davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

The Broad Creek Construction Com
pany has finished grading Main street
thru town limits and are laying con-
crete this week. The concrete paving
begins where the Smyrna-Clayton
mecadam road leaves off below Ewells
Church and will extend thru the bust
ness and residential section cf the
town to the corporate limits on the
Clayton-Blackistons road. All pos
sible haste is being made to complete
this paving before freezing weather.
Clayton folks, are looking forward
with joy to its early completion.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
LARoR,S TRUMP CARD.

The Great Northern Railroad
company has worked out system of
employees insurance to be supported
by joint contributions from the com
pany and the employees. If accepted
by a majority of the employees IL will
be adopted. The men who will come
under this system will, Of course, be
the members of the new company
union" organized to take the place of
the striking shopmen. The apparent
purpose of this system is to intrench
the company union" in the shops
to the exclusion of the bona fide
labor organizations. Once an EN-
ploye begins to realize the accumulat-
ing benefits from this system of group
insurance, 1t is held that he will be
less liable to want to strike or leave
the employ of the company.
There is one way at least that or
ganized labor can beat this game.
II can actively push to success the
movement toward the government
ownership of the railroads. The
trade unions are recognized by the
United States government, and gov
eminent ownership would securely
place the real labor unions back in
the shops from which the "die-hard"
companies are attempting to exclude
them. These companies are making
a mistake by attempting to destroy
organized labor. In the long run
they will succeed only in turning into
an irresistible tide the movement to-
ward the public ownership of the rail-
Minnesota Star.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
PRESENT LABOR
SUPPLY HANDLES
STEEL DEMAND

New York.-The Iron Age, recog-
nized spokesman for the steel indus
try, says: II.
"Three months of heavy production
of steel and now a greater Willingness
of steel companies to accept business,
have taken the fever out of the mar
ket and checked the scramble TO get
hold of steel by paying premiums"
This summary of the steel market
is of especial interest to opponents OF
Judge Gary's views on immigration.
He has insisted that steel needs more
labor. The records show that the la
Dor available in this country has
smashed all steel production records
the past three months. Business men
are assured that their steel wants
will be supplied in this industrial ex-
pansion without paying premiums.
Because the condition of the steel
market is unnotieed by the greater
portion of newspaper readers, this
makes it easy for Judge Gary to theo-
rize on immigration.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11

with which there are affiliated twenty.
i've research organizations OF ma
uonal repute. In addition. members
OF this Bureau are associated in a
number Of other research organixa.
lions. Through this Bureau a helm
ful cooperative relationship Is being
promoted with industrial. managerial
ana personnel research engineers.
This movement is only in its inception
but Is fast maturing into an import
ant function Of the trade union move
ment.
Within the past year the American
Federation Of Labor has created a
Legal Information Bureau. Because
OF the concerted and ever increasing
onslaught made upon the trade unisn
movement by employers through the
courts and legislatures and which at
taekS are directed against the funda-
mental rights and vital functions Of
trade unions, il was deemed impera-
tive that a careful survey and analy-
SIS be made Of all laws and judicial
decisions affecting the rights of labor.
Fighting for Justice.
1t Is the further purpose of this
Bureau to prepare such statements
and issue such advice and instruction.
as will be helpful in all future litiga-
ton and TO give such legal advice as
will protect and promote best the
rights Of the wage earners and their
trade unions. 1t is not intended that
the American Federation of Labor
shall undertake to provide counsel
for trade unions involved in litiga-
ton. However, it is the purpose,
through this Bureau, to secure the
cooperation and to coordinate the ac-
Invites of such lawyers as are sym
pathetic to Labor and as may be en-
ployed from time to time TO defend
the rights of labor.
In view of the marked tendency
of employers to hamner or TO defeat
the trade unions in their militant ae-
Invites through the courts and to in
volve them in expensive and extern
sive litigation. this Bureau bids fair
to become one of the most important
Bureaus of the American Federation
of Labor.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11

THE MIGRATE.
Observation-Disclosures

The meanest man in all the world
is the one who says he does not have
TO join the union because his wages
and hours are as good al those of the
union man.
Quite a number of these ingrates
reside in Philadelphia, Pa. A few
weeks ago a group of tricky employ
ers in the City Of Brotherly Love de-
cided to voluntarily increase the
wages of the non-union sheet metal
workers in their employ. When an
international Representative and
Business Agent Quinn Of Local 10
urged these men, some Of whom were
former members of the local union,
to become affiliated with the organiza-
ton of their craft they boastfully
declared they did not need union to
secure a living wage rate. Evidently
they forget that if it were not for
the union establishing the hours and
wages they would have nothing TO
boast Of. The fact that they accept
the increase in wages and then refuse
to do their share toward maintaining
them stamps them as men of small
caliber and devoid of any honest in
tent and purpose toward their fellow
craftsmen.-Sheet Metal Workers
Journal.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
CHURCH MUST
COMBAT COLDS
PAGAN IDEAL

New York.-Because business ig
nores the human element in indus,
try, the church must accept this
article written by Champe s. An
drews, Chattanooga business man
and first publishe din the Universalist
Leader, Boston. 1t is now circulated
by the information service of the fed
eral council of the churches of Chris
in America.
The author justifies the entrance Of
the church into the industrial contro
versy and declares that the indict
ment of the church will be:
''That business, itself the creature
of the most unbridged and aggressive
instincts, proceeds to treat the labor,
err as If the latter did not also have
powerful instincts, the suppression OF
which are dangerous in the extreme
dangerous even to business itself.
THAT its pagan slogan, Business Is
business has been substituted foi
the law and the prophets
"That the means of living have beer
exalted above the ultimate aims ano
ends of life.
THAT the good life has been bar.
tered for the goods life.
THAT freedom of speech must cease
to be either freedom or speech if il
takes the form of questioning of the
rules under which the game of bust.
ness is played.
THAT the emphasis in education
must be on the acquisition of knowl-
edge that will enable the student to
enter business, instead of on the &C.
QUESTION of wisdom and culture that
will enable the student to enjoy that
part of life not given over to the pur-
suits of business.
'That science and invention are en-
couraged with an eye single to the
increase of production and activity IN
business, with no thought that, when
these ends are served, there Is grave
danger that these same forces may be
used for the destruction of ciyiliza-
ton.
"That the joys of art and music
have been separated from the creative
instinct and become merely the com
mercialized vehicles to measure the
extent of wealth in the cold-stOrage
dwelling houses or to make the wheels
turn faster in the power house Of com
merce.
"That having standardized ma
chimes, parts, operations, styles, ma
terials and methods, business is now
trying to standardize men, their
homes, their ambitions and their
culture, in utter defiance of the value
of the vivid and varying personality
of the individual"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
The Story Of the A. F. Of l.
,ws. Character, Strength, Mar
H. IaWs Character, otTeItgtH, MANNER OF Working
By MATTHEW W0LL
rt International Photo Engrayers' Union Vice President
f'' American Federation of Labor
CHAPTER

experiences in England, the American
trade unions about seven years age
modestly ventured into a similar
movement but modified to meet con
ditions peculiar 10 America. Those
enterprises are undertaken under
union control and union finances,
though not necessarily confined to
trade union members.
One by one, in different parts of
the country trade union colleges,
workers universities and labor schools
have been established. Because of
the remarkable growth and favorable
response the Workers Educational
Bureau has been formed.
Of this Bureau, the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor, through its Com.
mittee on Education, is an integral
part. Through this Bureau additional
stimulus is given to adult workers
education and facilities for promot.
ing this kind of education.
Research Efforts.
The American Federation of Labor
has also interested itself to a con-
siderable extent in research under
takings. 1t has identified itself with
the Personnel Research Foundation.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11

VII the development and demand
>, ss-auolal guidance and learning
~ kmercan Federation Of Labor's
~. * and activities in educational
NJ NJ. increased, making it necessary
y a. a. permanent committee to in
... - No report upon and recommend
- 'sss attitudes and policies as 1t
10 ~ sem wise for the trade unions
~ u sfoIlow in all matters affecting
.93nestiar The American Federation
s sfIsbor has endorsed vocational edu-
q o. Ia and training. In many in.
' ''sness trade unions have provided
s ,S,nsl classes for technical education
a. 10th learners and journeymen
~ isa,ksrs In addition practically every
iIagt.srnational Union carries forward a
, oragram Of technical and trade edu-
sstiop through the official publica-
tions. +, yr..l
More recently the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, following recon-
msnSation of its Committee on Edu-
alton has enlarged its educational
activities BY promoting adult work
s,s educational institutions. Prompt
ed ty the success attained by earlier
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11

It's Just as well to accustom our
selves to she acceptance of the fact
that a Just government demanding
honest politicians as basis Of being
is lust as impossible a dream as per
petual motion.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
G0MPERS SEES
BIG BOON IN THE
UNITED STATES

New lork.-"NeNer has there been
less unemployment in the United
States" Samuel GomperS, president
of the American Federation of Labor.
stated in speech before the United
Cloth and Cotton Makers Union Of
North America.
Gompers painted an optimistic pic
tufe to the workers. He said Il Freat
industrial revival has swept the eoun-
Try since the period following the
var, when nearly 5000. 900 were seek
ing Jobs
Capital is just beginning To real.
ize that il is more expensive to pro-
yoke strikes than il is to grant the
scale of wages asked by the labor
union" said Gompers. AS result
of this realization labor unions are
stronger now than they have ever
been, trade organizations are growing
daily, and never has there been less
unemployment"
In consequence of 9he many vic.
tories won through strikes" Gompers
asserted, "a better standard Of living
exists"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
Hinge Oil Profits.

New York.-The Mutual oil com
pany reports net profits of s6,237 1916
for 1922, the largest for any year in
the history Of the organization. This
compares with 81 ,257,6S9 in 1921.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
CLAY AWAY THE YEARS

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Guaranteed to do these definite things for
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You can obtain regular sizes from your
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ad. with 10 cents to Boncilla Laboratories.
Indianapolis, indiana. for trial tube.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
Building and General
Lab0rers' Information
al Protective Union of
America, No. Fourteen
OFFICERS

President, Charles Paul, Res.
1902 w. Park st. Urbana.
Tel. 7.i0S3.
lin. Sec, |. II. Garman, Res.
COL N. Lincoln Ave. urbana,
Tel. 1862.
Treasurer, A. c. Moss. Res.
203 Il. Washington ST., Cham
paign. Tel. Main 251S
Rec. Sec, j. l.. Buckner. Res.
i05 T.. Eureka St., Tel Main
22l4
Business Agent, Oscar Weeks,
Res. 2O3h L. Park Ave.
Champaign, Tel. Main 24Ss.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
JUDGE GARY'S VIEWS
Is CONDEMNED; CHEAP
LABOR LOSING GROUND

New York.----ln an open letter "a
Judge Gary, Henry A, Wise Wood
tells the steel trust head that his i'm.
migration palicy is a mistake. MIR
Wood is an inventor. He informs
Judge Gary the day of immigration is
drawing to close and that 'the fact
that our corporations desire cheap i'm
migrant labor is the very last ground
upon which our people will consent "a
prolong it,"
Mr.. Woods letter is indicative OF
popular resentment against n recent
immigration speech by JUDGE Gary.
That the latter Is aware of his I'M
popular position is shown by an Tex
PLANTATION" he later gave to news
paper men.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
Professional
Directory
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

JAS. S. MASON. NJ. %.
Ia ". Elm street. Urhana. 7-slI2
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-11
DIAMOND LODGE No. AIT
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen

Brotherhood OF Locomotive Flremen
and EnRinemen.
Meet in Labor Hall the First and
Third Thursday evenings and Second
and Fourth Thursday afternoons at
1850 o'clock and 200 o'clock. Don't
forget the day and hour.
ID. I. Y0UNGL0VE, Pres. EOS w.
Vine st.
y. II. MOORE, Rec. and Fin. sec- 500
Locust 81.
N. A. MARSHALL, Local Chairman,
So Il Healey st.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-14
A. 7. I. INCOME.
. S20.081,174
FOR YEAR
President Thayer Explains
How Dividends Remain Same
Despite Stock Increase.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company a 81 200. OO0.O corpora
ton, today reported net income for
the first quater of 1923, after taxes
and charges, of $20,OS1, ia, equal
to $2.S5 a share on $7O4,2O4,2
stock outstanding against 1888 a
share on 1856, 800 stock outstand.
ing in the corresponding period of
1922.
In discussing the latest increase
in the authorized capital from $780,.
100000 to $1,000, 0O0,0 900, H. B.
Thayer, president, stated no offering
Of stock is contemplated at present.
and will be made only when the
growth of the company's business
calls for it.
"It will be noted that, notwith-
standing the large new issues of
the past two years, neither property
value nor earnings per share
have materially changed" he said.
"The conservative financial policy
Of the past forty years, which has
made this possible, will be main
tanned.
"The question has been raised
a. to how the new issues of stock
are likely to affect the dividend
rate. They have not adversely af-
fected it in the past and for reasons
given, it will appear that they will
not do so in the future"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-14
Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, April IA Grains
opened off today. At Liverpool
wheat closed " pence lower. First
prices here were:
Wheat-May, $1.24% to 1.25; July,
@1.23 to ": September, 1921 to Is.
Corn-May, 80h cents; July, 81k
to y cents: September, 80 to rs
cents.
Oats-May, ASH to 4s cents; July,
1914 to v cents; September, 451z
cents.
Rye-May, ssA cents; July. s7A
cents.
Wheat started with scattered
commission house selling on over.
night orders. On the break there
was buying on resting orders and
the trade became more mixed.
Thompson, North Dakota, reports
snow six inches deep and still fall
ing.
May led in the corn decline and
was being sold by cash houses.
The oats trade was mixed.
Weather map shows generally
fair conditions in the west and
southwest, with temperatures still
comparatively low in spring wheat
country, well below freezing al
many points. Some rain or snow
northwest. Export business good
yesterday and Durms and hard
winters are bling sold in fair volume
Export demand in corn is fair
while weather conditions are against
any big movement. Feeding de
mand is heavy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-14
EARLY TRADING
FEATURED BY
RAILS
Rally in Rail and Oil Stocks
Stand Out in Dull
Session.
By w. s. COUSINS.

Copyright. 1928. by Cosmopolitan News
Service)
NEW YORK, April 14.-There was
very little driving power in the stock
market today, and, in an extremely
dull and uninteresting session, specu-
lative stocks floundered around with
out displaying any definite trend.
Transactions were in fairly large
volume, but fluctuations were mostly
within e. narrow radius.
In continuation Of their campaign
against the oil stocks, the bears cir
culated flood of unfavorable re-
ports concerning the status OF PAN
American. These elected sharp
reply from an official Of that COM,
pany, who stated that Pan-American
is more than earning its dividend,
that there Is no immediate prospect
Of dividend reduction, and that pro-
duction Of Mexican crude Oil at pres
ent is, in excess of 100000 barrels a
day.
With the exception OF Marland
OIL, which broke little more than
a point, the oil stocks displayed a
rising tendency. California Pc
troleum was up nearly 2 points at
'9S%, Pacific OH snapped back to
above Al, Pan-American gained Ia,
Barnsdall moved up more than q
point.
A rally in railroad stocks featured
the second hour. Canadian Pacific,
at a new high for the year at 154A,
was the leader in the high price de
vision and Pittsburgh West Vir-
glnia among the low priced rails. On
reports that Pittsburgh and West
Virginia would be placed on divi-
dend basis before the end of the
year. that stock sold at a new high
at Al IA. Pere Marquette, New Ha-
ven, st. Paul, Chesapeake and Ohio,
Missouri Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio,
Southern Railway, common and pre-
ferred. and Western Maryland scored
fractional gains in this period.
After breaking to 35&, a new
low for the year, Marine preferred
rallied to above 81. Mallinson Silk
moved up to 36 against Fridays
low Of BAN, and Baldwin again
reached lao. Willys-Overland pre-
ferred was strong and active on re-
ports that bank loans of the COM
pany had been reduced from $34,-
100000 to $10,000,000. Steel stocks
were not prominent, and the same
might be said for the copper, sugar,
motor and industrial shares which
featured the market in previous
sessions.
The listed bond market was
steady, with major attention in
Liberty bond and domestic rails.
The first AIS sold at 1925; Sec
ond MS at 1928; fourth AVS at
1926 and Victory ANS at 500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-14
Local wholesale Market.

Eggs-Strictly fresh. selected candled,
per doz., 20 O. 6c; average receipts. 24c;
Southern. 24c.
Live Poultry--Roosters, per h.. tic;
turkeys. per h., % q 36c: spring chickens.
per h.. 60066c: winter chickens. 400
soc; keats. young, each CSC: fowls. per
ID, 27.
Observation-Disclosures. per H.. 1o@11c
lambs, spring. per h. zoe: live hogs per
Dressed Poultry-Fresh-ki killed spring
chickens per H.. 760sOc; winter chick
ems. 46@6Oc; hens. per ID. sac sac:
ROSTERS per H.. 10 % zoe: turkeys per
ID, l5@ SOC: keats. young, each, TOO
soc. -
Green Fruit-Apples. per Dbl. $2oO@
81 90; California oranges, per crate, 90
@6.6o; lemons: per box +".OO~4'OO'
YsgssaSe'Pot:tSe', NS per .R Ss.
potatoes, North Carolina. &2.oo@3.oo;
beans. $1,000 500; kale. per Dbl 76c@
SI.36; lettuce, Southern. soc @&2.o0; peas.
ss.oo@s,oo per basket: celery; per crate;
02TB@s.2B; cabbage per Dbl. I.b00
$50: eEgpiantG. per crate. S3.oo@5.oo;
peppers, per crate, Florida. $50 200;
squash, $sOc04.5O; Florida lIuaa OOaAs.
1900 800 per basket ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-14
TRADING IN CURB STOCKS
QUIET, BUT PRICES STEADY
COslnOpOIltan News Borvle
Correspondent.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Trading
on the curb exchange was quiet to-
day. However, steadiness was in
evidence, selling pressure being en-
tirely absent.
Standard Oil stocks moved over
q narrow range. Indiana ruled
fractionally higher at 6S%. but
Vacuum Oil sold off half point to
49% on few transactions.
Cities Service made a further re-
covery to 168, 2-point gain. Other
independent oil shares ruled steady.
Motor stocks were in good de-
n1and with Durant Motors adj
vancing fractionally to 60N.
Dizziness was noted in the tobacco
group, although advances recently
made were well maintained. Schultz
Stores lost only small part of it's
large rise of the past two weeks,
yielding 4 point to 89A.
A firm trend was reported in steel
stocks, especially in MidvaIe of
Delaware, which rose half point
TO 10.
United Bakeries was higher
among the miscellaneous issues,
gaining about a point to 33%.
Mining shares were dull but
steady.
Bonds were steady.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-14
COSTS Of FOOD
CONTINUE To
DECLINE
Record Production in Industry
For March Indicated by
Commerce Dept.
BY international News Service.

Record production in American
industry for March was indicated
today by statistics compiled by the
Department of Commerce.
Pig iron production at 3,521,275
tons, exceeded even wartime
figures.
Locomotive shipments were the
highest since 1920, while untitled
orders for locomotives were the
highest ever known in the United
States.
Another wholesome aspect Of the
business situation was a declining
number of business failures. Loans
of Federal reserve system members
were reported as increasing to meet
business expansion.
A slow rise of wholesale prices
was noted. Slight advances &C.
Cured during the past week in
most of the important commodities
excepting copper which dropped.
The retail food index continued a
steady decline observed since Feb
ruary.
Building contracts of the last
week in March were the heaviest
since last July.