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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1909)
A LIVE DELEGATE. mm R. L. McBrida Will Represent Lin coln Barbara at Milwaukee. Th local Barbers Union will be represented at the Milwaukee con vention or "live wire- In the per son or R. U McBride. The conten tion, which is the first in five years, meets next month, and it will have a lot of Important business to trans act. Among other things will be the matter of establishing a home. "Mac has filled several offices in the local union, and always with satisfaction to the rank and file. There is no doubt he will do the same thing with the delegateship. Mr. McBride knows what the bar bers want and need, and he also knows what it would be unwise to demand. He is conservative, but at the same time in favor of continued progress, but not at the expense of organisation I and discipline. The in dications are that there will be dele gates who wiH want to take ex treme acton, but this will not meet with the approbation of the Lincoln local, and Mr. McBride may be de pended upon to represent the wishes of his constituents. CENTRAL LABOR UNION. Wages and Cost of Living Discussed With Knowledge of Facts. The meeting of the Central Labor Union Tuesday evening was made doubly pleasant by the report of the committee appointed to investigate the matter of wages and cost of living. Rev. Mr. Zenor. fraternal delegate from the Ministerial Union and pastor of Uio made , the si siae nristian cnnrcn,- per worker a week. The men for- report. Rev. Mr. Zenor I merly earned from 114 to SIR a week spoke Vith knowledge, having spent I but the girls are receiving from S4 several weeks in investigation at first I to $10 a week for doing the same hand. During this time he gathered I work. The girls are working on drill figures from craftsmen of the various presses and other operations that the trades, from laborers without trade men heretofore thought they- alone and from clerks. This report, as soon could perform. A great feeling of as it can be amplified and prepared I uneasiness prevails among the men for publication will be given to the J still employed in the factory lest press. I they too shall be displaced by the This report was the first of a series I women. of investigations undertaken by the central body. rur weeks nence me I TWO KINDS OF GOVERNMENT. matter of the Lincoln Traction Co. "I have come to the conclusion that m mw m mw a. m M mr -M HS A m ODEL SHIRTS E!! Coat Cuff attaceed. They fit, are comfortable to 1 QA wear and warranted not to fade, each. "uuw RAILROAD SPECIAL OVERALLS U"lftrl flinC are warranted to wear and give per elUJ UUUC feet satisfaction, per pair 75c, l Af 85c and VlsUU Ponoll Uorb Shirts .SSS tXl full cut and made of the best material, ench O U B 17E SELL THE HARDY GLOVE UNION MADE For down right hard wear this glove can't be beat. Hardy Work Gloves, SOc, 75c, Sl.OO. Hardy Driving Gloves, $1, $1.50. KEl'S CEPASTCEIT. will be aired, a committee now being lfbgn haye oj-y ,wo Qf actively engaged in gathering some lvernment far tacts aoout mat corporation. inei , - , , . , . , . I namely, thief rule and mob rule. Labor Day committee reported for I mm ... I Lmnt2 ( .ft X r Tint tTiis TiTnA the benefit of the delegates, and pro-1 .. . . . ' , . ; .1 The idea may be Emma Goldman s. vision was made ror tne payment 01 1 . , . ; " I but the words are the words of one or two bills outstanding. - The committee is able to pay all bills from the guarantee fund, but owing to climatic conditions it will be un able to return the guarantee. The . . . ,1 rer; and, when you give that up, to pressing the opinion that their locals ' a f. Franklin H. Giddings, one of the leaders in university sociology and a professor at Columbia University. i Now, the puzzle it's a double puzzle is to find Professor Giddings' er- would not expect a return of the money advanced. The "Labor Chautauqua" idea was presented and discussed freely, and it was generally agreed that the idea was good and that it should be car ried out. However, nothing definite choose from the two the category of I the government at Washington. Thinking may do it The Public, Chicago. TRUE TEST OF WAGES. The number of dollars a man gets (was decided upon and the delegates s nothinS- t he can buy for will think it over for a couple of " " " lour As usual several unions that should nim two Prlces for food and always be represented were not rep- """""a- conveniences is to resented at the meeting. reduce his wages. To reduce his wages one-mira ana cut tne cost or his living in two is to raise them American workmen have been fooled His Dirty I Dy 0113 t"' for. generations. They oniy Began to see it in tne dazzling light of the great fortunes oiled no Rover." the pedigreed Scotch col- under nrotection. These reoresent lie dog belonging to Richard Manpin. difference between the raise of was poisoned by some worse than w and tnat of Drices. Duluth descendent or canine progenitors last Lap,,,. World. Wednesday night. The splendid ani- A DIRTY TRICK. Dog Poisoner Gets In Work and Kills Scotch Collie. his work. His fellow shoers took cog nizance of the matter and "doubled up" in their work to such an extent that they not only took care of their own work, but performed his. As a result the pay envelope gladdened the sick member's house hold by its reg ular appearance. This is another trick that these "anarchistic union men" are always pulling off when they see a chance. HELD CONSTITUTIONAL. The constitutionality of the Na tional Employers Liability Act of 1908 has been upheld in a case decided by Judge Trieber in the Eastern District of Arkansas, namely, the case of Wat son. Administratrix, vs. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & San Francisco Rail way Company. FORESTALL GOVERNMENT. Anticipating a court order seques trating its funds pending the trial of the suit for damages begun by the newspapers of Stockholm in connec tion with the recent strike, the Swed ish compositors' union has transferred all its possessions to private hands. conditions will remain as at preerats though a few changes were agreed to on working conditions. The Cap Makers Union in Cin cinnati, which was disbanded some time ago, has been reorganized. William E. Keller. Brooklyn, has been elected president of the Na tional Association of Letter Carriers. Chicago Malsters Association has locked out 15 union malsters and malt elevator men because the twi want the 8-hour day. CONVENTIONS OF 1909. win A LITTLE PROUD. theP daylight store Hayden Photographer 1127 O Street mal d!ed Thursday morning after I BEATRICE PRINTERS ORGANIZE. making a hard struggle for life. At t 1)rinters of Beatrice have re- the last moment he wagged his tail organized their union and it is re- when his little master sought to com- ported that every eligible craftsman tort mm. I save one has become a member Thp There must be something radically foiiowinir officers have lun wti- wrong with the make-up of a man I M M Fark president; B. F. Robison. that would poison a kindly colHe. 1 rice president; Miss Imogene Shafer, "Rover" was only a year ana a nau recording secretary; A. G. Nelson, old, but he took care of his little secretary-treasurer; John J. Preiffer, master and the master's baby sister sergeant at arms; M. M. Falfc, B. F. with tender solicitude. He never Robison and John J. Preiffer, execu- harmed human or beast. The editor I tlve committee. of The Wageworker will pay $10 for proof that wfll convict the guilty WANTED, A BLACKSMITH. party, ana promises uiai uie uw n i l ne aeputy la Dor commissioner not be resorted to In order to secure I knows a 4 growing country town of punishment for the dirty criminal. I L200 people where, a first-class black The editor will attend to that part l smith is wanted. If there is anv of it himself. will gi SO per cent off on Photos for a limited length of time. Come quick and take advantaxe. THE MUSICIANS. such who reads this and wants the location, let him call np the labor commissioner's office. Bell 623, or Auto 27S6. FARMERS AND MERCHANTS 15th and O Streets BANK. Established 1901 Hi I mii Him mil ffitnt niViti rT rM n j- - -" ' wk wkl yoa to com in and w d Ml you story of the yonng wR. .sMi ttu a Mt aad his habit woo a oosition for him. W know ar Bay imodI who would Uko to know abont tais bat who are unable 1 a Dm baak.ao waafcall U tb Btorj brtody. beginouiK next weok. THE EAST O STREET BANK Start Off After the Summer Season With Conditions Satisfactory. The Musicians Union has arrived WILL APPEAL. An appeal to the supreme court of at what is practically the end of the I the state of Illinois win be taken by summer season, and they feel pretty I Edgar T. Da vies, chief of the state good over the way things have been I department of factory inspection, in during the summer. Business has lease the Illinois Manufacturers' asso- been good, and musically everything I ciation succeeds in obtaining an in- has been "closed shop." The winter 1 junction restraining the enforcement season, now about to begin, promises I of the new ten-hour law. for women. to be one of the best in recent years. B. F. Kendrick. who has been sec re- I DEMANDS INVESTIGATION. tary of the Musicians Union for some I Secretary Morrison of the American time, has resigned because of press of I Federation of Labor, made request other business, and is succeeded by I upon the department of commerce Mr. Thornburg. Mr. Kendrick made aland labor to investigate the condition splendid secretary and the local loses 1 under which men are working for the his services with much regret. I Pressed Steel Car Company at Mc- Kees Rocks, Pa. And Somewhat Swelled Up Over Com ments on That Labor Day Issue. The Wageworker force feels just a litle proud over the appearance of The Wageworker's Labor Day issue. If ever anything finer in the way of a labor paper has been issued in this neck of the woods we have failed to see it. It is something pretty good for a labor paper to get out an edi tion of forty-four pages, well filled with advertising from reputable busi ness firms and good union doctrine. The business end of the edition may be taken as an index of the good will existing toward this little labor paper. It has made & place for itself In the newspaper field, and it is recognized as an advertising medium of worth. And especially pleasing to the editor are the words of commendation that have ccme from broad-minded, unsel fish nnion men who are alwayready to give a kind word as well as a help ing hand. Nor can the editor dismiss the sub ject without saying a word for the splendid mechanical force of the Western Newspaper Union. Every man on the job tooi a personal inter est in getting the big issue out on time and in a way that would reflect credit upon the paper as well as upon the mechanical force of that big in stitution. Every bit of the mechanical work upon the Labor Day issue was performed between Monday noon and Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock and that's going some. We're prepared to wager a four-dollar dog against a couple of two-dollar cats that there isn't another mechanical force of sim ilar size in the country that can get out more and better work than the union printers, pressmen and stereo typers connected with the Lincoln branch of tie Western Newspaper Union. But here and now The Wageworker serves notice that the Labor Day edi tion of 1910 win be a whole lot better and bigger than the 1909 edition. Where and When the Clans Gather to Boost the Cause September 20, . , Trav elers Goods and Leather Novelty Workers International Union of America. September 20, Minneapolis. Mimx, International Association of Brldte and Structural Iron Workers. October 4, Milwaukee, Wis, Interna tional Union of Shipwrights, Joiner j. Caulkers, Boat Builders and Ship Cab inet Makers of America. October 4, Toronto, Oat, Ama&s- mated Association of Street and Bee trie Railway Employes of Amerk. October 5, Milwaukee. Wm, Jour neymen Barbers International CnJoa of America. October 19, Detroit, Mlchu, Interna tional Association of Car Workers. October 19, Charlotte, N. O, Unite Textile Workers of America. November 8, Toronto, Csa, Ameri can Federation of Labor. November 29, New York. N. Y, In ternational Seamen's Union. December 8. Indianapolis, Ind In ternational Alliance of Bin Posters ft America. FAIR BARBER SHOPS. PAINTERS AND DECORATORS. EVERY SHOE UNION MADE" HERE Thompson Shoe $3.50 a $4 Handcraft Shoe $5.00 A3 Et""FC3 KEI"-AU Itw en's Dootcry 12th & P Sts. MICHIGAN NINE-HOUR LAW. Business Holding Up Well After an I After September 1 it win be unlaw Unusually Good Season. I ful for women to work in any factory, The Painters. Panerhangers and I shoD or store in Michigan more than Decorators' Union in Lincoln reports nine hours per day, or fifty-four hours business "pretty good." Ordinarily in any week- The law was passed by this is well in the dull season, but the ,ast legislature and wfll force a Ithinrc h been rusbine in their ""nber of stores to give their clerks line for many months, and the inddica- weeauay nair-nouoay. tions are good for a fair run of work sample UNIONISM. few weeks ago a member of You Will Find the Union Card in the Following Places. When yon enter a barber shop, see that the union shop card Is is plats sight before yon get Into the chair. If the card is not to be seen, go else where. The union shop card is s guarantee of a cleanly shop, s smooth shave or good hair-cnt, and courteous treatment. The following barber shops are entitled to the patronage of union men: George Petro, 1010 O. J. J. Simpson, 1001 O. George Shaffer, Lincoln Hotel. C. B. Ellis, Windsor Hotel. D. S Crop, Capital HoteL M. J. Roberts, Royal HoteL A. Ia. Kimmerer, Lindell HoteL C A. Green, 120 North Eleven th. C A. Green, 1132 O. E A. Wood, 1206 O. Chaplin & Ryan, 129 Notts Twelfth. E. C. Evans. 1121 P. Bert Sturm. 116 Sooth Thirteenth. J. B. Raynor, 1501 O. Mnck tc. Barthelman, 123 Son tit Twelfth. J. J. Simpson, 922 P. Frank M alone, Havelock. C A. Hnghart, Havelock. PRESSMEN PURCHASE HOME. The International Pressmen's Union has purchased the Hale Springs prop erty in Hawkins county, Tennessee, sixty miles east of Knoxville, and will establish there a national home for aged and disabled pressmen. The property includes a hotel and 1,100 acres, with four mineral springs. UNION PRINT SHOPS. for a long time to come. Of course, a great deal depends upon the weather. The summer season was one of the I the Hcrseshoers Union was taken sick: and unable to attend to his i best in the history of the local organ lization. Evry union man had steady work, and considerable overtime was I m secured, xne memnersnip ot tne tocai was increased, and several firms "squared" at very little expense of time or money. As a whole the situa tion has been gratifying to the organ ization. GENERAL MENTION. Bits of News Picked and Pilfered From Many Sources. The smoking pipe makers in Greater New York have organized a union. A two years" wage agreement, be-S-rning October 1. was signed be tween the United States Potters'- As sociation and the National Brother hood of Operative Potters. Wage Printeries That Are Entitled to Us the Allied Trade Label. Following is s list of the prtstisaT offices in Lincoln that are en titled1 to the use of the Allied Printing Trades label, together with tse nvm ber of the label nsed by each shop? Jacob North Jb Co, No. 1. Chas. A. Simmons. No. 2. Freie Presse. No. X. Woodruff-Collins. No. 4. Graves Jc Payne, No. 5. State Printing Co, No. 6. Star Publishing Co No. T. Western Newspaper Union, No. S Wood Printing Co., No. 9. Searle Publishing Co No. 10. Kuhl Printing Co.. No. 23. George Brothers, No. II- McVey, No. 12: Lincoln Herald, No. 14. New Century Printers. No. 17. Gillispie Ml Phillips. No. IS. Herbnrger, The Printer, No. 2ft. Der FOger, No. 23. HiwHsf- I met and a7infrc rsnnir o Owned by Stockholders of the First National Bank THE VANK FOR THE WAGE-EARNED INTEREST PAID AT FOUR PER CENT Tenth and O Streets Lincoln, Nebraska THANKS, AWFULLY! The Lincoln Wageworker and the Council Bluffs Times exceeded The Laborer in their Labor Day editions, hut we' are not jealous. We are pleased with our success and glory in the success of Maupin and Gilki- son. Omaha Western Laborer. WOMEN DISPLACE MEN. Subscribe Now, $ 1 200 Work for Smith-Premier Co. at $10 Less Per Week. The Smith-Premier Typewriter Company of Syracuse, N. has re cently begun substituting women for men in many of their departments. Already about 200 women have dis placed men. with a differenca in wage rate amounting to about $10 Announcement to Men Our Line of Fall Clothing is ready for your inspection. All that you like in a suit Style, Quality, Fit and Workmanshipwill be found in the new line. Don't wait until you are ready to buy, come in any time and let .us show what you wants in the new things. TVlen's Clothier Sw j