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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-08

Col. ]. Mathew Wainwright of New
York Who will be assistant secretary
of war. He is New York National
Guard officer and during the war
served as inspector general on the
staff of Major General Organ Of the
Twenty-se,enth division.
The labor world., 1921-09-03
WALTER JOHNSON.

Walter Johnson, old-time member
Of the Stage Employees union, and al
ways active in labor circles, continues
to be mentioned as a candidate for
sheriff at the next election. Walter
made dandy run three years ago and
came within a few votes of being
nominated. His friends are legion and
they are urging him to groom himself
for another run next year. They feel
confident he will be elected.
ni, i,,oe
The labor world., 1921-09-03
STATE FUND Law
=. BEST FOR LABOR
EXPERTS ASSERT
AT. of |. Urged City Central and
State Labor Bodies to Work
For State Insurance,
A. F. of L. officials are calling the

A. F. of L. officials are calling the
attention of affiliates to the reindorse-
ment of the Ohio compensation law
by the last A. F. of l. convention.
The convention declared that I'VE
urge the officers and members Of
state federations to petition for and
work for the adoption of workmen's
compensation legislation modelled
after that form now in operation in
the state Of Ohio"
Affi}iates are also reminded that
the last convention reaffirmed prin-
ciples OF WOrkmen's compensation
legislation approved by the 1914 con-
vention, which include the establish
ment of compensation rates Of not
less than SC 2-3 per cent of the wages
paid to those who are to receive
awards under compensation laws.
Other recommendations are:
''That widows whose husbands were
killed in Industries should receive
compensation during widowhood.
THAT additional rates should be
paid on the basis of the number of
children under 1S years of age.
Occupational Diseases.
THAT the administration of COM
pensation laws should be under the
supervision of state commissions, ap-
pointed for this purpose and that
there also be added here the follow
ing: Occupational diseases should be
considered as having an equal right
and importance in workmen's COM
pensation laws as accidents.
THAT as the profits of liability in
surance companies are derived en-
tirely from funds collected for the
payment of compensation to injured
WOrkmen, every effort be made to
secure workmen's compensation laws
which will entirely eliminate employ
ers liability insurance companies
THAT inasmuch as serious evils
have crept in as a result of the pro-
vision made by most workmen's COM
pensation laws allowing employers to
be self-insured, persistent efforts be
made in the several states and prov
inces of Canada to eliminate this pro-
vision and bring all employers under
a law providing for contributions to
state funds to be administered by a
commission
Trade unionists and students of
workmen's compensation are advised
n:ent No. 419. sixty-third congress,
second session. which contains the re-
port submitted by A. F. of L. Vice
President Duncan and John Mitchell
upon this subject.
The labor world., 1921-09-03
SlANDER|NG UNION men
IS PART OF SPY'S JOB

The Cigar Makers Journal repro
d, ces a Photographic report furn-
ished a detective ~Sency by one Bill
low, who was the leading figure in
the disruption several months ago of
Cigar Makers" union, No. 527, of Chi
cago and the leader in the attemtpt to
form the amalgamated cigar and to-
bacco workers. union. A portion Of
Billow's report to the detective agency
follows:
II am trying to cause a split be-
tween local 527 and the other locals,
as per your instructions to me. 1t
is coming very slowly, but 1 will be
successful in the end in bringing
about the split.
"You may instruct your clients
(cmployers) not to settle the stike
under and considerations. If the
clients hold out for a few weeks more,
the strike will be broken to the clients
satisfaction.
If Albert Lingenf. lder could be
discredited in the union, among the
rank, file and leaders, that alone
would cause a split, and he would be
blamed for the union activities in the
strike.
Max Lurye is not taking an ac-
tive part at this time, as have sue
ceeded in discrediting him before the
members. as per your instructions.
II cannot make daily reports, as
am always busy with the strike COM
mittee md the executive board, local
527.
THE committee Of three, whose
names I have mentioned in my pre-
vious reports, are the most active,
and if Lingenfelder can be discred-
tied some way, this committee will be
disbanded."
President Perkins of the Cigar
Makers Internatioal union reminds
trade unionists that Billow was a
leader in the attempt, several years
ago, to organize 1. w. w. unions in
the cigar making industry. .
The labor world., 1921-09-03

Courtesy and civility cost nothing:
They are the first aids to success.
The labor world., 1921-09-03
$40 TO DESTROY
TRADE uNI0NISM
81 TO BUILD IT
Truth With Bark on / Told Union
Men Who Violate Union
Label.

The following. clipped from the ed
i,orial columns of Terre Haute. Ind,
Advocate contains so much SOUND
sense and is so in line with what The
Labor World has been advocating ana
preaching that it is reproduced here
with the hope that every union man
in the country will see it and be
guided by the sound advice 1t gives
The article follows:
Today union men often spend $4O
month to destroy unlonlsm "hefe
they give up but 81 to build it up.
The union men of this country, as
body. are said to spend no less than
s4,OO0.0O0,OO0 annually to purchase
the necessities Of life.
Every dollar of that immense sum
that is spent for nonunion goods IS
spent to break down the unions
When strike is on. union men all
over the country send their contrlbu-
tions to support the strike. They do
all in their power to support their
brother unionists when they seem 70
be in trouble, but the little strike
which you aid here and there by con-
tributions is nothing compared with
the evil your millions of dollars do III
supporting non-union products
When a unionist spends $40 n
month buying scab products. he Is
trying with a great big hand to pull
down the unionism which his poor
little dollar of dues to his union is
trying to build up.
When a union man gives dollar
or more month to support his
union, he is very proud of himself
as good unionist. He thinks him.
self a philanthropist. Perhaps he
thinks that miserable sum a month
will build up a powerful trade move
ment But it never can while he
continues to purchase the products
Of prison and scab labor which is
cutting the very ground from his
union.
Suppose every man Of the 100000
trade unionists in this country con-
sidered it a crime to buy prison prod
ucts or scab labor products; suppose
the merchants knew that every do!-
lar of the four billion dollars spent
by these trade unionists would be
spent only for union goods, what
would you see:
Every store in this broad land pat
ronized by workingmen would have a
big union label over the door. Mer-
chants would themselves advertise the
union label or go bankrupt. If union
men bought right they would not
have to strike so much.
That, brothers. is the power of
unity in the small matter Of spending
a weeks wages. The buying power
of labor. if exercised in unity, would
solve many Of the problems of labor.
Back of every union fighter, back
Of every Industrial battle, would be
the power Of 100000 men and the
power Of four biilion real dollars
sDcnt each year.
Every dollar spent by union labor
for union goods is money in your
own pocket. Think of that, Mr..
Union Man. Stand by our labor un-
ions. Demand all union labels. Give
il 4 trV-Out
The labor world., 1921-09-03
FEDERAL ENPL0YES TO
MEET At new ORLEANS

WASHINGTON, Sept. lin an
bouncing the convention of the Ma
:ional Federation of Federal En-
poyes, in New Orleans. September IL
10 16. officers of that organization
state that the aim Of the convention
viii! be Incorporation with President
Harding to put more business in the
government and to put more heart
into the civil SERVICE
1t is stated that several hundred
delegates from PAS groups of govern
ment workers, organized as the Ma
tional Federation of Federal EN-
ployes, with branches in every state
and territory. and representing every
government service. will meet to pro-
mote the program of readjustment
which has been launched by Presi-
dent Harding and General Dawes"
The labor world., 1921-09-03
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
BREAKS RECORD OF 1914

The number of New York factory
workers unemployed in June Was
lower than in any month since June,
1914, say the state department of
labor The total decline in employ
ment during the present depression,
covering period of Is months,
amounts to % per cent.
Prior to 1921 the lowest point in
employment since June, 1914, was re-
corded in January. 1915. when manu-
featuring activity reached the bottom
of the depression of 1914-1915. The
number of factory workers in June,
1921, was 2 per cent lower than the
January, 1915, figure.
The labor world., 1921-09-03
CAN'T ENFORCE NEW LAW.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The new
ly-enacted packers and stockyard leg
islation to regulate meat packers and
stockyards, which was signed by the
President on August 18, carried no
appropriation to make the law effec-
tive, and the secretary of agriculture
asks congress to vote $4,000 for this
purpose
The labor world., 1921-09-03

Orga niZed labor in Tucsan, Ariz,
has purchased drug store which will
be operated on the cooperative plan.
The labor world., 1921-09-03
STATE UNIONS TO MEET.

HAMILTON, Ohio, Sept. 1.-The
annual convention Of the Ohio state
federation of labor will be held i'll
this city. beginning Monday, Oct. 10.
The labor world., 1921-09-03

Everybody will miss pete" Schaef-
fer on the sports committee this year.
That has been his job for years, but
he refused to act this time. Never
theless he is on the job for union labor
and continues to take an active in
terest in the labor movement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-04
WAGE CUTS ARE DECIDED
Arbitration Boards Decision Affects
10000 Chicago Printers.

Chicago, May 4.-The arbitration
board, whose anxiously awaited de-
cision affects the livelihood of some
10000 members of the printing trades
in Chicago, announced today a reduc-
ton of $4.S5 per week for each of the
four major printers crafts
The compositors were reduced to
S46.65 per week. Pressmen were re-
duced to s47.65 per week. Feeders
were reduced to s39.65 per week.
Bookbinders were reduced to $42.15
per week.
This scale applies specifically to a
week of 48 hours, according to Harry
G. Cantrell. commissioner of industrial
relations for Franklin (closed shop)
division of the Franklin Typothetae of
Chicago.
The board chosen to sit in this case
consisted of nine members. four of
whom were chosen by the employers,
four by the unions and the ninth
member selected as "arbiter" by the
eight Others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-04
HARDING WINS OUT
House Leaders Agree to Delay
Disarmament Action.
VIII Wait Word From the
White House Now.

Washington, May a. President
Harding today q won the consent of
house leaders to delay action on dis
armament proposals pending in con-
gress.
Proposed hearings on the Rogers
resolution which proposed an inter-
national disarmament conference will
be called off as result of the agree
ment between the president and spon-
sors of the resolution who will make
no attempt to push it until the presi-
dent indicates he is ready.
Harding today conferred with Rep
resentative Porter. chairman of the
house foreign affairs committee: Rep
resentative Rogers, Massa chusetts, and
Representative Burton. Ohio.
Hearings on the resolution of which
Rogers is the author had been sched-
uled before Porter's committee. Bur-
ton is one of the disarmament leaders
in the house.
The president has made it plain
that while he is in favor of some move
for disarmament, he believes that ac-
ton should wait an opportune time
and should be taken in agreement with
the rest of the administration foreign
policy.
An impending fight in the senate
against the administrators desire to
defer consideration of naval disarma-
ment proposals was forecast today by
the refntroduction by Senator Borah,
Republican. Idaho, of his resolution to
authorize and request the president
to call representatives of Great Brit
ain and Japan into a disarmament
conference
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-04
PRINTER STRIKE MARKS Time
No Change in Situation-Pressmen
Meet Tonight.

From the standpoint of both en-
ployers and striking printers. the
Typographical union walkout in To
peka is today just where it was yes
terday.
The expected orders for the walk
out of the pressmen and binders. had
not arrived today. A special meeting
of the pressmen has been called for
tonight, and further developments may
result.
! The employing printers are holding
daily meetings to discuss the reports
of the strike which are received from
all parts of the country.
S. A. Jones. president of the Graphic
Arts club, said today that there was
no change revealed after the meeting
today.
w E. Bush. president of the Typo
graphical union, said that conditions
yesterday and today were just the
same. so far as he knew.
The larger shops affected by the
strike are closed down, for the most
part. Smaller shops. where the en-
ployers are also working at the trade,
are still working and accepting orders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-04
MONEY TO BOARD
Funds To Be Provided for City
Planning Projects.
Attorney General Says Finances
Should Come From City.

The city planning board will be al
lowed the $4,000 it has asked from the
city, as a result of a decision from
Attorney General Richard ]. Hopkins
upon the legality of city planning
boards being financed from the bal
ance left in the city treasury from the
1920 budget. The planning board
asked the city commission last week
to allow the $4,000, but the city COM
mission was uncertain as to whether
such step would be legal, as the sur
plus from the 1920 budget had been
distributed to the various city depart
ments by ordinance.
To Widen Creek Bed.
az am much gratified to know that
the planning commission will be al
lowed the necessary funds" Robert
Pierce. president of the planning board,
said today. 1T gives the planning
board new hope of accomplishing
things.
our first work will be to relieve
the Shunganunga creek troubles on
the East side" Pierce said. THE
planning board is anxious to straight
en- and widen the creek bed. eliminat-
ing flood dangers and Increasing the
value of the property. That project
will undoubtedly be approved by the
city planning expert we expect to have
in action in a short time"
Within a week. Pierce said, it is
possible that the planning board will
bring the planning expert to Topeka
to make arrangements for the ITO
peka plan" a comprehensive drawing
of conditions and needs of the city. II
is probable that Harland Bartholo-
NEW. city planning expert of st. Louis
will be engaged for the work. he said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-04
T0EvADE ENTENTE
Austrian Decree Makes Eco
nOmic TeutOn Union Possible.
Plans to Allow Outside Capital
Control It's Business.

Washington, May 4. = Austria.
foiled in her attempt to get out of
chancery via the receiyership route,
now proposes to turn over her indus
tries to foreigners, providing they Will
come in and run them. a consular re-
port to the department of commerce
revealed today.
The Vienna government has decreed
that Austrian corporations may trans
fer their entire business to foreign
companies. About the only stipula-
ton made is that the real estate pos
session must remain in Austria.
France stands in the way of the
Austrian union with Germany but the
practical effect of this decree will be
economic union of the two Teuton
countries, it is believed.
1t means that the huge "horizontar'
and vertical trusts created in Ger
many since the war can now assimi-
late all the business in the Austrian
fragment of the former dual mon-
archy without troubling themselves by
pretending to be Austrian corpora
tions. .-.-.-.
Under the decree. the corporations
thus assimilated, can be directed from
outside the country. This means that
Berlin can direct the business policies
of Austria ...4.--
1t is understood that the SHINES
group of 'industrialists'' were behind
the action of the Vienna government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-04
REORGANlzE KANSAS GUARDS
Thirty Fifth Will Be Well Represented
in New Plan.

The Thirty-fifth division and its
various units which become identified
with Kansas history thru the large
number of Kansas men who served in
them in the late war. are to be per
petuated thru the Kansas National
Guard reorganization plan now being
perfected.
The Kansas guards are to belong to
the new Thirty fifth, along with the
guards of Missouri and Nebraska The
Kansas regiment is to be the 137th-
kansas-Missouri regiment during
the war The peace time strelg 9Th of
the Kansas National Guards under the
new plans adopted by the war depart
ment, will be about 5000 men or ap-
proXimately what it was prior to the
world war.
To date Kansas has 2, 900 in the Ma
tional guards. The latest war depart
ment order has given the states until
July 1. 1924 to perfect the guard or
ganizations 1otted to them. Each
states allotme : of National Guards
is based on the number of members in
congress representing it-SO0 guards
to each senator and representative, of
whom Kansas has ten.
In dismantling Camp Funston. the
equipment on Republican Flats where
the K N G. holds its annual encamp-
ment, was not removed and the
guards infantry and cavalry will as
semble there again next August for
annual maneuvers. The artillery will
go to Fort Sill, Okla, for their annual
workout of two weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-04
IN BUILDING BOOM
Reduction i'm Rents Sure to Fol-
low, Say Federal Officials.
Contracts for New
Homes Total $64, 100000

Washington, May 4.-Building of
homes and apartments is beginning to
boom generally thruout the United
States. according.eto reports to the
federal reserve board.
A reduction in the level of rents viii
be the certain result from relief IN
the housing shortage, officials said to-
day. This does not mean that rents
will drop Immediately.
Five Years Behind. ~
The nation now is five years behind
its normal building program and APP
proximately 1,25O.0O0 dwellings short,
according to data collected by the gov
ernment. This shortage cannot be re-
duced in a few months.
But the sooner building contractors
begin to eat away at the housing con-
gestion by increased construction the
sooner will relief come to the Ameri-
can family pocketbook. it is pointed
out.
Started in New England.
In New England and other large
cities, more than $64,000,000 worth of
building was contracted for in March
alone, according to federal reserve
board reports. This was an 81 per
cent increase for New England, a 40
per cent increase for New York, where
the building total was given as $29,-
$4,000; an increase of 81 per cent for
San Francisco. where the value of the
contracts was $18,543.000, and an al
most as large percentage of increase
for Minneapolis, where the value was
$2,648.000.
In Kansas City, the number of per-
mits increased 100 per cent in March
as compared with February, while At
lanta reported an increase of so per
cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-04
FORM new BUREAU
Kansas Teachers Association
to Find Positions for Members.
Work VIII Be Carried on by
Secretary F. L. Pinet.

Formal opening of the Kansas
Teacher Placement Bureau was an
nounced today by Frank L. Pinet,
secretary of the Kansas State Teach
ers' association. Establishment of the
bureau was authorized by the board of
directors at Wichita, last month.
Under the plan. the office of the as
sociation'S secretary will act as a clear
ing house for teachers and boards of
education in matter relating to the
search for positions and the filling of
vacancies. This free. service will be
limited to members of the association
in good standing. The placement bu-
reau will avoid competing with the
appointment bureaus of the state edu-
cational institutions, which are inter-
ested chiefly in placing their own
graduates. and the commercial teach
ers' agencies which, in the main, cover
a field national in character.
Total of $4,000 Members.
OF the approximately 1900 teach
ers in Kansas. 1870 are members of
the association. To obtain the service.
each board of education must take out
a membership in the association, at 50
a year. for each board member. 1t is
roughly estimated there are $4,000
board members in the state.
1t is believed the placement bureau
may become the means of at least
the association and consequently in
creasing the gross revenue. If after
a trial it is found that the inaugura- :
tion of this new branch of service is
not self supporting thru increased
membership in the X. S. T. A. the
board of directors reserves the right
either to place the service on a sep
arate charge" basis, or to discontinue
the service altogether.
1t is pointed out by Secretary Pinet
that since the bureau will be free from
any commercial interest, 1t should be
in a position to render disinterested
and impartial service to boards of edu-
, cation respecting the recommendation
of teachers. Later. il the service
should grow as expected. the associa-
; ton may employ a field representative
to look after the work of the bureau
, through personal visitation over the
state
Applicat ton blanks for both teachers
and boards of education members
who wish to take advantage of the
/, new service may be obtained by ad-
dressing the Kansas Teacher Place
ment Bureau, 923 Kansas Avenue
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-04
IN DENIAL
Declares He Has Not Resigned
as Federal Judge.
Won't Explain Refusal to Date
Cases Beyond June Is.

Chicago, May 4.-Judge K. NJ.
Landis in a formal statement today
denied reports that he had resigned
from the federal bench to devote his
time to his position as baseball COM
missioner. The statement follows:
Il have not resigned, nor have 1 said
anything that could have been con-
strued into a statement that 1 have
resigned"
The action Monday of the senate
judiciary committee indorsing Senator
DiaPs bill making it an offense for a
federal judge to accept another po-
sition of pecuniary profit while on the
bench had again aroused the rumors
that Judge Lands was to relinquish
his federal position Judge Lands
refused to say, however, whether he
was thinking of resigning at some
future date.
Judge Landis said the present ru-
NOR probably had arisen thru con-
versations he had with Charles Nagl
custodian of the federal building.
II told Nagl that when L left this
court 1 wished to take some chair
with me. as they were cherished by
me. They belong to the government
and I asked him if 1 could purchase
them"
Judge lands would not say why. he
had refused recently to set any eases
beyond June Is. fact which caused
reports to be circulated that he would
resign at that time,