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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-28

the trade unionists of this country
What would be the result If half oi
this amount were spent each day in
the purchase of union made goods?
Seamens compensation laws, for in
juries received in the service of ship
owners, are in operation in Austria
Belgium. Denmark, France, Germany
Russia, Italy and Spain.
An order has been issued directing
heads of departments and divisions OF
the Panama canal to replace all alien
clerical employees with men selected
from list of Americans.
There is a bill in congress that con-
fers upon employees of the government
the right to sue the government for
damages in cases of permanent disa-
bility due to injuries received while
in the discharge of duty.
The Lancanshire, England, Fedora.
ton of Cotton Spinners has decided
to reduce the wages of operators
per cent. Notice to this effect will
at once be given to the operators
2OO,OO0 of whom are affected.
The recent national convention OF
the General Union of Stonecutters de-
cided to make the Office of general
president salaried position, SO that
that official can devote all OF his
time to the interests of the union
Headquarters will be established in
Washington.
Rev. Minot J. Savage has declared
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-28

that all wage earners should be men,
bers of the unions of their crafts, and
IN recent sermon he urged all non
unionists to join.
White and negro longshoremen at
New Orleans have signed fve-year
contract with the stevedores and
steamship agents, establishing scale.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers numbers $500, and it has
contracts with 172 railroads in the
United States and Canada.
John F. Tobin has been elected
president of the Boot and Shoe Work
ers' International union.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-28

democratic candidate, tom" Marshall,
was endorsed by organized labor and
elected by handsome majority. But
the boys wavered and fell out of line
on the presidency. Those prospective
jobs must have been good bait.
Sam Gompers needn't get all swelled
up because he has been snubbed by
Teddy. There are others.
Fuss VS.. Fuss is the title of di-
vorce case filed in the Lancaster coun-
ty district court. And that's probably
what caused it..
Call up The Wageworker when in
need of some good printing for your
union.
Just as soon as the Washington, D.
c., Central Labor Union learned that
President Gompers had been snubbed
by President Roosevelt, it wired it's
congratulations to Gompers.
Bricklayers report that work is hold
ing up well, the weather having been
very favorable SO far. The carpenters
| make a similar report
Five hundred coal miners at Usage,
Kansas, walked out last Tuesday to
| enforce a demand for remunerative
| wages. A strike of the whole district
| is threatened
ShOemakers claim to have been the
| first to organize union in the United
States. They give the date as 1892.
Organized labor in Indiana fought
The International Cotton Spinners'
| Union has presented Samuel Ross, of
| New Bedford, it's veteran secretary,
with a silver service of fifty pieces.
The Oakland, Cal, Trades Council
has under consideration plans for tine
erection of building trades temple
to cost about 100000.
| A new plan to raise money for the
building of labor temple in ST.
| Louis has been Endorsed by the Gen
eral Central Trades and Labor Union
there.
| The Indianapolis labor organiza-
lions have recently leased a farm of
tHiily dClSS WSSc VI Lie city Which,
they intend to improve and use for
picnics and outings.
Louisiana, Connecticut, Nebraska,
Indiana, Rhode Island, Washington,
| New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
| as we'll as Oregon, have the ten-hour
day for women now in force
Representatives of the coal miners
of Washington state and the coal op-
orators met at Seattle and signed an
agreement for the present scale to be
| in force for the next two years.
Hebrew painters and paperhangers
of Boston are reorganizing their old
union.
! Chicago has new paper published
in the Hebrew language called the
Jewish Labor World.
The agitation for the eight-hour day
began in this country soon after it's
Inauguration in Austria in 1856.
The executive officers of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Bookbinders
are engaged in the work of register
ing their union label in several states.
II is reported the work is progressing
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-28

| favorably and upon it's completion the
label will be issued
| Owing to the strike Of cotton work
crs in certain parts Of England, and
which has resulted in a number of
mills closing down, Philadelphia will
also suffer loss in financial way
by the stoppage Of cotton exports.
Steam engineers of Cleveland, Ohio.
are making strong efforts to intro
! duce eight-hour shifts in packing
houses in place of twelve-hour shifts.
The International Association If
! Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
in convention at Indianapolis, Ind, re-
| Gently reelected all the present Off
GERS and delegates but one.
In Germany all workmen, servants
| and clerks above sixteen, and getting
less than $500 year, are obliged by
law to insure against old age.
The Italian government has pre-
scented bill prohibiting bakers from
| WOIhIAS DIT anu q
heavy fine in case of infraction, which
will go to the fund for incapacitated
and aged workmen.
A union of hospital superintendent
has been organized in Chicago which
may be extended to take in medical
and surgical workers. 1t is called the
Chicago Hospital Association and has
twenty-five hospitals in its member
| Approximately $4,000 unskilled la
borers are affiliated with the General
Federation of Trades Unions in Ger
many.
Rev. Minot J. Savage has declared
| that all wage-earners should be mem
bers of the unions of their crafts, and
| in a recent sermon he urged all non-
! unionists to join.
| A seeding organization from the
brotherhood of Railroad Employees
| has taken the name of Brotherhood
of Railroad Station Employees.
When entering barber shop be
sure that you see the union shop card
before taking a chair.
If the blue label is not on the box,
| refuse to buy the cigar it contains.
Merchants who advertise in The
Wageworker carry union made goods,
and it is up to union men to ask for
them.
Direct legislation on labor in Eng
land dates as far back as the reign OF
Edward III, when the first statute OF
laborers was passed. The population
rad once been reduced by pestilence,
and the demand for labor naturally
led working classes to insist on high
or wages.
The American Federation of Musl-
clans is reported to be in unusually
fine condition. It's membership is now
approximately 10000 and new unions
are being formed everywhere.
The Bakers union of Philadelphia,
Pa, has began crusade to improve
sanitation in bakeries in the foreign
quarter of that city.
About 100000 day is earned by
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-28

The papermakers' strike against the
International Paper Co., has been de-
clared off. The men will have to go
back as individuals, and the mills will
be open shop"
the republican candidate for governor,
James E. Watson, to a standstill. The
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-28
GENERAL MENTION.

Brief Bits of News Picked Up Here
and Elsewhere.
The Made In Lincoln" exposition
is dated for the first week in February,
1905. at the auditorium Wait for it.
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03

es the series for 1907 and adds another chapter to the long chronicle of the doings of John son from whence our weekly items have been mailed during the passing year and among the comings and goings there are many names that shall never be penned only in loving remem- brance, for 1907 marks the end of their earthly journey. We've bade farewell to those who sought homes in stranger lands, and welcomed the way-farer who journeyed here-so we bid d hearty welcome to the days of the coming year. The hills are dearest which our childish
 feet
 Have climbed the earliest; and the streams
 most sweet
 Are ever those at which our young lips
 drank
 Stopped to their waters OCT the grassy
 bank
 MULKEEPMo.
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03
BALDWIN.
TECUMSEH.

Dec. 12.-Christmas passed off in the usual manner here. There was more shooting of guns and fire crackers than was heard last Christmas.
 l wish for The News and it's correspondents happy New Year and hope all enjoyed pleasant Christmas.
 There are many changes talk ing place ln the surrounding neighborhoods at the opening of the new year, people moving to and fro. NJ. N. Moore has sold his farm to Nick Counts and k selling of his stock, farming irn- plements and feed aid will move away soon. A Mir Logue from near Elkins has moved in with NJ. W. ana will be our nearest neighbor. We hear Mir. Ellmore- moved out Chris tu.nis notice, can
 reby ordered and d
 ii notice be given by due and 4ol eublicatiou > p.,;s,e,
 W F REEVES, Receiver.
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03
NO TICE.

Notice IS hereby given that on Tuesday, the 14th day of Janu- uary, 1908. there will be heard and determined by the County Judge of Washington County Arkansas. at the court house in the city of Fayetteville, the pe- tition of. the undersigned asking that the court make an order an- neXing to the town of Springdale the following territory and lands, to-wit:
 The Elz of Sec. 5 in Tp. 1s N, of K. 30 w, and the NE.4 of Sec. ? in Tp. r N, of K. 30 w, except that part of said two tracts already embraced III the corporate limits of said town; the N15 of the N15 of the SEA of Sec. ?, in Twp 17 N., of k. 30 w, the SWA of Sec. 1, and the S15 of the NEA of Sec. l ex- cept 10 Rods off the N side of the SW 4 of the NEA thereof, in Twp. r N, of K. 30 w; the N Z of the SWA of the NWA and the NWA of the SEA of the NW4 and the NWA of the NV 4 and the w 19 of the NEA of the NV A, all in Sec. 0 in Twp. r N, of K. % w., the " 1z of Sec, 31 in Twp. IS N. of k. % w, except the EA thereof; all that part of the SWA of Sec. 30 in Twp. IS N, of k. % W which lies South of the Old Wire Road and West of the old Missouri Road; twenty rods taken of equal width off of the North side of Sec. 36 and the S4 of Sec. g, all in Twp. IS N, of K. 30 West, all in Wash ington County, Arkansas.
 WILLIAM FocHT, Mayor.
 ]. J. BANKS. Recorder and
 acting Mayor.
 JOHN JoYCE,
 J. NJ. HEWITT,
 J. r. DEAvER,
 C. G. DODsON,
 J. H. FLETCHER,
 Aldermen
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03
Heigbborbood Hews.
JOHNSON.

Dec. 50. Miss Ora Pollock. of Westville, Okla, visited her aunt, Mrs. Maude Langford. last week.
 Charles Cummings, a former citizen of Johnson, Is visiting in this vicinity. Mir Cummings re- turned to Fayetteville Friday from Seattle, Wash, where he has been located for some time.
 Mrs. T. I. Irwin and children, Lawrence and Bessie, are down from Cartervi1le, Mo-, spending the holiday period with her sis ter, Mrs. Couch.
 Miss Hattie Davis went over to Southwest City, Mo-, q few days before Christmas 10 spend the holidays with her brother, Lee Davis.
 C. $. Mayes and family are visiting relatives and former Arkansasyers in Lyons and ad- jaeent Kansas towns.
 T. P. Black went down to een- tral Texas to hunt for Santa Claus, but will return to Johnson after New Years and help to drive away the local financial de pression. Mr. Black IS the lo6 ] manager of the Arkansas White Lime Works.
 The Ozark Lime Company has laid off q number of their local employees until business opens up more briskly The demand for lime sIaekened up some weeks ago and there Is no probability of much of an output until after the wane of winter and the dawn of an era of more prosperity.
 Several of the e'' ca;,ne shoot ing matches hayteegi i.ts Q d of during the holiday penod, but the interest was not so great as i'll former days when the crack  rnarksmen, who have gone away 10 their narrow home, were in their prime.
 Mrs. Lizzie Gorlew. of Benton- vile, spent several days of last week with relatives and friends here She was accompanied by her daughters, Misses Susie and Nova.
 Uncle Bob Greenhouse came in home in time to spend Christmas with Clear creek valley relatives. Uncle Bob has been visiting his son. Rev. Ben Greenhouse, who resides over in Fulton county, Ark
 Ed. Page, former local fox
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03

come acquainted with the young people of Baldwin. There's to be another ole at Ashas before they leave.
 Ab katron will move out New Years and Frank Fletcher move in. Frank las bought NJ " Moore's flock of sheep, and Lisle and Fletcher are buying young stock also. Chess they are going to run stock ranch down on their farm. E. A K.
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03
ELM SPRINGS.
MULKEEPMO.

Dec. 51- Frank Wasson, one of Gentry's best citizens, spent Sun day at Elm Springs with relatives. Mrs. Wasson accompanied him.
 Misses Bennie Webster and Florence Nenable spent a part of Christmas week as the guests of MT. and Mrs. Ras Graham east of Springdale.
 Born, Dec. II, 10 Atr. and Mrs. S. ]. Roper, q son.
 Born, Dec. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wtbber. son.
 Charles Sherman and wife, and Amos De1ozier who came home from Hendrix College for the holidays, left this morning for Conway 10 resume their school work. Miss Bertha Delozier went down with them and will visit awhile.
 Hugh Douglas of Hoover and Miss Minnie Holland Of Wager. were united in marriage Christ mas day Mr. Douglas Is q nem- Der of well known Benton County family, while Miss Min nie is the youngest daughter of Lee Holland. Both the young people have many friends here who tender best wishes.
 George Yenable, who Is work ing in Hewitt's hardware store at Springdale, came out and spent Christmas with the home folks.
 The baby child of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hubbard died Saturday and was buried at this place Sunday.
 John Wasson made trip to Westville last week 10 see his brother Dick Wasson, who has been in poor health for some time.
 Will Eastman, who as a boy lived across the hill where Will Ennis now lives, was viewing the scenes of his childhood yesterday after an absence of twenty six years. Mr. Eastman has spent thirteen years in the West Indies since leaving here.
 The uncertainty of human life was very striklngly shown last week in the death of kirt Strain. A few weeks ago he seemed 10 possess the strength of a robust young man, but died Dec. 24, after a short illness of typhoid fever. He was a son Of A1r, and Mrs. Andy Strain living just north of town, and the sympathy of the community Is extended to the family in their bereavement.
 \ New Years greeting to News readers.
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03

took the train Thursday for Nis- souri. He chartered car and moved his household goods and stock with them. We were very sorry to give them up. Taylor Couch has moved m their place. he having bought them out.
 Miss Rhoda Couch visiting her sister, Mrs. Maggie Swift at Tahlequah. Ok, for few weeks. Suppose she'll come back in time 10 attend the normal which is to commence January .. L. F. Edmonds k teacher.
 Ed Couch bought NJ. ". Moore's yearling mules. The latter had a fine mare to die re- gently.
 Jim Roberts and family visited relatives at Robinson last week and attended the Christmas tree Tuesday night. Jim says his brother John has a little son, born the sth inst.
 Wheat IS looking hne and far mers are breaking ground for another crop.
 Butehering is about through with in our vicinity.
 The boys have been staying the rabbits III order to save the apple trees should there come deep snow. We've only had one such yet, this having been very mild winter so far.
 Earl Strain is here from Texas visiting his sisters, Mrs. Dave Wilson and Mollie Roberts and other reletives above Harris.
 Old Uncle Jesse Fletcher, who was nearly blind, was found re- gently in an unconscious eondi- ton near his home, with hip bone fractured. No one knows just how 1t happened. His daughter found him and she and her mother got him into the house and forcing some brandy between his lips, summoned d doctor. The physician pronounc- ed It a very serious case, as Mr. Fletcher is IS years of age. He's been suffering and bearing 1t pa tiently.
 MT. Ash wlll soon be moving away to tine Territory. He's been hauling off his corn.
 The young people enjoyed social music party and games of blind mans buff at Thomas Rob- as4 supday night. It was given E. on hand Il that he might be-
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03

hunter, IS now located out at Christie, Okla. and writes that there Is game a plenty, but that he IS short on dogs and wants some of the home folks to come out and help him hunt this win ter.
 ]. l.. McClendon journeyed up to Avoca Saturday morning and walked from there over to Bright water to see some parties. The south bound trains were on time and John failed to get back to Avoca III time to catch them 50 the ties were counted to Rog- CTS where he waited for the fast night train and lie figured that 1t would probably meet the Can non Ball here and he would get off right at home-but walk from Fayetteville finished the strenous day for jolly Mac who does not pretend to be a cham pton pedestrian.
 John Powell and family are so- journing with relatives near Cassville. Mo-, during the holi- days.
 Misses Ella and Jewell Owens gladdened the hearts of their Johnson friends by making a Christmas visit here. They re- side near Prairie Grove.
 Mrs. Jesse Peck spent several days of last week with her sister, in-law, Mrs. Dr. Cowgirl. Mrs. Peck and children left this morn- ing for Lake Charles, La, where they will locate with MT. Peck who journeyed down some weeks ago with q car of household goods.
 Fred Spyres and family visited relatives at Stilwell. Okla, last week.
 Andy Cardwefl has moved from Mrs. Pearson's property in John son over to Crescent colony where lie now occupies the Gulley cot tage. Hugh LichlYter has rent ed the Pearson property and there will be-he was afraid to wait for Leap Year. Continued III our next.
 Fred Burrows, Dave and Cal Martin are home again from Washington where the9 have been sojourning for year or 50.
 Rev. Johnson. the Baptist mis- sionary, has been having quite meeting at Shady Grove. He baptized three converts Christmas day and nine more Sunday
 The Johnson public school was dismissed for one week but the term opened again yesterday for the two months x home-streteIl. The teachers, Misses Mary Craig
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03

(. $. Mosier. who had been here visiting with relatives, left Tuesday afternoon for Cincin- nati, Ohio, where lie has a posi- tion with d hotel company.
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03

and Addie Lynch, spent the holi- days with home folks over at Harmon.
 Miss Ollie Cisco aided tile 1 Ozark Store folks to care for their big trade during the early days of the holidays.
 John W. Cox and family, of Vale spent several days of last week with Johnson relatives and attended the Christmas tree do- ings on Tuesday night.
 Uncle Ben Johnson spent sev- eral days of last week at Monte Ne where he was one of the many fox hunters who gathered there to have the big annual ban- quet and Jamboree of sportsmen who gather there from several states of the great South-West.
 Mrs. E. E. Greenhouse was down at Fayetteville recently and found a bargain" in a fine pair of shoes at reduced price, but her joy was turned to grief when she got home and found she had lost her box of shoes somewhere on the road. The shoes were not found and tile bargain" was not such q good one after all
 Mrs. Lydia Stokenbury and daughter, Robbie, of Elkins, have been visiting relatives here the past few days.
 Several insurance agents. along with lsoap vendors and pat ent medicine dispensers, have been soliciting business among Johnson folks during the week Of good feelings, which is holiday week.
 Mrs. ]. F. Gregory is recover ing from an attack ofpneumonia fever which has caused her to miss the pleasures of Christmas week.
 
 Orlan Good Is visiting his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. John Good. and other relatives around John son from whence lie journeyed nearly quarter of d century ago. He will visit here several weeks before returning to his home near Spokane, Wash.
 The promoters of tile local Christmas tree are to be eongrat- ulated on the success of their un- dertakiug which resulted n1 hav- ing ole of the most en joyable and successful Christmas trees that has ever been held around John- son. The presents We're numer- ous. and a crowded house with not d single instance of disorder elicited the hearty eommenda- tions of Deputy Sheriffs Todhu  er and Sharp who had journeyed out from Fayetteville 10 attend the doings. \ short program was rendered and especial men, ton must be made of the quar- tette. Swell The Anthem, sung by Lee. Alva, Claude and Miss ] Beulah Bridenthal Santa Claus came in after the program and took charge of the distribution of the presents, and the old gem tleman had a present for every child in the house and he's com ing to the next Christmas tree. 
 Uncle John Liehlyter was sb years old on December 2, 50 on Sunday, the day before, his rela- tives and descendants to the num- Der of two-soore, visited him and partook of big family dinner which was heartily enJoy- ed by all who were present.
 The local folks are saying that this has been the most quiet and orderly Christmas season that our vicinity has ever enjoyed. The hilarious jamborees and quarrels caused by intoXicants are not annoying this vicinity. ' gF,.
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03

D. CHRISTIAN. President
 l.. \ GRAVES. Nice President.
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03

Organized July and prepared 10 do the banking bus W A. Graves D. Christian B. A. Carl O A. braves
The Springdale news., 1908-01-03

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-11-07
SHERIFF SALES.

Webster County.
viii, be sold on the first Tuesday il
December next, at public cutlery at tn
courthouse in said county, within the
legal hours for sale, to the highes1
bidder for cash certain property, o.
which the following is a full and com
plete description:
Forty (40} acres of land in the
1905 District of Webster county Geor-
gia, purchased from A. d. Applewhite'S
estate about two ~ years ago.
Said property levied on as the prop
erty of J. B. Scott. to satisfy an ex-
ecution issued from the Superior courr
of said county in favor of L. G. Coun-
ell against said ]. B. Scott; said prop
erty being in possession of ]. B. Scott
This 4th day of Novembe r,190S.
J. w. MONTGOMERY,
Sheriff Webster County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-11-07
1.-THE TRAITOR" HAS
SWEET LOVE STORY
Patent Appeal TO Women
of South.

During the three years IN Whlch
1.-The Clansman" has tested the capa-
CITY of every theatre in the SCUM
it has been a notable fact that II IS
the women who have thronged the
theatres and who have been most
enthusiastic in their appreciation ana
applause. which of course bears out
the old aphorism that play to be
a great success must appeal to the
women.
Judging by this standard The Trai-
tor" bids fair to eclipse the brllllant
triumph OF the play Of which II Is
the sequel for it possesses Tar
more potent appeal to the fair sex
than did its predecessor In the
first place the love element is much
more in evidence, and while there IS
no lack Of thrills there is also
great plentitude of delicious comedy
Then again a woman dominates the
whole play. The role of Stella shows
absolutely a new side of southern
womanhood. 1t is without doubt the
most commanding character ever con-
ceived in a play of the South. Whlie
she Dossesses all the sweetness, charm
and simplicity so characteristic Oh
+he daughters of Dixie, the authors
have also invested her with that
Unborn nobility and intuitiye insight
into the hearts of men that have
made such women as she rulers OF
empires. Such women as Stella nave
swaved the hearts of men ever
since the creation 1t @ould de oil.
ficult to find in the entire range OF
modern drama a heroine who rises
to such emotional heights and who
is at the same time the noblest type
of American womanhood. 1t is
mistaken idea that great emotional
scenes can only be written around a
Camille or Mrs. Tanqueray.
THE Traitor" will be the attrac-
ton at Glover's Opera House next
Thursday night.