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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-29
WILLING TO CONFER.
Lowell Agents viii Meet Employees of
Their Own Mills.

| Lowell, Mass, March 2S-While the
mill agents of Lowell have not written
| a formal letter in reply to the demands
of the strike committee of the Industrial
Workers of the World, they are willing
to confer with employees of their own
| mills.
Statements to this effect were made,
this afternoon, by several of the mill
agents, who express the attitude of all
the mill heads The mill agents take the
position that they are always willing 20
treat with their own employees over diff
ferences that arise, but they say condi-
tions in no mill of the city are Identical
and for that reason it is unbusinesslike
TO discuss conditions with employees 9TH
er than their own.
The Industrial Workers of the World
asked for Is per cent. increase with
other concessions, and suggested to the
mill agents that the committee of striS-
ers as whole be received, or sub com
mittees representing the several mills be
given the privilege of a conference.
To the latter proposition the mill
agents expressed their approval, but all
positively refused to meet in conference
any committees representing organiza-
tion outside their respective mills. Meet
ngs will probably be arranged within a
day or two.
The days developments may be sum
married in a few words. In the morning.
the l. w. w. formed a parade and invad-
ed the BelYidere section of the city,
where live a number of the mill agents
and tfeasurers. and to these men the
paraders paid their compliments by va
riety of outcries and cheers.
With the exception Of the Lawrence
Hosiery, the big cotton mills of the city
did practically no work, and because 1f
the Indifference on the part of the mill
agents there was little chance Tor pick
citing and little opportunity for strife.
All was quiet at the mill gates.
1.-THE action of the New Bedford mills
will not affect the situation in Lowell, -
sadi Jud C. Wadleigh, president of the
Lowell Manufacturers Association. to-
day Mr. Wadleigh is agent of the Mer-
rmack Manufacturing Co. He SAID:
Under the new scale we are paying
more than the mills at Fall River, but
cannot make comparison between Low
ell and New Bedford as [ have not had
an opportunity to study the conditions in
the latter city. l reaffirm what / have
said formerly, that the mills of Lowell
have granted as much as they possibly
can in the schedule of increased wages
which went into effect March 25''
The possibility of a strike in the Low
ell branch of the hBigelow Carpet ca
developed, tonight; when nearly 200 wcav-
ers employed in that plant organized I'M
der the banner of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor and appointed a commit
tee to confer with Agent Firth with
reference to an increase of Is per cent
The committee. it is SAID, win not b.
hasty in its action, as its members real
ize that the agent must confer with tho
treasurer of the mill before an answe'
can be given
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-29
REPLIES TO ROOSEVELT.
Taft Manager Healing Refutes Colon
els Charge Made in Chicago.

Indianapolis. Ind. March 2S.-Joseph
b. Healing, one of the Taft managers
in Indiana. today, in a public state
ment. replied to Col. Roosevelt s
charge in his Chicago speech that the
Healing machine "fraudulently UNI
seated 200 delegates to the State con-
yention which instructed four dele
large to vote for the re-nomi-
nation of the President.
Col. Roosevelt is either grossly
misinformed or is deliberately stateing
an pntrutn,'' said Healing. I'VE con-
tested only 10 seats and the Roosevelt
people contested $50, among them the
seats of 127 delegates from the In
dianapolis district, who had been
elected at primaries by a four to one
vote. We simply prevented these le-
gally elected delegates being unseat-
ed.
THE Roosevelt faction knew the Taft
people had a majority in the conven-
ton and begged for compromise.
They asked that we give Roosevelt two
delegates at-large and take two for
Taft. That we declined to do. They
we're perfectly willing to accept two
delegates from this same convention
they now denounce as fraudulent"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-29

But the adoption was not until several
amendments had been voted on. Senator
Kern offered a substitute declaring that
lin the opinion of the committee there
were used and employed in the election
of William Lorimer to the Senate corrupt
methods and practices" This substitute
was lost by the same vote as was an
amendment by Senator Lea to the Jones
resolution which would have added that
the committees investigation SHOWS THAI
corrupt methods and practices We're en-
ployed'
Mr.. Lea followed this up with a point
of order that the Jones resolution was
not responsible to the Senate's resolution
instructing the committee to investigate
and report whether corrupt practices
were used.
Chairman Dillingham; overruled this,
Senator Lea appealed from the Chair and
the appeal was tabled
Senator Jones then offered and the
committee adopted by the same vote d
resolution declaring that there was To
proof of the existence of any jack pot
or other fund during the Illinois Legs
lature involving the election Of Senator
Lorimer, other than the statements by
White, Beckemeyer and Link Holstlaw.
that they were paid money after the
election, and none of them except White
professed to have received money for
voting for Senator Lorimer.
The committee also adopted a resolu
ton by Senator Gamble, declaring thai
the investigation did not show that cor
rupt methods were used in Lorimer's
election Senator Lea offered a resolu-
ton declaring that a fund was distrib
uted in st. Louis on June q, 1909, by Lee
O'Neil Browne. and on July Is, 1909, hy
Robert E. Wilson to certain members of
the Illinois Legislature. This was adopt
ed by a vote of 3 to 0, the pro-Lormer
senators not voting.
The committee adopted q resolution
by Senator Jones declaring that it was
not proved that Edward Hines received
100000 or any other sum, or that ne
spent any sum, or contributed any sum
to aid in or secure the election of Mr.
Lorimer to the Senate, and that the evil
lenee was that he did not raise contrib
ute to or spend any money improperly
in the election of Senator Lorimer. Sem
ators Kenyon, Kern and Lea did not
vote on this. The committee then adopt
I'd Il resolution by Senator Johnston THAI
the testimony failed to show that Sena-
tor Lorimer himself used any corruot
practices or means or had any KNOW.
edge of such were used. Kenyon, Kern
and Lea did not vote The others voted
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charges by Mr.. Houser that Col.
Roosevelt urged La Toilette to become
a candidate and promised to support
him.
The statement says that the night
on which La Toilette started for has
mid winter Western trip Houser met
Kent, the Pinchots and Mr. Mccormick
in the latter's apartments in Washing
ton Mr.. Houser says the statement
then stated that in his opinion the
only way to keep the Progressives to-
gether and prevent Taffs nomination
was for La Toilette to abandon his
own candidacy and throw his influ-
ence to Col Roosevelt if the colonel
would consent to become a eandidatet.
The statement asserts that ON sew
eral other occasions in January and
February Mr.. Houser repeated these
sentiments
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-29
TWO MORE STRIKE
At Newton, Mass, But Indications
Are for Early Settlement.

Newton Mass, March 2S.-Another
strike occurred, today at the Saxony
Worsted Mills, where the operatives
returned to work, yesterday. and
new strike started in the cordage
mill of the Silver Lake Co. Both of
the plants are located in the Nonan-
tam district In each. instance an in
crease of 10 per cent. in wages is
asked. Three hundred hands went out
i'm the worsted mill where $50 are en-
ployed and half of the cordage COM
pany's 300 employees stopped work
In the Saxony Worsted mil, where
the employees some time ago received
a voluntary advance of five per cent,
in wages, the workers asked for a 10
per cent. increase and struck upon the
refusal of the company TO grant it.
Then the company announced that if
the strikers did not return to work
the plant would shut down for six
months. Thereupon, the Il employees
went back to work, yesterday. To-
DAY, a number of them were address
ed at an open air meeting by organ
izers of the Industrial Workers of the
World, the organization which con-
Quoted the Lawrence strike and is at
present active in Lowell The speak
ers urged the employees to quit work
tomorrow morning, and TO picket the
mill, taking down the names of all
employees returning to work. About 800
of the operatives then refused to go
back to work after the noon hour. de-
claring that they wanted 10 per
cent. increase in addition to the five
per cent. they had already received.
he II nh o. ,,,f1I rbnr
there had been no previous troubles,
the operatives asked for 10 per cent.
increase and decided to go on strike
until their demands were granted
Both the worsted company and the
cordage mill were able to continue
operations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-29
BETTER FREIGHT RATES
Must Come Before Railroads Can In
crease the Engineers Pay.

New York, March 2S-The confer
ence committee of the managers OF
fifty Eastern railroads issued state
ment, tonight, denying that their re-
fusal to grant the demands of their
locomotive engineers for an increase
in wages was due to the inability of
the road to obtain an advance in
rates.
The statement followed a deciara-
ton of Warren S. Stone, grand chief
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers published, today, attributing
to the roads that reason for their po-
stion in the wage controversy and
stating that the Public needs an oh
ject lesson to convince them that the
roads are entitled to more pay for the
freight they carry
The managers statement dwells az
length on their formal reply to the
engineers, in which it was pointed
out that the increases asked would
be equivalent to a lien of $1SS,S44,SlS
in four per cent securities on the
railroad properties represented, which
to that extent would lessen the abil-
ity of the roads to make improve
ments and also that net revenues had
been reduced by The continually in
creasing expenses of operation.
The statement says in part:
THE committee of managers rep
resenting the railroads has not said
the roads cannot grant the engineers
an increase in wages because they
have not been allowed to advance
freight rates.
I'm reply to the proposition submitted
by the engineers that committee made
its position clear that it is incapable
Of being misunderstood. The only ref
erence made to the subject of freight
rates was the statement that the wage
advance to engineers and other employees
in 1910 was made in expectation of a
much-needed advance in freight rates
which the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion declined to allow. Enforced redue-
tons of rates have been more or less
continuous since that period and many
important rate reductions are now pend
ing
Realizing the public interest in the
present controversy the committee has
done its best to place before the public
the exact reasons why the railroads are
financially unable to make increases IN
the wages of any class of employees.
1T was stated in the reply TO the en-
gineers that past history indicate that
II these increases are given to the engi-
neers, they will be followed by similar
requests from other employees, which, if
granted, would result in actual bankrupt
cy to some of the roads, and would leave
them as a whole unprepared to meet any
sudden increase in the demands for
transportation -"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-29
FAIRFIELD.

A good deal of excitement was
aroused. Thursday afternoon, when it
WAS thought that the officers would
capture George st. Peter, who is
wanted for the burglary of the Gin
ton post office. last winter; it being
the opinion of the officers that st
Peter was at the home of Joe Bishop
Chief of Police William F. Harring-
ton and Night Officer Joseph Gurney,
with several citizens, quietly sur
rounded the Bishop house and upon
searching the buildings they discov-
cred upon the banking a man who
was under the influence of liquor, but
who was not st. Peter. Neither was
st. Peter found The intoxicated man
was about the same height and build
as st. Peter and the officers mistook
him for the man they are looking for
Mrs. Ed McCalster of Burnham
who has been visiting friends in town
for the past few days, returned,
Thursday. to her home.
Mrs. Horace Mason and Mrs. VIII
Nelson of Canaan are guests of their
sister. Mrs. John Jaquith
Mrs. Verna Roundy went to Clin-
ton, Thursday, to visit with relatives.
@. G. Weeks was in Skowhegan.
Thursday, on business.
Fred Rollins of Plymouth was Wis
itor in town. Thursday.
Sumner Phelps of Burnham is visit
ing friends in town.
Miss Grace Savage, who is attend
ing Wheaton Seminary, is the guest
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Savage. during her vacation.
special communication of Sloan
Lodge, No. 81, F. and A. NJ. was
held Thursday evening, with work in
the Master Mason degree, followed by
refreshments.
Fl. II. Thurlough of Pittsfeld was a
visitor in the town, Thursday.
Ernest Holman went to Lewiston.
Thursday, returning in the afternoon
with Mrs. Holman, who has been at
st Mary's hospital, where she under
went an operation for appendicitis.
Fred r. Turner of Skowhegan was
calling on friends in town. Thursday.
Horace Hamlin, who has been con-
fined to his home by illness for the
past few days, is now able to be out.
Nathan Thomas of Skowhegan was
a caller in town. Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Johnson were in
Waterville. Saturday afternoon. visiting
Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Stacy, and grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Barnes of Centre st. Mr.
Johnson returned home on the night
train. Mrs. Johnson arrived home Tues
day morning.
Perley T.. Stacey, who has been spend
ing the winter with his sister, Mrs Milo
Johnson, has gone to visit his sister,
Mrs. Charles Fowler of Mount Pleasant
farm in East Vassalboro.
Ernest A. Barnes of Watervile was IN
this place painting last Thursday, and
while here he called to see his niece.
Mrs. Milo johnson, in her new home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-29
OPERATIVES OVERLOOKED.
Waivers and Other Unions Hold Jubi :
lation Meetings., Thursday Evening.

New Bedford, Mass, March PA
general strike of 10000 cotton mill
operatives here was averted, late to-
day. by the Manufacturers Associa-
ton agreeing to pay the full ten per
from March %.
The announcement of the advance
was received joyfully by all classes
of operatives. The weavers and sew
eral other unions held jubilation meet
inss tonight. Formal action by the
unions in accepting the increase will
be taken later in the week.
Recently the Manufacturers Asso-
citation offered a five per cent in
crease explaining in a letter to the
Textile Council representing the la
Dor unions that on account of the duh
conditions of business generally, and
the fact that the mills have been
compelled to curtail production dur
ing the past year, no larger increase
was justified. In reply the unions re-
jected this offer and presented de-
mand for "a raise of 10 per cent.
The demand was looked upon generally
as in the nature of an ultimatum and
union leaders declared that a general
strike would follow refusal. The cry
Ten per cent or strike" was heard fire.
quently at labor meetings and on the
street. The manufacturers are said tc
have been divided on the question II
granting the additional 5 per cent, some
of them desiring to try the effect of 4
compromise offer of q per cent. addition.
al. They have held various meetings Il
discuss the situation, bur final actor
was deferred until today, when the full
demand of the unions was granted
The 81 fine cotton goods mills in New
Bedford represent IA total capital of ov 81
sE,dO0,0o0 They operate 100000 spndIes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-29
No, Congregational Guild
Gives Fine Play.
Supreme Court Will Convene
On Tuesday, April Is.
Rev. Adolph Rossbach Called to
Unitarian Church, East Boston.

Belfast, Me, March 2S.-((SpeciaD.-
with every seat in the Belfast Opera
house filled, the play given, last night,
ly,der the auspices of the Guild of the
North Congregational church, was a
great success. Before the curtain was
raised on the first act, d male quartet,
composed of arthur Johnson and
John Parker, tenors; A. J. Goodhue
and r. S. Pitcher, bass, rendered two
selections which We're highly pleas
ing. Previous to the evening perform
ance sale of fancy work, food and
candy was held and enough money
raised to pay the expenses of the nan,
so that the box office receipts We're
nearly all gain, 1t is expected that
about $106 will be netted. Mrs. j. W.
Jones with Mrs. Leroy Strout presided
at the food table; Mrs. b. o. Norton
and Mrs. George TrusseI had charge
of the candy; Mrs. c. f. owen ana
Miss Emery CHM, the fancy work
Miss Amy Stoddard the baskets I'M
ported from Jamaica, and Mrs. John
c. Pillsbury and Mrs. Fred X foof'
presided at the tea tables.
Clifford Wilband, for the past 10 years
a salesman in the a. A. Howes grocery
store, Main street, has resigned and VIII
leave shortly for West Kennebunk, where
he will Join his brother. Andrew Wilband,
in the grocery business.
Mrs Charles Il. Owen left, this morn
ing. for Bangor. where she will be the
guest for a few days of her sister-in-
law, Miss Margaret owen.
The April term of the supreme court
will convene here, April is, Associate
Justice Haley of Saco presiding. AT the
last term nine cases We're marked on the
docket for trial on the first day of the
April term, by order of Chief Justice
W'hitehouse. Several liquor cases Will
come up and already large number Of
divorce libels have been served, nine hav-
ing been prepared by one attorney.
Rev Adolph Rossbach, formerly of the
First Parish Unitarian). this city, who
has been called to the Unitarian church
in East Boston, Mass, will preach his
first sermon there, on Easter Sunday.
Mr.. Rossbach is at present taking a.
postgraduate course at the Harvard Di-
vinity School.
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NEW BEDFORD STRIKE
WON'T MATERlALiZE
CONTINUED from Page One.)
seIed against such violence.

Seled against such violence.
Passing through the business sec
ton of the city, the marchers went
down East Merrimack street, gather
ing strength soon after in the Polish
tenement district, and then entered
the exclusive residential section,
known as Belvidere. Here they passed
the home of Adjutant General Gardner
w. Pearson and booed and jeered,
without stopping. They inquired for
the home of Agent A. G.. Cumnock of
the Appleton mills, which was imme-
diately before them. but they were
misdirected and passed on. Police Of
ficers said afterward that they had
learned there was an assault on Agent
Cumnock's planned. and that the strik-
ers rad armed themselves with stones
for the purpose.
The parade then was further con-
tinued through the residential dis
trict, turning again into the manu-
featuring section. Passing the plant
of the United States Bobbin and
Shuttle Company on Rogers street,
stones. ice and pieces of wood were
thrown at the windows. Several were
police automobile truck drew up and
a squad of officers arrested one of the
alleged assaulters. The crowd stop
ped and turned back, and for mo-
ment it seemed that they We're to at
tempt to deliver the prisoner, but the
officers pressed forward, ordered the
crowd to move on and they were
obeyed. Several stones were thrown
at the police, who had turned their
backs but the leaders all the time
were counselling order and their COM
mands prevailed. The paraders ulti-
mately returned to the business dis
trict and poured into the Industrial
Workers of the World hall. There "A
meeting was held and the crowd then
dispersed.
Tactics similar to those pursued in
Lawrence. continue to crop out in
connection with the troubles here.
Mike Stamllin. Polish employee, who
has been working at the Waterhead
mills found cross marked in red
paint and the word "Scab" on his
door, this morning, following an as
sault and threats upon him. last night
He reported the facts to the police
today, and they arrested two of his
fellow countrymen on d charge of
assault. Other threats against work
| ers in these mills, which manufacture
corduroy have been reported to the
police.
Because of the objections of tenants,
the Industrial Workers of the World
have been ordered to Yacate their hall
| on Central street, by Monday, next.
! Destruction of property is one of the
reasons given for the order TO va
cate.
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PROBABLE MURDER.
CONTINUED from Page one.)


and which excited the envy of some
of the other children in the school
The watch was not in the boys cloth
ing when the body was found.
The lad for whom the police are
searching has been giving the police
considerable trouble recently. He has
been arrested for larceny, and is al
legged to have been caught twice in the
act of enticing children into the piece
of woods in which the murdered boys
body was found He lives a short
distance from the scene of the muir
der, but could not be located, today.
An autopsy was performed ON the
body, late this afternoon, by Medical
Examiner Charles A. Barnard of this
town and Medical Examiner Clifford
e. Griffin of Providence. 1t is expect
ed an inquest will be held by Coroner
Fl. A. Fenner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-29
JOE ROBINSON WINS
In Arkansas Democratic Primaries, as
Candidate for Congressman.

Little Rock, Ark. March 2S.-Re-
turns from yesterdays Democratic
primary, received from the majority
of districts throughout Arkansas, in
dictate conclusively that Congressman
Joe T. Robinson has defeated Cover
nor George w. Donaghey, who was a
candidate for reelection.
United States Senator Jeff Davis APP
parently leads his rival, Stephen
Brundige, by a majority of at least
100000
The returns indicate the nomination
of the following congressional candi-
dates: First district, 4. b. Carraway,
defeated r. b. Macon). Second dis
trict. W. A. Oldfield (re-nominated).
Third district. j. c. Floyd Te-nomin-
ated). Fourth district, O. 4. Wing.
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vim DICATED.
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port by Senators Kenyon, Kern and
Lea. Senator Jones was against Sen
ator Lorimer on the first investiga-
tinn. To-day he refused his position
and presented three of the leading
resolutions to exenerate Lorimer.
The contention Of the minority
members will be that the Senate
passed upon the question of the for
mer adjudication when it ordered the
present investigation and that if re-
adjudicated We're 10 prevail it should
have been before a second exhaus-
tive Investigation at a cost of $4,000
was begun. They contend that the
new investigation was ordered largely
because the former committee did not
make fun investigation and the
country demanded all the facts
Their viewpoint is that the new in
vestigation has developed much per
tinent To Lorimer's election which
the old committee failed to discover,
that States Attorney Wayman of
Chicago has clearly refuted the claim
that coercion was used 10 extort con-
LESSONS and that Representative
Whites confession was corroborated
in any particulars. They claim that
the plea Of rehabilitation is law
yer's subterfuge TO befog the real is
ere.
The committee was in session al
most three hours. Senator Jones Of
sered resolution that nothing had
been shown by the investigation to
Justify n reversal of the Senate's
Judgment holding valid the election
~ Mr.. Iorimer as United States
u n tsrtsssi4'}sis was carried by vote
~ FIVE 10 three. Senators Diiling-
isnm. Gamble. Jones. johnson and
Fletcher were for IL and Kenyon
Kern and Lea against IL.