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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
CHAMPAIGN GETS
TRAFFIC LAW On
GREEN STREET

/ Definite action vas taken by The
! city council Monday looking 10 fcliei
q tfafle conditions on Gecn street
+ from Neil - Wright street An or.
dlnanee was placed On It's passage
/ providing that vehicles travelling ca
Green st4eet shall have the right Of
way AMI that al vehicles crossing at
intersections from Neil 90 Wright
street shall tifst stop TO see that
tfaftie Is clear before crossing.
4 enc hour parking ordinance viii
be in foee from Fifth 90 Wright
street. Aa,eisis may park their ear,
within certain lines 10 be designated.
but they must net remain longer than
enc hour on this division OF the street,
Green street Is not 10 be a boule
sard IN the strict sense of the term,
There viii be 10 permit TO drive al
greater rate Of speed under the new
ordinance. The rate ef rs miles an
hour stands. according 10 members
Of the city commission.
Traffic In Loop.
Plans locking - radical change Ia
parking laws In the business district
ef Champaign were suggested at the
| first forum meeting Of the Chamber
/ of Commerce held "Wednesday where
the topic Traffic and Parking Regu'
latlonsa were discussed by Harold
/ pogae, Secretary Of the pecatu,
Chamber Of Commerce. Traffic Ia
the loop, has been cougested seriously
| for the past year. The Chamber Of
| Commerce has had its parking com.
mittee for the past two wears, but
has accomplished little toward fe.
liesing the condition which Is gradual,
| IL growing verse. Efforts will he
made through the Chamber of Com,
meree cooperating with the city gov,
arnment To pass am ordinance proVid.
ing for parking laws similar To those
| adopted III BLOOMINGTON, Peoria, De
catuf and Danville, which are said to
be giving satisfaction,
A stadium Question.
What viii Champaign do with its
crowds of anteistS ON homecoming
day, aud other days when large
thfongs are expected In the Twin
Cities The question IL agita,ing the
minds of the city commissioners and
they are looking about In advance foI
some solution of the problem. Tht
outlook for huge crowd 10 favorable,
Heretofore many have been kept away
In the fear that there would be nc
opportunity 10 Bse the games, and
they were not inclined 20 make the
trip merely TO look over the fence al
Illinois Field and let others carry Oh
the view and inspiration Of the game
A demand has been made for ofii
Gers from other cities ia help take
care of the traffic, but the demand
| has not yet been made official. II Il
| possible that the question as to VIII,
shall pay for their services cannot b'
answered. IL is obviously not tn
business of the city Of Champaign Q
| urbana 10 hire the cops except withii
their own boundaries. just now
| looks as If the city would be turne'
i over TO the crowd as waa the cnE
when the American Legion over-raI
Danyills.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS
TO URGE HIGHER WAGE

Atlanta, Ca. Oct. 4.--SBlary In
creases and amendments 10 the retire
ment law are the leading issues in the
Legislative program adopted by the
national convention Of the Railway
Mail association. held In this city.
The convention demanded that the
post office department enforce the
steel mail car law. II was shown that
the railroads are permitted To retain
n large number Of old wooden mail
cars and receive the same compensa.
ton as paid for modern steel cars
During the last 20 months l3 railway
mail clerks were killed In wrecks and
270 were injured Approximately
| 900 clerks received injuries IN the
routine of their work.
The post office department. system
of paying railroads for the trans.
poriation Of mail on the basis of
space instead of by weight daIays
mail and causes heavy loss to the de.
partment, the convention declared. II
was pointed out that In many IN
stances the railroads are paid more
for transporting parcel post than the
amount Of postage on the package.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
CLEVELAND CO.
OPERATORS TO
OPEN SCHOOLS

The Co-operators of Cleveland,
Ohio, are planning to open classes In
the middle of August, accordin- TO a
news release of The Cooperative
League. The cooperative stores,
dairy. bakery, and other enterprises,
have organized the Cleveland District
Cooperative League. federation to
promote the movement in Cleveland
Ii is under these auspices that classes
are to be opened in the Slovenia.i
and Finnish settlements, to teach
foreign co-operators the Englisn
language.
Glasses in cooperative management
are also 20 be formed in the Fall, to
be taught by Professor Gehike Of
Western Reserve College. It j.
planned to fit the students for Dosl,
tions in the various co-operauves o.
Cleveland ol elaewhere.
Cleveland now boasts Of a co-opera-
tive dairy organized along the llnes
of the famous Franklin Cooperative
Creamery OF Minneapolis. The DAIRY
il growing in strength and import
anee, ami pits fair to become a serious
competi.or Of the milk combine. -.
The aoolitlon of night work IN All
Of the bakeries of Cleveland by means
of its competition, was the accom-
plishment of the Cleveland Co-opera-
tive Bakery, organized among the
Jewish workers of the city. A Czecho.
slovak group with a membership o.
900, conduct half dozen co-opera'
tive stores doing a business of q quar-
ter of a million dollars annually.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05

lations and restricting personal rights
in the case of working people engaged
in strikes for improved working and
living conditions.
The power of the ancient kings, long
since dead, WAS drawn out of the dis
tant past to be used against the work.
ers in free America.
Neither congress nor the state leg
islature authorized any such arbitrary
action ON the part of the judges.
Neither the original constitution of
the United States nor any amendment
therefore sanctioned any such declara-
ton of inherent power ON the part of
the courts.
Neither did any state constitution
confer any such power upon them.
Having first proclaimed themselves
rs the sole arbiters of the constitution,
they then proceeded to constiue its
meaning SO rs to Increase their own
power.
"The greatest temptation that can
be placed within the reach of any man
or set of men is that of arbitrary power
over their fellow citizens.
Taking the line of least resistance,
after yielding to the temptation, they
establish that power by directing it
first against the humber and least con-
spieuous citizens, the working people.
"But when it is firmly established
there, they will later extend il until the
entire citizenship of our land is en-
quilted and government by law complete
ly wiped out unless the dangerous
power can be limited and restricted be-
fore it is too late.
''The problem of securing an ade-
quate remedy for the injunction evil is
one that challenges the very best
thought of our most capable thinkers.
ut is the paramount question of the
day.
Liberties, our most precious inheri-
tance from the forefathers, are at
stake.
''rhe trade union movement, there
FORE is performing duty of loyalty to
the constitution, to the American form
of government, and to the American
people as a whole by insisting now that
the power of the courts to regulate
personal relations by arbitrary injunc-
tions shall be brought to an end"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
BUILDING HOMES
AT COST IN PHIL
ADELPHIA, PA.

Construction costs In other cite
may soar but Philadelphia workers
have found the way to bring them to
earth again. They have organized a
cooperative home building society
which IL already on the job making
homes available for the common peo-
pie at fair prices.
Organized in 1921. the Quaker City
Construction Cooperative Association
built its first house in the early spring
Of 1922. II was bungalow far one
of the members Of the cooperative
which, with the aid extended by
PHILADELPHIA cooperative bank, was
on the estimated cost Of constitution
at $4,000. Shortly after the co.
operative constructed a brick porch
for a downtown church at saY'ng
Of approximately % per cent on the
contractors estimate.
With this auspiciOus beginning, the
Quaker City cooperative launched q
more ambitious building proisc. by
acquiring a tract Of land IN West
Philadelphia suitable for the erection
Of nine two-story houses on les no
feet deep. Again the Producers and
/ Consumers Cooperative Bank came 10
| the building associations assistance
10 the extent Of nearly $4,000, the
remainder Of the necessary funds for
/ the operations being subscribed by
/ members Of the cooperative. In due
/ time. the nine houses were construct
/ ed. built and finished throughout with
! the finest workmanship and first class
materials. The total cost Of con-
struction enables the members Of the
Association for about $4,000 each 70
] obtain title to the homes which would
/ cost elsewhere at least $1,000.
/ Practically all the stock IN this
/ thriving building cooperative is owned
| by workers in the building trades un.
ions. Its Board Of Directors is made
up entirely Of Representatives of t.'t
various trades engaged in coastruc'
ton work and il is this Board wbicf
engages the manager for each build
ing project. He is then given com
plete responsibility and power t'
execute the plans for ea,n project
/ Through this system Of management
the Quaker City cooperative has beer
able 10 maintain a high standari O
workmanship at the same time 70 ali
its democratic control Of management
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
ARE They ESSENTIAL?

Can man live without daily newspapers!
New Yorks recent experience throws some hgi' vi
this question.
New Workers have long believed they could not eAis
without daily newspapers Then came an unauthoflzMe9 M
strike of pressmen and there were no papers Ana 99
New Workers give up the ghost and pass out lhey ou
not!
The Gothamites didn't at all relish going WInou' i:.
their daily newspaper dose of slush bunk mendaclty
sensation and mudded thinking, combined with niue
real news but they managed to survive Many Tearing
they could not exist without their accustomed newspaper
shmulant rushed to purchase local and out-ot-towl
9aes but they found them poor substitute tOr nd s5
Metropolitan press with its maximum OF qualty anu
minimum of quantity and minimum of quality But these
New Workers went on living seemingly none the worse
Tor their narrowing experience.
Perhaps daily newspapers are not so absolutely
essential people think Perhaps If all daily news
papers forced to suspend for awhile and people nau
to read the labor press might be excellent thing Tor
hem They wouldn't get much bunk, 1t is true, o!t
ey would get really important news news thaI Is
aHectng the producers, who are the only people WIN
count in this world
Think it over Readerl
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
BUYERS MUST UNITE
TO GET LOWER PRICES

Portland, Ore, Oct. 4.-If the
consuming public would enjoy lower
food prices the popular indifference TO
cooperation must be abandoned" de-
clared State Market Master Spence.
The state official does not believe
cooperation between farmers will
bring much relief to homes until CON
sumers eo-opfat TO cut down middl-
handling expenses and profits.
Farmers are organizing central
selling agencies for their products
through which they propose to obtain
fair profits by being able TO deter
mine their own sellinp price" said tht
market master. Suppose they sue.
ceed, without any cooperation of con.
sumers, in simply forcing higher
prices for their products and that the
present system Of distribution and
middlehandling continues. Retail
prices would materially advance.
"There is something very wrong II
our present conditions, when price,
are so low on fruits and farm pro
ducts that many will not harvest, yet
the retail price is so high that many
| families will go without what thel
would normally buy if the retail
prices were not SO high. The trouble
is in the middle spread. Too many
take profits between the farm and tht
retailer: there is too much handling
too much expense
The state official declared that Their
will have to be close cooperation De
tween producer and consumer j
homes get products at prices wher'
there will be free buying and III
farmers get fair profits for their la
Dor. He believes that these mutua
| interests will nave to organize thei
own wholesalinR and distributing TO
considerable extent that this condi
ton may be brought about.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
Stick 10 A. 4. of l..


Vancouver, n. =. Oct l.. keiee,
ton Of y plan to sever connection with
The American Federation Of Labor
was recorded by the convention of the
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress,
fhis portion Of the Dominion Is yet
ineculaled with sonis sentiment Of the
enc biz union venture TINT ended 80
disasttauslN for ita promoters four
years az. This element now renudi.
a,es its 1919 position but presents q
new medicine that is warranted 90
cure all the illa frall man Is heir 10,
The congress voted down "A proposal
that Canadian trasie unionlsta 20 on u
general strike in the event of war A
substitute proposal providing that II
war threatens Canada special meet
ing of the congress will be called was
carried Tom Moore was elected pres
ident of thu congress for the eighth
time
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
MAIN STREET
SUBWAY Is
AGITA I L ID

p..art talk Of trying to get the
80 Central station 10 revise It's
md construct a traffic subway
--,,,.,b East Main street has met
~ -.- " -s'nnroval of citizens and silence
~ tbs Illinois Central company
Ii''" ,nnsrently considered the sub
.sy question settled when East MAIN
- property owners and merchants
-.-rss8 with the Illinois central anu
-. council that it would be prefera-
e.,' ~ ave the station where II Is ano
,Iain street closed than to have the
1'-'-i' l--i,r south of University avenue
and Main street opened.
80 u seems. was the alternative
.ssrs5 the city by the Illinois Central
V''1-N ','sI,V and from what is known the
'--nse 10 retain the station site
.s,a3 lose Main street. Now there Is
,,r,ement to reopen the question
I. ,isw Of the eompany's plans to do
n, -. with the track west of the sta
.... thus eliminating the necessity
~ sr abrupt drop at the end OF Main
- in ease a subway is installed.
nm. change In the company pia.s
iimplifies the problem of Main
-trael subway, which will not require
rssrN the expense of any of the other
Tbaf subway opening Main street
g., trgtTic would be a decided advan-
,sge 10 the east side is evident to all
sast side property owners. II would
eTbsrcp the value of their property,
',orsrooms. residences and lots, as
Val and il would afford opportunity
n build up what has always been
considered a neglected area since the
bWrning of the Doane House in 1898.
In the opinion of east side residents
and merchants the city commissioners
and Main street merchants should
never have agreed to close Main
straet at the station. Those who
foStered the movement and carried it
through with such gratifying success,
however feel that they did the only
thing possible at the time.
Whether it was a failure to call a
bluff at the right moment--a failure
that resulted in what is likely to be
me permanent closing of Main street,
Win not likely be known. 1t seems
that the city is now in a position to
accept what the Illinois Central
company decides to do in the matter
with as easy grace as possible.
Apparently the company has made its
decision.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
SALVATION ARMY
SEEMS HELP
OF Ia 30 II

Efforts are helna aade Il raise the
indebtedness q TIE Salvation Army
in Champaign. ! balance ef praeti.
callN $4,000 has asea permitted 70
hanN over this organization IA this
city While literally niflloas have been
spent IA other religious ersanisa.
uanS.
Mere, hospital las ust been com.
pleled Al Snsf 81 SlAa.ono; the
Methodist Parish house ua< dedleat.
ed recently II SesI If Sieo 600,
HolN Cess Catholic church eest an.
proNlmatelY $50. 600. The Methedisls
of Oghana are contemplating a
church building Il eass from 500, 600
to 100000, The two cities have ralsed
multiplied thousands for charity at
home and IN the foreign field and
set. fer years this small amount Of
$4,000 has been allowed 10 hana
over the Salvation Army sitaiel un.
paid, This Is the erewning disgrace
# the Twin Cities.
An organization that dld - much
good ss the Salvation Army auflug
the war Is noN ~ against small
debt tha, eould be wiped cut n n day
hy the people - the Twin Cities IL
they showed a snark Of interest.
The Army IN Champaign needs
$50 oo0 $4,000 for debts and $4,000
Tor running expenses during the neat
year Plans are under way IL raise
the amount aud the Federation OF
Labor Is asked - help. {, 4 o'pens
nell. Of Peoria. Is In Champaign
superntendinuE the drive for funds,
Evors member 81 the Twin CITY Fed.
GRAFTON Of lAhof j. asked 10 con-
tribute 1.-THE of his wanes for a
period Of three weeks.
The cause has been sanctioned by
the Labor board and has the approval
of the entire Federation
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
LEATHER WORKERS
REFLECT OFFICERS

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. Nv. +.
Bryan has been chosen president and
John ]. Pfeiffer secretary-treasurer Of
the United Leather Workers lnterna-
tional union in a referendum election.
Mr. Bryan has served a. president for
Is years and Mr.. Pfeiffer as secre-
tary-treasurer for q years. The
Triennial convention was to have been
held this year, but the jurisdiction de-
cided to postpone it. The conventions
elect the officers, but provision il
made that when no convention Is held
the officers shall be elected by refer
endum.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
LIQUOR QUESTION
VITAL ISSUE AT
CONVENTION

The Federation in convention ad-
sises the repeal Of the N0lstead act 10
q point 10 permit the sale Of light
wines and beer. in the following
declaration.
The executive council believes that
the Noalstead Enforcement Act must
be modified. An exhaustive iuvesti-
cation Of the effects Of the Nolstead
Act has shown that there has been:
81. A general disregard Of the law
among all classes Of people, inelud-
ing those who made the law.
''2. Creation of thousands Of moon
sinners among both country and city
dwellers.
"s. The creation Of an army Of
bootleggers.
II. An amazing increase in the
traffic in poisons and deadly coneoe-
tons and drugs.
80. An increased rate of insanity,
blindness and crime among the users
of these concoctions and drugs.
20. Increase in unemployment due
TO loss of employment by workers
in forty-five industries directly or
indirectly connected with manufae-
ture of liquors.
~. Increase in taxes to city, state
and national governments amounting
to approximately one thousand mil
lion dollars per year.
Having in mind these results Of
the extreme Interpretation of the
prohibition amendment contained in
the Nolstead Act, as well as the
enormous expense of the attempt TO
enforce that unenfOreeable legisla-
ton, it is our conclusion that the act
is an improper Interpretation of the
prohibition amendment, that il is a
social and a moral failure. and that
il is a dangerous breeder of discon-
tent and of contempt for all law"
I'VE do not protest against the
Eighteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution, which now is a part of the
fundamental law of the land. We
urge, rather. that all citizens in every
walk of life demand from their Rep
resentatives and Senators in Wash
ington immediate relief from the un-
warranted restriction contained in the
Volstead Act; and we likewise sug-
gest to the citizenry of the country
the wisdom and advisability of bear
ing in mind the attitude toward this
issue of officeholders and aspirants
to office in coming elections, that
theer may be restored to the people
the lawful use of wholesome beer
and light wins, which, under the pro-
visions of the Eighteenth Amendment,
can and should be rightfully declared
as Notwithstanding liquors"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
PAINTERS UNION
REPORTS rRo.Rlsss

Lafayette. Ind. Oct -. fiM
Brotherhood Of painlefss Decorator
and PapefhanRete Of America "has
shown a steady uaiA VI smsnbt gahlp
during the past year." declares the
Painter and Decorators The brother
hoods official organ.
The nninn has a membership OF
1864 and It's officials ARE out for a
goal Of 10000 b. January, 1923,
As for finances. the receipts. inelud.
ing balance on hand on January !, for
the FIRST JN months Of lg23 amount
Ia S776,asp, while tbs disbursements
for the same period total Sals, rs,
The payments In the death and dlHa.
bility fund amounted Ia Sl3bsss2.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
BAERFACTS---
by J. Nj. BAER, The Congressman -Cartoonist.
international Labor News Serviee)
FIGURES THAT LIE

There are great many stateans VINO figuring Tor the
employed 70
shoW takes enormous amount OF eKg eekeh
pounds Of meat to buy day "oFN from o
ngm man at the scale Of
The figures startling and they deceive some famefs Inc
exn who get up the figures that print them DO not
tell the whole story.
figures OF wall street sateiah
designed TO show why farming not prohtabe
at takes 63Ia paserer for one days
work.
1T takes 23 chickens pounds each painter
for one days work in New York
at takes AZ pounds from fourteen cows
plumber 34 day
weighing l75 pounds fepfesenng eat months
feeding nd care TO 49, a carpenter for one day.
az Goa%e i'te more that 68tz dozen in
Washington cost 1870 which the amount the pasteeE who gets
for them Who geta The SZlf9f
TNentythree Weighing pounds each at 4Oe per pound
carpenter $zf6V hho gers le assses 2s1"
and painters daly wage?
Of the thousands Of pumhers2
on ndred and eventyfye pounds Of pork al doc pound
would % tbe carpenter surely carpenter gets fourth
t-.4-- -, -. "a Co. e,, ,.hc
s he difference farms il would buV each
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
A. F. L. SECRETARY
REPORTS DEFENSE
FUND GROWING

The defense fund of the American
Federation Of Labor, according to re-
ports from the convention at Port
land, Ore, amounts to nearly $780,
OOO. Secretary Frank Morrison re-
ported actually S183,994.27.
Other items in his report indicate
a membership of nearly 100000.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
PHOTO. .ENGRANERs WIN
Ij.HUtfR WORK WEEK

Chicago, Ill, Oct. l.. Members Of
the International Photo. .Engrayer9
union have won the II hour week with
official organ.
The recent convention Of the union
adopted resolution recommending
that every possible effort be made 20
secure the ii.hour week In Cincinnati
and that the "Cincinnati local union
be directed not 10 renew the present
contract without this change having
been effected"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
Labor Emigration.

II is reported that there Is con-
tinuous stream Of passengers from
Corunna, Spain, to Cuba and South
American countries, the most Of whom
are men seeking employment. During
1922, a total Of 20,S34 passengers
embarked for that purpose, and the
1923 total is expected to be eonsidera-
bly, higher.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
PLASTERERS PROVIDE
100000 DEFENSE FUND

Denver, Colo, Oct. 4.-The conven-
ton of the Operative Plasterers and
cement Finishers' International As
sociation raised the national defense
fund from S250,000 to $500,000 and
increased the death benefit from $500
to $500.
h. j. McGivern, of Boston was re-
elected president, and T. A. Scully of
Middleton, Ohio, was chosen secretary
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-05
ORGANIZED SERVANTS
OPPOSE CHEAP MAlDs

Paris, France, Oct. 4.-The French
Servants union is protesting against
the introduction into France of black
maids from Martinique. -.
The union bases its opposition prin'
cipally upon the low wages whleh
French housewives persuade the col
ored maids to accept for work which
is very arduous and which extends to
long hours. The wages are less than
half the usual rate for white eXpen'
enced servants.