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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07
HOW COST OF LIVING WORKS
Everything Goes up and Poor People
No Longer Get Merry.

Melville and higgins, vaudeville
ans, have prepared a few little observa-
tons on the high cost of living, which
seems well worth presenting to long
suffering and down-trodden community.
Here they are:
elf the price of pork continues to
advance, even the street ear hog will
have a value.
Mutton has advanced so in price
that the poor man can't even look
sheepish.
''Beef is following the trend of
other meats and soon the Irishman
will be deprived of his 'bull.
"The market basket is now often
naught but an aching void.
''The old motto, Eat, drink and be
merry is wrong nowadays. How can
you be merry when you figure up the
price of a dinner?
"The only thing that is cheap now
adays is human life.
by and by the trusts will be. put
toing aerometers on our noses and
charging us by the cubic foot for the
air we breathe. Minnesota Advo-
cate.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07
GENERAL MENTION.
Bits of News Deity Picked and Pill
fered from Manywhere.

Several officials of the San Francisco
labor movemef. have brought suit for
criminal libel against Harrison Gray
Otis of the Los Angeles Times.
The Iron holders union of Jersey
City, N. j., New YORK. and Brooklyn
have secured j minimum scale of $3.50
for molders and 1925 for core-makers,
by the terms of new agreement.
Charles Fear. editor of the Missouri
Trades Unionist published at Joplin,
has been una aimously nominated for
the Legislature in his district by the
republicans.
OF the 10000 miners affected by the
strike order in the Missouri district
about $500 lire in Kansas. about $500
in Missouri, 5000 in Oklahoma and
about 5000 in Arkansas.
The Bavarian diet has appropriated
Sa,3sO,O0o for building houses for the
employees of the state Railways. Since
1890 about s3,6s9,ooo hasAseen appro
employees. The maximum contribution
priated for this purpose.
New South Wales parliament has
passed bill establishing a superannu-
alton fund for railway ami t1amwaF
which is compulsory. is IL per cent
of the wages of the benefciaries.
Denmark has the strongest trade
union movement in the world. In Cop
hoo or 70
alone. There is not non-union printer
to be found in Denmark.
The Iron Molders' union of Little
Rock, Ark, has signed a minimum
for core makers, this being an advance
of 25 cents per day for molders and
40 cents for core -makers.
Toledo policemen wear caps and uni
oughly does the union sentiment pre-
vail in that town that even the fire
department horses wear shoes with the
union label
Official notice has been given that
thirteen Of the forty-six mills in the
two plants of the American Steel &
Tin Plate Co. at Martin s Ferry, Ohio
are to be started after being idle since
July, 1909, on account of the strike
At the recent Des Moines conven
ton Of the Brotherhood of Carpenters
the delegates adopted resolution pro
viding for the establishment of libra
ries in every local union. The librarie:
will have books on economies, politics
and history, and will be of such ma
ture as to be not only ornamental, but
useful to the workers.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07
THE CARPENTERS
Rejoice Over the News Brought Back
by Delegate Eissler.

Fred Eissler, who represented the
Carpenter Union, made his report at
the meeting held last Monday evening,
and the replSrs~ such as to make
the members raise right up and holler.
Delegate Eissler brought back the
good word that the convention had ap-
propriated $500 for the purpose of
pushing the work of organization in
this, vicinity, the money to be furnished
to the local union and by it expended
with the advice of the international.
This means that the carpenters are
going TO make greater progress than
ever, and that during the dull winter
months the work of organization will
be pushed to the limit.
cit was 4 great convention said
the finest speakers l ever heard, and
| wouldn't be afraid to put that bunch
of delegates up against the congress
of the United Statese for oratory and
looks-and I'd bet my head it would
have congress skinned mile for horse
sense. Des Moines treated us fine
The convention worked day and night
and transacted an immense amount of
business. 1t donated thousand dol
lars to the striking garment workers
in st. Louis
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07
THE FRESHMEN
Widely Advertise the Fair Position
Taken by The Star.

The Pressmen and Assistants Union
has been busy for the past week adver-
Using the fact that the Daily Star is
again fair towards organized labor
Five thousand notices were printed
and circulated throughout the city. No
one familiar with the new management
of the Star was surprised at the an
nouncement that the pressroom had
been squared. Mr.. Tobin merely asked
for time to get his chair warm, and
when that came to pass he cleaned out
the pressroom. Within an hour after
the announc enent that Mr.. Tobin was
to be the new manager the "rat"
pressmen had their tools all packed.
Union men should bear in mind the
fact that the Daily Star is the only
thoroughly union daily newspaper
printed in Lincoln.
Pressfeeders' Union No. 1, of New
York city, has demanded from the
Printers League a new scale calling
for an increase in wages of $500 per
week. There has been movement
among the pressfeeders for some time
to have their wages raised from $40
to sig per week. The Printers League
was notified that, according to the
decision of the union, the increase Is
to go into effect on October 3.
The feeders are affiliated with the
International Printing Freshmen and
Assistants Union of America, and
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07
Chicago Telesraphers Waking U,

Chicago Photographers Waking Up.
Telegraphers employed by the Post
al Telegraph company in Chicago at
a recent meeting embodied resolutions
calling on the company to grant its
employees the right to join labor
unions. More than 200 applications fbr
membership in the Telegraphers' .uni6n
were made at the meeting. The recent
discharge of three operators by the
company officials for alleged assistance
to Il strike Of "chp'k" boys WAS tie
reason for the meeting. The operators
have not been affiliated with union
since the telegraphers' strike Of 1907.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07
Indiana Liability Law Upheld.

The Indiana employers liability law
has been upheld in a decision rem
dered by the United States supreme
court. The Louisville and Nashville
railway tested the law. 1t appears
that under this decision not only Is
the employer liable for damages for
injuries sustained by workman. but
where a contractor does work for a
corporation the latter can be made a
party to a suit for damages If the
worker is injured.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

It is a law Of life that men Of one
occupation or calling seldom improve
any calling but their own This will
be found true Of labor. College presi-
dents and others have the weakness
Of thinking that they know another
mans business better than he (the
other NAM knows it himself. but the
truth is that all advance that has been
made for the working masses has been
accomplished by labor unions
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

their present A0e has been sanctioned
by the int, national organization. 1t
is expected hat the officers of the
feeders will s art negotiations with the
Printers Lei que at once, and that
everything w{l be peacefully settled.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-14
A NEGRO'S RAT PROOF BARN
One of the Sights of His Prosper
Gus and Productive Farm in
Putnam County.

EATONTON, Ga-One of Eaton
tons merchants, with a party Of
friends from an adjoining county,
went out for a recent hunt on one
of his farms. Aside from a success
full hunt the day was an eye-opener
for the landlord in many ways, es-
pecially the construction of rat
proof barn by his tenant, one of
Putnam county's best fixed negro
farmers, financially and otherwise.
After a turkey dinner, with boil
ed ham, both grown on the farm,
and other requisites of a big dinner
during hog-killing time, the neg"o,
Luke Harris, invited his landlord
and his guests for the day out to
see his stock and barn.
With a large amount of food stuff
in his well filled barns the negro
was asked if he did not suffer heavy
loss from rats. His reply was that
for several years, since the building
of his new barn, he had not been
troubled with or seen a rat.
The negro's method of procedure
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-14
THE POOR MONKEY MAN.
Organ Grinder Left $4,000 Estate
and Gave $4,000 to Charity.

Do you pity the poor fellow who
goes around with a monkey and a
hand-organ? If so, then maybe your
sympathy is wasted. Monkey John"
and his simian friend shivered over
the streets of st. Paul for several
years. A week ago Monkey John"
died He left will and two or three
bank books. When the probate court
came to investigate the will and the
estate it was found that he died
worth more than $4,000, of which
he left $4,000 to church charity
and the rest to relatives in Italy. 1t
is a saying as old as the hills that
appearance are deceptive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-14
sTANDPATrERs UNCHANGED.
Have Returned to Washington With
not Chastened Spirits.

A Washington dispatch says:
Neither Uncle" Joe Cannon nor
Sunny jim" Sherman take up their
duties with any softened heart or
chastened spirit. Neither cares a
rap about the results of the last cleo
ton, and neither is in any mood to
conciliate the country or the repub-
licans who have strayed away from
the standpat ideas.
What the presiding officers are
thinking is exactly the way the
standpat leaders in the house and
senate feel about it, So with this
spirit predominating with the work
ing majority" all efforts Of President
Taft to harmonic and reorganize his
party and harmonic opposing fac
tions are considered heroic, but too
late. With the standpatters deter
mined not to be reconciled and the
"turn-coats, as the reactionaries
who deserted Cannon are called, on
ly lukewarm in their progressiveness
the president will have his own
troubles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-14
TWO LOCKED IN STEEL VAULT.
They Yell Combination and Man on
Outside Finally Hears.


At Trenton, N. j., Clarence Kill
patrick and Chauncey Rogers OF the
city engineers department were IN
danger of suffocation when locked
in a large steel vault in the new city
hall. They entered the vault to OBJ
tain papers and one unwittingly clos
ed the door.
Unable to get out they pounded
on the door and yelled for help. But
not until half an hour had passed
did B. F. Patton, passing the once,
hear peculiarly muffied and taLlpC
voices. He went in and realized the
truth. One of the imprisoned clerks
shouted the combination numbers
but Stratton could not hear and call
ed for assistance. Several others
tried vainly to open the door.
Finally William l.. VandeWater
made out what the yells signihed III
numbers. Then the prisoners were
released.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-14

was a unique one. The barn, large
and commodious, was well above the
ground, with mulberry trees, each
wrapped with tin, for posts. The
mulberry posts are almost hides
tructible or everlasting, and the tin
prevents the rats climbing up the
posts. Luke's idea has saved him no
doubt hundreds Of dollars, and he
has not patents applied for, nor has
he ever heard of Tuskegee. He has
made fine crops, and recently bought
$500 family carriage.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-14

Many persons find themselves af-
fected with a persistent cough after
an attack of influenza AS this cough
can be promptly cured by the use
OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy it
should not be allowed to run on until
it becomes troublesome. Sold bv
all dealers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-14
4 GRUESOME PROPOSITION
subject Criminals Under CapitaT
punishment to Vivisection Is Sug-
gestion of This Professor.


Inc old proposition of subjecting
criminals under capital sentence to
VlVlsection has been revised in Gin
clnnatl. Prof. Ricketts,, who urges
the idea, says that when a criminal
mas forfeited his life to the comm.
nifty by heinous offense he should
become the property of the commu-
nifty to deal with as it sees fit. He
would, therefore, have the criminal
subjected to vivisection with the
understanding that if the subject
survived the operation he be given
mis- liberty. Doubtless there are a
great many condemned murderers
VINO would be willing to enter into
an arrangement of that sort. Still
1t seems a rather gruesome. sort of
proposition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-14
TERRELL. CONG. RODDENBERY
AND EARNEST WILLIE" speak,
&c Wen known GeOrgians APP
pear Before a Large Audience
in Washington.

az ~ oAoAMAiS - O1As
DISTINCTION, D. C.-The large
l'orium in the Fifth Baptist
.Ica was filled last night by an
'Isnce which had braved the snow
~ to hear William D. Upshaw,
georgia evangelist, lecture on
'"n and His Hat" The pastor,
John E. Briggs, introduced
g..eSentative S. A. Roddenbery OF
Sa' who was afterwards re-
~ 10 by Mr.. Upshaw as "a sort
cross between a circular saw
Il TWO or three good-sized cyclones
ne gets into oratorical action
5prohibition campaign"
sse Roddenbery then intro
senator Joseph M. Terrell,
presented the lecturer to the
'uce 1t was the new senator
public appearance in Washing
i,'uce he came here to succeed
'a'e Senator A. S. Clay.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-14

Self-rising buckwheat just in at
Wall Bros.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-14

I've brand hams and bacon at
Tombstone epitaph., 1910-01-16
Might Have Been
 Serious Accident

What might have proved to he 6 very serious accident yesterday with No West bound, on the Southern Pacific tracks at Stein's station. nap oily proved to be of little moment, because of the slow speed at which the train was moving at the time.
 The heavy passenger train No 9 was jus, pulling out of Stein's station yesterday when one of the rails broke, and the last Pullman and observation cars left the track as a result, but fortunately did not upset and were not injured in the least None Of the passengers were seriously injured but Mrs c Kittenburg of Austin. Texas, and Mrs D c Carder of Arkansas City, Kan, and ! B Lang ley of Santa Monica, Cal, received slight bruises from the pumping of the derailed cars over the ties. The train was delayed about two bours in all, and all the passengers continued their journeys westwsrd.
Tombstone epitaph., 1910-01-16
Prosperity Prevails
in Arizona

That the return wave of prosperity has at last reached Arizona in earn est is evidenced by statement made today by W c Foster, territorial auditor. who arrived here from Court- land, where he had been to inspect the bank of that city.
 Mir Foster, whose duties have to do with the examination of all terr torial banks, stated that during the past three months deposits in the terri .oriai fnsccis! institutions had ;n creased the enormous sum of Sl .O00,- 900. and that otherwise the banks were also in healthy condition, with every prospect for continued improve ment in tine matter of deposits.
 MT Foster also stated that at a meeting of the territorial beard of control. held at Phoenix Monday, the mstter of.a territorial. highSsy was under discussion and orier5 issued to the territorial engineer to push work on the proposed roadway with utmost possible speed. Az result of these two surveying outfits have taken the field to make the pre- surveys, which will require three or four months to complete.
Tombstone epitaph., 1910-01-16
Suicide by Hanging
 at Johnson Camp

A telephone message wac received at the sberifi's office this morning from Johnson conveying the infor- nation that an unknown man had committed suicide at that place last night by hanging himself.
 The stranger came into Johnson few days since and secured work in the restaurant as 6 dish washer. He failed to show up :bis morning and later his body was found hanging to raiter in the room where he had slept : He had during the night fiIed the rope over the rafter and adjusted the loop around his neck. Getting on to C chair he kicked it out from under him. allowing himself to strsngle to death.
 Owing to the illness of the justice of the peace of Johnson precinct. it wss necessary to send to Benson for Coroner Shilliam to go up and hold the inquest.
 There was nothing on the body at the time it was found tc give any clue as to who the stranger might be. The inquest, which was held late thu: afternoon. may have developed some additional facts in regard 10 the Case but no further sdvices were received at the sherif's office.
Tombstone epitaph., 1910-01-16
Suit to Break Will
 of Ari Ona Pioneer

Suit 10 break the niii made by Justin II Breed, one of the Northern Arizona pioneers, has been instituted in Navajo county Contest involves approximately sl00,000. Sensational developments are likely before the case Is ended.
 On October l7th, 1909, Justin Ii Breed, one oi the most picturesque and ~ell known of western pioneers, who had resided in Arizona for over forty years, died at his home in Wins low, Arizons. Mir Breed, during his life time, was recognized as one of the most ssgscious, level hesded bus- iness men in Arizona, and many local traditions abound in northern Ari- zoua as to his shrewdness in busi. ness. He always kept 6 string of fine race horses, oi which he wss an excellent judge Mir Breed was st years of age at the time 0. his death During his life time he acquired about sl00,00O worth of property namely money in banks in Sar Francisco and in Albuquerque.
 His wiil is now being contested b, his sons and members of his fsmil, who claim he was unduly influenced in making his will.
Tombstone epitaph., 1910-01-16
Make Strong Plea
 for Open Range

A Denver dispatch ssys:-
 A strong plea for the scientific use of the open range was made at the afternoon session of the American National Livestock association today by Dwight B Heard of PhoenIx. He decl .red that forestry, irrigation anI grazing are inseparable, and the only hope for grazers using public lands was in federal control of the open range.
 The only fight of the convent ion will De made tomorrow on a resolution framed along the lines of MT. Heard's address and referred to the resolutions com nittee. The endorsement of the Pinchot administration will meet with violent opposIt on from the Colorado delegates.
Tombstone epitaph., 1910-01-16
! 70 n Thursdays Daily

Yesterday Win PretbeTs, q popular pampman of the I c NJ Co. met with an unfortpnate accident on the 800 level of the Jig pump shaft, where he was scslded by sn acci dental fall into the sump, his arms and chest being badly burned by the escaping steam. The injured man ass at once taken to ms room aud Dr Bacon summoned Cooling lotions were applied and 1t Is though. PretheTs will be able 10 be about in A week.
 Attorney D | Cunningham and wife returned yesterday from Phoenix, where MT Cunningham was called on business before the supreme court.
 Mrs Kathryn Mabry, Who has been held in the county jail for several weeks under indictment, was taken from the county jail last evening and placed in the county hospital. Dur ing the past week or ten days she has been suffering from attacks of hear. failure and fsinting and it was deemed best to place her in care of the county physician.
Tombstone epitaph., 1910-01-16
Cochise County Case
 in Supreme Court

The Phoenix Republican has the following regarding a Cochise county case which attracted much interest here at the time of trial. Attorney Harry Pickett appealed the case for his client and the Republican has the following observation of the proceed ipgs in the higher court:
 Among the cases heard m supreme court yesterday was that of 5 Wili- isms. appellant, against tue territory, respondent, from Cochise county. Williams is serving a three-year sen- tence in the territorial prison, having been con victed of obtaining money by means of bogus check It was proved that on September 10 of last year Williams at Douglas obtsi ned oi Frank Byrd $50 on personal check | on the FIr-t National Bank O! Doug lag, where he had no account and never had any.
 file was indicted under See. 4s9 of the penal code. It vas the contention | oi the defense then as it was the arg ument of Harry Pickett yesterday ,ha. his client was wrongly charged that inasmuch AS the check bore the true signature of Williams it sss in no sense bogus check
 "According 70 the attorney for the appellant the indie, ment should have been found under Sec. isl and tha, Williams should have been charged of obtaining money hy fraudulent representation. An suthorty from Illinois was cited h that IL wa, held that 8 worthless check is moi necessarily bogus check that the victim had not been deceived by tb, signature but by the representation O the signer that he had money in the bank
 "1he crime described in Sec. 4Sg i, a felony punishable by az much as five years In tbe territorial prison. Th' crime described by Sec. 4Sl is mis demesnor, the maximum punishment for which is six months in the county jail and 6 fine equal 10 three time; the amount involved
Tombstone epitaph., 1910-01-16
Grand Jury
 Prisoners Arriving

Although the grand jury up to the time of their adjournment took action on all oi the cases ol those who were held in the county jail to await the action of that body there are nov several cases that have been received since, and three prisoners are TOW held in the county isil on felony charges to await the action of the April term grand jury. Luis Neives IS held on charge of burglary alleged to have been committed in Courtland, when it is charged he entered the saloon of one Frank Zeide and took a large quantity of liquors and cigsrs. Judg ing from the amount of liquor that was taken the visitor must have had an idea that the county was gong dry and that he would lay in a sup ply of wet goods to last him for a while.
 The others held are George August and Mrs Sussns August, who are held on charges of grand larceny alleged to have been committed in Douglas when 8 quantity of money was taken from 6 woman fortune teller residing in inst locality.
Tombstone epitaph., 1910-01-16
Always Singing the
 Greatness of Cochise

Col H L Pickett of Tombstone. who, his friends say, is likely to be a sena- tor if Arizona goes democratic, is here to attend the session of the supreme court, says the Phoenix Gazette. He is one of the leaders in democratic politics and strong advocate ot primary elections.
 Speaking of coalitions in Cochise county, Col, Pickett said Cochise county was never more prosperous than at the pr esent time. The copper output Is greater than ever before The Copper Queen of Bisbee produced !est month 9,5O0, ,00D pounds, 6 greater production than that of any mon tn in it's history. There are employ at the Bisbee mines and at the Douglas -melters 3500 to 1000 men; the monthly payroll runs into several hundred thousand dollars. This makes B.-b.e and Douglas txo oi the mos, riourishing cities in the territory.
 Tomb=tone. with its unequslled climate, it's historic miaes. is still forging ahead, and it is predicted in the near future it will resume its former place as the greatest producer of gold and silver in Arizona. The T c. NJ Co has recently added some additional pumping machinery which enables it to handle 10000, coo gallo ns of water every 24 hours. The mines are said to be looking better than at any time since the resumption of work by the present company. Tomb stoneites are proud that Arizona leads the world in the production of copper, but prouder still that Cochise leads all other counties in Arizona in the production of the red metal.