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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-04-14

Do you know that union officials nan
die millions ofidollars every year. yet
how seldom do you hear of any dishon-
esty. The Moulders, Union alone last
year had an income Of over. -$650,000
and everything right to penny.
The present treasurer of the Brick
layers Union has held the job since
before most of the members were born.
and never had a cent go astray. These
are not exceptions, but simply show
the general rule. e 70
In money matters the record of trade
unionism is better than that OF the
banks or the insurance companies.
Did you ever hear of a union losing it's
funds by backing Wall Street game?
Do you know one labor organization
that lost money in "Steel Preferred"
or "Amalgamated Copper" Did you
ever hear of trade union capitalizing
itself at $5O,000,000 and selling the
stock to its members? Can you name
one prominent labor leader who has
ever been caught in such dirty and dis
reputable finance as the Shipbuilding
Trust, promoted by that anti-unionist
Charles M. Schwab?
In all the probing of political cor
ruption that has been going on in the
past few years, have you heard of any
trade union that has been bribing leg
islatures and stealing franchises? Not
one. There isn't a church in the
United States that has cleaner repu-
tation in this respect. Have you even
read Of divorce scandal in trade
union circles?
There is no cleaner or more honor
able piece of cardboard in the country
than paid-up union card. No corpor-
alton charter or professional diploma
can compare with it. The man who
belongs to a union can hold his head
high and say: Il belong to a straight
crowd of men who want nothing but
what belongs to them" T.e7- "
Both mentally and morally, the
skilled union worker of America can
take his stand with the best. Moth
ing but modesty keeps HIM down. A
few days before he died, John Swim
ton, that noble champion of wage work
ers, said in a public meeting:
II am free to say, after mingling for
a lifetime with men of all sorts and
conditions, from Wall Street and Her
aid Square to the Santee River and
Pixies Peak. that the workingmen's
unions contain plenty of members
whose mental calibre is equal to that
of the more prominent men in business
of finance ii
am not saying that labor leaders
are stained glass angels, or that trade
unions never make mistakes and never
do wrong. But do say that when you
compare unionism and it's leaders with
capitalism and it's leaders unionism
will take the prize from any fair mind
ed jury And long after capitalism has
toppled to its fall unionism will be on
top of the earth and. carrying on better
business in a. better way" That's ALL
Herbert F. Casson IN The Carworker.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-04-14

bills were less than TWO DOLLARS,
it will at once be seen that even the
humblest citizen can we'll AFFORD the
use of gas, and that, as q purely
money saving proposition, no house
keeper is too poor to draw freely on
this public commodity, which is for the
use of all, for the benefit OF all, and
served at the same price and under
equal conditions to all.
For the information of those who do
not now use gas, we will be pleased to
give all needed Information and afford
every facility to anybody contemplat-
ing the use; of gas, either. for light,
heat or fuel. We invite Inquiries.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-04-14

to be without the vast comfort, con-
venience and economy that this public
utility offers to all. Economy? YES.
decidedly YES. The liberal use of gas
at its present price is positive, tangf-
BILE, visible economy direct saving
of money! saving of time and labor
AN increase of convenience, comfort
and health. The time for dreading gas
Hills has gone by. The time for con-
sidering gas as luxury or extrava-
gance has gone by. At the present
price gas is the cheapest, the cleanest,
the least troublesome and most salts
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-04-14

Are you user Of gas? If not, what
is your reason? Have you any idea
what it would cost you per month to
use gas freely under the present price?
Whatever excuse may have existed
in times past for not using gas liberal
ly in Lincoln, there is no excuse ixis
tent today. In no city in the country
are the conditions more favorable for
the libeia al use of gas. With the cost
of gas ranges and gas appliances cheap
ell than ever in their history, no intel
ligent householder can longer afford
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-04-14
A CLEAN RECORD.
Union Labor Has One 1t May Well BE
Proud OF.

If Lawson and Folk and Steffens and
Miss Tarbell keep up the race, the
only clean, respectable institution left
in the country will be trade unionism.
By the time Miss Tarbell got
through with the Standard Oil trust
it hadn't shred of decency left. The
criminal word "plunder" was written
all over it. She proved it to be a
gigantic pyramid of loot and wreck
age The popular opinion of Rookie
Teller today is not that he is an Or
ganizer but conspirator.
Where she dropped the. story Law
son has picked it up. He doesn't write
fl ON the outside, like Miss Tarbell. He
is an insider and knows more about
the tricks of monopoly. According to
him, the whole gang of Wall street
millionaires, from Morgan down to
Addicks, is nothing but a crowd of
sure thing gamblers and gold brick
swindlers. ',.
Even the demi-gods of insurance,
who have been sitting on the topmost
peak of responsibility, wearing halOs
and pretending to be the protectors Of
widows and orphans, are accused of
being runners for Wall street gam
bling concerns.
Folk and Steffens are busy painting
the word graft" on the leading bust
ness men of American cities. If what
they say is true, our corrupt politicians
are only the hired burglars of our
chambers of commerce. They are sent
into public Offices to hand out special
privileges just as boy is sent into
back window by a house.breaker to
hand out the silverware. - ~:
Now, what do you think would hap
pen if all these charges had been made
against labor unions? Give Gompers
the reputation of. -Addicks, and how
long would he be left at liberty? Give
John Mitchell the black record of John
D. Rockefeller, and what would the
coal trust do to him in it's righteous
wrath? c@
If what is now being proved against
the beef trust were proved against
the American Federation of Labor,
congress would hold special session
and wipe it out of existence. Every
pulpiteer in our forty seven states
would roar his Indignation: and the
w. C. T. U. would send in petitions
against unionism ten miles long.
Suppose that the criminals who were
dug up in st. Louis by Folk had all
been trade union officials, do you thing
that they would have escaped punish
ment so easily? Every one of them
would be today behind the bars.
Suppose that death ship, General
Slocum, had belonged to the Shipbuild-
ers' Union, don't you think that some
one would have been punished for
those 1920 deaths? Suppose the lro-
quois Theatre has belonged to the Car
penters' Union, do you think that such
tragedy would have ended up in
general whitewashing?
The fact is that trade unionists
have to live up to higher standard of
morality than any other class of citi-
zens. They are under the law, not
over it. like the trusts and the judges
and the lawyers and the politicians If
they make one slip, down comes the
net and they are caught. You may be
sure that when labor leaders are at
large it is because they have right
tn he LOT alone The same cannot he
said of many millionaires.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-04-14
IGNORED LABOR
South Dakota's Governor snubbed the
Men Who Toll in Mines

The union men of the Black Hills
who, by petition, asked Governor Ell
rod to recognize them by appointing
one of their number state mine inspec-
tor now have a pretty good idea as
to the governors attitude toward or
ganized labor. Bunney, the union can
didate, was endorsed by every labor
organization in the Hills. white the
man who received the appointm emit.
had no endorsement from union labor
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-04-14
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-04

Here is proposal" said Mr. jerome,
"ani ! don't intend 10 have you gem
tlemen duck IT, will go with YOU TO Com
missioner McAdoo and ask him to enforce
the so-called Raines law as IL stands up
on the books; II he refuses to enforce II
or fails to enforce IL. I will 60 with YOU
10 the mayor and ask him 90 remove Mr..
McAdoo: II the mayor refuses to act on
our proof that Mr. McAdoo has failed In
his plain duty. l will then go with YOU
TO the governor OF the state and ask him
10 remove the mayor and Mr.. McAdoo.
IF they want 10 enforce the law they
can. They don't. You arc right up
against II with me now. I ask YOU to aid
me I'm the amendment or enforcement OF
this law
IF you refuse 10 aid me I'm seeking an
amendment OF the law as II stands then
you must aid me I'm going as a citizen to
the proper authorities and asking that the
law as Il stands be enforced.
Joseph Talcott offered n resolution.
which was passed without a dissenting
vote, though some of the conferees did not
vote for IT, authorizing the chairman to
appoint a committee OF 20 representatives
Of the various religious and temperance
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-04
LIGHT GUARD VETERANS.


The Slocum Light Guard Veteran as
sociation met In monthly session last
evening in its armory. 104 Broad street.
A quorum was present. President Nc
Soley occupied the chair. An application
for membership I'm the association from
Duncan Mcpherson was referred TO the
membership committee.
Capt. Archie Harden presented his re-
port as treasurer OF the committee in
charge OF the 50th anniversary celebra =
tion OF slocum Light Guard Veteran as
sociation. The report was received and
placed on file. the committee being dis
charged.
Capt. Harden also received the report
Of the treasurer OF the veteran associa-
ciation. and this report was accepted and
referred to the auditing committee.
on motion Of Maj. Duffy. II was voted
to appoint a committee Of three to con :
fer with committee from the active or
ganiza tion regarding arrangements for an
entertainment TO he given Jointly by the
veteran association and Company G. First
regiment.
This entertainment will be held on
some date To be decided by the commit o.
tee. probably about the last Of the pres
ent month and will take the form of q
whist entertainment and dance. The
committee appointed consists Of Cant y
M. Clark, Maj. Duffy and John ]. Butler.
The regular entertainment committee of
the veteran association win also servo
with this committee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-04
DUTIES ON IMPORTS IN
THIS CITY NOT HEAVY

According 10 the figures OF Deputy Col
lector George w Gardiner OF the local
custom House the duties on imports for
the past six months have been very heavy
but in comparison with other years this
has not been one OF the banner years FOR
the collections.
The first six months 81 the year the re-
ceipts from foreign goods were very light.
hut the amount coming In in the last
half was enough 20 swell the total 90
more than that OF last year. Since last
July there has been just $4,000 worth OF
goods imported into this country via this
port This makes the total In fees for
this year 1921 600. or s21 900 more than the
sum received last year.
with the exception OF last year. how
ever. the receipts this year do not COM
pare AT all. with the usual receipts. The
figures for the past years are approx
mateIy as follows q. For the year 1900.
saeo on 1901 1887 coo 1872, sS2s.ooo; isos s270
90. 1904. s2sl 0oa.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-04
BATTLESHIP'S
SUPREMACY
IS PROVEN

washington, Jan. 4.--How absolute is
the supremacy of the batileship and how
completely us superiority over all other
types OF war vessels has been demon
strated IN the war in the Far East Is told
I'm an official statement issued at the
navy department yesterday, which is like
ly 10 arouse international interest be-
cause OF It's frankness and because " was
prepared by a member OF the general
hoard Of the navy. of which Admiral
Dewey is president. and represents the
views Of that board, as we'll as OF the
secretary OF the navy.
Although the Russian destroyers in Port
Arthur numbered "a. the statement says
not one has scored p hit thus far in the
war. and that OF the many torpedo boat
attacks delivered by the Japanese nearly
all met with complete lack OF success.
although made. as usual under the cover
OF darkness. and against an enemy at
anchor and whose position was known"
IN the opinion OF high officials OF the
government, the sentiment which has
gained some credence I'm this country 10
tho effect that the value Of battleships
has been discredted ny the results I'm the
Far East IS one which will prove men
ace unless II is corrected, and the depart
ment hns adopted the somewhat unusual
method of commenting officially on the
achievements OF the Russian and jap
anese navies I'm the effort 20 correct this
impression.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-04

when the explosion occurred, and her
crew knew nothing OF the disaster.
The burning OF the Defender was viewed
by thousands OF persons who stood
shivering along the shores.
The work OF rescue was difficult owing
10 the darkness and only a few boats
could be secured 10 go 10 the scene.
Capt. Woodruff OF the Defender was
picked up ~ yards from the steamer by
boys who rowed from the Ohio shore. He
was not seriously injured. one victim
was found half a mile below the scene.
cutching a portion OF the wreckage, being
So chilled tnat he could not speak.
BOAT SUNK AT ONCE.
The boat. almost Immediately after the
explosion sank 10 the bottom. not more
than so yards from the West Nirginian
shore.
The barges in tow were soon afame. but
drifted ashore where the department ex-
tinguished the flames.
The body OF Thomas Duffy and another
fireman, known as James were first re-
covered
Those rescued were SO seriously injured
that they could give no information re-
garding the wreck.
II is believed that many bodies were
blown into the river and may never he
recovered.
Among those injured was an unknown
woman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-04
ATTEMPT
TO ATTACH
COTTON

At the conclusion Of a protracted hear
chusetts superior court dismissed pc
tition for the appointment OF receiver
for the Davis mills. Fall River. II Is
probable that the petition will be carried
TO the supreme court or 10 the United
States district court.
Lawyer Reed representing the Meta
comet National bank. which holds some
Of the Davis mill notes informed the
court that the corpora tion would proba-
bly, be forced into bankruptcy. and IL was
the intention OF asking the creditors TO
accept payment Of their claims i'm stock
The case Is exciting unusual interest
The present situation i'm the affairs Of
the mill shows discernbly the earmarks
Of tactics on the "frenzied finance" or
der
The bill Of complaint in the supreme
court clerks office is quite lengthy. and
after the setting forth of the customary
clauses in such procedures alleges that
the Davis mill corporation Is indebted 10
the Kilburn Lincoln company 20 the
amount of $4,000. represented by notes.
n part Of which are now due.
The bill recites that the capital stock
OF the corporation is $500 600 divided
into 5000 shares Of 800 each. OF which
5027 shares have been paid for and is
sued The Indebtedness is alleged 10 be
S,100 900. a part OF which. $23 900. is now
overdue. OF the remaining Indebtedness.
II Is alleged that promissory notes Of
said corporation 10 the amount OF $S75. 600
will become due during the current month
and notes Of said corporatio for more
than 100000 will mature from time TO
time during the next few months.
The bill further alleges that the earn
ings Of said corporation are insufficient
10 meet it's charges; that the assets can
not be realized upon quickly, and the
corporation has no funds on hand suf-
ficient TO meet its maturing obligations
and has not sufficient resources or credit
to enable II 10 meet said Indebtedness ma D.
tured or 10 mature. and that the cor
pora ton Is nsolvent
The bill asks I'm addition 10 relief
prayed for that the business OF the cor
poraton be carried on under the super
vision OF the court and that all agents.
employees, etc. he compelled 10 deliver
up all books OF account. etc. 10 receivers
appointed by the court
IL is understood that the Industrial
Trust company Of this city. which holds
mortgage on the Davis mill claims
that the mortgage includes s6S bales OF
cotton stored in the warehouse.
deputy sheriff put a keeper in the
warehouse. and yesterday morning team
sters started 10 remove H. when another
deputy sheriff and a lawyer. the latter
representing New York warehouse
company, appeared on the scene and
called a halt.
After two or three hours OF wordy war
fare the storage house was locked up.
the deputy sheriffs were wet through
from the driving ranstorm and the law
yers we're exhausted
The ownership Of the cotton is one Of
the most interesting questions concerned
I'm the case.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-04
DEATH OF DESCENDENT OF
JOHN ALDEN AT ATTlEB0R0

With the death Of George Bird Peabody
last evening at Attleboro that town lost
one OF its most promising young business
men and the state one OF the members OF
family whose history is intimately
woven with that Of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Peabody was nrst stricken with
pneumonia about two weeks ago and II
was thought that his constitution would
be able to Withstand the ravages OF the
disease but toward the last II was found
that his heart action was weak and for
the past few days II was only by artificial
means that life was kept In the body at
all.
The deceased was about 1 years Of age
and was born at Westerly. He was one
of nine children coming TO bless the mar
rlase OF James Alden Peabody and his
wife, Augusta, the former being lineal
descendant Of John Alden.
He attended the public schools In
Westerly as a boy. and when young
man took up the same vocation as his
father. who is still express agent ~ the
Adams Express company at Westerly.
Mr. Peabody was made agent at Watch
Hin and became acquainted with prom
inent business men from all parts OF the
country Later he was night agent at
the offices OF the company at New Haven
and Hartford. Then he wes assigned 10
the money department OF Earle and
Prew's office in this city. A year and
a half ago he was sent 10 Attleboro to
install his system there and within few
months won the esteem OF the public.
He was a Chapter Mason. being mem
ber OF Palmer chapter. Royal Arch
Masons. and pawcatuck lodge. A. r. and
A. NJ. Of Westerly; Attleboro council.
Royal Arcanum. and Company c associa-
ton Of Attleboro the oldest Republican
club i'm Massachusetts,. He was a regu-
lar attendant at the Second Congrega-
tional church i'm Attleboro
He married Miss Grace Jerome. daush-
ter OF Edward Jerome. deacon OF the Old
South Congregational church of Wor-
cester. Mass. and leaves two children,
both girls. the eldest being three years
old Two brothers, John Peabody of
bridgeport. Conn. and Benjamin Arnold
Peabody OF Westerly survive him. The
sisters are Mrs. Frances. wife or J. A.
Reeves Of this city; Mrs. Louisa. wife Of
f. G. Johnson Of New Haven Conn; Mrs
Martha. wife OF william Rowe of Mt.
Vernon. y. V, and Misses Charlotte and
Irene. who live at the Peabody home
stead in Westerly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-04

bodies represented TO act with the district
attorney I'm making representations TO Mr.
McAdoO. Mr.. Mcclellan and Mr. Higgins.
the governor.
The meeting was the result OF a letter
sent bv Mr. Jerome To the National Tenn
perance society asking II to bring togeth-
or "A number OF representative men from
the evangelical churches and the temper
ance societies TO talk with him about the
present condition OF the liquor traffic In
this city
Representatives OF the National TEN
perance society. the Prohibition party
the New York Methodist Preachers meet
ing. the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime the Good Templars, the Sons OF
Temperance. the Baptist Ministers asso-
citation. the Women's Christian Temper
ance union and the Religious society of
Friends were there
The nassing OF the resolutions was pre-
ceded by a debate OF some length. IN
which more or less prominent Prohibitions
lists and clergymen took part.
William Il. Wardwell. once candidate
for president OF the Prohibition ticket.
announced that he wouldn't vote for the
resolution lie said he was sure that the
committee would only get itself laughed
al for its pains. and would not accom-
plish anything practical by its efforts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-04

they bought ~ Oo0 shares for s27i 000 and
sold s70oO for Se75 500 on Dec. Z. the day
when they refused 10 accept deliveries.
they bought 1900 for S345 900 and sold 9S,-
000 for s347 .0o0.
Previous TO Nov Z. when they began
10 deal heavily I'm Montreal and Boston,
and for some time after that until they
began 10 borrow money from the bank
their business ran from 5000 10 $4,000 a
day
When Inquiry was made at the National
City bank Yesterday In regard 10 the
notes II was said the bank had loaned
the firm money. that II had not lost a cent
by the transactions and that Munroe e.
Munroc had money on deposit in the bank
on the day when they refused deliveries.
The bank did not feel az liberty TO say
whether or not Munroe q Munroe had
put up any securities with the notes.
MIR. Loomis when seen last night ad-
mitted that the notes were unsecured
and unindorsed. He said: "They were
perfectly satisfactory and a matter Of
business 10 the bank"
Hc Was asked IN he knew anything OF
the standing of Munroe 4 Munroe be-
fore they came 10 this city--that at least
one member OF the firm had been I'm the
haberdashery and general mercantile
business
Did YOU know that until you read the
testimony" Mr. Loomis replied.
He was asked whether the bank had
been deceived I'm it's estimate Of Munroe
a. Munroe's financial standing. and he
said That's the banks own business"