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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09

reading, Mrs. Mary S. T. Burns;
singing, America" At the business
session Mrs. Sarah +. Dyer. the DEL
egate from Priscilla Rebekah to the
special meeting of the Rebekah as
sembly Of Maine gave an interesting
report The hostesses served delic-
ious sandwiches, tea and cookies.
Mrs. Bertha Emery a Past Noble
Grand of the Rebekah lodge at New
Portland, was guest. The next
meeting will be held on April q and
will be directed by a committee
headed by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L.
HOVt,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09

school in the village April 9. Min
Annie Thomas of Newport arr,v.a
Saturday night and is teaching IN.
Flat school, boarding with Nh.
James Labree-Mrs. Clarence Han
son and sons were in Dexter to a..
tend the automobile show.-EIms,
Trafton of Harmony was in town !.
business Friday.-The Helpers ma,
with Mrs. Roddy Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson passed Saw.
eral days in Harmony the guest ~
friends last week.-Mr. and M,
Harry Perkins are the proud parents
of a little son and have named him
Harry Junior.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09
Rotary Club Luncheon

Judge Charles p. Barnes OF 1ioul-
ton. Attorney John w. Manson OF
pittsfield and Ralph W. Leighton
formerly principal OF SAowheean
High and n member of the Skowhe-
gan Rotary CLUB were guests at the
Tuesday noon luncheon of the SHOW :
hogan Rotary club held at the Grand
Army Hall. The meal served by
Mrs. Kate Simpson was delicious
and nicely served. Mrs. Marion T,
Oddly presided at the piano and the
song service was a pleasant feature
of the program. The speaker was
Russell Craig, who has recently
come to Skowhegan from Pittsneid,
being representative for the
METROPOLITAN Life Insurance Com
pany, who spoke in a most interest
ing manner concerning his line of
work. The meeting of the District
convention which are to be held in
Portland on April 23rd. and oath,
were discussed. 1t is expected that
about twenty-five members will be
in attendance although it is wished
that the attendance might be 1000
which would mean that the entire
membership which numbers 40
would attend the convention. John
L. Fish Is chairman Of the District
Convention committee.
Mrs. Melvina Thibodeau of Fair
field, who was drawn to serve on
the traverse jury was excused Tues
day morning by Judge Charles P.
Barnes of Houlton. Mr.. Thibodeau
has obtained work in Woonsooket,
r. l.. and the family are moving
this week to that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09
CAuj.}RHI}GE

Arthur Barron left Tuesday morn
ing for Maiden, Mass, where he has
accepted a position in a restaurant
His many friends We're sorry to have
him leave town but all wish him sue
cess in his work.-Miss Pike arrived
in town Sunday and began her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09
Children's PARTY

Saturday afternoon from 2:30 to
4:30 there will be party for the
children Of the primary department
of tie Bethany Baptist Sunday
school in the children's room direct
ed by the teachers Mrs. Ethel w.
Ames. Mrs. Harriet C. Mason. Mrs.
Russell Craig and Miss Marguerite
Savage. assisted by Mrs George
Merriam. All children OF this de-
partment are invited to attend. Re-
freshments will be served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09
Home Service at Whittemore's

Tuesday evening Rev. George Mer-
RAM, pastor of the Bethany Baptist
church conducted a Home Service at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton
Whittemore on Madison Ave. There
were 43 IN attendance. Mr.. Merriam
gave an interesting talk and con-
Quoted the devotions. Next Tuesday
evening the service will be held
with Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Perkins
on Jewett St. All interested are
cordially invited to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09
|Sk0WnEcAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, s:,a.. s ~
S. S. S. Club Meets

Ladies of the S. S. S. Club We're
happily entertained at the home of
Mrs. Austin Sprague on Alder street,
TUESDAY afternoon and passed the
time sewing and socially. The
hostess served dainty refreshments.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Kerry B. Steward on
Fridge ST.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09

Tuesday after school at the office
of superintendent Of the Skowhe-
gan-Madison schools, w. Il. Wood
bury was held the monthly meeting
of the Skowhegan Grade teachers.
The work considered under the
supervision of Mr.. Woodbury. and
which was taken part in by the var
ious teachers was writing and both
written and oral composition and
was of real value to the teachers
At the May meeting the subject in
the study book to be considered Will
be reading.
AS a team belonging to Frederick
Brothers OF NorridgeWock. which
had been hitched at the mill shed on
High street. was being backed out it
started flock of doves and they
flew into the air making quite a
noise which frightened the horse
which ran toward Madison Ave,
hitting a telephone pole and throw
ing the horse. The horse got up and
started up through the Holt and
Hight coal shed and finally across
Madison ave, to the Harry Nelson
place where it was captured. The
wagon was badly wrecked and one
Of the horses front legs was badly
skinned.
Funeral Service for Robert Green
Funeral service for Robert Green
was held at the home on the Lake
wood road Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock, conducted by the Rev.
George Merriam, pastor Of the
Bethany Baptist church. The burial
was made in the family lot in the
Jewett cemetery at Twelve Corners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09

Charles Pomerlieu OF Fairfield is
n guest of his brother and wife, MIR.
and Mrs. Theodore Pomerlieu.-Mrs.
Ralph Hill was in Fairfield to visit
her niece, Miss Priscilla Lawrence
Mrs. Roy Ellis of Hinckley was in
town Tuesday-Dr Edward White
was in Cornvile and Madison on
business Wednesday.-Ll r.
Hart of Bangor was a guest Tuesday
night of his mother. Mrs. Blanche l..
Handy at the Skowhegan House and
went to Boston Wednesday to as
sumo the duties of position for the
Il. & NJ. II. R.-Miss Edna Smith,
who has been a guest of her BROTH
er. James Smith, returned Wednes-
day to carbohydrates Stevens, q
machinist who has been employed
by the American Wooden company
went to Boston Wednesday where
he expects to be employed. If MIR.
Stevens remains in Boston Mrs. Ste
vens will join him soon,-Mrs. Ruth
Clyde. who has been guest of her
parents. DR.. and Mrs. A. Il. Borden,
returned to her studies at the Massa-
chusetts School of Optometry We'd
nesday.-Mrs. Lydia Pooler IS a
guest of her son, Frank Il. Pooler
in East Skowhegan.--MiSs Georgia
Bickford of Lakewood was in town
Wednesday on her way to Auburn
TO visit a cousin, Vera Webb DR..
I. i. Mower of Waterville was a
business caller in town Wednesday.
Fred Rand of Augusta, arrived in
town Wednesday to act temporarily
for Judge Barnes as stenographer
until Cecil Clay, Judge Barnes
stcnographer is free from his duties
as reporter of the House of Repre-
sentatives in the S2nd Legislature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09

\ union prayer service of the
Centenary Methodist Federated and
Bethany churches will he held this
Thursday evening at the Federated
church and will be conducted by the
pastor, the Rev. George l.. Thurlow.
The District nurse, Miss Anabel
Lancaster, made 81 calls last month
which is small number and proves
that the month was a healthy one
for the people of Skowhegan.
NJ. w. Clark of New Portland who
has been serving on the Grand Jury
WAS SXcuspd TueSJav
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09

Rodericl and Trafton Farm Agen-
cy report the sale of the J. +. Law
renee farm in Embden of 100 acres
to Linwood Campbell of Corea This
is the third farm Mr.. Campbell has
purchased through Mr.. Trafton who
has also sold one farm for Mr.. Camp
bell. He is fisherman but likes
farming in Somerset County better
and so has returned to make his
home on the farm recently purchas-
ed. This agency has sold the Car
roll Caswell farm of 100 acres locat-
ed in Embden to Walter Mckinney
of Skowhegan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-09
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
HEBREW BUTCHERS
SEEK AGREEMENT
FOR WAGE RAISE
No More 7-Day Week
Demanded
BY ABE KLEIN.

The officers of the Hebrew Butchers
Local Union 500 of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
of North America are engaged in me-
gotiating an agreement to replace the
old agreement which expires on
Sept. 1.
The demands of the Hebrew butch
ers are a raise of SIS per week for
apprentices, from $35 to $40, and for
first hand butchers from SAC to $50
per week. The men now work seven
days week, and they demand that
they be allowed Sunday off, as they
are inhumanly driven at present with
working week of 20 hours.
No understanding has been reached
at present, but the men are deter
mined that these demands shall be
granted even if they have to strike
for them, should the bosses continue
their refusal
The negotiating committee for the
union consists Of the president, bust
ness agent, secretary and other local
union officials.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
BRITISH LIONS
TAIL TWISTED
BY CANTONESE

LONDON, Aug. 20.-The order of
the South China government exclud-
ing British and Japanese vessels from
Chinese ports continued today to per
pick the foreign office.
The situation was serious enuf to
call back Foreign Minister Chamber
lain from his summer holiday. He re.
turned to Downing street today.
While the foreign office openly at
tributes the Canton governments dis
criminatory shipping regulations to
Bolshevistic influence, the situation
has perplexing aspects due to the fact
that Great Britain has not recognized
the Canton regime. The foreign office
can therefore deal officially only with
the Picking government. and the latter
is powerless to assert any effective
authority over the Cantonese politi
clans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
Workers Party Opens
Fourth Convention
In Chicago Today

Continued from page u
third was held at Chicago in the last
days Of December, 1923, and the
early days of January, 1924.
The delegates by districts are al
follows:
Chicago delegates for the c.
&C.
New York; for the C. (. c.,
4 for opposition.
5uffalo-2 delegates for the c,
&C.
Detroit-2 for the c. E. c., I for
the opposition.
Cleveland-3 for the c. &. c.,
for the opposition.
Mlnnesota--5 for the c. E. c.
CALIFORNIA; for the c. z. C.
Oregon and Washington District
q delegates for the C. E. G.
Connecticut for the c. {. c.
Philadelphia for the c. {. c.,
for the opposition.
Boston, for the c. E. c., 8 for
the opposition.
Plttsburah-3 for opposition.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
REPORT PROVES
BOAT DISASTER
DUE TO:N.l!EGLECT
Profit Greed Imperiled
Lives Of 700


NEWPORT, R. l., Aug. 2O.-Forty
dead, others still lowering in agony
between life and death and many of
the go injured doomed to be blinded
and disigured for life-this is the
terrible toll recorded thus far in the
excursion steamer Mackinac boiler ex-
plosion disaster. sdf
The cause of the disaster is laid
entirely to capitalist greed. The state
investigators report states they found
the boiler old, deteriorated by wear
and thinned down in many places and
not in a condition to be used. Many
repairs in the boiler prove that it
was completely worn out
The steamer, built in Wisconsin in
1909, is reported to have suffered from
boiler trouble all summer and even
this trip was delayed because a patch
had to be welded on the boiler In
this condition the boat was used and
the lives of 700 excursionists were
imperiled with the resulting disaster
AS young people were dancing to
the strains of a jazz orchestra, there
was a conclusion followed by cloud
of steam. Stifled by the steam and
with their flesh cooked men, women
and children rushed bLndly about the
decks, some of them, leaping over
board.
The bursting of as pipe in the bot
tom Of the boat caused the disaster.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
steck Holds His LEAD.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-With the
recount complete in 81 counties, Dan
lei F. Steck, democrat, has a lead of
11.O25 votes over Senator Smith w.
Brookhart in the contested Iowa sena-
torial election, the senate elections
committee announced today.
The total uncontested vote was:
steck. 24s,174; Brookhart, 2S5,14s.
A total of 5,641 individual ballots
was challenged of which 1926 were
cast for Brookhart and 1,345 for Steck.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
French Debt Board
Sails for America
About September Is

WASHINGTON. Aug a0-Secre.
tary Of Treasury Mellon, chairman OF
the American war debt commission,
was officially advised by the French
government that its debt negotis.
tors would sail for the United States
about September Is to begin nego-
tiations for funding the approx
mately $4,oOO,Ooo,oOO debt OF France
to this country.
The membership OF the French
commission was not given.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
Berry's Gang Is
Suspected Of This
Newt error Reign
Continued from page y

NSontlnueu from page II
local President crambsrt Of Franklin
Union No. 4. stf..s
This morning about 7:15 o'clock,
when Miss Mabel Clark, who lives on
the second floor of the. same address,
was going to work, she, found two one
pound sticks Of dynamite, heavily COW
cred with friction tape, in the hall en-
trance door. A long piece of fuse was
lighted. With remarkable presence of
mind she stamped out the fuse and
threw the dynamite into the adjoining
lot.
When Brandt was bottled he went
to pick up the dynamite and by that
time several children between the
ages Of four and ten were playing with
the bomb. Brandt took the dynamite
into the house. 4b Il
In the meantime Omcer Mccarthy
from the Irving Park station called at
the house and took the dynamite to
the station.
The apartment is filled with women
and children, and but for the presence
OF mind Of Miss Clark it is more than
likely that several lives would be lost.
The bombing is attributed to the ac-
tivity of Jimmy Brandt in fighting
against Berry and his cohorts and
also the scab printing companies in
Chicago that fear a new leadership
in the union.
During the last election in the union
Brandt carried on vigorous campaign
against Berry and President Crambert
Of Franklin Union No. 4. A smuggling
committee was organized to beat up
the progressiyes, including Brandt, but
the sluggers got the worst OF it,
Further Developments In the shoot
ing up of the homer of James King,
1922 North Austin avenue, are:
A woman who lives In neighboring
house witnessed the shooting which
took place about 1880 Tuesday night.
This woman saw redfaced individual
who was sitting beside the chauffeur
in an automobile getsup on the porch
OF Kings home and look thru the win.
dow. He then came down on the side.
walk and fred three shots thru the
window. -
The police from Craigin avenue sta
ton are now investigating the shoot
ing. Mrs. King is In a very nervous
state over the incident, as she is
afraid the gunner may return at any
time.
There is a good-sized hole in the
dining room door OF Kings home
where the bullet went thru.
The lockout at the Cuneo printing
plant is still on, with the men who
walked out confident that they can
defeat Berry and the printing bosses
The Keogh Printing Company
which locked out the pressmen, feed
ers and compositors three weeks ago
settled with the unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
'MAJAH' BERRY
AS LOOTER OF
Union funds
Chicago Press Get on
His Crooked Trail
Continued from page y


Bagley and David Simons in New
York and the pressmen's union in
Chicago were crucihed by this capital
list stoolpigeon and fake patriot
Another Grating Scheme.
About this time, Berry sent out his
call for the war emergency fund
assessment. Many of the local unions
feeling that Berry would loot it as
he had looted the pension fund, voted
against it, The ''majah" made use
Of all the patriotic bunk that the cap
italists were using to make the work
ers believe they were fighting for
something noble instead 70 the filthy
dollars of the House of Morgan. Berry
waved the American flag before the
eyes Of the membership. But the
members of Pressmen's Union No.
were not fooled.
In August, 1919, William J. Geary
and John J. Collins, school and home
trustees, appeared before the exc
outive committee of the Chicago
Printing Pressmen's Union No 8 of
which they were members and stated
that they were not satisfied with the
financial reports sent ont by Secretary
Treasurer Orr. Geary and Collins in.
formed the executive board Of No. 8
that no meetings of the international
executive board were held for one
year and that they wanted an investi-
cation into the financial affairs Of the
International union. The members
then gave Collins and Geary and the
executive board of No. power to
take up the matter Of complete In
yestigation Of the financial affairs Of
the international union
When this information reached the
"majah" he got the political shivers
Diplomatic Illness is a most con
venient malady when a person wants
to evade some unpleasant duty Sc
when Trustee Collins was to install
the home trustees and the officers OF
the international union for the ensu.
ing two years Berry got conveniently
stricken with illness. Secretary-Treas
urer Orr was in Cincinnati at the
time. President Berry was in Chica-
60 two days before the installation
of the officers, altho this fact was un.
known at the time to either trustees
and the board Of directors, Berry
jumped to Cincinnati. Berry was in
vited to Chicago but he claimed the
expense was too much This from a
man who burned up more than $780,
600 in breaking the pressmen's strike
in New York in 1919
All the officers and trustees with
the exception of Berry and Orr were
installed in Chicago. The ''majah'
instructed Trustee Collins to come to
Cincinnati to install Berry and Orr.
Berry was not concerned with the ex-
pense. What he was worried about
was a joint meeting of the trustees
and the board of directors.
On the advice Of the executive board
Of Pressmen's Union No 3, Trustees
Geary and Collins went to Cincinnati
for the double purpose of installing
the two takers and also TO put GER
tain questions to them.
When they arrived IN Cincinnati
! the @majah" was sick in bed. He was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22

so sick that he could not ever crawl
out from the sheets to get installed.
Callins had 10 "annoit" him in bed,
Collins and Geary put several lead
ing questions to Berry and Orr con-
corning the financial condition of the
home properties. Berry said that they
could 30 10 the home and investigate
il they wished, an impossible pro-
ceeding, or else they could return to
Chicago and PROFOUND questions for
submission to him, embodying what
the pressmen wanted to know about
the Affairs of the international union.
Framed the Questions.
The trustees returned to Chicago
and after consulting with the officers
Of Local No, 3, fourteen questions
relating to the financial affairs of the
International union were addressed to
Berry. The letter containing the
questions was signed by VIM. L. Haas,
president and John J. Knapp, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Despite this investigation by Press
mems Local No 3, Berry claimed that
mot one written line of protest or
claim of irregularity or dishonesty
have ever been submitted to the ofic-
ers OF the international Union" And
in addition to the investigation,
Berry had received letter from the
officers of Pressmen's Union No. 8,
an explanation of the ''un-
accounted for balance of $50, 1854" in
the pension fund. Berry left for
France to work for the House Of Nor
gan shortly after the investigation
into his money transactions were in
itiated.
Called First Conference.
In February, 1919, the Philadelphia
Union sent out call for
a conference to talk over matters
concerning the affairs of the union,
Locals from Chicago, New York and
St Louis attended. There we're no
plans formulated at that conference
but in April of the same year a con
ference was held in Chicago at which
% unions were represented, coming
from all parts of the country.
At this conference the delegates
learned how Berry juggled the refer
endum on the war emergency assess
ment The Chicago pressmen ex-
planned that they had taken legal ac-
ton to prevent Berry from forcing
them to pay the assessment.
1t developed that the Clinchfeld
Mercantile company, the Clinchfleld
Hydro-Electric company and the
Clinchfield Land and Lumber com
pany were the personal properties of
"Majah" George L. Berry and were
incorporated under their names in the
state of Tennessee.
The next article of this series will
continue the expose of Berry's Jug
Cling of the funds Of the Interna-
tional Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
AMERICAN DELEGATES
SAIL TO ATTEND SOVIET
ACADEMY QE[EBRATION

NEW YORK, Aug. 2o.--James p.
Goodrich, former governor of In
diana, sailed for Soviet Russia to-
day. R
Goodrich was accompanied by Or.
E. A. Colder, of Leland Stanford
University. Both are delegates to
the 2ooth anniversary of the organ
ization Of the academy of sciences
In LenInnrad.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
Quake Busy In Japan.

TOXIC, Aug. 2O.-Aicha and Gifu
procedures were shaken by an earth
quake early today. Clocks were
stopped in Nagoya and other cities,
but no serious damage has been re-
ported. The temblor frightened the
populace badly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22

Max Mason. professor OF mathemat.
ical physics Of the University of Wis
consin, will be thernext president Of
the University Of Chicago. beginning
with the fall term, Oct. LIST, The Uni.
yersity OF Chicago has been without a
president since the death Of President
Ernest De Witt Burton last May.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
Fire Routs PARISHES.

OCEAN GROVE. N. J., Aug. 20
Fire early today swept the North End
hotel, seaside resort here, driving
400 guests from their rooms and de-
stroying the hotel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
Hold U. s.-canadian confab.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-A confer
ence to agree upon regulations for the
enforcement of the anti-smuggling
treaty between the United States and
Canada started at the treasury depart
ment.