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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
OHIO OFFICERS RE-
FUSE TO ACCEPT
ANTI-UNION TACTICS

Charleston. w. Va.-Governor Don
ahey, of Ohio has refused to order
the extradition of a Logan county
union miner who is charged with
crime. The anti-union coal owners
are not advertising their rebuff, but
the governor is quoted as saying;
"Return Holt to Logan county
Why, | would just as soon send
him before a firing squad. 1t Is
a notorious fact that In Logan
county miners are killed indis-
criminately; that farcical trials
are held at which the juries are
made up of paid thugs"
The coal owners received another
rebuff from an Ohio official when
Alfred NJ. Belcher, counsel for the
Logan county coal operators associa-
ton. called on the district attorney at
Pomeroy, Ohio, and offered to assist
him in the trial of j. w. Miller, a
miner, who shot and killed I'D Key,
nolds, notorious strike guard anu
deputy sheriff, who attempted to en-
ter the miners cabin.
81 told Belcher," said the Pomeroy
official, "that we free-born citizens OF
Ohio conduct our own prosecutions
that the state of Ohio is proud of her
heritage; that no man, regardless OF
his wealth or influence, can lntlmldate
a county or state prosecutor IN TINS
integral section of the United States
81 also told Belcher that 1t would De
a good thing for him to return to Lo-
gan county and apply for statehood AT
these United States of ours.
"And | further told him that Wes'
Virginia is the only place in America
where private interests are permitted
to underwrite state prosecutions ano
where are regular constituted author-
tiles are thrust aside by. powerful cor
porations.
"Miller will be tried here as free
American citizen, not as q peon or 2
servant, and if his story is true thal
he simply protected his home agalnS'
the invasion of Logan thugs ne VIII
be acquitted.
"We don't resort to purchased testi-
mony or other methods similarly de
prayed to try men charged WITT
crime in Ohio. Neither do we return
wholesale indictments against. men
and then attempt to use those lndlet,
ments as clubs to obtain favorable
testimony by promising immunity
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
JUDGE BOGGS
FLAY I'D FOR
BOOZE DECISION

The editor Of the Homer Enter
prise In recent Issue attacked Judge
Boggs because Of hts decision In the
Hefahheld booze case, and, 10 make
his criticism more emphatic, Ia the
same article highly cnmnlimented
Sheriff John Gray for the latter'a
strenuous work In making arrests and
In attempting Go secure convictions ~
cases where the prohibition Ian l.
violated.
The Enterprise takes .the position
that, no matter what the Judges per
sonal opinion Is, he should have de.
cided the case In question hi man,
ner TO please the prohihitlonisis and
10 worry the anti.yolaieadists. This.
the Enterprise thinks, should have
been the attitude Of Judge Boggs. be
cause the Judge has always beer "A
well.known temperance advocate.
Friends Of the Judge are ineensed
over the article and are anticipating a
reaction unfavorable to the Enter.
prise editor.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
CHILDREN WEIGHED
AND GIVEN ADVICE
BY MISS NICHOLS

Free consultation in the interest of
children of school age will be offered
parents during the summer months by
Miss Nichols, who will be at the rest
room of the Urbana city building on
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri
day afternoons from to o'clock
through June and July.
Parents are invited to consult her
freely about their children. Those
who are brought to the rest room will
be weighed and advice given as to
their care. Mothers of the Twin
City Federation are privileged to take
advantage of Miss Nichols offer.
The matter of looking after the
health of children took ON a public
aspect in this state in 1922 when the
Illinois department of public health
began a special study to find the
causes of health and longevity. Pre-
viously the matter had been left
largely to physicians and schools of
medicine who study diseases and how
to cure them.
Much attention in recent years has
been given to underweight children,
that is, to children who are at least
10 per cent underweight in proportion
to their age and height.
Miss Nichols is informed of the
progress made in the study of child
health and is prepared to give sound
advice to parents, which probably will
not be obtained otherwise.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22

the court, wages by law would "eolneI
within the public concern and power OF
regulation.
In the District of Columbia case the
court let it be known that it does not
fear the organized economic power of
working women, who can do little harm
to big business and gigantic monopol-
les.
The court it will be noticed, express
es no such fear in the case Of women
workers in stores and restaurants.
They can not challenge monopoly, as
can men workers in the steel or mining
industry, for instance.
In reversing the wages feature of the
Kansas law the court let it be known
that at some future time, and under
different conditions wages by law
could be legalized.
That portion of the Kansas decision
may prove pathbreaker. Ii may pave
the way for future action by the court
to uphold wages by law when the issue
is not involved with price fixing on the
goOuS DllSiIless men SELL
This can be done, the court shows,
when there is "a possible danger of
disaster from stoppage.' Then "regu-
lation of wages will be legalized.
Labor must not overlook the impor-
tance of the courts quiet intimation
that it will regulate wages under cer-
tain conditions.
The court is not sensational when it
assumes new powers. II never alarms
the populace.
When John Marshall ruled in the
Marbury case, more than 100 years
ago, that the supreme court can pass
on acts of congress-, the decision did not
alarm the populace, and it was not used
for years. But it was not forgotten
by those who profit by court usurpa-
tion.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
HAS The SUPREME COURT ASSUMED
MORE CONTROL OVER LABOR?

The United States supreme court has
smashed the Kansas "can't-strike" law
by annulling the industrial courts pow
er TO set wages and enforce its de-
cisions.
On its surface this is a distinct
advance, and supports labor's fight
against vicious proposal. But it
would be well if labor examined the
reasoning of the court and compared
same with the courts decision nullify-
ing the District of Columbia women's
minimum wage law.
In the latter case the court declared
itself sternly against setting wages by
law.
The court said that if women's
minimum wage law is justified lin the
face of the guarantees of the fifth
amendment the field for the opera
ton of the police power will have wild
ened to great and dangerous degree
This sounds like the final word
against setting wages by law, but in the
Kansas case the court now says:
The extent TO which regulation may reason
ably go varies with different kinds Of busiSess.
The regulation Of rates to avoid monopoly is
thing. The regulation Of wages is another.
A business may be of such character that only
the first is permissible. while another may
involve such possible danger of monopoly on
the one hand, and such disaster from stoppage
on the other, that both come within the public
concern and power of regulation"
Compare this with the courts clear
cut opposition to a law that would
guarantee working women living
wage.
In the women's case the court was
definite. In the Kansas case the court
let it be understood its decision against
wages by law is not its last word.
The court hints lin the Kansas case)
that workers may organize to the point
of "a possible danger" of disaster
from stoppage." In that event, says
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
UNIQUE AID DISPLAY IN
WOOLWORTH'S SHOW WINDOW

One of the most unique ads which
has appeared in Champaign is a me-
chanical doll exhibited in the Wool
worth show window on Neil street, as
an advertisement for a soft drink
sold at the establishment.
The dolls face is picture of con.
tentment, while through. mechanical
contrivance she pours half a glass OF
Whistle from the contents of bottle
carries it TO her lips and appears to
quaff it with as much satisfaction as
a live human being with a summer
thirst.
But instead of drinking the Whistle
the contents passes through a hole
in the glass into her hand and refllls
the bottle through a tube devised for
the purpose.
Hour after hour the act is repeated
and it is safe to say that no firm on
Neil street collects more interested
or curious crowd in front of its sho"
window than Woolworth's.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

@ so far the majority Of industrial workers are
means nnch" the u S. Public Health Service NAT
n the morning and in the evening depends very arges vi
,s over which other has control Iakeh as
3f hey have little choice.
the rule that laid down is to eat something anu
rush to work without eating anything. Hundreds OF Workne
young girls do this nearly every day. Al uhc mn
LEY may bring cold lunch with them have ukewarn luhh
70 them home for lunch dinner eat in the cafeteria
uS g IN modern factory cafeteria in clean restaurant
much the most wholesome of getting LUNCH though o.
pf o Its advantage be lost by unwise choice Of oo
usually we'll ventilated the beginning OF the meal
agal2s flies ~ qs'' anu - seieeneu " " ~
g 1oodwe important thing is to avoid the things one
Lacks @ ne Home cooking tends and peary away
e element that it Buy something dlnereh
general thing hot food is best
really of sedentary workers inadvisabe lunch unless uncn
Pr INNER meat day usually enough for most people
and salads excellent. puHs eca
He place Of better foods ri ~ ~ -
ss uhe information write Surgeon General u b PUP
e service Washington, d. c. for Reprint 654: Manutruon
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
CHARGES AGAINST
LABOR SPEAKER
BEING DROPPED

Upton Sinclair, prominent socialist
writer, who has aroused the ire of the
Associated Press by his criticisms in
bis book entitled "the Brass Check" T"
was recently arrested and jailed at
San Pedro, California, and charged
with melting riot or disturbing the
peace.
Sinclair and three companions tried
to read the constitution of the United
States in public. According to press
reports the riot charge has been
dropped and the prosecutor is debat.
ing whether to drop the milder charge
Of disturbing the peace.
:. Eventually, perhaps in a few days,
Sinclair will be released. He will go
on writing and speaking, and will
probably again land in Jail. 1t is a
part OF the program of capital to
annoy Labor speakers by instigating
helr arrest. But about all that is ac-
eomplished in such persecution is a
nationwide advertisement of I.abor's
cause
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
INVENTORS SON
TO GET JOB IN
PARENTS SHOP

Thomas Miller Edison, son of the
noted inventor, is to receive job
at the Edison plant, on the' plane OF
every other employe. That Is, he win
have to make good in order to secure
promotions in turn. according to a
press dispatch.
This sort of system is what the
American Federation of Labor has
been trying to secure. Usually the
son born of educated or wealthy par
ents has every advantage to start
with. This has been shown to be one
of the follies of great inheritances.
7. M. Edison is a college graduate,
though probably not of the type de,
fined by his father as "uninformed
and ignorant white collar experts
He proposes to give the son chance
in the Edison laboratory on the same
scale as that offered to any other
college graduate who applies to him
for a position.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
SALVATION ARMY
NEEDS RECOGNITION
OF ALL CLASSES

TIE Salvation Army Is In need Of
generous support q an classes that
pretend 70 so srythlng IN the,way of
relief work, For three years the
suporlutendentS Of the mission have
been endeaveFirg tc obtain funds to
pay eH a small debt contracted when
the citadel was hUilt ana have SO fat
failed 10 impress the righteous people
n The city with their need.
Within the last year the churches
and charitable institutions have spent
nearly S60o,000 In creeting new build.
mss and contributing 20 relief work
Of various kindS. At least seven.
eighths ef this amount has been spent
in the Twin Cities on worthy enter
prlses. Yet the salvation Army has
been unable to raise a fund of $4,000
10 meet payments that are over due
On It's citadel and 10 pay the current
expenses 81 is work.
The field of the Salvation Army is
scarcely touched by churches or ether
charitable institutions,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
PREHN WAVES
PREFERENCE TO
ASSIST LABOR

Paul prehn appeared al The carnl.
val In an exhibition bout. thing he
Is not In the habit of doing, because
II Is against his principles a. wfeat-
Ter.
Pfehn, however, simply showed TO
the public that he Il a big enough
man to wnlye personal preference IN
the interest of his friends, many of
whom are members Of the Twin City
Federation of Labor. The bout wa
staged In return for the fayofs shown
Pfehn on previous occasions by the
Federation.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
PROGRAM
ARRANGED FOR
FOURTH OF JULY

The boxing and wrestling show to
hs staged at the Fair Grounds on the
sye3ine of July Fourth by Paul Prehn
and Jim Brown, promises. to be the
hest M ever given in this section. The
s'1 will have double headlinef
Heipie Engel of Dubuque, Iowa, VIII
xrestIe Coach Prehn for a finish
match. Engel is in the top notch class
and since his draw with Johnnie
Meyers last year the champion has
refused to meet him.
In the boxing end of the program
Jimmie Dale of Decatur, who made
such wonderful showing last Labor
Day has been signed up to meet one
Of Tom Walsh's bantam contenders
in the mindup show. Sergeant
Maekey of Chanute Field and Harry
Ellington of Mattoon, have been
matched for the semi-finals. They are
in the light heavyweight division and
this match will be a "stemwinder" as
each will give everything they have.
Kid Dutch Badrton of the Alexan-
der Planning Mill will be matched for
a six round bout with some good boy
q his weight.
Tickets have already been placed
on sale.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
ROAD BOND ISSUE
DELAYED THROUGH
BIDDERS ERROR

County road building will be de-
iayed temporarily by action Of the
county board Of supervisors in re-
Jecting all bids submitted for the con.
struction of hard roads on section Ss
from Urbana 10 Deer's crossing. and
on section "a from a point two miles
west Of Deers 70 Philo.
The action of the board was appar.
entity neeessitated through a misun.
derstanding on the part of bidders AZ
the time the estimate was prepared.
Low bidders were under the impress
sion that cement owned by the county
would be used in the construction and
placed their bids accordingly without
making provision TO purchase the
necessary material. For this reason
the bids were cancelled. New bids
will be submitted about the middle Of
July.
II is reported that the lowest bid
submitted was Sll 800 under the esti-
mate of the city engineer.
In spite of this delay there appears
TO be no lack of employment.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
RAILROADS. RUMP
"UNION" DOESN'T
FOOL LABOR

Altoona, Pa.--This city, the home
of huge shops of the Pennsylvania
railroad, laughs at the claim Of rail
road officials regarding their com
pany aunion."
Shop men scoff at the system, which
is so palpably front office device.
A ballot Is now being taken for mem
bers of the committee that is sup
posed to represent employees, but the
enthusiasm Is all In the minds Of rail.
road officials, publicity agents and
their controlled newspapers.
The recent refusal of the company
to permit railroad clerks to select
their own Representatives has again
exposed the purposes Of the company
union" Workers declare the plan
would be overwhelmingly rejected If
the management would permit EN-.
ployes to have a free ballot on the
question.
Every effort Is being made by the
management 10 popularlze the 'un-
ion" with employees. These efforts,
however, defeat their purpose, as they
call attention TO the eompany's con-
troll Of its hand picked union"
The Labor News. published In this
city, declares that reports issued by
the company on the present ballot
are smoke screens. Attention IL
called to the omission Of all figures.
Besides, who is to know what the
result really Is, and even If the
'rumps' might have received big
vote il does not signify that 1t was
the free expression Of the employees.
The labor paper says that the same
old tactics are being used to gel
Votes" that were used before wher
railroad officials wanted employees Il
vote" on some proposition.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
u. s. BOARD UPSETS
HIGH COURT DECIS-
ION ON RAILROADS

Washington, June 1.-THE unitee
States supreme court is scheduled "a
back pedal on it's decision that the
Southern Pacific railroad divesl itself
Of all connection with the Central Pa
cific railroad.
This decision was made under the
Sherman antitrust law.
Instead OF obeying the order, the
Southern Pacific started an agitation
among business men In it's behalf,
and then asked the interstate com
merce commission TO exercise It's
authority under the transportation
act and permit this consolidation. The
commission granted the request.
This resulted In the unusual spec
tacle of the United States supreme
court ordering railroad TO do one
thing under the antitrust law and
the Interstate commerce commission
empowering the railroad TO take q
contrary position under the tfanapor
tation act, which specifically provides
for these consultations.
That the supreme court Il In a tight
box is Indicated by the department Of
justice suggesting that the supreme
court give new consideration" TO the
whole matter II this suggestion Is
acted on the question win again drag
along for years while the commits
sion's order stands. II was the de-
partment Of justice that urged the
roads unscrambled. and professed TO
have won great victory. Now IL
wants the court 10 take another posi-
ton that will be more In harmony
with the spirit of the times.
IL Is significant that the interstate
commerce commission did not hesitate
TO upset a decision By the supreme
court. The latter will probably take
another guess at solving an economic
problem.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
GIRL MOTHER
FACES COURT On
MURDER CHARGE

Bertha Beck. sir mother. IS en-
trial fer her lfe. as a result af IN
yessigauens that appear . eeHneet
her with the death Of hef infant child,
According in Information given ent
hy officials Of tie seungy tie girl
confessed 10 having struck the child
blow With her Hst IN he esien Of
the heart. after the infant had BEEN
uneopmonlansly returned II hef ~
Woman who mad taken i With the
apparent intention u adopt Il.
Nj. Beck IS sald t. h mentally de
heient, OF Al least possessing Tie men
tality OF child. She has been reared
in unfortunate circumstances. llef
early life has bern sneal IN hardship
which, in the very nature Of her sur
foandings, contributed lo the eenai
uens which led her L commit the
alleged crime
Friends are tallsiAg ahee. the Eifl
In the hope ef saving her from a hng
prison sentence. she Is being defend
ed by an able attorney and will IN all
probability be conceded every adNant
age in the trial. Neither the officers
who arrested her, nor the attorneys
who are delegated 10 aes for the stale.
seem inclined 10 press the charge
against her 10 the limit el the law.
and will doubtless nel be disappointed
II she is acquitted
The law Is rot inherently designed
TO ayengo society at the expense ef
the weak. but 10 create condition
that will make crime exceptional. II
moi impossible. The gifl. il guilty.
deserves clcmeney, aud If elemtney Is
granted 1t will IN no wise lessen
respect for the law IN the minds Of
intelligent people. There Is = higher
law governing In such eaeeA. which Is
expressed In the sacred Mefds. NAV
We tha, are strong ought to bear the
iniiirmities Of the weak
The state closed its evidence Ned,
nesday afternoon, With the admission
Of the gifl'k confession maae 10 aill.
GERS shortly following her arrest
Attorney II. Kirk tried 10 vel the con-
fession excluded on the ground thai
the pirl had been promised lenleney,
and that The confession had been die
iated. Judge iaggs, however, ruled
against the defense.
Witnesses for Mrs. Beck began their
testimony Wednesday afternoon, The
case will probably 20 to the jury
Friday.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
II = WI5sT-SIDERS
STARTS PANIC

- angIes 10 the Franchise
- af0ve eonelusisely ina. @ .ns
ass / ye. ready TO vote Oh ne
P.s. 4 petition, elfcaiaeeu a. siie
W Of property owners on
rs. 54rh street, has thrown a
Ne he city hall and has ap-
ps5s sxed TO confuse the voters.
pAI5 stability of lifting the
If Neil street and lnstail-
tfasA suses. as is suggested IN
II - m. IS largely QUESTION Oh Oh
II 5ss depending on "here ohe
P.s. p pafently there Is no i,al.lei ,,s.sl
NJ. - bIIity Of tracks being llfted
ala.g q -. portions Of the city.
ID - -. 5.#5n of the petitioners Is IN
prevent a track line being
lellss le.. definitely on the west SIDE,
OPT a few years such a line
Il 81. ..snraetieable. Property own
..gsar wiling to pay the addi-
efs Of paving West Church
~. ~. n order TO beautify the street,
So So, ne value Of their properly
eli.'a'.z - a means of transportation
aa9 ssat vii be up-to-date In every re-
speet. ,nany is willing
IN asassr.tte with the petitioners IN
- II The fact that the bus line may
" .. installed at much lower cost than
atp os h h. required 10 put the. West
',bareb Sl| street line in order and pave
Iau,4' ,5s ,s4o'mpany's portion of the street:
''9 The ne Indications are that the petl.
- Inc .;1i hang fire until after the
aSa.tion aOa Of the Franchise Is settled,
s,sfbs wishes of property owners on
Wsst W. Church street will automatically
aater % into the endorsement or defeat
ef the Franchise when it comes to
yate of the people.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
THIS YEARS SUGAR CROP
ONE OF GREATEST EVER

|. That sugar profiteers are per- .
!. mitted by the administration at .
, Washington to gouge the people .
!. TO the tune of $l5.000,000 .
: week without a justifable ex- .
|. cuse, is disclosed by a statement .
|. issued this week from the De .
|. partment Of Agriculture, which :
|. gives the world production for .
!. the current year at 269,0b3 tons :
|. more than last year, based on :
|. present reports.
: The crop for i92l-22 was: .
: Java, i,S57,744 short tons, and .
|. the world 20,26S,0l1. .
: The crop for 1929 was: :
: Java, l,992,99s. and the world .
!. 20,537 ,064.
|. Cuba produced 3,47S,000 last .
|. year and the total output 40 .
|. date this year is 3,770,OOO.
!. Twenty Cuban centers that
!. closed last week reported an
|. output Of 577, $50, compared :
7 with 52S,317 last year.
|. All late estimates are running
|. above those made early by ex-
!. pert statisticians.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
ACTION ON BONUS
APPROPRIATION TO
BE RUSHED THRU

Applications numbering more than
$4,000 are ready for approval of the
state auditor who will pay the bonus
to soldiers, according to word received
in the Twin Cities from Adjutant
General Black. These applications
are already approved BY the service
ercognition board at Springfield.
Over 1000 other applications are
ready TO file with the auditor.
IL is expected that these will be paid
when the state receives the first in
stallment for the sale of bonds.
Fully $4,000 soldiers will benefit by
the bond issue as rapidly as the mat
ter can be disposed of.
Many members OF the Federation
of Labor will be included in the list
of those whose services have received
the recognition of the state.