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BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS' UNION
246 Sumner St., Boston, Mass:
8 John F. Tobin, Pres. Chas. L. Baine, Sec.-Treas. 1
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Happy iJCew Year January I , igio
Established
1901
15th and 0 St.
Lincoln, Neb.
In common with all commercial banks, we pay interest on time deposits.
It is your duty to save; we will help you if you will let us.
Open Saturday evenings 6 to 8 F. & M. bldg. 15th & O Sts.
The Long Winter
Nights
May be made bright and cheerful by illuminating
the home with either Gas or Electricity. And the
disposition of the housewife may be sweetened
by relieving her of the drudgery of filling "smelly"
kerosene lamps and cleaning smoky chimneys.
Nothing is so well calculated to make home happy
as bright lights and cheerful dispositions. We
will furnish the illumination-and the cheerful dis
positions will follow as a natural result.
If It's a Question of Cost
Let us prove to you as we can that it is
cheaper, more convenient and far better to illu
minate with gas or electricity than it is to illumin
ate with kerosene amps. Counting cost of
kerosene and chimneys, to say nothing of the
drudgery connected therewithit costs no more
to use gas or electricity. And as for the results
dollar for dollar you get immensely more and
better light always ready, no cleaning, no break
ageby using our illuminants.
Equipping a Modern Kitchen
Mr. Mechanic, you insist upen having the
best and most up-to-date tools. Why deny your
good wife the same conveniences for her trade.
If you think hocsewifery is not a trade, just try
it. Equip the kitchen with labor saving devices
first a gas range, then electric irons, toasters,
etc. Come in and let us show you a (few things.
Lincoln Gas and
Electric Light Co.
OPEN EVENINGS
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Bridgeport. O. One thousand cots
were placed inside the tin mills stock
ade by guards in the employ of the
American Sheet and Tinplate Com
pany, where a strike has been in force
for weeks past, and intermittent riot
ing for the past ten days. It is pre
dicted that it is the purpose of the
beads of the tin mills company instead
of dismantling the plant to operate the
mills with imported nonunion labor.
Monaca, Pa. The strike of 250 for
eign laborers who walked out at the
Colonial Steel mill at Colona, owing to
the refusal of the company to grant
an increase of 15 cents a day to about
eighty of their number, was settled.
The strikers agreed to go back at the
old wages. The mill is in full opera
tion.
Hartford, Conn. Under a new law
which has just gone jnto effect in
Connecticut written reports must be
made to the factory inspector of every
accident in a factory or mercantile
establishment, by which the death of
an employe or his serious injury is
caused. The inspector or any of his
deputies is authorized to make an in
vestigation, but the records of the
investigation are to be confidential
and neither the inspector nor any of
his assistants is to be a competent
witness concerning the facts ascer
tained by the investigation. Failure
to report an accident is punishable
by a maximum fine of $20.
Denver, Col. Prom returns received
to inquiries addressed to each of the
labor organizations in Colorado there
have been compiled for 122 organiza
tions that reported figures relating to
membership, wage each day, hours
worked each year. The membership
of the organizations reporting num
bers approximately 15,000. The hours
worked each day are reported as eight
by 33 unions, as nine by 15 unions, as
12 by five unions and 13 by one union
as seven by three unions and as five
by three unions. '
Boston. To assist Its affiliated
unions in their organizing campaigns,
Boston Metal Trades council will have
a joint mass meeting of all the union
and nonunion men of Boston and vi
cinity. A number of the international
officers will be present and speak.
The machinists, blacksmiths, boiler-
makers, metal and brass polishers and
workers and the coremakers and
foundryruen's unions have all begun
individual campaigns. All have asked
for international organizers to assist
in the work.
Chicago. A call for an international
convention of the "unemployed,"
which will be attended by representa
tives from all parts of this country
and Europe, has been issued. The
convention will be held in Chicago
January 24 next, and it is the inten
tion of the leaders of the movement to
invite President Taft and the gov-
ernors of the various states to attend
and discuss with them the question as
to what should be done to provide
work for the great army of unem
ployed.
Cincinnati. Railway telegraphers
employed by the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern railroad in demanding a
new wage scale and a change in work
ing conditions are meeting with the
same opposition from the company as
are the Big Four telegraphers in their
like demands. It is understood the
Baltimore & Ohio men ask for a 15
per cent, increase in wages. C. C,
Bent, general manager of the Balti
more & Ohio Southwestern, declares
the demands are unreasonable.
Chicago. The total membership of
the United Brewery Workers' union
at the present time is 45,233. com
posed of 366 local unions and 187
branches. During the last year nine
local union - charters and 12 branch
charters were granted. During the
same time 4,954 new members were
taken into the organization.
London, England. From the begin
ning of the movement in 1874, what
is now known as the Women's Trade
Union league, has been the most im
portant agency in the development of
unionism among women in Great Brit
ain. This organization, at present.
has nearly 140,000 members.
London, Eng. Notices were posted
at the weaving mills in the Bolton,
Wigan and Leigh districts announcing
that short-time - working schedules
would go into effect owing "to the pro
hibitive price of cotton." Many thou
sands of operatives will be affected by
the curtailment.
Boston. All but three local shops
have now signed the new wage scale
for the Sheet Metal Workers' union.
The present wage rate is $3.60 a day.
Under the new scale the rate will
be $3.75 a day on and after January
1 and four dollars on and after June
1 next.
Washington. The Knights of Labor
recently recommended that a bill be
lubmitted to congress authorizing the
(resident to appoint a court of arbitra
tion to settle strike and corporation
(natters.
London, Eng. The master tailors'
organization is considering the advisa
bility of forming a strong trade union
in order to protect their interests un
der the trades boards bill.
Homes Italy. A most serious strike
of gas workers in Italy took place re
cently. The gas men's federation gave
the signal and the men struck at Mi
lan, Madona and Genoa.
Pittsburg, Pa. War was declared
upon the United States Steel corpora
tion by the leaders of organized labor
throughout the United States and
Canada at the close of a momentous
two days conference. The decision to
battle long and hard against the stand
taken by the steel corporation in its
policy of "open shop" was reached by
the labor conferees only after hours of
debate and' a deal of trouble. The
grievances of organized labor against
the steel corporation as set forth in
the resolution have been forwarded to
President Taft and the United States
senate and house of representatives.
The governors of the states iu which
the United States Steel corporation
owns plants or has interests also will
receive copies of the resolution. The
resolution deals principally with the
low wages paid the men in the employ
of the steel corporation, the hours of
work, and the general condition of op
pression under which the corporation
is alleged to hold its employes.
Boston. The board on wages for
1910 at the Charlestown navy yard
reported recently. Wage increases
are given the boilermakers, copper
smiths, die sinkers, both house and
ship joiners, ordnancemen, wiremen,
painters, shipfitters and varnishers
and polishers. A new rating of tool
dresser was established with a rate
for first class of $3,36 a day. No
reductions were made. The men whose
waes were not increased will be
given the opportunity, if they desire,
to protest to the navy department,
through the commandant, up to De
cember 31.
Bradford, Pa. Official announce
ment was made here that the 60 hand
blown, glass plants of the country will
in a few days apply for articles of in
corporation under the laws of this
state for a company to be known as
the Imperial Window Glass Company
of the United States. The new concern
will be capitalized at $10,000,000. One
of the articles of incorporation will
provide for an immediate increase of
five to ten per cent, in the wages of
the hand-blown ' glassmakers of the
United States. This order will affect
about 5,000 men.
Detroit, Mich. In regard to a report
emanating from Lansing, Mich., that
the Michigan Central railroad had in
creased the wages of its trainmen and
telegraph operators, General Superin
tendent S. W. Brown of the Michigan
Central said: "The conductors and
brakemen were given an increase of
approximately 15 per cent, several
weeks ago. The negotiations with the
men extended till nearly the last of
October, but the increase was made
effective October 1."
New York. Miss Anue Morgan,
daughter of J. P. Morgan, is an appli
cant for membership in the Woman's
Trade Union league and when her
name has been approved she will be
come a regular member, paying one
dollar a year, which is the fee. This
is the league to which the striking
shirtwaist makers belong and the ap
plication for membership means that
Miss Morgan is interested in the at
tempt the girls are making for their
own betterment.
St. Paul, Minn. After 15 days of
negotiating between the Switchmen's
Union of North America and the joint
committee of railroad managers, rep
resenting 13 railroads of the north
west, a strike involving 2,300 switch
men became effective. The men are
employed by the various railroads
running west and north of St. Paul
from Lake Superior to the Pacific
coast.
Paris, France. An Anglo-French
treaty is being concluded which pro
vides for equal treatment in respect
to compensation -for injuries to citi
zens of one country working in the
other. It does not apply to employes
who have worked only six months in
one country, or persons engaged in
transport service, whose business
headquarters are in the other country.
Boston. A special meeting of Bos
ton Coremakers' union has been called
to consider whether it will admit to
membership the women employed in
the core making shops of Greater Bos
ton, or contest with the proprietors
over the propriety of their employ
ment in this arduous laboring work.
Charleston, S. C. The commercial
telegraphers' organization is actively
engaged in organization work, the
southeastern states being the principal
field of activity. New unions have
been formed in this city, Columbia, S.
C, and Augusta, Ga.
Cincinnati. Thiuias Fisher, sixth
vice-president of the International
Brotherhood of Painters, Paperhangers
and Decorators, was found dead in his
room at a private boarding house.
Death was due to natural causes.
Boston.- The Maine Central rail
road has adopted new scales and
working rules for Its engineers, fire
men, operators and station agents.
Many betterments are granted, espe
cially for additional compensation for
extra duties.
Chicago. Steps are being taken by
interested members of some of the
railway organizations to obtain a thor
ough organization of all lines of work
men in the railway yard service.
Chicago. Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Enginemen and Firemen paid $62,
903 in death and disability benefits
during October.
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.
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The Dr. Benj. F. Baily Sanatorium
Lincoln, Nebraska
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having clothes that fit and are
comfortable. Call and select
the pattern you like, also the .
style. Leave the rest to us.
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don't want your money. All
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