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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-02
FIGHT OVER .
SOFT COAL CAST
NOW PREDICTED

Indianapolis, Ind. May 2-Arraigr-
ment day in the soft coal conspiracy
case involving 226 operators, miners
and corporations in six states, which
is set for tomorrow. was forecast to-
day by counsel as a routine legal pro-
credirg that would mark the Begin
ming of a legal fight as to the suffi-'
cheney of the Indictment.
Only the Indiana. defendants and
the miners in Ohio. Illinois and Penn
sylvania have been arrested and are
subject to jurisdiction of the federal
court for Indiana. Other defendants
are fighting removal to the Indiana
court.
Meanwhile, the proceedings here
will center about the legal fight on
the Indictments. Rates for the arsu-
ment on the sufficiency of the indict-
ment, counsel. said, would be set to-
morrow. with indications of no action
before autumn.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-02
COMMUNISTS USE
SOFT WORDS TO
WIN WORKlNCMEN'

Teriojki, Finland, April 12.-Copies
of Bolshevik posters designed to quiet
the strikers Of :Petrograd during the
recent revolution at Kronstadt which
have been brought across the border
here, show the Communists turned to
soft words in their effort to win over
the workingmen.
Previous posters were couched in
words of command but these were
addressed TO Dear Comrades" and
were full of promises. One Of them
reads: g
Dear Comrades: We offer you the
following seven concessions:
Eighteen million pools (of 36.07
pounds each) of coal have been or
dered from abroad.
"Non-party representation will be
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-02
WOMEN HELD AS HOSTAGES
KILLS SELF AFTER
WRITING CONFESSION
OF NUMBERING WIFE

r Kansas City, Mo-, May "A man
believed to be Charles Cooper of
Houston, Texas, shot inc killed him
self at the entrance to St. Patrick's
church here las night. He fred,a sim
gle revolver bullet through his heart
and died within a few minutes in the
lobby Of the church where he was
carried.
!: Scrawled pencil notes found clutch
ed in one hand asked that his body
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-02
[W1TH% ~ S|g|!Azll2

We women who have. finally got
the vote are certainly trying hard to
learn what to do with it. The men
have no aus for complaint on that
score. Everywhere there are classes
which aim to teach one how to vote
and why and what for. There is go
ing to be a school at Chautauqua,
N. Y, this year for national citizen
Ship" and so those M who have
e too busy to learn all about citi-
zenship during the fall campaigns
and the past winter may spend their
summer. vacation in that pleasant pas
time.
Miss Emily kneubuhl of Minneapo-
lis, Mimi. has been selected to head
the national citizenship school at
Chautauqua.. She is one of the first
organizers of the National League of
Women Citizens and she conducted
st. Paul's first school for ONE vot-
ers. These schools have since been
conducted in every part OF the state.
Whatever els may be said of the
women, at least they are making a
serious effort to be intelligent citizens
something the country needs.
EvEN~THE NOBILITY WORKS
In New York they have the .Coun-
tess Biardi, known professionally as
i1diiOCS SdL sui. 1ilu Lue Dbl OilcSS u6
Wardner Hollub, known profession
ally as HAITI Lorraine. back ON. 1.-The
stage: the Princess Troubetskoy, for
mel'ly Amelia. Rives, writing plays:
the Princess G%olitzire, formerly Fran
ces Stevens, painting pictures; the
Countess Martinprey. formerly Of
Kentucky, editing her memoirs. and
the Princess C%antacuzene, nee Grant,
writing articles.
WOMAN AMONG LEPERS
Miss Mary Reed, an American
missionary. has been working among
the lepers at Chandeg, India, in the
Himalaya mountains. for thirty years.
She herself has become a victim Of
leprosy.
WOMEN HELD AS HOSTAGES
l. From Russia it is reported that
Bolshevists have seized women and
children of a number of families in
order to compel the men to do the
bidding of the Bolshevists and to
refrain from stirring up trouble.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-02
1900 Paper Workers
In Boston On Strike

800 paper workers in New England
were idle today as a result of their re-
fusal to accept wage reductions rang
ing from 20 to 80 per cent.
The International Paper company's
plants at Livermorc Falls, Chisholm
and Rumford, Maine. employing L.
500 persons. suspended operations.
and a 80 per cent reduction announced
at Franklin. n. H., was rejected by
the union there.
Employees at several plants accept
ed the new scale.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-02
allowed on tbs. grain trade commits.

aIlo2wedtason the grain! trad. 6
preparations sI4for city Mvegetable
gardens are under way. ) y
Country workers will be dismissed
and sent home from Petrograd be-
aus of. the short %rations.S
Check attachments on the rail-
ways are ordered to exempt working
men. (The check detachments were
communist guards who seized any
produce brought from the country
into Petrograd.)
'Sixty new trains will be operated
to the suburbs for workingmen.
Unlimited requisition. Of grain will
be replaced by the definite quota sys-
tenn.
Hunger only becomes greater
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-02

commissioner, louisiana; Burt Dean,
assistant director, Illinois labor de-
partmcnt. Louise Schultz. Minnesota
labor department; William S. Hyde,
Connecticut: Labor Commissioner r.
II. Fletcher, Michigan: Ethel M. john
son. Massachusetts,; Mrs. Luclla. Cox,
indiana: Mrs. Katherine Phillips
Edison, California.
The convention will continue in seS-
sion until next Thursday noon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-02

King DuuB III Of Bavaria ccoring Princess Antoinettc to Nthe wedding
&% (ahove) and Crown Prince Rupprecht and his bride, the princes.
after he wedding. " t& Fifty" y '"..
The recent marriage of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, hftytwo.
CRIES attracted Worldwide attention. 1t marked the first appearance
|Warte. near Munich. to attend the ceremony. The Grand Duke Of Baden,
of the European nobility attended. A4 -
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
Gompers Commences Prs.

So L ret Tor the labor rress the
n : 'enent would not be what
is;s : loaay, and any man who tries to
~ Z labor. paper Is a traitor IS
= ?. Of |. n'ps's % 'os
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
MADISON MAcHiNiSTS
PRESS CLAIMS FOR $5oo,oo0
AGAINST MANUFACTUR
(By Federated Press }

Madison. Wis-Members of the
Madison Machinists' Union are pro-
crossing in the enforcement of their
claim for about 100000 against vari-
GUS manufacturing concerns here.
Judge Stevens. in Circuit Court, de-
MED a motion for the dismissal of the
Machinists' case against the Fuller K
Johnson Manufacturing Co. after an
argument involving the issues and the
submission of briefs.
A strike was pending here and
would have been called in 1918 ex.
cept for government Intervention,
through which employers and EN-
ployes submitted the whole matter to
the war labor board for arbitration.
When the decision was rendered the
men were given minimum wage OF
40 cents and an eight-hour day. On
April /, 1919, the last day given under
the award for the employers to settle
the back-pay claims. they refused TO
settle and all the machinists went out
on strike They have been out ever
since and are now bringing suit TO
compel the employers TO pay them in
accordance with the decision OF the
War Labor Board.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
B. OIL. E. TO
CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY
Badge of Honorary Men,
bership To Be Conferred
On Old Member

An event If mere than usual sisnifa.
eance viii take place hcrc ON Mareh
20 when members ef J. r. Nashan nj.
vision NJ. sas, Il of l.. E., aud their
families VIII meet at |, o. o +. Hall.
Champaign. to seiehrate the eisl
tensh anniversary of The organization
o the nrtIsr
Elaborate preparations are being
made b. the arrangements committee
70 make the occasion onN that viii
al TIE same time be pscaSurahle and
prefsahle The festivities viii begin
with a reception At asso. when those
ellrshle II memhership IN the orsani.
Eation Vii he greeted, AZ 6 ~ n din.
nor viii be served and following this.
program. which Is in preparation,
will be given
A representative Of the grand office
will he present. who viii deliver an
address. anu who viii confer upon
John Graney hadge OF honorary mem.
hership IN the Grand International hi.
vision of the Il. of l.. E, These hadgss
are only conferred on members who
have heen In the brotherhood for
forty years or more Rrother John
Graney Is just rounding out tTs forty.
third year as member OF the orEnni-
cation, and Il still In active service as
a locomotive engineer on the Illinois
Central railroad, handling fast mail
trains Nos and between Cham.
paifn and centralia, on which runs
he has heen continually employed for
the past twenty years. and ~ still
doing the business. hitting the ball"
as well as the Youngest OF them
Among The other guests expected
To be In attendance. and who viii mn.
doubtedly give abort addresses, are
General superintendent Patterson of
Chicago, Division superintendent j.
w. Hesron. Trainmasters G. W. Davis
and ] 7, Stanford. Master Mechanic
w u Powell. General Foreman W. ".
Donley. Travelling Engineers w. "
Rosenbaam and w. n. Elwood.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
QUARTERLY
MEETING OF
COOPERATORS
Society Shown TO be In
Prosperous Condition
Officers Chosen

The seventh quarterly meeting Of
the Twin City Cooperative Society.
held al Labor Hall SUNDAY afternoon.
was we'll attended. tnd the reports OF
the officers showed the society TO he
in good condition. ard rapidly recov.
ering from the effects 81 The quick
changing markets 81 lhe past few
months
Manager lnskip asled the true co
operation of all the members With
the apo members all patronising the
store. he said the business would un
doahtediy be the largest OF any gro.
Gerry concern in the Twin Cities. and
the store would be able 10 compete
with their iowestprieei rivals But
In the cooperative movement loyalty
and cooperation are needed. and
without either. there can be no prog
ress OF a satisfying nature
A monthly geitogethsr meeting OF
co-operators aud their friends VIII
hereafter be held Al Labor Hall, the
first TO be held "Wednesday evening,
March 80. at o'clock. Subsequent
meetings will probably be held on The
third Wednesday evenings Of each
month. AZ these meetings II Is plan
ned 10 serve light refreshments and
a program Will be given. the object
being to bring the members of the
society together in a social way and
at the same time 10 discuss matters
OF Importance To tho society The so,
cial committee Will serse, and the edu-
cational committee will have charge
|of the program.
Ladies' OF the society are requested
10 bring something In the liue OF eats
lahles-~anythink that il thought suit.
able for an affair OF this kind.
Several new members were taken
in during the last quarter, which on.
sets the Withdrawals due TO members
leaving the cities.
President Jenkins stated that the
collapse OF the fake cooperative.
known as the sEeonomizer" a few
months ago. and the arrest OF promot'
Iers OF the so-called Cooperative SO.
ciefy or America. had retarded prog
rexs OF the Twin City Cooperative So-
| ciety to SOME axlenf heeauae many
tpxssrIs <oufs,antt tsqts rcr.prns
! with the local ISoehdslie Cooperative
, store However, he said. the trouble
connected with the other two con
Germs would be beneficial TO the
Twin City Cooperative Society store
| In the end, because people are now
beginning 10 realize that anything
claiming to be cooperative society
does not make IL a cooperative so
lciety. and that inasinnch AS the Twin
| City Cooperative Society is chartered
by the State of Illinois rs "A perfectly
| Legitimate institution, which has
weathered the recent business deprea
sion successfully, it IL becoming
known as a permanenA enterprise.
The quarterly election of officers re
suited as follows Board of directors
tfor one year, c. e. Smith, I j.
Bishop. J. Wheaton; to fill unexpircd
lterms-Fred Langhoff, ". s. Martin.
Auditor--H A. Hull. Treasurer-T.
| +. Mcneil
The second annual meeting will be
held June or B. out In the woods
some place. al which time a regular
old-time picnic Will take place.
II
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
WINDY CITY
BUILDERSFACE
'OPEN''SHOP
Associated Builders Associ-
alton Makes Demands
On Union Members

Chicago The open shop drive
has made It's bow 70 tho Chicago
building trades +.
Reduction of the wages Of ekilled
carpenters from si25 to 81 an hour,
and of unskilled workers from 81 70
70 cents has been proposed by VIII
liam Sehlake IN behalf OF the AssocI,
ated builders Association. Of which
he Is general manager A set OF de-
mands which LET down the bars TO
nonnnion labor, and TO building ma
iurials produced by non-nnion labor.
has also been presented 10 the build.
ing crafts.
The demands are reminiscent Of the
recent testimony before the Lockwood
Committee on housing IN New York
City, which revealed the mechanism
by which the United States Steel Cor.
poration and it's associates began two
years ago To ram the n0n-unioD shop
through fhe country's construction
trades They are accompanied by q
statement from Schlake calling at.
tention 90 the fact that the demands
for a wage cut and for, uninterrupted
work on buildings are In line with ac-
ton taken by the National Association
OF Builders. and in agreement also
with similar demands by the Mime.
sofa Employers Association the Iowa
Builders Association, the Employers'
Association OF Joliet, H., and the
Builders Association ~ Rockford, Iii.
The executive board OF the carpen-
ters' District Council has summarily
refused the proposed wage cut. No
definite action has so far been taken
on the other demands, but the car.
penters are expected 10 show fight.
According to James Conroy. secre.
tary Of the Building Trades Council.
the building workers are confident OF
getting plenty OF work this spring at
union wages Unemployment In the
industry, which now stands at SO per
cent. Is daily diminishing. Conroy de-
clared.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
BIG STRIKE
HINGESON
CONFERENCES
Butcher Workmen and Em-
ployers Submit Dispute
To Arbitration

Chicago. Whether or not the pres.
eut CRISIS In the packing industry will
lead OF strike OF sn0.0 geo workers for
the maintenance Of the eightliour day,
the present wage scale ind arbi.ra-
ton machinery, depends upon Two
conferences of primary importance Ia
be held this week.
The first. which opened here We'd.
nesday under the leadership Of Sam.
uel Gompefs. president OF the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor. and Dennis
Lane. secretary OF the Amaigamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher workmeh,
will decide upon what action the
unions will take in the event that the
nationwide ballot now being taken
viii result in strike vote. The sec.
ond. which was called for Monday.
was the conference with Secretary of
Labor James ], Davis and other rep.
resentatiyes of the government and
the packers in Washington.
Meanwhile there is considerable sat
isfaotion al union headquarters here
at the complete avoidance of run
away strike" The workers In Chi.
eago. as well as in the other packing
eenters. consistently observed the ad-
vice of their officials and went hack
to work as usual. thus avoiding a
breach of their agreement with the
packers
we are certain that the packers
were hoping for a runaway strike.
said one OF the union officials. They
wanted that strike for two reasons
first, to shift the blame for breaking
their arbitration agreement from their
shoulders to ours. and second. TO
cause deliberately shutdown In or
der to work OFF surplus stocks.
THE Market Reporter issued by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture reported on February 10 that
there were In cold storage $4,000, 900
pounds of lamb and mutton. as com
pared with 100000 pounds at the
same period last year, Previous 10
October /, 1920, 10000. 900 pounds
were the most ever held In cold stor'
lage. There company reduces wages
and 1anklhe1s hqnrs. and gsts condt
nilk Ng N wapxx tfiriss. aiisf 't1Ieii with
4 gesture on democracy invites thc
workers to come In to the council ta'
tble. They won't get any cooperation
| from us on such f:maam"
"The packers haven't canned q
pound of meat in the last two years
which shows that their surplus sup
plies must have been tremendous"
The announcement by Armour 4
Co that system of conferences" be
tween the workers and the employers
on labor questions was being deyel
oped, was greeted cynically by union
leaders.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION
OF NEW ADMINISTRATION
(By Federated pfess.) J

Washington (Washlngton Bureau)
Veteran government employees show.
ed their appreciation OF the new post
office administration at a meeting OF
Federal Employees Union No. 2 last
week by passing a resolution com
mending "the enlightened policy an
nounced by the Pogtmaster-General
and promising TO aid In the adyanc-
ing OF the same to the full extent OF
their power"
II was quoted Al the meeting that
the Pastmaster.General has expressed
approval OF the existence of unions
among the employees OF the post Office
department. an attitude which is a
marked contrast 10 that with which
such unions have been confronted for
the past eight years and which almost
resulted In open conflict last year
The Official statement issued by
Postmaster General Hays recently
reads "The postal establishment is
not an institution for profit or poll.
tics: II Is an institution for service.
and Il is the presidents purpose that
every effort should be made TO I'M
prove that service.
Every effort shall be exercised TO
humanize the industry Labor is not
a commodity That idea was aban-
doned 1921 years ago next Easter.
There are 300. JOG enpioyes. They
have the brain and they have the hand
TO do the JOB we'll: and they shall
have the heart to do 1t well We pur-
pose to approach tile matter SO that
they shall be partners with us in this
business. II Is a great human institu-
ton touching every individual in the
no,,ntrv -
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
WOMEN WORKERS OF
KANSAS RECEIVE LESS
THAN . LIVING WAGE

Washington Washington Bureau
LESS than a living wage Is being
paid to more than half Of the women
in the industries OF Kansas. according
to a joint report issued by the Wom-
ems Bureau of the Department OF La.
Dor and the Industrial Welfare Com
mission OF Kansas
with nearly one-Bfth OF the women
being paid less than 80 week. and
over one-haif less than s12 a week,
says the report, "it is clear that the
industries OF Kansas are far behind
not only the higher standards OF other
states. which have made So. SIS and
even ffs the minimum weekly wage
Tor their women workers. but they
are behind even the low standard OF
KANSAS Itself. which has accepted sil
as a sufficient weekly minimum for
It's women In industry"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
SIGNIFICANT VICTORY
WON BY RAILROAD
EMPLOYEES MONDAY
(By The Federated Press J


Chicago.-A significant victory was
won by the railway employees when
they appeared Monday before the
United States Railway Labor Board
70 present their side of the wage
reduction controversy The board
which had failed to produce the wit
nesses, requested by Frank P. Walsh
lae railmen's attorney, finally con
sehled to summon four important rail
ROAD executives, w. w. Atterbury
oaFl Grey, Dewitt Cnyler and Rob
efl D. Binkerd by Wednesday.
Ihe reason the board decided to
summon these men is that Walsh and
.. NJ. Jewell, president of the Rail
way employees Department of the
american Federation of Labor, abso
sQ'eiy refused TO go on with the hear
iAss until the witnesses we're sum,
.noheu. They declared that due no
slee mad been given the board to sum
inoh tnese men as material witnesses
ana that 1t was impossible to proceed
without them.
e board promptly went into ex
sea'lVe session. In few hours il an
.ouheed that the four men would be
peseht Wednesday morning, and that
low later. ' ~
"Slsh, In an arraignment of the
soafd, declared that the whole wage
Huestion could have been solved weeks
si,. mohths ago if the proper co-opera
s-n. ,.n iiad been extended by that gov
hent body. He charged that the
ssoa sSalu s dallying policy had been re
bpS,.sloie for the country's genera
srsnl. rsaliess uncertainty and that tht
tb,eMihs tbe 5is army OF the unemployed was
at,os uireet result OF the unsettled situ
a''on OF the railroads.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
JOB PRINTERS
EXPECT FIGHT
ON MAY One
Forty-Four Hour Week Due
To Take Effect On
That Date

II is said to be the avowed intention
of employing printers throughout cen.
tral Illinois to nonIuniOnize their
shops May |, the date set for the in.
stallation of the 44hour week in job
shops.
While locally no word has been
given out that may be taken seriously,
still. sometimes actions speak stronger
than words, and local members OF
the Typographical union believe plans
are being made whereby they will be
locked out on the above date
Want ads appearing in several pa
pers in this part of the country say
that psinters, both union and non
union" may find work here May l.,
and quite few answers have been
received from would-be longtails
who wish to be employed under the
great American plan" OF the open
shop" boosters. Several OF this spe-
Gle of workers have come to town to
look things over before accepting 'po-
sitions."
Taking time by the foreloek, several
printers who expect to get the axe on
May Day. are casting about for
means of making living. and a mum
Der plan buying Gordon and q hat.
full OF type with the intention OF be
coming proprietors of what is printo-
rally called a bedroom printery.
II is said May l is the date set for
the lid to blow off in more lines than
one. 1t is said several contracts with
different crafts are TO become mere
scraps Of paper and that union labor
will be up against a fight that will
TAX its utmost efforts to successfully
combat. However, as time goes on,
deyelopments will show whether or
not these predictions are true.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-18
WE DON'T pATRoNIzE
K. Robeson Department Store.

FIX. Robeson Department Store.
Gnndlock e. Miner.
Gehrig's Cafeteria.
Champaign Plumbing & Heating Co
Twin City Electric Co.
Frank Jones Transfer Line
Chester 4 o'Byrne.
Bill Blake Taxi
ID NJ Sims,
Roberts Il Grant Meat Mdrke'
c. ID. Merry Meat Market.
Barher shops Ernest Ekbom, ,
Main street: Glen johnson, First
National Bank Building
Jordan, 9s Main street; George Gahe'
az N. Walnut street. Starks 4 Mont
komery, 1875 ". Neil street; Blaiadell
Bros, Robson building. Busy Bee.
TAYLOR street; Trlpiett & Graves, \.
Walnut street