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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-18
Court Cases

Miss Hazel Young returned to Fair
field on the 2.40 train after being in
town for few hours. Wednesday.
Mrs. Joseph Boulette and Mrs.
Sarah LaCroiX went to Waterville
on the 2.40 train where on Thursday
morning at nine o'clock they attend
ed the funeral service of their cousin.
Mrs. Joseph LaCroix.
Mrs. Ernest Croker of West Front
street on. Wednesday had word of
the deaAh of her mother, Mrs. Cor
ham ireland. who died at her home
in Woodville. Mrs. Croker left
Thursday morning for Woodville.
| Mrs. Mae Pratt Dane was the guest
Wednesday. of Mr.. and Mrs. Will: m
Hill at their home on Parkman hill.
Edward King, game commissioner,
was in Canaan on business. Wednes-
day.
Vile Wednesday afternoon. on a
shopping trip.
There will be a grand dance with
good music at Foster hill, East Show
hogan on Thanksgiving evening. At
midnight turkey and chicken sup
per will be served. A truck will leave
Debe's store, Skowhegan, for Foster
hill at 730 o'clock.
Mrs. n. Lester Shepley and two
children, a son Clayton, and an infant
daughter, who had been passing sew
eral days with her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard II. Steward at their
home on East Leavitt street. while
their household effects were being
taken to Portland and the new home
in that city being made ready for
their occupancy, left on the 8 O'Clock
train Thursday for Portland, where
Mr.. Shepley has purchased a grocery
store.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer was down
river on a business trip. Thursday.
Mrs. William j. Gallagher, who
has been night operator in the local
Office of the Maine Telephone & Tele-
graph Company has completed her
duties here and went to Lewiston
Thursday morning. where She will
visit for a few days with relatives.
Later she will be accompanied by
her little daughter to Uxbridge,
Mass, where Mr.. Gallagher has a po-
sition with the Rexall store and
| where they are to start in house
keeping. Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher for
merly lived in Madison and have
many friends both in ~Skowhegan and
Madison who will regret their mot
ing out of the State, but who extend
| best wishes to them in their new
| home.
J. Harvey White left on the s
o'clock train Thursday morning for
Los Angeles, Calf, where he will be
! located for the winter with M. \.
Allen at 433 South Grand View street
and possibly remain Indefinitely. Mr..
White is native of Skowhegan. and
| has passed nearly all his life here.
| Many friends regret his departure.
L. A. Cowan, who has been in town
! on business returned to his home in
Pittsfield, Thursday morning.
| Miss Emma Parker. one of the ma =
| irons at the State Reformatory for
Women went to Waterville Thursday
| morning. She will visit her sister,
Mrs. Lemuel Tobey in Fairfield be-
| fore her return.
| Mrs. M. S. Rowe of Bigelow hill
left on the morning train Thursday
! for Calais. where she goes to visit
| her father, r. +. Parkman at the
home of her sister and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Elba Clement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-18

oii WHitH lie League OF NATIONS was
defeated could be brought to defeat a
Far Eastern agreement of the sort that
most of the statesmen of Great Britain
and Japan regard as indispensable.
And the United States Senate is not
the only "nigger in the woodpile." At
this moment enters China, herself
China doesn't want any political con
sortium for the future to supervise
her. China strongly resents the idea
that she is in need of any political
guardian. At least the Chinese dele
gates here in Washington resent.
Whether the Chinese people would re-
sent it may be different matter.
There is always the question as to
just how far these American dressed
and American-educated and highly oc-
cidentalized Chinese delegates really
err, for the present they speak for
China, and they oppose any political
consortium.
If YOU look at It closely China
either is or is not capable OF taking
care of herself. If China is capable
Of taking care of herself. there is not
much need of any conference about the
Far East. If China is not able to
stand alone and look after herself
then a consortium of the Powers would
seem to be the only answer. Estab-
fishing the open door China means
undoing lot of things that have been
in existence for generations. 7: would
bring added difficulties to the chaos
that already exists in China. More
over. If the conference merely agrees
on the principle of the open door and
doesn't set up some consortium to en-
force that principle, then there is no
reason to relieve the future will diff
fer from the pr at The indivdu' ra-
lions are likely to go ahead as they
have in the past, grabbing things. each
for itself.
All this is the heart of the situation
as it exists today. 1t contains the only
real possibility Of deadlock or serious
dissenson. No one can say what the
outcome will be, but the whole atmos.
phere Of the conference IL so helpful
that success in some form or other can
be much surely predicted than failure.
(copyright,l3:l.hy ny. Evening Post Iae:l
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
BUILDING WORKERS
RESUME IN CHICAGO
Majority Of Unions Accept
Wage Cuts as Fixed by
Judge Lands.
TWO TRADES HOLD OUT
Carpenters and Plumbers viii
Not Return for Less Than
$1.25 an Hour.
TWO TRADES HOLD OUT

Special Despatch to THE NEw York HERALD.
CHICAGO, Sept. IA majority of the
building trades mechanics and laborers
resumed work to-day on the advice Of
their union officials that this was the
best policy pending a hearing of tho
wage question.
Many large building projects tenn
porarily stopped when tho men walked
out in protest of the Judge Landis de-
cision have again been started. Brick
layers who were made idle by the strike
of other tradesmen have resumed opera
tions.
Practically ell Of the hoisting en-
gineers, who were among the first to
strike, have been reemployed at the rate
OF $1.10 an hour. OF the thirty-siX
trades affiliated with the Building Trades
Council the carpenters and plumbers
are the only two that refuse to resume
work. Carpenter officials. who passed
the buck" to the rank and file. main
tanned that the men absolutely refuse
to return to work for less than $1.25
an hour. Plumbers, who were awarded
Lands decision, have completely ignored
S1.25.
Thomas S. Kearney. president OF the
Building Trades Council. said tonight
I'VE expect TO get ell OF the unions
back on the job before the end of the
| week. This open shop movement is
spreading like wildfire. and with Judge
Lands standing pat it looks as II
the cut in wages ordered by the Judge
Will have to stand
The Daley Legislative Commission
turned its big guns on the material
dealers to-day and in series of raids
seized documents and records by which
it will seek proof of combines. While
the raiders were busy serving sub
poenas Senator John Daley, chairman
OF the commission. declared war on the
material dealers who raised prices in
anticipation OF a big demand for their
product with the rendition OF the Lands
award.
Witnesses before the commission told
of increases made by the dealers In
cast iron radiators AMI cast iron boilers.
Their raise was approximately 20 per
cent. and came simultaneously two days
before Judge Lands gave his award.
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
LABOR 'SLAVESALE'
PLANS ARE CHECKED
Enright Announces Proposed
Auction Here Will Not
Be Permitted.

It was announced yesterday by Police
Commissioner Enrigbt that no auction
sale of unfortunate men who are out of
work, such as had been planned by Ur-
balm Ledoux for next Monday in Bryant
Park, would be permitted by the police.
"rhe auction will not take place" the
Commissioner said. That sort of thing
is not necessary here. The Welfare
Bureau of the Police Department Is
doing what II can to secure work for
the unemployed. Any one who has a
position to offer can apply to the bureau
and 1t will supply man to fill IT. Re-
Gently Mayor Hylan appointed COM
mission to look after the unemployed Of
New York. and there are enough chari-
table organizations in the city in addi-
fion to that TO take care of any one
who is out of work
The Commissioners statement was
made after he had Beceived a letter
from Bird S. Coler, Commissioner OF
Public Welfare, protesting against the
proposed auction. 1t also became known
yesterday that Mayor Hylan had taken
a decided stand in opposition to the
plan.
w. Kirkpatrick Brice Of 50 Wall
street, 81 philanthropist created by Le-
doux with offering to finance large
part Of his contemplated campaign. was
not at his office yesterday. and it was
said that he had gone to Boston, where
it is reported he will hold a conference
with Mayor Peters to-day regarding un-
employment conditions.
The Mayors Committee on Unemplcy-
ment announced yesterday that definite
plans aI,e now under way for coopera-
ton between Federal. state and city
governments to meet the situation of
the coming winter, which it is predicted
will be bad. Committees have been
formed to handle all details of the un-
employmenf problern
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
NEGROES FLEE, ENDING
TENNESSEE RACE RIOTS
Girl Who Fired Shot Didn't
knoW Gun Was Loaded.

CHATTANOOGA. Sept. Is. Waldens
Ridge. little mining town twenty miles
east OF here. the scene late yesterday of
race riot, was completely deserted by
its negro population to-day and no
further trouble was anticipated
The riot was precipItated by the
shooting of three white girls by negro
girl. Henry Clipper, negro, claimed
ownership OF spring and had pur-
chased a shotgun with which to keep
others away. When Edna Barnett, aged
IL. and her two younger sisters went to
the spring Jewell Clipper. young daugh-
ter of Henry, fired at them, wounding
all three.
mo. sir. I didn't know that there
gun was loaded them white girls was
fnssing with me, and I just aimed to
scare them" said Jewel tonight
Edna Barnett is in a critical condi-
ton In a hospital, while the negro girls
family is held in jail for its own pro-
lection.
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
u. S. TO DISBAR LAWYERS
DLSCREDITING ALIEN LAW
Propaganda to Nullify LaW Is
Uncovered.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.--F'irst steps
toward combating alleged organized eff.
forts TO break down the new immigra-
tion restriction law win be the dis
barring OF a number OF lawyers from
handling immigration cases before the
Department OF Labor. Complaints
against the attorneys win involve the
excessive charges made TO aliens for
work in behalf of their entrance into
the United States. and efforts to bring
discredit upon the immigration law.
Department officials said they were
alarmed at the strength of efforts to
nulIify the law through the spreading
of nfsinformation. and that it had been
decided to combat this propaganda" bJ
making public the facts with regard TO
the opposition the Department was meet
ing in enforcing the law.
Assistant Secretary Henning declared
that those in control OF the flood Of
aliens coming into this country deliber-
ateIy exceed the monthly quotas and de-
pend upon compelling US. with their sob
stories and tales of families being sepa-
rated. to permit the law to be disre-
garded."
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
NEW LABOR COLLEGE
TO OPEN AT KATONAH
To Train Men for the Work.
erS' MoUenent.

"Brookwood." a new labor college
the purpose of which is to educate
workers to work In the workers move
ment," will open October g. at Katonah.
y. y. 1t was announced yesterday. It
proposes to train economists, statistl.
clans and the like for the farmer and
labor movements who are fully capable
by training and knowledge of exercising
a genuine statesmanship," but have not
lost their working class point OF view.
according to the prospectus.
Faculty and students alike will do
cooking. woodcutting and such other
work about the college as Is necessary.
The advisory committee. the prospectus
says, consists of Prof w. B. Hamilton
OF Amherst, Prof. w. F. Ogburn OF
Columbia. and Prof j. E. Willitz of the
University OF Pennsylvania. Ten teach
ers have been appointed.
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
MEAT PACKERS END
ALSCHULER SYSTEM
Employees in Each Company
to Elect Men to Settle
Disputes.
NO PACT WITH THE UNION
A. f. of L. Secretary Calls the
New Scheme "a Tragic
Farce

CHICAGO, Sept. 15.--With the expira-
ton of the six months extension of the
Altschuler agreement between the pack
ers and their employees to-day. indi.id-
ual plans of representation IN four Of the
largest companies became the sole me-
dunn of negotiations on wages and
working conditions between the compa-
MES and their workers.
Armour & CO., Swift & Co.. Wilson &
Co. and the Cudahy Packing Company
to-day announced that they had adopted
the plan. A statement from the packers
raid that $4,000 workers. or more than
90 per cent. of the employees. had voted
In favor OF the plan.
The system takes the place OF the
AItschuler agreement. under which the
packing industry operated during the
war and which expires tomorrow. This
agreement provided that Federal Judge
tor in all disputes between the employees
and packers. SO that the meat supply
should not be interrupted during war
times.
According to the packers, there will
be no immediate readjustment of
either wages or WORKING conditions.
Any future changes, however. viii be
made through representatives Of the
employees elected under the individual
company plans and will not take into
account the meat workers union
The new plan provides that any
person is eligible for employment
whether a member OF a union or not,
that no one not an employe of the
company may represent workers in
the adjustment of grievances of work
ers and that employees shall elect their
own representatives in any negotia-
tions over wages or working condi-
tons
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE new
system Of shop representation put into
effect to-day by four OF the big pack
ing plants was attacked in a state
nent issued by Frank Morrison. secre-
tary of the American Federation Of
Labor, as "a reaction to the Stone
Age
Secretary Morrison paid special at
tention to the provision Of the new
system which prohibits representation
of employees by other than workers in
the plants.
This practically means that the
right of counsel Is denied to employees
in reaching decisions OF the greatest
Importance in the life of the workers."
said Mr. Morrison. Besides, at times
OF Unemployment it places a tremen-
dous economic power in the hands OF
the employers. Controlling the jobs
of the representatives Of the workers.
controlling their very lives. with the
advantages which this control exer-
cises upon the minds of the workers,
employee representation is a tragic
farce
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
GENERAL RAILROAD
STRIKE TO BE AVOIDED
Union to Reject Labor Boards
Decision.

Specie, Despotc, to THE NEw York HERALD
CHICAGO, Sept 15.-The executive
council of the Brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen at a meeting on October q
will outline the policy to be followed
when announcement is made Of the re-
lection OF the wage award OF the
United States Labor Board.
The referendum now being taken by
the rainmen as well as the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Order
OF Railroad Conductors, Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen
and the Switchmen's Union OF North
America will repudiate the Labor
Boards wage reduction decision almost
unanimously.
There will be no general railroad
strike, leaders say, because the time Is
rot opportune and defeat would follow.
At mass meeting to be held here
next Sunday at which 5000 members
CT the Federated Shop Crafts are cx-
pected to be present. B. NJ. Jewell, pres.
ident. will admonish the shop craftsmen
to sit tight and accept pdesent condi-
tions until better times come.
The New York herald., 1921-09-16

Department and OF private agencies In
dicates growing deoand for goods, it
is said. This increase Is to be expected,
but is unlikely to be permanent. AS the
demand for goods increases production
will be speeded up to meet it and prices
will tend 70 decline. 1t is on this theory
that Government officials are predicting
a return OF business prosperity and a
termination OF unemployment.
Situation Solving Itself.
Secretary Davis's new description OF
the employment situation Is taken TO
mean that between 1000. 900 and 3.000,-
GOO workers lack jobs instead Of nearly
100000. as was previously assumed
In normal times, Labor Department Of
ficials point out, between 100000 and
100000 workers always are seeking
jobs and changing from one position TO
another. The employment situation, ii
is emphasized, is rapidly solving itself
with the increased demand for goods.
Despite the dehation Of wage scales
the great bulk of the nations industrial
group now Is better off financially than
before the war. officials point out. The
average wage before the war was slight
y more than 5000 o year Now the aver
age has been increased by approximately
$500.
Food prices, although now showing a
slight increase. according to the Labor
Departments reports. are not beginning
steady advance such as was expert
enced during the war period. An ad-
vance Of approximately per cent. in
food quotations last month Is regarded
as seasonal. that is, an advance due to
the proximity OF winter
Interruptions to production due to
labor quarrels are less frequent now than
year ago. The Labor Department con-
cillation and media ton bureau during
The past three months has handled about
one hundred cases of differences between
workers and employers These cases in
Volved slightly more than 100000 work
ers. But IS per cent OF these cases were
settled without resort TO strikes and
lockouts, according to a report to Secre-
tary Davis. Losses running into millions
Que 10 stoppage OF work are no longer
being marked up by workers in wages
and by employers In curtailed production
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
700, 900 SOLDIER VETERANS
OF WORLD WAR NEED WORK
Greater Part Of Them in Struggle for Existence and the
American Legion Is Working Hard to Meet
the New Emergency

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. ia survey
conducted by the American Legion
through 1900 posts discioses that be-
tween 100000 and 100000 veterans of
the world war are out of employment.
Il was announced tonight.
The Legion's investigation shows that
Pennsylvania alone reported 10000
eS-soldiers out OF work. New York has
100000. Illinois $4,000. Massachusetts
10000 and Michigan 10000.
Georgia was the only State to report
that unemployment was not general
enough TO require aid from the Legion.
The American Legion Weekly, in its
issue tomorrow will say that Figures
alone do not tell the plight of the Amer
iean unemployed veterans. for tn.
greater part of these jobless ex-soldiers
end ex-saiiors are not only out of work
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
CREDIT MEN HAVE GOOD YEAR.

The year ending August 81 was the
most successful in the twenty-six years
of existence of the New York Credit
Mems Association. 200 members learn
cd last night at that bodys annual
meeting, in the Hotel Astor II. G.
Bainbridge. Jr., president. summarized
the activities as set forth in the re-
ports of six committees. and ]. II.
Tregoe, secretary and treasurer of the
National Association of Credit Men.
outlined further steps that might be
taken in coordnating the work of the
local and national bodies. The asso-
ciation's officers were reelected.
The New York herald., 1921-09-16

but are engaged a. this moment in a
struggle for existence with their backs
to the wall OF circumstance"
Stating that the plight of the
veterans Is serious enough to-day and
that winter is just around the corner =
the Weekly continues:
'Ali over the United States the
American Legion is working 10 meet this
new emergency. 1t Is not altogether q
new problem for most OF the posts. for
they have long had unemployment Of
fcers and have systematically helped
their members obtain jobs. The problem
has now become one Of volume. Facili-
ties that enabled a post to place three
or dozen men in Jobs weekly do not
meet the requirements when hundreds
OF veterans are on he unemployment
lists and open jobs have almost
vanished. The problem has also become
one largely OF relief"
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
SAYS HE WILL SURELY
AUCTION JOBLESS HERE
Ledoux Asserts He Doesn't
Fear Jail Tomorrow.

Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD
BOSTON, Sept. 15.--Urban Ledoux, who
sold" unemployed men OF Boston at
auction, said tonight that he does not
believe any power will stop him from
selling the 'shorn lambs Of unemploy-
ment" In New York. and that he will
hold his sale as advertised IL he finds
that conditions warrant ii when lie
reaches New York on Saturday.
III the weather is pleasant" said
Ledoux. II shall sell them in the open ;
and if stormy, 1 shall conduct the sale
under cover. II they should send Inc to
jail 1t viii not matter. for ! shall know
that my idea will go marching on. There
is no power to stop me-"
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
3 HELD FOR woMAx's DEATH.

James Callahan. 1o2 Fair street (;
Charles Rose, 2s4 Clay street, and Mrs.
Alice Frommelt. 35 Cliff street. all of
Paterson. were held for the Grand Jury
on manslaughter charges yesterday as a
result Of the death at the Paterson Cen
eral Hospital, Sunday, of Mrs. Florence
Stevenson, who jumped from a car in
which all four were riding.
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
WATER RATE JUMP FOUGHT.

Noah Siiberberg of 656 Woodward
avenue. Queens. applied TO Supreme
Court Justice F'aber in Brooklyn yester-
day for an injunction restraining the
Citizens Water Supply Company of
Newtown from increasing its rates ap-
proximately so per cent. The application
follows close upon suit in which the
city sought to enJoin the increase. JUS
tice Callaghan held in that action that
the city had no standing In court.
The New York herald., 1921-09-16
JUMPS UNDER SUBWAY TRAIN,

Michael Demeto, e5. of 174S Crotona
avenue, The Bronx, yesterday Jumped
or fell in front of a southbound West
Side subway express train as IL drew
cut of its terminal at 242d street. He
was taken to Fordham Hospital suffer-
ing from fracture of the right arm
and lnternal Injuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-10
2988 CHILDREN
AREATIENDlNC
SCHOOLS HERE
1892 White and sos C0lOred
Enrolment In Public
Schools.
MOORE HEADS BOARD
REPORTS Made To Board BY Superin-
tent Sweeney and Supervisor oi In
structiOn Tsterce.

The regular meeting Of the city
school board was held last night at
Lee school building.
There were present Dr.. S. 3. Moore
chairman, and Messrs. f. S. Lead
beater, c. +. Tenneson, Gilbert }.
Cox. c. Ashby Bladen, K. NJ. Colvln,
C. f. Dare. James Bayne, I. e..
Perry. T. Z. Dyson, Dr.. Llewellyn
Powell and Mrs. c. W. Wattles, the
newly elected member from the Sec
ond Ward.
Miss Mary D. Pierce, the super
visor of instruction. made report for
October and outlined her plans for
November work. She spoke Of group
meetings of teachers and the effort
to establish contact between the
children and civic happenings such as
fire protection and the Peace confer
encc. The children's school life should
develon interest in citizenship, she
declared.
The supervisor will continue to
take groups of teachers to Washing
ton to obsel re methods IN those
schools.
Superintendent Sweeney made re-
port giving enrolment to date:
White 2,292. colored 696. Total
1888.
Request from the Children's Home
and the Anne Lee Memorial Home
to be allowed to ask the children for
the usual donation on Thanksgiving
Dav was granted This being the
time far the annual donation. Dr.. S.
p. Moore was reelected chairman OF
the board and E. S. Leadbcater was
chosen vice chairman.
The committee on school houses
and furniture rcDortea various re-
pairs had been made. The current
bills were approved and ordered to be
naid. Mrs. Wattles was assigned to
the teachers committee.