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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24

attacks on the organized workingmen
of the country, whom he alludes to as
lawbreakers, sluggers, dynamiters, and
other terms of endearment, it sets
men to thinking who might not other
wise realize where they were drifting
Go on with the good work; it's true
it may decrease your bank account,
but it shows that as an educator of
the common people and a missionary
for the success of Bryan, you are in
class by yourself.-Kansas City La
Dor Herald
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24

James SCHOOLGIRL Sherman, republi-
can nominee for vice-president, is a
ton to drawing $500 year as a
congressman, he also draws $1,000 a
year from the state of New York as
attorney for the Utica Hospital for the
Insane, and has been drawing it for
eleven years. This is direct viola
ton of the law against holding two po-
sitions in the public at the same time.
He is also president of bank, can
ming company and the Utica ice trust.
And, by the way, have you noted
how strangely silent the republican
organs are about STRAW votes?" The
STRAW votes show up very badly for
Taft and Sherman. Perhaps that is
the reason for republican silence
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24

workers their president-let every
local get busy and get their president
to stop a day in Lincoln. And let
the central body get extremely busy
and secure the presence of Samuel
Gompers and Frank Morrison.
Here's a chance to bring about
revival of trades unionism in this
city, and the chance should not be
overlooked
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24

be part of Massachusetts, and under
the plantation system. The present
county of Knox, in which Hope Is sit
uated was formerly part of Waldo
county, and before that part of Lin
coin county. The town of Hope is To-
Gated upon a part of the original Dun
ton farm. Mr.. Dunton is 1O1 years old,
and every now and then seeks diver
sion by making a pair of shoes. He
followed the snoemaker's trade for up
wards of seventy years.
Can that democratic record be beat
en- by any man in this country?
Governor Hughes is attacking the
trust plank of the democratic platform
by ridiculing the SO per cent clause
lie and ridiculous. Yet Governor
same plan in regard to insurance COM
panies. He asserts that it is foolish
to attempt limitation upon the out
put of a corporation, but insists on
limiting the business of life insur-
ance company to $150,O0O,0OO a year
on the plea that it is enough for one
company to handle.
What has become of odd Figgers''
Grosvenor? He hasn't made a predic-
ton this year. But C. v. Mitchell, of
GAINESVILLE, O., who claims to be a
political prognosticator with record
for hitting it off right comes forward
with this prediction:
Taft will probably carry Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, Washington, Oregon
Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Dele.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24
VAN cLEAvE's ADVICE.

ATTEND the primaries and discard
all labels. Business men should do
both in the present campaign" says
James Van Cleavc in his magazine,
american Industries" Mr.. Van
Cleave is supporting Taft, and union
men who believe that Van Cleave is a
good man for union men to follow
ought to vote for Taft If they would be
consistent.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24
CATCH 'EM AS THEY COME.
Labor Leaders on Way to Denver
Should Be Halted in Lincoln.

0H00IO DC fJdIIe0 TT CInC0Iu.
The annual convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor will be
held in Denver next month. The
"big guns" of the various trades
unions will attend this meeting, and
every one of them should be induced
to come through Lincoln and stop
OF a day either coming or going.
Let the printers get busy and have
President Lynch stop off. Let the
with President Berry. In brief, let
the plumbers get their president, the
barbers their president, the electrical
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24
THE ANNUAL JOKE.
Cincinnati Firm Again Selling En-
pIoyers "Secrets" Of Federation.

pIoyers Secrets Of Federation.
A Cincinnati firm is springing It's
annual joke on "easy mark employ
ers and selling them the secret pro
ceedings of the American Federation
of Labor convention. The firm. says
it has men on the inside who will Sc
cretly report the work of the conven-
ton, and these secrets will be sold to
employers who want them badly
enough to pay the firms price, which
is SIS.
The joke of it is that the Cincinna-
ii firm gathers in a lot of victims at
SIS per, while the sessions Of the
American Federation Of Labor are n
open as the doors of a church. There
is nothing secret about convention
of the American Federation Of Labor
The doors stand wide open and he
who will may enter. The proceedings
are reported stenographically and
printed in full every day. Then these
daily reports are printed in perma-
nent form and can be obtained from
Secretary Morrison on payment OF
rs cents.
But lot of employers buy the Cir
cinnati firms gold brick and think
they are wise.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24
AIDING BRYAN.

Post, the saw dust promoter, is all
unconsciously aiding Bryan, for every
time he issues one of his scurrilous
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24

ware. Hisgen will get Massachusetts.
Bryan will carry all the rest"
1t might be well to paste that up.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24

Senator Beveridge came to Lincoln
last week and spoke at the Auditor
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
After AZ Years.

Portland, Me-By a special act OF
congress, responsibility for the loss OF
the American brig Olive Francis on
the Nova Scotia coast. after a col
lision with the United States gunbOat
Winoosh viii be determined az a hear
ing to commence before the United
States district court March I6, after
a period Of nearly A. years since the
disaster occurred. The case comes 70
the court on petition OF Sarah A. PEN
nell Of Machias. Administrative and
others who were given permission by
special act Of congress TO bring the
suit in accordance with regular ad-
miralty procedure. For over a year
attorneys for the petitioners and the
government have been taking deposit
lions Of the surviving members Of the
crews OF both vessels.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
HOUSE WILL INVESTIGATE
Charge Is Made That Congressman
Have Been Corrupted.
Submarine Boat Company Has Kept
Expensive Lobby and Held Mo-
nopoly Of Naval Contracts.

Washington. D. C.-Without discus
sion or division the house Friday
adopted a resolution brought in by the
committee on rules providing for the
appointment Of a committee to investl-
gate the charges made by Mr.. Liuey
to the effect that the Electric Boat
company of New Jersey had engaged
in an effort to ~corTuptly influence
members Of the house. The resolution
Is sweeping in its character and gives
the committee authority to call for the
Electric Boat company's check books
and all papers In their possession
which may have any bearing on the
investigation.
Accompanying the report OF the com
mittee on rules Is a copy OF Mr.. Lii
ley's statement to the committee in
which he charges that the electric
company has for years maintained a
lobby at Washington under its annual
retainer. He charges that large sums
OF money have been spent in entertain
ing members of congress, that an at
torney for the company wrote the SEN
ate amendment 10 the appropriation
bill Of 1907 with the intention Of pre-
venting competition; that large sums
Of money have been contributed hy
the company to the campaign funds Of
members Of congress; that effort has
been made TO influence the action OF
the navy department. and that since
1898 the efforts OF the company have
resulted In suppressing competition IN
submarine construction and that rep
resentatiyes Of leading newspapers
have been subsidized by ne company,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
JOHNSON A CANDIDATE.
Minnesota Democratic Committee Rec.
ommends That He Be Nominated
for President at Denver.

ST. Paul. Minn-The Democratic
state committee Of Minnesota Friday
afternoon, after a bitter fight, adopted
a resolution indorsing Gov. John A.
Johnson Of Minnesota for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination and
recommending that he be named by
the National convention at Denver
next July.
AS the meeting Of the committee
was presided over by Frank A. Day,
private secretary TO the governor and
who voted for the Johnson resolution
on every test and on the final ballot.
the action OF the committee is held
by political leaders as placing the gov.
ernor formally in the race for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
The johnson resolution was carried
by a vote Of 6S to 30. after the Bryan
adherents had forced two test votes,
on both OF which they were defeated
The Bryan men insisted on a roll call
on every vote and gave notice IN their
speeches on the original resolution
that they would not be bound by the
action Of the state committee. but
would make a fight throughout the
state for a delegation from Minnesota
to the National convention instructed
to support the nomination Of Mr..
Bryan.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
OHIO STATE
Republican Of Buckeye State Oppose
EITHER Halt or Retreat" In March
Toward Good Government.

Columbus. Ohio.-The Republican
State convention Wednesday nomI-
mated a state ticket headed by Gov.
Andrew l. Harris for governor and Sc
lected the following as delegates at
large "a National conyention-Charles
p. Taft. Cincinnati; Myron r. Herrlck.
Cleveland; Arthur l. Vorys, Lancaster;
Andrew L. Harris. Eaton.
Unanimity for William II. TAFT. as
ohio's candidate for the nomination
for president was the feature OF the
convention. The delegates TO the Ma
tiOnal convention were Instructed 20
vote for Taft until he Is nominated"
The platform endorsed the policies
i~naugurated under the administration
OF President Roosevelt and Governor
Harris. The declarations for revision
OF the tariff by friends Of protection
az an extra session Of congress. a
greater merchant marine. and an ade-
quate navy. the speedy completion Of
the Panama Canal. the enforcement OF
the civil and political rights OF the
negro. and that there be neither halt
nor retreat sounded IN the march to-
ward better government"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12

That bread is justly entitled 20 Be
called the stan or life" rs fully borne
out BY Investigations o. the United
States department 81 commerce and
labor This department made an in.
vestigauon TO determine the amount
spent for food By q normal" iaborer's
Family. The data obtained from the
If.i56 families whose expenses were
studied showed the average amount
spent for food by a family consisting
Of husband, wife and I'VE children 70
be s329.Is pre- year. II is interesting
70 note how the so-called normal fam
fly Of Che average laborer. which
seems rather above the normal In size.
apportions its money for food and
other necessities. Twenty-nine dollars
and 20 cents is expended for bread.
flour and cereals, and while the cost Of
the bread is small compared with that
of other foods, the amount OF nutri-
ments and energy derived from It is
large. The laborer's meat bill is the
largest Of all. He spends S110.50 per
year for all kinds Of meat, three and
a half times as much as for bread.
His butter costs him about as much as
his bread, and sugar half as much.
while about the same sum is spent
FOR potatoes and vegetables as for
bread. Thirty-eight dollars goes for
milk and eggs. More coffee is used
than tea; about $40 is spent for the
one and five dollars for the other. Re
ligion, charity and tobacco claim lear
" equal amounts, while intoxicating
liquors come in for a much larger
share. Labor organizations get about
nine dollars per year. while 1913 is
contributed TO the support Of state and
local governments in the form uf
taxes. Sickness and death on the
average claim $2O.54. 1t is quite ap-
parent says Harry Snyder in Harpers
Monthly, that bread and flour do not
form a very large stem Of the food ex-
pense Of the normal laborer's family,
as only nine per cent. Of the cost OF
the food goes for bread and 81 per
cent. for all other food articles.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
DIE IN R
School Building In Cleveland, o., su-
burb Proves a Fire Trap fer
the Little ones.

Cleveland. Ohio.-Penned IN narrow
Railways, jammed up against doors
that only opened inward between u
hundred and sixty and one hundred
and seventy children IN the suburb OF
North Collinwood wednesday were
killed by FIRE. by smoke and beneath
the grinding heels OF their panic
stricken playmates.
The awful tragedy occurred Wednes-
day morning In the public school OF
North Colinwood. ten miles east OF
this city. AZ ten o'clock Wednesday
night i65 corpses were In the morgue
at Colllnwood, six children were stlll
u-naccounted for and an the hospitals
and houses FOR two miles around con.
tained numbers OF children. some fat.
tally. aud many less seriously injured.
All OF the victims were between the
ages OF 6 and IS years. The school
contained between three hundred and
ten and three hundred and twenty-five
pupils, and OF this entire number only
about eighty are known 10 have left
the building unhurt. II will be sew
eral DAYS before the exact number OF
killed Is known as the ruins may stll
contain other bodies. and The list OF
fatalities may be increased hy q mum.
Der OF deaths among the children who
are now lying ln the hospitals hover
Ing between life and death.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
KANsAs srArR coNvENrIoN.
Instructions Given for Tatt-presldsnt
Roosevslt's Policies Approved
state Administration Endorsed.

Topeka. Kan,--The Republican State
convention met here at noon Wedncs.
day and named four delegates az large
70 Chicago.
Tho resolutions Of the convention
are brief They strongly indorse Sec.
rotary Taft as the choice OF Kansas
for the Republican presidential nomi.
nee and instruct the delegates to stand
by him on every preliminary test and
on every ballot.
The administration Of President
Roosevelt Is enthusiastically approved.
The work and the records OF United
States Senators Long and Curtis and
the congressional delegation are also
indorsed. There is no Endorsement
Of state candidates or any attempt to
outline a platform. This is left TO
the August primaries The delegates
are also instructed for D. W. Mnlvane
for national committeeman
The convention elected d. J. Hanna
Of Hill City as permanent chairman.
The following delegates to the Chi
cago convention were elected: United
States Senators c. I. Long and Charles
Curtis, Robert McGonigle. Colby, and
Grant Hornaday, Fort Scott.
Willis J. Bailey, former governor.
before he entered the convention. an
nounced his withdrawal from the ace
for the Republican nomination for
governor.
This convention probably will be the
last state Republican convention to be
held In Kansas. Hereafter candidates
are to be chosen by primaries.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
The EFFORT Of LIE.

Charles Erskine Scott Wood voices
his creed Of life and the hereafter in
the Pacific Monthly in these words: IL
like to insist again and yet again that
the effort OF life is virtue. not vice
Of virtue be the upward flight. That
the decree Of life is happiness and
that as one mode OF happiness there
is beauty everywhere-by day and
night in summer and winter, storm
or sunshine, in desert or mountains.
or on the salt and restless sea The
earth Is marred by man. not man by
the earthly life. The earth is kind to
man. Il Is man who is ~feroclous unto
man. and ravenously %covetous. II
heaven be not found in this life. oa
this earth. it viii never be found any
where. He who believes it will be
found here and seeks 20 realize 1t Is
no dreamer. but the builder Of a solid
edihoe; and he who seeks 1t in some
vague hereafter, content TO submit to
the tyrannies Of this life, In hope Of
q reward in another. is the visionary.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
Pepunsts lndor,s nrynn.

Omaha, Neb-Wlth the largest mum.
Der OF delegates az any Nebraska
P0pulist meeting for four years. the
Popullst State convention was called
TO order in Washington hall at two
o'clock Thursday afternoon Hon r.
T.. Thomas, Of Omaha. was made per
manent chairman. After a debate last
ing two hours. the convention decided
90 recognize the call OF the national
committee, and 20 send a fuu deleea.
ton to the Populist National conven-
ton at ST. Louis. Thirty-seven dele
gates were selected for that purpose.
and Instructed 20 vote and work for
the interest Of W. J. Bryan.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
ooIdhsld Mlnsrs EnIoInsd.

Reno. Neyada.-By the decision OF
Judge Harrington Of the United States
district court rendered Saturday IN
the suit Of the owners Of the merger
mines OF Goldheld against the miners
union a blanket injunction against the
miners Is inforoed. This h a decided
victory for the mine owners. The
injunction covers practically all the
ground OF relief asked for by the Con.
solidated Minea' company aud %eniolns
the miners from every act which might
be construed as inimioal 10 tho inter
ests OF the mine owners,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
IT WAS Y DAY.
Nebraska Democrats Pledged Anew
Their Allegiance TO Their Lead
er al State Convention.

Omaha, Notwithstanding their del
egates to vote as a unit" for the
presidential nomination OF william j..
Bryan al Denver next July. the mem
bers OF the Nebraska Democratic
convention Thursday made clear Of
fcially that his home state VIII support
Bryan principles throughout the Ma
tional conventional the party. They
followed this action by turning out en-
masse Thursday night 10 cheer a plat.
form which admittedly reflected
Bryan's views on national affairs and
to greet their leader with an ~outburst
Of cheering that brought a flush Of
pleasure to the -countenance Of the
recipient All the proceedings OF the
day were planned with an ascending
scale Of enthusiasm in view. How
wen this worked out was evidenced
by the scenes in the Convention hall
Thursday night. Close 20 one thou
sand delegates. hundreds Of other ac-
tive party members and thousands Of
private citizens hailed Mr.. Bryan
as "the next president OF the United
States Applause that quickly changed
10 cheers. then instantly turned into
wild yells. greeted him when he ap.
peared 10 begin the speech which
wound up the day During his re-
marks this demonstration was renewed
frequently and az the end was repeat.
ed with renewed vigor.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
communicated Win Flsst.

Val Leio. California The first com
munication which this coast has
had with Admiral Evans feet was
established through the cruiser St
Louis late Saturday night The 81
Louis, under command OF Commander
y, r. Usher, Is az M~agdalena bay for
target practice. The message from the
Connecticut showed the fleet steaming
at = regular rate. 1900 miles south OF
M~agdalena The message was repeat
ed from the ST Louis 20 stations on
this coast and was picked mp at Mare
Island at 2:2O Sunday morning All
stations along the coast p endeavor.
ing TO make the greatest record for
communication with the feet
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
PASSING Stolen Money orders.

South Bend. Ind-One thousand
blank money orders stolen from Sta
ton No. l29. Chicago, and filled ia in
amounts varying from s25 20 $50. are
being passed on merchants In various
towns IN northern Indiana. southern
Michigan and eastern Illinois. The
persons who are said to be operating
the swindle are a man and woman who
make small purchases at iewelry.
grocery. clothing and furniture stores.
for which the money orders are pre-
scented.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
c~levsland penth - 1sz.

Cleveland, Ohio-The body Of
Miss Katherine Weller. n Of the two
teachers who lost their lives in the
C~olllngwood fire, was positively identi.
fed Friday by a dentist There are
still % bodies unidentified. So far
167 bodies have been recovered. The
list OF missing now tallies with the
number OF unidentified, which would
indicate that all Of the bodies have
been found and that the total death
list viii stand al 167.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12

One Of the most striking signs OF
this age is the entrance OF science into
every department Of life. A symbolic
picture Of the twentieth century might
represent the spirit Of science stretch
ing her hand out over the temples u
learning. religion and law. The state
OF chihuahua, In Mexico, has passed a
sanitary law regulating theaters.
churches and other public buildings.
All such buildings must have ample
IRE protection, be properly ventilated.
and provide sufficient seats In the
churches Il has been the custom OF
worshipers 10 sit and kneel on the
floors. This Is forbidden by the new
law, which looks 10 the health Of the
people. Old customs are suddenly.
sometimes violently. upset by new
knowledge, but there never was an
age more confident Of its new knowl-
edge and competent to produce
the facts than the present age
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12

The old monitor style OF warship is
stn good for something one OF the
class. the Florida. Is to be made the
object Of attack By modern ships and
gums. and also by ~torpedOes, with a
view 10 asceFtaining the effect OF the
fire maintained under such conditions
Several OF the obsolete vessels OF the
British navy have been been utilized
In this manner and though It seems
like an ignominious end for the gal
liant craft, the practical knowledge
gained Is considered more than an
Offset TO any sentimental associations
In fact. rude w2r takes little account
OF sentiment
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
- summer TourIat Rales.

Omaha, Neb-The Union Pacific an.
nounced Wednesday that Il viii make
same low summer tourist rates 70 Col
Orado this season as were in effect
last year and that Il will sell tickets AZ
$3.50 from Omaha or Kansas City 10
Denver, Colorado Springs pTd Pueblo
and return. from June I 10 September
iB. good until October 81. with transit
limits and stop-over privileges. As
last year more than IS 1000 persons
went 10 Colorado on tourist tickets the
action OF the Union Pacific Is Of con.
siderable slsnihcanco.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
THREATS FOR OFFICERS.


ST. Joseph. MISUNDERSTANDING
them with death n they harmed any
italian In 81. Joseph. and warning
them for the love OF their wives and
children not TO try TO derort any
Italians from here. letters, identical in
meaning but varying slightly IN word.
ing, were received last Thursday
morning by Chief Of Police William
II. Frans and Inspector OF Detectives
Charles II. Kelly.
After the entire local secret service
department had worked on the case in.
formation was received that the sup.
posed writer OF the letters had gone TO
Kansas City and Police Detectives
Wilson returned from there Sunday
night with Eduardo Ragio. 80 years
old whom the police believe was the
author Of the threatening letters.
The letter to Chief Frans ends with
the words remember Shippy." Both
are signed "Cincho C~entavo."
Rogio strongly denies athorship for
the letters. He was in st. Joseph only
a short time he says. He admits cali
ing on Bishop Burke Of the Catholic
church to ask for money, but says
there was no other object in the visit
He IS not an anarchist. he says.
Efforts will be made to have him de-
ported.
He vas arrested in Kansas City
Sunday partly through information Sc.
cured from an Italian priest, from
whom he tried to get money. The let
ters contain finger prints which viii
be compared with those Of Ragio.