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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Norris Scores Party
Loyalty, Says Ii Mem
aces Government

Washington. July 13.--"0ne of the
greatest evils of government is that
SO many people tie themselves up %
a party, when. as a matter of fact.
they ought TO be independent Of all
parties" said United States Senator
Norris, replying to a New York letter
that he has ASSUMED the leadership
of a so-called Progressive party. Tee
Nebraska lawmakef said "ha, what
the country was suffering most from
was too much partlsanship.'
Senator Norris also took occasion
to dispel the illusion so earnestly fos-
tered by enemies of the la,e Senator
l.aFollette, that he headed a tht1
party in last falls campaign.
Senator LaF0llette, as you know .
said Senator Norris, was an indie
pendent candidate for the presidency
and was not the candidate of any par.
ticular party"
Party ties rest very lightly upon
me- continued Senator Norris. I'm
der existing conditions | presume
parties are necessary, but II Is a mis-.
take to regard party but an nstru.
mentality of government. There Il
nothing and ought to be nothing
sacred about it. aud men and women
ought not hssltEJe 20 refuse u sup
port party nominees whenever they
believe the men nominated, II elected'
would not make good officials.
81 expect TO work in the future as
have in the past. for those things
In government which believe to be
right, and | will support them whether
they originate with Democrats, Repub-
licans, Progressives OF men bearing
any other party label. have seen 50
much evil come to the government
and to the people because of the bind
adherence to party and to parry lead
ship, and the fooishness OF standing
by the party, regardless of what II
represents, or who leads it. tina. !
have reached the conclusion we onght
TO eliminate party wherever we cam
and | have advocated, Tor instance, IN
state matters, the election OF everyone
in the state, from governor Gown, on
a non partisan ballot. If | had my
way, | would extend thai idea to mem
bers of the house and senate In the
national legislature.
81 shall be glad To work ia unison
with anyone. regardless of his party
afriliation, if he believes in the same
principles OF government
that | advocate, but ! do not wlns Ia
be associated with any political pary
"a its leader"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
| Sc o. Prison Ship Deck
Offered For Memorial
To Tolpuddle Martyrs

BY International Labor News Service.
Chicago. july i3..-rhe deck Of the
'jd Australian convict ship Success,
"alch has been ntooie,i in the Chicago
ldter ion some tisae past. has been
l'fevd 20 organised labor for use as a
palpi, u0m which 10 preach the dee-
thine Il trade unlonism on Labor Day.
ilUs ullef VA niAde % Capt. nSv.a
II. smith. commander - the vessel,
Co TIE Chicago correspondent Of In.
ternalonal labor News Service. Cap,
tam Smith suggested that Il would be
"a splendid idea 70 hold memorial SefN.
ices On beard the vessel IN memory Of
the six martyrs Of rolpuddlen on
Labor Day. Tie said that il his offer
were accepted he would close che YES
sci to the general public fer suifi.
clent length nf time on that day 10
enable officers OF organized labor IL
carry cut exercises that might b. ar
ranged.
The otter of Captain Smith has been
conveyed 10 prominent officers Of or
ganiged labor tn Chicago aud has been
commented on faNorahly. The matter
lt7tr III NHff MINUS u ltfH NHN s1N ~
a position TO act with authority and
cauy cut the project in an approprl.
ate manner II Il Is finally deemed adj
visable 10 go ahead with IL.
The "siN martyrs of rolpuddle," II
Will be recalled. were six English
woikingmen who were sentenced TO
seven years penal serVitude In Van
Dieman'S Land in 1884, for organic.
ing 10 effect raise in their wages.
They were transported on board the
hell ship Success, but we've l,ber-
ated after three years ON order of the
British Parliament. English labor
erected a monument To the siN men at
LONDON aud memorial arch at Tol.
puddle. DoIsetshlfe.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Uncle Sans Low Wage
Causes Many to Resign

Washington, July 13.-The low sal
airy paid by the government is forcing
scientists into private employment,
said Luther c. Steward, president OF
the National Federation of Federal
Employees.
"Unless the government can meet
the salaries offered by private indus
try so that these scientists may con.
tinue their expert activities, much oil
the good from government laborator.
les will never see the light of day"
said Mr.. Steward.
The trade union executive denlea
statements that there are from l5O'oOo
to 100000 superfiuous employees on
the government pay roll in Washing,
ION. He quoted figures of the civil
service commission to show that on
April 80 there were slightly in excess
of 65,O 900 employees of the government
in Washington while in the entlre
country and our insular possessions
there were less tim 100000 employees,
a reduction of approximately 5Oo,ooo
from the war peak five years ago.
According to Mr.. Steward, the aver
age salary of government workers Is
1925 a month.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Home Rule Laws
Smashed by COurl

New York, July l3.-The appellate
division Of the supreme court has sel
aside the home rule Laws passed Dy
the state legislature. The decl sioi
was unanimous and declared that th'
whole structure Of home rule ioi
critics Is illegal. ..l
The decision came on an appedl
from Supreme Court Judge wagner
decision that was favorable to city
owned busses.
One Of the laws that has been SET
aside provides for a hve.year Tedue l,.
ton in the minimum retirement age
~ members Of the city's employs re-
tirement system. -, A.,
In its decision the court held ina,
constitutional safeguards aga'nsl
l. sty action were violated by 'h'
legislature.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
OniOnists to Study
Pacific Relations

San Francisco, July THE exec
allye council of the state federation
OF labor has voted leave of absence
10 Secretary Paul Scharrenberg to at
lend the Honolulu meeting of the In
slI1ie Of Pacific Relations. This in
sutuie consists of groups from Aus
5gfaIla, Canada, China, Korea, New
1l,eaand, Philippine Islands and the
om.ed States. Its purpose is to as
semb.e accurate information on con-
Nuloas in these countries; to mold
opinion and feeling toward other peo-
PIES 10 discuss these opinions that
sAelr relations may be clearly compre-
oelaed and to point the way to right
action which will lead to understand
ing and peace in the Pacific. The
chairman of the United States COM
ml.ee is DIR. Ray Lyman Wilbur,
PRESIDENT of Leland Stanford uni
Yersity.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Indiana Labor to Defy
"Open Shoppers
Bv International Labor News Servi'

By International Labor News Service
indianapolis, Ind, July lS.-The an
nual meeting of the Indiana Fedora
ton of Labor will be held at Terre
Haute in August and several huhdfea
delegates are expected to attend;
Certain business men of Terre
Haute recently took action and de,
clared Terre Haute an open shop
town. The State Federation meeting
is expected to show these open shop
interests that the city viii nave a q
fgh on its hands in the matter OF
making a non-union town out of a
labor center.
According to word from the Central
Labor Union of Terre Haute. Presi-
dent Green of the American Fedora
tion of Labor will spek at one of the
evening meetings. A huge parade
will be staged in his honor and the
delegates will also enjoy a river tnp
and a fish fry.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Plasterers Delegates
Have Returned From
Cleyeland Meet

J. ". Dunn, Il. W. Bruue and Max
Hendrix delegates from the Plaster
ers Union, No. l43, who mo.cred to
Cleveland, Thursday. July Sth. 10
take part in the convention AT the
hinton hotel, returned Monday, July
18th.
Convention convened at the Winton
hotel Saturday, July lith, with loo
delegates present. This Was not the
largest delegation. but more locals
were represented than in prior meet
ings ever held by the International.
The west in particular was repre-
sented al this convention.
Many phases of the situation was
taken up with dispute existing be-
tween the h. NJ. and p. |. U. of the o.
7. and c. +. |. A. There were three
meetings called, two on Saturday, aud
one on Sunday; there was also an
other meeting held by the Resolutions
committee which was also called on
Sunday.
The Resolutions committee recon-.
mended to the convention that the po-
Sition our international officers had
taken. be commended, that they be
given full power to proceed in this
fight against the b. NJ. & b. |. L. in
any way felt would help further the
interest of the o. p. Il c. + L. A.
The International officers have been
successful in signing up most of the
largest contractors in the United
States to use exclusive plasters ON
their work.
J. W. Dunn was appointed a men,
ber of the Resolutions committee.
This committee is composed of thirty
members scattered over the United
States and Canada.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17

THIS determination has sci the Gov
cfnment agog, and thcef Ia eonsldera.
bic speculation a. 10 the outcome. In
any event the Department OF Com.
meee has mildly suggested that Ii
would be gcod idea for the public 10
lay in It's ceal supply now IN view Of
the situation. II Is also pointed aut
that coal is about as cheap as II ever
will be
In the hard coal region the mlners
have asked an increase IN wages for
both day mon and miners. TIE
operators are quoted as saying that
they Will insist On reduction IN
wages in order To make business bet
ter" although law su,ts have been
suggested against the hard coal
monopoly" because OF high prices
charged for coal by the anthracite
owners. The big profits made by The
hard coal producers seem 10 bear out
the contention that the anthracite IN.
dustty Is closely held.
District officials in the anthracite
jurisdiction of the United Mine Work
ers say that the operators are Jockey
ing for shutdown h order 10 clean
w 1H HAA fih" ANhA INV ~ HNFFaft's
which some producing authorities say
Is close around l0,0o00oO tons. Mine
worker officials, however, say that the
tonnage In storage is far below the
figure quoted and that most of the
coal In stock Is of sizes not used by the
general consumers Of hard eoal, How
ever IL the producers have biz ton
mage Ia storage and boost the price.
say, 81 ton, they stand 10 clean up
nice roll AT the expense Of the coal
buying public,
II Is a generally accepted fact that
the stock Of soft coal In the country Is
at low ebb and that any kind Of strike
OF ahut.do would be felt by the
public, Reports from yariaus coal
districts say there Is tendency
toward Increased production,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17

,.0..qa officers of the Carpenters
nm. Gouicil reelected were: harry
.. - PRESIDENT; Charles II. Sand,
ss..,,.s...,,.treasurer; Thomas Ratelift,
NJ n. Taylor and B. j. u. Witt
mann. business agents.
Are Veterans of Big Fight.
p,.."Isnt Jensen and Business
-. Ratcliff and Taylor were on
a. ia. when the fight to break the
ar ,5rnsatqI.' organization began four
-. ~ soa. Secretary-Treasurer sand
a',. 4I.rled a year later, while Busi-
as. Agent Wittmann, who represents
.Ss mill men, has held office Tor two
yeafs. ,;.... :. Enfo,co
4sa IanH. Award was organized and
incotporaled for the sole purpose OF
6ysaklng the building trades unions.
Tire million dollars have been spent
N carving out its plans, which have
been caaiacterized as "a gigantic
criminal conspiracy"
Tbs committee has carried on a boy
eot, against the unions and contrac-
tgrs refusing TO submit to its dicta.
non and branded as outlaws" all
,b6,e vine have opposed its will. Such
nsrsop, firms and institutions have
been ostracized as not 100 per cent
Americans
Banker participated in the conspir-
acy by refusing to make loans to con-
tractor, and builders who had the
courage to employ union mechanics.
Dealers in builders supplies were
ordered not to sell to any one refusing
to recognize the authority of the Citi-
zens Committee.
Private Army of Thugs Kept.
The committee maintained pri-
yate army of armed thugs who were
clothed with police powers. Some OF
these thugs were used as inspectors
to visit every construction job in the
city to see to it that work was being
carried on to the liking of the CON-
mi,tee. Violence was used wherever
it was deemed expedient, and many
preiu union men were beaten up
aFd manned by these outlaws.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 men were
imported as strikebreakers. The men.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
West Virginia Miners Are
Forced To Fight Hundreds
OF Disp0ssess Suits
by International Labor News Service

by International Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind July lS.--West
Virginia miners who are members OF
the United Mine Workers of Amerlea
are resisting the illegal methods by
coal operators and others in the mat.
ter OF prosecuting miners and esict'
ing them from their home.
Counsel for some loo mienrs at
Mellsbuig. W Va, and vicinity whc
were served with dispossess notice.
by the various coal operators In thai
section demanded separate trials fo'
their clients and Judge j. II, Somer
vile OF the circuit court granted the
petition. The defendants wish TO pre-
sent their own separate cases for tn
consideration OF jury,
The Pittsburgh Coal Companl
brought moss of the dlspossess suits
II Is estimated that at least 5000
talesmen will be required TO hear the
various raSes.
The suits are set for AN early
hearing.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17

who answered the lying advertise
ments published in the newspapers of
other cities found themselves virtual
slaves TO the Citizens Committee when
they arrived in Chicago. Contractors
hiring these men were ordered to hold
out SO a week from the married men
and $40 a week from the single men
and send these sums to the committee
and In the event of a man quitting or
being discharged TO send the entire
weeks pay TO the committee. These
sums were extracted from the pay OF
the imported slaves on the subtertuge
of covering transportation charges. 1t
is customary for a union contractor TO
"ay a mans railroad fare and hotel
expenses when mechanic is sent 10
another city.
Indications are that the Citizens
Committee to Enforce the lands
Award is on its last legs and about
to give up the ghost, while the build
ing trades unions are stronger than
when the fight started four years ago
Theer were $4,000 men affiliated with
the Carpenters District Council when
the 1itlLtHS SOHliiultee was igdi-
lied. The 3S local unions affiliated
with the council now have 2S,00C
members.
District Council In New Building.
The District Council recently moved
into its handsome new 100000 home
at 12 East Erie Street. The money
to buy the lot and pay for the three
story-and- basement building was
raised while the fight with the Citi-
Zens' Committee was raging. The
building will be dedicated with appro-
private ceremonies some time late in
July or early in August.
Three local unions affiliated with the
Carpenters District Council own sub
stantial buildings. They are as fol-
lows: Local No. SO, at 6416 South
Halsted Street; Local No. Id. at 7427
South Chicago Avenue, and Local No.
1Sl, at 2040 North Avenue.
OTHER local unions. of carpenters
have bought lots, but are not ready to
build
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Trade Unions t0 Aid
Nation Wide Drive
For Traffic Safety

II International Labor News Service.
Washington, ID. C.. July l3.-~Ar-
nangementa have been made To bring
labor organizations generally into
service In the attempt to reduce traffic
casualties.
President William Green of the
American Federation OF Labor. inquit.
Ing as TO the work Of the National
Conference on Street aud Highway
Safety. which held It's first session lasl
autumn, suggested 10 Secretary of
Commerce Herbert Hoover that cen
tral labor organizations all over the
country be given the reports and cont
munications Of the conference.
Secretary Hoover, accepting, nlso
proposed that the labor organizations
should arrange 10 hold local meeting
for discussion of the safety methods
under study by the conference. A
policy Of having labor representative
serve with municipal governments
and civic associations In working TO
improve conditions also was outlined.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
woykers Are Gouged.

Washington, July 13.-PrYate un-
employment agencies are googlhE
seekerg for employment in the nation [,
capital. 1t was shown in the manle'Pal
court that in some cases out-oi-"ofn;' =;
nav a 81 application fee and IN aaa,- .t,
ton rs per cent Of the first mep'h s,, .
wages Where the applicant mis- q
temporary position 10 per cent OF the
frs 10 weeks wages is charged.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Enr Workers on Sirike.

New York, July l3.-The Interna
tional Fur Workers union has issued
an appeal to these workers to aid
general strike Of Montreal fur work
ers.
The strikers are asking for union
recognition, wage increases and the
creation Of an arbitration board.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Iaps Wanted in Georgia.

A,lanta, July 13.-So-called "patu-
Que Georgians want the Legislature
20 % Iegalize Jap immigration. The
patriots point to the efficiency Of
US,Hen'als, !, who would make this state
''E9m as a garden rose, they say. j.,
NO mention Is made of the social
FHeel Of such immigration or the
.ut1fe Of citizens Who would be forced
20 meet a competition based on stand
anus below their living line.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Ga Law Held Illegal.

New York, July t3.--The people
have lost another skirmish In an effort
TO enforce the 81 gas law, passed by
the state legislature.
A special master reports 10 the fed
eral court that the law as applied to
the Staten Island gas company is un-
constitutional because it is eonfisca-
tory II makes an per cent profit inn
possible, the court Is informed.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
BIG COAL STRIKE UP TO
OPERATORS; WORKERS DO
NOT WANT MINES CLOSED

Indianapolis, Ind, July lS.-Whether there will be
strike in the anthracite and bitumnous coal fields this fall
tiona officials of the United Mine Workers have made
that plain President Lewis has said numerous
oasions that the miners do not want strike shut
down in the industry; they also equally determined
that the operators of the soft coal regions carry out the
terms of their agreement made at Jacksonville about two
years ago.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
rYFcuTIVES WHO Led CARPENTERS
AGAINST CITIZENS Committed IN
IANDlS AWARD FIGHT Reelected

Chicago, July l3.-The union carpenters of Chicago,
ably as 2 token of appreciation of work done, have
ed all of the officers who have led the fight against
tte citizens Committee to Enforce the Lands Award
s,np the last four years Not only were all of the
ncDal officers of the Carpenters District Council
fsi but heads of the SO local unions who have gone
"r1ob the great battle also were returned to office
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Stereotyuers Gain.

Savannah, Ga, July ia new
wage contract between local news
papers and the Stereotypers union
raises wages of foremen 81 a week
and journymen 81. The new rates
are S45 and $40. In six months other
Increases will be made.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Renew Agreement. .

Portland, Ore, July 7.-Organized
stree tear employees and the local trae-
tion company have renewed their wage
agreement. Last years rate viii pre-
vail.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
Culinary Workers Unite.

Eugene, Ore, July 10.-Culinary
@o.ser, have organized. They were
1|..e,ea by officers Of the state fedora
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-07-17
aree, Car Men Strike.

Des MOines, Iowa, July 13.-Street
car men in this city suspended work
TO enforce observance Of their con-
tract.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-05-07
ther BurhankS.

ther Burbanks.
One evening the debate became very
warm i'm group Of which we happen-
ed to be a member.
The argument was brought 70 n
focus by this question: rs if better
test Of civilization that everyone have
enough to eat, or that we pass on TO
posterity literary productions equal TO
those Of ShakespeareY
OF course, there is no reason why
we should not aim to do both, but we
contend that the nation which pives
serious thought to the material welfare
of its citizens is laying the foundation
OF solid civilization. We believe we
can better afford to sacrifice n fow
poems than to let ten thousand chill.
dren die for lack of proper nourisb.
ment.
Charles j. Finger, editor Of a month.
ly magazine called Alls Well phros
ed the idea well in an editorial IN
which he discussed the literary osnir
ations Of Arkansas, where he lives
ringer does not discern an immediate
literary future for Arkansas
when her sons achieve romo 3,
VIII possibly he in something far re
moved from the arts" he says. "por
haps the first achievement win bo f.
outwit the boil weevil and if tbot :,
done something quite as important -,
the writing of Hamlet will result
To mention the elimination of th,
boil weevil in the same breath with ~,
writing of Hamlet and give oono-
weight to each achievement is to som,
people the most obnoxious profonitv
However it win usually be- fam.
that those whose artistic sensibilitio,
are injured give, in the course Of !
year great deal more tbopobt =,
their breakfasts than they do to III,
hne points of Shakespeare's tragedy
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-05-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BANQUET BIG SUCCESS
CONTINUED from first page)

Evans. Amang the numbers in this
feature were, "Old Black Joe" and my
Old Kentucky Home"
Mr.. p b. O'Quinn, district deputy Of
the Boy Scouts Of America, was next
introduced. He rendered an inspir.
ing talk on the work of the Boy Scouts
and ended with plea for a Boy Scout
Troop for PocahOntas.
After this talk Miss Mary Sue Wiley
entertained with two vocal solos. The
first Of the two was the number for
which she was awarded the silver low
ing cup at the meeting of the Inter
School Contest Association at Conway
last week.
AT the request of the toastmaster,
Mr.. J. ID. Wells introduced Mr.. f. A.
Kerr, our new county agent, who re-
sponded with a short talk, i'm which
he expressed great pleasure on becom-
ing one of us. This was followed by
march by Mrs. II. L. Throgmorton,
who rendered selection of her own
composition.
Last, but by no means the least num-
her on the program, an address was
made by Mr.. Evans. This gentleman
was introduced as a man whose voca-
ton was to go about over the country
making people happy. And he certain
ly possesses ample qualifications for
his calling.
The meeting was closed by singing
Taps, led by Mr.. O'Quinn.
The Chamber of Commerce now has
l20 members. Practically every bust
ness and profession i'm the city is re-
presented and practically every bust
ness and professional man is a member.
We are expecting some big things Of
our Chamber of Commerce this year
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-05-07

What can we do with the children
during the summer months? This may
be serious problem in the cities, but
there is not much danger that children
in the country will get into mischief
ON account of idleness There is plenty
Of work to do there and it need not be
hard work Near to nature it is health
promoting, body building work. The
country schools are closing now and
the wise teacher has already given to
each one of her pupils some easy men
tai task for the vacation. They are
not dumb driven cattle. If John keeps
his brain busy while helping his father
in the cornfield. and If Mary is alert,
asking why this and that is done while
helping her mother with the canning
or feeding the poultry, both the chill
dren will have interesting stories TO
tell the teacher when school begins in
the fall.