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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Miners Not blamed.

Worcester. Mass.-Bufton II. Alden,
coal merchant of this city, refuses to
be blinded by coal owners propagan-
da. In a speech before the Kiwanis
club he said the miner is not respon-
sible for high coal prices. The speak
er placed the blame ON the coal own
ers and the railroads.
From 1918 the price of coal has
been gradually raised in price" said
Mr.. Alden. "Some would make you
believe that the miners are response
bic. Now, did they ever ret S6.25
raise in pay per ton? That is the
difference between 1918 and 1922 and
1923 prices.
mining started in September, 1922,
with d bang. Coal was mined faster
than we could burn ii all winter long.
Then what? A car shortage was the
play. A count was made. There was
no car shortage. Then they were
short of engines"
Mr.. Alden said he visited Norfolk
and Baltimore last year. Retail deal
ers told him they could get no coal for
their trade on account of car and pow
er shortage "but at the same moment
1000 ton ships could be loaded for eX-
port in a few hours.
"Can you eadbetween the lines
Railroads can not get S4.54 freight
from coal retailing at so ton, but
they can get it on present prices and
higher prices, which they hope for"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
I.nnfed by Einanciers.

Newark, N j., Aug. 23-The living
wage demand of or ranized street car
employees has forced the public to IN
quire what the company has done with
its income. =. -.
Many of the lines that form the
company are leased from their own
ers for 999 years by the pledge OF a
set dividend ON the stock. One local
newspaper says:
at (the trolley company IS made
up of a number of companies that
were hoated under the old rule OF
mortgaging them for bonds for all
they were worth and giving out the
stock as a bonus. And there were
some high jinks done with that stock.
When the companies got near bank
ruptcy they reorganized into the pres
ent company 20 years ago.
"But that stock carried with II the
ownership and management Of the
companies consolidated and II was
necessary for the public service rail-
way company to get control.
"a good deal of it was leased by
the device of guaranteeing rates and
dividends. The company has issued
its own securities partly on the pledge
of its right in those lines.
"The public is paying for these mis-
takes and for any of the leases that
were taken on at more than they were
prOved 10 De worth.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Pleads fur l.ahnr Prrss.

Duluth. Mimi. Aux. 2S.--ln his an.
Rual report Il the state federation Of
labor, President Han made this plea
for the labor press.
Il 10 net know Of anything that is
brought into our unions that is dis
euSSed more for lis unfaipeSS and un-
just sritieisna-ihan Is the public press,
Every trade unlonlSt realizes that he
can NOT get much consolation 81
friendlinesS for the labor movement
in the daily press of the country, and
yet the only avenue Of information
that Is NEST friendly. that speaks
fairly for the men and women of
labor i the labor press, which has the
hardest roN - hoe. | hope that the
delegates IL this convention, when
they return 10 their home cities, will
endeaVor Il stimulate an interest that
will make II possible 10 have larger
subscription among the membership
that MAY awaken a greater interest
among the men and women who
work.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Ignore Rail Labor Board.

Chicago, Aug. 23.--The Erie rail.
road continues TO ignore the railroad
labor boards order against contract
ing its repair work. The Lincoln
engineering company has the contract
and is paying from TO 10 cents an
hour less than the wage of similar
classes of railroad workers.
The labor board also rules that the
company has made itself liable for a
money recovery TO every employe who
suffered loss of compensation when
the carrier arbitrarily reduced the
wages of crossing watehmen, flagmen
and traekmen in violation Of a de.
cison by the board,
The Western Maryland railroad has
been published by the board for vio-
lating the boards orders. The rail
road refuses TO abolish contracting OF
its work.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
lmmlgranls Dnped.

Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 23.--Mage
WORKERS from Scotland made affidavit
that they were induced TO come to
Canada under false promises. The
affidavits nave been placed IN the
hands of officers of the central body,
aud President Tom Moore of the Can
adian Trades and Labor Congress has
been asked 10 present these cases to
the Dominion immigration depart
ment.
The central body also rec mmends
that labor organizations in Great
Britain. through the fraternal dele
gate from the Trades and Labor Con
greSs of Canada, be notified of indus
trial condition sin Canada, and that
they, in turn, inform their members
of the risks then incur in coming TO
Canada. through the intermediary of
transportation companies or other
companies interested in immigration
schemes.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
FOOD PRICES GOING UP;
WHOLESALE PRICES DOWN

Washington, Aug. 23.--Food prices
are up and general wholesale prices
down is the report of the United
States bureau of labor statistics on
prices from May to June. 1t is stated
that wholesale prices decreased 2 per
cent and food prices advanced 1 pei
cent.
Potatoes, with 10 per cent, recorded
the largest increase; round steak was
next with per cent; sirloin steak, leg
of lamb. and onions, 4 per cent; chuck
roast and bananas, 3 per cent; rib
roast and cheese, per cent; ham and
fresh eggs, l per cent.
The largest decrease in food prices
was % per cent for cabbage; butter
recorded per cent loss; hens, 2 per
cent; oranges, per cent; plate beef,
lard, sugar, coffee, prunes and raisinsr
| per cent.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
VACATION Necessary.

New York, Aug. 23.-No one can
afford not to take a vacation, for
health is worth more than money, ac-
cording to DR.. Matthias Nicoll, Jr.,
state commissioner of health.
a vacation does not necessarily
mean going away to an expensive
hotel he said. "Your dictionary will
tell you that it means freedom from
your usual duties. There are distinct
advantages in new scenes and new
faces. but these can usually be OBJ
tanned at small cost at a short dis
lance from home, if necessary. Many
people get the best kind of rest and
pleasure at smali camps, where living
conditions are not nearly so good,
but the total effect of scenery, new ae-
tivities. the ability to do and dress as
one pleases is such that they return
home mentally and physically in a
condition to do more and better work. !"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
John Walker Addresses Legion
Forces In Bloomington

whether they have only got a nickel.
II We can make real Americans out
OF them they will not hurt any body:
they viii be helpful TO every body.
Il assure you in so far As If lies
within my power. after reading the
minutes of our Convention and bear.
ing the expressions OF the men inter
ested in the labor movement | can
say for the labor movement that we
expect 100 per cent wholehearted co.
operation 10 do everything that we
can TO carry into effect this agree
ment and those purposes. l have
been approached recently by repre-
senlatlVes OF your organization, very
capable gentlemen-they did il in a
nice way-who came 10 me to ask me
to do what | could to influence the
men who had not done their duty BY
the American Legion in this state
to get those who have not become
members of your organization To Join
and to encourage those who have not
paid their dues to get in good stand
ing at once. These men approached
me with the statement that they
wanted TO have the American Legion
one hundred per cent organization
In Illinois.
IL hope to bring that correspond
ence before the next meeting of our
Executive Board and then | exnect
to bring Commander MacNider's
statement, with Vice Commander
Berry's in reply. and President Com
pers' comment ON both of the state
ments, the recommendation of the
National Executive Board and the re-
quest from the officers of your Le-
gion before our next convention in
Decatur, and expect to have a repre-
sentative of your organization there
as well, and think can safely say
that when that convention is over
you will have a rood many active in
dividuals in the labor movement work
ing and helping to make the Legion
one hundred per cent in this state"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24

"If the big packers were as solicit
our for the workers welfare as they
claim to be, why have they resisted
every effort of our international IN
ion to secure needed wage advances =
asks the Butcher Workman.
THAT such resistance was unlustl-
fed. arbitration records fully prove
The packers prefer conference boards
company 'unions9 to the workers
organization. The first named meat
packers demands and the latter pro-
mote the workers interests.
"The trade union works for the
workers. and the company union
works the workers
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Railway Strike.

As a protest against the arrest OF
one of its principal leaders, and to
block the moevment of sugar, the As
ISOLATION of Railway Employees re-
Gently proclaimed a general railway
strike which temporarily crippled the
movement of trains throughout the
north coast of Middle Java. BY gov
ernmental decree the strikers were
declared TO be revolutionists and the
places of those who did not return tC
work within the time set by the gov
eminent were filed by entirely ne"
workers.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24

Minneapolis, Aug. 23.-Governor
Preus. recently debated for the Unit
ed States senate, Is again bOmbarded
by organized labor, who charges that
his state industrial commission is
ignoring the one day rest In seven
law.
The Milk Drivers union has made
repeated attempts to have this law
enforced, but the workers were told by
a member Of the commission that the
law would not be enforced.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
WHITE ASH PRICE
NOW LOWEST IN
EIGHT YEARS

TIE delayed hay.Ug Is closing mines
aaa - saaae eases Che operators az
tfHlHk - keep working by makiae
sIesaA# n1zea concessions. The Waite
Ash saasIess Is aoW sac nee. uhIrh
aeeala.ns Il the records of Wagner
Na.efla. and Goal CO. Is the lowest
N sisst seais. tAdx1
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24

Rel6nghsn. WASH, Aug. %. lie,
the people eWn the marvellous water
power q TINS state. declared the cen.
penIon of tie Washington state fed.
Grafton d labor held la this city.
Tie uuianisIs stated that che So.
ordination II water power and irr.
CATION resources. and jeve)opc3 uo=
der nehlle supervision "Will bring
light. power. domestic water supply
and irrigation service To the people
If this state al much lower rates than
private enterprise operated tUr profit
OF isolated effort BY municipalities. -
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Ru;If,,,o Casls I'm.

Washington, Aug. 23.--The cost Of
building continued to rise in june, ac-
cording TO statistics made public by
che department of commerce. The IN
dex cost number of building materials
for a brick house, based on 1913 o.
100, rose to 2i5 in June, as against
PA in May. Costs for frame house
were practically stationary at 2l2'
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24

Columbus, Ohio. = Secretary
urer Donnelly Of the Ohio state fed
Grafton of labor announces that the
campaign for old age pension sigma
lures is a success. The petitions have
been filed with the secretary Of state
and November 3 next Ohio citizens
will vote for OF against an old-age
pension Law.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Builders Emipraie.

Slackness in the building trades
in The Netherlands Is said to be the
probable cause Of the fact that an eN-
traordlnariiy large proportion 81 TIE
Dutch emigrants now proceeding TO
the United States is composed Of
bricklayers, carpenters, masons ana
other building-trade artisans.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Observation-Disclosures,
USE LABOR SHORTAGE CRY
To SECURE LABOR SURPLUS

. Roekport. Mass, Aug. 2S.-- :;
: Paving contractors cry for more :.
. men. while they lay eff men be- :.
. cause Of lack Of material. says :.
. Editor Bergstrom of the Paving :,
= Cutters Journal The labor edi- ::
: tor says that scarcely a day :.
: passes without 4 call for paving :.
: cutters while on many jobs :.
= members are forced into idle :.
= ness because contractors have :,
. not provided stock. :.
: rs Is possible that some en-. :.
= ployeiS prefer TO have more men :.
= on their jobs than can be stead :.
: ily employed - asks Editor :.
. BefgstIom AT cur last con :.
. fetenee We heard much talk ON :.
= the need for an increased pro- :.
. duetion, but if any of our EN-. :,
. ployers have since aided pro- :.
: duetion by giving better stock, :,
: steadier employment and inn :.
. proved working conditions, we ..
: have yet to hear about it," :,
y
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24

New York, Aug. 23.-Wage in
creases for press telegraphers that
range from s1.75 to SS.75 a week has
been granted by the United press as
ISOLATION, the International news
service and the Universal service.
Roscoe II. Johnson, international
president of the Commercial Tele-
graphefs' union of America, conduct
ed negotiations for the workers.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Riggers Want Increase.

: New York.-Derrick men and ng.
gers. affiliated with the lnternationa!
Association Of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, are demanding wage
increase of 81 a day. These workers
are now comforting with employers
Their four-days' strike interfered with
large building operations throughout
the city.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Railway Strike Ends.

Railway shopmen of Northern Ire
land. who had been on strike Tor
nearly six weeks, returned TO work
on June 18th, following their accept
apce of the terms agreed upon be-
tween representatives of the railway
companies and the trade unions con-
cerned.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
State Mons 10 Meet.

Paramount, w. Va, Aug 23.-The
sixteenth annual convention of the
West Virginia state federation of la
Dor will be held in this city beginning
September 10. The call states that the
determined fight waged by anu-un.
ionsts in this state makes il manda.
tory that we unite and act in unison
in all matters that tend to the com
mon good
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
| nem nle, ment In Italy.

Statistics complied hy the National
Bureau Of Employment show a steady
deefease IN The number Of persons
wholly AM partially unemployed.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
AlachlnlaI. SIrikr-

Oakland. Cal, Maehiuists employed
by the Scandal Pacific gas engine
company ate On strike 10 enforce a
higher Nage scale.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Unemployment.

Unemployment in Switzerland de-
creased more than fifty per cent dur
ing the year ending May 81, 1923.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24

Decaur, ILL.,, Aug 23.--The annual
convention of the Illinois state federa-
ton of labor will be held in this city
beginning September. 10.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Operative Plasterers
and Cement Finishcrs Local
No. li3

l, + Nolin. President. 500 ". Vine.
Joe o'Rrien, Vice President. sol 4.
Hlll 81.
James Dunn. Bin. and cor. See. Aia
". Reardsles Ave. Main S3l5.
Walter Murphy, Treas, 70l \. Neil
Street.
{. 4, SPREADING, Rec. Sec, 10 ".
Oregon. lrhana.
Meets First and Third Wednesday,
sIa0 4, VI. i,ahar Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24
Professional
Directory

rnfsIeIANs ANp suRGEoNs
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-24

las. S. MASON. NJ. p.
Ia y. Elm street. Urbana. 7-sii2
New Britain herald., 1923-06-07
25 Fears Ago Today
{ Taken rom Herald of thal aalel

w. Wade liar, af New FeTk is visiting at his home in thls city fer a few days,
 John sheehaa has been giEen per- mission 10 erect a carriage shed on High street,
 Charles EriesOn Of this city, a graduate of TPsala College of BFe0k- lFn, \, r., has begun the study of law in 2 local effiee,
 The first Of a series of band eon- eeris will be given on the central green this evening under the au, spices of II, l., Mills,
 c, A, Jaslyn has moved his family and furniture 10 Camps Block on Arch street,
 James shepard Of Lake street, the patent expert, has recovered from his recent Illness,
 Ralph ], MyeTson is doing suhsti- ute duty on Letter Carrier AndeF- sons route this week,
 Deeds were passed yesterday trans ferring the Parker property on East street 10 John M Brady,
 A horse belonging to NJ, II, Don- nelly get out Of a pasture in Berlin yesterday and stepped on the third rail, The animal was eleetroeuted,
 Burke Of the New Britain High school broke the high school record for the hammer throw at the Berlin Park Saturday. He threw the weight so far that many onleokers had to dodge 10 escape being struck,
New Britain herald., 1923-06-07
THE 12-HOTR DAY

The main argument of the Gary
 committee against the doing away
 with the 12-hour day in the steel in
 dustry is that it would be impossible at
 this time to find the 500 odd work | CTS necessary were the three-shift
 plan to be adopted instead of the two-shift plan; if the 12 hour day, in other words, were to give way to the
 S-hour day.
 ing that point, is perfectly correct in emphasizing that fact that "thc short- age of labor was not the reason for the failure to abolish the long day two years ago when the public waited expectantly for such salutary step on the part of the United States Steel Corporation. At that time there was appalling unemployment which could have been in large measure reliev- ed in steel manufacturing districts by introducing the three-shift system in the steel industry. The task may be more difficult now than it would have been then. but a past delinquency af- lords no release from a present moral obligation"
 It should be remembered. too. that a committee of stockholders of the United Steel corporation, in 1912 said that "a 12-hour day of labor followed continuously by any group of men for any considerable number Of years means a decreasing of the efficiency and lessening of the vigor and virility of such men"
 If would seem. in other words, that the United states Steel corporation is to take hold of the argument against reducing the length of the workers day which appears most plausible at the moment. Even now it indicates that it's policy is to abolish the long day sometime"
 But the church report criticizing the Gary report against the shorter day weakens itself by a conflict of statement which will be a handle for those who selfshly want men to work 1 long days. The church reports says of the Gary report: Tt Is a definite ! rejection of the proposal for the i
New Britain herald., 1923-06-07
NEW RATES AUTHORIZED.

Washington, June 7.---Railroads operating north and south lines west of the Mississippi river were author ized today by an interstate commerce commission decision to make rates between St. Louis, Memphis, Vicks- burg and other Mississippi river crossing points, including New Or leans, without regarding the long and short haul clause of the interstate commerce act.
 The effect of the decision will be to allow lower rates in the transpor- tation of general freight between the points named.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-07
Observations on Me Weather

For Connecticut; Showers tonight and Friday; no change in tempera- ture: moderate variable winds.
 Conditions:
 The pressure is high over Maine, Georgia and South Dakota. Unset tied showery weather prevails from the upper Mississippi valley eastward to New England. Pleasant weather with high temperature continues in the southern sections Many places report more than an inch Of rain dur ing the last s4 hours. The temper ature is lower in the Lake region and New England.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled showery weather.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-07
NALl. nIInnoR MnIlksn

Here ls a movement which inter
 esls everyone concerned with thr dsr
 vsloPment of the country, the full
 use Of the lands natural resources,
 the creation Of real wealth For
 wealth" Is represented by the see'
 ond blade Of grass where but .0ne grew farmeFlyl the making of prae' tieal use some latent power of the earth, ar, or water, II IS the some thing new which has been created through scientific knowledge, or the increased power Of something only part Of the power of which has heen available heretofore, The movement is to aid the work of Yale students Of engineering in an it's forms and close kinshln ta science and indus try,
 The movement is one 10 make a permanent outdoor laboratory or workshop or Summer Camp for those students a, Yale University who are working to bring this added wealth to the world, II is a movement, also, that remembers in the plans for the sum 10 he raised, the poor lad un- able to pay the expenses necessarily incurred by attendance al this sum mer camp where il will be required that the summer work of such stu- dents is to be done.
 IL is plan that should interest every manufacturer, everyone eon- nected with industry. II should in- terest every man or boy who wants to study and devote his life to this splendid profession. f,.
 Yale men have assumed the burden of erecting the necessary buildings on the 5000 acre piece of land acquired. But the fact that they have so as- sumed this burden. nor the fact that if is to be Yale institution, should not prevent men other than the grad uates of that institution from aiding It.
 If this were but movement to the propriety of d discussion of it in a newspaper might well be question: ed. But it is far more than that. Where would city find its city en- gineer" were there no such institu- tions in the country? Where would our manufacturers find recruits for their work of theory were there no such institutions? And what sort of l land would this be if it's develop nent were left to those who know only how to handle the pick and the shovel, valuable as their work is?
 Yale men are givins their time and money to raising the fund necessary 10 make the summer laboratory or ,amp a permanent affair." capable of producing big results. But the man. lfacturers, the men engaged in in- lustry-and. eventually the consumer -all will benefit by the development # this and other similar institutions. Tale men in New Britain will sub cribe to the fund to be raised here, because it Is for Yale. And Tale men and men not of Yale will ubscribe to the fund because the de- -elopment of this institution will aid hem individually if they are indus rialists, and because they are big nough to see that the movement is ot only for Yale, but for the Nation, he world
New Britain herald., 1923-06-07
FIVE NEW WOMEN LAWYERS

London. June 7.--The ranks of the English barristers will be increased by five women at the forthcoming calls to the bar. Among the five is a member of the high court of India. The total number of women qualified as barristers in England will be 27 when the five are called.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-07
SIOUX CITY PRINTERS STRIKE

Sioux City, Ia., June IA strike of printers on the Sioux City Journal ' the Sioux City Tribune" and the Livestock Record" was in effect to- day. The printers demand s44 for day and s47 for night work. The publish CTS have offered s42.50 and s45. The publishers declare they will operate under the open shop plan.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-07
LIMB HITS CAR

A touring car bearing the Connec- ticut markers 1543 was proceeding along the state highway in Stanley Quarter near the Barbour farm yes- terday afternoon at about o'clock, when large limb fell from a tree and dropped onto the hood, denting it. The driver, an elderly man, was not hurt, but was startled.