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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Labor Urged 10 Get
Early Start in Launch.
ing No-Party Campaign

Washington. Jan. Ia.--State and
central bodies and local unions ale
urged 10 appoint non. partisan peli,-
leal campaign committees by William
Green, chairman of the A. +. of l.
National NoR-rattisan Political Cam
paign committee. TINS committee was
appointed hy the 1. +. OF l. eNee0-
tive council 20 carry cut the non-pat-
tlsan political nolics of organised la
hor.
The iusldlous campaign nov be
lng carried on t. diSefe,iit forward
looking members ef congress makes
eafners and sympathlEers make every
preparation TO take an aggressive
part ii the state primaries and IN
the elections In November, 1885, SAID
Mr.. Green.
Labor has a duty to perform. Mem
hers Of congress must be- elected who
will tist above party and Who viii
talk and vote for measures that will
be beneficial TO the people generally.
The usual vicious measures have
been introduced and may he given
hearings by the siNtysninth congress.
A number Of measures favorable to la
hor and the people have been intro
dneed but may never see the light of
day.
The crime against the textile
workers may be thfashed out on the
floor Of the senate and house, but no
action will he taken by the ncaetlanat-
les for fear Of atousing opposition Of
the great textile interests.
a number of state legislatures will
be IN session this winter and the leg
islatiNe committees Of state fedora
tions and city central bodies may Sc
cure information regarding candi-
dates for congress and state legisla-
lures.
Vigorous campaigns should be
launched that the rank and file and
the people generally will be made ae.
uuainted with the records Of candl-
dates, especially in the primaries,
"Every state federation Of labor,
every city central body and every To-
cal union should appoint non part.
san political campaign committees.
Where these organizations have legis-
altvie committees, they should auto
become non-partisan poliu-
cal campaign committees.
Mass meetings should he held.
"The campaign should not be con.
fined To organized wage earners. but
should be extended to the farmers and
others, that the truth may be clearly
set forth in the election Of officials
who will be true to the people,
Personal prejudice should be
swept aside in this great cause. No
one should be voted for whose record
shows that he cares nothing for the
people"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Worth of Firemen
Is Often Ignored

Chicago. Jan. 9.-Wrting in the
Federation News, published by the
Chicago Federation of LABOR, An
Old-Time Reporter" defends the piea
Of Chicago fire fighters for a wage
increase of $500 a year.
In the years as a newspaper
porter that | have covered fires III
various cities for many different news
papers. | have seen many acts OF ne
roic conduct on the part of tlremeh
that should entitle them to lar more
consideration than they receive from
their employers-the people OF TINS
and other great cities the reporter
writes. !,
Il have often seen them on a cola
winters night, with the thermometeI
way below zero, fighting a STUBBORN
fire. with their bodies numbed Win
cold, covered with ice; part OF the
time confronting extreme heat when
Scorced their faces, and part Oh INC
time half frozen to death. -,
Il have seen them climb the sloes
of walls, with flames belching out Vi
windows, to carry up a line OF nose,
or to save the lives of human Deiilsa
trapped in a burning building. l
have watched them as they tough'
their way through suffocating smoke
to get near the blaze, or to carry ou'
unconscious persons. i.
1T seems to me that for the worh
they do, the chances they take, tht
protection they furnish the public ano 9i
their general value to the community
it is impossible to overpay members
Of the Chicago fire department, eve,
though their salaries were doubled.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Unrest of Midwest
Farmers May Bring
Economic Change

Washington, Jan. 9.-Unrest in the
nations wheat-growing sections ma!
fleet the tariff system and change
the nations economic policy toward
Middle west and northwest farm
ers grow more wheat than can De CON
med in this country. The balance Is
oynorted. The price of wheat Iof
bome consumption is based on the
,,rice fixed abroad for the surplus,
i,bicb comes in competition with for
low prices the farmer receives, TO-
oo,her whit high prices he pays Tor
what he buys, has caused dlssat,sl"e-
tion. and many banks have faiied'
The farmers seem to be agreed that
tho government should protect them
against the comparatively small sur
nins forcing down the price of wheat
psed p in this country. They insist that
manufacturers are aided by high tar
IFS. and that shipping interests are
continually urging a subsidy Tor tnis nus
industry. They say that the tlme iot
playing favorites" has passed. -
The administration opposes the
farmers policy and intimates that II
is price fixing. The farmers reply
that il is no more price fixing than
the tariff for industrial products.
Reclamation farmers in the Iar
west and northwest also object 10 tne
administrations policy toward theh,
Tnev claim that large numbers have
baen ruined and that others are lac
ing bankruptcy. Eastern financial IN,
teTests are opposed to the farmers
man while a farmers bloc in congress
is being formed to secure relief. ,.
1t is possible that the dispute may
be carried into next years elections
and students of political history re- re-
cali the agricultural discomfort OF
other days that eliminated In .he
Populist movement and in the Bull
Moose party.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Tariff Board Fails
In Scientific Plan

Washington, Jan. 9.-The Federal
Tariff Commission is the latest GOV
ernmetn board to be placed on the
grill, and its methods are due for
discussion in congress.
The commission vas created under
the Harding administration, when the
Fordney- -McCumber tariff bill VAS
passed. At that time it was hailed as
the last word in legislation. II em-
powered the commission 10 investi-
gate claims that tariff rate is too
high or too low and the president
could then change that particular
schedule on recommendation of the
commission. This method, il was
claimed. would put tariff making on
a scientific basis and would remove
the question from the field of poll
tics.
The theory has not proved practical.
according to opponents of the COM
mission who charge that it has been
packed with the interest of manufac-
turers.
Alfred p. Dennis of Maryland, a
member of the commission said that
in a dozen cases finally disposed OF
bv the commission lower duty has
been favored in but single individual
case.
"That," said Nh Dennis, "was the
more OF less amusing caes of quail
imported from Mexico for breeding
purposes"
Senator Norris said that the COM
mission "has been converted and
packed like other commissions of fed
eral government"
Instead of being nonpartisan
body" he said, at is being used as a
partisan weapon to get high tariff
rates"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15

At least that vii lbe the outcome Of
a recent decision Of the Appellate
eouf, unless the Judgment Is reversed
by the supreme Court, 10 which an ap-
peal has been taken.
Ninety members ef the lnternation-
Al Ladies' Garment Workers Union
have been fined OF fined and sentenced
10 jail for acting as piekets In the
great dressmaking strike which was
inaugurated here in February. 1874,
and ended the following July.
farty-soveu of the plekets received
jail sentences Of from 10 TO 90 days
each, besides being fined. OF the AZ
sentenced TO jail 50 are women, many
Of them with babes at their breasts,
Several Of these women have three
and four children and invalid has-
bands The County authorities arc
figuring on plans for the establish
ment Of nursery In connection with
the County jail in the event that these
women are finally imprisoned.
Women who buy hnery made under
sweatshop conditions In Chicago
should know what they are doing and
should also be informed that the help
less mothers suffering under these In
tolerabe conditions may also have TO
languish in perhaps the worst prison
on the North American Continent be-
cause Charles q. Dawes, Vice preai-
dent Of the United States. and his
wealthy and influential business and
political friends insisted that Denis
+. Sullivan should occupy the bench
Of Cook County. ililonls. When
Dawes and his friends put sullivan on
the bench they knew he was q labor
hatcr
This recent decision by tho Appel
late Court does not affect the injunc-
ton limitation act. passed by the llli-
nois General Assembly last June. The
Communist Daily Worker Of this city.
official publication of the Russian
Soviet Government in America. makes
the Hat statement that the Appellate
Court decision nulifes the injunction
limitation act, but the editors OF the
Daily Worker know that they are not
telling the truth,
The Constitution of the United
States and the constitution of the
various States prohibit the enactment
OF post faeto or retroactive laws. The
court cases growing out OF the 1924
|dreAamaking strike here arose n year
and more before the injunction umita-
ton act became the law OF Illinois.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Greek Constitution
Upset by Dictator

Athens. Greco, Jan. 9.-Backed py
the military group, General Panga-
los has assumed the powers OF a aie- az;
tator and declared the Greek repuol-
can constitution null and void. g,
This is official recognition OF aetual
conditions since last July, when Pahs
galos practically assumed control OF
the government. Italian Fascistls, un-
der direction of Mussolini aided IN
this attack on democracy. Another
factor is the growth of communism
IN the northern part of Greece.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Courts May Reach Out
For Runaway Witness

Washingtn, Jan. 9.-The senate ju-
dietary committee has reported ia
yorably to Senator Walsh's bill pro-
Yiding penalties for American citi-
zens living abroad who refuse TO testi-
fy In foreign courts when called upon
to do so by American courts.
The bill was drafted following the
departure to foreign countries Of
prominent oil men when the Teapot
Dome oil lease was before the courts.
The government charged that a
Canadian oil company was a "dum-
my organization that passed Liberty
bonds to former Secretary of the In
terror Fall. Several men who knew
the facts left the jurisdiction Of the
American courts.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15

Charleston, ". Va Jan, L. -, Combs.
or Gore has pardone,ai bosat ssteSre for
~ Who was serving life sentence ;aa gnay ard I'd
tbs als0 alleged murder Of a mine .5o sndI- min
during 5ns r the "armed march Of the the non- ron
ers l IN ~, - Connection with that INCL
ylcteo S.1t either ~ escaped punishment .o5 81
were pardoned long ago, ...r,or ors to re.
labor petitioned the governor ;Di,,Iet ~
iease is fac5ory. S,r while supporting her eh'''
dren.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Seek Hero" Medals
For Telephone Girl

Orangeville, Ill.,--Carnegie and
Theodore N. Vail medals for Mrs.
Roy Ilgen, telephone operator, are
being sought by citizens here. During
a recent fire, which wiped out the
business section Of the town, Mrs.
Ilgen summoned firemen, srounsed the
people, and called aid from nearby
towns. She remained at her post un-
iii the building was in flames. Fire
men rescued her.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
plames I.nrnries for Colds.

Chicago, Jan. 9.--The luxuries Of
modern living are in large part TO
blame for the sickness known as the
Common cold" which caueses more
illness annually than any other mala.
dy. DR.. Isaac A. Abt said IN a report
Of his investigation Of colds.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15

Washington, Jan. 9.-The District
Of Columbia court of appeals has up
held the soldiers bonus law The plea
of a New York citizen 70 enjoin led
eral authorities from paying compen-
sation 10 veterans Of the world war IL
denied. Large financial interests op-
pose the law.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Gales and MOrOnes
Send New Year Cables

BY International Labor News Service.
Washington, Jan. l3.-President
Plutarco Elias Gales, of Mexico and
Luis N. Morones. leader of the MeNl.
can labor movement and Secretary OF
Commerce, Industry and Labor IN the
Gales cabinet, cabled New Year
greetings to President Green, who re-
sponded warmly.
Gales cabled:
I send you an affectionate en-
brace of greeting for the New Year
which | beg you to extend to mem
bers of the American Federation oil
Labor.
Green replied:
Despite the many and absorbing duties
devolving upon you as the head OF
the government of Mexico you have
nevertheless taken the time-to send me
YOUR New Years greeting and.through
me to the great American Fedora
tion of La Dor your good wishes for
the New Year | am profoundly ap-
preciative of your message and shall
not fail to transmit your kindly words
/ of greetings 10 my tOIiSabN "'
fellow workers. May the New Year
bring to you and to the people OF
Mexico the greatest possible measure
Of progress, happiness and success.
Morones cabled:
send you most ardent wishes. for
your well-being in the New Year.
ALSO a complete success in your ae-
tivities as the leader Of the labor
movement in the United States. l
beg you to extend this message to
the members of the Executive Coun-
/ ell.
Green replied:
Accept for yourself and convey to
lour friends i'm Mexico my warmest
greetings for the New Year.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15

4 New York truck horse, which
conIdn't have been under the tutelage
~ a union teamster, was frightened BY
an automobile backfire and staged a
,,,n-aw-av in the crowded Gath street
.ecttion. pnovgn hta THE godo old
scstion. proving that the good old
times die hard.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Cash Register Company Sold.

New York, Jan. "a banking firm
announces the purchase of the Nation
al Cash Register company, Dayton,
Ohio. The new owenrs will issue
seq. 900 900 worth of stock. The
cash has been a family affair from
its inception, but since the death OF
its founder, John H. Patterson, in
1922. efforts have been made to turn
Il into a stock corporation. The com
many manufacturers s. percent Of the
pstion's cash registers. It's existence
bss been marked by many labor dis
putes.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Labor Queries

QUESTIONS and Answes ON
Labor What Il Has Done,
Where II Stands an Problems Of
the ns,i lts Aim and Program;
Who's Who in the Ranks Of the
Organized roilcrs etc. etc.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
CHICAGO UNION MOTHERS MAY
have TO TAKE BABES TO
JAIL If APPEALS FAIL

Chicago, Jan s-The Appellate Court of the State
of Illinois has ruled that sucking babes must go to Jail ii
Superior Judge Dennis f. Sullivan and other Chicago
injunction judges.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Teamsters Raise Wages

San Francisco, Jan. 9.-More tnah
5.2oO0 organized teamsters will oene-
ut by a new contract which becomes
effective the first of next month,
Working time is reduced and wages
are increased so cents a day, win
work.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15

Q,-who is Jan oudegeest1
A.--0ne of the secretaries Of the
international Federation of Trade un.
ions; headquarters, Amsterdam. Hol-
land. with which the A. r. of l.. IL
not affiliated owing To contradictory
policies on important matters,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
State IInions Ia Meet.

Jackson, Mich, Jan. 9.--The annual
convention Of the Michigan state fed
Grafton Of labor will convene in this
city Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Who Employs Gangsters

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Atter oi < IL ;a;Iod
GiaS~e oyLlers in this city have been ]alieo
%oIker1 snd forced ID to spend large sums tlgat;,
ing "frame-ups," Assistant ',ods dc his
Attorney Joseph P. Savage mdee tba chi. 1
Statement in an address 70 ..n tne VI"
eago Association of Credit dit. Men; iti bomb
-, Inc e+tacTs against the big sup,
plSs ppossedly respectable business mt men Pb,ynb- ml
are employers Of gangs'ers anu
ers."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15

Q.~~Mhat is the address Of the Fan.
American Federation Of iaborg
A,-~headquarterS of the pau.Amer-
lean Federation of Labor afr in Room
sol. A. p. Of l., Building, Washing
ton. u. {.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15

Q.--Mho owns International Labor
News Sefsieef
A,--lnternational Labor News SeIN-
ice Is owned by the international la
bcr Press of America. an association
OF bona fide trade union publications,
with headquarters at Springfield, III.
Matthew Moll is president, r. T..
Moodmansee is secretary treasurer.
Headquarters of the news service are
In the A. y Of L. Building. Washing
ton, u. {. II is supported by the in-
come from the sale of its news serv-
ice to 10 clients who pay regular,
stipulated fee. II is pledged 10 the
policies of the American Federation
but derives none Of lts In
come from the A. y. % l..
Q.--Who Is the present Secretary
q al..s
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Comment and Criticism

During the last few months, and
during the last few days as we'll the
papers have been filld with news
about industrial and commercial COM
binations.
New trusts are being formed, new
combines which are not trusts are
being formed. And in addition to all
this, the vertical trust is rapidly COM
ing into being.
The vertical trust is one that con-
trolls the entire product from raw ma
terials to market.
The Ford Motor company comes
very near being vertical trust. 1t
controls mines, forests, glass fac
tories, steel mills, factories, steam
ships, railroads and airplanes-every-
thing needed to make a car and ship
it away.
The vertical trust is the trust of the
future. Standard Oil is becoming
more and more vertical trust--from
oi lwell to tank wagon.
The vertical trust is immensely
more economical in producing organ
ization than the original horizontal
trust-aand much more powerful.
The national tendency of trust build
ing is to build an autocratic organi-
zation.
Democracy clamors for extension.
1t bumps into the vertical pillar of au-
tocracy.
What about it? Who wins-and
HOW?
Contests are won in two ways, main
ly. Either they are won by force or
by persuasion.
The vertical trust is tremendous
power. How can trade unionism get
its chance to contribute its democra-
tizing influence for the safeguarding
if human rights and interests IN a
powerful organization such as the
Ford vertical trust!
The American Federation of Labor
laid down a great and magnificent
policy of industrial democfaey-a
program for the achievement OF sell
government in industry.
The autocrat of the vertical trust
comes along and he will keep coming,
no doubt-and says, 81 am BOSS Try
and unseat me-"
Here is a problem, not merely In or
ganization work, but in the promotion
and expansion of the realm OF hu-
man freedom. IL there can not De
dauocracy. which means freedom, IN
tbe great. tightly knit modern IN
dustrial world, then some DAY lile
slaves will go mad in their bllhd re-
/ sentiment and that will be a bad'
stormy day out of which Will CONE CONE
much wreckage and much waste anu
w Scholars study out many things.
Here is something for them to stuu!
about-particularly trade union scho'-
ars.
Rnt If the number of detected ana
punished crimes is on the increase, ~
also is the number of crimes cont conlilll.-
rod without detection or punishment
There is obviously tremendous IN
80 in the number of infraetions oil
minor statutes and ordinances. III I'll
lnnnished misdemeanors propaoly equa,
er exceed punished mlsdeIneaiioiS !"
And there are a great many IN %uh-
.,,n;ebad felonies. In New YORK C'1E
p1one there undoubtedly are more n,. un,
a,,nisbed a,u, blackmailers than ever sa"
The inside of prison. ..;.t..ory
Tbere are more unpunished ViolatoLs
of the prohibition enforcement az, a..
than ever spent night IN ian 3atl tSe the
that unlicensed dalliance WIN ho,tie ti'
riotous spirits of the flask ana OO'''''
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15

Q.-~Who Is the present Secfetar,
OF Labor9
A.--The Hon. James J. Davis
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-15
Green replied:

Accept for yourself and convey u
our friends in Mexico my warmes
greetings for the New Year.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-07-22

This week finds work underway for
the first brick building to be erect
ed in the city Of Keyin, the new en-
terprise will be known as the Oil
City Garage. W. J. Elliott, well
known Key'n oil well contractor is
the proprietor of this concern.
The dimensions of this building are
60x195 feet. it will be located in
block 81, NE corner The entire
building will be of brick, with cement
foundation, and when completed will
be fire proof.
1t is the intention of the manage
ment to make this building one of
the best in Toole county In the
rear he will have his work shops and
and storage rooms for cars, while the
front will be used for office and show
rooms. Mr. Chas. Eline, well known
contractor, has charge of the erec-
tion of this building.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-07-22
STANTON BANKS DE-
MURRER SUSTAINED
IN SHELBY CASE

A demurrer filed by the Stanton
Trust & Savings bank, George H.
stanton and other stockholders in
The institution, to the suit recently
brought against them by the First
State bank of Shelby was sustained
Saturday in decision issued by Dis
trict Judge Stephen j. Cowley. The
suit was brought to recover 47,209,
alleged to be owing on a deposit had
n the Stanton bank by the Shelby
bank at the time the defendant con-
cern closed July 8, 1923.
The demurrer was sustained on the
ground that the plaintiffs complaint
lid not set out a sufficient cause for
action, and the plaintiffs were given
until July 10 to amend The demur-
rer was submitted on briefs filed by
counsel for the defendants. The de-
,endants took the position that the
stockholders liability provided for by
statute is a secondary liability cannot
be invoked until the assets of the cor
9oration have been exhausted. They
also maintained that a suit by credi-
.ors cannot be initiated until all of
the assets have been applied in pay
ment of the indebtness, which would
make the suit of the Shelby bank
premature.
Counsel for the Shelby bank held
hat such Interpretation of the liza
bility statute would conflict with that
section of the law which provides
that an action against stockholders
to enforce liability must be brought
within three years. The plaintiffs
also contended that in Montana the
rlue is that stockholders liability
may be enforced when it is evident
that the assets are not sufficient to
meet obligations outstanding.
The Shelby bank is represented in
the suit by j. c. Henderson and Hurd
Rhoades, Hall & McCabe and George
Fl. Stanton is appearing for the de-
PENDANTS The defendants are Mr..
Stanton, the lStanton bank M. s.
Kleppe, P. H. Buckley, Bart Arm
strong, A. Beardslee, Arne Haugse,
Bert Usher, A. v. Swanberg, C. B.
Thomas, Margueritta Baier, IOrville
Patterson, Eugenia Patterson, w. A.
Baehr, F. NJ Bowman, J. G. Fryy, G.
F. Coulter, Jonas Hansen and Henry
Hansen ]. A. Kelly, C. E. Stahleckeer,
Mrs. Mae Mcleod, ID. A. Mcleod,
Dora A. Bray and Mary A. Marshall.
Falls Tribune.