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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
Cong. White Bill
For Control Radio
O.K.'d by Sec. Hoover

Washington, Jan. 6.-(AP)-The
White bill to provide for control of the
radio inquiry was endorsed today be-
fore the House merchant marine COM
mittee by Secretary Hoover and other
members of the commerce department,
officers of the navy and coastguard and
representatives of radio and telephone
organizations.
The bill would give the secretary of
commerce administrative charge of RAJ
dio and would establish commission
of nine to pass on applications for IL
censes and perform other similar func-
tions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
Girl Acquitted in !,
Killing of Man Who
Refused to Marry Her

Philadelphia, Jan. s. (AP) =. A
record for speed in murder trials
here was set in common pleas court
today when Miss Helen Schultz, lS
wears old unwedded mother. was ac-
Quilted of Staying Edward Listers.
Jr., 81, whom she shot to death
october 27, after he had refused to
marry her.
Approximately six hours after
court opened this morning, the jury
had been empanelled. the witnesses
heard, the prosecution and defense
completed and verdict rendered
The jury deliberated 40 minutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07

Manchester, n. H., Jan. 6-(AP)-
1ouis Labombarde, Merrimack
Youth charged with the Staying of
Helen ellis at Hudson last January.
tonight was found guilty Of murder
IN the first degree and was sentenced
by Justice Young to life imprison-
ment The jury was out nearly four
hours.
An appeal from the verdict will be
taken to the supreme court on ex-
ceptions, Attorney ]. j. Doyle, chief
counsel for the respondent, said.
At $50 P. NJ. the jury notified the
court that it had agreed, and La
bombarde, who was being held at the
county Jail pending the verdict, was
hurriedly brought to the courthouse.
He chatted with his counsel in a
Continued on Page 5Col. p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
Missing Student
Relieved kidnapped

Philadelphia. Jan. 6-tAP)-With
postcard as their only clue, ponce
TODAY were searching for Joseph
Schwatt. % year old. Templeton
University medical student, who is
believed To have been kidnapped.
The youth left his home yesterday
morning at o'clock to attend his
classes. He never reached the school,
but last evening his mother received
a, post card. mailed at the general
post office three hours after his dis
appearance. which said:
kidnapped by white and colored
man in machine. Hit on head.
Don't worry; will try to get nome
Tell the police. feel dizzy. Joe.'
Detectives have been unable to find
any trace df the missing boy.
Schwatts father is so i'll with heart
trouble that he has not been told OF
his sons disappearance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
Favor Acceptance
War Debt Agreements
With 6 Nations Europe

Washington, Jan. 6.-(AP)-The
House Ways and Means committee
today recommended acceptance Of
war debts agreements negotiated
with Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Lat
via, Esthonia, Italy and Rumania.
Action by the committee was not
unanimous, Representative Rainey,
Democrat, Illinois. and several other
members opposing acceptance of the
Italian settlement.
Chairman Green Of the committee
will call up the resolutions recon-
mending acceptance next Tuesday in
the House. At that time Mr.. Rainey
and Representative Hull. Democrat,
Tennessee, have announced they will
fight the Italian settlement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07

New York, Jan. 6-(AP)-in an
absolute deadlock, the anthracite
joint wage conference adjourned at
1880 o'clock tonight until II o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Both sides expressed their willins.
ness to continue negotiations in an
effort to end the long coal strike.
President Lewis stated that he
would regard the breakup Of neuo-
tiations without an agreement as q
public calamity" Various PROPOSE
tons offered by either side were
voted upon and rejected by one side
or the other.
New York, Jan. 6.-(AP)-After an
eight hour session anthracite miners
and operators who are endeavoring
to reach an agreement to end the
hard coal strike were still deadlock
ed tonight. Announcement was made
shortly after p. NJ, that the con-
ferees had recessed for dinner ana
would continue their meeting after
ward.
Widely circulated reports that an
agreement had been reached were
positively denied. Many reports
came into the Union League Club
where the conference is being held,
to the effect that broadcasting sta
tons had spread word throughout
the anthracite regions that there had
been q settlement.
Assurance was given by spokesmen
both for the miners and for the opef-
ators that there was no basis for the
reports that the situation sood prac-
tically where IL did when the Joint
conference began shortly before noon.
1t is understood that arbitration
was still the big issue and that many
ways were suggested to bring at
about or get around the situation.
This included variations OF the peace
plan proposed by Governor Pinchoe
and notifications of the proposition
offered by Alvan Markle, chairman or
the joint conference.
The miners, 1t Is known, are stand
ing out for a contract with definite
terms relating to wages. They are
opposed to readjusting wages every
year. The operators, on the other
hand, do not wish to tie themselves
down to a fixed scale for a term of
years. The miners. 1t Is understood,
suggested a clause giving neither side
the right to cancel the contract after
certain period, II either found It
unsatisfactory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
Daughter of Lloyd
George to Face
Knife Operation

London, Jan. g. (AP) -Megan
Lloyd George, daughter of David
Lloyd George, England's war pre-
mier, will undergo an operation for
appendicitis tomorrow at her fathers
residence, Cheynne Walk. Chelsea.
She has been i'll for week.
. Mr.. Lloyd George, who has been on
a vacation in Italy. is Fastening to
London. and win reach here tomor-
row. Megan was his constant COM
panioa on his political campaigns.
and accompanied him on his visit to
the United States in October, 1923.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
B. & NJ. to Keep Line
Rochester to LakepOrt

Boston, Jan. 6-(AP)-Notice OF
withdrawal of its petition for discon-
tinuance of the Rochester Lakeport,
N. H., branch was sent to the inter-
the Boston & Maine Railroad. This
action followed an offer made by
representatives of communities af-'
fected to accept reductions in train
service and station forces, xfter the
petition for discontinuance was fled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
General Forecast

The disturbance that was south of
Hudson Bay Tuesday night has adj
vanced to the Gulf of st. Lawrence
with greatly increased intenc'y.
During the last "a hours rains and
SHOWS have occurred in Northern
New England. Temperatures have
fallen in the Appalachian region and
along the Canadian border from
Manitoba to western Quebec. Else
where changes have been unimport-
ant.
The outlook is for rain Friday in
the Atlantic states. Elsewhere the
weather will be fair. 1t will be
slightly colder on Thursday on the
Atlantic states and temperatures will
rise somewhat on Friday over north
ern districts.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook:
Fresh to strong west and northwest
and weather partly overcast Thurs
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
Rumanian Minister to
u. s. to Go Elsewhere

Bucharest. Rumania, Jan. 6-(AP)
The foreign office announced to-
night that Prince Antoine Bibesco is
to be recalled as minister to the
United States and assigned to anoth-
err diplomatic post elsewhere.
Prince Bibesco. who is at present
in Rumania. will go to Washington
shortly to present his letters OF re-
call
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
Portsmouth Man
Killed by Train in Fla.

,n MIAMI Fla, Jan. 6. - (AP) -
lT'' n,o DAILY. so, of Portsmouth, N.
49, was run over and killed today by
h..a e,gnt train at Hollywood, near
~ ,.e; ne was employed by the Holly
e ~vUu uolI Country Club. DAILY was
fa vss,ng the track and apparently
.alleo 10 see the locomotive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07

Charles NJ. White. chief of the d.
vision Of markets of the state de-
partment of agriculture. said We'd
nesday that for the most part the
winter of 1924-1925 was more open
and mild than usual. snowfall was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
THE WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLDER

Northern New England Partly
cloudy and colder Thursday; Friday
increasing cloudiness.
Southern New England and eastern
New York: Fair and slightly colder
Thursday; Friday increasing cloudi-
ness followed by rain, with rising
temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
Guilty Of Numbering
Helen ellis, Find
ings of Jury After
Four Hours Deliber-
alton

laughs Aloud After Verdict is
Giyen-Asks "How Many
Years Will it Be Before l Get
Out'-C Guns el Appeals
From Verdict-Prosecution
Claims Five Confessions
Yade in Staying of Aged Sis
tiers at Hudson, N. H., Year
Ago
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
Local Radio Report

the first part of last evening but inn
proved as the hours grew, There
was considerable fading and static.
The volume was only fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
8-Hour Session of An
thracite Miners and
Operators Is With
out. Results

Many Ways Suggested to Get
Around Anthracite Dispute
Include Notifications of
Pinch0t and Markle Plans
Miners Want Long Time Con-
tract With Definite Terms on
Wages-Operators Object to
Long Tie-up-False Rumors
of Agreement During Day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Thursday fair and colder; Friday
partly cloudy, probably followed by
light rain or snow, with risiig tenn
perature; fresh northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-07

moderate and temperatures reason
ably favorable.
Spring opened rather early in
1925 and farm work went forward
normally" continued Mr.. White.
Inadequate rainfall and too low
Continued on Page 5-Col. y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01
BOSTON LABOR!
HELP PASSAIC
STRIKERS WIN 5!

BOSTON, April 29-The Boston dis
trict Of the Workers Communist
Party in the following appeal declares
its whole-hearted support Of the activi-
ties of the United Massachusetts Re-
lief Committee for the Passaic strikers
and calls on all Boston workers to aid
in the house to house collections on
Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2:
1.-THE Workers (Communist) Party
views with approval the fact that the
workers of Boston have united behind
the Passaic strikers in the United
Massachusetts, Relief Committee. In
view Of the fact that the united COM
mittee representing many Of the lead
ing labor and fraternal organizations
OF Boston has asked the workers TO
volunteer their services for a monster
house to house campaign to be held
on May first for the relief of the Pas
sale strikers, the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party calls on all workers Of
Boston to rally to this call.
Particularly on May first when Ia
Dor celebrates its international soli-
darity should Boston give proof of its
spirit Of unity and unite behind the
striking textile workers. A victory
in Passaic is victory for all. Help
Passaic to win!
Report ON Saturday May first at
2 o'clock and Sunday, May 2 at nine
o'clock at the following stations:
"62 Chambers street.
New international Hall.
chelsea Labor Lyceum.
Woodrow Avenue Synagogue"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01
Especial to The Daily worker)

WASHINGTON, April 20. - The
Franeo-American debt negotiations
struck their first lmpasse today.
Having informed the French am
bassador that the terms he proposed
several days ago for liquidation of the
$4,000, 100000 debt were not satlsfac-
tory, the American debt commission
waited today to receive a new PROPOSE
ton but none was Forthcoming, and
the meeting adjourned in ten minutes.
Despite Paris announcements that
Ambassador Berenger was fully au-
thorized to negotiate a settlement, it
was found necessary to refer the exist
ing situation back to the BRAND gov
eminent by cable, and obtain author
ization for the submission Of the bet
ter terms which the American COM
mission has demanded.
The difficulty is understood to be
that Berenger was not authorized to
offer anything better than $25,000,000
year for the early years of the pro-
posed agreement. This was entirely
unacceptable to this government, it
being pointed out that Joseph Caillaux
last October proposed annual pay
ments of $40,000,000 a year for the
first five years, altho in other respects
M. Caillaux's offer was not as salts
factory as the one which M. Berenger
has submitted.
With the French negotiations tenn
porarily hanging on the Paris cables,
the debt commissioners turned to con-
sideration today of the Jugo-Slav debt,
which is less than $1O0,OO0,00O. The
Jugo-Slavs and the Americans are still
far apart on the terms.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01
WORKER CORRESPONDENTS
IN CHICAGO DISTRICT TO
HOLD CONFERENCE MAY Il

chieago's worker correspondents
will hold their first district confer
ence Saturday, May list, at the Work
ers' House, 1902 West Division St.,
starting at one o'clock. This will in
ausurate the holding Of similar
conferences in all sections Of the
country. The conference plan of de-
VeIoping the worker correspond
ent's movement has been approved
by the central executive committee
of the Workers (communist) Party
and all party officials are urged to
give 1t their hearty support.
Workers correspondents from the
steel district surrounding Gary, Ind,
to the south and from Kenosha,
Waukegan, Racine and as far north
as Milwaukee, Wis, are expected to
attend the gathering. Good speak
ers have been secured to lead the
discussion on all the important
questions on the agenda. The Chi
cago conference is under the direc-
tion of the local worker correspond
ents' class.
The Pittsburgh district Is plan
ming a conference that will be adj
dressed by J. Louis EngdahI, editor
Of The DAILY WORKER, who will
be in Pittsburgh for the May Day
meetings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01

T EFT the investigation go on! This,
IL Of course, can be the only reply
to the demand of Harry Eugene
Kelly, president of the silk stock
ing" Union League Club, that a spe-
cial grand jury, not under the thumb
Of States Attorney Robert e. Grove,
be set up to investigate the recent
killings in the new outbreak of the
civil war between Chicago's beer
runners.
Investigators chosen by the Union
League Club, where the open shop
attacks on organized labor are
Matched, will be no more impartial"
than Groves assistants, one of
whom was actually murdered in an
automobile in company with a beer
king and an admitted gangster.
Grove would protect his wing of the
Illicit traffic in alcohol. The union
leaguers would put the white wash
on the higherups, the millionaire
proflteers in the business.
"TTTHY don't they get the big fell
w lows?" is a question that Judge
Wilkerson, seemingly troubled by
his judicial conscience, has been
asking in the federal courts, when
penniless workers, who have tenn
porarily secured jobs in the rich
beer industry, are brot before him.
Recently dry agents arrested seven
workers in a brewery near Aurora.
The judge was angry because the
men had not been brot before jury
and forced to tell who employed
them. The dry agents were horror
stricken at the suggestion. This may
be considered in connection with the
charge recently made in Washington
by United States District Attorney
Edwin A. Olson that Chicago's city
treasurer, John A. Cervenka, is not
only president but also one of the
big stockholders in the nationally
known Pilsen Brewery. But while
workers caught driving beer trucks,
or shifting beer cargoes, are being
"pdnched," the Cervenka's and their
big profiteering tribe are not modest
ed by either the states attorneys Of
fee or the union leaguers.
THE investigation suggested by
i the Union League Clubs presi-
dent, however, would bring out
many facts that would be a stencil
in the nostrils of Chicago's whole
working class.
1t was the Union League gang, fo1
instance, with the traction profiteer,
William B. Mckinley, of Champaign,
as its candidate for U. S. senator,
that tried to charge the shootings
and murders in the booze business
to foreign-born workers. 1t will prob
ably do so again, making propaganda
for it's demands for legislation
against the foreign-born, for their de-
portation, registration and finger
printing.
TT is very clear that the recent
l. triple-slaying was the direct re-
suit of the war between Italian and
Irish beer kings for the control of
the beer-selling business in Cicero
and other Chicago suburbs. But the
Italian and Irish workers are as lit
tie to blame for this manifestation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01
United Front Textile
Workers of Lawrence
Celebrate Big May Day

The united front committee of Tex
tile Workers of Lawrence have ar
ranged big May Day celebration for
the Winter Garden on Saturday at
$3.50 p. m. Benjamin Gitlow will be
the main speaker. The film, Poll
kushka, given to the committee gra-
tbs by International Workers Aid will
be shown.
The proceeds will go to the strik-
ing textile workers of Passaic, N. J..
A chorus Of fifty voices and other mu-
steal numbers will supply the enter
tainment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01
The Third Prize Winner.
MAY DAY AND women WORKERS
By K. woLopARsKY, Worker cOrrespOndent.

MIoMEN workers. work hard thought
always your
provide for yourself those The fear Of losing
mind You work harder
satisfy thing satisfied employer
The produce the he'll drive YOU
On church holidays that employer ord"
and workers patience they
heaven you a
We enlightened believe lettering conditions while
alive holiday solidarity all
Of Included
Of labor On this May Day let proclaim to the
taIst producers capital.
You should united Urge
workers office whatever form
employment celebrate holiday
demonstration asanA present system exploitation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01
The First Prize Winner
TAKERS TRY TO
BLOCK ACTION OF
union M EETING
Devote Time to Attack
on Progressives
By a COAL MINER


MCDONALD, Pa, Apr. 29-The min
ing situation in this region is in more
than terrible condition. Most of the
mines have been idle for months and
months and the men compelled to
starve during this entire period. In
order to consider this situation and
the attempt of the operators to estab-
lish the 1917 scale in this vicinity,
Local 1865 of u. M. w. of A. decided
to call mass meeting and invite the
officials of District No. to speak.
The meeting was held Friday, April
% at the Orpheum Theater and the
hall was packed. The miners came to
listen to the reports of their officers
and to learn about their future plans.
Pagan the district president was the
first speaker After he was thru,
question from the floor was asked
what the Union intends to do in
order to fight the 1917 scale and the
attacks of the operators upon the
miners in Western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia" Pagan had nothing
to answer to this important question
except as to say that the miners should
stay out of the mines until the bosses
give in, even if it takes 20 years.
Threat Against Tom Ray
Pagan was followed by Organizer
Tom Robertson who apparently felt
that Pagan failed to answer the ques-
ton that was put to him and that the
men retained the impression that the
union officials had no policy to offer.
He therefore decided to turn his ire
against the ''reds," the usual trick
used by the reactionary officials to
cover up their own failures and be-
trayals. His statements that the
reds" were never seen in the front
of a battle was challenged. This
caused the official to state that Tom
Ray who is the secretary of the Pro-
gressive Miners Committee would be
driven out of the district, as was done
with many others of the progressive
miners.
Ray Urges Action.
After Mr.. Robertson was thru speak
ing Tom Ray, who happened to be at
the meeting, requested for the floor to
submit a constructive policy for con-
sideration. This included the question
of organizing a relief drive for the
striking miners. The miners in this
district are paying strike relief assess
ment. But the funds collected are not
sufficient as a survey of the situation
shows that hardly any of the miners
who are out of work get any relief.
This is why the question of organizing
a general relief campaign is more than
timely and at least should be discussed
bv the miners. But the officials not
desiring any discussion on such an i'm
portant and timely matter ruled the
question out or order and continued
with their red batting campaign which
at the end of the meeting nearly turn
ed into a riot.
Thus good meeting Of the miners
called for the purpose of organizing
against the operators and the 1917
scale was turned by the officials into
campaign against the progressives.
The operators must be well satisfied
with the good work the officials are
doing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01

barriers fostered and thrust upon them
by the servile fiunkies of Tighe G. Co.
The larger part of the unorganized
steel and iron workers are of foreign
birth, large percentage are Negroes
imported from the south, workers all
ripe for organization and splendid ma
terial with which to build up a strong
organization.
The boycott of the Amalgamated' AS
sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers of North America against the UNI
organized steel and iron workers is
the sole weapon of Tighe & Co. The
great power of the progressives is the
unorganized steel and iron workers.
The left wing must do what Tighe G.
Co. refuse to do, and that is. organize
the unorganized. They must not be
hampered by color blindness and class
ify workers red, black or white, nor
must they be victimized by racial
prejudices. The life of their union is
at stake and if the left wing cannot
rise above the prejudices Of Tighe G.
Co. It too must of a necessity pass off
the scene.
Progressive members of the Anal
gamated Association must lay all diff
ferences aside and unite for the organ
ization of the unorganized steel and
iron workers. They must organize
their own forces and fight shoulder to
shoulder for one common programe.
They must invite the confidence of
the working masses and respect 1t by
fighting day in and day out for 100
per cent organized industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01
Minor Is to Speak at sesr
St. Paul May Meeting

y ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 29.-The
workers of st. Paul, Mimi, will cele-
brate May Day at the German House,
444 Rice street, on May 2, at p. m.
Robert Minor will be the principal
speaker. There will also be singing
and music, and If the time permits
there will be dancing until IL o'clock.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01
Russian Peasants Will
See Industrial Circus

NEW YORK, April 29.-The "Am-
torg." the New York corporation ham
ding Soviet business, announces that
a travelling circus" exhibiting machin-
cry will tour the Union of Soviet So
cialist Republics this year, beginning
at the Tihis Fair held in the middle
of May.
The machinery will be American
made and barges, fiat cars and motor
cars will be used in the journey. Road
shows will give performances. Demon
STATIONS OF all the different kinds OF
machinery will be given as the circus
proceeds thru the country. The Amer
lean exhibits will occupy 1000 square
yards os space at the Tifiis fair
Manufacturers Of other countries will
also participate.
A SUB a day toiIl help to drirf