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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-09

will vote this time to affiliate with
the American Federation of Labor.
The wages of San Francisco marine
painters has been increased so cents
a day.
No sign Of trades union label has
been found earlier than 1874. 1t APP
pears to be wholly of American origin.
nor is any evidence at hand that un
ions elsewhere, except in Canada,
show special interest in it.
The number of deaths from indus
trial accidents in Great Britain re-
ported in 1906 was 4,011, decrease
Of 27S as compared with the year 1905
and slightly less than the average for
the five years 1902-06.
The Italian cigarmakers of New
York city recently organized strong
union.
The japanese Industrial Associa-
ton, endeavoring to organize the Japs
in the Western country and boost
wages, has prepared a scale that looks
as though it will go long way toward
settling the race question on the PACT
fic coast. First of all the ]. 1. A. de-
mands the eight-hour day, and wages
as follows: Railway la6orers, $1.75,
instead of $3.50; cooks, $55 to $50
per month; servants, $50 a month;
laundry workers, $50 to $50 a month;
fruit sorters, So to 1913 day; win
dow washers, 10 to Is cents per win
dow. Boys will have to be paid 35 to
55 cents an hour.
Establishment of a benefit associa-
ton for it's $4,000 employees was an
nounced by Swift & Co., Chicago
packers, recently. The plan provides
for sick and death benefits for en-
ployes who are members of the So
ciety. The firm describes the project
to it's employees in notices printed in
seven languages. The weekly dues
are in some cases as low as Is cents
benefit ranges from So to s6, while
the death benefit ranges from $500 to
$500. If an employee loses both eyes,
hands or feet, he receives 81 900. The
associations affairs will be controlled
by an advisory committee, of which
Laurence A. Carton, treasurer of
Swift G. Co., is ex-officio chairman. Of
ficials of the union say this is an eff
fort to stay the progress of organizing
the employees, which, of late, has made
tremendous strides.
The decision of Secretary Straus,
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor, which has been sustained by
Acknowledgement Bonaparte, admitting
to this country two German litho-
graphers, who it was shown had en-
tered into contractural relations with
the American Lithographing Company,
while its men were on a strike, is caus-
ing considerable discussion in the
East. A delegate at the Federated
Trades Union at New York asserted
that if this decision were permitted to
go unchallenged it would make posi-
BILE the use of foreign workmen as
strike breakers. Commissioner Watch
born had refused to permit the men to
land, but he was overruled by the Sec
rotary and the Attorney-General. East.
ern labor men are asserting that the
influence of the employing Autograph.
ers is plainly apparent in the decision
and that labor throughout the coun
try should arouse itself to the impor.
lance of the matter.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-09
DRESS PATTERNS.

New York Typographical Union, No.
6. states that the following patterns
are fair:
McCall's.
Independent Peerless.
Pictorial Review.
Union Dime
Paris Modes.
Economy.
Home Pattern Company.
All the Butterick patterns and pub
locations are way up on the list OF
scabs, and should not be allowed in
any workingman's home, especially II
he is a union man.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-09
GENERAL MENTION.
Labor Locals Picked Up In Lincoln
and Elsewhere.

Labor Locals Picked Up In Lincoln
and Elsewhere.
Demand the label.
The union label-that's all.
Look for the union label.
If it is not labeled, refuse it.
Union made shoes are sold by Rog-
.rs & Perkins.
Retail clerks have organized a
union in Garrett, Ind.
A Mattresses Union has been or
ganized in Kansas City, Mo.
blue Ribbon" cigars are union
made, Lincoln made and we'll made
Sold by all dealers.
Every local contractor in Philadel-
phia now employs exclusively men,
bers of the Structural Iron Workers
Union.
New York City reports SAT union
publications and 135 non-union.
Sheet Metal Workers Union of St.
Paul, Mimi, has settled with the Min
nesota Roofing & Cornice Company.
Nineteen boys, who worked eleven
hours a day, went on strike in the
Dallas, Texas, cotton mills. They
were getting from 40 to so cents per
day and asked for an increase to IS
cents per day straight.
Sheet metal workers in Cincinnati
are holding their own in the present
strike. Forty-eight firms have sew
cred connection with the bosses as
scciation, and signed UP with the
union. That's going some.
The Coast Seamens Journal says
that the San Francisco Street Rail-
way Company has issued bunch of
three-year notes for $1,50O,000 at six
per cent to meet the cost of the
strike in that city.
1t is altogether likely that by next
season union men will be able to
wear union label straw hats. Until
recently the straw hatmakers were
not organized and had no union label,
but at the recent convention of the
United Hatters of America, in New
York, the delegates by vote decided
to extend it's jurisdiction to include
al! straw hat workers.
B. F. Jones, head of the Jones &
Laughlin Steel Company, the $70,O00,-
COO rival of the United States Steel
truth in the rumor that his firm is
about to leave Pittsburg
The Jackson, Mich, Trades Coun-
Gil has decided to go to Ann Arbor
on Labor Day, Monday, September 2
and help their brothers in the Uni.
sity town make a demonstration
Lansing and Owosso will also be on
hand.
One thousand dollars has been
granted to the Dominion Trades Con,
gress, which will meet in Winnipeg
in September. The grant was made
Oh the application of the local Trades
and Labor Council This is the larg
est grant ever made by the City OF
Winnipeg to labor organization.
The American Glass and Flint
Workers Union requests every fair
minded person not to purchase Pear
Top lamp chimneys. The Macbeth
concern has locked out 1900 of its
employees. There are plenty of other
good makes on the market.
At the old Standard Scale Works
Kansas City, Mo-, now known as the
'pitless,' the core room, crane and
cupola are being torn out and the "in
dependent workmen" are again pu
on the hog. The effect of his scab:
striking twice on him was too much
for Mr.. Gumbel, the proprietor, ant
he concluded that it would be a los
ing game to try and keep the plant il
operation.
There is general impression tina
the Bricklayers' International Uniol
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-09
HOW THEY WORK EN-.
Boss Garment Makers Play the Weak
Against the Stronq Always.

The periodical strikes of the lady
garment workers are on again.
About 1900 walked out of Printz-
Biederman Co.'S factory, Cleveland,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
COTTON MEN AT WASHINGTON
Two Hundred Manufacturer Meet 20
Discuss Problems of vital
Importance.

WASHINGTON. oct. 3--The National AS
sociation OF Cotton Manufacturers con-
vened here today in semi-annual session
for two days meetings. About 200 dele
gates representing nearly every section
OF this country and over 100 cotton mer-
chants from England. Germany, Italy,
France Portugal and Belgium were i'm at
tendance. The convention here is pre-
paratory to the international conference
of cotton growers. spinners and manufac-
turers at Atlanta, Ca. October to O.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson opened
the convention with an address in which
he said: "rhe problem presented to our
cotton growers is not so much the cost
OF labor as the intelligence with which
the crop is grown. In growing rice along
the gulf coast OF the southern states It
was found that one American could
produce as much rice I'm year as 400 orien-
tails. that our cotton producers do not
have to fear lower wages in any other part
of the world"
Mr.. Wilson said his department has been
helping the cotton producers in every way
within its power in overcoming diseases
affecting and insects. which ravage the
cotton plants and also by developing
superior varieties. through breeding
by better farming" said the secretary
I'VE can double our production of cotton
on the acres under tillage. The possibilities
of cotton production IN this country are
practically limitless
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
SHERMAN ACT is CONDEMNED
Wholesale DRUGGISTS Resolve IL wtu
Act I'm Restraint of
Their Trade.

DENVER Colo Oct. 3-According to a
resolution adopted yesterday by the an
nual convention of the National Wholesale
Druggists association. now in session her
the Sherman antitrust law "is entirely too
radical and should be amended or new leg
islation enacted to permit reasonable trade
agreements" The resolution declares the
belief of the association to be that the lit
eral application Of the Sherman law will
create the greatest possible restraint of
trade. although that is the condition It is
intended to prevent
The association also declares cocaine to
be the most pernicious of all drugs and
one of it's members suggested that sales to
retailers be limited to an ounce at a time,
just enough to use in prescriptions. The
national pure food law received hearty sup
port.
The following officers were elected today
unanimously: President. Edgar D. Taylor,
Richmond. Va. first vice president, w. G.
Shurtleff. Chicago; third vice president F.
c. Harrington, Burlington VT; fourth vice
president. Ludwig Schiff, Los Angeles; fifth
vice president e. Berger, Tampa, Fla;
secretary, Joseph e. Toms, New York (re-
elected); treasurer, Samuel E. Strong.
Cleveland (re-elected).
Board of Control-F Fred l.. Carter. Boston;
Alfred Plaut New York; William j.
Mooney. indianapolis: Charles Gibson. New
York; William b Strong. Milwaukee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
FAVORS DEEP WATERWAY
Illinois Central Will Throw No OBJ
stscle in Way of Completion.
LINE UNABLE TO MOVE TRAFFIC
President HRrahan Declares what
ever Tends 20 Develop Country
Increases value of Rail-
way Project.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2.-The management OF
the Illinois Central road has decided to
throw its influence in favor OF deep
waterway from the great lakes TO the sult.
This became apparent yesterday when j. L.
Harahan, president of the road, stated that
he would 70 to the deep waterways con
vention TO be held in Memphis on Friday Of
this week ana " ould there give an address
strongly f1voring the project.
In the past the general opinion among
railway arrangements has been that water
ways injure the railroad business by keep
ing freight rates down. Tho attitude OF the
Illinois Central management with respect TO
the present deep waterway project Is that
it will develop the south rapidly, and in
the development of the south increased ton
mage will be made for the Illinois Cenctral
and the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley lines.
UNLESS something unforeseen intervenes,
said Mr. Harahan yesterday, 81 shall at
tend the deep waterway convention and
shall deliver a speech in favor Of the prof.
ect telling why think it will be an ad-
vantage from a railroad standpoint The
railroads of this country have nothing to
fear from waterways, but everything to
hope. 1t is a mistaken idea that the I'LL
nois Central railroad would be injured by
navigable waterway from the great lakes to
the gulf despite the fact that we parallel
the Mississippi river for nearly 700 miles.
THE railroads have been utterly unable
to handle the tremendous traffic which has
been offered them during the last few years.
In my judgment they will be unable to
handle all the traffic for many years to
come, so that no matter how many water
ways there may be, the railroads will not
be hurt by reason of tonnage taken from
them. In general it may be said without
fear of successful contravention that what
ever tends to develop a country a Sec
ton of a country increases the value of a
railway project"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
CHINESE LOOT WORTH MONEY
Seventy Thousand Dollars is Value
Placed Upon Collection by
A. r.. Chamot.

SAN FRANCIsCO. Cal. Oct. 3-Seventy
thousand dollars is the value placed by A.
E. Chsmot upon a collection of curios "ac-
CURED by him at Peking China, about
the time that the allied troops entered the
Chinese capital to protect the foreign resi-
dents. This came out before Bankruptcy
Referee Green yesterday during the exam
ination of Chamot by the attorney for the
creditors of the Peters Machine company,
of which Chamot is president, and which
failed for $4,000, to ascertain something
concerning Chamots assets.
That Chamot's estimate of the value of
the Chinese loot was not too high was evil
denced by his admission that he had sold
part of the collection in New York for
$4,000. Included in this loot was a Jewel
studded cup said to have belonged to the
dowager empress and valued at 5000. The
remainder the the curios consisted of three
panels and a screen which Chamot said
were now being offered for sale at the upset
price of sS5,OOO, they being heavily en-
crusted with Jade and gems At the time
OF the Boxer uprising Chamot kept a hotel
In Peking. For the burning OF this building
by the rebels the French government OBJ
tained for Chamot from the Chinese gov
ernment an indemnity of 10000
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
FOUR ITALIANS ARE HUNG
Pay Penalty at Lancaster, Pc, for
Murder Committed During
Robbery.

LANCASTER, Pa. Oct. 3.--The crime for
which Anthony Delero, stephen Carlui,
slvereo Rodeli ard Joseph Celione were
hanged here today was the murder OF
Plato Albamase and was the elimination
OF a daring robbery. On the night OF
August %, 1906. they entered shanty near
Gap, Pa. occupied by fifteen Italian la
borers, who were asleep. one Of the quar-
tet was stationed as guard at the door.
while the other three awakened the sleep
ing inmates and with drawn revolvers and
knives demanded their savings. The amount
secured was small because the men had
only a few days before sent away their
money. Plato Albemase, one of the labor
ers. had $50 on his person. which. 1t seemed
was known to the robbers, and they de-
manded it. He denied he had any money,
whereupon they proceeded to search him
by force. Resisting, he seized a razor and
fought desperately. In the melee Albemase
was shot and stabbed more than twenty
times The four made their escape and fled
toward Philadelphia. The wounds about
their heads and faces led to their arrest
soon after. After the trial and conviction
Delero and Celone made a statement by
which they endeavored to save the lives
OF the other two The Italian consul at
New York interested himself in behalf of
the defendants and saw to It that their
defense was properly conducted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
SECOND FOREIGN MATCH MADE
Another Member of Vanderbilt FAM
lily VIII secure Title
Abroad.

NEW YORK. Oct. 3-Formal announce
ment OF the engagement of, Miss Gladys
Vanderbilt to Count Laszlo Szechenyi Of
Budapest is made in the Herald today
The Herald states that the announcement
is authorized.
No date has been set for the wedding, but
It is expected that it will take place at
The Breakers. the Vanderbilt mansion In
Newport some time this autumn. The
count, who is the youngest son of the late
Count Emerich Szechenyi. for some years
ambassador from Austria Hungary to Ger
many, is now in Newport having arrived
from Europe Tuesday night. He is Is
years old rich and good looking. has an
hereditary seat in the Hungarian Parlia-
ment, and is one of the chamberlains of
the Austrian emperor. Miss Vanderbilt is
the youngest child of the late Cornelius
Vanderbilt. She inherited from her father
fortune of more than S1O,0OO0O0. Since
her debut three years ago she spent con-
siderable time each year in Europe with
her mother. They went abroad last time
following a trip to California in April last
They returned to New York September
5 going Immediately to Newport
Miss Vanderbilt is very popular in society.
She is accomplished in music and has
studied singing in Paris with Mr. Jean de
Reszke.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
LIBERIA is THEIR COUNTRY
Negro Colonization OmciaI Thinks
They VIII Progress IL
Sent There.

DENVER, Colo, Oct. al. N. Walker,
president of the Colorado-African Coloniza-
tion society in an address on the race
problem delivered here last night at the
Central Presbyterian church said race sep
aration was essential for the blacks as
we'll as for the whites, because only by
that means can the African race develop
along the lines which nature intended. Con-
ditions are steadily growing worse for
them. He said the only way to escape a
condition that is rapidly becoming worse
is by emigration to Liberia. where a black
republic can be built up. Many blacks would
like to go, but owing TO high steamship
rates and their own lack OF means they
were compelled to remain here. The situ-
alton called for congressional aid.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
NO IMMUNITY PROMISED HIM
j. NJ. Fox Declares He Never Had
Any Suggestion of Il While
Testifying.

MILWAUKEE. Oct. 3.-James NJ, Fox,
vice president of the Federal Coal and
Iron company. testified today in the exam
inaton incident to the so-called Colorado
land fraud cases, that he had never been
promised immunity by Special Agent Lin
nen or any other federal official because
of the testimony given by him before the
grand jury at Denver. He declared that
Mrs, Fox withdrew her filing on coal lands
last May. because he wanted her to quit
when he learned that trouble was brew
ing. A remark of the commissioner was
construed TO mean that the effort OF the
defense to show no cause for action has
thus far failed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
PLAN TO FIGHT HARTMAN
Stockholders mt Hartford Organize
to support Fish i'm Illinois
Central Contest.

HARTFORD, Conn, oct. 3,-At the meet
ing of the local stockholders of the Illinois
Central railroad held here today it was
unanimously voted to have all of the
proxies of the stockholders present turned
over TO Charles NJ Beach of this city,
who is a director of the road and a sup
porter of Stuyvesant Fish in the fight with
the Hartman interests. Those who had
sent their proxies to Mr. Hartman will
cancel them.
The stockholders represented over 5000
shares. The meeting was Overwhelmingly
anti-Harriman and besides voting on the
disposition of proxies adopted resolutions
setting forth: Whereas, The present con-
troversy in the management of the Illinois
Central railroad has brought to the knowl-
edge Of the stockholders the fact that the
board of directors has delegated their
powers in intervals of session to an exec
utive committee of their number, which
In turn has conferred the same absolute
power upon their chairman, which we be-
leve 10 be a grave danger to the interests
OF the corporation and of its stockhold-
ers and
Whereas, The fact has become known
that by this concentration of authority the
officers have been able to make large
loans to themselves on such securities
and terms as they themselves deem suf-
ficient and are the sole judge. And as 1t
is also evident that under this present
system 1t is possible for any individual
delegated with these powers to make in
his own interests this railroad and its
business subordinate and contributory to
other roads in which he may have
greater personal interest, and therefore
we stockholders of the Illinois Central rail-
road protest against this improper and
hazardous practice, and we request the
board of directors to take such action as
will prevent these evils in the future"
s. NJ Young of New York, a representative
OF Hartman interests, was in the building
but did not attend the meeting
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
GRAIN MEN ASK FOR CHANGE
Pnss Resolution Requesting- division
of Duties of Interstate Com
merce Commission.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 3.-The following Of
fcers were elected at today's session of the
National Grain Dealers convention: Presi-
dnet E. A. Reynolds of Crawfordsville,
Ind: vice president, A. Y. Tying of Peoria;
directors. w. A. Washen, Kansas City; d.
Rothschld, Iowa; Charles Jones, Tennes-
see; B. House, Oklahoma. and l.. A. Morey,
New York.
resolution was passed fayoring the sep
aration of the functions of the Interstate
Commerce commission, congress to perform
the legislative, the Department of Com
merce and Labor or a new railroad depart
ment to perform the executive and the
present commission to perform the judicial
functions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
scarcity of school Teachers.

HURON. s. D.. Oct. 3.-(Special)-
Twenty school teachers are asked for by
Superintendent j. w. Smith to MI vacan-
eies in country schools in Beadle county.
The supply of teachers is exceedingly
scarce and although wages run from s45
to $50 per month It is almost impossible
10 induce teachers to take country schools
In some districts 1t has been found neces-
sary TO merge two schools, one teacher
teaching alternate days in different school
houses. Appeals have been sent TO eastern
states for school teachers and some have
found their way to this locality, but there
is room for at least $50 more in this section
of the state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
WELCOME TO BEE BUILDING

Out-of-town visitors to Omaha
during Ak-Sar-Ben week are spe-
cially invited to inspect the home
of The Bee.
s. The Bee has the best equipped
up-to-date machinery for getting
out a metropolitan newspaper.
1t is always interesting and in
structive to see this machinery in
operation.
The best time to view the process
of newspaper making in The Bee
ONCE is between and 4 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Arrange to come In at that time
II you can, but remember that you
will be welcome at any time.
The Bee building will be hand
somely Illuminated each night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
EXTRA OMAHA CHICAGO TRAIN
Another Passenger VIII BE Put on
by the Illinois Central
Road.

WATERLOO. Ia, Oct s.-(special.) 1.-The
Illinois Central viii soon place an extra
passenger train between Chicago and
Omaha TO care for the extra travel occa-
stoned by the 2-cent fare. Since the low
rate became effective every train is late
on account of hauling additional coaches
and every car is crowded, standing room
being at a premium.
All agents are keeping tab this week to
determine delays. amount of travel. etc,
and train will be provided to care for
the increased business.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
TRAMP'S LIFE is IN DANGER
Posse Finds COlOred Man Accused
of FIendish Crime at
Oquawka.

BURLINGTON. Ia, Oct, S,--Frank Will
liams. a colored tramp. who said his home
is in Quincy. ILL., was arrested at Mon
mouth, ILL.,. upon suspicion of being the
man who burned to death a child near
Oquawka, ILL.,, yesterday. He answers
somewhat the description given by the
child's mother, whom he beat into insen-
sipility for refusing to give him food. He
will be taken to Oquawka this afternoon.
A hundred or more farmers have gathered
at the scene of the outrage. II he proves
to be the man wanted threats are made of
burning him at the stake.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
KILLS HIS WIFE AND SELF
Rather Than Endure Separation from
Her Omaha Soldier Ends
Lives of Both.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Rather than en-
dure separation from his wife, which
might have followed his transfer to
another post. 1t is believed that Claude
II. Perry. a soldier OF the coast artillery,
stationed at Fort Hamilton, shot and killed
his wife, Elizabeth, last night and then
committed suicide. Their bodies were found
today in their apartments in Brooklyn.
Perry left a note indicating that his action
was due TO an apprehension that he was
soon TO be transferred and separated from
his wife.
Perry enlisted in Omaha in 1905 and was
a native of jackson county Missouri.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
SHUMWAY ENTERS HIS PLEA
Denies He IL Guilty of Murder OF
Mrs. sarah Martin at
Adams.

BEATRICE, Neb.. Oct. Especial Tele-
gram)-R. Mead Shumway the alleged
murderer of Mrs. Sarah Martin, was
brought here this morning at an early hour
from Lincoln and arraigned before Judge
SpaffoTd. He pleaded not guilty. waived
preliminary and was bound over to the
district court without bail. The sheriff,
with the prisoner, returned to Lincoln at
STA a. m, over the Burlington, The trip
was made as quietly as possible, very few
being aware that Shumway had been
brought here until after he was gone.