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The wageworker., 1907-07-26

democracy is being built, not upon a
lawless revolution, but upon an evo-
luton which seems natural and, there
fore, must be permanent. No human
power can prevent it's coming.
This means great things for the
people. 1t fills with hope those who
have been bowed down with the bur-
dens of the past. 1t means, also, that
every true lover of the race will re-
joice, for the well-being of the common
humanity must be the ultimate aim
of every worker in the field of social
service. And more and more is the
great-hearted employer realizing that
his business must be conducted upon
good of the few who are directly in
terested as stockholders.
The power of the labor leader o!
the rast will be considered small in
de.i. when compared with that which
shall be given the leader of the future
He shall be statesman, prohpet
preacher. He cannot be demagogue
CRATER, charlatan. He must be sucf
as to inspire confidence-and only
from those who are his immediate
followers, but by those who shall
look 10 him as an expert OIL the sub
iects most directly involveG-as thl
true representative of the common
people.-Rev. Charles Stelzle.
The wageworker., 1907-07-26
ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
Will Ask Shorter Day From Citizens
Street Railway Co.

The Electrical Workers have been
working the 10-hour day for the Citi-
zens' Street Railway Co.. and have de-
cided to ask that corporation to inaug-
urate the nine-hour day. The matter
will be taken up with the officials at
an early date, and settlement without
any trouble whatever is anticipated.
The company has shown its disposi-
tion to be fair and just in every other
matter brought to it's attention.
The Electrical Workers have elected
the following officers for the ensuing
term:
o. M. Rudy, president
E. E. Betz, vice president.
w. L. Mayer, financial secretary
Guy Vennum, recording secretary.
The local is in good shape and work
continues to be bully" Mr.. Ander-
son has been selected by the local to
represent it on the Labor Temple Com
mittee.
The wageworker., 1907-07-26
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moving into their new house on the
farm and that crops are doing we'll.
Mrs. Ihringer is enjoying a visit
from her sister, Mrs. Williams, and
husband of Sioux. City, Ia.
Miss Verna Leonard of Plattsmouth
sister of Mrs. Worry, is visiting in
Lincoln.
Mrs. George Locker is entertaining
her cousin, Mr.. John Lee of LIE Mar,
Mo-, also Mrs. Stretch of Miles City,
Mont.
The Turner's are still hunting
pearls" at McGregor, Iowa, and are
having fine time
| Master Richard Maupin tried to cut
four double teeth at once, and had a
very serious time one day this week.
He is much better now.
| Word has been received here of the
death of Mr.. John T. Lee of Nashville,
Tenn. Lincoln visitors to the Colora-
do Springs convention will remember
meeting Mrs. Lee as delegate. Capital
Auxiliary extends it's sympathy.
Mrs Barngrover ives entertained at
lunch by Mrs Kennedy while in Oma-
ha, and afterwards went to one of the
regular meeting of the auxiliary there
She reports having spent a pleasant
day and has the honor of being their
first visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson are nicely
settled in their new home at Twenty
will soon go east for short visit.
MRS. CHAS. RICHTER.
The wageworker., 1907-07-26
BEGGING FOR "FAvoRs."
Traction Company Men Waiting on
Mr.. Scudder's Good Pleasure.

Lincoln Traction company motor
men and conductors who haven't got
sand" enough to organize and make
a determined stand for just treatment.
are waiting until Mr.. Scudder sees
what the state railway commissioners
are going to do with the six-for-a-
quarter ordinance. The other day
the employees sent a committee to Mr..
Scudder to ask him for slight ele
vation in wages. Mr.. Scudder told
them they would have to wait. If
the commission decided in favor of
the six-for-a-quarter fare the Traction
company would be too poor to grant
an increase. In the meantime the
Citizens company sells six tickets for
a quarter and pays it's motormen and
conductors from 18 to 25 per cent
better wages than the Traction COM
pany pays.
1t is a fact susceptible of demon
stration that the Lincoln Traction Co.
pays the lowest wages of any street
railway company doing business in
any city as large as Lincoln. The
fourth year men on the Traction Co.
lines draw less wages than the first
year men in ST. Joseph. But the ST.
Joe boys are well organized. Water
loo, Iowa, with less than 10000 in
habitants pays better wages than the
Traction Co.-but the street railway
men of Waterloo are organized.
| Several efforts have been made to
perfect an organization of the street
railway men in Lincoln, and at one
time a charter was secured. But a
lot of the charter members weakened
when the Traction Co. management
disapprov of the organization, and
two or three of the men handed in
their buttons in at the office and
apologiZed for having had the moral
courage to join the organization. The
management was kept informed as
to the progress of the work of organ
ization, having experienced no diff
Guilty in securing the services of &
few 'afraid-of-their-jobs" who were
willing to play spotter.
And now the Traction Co. men arr
begging Mr.. Scudder to grant as
favor what is due to the men by ever,
motive of justice and decency.
The wageworker., 1907-07-26
CAPITAL AUXILIARY NOTES.

The bascket picnic held at the City
Park on Tuesday of this week, was at
tended by about a dozen members
and their families. The day was very
hot, but We had a pretty good time,
just the same. The main feature of
entertainment was a tug-of -war-Mar-
shall VS.. King-honors were even
Through one of our members we
hear Mr.. and Mrs. Bustard are just
The wageworker., 1907-07-26
THE COMING DEMOCRACY.
Era of the Common Man Dawning
on the World,

of olden days could not see the COM
ing of inevitable crises, which are so
clearly discerned by the present-day
historian. as he looks backward.
Hindsight is not always SO commend
able a virtue as foresight. but it has
it's compensations. If history repeats
itself, and if the historian is really a
prophet, then let us learn from the
seeming blindness of our fathers.
One need not be prophet nor the
son of prophet, to say that this is
the era of the common man. The
masses are rising to assert themselves
as never before, because the coming
The wageworker., 1907-07-26

portance to all trade unions. Work
ing have the right to fix price upon
their labor and refuse to work unless
that price is obtained. Singly or in
combination, they have this right.
They may use persuasion to induce
men to join their organization or re-
fuse to work except for an established
wage. They may present their cause
tc the public in the newspaper or cir
culars, in peaceable way and with no
attempt at coercion. If the effect in
such case is ruin to the employer it
is damnum absque injuria, for they
only exercised their legal rights
The wageworker., 1907-07-26
Mrs. Fairbanks In Accident.

Mrs Charles w. Fairbanks, wife
of the vice president, and other mem
bers of an automobile party. were in
an accident twenty-five miles west
of Amsterdam, N. Y, but all escaped
without serious injuries. The loss
of tire ditched their machine.
The wageworker., 1907-07-26
GENERAL MENTION.


and Elsewhere.
Demand the label
The union laSel-that's all.
Look for the union label.
II it Is not labeled, refuse it.
Union made shoes are sold by Rog-
Ars & Perkins.
blue Ribbon" cigars are union
made, Lincoln made and well made
Sold by all dealers.
Union labor is renewing interest in
the proposition to establish magni-
ficent labor temple in Boston.
The supply of Havana cigars is rap
idly approaching the vanishing point
as a result of the strike of cigarmakers
III the Cuban capital.
The Structural Building Trades Al
lance of America now has a member
ship of 100000 outside of New, York
city.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Car
Men has membership of $1,000 dis
tributed throughout the United States
and Canada.
Union men of Newark. n. J., sue
ceeded in defeating a non-union cloth
ing manufacturer for a place on the
city police board.
The International Photo-Engravers'
union has signed a five-year arbitra-
ton agreement with the National
Publishers association.
N. ]. Fitzhenry of Jersey City has
been reelected international presi-
dent of the United Boilermakers' and
Iron .Shipbuilders' union.
The iron moulders of st. Louis ac-
cepted a wage increase of Is cents per
Gay offered by the employers in place
OF the 25 cents demanded.
Within the past two months between
5000 and $500 immigrants have been
taken into Pittsburg by the United
States Steel Corporation. They were
principally .Magyars. Slavs and Rou-
manians.
The commercial coal operators of
the Birmingham district and the OFF,
cials of the United Mine Workers of
America for the Alabama district have
renewed their wage scale for another
year. This means that there will be
no suspension of work at any of the
mines.
The locals of the International
Brotherhood of Bookbinders which
has made a general demand on the
United States and Canada for the
eight-hour workday, to go into effect
o.: October 1, have been notified to be
On the lookout in case the demand is
refused in any of the cities where
there are locals
On the subject of a uniform de-
sign for all union labels, the execu
tive council of the American Fedora
tion of Labor has decided that the re
port of the committee at the Minna
polls convention last year shall be
given careful consideration, and thai
the matter be again be brought up al
the coming convention at Norfolk.
According to report issued from
Manchester by the International Fed
Grafton of Textile Workers, the week
~ wages of English operatives at pres
ent are: Weavers, $4.S6; spinners
$9.72; cardroom workers, males, $7.2e
and females. $685.; bleachers, males
1915 and females, $4.37. The loon
fixars are the best paid operatives, re
ceiving weekly wage of 5000.
Wood. Wire and Metal Lathers
Union, Boston, has increased 40 pei
cent in membership during the pas
month.
The third annual State convention
o! postoffice clerks, held at Sacremen
to, Cal, adopted resolutions recon
mending the passage of the $1200-a
The wageworker., 1907-07-26
Lawyer Drank carboIic AcI

James "A. Taylor, lawyer Of San
Diego, CAL, committed suicide by taxi
ing carbolic acid. The deceased came
from Bloomfield, Ia, where he had a
wife and family He had brother
living in San Diego. Dependency is
the supposed cause of the suicide.
The wageworker., 1907-07-26
COMMON SENSE.
Michigan Supreme Court Hands Down
Decision Of Great Weight.

The Michigan supreme court recent
ly gave the following decision of i'm.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
VAL UABLE INVENTION
BY ARCHIE DORSEY
A Brother of Mrs. O. F. Cooper
Of This City.
LOCK NUT AND WASHER.

Archie L. Dorsey of Crawford svilie
a brother of Mrs. o. F. Cooper of this
city, has filed an application in the
United States patent offices for let
ters patent on a combination locking
nut and washer for bolts. With one
combination the nut may be removed
as desired for making repairs or other
purposes. With another combination
the nut is permanently locked and
cannot be removed at all. In either
case the locking device is positive
and the nut cannot become loose
from jaring of cars, engines. threshing
machines or any other kind of mach
inery or vehicles, etc. The invention
is one of great value and has been
sought for for long time unsuccess-
fully. Railroads, without doubt, will
be quick to adopt this means of pre-
venting the great losses occasioned
by the loosing and loss of nuts, wash
ers and bolts which amounts to
many tons yearly to say nothing of
the many wrecks caused by nuts COM
ing off allowing brake beams, draw
bars and other attachments to drop
upon the track from the moving
trains.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
AN UNUSUALLY LARGE
CROWD ON THE STREETS
Uptown Thoroughfares Were
Busy Saturday Night.
SIXTH STREET BLOCKED.

An unusually large crowd was on
the uptown thoroughfares Saturday
night. The mass of humanity surged
up one side of the street and back the
other. Merchants report record break
ing business for this season of the
year.
The shoppers however, were handi-
capped by the usual Saturday night
uptown nuisances. At Sixth and Main
streets a patent medicine show was
in full tilt. A crowd of at least three
hundred people surrounded the pavil-
ion and completely blocked Sixth
street. 1T was impossible for the po-
liceman on that beat to keep the
street clear and consequently many
buggies were blocked. There is con-
siderable complaint being registered
by merchants and others who have to
tolerate the street peddler nuisances,
and particularly is this true on Satur-
day night when the streets are crowd
ed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
CHARGES 3 CENTS IN
TWO-CENT FARE STATES
Complaint Against Michigan
Central Railroad.
INDIANA MAN ASKS REDRESS

Washington, August 3-Theron F.
Miller, Michigan City attorney, has
filed a complaint with the Interstate
Commerce Commission against the
Michigan Central Railroad Company
complaining of the rate charged for
hauling passengers in the States of
Indiana and Michigan.
Mr.. Miller alleges that on July 27
and on various days previous thereto
the defendant company asked and re-
ceived 80 cents for transporting him
ten miles from Michigan City. Ind. to
New Buffalo. Mich. Notwithstanding
the fact that, by legislative enactment,
the legislatures of Indiana and Michi-
gan have fixed the rate for such trans
portation at 2 cents a mile. Com
plainant cites that the sum of the two
local State fares for transportation be.
tween the two points should be 20
cents. and that 80 cents is unjust and
under the law. Mr.. Mill
er was formerly county attorney Of
Laporte county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
CHARLES HART DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Had Been Under Treatment at
Indianapolis.
REMAINS BROUGHT HERE,

Charles Hart, a prominent and in
fiuential farmer of Kitchel, Ind. died
Saturday evening about $50 o'clock.
at Dr. Fletcher's sanitarium in India
napolis, where he has been taking
treatment for the past six months.
The remains will be brought to this
city today and the funeral announce
ment will be made later. Several
months ago Mr. Hart was taken SER
iously i'll with grip, which affected
the nerves controlling the brain, and
developed into inflammation of the tis-
sue surrounding the brain. He was
taken TO the sanitarium. where he re-
manned up to the time of his death.
The deceased was about 10 years
old and leaves a wife and one daugh-
ter, Miss Elsie. Mr.. Hart was very
well known in this city and was n
son-in-law of Daniel Moss. of Rich
mond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
MACHINES COLLIDE;
FIVE MEN KILLED
Two Others Expected to Die OF
Their Injuries Within a
Short Time.
ACCIDENT AT BORDEAUX.
AMONG THOSE WHO MET DEATH
ARE THE CREDITORS OF TWO
OF THE PARIS PAPERS, WHO
WERE GUESTS.

Bordeaux. France, Aug. 3.-While
running at full speed late this after
noon. one of the automobiles compet-
ing for the Criterion cup ran into big
touring car, smashing both vehicles
and hurting the occupants in all di-
rections.
AS a result of the collision five men
are dead and two others will die OF
their injuries before the night is over.
Among the killed are two editors of
Paris newspapers. who were the guests
of the owner of one of the cars. Just
how the accident occurred is not clear
at this time. but it is said that a cloud
of dust hung over the road obscruring
the vision of the drivers so that nei-
ther was aware of the close proximity
of the other.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
DELAYS HARRIS FUNERAL
Addison C.. Harris Is Fishing in
Canada.

In speaking of the death of Branson
L. Harris. the Indianapolis News says:
Addison c. Harris. who had gone on
his annual fishing outing to the Nipe-
gon river. in Canada, was notified by
telegraph Wednesday of the serious
condition of his father. who had receiv-
ed stroke of paralysis two months
ago. but it is not known whether this
telegram has been delivered, as it
would have to be sent up the Nipegon
river by runner, who would make
his way by canoe and trail. If Mr..
Harris has received the telegram he is
now on his way to Richmond and the
funeral of his father will be delayed
until his arrival.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
AN INTERNATIONAL
SABBATH CONGRESS
1t Will Be Held at the James,
town Exposition the Last
Of September.
PLAN TO SECURE REST.
A LONG LIST OF SPEAKERS is AN
NOUNCED BUT THE PROGRAM
is NOT YET OF A Definite MA
TURE.

Norfolk, Aug 3.-An international
congress on Sabbath rest" is to be
held at the jamestown exposition on
September 25th and 26th. For basis
of discussion a statement of principles
has been issued, to the effect that the
Sabbath. or weekly day of rest is OF
divine origin; and that although
the state should not interfere with
the religious observance of the Sab
bath, yet the weekly day of rest is
civil Institution. maintained by law
and custom and vitally related to the
well-being of individuals, families and
society.
long list of speakers is announc-
ed. although definite program has
not yet been issued Among the
names are those of Judge w. n Ash
man of Philadelphia. ex-Secretary
John ID. Long, of Boston, Senators
Ralph Smith and John Charlton OF
Ottawa. Canada; the Rev DR.. Robert
Johnson of Montreal, the Rev. DIR.
Ira Landrith, ex-moderator of the
Cumberland Presbyterian General as
sembly; the Rev. DIR. William II.
Roberts of Philadelphia. moderator Of
the Presbyterian general assembly;
G. w. Ross of the Lords Day Alliance
of Canada, and officials of a large
number of Sabbath observance organ
iZations of the United States and
Canada. Similar conference were
held in connection with the exposi-
tions at Chicago in 1893 and at st.
Louis in 1904.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
COMPILING BLUE BOOK
FOR PtSTAL SERVICE
Some Unique Answers Have
Been Received.
ON MARITAL RELATIONS.

Postmaster Spekenhier has received
blanks to be filled out by the local
force, and which will be used in a
general census that is being compiled.
The census will include rural car
riers. city carriers, clerks and other
employees. and when completed will
consist of over one million names.
The compilation will be known as
The Blue Book
Some amusing replies are received
by the government officials who are
collecting data for the new official
register. One of the queries pro-
pounded to the employees is: What
are your marital relations?" The
answer should be either married.
single or widowed
An officer, who is charged with the
task of sending out these questions,
it is understood at the local office. re-
ceived two notable replies recently
from local employees. The first re-
ply was my marital relations are
very unsatisfactory" Another toiler
in the local department of Uncle Sam,
filled out his blank as follows.
Question-~What are pour marital
re1ations?"
Answer-'They are H.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
The List to Be Awarded at
Sacramento, CAL, Has
Been Selected.
MAGNIFICENT AND COSTLY.
ARE UNDOUBTEDLY THE FINEST
AND MOST VALUABLE COLLEC-
TION EVER HUNG UP FOR A
LIKE EVENT..

Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 3.-The COM
plete list of trophies and prizes to be
awarded for exhibits at the interstate
exposition which will be held in this
city simultaneously with the Fifteenth
National Irrigation congress. Septem-
ber 81 next, was announced here to-
day. 1t consists of twenty magnfi-
cent and costly prizes. the gifts of
prominent public-spirfted citizens and
commercial organizations of California
and other Western states. with many
large cash prizes for individual dis
plays All states are eligible to COM
of California.
The unique and striking feature of
the awards announced is the number
and value of the trophies that will be
given for individual farm exhibits
These include three thoroughbred. reg
istered bulls of the very highest grade.
Two of these have a cash value of
81 900 each. the third. calf, is valued
at $500. They are from the most cell
ebrated herds on the Pacific coast and
they represent the best blood. The
list of awards for farm exhibits also
include ten cash prizes of 500 each
and numerous others of value. The
smallest prizes offered are the cash
awards of $50. of which there are a
number. given for the best single box
of fruit and other smaller displays.
The trophies offered are undoubted-
ly the finest and most valuable collec-
tion ever hung up for any event of its
kind There are twenty in ALL rang
ing in value from $3.50 to $500. These
are the most splendid examples of the
art. Most of them are
designed and manufactured
by Shreve & Company. of San Francis
CO. Each is of massive proportions
with especial decorative scheme appro-
pirate to the character of the exhibit
for which it is offered. All are worked
out with wonderful fineness. render
ing every trophy not only intrinsically
valuable, but artistically superb.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
Destroy MiIIionaire's Machine
Because Little Boy Was
Accidentally Run Over.
MOB AND JEER AUTOISTS.
THE PACKER, AND TWO WOM-
EN- RECEIVE HARSH TREAT
MENT.

Chicago. Aug. -Mobbed by farmers
after their big touring car had acci-
Chaplin. millionaire broker: son of
Louis F. Swift. millionaire packer. and
two women companions, one of whom
was Mr.. Chapin's wife. are said TO have
been driven from the automobile in the
vicinity of Deerfield, H., forced to
stand and look on while the big auto
mobile was incinerated in a big bon
fire that the farmers built under it, and
then compelled to walk two miles
through the country before they could
find an accommodating driver who
would take them to the Moraine hotel
in Highland park.
These statements were made by cit
izens at Deerfield yesterday, to clear
up the mystery of the destruction of
the large touring car last Saturday
about which little could be learned on
account of the manner in which the
owners of the car guarded the accident.
After the enraged farmers burned
the big automobile. they jeered the
members of the party. refused to fur
nish them a conveyance with which TO
return to their homes. and declined to
even sell horse and vehicle at any
Drice
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
.AUTO|STS TAKE A TRIP
Are Planning a Run to Some
Nearby Town.

Richmond autoists will in the near
future take a trip to Williamsburg or
some other small town in northern
Wayne county for a pleasure jaunt.
The machines will leave Richmond at
an early hour and the occupants will
take supper either at Williamsburg or
one of the other stopping points. The
autoists take such trip once each
year and it has in the past always been
most enjoyable one. Between ten
and fifteen owners of cars generally
participate in the miniature Glidden
event.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-04
CONVENTION EACH YEAR
Women's National Temper
anCe Trade Union League.

New York, Aug. 3-The Women IS
National Temperance Trade Union
League has decided to hold annual
meetings hereafter beginning with a
convention in October. 1908. At that
session of the year the clubs will be
actively taking up their years work,
and it will be possible to have large
attendance of women who will be able
through organization to do much to i'm
prove the working conditions of WON
en- employed in shops and factories.