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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

CENTER-Stanley Foster Of Cony
High school is home for weeks vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Delpha Howard and Mrs. Ella
Handy, who have been passing the
winter In Augusta, are expected home
in about q week. They are at present
visiting relatives In Massachusetts,.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Downer, who
have been working in Massachusetts
for several months. have recently re-
turned and opened their home.
Mrs. Charles Newhall remains in
very poor health.
Eldin Turner and family of Augusta
visited at Eben Fosters Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Finley Of Hafiowell
Joined her sons in their new homie
Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Irish has been called
to Massachusetts, by the severe Illness,
of an aNnt. q
A butterfly was seen Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

, All people having candy for the
Dlppy-Drome candy table are re-
quested TO bring it to the Y. M. c. A.
or to Superintendent Burrill's ONCE
az City Hall, this afternoon or Thurs
day afternoon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
CHINA

LAKESIDE DRIVE-Mrs. Harry
Doe has returned after a few days
visit with her daughter and husband
Mr. and Mrs. Orrin True of Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Finley and
children, G. B. Jr., and Norman, ac-
companied by Miss Phillips, all Of
Augusta, were recent visitors.
Mrs. Jennie Tobey, who was a
weekend guest of her son and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Tobey, re-
turned Sunday to her home in
Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

Mrs James Bagley has returned
TO her home in this city from Ban.
sor, where she has been the guest
OF friends for SeNer.l DAYS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

Aubrey +. Blake of II Chapel
street. left by automobile, Tuesday
afternoon for Lewiston, from which,
place lie will continue to Hartford.
Conn.,, for Il weeks stay on busi-
g / esS. and visiting relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

Ethel +. Manning, of Arlington.
Mass, has bought the Harriet Young
property at 90 Capitol Street. ana
VIII occupy the home about the mid.
eie of May. The transfer was made
monday through the Z. E. Newbert
Agency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
Roh.caf In Henhouse

. A bob-cat evidently out for an
early breakfast gave Fred Fitzgerald
the surprise of his life when on
opening his hen house Sunday morn
ing he met the animal face 70 face.
Before Mr.. Fitzgerald recovered
from his surprise Mr. Bob evidently
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
LOCAL NOTICE

Ihe Miriam Circle of the Penney
,aelnorial church will hold rum.
E Eiase sale at Salvation Army hall,
: uay. May 2, at . o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

Miss Gertrude Parry has return
Cd to Portland after visiting with
her sister. Mrs. George Bourque OF
Belfast Avenue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

Attorney William Il. PattangAh
has returned to this city after pass
ing several DAYS in Ellsworth ana
vicinity uron business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
An Unusual Souvenir

Victor Whittier, of the firm Of Jones
& Whittier, owners of the Windsor
hotel, has a document Of which he is
justly proud. L is a personal recon-
mendation to the Citizens Training
Camp at Plattsburg, just before the
world war, signed by President Calvin
Coolidge, when he was Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts,. At that
time Mr.. Coolidge made his home
during the, winter at the Adams House
where Mr.. Whittier was then clerk,
and they became well acquainted.
When Mr.. Whittier thought he would
like to 60 to Plattsburg, Mr.. Coolidge
offered to give him personal recon-
.mendation and in it ne spoke in the
most tiattering terms Of the Belfast
man. Mr.. Whittier has the letter
framed and is very proud Of 1t today
and OF his personal acquaintance with
the president
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

George Gilman OF Winslow ana
Frank w. Coombs OF East Vassai-
bore were business visitors Tuesday
IN Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
Gala Days for Belfast

The last week Of May and the first
week in June will be gala days in Bel
fast and the city is to be gaily decora-
ted with flags and bunting in honor
of three coming events, the Shriners'
Field day on Monday the Goth OF May,
the State Federation convention of
the Business and Professional Wo-
men, on the eth and 2Sth, and the
dedication of the William G. Crosby
Junior Senior high school on June End,
with the entire week given up to Com
mencement, the first in the new build
ing. Oscar Is. Wilkins has been APP
pointed from the Belfast City Govern
ment to look after the decorating of
the city, and DR.. Orris S. Vickery will
represent the Shriners Club of Belfast
or the committee. A member from
the Business and Professional Wo-
mems club will also De appointed to
work with the committee.
Elaborate plans are being made by
the Belfast Sshriners Club, recently
organized, and of which Lynwood Il.
Thompson is president, to entertain
from five to eight hundred Shriners
here on May Goth. They will come
from all over Maine and the local
club will entertain them at the City
Park. There, as was done last year
or st. Johns Day, a lobster dinner
will be served on the shore, and it has
been whispered that couple of tons
ternoon will be devoted to athletic
sports, band concerts, games. etc, and
supper will also be served there.
Ralph II. Howes is the very efficient
chairman of the entertainment and
dinner committee which assures its
great success. 1t is reported that
there will be a street parade following
supper and the ceremonial by Anah
Temple of Bangor will be held that
night in the Opera House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

The Augusta Free Dental Clinic
will meet Thursday May !, at tho
Office of d. Walter G.. Thomas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

Montville were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Reed Sunday. -. --
j. w. Soule is moving his family
from Waterville to his farm.
Travelling is very bad, yet automo-
biles are venturing. 60
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

Attorney Herbert T.. Locke left
Tucsda" fo.' Van Buren, on q busi-
Eess trip of several days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

considering discretion the better
part of valor, made his exit over a
high wire fence and through a win
dow removing in his flight two panes
OF glass and a small portion of the
window frame. AIR. Fitzgerald is to
be congratulated that his loss was no
greater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Fitzgerald Of
East Vassalboro were afternoon CALI
ers Sunday on relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark and
daughter, Miss Frances, accompan-
led by Miss Thelma Butterfield, took
a pleasure drive Sunday to Oak
Grove and return.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
BELFAST
Their s5th Anniversary

1t seems but yesterday that Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert T. Scrihner' Of Sears
port, gathered their children and
grand children about them and OBJ
served their Golden Wedding day, but
on Sunday they han another such ga
thering, this in observance of their
55th anniversary. The old home was
the scene of the dinner party which
marked the happy day and Fortunate
ly there has been no break in the
family circle in the FIVE intervening
years and all were gathered there
Bert Il. Scribner, with his wife and
daughter Doris from Ellsworth, Fred
A the well known telephone man
came from Lewiston with his wife and
son Russell, Miss Lillian z. Scribner,
and Mrs. A. f. Dutch Vt Belfast, with
Mr.. Dutch were also on hand to wish
their parents health and happiness.
Percy Scribner with his wife and five
children live on the home place and
assisted Mr.. and Mrs. Scribner in en-
tertaining. Other guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. r. l.. Flagg and son Guy of Ban
gor and Mrs. 4. II. Hoag of Belfast.
The day was a very happy one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

NORTH-Mr. and Mrs. Dan Griffin
of Freedom were Sunday afternoon
callers at George Glidden's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Black, who have
lad employment in Worcester, Mass,
the past winter, are home for a while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Soule are moving
home from Waterville, having passed
the winter there.
Tom Rowe and the Black brothers
are treating their buildings with a
coat of paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Wier of Mont
Vile were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Blaisdeil Sunday.
George Young Is visiting friends in
Albion.
Roy Trask has been on the sick
list for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Peavey Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
Work on State Read Begun

Work was commenced Monday on
the section of the State road between
Little River and Belfast, over which
the culverts weere built last season
and the rock hauled in. Supt. A. F.
Rourke will put on n much larger
crew next Monday and the work will
be rushed all possible. The road this
side of Little River which has been
almost impossible for some weeks is
now reported rough but passable, with
No mud holes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
AUGUSTA LOCALS
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

acknowledgements and Thurs
day-Fay Compton, >F'ewlass Lew
clyn, Adclinc Coffin. Bunty Foss.
Give Crook. Myddlcton Evans, Tony
I.aing. Silvia Young in This Free
DOM" educational comedy Extra
Extra" and World Kilograms"
Opera House - Wednesday and
Thursday--Norma Talmadge, Con-
way Tcarlc. Wallace Berry, Court
ney Foote, Josephine Crowell. Betty
Francisco. Murdoch MacQuarrie in
Ashes of Vengeance: Stan Laurel
in brothers Under the Skin" and
"Pcrlous Leap" II Western.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

DR.. Harry l.. Kilgore has bought of
George E. Kittredge, one of his cot
tages on the Allyn Shore, and will oc-
cupy it as a summer home. Mr.. and
Mrs, George Priest who have occu-
pied it for several years are moving to
the cottage owned by Mrs. Lilly S.
Jones called Windanspray, on the
COttrell Shore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

that Mr. Hannah bought last fall at
Sherman's corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Jaco Of Connect
cult are visiting Mrs. Jaco's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Hannah.
Oscar Turner was caller In
Washington recently.
Irving Hannah purchased three fine
cows of Charles Sargent recently.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

retcr G.. Dunn of Mount Vernon
was q business visitor Tuesday at
the Court House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30

/. T. Carleton OF Winthrop was a
business visitor Tuesday in this city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-06
BY MARTIN ARERN.

July 2ndi The farmer-labor party cam
paign is on! The first big gun after
the June IL convention in st. Paul
nominated Mcdonald and Bouck is be-
ing fired at the first mass meeting in
Chicago. The hall is packed, many
standing. There is cheering and
shouting horns blowing; whistles
screaming. For what? Presumably in
support Of the farmer-labor campaign.
Very good, so far as that goes.
Workers Party Members Compose
Farmer-Labor Audience.
But-the hall is packed with whom?
By Workers Party members and a
few close sympathizers. The meeting
is held under the auspices Of the
farmer-labor campaign committee
but every member of the committee
is also member of the Workers Par
ty because no one else would serve.
And this huge demonstration, staged
very effectively like good theatrical
performance or circus, by the Work
ers Party and supported only by the
Workers Party and its close SYM
pathiezrs-had the result of promot-
ing. not Communist principles. but
Speeches! Speeches
by farmer-labor candidates and by
members Of the Workers Party.
Speeches, most Of them weak, fiabby.
inane, filled with reformist-capitalist
ideas; sickening stun for Communists
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-06
LESSONS OF THE MCDONALD MEETING

Ito listen to in the name of a move
ment for independent political action
by the workers. Speeches by Work
ers Party enthusiastically distin-
guishable from the farmer-laborites.
The real Communist CUTS and spirit
we're not. there. All thru the evening
the thousands of Communists, as a
matter of discipline, made great APP
plause-but there was no real en-
thusiasm for the mockery of class
political action by the workers.
Covering the Lion with a Lambs
Cloak.
/ am sure that every comrade in
that meeting must have been appalled,
at the idea of continuing this stuff
thru the period of a parliamentary
campaign. II was not struggle and
progress that was represented at this
meeting; it was weakness. And this
very first meeting was a concrete and
singularly outstanding example, typ
ical Of the national situation. of what
the movement for farmer-labor par
ty had, in fact, become-the Workers
Party in disguise, kidding itself that it
was outside of its skin Worse than
that, it was itself falling into the
slough of confusion Of the farmer
labor movement. 1--WE attempted to
save a farmer-labor soul which didn't
exist and in the process we nearly
lost our own Communist soul"
And meanwhile. where we're the
CONTINUED on next page.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-06
ON DISAPPOINTED COMMUNISTS

ners." OF course, the men still re-
NAMED men, but the not-quite-satis-
factory illusion was created by the
unhandkerchiefed men that they were
dancing with women.
To-day" Gas Comrade Engdahl
would say), we are confronted with a
somewhat similar situation in our own
party. In their anxiety to establish a
united front with the workers and
poor farmers OF this country, the com
rades Of the minority seem to have
forgotten that the tactic OF the farmer
labor party is merely tactic. and not
a principle for the Communist Party.
A glance backward at the origin Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-06
BY MAX sHAcHTMAN.

When the wide west was stil young,
towns used to spring up overnight, due
to some sudden strike" in gold or
oil. These towns were called "he-
towns" because Of the absence Of
women. Now, the men were rather a
hard lot, and liked their whiskey. song,
and women. The first two we're there
a-plenty; the last, not at all. But
they we're not to be halted by such a
trifle. At the dance hall. certain men
were chosen, for one reason or an
other. red bandana handkerchiefs
wound around their sleeves. and they
were thus transformed into lady part
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-06
The Discussion on Party Tasks

our farmerlabor party tactic shows
us that we initiated it only on the
basis of the fact that there existed a
mass movement among the workers
and poor farmers, a movement in
which it was our duty to participate,
to drive constantly towards a clearer
class position, to seek to establish
leadership over it.. We did not devel-
op this tactic in the form of a principle
that it is the fundamental task of a
Communist Party to create non-Com-
munist Parties-and this must be
clearly remembered.
Now, however, the fact is obvious
that the farmer-labor party Jonah has
been swallowed up by the LaFolIette
whale, and the Workers Party can
hardly afford to be swallowed up in
the process of becoming an emetic.
The existent farmer-labor parties, all
of them more or less LaFolletteist in
theology in their best days, have now
become part and parcel of the Wis
consin Messiah's baggage. They have
followed the siren call of the bour-
geois leadership which seems to be
headed in the direction of third
progressive" party.
There is no mass demand at this
time for "class farmer-labor party"l
But the comrades of the minority, who
have committed the amazing mistake
Of elevating the tactic of the farmer
'abor party to a Communist principle,
md give everyone the impression that
the united front manifests itself in
America only in the form of the farm
er-labor party, maintain that whether
or not there is a mass demand for it,
we, the Workers (Communist) Party
Eant one, we need one, we cannot
do without one-and by God, we're go
ing to form one even if there is no
one in it but ourselvesl This is no
exaggeration, since a prominent mem
Der of the minority plainly stated in
the national committee of the. Young
Workers League, that he was in. ia
vor Of forming a farmer-IaBor party
even if it contained only 5000 workers.
And so this is what these comrades
propose to do. We, the Communist
Party, are to step out of our own
garb, dress our sleeves with red Cor
will it be pink p bandana. call our
selves Observation-Disclosures party
unite with each other, and shout to
the world that we have achieved the
united front. We will then be able
to hang out our shingle. and invite
the masses of workers into our new
ballroom so that they can get dane
ing partner. Come on in" we will
say, "and you will not have to dance
with us. You can dance with that
mass farmer-labor party over there
She is not so rough as we are; her
step is gentler, her dancing program
holds no difficulties in the way, and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-06

she is far more mild and innocuous
than you think we are. We know that
you think we cannot dance, that we
want to lead you in new-fangled steps,
but surely there is no danger in dane
ing with that harmless mass farmer
labor party sitting there and looking
at you so invitingIy. Just walk over;
she's quite lonesome :"
Talk about your improper political
dancing! Why, we would be running
a political brothel
These comrades are, if only objec-
lively, disappointed Communists. They
have no faith in the charms of the
Communist Party, to continue the
analogy. They think we are too I'M
couth to attract the masses; that we,
as Communist Party, are unable to
assume the leadership of the working
masses without the medium Of a half
way-house Ito mix the metaphor), a
disguise, piece of political mum
merry They are disappointed with
the failure of the Workers Party to
maintain its leadership over those
beautiful-altho, unfortunately, non
existent-6OO,O0O workers who were
supposed to have been so cleverly
maneuvered into the good old feder-
ated. They bemoan the loss of the
workers who were supposed to flock
to st. Paul, but instead ran to Cleve-
land.
And they, who are so anxious to be-
little the vote polled by our own cam
didate, and perhaps secretly envy the
juicy 100000 polIed by LaFoIIette,
probably wonder if we can't beat La
Toilette at his own game. Instead of
labelling capitalist politics progress
sive politics, they want to label the
Communist Party the mass farmer
labor party"
The writer has faith in the ability
of the Communist Party of America,
the Workers Party. to lead the mass
es of workers and poor farmers into
struggles against the capitalist class
on the basis Of real, concrete, burn
ing issues that confront them every
day. have confidence in the cor
rectness of our program. in its ability
to rally the masses to the banner of
struggle at the call of the united front
on the basis of daily demands. be-
lieve that the comrades of the Central
Executive Committee majority-and
in turn, the Overwhelming majority
Of the party-do not propose to tie
red bandanas around our sleeves and
call ourselves another party that will
appear prettier to the workers. that
will serve as a substitute for the
Workers Party, or as a medium for
seducing them into our movement.
And / do not think that the rank
and file Of our party is as yet COM
posed to tired radicals-or disappoint-
: ed Communists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-06
BY EARL r. eRowpER.


What is the united front? Strange
and weird ideas are finding expression
on this subject, and they do not all
come from the ignorant and uniform
ed. For example, consider this gem
from the thesis offered to the party by
the minority Of the c. E. c.:
eff we abandon the united front
policy politically by abandoning the
slogan Fora Glass Farmer-Labor
Party. p"
What does this mean? 1t means
that our minority is revising the con-
ception of the Communist Information
al on the united front. We always
thought, and the Comintern said, that
the "farmer-labor party" slogan was
one phase of the united front tactic;
the minority says MOI, the united
front slogan is but phase of the
farmer-labor party. 1t would be easy
to understand the statement if it said,
''n we abandon the united front policy
then we must abandon the farmer
labor slogan" That is truism. But
to say that by dropping one passing
phase of the united front campaign
we thereby abandon the united front
idea itself, is to betray fundamental
misconception of the united front
There is infinite variety in the appli-
cation of the united front; it is not,
most certainly, confined in the
straight-jacket of farmer-laborism.
How is the United Front Applied Else
where?
Perhaps we have something to learn
about the united front from other
countries. What are the tactics of
Communists in other countries? Do
Communists everywhere stand for
farmer-labor parties?
Only to ask the question is to ex-
pose the absurdity of it. Nowhere in
the world do Communists make the
united front mean labor party" and
nothing else. And only where the
Communists are faced with establish
ed labor parties has the united front
any connection at all with the term
of labor party" But the united front
tactic in Germany, in France, and il
Europe generally, seems to be quite
effective without this magic" slogan.
They do not seem to miss the Tabor
party" in Germany.
How is the united front tactic ap-
piled? How is it crystallized into or
ganized struggle? An example is seen
at the Frankfort conference called to
resist the Ruhr invasion, confer
ence called by the German shop coun-
ellis under the inspiration and leader
ship of the Communists, and uniting
the workers from below for struggle
on specific and burning issue. An
other example of an attempt Of this
nature, one which failed in it's organ
national phase but brought great
gains of an educational nature, was
the united front of the transport work
erss against war, against Fascism, and
against the white terror, at the Berlin
conference of 1928. between the Rus
sian transport unions and the Amster-
dam transport workers federation
headed by Fimmen. Another applica-
ton of the united front was the coun-
ellis of action in England, to prevent
the threatened war against Russia.
Still another application Of the united
front is now being extensively applied
turnout Europe and Asia, in the
Hands on China" movement Will
our minority tell the Communists
across the seas that, because they
Evening star., 1924-01-20
RESEARCH IN RUBBER
AID TO BALLOON TIRE
Necessity for Balance One of Most
Important Discoveries
Made.

To the intensive research and ex-
perimental work that has been car
ried on at several automobile factorie S
under the supervision of the engineer
ing departments the United States
Rubber Company attributes the radi-
cal improvements now incorporate
N its balloon tires.
One of the most important discov-
cries made is the necessity for bal
ance in loW-pressure tires. When the
United States Rubber Company began
the development Of balloon tires it
was found that they produced q gal
loping motion in some cars. which at
high speeds became dangerous This
''shimmying" was attributed to lost
motion due to wear IN the steering
lInkages. spindles and kingpins, and
in certain instances was somewhat
reduced by employing rebound snub-
bers. adjusted to such a high tension
as TO partially defect the springs:
But II was never fully overcome until
the problem vas attacked from the
standpoint Of tire balance.