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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
Probe Deeply Into
Kansas Pardon Cases

Topeka, Kan. Jan. IA (By A. P.)-
Investigations by State and county
officers, seeking to throw light on
the alleged illicit bartering for par
dons under the administration of
Former Governor Jonathan W. DAY.
is were continued today on a sweep
ing scale but no formal charges
were filed other than bribery pre-
ceedings started Monday against the
former governor and his son.
The attorney generals staff has
turned over to the county attorney
a collection of afFidavits and the two
officers ale cooperating in gather
ing evidence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
Police Confident
Will Nab Postal
RObber Very Soon

Mineola. n. Y, Jan. 14-Postal in
spectors announced tonight that they
were hot on the trail' of the robber
who last night boarded Long Island
train and helped himself to a $4,000
packet of currency and escaped with
in the space of four minutes.
The thief, Chief Inspector Clara
han declared. had one or two accom-
plices who. the inspector said. soon
will be apprehended. Reports from
his agents convinced him, he said.
that the chase had been narrowed
down to two or three men well
known New York crooks who have
been arrested before, but never for
postal robbery"
No employees of the firm which had
mailed the packet to the Federal Re-
serve Bank in New York, Clarahan
indicated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
Rescue Two Blind
SkaterS from River

Watertown, Mass, Jan. 1.-two
young men, inmates of the Perkins
institute for the blind, were res
cued here today after they had brok-
en- through the ice while skating on
me Charles river near the institu-
uon. An automobilist on the park
way bordering the river saw their
plight and pulled Alexander Dc
aerty, 20, to shore.
he notified the institute and the
Metropolitan police were summon
60. Two officers pushed a rowboat
GUT on the thin ice until they reach
20 Edward J. Connolly. 20, whose
nome Is said to be in Portland, Me-,
Ice.
Connolly was semi-conscious from
EXPOSURE when removed from the
water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
Re-appoint Two to
Tariff Commission

Washington, Jan. 14-Thomas o.
Marvin. of Massachusetts, and Will
liam S. Culbertson. of Kansas, have
been redesignated chairman and vice
chairman. respectively, of the tariff
commission by President Coolidge.
The chairman and vice chairman
OF the commission are appointed an
nually by the president and the
terms for which commissioners Mar
vim and Culbertson We're designated
would have expired tomorrow. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
Bladder Trouble
Cured by Prof. Pole

This is to certify that / suffered
with bladder trouble and was cured
by Prof. S. J. Pole in one treatment.
Signed, Rose Anna lapointe. 8 Seavy
ST.. WatervilIe, Me.
Prof. Pole treats all kinds of dis
cases without the use of medicine or
surgery at the Opera House block.
Augusta, 6 days a week including
Sundays, except Mondays during the
hours l to S and Z to 9 p. M.
Branch office at Madison, Me-. over
the Modern Restaurant on Mondays,
office hours l to and I to p. Il.
jan11d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
All Aboard Lost
IN Sinking Freighter

-, uoard the British freighter Cardfn
nal We're lost when the steamer last
Msnt during heavy southerly gale
Truck the southern point of Seven
neads. Clonakilty, and Immediately
vent to pieces. The Cardiff Hall. which
ras vessel Of 2540 tons. was bound
from Buenos Aires for Cork.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
THE WEATHER
EAl r

Northern New England - Fair
Thursday and probably Friday: not
much change in temperature.
Southern New England Fair
Thursday and Friday; slightly warm
err Friday.
Eastern New York-Tair Thursday:
Friday unsettled, probably rain or
snow at night: slightly warmer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
General Forecast

Pressure is low north OF New
Foundland and disturbance from
the north Pacific will move east
ward
Temperatures have fallen over the
north Atlantic states and in the
northern plains states. Elsewhere
changes have been unimportant.
The outlook is for generally fair
weather on Thursday in the states
east of the Mississippi river. 1t will
be slightly warmer on Friday in the
lower lake region and the middle and
north Atlantic states.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Fresh northwest winds, fair Thurs
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
Plan Boosting
Maine Products
And Resource.

DEVELOPMENT Association Organized to Teach
Of Possibilities Within State - Outcome of
Governors Campaign for Advertising Fund
- To Seek Popular Subscription and Sum
From Legislature-Separate Publicity Com
mittee Named to Promote Use of Maine
Products by Maine People
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
Boston Forecast

Boston Forecast
Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Thursday and Friday fair; slightly
warmer Friday; moderate to fresh
northwest winds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
U. S. COMMERCE REPORTS SHOW
HOW BAN ON RUSS TRADE
KEEPS WORKERS HERE JOBLESS

WASHINGTON, JAN 9-How the failure
recognize Russia hurting
Commerce Reports official publication of the
chief hide
domestic purchases
Purchases abroad Of 100000
been completed by the Russian trading
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Burn Girls Time
Cards to Dodge the
Minimum Wage Law

TORONTO, Jan. 9.-The changing
and theft of employees time cards fig
ured in the evidence given before the
minimum wage board that the VIII
lards Chocolates. Ltd. had violated
the minimum wage law. This is the
firm against which the Toronto Trade
and Labor Council made charges. The
name was kept secret until just
lately.
Cyril Johnson, former timekeeper.
swore that his immediate superior, J.
A. Grafton, had ordered him to change
the dates on the time cards of GER
tain girl employees to prevent inspec-
tors from finding out that the girls
were being underpaid. He testified
that the girls we're being underpaid.
He testified that to cover up the al
terations he had been told 10 make
out new cards for all the girl EN-
ployes and to throw the old cards In
20 the furnace. The latter part OF his
instructions had not been carried out
and someone" stole those old cards
During the hearing. which is not yet
finished, II came out that the COM
pany's paysheets for four months
were missing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
BOGUS COUNCIL
WOULD ENSLAvE
POOR FARMERS
Coolidge and Bankers
Control "Co-operative'

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 9.-The
preliminaries to libel suit against
Henry Ford have been completed by
Aaron Sapiro, who is asking the bank
ers to control the cooperative market
ing organizations, charging Ford with
libelous statements in the Dearborn
Independent. Ford charged Sapiro
with being in "Communistic conspir-
acy," along with Bernard Baruch,
Julius Rosenwald. Otto H. Kahn, Al
bert d. Lasker, and other bankers, to
gain control of agriculture.
According to the formal document
which Sapiro has sent Ford, announc-
ing his intention Of sueing for libel,
Ford said, "This whole Kahn Baruch-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES program is
carefully planned to turn over to an
organized international interest the
entire agricultural industry OF the re.
public. Between the lines one reads
the story Of the Jewish Communistic
movement in America, which seeks to
make the United States what It has
already made of Russia"
The national council of farmers
co-operatives is controlled by these
bankers, who keep in close touch with
President Coolidge. 1t was formed in
an attempt to eradicate radical ideas
from the brains Of the farmers.
In line with its program Of sabotag-
ing all attempts of the farmers to Sc
cure legislation to better their bank
rupt condition, the cooperative coun-
Gil" meeting in Washington, went on
record as opposing government aid for
co-operatives, declaring it "unwise to
stimulate artifcially such organiza-
tions by any sort Of governmental aid,
special favoritism or subsidy" This
resolution follows out the wishes of
Coolidge, expressed in a speech at the
opening Of the convention of the bo-
gus cooperative association. Cool
idge said at that time he would op-
pose legislation to aid the farmers.
The council is entirely reactionary
in character. A judge-Robert Bing-
ham of Louisville, was reelected
chairman of the council. One of the
members of the executive committee
is former Governor Lowden Of Illinois,
who pretends to be farmer, but who
does the dirty work of Wall Street in
agricultural circles, and who is con-
nected with several Of the largest
corporations in America, including the
Pullman car company, in which he
owns much stock. The council Co
operates with President Coolidge al
tho 1t has nothing to do with the bank
rupt farmers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Secret Documents
Reveal White Plots
Against Red Russia

MOSCOW, Jan. 9. - AS reported
from Berlin, several German papers
have published a series of secret docu-
ments relative to the peace negotia-
tions at Versailles, some of these in
teresting documents referring to the
Intervention in Soviet Russia.
From the latter It appears that in
the question of this Intervention there
was originally a big difference be-
tween America and Britain on one
hand and France on the other. Both
President Wilson and Premier Lloyd
George considered that Intervention
was not possible and advocated me-
gotiations with the Soviet govern
ment. Winston Churchill was the on
ly English politician entirely in favor
of Intervention.
On the French side, however, Mr..
Clemenceau urged the necessity of in
PREVENTION the most energetically and
was supported in his views by Mar
shall Foch. The latter, in March, 1917,
came forth with his scheme of succor-
ing Poland, which was allegedly
threatened by the Soviet republics.
Altho the marshaPs plan was not en-
dorsed by the allied supreme coun-
Gil, both Foch and Clemenceau per-
sisted all thru the years OF 1918 and
1919 in urging the necessity Of reso-
lutte struggle against Soviet Russia, a
struggle Of which the burden was to
be borne by the lesser states of CEN
trail and south eastern Europe, such
as Czecho-Slovakia. Poland. and Rou-
mania.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Patronize our advertisers.
FOR RENT.

Large room for two people; all modern
conveniences. comrade Cohen. s244
W. lie Moyne Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Changes Made In
Battlefront for the
Aldermanic Campaign

The following changes have been
made in connection with the alder
manic elections in Chicago on Feb. "a:
1t has been decided not to enter a
candidate in the 31st Ward. Instead
Comrade Candella will take charge Of
captaining the 18th Ward, in which
Comrade Victor Zokaitis is the candi.
date.
The Greek branch has been trans
ferred to aid in the 18th Ward. The
Douglas Park Jewish branch has been
changed from activity in the 22nd
Ward to the Gath Ward, where Com
rade Epstein is the candidate and
Kruse captain.
The Mid-City English branch has
been transferred to work in the 22nd
Ward, where Comrade Cejka is the
candidate and A. overgaard the
captain.
The Hungarian branch has been
transferred to aid in the 44th Ward,
where Jack tombstone is the candi-
date and Walt Cannon captain.
The petitions have been out already
a week-which Ward is the first to
fill its quota? Ward captains, bring
filed out petitions to the local office
as soon as you get them. Keep after
the members to fill out petitions as
soon as possible.
WATCH THE DAILY WORKER
FOR NEWS ON THE CAMPAIGN!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
WANTED

A few copies of The Weekly Worker
for April 2, 1928. Address, Hammers
mark, c. o. The DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
RAIL CHIEFS HAD
KILLING BEE FOR
3RD PARTY, NOV. 5
Meeting Was Called by
Warren Stone

CLEVELAND, Jan. 9.--The third
party, so far as the railroad brother.
hoods and associated unions are con.
cerned, was killed over a week before
the opening Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor convention in Ell Paso,
Nov. IL. The killing took place in
Cleveland, Nov. at a meeting called
by Pres. Warren S. Stone Of the loco.
motive engineers for another purpose.
There were present, according to
Editor John F. McNamee of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen &
Enginemen's magazine, the chief exc
cutive or representatives of IL rail
road labor organizations and of the
Longshoremens Union, the railway
employees department Of the A. F. Of
L., Of the A. f. of L. itself and Edward
Heating, manager Of Labor, the rail
unions weekly.
The principal business was the
handling of the Howell-Barkley rail.
road control bill which is backed by
rail labor.
Towards the conclusion of this
meeting" McNamee reports, "the
question of the establishment of a
new political party was taken up and
considered and motion setting forth
that this body is not in favor of the
establishment of a third political
party was adopted. A motion was
adopted providing that the chairman
appoint committee of three, in ad.
dition to the chairman, to interview
Sen. LaFollette to ascertain his views
upon the action taken as outlined by
this motion"
The conference for progressive DO.
litical action, Of which the railroad
unions form the backbone, meets in
Chicago, Feb. 81 to consider launch.
ing a new party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

eminent order, placed to cover the
needs Of the leather syndicate.
These purchases were: Germany,
100000 feet of chrome and 10000
feet Of colored kid; France, 100000
feet of kid; the United States, $1,000
feet Of kid. Part of these orders had
already been received and the re.
mainder is en- route. Terms of four
to five months without interest were
obtained from the firms making the
sales. A contract has also been made
for delivery Of 100000 pounds OF
sole leather from leather factory in
Lithuania in a years time"
Huge Contracts in Sweden.
In the same issue, A. q. Fenselau,
clerk to the American commercial
attache at Copenhagen, reports:
Eight MISUNDERSTANDING plants in
Sweden are engaged in executing
Russian contracts for machinery, four
Of which will employ about 1850 work
ers on these Russian orders and four
others 200 hands until the end of the
year. Three plants in addition to the
eight mentioned recommended opera
tons during the second quarter of
1924"
Germany, France, Sweden and Lith-
uania all have full diplomatic relations
with Russia
Unemployment Increased.
Meanwhile the Federal Reserve Bull.
letin for July, 1924, has declared that
production of basic commodities in
the United States was lower in May,
1924, than for May, 1923; that factory
employment fell per cent in May,
and that "the largest reduction of
working forces occurred in the textile,
metal, automobile and leather in
dustries."
Without diplomatic relations, Amer
lean exporters Of machinery, leather
and other goods needed by Russia are
compelled to face special difficulties
as to credits, insurance, ship papers,
inspection of goods, ETC., or to cut
prices to cover the cost of this extra
work il it is done by the Russian gov
eminent trading corporation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

yiction. After year and half the
Michigan Supreme Court upheld the
conviction, and the prosecution of the
Michigan cases has been revived and
speeded UP. The law is ignored, the
courts show their capitalist colors once
again. A whole organization-the
Workers (Communist) Party is in
danger since 80 Of its leaders are
menaced.
Thousands Of dollars are needed i'm
mediately for the Ruthenberg appeal
to the United States supreme court,
for the Minor trial and those that will
follow. In addition to the legal fight.
the cases must receive the widest
publicity, the facts must be spread
broadcast so that all workers and their
organizations will know that THEIR
CAUSE Is the cause Of these Workers
(Communist) Party defendants, and
will unite in mass protest and de-
mand for their freedom.
The Labor Defense Council appeals
to all workers to give generously, with
out stint, NOW, in the new emergency.
Let funds pour in as in 1929. The
need is very great. The money is care
fully and economically raised and
used. From the beginning in 1922 up
to Jan. 1, 1925, the total amount raised
was $l37,78714, the total used for
direct defense expenses-attorney's
fee and expenses, printing of briefs
and records and other legal expenses
was sS7,456.62. other expenses, ad-
ministrative and for the collection Of
funds was $50, 146.OO This latter sum,
about S5 percent covers the entire cost
of printing, publicity. leaflets. folders,
pamphlets, advertising, etc. as well as
rent, postage, circularizing. wages, etc.
and is low considering the results &C
complished.
The financial statement for the
quarter ending Dec 81, 1924 follows:
RECEIPTS:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Waterfront Workers
Display Real Class
Solidarity in Strike

SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. s.-The
waterside workers strike turnout
Australia defies all efforts to secure
a settlement. The men are displaying
great solidarity and have the support
OF other unions.
At all ports the waterside workers
refuse to work on any oversee vessels
the cargoes of which have been
handled by men employed by the nom
union labor bureau of the Oversee
Shipping companies at Sydney
bureau established to try and intro
duce the open shop policy on the
Australian waterfront. Vessels loaded
by men from the bureau are forced
to lay up or leave Australia without
cargoes.
AS the non-union labor bureau is
established only at Sydney (all other
states being under labor rule) there
is no trouble in the other ports ex-
cept that unionists will not touch non
union work.
The following unions are likely to
be also involved in the dispute, cart
ers and drivers, motor transport
workers, railway workers, seamen,
engineers and firemen. ships painters,
marine cooks, bakers and butchers,
and lockers.
Negotiations are now taking place
whereby any vessel loaded by non
union labor in Australia will be boy
cotted on arrival in Great Britain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Atlanta. Prison
Warden Is Ousted
On Bribery Charge

BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 9.-The resigna-
ton Of Warden John Shook of Lem
phie county, effective as soon as
possible" so that he may become
warden Of the federal prison at At
lanta, Ca, was rendered the state
prison today.
Warden Shook will succeed A. e.
Sartain at the Atlanta prison. Sar-
tain is under indictment, returned fol.
lowing an investigation of charges
that he had accepted brides for soft
berths" to prisoners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
CHANGE OF PLACE
FOR Y. W. |. MEETING
AT CLEVELAND, OHIO

The location of the general MEM
bershlp meeting Of all Young Work
ers League members in Cleveland
has been changed. The meeting,
which is of the greatest Importance
to every Young Workers League
member in Cleveland, will be held
in GardIna Hall, 1921 ST. Clair St.
A member of the national executive
committee Of the Young Workers
League will present the position Of
the national executive committee
and any comrades representing any
other viewpoint will be given equal
time to present their viewpoint on
the activity and policies Of the
league.
Every member must attend this
meeting or they will not be consld-
cred in good standing. Admission
will be by card only.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 9.-The
chamber Of commerce of the United
States is trying to get the senate to
promptly ratify the Turkish treaty,
a letter sent by Richard F. Grant,
president Of the chamber Of com
merce, shows. Grant declares that
trade with Turkey is necessary if
America is to get ahead Of European
countries who are already trading
with Turkey.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

"PoIlkushka" 10 coming to certner's
independent Thsater, Jan. rs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Labor and Women Cooperate.

SEATTLE.-The Washington State
Federation of Labor and the women's
organizations of the state are the prin.
cipal factors in mailing the lies issued
against the child labor amendment by
those employers and other interests
who don't want the state legislature
to ratify 1t.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
LABOR DEFENSE COUNCIL ISSUES
FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND CALLS
FOR FUNDS FOR NEW LEGAL BATTLE

The great
in September 1922 Hundreds
publicity leaflets pamphlets
Workers
sympathizers believers
country and contributed the of the Labor
Jury disagreed in the
Ruthenberg
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-05
Four New Teachers
AS Kent's Hill Opens

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Kent's Hill, Me-, Sept. 4--Kent's
Hill Seminary opens it's dormitories
on Tuesday of next week and begins
work with it's First Chapel" on We'd
nesday morning. The advance en-
rollmept has been such that on las,
Wednesday Principal Watkins an
nounced that there were boarding ac.
commodations still unreserved for
only five girls and seven boys.
The Seminary opens with only four
changes in the faculty. Llewellyn P
White of Medford, Mass, a graduate
of Dartmouth, will teach mathematics
and be the housemaster in Sampson
Hall. Malcolm Z. Smith of Beverly,
Mass, who has just graduated with
honors at Brown, is to teach English
and history and Miss Grace E.
/ Schleif of Shamokin, Pa, who has
just completed four years of under
graduate and one year of post grads
uate work at the New England Con-
servatory of Music, has been engaged
as the teacher of voice and chorus
The appointment of Arthur G. Rog-
ers of Lynn, Mass. who has Just
completed a highly creditable record
both in his studies and in varsity
athletics at Harvard, as coach and
teacher, was made some time ago.
Alumni of all ages will be interested
to know that Miss Frances A. Davis
&c. Preceptress Emerita and Alumni
secretary, has been at the Hill all
summer, is in good health, and Is
looking forward to the opening of her
forty-third year as member of the
faculty, with as much enthusiasm as
avar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-05
Joke About Boundary
Fools Many Irish Farmers

Belfast, Aug. ia. P. by MaiD-
Farmers on both sides of the Tyrone
Donegal border have been the VIC
Tins of boundary commission hoax
Letters which had been posted in
Strabane summoned them to a meet
ing to give evidence regarding the
proposed transference of this particu-
lar district and instructing them to
prepare a statement giving particu
lars bearing on the question.
All shades of politics were repre-
scented in those getting communities
lions and the recipients foolscap
sheets in hand fiocked into Strabane
on the appointed day. They were
greatly surprised to discover there
was no one at the Town Hall to re-
ceive them and it then dawned upon
them that they had been hoaxed.
They rapidly disappeared and their
explanation to their friends was that
their visit to Strabane was connected
with something entirely different.