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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06
Comment and Criticism


Strange how little the nation is
moved by the fate of 81 coal miners
lost in an explosion at Sullivan, Ind,
in view of the way in which it was
stirred by the tragic fate of Floyd
| Collins, Kentucky cave victim.
Horrible as was the death of Col
| Inns, it did not compare in cumulative
horror with the death of the 81 min
ers, who leave behind them grief
stricken mothers and children, Won
dering bitterly who is to pay the rent
and provide food and clothing, now
that the bread winners are gone.
The natiCn hung 'breathless ON the
fate of Collins for weeks, while the
! newspapers devoted uncounted col
umns of space of his predicament and
the vain attempts to rescue him. 1t
is true that his fate was long I'M
known and Gh eelement of suspense in
the case was prolonged until the very
last, but 1t Is q commentary on hu-
man nature that his strange imprison-
ment should have stirred so much in
terest and sympathy, while the fate of
the Indiana coal miners should have
been regarded so much as a matter of
course by the newspapers and the
public at large.
Evidently the nation has come 70
think of horrible disasters as almost
inevitable in coal mining. OF course,
this is not so. Coal mine disasters
can be largely prevented. Once the
conscience of the nation is aroused 70
demand an end 10 mine slaughter,
miners will be safeguarded, despite
all efforts of greedy mine owners to
obStruct safety work.
The arouSing of the national con-
science, to the end that miners shall
no longed be sacrificed on the altar
of rrofits, is a task worthy of the
best efforts of organized labor and
humanitarian forces in general. As
long as the national conscience per-
mits mine slaughter to continue, the
United States can hardly be called a
truly civilized nation.
The principle of annual holidays
with pay for office workers and other
intellectual" workers has long been
recognized, but it is only recently that
the view that industrial workers are
also entitled to holidays with pay has
been making progress.
OF recent years and especially since
the war, annual holidays with pa for
all classes of workers have become
increasingly general. The tendency
towards their adoption is shown chief
ly b" legislation and collective agree
merits. An article on this subject APP
pearing in the current number of the
International Labor Review gives a
survey of legislation on the subject.
At the present time HOLIDAYS with
pay for all classes of wage earners
are compulsory by law (enacted since
the war in each easel in Austria,
Finland, Latvia, Poland, and Soviet
Russia. Holidays, generally with pay
are also made compulsory for certain
classes of workers in private employ
mept by legislation in Austria,
CzechoSlovakia, Denmark, Finland.
Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, and
Switzerland. Some Of these laws
were passed before 1918, but most Of
them since that date.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06

izing mi ght materially increase the
price OF MS products, but the nation
as a whole is not anxious for him to
obtain this increase if it means that
the middIeman may add on another
increase and thus raise the price OF
farm products to the consumer
10 the extent that the farmer pro-
poses to 90 his own marketing TO the
consumer Organized Labor is for
MIN, but Union workmen see no ad-
vantage 10 be gained by retaining the
service Of the middleman VINO appears
10 be responsible tor the high price u
farm products
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06
PRESIDENT SIGNS
ARBITRATION BILL

Washington, March 5.-The presi-
dent has signed the United States
arbitration bill.
Under this law an arbitration award
in a business dispute is valid in the
federal courts, and has all the power
of federal law. The act applies
where parties to a contract agree to
submit to arbitration any dispute
during the life of the conptract. II
enc of the parties attempt to break
this agreement a federal court can
appoint an arbitrator to represent
him.
The new law, it is said, will reduce
bv one-half the number of civil suits
that now cucumber federal court cal
endars.
Labor disputes are specifically ex-
cluded from this act, which is OF
especial interest to trade unionlstS
because of their attitude toward arbi-
tration as a means of adjusting dis.
putes between men.
President Coolidge urges end of fed
eral inheritance tax on estates.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06

Generally the farmer has not been
sympathetic friend of the labonng
man. On the contrary he has been
critical Of the aims and methods OF
Organized Labor. The result Of this
attitude Is seen in the fact that few
rural communities or small towns are
organized after the Union method.
1t is seldom that one reads an artl-
Gle in a farm journal or in small
town newspaper that breathes a spirit
Of friendship for the Union workman.
Frequently in such papers there is an
open attack upon the Union man-an
attack which is usually biased and al
together unwarranted.
The aim of the farmer has always
been to keep the price Of Labor down
and trust to selling farm products at
a price fixed by the commission mer-
chant, while at the same time hoping
to profit through cheap labor. Only
recently has the farmer attacked the
root of his trouble, and this Is simply
because the hired help has quit the
farm for more lucrative returns In
factory and mill, and he has been
forced to double the wages OF his
employees in order to obtain help.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06

Man has accomplished many won
derful inventions. He has built an
amplyfer which will make the foot
SIC Of a common house fly sound
like the tread OF an elephant. But
with all his ingenuity he has never
been able TO make even a horse fly.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06

Profanity is sign of ignorance
the desire to be heard, yet lacking the
mental qualifications 20 set ones per
sonality off to an advantage. The
ignorant are habitual users of adiec-
tives, the more emphatic the more
satisfying.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06

Just now the farmer is adding ma
terially TO the sum total Of his many
foolish escapades by opposing bill
recently submitted to the Michigan
house of representatives. The bill
provides that employees shall be paid
at least twice a month, and the farmer
has complained that such plan would
work untold hardship to him, since he
receives his returns only when MS
crop is harvested. Thus he adheres
20 an Anticipated custom, which has
actually been out of date for more
than a quarter of a century.
In this opposition it is clearly seen
that the farmer is not looking to the
convenience of his hired help, and that
he is actually increasing his burdens
by assuming that men will continue
to work on farms and wait from three
to six months for their pay.
Only the most inefficient type OF
WOThlldfi VIII SuDHll 10 lHe tOiiu'tiohS
which govern farm help today, and II
the farmer wishes to continue in the
back number class he should follow
the example set by Michigan farmers
and insist that he be exempted from
paying his help on modern business
basis.
1t does not take an exceptionally
brilliant mind to see that the farmers
troubles have been brought about by
their persistence in remaining at a
stand-still while other industries are
progressing.
As a result of this opposition to
the proposed Michigan wage bill the
farmer has been exempted. The bill
passed the house with an enforcing
clause which might as well been
stricken so far as its effect is con-
cerned, and as another result the
workman employed in factory and mill
will be little better off if the bill
passes.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06

Efficiency and economy at one end
of the line makes for deficiency and
extravaganza at the other. Do you
remember way back when mems
trousers were made large enough to
pull on and off over man sized
shoe? Now the shoes have to be
DOTTED 10 perform the operation with
out swearing.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06
Oppose Convict Labor.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 26.-The
trades and labor council calls on Gov
ernor Peay, chairman of the state
prison board, to end the convict labor
system in this state. The unionists
declare thta CONTRACTING of the labor
of convictS is but a subterfuge for the
Anticipated and barbarous system Of
leasing prisoners. The state executive
is urged to put an end once and for
all TO this system which enriches pri-
vate parties at the expense of the
states unfortunateS."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06

tdarsss Al communications to the Twin
.. H#atHv l;t n First street Cham
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06
|IAborv
specs.

This is not an advertisement. The
Union member may invest in any
kind of insurance that pleases him,
or in which he has confidence; but it
has become almost automatic that in
surance is one Of the best methods Of
saving available for the working man.
Did you ever stop to think that the
cost to own and operate a $1,000
automobile would pay the premiums
on a $4,000 life insurance policy in
almost any accredited company? And
did you ever stop to think that the
cost to own and keep a $500 automo-
bile will pay the premiums on $4,000
worth of life insurance
This is fast moving day and most
of US want TO be in the front line Of
pleasure seekers, no matter if we are
TO remain in practical poverty all our
lives and have that continuous grind
and anxiety which is born of keeping
IN the pace. Think it overland
decide whether your family deserves
the protection of an income or the
mere pleasure gained by living a
minute at time and travelling at a
record pace which is set by the rich.
We need more enabling laws and
less mandatory laws. We depend up
on officers-elect to use certain
amount of judgment, particularly
courts.
Recent attempts to control any evil
by passing mandatory law affecting
it are to be deplored, because such
laws leave no option to law enforce
ing officers.
Presumably a citizen who is COM
petent TO sit in judgment upon cases
that are tried before the American
people is wise enough to make proper
determinations in favor of justice,
and to make a certain type of So
called justice mandatory is to take
away all free action by courts, and
juries, and turn our judiciary into
a mere puppet. Such laws do not con-
troll evil--they merely aggravate evil.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06
Trite Thoughts For
Busy People
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


Man has accomplished many won
derful inventions. He has built an
amplyfer which Hil make the foot
SIC Of a common house hy sound
like the tread OF an elephant. But
with all his ingenuity he has never
been able to make even horse ny.
1t IS commendable for d man TO
know how TO do enc thing well and TO
sick to his profession or trade. Jgsl
Billings when kicked into a canal IN a
vain attempt to aid a mule IN towing
a canal boat gave vent to this phil
osophy: "Never don't do nothing
which isn't your forte, for If you do
you'll find yourelsf plunging around
in canal water, figuratlvely speakin'.
Efficiency and economy at one end
of the line makes for deficiency and
extravaganza at the other. Do you
remember way back when men :
trousers were made large enough to
pull on and off over man sized
shoe? Now the shoes have to be
DOTTED 10 perform the operation with
out swearing.
Sin is not always the product of a
sinful mind controlled by bad motives.
Sin often has its seat in a physical
deran cement which Is not even sus-
pected by the subject. A cross,
peevish mother is sometimes a physi-
cally afflicted mother who might
easily control her temDer were it not
for a btubl, ,tyro,,orht parVo,ig suetprn
the product of overwOrk. Tone up
the physical body and many of the
sins to which we are heir will fade
away under the watchful care of a
good physician.
Profanity is sign of ignorance
the desire to be heard, yet lacking the
mental qualifications 20 set ones per-
sonality off to an advantage. The
ignorant are habitual users of adjec-
tives, the more emphatic the more
satisfying.
A metropolitan newspaper has an
nounced that it will issue $500 ac-
cdent insurance policies for one dol
lar to one million people, firemen and
policemen included. On the face OF
it the offer looks like a staggering
blow to other accident insurance com
panies; yet there are 80 million more
American people for the small town
newspaper to work on.
The livery stable has passed into
history; blut the odor of the muck is
still apparent as one approaches the
up to-date" magazine counter
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation alone spent more than $1,000
900 last year on athletics. The sales
of outdoor sports equipment totaled
5000, 100000.
Is this marked advance in clean
outdoor sports due to the war onr to
the eighteenth amendment?
Page President Coolidge! Is this a
new president? Evidently he was
Americas choice. Mr.. Davis carried
but one state outside the solid south.
Mr.. Coolidge received more than A.
100000 votes.
Probably the best argument made
against the Child Labor amendment
was urged by Nevada legislator
who said:
Il am against the amendment. |
am against all such amendments.
First, they took away from US our
women. (suffrage); then they took
away from us our liquor, and now they
want to take our children"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-03-06

Former Labor Premier Macdonald
of Great Britain reported likely to
assume editorship of new labor paper
Evening star., 1925-04-24
The Spring Coat and the Summer Froe
m@A T selling tmrout t. anime
s m art G. Q a t S
s28

Not only velvety, suedelike fabrics, but
taCilIs, heavy silk failIes and safins.
Coats of exceptional beauty in season OF
extraordinarily smart-looking coats. And not
one of the leading styles forgotten. The Twill
Coat, trimmed very unobtrusvely. The Bright
co1ored Smooth-fabric Coat, bordered with
Summer fur. The Satin or Faille Coat, with full
front flare and trimming of fur if desired
Every one tailored with the greatest attention
to detail and featured in the smartest possible
color choice Sizes 10 to AZ.
tsecond Floor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
SPANISH MARCH.
ON RIFFS
Troops Land and Start for
Add Ell krim'S Capital

PARIS, Sept s.-The Spanish
march upon Add ~ Krlm's capital
Aldir has begun
The French foreign office was In.
formed today that Spanish forces
which landed after dogsod bomhsrd.
mont and IN tho face Of heavy
luffian resistance AZ AihuclmAs bay.
started their march upon Khmh
stronghold.
Reports Of the spectacular bonn
hardment followed by landing a.
Cabadllla beach. shows that thls
cost 40 Spanish lives while the
Rlfflan losses were greater.
For two days the fleet guns kept
up a whitening FIRE Meanwhile,
from the air four French escndrilles
were delivering 20 Krim a message
or death AZ they bombed his i'm.
poriant towns. AJdir Chechaouon
and Tabcrrnnt
The final landing action lasted
only a hair hour and was accom-.
panied BY little resistance from the
Hiffian defenders.
Krim. however. IN not beaten yet.
Reports from Morocco Indicate that
30 " mRsslng forces on tho west
ern front and Is preparing 90 meet
tho shock Of the joint Franco.
Spanish drive.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
SCOPES APPEAL
ABOUT READY
All OF Defense Attorneys TO
Appear al Knoxville

NEW YORK. Sept o. Counsel for
John T. scopes. Tennessee school
teacher convicted Of teaching eyolu.
ton. has about completed lts brief
which they win present before tho
cous OF appeals al Knoxville. Tenn.
on September IS.
The plans were outlined 20 the
United Press by Arthur Garfield
Hayes. ono OF Scopes attorneys.
Hayes said all OF the defense attor.
neys. including himself. Dudley Field
Malone. Clarence Darrow and John
H. Neal would be present 20 argue
tho appeal In Knoxville.
The appeal win be presented on
tho grounds;
THAT tho conviction OF scopes
II contrary tY the it,h amendment
OF the federal constitution.
s-Tha, the conviction Is contrary
TO religious provisions Of the Tcnnca.
see constitution
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
SUSPECT JAILED
Identified as Man Who
Robbed Oregon Bank

ASTORIA, Orc. Sept. a.-tBy u.
p.,-Ciyds Watson. q, arrested yes.
terday az Camp IL or the Cronsctt
Western company on Big Greek,
this morning was positively ldcnti
fled as ono Of tho men who robbed
the state bank OF Aurora some
months nEo Watson was identified
by Miss Grace Patch Of Aurora,
who witnessed tho robbery from
store across the street from tho
bank
The man was traced and arrested
by ". l.. Priest. operative Tor the
Burns detective agency. who was
accompanied 10 tho logging camp
by sheriff j. j. Sluwcr and Emil
Insteucs, deputy Tho officers also
took two other men into custody
for investigation but have thus far
declined TO make their names pub
lie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
BONDING HOUSE
PUTS ON LID
professionals Law Break
erS Are Banned

Goorgo w. Allen, Pacific Coast
manager OF the National Surety
company. issued statement Tues
day. saying that his company
would. IN future. refuse hall bonds
20 professional lawhreakers" such
bonds would ho issued in future, he
said only TO responsible business
men"
Several bonding houses are said
10 have been hard hit in the pas,
few months by bail Jumpers
The now ruling applies not only TO
bootleggors. but 20 all professional
lawbrcakers." Allen said Wednesday
Most OF the bail bonding in tho past.
however. he said. has been for per,
sons accused Of breaking TIE dry
law, Professional hootleggers. he
said. would be hardest hit by the new
order,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
BANK is CLOSED
PaSCo Institution BlameS
Crops for Failure

PAsCo. Sept. . Crop shortage
and inability 10 realize on frozen
assets were said to Ne responsible
for ,hc closed doors on the Bank
Of Pasco yesterday 4 notice post;
Cd WHEN Il failed TO open FOR bual
moss, said u was IN charge of the
state supervisor Of banking.
Deposits al the close OF busineH,
Saturday. u was said. toiaisd about
$4,000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
Trade Unionists
Will Be Cultured

Organized labor u 20 become cul.
tured. according 10 Robert II. Har.
lin. who told the Religious Educa.
iional WORKERS. conference. Tues
day noon. that that was the object
Of tho recently formed Promo,ionni
league. Other speakers were John
J. Jopsen. president Of tho Seattle
Central Labor council. and George
u. Brewer. OF tho Brotherhood Co
Operative bank.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
Jap Pedestrian
Runs Into Cycle

A japanese, Morl, 20. OF iios Main
ST.. confused by auto traffic on Jack.
son St. between 18th and 18th ayes,
ran back TO the curb. and ran into
motorcycle driven by Francis Fer
ron, IL. OF 1853 5sth ave. s. W. Tho
Japanese chung TO the hnndlebars and
was not knocked down, Ho was
treated ut the city hospital for a
bruised leg. but was not seriously
hurt. Fcrron's knee was injured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
Seattle's Value Jumps
81, 827,386 in One Year
County Assessor Publishes Figures on Citys
Growing Wealth and Prosperity

,atlyo budget. stin In process Of re.
duetion. win be 96,75 mills, or 80
mills more than tho 1898 levy
Further reductions may decrease
this levy Increase mill or two
moro, Finance Chairman Hlaine. Of
tho council. believes.
woostera tabulntion Of 1925 and
1884 valuations follow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
Child's Head Cut
in Auto Accident

Looking back al his sister. who
was standing on the curb, George
Pegsl years Old. ran into the
street last Tuesday afternoon and
stumbled against the rear left wheel
OF an automobile driven BY Paul
schwaid. 20. Of soih St and Second
ave. ~ r.
The little boy war taken 20 the
Virginia Macon hospital and five
stitches taken IN his head He WA
not seriously hurt schwaid made
the report 10 tho Traffic department
NJ police Headquarters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
Punched for Being
a Good Samaritan

Because he played the part OF a
good Samaritan" Henry Breummcr
50. told Judge Netcrer Tuesday. he
was arrested by dry agent for sell
ing booze.
Breummer said that man, saying
he wnn sick, asked for n drink OF
whisky. He gave him all that be
had, part % a pint, and tried 20 re.
fuse payment for II. The agent. he
said. threw down 81 and then ar
rested him.
lie was given suspended SEN
tcncr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
Taxi Driver Is
Charged as Drunk

Steward STREAM, "a. was arrested
as a drunken driver early Wednes-
day morning by Officers H. J, Weed.
IN and {. A. Seayers at the corner
Of Third ave. and James 81. Stream.
who is ehauffer for the Stewart
Car company. ran his taxi into an
other automobile, according 10 the
officers,
". Jarvie. 80. was arrested Tues
day evening by officer +. II. stocks
At sist ave. and Madison 81. ana held
on a charge OF driving while drunk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
Herbsman Headed
for Florida Job

]. c. Herbsman. secretary Of the
China club. has been granted a
three months leave that he might
so 20 Florida, where he bas been
employed by a real ektate firm.
iierhanau was AZ ono iime on the
University OF Washington faculty
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
Tacoma Firemen,
Cops Get Raise

TACOMA. Sept City council.
men voted 20 yesterday after
noon TO include $50 month in
crcaAes In the tentative budget for
policemen and firemen. Petitions
bearing 1900 names preeipitated
the action.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
SHELL ExPLODES
Grand Mound Woman Hurt
by Cartridge She Found

CENTaALIA. sept. ?. - Several
DAYS ago Mrs William Bryant a.
Grand Mound picked up a shell in a
field IN which she says tho tist
tank company. National Guard. had
been practicing She took n home
n rolled OF the table yesterday and
exploded Now Mrs. Bryant Is IN a
Cen,ralis hospital In a serious con.
dillon.
A piece OF steel entered her aldo
men. requiring a major operation FOR
removal Mrs Bryant didn't know
the shell had not been discharged
wheI she picked IL up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
C0CKAT00 KEEPS
SILENT IF ITS
FEELINGS HURT

Unlike an individual, n coclSa.
" too keeps his mouth shut
when he thinks he has been mis-.
treated.
a lady who owns a big, white
one, engaged board and lodging
Mt tho Chapman Seed store on
Westlakc, while she went on her
vacation. While tho bird was
rated as II free talkcr, he refused
TO engage In conversation. APP
parontly he liked Mrs. Chapman
better than any Of tho others, but
he had not n word to say. After
a week OF silence. Mrs. Chapman
put on her hat and coat ono day
and started out.
Come back here" screamed
tho cockatoo, and aguin retired to
silent meditation,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09

Phil o'Rourke. son OF II. oRourke.
proprietor OF n grocery store AZ
Rainier ave. and Graham st. Is eriti.
cally IN IN Providence hospital.
where he underwent an operation for
appendicitis, lie is not expected 10
live
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09
Brown Denies He
Broke Dry Rules

John w Brown, OF Tacoma, plead.
cd not guilty TO charges of posses.
sion and transportation OF liquor in
federal court Tuesday. Brown was
caught three months ago by federal
agents on WILDLY island
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-09

Soattlo's assessed valuation FOR
1925 shows iLSsIass Jump over
that ~ 1884. according 60 figures
published "Wednesday by Assessor
Wooster The exact railroad yalua.
tion figures have not yet been dc.
termlned az Olympia. however
This Increase is taken by city Of,
ficlals 20 mean that the 1895 city
tax rate, on the basis OF tho ten,
1884 valuation. including railroads
Iaah NalnniInn fI.ntrIna. rniIrnnha II,