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The wageworker., 1907-05-17
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION ELECTS.
One Of Warmest Fights in History o
Local Pulled Off.

One of Warmest Fights in History of
Local Pulled Off.
Lincoln Typographical Union No.
209 INDUCED in the luxury of an an
Eual election last Wednesday, and It
was one of the most interesting as
well as the closest in the history of the
organization. Union printers use the
Australian form of ballot, and one can
understand why go many get mixed
up at general election after nothing
that the printers who prepare the
aforesaid ballots often seem unable to
properly mark them. Several ballots
cast Wednesday had to be thrown out
on various Offices because more can
didates than allowable were voted fora
While the battle was warm from the
start, it was waged good-naturedly as
a rule, and there are no more than the
usual number of '.sore spots" Ninety
one votes were polled, the largest num-
Der ever polled by the union. The
election resulted as follows:
President. r. Balm, Journal job
chapel.
Vice-President-H c. Peat, Star
chapel.
Recording Secretary-H. W. Bing-
aman, Freie Presse chapel.
Financial Secretary-F. H. Hebbard,
Journal news chapel
Sergent-at-Arms-J. G. Sayer, Jour-
nal job chapel.
Executive Committee-C. E. Barn
grover, Star chapel; James Leaden,
Journal news chapel; Sam Webster,
Star chapel.
Delegates c. L. U-Abe Compton,
News chapel; Charles Love, Journal
chapel; Sam Webster.
! Delegate A. T. C.-Abe Compton
Sam Webster, August Radebach, Gil
lespie-Phillips chapel.
Delegates International. L. Ingra
ham, Star chapel; August Radebach.
Alternates- E. Locker, Star
chapel; J. G. Sayer.
The officers elected Wednesday will
not take their seats until next August
and will serve for one year.
The wageworker., 1907-05-17
BOOST FOR THE TEMPLE.
Young Business Man Offers to Come
Along With Unionists.

Young Business Man Offers to Come
Along With Unionists.
Frank w. Brown, Jr., son of Mayor
Brown, stopped The Wageworker ed
itor on the street the other day and
asked:
Does a man have to be member
OF a union in order to help on the
Labor Temple scheme?"
Il should say not!" exclaimed the
editor
well, want to get into the temple
game. On the day you finally decide
upon as the day to donate the wages
for the temple, count me in. I'll give
all l make on that day-even if l sell
building lot"
That's why you will see the name
of Frank w. Brown, Jr., on the list
of Labor Temple Boosters" And
there is room there for more like him
Also for about $500 more union men
The wageworker., 1907-05-17
PLAsTERERs COMPLAIN.

Union plasterers in Lincoln COM
plain that Contractor Jensen, who is
building the Rockefeller temple and
who is on the fair list of the Carpen-
ters' Union, has employed non-union
plasterers on the temple building. The
building trades council seemingly has
a field in which to operate. The Wage
worker gladly mentions the complaint
of the union plasterers, although to its
union plasterer on it's subscription
books.
The wageworker., 1907-05-17

years, and it has always taken band
along. Did it take a Lincoln band?
Not that anybody knows of, it didn't
While talking about the home pat
ronage" movement and advocating the
idea of building up Lincoln institu-
t:ons it went to the extreme western
part of the state to get band.
Funny way of "patronizing home"
and building up Lincoln institutions" :"
is it not?
There is plenty of band talent in
Lincoln. gentlemen of the Commercial
Club. No trouble to get Lincoln
band for your trade excursions" Why
not do a little 3racticing in between
"preaching?"
The wageworker., 1907-05-17

How is a man to know what the
'aw is unless he is a mindreader, able
10 fathom the brain of some federal
Judge?
Legislatures used to enact laws, and
we're supposed to be the sole 1ow-mak-
ing power. But that was before fed
eral judges awoke to the fact that the
only power In the universe greater
than they is the Almighty, and some
of them seem to think that even the
federal judiciary. Nowadays a fed
eral judge can, by one swipe of the
pen, repeal laws enacted by legisla-
lures and by congress.
but they will not stand when a fed
eral judge objects:
A man has a right to do anything
as a member of union that he has
a right to do as a private citizen. AS
private citizen he has a right to
demonstrate with fellow citizen who
is endangering the welfare of both.
Federal judges say he has no right
to do this as a member of a uuion.
The judge is higher than the law or
the constitution.
speech as union man as he has as
a private citizen, amenable only to the
laws of libel. The federal judge says
the union man has no right to speak
freely with a non-union man. The
Judge is higher than the law or the
constitution.
The first amendment to the consti
tuition says that congress shall make
no law prohibiting the right
of the people peaceably to assemble. ;
Federal judges have swept this con
stitutional provision aside and issued
law from the bench forbidding Cit
zens who happened to be members OF
a trade union from peaceably as
sembling. AS union men they have
the same constitutional right to as
semble that they have as citizens. The
judge is higher than the constitution
The same amendment to the consti
tuition says that congress "shall make
no law prohibiting the righ
! of the. people to petition the
government for a redress of griev
ances." But even a postmaster gen
eral can sweep aside this constitutions
provision and make it stick. At any,
rate postmaster general prohibited
men in the postal service from peti
tioning congress for redress of griev
ances. The men in the postal servica
have as much right to petition Al
postal employees as they have to petl
ton as citizens. But the postmaste
The wageworker., 1907-05-17
HOME PATRONAGE. PLEASE.
The Commercial Club breaches Bu'
Fails on Practice.

The Commercial Club is much given
to preaching "home patronage" and
advocating the "build up Lincoln" idea.
Both are good stunts, to be sure. But
somehow or other the Commercial
Club seems much better at preaching
than at practicing. After some pound
ing by The Wageworker it did finally
put one Lincoln made cigar in its
case, but this home made cigar is a
slow seller compared with cigars made
in New York and Philadelphia fac
tories.
The Commercial Club has had sew
eral trade excursions" in recent
The wageworker., 1907-05-17

general is higher than the organic law
of the land.
Now, in view Of all these facts, how
in the name of common sense is
man to know what the law is?
But you must know it, just the same,
or some federal Judge will send you to
Jail for your ignorance.
The wageworker., 1907-05-17
SOME LEGAL FACTS.
But Judge-Made Law Often Sweeps
Them Into the Basket.

Ignorance of the law excuses no
man." is an old adage. That's Il funny
proposition, isn't it?
The wageworker., 1907-05-17


J. s. Mccoy. 1908 U.
w. L. Mayer, 2335 @.
C. H. Turner. 1900 P.
Alex Wickizer. 904 E.
C. E. Barngrover, 1880 N. "a.
c. B. Fighter, 23O8 Dudley.
w. c. Norton, 1888 N. 25.
H. w. Smith, 1925 P.
Bert Chapman, 705 s. IS.
Gus Sanders, 932 p.
Henry Hoos, 43S N II.
Ed. Pagan, 938 p.
C. A. Phelps, 1877 s. 10.
Al Walker, 2301 s.
Grove Pylperkers, 22S N. Is.
Sam Landes, 812 H.
H. Sundean, 1874 P.
l.. Spencer, 10 and N.
c. Penrod, 1922 o.
C. Fritz, 113 8. 8.
J. Windler, 1921 Wood.
p. Biberstein, 146 s. 9.
AL Wendle, West A.
Bob Charters, 1860 T.
w. M. Maupin, 1916 G.
c. H. Bowers, IL and o.
e. w. Aura, 1858 Dudley.
r. L. Mcbride, 164S @.
Charles Bowen, 1919 9. 16.
Arch Stephens, 2037 X.
J. w. Jewell, 1925 @.
L. L. Ingraham. Uni. Place
G. K. Locker, 625 s. IS.
IF. NJ. Coffey
T. w. Evans. 1913 S. IL.
o. NJ. Rudy, 1896 G.
r.. w. Elliott, $40 N. IA.
c. M. Anderson.
b. B. Joslin, 2154 S. IA.
J. r. Cain, 90s Wood.
T. N. Jones, 20s N. 20.
w. X. Terwilliger, 1923 N. -.
G. N. Castle.
Chas. PURGE, 1902 Vine.
Ward Better, S12 e.
John Metzger, 904 n.
T. Bridges. 31O3 Vine.
II. WHICH, lVVU -.
James Lobaugh. Cent Pub. Co.
C. A. Yates, New Century Co.
J. d. Bower. Ivy Press.
E. C. Werger 1925 N.
A. M. Larimer, 40 n. 18th.
F. Pillar, 1928 Washington.
Otto Werger, 1926 n.
Bayard Vantine, 2735 Durley.
o. o. Robinson, Western Normal.
c. C. Pierce, 419 No. 10th.
H. G. Davis, 1900 P.
C. b. Mills, 639 8. IL.
G. H. Moore, 1926 r.
]. N. Hyder, S24 N. IA.
r. l.. Metcalfe, 18th & C.
l.. w. Parks.
The wageworker., 1907-05-17

c. ]. Peterson, 2241 Holdrege.
E. E. Betz, 1448 P.
H. L. Rudy, 1896 G..
Mark Castor, 1919 G..
Louis Maupin, 1916 G.
VIM. Drummond, 511 N. q
Fred Ihringer, 1929 D
w. H. Ashley, 2619 @
Fred Mickle, 1925 S. f6
Mr.. and Mrs. Soandso.
Fred Brenner, 215O U
w. c. Miller, 1144 o st.
H. w. Essex, 1144 o st.
H. F. Schultze, 1144 o st.
F. Cool, 1144 o st.
F. L. Ryan, 1144 o st.
Joe T. Hazels, 1144 o st.
J. E. Bixler, 1144 O. st.
]. B. Leard, 1144 o st. .Na
w. L. Mortified, 1144 o st.
E. D. Beard, 120 No. 11th St.
J. w. Cromwell, 120 No. 11th st.
G. L. Barbee, 12O No. 18th st.
H. Kehlenbach, 120 No. 18th st.
E. A. Patterson, 120 No. 11th st.
J. B. Biehn, 120 No. 1t1h st.
H. Parmelee, 120 No. 11th st.
Chas. Brown, 12O No. 1th st.
A. R. McConnaughey, 120 No. lit
st.
Burgaman, H., 22O1 Holdrege.
George Quick,
Frank Smith 1875 P.
Faulhaber, Louis, 644 S. 10Th.
w. A. Woodard, 1926 T.
C. H. Chase, zoos n. 30th.
E. A. Coffman, 3235 P.
R. E. Traver, 1910 N. 9th.
A. C. Neese, 2734 Dudley.
H. Compton, 2541 Y.
c. w. Axtell, $50 N. 2Sth.
Chas. Shelton, 391 T.
J. L. Shelton, 391 T.
C. D. Folsom, 3010 P.
C. H. Cameron, 1876 N. 81.
F. w. Kolb, 733 H.
Ernest Shaw, 44th & w.
Frank Mayes, 323 S. 20.
E. l.. Walters, 1S46 M.
George Loar, 313 S. goth.
E. S. Chevront, $50 S. 7th.
j. H. Buchs, 72S N. 11th.
John Brown, 2O3S P.
Jacob Weber, 219 F.
Alex Wekesser, 904 E.
H. w. Werger, 1886 S. 23d.
E. H. Zubrigen, 14th and Peach.
w. s. Brown, 141S F.
A. M. Swigart, 826 G.
Mark Carveth.
H. C. Dalrymple, 18th & N SITS.
Frank w. Brown, Jr.
Jay Worley, POLL X.
H. P. Van Dercreek, 17O5 N.
A. A. Hall, 2743 D.
The wageworker., 1907-05-17
THE ten mPLE PLEDGE

WE THE UNDERSIGNED, AGREE TO DONATE THE WAGE
EARNED BY US ON JUNE g. 1907, LABOR TEMPLE FUND
SAID DONATION PAID INTO THE HANDS OF A BOARD
OF TRUSTEES SELECTED BY THE DONORS AND BY THEM
DEPOSITED IN BANK, SUBJECT TO CONDITION THAT NO
PART SAID DONATION SHALL BE USED FOR EXPENSES
IT Is FURTHER UNDERSTOOD THAT The DONORS SHALL
RECEIVE STOCK THE LABOR TEMPLE COMPANY EQUAL
TO THE AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED IN CASE SUFFICIENT
FUNDS ARE NOT THUS RAISED AGREED THAT coNTRI-
BUTTONS SHALL BE RETURNED DISCOUNT TO THE
ORIGINAL DONORS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05
BUSINESS NOTES.

Go where the best in town go by
paying a visit to Capt. Anson's Home
Plate Buffet, 1914 Madison street,
the most popular place downtown.
Finest billiard and poolroom in the
world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

Old world people who wish to keep
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There are nc brands Of beer IN the
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Tor than the Dortmunder, Extra Pale,
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One Of the finest remedies for the
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Mr.. G. NJ. Bowling. 1880 Dunnins
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One Of the finest brewcries In the
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The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-03-02
JEROME is MERcILEss.
Places Mrs. Evelyn Thaw Under a
Terrible Ordeal.

New York.-Under the stress of
cross-examination in which District
Attorney Jerome gave no quarter, Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw broke down
Thursday upon the witness stand.
With binding tears burning their way
dow checks which, from ashen white,
had flushed to crimson, she admitted
that after her first experience with
Stanford White her relations with the
architect continued several months.
There were other confessions also,
which, while damaging to her own
character, accumulated all the more
the terrible personal sacrifice she is
making in the effort to save her hus-
band from the electric chair. The case
has progressed to the point where the
defendant has been all but lost s,gnt
OF. His girl-wife is the figure about
whom the storm lashes. She 1t is
whose life is being searched out and
who is held up to scorn by the pro
secution.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-03-02
ENTIRE SYSTEM CONDEMNED.
Idaho Legislators Against RooseveIt's
Forest Reserve Policy.

Boise, Ida-For@st reserves occu-
pied the attention OF the house for
two hours on Monday, while the
sheepmen told of their troubles with
the forest service. They were sup
ported by the northern members. The
subject of the debate was joint me-
mortal No. Z, by Gleason, introduced
earlier In the session. 1t was drafted
by Senator Hepburn and sets forth
his views on the forest reserve lues-
ton. The administration OF the re-
serves is criticised and the entire sys-
tenn condemned Gleason and Fallon
of Kootenai spoke from the timber
mems standpoint, while Webster,
Stamford, Johnson and other sheep
owners spoke from their point OF
view. There were only seven dis
senting votes when the question was
put on the adoption OF the memorial.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-03-02
TO PROHIBIT PoLYGAMY.
Resolution Presented by Senator ou-
bois Of Idaho.

Washington.-Foll is the reso-
luton intended to prohibit polygamy
which has been introduced in the sen.
ate by Senator Dubois of Idaho:
Resolved, That the committee on
the judiciary be, and is hereby, au-
thorized and instructed to prepare and
report to the senate, within thirty
days after the beginning of the next
session OF congress, joint resolu-
ton of the two houses of congress,
proposing to the several states amend.
ments to the constitution of the United
States, which shall provide, in sub
stance, for the prohibition and punish
ment Of polygamous marriages and
plural cohabitation, contracted or
practiced within the United States
and in every place subject to the jur'
isdiction OF the United States, and
which shall, in substance, also re-
quire all persons taking Office under
the constitution or laws of the United
States, or of any state, to take and
subscribe to an oath that he, or she,
is not, and will not be, n member or
adberent OF any organization, what.
ever, the laws, rules, or nature OF
which organization require him or her
to disregard his or her duty to sup
port and maintain the constitution OF
the United States and of the several
states"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-03-02
kANSAN TALKS REBELLION.
Worked Up to Frenzy over Meyer.
Haywood Case.

Pittsburg, Kan.-Addressing Il
crowd of 1000 persons here Tuesday,
G. e. Rolfe, of Erie, Kan, the princi.
pal speaker at a mass meeting com.
posed largely of coal miners, urged
his hearers TO arm themselves.
"The time has come for rebellion. +"
he said. "The courts have refused us
a fair hearing; the right OF petition
has been denied us, and we must now
prepare to use the last recourse, force
of arms. The bred Scott decision
was followed by the civil war. The
Meyer Haywood decision will be fol.
lowed by rebellion of the working
class. Arm yourselves, keep a steady
nerve and get something to kill
squirrels with, for the WOODS are full
OF squirrels, and there is going to be a
killing"
Resolutions were adopted condemn
Ing the courts and state and national
governments for their part in the
prosecution OF the Moyer-Haywood
case.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-03-02
one HUNDRED AND FORTY
LOST IN STEAMER WRECK
Mall Boat Weathers Severe Hurricane,
Then Misses Channel and Goes to
Pieces In Sight OF Land.

London.-The worst disaster for
many years in the history of the busy
cross-channel traffic between England
and the continent occurred during a
violent gale shortly before 6 o'clock
Thursday morning, when the Rotter.
dam mail steamer Berlin, from Har.
witch TO Hook of Holland, having sat.
isfactorily weathered the hurricane,
was wrecked as she was entering
port. Altogether 143 persons are
known to have persisted.
The terrific seas broke up the
steamer with such awful suddenness
that all attempts to save life appear
20 have been utterly hopeless.
A few of the survivors chung to the
wreck while the life boat crews made
heroic efforts to reach them, but In
vain, and one by one they dropped off
into the water and were drowned.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-03-02
JAP TRAINING SQUADRON
ARRIVES At HONOLULU
Visit OF the Fleet to the Islands is
Signal for Round Of Festivities
by the Japanese.

Honolulu.-The Japanese training
squadron, consisting of the cruiser
Matsu Shima, Hashidate and Itsuku-
shima, arrived here Tuesday At 10
o'clock Admiral Tomioka, from the
flagship Matsushimo, communicated
his approach by means of wireless
telegraph. Rear Admiral Very re.
piled, welcoming him.
Hundreds of sampans went outside
the harbor to greet the squadron. AS
the Japanese warships entered the
harbor national salute was fired
The admirals then exchanged salutes
and the Japanese vessels locked at
the naval wharf.
All the shipping in the harbor was
decorated and American and Japanese
flags were floating everywhere.
Five thousand Japanese in holiday
attire were on the harbor front await.
ing the arrival of the squadron. While
their welcome was not demonstrative.
1t was none the less enthusiastic and
hearty
Calls between the officers Of the
squadron and Governor Carter have
been exchanged. Much entertainment
for officers and men has been provid.
ed by both Americans and Japanese
The cruisers have been painted a
lead color.
After remaining here week the
cruisers will proceed to Australia.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-03-02
REPORT ON THE
RAILROAD LAW
Views of Minority Presented
in the Senate ty Elkins
of West Virginia.
Figures Covering a Period Of Thirty.
seven Years Show Big Reduc.
ton In Rates-Service Much
More Efficiently Organized.

Washington -Senator Elkins OF
West Virginia has just completed and
filed in the senate his minority report
on the railroad rate law. 1t presents
comprehensive history of the
economic development of American
railroads, together with exhaustive
tables which tend to show a constant
ly decreasing freight and passenger
rate, and the relation between such
rates and the price of commodities
and cost of labor.
"The average passenger rate" says
TIE report, advanced slightly from
1870 to 1880. During the next twenty
four years. there was decline
amounting to 1855 per cent of the
average for 1880. The net decline
from 1870 to 1890 averaged 1914 per
cent. During the years from 1870 to
1904, the rate for the earlier year be-
Ing about two and half times of the
latter and the net savings to the ship
pers averaged 1109 mills per tor
mile"
The report says that the cost OF
transportation in 1904 was nearly two
billion dollars less than 1t would have
been had the rates for 1870 still pre-
vailed.
The passenger business OF 1904 ex-
ceeded that of 1890 by more than 25
per cent, while the freight rate was
1926 per cent, In comparison with the
Increase in wages of railroad EN-.
ployes from an average wage OF
S567.25 in 1900 to $630.S0 in 1904. The
report says that the service in 1904
was so much more efficiently organ
lied that the labor contributed by the
average employe accomplished %
per cent more in the movement of
passengers and "A per cent more in
the movement of freight than in 1880.
The report gives the total railway
capitalization June 30, 1904, as $10,-
711,79i.O7S, and says this amount Is
Ala per cent less than the CONNER
cial value of the railways, as esti-
mated by the census bureau.