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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-05

Cash QuotatIons were as foIIows-
Flour steady: winter patents $3.50 to
Is4.oe: straights s3.3o To s3.T0: spring
$3.50 80 $500; straights S3.45
Ito sass. bakers s.3o to s2.s0. No. =
wheat 81 To 81: No. ; - to So.
no. = red SsS to ssh: No. . corn 5ok
ito 81: No . yellow 81 to 51A; No. ?
oats 81: No, . white 35.9: No. 5 white
81 to 34a No. ? rye so: good feeding
BARLEY ~ to As: fair to choice mailing
IA TO 81: No. / flax seed sl.o1: No. 1
s1.1sn: prime timothy
Feed $3.So to s3-35: clover. contract
grades s11.s5: short ribs, sides tloose)
10 sso5: mess pork per barrel
TO s1s.o5; lard. per 100 pounds
Iss4-ts: short clear sides Cboxedl $3.50
TO ss.se: whiskey, basis OF high wines
90
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
KEEP THE REcIRD STRAIGHT.

Because The Wageworker gave the
figures of the enormous expenditure
of the Typographical union in the
present strike, few printers have
argued that the editor of this paper is
kicking on the assessment.
Don't you believe it! The editor is
paying his assessment without MUIR
muir. He is paying it willingly, and
he is ready to pay more if necessary.
The figures were presented in order
to arouse the membership to a realiZ-
alton of the fact that paying the as
sessment and spending it is not
enough. Two million dollars in seven
months ought to bring better results.
If present methods are not productive
of results after seven months of trial,
something else ought to be tried. 1t is
not the province of the editor of this
paper to frame up methods. We are
paying international officers and or
ganizers to do that work-and paying
them literally, too.
Perhaps a study of the benefit list
might help some. There are men on
the strike benefit list drawing more
every week as benefits than they av-
eraged per week in wages during the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

Armstrong Clothing CO.
Clothes Merchants

]. W. Russell, 1927 North Twenty
fourth street.
c. W. Ryman, 1112 Pine street.
D. A. Rush, Normal.
T. K. Townsend, 1928 South Fiji
teenth street.
Turner Bros, 14O1 Rose street.
Q. W. Vanderveer, 154 South Eigh-
teenth street.
S. A. Webb, 2743 w street.
Lincoln Sash and Door company for
mill work.
This bulletin is issued by authority
of Carpenters Union, and is subject
to revision at their order Firms and
contractors can have names and place
of business inserted by applying to
Carpenters business agent, at $50
South Eleventh street, or by phone,
Auto 1924, Bell L-1154.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
STRICTLY UNION MADE.
Short Stuff That Exchanges Are Cor
daily Invited to SWipe.

Short Stuff That Exchanges Are Cor
daily Invited to swipe.
If it isn't union made, tell the wife. -
Union made ought to mean well
made
If a strike breaker is a hero it is
honest to lie.
If unionism means anything at all it
means unselfishness.
A union man is known by the goods
he buys, not by the talk he makes.
Too many men leave their unionism
in the hall when the meeting adjourns.
A dollar spent for union made goods
is better than seven weeks of street
corner oratory.
Every time you vote without think
ing you help to destroy the usefulness
of labor unions.
The union man who buys non-union
goods has no moral right to call an
other man a "scab."
"Kickers" strive to do something.
Knockers" strive to prevent the do
ing of any good thing.
We would rather sweat doing work
for So day than to sleep in a $4,000
coffin and leave $SO,O0O,OOO for heirs
to fight over.
The best way to kill union is to
charge that the men who are trying to
accomplish something worth while are
trying to work little graft
The man who steals the play time of
youth to enrich himself will find spe-
cial corner in hell heated little hotter
than the rest just for his special bene-
fit
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
UNCLE JOE CANNON, HUMoRIsT.

Uncle Joe Cannon, speaker of the
national house of representatives, is a
humorist. He doesn't know it, to be
sure. But just the same Uncle Joe is
clearly entitled to rank with Twain,
Ward, Nye, Billings and the rest of the
humorous bunch whose members have
made us laugh in the years gone by
He makes us laugh. Just now Uncle
Joe is trying to get away from his
record of opposition to the so-called
labor bills presented in congress, being
fearful that the union men of the
country will get his congressional
scalp. He is playing both ends from
the middle, trying to placate the labor
vote and at the same time making a
bid for the support Of the union bust
ers. In explanation of his opposition
to the so-called labor bills Uncle Joe
Cannon says:
II opposed them because I believed
them to be legislation in favor of
class legislation
If that isn't humor there is no such
thing. Uncle Joe Cannon, the sup
porter of every bill introduced in con-
gress during the last quarter of a cen
fury calculated to benefit the trusts
and corporations at the expense Of the
people; Uncle Joe Cannon, the COM
plaisent tool of the robber combines;
no a1-
vocate of a protective tariff so infer
nally high that it robs the millions to
enrich the chosen few-this is the
same Uncle Joe Cannon who explains
his opposition to the demands of or
ganized labor saying he is opposed to
class legislation.
Wouldn't that sole your shoes?
Is there some plan afoot to curb the
rapacity OF the corporations? Uncle
Joe is right there to oppose it with all
his might. Is there a scheme on foot
to subvert governmental functions to
benefit some gang of political and
financial tricksters? Uncle Joe is
right here to give it the powerful
SuppOll VI HlluSSll anu & cat OlhCS.
Is there demand from the great body
of people for a reform that will pre-
vent gang of financial crooks from
sweating fortunes from the people?
Uncle Joe is always right there to help
QUIT he few at the expense of the
many. And this is the blatant dema-
gogue that says he opposes the right
eous demands of labor because ne does
not favor "class legislation"
o, fudge!
Uncle Joe Cannon lives in district
peopled very largely by mechanics,
artisans and miners. If they do not
get together and retire Uncle Joe to
private life they ought to spend the
rest of their lives kicking each other
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

seven months prior to the strike call
on January l. 1t is contended in some
quarters that it is necessary to carry
these men in order to keep them from
rafting That argument won't wash.
The man who has to be paid benefit
to keep him from rafting" won't hurt
US any by becoming a rat" That
class of cattle is a detriment to any
union.
The editor of The Wageworker is
not kicking for a reduction of the as
sessment. He never kicked on an as
sessment in his life. He has paid more
than 10 per cent a week, and is willing
to pay it again. But like about $4,000
other union printers he wants to see
results.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
UNION CONTRACTORS.

If You Want Building Done, Here Is a
List to Patronize.
The following employers and con-
tractors have been declared fair by
Carpenters Union, Local 1855, and we
request all parties contemplating
building or repairs of any kind per-
tanning to our trade to please take
notice and consider the following rep
utable contractors and builders before
letting your work:
S. w. Baker, 2237 r street.
S. w. Brown, 1850 South Fifteenth
street.
H. E. Chappell, 1924 o street.
L. Drybbra, Lindell Hotel
S. R. Copeland, ITO North Twenty
seventh street.
H. Dobbs, 1923 South Twenty-seventh
street.
T. P. Harrison, Brownell block,
room 12
W. B.. Hester, 800 North Twenty
seventh street.
Howe & Atterbury, 2025 Vine street.
Hammond & Burford, 3136 Dudley
street.
Alex Hutton, 1896 N street.
Jewell & Marsh, 1881 South Tenth
street.
A. Kiewit, 1920 N street.
A. L. Myers, 22S North Twenty
eighth street.
Mitchner.
Chas. Mellor, 2149 South Fifteenth
street.
F. G. Odell, 1885 North Twenty
fourth street.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

Young man, keep out of politics"
says Senator Thomas Platt. If Plat
in the advice is good. Very few men
are capable of turning the political
tricks Platte has turned and keeping
out of Jail.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.

Where Unions Will Meet to Enact
Their General Legislation.
August =, Toronto, Ont, United Gar.
ment Workers of America.
August 6, Chicago, ILL.,, International
Brotherhood of Transfers.
August 6, -, National Association
Insulators and Asbestos Workers
August Z, Milwaukee, Wis, Interna.
tional Glove Workers Union of Amer
lea.
August IL, Colorado Springs, Col,
International Typographical Union.
August IS, New York City, Inter
national Stereotypers and Electrotyp-
ers' Union.
August 20, Boston, Mass, United
Gold Beaters' National Union.
September 8, -, Elastic Goring
Viewers Amalgamated Association.
September 8, Toronto, Ont, Inter
national Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Employees.
September 6, Toronto, Ont, Saw
September 10, Milwaukee, Wis, In
ternational Union of Steam Engineers.
September 10, Danville, ILL.,, Interna-
tional Alliance of Brick, Tile and Terra
Gotta Workers.
September II, Buffalo, N Y, Ameri-
can Brotherhood of Cement Workers.
September Is, Boston, Mass, Cotton
Mule Spinners' Association.
September 13, Hartford, Conn,
Table Knife Grinders National Union.
September II, New York City, Inter-
national Wood Carvers' Association.
September II, Niagara Falls, N. Y,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America.
October 1, Minneapolis, Mimi, Inter-
national Photo-Engravers' Union.
October first week., Toronto, Ont,
Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers' Inter-
national Union
October s, Milwaukee, Wis, Coop
ers' International Union.
October 16, Paterson, N. J., United
Textile Workers of America.
November 5, East Bangor, Pa, In
ternational Union Slate Workers.
November II, Minneapolis, Mimi,
American Federation of Labor.
December 3, Boston, Mass, Interna-
tional Seamen's Union.
December 5, New York City, Nation
al Alliance of Bill Posters and Billers
of America.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
Unionizinu the Home.

Mr.. Workerly," remarked Mrs.
Workerly as she came in from doing
the supper dishes, 81 know you are a
great advocate of the eight hour day
and time and a half for overtime"
You bet l am, my dear!" shouted
Mr. Workerly, rolling over on the
couch and dropping the evening paper
with yawn.
And you think that all workers
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

All this talk about Congressman
Pollard accepting $1,000 to which he
was not entitled reminds us that if
every congressman who has accepted
money to which he was not entitled
should remain away from Washington,
the next session of congress would be
about as lively as a prohibition con-
vention in Peoria, Ills.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.

Lincoln Typographical Union No.
209 will meet next Sunday, and as it
considerable Importance will come up.
1t is suggested that all members wish
ing to make donations of books to the
home library at Colorado Springs bring
them to the meeting. Delegate Peat
is making the collection and is meeting
with good success.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

AS rule the goods 20 uorder of the
mail order houses" are either made
in penitentiaries or sweat shops. Buy
of your home merchants, but insist
that he handle union made goods.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

1t is said that Russell Sages coffin
cost $3.50 If Uncle Russell knew
it he would kick the lid off and pro-
test against such a sinful waste of his
hard earned money.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

should be granted the eight hour day,
and time and half for overtime?"
Bet your life, sweetheart" replied
Mr.. Workerly.
Then We'll begin right here at
home" said Mrs. Workerly, her chin
squaring and her eyes flashing 81
was up at this morning, got your
breakfast, worked twenty minutes get
ting you awake; reused the children,
fed them, dressed them for school,
washed the breakfast dishes, got din
ner, started the children back to
school, made the beds, patched a lot
of clothes, darned seventeen pairs of
socks and stockings, got supper, took
an hours standing time waiting for
you to quit talking politics at the cor
ner grocery and come home to supper,
washed the supper dishes, got the chill
dren ready for bed and it is now $3.50.
three meals, and that means fifteen
hours and ten minutes I've put in to-
day. 1 could do your work blamed
sight easier than you could do mine,
so I'm going to insist on raise of
wages. And if 1 don't get something
more than my board and clothes, Mr..
Workerly, for the long hours 1 put in,
you're going to find strike on your
hands. Now you hand over that pay
envelope while take out my share"
But, my dear, 1 can't allow"
Then you can hunt for a strike
breaker to run this house. I'm going
home to mother I'm no Eliot heroine
and don't you forget it."
After bordering over the matter Mr..
Workerly decided to submit the matter
to arbitration.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
e. e. Clark Visits President.

President Roosevelt's callers Satur-
day included E. E. Clark, the newly
appointed member of the interstate
commerce commission. He came to
talk over the railroad rate law and to
get in touch generally with the presi-
dents ideas regarding the enforcement
of this law.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

How can you expect to secure laws
in the interests of labor as long as you
persist in voting for the nominees OF
political machines who don't care a
tinker's dam about the interests OF
labor?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

The union label on an article guar
antees that it is union made. 1t
should also be a guarantee that it is
we'll made.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

Funny, isn't it, that no effort to en-
force the national eight-hour law was
made until after organized labor de-
cided to take an active part in politics
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

With two national tickets, Bryan
and MITCHELL and Roosevelt and La
Follette"-say,. wouldn't that make
you smile?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

Think right, vote right and demand
the union label. There's a combin
alton nothing can beat.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

If you can't see the label don't con-
brand of goods.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

Russell Sage is dead. He left $780,
100000 and a memory that no man
will respect or covet.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
The Start.

The police Judge looked at the two
prisoners who We're charged with fight
ing and asked:
What started the scrap?"
He called me a local edition of
GRIPPE Nuts Post" said one.
And he called me a Pittsburg mil
lionaire kind of man." said the other.
Then the magistrate decided that
both were eXcuSable.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

We would rather be live labor ed
tor than a dead millionaire.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

Entered as second-class matter April
81, 1904, at the postoffice at Lincoln,
Neb., under the Act of Congress of
March 3rd, 1879.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
Made in Battle Creek, U. S. A.

Wade m Battle creek, q. 5. n.
There once was a cunning old geezer
named Post
Who wrote of the unions full many a
roast"
Then cast out from his life
His good faithful wife
Because he loved his blonde steno-
grapher most
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

The Saturday half holiday all the
year round has been decided upon by
Boston bricklayers' unions, and has
been made - of the working rules
of that city and vicinity.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
Mems Suits at So. 40
Mems Suits at 5000


made from imported WooIen
making
afford travel supply
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

- "Printers' Ink" the recog-
- nized authority on advertis-
y ing, after a thorough investi- .
- cation on this subject, says:
- "A labor paper is a far bet
- ter advertising medium than
y an ordinary newspaper in
- comparison with circulation.
- A labor paper, for example,
- having 1000 subscribers is of
~ more value to the business ,
- man who advertises in it
- then an ordinary paper with
- $4,000 subscribers"
~ u n - ~ u ~ ~ " y y - .
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
ShrivelIed.

what kind of fellow is Stingicus?"
"Some one threw alum on his SOUL
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03

Published Weekly at 1877 No. 18th
ST., Lincoln, Neb One Dollar a Year
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
Mems Suits at $3.50

This division takes but finest
plenty
pent yof patterns Every
seng Of the latest fashion plate designs.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-08-03
Mems Suits at $40

Here give choice of Mems Suits worth
1915, $3.50 and $500. You will find all wool
Cheviots and Cassimeres in neat and pretty
designs, also quite snowy line of dark pat
terms. They are all honestly made, and will
give splendid satisfaction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-04
PRINTERS
REPLY TO
ARGUMENTS

This morning at the meeting OF the
striking printers there was much discus
sion Of the statements made public by the
master printers in one OF the daily papers
and the defence they use is that the mas
ter printers presented only those facts
which would serve 10 color the conditions
in their favor while in reality all Of the
facts are In favor of the union and lis
demands.
The reason alleged by the masters for
issuing the statement Is TO &C quaint The
public OF the facts relating 10 the corr
troversy The Arst fact whlcn thoy use
is that the concerns which are holding
out are doing 50 per cent OF the Job work
OF the city This. the union mon say.
is on the face Of II not the case, though
they Will agree that IL is the larger shops.
that are in the majority holding out.
As 10 the correspondence that WAS car.
ried on between them, the nastc,s are
in error. the men say. for the reason that
II was first determined TO demand the
eight-hour day by the unions. according
TO agreement. this fact was made plain
10 the masters and they. more than three
months before Jan. !, replied 20 the COM
munications Of notice 10 the effect that Il
was not a matter for them 10 consider
but was the concern OF the United Typo
thetae OF America. The unions then
undertook to deal with that body and
were refused
Thsn. they assert. the correspondence
referred TO took place. each employer be-
ing sent an individual communication. The
union men claim that there was nothing
mandatory as was alleged I'm the COM
munication sent TO the individual employ
ers and that their craft never has and
never will attempt TO dictate 10 employ
ers as 10 their business They only de-
termlne 10 act within their rights and 10
demand only that which Is their right
As 10 the statement that only 3 oGt
OF G6 employees went on strike. the men
state that this is a mistake and that at
this time there are but ~ men working
at the trade in his city, l3 OF which are
incompetents as can be certified 10. The
union has made no threats hut only ,he
persuasions that show the rights Of tho
men I'm demanding the regulations asked
for. As TO the apprentices being bOlnd
TO the masters this. they say. II mis-
statement. for the employers have the
right 10 discharge the opprrnt+c-s-v-4r-rf
they VIII, as has been done The APP
prentice is not bound out until he Is q,
and every man who came out on strike
did so OF his own volltion.
Furthermore. u is said. that u Is dlffl-
cult for the master TO obtain any skilled
workmen from other cities since the
wages here are go far below those I'm other
cities. The men predict that the strike
will last but short time and that there
is nothing possible but for them to win.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-04

The remonstrance from the fishermen
asserts that the granting Of the petition
would be contrary to the laws of the
state. setting up the claim that the oyster
ground asked for Is -eminenty a
natural oyster bed and should be exempt
ed from leasing and remain as hereto
fore. free. public oyster bed.
1t would be ineduitable to the remon-
strants. as well a 10 other citizens OF the
state. the objectors say. TO grant the petit
tion. as large quantities OF oysters are
being taken from these grounds and IL
they are leased this source Of revenue
will be cut off
The remonstrants also call attention 10
tho fact that the area OF public oyster
ground remaining in Narragansett bay
and it's tributaries is already limited and
contend that this particular piece OF
ground should be allowed to remain free
to the public.
The remonstrants both the boatmen
and the fishermen. have engaged an at
torney III. w. Kimball. 10 look &Eiey their
interests and oppose the granting OF the
application.
The yachtsmen interested are well
known throughout the state. and all the
well known free fishermen on the upper
west shore and many OF the planters are
included I'm the signers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-04
PAWTUCKET
SCHOOL BOY
MISSING

The local police are endeavoring 10 To-
cate Howard Bishop and Leonard Blod-
gett each Il years Of age. who. with but
about SIS between them. disappeared from
their homes ON Tuesday morning. leaving
notes 10 the effect that they had started
on an extensive jourDey.
The two lads are both students in the
Pawtucket high school. and have been in
separable companions for some time.
Young Bishop is the son OF Frank Bishop
A well-known resident OF this city. while
Blodgett lived with his mother. Mrs. Nora
Blodgett
n is believed that the sudden disap-
pearance OF the lads is the result OF the
reading OF vivid stories of adventure.
The police have not as yet arrived at
any definite idea "a TO the present where
abouts Of the absentees
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-04
YACHTSMEN AND
FISHERMEN PROTEST

petition Charles H. Adrch of
ground southeast of Sar Goat island has raised
Of only from prominent planters and free fisher
but from local yachtsmen we'll
The ground asked for is that of the bay where in
rgatta held by the Washington Park
Two protests against granting the application filed late this
planters
other from the yacht club Nearly hundred signatures affixed
to the former remonstrance and about so the
The petition of the fishermen forth that these legal rights
seriously curtaled with application
granted says such grant would deprive the petition
of a of livelihood
that granting the application
the ground would be obstruction
navigation obstruction entang additional
danger using river for business pleasure
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-04
BRITISH FISHING SCHOONER
ARRIVES WITHOUT 4 MANIFEST

Gloucester. Mass, Jan. 4-The United
States Treasury Department agents from
Boston were here today investigating the
case OF the British fishing schooner st.
Helena. which arrived yesterday from
the Bay OF Islands with salt herring. Ac-
cording 10 officials here the St Helena
arrived without a manifst.
She Is therefore liable To fine OF $50.
Captain Pike OF the fishing vessel OK
planned that he had no intention OF vlolat-
ing the law and that ne was about TO
make out manifest. when the customs
officers boarded his schooner