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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
STREET RAILWAY MEN.
News Of Interest to Men of Contraller
and Fare Register.

News Of Interest to Men of Contraller
and Fare Register.
The street railway men of Toledo are
organizing, despite the desperate efforts
of the street railway magnates to pre-
vent it. The Toledo Union Leader
says:
cat large and enthusiastic open
meeting held last Saturday, the initial
steps in this direction were taken, not
withstanding that the company tried
every means at its command to dis
courage the men, even going SO far as
to hire thugs to stand at the door
Of the meeting hall who, by threats, at
tempted to intimidate the men. How
ever, these tactics availed nothing and
the men are determined to continue
the campaign until every street car man
in Toledo is a member Of the Union"
Columbus, Ohio, street railway en-
ployes are rejoicing over the enactment
of an ordinance that will help a lot.
The ordinance states that neither motor
men nor conductors shall be allowed to
operate cars without ten days. previ-
GUS experience in the city Of Columbus.
This city law will make it impossible
for an army Of professional strikebreak-
ers and thugs to terrorize Columbus
after the fashion of the late bloody
struggle in Philadelphia. Union men
point out that those corporate bodies
who make war on organized labor are
helpless if they cannot import their
Hessians,'' as it is impossible to hire
enough local scabs in great crisis to
fight their mates and neighbors. This
is not the first friendly act Of the NUM-
cipal authorities, for during the recent
street car strike in Columbus the mayor
refused to place police on the cars to
assist the company's strikebreakers.
AS result of its fight against the
carmen, the Philadelphia Traction Com
pany is defendant in twenty-nine dam
age suits for killing by scabs. 1t is
also trying to borrow several million
dollars to recoup it's financial losses.
Verify the way Of the transgressor is
no gravel pike.
| The Omaha strike was formally de-
clared off at the meeting OF the Omaha
association last Saturday night.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
THE CIGARMAKERs.
Craft Conditions in Lincoln Have Fallen
Upon Evil Times

There are fewer cigarmakers working
in Lincoln today than at any previous
time in twenty years. Whose fault
is it, Not the fault of the cigarmakers
themselves, for they have been liberal
advertisers and tireless boosters. But
have the employers been doing their
parts Have they been pushing, or have
they been content to sit back and let
the employees boost while they cussed
conditions.
A grocery store in the northeastern
part of town has been trying to get in
some Lincoln made cigars for six
months, and union man has tried three
different cigar manufacturers in an eff
fort to get some one to call on that
merchant, but as yet without results.
A cigarmaker suggested to his employer
that he might sell box or two this
to this merchant and thus secure re-
gular customer. Did the manufacturer
thank his employer for his interest
On the contrary he intimated that he
could manage his own business.
Another reason for the dropping of
| in the cigar industry in Lincoln is the
! failure of Lincoln "Boosters' to live
lup to their pretensions. They boiler for
Lincoln and smoke eastern made cigars
while Lincoln cigarmakers are walking
| the streets.
There are fewer eigarmakers at work
in Lincoln now that there were former
lily employed in one factory alone. If
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
been very active in trying to secure
progressive liquor legislation, earnest
churchman though he was.

Strange, isn't 1.-THE party DONNA
ted by the whisky trust gives us the
only progressive liquor legislation we
have had in twenty-five years, and the
party of God and morality ncglects
and refuses to consider such questions
although in absolute power nearly all
the time during that quarter OF a cen
fury. And now, after all their equivo-
eating and lodging and eva'ling. the
republican leaders find that they are
up against it quite IS hard as the demo-
cratic leaders, hence the squirminS;
hence the discordant sounds from the
rear of the republican edifice The eff
forts OF the republican organs to call
attention away from their own party
troubles by pointing to democratic
strife are all unavailing. The conven-
ton at Lincoln on the 26th will be
quite as mixed up as is the convention
at Grand Island on the same date. The
only difference is that the republicans
haven't any leader who can measure
up to Bryan either in force, zeal, per-
sonal influence, political honesty or
personal independence. Too bad that
the student of Nebraska politics is de-
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
A SPLENDID GIFT.

A gift of 100000 to the new Home
for Aged and Disabled Railroad EN-
ployes at Highland park, north shore
suburb of Chicago, is announced. The
known Detroit manufacturer, who saiys
railroad men have helped to make him
wealthy. The gift will clear the home
of all Indebtedness.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
G. L. U. BENEFIT.
At the Lyric Saturday Evening, and
Will be a Hummer.

Mr.. Murdoch and his associate play
ers will present "The Long Strike' at
the Lyric Theatre Saturday evening,
July 16, for the benefit Of the Central
Labor Union of Lincoln. Tickets ex-
changeable for reserved seats are now
on sale, and are going fast. There are
many reasons why the Lyric should be
crowded to the doors on the occasion
of the benefit. One reason is that it
will help put the Central Labor Union
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

to confer with the Commercial Club,
and the request brought out some fiery
declamations. The matter as finally
cleared up by appointing committee
according to the modified request. The
first request was pretty strong.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
THE PREssMEN.
Big Convention Came to Agreement
After Hottest Session in
History.

The twenty second annual convention
of the International Printing Freshmen
an Assistants, union, held in Columbus,
O., at the A. I. U. temple, made record
for hot contests and decisive action
which had for its storm center the
point at at issue between the web and
the iat-bed pressmen.
So important was the question OF IN
ter jurisdiction between the men who
work in the newspaper offices (web
pressmen) and those who work in the
job Offices (flat-bed pressmen), that the
convention ran two days over the FIVE
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

day limit in it's efforts to come to an
agreement.
1t was the office of the Chicago
lnter-Ocean that furnished a test case
OF the differences between the two
branches Of the trade. A fat-bed press
man had been given the position of
foreman in the web press department.
over the objections of the web press
men, and the jurisdictional contest thus
brought to an acute stage was carried
to the floor Of the Columbus convention
which decided that, hereafter, before
fatbed pressmen can work in newspa-
per pressrooms they must present their
cards for acceptance to the newspaper
pressmen.
An additional victory for the web
pressmen was gained by a decision
which placed the cost of this contest
upon the treasury. of the international.
Delegate Dooley Of Washington,
among the first acts of the convention,
successfully carried motion to ap-
point committee to investigate the
last referendum vote in the election of
national officers, by the close vote of
1O3 to 1O1, that no new election should
be held
The proposition for the establishment
Of a trade school for pressmen carried
and the plans of tuberculosis patients
home were upheld.
President George Berry, who is a
flat-bed pressman, and was chosen as
the head of the international without
opposition by the last referendum vote,
had need Of all his ability as presid-
ing officer to bring the assemblage to
final agreement. Heated disagreements
at one time even threatened the exist
ence of the csnsumptives' home.
The present officers of the interna-
tional are: George Berry Of San Fran
cisco, president; p. J. Dobbs of Now
York first vice president; M. J: Fan
merry Of Chicago, second vice president;
A. B. Kreiter of New York, third vice
president, and c. B. Crowley of Hob
yoke, Mass, secretary and treasurer.
The Lincoln pressmen form a live
bunch these days, and are making 3
warm campaign for the label. Three
more scalps hand at their belts as 3
result of their tireless work, and more
are in sight and about ready to be
lifted. Senator Burkett told member
of the committee that the journal Go.
was the only firm in the city that could
do lithographing. He was informed that
Mr.. Woodruff and Mr.. Smith could do
it, and because Woodruff had at least
been fair at one time the committee
preferred to have the work done there
rather than at a shop that had never
been fair. W. B. Price said the Jour
nal Co. told him that it had special
permission from the union to do cam
paign work, and he was promptly in
formed that the Journal Co. was pr0mi-
nent in the effort now being made to
drive the unions ont Of Lincoln. He
said he was glad to know the facts in
time, and would govern himself accord
ingly. It is easy to see that the print
ing firms that have joined with the
journal bunch in the combination to
drive unions out of Lincoln are getting
Just what the Journal bunch expected
to hand them-the Journal is hogging
the work under all kind of pretenses.
| President Berry expresses himself ~
well pleased with the progress being
made in Lincoln and in due time win
send Mr.. Willke of Milwaukee to Lin
coin to take up the pressmen IS end Of
the game once more.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

The indications are that organized
labor IN Lancaster will delay getting
into the political game until the party
bosses get the tickets all framed up.
Then, as usual, organized labor will
divide on partisan lines and thankfully
accept few crumbs and lot of
Kicks One would think that after all
the labor injunctions we We had organ
lied labor would wake up
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

"The Long Strike" by Murdoch s
Associated Players, at the Lyric Satur-
day evening, July 16, for the benefit
of the Central Labor Union. Seats on
sale. Reserve them right now. Salts
faction guaranteed
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
THE MUSICIANS.
A Little Bit Of News About the Boys
of Brass and Reed.

A committee representing the execu-
tive board of the American Federation
of Musicians, in session at Cincinnati,
has fined Bandmaster Bohumir Kryl
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

John j. Ryder is contemplating en-
tering the race for the republican NOM
nation for secretary Of state. If he
does he will cut considerable ice, for
he is a wise politician, knows lot Of
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

the Lancaster county democratic con-
vention-is Colonel William BeatemaI
Price That is the most lovable trait
about Price-his optimism. He is al
ways sanguine Of success. And in the
present democratic mix-up he thinks
he sees victory preparing to swoop
down and perch upon the Price sena-
torial banners. So far only Price and
Hitchcock have filed as democrats for
the senatorial nomination, and Mr..
Bryan attack on Hitchcock and the
World-Herald imbues Price with the
idea that Hitchcock will not be in the
running. 1t is really interesting to
hear William tell why he is a sure
winner. 1t is inspiring to listen to his
optimistic predictions. The only trou-
BILE about it is that after one gets away
from the spell of Williams voice one
instinctively recalls John q. Whites
definition of an optimist. IAN optim-
ist," says White, is man who don t
give a damn what happens just SO it
don't happen to him.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

About the most cheerful democrat
we have met recently-that is, since
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

By the way, you haven't heard any
signs Of regret from the northwest
corner Of Sixteenth and B streets, Lin
coin, have you? That particular loca-
ton is the residential baliwick of Sena-
tor Elmer j. Burkett. Is Senator Bur-
kett worried over the little family row
in the democratic ranks? Not so that
cheek paling at the thought Of what
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

will happen to him with Price the ten
tative candidate against him-that is,
the candidate with the backing Of those
presumed to swing Nebraska democ-
racy? Well, as yet the Burkett pale
ness is not cause of general remork.
Speaking about political luck-Bur-
kett has got something on him that
beats the left hindfoot Of graveyard
rabbit. And it has been working late
ly, too.
Mr.. Wheedon is quite anxious to get
Senator Burkett into a debate, but
we greatly fear that pigs will be fly
ing and housefies singing like canaries
before Mr.. Whedon accomplishes the
task. Senator Burkett is not taking
any chances these days. The balls are
breaking in very satisfactory manner
so far as the senator is concerned. Why
should he court trouble by going up
against the redoubtable Colonel Whe-
don? Not on your life The Senator
and his secretary and clerk are too
busy sending out pub. Docs" and
Congressional Records, properly mark
ed, Of course, to consider any such DO
itical nonsense as entering into Joint
debate with fellow republican.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

people, has way about him and has
demonstrated by his actions that he
has the ability to fill the office if cleo
ted. He is trades unionist, too, which
will be big factor in the campaign,
especially in Douglas county, his home.
1t is reported, apparently with au-
thorlty, that W. E. Andrews has given
up the idea Of being a can lidate for
governor on the republican ticket. This
IS sad news to the democrats They
would have hailed the nomination Of
Andrews with delight 1t would have
meant a campaign Of laughter from
start to finish, with Andrews as the
goat. But the republican leaders were
wise enough to back away from anv
such folly, and it seems that they man.
aged to get the truth into the head
OF even w. E. Andrews. Goodness
gracious! Wouldn't it have been
worth a lot to have had "Peruna'' AZ
an issue in the state campaign?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28

or four years ago this jeweler sent the
nice young woman pretty little gold
pin at New Years.
Wasn't it just sweet of him. she
said.
The next year the order went as
usual to the same jeweler. There was
no reason it should not. The society
was satisfied with prices and service.
And the nice girl received another pin
at New Years.
Was she a CRATER?
Two years ago this same nice young
woman was elected to the school
board. There had been much grating
by the committee and the people who
made her candidate said they did SO
because she was as honest as the day
was long and would never graft.
She was appointed member of the
two subcommittee that had charge of
buying supplies and promoting teach
ers.
The next Christmas I was at her
house and she showed me beautiful
mahogany rocker. 1t was the glft OF
the firm from which the committee on
supplies had bought the desks for a
new school house and from which they
later bought new chairs for another
school.
wasn't it just splendid of them. .
she said. "They are such nice people
to deal with
Was she CRATER?
one day she came to my house wear
ing a beautiful new sweater coat. l
admired it.
'Wen. what do you think of it?'' she
said. zone of the teachers that I've
met several times sent it to me for a
valentine. Isn't it beauty? See the
pockets and how perfectly that sleeve
is turned
The teacher was one who was eX-
pecting a promotion in the fall.
She got it. She was capable teach
er and doubtless deserved it.
Was the nice young lady a CRATER
If the teacher had given her ten or
fifteen dollars and asked for promo
ton, or the furniture dealer had given
her fifty and asked her to vote con-
tracts to him, and she had accepted,
YOU might say she intended to graft.
But as it was, there was no direct
bribery and know she considered the
teacher worthy of promotion and
thought the furniture firm a good one.
Don't you think there was some
chance for doubt; some shading be-
tween right and wrong there?
What am I trying to prove?
Just that it isn't always SO absurdly
eAsy to tell right from wrong and that
some things one is inclined to call sins
NAV be simply errors in Judgment
rather than intention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28
EVENING CHAT
Bx RUTH CAMERON.
East is east and west is west
And never the twain shall meet"
That's like some peoples idea

EAST is east ana west is west
And never tine twain shall meet
That's like some peoples idea of
right and wrong.
They imagine that all sin comes
labeled "Sin-temptation of the devil. .
They do not believe that temptation
ever comes disguised and that a man
may do wrong without fully realiz-
ing it.
fright is right and wrong is wrong
they say. land there can be no neutral
ground
Theoretically, yes-that's beautiful.
But in actual life isn't it possible
that right sometimes shades into
wrong so imperceptibly that it is hard
to tell where enc stops and the other
begins?
Take the matter of honesty and graft
for instance.
Probably you think an honest man
or woman would have no trouble in
distinguishing graft no matter how we'll
disguised it might be.
Then let me tell you the story of a
certain very nice young woman who
lives in our town.
This young woman has long been the
chairman of the committee for the
purchase of badges of the Daughters
of-well, perhaps I'd better not say of
what.
The yearly purchases of this COM
nlittee amount to about $500. 1t has
gone for -ears to certain jeweler who
gives good prices and service. Three
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28
First published in The Topeka State
Journal February 2S 1901
NOTICE no RIDDERs


Sealed proposals will be received by the
State, Board of Control at their office in
the city of Topeka until o'clock p. M,
Tuesday, March s, 1910 for the furnishing
of all labor and materials, except building
brick. necessary for the erection and con-
structlon of one tubercular pavilion at
the Topeka State Hospital, Topeka, KAN
Also for the furnishing of all labor and
materials, except building brick, neces-
Sary for the erection and construction of
two tubercular pavilions at the Osawat-
ornime State Hospital, Osawatomie, Kan
Sas.
All of the foregoing to be executed in
strict accord with the plans, details and
specifications prepared for the same by
Chas. H. Chandler, State Architect.
can be seen on file at the office of the
Board of Control, Topeka, Kan, at the
fi6I Of the SupeFntend i'd Of the nstitI
tect, capitol building. Topeka.
All bids or proposals shall be made to
panied by a certified check on some re-
sponsible bank for five per cent of the
amount bid, payable to the Board of Con-
the State in in case the ' successful e' bidder
fails for ten days to enter into a contract
and furnish the required bonds as pre-
scribed by law after the awarding of the
: All bids or proposals shall be sealed and
directed to the secretary of the Board of
Control. Topeka Kan, and Endorsed Pro
posals for tubercular pavilions.''
All contracts shall be awarded by the
Board of Control to the lowest RESPONSE
BILE bidder, but the Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids to re-
ject parts of bids and accept parts If
Attention of bidders is called to the
eight law with which they must
comply
II. G. BOWMAN, Chairman.
F. w. KNAPP, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28
LEGAL.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal February %. 1901
commissioner asn OF Eiectlon,s Onice,,


commissioner of Elections Office,
REc TIsRPfksi 6sn-; S6 F,e3; 2. 1910.
Location of Registration Books for reg
and certain specifically named precincts
Mnere the books will be placed outside OF
H ne GGissloners O fG At tn;
large can be made at the Commissioner
office between the hours of o'clock a
the office viii be open from 8 O'clock a.
March 18th. when the books win be oa CLOSED lose
until after the holding of the primary and
Precincts where books will be placed
location of same. and designated date
FIRST WARD, NORTH TOPEKA.
eincts at w. E. scotten's office. 1908 North
Kansas avenue, on Tuesday, Wednesday
SECOND WARD.
drug store No. 100 &. 9Th ave. on Tues.
day, Wednesday and Thursday, March
Sixth precinct at Robbins grocery store
corner Seward and Logan, streets. Thurs
day and Friday ANA, March and f.
FIRST precinct, at Woodford's drug store,
18th and Buchanan streets, Tuesday and
s second pre dacfh at ana & Pinney.
drug store, 18th and Kansas avenue, on
ThTqbTTs Sd and Friday, Marc, March and
grocery store. SIS E. 10th avenue, on
wednesday and Thursday, March 2 and 3
SIXTH WARD.
First precinct, at Edelblutes drug store.
Potwin Station. on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, March / and 2
Second precinct, at Rein Wohlers drug
store, No. 1719 West 10th street on Tues
day and Wednesday. March 1 and 2.
Special registration in the foregoing
named wards and precincts will be made
between the hours of IL o'clock noon and
o'clock in the evening. that the voters
may have the advantage of the noon and
supper hours to register.
All legally registered voters who failed
to vote at the city election April g. 1909,
or have changed their residence since that
date, must register.
5,O92 males and 1862 females who
were legally qualified, failed to vote at
the city election April 9Th, 1909. Were
yO1 among the number?
Cut this publication out for your refer
ence and register now that you may vote
at the primary election March 18th, and
at the city election Tuesday, April 5th,
1910
Failure to vote at any primary or spec
ial election does not disqualify the voter s
registration, as it does under the law gov
erning general elections.
ISeaL1 G. H. TITUS,
Commissioner of Elections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28
First published in The Topeka State
Journal Thursday, Feb. "a, 1901


At a regular adjourned meeting of the
City Council of the City of Topeka, Kan
saS, held on the 21st day of February, 1910,
the following resolution was presented
and adopted:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Council of
the City of Topeka, that it is deemed nee
essary for the best interests of said City
to construct a sewer in the territory or
district bounded as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the CEN
ter line of Huntoon Street with the center
line of College Avenue; thence south
along the center line of College Avenue
to the north line of lot numbered 127 Col
lege Avenue. extended; thence west along
the north line of lot numbered 127 College
Avenue and the north line of lot number
ed 12S Boswell Street to the center line of
Boswell Street; thence north along the
center line of Boswell Street to the center
line of Huntoon Street; thence east along
the center line of Huntoon street to the
center line of College Avenue being the
place of beginning; all in the City of To-
pelza.t Shawnee County, Kansas"
G. G. BLAKELY.
I. C. B. Burge. City Clerk of the City
of Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the original resolution now
on file in my Office.
ISeaIl C. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.