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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-06
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Holds Monthly Meeting and Transacts
Lot Of Important Business.

Lot Of Important Business.
Lincoln Typographical Union No
209 met last Sunday and rushed
through lot of important business in
time to adjourn before the cloudburst.
The union decided to favor the pro-
posed Labor day plan calling for
parade, picnic and benefit perform
ance and subscribed its pro rata of
the expense. Considerable attention
was given to the work of promoting
the use of the label, and the label COM
mittee was instructed to get busy. H.
|C. Peate was elected vice president to
fill a vacancy.
Some warm talks were made on the
subject of better recognition of the
Auxiliary, and the union decided that
| it was time to wake up to the import.
ancc Of giving the women more cordial
support in their efforts to boost the
label. One new member was initiated.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-06
CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
Lyric Winds Up Successful Year and
Prepares for Opening.

Prepares for Opening.
The Lyric has just closed a success
full year, and is now waiting for the
opportunity to open up the coming
season in its handsome new quarters
on Thirteenth street
Manager Miller is exerting every ef-
fort to get the new theatre ready for
the regular opening on August 27, and
his hustling ability promises success.
During the season just closed the
Lyric has given splendid satisfaction,
and the promises for next season are
above the average. The new theatre
will be one of the handsomest in the
west, and the attractions will be even
better than those offered in the old
quarters.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-06
TOO MUCH WATER.

James Parker, a member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
who conducts a sporting goods store
and repair shop at Twelfth and p
streets, was heavy loser by Sunday
nights food. All of his machinery and
repair tools were in the basement, to-
gether with a goodly bunch of surplus
stock. About five feet of water rushed
into the basement.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-06
HIT ST. PAUL PRINTING FIRMS
typographical Union Makes Charges
Against Employers.

Six secret indictments, said to be
against firms and members of ST. Paul
printing establishments for the alleged
violation of the state antitrust and
combination statute were returned on
June 26 by the grand jury. 1t has been
alleged and formal complaint was filed
with the county attorney by the legal
representatives of the Typographical
union that combination exists among
the printing establishments in the mat.
ter of presenting bids on state print,
Ing which is in effect violation of
this act.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-06
CELEBRATED THE FOURTH.

Printers Auxiliary Gives Picnic Sup
per and Fireworks Exhibition.
Capital Auxiliary No. II to Typo
graphical Union No. 2O9 observed the
Fourth by giving picnic supper at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c.. B. RICHTER,
winding up with a display of fireworks
that would make the average village
celebration look like the change out
OF three lead dimes. The attendance
was unusually good, and when supper
was served nearly 100 people partook
of the good things provided, and the
supper hour was filled with enjoyment.
AS soon as 1t was dark enough the
fireworks exhibition began, and it con-
tinued for an hour or more The mem
bers OF the Auxiliary left nothing un-
done to make the occasion an enjoy
able one, and the verdict was that the
efforts were successful. Without doubt
this celebration is to be numbered
among the successful ones of the city,
and those who were present will long
remember the day. Mr.. and Mrs
RICHTER left nothing undone to make
the occasion pleasant one, and as
host and hostess they have earned an
enviable reputation. Several invited
guests we're present.
Will Norton had to go to Ashland on
the Fourth to make music with his
clarionet. He was missed at the Auxil-
iary's celebration.
The Auxiliary met on June 20 at the
home of Mrs. Hart Nickel who enter
tanned with the help of her daughter,
Miss Freddie Owing to the extreme
hot weather the attendance was below
the average. The following officers
were installed:
! President, Mrs. w. c. Norton.
Vice President, Mrs. A. T. Pentzer.
Secretary, Mrs. F. W. Nickel
Treasurer, Mrs. ]. E. Marshall.
Chaplain, Mrs. H. w. Smith
Guide, Mrs. A. L. Compton.
Members of the executive committee
are calling on merchants of the city
who are giving advertisements to a
non-union job shop outside of the city.
Don't forget to use your little red
sticker when such advertising is left
at your door.
Mr.. Hampton, of the Hampton Print
ing Co., Indianapolis, Ind, is sending
out letters of apology to the Auxiliaries
because the label did not appear on
the reports of the International cleo
of men who are members of the Typo
graphical Union. Mrs. Mckee writes
that she feels certain that the mem
bers will realize that it was an over
sight. She gave orders that the label
should appear.
The Auxiliary correspondent is at a
loss to understand why less than a
half-dozen out of total membership
of fifty have signed the Union Buyers
League pledge. We have been trying
iary was organized. and now that The
Wageworker asks us to sign pledge
to do so there is very little excuse for
there not being pledge from every
member.
Mrs. Sam Uhlman attended the last
meeting and was admitted to member
ship. Mrs. Cora Thompson was bal
lotted upon and unanimously elected.
The Auxiliary is growing slowly but
surely. &
Mrs. Gilbert r. Jones of Chicago is
earnestly working on her plans for the
erection of home for. printers wives
similar to the one maintained by the
International Typographical Union at
Colorado Springs. She should have
the earnest cooperation of the Auxil-
larry members everywhere.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-06
The AnimadyersionS Of Billy Major, Esq.

has been compelled to work against
his will for a cruel taskmaster; COM
PEELED to submit his cause to judge
and jury selected by the prosecution,
and deprived of his freedom at the
whim of a Judge whose breakfast had
soured on his stomach. And yet, de-
spite all these things we as working
men rise up early on the morning or
July Fourth and feel chesty all day be-
cause we are American sovereigns." !"
Life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness," says the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. Sounds mighty good, too.
But what is life to the poor devil COM
PEELED to work in sweat shop at
starvation wages in order to keep body
and soul together? What liberty has
the poor devil who is compelled to sup
port a family on a wage that will not
pay for the tobacco in the tips of the
cigars smoked daily by his aristocratic
employer. And how futile is the pur-
suit of happiness when the pursuer is
gaunt of cheek, hollow of eye and weak
of limb because the wage offered by
the trust will not suffice to fill his
stomach and clothe his nakedness?
Glorious free country where 10 per
cent of the people own 80 per cent OF
the wealth. Wonderful country where
a few spend thousands in indecent
orgies while hundreds of thousands
starve for lack of the corn raised by
farmers who shiver because they can
not market their corn and buy coal.
What a wise lot of people we are, talk
ing about over production of shoes and
foodstuffs while thousands walk bare
foot from necessity and hunger for a
square meal
What a patriotic lot of chumps we
union men are, to get out on the
Fourth of July and holler our heads OF
about our freedom and independence,
only to go back to work the next day
: and humbly submit while q lot OF
Ifeather-headed political tricksters elect
| judges and legislatures to limit our
rights and deprive us of our liberty!
| The first thing we know some 2x4
judge will take it into his Anticipated
head to issue an injunction restraining
us from getting out on the Fourth and
boasting of our American sovereignty
And blamed if l don't think an order
of that kind would have more sound
sense for foundation than 95 per cent
of the injunctions that have been
granted during the past eight or ten
years.
! o, yes, it's great thing to be an
American citizen and have the glorious
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-06

L uey Rather Ike 10 see us 10 II, Do-
cause it is calculated to keep us well
content. In slavery days the masters
used to encourage the slaves to look
forward with great anticipations to
Christmas, and many slave was kept
tractable by the promise of something
nice on Christmas day. Several mil
lion workingmen are kept in a good
humor by the same sort of dope"
They are assured thar they are ''sov.
ereigns" and that with their little old
votes they can run things regardless.
And they get SO swelled up that they
overlook the fact that the bosses put
up the candidates, and that the Office
holders do the bidding of the privileg-
ed few. Of course we can elect 'em,
but you bet the other fellow sees to it
that we elect. the kind of people he
wants. Thus we get laws that hamper
us, judges who Jail us for exercising
what we were taught to believe were
our rights, and the bosses import alien
pauper labor to take our places. Our
children are forced into the mills in
stead of being sent to school and less
than weeks wages stand between
5,OOO,OOO American citizens and starva-
tion
Some of these days the American
workingman is going to get wise to the
situation. He is going to stop burning
powder on the Glorious Fourth and go
to burning the midnight oil. He is
going to quit voting for the men the
other fellow puts up and go to voting
for himself and his wife and babies.
He is going to insist on his right to
help make the laws, and then he is
going to insist that the law apply with
equal force to the man with millions in
the bank and the man who has nothing
but callouses on his hands
The Fourth of July is Glorious day
indeed! But American workingmen
have become so interested in watching
the growth in size of the fire crackers
that he has failed to notice the de-
crease in size of his own liberties. He
has failed to notice that with the
growth in size of our public school
buildings there has been a decrease in
the opportunities his children have of
going to school. He has failed to no
tice the awful fact that the industrial
conditions now obtaining have forced
more American children under IA itno
the mines and mills and factories than
| there are of similar ages in the mines,
mills and factories of Germany, Aus
tria and Italy combined. He has been
SO busy saving up money to buy pow
der before the Fourth, and SO busy
nursing his burns after the Fourth,
that he has not given a lot of these
matters his consideration. Some OF
these days he will begin considering,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-06

In common with some millions of
fellow unionists l got out last We'd
nesday and hollered my head off about
the Declaration of independence, shot
off lot of firecrackers, waved little
flag and swelled up at the thought of
being an American sovereign. L do
that every recurring Fourth of July.
1t doesn't take much brains to cele-
brate the Fourth of July. Anybody
with the price can shoot off fireworks
and holler about being an American
sovereign. And it doesn't take any
money at $l to shoot off ones mouth
about independence" and liberty"
and other things Perhaps that is the
reason we are always shooting off our
mouths about these things. But for
something less than forty years l have
been waking up on the morning of
July 5 and wondering, as l toss around
in bed, if after all we are not bloom
ing lot of chumps. Are we really free
and independent? Are we really SOW
ereigns? Are we freely allowed to
work out our destiny?
How free are we when any little old
pin-headed judge can throw us into
Jail without trial? How much liberty
have we when a Jim crow judge can
sit down and write an order enjoining
us from any old thing he pleases?
What kind of liberty do we enjoy when
we are compelled every hour of the
day to pay tribute to organized wealth? ?
And what becomes of our inalienable
right to the pursuit of happiness when
courts and legislatures and congresses
are controlled by handful of men who
make us pay tribute on everything but
the air we breathe and poison even
that by compelling us to work in foul
sweat shops, noisome mills and dan
gerous mines? Our Revolutionary sires
fought, bled and died because they op-
posed taxation without representation,
and yet three million union men pay
taxes cheerfully and then let the hand
| full of trust magnates and corporation
managers select representatives who
never recognize the rights of the work
ingmen.
Liberty! The average wOrkingman
has the liberty to pay his taxes and die
when his time comes. But that is
about all. Up to date We have never
heard of judge enjoining a working
man from paying his taxes or issuing
an injunction forbidding working
man to die. But workingmen in this
country have been enjoined from do
| ing everything else. He has been en-
joined from using the United States
mail. He has been enjoined against
walking on the public highway, ac
costing his friends, praying for his
misguided or suffering brother, dis
cussing matters of public import and
quitting work when he pleases. He
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-06

O, yes, it's a great thing to be an
American citizen and have the glorious
privilege of getting out on the Fourth
and wasting money for firecrackers
really own the country do not care.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-08
Nathan Cole Jr, Declines to Go Before Sacramento
Convention as a Candidate for Nomination
for GovernOr-Large Business
interests Cause of Action
SEPTEMBER S. 1906.

Chairman of the Angeles County Delega-
ton the Democratic State Convention, Los Angeles CAL:
Dear Si-Upon return from vacation in the giant for
of the action of the Los Angeles county delegation
making candidate for the governor before
Democratic convention to be held Sacramento
you this the highest compliment paid
life and also that words feel
ing of gratitude toward each member of the delegation.
also informed that delegates throughout Southern
California other portions of the have expressed their
intention the convention; these well wish
thanks and them feeling of gratitude
and good will.
regret exceedingly say have often said before both
privately publicly that it is practically impossible for
cep this nomination rendered which last contn
gency is not entirely probable.
With others engaged in the development of mpor
industry in this state the construction and operation of
sugar factory the San Joaquin valley Possibly might
abandon this work public office dment
but doing there danger eopardng the interests of others
who have invested largely in the enterprise.
have sought held public Office but have keen
appreciation of the duty of every citizen the state when
myself entirely worthy of the sought be conferred
unmndful of the fact that the Democratic party contains
by of long service the party temperament
by ability better qualified than fill this high Office
With regret therefore compelled that
be for the nomination candidate for
and that refuse such nomination if made
Feeling certain that in its wisdom the coming Democratic state
convention will candidate qualified to I'LL
the Office pledge him my hearty support
Permit again thank the delegation its confidence
and the conferred without doubt the great
1 have received in my life Yours sincerely
NATHAN COLE JR
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-08
OWL CARS START MONDAY: SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
HENRY P BARBOUR DARING LAND SPECATOR RETURNS TO SETTLE
EDITORS APPEAL
TO ROOSEVELT
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 7.--MnnueI sarabin,
spoIS ScsmaD for the Mexican tuntn, 1o-
Gated at 29i7 In Fnyette avenue, which
United States Ambassador Tho IN psOn to
Mexico has asked the federal authors
ties 90 suppress, stated today that the
members of the junta will stny where
they nre, continue the publication Of
Degeneration" and throw themselves
on the Justice of the United states
through n PERSONAL appeal to President
Roosevelt.
Sarnbin denied that the junta is anar-
chistic, declaring that mot one of the
members 80 much as knows the doc
trines of nnIrchy.
The following Telegram was sent to-
day to President Roosevelt,
est. Louis, Mo-, Sept. Z, 1OO0.-To the
President Of the United states, Thco-
dore Roosevelt, washington, ID. C.i
"NVe have seen In the city press
telegram from President Dinz asking
for your government to suppress RE-
generactiOn' and it's editors, snying that
we are anarchists and instiSators of an
nnti-foreign feeling toward Mexico. t
'VVe protest vigorously against the
charges of Diaz and assure you that
our opposition is only contrary to the
terrible tyranny of the dictator. We
work for the Mexican peoples liberty.
We want in honest gOvernm ent in our
country.
E'VVe hope, Mr.. President. that you will
take into consideration our protests.
EEYOurs very respectfully,
''REGENERA CTION's EDITORS"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-08
MAY ADMIT JEWS
TO0FFICER CORPS
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 1.-THE
Batjenoff commission which is elabor
ating reforms for the army, has recon-
mended the admission of Jews to the
officer corps, from which hitherto they
have been excluded except in the ca
pacity of surgeons
The recommendation which is coupled
with the condition that the assent of
the officers of the unit to which they
case. will be presented to the emperor
for approval and is in line with the
policy to which Premier Stolypin is
committed.
1t probably will be accepted though
the recently formed anti-J ewish party
is campaigning energetically against the
proposition and is also much enraged
at the decision of the minister of edu-
, cation providing for the unrestricted
admission of the Jews to the universi-
ties which goes into, effect at the
opening of the next term.
The Sveit declares that if the Jews
are unrestrictedly admitted, in ten
years they will have driven the Rus
slams from the higher schools. The
Jews heretofore have been restricted
to from three to five per cent of the
enrolment
Dispatches from Odessa and other
cities in Southern Russia report the re-
turn of many Jews who went to Pales-
tine under the influence of the recent
movement
They complain of inability to exist
there owing to the oppression Of the
Arabs
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-08
PRES. CALHOUN
STANDS FIRM
REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE
CLOSED SHOP
Carmen, However, Are Informed That
Their Hours and Wages VIII
Not Be Affected In
Any Manner
Ry Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 7.-As a re-
suit of today's developments there is
in prospect a deadlock between the
United Railroads and its employees,
who decided last Wednesday evening
to submit the question of hours and
wages to arbitration.
An unexpected complication has
arisen tonight through a demand OF
the employees for recognition of the
closed shop, which President PatricB
Calhoun has refused to concede.
In his reply to the demand for the
closed shop, Mr.. Calhoun says:
I'm reply to the Information you have
now given me that certain members of
your unions decline to work with men
now in my employ, cannot make it
too clearly my unalterable position that
l will not discharge any man who faith
fully and efficiently performs his serv-
Ice to make place for some one else;
and | certainly will not do this at the
dictation of anyone.
Under my Instructions, however, the
fact that no one employed during the
strike will be discharged will not in
any way affect the hours, wages or
class of labor that the former men re-
turning to work would have, nor will
they in any way be Disseminated
against after their return.
II understand that there are only
about twenty men affected by the ques-
tion you have now brought up and |
trust you will find some way to avoid
further differences between u.s."
For the present the result nf the
questions submitted to arbitration seem
to have been forgotten
President Richard Cornelius of the
Garments union. with representatives of
the affiliated organizations and ". p.
McCabe, secretary of the labor council,
are tonight considering the reply of
President Calhoun.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-08

attention away from the great industry
which he and his company are just be-
ginning at Visalia.
When this decisioin was communi-
Gated to the Los Angeles delegation
yesterday, 1t created unanimous eX-
Pressions of regret and disappointment
Such Democrats as A. c. Harper, w.
O. Morton, Tony Schwamm and Capt
Cake at cnce protested to Mr.. Cole and
asked him to reconsider his determine
tion, as It was easily to be seen that the
nomination was within Mr.. Coles
grasp but a few moments of explana-
tion and argument convinced them all
that Mr.. Cole meant what he said; that
he had declared himself only after he
hai viewed the whole situation from
every standpoint, and that his reconsid-
Grafton was not possible.
A number of the delegates met again
last night, with S. p. Clark as the lead
ing spirit, and formally declared that
at least a complimentary vote would
be given Mr.. Cole at Sacramento. This
is all they could do, although some were
cess of the party He found. however,
plainly in favor Of continuing to vote
Continued ON DaEe two.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-08
DEFRAUDS HUNDREDS;
THREATENS SUICIDE
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Hotel keepers
of this city who were defrauded last
month out of bills for board, lodging
and carriage hire, to say nothing of the
cash paid to him on worthless checks,
doubt If "the smooth stranger" is really
dead.
He has, however. forwarded to the
National Hotel Keepers Protective as
ISOLATION here a valedictory address,
giving the names of all whom he swim
died In August, announcing that he
was about to take his life.
According to his own record for
August he has defrauded thirty-two
innkeepers and private citizens in all
parts of the United States. Among
them are the propretors of the Hotel
Breslin, the Hotel Seville and Breton
hall In this city.
The confession, which was dated Sep
tember 2, is written on the stationery
OF the Wayne hotel, Detroit, directed to
Edward A. Walz Of the association.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-08

Great regret was expressed yesterday
by Democrats generally, and by dele
gates to the Sacramento convention In
particular, over the refusal of Nathan
Cole, jr, to become candidate for the
nomination of governor.
His letter, addressed to Mr.. w. o.
Morton, chairman of the Los Angeles
delegation to Sacramento explains the
situation clearly and gives the friends
of Mr., Cole to understand that for
business reasons he feels impelled to
withdraw his name from further con-
sideration by the Democrats of South
ern California in connection with the
goVernorshlp.
That this determination is irrevocable
goes without saying, for il is known
that Mr.. Cole gave the subject long and
serious consideration, and was willing
to give his time and money to the sue
cess of the party. Hefound, however,
that TO enter upon campaign of the
whole state of California might
jeopardize the financial interests of
business associates by attracting his
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-08
STEVE ADAMS SEEKS
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
BY Associated Press.


BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 7.-An appica-
tion for a writ of habeas corpus was
made this morning by Attorneys Nu-
gent and Darrow on behalf of Steve
Adams, who is held at the penitentiary
as witness against Meyer, Hayward
and Pettibone.
The writ was issued by District Judge
Steward and made returnable at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
j. w. Liilard, a wealthy uncle of
Adams, brings the action. Adams was
not mixed up in the steunenberg MUIR
der, but is supposed to hold valuable
information against the "inner circle"
of the Western Federation of Miners,
which the prosecution has been guard
ing with great care by holding Adams
at the penitentiary as a witness.
Local counsel were hired to appear
with Federation lawyers to secure the
liberty Of Adams.