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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12
Labor Will Keep Its Word

suggestion that the labor movement is seriously
threatened by the OUTLAW" strike was voiced by the
directors of the National Association of Credit Men,
meeting at Atlantic City
The credit men seem to be getting unduly excited.
Because 1000 web pressmen went an unauthorized
strike in New York. tying up most of the citys daily
newspapers the credit men profess to believe the struc
ure of organized labor lettering and is in danger of
falling with resounding crash.
They apparently forget that the pressmen who struck
in New York only small part of the international
Printing Pressmen'S and Assistants Union of North
America and smaller fraction of organized
labor whole. The international Union promptly re
pudated the action of the New York pressmen insisted
that the pressmen must live up to their contracts and
took decisive steps to observe its contract with the
paper publishers.
The cerdit men needn't worry Organized labor is
not seriously threatened by the OUTLAW" strike The
contracts of organized labor not scraps of paper to
be forgotten at the will of any dissatisfied group Or
gained labor uphods the integrity of the contract and
will keep its pledged word
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12

1t is sometimes amusing how people
interpret what they read in the news
papers. Last week local daily car
ried news article concerning action
of the city council providing that
traffic on Green street be given the
right of way over all vehicles cross
ing the street between Green and
Wright streets.
The article in question stated that
Green street would be turned into a
boulevard. A citizen readily implied
that he might drive his car at high
speed without mourning danger of
arrest or damage, and proceeded to
turn on the gas. Another driver at
tempted to cross First street and in
order to avoid a collision drove head
on into the veranda of fraternity
house. The Green street driver ex-
planned by saying that he thought
Green street had been made boule-
ward.
The fact is that Green street has
not been made boulevard, and when
it is, no law can be passed by the
city council that will repeal the state
laws governing the speed of automo-
biles. Whenever cars are permitted
to run at high speed, that is above
30 miles an hour, on city streets it is
by courtesy rather than by ordinance,
as on Michigan avenue in Chicago.
There will be no such courtesy
shown motorists on Green street we
are assured by the city commissioners
and members of the police depart.
ment.. The law governing the speed
of autos will be rigidly enforced or
that street. Signals will be installed
at street intersections warning driv.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12

y Mayor Dever has at last come out
in a speech to the German population
who like their beer and denied that
he is a Prohibitionist. He says he
disbeieves in the Volstead act, but
that he intends to enforce the law
so rigidly that the people of Chicago
will learn what prohibition means,
after which they may repeal the pro-
hibition amendment if they wish.
Judging from the mayors recent
activities one would class him as a
prohibitionist of the first water. He
has clamped down the lid in Chicago
upon more saloons than any other
public official in the history of the
city. Whether he has stopped the
sale of intoxicants is a question. More
probably he has scattered the vendors.
But the German people are good
beer drinkers, and they are thorough
ly reliable voters once they like a
candidate, and it will not do for a
mayor of Chicago to offend the Ger
man vote if he has any aspirations to
public office.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12
LABOR,S PRINCIPLES.

eve of the American Federation
of Labor stand for four great prin-
ciples governing industry. These are
the ownership of property, an ade-
quate return on investments, an ade-
quate sum allowed industry for de-
terioration, and that all workers, in
GLIDING the managers, get proper
compensation for what they put into
industry"
That platform, expressed by Maj.
George l.. Berry, president of the In
ternational Pressmen's union, at the
federation's convention in Portland,
Ore, is one to which every worker in
the country, organized or unorganized,
every employer Of labor, and every
so-called capitalist, can properly sub
scribe. On such a platform, if fol-
lowed consistently and without equivo-
cation, we ought TO be able to main
tain peace and mutual good will for
ever.
There will, of course, be divergent
interpretations. Employers and EN-
ployes will at times differ on what
constitutes proper compensation" for
what each puts into industry, But
the spirit of the platform recognizes
the fundamental principles upon
which modern enterprises and pros
perity are founded, and with such un.
derstanding we are put far on the way
to even better days.
Labor is learning great truths OF
life. 1t is discarding vague dreams
Of a social millennium. In recent
years it has opened and conducted its
own banks, its own mercantile estab-
lishments, and its own factories, with
some success. In other instances, as
in the Philadelphia Transit company
it has purchased part ownership
which promises eventually to grow To
a controlling share. 1t has come to
respect capital and private property
and to respect those who reveal in.
tellectual ability to manage business
investments. Its class consciousness
has developed into consciousness oil
equal opportunity. That all means
progress. The outlook is encourag
ing.-Chicago Tribune.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12

accounts for the fact that he law Is
neither drafted nor executed wisely.
Take a look OYER the presidents
cabinet, probably one Of the best az
gregations Of presidential advisers
ever gotten together and you find
them ordinary men. They look ordin-
airy, they act ordinary, apparently
they feel ordinary and therefore.
The candidates who would like very
much to take their places are nc
better. Clifford Pinehot, just a fair
governor, will want to be president;
Hiram Johnson, a fire eater from the
west is also an aspirant, and has been
for at least eight years; President
Coolidge is unknown, except for his
service as a governor. As a presi-
dent there Is not likely to be anything
of a striking nature to do to bring
him into the limelight. So far theirs
are no outstanding figures candidating
for the high offices in either the Re
publican or Democratic party.
1t is an open question whether the
nation has any outstanding figures
who aspire to office. There are few
who do not. Samuel Gompers is one
Of the greatest men of his generation.
The wisdom of his leadership in the
national convention of the Federation
now in session at Portland, Oregon,
Is the talk of the daily press. Com
pers has been the talk of the press
for a decade and more. Probably
no man in public life has welded a
wider influence upon the masses than
Samuel Gompers.
Gompers is building an organization
that will stand after he is gone. He
is putting stability in it and motive
behind it. If some other men had led
the American Federation Of Labor it
would have had a sensational career,
but short lived at best.
Gompers has built for permanency,
and the response to the stand he Is
taking relative to the many depar-
lures that have been suggested for
Labor at the Portland convention, is
an evidence that the organization is in
a mood to follow his counsel. Samuel
Gompers is not an ordinary man, and
the American Federation of Labor is
not a bubble on the surface of the
body polite.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12

Help the union shop by purchasing
its products.
The union label is priceless gift
Of power and helpfulness.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12

owner broke his contract with the
union.
The supreme court reversed the
award on the ground that the strike
was local affair and that the inter
national organization of miners had
nothing to do with it. The court also
ruled that coal mining is not inter
state commerce.
This was the decision in which the
court ruled that trade unions can be
seud. The court dismissed this case
with instructions to the federal dis
trict court to remove the United Mine
Workers from the proceedings.
Instead of following the supreme
courts orders, suit was again filed
against the United Mine Workers for
the same damages, the phraseology Of
the first pleading being changed.
Attorneys for the United Mine
Workers asked Judge Youmans t.
dismiss the case, on the ground thai
the United States supreme court kas
declared that the international union
was in no way connected with the
Arkansas strike.
Judge Youmans refused and the
case may have to be fought all over
again.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12
Buy union made bread.
MINERS AGAIN FACE
HEAVY COURT COSTS

Fort Smith, Ark.-Federal District
Judge Youmans has refused to dis
miss a plea for the Coronado coal
company against the United Mine
Workers for $2,222,0 900 damages, and
ii is possible that the miners will have
to again go through years of litiga-
ton over an issue that the United
States supreme court absolved it from
blame.
Last year the supreme court set
aside an award for $2,222, 900 damages
that an anti-union coal owner secured
in the Arkansas deferal courts.
The suit was based on property
losses following a strike of Arkansas
miners and the importation of gun
men and strikebreakers when the coal
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12

There are a great many ordinary
men in public office. This probably
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12

ers on north and south streets not tC
cross without first ascertaining wheth
er a Green street car is approaching
Only common sense of drivers will
prevent wholesale violations Of the
law on Green street by persons who
are ignorant of the meaning Of the
term boulevard. The Chicago mean.
ing of the word does not apply IN
Champaign, so far as speeding is con
eerned. Police officers Of the city
are in for a strenuous time when II
comes to enforcing the speed law or
Green street, for the average motor.
list is both careless and Indifferent
and will be tempted to use the street
as a race course.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-12
BOARD OF cENsoRs.

O. n. MILLER, Letter Carriers
NJ ID. CAMPBELL, Transfers, Chauheurs,
stablemen and HelperA-
DAN MENELEY, Janitors.
woody MARTIN. Is. OF X. t. No. I'll.
ARTHUR MOSS, Building Laborers.
FRED PALMER, BARRIERS.
JESSE ADAMS, |. a. +. $. u,
A. ID. JOLLY. Electrical Workers No. s27.
X. E. KUSTER. Electrical Workers No. COL
JOHN Ii. TIERNEY, Cigar Makers
JAS BROWN, Typographical Union No.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
Child Is Suicide;
School Head
Suspended
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-Super-
iNtendent Fred y Smieh "F tho
Chicago parental school, q
truancy institution, was sus-
pended and two instructors sum
marily discharged, following
charges of cruelty made at q
coronor's probe of the alleged
suicide of John Wright, Is, am
inmate, which is continuing to-
dav.
Wright was found hanging in
the "guard house. q solitary
confinement CAGE at the institu-
tion, by one of the instructors
Tuesday. The boy had been
committed for having in his pos
session poieonous acid with
which he intended to make an
attempt against the life of one
of the instructors, Superintend-
ent Smith said.
The cage was also ordered
discarded.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
County Schools
TO Receive Big
Sum From State

County Superintendent III. G. Coe
has received notification from the
office of State Superinte ehdent of
Education Will C. Wood that the
year s apportionment of school
funds gives Imperial county'a total
of $207,894.73 for educational pur-
poses. This amount covers both
elementary and secondary schools in
the valley.
Although drastic cuts have been
made in the educational budget this
year the regular administration of
the county school system is i'll No
way affected and Imperial county
will receive the usual moneys from
the state as prescribed by law.
Elementary schools will collect
for 1857 units of average daily at
tendance, at the rate of 1919 a
unit, the sum of $28,892, and for
1877 units on teachers salaries $l37,-
900. making total of $l66,792.73.
The four high schools of the val.
ley will receive their legal appOr-
tionment of 5000; on basis of
average daily attendance at the
rate of $22.75 a unit, $23.S42; and
for special day and evening classes
$4,000. These funds total $4l,l02
available for secondary school pur-
poses, 4,---
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
STUDENTS SIGN
AT UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY or CALIFORNIA
BERKELEY, Cal, August H.
The hearts of the sophomores were
glad today as they formed in line
to register for their second year at
the university.
A short distance away the fresh
men were matriculating and, chuck
led the sophs, Prexy Campbell says
hazing may take i:a course.
In a statement issued last night
on the eve of the registration of
the first of some 5000 new stud
ents, President w. w. Campbell
gave as his opinion that hazing is
I'll right So long as the hazers do
not transgress the limits of good
sportmanship and carry things too
far.
The sophomores are braying with
unsurpassed glee and the fresh
men are wondering just what ''not
too far may mean.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
ACCUSE FIREBUC
OF NUMBERING
JAP CHILDREN
PyrOmaniac COnfes S e S
Firing School Where
Ten Were Burned

SACRAMENTO, Cal, August Il.
While several pacific coast cities
are seeking the privilege Of prose
cutting Fortunate Padilla, self-con-
fessed pyromaniac, the county grand
jury here is gearing up to con-
slider placing charge against him
that may take him to the gallows.
Palilla, army deserter, has con
fessed setting fire to the Buddhist
school here several months ago, in
which the lives of ten japanese
children were lost. That crime was
murder, according to the district
attorney, who will ask that he be
indicted on such charge.
Padilla today repudiated signed
confession admitting responsibility
for fires in Anaheim, Fullerton,
Riverside and San Bernardino, in
which losses were approximately
$500,000. He said he signed the
confession after Fullerton police
had hit him in the stomach.
He has made no denial Of his
confession IS it relates to Saera-
mento and Fresno fires. He took
local officers to the scene of one
fire in which there had been no
suspicion of incendiarism, and de-
clared that he had set it.
The prisoner probably will be
taken to Fresno within a few DAYS
to point out establishments TO
which he admits setting fires, The
chief of police of Fresno believes
that Padilla will accept responsible
litv for two of Fresno s most costly
mystery fires, those of the Madarv
planning mill and the Brownie Fig
plant, losses from which exceeded
$250,C00.
Padilla tried to hang himself in
his cell here today. The Jail porter
prevented the deed. In the night
Padilla tore a blanket in strips and
braided a neat, strong rope. He
fastened it to the barred ceiling of
his cell and was slipping moose
over his head when the jail porter
noticed him.
A guard will be kept with the
prisoner constantly in the future.
His iailers say Padilla is convinced
he will be hanged for murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
MEMORANDUM M
TELLS EUROPE
GALS POLICIES
Hughes Sends Outline to
Correct Erroneous
Impression

WASHINGTON, August IL
Secretary of States Hughes has sent
memorandum to the American
embassy in London reiterating and
explaining the general conditions
of American foreign policy with
regard to outstanding European
Questions, it was learned officially
today.
The memorandum was sent prlm-
arily to correct an erroneous mn
preston in Europe regarding the
statement on foreign policy OF ms
administration as outlined by Pres
ident Coolidge in his press confer
ence last Tuesday "
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
WOULD BE UNDERSTOOD
By United Press Leased Wire

Hy United I'resS bease" N"N
LONDON, August 17.-Secretary
Hughes communication to the em-
bassv here eis an outline of the
foreign policy of the Coolidge "d-
ministration, similar to that pres
ented to correspondents by the fres-
ident in Washington Tuesday II
was understood here today.
The state department apparently
feared European governments mad
misinterpreted press reports OF the
Coolidge interview as indicating
more active participation in Euro
pean affairs by the United States.
For this reason Secretary Hughes
raoffirmed the American attitude
IA the embassies to enable them
10 inform European governments
correctly in event of mlsunder'
standing.
The memorandum it was under
stood. reiterated the recommends
t;on of Secretary Hughes for com
mission of financial experts TO de'
termine Germany s capacity TO ply,
renarations, but said there wouiu
he no change regarding collabora-
tiou of the United States IN EURO
pean affairs, assumption of opnSa-
tions, etc.
Reliable sources denied report,
that the memorandum contained
ANYTHING so concrete as sugges,
tion that the European hat'onS
submit to the United States the,r
nrrposals for solution of the whole
reparations problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
No Appreciation
Shown For
Saving Life
by United Press Leased Wire

By United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Aug. IL
Kenneth L. Gordon last night
called a taxi and ordered it to
take him to a certain address in
the outskirts of the city.
When the driver arrived
there he opened the docr, but
no one stepped out. When he
looked in he found Gordon
groaning on the floor. He rush
cd him to the emergency hos
pital, where it was found he
had taken a quantity of YER
onal.
Quick action with antidotes
and he was released.
AS he walked from the sta
tion he pressed a note into
the hands of Detective I,ieuten-
ant Vail who went inside to
read it. The note said:
You saved me this time, but
I'm going to blow my brains
out. Sorry about the irronven-
fence / have caused you. My
life has been an excuse me for
living affair and now it is go
ing to be excuse me for dy-
ing
Vail rushed outside 10 try
and intercept the man but he
had disappeared in the crowds.
So the police ambulance Is to-
day in readiness to answer a su-
icide call for a man--name OF
Gordon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17

The report of Charles C. Frisbie,
on the reconnaissance survey and
preliminary investigation for a re-
location of the All -merican canal
on a level 90 feet above the former
ly proposed location, which was
submitted to the district board
this week, recommends that the
district make thorough investiga-
ton of a proposed diverting dam
above Laguna weir, and of the
possibility of raising Laguna D to
10 feet.
"If water can be delivered on the
east side mesa 90 feet higher in
elevation than formerly contemplate
ed,' states the report, ga very
much greater area can be covered
by gravity, and much of the area
now planned for pumping propos-
ition eliminated.
The object of the reconnaissance
survey was to determine whether q
possible damsite exists above La
guna; whether possible location
for an All-American canal could be
obtained from this dam site to I'm
perial Valley at level from 90 to
% feet higher in elevation than
the formerly proposed location; to
obtain an estimate Of the yardage
involved in a canal located at this
higher level as Il comparison with
the formerly proposed location; to
investigate the yardage involved by
running the canal north of Pilot
Knob instead of south of it; and
finally and primarily, to determine
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
FOOD PROBLEM
OCCUPIES new
GERMAN CHIEF
Situation Bad Through
out Country; Causes
Many Riots
BY CARL D. GROAT
Omitted Press Staff Correspond ent)

BERLIN, Aug. l7.-As the poll
teal situation continued stable to-
day despite efforts of enemies of
the new cabinet to cause trouble
by dissemination of rumor that
Chancellor Stresemann had been as
sassinated, the government turned
its attention to the critical food
situation which seemed the chief
obstacle to the restoration of in
ternal order.
In Brauenschweig food demon
strators intimidated the local gov
ernment and forced Inauguration of
a food control commission of thirty
workers. The government already
had pledged itself to seize food on
on its own account if stocks were
not obtainable otherwise, but the
demonstrators insisted on creation
of the commission.
1t was also understood the gov
ernments of Thuringia and Saxony
might seize food unless the central
Continued on Page Three,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
LARGEST PLANE
In WORLD PUT
THROUGH TESTS
BY United Press Leased Wire

DAYTON, O., Aug. 1.-THE Bar
ling bomber, largest heavier-than-
air craft ever built, completed a
successful flight late yesterday of
ficials of McCook Field announced
today.
The Barling, an experiment of the
army air service, is the greatest
fighting plane in the world.
In yesterdays trial it rose 10
feet from the ground and remained
in the air about 10 minutes.
Official trial flights are schcd-
uled for next Tuesday when high
officials of the air service will be
here to inspect the plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17

After hearing the arguments of
counsel for the Imperial Irrigation
District and r. d. Mccall, this
morning in the injunction proceed
ings brought by the latter to re-
strain the district from conveying
property in Mexicali to George
Pratt for the sum of $4,000, Judge
Cole announced that he would take
the matter under advisement and
give his decision next week.
Charles l.. Childers, counsel for
the district. argued that the board
of directors of the Irrigation Dis
trict was within its right in agree
ing to sell the property in question
to Pratt for $4,000, and had not
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
C0MPERS RAPS
GARY PLAN TO
CHANGE HOURS

CHICAGO, August 17.--Charges
that the United States Steel cor
poration in abolishing the twelve
hour day, does not intend to make
the eight hour day effective for all
workers, were made here by Samuel
Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. Com
pers cited statement made by
Judge Gary, which, he said, shows
that the ten hour day is to be made
effective in many cases. Of
"The American public demands a
change from q twelve hour to an
eight hour day and not from the
former to ten hour day. Com
pcrs asserted.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-17
NAVAL, PACIFIC PACTS IN FORCl
Detectives Kill
Fugitive Bandit;
End Long Chase
BY United Press Leased Wire

DE tniteG IresS IeaSeH wire
ST. PAUL, Aug. 17.-Edwin j.
RUST, gunman, slayer of Sheriff
I. C. Fulker of Aberdeen, S. D., for
whom police have been searching
for the last two months, was killed
by detectives here early today.
Rust is declared to have ono
torious record on the Pacific
coast and in other western states.
Rust killed Fulker on a Great
Northern train while being returned
to Aberdeen for robbery After
crushing the sheriff's skull with his
handcuffs and shooting him, Rust
leaped from the train and escaped.
The hunt for him throughout the
northwest has been going on for
weeks. After escaping from police
last night he was cornered today
in a room on Dayton avenue by De-
teetives Tom Brown and Dan Cassi-
day.
..ust faced the two in Dooln and
Dalton bandit style. He backed
against the wall and fired two shots
as they entered. His fire was re-
turned and he slumped to the floor,
dying.
Rust was recently prosecuted in
California for automobile theft. He
was under parole in Idaho. He rob
bed five business concerns at Aber
deem after driving stolen car here
from Los Angeles. He was arrest
ed but broke Jail. Later he was
captured at Grand Forks, n. D.,
from where he was being returned
when he killed Fulker.
No trace was found of him until
the arrest last night. Rust then
gave the name of "Peter Carson. -
He was riding in stolen car with
a girl, Miss Sigfried Carson. On
the way to the police station Rust,
handcuffed made a desperate break
and escaped again. The girl aided
the search that resulted in his be-
ing found and shot to death. Rust
was shot through the neck and
heart.