NATIONAL TRADING CO.'S STOCK bought at 25c on the Dollar by SAMUELS CLOTHING CO.
926 P Street I Stock Invoiced $24,385.40. A Fortunate Purchase I 926 P Street
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The National Trading Co., has operated stores in Nebraska, Kansas amd Oklahoma. We were the lucky purchasers of one of these stores from their creditors at 25 cents
on the Dollar This Stock consists of Men's, Boys' and Children's High Grade Clothing, Men's Furnishings and Shoes. In this stock you will find the best goods manufac
tured in America. This entire purchase, including our own stock, goes on sale Saturday Morning, March 19, at 8 o'clock, at such ridiculously low prices as have never been
heard of before.
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Where did you ever hear or read the like before? A chance of a Life-Time. Sale Commences
MARCH lQtH,
And will positively close in Ten Days. No Goods Charged, Exchanged or Altered during this Sale. Here are the Prices:
SATURDAY
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT
Lot 1. 4S3 Men's Suits in all shades. Suits the
National Trading Co. sold from $10 to $15,
on sale at $5.00
Lot 2. 343 Men's two-piece Suits that the National
Trading Co. sold at $8, $10 and $12.50, on
sale at ; $4.95
Lot .3. 197 Men's black and blue Suits that the Na
tional Trading Co. sold from $15 to $1S, on
sale at $5-95
Ix)t 4. 342 Men's Suits, sizes 34, 35 and 36 only.
This lot the National Trading Co. sold from
$7.50 to $10 and $12.50, on sale at $3.25
Lot 5. 115 Hoys' Long Pants uits, from National
Trading Co.'s stock, sizes 12 to 14. They( sold
from $3.50 to $5, on sale at : $1.95
Lot 6. 97 Boys' Long Pants Suits, sizes 15 to IS;
National Trading Co.'s prices $5 to $7.50, on
sale at 2-95
Lot 7. 113 Hoys' Long Pants Suits, 18 to 20; Na
tional Trading Co.'s price $7.50 to $10, on sale
at 3.50
Men's 50c Coat Sweaters, on sale at....... 25c
All our $12.50 and $15 Suits on sale at $9.95
All our $10 Suits on sale at. $6.95
Men's Suits from our own stock. All our $18,
$20 and $25 Suits on sale at $14.95
Lot 1). 223 pair Men's Outing Pants,' National
Trading Co.'s price $2 to $3.50; on sale at $1.49
Lot. 10. 461 pair Men's Pants, National Trading
Co. sold from $2.50 to $4; on sale at $1.98
Lot 11. 103 pair Boys' Long Pants, National
Trading Co. sold from $1 to $1.50, on sale at. . .49c
All 50c Men's Work Shirts from National Trading
Co.'s stock on sale at 29c
97 pair Men's Work Pants from National Trading
Co.'s stock on sale at 49c
Mens Pants from our own stock, all $3.50 and $4
Pants, during this sale, at $2.48
FURNISHING GOODS
Men's Dress Shirts, Monarch and Navarre $1.25
and $1.50, on sale at 89c
All the $1 Shirts from National Trading Co. stock
on sale at 49c
All their 75c 'Shirts on sale at 39c
Arrow brand Collars, all styles and sizes, during
this sale, at.... ' 9c
Men's 25c Suspenders,' 2 pair for ....25c
One lot Boys' Sweaters at, each 19c
360 Men's Odd Vests from National Trading Co.'s
stock, their price from $1 to $2, . on sale at,
each 25c
50 Fancy Vests from National Trading Co. stock,
their price $1.50 to $2, on sale at,
each - '.85c
Men's Silk Suspenders, worth 50c, go at 25c
Men's 25c, 35c and 50c Siik Ties, 3 for 50c
Men s Silk. Bow- HMps,.-' usually -sold: for lQc; in this
sale 3 for .' 10c
Boys' Shrrts from National Trading Co. stock on
sille at, each 25c
Men's and Boys' Overalls from National Trading '
Co stock on sale at 25c
Men's Black and Tan Hose, worth 10c, on sale
at 5c
Men's 25c Hose, on sale 3 pairs for 50c
HATS
National Trading Co.'s $3 Hats, in all styles,
at $1.98
$2 Hats, all styles, at $1.48
SHOES
$1.50 Hats, all styles, at.. .'. ....79c
All $2 Work Shoes from National Trading Co.'s
stock go at, pair .v.- $1 .19
All $2 Dress Shoes from National Trading Co.'s
go--at, pair ,.......$1.25
One lot of Men's Patent Leather and Vici Shoes,
from National Trading Co.'s stock, worth from :
$3 to $4, go at, pair.. $2.48
All $1.25 Suit Cases from National Trading Co.'s
stock, at at, each 69c
Remember this Sale commences Saturday, March 19th and will positively close in Ten Days. You can't afford to miss this sale if you have to borrow the money." g Think
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Store open Evenings un
til 9 o'Clock. Saturdays
until 11. See canvass sign
THE UORKING MEN'S STORE
Store open Evenings un
til 9 o'Clock. Saturdays
until 11. See canvass sign
CARPENTERS & JOINERS
The Carpenters and Joiners, Ical
No. 1055, had another big night last
Monday night. Sixteen new members
were obligated and sixteen waiting ap
plicants required to wait until next
Monday night before being admitted.
In addition about twenty applications
were acted upon. As a matter of fact
the applications for membership are
coming in faster than they can be
acted upon, and the applications com
mittee is grinding 'em out faster than
the local can properly obligate them.
The membership is now past the 250
mark and still growing at a most grat
ifying rate.
Some weeks ago the local appointed
a "hustling committee" to get new
members. This committee has since
grown until it practically takes in
every member of the local, and some
of the new recruits have developed in
to the best application getters.
"We've gained some mighty fine ma
terial during this campaign," re
marked one of the old members the
other day. "They are heart and soul
in the movement, and the way thoy
are working to build up the local is
gratifying; also a good example for
some of the old members to follow."
The campaign for membership will
be continued until every possible
member is. secured. In fact, despite
the remarkably good showing already
made some of the members dclare that
the campaign is only fairly begun. The
matter of a wage increase is receiv
ing due attention, but when the de
mand for an increase is made it will
be backed up by good and logical rea
sons. "We've got all the argument on our
side when' it comes to a matter of
wage increase," said one of the mathe
matically inclined carpenters last
Monday night. "There are 365 days
in a year, fifty-two of them being Sun
days. Then there are six legal holi
days, making fifty-eight days we lose.
On top of that we lose an average of
sixty days a year on account of weath
er conditions and other adverse condi
tions. That makes 138 days out of
3C5 that we lose, leaving us 227 work-.
Ing days. The average union wage
today Is thirty-five cents an 'hour, or
$2.80 a day. This means a' total year
ly Income of about $635 a year, or $52
a month, or less than $2 a day. Most
of us have families, the average being
about five mouths to feed for every
carpenter working, including the car
penter himself. Rents average 20 per
cent of our income, as it does that of
the average wage earner. That leaves
us $508. Fuel and Clothing will, you
admit, take another 20 per cent, leav
ing $381. Car fare, medicine, physi
cian's attention and other incidentals
will surely take up the odd $81, leav
ing us $300 for everything else, in
cluding food. That means just $25 a
month to furnish three meals a day to
live people, fifteen meals a day or
450 meals a month. That is a frac
tion over 5 cents a meal Providing
we do not take any papers or maga
zines, do not go to any shows, do not
indulge in any .amusements that cost
money, give nothing to charity or buy
furniture. Are we justified in asking
an increase of about 40 cents a day or
$90 a year? Why don't the men who
build houses own some of the houses
they build? Why? Well, the only
answer I can suggest is that they find
it more profitable to invest their sur
plus in oil wells and farm lands or
automobiles, or something like that.
As for me, I'm putting my surplus
wages in a barrel down in the cellar,
and when it is full of money I'll get
another barrel."
The carpenters of Omaha, who are
receiving now from 5 to 15 cents
more per hour than the Lincoln car
penters, are demanding a further in
crease of 5 cents an hour, making the
minimum 50 cents an hour.
The building season has seemingly
opened in earnest, and as a result ttie
demand for carpenters is booming.
Goes to Europe for Horses.
Albion. Max Wolf, who last year
imported a number of draff horses
from Europe, left this week for France
to purchase another shipment which
he will bring to Albion. These horses
Mr. Wolf expects to dispose of mainly
at home.
Fullerton Votes to Erect New High
School Building.
Fullerton. When the voters of the
school bond election were canvassed
it was found that the proposition to
issue the bonds of the district for the
sum of $33,000 to be expended for the
erection of a new high school building
had carried by a vote of 306 for the
bonds to 42 against them. These bonds
will be issued in $1,000 denominations,
due and payable twenty years from
their date, with an option to "pay after
five years, and to bear interest at the
rate of 5 per cent, payable annually.
TALKS AT THE TEMPLE
Rev. Samuel Z. Batten and County
Attorney Frank M. Tyrrell were the
speakers at the Labor Temple last
Sunday afternoon. The attendance
was equal to that of all previous meet
ings put together, Hall No. 1 being
crowded. And those who were there
were well repaid by hearing two splen
did and instructive addresses.
Rev. Mr. Batten spoke first and
briefly outlined the situation in Phila
delphia. He said it had been brought
about through the workings of the
most corrupt political machine in
America acting in conjunction with
crooked business interests. The plan
followed in bringing about a consolida
tion of the street railways and pump
ing them full of water was outlined,
and the story of the Folk-Emery fran
chise law told in strong words. By
means of this infamous franchise law
franchises were given for nothing that
John Wanauiaker offered $3,000,000
cash for. .The men who got the fran
chises sold them to the Union Traction
Co., and took their pay in money and
watered stoctis, and the people got
nothing, not even extensions or better
service. Rev. Mr. Batten's talk was
a fitting prelude to the talk of Mr.
Tyrrell, who devoted his entire time
to the local traction situation, and he
certainly handled it without gloves.
Mr. Tyrrell began his remarks by
.congratulating the unionists of Lin
coln on their enterprise and good
sense in founding a Labor Temple.
"I am not a workingman in the sense
that I am eligible to membership in
a trades union," said Mr. Tyrrell, "but
if I were I certainly would be a mem
ber of the union of my craft. But we
lawyers have got you union men skin
ned a mile on organization. We've got
our union rules on the statute books
of the state, and a man simply can
not work at our profession unless he
belongs to our organization."
This little sally brought out a round
of laughter and applause, after which
the speaker took off his coat, figura
tively speaking, and went after the
Traction Co. in a way that made
his hearers sit up and take notice. No
attempt will be made at this time to
give a synopsis of Mr. Tyrrell's ad
dress, but next week The Wageworker
hopes to have all the facts and figures
submitted by the speaker in newspa
per shape. They will be worth the
price of admission.
Mr. Tyrrell reviewed the street rail
way situation in Lincoln from the
time of the birth of the old Traction
company down to the present proceed
ings before the state railway commis
sion, and showed clearly the "high
financing" that had been done. He
showed that the company is askin
permission to pay 8 per cent dividends
on $2,000,000 of watered stocks, while
it is paying only 6 per cent on prefer
red stock and 5 per cent on its bonds,
A few of the figures, stated in, round
numbers, are given in a leading edi
torial on. page. 4. Further., figures will
be given next week.
"I am going to syphon the water
out of that stock," said Mr. - Tyrrell.
"If I can not do it by the present pro
ceedings before the state railway com
mission, there is yet another way to
go about it, known as quo warranto,
and that will be resorted to. That
watered stock represents nothing, yet
they want to pay an 8 per cent divi-
dend on it, and at the expense of the
general public, and the expense of
every employe of the company. 1 say
it is wrong, and I'll ot rest - until
I prevent it. I am not a candidate for
any office, and do not expect to be.
have no favors to as5. If charged with
piling up expenses for the taxpayers
to pay, I answer that if I succeed we'll
make the Traction company pay
enough more in t? '-es they rightfully
owe to more than pay all the expenses
of the suit, including my own salary,
and that additional revenue will go on
long after I have ceased to be county
attorney."
In clear and convincing manner Mr,
Tyrrell demonstrated that the Trac
tion company is" seeking to make its
employes, pay the dividends on the
water injected'iritd the company; "And
it is your duty as union men to hel
your brothers rid themselves of this
injustice," said he.
Rev. Mr. Zenor presided over the
meeting and introduced the speakers'
in fitting words. After the meeting
adjourned the speakers were sur
rounded and congratulated as well as
heartily thanked for what - they-had
said.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
Oes Moines Gets the Meet.
St. Joseph. The date for the spring
meet of the Missouri valley interschol
astic athletic association meet has
been set for May 14 at Des Moines.
About thirty cities will be represented.
Last Monday morning-nine electri
cal workers in the employ of the Lin
coln Gas & Electric Light company
walked out, the new wage scale hav
ing heen denied by the manager of
the company. To date the cosjpany
has made no attempt to fill the places
of the strikers. The men ask for $3 a
day for linemen and shop men.
The Bell and Automatic telephone
companies have acceded to the new
scale, and negotiations are pending
with the Traction company. The lat
ter company agreed to give a definite
answer Tuesday . evening, but . Thurs
day morning dawned without a definite
understanding. The matter to still
under process of negotiation. All the
electrical workers in the employ of
the Gas company were members of the
union, but a large proportion of the
electrical workers employed by the
Traction company were not members
at ' the time the demand for an in
crease was made. Manager Adams of
the Gas company expresses surprise
that the men should have struck on
his company when his scale was al
ready higher than the Traction com
pany's and all the 'men union, and
given the Traction company a longer
time to consider than was given the
Gas company. . The union committee,
asserts that Manager Adams declined
to treat with either a committee of
the union or a committee from his
own employes. Interested parties have
attempted to bring about a settlement
of the strike, and while nothing defin
ite' has been accomplished as yet,
there is a good prospect of a satisfac
tory settlement in the very .near fu
ture. R. E. Perrin, district organizer "of
the Electrical Workers is in Lincoln
acting with the local committee. '
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
- Most of the time of the Central La
bor Union meeting last week was con
sumed in "chewing the rag" over the
revenue section of the new constitu
tion: The present section is. not satis
factory to the smaller unions, and it
seems difficult to remedy the seeming
defect almost as hard as It is for
some delegates to really understand
what the section really means. Dele
gate Walker of the Lathers served
notice that he would offer an amend
ment at the next meeting.
Rev. A. L. Weatherly of the Charity
Organization Society, addressed . the
meeting and explained in detail the
work of that society and:6f the Chari
ties Endorsement Society. As a re
sult Delegates Coffey and Kelsey were
appointed as representatives of the
central body on the charity organiza
tion committee. The central body will j
also be represented on the endorse
ment committee.
The produce dealers had a -resolu
tion , in endorsing ' the market " house
proposition. While the central , body
showed every disposition to support
the market house proposition when
the proper time comes, it was deemed
best to let the organization commit
tee confer with the produce men with
a view to having them organize and
affiliate with the Central Labor Union.
The secretary and treasurer were
instructed to send the striking street
car men in Philadelphia $5 if it was
asked for.
None of the standing or special com
mittees made reports of interest. The
labor chautauqua committee hopes to
have a report ready for the next meet
ing, and thus start somthing tangible
along that line. The movement will
have the backing of a lot of mighty
good people.
A warrant for the printing of card's
announcing the Temple Talks was or
dered drawn. ' ;. j'
Rev. Mr. Batten responded briefly
when called upon and gave the dele
gates some good things to think about
The matter of securing a bond for
the fiscal officer of the body was given
into the hands of the executive com-,,
mittee with instructions to act imme
diately.
,. Several new delegates were - obli
gated, and for the first time in a long
while the Lathers were represented
by a full delegation. .-,-
One thousand of the women - of ,,
Kearney have issued an address aid"
petition to the voters of Kearney a
continue the no-saloon policy. '