WAGEWORKER
By Maupin & Hogard
WILL M. MAVPIN . . Editor
W. P. HOGARD . . - . Mansfcr
Published Weekly at 137 No. 14th
St, Lincolr, Neb. One Dollar a Tear.
Entered aa second-class matter April
21, 1904, at the postoffice at IJncoln,
Neb., under the Act of Congress of
March 3rd, 1S79.
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TO LABOR UNIONS.
Will you assist us by ap
pointing some one in your
union to furnish us with news?
The Wageworker wants to pub
lish the news of your local, and
In order to do so must have
your assistance. It is our aim
to give our readers ail the la
bor news that' is to be had and
we wish to do it properly, so
that you will be satisfied. By
helping us in this way, you not
only make this paper more val
uable and complete, but your
knowledge of what is going on
in the labor movement is bet
ter and the good feeling among
the various crafts is more
strongly cemented. When this
fellowship idea is instilled thor
oughly among us there is less
likelihood of a break in the
ranks and it is certainly need
ed at the present time.
proud of the organization. He re
ceived the earnest support and co
operation of as loyal a lot of union
men. as can be found In many days'
travel. To this support and co-operation,
far more than to any efforts of
the president, is due the magnificent
start the Nebraska State Federation
has made upon what promises to be
a splendid career of usefulness.
est cold snap -within the memory of
the oldest Journeymen. Several big
jobs are tied up awaiting a day or two
of thawing weather. The only bright
spot is in the prospects for plenty of
work when the weather does get
around to a workable condition.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION BALL.
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The Wageworker hopes the so-called
"liberal element" will secure plenty
of signers to its petition for a referen
dum on the "wet or dry" proposition.
This paper is in favor of a referendum
on any question at any time, provid
ing the question is of interest to any
considerable number of citizens. But
The Wageworker ventures the proph
esy that when theTvote is taken Lin
coln will be dryer than ever.
Mr. Silloway ought to show himself
man of courage by coining back to
Lincoln and "making good" on some
of his wild assertions. If he fails to
return and make a showing he will
confess himself to be either a wilfull
liar or a malicious slanderer.
THE TEMPLE'S DOORS.
There sems to be an opinion preva
lent that the Labor Temple is for
union men and women only, and that
non-unionists are not wanted there.
If such an opinion does exist it is ut
terly without foudatlon, for the union
men and women whose work has re
salted In the opening of the Temple
want the non-unionists to make the
Temple their headquarters. If there
is a non-union mechanic in Lincoln
who Imagines that he will not be wel
come to the Temple, let him go there,
announce himself and await results,
The Wageworker will warrant him
that he will receive a cordial welcome,
and will be treated exactly as the
union visitors are treated. But there
Is every chance that he will be asked
to join the union of his craft and
given ample reasons why he should
do so. The Teinnle was built for edu
cational purposes as much as anything
else.
Not all non-unionists are "scabs.
Not by a great deal. A majority of
non-unionists are outside the union
fold because they have never had an
opportunity of studying trades union
principles and have never had an op
portunity to secure information as to
the benefits of unionism. Union men
are largely to blame for the fact that
a large percentage of workingmen are
not members of the unions of their
craft. They are to blame because
they have not acted as missionaries,
carrying the glad tidings of industrial
salvation Into the waste places. Union
men are to blame If the general pub
lic has a wrong conception of union
ism, for union men have not under
taken to offset the fulse and mislead
ing stories set afloat by subsidized
newspapers.
By all means, Mr. Non-Union Man,
make the Labor Temple your head
quarters. If you can Rtand out against
the arguments presented by men who
know by experience what the benefits
of unionism are, you are certainly
blind to your own welfare. Or if you
can show us wherein we are wrong
In forming unions, we'll be much
obliged. But, anyhow, make the La
bor Temple your headquarters. You
will be as welcome as the flowers in
spring.
The mechanics imported into Lin
coln last summer to work in compe
tition with resident mechanics, are
not now buying goods of local mer
chants nor adding anything to the tax
able wealth of the city. The business
man who hired the imported mechan
ics ought to think it over.
Evangelist Silloway or Sillyway
is Just like many other traveling
evangelists. Every city he visits is
just "three miles from hell," and the
only way it can save itself Is to do
just as the evangelist says.
The Davenport tract may never have
been under water, but the editor of
The Wageworker is only one of thou
sands wno has sen it entirely sur
rounded by water.
About the best socialist propaganda
we know of Is now being waged by
the trusts and corporations that have
control of the food and clothing of the
country.
If the price of the necessaries of
life continue to climb, the unions
ought to go Into the manufacturing
and selling business on their own ac
counts.
If the board of education really
wants the Davenport tract, why m
heaven's name does it not say so, and
then fight it out on that line?
Chief of Police . Malone promptly
called the traveling evangelist down
Chief "Jim" doesn't mince his words
either.
Labor Temple Benefit at the Lyric
next Monday evening. Secure tickets
now. On sale at the Temple.
Labor Temple Benefit
tre next Monday night.
-Lyric Tliea
LABOR TEMPLE BENEFIT.
THE STATE FEDERATION.
The Nebraska State Federation of
Labor starts out on what is really its
first year under the most favorable
auspices. The convention at South
umoua was a splendid one in every
respect, ana tne delegates demon
strated their earnestness in the work
of the organization. In Frank M. Cof
fey the Federation has an executive
who has had wide experience in the
work of organization, experience in
legislative work, and legal ability of
a nign oruer. his unanimous election
to the presidency was not only a high
tribute to his standing in the labor
movement, but was an evidence of the
gooa judgment of the organization
The re-election of Secretary-Treasurer
nan was a matter of course, for Mr.
Hart has conducted the affairs of that
important office with diligence and
earnestness.
The legislative committee, the most
important committee of the organiza
tion, is made up of staunch trades
unionists who know the needs of the
workers and also know the best ways
of securing the recognition of those
weeds tn rough legislative action.
It is regrettable that a number of
organizations, some of them sadly in
need of Just such enlivening influences
as will be exerted by the State Fed
eration, nave failed or refused to af
filiate. But In due time these organi
sations win realize tne tolly or their
neglect and will make amends by
coming into the organization and ex
erting themselves to make up for lost
time
The editor of The Wageworker, who
was honored by election to the presi
dency when the organization was per
fected, feels that he has a right to be
Manager Gorman of the Lyric Makes
Tender of His Theatre.
Manager Gorman of the Lyric has
on more than one occasion shown his
friendship for organized labor. For
that reason it was no surprise when
he called up Manager Rudy of the
Temple and said:
"Can I help your Temple along by
giving a benefit performance?
"Well, I should say so!" exclaimed
Manager Rudy.
"All right, then. Call it Monday
evening. January 1". You have the
boys sell as many tickets as they can
and we'll divide the receipts half and
half. How does that suit?"
"Bully!" said Manager Rudy.
And thus it was arranged. The per
formance will be by. the Lyric Stock
Company, headed by Mr. Horace V.
Noble and Miss Louise Carter, and this
means a performance that will please
all who attend. The Lyric Stock Com
pany has fixed itself firmly in the af
fections of Lincoln playgoers.
Unionists interested in boosting the
femple project along are requested
to call on Manager Rudy and get some
tickets, and then hustle out and sell
them. The tickets are exchangeable
at the box office for the regular re
served seat coupon tickets.
Now let's get busy and pack the
Lyric until the police authorities in-
terefere.
Annual Event Will Be Held at
ternity Hail, February 23.
The twenty-seventh annual ball of
Lincoln Typographical Union No. 209,
will be held at Fraternity hall on Feb
ruray 23. Committees from the union
and Capital Auxiliary are now work
ing together to make it the most suc
cessful social event in the history of
the union. The net proceeds of the
ball will be invested in stock of the
Labor Temple Association, and this
fact is calculated to make the attend
ance larger than usual.
Nothing will be left undone that
will contribute to the pleasure of the
annual event, and the reputation the
printers have achieved for success
along social lines will be more than
duplicated.
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- BENEFIT
LABOR TEMPLE
LYRIC
MONDAY, JANUARY
COURTESY
MANAGER GORMAN
AND
LYRIC STOCK COMPANY
REGULAR PRICES
SECURE
YOUR SEATS NOW
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LABOR TEMPLE DIRECTORS.
First Meeting of New Board Transacts
a Lot of Business.
The new board of directors of the
Labor Temple Association met at the
Temple Monday evening and proceed
ed to elect a board of seven trustees,
as provided by the law governing the
association. Tin; following were
elected.
S. L. Chaplin, president.
G. A. Walker, vice president.
Fred Ihringer, secretary.
B. C. Fox, treasurer.
Louis Hale.
W. L. Mayer.
Fred Vaughn.
Hereafter the board of directors
will meet once a month, on the fourth
Monday night. The board of trustees
will later decide on how often to
meet. Hereafter the trustees will per
form the bulk of the work, the direc
tors acting in an advisory and over
seeing capacity.
W. L. Mayer was employed as as
sistant to Manager Rudy at a salary
of $16 a week. Both Manager Rudy
and Assistant Mayer are members of
the Electrical Workers.
Mr. Mayer was allowed a salary of
$48 for three weeks' work as assistant
taking the same in stock, the services
having been performed prior to the
meeting of the board.
Announcement was made that the
firm of Rudge & Guenzel had bought
230 shaies of stock, and had trans
ferred the same to the twenty-three
unions of the city, alloting ten shaies
to each union.
J. C. Harpham, who purchased 100
shares of stock, has transferred the
same back to the Temple association
thus making what is virtually a dona
tion of $100 to the Temple.
Just as soon as it can be made up
The Wageworker will publish a list of
the friends who have contributed ma
terial to the association to further the
work of remodeling the building. It
will be a long list, and the names
thereon should be borne in mind by
the unionists of the city.
THE MUSICIANS.
Pro-
Install New Officers and Then
ceed to Have Social Time.
The Musicians' Union, No. 463, in
stalled its newly elected officers at the
last regular meeting, and after the
work of Installation was completed
proceeded to have a social time. Re
freshments were served and while
some of the members furnished
good music other members danced. It
was decided to hold the annual ball in
February and the necessary commit
tees have been appointed and are al
ready at work. II. T. McCuren officia
ted as installing officer and Installed
the following officers:
rresident. W. T. Pinney.
Vice president, A. J. Bruse.
Secretary, G. T. Thornburg.
Treasurer, N. A. Otis.
Sergeant-at-Arms, W. H. Dorsey.
Directors, L. E. Wasson, G. P. Put
nam, Carl Frolick, E. J. Ewing, Mark
Pierce, Marion Bell. Robert Sofrick,
J. T. Kendrick.
The local is in good shape financi
ally and otherwise, and starts out on
the new year with every confidence in
the future.
ITS FOURTEENTH YEAR.,
The Minnesota Union Advocate, ed
ited and published by Cornelius Gui
ney of St. Paul, has just entered upon
its fourteenth volume. During the
thirteen years of its existence the
Union Advocate has steadily improved
both as an exponent of unionism and
as a paying proposition to its tireless
editor and publisher. There are no
stronger advocates of unionism than
the Minnesota Union Advocate. It is
always full -of good "stuff," and the
opinions of its genial editor always
carry weight. The Wageworker ex
tends congratulations to Brother
Guinev. and wishes for him and his
solendid paper many more years of
usefulness in the cause of organized
labor.
THE BRICKLAYERS.
Enjoying a Little Smoker While You
Are Reading All About It.
Last night (Friday) the bricklayers
met at Labor Temple, and after trans
acting the routine business proceeded
to lay aside all thoughts of business
and "smoke up." Labeled cigars were
passed around, and while the smoke
was curling upwards the members
proceeded to lay a few mental bricks
upon the walls of reminiscence. The
"smoker" was enjoyed by all who
were present.
"Nothing doing" has been the rule
ever since the present cold snap be
gun. And it has been about the long-
ANOTHER NEW ONE.
R. E. Woodmansee, editor and pub
lisher of the Springfield, 111.. Trades
man, seems to be yearning for a repu;
tation as the "octopus of the labor
paper game." He has just started his
fourth labor naper. this time at Joliet,
It will be called the Labor Review and
will be under the immediate charge of
P. S. DeMaris, who was formerly asso
ciated with the Tradesman as busi
ness manager. Brer Woodmansee
knows the game from start to finish
and the unionists of Joliet win.
they know a good thing when they see
it, rally to the support of the Review
"FITZ" IN TOWN.
.lames Fitzcerald. vice-president of
the International Brotherhood of Elec
trical Workers, was in Lincoln a cou
pie of days last week, looking over the
local field and assisting tne organiza
tion in a little matter it now has un
der consideration. "Fitz" is feeling
eood over the progress of the negotia
tions looking towards peace between
the factions of the organization, and
is. of course, confident that the Reid-
Murphy faction will win out.
LABOR TROUBLES ENDED.
All employes of the American Sheet
and Tin PJate coirniany at Newcastle,
Pa., have been put to work on the
tonnage basis. Inauguration of the
tonnage system indicates, it is said,
a practical end of the labor troubles
of the American company in this district.
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TEMPLE BENEFIT.
Secure your reserved seat tickets
now for the Labor Temple Benefit at
the Lyric Theatre, Monday evening,
January 17. This benefit performance
has been generously tendered by Man
ager Gorman and the Lyric Stock Co.
Usual prices of admission.
Dr. R. L. BENTLEY
SPECIALIST CHILDREN
Office Hours 1 to 4 p. m.
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Both Phone
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If You Want to Save Money Use
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THE TEMPLE SMOKERY
Now open for business. Labor Temple, 2 7-1 9 North
Eleventh Street. Best Brands
Union Made Ggars and Tobaccos
No "scab" goods in stock. Don't ask for them. Full line
of Candies-Made in Lincoln. Handsome pool room. A
welcome awaits all wage earners. Come in and get ac
quainted with your own business.
GREGORY, TaUor
Knows how to dress you up and has
the finest line of fall and winter goods
in the city. : : : : : : : :
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