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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
Workers Dollar Shrinks to SIS Cents

Washington Oct 20--Wages are of two kinds.
Nominal wages and real wages.
Nominanl wages consist Of the number OF dol.
lars in the pay envelope.
Real wages consist Of the purchasing power OF
the dollars expressed in food clothing shelter and
the other necessaries and conVenences OF llfe
Under our business system prices are lXed py
the fiat of manufacturers and merchants .
When the price Of coal goes up" it is the arbl-
trary decree Of the coal operators ana coal dealers
who put il up by refusing to sell for lower pfice'
The same principle applies absolutely to the actVl-
ties of those who own other commodities
The September issue of the Monthly REVIEW OIL
the United States bureau of labor statistics makes
public the results of an interesting STUDY OF the
work of the price boosters in recent years
According to this report these business DuccaI-
GERS have boosted the price of all commodities Whicn
the workers are compelled to buy for the support OF
their families to such an extent that the workers
dollar in June 1928 had purchasing power OF but
65 cents, as compared with the workers dollar IN
1913. ,-.u....
Putting it still another way, the price boosters
have lowered the purchasing power OF the workers.
dollar 80 per cent since 1913
Price boosting is Of the most menaclng
powers the employers have.
Effective trade unionism is indeed labors one
protection against the pirates Of industry and com
merce.
II oives the workers an instrument by which
they NAV periodically adjust wages upward to meet
ond more than meet the price boosting of those who
ovrn the necesgalies of life and thus not only main
tain but raise their standard of living
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

without wage reductions. The eeono-
mic history of the past four years farm
ishes the proof.
This is SO partly because produc-
ton has increased. The Federal Re
serve Board publishes an index of pro
duction in basic industries which, when
compared with the increase of popula-
ton, shows that l67 per cent more
goods are now being produced fol
every man, woman and child IN the
country than were produced in 1919.
Ii the wage earnings had not achieved
larger purchasing power, they could
not have furnished the market Tor
these goods. The policy of the trade
union movement, carried out against
bitter hostility of the employers, has
proved benefit to everyone, including
the employers themselves
Never We're profits larger than this
year. And the fact that profits have
been ample in previous years is shown
by a compilation by the Wall Street
Journal of the financial statistics of
III great and representative industrial
corporations. These companies ac-
cumulated total net surplus after all
interest and dividends were paid, of
$3,069, ,431, ,945 in the eight years from
1915 to 1922, inclusive. The addition
to capital out of profits was much
larger than the new capital obtained by
the sale of stock and bonds. The losses
of 1921 did not eat into war accumula-
ton at all, but were about equal to sur
plus profits of 1920. Thus again with
such profit record since 1916
"Q) Labor's resistance to wage re-
ductions during the depression was en-
tirely justified.
"(2) Labor canunot be accused of
failing to contribute to the growth of
the nations wealth and resources.
"(3) Further wage increases and
improvement in working conditions are
justified so that the increased produc-
ton of the country's industries may
be more completely consumed by the
great mass of the population.
"(4) Labor costs have not accrued
nor are accruing at rate to so burden
final costs to consumers as to precipi-
tate what is popularly called buy
er's strike"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
WEST SIDE PEOPLE
HAVE PROSPECT
OF Blu s LIN L

People living on the west side OF
Champaign who are now walking hall
mile TO reach the street car line
at Prospect and Church streets may
have an opportunity to ride for time
in a bus, if efforts of local street car
men appeal to the heads of the I'LL
nois Light and Power company IN
Chicago.
F. w. Bedard. local superintendent
of the lines, spent day last week
in Chicago interviewing the men
higher up, and placed the situation OF
the West Church street line before
them, making the suggestion that a
temporary bus line be installed until
the West Church street track con be
completed. He was promised an an
swer TO his petition within lew
days.
With nearly 10000 feet of track to
rebuild and only sOmethink like six
thousand feet of rails in sight, and
delivery on that amount an uncer-
tainty, the West Side residents are
likely to wait the remainder Of the
winter for street car accommodations
and the only alternative is bus llne
or walk. West Side residents are not
inclined to relish the latter, partieu-
larly in bad weather, they say.
Local street car men also went TO
Danville in search Of busses last week
and claim to have found several that
might be available for temporary
service, but not of the type wanted.
Hench Bedard's trip to Chicago.
The West Church street pavement
has been retarded full week by the
rain of lats week, but the crews Of
men now working expect to make
rapid headway if the weather stays
favorable.
In previous years paving crews
have worked up to December and
often until later, and the more optim-
istic are inclined to believe that. the
pavement will yet be completed from
Prospect street west before cold
weather sets in. permanently.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
The Faddists in Battle Array
By CHESTER M. WRIGHT
II. International Labor News Service.

Beware those from strange lands who come
bearing gifts of pie la mode; beware those IN
strange garb who come with incantatons; look out
for those who spin webs of much talk and have
doubt about every preachment that comes from the
high places, So has labor been taught Today 1t
Is almost instinct with American labor to look with
suspicion upon advisors who outside of the ranks
of labor
Labor has had to battle with many fad in It's
time. 1t has grown wary. Always the main idea
has been success today. "We must have relief now,
mas been thundered forth by its spokesmen since
Labor's Year l.
Labor listens to all who come offering advice,
and then it thinks for long time about that advice
somehow it seems to have the notion that good ad-
wee can stand being put on ice. Most advice stays
there-the cold storage plant is full of 1t. Some
umes good piece gets laid away and forgotten,
naturally. On the whole it has made for safety
The more powerful the movement becomes the
more do the purveyors of advice come to its temple.
Inc brighter the light the more moths will there be.
But the gold brick moths have helped make the labor
movement wise old bird.
. The American Federation of Labor was built on
t9e ruins of movements less wary, more willing TO
piunge, more impatiently ambitious. Somehow the
structure of the A. F. of L. seems to say Il can wait
thousand years if | must but I'll win in the end
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
ZENITH COMPANY
PLANS PROGRAM
OF GOOD SHOWS

Articles of incorporation have been
issued by the secretary of state 70
The Zenith Amusement company, a
company composed of some 1000
stockholders from Champaign county,
it Is announced.
Officers of the company are W. E.
Wheeling, president; j. Reynolds,
secretary; Charles Bondard, treasurer,
who with A. w. Slater and Fred Mum
son form the board of directors.
This company has purchased the
Illinois theatre building in Urbana
for $4,000 to be used for general
and amusement purposes. Zenith
Klan No. Sc, Realm of Illinois,
Knights of the Ku Klux klan, have
leased the building for meeting
place and for their headquarters, 1t
was stated.
The new owners are planning ex-
tensive programs for the winter
months consisting of theatricals, min
strel shows, boxing, wrestling etc.
They promise to bring here some Of
the best shows in the country and to
furnish entertainment and amusement
of the highest order at popular prices,
The building will be renovated and
decorated,-News Gazette.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
HOMECOMING PLANS
IN READINESS
PREDICT FAIR DAY

Mayor George j. Babb received a
letter from the secretary 10 Mayor
Dever of Chicago last "Wednesday
stating that Champaign would be
given 20 to % traffic policemen from
that city to assist in handling the
mammoth crowd that Is expected to
attend the Homecoming game Novem'
Der 3.
Negotiations had been pending since
the meeting of the state secret serY-
ice association in Champaign recently
when Chief Collins Of the Chicago
force was approached regarding the
matter.
In the opinion Of city commission
ers and Chief of Police A. u. Keller
the move to secure police help IRON
Chicago is wise one. in view OF the
belief that average citizens, II placed
In control of traffic, would be help
less.
The city council of Urbana has
voted TO enlist citizens and soldiers t.
assist in handling the crowd In that
city.
A move is planned by Secretary
Charles Nj. Stahl TO locate informa'
ton bureaus in various parts of the
city under the DIRECTION Of Boy
Scouts.
Report Wednesday indicated that
more than fifty thousand tickets had
been sold for the Homecoming game
The remainder of the seats are said
to be going at a thousand day. with
a prospect that bleachers will have Il
be erected at both ends Of the sta
diun. Weather forecasts predict
a fair day on November B. Oi
course il impossible that signs vii
fail, but so far there are no climatic
disturbances that would indicate
decided change in the weather. Tenn
perature may vary to somewhat cool
er. which will be all the better fol
a football game, but so far the in.
dications point to the mo storm
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
JUDGE LINDSEY
REBELS 1T QUIZ
BY GRAND JURY

Denver Colo, Oct g. Judge Ben
L Lindsey vii refuse ,a tell Den
yer county grand luty what be knoWs
el Illegal operations performed Ia the
city,
District Attorney Van 0se issued a
summons io Lindsey 80 appear before
a grand iury az 10 a. NJ. tomorrow
- sabsiautlate his statement that
DeWeF's birth rate had been chi 80
per cent by such operations.
II will not violate confidence ef
gllls ana Nomou in my court linds
sey said II feel sure The gfand Jury
wlll sustain me in thls action
ilndnses reiterated bis Sensational
declaration thar the emul1era llst
from illegal operations en Namen was
appalling lie said he believed II
WOULD reach more than million an.
nually la the United States.
tie viii keen llsl in the future Of
al cases coming 10 his attention, but
will give onls figures, refusing Away
10 disclose names Of these taken into
his confidence.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
IsOL ALTON POLICY MEhACED
BY DRIVE TO GET UTILITY,
OIL AND OTHER CONCESSIONS

Russia regarding oil, both in Siberia
and in Russia.
From Three Rivers to Moscow.
IL Is long way from Three Riv-
ers, New Mexico, where Mr.. Fall and
Mr.. Sinclair began the negotiations
for the nations naval oil reserve, now
famous as Tea Pot Dome. to Moscow.
But the contest for "liquid gold
for the black Shiny ''black water" Of
early Pennsylvania days-is the
magic today that connects Three Riv.
ers and Moscow.
The point to all this, If | have not
made it clear, is this-unless America
keeps her eyes on her citizens who
now abroad are entangling her in
resource concessions, they are likely
10 result in rows that do not bode
well for this Republic if allowed TO
go uncontrolled and unattended.
Many of these concessions of re-
sources have back of them a danger
of entangliments that no mere wave
of the hand of American statesmen's
words will down. Ii is perfectly evil
dent that carpet -bagger gentry of an
other nationality who come into
pahhfupt ndliOn anu gran QH IN tnelf
hour of need the fundamental re-
sources that rightly belong TO all the
people of that nation is a matter more
important to peace and international
policy than may first be thought.
People Should Demand Facts.
1t has been always an American
policy that concessions and the func-
tions of quasi-government that go
with such were not of our soil. We
began to think of the word itself as
belonging to a sinister band.
| think that the people of this
country, through Congress or through
their State Department, have a clear
right to know all the facts-the con-
tracts--the entanglsments, the prom
ises of protection, of these large con-
cessions.
And they should keep a sharp eye
on these financial entanglements of
American concessionnaires--for the
safety of our peace with the nations
of the world, and for the peace and
tranquility Of these nations them
selves.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

against the present plan. They de.
clare that the trouble lies in a lack
of zeal OH the part of many Neil
street merchants, not TO say an under
current of opposition to the change.
Prominent citizens have let the Hi
nois Central company know that they
are not In a mood 10 urge the com
pany to build traffic subway.
With this lack Of unity on the part
of merchants and prominent citizens
IL was easy fW fred Thompson to
sing in the ears Of Main street MGR
chants "Yes, you can have no sub
way"
When Thompson intimated that II
the agitation persisted there might
be no new station, 1t is said that only
one of the Main street merchants had
the courage to call the bluff. The
others lifted their hands in holy hor
ror and surrendered without a protest
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
CATHOLICS PLEDGE
TO FOUNDATION AT
SUNDAYS MEETING

Nearly $4,000 In voluntary pledges
was taken In at the Columbus Feunda
ton MAS meeting tn Morrow Hall
SUNDAY afternoon, following talks by
Dean h. G. haheock, aud several
members ef the student body
Although all Catholic students will
be asked To pledge to the foundation
this week. those Who Have their prom
ises Sunday greatly encouraged the
workers, II Is expected that pfaclis
eally all students will contribute
something toward the work
The promises made hs the Knights
Of Columbus this fall fof an incol.
natatinR company, have made stu
dents realize that the foundation Is
realty geing an.
Solicitors will be aul all week under
tho direction OF Carl Miller aud 4. A.
Mokenna. division commanders II Is
expected that most Of the students
will he seen bs Wetmes day. New
Gazette.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
PARKING PLACES
OPEN FOR AUTOS
AT HOMECOMING

Estimates Of the number OF auto.
mobiles 10 arrive In the Twin Cities on
Homecoming day place the fgufe at
10000 TO $4,000. The number Of IN
coming cars, the more conservative
say, will not reach the smaller figure
by 1000. But University authorities
and city commissioners and aldermen
are wondering where 10 park even
eight thousand cars.
The city commissioners have. decld-
ed that no cars shall be parked on
Homecoming day on any Of the FOL
lowing streets:
Neil street from Washington 70
Green; Main street from the Illinois
Central tracks to Neil street; Green
street from Neil TO Wright; Wright
street from Green to Daniel; Fourth
street from Green street 20 the city
limits and First street from White
street to the city limits and on the
full length of Chestnut street.
With all this commonly used park
ing space closed to autos the question
arises a. to where incoming visitors
NAV park their cars. A 4O-acTe pas.
ture south Of the Stadium and west
Of the golf course and 2O-acre held
at the southwest corner Of FIRST
street and ArmOry will be used by
those who drive to the Stadium.
Troop B will probably be enlisted to
direct the handling Of autos at these
parking places, in view Of the fact
tha this troop has had considerable
experience in handling traffic.
Cars coming from the south viii be
directed TO the 40-scre field and those
from the north to the smaller field
In case these two tracts are found IN.
adequate another 20-aere tract val
be opened In the same locality, which
Is now said to be available If needed
Plans for handling the traffic al
this point were worked out by Pro
/ fessor Scoyille and Twin City Off
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
MAIN STREET
SUBWAY HOPES
DIE EASY DEATH

There viii be no further talk Of a
subway at Main street, until the
Illinois Central company decides that
there must be a change in plans in
order to take care Of the congestion
at the new station.
From the general looks of things
they will have chance TO experiment
on Homecoming day when the auto
mobiles pile up at the dead end OF
Main street, If the predictions of Main
street merchants come true.
Those who favored the subway
change declare that the city might
have obtained a traffic subway il
there had been a unity of protest
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
NOT
ALWAYS NEEDED

The supreme court recently held
that potaons charged with violations
Of the national prohibition net. BE-
fore coming To trial IN federal courts.
need not always he taken before a
grand Jury for Indictment.
John nredo appealed "a the 81.
pfeme court on the grounds he had
been brought to trial on criminal In
formation brought By the district at
lofney and had been sentenced 10
$500 and 90 days.
Contondinp that this constituted
an infamous" crime aud punishment
within the moaning OF the tfth con
Ftltutinnal amendment prescribing
that before trial on an infamous crime
the accused must be presented to and
indicted by a grand Jury. Brede sspghl
release from custody on writ OF
habeaN corpus.
The court directed that Bfedo be
be retained IN custody,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
Unemployment in New Zealand.

Recent reports of the Department
of Labor show a material decrease in
unemployment during the year, the
number registered being less than half
the number registered a year ago.
An increase in the number of factor
les has undoubtedly absorbed many
of the unemployed
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

state warrants were assessed a3l.o0
on charge of gambling.
The pianist, who was released by
Magistrate james when the testimony
showed that he had presided Al the
piano during the entire evening,
pleaded guilty in order 10 obtain his
freedom from the state charge and
drew Bne Of $3.50 IN an lfbana
court. No testimony was taken nt
his hearing la urbana.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
AGED MAN
TAKEN BY DEATH
AT HARTFORD

Mres. Harlan Tiehenor, 6lS Union
street. and Mrs. John Webb, lzVi
North Mckinley avenue, received word
of the death Sunday Of their father
]. N. Hudson, at his home in Hart
ford, Ky. ,,.
Mrs. Tichenor and Mrs. Webb left
Immediately TO attend the funeral.
They were accompanied by Mr. Webb.
Funeral services were held Monday,
Th0 sisters and Mr.. Webb returned
from Hartford Tuesday.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

The union label is a priceless gift
of power and helpfulness.
Evening star., 1923-11-01

springs, many Of which have been poi
luted and none of which is above
suspicisn. Small natural streams lin
those sections are polluted and public
health, Of course. is endangered. New
sections of the city have been built
and are building without proper sewer
facilities and the expansion Of home
neighborhoods at a time of housing
shortage is impeded. - 80
Storm sewers in certain sections Of
the District have been found too
small to carry Off heavy rains and
loss Of life and destruction Of private
and public property have resulted.
Work that was begun. years ago on
the construction Of interceptor sewers
for the prevention Of pollution of riv-
ers and creeks. and other reasons, has
not been completed. There are qleng
because of lack OF funds, and. it, has
been computed that at, the rate Of
progress made since the beginning of
construction they would not he fin
ished within "a quarter Of a century.
Not only is the work of sewer building
falling behind the growth of the city,
but it is pointed out that there is
already great need for the reconstruc-
ton of old and decayed drains and
storm sewers. ..
Evening star., 1923-11-01
The Chrysanthemum.

This is the season of tlse mum, -
and the show which the Department
of Agriculture sets before the people
is drawing crowds. The departments
chrysanthemum show is one of the
spectacles which Washington enjoys
every year. ....,
1t is possible that many chpysan-
themums standing in the pretty gar
dens of the suburbs are saying, in the
language of flowers, that they are
quite. as large, handsome and gay as
the; government NUNS and that
there is no just reason why the Presi-
dent and his cabinet should pay more
honors TO them than to the rest OF
their kind. 1t may be that the unoffi-
cial ''mums" are right. 1t is only fair,
however, to set down the fact that the
official NUNS are robust and healthy,
that they conform to most approved
style in autumn flowers, and that they
deserve the applause they get.
The mum" has made noteworthy
progress. 1t has advanced in the
world. A few generations ago it was
humble flower. 1t was small. not
delightful to the sense Of smell, and
boasted only two colors, white and
yellow. 1t held an inconspicuous
place in the garden. 1t seemed then
not to think Of putting on curly petals
six inches long, nor of making its
head as big as a cabbage nor of mold
ing public exhibitions which the great
folk of the land would attend. Rose,
Violet, Mignonette and others of its
lovely companions would have laughed
at the thought. Zinnia and Dahlia
would have Knocked the "murn'' for
cherishing an ambition so unlikely of
attainment. Yet 1t has become an inn
portant flower. Cabinet ministers pay
calls upon the NUNS, and bunGhes of
NUNS go to the White House and take
their place on the dinner table. One
can almost fancy hearing ole Mrs.
Hollyhock exclaim, Who'd ha' thought
itr'
Evening star., 1923-11-01
New York's Big Budget.

New York is experiencing the high
cost of being great-that is, great in
population. The board of estimate
has just adopted the budget for the
greater city for 1924, .totaling 1876:
46s 900, an increase of $22,117,026 over
the outlay of the current year. There
were some reductions by the board of
estimates amounting to a little over
q million and a half. This is a rather
awkward time for the adoption OF the
budget because a local political cam.
paign is on. No city Offices are at
issue outside of the judiciary. Still.
Tammany is in the fight and the city
management is inevitably before the
people. So when it is pointed out
that since 1918, the last year of Mayor
Mitchell, Mayor Hylan's predecessor,
the budget has increased from $685.
123,759, or -$135344.241 advance. This
increase in six years Is in itself greater
than the whole budget for 1914, the
last year of Gaynor's administration.
when the expenses of running the city
were s123,645.222, less than one.third
Of the 1924 figure. ~.
At the present rate of increase, over
twenty-five millions a. year in less
than six years, New York will cost it's
taxpayers half a billion dollars an
nuaily, or as much as the total ap-,
-