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Special Car-Lot Purchase and
Sale of Semi-Porcelain Ware!
This car comes to us direct from one of the leading
potteries in the United States, at East Liverpool, Ohio.
-By taking a carload we saved almost half the freight
charges, and most of the cost of packing. You can read
ily see that all this means a very considerable saving to you
during this sale.
Toilet Sets
Tinted Toilet Sets, in blue, pink or green. 12-piece
sets 3.95
12-piece Toilet Sets (complete) white and gold decorations
iSfRegular 5.50 value for - - - - 3.95
Gold Trimmed Sets ;
6-Piece Toilet Sets, for - - 2.95
8-Piece Toflet Sets, for - - - 4.95
12-Piece Toilet Sets, for - - 5.95
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Floral Trimmed Toilet Sets, very dainty
decorations in blue and green tone.
6-piece set, 3.50 value for - 2.45
12-piece sets, 6-50 value for - 4.95
Dinnerware
In neat white and gold border decorations,
all first quality goods (no seconds), in new
shapes and decorations.
42-Piece Cottage Sets, white and gold. Ser
vice for six persons, regular 4.50 val. 2.89
100-Piece Dinner Sets, in white and go!d
decorations. Complete service for twelve
persons. Regular 12.50 value for 7.95
White Jarette, slop jars, with wire bail,
small size 75c value for - - 39c
Mail Orders Filled in order received,
packed for safe delivery. Basement
This Decoration can also be purchased in "open stocks
Making up a set to suit yourself.
This Week in the Basement
Miller and Paine
THE STEREOTYPERS
The Lincoln local is not making a
whole lot of noise, for the very simple
reason that it isn't a very big one.
But at that it claims to have the
largest membership of any craft in the
city, proportionate to the number of
men working at the craft. A whole
lot of locals will have to "go some"
to have as near a 100 per cent union
as the Stereotypers and Electrotypers.
When the international convention
meets in Omaha next June the Lincoln
local will be represented. It will be
the first time in the local's history
that it has been so represented.
Ned Daugherty of the Star stereo
typing room, was in Omaha last week,
looking around.
The Omaha local is lay in' awake o'
nights framing up ways, and means
for entertaining the international con
vention. They do say Jim White hasn't
closed bis eyes in sleep for thirteen
weeks. The Omaha local's membership
isn't much larger than an average
JOHN B, LENNON COMING.
sized reception committee, but what it
lacks in numbers it is more than mak
ing up in activity. And in its conven
tion work the Omaha boys have the
backing of a live auxiliary and that
helps a lot. What's the matter with
an auxiliary in Lincoln? And what's
the matter with bringing the conven
tion down to Lincoln one day? The
Allied Printing Trades of the city
would doubtless get behind the scheme
and make it a go.
Omaha, June 13-18! Don't forget
the dates.
The scribe who records Omaha
notes for the Western Laborer has
this to say in last week's issue: "One
of Lincoln's stereotypers came into
town last Saturday, but after seeing
the way the stereotypers in this city
have to work to get out the papers, he
decided that there was too much work
for him and went his way ; without
even letting us find out his name."
We wonder who it was. ;
THE LEATHERWORKERS
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Bell Phon. 200; Auto. 1459
145 So. 9th St., LINCOLN, NEB.
HOT SPRINGS DOCTORS
Corner 14th and O Sts. Second Floor
The Hot Springs Doctors treat all chronic and ner
vous diseases of men and women. For a short time
moderate charges for medicine used.
The consultation examination and treatment will
be free.
The Hot Springs Doctors are permanently located
at Fourteenth and O Streets.
MADDEN'S EXPIRING AGONIES.
Catting, Iron or Brass Machine Work Wrought and Sheet Iron Work
Hedges Lincoln Iron Works
Building Irons and Builders Specialties
Seventh & M Sts. Phone Auto 5397
Many Workers Quit Him and He Now
Seems Near His End.
Martin B. ("Skinny") Madden's As-J
soclated Building. Trades, which up to
two years ago had an affiliated mem
bership of more than 50,000 building
trades workers in Chicago, has been
given another blow by the withdrawal
of the lathers and the electrical work
ers. It is now claimed that Madden's
organization is virtually defunct. .
The plumbers, gasfltters and archi
tectural iron workers withdrew from
affiliation with the Madden organiza
tion within the last two weeks. There
are now practically no building trades
unions of any importance in the Asso
ciated Building Trades. The large
majority of the painters are also out
of the Madden fold. St. Paul Union
Advocate.
There is mighty little heard con
cerning the strike of the Leatherwork
ers on Horse Goods. The committee
in charge of the interests of the
strikers are not giving out any infor
mation to the general public, but is
handling the affair seemingly to the
satisfaction of the rank and file. Be
fore the strike a local manufacturer
declared that there was no money in
the manufacturing branch of the busi
ness, and that in case of a strike he
would simply discontinue manufactur
ing. The sincerity of this statement is
evidenced by the fact that the manu
facturer has tried without success to
secure non-union men, and has de
clared that when his factory opens
again unionists will have no recogni
tion whatever. In the meanwhile he
is no . longer talking about discontinu
ing the manufacturing branch, that
bluff having been called.
A number of employers who boasted
of their insistence on "running their
own business" are members of an. as
sociation that is bent on refusing the
employes the right to form an associa
tion. The members of this association
are taking orders from the associa
tion's executive committee instead of
"running their own business." A num
ber of independent manufacturers who
refused to join the "hard and fast" as
sociation have recognized the demands
of. the Leatherworkers and hundreds
of union men are at work at the short
er hours and advanced scale.' Those
who are still on strike are not worry
ing. While the membership of the in
ternational is perhaps 50 per cent; of
the total men working at the craft,
the' non-union men have declined to
assist in the nefarious work Of break
ing the strike. While declining to be
quoted Secretary Cummings of the
Lincoln local did admit that things
might' be a whole .lot worse, and
seemed to be -cheerful and optimistic.
The Famous Labor Leader Will Visit
Lincoln Next Sunday.
John B. Lennon, for twenty-three
years treasurer of the American Fed
eration of Labor, and many years sec
retary of the International Union of
Customs Tailors, will be in Lincoln
Sunday, April 10, and will speak at
the Auditorium at 8 o'clock in the
evening. Mr. Lennon s address will
be preceded by a band concert fur
nished by a Musical Union band.
John B. Lennon will speak against
the licensing of the saloon. He does
not come under the auspices of any
trades union, but many trades union
ists joined in inviting him to come to
Lincoln and speak in favor of the anti-
saloon policy. He will not pretend
to speak for organized labor, but will
speak as a union mart who has car
ried a union card for upwards of thir
ty-five years, and will endeavor ,.. to
show why organized labor should be
against the legalized liquor traffic as
represented by the American saloon.
The 5,000 men who heard Mr. Len
non's temperance address at Toronto
during the convention of the A. P. of
L. will never forget itV : " .
Mr. Lennon is a forceful speaker,
thoroughly in earnest, and his words
come quick and sharp straight from
the shoulder. You may not agree
with his position, but you will be im
pressed with his earnestness and bis
honesty of purpose.
Unless otherwise announced in the '
daily newspapers Sunday night's meet
ing will be for men only. In addition
to the band music there will be good
vocal music, including congregational
singing of some of the old songs and
patriotic airs. X f
PAINTERS & DECOR ATERS
Last Friday morning a week ago
the Painters and Decorators went on
strike against the shops refusing-to
agree to a new scale of 40 cents an
hour. The . boss painters . met . the
night before and' offered an increase
of 2 cents an hour, but the men
stood , .pat.., for -a ,jjjeent increase,;!--and-When
this was refused, voted' uhatil
mously . to quit work. So far as.
known, every man ?came out.
. Not all of the'sspainters how
ever, refused to" meet the demand for
an increase. Several signed up be-
fore the strike was" called, and others
signed very soon thereafter and are
working increased forces, , .One pleas
ing feature of the '" controversy was
the unexpected action of one. employ
er I who. : has heretofore refused to
have anything to do with the union.
He asked . for a contract, signed it,,
and ' immediately rput union-., men , on
the" job "at" "the" hew scale. " Everything
is moving along nicely, and the men
out are not worrying a bit over the
ultimate results. The:sSale demanded
is still 5 " cents an hour below the
scale in force in Omaha.
PRESSMEN & ASSISTANTS
The International Alliance of Bill
Posters and Billers of America has
Just closed a two-year agreement with
all the leading circuses and tent shows.
. The men secured an advance in wages
and full recognition of the union.
Farmers in Texas are demanding
the union label on all their clothing,
and the result is that the scab and
slop ready-made mail-order shops in
the cities are compelled to reform to
some extent.
The Lincoln Economic Educational
League will meet Sunday, April 10th,
3:00 p. m., at A. O. U. W. hall, 1007
O street. The speaker of the day will
be Joseph Perkin, the well known and
successful merchant of Maywood. Mr.
Perkin will talk about "International
Socialism." He is ably equipped to
discuss this great world-wide move
ment, as he has traveled extensively,
both in Europe and America. He is
a forceful speaker and an able one.
You cannot afford to miss this great
lecture. , Professor Franta and Miss
Smith will have charge of the music.
All are welcome. Ladies especially in
vited. Admission free.
LABOR TEMPLE FOR ST, PAUL.
A new Labor Temple for St. Paul
will soon be erected by the St. Paul
local union No. 87, Brotherhood of
Carpenters and 'Joiners of America.
The site for the building has already
been purchased for $6,000. The broth
erhood intends to erect a structure
that will be a credit to the city. There
will be no lack of funds, as there is
almost $15,000 in the treasury of the
union, which is one of the strongest
labor organizations in the northwest,
having a membership of almost 1,200.
GOOD ADVICE.
Some union men are so busy trying
to "trim" some other union man that
they know little or nothing about the
union movement, and incidentally
give the employer a chance to "trim"
the trimmer. Let's cut that 'ruff"
stuff out and see how things go.
PJttsburg Trades Journal. . .
After dallying along for months in
an effort to secure; better conditions,
and without success, Lincoln Printing
Pressmen and Assistants Union took
decisive action. Organizer Crowley
was sent to this jurisdiction 'by 'the
International committee, and he spent
ten days trying to bring about a set
tlement. After repeated conferences
that brought no results, Mr. Crowley
proceeded to -act. After the last un
availing conference with the employ
ing printers, a meeting of the union
was called and final action taken.
Thursday morning every union press
man was on strike except in one or
two instances where a walkout would
have been an injustice. The Nebras
ka Farmer shop is a case In point,
the manager of that shop being ab
sent from the ity and not yet
reached in an effort to secure a set
tlement. The discipline of the union men
was in evidence. To a ' man they re
sponded to the call, and to a man
they are holding out.- Two of the big
shops "came across" without loss of
time. At the Western Newspaper
Union the force was out only long
enough for Manager Foxworthy to
sign up. At the Free Press even
shorter time was needed, as Manager
Enderis had already agreed to sign
as soon as the paper was presented.
Several men
came out from the Journal-News shop
and the exodus from the job shops
was practically unanimous.
When the presses stopped a lot of
employers in the smaller shops sud
denly became interested in a -matter
that seemingly had not before con
cerned them, and Mr. Crowley's serr
vices were in demand.
The Wageworker goes to press too
early to give further particulars of
the strike. ,
PLUMBERS & FITTERS
The union plumbers of San An
tonio, Tex., went on strike recently
for union shop conditions and the
regulation of apprentices. The strike
resulted in no bad feeling between
employers and employes, and the non
union men have nearly all joined the
union. All that the strikers contend
ed for has been gained through a
short struggle and harmony prevails
throughout the city. The plumbers
feel jubilant and the- employers ex
press themselves as entirely satisfied
with the outcome. . Negotiations are
pending for bringing all the workmen
and shops into the agreement that
have not yet become parties to : it,
and it is believed they will succeed
From this time on San Antonio can
be classed in the union shop column
for plumbers.
There is lots of new work under
way and in sight, and the future looks
pretty good. The local is growing in
numbers and influence at a gratifying
rate.
H. J. Pickard notes with regret
that the hall light in the Temple has
not yet been centered.
Secretary Chipman declares that he
is always tired after going home in
the evening, but never too tired to
receive an application for member
ship or the payment of dues. ,
STREET RAILWAY MEN.
One or Two Bits About the Men of
Controller and Punch. '
The Street Railway Men's Associa
tion has decided to come along with
the rest' of the unions and meet in
the Labor Temple, t The local will
meet Sunday evening and transact a
lot of important business.
Those Chicago made uniforms have
arrived. If you ordered one,' go get
it. ..; .- .-: V- -:
"When Havelock went "dry" a load
of grief was removed from ' the
shoulders of a number of motormen
and conductors. The Havelock run
has been hellanrepeat for the last
year. '
STAGE EMPLOYES.
Interest
One Little Note That Will
"them a Bit. " ' , '
The National Alliance of Stage Em
ployes, in its report sent to affiliated
unions, shows that it has one hundred
and sixty chartered: locals,, forty pro
visional locals, and twelve branches
of moving picture men under its Ju
risdiction. ' -..-";. '-' ..; ,
-Once on a time the Ideal organiza
tion elected a "press agent," whose
duty was to have been supplying of
news of the craft to The Wagework
er. For a long time The Wageworker
has , been wondering if that press
agent survived the shock of election.
It has never heard from him, and
The; Wageworker would like to have a
column a week about the boys who
shift the scenes. Come on! , f
BRUTAL AND INHUMAN.
How Corporation Judges Play Into the
Hands of Their Masters.
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In a decision: full of the rankest bru
tality and devoid of all considerations
of humanity,-and justice the supreme
court of. Ohio held within the last
few days that if a railway employe is ,
compelled to work seventeen hours,
then falls asleep and is killed while
in the discharge of his duties the rail
road is not responsible. : This is a
sample of ho.w the doctrine of "con
tributory negligence" is used as a de
fense for the continued murder of
workmen and emphasizes the necessi
ty for legislation that will forever cut
it out in liability cases. The Ohio
State Federation of Labor is striving
to get a law passed which will ac
complish the much-desired result, and
organized workers have made magnifi
cent responses to the call for financial
and moral support in the work. The
lawmakers, too, are "hearing from
home," and now begin to favor the leg
islation that is asked for. St. Paul
Union Advocate. .
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FEELING FINE.
The Lincoln Wageworker celebrated
its seventh birthday last -week with a,
combined birthday and labor temple
pictorial issue. The Wageworker is
well edited and looks prosperous. Ok
lahoma Labor Unit.
GOOD NEIGHBORS.
The National Letter Carriers' Asso
ciation" has purchased 160 acres near
Colorado Springs as a site for the
proposed sanitarium. The grounds ad
join that of the Union Printers' home.
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