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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
NO MORE CHECKS GO.
Under Recent Law Kansas Employers
Must Pay in Cash.

Under Recent Law Kansas Employers
Must Pay in Cash.
Announcements have been sent to
all the employers Of labor by the Off
Gals in Kansas that hereafter they
will have to pay their employees in
cash and not in checks. In most fac
tories the men are paid in checks. When
they received their pay on Saturday
the banks were closed. The men had
to go to saloons to spend money in
order to get their checks cashed. This
resulted in many abuses and many un-
pleasantnesses to the working people
They began to agitat- against the check
system until law was passed making
it obligatory for employers to pay in
cash. Of course the workers who be
long to unions did not suffer from the
check system, as in most unions there
are rules demanding that all wages be
paid in cash.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
THE PRINTERS.
A Union Printer Now President Of the
Elks' Organization.

Garry Hermann, the base ball
magnate of Cincinnati, and member
Of the Cincinnati Typographical Union,
was elected grand exalted ruler Of the
Benevolent and, Protective Order Of
Elks at the recent Detroit meeting.
Garry Hermann is the base ball
magnate Of Cincinnati and president
of the national base ball commission.
Everything connected with Hermann IS
base ball business is 'on the square. -
All the printing bears the label, every
mechanic employed on the grounds
must carry paid up card, and only
union made tobacco and cigars are al
lowed to be sold on the property of
the magnate.
An increase in wages of about 80
per cent, an eight hour day and about
90 per cent of the printers organized,
are few of the things that have been
accomplished by the International Typo
graphical union in Lancaster, Pa, in
the past month.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29

puBs CAT ON THE BENcH-cHAaR1oNs
WALKED RIGHT IN.
turtle. I was pounding away at his
back ribs to make him turn around
when the last bell rang.
Referee Charlie White gave me the
decision at once, and started toward
my dressing room for the half hours
rest.
As stepped from the ring Billy
Brady, in a ringside chair, called to
me and asked. How are you. big fell
low?'
just held up my broken hand and
went along. Brady followed me out
to the dressing room. My hand was
SO badly swollen that the glove had to
be cut to get it of. Brady took one
look DR.. Fivey Of the club examined
the hand, too. and said that it would
be impossible for me to go on with
O'Donnell. 1 never could have put on
another glove that night.
1t was announced from the ring that
on account Of a broken hand Jeffries
would not be able to go on with the
second bout. could hear sound like
the Roman mob growing behind the
scenes in theater just before reach
ing the stage. All Of a sudden it
struck me that for the first time in my
life I was being hooted and jeered by
| the crowd 1t was the worst jar l
ever had felt like going on and
fighting O'Donnell with one hand. but
what was the use? felt sick and
sore and Disguised with the east.
That was the most homesick moment
of my life.
And to tell the truth it was nothing
to what I got the next morning. AS
soon as / had hoped out Of bed and
dressed myself with my hand in big
bandage. feeling pretty blue. they be-
gan to hand me the papers. Whew:
What a roasting! 1t seemed that
everybody regarded me either as a
gutter or clumsy second rater. Some
Of them even said it was lucky for me
I did break my thumb, for Steve
O'DonnelI would have beaten my head
/ off.
That day / went down to the Police
Gazette Office with Billy Delaney. In
the outer hall there was bench for
visiting fighters to sit on while they
were waiting, to see the editors. Dubs
sat on the bench Champions walked
right in. l sat on the bench while
Billy saw Sam Austin and talked over
the fight with him. 1t was funny to
be left all alone out there, with the
office boys looking me over and every
body walking right by. 1t made me
feel like measly yellow dog without
any friends. That surely was a
grouchy day, and didn't love the east
very much.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
THE PLUMBERS.
An Item or Two Of Interest to the
Plumbing Craft.

The San Francisco Plumbers Union
and Master Plumbers Association have
agreed that one apprentice should be
employed in each shop and one add
tionaI apprentice for every five men
employed.
The plumbers strike for an increase
of wages, of Trenton, N. j., has been
adjusted by the men compromising on
SIS cents per hour, which was their
original demand. The plumbers first
demanded SIS cents. The employers re-
fused it. The plumbers then increased
their demand to 60 cents an hour;
struck to obtain it; were out about a
week; employers agreed to give 55
cents; men accepted; strike is over.
George Chapman and family have re-
turned from an extended visit in Colo
RADIO points and report having had a
fine time. While in Denver Mr.. Chip
man had the pleasure of seeing thirty
five employers sign up with the Plumb
ers' Union.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
CANADA BARS sTRIKEBREAKERs

One hundred "free American work
men, got touch Of Canadian law en-
forcement last week when they were
stopped by Dominion officials and de-
MED the right to enter King George s
domain and do their strikebreaking
stunt against Grand Trunk railroad
employees.
This position was unexpected, and
caused much surprise to men Profes-
sor Eliot calls american heroes.'
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
THIS vEARscoN MENTIONS.

August 8. Minneapolis. MINI. Inter
national Typographical Union.
August 20. Detroit. Mich. United
Garment Workers Of America.
September 5-e-7, Chicago. H.. Ma
tional Federation of Post Office
Clerks.
September 5. Chicago, ILL.,. 1nterna-
tional Slate and Tile Roofers OF Amer
lea.
September 8. Boston, Mass, Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Maintenance IT
Way Employees
September 6. Bangor, Pa, 1nterna-
Steel and Copper Plate Printers
Union.
September Clio, Louisville. KY, In.
ternational Photo-Engravers' Union Of
North America.
September 8, Boston Mass, Inter
national Spinners' Union.
September ~, Kansas City. Kansas
Coopers' International Union.
September IL, Denver, Colo, Inter
national Union OF United Brewery
Workmen of America.
September 10, Philadelphia, Pm.
International Union of Elevator Con
structors.
September -, Streator, Ill, Inter
national Brick, Tile and Terra Gotta
Workers Alliance.
September 10, New York, N. Y.
American Brotherhood of Cemen
Workers.
September 10, Des Moines, Iowa
United Brotherhood of Carpenter
and Joiners of America.
September 10, Rochester, N. Y, III
ternational Association of Bridge ant
| Structural Iron Workers.
September 81, St. Paul. MINI.
Brotherhood of Railroad Freigh
Handlers.
September 26, Columbus, Ohio, Oper
alive Plasterers' International Associ
alton of the United States ana Can
ada.
October 18, New York, N. T.. Unit
ed Textile Workers Of America.
October IS, Detroit, Mich. Interna
tional Association of Car Workers.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29

1898. He was like q great bronze
statue. Here at last l was going to
fight man taller than myself. with
greater reach, equal strength and plen-
ty Of weight. Armstrong was clever.
knew that. and he could hit. He was
a fine looking fighter. even IL he was
black
Armstrong was waiting when step
ped into the ring with Billy Delaney.
AS soon as l reached my corner he
came across and held out his hand
with a wide smile that showed all Of
his teeth. Billy Delaney whispered to
me that Armstrong; corner. the south
west. was considered unlucky because
Of the number of losers that had &C.
cupied it.
There were many famous fighters
around the ring that night l remem-
Der seeing Jim Corbett, John L. Sulli-
van, Joe Goddard. Peter Maher. Kid
Lavigne. Sammy Kelly. Tom Sharkey.
Mysterious Billy Smith and a lot Of
others. Bob Fitzsimmons wasn't there.
Being champion, he didn't care to look
At any dub heavyweights.
AS soon as the bell rang I went
right at the big black man. After a
few light exchanges landed hard
left on his jaw and. rushing him back.
swung the left again. Armstrong
ducked a little. and the blow went
high AS it landed sharp twinge OF
pain shot along my arm. had broken
my left thumb.
That was pretty tough luck in the
first round Of double header.
didn't let any one know my hand
was hurt. but went right on hitting
with it. If you ever punched anybody
with broken thumb on your punch
ing hand you know how it feels. 1t
isn't any fun.
AS T remember the fight, forced the
pace from the start The black man
was hard to get at. being on the defen-
sive.
1 figured when we came up for the
last round that I had the fight won
easily. but I wanted to knock Arm.
strong out now that the end was Sc
near He stood up to me for mo-
ment, and swung my left hard enough
to do the trick. Bob saw it coming
and in his hurry to get away fell or
the floor. AS he got up l went after
him and, landing both hands on his
jaw, drove him back into his own cor
ner. Armstrong; seconds were yell
ing to him that the end of the rounC
was near, and the big black turned
his back to me and covered up like 8
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29

every labor editor were confined to his
own exordiums.
Jim Barry, Of the Golden Gate Star,
and Maupin and Egan and perhaps
Quincy, would be about all that would
survive the ordeal. The balance of us
would have to go back to the case with
our fingers all thumbs from long hours
Of sloth and high living. Terrible!-
Duluth Labor World.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
LET IT GO AT THAT.
But Turner Must Show Proof Of Those
Paying Subscribers.

But Turner Must Show Proof Of Those
Paying Subscribers.
A few of our contemporaries use
matter produced for the "Labor Clar
ion'' without giving word Of credit.
The other week California labor paper
clipped whole column and ran it as
original, without even changing the
local references. All this is very fat
tering, but!-San Francisco Labor
Clarion.
The esteemed Clarion is not the only
one suffering from this sort of piracy.
The Wageworker has the pleasure of
seeing it's burning editorials clipped
far and wide-and never credited. AS
matter of plain fact, there are about
thirty labor papers that have editorials
but possessing unusual powers of dis
elimination backed up by shining
shears. Hence they manage to keep
their columns entertaining by swiping
the brain product of others. We are SO
used to it that we no longer mind-in
fact, it rather swells us up to know
that our stuff is SO widely appreciated
by our brother editors. The esteemed
Clarion should "buck upo and let ii
go at that.-Lincoln, (Neb.,) Wage
worker.
Cheer up, fellows.
There is not week passes but the
Labor World finds stuff among it's ex
changes that is better written than any
thing we could expect to hammer off
So we swipe it and just about the time
we get it clipped out and pasted uI
some dotard comes along and paws his
subscription and the shock makes us
forget all about the credit line at the
end.
And, just between us three, so it Il
go no further, we have more than once
come across stuff that we pounded Out
in rare moments of lucidity carefully
revamped in the columns of contem
porary, SO its own stepmother would
hardly know it. It's bad business, VIZ
admit, but look what would happen il
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29

occupancy by fall. The building will
be FIVE stories high, with basement, and
will be built Of pressed brick and terra
Gotta.
Carpenters employed by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad to erect buildings in
which to house strikebreakers in case
a strike was declared refused to do the
work, and walked out at Youngwood,
Pa.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
THE CARPENTERS.
Dull Times in the Trade Reported on
Every Side.

Conditions in the building trades are
not the best in Lincoln at the present
time. There seems to have been CON
siderable slump in residence building,
and there is very little doing in the
line of business block erection outside
of the Y. M. G. A. and Bankers Life
buildings. The First National Bank
work has not yet begun. AS result
of the slackness large number of
carpenters are out of employment.
Plans have been accepted and ground
broken for labor temple in Chicago,
to cost 100000, and to be ready for
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
GOT HIS DESERTS.

S. Herman, tailor, of Chicago, plead
ed guilty in the criminal court to using
the union label on garments not made
by organized labor. He was fined
$500 by Judge Latshaw and given a
stay of execution ON his promise not
to repeat the offense.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
MAKE AG1TAToR SHOW LABEL

Whenever you hear a union man
damning a "scabo ask him to show
the label in his hat. If it is there
then he may be somewhat justified to
continue. If it is not there the gentle
man is out of order.-Minnesota Advo-
cate.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29

WHAT ORGANIZATION DOES.
Cleveland trolleymen have won their
contention for better pay. Organization
and arbitration did it. They will re-
ceive 81 cents an hour the first year
and 80 cents thereafter.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
ARIZONA WORKERS ENTER POLL.
TICS 81

Union delegates who founded the
union labor party of Arizona have
completed preliminary organization
for the constitutional convention cam
paign.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29
CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XII.
GET DECISION OVER SHARKEY AND
DAWN UPON NEW YORK.
A BOUT this time there was just
"a one fighter left to the Pacific
~ coast to meet me. He was
Tom Sharkey Tom had a
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-24
Wit Of the Youngsters


An old gentleman was playing with
his little granddaughter one day. when
she noticed that most OF his hair wax
missing. Grandpa" she Queried ear
nestly. why don't you wear a SWITCH p
Now. Elmer said the Sunday
school teacher TO one OF the small
members OF her class. can you tell me
what caused the downfall OF Sam
SOM" Yes. ma'am.~ answered the lit
tie fellow. "A woman cut his hair
Small Edgar had accompanied his
mother to church. and upon his return
home his grandmother asked him II
he could repeat the text. Sure an
swered Edgar. Consider the lilies
OF the field. they quarrel not neither
do they SWIM
One day Elsie's mother sent her TO
fnd switch with which to chastise
her little brother. who had been teas
ing her. After time she returned
with dozen or more pebbles In her
apron. Il couldn't ind any switch.
mamma" abe explained. but you can
throw these rocks at him"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-24

II IL possible that the actual pro
portion OF orerfaf people in the gen.
eral population is no greater nov
than & ever was. but to the observer
who has lived many years Il seems a.
n the number Of persons one meets
who are noticeably overweight had In
creased greatly IN recent years.
Some large folk are content with
their lot nearly all are Jolly. yet
there are many who would give much
for every pound they could throw OF
There are a number OF dietary Eys.
tens In vogue for reducing weight
almost all efacacious. II strictly fol-
lowed. bur not ali safe. The original
PLANTING system for example In
which the person Is restricted 10 little
more than iean-meat diet Is not 10
be recommended. and one who prac-
tees n. unless under constant medical
supervision. may do himself irrepara-
bic harm. No one system. indeed. Is
applicable to all cases. for the cause
Is not always the same. and what may
be suitable for one faf person may
not be al all what another needs.
II Is popularity believed that all fat
persons are gross feeders. but this is
not true: indeed. the reverse Is often
the case Obesity may be a disease.
or rather a prominent symptom OF one
the trouble being with the internal
chemistry Of nutrition disease Of
metabolism. as II Is called. II Is COM
parable 70 diabetes--neariy related to
Il. IN fact In this disease sugar Is
formed In excess In the svtem. even
when very little Is taken with the
food: and SO in obesity there Is ten
dency to the formation OF fat in the
body. even n little fat-formlng food
Is eaten. In most cases, however.
much can be done by regulation OF
the diet
The amount OF meat should not be
Increased. but the quantity Of sugar
and starchy foods should be reduced.
their place being taken by nom
starchy vegetables. such as spinach.
caullnower and salads The foods to
be avoided. or taken In great modera-
ton. are those which contain much
starch. such as rice and potatoes. and
all sweeis-pies. puddings and candy.
Tea and coffee should be taken with
out sugar. n taken az all. and choco-
late should be omitted entirely
Bread Is fattening. but for most
persons It seems an indispensable ar
tlcle Of diet. Its amount can. however.
be limited. and Il should be toasted.
Fats are less harmful than sugar
and starch. and may be allowed in
moderation in the form OF butter and
salad oil.
The belief that the drinking OF
water makes fat Is erroneous. II one
eats juicy vegetables and especially the
less sweet fruits. such as apples and
grapefruit. and abandons the use OF
sugar. there will be natural reduc-
ton IN the amount Of water taken,
but one should drink all that Is need
ed 70 ouench thirst.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-24

! fist heered that Elder Gray
Gave his money all away
Been miser. closf an hard
sence tn big tree 10 our yard
Wuz saplin'-neyer went
Nigh soul or give a cent?
Hsered las night he give hts wife
All he saved up all his life.
Sounds onreal. but faint no lie -
fist seen tn hearse 90 BY.
! jist heered that Jimmy Green
Quit his drinkin'-cuf Il cleani
Been a sof sence JoneRs barn
Wuz a oodshed-couIdn't arm
Half his salt an starved his wife
All her hopeless married life.
Heered. las night. he got IN grit
bomsway In HIS soul 4 quit
Sounds onreal. hut faint no lis
! jist seen tn hearse go by.
Jist heered that Liddy Wall
Quit her seoldin,. good an ALI
Heered her husbands restin' well
fusf time IN a right smart SPELL
Liddy allus used 4 say
Shed quit scoldin' him some day.
But she never quite could git
Made up IN her zaind Z quit!
Sounds onreai. but faint no lie
] jist seen m hearss go BY.
\ jist heered thar Abner Sykes
Pound place he riily likes
Abner moved about until
Nothin' seemed Z MI IN bilii
Eyerywheres he went 20 yet
Wuz too dry or else too wet.
Too much drouth OF TOO much dew.
But his moyin' days Is through.
Sounds onreaI. but 'fain'f no lie
just seen IN hearse so BY
New York Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-24

Cabins Miles from so-caifed Civil
izstiea Henes OF Happiness.
| Every spring hundreds OF brides
journey to Alaska and fully as many
young women 50 north. with more or
less tfepidation. 10 be married, 50 that
the number OF homes in the neIghbor'
hood OF the arctic circle grows larger
each year. Frances sferrett says In the
Housekeeper. The treDidation only
lasts while the brloes are ''cheeehalk-
os. or tenderfeeti After they have
watched the Ice 90 out and are real
sour doughs." they want no sympathy
because fate sent them 70 country
where coal Is $50 a ton and lemons
dollar dozen. You cannot md an
Alaskan who will find fault with Al
aska. aud 80. as every one Is satisfied,
the mining camps AT Dawson, Fair
banks and Nome. or the cabins out
along the creeks. miles and miles from
what We call civilization. bold only
happy housekeepers. women who know
more about canned goods and what can
be done with a tin OF beans than any
body on either continent
Everything that comes 10 their doors
Is canned. milk. eggs and potatoes, as
well a. the vegetables that We all use
In the larger camps fresh vegetables
are brought In BY steamer IN the sum
mer. until The shops bloom with
wealth OF succulent green things. but
only the anecdotes Of these delieacies
reach the creeks" The gardens ~
Dawson are famous. for almost ans
vegetable win grow II the housewife
viii bother 70 plant H. Although the
season Is 50 short the sun shines night
and day and the cabbage keeps ms
same working hours.
Condensed milk IS the arctic house
keepers standby and you would not
believe HOW much was used unless you
saw the pile Of empty tins Every
woman has 70 learn to make mufnns
and cake all ever again until she
knows just the proportions Of milk and
water that viii produce the Light and
feathery result. Canned eggs oiier >
similar course OF study and 50 do
timed potatoes 70 The woman who
must serve three palatable meals q day
from canned or dried foods.
Il Is Wild. free life these arctic
women live. They know how 20 shoot
and can keep the larder repienished
when the men are busy. The can also
take = big pan Of pay gravel and Wash
II until the speckE Of gold are Tree
from dirt Ia their fur park ana
mnckiuks they can trot beside The dog
sled on the winter trail and ~hen
The Journey OF several hundred miles
Is over they can play Mendelssohn Or
Chopin on the piano that takes up haii
the room In the little cabin.
we never sleep declared happy
arctic housekeeper. In the summer Il
Is light for tuenp.four hours and u Is
not worth while to 90 70 bed. and Ia
he winter when IL Is dark for twenty
four hours. We have 70 be doing things
10 forget the darkness. 50 there y no
chance 10 sleep
But whether they sleep or not tnes
look fresh and nnfagged like the days
they 70 forth 20 ioyously 10 meet
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-24

- What 3 the matter with the trainf''
asked the lecturer, vexed with the speed
they were making.
ffIf you don't like this train - the
conductor retorted, "you can get of
and walk -
ffBy Jovelv said the lecturer, ssI'd
do It, but reception committee is 70
meet me at my destination, and don L
want 70 get in ahead Of time "
Knieker-Has Jones anything for a
rainy dayf
Bocker-Yes, he has saved q friend
TO borrow an umbrella from