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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
MARKET STREET
MAY BE CHANGED
To BROADWAY

Property owners and Representa-
tiVes Of business concerns an Mar
ket street. lrhana. have filed pe,l
ton With the city council asking that
The name Of the street he changed te
Broadway.
TIE reason given Is that the pres
snt name Is too suggestive Of a ade
street ID Is believed that 4 change
in name viii ultimately reSul, IN a
more favorable attitude tOward the
street. and thar business boom may
be expected.
In point Of With 1t Is explained
that the street will respond favora.
bly, 10 the change. though broadway
is suggestive of bright lights, sky
scrapers and thronHs Of busy people.
Il is expected that the council will
lock with favor upon the proposal.
Market stree, is distinguished by the
Court House. the Post Office, the
Urhana Lincoln Hotel and the City
Hall, and Is a street Of no small fepu.
,a,ian in a business way. II woula
anpear that expanding business of the
city would warrant utilizing Market
street let's for new business concerns.
in view OF the fact that expansion Is
cut off on West Main street.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
RETAIL TRADE
REPORTS GAINS
IN MIDWEST

By International Labor News Service.
Albany, N. Y, April S.-There. Is
a marked slowing up of the building
industr yin every city of the state
construction being one-third less than
in the biggest year on record i9zl.
The ending of the extreme activity
began in New York City with the tall
of residential construction this winter
The majority of citizens can not puy
the one and two story houses held a
$4,000 or over, nor can muiuPie
houses be built in the city proper 10
rent at less than $40 "A room. ms Is
responsible for the slump in building
There is an abundance of high-priced
apartments available ON RIVERSIDE
Drive, Park Avenue and other eNcius-
i've neighborhoOds. II.
Building costs, however, are riSii'g
and wages showed new high point
in February, according to the state
Department of Labor.
Reports of retail trade from the
Middle West farm sections are en-
and will have a stimulating
effect on the apparel and textile m
dustries which suffered from the
slump of last year. Employment gen
erally continues TO show an improve
ment.
The department stores sno" d
greater volume of sales than the pre-
yious year, but their margin oil proh'
is less as a rule.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
LABOR RESlSTS
PEONAGE IN
SOUTH LAND

Memphis, Tenn, April A.---if a bill
introduced in the state legislature be.
comes a law, peoage vii be lepaliEcd
In Tennessee.
The proposal was introduced by
Representative Ruifin. II declares that
IL Is "A misdemeanor punishable by hno
OF imprisonment for any employe or
farmer working on shares, TO violate
his contract.
The bill makes no reference TO vlo-
lation of any contract by the employer.
Section of the vicious proposal
reads:
THAT any emplaye, laborer, sefv-
ant. renter on ghare.cropper who WI
fully breaches n written contract be-
tween employer and emDloye, labofef
servant, renter or shafe-eropper,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor.'
The penalty Is fine of not less
than $50 and not more than 800, TO
Reher with imprisonment In the eoun-
ty Jail OF sentenced to hard labor Tor
the county for not more than three
months. -.
Organized labor is opposing this
attempt 10 enslaye the unorgaized
agricultural workers and small farm
efs who operate on the share basis
ers who operate on the share basis.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
GOVERNMENT
PRINTING OFFICE
AT STANDSTILL
BY International Labor News Service.

By International Labor News Service.
Washington, ID. c., April S.-Fhefe
is no change in the situation in re-
gard to the conditions in the Govern
ment Printing Office here. Officials
of Columbia Typographical Union and
the organizations of war veterans
continue their determination to oust
Public Printer Carer, but everything
at present appears to hinge ON the
outcome of the appeal to President
Coolidge.
The Department of Justice, it is as
sumed, has about completed It's re-
view of the case, and President Cool
idge has asked the Public Printer foi
his version of the recent wholesale
discharge of employees who had long
service TO their credit. In the mean
time the Public Printer declines t.
make any public statement.
Shake-ups among the subordinate
officials OF the printing Office are ex'
pected as result of alleged unfall
discrimination in making discharges
1t is said that 'injudicious" selection
of names for discharge Is responsible
for considerable of the hulaballoo
which has not only caused a feeling
of insecurity among employees, but Is
reflected in a commercial way because
the hundreds of employees are not m
the market for expenditures which
involve any large amount OF money
Those who are fortunate enough TO re,
tain positions are sitting tight ana
holding their money for the rainy day
which they expect at any time.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
L. s. EMPLOYEES
URGE UNIFORM
WORK PLAN

Washington, April 8.--Standardiza'
ton of working conditions among GOV
eminent employees was urged az q
meeting Of the executive council d
the National Federation of fede RAJ
Employees. affiliated to the A. r. OF H.
The unionists recommended that a
personpel manager be employed by
the government.
These federal employees show no"
they are bound by red tame and con,
nicting rules that each bureau chiei
evolves. according 10 his mood and
not the needs Of employees. There -
no coordination between departments
and administrative officials, IN many
instances, are little ezars In their own
realm.
The manner Of granting annual and
sick leaves illustrates the cohhlctihg
regulations. Under the law these
leaves are optional with the depart
ment executive or chief. some de,
partments give these leaves, ana
others do not. Ratings. ciassliieauons
and efficiency standards are also M
volved in a hodge-pOdRe Of red tape
and favoritism which discourages
workers who resent being subject 70
the whim Of a superior, rather thhf
assured Of their riohts.
The executive council Of the ieder'
alton instructed President Luther y
Steward 70 present their views TO inc
chairman Of the senate and house
committees on civil service.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
REPUBLICANS
CLEAN PLATTER
IN TOWNSHIP

True 70 tradition both urbana and
Champaign townships elected full
Republican tickets las Tuesday
Only three Democratic votes were
polled in Urbaua township. Cham
paign Democrats made better show
ing. but were unable 10 stem the
rising tide of Republican sentiment
Only township offices figured in the
election.
Early returns indicated the follow
ing vote: For Assistant Supervisors:
NJ. ]. Fluek, 93S; Finnis Jolly. 920;
John +. Melahn. 9l6; Thomas Deakin.
9l2. Ben Mollet. the only Democratic
candidate out for this office polled
737 votes.
For Justices Of the Peace: 4. l..
Pereival. 1913; $. II. Dewhirst, 1908;
Shields Casper .1020; II. Z. Glosscock,
994; J. J. Gentile. 723. Hugh Leslie
the Democratic aspirant received 620
votes.
Dwight Lyons, against whom con
Siderable opposition eenteted during
the final week of the campaign,
topped all other candidates for CON
stable, receiving 1879 votes, which
was the record vote Of the election.
Other successful contestants for this
office are: Ed Ulitseh. 1888; NJ. II.
Myers, 1922; NJ. r. Endieott. 1917;
Ernest Duffield, 923. j. NJ. Sadorus,
Democrat, upon whom the opposition
pinned its faith, received 295 votes
DIR. ]. |. Groves, candidate for Park
Commissioner. won over Mrs. Nellie
NJ. Enochs. the vete standing STA to
4SI.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
CITY PLANNING
CONFERENCE ON
IN NEW YORK

BY International Labor News Service.
New York City, April s.-Fiavt
Shurtleff, organizing secretary for
the International Conference on City
and Regional Planning, has announced
the names of some of the delegates of
countries in Eprope, Asia and South
America who expect to attend the ses-
Slons of the conference in New York
City late in April.
feature of the conference will be
the annual meeting of the Information
al Federation for Town and Country
Planning and Garden Cities, which Is
a permanent organization, function
ing all the year round, not merely at
yearly conferences. The federation
met last year at Amsterdam, Holland,
and the year previous at Gothenburg,
Sweden. The meeting in New York
will mark the first time the confer
ence has convened outside of Europe.
The most distinguished members OF
the city planning profession from the
.eading countries of the world are now
ON their way to the United States to
be present at the conference.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
{. OF c. MAY
PURCHASE OLD
GAZETTE BLDG

The proposition to purchase the old
Gazette building at the intersection
Of n. Neil and Hickory streets, has
been placed before the members of
the Chamber Of Commerce in the form
Of ballots which are to be returned
Immediately to the office of the
Chamber. On the basis of the returns
the question of purchase will be de-
cided.
The plan of the organization is TO
utilize the main floor for office rooms,
and to install an adequate comfort
station in the basement of the build
ing.
The Chamber of Commerce has a
80 day o0ion on the building which is
priced at $4,000. The organization
has a fund of $4,000 from the sale
of other property and the plan is to
pay the remaining $4,000 by using
the fund derived from rent ON other
portions of the building.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
WORKING BOYS AND GIRLS
SHOW PHYSICAL DEFECT
BY THEIR EMPLOYMENT

nv International Labor News Service.
New York City Aefil s,--childrcn
who work have many physical defects.
same aggravated by their employ.
menl. is the conclusion Of a report re-
Gently made public by state Indus.
trial Commissioned Hamilton.
In spite Of this handicap nearly one
eighth Of the children from Ii 10 i6
ahe work - 10 school at night 10
study elementary and practical sub.
lects tosavecone their disadvantage,
One child out of every four wis
works comes from home where one
OF both parents ate dead. Almost
half work because money Is needed AT
hame. 4 large group works because
Of Dissatisfaction with school as now
conducted,
waNcs centered at about sla a week
and only J per cent received less than
$40, one-thlrd OF the boys scre on
their feet all day aud one-uuarter Of
the girls had to SIT all day at their
tasks.
II was ON the health side that the
report showed unfavotahly, Almost
enc fifth of the children had hay eyes,
nr-thini had bad teeth. one-cighth
enlarged tonsils. 4 Het cent had heart
affections, only | per cent tuhereulos
sis, per cent lung ahnormaliiy.
More were found overweight than
underweight. Half Of the children
with Hat feet had TO be ON their feel
all day. agpravating the complaints
many of those with weak eyes were
straining them az difficult tasks one
half the children with bad hearts were
subjected TO excessive nerve strain.
1T Il serious finding that chill.
dr. under 10 begin their industrial
career with uncorreeted physical de-
fects," Mr.. Hamilton said In comment.
at Il of even greater significance TO
learn that half are being aecentnated
and made worse by the requirements
Of their jobs"
State and social agencies are co
operating To aid these children.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
CHICAGO OPERA co.
GRANTS INCREASE
TO MUSICIANS

Chicago, April S.- Musicians play
inc for he Chicago Civic Opera Com
pany will receive "A substantial salary
Increase for the season of lg2O-2G
despite the company $4,000 deficit
last season. James c. Pettrillo, prehi.
dent of the Chicago Federation OF
Musicians, obtained new contract
through which their salaries will
amount 10 $3.50 week,
Last year the musicians obtained an
Increase Of 20 per cent and 10 per
cent on reheursals. This made them
the highest paid members Of any or
chestra In the world, not excluding
the METROPOLITAN Company of New
York, according TO Mr.. Petrillo. The
new scale Is sll0 week plus re-
hearsals. on which they obtained an
sS week increase. The old scale was
Sili week.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
NEW BUSINESS
CONCERNS OPEN
ON EAST SIDE

The Reliable Dry Cleaners and
Dyers, a firm composed of Herman
Mueller and Grant Kuder, experienced
men at the business, was opened
early this week at 100 n. First s..
The firm will specialize in the clean
ing of mems and women's garments.
This is only one of the several i'm
prcvements in the East SIDE business
district this season. T. j. Wooters
has installed a plumbing establish
ment in a First street room recently
made vacant by removal OF a Chinese
laundry to 11S N. First street.
Naiskey's grocery now occupies
the room at 122 N. First street, wlllcn
was formerly used by a soft drink
cohcern.
One new store room has been COM
oleted on East University avenue, ana
another is undergoing reno cling.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
OWNERS LOOK
FOR ALIBI IN
NINE DISASTER

Fairmont. w. Va, April 9.--The
county prosecutor has ordered the re-
lease of four men who were arrested
following the explosion at the Bar
rackville mine when 33 miners lost
their lives.
The public press and the mine oper-
ators would create the belief that a
bomb was placed In this non.union
mine, though the property Is sur
rounded by armed guards and Is en-
closed In "A barricade. One inyesti.
gator declared that a three-day -old
chick could not get through the bar
rieade and the guards.
peddlers Of the bomb story make no
reference to the great volume Of gas
In the mine which drove back rescu-
in parties. The unionists ask II a
bomb causes gas, and If the bomb
story Is not the old familiar alibi TO
escape responsibility.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
SURVEY SHOWS
UPWARD TREND
IN FOOD COSTS

By International Labor News Service,
Washington, ID. c., April s.--fo MI
the family market basket Is costing
the consumer this spring more than
during the same season OF the iakl
four years.
According to nationwide survey
made by the United States Depart
ment of Labor, the average consumer
Is spending for necessary food ap-
pfoNimately 81 per cent more than IN
1913. Last spring the consumer ,
expenditure showed an increase OF u
per cent in comparison with the pre-
war year while in 1928 the increase
was AZ per cent and in 1922 the same.
The Labor Department, WORKING
through its Bureau of Labor status
tics. each month receives reports on
food prices from agents In more than
so large cities. The agents get their
price quotations from the neighbor-
hood of retail grocery and meat
shops. Several quotations are obtained
for the same kIsl of food from
each city. This gives an average
price for each food in its city. The
returns, received in Washington from
all the cities, are averaged anu
weighted to be representative OF the
entire country. =,
Although II Is we'll known that food
prices usual yinerease in the spring
this years increase rate seems TO DC
higher than in previous springs. The
spring increase Of 1921 was, however,
greater than this year although that
is hard to understand and explain
In 1921 unemployment was VIDE
spread and the presumption would be
that the demand for food would de-
cline bringing down prices.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
HOUSING PROBLEM
MAY BE SOLVED
BY NO I 4 y

New York, April l-~rhc single tax
hs0tN@-of eNemp,ng buildings and
other improvements on lanai nom
taNation-=ls suggested by the state
housing commission In report an
housing conditions IN New York city
The repott declares that these con.
dtlions are steadily growing worse
instead of better and that the sltua
ton Is beyond relief through private
enterprise operating for profit
Governor Smith transmitted the
findings Il the legislature, which has
nov before Il amendments 10 the con.
stitution which would permit the state
and counties To advance funds Tor the
construction Of dwellings,
The housing commission stated that
$4,000 new apartments have become
available in New York city the past II
months, but this renting space l. made
up largely Of suites ranging from a
monthly rental Of $40 up per room
These apartments are beyond the
means Of most wage earners, the class
suffering most intensely from The
sttingeuey that exists,
Houses wholly financed AT per
cent can he built on land costing Siot
per front foot 10 rent at about ~
q room per month"; the commission
said.
III tax exemption were granted
on he building, and money MAJ,
available Mt q per cent, IL would b,
possible To reduce this ront To Sfbt
a room per month, IL all savings wer,
conserved TO the tenant.
The commission has reached The
conclusion that approximately % pei
cen, Of each months rent goes FOR IN
eesinedt charges. 10 per cent fol
amortization of mortgages, 10 PEI
cent for taxes. and 10 per cent fol
maintenance.
The report quotes Tenement lilo ~
COMMISSIONER Frank Mann of New
York City rs saying;
"For the average wage Garner tn
supply of low and moderate renta
apartments has not as yet been met
To my mind the future holds No prom
Use for any relief In this respect
Discussing New fory city condi
tons, the report says:
Rents have Increased steadily !
the past year, as shown By inyestiRa
tions OF the commission. reports of q
United States bureau OF labor salts
les and of the federal reserve bank
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
CAUCUS RULE
SERIOUS MENACE
TO LAWMAKERS

Washington, April 8.-Will the con
gress that convenes next December
witness a revival of Cannonism In the
house of representatives
In the last congress progressive
members of the house broke the power
of the autocratic committee on rules,
whose chairman would stick report
in his pocket and forget the inter
ment. Under this system the consld-
Grafton of social legislation was i'm
possible.
This method of sitting the popular
will was carried TO such lengths sew
eral years ago that national cam
paign was waged against Cannon
ism" and the system was discarded.
Later. it was silently fastened on the
house, to be again rejected by the last
congress. =, :,
1t is now whispered that with IN
dependence rife in the senate, Ian
nonism' will be established In the
house, and the people must rene"
their fight for popular rule.
Ienroot and LaFollette forces line
up for bitter battle of ballots next
wear in Wisconsin.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
DuNLAP POLICE MEASURE
SPONSORED BY INTERESTS
WHO GRATED FARMERS

the farmers, their families and chat
ties, out on the roads, and then %
keep the farmer from causing any
trouble.
The farmers of Illinois understand
that the land everywhere in our coun-
try, Is gravitating into the hands of
these money lenders; that the average
farmer today, who works on the land,
is either a hired hand, renter, or is
mortgaged 50 that the banks control
him; his markets are controlled as
well, SO that they control even the
few who may not be entirely in their
power, through mortgages.
The farmers understand that these
financial interests who own and con-
trol the farm products. through
mortgages, and manipulation of their
products, are determined that they
too. will get the rent, exploit the
farmer, and they are wondering if this
military police is not being created
Tor them, more than for any other
section of our citizenship.
The exploiters are afraid of the real
cooperative organizations that the
farmers are starting and building up,
through which to transact their own
business themselves, and keep control
of their affairs in their own hands.
One of the bankers in testifving,
on April lst, in the hearing on the
State Military Police bill, before the
Committee on Military Affairs of the
Senate, threatened that he bankers
would quit banking if they did not get
what they wanted, in order to educate
the people.
President Walker replied, that if the
bankers did quit banking, in order to
educate the people, that the chances
are the bankers would s'et more edu-
cation and perhaps get it quicker than
an other section of our citizenship
would; that without question the 9TH
er citizens of our state would be able
to perform that function for them
selves, for at least no greater cost
than they had been paying for il in
the past; that without doubt, if these
bankers, in order to make a living,
went to work on the farms or in some
of the other industries THAT the
bankers had Debated, or were trying
to deflate) they would get some addi-
tional information, that might help
them to act more fairly and more in
telligently with reference to those in
dustries.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10
LOUISVILLE "WEBS"
WIN INCREASE
IN WEEKLY PAY
By International Labor News Service,

BY International Labor News Service,
Chicago, April SIS. h. Mark,
vice president of the International
Printing pressmen and Assistants
Union, told International Labor News
Service upon his return to Chicago
from Louisville. Ky, that the web
pressmen employed on the Louisville
daily papers had gained a pay raise
Of So a week through local atbltras
ton. Mr.. MARKS represented the
pressmen.
The new scale Is retroactive to Sep.
tember 4, 1924, and provides for $40
a week for both day and night shifts,
with one-half diitefential between
day and night work Day men viii
work eight hours. while the night
shifts will work only seven hours.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-10

bankers and other exploiting
.......s.,. say they want the state mill
~, p1lIee to protect the farmers. II
4ather curious coincidence that II
-. ..1sse same interests that debated
80. s..lue of farm products, farms and
- equipment of the entire nation,
inference called by the Secre-
tsy of the Treasury, Mellon, may
mi Iq2O. in which meeting only
bsrkeis and great corporations were
,srr..tu.ed, where they decided to de-
astf industry. agricultural and mod
..r and in which meeting there was
:. .4p,eSentative of labor. either
5,,,isaltural or the modern industries.
TT bankers raised the interest
l5sg5s. thar they themselves could
s59fpe on the money that they
laaaf8: they realised the freight and
na..enger rates which the railroad
generations could charge; they
,,,..a5 motion withdrawing credits
I'm. had been extended to the farm
s,s thereby compelling the farmers
10 lump all their products on the
market 50 that they might raise suffi-
ejent money to save themselves from
bayinr their property contiscated by
the foreclosure of mortgages. This
oyerloading of the markets, resulted
in n G5el reduction in the value of the
farmers crops, as well as a very sub
stan,ial reduction in the value of his
land and farm equipment. They also
decided to withhold further credits
from the farmers until the deflation
had been completed. These actions
bankrupted and ruined nearly every
farmer in the United States causing
many Of them to commit suicide.
These farmers that have been bank
rupted and ruined in our state. are
very suspicious of the statement made
BY the bankers now, that they want
state military police for Illinois, for
the purpose of protecting the farmers.
The farmers wonder why the bankers
are 50 solicitous for their welfare now,
when only so recently they wiped
them out by the hundreds of thous
andS.
These farmers remember that the
Military Police Qrish Constabulary)
was created by ahese same interests
in Great Britain and Ireland, for al
most the sole purpose of compelling
the Irish farmers to pay their rent to
the landlord, or in the event they
failed or refused to pay it, to throw