Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-11

nounces that he has no intention OF
consulting the country by ordering
an election.
President Gompers of American
Federation of Labor issues statement
denouncing Soviet bid for recognition
by United States.
Teachers Union of New York City
resents tests by doctors as slur on
teachers integrity.
Henry Ford announces that he ia
vors the nomination and election OF
President Coolidge.
Dissolution of the Maple Flooring
Manufacturers Association ordered
by United States District Court at
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Senate committee named to hear
charges against Senator Mayfield OF
Tevas, alleged to have been elected
by Ku Klux Klan support.
State Department exposes plans oil
Communist international for revolu-
ton in United States.
Intoxication increasing in New York
State, report of Prison Commission
shows.
To pacify Italian industry, Premier
Mussolini calls capital-labor confer
ences to discuss problems under Gov
eminent supervision.
Insurgent Senators force promise
of investigation by Senate of charges
against Soviet Russia.
Bituminous operators and miners
meet in Cleveland to discuss new
wage scale to replace scale expiring
March 81.
United Mine Workers to hold an
nual convention at Indianapolis jan
uary %.
Federal Judge Dickinson holds Fed
eral courts have no power to compel
railroads to obey orders of United
States Railroad Labor Board.
Edward A. Bates, long secretary
treasurer of the New York State Fed
Grafton of Labor, dies at his home in
Utica, N. Y.
Senator Wheeler, of Montana, in
PRODUCES resolution calling for Senate
investigation of the use of spies in
industry.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
ners to open labor bank in Boston
February l.
Ten leaders of group opposing So
Wet Government arrested in Russia.
Conference of organized labor rep
resentatives to be held in Washing
ton, ID. c., February 10, to plan fight
against contract convict labor.
| New York State Federation of La
| Dor announces Legislative program
| for 1924.
Housing conditions in New York
City worse than three years ago, says
committee appointed to investigate
housing situation.
| Illinois Supreme Court upholds de-
cision dissolving injunction against
Trades and Labor Council of Streator,
ILL.,, which has been fighting "open
shop" employers.
American labor. begins raising funds
! for German trade unions; Samuel
Gompers organizes committee to take
charge of work.
Secretary of State Hughes says ar
| ticle showing connection between So
Wet Government and Third Inter
rationale was printed in "lzvestia,"
Soviet organ, Nov. 7, 1922.
Germans said to have discovered
remedy for fatal sleeping sickness
which scourges Africa.
Building trades unions of New
York City win wage increase of SO
cents a day, making wages $1,000 a
day.
Irish Free State Government re-
leases Countess Markieviez.
Alabama to end convict leasing
! system at early date, says the Birm-
ingham News.
Senate decides to make early in
quiry into Russian affairs.
Senator Mccormick sees hope for
favorable action by Congress on the
proposed child labor constitutional
amendment.
Fifteen persons brned to death as
fire destroys dormitory at Chicago
State Hospital for the Insane.
Lieut.. Osborne c. Wood, son of Gov
Gen. Leonard Wood of the Philippines
revealed as having made big profits
in Wall Street speculations.
Twenty-fifth anniversary of discov-
cry of radium celebrated in Paris.
Henry Ford to build steel demon
strating plant at, River Rouge, Mich.
Sinclair oil interests win conces-
sion TO oil fields in Persia, London
Daily Mail reports.
Gov. Silzer of New Jersey calls
upon Pennsylvania and United States
to solve coal problem.
! Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi.
ners begins payment of pensions tc
widows of pension members.
Movement begun to repeal Watson
bill which proposed to turn back to
Red River oil claimants millions hello
TO belong to nation.
Arrests for drunkenness in New
York in 1922 soar 5000 above wet
1918, reports show.
Avalanches in the Alps kill several
| persons and carry away n number al