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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1909)
4 Church and Labor Mass Meeting self a master of the printing busi-1 ness. he was born a musician and his abilities in this art are extremely versatile. Blessed with a good voice. before he was fourteen he had sung all the great oratorios and could play both organ and piano. He studied the violin and also harmony and Denver's Immense Auditorium Crowded by Workingmen and Churchmen to Hear Rev. Mr. Stelzle It must not fail to demand thoroughbass. For fourteen years he played the pipe organ in the Calvert Street Methodist church of Norwich, England, and counts Fredrick Archer, one of the greatest organists of all his personal friends. After coming to Lincoln he was it is true that the I organist at Trinity Episcopal church in the old building and also at the Unitarian church. When the first pipe organ was put in St. Paul The Three Essentials The auditorium at Denver was .message. crowd-M on Sunday afternoon. May that the American workingman should tinie amon 23, upon the occasion of the annual I get his share of our common produc- labor mass meeting under the direc- tion. For while tion of the Presbyterian department American workingman is the best paid of church and labor. It was undouDt- worKingnian m aji me worm, coin ed the greatest labor meeting ver P" ne Produces, he is me cnureathe one aestroyed by firehe world. "The church must also make a fight held in Denver. The audience was composed ot the trades unionists and .w (...nss with hiiiiili-eris of dele- .Ifor the masses of the people livin; sates who were attending the annual I convention ot the national Presby The Denver Trades and Labor As- "l seuibiy nan appomieu us i, . . . .... 5 vfo-rMl. Mm-. inability to pay necessary j ,... lm.rin Federation of I"""1"' i vf I.K- . - j sn..mionf fl ,, Labor, as chairman, to visit the local ' Y , , -. "L w .r their in- Pack of leisure, the swift approach of nt the locals W these . Ivpiph riiiwn the hearts and the lives appointed vice-presidents wno ere . i ... nuiform. The local I Str"ru 1 . Ifv k.n, ilmnct fnronllen hn tn I Musicians' Union volunteered a band I - - I Messiah and other oratorios rendered ot forty pieces under Satriano. the - " " . I It-k'ir tf rnra nnc rrmifi : niton sand famous bandmaster ot - .- f ,1, which were I rv.wv w...v, ss now forever stamped upon their faces. Their ethical souls are ail but lost. Xo hell in the future can be worse to them than the hell was tentatively offered the position of organist, but refused on account of his increasing deafness. In the eighties he was a violinist in the Philharmonic Orchestra but was per suaded to take up the viola, which he did, and his place was taken by a relative of the leader. Later he was replaced in this position by another relative of the leader, who had by this time learned the viola. While not a composer, Mr. Saver is very proficient in arrangements and a number of the scores used by the orchestra in the production of the rendered selections cheered by the Immense Governor John F. Shatroth presided, and the principal address was given .i r Stlil. suierin- " J 7 . Mll,t. which they now are. They fear death undent of the department of churcn l , v- UVAT v " " Mace thun ihttv faai doan SlMllo in- long for the summons, daring not to take their lives. To such, what The most important thing about l-"" " " ' ' tn laoor quesuou s Stolzla snoke on so nitre Leai ana som u . nud labor. Mr. What attraction has the flowery sert mon or the polished oration? What by the Lincoln Oratorio society, IT Di versity chorus and Methodist chorus j were written by him for instruments, for which no written score existed, and have been in common use in this city for fifteen years!" Mrs. Sayer is also known in mu sical and printing circles. She was a soprano in the English festival choruses and has been a soprano in the May festival choruses of former years and of the University chorus. She is a member of the Woman's Auxiliary to Typographical Union Xo. 209. -Mr. Sayer's family has followed in his footsteps more or less. His old est son, James J. Sayer, was formerly in the employ of the Journal and Jacob Xorth & Sons. While in the fetlow a square deaL The average . ? t iIa tn the labor it, but what S have the Fatherhood of God 1'" . - . . hroiherhood of man? Where m. or'n? a: :r,:r:;r.:;: u cod. ,hey ask: ana what cares man, TK.,nl nf men are I wv) !s' , wT:; vi bor. that needs of these UTiUS - . tK(. ,a -1,V ,,. K .oiro I thev can abolish the labor union i I university he was the business man- la" 1 T. ....... .-.! trnrK olv.t tti. iuiA.1 thev will have solved the labor ques- " m 1 ager of the Hesperian and published forget that the labor 1 " the Sombrero for the class of union IS uOt ine ww " i I ne was a reimrier uu uie siuua hi w I Hiit It must tell the truth even I ... rerv labor union In existence were i ... . . I Journal after his graduation and ... tnnnrn ir isa rmnnpn. a ira Aiasipri to be abolished today, the labor ques-1 I later for the Chicago Press associa- tion would still be present I . , , .1 tion. He is now associate editor on -The. trades union is a symptom. It i the Red Book and editor-in-chief of U the effect and not the cause ot the - V Blue Book. .ltinn throush Which I"" ' "-" I Hie uwnnri Fir T H Saver we are passing. It has been accused niay scoff at the arguments of Chris- of Hes. of numerous Indiscretions and there scholars. 1ut the Ufe of Chr.st unlversitv. and have been occasions when some em- stunned them from the first cen- run & printing aepartmellt for &e nlovers have been justified in relent-r , I Y. M. C. A. He was also connected islv fighUng unreasonable demands; ';v tae KmS o cut .. . Wh other nniversity pubUcaUons. but the trades union must pass I ' I After graduation he became the edi- .... . ..il nf hvsteria. iust P-'i?men are saytug m " Jeus ltrir f a llrltr nanpr in Wvomin, UiVUj.u ' - . ! ,K tfwtar Ha wnnl.1 fioht tho I " ' . - as has been the case in pracuca .y ;r M used 1118 n to clean out a buncb lot politicians at the county seat and . ,Qf tn-1 battles of the laboringman, and they ever I j.v, n . . xj. I .i.iinr th church for one neea no; I i became county recorder. Later he .fiwas upon eartn. The progress made I , . , ,, . , verv tar oaCK la ius uiaivi- I. . . . , sraouait?u i rum lutr Loiiege ui jipu the church to find duplicated every- revs"'r icine of the University of Xebraska. Both sons are musically inclined. thing that we deplore in oreaniied I generation cas oeen aue to me u labor today, even aown to " - Ik . . . . j, I me omer piaymg tne cornet ana ,j ,h slugsting. However I " -" - " French horn and the younger the else the church and labor may ws- "Is it not a cowardly thing to ask ! Uim tn fiirht Iho Hfittlo nlfkno Ttn- I . . ij..... evmnsiniip I - .-l - i ,itA I i.-..; amma wa can m i iraai i iiuc uiiiioui . . .1 -nn is tt'nrkin?mpn. tAKe vour mace rhh each other in the mistakes mat - - j violin, and both were members of we have both made. -The trades nnion has a . . . . wK.a.H rarelv aopre- etnirat """ - Uve asked for workingmen and 5.U, LS..!!! rSiSik ch. I now ask for Jesu n A I niiMi tlidicq v -" the immigrant. It demands equal pay to men and women for equal work. It supplies a liberal education In Its meeting halls and through the labor 1 nnnoses child laoor. moral and I f",,lw whither He leads? It is only fair that you should do so. What I for Jesus a square deal." orchestra and band. The two older daughters have been in the employ of both the Journal and Jacob Xorth & Sons and the old Evening Xews. The youngest daugh ter gave the whole business a wide berth and is a kindergarten teacher in Crofton, Xebraska. Mr. Sayer will have plenty of time to equal his first record before he is seventy years old and a number -There are three things that should be right - in clothing Style, Durability, Price. Style means color, texture and fit. Durability means the holding of all these qualities. Price means not only your money's worth, but more satisfaction, that sense of having received a fair return. All these things you get when you buy of us. We are not spasmodic bargain givers. Our bargain sales are our every day sales. We make the bargain price at the start. Our price today is the bargain price you'll have offered by others next month after their stock has been picked over. (Q)UR-UND0'N Im1AID)E DJME are complete in every detail. We can outfit the union man from head to foot with union made goods all the best values ever offered at the price asked. Suits, hats, shoes, shirts, suspenders, neckties, work garments every thing union men want. And what union men make, union men should buy. : : : : : : On The Corner SpnSiiei mm Tenth and O Streets On The Square JAMES G. SAYER. On the eighteenth day of June. It I James G. Sayer, a well known membej I of nis musical friends are trying to truggles for better sanitary condi-jof Lincoln Typographical l mon No.lpersnaae nim to put the climax on Influence ior i nis weit spent me oy- writing an It Invites member-1 continuous service witn tne atate i organ accompaniment to the Messiah, ritf. of race, creed or color! Journal company of a quarter of alfor whjch a satisfactory score does . . . 1 Irentiirv havinsr entered their e How inherited about $2,000,000 from his grandfather, who was the builder of the famous Eads bridge at St. Louis. In speaking . of his fortune How said: -I did not feel that the money my grandfather left me belonged to me. It had never belonged to him, but the workmen by whose labors it was amassed. The bulk of my so-called inheritance was left in the hands of my mother, Mrs. Eliza How, of St Louis. She does not share my ideas, "but all the money I have been able to touch has been turned to the poor it belonged to. Having done this, I naturally looked about for a job. I have done aH sorts of work, but as 1 have often been out of work, I have "been called the 'millionaire hobo,' and I'm pround of the name." WHY THIS SILENCE? and it is lighting tor universal peace. I century, having entered their employ I not exist He has not signified his ffTiiin the mistakes that on June IS, 1SS4. During this time willingness to attempt the task, but .t.. traes union has made, let s give he has had but two vacations, each hi3 friends who know his ability in- " . . , I r . . sist that he can write the part that would fill the need, and it is to be sincerely hoped that their persuar .vt length lnt sociological conference. While this record is exceptional. ...k.,.. .wi.red that during the! Mr. Sayer has another of his own slons wU1 successful. past twenty-five vears the church had that beats it, for he was in the con racreased three-told, but that during tinuous employ of Jarrold & Sons, the same period, social unrest had printers and publishers of Xorwich, also increased three-fold. The speaker England, for a term of twenty-eight ,,., the church, as a means years before coming to the United , down social unrest, had States. He and his schoolmate, the w . thn.urh it late Jacob Xorth. served their appren- been "onn" " . V. phn to ticeships together in the employ of Hooking for a job and cannot get one were tne """ " ' . . ... 0 James Eads How, the "millionaire keen down social unrest. i I. o the DUSIUrs. I .VI ( . IV li V " O iuc Ji '"I"' "MILLIONAIRE HOBO." James Eads How Lives to Benefit His Less Fortunate Fellows. A. man worth $2,000,000 who Is busi-1 hobo" is hard at work organizing the the opposite ' from the ground up. there being Unemployed of the whole country and oltne cnurcu nark- verv few lines connected with print- endeavoring to find them work. He There .re no u,.. whch hfi fa famiilar -n was arrested in Xew York city last est A.ric.. - thf, are a oractical way. and none that he has Keek for attempting to make a speech that tne cnurcu soon near ot become familiar with to more in the streets, but was honorably dis- oa to aiar less extent. Not only does he charged. of mn"3 "T workers. They will understand the ordinary -lines of The bureau of the unemployed con tions possibiuties for printing but is master of the special ducted by How is the outward evi- TU to a Christian civllUation. This lines such as music printing and dence of the organization of the work- States there are v.... f the church I text-book work. He can set a page has oeen ut t. n How.l. music or D-e ot chemicai and "In the United lnprtrCv ?he age the church has UathemaUcal formulae as well as . 4.000.000 men without employment,' over dark tne I . I :, ,t i oonI..aiio t, - ... ...... i I i A. ri?r.wvi " kir a niiiri.iuu nuw icvcuuj. . . , K a whitest lieni lli Uir vVIUUID Ut UHUHUWi. xv uuu. I UvTU 1 "Separately the always tory, K..wH It CI Jithont. The church has made of his ...vw. and U is falling short of reading. 1 1 f xt- gvo, ctnnoman I men amount to nothing; collectively and when reiorni c.iu - r- - ,.. tram within, ana not i in tne journal oooi room, uul mroi 1 mOMV I . . I , . n...u nivuniiail in X'vvx time now is spent in proof- employed are now organized in Xew York, Philadelphia, Boston, St Louis, K,., tiistl Hi faiher was also a nriiiter andivnicago ana ivansas nj. c vn intiot nnon a square deal was employed by the same firm in the organization the 'United Brother insist. "I""" I v . Volfaiv Assnciation." Its nur- , ..,nn m I WOU1Q in-1 cngiana. wnue nis uroiuer aa iunr i v.. for tne trawa . . , l . , .. v,fib va-c loroo I nose is to find work for as many peo- 1-tait r.r ooctern Fnyljind I pie as possible and interest the city churcn. .... I has mail. him. tin making work for the others. but announce that it will run a strict ly nnion laundry, paying fair wages' and working decent hours, and it will get the business of a couple of thou sand nnion men and women who are just a bit tired of patronizing non union laundries. It will not cost the new laundry company anything extra to run a onion laundry, and it will start olf with a big army of boosters for its success if it will be "square." This hint is thrown out to the man agement of the new company. It the managers will take the trouble to look into the matter they will find that The Wageworker has given them a hint well worth while. "Phase of Colorado's Recent Trouble Not Commented Upon. The Colorado legislature has appro priated $60,000 to reimburse members of the Western Federation of "Miners for damages sustained in the war against their union by the" Mine Own ers association and Governor Pea- body, who is now unhonored and un sung. The silence of a capitalistic; press regarding this law, just signed by the governor, is in strange con trast to the yelps of hireling editors who would convince the public three vears ago that tne western jreaera- tion of Miners was an enemy to so ciety. Xo greater acknowledgement 'of guilt could be made, and the $60,- 000 looms into millions as we recall the slanders against those who were forced to call on all the manhood that's in them to resist the floodtide of abuse and misrepresentation. Even Pea body's own political party with twenty-nine representatives in the Colorado house and senate, ex cepting two, voted in favor of the bill.- which is a direct slap at the Citizens" Alliance, Mine Owners, dep uty sheriffs, Pirikertons, thugs and press. Hats off to the western miners. Toledo Union Leader. CAPITAL AUXILIARY NO. II. Capital Auxiliary Xo. II to Typo graphical Union Xo. 209, will meet with Mrs. Fred Ihringer, 1539 D St, June 23d, at 2:30 p. m. C. M. Cunningham was appointed postmaster at Empire, Sioux county. vice H. B. Cunningham, resigned. Butchery Halted by Ru Tabriz, Persia 9 detachment of Russian troops with machine gras left here Monday for Crnmiah and the territory east of Urnmiah, where tie Shaflhseven tribesmen are massaere ing the people. General Snarsky. in command of the Russian, troops, baa telegraphed for reinforcements to be seat here from the Russian force aow in the Caucasus. Between 5.60O and M)9 natives are reported to have bees slain by the tribesmen in the last four days. The cause of the trouble is not stated, bat it Is supposed to be one of the periodical rampages of the Shakhseven tribesmen. General Snarsky was not able to send as large a force to Unrmiah as it is feared is needed, owing to the expected trouble with the Turkish troops who are threatening the Russians. Abdul in Danger. London A local news ageaey pub lishes a dispatch from Coostaatinopte saying that an unsuccessful attempt is reported to nave been made by the re actionaries to kidnap Abdul Ha mid. the deposed sultan of Turkey, from the house where he is residing ia Sai onikL Several officers, the dispatch continues, were killed is the struggles. AN ELEGANT OPPORTUNITY. New Laundry Company Can Make Ten Strike at Start. The new laundry company that will soon occupy the building especially erected for it at Xineteenth and O streets, has an opportunity to make a ten-strike at the very start. Let it EVERY SHOE "UNION MADE" HERE Thompson Shoe $350 a $4 Handcraft Shoe $5.00 All ltw"FC2 EUri3 Ew en's Dcotcry 12th & P Sts. OSO30SOSO50S0eTO0O0O0S0S00S00S0SOSOQ0S09TO0SO We Will Close - OUR OFFICE AND YARDS SATURDAY NOON OF EACH WEEK Dunns' June, July, and August Hutch ins & Hyatt Co. The church must preacn a wv.. , . -