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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24
THE CRUCIAL. MOMENT.

Lincoln is facing the crucial
moment. June 80 will decide
whether Lincoln is to take for
ward step, or whether she is going
to stick in the rut and become a
back number. On the result of
the bond election hinges more than
a park system and a modern high
school. Upon that result hinges
the whole industrial future of Lin
coin. It means either progress or
retrogression; either development
or stagation; either better Lin
coin or a dead Lincoln. There is
no use mincing words. It is time
to talk turkey
The defeat of the bond propos-
itions means notice to all the world
that Lincoln is really to hibernate
for all time to come; the success Of
the bond election means notice to
all the world that Lincoln is de-
termined to forge to the front.
The defeat Of the bonds means
notice to all the world that Lin
coin is content to die of f>civic dry
rot; the success Of the bonds
means notice to all the world that
Lincoln has side-traced the "ick-
ers' and the knockers and is
out on the main line headed to-
wards industrial and civic develop
ment to the highest possible degree
June 80, 1910 will be day long
to be remembered either for veal
or for woe. If you are interested
in Lincoln's future; if you want
Lincoln to be bigger and better
city; if you want to put Lincoln
in the forefront Of progressive
communities, vote for the bonds.
If you want Lincoln to remain in
the ossified class; if you want civic
dry rot to take the place of pro-
gressiveness; if you want to give
notice TO the world that Lincoln
lacks enterprise, vote against the
bonds.
There is no middle ground
either you are for a bigger and
better Lincoln, or you are against
a bigger and better Lincoln. If
you favor progressiveness and fail
to vote that way, you are giving
aid and comfort to the enemies OF
progress. You owe it to your
self, to your families, to your
neighbors and to the community
at large, to get out and work from
now until the polls close in favor
of progress, civic Improvement
and civic right BUSINESS. Let's
make it so nearly unanimous that
the back cappers and the knock
ers will be too thoroughly dis
couraged to ever again try to
block the onward march of Lin
coin towards greatness and civic
beauty.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

and my nation by rearing family oE
children and doing my best to make
them creditahl> citizc.s. And I'll be
blest if l don tDiuh thos, people
whose only family Is a pus cog and a
fountain syr;ug. ought to come across
and help me a little. They II help, too,
if my vote will suffice to carry the park
high school bonds
/ wish | could get Charles Landers
to tell the public through The Wage.
worker all about the recent Lincoln
Industrial Exposition. Mr.. Landers
has a mighty interesting story, and 1t
would fit in almighty well with the ac-
ton of lot of Lincoln boosters who
ignored the Lincoln musicians and
went out and hired a little country
band because they could get it cheap.
Speaking of boosting for Lincoln"
what do ou think Of bunch of men
who would chase off on ''trade ex-
tension excursion right at time
when Lincoln needs every booster"
at home? 1t looks to me like lot Of
fat-headed work had been performed
in dating that trade extension trip
the week before the bond election, the
very time that every man who is a
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

Governor Shallenberger has definite.
ly announced that there will be no ex-
ira session of the legislature The de-
cision of the governor is based on ex-
lstlng conditions and upon the law. In
the first place, those who agreed to get
enough legislative pledges to insure the
enactment of an initiative and refer
endum amendment failed, up to June
20, to get the required number Of
pledges. Secondly, it would have been
necessary to call special elections in
three or four districts to fill vacancies
Thirdly, it would have been impossible
to call the session, secure action and
have enough time before the primaries
to secure the endorsemnt Of political
parties so as to permit the referendum
amendment to be voted on a straight
party ballot All these things, taken
together with the enormous expense OF
an extra session, influenced the COVER
nor to decide against calling it. Gov
ernor Shallenberger gives his reasons
in terse but comprehensive statement
to the public.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

The Wageworl1er urges union men
to watch Senator Burkett s vote on
the Dodds bill, which prevents the pos
tai department from discriminating
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

booster at heart as we'll as a boost
err in name ought to be at home at
tending to the larger business on hand.
l have my doubts about the sincerity of
the man who claims to be ''Lincoln
booster" and then skips out of town
at the very time when boosting is
most needed
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

Of course John e. Miller is for the
bonds. Mr. Miller is a business man
and he knows what good business is.
He has been consistent advocate of
parks for years. | had the honor OF
serving for over two wears on the park
commission with him, and he not only
gave his valuable time to further the
work, but he gave money. Mr.. Miller
is shrewd enough to know that hap
py and contented working population
makes the best possible customers.
am not giving Mr. Miller credit for be-
ing a philanthropist; l am merely CIV
ing him credit for enlightened selfish
ness. When more men realize that they
serve their own interests best by serv-
ing the public interests best, then we'll
have better and happier state of So
ciety.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

Of more Importance to Lincoln than
the success of any party or any par
tisan candidate this fall, is the success
of the bond propositions on June 80.
Let's forget all about parties and can
didates for the next few days and de-
vote our every energy to putting Lin
coin in the progressive class. Lets al
low the politicians to chortle all alone,
and the party managers to sit and
twiddle their thumbs undisturbed,
while we Of Lincoln get out and give
the world practical demonstration Of
the fact that we are determined to
Continued on page q
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

Numerous petitions asking w. j.
Bryan to be candidate for senator
are being circulated, and thousands Of
signatures are being appended. Moth
ing would please us more than to see
Eryan in the senate, fighting alongside
LaFollette and Cummins and the rest
Of that little band who think more of
the interests of the people than they do
Of party or class. Gosh, if we only had
in the senate Roosevelt from New
York, Bryan from Nebraska, Folk
from Missouri and James from Ken
lucky, to line up with LaFollette of
Wisconsin, Cummins and Dolliver of
Iowa and Bristow Of Kansas Wouldn t
a bunch like that raise merry hades
with the champions Of predatory
wealth? Wouldn't it make the Aid
riches and the Hales and the Penroses
walk the plank?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

Speaking OF Oklahoma reminds us
that the labor commissioner of that
state is elected by the people, not ap-
pointed as mark of political favor.
He is state officer on an equal basis
with other state officers. And he has
some powers that make it possible for
him to accomplish things in behalf of
the workers Charley Daugherty,
union printer, is Oklahoma s first labor
commissioner He is a candidate for
reelection, and after the splendid rec
ord he has made he ought to be re-
elected by majority SO decisive as to
leave no room to doubt that organized
labor is willing to back the man or men
who do things for the cause Of labor.
Charley Daugherty has more thar
made good, and if his majority ISM
upwards of $4,000 it will be an indict
ment Of the good sense and loyalty O.
Oklahoma wage earners.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

The attempt to amend the constitu-
tion Of Oklahoma and strike out a lot
of safeguards provided for the works
Of that state was defeated by decisive
vote. Who defeated the scheme? Or
ganizd labor. Every capitalistic COM
bine and public service corporation
joined in spending money like water to
secure the adoption Of the amendments.
The only financial support given the
opposition to the amendments came
from organized labor. The unions Of
Oklahoma put up 5 cents per capita per
month for four or five months, and with
the fund thus collected the expenses OF
the campaign were paid. And organ
lied labor won out over the capitalist.
and the corporations by a majority 8oi
upwards of 10000. That s what can be
done by concerted effort on the part
of the workers. The Oklahoma union
lists did not charge their leaders with
being "grafters or with working
political schemes" or with trying to
deliver the labor vote' to this or that
party. They are not that kind Of un-
ionists down in Oklahoma, and that 8
why they accomplish things. The Ok
lahoma incident is mighty good OBJ
ioo+ 1occop for Nohra Slxa rpionicfc
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

Glory be. Here comes the Traction
Co. attorneys with single tax argu-
ment that is unanswerable. When l
read the following from the protest of
the Traction Co. against its assessment
jumped straight up into the air and
sang the Doxology
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-06-24

know several big property holders
who are opposing the bonds on the
grounds Of taxation. You hunt them
up and this is what you will find: You
will find men who own a lot Of prop
erty that has been made valuable by
the toll and sacrifices of others-work-
ingmen like myself They did not do
single thing to enhance the value OF
the property. They either inherited it
or got it on mortgage foreclosure, or
got it when land was so cheap as to
be practically worthless. Then they
sat around on their hunkers and
watched it grow into value by reason
of the work of the community at large.
Now that they are asked to contribute
a little to the public that has made
them rich,, they put on a pitiful look,
talk in lugubrious tones and whine
about taxation That class of peo-
pie gives me a feeling Of lassitude in
the lumbar region.
The workingman who fails to seize
the opportunity to make these leeches
on society give back part of the un-
earned increment is, in my humble
opinion, sucker. Who put the value
into the Tucker estate at the corner of
Thirteenth and o? Who put the value
into the property at Thirteenth and N,
known as the Fraternity block? Not
the fuckers or the Sharps. 1t was you,
Mr.. Workingman and Mrs. Working
woman. If it had not been for you
those valuable properties wouldn't be
worth any more today than they were
twenty years ago. Come en-, now; let's
make the people who have waxed rich
from our communal enterprise come
back with some of it and give your
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-29
Woman and the Aqs.

This is a vulgar age; but it is better to be a vulgar and successful woman than an unsuccessful lady.
 Thus speaks Mrs. T. P. O'Connor concerning, the violent methods of some of the militant sunragettes i'm England. The first proposition is a. sweeping generality. The age may be vulgar. it may be more or less vulgar than have been other aged and ciVili- zations, such as those of the decad- ence of the Roman Empire or of the darkness of medieval Europa, But comparisons aside, what of the sec ond proposition? How can a woman be both vulgar and successfully How can a lady be unsuccessful3 When does a woman cease to dDe a lady, or when does n lady become n. Wouan These queries only emphasize the neeR of precision in the use of terms iD the necessarily elastic discussion Of so- they involve the element of femininity. But the suggestion seems pertinent that man has accepted the proposition that woman has been elevated, in modern civilization, to the rank of a dominating influence for refipement. 1t is her qualities of gentleneas, grace and aspiration that have breathed strength and persistence into the efforts of the sterner sex to supnrin- pose those qualities harmoniouaiy upon iuder, if necessary powers, Therein is indicated a responsibility that woman cannot evade with consistency to her larger social duty. It is no ansWer to say that men have robbed women of a degree of domestic usefulness by es- tablishing such industries as those of the baker and the costume maker. That industrial fact only widens Women's opportunities for gentlcr and refining arts.-Washington Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-29
COOK AND sTANLEY.
A Breexe from Nebrnsia vsntiiHtiug
 the Late Controversy.


 To the Editor of the spripKneld,. Mass
 Republican: aA
 Tn a letter written to your vqanabls paper. appearing in the daily tsHue for the present wrfrer took a poBtl0nr of modest doubt in the north 1p0le c0ntrO- versy. In your last weekly isaae q let~ ter appears from the tanilo pen pf Wal many unaunowp nights. It may seem hardy to take issue with an Arctic expert. but, for my humble self am not positive that Cook did not reRch the pole. The great public were hasty once, and they should mot be too, hasty again. To borrow an eXpres ssjOn from Thomas Paine, the Brooklyn doctor went up ii9oe a rocket and down lilfe a stick. The equal Of such an experi- ence has hardly been recorded since the greatest and most sublime ,ref0tWer rode over spread garments ana De- tween waving palms. tO be led t0 feion's death five days later.
 said in my former letter that just such impoStures had been successfully perpetrated; and now I say that Jqst fication of Cooks story. It was an unequal contest. The Rroatest of1lVinE explorers against an amateur, sthe one backed by his brother scieptists, the United States navy, his own splendid record, and last, but not least, by the Delta Kappa Epsilon eocietY igcce Oel1ei iccce partisan of PearNl And theSe men are scattered over America in every walk of life.
 Poor Cook had back of him only an untaught public insisting on fair play. But it does not follow thaa he did not discover the north pole beoause for sooth, he did not climb NJ AIolkiuiey. We of Nebraska remember that we had among us a man by the name of Henry M. Stanley, who never left the corporate limits or the city of Dmaha. but who wrote for the New YOfigf Her ald blood curdling accounts of daring adventures and hairbreadth escapes on the plains. Yet we know that Stanley found Livingstone and explored the Congo basin, though it was doaibted at the time.
 I admit, at this writing, things ioola bad for Cook. TO my mind the worst of all Is the giving of the longitude iu a proNimately superlative lRtitude. It Is practically an impOssibiiity for 9b- vions reasons. There are other hhimRs in his favor the greatest Of which Is his genius as a guesser-if ho be a fraud. The Republicans argument on that score has never been andpnever can be answered.
 There is a cult who think that any amateur in science who does not sic humbly at the feet of Gamellel ds a trespasser on their preserve. They are like some religious hierarhciea who claim a monopoly on salvation, and some schools Of medicine which claim to possess the sine qua nihii of the healing art. Dr. Cook had this cult all on his back at once. Poor uevili I pity him, if innocent: and heris sum ciently punished, if guilty
 WILBUR F. BRYANT.
 Harrington, Neb., Jan. l9, l0l0
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-29
BLIND EXEMPT.
A Local Hall of Fame.

There is a sort Of d local Hall Of Fame run in connection with the New Haven Colony Historical society, in which hang the portraits of historical celebrities of the city and the state It is now proposed to grace this gall lery with a likeness in oil of the late Captain Edward C. Beecller of New Haven and the project will no doubt meet with the hearty approval of the historical society and citizens in gen- eral. Captain Beecher was devoted to New Haven's past, present and future, and in historical research work in con- nection with this colony his endeavor ranked with the importance of that of Chief Justice Simeon K. Baldwin and the Hon. Harry T. Blake. Captain Beecher's memory should be perpetu- ated in the Hall of Fame up at the historical society and there should be a generous response to the call for funds to provide a painting of him in the gallery of the institution. We should in that way express our appre- citation of the man who, fin a dignified and loyal manner each year. demanded of the mayor the keys of the old pow der house: an annual rehearsal of one of the great events in the early history of the city.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-29
Yallnu. Ionrnaliam.

Arthur Brisbane, editor Of The New York Journal, admits that he is per- sonalIy responsible for yellow journal ism," but justihes himself on the ground that everyone must hMve eN- citement in some form and he tries to satisfy the demand with harmless sen- sation. He would like to zee the time when there will be no mention of crime or society affairs in the newspapers. MT. Brisbane has set the pace so Fast through his appeal to human curiosity and love of scandal, that competitors nave been obliged to adopt his meth ods or go to the wall. lt is not a noble distinction. Tn Mr Brisbane'H case. and that of his publishers, it hae been profitable. But in spite or his frank admission of responsibility Ire takes the defensive and is probably ashamed. Waterbury American.
 If Mir. Brisbane is ashaned hin ac- 4ions do not accord with his feelings. He sticks to yellow" ways, is paid the biggest salary of any editor ln the country, and if he was not yellow" had not been yellow" and did not keep on being yellow" would probably cease to be a big circulation builder and a big salary winner
 If he is ashamed he is mighty snc- cessfu in concealing the fact from public observation, and as long ~ llis salary Is 350,00O @ year, the ciroHiiaton of his paper the biggest of any in the city of it's home, and 4nany or his initiated in the biggest eitfs of the land. we do not think ne will hang his head very low or pine hWay because of regret of many high, nflnd- ed people that he is mol hlua instead of yellow. conservative instnad of radical calm instead of sensational New Haven Times-Leader.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-29
A State of Thrift.

Report of the state bank oongnis- sioners for the fiscal year, which closed last October, has just been made pub lie. and it pays a pleasing compliment to the thrift of the people of Connecti- - cut On October f. 1909, there were 1707S more depositors fin the savings banks of the state than on October D of the previous year, and fin the Twelve month reported upon the amount of the deposits increased 3iI.233,795. la. The total amount of deposits on the above stated date was 42Ga,aa3, ,b01 .82, which sum is divided among bb3,24l depositors. According Co the Stato Manual inc population Of Connecticut runs close 10 a million souls, ,Which, when compared with the number or savings bank depOsitorr, shows thAt more than one-h9lf Or the people 9t the state have funds in the instituticus for savings. The savings baaik dep0sits were never larger than they arc today all indicating. perhaps, tlhi the peo- pie are growing fo apreniste Che nd- of saving up for a ialliy daY.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-29
NnuL onoihL cluIl.

hf4ybe Mr. Taft won't have muap uso for an AnAnias club; but tt ldodta eA though he would nnd ptenfg of nlliHF for a down- d nd out olub be.fore ho nata fhrough--Rochest Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-29
Would Make Lent unanimou,.

It begins to look as if the meat strike would make this years observ- ance of Lent, now rapidly approaching. a record-breaker in the way of un- animity and enthusiasm New York Tribune.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-29

The worlds lonsumps lou of se,a in cd to 3t3k.0aasooa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-06
BARRACKS COMING
HERE NEXT YEAR

Especial to The Richmond virginian. )
NORFOLK, VA, September e.
After uniting, the Barracks and
Philetheas becoming one State body,
the first annual convention of the
State Barracks Association came to an
end yesterday afternoon. The body
VIII meet next year In Richmond
but NOT In September. While no date
was fixed for the next convention II
was suggested that about October Is
would be an appropriate time.
W. IL, r. Enos. OF Newport News,
who was at the head of the Baraca
Union. was chosen president OF the
point association Of the Earaca and
philathea. In the election of vice
presidents four were selected from the
Baracas and an equal number from
the Phiiatheas as follows: From the
Baracas-Captain E. r. Smith, Rich
mond: John f. Small. Norfolk; Gran
vile X. Swift Fredericksburg; c. w.
Womack. Lynchburg. From the
'Philstheas--Miss w. L. Mays, Nor
folk; Mrs. w S, Leake, Richmond:
Miss Blanche Mertig, Richmond. and
Miss Ethel Marks. Ettricks. Peters
burg. The Offices of secretary and
treasurer were likewise divided, with
the election of G. Oliver TimberIake.
Richmond. of the Barracks, as secre-
tary and Mrs. John B. Rucker, of the
Philatheas, as treasurer.
The Barracks are In favor OF a State
wide celebration of October % this
year. the twentieth anniversary of the
date OF the first Baraca class, which
was organized in 1890. at Syracuse.
n. Y. resolution advocating such
a celebration was adopted yesterday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-06

DETROIT. MICH. Sept. e.--Mich-
igan Republicans are to-day deciding
the. political fate of Julius Caesar
Burrows, who throughout the cam
paign Just ended had to defend his
course of allegiance to Aldrich against
Congressman Charles K. Townsend. Of
Jackson, who ran on a platform OF
conservative - insurgency - he
States first general primary election
Is on. and interest eenters In the SEN
atorial race, and the three cornered
fight for the Republican nomination
for Governor
Early voting in Detroit was light.
Early reports from the State showed
heavy vote.
Beside the senatorship and COVER
norship, nominations are being made
for Lieutenant Governor. State Sena-
tors. county and city officials There
are no important Democratic contests.
AL the close of the campaign iasr
night. both Burrows and Townsend
managers expressed confidence. Bur
rows men declare his campaign over
the entire county. In which he made
hundreds of speeches and met thous-
ands of people. brought him many ad-
ditional friends.
Townsend's campaign was equally
strenuous.