Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 13, 1894, Page 16

A N ORI T 1 OMAHA BEE SUNDAY, MAY 13, GISAL Hard Times Prices. BT, Carpets, . v 250 Brassels Carpets, . 46c RGNS, vv . owesuille BIFIDEE Sets, - b 4 QOICESELS, . .. 562 Cook Stoves, - . $5.20 bardrones, = . i hoes ooic Cases, w7 8615 Bolnges: o e b Rockers, . : »: o gkl Nliesses, i SEST Spilos: . e All of the above worth double. Ice Boxes, . ) $3.48 Gasoline Stoves, v b2 Baby Carriages, . $4.68 Ghamber Suits, . = . §1208 Folding: Beds, . $7.03 Extension Tables, . $445 oldehoards,: . & Huee PanloneSuiise v G Zandio Roel@w, $2.67 Gemter fiables, o | & Sl Bedsteads, = . | $1.49 PaeeiGuntains. -0 ¢ YLE TERMS: ON A BILL OF 00-51.00 CASH And $1.00 Per Week. Peojie's Fu:nitura ad Garpt G $I0. F i s e WO Hard Times Prices. i All of the above worth double. COOPERATIVE HOME BUILDI Tnstruotive Facts Gleaned from the Report One of the most Interesting facts shown by of the Department of Labor. the report relates to the age of the associa- tions, ~ While building and loan associations had their birth in the decade of years from The ninth annual report of Commissioner gress over two years and comprises a vast amount of information concerning one of the most Important economic moyements of the reason of the novelty of the inquiry and the want of systematic reports to State officers. Most of the work was done by agents of the department sent to the various states, where ersonal Investigations were necessary to | payments of $1 each on a $200 share. » Mr. C. W. Brininger of Grand Island, sec- retary of the Nebraska State League of Local secure the facts, union, tions' is shown as follows valuable boon. MOVEMENT A MODERN ONE | 1540 to 1850, with, perhaps, he one prior to the first date named, port shows that the average age of all tho Marvelous Tesults Achieved by Men Un- | associations is but 6.2 years, the local asso- ciations having an average age of 6.3 years, and the nationals of only 2.5 years. 394 are under 5 years of age, 2,163 Ing-Loan Notes. are 5 years or under 10 years of age, and 689 are 10 years or under 15 years of age, oclations out of years of age. There are but 433 over 15 years of age. Carroll D. Wright of the Department of | qyege figures certainly show that the build- Labor is devoted entirely to building and [ ing and loan as loan asscclations in the United States. The report embodies the results of the first in- vestigation on this line attempted by the trained in Finance—Distribution by e States and Territories—Build- locals 2, making a total of 5,146 the whole number under The report comprehends every state In the | pyjiging and Loan associations, one assoclation. Nebraska's total of | much” improved. nty Is fourteen less than the present Mr. John Heenan of Cincinnati, a delegate number. The distribution of these associa- | 1o (he Ancient Order of Hibernians vention, 1s a building and loan District Hlinols Indiun; Towa Main M Missou Nevada New Hampihire New Yo North ¢ North Dakota. . Rhode South Tenn, Toxus Utah . Wisconsin Wyoming . of B oM b M Aty Iwie twenty-five years' experience. He | director of a Cincinnati _assoclation | twenty years. To their influence and popu- | larity he ascribes much of the 1 ATkAnaLe: | of the metropolis of Obio. There are about JULIHY | 300 assoclations in Hamilton county, and so Cannecticut | strong is confidence in them Delawar | scarcely felt the hard times of last year. PP case | The seventeen local assoclations of New Hrisc Rl | Hampshire have total asscts aggregating Ldaho | over $1,000,000, an increase of $250,000 during st the past year, Dues received, | i | and double the amount of withdrawals over T N | the previous yearly period. Their loans ag- BUIERY. o0 ; i gregate $961,174.90, all on real ot | very rare has the necessity been for a fore- Maryland | closure. chuvetts | The new directory of the Columbus asso- R | clation is composed of Messrs. Misnisgippi g Jonas Welch, I. Sibbersen, H. P. e ] rich and G. W. Galley. POAnA »: | Protests against taxing the | building and loan assoclations have received New Jersey..ooiiiiiini| At a recent meeting of the Broken Bow as- RN MAXICA 21101101 | soclation, W. J. Woods waselected president; woifhn 1| G. W. Apple, vice president; W. 0 | comb, secretary; Fred Bartlett, 1] ana C. L o LN BOMA s o2 £230235) t 004 | 3 10m | re b [ 8| airectors elected were W. J. Woods. O, Caratina. ., | 8| Apple, . W. Salisbury and J. 75 | The association thinks of opening 41 | other series soon, tihinxton’ | Mrs. Crawford in London Truth also fmpresses 558 [ own mind and who holds in thoughtless demonstrations of 5,538 ber of aw \ male o1a14 | OWn satisfaction ber 0f share et of shircholde ale. s 07,528 | rehearsal of ‘Falitaft at Mil f whreholdors, total L7675 | ists and instrumentalists gave him an ovas Yerage number of shareliolders per as- jora | tlon as he entered. When they were tired Mumber 0f Skrenoiders who' ‘are bore “ | of ‘ovating' he said: ‘I thank you sll, but e ed 453,411 | will thank you more if you da better in your Biage of shitiboiders who are bore performances than the last t'me.' LTy i in his count:nance the habit of mental ten- o ol s 3 460657.601 | slon and of being wrapped up in his ideas, e o atvar el dnr "%.6 | And yet there is nothiug of absence of mind By umen s ot et ehareholder #4758 1 I look or manner. The brevity of speech o w0, @100 | and his readiness show him to have W or PR ’ 31020 | busy life. Verdl is 82, but body and mind 3 o 3i4.7% | are still vigorous. He thinks old age, when Bewies show nenrly ofie-thirtieth | health accompanies it and it has a wide ex- w of the Vol wiad In b Among them regulation of women examination of national questions with than many of the so-called statesmen of the There are many members of this can speak enterta ningly for upon the chief topics of the da would surprise those who do not know them their eloquence and clear, illustrations. greater ease THE CRAND ARMY OF LABOR | Wil Try to Bring the Tailors Into the SR Tal ) N N y“ to the league, shall receive and receipt for om sro oite or e | OMAHA MUNICIPAL ~ LEAGUE | e houicigus, s sosive and, rceiot. oe electricians, . son labor and for abolishing the The chief influen is being concentrated on shareholder indicates plainly that the patrons are the industrious working classes, to whom a semi-compulsory means of saving is an in- G builders. The average net assets for each assembly who MODERN INSTITUTIONS. Hus Prepared Its Constitution and is Ready the Wamsutta weavers at New Bedforg, Ma t unanimously voted to call out weavers Wamsutta corporation, CABORILEADERS HCOMING MENEXTERIULY | nothertveryitmportant laboriorgantzation THE LINE DRAWN ON OFFICE-HOLDERS | 2Ecnts to hold ofiice during the pleasure of for labor leade The members of this means the closing down of ‘every mill under the Wamsutta corporation and the throwing out of employment of 5,000 operatives. less a_compromise is effected every loom in the Wamsutta yard will be stoppped. Charles Williams, acting United States con- gent at Johanne: Atriea is no place for American worikmen at A large number of those utready nere cannot find employment at any price.” The resolution of the Central Labor union calling for the investigation of the manner in which the million dollar park approprii- tion was spent in New York city is causing The union claims that, instead of helping unemployed, it was used for political purposes. of Supreme Court Justices O'Brien dissolving to point to with pride. trade were, before organizing, a very poorly 1ts Object the Determination of the Foint at | by the by-laws. Organized Labor is Looking Forward with nd Hopes to the ¢ General Master Workman— Lubor Notes. through the untiring efforts of the district swoop lifted from an to a level with all the workers and entitled the same consideration accorded other union unorganized Some weeks ago George W. Doane, Her- | P*gioue v T Kountze, Thomas Kilpatrick, _Max Meyer, C. A. Starr, John A. Creighton and | selected from the central council by the a number of other gentlemen, all residents | executive comiiiittec; cuch standing commit- of the city, signed a call for a mceting of The local Knights of Labor are looking for- ward to the month of July, when they hope to be successful In greatly increasing their this vieinity. Genera 1 Master working seven they only worked six days and received the ociations of the country are entirely modern institutions and have reached their great proportions during the last ten or fifteen years. This, in connection with the fact that they have net assets of over national government. It has been in pro- | §450,000,000, have made total profits of more than $80,000,000, have helped to secure prob- ably over 400,000 homes, and are semi-bank- ing institutions conducted by ordinary men 205 not trained as bankers, but vet have met times, The statistics collected involved & | yity remarkably few losses, shows conclu- yast amount of labor, made: necessary bY | gively the strong hold which building and loan assoctations have taken upon the public. BUILDING-LOAN NOTES. The Mutual of Omaha will mature its first series with the May payment—a total of 111 memberghip secured a promise from Workman Sovereign to come to this: city on July 4 and remain here for some days, dur- ing which time he will improve the oppor- has greatly encouraged eral other trades to join their forces with the great band of organized workingmen. It is evident all over the country that the Railway union all the railroad brotherhoods. trouble in Albany. Commercial The brother- Pallottns injunction obtained asssociation Unitdd Garment Workers of America is im- inasmuch as it tollers in this locality, tive board will meet in Omaha on July 15, and will likely remain in session a week or This important meeting will also at- labor leaders, visit the executive officers on business rela- The general execu- aristocracy to be able any good for the real workers, tainted with to crganized prominence, 18 to bring gether all of the railroad workers on all of the roads into one solid, compact body, and further carry out out of boycott circulars does not constitute instructions of the gene by organized has made its r country as being a significant sign of the The local knights say that this will suggestion that a number of well known orators, be drafted Into service to assist in bringing men into the fold, will be held every night during the stay of ted in the constitution the obj gue shall be to quicken among its | the city of Omaha, either in person or by members and the citizens of Omaha an ap- | deputy approved by the exccutive committee, of their municipal obligations to acquaint them with existing conditi — - many rights and his case 1s given as care- (RIAL NOTES consideration partment of railroad work, and this part of organization thinkers of today except Vermont, in which there s f turned from a tour of California with health | the nonunion Uncle Sam has 33,119 cigar factories. Berlin has a papler mache fire engine, Among recent inventions is an opera glass instantly be workingmen the banner of the Knights of Labor. t further can be gained unless a united effort great parade that will be givs photographic A Hungarian to make from wood pulp a fabric suitable for durable clothing. An alloy that adheres so firmly to glass that it may be used to solder pleces together is made by a French chemist. Incandescent lamps are ridiculously cheap in Sweden, the price of those with all volt- 25 being about 20 cents, the American economist, says that, taking into account hours, wages and prices of food, the avera in the United States 1s twice as well off as he was thirty or forty years ago. It s estimated that throughout the world from $66,000,000 to $55,000,000 in gold is an- nually used in the arts and dentistry. gard with jealous concern the point n on July 4, it private inferest enters into competition with SOME OF THE DUTIES. such an extent that they will be ready to repres come in in large numbers. h s for its detriment and to foste calculated to promote its advantage. principal means to be employed by the league are iny organization, together with the excreise of e carry into effect the purposes of the league. divided up into little squads which of them selyes are helples The total mem- unionists in Central Labor unlon of Dover, N. H., has issued a call for a conference of labor unions Manchester with a view to- ward taking political action, Hamburg reveals out of 3,736 workers 18,918 w unemployed, unemployed, employment. In Imula, Sicily, @t a recent election, the soclalists captured every office from mayor The attempt of the government to stamp out the refdrm movement has proven a dismal failure. Agitators are busy among the coal miners but the miners have All the miners are out at Coal Creek, Tenn., andithe mines of the Consol- idated Coal company of St. Louis are idle. Alngworth's bill|appointing a commission to inquire into the tenement house problem in New York city passed the assembly. The investigate the economic and buslding conditions, and re- more who should belong to some the labor organizations, and would join if word received by David A, Wells, knights from the general officers has greatly leaders, as it is shown that the order is now taking on a new growth all over the country. bers point with pride to the fact that four new assemblies have been lately organized in Omaha, besides the formation of several unfons under the American The name of the assoclation shall be the | cil shall be held on the third Municipal League of Omaha; it shall consist ‘h month. of a central council and of such subordinate | ~ Special meetings of the central councik precinct councils time to time bo organized under the author- | the president, upon giving notice in writing ntral council; the shal] consist of twenty-seven membi selected by the organizers of the | requested in writing by twelve or more mem- and two representatives from each | bers. councll; their successors shall be No person holding an elective municipal the central council at the reg- | office shall become a member of the centrak ular annual meeting for the period of three | or ward councils, and any member of pither encouraged the e farm laborer had regular United States during the last thirty years is without parallel tory of the world. Raising peppermint is the leading industry of Wayne county, New York, The making of lucifer matches s a state monopoly in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Roumania and Servia. Fall River mills in annual statement shows earnings in the past year of $144,000 on a capital of $600,000, This is just 24 per cent. Mulhall says that the life of a locomotive fifteen years, wealth in th SOME LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. The oldest Knights of Labor .assembly in Omaha was what it was laden with so many tricky politicians _was compelled to give up its char. xt to the oldest assembly fis 5,141, famillarly known This assembly has several good membership wields a great influence in local labor mat- One of the members of this assembly holding the man of district assembly No. favorable consideration in the senate. Gutterson attorney. The by-laws 17 | were changed o as to provide for five di- tors, instead of nine, as formerly, commission 126, a position with a level and a clear reader of human nature, the position is considered a very honorable labor circles, has a great The general American Federation of Labor has requested Congressman Maguire's bill for the improvement of the condition of American seamen. Workingmen of Sa 66 | thus of Verdi: “He Is carved out of a sin- 42 | gle block and has no surface veneering. one as a man who knows his the qualifications of any person claiming to represe such an organization OFFICERS OF THE The officers of the league shall be a presi- Iron ores are considered rich contain_above 50 per cent ginaw, Mich., propose to form & number of clubs fo discuss political and economic questions. Intend to establish a co-operative morning dally to solve the unempioyed problem. The labor conference at Philadelphia called by Joseph Buchanan has adopted resolutions calling upon the labor forces to resist any further reduction of wages and to work for the reduction of the hours of work. gland the government bill to ald the settlement of labor disput It gives the labor Trade power causes of labor dsputes; desirable, to call on the parties to meet to discuss the question; further, to offer a con- clliator or board of concillators. Numerous labor bills are in committee Albany, N. Y., and show small sign admiration. I should say that he chi:fly works for his d yrofit. One day, at a 1, the vocal- This assembly has as its members nien of mearly every calling of life that Is permitted to join The printers also | and 256 per cent, and useless when below and has been xecutive committ hold office for o cessors are elected. the executive all its acts by bis sig the duties usually incident to this offic president shall co-operate with and president in the work of his office and shall perform the dutles of thie president of his absence or inability to perform secretary shall conduct the cor- respondence of the leagus its acts by his signature when and perform such other dutles a8 are required by the executive committee The treasul C of all the moneys and properties belonging | cheap as any other. w people know that fayal lace Is made s of the bitter alog, was a trades asesmbly, Upholsterers and Mattress Makers No. 874. Altogether there are twelve local assemblies y, which cover nearly that number if the hopes of fulfilled there will be from the fibers of leav manufactured rarely attained is purely volun- Prominent among the powerful local organizations Knights of Labor assembly No. 729, which membership nearly all the men in the city who carry the hod for a that the hod “behind the times' and chamols gloves In white and pale finished lisle favor to wear with vading blue serge costumes. includes in d Htatos | perience behind it, with a philosophical habit ug and foan | of Judging things, Is the happlest phase of Siialions, siker a ivamtors o aa home | M. carriers In Omaha are | would be greatly surprised to attend one of | their meetings and hear the members dlscuss and billlousness JeWitt's Little Early Rl A the written order of the president, attested by_the secretary. The central council shall elect annually from its own members an exccutive com- mittee, consisting of the four officers a to Eegin Work, five other members, otra ann e executive committee shall have authority to appoint such other officers and the committee, as it shall consider adyisable and shall have gencral control of all mat- ters of tne league not oth rwise provided for Private Interest Enters Into THIZ DEPARTMENTS, H Competition with the General The work of the league shall be divided | Good of the Community. into the following general departments: % Municipal, philanthropic, industrial, educa~ tional, moral, and other departments may be added by the central council, cut shall be in charge of a » Max | standing committee of five members, to be tee may subdivide its respective department, 16! and may appoint subcommittees to assist it be held at the parlors of the | iy tno work of such department, club, on the evening of April The executive committec shall appoint, i This meeting was largely attended, and | first, a committee of five on ways and means, Doanotiwaslilaleatonlolialimani] who .un.‘(n |-Iru\hlv m-l the raising or all nec- A lacuiat e ous Gun1 st solu. | essary funds; second, a committee of five e e e eartor | o political action, “who shall recommend (o adopted declaring the nece y the central council what nonpartisan action ¢ a nonpartisan and nonsgectarian [ jt deems the league should take ! object of which should be the | to promote the objects of the same promoting of good city government. Looking | third, a committee of five on member. to this end a committee on constitution and | ship, whose duty it is to recommend suit- appointed. Following out the | able' members to fill all vacancies caused by 1 meeting the com~ | death, resignation, expiration of membership port, which has been | or ofher causes; fourth, a general or sanizer, who shall organize subordinate coun- cots | cils in the various wards and precincts off All resolutions calculated to commit the ns; | league to any policy must be referred to e them with the machinery of [ the proper standing committee and only municipal government; to make conspicuous | acted upon after the same have been ree in which such gove: wrongly administered unent s | pogbed back from said committee, and to be i to re- | adopted must receive the approval of two- which | thirds of all the members of the council, good; and In every possible in the communit what what- It Is the duty of the standing committees and the subcommitteos appointed by them to Investigate thoroughly the several sub- Jects assigned, and to report their: conclu~ slons, with the facts, to the central council, who will determine the action, if any, to ba & taken, 5 Al elections shall be by ballot, unless otherwise ordered. The regular meetings of the o stigation, publication, agi- y moral Influence needed to "ROM BY-LAWS. ntral coun wrsday of s may fr 1 | may be held at any time upon the call of entral councll | to each of its muembers, and a speclal mesd %, 10 be | fng shall be called by the president wheneve of saild councils who becoines a candidate for The representatives of the ward councils | an elective municipal offics forfelts his mem- ted by thelr respective ward | bership in such councils. coyncils annually; the ward councils shall | The by-laws may be amended at any regu- conslst of fifteen members, increased by one | lar or special meeting of the cenfral councid tive from each precinct council; [ by a two-thirds vote of the members present, no organization shall be considered a ward | provided that notice of the prop branch of the league until it | ment shall have been givin at a previous. been recognized as such by the central | meeting and that a copy The council shall always have [ have been given in th power to pass upon the regularity and good | ing at which the proposed amendment is to d amend- of the same shall | call for the meet- ward or precinct organization | be considered. L = Sliverwaro Chenper Than Dollars. “You can now purchase solid sllyerware LEAGUE made up into forks, spoons, etc., which wilk welgh much more than the silver money yow pay for It sald a jeweler yesterday. “Im other words, you can buy silver with less silver than 15 contained In your purchase, notwithstanding the fact that a certain amount of labor has been put upon It to shape it Into forks, spoons, etc. Silverware was never cheaper than it Is today. Why, the prices are 8o far down that It is almost folly to buy plated ware, as you can pur- chase the sterling article for the same price. | In eastern houses all flatwear 1s being sold by the ounce. If you ask the price of forke keep Its records, | or spoons the dealer does not name the fgure y per dozen, but tells you that the ware I8 so much per ounce. The fact of a person using 4 50114 silver upon his table 18 now no eriterion for it is almost as t or be a delegate from ident, secretary, treasurer and » of nine, who shall r, or until their suc- The president shall be head of the league, shall attest ature and perform all the Dy arge | of his clrcumstanc r shall have