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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

Among other demands of the street
railway men of Lincoln is that of the
abolition of the swing run" system.
That this demand is founded upon jus
tice will be admitted by every man
who has Investigated. The swing
run has already been abolished in
the cities fortunate enough to possess
up-to-date and progressive street rail-
Way systems For the enlightenment
of those who do not know what the
swing run is we will give an illus
trations
John Smith. a motorman living at
Fourteenth and Poplar, must start at
4 O'Clock in the morning in order to
get 10 the car barn at Ninth and X
by O'Clock and report twenty or thirty
minutes before taking out his ear, He
works from $3.50 a. m. until a. m.
and then takes his car to the barn
and turns it in. Then he is on duty
until O'Clock in the afternoon, when
he must report at the barn and be
ready TO take his car out at $3.50,
From $3.50 until midnight he is on the
car platform, He is only paid for the
actual time on the car platform, and
thus he is compelled to put in wha,
is practically twenty hours to get
twelve hours pay At an average oi
less than - cents an hour He is
no, paid for the time between ssSJ
a. m. and $3.50 p m. although he is
practically on duty all of that time
he is deprived Of a chance TO ride tC
his work in the morning or To mis-
home at midnight. His rest is broken
in n Way that is Injurious to his
health Now ths, school has begun
there are motornlen and conductors
who will not see their children awake
for months, The Riddles are in BED
S0d asleep when papa starts to wors
in the morning, They are in schoo
when papa comes home in the middle
OF the day, And they are in bed anG
asleep when papa comes home aflel
Ws6niSat, The swing run" sSstsm i:
! i0hoa,Sne> and it sho0ld be abolished
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

The rumor that the Omoha- Lincoln
& Beatrice Interurban IS about 70
proceed with construction WORK
sounds good. and here's hoping But
when it is completed let US feryensiy
pray that it win provide an equipment
something like 1000 per cent bseer
than that provided Lincoln people bs
the Lincoln Traction Co.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

Every now and then q Lincoln pa
per throws 4 few fits Of rey-ez h--
cause some university professor draw
ing $500 a year goes to some other
state because Of a better salary and
bemoans that the state is TO niSSardIy
10 pay higher salaries Every day
workingmen are compelled to leave
Lincoln because they can not pay the
excrbitant rents demanded out Of
their meagre wages bur we have1
noticed that paper throwing any re-
eretful fits over the fact
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

The Central Labor Union will meet
at Bruse's hall next Tuesday evening.
Do not forget the date nor the place
1t will pay you to be there.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

Governor Shallenberger was not in
the city. consequently the committee
did not see him. A conference was
held with w. j. Furse. secretary to
the governor, and the whole situation
was gone over. In the meanwhile
Deputy Labor Commissioner Maupin
has spent considerable time in Omaha
familiarizing himself with the situa-
tion so as to be ready in case Gov
ernor Shallenberger. as labor commits
sioner, deems it proper to begin the
investigation contemplated by the
statutes
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

There are runners of neat little
scrap" being on among the officials
of the Lincoln Traction Co. 1t is
rumored that Mr. Sharp is trying TO
round up enough of the stock to elect
himself president of the company,
Further rumor says that Mr., McDon-
aid is tired of the presidency but un-
willing to be succeeded by MIR. Sharp
so unwilling that failing to find an
other man who could beat Mr.. Sharp
to it he will contest for the place. 1t
is further said that Mark Woods en-
tertains presidential ambitions and is
seeking to secure enough control to
beat MIR. Sharp, All of this internal
trouble is. of course, being kept as
quiet as possible for the reason that
the company is not quite willing tG
have its affairs aired before the public
at this time.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

Measured by the wage standard n
Lincoln the cost of living s entirely
measured by the cost OF living in LIE
coin the standard OF wages Is entirely
too low This is not mere guesswo-k-
The facts are az hand 20 Subsranrs7re
the assertion Next week The wa<e-
worker will publish the results Of a
thorough and impartial investigation
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

Another meeting of weli-intentioned
people was held at the city hall last
Monday afternoon Among other
things considered was that of doing
something for the workingman As
usual the old now that the saloons
have been closed" argument was ad-
vanced to support the claim that
something should be done for the
workingman~ in the way of providing
him with place to spend his leisure
hours 1t seems impossible for a lot
OF these well meaning people 10 real
ize that they are insulting the intelli-
gence of honest. sober. Industrious
mechanics by forever prating about
doing something for the working
man." The workingman is not asking
anybody TO do anything for him; he
would be well content if it were made
possible for him TO do something for
himself. He is not asking anybody
to provide him with amusemneI. II
given the opportunity TO work for a
living wage he viii readily undertake
to amuse himself. and his amusements
viii average up pretty well in point
of morality with the amusements oi
the well meaning people who are so
anxious to do something for the work
ing man.
| With all due respect TO the good
men and women who are trying SC
hard to do something for the work
ingman." We have no hesitancy il
saying that this coffee house sugges
tion will not do. There's nothing tt
lit 1t will attract the average work
ingman just about as much as a ''tes
house" would attract the bridge whist
golflng women of Lincoln. The aver
age workingman of Lincoln wants tt
do things for himself He is not a
all averse to being helped but he
rather resents the imputation that hs
does not know what is good for hin
and should. therefore. be willing I,
let other people tell him what n.
should do.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

Division No. So. Aniaisamated As
Sociation of Street and Electric Rail
way Employees, will meet at Bruises
hall at midnight tonight A full at
tendance is requested, {. o. Pratt,
and Ben Commons. member of the
same board. will be present to give
the men a little talk along the lines
of organization. The meeting will be
full of interest and Information. and
no member of the division should miss
ir
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

The writer happened to be in Oma-
ha the day President Taft was there
If the presidents popularity in Ne
braska is to be measured by the
warmth of the reception in Omaha
liant There were less than 500 people
at the union depot to cheer him-and
even they did not cheer to any great
extent Several thousand school chill
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

Ii the workingmen of Lincoln are
Interested in knowing something about
the financial workings of the Lincoln
Traction Co, they would do well TO
attend the meetings of the Central
Labor Union, There may some inter
esting Information on these points
brought out at the meeting next Tues
day evening, and if not at that time,
then at the first meeting in October,
There is enough OF facts in this con-
necSion to startie the easy-going peo-
pie of this municipality.
The law condemns the wretch inhu-
man
Who steals a goose from off the com
mons
But turns the greater rascal loose
Who steals the common from the
goose"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-25

The Star is rather inclined to object
business of bonding his fellow city
officials. The salary of a city coun-
Gilman is S25 a month. Surely the
Star does not insist that the genial
and urbane Thomas shall subsist on
"a paltry S25 a month.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Dou't think : Don't worry ! Black X Dickson will do your dental work and give you perfect satisfaction iu every particular. 260tf 2tf
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
DIDN'T STAND TESTS
Caldwell & Drake Want $10,000 Damages for Injury to
 Floors. To Prevent Others.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, March 5.-Now that the tests made by experts have proven too severe for the strength of the floors ot the new capitol building, Caldwell & Drake have applied to the chan cery court for a restraining order to prevent further tests being made iu unfinished portions of the capitol.
 The firm has also filed damag C suits for $l0.000 against Kurt Berle and F. w. Markham, the government experts, for damages done 10 the floors by the tests made yesterday, which the ccu- tractors claim were unfair ana excessive, weight being placed upol unfinished fl ors which specifications did not call for.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
COURT FREES HOT
 SPRINGS FIGHTERS
Decides Devlin and Kinney Did Not Violate State Law Against Prize
 Fighting.

Hot Springs March 2.-Tom- my Devlin and Eddy Kinney were discharged in magistrates court here this afternoon under a charge of having violated the state law against prize fighting in their recent bout before the Vapor City Athletic Club.
 The testimony upon which they were discharged was the effect that they were boxing for points, as a part of a general program of entertainment, and that in the fourteenth round, when the boxing became too strenuous, the sheriff interposed and stopped the performance.
 No decission was announced by the referee, though the press gave Devlin the verdict.
 Regardless of the decission here, it is not likely that any more glove contests will be put on. Local promoters are await ing developments in the hope that Arkansas will follow the ex- ample of Tennessee and permit teu-round glove contests before responsible clubs.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
GIRL SAYS SHE
 WAS POISONED
Miss Elsie Kitchens Dies Under Strange Circumstances Tells Mother Some One Went
 Through Window

Stamps, March ? Miss Elsie Kitchens, daughter of James Kitchens, higly respected farm- CT who lives five miles north of Stamps, was found in bed in a dieing condition by her mother about , o'clock this morning.
 Miss Kitchens was in perfect health and slowed no sigus of ailment when retireing.
 She made an effoort to explain to her mother that she had been poisoned and that she saw some one go out of her room through the window as she awoke. She was iu critical condition when her mother found her and soon died thereafter.
 Efforts were made to secu e bloodhQuuds from Waldo, Llwi . vile and Texarkaua, but owing to the dogs all being iu use was unable 10 secure them. No clue to the murder has been found. The community is aroused over the affair.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
A SEVERE FLOOR TEST
Government Engineers Will Know to a Jot How New Capitol Can Stand Up
 Under Extreme Load.

Little Rock, March 4.-One hundred and fifty convicts were put to work this moruing in pil- ing sand bags Oh the floor of one of the principal rooms Of the new state capitol building, in cru cial test of tue carrying capacity of the floors, under Engineers Markum and Berle. "We are going to make test that Will ae- termine for all time whether or not those floors will hold up the weight called for in the speclhca- ,ions," said Chairman Glover, ot the state capitol committee. "l am tired O his foolishness This test will be absolutely indls- puta ble. We will have placed on the floor of room some 20 feet square enough sand to amount to total of 325 pounds per square foot, and it will be distributed all over the floor, just as any live load of people would be. If the floors hold all right; if they are defec tive. then we will find 1t out by this test.'
 It will take until about 3 o'clock this afternoon to get the floor laden to its full capacity, and the load will be alowedI to remain on the floor probably for day and night.
 Meantime the engineers are working agaiust time in their general inspection of the build ing. "I never saw men so thor oughly absorbed in their work, said Mir. Glover. They hardly take time to come to their meals. and all spare time is put in on their computations. Every state ment they make will be under oath, and when we arc ready to report we will turn over to the house the uuvarnished facts in the case, without regard to any thing but a just settlement Of this matter. 1 believe we will have a report that will so far harmon ize the various elements as to make possible an carly solution of the problem by the general assembly,"
 The committee will require perhaps until the middle of mex, week to make it's report.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
USES AXE ON TORPEDO
Blevins Man Flowed Over and Wife is
 Seriously Injured by Flying Piece.

Blevius, March 2.-Curious 10 ascertain the composition of a railroad torpedo, Mi. Galloway of this place split il open with an ax yesterday. His wife who was standing near by, was seri- ously injured by the explosion that followed, and the experi- menter himself Is suffering. from the shock.
 While Galloway was in Hope yesterday he picked up a rail- road torpedo and brought it home with him. He and his wife anxious to know what it was, tried to cut it open with pocket knife. Failing in this the head of the family laid the torpedo on q fence post, and getting an ak, said 10 bis wife: Stand back old womau," which admonition she did not heed. Galloway cut he ' explosive in two with one blow. Galloway and his help meet were thrown to the ground by the force of the explosion and the axe was found rods away.
 Mrs. Galloway is the worst in- iured and is in serious condi- ton. The doctors extracted pieces of tin and lead from her head and body and had to sew up several ugly gashes. It is feared that blood poisoning may follow.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
A Warning.

The recent announcement that large immigration of German farmers may come here, might induce interruptions parties to take advantage and do what has been done by them before. therefore warn all concerned and declare that no one here, whoever he might be or clam whatever he may, has been instrumental or connected with me in procuring this i'm migration, but that 1t IS solely by my own efforts and the assistance of the railway officials. All land owners, land sellers and buyers are warned not to credit any one with any favor asked in this connection for my sake or under my name, as listing of lands, paying of commission un- der the pretext that l am to re. eeive part. Those desiring any information or help m locating such as may come, must apply to me for same personally or run the risk of my warning against them. l would advise in this connection that all legitimate real estate dealers in our city, who conduct their business in a busiuess-like manner, have and maintain an office with it's con- uected expenses, are members of the commercial club and pay their dues, take heed and unite against all curbstone agents, buttouholers and buttinskys, who avoid the ex- pense of maintaining an office, will not support the commercial club for the welfare of all our city and its inhabitants by paying their dues, pay for no advertising, etc.. but live of the money, time, labor and energy of you and yours truly. In this 1 desire not only ' to protect myself henceforlh, bul also you, and urge you to joln me in this effort. earnestly be. seech the city council to enforce the ordinance and all officers and membe ot the commercial clut to join me in having and main. taining legitimate and clean af, fairs in this and for the welfare of the city. The drones, who live upon tue honey gathered by the busy bees, must quit.
 May all those whom the shoe tits, put 1t on.
 George Kirschke,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
PUTTING IN WArERWORKS.
Deep We'll Being Sunk at Fl Dofado
 for the System.

Tor inc SyStem.
 Fl Dorado, March 2.-Work began yesterday morning on 'he sinking of deep well TOT the system of waterworks, for which John P. Holmes of this city was recently granted a francn'se' The we'll is being put down on the north side of the electric light plant, which is also owned by MT. Holems.
 Mir. Holmes has let the con tract to Mir. McDowell of Cam den, to lay and fit all the water mains and piping within 'o days, and it will not be long be- fore Fl Dorado will be this much needed improvement and luxury and prerequisite of an up-to-date city.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
A Religious Authors statement

Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman, Salis- bury, N. C., who is the author of several books, writes: "For several years l was afflicted with kidney trou- ble and last winter I was suddenly stricken with severe pain in my kidneys and was confined to bed eight days unable to get up without assist ance. My urine contained a thick white sediment and passed same fre- quentlY day and night I commenced taking Foley's Kidney Remedy, and the pain gradually abated and finally ceased and my urine became normal.
 | cheerfully recommend Foley's Kid ney Remedy.' Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
HENSLEY FEELS
 AN EARTHQUAKE
House Rocked. Furniture Turned Over and Window Lights Fell Out The Inhabitants
 Are Alarmed.

Hensley, Marcb 2.-A slight earthquake shock was felt in tais vicinity lat night about l0:30 o'clock. lasting about one half minute. Buildings rocked furniture turned over and windc W lights fell out, causing general feeling of alarm for sometime.
 As far as can be learned this morning the quake extended for 6eyeral miles from this point.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
BILL
 READ IN SENATE
Effort to Suspend the Rules for a Sec. ond Reading Voted Down Bill to Validate Sewer Franchise Pass
 ed Senate and Read in House.

|
 serday was house day ID the sen ate, nothing was considered after the morning hour except house business until all house business had been attended to. The main discussion of the morning was over the bill of Mir. Glover to amend the laws regulating the lease of county convicts so that any person who leases the con- victs from a county must keep an agent, upon whom service may be had, in the county he leases the convicts of. The bill was passed, although Senator Hen- derson of Randolph fought wig orously against the bill on the ground that no bill should be passed in which the lease system was recognized in any manner.
 At the afternoon session there was considerable discussion over local game laws. Two bills to provide special laws for certain counties were called up for third reading and final passage. The sentiment was so strong against the bills that they were postpon- ed until Friday morning. The prevailing of motions to postpone to Friday prevented vote on motions tu postpone the bills in definitely. The bill of Speaker Brown to reduce the number of challenges in misdemeanor and felony cases was called up and de feated. A motion to reject the bill was made and voted down. The senators said they did not care to be placed in the attitude of being discourteous 10 the speaker of the house, and for that reason demanded the roll call on the bill.
 The Gam statewide prohibi- tion bill was read first time and 500 copies ordered printed. An effort to suspend the rules and read the bill second time was defeated.l
 As the last order of business for the day, Senator Mckenzie of Nevada introduced a bill 10 pro- vide for survey of the soils of the state, for the purpose of find ing out what the soils are adapt ed to and what should be done to keep nutritious parts of the soil from being depleted. The bill was ordered printed and was re. ferred to the agricultural commit tee.
 The bill introduced by Senator Logan, to validate the ordinance of Mena giving a sewer franchise to H. w. Cardwell, passed by a vote of 26 10 0.
 In the House.
 After several days of strenuous fighting over prohibition, the house heaved a sigh of relief when 1t convened at 9 o'clock yesterday morning at the thought that there would be no more dis cussion along that line for awhile at least and accordingly took its time in transactiug business and spent au easy day. Extreme quiet prevailed in the wake of the prohibition storm and both morn. ing and afternoon sessions were almost listless.
 Once or twice during tie xay discussions were started over bills, Da6stly local measures. Lengthy speeches were out of or der, however, and the remarks were brief and to the point.
 Senate bill No. POS, to validate the ordinance of Mena giving a sewer franchise to H. w. Card we'll, was read twice.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Just "a Bags to Go at soc

The first twenty-four women who como
Monday will buy $3.50 and $2.50 bags at
soc, because they're slightly worn.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
, Music Hits at TIC

Just q few of the titles given here that
go into Mondays sale.
II Love Ny wife. But. Oh, You Kid
Beautiful Eyes" Somebody" Might
Id Day." Hang Out the Front Door
Key" You're Just the Girl for Me"
u Wish I Had a Girl" IF 1 Only Had
a Sweetheart" daylight Hurts My
Eyes" you Remind Me a Lot of Some
one" Il Want Someone to Call Me
Dearie." Lucky Moon Song" Little
Girl in Blue" Il Remember YOU"
"When l Marry You"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Clearance Belts at &c

Elastic and elastic belts in both plain
and fancy effects. The buckles alone
are worth more than we ask for tho whole
belt Monday. very few to go at zoe.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Sanitol Tooth
Powder at 12c

4 regular 25c value for
clearance Monday,
$50 Hair Brushes, soc.
Glycerlne Soap, lee box.
Euthymol Tooth Paste, lee; n
great value.
Jap Rose soap, &c. And
dozens of others.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
New Lines Added to the
Clearance of Women'S Shoes
Making stronger offerings than those of last week
Last Mondav the first reductions that had been made

FNNIJIIo IIIuI IIuN ONNII IIIuNN III
our shoe department in
months and months. PeO-
pie have come to Bullock's
for the best regular values
in shoes, and when prices
were lowered first time sales
were little short of phenomenal.
With hundreds Of new pairs of
shoes added to an already ex-
traordinary offering-this Mon
days sales will cutclass any that
have gone before.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-21
LIVED 152 YEARS.

William Parr, England's oldest man, married the third time at 12O, worked in the fields till 132 and lived 20 years longer. People should be youthful at 80. James Wright, of Spurlock, Ky, shows how to remain young. q feel just like a 16-year old boy" he writes, "after taking six bottles of Electric Bitters. For 36 years kidney trouble made life bur den, but the first bottle of this won- derful medicine convinced me I had found the greatest cure on earth" They're godsend to weak, sickly, rundown or old people. Try them. .5Oc at Beers & Co.,, Newtown; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook; P. J. Garvin, Bethel; L. Goulett, Steven son; H. w. Ocborne, Easton; w. B. Hawiey, Sherman; Smith Bros., Corn. wall Bridge; Connery Bros, George town; R. F. Smith, West Cornwall; s. J. Blackman, Hawleyville; G. w. Hurlburt & Co.,, Roxbury; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station;; G. w. Hatch, Bridgewater; w. N. Noble, New Milford; E. H. Beardsley, New Preston; Wetterau & Williams, Washington Depot; Harry Brown, Southbury; C. P. Williams, South Britain; Perkins Bros, Warren; W. N. Hurd, Long Hill; Penfield & Craig, Stepney Depot.