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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Fake "Reiormers'
Are Money Getters

Chicago, MAJ. 3L--Fake reformels
ana So-caled law enforcing orRaniaa-
tiens Wtfa den0unced in the city e0un-
ell bS Alderman Oscar T. Mel svn,
vice president Of the Chicago Fedora
ton Of Labor.
The trade unionist referred to these
iefofmprs as "moncy Pettcta.' \ tea.
olution introduced by him instfucts
the council Judiciary committee 10
draft S.ate legislation that reform
bodie- that solicit fund.- from the pub.
lie must register lizt Of their mem
beis and contributors with the secfe-
tat. Of state.
1T has recently developed the
resolution states, that these socalled
associations are manipulated by and
are the exclusive property OF small
eliques of individuals Who collect large
sums % fmoney from the public under
the guise Of serving as reform asso-
ciations.'
One of these organizations recent
ly called on congress To take charge
of thc city of Chicago and enforce
the law" The rcformfm were femludr
ed that there is such "A thing as
states rights in existence, and that
they should wash their political linen
al home.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Twenty Million Autos
Are Now Being Used

Washington, Mar. 31.-More than
use on the highways of the Unit d
States, in 1925, according to the bu,
reau of public roads of the United
States Departmental Agriculture. The
total registration reported was 49,
945,347. but there were in addition
96,929 state and federal government
owned vehicles not included in this
figure
The increase in registrations during
the year amounted to 2,360,670, or
13.4 percent. Florida reports an in
crease of 46.S percent, while Utah,
Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tex
as, and North Dakota all report IN
creases of more than 20 percent. Truck
registration increased 14.5 percent
for the entire country.
New York leads in total registra-
ton with 1,625,5S3, followed by Cali
fornia, Ohio Pennsylvania and Illinois
in the order named, all with registra-
tons of over a million.
There is now one motor vehicle Tor
each So persons in the United States.
California has only 2.9 persons for
each motor vehicle, while Iowa has
SO Nevada, 81, Kansas 40 and Ore
gon 40. At the other end of the list
is Alabama with 12.0 persons per
vehicle, but ranking among the high
est in increase during the year.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Public School Cost
Totals Two Billion

Washington, March 2i--A hea1d
thai l- Investigations wastes IN the
nations public school bIl finds TIE
COST 80 gfes, that continued rapid
expansion along present lines rs qoes-
tlonablc
The people nc spending $1,000
100000 annually on the public schools
and the department of interior says
The American people have faith
in the public schools. but jhrte Is an
insistcnt demand tur lhe adoption Of
the Fundamental principles ot good
business management in the admin
istfation # all schoal systems
Tire annual cost nf public education
has nearly doubled duling the past
five years, and is almost four time rs
great as II Was in l9lh.
"SoUe of tins unusual increase can,
ui course. be explained by the loss IN
the value of the dollar and 10y the
RAPID growth of srboal attendance,
but by no means an Of it, the de.
paftmcnt laid.
"Some oI il ha> certainly been due
10 a growing insis,ouee on the part
of the public for more and better
schools. modern equipment, greater
play facilities. increased eXtra-euric-
ula activities. better pay for teachers
in oI,let To obtain better teachers, an
expansion Of health conservation ia
eiitics such as dental and medical
clinic. and a host of other demands
that indicate belief in the public
school as an mstitatn which is es-
seotal 10 the welfare and porRtass Of
the nation
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Local and Personal
Items About Your Friends and Acquaintance

Mrs. Nan Free, South Cottage
Grove avenue, visited Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Clements, 507 Suth
Broadway.
Russell Christensen, 1905 West
University avenue, returned Monday
from Waterloo, Ia, where he has been
spending several days as the guest
of his parents. d. Forrest Carter OF
the same address is a visitor at the
home of his parents in Chicago.
William f. Schmitt and family OF
Michigan City, Ind, are spending the
Easter holidays with Mr.. ana MIs'
Jacob Schmitt, 703 West University
avenue and Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. In
gall, 403 North Race street.
AL Tenant, Brady addition, has ar al
rived home from Springfield ~
where he was called last Monday Dy
the serious illness of Alexander ZEN
nant OF that city. His father Is some
what improved.
Miss Emalin Simpson Of lndlanaPo-
lis. Ind, spent the weekend with MIS-
]. B. Handley, South Race street.
F. W. Reynolds left today for CleeVe-
land O.. after spending a few day.
with his life at the home OF Charles
Goodspeed, 718 South Broadway;
MIS- ]. L. Turner, 1909 West Green
street, entertained at l o'clock dinneI I.L
Sunday. the following guests; RalPa I,
Rover Of Manmouth; NJ. 5. BoIeSka
Of Gard. Ind, DR.. S "A. Romine, Guy
Marion. Miss Grace Hudson. NJ ~ IS.
Fred Straub and Paul McHenry' al oi
Ma Mr., and Mrs. J. c. Turner, daughtesf
posa and son. William and Dr. ). A
Ponine ROM of Urbana motored to Dan.
vine YfTil'- sunday afternoon and visited at a,
he 40 home Of Dr.. J. Romine and MI
and Mrs. John Culp. -, woh
= Clyde Clodfelter and Ralph Weo. .
ster. COL East California street, spendi
The weekend with their parents ano
friends in Russelville. IND.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Registering Aliens
Opposed BY Clergy

Washington. Mar. 3l.-Espionage
of aliens would defeat the very ends
which it is designed to serve, says the
administrative committee Of the Fed
eral Council Of Churches.
The committee Expresses its appre-
hension in regard to these proposals
now before congress.
while heartily agreeing that every
proper effort should ~ made 10 curb
the illegal entry Of aliens, TO promote
respect for law by all in our midst.
and to further the incorporation of
aliens into our community life, we
fell strongly that all steps which are
taken to secure these ends should be
free from any spirit Of antagonism
toward aliens and from any features
which will be humiiating to them,
the committee says.
Any law which aims to safeguard
the nation from anti-sOcial influ-
ences, but which in practice makes
aliens residing in America feel that
fbey have been subjected TO annoy
ing espionage or unjust discrimina-
tons. would defeat the very ends
which il is designed TO serve. II would
create an attitude of ill-will toward
our government, rather than an atti-
tpde of friendly confidence"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Courts Restrict Workers
Through Labor Injunction

ST. Louis, Mo.. Mar. SIN dis
cussng the labor injunction before the
st. Louis Bar association, Nlllam
Green, president of the A. L. Of IT,,
said organized labor must be free IL It
is TO serve the worker and society 10
the fullest extent
Organized labor cannot succeed
ii It is merely accorded the right 10
exist and is restricted in that night by
judicial decree" said President Green.
what would be more meaningless
than to accord II the right to exist
and then prevent Il from tuncuoning
through the imposition of legal re-
straint and the erection OF legal bar
riers ,"
The trade unionist emphasized that
organized labor seeks no immunity
from te hlaw. at asks for the p,iNi-
lege of functioning in conformity with
the law without discrimination ana
without being made the target of the
injunction onslaught he said. 1T
objects 10 the suspension Of the rights
of its members by the writ of In
junction.
There is no force within our IN.
dustrial, economic and social life
which exercises more benefit and
stabilizing influence than the organl-
zed labor movement. II has always
led in the advocacy Of high and hu-
name living standards. 1t has con
stantly emphasized the value of the
human factor in industry.
at has endeavored to create op-
portunities for self-development. for
cultural and spiritual advancement
and for educational advantage for
the great masses of the people. What
purposes could be more commendable :
To what other force or power could
the workers turn for protection and
help if the organized labor movement
were destroyed?
"In the interests OF the working
people of our country, in the further
ance of the cause of humanity and IN
behalf of good gvernment and hlgn
iocial order, the American Federation
Of Labor solicits the sympathetic sup
port of the legal profession and all
groups of people believing in the pin
ciples of justice. fairness and equal
itVp
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Oil Lease Review
Ordered BY Court

Washington, Mar. 3l.-The United
States supreme court ha- ordered a
review of decisions in lowe court
which held that Edward l.. - heny'e
lease of the Elk Hills oil reserve IN
California is illegal. The federal dis
trict court and the circuit court OF
appeals both held that the lease ard
contracts were invalid because thcS
were obtained by fraud and coIiup-
tion. The lower courts also challenR-
ed the right Of Albert Fall, "a secie-
tary of the inte rior, to make them on
the ground that congress entrusted
the oil reserve to the secretary OF
the navy, and the president had no
right TO transfer this control TO Fan
department.
In asking the supreme court 10 re
view the case, the DOheny interest
eontended that the question WAS slml-
lar TO the case against the Sinclair
Mammoth Oil company's lease Of the
Teapot Dome oil reserve, which ha
been upheld By a Wyoming federal
district court That court sustained
the president stransfer Of the on
lands, and Falls lease.
The latest decision has no connec-
ton with criminal proceeding IN the
District of Columbia court against
Doheny, Sinclair and Fall.
The oil cases have been the subject
of bitter senate controversy and were
injected in the last presidential cam
paign. At a senate investigation Do
henV frankly told the committee he
had leaned Fall 300 600 in cash. de-
livered in a little black satchel."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Railroad Managers
Bolt Their Union

New York, Mar. 3l.-The Assoeia-
ton of Railroad Managers have a
secession movement on their hands.
The bolt is headed by President bofee
of the Delaware d Hudson.
After an all-day session OF the as
sociation, the seceders failed TO
amend the railroad labor bill, now
pending in the senate, so that the IN
terstate commerce commission will
control wages.
The insurgents claim that as the
bill now stands freight rates may be
increased. They want the !. {. L.
to pass on wages, after the managers
and employees reach an agreement.
They are supported by the National
Association of Manufacturers, the
National Grange and the American
Farm bureau.
The bill provides for mediation and
then arbitration. 1t has been agreed
to by so percent of the nations rail
road mileage and the 16 standard rail
road organizations. 1t has passed the
house and has been approved by a
senate committee.
President Loree, leader of the Sc
cession movement, joined with Judge
Gary in opposing recognition of trade
uni0nism and collective bargaining at
the industrial conference at Washing
ton, called several years ago by Pres
ident Wilson.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Mckinley Tries TO Woo Labor.

Andrew jackson Russell, who doesn't
like the Jackson part of his name.
prepared and printed an alleged "la-
Dor record" for Mckinley. The PAM
phlet was very misleading docu-
ment, and Artful Andrew could not
get any bona fide union man To faith
er it. He finally got j. W. Suaes G.
Champaign TO mail copies of it 10
union members in various parts of the
state. Stipes sent letter along So
Letting replies.
John II. Walker, president Of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor
wrote to J. W. Dunn, president of the
Twin City Federation of Labor. Cham
paign- Urbana, inq0iring as to the
identity and record of Stipes. Presi-
dent Dunn replied that Stipes was a
a very wealthy resident of Champaign
who had made his fortune in the con-
troll Of building materials there and
in street paving contracts in Cham.
paign and Urbana. Stipes had always
employed cheap labor, Dunn said, and
had a consistent record of unfalrneSs
to organized labor.
Coolidge Fails TO Help Senator.
Loud announcements were made al
Mckinley headquarters that President
Coolidge would send some of his
heaviest artillery into Illinois to help
out the multi-millionaire candidate 70,
senator. This help has not been forth
coming. Some federal office holders
are helping Mckinley and Others have
been threatened with losing their Jobs
if they don't put a shoulder to the
wheel.
Other men have been offered jobs
now occupied by men who are slated
to be fired.
These threats and promises, OF
course, emanate from the Mckinley
camp, and are greeted with a loud
laugh by Smiths supporters, who
point out that Senator Mckinley will
not be in position after April IL to
dictate who shall hold the federal Jobs
in Illinois.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Reckless Oil Drain
Causes Heavy LOss

Princeton. N. j., Mar 3i,--Goyefn-
ment action IL necessary 10 stop APP
palllng Wastes In the gas industry,
Df. ", T 1hom Of the United States
geological survey told an audience at
Princeton university
liigh preasure competition and
waste were condemned and legislation
MAS urged 10 insure the greatest ben
eft from remaining fields.
Although the United States pro-
ducea noarly thfee-fourths of tho
worlds yearly yield of petroleum., II
has only one-Aeyenth of the worlds
reserve, said Dr Thorn.
Through government aid, he added,
1T Is hiehly probable there would be
saved at lease one Of the six barrels
which are nov In all probability lost In
the extraction Of each barrel This
would mean an annual saving Of
billion dollnrs for an expenditure of a
million
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
ssSsgHT"ss"
PERSONALS.

PERSONALS.
Mrs. Clem Smith, 1107 South WI
hanson street, Champaign, who mas
heen i'll for the past three weeks WIN
.luenza is slowly improving. -,
Ar. and Irs. S. E. Means, OF Glo-
saa City ale callers in the TwinaSit-
- today. =
y. c. Forshum, is confined to his
ne, l4l5 West Church street, Cham
H4ga, by illness.
James f. Brown of Penfield was d
mes visitor in Urbana Monday.
Prof. Lyle Faust of Buckley, H.,
##s i weekend guest Of MI. anu
Ms Frank Gillespie, 405 North haf-
- avenue.
L. W. Swisher of Decatur spent
aesaay here transacting business.
James Lynch of Danville spent Sun
LIS mere as the guest of his parents,
". and Mrs. Patrick Lynch, lOo'
#Hst Springfield avenue.
Ms. Ceiinda Mccullough, 5OI west
Oregon street, is spending a few das ;
:. her grandson, James k. NC
Tough in Peoria this week.
III and Mrs. H. H. Hesser, oiz
~. Nevada street, have as their
5se guest during the Easter vaca-
80. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pattengill
Concord, Y. H.
Ar and Mrs. Parker Nall, VINO
The winter in Melbourne, Fla
s.e aeTe visiting Mr.. and Mrs. b. L
stephens, 602 South Race street. -,
NJ and Mrs. Ben Koehler, ZOZ
LAST Green street. are the parents Of
#sughter.
Ms z. T. Holmes, 300 West Illinois
zee. has returned to her home from
slastnSyille, Ind, where she spent the
a4ss month taking treatment fol
journalism.
Ar. and Mrs. A. S. Brownfield, 507
>aa.h Broadway, visited Sunday with
s56lr son. Joseph Brownfield, and
family eight miles northeast of Ur-
bana.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Union Labor Life
Insurance Compan,

Sunday. Mareh q. marked a date
in ne affairs q the Iuioa Labor
Life Insurance company that vii not
soon ae forgotten. For six seha hours
the directors 81 ihe company. assem-
blei In the executive council room Of
the American Federation Of Labor. of
Labor building in Washington. eenslG-
cred and haRdled With despatch Eud
business thoroughneSs a mass ST mate
rial accumulated since their prior
meeting. Perhaps the mosI pleasing
data was the mass " applications
for insurance pouring IN from every
section Of the country, guaranteeing
that from the start the company has
a volume Of business at It's command
that any company in the world would
he elated 10 receive.
The stock subscriptions nave rol-
led up to nearly a quarter Of mil-
lion dollars, the largest suhsctip-
tioh coming from the International
Typographical union. which has IN
vested $4,000 in shares Of the COM.
pany. Not tho least pleasing feature
of the subscriptions Is the fact that
many OF the national and information.
al organisation have paid in full
A vie received today from the
Railway Carmen announces the for
Sarding Of a draft Ion the so 600
subscribed by that organization
The only interruption to the bust
ness of the Director meeting was "A
recess Of five minutes 60 permit the
movie operators t. get Ia Their work
filming the gnup On the steps of the
building. The film VAS put on the
train al once TO be shown in New
York the following night.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02
Workers Are HOnored
For Skill Shown ON Big
Telephone Building

~ international Laeef News Service.
New Nafk Mar. 3lz=n The Rat.
elaA =NsSeN halldiug. tae largest teles
phone building in tas world lammea
full ef wifas ami tho most intricate
aeslees 81 handling IA enormous
traffic that Wiil eventually pas
thuugr rs automatic sWtsbius
boards, workers Who had displayed
marked skill in their tfades ia com
pleung the structure NsTe houeTed By
the Building Congress.
Not only better Workmanship. but
better satisfaction with life Is the n.
alt of TINS ieeoguitian Of the meti,s
II the craftsmen of the building
trades, Sa.d stephen 7 Voorhees, 81
the Building Ceugross IN presenting
the eerti ficates.
Every craft had enc man thai eN-
eeled aud Won the honorable mention,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02


.seeI smith is conducting mag
.###.f campaign. 1t is clean in every
-. and he has surrounded hlm.
M aixhly efficient corps oot
#ts.ts. who are carrying on the'f
IN q auiet and workmanlke
Smiths headquarters are
.tablr free from the "lunatic
which il is difficult to bar
.5 a vigorous campaign.
III -, stump for Three Months.
#.s nt the maIyels oil the Shlieil
..aaaipn is the physical endurance oI
-. ssan. He has been constantly on
u. MN for more than three months,
- numrous speeches daily, ana
..## we covered all of the l02 coun-
m the state before primary eiee-
..a day. April 13. He seems 70 De
as fresh as when he started.
zsaator Mckinley, on the oihet
.#l# has made few speeches. lie mas
- an Young army OF gunsaoe
.,.... and q check argument. Me
Fafev is credited with beng tne poo- poo
.ass0l of a fortune of Szo,VVo,ooo.
Tie aewspapefs have been puphsning
Is in reference 90 donations when
s.a3tor Mckinley has made TO lnsu-
r.#.sas OIL learning and to iellgloas
.s# benevolent organizations since. ne
Isean his campaign for renomlnatloh.
g#rse donations aggregate Nei!
...5s sum. and those who ala WISE IN
fne Ways of politics cha nat NC
kHIey has adopted thls II. lhod OF
gaming support at the ballot box.
Russell Makes Money Talk
andrew Jackson Russell, Senator
NeKinley's campaign manager, is
pqst master rs a political flxer, ana
L. knows all he ways in which to use
a 50 100000 fortune for political! put-
pszes. He knows how TO make IL
mix" but those VINO are politician!
wise saw that Artful Andrew can't
make il speak loud enough to drown
ont the noise made by the issues
raj ID in the Smith camp.
An incident in the political career
Of Russell is being recalled. he was
q candidate for reelection as aoo'-
Tor Of public accounts of Illinois TWO
vfars ago, but withdrew at the last
minute. The stafy going the rounds at
the time was that Russell was calico
into the office of states attorney OF
S4ngamon county, where several men
0are assembled. 1t is alleged that
Senator Mckinley, while not actually
present at the meeting, was IN near
ay luom.
Russell, it is aid, was shown sew
eral documents and photastat copies
of cher papers. He was told, so the
tory goes that unless he withdrew,
rs a candidate the documents wouia
be published The time limit undef
the law for withdrawal was at MD
nieht of the same day. Russel WIN
dfFW Is minutes before midnight.
Three Elments Strong for Smith >.
Colonel Smith has the support o1
arganized labor, the farmers ana the
var veterans. Mckinley mas been uh-
able to make a dent in those three
lemeuts. His check book is worth
e-s to him there. The only places
where his money will talk big is IN
the rotten borough precincts and ne
VII be stopped even there IN many
distances. =. :
Mckinley is in a desperate fix IN
,efefence to the labor vote. There Is
Ter an officer of organized labor In
IL Of Illinois who is openly support
lHg Mckinley, and it is extremely
5#ubtful if there is one who is dong
So under cover.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-04-02

the INST Issue uA tulA AaniMuiAsk
press service received in thus country
rs uot going to set the werld on fire.
There ls nothing IN 1t that would i'm
press an American trade uniants, With
the desifabihty Of adopting the Rua-
slan Soviet system. On the contrary,
there ale some things in tins TRADE
Union Bulletin as lt is called. that
ate found to cause The labor union
member on this sue OF the water "a
smile Al the futulity OF she boasted
new ana wonderful system now IN
vogue in Russia.
Quo.ez Figures 10 Impress Readers
Melntehansky evidently believes
that American trade unionlats will be
impressed when he says. a. he does
in the first issue Of ms press service
that the Russian trade unions nov
have a grand total membership If
1.S46, 80" OF these 1000 600 are
government employees of all grades,
3nd, a. has ben pointed cut by 10.
iabte authorities heretofore, these
government employees dominate ami
control the whole mass,
There are 7So.fs3 agricultural work
els affiliated aud S5G,als railway
men. The unions of a character at
tihated with the = y, ef l. have a
total membership of approximately
1000. 900.
When II Is considered that Russia
has population Of 1875 ,oon, 900 pou-
pie, and that the Communists have
absolutely dominated the situation
there for seven year, the showing
as to present trade unoin membership
Is not impressive,
Union Finances Stronger. lie Says.
THE latest statistical data show
that the financial condition OF the
trade unions of L. 5. :. X. has become
much stronger says Melnitehansky.
lie then pr0ceede 10 deal ia mass Of
figures, winding up with the state
ment that the total savings arf IS
90 900 roubles. The normal value Of
rouble Is 90 cents, but If one wished
TO ho fueetious he might say that the
ia real money.
The gem news Item la Melnitchan'
sky'a bulletin hua reference to two
year agreement recently signed 10y
the Metal Workers Union with tho
Lena -Goldfields, Ltd, privately
owned company. operating under a
concession granted by the Russian
Soviet government The comnany Is
engaged In copper mining and smelt.
Inc.
Wages Raised II is Alleged.
Considerable increases IN wages ale
mentioned, but only percentages are
Cd. ~ In =
wages paid Is made. Thin style Of
presenting facts" runs all through
the six pages of the bulletin. Tic
author deals Ia percentages only when
discussing wages. The work day D.
six. seven and eight hours, according
10 category" whatever that means.
The Lena -Goldfialdg, Ltd, blinds
Itself TO construct sufficient mum
Der Of houses OF lease them when en-
arpihg their enterprises we are
told. Company houses' Something
which the American miners bitterly
Tough, against for years. aud which
are atill IN vogue in some Of the non
union fields In thi Bc0untry and used
az Il means 10 keep the miners IN
bondage.
Other "Ncfare" schemes Promised.
But that isn't all when building
new mills" says Melnitehansky, the
company is bound to build workers
settiements. with clubs, hospitals,
houses for cooperative organizations
and bathhOusea.'
Can any one imagine an American
trade union putting such clause as
that in wage agreement That Is