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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14
CAMPAIGN LED BY UNIONS
RESULTS IN DRIVING SWEAT
SHOPS FROM JERSEY CITY

By international Labor News Service.
Jersey City, \. Largely as a
result Of the exposure Of sweat shop
conditions made by organized labor
the sweat shops have been virtually
all driven from Jersey City.
international Labor News Service
has already told how organized la
Dor led in the fight On sweat shops,
exposing conditions which stirred
New Jersey and resulted in a state
wide campaign against sweat shop
labor. The campaign routed the Jer-
sey City sweat shop operators,
though two Of them who were con-
yicted are showing fight and have Sc
cured a writ which will take their
conviction before the Supreme Court
in Trenton next November.
Evil conditions revealed by the
sweat shop investigation we're out
lined by Health Officer James j.,
Hagen in a report to Mayor Hague.
Hagen made the investigation in Co
operation with Mrs. Nellie Smith,
Counselor Of Vocational Guidance and
member of the Jersey City School
Teachers Union. In his report,
Hagen said:
"All public and parochial schools
were visited and from the principals
We secured a list of children doing
work at home. The homes were then
visited by our Public Health Nurses
and Sanitary Inspectors to ascertain
facts regarding sanitation of prem
ises, ages and health of workers
whether license had or had not been
granted by the Commissioner of La
Dor and other information of value to
the proper authorities.
cover 1000 children were reported
doing sweat shop work at home;
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14

these children being between the age
Of six and fourteen years. Teachers
stated that these children were re
tarded in their lessons and because
Of this children were compelled e
work after school and until late al
night, causing many cases Of defee
tive eyesight.
During school hours some
were 50 tired that they fell
asleep al their desks. One teach
er stated that the majority Of
children in her class Of forty
were unable to do their lessons in
the classroom because they were
compelled to labor at home. None
of these children had working
papers and all were under four
teen years of age.
THE classes of work are as fol-
lows; night gowns, boomers, shirts,
beading, embroidery. caps, dolls and
dolls clothing, infants wear, pants
and flowers.
Many homes were found unsani-
tary and persons suffering from com
municable diseases were found EN-
ployed therein. Cases Of tuberculo-
sis, trachoma, malnutrition, hemor-
rhages, curvature Of the spine, de
fective eyesight, etc. were reported
by nurses and inspectors. We are OF
the opinion that If medical inspec-
ton was made of each person so en-
ployed that a great many cases of
disease would be located among these
people.
"The wages paid these people
are pitifully small Whole families
composed of three or four make as
low as So to So per week. Some chill
dren receive from 10 cents to $l20
weekly for their labor"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14

By International Labor News Service.
New York City, Sept. 13.-Reports
of international union conventions and
of industrial situations throughout the
country have Just been laid before the
Federation of Labor, meeting at Hotel
Aberdeen. The principal work be-
fore the council is the formulation of
its annual report to be submitted to
the A. F. of l.. convention which opens
at Portland, Ore, Oct. /.
President Gompers, who came to
New York from the convention of the
Cigarmakers' International Union, Of
which he is vice president. renorted
to the council or the adoption by that
convention of proposal to take into
the cigarmaker's union all workers in
the trade, including machine workers.
The long established practice of hav-
ing different classes of membership
was abolished. George Perkins,
president of the union, Mr.. Gompers
and other members of the cigar maxi
er's executive council, have sought
for thirty years to bring about these
constitutional changes.
Big Changes In Policy.
Probably no union in recent years
has enacted such significant changes
in policy as that just adopted by the
cigarmakers, under which workers
hitherto barred from membership will
be taken in, the machine welcomed
under conditions that protect the
workers and the increasing number of
women workers admitted to the union
Each union member is now obliged to
take insurance furnished by the union
10 the amount of 500 and he may
take, upon his own motion, larger
amount.
Vice President William Green has
laid before the council the full details
of the anthracite coal situation and
is keeping the council constantly in
formed. Mr.. Green is secretary treas
urer of the United Mine Workers of
America.
Among other matters brought to
the attention of the council in this
connection is the increasing popularity
and utility of radio broadcasting.
This council has been informed that
one of the big broadcasting stations
has permitted the use of its station
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14

tear down that which has been
builded up. They are declining to as
sociate with our fair employers in any
one thing intended to benefit the
craft they are constantly encourag-
ing strife and friction between EN-
ployers and our members; they are
the leaders in the price cutting
movement; they are always working
i nthe dark and under cover of night;
they are endeavoring to have our
memoirs violate their solemn pledge
Of faith and loyalty to our cause; they
would cruelty any employer who
would desert their cause and exercise
American freedom to deal fairly with
our organization and its members
in short they would dominate and
control the destiny of our craft even
though their leadership would lead to
ruination and destruction.
I'VE have reached that period
when a mere passive attitude
toward the practices of these de-
structionists in our craft must
be changed to an aggressive COM
bat. No effect should be spared
in ferreting out the insidious
propaganda and practices fol
lowed by these labor-exploiting
destructionists and in bringing
them into the light of day.
From the point Of view Of the I'M
fortunate workmen employed in these
so-called open shop establishments
the opportunities extended by our or
ganization, to throw a cloak of pro-
lection about them, has been vel
coined. Our campaign in organizing
the non-union men has been so eff
feetive that the leaders of the So
called open shop EMPLOYERS have at
tempted to stem the tide by trying to
organize the non-union men into a
union controlled by these masters and
for the sole urpose of further man
ipuation and deception This latest
attempt more clearly indicates than
all things else the folly and despair
of the so-called open shop move
ment."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14
HIGH WAGES CUT COSTS
AND BOOM PRODUCTION,
LEADING BANK DECLARES

New York. Sept. 6.-Big Business
has seen a light. 1t now recognizes
that nigh wages increase efficiency
and production. At last it admits the
truth Of what organized labor has
been preaching for years.
In the past, Big Business has often
fought high wages for the workers.
Evidently it has changed its opinion
as to the wisdom of this policy, as
leading businessmen have frequently
declared in recent months that high
wages make for efficiency and in
creased production.
Now comes the National City Bank
Of New York, one Of the largest finan-
cial institution IN the nation, 1ith
ramiiications in every industry and
emphatically endorses the view of the
American Federation Of Labor that
skilled labor, working for high wages.
gives lower production costs than in
efficient labor working for low wages
Says the National City Bank. in its
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14
Children MOI Guarded.

Washington.-Bu eight states have
improved their child labor laws since
the federal child labor law was an
nulled by the United States supreme
court, says the children's bureau in a
Labor day review of the situation.
In the meantime, "A state legisla-
lures have met, the statement said
adding that in none of the 80 of these
states which have child labor laws
have their standards been brought
up to those of the federal law in every
particular"
Failure of state legislation to
check child labor" officials declared,
make it evident that this is ma
tional problem, national in its effects
and national in its importance"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14
Strikebreakers Steal,

Trenton, N. J.-Strikebreakers en-
ployed by the Rock Island railroad at
this place have become so proficient
in picking up other peoples property
that officers have posted this notice in
all shops:
"All Shop Employes-There has
been much complaint on the part of
our employees in regard TO tools and
clothing being stolen.
Anyone caught breaking in the
lockers or taking any other employees
clothing will be dismissed from the
service"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14
Luring Immigrants.

Vancouver, British Columbia.-The
local central body will acquaint the
British trade union movements on
methods employed by capitalists to
lure English immigrants to western
Canada. Conditions are being misrep-
resented to immigrants, who would
not come if they knew the facts.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14

NORWICH, Uonn.-Urgamzed must
clans of this city are called upon to
hand over u little matter of $4,000
to an anti-union theater owner.
A minstrel show came to town the
other day and refused to play" the
anti-union house. Result: IAN audi
ence of 1000 dismissed. Because of
this exhibition of union solidarity, the
owner demands $4,000.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14
Flints Raise Wages.

Atlantic City, N. Wage increas-
es that range from to Is per cent in
IL of the Is departments of the trade
were secured by representatives of
the American Flint Glass Workers
union in their annual wage conference
with the national association of manu-
facturers of pressed and blown glass
ware. Another conference will adjust
conditions in the lamp working de-
partment, where workers are seeking
a 10 per cent wage increase and A
hour week.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14

Logan, w. Va.-Harold w. Houston,
chief counsel of West Virginia mine
workers, fears the brand of Justice"
Logan county is noted for. The attor-
ney has been indicted in connection
with other miners, and he is resisting
being tried in this county, because of
its control by coal owners and their
gun men.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14
Huge Drug Profits.

New York.-In six months the
United Drug company made a clear
profit of Sl,2S5,6S7 after it set aside
funds fpr depreciation and doubtful
accounts and paid dividends and in
terest charges.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14

New York.-Stage employees and
theater managers have adjusted wage
differences which threatened at one
time to spread all over the country.
The new rate is sos week for an
eight-hour day.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14
Cnrneniers Minninn

New Orleans.-Organized earpen-
tiers in this city are winning their
strike for improved conditions. They
are being resisted by the general con-
tractors association.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14
Sterenfyners Cain

London, Ontario-Organized stereo-
typers employed on local newspapers
have raised wages 81 week.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-14
CLAY AWAY THE YEARS

Apply Boncilla Beautifer easmic clay to
your face, and rest while it dries, then
remove and see and feel the wonderful
difference in the color and texture of the
skin. S
Guaranteed to do these definite things for
she face or money refunded Clear the
complexion and give il color. Lift out the
lines Remove blackheads and pimples.
Close enlarged pores. Rebuild facial It's
sues and muscles. Make the skin soft
and smooth. 6
You can obtain regular sizes from your
tavorlte toilet counter. II not, send this
ad. with 10 cents to Boncllla Laboratories.
Indianapolis, Indiana, tor o trial tube.
Phillips County herald., 1923-05-17
Pastoraia

Pastoral literature must not be con-
founded with that which has for its
subject the lives. the ideas, and the
emotions Of simple and unsophistl.
Gated mankind. far from the centers
Of our complex civilization. The two
may be In their origin related. and
they occaslonally. as It were. stretch
out feelers towards one another. but
the pastoral or tradition lies In its
essence as far from the human docu-
ment Of humble life as from 4
volume OF pastoral theology.
Thus the shepherds Of pastoral are
primarily and dlstlnctlvely shepherds
they are not mere rustlcs engaged In
sheepcraft as one out Of many Of the
employments OF mankind. As soon Us
the natural shcphcrd.life had found mn
objective setting In conscious artistic
literature. Il was felt that there was
after all. n difference between hoeinc
turnips and pnsturlng sheep; that the
one was capable OF II particular lit
erary treatment which the other was
not.-w. w. Greg.
Phillips County herald., 1923-05-17
PERIOD WHEN WOMEN RULED
BY Far the More important Sex In
Early Days Of the World, 10 Re-
cent Statement.

Recent research. by some French
professors, Into the ways Of women Of
. hundred thousand years ago. have
given an unexpected jolt to prec0n-
ceived ideas. Now the professors de-
clare that woman. In the days Of our
cave-dwelling ancestors, was regarded
as Of the more important sex. Men
held n secondary position, tolerated
for the sake Of the food and skins pro-
vided. Women ruled. and were the In
vent0rs Of the earliest arts and sci
ences. 1t was the wOman's ingenuity
which devised snares for animals and
made plans FOR storing food against
times Of scarcity. Women taught ways
Of making clothing from skins Of ami
mails. and by the efforts Of their brains
improved the lot of all the human
race. woman's cunning and wit were
the outcome OF her lack of physical
strength. which Obliged her to resort
to strategy rather than force. On the
whole. the prehistoric woman appar-
emily held the same position and ruled
man In the same manner that she
does today. according to these gentle
men. who may however have a differ-
ent opinion for us tomorrow.
Phillips County herald., 1923-05-17
FORD TOURISTS NOW ENJOY
GREATER CAT HOME" FEELING

That satisfying "at home" feeling
which the Ford tourist always has
felt wherever he has gone will be
stronger this year than ever before.
There are now nearly 100000 Ford
Cars In use in the United States and
he will come upon more members OF
the great Ford family in the towns
and cities and along the highways OF
the nation than ever before.
In the last year alone 10000 new
Fords have gone into use throughout
the country. And the Ford owner
who goes touring enjoys what no 9th.
er car owner enjoys. the satisfaction
of knowing he has the greatest Of ser
vice facilities at his command, assur.
ing him Of pleasant journey no mat
ter where his travels may take him.
In addition to the Ford dealer or.
ganization of more than 5000, there
are over $4,000 authorized Ford ser.
vice stations in the country. making
a total Of more than $4,000 points OF
contact with ths motoring public.
Naturally the increased use Of Ford
Cars has brought a, corresponding in.
crease in service responsibilities.
Ford dealers, everywhere, acting
under the definite service policy of
the company, are fully prepared to
meet the new responsibilities. Their
mechanics, many of them graduates
OF the Ford service couse, are expert
~ trained in meeting all service re.
quirements, and the dealers have pro.
vided themselves with special and
approved equipment which enables
them to meet every demand. promptly
and efficiently. thus affording the
Ford owner every facility which con-
tributes toward making motoring as
inexpensive and as enjoyable as pos.
sible.
The high excellence of Ford perfor.
nance under all road conditions has
made 1t the most popular of cars for
general touring and also the most &c
onomical, for service is always close
at hand when any minor adjustment
is necessary.
Phillips County herald., 1923-05-17
vruouay-A Sketch.

Tho brond plains OF Uruguay In the
ambcr April that ls autumn here. The
vintage season. great black and rose
coiorcd muscnt grapes. whose crisp
skin crscklcs under my teeth. Swarthy
laborcrs picking hcnvy clusters. Dash
Ing horscmen. their silver stirrups In.
laid with gold. In white ponchos. brond
sombreros, with long. flowing scnrfs
autterlng over their shoulders. shout u
greeting 10 tho rhythm of their horses
hoofs, nnd speed ON. Gardens OF pink
laurel and red hibiscus. Grand ave-
nues OF eucalyptus. sIlvering In the
sun, their trembling foliage outlined
high above us. against the blue vaults
OF hcnvcn. Poems singing In the vine
Yards, or after sunset lmprosIslng rus
tic chants TO the accompaniment OF
their guitars. A vineyard festival
Renee Franchon IN In Revue do
L'Ameriauc Latlne.
Phillips County herald., 1923-05-17
Ael WIfs.

This story concerns q certain public
ofhcial prominent IN Marion county
political life who recently became q
bridegroom and went ON honeymoon
journey to the South
The man and. his young bride
stopped at a hotel In = Florida city
and as he proceeded to the hotel reg
lister she waited several PAGES In his
rear. 1t seemed to him that some one
had announced to- the bellboy, the
porter. the clerk and every one about
that he was Just married, for they
waited and watched eagerly. He
wrote something and started toward
his wife.
Haven't you forgotten something,
sir?" the clerk asked.
The husband turned quickly, sized
up the situation in his mind hurried
ly and with snap Of his finger. char.
acteristic of him, he said.
"By dad, most certainly have"
With that he returned to the reg.
lister and to his own name, which he
already had written he added land
wlfe."-Indianapolls News.
Phillips County herald., 1923-05-17
Low Of Treaa.

Love OF trees Is almost 4 religion to
the Jugo-Slav peasant. The new king
dom Of the Serbs. Croats and Slovenes
boasts some Of the oldest forests in
the world. During the Middle ages
wood from the provinces east Of the
Adriatlc was exported TO Venice. where
It was made into ships. and furniture.
and cablnets-some Of the far.famed
works Of art that have survived the
early renaissance.
One Of the native picturesque Gus
toms deals with the choosing Of tree
for yule log ut Christmas time. says
the Detroit News. Without this yule
log. or "badnJak." as It Is known In
Govenia, no Christmas IL complete
and no family In too poor TO have one.
The nrst chip that flies when the tree
is being felled Ii placed In the milk.
the beehive. the hen roost. anywhere
that the housewife especially desires
prosperity. In some regions the chips
Of the badnjak are all gathered up
and presented to members Of the fam.
lily and to the animals Of the farm.
Phillips County herald., 1923-05-17

one Of the teachers Of his building
would 80 his security. He went to
the Oldest and most faithful one In
the building.
While they were talking, the princi-
pals young wife. rcsplendent In fine
ralment. with her best friend, the
mayors wife. came through the room
on her way to her husbands office.
She gave the teacher a condescending
nod and told her husband she wished
to see him In his once. With an
apology on his lips the young fellow
followed the snobby wife.
For minute the little old maid
hesitated, then she signed the note.
and started one Of the pupils toward
his ONCE before another snubblng
from his wife weald make the work
Of indorsing that note harder. "After
all. q friend should be more loyal than
even wife, shs argued to herself
Indianapolis News.
Phillips County herald., 1923-05-17
SHOW GREAT INTEREST IN MAN
Human eipsd ~ Very Much One
Of Themselves.

That animals look upon man as one
Of themselves, and not as an object
entirely beyond their horizon, Is evi-
denced by the remarkable interest and
curiosity regarding him and his do
ings shown by wild creatures, and by
their desire to make friends with
him as long as their confidence has
not been met by rough rebuke and per-
secution. which Is, alas the usual re-
sponse given by the destroyer Of Gre
alton to such friendly advances.
1t Is our own fault only, IL birds all
the world over are not even now on
the same footing Of familiarity with
Us ~ were the birds Of the Monte
Alverna when st. Francis Of Assist ar
rived there; or the birds OF the Falk-
lands and the Galapagos islands when
Darwin visited them; or as the birds
Of southern Morocco are at the pres
ent day, or were. at least. under No
hammeian rule. few years ago.
But even birds. which have learned
at their cost that to come within reach
OF man Is an Infinitely greater risk
than to approach wildcat or snake,
will still. when they believe them
selves unobserved. and while taking
all necessary precautions. often give
way to the feeling Of curiosity with
which the appearance Of the long
blped In unexpected localities and on
unexpected occasions inspires them
Hans Coudenhove In the Atlantic
Monthly.
Phillips County herald., 1923-05-17
pr..ld.n. Tyler. Low. AFFAIR.

John Tyler. tenth President Of the
United Stntes. WAS married twice. and
In each case It wns n marriage OF af-
fection. His first wife was Lititia
Christian. daughter Of Robert Chris
tlan. one of the best known men OF
Virginia. II might almost be called
boy nnd girl affair. but they were
married and lived happily together for
10 yenrs. The second wife OF the
President was Julin Gardiner. She
mnrrIed the President while he was
still In Office. and nftcr his death went
10 Richmond. where she spent the re.
mnlnder OF her life.
Most Americans-regarding him In
a superficial wny--think Of Tyler as
ono Of the prosnic. matter-of.fnct Pres
idents Of the United States. yet In
the wooing of Miss Christian he gave
proof that he possessed mn ardent TEN.
perament-the temperament OF love
stricken and romantic young man.
Phillips County herald., 1923-05-17
JUNE PASTURE STANDARD IS
DAIRY FARMERS AIM

1t is well known that our dairy cows
do their best when they are grazing
upon good pastures. It should be the
aim of the dairyman to initiate ~
much as possible the conditions Of the
pasture when he is feeding for econo-
mical milk production. In other words
use system OF feeding which Ia
known as the June Pasture Stan
dard." This standard has the follow
ing points: Feed ablndantly: feed q
balanced ration: feed succulsnt
feed; feed those feeds which are pal
atable; and furnish comfortable sur
roundings. The closer the dairyman
comes to following the June Pasture
Standard" the more apt is he to mske
dairying profitable.
Liberal feeding Is one Of the prime
factors in profitable dairying. The
greater amount OF feed that we give =
COW goes toward the maintenance of
he body. The surplus feed goes foF
the manufacture of milk. It can be-.
readily seen that the cow which is
only receiving a small amount Of feed
may he using 1t all for the mainten-
ance Of, her body leaving none for the
manufacture of milk. wnen liberal
feeding is practiced, we are able to
feed greater variety.
A ration containing several feeds is
relished more by the COW, conseQuen-
tly she will consume more feed than
otherwise. 1t is easier to digest and
1t is more apt to supply all of the re-
quirements of the body and Of. milk
production. This must be fed regular
for low production always follows ir-
regular feeding. Regularity is as i'm
portant as kindness. To aid diges-
tion and to stimulate appetite. keep
salt before the dairy animals at ali
times. A small box may be securely
placed in one corner Of the lot or pas
ture, and in this the salt may be kept.