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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21
LEADING MEN
OF MINERS UNION
SUPPORT SMALL

At the request Of J. II. Walker,
president Of the State Federation of
Labor. the following letter from Irvine
Strain aud Guy Young, representa-
tivea of district IL, Illinois Mine
Workers of America. which strongly
urges the support of Governor Small
ia opposition to Senator Essington. Is
herewith printed IN full for eonaid.
Grafton Of Review readers;
springfield. llliuois,'
March 4. 1874
"ln the Issue of the Illinois Miner
Of February 23. 1924, denial was made
by the undersigned that there had
been an endorsement of Governor
Small by the Joint Labor Board OF
Illinois. Our denial was accurate.
However a misapptehenaion seems to
have occurred to some with reference
to our position. We did not intend
and no not now, that Senator Easing
ton be preferred as against Governor
Small in the Republican primaries.
Al between the two, since Governor
Small has yielded 10 President Far.
fiHgton and Chief Counsel Kerr In a
reformation Of the Compensation Act
abuses, we most aasuredly prefer
Governor Small"
Irvine ID. Strain"
Guy Young
Legislative Representatives"
Dist. IL. v. M. w. Of A.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21
LEGISLATIVE COM.
FAVORS CANDIDATES
ON BOTH TICKETS

The Legislative Committee of the
Twin City Federation Of Labor, fol-
lowing a precedent established by the
Joint Legislative Board, unanimously
endorsed the following candidates at
meeting Of the committee held last
Friday night:
Newton jenkins, Republican farm
labor candidate for the United States
senate; Governor Len Small, for gov.
ernor Of Illinois; Charles h. Moore,
Tor Congress; Judge Lawrence Il.
Stringer, Democratic candidate for a
place on the Supreme bench; George
w. Davis, candidate for state senatori
James A. Reeves, candidate for state
representative oath senatorial district,
and Fred II. Cole, Democratic candl-
date for the state legislature, 29th
senatorial district.
Action on the above named men
was taken after careful inquiry into
the records Of all Democratic and lie.
publican candidates, and Is based
purely upon the policy Of Labor to
endorse only such candidates as are
known to be in harmony with the
principles Of organized labor, and who
have impressed the public with Their
integrity and thorough understanding
Of public questions.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21

created. The populace unconsciousiy
accepts this cheap cynielsm, this dis
loyalty to country, and the champions
of the people are showed aside while
the thieves escape with the loot.
This is the psychology that privilege
is now attempting to put over" on the
people. The trick has been worked time
and again.
The present situation recalls this
statement by a magazine writer, sew
eral years ago:
Every time | have followed the
crooked politician it has led me to the
back door of a respectable business
man.
Organized labor insists on the widest
publicity and the most complete probe
where it is limited that wrong exists,
This policy Injuries no honest man
and it strengthens our government.
Publicity will not harm honest husi-
ness, though stock jugglers, exploiters
of the peoples resources and sure
thing" financiers may be affected
No man will eat less food or build
less houses, or harvest less wheat, or
manufacture less shoe because thieves
in high places have been uncovered.
A democracy can not function when
people are suspicious. Government is
not injured when it purifies itself.
Privilege alone benefits when wrong
is hushed.
No patriot will aid big biz" in broad
casting this plan to corrode the popular
mind
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21
REEVES RECORD
SHOWS FAVOR
FOR ABO X

Jamss A, Reeves, who was recently
endorsed BY recommendation oi the
Joint legislative committee Of The
Twin City Federation OF Labor. anu
whose candidacy for seat IN The
House OF Representative from the
oath district was previously endorsed
by the state labor Legislative board,
Is eminently fitted for the Office
from the standpoint Of Union Labor
His public acts as representative
are presented for the consideration OF
Review readers;
ist. Voted and spoke for House
Bin No. Ss, introduced by Mrs. O'Neiil
January 80. 1923.
An Act 20 regulate aud limit the
hours of employment OF females IN
any mechanical OF mercantile estah=
lshment or factory or laundry, on
restaurant, or telegraph or telephone
establishment or office thereof, etc.
2nd. Voted for House Bin No. so,
In Committee Car Limit Dill.
3rd. Voted for House Bill No. 35i
introduced by Mr.. Ruthsaw. January
l6. 1923,
An Act 10 amend Section OF an
Act for the relief Of the blind, ap.
proved May IL, 1903, as amended.
4th. Voted for House Blll No. 271i
introduced by Mr. Ronalds, March o.
i923.
An Act establishing Il State insur.
anee fund for the payment Of com.
pensation under the Workmens Com.
penBation Act,
9Th. Voted for House Bill No. 390
introduced by Mr., soderstrom, March
20, 1923.
An Act to promote the public health
by providing for one day Of rest IN
seven for employees in certain en-
ployments.
6th. Voted for House Bill No. 5i7
introduced by Mr.. Wilson, April 4
1928.
An Act TO amend Section lib Of an
Act TO establish and maintain a sys.
tenn Of free schools, approved June II
1909, as amended. -
7th. Voted for House Bill No. BOB
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21
READERS VIEWS
ON LETTER CAR
RIERS' SALARIES

In the hearings On postal salary
legislation, the first witness To tetsify
before the joint subcommittee of the
committees on post offices and post
roads of the House and Senate was
Postmaster General New. lie admit
ted postal employees were underpald,
but recommended the whole matter be
referred to a commission to determine
after a report is made by a cost ac-
counting commission of experts q
now about year old. There is no
time limit in which it must report and
the practical value of its report Is
still a matter of conjecture. As MI
New makes this admission and this
recommendation does he realize that
for the past ten years postal EN-
ployees have been working for grossly
inadeqv IN salaries in the hope and
belief II the American people
through their Congress would do them
Justice. During these ten years many
of the oldest employees have passed
beyond the benefit Of earthly justice
or the soul raeking experience OF be
ing asked to wait indefinitely Tor a
commission to act, and many Of the
Younger employees have foreseen the
DELAY, doubt and uncertainty OF ade-
ouate salary legislation and have en-
tered other fields more promising.
This has been true to such an extent
that the Civil Service Commission has
been forced to lower the standards
for entrance to the postal service IN
order to fill the vacancies. ms
rapid turnover of labor is a costly
item greatly hampering the efficiency
of the service. 1t will be interesting
to note this item in the report oil the
cost accountant expert.
Mr.. New surely cannot fail to re-
member, and the postal employees
can never forget that the present
salary law under which they work.
involving appointment of a salary
commission which, at great expense
Travelled all over the country taxing
evidence which, as intelligent citlzens'
tbev already knew, could have been
obts aimed lust as accurately and much
cheaper and quickly by means Oh d
questionable in affidavit form;
After completing their laporlous
work they went into secret session oi
which no record was Hlade pupiiO'
and recommended the present made
auate salary law, and with it came the
propbetic assurance that the cost Of p,
living was going back to "normaicy
and these salaries would be sufficient
This commission, apparently de-
terrined to force its wisdom ana ~, lts
nropbesy on the people, sklllfuily
timed its report so near the date OF
sdiournment of Congress that the re-
noyf might be accepted or rejected a.
+ came from the commission. a a.
the time left was too snort IN Wlllch
70 t,,' discuss and amend the 6lll Con con,
gress gave the half loaf rather 'hai
none. :. :. M vyon.
der postal employees are sure i, ina
aUy more commission" work sinlpls
me- means more delay and lnlustice
After ten years of patient enduranie'
We believe they are entitled 70 sa1s'
factory results NOW.
. Promises, prophesies and eommlS. ha1nay
sions won't pay the butcher, the oaker
The clothier or the landlord.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21

accepted so far as income is concerned
by Mr.. S. L. Bradt who is one of the
leaders of the opposition.
The Bonds are Economically Printable
Almost everyone agrees that paved
roads are better than dirt or gravel,
but not everyone is aware of the inn
mense savings that are possible on
the pavements. Prof. I. X. Agg of
Iowa State College has conducted
some very important experiments and
has found that an average car weigh
ing a ton and half saves by travel
ing on concrete road rather than a
dirt road, 3.6 cents per mile in gaso-
line, tires, wear, and tear. etc. As
sumo a road carries 500 cars a day
lthis is very moderately. Then multi
plying 500x3.6x365 gives $3.50, the
saving for each mile in a year. The
cost of mile of road including inter
est and assuming that the road will
last only 30 years is 81 800 a year.
Subtracting the 81 600 from the $3.50
leaves a net saving of $4,970 for each
mile. For the 5,100 additional miles
that this bond issue will build there
will be an annual saving of $25,347,-
900 to the motorists of the state. Thus
in eight years the roads will pay for
more than the bonds and all the in
terest charges. Such are the divi-
dends of building good roads.
The Opposition Plan.
The opposition to the bond issue is
being led by Bradt and Edens who
were former aids of Lowden and who
are now fighting everything that is
supported by Governor Small, whether
good or bad. These men were ardent
supporters of the S60,000,0o0 issue
when they were in power. They are
now arguing for what they call the
"pay as you go" system. 1t is very
much like the State Aid system that
was such failure back in 1913. They
attack the proposed bond issue and
say that it will involve a direct tax.
Well, here is their plan. First they
propose to raise license fees 503e.
Then they say, there will be .$6,O0O,-
600 to allot to the counties for con
struction. "This $6,0O0,0O0 will be
met by like amount contributed by
the 102 counties of the state" Now
where will the counties get this. So
900, 900 each year? Here is the Joker
in their plan. There is no way for the
counties to get this money except py
levying a direct property tax.
IL no other reason than to prevent
such a trick the voters should approve
this bond issue at the polls next fail.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21
BAERFACTS---
by ]. NJ. BAER, The Congressman-Cartoo
international Labor News Service)
Press Seeks TO Divide Producers

The capst press continually trying fool the farmers and
industrial believing that they have nothing IN common
or course the best interest Of capital that keep The
a,orefg powerful should
une they would with privilege and monopoly The pry
edged Teapot Dome public lands waterways
other privileges which they no" nave
Labor and the farmers than either group
has with the punderbund which h utessy exploiting them
Right now the eapasc seeking separate the farmer
and labor out getting high ~e
e farmers are going But who Is driving the farmers into
help the great
sumjng public which only that keeping farm prices
do consume enough to create
demand FOR received enough Of ther snare o
PRODUCTION today they absorb the surplus ana ia prices
would be back to levels
The workers supported every measure to stabilize tafm
pnceAlng the present
aeys aguura help the farmer get his feet
President Gompers the American Federation Of labor has
difficulties because they
& t aganized ike labor them the remedy which
o fears and hates Speed when the farmers get to-
petber and their des1nies!
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21
SURE LOOKS LIKE
CASE OF DEATH
BED REPENTANCE

Senator Essington's discovery that
''he is for any good roads, bonding
proposition that the people OF limos
NAV adopt by vote" sounds strangely
like death-bed repentance.
There is a certain little verse about
when the devil was well and when ne
was sick; but of course that would
not amply to Senator Esslngton, ioi
the Chicago Tribune early paiaGeo
him as a very nice man who, on his
first campaign trip in the fall, proved
''he could be just like ordinary me- men
bv actually riding in an ordinary. rall-
way coach and eating in an ordinary
railway station lunch room.
Repentance is good for the soui
the eleventh hour change OF heart ls
better than none; but what about thai
rhvme about him from the tortio
realms of the asbestos undershlrts
Senator Essington deliberately v.ot-
cd against the good roads bonding
proposition. Is his death-bed repent
ance bribed by the hope OF the govern
orship? Is there not danger OF an
other change of heart! ,.L,o
Good roads is not the bauoie
snatcbed up in the eleventh hour Dy :
bigh-brow politician to be danglea
like a Roman festival before the mon
" Governor Small's promise of goodI
roads is solid gold not to be oartereGl ;e1s e
for the "green goods" Of an eleVeh'n
hour change of heart .l;-.to- .,
@Do men gather figs from thlstles
Do they accept the death-oed fepels'
1 - Ia
ine hmse out nj for good roads after voting
against m them, or do they take ,e,sd tGt :.
promise of Governor Small VINO L !,
making his good roads program come
true? -. ,,ali.
Senator Essington gives the qEa,i Sa,i
fed promise of an office seekers GoV.
eruor piru Small gives the promise Of Z
pfirfo performer whose word is as concrete
and pnt iVs substantial as the roads he he.i, !.
building in all parts of Illinois'-Alea'
Times Record.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21
I0HN H. WALKER TO SPEAK
an ISSUES IMPORTANT TO
TABOR next SUNDAY--PARk

special opportunity is accorded the people of Cham
hear 1snR EasG of S sbo at e
ing gi e@@ +Seatre next Sunday afternoon at o'clock
fafF Members of organized labor should that this
leader of the State Federation is greeted with
audience that will fill the theatre to capacity
al Wr has been identified with the interests of Labor
iarge way for many years and his hand is on every
% If the fight labor has waged in defense of its rights
M eoxnected to touch primarily the most important
S ;asnes of the ensuing campaign.
n the opinion of Labor leaders public speaker is
MORO naffed than Walker to guide the political thought
of the day.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21

ms would mean more than merely
,educlng the amount to be constructed.
II would mean that highly efficient
road building force would have to be
broken up. Thousands of workers
would We thrown out of work and on
me general labor market, and the per
nllle cost of building a road would be
greatly increased.
=, The Bates Test
Much Of the opposition to the plan
nas been on the ground that the roads
vii nave to be rebuilt before the bonds
are paid for. They say that the roads
VIII not last 30 years. They fail to
ppdy attention to the results of the
ppa1es test made by the state highway
GCepartment. In the words of Prof.
7. I. Wiley of the Highway depart
ulehI Of the University of Illinois. "the
5 5oaqS as now being built will be on
esuty When the bonds are paid for and
Inc Bonds are Financially Sound.
another point to be considered Is
,Sne'ner the issue is financially sound
t snat Is whether it can be paid back
;;loih the license fees without resort
.ns 10 general property tax. Here
;S ;Ssalh an analysis of expenditures anC
YI.sOine tI Is necessary and it brings out
ne ne TACT that in the next 35 year:
,tefe .f. ~lli be balance of S245, 5000
su s.esr making all charges for interest
Saa Sua principal on the two issues. This
0na 09anS an average balance of $1,000,
~ each year to take care of mainten.
ee Tse and additional construction
5e hgures were prepared by tht
department. of highways and wert
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21
nERATE ENDORSES
GOVERNOR SMALL'S
ROAD BOND PLANS

Tr,iversity students, debating the
.,Sl,;on nf Governor Small's pro-
aossS aoseS 500 O00,00 road bond issue,
r,x xsrs asked to digest their arguments
- tho affirmative side of the question
e., I IT. The Review. The following digest
i submitted by Leonard Cohen, 70,
who with +. w. Sanders '25, and =.
n CARPENTER '25, were accorded the
1acision over those who argued
against the Governors program:
History.
Until a few years ago Illinois nad
a wonderful reputation-for mud. In
1918 the proponents of good roads
managed TO get state aid system
established but it was an admitted
failure, for the building started with
each county and resulted in an un-
connected disiointed system. In 1917
after much agitation $50, ,OO0, 900
bond issue was voted by the legisla-
ture and in the following year 1t was
accepted by the voters of the state.
This was intended to build about 4,7O0
miles Of pavement on a planned sys-
TEN of trunk highways.
Now what is the situation? At the
end of 1923 the state has completed
2.425 miles of the system. This year
all indications point to the completion
Of a thousand miles of pavement.
This will leave 1,275 miles to be built
and all the money from the bond issue
will be spent. -,
After this year, unless the pro-
posed bond issue is adopted, the only
money that will be available for road
building will be the money in the We
hiele tax fund, that is, the money
from license tags, after deductions
have been made for interest and prin-
cipal on the S60,000,000 bond issue,
for engineering expenses, for general
administrative expenses, for mainten-
ance, and so forth.
The Proposed Issue.
At its last session the state legis-
lature passed the law providing for
the issuance of $100,000,000 of high
way bonds to bear 40 interest and to
be paid back within 30 years. The
act is now up to the voters at the
November elections. Aside from the
fact that a certain political group is
fayOring the measure and another
group is opposing it, the plan has
merits that should be considered i'm
partially by every voter in the state.
The Bond Issue is Necessary
Illinois has $4,000 miles of public
roads. Of this the 4,700 mile system
Is but Sc. With the new issue which
Is planned to complete the cid system
and build an additional 5,100 miles,
We will have altogether a trunk sys-
tenn of 5000 miles or 10% of the pub
lie roads of the state. Now there is
limit to the rumber of paved roads
a locality can afford just as there is a
limit to the number of railroads that
1t can support. The L. S. Bureau
Of Public Roads has stated that 1t
iayOrs a paved mileage OF from to
o% Of the mileage of the country:
Surely Illinois with her denser and
richer population is entitled to the
additional percentage.
Assuming that there were to be no
further bond issue how long would 1t
lake to complete the original system
As was pointed out before, the avail
aole funds would be greatly cut down
at he end of this year. A study of the
ihgures shows that the following would
De the mileage constructed
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21

things lts own way. Attorney Gen.
era nangherts, Nhe has been prom
inently mentioned IN connection with
the OH scandals, apparently souldn't
see anything wrong With standard
tenure OF Section SO. as he turned
over the papers ia the case TO Ssete.
tars Of the Interior Albert II, Fall
with request that Fall take action
on them. Secretary Fall couldn't see
anything wreng with Standards ten
nre, either as on June \, 1921. he
heard oral arguments by attorney Tor
Standard aud verbally directed dia.
missal Of the proceedings, abandoning
the Governments claim fer the land.
standard Cleaning Up
Since then standard has been
cleaning up on Section %, taking
out Immensely valuable oii Those
interested 10 turning over the OIL
lands TO private companies declared
that OIL from other sections IN the lie.
serve was draining into Section SO and
they offered this as the reason Ter the
leasing Of the remaining $4,000 acres
to one of Edward L. Dohons's eofa-
panies, This action led TO the airing
OF the entire transaction ut senate
Public Lands Committee hearings.
with the exposure OF Teapot Dome aud
other oil gfahs.
Meanwhile. as public attention IL
focused on Teapot Dome. Standard
goes light ahead taking eat oil that
was set aside by the government Ha
reserve for the Navy In time Of war.
II war comes, there may be INSULT.
cient oil for The Navy but Standard
went worry. Stadard officials are
getting theirs nov, 50 why should
ihnN ,NnrrN nhnnl The lntnlNf
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21

only discovered needs for child children ms
In,2 gi2sIartion. but also interested the
lef,ii@ n,sbiic On the basis of the facts
puon(.a pa,,rea tbs commission drafted bills
aI.;gi5g secuiSSi, Fl for modern standards IN the
na.s pros'p.r'n conncerning illegitimate children
mothers pensions, adoploh, lt;.ne .nt
neryision Of homes and lnsulGeoiilsi nsu.iaa
he he care and treatment OF enpp,eu
children, child labor, scnooi se,s.t, .,'ifo
dance. abandonment or neglect Of WIZ a5
and child and the guardianship u
children.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21

What Is more. Standard hasn't a
mere lease on Section So, which u
said to be producing great quantities
of oil. II has patent. which Is more
binding than lease and which u
more difficult 10 cancel OF disturb IN
any way, Congress has nov asked
fer investigation Of Standards pes.
session Of Section Sc,
Possession Called Illegal,
section So was patented January
20, 1920. hy the State Of Califsotnia
to purchasers from whom Standard
OIL claims title. Aeafs previous,
Standard OH interests controlled the
land and Ia 1918 charges were masc
that Standard ohss possession of See
ton SO was illegal aud hearings were
ordered In the Nisalla. Cal, Land
oniee by commissioners letter Of
January Ia. lHlA. The letter nyster.
iously went astray aud the contest
was held In abeyanee until February
z. 1921, when the letter was diseey
cred and reported 10 the Land Office
with the information that the stand
ard Oil and Pan American Petroleum
Companies were already develeping
the section and taking out 5000 TO
1000 barrels daily.
Fall ueholsis Standard
Later In the month. the commis .
sloner ordered the charges amended
and hearings held at Niaalia, notify
ing the Secretary nf the Interior, whe
ON March ? notified the Attorney Cen
eral, asking him to take action 10 pro-
tect the Governments interest.
On March 4, 1921. the Harding Al.
minisiration took Office and almost
from the FIRST, Standard began to have
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21
CHILD.WELFARE STUDY
HAS PROVEN EFFECTlFh r

Washington, March 8.-A child vel vel
fare commission, to study an la"s @
concerning children, is essential -l;5 Loi
any state that would bring TINS Iee5is- 5s
iation to twentieth-century stanaaIG;ii' ri
according to the United States eh'i-
dren's bureau. FL ,,,o,ls
by a state child-welfare eomnilssi1't's sf re Q
Summary of the achievements Of Inc
North Dakota children's code com ON
mission is given. The commission ho'
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21

introduced by MIR. Sodefstrom, April
10. 1929.
An Act TO amend various aections
Of the workmen's Compensation Act,
Ia make IL more femoneraliye. etc.
9Th. Voted for Senate bill No. IA,
Amendments 10 the Mothers PEN
sion fAw
MIR. James A, Reeves has proven
beyond doubt that he Is a Repre-
sentative Of the people and for the
people, aud deserves 10 be reelected
as Representative from the 2ith
District
j. A. Reeves fought from The floor
the Illinois State Income Tax Bill,
and defeated Il. Supported Bond Issue
Road program.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-21
Job work at The Review.

sequent encroachment Of liquor law
yiolators throughout the county.
For this reason many are found
nov endorse the sheriff's action in
forcing the Hershfeld case 70 the
limit, even though the courts have
decided against him. Such citizens
are disposed to back the officers in
all attempts TO procure conviction OF
all who are suspected Of being no
torious LIQUOR law violators.