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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-21
Make Report on
Bridges Needing
Repairs in Future

There are on the State Highway
system 52s1 bridges which will need
reconstruction within periods vary
ing from five to 20 years, according
t. a Statewide survey made by the
State Highway Commission, under
the direction of l.. N. Edwards. chief
bridge engineer in the highway de-
partment.
The survey was authorized by an
act Of the 81st Legislature "tor the
purpose Of establishing q future pol
lev for bridge maintenance. con-
struction and reconstruction"
The act provided that the survey
- completed before Dec. l, 1924. and
he information secured be made
AVAILABLE to the Send Legislature.
The total number of bridges in
cluded In the survey was 6763, and Of
this number, the engineering corps
who did the field work, estimate that
1882 bridges are Of such permanent
character that they will not need
reconstruction during the next 20
years.
The reconstruction estimates pre-
sented to cover the cost Of the 1881
which will need rebuilding. amount IN
total to S41.7S4,400. The distribution
of this work as recommended in the
survey Is as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
UNITY MOVEMENT
MAKES PROGRESS
ON CONTINENT
Social Democrats Play
Judas Role

The current issue of Trade Union
Unity, which is edited by A. A. Pur.
cell. George Hicks and Ed. Fimmen,
gives list of organizations that have
endorsed the international unity
movement initiated by the British and
Russian trade unions. The magazine
calls attention to the failure Of the
socialist and official press on the con-
tinent to publish expressions of the
rank and file in behalf of unity. The
following are some of the unions that
have endorsed the action of the Bri-
fish Trades Union Congress in enter
ing into an agreement with the Soviet
unions to further the cause of unity:
GREAT BRITAIN-Both the Shop
Assistants Union and the National
Union of Distributive and Allied
Workers have received at their re-
cent annual conferences presidential
address strongly urging trade union
unity.
Manchester Area Trades Council
unanimously commends the British
trade union delegation to Russia for
its efforts on behalf of unity, and con
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
IRISH RAILWAY
STRIKE LOOMS
ON WAGE CUT
Entire Island May Be
Tied Up
tspeeIaI to nae Daily worksrl


DUBLIN, ireland, May 21.-The
railway workers of Ireland are
menaced by an attempt to cut their
already insufficient wages on the part
Of the Irish railway administration.
This is tending to bring about strike
as a defensive measure and will not
add to the dislike on the part of Irish
workers for the Free State govern
ment.
All Irish railway workers in both
North and South are affected, as all
are threatened with a cut of five
shillings a week. The men are organ
lied in the Railway Transport Union
which has its chief strength in Eng
land, and C. T. Cramp, the head of
this union is now in Ireland fighting
the case of the men before an arbi-
tration board.
In the southern section particularly,
the men are threatening to take strike
action the moment a wage cut is an
nounced. The so-called wage board
is made up of representatives from
the chambers OF commerce OF both
Belfast and Dublin, two congressman
and six members each from the union
and the companies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
FACTS ON SPEED
UP TO BE GIVEN
BY MILL UNIONS
Textile Union Conven-
ton June 24-27

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, May I'll
(FP)-Assembling of facts on the
multiple loom system and the efforts
of industrial engineers to introduce
speed-up efficiency methods is to be
done by the emergency committee of
the executive council, American Fed
GRAFTON Of Textile Operatives.
The union executive council decided
that the propaganda of machinery
manufacturers and over-zealous en-
gineers must be combatted by telling
the facts from the point Of view of
the worekrs involved.
Reports of new unions organized at
Brattleboro, VT, Biddeford, Me-. and
Nashua, N. H.. were brot to the
meeting. The strike of wolfe weav-
ers at Lincoln Manufacturing mill.
Fall River, is settled after four
months fight against wage cut.
The convention OF the American
Federation of Textile Operatives is
scheduled for June 24-27 at Biddeford,
Me-, and all affiliated locals are being
asked to send delegates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
WORKERS MUST
PUT AN END TO
|. ZANKOv Terror
Fascists Caused Sofia
BOmbings, Reds ShOw

Especial to The Daily Workerl
MOSCOW, U. S. S. r., May 21-
The foreign delegation Of the 5uIgar-
Ian Communist Party Issued the fol-
lowing declaration on recent happen
inas in Bulgaria, signed by Comrades
kolarv and Dimitrev:
"The Communist Party Of Bulgaria
had planned NO armed Instruction
either for the 18th Of April Of for any
other date. The statements Of the
government in Sofia are nothing but
conscious lies based on forged doeu-
ments. The Central Committee has
had nothing whatever to do with the
attempt on King Boris life, nor with
the explosion in the Sofian cathedral.
| The governments calumnlous cam
palgn was only to serve the purpose
Of Iustjfying the mass executions
| In view of the internal and exter-
nal situation, the Bulgarian party had
not considered the creation Of So
Wet government in Bulgaria as its
immediate aim. The Communist
Party and the working class could
carry on their struggle illegally only,
because they were outlawed; but the
party continually demanded the legal
ization of the workers organizations,
and repeatedly declared its readiness
to return to legal methods as soon as
the rights and liberties of the work
ing masses were restored.
Zankoff Cause Bombing.
The Communist Party was always
opposed to individual terror, always
supporting only one form of struggle;
The mass struggle of the workers and
peasants. Only two months ago the
Central Committee had criticized the
neglect of the campaign against the
high cost of living, and had declared
itself against the formation of parti-
san troops. The Communist Party
was always opposed to the partisan
invasions from Yugoslavia. But the
party repeatedly declared that the
reign Of terror of the militarist clique
twas inevitably driving tho masses 70 a
new Instruction, and that this time
too the party would fight on the side
of the people.
7N'The Sofian explosions and the other
terroristic acts, are the inevitable re-
suit Of the unparalleled governmental
TERROR. The prisons are overcrowded
with thousands charged with belong
ling to illegal organizations. The out
lawed workers and peasants who have
been shot or otherwise murdered, pos
sessed no other means of defence than
those dictated by the instict of self
preservation.
"The Communist Party repeats en-
phatically that the country cannot be
Continued on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
OPEN SHOPPER IN THE
DEVER ADMINISTRATION
CLASHES WITH UNIONS

Police and fire alarms in Chicago
may break down owing to lack Of re-
pair, II the obstinate open shop ef-
forts Of John 7. Miller, city commits
sioner Of gas and electricity, to defyl
the union Of truck drivers is not
ceased. ~
Work on 100000 worth Of CITY
lighting and the regular repair work
was stopped when Miller suspended
the truck drivers because they obey
ed the union Fules instead Of his
orders IN the matter Of working
Overtime, which they refuse to do
without pay.
The absence Of the drivers leaves
300 linemen and electricians out Of
work and halts maintenance and re-
pair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
fierce fight
RACES ON RIFF
French front
Paris SuppreSSeS All
Casualty Lists
Especial to The Daily Worker,
- Ha A.. .

Especial to The Daily Worker1
RABAT, French Morocco, May n.
Fierce fighting is raging along the
Bibane front, with the Riffian natives
infIictins severe damage on the
French invaders The Moroceans
have reinforced their western flank,
war communique issued by the French
admits.
Gen. Colombat had great difficulty
in bringing up supplies to his troops.
and succeeded only after heavy fight
ing, in which artillery and airplanes
took part Several hand to hand bat
ties in the Riff trenches took place.
No statement as to the French losses
has been made since the lightning Of
the French invasion Of Northern
Africa.
Communists Disclose Heavy Losses.
PARIS, France, May 21.-Newspa.
pers opposed to the French invasion
of Morocco are printing the news OF
heavy French losses which the Pain
leve government is attempting to sup
press.
The Communist newspaper HUI
mantle prints a dispatch from Moroc-
CO disclosing that one regiment Of
COLOMBIA infantry has had more than
400 men killed and wounded since
operations began. The first battalion
70 the foreign legion has lost forty
nine men, the Communist paper re-
veals.
The guarded official communicates
conceal the fact that the French have
been forced to retreat.
Last week, according to war Office
statements, the fighting was all north
of the Ouergha river, but the latest
communique mentions occupation Of
places south Of the river. shwoing
that the French line has been pushed
/ back.
1t is now a we'll known fact that the
/ official statements of the French army
and the news dispatches Of the cor
4 respondents are censored and changed.
The newspaper Quitidien, official
organ of the left bloc, declares: All
we know with certainty is that one
cannot trust entirely either the Of
fetal news or the unofficial news sent
by correspondents. who are watched
and instructed and even censored"
The Cri Maroca further reveals the
heavy losses sustained by the French
invading army. 1t tells of how the
Dung soldiers newly arrived from
rance march past long lines Of cas-
1ets and graves on their way to the
ront Abd-el-Krims forces were with
n 10 miles Of Fee, this newspaper
states, and declares that the serious
ness of the situation has not been al
owed to become public.
General Cambay's forces have had
much bayonet fighting, ii is now
known, with severe losses which have
not been reported in the official com
muniques.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
ONE MAN DYING, SIX WOUNDED WHEN
DALLAS MOB STORMS JAIL TO LYNCH
TWO NEGROES WHO AWAITED TRIAL

DALLAS, Texas, May 21.-one ands six
jail effort Negroes
held for the alleged
are
Dwight Stewart c. N. Duncan, j. Younq
Tim Jolu, all said n
Stewards to be Of a fatal natur
About 100 Of the would be were
attacking
building,
police inside the Jail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23

political utilization.
The organization also went on re-
cord resembling former resolution
demanding government control and
regulation Of the railroads and ap-
proved construction Of new home
for aged and disabled conductors to
be erected Immediately, at cost Of
100000, probably either in Florida,
Georgia or California.
The question of motor bus regula-
ton was before the convention when
adjournment was taken. Election Of
officers was on the schedule. L. E.
Sheppard. a candidate for reelection
as grand president, apparently is un-
opposed.
I'm withdrawing from the third po-
litical party the order Of railway con-
ductors is back on the same political
basis on which it rested previous to
the 1924 presidential campaign" Shep-
pard said. "The defeat of LaFolIette
came as a disappointment to labor,
particularly because labor was not re-
sponsible for the failure of the third
party to win the election. The belief
has grown that we can accomplish
more by endorsing and supporting
candidates friendly to labor, no mat
ter what party they belong to, instead
Of lining up solidly behind any one
party"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
Bribery and Jury
Fixing Charged in
Shepherd Trial

The Shepherd-McClintock tangle
took a forward step today with the
announcement that James Callan, the
ward politician alleged to have at
tempted to influence a prospective
juror had been found and that Arthur
e. Byrne. Shepherd investigator, had
changed his mind about testifying be-
fore the grand jury and was now
awaiting only a call.
The trial thus far has been marked
by kidnapping and disappearance OF
witnesses and charges of bribery and
jury fixing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
FINNISH WHITE GUARD
GOVERNMENT ATTACKS
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

HELslNcFoRs, May 2f.-Fin-
lands supreme appeal court having
declared the Finnish Communist
Party's activities illegal, the party
has been ordered by the government
TO be dissolved. The government
has instructed the public prosecu-
tor to obtain legal DEGREES, for the
dissolution OF ninety;seven other
supposed Communist Organizations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
Unemployed Boys Ride
Train in Search for
Jobs; One Is Killed

ROCKFORD. ILL.,, May 21.-George
Steffon, 10, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was
so badly crushed under the wheels
of an Illinois Central train here today
that he died on the way to the hos
pital.
Steffon with Charles L. vorak. II,
East Cedar Rapids, spent last night
in Rockford on their way home from
Chicago, where they had been look
ing for work. They attempted to hop
the west bound train to resume their
trip, when Steffon miscalculateo and
went under the wheels.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
Wooden Cars Menace Lie.

NEW YORK, May 21.-One hundred
and forty-seven wooden and semi.
wooden cars are still operated on the
elevated lines of the Brooklyn-Man.
haitian Transit Co. and are a serious
menace to life, Corporation Counsel
Nicholson reports, following a wreck
nj which eight persons were injured
The company ignores the order of the
Transit commission requiring 100 new
steel cars, despite large profits.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
MORGAN firm IS
READY TO FLOOD
u. S. WITH POISON
Cals Aid Fauors the
Ethyl Gas Company
lspeeiaI . La paiIy workerl

Especial to The Daily Workor)
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 21.-
That the Ethyl Gas Corporation has
little fear that the conference which
the surgeon general Cumming Of the
public health service called to con-
vene here on May 10, will bar the sale
of "Iooney," tetra-ethyI gasoline, was
seen In the announcement of the trust
that special motors will be introduce
ed to use the lead gasoline.
The Ethyl Gasoline Corporation is
a combination of the Standard Oil
company, and the General Motors
Corporation, J. P. Morgan concern.
A. S. Maxwell, sales manager for
the 'looney" gas corporation, declared
that preparations are now being made
to introduce special motors which are
aimed to triple the mileage of ordi-
nary gasoline.
The lead gasoline has already kill
ed IL workmen employed by the
Standard OIL company and the Dupont
Chemical company in manufacturing
1t, and has wrecked the health Of
many more. Doctors and universities
investigating the sale Of the gasoline,
declare 1t to be a public menace.
Surgeon general Cumming showed
that he is anxious to aid the Morgan
Rockefeller combination, when he an
nounced upon the opening of the CON
ference that Il sincerely hope that If
II should be found that tetra-ethyl gas
is deleterious to the public health,
some substitute possessing the same
efficiency will be developed"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
$4,000 for = Life.

YORK. Pa, May 21.--Two thousand
four hundred dollars. is the value
placed on human life by state Work
mems Compensation Board OF Penn.
sylvania, In the case OF Harry l..
Saylor. salesman for the Gehley Car.
pet Co., drowned last year in Grissing.
er's Park while In the service OF his
company at an employees picnic. The
company fought thsecase.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
AS WE SEE 1T

FTNHE German monarchists are not
letting the grass grow under their
feet in their desire to wipe away the
stain that was placed on the imperial
standard when the Weimar constitu-
ton was substituted for the ukase Of
gods anointed, the kaiser. Not that
the German working class found much
Improvement in their lot, by the sub
stitution. Formerly the capitalist
club made contact with his Uranium
via the flunkeys Of the kaiser. Since
then his skull was cracked in the
name OF the republic, in behalf Of the
same capitalist class.
ONLY few days ago all the pre-
~ mters Of the German states met
to felicitate Hindenburg on his cleo
ton Their spokesman was Otto
Braun, socialist premier of Prussia
Braun told Hindenburg that every
body in Germany, from the leader of
the fascist to the head of the social
democrats was as pleased as cat
basking in the sun, with the field mar
shal's election Old Hindenburg is
such patriot. the socialist said, that
he could not think of being the serv-
ant Of any one class. But few days
ago, the socialists in the reichstag
moved vote of no confidence in the
government and they were defeated
LNLATED with their victory, the
II monarchists decided to take the
ball on the hop and moved that a COM
mittee be appointed to fumigate the
Weimar constitution and take the re-
publican poison out of it. The social
democratic workers will have plenty
of time to reason with themselves
whether the dictatorship of linden
burg and the capitalist-monarchi
fascist group is preferable to the die
tatorship of the workers and peasants.
them, but even tho she has proven
The goddess democracy has deceived
herself to be a shameless slut, the
socialist leaders have uses for her.
They are the political simps of the
German working class.
TNHE Wall Street bankers are not
alone in coming to the conclusion
that Hindenburg will do all right as
their show window figure head in
Germany. The New Leader, of New
York, and the Milwaukee Leader of
Milwaukee, one unofficially and the
other officially, have declared for the
kaiser's favorite butcher. Berger
shows his hand by quoting long
article from British socialist paper,
which eulogises Hindenburg and sets
him up as kindly soul who would
not hurt fly even tho he has no
conjunction about slaughtering mil
lions of human beings.
THE United States government was
4 forced to reduce the savage and I'M
precedented sentences imposed on
Privates Crouch and Trumbull in
Honolulu. The Milwaukee Leader is
relieved, not because it has any feel
ing of sympathy for those rebel
soldiers, but because the great Unit
ed States government has fortunately
Continued on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
BRITISH AID RUSSIAN UNIONS
ISSUE STATEMENTS ON PROGRESS
OF INTERNATIONAL UNITY MOVE

LONDON May Shy Man)Today Herald onc
Of the British trade union following story
giving the developments by the Russian and
British unions United Union
Joint effort marked by the cordial
both labor
The Trades Union headquarters
dealing with the
lConhnued Of -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
Arrest Many Reds
in Murder Drive of
Zankov Terrorists

SOFIA, May 21.-- Many Commun.
lists were arrested by the police to-
day in renewededrive Of the zankov
terrorist government to destroy its
opposition by means of murder, and
arrests on framed-up charges.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23

Of the Negroes will be shot down, he
warned.
I'VE are not going to remove the
two Negroes the Sheriff said. I'VE
are going to stand pat and do our
duty" estf
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
Win WAGE Increase.

WILKEs-BARRE, Pa. May 81 -
The $50 employees of the West Knit
ing Mills of plymouth and Ashley
suburbs Of Wilkes-Barre, have re
ceived wage increases Of 10 per cent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23

One Dying, Six Wounded.
Five hundred men, heavily armed,
win guard the Dallas county Jail to-
night to protect Frank and Lorenzo
from mob violence, Sheriff Schiller
Marshall said.
Any group that attempts to ap-
pronch the jail to take possession
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
BRITISH PLUTES
FEAR REBELLION
AMONG COLONIES
Wales Makes Matters
Worse in South Africa

LONDON, England, May 21.-- The
forced resignation Of vlscount AIlenby
as high commissioner for Egypt, is
but one of a number Of Indications
that the growing spirit Of revolt
among the subject races dominated by
Great Britain is causing increasing
worry to the Baldwin government.
Allenby's resignation came follow
ing the dissolution of the Egyptian
parliament by the puppet premier,
after it was found that zagloul's anti
imperialistic party had gained control
Wales Plays the Monkey.
Allenby's withdrawal is said to be
due to his failure to suppress the
move Of the Egyptians for indepen-
dence from foreign domination, which
was exemplified in the killing of Sir
Lee Stack, governor general of the
Sudan.
The prince of Wales, now in South
Africa, is kept busy hopping from one
British colony to another, watching
hula hula dancers, playing polo, dane
ing, and shaking hands, in order to
impress Il colonial people with Eng
lands ''goA H."
However,e alive South Africans
cannot be impf with that elusive
commodity, when !. " are being ex-
plotted at starvation wages by British
capitalists under the protection of the
British government.
Serious Revolts.
The prince of Wales visits have al
ready caused one serious revolt
among the orangemen, and several
other disturbances and demonstra-
lions against British Imperialism.
The revolt of the Moroccans against
Spanish and French imperialism has
caused the British capitalists to be-
come great concern as to their hold
on the colonies exploited by Eng
land.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23

LONDON, May 21.--An earthquake
OF moderate strength shook Cairo.
Egypt, today, but without damaging
the city. according to Central News
Dispatch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS VOTE TO
QUIT LaFOLLETTE; WILL PEDDLE
VOTES TO THE TWO OLD PARTIES
tsneeIaI to The paIIy workerl

(
MINNEAPOLIS of Railway Conductors OF
Withdraw from the
party political hnceforth nonparssn
labor Irrespective Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
DRESDEN MILLS

VILLAGE-Miss Alice Taylor =
attending summer school at Bos'Oh
University. al.
Mrs. Mary Getchell is at tine c0'
tage Fredsmoyne for the sumIlls. T.s
Jack Shevlin has returned u y"
York for few days. ,o.u
c. II. Mcdonald, who has UT I,
working at J. Shevlin'S is No" '"
home to do his haying. Al
Mrs. Quinam and daughters az ~. q
the Dresden House for few WEI Il
The entertainment commlttee ~. =
the Bridge Academy Alumpi Assusis ASs,s
alton met at the home of Mrs. nm, .hs
Stilphen Wednesday evening lof .hs
purpose of making plans lor :, ~ I,
prize speaking contest which WIN :
held in the NJ. Z. church Friday s,s ,s,
ming, August IA. All those wisn~Ss ans
to purchase tickets to help the . IN y
cause along, as the proceeds Mns Iiass
used by the alumni to help DIV ar,
Academy in some way, Will nno 'ns,. I"n.
on sale at Mary McDonalds ana y.J T.ls
ME EVerson's any time alter ~
18th. :, ~
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Mcdonald, NJ
and Mrs. H. E. Pushard ana S nss
Susie Mayors enjoyed an auto ~, ~.
to Pemaquid light and New HafO''
Sunday. N
Mrs. William Rooney Is very h
with a nervous breakdown. oho !.
being cared for by a trained HUI
of Gardiner. car.
Mrs. Elmer Bailey and twins, 20, 20
olyn and CIyde, have been vlsllih'
in Portland the past week.