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The wageworker., 1909-08-07
THE MUSICIANS.
Sensational Reports That Are CaIcu-
lated to Mislead.

SSH> dtiOudt hcpoiAS IHd1 f%fC SdiSu-
lated to Mislead.
The sensational reports in the daily
papers concerning the meeting of the
Musicians last Sunday are calculated
10 mislead the public There is really
nothing to excite anyone. The Musi-
clans are amply able to handle their
own affairs and TO deal justly with all
concerned in the present difficulty.
The difficulty is not over the use of
non-union musicians in the band en-
gagged TO give concerts in the park.
Neither has it to do with the fact
that the park concerts have operated
TO discontinue engagements at an
other place 1t is wholly regarding
a very simple law of the union Mr.
Hagenow. who took an active part in
raising the concert fund, was given
charge of the concerts The musicians
employed are union men. Mr.. Hagen
ow. who directs the band, is not an ac
tive member of the union. His atti-
tude towards the union is not a Sc
eret At no time has he ever been ia
vorably incluned. Several years ago.
which director of Hagenow's band he
succeeded in blocking an attempt to
Organize a union When the musicians
did organize they made a clean sweep
and Mr. Hagenow came into the fold
Later he was placed on the honorary
list, he having declared his withdrawal
from the professional field. He is now
asked to resume full membership, he
being again acting in a professional
capacity. That is the whole thing in
nutshell, and upon that basis the
matter will be settled. There is moth
ing save a laugh in the declaration of
Hagenow partisan that Mr.. Hagenow
is the only man in Lincoln who can
act as band director. That Mr.. Hag-
enow is a good director is beyond dis
pute, but if he were to suddenly drop
out. if he should suddenly be removed
from the scene of action. there is no
doubt some one could be found who
could direct band in god style
There is no doubt that this contro-
very will be amicably settled Mr..
Hagenow can not afford to refuse to
comply with the rules and regulations
of the organization Nor can the or
ganization afford to wink at violations
of its rules and regulations
BY the time the union meets agar
the difficulty will doubtless have beer
adjusted.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
August Meeting Was Short One. But
full of Lively Business.

Lincoln typographical Union met
last Sunday and transacted lot OF
business in record time. The heat was
intense. which may account for the
temperature of some of the discus
sions, A few instructions were given
Delegates Locker and Freeman and
some financial business transacted A
special committee was appointed 10 in
veStigate certain matters of interest
to the local
Mrs. Hoffmeister is almost wholly
recovered from her recent severe i'll
ness.
Mrs. Frank Coffey and youngest son
are in Lincoln and will probably re
main for several months Mrs Coffey
has been confined to her room almost
continuously since returning to Lin
coin. but is now recovering
The convention meets in ST Joseph
next Monday, and while there are no
definite announcements as to who will
attend from Lincoln the indications
are that there will be a lot of them
ere the convention adiourns MIR. and
Mrs. Will Bustard announce their in.
rention 10 be there. Mrs. Will Maupin
will attend, and MIR. Naupin will try
and get down a couple of DAYS Mr.
and Mrs Frank Coffey will try and put
in a couple of days H c. Peate will
probably register early in the week
Henry Devlin has taken his card and
departed for other fields
Colonels Mulhall and Peterson came
up from Beatrice Sunday to attend
union meeting
The subs" will probably have fai
picking next week St Joseph con
vention. YOU know.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07
ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
A Few Newsy Notes About the Boys
Who Manipulate "Juice"

Who Manipulate Juice"
Everett E. Betz, former president
of the Lincoln local and now secretary
treasurer of the Nebraska-Iowa dis
trict, was married Sunday to Miss
Sophia L. Miller. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Miller The ceremony was
performed at the home of the brides
Rev w. T. Zenor. pastor of the East
Side Christian church officiating. Miss
Winnifred Miller, sister of the bride,
offlciated as bridesmaid, and Mr. Har-
vey Day. was groomsman. Miss Beu-
lah Postal played the wedding march.
The ceremony was witnessed by rela-
tives only Mr.. and Mrs Betz de-
parted almost Immediately for a we'd
ding journey which will include Nj
agara Falls, the great lakes and other
resorts. The trades unionists of Lin
coin. among whom Mr. Betz has been
active, extend their hearty congratula-
tions TO the newly married pair and
wish them a long and happy married
life
The strike of the inside men con-
tinues at Omaha but the men are
gradually winning out Word was re-
ceived early in the week that six firms
had come across" with signatures to
an agreement, with indications of more
to follow.
Organizer Hamilton. to whom has
been given the task of whipping the
Reid faction back into the old regime
is now visiting central bodies and
threatening them with the loss of their
charters if they do not Immediately
unseat the Reid delegates and make
room for the faction recognized by the
Denver convention He will probably
be in Lincoln in a short time, and
thera will be some fun.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Important Meeting Scheduled to Be
Held Next Tuesday Evening.

''S'3 as~N& Ao~Sooy @w@hha9-
The Central Labor Union will meet
in regular Ses isnxtoeo,
in regular session next Tuesday even
ing and there is every reason why it
should be well attended. There is
probability that the central body will
be called to account by the
American Federation of Labor
for not unseating the dele
gates from the Electrical Workers
Union This is a matter that can not
be STAYED OFF much longer. and when
it comes up it means a lively fight
Treasurer Evans will probably have
his report of the recent benefit ready
to submit The benefit. kindly ten
dered by the Grace Hayward Stock
company and Manager Zehrung of the
Oliver was held last Friday night. and
while not as largely patronized as at
least one former benefit was financial
ly successful. The house was well
| filled and the company gave a delight
full performance OF The Defaulter. -
| The central body-s treasury is consid
erably richer by reason of the benefit
The wageworker., 1909-08-07
PRESS FEEDERS AND ASSISTANTS
VIII Withdraw From Pressuen's
Union and Organize Themselves

At the last meeting Of Pressmen-s
Union No Ies. the feeders and assis-
tants decided to withdraw and re-o--
ganize as q local of their OWE Their
intention IS TO obtain the charter OF
No 49, which was held IN Lincoln sew
eraI years ago. and then proceed along
authorized lines
There Is no division in the ranks
the pressmen being in favor Of the
move and wishing the assistants and
feeders all manner OF success The
new local viii begin active work as
soon as possible and The Wsgeworker
confidently expects IL to give good
report OF itself
The locals delegate 70 the internz-
| tionaI convention submitted an inter
| esting report at the last meeting Of
| the union A full report OF rhe conven-
ton will appear in the current issue Of
the American Pressman-
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

Emmett Flood is stirring up the ami
mails down east. You remember Flood
he is The organizer who performed
such good work in Lincoln q few
weeks ago, When he left here he
went TO Chicago to spend couple of
weeks with his family. From there
he was ordered down into West Virgin
in to help the striking tin plate. iron
and steel workers. He went TO Nor
gaEtown, w. Va. and the chief OF po-
lice ordered him out of town. No one
charged Flood with being vagranJ-
There was no charge against him at
all. But he was labor agicator." He
was trying to help honest workers Sc
cure a small share OF justice. and of
course that WAS awfully wicked.
Couldn't stand for that kind of man
in Norsan,own. And the Interests
higher up. knowing that they had the
mayor. and that the mayor had tool
in the chief of police. gave the mayor
the tip that flood would have 10 go.
The mayor gave the chief the tip, and
the chief gave Flood the order 10
move on"
You've got photograph Of that
square-chinned Irishmar moving on,
town. So is Frank Morrison. and sew
eCal other labor leaders. And they
are standing on their rights, and they
viii stand there until some suAservient
Judge sends them TO Jail for acting up
on their rights as freemen. Fine stu,
alton. isn't it, when s man who is
helping workinsmen secure Justice IS
ordered out of towns But that's what
we've come to IN this land of the
free.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

Fred Murray. business agent of the
Building Trades Council OF Omaha
and Charles E. Rigby, representing the
Structural Iron Workers OF the same
city. were in Lincoln on business last
Tuesday and called at Wageworker
headquarters. The structural iron
work on the new state fair building
is being performed by non-union la
Dor working at very low wages They
came down to see about it. and gath
cred few pointers that should inter
est the taxpayers of the great state of
Nebraska-the people who are pay
ing out the money
The wageworker., 1909-08-07
INJUNCTION DENIED.

The petition of the American Sheet
and Tin Plate company for an injunc-
ton against its striking employees at
the Elwood plant, Goshen, Ind. was
denied by Judge Baker in the United
States circuit court.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

Here's the best one we've heard
lately. taken from the Bricklayer and
Mason:
A brother of No - asked a nom
union bracklayer the other day if
he would not Join the union The nom
union bricklayer replied that he would
lose too much money. How is that?'
asked the union bricklayer Said the
non-union brieklayer, If l had TO stop
on rainy day would lose $500. BY
not belonging to the union 1 would
only lose $500 on rainy day.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

The State" published in Omaha
by the advocates of personal liberty"
and printed without the union label.
says: The next governor of Nebras-
ka will be elected upon the f1at-footed
declaration that he is opposed to pro-
hibition.
We have said time and again that
the gentlemen interested in perpetu-
ating the distillery and brewery inter
ests in this state were set of chumps
in their selection of men to handle
the publicity end of their campaign.
The above declaration proves it The
State" is edited by a damphool who
thinks he is earning his money by
making such assertions. Ii his en-
ployers think so. it only proves how
easily they can be separated from their
money. The Wageworker is not an
advocate of statewide prohibition. 1t
does not believe statewide prohibition
would be effective if adopted at this
time. But the man who runs for gov
ernor of Nebraska on an anti-prohibi-
ton platform in 1910 is defeated So
600 before the race starts. This does
not mean that the successful candi-
date must advocate prohibition-it
simply means that candidate on a
platform specifically opposing prohi-
biIion will stand about as much show
as yellow-legged chicken at a Meth
oiiSt camp meeting. The men who are
backing The State are fooling away
their present policy.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

Now that the theatrical season in
Lincoln is closed with the exception of
the Oliver, it is to be hoped that the
Theatrical Workers Association will
send representatives TO the Central
Labor Union Their excuse hereto
fore has been a good one. but what's
nowe
The wageworker., 1909-08-07
Hours Too Long" Says
Government Report

called on to do their best WORK at their
highest state OF efficiency which had
not been possible On the tvo-shift bz-
sis President Hazard OF the COM
pany writes.
In general. can sag thar the re-
suits of the change from a twelve
hour shift to an eight-hour shift we're
very satisfactory and have continued
to be So While the immediate re-
suit was to considerably increase sFe
cost per unit of product the efficiency
of the men gradually increased 50
that at the end of about one year the
first increase has been overcome ana
the cost per unit of product fell 20 a
point even lower than had been OBJ
tanned under the tweIve-hos1r shift and
of product has since been so reduced
that we are today and for some time
have been Operating virh a smaller
number of aours per unit os product
than we lad under the EweEEe-hou-
shift
Further proof OF the benefits OK
the change to the three-shffr dzy is
furnished by the records of the SoExzv
Mutual Benefit Association for 1891
and 1904 The days lost per man 5y
sickness each year fell from seven and
onehaIf days in 1881 TO five azd one
half days in 1904
1T is not maintained that II AZ
cases productivity viii be as great n
eight hours As IN nine Gases TO tae
contrary could also be cited The
point 10 be insisted upon : not thar
II is profitable To an employer 20
make the work day shorter for cfrz1
1t is not. but 10 show that Il Is prcE--
able to the nation and the race Goa
tinuaI fatigue is EnTmical 10 national
| vitality ard however Il EaE zTe--
the commercial profits OF the FnaE-
viduaI- y viii in the end 5epEers rhe
vital resources on which national e.
hciency depends
/ In the interests of this eE5c5sney
ally necessary TIE 1xs<snr economy
of lunch time Is shortsiShred tends
TO food boIrfng. Indigestion drowsy
and tired afternoon and inferior work
This has been shown By aesuaI expert
ence- tel
The accident bulletins Of the n
terstate Commerce Commission eoE-
tain frequent records Of disasters
caused by the long hours Of railway
employees In a recent bulletin. No
q. two collisions are attributed TO
the mistakes of employees who have
been on duty much longer than the
instinct OF safety should ALLOW Coz
Iisfon No . tf- which killed two and
injured thirteen. was due to the mis-
take of the station operator wae had
been on duty from a m TO s-55 D.
m. and who had returned 10 duty az 9
D. m The collision took place zr
1890 a. m the next morning
25. June 1905 p- 80
(bl Board Of Trade Labor Gazette
July. 1905. reported IN New York La
bor Bulletin. No - Narch- 1906
(el New York Labor BuEIerfa- No-
25. June 1906 p 7t9-
tdJ See L G. Fremont -Tne ExoerF
ence IndustrIeIIe de Reduction De n
JourneI de Travail Brussels SoITzy
Institute. 1906
tel See especially description o< \
French experiment. cited by Hubert
Higgins in HumauicuIrErs New
York tStokesl- 1906
90 Accident Bulletin No q Izzu-
airy TO March, 1906
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

Secretary Prank Hart OF the NehraS-
Ia Federation of Labor, reports that
the locals throughout the state are
coming into the fold m most gratify-
ing manner, Alrea6S some thirty
unions have affiliated and more are
reporting every day, Within a couple
OF weeks Secretary Hart Will have
printed copies Of the substitution OF
the Federation, and each local union
viii be supplied with copies, In the
meanwhile. il your union has not yet
AffiliSted, get busy,
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

beauty. 1t will be illustrated, con-
tain some historical sketches. some
special articles of interest and the
news of the labor world.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

and the thanks of the organization
are due Manager Gaatz of the COM
pany and Manager Zehrung of the
Oliver.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07
Among the Live Ones
In This Good Town

their power to loot. But hear this
splendid woman tell it She will open
your eyes
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

The Indications sre that Lincoln
viii be well represented on the visit
ors> list at the ST, Joseph convention
Of the International typographical
Union, In addition TO De,esateS Lock
er and Freeman. dozen or more
printers viii be on the spot to add
their voices 10 the general enthusiasm,
and Mrs Hehhard. the Auxiliary's del,
eya,e. will be accompanied by several
members of that organization When
the Lincoln bunch reaches old Joe Ro-
hsdeAux's town i, will make that sleepy
burg sit up and take notice,
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

The presence of Miss Mary McDow-
ell in Lincoln on Labor Day is now as
sured. The Labor Day committee has
received definite assurance from Miss
Mcdowell that she viii be here on
the Saturday before. and that if ar
rangements are made she will speak
in two churches in Lincoln on the
Sunday preceding LAhor'S great holi-
day. The wageworker, acting for the
committee. will he glad 10 receive Of
fers from the downtown churches.
Miss Mcdowell will preach gospel
that is as fully inspired as the gospel
of the Naxarene, for it will be based
upon the Nazarene's gospel. She will
preach the gospel of the Eatherhood
of God and the Brotherhood of Man
with especial emphasis on the broth
erhood of man" Lincoln people who
fail TO hear this talented woman will
miss something well worth while,
Mary Mcdowell is the head worker in
the University of Chicaso Settlement
the packinghoUse girls and led them in
their fight for treatment Just a little
better than the average swine owner
accords his pigs, She told the worlt
the awful horrors, the naStiness. the
filth. the immortality of the stock yard:
and packing houses during that mem
orable strike. The newspapers o
Chicago closed their columns TO her
but she spoke from the public plat
form. and she aroused the sleepin:
conscience of Chicago. Mary Mcdowell
is a better citizen than any of III,
smug-faeed financiers who are CROWN.
rich at the expense of human f1esl
and blood and posing as leading ciu
zens." She can't vote. but the import
ed slaves of the employers can. an
do, That's the way the business il
terests~ of Chicago manage TO retail
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

The Wageworker will. as usual. is
sue special Labor Day Edition. and
ii goes without saving that it will be
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

The Waseworker desires TO apollo
gize TO unionists in general and the
Garment Workers in particular for the
appearance in last weeks issue of an
advertisement of the skirt Store"
The editor was asbent when the paper
was made up and the enterprising ad
solicitor, forgetful of the facts turned
in the copy. The Skirt Store" is de-
serving of the patronage of those who
are opposed TO unions and desire to
purchase the product of unorganized
and underpaid labor. The Wagework-
er does not make it a point to accept
advertising from such concerns, how
ever. Hence the apology
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

VIII some advocate of protection"
please answer:
BricklayerS, working in an unnrc-
tecte6 industry, receive from SO 10 15
cents per hour. Burlers working in
carpet faetories-and carpet manufae-
Iurers enjoy the RICHEST rate of pro
lection IA cents per hour.
Why the differsacas
Linotype operators on daily news
papers receive from so to 20 cents
per hour and there is no protective
tariff on daily newspapers. The card
ing machine tender in cotton mill
and the cotton manufacturers are pro
tected to the limit-receive Is cents
an hour, Why the differences
Taken as a whole the workmen in
the unprotected industries receive
from 1s5 to ESQ per cent higher wages
than the workers in the highly protect
ed industries, Why the differences
The Wageworker will give space for
reply
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

w. c, Boyer. who is subbing for
Frank A Kennedy as editor of the
Omaha Western Laborer, while '-Sa-
die" homesteads a Dakota ranch. is
an adept with the shears. but evident
ly has not sufficient control of the
pencil to write a credit line.-Pueblo
Industrial Review.
Come on. now. Bill, Were awfully
anxious TO reprint what you say about
this when YOU see it.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

We have been asked to join in
news paper crusade against the mail
order houses" We beg to be ex-
eused. Business firms that advertise
in The Wageworker need have no fear
of the mail order grafters. Business
firms that do not advertise in this
great organ of industrial betterment
have only themselves to blame if the
mail order grafrers get 'em.
The wageworker., 1909-08-07

Here's little pointer for some who
may need il. and who could profit by
observing it:
The time to strike is not when times
are hard and business dull
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-01

Los Angeles. March 31.-One of the
nretticst finishes of the Santa Anita
season came in the Campus handicap
this afternoon when car and Glorlo
finished so close together that no one
Int the Judges could determine which
was winner. Car got the decision
hut Glorio would have won with a
strong finish than Henry in the sad
die. NOx Populf finished mira q
length away after a strong stretch
run. Time. 1.24 Is. and is pretty
close to the track record for seven
rnrlongs. The track was lightning
fast and a banner mid-wcck roWd
was i'm attendance. Results.
First Racc-Selling, six furlongs;
Nairs won. The Sultan second. Caras-
60 third. Time-1:l3 3-5.
Second Race-TWo year Odds, sell
ing. five %furlongs: Infection won,
lara second, The wolf third. Time
100.
Third Racc-Onc mile, selling: Ida
MAJ won. Ethon second, Molcsay
third. Timc-1:3S Is.
Fourth Race-Handicap. seven FUR
longs: Car Won Glorio second, NoX
Populi third. Timc-1:24 is.
Fifth Racc-Sening. six and q half
furlongs: May sutton won, Priceless
Jewell second; Talarand third. Time
1913 As. .
sixth Racc-Sclling, five and q half
furlones. Jan Satif won. shirley Ross
moro second. Milpatis third. Time
los 10.
seventh Racc-scnine, mile ana a
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-01
PLEASED
WITH UTAH VICTORY

Washington. y c.. March 31-Ac-
cording to a statement issued tonight
hy the department of justice, the
United states viii receive as a result
of the ro%conveyance 10 the govern
mcnt 10y the Utah Fuel company of
LAO acres of land. the payment Of a
fine of 5000 and Of $l92, 600 in set
Element of claims made by the govern
mcnt i'm the five bills filed against
the company. about $55 an acre for
the land. "a higher price than the geo
logical land survey placed upon the
property after the rcclassification and
rcpricinE Of the public coal lands.
other lands which the company was
permitted To retain had been mort
gagged to secure q 81. 000. 600 issue Of
bonds, "A large majority Of which had
been sold O. innocent purchasers. II
was claimed that a part of these lands
contained valuable coal deposits ana
should not have been granted as agri-
cultural lands
The return of the l.400 acres to-
eether with similar rcconteyances by
the Union Pacific Railroad company
and smaller interests demonstrates
says the statement chat the govern
mcnt IS slowly but surely asserting its
supremacy over the public domain in
the west
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-01
ROSEBEN WINS FAST
RACE At OAKLAND
Re-Appears at EmeryviIIe in
Fine Form Yesterdays Re-
suits at Santa Anita,


Oakland, March 81. R%oscben,
making his first appearance after
quite a lct-up was the. medium of a
heavy play in the fourth race az
~NMnirryvine today AVID. WOW in clev@1
style from Wcstbury and BelWeather.
Scoville on Westbury made At claim
of foul against the winner, but it was
not allowed. The Judges fined Walsh
$50 however. for closing in on the
horses with Roseben.
Erhet was beaten a head by Toll
BOX in the fifth after having had luck
in the early stages. Results:
First Race-SiX furlongs: Sake won.
Boloman second, Ccleres third. Time
liz As.
Second Race-Six f%urlongs, selling;
Fred Mulholland won, Taunt second
Pumpkin third. Time-I;l 6 %.
Third Racc-Four and a ha1f fur
longs. pursr. Charlie Harspfe'ae won,
Galvesca second, Intrinsic third. Time
~: So 2-5.
Fourth Race-Futurity course, sell
ing: Reseben won, Westerbury second,
B%ellwcathor third. Time-1:12.
Fifth Race-Milo and twenty wards.
selling. Toll Box Won Erbet second.
Anna l.. Daley third. Time-l;46 80.
sixth Race - Six f%urlongs, selling:
Aimee c. won. Captain Kennedy sec
ond. silver stocking third. Time
JtlG IS.