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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29

effect of drawing all union men away
from non-union shops. as it is not eX-
pected that non-union employers who
hire union men would pay them union
wages. The closed shop proposition
was defeated several months ago. but
it is believed by the union men that
the same end can be obtained indirect
ly. The proposed agreement includes
demand that uniform gauge he
used for regulating the thickness Oh
cigars. On mold work the propose.t
pay is SO thousand, whereas hereto
fore the pay has been IS. Under the
50 scale the length of cigars would
be increased one-fourth of an incl
and the old size of four and three
quarters inches would BE abolished.
For hand workers an increase from
So to $40 thousand is asked b.t til.
scale would affect only the makers
Of domestic brands.
1t also is asked that the employers
pay 50 more thousand to union msn
who make 'open head cigars.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
is COLOR ADO IN AMER1cA7

A paster in the form of an American
flag, printed IN red, white and blue,
bearing the following sentences, .a,ls
reached The WageworKer:
Martial law declared in Coloraoo!
Habeas corpus suspended in Cello
RADIO!
Free press throttled in Colorado!
Bull pens for union men in Colo
rado,
Free speech denied in Colorado.
Soldiers defy the courts in Colo
rado.
Wholesale arrests without warrants
in Colorado!
Union men eXiled from homes and
families in Colorado!
Constitutional right to bear arms
questioned in Colorado!
Right of fair. impartial and speedy
trial abolished in Colorado.
Citizens alliance resorts to mob law
and violence in Colorado.
Militia hired to corporations to
break the strike in Colorado!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
PRINTERS. AUXILIARY.

Thursday evening Capital Auxiliary
Nc. II. Lincoln Typographical Unlon
No. 209. gave "hard tines social
at Red Ribbon hall. 1t proved me
OF the most successful socials yet en-
gineered by the auxiliary. A system
of fines for wearing apparel incon-
sistent with the idea OF 'hard tim IS"
was adopted. and the women. with an
eye to business, managed to detect
violations of the rules i'll the case Of
nearly every one present. Some Of
the costumes were comical in the eX-
treme Swallowtail coats were wCl il
with flannel shirts and overalls, and
"dickies'' that knew not soap and
water shone dimly from beneath he
shade OF jackets that long since out
lived their usefulness And some of
the women wore frocks tnat would
make a ragpicker green with envy.
A buffet lunch was served "a la carte"
and the familiar coffee and sinkers'
and hot wenies' played conspio-
pous part.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29

+, 1t is the same with body of men
as it,. with ar Individual. IN the
| struggle for an existence the best
| faculties are exercised and developed,
| and when the object of that striving is
attained the healthful activities are
! slackened and decline sets in.
That is why the unions in their
early stages often prove more capable
of withstanding opposition than when
their membership becomes large and
meets with degree of success.
Unions that have started full
fedged through the effort of other un-
! ions. and have gained the benefit. OF
rnionisn without struggle, are Often
without stability and really hini-
ronce to the general movement. They
contribute numbers, but that is only
dead weight.
Such members accept the fruits that
others have labored for as someI nlns
that is due them, and when the arti-
fetal props that have supported them
are withdrawn they fall away.
If unionism is to endure and fulfill
it's highest mission, the dangers that
have been pointed out must be taken
into consideration.
Individual development must be al
lowed full play and allowances made
fcr special abilities.
Instead of trying to keep all down
TO dead level. every member should
be put upon his merits and not i'm
tied in his earnings. In brief, the
workman should be DermitteG tne
same play as when unorganizej, while
being reinforced with the combined
strength of mis- fellow workmen.
The function Of the union is to in
sure fair play and to enforce a stand
ard of wages and hours based upon
The average abilities. There shoulu b.
grading upward and not downward.
No limitations should be put upon "a
pacities except for reasons of hea n.
BY observing these rules the unions
would make their position impregna-
ble
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29

lied labor has been betrayed; not the
first time that one whom it trusted
has been false to the trust. 1t will
not be the last time, Tor human nature
is fallible and organized labor is made
up of men who are as fallible as any
other body OF men. But Lincoln un-
ion men can and should set the seal
Of their disapproval upon men VINO
misrepresent them as Hosllins has
done.
Hoskins has proved his unfitncsc
either as an official or as a representa-
tive of the interests that selected him
as its representative. He has an OBJ
portunity to resign. If he refuses tc
avail himself of it, he should be lih-
peached and removed, and if possible
to reach him with the strong arm of
the law. he should be vigorously
prosecuted.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
A LITTLE HISTORY.

The Wageworker wants to recal
little bit of history for the benefit OF
the open shop" advocates who az.
trying to wreck unions, and who new
er lose an opportunity to denounce Or
ganized labor as anarchists, =
thugs" etc. For obvious reasons
names are suppressed, and the man i'll
question will be called Blue because
that is nothing like his real name.
Several years ago a man named
Blue, a printer, but not union man,
came to Lincoln. He secured work in
rat" printery that would not EN-
ploy union men at the scale, anG
whose manager often said he had no
use for labor unions. Blue drew !he
magnificent wage of 81 week, AMI or
this sum tried to support a family OF
five including himself, and educate the
course he couldn't do it. He fell int:
debt, become discouraged at the sight
of his loved ones suffering, and ID :
fit OF dependency went out to the
fair grounds and blew out his brains.
Did the opponents of unionism step
forward? Did they do anything to
save Blue from being buried in pau
per's grave? Did they extend the
helping hand 10 the widow and o.
phans?
Oh course they did not. They neve~
dc.
But the union printers Of the city,
with whom Blue had never affiliated,
and whose interests he had opposed
Blue a Christian burial, not III the
Potter's field, but in the cemetery
where their own loved ones sleep.
They raised enough to provide for the
widow and orphans for several weeks
and then enough more to carry them
back to an eastern state where the
widow had relatives who would care
for her.
This little bit of history is familiar
to union men in Lincoln. IT is ou'y'
ture that are taking place all over
this broad land every day. When
union wreckers and opponents of CT
sanized labor can point to simiiai
deeds OF thoughtfulness and kjCt.ness,
when the wrecners and opponent. of
organized labor can show woih:
equally good-then, and not till then,
will they be entitled 10 recognition
for honesty of purpose and kindness
Of heart.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
OMAHA PAINTERS STRIKE

The Painters and Decorators Ui-
ion of Omaha has declared strike
against the master painters, anG not
a union paint or paste brush is bong
welded for wages in that city. There
was no question about wages. tut the
difficulty arose over the master pa nt-
ters refusing to sign an agreement to
continue the scale and recognize the
Union. The master painters claim
that they can get enough non-unlon
men to take care of the business. and
say that they have the backing of the
Omaha branch of the d. NJ Parry
Union Wrecking association. The
striking painters ana decorators asked
only for recognition OF their union,
bit this was refused Members of the
Painters and Decorators Union arc
warned against responding to we'll
disguised advertisements for painters
in Omaha.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29

to be critically i'll. Delegates OF the
asked to sign the petition. but many
Of them have refused Sam PARK.
was the business agent of the StrUc-
tural Iron workers, and was found
guilty of conspiracy and caught red
handed in grating" on the employ
ers. His case attracted attention
throughout the country and brought
disrepute upon union labor every
where.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29

The chief test of unlOnism is its
effect upon the character CT the ia
dividual workman.
1t is not sufficient to show that un-
ionism has advanced the worker ma
terially.
II the labor struggle tends to make
the laborer self-reliant and develop
his faculties. it is ofsinestimable va a'ue.
Ii. however, it tends ultimately TO
suppress the individual. lessen his ca
pacity and make him subordinate TO
the mass, it not only fails of its pr
pose, but works serious injury.
The individual workman undeI
modern methods OF industry is una
bic to assert himself. He is sub
to conditions upon which unaided he
is unable to make an impression.
Alone he is nonentity. His indi-
viduality' is that respect is submerged.
He regains it by acting with other
workmen having allied interests. In
divilual striving then gives way to
Joint endeavor.
IeTSOudl tIHDlttOl O>udy tOih
paratively little outlet unless collec-
lively expressed The single work
man in order to advance himself is
obliged TO help improve the lot OF IS
fellows Organization comes 10 his
aid. In SO far, therefore as combiua-
ton enables him to do that it is Den-
eficent.
The immediate object of OrSanizd-
ton is to obtain for the individual
member more freedom, in order to on
able him better to cope with harI con-
ditions and thereby increase his
chances in an unequal contest; but
when unions gain a footholj and feel
secure they relax in their vigila- ,e
and soon lose the virile qualities
which enable them to withstand adj
vers;ty.
Their object then is to make things
easy for the members to diminish
their personal alertness and discour-
age the ambition to excel that makes
for efficiency.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
COWARDLY DODGING.

The senate committee by voi : q
five to three has decided to postpone
consideration OF the eight-hour bill
until the beginning of the session
next December Evidently they real
lze that they have more to fear Il ON
the resentment OF capital than from
the resentment of organized labol.
Capital has habit OF standing to-
gether, while labor dissipates its
strength by failing to vote as unit
in its own interests.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
A DISASTROUS FIRE
Monday morning at o,clock .

MONDAY morning at l o'clock a fi;o
was discovered in the barber snoo
III the basement of the Burr block
ana before the blaze could be exttn-
suished the whole interior of this
model barber shop was scorched to
such an extent that it was total loss.
Billy Shannon. proprietor of ..The
Burr although carrying some insur-
ance, suffered a heavy loss. But he
is not discouraged, and says tha. he
VIII soon have home" for all of ,is
union BARRIERS
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
BOOMS THE LABEL
Women's League Starts off With
Promise Of Success.
Five Hundred Women Organized for the Pur-
pose Of Stimulating Demand for
Union Made Goods.

One of the most successful soc...l
and business affairs ever undertaken in
Lincoln was held at Red Ribbon hall
last Tuesday night. 1t was held uude:
the auspices of the Central Labor Gn-
ion. and was for the purpose OF fur
thering the organization of the No-
mems Label League More than 500
union men and women attended, ard
it was reported after the meeting t;ie
nearly 500 women in Lincoln had Gu
rolled themselves as members of tie
league.
President Kelsey of the Central La
Dor Union called the meeting to order,
and in clear and consise manner told
what unionism means and what unlr
men and women should do to further
the interests OF labor organization.
His comments on labor's tendency tn
march solidiy on Labor Day and then
divide its strength at other times met
with hearty applause, as did his ap-
peals to workingmen to stand to-
gether for their own interests.
Will NJ. Maupin, spoke briefly on
what energetic work would GO for OIL
sanized labor. He urged every union
man and the wife of every union man
to insist upon the label wnen purcLas-
ing goods. When he asked how noay
union men in the audience could show
union label under the sweat band OF
their hats, less than one-third pres
ent raised their hands. And when he
asked how many could show the union
label in the inside pockets of their
coats, still fewer responded. When
he asked how many women could
truthfully say they had not swept
their houses with convict made
broom, score arose to their feet
amidst the cheers of the union men
present
Mr.. Shelly, Cigarmakers' Union.
made an earnest appeal to the women
to stand by the union label and point
ed out that the label meant good
wages and sanitary conditions fer
those who made the goods, while the
absence of the label indicated sweat
shops and contract labor, and t.lat
these things mean sapping the lille
blood of women and children. Mr.
Shelly won generous applause from
the women by declaring that women
should receive equal pay for cqua.
work. and that they did receive equal
pIoyed. His remarks were listened
to with close attention, and his eyi-
dent earnestsess impressed all who
were present.
The object of the Union LaEe!
League is to further the demand for
organized labor in every way posi-
bic. The organization is international,
and is being urged by women who ale
engaged in the professions and trades,
as well the wives of men who hold
membership in labor unions There is
benefit feature to the organization
which commends itself to all.
At the close Of the business ses-
sion refreshments were served by the
Central Labor Union, and then those
present who desired to do so enjoyed
themselves in dancing for couple OF
hours.
The women who are pushing the
work of organization express tnem
selves as well pleased with the prog
ress they are making, and will con
tlnue to work until they have enroi;ea
every union sympathizers among IL,
good women of Lincoln.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
A HUSTLING SECRETARY

T. w. Evans, Cigarmakers Union,
is busy man. Dues are collected
each week by the secretary and Mr..
Evans stands second to none when 1t
Mr. Evans will next week begin to
conduct column OF cigarmakcrs'
news in The Wageworher.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
AGREED.

The Lithographers, numbering neal
iy one thousand men throughout the
country. have returned to work after
being on strike since March Is. Tne
New York civic federation brought
about a settlement of the difficulty
and an agreement satisfactory to all
parties has been reached.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
STRIKERS ARRESTED

Sheriff Wilcox and forty deputies Of
carnon coanty. Utah. swooped down
on body of striking miners AMI ~
rested lzo Italians. The strikers are
charged with resisting an officer. but
there Is well defined opinion that
Inc charge was trumped and the men
arrested i'll order to clear the way FOR
strike breakers.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
ASK PARDON FOR PARKS,

An effort is being made to secure
pardon for Sam Parks, the notorious
labor CRATER of New York who is
serving a sentence of four years and
six months in Sing Sing He Is said
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
Unions Should Level Up, Not Down

nry White Secretary United Garment American
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-29
HAGER CHAIRMAN.
State Central and Executive Com.
mittees Organize For Fight.

Frankfort, Ky, July 26-The Dem.
ocratic state central and executive
committee elected Judge S.W. Hager
as chairman of the state campaign
committee, with Ollie James, John
B Brasher, Henry B.HInes and John
NJ. Lassing as the other members.
Percy HalY was made secretary
OF the state committee. The fol.
lowing tour names are 10 be sent
to the governor tor bis selection Of
a state election commissioner:
June Gayle, of Owen; c. B. Poyntz
of Mason; DIR. John r. Collier, Of
Louisville, and Ben V. Smith. of
Pulaski.
Resolutions cungratulating the
national democrats on the selections
of Parker and Davis, and endors-
ing the st. Louis platform where
adopted. In the matter of the Cal
loway county committee vacancies
the secretary was directed to notify
John Keys, the county chairman,
to hold an election to fill the vacan-
cies as provided by party law, a
motion to appoint the county con-
mitteemen instead of electing them
being withdrawn.
McQuown, Lassing and VreelaDd
were made committee to edit and
have printed the party rules.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-29
FIRE PROTECTION
Guaranteed By the Home TeIe.
phone Company.
New Alarm System Tested and
Given The Exclusive
Contract.

The Home Telephone Company
announced itself ready with its fire
alarm system Wednesday of this
week and turned in a test alarm.
1t so happened that the COM
Pany was notified the same day
that the Cumberland wsuld
take out its instruments August l,
or demand a new contract with the
city. The Home service had been
adopted, but with the understand.
ing that the change would he de-
layed until the Home Was ready
with its system. The notice of the
Cumberland, fortunately, came at
the right time, and the Home
Company was not caught unpre-
pared. The new system, the most
complete of any town IN Kentucky,
is now in working order and after
this week FIRE alarms can only be
turned IN over the Home phones.
All that is necessary is to pull No.
on any instrument and press the
button. That rings the alarm in
every 6reman's residence. at the
police headquarters, FIRE depart
ment, Forbes "wild cat whistle"
engine room and the central Office.
Central at once notifies all par.
ties OF the location of the FIRE.
The adoption of the Home service
exclusively by the city for FIRE and
police protection is a big triumph
for the new company. 1t has issued
a new list of so subscribers added
since July is, which will be found
in to days Keutucklan. The city
directory now contains about $50
subscribers, with new names be-
ing added every day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-29
LAWYES DEFEAT DOCTORS
Umpire Reed rlObbed and Hauled
to Town in a Patrol Wagon.

Paducah, KY, July pa game
of baseball between the doctors
and lawyers yesterday afternoon
resulted in a score of 19 to Il in
faver of the students of Blackstone
The game was for charity, it netted
81, 900. The ridiculous playing
kept the crowd in an uproar from
the first inning to the sixth, when
according to an understanding,
UmpireW. NJ. Reed, circuit Judge
was mobbed and hauled to town in
the patrol wagon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-29
WOODSON'S TRIUMPH
Elected Secretary of the Nation
al Democratic Convention.
Taggard, of Indiana, Chosen
Chairman Without OppO-
sition.

New York, July %. Thomas
Taggart, of Indianapolis, was
elected Chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee. The selection
was unanimous,
The meeting had not been in ses-
sion long before this action was
taken. All efforts to induce Sena-
tor German to take the place failed.
Urey Woodson was elected Sec
rotary of the committee. He is Sd
itor Of two papers, member of
the committee of many years, and
widely known throughout the en-
tire country. He was chosen over
Charles a. Walsh by a vote of thir-
ty-six to twelve.
An effort was made to elect as
assistant secretary, Edwin Sexton,
OF the District of Columbia, but af-
ter discussion the committee decid-
ed that Woodsor should be free to
choose his own assistants.
John l Martin, of Missouri, was
elected sergeant-at.arms, and Sam
uel Donelson, of Tennessee, elected
assistant sergeant-at-arms.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-29
Tammany In Line.

The members of the Democratic
National Committee were the guests
of Judge Parker at Rosemount
Wednesday. Chas. F. Murphy and
other prominent Tammany leaders
were also present, arriving in ad.
vance of the committee. Mr.. MUIR
ply before leaving Rosemount
spoke hopefully of Democratic sue
cess, and declared that New York
City would give the national ticket
the biggest majority ever known.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-29
TIED FOR TATLEND.
HOpkinsyiIIe Has Lost Fourth
Place To Vincennes.
Two Straight Defeats To Begin
The Series of Home
Games.

The series of three game with
Vincennes on the local diamond,
was begun Tuesday and the
visitors have won the first two
games. Tuesday Alexander pitched
for the locals, but was batted all
over the field and FIVE scores made
IN four innings. Pettifer was then
put in and the visitors made only
one score off him in five innings. A
new man, w. H. Grady, of Tren.
ION, was put in as catcher, as
Collins is disabled with a broken
finger. The latter part of the game
was well played, but the locals
we're able to secure only 5 scores,
although Marie and Moore both
made home runs. Whitley and
Lemon were the Vincennes bat
terry.
Wednesdays game was a still
worse defeat. Bomar and Grady
for Hopkinsville and Clayton and
Lemon for Vincennes were the
batteries. Errors in the first in
ming enabled Vincennes to make
scores and in the fourth they
made four more scores. Hop
kinsville made only 2 scores and
Vincennes wound up with 6. The
game was one-sided and uninterest-
ing. The locals seemed to have no
heart in the game after the bad
start in the first inning. The sur.
prising part was that the visitors
made eleven hits off Bomar, who is
one of the best pitchers in the
league. The Vincennes team con.
tains the champion hitter in the *.
|. T., and the strength OF the team
is in its heavy hitting. The third
game was played yesterday after
noon, too late tor the result to be
given in this issue
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-29
Henderson Today.

Henderson came over from Clarks.
Vile for a series of games begin
ming TO day. The third game will
be either adouble. header Saturday,
or Sunday game at Henderson.
The Browns lost the last game of
the series Monday, played at
Clarksville with the Tennesseeans,
the score being 3 to ?. 1t was a
ten-inning contest. Weakley, who
was batted out of the box Saturday,
pitched Mondays game and Hop.
klnsville only got four hits off him.
The Browns, however, lost the
game on errors.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-29
Standing of Clubs to July rs.
On The Fly.

Paducah and Cairo are having
It out in a series of seven games
this week. Cairo took the first
three.
Hopkinsville's late misfortunes
have caused a slump from 459 to
Alb and put one game behind Vim
cennes and tied Henderson for last
place. We had chance yesterday
to recover our old place.
VIncennes has won out of 9 of
the last games played and moved
up more than 100 points in the per-
centage column.
Zinkins is umpiring with salts
faction to both sides.
Shuster still holds on, although
Cairo is the only team that wants
him.
If President Irving Thompson
wants to do the right thing by Pa
ducah why doesn't he get rid of
Shuster, This umpire is not toler-
ated in Hopkinsville because he
gave the Hoptowns the rotten end
of his decisions. He should at least
be suspended until charges of the
Paducah management are lnvesti-
gated. News Democrat.
Grady, the new catcher, is doing
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-29
Summons Was Sudden.

Cornelia Moore, a much respected
colored woman, died suddenly Mon
day night at her home on Walnut
street. Death was due to conges-
ton of the lungs. She was 90 years
old and a member of the Methodist
church. Deceased was a mother of
Ned Turner who is connected with
J. r. Hawkins in the grocery BUSH
ness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-29

Mr.. Howard NJ Bolinger, of PEN
broke. has been appointed special
agent of the L. g. N. railroad COM
pauy. He assumed the duties on
yesterday and was assigned work
on this division.