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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12

AS it took the United States govern
ment four years to put down slavery
In the south after it made uD its mind
to do it 1t may be said to be doing
fairly well in the Philippines.-Dur-
ham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12

You can take our word for it that
if Mr.. Harkins and those other gen.
tlemen give up their Jobs without a
protest it will be because they nave
found that it would be no use.-Dur-
ham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12

1t Is all right for the farmers to-
have something 10 do with politics but
they should watch u for poEitf--s
csans--Durham Herald
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12

PLANTS-A fine lot o.
Charleston Wakefield Cabbage
Plants for sale at $1.10 per thous-
and. Address G. w. Trask. VIII
mington. N. c. jan 5 ST
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12
s.72f,77s L GINNED
Bulletin OF the Census Bureau. Show
ing Figures Up to January 1st.1
Comparative Statistics Not. Availa-l
HE

Washington, January 9.-Aeording
to a bulletin issued today by the GEN.
u bureau, 1921, 773 bales OF cotton
we're ginned to January ], 1906, count
ing round bales as half bales, and ex-
GLIDING linters. Number Of round
bales included 263,424; Sea Island cot
ton bales 1893. There was no report
for corresponding period last year n
comparative statistics are not avala-
BILE.
The report showing the quantity OF
cotton ginned from the growth OF 19oo
by states and territories is as follows:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12

Running
bales
counting
round as
half bales
and not Active
including gin
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
LINCOLN'S BIG PARK PROJECTS
Foundation Already Laid for Park System
That Will Be Splendid Advertisement for
the City's Enterprise and Public Spirit
Generous Citizens Lend Their Aid to the
Great Project Mayor Brown S Part Therein.

That Lincoln does not now have magnifi-
cent city park is no credit to the city the
men who founded it, That Lincoln is to have
in comparatively short time, magnificent
park system is credit to the city. If Mayor
Frank W. Brown had done nothing else during
his administration, his part in initiating and
carrying out great park project would vindi-
cate the judgment of the wage earners of the
city who rallied to his support and elected him
to the highest office within the gift of Lincoln s
citizens Every time this little newspaper re-
views the park plans it rejoices that it had
some little part in the election of the gentle
who, mayor, has taken such active
and successful part in laying the foundations
of the great park Lincoln is soon to have And
it believes that the wage earners of the city
feel the same way about it.
1t was Mayor Brown who took the first STEP
and with characteristic business enterprise Sc
cured the first land in the shape of the Sager
tract In this move he had the support of ma
jority of the council and to this ma ajority the
wage earners. who most interested. also
debt of gratitude. Then William j.
Bryan stepped forward and said. 'There is
nice 10acre tract that would help out. You
get the city title to it and II furnish the
ey 1t took Mayor Brown about thirty sec
onds to close that deal when he got started
Then ID. E. Thompson looked about and saw
another fine tract that would add to the park
Get it for the city and III foot the BILL said
Mr.. Thompson to Mayor Brown. Another thirty
seconds sufficed for that. Then other citizens
donated lesser but equally desirable tracts, and
the city has the ground for park that will
in time excel anything in the city park line in
the entire west.
The workngmen of Lincoln particularly
interested in this great park project They who
have made Lincoln what it is today deserve to
have resort to which they and their families
may go in search of the recreation they have
earned. They should be. and are, the ones most
vitaly interested in making the park system
something unusually fine Lincoln has been
woefully slow in this park matter. but now that
awakening has come the interest should not
be allowed to flag. 1t will take several years
to make the new park what it should be. but in
the meantime the F street park is all right, and
its popularity should increase every day after
it is opened this spring. Let the park commits
sion provide it with benches, swings, refresh
ment booth and band stand. and let it be made
a huge pleasure resort for all the people.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
GETTING READY FOR WORK.
Label League Preparing to Start a Membership
Campaign at Once.

The Woman s Union Label League met last
Monday evening. and in the absence of Mrs.
Kent, the president, General Kelsey occupied
the chair. Owing to the inclemency of the
weather the attendance was small, but the in
terest made up for the lack Of numbers.
The most interesting feature Of the meeting
the preliminary steps for membership
campaign" Two captains We're chosen to
lect teams for competitive campaign, and the
first selections of aides made; The, opposing
sides will be given in the next issue if the two
captains complete their work in time. Imme-
diatey after the teams have been selected they
will hustle out and look for new League mem
bers. The contest will be carried on for sew
eral weeks, and then will come the final rally.
The team securing the largest number of new
members will be given supper at the expense
Of the losing side.
After the meeting Secretary Schiermeyer in
vited the delegates present to attend atperform-
ance at the Lyric, and most Of those present
accepted the invitation.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
FILLED THE WRONG HOLE.
Then the "Scab' Teamsters Had to Shovel It
All Back Again.

y load of COAL three negroes and Daniels &
Co. wagon filled with coal. The load of coal
was destined for the Donnelly Printing Com
panys coal receptacle. The negroes were
strangers in strange land. They did not
know Donnellys coal hole from Lows coal
hole, the nextdoor neighbor Donnelly's is
non union plant; Low s is a union plant The
negroes didn't know. They took the cover
from LOWS coal hole and filed it with Don
nelly S coal. They unloaded it all, only to find
that they had filled the wrong coal hole. An
effort was made to induce the Low company to
retain and use the coal. and while the firm prob
ably would have agreed to the proposition, the
fireman and engineer dissented. They refused
to any coal brought in by strike breakers
Here was dilemma. The coal reposed i'll
Lows coal hole and no fireman engineer to
use it. Mr. low demanded the space After
much unsatisfactory discussion between the in
terested parties the negro strike breakers were
permitted to shovel the coal through an eight
inch hole back upon the wagon. Our inform
ant says it took those three negroes the best
part of two days to replace the coal on their
wagon.-Chicago Labor Bulletin.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02

ministers week ago. E. r. Wright president
of Typographical Union No. 16, had declared
the ministers not fair to the striking
stand. He said the printers had been peaceful
and law-abiding from the beginning of the
trouble with the Chicago Typothetae, and that
the restriction Of free speech by the courts
a question in which the ministers should go on
record. He also said the dispute with the West
ern Methodist Book Concern should be investi-
gated by the ministers.
Resolutions covering both subjects sub
mitted to the meeting and were referred to the
committee sociology, which considered them
for week When Rev Mr. Thompson report
ed yesterdays resolutions out Of committee
there not dissenting voice. They were
adopted unanimously, without discussion
The resolution dealing with the book concern
is still in the hands of the committee, as the
manager is out of the city and the committee
has heard only one side of the dispute.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
CIGARMAKERs THE OLDEST.
They Outrank the Printers by Little More
Than Year

Last week The Wageworker, in speaking of
Lincoln Typographical Union, said that the
printers organization is the Oldest in the city.
II. Huette and A. p. Herminghause, members of
the Lincoln Cgarmakers Union, take excep-
tions to this remark and claim that their union
is the Oldest More than that, they offer the
proof Lincoln Cigarmakers' Union No 143
was organized in 1880, three years before the
printers organized. The cigarmakers, because
of some dissatisfaction on the part of individual
members, gave up their charter, but reorganized
and on September %, 1882, received the char
ter which they now hold. This gives the cigar
makers about four months the best of it.
Messrs Huette and Herminghaus close their
historical sketch by saying that they and all
other union cgarmakers wish the union print
ers abundant success but believe that the honor
Of precedence should be given to those to whom
it belongs. In this they eminently correct,
and The Wageworker is glad to make the cor
recton
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
PULPIT RAPs JUDGE HoLDoM.
Methodist Ministers Denounce Injunction as a
Menace to Free Speech.

The Methodist ministers of Chicago have
told where they stand regards the Infamous
injunction issued against the Chicago printers
by Judge Holdom, and they have told it with
no uncertain sound They met in regular
weekly session February 10, and the Chi
cago Record Herald of the following day
tanned this report of the meeting:
Judge Jesse Holdom S attitude toward labor
is un-A American, contravening the right of free
speech, according to the Methodist ministers OF
Chicago, who, at their weekly meeting yester
day adopted resolutions criticising the jurist
for his attitude in issuing an injunction against
Typographical Union No 16 and it's officers and
members
The resolutions were written by Rev. j. Fl.
Macdonald Of the Oakland Methodist church,
and were referred to committee of which Rev.
John Thompson of Grace Methodist church was
chairman They expressed the hope that the
injunction would be speedily dissolved, because
it restrained fail.sargument and persuasive
speech which action the ministers declared
was a menace>to Individual liberty.
At the last previous meeting Of the Methodist
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02

women opportunity to earn all they get.
And he does not ask his employees to do days
work in eight hours. He is so liberal he allows
them nine ten hours in which to do it, and
the pay is so liberal that one woman recently
made So by working only ffty-nine hours in
week. Surely in these days woman ought
to clothe herself and six seven children, pay
rent, grocery and coal bills and put money in
the bank for rainy day such munificent
wage that.
Lincoln ought to be proud of such insttu-
ton this daylight factory There are
other and similar factories here that ask local
support but the daylight factory is the only
one that was opened with prayer. and the only
presided over by gentleman who gener
ously pauses between prayers to pay woman
$24 for fifty nine hours work.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
JUSTICE AS ADMINISTERED.
The Crime Consists in Being Poor and Friend
less These Days.

Some real nice people have criticised The
Wageworker for expressing contempt for
tain judges and courts. They have accused
this little paper of breeding disrespect for the
courts and encouraging spirit of anarchy.
The first charge in the accusation is quite cor
rect-and we are glad Of it. The last count in
the accusation is false. And if these nice peo-
pie want Il sample of the things that making
feel contempt for courts, here it is.
Last week a private soldier in the regular
army, man named Baily, accused of hav-
ing stolen bugle from Uncle Sam storehouse
at Omaha. Baily arrested. taken before
Federal Judge Munger and fined 1000 Now
we don't object to that particularly. But
A couple Of months ago couple of rich cat
tie barons Richards and Comstock, were
brought before this same Judge Munger,
charged with stealing tract of government
land thirty mile wide and seventy-fve
miles long-a tract larger than at least two
states in the union. They entered plea of
guilty and We're fined
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH!
But the poor devil who stole three-dollar
bugle was fined thousand dollars
And yet some people wonder why the poor
and the oppressed have lost respect for the
courts and believe there is one kind of justice
for them and another kind of justice for the
rich.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
DEATH OF n. P. sTMH.
Secretary Of the Cigarmalkers' Union called to
His Long Home.

II. p. Stine, secretary of the local Cigarmak
ers' Union, and one Of the oldest and best
known unionists in the city, died at his home,
1927 b street. last Sunday, of dropsy. Mr..
Stine s death was not wholly unexpected as he
had been ailing for some time, yet his death
was shock to all Of his friends and he had a
great many of them. For some time he had
been secretary Of his local union and performed
good service He leaves a wife and six chill
dren. to whom the sympathy of every unionist
in Lincoln is rendered. The funeral services
were held Wednesday and the interment was
in the Jewish cemetery. Mr. Slime was mem
Der of several secret fraternal organizations
and these, together with his union, were well
represented at the funeral Organized labor
has lost a good and influential member by the
death OF Mr. Slime
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
A WORD WITH THE KNOCKERS. ;"
And It Is With Reference to Employing Union
Musicians.

Before the Typographical Unions ball the
Lincoln Herald contained a paragraph to the
effect that the printers had employed 'scab''
orchestra and few knockers" took up the
assertion and used it to the disadvantage of the
ball Three cowardy and NANCY knockers
who did not have the courage to give their
names sent the editor of The Wageworker
marked copies of the Herald.
We give the editor of the Herald the benefit
of the doubt, believing that he imposed
upon There is musical union in Lincoln.
Every effort to organize such union has failed.
1t is admitted that there is an orchestra leader
who claims to be member of the Omaha
steal unien, but the editor has seen his
card. If he is a union musician he certainly
has failed to evidence the fact by seeing to it
that the members of his orchestra joined the
union, and he has further failed to evidence the
proper union spirit by not being the prime
mover in the organization of local Musical
Union. Two union printers belong to Reid's
orchestra, and as they have been promptly pay
ing the heavy assessment levied by the interna-
tional, and as there was no union orchestra in
the city, the printers thought it more than
right to give their fellow printers chance to
little honest money. That is all there is
to it. The editor of The Wageworker cordially
invites the three anonymous knockers" to
call at the Office and make their little knock in
person
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
CAPITAL AUXILIARY NOTES.
Some Items from the First Aid to the Typo
graphical Union.

Mrs A. L. Compton is visiting with relatives
in York.
A gunnysack would look better union
mans wife than rat pattern.
No. II has about half-dozen candidates for
the '.goat ride this week
Mrs. G. B. RICHTER and son Charles are visit
ing in Kearney this week.
How about that union made soap? It Knox
the dirt and the "scab'' soap factory.
The presence of every member at the meet
ings is an influence for good. Get the habit.
You II enjoy it after while. Z
It was noticed that Mr.. Fred Berge, business
manager of the Independent was the only emf
ployer at the union ball.
Mary Shepherd of the Crete Vidette-HeraH
and Miss Nellie Robertson of Crete, were gue4ts
of Lincoln friends last week and attended the
anniversary ball.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP IS COMING
Municipal Ownership Will Eventually Come to
Pass, and Now Is the Time to Secure Munich
palization of the Street Railway Lincoln
Will Never Get Proper Service Until This Is
Done-An Opportunity That Would Be Folly
to Lose.

Sooner or later the street railway must pass
under municipal control, and the sooner it is
the quicker the people will secure relief from
the present onerous conditions. Municipal own
ership is no longer considered communstc, So
cialstic or anarchistic. On the contrary, the
most thoughtful economists becoming
unit in declaring that it is the rightful solution
of vexed problem. If ever city has been
driven to the point of desperation by the lnso-
lence and arrogance Of a public service corpora
ton that city is Lincoln The Lincoln Traction
company has ignored the public rights, evad-
ed it's duty "A taxpayer, given inadequate ser
vice and insolently refused redress. Every re-
quest for better service has been met with a
threat It's service is abomnabe, its taxes are
unpaid and the people who are entitled to some
consideration have been ignored with con-
temptuous Indifference.
Lincoln has stood that sort OF thing too long
already. Good lawyers express the opinion
that the city now has an opportunity to secure
control of the street railway and operate it for
the benefit Of all the people instead of for few
people at the expense of all the people. If this
be true it would be criminal folly to miss the
opportunity.
The street car service of Lincoln is miserably
inadequate There just about half ears
enough, and two-thirds of those in the service
are filthy decrepit and archaic relies of long
dead age They are full of microbes, and
as comfortable bed of shingle nails. The
hours of service simply atrocious. Two
thirds of the ears in the barns before mid
night and the rest are there within fifteen min
utes after The convenience of the people is
utterly ignored The city ought to seize the OPP
portunity offered to acquire the whole outfit
and then run the street ears for the benefit of
all the people.
Municipal ownership of the street railway
should be the municipal battle cry right now
and 1T should be kept up until the city owns the
street railway. Already the city owns the
water plant. After the street railway is ac-
quired and under successful management the
other public utilities may be taken up.
But municipal ownership is bound to come
The s,oner It comes the better it will be for all
the people.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
ENTERTAINED FRIENDS.
Visiting Newspaper Men and Their Wives
Given Little .'Joust''

Last Wednesday evening, Immediately after
the McCutcheon lecture, Mr.. and Mrs. W. M
Maupin entertained few friends at Dutch
lunch.' The guests were visiting members of
the Nebraska Press association. Those in at
tendance were Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Donovan of
Madison, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tostevin of Oma-
ha, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Reed Of Shelton and
Mr.. and Mrs Hall Of Lincoln
: The whole history of newspaper making was
told and ireteld, and some side issues discussed
while sitting ahoind table. Acouple Of houp
We're pleasantly spent.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-02
MISSED HER OPPORTUNITY.
The Woman Might Have Earned Very Com
Portable Living With Ease.

Last. week the local daily papers told a sad
story Of a woman who left destitute, with
six or seven small children and an aged and
decrepit sparent on her hands. Considerable
sympathy was aroused, and kindhearted citi-
zcns at once went to her rescue
We were inclined to be sympathetic at first
Indeed, did feel sorry for her, and had the
local aid society not taken the matter in hand
and attended to the unfortunate woman S wants
we might have done something. But why
should any in IIincon-that is, any
woman in ordinary health-be destitute? The
daylight factory wherein overall and work
shirts are made, is constantly advertising for
help 1t is very sanitary factory, welslight
ed superintended by gentleman who is fore
most in religious gatherings, and the factory
itself was opened with prayer. 1t is factory,
too where only g free and independent work
ers are employed. No union is allowed to die
tate as to hours, wages working conditions.
The kndhearted superintendent will attend to
all of that If he is in doubt about anything he
does not stoop to consult with the employees
he prays over it. Usually the impes
him to give the factory little the best of it.
- who ply needle run
nio0 machine can obtain work
= IA kindhearted Chris
inadequate wages
he will give the
New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
PERSONAL.

slgananaa III. rebel Zulu chief who has been
court rnartallea and sentenced IS 1oI years old
His captive sons verging on ninety, and many
OF his grandchildren have passed the allotted span.
But the quality mercy IS not strained when
warning with serni-barbarias. and the treasonahls
After exhausting distinction the poet Of the
decadence, Gabriel d'Annunzo essays a more
wholesome success IN III, world OF Industry. Men
ton is being made in these days OF a now toilet
essence brought out by him. Ho has also patented
a wheel for automobiles. which Is stated TO have
been practically tested with results highly sue
cessrul I'm tn. presencs Of practical men that an
important frm has acquired hi, patent 10 Is
claimed for the wheel that IL renders the pneu-
matte metnOd unnecessary.
Kuehne Bevcridge win provide the model for tho
monument 20 be erected by San Francisco as a re-
minder OF the great disaster The symbolic figure
IS that Of young woman. weeping. leaning against
a closed Gothic door. The figure is posed by the
The monument will be erected In Golden Gate Park
Justice Phillimon is the only Judge the English
bench who can boast OF being ambidextrous. and u
court using his pen first in one hand and then In
the other.
The Baroness Burdett-COutts's recent celebration
OF her ninety-second birthday recalls the fact that
as Miss Angela Burdett COutts she ot
Queen Victoria's bridesmaids Queen Victoria thir-
ty-fve years ago made her a baroness.
r. T. LOyssry has the distinction Ot being the
only peripatetic editor. He is the publisher Of
'LOwery'S Claim, formerly Issued from Nelson.
3. c.. but. the Canadian pOstoflce has excluded
his paper from the malls. he has taken 20 the road
and is issuing his paper from wherever he happens
to be-
Fremont Morse and L. Netlanc. Of IN, Alaska
Boundary Commission. have left for Yalubat Bay.
where each. with a party Of nino men. VIII survey
a strip Of the boundary.
Lord Miner the former British high commits
soner for South Africa. has received through tho
Duke of Somerset an address Of appreciation OF his
services in South Africa signed by $4,000 persons
Similar addresses have come from Natal and Cape
Colony.