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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09
Funeral Of Fred Warren Bunker

Funeral services for Fred Warren
Bunker were held at the home Sat
urcay forenoon at II o'clock, con-
Quoted by the pastor of the Congre-
Satlonal church. Rev. c. w. Rogers
Northern Star Lodge, +. and A. NJ
No. 20 of which Mr.. Bunker was a
Past Master was present and held
their memorial service. They were
accompanied by DeMobay Com
mandery of Skowhesan. Burial was
IN the family lot at Sunset cemetery.
Mr.. Bunker is survived by his wife,
who was Mrs. Edna Page Smith of
SkoWhegan. also three sisters and
an aged mother who reside In Cal
ifornia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09
TODAY'S INSTALMENT.
LVIII-SUSPENSE

= COULD see that Larry couldn't
help wondering. Evidently the
q happiness in my face was too geh-
uine to seem to have been simulated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09
STEN0eRlPHIC PROCEEDINGS
(oentInusd from Page Nins)


Indictment upon which our American
political system 10 now being tried.
il IL our privilege for q season to
Concentrate the capacity. and the pa
ES1otism OF American citizens in car
n ans e
by other men. To that end we may
we'll devote our energies with a sim
31eness Of purpose that shall carry
Conviction to the interests that we
In this address there has been
stressed matters Of primarily econ
omic concern. We must take thought
Of our finances: our a1i l9ar our our
iofsstry. 10 the CONSERVATION and
development Of these material re-
be wei II we are under no misappre'
hsnsion as to the things Of most pro-
land. va are here today because
other men and women in other days
cherished . deep and abiding faith in
the power Of the spirit to overcome
penetrated this savage wilderness IN
the search for liberty to worship God
the hardships Of colonial days and the
fssT. that ss aSys hs aUss Of
profound. conviction In the supreme
power Of the unseen. II we or our
children shall falter In the faith be-
QUe0L0e0 10 uS Oy IueSo udIOy ucu
Of other days, we shall sound the
death knell Of our nation because its
foundations are built on God.
Let US conserve and develop the
rich resources Of this great State but
let u always be mindful Of the de-
votion Of our fathers and mothers
that has alone made possible the
prodigal advantages we enjoy in this
our allegiance to the things above the
flesh for only thus can we establish
our kinship with the men who made
Maine great The rich heritage Of
our resources will be 20 our children
not bread but q stone II it shall not
Be leavened with the deep religious
faith that animated our ancestors as
they turned our forests into farms.
For . time the proud privilege is
given to US to help or to hinder our
cies Of this day. Whatever Of calm
consideration. whatever Of deliberate
search for truth. whatever singleness
Of purpose In the service Of our State.
whatever Of vision Of the things that
are eternal we may bring to our task
day by day will be our contribution
70 the enrichment Of oar great heri-
tage and to its continued consecra-
tlon to the service OF our God.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09

The Governor and suite then re-
tired, followed by the Chief Justice
and Associate Justices Of the Su-
preme Judicial Court.
The purpose for which tho Con-
vention was assembled having been
accomplished, the Convention was
dissolved and the Senate retired to
the Senate chamber. amid the ap-
plause Of the House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09

From the Senate: Ordered, the
House concurring. that a joint select
committee Of three on the part Of
the Senate. with such as the House
may Join be appointed to consider
the Governors message and report
= reference Of its several subjects
to appropriate committees.
In the Senate, read and passed.
In the House, passed in concur
renee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09
In The Hou0

The Speaker in the CHAIR.
From the Senate: Ordered, the
House concurring, that 5000 copies
Of the Governors Message be print.
Cd for the use Of the Legislature.
In the Senate. read and passed.
In tho House, passed in concur
renee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09

From the Senate: Ordered, that
when the Senate and House ad-
journ. they adjourn to meet on
Tuesday, January 49,, next, at 4.30
in the afternoon.
In the Senate, read and passed.
In the House, passed in concur
renee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
owen Hodgkins will sympathize with
them In the death of their infant
daughter who passed away Jan. Z
at the age of one day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09
ANSON

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin re-
turned Monday from Waterville
where they have been visiting
friends.
The Willing Workers met in the
vestry Wednesday and tackled
quilt
Mrs. Ida Graham, who is i'll with
typhoid fever, is reported as gaining
slowly.
Mrs. Alice Spear Rand has return
ed from a weeks business trip to
Boston.
Lee Cow has moved his family
from Norridgewock to his fathers
house on Highland Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Walker of
North Arson were in town Tuesday.
NORTH-Dr Arthur c. Williams
went to Portland Monday, where he
will practice dentistry
Mrs. Helen +. Brown, D. u. Pres
ident and her Marshal, Mrs. Lucy Z.
Norton were at Bingham, Friday
night. Jan. to install the officers of
Centennial Rebekah Lodge and Tues
day night, Jan. 6. they were at Scion
to install the officers OF Northern
Light Rebekah Lodge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09

On motion by Mr.. Peaslee Of Bath,
the House adjourned until Tuesday
afternoon next, January 13, at 4.3O
p. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09

The officers for the coming year
Of Sebasticook Grange, No. 90 will be
installed at their regular meeting
next Saturday evening and Burnham
Grange is invited to attend.
The revival meetings which have
been conducted at the Baptist church
for several days will continue dur
ing the remainder of the week, sery-
Ices being held each evening,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09
BURNHAM

David f. Reynolds has returned
from the Elm City hospital in Wa
tcrville where he has been surgical
patient the past three weeks. He is
stopping for while at the home of
his sister. Mrs. Lewis l.. Libby.
Mrs. Mary j. Smedberg has gone
TO Waterville to pass the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Hilma Pelkey,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09
Burnham GRANGE

There Were about 100 in attend
ance at the special meeting of Burn
ham grange No. 500 held on Monday
evening. The newly elected officers
were installed by State Lecturer
Merle j. Hartman of Readfeld. Fol-
lowing the installation Mr.. Hartman
gave an interesting address and at
the close of the meeting a baked
bean supper was served. At the
meeting next Tuesday evening the
lower degrees will be conferred on
candidates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09

Copyright. 1927, by The Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
RAILROADS NOT
SATISFIED WITH
IS PCT. Boost
To Demand 20 Pct,
From Commerce Body

A fight to determine whether the
interstate commerce commission or
the Illinois commerce commission has
the last word on rates within the
state was in prospect as railroads
serving the Chicago suburban districts
prepared to refuse a raise of 10 per
cent granted by the state body.
Their plea for 20 per cent raise
would be carried to the federal com
mission, it was said. That body re-
Gently granted the Chicago and North
western a 20 per cent increase, ignor-
ing the state commission. Railroad
officials testified before the state body
that they required 80 per cent In
crease to break even on suburban pas.
senger traffic but would be satisfied
with a 20 per cent increase. The com.
missions order for temporary 10
per cent increase was not satisfactory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Chicago Mayor Urges
Staging of Another
Worlds Fair in 1884

The question of centennial cele-
bration which would be another
Worlds Fair, in 1884 to celebrate the
anniversary of the founding of Chi
cago as a village or one in 1897 to
celebrate the Incorporation of Chicago
as city was raised in Mayor William
E. Dever's message to the city coun-
Gil.
Along with Mayor Dever's message
were letters of various civic heads
urging the centennial celebration and
pointing out that Grant Park and the
ten-mile strip along the lake front
which includes the Art Institute, the
Field Museum and Municipal Pier and
Soldiers Field can be made the pivotal
point for units of display.
The suggestion was turned over to
the committee on city planning for
further action. pfH
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
LEONARD WOOD is
WALL STREETS AGENT
IN The PHILIPPINES

Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood is Wall
Streets chief agent in the Philip
pine islands. Incidentally, he is
governor general Of the islands,
having been appointed by "our"9 pre-
sident as a man who could be de-
pended upon to oppose every aspira-
ton Of the Filipino people for ma
tional liberation. His brutal policy
Of suppression has united the Fill
pinos soIldly against American I'M
perialist rule. complete and inn
mediate independence for the Phi
iippines!" is the demand voiced by
all sections Of the population.
Whereupon Wall Streets faVorlte
general answers that the Fiipinos
would not know what to do with
liberty If they had il. And the bloat-
ed American magnates Of rubber,
sugar, tobacco, hemp and shipping
shout their approval. The Chicago
Daily News recently published a
whole series of sIanderous state
ments against the Filipino people,
given out by Gov. General Wood in
an interview with Edward Price
Bell. A recent article, written in
reply by one Of the best-known
figures among the local Filipino
colony, gave the readers of The
DAILY WORKER an opportunity to
see what American inperialist rule
looks like to the FlIipinos.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Private Firms Want
the Unemployment
Insurance Business

NEW YORK-FP)-Needle trades
unions have led the field in organized
unemployment insurance but big in
suranee companies are eager to
corral the market. Haley Fiske, pres
ident Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
told the annual convention of the
Assn. of Life Insurance Presidents
that he expected insurance legislation
to be modified so that the companies
mightwrite unemployment insurance.
That the old line life insurance
companies make profits out of all
proportion to the service they render
is shown in recent study proving
that policy holders pay twice as much
into the company treasures as their
benefciaries take out in benefits.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Pershing Postpones
Plebiscite, But Cal
Gets a Chance at 1t

AFRICA, Chile, Dec. IL. - Chile has
taken its appeal against General Per-
shing's ruling postponing the plebis-
cite to a place of cold comfort for
Latin-Americans. She is appealing to
Coolidge against the postponement
from February l, the date proposed
by Chile, to April Is, the date proposed
by Pershing.
Chile claims she has obeyed all the
orders of the plebiscitary commission
and thinks that the voting should pro-
coed. Peru and Pershing together
have overruled Chile. Pershing's idea
being apparently based on the policy
of keeping American armed forces as
long as possible in South American
cities, since it will be good for U. S.
Imperialism to have Latin-Americans
get used to seeing Yankee soldiers
around.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Texas Prison System
Makes $1,OOO,OOO on Its
Cotton Crop This Year

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1.-THE press
is talking great deal about the soft
heartedness of ma" Ferguson for her
pardoning of number of bootleggers,
but the prisoners that are forced to
labor on the cotton fields that the
state runs have a different story to
tell.
During the past year, the convicts
have ben forced to work harder than
ever and today as a result of the
slave-driving methods, the prison sys-
tenn boasts that the cotton crop will
bring over $1,OOO,OOO this year. 1t is
stated that the debt of the prison
will be met and that a neat cash bal
ance will result, when this cotton
which was raised by involuntary la
Dor will be marketed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
JAP ANESE LABOR
FOR UNITY With
SOVIET RUSSIA
Russian Metal Trades
Applaud Proposal

MOSCOW, U. S. S. r., 10y MaiI)--
A storm Of applause greeted the ia
panese delegate, KavasI, who in an i'm
pasloned plea before the conference
Of metal trades workers of the Union
Of Socialist Soviet Republics called
for the formation Of a Russo-Japanese
committee of action, which would
bring the labor movements of those
two countries closer together.
Kavasi, who is a member of the
Japanese delegation that is now in the
Soviet Union declared, in the name of
the Japanese metal workers, that the
prosecutions of the police against the
Japanese working class because Of
their demonstrations Of solidarity up
on the arrival Of the Russian trade
union delegation, had not intimidated
the Japanese workers.
"The Japanese workers are deter
mined to establish a firm connection
with the European proletariat despite
all difficulties" declared Kavasi.
They are further determined to &C
quaint themselves with the situation
in the Soviet Union"
Kavasi then pointed out that the
lack of united trade union fedora
ton was one of the weaknesses Of
the Japanese proletariat and reduced
its possibilities of resistance against
capitalism
Revolutionary ideas are penetrat-
ing ever more deeply into the Jap
anese working class which is losing
its belief in the labor protection Of
capitalist law" stated the Japanese
delegate. ''The Japanese workers are
in favor of the national revolutionary
movement for freedom in China. They
will do everything possible in order to
prevent new imperialist invasion of
China"
Kavasi then closed his speech
amid stormy applause with the pro-
posal to form a Russo-Japanese COM
mittee of action.
Swedish Delegate Present.
The Swedish metal workers dele
gate, Eckmann, who is also attending
the conference expressed great pleas
ure in seeing representative of the
Asiatic working class at the metal
trades workers conference and de-
clared that heretofore the European
labor movement has always excluded
the Asiatic workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13

lehem Steel scrapped the Steelton
Steel Works company pensions when
it took over the company. Shopcrafts
workers Of Pennsylvania railroad
complain that company pensions, in
which Pennsy line leads are no bene-
fit when workers have no control over
them. Ward Baking company, big
anti-union machine bread and cake
makers, take away all pension privil-
eyes from workers who leave yolun-
tarily or under stress of influence in
imical to the company or when their
services are required by the company"
as in time of strike or attempts at
union organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Chicago City Council
Gets Plans for New
"Thru Traffic" Streets

Plans were submitted to the city
council by the Chicago plan commits
sion calling for the creation Of forty.
four thru traffic" routs of which
twenty-five would permit a freer and
faster traffic service east and west and
fifteen running north and south and
five diagonally.
At the present time there are forty.
two thru" streets Of which thirty-six
are incorporated into the new plan
The six streets that are not incorpo-
rated are to be abolished.
Chicago has had considerable traf.
fic difficulty and the streets that were
laid down mean to break the con,
gestion of traffic. The plans call for
their immediate construction and
maintenance as boulevards with the
customary safety devices.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
BOSSES EMPLOY
. PENSION SYSTEM
AGAINST UNIONS
Research Board Shows
Value to Bosses

NEW YORK, Dec, 10.-The national
Industrial conference board, reasearch
body for United States Rubber COM
pany, American Telephone and Tele-
graph, E. l. DUPONT de Nemours COM
pany, Standard Oil of New Jersey,
Bethlehem Steel and similar big en-
ployers, DIS issuing a study of the COM
pany pension problem with comment
that industry can take care Of the
situation, and that over $30,000000
was spent by American industries on
employees pensions last year. The
boards study covers 24S formal pen
sion plans of 245 companies, affecting
2,S15,512 employees. The 1888 en-
ployes receiving pensions got an aver
age Of $5O6 each for the year. The
board warns that "sound financing on
a scientific basis" is necessary but
adds that industry can work up from
present experimental schemes.
The American Bankers Association
publicity director, Gordon Edwards,
discusses company pensions in the
Annalist, financial magazine published
by the New York Times. Edwards
frankly admits that "only relatively
small percentage of workers remain
with one company long enough to COM
plete 30 years of service and attain
IS years of age. Therefore, the num-
Der Of employees who reach pension
status is comparatively small per-
centage Of those who enter the employ
of the corporation" Government fig
ures show less than per cent of the
workers employed under, company
pensions over get the pnsions. Ed
wards advocates companies setting
aside 81 yearly per 800 of payroll as
sufficient to cover possible pensions.
Edwards notes that most company
pensions schemes carry no legal obi
CATION for the company granting pen
sions to continue them indefinitely, or
to apply them under all conditions,
since in most cases they contain
clauses reserving the right to change
or withdraw them at will" He at
tacks present schemes for mounting
costs with increasing numbers of
workers in industry. He points out
that workers in industrial employment
have increased nearly 125 per cent in
the last 80 years but ignores the like
lihood of much slower increase of pos
sible decrease in the number of indus
trial wOrlars In f,,t,,ro
Union complaints against company
pensions are not considered by the
writer's for big business but the use
fulness to employers of pensions as a
weapon against aggressive labor and
union organization is implied in the
articles. Pensioned engineers of West
ern Maryland railroad, where union
engineers and firemen are now strik-
ing, feel the pinch of company pen
sions with railroad President Byers
trying to force them back as scabs or
lose their pensions. Railway carmen
pensioned by the Pullman company
lost pensions when they refused. as
the engineers are, to scab on striking
car builders in Pullman, Ill.
Workers remember the bitter ex-
perience of Morris and company pack
ing house workers who lost their pen
sions when the company was taken
over by Armour and company. Beth
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Millionaire Murderer
Is Released on Parole

Discovery that Ira D. Perry, Jr., son
Of a millionaire manufacturer, has
been released on parole October 81,
from Joliet prison where he was serv-
ing life term on a plea of guilty to
murder during holdup, has led to re-
instatement of five charges of robbery
with gun against Perry.
Perry, when he was sentenced in
1922, said laughingly that his life term
was IAN April fool sentence" and
that he would be out shortly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Fourth Annual T.U.E.L.
New Years Ball Will
Draw Chicago Crowds

Every militant worker, man or wo-
man, who misses the Fourth Annual
New Years Ball of the Trade Union
Educational League will be lonely that
evening, because all the rest of the
revolutionary and progressive workers
of Chicago are going to be there.
This big annual affair, feature of
the Chicago T. U. E. L., will be held
on New Years Eve at the Italian Hall,
SAB North Clark street. The admis-
sion will be rs cents, with the ward
robe free. Music by Letchinger's or
chestra and dancing until o'clock in
the morning. Put the date down now
and buy your tickets early.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Ridicule He'll N Maria
Dawes as Modern Don
Quixote in u. S. Senate

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE at
tack of Vice-President Dawes upon
senatorial rules drew fitting reply in
the senate when he was hazed by sen
ator Pat Harrison.
Harrison described Dawes as Don
Quixote's only counterpart in history
derided him as bold bad man" and
jeered his "gymnastic rhetorical out
bursts"
Republicans and democrats alike
laughed at Harrison's quips while the
vice-president sat in his chair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Ladd's Successor Is
Contested in Senate

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE senate
this afternoon adjourned until Mon
day to give the senate elections com
mittee time to file report upon the
seating of Senator-Designate Gerald
P. Nye, (rep), of North Dakota. An
nouncement was made by Senator
Curtis of Kansas, republican floor
leader that he expected a decision in
the case Monday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Loses Clothing.

Robert X. Caldwell, of Wheaton, ILL.,,
reported to the police the loss Of
clothing and suitcases valued at APP
proximately $4,000. The clothing was
taken from his automobile as it was
parked in frontsof the home of friend
last night here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
To Demand Right
to Preach Birth
Control in Boston

BOSTON, Dec. lin an effort to
break the restriction put on the public
discussion Of birth control by Mayor
Curley of Boston, meeting is being
arranged to be addressed by Mar
garet Sanger before the mayors term
expires in January.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Pastor Uses Dynamite
Instead of Chewing-G Gum

STAMFORD, Conn, Dec. 11.-Rev.
Clarence M. Goodman, clergyman and
contractor, told a judge that he
chewed dynamite because it was good
medicine. He was fined $25 for pos
sessing eight sticks of the explosive
without a permit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Nine Coast Guards
Convicted of Aiding
Cuban Rum Smugglers

WASHINGTON Dec. 11-Nine men,
bers of the U. S. coast guard have
been court-martialed and convicted of
assisting a Cuban rum runner to
smuggle liquors into Key West, Fla,
1t was announced
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13

Watch the Saturday Magazine
Section for nes0 features every
'oeek. This is a good issue to giUe
to gOur felIoto yorker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
Bandits Get s1,s5s. 10.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 11-Three
bandits held up the offices of the
Monarch Gasoline and Oil company
here and escaped with $1,65S.1S in
cash. ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13

Mariners Harbor, L. l., N. Y. q.
Wutalal
Finnish Br., Cromwell, Minn...........
NEW YORK DONATIONS:
The following payments on Rescue
Party tickets (partiaD for Nov.
1880: Manhattan Lyceum, $500;
Hungarian Home. $500; Royal
Palace, $3.50; Finnish South
Brooklyn Hall, $3.50; Finnish
Harlem Hall, $500; sokoi Hall,
$500; Bronx Workers Hall, SO;
totd
Donations collected by q. Halpern
at Camp Nitgedeiget from the fol
lowing comrades, who did not
fail to remember The DAILY
WORKER even during their lei.
sure hours; Sonia chusid, 81; q.
l1alpern, 81; Feidman, So; Rachel,
~; Sara katz, 81; S. Rachel, 81;
Kramer. 81; kaplan, 81; Mania,
VII l. Levine, 81; bigger, SOC;