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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18
NOMINATIONS FOR
OFFICES OF STATE
LABOR FEDERATION

The time has again arrived for
nomination of candidates for election
to the various offices in the Illinois
State Federation of Labor. Each
affiliated local union and central body
is entitled to nominate one candidate
for the position of president, nine can
didates for vice-president, one candi-
date for secretary-treasurer, three
candidates for auditors and three can
didates for tellers.
All nominations must be submitted
on the official nomination report
sheet. Nominations must be mailed
in time TO reach the office of Secre-
Treasurer, Victor A. 0lander,
Illinois State Federation of Labor,
166 West Washington street, Chicago,
ILL.,, not later than August 81, 1922.
The Unions making the nominations
must be in good standing, ie., not
more than three months in arrears in
per capita tax. Your attention is
called to the various provisions of the
Constitution dealing with the question
of nomination of officers printed ON
the reverse side of this letter
V. a. OLANDER,
Secretary-Treasurer
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18
WANT WRECKS
PR0BED TO FIND
RESPONSIBILITY
(By A. +. of L. News Servicel

Wy a. II. OF l.. news SefVlce1
Washington.-The increasing num-
Der of railroad wrecks can be traced
to the increasing number of defective
locomotives, suggested President
Gompers, in public statement.
1T seems to me entirely proper"
he said, that in every case of a rail-
road accident there should be an inn
mediate inquiry by public officials who
are not under the influence of railroad
authorities and that the public should
be Immediately informed of the re-
suits of such inquiry in order that il
may be known whether use of unfit To-
eomotiyes, in defiance of rules of safe
ty and in defiance of law, is taking
toll of human life.
Constant reiteration, by persons
evidently in possession of accurate in
formation, of charges that totally
unfit locomotives are being used both
IN the freight and passenger service
OF the various railroads, justifies the
demand tor some other explanation
for the increasing number of wrecks
than those offered by railroad Off
Gals"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18

wholesalers are ever saying a word
about the importance Of cutting down
also the prices for the necessities OF
lite which the workers have to buy.
Anybody who is not blind, bat will
watch developments, cannot tail 70
recognize that things are getting
worse for the employees from week to
week.
Employers are nowadays acting
again Just as they did before the
war: they are fighting the workmen
all they can. Whatever the toiieTs
require, they must obtain by tight;
nothing comes TO them through the
spontaneous offer of free consent OF
the bosses.
The workmen have their fate in
their own hands. Before the war
there was very little solidarity. The
result was that everything was gong
to the bad. The private business in
terests are having sharp eye at
present on the attitude OF labor; II
they notice any letting up in the de
mands of the workers, they will forth
with take the offensive, and every
thing won by the men in struggle
of several years will be taken away
from them. There is a readiness to
fight the working classes, to exploit
them, and to take advantage of their
lack of preparation which forespells
trouble of a serious nature.
Each and every workmen who Is
aloof from his organized
brothers Is hurting them. lie should
consider it his most important duty
to join the organization wherever one
exists, ana 20 help establish one
where there Is none. b. working
tha me- car auuble the
ranks OF their ofgas,.saslst and estab-
lish a solidarity that Nil check the
anti-labOr drive which g. aoN being
against the ranks Of the men.
IL is quite likely that not during the
last twenty years has there been such
a necessity Tor all employees TO join
hands and work in harmony. We are
living in serious times; let US under
stand this fact fully and act accord
Ingly.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18
Observation-Disclosures
IS THE TIDE TURNING?

Those who took the trouble to think
out the matter have during the past
year or so warned Big Biz not to
push the workers too far. The pre-
diction was freely made that when
reaction came the oppressed might re-
mamber the way they were treated
when they were without power to
defend themselves.
Recent developments in the railroad
and mine strikes seem to indicate the
time has arrived when workers will
no longer tolerate the injustices that
have been heaped upon them in the
past, and that they will demand the
right to say what conditions they will
work under and the wages they will
receive.
Railroad managers stand aghast
at the temerity of the big four broth
erhoods in refusing to work under
guard and with equipment unsafe for
employees to operate and the public
to ride in. For the first time in his
tory railroad workers have struck
because they will have no part in en-
dangering the lives of passengers.
Slowly, but surely, the kept press
is beginning to realize the serious
ness of the situation. They see in
the rapidly approaching future a day
of reckoning, in which the workers
Cncluding farmers and organized and
unorganized city labor) will rise in
their might and overthrow a system
that has for its object the creation Of
great wealth for the few and poverty
for the many. Overthrow of reac.
tionary candidates for election In
some states indicate the state of mind
OF the great majority of the workers
and the kept press, as election time
draws near, is beginning to smear
the salve for the purpose of captur-
ing the labor vote.
The strike of the textile workers
against the restoration OF slave and
sweatshop conditions, and of the sea.
men against the 12-hour- seven-d day "a
week conditions enforced against them
in times of industrial depression fol.
lowing the war proves clearly that
labor may be downed for while, but
that eventually it will rise stronger
than ever before.
The time for workers to take their
stand for right and justice against
greed is here. Just how far they
will go in retaliation depends to a
great extent upon just how far they
are driven in their defensive meas.
ures.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18
BUILDING BOOM
HITS EVERY PART
OF UNITED STATES

The building industry is booming
all over the country. There has not
for many years been such building
boom in the large cities of our coun-
try and it is indeed encouraging. The
wages paid the men in this industry
is pretty nearly the same as they were
dueed in a few places but the lpgh
price of material, which is the main
cost in building construction, is still
where it was during the war, with but
few exceptions, making building con-
struction very high. Lumber is al
most as high as it was during the
war and so it is with all other mater
ials required in the construction of
buildings. Nothing has been done to
reduce the price of lumber and other
materials, although the wages in lum-
Der camps and other places have been
reduced materially. Where investiga-
tions have been made as to the cost of
building construction nothing has
been done to break those combinations
that have practically confessed that
they were robbing the public. 1t is
true that Mr.. Untermyer, represent
ing the Lockwood Committee in New
York, had few of the large dealers
who handle building materials fined
pretty sums from $500 to $4,000, but
what do those men care about a fine
Of a few thousand dollars? The only.
hope there is for making those
scoundrels who are robbing the public
by combinations to hold up prices is
to put them in Jail. Fines do not get
anything for the public and we hope
and trust that those who are guilty
in this respect will be sent to jail be-
cause when a rich man learns that he
win have to go to Jail he win very
quickly obey the law because he
breads Imprisonment much more than
the working man does, because he has
more luxury TO lose,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18
CANCELLATION"
COURT BASED ON
FALLING LABOR
lBy A. f. of L. News Servicel

(By A. +. of l.. News Service)
Westinghouse a ''can't-strike"
bill introduced by Senator Spencer
that lawmaker seems to have reached
the limit in the great indoor sport of
making labor safe for autocracy.
The Missouri senator would create
a court of three members, appointed
for life. 1t would have all the power
and rights of a United States district
court to enforce its DEGREES. On the
failure of employers and employed to
settle a strike involving interstate
commerce, this court would make an
award. Its findings could only be re-
' ewed by the federal court of appeals
in the district in which the award was
made. Another appeal could be made
to the United States supreme court,
if the court of appeals consented.
With fitting sarcasm Senator Spen-
Ger styles his slave proposal "A bill
to establish the federal court of con-
Citation"
Another camoufage is the provis-
ion that the court shall make no
order, judgment or decree" requiring
ANY individual man to work except
when and where and under such con-
ditions as he pleases."
This Catch will not fool workers,
who will quickly note that while the
court is debarred from compelling
"any individual man" to work against
his will, no such provision applies to
large groups and masses of workers.
and these, rather than individual
workers, would occupy the attention
of the court.
Section 8 of the act provides
"That all acts or parts OF acts incon-
sistent with any of the provisions OF
this act are hereby repealed"
Which would permit the court tc
smash any federal mediation and con.
Citation laws that interfered with its
purpose of bringing every worker
within its slave Jurisdiction.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18
75c to SI.5o
Boys Blouses

Good-Iooking and practical
because they're carefully
made. Colors and textures
that hold their own through
IN a ny strenuous tub
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18
roc RANK FOR KEpr PRESS.

So rank is the methods of Big Biz
in their effort TO debate the workers
that even the kept press cannot help
but enter a protest occasionally.
The Chicago Tribune, counted by or
ganized labor as foe to the cause
of unionism, printed on its editorial
page recently, the following:
Hardly has one large manufactur-
ing concern reduced wages when an
other one will follow suit; and this
reduction of wages goes hand in hand
with the demand to lengthen the hours
of work. On the other hand, none of
those various manufacturers and
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18

Senator Cummins had a leading
part in framing the Esch-C ummins
transportation bill. Now President
Harding is having Cummins draft a
bill authorizing the government to
take over the railroads and mines.
This will no doubt go LONG ways
in inspiring confidence of the rail-
readers in the GOOD faith of the
president. Mil
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18

No freedom loving eitzeL
should vote for any candidate
who will not pledge himself
to oppose any form of COM
pulsory labor law.
No justice loving citizen
should vote for a candidate
for any office who will not
pledge himself to oppose in
functions and contempt pro-
ceedings as a substitute for
trial by jury.
No freedom loving citizen
should vote for any candidate
who will not pledge himself
to vote for legislation abol-
ishing child labor.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-18
BOARD OF cENsoRs.

o. II. MILLER, Letter Carriers.
M. ID. CAMPBELL, Transfers, Channeurs,
StablemeD and Helpers.
DAN MENELEY, Janltors.
WOODY MARTIN, b. of X. 7. No. 271.
ARTHUR MOSS, Building Laborers.
FRED PALMER. BARRIERS.
GEORGE GARST, Plasterers and Cement
Einishers.
A, ID. JOLLY, Electrical Workers No. S27.
r. II. KUSTER, Electrical Workers No. COL
JOHN II. TIERNEY, Cigar Makers.
JAS. BROWN. typographical Union No.
444
New Britain herald., 1922-10-25

are gone, l admit it was moi the fault of Lloyd Georges government that they went, but 1t does not make it any better for France whose fantjt was.
 "'rhe great deal of trouble there has been with France since has been due 10 the fact that the whole peace must have worn n different aspect in her eyes when those two great safeguards, whereon she must have so greatly re- lied, disappeared. If these arguments still existed they would secure France now and for q decennium hence"
 Niscount Grey added, however, that exclusive treaties could not assure permanent security and would lead to counter treaties and counter alliances therefore, If France or any other country wanted security let it be brought about by strengthening the league of nations and making that organization as all embracing as pos sihle.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-25

that he had served in branches Of the military service. including the marines at Mare Island.
 Poisoned Meats.
 During the war, he said, scvera hundred members of the ], w. " were employed at a Chicago packing house, where many of them. acting af inspectors. passed canned meats ht said were unit for consumption and probably would poison the troops ir France, for whom they were destined and that the ]. w. w. carried on ar extensive system of sabotage In the harvest fields of the middle West.
 In their sabotage of the harvest fields, Townsend testified, harvesters were destroyed, hay fields fired and harvested wheat often destroyed b, placing the sheaves of wheat upside down so that the kernels drew mois- ture from the ground and spronted. : All these acts of sabotage, Town. send related on the stand, are par, of n general plan, and crews Of mer are assigned to the work of destruc. tion.
 Townsend testified that during the period he belonged to the l. w. w. from 1909 to 1921, he had joined va rious branfhes of the military service eleven times.,
 Regarding his being stationed as g
New Britain herald., 1922-10-25
GREY DEFENDS ACTS
 OF FRENCH LEADERS
British Visoount Explains Republics Position on International
 Questions.

London, Oct, 25. - (By Associated Press) .--- Considerable interest has been aroused by Viscount Grcy's all fusion, in his address at Bradford last night, to France having been "let down" by her allies since the world war, Viscount Grey was British for eign secretary at the outbreak of the war, retiring upon the formation Of the Lloyd George ministry in l9lG.i
 Before we criticize Frances ac- tions,' he said, "let us realize the facts. When peace was concluded, France had two agreements, one with Great Britain and one with the United States that she would have the full support of Britain and America if at- tackled in the future by Germany.
 These were not included in the treaty of Versailles: but they were as much part of the peace as was the treaty of Versailles. They made an enormous difference to France. They
New Britain herald., 1922-10-25

Tn my company of 4S men eight of them had carried the l. W. w. card. The plan of the l. w. W. is 10 gain friends in all branches of industry and the government so that when the industries arc taken over there will be no trouble,
 The ]. w. w. sought to place it's members in resonsible positions so they had help from within. Through Haywood l became a special railroad agent on the Rock Island and Santa Fe railroads.
 "The plan was. could help blow ur the railroads. But inever carried out my plans as the government got busy and I was arrested by the de- partment of justice"
 The industrial workers organiza- ton, Townsend testified, maintains "flying squadrons' which are really gunmen, who rode up and down on the trains They beat up the train crews threaten them and even seek to coax them into allowing l. w. w. members to ride on the trains"
 Townsend testified he had quite the organization because he believed it was wrong.
 Townsend testified that in one of the big packing houses in Chicago 300
New Britain herald., 1922-10-25
RUINED MEATS ID POISON. SOLDIERS
l. ", ". Leader Tells of Red Sabotage During War

Sacramento, Cal, Oct. 25.--Testi- mony that the. Industrial Workers of the World no longer teach sabotage In books and pamphlets but pass the instructions by word of mouth" was given in superior court here by w. r. townsend. who said he formerly was lieutenant of William ("Big Blll') Haywood, head Of the I. w. w. Townsend was n surprise witness Tor the prosecution of ten admitted members of the organization who are on trial charged with violation of the California syndicalism law.
 Townsend testified that he, as a trusted assistant of Haywood, had ob- tained employment on at least two railroads during, the world war, with instruction 5 to blow them up, and
New Britain herald., 1922-10-25
Would Cripple Packers.
TRAIN MISSES DYNAMITE BLAST

Springfield, Mo, Oct. 25.-Dyna- mite exploded Just before the time of passage of St. .Lopis-San Francisco passenger train No. l, near Brook line, nine miles west of here, early yesterday The explosion tore up the tracks for several yards, breaking the electrical circuit of the block signal system, which brought the train to d stop in time to prevent derailment
New Britain herald., 1922-10-25

or 400 industrial workers were at work and that part of their task was 10 test canned goods before shipment. Instead of condemning the cans, he said, the Industrial Workers would let them pass.
 Would Cripple Packers.
 We wanted 10 cripple the pack CTS and also we were opposed 10 the war" Townsend testified. We used 10 say let them poison Uncle .iam's damned gunners.
 Further, to ruin food contained in the cans. Townsend said the work CTS drove in the nails on the boxes so they would pierce the can, and sometimes nails were driven through the boxes at places where they were not needed In order to ruin the con tents.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-25
I. W. W. In Hanks.

Marine at Mare Island, Townsend said.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-19
Legal Advertising
NOTICE TO CoNrRAcToRs

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
BY the words "Maricopa County
Highway Commission" as herein
used. is meant that highway commits
sion for Maricopa County in the
state OF Arizona which has iurisdic-
ton of the highway improvements
authorized by the bond election held
in said Maricopa County on Decem-
ber 81. 1920, and jurisdiction of the
expenditure Of that certain fund des-
ignated in the books OF the County
Treasurer of said Maricopa County
as Highway Improvement Fund
No. 2"
Public notice is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be received by
said Maricopa County Highway
Commission at its office at No. 517
West Washington Street, Phoenix,
Arizona, until 300 o'clock p. m, on
the 27th day of February, 1922, for
the construction of the highways
constituting the authorized road
building program of said commission
or such portion of said highways as
the funds available and to become
available under the jurisdiction OF
this commission will construct
Standard plans, specifications, pro-
files, forms of proposals and other
information may Dt seen anu GNdtll-
ined at the said office of said Mari
copa County Highway Commission at
Phoenix, Arizona. Said plans, speci-
fications and profiles include roads Of
cement concrete, Warrenite- -Bitulithic
on bituminous concrete base, asphal-
tic concrete on bitumiuous concrete
base, Warrenite-B -Bitulithic on COM
pressed filled broken stone founda-
ton, and asphaltic concrete on com
pressed filled broken stone tounda-
tion.
Each bidders proposal must be ac-
companied by either % a certified
check on some solvent bank in the
State of Arizona payable on sight TO
the Maricopa County Highway Com
mission in a sum equal to five per
centum of the amount Of his highest
proposal, or CD a bidders bond, as
hereinafter described, I'm penal sum
equal to five per Centum OF the SAID
amount Of his highest proposal Sud
bidders bond shall name the County
OF Maricopa as obigee therein, shall
be signed by the bidder as principal
Arizona republican., 1922-02-19

obligor and by sureties or a surety
company to be approved by said
Maricopa County Highway Commits
sion, and shall be conditioned that
within ten days after written notice
of award OF contract has been mailed
to the bidder at his address named in
his bid, said bidder will enter into
written contract with said Maricopa
County acting through said Maricopa
County Highway Commission for the
performance OF the work in accord
ance with his bid, and that the bidder
within said ten day period will ex-
ecute and furnish a contractors bond
in favor of said Maricopa County
in such sum not exceeding twenty
five per centum OF the contract or
estimated price as the commission
may direct, conditioned upon the
faithful performance Of said contract
by the contractor: said contractors
bond and the sureties or surety COM
pany thereon shall be subject to the
approval Of said Maricopa County
Highway Commission.
Proposals will be publicly opened
and read at the time and place above
mentioned. The right Is reserved to
reject any and all bids and to waive
any informalities in any bid
All proposals must be made in ac-
cordance with the instructions to
Bidders" forming a part OF the speci-
fications referred to above.
Standard plans, specifications and
profiles for the work are on file and
may be examined at the aforesaid of
flee of said Commission. Specifica-
tions, together with proposal forms
and other information for bidders,
may be obtained from said Commits
sion upon payment OF Five Dollars
($5.00).
Notice is hereby expressly given
that the pamphlet entitled, Proposal,
Contract and Specifications hereto
fore furnished by the Maricopa Coun-
ty Highway Commission, has been on
this. the tenth day Of February. 1922,
revised in certain particulars on
pages 3, 4, 6, s, 10 and SS thereof.
that the same in its revised form
shall control; that the same as Il ex-
disregarded by bidders; and also that
that certain "Notice to Contractors
dated January Goth, 1922. calling for
bids to be opened February 9Th. 1922,
and heretofore published, is revoked
and withdrawn.
Dated, at Phoenix, Arizona, this
10th day of February. 1922.
MARICOPA COUNTY
HIGHWAY COMMISSION,
(Having jurisdiction Of aforesaid
Highway Improvement Fund No. %
BY A. +. JONES, Chairman.
Attest:
J. C. PETERSON. Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-19

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
or Maricopa County. State Of Arizona
In the matter of the estate OF l. s.
Smith. deceased.
Notice of sale OF real estate. at
Phoenix, Arizona.
Notice is hereby given. that in
pursuance Of an order OF the super
ior Court Of Maricopa County. State
OF Arizona, made on the 18th day OF
February. 1922. in the matter OF the
estate of /. $. Smith, deceased, the
undersigned, the Administrative OF
said estate will sell at private SALE
to the highest bidder, subject 10 con-
firmation by said Superior Court, on
Monday the 9th day Of February,
1922. at 1880 o'clock r. NJ, at the
Court House In the City OF Phoenix
I'm the said County or Maricopa state
OF Arizona. the following described
real property, to-wit:
An undivided one half interest IN
and to lot 25. block .. Kirkland's sub
division Of block 4 Of Murphy's ad-
dition to the City OF Phoenix, Ari-
zona.
Bids viii be received for said prop
erty at 415 Fleming Building. Phoe-
nix. Arizona, until 1880 +. M. Mon
day, 27th day OF February, 1922.
on the 18th day of February, 1922,
the Superior Court Of Maricopa
County. Arizona, made and entered
an order under the provisions OF sec
tion 931 Of the Revised statutes OF
Arizona in which the time OF notice
Of sale was shortened. allowing SAID
property TO be sold on the 2fth day
of February. 1922.
Terms OF sale: Cash or its equiya-
lent. ,,r,.
CHARLOTTE MURPHY,
Administrative Of the estate OF l. ;.
Smith, deceased.
Dated February is, 1922.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-19

WANTED - Liberty bonds. 20 w.
Adams Street. DIR