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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
CAR
co. HOLDS
IMPROVEMENT
Church Street Not To Be
Paved Pending New
Franchise

After being authorized for about
four years, we are told there is to be
no new pavement laid on West Church
street this year because of the fact
that the street railway franchise on
that street expires next August, and
the company will give the commits.
sioners no satisfaction as to their
plans in renewing the franchise.
Thus, II will be seen, the progress
Of the city Is held up by privately
owned public service utility, while
Campaigns most prominent resi-
dence street Is disgraced by pave
ment that is an eyesore to the entire
community.
But that is what a privately
public utility Is for-to serve Its own
ends. and the public be hanged. They
expect the city to give them half the
street upon which to operate privately
owned. public-serving street car lines,
and then halt improvements, with the
Intentions. II is supposed, of wheed-
ling the public out of half the street
again for another twenty or forty
years.
Isn't II about time we get clear
away from that old-time way of doing
business, and adopt the new munich.
pally-owned public serving utilities,
where the public will be served better
al less expense? We put this ques-
ton up TO the city administration To
consider when the street car company
comes in To decker for new franchise
this summer
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
SHADE TREES
MAKE FOR CITY
BEAUTIFUL
Second of Series of Articles
On Permanent Tree
System
DIV c. NJ. NJ

Few people seem to understand that
tree is a living thing, and must be
/ treated as such No-one would think
| of abusing a cat or a horse as men
treat a growing tree. Yet tree Is
no different from an animal, except
that it won't bleed to death at once
| If il is hacked and sawed. There is
certain way that a mans leg must
be attended to il 1t is cut off, as
everyone knows, and there Is a GER
tain way that a limb of a tree must
be treated if il is to get well as IL
should
II you must cut off limb of a tree,
never under any circumstances, cut
il off so as to leave stub. That stub,
unless il is very small will rot away
and leave a hole in the tree, and a
hole will never be covered by the
growth Of the Tree. Hundreds of fine
trees have been killed In our cities
the past thirty years by ignoring that
fact
Always cut off limb as close to
the trunk as you can, and always on
q slant with the part You are cutting
from. Then see that the surface of
the cut is smooth II is folly to hack
off limb with a Ratchet or axe,
leaving the stump split or rough
What happens when You do that is
that the sap covers the stump. turns
sour. and rot begins. Growth does.
coo. but il is blocked in trying to cover
those rough places, and simply can't
do what It must il the stump is to be
covered Once more. always cut close
to the tree, on slant with the tree
itself
If the limb is large, and you don't
do this, your tree is dead from that
time. That is its death penalty is
sealed, and it is only a question of
time when il succmbs to the pun
ishment you gave IT,
Trimming a tree is as much an art
as surgeons who trims your dis
eased or useless members of. Every
tree is an individual. No two are
alike, and no two can be treated alike.
They don't head out in the same way,
don't send out branches in the same
way. Some grow tall. some wide.
some in good form, some sprawl
about. It ought to be plain that no
one should ever try to trim" a tree
unless he knows his business as thor
oughly as surgeon at Burnham
hospital knows his. Yet you can see.
at this moment, some trimming"
done in both towns, and done within
the past two weeks, that is simply a
brutal mutilation of trees by some ig
noramus on that subject.
Where trees are to furnish our
streets with beautiful forms, and
pleasing shade in summer isn't 1t
wonder that people don't pay more
attention to their trees7 II is safe to
say that there are not ten men In the
Twin Cities, outside of university pro-
fessors, who know how to trim a. tree.
And plenty of those professors either
don't know how or don't care. That's
Ia fact that any one can see who walks
through the university neighborhood.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
GARY MAKES
COMPLICATED
STATEMENT
Says 1t is Patriotic Duty
For Steel Trust To
Hold Up Prices
iny Federated Press. !

New York IN Y. Bureau LIN the
morass of words constituting the "re-
ply OF Il II. Gary. chairman OF the
United States Steel Corporation, to
the scathing arraignment of Comp
troller OF the Currency Williams, 1t
was pointed out today that Gary
makes only one understandable point.
His complicated and involved state
ment of the Steel Corporations price
and wage policy boils down to this:
"Other industries should reduce
prices. II is their patriotic duty. The
United States Steel Corporation
should not reduce prices. despite
marked decrease in costs. II Is the
patriotic duty of the Steel Corpora.
tion not TO reduce prices"
Coircident with the latest Gary
statement comes the address of Will
liam r. Corey, chairman of the Mid.
vale Steel and Ordnance Company, in
the company's annual report, in which
Corey asserts reduction In wages is
imperative.
The Midvale head does not put II
so crudely. however. He calls II fur.
Their REIMBURSEMENT in labor rates. and
proceeds In the same report to show
that the Midvale Company increased
its net earnings in 1920 by nearly
100000 over 1919. despite the de.
preston of the latter months of 1920
and after paying all expenses, includ.
ing repairs and federal taxes.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
NEWS OF THE WORLD

Sydney. N S. W-School teachers
in the state schools of Queensland
carry the union card. Their union
numbers 1900 members The pro.
fession is 100 per cent unionized
Detroit Following an attempt by
the r. G. Dun factory TO make the 304
cigarmakers employed accept still
further reduction in wages they
walked out and union men are now
picketing the place. A reduction Went
into effect three months ago.
Kalamazoo, Mich.-Unalterabi op
position to the proposed 44-hour week
in the printing industry of Michigan
was expressed by the employing print
ers at a state conference here.
Milwaukee. Wis.--Without a dis.
senting vote the Methodist ministerial
Association OF Milwaukee has IN.
dorsed the principles of the Anti.War
League OF the World.
Milwaukee, Wis.--Whiie the cosi
of living has declined only IA per cent
since June, 1920, the payrolls In some
Industries show a decline as high as
BIB per cent, according to 4 statisti.
cal bulletin issued by the industrial
commission OF Wisconsin on the Wis.
consin labor market in December,
1920.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
CAUSES
GREATER PART
OF The FIRES?
Electricians Deny They Are
Caused by Defective
Wiring
tBy an Electrical WORKER

In the write up OF nine out of
every ten fires in the Twin Cities dur
Ing the past few years II has been no.
ticed that the reported cause Is de.
fective wiring"
DO you think that II electric wiring
IL such hazard as the reports would
lead us to believe. that You would be
able TO get the low rate of insurance
on building wired for electric cur
rent that you now enjoy?
Let us see what would happen in
case of crossed wires" Every electri-
cal installation Is protected by fuses
inserted in the main lines entering
your building, each branch circuit is
also protected in a like manner
Why are these fuses used? For ex.
actly the same reason that a safety
valve Is used on a steam engine. The
safety valve Is set for a certain rum
Der of pounds of steam pressure and
at any time the pressure goes above
that point the safety valve opens to
protect the steam boiler. The fuse.
the electrical safety valve. Is set for
certain number of amperes (which is
the electrical equivalent of steam
pounds pressure).
y In case OF crossed wires" the
electrical pressure instantly goes
many times above the rated amperage
of the fuse and 1t is blown" then the
electric current ceases TO flow through
the wires.
How could II be possible for a fire
to start from crossed wires? II the
electrical system of your home lacks
the fuse protection 1t would be pos
sibic. The use of hair-pins, pennies,
tinftil and other substitutes is a very
dang erous practice and one that
shond never be followed.
Eich of the Twin Cities has for it's
citizens an additional protection in the
shape OF rigid inspection laws and ca
pable inspectors to see that our safe.
ty laws are enforced.
With the proper fuse protection
and our rigid inspection laws, 1t is
easy for the least informed user of
electrical current to see that the
crossed wire" cause OF starting fires
Is the handiest excuse to which to lay
the blame for a great many Of the
fires.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
BUTCHER WoRkMEN
WAGES CUT BY BIG
MEAT PACKING CONCERNS

Beginning March II the two larg,
est concerns. In the packing indus
try--Armour & Co. and Swift & Co.
will reduce the wages OF their plant
employees cents an hour for hourly
paid workers and approximately II IL
per cent In piece work rates.
They Will also eliminate the basic
eight-hour day
This was announced officially Tues.
day by ]. Ogden Armour represent
ing Armour & Co, and officials of
Swift 4 Co.
II Is understood from authoritative
sources that all the other packing
companies have prepared to take SINH
lar action
The proposal brought speedy an
swer from Chicago labor leaders.
They charged that the packers
"flagrantly violated their agreement
with the United States government. i"
Unless the packers reconsider their
decision and agree to submit the wage
fquestion to federal arbitration steps
will be taken Immediately to cali a
strike OF the 100000 packing plant
workers of the country. the labor lead
ers declared
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
THEY DON'T
WANT THE
COSSACKS
County Board Protests
Against Dunlap's Bill BY.
Vote of 20 to 10

II would seem by the many express
sions OF sentiment during the past
week or so. that Senator Dunlap's bill
to create a state constabulary is very
unpopular.
The Review is In receipt of several
letters protesting the move. which
have been forwarded to the State
Federation OF Labor In Springfield and
il can find but few people VIII Greatly
favor the bill, those who do being In
the main imbued with strong milf
taristic spirit or have not kept posted
as to the real intent of the measure.
A few labor union haters favor the
cossacks because. they say, they
will keep labor in It's place"
Probably the most important action
recently taken against the bill was
that of the county board OF supervi-
sors last week, which body showed
It's displeasnre by registering a vote
of 30 to 10 against passage OF the
bill, and took steps to have It's pro
test filed with the proper authorities.
Politics entered into the formal
vote OF the supervisors TO some ex-
tent. lnasmuch as the resolution call
Ing for a. vote was introduced by a
Democratic member OF the board, sew
eral Republicans voted In favor of
the bill for purely political reasons.
This is proven by the result of a
straw" vote taken after adjourn
ment, when IL is stated, of the IS
members OF the board, SO voted
against the constabulary bill. one for
II, while one member straddled the
fence.
High school pupils OF CLIFFORD de.
bated the constabulary question re-
Gently, the decision being unanimous
as opposed to the passage of the bill.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
COMPANY UNION" MEN
FIRED FOR PROTESTING
DISCHARGE OF MEN

Chicago. That the "eompany.union"
plan Is nothing more or less than one
OF the employers subterfuges for get,
ting around the union shop was dem.
onstrated insthe Pullman Company
plant at Pullman. ILL.,, when some 80
men were laid on recently because
they dared 10 protest the arbitrary
discharge OF seven mechanics. Union
men in the Calumet district have
pledged their support to the locked
out employees and will not take the
places OF The men who lost their jobs.
The seven men belonged TO as
many gangs OF mechanics and they
were discharged because the company
claimed that screws had been omitted
from panels in cars under eonstruc.
ton, although none of the men In
question had worked on these partic-
ular Jobs
Then II was that their shopmates,
to test the fairness Of the Company
union forced on the employees by the
plant officials, demanded reihsrate.
ment Of the discharged men. Al. were
subsequently called into the Office and
let ont as unsatisfactory Many
had been employees OF the concern for
years.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
AoJouRNs MEETING
UNTIL NEXT susn.v

Indictment weather was respo.s..
for q small attendance at the -
quarterly meeting q the TsIo -
Cooperative Society last SUNDAY -
noon, and. in order that a NOR -.
sentative gathering may be prss.. -,
go over the affairs Of the see,s,v :
meeting was adjourned untp
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'eloeR ;. =
Dor Hall
While no official meeting Va 49,.
those present spent a proAfnbls . "a
noon in discussing Che ce.ones I.1sf.
movement. and in listening h A -
by DR.. ]. Fl. Greene. DR.. greee. sais
probably the best posted mar !, :
Twin Cities on matters co-ons-,.. .ae
and has promised to write sever !,
tieies on that subject for The Rs-.a ai'
II is the earnest desire of presti.ss.
jenkins and the board of diree,or. :.
the Cooperative society thar es.s y
member of the society be presen,
next Sundays meeting. a
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
FIGHTSHUGE
PAYMENT OF
LARGE CLAIM
AssaiIs Winston Bill which
Would Give Roads ;
$631 ,C00,0 900
BY LAURENCE TODD,

Federated Press STAFF Correspondent
Washington -LaFfollette. struggling
against Illness and fatigue, led
the fight in the Senate last weel;
against the Winslow bill which calls
for the payment of s631.000.000 of the
claims OF the railroad corporations
against the government.
THE railroads were Junk when the
government took them" he said, and
they were taken because they had ut
terly broken down as transportation
system. Shipments of wheat were
three weeks or more in reaching Chi
cago from points $50 miles away
Every sldetrack was filed with cars
that should have been moving. The
companies had failed TO meet the sit
uation. The man put In charge OF the
administration of the railroad system
on behalf OF the government brought
order out of chaos. built up a marvel
ously efficient war-engine of transpor-
tat;on. and when the properties were
turned back by Congress they were in
far better condition than when they
were taken.
"McAdoo accomplished his great
task in The face OF wholesale sabotage
by the interested In discrediting pub.
lie operation apd in trying TO make
il appear failure Treason in war
time II ever there were treason II
was the sabotage which is proven by
hundreds of affidavits which have
seen and which some day shall pro-
duce here for the world to judge"
Seven or eight senators, liberal and
reactionary. comprised the audience
upon the floor; the galleries were
filled with eagerly-listening hundreds
of citizens. The railroad senators
waited for possible opportunity to
break the filibuster. and to pass the
bill quickly enough to escape the
dangers OF a pocket veto by the Pres
ident Gronna, Trammell and Kirby
waited to take the floor If LaFollette
should break down.
In mastery speech the Wisconsin
veteran showed that the railroads
have only begun their picking OF the
public pocket in this partial pay
ment" bill; they will bring on series
of huge claims for damages to their
property, which was actually i'm
proved In value And they owe the
government 1922. 100000 which is
wholly unlikely to be paid so long as
they railroads control Congress.
Il hope to be permitted to live" he
remarked. ito stand here in the years
to come and to resist the damage
claims which these railroad corpora
lions will bring here, and hope then
to be able to make the country realize
the magnitude of the crime committed
against It.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
MUCH IMPORTANT
BUSINESS TRANSACTED
BY CENTRAL BODY

Wednesday evenings session of the
Twin City Federation OF Labor was
one OF the best held for a number of
months, Besides the regular order
of routine business. other matters of
Importance were taken up. the most
important, probably being a resolu-
tion presented by DR.. Joel II. Greene
calling for the publication by the ma
tional government OF the report of
the Interchurch World Movement on
conditions principally in the steel in.
dustry This report has been prac-
tically suppressed, and 1t is the in
tent of the resolution that it should
be given the widest publicity as
public document. The resolution was
adopted. and steps wifi be taken to
have similar resolutions approved by
union organizations throughout the
United States Limited space and
facilities prohibits the publication of
the resolution in its entirety this
week,
A letter from President John Fl.
Walker, president of the State FEEDER
alton of Labor. asking that inyestiga-
ton be made by the Twin City FEEDER
alton of Labor into certain condi
tions at the University and elst
where. was order complied with. ano
committee will soon be appointed.
to go into the matter.
A. A. White was elected vice-presi-
dent to fill the unexpired term of
Terry Morrison, who has resigned
The Federation endorsed the can.
didacy of John Grey for the office
of supervisor of Urbana Township.
Revival of the coal investigating
committee meetings. which were side
tracked last winter. was demanded by
the council The committee is made
by of delegates from the Federation,
Chamber of Commerce, Farm Blu
reau. and members OF the city ad.
ministration OF both cities A sub
committee made trip of in
vestigation through the coal fields of
the state last November and collect
cd much information which they have
never been asked TO present to the
main committee. This Nreport, it is
expected. would place the blame ex-
actly where ii belongs for the high
and urwarranted price of coal
w NJ. Chiles. international repre-
sentative of the Electrical Workers
Union. was guest at the meeting
of the Federation He favored the
attendance with short talk on con.
ditions as he found them In his tray
els throughout this section of the
country. II is regretted that space
will hot admit of full report of his
talk.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
STOCK SALESMAN PIncHED
FOR ALLEGED VIOLATION
OF BLUE SKY LAW

Charged with violation Of the Blue
SKY. Law. three members OF The Co
operative Society OF America. a dis
credited concern claiming 10 do bust
ness on the cooperative method. have
been arrested in the Twin Cities for
selling and Offering fer sale stock
Of that concern. They are now cut
on bond. Those arrested are David
Conversion. stock salesman: Fred Plat.
ten. stock salesman, and n. Towle.
district manager.
The Review has time and again
warned against buying stock in this
concern. but certain wise ones lave
invested their money
The Cooperative Society of Ameri-
ca has no connection whatever with
the Twin City Cooperative Societys
store in Champaign. This store is
conducted on the Rochdale plan. has
complied with every feature OF the law.
and is doing fine business 70 a large
number of satisfied stockholders.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
PLASTERERS AND CEMENT
FINISHERS TO ENTERTAIN
EMPLOYERS AND FRIENDS

Arrangements have been completed
for the smoker and luncheon to be
given by the Plasterers and Cement
Finishers for their families and the
employers and families at Labor Hall
next Wednesday evening. March 16
The committee in charge of the af-
fair have spent no effort to make it a
very pleasureablei and profitable get
together meeting, and good time is
undoubtedly in store for all who at
tend.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
Irish Mentality.

Political limitations have restricted
the energies of the Irish people.
cramped and stultified the develop
ment OF resources and economic life
of the nation, held subsequent by
England's power and forces. We know
from the worlds experience that the
qualities. given the necessary free
dom once won, they will demonstrate
TO the world that they are as rich
in natures endowments of natural
ability. and capacity to acquire knowl-
edge. and exercise it as wisely, as the
best Of the chosen peoples.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11

Save a child's life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-11
GIVE STIRRING MELODRAMA
orpheum Players Introduce "a
9: IS" to City and Score Success

Orpheum-With revolver shot ring
ing through the house just before the
curtain rose the audience at the Or
pheum sat up tense and they remained
tense through the mystery and the ex
citement until the curtain fell on the
final act. The play was "At 9:45," a
melodrama by Owen Davis, new to this
city.
Three people, each desiring to shield
somebody else, confess to the Staying OF
Judge Clayton's son. But the mystery
Is finally unraveled. they are exonerated
and all ends we'll
Ruth Robinson scored n decided sue
cess as the slain mans former sweet
heart. Dwight Meade also won the audi .
cnce from tho moment of his own false
confession. Other parts eXcellcntIy
taken were the chief OF police, played
by John W. Lott the Judges chauf.
fpur, played by Harry Wilgus and the
Irish neighbor, splendidly done by Ger.
trude RitChie
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-11
REVUE ACT WINS
SHUBERT HONORS
Moran and Wiser Principals in
Pleasing Act-Others,
Too, Score Hit

Shubert 's-Moran and Wiser. with
their pretcntious revue net. scored as
hcadlincrs on bill chuck full of on .
tertainment. The revue moves rapidly
with the scenes and costumes appro e
pirate. The first scene finds the prin
Cipal members of the company Mt the
club. Then they are led to n cabaret
where individual turns arc executed.
Especial mention goes to Gift Edwards
and his ukclele. Ann ToddingS scored
with her scrubbing song. The hat shop
then presented opportunities for the
principal members Of the company to
exhibit their wares.
They threw hats skillfully and gath
cred many laughs. The audience helped
in the funmaking and thoroughly en- =
ioycd it. Frank Hurst. singer. has n
big part in the cast. which he held
down admirably.
This act and many of the others were
almost wrecked by the orchestra leader,
who persisted by his artistic leading
to occupy the spotlight.
Sharing in headline hOnors were HaI
Forde and Lieutenant Gitz Rice. This
team worked hard to please. They were
heard in favorite melodies. Lieutenant
Gitz Rice sang several rf the songs he
wrote in the trenches. and they mads
tremendous hit
ie Song Shop was another big revu,
turn which pleased. Seven pretty girls
and the two principal characters com
pose the company. The plot runs in a
heated rivalry between. old and modern
songs. Others who pleased were To.
rino, talented jugglcr; Bcnn Linn
singer; Marie Stoddard. impcrsonator
and Tameo Kajiyama, in an original
exhibition of mind concentration.
News of the day flashed on the screen
rounded out the bill.