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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
MCFARLAND, LEADER
OF TYPO UNION,
DIES AT HOSPITAL

John Mcfarland, president OF the
International Typographical Union,
died Saturday at st. Vincent Hospital
in Indianapolis.
He was a native of Australia and
came to the United States Tor the
first time in 1888.
He was one of the best known or.
eanizers in the country. his nrst
oficial position was the presidency OF
the illinois State Typographical on-
ion. from which he was rapidly ad-
vanced to positions of national prom
The The vacancy caused by his death
will be filled by the first vice-presi-
dent of the union until the meeting
of the international Typographical
Union which convenes in Atlanta, Ca
Aug. 1918.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
COMPENSATION
BILL RECEIVES
COMMITTEE OK

N Inc Soderstrom bill--House Bill
~ 40 2g65-eontaining amendments to
me M Norkmen's Compensation Act,
va vas acted upon favorably by the
UG;mnlttee on Judiciary. The COM
sls'ee bin adopted melton to report the
VII WI with a recommendation for its
passage, the vote in the committee be-
ing as follows:
y. iweh1y.two committeeman voted
Pao.le r. ale pll; two, one of whom was
against it. ps 'o'e'
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
BAERFACTS---
by J. NJ. BAER The Congressman -cartoonist.
international Labor News Seryiee)
Think for Yourself

Book tells story Of young man @o
ran hardware store baekwoods place, and the whole
found him bit slow in paying They sent nm oek OF
all of them polite. but getting little more ue
Finally, they a down to talk with him
"We have a settlement" the caller said why don't you
pay up? Are things going badly
No" said the hardware eyeyngs great Don't worry
Ny bankers will guarantee all right
"Then why you acoss? the visitor asked, little
exasperated
"Wel YOU see threatening letters Of 50 well
sending them out TO some Gus
I've collected most OF my Out
standing debts but thought there must De maj letter anu
| holding for the complete set
When we read the hot air propaganda the deluRe Of bunk
that the party politicians wonder ike The hardware
man mustn't be
some time unlike collection there's no limit 50 far
politicians concerned The keep gong Oh ann Oh eEe
like brook Tennyson made famous
they stand for indefinitely too Inc fetels
go far as we this output just exactly
the hardware the collection etteras something
in all right Of
the polciansf only realize ind as something We needn't
take seriously.
If ourselves, this uge Of propaganda won't do
us any And if don't think for ourselves nothing can do
US much good
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
LANGUAGE TO BE
"AMERICAN" If
SMALL SIGNS BILL

The Ryan biz. providing that the
official language of Illinois be Ameri-
can instead of English, passed the
house by vote Of 102 to 7.
If the bin becomes a law lllinOisans
will speak the American language in
stead of English, without learning a
new Language.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
Profits are Doubled.

New York. The Vacuum oil COM
pany, Standard oil unit, reports .
clear profit last year of $4,000 ,ihS,
or more than double the net profit
Of $6,l5s,bGG reported IN 1921. This
company recently declared q 300 per
cent stock dividend, which increased
rs Capitalization from Sl5,000,o0O to
$50 200 900.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
co.operatiYe Society Meeting.

The Twin City Cooperative So
ciety will hold its annual picnic meet
ing at Crystal Lake Park on June
26th at 3 o'clock. All members are
invited to attend. Bring picnic basket
and table service. Meet az the
Pavilion. Mrs. C. ]. Shelley, 204 w.
Beardgley.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
Defeat Yici0ns Plan.

Sacramento, Cal.-The state legis-
lature defeated a plan to establish a
three-fourths jury verdict in criminal
cases. II is agreed by friends of the
bill that organized labor is RESPONSE
BILE for Its defeat.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
Roads Show Profits.

New York.-A net operating IN
come of $48, ,57S,956, against S34 ,664,-
462 year ago is reported for the
month of April by AZ railroads
throughout the countrv.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
Joining Molders' Union

pnis 3ah franeiseo.-The Iron Molders'
mo,a on mas increased its membership
year e 'iie iitst Vi the
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-22
IInemnlOYment.

According to calculations of the
Ministry of Labor, unemployment ooa IN
Poland from April to May |, isZS'
decreased from 117,343 to 94,OO0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
To End Interchurch
World Movement

New York, Dec. IA petition
and motion for the voluntary disso-
luton of the Interchurch World
Movement of North America was
filed in the supreme court late to-
day.
The Interchurch World Movement
of North America was organized
eight or nine years ago. The petit
TONERS who described themselves as
a majority of the directors, were the
Rev. DR.. James NJ. Speers, John r.
Mott, Aobert f. Speer, Willard D.
Brown, A. w. Harris, w. B. Miller.
Fred B. Smith. John A. Marquis,
Raymond B. Fosdick, Trevor 'Arnett
and A. Warner. 3
When the directors learned they
could not accomplish their objects
by the methods the corporation had
adopted, they decided &c dissolve, the
petition said. Accompanying the pc
tition was a long list Of members
with their addresses.
The petition ends with an answer
to, suit against the interchurch
movement brought by William 81.
Thompson for $35.2S7 alleged to be
due him. The answer denies owing
this amount, if anything, and sets Mp
q counter claim for $6,384.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
British Liberals
May Patch Up Truce
with Conservatives

London, Dec. 12.-(By A. P)-The
solution of the existing complex poll
teal crisis has gone over until Jan
uary with the governments decision
to meet parliament when it re-
assembled. The only development
today was that the Labor party by
the official announcements of it's
various executives placed on record
it's readiness to take office whi never
called upon.
That the present government has
no real chance of being able to re-
tain no office for any length of time is
seen in its decision to do nothing
either to replace or to find seats for
the seven ministers defeated in the
recent elections. The breathing
space afforded by the governments
decision to meet the parliament is
probably welcome to all three parties
as permitting opportunities for con-
sideration and to take bearin"s with
out the necessity of committing
themselves to immediate action.
Though the leaders of all the
parties repudiate an intention to
seek any alliance or coalition there
will doubtless be attempts in the
interim. on the part or the minister
ialists to secure a sort of benevolent
neutrality on the part of the J.iho"nls
toward the Conservative admins
tration. and as the Liberals are al
most as anxious as the Conservati yes
to keep the Laborites out of Office.
it would not be surprising to see
some unofficial understanding of this
kind arranged. especially as there is
a general desire to avoid another
general election in the near fut..~o.
In the meantime. however, toe
Labor party is taking no chances.
and has instructed It's electoral or
ganization to prepare for am enc--
gency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
RECORD NUMBER OF COP.
TO Meet AT CLEVELAND
HOLDS IN Senate
DESPITE. SHIFTING OF LINES
SEEK REASON FOR
EFFECT DAYLIGHT
ON RADIO WAVES

New York, Dec. 12-Experiments
lave proved that either daylight
tends to dissipate radio waves or
causes the earth's crust, or some
other underlined natural phenomenon,
to absorb them, the Aerial League of
America announced tonight. The
experiments were conducted by the
league with the aid of the Ameri-
can Radio Relay League in a world
wide "checkup" last Monday. The
prime object was to discover the
mysterious phenomena which pre-
vented during the five weeks of Arc
tic daylight radio communication
with the Bowdoin, the ship of Donald
Is. Macmillan, Arctic explorer, which
is frozen in the Arctic ice north of
Etah.
This same phenomena screened"
signals to the ship of Roland Amund-
sen, explorer, from stations in Alas
ka, Canada and the United States,
although communication from the
opposite direction, across the North
Pole, from Norway, Denmark, and
other European countries, was un-
interrupted.
After the Arctic daylight period
had passed. the station at Prince
Rupert Island, 3,400 miles away, COM.
municated with the Bowdoin but the
stations at st. John, New Foundland.
Halifax, in Maine, ana other New
England stations failed.
The results We're made known in a
letter received today ny Henry Wood
house, president of the Aerial League
from X. b. Warner, secretary Of the
Relay organization. Mr.. Warner
wrote:
1T shows definitely that either
daylight affects and 1issipates radio
waves as held by some scientists, or
that the effect of daylight upon the
earth's crust causes .he earth's sur
face to absorb the electro magnetic
waves of the radio signals"
The most tangible" solution to the
mystery of the screening. Mr.. War
ner added, seems to lie in the mag
netic basalt that covers a large area
of the Southerly' part of Greenland
and magnetic iron in the state of
New York and Canada. These de-.
posits. he said, are recorded in the
data of Peary. Nanseu, Rasmussen
and the United States and Canadian
governments.
1T is important, continued Mr..
Warmers letter, to ascertain the
causes and effects of all these fac
tors since upon them depends the
solution of the commercial problems
of increasing the volume of radio
traffic, which is now restricted MAIN
~ by inability to overcome interfer-
ence"
Some of the problems may be solv-
ed, he wrote, if amateurs participate
in the next world radio check-up
this winter as suggested by Thomas
A. Edison. During November the
Bowdon worked perfectly with sta
tons in the United States, Canada
and Alaska almost nightly. the let
ter added. A station at Hartford,
Conn, it said, had sent a message
and received an answer within five
minutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13

Lewiston, Me-, Nov. 12.-In one of
the liveliest campaigns in the his
tory of the Maine State Grange,
John +. Abbott of North Berwick,
former State overseer, was elected
master to succeed w. J. Thompson
by a margin of 81 votes, on the first
ballot.
G. o. Purinton of Bowdoinham,
with 2O6. was second. Merle J. Har-
riman, present State lecturer, was
reelected. There was no choice for
overseer on the first ballot.
On the second ballot H. 3. Craw-
ford of Houlton was elected over
seer, receiving DDS votes. 3. II. Var
ney was second with PIG.
Other officers elected were:
Steward, c. II. Hodgkins, Brewer;
assistant steward. a. H. Field. Lew
iston; chaplain, A. r. Morse, South
Paris; treasurer, +. T.. Addition, Au-
burn: secretary, +. II. Libby. Au-
burn; gate keeper, S. X. Cushman,
Steuben; Flora, Mrs. j. +. Abbott,
North Berwick; Pomona. Mrs. II. b.
Crawford, Houlton; Ceres, Mrs. NJ.
]. Hartman. Readfield; l.. A. S.,
Mrs. H. S. Field. Lewiston.
The evening session was devoted
to work in the sixth degree and eX-
ercises in observance of the f1ftieth
anniversary of the State Grange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
Select Jury for
Trial of Fox in
Killing of COburn

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. IA jury to
sit on the case of Philip L. Fox, for
mer publicity man for the Ku Klux
Khan, was empanelled this afternoon.
Fox is on trial on a charge Of MUIR
der of William S: Coburn, an insur-
gent leader of the Khan.
Several hours were consumed in
the selection of the jury after which
court recessed until tomorrow.
Because a klansman is on trial
Tor murder of a fellow Klansman.
the, K. X. X. issue Was not injected
into the proceeding Of selecting the
jury. This. court officials said,
greatly reduced the time is was ex-
pected to be taken in securing the
twelve men.
Belief was expressed that the de-
tense attorneys may have decided
NOT to plead insanity in behalf of
FOX. when it became known that no
subpoena had been issued for DIR. n.
NJ. Owensby, alienist. who examined
me prisoner. There was a rumor in
the courtroom that Hr. Owensby's
report showed Fox to be sane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
CHARGE AR00STOOk
SHERIFF TOOK BRIDES
FROM LIQUOR SELLERS
GERMAN GOVT. HEAD
HAS SAME STORY
AS PREDECESSORS

Berlin, Dec. 12.-(By A. P.)-The
German chancellor's first reception
of the foreign press representatives
today was an occasion of unrelieved
gloom, and the keynote of his ad-
dress was that Germany was alb
solutely at the end of her resources.
In this, however, DIR. Marx did not
differ materially from the utterances
of his predecessors in office on SINH
lar occasions.
From motives of economy only a
few lights were burning in the big
reception room of the chancellor's
official residence, and the stockily
built, specialized successor of Strese-
mann spoke his first sentences in the
semi dusk.
The chancellor solemnly announced
that Germany is at the end of her
tether. He admitted that many peo-
pie in Germany even yet did not
realize what the lost war meant to
the country. But, he said, the gov
eminent would spare no ekorts to
meet it's obligations.
In this connection the chancellor
mentioned the governments policy of
the ruthless cutting of the salaries of
state officials, extending even to the
judges, who he said, would be seen
tomorrow in street demonStra tons
along with others equally unable to
live or feed their families on their
scanty pay, thus breaking with he
proud traditions of the Prussian
judicial corpa.
This was the first word of warmth
in the chancellor's speech and he eX
planned that it was due to the fact
that he as professional jurist felt
the degradation of his brother jurlsts
keenly. He concluded with q tribute
to the eague of Nations, which he
characterized as noble idea, but
still far from what should be aimed
at.
1t has been intimated by the Of
fetal press service of the Centrists.
the party of Chancellor Marx, that
Germany may be forced to appeal
to the, League of Nations in her
present financial situation. In reply
ing to q question as to this - ST.
bility it was stated in beh IF of the
chancellor that Germany had not
yet recovered to throw herself upon
the League, but might in the last
resort be forced to take that course
if the situation did not improve.
Regarding German participation in
the committees inquiry under the
reparation commission, it was stated
that the matter was still in the hands
of the commission, and nobody had
yet made suggestions for the rep
resentation of the Reichs at this in
quiry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
Prominent Near East
Relief Worker Dies

New York, Dec. 12-Captain Joshua
r. elm of London and Louisville,
Ky, died today after an Operation.
He was known as the man who broke
the Turks food barrier in southern
Russia in 1919 and defied the Soviet
government to carry out sentence
OF death imposed against him for
breaking the nose of a Soviet soldier.
Captain "help, who was director q
railway transportation in southern
Russia for the Near East Relief, was
about to sail for Russia when he be-
came ill two weeks ago. A brother
and sister Joseph Phelp, of Louis
vile. and Mrs. c. o. Brewer, Of
Springfield, Mass, survive him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
Plan Proxy for
Coolidge in Alabama
Republican Primary

Birmingham. Ala, Dec. 12-W. A.
Thomas Of Birmingham will be a
candidate in Alabama for the Re-
publican nomination for president.
it was announced today. He will
run with the knowledge and consent
Of c. Bascom Slemp, secretary to
President Coolidge in an effort to
obtain for the president Alabama's
votes In the next Republican ma
tional convention.
Under law passed by the recent
legislature and designed. according
to its opponents. to give Senator
Oscar W. Underwood Of Alabama. a
solid delegation in the Democratic
national committee, only an Alaba-
man can run for president in the
state Thomas will enter the Re
publican primary. it was stated. so
that delegates pledged to him may
be. voted for Coolidge.
Thomas. formerly Of Niles. Ohio,
represented the old nineteenth Ohio
district in congress- three terms. He
Is native of Wales and consequent
~ cannot be president.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
Democrats Not
Satisfied with
House Committees

washington, Dec. l--DiSSdlSfac-
ton over the representation accord
ed by Republican organization lead
ers to Democrats and Republican
Insurgents on the powerful house
rules committee cropped out today
at a caucus of house Democrats. Re-
Preventative Moore, of Virginia, at
tempted to pledge the members OF
Ms party to vote to displace two of
the eight Republicans selected for
membership on the committee with
a Democrat and Representative Nell
son, of Wisconsin, leader of the
house insurgents. After several
hours debate his proposal was re-
jected.
The movement led by Moore got
under way at a meeting called to
ratify assignments of Democrats to
various house committees. made by
the minority members of the ways
and means committee. While the
caucus was in session, the Republic
can committees completed it's task
of designating Republicans for
member ship on committees, prelim-
mary to part conference, after to-
morroW'S session of the house, at
which the committee states will be
up for ratification.
All of the committee assignments,
once approved by the party confer
ences, must be ratified by vote of
the house except those to the Rpub-
lican Stering committee which will
be made up of Representatives Dar-
row. Pennsylvania, Anderson. Min
nesota, and Sanders, Indiana, who
served on the committee in the last
congress, and Representative Magee,
New York: Tincher, Kansas; Ora
ham, Illinois; and Sinnott, Oregon,
new members. This committee, to-
gether with the rules committee, de-
termines the house legislative. pro-
gram.
Having determined that the DEM
ocrats should have four of the
twelve members of the rules COM
mittee-the same ratio as prevailed
during the sixty seventh congress-
the Republican committee on conn
mittees named as the Republican
members representative Smell, New
York, who will be chairman: Re-
representatives. johnson. South Dako-
ia, and Schalt, Minnesota, old men,
bers, and Tilson. Connecticut; Scott,
Michigan: Burton. Ohio: Moore, 1lli-
nois: and BiXler, Pennsylvania.
Representatives POUCH. North
Carolina, and Garrett, the Demo-
cratic leader. were reassigned by the
Democrats to the Rules committee,
the additional two minority men,
bers selected being. Bankhead, Ala
bama, and O'Connor New York. On
the strength of their increased
strength in this house. as compared
with the last congress. the Demo-
Gratis had sought to have five rules
committee seats allotted to their
membership. Refusal of the Re-
publican leaders to grant this re-
quest. coupled with the failure of
the Republican committee on COM
mittees to place an out-and-o out in
surgent on the committee led to the
move by Mr.. Moore to upset the
majority program.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
Mexican Rebels
Seize Two Towns
in State Yucatan

Vera Cruz, Dec. 12-The cities of
Merida and Progresso in the state
of YuCatan have been seized by rcb-
els commanded. by Colonel Ricaldi,
according to Information reaching
revolutionary headquarters here.
The advices say that Governor Ca
rillo of Yucatan and his followers
have disappeared. taking with them
tax money and other funds.
Travellers reaching Esperanza from
Mexico City report that more than
one thousand federal 'roops are con-
centrated at San Marcos midway
between Mexico City and Vera Cruz
and on the line of march the revo-
lutionists are taking to the capital.
IL these advices prove correct it is
presumed the first important battle
between the rebels and the govern
ment forces will take place between
San Andres and San Marcos.
When the revolutionists were ap-
preaching Esperanza, the federal
troops are said to have opened fire
upon them while Withdrawing from
the region on board a military train.
There were no casualties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
Attempts Suicide
in Jail; Held on
Narcotic Charge

Portland, Maine. Dec. 12.-Stella
lies, arrested with John ]. Lee yes
terday afternoon when 5000 worth
of narcotics were seized on Middle
street, attempted to burn herself to
death in a CELL in the women's de-
partment at police headquarters ear
ly today, according to the police.
Blazing blankets which she had
wrapped about her were torn off by
Police Chauffeur William A. Foley.
and she was turned over to the
women attendants.
Foley's hands were severely
burned.
Later Chief of Police Irving S.
Watts expressed the opinion that the
fire started accidently from matches
in her clothing. Her burns required
the services of a physician.
Mrs. lies and~Lee were held in
$1,000 bail each when arraigned be-
fore Federal Commissioner George
L. Gould, charged with unlawful
possession of narcotics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
World Court Plea
Minnesota Women
Referred to Senators

WashingtOn, Dec. 12.-President
Coolidge advised reference to Minneso-
ta's Farmer-Labor senators, johnson
and Shipstead, of monster petition in
behalf of the world court PROPOSED pre-
scented to him today by the Minnesota
branch of the League of Women Vot-
ers. The president heard the commit
tees appeal. inquired as to the class
of persons represented by the sigma
lures and then suggested that the best
way in which to make the plea effec-
tive would be to present the petition
to the Minnesota senators.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13

\ report comes from Danville, Ills,
to the effect that Governor Hadley of
the National Soldiers Home at ToGus
is to be transferred to the National
Home at Danville.
The -Danville Home is one of two
at which provisions are being made
to care for eX-service women. The
Board Of Managers has removed the
restriction which prevented women
becoming inmates of the homes for
disabilities not incurred in the SER
vice. 49,. &C. .t 49, 4 ,-g.- "a
Already the claims of 1910 women
have been allowed. Those in need
of domiciliary care and general hos
pital treatment will be received at
the Danville Home; those needing
treatment for tuberculosis at the
Milwaukee Home.
The women will have separate ac-
comodations, separate mess halls,
and gardens, although religious and
educational facilities will be in COM
mon.
The Journal made several attempts
to get into communication with Gov
cfnOf f1duley anu ODldlH ColuIIl
ton, although the report from Dan
Vile appears to be on unquestionable
authority. There will be among Cen
eral Hadley's host of friends some
who will hope the report is not true,
although it is presumed the transfer
would be in the nature of a promo
ton. His management of the Ma
tional Home at Togus has ELECTED
nothing but the highest commenda-
ton from all who have been graft
fed by the efforts he has made to
clean out traffic in drugs and liquor
in the vicinity of the Home.
His executive ability is recognized
by all who have acquaintance with
affairs at the Home. He moreover
has exceptional faculty for making
friends. as he has demonstrated. not
only at the Home but as the States
efficient adjutant general.