Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-08-08
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White $3.50 a day 10 study young
Loeb and Leopold and to testify In
their defense. Families of wealthy
criminals can afford such expert testi.
mony; but how about the working
classesy
What carpenter, mechanic or com.
mon lahorer could pay a specialist
this sum TO save his son from the
gallowsG Either the state should
provide such expert testimony for the
poor as IL provides the services of
attorneys or Ii should abolish capital
punishment. AS administered now the
law Of capital punishment Is the
worst type of class legislation.
Nearly six years have passed
since the werid war aud today marks
new era In allied diplomacy. The
inter-allied conference has become
an International affair, There are
apparently mo nations 81 tanxequrnce
excluded. German representatives
are in London in response TO an invi-
tation extended by Premier MaeDon-
aid. The German emissafies will be
asked to agree to the new scheme TO
obtain war compensation from their
iliN 10 AiAt why
time America has entered into any
thing like world convoeation since
President Wilson made his memorable
trip.
Next Saturday the citizens Of
Champaign and officials of the Illinois
Central railroad will dedicate the new
station with appropriate ceremonies
and speeches.
The station represents part Of an
outlay of expense of 81 300 900 which
the Illinois Central company has spent
in Champaign during the last year
and a half. The station and improve
ments Immediately surrounding cost
approximately 100000 according to
figures given out bv the railway Off
cials The improvements plus the
mammoth building program of the
last two years marks Il new era In
the history Of Champaign,
Robert LaFollette viii receive the
support of the Labor organizations
according 10 press dispatches. Last
Saturday the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor In ses-
sion at Atlantic City the Lafollette.
Wheeler candidacy was endorsed
without an objection. A report was
submitted by the Fedefation'a non
partisan political campaign commit
tee and accepted with practically no
revision.
The Urbana school census this year
shows a population Of l2,d49. That Of
Champaign shows slightly over 2l,"
900. Easily 10000 people reside In
Champaign and Ufbana If the student
body is included.
The report of the urbana school
census committee states that more
than two hundred new homes were
added during the year and that at the
time Of taking the census no houses
were vacant. This increase in the
grade schools was $50 for the year
This suggests a problem which the
city must strive by every means avail.
able 20 solve. School buildings and
equipment are lacking. Teachers are
taking care Of too many pupils. New
buildings and more teachers are need
ed in both cities
Within a month 10000 Legion men
will be swarming the streets Of Cham
paign and Urbana. Predictions are
that the convention will be the larg-
est gathering of this organization
ever held in the state.
There will be reunions Of the 33rd,
Seth, and 80th divisions and the l49th
Of the Rainbow division.
A wide interest is being taken al.
ready in the prospective elections Of
officers. Six or seven candidates viii
be In the field for the office Of state
commander. Campaign literature Is
already being received BY members Of
the Legion throughout the state.
Plans are under way by the local
post to give the delegates a royal re-
ception. Champaign is rapidly becom,
ing known as convention city and
will do her utmost TO sustain the