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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18
PRISON MADE GOODS.

The Wageworker welcomes the fol-
lowing from the Omaha Trade Ex-
hibit as sign that the business men
OF the state are waking up to the evil
effects of the pernicious prison con-
tract system. The Trade Exhibit is
newspaper published in the interests
of the wholesale and retail business
interests of the state. 1t says:
Kansas farmers have failed to pat
ronize their state prison binding
twine plant literally enough to con-
sumo this years output and as a re-
suit about so per cent of the product
must be carried over until next year
Prison-made Irvine is sold direct to
the farmers at a trifie above cost and
its quality is said to be good But the
farmers haven't exertei themselves to
get the prison-made Irvine, which they
realize has kept down the price of all
twine. They have been content to
buy trust-made Irvine of their local
dealers Now the management will
have to adopt selling plan or go out
of the Irvine business, though prob
ably many farmers will insist that the
plant should be continued at a loss in
order to keep down the trusts prices
on Irvine for their benefit
Here in Nebraska we handle the
convict labor problem differently The
state does not directly manufacture
anything, but leases the convicts for
pittance a day to a private concern
which makes brooms. The history of
convict labor leases has always been
tainted with cruelty and corruption
and it was so in the old days in Ne
braska, but we have no Information
at hand upon which to base charges
of this nature at the present time
However, the system has nothing to
commend it and everything to con-
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

ers as Louis F. Post and John H.
Barryr Or such union labor leaders
as Samuel Gompers, Raymond Robins
and Agnes Nestor? Or such social
Workers as Margaret Dreier Robins
and Mary Mcdowell? And a Sunday
sermon by such a stalwart friend of
unionism as Charles Stelzle? Would
it not be worth while to try to carry
out scheme that would bring such
people to Lincoln? You say the work
ingmen know nothing about managing
Chautauqua? Well, what of it?
They have staunch friends who do
understand the business, and are will
ing to give their time and attention
to help US make it success. fnan,
cially and socially.
The plan is worth considering, any,
how.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18
-suNNY JIM" SHERMAN.
Vice President of United States Runs
a ~ChiId Labor MilI.-

Vice President of United States Runs
-chiId Labor MILL
A story that seems almost incred-
lille is told by Miss Florence Kelly,
head of the Consumers League of
New York, relative to Vice Presi-
dent James s. Sherman. Mrs. Kelly
states that Mr.. Sherman is president
OF canning company in the state of
New York She says the company
employs women and little children.
who work from IL to Is hours a
day, that children of z, and 10
years of age fall exhausted at their
tasks, and that cold water is thrown
upon their faces to revive them for
the last hours of toll
1t does not seem possible that such
a state of affairs can exist in the
state of New York. with its stringent
child labor laws. Even so, it may be
true that Mr. Sherman has no
knowledge of the real situation
Many men are nominally presidents
of corporations without having any
active part in their management
That this is true in this case is the
most charitable view that can be
taken. If Mr.. Sherman does not
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

denim it Convict labor leases must
and shall be abolished in Nebraska
The lessee of the Nebraska con-
yictS-the Lee Broom and Buster
company-has recently begun an adj
vertising campaign to consumers ex-
plotting its prison-made goods. In its
advertising the company claims to
be the largest Independent broom
manufacturers" With equal truth it
could claim tic be the largest manu-
facturers of prison-made brooms,' but
it's safe to bet that the company will
never set up that claim.
This concern has big and unfair
advantage over its competitors en-
ploying free labor at living wages. 1t
is poor way of building up home in
dustries for the state to enter into
such partnerships. The system is all
wrong and it must be wiped out"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18
A LITTLE EXPLANATION.

This week the A. d. Benway Co.
billed the city in the interests of a
range exhibit. The bills were minus
the union label and as a result many
of them were returned with "stickers''
attached In justice to the company
it should be stated that the bills were
furnished by the company manufac-
turing the range Mr.. Benway, man.
ager of the firm, always demands the
label on the printing he orders, al
he has work done, and otherwise
demonstrates his friendship for I'M
ionism.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18
ANOTHER LINCOLN PAPER.
American Homestead Will Be Pub
Iished From Here In Future.

iished From Here In Future.
A business deal of interest to the
allied printing trades in Lincoln was
closed last week when Charles W.
Bryan completed the purchase of the
American Homestead and removed
the publication office to Lincoln.
The American Homestead, a monthly
publication with many years of sue
cess behind it, has been published
in Omaha, but hereafter it will bear
Lincoln date line and all the me
chanical work will be performed in
Lincoln by union craftsmen.
The American Homestead already
has a wide circulation, but with a
man of C. W. Bryan's experience
and push behind it there is every
reason to believe that the circulation
win go up by leaps and bounds A
vigorous circulation campaign has al
ready been mapped out, and the
Homestead may be counted upon TO
materially advance Lincoln's stand
ing in the matter of second class
postage receipts
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

take steps to change conditions at the
factory in question, after being ap-
prised of the facts stated, he is a fit
subject for severe criticism. Mr.
Sherman is wealthy, prominent in
church circles, and vice president of
the United States. That he should
be a party to the enslavement and
torture of women and children seems
incredible. Thus far we have seen
no denial OF Mrs. Kelly's charges by
Mr.. Sherman. 1t is up to him to
clear the atmosphere
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18
A LABOR caAurAuouA.

The credit for the idea of holding
a Labor Chauta1Qua" in Lincoln
properly belongs TO Rev Harvey H.
Harmon. pastor of the First Christian
church. He suggested it several
months ago 10 several trades union,
lists. and the idea has been wriggling
around in their minds ever since. 1t is
a splendid idea, and il would be right
and proper that the city bearing the
nSme of the biggest American should
hold the record for having held the
first dsstinctively Labor Chautau-
qua
The plan is simple and easily car
rsed out, II few willing hands will
take hold. The best platform talent
could be obtained much less expen-
sively than the average Chaurauqua.
A weeks camping out would appeal
particularly to the families of wage
earners. providing the camp was a
camp Of labor's friends instead of a
camp managed by men VIGOROUSLY op-
posed TO organized labor and Just as
VIGOROUSLY in favor of cheap female
labor
Suppose we could sell 1900 season
tickets at a dollar each. That would
practically pay all the expenses, leav.
ing the general admissions and the
concessions clear. Wouldn't YOU like
TO have an opportunity to listen to
such splendid socialist orators and
leaders as Eugene Debs and Robert
Hunter Or such eminent single tax
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18
THE Difference.

The Wageworker refused several
brewery advertisements for its Labor
Day edition, but it has never made
any boasts of its extreme righteous
ness along those lines. 1t viii be
noticed, too. that The Wageworker
is not carrying any near beer" adj
vertisements This is not meant as
any especial reference to illusions
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18
PROHIBITION OR REGULATIONS

Elsewhere in this issue The Wage
worker reprints the opinions of TWO
wsllknown Nebraska editors One OF
them. Edgar Howard. IS a recognized
democratic leader, The other. Frank
A. Kennedy. is a welLknown figure in
the world of organized labor, Both
Of them tell some plain truths to lot
Of people who seem bent on blindly
rushing for a fall. Mr., Howard states
without eQuivccation that If the DEM
ocrasic party takes stand against
the O'Clock closing law and in favor
OF a return 10 old conditions. il will
be whipped to FRAGILE. Mr.. Ken
nedy tells the anti-prohibitionists that
they will either have TO experience a
sudden change of heart and managers
or they will find Nebraska in the pro-
hihition column.
When the time comes The Wage
worker will let the public know what
position it takes ON this question.
But right now it unhesitatingly as
ssrts that if it were in favor of prohi-
hition it would ask nothing better
than thar the anti-prohibition move
ment continue to be headed by the
men who are now leading it The
people who want prohibition could
ask nothing better than that the dem
ocratic party of this state nominate I
man for governor who would run on
= personal liberty" platform and adj
vocate q repeal of the o'clock clos
ing law Neither could the republi-
cans ask anything better than that
their gubernatorial candidate be OPP
posed by a democrat who advocated
personal liberty" and a return to
midnight closing.
A man cannot so in an Omaha sa-
loon and. after buying the drinks for
the crowd. estimate the sentiment of
Nebraskans on the liquor question
The average saloon crowd will agree
10 anything for the drinks The pub
lie pulse of Nebraska cannot be felt
in front of the bars-it must be felt
in the rural districts, in the small
towns. in the average little cities.
Candidly. The wageworker believes
that if the question OF prohibition
were to be voted upon tomorrow, Ne
braska would so dry" There are
lot of people who would vote for pro-
hibition because they want the state
10 go dry. There are a lot of people
who would vote for prohibition be-
cause they are opposed to a vicious
license system that puts the saloons
IN politics. makes the public a partner
n the business and creates a practi-
al monopoly. These are the people
who are not opposed to the sale of
liquor particularly. but believe that if
n is sold it should be sold Just the
<sme as any other article of COM
merce. There are others who would
vote for prohibition because they are
disguised with the pernicious political
activity of brewers. distillers and
Wholesale liquor dealers. If prohibit
ton is defeated in Nebraska it will
not be because of any fol-de-rol about
personal liberty" Nor will prohibi-
ton be brought about solely on moral
grounds The whole thing has re-
solved itself into an economic ques-
tion. ard upon that basis it will be
fought out
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

Mr.. Sharpe is cavorting around in
Denver. clad in kits and plaidies and
So forth, and entirely too busy to at
tend to any such important business
as giving the overworked and under
paid street railway men a fair hear
ing. Hoot. mon,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18
A NEW sTEREoTYPER.

A new union stereotyper arrived in
Lincoln on September Is For some
time he will make his home with Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Large, 1871 R street
1t may be several years before the
new arrival takes an active member
ship. but in the meanwhile he will
demand the label and talk like a
square man.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

Organized labor earns and spends
over 100000 a year IN Lincoln, yet
there are some business men who are
SO lacking in wisdom that they want
unions and reducing the wage level.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

Lincoln was dry" during the state
fair, and that may have hurt some
lines of business But anyhow we
didn't have any hotel homicides with
their attendant scandals this year
And that helps some.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

1t was simply a reg, estsble Incl
dent" remarked a Burlington official
in referring to Sundays wreck at
Durham Yes. only two lives lost
and a dozen people seriously injured
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

Could anything be fairer than the
offer of the union street railway men
to submit the whole matter to arbi-
tratione
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

About the only people interested in
local politics these days are the gen.
tlemenly candidates for Office. The
rest of us refuse to lose any sleep
over it
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

Don't forget that the Transfers
have a union Bear the fact in mind
when you order your winters supply
of coal
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

American Volunteers, but it would
just as soon see them confined to the
side streets when they hold their out
door meetings.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

The way to remove the poles from
o street is to remove the poles from
o street
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

Sunday baseball or a midweek half.
holiday next season. Which?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

The Wageworker is in hearty sym
patty with the avowed objects, aims
and works of the Salvation Army and
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

Talking again about removing the
poles from o street. Talking!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18

Entered as second-ciass matter April
81. 1904. at the postoffice at Lincoln.
Neo.. under the Act of Congress oil
March Srd. 1879.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-09
Y. M. C. A. Meetings.

Since last Saturday evening four mem.
hers of the staff OF secretaries of the in
ternational committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association have been conduct
ing a campaign under the auspices Of the
religious work department of the local
association In shops. street car barns,
high schools and a few churches. to-
tai of forty meetings has been held. with
an attendance of about 1000, ma 1ortty
of the audiences being composed of men
and boys.
C.. r. Drum, Fred Il. Smith, e. A. Bar
bour and Harry W. Arnold have been the
speakers. One of the largest meetings Of
the series was that held in the Technical
High School Wednesday morning. when
$50 boys heard MFR. Drum speak for half
an hour, and the next morning 500 boys
heard the same speaker at the Central
High School. Mr.. Drum also spoke 10
about 500 employees OF the government
printing office at noon and to about 300
members of the Central Labor Union. At
noon Yesterday Mr.. Arnold addressed
big crowd of navy YARD employees in the
ward, while at O'Clock in the afternoon
both Dr. Barbour and Mr.. Drum spoke to
the machinists and other yard employees at
the yard gate. There have also been meet
ings for the George Washington and
Howard University students, and the cam
paign will be concluded tomorrow after
noon in gymnasium hail of the Central AS
ISOLATION, when DIR. Barbour will speak on
Men of Washington and the Bible.
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subject OF the address to be "Consecra-
ton Of Boyhood." with the Rev. Paul
B. Bull Of Mirfield. England, and S.
Stanley Hall, president Of Clark Uni
versity. Worcester, Mass. as the speak
ers. The convention will begin Friday
with a meeting for prayer, to be fol-
lowed throughout the day by series
Of general conferences on various lines
Of brotherhood work and to be conduct
ed by capable leaders. At IL O'clock
Saturday morning George Wharton
Pepper Of Philadelphia will deliver an
address on Mans Spiritual Life" The
MONDAY mass meeting will be conduct
ed by the Rev. Floyd w. Tomkins, rec
tor Of Holy Trinity Church, Philadel-
phia, and at o'clock the preparation
for the annual corporate communion
will be conducted by the Rev. Paul b.
Bull. The last day Of the convention
Sunday tho corporate communion
service will be held at o'clock am.
and at O'Clock there will be a mass
meeting for boys. which will be ad-
dressed by George Wharton Pepper
The mass meeting for men will be held
at o'clock. the address to be given by
the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Gailor, Bishop
Of Tennessee. The final public meeting
will be held at o'clock, followed by
the farewell meeting" which will be
conducted by Robert II. Gardiner, ma
tional president Of the brotherhood.
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Observation-Disclosures CHURCH

back to 1898 as a mission of Foundry
NJ. E. Church. The new chapel was
dedicated a year later, May, 1929, by
Bishop McKendree. with Rev George c.
Goodman as its first pastor. It remained
a protege Of. Foundry Church till the
year 1888, when it became an independ-
ent station by conference action, and
has since gone on its widening way of
influence and church activity. 1t has
been the mother of number of churches
in various parts Of the city. conspicuous
among these being Waugh, Grace and
Metropolitan churches. 1t now has a
membership of nearly 400. the Sunday
school is increasing week by week, and
the Epworth League is taking on new
life.
The history of Wesley Chapel covers
nearly four generations. Its pastors have
been strong in the denomination. Its
laymen. especially it's official men, have
been among the most prominent and
loyal of Washington Methodism.
Notwithstanding it has suffered. &s
have all downtown churches. from death
and removals, it is still a we'll organized
church, with an intelligent and loyal Of
fetal board. which is planning for many
years of usefulness.
Its present pastor, Rev. Nv. I. Mcken-
ney. came to the church six months ago
from the pastorate Of Broadway Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in Baltimore,
where he spent five years. Prior to that
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he was for six years presiding elder of
the Frederick, Md, Methodist Episcopal
district. He has spent nearly all of
his ministerial life in the cities of Bal
timore and Washington, and served some
of the most conspicuous churches in
these two cities. In addition to his
church work, he has been for the past
veal on the headquarters staff of the
Boys Brigade of the United States as
haplain-in-chief. and has taken a lively
interest in boys work. He is now about
to organize two companies of the brigade
in his own church.
This Is Dr. McKenney's second pas
torate at Wesley Chapel. and the unani-
nous and cordial reception extended to
him and Mrs. Mckenney, on his reap
pointment, was great qualification to
the pastor and his wife.
The church building has been recent
1y renovated and beautified at a cost
of about 5000 and has now one of the
handsomest auditoriums in the city: a
steam-heating plant and electric lighting
system were installed and beautiful
memorial window placed back of the
pulpit A fine pipe organ is in place at
the right of the pulpit. Mrs. Thomas
Jones is the organist. The quartet
choir is composed of Mrs. Charles b.
Bayly, jr., soprano: Mrs. D. Olin
Leech contralto: Harrington Barker.
tenor and musical director, and E. Owen
Penny, baSso.
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The Mob in the Sanhedrim.

Paufs ShreWdness never forsook him.
He saw that the council was composed
Of both Pharisees and Sadducees. He de-
termined, II possible. to divide and con-
quer, for while both Pharisee and Saddu-
Gee were Jews. and while, as Jews. they
might unite in carrying out any plan
that affected them as a nation or in sup
pressing any movement that might bring
reproach upon them as a people, they
were, in their beliefs. almost as widely
separated as were the Jews and Gentiles
Paul took advantage of that fact. He
proclaimed himself Pharisee. 1.-The son
of a Pharisee-of the hope and resur-
rection Of the dead 1 am called in ques-
tion." Paul Judged rightly. That ut
terance divided the council. The Saddu-
Gees denied the resurrection. They be-
lieved in neither angel nor spirit. They
were Grass materialists. The Pharisees
were the orthodox Jews. They believed
in angels and spirits and future life
and In the resurrection from the dead
Instantly the council was in an uproar
But now Paul had his friends and de-
tenders. The Pharisees. In defending
him, were defending their own creed.
And, like many others since that time,
they had just enough religion to make
them fight for it. What the result would
have been If the chief captain had not
come and fOrclbly rescued Paul we cannot
tell. The Roman captain feared lest
Paul would have been torn in pieces.
1t is worth while to study Paufs deliver
ances How many times death seemed
inevitable, and yet. at the critical mo-
ment somehow, deliverance came. Be
hold" said the psalmist, "he that keepeth
Israel shall neither slumbef or Sleep"
Gsa. 1919. Gods care of His
people never fails But Paul needed
something more than deliverance. He
needed encouragement. 1t came. The
night following God stood by him. and
said: BE of good cheer. Paul, for as
thou hast testified of me In Jerusalem.
so must thou bear witness also at Rome
Paul was safe. Neither the hatred Of the
Jews nor the power Of the Romans can
avail while the everlasting arm Of God
is about U.S. God set the seal of His
approval upon the fidelity of Paul He
was to be transferred to a more difficult
field Of labor He should stand in the
worlds capital. and there, where the
worlds wealth and power and glory con-
centrated he should deliver his message.
This was an honor which Paul had long
coveted But the events of the last
few days had seemed to make 1t very
uncertain. Now all doubts vanished.
His enemies might rave, dangers might
threaten, but in Gods time he would
tread the streets of the great metropolis
and preach the gospel to them that
were in Rome also But the vision
gave him no promise Of cessation of
perils or suffering. These were to con-
tinue until the end The next morning
the clouds gathered.
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Meeting Of Washington Presbytery

Ev. DIR. HENRY runner Of
- kensington, Nd, moderator OF
the Presbytery Of Washington,
will retire at the meeting OF that
organization to be held Monday
morning in the Presbyterian Church at
Falls Church, Va. Rev. DIR. B. F. Bit
finger. who has served the presbytery for
the past thrty-five years as stated clerk,
will also retire. DR.. Runner will probably
be succeeded by Rev. Thomas c. Clark,
pastor of the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church. Rev. Titus E. Davis, pastor OF
the Westminster Church. who has been
permanent clerk for some years. has been
elected to fill the vacancy and Rev.
George NJ. Cummings. pastor of the
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church.
will take up the duties of permanent
clerk
John H. Converse of Philadelphia.
chairman Of the evangelization committee
of the Presbyterian General Assembly,
will make an address on Summer Evan
gelization in the Cities Two new
churches which have been formed-one
at Kenilworth and another at 22d street
and Rhode Island ayenue-will doubtless
be admitted to the presbytery.
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DIR. Barbour's Lecture.

Men of Washington and the Bible is
the subject Of the address to be delivered
at the mems meeting in gymnasium hall
Of the Young Mems Christian Association
tomorrow afternoon by DR.. c. A. Barbour
Of New York The Bible study clubs and
classes of the association begin their ses-
sions next Tuesday evening. and DR.. Bar
bour's address is the Bible study inau-
gural.
particularly attractive musical pro-
gram has been arranged for this meet
ing in which three of the leading solOists
of the Peabody Institute of Baltimore will
participate. Mrs. George SeimOn. soprano,
will sing two numbers one of which will
he AVE Maria" with cello obligato. Har-
nv Sokolove, young Russian violinist.
and Joel Belvo, an Austrian cellist, will
play solos, and there will be trio Of
violin, cello and piano.