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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23
DEATH OF BERT WILSON.
One of the Old-Time Printers Takes
"3O' From the Hook.


Albert o. Wilson, faniliarly known
al; Bert one of the old-time printers
of Nebraska. died Saturday, November
|17. at the Union Printers Home in
Colorado Springs. The remains were
take nto Holdrege, Neb.. where fun
eral services were held on Tuesday,
November 20.
And thus closed the life of one of
the best of the ''old bunch" of print
els who have made history in the
west. Everybody liked Bert" because
he was one of those genial, whole
souled companionable men who hest
tated at nothing to help a friend in
need Always cheerful, always Opt
mistic, always loyal. he left good cheer
behind him as he passed along thu
way He was a union man who stood
four-sQuare. The writer enjoyed an
intimate acquaintance with Bert ex-
tending over seventeen years.
Mr. Wilson was born at Littleton.
ILL.,, March II, 1857. He early showed
an inclination for the printing trade,
and before he was sixteen years old
he established Wilson's Weekly at
Roseville, Ill. In 1873 be came to
Nebraska. locating in Phelps county
lad starting the Phelps County Pho
neer,' the first paper in that county.
This paper he printed on a press OF
his own manufacture. From Phelps
county he went to kearney, and for
several years was connected with the
by the Rhone Brothers. In 1898 he
came to Lincoln and became foreman
of the Western Newspaper Union. This
position he held until failing health
sent to Muskogee, l. T., to take charge
of the plant there, it being hoped that
the change would benefit him. But
his health continued to fail and he
was soon compelled to quit work en-
tirely. Last spring he went to the
Union Printers Home, and his many
friends hoped that the rest and care
to be found there would soon bring
him renewed health. But the hope
was vain. Slowly he succumbed to the
dread disease, tuberculosis. The
friends who saw him last August were
shocked at the great change for the
worse, and they realized that the end
could not be far off. But he was the
same cheerful. optimistic Bert
MI Wilson was not only first-class
printer. He was an inventor of no
small repute. He invented a leading
machine for linotype matter that is in
use throughout the country He also
invented a machine for wrapping wire
around poles which will undoubtedly
be a valuable possession some time.
Mr.. Wilson leaves wife and two
sons and two brothers to mourn h;
death. One brother, H. T. Wilson,
is a resident of Lincoln. To the de-
voted wife and the two stalwart sons
the full measure of sympathy of host
of friends will be extended. Unionism
has lost staunch supporter, and
family a devoted husband and father,
in the death of Bert Wilson.
Peace to, his soul!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

The incoming governor. Mr.. Sheldon
will have the appointment of deputy
labor commissioner. 1t is taken for
granted that Burrit Bush will not be
re-appointed, he having served four
years. Governor Sheldon would make
a hit by appointing some union man
after consulting with union men who
have the success of the bureau more
a juicy political plum.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

The Wageworker offers the follow
ing as specimen of reform journal
ism" as practiced in Lincoln: John
Jimpkins is lowlived pup. He is a
thief and a robber. He ought to be
shot" Now, John Jimpkins, can get
his side of the case before the same
people who read the above by paying
The Wageworker 'steen cents per inch.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23
NOT EXACTLY PHILANTHROPY


! great many people are likely to
be deceived by the recent wage ad-
vance by the principal railroad sys-
tens of the country. There has been
a uniform advance of 10 per cent in
the wage scale on a great many OF
the big systems, and a lot OF hyster-
ical people are inclined to herald it
as an act of great generosity on the
part of the railroad managers.
But it is nothing of the kind. The
advance is due to two causes, the least
of the two being the concerted de-
nand made for the increase by or
sanized labor. The chief cause for
the increase lies in the recent awak-
ening of the American people to the
fact that they have for years been
robbed right and left by the corpor-
atoms. The people have shown de-
termination to put stop to eXtor-
tionate rates that have permitted
dozen men to pay enormous dividends
on watered stocks. The public out
cry has become so strong that the cor
porations see the necessity of doing
something to make it subside. And
with characteristic cunning they have
seized upon the wage increase. BY
making a substantial increase in
wages they hope to set the people to
talking SO loudly about the increase
of wages that they will forget to keep
up the agitation for lower rates. And
il the corporations can continue to
pay dividends of 20 and so per cent on
stocks that are three-fourths water
they will cheerfully pay the 10 per
cent increase in wages.
The fact still remains that 10 per
cent increase in the wage by no means
evens up the increased cost of living.
And it by no means makes good the
increased service demanded of the
employees. Take the services of the
engineers and firemen, for instance.
The engineer is performing 100 per
cent more service than he did ten
years ago. That is, because of the in.
creased size of locomotives he is Ell
abled to handle 100 per cent more
cars. OF course he is not entitled to
all of the credit, but certainly he is
entitled to more than 10 per cent OF
the saving made by the employers by
reason of the improved machinery
The fireman on modern through
freight or passenger train performs
actually twice as much labor as he did
in the days of the small engines and
small trains. And yet he is expected
to rejoice and be glad because his
wage is increased 10 per cent while
his work is increased 100 per cent.
The American people are proverb-
tally tickle. 1t is more than probable
that they will pay so much attention
to the paltry increase in wages that
they will forget to keep up their agi-
taticn for decent and equitable freight
rates. The managers of our great rail
road systems are not philanthropists.
Not by long shot!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23
LABOR'S WATcHWORD.

We Will stand by our friends and ad-
minister a singing rebuke to men or
parties who are either Indifferent, neg
ligent or hostile, and. whenever oppor-
tunity affords, secure the election of
intelligent, honest, earnest trade union
lists, with clear, unblemisr ID, paid-up
union cards in their possession.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23
THE POLITICAL PLAN.


To one who has striven hard for
years to advance the interests of or
ganized labor it seems strange that
there should be any opposition to the
proposition that organized labor. as
such. should take a hand in the pc.
litical game. How workingmen can
expect ever to secure justice without
resort to the ballot-box is mystery.
Surely experience has been costly
enough to prove to any thinking man
taht every benificent law is the result
of agitation. and not the result of kind
mes or love on the part of those whose
opportunities or greed have been cir
cumscribed by the adoption of the law
The workingman who is content to toll
away in the belief that some day or
other. in some way or other, he will
he given all that he is entitled to by
the man who has been taking the
greater part of it, will simply die with
his expectations unrealized.
No great reform was ever achieved
in this or any other country by just
simply waiting for those who made
the reform necessary to bring it about.
The reforms have been brought about
by those who suffered under the
abuses until patience ceased to be a
virtue, and who then threw of all res
traint and set about securing the re
form. The men who are robbing the
toilers today are not at all likely to
quit it voluntarily. The men who
profit by unjust laws that lay the
burden upon the shoulders of the
toilers today are not at all likely to
take the initiative in the repeal of
those laws. The industrial reforms
which are SO much needed by those
who perform the work will never be
granted by those whose interests de-
mand the postponement of those re-
forms. If ever industrial reform is
achieved it will be as the result of the
work of those whose interests demand
the reform.
The working people of this country
the real breadwinners-suff from
unjust laws, from unjust competition.
from unjunst conditions and from I'M
Just judges. And unjust laws lie at
the bottom of all the rest. Now, why
be so foolish as to imagine for mo-
ment that the workers can bring about
the needed change by simply waiting
for the other fellows to dothe right
and in order to change conditions, we
must change laws-and to change laws
we must have a change of lawmakers.
Instead of electing men whose inter-
ests are not our interests, we must
elect men from our own ranks. And
in order to do this we must lay aside
party prejudices and vote from a COM
nonsense standpoint. We must sup
port men who believe as we believe
on the fundamental principles of in
dustrial progress. AS union men OPP
posed to child labor We are very
likely to get anti-child labor legislation
by electing men who are personally
profiting from the employment of chill
dren.
But lot of union men-or, rather.
members of unions-would still prefec
to stick to their party than to further
their interests as workingmen. From
this class, happily growing smaller,
will come the opposition to the po-
litical plan of the American Fedora.
tion of Labor The majority of men
who have a heart interest in the mat
ter will commend the plan and will
advocate It's continuance. The first
trial was a success, even if it did not
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

Senator Beveridge has an idea-and
Ii is a good one. He would let the
government handle the child labor
question by enacting law prohibit
ing the transportation by interstate
railroads of goods made by children
under certain age. Good idea! Bully
for Beveridge. That is no dream
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

exhibited by the makers at the Labor
Fair. But some of the product may
be exhibited alongside OF the product
OF union made factories, with compare
them.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

Central Labor Union meets next
Tuesday night Be there and be ready
to take the work assigned you for the
success of the Labor Fair.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

Mr. Post is going to take the lecture
platform. He can have his spiel taken
III shorthand every night, too, without
extra expense.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

The gentlemen composing the state
printing board would do well to APP
point a competent union printer to
the position of secretary of the board
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

The Lincoln Distraction Co. has
Suddenly discovered that ''unfairness'
is a game that two can play at.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

Are you boosting" for the Labor
Fair, or are you just laying down on it
like you have on about every other
proposition calculated to advance the
cause of unionism?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

The United States Steel Co. de-
mands the open shop for itself. That
is why i: pleads for a protective tariff.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23
ANOTHER UNION HOME.

The National Brotherhood of Opera
tive Potters, in session at Akron, O.,
recently decided to build home for
aged and INDECENT potters.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

The way to knock on labor's enc
mics is to buy the goods made by
labor's friends. Look for the label.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

The workingman who does his think
ing with his belly sooner or later re-
gretS with his head.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23
8 = y y y y y y = y ~ X y

"Printers' Ink" the recog-
nized authority on advertis- Z.
ing, after a thorough investi- =
cation on this subject, says:
"A labor paper is far bet !
ter advertising medium than !
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 !
than an ordinary paper with :
$4,000 subscribers" !
- - u y y y y y y y y :
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

One more week and then the Unio
Labor Fair Are you "boostinS?"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

No. the product of the Lincoln Over
all and Shirt Co.'S factory will not be
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

The Union Labor Fair begins a week
from next Monday. Now, get busy!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

Union Labor Fair. December to s.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

Boost for the Union Labor Fair.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

Union Labor Fair.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

Labor Fair.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-11-23

Fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05
Sobers Up, Hears He is Wanted And
At Once Surrenders to Police.
Two Shots Fired, One Of Which Grazed Face Of
Man Shot at---No Serious Results.

Bath, Ne. NOV. "A possible at
tempt at murder was made Friday
night at the home of William w. Kerr
of Shaw street, when his brother,
James W. Kerr. fired two shots at him.
neither Of which took effect, although
the second srazed Mr.. Kerr's face so
that the skin was torn away.
Young Kerr. who is about 90, made
his escape through q window and the
police are now on the lookout for him
and have notified officers in the neigh
boring cities and towns to be on the
watch.
Tho victim of the shooting. in an in
tcrview said that when he went home
about $50 o'clock he found the doors
locked and he was obliged to enter from
the shed. He vas surprised to find his
wife and her sister crouched in fear.
saying that his brother had threatened
them with revolver.
The brother was not in sight and Mr..
Kerr remarked that he wasn't afraid
OF him and lay down on a couch.
IN fen minutes the brother entered
anu tEBtftiCi " ~ III Gil US - iiioc'' "7
the result Of drink. He pulled a rcvol-
Yer N Nj. Kerr. who was still on the
cou"h. and without q word Of warn
ing fired. Kerr jumped from the couch
and followed his brother into the kitch-
ca. when the latter suddenly turned
and hrcG another shot. which cut his
face Tho assaiant then jumped
through Il window.
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ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
Fred Hal! Admits Being in Alton, But
Denies Setting Fires.

Rochester, y. H.. Nov. "A man Civ
ing his name rs Fred Hall Of Portland.
Nc, ard answering the description of
the suspected author Of three incendi-
arr fires at Alton last night. vas ar
rested al Davis crossing. a few miles
from Alton. today and taken to that
town tonight. Hall called At TIC house
Of sttti N Agent John Pash and asked
FOR .,a.ncthing 10 cat, saying j" had
money to pay for it. 1t proved that he
had no money, ana dS he appeared to be
mentally unbalanced and acted suspi-
ciuuslv. he wae taken into custody. He
admitted that he was in Alton last
light. lat denied that he set the fires.
IL Claimed that he had been working
i'll 1 lumber camp TT Guilf"rd, and that
~ Vas on Ills way e. visit his sister in
Manchester. although n would not give
Ter name or address.
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Against Fred Hall Of PoIt~
land at Alton, N, II.
Accused Of Setting Three Fires,
Destroying Much Property.
One Fire Destroys $4,000, Another
$4,000 and the laird $500.

Alton. y. H.. NOV. 1.-prrp"rty value l
II nearly $"00np MAS destroys, today
III 4 s,Ii".; of tiircr fires. all Of which
urc believed to nnrc been ot inc ndilry
origin. Following 4 notice fnr tho Az
lrchcnsi"n nf an unl1nuMn man who il
was Thought knew something regarding
tie origin III the fires 4 man giving his
naG?" as Tired Hal, and his rcsi,lcnc !.
a. Portland, Nc. Was trrcsto1 at Davis
Crossing. eight miles from here. on sus-
picinn II being t,ir man wanted. Hall
was brought here. Fl denied thai HI
set fire. but admitted hv was III Alton
last night.
TIL" iast'of the three fires was nc mos.
serious and was in what is .nown as
the BAY district. The Boston and
Maine freight sheds had been set on fire
carly today and burned fiorcely. The
flames quickly spread and all three
buildings were destroyed. A day coach
ara baggage car Of passenger train
which was standing near the sheds
We're burned, and also the railroad
wharf.
The steamer Mount Washington,
which was anchored close to the burn
ing wharf, was saved with great diff
Guilty. The damage to the property of
the Boston and Maine Railroad will
reach fully $4,000 The losses are but
partially covered by insurance.
The first fire. the slightest OF all,
was discovered late in the night il the
). +. Goliath Cos. box factory. which
had been set on fire in three different
llaces. This was easily subdued. with
a damage which will not exceed $500.
\ few hours later the lumber and
flour mill of S. f. Wentworth was
found to be on fire. and the flames were
soon beyond control. the mill being
completely ruined. The electric light
plant that furnished power for the
Lighting of the town was located in
this building and as result the town
was without street lights the remand
er of the night. Mr.. Wentworth's loss
is placed at $4,000.
It was said that a suspicious looking
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WILL TRY AGAIN.
PeaIy Will Make Another
Dash For North Pole.
Ship Is Damaged and He Is
Returning For Repairs.
Fuel is Exhausted and Explorer is
Waiting TO Get New Supply.

| New York, Nov. A dispatch re-
| ceived in this city this morning for
Mrs. Peary, from Commander Robert
| L. Peary. at Hopodale, Labrador, indi-
Gates that the Arctic explorer suffered
great hardships on the return from his
| record breaking dash to the north pole.
III addition to being cut off from
communication With supporting bodies
having the caches destroyed, having
the provisions give out and being fore
ed to eat dogs on the return sledge
| journey from the farthest northern
point reached to Grant land, on the
north coast of which the Roosevelt
Wintered, Peary, according to the mes
sage to his wife, experienced an in
cessant battle with storms, ice and
hard winds in bringing the ship from
Grant land to Hopedale. Early in the
voyage the propeller was seriously
damaged rendering progress excep-
tionally slow. Then the ceal ran low
and when the Roosevelt finally sue
ceeded in making I1opedalc the sup
ply of fuel il her bunkers was so
nearly exhausted that she had to wait
there to tranship coal from a mail
steamship.
When Peary reached a port where
communicat ton with the civilized world
is easy. it is expected that the story
he will send over the wires of his
browning exploit will be without a
parallel in the history of Arctic eX
ploration. Not only did he manage to
plant his standard at a point nearly
10 miles nearer to the goal than any
other explorer in the past, but he was
successful in making the recOrd-break-
ing journey over the treacherous ice
packs in record-breaking time.
Heretofore all successful expeditions,
with the exception of that Of the Duke
of Abruzzi, were in the Arctic for at
least two years before attaining their
highest northing. Peary sailed from
this city July Is, 1905, and, while his
messages fail to mention the date of
his highest northing, it seems certain
that he was within 200 miles of the pole
within eight or nine months after his
departure. Beside the heroic features
Of the undertaking already known. it is
believed that the tale of Peary's exploit,
when unfOlded in full, will furnish a
series of thrilling details without eX-
ample.
Here is the message received for Mrs.
Peary:
"Hopedala. Labrador, via Twillingate.
"ro Mrs. Robert Z. Peary, New York
City:
"Homeward voyage. incessant battle,
storms, ice and head winds; propeller
damaged and progress very slow. Wait
ing here for coal from mail steamer.
Have no anxiety. Expect wire from
Chateau. Am perfectly well.
"PEARY."
Mrs. Peary is now in Washington. No
time was lost in forwarding the mes
sage from her husband to her Sec. II.
l.. Bridgeman of the Peary Arctic Club
said that Mrs. Peary would leave
Washington tomorrow for Sydney,
where She will meet her husband on his
arrival Sec. Bridgeman expects the
Roosevelt to reach sydney, barring de-
lay, within 10 days.
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
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Bath. Me. Nov. 4.-(SpcciaD.- james
w. Kerr walked into the police station
during tie early hours OF this morning
and gave himself up to the police, who
had been searching for him for many
hours, as he was wanted on the charge
Of shooting his brother, w. w. Kerr.
while in drunken frenzy last night at
the lattcrs home on Shaw street The
probable charge to be brought against
him at the trial tomorrow will be as
sault with a dangerous weapon. In his
cell at the police station tonight he
said:
Il don't know anything about this
shooting with which / am accused. All
l knox is that I had been out of work
fer a couple of days and yesterday
got drunk and went home about 4
O'Clock. The next thing I knew was
about at night. when | ran across
some friends who told nc I had shot
my brother and that the police We're
looking for me. I didn't know whether
to run away or face the music, but as
commenced to sober off decided I had
bcttcr go 10 the police station ana give
myself VI.
"-'Ilis il the first time I have ever
been arrested AMI ycu may believe it
will Ne the last time | will ever touch
q drop Of Ii iuor.'
HI; brother suffered only fiesn
wound, which although PAINFUL, will
not proEe sclipuS
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Nov. 4.-F'air weather
prevailed Sunday except from the
Pacific coast over the Middle and
Northern plateau and Rocky Mountain
districts, where unsettled weather and
rain attended an extensive area of low
barometric pressure that covered these
districts. Temperatures rose general
~ over the interior of the country.
During Monday the winds on the
New England coast will be fresh from
northerly; on the middle Atlantic
coast light and mostly northcrly; on
the south Atlantic coast light to fresh
castcrly.
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IT WAS LOADED.
foung Norway Brothers Fird Gun in
Earn-Onc Loses An Ann

NORWAY. Nc NOV. alvin Howe,
Il years II age. sor Of P".! Hove. a
farmer uf tits Gown. was accidentally
shot in III" shoulder today by his 10
year-oId brother john The arm was
amputatcd and it is thought the boy
will survive his injuries There was a
shot gun il the barn which tho younger
boy did not know was loaded and talk
ing it up the weapon was discharged.
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No Japanese Officer Arrested.

Manila, Nov. THE story that a
japanese army officer has been placed
under arrest here for sketching certain
of the Qualifications of Manila harbor
was denied today by Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood. No such arrest has been made.
and no japanese have taken sketches
Of the fortified lions 1t is we'll known
that since the American occupation
Japanese have been engaged in maxi
ing maps of the Philippines. There is
no existing Law to prohibit them.
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Alonzo o. Linekin Ct Thonaston.

Thomaston. Me. Nov. 4-Alonzo D.
Linciin. 4 wcll-known veteran of the
famous I'd Maine Battery. which did
valiant service at the battle Of Gettys-
burg in the Civil War dropped dead
saturday, while walking up Creek hill,
or IIain street.
lie was - years old and widow
and one daughter. Mrs. John Jones of
this town. survive.
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SANFORD'S GINGER is THE BEST.
NJ others are cheap limitations substi-
tutcd for gain, not health.