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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09
AIM AND PURPOSE
OF UNION LABOR
BRIEFLY OUTLINED

Friends of Labor are wanting to
know what the American Federation
of Labor stands for.
The quickest answer to the question
is the report of the recent convention
at Portland.
During the sessions the following
points were accepted as suggestive oi
the complete aim and purpose Of
Labor:
|. Declaration for determined, con
scious crusade for industrial demo
cracy.
2. Opposition to the soviet tyranny
and to eommunits propaganda IN
United States.
8. Unseated William F. Dunno as
communist and representative Of
Moscow.
4. Adopted as an official finding
an investigation of social studies made
by special committee with expert as
sistance.
5. Directed intensification of ma
tional campaign to organize steel
workers.
6. Directed national conference to
inaugufate sweeping campaign to or
ganize women wage earners.
7. Directed that assistance be Civ
on in organizing textile workers.
3. Demanded amendment 10 CON
stitution to prohibit child labor.
8. Demanded amendment to con
stitution giving congress power TO re,
enact laws declared uneonshtuhot~.
by supreme court.
10. Directed greater effort than
ever in coming national non partisan
political campaign and asked national
and international unions to furnish
generous financial support.
II. Ordered campaign to organize
casual and migratory workers.
y. Directed continuance Of efforts
n bring about affiliation with Inter
national Federation of Trade Unions
on a basis satisfactory to American
labor and guaranteeing national au'
Is. Denounced so-ealled amalga-
NATION scheme and Overwhelmingly
defeated resolution introduced IN IL
behalf. r...
IA, Defeated resolutions callina
for independent labor political party
Is. Reaffirmed demand for modih
cation of Volstead Act.
I6. Voted support Of American
Red Cross. 80.
II. Voted support to rehabilita
ton work of Veterans Bureau.
i8. Declined to override autonomy
Of national unions, voting down sey
eral resolutions calling for compul
sion instead of voluntary action u
connection with affiliation Of local un
ions to central bodies and state fed
erations. -,
i9. Ordered investigation Of |. W
". and its relation to hostile EN-
ployers and private detective agen
cies.
90. Directed that efforts be mad
tn secure pohibition Of use Of in
junction in industrial disputes in case
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09

where no injunction would lie II no
industrial dispute we're in evidence.
81. Ordered that next convention
be held beginning Nov. II, 1924.
%. Regarded labor banks as 'help-
fun and "mueh nearer the people"
than Wall Street. but not as cure
for industrial evils.
%. Directed that efforts TO pro-
mote friendship and develop under
standing between labor and farmers
"should be continued"
"a. Pronounced In favor of con-
tlnuing friendly and cooperative"
relations with American Legion.
q. Expressed confidence and faith
In work of Pan-A American Federation
of Labor and continued aiiiliation 10
that organization.
90. Directed vigilance" In rela-
tion to intelligence tests, and Labor
participation in direction" where those
tests are used in industry
27. Directed continued participa
tion in work of Personnel Research
Federation.
%. Recorded emphatic position
for sanity Of contract IN relation
with employers.
%. Declared resistance to wage
reductions most effective measure IN
combating unemployment.
30. Directed effective funetiOninp
of A. +. Of l.. Legal Information Blu
reau.
81. Directed continued and ex.
handed Information and Publicity
Service efforts.
81. Continued investigation OF
Workmens compensation and en-
ployers' liability laws.
80. Condemned Federated Press
as "on it, own record not entitled Il
support Of labor papers or trade un.
ion organizations.
a. Directed continued efforts Il
prevent prison labor from coming IN.
to competition with free labor.
81. Asked that II be "the policy
and purpose Of the state to conserve
develop and control the water Of th'
state for the use and benefit Of Tho
people"
2G. Condemned compulsory regis
tration Of seamen and maintenance o.
private shipping offices By shiI
owners.
81. Condemned ship subsidy AM
directed continued vigilance.
80. Directed general survey o
living and working conditions II
Philippine Islands.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09
Co.OPERATIyES BEAT
PRIVATE BUILDERS
IN ENGLAN ID

The city e South Shields. England,
wanted 2as Workingmen's houses
built The advertisement fer bids
brought figures from seventeen pri-
yatc firms. all eager Tor the chance
te earn a TAT profit ffem shs deal.
- did the British Cooperative Whole.
sale Society. The city officials held
4 meeting . consider the bids
without a doubt said the rcpfe.
sentatiNe& ef the eitx. 'this clever GO.
operative society has II all ever sea
private builders Here Is a BID 10
undertake the iab Al less eest per
heuse and A guarantee 10 10 the Job
W lust a. We want H.
sAh, but Nou must consider said
a champion Of the private haildefs.'
this cooperative society does net pay
The imperial taNes. You Nouldn't
give bid ~ "A taN.dodgef, would
You fe
"Nou are mistaken replied the
champion Of the cooperative, No
cooperative lodges is lust obligations
10 the government. The law SAYS that
the cooperative Is in lust the same
position as the Wholesale merchant,
aud is entitled according 10 law Of
thp Country ~ hifNthi IT. htht HtAf
Is no law On the statute book to pre-
vent lt.h
Then another private profit cham.
nien rot busy. III you accent this
cooperative bid. said he. ''yen would
thereby become members Of the CO.
operative society. which Is trying 10
knock out all profit from business.
That would never do" And SYM
pathetic shivcr ran down the backs
Of the champions Of hig business.
Then the eity's guardians took
vote "lMentN.ohe 10 aeven, an
neunced the teller. "rhe Cooperative
has 1t, gentlemen. The houses will
be built at cost and BY the finest
workmanship the country can pro.
duec."
This Il the biggest contract Won by
the British Wholesale Society. With
II the cooperative will be able 20 prove
By actual accomplishment the truth Of
iis claim that profit can be wiped on.
Of building. Over one.third Of the
population Of Great Britain stands
behind the Cooperative In Us latest
venture. the hnanenial seundnese Of
which II guaranteed by the hnge re
sources of tho Cooperative Wholesale
Rank with It's yearly business Of two
aud one half billion dollars.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09
Seal ping the Coal Consumer !
By international Labor News Service.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 6-'Scalping," or the
speculative sale of coal among wholesale dealers,
boosts the price of coal to the consumer the Federal
Trade Commission charges in report on the hand
ling of anthracite coal by wholesalers for the week
ending September 22.
In times of shortage says the commission,
there is a marked tendency for wholesalers to buy
and sell speculativey among themselves, each taxing
margin which is added to the price finally PAID by
the retailer and the consumer"
How wholesale handling adds to the cost of coal
Is told by the commission as follows:
Sixty per cent of the total number of cars OF
domestic sizes of coal reported for the week ended
September % were purchased by the reporting
wholesaler from producer and sold to retailer OF
consumer, thus passing through the hands OF but
one wholesaler. Thirty-two per cent were pqf-
chased by the reporting wholesaler from wholesaler
and sold to retailer thus interposing at least two
and possibly more wholesalers between the mine and
The consumer. Six per cent were bought by the
reporting wholesaler from producer and sold to
wholesaler, thus interposing at least two Whoesal-
ers, and two per cent were bought by the reporting
wholesaler from wholesaler and sold to a whoesai-
er thus interposing at least three wholesalers De-
tween the mine and the consumer. Thus 4O per cent
OF the carloads of domestic sizes reported were
handled by two or more wholesalers.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09

stfnction.
1T lies in the hands of the workers
and producers. agriculturally and in-
dnStially. 10 save the enormous crim-
inal waste which is onw adding 10 the
cost of living, discomfort and misery of
the great burden-bearing masses.
Next to our trade union one of
the most simple and effective
means we have in hand of saving
much of this waste for the eonsum-
er as well rs the producer is the
cooperative movement
Through the simple Rochdale
cooperative system billions of dol
lars that now 90 TO further enrich
the idle few and the enormous
army that make up the unneees-
sary selling power and force would
go to the producers and consumers.
"fhe insurance business is some indi-
cation of what cooperation can do.
In the life insurance companies
there is fifty billion dollars involved,
eight billions of which amount is cash.
Forty million policies are in force.
These insurance companies are sur
to such an extent that they don't fail.
"They furnish millions of dollars to
the company owners and employment
To large army of agents whose sole
duty is to sell insurance.
An insurance company run un-
der the Rochdale cooperative sys-
tenn would have to predicate its
policy on the insurance laws and it
could not fail.
'The enormous cost of maintain
ing the selling forces and the
profits which now go to the private
owners of these concerns could and
would be turned back to the CO.
operators in the shape of dividends
or to reserve fund, the possibili-
ties of which are unlimited"
The A. +. of l.. maintains the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor Bureau Of Co
operative Societies, of which G. w.
Perkins, president of the cigar makers
of America, is president, to carry on
educational and international "
regarding the bona fide Rochdale CO.
operative movement.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09
EMERGENCY RULES
TO GUARD TRAFFIC
ON DADS DAY

The same emergency traffic rules
will govern on Dads Day that were
in force on Homecoming day, it was
stated at the City Hall Thursday.
Exceptions will be made in the
parking emergency rules according to
members of the city commission.
Parking will be permitted on Neil
tsreet but special provisions will be
made to avoid congestion.
No outside policemen will be called
in to help the local force. A number
of local men will be added to assist
in handling the traffic in places where
congestion is more likely to occur.
The crowd is not expected to be
greater than one-half of the immense
gathering on Homecoming day. But
tn probability is that the number of
autos will reach closely the number
on Homecoming day. particularly If
the weather is favorable.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09
BAERFACTS---
by J. NJ. BAER, The Congressman Cartoonisi.
international Labor News Serviee)
The People Elect Presidents! Lets Go!

mistaken belief that in case Of the deaths OF % aot
The that cabinet officials can only act as tenn
porary" president. 1T. A.. staros n
Therefore President Coolidge should die onates @ 10
pudatcd by the people, "oua nor psoe
president He would temporarily act Many ne"spapeIis nay @
the order Of ther peehu"l
indicate IN "h ley
chief executive The lists are nnseadlhg
the Of president president te
Congress, at once sesaoh
giving session. anu congress
would then proceed to provide special election -.
the president shan be eeeed is
shuts officials absolutely for they are appointed ana "o
elected. . r a.. ca..ti.,,ion
The wisdom foresight The trainers Of the Conataaoa
ore sbon Inv this provision They this situation ana
TO presidency ahouu "ee' 'e s "
anyone note elected by the people. =, e. - a..
monarcha system the succession Is P9'aea tot a ,
about it, But some @ say uat we now
nave an olgarey ir this eoantryone OF Nm h % 9
Granting this true we sun nave ue fHit
Sooob the ballot to tern nbe government out OF power
f not Ike the KIND oi presidents uey
elect they can change They get Just what they vote
VVbiCb tenrf. TO De piesdehua
for the workers and women voters
angr epSs ~ genera
Of franchise, the workers
Of VINO VIII protect uel gs' emu
at age and once make this government OF the people
An the Progressiye must do educate ana ogaIe ne great
who so anu WV WIN Ne VI 's
dayf In four years LEiS ~
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09
WOMAN HEAD OF UNIONS
IN GREAT BRITAIN DEvOTES
LIFE TO CAUSE OF LABOR

trative Council Of the Independent
Labor Party.
In addition to her industrial work
politics tempted her. She Is a Ses
elalist Of a moderate shade. Since
the granting Of the suffrage to women
IN England she has twice contested
the constituency Of Nottingham. and
though without success, As yet. on
both occasions she increased the labor
vote by many thousands.
Has Many Friends.
Outside this eatalog OF activities
there Is hardly any Margaret Bond.
held. They mean, 20 those who know.
more hours daily without intermis.
sion of hard. bitter work, with un.
grateful figures, and plans and
routine than ever the worst of her
past employers dared TO put upon her.
such life leaves scant time for
anything social. Yet she has many
friends. She has made them in her
long path up to the leadership of the
union; they are all without exception
people who work altogether alongside
her. 1t is a gray life to those who
cannot understand the spiritual FIRE
that animates il. Ii is the life of the
clositer, hard. dull, mistaken even, as
it must appear 10 many.
"Only a fanatic, perhaps using the
word in its best sense of utterly single
minded devotion TO duty and TO the
interest Of others, could have lived ii.
Margaret Bondfield has. Never in
the worst hour has she shrunk from
IL nr laid II aside
Through it all she has kept the
same sober cheerfulness with which
she started. Well might one Of ths
delegates say. half iokingly, half ten
derly, as he came out of the Congress
room in which she has been elected:
Labor now has its Lay Saint-Mar-
garrett"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09
LARGE PROFITS
SELLING FISH
FOR DEALERS

A Connecticut fisherman sold New
York fish dealer 30 barrels of butter
fish for $97.26. On the same day the
dealer resold the 80 barrels for more
than $1,000. Another fisherman of
Connecticut received $59.27 for 40
barrels of weakfsh, which at that
time were selling in New York for
18 cents a pound. and retail in Con-
necticut for % and 27 cents.
The only way to put stop to 1000
per cent profit by commission houses
is to organize cooperative fish ex-
change to market the fisherman's
ctaches for something to cover bare
expenses Connecticut fishermen are
leading the way in cooperative or
ganization.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09
FOllR.FIFTHS OF
IT,. =. DEBT Is IN
LIBERTY BONDS

Washington Nov. h.--Unele Sam
now owes Liberty bond investors
about fourshfths OF the nations enr
tire public debt, the treasury depart.
ment announced today.
Wealthy investors have the larger
per centage Of outstanding Liberty
bonds. They are receiving each sveN
the major part OF the interest :
the people AZ 4 whole are payiNss. Aii7
the public debt. The governments
interest payments alone amount to
about 81 ,000, 100000 year
Held b, Investors.
The treasury said thnt Of total
gross public debt amounting 10 $2s,.
0s2 ,20s,gdi, there are Liberty bonds
outstanding with an aggregate par
value OF siI,S05, $50 300. OF this sum,
NIL of the coveted tax
bonds Of the first Liberty loan,
amounting TO 81 .D51 ,Gls,750 are IN the
hands Of wealthy investors.
Ia addition to the first Liberty loan.
these sums which are owing by the
government on other issues are
Second Liberty loan, S3,l0s,lg7 0b0;
third Liberty loan, Sa,a2p ,273 $50;
fourth Liberty loan, $685. I'll $50.
Added to these are sss3,6s7,g30 Of
consols and other miscellaneous bonds
annd s763. .0b2. 300 Of treasury bonds.
This makes total outstanding Is
sue Of government bonds Of si6,ab3,-
i7i ,t30. The balance Of the public
debt l. distributed In outstanding Is
sues of treasury certificates OF lndebt-
ednesA. treasury war savings ecrtifi.
Gates and treasury notes. News ia
keile.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09

Food not thoroughly chewed is TO
the stomach like raw gasoline TO the
chamber Of a gas engine.
In both cases the machinery starts Off
alright but it soon chokes down and
refuses TO work.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09

Kankakee county and city have es-
tablished a new nursing service. The
county board supervisors, the city
school board and the county tuberculo-
sis association each support a nurse,
giving a total Of three for the county
as a whole.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09
ATTENTION TYPOS.

The entertainment committee Of the
Typographical Union will meet At
the Cooperative Press office, ll6 N.
First street on Thursday evening,
Nov. Is, at Z o'clock II you cannot
come. send a member Of your chapel,
so all ehapels will be represented.
GUY CASTILLO, Pres.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09

An annual average Of 1000 pro-
ductive years are Topped off from the
lives of the population Of Illinois by
communicable diseases alone. accord
ing to official statistics. That's why
health officers talk so much about the
economy Of preventing sickness.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-09

We advance only as one helps the
other Boost the union label, card
and button.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
.STOLFELT BUYS
INTO OVERLAND

Announcement was made yester-
day of the completion of a deal
whereby Carl Stolfelt, well known
local man, became half owner of
the business and equipment of the
Overland hotel in this city, buying
from and becoming the partner of
w. ]. Bradley. The partnership be-
came effective yesterday, Mr.. Brad
ley having conducted the hotel and
cafe as his own exclusive enterprise
up to that time.
Because of this arrangement Win
nemucca is assured of one more
hotel under first-class management.
Stolfelt has conducted several busi-
nesses here during recent years and
his able and clean-cut management
has always elected respect and con-
sequent good patronage. Among his
other activities heretofore has been
the conducting Of hotels, and in con-
sequence he is well versed in the
requirements of his new duties.
Working with Mr.. Stolfelt is W.
j. Bradley, a restaurateur, well
known in all parts of the state and
one who is generally reputed to
be one of the few really good
restaurant men. He formerly con-
Quoted the cafe in the old Ell
Dorado hotel and it has always
been the fact that particular eaters
were assured of the best to be had
when partonizing Mr.. Bradley's
establishment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
WOOL PRICE MAY
AVERAGE A CENTS
Larger Buyers Holding of In Hope
of Better Price; Present Mar
ket Trend Points to Pros
perity Hereabouts

Wool buying activities are slow
hereabouts this year, condition
that seems to prevail more or less
in a statewide sense, brought about
by the seeming desire of growers
to wait for better price offers. Both
buyers and sellers seem to be work.
ing with an unusual degree of
secrecy, and apparently pledges are
exacted that price agreements be
kept as private information. At
least one wool clip, in the western
part of the state, was reported
sold at "A cents per pound while
another purchase was reported at
Elko at 40 cents.
Indicative of the fact that sell
lers are slow to enter into definite
contracts is the fact that both the
John G. Taylor and w. T. Jenkins
Company clips, two of the largest
single clips annually sold in this
state, have not yet been sold, ap-
parently because of the sellers lack
of desire to close at prices so far
offered. This fact is considered of
Importance in arriving at a guess
as to how much above 40 cents per
pound is going to be offered for
wool, because it is well known that
both the Jenkins Company and John
&. Taylor have been in the habit
of selling early in the season. Hold
ing off as they are this year indi-
Gates to some minds that the reason
therefore is that higher prices are
expected.
Guessing at the maximum price
o be paid sor wool is a regular in
door sport in this section of Nevada
,long about this time every year.
md always it occurs that some sell
lers sell too soon for too low a
price and that others hold wool too
ong. Guesses at the present time
run from an expected average price
Of 40 cents per pound to fondly.
hoped-for price of SO cents. Con-
servative men, however, in position
to learn concerning wool prices, are
inclined to believe that about AZ
cents will be the prevailing price.
1t may be stated, however, that if
not more than 40 cents is offered,
this years wool prices assure pros
perity for goodly portion of peo-
pie residing in Humboldt county.
| Compared with the Is cent price
| prevalent two or three years ago,
The new wool price means positive
affluence.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
CLUB LIBRARY IS
GROWING RAPIDLY

The Winnemucca Civic Club held
its regular meeting Tuesday after
noon at the chamber of commerce,
presided over by Mrs. G.. w. Brady,
vice-president, in the absence Of
Mrs. c. E. Swezy, president, who
was confined to her home, due to
illness.
Official notice was read, from
the Federation of Womens' Clubs,
of the appointment of Mrs. T. d.
Brown of this city, as state chair
man of the forestry, and of the
selection of Winnemucca as the
meeting place of the Federation in
October.
The library committee reported
chat so books had been donated by
Mrs. Dora Cooney, IL by Mrs. G..
2. Keil of Pronto and that about
i75 volumes, consisting of history,
reference, fiction and juvenile books
nad been purchased. The catalog-
ing of the fiction apartment of the
library is about completed and this
department. will be opened to the
public in the very near future.
The hostesses for the day were
Mrs. c. D. Mackay, Mrs. A. McShee
and Mrs. M. E. Morrison, who
served cake and coffee at the con-
clusion of the business meeting.
Plans were also laid for the an
liversary breakfast of the club,
which will be held shortly after
The opening of the new Hotel Hum
ooldt cafe and will be followed as
yearly custom in future.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
INTERESTING RADIO PROGRAM
FOR PUBLIC TOMORROW NIGHT

Tomorrow night will be a red
etter date in radio land, for be-
;ides general run of good pro-
grams in various cities, XIII, the
Times, Los Angeles, will give an
other of its old-fashioned dance
programs, wherein some real old
time fiddlers will furnish music for
iome more real old-time square
iancers. A similar program broad
asted a few weeks ago proved to
,e one of the most popular ideas
yet conceived in radio broadcasting.
in addition to this, KPO, Hale
3rothers at San Francisco, will
broadcast program arranged by
ervice mems organizations, and
AGW, the Oregonian at Portland
viii broadcast the usual Friday
tight program of jazz orchestra
music as dispensed by George Oh
ion's Hotel Portland orchestra. The
,vening will be wound up by one
IF the regular semi-weekly hilarity
meetings of the Keep Growing
Wiser Order of Hoot Owls, broad
easted by KGW from IL p. m. un-
til sometime after midnight.
That Winnemuccans who would
ike to listen to these programs may
nave the opportunity so to do, the
lew Zenith super-volume receiving
Instrument which has been causing
Nonderment in all parts of this
,ity during recent nights will be
eft in place at The Silver State
office, and all who care to listen are
welcome commencing at eight
o'clock tomorrow night. If the
evening be warm enough a window
will be thrown open, so that the
sound may penetrate the air for
'everal blocks surrounding this of
ice.
AT any rate, all are welcome to
listen in" at The Silver State
office tomorrow night and any other
hight upon which the radio set
nay be in operation. Just walk
light in and make yourself strictly
1T home, if you can find room.