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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

"It's an i'll. wind"-etc. Think what it means to the ice man and the electric fan salesman, after waiting for weeks to get a "ook-in."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

Outa Luck Impregnable, it rolls along With rumbling, roaring sound, Unmindful of the feeble throng Of cars that buzz around. The car that bumps motor truck Is outa luck, is outa luck. -J.R.S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

Birmingham is quite democratic, too, but it won't take long for her people to realize that it is possible to have too much of a thing when the flies are really busy this summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. postoffiee as second-class matter under act or congress March G. 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

"Smile Is Route to Success, Says Banker" Take notice of the smile the banker wears when you try to borrow money from him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
IkESZsslaORCH @BEAR:ER.

The city dumps continue to provide ideal breeding places for millions of flies. Soon after birth they wander around and find playgrounds in the homes and offices. The fly is quite resourceful in seeking his prey and his pleasure simultaneously.
 It is claimed that Birmingham is too poor to protect the population against disease originating at and spreading from the dumps. With a few epidemics of serious character, however, Birmingham will be even poorer financially, not to speak of a still worse form of poverty-loss of the public health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

"Own your own apartment" is an alluring slogan, but the janitor will continue. to run the works.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

Speaking of flies, did you ever mo- tice how democratic they are? They make no distinction between classes, conditions, creeds or colors. Every body looks alike to the fly when he is busy distributing disease germs. He plays no favorites and overlooks nobody, when he starts out from the dumps on his regular rounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

It's great love that can sur- vtve a daily grocery bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

John Paul Jones' vocabulary was limited to very few words, but each of them. apparently, was dynamic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

A main line on railroad map is the shortest distance between two points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

What we need is a law against law making.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
JUDGE FAILS TO
SHOW USEFULNESS
OF THE COURT

Topeka, Kan.--Governor Davis
failed in his attempt to have the state
industrial court investigate the rail-
road shop mems lockout.
Judge McDermott, chairman of the
court, handed the governor a state
ment that read as though 1t was
written by publicity agents of the
anti-union Santa Fe railroad.
The governor reminded the judge
that he gave only one side of the
question, and the Judge replied, in
effect. that this was the only side
worth giving and that the lockout was
ended as far as the industrial court
is concerned.
'gf there was ever chance to show
the courts usefulness the inyestiga-
tion ordered by the governor was the
opportunity" says the Kansas Trades
Unionist. Here was something the
public is demanding. II wants to
know what about the railroads. Rail
road stock is literally falling to pieces.
Service is demoralized for more than
the railroads care 20 admit. That II
cost the Santa Fe alone nearly So
100000 more, on President Storey's
own statement, has nothing to do with
the matter, so far as the Industrial
court is concerned.
perhaps by the time the next legis-
lature meets the voters will have
their eyes opened to what the Allen
regime has been doing to them. Gov
ernor Davis has shown up the court
for What it Is"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
unprecedented BUILDING
BOOM PREVAILING OVER
entire united STATES

of having 10 pay much more for
building tradegmen than the existing
scale. He believes competition for
w0rkmen between contractors will
raise the rate of pay TO almost double
the present scale before the middle
of the summer.
According TO this contractor. there
Is nothing to stop this building boom,
unless building material men take ad-
vantage Of the desire Of everybody
TO build and force the price up.
This, he says, se@ns 10 be the ten
dency, as material has recently
taken a sharp advance.
The increased building activity
seems to prevail everywhere, Early
this week Chicago sent word II could
use every building tradesman in the
Twin Cities. Peoria, Elgin, East st.
Louis. Springfield and Terre Haute,
also have placed bids for local build
ers, while at the same time the Twin
Cities are sending inquiries to other
cities for workmen.
Well, that's the wa it goes. No
building done for five or six years
and now they are trying to recuper-
ate in one year.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
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UNFAIR ALIEN
BILL KILLED
BY THE HOUSE

House Bin No. a66, designed to SER.
iously impair the lien rights OF me.
ehanics and others, was Killed by the
House judiciary committee Of the
Illinois General Assembly Wednesday.
May 2, by unanimous action after a
hearing. President John II. Walker
Of the Illinois State Federation ed
Labor, Christian NJ. Madsen of the
Painters District Council of Chicago,
Edward Ryan, president OF the Chi.
cago Building Trades Council. Walter
Shelter Of Electrical Workers Union
No. i34 Of Chicago and number of
others presented arguments against
the bill. Former Speaker Mckinley,
now attorney for Chicago contractors,
argued In favor Of the measure but
failed to convince even "A single mem
Der that IL had any merit. By unani-
nous action the committee voted to
report the bill out with the recon-.
mendaion that IL do not pass.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
FIRST LABOR
BANK OPENS
IN NEW YORK

Clothing workers in New York are
now the proud owners of the first
labor bank TO be opened in that city
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers
OF America opened its bank Satur-
day, April 18th, With appropriate
ceremonies and enthusiasm. Flow
ers and a band gave a festive air
10 the occasion. Twenty thousand
people entered the bank in a steady
stream, during the first day of busi-
ness. depoSiting half million dollars.
Hundreds % prospective depoSitofs.
workers. labor leaders, journalists,
and even congressman, formed line
outside the bank. the length of CITY
block. Within the course of ore. week,
the constant flow of deposits brought
the assets of the bank up to $780,
600.
Cheered by the success of its first
bank in Chicago, the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers undertook TO estab-
lish the New York bank. The bank
In Chicago, which began business
with assets of $500, 900 on July ist,
within nine months had total resourc-
es amounting to Sl,75o,000. Hun
dreds of loans have been made, but
not a single one to interests un-
friendly TO labor. The New York
bank is to be operated along the same
lines. The union and members of the
union own the stock of the associa-
ton. Stockholders are to receive no
more than i0@e on their shares;
profits in excess of that amount be-
ing returned to the depositofs.
The Amalgamated Bank was the
victor In q friendly race between
four labor banks being organized in
New York. The Federation Trust
Bank, owned by the members of the
federated labor unions of New York,
the bank of the International Ladies
Garment Workers, and the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers Bank,
are soon to open. Ii has already been
proposed that the four labor banks
join forces as soon as they are operat-
ing.
Leaders of the Cooperative Move
ment regard the spread of sound labor
banking as a highly encouraging sign
of the desire on the part of the Labor
Movement TO build institutions upon
a democratic service basis, to replace
the competitive. proft-making banks.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
FEDERATION TO
BRING REISS SHOWS
TO TWIN CITIES

Final arrangements were made at
Wednesday nights Federation meet
ing for the appearance of the Nat
Reiss Carnival company in Champaign
during the week Of June il-t6.
This is one Of the largest carnival
companies on the road, comprised of
is shows, all OF moral character,
and six riding devices plus various
concessions and an ls-piece band.
The shows played in Urbsna last
summer and created such fsvora-
BILE impression that there Is no doubt
as to its high character.
A committee appointed by the
president Of the Federation will have
the Arrangements in charge, and the
Federation is asking the hearty sup
port of the local unions in this under
taking, which is brought here entirely
without expense to the Federation
and at the entire risk Of the COM
pany.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11

Those who are figuring on build
ing this summer had better pet a
payday move on them, or their eS-
pectations may not be realized. Not
that this is to be a general strike OF
building workers, but because for the
first time in several years there Is
a real scarcity of building workers.
This condition is brought about
because those who have been holding
off, thinking wages and material
would come down now realize this Il
not 10 be--at least not until big biz
gets through exploiting the rest OF
humanity, thereby making 1t possible
for workers to accept a lowered rate
of pay.
So they are making up for lost
time, and everybody who has any
thing from a woodshed TO sky
scrapper to build is getting down to
business, with the result that THIS
early in the season contractors are
unable TO secure workmen, even at
the "big" wages they say they were
forced to pay.
In fact, one big local contractor IN
formed The Review this week that ne
is taking on new jobs on the basis
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
WOMEN FORCED
BY LAW TO FORM
LABOR UNIONS

Washington.-Wage reductions in
this city of from 80 to so per cent,
following the supreme courts de-
cision against the District of Column
bia wemen's wage law, has resulted
in an appeal to the economic power
of these women.
At a meeting of trade unionists,
called by President Gompers, per-
manent conference for the protection
of the rights and interests of women
wage earners was formed, and an in
tensive organizing campaign will be
begun Immediately. The A. +. of L.,
the Retail Clerks international Pro-
tective association and all other or
ganizations having women in their
membership will send organizers into
Washington. Mass meetings will be
held, and on May Ia and Is con-
ference of women's organizations
from various parts of the country will
be held in this city to map out the
campaign in the interest of the vic
Tins of the supreme court decision.
The conference approved a statement
which includes the following:
THAT the conference pledges its co.
operation to organize the women wage
earners of the District of Columbia
in bona fide unions to protect and
promote their rights and interests
and to establish the best possible re-
lations with employers and business
houses;
THAT the conference urges upon
women wage earners to organize into
such unions;
"That we call upon the employers
in the District of Columbia to main
tain at least the rate of wages pro-
vided under the minimum wage law
that has been annulled by the su-
preme court of the United States"
The conference appointed this COM
mittee to take charge of the organ
iziHg campaign: Frank Morrison,
secretary of the A. F. of L.; c. c.
Coulter, representing the retail
clerks; Newton A. James, secretary
of the Washington central labor un-
ion; Ethel M. Smith, of the National
Federation of Federal Employees and
secretary of the Washington branch
of the women's trade union league;
Mrs. Rose Forester of the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
LOOK FOR LABEL;
DO NOT PURCHASE
PRISON SHIRTS

Montgomery, Ala.-Dedicating a
convict cotton mill ito the use of the
state and convict system Of Ala
bama," Governor Brandon pushed a
button and the 10000 spindle cotton
mill at Kilby prison was placed In
operation. The mill was started two
years ago by Governor Kilby, whose
other claim to fame Is his smashing
Of the miners strike In this state.
In addition 10 the mill large
chambray shirt factory has been con-
structed within the prison walls. For
five years the entire product will be
taken over by a Chicago company.
Two hundred convicts will be worked
in the cotton mill and 400 will be en-
ployed In the shirt factory.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
KANSAS CANT STRIKE"
LAW FAILS TO PROTECT
WORKERS.

Topeka, Kan.-The strong
est indictment that can be made
against Aliens "cant-stnke"
law is the appeal Of the Wolf
packing company to the su-
preme court Of the United
States.
Two years ago the industrial
court ,ordered the company to
raise wages. Since then the
matter has been in the courts.
Some Of the employees were
victimized because they testified
on the need for higher wages.
With other changes and disnis,.
sails there are now less than 8
per cent Of these workers in the
company's employ.
Two years ago these workers
were organized. Instead Of de
pending on their union, they
trusted politicians. Their union
has long since passed out of ex-
istence and they are not receiy-
ing the wage increase.
If the supreme court dismiss
es the appeal Of the company it
means that the state can set
wages in individual cases. This
differs from minimum wage
. laws, in that the latter apply to
an entire industry.
. If the court sustains the COM
pany's appeal, the industrial
. court is wrecked.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
ONE DAY REST IN
SEVEN BILL PASSES
IT'S SECOND READING

The Soderstrom bill, providing for
one day rest in seven in manufactur-
ing, merchantile, transportation, tele-
phone and telegraph and other en-
ployments, was taken up in the Illi-
nois House of Representatives on
second reading Tuesday, May l. An
amendment proposed by the sponsors
Of the bill was adopted and the meas
ure was then advanced to third read
inp
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
ACTION DEFERRED ON
STATE FEDERATION
ARRANGEMENTS

On account of not being able to
secure definite guarantee of a proper
place to hold the 1924 convention of
the Illinois State Federation of Labor
in the Twin Cities, action was de-
ferred Wednesday night until a future
meeting.
1t developed since the previous
meeting that a building with 1000
seating capacity would be required
to hold the delegates and visitors.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
GOVERNOR SMALL yETOES
JURY COMMISSIONERS BILL
AT REQUEST soF LABOR

The jury commissioners bill
House Bill No. lSs--, passed by the
General Assembly April IL and affect
Ing methods of selecting jurors in
Cook County, has been vetoed by
Governor Len Small at the request of
the Illinois State Federation of La.
Dor and the Chicago Federation of
Labor. The arguments presented by
representatives of labor in opposi-
tion to the bill were accepted as
sound by Governor Small and con
sttiute large part of his veto mes
sage dated April 2s which was pre-.
sented TO the General Assembly
Nav 1.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
COOPERATIVE GUILD
TO MEET AT HOME OF
MRS. CHAS. SHELLEY

The Comparative Guild sssili hold
its regular monthly meeting Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs, Charles
Shelley. 204 Beardsley avenue.
While there will be no regular pro-
gram, there will be several interesting
talks upon the subject of cooperation,
and those interested are Invited as
guests.
The Guild Is making quilt which
they are going TO place on sale al the
next quarterly meeting of the Twin
City Cooperative Society, June B.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
HOW LABOR PAYS.

: Sir Eric Geddes, addressing .
!. the Federation of British Indus .
: tries recently, announced that .
: the wages of British railway :
: workers had been reduced .
. s200, 900, 900 since 1919 without :
: strikes, disputes or dislocation." :
: At the same time, Sir Eric .
: stated the roads had increased :
: their pre-war rates CT dividends :
. and had increased their reserve :
. funds from SS5, 100000 in 1913 .
. to $500, 100000 in 1922. .
. An excellent illustrator of :
! the way labor is compelled to =
. pay the piper. :
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
GARY, INDIANA, HOME OF
Low WAGES AND HIGH :
MORTALITY OF INFANTS
prDIICTION OF WAGES FROM $3.50 TO sl,o50 A
HA YEAR INCREASES INFANT DEATH RATE
FROM SO TO 127 PER 1000, SAYS
GOVERNMENT REPORT

provement of community housing and
sanitation, and especially by the in
struction and education Of mothers
in the proper methods of infant feed
ing and care" Most Of the other
causes are likewise shown to have
yielded to preventable measures in
other communities.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
ON WIN PROSPERITY.

/ Immigration restriction was .
l. one OF the measures which help /.
i ed 20 pat an eaa Ii the indus /.
+ trial panic. Mr have come a .
\. long way through aise admins /.
|. trative and legislative measures !.
I. since then To-Day nnempley. /.
i ment has been reduced 10 = /.
/ minimum. wages everywhere .
/ are rising. /.
l. "lt is unnecessary IL point !.
1 cut the evil Of throwing apen !.
!. the gates al time Of prosper. /.
/ ity IN order to flood the country !.
I. with workers and on.warkefs. !.
/ whose very presence would !.
|. serve 10 bring prosperity to an /.
|. end - Secretary Of Labor !.
|. Davis. in a report to President !.
]. Harding, !.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
woMEN's EIGHT.H0uR
BILL BEING CONSIDERED
BY SENATE COMMITTEE

The women's eight-hour bill, which
recently passed the Illinois House of
Representatives Is still pending in the
Senate Committee on Corporations
and Industrial Affairs. For some
reason the Senate committee has
failed to meet, and friends of the bill
are becoming concerned about the
delay.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
Steel Earnings Jump.

New York.-The steel trust an
nounces that net profits for the first
three months of this year were S34,-
7S0,069. This compares with S25, boz
1872 in the first quarter of last year
and $l9, 1888, 1886 in the last quarter of
last year.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON INJUNCTION
LIMITATION BILL

Labor's injunction-limitation bill
House Bill No. 529-introduced in the
Illinois Legislature by Representa-
tive F. A. Mccarthy, and the jury
trial bills-House Bills No. 235 and
236-introduced by Representative K.
c. Ronalds, were ordered reported
favorably by the House Committee on
judiciary Tuesday, May I. Twenty
members of the committee voted in
favor of the jury trial bills as
against thirteen who voted in the
negative. The Observation-Disclosures
bill received fifteen favorable votes as
against ten opposed.
Representative Roger Little, a
member of the committee, voted
against these bills.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11

The licensing and registration Of
all private detectives In Illinois IL
proposed in a bill recently introduced
In the Illinois House Of Representa-
tives.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11

MOTHERS DAY
Sunday, May l3

MOTHER The most cher
ished possession on earth. If
she is alive; the NEST sacred
memory, IL she has passed 70
the great beyond.
Have YOU \ motherg II SO,
do not let this day pass without
paving her tribute. Visit her,
write her, send her flowers,
and let her know that yeu APP
preciate all she has been TO you.
And, il she lies in the quiet
city. adorn her resting place
with a suitable tribute.
Loyal Order of Moose will
upon this day remember their
mothers by wearing a earna-
tion as a token of their esteem.
There viii be no ceremonies IL
the Moose rooms, but each
member is requested 10 OBJ.
serve the day in an individual
way, with the thought in mind
of honoring she who brought
him into existence.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11

To Visit Sister.
Mrs. Sam Walkup will leave Satuf-
day for East ST. Louis, where she
will visit her sister.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
TWIN CITIES $50
UNION IN ALL
PRINT SHOPS

Eighty-five per cent of all printers
employed in the Twin Cities are mem
bers of the International Topographic
cal Union, was the information given
out Monday night at the meeting of
Typographical Union No. 444.
This gratifying increase in union
membership has been brought about
during the past three months through
the efforts of Luther o. German, In
ternational Typographical union rep
resentative, who has been here upon
several occasions, and who has
brought four commercial shops that
went bad" when the 44-hour lockout
occurred, back into the fold of union
ism. This leaves only three COM
mercial shops running on the non
union plan.
All four newspapers are signed up
and are manned by union printers.
The new scale, $42 days, $45
nights, is practically agreed to by all
of the shops in town. However, there
are three Offices which have. not
signed contracts, but from present
Indications it will not be many weeks
until this will have been done, accord
ing TO those in charge of the matter.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11

The Louisville & Nashville railroad
reports a profit of S10,598,0l9 last
year. This is the largest net earn
ings since 1913.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
Other Notes,

T. M. Carver of the News-Gazette
chapel, is off duty because Of sickness.
w. E. Bates of the same chapel en-
joyed a vacation Monday.
C. F. Daugherty has taken regu-
lar sit as night operator at the Uni
versity Press office.
M. S. Burr and w. H. White were
among those from the Twin Cities
who were in Danville Monday in at
tendance at a celebration held in hon.
or of Uncle Joe Cannon.
James Parr is now working as ma
chine operator at the Daily Courier.
Mrs. Lowell McCown of Paxton
visited relatives in Urbana, Monday
of this week.
Frank Vance is now working at
Rantoul, A. M. Evans having re-
signed his position there the latter
part of last week, after almost two
years of service. A new model Ia
has been ordered by the manager OF
the Press.
Withdrawal cards were issued to
two members recently, Roy Flscus
and Ray Upchurch, who are both
working at Pana.
c. T. kinnear OF the courier was
off duty several days last week be-
cause of sickness.
The printers went on record, for
the present at least, not favonng a
state convention to be held here IN
1924, of the various labor trades OF
the state. :.
William Wise, who he's worked In
the Twin Cities for the past four
wears as an apprentice, has gone to
Elgin, where he will make his future
home.
The secretary this week received, a
business letter from Tom Mickey, who
is now working in st. Louis. Tom
is well known to the older members
here. :.
The Richmond, (Ind.) Item IS IN
need of an onerator. AT presen'
theer seems to be no one aVaiIaoie
to be sent from the local. -,
Officers and members OF NO, 444
wish to extend a vote of thanks 70
the present scale committee for ts
faithful work rendered during the
past month. C. E. Herman, as chair
man, was always on the job, eyei
eager to do his best to letter. Inc
success of the committee Is piahis
seen and appreciated.