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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09

clans each furnished the inspiration
that made the long hike easy.
Through the courtesy OF Superin,
tendent George Keller OF the street
railway company. all street cars were
stopped along the line of march so 1
not to interfere with the parade.
The many races scheduled by tn :
amusement committee were pulled
off, as per sche lule. there being =
large number of entries for each
event, and happy bunch OF kids car
ried off the large number OF awards.
The pig-catching contest furnished a
lot of fun, but the porkers were final
ly caught, and there's going OF be
fresh pork next winter In at least two
families we know Of
Four old-timers registered for the
oldest card contest. They We're.
George G. Wilson of the Cigarmakers
union, who joined the union at Spring
field, Mo-, i'm 1880, and has been a
member in good standing ever since
Mr.. Wilson won the prize, handsome
silver plated thermos bottle. Mr.. vii
son felt the honor of being the Oldest
union man in point OF continuous
membership very deeply, and his few
words of acceptance were heartily
cheered by those present. Other con
testants were James w. Dunn, pias
terer, who joined Chicago Union In
1890. J. ID. Watkins, an engineers
joined st. Louis union in 1903. j
Nelson, building laborer, joined Ra
/ cine. Wis, union in 1902.
The ball game between MciSeiii'7 :
Pirates and the Sidney team, played
on Griggs Field, was witnessed by an
immense crowd Rafting good ball
was played. but the home boys proved
their superiority over Sidney's excel
lent team, and defeated them by a
score of to !,
Dancing formed one OF the popular
amusements of the afternoon and es
ening. Layernway's orchestra fur
nished excellent music for this event
and the attendance was all that could
have been expected, taking the wealth
er into consideration.
As Mr. Lonegran said during his
talk. Lets all be imbued with the
spirit of Labor day. not only today
but for 365 days in the year" Let us
begin now to plan a better Labor day
next year than we had this; and for q
better one for each succeeding Labor
day.
1t was some day.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
CANADIAN FARMERS SAVE
MILLIONS BY COOPERATIVE
MARKETING AND PURCHASING

Fourteen years ago the farmers Of
Canada organized the umted Grain
Growers. Ltd. for the cooperative
marketing of their grain. That they
have most successfully accomplished
what the United States Grain Grow.
ers. Inc. II now striving TO do for the
farmers on this side of the border Is
indicated by the publication OF their
financial report for the past year The
$4,000 farmers comprising the organ
ization, besides marketing 2i.500.00Q
bushels OF grain and 56b4 cars of live
stock. thereby saving several million
dollars in brokerage fees and commits
sion agents charges, purchased
through their organization at whole.
sale prices NEARLY 100000 worth OF
farm and household supplies, ineind
ing coal hay. twine aud binding wire.
flour and feed. fruits and vegetables
lumber. sarm machinery, etc. at h
saving af sd2p.ha0 for themselves.
Cooperation Is the price of agrieul.
tural salvation. whether in Canada or
the United States.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
MUST MEET REPRESENTATIVES,
OF UNION AND FORMULATE
NEW WORKING CONDITIONS

New York The Railway Labor
Board has ordered the Pennsylvania
railroad TO meet representatives OF ita
workers in orders 10 formulate new
working conditions Elections were
10 take place 50 that the workers
might designate representatives, To
confer with the railway executives.
The Pennsylvania. however, refused
10 recognize any other union but its
own. ignoring $4,000 men, or more
than 50 per cent of its shop employees.
In addition, the railway executives
protested against the decision OF the
Railway Labor Board, which was 20
the effect that the workers might
elect any organization OF persons TO
represent them in their dealings with
the railways. The executives insisted
on dealing with the workers direct,
knowing that in this manner they
would be able to outwit them.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
e eJFcrioNAslE ADVERTISING
FAILS TO FIND spAcE IN
LABOR DAY PARADE

injecting adtertislng ef an ohnox
Gus character into a Labor day "a.
ra1e Is n sush az ea.N matter a.
some people thought Il would ne. as
has been found oag by those ln charge
IT the ehamnaiga eaau'y nw.
Having procure netmiss sion from
The two city governments Go parade
on ihe streets, and having voted Il
eliminate al advertising from its pa.
rade IN order - mako Il purely
u7ion eYaat the fair officers souvht
q commereiallse he parade on Non
day BY injecting into il float con.
tainins the nonNnIan band employed
M the fer. and ~ otherN ise advertls.
ing the fair
This outfit fell n some place along
the line 81 maroh Il the tail end Of the
parade Several efforts SO remove II
were met With retu al on the part Of
the man n charge 10 Withdraw. and
q was enly after a heated dis ussion
between parade Ell siala and the Of
Tending intrndefs thai they were
ditehed before tho celebration
grounds we're reached
II any bitter feeling existed between
organized labor aud the fair, Il was
only intensified hy the attempt To
prostitute the parade Of the workers.
and as an advertising stunt did a
great deal more harm than Wood
Shows, concessions, and others con.
nected With the fair are complaining
because Of poor crowds As a famous
breakfast food manufacturer said,
There Is reason
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
pRoFiTEknihC or coat
sARoNs PROMOTES CO.
OPERATIVE COAL MINING

With the coal barons shutting down
their mines aud again threatening
national coal famine this winter un.
less iha people pay them war pficea
aud extortlonate profits. number of
groups of workers and cooperaiora
are securing coal mines aud operating
them comparatively, not only to fur.
niah household necessity nj a tatr
price, blsi also 10 provide employment
for miners who would otherwise be
out of work In West Virginia 400
miners organized the Himlar Cooper
alive Coal company. and have sup.
piled a haif million dollars 10 make IL
"A success. These cooperators yirtus
ally own the entire town OF Himlcr.
Vile. including bank. a weekly paper.
and an electric power station To sup
ply the homes Of the coal miners
with electricity at cost. Across tho
Tug River In kentucky the workers
have organized the Nebo American
Coal company on cooperative basis,
with capital OF $4,000 wholly own.
cd by the miners themselves The
cooperative store at Boonyille. Ind.
owns lta own coal mine, and at Dug.
ger In the same state. another coop.
cratiye mine ls producing 800 tons
day,
The secretary OF the All American
Cooperative Commission OF Washing.
ton, ID. G.. In a statement issued 10 the
pfesn, declares that since coal. which
is the very basis. of our economic life.
Is being manipulated and monopolized
for the enrichment OF a privileged few
at the expense OF the entire nation, We
must have either cooperative opera
ton of the mines by the federal and
state governments, In line with the
plan Just advocated by Governor
Blame Of Wisconsin. Governor Frazier
OF North Dakota. and the leaders of
other progressive states.
The average labor cost of mining 70
Ion of apthracite coal, which sells
for si59s. is only s3.3s: and In tho
rich bituminous field, coal which costs
but s225 ton at the mouth of the
mine sells for 1878 in the adjacent
cities.
Cooperative ownership and control
of this vital natural resource can
alone protect the people and the indus
tries of the nation from further ex-
ploitation by the coal combine.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
STREET CAR COMPANY
ORDERED TO MAKE AppLicA.
TON FOR NEW FRANCHISE

Get off the streets, or make applica.
ton for renewal of the Church street
franchise. was the gist of an order OF
the city commissioners Tuesday TO the
u. a &. Ry.. G. 4 10. company, who
were little slow In making any Of.
fort toward fulfilling Its obligations TO
the city. and before the time limit
Tuesday noon---arriyed. the applica.
tion had been made.
IL has been rumored for some time
that when the oompany's franchise ex.
pired on midnight of September 3, the
company would stall as long as posi-.
bile before asking for new franchise.
and this III probably the reason for the
prompt action of the commissioners In
forcing the issue,
Under the commission form of gov.
ernment, the company must secure
the permission of majority of the
property owners along the line. The
proposed franchise is then presented
to the city commissioners for their
consideration, aud finally passed up
on by vote of the citizens of the city
not so easy for the company as un
der the old method of merely dealing
WIN city council
II is said the company fears the peo
pie will take prominent part In the
making OF a new franchise. that they
viii demand lower rate. better service
and the elimination of the one-man
car, and alse cites Instances of other
Illinois cities using the public streets
without franchises as an excuse for
delay
II Is probable Champaign citizens
will not be asleep when the time
comes to pass upon the merits of the
new franchise. sand will see TO II that
their interests are protected.
Residents of Church street, II Is
said. will demand continuous trips "a
urbana. eliminating the necessity of
transferring at the corner of Neil and
Church streets.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
TURNS REPAIR OF CARS
OVER TO PRIVATE SHOP
ON PIECE WORK BASIS
tny The Federated Press,

Chicago The Chicago Great West.
.ern railroad announces that Il has
turned over the repairs OF ite cars In
It's South 81. Paul shopa 20 a private
contractor who Is 10 do the work ON
a piece work basis
The Great Western move to eyade
federal rules about piece work IN aim.
liar 10 that of the Eric road except
that the Great Western management
retains jurisdiction over its plant.
merely farming ont the work of ~.
pairs To a contractor
Other roads OF this section are like.
wise seheming To offset organized la.
boris vigorous stand against piece
work by asking for bids for repairing
cars by outside concerns
The Rock Island is asking for bids
for the repair of 300 allsteel general
service cars Tho Erie has contracted
with the Greensille Steel Car compan,
for the repair OF 600 coal ears. Ths
Illinois Central Invites bids for the re
pairing Of pes,AmisnelIansusm bar car,
and 1850 gondoln ears
IF the stampede of the carriers I,
have their repair work done by pri
yate concerns continues there vii
soon be no railroad shops IN opera
tion." says local financial Journal.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
l1rrER CARRIERS Aolp
rwENTN,rHtRo ANNUAL
CONVENTION IN ST. LOUIS

The National Association Of I.alt r
Varfiers eeened It's twenty third "a
ueasl convention In ST Louis On a
hor day.
fhiftY.two years ago the asseeiaf n
was founded in Milwaukee. few n
numbers. hut tired with enthnsiastie
purpose To-day il has nearly Ia.nao
members aud nearly a.0ao branches or
locals.
fennsslNania leads In number af
branches With igf. Nevada has only
one. Hawaii has only one also. hnt
has double the carriers Reno. Me-,
hRs
New York state greatly leads in
numbers Of members, having sls thou.
sand New York city and BROOKLYN
have over s.soo carriers.
Credentials were received for The
convention 10 the number OF over 1000,
New Nefk city IL sending lAs dsln.
gates. New York BROOKLYN and phil.
adelnhia have Letter Carriers banda
which do much to inspire the national
conventions However, the great eli.
les do not produceNhe most brains for
the association The president. Nd ].
eainof, Il OF Muncie. Ind. and has
heen one ut the ablest presidents thu
association has ever had
The secretary. I'D !. contwall. has
served the association In that eapae.
itY nearly thirty years
The National Association OF Letter
Carriers has been very harmonious.
especially In the past fifteen years.
And II may trnthmlly be said To
have been one of the moat potential
OF all postal employees organizations
II has accomplished splendid results
ffaiernaliy, Its life insurance and
sick and accident Insurance has prov.
cd successful far beyond the average
fraternal insurance.
Its life insurance covers less than
5000 members, and has reserve of
over 100000 Nearly sa.ao0,n0a haa
been paid In death benefits. aud
nearly $500, 600 IN sick and accident
benefits. II has over tl0o. 600 of fe.
serve. and Ia supplemented by thu
aick loase' OF the poatoffice depart.
munt
The present national convention
plans To do things which may silll
further benefit the letter carriers
aud the poaiaI- service, For the Ma.
iioaal Association OF Letter Carriers
has never sought anything for It's own
welfare that might be intsioal Ia the
welfare of the service
The local union In not represented
At the convention, the delegate elected
being unable at the last moment Il
attend
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
LADIES' AUXILIARY TO
3. OF L. e. g. e. CELEBRATE
TWENTY-THIRD ANNlvE RSARY

In celebration of the twenty-thira
anniversary of the organizing of the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engine:
men, these ladies served a dinner 10
their husbands and families at Labor
Hall Thursday evening OF last week.
good time was enjoyed by all p es.
ent, which included almost every
member OF the order, and whatever
OF the mentolk who were not away on
their runs
Following the dinner, the regular
semi-monthly business meeting of the
lodge was held.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
STRIKE INSURANCE
COMPANY BuSTED--oVER
MILLION DOLLARS IN HOLE

Four months. of paying strike insur,
ance TO American plan" "open.shop"
printing office employers has proven
too much for Wall street, financial
agent for prominent strike insurance
company Of Baltimore, which has com.
pletely busted with over million dol.
lars Of accumalated debts left unpaid.
Meanwhile. the printers strike IL still
on, and gaining strength every day.
with a surplus in the international
treasury OF over 100000 more than
when the 44.hour strike was called
on May of this year, Notwithstanding
the union has paid all its strike bene-
fits and kept up its other financial OBJ.
legations
The printers strike for the 44-hour
week and more life is now over four
months old Throughout the country
the progress made Is satisfactory 10
the union. and the 44-hour week is
now considered the basic work week
for the craft Locally, the condition
is not much changed. with the excep-
tion that an but two or three OF the
strikers are steadily employed at con-
ditions and wages superior 10 those ex-
isting in the Twin Cities. II Is under
stood steps will soon be made 20 bring
together the contending forces, and II
is probable an amieahle settlement
will be made,
The Printing Pressmen. who were
forced to leave their positions at the
same time the printers went out be.
cause Of unsatisfactory conditions. al
though their contract did not expire
for several months, are still on strike.
4 new contract has been prepared by
the pressmen. and is soon 10 be pre-
sented to the employers.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
t,iah Price Of spuds.

Potatoes are selling at 65 cents a
peck or $3.50 a buglfel in certain local
groceries This price is asked be.
cause the local crop WAS a failure; bat
elsewhere-i Minnesota and the west
lis up To the average and some way
should be found 10 get the spuds to
the consumer without his paying the
outrageous price that according to in
dicatiOns will be asked this winter.
A Fair Price commission would un
doubtedIy in this case be beneficial
both 10 the consumer IN protecting
him from unserupulous dealers, and
TO the honest retailer in showing the
public that he Is selling his products
at no more than fair margin OF
profit
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
WHY SOME MEN WILL
NOT JOIN THE UNION
BY NJ. D. CAMPBELL

Local No. 443, Teamsters and Chauf-
feurs, Champaign and urbana.
Some men will not join the union
because they are afraid they will get
in bad with their employer and lose
their jobs; the jobs are not theirs
and the employer controls the job
and can discharge the unorganized
man at any time he sees fit. II prop
erly organized, the workers have a
better chance to hold their positions
than when they are unorganized. That
does not mean that the union viii
support a man who lays down on the
lob: the man who does that is III I
as unfair to the men he works with
as he is TO the employer. because he
places an added burden on his FELLOW
workmen and expects as much pay }
the willing worker.
But proper organization does mean
that men cannot be discharged with.
out cause: it means that men cannot
be discharged because some foreman
does not like the way they part their
hair or the kind of clothes they weas.
Proper organization means that ma
ehinery will be provided for tair an
equitable adjustment of situations
which if neglected soon grow INTO
grievances of large proportions and
which eventually result in walkouts.
Time lost for the workers is loss TO
all concerned financially, and worst
of al a condition IN industry that :
filled with distrust and oftentimss ac=
tual hatred
Organize and protect industrial con
ditions; in doing so. you will pro
tect yourself and those who look TO
you for support.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
ARMED sTRlkEBREAkERs
ESCORT STREET CARS IN
FORT DODGE STRIKE
an The Federated Pressl

Ft Dodge, la. - Strikebreakers,
"armed-to.the teeth" as the corpora
tion-controlled newspapers say, are
guarding street cars carrying non
union workmen TO and from the plant
Of the United States Gypsum company
here. The union men have been lock
ed out for some time As a part of
the corporation reign of terror IL
of the locked out workers are In jail
charged with intent to commit muir
der
Seven damage suits asking for Sl75.-
600 have been begun against A. III.
Althoff and the American Cement
Plaster company by seven Of the men
who are in jail who are members Of
the United Mine and Mil Workers
union.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
Troop q Ousted

When Troop u returned from
camp" last Sunday. they found their
quarters at the fair grounds had been
broken into. the contents removed.
and the building occupied by race
horses. Threatened complications
were ayerted when a troop officer
gave an officious fair ground person
fifteen minutes in which to remove
the speedsters from government
property. which was done In jig time.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
KANSAS MINERS TO
STRIKE UNTIL ALEX.
HOWAT is RELEASED
fBy The Federated press) J

Topeka, Kah--Alexander Howat,
president of district Ia. United Mine
Workers of America, begins serving
his Jail sentence for contempt OF the
Kansas industrial court September g.
On that day, according TO William
Howe, secretary of the Kansas FEEDER.
alton of Labor, will commence spon
taneous strike of miners throughout
the state. That strike will continue,
according to Howe, until Huwat IL re.
leased.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
To Avert OIL Strike.
RY The FederaIed pregg

san Francisco. Desperate attempts
are being made by federal arbitraiors
10 force the big oil companies into
conference with their employees so as
10 avert the oil workers strike called
for September /. The Shell Oil COM
pany is tho second company % y. Id.
but others are s,ill holding out. The
eaafeEence, II held. will be either here
OF In Los Angeles. as the territory at
fected by tho strike would extend all
the way from Martipez o. the gorth
to Ventura on tHs g5gth -.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
Eor Suffering Brothers

Showing that their hearts are in
the right place when brother workers
are in distress. Local No. Il of the
Building Taborers Tuesday night ap.
propriated from it, treasury the sum
of $3.50 which has been sont 10 the
Tulsa. Okla, Building Laborers' union,
members q which suffered great los
during the recent race riots in that
city
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
Notes of the Event

we Associated Musicians band of
tieIes furnished excellent music
-. professional standard during the
- - noon. Organized labor feels
r,ou9 Of their band, and appreciate
she fact that ii is not necessary TO
send out of town to secure, the hest
tss s'S us Is IN the musical line. During
S-0 Parade two bands Of twenty must
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
At the Park.


irving at Crystal Lake park dispersed
the greater part of the crowd. How
ever many sought shelter in the con
crete pavilion where they ate their
dinners and visited until the speak
ing began
Chairman of the Speakers Commit
tee George Hankins, after few words
of cheer. read message from Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers. after which he
introduced Mayor James Elmo Smith
of Urbana as honorary chairman, and
later presented him with handsome
gavel made and decorated in every
particular by local union labor. Mr..
Smith voiced his appreciation at be-
ing honored by the Federation, ex-
tended the welcome of the city, and
expressed qualification that the Twin
Cities and particularly his city, had
been so free from labor strife during
the past few years. He attributed
that fact to the willingness in most
cases of the contending sides to meet
and talk matters over.
John ID. Lonergan of Peorgia fol
lowed Mayor Smith. Mr.. Lonergan
made short address in which he con-
graduated the unions for their fine
turn out. and for the fine spirit ex-
hibited by the working men OF the
Twin Cities as a whole.
The speaker of the day. Eugene j.
Brock, an officer of the lnternatioai
Association OF Maehinists, with head
quarters at Washington. ID. C., held
the attention of his audience for an
hour or more. His talk was mainly
on the necessity or organization, and
ne very plainly illustrated the advan-
lsse OF the organized worker. who
contracts for his conditions of labor
through the collective strength of his
union, over the helpless condition of
we unorganized man who must stand
alone or fall. and he generally falls.
II Is regrettable The Review is unable
TO print his entire address, but limited
lacliltles make this impossible at this
TINE. However, those who were for
tuhate enough to hear him left with a
ueter understanding of union princi.
pes and 1t is only regrettable the en-.
IRE union membership were not able
w near him. As one of the audiences
Sdla, IL those who Judge the unions
naIshly through their misunderstand
lns OF what unionism stands for
ou'u nave heard the talk of Mr.
n' ock' they would undoubtedly take
more liberal view of organized la
p-r struggle
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
Teaehers Receive Low Pay.
CBy The Federated Presg)

TLy Ia- FGIaTdTEu TTC55J
Oklahoma C.ty--The average sal
ary Of teachers n the state Of okla
homa Tor the year 1920-21 was
$715.96, according to an estimate Just
made public by X. l. Wilson, state su-
parintendent Of public instruction.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09

Working men and women b. all
fair processes of reasoning are en-
titled to their share of the advantages
gained by society through the intro
dreHon Of labofsaYing mdehlnery.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
Arm Broken crankina FIivver.

Fred Boraker is off duty at Ben
Longs barber shop because Of brok-
en- arm received while cranking his
car.