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Mems Clothing. suits.
Mems Clothing. ---OYOTcOats.
Boys CIOthinQ.
Ladies' TailOr-Made Suits.

We have few fine Ladies Tailor Made Suits left car.
RED from last and have divided them In two lots
week almost given away The skirts alone are worth
almost twice what asking tor the suit The fabrics
are desirable and the tailoring excellent
Suits formerly $4,000 TO 27.5O. we offer for $780,
Suits formerly $3.50 TO $3.50, we offer for $780,
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SINE people complain because it
costs an egg to get chicken.
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Boys Wash Waists.

"Mother's Friend" Boys Waists,
8 to IA years, with and without
collars; Hundred and unlaundred;
regular price soc. 75c and 81; sale
price Observation-Disclosures. Use
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Only themagnificent man counts any
thing as significant.
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Sears the ~ The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Silks.

IS Inch Black Taffeta Silk, worth
zoe; sale price .....................4235c
% Inch Black Taffeta Silk, war
ranted to wear; regular price so;
sale price. .'oc
10 Inch Taffeta Silk in all the
leading shades; worth SSc; sale
Drice .............................629c
% Pieces Plain and Fancy TAT
fsta Silk in short lengths; worth
75s and $1.OO; sale price.........49c
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geayA the q The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature "a &xNzzlZx
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Chocolate Creams, Caramels and
~s~ad non6iaA
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REMBERr's DRuG STORE.
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Sears the
siOnature
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
QUIT tT1
Growing Evidences of Uniformed FfunIeey-
ism That Should Be Stopped

Growing Evidences of Uniformed Ffunkey-
ism That Should Be Stopped
Have you noticed the growing tend
ency towards compelling American
workingmen to dress up like f1unkies
in England and disport themselves in
gold braid, brass buttons, knee
breeches, and all that sort OF thing?
II is time to call halt. 1t is all
right, of course, for large employers
OF labor, like street and steam rail-
ways, to insist upon a distinctive uni
form, but let it be plain. But genuine
Americanism revolts at the idea OF
knickerbocker buffers, gold bespangled
bell boys, and the like. Right here in
Lincoln the un-American idea is TAX
ing root. Don't it make you sick to
see swell carriage driven by a coach
man in high hat English top boots
fawn knickies and British coaching
coat? This country is drifting towards
the aristocratic fast enough without
hurrying it along by adopting the
l;veried fiunky business SO dear to the
British heart.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
THE SUNDAY STAR.
A Great Sunday Newspaper Made Great
Hit at Once.

A Great Sunday Newspaper Made a Great
Hit at Once.
The Sunday Star made it's first ap-
pearance last Sunday morning and
made a great hit. 1t was a splendid
paper despite the serious handicap
under which it's managers labored.
Manager Nickel says he is willing to
bet that it was the biggest and best
daily newspaper ever issued from a
four-machine plant, and Managing
Editor Gale, being Missourian, an
nounces that he will have to be shown
brighter Sunday morning newspaper
before he will believe there is any such.
Too much credit can not be given
the mechanical force for the success
day Star Some of the boys were
forced to work thirty-six hours at one
stretch because of the scarcity of print
erS, and the sterotyping and press
room forces prespired enough to irri-
gate a small ranch in western Nebras-
ka. But the boys went at it hammer
and tOngs." the linotype machines
fairly sizZled, and the lad alley" was
blur of swiftly moving men, and the
paper came out on time-thirty-twC
pages crowded with splendid news and
literary features and showing up 1900
inches of profitable advertising
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
IN POLITICS.
"Laborng Mems Clubs" Organized ane
Gets Busy Politically.

..Laboring Mems Clubs" Organized and
| Gets Busy Politically.
The Laboring Mems Club met last
Saturday night and got into politics
without any attempts concealment. It's
members know what they want, ami
knowing it have nc hesitancy in tell
ing it.
The club has been partly organized
for some time. but permanent or
ganization was perfected at the last
meeting, and constitution and bylaws
adopted. The membership books were
opened and already 125 members are
enrolled, with an interest manifested
several hundred per cent before the
city campaign gets we'll under way.
After the preliminary work of the
club politics came up ior discussion
and the administration of Mayor
Adams was endorsed and the mayor
suggested as his own successor. The
suggestion took with the club and it
was adopted by a rousing vote. George
Overton was endorsed for excisemen
in, spite. of his vigorous protest. Ex-
ciseman Wolfe was also endorsed for
reelection.
Two committees were appointed. One
consisting of three members, will be
t., wait on the candidates endorsed and
give them official notification of the
labor support, so far as represented
by the club. On this committee are
William Stewart, John Carr and P. c.
Carter. The executive committee,
appointed by Frank Blado, president
OF the club, consists of William Stew
art, w. H. OdelI, P. C. Carter, John
Carr, C. C. Mumford, John Anderson,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
TOUGH LUCK
sunny Jim Leaden Suffers Loss BY
a Sunday Fire,

Sunny Jim Leaden Suffers Loss BY
Sunday Fire.
About the toughest bit OF luck that
one can imagine struck James M.
Leaden last week. In less than an
hour the savings OF years were swept
away, and Leaden and his family were
without a home. A few weeks ago
MIR. and Mrs. Leaden invested their
savings in little home just west of
the asylum, and there they purposed
living and enjoying themselves dur
ing the years to come They moved
in one day, and tie next lost every
thing by fire.
known, but apparently it was caused,
by defective flue. At any rate the
house took fire last Sunday night, and
in less than half an hour was entirely
consumed, together with all of the
household furniture and most of the
clothing. There was no insurance
upon the household goods, and the in
suranee upon the house goes to the
man who held the mortgage given to
secure the unpaid balance upon the
purchase price. Mr.. and Mrs. Leaden
lost practically everything they had.
The accident is of a peculiar interest
because Mr.. Leaden as a prime favor
lite in labor circles, and because Mrs.
I-eaden is prominently connected with
Capital Auxiliary. No. II. In their
loss they have the sympathy OF friends
who are but waiting for an opportunity
to express their sympathy in a sub
stantial way.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 16 1904
he price-the values are all above

the price-the values are all above
par.
I'VE are enjoying splendid trade. :
said Fred Schmidt to The WageWorke"
the other day. We are constantly
adding to our number of regular Gus
toners because we are making an eff
fort to give the people good goods a,
right prices. That looks sood to me.
pointing tc store full OF shoppers.
On another page will be found a
christmas adj from this enterprisinS
firm, and readers OF The Wageworker
will do themselves a favor by giving
il careful study.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
STRUCTURAL lRoNwoRkEas.
A Few Facts That Explain Why Me-
Organize Labor Unions,

- FCw oSSo 'Vot SNp'oh WIZ 'WCIi
Organize Labor Unions
People who oppose labor unions and
can see no reason for their existence
are invited to consider the structural
iron workers. In New York state
alone last year 1,2OO structural iron
workers were killed OF disabled. If
they had no union who would take
care of the wives of dead members i?
Who would care for those disabled
while on duty. Life insurance com
panies will not accept them as risks
save at prohibitive rates. The en-
ployers have no use for a structural
irunworker after he is disabled But the
Structural Ironworkers Union does
take care of the widows and the Or
phans, and looks after the member
who is disabled. Can you blame these
side men who refuse to Gay their just
proportion of the expense entailed by
the work of caring for the helpless
The structural ironworker risks his
life every day he works. And foi
his skill and the risk he runs, he
gets for eight hours work less than i;
ionable New York opera. Opponents oi
labor unions are invited TO do a little
thinking.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
DYNAMITE.
Looks Like a Smooth Scheme to Secure
the PubIc's Sympathy.

Looks Like a Smooth Scheme to Secure
the PubIic's Sympathy.
There is a strike on at Newport, KY
Foundry and Machine company being
out. ''Scabs'' were imported to take
the place Of the strikers, and immedi-
ately the strikers began picketing AMI
port. The company found it's business
falling off and it's profits melting away
be cause of the inferior work done by
the "scabs. Something had 10 be
done to secure public sympathy.
Aha, an idea! Make the public be-
lieve the strikers were resorting to
dynamite and physical violence. That
was the card to play. One night a
dynamite bomb was exploded at the
foundry. 1t exploded right where It
would not endanger any life nor des-
troy any particular amount of prop
erty. But the next day the news
papers were filed with big headlines.
and the strikers were charged with
having TeSOrteu 10 OynamLe. Inc
scheme was working. Another bomb
was exploded a few days later. but
il. another part of the foundry, and
again far away from any point where
t. would endanger life.
More startling headlines! More ap-
peals to the public for sympathy, for
the 'scabs" and the employers.
And of course a lot of people were
fooled by all this dynamiting Who
could profit by using dynamite?
Clearly not the strikers. because 1T
would ALLEVIATE public sympathy and
support. Who then? Why, certainly
those whom public sympathy and sup
port would naturally eo-the en-
ployers. Certainly cheap invest
ment-a few pounds of dynamite AMI
the loss of rickety old shed or two,
if public sympathy and support is
secured thereby.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16

There is no question but that the non
unionists have reaped a benefit from
the unions work in shortening the
hours of labor Unions first set the
limit of daily toll at ten per day, which
soon became the universal work day
have set the limit at eight per day and
secured it in many instances we find
many non-unionists working only nine
and nine and one-half per day and
iE some instances eight per day.-Ci-
garmakers' Journal
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Here is man who admits that he

Here is man who admits that he
las plenty Of money and is ready
to retire. How did he ge. his money?
On the face OF the evidence he made it
out of the mill He reaped the profits
I He coined the muscles of his men
into gold. He stored their labor until
he had enough on hand to keep the
wolf OF want forever from his door.
Then the dirty hound turned them
empty handed from their homes.
Again, all that Graham is he owes
to society. 1t is society that assists
him in his work of despoiling labor.
1t is society that gives him property
in machinery of production and pro-
tects that property against the world.
That mill was the joint product of the
whole people and the whole people
lad an interest in that mill which no
man should ignore. 1t was produc-
tive property, and added 20 the wealth
of society. But this highwayman, after
holding up society for the profits OF
it's machinery, willfully destroys the
plant that had brought him wealth!
1.-The building of the mill was tri-
umph of the time. Into that mill had
been built the progress OF the human
race. The best development of all
ages was incorporated into the various
departments of that plant. When it
was opened labor had market for
its Drawn. Nothing but the risk of
accident menaced the perpetuity of
that plant. 1t was there to stay.
Weighing the chances, men came there
from far and near to gain livlihood,
convinced of the substantial character
OF the job offered. This amounted to
ar implied contract between the
worker and the drone, the one was
to secure employment, the other to
keep the mill running to give employ
ment. And yet, this bold buccaneer
who had held up labor for its best pro-
duct deliberately blew UP the mill
rather than submit to the. demand OF
/
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16

George Overton, Charles Hall. William
Wirtz, Jonn P. Wise. and John Dur
ham. john Anderson. street COM
missioner, is secretary OF The club
The report of the bylaws committee,
Messrs. Mcknight, Mumfcrd and Car
ter, was accepted without protest
President Blado i'll outlining the clubs
object made himself very clear. He
said:
las there are many new members
here who did not attend the first
p, meeting,' said he, lit would be well
to state the purposes of this organ
:zation. 1t is for laboring men who
desire to take active interest in the
government OF the city, county and
state in which we live. Anybody who
labors for living and pays taxes is
entitled TO be member. We are
banded together to see that the law
makers and office holders do their
duty. 1t is also our part to see that
men are elected who will realize and
fulfill their responsibility. We hope
to take in future campaigns in the
city, and we Will do our duty our
selves when we see that the people
whom we elect hold to their obliga-
Itions
| Eleven members are to handle the
business os the club when it is in
convenient to call O meeting, the work
|of this committee to be confirmed By
the club Six members out of the
le!even shall make a quorum. The
board is to be appointed by the presi-
Ident.
One or two protests were made
lngainst this and Presiden. Blado him.
|self said this responsibility was more
than he cared to assume. Peter Carter
went to the rescue OF the situation
by saying that according to ths
Roberts rules of order the chairmai
must appoint the executive committee
The protests were then abandoned.
q 1t was provided that any member
lwho wrongf91Y secures money in the
nante dfsthe 6respiza,i6p shall be ex'
y pelled. Each mentfy TO be taxes
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
A GREAT STORE.
Christmas Display That is a Delight to
All BeholderS.


Christmas Display That is a Delight to
All Reholders-
The idea that Nebraskans have to go
east OF the Mississippi river to see a
metropolitan stock Of clothing will be
dissipated by visit to the great Arm
strong Clothing company store. There
is no larger clothing store IN the great
west, and certainly none that has tax
Ell. on a more beaut iul holiday appear.
ance. The decorations installed fC:'
the joyful Christmas time make the
great store a perfect bower of beauty.
More than thousand incandescent
lights gleam brightly, and the glow
ing colors appeal to the eyes of all
who can appreciate the artistic. Moth
ing like it in the way of decoration has
ever before been attempted in Lincoln,
and it is safe TO say that nothing finer
has ever been executed By any firm in
the west.
Two spacious floors are piled high
With gooGs embracing everything in
the clothing and furnishing lines, and
the arrangement and accommodations
can not be excelled. Manager Arm
stronas long experience in the busi-
ness has enabled him to gather the
very best of everything from
all parts of the country. Attention Is
called to the advertisement OF the
Armstrong Clothing Company, good
clothes merchants" in another place
iE this issue of The WageWorker. You
Will have no difficulty at this store in
finding what you want with the union
label thereon.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
What Graham
Really u

| A. peculiar news item travelled thrl
the newspapers of the land recently
Il told the story of how Moses Ora
ham, owner of the Highwood lumber
mill, in Jones county, Miss, deliber-
ately wrecked with dynamite the ma
chinery of his mill rather than accedo
to the demands of about one hundred
employees striking for higher wages
| The mill has been shut down for two
| months on account of the strike. The
strikers lived on Graham's land and
when ordered off camped in tents on
,, the border, awaiting the opening of
the season. Graham announced thai
he had plenty of money, was ready
to retire, and to force the strikers to
seek work in other sections he publicly
announced that he would blow up the
mill and retire from business. He de-
over the discomforted strikers
When George F. Rinehart of the
Newton, Ia, Hearld, read that thrill
ling bit Of news he got busy. When
Rinehart gets real busy with his pencil
something is bound to be properly at
tended to-. He reprinted the news item
aforementioned, and this is the way
he discussed it. His words should be
read by every thoughtful man and
woman in the country, aad especially
by workingmen and women:
Perhaps nine out Of every ten peO-
pie who read the above will declare
that Moses Graham did the proper
thing in blowing up his mill with
dynamite. They will argue that he
had a right to do what he pleased with
his property. They will contend that
he had right to refuse higher wages
to his employees.
"As society is at present constituted
there is no question but that Moses
Graham had a legal right to do as he
did. Legal right does not mean moral
right. Judged by the CODE of Jesus
Christ that man Graham deserves the
lash. He deserves the curse of right
cousness. The wrath Of the Nazarine !
is his portion.
LET us analyze the matter a little
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16

twenty-five cents per month for the
maintenance of the club. Meetings are
to be held the second and fourth
Saturday evenings OF each month.
Suitable arrangements We're made for
regular meetings in the Marshall hall.
Ninth and streets. The names OF
memEers are to be kept on roll with
addresses, by meaDs of which notice
CT special meetings will be given if
called.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
HANGING BACK.
Strong Unions That Have Failed to- Get
Into the Fold.

Strong Unions That Have Failed to- Get
Into the Fold.
| Once more The Wageworker takes
occasion to print the names of local
unions that have subscribed as bodies
The Wageworker is Indebted to them
for their support and assures them
that it will strive to merit it more
and more Here is the roll of honor:
Typographical Union.
Teamsters' Union.
Carpenters Union
Bartenders' Union
BARRIERS Union
Bookbinders' Union.
Pressman' Union.
Painters and Decorators Union.
There are a number of unions with
out a single member enrolled upon The
Wageworkers' subscription books.
Several OF these unions are numeri-
cally and financially strong, but so far
they have failed to get in line, and the
individual members show no, DISPOSE
tion to support labor organ. Some
small way on the subscription books
by men who subscribed when The
Wageworker was established nine
months ago, and if paid for at all, paid
for three months. This is mentioned
to remind them that the printer and.
the pressman have to- be paid regularly
and promptly. Beginning with the first
OF the new year The Wageworker' will
go only to those who have ordered it
and paid for it in advances.
We urge every union in the city .ol
subscribe as body and have The
sent regularly to every
member. 1t will be help TO the union
and the right kind of support to give
tc The Wageworker The time to act
il right now, and don't you forget it. |
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
READ THE AD.

The Lincoln Clothing Company has q
large display advertisement elsewhere
in this issue, and the attention OF oui
readers is called to it. The prices
quoted speak for themselves. This
firm has not been in business long
comparatively speaking. but it has
built up a gratifying trade by treat
ing the people right and giving theIn
the full worth of their money.
ADD WAGE
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16

This the of the when the hauling of coal
the chief employment of large number of There
Team Drivers Union Lincoln and striving build
up This union has been of valuable
the unonism other In the
Team Drivers Union OF Chicago stepped into the breach
few months and saved the skilled trades from
disastrous defeat the hands of the Parryites Without
their help Chicago would today be in the hands of the Parry
ties and the trades unions would be helpless.
Lincoln unonsts have duty perfornr-a duty
themselves their fellow unonists and the
They should every the Team Drivers
Union the lie o
buys should that only
deliver and if the who presents the ticket for
signature unable show card let him haul the coal
back the Yards Better still, when you order the coal
from the dealer specify that must be delivered by union
There dealers who will make howl about
this and there people who will call it unfair
who honest living Do let that
of ommy-ro influence you. Stand by your friends
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
WHAT UNIONS HAVE DONE.

a Few OF the Good Things Obtained TOR
the Men Who Toll.
Trade unions lave donc more to
increase wages and shorten the houta
OF labor than all other agencies COM
bined. The masses. all classes, union
and non-union, have enjoyed the fruits
OF trade union activity. Ncn-union1sts
enjoy better pay as the unions increase
wages for it's members. While they
work for less wages their pay is never
theless higher than it would be were 1t
y,r4 for tla higher es,slA s,e 4he -.-:e-.-.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
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The who declare for the 'open shop honest
in their contentious. They loudly declare every
should have the right work where he peases but they
do not believe it themselves If they did, could
walk into their shops go work The "open shop
loudly demanded by Parry and his in reality the
closed shop which every hope and aspiration of the
worlingman is closed forever.
According the military taken last spring Ne
braska put Of 10000 of military age into
the field And the provisions Of
bill every Of me compelled %
field The Dick bill long towards the
of compulsory military that weighs Germany
and France How many laboring know that they
be summoned by the federal government forced to lay down
the tools OF their trade take up and go shoot
down whose only oense is that they driven by des
peation their rights by violence Every aboring
in the country should the Dick bill When
they have. the Dick bill will be wiped and the
sponsblc for it retired political obscurity.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
AN ENTERPRisiNG FIRM.
has Shown Its Friendship for Labor In
Numerous Cheering Ways.

Readers of The Wageworker are ia
rialiar with the firm name of Fred
Schmidt & Bro, because the firms ad-
vertisements have appeared in this
Household Necessity with gratifying
regularity. Fred Schmidt & Bro. op-
crate general store which carries tbs
largest line of general goods in this
section of the country, and the con
stantly growing trade of the firm l.
evidence enough of its Wise business
management. The only thing cheai
about the goods in this great store i
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
HOLIDAY RATES.

To accommodate holiday travellers
the Union Pacific has placed in effect
rate of one fare plus SO cents for
the round trip. Dates of sale DecemBer
"a, 25. 26. 81 and January 1 and D.
with final return limit January 4. In-f