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M2S ADE IN LINCOLN LINCOLN MONEY EFT IN LINCOLN E BY FRIENDS VV il KJILV BJIBEEfinJ MOB (f No better flour -sold on the Lincoln market. Every sack warranted. We want the trade of Union men and women, and we aim to deserve it. If your grocer does not handle Liberty Flour, 'phone us and we" will attend to it. Ask your neighbor how she likes Liberty Flour. We rely on the recommendation of those who use it. It G. BARBER St SON Jf I GREEN GABLES 1 1 5 The, Dr. Benj. F. Baily Sanatorium Lincoln, Nebraska C For non-contagious chrocic diseases.. Largest, f9. lest equipped, most beautifully furnished. To UNION MEN! HELP US TO HELP YOU SUIT TO YOUR ORDER More $ 15.00. FIT GUARANTEED AT THE The Laboringman's Friend 133 South Thirteenth Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. J. H. M. MULLEN. CUTTER AND MGR. NEBRASKA'S SELECT HARD-WHEAT FLOUR Wilbur and DcWitl Mills THE CELEAKATED LITTLE HATCHET FLOUft RYE FLOVfi A SPECIALTY Tfiepkomc us TJL ,4s9 15 SOUTH 9TH, LINCOLN, NEB. Your Cigars Should Bear This Label. 7 T Tn Irtn.m a A flr mtt , ! llHWllM U' ' ,t"'" It is insurance against sweat shop and tenement goods, and against disease. . . . Pittsburg. The Sons of Vnlcan have won their demand from the United States Steel Corporation for an increase of wages. This organiza tion is made up of the iron puddlers of the Pittsburg district and is recog nized as a rival of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Work ers, which is now fighting so hard against open shops at the - tin mills of the steel corporation. Some time since the Sons of Vulcan served notice on the Oliver Iron and Steel Company and the A. M. Byers Company, both Steel Corporation plants here, that they would strike August 1 unless an increase of ZV cents per ton was granted to the puddlers. The mills declared there would be no advance given, but when the puddlers went to draw their pay they found the increased pay in their envelopes. The old scale had expired June 30. but the men had continued at work until the new scale could be 1 arranged. Denver. Col. At the international convention of machinists, to be held in this city in September, an effort will be made to change the present method of selecting the vice-presi dents. The proposed amendment pro vides that there shall be a board of vice-presidents, each selected from a geographical district, and to be placed in charge of it during" his term. The claim is made in behalf of the pro posed change that a man from his own district knows the needs there better than one who does not know anything about the, territory and the the lodges of machinists in it. New York. Under the new law per mitting the erection of tuberculosis sanatoria at certain points within New York state, which was passed by the recent legislature at Albany at the behest of the organized workers throughout the state, the Central La bor union of Manhattan has made a move looking toward permission to es tablish on its site, at Medford. Suf folk county, a hospital of such descrip tion. The proposition as now out lined, comprehends a hospital costing around $100,000. the amount - to be raised by contributions from the vari ous local unions. Milwaukee. For refusing to join in the strike at St. Mary"s hospital, where it was alleged non-union workmen were employed, the Plumb ers union was fined $100 re cently by the Federated Trades council. Upon the refusal of the organized plumbers to pay the fine. the union was expelled from the Building Trades" section. If the plumb ers persist in their refusal to pay the fine the union may be expelled from the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor. St. Paul. Minn. From now on It is the intention of the officers of the Minnesota State Federation of Labor to make every effort to bring about peaceful settlements of all labor dis putes where such a thing is possible. Whenever any controversy comes. up these officials will at once proceed to the seat of war and will use every honorable means so to arrange mat ters that a settlement may be arrived at by conference or arbitration should this means fail. New York. A movement is on foot for the organization of a wireless tel egraph operators union. The follow ing official statement was circulated "President Konenkamp of the Com niercial Telegraphers union says that within the next few weeks he ex pects to have all wireless operators in the country and on ocean steam ers in a new branch of the union, to be known as the wireless department. It is expected that 600 persons will join the organization. Philadelphia. About 3,000 mdtor nien and conductors employed by the Interstate Railway Company on trac tion lines in eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Delaware were noti fied that after August 1 there would be a resumption of the 18Vi-cent-an- hour wage rate from which a reduc tion of one and one-half cents was made a year ago. The company had promised an increase as soon as busi ness would warrant. Copenhagen. A bill to empower municipalities to grant unemployed relief, which is not to be treated as poor law relief, to members of unions and societies who have exhausted their right to draw relief, but are still out of work, was passed by the Denmark parliament recently, the said act to remain in force until April. 1910. London. England. The Society of Amalgamated Toolmakers. Engineers and Machinists of Great Britain is one of the younger offshoots of the engi neering trades. Its headquarters are at Birmingham, and it has 52 branches in all parts of England and Scotland. Its membership is not large, only 3,710 all told, but the society appears to be held together firmly. St. Louis. Mo. Gov. Hadley has signed the woman's nine-hour law. The law regulates the employment of girls and women in factories, restau rants and other such places. Employ ment is limited to nine hours a day and prohibits their employment later than 10 p. m. or earl'er than 5 a. m. Minneapolis. The jurisdiction dis pute between the Electrical Workers' union and the theatrical stage em ployes as to the right to do. certain work, will be presented at the next meeting of the international of the latter organization, that is to be held here in September. Kenosha. Wis. After the stormiest week in the history of the city peace reigns supreme in Kenosha. The dep uties were nearly all withdrawn from the N. R. Allen's Sons plant, and the regular force of watchmen took their place. Every department was work ing with a full force when the plant shut down for the night. The manager of the tannery asked that all men arrested in connection with the strike be released from jail and no charges filed against them. This was done, and the men who had been imprisoned returned to work. The men claim that it is a victory for them on account of the fact that several of the depart ments received a small advance in wages. Lynn, Mass. A plan has been elab orated whereby an end can at once be put to all labor disputes, if such plan be generally adopted. As set forth, it contemplates the organiza tion cf a fraternal body in which both the shoe workers and the shoe man ufacturers may hold memberships. I A - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Candidate for renomination at RepuLv lican Primaries. Have devoted time exclusively to practice of Law in this city since March 1 886. Hope for the endorsement of the party, and will, if re-elected, continue so far as lies within my power to secure absolute equality before the law to all. the grand lodge or supreme body bar ing jurisdiction over all questions on which there may be disagreement be tween employers and employed. This grand lodge to be formed from the va rious local ledges, which are to be made up of manufacturers and the several branches of the shoe-working craits, taking the place of the pres ent local unions. London. England. The Miners" con federation of Great Britain after a pro longed meeting has decided in favor of balloting to decide whether its mil lion members shall go on national strike in support of the Scottish miners, wno are resisting a wage re duction of sixpence a day. The pres ent feeling seems to be in favor of the stoppage of all mines, a condition which would practically paralyze Brit ish industry. In view of the conse quent expected shortage in the coal supply many factories already have served notice to their employes of the termination of contracts. New York. Not for years have the clothing trades in Greater New York won such a notable victorv as that achieved by the pants workers and knee pants workers after a desperate contest of seven weeks" duration. At the commencement of the strike the pants makers were practically unor ganized, but to-day the 7,000 who came out to battle are marching un der the union banner. The results of the strike are: An increase in prices from 20 to 25 per cent.; that the op erators be paid in cash, instead of checks and the formal recognition of the union. Lafayette. I d. The Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators, whose headquarters are here, recently decid ed to reduce the number of local un ions in Brooklyn, N. Y.. from ten to four, with an extra one in the Bronx, local No. 1011. known as the Hebrew local, refused to abide by the deci sion of the brotherhood, however, and has taken steps to sue out a writ of injunction restraining the member ship from putting into effect the new order. South Bend, Ind. The annual con vention of the Indiana Federation of Labor, which will be held in South Bend September 28, 29 and 39. will be, acording of information furnished by olncials of the organization, now in the city completing preliminary rangements for the meeting, the big gest convention ever held by the body. Arrangements have been made to care for 500 delegates and as many more visitors. The convention will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the federation. Philadelphia. Pa. The Pennsylva nia Kan road company has just com riled a statement showing that the amount of wages paid on the system was 1125,543.947, a decrease of $29,- 471.961. as compared with 1907. The number of employes was 24.000 less than in the previous year, when 199,- 000 men were employed. The rate of pay, however, was as high in 1908 as in 1907. when it was increased over that of 1906 about 10 per cent. Washington. The boot trades con vention in New Zealand has passed resolution urging the abolition of the existing duties on imported boots, as the country is being taxed to support an industry which could not give re cent conditions of employment. The union also urged the government to start state boot factories and offers to lend .$10,000 for that purpose. Concord, N. H. A lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks has been instituted here to be known as Merrimack lodge. It is expected that lodges will soon be instituted in Man chester, Dover and Worcester. This will practically complete the organi zation on the Boston & Maine system. Detroit. Mich. A law, was passed recently in Michigan making it un lawful for women and minors to work more than nine hours a day. Indianapolis. Ind. President T. L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers has been in the anthracite districts arousing interest in organization. The union has a large number of organ izers in the field. Belgrade, Servia. According to figures just published, there were 5.434 persons affiliated with the or ganized labor movement in Servia at the close of 1907. New York. The gravediggers have organised a union in New York city. Fort Worth. Tex. A state bureau of labor and-statistics has been created i-y t? Taxas legislature. . , g WORKERS UNIOH t J umiohJsphp! j raCory Ha j Named Shoes are Often Made in Non-union Factories. DO NOT BUY ANY SHOE no matter tcnat its name nn less it bears a plain and read able impression of this Union Stamp. All Shoes toithout the Union Stamp are Altcays Non-Union Do not accept any excuse for the absence of the UNION STAMP. BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS' UNION . 246 Sumner St., Boston, Mass: John F. Tobin, Pres. Chas. L. Baine, Sec-Treas. ?Hot Weather1? Comforts Mr. Inside Man, you have an electric fan. How about your good wife? Has she an electric fan? Is she still broiling herself and the steaks over a red-hot coal range? Why not pause and consider her comfort and convenience a little bit? If not both electric fan and gas range (Set a (Gas Range It will make the kitchen comfortable; it will save hours and health, and make home happy. Cheaper than coal and so clean, convenient and comfortable. We sell the ranges (cash or pay ments) and furnish the gas. You furnish the match. And then the housewife is equipped with labor-saving machinery. Once used, never abandoned. Ask 5,000 Lincoln women who cook with gas. Lincoln Gas and Electric Light Co. OPEN EVENINGS G Subscribe Now, $ 1 9, 030OS05C040