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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
Boss Cahill And Fitz Gerald Seek Control
 Of Democratic Party In The Entire State
WOMEN RESENT SNUB; DEMAND
 RECOGNITION

Despite the rebuff they suffered at the hands of the boss-ridden New Haven delegation to the state convention which refused to en- dorse Fanny Nixon Welch of Co lumbia, associate chairman of the democratic state central committee, the League of Democratic Women's Clubs of the state two days later at the same place, the Hotel Garde in New Haven, took the matter in their own hands and gave Mrs. Welch such an endorsement that her election as a national delegate at-large is assured. The attitude displayed by the New Haven dele gation, dominated and ruled by Registrar Thomas E. Cahill and Mayor David E. FitzGerald, was roundly denounced by the women present from all over the state at the league meeting. Their action in endorsing Mrs. Welch was only to be expected and will undoubt- edly have a marked effect on the convention in New Haven next week.
 The women's convention was a spirited affair and would give many of those opposed to woman's par ticipation in the internal affairs of the party, something to think about. While they refrained from formally making any denunciation personally of those who have been trying to snub them politically they did, in a manner equal to the cleverest of politicians, put them selves on record as to just where they stood and intended to stand.
 The blunt rejection by the New Haven delegation of appeals of women members for endorsement of Mrs. Welch was laid to petty poli- tics. Mrs. Welch, a sterling demo- crst, was an active supporter of Thomas J. Spellacy, for whom the New Haven bunch is said to be sunning and to this fact is attri- buted the antipathy of the Spell alley opponents in the Elm City to her endorsement.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
TRADES COUNCIL
 DRIVE FOR FUND
 BROUGHT TO END
While Not Great Financial Success Twas No Fault of Knight
 Specially Company

The financial drive instituted by the New Haven Trades Council drought the Knight Speciality Company of New Yori closed last Saturday and while some money was realized fro the expenses of the Council the drive cannot be called not be laid at the door of the Knigl, Company which lived up to the yer, letter of its contract, but is solely due to the indifferences of the members C the New Haven Trades Council and its afiliats. The Knight company in its efforts to assist the Council went even farther than its agreement and when the report of the result was made at the meeting of the council on Thursday night, the company was given a sincere vote of appreciation and the secretary instructed to convey the same to the firm.
 James Eagan, the representatives of the Trades Council on the drive witt. the Knight Company was lauded in th company's report not only for his hon esty and activity but for the loyalty with which he followed through on the cam paign. MT. agan had the hard task of checking up every item in the drive as it went along and protecting the councils interests throughout. all of which was done at the expense of the company. Its endorsement of MT. Egan therefore was appreciated by the council
 The council after hearing the report did not hesitate i'll recommending to any other trade body in the state intending to carry on a money raising campaign, the Knight Speciality Company. It lived up to its contract Tn every way which is in great contrast to the experiencf Labor organizations have had with some other concerns.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
HARTFORD RAISES
 ITS LABORERS' PAY

Hartford, May 3.-Favorable action has been taken by the water commission $ cents an hour, or $40 for a day of eight hours q believe it is necessary to do this i'll order to make it possible tc get additional laborers when required, and even to hold those we now have, reported Caleb M. Saville, general man. ager and chief engineer. The establish ment of rate of 55 cents an. hour will effect eight men on the city pay roll who are now getting 50 cents an hour.
 Contractors throughout the city are paying from 0 to 70 cents an hour, and report no surplus of able men, the board was told.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
KLEINER TO TELL WORKERS OF RIGHTS
 IN COMPENSATION
Commissioner to Address Open Meet ing of New Haven Trades Coun-
 cil on May Is.

Compensation Commissioner Charles Kleiner of the New Haven District has accepted the invitation 0f the Trades Council to address an oper meeting to be hold on Thursday May Is and give the delegates and all other union or non union men who wish, full understand ing of their rights under the cornpensa- tion laws.
 Commissioner kleiner since his ap- roint1nent last fall has done much to- ward ridding the injured of the legal and medical teaches who have been prey ing on them and taking the greatest part of their award for fees for services The average person does not understand his fi&lrS and Commissioner Kleiner was pleased with the opportunity to explain tfer; Notices have been sent every lo- cal rn;on of the meeting and it is hoped that the hall will be packed
 The Trades Council received a report from the committee appointed to ne gotlate with the owner of the building, Louis Sagal. that the matter of com plying with the fire marshal's orders for changes i'll the buildings to conform TO the new fire protection laws, was pro cee;,ng a1nicab1y and arrangements are nov being made to ,:a:rv on the work sn there is no further danger of the halls being ordered closed
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
WIRELESS IN MINES

Washington, May 3.-A wireless system of communication can solve the problem of talking with under ground mine workers, according to J. J. Jakosky of the bureau of mines.
 In tests recently conducted in a coal mine 400 feet deep, no difficulty was experienced On the surface in re- ceiving radio messages from a trans mitting set mounted upon a mine To- comotive as long as the apparatus was in the vicinity of metallic carriers.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
GOVERNOR SEES
 TERRIBLE THINGS
 ON ABOUT STATE
Would Make Peoples Hair Raise if They Could Know Them,
 Says Templeton-

If could tell you some of the things I have seen since I became governor 1t would make your hair stand on end, Governor Charles A. Ternp1etonI said Saturday evening at Pennington at the reception which launched the financial campaign for the Hartford county Y. Nj. C. A. There are many things that need to be corrected in this state today"
 The governor spoke of "the terrible undercurrent" in the state, saying that if the people could see "the other side of being governor" they would realize it is their duty to smother this undrer- current.
 He warned especially against letting power get into the hands of group of five or six people, saying that one way in which the people can take a greater hand Tn their own government is by at tending the caucuses and doing their owl nominating.
 Speaking of his experience as gov ernor, he said:
 q have never given up my right tC my own opinion-but few men car 'stand the gaff that causes. My exper- fences and responsibilities as governor have made an entirely different man ot me-
 Governor Templeton said that, in spite of all these things, he has enjoyed being governor, and will leave office with nc apologies to make and no regrets"
 He declared that one of the best ways to secure good government and an intelligent interest on the part of the people in their own government Is to start them in right as children"
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03

As usual with Boss Cahilrs policy of working in the dark and making his humble followers jump through his political ring, he and his Chief of Staff, Alexander Troup, gathered among themselves early Tuesday aft ernoon and made up the slate" of representatives to serve on the state convention regular committees. They also picked the state central. commit teemen but that IS another story told elsewhere in this issue With this list safely in the pocket of Mayor Fitz- Gerald's former $1,OO0 publicity agent they sallied forth to the meeting
 When the session at the Garde as- sembled there were present only 38 of the A delegates chosen by Cahill's packed city convention. Some of the "standbys" were among the missing and there was great scurrying about by Cahill and his chief of staff to find other henchmen sure to do their bid ding. They evidently found them for the gathering then went into execu- tive session. To quote the Journal Courier of the next morning. whose representative was present "on the outside looking in" the meeting ac- cepted the list of committees and state central committee members as pre- sented" But from after reports any thing but a good time was had by all, for the women deelgates left the meeting in wrath and disgust. They had been tlrned down flat.
 For days the New Haven daily pa pers had been filled with apparently inspired articles that the meeting was to crystalize a sentiment into an en- dorsement of a presidential nominee. But the only crystal the delegation was allowed to gaze into was that which reflected endorsements of Cahill and FitzGerald as delegates and this was put over first off and properly gotten out of the way.
 When the question of instructing the delegation on presidential pref erence arose pronto Boss Cahill and IllS ACSCht pOllllSdA DCulSllOW FllZ0SI aid advised against it. Mayor FitzGer- aid, those present stated to friends after, declared against endorsing any candidate and said that the state dele gation should be allowed to go to the national convention free to make any DEALS that might crop up. Coming as it did, the advice" was practically a command. So that ended that.
 Next came the throw down of the women. Mrs. Josepha Whitney, who was good enough to be run for sen ator in the last state election in a hopelessly republican district and is one of the leadin gwomen democrats of the state and delegate to the state convention, arose and asked that Fan nie Dixon Welsh of Columbia, associ- ate chairman of the state central com mittee, be endorsed as one of the eight delegates at-1arge to the nation al convention. Mayor FitzGerald, 'tis said, came to the rescue of Boss Cahill and coolly turne daside the women's
 Continued on Page Eight)
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
Axe Swings On Committeeman
 In New Haven
Labor News Exclusive tory of Proposed CleaOut of Anti-Cahill M en Denied But Proves to Be Cold Facts.

"CAHILL CROWD TO GRAB
 CONTROL OF STATE CON-
 MITTEE-New Ravens New Boss
 Preparing to Fire Off Four Rep
 resentatives From City Districts
 Such was the heading in the Labor News of April lo over a story exposing the plans of Boss Cahi1l and his new aides to oust the state committeeman from New Haven and put into their p1a- ces rock bound Cahill supporters who would be sure to follow the whi1ns of the Boss. It brought prompt denials through the medium of the daily New city agent that has been speaking for everybody and on everything except the persons most involved but let's SC what happened.
 Last Tuesday night at the Hotel Garde in New Haven the delegates elected fro New Haven to the state convention as sembled and among other things picked (beg pardon, HAD PICKED FOR THEM) the state central committeeman and three out of the four present mem bers were given the gate. The fourth was slated to go also but threatened uprising held his berth for him.
 Starting with the eighth district The Labor News said that Committeeman Thomas Reyes was due be busted and
 (Continued on Page Eight)
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES

Eugene, Ore, May 3-Newspaper printers have secured a three-year contract that calls for wage increase of 25 cents a day for the first half of the period and an additional 25 cents the last half.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
CUMMINGS, SPELLACY, YOEMANS AND ALL OTHERS WHO DO NOT BOW TO DICTATES OF NEW HAVEN COTORIE TO BE FIRED OUT

Mayor and Former State Chairman Bitterly Assails Present Party Leaders, and Slams Small Towns" For Failures to Turn in Demo cratic Victories Since 1912, During Most of Which Time He Was Head of the State Cen tral Committee Himself Would Now Succeed Cummings On National Committee With Cahill or Another Trusted Henchman Topping State Executive Board
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
STREET CAR MEN ADVANCE

Memphis, Tenn, May 3.-An arbi- tration board has raised street car mems wages three cents an hour. The new rate is 45 cents an hour for first year men, so cents for the second wear and 55 cents thereafter.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03

Harmony supposed be the keynote but HARMONY and dcord the finally played the meeting New
 egaon to the Democratic State convention held the Garde endorsed district delegate ton Mayor David FGerad endorsed delegates president Democrat delegate the ion though nPortuned demanded the women delegates
 The lFtzGerad combination taking themselves and that's all they intended do did They fused to permit endorse Former Revenue Collector James Walsh of Merden with whom Cahi supposed along district delegate They figured they had Walsh seved anyhow and didn't need him their slate the district convention
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
BOSS-RIDDEN DELEGATES PICK
 CAE1ILL AND FITZ GERALD BUT
 CANNOT ENDORSE ANY WOMAN

Even "Jim" Walsh of Meriden, Who Was Sup posed to Be in Deal to Send Cahill to National Convention Gets the Axe at New Haven Dele gates Meeting -Meriden Not Needed to Con- trOl District Now Is Apparent Feeling-Wom- en's Efforts to Support Fannie Dixon Welch Ruthlessly Knocked On Head.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
IRON HOLDERS RAISE WAGES

Newark, N J., May 3.-Iron mold CTS have secured 3H per cent. wage increase The new rate is !941z cents an hour.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03

TO ORGANIZED LABOR THE LABOR NEWS is your paper and its advertisers de- pend on your support. Tell them you Saw It In The News and everyone will be happy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24
Christmas Party Enjoyed BY
Members Universalist School

One monster tree was not sufficient
to hold all the Christmas packages and
bags of candy for the children of the
Universalist Sunday school at their
party Tuesday evening in the vestry
of the church. and 1t was necessary to
use a smaller tree to carry the surplus.
There were about 20 of the younger
pupils and their elders present for the
evenings festivities aud all enjoyed
the splendid program which was car
ried out under the direction of Mrs.
Stanley Manning.
For the first part of the evening.
games and stunts on the stage were in
order, and everyone entered into the
spirit OF the occasion fundamentally.
Santa Claus had very obviously Wis
tied the church as the laden trees
bore testimony. bus he was unable TO
make connections to distribute the
presents to the children and Rev. STAN
ley Manning ofTlciated in that capacity
most acceptably.
Besides the bags OF candy from the
tree there was plenty of Ice cream for
all the Christmas party guests. Miss
zaiice McFadden and Mrs. Stanley
Manning were in charge of The ar
rangements for the successful and en-
joyable party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24
Attempts Suicide
fcontjnued from Page One)

positions of funds belonging to the
Mutual aggregating $4S,O0O, which
were beyond the scope of his author
ity. and in the opinion of the trustees
a distinct breach of his fiduciary
relationship" Physicians at the hos
nital said that Jackson probably
would recover.
II am the only one to blame" he
said in his statement. There Is no
one but myself responsible for the
investments. I invested the money
with complete confidence In the sue
cess of the Oil company. 1t failed
to live up to my expectations.
Eventually I think the wells In
Arkansas will make substantial profit
and as a matter of fact the oil Is now
running in some quantity and the
company is making shipment. Again
| say there Is no one to blame but
myself. 1t is only natural for the
trustees of the Eastern Massachu-
sets Street Railway not to have
quite the confidence In this oil COM
pany that I have. No one would
know the name of the company. 1t
is not an incorporated concern and
has only trade name"
He explained his action by adding
that it was lone of those sudden
impulses" He said that he had at
tempted to take his life because Of
illness.
After the official notice of jack
sons resignation was published yes
terday he locked himself In his
apartment. 1t became known. Early
today his landlady alarmed by
sounds In the apartment, summon
ed police aid and It was found that
jackson had attempted suicide by
cutting his arms with . razor. He
left q note addressed to sister-in-
law, Mrs. Mabel Dresser, who oc-
cupied another suite in this build
ing. The note, which said that he
must pay the penalty. mentioned
Mrs. Alice Burritt, Of New York. but
not Jackson's wife. said to reside at
East Washington, n. Fl.
An Investigation of the affairs of
the Eastern Mutual Insurance COM
pany by Wesley e. Monk. state In
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24
TRAIN ON CROSSING DELAYS APPARATUS
FIRE LOSS $4,000 TO $4,000 CUSHN0C Mill

The presence Of an eastbound
fteight train standing upon the
Hume Newhall railroad crossing and
the refusal Of the train crew to open
the train to allow the fire trucks to
pass. resulted In n tie-up of from
three to four minutes and a conse-
quently greater fire damage at the
Cushnoc Paper company's plant
about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
The fire which started from an
acetylene torch with which workmen
were cutting u steel girder over the
machine room, spread along an air
shaft into the finishing room and be-
fore the firemen were able to get to
the mill the flames had begun to eat
through the roof. Four lines Of hose
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24

surance commissioner. IN In progress
and will probably Ne completed Fri
day. 1t was said. The commissioner,
said today that the investments
made by Jackson had been disclos-
ed during the triennial inspection of
the accounts Of the company recent
~. From preliminary reports re-
cetved. he said. the affairs of the in
surance company were "a mess"
Officials of the Eastern Massachu-
sets Street Railway said there
would be no loss to that company.
the two corporations being distinct
except that the Mutual Is a subsid-
larry of the street railway company.
We have checked up the secur-
tiles of the Eastern Massachusetts,
Street Railway Company and our in
vestisations so far have disclosed
that they are intact" Fred Cum
mings. vice president Of the COM
pany said.
Robert B. Stearns. vice president
and general manager OF the COM
pany, has been acting as treasurer
since Jackson's resignation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24
Pageant and Christmas Party
At United Baptist Church

The annual Christmas party for
the members OF the Sunday school OF
the Penney Memorial United Baptist
church was held Tuesday evening at
Z o'clock in the basement of the
church. A large tree with presents
for alt proved the most interesting
part Of the entire program to the
Younger members of the Sunday
school who were kept eager with an
ticipation until the presents were
distributed.
A pretty pageant in two acts was
sta ged by about 20 members OF the
sunday school, including both the
children and the advanced class
members. The title of this pageant
Was "The Light That Ner Shaii
FADE" This pageant with Its Christ,
40 theme was very well done and
was pleasing to those who witnessed
n. After the pageant the presents
from the tree were distributed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24

mS Mary isabelle Lane. widow OF
\, sxsIaAlel Lane, who was killed In
N @ttle Of Wilderness IN the civil
|la1 passed away ut the home OF her
|sssNler. Mrs. Eugene r. Fisher. Is
street. Tuesday evening,
~ W years, after IL long illness.
- Lane was n member o fthe
49, Street Methodist church and
anewn and loved by n large cir
u friends. She is survived by
%nghters. Mrs. Eugene b. Fish
: !. Mis city and Mrs. Nettie +. Hill
I'm s,l Mass; five grandchildren.
W. Z, Greeley, New York City:
-. ". Morse. Milo: Mrs. w. s.
ks,aah, ST. Johnsbury. Vt: Mrs.
ss,ssss Croker of Augusta and
y" :. Fisher OF Cape May. N. J.
ssss. are also three ereat grand
Is,s aetai services will be held at the
Y " The daughter. Mrs. Eugene
terna aer' on Prospect street. Friday
1Ven at O'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24
Second Annual College Club
FrOIic At Girls Club Dec. 80

One Of the many post Christmas
festivities will be held Tuesday, De-
cember 80 at the Augusta Girls Com
munity Club at $3.50 o'clock. At that
time the Augusta College Club will
hold it's second annual reception and
frolic to which all college girls now
home during the Christmas vacation
are invited.
Personal invitations have been ex-
tended to many individuals but 1t Is
the wish of the club that oil college
girls be present. Further informa
ton may be obtained from Mrs. Roy
al H. Bodwell. Winthrop street, pres
ident of the club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24
A Prominent Doctor Cured
BY Prof. S. ]. Pole

/ am happy to certify that ] sufz
fered with pain in the kidneys for the
last 20 years. went to medical doc
tors ami osteopaths ana they said
It Il an injury Of the spine and they
could not cure me or helps me. then
I went to Prof. s. ]. Pole. who is a
naturopath and he cured me in
minutes. he did for me in ) minutes
what the 10 doctors could not do in
20 years. He Is wonder of the
goth century. Those in doubt of this
statement call at my residence and
be convinced. give permission 10
S. ]. Pole to publish this above tes-
timonial anywhere he wishes.
Signed: Or. Edge N. Grant, Oakland,
Maine.
Drugless treatments Of all kinds of
diseases consultation free. Augusta
office open on Tuesdays. Wednesdays
end Thursdays to and to p. NJ.
Opera House Block. s2.00 per treat
ment. Branch offices in Waterviile
and Madison over the Modern Res
taurant, Mondays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24

were laid and the building was well
wet down before the blaze could be
extinguished. Because of the situa-
ton of the fire in the finishing room
about a carload of finished paper was
badly drenched and the fire loss was
thus increased considerably.
The flames ate their way through
the roof in several places before they
were finally placed under control and
the structure was somewhat dam
ased. This damage together with
that Of the paper could not be de-
termined yesterday, estimates run
ming from $4,000 to $4,000. The mill
was only shut down for a short time
during the fire. The all out sounded
Mt 1928
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24
sulao!e Dancing Party
"eRoy Miss GRAY Union Hall

n .s second high school class danc-
Eksu,A~ e1n,uir conducted by Miss
(sssss Elise Gray at Union hall.
IA NO.. sfenlng. was a successful
eoursss. Enjoyable affair, with about
n lss.s present. including many OF
No srs y young men and women
tAoos stuuents at out of town
|sae j. ad colleges and are at their
m ~ the Christmas holidays.
ii u ay was assisted, In receive
|eA ~ svening by Mrs. Harris e.
|A hrs mrs. Z. A. Gray. Music
enin y s'sned by Miss Margaret
lSsham : tue piano and Horace IN
n sI,ms and banjo.
~ siIl OF Miss Gray's ASSEM-
andss ~. IS held at Union hall next
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-24
X. Of r. Christmas Observance
Thursday

The annual Christmas observance
of the Sir Knights of Trinity Com
nandery No. I. X. T.. will be held at
1880 o'clock Christmas morning at
the Asylum on Water street. A very
beautiful service with special Christ
mas music by an instrumental quar-
tette will be participated in by the
Sir Knights and n short service to
the members OF the order who have
departed this life during the year
now closing will be held.