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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
Membership IN UNIONS
IS DOUBLED IN $1,000
SAYS ECONOMIC BUREAU

diGerenees among the major divisions
themselves. Al the same time That
The whole mining group showed an
increase in the extent If organization
frOm q O. al. coal mines Increased
their organisation from 30 per eeal %
NEARLY 81. while trade unlenism ih
copper. guild and other mines actually
had lower percentage Of organlaas
ton in 1920 than In 1910,
"ln 1910 the workers In The salt,
ell and natural was industry had ne
union al all in 1870 there vas sub
s,auua organization with memerh
ship II over 10000. Such analysts
can he pushed even further. Thus the
average number Of coal miners In the
United States In 1920 was 7si,6gi. Of
which bS9.slf We're hstuminons and
iiNo7i anthracite miners, II Is known
that the anthracite minens have u
much higher elenree Of organisation
than the sefi coal miners. Rlsnmine
Gus miners mere in 1920 probably less
than 80 per cent organised.
tiolhiar Trades Strongest
Extent Of organization IN mannfae,
turing industries runs the Nhele
aamul ffom less than | per cent Of
organization in the chemical and alliea
Industries To more than ~ per cent
IN clothing. The tremendous rise in
the percentage of organization in this
industry Il, in fact, the most striking
phenomenon In the whole group OF
manufacturing industries"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20

New York, Feb. ls.--The health
the people Of the United States az
Canada was, In all probability. bette
IN 1924 than ever before, accordluE
TO the Statistical Bulletin Of the Nc
ropoltan Life Insurance company
This IL the first year IN which evcf5
important cause Of death has regis
tered decrease from the year before.
This Is indicated by the years amaz
ingly low martniity record for approx
imaiely 100000 people--the indus
trial policy holders Of the company
who constitute approximately one.
seventh Of the combined population OF
the two countries. Their death rate
was SO per 1000. which was b.2 per
cent better than the year before.
The splendid health record, IL IT,
stated, Is due. above all else, 20 the
absence Of epidemic prevalence Of any
disease.
The only gloom in this report Is tff
number Of deaths and injuries throuR
automobile accidents. and the stat
ment that the campaign against car
Ger Is not as successful "a typhoid
fever, tuberculosis. maternal disease,
diarrheal complaints diabetes and
other diseases.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
STATE MAKES
GAIN AGAINST
DEATH RATE

Births ezreeJed deaths In Illinois
last year By ha,972, This number T.
sufficient 10 populate city the siae
Of Springfield on the seven counties of
brown, Calhoun. Edwards, Hardin,
Henderson, Kendall and Putnam, "All
We have 10 do now Is To keep the little
fellows healthy and safe says the
state health commissioner, "and that
depends good deal on what and how
We feed them than upon the special
brand Of soothing syrup or laxative
that they get"
The 1924 death rate stands neNt 20
the lowest ever recorded In Illinois,
the 1921 rate of ILL being one
tenth Of one point lower. The aver
age annual death rate for the four
years ended with ip2l was ia peg
200 population. against las for the
auadfennial that immediately prerca
ed. There were nearly 10000 fewer
fatalities during the last four years,
q difference OF more than / per hout
OF 30 per day.
Scarlet fever incidence reached
new high peak for the year last
week when a total of bah cases were
reported To the state health deparl
mcni. This Is 200 more cases than
were reported during the correspond
ing week OF 1924, an average Of 30
cases more per day. Since the prev
alencc of scarlet fever frequently
reaches It's highest peak in February.
Dr.. Isaac Rawlings. state health
director, expressed, the hope that last
weeks high Incidence marked the
crest of the wave for this year.
Smallpox Incidence doubled last
week when i0b cases were reported
against weekly average Of ba for
the year TO date. For the cores
ponding week a year ago there were
10 cases reported. For the whole Of
1924 the smallpox Incidence averaged
26 cases weekly. Thus far this year
the weekly average stands at q, IN
elnding lael week
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
Caye-In Law Fails

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 1S.-lt would
appear that the coal companies have
won their fight against persons who
own land over mines and who demand
damages for losses incurred by cave
ms. The companies do not leave suf-
ficient coal for pillars, and in some
instances houses tumble into the holes.
Every attempt to hold the COM
ranies liable has failed because the
courts have ruled that where the COM
~anies secured the right to take out
the coal without liability for surface
damage, that right can not be inter
fered with. Coal has been taxed by
the state, but every effort to divert
these moneys to property owners has
failed. There apepars no other rem,
edy than to depend upon the good
win of the COMPANIES.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
w. VA. LAWMAKERS
WILL ATTEMPT
TO END STRIKES

Charleston, W. Va, Feb. 1S-Feudal
overlords of West Virginia would ex-
tend their peonage to every wage
worker in this state. House bill No.
436, introduced by Delegate Bartlett
Of Marion county, is intended to eX-
tend the machinery of state, now used
against the miners. to all other work
ers. Clause "B" of the bill would
deny the right of workers engaged IN
the production for market of any
article of commerce which is a ne
ceSsity' to the public at large to
strike"
Under the Kansas plan authorship
OF which is credited to former Gov
ernor Allen, that law sugar-coated the
theft ot the workers liberty by set
ting up a board that was intended 70
arrange his living standards.
Delegate Bartlett does not worry
about such details. He proposes to
outlaw strikes, regardless of griev-
anees Of workers, and would empower
courts to stop any and every strike b.
the injunction process.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
BURR COMPANY
CLOSES PLANT
TEMPORARILY

Work in the Barr factory was tenn
poranly suspended early this week.
The shutdown is attributed to lack
of working capital.
. Workmen stated that all employees
of the factory mere affected. II Is
expected, however, that the plant Will
resume operations soon.
Employees stated that they had re-
ceived no intimation of the company's S
plans until all appeared for work a
usual Monday
fhey state further that efforts will
be made to secure the eompanys co.
operation in establishing Union eondi-
tions when work Ast the factory Is re-
sumed. One workman stated that a
committee is already preparing a
draft of the employees demands TO
present to the management of the
concern.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
Building Trades Council
in California
international Labor News Service)

c F,a,rseo Feb l8Thousands Of dollars loaned by the
~ 5ee unions this city the Santa Clara County Building
assist In fighting the socaled
American plan been returned the oea unions with the
County Building Trades Council
H. 6obt against the so-caed American PLAN abe
=, Gnane ~ position to assist in financing unions IN
% ~ California where losing fight being made destroy
gize abor and establish socad American pan which Is
auIv another name for the non-unon shop
When the American plan" fight launched n Santa Clara
cy yo yars ago by Of San Francisco who had
- sfed at eyery turn road this city. the Santa Clara
Sty Building Council established building material busi-
materials 10 anybody and
by NJ the building who operate union shop
basis. u4 ..Lt-. .i.L4. .L.;.
- "a make II impossible union contractors to obtain building
material the Santa Building Trades Council able
10 ge building material sufficient quantities to supply the demand
with the result hat the union building
soor greatly ou;numbered the non-union JOBS
% Sc Ciara County Building Trades Council is paying
m all the indebtedness establishing building materials
Of considerable revenue to the council
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
REDUCED PRICE
OF CEMENT
EXPOSES TRUST
BY International Labor News Service

BY International Labor News Service
San Francisco, Feb. lS.--The Call-
fornia branches Of the American Ce-
ment Trust have reduced the price of
cement 30 cents a sack, and thereby
hangs a tale
Only a few short months ago the
American Cement Trust peiitioned the
Secretary Of the Treasury to impose
a prohibitive tariff on all foreign ce-
ment entering this country.
At that time the representatives OF
the American Cement Trust put up q
pitifnl plea that the importation Of
foreign cement threatened to destroy
the American cement industry.
Organized labor told far dlfefeni
story. however. In resisting the plea
Of the American Cement Trust, WIN
the result that the petition OF the
American Cement Trust for pfohlbi.
tive tariff was denied.
Nov comes the California bfahches
Of the American Cement Trust with
the announcement Of cut IN price OF
30 cents per sack. which likes a price
for American cement much lower than
ihat charged for the foreign product,
ar5 even at the reduced price the
American Cement Trust Il reaplng
rich harvest In handsome profits.
The real purpose Of the American
Cement Trust in seeking an increase
In the tarin on foreign cement was 90
make il impossible for union conirac-
tors 10 purchase cement. That was a
part Of the so-called American plan
scheme. which failed dlsmally wheein
the building trades unions OF Can.
fornia imported FOREIGN cement ana
aold Il at cost 70 contractors and m
dividuals operating on d union shop
hge#H
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
Government Figures Show
Rise in Rents
international Labor News Service

Washington D. c. Feb 1S-The rise which mas ake,
has nationwide but It has varied IN
Government data ho
available here the Pacific Coast snow al 9@ 9@ per
the Midwest show 90 pei
level they 6 and 81 per cent above 1871 IN W ~
and East respectively. r.. H.. o,5 r,edin1
cities The sectional averages made up rom ue
distributed through the 0lf ecs
York Philadelphia Cleveland Cincinnati Atlanta DIN
Los Angeles cities
One cause for the in the Pacific coast ana
Is rapd grovth of cities such Detroit Los tlse'5[
Cleveland Rents mount faster in rapidly growing es ma" VIC
gradual growth. IT,. +ou4.,o. nrior 1917.
while in some Southern Pacific coast cities ne were al &
point in that Thus the rse IN tle la''ei 0'1s s
plane and has gone faster. - u s,ols A. tte highest
While Government data shows present beer
in their history, advance in recent months ma ~ ~
raDd heretofore.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
WAGE INCREASE
FOR TRANSFERS
IN { HIC A & q

gv International Labor News Service
Chicago, FEB. lS.-Seyen thousand
Chicago teamsters and chauffeur
have received a pay raise Of ~
week. This is the first increase since
1922. when Ezra J. Warner the
permanent arbiter. made an award ot
SO a week increase.
The new scale ranges from s5l
week for drivers Of sinRle-horse "aR-
ons 70 S44 a week for other teamstefs
and chaufeurs.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
UNION WORKMAN
IN THE RACE
FOR ALDERMAN

John W. Roger, 1920 Church street,
Urbana, member of the Sheet Metal
Workers Union is candidate for
alderman in the third ward, Urbana.
He will be opposed by Charles +.
Shay and A. l.. Collins.
The candidates are promised an IN.
teresting time on March 10, the date
set for the primary election.
Interest centers in the contest be
tween Mayor Leslie and Dr.. Burres,
for mayor. and U. G. Martin, A. j.
Miller and William Jones for the office
of police magistrate.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
ROTTLING WORKS
MOVES INTO
NEW BUILDING

The Champaign Coca-Cola Botthng
Company. Harry 3. Moore, owner and
manager. moved this week 10 the new
building which has recently been com
Melted at 3O7 South Locust street.
The building which is 45xyO feet II.
dimension, is constructed Of orlek ann 81
lie vim outside finishing Of Kelly
s+opp Only Union men were en-
Moved on the building during the en-
tire course of construction.
Mr. Moore now has a modern, SAM
tary bottling plant. The machinery
which is modern in every respect was
purchased while the company oecu-
pied rooms on Market street. TINS
machinery is now in operation and T.
turning out a large supply OF bottled
goods dali r., -.
TIE complete plan, IncludlaE the
80. b,iI9ing Is valued at S25, 700.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
Bill For Dry Commission.

In ali probability Champaign and
Urbana will be allotted a special rep.
resentatiye in the DRY" enforcement;
league in case the Anti-Saloon League
bin providing for a state Dry Com.
mission becoming a law.
State Superintendent +. B. EobehI
who Is fostering the bill. states EN-
phatically that the bin will pa
basing his prediction on the fact thai
the League is in control Of both sen.
ate and house.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
Convention Committee Mee.ing.

The State FEDERATION C0uVtnIUh
committee met at Labor Hall last
Sunday afternoon and discussed plans
for raising funds for the state con
yention to be held here next Septem-
Der.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
Mcdonald Residence Burns.

The residence Of II. X. Mcdonald
lineman. employed BY the Illinois
Illinois Telephone company. wa
burned to the ground last Monday
forenoon. The residence was located
at Kenwood, out Of the range Of hre
protection.
Mr.. Mcdonald Was IN the front par
Of the residence attending Mr.. Nc
Donald who was suffering from an
attack Of pneumonia and did not dls,
cover the FIRE until the rear part OF
the building vas engulfed In fames.
Mrs. Mcdonald vas taken 70 me
home Of a neiahbor and an alarm was
sent in, but too late 70 save the home.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
Eight Hour Day

On January /. 1925, the Hours Of
Work Act, 1928, became effective IN
British Columbia. The terms of the
law apply principally to employees in
manufacturing establishments, whose
hours of work are limited to eight
hours a day or fifty-eight hours
uaapk
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
VIII Receive Rebate.

West Main street property o"neIs
will receive a rebate Of I'VE 70 eight
per cent on their paving assessment
according 10 Mayor Frank NJ. Leslie.
The rebate Is attributed to keen
competition In bidding on the con
tract.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
Trainnr sneaks in urbana.

lee TrainOf, district manaKef OF
the Portland Cement association,
spoke OF the Urbana Association Of
Commerce meeting last Wednesday
His topic was Concrete Pavements
in Illinois"
Trainor was IN attendance at q con.
vention Of the state contractors and
material men held in Urbana this
week.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20
Unemploy meni at Bremen

On January 3, 1925, 4,180 persons
were registered in Brennan a. unem-
ployed. this number being approx
mately one-half Of the total one year
ago.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20

Attorney General Stone charges
Aluminium Company Of America has
violated Sherman law decree.
Woman suffrage 70 be main issue
In Belgian elections April 3.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-02-20

Job work at The Review.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-03
CONDITION OF
JOHN A. WEEKS
CAUSES ALARM
Secretary of War Seriously
iii With Obstruction of
Blood Circulation
(By The Associated Press

Washington, April 3.-Secretary
John w. Weeks of the War Depart
ment, is i'll with thrombosis. The
War Secretary has been confined at
his home for several days but there
had been no intimation that he was
seriously ill until his physicians to-
day announced the cause.
DR.. B. D. Hardin, Mr.. Weeks phys
ician. issued statement today say
ing that the secretary on the morn
ing of April had "thrombosis of
one of the small branches of the
middle cerebral artery" which had
produced weakness in one of the
muscles of the left arm but that
no nc other symptoms had resulted.
The statement added that Mr.. Weeks
should be out in short time"
Mr.. Weeks, who is approaching his
sixty-fifth birthday, has not been in
robust health for some years. He
returned to his office early this
week after a two weeks stay in Flor
ida and subsequent visits to other
southern states. He appeared at the
time of his return to be enjoying
improved health.
Thrombosis is an obstruction of
the blood circulation by a clot, which
in this case apparently has lodged
in the brain. A stoppage of any
proportions there would have imme-
diate fatal results, and even in
mllder form might cause paralysis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-03
SALE OF j. s.
SHIPS HALTED
Temporary Injunction Blocks
Disposal of Line
(By The Associated Press)

Washington, April ga temper
ary injunction blocking sale of the
Shipping Boards California Orient
Line was issued today by Justice
Hintz of the District of Columbia Su-
preme Court. The injunction was
issued on petition of the Pacific Mail
Company which now operates the
line and which was an unsuccessful
bidder for its purchase against the
Dollar interests.
In its petition Che Pacific Mail
Company contended that the boards
decision to sell the five vessels to
The Dollar Company. decided on
after a bitter row among board men,
bers and by majority of one. was
illegal for many reasons.
Such a sale, the petitioner de-
clared, would seriously disrupt it's
business. It was alleged also that
the Pacific Mail had not been given
ample opportunity to bid for the
ships.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-03
PEOPLE SEEK
REAS0NSF0R
BANK CRASH
DepOsitOrs of Institution
in Hastings Demand
State Probe
WANT FULL PUBLICITY
Publication of Statement of
Condition Caused Sudden
Run and Closing
WANT FULL PUBLICITY

New England, N. D., April 3.-In-
dignant depositors and stockh olders
OF the New England State bank
closed Tuesday following three day
| run presipitated by publication of the
first statement Of the banks condi.
tlon since it passed under the control
on Feb. Is last, of J. J. Hastings
formerly in Nonpartisan league bank.
ing circles. demanded late yesterday
that the state banking department
take every possible step to determine
If any illegal practices were resorted
to in the condition Of the institution
and to punish guilty parties if any
there be.
About so depositors attended the
conference, held during the after
noon as the elimination of rising
tide Of indignation at the closing Of
the institution which was in excel
lent condition only few weeks ago
and which went into the hands of a
receiver because Of the remarkably
rapid change in it's status during the
period it was under the control of
Hastings.
Hastings, who was in New England
for a few hours Tuesday, has been
absent from the city since the bank
, closed, while +. C. Proehl, a cashier
placed in the bank by Hastings, de-
parted today for Minneapolis, Sales
men of stock in the bank and in a
holding company known as the Bank
ers Investment company Of Minnea-
polls have been out of the territory
for some time after they failed of re-
ceiving the sort of reception they had
anticipated.
Demand that full publicity be given
concerning the condition of the bank
when it closed is contained in resolu-
tions adopted by the depositors' con-
ference.
Mayor NJ. H. Elliott as the spokes-
man of the enraged depositors in
sisted that the community had been
made to suffer the damage incident
to the closing Of the bank through
elements that are entirely foreign to
the local condition; that the business
conditions here are good, and the
bank in a strong, healthy condition
just short time ago.
A committee consisting of E. l..
Simmons, Angus Mcdonald, S. A.
Fuller, Rev. Joseph Pottgens and X.
B. Elliott. was appointed to confer
with the receiver and the state bank
ing department, and to present the
request for full detailed statement
to show just what was done with the
banks cash during the last few
weeks it was in operation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-03
Health Officers
Conduct Survey
Throughout State

The State Department of Health is
conducting a state wide survey of
the prevalence of goiter and trac-
homa in North Dakota. Every avail
able source of information will be
used-teachers, doctors, health Off
GERS and civic clubs.
A short time ago two questionnaires
were sent out to every school in the
state under the supervision of coun-
ty superintendents and to every coun-
ty and city health officer. These
qnestionnaires are not being return
ed as promptly as the state health
authorities had hoped. An urgent re-
quest is made that each teacher and
interested citizen see that this ques-
tionnaire is promptly filled in and
sent to the State Health Department
here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-03
.S0L0N REJECTS
SALARY BOOST
Georgia Congressman Refuses
Full Value of Check

Washington. Apr. 3.-Following the
policy of his grandfather. a member
of the Fourth Congress-, Represen-
tative Henry St. George Tucker,
Democrat of Virginia, declined TODAY
to accept the full value of his March
pay check because it carried an in
crease of $208.33, an amount he
holds he is not entitled to because
he was elected to a position carrying
that much less. He mailed his per-
sonal check for that amount back to
the treasury with an endorsement
explaining its return.
Mr.. Tucker, whose grandfather's
returns for the same reason have
remained to his credit in the treas
ury for 1O8 years, believes Congress
had no right to raise members sal
aries from $500 to $4,000 a year,
without a record vote and that the
increase, if applied at all, should 20
only to those elected after it was
voted.
Since his pay check for $s33.33, is
payable tomorrow and the amount of
the increase was returned today, Mr..
Tucker pointed out that he had not
received the boost and therefore
could not donate it to some worthy
cause as many persons had request
ed him to do.