges and Silk
Taffetas, from the 36
inch to the 52-inch long
S10.CO. J12.50 up to
945.00.
Women's Tailored Gowns
Three-piece models, made from French Serges and Prunella materials, in
all the popular colorings that will be worn this season. In our styles
"""" """""""""""the tendency of trimmings is more conservative, the lines or the gar
ments mere graceful in brief, the charm of the general effect is such as to immediately appeal to women in quest of modes of distinction and
refinement. We show many models at $25.00, $35.00, $45.CO up to $125.00. -
WAIST DEPARTMENT is
showing many new and
attractive styles for the
season in laws. Bets, lin
ens, mcinding silks, bs
ct hair-lined stripes.
Mescalines, etc at ears
$1 CO to $16.50.
DRESS SKIRTS The sea- LINGERIES, ONE-PIECE SILK FOULARD ONE- SILK PETTICOATS We SHANTUNG DRESSES nlL-Je ro AN UNEN 1P,ECE HOUSE NEW GOODS are arriving
.TVhe'beTfeldefor DRESSES, In sheer mulls PIECE DRESSES in a show a very large as- Hipiess lines, Tery popu. We 8,0 Tnew" DRESSES in white, tan. daay, whick win mim
Shirt Waist wear will and batiste, in pink. Y?rlr seiect range of in- sortment of the better ,ar material for tne models of one and two blue and pink. These are lWa devaTtmnt
be here please ask to b,u?' tn. trimmed with make of Petticoats of a kind of the better made up in the very Iat-
be shown the many new lace. insertion. We show dividual styles. The va- made from silk taht we coming season; some styles, trimmed with cst modeis, n the new ""ractive for prcspec-
styles; we are" now these jPBlmn " riety of patterns in silk can JeC?amt very attractive models J insertings light lines. prices live purchasers. YUit ns
shewinr Skirls at S5.0O from $5.00, $7.50. $10.00 r purchaser. Price, $5X0, blue. pink. etc. $5X0 to ,IU"-
to ri&OO. to $45X0. are large. $15X0 to $45 $7.50 and $10.00. shown at $25 to $75.00. 35.00. ranee from $15 to $75. often.
WaI! Paper tf tfAffcs$hKrrtrtft China Dept-
Parlor Papers at15c, 12ic and 10c roll. mJC 9 rCJcJ Jv-fyfrjl I TMrMl W iflVT itV Large showing of Rich Cut Glass. Fancy China
Bed Room Papers. 8c, 7, 5c and 3c roll. jr S I V -J .
t IV ri"'yi .f 4"H-T' "" I? F, miy and Dinnerware, etc Importers samples on sale
Kitchen Papers, 5c and 3c roll. a r1E n7
Paper Hangings. 12! '2e and 10c roll. THE ST O RE THAT SATISFIES at special prices.
GENERAL MENTION.
Bit
of News Picked and Pilfered
Her and Hereabouts.
The Wageworker. $1 a year worth $3.
Union bakers are warned to stay
away from Denver.
Superior, Wisconsin, union men, will
build a labor temple.
Demand the label on everything you
wear. 'smoke or chew.
First ward democrats have endorsed
Robert Malone for mayor.
You can boost the locked -out hatters
by aemanding the label in your hat.
The union painters of Des Moines
have declared for the closed shop.
Labor primary at Bohanan's hall
Monday afternoon. Get into the game.
Larkin's soap Is not only unfair.
but that concern patronizes "rat"
print shops.
The Missouri legislature has placed
a bill prohibiting the manufacture or
t
terms of the bi-monthly settlement be
tween the mill operators and Amalga
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
:n Workers in Pittsburg. The pud
dling rate is now $5.37. Finishers
are given a one per cent advance.
THE MUSICIANS,
rale of cigarettes.
Don't forget that the Butterick pat
terns are strictly on the blink. That
n cans, "pass em up.
Lafson & Hubbard. Boston, have
squared with the union hatters and
2M men have returned to work.
Every union man in Lincoln should
lake part in the primary at Bohanan's
hall nest Monday afternoon.
According to the latest figures, the
decrease in the total output of cigars
fr the year I90S as compared with
407. is about S50.000.000.
Police arrested Bronx. X. Y., bakers
who were on a strike during a peace
able assemblage in their hall. Simply
Russianizing affairs to suit the bosses.
The tariff is being revised by hoist
ing the duty on the things that a poor
win must buy, and lowering it on the
things that the rich love to spend
n.oney for. Same old confidence game.
Schwab of the steel trust warns the
wage-earners that If the tariff on stetl
is reduced it will be made up by re
ducing the wages of the employes of
the steel trust. Of course!
The "Made in Lincoln'' exposition
not' only paid every expense, but a
return of 10 per cent was made to
t-ach exhibitor. That's a fine record
and the committee in charge is en
titled to congratulations.
W. W. Phillips, editor of the Union
Sentinel at Fort Smith. Ark., has been
uuugerously ill and for several weeks
has been unable to attend to his
Ijper. It is welcome news that he is
on the road to recovery.
The wages of puddlers were ad
vanced 12 cents per ton by the
A Few Little Notes About the Boys
Who Make Us Dance.
Nebraska had two locals of the M
sicians' Protective Association, but
they are big locals. Omaha has 250
members and Lincoln has 150. And
the Lincoln local is less than two
cars old, mind you.'
Charters have recently been granted
to unions at Girard, Kans.. Albia, Ia.,
and Lancaster, X. Y. During 190S
the membership of the international
increased 2,500.
It has been decided to exempt from
dues and assessments all members
ever 60 who have been in good stand
ing for twenty-five consecutive years.
SOCIALISM AND THE CHURCH.
Rev. Charles Stelzle Discusses the
Church and Social Progress.
The socialists attempt to ridicule
1 lie church by saying that it has never
done anything for the common people
that their plan is far more effective
t'.ian ours. If ever there was an op
portunity for the socialists to try out
their plan among a real needy people.
such an opportunity exists among the
cannibals of the Pacific islands. Buc
it is quite noticeable that the socialists
do not go there. They are quite con
tent to wait until the church sends
out its hundreds of missionaries and
pours in its millions of dollars, produc
ing a Christian civilization, and when
it is perfectly safe to do so, the so
cialists build upon the foundation laid
by the church many years before.
Then they turn around and scorn the
church because of its "failure" to help
the masses. The ship-wrecked sailor
who saw the church sleeping in the
valley, knew that this island which
was formerly occupied by cannibal:
was now perfectly safe; because. In
stead of eating their visitors, the peo
ple now worshiped God. as the result
of the coming of Christian mission
aries, some of whom had given their
lives as a sacrifice in order to make
this condition possible.
Socialism believes in environment
trst. hoping that good character may
result. Christianity believes in char
acter first, knowing that good environ
ment will follow. The history "of the
world has proven that this principle
of Christ's is most effective in reform
ing mankind. Even in His day, when
social conditions were much worse
than they are today, Christ did not
advocate another social system in or
der to help mankind. He immediately
began to change individual men. If
that was Christ's method, we can well
afford to follow Him. There are un
doubtedly other things to do and the
church must do them, but its princi
pal business is to change bad men
into good men, and to change . them
i-ne by one. The socialists tell us that
Christianity has been trying the "char
acter first plan for two thousand
years and that we have not made very
much progress; but haven't we?
What about the cannibals, for in
stance? What about the time when
o'tr ancestors were naked savages and
drank blood and wine out of human
skulls? Is it necessary to narrate the
long story of the vilest degradation
before the teachings of Christ were
accepted, and then tell of the victories
of the cross in every land? These
things are only tod well known ex
cepting to the socialists.
Tuesday," rendered a decision in favor
of the International Printing 'Press
men's Union in its fight with the
United Typothetae of America. The
action, which originated in the United
States court of that city, grew out
of a contract claimed to have been
made by the Typothetae with the
Pressmen's Union in 1907, which pro
vided, among other things, for an
open shop and 3 nine-hour work day
until January 1, last. This contract
was entered into by committees from
the two organizations, but before that
the union was engaged in a bitter
fight to enforce the eight-hour day.
As soon as this contract was entered
into it caused objection from mem
bers of the union throughout the
country, and it was said that the com
mittee had no authority to' bind the
union, but that the latter should have
ratified the contract to make it bind
iug. At a subsequent convention of
FIGHTING THE UNIONS.
The allied printing trades of Akron,
Ohio, desire to call attention to the
fact that the Werner company of
kron is still fighting the union. This
company is putting out the following
books: "Makers of History," "His
torians History of the World," "The
Twentieth Century Encyclopedia Dic
tionary," "Maupassants' Works." etc.
UNORGANIZED MEN STRIKE.
Because one of. their number was
discharged without a just reason, eight
employes of the Ideal Vacuum Cleaner
company of Newark, X. J., have de
clared a strike. The men are unorgan
ized, but intend to join the ranks of
organized labor.
INFORMATION WANTED.
They warned us last fall that the
success of the democratic ticket meant
reduced wages. Is it possible that we
have been laboring under a delusion
end that Bryan actually is in the
White House? 1
HOW PRESSMEN WON.
One Injunction That Happened to
Kick Backward Hard.
The United States circuit court of
I appeals, in session in Cincinnati last
the union this' contract was repudi- t
ted. At the same time new officers
were elected, among them being Geo.
L. Berry, president, and Patrick J.
McMullen, secretary and treasurer,
who were made the defendants in the
case. The headquarters are m Cin
cinnati, and it was for that reason
that A. R. Barnes & Co. of Sew York
City and other members ol the Ty
pothetae instituted the proceedings
there.
The newly elected officers, acting
upon the repudiation of the contract,
took steps to secure the eight-hour
day. notwithstanding the agreement
for nine hours, and as a result strikes
occurred all ovet the country. There
upon proceedings were begun to en
join the defendants from ' taking a
referendum vote on the new proposi
tion,, from paying . strike benefits and
from advising the members of the
union to strike. The fight centered
around the question whether the so-
called contract for Bine hours sad
an open t-hop had been made wit's
authority of the anion, and whether,
even were it binding, the officers of
the Pressmen's Union could in say
event be stopped by the court from
advising their members. Judge
Thompson, before whom the case was
tried in Cincinnati, held that tie
contract was not binding on the
union, and that even if it were be
would not interfere with the officers
in the performance of the regular
duties expected of them.
In a lengthy opin'on reciting the
history of the efforts of the onion to
secure an eight-boor day, and the
appointment of the committee to
enter into - the so-called contract,
which was afterwards repudiated,
the circuit court of appeals, in an
opinion l-y Judge ' Cochran, with
Judges Lurton and Severens concnr
r-ng. sustained Judge Thompson in
his views. Minnesota Advocate.
FROM HEAD TO FOOT
IN UNION MADE CLOTHES
including your Collars and Suspenders. We don't have
to tell union men about the quality of Union Made
Clothing, they know, but perhaps they don't know
that our price on it is 20 and 25 percent lower than the
prices at the stores in the high rent district. Come in
and let us show you. The New Spring Styles are here.
Our Window Display
will tell you the whole story. Don't fail to see it.
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1AE SWE YOU MONEY
Northeast Corner lOth & O Streets