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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25
PROBE OF MOTOR
FREIGHT ORDERED

Olympia, Wash. General and
sweeping Investigation Of the auto
freight business in the state of Wash
ington a. to rates, tariffs, operations,
rules. regulations, and all other perth
ent features has been instituted by q
complaint filed by the state depart
ment Of public works upon It's own
motion. The complaint 10 directed
against the Western Washington
Motor Freight association, which has
about so members. and against all
other auto transportation companies
operating under certificates in the
state, 9 total OF about 10 operators.
The immediate cause Of the investi-
cation was the filing with the depart
ment of local and join freight tariffs
and time schedule Of the Western
Washington Motor Freight assOcia-
ton, naming class and commodity
rates between points in western Wash
ington.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25
OREGON SHERIFF IS
SHOT BY OUTLAWS
Auto Thieves XIII Officer When
Attempting to Escape
From Custody.

Albany. or.-W. J. Dunlap. sheriff
Of Linn county, died As = result Of the
wound he received IN running fight
with automobile bandits Sunday morn
ing In West Albany.
A charge OF murder was filed By
District Attorney Lewelling, upon
news OF the sheriffs death. against
George Parker, the man who shot
Dunlap.
Art Beckley. partner Of Parker and
driver of the stolen machine at the
time Of the shooting, was charged with
assault with intent to kill.
The affair started when a telegram
cali from Harrisburg came in to the
sheriffs office stating that two men
had stolen an automobile and had
headed north. Sheriff Dunlap, Mrs.
Dunlap and officer LiIlard drove out
the highway to meet the car. Lillard
was on his motorcycle and Dunlap and
his wife were riding in their car.
The men were arrested without
trouble, and Sheriff Dunlap got into
the back seat OF the stolen car and
ordered Beckley. the driver. to pro-
coed to Albany.
When the stolen car containing Dun
lap and Beckley and Parker came with
in the city limits Parker, who was rid
ing beside the driver. raised up In his
seat and, turning around, shot Dunlap
in the right side. slightly below the
right lung.
Dunlap jumped from the machine
and then jumped into the sidecar on
LIZARDS machine and continued after
the robbers until he fell from loss OF
blood.
A running fight went on for two
blocks, when the driver was hit in the
wrist by one of the officers bullets
and lost control Of the car which
plunged around = corner and through
q wood pile, coming to 3 halt In an
alley. Both men jumped out and fled
across lots, but we're captured by Lii
lard.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25
FIRMS DEALING WITH
UNION BLACKLISTED

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-The
prosecution of building material men
who maintained q blacklist against
employers who recognized that the
Industrial association raised large
sums among business men to crush
unionism and the material men re-
fused to sell to union contractors. The
anti-uniOnists called this system the
American plan"
Detectives in the employ of the as
sociation followed deliveries to see
that no employer friendly to the
building unions secured material.
Anton Lettich, plumbing contractor.
who instituted proceedings against
the anti-unionists. failed to secure
material. though he offered cash pay
ments. He was forced to buy In Los
Angeles where he was blocked by the
industrial association. He then
bought supplies in Sacramento.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25
Professor FAvORS
UNION Of WORKERS

Prof. seager Of the Columbia uni
versity, in comparing the Company
Unions ys. Trades Unions" finds that
the company union tends to favor the
employers and makes the employees
more amenable to changes initiated
by the employers and promotes con-
tinuity Of operation. That is Just why
the employees object to company I'M
IONS" they are under the complete
control Of the company.
Looking at the matter from the
POINT Of view OF the employees. he
says:
while the evidence thus far IA
vors the company union as promoting
continuity Of operation, the argument
seems all on the side of the trade un-
ion from the viewpoint Of the en-
plyoes' chief interests = favorable
wages. hours. working conditions, and
participation In determining these
conditions. The company union is
obviously not equipped to contend
effectively for better conditions with
a reluctant employer. In the first
place all the members, including even
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25
WOULD IMPORT FULL
QUOTAS OF WORKERS

NEW YORK, May 24.-Lewis L.
Clarke. president of a bank in this
city, suggests that corporations raise
gigantic fund to finance the impor-
tation of British and German workers
to this country to the full extent of
their quotas.
These two countries, together with
the remainder Of northern and west
ern Europe, have exhausted but 80 per
cent Of their quotas under the 3 per
cent immigration law.
BY Mr.. Clarle's scheme there would
be secured 34.672 workers from Eng
land and 1901 from Germany. This
total Of s3.76s additional workers is
Mr. Clarrke's solution for what he
terms a universal complaint OF a
shortage Of labor.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25

the officials Of the organisation. are
employees Of the employer to be influ-
enced and dependent upon his good
will for a livelihood. Second, because
of their local character they are de-
barred from acquiring knowledge Of
In other establishments
where perhaps wages, hours and
working arrangements are more ia
vorable. and thus are unable to exert
the pressure which possession Of this
knowledge makes possible. In the
third place, they can offer no effective
resistance to adverse changes initiat-
ed by the employer, since without
outside support they can do little
more than protest against what they
consider unfair"
Thus he upholds the argument OF
the trades unions In condemning the
company union.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25
are among the captives being held.
mo- clemeneY Won bY Krupps.

Duesseldorf.-The sentences impos-
ed by the recent court martial upon
Or. Krupp Won Bohlen and the other
Krupp directors tried for instigating
opposition to the French at the Krupp
plant at the time OF the shooting on
March 81, were confirmed by the court
Of revisions. The convicted men will
be transferred to prisons in France
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25
CHINESE BANDITS FIGHT
One Regular officer and Five Men
Reported Killed.


Tientsin. One officer and five
Chinese troops Of the regular army
were killed in a battle between the
soldiers and the bandits who are hold
ing II men of foreign countries cap
tives in the Paotsuku hills of Shan
tung. according to official reports is
sued by the Chinese military authOri-
ties here.
The military governor Of Shantung
has ordered 1900 additional troops to-
ward Paotzuku TO give battle.
despite the threat of the brigands that
all foreign captives would be killed un-
less the Chinese troops were with
drawn entirely. it was learned here. 1t
is reported that so Chinese children
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25
SICK BENEFITS LARGE.

The International Molders' union
has expended $4.393,64s.65 in sick
benefits from January 1, 1896, to
March 81 Of the present year.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25
WIRE MEN RAIsE WAoEs.

Electrical Workers of Peoria, ILL.,,
have settled their strike and secured
wage increase of IS cents an hour.
The new rate Is S1.O5 an hour.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-05-25

state "Dry" Agents to Govern Doctors.
Washington, D. C.-State prohibit
ton directors were authorized by Com
missioner Haines to handle physicians
permits for liquor prescriptions. func.
ton performed heretofore by the pro
hibition bureau itself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
nov19dtf
Deny Guardian
for Kidnapped
Insane Soldier

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Nov. 21-Presid-
ing Judge II. A. Fuller. of the Luzef-
ne County Court today denied the
petition that a guardian be appointed
for Charles Kasavage, an insane SOL
der. alleged to have been kidnapped
from the state of Washington bly,
witnesses at the Veterans Bureau
investigation In Washington, d. c.
Judge Fuller ruled that the wife
of Kasavage in December. 1910, was
properly appointed guardian of her
husbands person and property by
the Superior Court of Clarke Coun-
ty. Washington. and that the ques-
ton of the Clarke County courts
jurisdiction was an after-thought
and not raised by the government
until 1923.
He also ruled that Kasavage was
taken from Fort Steiiacoon to Phila-
delphia in face of an injunction by
the Washington court.
mo personal reason has been
shown why his own wife should not
be his guardian to receive the gov
ernment's pittance. although her in
difference to hts welfare has been
limited. His person In cared for by
the government his war money goes
to his wife, the need OF a guardian
any other property has not been dis
closed and when IL is disclosed we
may on special application provide
proper ancillarv protection.
~Un g TeasvnsDie view OF the en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
NIGHT SCHOOLS
effective AGAINST
LLITERACY IN US.

Today will be observed as Hitter
aey Day in the Augusta schools. and
the program for this day of Educa-
ton Week will he one OF instruction
in the needs of the nation, as a re-
suit of immigration. But not all of
the illiterateS are to be found
amongst the immigrants who come
to this country from lands across the
seas. During the registration of men
of eligible age for the army Of tho
United States in the World War, it
was found that in many sections of
the coutry there were alarming num-
I bers of illiterates among the native
Americans.
DIR. \. o. Thomas, State Commits
sioner of Education, in his talk be-
fore the members of the local Ameri-
can Legion post last Monday even
| ing, gave statistics concerning the
thousands of young men who went
into the army and navy unable to
| read or write, but who afterward took
advantage of the opportunities pro-
vlded for them, and not only ac-
CURED a knowledge of these things
| but also enrolled in the government
| training courses which were made
available to them as a result of their
war service.
In the city of Augusta, the Hitter
acy problem is not 80 serious as in
other communities in Maine, but
there are too great q number of our
citizens who can neither read nor
| write. The educational department
of this city has made splendid pro-
! vision for these illiterates and the
fundamentals of education e. with
in the reach of all through the city's
| night schools.
This year there are two night
schools functioning, one at the Web
! ster school building, which holds SEES
sions four night a week, two for men
| and two for women; and one at the
! Cony high school at which advanced
| subjects are taught to the young men
| and women of the city who in many
casese are employed days.
! About 100 are enrolled in the night
| school classes at the Webster school,
and 30 at Cony high. Superintend-
ent BurriIl stated Wednesday that
| this number should be more than
doubled, and sends out plea for the
| citizens to inform themselves on the
| advantages that the school depart
ment is placing at their disposal
through this medium. Frank Is.
Murphy is the principal at the Web
ster night school. and Frederick A.
| Kenniton principal at Cony high.
At the Webster school classes are
| held in Americanization, for both
| men and women, and are divided
into advanced and beginners groups.
The classes at Cony high night
school are largely the result of popu,,
lar demand, and there are several
other subjects besides those being
taught in which instruction would pc
given If large enough classes couid
be organized. The course at Cony
high includes senography, typewrit-
ing, bookkeeping. mechanical draw
ing, and domestic arts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
AUTO stolen IN
MASSACHUSETTS IS
Recovered HERE

A two months search for a Ford au-
tomobile stolen in Lawrence. Mass.
ended in this city Tuesday, and
through the effective work of City
Marshal William J. Skehan the auto
mobile was located for it's rightful
owner and arrangements made for it's
return to him. The trail led from
Lawrence to the Mems Reformatory at
Concord, Mass, and then to this city.
and as n result of the investigation
Clyde Simmons, 10 years old, was ar
raigned in municipal court Tuesday
afternoon on a charge of receiving
stolen property. The case was contin-
ued from day to day to give Simmons
an opportunity to repair the car and
return it to its owner.
On September 8 the Ford automobile
belonging to Augustine Carr of Is
Spruce street, Lawrence, Mass. was
stolen from in front of his residence
and the Bay State authorities were I'M
successful in getting any trace of it.
Subsequently two young men, Frank
Leahy and Francis Hart, who had lived
in Mr.. Carr's neighborhood in Law
renee, were arrested in another Mass
achusetts city and convicted of stealing
Cadillac car. They were committed
to the Concord Reformatory, and in his
search for his automobile Mr.. Carr
went to that institution to interview
these two men.
After considerable grillng they ad-
mitted their guilt in the theft of Cars
machine and told him that they had
left the Ford with Clyde Simmons of
No. . Kennedy Lane, Augusta, who
also formerly lived in Lawrence, Mass.
MIR. Carr came 10 this city i'll an effort
to locate the man and the automo-
bile. but was unsuccessful until he en-
listed the aid of Marshal Skehan. The
city marshal knew that Simmons was
now living on the west side of the river
and succeeded in locating him at the
old Britt house in Britt's Gulley. The
stolen Ford was also found there in
the stable, but was badly demolished
as the result of a recent accident
Simmons claimed to have bought the
car from man named Morgan of
Gardiner, but later admitted that Nor
gan was the name used as an alias
by one of the two men now serving
time in Concord. 1t was learned that
these same two men had been for
some time in this city with two 9TH
ers, and they are believed to be mem
hers of an organized gang of automo-
bile thieves who have been operating
in Massachusetts and disposing Of their
plumber in this State. The automobile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Poincare Yielded
in Allied Dispute
According to World

New York, Nov. ol.-Premier Pom
care of France. for the first time.
yielded today completely in an inter-
allied dispute, says the World in a
copyright article which will appear to-
morrow. The newspaper asserts that
the joint note sent to Germany today
on the questions OF a renewal of the
activities of the inter-alled control
commission in Germany and with re-
gard to former Crown Prince Frederick
William, represented what the British
government had demanded in connec-
ton with Frances threat to proceed
with additional penalties against Ger
many. Great Britain threatened a
rupture of the entents cordiaIe and
was backed up by Italy and partly by
Belgium
The World says 1t obtained it's in
formation from a report of Myron r.
Herrick, the American ambassador TO
France, made to Secretary of State
Hughes on Mondays meeting of the
council of ambassadors in Paris. This
was obtained through diplomatic
source. according to the World.
The joint notes seht to Germany by
the Allies today, the report said. were
agreed TO only after Lord Crewe, Brit
ish ambassador to France. had declared
lHdL IL rance persisted IN separate
action against Germany his country
might feel compelled to withdraw her
representatives from all inter-allied
bodies.
After this announcement Ambassa-
dor Herrick's report continued the
Italian representative supported the
British attitude. and then Baron
dHestroy, representing Belgium, de-
clared he could not commit his country
to cooperation with France if she de-
cided to act alone. without further in
from Brussels.
Within two hours. the report said.
a draft of the note along the lines
Great Britain asked had been compdet-
cd and was approved by Premier Poin-
care. Later, however Premier Bald
win and Secretary Curzon, in London.
objected to certain phrases as commit
ting Britain too far towards ultimate
if the rcmonstrances to Ger
many were defied or ignored. The
British amendments affecting these
sections were said to have been accept
ed by M. Poincare today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
CAPITAL PARK AGAIN TO Be Scene OF
HORSE RACING men INTERESTED
{ IN REC0NDITI0NING FAMOUS TRACK

due TO the enthusiasm and action
OF q group of well known local
nofsemen, Augusta is to come back
70 the ranks of those cities in Maine
Wnicn enjoy horse racing, and that
beautifully located half mile oval in
the shadow of the State House
known as Capital Park will again be
one or the links in the Central Maine
circuit for the fast steppers.
Work was begun Wednesday by a
crew or men and horses under the
direction OF Cottle Brothers of this
city, or grading, resurfacing. round
ing up the track and banking the
turns. and as much Of this part of
the work as Is possible will be COM
pleted this fall, that the track may
settle under the winter SHOWS. and be
In condition for use next year.
the present plan of reclamation
ID q comprehensive one and when
completed will provide the place, ia
cllties and equipment for such rae
ing as made the Capital Park track
famous In the balmy days of Hank
great carnivals and before. It is
Planned to build fences for the rail
birds, new stables for the horses, q
new grandstand and judges stand.
Th1s part of the construction work
Will not be undertaken until spring.
There is no track in Maine which is
more centrally located nor more
beautifully located naturally. and
with the naturalization of plans
now being made, this city should
| again be the Mecca for horsemen
and lovers of the sulky races from
all over Maine, and New England.
The Capital Park half mile track
fn q
horse racing. but it has been right
there all of the time. and the work
| of conditioning it is already under
way. On its course have been seen
| some of the fastest horses on the
Maine turf, as well as many from
Grand Circuit stables. and a number
! OF records have gone by the boards
| here at different times. The property
belongs to the city of Augusta, and
has been under the control of the
Board of Education. and used as an
athletic field and playground.
| In the early spring when Williams
! Athletic field has been too wet and
muddy. the Cony high school base
ball team has used the diamond
| within the oval for interscholastic
games, and the football field is one
of the best in Central Maine, and has
pSSiA tliC SSCiS Ol SEVERAL
ship clashes within the past few
years. 1t is understood that the
group of local men who have inter
ested themselves in it's reclamation
| and development have ben granted
permission to proceed with the work
of putting the track into prime con-
ditiQn at once.
This group of local men will prob
ably eventually be ORGANIZED as q
driving club. and some arrangement
| will be made with the School Board
for their use of Capital Park Oscar
Anderson is one of those most active
in this project and associated with
him are such well known race fans
! and horse owners as Steve Still1ey.
| ia. Longfellow. Harry Lee, Charles
Noy, Ward S. Cottle Samuel Cottle
and several others. A meeting will
be held at the Hartford fire station
tomorrow evening or in the near flu
ture. at which the progress will be
reported and further plans made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
End Testimony on
Rail Consolidation
New England Lines

Washington. Nov. 21-Testimony
was concluded at hearings today be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission on railroad consolidation
plans as they affect New England
At the same time statistical exhibits
were entered concerning traffic con-
ditions on a number of minor rail-
roads in various sections of the coun-
try.
Newman Erb, president Of the Ann
Arbor Railroad. appeared to object to
tentative proposals of the commission
to attach that line to the Pere Mar
quette. He asked that. in the event
OF consolidation, the Ann Arbor be
left in position to compete for
Michigan traffic.
Among the lines vet to be heard
in connection with consolidation
plans is that of Henry Ford. the De-
troit. Toledo and Ironton. Witnesses
representing it have been summonee
to attend the commissions session
Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
lnter-City Boxing E.
Results ataNeW York

Madison Square Garden, New York,
NOV. 21-Visiting boxers faired bet
ter than New York representatives in
the early semi final bouts for the
1nter-city amateur tournament at
Madison Square Garden tonight.
Mike Molinsky of Boston and Will
liam Davies of Pittsburgh qualified
for tomorrow nights semi final in
the 112 pound class and Tom Kirby
of Boston and Stanley Simmons of
Pittsburgh for the final in the ITS
pound class.
112 pound semi final-Mike Molin-
sky. Boston. defeated Dominick Pet
rome, New York, rounds. William
Davies, Pittsburgh, defeated Phil
Citrin, New York. 8 rounds.
Semi-finals, IT'S pound class-Tom
Kirby, Boston, defeated Matt Dunn,
New York, 3 rounds. Stanley Sim
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
ny" TO CAMPAIGN
FOR 1000 Members
December ) TO 9

A goal of 1000 members for the
Augusta Y. NJ. c. A. has been set
for the "Y" Membership Campaign
which will be carried on December
fifth to ninth in this city. Over 100
workers will be enrolled for this in
tensive drive and it is expected that
this goal will be reached in short
order.
The drive will start off with a big
supper on the evening of December
5. This will serve to arouse the in
terest of the various workers and as
they will be divided into sides. the
competition will further serve to
keep everyone on their toes.
George Z. Macomber will act as
general in this campaign. Charles
). Brown will be his adjutant and
there will be two colonies each COM
handing one side. These will be
Milton o. Dean and Blaine owen.
The two sides will each be COM
posed of nine teams of six members
each commanded by captains.
A meeting of the officers Of the
campaign will be held this Thursday
evening at 5.15 at the Y. NJ. C. A.
building