THE RIGHT THING.
City Authorities Finally Pay Laboiers
of Metropolitan Co.
The city council 1ms at last taken
action concerning the claims of 'he
laborers in the employ of the Metro
politan Construction Co., and has paid
the laborers, holding out the money
on the company. This is only right
and proper, but the shame of it all
is that these laborers should have bici
compelled to wait so long for their
wages. Most of these men are in
mighty poor shape to have their hard
earned wages held back on them for
weens. What the city should hive
done in the first place is to have paid
these men, and then made the recreant
Metropolitan Co. come across. A whole
lot of suffering lias been entailed that
could easily have been avoided.
Several firms that supplied the con
struction company with material ob
jected to these laborers being paid by
the city at this time, fearing that their
claims for material furnished might be
endangered thereby. It might be well
for the central body to ascertain the
names of such firms and make them
known to the wage earners of the city.
FIREMEN'S BALL.
Havelock Organization Preparing to
Dance the Old Year Cut.
The Firemen of Havelock are going
to dance the old year out, which means
that there is going to be a merry time
as the old year dies. Union hall in
Havelock will be the scene of 'the fes
tivities, and there is no better danc
ing floor in this section of the coun
try. The Firemen are making prep
arations to excel all their previous
efforts in the line of social entertain
ment, which .means that they will set
a record. Bruse's orchestra will fur
nish the music for the occasion.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend this New Year's
Eve party. Admission 75 cents per
couple.
IS THIS TRUE HERE?
In Australia only men who are given
receipts for paying taxes are allowed
to vote on public improvements. It
ia an actual fact, however, that the
public owns and operates more kinds
of property there than here. The fact
is that the big tax dodgers of Oregon
(they always call themselves taxpay
ers) manage to secure for their side
many votes of men owning no real
estate by threats of stopping the oper
ations of industries if taxes for public
needs are voted. Portland Labor
Tress.
WHAT THEY LEARNED.
German union men investigating con
ditions in this country point out that
while paid a little more the working
man of this country in the long run
gets less than in vthe old country
because the American workman is over
driven and also mercilessly killed off
by inhuman disregard of safety ele-
ices.
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CIVIC FEDERATION.
A State Branch Will be Organized and
- Delegates Appointed.
Governor Shallenberger has appoint
ed a number of delegates to attend a
meeting for the purpose of organizing
a state civic federation. The conven
9
up
r Lhrisfmas
Of course you want to be all dressed up when Santa Claus comes.
Sure there's a Santa Claus! You want to dress in keeping with the Christmas
spirit, and we are prepared to help you achieve that result with profit to
yourself and, of course, to us. Now
A Handsome Overcoat
Priced $10 to $30
would add much to your comfort as well as to your sense of satisfaction in
being dressed in keeping with the yuletide season, or
A Handsome Suit
Priced $10 to $30
with all the pleasing attributes of style, fit, color, fabric and make that we
offer in these garmentsthere's the Christmas satisfaction for you. And
added to all this is your knowledge that you are getting the real bargain
price right now not away along late in the winter.
Union Made Clothing
Our best lines Include the union made garments and we are proud to push
them because they have all the quality demanded.
Our line of Underwear
We'll not dwell on that at length now. But we have an unusually large
stock and at prices that will appeal to you. ' We want to see you between
now and Christmas so we can show our bargains.
ON
THE
CORNER
PEIER & SIMON
10th & O Streets
ON
THE
SQUARE
tion will be called by Victor Rose
water, editor of the Omaha Bee, who
has been appointed chairman of, the
committee. Following are the dele
gates appointed:
Vietor Rosewater, Ralph W. Breck
enridge, Gould Dietz, A. J. Donahue,
Omaha; Will Maupin, Lincoln; M. C.
Peters, Emil Brandeis, Joseph Hay
den, John Latenser, Omaha; Joseph
H. Miles, Falls City; A. L. Sutton, Om
aha; Rev. John Williams, Omaha; E.
M. Marvin, Beatrice; John E. Miller,
Lincoln; J. C. Harpham, John B.
Wright, Samuel Avery, Lincoln; Geo.
Coupland, Elgin; Liicile Eaves, Lin
coln; Mrs. Draper Smith, Omaha; C.
W. Bryan, Prof. George E. Howard,
O. M., Rudy, Lincoln; S. A. D. Smith,
Havelock; James Kotera, South Oma
ha; Julius Theile, Omaha; S. M. Wol
baek, Grand Island; John Pickens, Ha
stings; George Brophy, Omaha; Dan
Cook, Beatrice; W. H. Kilpatrick, Be
atrice; C. E. Adams, Superior; John
L. Webster, C. J. Smyth, T. J. Ma
honey, Dean George A. Beecher, Rev.
E. A. Mageveny, Omaha; Rev. Joseph
Reusing, West Point; Rev. F. M. Sis
son, Nebraska City; Father McDonald,
Hastings; Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Oma
ha; Norris Brown-, Kearney; E. J. Bur
kett, Lincoln; A. C. Smith, A. L. Moh
ler, T. C. Byrne, George W. Holdrege,
C. F. Manderson, Omaha; W. E.
Thompson, Grand Island; W. V. Allen,
Madison; Carl C. Wright, Omaha; A.
J. Sawyer, Lincoln; Rev. A. L. We-.ith-erly,
W. H. Ferguson, S. H. Burnhans,
Dr. P. L. Hall, Lincoln; F. A. Watkins,
Hastings; W. D. Oldham, Kearney ;
Gus Swansoiv Prof. M. M. Fogg, Nel
lie M. Richardson, .Lincoln.
it v.oid be difficult to s-lait, an
espial rumber of delegates for this pi r
pose and equal the ones that Governor
Shallenberger has selected. The Oma
ha Western 'Laborer says, and wo quote
it? comments with approval:
"There is the makings of a Civic
federation in the above list that can
do a whole lot of good thingi for
Omaha. South Omaha, Lincoln, Have
lock . .Xrrand Island, -North Plaiie and
Piatt :imouth. We congratulate tiis gov
ernor on his good judgment in se act
ing to good a list of men on the com
mittee, and we hope that out of it will
come an organization made up of mjn
big enough and broad enough to dig
into any theratened labor trouble and
slop it before it gets beyond the dan
ger point. Heretofore, everybody de
plored a threatened strike, but nobody
did t nything to prevent it. If the
('vie federation is so organized that
it will commanl the confidence of tho
public half the battle will be tvod. We
have ( on 'in "leo in the jud-nent of
Victor Rotfiwater, chairman of tie
committee, ai.d if the organiaiio 1 is
completed and officered by any or all
of the s-t of the committee, sxvii one,
we would not hesitate to take i chance
on it giving labor a square deal. "