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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-06
COAL HIGH AND MINERS IDLE

COAL HIGH AND MINERS IDLE
On the bulletin board Of check
house at a mine near Herrin, ILL.,, he
other day was posted the following
notice:
lowing to conditions in the market
at the present time the demand for
coal does not warrant further opera
ton and this mine is closed by our
orders for an indefinite period"
In company houses around that
mine live 400 coal diggers and their
families. This notice means that they
must gather up their scanty belong
ings and start out on the heartbreak-
ing search for work. The men will
tramp from mine to mine begging for
the chance to put their brain and
Drawn at the disposal of the opera.
tors while the women wait anxiously
for word of success or failure.
In Palm Beach, New York and
Chicago, the owners and directors OF
that mine are enjoying themselves
after their own fashion, never giving
a thought to the suffering that their
act has caused.
In Chicago and New York poor peo-
pie are paying at the rate of from $40
to $14 for soft coal and are barely
able to get enough to keep warm.
What pitiful farce it is! And
most pitiful of all, it is not necessary.
No such deliberate flouting by few
people of the law of supply and de-
mand would be permitted in a country
wheer the average citizen had control
of his government. That mine is
closed with the very evident intention
of keeping up the price of coal.
Other mines are being closed for the
SAME purpose. We read how an old
woman at Lake George, New York,
froze to death for lack of coal while
gondolas loaded to the top with coal
bound for Canada passed her doors.
Yet we do nothing about it. Warm
weather will soon be here so we de-
eide to grit our teeth and grin and
bear it until that time comes. Then
when winter rolls around we will go
through the process all over again,
unless
Unless we summon up our collective
intelligence and courage and show
ourselves worthy to be called a self
governing people. The miners know
how to put an end to this nation
wide misery caused by the greed and
inefficiency of few money-mad men,
They have put their plan into con.
crete form. 1t is embodied in the re-
port of the Naturalization Research
committee called "How 10 Run Coal
We earnestly recommend that every
man and woman who has at heart the
intelligent solution of problem that
affects us all become familiar with
that plan, copies of which may be OBJ
tanned from John Brophy, U. M. w
of A. Building, Clearfield, Pa.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-06
STATEMENT OF THE OWNER.
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCU,
LATI0N, ETC, REQUIRED BY
THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF


THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF
AUGUST "a, 1912,
Of Twin City Review, published week
~ at Champaign, ILL.,, for April /,
State of Illinois, County of Cham
paign, SIS.
Before me, Notary Public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared NJ. S. Burr,
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposes and, says that he
is the Business Manager of the Twin
City Review, and that the following is,
to the best of his knowledge and be-
lief, true statement of the owner
ship, management, ETC., of the afore-
said publication for the date shown in
the above caption, required by the Act
of August "a, 1912, embodied in Sec
ton 443, Postal Laws and Regula-
items, printed on the reverse of this
form, to-wit:
l. That the names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, managing editor,
and business managers are:
Publisher, Twin City Federation of
Labor, S24 N. Hickory ST., Cham
palgn, Ill.
Editor, G. F. Daugherty, lie N.
First ST., Champaign, Ill.
Business Manager, NJ. S. Burr.
116 n. First ST., Champaign, I'll.
2. That the owners are:
Twin City Federation of Labor, 1924
N. Hickory ST., Champaign, III.
Frank Wilmington, POS +. Church
St., Champaign, III.
c. F. Daugherty, President, 116 N.
First ST., Champaign, Ill.
0, F. Miller, Financial Secretary,
5O2 s. Elm ST., Champaign, I'll.
M. S BURR,
Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 3lst day of March, 1923.
+. G. CAMPBELL,
Notary Public. |
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-06
Profits S5.57O.239.

New York.-A profit of $500
239 last year, after all charges have
been met, is reported by the public
service corporation of New Jersey.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-06
OTHERS VIEWS.
MORE ORGANIZATION

The Mckinley interests and the
Studebaker interests in public utili-
ties in central and southern Illinois
have united. Ninetv public utilities,
having property value of over $780,
DOC, 600 are now all under one head.
This plan eliminates competition,
cheapens production expense, and in
creases income by decreasing over
head expenses.
And think of the political power of
the millions of dollars invested in
property and employs an army of
help.
Consolidation among corporations
is the trend of the times, and the
laboring men are Tightening their
union lines, so that the unorganized
laborers and the independent farmers
are the most dependant persons in
the country.-Tuscola Journal.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-06
MORE PROMISES

The department of justice may
"spring surprise" in the near future
IN its investigation into the alleged
sugar conspiracy, which resulted in
sharp price jumps, high govern
ment official said today, says news
item.
Well, it would be big surprise
indeed, if the government did dc
something for once. 1t is very adept
at making Investigations, but that is
as far as it ever goes, unless the
parties under investigation happen to
be connected with the union labor
movement.
Come on, surprise us for once.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-06
Union Morkmen and Progress
BY w. c. AYE.

to labor for the past 5000 years.
Does the American workman want TO
live on such a scale? Not If he knows
anything about the industrial condi-
lions in China.
Il Is an obvious fact that If many
very moral and intelligent people had
their way there would be no union
scale and little IL any work Of a civic
nature for the union workman but
only a higher interest on the money
they have to lend and higher rentals
on the property they have to let. But
what sane union workman will link
his destiny with this unprogressive
element which acts as a parasite in
every community?
II the union workman Is awake 10
his own advantage he will burn the
grass under his feet to get TO the
ballot box on every election day and
support such men as are determined
to give the laborer his task as well
as his hire.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-06
Defective Locomotives.

Washington-Nearly one-quarter of
the railroad locomotives on the rail-
roads of this country are in need of
repair. The actual number of defec-
tives on March l is reported at u.s.
357, or 23.8 per cent.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-06
PAUL PREHN
TO APPEAR IN
LOCAL BOUTS

Paul Prehn will make his first pub
lie appearance locally since his match
with Johnny Meyers last Labor Day
as headliner on the big wrestling
and boxing show to be staged at the
Illinois Theatre next Wednesday
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-06

The writer has no personal interest
in the present city election in Cham
paign and expects no personal advan-
tage to accrue to him thru the out
come of the election. Consequently
he has no personal preference for any
individual candidate and has not been
asked to write the above article by
any candidate or supporter of any
candidate before the present city cleo
ton. He has merely been asked to
record his views Of what work
mans attitude should be to civic
Improvement.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03
SCHOOL ELECTION
WILL BE HELD
NEXT MONDAY

The regular school election for
school district No. SO including the
town Of Julesburg will be held at the
grade school building next Monday
afternoon. May 7th. The president of
the school board is to be elected at
this time.
Mr.. B. D. Parker Jr., who has beer
an efficient member of the board for
the past several years is the member
whose terms expires. His friends
have persuaded him to become can
didate for reelection, as they feel that
his splendid record on the board war.
rants his remaining as a member of
the board for the best interests of our
schools.
Although Mr.. Parker is very busy
man. personal affairs demanding his
attention, it is well known fact that
he has given his time and his untiring
efforts in the administration OF the
school affairs, and considerable cred
it is due him for the high standard
of our splendid school system. The
Grit-Advocate is pleased to learn that
Mr.. Parker has agreed to become a
candidate for reelection, and heartily
endorses his candidacy, as we feel
that he is the right man in the right
place
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03
2.69 INCHES OF
MOISTURE HERE
DURING April

Following the precipitation of ov-
er an inch the first of last week and
the latter part of the previous week,
another fine rain fell in this section
last Friday and Friday night, there
being 1.03 inches recorded by Frank
Deich, the local Cooperative Weather
Observer for the latter rain. Mr..
Deich gsports = precipitation, cf a6.,
inches for the month Of April. This
bountiful moisture is of inestimable
value to this section at this time. AS
nearly everyone is interested either
directly or indirectly in farming in
this community, the abundant mois-
ture has been greatly appreciated by
all.
With few days of fair weather
now the spring work will progress
under the most favorable conditions.
Prior to the rains of the past two
weeks. the winds incident to spring
had done their work and the soil in
many places was beginning to be in
serious need of moisture, and the
farmers were complaining because the
ground was too dry for good seed
bed. Now this difficulty has been
overcome, with the result that the
prospects for crops are very bright,
and there is an entirely different at
titude upon the part of the people of
this community.
From all sections around Julesburg
comes the report that the fall wheat
crop is in much better condition
than was thought possible few
weeks ago. Those who were fortu-
nate enough to finish the sowing of
their spring wheat before the mois-
ture fell, are feeling highly encour-
aged. as their prospects have in
creased very materially.
The moisture will also be further
benefit to the fall wheat that had been
hindered to some extent by the for
nation of crust on top of the ground
following the first moisture of this
spring several weeks ago.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03

No place in town scored 100 per
cent last year They ranged from 56
to 81. Many places were graded off
on their foundation planting, backyard
and adjacent street and alley. Foun-
dation planting should be mostly
shrubs with some flowers of har-
monious colors in front of shrubs.
This foundation planting should not be
a straight line around the founda-
ton, but should be placed in irregu-
lar masses to conform to the contour
of the house A dirty, disorderly
backyard is like silk dress over soil
ed and torn body linen. Better the
back yard. street and alley clean than
that these be neglected to make flow
ersbeds in front.
A new ruling by the committee is
that everyone who receives first place
in any year goes on banner list and
will not compete in the contest for one
year. The following constitute the
banner list for this year and will not
be counted in awarding the prize in
August. First ward, George H.
Thompson, w. w. Vaught; Second
ward, George Kinsman; Third ward,
George Reed and John Wagner;
.(Continued on page four)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03
PROGRAM FOR
. COMING WEEK
AT HIPPODRONIE

E,Large crowds have been in attend
ance at the Hippodrome theatre dur
fsg the past week. This is convinc
ing evidence that this place of amuse
ment ID becoming more popular all the
while, which is indeed highly encour-
aginE to the management.
sEssr the coming week the program is
- ssoad en-. AZ Jou will note below
The Hippodrome management is en-
deavoring to secure the best pictures
available. al they believe that this is
the best policy to pursue. Notwith-
standing the features that are being
shown, the prices of adults twenty
five cents and children ten cents al
ways prevail at the Hippodrome, and
a person always knows just what the
admission price is regardless of what
the program is.
just look over this splendid pro-
gram for the coming week:
Tonight Thursday and Friday,
Nav 3rd and 4th-Wallace Reid and
Bebe Daniels in the big De Mile pro-
duction "Nice People," Paramount
n'"ture. A good comedy also on this
bill.
Saturday. May 5th you will have
the opportunity of seeing Betty
Comnson in "The Bonded Woman" a
big Paramount picture. full of punch
and interest all the way through. A
Hal Roach comedy also.
On Sunday, May 9Th will be shown
"The Tents of Allah" starring Monte
Blue and Mary Alden. A matinee in
the afternoon at 2:30 P. NJ, with the
regular evening performance at 7:3O
P. M. A passionate romance of the
desert. where men are brave and bold,
and woman is won by the strongest
embAce and the swiftest steed. Pow
erful in story. magnificent in produc-
ton, beautiful in scenery and superbly
cast. Also Mutt and Jeff" and Fox
Newsette.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, May
(Continued on last page)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03
CLEANUP
WEEK ENDS
SATURDAY
Big Parade M on d a y
Started Ball to Roll
ing; Everyone Urged
To Do Share In Clean
ing Up Julesburg

This week Is "Ciean-Up" week in
Julesburx. The ball was started to
rolling last Monday afternoon with
2 big parade, which marched through
the business and residence streets.
with banners. wheel-barrows, hoes,
shovels and various other weapons
against dirt and sloth.,
The parade, which was three blocks
long. was great sight, showing the
enthusiasm which was manifest In
yulesburE to cleanup our city. The
Boy Scouts under the leadership OF
Scout Master Joe Span, led the pro.
cession. Then came the mayor, men,
bers of the city council, the fire truck
with members Of the Julesburg Volun-
teer Fire Department, Julesburg Com
mun!ty Club. /. o. o. F. Lodge, w. C.
I. u, Woman's Club. students and
teachers of the SedRwick County High
School and grade school. etc.
Everyone is urged to take a part
in cleanup week in order to clean up
our city and make conditions more
sanitary. 1t is hoped that after the
week is ended that there will be no
work lett undone in the matter Nof
making slnlAahnEHs q selsS-cr and bet,
ter town in which to live. The war
against dirt is now on-be sure that
you do your part.
Today Thursday is Paint Day,
Paint and brighten up, inside and out,
porches. fences, screens. porch chairs
and boxes. Downtown business hous-
es are urged to clean windows and re-
place old awnings. "A Little Paint
Works Wonders"
Friday is Front and Backyard Day
Clean the alleys, repair your fen
ces, put up screens and plant thrift
gardens.
Saturday is Vacant Lot Day
Everybody is urged to join in and help
clean the vacant lot in your neighbor-
hood. This is where we have to do
"our share and more" in the cleanup
campaign.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03
WILL BE
HELD Ats.
CHS. FIELD
Pupils of Grade Schools
Throughtouf County
Will Co1ppete For
Honors; Much Inter-
est Being Displayed

Great interest Is bsine mauifested
IN the county track neet which will
be- held In Julesbur9 AonprroW (Fri-
day) May 4kh at tn s. G. n. s. Field.
This meet h being held for all the
grade schools Of tds county, no puoil
barred who is doing eighth grade
work or below.
The program 10 being handled en-
tirely by a committee Of grade school
teachers under the advice Of county
superintendent Mrs. Elma Schoeder,
and is therefore entirely = grade
school meet, where every entrant will
compete with and against those Of his
or her weight and size.
The prizes will consist principally
Of neatly cut and printed ribbons.
which will be awarded to the winners
of first. second and third places in
each contest. There will also be a
prize for the winning school and one
for the high point individual.
Following is the program in detail:
The boys are divided into four
classes by weight as follows
BOYS EVENTS '
First classra5 lbs. afshelous se 4
OSCoHu cidsS-oO 10 1UU Ids.
Third class-1O1 to 115 lbs.
Fourth class-115 lbs. or above.
All boys within either of the first,
second or third classes may enter the
contests of the classes above. For
example, boy in first class may en-
ter events of second or third class
as we'll as class one.
EVENTS AS FOLLOWS
Dash-First class, so yd. dash; sec
ond class, 60 yd. dash; third class, rs
yd. dash; fourth class, 100 yd. dash.
Running High Jump, 1st, End, 3rd,
and 4th class.
Standing High Jump, 1st, End, 3rd.
and 4th class.
Running Broad Jump, LIST, End, 3rd,
and 4th class.
Standing Broad Jump, 1st, End, 3rd
and 4th class.
Potato Race Open To All
Potatoes are to be placed as fol-
lows: First potato Is feet from
starting line; second, 10 feet from
first, and third 10 feet from second.
Contestants on starting line with
cap in hand, at signal drops cap on
line, brings first potato and places it
in cap, then second and then third,
picks up cap and runs to line 10 feet
beyond starting line. Contestant
Continued on last page)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03
EXTENSION
MEETINGS
HELD
Extension Workers Of
Agricultural College
Will Be Present A t
Meetings To Be Held
In Towns OF County

Two extension workers from the
State College at Fort Collins will put
on a series of meetings under the
auspices of the Sedgwick County Ag-
ricultural Board, an organization of
farmers. These meetings will be held
as follows: Sedgwick, Tuesday; Nav
9Th, 200 P. M; with probably an eve
ming meeting. Ovid, Wednesday. Nav
9th. 200 P. M. and in the evening.
.Iulesburg, Thursday, May 10. 200 p,
NJ. at the court house and 7:3O P. NJ
at the high school.
Subjects for the meetings will be
Selection and Feeding of Dairy Cat
tie. In the afternoon meetings it is
planed to have several cows with
which the extension men can demon
strate various points of good dairy
cattle. In the evening meetings the
practical problems of feeding, such as
overcoming pasture shortage will be
taken up, and questions answered.
1t is the purpose of the Board to
later form permanent organizations
in each locality. such as calf and pig
clubs. COW testing associations, etc.
The Board is now a temporary or
ganiZation of farmers who believe that
more general farming -Hiu greatly in
crease the ufosperity Of this section
Of the country. The first step is to
find the interested farmers-the ones
who will cooperate in such work. The
Board knows that it cannot start in
b big way, but wish to found their
work solidly. step bv step, getting the
clubs started and finally finding the
way to finance better stock at nomi-
nal cost. The success of the work
depends largely on the interest you
display in this series of meetings.
They are going to be worth while,
they are going to be, interesting.
They are a part of movement to put
steady money into the farmers pock-
cts, but they cannot succeed without
the interest of the farmers. The meet
ings are on days when you are not
usually in town-but that will show,
when you come, that you are interest
ed enough to make the trip. This
work can develop into a big thing.
Now is the time to come out and show
whether you want it or not.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03
THE ''YARD BEAUTIFUL"
CONTEST IN JULESBURG

There will be yard beautiful con-
test in Julesburg this summer con.
Quoted on much the same plan as last
year and year before. The town is di-
vided into four districts by Fourth
Street running east and west and by
Pine Street running north and south,
corresponding to the fire wards of the
town.
Some time the latter part of August
the three most beautiful places in each
ward will be marked in an appropri-
ate manner In order that newer
places may have chance. the place
that shows the greatest Improvement
will be selected. in each ward and
marked Judges have been selected,
three for each district, who will go
over the districts once each month
during the summer in order to see just
how you keep your place all the time.
The score card in the yard Beauti-
full Contest" is as follows: Grass. 10
points; trees, 10 points; shrubbery,. 10
points; flowers. 10 points; foundation
planting, 10 points; backyard, 15
points; adjacent street and alley. 10
points; screening, 10 points; neatness
and sanitation, 10 points.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03

Valedictorian-Miss Jessie Louise
Startling; salutatorian - Miss Ruth
Eversman; Sponsor to class '23--Miss
Ann Gallagher; colors-purple and
white; flower-sweet peas motto
"Never trouble trouble till trouble
troubles YOU"
The Sedgwitonian is the title of the
annual, published by the students Of
the high school, which is now on the
press and will be ready for distribu-
ton within the near future. The an
nual will contain fifty-two pages, con.
sisting of very interesting reading, il
lustrations and advertising. Those in
charge of the publication of the an
nual have spared no time in its pre-.
paration, and it is suffice to say that
it will be a great credit to the stud
ents and the school as whole.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03
NEWS NOTES OF
SEDGWICK co!
HIGH SCHOOL
Senior Notes

The announcement for the Senior
Class have arrived and we are again
digging down in our pockets.
Hilder Anderburg is again at school
after weeks absence on account of
illness.
The Seniors are working hard on
their class plays, which promise to
be great success They will be Civ
en- Tuesday and Wednesday of Com
mencement Week.
Several s. c. H S. students wrote
essays for the w. C. T. u. contest. In
the Sophomore contest Mil
dred Beadle won first prize, Mable
Franklin second and Lawrence Peter
sen, third. In the Junior-Senior con-
test Bonnie Deich won first and Hazel
Clark second. We are very proud of
our nriz" winning students.
The Seniors have received their in
vitations to the Junior Prom.
Junior Notes
Bonnie Deich and Hazel Clark won
first and second prizes respectively
in the w. c. T. U. essay contest.
The Junior English class has been
having to write an extraordinary
amount of themes lately. The class
has also been studying "The Vision
of Sir Launfal."
The Junior Glass is making final
preparations for the Prom. The de-
coratinc COMMITTEES has begun to dec
crate the gym, where it will be held.
Arrangements are being made for
the annual picnic of the Juniors.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-03
PUBLIC SCHOOL
NOTES DURING
PAST WEEK

The eighth grade is taking the state
examinations this week.
The prizes in the w. C. 7. U. con-
tests were awarded one day this week.
The following prizes were given:
Eighth Grade
Lorene Hodges, first -------$ $500
Neva Halt. second ---- 200
Harl Cleveland, third ------- 100
Seventh Grade
The judges decided tie between
Marian Beadle and Vance Austin.
Each was given $3.50. Isobel Cain
was third. receiving $1.OO.
DR.. Carlson spoke to the grade
school last Monday on the care of the
teeth. His talk was very interesting
and instructive. Arthur Meline de-
cided to have some dental work done
at 400 P. M.
Field Meet
The pupils of Julesburg should not
fail to attend the County Field Meet,
which is scheduled for Friday, May
4th, at 200 P. M, at the high school
football grounds. Children from all
the schools in the county are expected
to take part in the events. First,
second and third prizes will be given.