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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13

Geneva, Feb. 12-(By A. P)-
Nothing has ever caused such COM
motion on the staff of the secretariat
of the league of nations as the bring
ing up in the British parliament yes
terday of a suggestion that the seat
of the league might be removed from
Geneva to some other city. officials
Of the league, however, are unani-
nous in interpreting the govern
mental reply as meaning that Eng
land would not take the initiative in
such a step. These officials say they
know of no serious project to trans
fer the headquarters of the league
elsewhere
Discussion Of the removal Of the
leagues seat is eoineiisnt-with a re-
cent decision of architects that the
new assembly hall will cost 100000
Swiss francs. instead of the four and
a half million which had been voted.
If all Of the league members views
were taken. it probably would be in
favor of removal as the rigorous
Geneva climate has caused consider
able illness among the women men,
bers of the staff. Vienna or Brussels
have been suggested as feasible loca-
tons. but the prevailing conviction
is that the league members will abide
b. the late President Wilson's in
sistence that neutral Geneva was the
most ideal home for the league.
London, Feb. 12-Sir Harry f.
Britain yesterday asked Foreign
Secretary Chamberlain whether, be-
fore the proposed palace of the
league Of nations was commenced at
Geneva, the British representative
there would be instructed to press
for further consideration for "the
removal of the headquarters Of the
league to a more accessible center
and one enjoying a more equitable
climate"
Mr.. Chamberlain replied that he
was not aware of, any desire on the
part of members of the league to re-
move the headquarters from Geneva,
therefore the British government was
not prepared to make such n sugges-
ticn. This closed the discussion of
this matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
Big Paper MIL Project
Holds Much for. Maine
CABLE new PLEA
TO LIFT EMBARGO
ON maine POTATOES

Boston, Feb. IAN urgent re-
quest to lift the embargo on Maine
potatoes was cabled to England to-
night by Daniel A Gilbert, Massa-
chusetts commissioner Of .agricul-
ture; Frank Washburn, Maine COM
missioner of agriculture: and Guy C.
Porter. Boston representative of the
Maine Potato Growers Association
Plans for a rigid inspection of the
Maine crop were drawn UP at the
conference.
The cable stated that there were
not the remotest possibilities mat
the potato beetle could be trans
ported to England with Maine pc.
tatoeS since they were all hand sort
ed and shipped in new bags after
close inspection by State and ma
tional agricultural representatives.
1t was said that the pest had been
reduced to a minimum by spraying
which the Maine growers have done
from five to eight times season
for many years. The two comr,is-
sions gave their personal guarantee
that the inspection would be made.
Quate.
The appeal was addressed to Sir
Daniel Hall, chief of the permanent
staff of the English minister Of agri-
culture, who ordered the embargo
early in January. Sir Daniel has
just sailed to England after visit
in this country during which he
talked with Commissioner Gilbert.
DR.. Gilbert declared today that
Sir Daniel had told him that the
situation had been misunderstood
and that he would be inclined favor
ably toward lifting the embargo
with assurance of adequate inspec-
ton at the time of shipment
DR.. Gilbert is chairman of the
American committee and Sir Daniel
of the English committee to the in
ternational institute of agriculture
in Rome
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
Patent Medicines
Containing Herein
10 Be Restricted

Geneva. Feb. 12.-(By A. Ply
Cough drops and patent medicines
containing heroin will henceforth be
!nterdicted by reason of a decision
~ the International opium confer
ence today. This victory, which
ooes not go as far as the Americans
wished. was attained only after a
struggle. because the countries per-
hitting the wholesale manufacture
OF medicines with certain per CEN
age OF heroin as allowed by TIE
hague. endeavored to maintain their
privilege. .
The conference finally voted that
Si preparations with heroin must be
subject to medical prescription. The
american delegation had favored to-
al abolition of the manufacture CT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
General Forecast

The disturbance that was over the
middle Atlantic states Wednesday
night has moved northeastward to
New England and Quebec with a
further increase in intensity. 1t has
been attended by general precipita-
ton in the middle Atlantic and north
Atlantic states and by strong shift
ing winds and gales along the At
lantic coast. The temperature was
much lower Thursday in the Atlantic
states.
The weather will be generally fair
Friday in the Washington forecast
district. except for local SHOWS in
portions of the northern border
states. The temperature will be low
err in portions of New England. 1t
will rise almost generally elsewhere
east of the Mississippi on Friday.
Storm warnings remain displayed
on the Atlantic coast from Delaware
Breakwater to PASSPORT. Maine.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
West and northwest gales diminish
ing Friday afternoon or night and
weather overcast, probably rains
over north portion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13

Farm legislation continued to oc-
cupy the senate and house agricul-
tural committees.
An investigation of gasoline price
raises was asked by Senator Tram
nell of Florida.
Brig. Gen. Mitchell denied before
the house aircraft committee that he
dis obeyed orders in bombing tests.
Enactment Of a corrupt practices
act was urged in the report of the
senate campaign expenditures inves-
tigating committee.
The senate interstate commerce
cimmittee postponed action on the
nomination of William +. Humphrey
for the federal trade commission.
Administration leaders decided to
seek to prevent action at this ses-
sion of the nomination of Charles B.
Warren to be attorney general.
Senator Howell, of Nebraska, Of
fered d resolution for an investiga-
ton of the Nickel Plate Railroad
merger by the Van SWeringen in
terestS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
Signs Army Money
Bill of S33O.18O,OOO .

washington, Feb. Il President
Coolidge today signed the army APP
preparation bill carrying $33O.1S0,0 900.
In addition to providing for the reg
ular military establishment. the ma
tienal guard and organized reserve,
tinuation Of river and harbor pro-
jects, s10.000000 for flood control
work on the Mississippi, S750,000 for
the Panama canal, and $4,000 for ex-
periments |ith gas to exterminate
the boil weevil.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
Report Against
Proposed Sunday
Baseball in Mass.

Boston. Feb. 12-The legisla tive
committee on legal affairs reported
adversely today an initiative petition
for a bin to permit professional base
ball and other sports on Sunday.
Five members of the committee re-
served their right to dissent later.
The question of Sunday sports will
be placed on the ballot on referen-
dun at the next state election be-
cause the petition was given the
number Of signatures required by
law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Northern New England Cloudy
and colder Friday; snow in eastern
Maine; Saturday cold.
Southern New England Mostly
cloudy Friday and Saturday: colder
in eastern Massachusetts Friday.
Eastern New York-Mostly cloudy
Friday and Saturday. probably snow
flurrries in north PORTION; not much
change in temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
Hold Suspect in
Cheney Murder Case

Ellsworth, Me-. Feb. IA man
who answers in some respects to the
description of George Lambert,
wanted in the Cheney murder case
in Androscoggin County, was arrest
ed at Ellsworth Falls today and is
held by Sheriff Macomber for Lew
iston officers. The man refuses to
give his name or to say anything
about himself or his recent move
meIltS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
Clear
Of Ice at Lewiston

Lewiston, Me, Feb. ia long
section of the Androscoggin River
extending from the north bridge
here toward Lisbon Falls, was clear
NJ ice at eleven o'clock tonight. To-
fall rainfall of the present storm is
LIT inches The river was begin
ming to rise late tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Mostly cloudy and colder Friday and
Saturday; strong northwest and west
winds diminishing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
The Day in Washington

Farm legislation continued to oc-
cupy the senate and house agricul-
tural committees.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1925
:. he Daily Worker Must Be Saved!

PERHAPS it because of this careful management and
moderate policy that many comrades have been ued to
sleep the belief that the interests Of The DAILY WORKER
being well guarded and that need be unduy
turbed Unless these comrades themselves they
due for very rude awakening Some fine morning they
will inquire why they do not receive The DAILY WORKER
any longer and will be informed that publication has been
suspended because of lack of funds.
TO lose The DAILY WORKER now, would be unquali-
fled calamity Not only would receive tremendous
set back m our movement not only would our enemies be
encouraged and ourselves demon azed but would be
froned immediately with the tremendous task of rebuilding
at huge sacrifice what have thru negligence allow
ed to be destroyed For every dollar required
The DAILY WORKER ten would be needed to start
again.
If there are these who regard this situation with
posture, they do not belong the militant section of the
labor movement If there those who endure this
condition without exertng themselves to the utmost they
do not belong either
0oLLARS are needed thousands of them They will not
- come from those who afford to give The dollars
which will save The DAILY WORKER come from pock-
cts whch>can spare them only with great sacrifice.
great deed is needed, great proetaran Decd Save
The DAILY WORKER!
Swift united and generous action by militant proetar-
ians is necessary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
BY WILLIAM z. FOSTER

MTHoUT press, particularly without The DAILY
WORKER, the Workers Party cannot hope to achieve
its goal Surely this is obvious that repetition would
to be unnecessary Yet according the results far in
the campaign to The DAILY WORKER, there it
would many members Of the Workers Party and
Of its sympahzers who contemplate the destruction Of
The DAILY WORKER with serenity. For unless The DAILY
WORKER has substantial and immediate support it
continue.
DO not believe that there any worker with spark of
milancy in him who remain unconcerned when the
life of The DAILY WORKER is threatened The first call
for help should have brought instantly the money necessary
to avert the threatened catastrophe Yet mpea
tive to point out again the danger and the deeds which
needed to overcome it,
If there those who feel that the call for support
merely cry Of wolf. wolf" when there no wolf let
them put such nonsensca comforting Illusions from their
heads The DAILY WORKER is in the hands of highly
sponsibe management which itself continuously
with the preservation and extension of paper To my
certain knowledge there has been daily labor paper
the United States which nfrequenty and
mcdesty for financial support For management Of this
kind to of the danger in situation desperately cri
tca to ask for funds unless in imperative need is absolutely
'unheard of.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
Big Biz Lackeys Cut
Trust Investigation
Funds; Oppose Probes

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Appropri-
ations for the federal trade commits
sion have cut from the $4,000 asked
for to $SS3,0O0. The economic in
vestigations division Of the federal
trade commission appropriation will
be cut 100000.
The minority members of the COM
mittee protested this action saying
that it was trick of the republican
administration to hinder the investiga-
tions of the bread trust, tobacco
trust, Melons aluminium trust, the
electric power trust and the attacks
upon cooperative societies by price
fixing combines,
Attorney General Sargent refuses to
make ruling. on the request of the
commission for an investigation Of
the bread trust and MELONS aluminium
trust. &
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
M|LITARIzE
ALL PRIVATE
AIR firms
Madden Upholds Coo
Hdge on Aviation
Especial to The Daily WORKER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Aceusing
the army and navy Of squanderlng
millions of dollars in a meaningless
experimental aviation orgy" Congress
man Martin B. Madden Of Illinois,
chairman of the house appropriations
committee, today recommended to the
presidents air board new military
aviation policy directly linking private
aircraft manufacturers to the national
defense.
Madden fiayed the present policies
Of the army and navy as wasteful and
charged both air services with fiat
failure" in their efforts to develop
military aviation.
Madden declared that if congress
carried out the demands of "some Of
these bureau people," it would bank
rupt the government.
Madden took the stand primarily to
defend congress against charges by
high army and. navy officers that
lack of funds" had ruined the ma
TONS military air forces. Citing
statistics to disprove the charges,
Madden told the board that congress
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
CARELESS BOSSES
OF SUBWAY WORK
DISREGARD POOR

NEW YORK CITY. Oct. 1.-THE
reckless disregard Of the well being
Of the workers, especially the colored
workers, is shown in the way the con-
tractors and officials supervising the
subway excavation at st. Nicholas
avenue and 12Sth street allowed care
less work to undermine 100 feet OF
wooden sidewalk covering the excava-
tion at that point.
When the sidewalk. fell into the
hole, water mains and gas mains
broke, flooding the tenement homes Of
afty Negro families with gas and
causing a panic among the tenants,
who had to be removed by police and
firemen across the yawning gulf that
had been their doorsteps
Discomfort and considerable ex-
pense caused many poor colored fam
lilies by the accident, which was not
repaired promptly and which would
never have been allowed to happen in
wealthy neighborhoods where the ut
most care is always taken to save the
slk.stoking population from dirt, odor
or Inconvenience.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
TRY HEAD OF XII
kLUx KHAN FOR
MURDER OF Girl
Drove Girl to Suicide, Is
State Charge
lspeolaI to The DaIIy workerl

NoBLESVILLE, Ind, Oct. r.
Murder by mental coercion, - doomed
today as the theory of prosecution in
what promises to be Indiana's most
famous murder trial, in which one
OF the leading X. X. X. of the coun-
try is charged with a most atrocious
crime.
ID. G. Stephenson of Livingston,
wealthy Indianapolis business man,
coal mine operator and former dragon
of the ku klux khan and one time
dominant figure in Northern Indiana
politics, is the principal defendant.
kluxer Had Two AccompIlces.
With him in the prisoners chairs
are Earl Kick and Earl Gentry, who
the state charge were hired by
Stephenson and at his direction re-
duced pretty Madge Oberholtzer to
such a mental state that she killed
herself with a slow-acting poison last
March.
In a death-bed affidavit Miss Ober-
hotter declared she had been kid
mapped by Stephenson. Kick and
Gentry, taken to a number of towns
in the state and assaulted.
The trial opened here today with
Judge Will NJ. Sparks of Rushville,
on the bench, and the cream of the
legal profession in Indiana on one
side or other Of the counsel table
Driven to Suicide.
Attic the girl died from poison, ad.
mittedly self-administered, the charge
against Stephenson and the other two
is murder in the first degree. The
state contends that she killed her
self because she was in a mental con-
dition OF desperation and irresponsi-
bility due to the direct acts of the
defendants. The trial opened with
the examination Of a special venire
OF 100.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14

the newly elected commander
didn't have time to make the
trip to Atlantic City.
Berry is a past vice commander of
the American legion and was urged
by members of that organization as
a candidate for vice-president at the
democratic national nominating con-
vention last year.
Still Breaking Strikes.
Berry comes to this convention al
most direct from Chicago where he
directed the attempt to smash the
strike of the pressmen in the Cuneo
printing plant just as two years ago
he went to the Portland, Oregon, con-
vention of the A. F. of L. and was
received with great acclaim because
Of his war against the New York
pressmen, fighting for better condi-
tions in the press rooms of the big
capitalist newspapers of that city.
Berry proved the best ally Of the
newspaper owners in that struggle.
Assails Communists.
The Green regime might have
chosen less foul-smelling red bait
err to offer prelude to the report of
the resolution committee, that is to
present the progressive propositions
to the delegates here, but it seems
he was the bestoon hand to offer.
There is nothing wrong with
America" declared Berry. mo
fault can be found with the American
form Of government. The fault is
with the people.
He said he had Tread the speech of
President Green in attacking the
British fraternal delegates, Purcell
and Smith. and declared he was
intellectually in accord with It.
Applause Weak.
"The American legion joins with
Continued on Page %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
berry PERFORMS
BEFORE A F. OF |. SESSION IN.
CHEAP HARRANGUE ON REDS
BY J. LOUIS ENcDAHL.
Especial to The Daily workerI

STEEPLEcHASE PIER, ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 12-Ceorge
Berry the rkebreake president of the Printing Pressmens
Union direct from the American legion convention Omaha
Neb opened the second week of the F. of l.
today with another attack against Communism and the Com
munists.
There in America for Sovietism Commun-
declared this labor Official who specially delegated
represent AT of L. the American legion gathering,
selected by this ocernspned organization
speak the F. of L. convention
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
MUSSOLIAI INSTRUCTS
ITALIAN DEBT MISSION
TO DEMAND EASY TERMS

ROME, Oct. 12.-Premier Mus
solini met the membes Of the italian
debt mission TO the United States
and gave them final instructions.
Mussolinl still stands upon his H.
sistenee that Italy's debt can only
be settled upon the basis Of her
capacity TO pay, and that the debt
settlement must be coupled with her
receipt Of German reparations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
concession hunters.
Transportation ParaIyzed.

mountains and deserts for the bankers
and concession hunters.
Transportation ParaIyzed.
In answer to the appeal the streets
are deserted, taxi cab drivers being
out almost completely, large per-
centage of bus drivers, trolley men
and subway engineers following suit.
The railway men, whose striking would
be considered as an offense against
the state, are answering the appeal by
delaying all trains and going slow"
while staying on the job.
The city is under practical martial
law, with. police and cavalry detach-
ments Gathering thru the streets
everywhere. There is little trans
portation tangles to- obstruct them.
All troops are in charge Of Generals
Gourand and Charpy, heads of the
Paris garrison.
The water, gas and electric power
plants are closely guarded by infantry
attachments In full war equipment.
Other attachments guard the public
buildings and the main post and tele-
graph Offices. l0
Home of President Guarded.
In front of the Elysee, residence of
the president of the republic, stout re-
publican guards dressed in smart
black, red and gold uniforms have
replaced the ordinary infantrymen.
They are steel-helmeted and their
rifles carry fixed bayonets. Machine
gun detachments are kept in readiness
in the presidential gardens.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
SECRETARY OF WAR
WEEKS RESIGNATION
EXPECTED THIS WEEK

WASHINGTON, Oct, 12.--The re-
slgnation Of John w. Weeks, az
secretary Of war, will be formally
announced ain a day or two"
Secretary Weeks was clearing up
his desk In the department.
II Is expected that acting Secret
airy Dwight r. Davis will be named
to succeed him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
THREE PARIS POLICE
INJURED IN ATTACK ON
COMMUNIST STRIKERS
tspeeIaI to rhe paIIx worksr,

PARIS, Oct. 12-communist work.
ers this afternoon cIashed with the
police of St. Denis, a suburb of
Paris.
The workers were picketinu an
automobile factory. The police pin
tervened and in the fight that follow
ed the chief Of the ST. Denis police
and two other gendarmes were SER
iously injured.
The Communist mayor of ST.
Denis is reported to have aided the
assailants Of the police in escaping
arrest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-14
DEADLOCK OF
SECURITY PACT
STILL UNDROKEN
Optimistic Reports Do
Not Mean Anything
Especial to The DAILY Worker

LocARNo, Switzerland, oct. 12.-
While optimistic reports emanate from
spokesman for the French and Eng
llsh at the security" conference the
aim of which is to create alliance Of
nations preparatory to drive to
throttle Soviet Russia, the real sItua-
ton bellies their statements.
AS the spectre of revolution plaques
the imperialist spokesman of the cap
italist nations the numerous conflict
ing interests present obstacles they
seem unable to surmount.
British Hesitate
Austin Chamberlain, the British
foreign minister, who has devoted his
whole term in Office to arranging this
conference, finds himself in a maze
Of contradictions. Much as he favors
some sort of patched-up agreement
that will temporarily consolidate the
forces Of continental Europe, he fears
to completely endorse the proposed
Rhineland pact, which would create
an economic unit that would threaten
the industries of England.
Germany refuses to bulge on the
question of a revision Of the eastern
frontiers. while Polish and czecho
Slovakian delegates vehemently insist
that no such revision be considered.
Both these small nations seek de-
claration from Germany that it will
not attempt to alter these borders. II
the French and British cannot dis
suade the Poles and Czechs from in
sisting upon these demands then Ger
many will refuse to discuss the east
ern border question at Locarno. which
means the end of the conference.
MussoIini Reported Coming
Reports are current that the fascist
chief of Italy, Benito Mussolini has
secretly left Rome and is due to
arrive in Locarno Wednesday. This
hasty journey of the Italian premier
follows the tentatives agreement Of
the Italian delegation for their nation
to jointly share with England the
guarantee Of the western frontiers OF
Germany In view OF the desperate
straits of his government. forced to
employ the most vicious terror in
order to maintain power. the fascist
bandit will probably make a special
effort to persuade the powers to reach
! some sort Of agreement.
Report Russian Pact
Sensational reports concerning a
secret agreement alleged to have been
entered into between Poland and NJ.
Tchitcherin. the Soviet foreign mini
ster, reached here from Paris and
have caused apprehension on the part
Of BRAND and the French observers
here The agreement is reported TO
contain military provisions that will
enable Russian forces to march thru
Poland and ally themselves with Ger
mans for an assault upon France The
legend (for such it obviously 'is) con-
cludes with the assertion that Russia
has promised Germany the return OF
Alsace-BorTaine as the fruit OF vic
torious military campaign against
| France. srr4