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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10
THE LABOR cHAUTAUoUA.
Getting Lots of Publicity and W.
Ought to Make Good.

The Central Labor Union of Lin
coin, Nebraska, has arranged a la
Dor Chautauqua." Letters have been
received from President Samuel Com
pers, Rev. Charles Stelzle, Raymond
Robins, John Mitchell, w. j. Bryan,
and others, heartily endorsing the
idea and promising to help it along
by their presence If the dates can
be arranged. A ten days tenting-out
season is favored, with a program re.
stricted to speeches on trades-union
mad kindred subjects.-San Francisco
Labor Clarion.
A Labor Chautauqua" is about to
be undertaken by the Central Labor
Union of Lincoln, Neb. The general
idea is a ten days session-tenting
out, cammeeting wise-with a "chau-
tauqua" program restricted to trades
union and kindred topics. 1t is hoped
by its projectors that it's success may
make it the pioneer of highly use
full and influential chautauqua circuit
of organized labor throughout the
Middle West and possibly all over the
country.-Instrumen Workers Jour
nal.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

Commissions of horror that the pub
lie mind should be poisoned by stor-
les of brutal prize fights, but never
a shudder at an industrial system
that brutalizes women, destroys homes
and threatens the perpetuity OF the
republic.
Listen as we may. we never hear
from these awfully good people any
ringing resolutions denouncfng the
sweat shops, or taking the part Oh
working girls striking for simple JUS
tice and having to fight not only Dru-
tai employers but the whole ponce
force of a great city. Did these aw-
fully good people who shudder at the
thought of reading a prize fight story
do any shuddering when the $4,000
shirtwaist makers of New York were
being dragged through the slush by
the hair of their heads because they
dared parade the streets with ban
ners denouncing the tyranny OF the
employers?
What was it the Carpenter of MAJ
areth said about "straining at gnats
swallowing camels?" 1t strikes the
average wage Garner who studies con-
ditions that there is heap of gnat'
straining and camel-swallowing right
here in Lincoln-and Lincoln shows
up almighty we'll by the side OF a
great many other cities.
But we'll not take much stock III
the Christian consistency of any con-
gregation that plainly sees something
tremendously evil in a newspaper
printing stories of prize fights, aud
fails to see the evils of certain in
dustrial conditions that are growing
worse every day.
In all kindness we would suggGst
to the congregation that adopted the
anti-prize fight story resolution that
II take example of the Carpenter Of
Nazareth, and after knotting whip
of cords proceed to scourge from It's
temple an individual or two who might
be named. After it has done this II
can proceed with better grace to play
the part of newspaper censor.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10
THINGS THAT WEARY. US.

For several Sundays last past the
Daily Journal has been publishing an
interesting series of stories of fam
Gus prize fights. The stories have been
illustrated with fairly good pictures,
and the stories themselves were really
good.
But we have some awfully good
people in Lincoln-truly good. They
look with displeasure on many things.
and those of us who do not look as
they do on the aforesaid things are
subject to considerable criticism.
These awfully good people saw in the
"Fistiana" series something detrimen-
tai to the moral health of Lincoln and
Immediately adopted series of ring
ing resolutions asking the Journal
to cease publishing the stories.
Among many things occurring in
Lincoln recently to make us very
weary, this wearied us about as much
as any other.
The church congregation that saw
SO much evil in the cleverly written
stories of famous ring battles, aud
went to such extremes to eradicate
it. somehow or other never manage
to get their optics glued an other. and
1t seems to us greater, evils.
For sinstance. these awfully good
people who saw SO much evil in let
ting the public read stories of prize
fights, have failed thus far to sec
the evils of an industrial system tina,
compels girls right here in Lincoln
to sew on four dozen shirts buttons
for a nickel, and work nine hours ;
day, six days week, in an overall
factory dedicated with prayer. to carr
an average of 81 week. We never
heard of them viewing with horror
the fact that young girls are WORKED
In cheap notion stores nine and lie,
hours q day-worked until thei
cheeks are hollow and their eyes en-
circled with dark rings-for a wag'
that reaches its maximum at IS /,
week. We never heard of them adopt
ing ringing resolutions denunciator!
of the sleek hypocrites in the amer
corner who magnificently drop int
the collection box the dollars sweate,
from working girls on coarse gar
ments over high speed machines.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10
THE sTEREoTYPERs.
International Convention Begins !
Omaha Next Monday Morning.


Omaha Next Monday Morning.
The annual convention of the in
ternational Stereotypers and Electro
typers Unions will begin in Omaha
next Monday and continue until Sat
urday. The Wageworker is. acquaint-
ed with the plans the Omaha local
has made to make the convention 4
rousing success, and the local that is
not represented is going to miss a
lot. The Omaha local is a small one,
but it is made up of hustlers who
never sleep when there is duty N
perform. The business sessions will
be given ample time, but it will not
be all business by any means There
will be entertainment galore, and the
unions of Omaha are getting in line
to help entertain the delegates and
visitors.
The Wageworker is in receipt OF
the souvenir edition prepared for the
convention. 1t is from the press of
the Monarch Printing Co.. Council
Bluffs, and as a specimen Of the
printing art has not been excelle1.
1t contains several interesting fe:,-
lures aside from its topographic beau
ty, and the advertising pages are we'll
filled. Secretary Jim White, who ed.
tied and managed the issue, deserves
unstinted praise for the work he has
performed.
Lincoln stereotypers will be repre-
sented at the convention by Ralph
Radcliffe, and he may be depended I'D
on to keep Lincoln on the map while
the convention is in session
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

detrimental to unity of action, and
is, therefore, a menace to that har-
mony of spirit and endeavor upon
which the workers success so much
depends. Those who have at heart
the interests of themselves and Eel.
low-laborers should confine their ef-
forts to those interests, and let per-
sonalities take care of themselves
San Antonio Dispatch.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

If questions that have to DO win
purely moral ethics must be injected
into our political platforms, we are
going to insist that our views on bap-
tism be endorsed by our political
party, else we'll bolt.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

It's a cinch that Lancaster county
will be represented in the next leg =
lature by insurance agents, lawyers.
and railroad cappers. 1t remains 10
be seen whether the wage earners will
be represented by one or two OF the'r
own number.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10
UNION BARBER SHOPS.

When you enter barber shop. see
that the union shop card is in plan
sight before you get into the chair.
If the card is not to be seen, 60 else
where. The union shop card Is a guar
antee of clearly shop. a smooth
shave or good haircut, and courteo IL
treatment. The following barber shoss
are entitled to the patronage or union
men:
Geo. Petro. 1910 o st.
]. ]. Simpson, 1901 o st.
Geo. Shaffer. Lincoln Hotel.
c. B. Ellis. Windsor Hotel.
c. w. Latter. Capital Hotel.
E. L. Scott, Royal Hotel.
A. L. Kimmerer. Lindell Hotel.
C. A. Green, 120 No. 18th st.
w. G. Worth. 1882 O st.
E. A. Woods, 1906 o ct.
Chaplin & Ryan. 12s No. 18th st.
Bert Sturm, 116 So. 18th St
J. B. Raynor, 1901 o st.
W. H. Barthelman. 1872 So. 18th 81
J. J. Simpson. 922 p st.
e. ]. Dudley, S22 p st.
Lundahl & Warde. 30 SO. 18th st.
Frank Malone. Havelock.
G. A. Hughart. Havelock.
H. A. Wise, 112 No. 18th st.
Winterstien. 107 No. 18th st.
T. G.. Theckfelt. III No. 14th st
Odren, I'LL o st.
John Miller, 1927 o st.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

While in Lincoln Senator Burkett
referred to my judge" The reference
will be borne in mind by the Have
lock boilermakers when they go to
the polls to express preference Tor
United States senator.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

II the esteemed Journal wants some
thing to fill up the space heretofore
occupied by its prize fight stories, we
can supply it with a story about q
girl who bent over a power sewing
machine for fifty-nine hours to earn
s2.42 in factory dedicated with
prayer.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

Mr.. Poulson is spending so much
time in referring to liars" that We
are afraid ne will overlook chance
to Jake up collection.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

The men who will pay most of the
taxes to retire the high school Ind
park bonds are the men who have
grown rich by the profits from the toll
of Lincoln wage earners. Make 'em
put 1t back"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

BY rushing into print to charge a
man with being a liar because ut
what would instantly appear to any
many of good sense as typograpni-
cal error, Mr.. Poulson Of the anti
saloon league merely demonstrates
that he reaches his Init of usefulness
when he takes up collection.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10
Made Him start.

Doctor Ito patientD-Your heart is
rather irregular. Have you anything
that Is worrying you:.
Patfent-Oh. not particularly. only
that just now. when you put your hand
In your pocket. thought you were
going to give me Your bill.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10
HERE'S WISDOM.

The union men are entitled to their
differences of opinion upon the meth
DDS employed in advancing the great
labor movement, but personal preju-
dice should never be injected into
such matters. Personal prejudice IL
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

The Burlington's bluff at the boiler
makers was called mighty quick. AS
"stickers" those Havelock boilermak-
ers are setting an example that will
be remembered for years to come.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10
Honor Above All.

Believe it to be the greatest Of al
infamies to prefer your existence to
your honor. and for the sake of life
to lose every inducement to live
Juvenal
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

The Omaha Mediator says the cleo
ton of Dahlman to the governorship
is the only salvation for Omaha.
God save Omaha!"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

The carpenters went to it and re-
manned with it. AS result their part
of the base ball business is square"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

The bonds point the way to set
Element of all local differences. Let's
all get together in favor of the bond
ISSUE
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

Mr.. Post has his good points. He
isn't afraid to come out in the open.
In this Mr.. Post sets a good example
for a lot of men who carry union
cards.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10
SAY NOT so.
We Didn't Give the Election Even a
Passing Thought

we Otoht give the ETectIon Even
Passing Thought.
Will M. Maupin of the Lincoln (Ne-
braska) "Wageworker," dated his pa
per two weeks ago Friday, May IS,
1910" Out on the Pacific Coast that
particular Friday was the Goth of
of May, but perhaps Brother Maupin' g
interest in the I. T. U. election DER
Swallowed all other matters.-San
Francisco Labor Clarion.
Far be it! Fact is we took so little
interest in matters typographical
about that time that we didn't even
taken the time to read proof on the
date line.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

Lincoln can get parks cheaper now
than it can in the future-and Lincoln
will have parks some time. Do 1t
now!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10
STATING MORE FACTS.

An Amendment That IL CheerfulIy
Accepted BY Us.
There are union men who are so
busy knocking the men who try TO
befriend them that they have no time
to knock on the common enemy
The Wageworker.
With but a single exception. the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-10

Vote for the high school and park
bonds, and thus help yourselves aud
your families.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
HOLD Up TRAIN.
Robbers Detach Express and
Mail Cars Near St. Louis

st. Louis. Jan. 21.-A Missouri Pacific
train from Kansas City was held I'M nv
four masked men between Glencoe and
Eureka tonight
The men tagged the train with a red
lantern at sparsely settled point one
mile east of Eureka and thirty miles
from St. Louis. AS the train stonnad
the four men showed revolvers into th.
faces of the engineer and fireman. The
baggage and the mail and express cars
were detached from the train with the
robbers in the cab. The engineer was
compelled TO run with them toward St.
Louis The passengers were not mo-
Tested.
Inc baggage and express cars and the
locomotive have not been found. Den
uty sherifs and railroad detectives are
securing the line for them. II is ne
heVed that the express safe was blown
in some desolate place and the robbers
heo, leaving the cars on a branch line
The three passenger coaches of the
train were left standing on the main line
until late tonight, when a special train
from ST. Louis. carrying deputies. ar
rived Later the passengers were
brought to St. Louis
Missouri Pacific and express company
officials say it is impossible to determine
how much money was in the safe It is
reported that il contained several thou
sand dollars in currency.
E. H Butts, the conductor. got off the
train when il stopped to see what was
the trouble. and the robbers fired a fusil-
lade at him. After the locomotive dis.
appeared Butts walked back to a farm
er's house near Eureka and telephoned
10 st. Louis for help.
Several robberies OF the kind have
taken place near Eureka. In one of
them Marion Hodgepeth, recently killed
as a burglar in Chicago. and his gang
took $4,000 from a Frisco train at
Glendale.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
TBy The Associated Press

Washington, Jan. 21.-President Taft
read in the papers to-day that the Sen
ate was marking time while the House
was struggling with the various appro-
priation bills. So he sent for Senators
Penrose, of Pennsylvania; Crane, Of
Massachusetts, and Carter. of Montana.
and asked why it would not be good
thing for the Senate to get busy" on
some of the measures he has recon-
mended. Senator AIdrich. being absent
from the city, was not included in the
summons
It's a case Of water running down
HILL" said one of the Presidents callers.
He doesn't have to go TO the regulars
or the insurgents. either They have
got TO come to him. Every man on
Capitol Hill is looking for another term
and he's got to have something to 20
before the people on. Congress has got
to do something, and all the Repuo-
licans, regardless of the fight against
Cannon or the Rules Committee. are go
ing to vote for Mr.. Taft's measures"
When Senators Penrose, Crane and
Carter left the White House the latter
acting as spokesman for the trio, de-
clared
The postal savings bank proposition
will become a law at this session of Con,
gress
The postal banks, however, will not be
the only Taft measures considered. The
President ranks his recommendations
for changes in the interstate commerce
Ia af ,a.5
dicated his position to the Senators this
afternoon.
The President also told his callers
that he regarded at least one of the
conservation bills he has recommended
to Congress as OF prime Importance
This is the bill to validate the with
drawal of lands containing waterpower
sites, coal and phosphates. The laws
as to the disposition of these lands can
be worked out and thrashed over at rhe
convenience Of Congress.
The important thing. the President be-
lieves. is TO validate the Withdrawals
which were made under the former ad
ministration and in the ten months of
the present administration. He wants
this power 10 be made unquestionable.
The valuable Alaska coal lands are in
cluded in the Withdrawals which Mr.
Taft is anxious to have validated.
Senators Penrose. Carter and Crane
took back this word TO the Capitol late
to-day and passed il along the line.
President Taft believes that the Senare
should go ahead with these three meas
ures at once, and then. he says. the
House can get them in some sort of
form. can have the benefit OF the Senate
discussion and can put them through in
short time when the supply 5ills are dis
pOsed OF.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
POSTAL BANKS SURE
SO PRESIDENT TAFT
ANNOUNCES.
Urges Senate to Get Busy
on Legislation He Recon-
mends-Support Promised.
From The Tribune bureau. :

Washington, Jan. 21-The President is
authority for the statement that a postal
savings bank bill will become law at
this session of Congress. He discussed
the subject at length to-day with Sena-
tor Carter. author of the bill favorably
reported to the Senate in the last Con-
gress; Senator Penrose, chairman of the
Committee on Postoffices, and Senator
Crane, who represented Mr.. Aldrich at
the conference, after which Mr.. Taft ex-
pressed entire confidence in the enact
ment of the measure.
Mr.. Taft. it will be recalled, obtained
the insertion in the Republican national
platform of plank promising the crea-
tion of postal savings banks, and in the
campaign he continually argued in their
favor as an Offset to the Democratic
proposition of guaranteed bank deposits.
One OF the most important results of
such a system, in the opinion of the
President. will be the deposit with the
federal government of a sum more than
sufficient to redeem the $500 100000 ,
per cent bonds now outstanding, which
the government is able to maintain at
and artificial methods The President
believes the deposits made under the
postal savings system will soon aggre-
gate $1,000, 100000 This sum, he is con-
fldent. will not be drawn from the de-
posits Of any existing banks or other
financial institutions. but from old
stockings, mattresses and rafters, where
ii is now hidden by these whose knowl-
edge Of business is so limited that they
fear to trust the banks with their hard
earned savings
Mr.. Taft firmly believes that the postal
savings banks will not only go far to
encourage thrift. but will constantly act
as feeders TO the savings banks, which
will, of course, pay a higher rate of in
terest than the government institutions
The President has discussed this sub
jeCt with foreign financiers and the rep
resentatives of foreign governments at
every opportunity, and not only has he
mastered the arguments in support of
his proposition, but, to his great graft
fication. he has converted to his views
such able students of finance as Messrs.
Aldrich, Crane and Vreeland Speaker
Cannon is understood to view the prop
osition with distrust but for good and
sufficient reasons he will place no OBJ
stacles in the way of the Presidents S
policy.
- One-c,f tho arguments which Mr.. Taft
has used with effect is that there is dis
trust of the financial experts in Con-
gress, and that the creation of postal
savings banks for the benefit of de-
positors of small means and limited
business experience will go far 10 estab-
llsh confidence in that larger measure
of monetary reorganization which will
be proposed in the not distant future by
the National Monetary Commission.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
HAS REPEAL CLAUSE.
Federal Incorporation Bill
STRENGTHENED.
Bill

Washington jan 21.-Another, and
probably the final. general revision OF the
federal incorporation bill has been sent to
the Public Printer by Attorney General
Wickersham. Since its preparation the
propositions contained in the measure
have been subjected TO careful scrutiny
by leading lawyers in Congress with a
view 20 perfecting such of them as was
deemed desirable. The prospect now ap-
pears favorable for the introduction OF
the bill in both houses of Congress next
week
Considerable comment has been made
that the measure as originally framed did
not contain a forfeiture clause by which
a corpora ton violating the law would
have its charter revoked. Power IS 10 be
delegated TO change. amend or repeal
charters granted under the law. II is de-
clared. and this is expected to meet the
situation, making it within the province
OF the government to give adequate pro-
lection to public interests.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
MILK TRUST NEXT.
Grand jury to Look Into Its
ALLEGED Er1stence.

District Attorney Whitman said last
night that the grand jury in the Crimi-
nal Branch of the Supreme Corct, in
which Justice Goff is sitting. would start
an investigation into the affairs CT the
alleged milk trust on Tuesday
Evert Jansen Wendell. foreman of the
grand jury, was foreman of the grand
jury that indicted the American Ice
Company, which was convicted on trial
and fined $4,000 and Justice Gon was
sitting at the time that indictment was
found Mr., Wendell is. therefore. thor
oughly familiar with the DonneIly anti
trust law. Assistant District Attorney
De Ford. who has been attending the
hearings before Referee Brown. will have
charge of the presentation of the evil
dence. Mr.. De Ford was also associated
with the ice investigation as a Special
Deputy Attorney General
The documentary evidence will be pre-
sented first, then the testimony taken
before Referee Brown. OF which copies
have been furnished TO the District At
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
GOVERNMENT TO
SUE BEEF TRUST
BLAMES 1T FOR HIGH
MEAT PRICES.
Way Institute Both CiJI and
Criminal Prosecutions at
Chicago.

Washington. Jan 21-The Beef Trust
so called is 10 be prosecuted by the fed
eral government The Department OF
Justice evidently believes It's existence
is a leading factor in maintaining the
present high prices of fresh meat
The contemplated action Of the depart
ment follows an investigation which has
been conducted by its special agents for
some months Proceedings win be be-
gun before the grand jury al Chicago.
proba bly, next week. and both civil and
criminal action may be taken
The firms mentioned in connection with
the case include Swift & Co. Morris 4
Co and Armour & Co. all big packing
terested in the National Packing Com
pany. The three concerns named srs
commonly represented 10 control the ns-
tionaI corporation for their common
benefit
The aim Of the department has been
10 ascertain the relations between the
several firms individually and the Ma
tional Packing Company. for the purpose
of determining whether they have oper-
which. according TO almost universal
complaint. have been going higher and
higher. From the fact that proceedings
are 10 be taken the Inference Is that the
officials feel satisfied they have a good
case.
One possible method Of action may De
that of a suit 10 dissolve the company
under the Sherman antitrust Law. as an
organization operating in restraint OF in
terstate trade Proceedings may also be
taken against individuals
The investigations conducted by the
department. resulting in the determine
ton to proceed in the courts against the
alleged combination, had their inception
in an inquiry into the practices Of one OF
the Western railroads in making ship
ments for Morris & Co. which. it has
been charged. amounted practically 20
rebating These were gone into fully at
the time and il was decided that while
they could be regarded as improper they
actually had nothing 10 do with rebar-
ing The practices complained Of. how
ever, were discontinued
On learning of the decision o, the de-
partment Alfred P Urion. head OF the
legal department of Armour & Co. left
here hurrie1ly for Chicago He had been
in Washington for more than a week
watching developments. and, il IS under
stood. had some conferences with the
Attorney General