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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-02

International Brotherhood of Flee.
trical Workers, No. COL.
Geo. Martin, Pres.
j. C. Adams, Fin. Sec, 1706 Glenn
Park Drive.
Meets First and Third Friday at
Labor Hall.
Printing Pressmen Union No. PIG.
Henry Farrian, Pres.
Vern Richards, Fin. Sec, 1903 w.
Springfield u.
Meets First Wednesday.
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LOCAL UNIONS AFFILIATED
WITH L. {. +. OF l..

Plasterers and Cement Finishers.
Henery Bruno, Pres.
j. w. Dunn, Fin. Sec. & Bus. Agt.
5l3 W. Beardsley.
Meets First and Third Wednesday
at Labor Hall.
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Butchers Union.
Albert Hunt, Pres.
w j. Herman, Fin. Sec, 6e4le L
Stoughton.
Meets Second and Fourth Thursda!
at Labor Hall.
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Doc Ferriss, Pres.
Elmer Johnson, Fin. Sec, 21l w.
Green, u.
Meets every Tuesday over Com
mercial Bank.
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Building Lalprers.

Building Laborers.
+. NJ. Smith, Pres.
|. II. Garman, Fin. Sec, Sol n.
Lincoln, U.
o. Brown, Bus. Agent, l0l Boards
ley.
Meets every Tuesday at Labor Hall.
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!. 4. T. $. T.. 10. is2.
Al Duncan, Pres.
Harry Casad, Fin. Sec. 800 J..
Clark.
Meets Second Sunday ~ Labor
Hall.
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Transfers and ChaulIeurs.
j. II .Hardwiek, Pres.
Earl Brockton, Fin. Sec, 702 n.
Walnut.
Meets Second and Fourth Monday
over Commercial Bank.
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JanitOrs Union.
c. NJ. Oils, Pres.
X. L. Shields, Fin. Sec, - L. Green.
Meets First and Thin Tuesday,
Third Floor of Phy .ic- Bldg.
u. OF |.
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o. N. Beckett, Pres.
VIM. Betz, Fin. SEC. and Treas,
log S. Fair.
Meets First and Third Tuesday at
Labor Hall.
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LOCALS NOT AFFILIATED
WITH THE T. {. +. OF l..


Carpenters.
Chas. Hill, Pres.
Amos Wright, Fin. Sec, FOG ).
Race, U.
Thos. Inman, Bus. Agent.
Meets every Monday at Carpenters
Hall.
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Typographical Union No. III.
Chas, Stall, Pres.
w. H. Wright, Fin. Sec. and Treas,
BOG N. Race, U.
Meets First Monday at Labor Hall.
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Steam and Operative Engineers.
Chas. Wilson, Pres.
Arthur Dyson, Fin. Sec, 500 N.
Coler, u.
Meets Second ond Fourth Friday at
Labor Hall.
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IN CITY UNIONS
Structural and Ornamental iron
Worker.
II. A. Darsh, Pres.
NJ. NJ. McCade, Fin. Sec 10 J..
Springfield.
Meets Second and Faath Thursday
at Labor Hall.
/. 4. T. S. +. No. -.
Al Duncan, Pres.
Harry Casad, Fin. Sec 30 T.
Clark.
Meets Second Sunday ~ Labor
Hall.
JanitOrs Union.
c. NJ. Oils, Pres.
X. L. Shields, Fin. Sec, - +. Green.
Meets First and Thin Tuesday
Third Floor of Phy .ic- Bldg
U. OF |.
|. II. c. b. & {. l.. |.
2. j. Donley, Pres.
NJ. ID Campbell, See. and Bus,
Agent, 7-182s.
Meets over Commercial Bank First
and Third Monday.
Transfers and ChauiIeurs.
J. II .Hardwick, Pres.
Earl Brockton, Fin. Sec, 702 n.
Walnut.
Meets Second and Fourth Monday
over Commercial Bank.
NOT AFFILIATED
WITH THE T. {. f. OF l..
Carpenters.
Chas. Hill, Pres.
Amos Wright, Fin. Sec, FOG 5.
Race, U.
rhos. Inman, Bus. Agent.
Meets every Monday at Carpenters
Hall.
Typographical Union No. III.
Chas, Stall, Pres.
w. H. Wright, Fin. Sec. and Treas
BOG n. Race, U.
Meets First Monday at Labor Hall.
Building Laborers.
f. NJ. Smith, Pres.
|. H. Garman, Fin. Sec, sol n.
Lincoln, U.
0. Brown, Bus. Agent, l0l Boards
ley.
Meets every Tuesday at Labor Hall.
Bricklayers.
Doc Ferriss, Pres.
Elmer Johnson, Fin. Sec, 2ll w.
Green, u.
Meets every Tuesday over Com
mercal Bank.
Lathers Union.
o. N. Beckett, Pres.
VIM. Betz, Fin. SEC. and Treas,
LOG S. Fair.
Meets First and Third Tuesday at
Labor Hall.
Engineers.
Geo. Vaughn, Chief.
r. C. Sabin, Fin. Sec, 303 S. Lynn.
Stonecutters.
John Foley, Pres.
Chas. Hughes, Fin. Sec, 1908 w.
Clarf, U.
Meets Second Wednesday at SOB N.
Goodwin Ave. u.
Musicians.
+. M. Lesher, Pres.
E. c. Washer, Fin. Sec, 104 E.
Springfield.
Meets First Sunday at X. p. Hall.
Firemen and Enginemen.
ID. 7. Younglove, Pres.
F. II. Moore, Fin. Sec, 500 S.
Locust.
Meets First and Third Thursday 1t
Odd Fellows Hall.
Order of Railway Conductors.
|. G. Bash, Pres.
AIRY Burke, Fin. Sec, 1904 N. Neil.
Railway Trainmen.
j. C. Jacobs, Pres.
II. f. Ruby, Sec, lis E. Roper.
Meets Second Monday night and
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JOurneyman BARRIERS Union

JUuTI0yTlaH bdTDtTs UIIUI.
Clyde Grandey, Pres.
W. |. Myers, Sec, 204 N. Neil.
Meets Last Tuesday at American
Legion Hall.
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|. II. {. b. & {. l.. |.
2. j. Donley, Pres.
NJ. ID Campbell, See. and Bus.
Agent, 7-182S.
Meets over Commercial Bank First
and Third Monday
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Order of Railway Conductors.
|. G. Bash, Pres.
AIRY Burke, Fin. Sec, 1904 N. Neil
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Engineers.

Engineers.
Geo. Vaughn, Chief.
f. C. Sabin, Fin. Sec, 303 S. Lynn.
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Railway Trainmen.

Railway Trainmen.
j. c. Jacobs, Pres.
II. +. Ruby, Sec, lis E. Roper.
Meets Second Monday night and
Fourth Sunday afternoon, Odd
Fellows Hall.
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Firemen and Enginemen.
d. T. Younglove, Pres.
F. II. Moore, Fin. Sec, 500 S.
Locust.
Meets First and Third Thursday 1t
Odd Fellows Hall.
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Stonecuiters.
John Foley, Pres.
Chas. Hughes, Fin. Sec, 1908 W.
Clar',, U.
Meets Second Wednesday at SOB N.
Goodwin Ave. u.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
NEoPLE who have laughed at Billy
Sunday and other evangelists have

TE0PLE who have laughed at Billy
Sunday and other evangelists have
to admit that a religious miracle
has been wrought in Herrin, III. Bloody
Herrin, known all over the world as the
most mUrderous town in America, has
suddenly become the most quiet law
abiding and God-fearing spot any one
could ask for.
This has all been done by Howard s.
Williams, an evangelist, who walked into
Herrin with Bible instead Of a gun on
his hip and pulled it on these gunner.
Since 1923, Herrin has defied the
Sheriff, the courts, and all the forces of
law and order and gotten away with it.
The murderers went unpublished unless
shot down by other murderers. II was a
hopeless situation until Williams went in
and, as he puts it, "sold them God"
Williams was probably the only sales
man TO go to that dangerous place who
did not have to. Other travelling men
avoided the town as they would the first
line trenches of France, and, if possible
handled their customers by mail. Those
who did take a chance talked fast and
were glad 70 get away alive.
To realize the size of the task that Will
Jams faced it should be remembered that
he was not quelling a riot or any tenn
porary disorder. The defiance of law had
been going on for years and had become
the settled custom. II began with the
Herfin massacre, the wholesale murder of
the strikebreakers of the Herrin strip coal
mine. When these men were taken out
and butchered in cold blood, the whole
country Joined in demanding retribution
There were indictments, trials, but no
punishment.
This impressive demonstration that it
was easy to get away with murder and
that the criminal law was a joke had its
natural effect. Amy one who felt he had
a grievance went out and settled it de-
cisively with a gun. Those who dis
approved expressed themselves in the
same way, with more shooting. The only
law that was any good was the one man
carried on his hip or in the "quick-pocket"
of his coat.
The Ku Klux Khan stepped in to
straighten out the town and promptly an
anti-Klan organization, was formed and
the two shot it out. Wet and dry forces,
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fashioned citizens as still had a prejudice
in favor of dying natural death, and
with It It started to build huge wooden
tabernacle. Among his staff were his
wife; M. Dow Mooney, Musical director;
Carl Hearn, pianist;' Robert Brock and
Orville Robinson, custodians of the taber-
nacle; Doc waddell, manager of the cam
paign, and Miss Marjorie ellis, personal
worker. Later many other personal
workers were added. While the evangelist
addressed the multitude It was the duty
of the personal workers to literally fling
themselves on individuals seen to be
waveritg, and induce them to come for
ward and be saved.
The tough characters eyed with con-
tempt this lean, forty-seven-y ear-old
leader who only three years ago had been
editor of a small newspaper before
"Gypsy" Smith converted him. Nobody
shot him, nobody bothered. They were
after bigger game.
While the tabernacle was building,
meetings were held at the Opera House
From these came daily grist Of brands
snatehed from the burning, but they were
small fry of no consequence. The MUIR
derers and bootleggers still swarmed,
fancy Tree, over Lne lOWn ana LOOK lILJle
interest. When the tabernacle, built to
hold 5000 persons, opened its doors It was
different. Curiosity attracted a large
crowd, and it was impossible at that time
to collect crowd In Herrin that did not
have considerable number Of mankillers,
bootleggers and fnoonshiners.
The desperadoes, heavily armed, sat in
little groups in the back row, because
Herrin ginmen did not like TO have people
behind them. Early in the proceedings,
Williams hit them with truth which they
all admitted TO themselves. In their hearts
they were all fed up on the constant ex-
pectation of meeting bullet every time
they turned a corner. Even the bravest
man gets tired Of that strain. Yes, they
would be glad to leave their guns at home,
If every one else would. II was a nice
idea, but not workable, because the other
fellow could not be trusted.
Then the evangelist hurled texts from
the Bible at them. What was the sense in
that? They knew what was in the Bible,
in general way. They had learned the
Ten Commandments and could even re-
member one or two texts memorized in
Sunday school. Thou shalt not KILL" and
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interested in the man, not the goods, but
the salesman, and his antics. He shouted
he whispered, he shrieked; he rGn around
the platform, pounded on the pulpit,
whipped the air with his arms, made
strange grifnaees, leaped and danced, hung
out over the audience and jabbed at them
with an accusing finger.
After a while all this enforced atten-
ton had disquleting effect. The bad
men realized that Williams was getting
them. Their minds were not on their bust
ness-the important business of always
keeping the tail Of their eye on the other
fellow They wished they had not come
and would like TO have quietly slipped out
and escaped from this hypnotic stuff, but
some one would say that they were afarid
of this skinny little exhorter who was
threatening them with eternal damnation.
These men we're brave enough TO face
their enemies bullets, but not their ridi-
Guile. So they stayed and pefspired and
became more and more caught by the
music, the hypnotic gestures of the evan
gelist and the influence Of mob psychology.
The first person whose nerves cracked
under the strain was a woman. While
women we're not active In the actual
Herrin shootings, many of them were
Don Chllders rose up and wept and told
how hate had embittered her heart until
she could think of nothing else, day or
night. There was one woman in particu-
lar whom she hated and every one in
Herrin knew who that woman was. Mrs.
Childers publicly asked that wornan's for
giveness and begged to be her friend.
The woman mentioned arose and with
tears streaming down their faces the two
ladies kissed and sat down, arm in arm.
Two groups of men in the back row now
looked at each other dated, for this action
had practically ruined one Of Herrins
most llourishing feuds.
Then up popped bootlegger. A per-
sonal worker had seen by his face that
he was under the spell Of Williams en-
ehantment The worker wept and prayed
and gave him no peace until he too stood
up TO be counted among the righteous.
He confessed what every one knew az
true, that he not only peddled but manu-
featured white mule" the most vicious
intoxicant he knew of, and he ought to
know. He was the worst bootlegger in
town, sold the worst stuff, and many of
the murders had been caused by it. But
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union and non-union, shot it out. The
local police were helpless The Sheriff
was warned to keep out of town or be
shot and he obeyed until he came as a
guest of Williams. Then the lawiess, now
become Bible students, rushed forward TO
shake his hand.
While things were at their worst, Bob
Hopper, a merchant and churchman, of
Herrin, met at Wyckliffe, KY, Howard s.
Williams, known as the Mississippi Thun-
derbolt." For year or two Williams had
been making somewhat of name for him
self as an evangelist, going from town to
town, and getting numbers of persons to
publicly confess that they were sinners
and to promise to return to the straight
and narrow path.
This meant little enough. Billy Sunday
had done the same thing on a much great
er scale, Saving" thousands and thousands
amid the greatest enthusiasm. Yet few
months later when thoughtful people went
over the ground checking up, they found
that the sinners were back at their old
tricks again. The permanent results of
all this ballyhooing were almost nothing
at all.
1t occurred to Hopper that here was
chance to prove that there was some prac-
teal value in evangelism, and he asked
Williams if he could redeem Herrin. The
evangelist said he could. Hopper thought
it only fair to paint his town in the g,oom-
lest colors-he couldn't possibly make it
worse than it was. The more he talked
the more eager Williams became and
promised to come as soon as he could find
time. Meanwhile Hopper was to get him
a call from the churches of Herrin.
Hopper agreed to do this and gave him
the parting assurance that if by any
chance his riotous townsmen took him Sc
riously they would fill him full of lead.
But the call could not be managed at first
because the churches and their ministers,
like every one else in Herrin, had taken
sides in the feud. There was one excep-
ton. Rev. John Meeker, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, who had maintained
that all factions were In the wrong.
Finally Williams's advance agent came
to town and through DR.. Meeker brought
the other churches into line and the call
was issued.
Williams arrived with corps of as
sistants, raised $4,000, from such old
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to, God, privately just as Saint Paul did
when he was was saved"
From this, the erroneous impression
spread for a while that Saint Paul had
once been a gunman. But Herrin now
knows better, you can't fool them on the
Scriptures now. They are all Bible ex-
perts, usually naming chapter and verse
in their quotations.
Not all these converts came voluntarily
to the fold. Some looked in, felt the
strange influence, and were careful to
keep out of range thereafter. Williams
and his religious hustlers, finding their
game growing scarce, went out after bust
ness. The converted murderers and
bootleggers were started on a new man.
hunt. Instead of shooting bullets at the
remaining sinners they sought them out
in their lairs and bombarded them with
texts and prayers.
bootlegger, sitting beside his still.
would sec one of his best customers come
in and reach for his hip. Instead of pull
ing a flask, out would come a Bible or
hymn book, and the ex-gunman would
pray and sing to him. This was discon3
certing enough to unnerve the stoutestG
hearted bootlegger, but It was worse when
he went his rounds to find that most of
his other customers had gotten religion
and gotten " in most disagreeable form.
They not only did not buy, but insisted
on following him through the streets
praying and singing loudly. It ruined
business and there was no peace until he,
too, went to the meeting and officially
joined the hosts of the righteous.
II was hot Summer in Herrin when
Williams came, but he found most of the
men going around in heavy coats to con-
ceal their artillery. When he left. the
town was in its shirt,sleeves. Insurance
rates have lowered, old debts have been
paid in money instead of lead, more cloth
ing. has been bought and merchants say
that general business has improved so
per cent.
The Herrin Automobile Club is placing
signs at the entrances of the town read.
ing:
Welcome to Herrin. God is in-the J
Devil is out. Howard S. Williams has
been Unexpectedly safe"
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never again He was going home and
smash his still
Before the evening was over two we'll
known fnankillers confessed that they had
been wicked men, but henceforth they
would leave their guns at home. They
forgave their enemies and expressed the
hope that for the sake of their own saliva
ton, these would not take advantage of
their uharrned condition.
Such weakness among their members
was public scandal from the point of
view Of the lawless element and the next
day the tabernacle was packed. Every
bad man who was not laid Up with wounds,
attended in the hope Of seeing some OF
his enemies make holy show Of them
selves. No one dreamed that he himself
would do anything so foolish That eve
ming there was landslide of the wicked
toward righteousness, and each succeeding
meeting with so many shining examples
ahead of them, the work became easier
until the last malefactor had hit the saw
dust trail and was purged of his sins. In
all, 7S9 gunner, bootleggers, gamblers,
etc, were converted.
Arthur Francis, feeling the touch of
God upon his heart" confessed as fol-
lows:
"The old man have put off. The new
me. | was closely allied to the stables,
stalls and hdeaways, where the critter
was kept. ! regularly drove the mule
into all quarters. ! sold to big men in the
community, even church members, and il
made them demons and killers, for the
mule had kick that no man could with
stand. But no more. | am through.
have cast my sins upon the Lord and am
at peace. In this new armor of righteous
ness, | shall onslaught until every still Is
in the junk heap"
Wellington Ross told that he had be-
come law violator and gunman. AS
young man travelling with circus, he
learned to "go through rubes" and to
quiet tough guys" When the story of
his life reached the recent Herrin killings
he became vague, paused and scratched
his head. Then with the light of inspira-
tion he continued:
"Details and special scraps l will tell
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United States
Army Machine
Gunners with
Their Weapons
Trained on a
Mob at Herrin IA
During One -
of the Bloody WIlI|
Riots at IVA
That Place
Riots Which
the Citizens Say
Will Never
Occur Again.
"Love ye one another" we're
all right, but what good were
they when you knew that
Bill Jones, with a hair-trig-
ger six-shooter was waiting
his chance to kick you off?
The Bible was oil stuff,
and they weren't interested,
but they could not help being
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Down Their Cheeks Rushed Table
1hef Pistols
Upon It, and Still Weeping Turned Away Hymn
and Bibles Ciasped Their Breastsl
Evening star., 1925-02-03

Astronomers Society of the Pacific,
the University and Century clubs of
New York, and the Metropolitan,
Army, Navy and Chevy Chase clubs
of this city.
Col. Casey was the author of many
volumes on hydraulic engineering,
fortifications and papers on ento-
mology, paleonthology, etc. He was
also the author of Memoirs on the
Coleoptera," in Which he wrote IL
volumes.
He married Miss Laura Welsh of
Philadelphia in 1898. He is survived
by his widow and two brothers.
Funeral services will be conducted d
at the residence, at the Stoneleigh
Court apartments, Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock Interment, with full
military honors, will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
FORMER K. OF P. HEAD,
0DEN B. GRAY, DEAD
Accountant at u. S. Pension Office
Succumbs to Heart Disease
at Age of IS.

Oden b. Gray, So years old, an ac-
countant at the United States Pension
Office and past grand chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias of the Dis
trict of Columbia, died of heart
disease at his residence, ST Randolph
place, yesterday.
Prior to working at the Pension
once, Mr.. Gray was an employe of
the office of the alien property
custodian.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Estelle Gray: two sons, Carroll Gray
and Robert NJ. Gray, all Of this city.
ana a brother. Thomas Gray of
Ballston, Va.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence tomorrow afternoon
at Z:30 o'clock. Rev. DR.. Earle Will
hey, pastor of Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, will officiate. In
torment will be in Congressional
cemetery Webster Lodge, No. Z,
knights of Pythias, will have charge
of the funeral
Evening star., 1925-02-03
U. S. JOBS FOR JOBLESS.

The Civil Service Commission to-
day announced open competitive ex-
aminations TO fiji the following va
ancies:
Associate social economist at $4,000
a year, assistant social economist at
81 400 a year, Children's Bureau, De-
partment of Labor: senior land ap-
praisal aide at Sl,S60 a year, assistant
land appraiser at $4,000 a year, asso-
ciate land appraiser at SO 1000 "a year.
land appraiser at $3,S00 a year, In
terstate Commerce Commission; die
sinker, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, at $3.50 a day; graphotype
operator, departmental service, at
S1,140 a year; automatic IA address
ograph operator at $1.320 a year, FL
addressograph operator at s1,140 a year,
departmental service; guard, depart
mental service, at 1920 a year.
Full Information and application
blanks may be obtained at the office
of the Civil Service Commission, 1924
r street,