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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-06-13
CONGRESS GIVES
FARMERS NO RE-
LIEF-ADJOURNS

Washington, ID. c., June lao
ionInment was voted by the Senate
and House of Representatives recent
Iy but only after a strenuous hgnl
had been made, as it was cioesis
recognized on all sides that such ac-
tion would sound the death kneli 1of
all hope of agricultural relief at the
present session of Congress.
Senator LaFollette made the. ngn'
in the Senate and a number Oh ool-
gressmen opposed the motion 10 au,
journ in the House. Among lheSe
was Congressman-at-Large Henry "
Rathbone of Illinois, who has been one
of the most earnest advocates OF iegis-
lation in the interests of the farmers
during the session. Among other
things Congressman Rathbone sad:
Il take this opportunity of stating
most emphatically that | am opposed
to any adjournment of Congress at
the present time"
The Farmers of the Nation de-
mand, and they have right to de,
mand, that we shall hear and heed
their plea. Every abandoned home,
every foreclosed mortgage, every
bankrupt owner of land, every tller
of the soil, who works the year
round for a compensation that labor
would scorn as wholly inadequate, de-
mands a hearing.
The best interests Of the Nation,
the welfare of humanity, the stability
of our institutions, and the prosperity
of our people demand justice to agrl-
culture.
The hopes of the farmers are CEN
tered upon us. One-third of the popu-
lation Of the United States is looking
to US for help, for constructive states
manship, for earnest and devoted at
tenton to this momentous problem,
for action worthy of the greatest leg
isative body in the world the Con-
gress of the United States"
No matter what inconvenience or
loss it may involve, | am ready to
stick by my post and do everything
that | possibly can to lift the Amer-
can farmer out of the slough of de-
spond and place him once more on the
firm ground of prosperity. | am ready
to say in the words of Ulysses ).
Grant, propose to fight 1t out on
this line if it takes all summer"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-06-13
PLANS READY
FOR e.. A. X.
ENCAMPMENT

Members Of the Grand Army of the
Republic Eneampment committee state
that plans are practically perfected
for entertaining the soldiers next
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Practically all Of the finance neces-
sary to complete arrangements FOR the
program are at hand. The subscrip-
lions are purely voluntary on the
part Of the citizens of Champaign.
Approximately fourth Of the
amount necessary remains 10 be raised
before the day the eneampment opens,
and the committee expect. that this
amount will be subscribed without
solicitation On the pant Of the com
mittee,
Plans are arranged for an automo-
bile service 10 take the veterans from
the trains to their places Of enter
tainment. Many prominent men Of
the nation will be in the company. One
special feature Of the program Is
drum corps of veterans who will give
free entertainment on the streets dur
ing the three days Of the event.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-06-13
JAPS IN TURMOIL
OVER NEW LAW
BARRING THEM

political ruffians," so-called IN
Japan, are in a turmoil becaues of the
recent enactment of the exclusion law
pa, Sed by congress and signed oy
President Coolidge. :.
At a recent social gathering In
Japan where many American women
were in attendance the "ruffians" en-
tered the ball room and took posses
sion. 1t is alleged in press reports
Of the incident that the American
women fled from the ball room to keep
from having to submit to indignites.
Japanese authorities disclaimed all
responsibility for the affair and 1t Is
SAID made apologies to the American
residents in Toxic, yet it is further
sald that no attempts were made 10
pre- ent the entrance of the rutflans.
Reports indicate that there is mucn
Ill feeling against America in Japan,
which may breed trouble in the future
Many congressman forsaw that Ill
feeling would be engendered and OPP
posed the exclusion law on the ground
that disturbances and probably wal
might result; but in spite of this the
law was passed by a good majority.
The law is no more serious afiron'
70 Japan than to other oriental ma
tons who have also been ostraciZed
from America, yet japanese pride Is
aroused because of what they pro,
h9onhee an indignity to the citizens OF
that country.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-06-13
FOREST PRESERVE
IDEA GROWS IN
CHAMPAIGN co.

pssantlv A Forest Preserve organ
- has been perfected in Cham
IN and Urbana in which citizens
9TH municipalities are cooperating
- the purpose of procuring, develop
~ and maintaining a Champaign
s=anty Forest Preserve.
Tse meaning of this organization Is
,.fsn 10 imply that the county Will
eventually cooperate IN procuring q
srge tract of timber that may be usea
a.. park for citizens of both clues
and the county. =
The logical center of the efforts Of
,sis committee, with the cooperation
- the board of supervisors, Is crystal
Ike Park, which, in the opinion OF
my citizens of both cities and the
..srafy at large should be developed
49,. one of the most attractive parks
IN central Illinois. -
Champaign committees have been
..nainted at intervals during the past
IN years for the purpose OF looking
- the adyisability of procuring
rI4ct of ground for park purposes, out
The outlay of expense for a park IN
Nj Champaign, or for the purchase
n a tract outside the city limits, Is
- y Sreaf that efforts have been dis
eoaTaged by taxpayers.
Citizens of Champaign are pecon-
ing convinced that they should CEN
,4sIize their efforts with those OF
| rbana citizens and create PARK
WITH Crytsal Lake Park as the nucleus
Of much larger park.
The plan implies the enlargement
of Crystal Lake into a swimming anu
heating resort and the turning OF the
fair grounds tract into the park, as
we'll as the purchase of larger area;
The Forest Preserve committee VIII
w before the hoard of supervisors al
the next meeting of that body and dis-
GUS the plans in an endeavor 10
sqcure the cooperation of the county
authorities.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-06-13
FOR SALE-1920 Flivver touring
car, self-starter. Telephone 1851

Greeks vote overwhelmingly for
establishment of republic.
Lehigh Valley and Wabash railroads
report record earnings.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers' Cooperative Trust Company
New York, doubles assets in two
months.
Canada insists that war debts due
from France and Belgium be paid.
Bank controlled by organized la
hor opened in Los Angeles. Cal.
DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler, head
Of c lumbia University, urges repeal
Of prohibition law as unenforceable.
French steamship and 81 men given
up as lost.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-06-13

until the American people scarcely
know their identity.
West of Ohio in 1921 was mostly
wilderness where Indians roamed, and
where the American bison had free
reign. Generations afterward there
is now the most progressive. country
i'm the world. IL does not take long
in point of years TO build a civiliza-
ton; nor does it take long to tear a
civilization to pieces
A snake crawling into a mans bed
would naturally have the effect Of
arousing him from slumber. This
actually happened, according to press
reports, in an England city.
The unique feature of the incident
lies in the fact that the snake was a
pet and had been ostraeised from the
bedroom because of its habit of en-
tering the owners bed on cool nights
On the night in question a fire
broke and neither dog-no cat was
there to warn the owner of his danger
The snake which had evidently been
prowling about the garden became
alarmed by instinct peculiar to all
creatures and climbed the ivy to the
bedroom of his master and crawled
into the bed.
The owner was at once awakened
and spread the alarm. What crea-
lures can do when led by instinct is
sometimes phenomenal.
Oriental religions declare that
snakes have souls, and are intelligent
as well as human beings, though
lacking the power of speech. How
ever, the more civilized are inclined
to attribute the incident to a pure ac-
cident.
The country needs a progressive
president like Bob LaFoilette or Hi
johnson, though the Republican ma
chine will not listen to change from
the conservative, machine-type like
Harding or Coolidge, and it is inn
possible for the Republicans to nomin-
ate a progressive.
I.aFollette will be an independent
candidate on the Republican ticket.
As such he is likely to split the Re
publican vote and elect a Democratic
president. 1t is unfortunate that Re-
pubicans are welded to conservatism;
or perhaps fortunate for the Demo
Gratis.
The danger of mines is again ap-
parent in the report that 10 men lost
their lives in a mine explosion at
Wilkesbarre, Penn. There is nothing
pleasant about miners life except
that he supports his family by hard
work.
The danger incurred is something
that the average man shrinks from, 'as
well as the hard labor and the coal
dust. Many of the mine owners would
not enter a mine to work at any price,
yet they are willing that the miner
should take his life in his hands at so
much per hour-and not very much
at that.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-06-13
A Little Son Been.

A son was born Thursday, June ,,
to Mr.. and Mr.. W. {. BEEN, 1901
Park street, Urbaua. Mother and
son doing nicely. W. {. Jr., Is a step
grandson of J. W. Dunn, business
agent Of the Building Trades Council
and Grandpa" IS stepping hlgn,
wide and handsome.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-06-13
HURST SCHOOL
DISTRICT ADOPTS
FREE TEXT BOOKS

The Hurst, Illinois, school district
has adopted the free text book system
as the result of a campaign carried on
by the local union Of mine workers.
This pleasing information was con-
veyed to the Illinois State Fedora
ton of Labor by Secretary j. r..
Gebert of Local Union No. 2il6 OF
Hurst, in the following letter:
Hurst, Illinois. May 10, l92d
Mr.. Victor olandor,
Chicago, Illinois.
Dear Sir and Brother:
Regarding the free text book law
that enables each school district to
vote and make the law effective, |
want to inform you that the above Is
sue was put 10 a vote last month IN
our grade and high school districts
and BY small majority We were able
to pass the free text book proposition.
The worst enemies we met with
were the people the law will help and
If it had not been for the Information
and cooperation ! received from you
! am afraid We could not have carried
the question. The members of local
union 2i1s L. NJ. W. OF A, send their
thanks and | personally do the same
for your whole hearted cooperation In
the above.
Yours very truly,
j. h. GEBERT
If the school authorities refuse to
act the proposition may be initiated
by petition of five percent on more OF
the voters Of the district. 4 copy OF
the free text book law, which is sim
pie and easily understood, may be OBJ
tained by writing 10 the Illinois state
Federation Of lab0r.-Aboye.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-06-13

An aged man by the name of Henry
Sadorus settled in Champaign county
in 1924. That is 100 years ago.
When he came to Champaign county
everything was prairie and wilderness.
Big Grove, north of Urbana, II miles
across, was then Firgin wilderness.
There was no village of Urbana and
Champaign was not thought of until
more than twenty-five years later.
The progress of America Is almosi
inconceivable to the young people OF
this generation. The changes that
have taken place in the Twin Cities
are characteristic of all western and
central west communities. America
has grown rapidly by immigration
The Washington times., 1924-07-21
What ! Doing Today and
Tomorrow

Today.
Outing Columbia Comfnandery, No. Z,
Knights Tempiar. VIII hold an excursion
g MARKHAM Hail today Tor tho benekit
OF its drill corps.
Lectures The Work % the Con.
ference Tor Progressive Political Ac-
ton. VIII be the subject 81 an address
6y Arthur p. Holder, before the Central
labor Union 81 1906 p street north
Concert The United states Navy hand
VII play e the Capitol this evening
MeetinB Executive meeting 1T the
Harding portrait presentation committee
IN the auditorium Of the Interior De-
partment ut 1880 b. IA.
Reading Edwin Markham, author q
The Man with the Hoe. will give 8
public reading tonight II the First
Baptist Church, Sixteenth and q
streets northwest, It : o'clock.
Tomorrow.
Concert concert ~ tle Navy
Band 81 Mount Alto Hospital tonight
at 1:9O o'clock
eing-The Georgetown Citizen,n Assoc
citation Will hold q Community Sing
on Potomac street between N and o
streets, Georgetown. ct s p. n.
Luncheon Civitan Club, At the La
fayette hotel at 1890 5. IA.
Lunche0n--City Club, at tho City
Club At 1880 p. m.
The Washington times., 1924-07-21
DEFECT IN LAW PREVENTS
CITY PAYING ITS WORKERS

louisville, Pa. July 21.-A
defect in the third.class city law IL
puzzling city officials, who are UNI
able to pay bills, owing to the Ill.
ness Of Councilman q. r. schlase-
man. head Of the department OF &C.
counts and finances. The law win
not permit any bills being paid
without Schlaseman' s signature. al
way around 1t was proposed by
deputizing City Solicitor Noecker as
q temporary official, but II has
developed that there Is no warrant
In law for this.
The Clark act and amendments
provide for filling vacancies caused
Dy death. but not by sickness.
While q way out Of the trouble a
being sought, the city's creditor.
including workmen. must wait Tor
their money.
The Washington times., 1924-07-21
81 TINY TESSTE'

IL many ) stats, whsrs ths laws
are first rate.
About keeping hold " mate. On
There's no law 10 date. though It's
and to relate.
'Galnst the fat man who cats >
potato.
r. sss one eolns into ) rsstaurank
YilIsd 70 bursting Win nnins
Tissue
He knows hs can't ne ons, ~ -
must abuse one,
The Iowiy nutritioun pCtatc.
Hen order them fried: wholly
stripped 81 its hide.
He'll flavor = spud ~ With butter.
or maybe IA cream. o. hashea
brown splitting steam.
HglI stuff I'll he simply eGnit
utter.
while mortaIs who battle against
scales that tastIe.
The tale Of the sad addsd pound
Are hatingiy eating the air which
u fleeing.
Without notwithstanding sound.
Tho man who stalks Il with 4
deviiish erin.
Who tips the scales three hundred
pounds,
And. orders potatoy stis sad - re-
Should he meath two greasy. green
nloundn.
The Washington times., 1924-07-21
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FOURTH FLOOR
The Washington times., 1924-07-21
DECLARES PRISONS HAVE
FAILED: FOSTER CRIME

OCEAN CITY. N. r., July Iii
Assistant United States Attorney
General Grim. speaking on criminoI.
ogy at the closing session OF the
State SchooImen said that prisons
now are failure and foster crime.
ana Imprisonment does not reform a
person.
It is useless to send him back
Criminals are the result OF heredlty
and environment or some phygicaI
DEFECT. Society should be protecteI
IN different way. Institutions
should be provided for criminals.
They should be housed according to-
their crimes. They should be eli.
lowed, II possible, to maintain them.
selves and their families, Speaking
OF the fact that there seem to be
such a large percentage of criminals
IN the country, he said there is IA
reality only 2 per cent, but the In.
dlvidual criminal comes repeatedly
before the courts, giving the impress.
sion that there are more.
All through the history of civfliza.
ton there have been so.called tidal
waves Of crime, but these are only
Incidental or temporary. It Is very
difncuIt to enforce some statutes.
especially IL there Is q large minority
opposed to that particular statute
twenty years ago, when the United
states passed the statute to prohibit
railroad discrimination In the matter
OF preferential rates, some railroads
spent millions IN propaganda ana II
was almost impossible to enforce the
act. One man, Theodore Roosevelt,
stood pat in spite Of violent criticism.
NO employe of any railroad today
would even think Of offering special
terms TO large shippers. When sen.
timent Of community becomes crys.
tallized either in favor of or against
any law, no one dared run counter
to such sentiment.
The Washington times., 1924-07-21
ALISON LOTUS
BROUGHT LOVE
ROMANCE
George viii and CIenna
Thompson, Youthful Flower
Growers, Welded

Discussions on lotus culture de-
veloped q romance that eliminated
ia marriage vows and orange bios
SONS today.
George VIII. twenty-tvO, eof No.
GAN Fourth street northeast. and
Miss Glenna Thompson, fifteen, NO.
642 street northeast, are the happy
couple. They were married by the
Reverend e. Hez SVEN at his home.
No. 905 Massachusetts, avenue north.
east.
The girl-bride Il = floral expert IN
the Lotus Club here. win met his
brtde-tO-be In the clubhouse last
February. Both liked flower grow.
ing, 30 the friendship prospered.
VIII Is the brother OF Calvin WIN.
formerly Of Washington, who. about
3 year ago, while still In his teens
and working on Z railroad in West
Virginia, eloped with the heiress Of
wealthy railroad executive. The
elopement was q nationwide sensa.
ton for several weeks.
The consent Of the new Mrs. Wills
parents was obtained yesterday, ana
the couple lost no time In getting q
license and visiting Doctor Sven.
They are going to Atlantic city. and
later win continue their honeymoon
abroad.
The Washington times., 1924-07-21
Government BY
law UPHELD
BY HUGHES
Y. s. Secretary Of State al
dresses Meeting Of Ameri-
can and British Lawyers
BY LUTHER A. HUSTON,
international News Service.

LONDON, July I'll. Charles Nv.
ans Hughes, United States Score.
tary Of State and president Of the
american Bar Association, made q
plea for government by law--not
BY officials In responding TO the
address Of welcome at the opening
meeting OF American and British
| lawyers today in Westminster Hall.
We are meeting IN the shrine
of common law" he said. Despite
the multiplicity and diversity Of
our laws. we In the United States
are working out & legal unity which
has its root in the common concep.
ton Of the fundamental principles
Of law and liberty.
Spirit Of Common Law.
''The spirit Of the common Inv q
opposed to those ilisiduous encroach.
ments upon liberty which take the
form Of uncontrolled administrative
authority" Secretary Hughes con.
ttnued. There Is still need for
Recognition OF the ancient right Of
people to be governed by laws and
not by officials. Under the com.
mon law we respect authority, but
| It IL the authority Of law and we
esteem officials only az they keep
within the law"
Secretary Hughes made no state
ment concerning the allied confer
ence on the Dawes plan or other
international political problems. He
acted In the role OF president OF
the American Bar Association mot
A. the American Secretary OF State.
Some, however, professed to see
reference to the conference In
his remarks on the benefits to be
gained from the interTningIing Of
the British and American lawyers.
No Political Motives.
.'of ell international contacts" he
said. none could be happier than
this. We have no political ends to
serve, no differences to compose, Ito
policies to advance except the policy
OF understanding and good will. we
come rejoicing In the anity which
has become the fixed habit OF two
peoples intent upon cooperation IN
the interests Of peace
Lord Chancellor Viscount Haldane
welcomed the lawyers from America
ana Canada In an address in which
ne thanked Providence for the Dec.
laration Of Independence.
have always thought that great
event OF 1875 most Fortunate" he
said. It has done more to strength.
en- the ties between the people Of
the United States, Canada and Great
Britain than anything else In their
Justice Sutherland, carrying out
the theme OF Anglo,American amity,
said the friendship ana cooperation
OF England and the United States
mad had q great influence upon the
world and that their Continuance
was essential to the good Of civiIiza-
The Washington times., 1924-07-21

cyuuoE mas MADE . complete COM
.tession. the police say. Latest rs.
ports Indicate he win plead not
guilty on the ground that he was
insane. Because 81 the extreme
brutality Of the murder and the
extreme novelty of the motive Il
- believed to be- the first time d
man ever killed his wife out 81
infatuation for l former wife the
case 4 attracting Statewide atten-
ton.
Violet Worley Sydner, twenty-five.
YVES murdered one dark night sew.
eral weeks ago. Al fisherman on
the way to his nets the next morn.
ing found the nangled body float
ing IN the James river near the
city dock. The girl had been beaten
to death with q blunt weapon and
then thrown. dead, into the river.
From the girls mother the police
learned that Violet had recently
separated from her husband From
the girls brother they learned that
Sydnor had made an appointment
over the telephone to meet Violet
ct street corner not lar from
the dock. The brother said, further,
that he had seen Sydnor slip i
monkey wrench into his pocket be-
fore leaving the house.
Visits wife No. 3.
Further investigation DISCLOSED
that Sydnor had visited wife No. 3
on the morning OF the murder, that
he had been visiting her frequently
since before his separation from
Violet. Questioned, the woman
would say nothing more than that
Walter had come and that she had
given him something TO eat
Thereafter piainclothes men kept
constant virgil near the home Of
The Washington times., 1924-07-21

6ydnor,s second wife. Whenever
she lett the house she was sllad.
owed. The polfnA were convinced
that sooner or later Eydnor would
communicates with the woman who
had recaptured his heart.
For week the search went on.
the police traced their man to Bal
timore, only to find he had moved.
Then, on the eighth day. Mrs. Gyd.
nor No. ? was seen to enter q teIa.
graph office ii downtown Rich.
rnond. The detective shad owinr her
learned that she had sent q. telerrafI,
TO q man In Alexandra. va. The
name, Of course, was not that ~
Walter Sydnor. The rnessare 1900
that money would Be wired At once.
gydnor Corfesses.
The Richmond authorities con.
mnnicated with Alexandria and
within an hour sydnor vas arrested
ct the telegraph office In Alexandra.
Upon arriving in Richmond IT,
prisoner broke down ana rnade !
complete confession. 1t Is said 81
told the police he didn't know 1ast
why he had done II. that ID
hadn't been right since sufferins
en- injury to his head years ago
e was learned that his father lad
DIED in an insane asylum ana tIlat
nis mother II now an inmate Of al
insane asylum.
Sydnor's first wife was &, Nor
Lolk, Va. girl. He divorced her "a
marry his second wife. 81 WHOM
ne has three children. .ast vea,
he deserted her and this dime. witfs
out bothering to obtain. s divorce
married Violet Worley. al charrs
q biganny has also been pIacs6
against him. '.'
The Washington times., 1924-07-21
PROBES DEATH OF PHILA.
MAN AZ ms ANE HOSPITAL

ALLENTOWN. Pa. July H.
Coroner Fred r. BIausch today IS.
san an investigation into the death
q Harry Law. Philadelphia. an At.
tendant ct the Homeopathic Hos.
pital for the Insane here, who was
struck on the head with ! sbnveI
py an insane patient. He died q
the Allentown Hospital from 3 frac.
tured skull. - Z :. -.
AaW nad been working at the
hospital only q few weeks. Hir
assailant was . member OF q force
Of inmates working on the outside,
He was thought to be recovering
and his discharge was being CON.
sidered.