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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-13
INVESTIGATION REQUESTED
Local Passengers Barred From Ger
tain Trains in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 11.-Claiming
that they represent $4,000 members Of
the United Commercial Travellers j.
W. Nation and F. w. Hawken of FIRE.
mont have charged the Union Pacific
railroad with gross discrimination in
passenger traffic and demand that the
state railway commission make an
immediate investigation. They allege
that the Uaion Pacific has barred To-
cal passengers from trains No. 1, 2, z
and 8 between Council Bluffs and the
Wyoming line.
Hawken and Nation submit proof
that they were refused tickets and
We're prevented from going from Coun-
Gil Bluffs to Fremont.
The railway officials claim that the
interstate traffic demands that the
local passengers be barred. A hear
ing will be granted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-13
weliman Gives Up Arctic Flight.

Tromsoe. Norway. Sept. 1l.-Ac-
cording to Captain Isachem, In COM
mand Of the Norwegian Arctic expe-
dition which has arrived from the
North, Walter Wellman and;h l party
of the Chicago Record-Herald expedi-
tion viii probably return here at the
end Of the present month, abandoning
their plans to attempt to reach the
pole in an airship for the present year.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-13
MARK TWAIN AT THE WHEEL
May Pilot Vessel Carrying Roosevelt
Down the Mississippi.

Memphis, Tenn. Sept. 11.-Should
Mark Twain accept the invitation to
be present at the waterways conven-
ton in this city next month he may
man the pilot wheel Of the steamer
that will bear President Roosevelt,
down the river. Captain Bixby. q
noted ante-bellum river pilot under
whom Mark Twain dubbed" has
promised to be in the pilothouse when
Mark Twain shall take the pilot wheel.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-13
ROBINSON, n. b.

Loans on Improved City Property
Monthly payment privilege. See
O, Raugust, Local Secretary,
Northwestern Mutual Savings &
Loan Association of Fargo.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-13

Notice.

Broke into my pasture, one bay
pony Of uncertain age; no brands
visible, white face, both hind feet
and right leg white. Owner please
call promptly and take him away.
Brit Wing.
Sec. lO-l43-81. Washburn, N. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-13
kaiser Preparing for Taft.

Berlin, Sept. u.----Emperor William.
it Is stated, will make q special effort
to give the American secretary Of war.
William H. Taft, a hearty reception
and Memorable entertainment during
his soiourn here two months hence.
Already the. several officials who will
have the arrangements In charge are
holding conferences on the subject.
The emperor, will probably receive Mr..
Taft at POtsdam castle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-13
Explosion Costs Four Lives.

Saginaw, Mich. Sept. 1.-two
young men and two girls were
drowned in the Saginaw river when q
gasoline tank exploded In a power
launch. It Is thought that the tank
caught fire from one of the boats
signal lights. The dead are August
Held, Bcland Kemp, Blanche Poloski
and Anna Farmer. Their ages range
from twenty to twenty-five years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-13
Bond lssue oversubscrlbed.:

1VH1 tsss0Ne 80 0nlNssSs' 0D0s'00'.5
New York, Sept: 1.-THE New York
city bond issue Of s%4o,ooO,Oo0. bids for
which were opened during the day.
was heavily oversubscribed at pre-
miums ranging up to lOs. J. r. Nor
gan \ Co, Harvey Fisk & Sons and.
the National City bank bid 1O0.677 for
$s5, OO0,OOO and 10O.O67 for 5000, 900.
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. bid for $1O.OOO.0O0i
1t from 1OO.26 to 1O3.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29
I Labor News Picked
Up Here and There

pathetic strike before the lockout, but
the masters insisted on a written
agreement over the seal of the organ
ization. This was refused, and is al
legged to have been the cause of the
lockout. Such pledge has been given
that inasmuch as it is not in the writ
ten form demanded it is backdown
on the part of the employers.
During the four weeks lockout, the
men have been receiving a strike ben
eft of SIS per week from the national
organization. The funds of the local
union were used in keeping up dues
of members, and in winning away the
strike-breakers who were brought in.
The men say there were twenty-four
of these. and they succeeded in taking
away all but five.
The Associated Press, as usual, gave
the union plumbers the worst of it,
asserting that they had signed an open
shop agreement This is not true.
Among the strike-breakers imported
was a man Sc years old, who wss
brought from Massachusetts and guar
anteed S. a day. After week he was
told he would be paid what he was
WORTH" and offered $3.50 a day. He
refused and was discharged, 1,60(
miles away from home and penniless
The union sent him home.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29

stay out of the union game. Last
week we chronicled the fact that he
was out of the position of editor of
the Philadelphia Trades Union News.
Now comes the Eastern Laborer,
Shelby Smith sole owner and whole
editor. 1t is a neat paper, and gives
promise of developing under the able
management of the genial and capable
Shelby Smith. And it promises to
make it warm for lot of skates
whose sole interest in unionism lies in
what the skates" can do to make the
unions pull political chestnuts from
the fire. Here's to the Eastern La
borer and it's editor. May they prosper
together.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29
STRENGTH OF UNIONS.
Rather a Strong Showing in the
United States Census.

According to the statistics compiled
by the United States department of Ia
Dor, the ratio of unionists to popula-
ton in the United States is 1 to 20.
On its face this ratio does not look
well for organized labor. But when
analyzed it looks much better. The
population figures include every man,
woman and child in the country. A
fair estimate would allow one male
adult old enough to belong to union
for each family or group of five per-
sons. This would give one unionist
in six of those eligible as to age. Now,
remember that more than half of the
men of the country are engaged in
agriculture, merchandising or the pro
fessions, and you will see that the I'M
ion showing is rather good than bad
Schenectady Leader.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29

The Central Labor Union met Tues
ness transacted was to appoint COM
mittee to confer with merchants rel
ative to to earlier closing on Saturday
night. Mind you, this was not done
al the request of the clerks. They
haven't got sand enough to ask for
anything. 1t was requested by dele
cation of ministers who said they came
On behalf Of the clerks.
According to the ministerial dele
gates a number of clerks had asked
ministerial intercession. I'VE have to
work so late and so hard Saturday
night that we are unable to get to
church Sunday morning" is what the
ministers quoted lot of clerks as
saving. Then the clerks asked the
ministers to ask for earlier closing on
Saturday night. We are glad that the
ministers showed their interest in
working men and women by taking up
the cause of the clerks, but If we eX-
pressed our opinion of clerks who
haven't the courage to make their own
demands we might have trouble with
the postal authorities. Funny, isn't it
Clerks can work until 6 O'Clock in the
evening, then go to a dance and dance
until 2: 80 in the morning and then be
down at work at s. But they can not
work until IL Saturday night and ge;
up on Sunday morning in time to at
tend church services beginning Al
1880. The Central Labor Union ap
pointed Messrs. Evans, Quick, Kelsey
and Parmalee to act as committee in
conjunction with the ministers, bu
there was not much enthusiasm shown
The general sentiment was that
body OF people who didn't have the
nerve to organize and help bear the
burdens of securing and maintaining
shorter hours and better conditions
didn't stand very we'll with organized
labor. When the clerks show dispo
sition to help themselves they vii
find more enthusiasm IL their cates'
shown by the trades unionists of Lin
coin.
IA. w. Smith was appointed delegat
to a committee made up of differer
organizations in the city which vii
consider plans for better Lincoln
The attendance was not large. bu
the interest was good.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29
Two Candidates That
Should be Defeated

Union men of Lincoln owe it to
it that Joe Wolfe is defeated if he
insists on again making the race for
the position of exciseman. We cheer
fully admit that Mr.. Wolfe has worked
hard, and that he has accumulated
money and property. But his expressed
views on the excise question are not
the views of organized labor in this
give sanction to the position Mr. Wolfe
has taken on the questions that would
come before him were he elected to
the Office of excisemman.
Three years ago Thomas Hoskins
was elected exciseman at the same
time as Mr.. Wolfe, and Hoskins, with
out warrant, was pointed to as the
labor representative" He was in no
sense representative of organized
labor, but his subsequent acts were
attributed to unionism and union men
had to bear the blame. Let us not be
compelled to bear that sort of thing
again. Just as sure as Joseph Wolfe
is nominated for exciseman he will be
pointed to as the labor candidate
Whatever he does will be credited to
organized labor, and it is well known
| that Mr. Wolfe does not stand foa
| what is best for this city.
| He believes in the monthly fine sys
| tenn for the inmates of the houses iI
the prescribed district. That is re
pugnant to every right-minded man
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29
BEAT BISHOP.
Union Men Should See to It That He
Is Not Nominated.

Is Not Nominated
At the republican city primaries
Tuesday John s. Bishop and John NJ
Stewart were the two highest men on
city attorney. This necessitates an
other ballot to decide between them.
If the republican union men are in
terested in defeating man whose Of
ficial acts have shown him to be OPP
posed to recognition of organized Ia
Dor, they will make it point to go
to the polls at the next primary and
make sure the defeat of John s. Bish-
op. AS member of the city council
Bishop tried as hard as he knew how
to defeat the label ordinance intro
duced in the council by the allied
printing crafts of this city. He op-
posed it by so-called argument and by
ridicule. He succeeded in defeating
the ordinance as drawn, but could not
defeat resolution signifying the de-
sire of the council to have the city
printing done in union shops. This
one act marks John S. Bi-hop as an
ci.ponent o. organized lauor, although
be has been heard to tell how muci.
halaves the workingman Union men
right to make it a poirs that no cp-
ponent of unionism is made the legal
advisor of the city of Lincoln. Bishop
| must be beaten!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29
OMAHA PLUMBERS STRIKE OVER.
Men Don't Sign and Do Get An In
crease Of WAGES.

The Omaha plumbers strike is over.
The journeymen who are the members
of the local union met Sunday after
noon at Washington hail and decided
to return to work this morning, bring
ing the four weeks lockout to a close.
The men said that they had won
out over the master plumbers, as they
go back to work without signing an
agreement not to join In any sympa
thetic strike. and they are to have an
increase of pay from $3.50 to $5 day
They said the new schedule would not
go into effect until present contracts
are carried out. They said they had
offered to give verbal assurance tc
the master plumbers about the sym
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29
w. S. DIMMick DEAD.
Well Known Union Barber Passes to
His Long Home.

W. S. Dimmick, member of the
local BARRIERS Union, and an ex-presi-
dent of that body, died at his home
in University Place last Thursday
night, after long illness. Consump-
ton was the cause of death. The
funeral services were held at the First
Baptist church in Lincoln last Sunday
afternoon, Rev. S. z. Batten preaching
the funeral sermon. The intermeut
was in Wyuka. The union BARRIERS of
the city attended in a body and a
splendid floral tribute was laid upon
the casket containing the mortal re.
mains of their dead brother. To the
bereaved wife and daughter goes the
heartfelt sympathy of host of men
who knew the husband and father in
life and admired him for his unionism
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29
THE TALE OF A "RAT."
Nine Men In Buckram Set Upon Hin,
and Beat Him Full Sore.

Nine Men In Buekram Set Upon Hin,
and Beat Him Full Sore.
Mine of 'em jumped onto me and
they beat me up something frightful.'
That is the plant cf one of the rats
employed in the Nebraska rattery.
This has Falstaff backed off the lot.
Nine men in buckram!" 1t sounds
god the chief trouble being that the
enumeration is just double quartet
too high. Instead of nine there was
but one, and this awful man in buck
ram was considerably smaller in size
than the Falstaffian near-printer who
made the complaint.
The strike-breaker insisted on push
ing himself upon the attention of a
union printer, and the union printer
tried to avoid him. Finally the strike
breaker, emboldened by the apparent
fear of the union man, grew very abus
i've. The first thing the strike-breake
knew he was sitting up in the gutte
and wiping the gore which freel!
flowed from a smashed probocis ant
cut in his scalp. 1t was all done will
the fist of the angry unionist wh'
tried to avoid trouble and only de
Tended himself.
And this is the true story of th'
mine men in buckram."
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29

He would greatly lessen the restric-
tions thrown about the saloons, and
would stand for what is commonly
known as the wide OPEN town. Can
organized labor afford to give it's sane
ton to these things. The Wageworker
opines not. And unless Mr.. Wolfe is
beaten, and beaten badly, organized
labor will have to shoulder the blame.
1t is not just that this should be so
but that does not do away with the
plain facts of the case
The saloon men have paid the IL
cause of this they are entitled to pro-
lection and fair treatment. The ed
itor of The Wageworker has told iu-
dividual saloon men just what he
thinks, and that is this: Either they
must submit to present restrictions or
be put out of business altogether By
making a strenuous fight they might
be able to remove lot of present re-
strictions, but they would be losers in
| the long run, for at the end of two
years they would be put out of bust
ness. They can not, any more than
organized labor, afford to be put in
the attitude of standing for the candi-
dacy of Joseph. Wolfe. If they are
wise they will not mistake the signs
of the times. The Wageworker gives
them this ADVICE in all kindliness and
! friendship. They are fronted by this
condition, and they ought to realize it
either submit to present restrictions,
or even tighter ones, or be forced to
j close for keeps. Mayor Brown and
Excisemen Harpham and Powell have
treated them fairly. Whatever of
tighter restrictions placed upon their
business was not because it was the
personal desire of the excise board to
do so, but because it was the ex-
pressed desire of a majority of voters
The Wageworker is not edited by a
Puritan. But it wants it distinctly un-
derstood that it is opposed to the open
town" idea; opposed to the virtual
licensing of the brothels; opposed to
the Wolfe idea of municipal govern
ment, and opposed to anything and
everything calculated to lower Lincoln
Ffrom the present high position which
is the boast of every thoughtful and
patriotic citizen
If the liquor interests of Lincoln
are wise they will not foist a man
like Joseph Wolfe upon the excise
board. This is the opinion Of one
, man, but that man probably knows
public sentiment better than any sa
Icon man in the city
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29

The Wageworkr has attorney working the articles of in
and have them ready submit the
public in short time
proposition whereby
possible, with less than
$4,000 this into their
building Labor day this Real who have no
earthly the matter declared that the
good and who heard have expressed will
take slice of stock They consider the investment gilt
edged.
THE WAGEWORKER WANTS TO KNOW HOW MANY
UNION MEN IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE WILLING TO DONATE
THEIR WAGE FOR ONE DAY TO A LABOR TEMPLE BUILDING
FUND
have those who will donate their
the Monday in June send their The Wageworker The
be paid into the hands of selected the donors
them deposited bank subject the orders of said donors
If the plan falls through the to be returned Not
be paid for site building and senothing for
Expenses printing publicity EVERY DOLLAR IS
IGO TO THE TEMPLE PROPER. %
Now hold and Cut following pledge from The
the of
late among union men for signers DO IT NOW!
I'VE, THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY AGREE TO DONATE
ONE DAYS PAY TO LABOR TEMPLE BUILDING FUND THE
AMOUNT TO BE SUBJECT TO CALL AND PAID INTO THE
HANDS OF TRUSTEES SELECTED BY THOSE SIGNING THIS
PLEDGE UNDERSTOOD AGREED THAT NONE OF
THIS MONEY IS TO BE DIVERTED IN ANY WAY FROM A
BUILDING OR SITE
the signatures you then to
lWageworker 1916
But need wait for you with
Telephone your to The Wageworker
BELL PHONES 1886 AND F-2837
AUTO PHONE 2277
already well begun depends you
list adequate proportions
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29
THANks!

The March Is edition of the Lin
coin Wageworker was a most credit
able representative of the labor press
and the patronage it should be accord
ed at all times.-Jacksonville Ella }
Central Union Times
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29

his ready sympathy and his kindly
and courteous manner.
Mr.. Dimmick was a memeber of the
Modern Woodmen and Royal Highland
ers. and through these fraternal orders
he leaves the widow and orphaned
daughter in comfortable circumstan-
ceS
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29
CAPITAL AUXILIARY.

Capital Auxiliary, No. II, to Lincoln
Typographical Union, No. 2O9, will
meet with Mrs. Maupin, 1916 G St..
Friday, 2:3O p. M, April 5, 1907.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29
MAcH,Nlsrs GET INCREASE.

The machinists of the NJ, X. & T..
have been granted an increase in
wages of 8 cents per hour. 1t will
take effect Immediately.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29

ASS1AA)AAN9 - = 04ND.
w. NJ. Maupin, 1915 G.
c. H. Bowers, IL and o.
E. w. Aura, 1858 Dudley.
r. L. Mcbride, 164S @.
Charles Bowen, 1919 s. 16.
Arch Stephens, 2O37 X.
J. w. Jewell, 1926 @.
l.. L. Ingraham, Uni. Place.
G. E. Locker, 625 S. IS.
F. NJ. Coffey.
T. w. Evans, 1913 S. II.
O. M. 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, 2O8 N. %.
w. K. Terwilliger, 1928 N. 10.
C. N. Castle.
C. J. Peterson, 2241 Holdrege.
E. E. Betz, 1448 P.
H. l.. Rudy, 1886 G.
Mark Castor, 1919 G.
Louis Maupin, 1915 G.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29

They are coming in slowly but surely
Temple Building Hundreds them are
perfectly willing do this but they careless and do not take the
make the fact known Every day meet the street
if they scheme lyon bet! Put
my down. going to call up but neglected it!
great organized labor
menwe have neglected so many things why
neglect and get work this Labor Temple schme
Let you great Lincoln
worked the building scheme This order which has several lodges
Lincoln organized stock and secured fine building
Each lodge took all the stock could and individual members
The stock guaranteed interest When
lodge hundred dollars hand it buys stock
One lodge compel another lodge to sell its stock time
individual individual to sell his stock. An
ca an individual stock at any time he ct that one og may
have stock does interfere with its rights the building
provided equal the rent paid by other lodges The
is a splendid
This plan successfully worked in Lincoln by
other seer and benevolent order
What these two orders have the
veok and University Place do and dom forget it!
lot of would be surprised if you knew what an interest
professional taking this plan The
Wagewoker liberty make definite announcement but
UNDER CERTAIN CONTINGENCIES, AND c1RcUM-
THE wAGEwoRKER KNOWN PERSONALLY AND BY NAME,
WILL SUBSCRIBE $1,000 IN CASH TO THE LABOR TEMPLE
BUILDING FUND AND TAKE 1T OUT IN STOCK.
per of entire that will eventually
building of all ncumbrance into the
hands of the trades unions of this community
THESE NOT uN1oN1sTs, BUT AFTER LISTEN
ING CONCEIVED BY THE wAGEwoRKER THEY
THEY THOUGHT 1T BATTLING INVESTMENT, F1NAN-
CIALLY AND MORALLY!
If the OF this will subscribe twice
Temple be
by the that down and giving mortgage for the
The the the
Indebtedness reduced the dividends will
is difficult to explain in detail the necessary organization
difficult do article But the plan
pie, safe and
proposed organize company with capital stock
$0O00 divided $4,000 shares of 81 The
the hands of board of trustees
by the stockholders majority of the trustees to be members
standing of duly chartered trades This Is tt
control of the Temple forever in the hands of the trades
deciding
individual by oerin
nvdua call the stock
another individual of a union.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-03-29

WAVES III IdE AA6Oh GN4I
J. w. Dickson, University Place.
J. S. Mccoy, 1908 U.
w. l.. Mayer, 2335 O.
C. H. Turner, 1900 P.
Alex Wickizer, 904 E.
C. E. Barngrover, 1880 N. "a.
C. B. RICHTER, 23Os Dudley.
w. C. Norton, 1888 N. 25.
H. w. Smith, 1925 P.
Bert Chapman, 705 S. 1S.
Gus Sanders, 932 p.
Henry Hoos, 43S N. IA.
| Ed. Pagan, 93S P.
C. A. Phelps, 127 S. 10.
AL Walker, 23O1 S.
Grove Pylperkers, 228 N. 13.
Sam Landes, S12 H.
H. Sundean, 1874 P.
L. Spencer, 10 and N.
C. Penrod, 1922 o.
c. Fritz, 113 S. 8.
j. Windler, 1921 Wood.
P. Biberstein, 146 8. 8.
| AL Wendle, West A.
Bob Charters, 1860 T.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-25
HEMINGWAY ESTATE
Inventory Shows Value of Dairyman's Property
 S49,349.

The inventory in the estate of the late Leverett G. Hemingway, the dairyman who died several weeks ago, was filed yesterday afternoon in the probate court There is in the estate 6 value of $43,349.33, according to the report filed. Of this the property used for the dairy purposes in Park street accounts for S11,15O. In the Diamond Match company, which at one time operated in this city, Mir Hemingway held forty-three shares, which are set down at $5,246. The appraisers of the estate were D. T. Rryan and Ernest c. Simpson.
 Other inventories filed yesterday were Ernest F. Hesse, the late drug gist in Lawrence street who leaves an estate valued at $4,062.S6; Thomas Degnan, valued at $1,200, and Mar guerite Kendall Bushe. Tn the latter case the deceased was minor who died in Switzerland and whose resi- denee was in London. The estate, according to the inventory filed here, consists of a S2,500 annuity left her by the will of the late Silas B. Bur rows. of this city,