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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

analysis the cost is taxed Up TO the
wage earners~
At this point Nr. Chase entered IN
to history and a description OF rhe
union label and what it stands for.
and urged his hearers to help wage
the fight for sanitary conditions for
the workers. the abolition of child
labor and the sweat shop. fair wages
for fair work. by demanding the
union label upon all their purchases.
This label system concluded Ar-
Chase, lis a peaceful protest against
the greed of grasping expIoirers Of
human labor
Rev Mr. Batten dweIt at length ND
on the likeness of the aims of the
church and the trades unions. and
urged a closer working relation BE-
tween them He told OF his many
minglings with the delegates TO the
Central Labor Union. and spoks hixh-
ly of the men he met there. character
izing them as earnest. thoughtful meu
who were striving to secure better
conditions for themselves and their
families He spoke of the evils of
the sweat shop. and emphasized Nr.
Chase's remarks about the true mean
ing of the union label x was
thoughtful. scripturaI sermon that
rang true, and its essence was as
fine union labor appeal as was ever
heard in Lincoln 1t is TO be re-
gretted that the church was not filed
to its utmost capacity By trades union
ists- There are hundreds of them in
this good old town who know a whole
lot less about the labor movement
and the true meaning of the union
label than this minister of the gospel
Those who heard Rev Mr. Batten-s
sermon will remember It. and they
will always entertain for him a feel
ing of deep gratitude for his splendid
tribute to organized labor
| Special music was rendered DR. rae
quartette. and this was a most pleas
ing feature OF the evenings services
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

The annual election OF Lincoln Ty
biographical Union No 2gs xfH De held
on the afternoon Of May 10 f-0u II
till : o'clock The election vii De 5y
Australian ballot and held n the Of
flee of the Wood Printing Co.
Eleventh and y streets n the base
ment- The chief interest Is cea-s-sd
around the Office Of delegate there be-
ing two TO elect and five candidates
The presidency and the makeup o<
the executive COMMITTEES are also
stirring up something OF a friendly
scrap r H Heb5ard mas no ooposf-
ton for reelection As secreea-y-<-sas-
urer
The committee appointed 20 arrange
for proper observance Of Printers
Memorial Day has not yeE completed
arrangements Il hopes 20 have every
thing ready so the full program car
be given in next weeks Wagewovs=--
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15
Labor Memorial Day
Was Fiittiingly Observed

As usual, little handful of faithful
union men attended the Labor Mem
orial Service" at the First Baptist
church last Sunday evening. OF the
5000 or $500 union men in Lincoln
perhaps ten or dozen thought
enough of their dead comrades to
meet to pay a tribute of respect to
their memory
Those who did attend the services
were privileged to hear two splendid
addresses, one by a fellow unionist,
c. H Chase, and one by the pastor of
the First Baptist church, Rev. Sam
uel Zane Batten. Rev. MIR. Batten
is well known for his friendship for
organized labor and his outspoken-
ness in favor of patronizing the union
label
Mr.. Chase was introduced by the
pastor as a workingman who followed
the same trade as that of the Carpen-
ter of Nazareth, and Mr. Chase chose
as his subject the story of Cain aud
Abel. Am 1 my brothers keeper
asked the speaker, quoting the words
of Cain. Then he quoted Matthew %:
31-39-"Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind. This
is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it: thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'
Continuing, Mr.. Chase said:
-Four thousand years intervene be-
tween these two events. AbeFs death
was due to Gains jealousy. or rather
Gains selfishness, which up to that
time had no curb put upon it. A far
cry is this from Christ's setting out
of the two commandments to the
Pharisee lawyer which is such a
curb upon human selfishness We are
nineteen hundred years from the sec
ond commandment. and human selfish
ness is still rampant in the world II
is developed to the highest degree in
what is termed the higher walks oil
life. where organizations are perfected
and kept up with a zeal worthy of Z
better cause. for the sole purpose o
| the aggrandizement of the promoters
and at the expense of those less fav
vored
Against this is set, as one factor iI
| the fight for better standards of Iiv
| ing. the trades unions These ars
made up of human beings-eommoI
men and women-many of them ignor
ant. many of them radical, who see
the wrongs and seek to right then
/! all at once. From these come those
plaques of modern civilization the
strikes and the boycott; and from
| the other side the lockout and tbs
| blacklist From an unthought-o
source came the antidote for these url
mitigated evils that have been 50
| fearfully expensive, for in their las
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

OF course the Lincoln Star sees in
mand for the union label ON his print
ing a deep. dark plot to work up po-
litical deal The esteemed Star can
see lots of things that never existed.
The deputy labor commissioner is de
manding the label on the printing OF
his department for the simple reason
that he wants only f1rst-clasS work
and if it goes to a union shop he won't
have to lay awake nights worrying
about the kind of 4 job of printing he
is going to get for the states money
That's all there is TO it. the esteemed
Star to the contrary Notwithstanding
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15
THEATRICAL MECHANICS
Join With Stage Hands in Psrslns On
Benefit Performances

The two local organizations ax thea
tricaI men in Lincoln viii hare 5Sfz-
benefit at the Majestic on Wednesday
afternoon May 70. and rasy say i =
going to be the biggest thing rhzz
=ssr happened IN theatrical circles II
lincoln They ought 70 know fer they
are mixed up with things theatrical al
the time
All the artists who are N the cry
that day viii contribute 20 Eae pro-
gram. and as there are some big
-headIiners- dated for Lincoln faz-
week the program promises 20 D.
something different The perform
ers always do little better thaa Ehssr
best when they appear II 4 be1e7z
for the boys who set the ssazs and
build the scenery IL you want 20 see
the best in things theatrical you VII
also have the satisfaction cf know
ing that you are helping as nue q
bunch of wage earners as ever carried
union cards and come across wh~n
a fellow worker was N need OF zssEs-
tance-
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

of Manager Green when he looked
ing but people. They filled the grand
stand. overfiowed the bleachers, and
made fringe of humanity three
fourths of the way around the fence.
And it is well that it is so. Colonel
Green is Just the kind of a good fel-
low that We like to see Juggling off
the money. Quiet. gentlemanly, always
seeking to give his patrons the best,
free from rowdyism and spectacles
calculated to remind one of Coney
Island in the old days.
Governor Shallenberger pitched the
first bail of the season, and Mayor
Love gave an imitation of a man try.
ing to catch it. We are frank TO say
that Mr.. Love can easily make a bet
ter mayor than he ever will make a
catcher. He called the mayor into
close conference before he pitched
his first curve-up and then down.
Then he assumed the correct position
jammed the ball into the palm of his
good right hand. and swung his arm
gracefully but forcefully. 1t had such
a wide curve-the ball, not the gube--
Material arm-that it deceived the
city's chief executive who peered
through the meshes of Jimmie Sulli
vans mask. and plunked up against
the grand stand with a sound akin to
that made by a fat man stumbling
over a row of glass fruit jars. Then
the governor and the mayor graceful
ly doffed their caps to the shrieking
multitude and perambulated to the
bench.
And the season was opened
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

trenchant typewriter. And the grounds
they are a dream of baseballistie
beauty. Sodded diamond. enlarged
bIeaehers and grand stand. better en-
frances and exits-say, it's all right.
bo. And here's hoping that the
'-Greenbackers," OF the "Prohibs," just
as you please to have it, will set a
pace that will make 'em all go some
to keep in sight
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15
GOING SOME

During January the International
typographical Union paid fsfy death
benefits IL has 1926 sSs s5 in i-s treas
ury and sIIs.4s4-fs in the os9-aze p@z-
sion fund
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

The Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers'
Unicn of Lincoln has served notice
that after June 1 they will charge 8
1-2 cents per yard. This is one of
Lincoln's smallest unions, measured
by membership, but it seems well able
to take care of itself.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

In the meantime. when you think of
it-and you ought to think of it all
the time-just insist upon having the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15
Among the Live Workers
Here, There and Elsewhere

1 thank you in anticipation of this
favor.
Again thanking you for your inter
est in this important matter and urg-
ing you to keep up the work, | am,
with best wishes.
Fraternally yours.
B. A. LARGER,
General Secretary United Garment
Workers of America.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

The baseball season was opened
with eclat-whatever that is-last
"Wednesday afternoon And the home
team hammered out a substantial vic
tory. 1t must have rejoiced the heart
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

Capital Beach will be opened on
Memorial Day. and Manager Buckstaff
says he is going to make the season
so much better than last year that
there will be no comparison. Now, if
he can only get decent and adequate
transportation facilities to the Beach
he will have a winner. Lincoln needs
something like that, and Manager
BuckStaff deserves liberal patronage.
1t is developing into one of the finest
pleasure resorts in the west. and
above all it is being conducted along
clean lines. No man need fear to
send his wife and babies out there for
the day and wait until he can get in
a days work and hike out there for
for supper and an evening of restful
enjoyment
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

The many trades unionists of Lin
coin who heard Raymond Robins when
he was in Lincoln a year ago will be
rejoiced to know that he will prob
ably attend the State Federation
of Labor meeting next month.
Raymond Robins is the "liyest wire
in the trades union movement. His
superior as public speaker does not
exist. and he knows the game from
Alpha to Omega. Trades unionists
may we'll rest content to have their
cause presented to the public by this
gifted man.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

By the way. the Lincoln team looks
good to the old timer who wields this
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

Il hear you are taking a lot of in
terest in your new home.''
That's a mistake-Tm paying in
terest''
Maybe you think this is joke
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-15

The handsomest church edifice in
Lincoln-the First Christian church
will be dedicated Sunday morning. If
you do not feel that you must go to
church somewhere else, just attend
church building that doesn't run to
steeples, hear one of the greatest pull
pit orators in America, F. NJ Rains.
and get some inspiration to start on
the week with the determination to
do little more in the service of
your fellows.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
STATES ADVISED TO ACT.
Federal Government Refers Evidence
From Car Plant.

PITTSBURG, Sept. 27.-Again
urging them to take some action
against the employment agencies
that furnishes men to the Pressed
Steel Car Company at Sschoenville,
in the recent strike there, United
States District Attorney John H.
Gordan tonight sent to Governor
Edwin s. Stuart, of Pennsylvania,
and Charles e. Hughes of New York,
a copy of the testimony taken at the
Federal investigation into conditions
at the plant during the strike, and
also sent them letter recommend
ing that charges against employment
agencies of New York and Phila-
delphia be pressed at once.
The Governors are told that the
Federal Government hopes that the
matter will not be overlooked. 1t is
alleged that imported workmen were
brought here illegally, without being
told where they were going or with
out being given copies Of the con-
tracts they were required to sign.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28

United States proper as IA, 607,225,
so that if the estimate of the show
ing of the new census as given above
be accepted as approximately correct,
the increase in the 10-year period
will be about 15,000,000.
Following the new census, under
the law a new apportionment of the
House of Representatives will be nee
essary. If the present minimum of
population in a Congressional dis
trict, which is $4,000, is adhered to
in making the new apportionment,
the membership of the House will be
increased from 387 to 465, taking it
for granted that next years census
will show total population of ST.
100000. A House consisting of 465
members would, it is generally
agreed, be altogether unwieldy. To
keep the membership down to 400,
the basis of representation would
have to be lifted from $4,000 to
225,000. But even on this basis the
States of Pennsylvania, New York,
Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and
Texas would gain at least one men,
ber of the House, and New York,
Pennsylvania and Texas probably
would gain two members each.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
Twelfth Animal Session
Of American Mining
Congress at Goldfield
is Largely Attended
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS ARE
MADE FOR ENTERTAINMENT
OF VISITING DELEGATES-IM-
PORTANT MATTERS

GOLDFIELD, New. Sept. 27-With
over six hundred delegates already
on the ground and hundreds more
on the way, there is every indication
that the twelfth annual session of
the American Mining Congress will
be one of the best gatherings the
organization has ever known. 1t is
expected that two thousand delegates
will be in attendance.
Goldfield is making elaborate pre-
parations for the entertainment of
the visitors. Main street has been
strung with electric lights for sew
eral blocks.
Interest in the approaching session
centers in the attitude of the con-
gress ON the forestry projects of the
government.
A committee on forestry and con-
servation was appointed at the 1908
gathering, and the report of this body
is eagerly awaited. So deep is. the
interest in the position of the min
ing men of the country on this ques-
ton that the government is sending
w. w. Dyar, second only to Clifford
Pinchot in the forestry service, to
explain to the congress, the attitude
of the administration.
The national forest service COM
mittee report will be read by A. G.
Brownlee of Denver, chairman of the
committee, and Mr.. Dyar's address
will follow.
Second in Importance in the eyes
of the delegates comes the selection
of the next meeting place of the con-
gress. Detroit, San Francisco and
Spokane are in competition for the
honor. The selection will be made by
the executive committee to be ap-
pointed by the newly elected direc-
tors and the fight will center on the
election of the directorate.
The next president of the congress
to succeed j. H. Richards of Boise,
Idaho, will be SELECTED in the same
manner. the organization being an in
corporated body. But two names
have been prominently mentioned
thus far. They are DR.. James Doug
lass, of California, and John Dern, of
Salt Lake City. 1t is said that Cali
fornia and Arizona delegates are de-
termined upon the election of DR..
Douglass, while the Utah men are
working for Mr.. Dern.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
EVIDENCE Of
RA|LR0ADER
KRUTTSCHNITT SAYS HE MAKES
IT HAS BUSINESS TO REMEDY
CONDITIONS-GR MASS OF
FIGURES.

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 27.-
Masses of typewriter data embody-
ing tables of rates, local and trans
continental estimates of the cost of
operation and various other items of
purely technical nature again to-
day figured in the hearing before the
interstate commerce commission of
the rate case instituted by the Salt
Lake Commercial club.
julius Kruttschnitt, vice president
of the Hartman Pacific lines and di-
rector of maintenance and operation
and who thus far has been the chief
witness for the railroads startled the
commission during his testimony to-
day with the statement that the
Union Pacific Coal company, sub
sidary of the Union Pacific Railroad
company, had enacted the price of
coal arbitrarily, giving the railroad
company a lower rate than that
charged to the public. This practice
of the coal company Mr.. Kruttschnitt
characterized as reprehensible. He
declared that he would make it his
business to have the condition
remedied.
Before leaving the stand Mr..
Kruttschnitt identified various exhib-
it's which were submitted by the rail-
roads yesterday as part of their de-
fense.
After a lengthy wrangle by counsel
for both sides over the admission of
another mass of STATISTICAL evidence
the commissioners announced an adj
journment of the hearing until Mon
day morning.
In his testimony Mr.. Kruttschnitt
said: Rates cannot be reduced be-
cause of many reasons. Taxes have
increased enormously, from so per
cent to rs per cent on some lines,
hibit running trains of greater than
a given number of cars without ad-
ditional crews. In other states men
must not work more than given
number of hours day. Many other
government and state regulations
must be observed. These add to the
cost of operation.
Operating expenses are going
steadily upward. They must continue
to increase under present condi-
tons"
The earnings per train per mile in
creased so per cent mile while the ex-
penses per train mile increased 68 per
cent. Density of traffic increased ia
per cent.
Commissioner Prouty asked Mr..
Kruttschnitt to file a supplemental
statement covering a classification of
main lines and branch lines of the
Union Pacific system in order that a
clearer understanding may be had of
the statements filed relating to the
various lines.
He was also asked to file a state
ment showing the source of money
expended in improvements on the
Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
RECEPTION FOR TEACHERS.
Ladies' Guild to Entertain Teaching
staff of High School.

In order that the parents of child
rem attending the local schools may
get better acquainted with the teach
ers of the Ely and East Ely schools,
reception will be given Thursday
evening at the rectory by the Ladies
Guild of st. Bartholomew church.
An invitation is extended to the gen
eral public to be present.
An extensive musical program is
being arranged, and other forms OF
entertainment are also being pro-
vided. Refreshments will be served
during the evening. a
The. reception committee consists
of Mrs, ]. Avis Bright, Mrs. H "A.
Comins and Mrs. G.. G. Hunting, Mrs.
John Weber is chairman of the com
mittee on refreshments.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
KING OF SIAM AND HIS AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE.
EARTHQUAKE ROCKS .o
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27.-A slight
earthquake was felt through
. out southeastern Missouri and
. central and southern Illinois
. and Indiana early today, s,-e
. The general direction of the
. shock was from west to east
. and 1t was felt more clearly in
. the settled districts and villages
. west of st. Louis. Reported de-
. structiOn of a few chimneys and
. in west end of this city many
. sleepers were awakened. The
. quake was scarcely felt down.
. town. Reports of the phe-
. nomenon were received from all
. stations of Mobile and Ohio as
. far south as Cairo. In Decauter
. Nation and other towns in GEN.
. trail Illinois, there were shocks
. at the same time. Settling of
. the earths crust many miles dis
. tant is accepted as the cause of
. the shock.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
100 MILLION
UNDER FLAG
EXPERTS ESTIMATE S9,OOO,OOO IN
UNION, WITH 10000 IN OUR
INSULAR POSSESSIONS-SAYS
CENSUS WILL SHOW IT.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. -
Experts in the Census Bureau, al
ready busy with forecasts of the
probable results of the new count of
population to be taken next spring,
figure out that the enumeration will
show S9,62O,O0O people in the United
States proper, and that the poulation
of all the States, Territories and in
sular possessions will make a mag
nificent aggregate of more than 100,-
100000.
This estimate is made by mep
who have kept close watch on the in
crease of population in the cities OF
the country, on the birth and death
rate, on immigration statistics for
the last decade, and are, therefore
well qualified to make a close guess
as to what the result of an accurate
enumeration will be. The census OF
1900 gave the population for the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28

Oregon Railroad & Navigation, show
ing what proportion came from the
sale of stock, the sale of bonds and
from operating profits.
The commission also requested a
table showing the plan of re-or-
ganization.
P. M. Stephens, representing the
Spokane petitioners, took over the
cross-examination of Mr.. Krutt-
schnitt
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
INJURED IN PANIC.

JERSEY CITY, Sept. 27.-Six
children were badly injured during
a fire in st. Anthony's Polish
parochial school today. The panic
was caused by exploding bombs by
Italians celebrating in street near
school.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28

Z. A Proposition has been submitted
to the stockholders of the Montana
Tonopah Mining Co., wherein the
company willb ca llowed to have two
different corporations, one owning
the mine, the other owning the mill.
The object being to allow another
company in the district to add an
additional 20 stamp to the present
mill and work its ores with those
of the Montana-Tonopah. 1t is
claimed this will result in a big
saving to both companies.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
COMPANION OF KIT
CARSON is DEAD.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-JOhn
O'Neill, scout, Indian fighter,
civil war veteran and former
alderman died yesterday at his
home here aged "a years. He
joined Kit Carson i'm tour
} through New Mexico which was
constant succession Of fights
} with Indians.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
. . . . . . . .
METAL MARKET

, NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Lead .
; quiet $4.25 to 4.271 ". Copper .
]. steady. Standard spot $f2.65 to .
, 1915. October $12.7O to 80. .
, Silver 81 Is.
, esesee % . .
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
NEVADA TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

On the $50 foot level of the Ne
vada Hills property at Fairview sew
eral large boulders of ore assaying
1000 ounces in silver and $500 in
gold, were found in a big fault
vein.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28

Ore assaying as high as $1S0,000
per ton and averaging more than
$4,000 across the face of a two foot
ledge, is reported to have been OPEN
ed up about IA miles southwes of
Battle Mountain.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
FAVORABLE FOR SETTLEMENT

OMAHA, Sept 27.-While the
proposition of the stree. car company
to it's striking employees has not
been considered by the union, it is
said that 100 old men reported for
work today and were put on their
old runs. This is twenty per cent
of the strikers. The proposition is
TO be taken up at meeting today.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28

After exhaustive investigation a
commission of engineers have de-
clared safe New York's newest bridge
the Manhattan.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28
MANY ACCIDENTS IN SIX
DAY MOTOR CYCLE RACE


Brighton
machines broken During the
3O7; Bedford 254
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-28

John Dillon, who killed a Mont
real policeman and barricading his
house held 100 policemen at bay for
hours was found gilty of murder and
sentenced to be hanged October 10.