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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
HOLDERS WIN
WAGE RAISE
IN CONFERENCE

An agreement for the ensuing year
has just been reached between the In
ternational Molders' Union and the
Stove Founders National Defense
Association, recording considerable
advance for the Molders within the
jurisdiction of the International I'm
ion.
The Oldest agreement between a ma
tional association of employers and
a national trade union is the one
which, for thirty-two years, has ex-
listed between the Stove Founders
National Defense Association and the
international Molders' Union. The
annual conference between the two
associations goes beyond the hours
and wage questions, and establishes,
through joint legislation, the shop
rules and regulations as well. During
the recent depression reduction in
wages had been mutually agreed to.
AT the annual conference between
the two associations the latter part
OF December, an agreement was en-
tered into which establishes an adj
vance in wages of 16 2-10 per cent
for piece workers in the stove and
heater industry. A universal mini
mum of $500 per day was established
for day workers. In connection with
this it was agreed that wherever the
other branches of the trade estab-
lished higher minimum in the dis
trict, this would automatically apply
in stove and heater foundries. In
addition all day workers receiving
over $500 per day at the present
time are to be advanced so cents per
day.
For years there has been a ques-
ton over who should stand the loss
when castings were defective due to
dull or alleged dirty iron. In the
future no molder will have any work
discounted against him when the
quality of the iron is in any way re-
sponsible for defective castings.
This argument, affecting thousands
of molders from the Atlantic to the
Pacific cast, is not only an evidence
that agreements of this character
are of great value, but it also proves
that trade conditions are improving
materially.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
Building and General
LabOrers' Internati0n-
al Protective Union of
America, No. Fourteen
OFFICERS

President, Charles Paul, Res.
1902 w. Park ST., Urbana.
Tel. 7-l0S3.
Fin: Sec, |. II. Garman, Res.
Sol N; Lincoln Ave. Urbana,
Treasurer, A. c. Moss, Res
2O3 L. Washington ST., Cham
paign, Tel. Main 251s
Rec: Sec- ]. L. Buckner, Res.
aOS E. Eureka ST.. Tel Main
2214
Business Agent, Oscar Weeks
kes. 2OSh f. Park Ave.
Champaign, Tel. Main 24s3.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
UNION LABEL
GOODS SHOULD
RECEIVE SUPPORT

In the article, Profitable Invest
ments for Workers. published in the
Brewery Workers Journal, the main
object was to show the workers that
1t was possible for them to invest
comparatively small amount of their
money and reap big profits by joining
the union of their craft. In this arti-
Gle We propose to direct attention to
acquiring it. Ii can by no means be
a matter of indifference to the work.
ers how and where they spend their
money! We are not going to say any
thing about extravaganza either, for
under the present conditions with the
extremely high cost of living and the
comparatively insufficient wages, it
is out of the question to talk of ex-
travagance among the workers.
We know that the workers must
calculate beforehand and arrange
their purchases as economically as
possible in order to make ends meet,
and that they cannot indulge in the
luxury of spending money uselessly.
We also know that the workers and
their families must deny themselves
many a little pleasure to which they
are only too we'll entitled. But we
also know that it makes big differ
ence how and where we make our
purchases, and that the cheapest
goods do not always give you the
best value for your money. A little
that is good will generally reach
farther than a whole lot that is bad.
A good although high priced suit of
clothes will give better service in the
long run than several cheap ones of
poor quality. The former will wear
longer than the latter and will also
make better appearance. The same
applies to all wearing apparel as we'll
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
PROFITS AND
INCOME GUARDED
BY REACTION
"a. F. of L. News Servieel


New York.--The stream of stock
dividends continues as corporations
strive to protect themselves against
a possible legislative attack on their
SURPRISES and undivided profits. The
new congress will not convene in
regular session until December, 1923,
but privilege is taking no chances
that special session is forced on the
agents of reaction, who now oppose
the plan.
The flood of stock dividends recall
the wall of distress by those who
urged the present congress to repeal
the excess profits tax. "The law is
hamstringing business and deaden-
ing business" said the wise men, who
predicted revival of prosperity, if
excess profits were not taxed.
Although the law did not operate
until profits became excessive, con-
gress repealed the act.
Industry, of course, was not stimu.
lated by the repeal and the men who
claimed it would are again posing as
prophets as they sing the praises of
their latest gold brick-the ship sub
sidy.
With excess profits protected, the
next move by privilege was to protect
its excessive incomes. This is done
by taking advantage of the supreme
courts 5-to-4 decision that stock divi-
dends is not income, The one ma
jority was narrow escape for priv
ilege, but that one vote served its
purpose, and means millions of dol
lars to those who are surfeited with
wealth.
The stock dividend wave was start.
ed by the Gulf oil company, which had
surplus of $l12,000,000. This com.
pany is controlled by the Mellon fam
lily of Pittsburgh, of which Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon is a member
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
LABOR
PLOT; ENTER L.
5. AS SEAMEN
"A. f. of L. New Seryicel


Washington.-A heavily financed
conspiracy to bring coolie laborers
into the United States is operating
successfully, declares Secretary OF
Labor Davis. Some OF the best
brains in America" are being EN-
ployed to carry out the plot, and the
situation SIS simply disgraceful," he
said. Bribery and corruption are in
Glued In the charges.
The use of Chinese seamen makes
the admission of a large number of
coolies possible. These Chinese are
employed on vessels owned by the
United States shipping board. Under
the law an Oriental seamen can take
go days leave i'm American ports
while waiting for other ships. The
secretary of labor calls attention to
the well-known practice of Chinese
seamen coneealing themselves in
their vessels, while coolies walk off
the ship unmolested by government
officials, who are told the coolies are
seamen.
$50 extensive has this practice
grown said the secretary, "that the
reported desertions at the port of San
Francisco amount to from 70 to $50
monthly. Desertions of the same
type of seamen at Atlantic ports have
been very frequent The evidence
seems conclusive that nearly all of
these are not really seamen, but Sc
cure berths as such with the sole view
of obtaining shore leave at an Ameri-
can port and never returning. 1t is
practically impossible to locate such
deserving seamen of the Oriental
races as have reached sections in
habited by others of their race in our
large cities"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
Operative Plasterers
and Cement Finishers Local
No. 143

John p. Wheelon, President, Gil N.
Poplar, M-2646.
Geo. Pro, Vice-President, SIT w.
Beardsley, Champaign. Bell 2957.
James Dunn, Fin. and Cor. Sec, 513
w. Beardsley Ave-, Main 3347.
Walter Murphy, Treas, 701 N. Neil
Street.
Claude Spradling, Rec. Sec, 210 f.
California, Urbana, 7-1325.
Thos. Nolan, S. at A., 3A s. Second.
Meets First and Third Wednesday.
1880 P. NJ, Labor Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05

as to other goods. In purchasing any
kind it pays the workers just as well
as anybody else to buy goods OF quail
Ity, although higher priced, rather
than that which Is cheap and OF poor
quality.
We will now proceed TO give some
attention to the real subject of this
article, Union Label Goods Should
Receive Better Support" 1t is only
too true and much 70 be regretted
that the union label, the trade mark
Of the American trade-unions, does
not receive the attention on the part
Of the organized workers that a mat
ter OF such vital Importance really
deserves. If all the organized work
efs as well as their wives, who make
the greater part of the purchases,
would pay more attention to the I'M
ion label and demand goods with the
label on it, then many things would
be different and much would be bet
ter. Many manufacturers who now
won't consider unionizing their plants
would soon change their minds if
there were a greater demand for un-
ion label goods, if these manufactur-
ers would notice that the sale of their
n0n-union products was decreasing
or about ceasing altogether. We ad-
init that the purchase of the union
label goods is of no advantage to the
individual purchaser. We also admit
that 1t occasionally happens that one
Is required to pay little more for
union-made goods than for non-union
goods. But there Is not likely to be
much difference, for competition
forces the unionized establishments to
keep their prices as near as possible
on level with the others. Now while
the union man may not derive any
direct benefit from the purchase of
union-made goods, he does gain in
by doing so. He benefits the
movement as a whole and that benefit
comes back to him as an individual.
BY doing so he assists his fellow
workers DIN other industries and es-
Establishments to improve their condi-
ton and they in turn do the same
thing for him, thus making the affair
In that way, as the saying
goes, one hand washes the other.
By. acting that way and practicing
real solidarity one also gives evil
dence of being a good union man. 1t
must be matter of real satisfaction
to every good union man to know that
he has done a good turn for his fell
low-workers, and to know further
that the union label goods that he
purchases are made under sanitary
conditions by men and women, who,
like himself, belong to the union, re-
eeive union wages, work regular
hours, and receive fair treatment.
We are not in a humor to put up
any longer with the evasions and
empty excuses that are sometimes
made even by union men for not sup
porting the union label. We believe
that we have conclusively shown in
the above that every worker derives
a benefit from the consumption of
goods. The union label,
# properly pushed and demanded on
every occasion, could be developed in
to one of the best, if not the very
best, weapon for the workers in their
for improved conditions.
Therefore, We workers, and especiI-
y We organized fellow-workers we
again appeal to you: Give the union
abel more attention!
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
HIGH RAIL RATES
BEING SPENT TO
FIGHT SH0PMEN

William H. Johnston, president Of
the international Association Of Ma
ehinists, has filed a petition with the
Interstate Commerce commission, de-
handing an investigation into ex-
penditures of the railroads for main
tenance Of equipment since July l,
1872, and in fighting their shop en-
ployes.
Farmers, shippers and travellers
will be astonished when they learn 10
what purposes the exOrbitant rates
which the yhave been paying for rail-
road services have been put by rail
road arrangements in the last six
months" President Johnston stated.
The transportation act makes
mandatory on the railroads their
honest, efficient and economical oper-
alton, and makes imperative rea-
sonableness of expenditures incurred
for equipment maintenance, If they
are to be entitled to rates which will
net them fair return on their prop
erty investment.
Il will certainly be difficult 10 ex-
plain how, under this provision of
the law, it can be maintained that
the majority of the railroad manage
ments have been conducting their
properties with due regard for eff
cheney, economy and the reasonable
ness of maintenance expenditures
when it is realized how they have
been squandering money in their eff
forts to destroy the unions of their
shop employees.
1.-THE shippers, the people. all of
US, are entitled to know the facts.
The wanton waste of funds, public
funds, if you please-for the rail
roads are public utilities-which so
many executives have been deliber-
ately countenancing, is utterly mex
cusable when it is considered how
simple and fitting it would have been,
to have settled the shipments strike
the many times this was entirely
practical and possible ever since July
z, week after the strike started.
"Emboldened by the prospect of
big profits to be derived from the
prevailing high rates, majority of
hard boiled realroad executives con-
sistently and deliberately blocked
each and every attempt to return
their skilled repairmen to the shops.
Indeed, they and their spokesman
stopped at nothing. They throttled
the meetings at the Association of
Railway Executives when they were.
called to consider the adjustment of
the strike. They doublecrosed the
president and repudiated his personal
Secretary Hoover,
when he outlined to them the justice
of and the immediate need for return
ing the shop employees to the service
with their basic rights intact"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
CAN'T FORCE
UNIONS INTO
AMALGAMATION
"a. F. of l.. News Service)

Portland ,Ore.-More than 20 years
ago the A. F. of l. declared for the
amalgamation of unions of kindred
crafts, said A. F. of l.. Secretary
Frank Morrison, in an address to
trade unionists in this city.
He, together with w. j. Spencer,
secretary of the building trades de-
partment, A. +. of L., visited this city
to arrange for the coming conven-
tons of the A. F. of l.. and its sew
eral departments.
Secretary Morrison devoted consid-
cradle time to the question of amalga-
nation of unions which is being
strongly urged in this section. He
emphasized that the A. F. of l..
favors such course, but refuses to
force unions to amalgamate. Because
the A. F. of l.. itself is federation
of unions, these various units retain
for themselves the power to say
whether they shall unite with other
unions. The A. +. of l.. is powerless
to force this amalgamation, even
were force desirable or effective, he
said.
Secretary Morrison showed that
successful amalgamation has only
come through a thorough understand
ing of the subject by the membership
of these unions, and that it is impos-
sible to effect workable and harmon
ious combinations by force and arbi-
trary edicts of a comparatively few
representatives of the unions evolved.
While the A. +. of l.. is always
willing to lend its moral support to
these amalgamations and urges such
procedure, said Secretary Morrison,
the matter is in the hands of the ma
tional and international unions.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05

There must be way out, says the
capitalist manufacturers to the union
label proposition, besides 1t is i'm
practicable in commerce as an issue.
Rapid production with machinery is
now weakening the markets and the
manufacturers have failed to under
stand the necessity of the label. II
the label fails, the way out will re-
vert to communism.
The union label represents the
greatest democracy of the world. II
is the emblem of cooperation be-
tween the employer and employees.
Which do you prefer, democracy or
industrial destruction? COMPETE
ton brings down wages and affects
the purchasing power, which reflects
on labor. Labor must buy back what
it produces.
In Great Britain the report of the
chief inspector of factories, just is
sued shows that without any legal
enactment the eight-hour day, or even
an improvement upon it has been won
by the trade unions or the trade
boards.
Great Britain's entire industrial
situation has been affected by the I'M
expected American demand for coal.
The textile and iron and steel indus
tries feel an increased prosperity and
are more optimistic.
Labor agitation is increasing in In
dia, due, it is believed, to the efforts
of the extremists to increase unrest.
No real grievance concerning either
pay or labor conditions existed in
most of the many disputes.
Isn't 1t funny that no matter how
much the average wife deplores the
Ignorance Of her husband, she never
gives him credit for the wisdom rep
resented by the dollars he earns.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
RHEUMATISM RELIEVED

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Rheumatism for years. After life's
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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-05
DIAMOND LODGE No. AIT
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen.
Meet in Labor Hall the First and
Third Thursday evenings and Second
and Fourth Thursday afternoons at
1880 o'clock and 200 O'Clock. Don't
forget the day and hour.
ID. I. YOUNGL0yE. Pres EOS w.
+. II. MOORE, Rec. and Fin. Sec. sos
Locust st.
n; A; MARSHALL. Local Chairman,
So E Healey st.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
friends wish illeul a happy voy.

friends wish them happy voy.
age Through l'lc
s. Edgal Pierce returned 10 WASH
ington, , G.. Tuesday, where he
has employment He was here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Pierce during tile holidays.
Mrs. Levi Kiser, who had been
confined to her home with all at
tack Of grippe, is now able to at
tend to her household duties.
Mrs. c. L, James aud daughter,
Miss Martha. have returned from
asvisit to her husband, Chas. L
James at Washington on We'd
nesday.
Wilson Zeigler and daughters,
Misses Edith and Dora, who Wis
| tied Milton M. McClanahan at
Bentley Springs, Md, for a week
Ireturned home in their car last
Saturday. They were also at
baltimore ard York, Pa.
| Robert Fetzer and sons, Robert
and Willie. of Leesburg, Va,
were called here Tuesday by the
serious illness of Mrs. Cyrus
Fetzer, mother and grandmother.
Rev. A. r. Ronk, who recently
held protracted meeting here
in the Brethren Church, spen
Monday night with Rev. f. B
Shaver and ia nily. He returneo
to St. James, Nd, Tuesday wher
he is conducting an interesting
meeting.
The excavation under the Bretll
rem Church was commenced Wed
tuesday. The entire length an
D width of the church will be e2
e cavated to a depth of nine feet
-, a concrete floor and sides will b
put i'll the room. 1t will be use
: for Conference meetings, a din
Il ing room and may also be use
4 for Sunday School and other pull
:. poses. The Md. Va. and w
Il Va. Conference will be he'd her
Il next June.
Master Kenneth V. Hisey, G
Woodstock. is spending the wee
r with his grandparents, Mr.. all
r Mrs. A. G. Shaver.
Reuben, the five months oil
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Coz
ner is threatened with pneumoni
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Prohibition Department
Was On The Job In 1922

Richmond, Va. Dec. $3.50
consistently active were the in
spectors of the State Prohibition
Department during 1922 that they
seized SAG stills, or an everage of
more than ten stills a week for
the IL months just ended, ac-
cording to figures compiled today
by Harry B. Smith, State Pro-
hibition Director.
A total of 616 men, charged
with violation of the Prohibition
law, were arrested by State in
spectors. The inspectors seized
and destroyed 1876 gallons of
distilled liquors and 348,012 gall
Ions of mash liquors. There were
IS automobiles confiscated. The
value of the property destroyed
and stills is estimated at $l60, SOB.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Stanley Dysart and friend Mr..


Stanley Dysart and friend Mr..
Woodside. of Lynchburg College
after spending the Xmas holidays
with Mr.. aud Mrs. Chas. Dysart
returned to Lynchburg Tuesday
to resume their studies. Both
are ministerial students.
Miss Roxie Link has returned
to her home III Woodstock. hav-
ling spent two weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Sager.
Miss Zula Smoot returned to
Winchester last Wednesday.
Edward Peterfish, of Stanley
VA, spent the weekend with hi
aunt Mrs. Hampson Gochenour
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gochen
our are visiting friends and rela
Itives in Washington, Gettysburg
land Savage. Nd.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Liberal Republicans Ask
World Association

The Liberal Republican League
with headquarters at So State
street, Boston. Mass, is circulat-
ing 10000 petitions addressed to
President Harding, earnestly re-
questing him Immediately to SUBJ
NIT to Congress a plan for the
creation of a world association
of nations, or to submit the cove
nant of the league of nations.
The petition says that there
has not vet been established the
Woafu aSSoCIdIIOn laIIOnS
promised by the Republican party
and approved by the American
people in the great mandate of
the largest popular election ever
given an American President, -
and that the moral and physi-
cal well-being, peace. happiness
and prosperity of the world and
of the American people are great
ly diminished, injured aud en-
dangered by the failure of the
United States either to establish
said world association of nations
or to permit the participation of
the American government, with
the other fifty-two nations now
also signatory thereto. in the
existing league of nations"
IF this continues the UNDER
signed citizens of Massachusetts,,
irrespective of former or present
political affiliations, do hereby
petition the President to immedi.
ately submit. to the Congress a
plan for the creation of a world
association of nations, or to sub.
NIT the covenant of the league
of nations.
The petition was drawn up by
Prof. Irving Fisher, of Yale Un-
iversity, one of the most eminent
authorities on the league of ia.
tions, and William ]. Hancock.
treasurer Of the organization. |
Chairman C. w. Croker expects
100000 signatures will be OBJ
tanned within thirty days accord
ing to information received here.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5. 1928
Staten Island History
Confirmed By Herald.

The Staten Island Institute OF
Arts and Sciences sends The
Staten Islander the following
information:
In Ira K. Morris's Memorial
History of Staten Island, vol. IL,
p. 264, it is said that the first
steam ferryboat was the Nau
THUS which began running
November %, 1917. A reference
10 this early steam ferry has re
Gently been found in the frs
number of the Woodstock Herald
published December "a, 1917, a
Woodstock, Virginia, and pre-
seated to the Public Museum b
Mrs. H. A. Witte.
The item in which the refer
ence occurs is dated New York
December 10, 1917, and reads
THE specie brought by tn
British sloop of war Elk, frou
Jamaica, was brought up frou
that vessel by the Statel
Island steam boat, and safel
lodged in the banks"
1t is curious that an interest
ing date in Staten Island his
tory should thus be confirmed b
a newspaper printed at such
distance and more than a hun
dred years ago.-Staten ISLANDER