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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
MOLTEN LAVA
SETTLES ON CITIES,
ONE DESTROYED

Since the days of the destruction
of Pompeii and Heeulaneum, ~ AID,
when the two cities were buried from
30 60 100 feet beneath deluge Of
molten lava, Nesuvius and Etna have
been spouting forth destruction from
the center of the earth.
The flood Of lava from the II erat.
efs Of Etna have played havoc, dur
ing the past week, with villages and
country lying about the base Of the
mountain In Sicily.
The town Of Giarfe, which has u
population of 10000, has been com
pletely evacuated, only Squad of
military remaining To guard the city.
Destruction OF the village of Piesi.
mento Is practically total. Hol~s
were swept by flames when dsluRea
by white-hot lava.
The ingenuity Of man Is powefless
when nature begins us destruction,
All that could be done by the villagers
was to dig few trenches TO divert
the course Of flowing lava, In the hope
that the eruption would cease before
their homes were destroyed.
In such calamity nature knows no
favorites. The rich and the poor
stand and fall together. There IL no
caste, class creed or color when ma
ture singles out men to destroy them,
In hghting nature men should stand
together. They pre defeated only by
division.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
~ JOHN P. FREY
un The International Molders' Joarnall

desire TO establish. Propagandists are
generally less frank than lenine and
Mussolini; they do not SO clearly state
their objects as have these two individ-
uals, the one of whom desires to have
the American trade-union movement
overthrown, and the American Gov
ernment along with it, so that his
species of cure-all for industrial evils
would be more successful in Russia,
while the other tells lis that his desire
is that we should form organizations,
and that propaganda should be carried
on among us so that the Soviet propa-
ganda i'm America would be less etfec-
tive.
1t is high time that the European
propagandist in our country and those
on the other side carrying on pnopa-
ganda in this country should be ex-
posed for what they are interfering
meddlers and busybodies at the best,
and frequently most dangerous ene-
mics of the trade-union movement, free
institutions and orderly self-govern-
ment.
No human institution is perfect and
lOT tHdt iidtteT never Cdl De, Dul TIC
form of government in America, both
in the United States and Canada, is
apparently the most practical and just
form for free men which has yet been
devised and applied. The American
trade-urfion movement, another human
institution, has without doubt imper-
fections and weaknesses but there is
nothing in the experiences Of trade
unionists in other countries which
would justify them in attempting to tell
American trade-unionists how they
should conduct their affairs. 1t is high
time that the propaganda was labeled
for just exactly what he is, and in
formed that neither his methods nor
his propaganda is welcome
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
FRANCHISE PLACED
ON PASSAGE;
PETITION FILED

On last Thursday the Champaign
city council received the proposed
Franchise from representatives OF the
Champaign. Urbana city railway con.
pany, The document was approved by
the council and placed on passage
Ii Is expected that meeting OF
the council will be held late this week
when the ordinance will be passed
and the date set for the election,
Al this time the Twin City Fedora
ton Of Labor has not announced on
which side of the question its members
will be advised 10 stand, or whether
the matter will he left open TO the
judgement Of individual membefa Of
the Federation,
AT the meeting held last Thursday
the city council filed petition Of
West Church street property owners
requesting that the street car com.
pany be granted the right 10 lift their
tracks on West Church street and IN
stall motor buses instead. The peti-
ton was not signed by large num-
bcT, aR was expected.
The reason given by those eireulat-
ing the petition wns TO the effect that
only q few property owners had been
approached when IL was learned that
the council would take no action on
the petition until after the franchise
had been legally disposed Of. II the
franchise passes the endorsement Of
Champaign voters the petition will be
null aud void for the period Of the
franchise.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
BANK CLERKS
PLEA GRANTED,
CLOSE SAT. NOON

Banks in the Twin Cities will close
on Saturday afternoons for a half
holiday during the summer. The
plan is result of agitation of bank
employees who have brought sufficient
pressure to bear upon bank authori-
ties to.obtain the grant.
Slight inconvenience will be occas-
ioned wage-earners who are paid Sat-
urday noon by check. Merchants will
hesitate to cash checks promiscuously,
even though they may have the funds
on hands.
One wage Garner endorsed the
plan, declaring that he would have
mis- check Monday morning, when as q
rule 1t is spent by Saturday night.
In case the wage-earfer owes .
merchant his creditor will either be
compelled to cash the check or wait
until Monday. He will probably cash
the check. and II there Is any surplus,
he will either induce the wage Garner
to spend the remainder or give him
his change. In either, case the work
man need not w0rry....s
The woxSy isx M ID the farmer lnlh0
comes to town expecting to cash his
check at a bank and finds the door
locked and bolted. Unless his face or
his check is good he may as well re-
turn home. In the latter caseit is the
merchant who loses. The only re-
course the merchant has is to transfer
his worry to the Chamber of Com
merce who will order the bank en-
ployes to return to their Saturday
afternoon grind. BY that time the hot
weather will be over.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
CARNIVAL COM.
MITTEE REPORTS
TO FEDERATION

The regular meeting of the Twin
City Federation of Labor was held
Wednesday evening and several inn
portant matters were taken care OF.
The Carnival Committee made a de-
tailed report of receipts and expenses
and showed a balance of S685.77. The
Nat Reiss Shows proved themselves
to be a good clean aggregation and
one worthy of support wherever they
go. Everybody who attended the
shows was well pleased with the
way they were conducted.
President Wilmington wishes to
extend his thanks to the members OF
the Federation who rendered assist
ance of any kind and to the Nat Reiss
Shows management for the honest
and courteous way in which the busi-
mess was conducted.
If the locals who are in arrears to
the Federation will pay up thelr obli-
cations the Central Body will be in
better shape than they have been for
a number of years.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
STAGE ALL SET
FOR JULY FOURTH
ATHLETIC SHOW

Boxing and wrestling fans are as
sured of a first class program at the
Athletic Show being staged by Paul
Prehn and Jim Brown at the fair
grounds on the evening of the Fourth.
Hille Levine, 11S pound boy OF
New York, and one of the fastest In
the bantam division today, has been
secured as headliner in boxing
windup. His opponent Is Jimmie
Dale, who fought at the last LABOR
Day celebration. They will go lo
rounds.
Two other six round bouts have
been contracted for. In the semi-final
will be Harrie Ellington of Nation,
and Erwin Kinds, of Ft. Collins, Colo,
member of the University coaching
school. They will weigh in at l7o
pounds.
Morris Robinson of Champaign and
Sailor Larkins of Chanute Field, at
1913 pounds, will furnish the other
bout.
Paul prehn will meet his old enemy,
Heinie Engel of Dubuque, Iowa, IN
finish match. About two years ago
Paul and Engel met in a draw and at
the close Engel took a crack at
Prehn's jaw, and in reality this Will
be a grudge match.
Reserved seats have been placed on
sale at the following places in Cham
paign: Ed Cavanaugh's, Quirk's
drug store, Joe Cavanaugh's, and
Buster Browns. In the University
district at Prehn's, Leasure's and
Bradley Arcade. In Urbana at Palmer
q Davis, Oldham Bros. and Knowi-
ton q Bennett.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29

Recently Premier Mussolini Of Italy.
expressed his desire to see a Fascist
movement organized among American
citizens of Italian birth. for the purpose
of opposing certain doctrines and
measures in the United States which he
terms radical and revolutionary. He is
not the first prominent government
official of some other nation who has
endeavored to spread the influence Of
organizations existing in their own
country to the United States, and to
have their representatives carry on the
propaganda in our country. Probably
no land is as burdened with propa-
ganda, fostered by official and other
groups in European countries, as sour
own. Lenine and Trotsky have .ex-
pressed the same pious wish for their
own organization, so far as our c0un-
try was concerned, as Mussolini.
Serious-minded men in Europe, veil
meaning individuals, as well as thu en-
tire variety of revolutionary reforIDers
who believe that what exists nnllxI be
destroyed before something bettef3ca
be secured, have pestered America 18th
propaganda. They either believe HAT
the American people, and In particular
the American wage earners, areF Fun4ble
to think for themselves, or else they
desire to build up an organization
among Americans which viii assist
them to maintain the power they enjoy
in their own country, or help to secure
the conditions within it which they are
endeavoring to establish.
The trade-union movement has been
altogether to good-natured and indif-
fefent to this propaganda spread
among its members by Europeans
whose object is not the welfare Of the
1 American wage earners. but the par-l
ticular object which such Europeans
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
REST FOR CLERKS,
WAGE-EARNERS
HIT THE BALL

Clerks. merchants, bankers and pro-
iessional men Of all classes are COM
mepcing to take their vacations. Fol-
lowing a precedent established several
Years ago the employees Of the city
railway company will be granted
short reprieves. Several went on
duty last week.
The fire department and police de-
partment are doubling up in order to
i've each man a rest of ten days or
two weeks. All other government
employees viii be granted a brief
period of rest during the season.
Only the wage Garner fails to get
his leave Of absence on full pay. He
gets vacation enough in the season
when there is nothing to do, but he
is not paid for time off In the vaca-
ton season when clubmen are play
ing golf and government officials are
fishing and wealthy citizens are at
French Lick Springs recouperating,
the wage Garner turns the grind-stone
incessantly to make the where-withall
to buy his winter fuel at capitalist
prices It's great life if you don't
weaken.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
CHAMPAIGN COUNCIL
VOTES MAMMOTH
PAVING PROGRAM

Champaign will let paving contracts
l. the amount of Sseo.oQO if tie plans
Of the eltY council are 40, tracked
b. the property ewntf Wha must pie.
vide she capital Tor such improve
menlS.
Bids were received last SATURDAY
for paNemenis on East hsaley street
Al $4,000 and on Stoughten street a.
$4,000. favements on Reafasley
avenue fnam Mel street - Harris
avenue and en- GsrNeod street from
Nell 20 Market sill be contracted on
july 5, The estimated cost - these
Improvements Is slightly In excess ef
$4,000.
The Washington street pavement
viii cost nearly Ss0.oe0 according 10
the estimate Of the city engineer.
The hearing on this project wiN he
held on Saturday, Hearing On the
West Park avenue pavement from
the west side Of Park Place IL Arthur
read will be held Friday,
The big project Is the West Church
street pavement which will cost. &C.
eoriing 10 estimate, nearly 10000
Ii Is expected that the contract for
this pavement will be let hefare the
franchise Is voted on. and viii there
lore not be affected by the outcome Of
tho election.
This gigantic paving program will
aiford wofk fof q latgr body of Union
wotkmen. With the Stadium aud
Illinois Central projects well under
way, and the drainage program
mapped eut 20 commence next year,
Champaign will be one OF the most
progressive cities in the middle west,
Added to these improvements the
University has . building program on
hands that viii keep the wofkmen of
the two cities busy for al least two
wears,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
BAERFACTS---
by J. M. BAER. The Congressman cariooni=t.
nnteynatonal Labor News servlee)
No Fascist Here!

How the eactionay loves the Constuon~when
he's doing TAKINGl How dearly he the principles
Of democracy-when he Isn't quite Of his groundl
when he out his eashs real
ideaor you him all by himself and feeling himself secure
he Yields the temptation the truth Then its different
story my merry mem
Democracy7 He has Free speech Free pfessT
Free assembly, Bill Rights not exist u the Consnon
40 far as he speech GoYenor Berkey
hated the idea lie taken Of the
isn't consequence far as he concerned
When he his thoughts find that what he
really believes government by lie would END the pHha
thwa the popular will everywhere ne could DO safely
he would wipe democratic institutions everywhere anu S""s "
all the ballot boxes in the country .
He doesn't majority rule He wants rule by himself aud
numerically small He wants the majority held N
subiection his class The club the gun oppressive
generally his He wants suppression because
suppression DOES work
Every democratic has been forced against his intense
oppogon He the be granted ne an want the
children freed from slavery IN the mills
And his courts have done him good service
serve them mistake about H. howev-the Mus9hns
Themselves are They merely organize the nambku Of
IRE nation into a counterweght against democracy
LutwitZ revolt threatened 10 restore ue mon
arcbv in Germany from our petef marry
an outcry; wanted il Now bey are great o.
and thew Fascist here The Fasean are put Tor
ward as organized middle class That rot The Fau OF
italy is organized by its wolves . j,
shall do well TO avoid M formation mere bu we must AVON
in America would II Il became suohE mean a" emu o
democracy, a new civil war
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
RAILROAD co. USES
WARD HEELERS' TAG
OPTICS TOiORGANIZE

Altoona, Pa.---The election of the
Pennsylvania railroads rump ''un-
ion' was marked by methods that are
common TO ward politicians.
Workers have not given serious
thought TO the "union." despite claims
of railroad officials and their press
agents. The workers attitude, how.
ever, was changed, when they realized
that the fump union" serves the
company and il must not be treated
lightly.
Men who were not at work were
brought to the polls in automobiles.
No excuses were accepted, and when
workers attempted 10 laugh Off" the
importance Of the event. they were
given to understand il would be TO
their interest to present themselves at
the polls. All pretense of democracy
was thrown aside. The phrases and
platitudes that company officials have
worn to frazzle were not in evidence,
as the workers were told they must
vote for the ticket
Workers declare the proceedings
were nothing short of highbindlng,
and If attempted by any other persons
the police reserve would be called
out.
No one knows who Is elected. The
returns will be counted in Philadel-
phia.
The eietcion Is denounced by the
Labor News, published in this city,
which declares that the balloting was
a plain case of Misrepresentation, in.
timidation, coercion and high-handed
piracy on the part Of railroad officials
who are using the rump union" Ia
Garry out their nefarious plans foi
the subsection of shop craft employees
and destroying the principle Of col
lective bargaining"
"0f course, railroad officials viii
claim that a large majority OF theii
employees voted for retention OF the
rump arrangement, but they viii no'
tell of the means to get this vote
Ask some Of the shop men about II.
president Rea will now tell The
public that the shop men voted foi
the rump union, but ne will not tel
that the shop men were given n'
choice but 10 vote for one OF these
fellows. A vote for any other candi
date would not be counted.
"The whole proposition ls Ons
where the shop men were sandbagget
into voting as the railroad officials
wanted them to do. II the matter wal
one for the shop men themselves u
determine, why was it that railroad
officials, gang foremen and other su
peryisory forces were running ar0un'
/ securing votes ?"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29

Penn should do keep well in the summer says Sur
s Nehea d. s. Cumming, of the U. s. Public Health oeIce
on what has been doing during the winter MOS
vacations er -
v of instance and increasing number OF women
the ad all winter and take vacation when comes Oh
nand, large of Carmers, Tor IN
one work hard all vacation they ever ge
N the winter, when farm work Most work hard
own homes and they earned vacation though their
'"' V Il IS not always acknowledged
cauon should different things to these dlheeht
G CLERK for instance should do something that would won MAKE
muscles Though excess) and
mat would enable him his girl who mas peeh
or packing cigarettes cooking somebody eIses
d use her vacation in outdoor such playing tennis
ang like that tired wife and mother should rest Dy
from husband and children soothing her nerves oy
privacy. 49, ei' anu ""'"e ie" ~ =
@ usual prescription for vacation exercise in the open ar
ung assumes that exercise in the the one important
ay most workers do not get This is Of course true In regard
ons, but 1t is true in regard
eaers and ehauffeurs for instance Anybody VINO mas
ms her winter evenings in stuy studyng
as dancing just noddng should by all get out
~ s open air in the
se, particularly in the open air valuable indeed
~ continued good health Exercise however looks chiefly
ends u Ignores mental health; and mental health Is now
yioo 20 De about as important physical health - .
'se rather than a "rest."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
MORE REST FOR
G0VM'T EMPLOYEES
IF SMALL SIGNS

Learn to transact your official
business at the court house before
noon on Saturday." virtually says
representative F. L. Williamson in
reterring to a bill which has passed
Doth houses and awaits now the
Signature of the governor to make it
a law.
The bill provides for the closing of
SsoaFthouses throughout the state on
saturday afternoons. The law fixes
ne me time of opening and closing of
NE county clerks office and the office
o. the circuit clerk. Other offices
may close at will, if the bill passes.
i9ung couples, who are expecting
70 obtain licenses to wed, will be in
s'99ay,e.hleneed, - and perhaps disappoint1
u Il they are not familiar with the
provisions of the bill, since the coun-
y clerk only has authority to grant
marriage licenses.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
CENTRAL DISTRICT
LIGHTING SYSTEM
READY FOR CURRENT

Within three weeks the Central
District Lighting System. which IS
under construction in Champaign Al
an approximate cost of $4,000 will
be completed and the current turned
.on, lighting the business portion al
the city and nearby residence see
tions with hrilliancy equal to the
light IN any city of Illinois. Tests
have already been made on a few
lights In the business district with
satisfactory results.
In the opinion of many residents in
remote parts of the city additional
lights should be installed as RAPIDLY
as possible in order to guarantee the
safety of pedestrians from highway
robbery.
Working men on night shifts are in
danger in returning to their homes
late at night. In practically no sec
ton OF the city is the street car
service adequate late at night. even
where cars are operated. The Owl
car, from Champaign TO urbana, is q
dinky toy that has no assurance of
making its schedule because of ina
bility to stay on the track when not
loaded to capacity.
In many sections Of the city il is
unsafe for woman to leave her home
after nightfall, because of the danger
of being accosted and injured. if mol
slain, by degenerate. Frequent at.
tacks upon women and girls during
the past year should inspire the city
councils of both cities to light the
streets where protection is needed, as
well as in the business sections where
appearance takes precedence over
practicability and protection. Ii is
one thing to have an ornamental city:
it is better thing to have a safe
city.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
Kansas Industrial Court.

The Industrial Court in Kansas was
constitutional when it could be used
as a weapon In the hands of the en-
ployers to break strikes and the law
was constitutional when 1t sent howat
to Jail. Today the Supreme Court
of the United States has declared its
power against the employers uncon-
stitutional. According to the capital
ist Interpreters of our Constitution
any legislation which protects the
Workers against the exploitation OF
the Capitalist class is "Repugnant to
the Constitution" Organized Labor
is rejoicing at the decision which Will
limit the use of the Kansas Industrial
Court in Labor disputes but II should
NOT lose sight of the fact that only
was this law Unconstitutional when 1t
was applied against the Employers.
Labor can lock for protection only
when il directs the Government.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-29
CHILDREN MAY WORK
FOR WAGES IF
RECORDS ARE KEPT

Children Of school age may work
In the Twin Cities. and elsewhere In
the state of Illinois, under certain
conditions. After completing the
sixth grade children between II and
i6 years of age, if they wish % work
for wages, may apply to the office Of
the clerk Of the education board,
Miss Carrie Busey. at the Central
school building. who will fill out the
proper records.
A school record certifying that the
minor has passed the sixth grade Is
required. Then follows medical GER
tihcate from physician indicating
that the minor Is able TO do the work
Then a statement Is required from
the prospective employer
Girls who are employed in homes
need no certificate.
A total Of q children have so far
been employed IN Champaign this
year. The number is small as com
pared TO other cities.