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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
MAY GOD BLESS THE KICKER
He is Valuable Adjunct to Any Organization
and Helps to Keep Things Moving by Eter-
nally Stirring His Fellows Up to Renewed
Efforts-There is Big Difference Between
the Kicker and the Knocker.

Heaven bless the kicker" in the labor un-
ion. or any other organization. The kicker
serves a valuable purpose in the world. With
out him there would be no material progress.
Martin Luther kicker, and the rei1-
gious world owes him a debt OF gratitude
Oliver Cromwell was kicker, and Old Iron
sides conferred great benefits upon his tel
lows The barons who cornered King John at
Runnymede and made him cough up the Mag
ma Charter were precious lot OF kickers to
whom the world is greatly indebted George
Washington kicker and everybody re-
veres his memory. These men all kicked
against established customs that were wrong.
They kicked" early and late and finally they
kicked the abuses out and made room for right
and justice.
Don't get mixed on the ''kicker" and
"krocker' business There is big difference
between them. The "knocker" tries to pull
down. The kicker" tries to build up The
labor union that hasn't one or more chrome
"kickers" in its ranks is unfortunate. Without
them there is danger of things getting into
rut With one real good, lively kicker on
the rolls there is always some one to call at
tention to abuses and wrongs. Besides, the
makes the real genuine labor union stronger
makes the real, genuine labor union stronger
We like kicker" We like to kick" And
The Wageworker is going to make a kick
against the hypocrisy of men who make loud
prayers in public and then Sweat the wages
of poor girls in order to make fat salary tor
themselves Sit is going to kick against man
who thrives at the expense of honest work.
ingmen by employing convict labor getting up
and talking about boosting home industry.
II is going to kick every time lot of cheap
skate politicians try to make catspaws of union
men to pull political chestnuts out of the fire.
Kick and the world takes notice; e.....
Submit and it swats your eye.
But real good kick will turn the trick
And make you stand ace high
Don't think that because you knock that
YOU are making "kick." Just stand up on
your hind legs and make holler every time
you see something that looks wrong. Kick
against lethargy. kick" against Indifference
Kick" against extravaganza. Kick" against
Heven bless the "kcker!'
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
ARE FAR BEHIND THE TIMES

We Think We are Pioneers in the EIGHT Hour
Movement, but Bless Your Soul Lot Of
Convicts and Descendants of convicts Beat
Us to It by Wide Margin of Nearly Forty
Years-New Zealand Away Ahead Of Amer
1ca
When you come to think OF it, wouldn't YOU
be ashamed if lot of convicts and dsscert1e,,s
OF convicts distanced you in the race for good
government and wise economies? Of course
you would.
Well, be ashamed then
New Zealand used to be one OF Great Brit
aims penal colonies Political and other crin-
nails were transported to New Zealand as a
punishment for crime. These convicts settled
and peopled New Zealand. There are no mil
honaires. Pauperism is unknown The GOV
eminent pays old age pensions. 1t owns and
operates the railroads. the telegraphs the
banks, the insurance companies, the mines. and
It owns the land, too. There is no idle land
held out OF market for speculation in New
Zealand. No can hold or occupy more
land than he can utilize They have had the
eight hour day in New Zealand for upwards OF
thirty years. and had it in every trade They
are now preparing for the six hour day. Think
OF It, you citizens of free republic! A six
hour working day in a prosperous, busy coun-
try that was settled and peopled by convicts.
lhey have no meat trusts, coal trusts no
Woolen trusts, railroad trusts in New Zeal
and. They have no Citizens Alliances no
sweat shops, Parrys and no Posts in that
blessed country. They have no strikes, for
they have fair and impartial arbitration There
hasn't been a strike in New Zealand in thirty
years. While in theory dependency of Great
Britain, New Zealand is as free as America
and whole lot freer industrially and political
ly. There are political bosses over there
because the workers are in the majority and
are determined to run the government in their
own interests. There is 10 subsidized press
over there. s4z--s.-z. -
Setter read Tip on New Zealand 1t might
give us all lot of valuable pointers on how
to get lot of things we are sadly in need
OF in this great and growing republic.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
BETTER BRING 1T BACK.
Modern Woodrnan Does Not Look Like 1t Did
When the Journal Printed 1t.

The Modern Woodman ought to be brought
back to Lincoln. judging by the looks of the
December issue. When the Journal company
printed it the Modern Woodman
tstic bit of work. The December issue is very
much to the bad. The half-tones look like mere
blots and the bulls i'll the makeup are glar-
ing
This publication artistic one when
the Journal company handled it, and there IS
not another office in the country well
equipped for the purpose of issuing such pub
lication. If the head officers of the Modern
Woodmen want their official organ to be i'm
pressive and attractive they will take steps to
bring it back to Lincoln. from whence it never
should have been moved.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Lincoln Local Has Interesting Session and
Elects Officers


Lincoln Typographical Union No. 2O9 met
last Sunday and had long and interesting
session. The chief business was the election
of officers, and this resulted i'll interesting
misunderstanding to the Interpretation of
the recently revised constitution. The union
has for years elected i'll December and June,
but the revised constitution to have
changed this But the change was not discov-
cred until after the officers had been elected at
the last meeting. The matter will be threshed
out at the next meeting. The election resulted
as follows:
President, Frank NJ Coffee
Vice President, A. L. Pentzer.
Financial Secretry. F. w. Hebbard.
Recording Secretary, Albert Strain.
Executive Committee: Ihringer and Mar
shall.
Central Labor Union: Pentzer, Smith and
. Locker.
Allied Trades Council: Creei, Locker, Lead
The executive committee reported on its
conference with the employers concerning the
eght-hour day proposition. The report
received without discussion. The home COM
mittee reported progress and was given nstruc-
tions to continue its work. The financial sec
retary reported that there were no members in
arrears. and the relief committee reported moth
ing doing. These two latter reports were
received with applause.
The failure of the Pressmen's Union to press
negotiations with the employers was discussed,
and the opinion expressed that the press
men should do something without further loss
of time.
Appropriate resolutions upon the death of
Ernest kreft of Philadelphia Union No. 2 were
read and adopted. Resolutions of sympathy
for Mr. and Mrs. Hebbard were also adopted.
One new member initiated.
Harry Thomas of Harvard, active menl-
Der OF the Lincoln: union, and editor and pub
Usher of the Harvard Courier, present It
the meeting and upon being called upon for
few remarks expressed his great pleasure at
the opportunity of being present and said he
would try to be regular in his attendance here
after. MIR. Thomas country shop" is union
from editor down the line and the union
than glad to have him present. j. E.
Nickel, who was formerly very active and in
huential member of the local union, and wSo
is operating the 'Merg" i'll Mr.. Thomas
office, was also present and held informal
reception among his old comrades. Jess is
always assured of hearty welcome from
ion printers and other unionists whenever he
comes to Lincoln.
MIR. and Mrs. Hebbard returned the latter
part of last week from Aledo, Ills, where they
were suddenly called by the death of Mrs
Hebbard's mother. The sympathy of the un-
ion contingent is extended to MIR. and MIR.
Hebbard in their afflicton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maupin and children celebrated
Thanksgiving in Harvard as the guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. f. Nickel.
The rush of the Christmas season is being
felt in printing circles and result the
printers compelled to dodge opportunities
to work i'll order to get time for Sleep
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
LOOKS LIKE PROSPERITY.
Omaha Western Laborer Comes to Hand En-
larged and Full of Good Business.

The Omaha Western Laborer looks prosper
Gus to degree that must be pleasing to Ed
tor Kennedy and the Mate of the Brig" 1t
certainly is to the friends of that sterling labor
newspaper. The Big Bennett stores had an
advertisement in last weeks Laborer that was
the largest Union label advertisement ever ap-
pearing in a western labor paper, and is an in
dication that the management of that big in
stitution knows the value of labor news
paper that reaches the majority of the wage
earners of that city. 1t is to be hoped thar
the unionists OF Omaha will be quick to
the advantage of patronizng an institution that
makes such a splendid display of union label
goods
Here's hoping that the Western Laborer
will keep right on growing bigger. and if pos
sible, better 1t is 'crackerjack now. By
the way, the Omaha Label League seems to
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
THE DIFFERENCE.
Senator Burton Cinched, But Paul Morton
Given a Clean Bill of Health.

1t does make. difference, doesn't it: Sena-
tor Burton Of aknsas has just been sentenced
tor Burton of Kansas has Just been sentenced
legged illegal transactions. Burton is poor man
who had to scratch like thunder to make liv-
ing. He had no influential corporation con-
nections The moment he got into trouble his
few friends deserted him because he could no
longer be of service to him. And court sent
him up. . -....
Paul Morton is rich, and has rich and in1u-
entail friends. He confessed to having vio-
lated the law, but instead of being cinched he
was put into the cabinet and afterwards made
president of the Equitable Life Insurance COM
pany at salary of $4,000 year. When
brought before the court his confession of guilt
was thrown out and he was dismissed under
the demurrer that the court had no jurisdc-
ton
Senator Dietrich charged with violating
law. He demurred on the ground that the acts
complained of were committed before he took
the oath as senator, although he admitted that
he was drawing his senatorial salary all the
time But Dietrich is rich and has powerful
corporate friends.
1t does make difference, does it not? and
yet people wonder why the poor are rapidly
coming to believe that the courts construe the
law one way for the rich and another way for
the poor
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
GET THE LABEL HABIT.
The Right Way to Do Your Part in the Great
Organized Labor Crusade.

You can do great work in the crusade for
the betterment of labor. And you should do
that part every day.
Get the union label habit.
By that mean just this: Make it point
to look for the label on everything you buy.
If it is. not on the article, refuse to buy it at
any price. Do not argue with the clerk Tell
the employer. Familarize yourself with Me
union labels so you may recognize one the
moment you see it.
This thing of looking for the label is mat
ter of habit, as we'll as of principle. Stand
by your principles by forming the union label
habit.
Don't 'scab'' on your fellows by purchasing
non-u1ion goods If it is union made it will
have the label-no matter what some cheap
clerk may try to tell you.
Get the union label habit
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
IN FREE AMERICA
Where Worse Than African Slavery Still
Flourishes and Spreads.

Every time the Georgia legislature meets an
effort is made to enact laws against child Ia
Dor. And every time the Georgia legislature
is influenced" by the owners of the big cotton
mills to defeat all the efforts. AS result the
Georgia cotton mills filled with children.
Conditions exist in that state that would not
be tolerated in Russia.
Thousands of children less than years old
work from eleven to thirteen hours day in
the Georgia mills. 1t is uncommon sight
to see children barely six years of age watch
ing the whirrng spindles. Disease idiocy and
premature death is all they have to look for
ward to in this life They have never known
how to laugh. They are the victims of the
insatiate greed Of men whose god is the al
mighty dollar.
The labor unions of Georgia fighting
against this condition of affairs with all their
might. The fight is uphill one, for they
have the combined power of capital against
thenl-a power that has neither heart nor con-
science How long will it be this greedy
power voluntarily from employing child
labor? The labor unions the only hope of
these little slavess And yet there men and
women who pretend to be Christians who
fighting the labor unions. Even the church
and its leaders III Georgia are fighting the Ia
Dor unions and teaching the children in the
mills to Submit yourselves to every ordi-
nance of man. It is the same church that up
held slavery as divine institution, too.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
BE TRUE TO YOURSELVES.
You Can Do It by Being True to Your Fellow
Unionists Everywhere.i

There are $500 unionists in Lincoln. Half
of them never think of asking for union ci-
gar. Suppose these unionists smoke an aver
age of two cigars day-and that is small
pose you just added demand for $500 union
made cigars day to the present demand-that
would give employment to at least ten more
union cigarmakers.
Do you see the point? If you do not, just
study it out. No good union man will smoke
a non-union cigar. Neither will he "scab"
clothing, hats or Shoes If he is good union
man, instead of a mere mouther, he will look
for the label every time Get into the union
game and do your share.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08

money collected for the union and not account
ed for. This member has not toted fair with
the union, either i'll point of finances or loyalty,
and unless he gets to the front and "makes
good the union will take some drastic action.
He has been leniently dealt with until patience
has ceased to be virtue.
The union also decided to dispense with the
services of business agent, a matter which
should be reconsdered at the earliest oppor-
tunity Without a business agent the union
will not be i'll position to command respect
and attention. Besides, the members will find
that the absence of business agent will ma
terially affect the opportunities offered for
work. There number of members who
seem to be discouraged at the outlook. This
should not be the Although things may
and lot of hard work will result in great good
lot of men who should be in the union and are
refusing to come into the fold, should not pre-
vert the good union from continuing
their efforts.
The teamsters making righteous COM
plant against a number of union men who
make no effort to aid the Transfers Union by
demanding Union teamsters. Several cases have
been brought to The Wageworker's attention
where members of trades unions have ordered
coal and failed to insist that it be delivered by
union teamsters. This should not be the case.
There two three union coal firms in the
city that employ none but union teamsters.
Two of these are the Adam Schaupp Coal Co.
and the Phelps-Burruss Coal Co., both of
which advertise in The Wageworker By pat
ronzing these firms you help not only the
Teamsters' Union but The Wageworl<er.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
A HORRIBLE SLAUGHTER.
Railroads of the United States Claim Thou
sands of Lives Annually

sands of Lives Annually.
An act OF congress approved March 3, 1901
requires all common carriers engaged in inter-
state commerce to make monthly reports, un-
der oath, to the interstate commerce commits
sion of all accidents which may occur to its
passengers or employees while in the service of
such common carrier and while on duty. The
law also provides that such reports shall state
the nature and causes of such accidents and the
circumstances connected Herewith.
An accident bulletin issued by the interstate
commerce commission gives the number OF
such accidents in the United States during
the period beginning July 1, 1902 and ending
June 30 1905. The number of employees killed
in 1902 was 1916, and injured 33,711. In 1908
there 3,233 killed. injured 39,0O4. In
1904. killed 1861; injured, 1926; 1905, 3.261
killed, 1926 injured. The number of passen-
gers killed by years was as follows: 1902, 3O3 ;
1908, 321 1904, 1870; 1905. 537. Injured: 1902,
6.089; 1908, 6,973; 1904, S,O77; 1905, 1O,04Q.
The entire number of both passengers and en-
p1oyes killed during the four years 1888;
injured 1886. In these reports accidents
to employees resulting in slight injuries which
do not prevent the employe from performing
his accustomed service for more than three
days in the aggregate during the ten days inn
mediately following the accident are not in
cluded.
Thus it will be seen that the total OF killed
and injured for the four years amounts to the
enormous total of 2O6, ,544, as, reported by the
railroads themselves-Denver News
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
A WORD WITH THE WOMEN.
How They Can Help the Printers Win Their
Demand for the Eight Hour Day.

The union women of the country can ma
terially help the Typographical Union in its
fight for the eight hour day The Butterick
people have violated their contract with the
New York Typographical Union. This COM
pany publishes the Butterick patterns and the
Delneator. 1t is, therefore, not entitled to the
patronage of union men and women. We have
heard much about the responsibility of trades
unions but this is another evidence that en-
ployes adhere to their. contracts much more
readily than the employers The Butterick
people have locked out their union printers,
the New York Typographical Union which
does not expire until January l, 1906.
There are other pattern makers and other
publishers of fashion magazines. They are fair
with organized labor. Look them up and give
them your patronage.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
DON'T DO IT. BOYS.
The Perssmen Should Abide by Their Contract
If 1t Takes OFF the Hide.

1t is rumored that several local unions of
pressmen agitating in favor of ''gigging
back" on the international's contract in order
to help the printers and incidentally 10 get the
eight hour days themselves. The contract has
quite while yet to run, and while the print
ers appreciate the friendship of the pressmen,
the pressmen should by all means keep invio-
late their agreement with the employers.
Let the employers do all the contract vio-
ating that is done. Let every union stick to
every article in its contract, even if it takes
the HIDE If your local has contract, stick
to it through thick and thin. 1t may turn out
to be jug-handled sort of affair-and we know
of such not a thousand miles away-but Jug
handled not. stick to it and live up to it like
men.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08

have struck gait that will put the union label
the shelf of every retailer in that city.
Through the Laborer it is waging magniti-
cent campaign.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08
THE TRANSFERS.
In Need of Little Ginger and Enthusiasm to
Make Things Co.

The Teamsters had an interesting meeting
Monday night. at which time it decided
to grant further time to delinquent mem
Der who is not only behind in his dues, but al
SO behind with the union in the matter of
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A Remedy Without a Peer.
Summons For Publication,

In the superior court OF hlttlias 'ou"'''
~talcof WASHINGTON. f..
john II. ~mith~on and Henry RehiiiNe' p'"'"s
it's. rs Louis J, II. ku~tcr~ and the uhh"o""
heirs of Patrick q. LVuch deceased dei'lu'"'.,
THE STATE of WASHINGTON To the u"N,o'"
heirs eft Patricl, q. Lynch. Decreased de'c''''"'
You. and each of YOU. are hereby >u'''V"'I
toaupoar Witnu sixty days after the o''.
tine mrs. publication of this summons '
within sixty dnv, after the 9TH day OF July '"D
ana defend the above entitled action III W.
court afurosaid. and answer the cohpia'"'S ~
pluinii1, and ScrNca copy of your answer upV ~,
the UNDERSIGNED attorney for plalh''lls AZ .,'re
oifco below stated and in case OF your i'''',
to do SD. Judgment Will he rendered aHa'''. ~, Wv
according to the demand of the complaint ""'''
has been iilcd with the clerk of SAID court
Whcohlcct of This action Is to luie' ''''n
certain real property situate in the o'." =,
town of l;llcn>burs. in Kttita> county s'"'.
Washington. and to exclude the said delc''""as
from any interest OF pretended interest lnr,c
II. j. SNIvELi,
Attorney for Plaintn'
7 O. Address i,llcn>hur", hittl'as 'o'''
Washington. July os'P''
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-14
THE LOCAL EVENTS

See Mrs. Is. \. t;aults new ADVERTISE |
in this issue.
VIM. 'ackwood and wife visited on
the east side Sunday.
+. u. Scnneblv went over to Tacoma
on business Tuesday.
School. r.rnc,ll, ,l,,onrbou, l,o
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telegram.
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business '"""''''" WITH '"'
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The cement sidewalk on rear. street .
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-14
QUICKSILVER GOLD AND ANTHONY
Tn, American Quicksilve, Gold and Antimo
ny Mining Company Desires to Borrow

THIS company is capitalized for 4 !
5)o,opo. The ar value Of shares arr
Sl.0O each. fully paid and non assess
able. There are no debts, no Lond ;
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-06
GAVE Up SUPPORTER.

"Iwore a supporter for four years TO keep
down before II. - writes Mrs. S. j. Chrisnlans
Of NannsviIle. y. Y. my doctor told me no
medicine would help me. / suffered untold 9.
two hoffIes Of Cardui [ gave up my supporter;
Now / am taking my fifth bottle, have no DaQ
feelings as formerly, and can be on my Iees
half day at time. 1 strongly recouuneh0
Cardui 70 every suffering woman"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-06
REFUSED TO BURY HIS WIFE.
Husband SteeIed Against the Woman
Who Had Made His Home
Unhappy.

The little town of Irwin, few miles
from Pittsburg, Pa, has brought out
a pitiful phase of the suicide of Mrs.
Joseph Bauciz in st. Louis some days
ago. 1t appears that, deserted by her
lover after her money was gone, Mrs.
Bauciz wrote to a friend from st.
Louis about the husband and child
she had deserted. She wanted to know
if she would be forgiven and taken
back.
Bauciz, who is we'll to do, answered
mo" to this plea, and added that,
though he had INDUCED his wife in
everything she wished, she eloped with
man she knew only few days, TAX
inc two hundred dollars of the hus-
bands savings.
"Tell her she broke up our home,
forcing me to send our child to a home
in Pittsburg. She has made her
choice; let her follow the path she has
chosen, was the reply made by the
deserted husband to the friend who
came to intercede for the wife. This
was sent to ST. Louis, and next came
the story of her suicide in a St. Louis
lodging house.
The husband remained firm, saying
he would not pay any of the expenses
of her funeral, nor did he care to look
on her dead face.
81 am sorry, but she has been dead
to me for long time" said Bauciz.