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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
Macmillan Will
Defend Peary in
His 1909 Pole Dash

Chicago, Jan 10 - (AP) - Com
mander Donald B. Macmillan, Arctic
explorer, who accompanied Admiral
Peary in 1909 on his successful dash
to the North Pole, will defend Ad-
miral Peary in a radio talk over sta
ton WJAZ at IL P. M. central time
Thursday night. Macmillan, his
friends say, will tell why Peary took
Matt Hensen, a negro. with him to
his actual goal. instead of one of his
white companions. Macmillan and
Robert Bartlett are the only surviv-
ors of the men who led the four
parties in support of Peary, but Hen
sen still is living.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
The Day in Washington

The world court continued before
the senate.
The house took up the naval ap-
preparation bill.
Another aircraft investigation was
pegun In the house.
leuaethyl lead gasoline was held
nOt menace to public health.
me aluminium investigation was
.esumed by the senate committee.
sonn W. Davis and, Charles e.
n ;aa urged higher salaries for
sonviction Of Colonel Mitchell was
-'~oVed by army board of review.
No. an increase of the corporation tax
committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
Bangor School Agent
Arrested for Alleged
Altering Written Copy

Bangor, Me-, Jan. 19.-(AP)-
Chester P. Stewart, who resigned a
few days ago as school agent of the
city of Bangor, was arrested today
and arraigned in the municipal court
on charge of altering a written in
strument. He pleaded not guilty and
was held under $4,000 for the May
term of the superior court.
County Attorney Artemus Wather-
bee stated that the former school
agents books were in an involved
condition and that an examination
had disclosed that sums totaling from
$4,000 to $4,000 had been obtained
by the respondent by irregular meth
DDS.
Stewart is prominent socially.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
Send Trout Eggs
On Long journey

Sturgeon Bay. Wis, Jan. 19.-(AP)
Packed in wet moss and shavings
100000 lake trout, eggs were shipped
yesterday from the state fish hatch
cry here to the state hatchery at
Spokane, Wash, where they will be
traded by Wisconsin for an equal
number of salmon eggs. which will
be Matched at Bayfield, Wis.
How the. trout will fare in foreign
waters is a question. Washington
expects to introduce them into its
commercial fishing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
Member of "LOst
Battalion" To Be
Governor of Home

Washington, Jan. 19-(AP)-Cap-
tain Nelson NJ. Holderman. wounded
seven times as a member of the fam
Gus Lost Battalion" in France, ask
ed for retirement today to allow him
to become commandant Of the state
soldiers home at Youngville. Calf.
His wishes probably will be followed
He commanded the military guard of
honor on President Harding's funeral
train. He is now stationed at Fort
Williams, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
Eleven Survivors
OF War with Mexico

Washington. Jan. 10. = (AP) =
Only IL survivors of the Mexican
war remain on the pension rolls of
the United States. pension bureau
records disclosed today, six of their
fellow veterans having died between
July / and January 1.
All of the survivors are 95 or
more years old. The oldest is Amasa
Clark of Bandera, Texas, whose age
is 100.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
Kicker Again Heads
Maine Publicity Body

Portland, Me-, Jan. 19-(AP)-Hi-
ram w. Kicker of Poland Spring was
reelected president of the State of
Maine Publicity Bureau at the annual
meeting today of it's directors.
Frank d. Marshall of this city,
Charles H. Hichborn' of Augusta and
Willis E. Parsons of Dover Foxcroft
were elected vice presidents. Harris
B. Coe of this city was elected gen.
eral secretary and manager.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
THE WEATHER
RAIN OR SNOW

Northern New England - Cloudy
with rain or snow Wednesday, cold
er at night; Thursday increasing
cloudiness.
Southern New England - Cloudy
Wednesday, colder at night; Thurs
day increasing cloudiness.
Eastern New York-Partly cloudy
Wednesday,, probably rain changing
to snow in central and north por-
ton: colder at night; Thursday in
'creasing cloudiness followed by snow
or rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
National Committee
Woman Amer. Legion
Auxiliary, Dies Tues.

Houlton. Me-, Jan. 1s-(AP)---Mrs.
Harriet e. Hume, national commit
teewoman for Maine of the American
Legion auxiliary and wife Of Colonel
Frank NJ. Hume. commander of the
103rd infantry of the 18th division in
the world war, died today at their
residence here. She was So.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
General Forecast

The disturbance that was over
southern New England Monday night
is mover New Foundland.
The outlook is for light rains or
SHOWS on Wednesday in the lower
lake region and northern New Eng
land. Elsewhere in New England
the weather will be mostly fair on
Wednesday and Thursday. 1t will be
colder Wednesday night in the mid
die and north Atlantic states.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Fresh northwest becoming west;
weather partly overcast Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Wednesday generally fair, colder at
night; Thursday fair, somewhat
colder: moderate to fresh south and
southwest winds, shifting to west or
northwest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20
Local Radio Report

Conditions were poor last evening
the volume was bad and there was
much fading on what did come
through. There was some static.
Evening star., 1926-11-09

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Evening star., 1926-11-09

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
COUNTY SHERIFF
USES OFFICE TO
SMASH STRIKES
Gunner, Lands Award
Men, Made Deputies

Sheriff Peter M. Hoffman, who was
recently sentenced to serve thirty
days in jail and pay fine of $4,000
for his part in allowing two Chicago
millionaire bootleggers use the Jail
as a business Office and roam thru the
cabarets on Chicago's south side to
their hearts content while supposed to
be doing time" in the Cook county
Jail, in defense Of his appointment Of
thousands of special deputies declares
that when l appointed these men /
had in mind an army to assist me
in case of labor or race troubles.
Commissions Lands Award Men.
In an excerpt from his letter which
follows, which was sent to all the spe-
cial deputies telling them to turn in
their badges and commissions, he
points out that he has handed out
these commissions to Lands award
men, thus showing up the nature of
the strikebreaking crew that he had
| formed:
"The statutes of the state of Illinois
authorize the sheriff to appoint special
deputies in his office, and after my
election, following the law and prac-
tice of my predecessors, / appointed
a number of special deputies, includ-
ing employees for express companies
railroad special agents, bank mes
sengers, payroll carriers in large man
ufacturing institutions. Lands award
men, physicians who are out late at
night and men in large and small bus
mess industries who had been robbed,
etc., having in the mind only the pro-
lection of property"
Easy Money.
This action of Hoffman revoking
the commissions of the army of COM
pany officials and faithful company
employees" to be used as strikebreak-
ers, came following an expose of Hoff-
mans connection with an insurance
company, the Carolan, Graham and
Hoffman, Inc, thru which more than
100000 was made annually insuring
the special deputies.
Gunner Are Deputies.
Tho in his letter Hoffman tries to
hide the character of his special de-
puties, the character Of these deputies
has been disclosed in a number of
Chicago municipal courts as nothing
more than gunner using the Office
as blind to carry on their work for
bosses associations. etc. A number
of arrests of Hoffman's special depu-
ties were made in the past week in
which these gunner were caught rum
ming booze. These are the type of
men that were to be used to break
strikes and to settle race troubles"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
FAKE FARMER
LOBBYISTS TO
AID old Guard
Farmers Gain Nothing
by Canned Corn Raise
tspeelaI 70 The palIx Workerl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 - Senators
and congressman from the agricultural
regions are awaiting with considerable
amusement the arrival here of the %
lobbyists coming from the Des Moines
farm" conference, as they fully real
ize that the delegation is safe as far
as they are concerned. Originally con-
ceived as a method of fooling the i'm
poverished farmers, the corn belt
senators never expected it to work
so we'll
Furthermore there is no danger of
any group at Washington being able
to expose their game, so they fell safe.
Each of the senators and congressman
running for reelection this fall will
contrive to receive the endorsement
of this gang as a means Of going be-
fore the farmers and asking for their
support.
Corn Aids Manufacturers.
While no relief for the farmers hit
by the corn crisis is in sight, the corn
products outfit, disposing of oils from
corn, canned corn and other stocks
they have had for years, are boosting
prices and disposing of their surplus
because Of the agitation to eat corn
products.
Every predatory interest in the
country from banks to manufacturers
of canned corn products and credit
clothing fakirs in the country towns
are preying upon the misery of the
farmer.
The politicians are hoping that they
will be able to maintain the illusion
that they can benefit the farmers until
after this congressional election, when
they hope revival of agriculture will
eliminate the problem in the 1928
elections.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
Kansas City Labor
Defense to Hold Bazaar
J. |. D. News Service

KANSAS CITY, Kans., Jan. 31--The
local members of the International La
Dor Defense are very optimistic about
the prospects for the success OF the
big bazaar which will be held in Mus
ician Auditorium, 1917 Washington st.
Feb. Ia. ]. q. Snyder, one of the most
experienced organizers in the move
ment has active charge of the arrange.
ments. The arrangements committee
has appealed for donations OF furn-
iture, pictures, sport goods. food, fruit
and anything that can be shipped and
sold. All packages should be forward
ed to Harrison, 1912 Minnesota Ave-,
Kansas City, Kans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
Ill. D. national
CHAIRMAN URGES
GAG Law fight
Sentiment Growing for
Mighty Campaign
Il. L. D. Press service)


Messages continue to pour into the
national offices of the International
Labor Defense hailing the acquittal of
Richard (Blackie) Ford on the charge
of murder by a jury in Marysville,
California.
Andrew T. Mcnamara, prominent
progressive trade unionist and nation
al chairman of the l. l.. d. wired:
Papers mentioned early in month,
Maxwell, the son was to have revenge
for death of MAXWELL, the father, but
not word in any paper of Ford's ac-
quittal Send Ford, Suhr, Mooney,
Billings, Sacco, Vahzetti and all 9th
ers our assurance that we are keep
ing up the fight for the freedom of
all industrial and political prisoners"
John Haynes Holmes said: Ford
acquittal great victory. 1t may well
mark turning point in sweeping tide
Of reaction and tyranny which has
engulfed California in recent years.
Such fact should spur us all on to
renewed endeavor in fight for civil Ii
berties."
Albert F. Coyle, editor Of the Loco
motive Engineers Journal sees in the
acquittal of Ford a turning of the re-
dictionary tide He wires: 81 regard
Ford acquittal as turning of reaction
airy tide that has engulfed America
since world war sabotaged democ-
racy. AS native Californian am heart
lily ashamed that one of the most
beautiful states in union should have
most ruthlessly denied constitutional
rights to those striving for social just
ice. Ford's acquittal forecasts free
dom for Mooney and Billings in near
future
Eugene v. Debs is letter enclos-
ing a five dollar check to the l. L. d.
fund declares: 81 wired you yester-
day in answer to your telegram con-
corning the case of Richard Ford.
We may we'll congratulate ourselves
upon the outcome of that trial and
the acquittal and release of the long
suffering victim. We must now grid
on our armor anew in the fight to
rescue all the rest"
This is the attitude expressed in
many other communications received
by the l. L. D. according to the ma
tional secretary. The concensus of
opinion is that this is the opportune
moment to organize a sigantic cam
paign to wipe the infamous gag
laws off the statute books and to
open the doors for the class war pris-
oners in every state of the union as
we'll as in California.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
seed GROWERS
WORK HARD, Get
SMALL RETURNS
Farmers Get Thin Dime;
Company Wakes Fat
tRy Farmer Correspondent

MOUNT VERNON, Wash, Jan. 81
The seed growers of the Skagit Val
ley have the sport of growing the
seed but the seed houses get the
money.
Out here on the rim of the continent
is small valley, the delta of the
Skagit river. 1t is one of the earth's
most fertile spots. The crops grown
here sound like fairy tales. Among
the numerous crops are cabbage
beets, turnips and spinach, all for
seed. Cabbage is grown on a large
scale. Those reading about this fer.
tile valley will envy us seed growing
farmers when they know we raise as
high as 1900 pounds of cabbage seed
to the acre. The average is more like
800 to 700 pounds. From the prices
quoted in seed catalogues, you will
think we are all capitalists. This is
not so as the seed companies take
care" of us.
We pay as high as $35 per acre
rent a year. Two years are needed to
grow the seed-counting losses from
floods and freezing-we must work
three years before we can sell a crop
The first year we must raise the
plants, prepare the land, set the
plants, battle the weeds and pests
bank it for the winter. The second
Decentralization, sticking and strings
to keep them standing. Then when
ripe, cutting and curing and threshing
then curing some more. Then seed
companies get us.
They take the cured seed after Il
won't shrink any further, run it thru q
cleaner and out of the dollar you farm
ers pay for this seed, the seed com
panies give us dime to live on, pay
the rent, buy strings, stakes, and pay
for threshing.
Units of Workers and Farmers.
We are sure hogs for punishment
but have an idea that when they nut
us down to a nickel, maybe more OF
us will join the Workers Communist
Party, and instead of following the
leadership of the capitalist politicians
will unite with the workers from the
shops and form a workers and farm
ers' government, and fix it so the fat
ones come out and work in the fields
with us.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
Allies Quit First
Military Zone After
z Year Occupation

COLOGNE, Jan. 81. - The Union
Jack, the sign of British Imperialism,
was hauled down from the building
across from the Cologne dome after
it had been flying for seven years,
one month and six days, when the last
detachment of 200 British troops
evacuated the first military occupa-
ton zone. The British troops were
surrounded by heavy Gordon of
police as they feared the Inhabitants
who had tasted the heel of Britain
might attack the soldiers. At the same
time the French imperialist emblem
was taken down at Bonn and the
Belgian emblem at Moers, Dusseldorf
and AK la Cahppelle. 100000 in
habitants of the first military occupa-
ton zone are being returned to the
German reich. France promises to
reduce her occupation forces in Ger
many to $4,000, if Germany joins the
league Of nations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
KANSAS CITY
OIL COMP ANIES
IN BIG MERCER
VIII Form $4,000, 900
Concern
Especial to The Daily wOrksr)

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 81. = A
number of small Kansas City oil COM
panies are now merging together in
order to keep in line with the develop
ment of capitalism and meet the com
petition Of the eastern syndicates.
Negotiations for the merging Of the
Greenland Oil company, the Kansas
City Refining company, the Westgate
Oil company, and the Indian Oil COM
pany, a subsidiary of the Mission Oil
company, into the Manhattan Oil com.
pany are now going on and will I'M
doubtedly result in the formation of
a $20,O00,O00 corporation when the re-
sources of the four companies are
pooled together.
The new combination will control
more than $500 barrels of daily oil
production, besides 5000 acres OF I'M
developed oil land leases in Kansas,
the 6,O0O-barrel refinery of the Kansas
City Refining company in the Fairfax
district, approximately 300 bulk and
service stations In Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Min.
nesota and direct pipe and gathering
lines from Greenwood country, Kans.,
to Kansas City. This line is about $50
miles long and is the longest electric
ally operated pipe line in the world
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
Farmers Wife Tells of
Coolidge's Prosperity
in Ashland County, Wis,
BY a Farmer Correspondent.

ASHLAND, Wis, Jan. 31-The Wis
consin Farmer, farm paper, pub
fishes an article painting a beautiful
picture of the easy life that the farm
er's wife has. 1t tells us that mothers
Of six children can manage their work
so that they can have several hours
a day to rest or go out to enjoy life.
am a mother of four children. l
live on farm, but no matter how |
try to arrange my work l never find
spare time to rest, and when l do go
out, have to leave my work undone.
AS for getting rich on the farm it is
like dreaming of the golden crown that
is promised us after we die.
All thru the summer there are
auction sales Of the belongings of
farmers who have quit farming be.
cause they have gone bankrupt. Many
of them have started twenty years ago
and have had to give up today.
There are many who do not yet
know where the trouble lies, but those
of US who do know, let us tell them.
and when we are all united, we will
see that each one will get the full
benefit Of his labor, and those who do
not work will have to sweat if they
would eat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
Spy Agency Seeks New
Clients in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 31-Employers
in Milwaukee are receiving a series of
letters from Howard w. Russell. Inc,
which specializes in supplying indus.
trial spies. 1t numbers the larger
open shop concerns of the city as its
clients. Here is an organization, its
circular letter boasts, with more
than 10 years of successful expert.
ence, equipped to supply you with
information at any time, any place
and Of any kind-business or personal
AS your bank renders financial serv.
ice we render an information service,
broad in its scope and confidential
in its nature"
Its scope was so very broad that the
Wisconsin legislature drastically
clipped its wings a: the last session.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
Danish Farmers Face
Farm Crisis Due to
German Tariff Walls

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 31-High pro-
duction costs and high German tar.
riff making it impossible for Danish
farmers to sell their produce has re-
suited in a farm crisis. Little legis-
lative relief is offered the farmers.
Since American financiers have in.
vaded Danish industry and have be.
gun to grant loans, the Danish banks
are also making loans to firms fear.
ing that the American bankers will
gain control OF the Danish trade.
Fewer articles Of commerce, are be.
ing exported declared Danish experts
due to a ruined German market, a
poor English market and fierce colon
ial competition.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
Workers in Bridgeport,
Conn, Go Out on Strike
Against Wolf & Abrams
Continued from page u

came to Bridgeport and made the
issue clear to the workers. He called
upon the workers to follow the correct
policy Of the left wing, namely to sup
port the strike and TO participate act
lively in bringing it to complete vic
tory for the workers. He further sta
ted that whatever differences there
are in the union must be taken up
within the organization. Since the
Bridgeport committee did not conform
to this rule, the left wing denounces
them and their action. Since this de-
claration and in the process of the
struggle many individuals realized
that they were misled and have now
actively joined the strike and are
giving 1t energetic support.
A certain number of individuals in
GLIDING some of the men who scabbed
in the last strike tried to masquerade
as friends of the workers and were
soon exposed as agents OF the bosses.
The workers are beginning to under
stand the treacherous role these scabs
are playing and have isolated them.
Workers who realize their mistake are
gladly accepted by the strikers. The
bosses who tried their clever game
were quickly exposed by the left wing.
Militant Spirit Prevails.
All Of the workers are militant and
cheerful. Most of them go on the
picket line at six o'clock in the morn
ing and urge the misled workers to
stay away from work. The seabs are
having hot time particularly from
the women and young girls who suf-
fered the most from exploitation
and low wages and who are now fight
ing for their livelihood 0s well as for
the right to maintain their organiza-
ton. The workers realize that they
must defeat the attempt TO crush their
union and to lower their living stand.
ard. They are determined to main
tain their union, to demand proper
working conditions and the full union.
zation OF the shop. The strike must
be carried on TO complete victory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
Farmers, Families Like serfs.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29-Farmers'
wives and children are unpaid serfs,
Benjamin c. Marsh, executive secre-
tary Peoples Reconstruction League,
told the New York Federation of
Progressive Women. There is little
hope Of any federal child labor amend
ment that would apply to farm chill
dren passing, Marsh stated. He called
for a United States senate inquiry
into the human aspects of farm con.
diions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-02
$11,326,829 in Booze
Jumps Across Canadian
Line to United States

OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 31--In the
past eight months wet goods" valued
at $S11.S26,S29 Jumped" the Canadian
border into the United States accord
ing TO the report of the Canadian gov
eminent on exports to the United
States. In 1928. hard liquir and beer
to the value Of 1864, 2S4 crossed the
border and in 1924 1t had increased to
s7,691,660. over 9O9,OO5 gallons Of
ale, beer and porter and 455,35S gal.
Ions of hard liquor found its way
across the boundaries In the past eight
months.