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GOIIPERS WRITES
LABOR DAY HISTORY
President of American Federation
Originated Kotement at Meeting
In Hew York in 1882.
IfOW HOLIDAY IN All STATES
11. OrtnW IS, Oooriri.
11. I'promtioT a, South Carolina.
. Kejriary fc, Yfrslrtla.
12. Fe h ni n.ry TX t'lah.
Joly 7, Ioilltia.
1j t(.rmhr 12. Alabama.
KVhrimry 11. T .
I'M, February 14. Iplaware.
WJ, March fa, California.
April Mlnneents.
lw. April 1, Wlaonnsln.
ivy, April VS, Klnrtiia
lt, Mav Rhode Island
1K1H, June, 2S, Olmrl'n of ColumMa and
territorlea
1SW.. April , Mlotirl
Raniprri Will Address Mlarn,
Mr. Oomtn will leak at Marlon, in.,
on Labor (lav. The invitation to nmk
WARHrXQTOS. rVpt. Pamuel Onm- thr was extended to him over a ywr
per, founder and president of th Am
! Federation o Ibnr. gar out for
publication today aome Interesting- his
torical matter on tha obeervano of
Ijtnor day.
"rtidoubtedly tha flrat suggestion of
setting apart a day In rarh year to ba
observed aa Labor day," said Mr. Oom
pera, "was ooncalvad by tha lata P. J..
McOuLre, who waa at that tlma ere
tary of tha United Brotherhood of Car
penter. Tha suggestion occurred d urina
ria period when tha KnigtiU of lAbor
waa In existence, P. J. MoOuIre being a
member of that organisation.
"Writing; for tha American FVderatlon
lat In inns, p. J. McOutra had thla to nay:
" Paa-an feasts and Christian nhewr
aneea hara oome down to ua through tha
long agee. But It waa loeoreed tor thla
country, and for the American people, to
rva birth to Labor day. In thla they
honor Uia toller of tha earth and pay
honafw to those who from rude nature
hara delred and rerred all tha comfort
en4 grandeur we behold.
"More than all. the thwiaht, tha con
ception, yea, tha vary lnptratlon of thU
ho! Way came from men In the ranke of
tha working people, men active In uplift
ing1 their fellowa and leading them to bet
tar condition. It came from a little
group h New York City, tha Central
Labor union, which had Just been
formed, and which In later year attained
widespread Influence,
Oofaper Orlftlaatee Idea.
" 'On May I, US 2, the writer made tha
propoaltlon. Ha urged tha propriety of
setting; aside one day In tha year to be
deatjmated aa Labor day, and to be es
tablished aa a general holiday for tha
laboring els sees. He advised tha day
should first ba celebrated by a street
parade, which would publicly show tha
strength and esprit du eorpa of tha trade
and labor organisations. Next the parade
should be followed by a plnolo or a fes
tival in some grove, the proceeds of tha
a me to be divided on the arml-co-oper-atlre
plan.'
7t wa further argued Labor day
should ba observed aa one festal day In
tha year for public tribute to the genius
of American Industry. There were other
worthy holidays, representative of tba
religious, civil and military spirit. But
none representative of the ' Industrial
Jrtrtt, tha great vital foroa of every Ba
Uon. Ha suggested the first Monday In
September of every' year' for' suoh a holi
day, as It would come at tha most Pleas
ant season of tha year, nearly midway
between tha fourth of July and Thanks,
giving, and would fill a wide gap In tha
chronology of legal holidays. Many were
tha cogent reasons ha advanosd, and at
onoe tha Idea was enthusiastically em
braced.
First Parage la New TarV.
"The flrat Labor day parade and fes
tival of tha Central Labor union of New
York City on September t, ISO, waa aim.
ply an Imposing success. Prom that day
on It beoame a fixed Institution tn tha
United States, observed today In vary
city of tha land. Tha plan waa next en
dorsed by tha annual convention of tha
American Federation of Labor, and tha
general assembly of too Knights of
Labor. It spread rapidly from city to
city and from town to town. City coun
cils and state legislature took it up and
made it a legal holiday until finally,
June a, IBM, it became a national holi
day by act of congress.
"The Initial action taken setting apart
ona day In the year on Which to review
the activities and beneficial tnfluenoe of
organised labar occurred at tha after
noon meeting of tha third day of tha
fourth annual session of tha Federation,
October t. ISM, the convention being held
In ffchloeaeer'a hall. Chicago, 111. Tha
resolution creating Labor day waa Intro
duced in tha convention by A. C. Cam
eron, a delegate from tha Chicago Trades
and Labor assembly, and waa aa fol
lows: " Iteeolvad, That tha first Monday In
Reptentber of each year be set apart aa a
laborers' national holiday, and that wa
recommend Its observance by all wage
worfcara. Irrespective of sex. oalllng or
nationality.'
W. J. Hammond, representing tha In
ternational Typographical union, from
Nw Orleans, La., waa president of this
onvontton. Tha accredited delagatoa to
thla convention numbered only twenty,
atx.
'Tha federation held Its annual con
vention at Columbus, a, December s-lt,
W At thla session tha offloera re
ported tha following:
"'At tha fourth session of the fed
oration a resolution waa adopted making
tha first Monday In September of aaoh
year labor's national holiday, and recom
mending its pbawnranoa by wage work
era generally throughout the eountry.
This mot with reaponae that exceeded
tha moat sangulns expectations. In our
great manufacturing and distributing can
ters thousands of worklngmen marched
la Procession and participated In tha fee.
Uvttie of the plonla grounds, where the
most skilled mechanics and worker In
profoeelona and laborers united in a com-
mon oe let) ration, exchanging friendly
fraternal greetings while they listened to
ttie ohsxoplons of labor dtsouaalng tha
nomla and political questions of the
day. Tha good offsets of this are so
well understood that wa recommend Its
more general observance still, until It
shall be aa uncommon for a man to work
on that day aa oh Independence day.
"in order that thsro h no mlsundsr
a landing with reference to the action of
congress in enacting legislation mon this
subject. It is well to stats that tha law
passed by congreaa on June at, UK de
scribed above, aa making Latter day a
national holiday only provided that Labor
day auould be observed in tha District
of Columbia, as wall aa tha than terrt
ivHea. Hew atatre Mae Cs.
"Nearly all of tha eta Us la tha union
j.ow have atstute making tha first Mon
oay in aVpO-tnber a legal holiday, thus
observing Labor day.
"Labor day waa established In tha va
rious suue la tha order and an tha
date named below)
FVbrvary ft. Oregon,
Mir 1. Colorado,
l'--T, Ai-rll a. New Jersey,
U -, .'- 1 New York.
H, Uy 11 s4asacbusettn
In . ki&ich 29. 'osirtx Haul.
U-. Mnh Ml, Nebraska.
1- Avrtl By l-.nril4anla.
)), Al.nl ttk, Ol.lu.
in-.l, J-ni.ruary U Maine.
in. I, r rury , Washington.
In-i k.uvh ij )lonlr,a.
K l, '.nh 4, KvniMUi.
""i, Var-h . lii'Uaia.
I'anh 11. l't.i.i,iea.
1-t't. t.l.. i.h .') kiKinin).ir.
lafi. June 17, iilinui
Plant for Labor Day Parade and'fG
Trrt rwr-ds tn n A t frn A ATI An. ' f"
ASVaasaU MVh stlrViwvvu
nounced by Committee.
UNION liMR Will, f"5
wa.ava, Mavaa " KJ --ieja-. W-P ew aYI
MARCH OH MONDAY1! Pmc krfr,OTi;Tni bll roiJ5 H
PICNIC AT THE GERMAN HOME
AND FIRMS WHO HELPED TO BUILD IT
ago, and one of the olilef reasons thst de
termined him to accept that Invitation
was that Marlon is tn a mining center
and afforded him an opportunity to
speak to a large number of miners, an
opportunity that President Oompers has
had only once before in several years.
About hslf a dosen of the nelx-hbor-Ing
Htles will Jfln mith Marlon In tho
Labor day celrbratlrm and will also par
tlHpata In the parade. The addresses by
labor speakrs other than Mr. Oompers
will ba mode by Mis Aimes Nestor, na
tional president of tha Ulove Workers;
Miss Agnea Burns, re.preentatlve of the
Women's Union Label League of New
Work, and Prank Partington, state presi
dent of the 1'nlted Mine Workers of
Illinois.
Secretary Prank M. Marrlson of the
Amerloan Pedsratlon of Labor will speaic
at Bloumlngton, 111.
All arrangement for the obaerva-jK)
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Child Burned as
Dances at Bonfire;
Mother Is Injured
Viola Strong, 4 years of age, suffered
painful burns Friday sftemon while
playing around a bonfire at the rear of
her home, 113 North Twentieth street
The child Is being attended at ft Jo
seph's hospital. Tha Htrong girl waa
dancing around the fire wben her
clothes Ignited.
Hurrying to the aid of her Utile girl,
Mrs. Emma Ftrong fell downstairs and
broke her right ankle. Phe was taken to
tha hospital with tha child. Ths girl's
clothing wag extinguished by Mra. L.
Conkllng, the landlady of tha place where
tha ntronga live. Mrs. Conkllng wrapped
a blanket about tha child and smothered
tha blase.
Robhers Get Cash
from Three Persons
Jsmes Colker of tha Brunswick hotel
has asksd tha polio to assist in ths
search for tSS taken from hla room.
Colker waa asleep when tha money waa
stolen.
Charles Millar of Concordia, Kan., was
hsld up at Twelfth and Douglas streets
by two men, who persuaded the Kansas
to turn over HI Tha two strangers had
revolver and declined to give Mr. Miller
a receipt for tha money.
Adelaide Katanmoywr, tM Bouth Twen
ty-fifth street, reported tha loss of her"
handbag and 3, taken from an offloe
la tha City National Lank building.
Horse Runs Into
G.B.BrigLtt'sAuto
Tha sight of a horo running into aa
automobile caused oonslderabl Interest
last evening at Fourteenth street and
Capitol avenue. The steed of R. H. Hen
derson, mall oarrier, beoame frightened
at tha Billy Sunday tabarnaol and
started to run in the opposite direction.
Tha animal ran headlong Into th front
of tha automobile of Greorg B. Bright of
HO Bristol street.
South Side Milkmen
Boost Their Prices
Dairy Inspeotor Bowls report he has
been advised by Bouth Side dairymen
that milk In that territory will be I cents
a quart, an advance from and T oents.
Th eipl nation Is that eorapUanc with
Oreater Omaha milk and dairy regula
tions Increases th expenses of these
dealers.
Offioer Fires Shot
at Fleeing Thieves
Police Officer Kngllah discovered two
men attempting to break Into James
Hams' saloon, at M01 Parnam street,
early Saturday and fired two shot
at them. He believe one of th men was
hit as he cried out aa if tn pain and
tumbled. Tii pair made their getaway
north on Twenty-eighth street.
Two More Suits Are
Filed Against Road
Two more suit growing out of alleged
obstruct Inn of water in the Klkhorn river
by a railroad bridge embankment have
of Omaha have been completed, the
committee in charge making a full re
port on Its plana at the meeting ot
the Central Labor union on Friday
evening, when tbe program waa ap
proved. The forenoon will be de
voted to a parade demonstration in
which the unions will take part,
while the afternoon will be given
over to sports and speaking at the
grounds ot the German Home on
South Thirteenth street. Dancing
and a moving picture exhibition will
fill out the afternoon and evening.
Heyaoltls Is Marshal.
T. P. Reynolds, president of ths Btate
K duration of Labor and of tha Omaha
Contral Labor union, will be marshal of
the parade, and James Bwansen and Ray
mond Zest will be his sides. Ths parads
will form at Labor temple. Nineteenth
and Pamam streets, and at 10 o'clock
wfl) march over the following route!
Kast on Parnam to Twelfth, north to
I'ouglas, west to Sixteenth, north to
Cluosgtr, countermarch on Sixteenth to
Howard, where It will dlMtmnd.
Hpeaklng will begin at th German homo
ground at 2 o'clock. Tha speakers will
be Anton Jolianssen of California, Harry
lllackmore of Ht. Ixuls, T. W. McCull
ough and Miss Gladys Shamp of Omaha.
Following Is the order In which the pa
lade will form, the unions marching to
report at t a. m. :
KlfWT UIVIBION.
Mayor and Platoon of Police.
Hand.
Central lAbor Union.
Thealrioal 8tae Employe.
Moving Picture Machine Operator.
IlanL
Iron Moulders' Union.
Stationary Firemen's Union.
Csrd and Label League.
KKCOND lIViaitN.
Band.
Ladles' Auxiliary of Carpenter' Union
Carpenters' UDiorv
Union.
Clssrmaksrs' Union.
Pressmen's Union.
THlltD DIVISION.
Band.
Bricklayers' Union.
8ton Cutters' Union.
Cement Worker Union.
Building Laborer Union.
Klectrioal Workers' Union.
Tile Layers' Union.
FOURTH DIVISION;
Band.
Brewery Worker' Union (three 1 oca HO.
Bartenders" union.
Msohlnista, No. II
Machinists. No. 671
Iron Workers' Union.
Hoisting Ekiglneenr Union.
Elevator Constructors' Union.
lUlt Posters' Union.
Formation of parade:
First Division On NlnetaenfV street In
front ot Labor temple.
Heoond Division On Dooalaa street east
of Nineteenth atreet.
Third Division On Donanaa street, wast
of Nineteenth street.
Fourth IMvUlon On Nineteenth street-
south ot Parnam street. , .
Program for Afta snooau
Afternoon program at German home
ground on South Thirteenth street:
Bbeaklns- at 1 d. m. emeaksrsi Anton
Johanneen of California. Hurry Black
more of St. Louis, T. W, McCullouah and
Mlaa Gladys Shamp of Omaha,
SPORT EVENTS.
Union Label Contest First orta. M
union mad trousers: second prlsa, H
oox union cigars: third nriaa. la unkm
hat. " '
lOu-Tard Dash ffoe union man mtlvV
Pint Prise. 14.60 union made shoe, seo-
und prise, n union mad hat
bo-Yard Dash (married ladles) First
prise, MM union made shoe; second
prise, ll.V union made ahoea
loo-Yard Dash (boy under IS year)
Plret prls. U cash; second prise. U oash.
V-Yard Dash (girls under IS years)
First prise, U cash: second prise, 11 oash.
60-Yard Dash (fat men, 115 pound and
over) First prls, 14 boa union olgare.
100-Yard Dash (free for all) First
prise, box of union made shirts, ; sec
ond prise, box of union made hot. tLCO.
&0-Yard Dash (single ladles over 14
rears) PlrK prise. 1 union made hand-
xYard Dash (fat ladles, over ITS
pounds) First prise, 14 60 union made
shoe; second ptIko, tin union made
shoea
l mining Broad Jump First prise, tlSO
union mad hat; second prlsa, ii.tO union
made glove.
StanriinK Broad Jump First prtse, t!
union nwde silk altlrt; second prise, L60
box union made collar
Pie PJating Contest (for children) Flrat
prise, ) rash: second prls. fl cash.
Milk I linking Contest (free for all)
Flrat priz. U cash; seoond prl. tl cart.
There will be dancing, a band concert
and free moving picture at th ground
during the afternoon and evening
NEW HOSPITAL IS OPENED
Presbyterian Medical Institution
Has Home in Turner Reii
dence Improved.
FURNISHED IS HOMELIKE WAY
i
Th new Presbyterian Medical hospital
at Thirty-fourth and Parnam wa for
mally opened Wednesday, September L
when a reception was held by Mr. and
Mrs. Robert McClelland, th proprietor, j
More than 1.000 invitations were sent out.
and from to 6 In tha afternoon and
again from I until 11 In th evening the
visitors were welcomed and piloted j
through the newly remodeled structure i
by the corps ot nurses. Th house was ,
beautifully decorated with palms and
flowers and an orchestra was almort hid
den by a bank of palms at the end of the
reception hall.
The hospital Is beautifully furnished In
mahogany, and oriental rugs set off the 1
attractive rooms to the best advantsge. j
The whole place has th atmosphere ot
a home rather than that of a hospital. ,
Former Home Remodeled.
Tli house, which was formerly the
Turner home, has been remodeled and
big addition have been made without
changing th ajtpesranc of th structure
aa It la seen from the Parnam street side,
except where the walk has been taken
up and tha entrance changed. - Instead of
entering on the Parnam street side as
tha visitor once did, he enters from Thlr
tyfourth street. The rooms are large
and attractively furnished, many of them
retaining th appearance they had when
the house waa built, having big mantels
and private bath.
The barn haa been remodeled and la now
a dormitory for th nurses, and haa the
heating plant and Incinerator In th base
ment. Eleven room are reserved for th
nurses, f whom there are twenty-five.
Thirtr-afx room are reserved for the use
of patients, and there I no operating
room, all sural oal cases being dona at th
other Presbyterian hospital.
Largo Ann Expended.
Mr. MoOlalland acquired the Turner
property laat spring and haa apent about
175,000 on it It is now one of the most
attractive boapttalg tn the city, and Mr.
McClelland' Idea of making It appear
homelike rather than hoapltai-Uke haa
succeeded remarkably. Tha resldance was
built about twnty-flv year ago by Mr.
Turner and waa at that tlma one of the
finest home la th wast. It haa always
been g show spot In th oity and its
prominant location on tha Famam car
line has mad It a very well-known place, j.
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CHICAGO
LAUNDRY
Will do a' I the
Laundry Work
for the Ne w
PRESBYTERIAN
MEDICAL
HOSPITAL
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and so Are We
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1509 Capitol
Avenue
General Contractors
2567 MARCY STREET
PHONE TYLER 2118
G RiC! &
Butler Wants Coin
Paid Into School
Fund of South Side
The Eden
Electric Washing
end Wringing Machine
Meeta all the requirements of
sanitation necessary In the
most up-to-mlnute Hospital.
handta twain different
pJ makes of tbe better washing-
machines, besides otbtr house
hold labor-savins appliance.
B. Williams
SOS South 18Uj,
Opposite Court House Lawn.
Phone Tyler 1011.
FURNITURE
Box Springs, Mattresses, Etc.
Furnished by
JrZ55Z52525
F. CORTE
Furniture Company
24 th and Farnam Sts.
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AFE
MIL!
Sickness can creep into your system
through the door of impure milk and
rob you of prizes more valuable than
gold with less trouble than the hard
ened burglar has in entering a home.
You buy a gun to guard your gold.
Buy Pasteurized Milk to guard your
health.. It gives you absolute milk
insurance at no additional cost over
raw unsafe milk.
Alamito Products Are Uiti Exclusively et the Prtsbyttrian Hoipiltl
Alamito Dairy D SoS"
WE DID THE
Sheet Metal and
Ventilation Work
Sheet Metal Work of Ml Kinds
Bjornson Sheet Metal Work
21S-20-22 North Fiftttnti St. Plone Doof. 2S7S.
0
Superintendent Duller of th depart-1
ment of public sorounts and finance will
make claim airalnst ths sohool district
of Omaha for $2, 10. said to have been
teen filed Sfslnat the T'nlon Pacific rail- ! paid Into the school fund by th Bouth
road. J. W. llapp and Sons ask $1,400 aa ' Omaha roilre court for a period of four
aliased damex to their field by reaon year. Mr. Hutlor explains this amount
of the overflowing- water, and Joseph represents costs which should have been
Odenrlder ask U.) for th saint cause, credited to ths city Instead of th chool
RAILROAD AGENTS PASS
OUT TICKETS TO DEN SHOW
district.
Th Union Taclflc advertlslnc depart- j
ment has Just (Intshad sending out to
western agents 71.O00 complimentary I
ticket to the Knights of Ak-Sar-Hen den
GRAIN PRICES SENT DOWN
BY FINE CROP WEATHER
Perfect weather all over the eountry
sent (rain prices down to s new level.
VVhest wa ths heaviest loser, ths de
These tickets have tone a fsr wect as H,n on " being I to j win, sales being
the Paclflo roast and all the intermediate ; "de at M cent to II 01 per bushel,
stations. At thsse points they are given iWr' receipts were sixty-four carloads,
out by ths agents to returning tourists, ' Torn sold ths lowest In more than a
With the complimentary Invitations to y'' felting down to 6 cents per bushel,
become Knights of Ak-Rar-Bn, tourists ! though ths bulk of sales were higher.
from th west (topping over here feel
at liberty to go to the den and enroll
themselves as knight.
RAILROAD OFFICES AND
SHOPS CLOSE LABOR DAY
While thsy will not discontinue the
operation ot trains, the railroads will
observ tabor day aa a holiday aa muoh
aa possible. Th headquarter aad th
shop will alos during th sntlr day.
Th etty tkket and freight offices wtU
close at 1 o'clock la the afternoon, not to
epsn until Tuesday morning.
soma reaching TiM cents. Racalpt for
th day were atsty car.
Oale lost but H ent. Th prices were
XfttTj! oents per bvahel, with receipt
twenty-four eara
1 w
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OMAHA WELSHMEN TO HOLD
Bid PICNIC ON LABOR DAY
The Welsh et Omaha and vicinity will
have a basket picnio at Miller park en
Labor day and a concert In th evening
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO PAY
RENT FOR AUDITORIUM
In conference th city oonuntseionr
agreed to rent the Auditorium for th
mall carrier' national convention tor
S2uo. The building wUI be used six day,
beginning Runday. Tbe publicity depart
ment of the Commercial otub will pay lb
rent.
CURTAIL MAIL SERVICE
IN OMAHA ON LABOR DAY
Th po toff toe will b open en Labor
day from ! a. m. to 1 a a. nv only,
nd mall will b delivered twice In the
Apartments, flau, ho wax. ad cottages business districts of ths city. All ether
A ror Male" ad will turn aevoad-hend fffi. In the federal bultilmg wtU be
furiilluic into (wb. cloeeU all 0a Monday.
Alexander Munroe
TINNER
We gpeeiaJiia on ITot Air
Furnacea for old buildings.
Hotel work of all kinds, gen
eral repairing, guttering and
pouting.
Copper and Efctt Iron Worker.
Fur&Aoa Work of All Kinds,
408 South 18th Street
Washing-ton Hall,
D. 4006. OMAHA, NEB.
The Electric
Push Button
Automatic
Elevator
IN THE
i Presby terian
Medical
Hospital
Manufactured and
Installed by
KIMBALL
Bros. Co.
V Makt All KM of
Elevatart and Dumb
Waiter.
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UMBMG
KTURES
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FURNISHED BY
TL?
li
L WOLF
Manufacturing Company
Plumbing
&. Meatang
Material
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
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