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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-09
HARMONY

Mr.. ard Mrs. ID. c. Hamlin left
Sunday Nor Gorham, \. H.
q JamGs McCorrison had tho misfor-
thine I'D break his right wrist while
feranking his car. Wednesday. DR..
Eager reduced the fracture.
DIR. and Mrs. Cliff Boyce of Scion
were Sunday callers of DR.. r. F.
Eager.
Myron Bemis, c. G Mclaughlin,
e. o. Bell, John Libby n. e. Lombard.
Charles Lombard. Elmer Forbus, Mr..
Wright, Mrs. Ethel Snowdon and
daughter Elizabeth attended X. p.
Convention in Belfast Saturday, go=
ing by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs A. II. Leighton ac-
companied by Mr.. Leightons father
and mother from Cambridge motored
to Moosehead Lake, Sunday
Donald Annis of Bangor is visiting
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. w. P..Annis.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church have
painted the floor. OF the body of the
church and are working to carpet the
front and aisles Thursday there
was an all day meeting with Mrs.
Bemis. \ goodly number present and
very enjoyable time Wednesday
next the meeting will be with Mrs.
Emery Buzzell and Mrs Flora East
man. 4 baked bean and pastry din
ner will be served
c. II. Wyman and party and DR.
and Mrs Redman of Dexter were din
ner guests at Miss Furbushs We'd
nesday
Mrs. Eleanor Clough of Skowhegan
is at G.. II. Rhoades' for a few days
The Woman's Farm Bureau will
meet with Mrs. W. S. Bemis, Friday
October 10.
Oscar Reed of Lewiston is visiting
at e. S. Reeds for few days.
1 Miss Marguerite Reed was week
end guest of her parents Mr.. ant
Mrs. f. b. Reed returning to Lewis
ton, Sunday.
James Corson broke the bones o.
his lower leg Monday afternoon. DIR
Eager attended him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrill, Deering ant
mother Mrs. E. E. Deering. Mr.. ant
/ Mrs. Carroll Deering and children
motored to Madison Sunday and spen
the day with MIR, and Mrs. Arthur
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-09

box of chocolates from relatives and
friends, all of which added pleasure
to her birthday.
Daniel Johnson and wife were in
North New Portland Sunday calling
upon their parents who 1--WE there.
Mr.. and Mrs. There Rowe and chill
dren spent Sunday down on tbe farm
on the SkoWhegan road
Mrs. Albert Niekerson has number
of very pretty house plants. One
geranium in bloom measures five and
one-half feet which is unusual.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-09

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
DEVER PLAYING TWO
PONIES IN DEFENSE
DAY PROCLAMATION

In the hopes that he would con-
tlnue to maintain some of his for
eIgn vote support, Mayor DeVer con-
tinued to straddIe both horses by is
suing a proclamation to the people
of Chicago to observe Defense Day
but at the same time depIoring the
inculcation of the war spirit in the
minds of the populace.
In the proclamation he pointed out
that he doesn't "beIieve in empha-
sizing at this time preparation for
war, yet have no sympathy with
the sentimental paciflsm which
would leave this nation helpless"
Therefore, proclamates Mayor De-
yer, we shall observe Defense Day
nevertheless. All the big corpora
n-unionized-wlIl have con-
tngents of their employees on the
line Of march and in the audiences
listening to patriotic airs-hot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
AL. SMITH, new
YORK GOVERNOR,
Halls PRINCE

NEW YORK, Sept. 2. - Governor
Alfred E. Smith, who was supported in
his bid for the democratic nomination
for the presidency by the Irish nation
alist organizations and their rabid
anti-British press. broadcasted a well
come to His Royal Highness, the
Prince Of Wales, while on board the
Berengaria on his way to New York.
Governor Smith, the friend Of Ire
land" delivered himself as follows:
"His Royal Highness, the Prince OF
Wales, on board the steamship Rer-l
engaria:
II have the honor to express the
greetings and extend a warm well
come on behalf Of the people Of the
state Of New York on the occasion OF
the arrival of your Royal Highness in
our harbor. Il
This greeting is sent to you thru
the courtesy Of the United States
army service, one Of whose airpIanes
is circling over your vessel.
ALFRED e. SMITH"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03

ing districts in Russia and that ex-
ports must be radically curtailed if
Russia intends to feed itself this COM
ing winter. This should prove wei.
come news to American farmers,
whom the BoIshevlks undersold in Eu-
rope year ago."
This is the main reason why there
is such terrible" famine in Rus
STA. 1t should prove welcome news
even if it is a lie. This will help
Cutten and other spectators to cor
ner the grain markets and make few
extra millions of dollars while the
farmer may forget his troubles at least
until after election.
But what is the actual state of af-
fairsl
Russ Situation Favorable.
Comrade Rykov, chairman of the
Soviet Famine Committee, reported
the actual situation recently at a
Moscow meeting. 1t is much more
favorable than expected previously.
According to the latest statistics, to-
gether with the $50 million puds of
grain left over from last year the gov
eminent will have on it's hands 1900
million puds. After covering the
needs of the famine districts there
will be surplus of over 100 million
puds. Out this amount 70 million
puds will be exported. Besides help
ing the population with grain, 35 mil
lion gold rubles have ben appropriated
to help the famine districts and all
labor and peasant organizations of the
country have been molibilized for this
purpose. The district affected covers
about one-fourth of that in 1921, and
only about seven million people are
affected against the 80 million of 1921.
These facts are very well known to
the Tribune correspondents but to
print them would not be such welcome
news to the grain spectators who are
robbing the population as we'll as the
farmers. The white guards and the
counter-revolutionist in general are
attempting to make good use of the
welcome" news of the yellow sheets.
The local white guard Russian paper
using the Tribune's news" is telling
it's readers that the Bolsheviks are
starving the peasants while export
ing grain.
But the workers have learned many
a lesson during the last few years and
they know how reliable" the news
about Russia is in the capitalist
sheets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03

back into this hell. stood in this line
three times.
When you are discharged the COM
pany gives you another chance to
stand in line. With each time you are
taken back you get harder and lower
paid job,
Endless Line Of Jobless.
The men in line are bad looking
bunch. Broken down in body and
spirit, hungry, sleeping in alleys,
ragged and diseased they stand there
waiting.
The A. T. Briggs Manufacturing
Company is next to the largest body
making firm in Detroit. They employ
$4,000 men. They have four large
plants and run night shifts.
The plant runs ~ hours a day and
night. This factory is known all over
Detroit as the DEVILS He'll Hole. The
doctors call it 1.-The Home Of Blood
Poisoning" II Is horribly unsanitary
in hundreds OF ways which 1t would
take too much space to describe.
Workers Only Hope.
hope the day is not far off when
the workers will be set free from this
slavery to the money kings.
The Dictatorship Of the Proletariat
is the workers only hope for a better
world.
Enclosed find subscription for
four months and $200.
A COMRADE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03

lined up close to each other,
quickly picking up the metal
parts dropped by the machines
and sending them on to the next
stage of production.
These human machines must be con-
tinually at their posts mot for one
moment can they stop to keep pace
with the rapidly moving machines.
Rumors in Factory.
Here is the letter:
To the DAILY WORKER-On Mon
day, Aug. IS, at $3.50 a. m, a rumor
went the rounds at the Briggs Manu-
featuring Company that $50 men were
to be laid of. Fifteen minutes later
another rumor. The plant has over
produced. IL will be necessary to re.
duce production. An inventory is
being taken and there may be com.
plete shutdown.
A ruse to brighten the workers. ]
knew something was coming. And
then the cat was let out Of the bag,
There will be cut in wages. The
men have already received 10 per
cent cut in wages only month ago.
Conditions in this plant are horrible.
Fifteen minutes for lunch. No one is
allowed to leave his bench even to
go to the toilet. Anyone caught rest
ing during work is Immediately dis
charged.
Workers often Discharged.
Discharge is a familiar word. Men
are discharged on the dimsiest pre-
lenses.
Outside the plant every day. except
Sunday, long line Of men are wait.
ing for chance to work. There are
at least 200 in line each day and this
line hangs like sword over the heads
OF the men inside who never know
when they Will be forced to stand
there waiting for chance to get
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
TEAPOT DOME THIEF
WINS FIRST VICTORY
A! 4! GASOLINE BATTLE.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Harry
F. Sinclair, lessee Of the Teapot
Dome oil reserve, scored for the
first time today in the litigation
growing out of the Senate lnvestIga.
ton of the naval oil leases.
Justice HoehIing of the District
of Columbia Supreme Court, grant
ed Sinclair a special appeal from
the courts order oVerruina his de-
murrer to an indictment charging
him with contempt of the senate.
The contempt charges grew out
of Sinclair's refusal to answer GER
tain questions propounded by the
Senate Public Lands Committee
during the oil inquiry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
HERRIN MINERS,
JOBLESS, GO TO
XII KLUX TRIAL
Thirty Mines ShutDo
in Sub-District
Editors Note: This article by
Karl Reeve was written before the
renewal Of civil war in HerrIn last
Saturday.
BY KARL REEVE
(Staff Writer, Daily Worker.)

HERRIN, ILL.,, Sept. 2. - Thirty
mines in the entire Herrin sub-district
the second largest sub-district in ILL
nois, are completely shut down. Only
IL are working at all, and none of
these are working full time. This was
the statement made at the Offices Of
the United Mine Workers in Herrin.
5000 Are Jobess.
Sven mines are completely closed in
Herrin, and three mines are working
part time. Over 1000 miners in this
town are idling the streets, out of
work. Mines Nos. /, and of the
Franklin County Coal Company have
been abandoned. Mine B of the Chi
cago, williamson & Franklin Coal
Company, ordinarily employing 800
men, has been shut down for practi-
cally year. Mine A of this company,
which works better than any other
mine around Herrin, employing 700
men, works at the most four days a
week
Many of the unemployed miners,
with nothing else to do, are attending
the trial of Carl Nelson and Walter
Winsted, members of the Ku Klux
Khan. They are being tried at the
county courthouse in Herrin, charged
with assault with deadly weapon.
Visitors Searched.
When Arley Staples and myself en-
tered the courtroom we were searched
by two deputy sheriffs. Delos Duty,
the prosecutor, and A. o. Boswell, de-
Tense attorney, were having a hard
time to pick jurors who had no fixed
opinion of the Ku Klux Khan. Judge
Bowen had his back to the courtroom
and was reading the Chicago Tribune.
He aid down the paper occasionally
to dreamily gaze out Of the window.
Boswell seemed unwilling to allow
foreigners to serve on the jury. G.
Barbalia was removed from the jury,
altho he declared he had no fixed
opinion on the case. Dennis Craig
was also removed by the Khan lawyer.
Duty, the prosecutor, explained to
the jurors that the charge grew out
of the raids, commonly known as
the Ku Klux Khan raids in which
Glenn Young was involved" He ex-
planned they were being tried on an
indictment returned by the Grand
Jury.
Mystery in Court Procedure.
Boswell suddenly asked for pri-
vate conference and the judge and the
two lawyers went into another room.
Upon their return Judge Bowen an
nounced that court would be adj
journed until four o'clock in the after
noon. He refused to divulge the sub
ject of the conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
FAMINE TALES
IN KEPT PRESS
SHOWN FALSE
DisproUe Lies of "Trib"
and Others
BY M. A. sKRoMNY.

The capitalist press, espe-
ciaIIy the Tribune, is continuing
to feed it's readers with horrible
Russian famine sttories. A few
days ago the Russian Cheka had
shot in the Chicago Tribune a
hungry mob. Now the same
yellow sheet has obtained an
Exclusive" map of the famine
district which claims to show
that the famine in the land of
Red menace" is "as severe as
that in 1921"
When we remind ourselves
that the same newspaper, in
1921 published an exclusive"
photograph Of the Bolsheviks
actually shooting down a hung
ry mob (Which happened to be
the photograph of the July up
rising Of 1917 showing the Boil
sheviks being shot down by the
Kerensky troops), we don't
wonder much about the proofs
of this paper.
Recall Acts of 1921,
When the Soviet government in 1921
APPEALED to the world for aid to save
the starving because it was unable to
save them without aid from abroad,
the same press called it "Bolshevik
propaganda" Only after the work
ing class organizations all over the
world began an active campaign to aid
IN the famine did the capitalist press
take it seriously. The Soviet govern
ment was forced to spend in this coun-
try several millions of dollars for food
agreed to help. They actually permit
ted thousands of people to die before
they did anything to help.
Now, when the Soviet government
states that it is able to take care of
the famine districts without foreign
aid, they are so anxiously advertising
the great" famine. Why are they so
anxiously advertising the great"
famine. Why are they so good
hearted? What happened?
Since 1921 the Soviet government
has been recognized by many impor-
tant states. The Hughes policy of
splendid isolation in the Russian af-
fairs has proven a failure. 1t con-
tributed much to the unemployment
in this country, to the lessening of
exports and the general defation of
business. 1t was an aid to the Brit
ish, German and other business inter
ests as against the interests of Uncle
Sam. Many countries, including the
arch enemy, France, are now on the
verge of recognizing the Soviet gov
eminent.
Farmers Aimed At.
The farmers in this country as well
as the workers are rebelling against
the well "oiled" old parties. In order
to still their voices by raising artifi.
cially grain prices, and at the same
time prevent, if possible, further rec
ognitions of the Soviet government,
this campaign of lies about the Rus
sian famine was brot about In the
cable in which the killings of the
hungry" are reported there is a para
graph which let's the cat out of the
bag. 1t states that IN. Leshava
commissioner of Interior Trade) re.
ports that the crop failure has af
fected two-thirds of the grain-grow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
(oontinued from PAGE ID

the injunction. Perhaps John H.
Walker might use up dozen hand
kerchiefs, telling the workers how he
has repented of his sins, how he
turned from the wicked path, trodden
by him during the days when he was a
member Of the socialist party and be-
lieved there was such thing as the
class struggle. Perhaps.
DUT listen. "Quiet, thotful refiec-
- ton is expected to hold full sway
instead of the clamor of former labor
days. The parade, the outings and
the oratory of other labor days will
not be in evidence. Instead there will
be more constructive, more benefl-
cial and more substantial way of OBJ
serving labor day-the silent refiec-
tion upon the past and its lessons and
the future and its problems This
from the Federation News.
co II you read something like the
- following in the columns of the
capitalist press this morning you need
not be surprised, because you are fore
warned: zone Of the most remarkable
labor celebrations ever held in the vi.
cinity of the Windy City, took place
here yesterday in Sleepy Hollow. Sew
eral thousand workers spent the day
laying on their backs gazing into the
little patches of blue sky that could
be seen thru the foliage of the trees.
There was a dead silence. Suddenly
heavy sobbing was heard, but the
sleepers did not move. The reporter
astonished by the strange scene made
his way in the direction of the sob
bling and found John H. Walker,
John Fitzpatrick and Victor Olander
sitting near brook crying furiously
into the water.
nXKTALKING up and down nearby
WV was a tall old man who looked
very much like the figure of Santa
Claus that can be seen around Christ
mas in the Marshall Field store win
dow That is Rip Van Winkle,' Mr..
Walker managed to tell me between
sobs. We brot him here specially
today to give our union members a
lesson in the art of keeping quiet.
They are too fond of fighting with the
capitalists, and fighting gets them no
where. This method takes the cake.
You watch for the results. Instead of
parading around the streets carrying
banners, and getting under the hide of
the capitalists, we intend to reflect"
every once in a while. Reflect on the
past, and dream about the future,
when science viii be taking sugar
from the sun and moonshine from the
moon. Never mind about the present,
that's Christian Science
John Fitzpatrick
- jumped up and mounting boul-
der, took off his hat and began:
Brothers this meeting now comes to
order. The situation is this" Olan-
der pulled his coattail and handed him
stick of chewing gum. Fitz got
down and said: ooh, hell was dream
ing Walker continued; 'Fitz is not
yet completely broken in. He gets
those fits once in a while. He does
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
Advocate Night Work Abolition.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, September g.
Coincident with a convention in Mil
waukee of the Wisconsin Association
of Master Bakers, local No. 205 of the
Bakers union advocated the abolition
of night baking and appealed to house
wives to buy union-made bread in the
interest of health and better working
conditions for their craft.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
EIGHT AND NINTH
CONGRES SIONAL
DISTRICTS LEAD
Young Workers League
Members on Job

Under the impetus of the drive
launched at the recent Chicago Work
ers Party membership meeting, party
workers are sending in more enthusi-
astic reports on signatures obtained in
the various congressional districts.
A review of the signatures obtained
and the work done in the Eighth and
Ninth congressional districts, in which
George Maurer and Jack w. Johns
tone are the candidates, show real
progress, with indications that these
will be the first to go over the top in
placing Workers Party candidates on
the ballot.
Other Districts Do Well.
Other districts are also going well
and with little added speed from
more Of the members. Chicago expects
to place all its candidates on the bal
| lot.
The Young Workers League mem
bers have begun to organize their
forces to obtain signatures and expect
to turn in large number within the
next few days.
What Have Candidates Done?
The local is issuing a short state
ment on the Lives and Work. Of the
Workers Party candidates, to be used
to acquaint prospective signers Of pc
titions with the men to be placed on
the ballot.
Party workers who have gone out to
get signatures invariably relate that
it is easy to secure them. One good
rule to follow is to carry copies of the
DAILY WORKER and other campaign
literature for distribution.
Bring in Petitions.
Real hustling is needed from every
member, as there are only two weeks
left in which to get the required num-
Der of signatures in the various dis
tricts. Every branch must get busy
at once. Every member in the branch
must be modified into quick partici.
patton in this work.
Street meetings can be and are be-
ing used successfully in getting sig
natures.
Earn Your Merit Stamp.
Earn your merit stamp for getting a
new subscriber to the DAILY WORK,
Err and new member into the party.
Merit stamps are different from any
other stamps issued by our party.
They must be earned by work. And
every member in good standing must
show merit stamp on his book.
| A campaign to visit those who
signed to put the Workers Party can.
didates on the ballot will be inaugu.
rated as soon as the drive for getting
signatures is over. This will give
every member in the party an oppor-
tunity to earn his merit stamp.
Party Getting on Ballot.
Reports coming in from all the
states in which the Workers Party is
trying to get its candidates on the
ballot in the coming elections are very
promising. Many have already re-
ported success. The Workers Party
has the distinguished honor in this ma
tional election campaign of being the
ONLY WORKING CLASS TICKET in
the field, all other parties in the field
being upholders of the capitalist sys.
tenn.
Comrades, don't let your state lag
behind! Get behind your candidates!
Put their names on the ballot
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
CLEVELAND, OHIO
A $500, 100000 GRAFT

This is the drug trusts annual toll
from the gullible rich and poor. For this,
not only worthless substances, but also
dangerous and habit-forming drugs are
given, and as a result, Medicine destroys
more lives than war, pestilence and
famine combined. Patent, medicine is
responsible for about 10 per cent OF the
inmates OF all insane asylums."
Progressive men and women have dis
carded drugs as a relic Of the supersti-
tious past and are now using Natural
Methods only.-When I'll see
DR.. j. j. SCHOLTES
chiropraetor and Eleetrotheropist
1888 w. 2bth st. Line. 534o
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
Take a Vote in Your Shop

low do the
campaign?
How
the leadership Coolidge
How
pleas of LaFollete le-ca
And all, n sho pwhou
party policy
PRESIDENT
Take shop. II o
votes and give
thinking
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS

Learn at Home
A Refined, Healthy, Manipulating
Business
During the Long Fall & Winter evenings.
Address:
The American Artificial Flower Co.
7o2s SO. tisIsted ST., Chicago. ~,
CHICAGO. ILL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
Mystery in Court Procedure.
A. T. GRICGS MANUFACTURING CO.,
OF DETROIT, MICH, is A DEVILS
OWN HELL-HOLE, WORKER WRITES

human voice of the pit of dungeon known as the
T. Briggs Manufacturing Company in Detroit, Michigan
reached the DAILY WORKER today In this dungeon autoo7
bile bodies are made for Hudson and Essex cars
Those who have visited automobile manufacturing plants
will recall as thew read this and of human flesh
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-03
ILLINOIS MINING
TOWN is PICTURE
OF DILAPIDATION
BY KARL REEVE. "
(staff Writer, Daily Worker.)

SESSER, Ill, Sept. 1.-The main
street of Sesser is dilapidated and for.
lorn. Most of the stores have closed
their doors, the windows are broken
and in some places boarded up. Those
stores remaining open have only few
dollars worth of stock on hand. The
Old Ben Coal Company mine No. 16,
usually employing $50 men, has been
shut down for seven months, and the
Southern Gem Coal Company, employ.
ing go men, is not only closed, but
it owes the men over 100000 on their
last December pay roll.
Stores Die of.
The Caesar Biotti grocery and meat
market, after extending credit to the
unemployed miners to the amount Of
$4,000, has closed its doors and given
up the ghost. ]. H. Isom, selling gen.
eral merchandise. is expected to close
soon, having gone in the hole over
$4,000. Allen & Loukes, formerly one
of the biggest stores in Sesser, will
close soon, having lost already $4,000.
The Page Drug Company, formally de-
clared bankrupt, has closed it's doors.
Many Of those who left for the large
cities to find work have returned
home. Some Of those who went to De.
troit, st. Louis, Chicago and other
cities, and failed to find work, are
Reggie Garner, Roscoe Stone, w. c.
Stone, Edwin Tate, Charles Bublis,
Robert Hancock, William Bal Buagher,
Joe Cayeglia and John Moudy.
Out Of population of $500, over
1000 miners in Sesser are out Of work
and have been unemployed for the last
seven months.