THE WAGEWORKER.
Entered as second-class matter April 2 1 , 1 904, at
the postoffice at Lincoln, Neb., under the Act of
Congress of March 3rd, 1 879.
COFFEY IS SICK.
Delegate to St. Louis Convention in
a Hospital There.
Frank M. Coffey, who represented
the Lincoln Central Labor Union at
the American Federation of Labor
convention in St. Louis last month,
was taken sick during the convention
and had to leave the Marquette hotel
and go to the American hospital. Mr.
Coffey's condition was unknown to
Lincoln unionists until last Tuesday
night, although it had been rumored
that he was ill. The fact that he did
not return after the convention,1 coup
led with the fact that he was ill when
he left for St. Louis, led his friends
to believe that possibly ho might be
dangerously ill among strangers. An
investigation was started with the re
sult that he was located in the Ameri
can hospital,- and the intimation given
that he was receiving proper care and
attention from the Typographical Un
ion at St. Louis. A telegram was sent
him telling him to wire certain parties
in Lincoln if he needed anything in
the way of assistance and it would be
promptly furnished. T,he labest infor
mation is that he is rapidly recovering
and will be able to return to Lincoln
the last of this, week or the first of
next. .
A BEAUTIFUL WINDOW.
which meets in Havelock the first of
next month. Hose Carson and Floyd
McKinney were elected delegates to
the Central Labor Union.
Th usual amount of routine business
was transacted. The local took cog
nizance of the illness of Mr. Coffey,
who is in St. Louis, and made provis
ion for his assistance in case it should
be required.
THE MUSICIANS.,
The Musicians met .and elected offi
cers last Sunday. , Tihis was done after
abrogating an agreement entered into
with a friendly supporter at the meet
ing a month before, leaving the sup
porter to hold the saelo for a very
neat little expense account. A union
that refuses to abide by its contracts
can hardly expect others to accept its
agreements, nor can it make reason
able 'objections when it is injured by
the failure of others to keep faith
with it.
GUYE APPOINTED.
Lincoln Business House Presents Hand
somest Decorations Imaginable.
The 0 street show windows of the
Miller & Paine store are without doubt
the handsomest ever dressed for the
gaze of Lincoln people and visitors.
The scheme is simple in its outlines,
but is carried out with an artistic ef
fect that at once attracts the atten
tion of even the most casual pedes
trian. There is a notable lack of the
"over dressing" that too often mars
the artistic effect sought after, but the
simplicity of the design makes a direct
appeal because it is brought out so
jforcibly.
Without attempting a detailed des
cription tho design is that of an in
terior, and through the rear windows
one has a faint glimpse of a moon
light winter landscape, snow clad and
glistening with frost crystals. In the
display windows are a few beautifully
draped forms, and the lighting effect
is used to the best advantage. Every
thing stands out prominently, and the
whole ensemble reflects credit upon the
artist who designed the whole and then
carried it into effect. ;
THE PRINTERS.
Short Meeting and Elect Delegates to
State Federation Meeting.
At last Sunday's meeting of the
Typographical Union II . C. Peate and
O. C. Jones were elected representa
tives of the local at the annual conven
tion of the State Federation of Labor,
O-naha Unionist Will Succeed Maupin
as Deputy Commissioner.
Louis V. Guye, editor of the Omaha
Labor Advocate and a member of the
Barbers' Union, has been appointed
deputy labor commissioner" by . Governor-elect
Aldrich, succeeding Will M.
Maupin.
Mr. Guye has been prominent in the
labor movement for several years and
is -well acquainted with the needs of
the wage earners. He will take into
his new office an intent to do the best
possible service in behalf of those for
whom the bureau was created, and will
find himsedf hampered by a lack of
funds, "knocked" by the men he tries
hardest to serve and opposed by the
selfish interests that seek to profit
from the toil of underpaid women and
children. Mr. Guye will have plenty
of grief, and if he does his duty' he
will earn three times what the state
pays him. He has the best wishes of
the man he succeeds, and the promise
that his . predecessor will give him
every assistance in his power.
LINCOLN AD CLUB.
Last Meeting of the Year Was a Rous
ing Old Success.
The last meeting of the Lincoln Ad
Club for the year 1910 was iield at
the Lindell Wednesday evening. A
delightful banquet was spread in the
Lindell 's best style, and then Mr. Mar
tin of the Budge & Gnenzel Co. read
a paper on " The Selection of Medi
ums. " The paper was full of good
thoughts and pertinent suggestions,
and brought' out a warm discussion
from a number of members.
Mr. Higbee reported . for the com
mittee that took the loving cup to
the Omaha Ad Club, and that report
showed that the two clubs were just
about as friendly a bunch of god
Injuns as one could hope to find. The
report was greeted with a rousing J
round of applause. The boys who made
the carnival such a success told how
it was done, and. each modestly ad
mitted that the others were all respon
sible for the success achieved.
It is possible that Lincoln will get
out and endeavor to secure the, north
west district convention next spring,
and follow this up by swiping the
national secretaryship for S. R. Me
Kelvie, president of the local club ;
two consummations devoutly to be
wished.
The club is preparing the docu
ments whereby it is hoped to convince
the legislature that it is the duty of
that body to appropriate a handsome
sum for the purpose of advertising
Nebraska, and when the lawmakers
meet they will find the hottest bunch
of publicity lobyists on hand that was
ever assembled.
The Lincoln Ad Club has several big
things on tap, and in due time they
will be sprung in regular order. Each
one of these is calculated to advertise
Lincoln all gver the country, Right
now the Ad Club is about the warmest
and liveliest proposition in the good
city -of Lincoln, and it is deserving of
the cordial support and co-operation
of every Lincoln, booster who wants
to push things along.
CHILDREN AND DOLLARS.
Child Labor.
No fledgling feeds the father -bird!
No chicken feeds the hen!
No kitten mouses for the cat .
This glory is for men. ,
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We are the Wisest, Strongest Race
Loud may our praise be sung!
The only animal alive
That lives upon its young!
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, in Ap
peal to Reason.
THE PEOPLE KNOW IT.
If the union railroad men expect to
retain public sympathy and at the
same time stand in with the present
big railway gamblers, then they are
ormnor .r . Tiif a t.nbnorcran slide back-
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warrl. The nfionlfi know that the rail
ways of this country are paying 50
per cent dividends on the actual -capital
invested. Portland Labor Press. -
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