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

Mrs. Roy Rhone suffered a haro fall
a few days ago. but no permanent ti
serious injury was sustained.
Mrs. G. w. Wathan has been quite
i'll for several weeks, but is now cen
yalescing.
Mrs. H. w. Smith has been suffer
ing severely from rheumatism lcr
more than a month, and was com
PEELED to remain indoors most of the
time. She is now able to be about anG
is rapidly recovering her wonte'.
health.
Charles w. Bryan, business mdn-
ager of The Commoner. is enjoying Z
vacation in the wilds of Mississippi,
but is not trying to round up any
bears. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Bryan.
w. H. Toy is once more able to be
on the streets after a long seige of i'll
ness.
Mrs. W. H. Toy, who was on the SICK
list for several weeks, is now con-
valesoent.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29

sent the militia into San Miguel coun-
ty, not to protect life and property.
but to break the strike. The mine
owners have contributed to pay the
expenses of the militia. The militia
is not acting for the state, but for the
mine owners. And the mine owners
are using the militia to protect them
selves in the violation OF law, the dis
regard of the rights OF Tree men AM
the unwarranted abuse OF women and
children. If the day OF reckoning Tor
these high-handed anarchists OF cor
porate wealth Is not rear at hand
then organized labor would better dis
band.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
WOODRUFF-COLLNs.

The mem bers of the We. chappe
wish it distinctly understood that they
have no candidate tor delegate.
r. Z. Mallory has lately joined sew
eral new societies, the hrst letters OF
Which stand for a certain branch OF
the live stock industry ana the last
Tor very important article during
the winter season. Can you guess it?
He says the initiation lee is low.
Owing to overproduction Or lack
OF orders our coffee mill has not run
much lately. In consequence TIL t
has not been much Strain on it.
Fred Ress, OF the bindery, was
elected president OF the Allied Trades
Council at their meeting Wednesday
night. Push the label!
Tee Bridges, the new pressman, is
making good every day, which goes
to show that his promotion was wcil
deserved. He and NJ. /. Peters, tie
Gordon pressman, will star the state
presently in several new vaudeville
specialties.
Does any one know why George
Thompson is assuming the role ..
constant visitor?
One OF the girls in the bindery las
resurrected an OLD remedy for tooth
ache, viz: Fill the mouth full of waite
and sit on the stove until it boils.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
SITUATION IN MISSOURI.

Facts md Figures From the Report
OF the State Labor Bureau.
The twenty-ffth annual report of
the bureau of labor statistics and in
spection of Missouri for 1908 gives the
numbers of each class Of workinymen
employed. their average daily wages,
hours of labor and the percentage of
increases in wages during the year. A
large number of particulars are given
with regard to labor organizations, of
which 63G reported to the bureau of
labor statistics. With regard to them
the following statistics are of interest:
The total membership of the labor
organizations was 79,443, of whom
1885 were females. 1t is estimated
that S056 per cent of the wage earn-
ers in the organized trades are menu
bers of trade unions. Compared with
1901 the average daily hours Of labor
decreased from 9.5 to 9.26 in 1902. and
the rate of wages increased from an
average of 25.39 cents per hour to
27.77 cents.
There were 100 strikes and lockouts
in 1902, of which 40 ended in favor of
the men. "a in favor Of the employers,
and compromises were effected in %
cases. The estimated amount of wages
lost through strikes was $142 ,S44.35,
and the strike benefits paid by labor
organizations amounted to $45,711. 10.
There were 3O.O49 persons involved in
strikes and lockoutS.
The report of the superintendent of
the Missouri free employment offices
contained in this report states that in
the year ended Sept. 80, 1908, there
were 16.62S applicants for employment.
of which number places We're found
for 11.O36. There We're 26,S16 applica
lions for help received from employ
ers, and consequently the number Of
places not filled amounted to $3.50.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29

missed an issue, and is now printed
again on its own type and presses.
The Baltimore Labor Leader is full or
hustle and deserves the united sup
port OF Baltimore wage earners.
.I.%,t.S
Doubtless Captain Bulkely OF the
Colorado militia is one OF those tel-
lows who is always deploring an
archy' and denouncing men as an
archists who have the temerity to tsIl
the truth about labor conditions Ii
this country.
X 1893
Lincoln should make an effort to
secure the next convention OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Ella
neers. 1t would be a big thing for
Lincoln, good thing Tor the engi-
neers, and good thing tor unionlsm.
sx.xxx
Pennsylvania mine owners COM
plain when the ignorant Huns and
Films and Slavs they have imported
to take the place OF intelligent Ameri-
can labor, let loose their british pas
sions and begin to burn and STAY.
sS.x.&..s
If it bears the union label you need
not worry about the condition OF those
who made it. 1t is good guarantee
that the maker received good wages
ana worked in comparatively health
full surroundings.
1888
Look here, every wife whose nus
band is a union man, are you guilty
OF sweeping your house with a con
vict made broom? They are made anG
sold right here in Lincoln.
1888
The Womens Label League has a
right to be proud of it's social function
last Tuesday night. Il was a grea;
success, and thoroughly deserved.
$685.
Par.yism is responsible for the con-
ditions in Colorado, and those condl-
lions are worse than any ever brought
about by trades unionists.
.x.xx!x
Every time you demand the Label
you insist upon good wages for the
men and women who are engaged i'll
the trades.
$3.50
The Wageworker would like to have
a correspondent in every labor union
in Lincoln and Haveiock.
" y ~
John Burns, member OF the British
parliament. says: colorado is hell
with the lid off.
y 1853
Sam ParkSiSm OF Tom HOSkinSism
has no place in unionism. That's fiat.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
The Laugh wa. ON Parry

A joke ON David NJ. Parry, the In
widely known for his invectives
against organized labor, was perpe-
trated in the law Office of Senator
Beveridge in Indianapolis, says an
exchange. Mr.. Parry entered there
wearing n new suit of clothes. Larz
Whitcomb who is in Mr.. Beveridge's
Office and knows Mr.. Parry intimately,
chaffed the manufacturer about his
new clothes and suggested that they
were made by organized labor ''No,"
said Mr.. Parry, II think not this time
But Mr.. Whitcomb pushed back the
lapel of bis friends coat, and on the
inside, sewed in conspicuous place,
was the union label.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
THE CASE OF HOSKINS

The Wageworker devotes consider
able space this week to remarks upon
the case of Exciseman HosKins. This
PAPER will not undertake to expos
every series of public graft, because
even a feeble attempt to do so would
prevent it from giving attention to
matters in line with labor news But
in this case the interests OF union
labor are officially concerned, THERE
fore The Wageworker performs the
duty imposed upon it by reason OF its
being representative OF the inter-
ests of organized labor.
Had Hoskins not been elected as a
representative of organized labor this
newspaper would have referred to his
case merly as matter of news. But
as the case stands it feels compelled
to refer to it in the interests OF or
ganized labor. Mr.. Hoskins has an
opportunity to resign, and he should
avail himself thereof. Ii he doca not
do so, then it Will be the duty of this
newspaper and of the inter ests II
strives to represent to make public
facts that will bring results calculated
20 make him wish from the bottom of
his soul that he had resigned when
he Rad the opportunity.
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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
TEST OF buroN,sM.
Orgy Should Level Up, and
Not Down.

Orgy Should Level Up, and
Not DOwu.
The chief test OF unionisln is its eff
feet upon the character of the individ-
ual workman, writes Secretary White
of the United Garment Workers os
America.
1t is not sufficient to show that I'M
ionism has advanced the worker ma
terially
If the labor struggle tends to make
the laborer self reliant and develop his
faculties it is of inestimable value.
If, however. it tends ultimately to
suppress the individual, lessen his ca
pacity and make him subordinate to
the mass it. not. only fails OF IT'S. ptr-
pose, but works serious injury.
The individual workman under mod
ern methods of industry = unable to
assert himself. He iJsuHect to CON
ditions upon which unaided be is un-
able to make an impression.
Alone he is a nonentity. His indiYid-
uality in that respect is submerged
He regains it by acting with other
workmen having allied interests. In
| dividual striving then gives way to
JOluI euleaNOf.
1t is the same with body Of mel
as it is with an individual In the
struggle for an existence the best fac
| ulties are exercised and developed, and
when the object of that striving is at
tanned the healthfnl activities are slack
ened 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 a degree Of success.
Unions that have started full fiedged
through the effort Of other unions and
have gained the benefits of unionism
| without struggle are often without
stability and really hindrance to the
general movement. They contribute
| numbers, but that is only a dead
weight.
Such members accept the fruits that
others have labored for as something
! 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 its
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
for special abilities.
Instead Of trying to keep all down to
dead level, every member should be
put upon his merits and not limited in
his earnings. In brief, the workman
should be permitted the same play as
| when unorganized. while being re-en-
forced with the combined strength OF
his fellow workmen.
The function Of the union is to insure
fair play and to enforce a standard of
wages and hours based upon the aver
age abilities. There should be grad
ing upward and not downward. No
limitations should be put upon ca
pacities except for reasons of health.
By observing these rules the unions
would make their position impregna-
BILE.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
NEWSPAPER UNION.

The w. N. U. gang is impatiently
waiting for the time when it will De
at work in the mansion over on Foul
tenth street.
Doc" RICHTER has been patronizing
the Standard Oil company lately. He
jabbed rusty nail into his hand and
used kerosene as curative.
Bert Wilson reports negotiations
pending for the sale of Canadian
rights for the manufacture and sale
of his automatic leading machine.
Manager Cole insists that the Lin
coin branch will have the finest build
ing il the w. N. U. circuit by the
first Of July.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
FREIE PRESSE.

H. Broening, Jim BrooAs and Bob
Kreamer hal a rush order for home
last Monday night 20 pail out their
cellars.
H. Demorest has quit bemoan1ng the
long walk home in the early morning.
He passes the time ava. thinning OF
the greeting that new grandson will
have ready for him.
H. T. Turner is accused OF WORKING
overtime without extra pay. But ne
says the boys are figuring that he IS
doing it while finding partners tor the
dance Monday nights.
The big press in the basement is
now churning out upwards OF $50, 900
papers a week, and the press room
gang is working overtime.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
THREW HIM OUT.

Union men in Omaha were Jared
the other day when a non-union man
was sent to Labor Temple to install a
new phone. The man was we'll on
with his work when a uiionist cas- 1al-
ly asked him if he had a card. Not
on your life said the fellow. I'm
from Lincoln" Then there was
something doing. The man was flied
out OF the room and notice sent TO
the telephone company to either send
union man to install the instrument
or take it out OF the house. The tele-
phone company has an open shop, :
and everything is quiet. but the union
men wouldn't stand for having
"scab" connect a telephone il Labor
Temple.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
AUXILIARY MARKET

Last Saturday Capital AuXiliar! No
II. Lincoln Typographical Union No
Grocery. The ladies in charge report
that it was a successful affair and
that all the good things were bought
up before noon. Every article on sale
was prepared by the wives of Lincoln
printers and consisted Of fine pastr,
and other delicacies.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29

The Wageworker doffs its hat 10
Secretary Haywood of Denver. He IS
made of the right kind Of stuff.
Doubtless he has made many mistakes
in his efforts to conserve the best IN
terests of unionism and union men,
out he made no mistake when he
Knocked down the insolent militia Oh
tjcer who undertook TO insult lin.
And he made no mistake when nc
knocked down the insolent private 5
who rushed to the assistance OF then
fallen officer.
Haywood was merely trying 10
shake hands with the president OF his
union, Mr.. Meyer. who was a pris-
oner in the hands of the militia with
out warrant of the law and in &c
fance OF the civil courts. Haywood
was within his rights in trying TO
speak to the president of his union,
out puffed up by brief authority and
irsolent because of the backing of the
moneyed anarchists who were defy:n a
The courts, the militia official sought
knocked down by a blow from Hay
woods sturdy fist. The Chicago
Chronicle. which is the chief organ OF
the d. NJ. Parry Union Wrecking as
ISOLATION. and ever really and willing
to defame union men and Iis;ort the
facts in connection within any labor
disputes, says that Haywood, 80
course. was properly dubbed ano
stabbed into submission, and it will
lie q long time before he will be able
to resume his activity in behalf OF
President Meyer" Things have cone
to pretty pass in free America If q
man is properly dubbed and stabbed:
into submission" merely because he
seeks to shake the hand Of a MN
who is illegally held by military au
thorities in defiance of the civil courts
in a. county or city that is. not and
never was under martial law. Tn,
Chicago Chronicle is always loud ir
its denunciations of Anarchists bu;
it. is making more anarchists every
year than are admitted into this couE-
try through the gates of Castle Gar
den. The Chronicle further says that
Governor Peabody has it in his pow
er to make San Miguel county the
quietest place in the state" Yes, he
can do that by shooting every union
man in the county. banishing ever
widow and orphan of the murdered
ers in full control of the abject wage
slaves they have imported to take the
place of the men who struck for de-
cent wage and fair treatment. Doubt
less this is just what the Chronicle
would advise the governor to do
Governor Peabody is doing just
what he was elected to do. He has
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
"a 100 Per CENT union.

international Typographical Union
Organizer John e. Mclaughlin reports
that local No. 424 has enrolled every
journeyman printer within it's juris-
diction = the Oranges. Montclair and
Bloomfield. n. ]. making what he
terms a leo per cent union
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
INDEPENDENT.

Sam" Mccoy still insists that deep
only system that insures long life.
Val Bach has four fingers on his
right hand knocked out and says il
he has any more hard luck in that
line he will begin practicing with his
toes On the linotype.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29

SATISFACTORY.
All remarked Smithers as he sat
down to a satisfying meal of several
courses and tucked the napkin into
his vest.
"Ah, bur who wouldn't be in favor
of the ate hour system"
Whereupon Smithers pitched in and
spent sixty minutes at the table.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
PROPERLY
j
LABELED.

THE RESULT.
Remember Smedley?"
Yes. what about him."
We'll. he was captured by Parrys
talk Of free men, Deserted the union
"WeH?"
'Smedley is owned by a chattel
mortgage shark now"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
Specials for
Saturday Only

Fancy Sweet Navel Oranges
Large Size) per doz. 15c
Fresh Bread. 3 loayes. ........... &c
Royal Baking Powder, lib. can. Sac
Fancy crown Seeded Raisins,
3X Soda Crackers. per h.. ....... sc
Shredded Wheat Biscuit, pkg. Zoe
Diamond G Soap, s bars. ........ 25c
Our Celebrated High Patent
Silk Flour, per sack. d
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29

Stylish, serviceable shoes at Rcge: 8
& Perkins, 1929 st.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
Buy Here Regularly

1t means a saving to you of cash.
>trouble and waiting for goods you
want in hurry; we deliver promptly.
1t will pay you to study our prices;
the best way to study. them is to come
in and compare our prices with what
you'll pay elsewhere. You're inyi; cd
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
:. = sx.x.s .x.s .s,s4*s*.s.
PATRONIZE OUR FRIENDS.

Merchants who advertise in +.
the labor papers show that /.
they care for the union mans =.
trade. Patronize those who :
are wiling to help you. !
. Read the advertisements in :
: THE WAGEWORkER, and ii =.
you need OF anything in their :
line, visit their stores and &.
make your purchases, and tell t.
them why you came there. :
; We desire to particularly i'm :
; press this matter upon the /!
; wives and daughters OF the :
union men, as they do most OF :.
the purchasing. :
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
DIFFERENT.

DIFFERENT.
Are you in favor of the eight-hour
day. Miss Cutely?" queried Mr.. Soft
leigh
Yes, the elght-hour day is perfectly
right. But there is such a thing as
carrying the eight-nour matter toe
far"
"In what way may it be carried too
far. may l ask" queried Mr.. Soft
leigh.
Il do not believe in the eisht-hour
evening CALL responded Miss Cutely,
yawning and looking at the clock.
SCHEME
THE boss is always talking about
being on time. but he's got a scheme
that lets him off easy"
What is it?'
His watch is slow, and he comes
down to work by it. The clock in his
private office is fast, and he quits by
that"
PROOF.
Are you a union woman?" queri's1
the visitor.
Indeed l am responded MIS-.
Squarely.
Can you show a union cardc"
Yes, three of 'em-here Johnnie
Florence. Bertha! Come in and be
introduced TO the LADY,
CARDS.
Unionism consists as much in Civ
ing as it does in getting.
The honest workman begins just as
promptly on time as he quits when the
whistle blows.
Unionism has it's faults. but it mas
never yet asked the militia to fight It's
battles.
Just as soon as it dawns upon the
non-union man that the capitalists are
using him for club to beat down I'M
ionism, he will quit being sucker and
become square
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
A DAMNABLE OUTRAGE

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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-04-29
GOOD FOR HAYWOOD!

V y e Y
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-01-08
WOMEN IN HIGH POSITIONS.
Many Are Forging 10 the Front II
Various Lines Of Business
and Labor.

:. One OF the largest railroad corpora
lions In this country has decided that
the female stenographers In Its employ
will not be allowed to qualify for pro-
motion. nor shall they be eligible for
its pension l!st This 10 a sweeping de-
cision, and probably represents senti-
ment other than that Of the corporation.
says the Baltimore American. Fifty
years ago no one imagined that woman
could be a stenographsr and the idea
Of their entering the ranks OF men to
compete in heavier brain work would
have been rerarded as ridiculous. II
cannot be said that they have conquered
every branch OF endeavor. but they have
done wonders In the third Of a century.
ard they may even dissipate the prsim
dice OF this western railway corporation
before the half of the present century Ia
reached.
The reason for their exclusion may
come from the employees. The aggress-
iveness OF women has In a number Of In
stances led to combinations Of their fell
low male workers against them--a kind
Of self-defense movement which can
scarcely be criticised severely. for the
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-01-08
RELICS FOUND IN PARIS.
waiting for an Underground
Railroad.

Gcologists. naturalists and paleontolo-
gists have been supplied with new doc
uments by the excavations and subter-
ranean galleries made during the con-
struction OF the Paris Metropolitan un-
derground railroad. which Ia rapidly
converting the subsoil of the capital
into sort OF gigantic rabbit warren.
With commendable foresight NJ Bien-
venu. the engineer In charge OF ths
work. has given instructions to all la
borers under his orders to report at
once any relics. bones. animal or vegeta-
BILE remains. they may discover. says
Paris correspondent OF the New York
Times.
The underground operations OF the
Metropolitan system are a. yet not hall
completed, but already seven or eigh
hundred interesting objects have been
unearthed, and scicntists are employti
by the city to collect and classify them.
Teeth OF the squali have been dug up be-
meath the Place de iOpera and In y
stratum OF the chalk heights OF Mont
r1artre gang Of workmen found the
SftittOU duu Lkuuh vi u AulIiiuOtns ~
Grenelle a couple Of laborers discovered
the skeleton OF a mammoth mixed up
with those Of a rhiroccros. hlppopota-
mus and an antediluvian bull. Sharks
teeth are found in profusion.
At MoulineAux the bones of hugs
tapir and ossary fragments that seem
10 have formed part Of the sseleton Of
l-> t~S No. has evh n
light Beneath the r Bastils
layers Of barnAcles e. have
been discovered imt' X. Vast
deposits OF gypsum en- dis
covered, and the Eeolos rmation
OF the beds is such as tc LEAD 7cientists
to the conclusion that Paris was once
perforated with thermal springs like
the Eeysers OF Iceland.
No vestiges OF antediluvian man have
yet been discovered. such az were found
some years ago In the caves near Mem
ton. but the French geoloslsts are
keeniy alive to the opportunities AFFORD
ed bv the excavations OF the Metropol-
itan railway. and hope to find human re-
mains Of the tertiary period. Special
ins .ructions have been given to the
workmen to look out not only for bones
and relics. but also for traces or i'm
prints on rocks OF any animals, for M.
Berthelot, the eminent chemist. who
cege.'v follows the progress of the ex-
csyatlons from scientific standpoint
declares that, owing to the radioactive
ity Of certain bodies, II would by no
uc.ns Le improbable to discover In the
subtsrranean strata OF Paris images
a sort CT natural cliches. AS It were-ot
anted iluvian life traced upon walls Of
rock,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-01-08

In four lines--cotton goods. kerosene.
lumber and fiour--American goods will
be met in Manchuria. Russia has every
advantage In -four and lumber, and will
soon be our most active rival In these
lines IN the general trade with China.
Kerosene, Russia can produce cheaper,
and SCH cheaper. although the rrocuct
is inferior In quality, but his is not 70
serious drawback for the Chinese trade,
In cotton goods. while her trade is grow
ng, 1t is handicapped by inability to
meet American pricea.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-01-08
New OH We'll IN Kansns.

The Industrial department Of the San
ia Fe reports great activity In the south
eastern Kansas oil fields The wella
completed In August number ITO. Of
which independence. Neodesha and
Humboldt furnished LOG. The daily
product OF the entire leld is now G,847
barrels. vigorous prospecting 10 going
on around Nodesha and Peru. Eastern
oil operators are turning their attention
to Kansas and many large holdings are
being secured.