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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1909)
TROUBLE IN OMAHA. Claimed That Imported Labor la Used on New Court House. Claiming to represent union men, B. H. Betebener has complained against Caldwell & Drake, the con tractors for the court house, to the board of county commisioners, that nonunion workmen are employed on the steel work. Betebener is chair man of the Building Trades Council and is business agent of the Painters' and Decorators' Union, No. 109. He charges that the nonunion men have been imported from Chicago and In diana to do the work. Caldwell A RECTOR'S White Cough Syrup Is a quick and positive remedy for all coughs. It stops coughing spells at night, relieves the soreness, sooths the Irritated membrane and stops the tickling. It Is an ideal preparation for chil dren, as it contains no harmful ano dynes or narcotics. 25c per bottle. RECTOR'S 12th and O streets. Herpolsfyeimer's .. Cafe.. BEST 25c MEALS IN THE CITY V. 7 imitch, Prop. Studio Photoffraphei 1 1 27 O Street la nuking a Special low prloa on Photos this wefli. m OFFICE OF Dr. R. L. BENTLEY SPECIALIST CHILDREN Dfllca Hour 1 to 4 D. m. lOoe 2118 O St. Both Phone LINCOLN. NEBRASKA DR, CIIAS. YUIIGBLUT DENTIST ROOM 202, BURR BLK. AUTO 8M6 BELL 6Mj LINCOLN, NEB. Vageworkers, Attention We have Money to Loan on Chattels. Plenty of it, too. Utmost secrecy. KELLY & NORRIS lao So. Ilth St. DISEA8E3 OP WOMEN All rectal diseases such as Piles, Fistulas, Fissure and Rec tal Ulcer treated scientifically and successfully. DR. J. R. HAGGARD, Specialist. Office, Richards Block. I'J. A. Lloyd lorcoshoor Horses called for and delivered 'Phones: Anto. ma Bell 891 Rtw LtoatlMi 420 So. Ilth Drake say that no men have been im ported, but that all skilled applicants for work have been given jobs. The contractors are under verbal promise to pay the union scale for all work on the building and there is no charge that this promise has been broken. Omaha Daily Bee. . , CENTRAL LABOR UNION. Small Meeting But Considerable lm portant Business Was Transacted. The Central Labor Union met Tues day evening at Bruse's hall, and while the attendance was smaller than usual considerable business of importance was transacted. It was decided to have a delegate at the Toronto conven tion if possible as it was deemed nec essary to have some one on the ground to help protect the Interests of a loyal lot of unionists now in trouble. Will M. Maupin was unanimously elected to the position. . , '" i The announcement that meetings are already being held in the Labor Temple .was greeted with applause, and the Central Labor Union will hold its first November nieeing under the roof of the unions. Rent for Bruse's hall was, ordered paid until January 1. 1910. Members of the Labor Temple As sociation directory present reported on the progress of the work and con siderable interest was manifested. A report for the American Federa tion of Labor was filled out. It shows twenty-three affiliated unions, in the city, two not affiliated, not including the railroad brotherhoods, and six trades that are not organized, but might be with proper effort. The average hours for the various trades was a fraction over 9, and the aver age wage a fraction over $2.90 per day. It is the hope of the faithful dele gates that when the central . body be gins holding regular meetings in the Labor Temple the attendance will be much larger. There was but a hand ful at Tuesday night's meeting, and as a result there was an air of chilli ness about the whole of the proceed ings. Trades that should be repre sented by live delegates because of self interest were unrepresented. It was explained, however, that the at tendance would have been larger were It not for the fact that a number of men were working at the Labor Temple. THE BARBERS. Delegate McBride Telle About the Big Milwaukee Convention. R. L. McBride, wno represented the local union at the national convention of the Journeymen Barbers' Interna tional Union of America at Milwaukee on October 8. has returned and again taken up his Work. Speaking of the trip and of the convention, Mr. Mc Bride said: I left Lincoln Sunday, October 3 for Milwaukee, and was in Chicago all day Monday. Saw the Cubs and Pirates play the last game of the season, and it was a great game and I was one of a mighty big crowd. I left Chicago on the "Barbers' Special" as the guest of the Chicago members. There were about 450 of us on the train, and it was a swell affair. This was the first train ever run especially for union barbers and we were rightfully proud of It. At Milwaukee they met us with a big crowd and a brass band and escorted us to the St. Charles hotel. "Local No. 50 of Milwaukee proved an excellent host. We were given a smoker on Wednesday evening and a theatre party on Thursday evening. We also' had various sight-seeing trips around Milwaukee. I also had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Cook lecture on his polar expedition. "We had seven days of hard work to take care of the accumulated bust ness of five years. We made some changes in the sick and death bene' fits, and amended other laws. It was a splendid convention and I believe we performed service that will be of vast benefit to the organization as a whole and to the membership individually." Since returning Mr. McBride has taken a chair in the Chaplin & Ryan shop on South Twelfth street. The union barbers of Jo pi In, Mo., are fighting a proposition to lengthen their hours. Nearly 700 delegates, representing 27,000 members, were in attendance at the convention of the Barbers' Inter national Union held in Milwaukee last week. Five years having elapsed since a convention had been held, the meet ing was the most important in the history of the organization. Hours of labor, scales of wages and how to extend the union in cities and shops organized were the chief topics considered. The honor of traveling farthest to attend the convention went to Abra ham Pena, Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Investigate Out Department Store Prices on Stoves and Furniture Special ; InSRf SoKd UH 1 Diner ShI. 98c : V l Two-inch continuous post, Ver ms Martin finish $8.95 $14.75 to $27.50 FIRST Our stoves and sewing machines are not expen sively advertised brands, but this does not mean that they are not just as good as the best. SECOND When you buy a stove or sewing machine that is advertised in all the leading magazines in the country you are paying for this advertisement which costs a lot of money, but because they are advertised is no sign they are better than ours. They claim it makes a stove or sewing machine sell easier, which is very true. THIRD Our. stoves and sewing machines have been on the market for many years; perhaps you have not heard of them, but that is no sign that they are not as good as the best. They are constructed perfectly and guaranteed to give per fect satisfaction.' The best' of material is used in every one of them, ,and they are absolutely guaranteed by the factory and by us. WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY, LET US SHOW YOU Ladies' High Grade Shoes $2.95 Our showing of "Women's High Grade Shoes at $2.95 is the peer of any in Lincoln. We have made this priced line a prominent feature of our stock. Our aim is to give you not only the best toe shapes, but also the best patterns from leading shoe manufacturers. The exact styles for Young Women and the more conservative styles are shown in all leathers, sueh as Patent Colt, Soft Dull Calf, Bright Velvet Kid Skin, etc., Button blucher or lace, hand turned and Goodyear welt sole, all the new heels, most . stores ask $3.50 and $4.00, our special d QC price ..yO Misses' and Children's Vici ' Kid - Velour Calf School ' Shoes in button or lace, good stout soles, sizes fl 3ft , iiy2 to 2.........vl00 Sizes Sy2 to 11 ... $1.24 Boy's Box Calf School Shoes, ' blucher styles, sizes 1 to 5 good stout leather soles. f $1.48 I V -.11 Extraordinary Values in Hand Painted. In the Basement. 500 samples of beautiful Hand Painted China Plates. These are genuine Imported China Plate of exquisite designs and patterns. This lot contains no two alike, so we would sug gest that you come early while the selections are more varied. Regular price $1.50 to TQf $300. Now at .....I., ly Now is the time to fill your china closet and decorate your plate rail. New Corset (Cover Embroidery : ; The heavy Cambric for fall and winter wear; 1 8 inches wide; new designs. - 19c, 25c, 30c to 69c a yd. Stove nt THE l?DAYLIOHT STORE , Joint and the W. L. Douglas Shoe Co. has been settled. By the terms of the agreement the union wins practically every contention. Douglas resumes the use of the label, the wage scale will be what the union insisted it should be before the trouble, and Doug las will again center his manufactur ing business at Brockton and give un ion men every preference. ' It developed during the course of the negotiations that Mr. Douglas had left the whole matter to subordinates, and that they had caused the trouble. As soon as Mr. Douglas took hold of affairs there was an end to all the controversy. The settlement is a distinct victory -;for President Tobin and Vice Presi dent Loveley, and it puts their oppon ents up against it in the matter of explanations. o the unemployed and $2,594,759 strike benefits, a grand total of $4,500,000 paid by men to most of whom a dollar means more than a hundred times that much to many of those who are mak ing it the business of their lives to "down" labor unions. UNIONS TO ORGANIZE. DOUGLAS TROUBLE SETTLED. Will Resume Use of Union Stamp and Move Back to Brocton. About the best news for unionists is that the controversy between the United Boot and Shoe Workers' Union IN TORONTO. be a Labor Temple Has Proved to Profitable Investment. The annual statement of the di rectors of the Toronto Labor Temple shows that the year's business was a profitable one. The receipts amounted to $13,568.33, leaving a balance of $1, 856.18. The assets of the company are the building, $35,888.34: furniture. $7,500.. The , profits show an unde clared dividend of over 13 per cent. The excess of assets over liabilities is $17,309.87. The original allotment of stock has been taken up, and the sin. gle transaction of $5.00 for the year closed the final allotment. At present there is no stock on the market, and the company will not issue any more, as the stock as It now stands Is worth more than double what was paid for It UNION BENEFITS. Last year the organizations compre hended in the American Federation of Labor paid $1,257,244 in death bene fits, $593,541 in sick benefits, $205,254 Crafts in Lincoln That Should get Into the Union Fold. There are several crafts in Lincoln that should be organized, and it is high time that the American Federa tion of Labor gave some attention. to this part of the country. Twice within the last seven years an organizer of the Federation has appeared In Lin- coin and he actually spent two hours on one visit and about a half-day on the other. ' , Apart from this absolutely nothing has been done along the lines of organization work in the second largest city in Nebraska by the Amer ican Federation of Labor. There are upwards of 150 people engaged in the garment making in dustry in Lincoln. No attempt has ever been made to organize them. There are upwards of 100 people in Lincoln working in laundries. No attempt has been made at organiza tion for the last seven or eight years. There are five or six hundred retail clerks " working in Lincoln, but ' no attempt at organization has ever been made. The sheet metal workers are unor ganized, although there are enough of them in the city to maintain a strong union. The freight handlers used to have an organization in Lincoln, but it pet ered out about five years ago and has never been revived, chiefly because no effort has been made in that di rection. There is a big field for organization work right here in Lincoln, and the internationals of the crafts mentioned, together with the American Federa tion of Labor, ought to get busy. EVERY SHOE "UNION MADE" HERE Thompson Shoe $3.50 $4 Handcraft Shoe $5.00 All Hw--"F0R KEH"--AII New en's Boot cry 12th & P Sts. V ' . ' ...GO TO... THE FARMERS MEAT CO. 226 No. 10th, if you wish to save from 10 to 15 per cent. The working's men's friend AUTO 1371 BELL 899 J. W.Wolfe, Prop. GREGORY, Tailor Knows how to dress you up and has the finest line of fall and winter goods in the city. : : : : : : : : Pressing a Specialty Your Business Solicited