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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08
DENIES "oPEN-SHoP" MOVE
General Manager Of Missouri and North
Arkansas Railroad Announces
Position of Company

Charles A. Phelan, general manager
OF the Missouri < North Arkansas
railroad, on which operating EN-
plOyees struck. denied that the rail-
road had decided 10 operate on an
open shop basis.
dispatch from Helena stated that
Mrs. Harter, employed In Mr.. Phelan's
office. had given out statement that
the rniroad would adopt. the OPEN
shop plan for labor. Mr.. Pheian said
there was no such woman In the EN-
ploy Of the railroad.
I'VE had TO have labor, and we
hired II where 1t could be found, re-
CARELESS Of organization" Dir. Phelan
said, hut the company has not
adopted the open-shOp plan"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08
Other Lines In Move

Two large trunk line railways served
notice that they intended to reduce
wages paid their unskilled or common
labor and officials of the Association
Of Railway Executives declared they
had no doubt other carriers soon would
take similar steps,
Action was started by the New York
Central and the Delaware Lackawan-
ma and Western railways. Both called
representatives of their common labor
for conferences. Should they fat! to
agree, the matter will be referred to
the labor board.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08
Report Small Pay Rolls.

Pay rolls of Youngstown, o., and
vicinity, according to figures an
nounced by banks, amounted during
February to $5,9S9.744, the lowest
since November, 1919, when the steel
strike was at its height.
Effect of the 20 per cent wage re-
duction in independent steel mills,
which became effective February 16.
is not reflected to any extent by the
pay rolls which covered the actual
working period approximately from
January 20 TO February 20.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08
Chicago to Have Labor Temple.

A million-dollar temple for the A.
600 Chicago members of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers of America,
will be erected at Chicago in the
spring Of 1922. 1t was announced. A
West side site has been purchased for
$4,000. Tentative plans for the tenn
pie provide an auditorium If 5000 ca
pacity, gymnasium, olubrooms, library
and Offices for 10 local unions
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

More than % per cent of England'S
10000 bakery workers are members
of trade unions.
Trade union membership has In
creased over 200 per cent In Neither
lands since 1913.
Nearly all the paper mills in Wis
consin are running on part time or
with reduced crews.
More than 175,000 women workers
are registered at unemployment ex-
changes I'm Great Britain.
With Its 100000 members. the
brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Is
the largest of the four brotherhoods.
Women not only form the majority
OF the total number of textile work.
ers In Lancashire. England, but dom
mate the trade as we'll.
According TO Commissioner Connel-
ly of Pennsylvania department OF
labor and industry Spanish workmen
make the best railroad lahorers.
The lack of demand for automobiles
has caused automobile plants In the
United States to decrease production
about so per cent.
Decision of the international Joint
conference council of the printing
trades governing n reduction In wage
scales has been deferred until April
., when the council meets In Chicago.
A graduated schedule is being
worked out by the Metal Trades asso-
citation in New Orleans. whereby more
than 10000 men employed In the craft
will be obliged to accept a cut of 10
per cent in wages.
The Mine Owners union of the As
turias in Spain decided to reduce
wages In order to compete with Amer
lean and English coal. The mine
owners petitioned the government to
Introduce a heavy customs duty.
The seven-day week and the long
turn In changing shifts have been
| eliminated from all plants of the
United States Steel corporation. II. IL.
Gary says In statement. Mr.. Gary
also said that committee is inyes-
tigating the 12-hour day.
| At Middletown. n. Y, more than 400
carpenters, masons and bod carriers
went on strike. refusing to take re-
ductIon In wages. The rates of pay
proposed by the builders are so cents
an hour for carpenters. instead of 90
cents; 81 an hour for masons, In
stead of S11sh. and n fiat rate of
| So day for hodcarriers, instead of
62is cents on hour
,,ar ,anf raa,,afE,.., a., ha MO ryac
OF bricklayers, carpenters and COM
mon laborers employed in the build
ing industry was announced by the
Associated Builders of Chicago, effec-
tive May l. Bricklayers' and carpen-
ters' wages will be reduced to 81 an
hour from SIPS. while unskilled labor
ers will receive 65 cents an hour.
union Immediately announced that the
proposed reduction would be opposed.
The Polish government has suspend
ed operation of the railroads under
martial law. all the striking railway
men having returned 10 work. The
strikes In other trades also have been
settled.
Members of the Tidewater Boat
mems union at New York, We're or
dered out on strike in protest against
a proposed wage cut announced by the
New York Boat Owners association,
The men are employed in the loading
/ and unloading OF coal and grain
barges. Union officials said about
! 1000 men were affected.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08
SAVE LIVES OF CHILDREN
Teachers Hold Up Wrecked Roof "
School Until rs Little Ones
Escape.

oconee, Gu.-Heroic devotion
three women teachers saved the i've
of 10 school children during the loila
do which partly wrecked Oeonee. Us
One end of the school baaa'i7
crumpled under the drive of the N'g ~.
and the roof sagged down over ".
heads of the children. The teae"5
held the roof up while their cha.
escaped through the gap. and 'D'.
leaped TO safety themselves.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

whom he told the threats he had re-
ceiyed and promised to return for tue
trial, providing his present mdlhs
place was kept secret.
May Have Headed Drug Ring.
One theory which has been adlahcep
for the brutal murder is that the WON
an headed a drug ring, or possibly
was engaged in rum running anu
had been killed when she refused 10
furnish further funds. No enemies
have been found, and Mrs. Sudo"s
unusual trait of keeping her own per
sonal affairs closely 10 herself nave
handicapped the police investsalio.,
for no one has been found who eo''
tell when the woman left her home
The young daughter. who has lu'
herited her mothers entire fortune
was kept at school and knew ain'o',
nothing about her mothers PERSONA
affairs.
As the double life of the Wei'''a
has been gradually exposed, IL wa,
learned that she was a liberal 4'e.
to charity, but that where she loans,
money her business instinct ruled. anu
demanded prompt repayment al lH'
stated time.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08
A. r. OF L. IN DEFINITE
STAND AGAINST ANARCHY

The American Federation of
Labor announced that 1t had
sent formal notice of severance
of relations with the Internation-
al Federation OF Trades Unions.
The notice went to the head
quarters in Amsterdam. This
action was a protest against the
growing spirit of sovietism. 1t
followed adoption by the inter-
national organization of resolu-
tions in support of the soviet
government of Russia.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Porto Rieans seem to be radically
different from other people. For in.
stance, they say that they have been
going through financial crisis as a
result of the low price of sugar.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Thomas ventry O'connor Of New
York, head of the international Long,
shoremen's association, was promi-
nently mentioned for the position of
secretary of labor in President Hard
lng's cabinet. The post, however, was
given to James J. Davis of Pitts
buroh.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

They intimate that Uncle sam will
be asked 10 pay back more than $780,
100000 taxes improperly collected, but
the old man will find way to hang
on TO the coin.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Chicago fashion experts announce
that woman's up-to-date clothing out
fit costs $322.75. The 10 cents is for
comfort.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Before the jingoes plunge the United
States into another war they might
extricate the country from the diat.
culties of the last one.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

That savant who says that no WON.
an can pick out a necktie pleas,na -
man doesn't get the idea AT an
Women do not select the ties to please
men. ''0e
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Anyone might know 1t was girl
who started talking and could not
stop for six days.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

And the Turk. who was to be driven
out OF Europe, is now demanding that
the giaours be driven out of Asia
Minor.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Prices have come down Just low
enough TO reach the bottom of the
public's pocket.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Raw sugar at four cents the pound
is giving rainbowists visions of a time
when something can be bought for
nickel.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Another pretty good adding machine
is the al.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Mexico has taken up daylight saw.
Ing. One assumes that the daylight
saved will be taken out of .manana.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Rich old men write stronger love
letters than Wills.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

The twelye-year-old boy who reads
twelve books daily is new species of
book worm.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

From the way rent profiteers con-
tinue TO demand indemnlties one would
think that the consumers had lost the
war.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

How can the United States assist
Europe to stand on Its feet while II
insists upon standing on Its head?
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Another reason for the passing of
the silk shirt Is that so many people
have had to pawn 'em.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Quite often you find fresh young
stenographer who thinks she's running
the business. And quite often she Is.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

The male population. no doubt, is
all agog over the report that the new
style will reveal bit of the feminine
ear.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Vanity will prevent the cigar from.
becoming the favorite smoke of wom-
ankind.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

MAN. not woman, dictates women's
fashions" says q society leader.
That's why they're so much that way.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

War and PREPARATIONS striklngly sug-
gest that you cannot eat your cake
and have Ii.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

zap seems TO have a gigantic ex-
port trade.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Chinese eggs have brough down the
egg prices In the United States. Has
China mich COW?
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

The Bolsheviki also are relieving
the Near East--of almost everything
Ii possesses.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

The financial crisis is past, accord
Ing to the experts, but hens teeth
have nothing on money.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Most people who want TO read the
future can't understand what's going
on now.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

According to the 1920 census, there
are only $4,000 cooks in this country,
not counting cooks by marriage.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Austria is starting suit against its
ex-Emperor for the return of the crown
jewels, while Berlin is shipping money
TO Doom.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

A woman's scream continues TO be
about the best burglar prevention
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Forty-two years from now the Ger
mans may celebrate a real old-fash-
Toned mortgage burning.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Being n cashier In a country bank
is an extra hazardous occupation these
days.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Fashion is returning to the fg-leaf
period.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Sovletlsm is so successful that $780,
100000 Russians are now starving.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Maybe that French embargo on
American coal will help the supply at
home.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Paying for a dead horse WAS never
80 irksome as paying for lost war.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

The German plan of exchange Is to
make the allies the easy mark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
AS OTHERS SEE THE WORLD
Reprinted Various Newspapers


tFrorn the ~. Paul News)

70 the eHab
shmn preserving the beauty Of
especially the conservation idea Tor the con
cutting ana
existing forests lest
should impair the navgabhy OF
fed tributaries high up In
IL would that every is
Smell OF New York has
OF The present
chief United States. Col " - orcsley.
scheme OF protection Of the head~asu OF nagb
the southern
Intention the work 70 other
sns bill proposes
appropriations shah be turned
their relation TO the nhv
the whose Watersheds they lie
lands these national forest beauty spots Tor
OF timber
land exchanged Now that
Uncle aekknises with
all the
timber
making possible
rich forests the Of the
careful
IN o he public
furnish pulp which
whether the interests control available
wood have shown spirit fairness
public whether
public
faithful
II affair
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
Your Foresight

THE greatest magician that lived Robert Hou
i din. French conjurer, born in 1906.
But Houdin after ALL only human being and the
time when his bag of tricks exhausted
At least that what every thought when Louis
Napoleon called Houdn to his palace gardens and told him
to produce a trick or lose out at court
Houdin went thru lot Of hocus-pocus and said: IF your
majesty win have yonder oak tree cut down. in its heart
will find gold box and in the gold box written
by your father 80 years ago."
The oak feled. The gold box and its message
found
Houdin in his memoirs published after his death
essed that 80 years before he had oreseen just such sit
uaon and had cut into the oak tree and buried the box
What do you think of that for foresight?
Yet Houdins ability to figure years in advance
remarkable than the foresight Of those who have pio
neered of great industries guessed correctly the
real estate movement of cities.
How many years YOU looking into the future7
Have given thought to YOUR condition 80
from now?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

Once upon time there = who had
daughter. And he loved Musict. And the damse
grew. she sang and the singing gaddened his heart
and the heart Of her mother. And they bought her
Piano, and hired a Teacher, who TO the
house and gave her lessons at Fifty Cents Hour.
And the lesson worth every cent Of IT, For the
damsel seer could play Scales and Exercises, and
between t-nes would pick out Tunes with finger.
TO the great Joy Of her father.
And when the time that she could take the
Hymn Book and sit down Sunday afternoon. and
play The Sweet Bye and Bye without very many Mis-
takes her father wiped his eyes and thanked God
for his daughter and for her Musicka Attachments.
And there were evenings when the young folks gath
cred and she seated herself the Piano played
the Suwanee River and Seeing Nellie Home and they
all sang and glad.
Now there evil day when one spake unto
the father saying. Thy daughter hath Mwsclai AbiI
ty. Now therefore. send her away that she may
study Musick.
So they sent her away 10 Conservatory; and they
shut down the OF the Plano. And on Sunday
afternoon her father said, It IL lonely but when che
returpeh she will play to Beat the Band
And IL came 10 that at the Of certain days
she returned with a Mdsckal Education And 1 was
Among Those Present the evening when they
gave a Welcome Home Party. And the fathor said
Tonight shall have Musick
But on that night OF the other girls dared play
for they had not been away TO . Conservatory. And
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
No Place for Politics
In Foreign Relations There's No Room
for Party Differences

THE state department will not reveal to the senates
committee foreign relations documents relating to
the points at issue between America and Japan because
negotiations have not ended This state of affairs is
fortunately somewhat typical and shows why American
international relations often niudded for lack of
aAmerican foreign policy upon which the two major
political parties unite and cooperate
Political differences should end the waters edge So
long international relations rivalry between demo
Gratis and republicans foreign nations will try to play
party against the other The requirements of government
demand in domestic affairs that there be party in power
TO make and execute the laws and party in opposition
to crtcise But in the field of foreign relations the OPP
position should consist of foreign nations alone Other
wise. America will be divided against herself.
Negotiations between the United States and Japan are
of equal interest to all Americans irrespective of their
political partsanship IL should be unthnkabe that demo
Gratis republicans would try to against each other
by favoring foreign nation In country containing all
is special danger that division foreign affairs may
lead to disaster.
II should become a recognized American principle OF
political action that the state department is to the
leaders Of the opposition party Mt Washington Certainly
the members OF the senate committee foreign relations
should be consulted by the secretary of state concerning
his basic intentions The committee. however. well
delegate to its two ranking democratic and republican mem
bers the power determine very delicate situations
whether they alone shall be in the state departments
confidence
Under the operation of such plan. II will not mat
ter which party controls the state department Americas
interests abroad will not be in jeopardy thru partisan dis
cord within the United States Foreign nations will know
they deal with undivided America. The knowledge
abroad will be Americas surest safeguard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
THE PARABLE
OF THE
MUSICAL
EDUCATION

the daughter would not play. for her Sheet Musick
had not arrived Neither would she sing for said
that she out OF Practice having recently studied
only Theory and Composition and Fuguo and Coun.
terpoint.
And said unto her II is not Excess OF Music
kali Culture that seth thee, but the OF ChastIse
ment. In the days when thou couldst barely play
The Sweet Bye and Bye 80 that II might be told from
Yankee Doodle thy Muslckal Talent was good for
something. Thou vert JOY unto thy father and a
comfort TO thy mother; and thou couldst add happi
ness TO the life of thy friends. But thou know
est just enough to be Useless.
And ] asked Knowest thou any OF the sweet old
Ballads. az The Last Rose OF Summer or Coming
Thru the Rye?
And she said. yea but they are very Old and
Simple.
And said. Go thou to the plano and play and sing
Thou hast given this party Frost, chilled the
heart of all present Go thou back and warm then,
up with something that they love-
And she did / told her And the heart Of nil
present was warmed And certain OF the other girls
played.
As the hour waved late, OF the young folks
said; Let Va sing some OF Those Good Old Timers
that we used to like. And she played for them
30 her Musickal Education did not quite spoil her
after ALL And when she hath a Musickai Education
that Is much better. she viii know better the worth
OF my lesson 10 her
WILLIAM E. BARTON
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
Physical Proves

Tho story OF samson Ia a recital OF
physical pro~cns. Were he living to-
day he would be featured on the
sporting news page OF the daily
papers.
his story sttrr us. His adventures
fascinnte ur. Yet we feel thsra In
some,hinR lacking. We lay down the
paper with a feeling OF dinappoint.
menf. tn. lila athlete let woman
% easy virtue rob him OF his power.
To 10 SURE he got hack a, his enemies
IN great SHAPE. when he pulled down
tho pillars Of the temple and killed
a horde OF phiiistinea. but the crash
that killed his foes cost the hero his
own life.
Tits was a. far as Hanson could
~. lie could not get off the sporting
page and he could not stay on II per.
manensiy. because he was merely an
athlete. When he played out HIS
muscieg he WAS spent His In the
biography Of Drawn. of liz achieve
ments and limitations. Of IT, splendid
victories and pathetic defeat Of tn
xmashlne success and humiiiatlng
COLLAPSE.
The trouble with samson WA he
n>asured manhood by muscle His
sag Vas In his character. He was
weak In his hour Of temptation. He
was strong enough 70 carry off the
rates Of Cam on his hack. but he
was not strong enough to resist the
charms Of Dciilah.
Saufson's way OF getting ready for
action was 10 "shakc" himself. IL
mrrt have b~en n sight 90 soc. There
ro~r the big fellow to hts scffinr-up
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
On Dress

\ ERS. WARREN C. HARDING. the next first lady, !"
lVl has this TO say the subject of dress
II have always felt clothes tremendously important
No afford to be Indifferent about them"
Well spoken! Most of like to say that 1t is what
person is and not what he looks like that counts But
in reality, make our first judgments of men their
looks and find out what they at our leisure.
Most of engaged in the business of selling
personalities II is sad to reflect but true that to attract
customers characters must give ourselves
certain amount of window dressing.
The function of good clothes is to provide the imme
dite attraction that personality cannot of itself forthwith
attract.
Besides compelling the instant attention of Others good
clothes also have the quality of encouraging pat the
back of the
Who has felt the selfconfidence and the pep that
new spring suit, or even new hat, mparts?
makes richer than they
,Xtaay Of "a taught Scriptures Income tar
blank
han on a
pc-dent-e In Georgia
soldier
remember him don't ma LEGION
In
husband afraid the obrtoas
a
a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

Anerieanism--the only lasting ia
gacity that will svcntua,e Into the
outlook Of 'isht--ths only genuine
remover of scattie's present finan-
eisi boyoott-tbe honor Of word.
around which success can only be
wound with happiness Of pride.
bankruptcy. n {; cofnes from keep
Ing good an agreement. would be
pleasant asnKation compared with
the present diagnosis OF the Boil
shevisi clouds that hover DER our
future. into which the eyes OF our
conscience cannot help but look.
Newell PETERSON.
It's Sixth Ave. q