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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
URGES ONE BIC
UNION AMONG
RAIL WORKERS

Boston, April 1S.-Railroad workers
and get rid of the labor leaders, labor
agitators and the labor meal tickets
and save an expense Of s2O,OO0.0Oo a
year." by j. ]. Reynolds, third vice
president and organizer of the Ameri-
can Fedora ion of Railroad Workers. at
a meeting here today.
Reynolds denied that the organization
had anything to do with the present
: upheaval which is going on throughout
this country" Not one OF the members,
he added. was involved in the unauthor-
lied railroad strike.
The meeting was the first of what
has been advertised as a series of edu-
cational rallies throughout New Eng
land to impress upon railroad workers
the need for organizing under one union.
1t was open to the public and agents Of
the department of justice and private
detectives were present.
ut has been rumored that this meet
ing is for the purpose of calling you
men out in sympathy with those called
outlaws. Mr.. Reynolds said, but this
is an absolute untruth. ! am here -
educate YOU men to the needs of q
consolidation Of all railroad workers
unions in an effort to make your organ
ization a solid industrial unit like that
which the railroad owners have today.
This present upheaval is a spontar-
eous uprising of railroad men who are
overworked. underfed. underpaid ami
who are Disguised with their leaders
who have not produced results 1 will,
, venture the strike will be off tomorrow
and the men back to work Immediately
| The railroad managers already have
signed an agreement with the out
laws and a new organization conse-
quently has sprung up among you.
There are 65. 900 members of my fed
Grafton in the United States and there
are $500 in New England. There are 900
members on the Boston G. Maine Rail-
road and we already have an agreement
with the New York. New Haven q
Hartford Railroad mere.
There wont be any strikes when all
the railroad workers are solidly unified
in one organization controlled BY the
rank and file. 1t is no wonder men re-
volt when their leaders so consistently
fail. There are too many labor leaders
, in the movement today. The Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen have already
started d movement to depose VIM. u.
, Lee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
Is to Struggle
for Marathon
HOnOrs at Boston

Boston, April 1S-Seventy-five dis
lance runners. the best the east ana
middle west have to offer. had en-
tered tonight in the Boston Athletic
Associations oath American Mara
ihon which is to be run tomorrow
afternoon over the Ashland to Bos-
ton course. The race will be consid-
cred tryout for the team that is TO
represent the United States In the
olympic Marathon in Belgium next
August.
New England athletes outnumber
those from other sections. but large
representatives. have come from
View York, Chicago. Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and Washington, d. c.
Included in the field of prospective
starters are three former winners OF
NE classic: Carl w. "A. Under OF
Quincy, 1910; William ]. Kennedy
OF New York E91O and Arthur V.
Roth of Boston (1916).
Many of the runners have been
prize winners in previous B. A. A.
marathons or similar events IN
rarious parts Of the country.
A late entry was Anthony Refhno
If the Paulist A. C. Of New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
Daughter Former Justice
Hughes Dies in New York

Glens Falls, N. Y, April 1s-Helen
Hughes, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, died
here today after an illness of several
months with influenza and pneu-
monia. She was % years old.
Miss Hughes was graduated by
Vassar college in 1914 and then de-
voted herself to Y. w. c. A. work,
first as a volunteer in Washington,
d. c., and later as student secretary
in the Northwestern field. In the
fall Of 1918 she was at work in Bos-
ton for the United drive and while
there suffered from an attack of in
fiuenza followed by pneumonia from
which he never recovered.
Arrangements for the funeral
which will be private, have not yet
been completed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
TELEPHONE KING
LAID AT REST
IN NEW JERSEY

Parsiphany, N. j., April 1S-Sim-
plicity marked the funeral here to-
day of Theodore N. Vail. former
head of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, who vas buried
in the little cemetery here where
his father, mother and ancestors
We're inferred before him.
Interment was preceded by service
at the old Presbyterian meeting
house with the Rev. George c..
Houghton of THE Little Church
Around the Corner" Of, New York
officiating. DR.. Houghton was for
many years close personal friend
Of Mr.. Vail.
AS a mark of respect for the for
mer head of the great wire system.
service on all Bell telephones in the
country was suspended for one min
ute at II o'clock, eastern standard
time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
Blizzard Raging
in Western States
Denver Hard Hit

Denver. Col, April 1s.-Eleven western
states today were in the grip of a biz
zard which started yesterday in Mon.
tana. according to reports received here
tonight. ....
Weather reports indicated the storm
swept from Montana over eastern Idaho
Utah. northern New Mexico, northern
Arizona. Colorado, Wyoming and parts
of South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and
Kansas.
The second day Of the blizzard brough.
almost complete paralysis to all rail-
roads entering Denver and blocked the
streets of the cit" so that no traffic ex-
cept street cars will be permitted in the
downtown sections tomorrow, by order
of the mayor.
The estimated fall of snow is one foot
and a half with the temperature rang
ing from % to q degrees above zero.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
Break in Main
Cripples Water
Service in Bangor

Bangor, Me-, April ia break in
the principal main just outside the
pumping station late Saturday night
has deprived Bangor of the greater
part of its water supply. The main
cannot be repaired until Tuesday.
and meantime the city is dependent
for it's supply for all purposes upon
Il standpipe of 100000 gallons ca
pacity, which now is being filled
through an auxiliary main. The fire
chief has ordered all apparatus to be
kept in readiness for a quick re-
Spouse, and steamers will be sent
out on first alarms, which is unusual
here.
The Penobscot is running at high
freshet pitch, and power stations
above Bangor are shut down. but no
damage has been done as yet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
Striking Elevator
Workers to Picket
NOn-UniOn Help, N. Y.

New York, April 1S-Striking ele-
vator men said today they had or
ganized flying squadrons" of $500
strikers under As captains who will
canvas the city tomorrow from the
Battery to seth street in an effort to
induce non-union elevator men to
join the union and leave their posts.
The strikers said today that about
1850 operators had returned to work
after the unions demands had been
granted them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
Penobscot at Flood Pitch

Bangor, Me-, April 1.-THE Penob-
scot river continues at theh ighest
pitch known for many years. The
steamer Camden, which arrived in
the river from Boston this morning,
came only as far up as Winterport
on account of high water and swift
current, which would have made
docking difficult here. The main line
ofthe Maine Central, eastern divi-
sion. to vanceboro and ST. John
was blocked up to a late hour today
by a washout at Danforth where
1000 feet of the tracks. is inundated
and being repaired with much diff
cu1ty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19

OREGON men
Start Revolt in Micho-
acan, Mexican State


ed Men Now in HIIs-Is Strong
Supporter Of Oregon - Reported
in Open Revolt Against Carranza
Govt.
Bulletin. Mexica City. April IS
A revolt in the State of Michoacan.
engineered by General Pasqual Ortiz
Rubio, Governor of the State and a
strong supporter of Lieut-Col. Alvaro
Obregon is announced in the Govern
ment's second war bulletin issued
early today. Governor Rubio, the
bulletin states, has fled from Morelia,
the State Capital with 100 men &C
companied by Major Jesus MILAN
with a command Of fifty men.
General De La Tore, who came to
the Capital to confer with President
Carranza, has been ordered to pro-
coed Immediately to Acambaro and
report to General Bruno Metro, who
has been substituted in the Acam-
baro Region for General lose Rem
terra Luviano, sent totake charge of
the Sonora campaign.
According to the bulletin, General
Rubio has fed to the hills. taking
with him the contents of the state
treasury. 1t adds that General Metro
has arrived at Morelia to take charge
of military operations there and that
a detachment of state troops had left
the capital for Acamboro to pursue
the outlaw governor and reinforce
the Morelia garrison.
While the revolt of ro-Obregon
authorities in Michoacan had been
expected it was considered officially
as a purely local uprising. The re-
mainder of the state is reported to be
quiet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
Londonderry Scrap
Smacks of Old Days
in Emerald Isle

Belfast, April 1S.-Sticks. stones
and iron bars We're used freely and
revolver shots occasionally exchang-
ed in a five hour melee at London
derry last evening. Three separate
attacks on soldiers We're made by
civilians and factional fights occur
red between unionists and Sim Fem
ers.. These necessiated frequent
charges by the police and military, in
which twelve persons were injured.
Their wounds were treated at the To-
cal infirmary.
The police barracks at Rossville
were considerably damaged by a
mob, two arrests were made in this
connection.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
With No Promises

Many of the strikers went out
without presenting any grievances
and later announced that failure to
receive increases in wages granted
to other railroads prompted their ac-
ton. The strikers, who acted in de-
f1ance Of their railroad brotherhood
chiefs have generally returned with
out any definite promise of more pay.
In many cases. however. they have
been assured their demands will be
presented to President Wilson's la
Dor board which is empowered under
the federal transportation act to set
tie disputes between the railroads
and their men. The board is now
sitting in Washington.
In Chicago, the original strike GER
ter, railroad officials report the
strike has lost it's effectiveness while
brotherhood chiefs declared action
would be taken today towards revok
ing the charters of locals whose
members refused to return to work
by midnight Saturday.
Not more than 1900 men were re-
ported out there by railroad officials
although these figures were disputed
by Grunau. who claimed the strikers
ranks We're unbroken and that a
meeting II outlaw" union heads
from all sections of the country
would be held there today to make
plans for continuing the strike.
In the New York district it was
whose numbers were variously esi-
mated from 1000 to 10000 had re-
turned. Two thousand employees of
the Hudson Tubes. which carry
thousands of commuters into New
York daily from Northern New Jer-
sey points were the only united and
important hold outs. The tubes haze
been closed to passenger traffic since
the men walked out. April 9.
In Detroit, an attempt will be
made today to resume switching
operations with volunteer crews re-
cruited from the ranks of idle fac
tory, workers. In Cleveland all local
freight terminals with the exception
Of the New York Central Collinwood
Yards and the Erie Railroad still,
were tied up, but passenger service
through the Union station was nor
NAL.
The return today of several hun
DIRE striking Baltimore and Ohio
trainmen Of the Connellsville-Pitts-
burgh Division is expected to mark
general resumption of freight ser
vice in that district. A few Pitts
burgh terixinal men still are out.
Virtually normal conditions we're
reported in the Buffalo, Toledo and
Philadelphia districts, where the ira
jority of the strikers already had re-
turned to work. Strenuous efforts
were made last night to break UP the
strike in Columbus, Ohio.
The principal effect of the strike
thus far has been the closing of
many industries because of their in
ability to obtain coal, raw material,
and freight cars to move their mo-
ducts. One hundred thousand me.,
We're reported idle in the Detroit
district, n similar number in the
state of Ohio and $4,000 in the. Con
nellsville coke region with man,
score thousand others out of worl;
in other sections Of the country
Nowhere has there peen a vital in
terruption Of the food supply.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
"BAWLING OUT"
Handed Bryan by Sen,
Hitchcock
oemocraey's Picturesque Figure
Termed "Party Wrecker" and Out
Of Sympathy with Administration
referring to President AeknowI.
edges He Has Made Few Mis-.
takes

Omaha, Neb, April IS.-Advising DEM
ocrats here last night not to send w. j.
Bryan as a delegate to the Democratic
national convention, United states Sen
ator Hitchcock proclaimed Bryan a
party wrecker'' and out of sympathy
with the present Democrat administra-
ton. He c4arged that Bryan had de-
feated probable compromise over the
Lodge reser. atoms to the leag of ma
tions covenant and the conf nation by
the Senate of the peace treaty.
II want to say few words tonight
about President Wilson, he said. Il
think there is too little said nowadays
in defense of his administration and IN
praise of his record.
Let me say flrst OF all that / am
under no personal obligations to the
President. My standing in the Senate
was not due to his influence. 1t is no
great secret in Washington that I be-
came chairman of the committee on for
eign relations when the Democrats con-
trolled the Senate at a time when the
President preferred another senator tor
that honor. Before he left the United
States to so to Paris he did not call me
into consultation any more than he did
any other senator. although was stu
chairman of the committee and had not
been superseded by Senator Lodge. l
mention this to show that have no per-
sonal reason for championirg the cause
Of Woodrow Wilson. / have received no
favors from him and can spe TX of him
as frankly and Judge him as dispas-
sionately and justly as any disinterested
person.
To-day he is an invalid, broken IN
health, depressed in spirit and bitterly
disappointed at the failure Of the Unit
ed States Senate to permit the United
States to enter the league of nations.
Since last September. when he broke
down, he has known nothing but weak
ness and WEAKNESS and pain.
'Of course Woodrow Wilson made
mistakes. He made a mistake when he
proceeded to negotiate treaty of peace
without taking a few leading members
Of the Senate into his confidence. HE
made a mistake when he 'irrt the feet
ings of proud senators by ignoring them
until after he had negotiate. the treaty.
t1f he had catered to and consulted with
those senators he would have had an
easy time with ratification. He lacked
the tact and forethought. He knew that
the constitution placed in his ha DIS the
negotiations Of treaties and he unwisely
assumed that If he performed his duty
the Senate would do its duty and con-
sent to ratification"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
Steamer O'Brien
Calling for Helm

Boston. April 1a--The wooden steamer
William O'Brien. bound from New York
for Rotterdam. requested assistance to-
night in wireless message intercepted
here. The steamer reported her position
as latitude 10 north. longitude ESQ west,
or about 500 miles east of Philadelphia.
The message said: Steering south. Is
east. Hatch covers OF, taking water
rapidly. Please stand by"
The steamer, which registers sI43 tons,
sailed from New York ON April Il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
General Forecast

The pressure is abnormally high
along the north border from New
England westward to the Pacific
coast.
Z The outlook is for unsettled
weather and rains over much Of the
country east Of the Mississippi river
during Monday and Tuesday. No
important temperature changes are
indicated.
Winds-North of Sandy Hook:
Fresh north and northeast, cloudy.
probably showers over south por-
ton; Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Mod
crate variable mostly east, cloudy,
showery weather.
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Spot Y. ID. Faker
at Providence, r. /.

Providence, R. l.. April 1s-Walter
b. Marn of Boston, who said ne was
a Yankee division veteran. but Tho
the police say. later admitted he
was a $50 a week telephone operator
for the Boston Elevated Railway
during the war. was arrested by the
police here today after he had told
a gathering at Spiritualist meeting
''of his war adventures" and taken
up a collection for 'the Y. D. build
ing fund.
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Hon. w. D. Pencils viii

Lewiston, Me-, April 1.-THE will
of the late Hon. William d. Pennell
of this city, fled for probate today,
contains few public requests. He
gives to the Pine Street Congrega-
tional parish $1,000, the income only
TO be used for current expenses; 5000
to the Sunday school, 500 each to
the Women's Circle and the Mems
Bible class Of the same church, and
$1,000 to the Central Maine General
hospital, of which he was president
Of the corporation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
THEODORE N. VAIL, chairman

THEODORE N. VAIL, chairman
Of the American Telegraph and
Telephone Company, died Friday
in Baltimore. This is the latest
photograph Of "the biggest man
in the telephone world" Up to
the last, although rs years Of age.
he never lost command Of one Of
the eountry's greatest industries.
He is credited with having done
moro to popuIarize the telephone
than any other man and was the
man who organized the Bell TeIe-
phone Company and next to the
inventor himself had the greatest
faith in that object of ridieule.
"eelPs toy"
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Pythian Jubilee at saeo

Saco. Me-, April 1.-THE jubilee of the
Western Maine Knights of Pythias, held
in this city today. was attended by more
than 1000 Pythians, representing all the
lodges in York and Cumberland coun'
ties. The visitors were entertained by
Unity and Mystic Tie Lodge, of Saco
and Mavoshen Lodge Of Biddeford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
THE WEATHER
FAIR

Northern New England: Fair Mon
day and probably Tuesday, not much
change in temperature.
Southern New England: Cloudy
Monday, probably followed by show
ers Monday night and on Tuesday,
not much change in temperature.
Eastern New York: Fair in north
and cloudy followed by showers in
south Monday; Tuesday cloudy,
probably with showers; not much
change in temperature.
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Maine Methodist Favor League

Bath, April 1.-THE Maine Meth
odist Conference tonight adopted a
resolution endorsing the League of
Nations with proper reservations
and deploring 1.-The inexcusable de-
lay in ratification of the Versailles
treaty by the United States Senate"
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Seize Canadian
Booze Destined
| for Maine Imbibers

Bangor, Me, April 1S-Five thou
sand dollars worth of whiskey en-
route from Montreal to Maine has
been seized by Canadian government
agents on the upper ST. John river
near the boundary line and taken to
the government storehouse in Fred
ericton.
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Mind Upset by Spiritualism

fergus Falls, Mimi, April 1S.-Thomas
" Simpkin, also known as Ihomas W.
Shelley, who shot DIR. James MarKoe IN
a New York church today, had. been an
innate for some time of the Minnesota
state insane asylum here up to two
years ago, when he made his escape. He
was committed to the asylum from Du-
iutb. His mind. it is believed, became
affected through study of spiritualism.
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General Resumption of Work by
Strikers Without Any Definite
Promises on Part of Roads,
Labor Board to Pass on
Mems Grievances
PASSENGER SERVICE NORMAL
GENERAL MOVEMENT FRE|CHTS
REBEL LEADER STILL PLANNING

The nationwide railroad strike apparently has collapsed.
Except few isolated sections railroads reported last
night the bulk of the who followed the leadership of
John Grunau Chicago trainman had returned to work.
Normal passenger service virtually restored they said
while substantial progress had been made in moving the vast
amount Of freight thai has accommodating throughout the
country especially in the East during the past three weeks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-19
Steamer Morse,
Genoa Bound,
Reported Sinking

New York, April 1S.-The shipping
hoard steamship E. A. Morse, bound
from New York to Genoa, reported BY
wireless late today that she was In n
sinking condition 300 miles cast Of Sandy
Hook and in need of immediate assist
ancc. The message. timed about r.
NJ, was received here by the naval
communication service and said the YES
s"l might be able TO keep af1oat two or
three hours.