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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
WELCHES DEBATE
over ISSUES IN
MINERS union
Cappellini Backs Out of
Toohey Challenge
tspeoIaI 70 The paIIx Workerl

. SCRANTON, Dec. THE ''Brophy.
for-President" anthracite committee
released to the press a letter address.
ed to Rinaldo Cappellini sometime ago
by Pat Toolfey accepting Cappellinfs
challenge to publicly debate the issues
involved in the. present campaign for
international Offices in the United
Mine Workers OF America.
Cappellini was quite rash in chal-
longing Toohey to debate, and GER
tainly it is no credit to Cappellini
backing out after Toohey accepted the
challenge. It will be observed that in
the Toohey letter to Cappellini he is
willing to meet him in any prominent
city or town in the District territory,
and not combining the debate to any
one particular section where Toohey
followers might be strong, and again,
where in the suggestion for "impar-
tial" chairman OF the debate, Toohey
suggests Mayor Hart of Wilkes-Barre,
who is hand-in-glove with Cappellini
in all matters.
Demand Retractlon.
The Brophy committee in releasing
this letter demands that Cappellini
meet Toohey or publicly withdraw his
challenge. The letter follows:
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Nov. IL, '26.
Rinaldo Cappellini
Miller Building,
Scranton, Pa.
Dear Sir and Brother:
While in the district Office in Scran-
ton yesterday November 10) you
stated that you were willing to meet
me on any platform, in any town at
any time in public debate in con.
nection with the issues involved in
the present election campaign, you to
defend the administration and l to
present the position Of the opposition
This challenge was made by you man
to man" and not as an official to mem.
Der, II may use your own words, and
lam exceptionally DESTROYS Of meeting
you on the platform in this capacity.
l accept your challenge to debate
the issues man to man" at any date
during the week Of November 20-27
in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Scranton,
Nanticoke. Pittston. Luzerne, Old
Forge, Olyphanf or Edwardsville. AS
an impartial chairman for these meet
ings I suggest the Burgess or Mayor
of some of these places, other places
we can agree upon in the course of
arrangements. As a suitable subject
suggest:
"REsoLvED, That the policies Of
John Lewis and Rinaldo CappelIini
make for the betterment Of the con-
dItlons Of the mine workers and
for the saving Of the United Mine
Workers."
Or, perhaps you wish TO defend the
negative; If so, therefore propose:
RESOLVED, The program OF John
5rophy is the only salvation for the
v. M. w. of A."
If, perchance, you disagree with the
text of the above, either in major or
minor detail we can iron It out later.
In the event you accept this debate
you will appear as Rinaldo Cappellini,
not President Rinaldo Cappellini, or,
man to man" in your own words.
A line TO the address below will
reach me. Hoping to hear from you
in day or two at most, I am
Yours. Patrick Toohey
P.S. will consider releasing this
Ia%far N the mesa ~ no answer Is
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Organized Labor-Trade Union Activities

Policies and Programs
The Trade Union Press
Strikes---lnj functions
Labor and Imperialism
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09

With the largest membership in re-
cent years and etho largest number OF
shops signed,t Chicago Bakery Work.
ers' Local reports, nevertheless, that
the demand for union label bread is
falling on
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
THE FIGHT OF ALEX HOWAT AND
THE MINERS IN DISTRICT II;
A CHAPTER IN LABOR HISTORY
ARTICLE Nv.
ay WILLIAM =. DUNE

behind President John
arbitrarily notify
ling he president Of District
calculated strengthen the OF the Industrial
greeted
approval
leaders who buwaks
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than an appendage of the operators
association.
President Lewis knows these things.
No one knows better than he does that
they are incontrovertible facts. Yet
he evidently prefers the friendship Of
the operators to that OF miners whom
he can distranchise as he has done
recently and for years past.
The Reasons.
What is one to conclude?
Frank Harrington, when he was
aspiring to the presidency Of the
United Mine Workers. wrote letter
to Lewis which was made public. He
said:
was told that the president
of the Southwestern Coal Oper-
ators' Association stated that the
Kansas coal operators would pay
almost any price to get rid of
Alex Howat =. and l have
just as much right to believe
that you collected a handsome sum
of money for your part in the Kan
sas trouble as you have to believe
that l was to collect money for al
lowing the Lester Strip Mine to
operate.
There is an old saying: "Set thief
to catch a thief" I dislike to quote
the proven crook Harrington against
such an eminent parsonage as Inter
national President John L. Lewis, but
Lewis accepted his support to beat
Howat and the rank and file in 1924.
Harrington was crook then and he is
crook now and as / said in 1923,
when writing about the expose of
Lewis by Harrington and Harrington
by Lewis, 1 believe both of them.
OF a few things we are certain:
/. The fight of the Kansas miners
led by Howat prevent the enforce
ment Of the industrial court law on
a wide scale and put an end to this
sort of suppressiye legislation for a
long period.
2. The capitalists Of Kansas and
the coal operators in particular
wanted Howat's influence and
authority destroyed in the union.
3. Lewis not only did not give
Howat and the Kansas miners any
support. in their fight against the
Kansas Industrial court and the coal
operators but did what they could
not do-remove Howat from ONCE
and expel him from the union when
the struggle was at its height.
4. Lewis has prevented Howat
from taking Office, without a shadow
of moral or legal right, and thereby
allowed the operators to have their
way with the union in Kansas.
The above statements are matters
Of record and not Of opinion. Lewis
must be either a monumental egoist
who can, secure in his own high
opinion of himself, watch a district
like Kansas be destroyed rather than
allow It 10 have its chosen and tried
leadership, or he is an agent OF the
coal operators as harrington has been
proven 10 be.
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Same Policy Everywhere.

In any case, because in greater or
less degree, the same policy of per-
secution OF militant miners and union
wrecking, all OF which is loudly or
quietly approved by the coal oper-
ators, has been followed in West
virginia, Pennsylvania. Canada and
Illinois, John L. Lewis. If for no other
reason, deserves defeat by a huge
majority in the election next Tuesday.
He will be defeated by a huge
majority but he will try to split the
union rather than give up control.
Whether or not the opposition ticket,
for which Howat just completed a
tour, is recognized officially as the
victor, the struggle in the miners
union. OF which Alex Howat is the
symbol Is not over.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
Future Struggles.

II Lewis succeeds In holding on to
the empty honor that will be HIS after
the election, the left wing will con-
tinue the struggle at the coming con-
vention. II Lewis then, by means Of
his blue-sky locals and payroll vote"
succeeds in holding on 10 the union
machinery, the left wing viii prepare
for new phase Of the Save the
Union" struggle-the organization Of
the non-union fields without which the
strike cannot be won.
II Lewis is forced to surrender con.
troll Of the union. then the left wing
will have the tremendous task OF
building the union from the wreckage
which the Lewis machine has left IN
It's wake.
In either case Alex Howat and the
Kansas miners-many Of them scat
tered now into half a dozen different
coal fields--will be a source Of
strength to the left wing movement
which alone Of the forces In the or
ganization has the responsibility Of
saving the largest union In the Ameri-
can labor movement from destruction.
(The End.)
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P.S. will consider releasing this
letter to the press If no answer is
forthcoming within reasonable
period Of time.-P. T.
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Now AUoiIQbIe!

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STATE OF MAINE.
SheriR's Sale of Real Estate,


II Taken this 18th day of July, A. D.
II, 1926. issued on lien judgment for
taxes rendered by the Ellsworth
municipal court at Ellsworth, within
and for the said County Of Hancock,
at term of said court begun and held
at said Ellsworth on the first Tues
day of July, 1926. to wit, on the
sixth day of July. 1925, in favor of
c. H. Workman of Sorrento, County
of Hancock, Maine, collector of taxes
for the said town of Sorrento for the
year A. D. 1925, against the heirs of
F. w. Goss, whose names and resi-
dences are unknown to the plaintiff,
and particularly the real estate here
matter described, for the sum of eight
dollars and thirty-two cents ($832)
damage and nine dollars and twenty
five cents ($9.25) costs of suit, with
interest from the ninth day of July,
1926, together with fifteen cents more
for this writ of execution, and will be
sold at public auction, at the sheriffs
office at No. 54 State street in said
Ellsworth, to the highest bidder on the
25th day of August, A. D. 1925, at two
o'clock in the afternoon the least I'M
ing described real estate situated in
said Sorrento that any person bidding
will take and pay the amount due on
charges of sale, to wit: Lot No. 1,
Section and Division l, as shown on
plan made by Gilbert e. Simpson for
the Frenchmans Bay and Mount
Desert Land and Water Company of
lots in Divisions L. 2, 3, and in
said town of Sorrento.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-07-21
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas Morton c. Whitcomb and
Paul L. Whitcomb, both of Ellsworth.
County of Hancock and State of Maine.
by their mortgage deed. dated August
SIS, page 362, conveyed to Perley J.
Phillips, of said Ellsworth, the follow
ing real estate "A certain h,,i lot OF
thereon situated in Ellsworth, bounded
and described as follows: Bounded on
the south by Birch Ave-, on the west
by land formerly of Charles Monaghan
(now owned by Scribner), on the
north by the new high school building
land about fifty feet wide adjoining
the homestead of Mrs. James French.
The above described lot of land being
known as the homestead OF Howard
F, Whitcomb and having been occu-
pied by him for twenty years. and be-
Howard F. Whitcomb to us, tho
erantors herein, by deed dated June 3.
1924. recorded in Hancock county reg,
istry of deeds, in book 5S7. page lOs,
mortgage has been broken and re- re-
Aforesaid we, the undersigned. Heryeys
p. Phillips and Harvard A. Philips,
executors of the estate or FerIey
Phillips. duly apprentice dntede a for HaancocS
county. claim a foreclosure OF sag
mortgage. and hereby give notlce u
nur intention to foreclose the same
HERvEY B. PH!LLlHS;s
y HARVARD A. PHILLlFSs
of Perley j.. Philips.
By VIM. e. whiting; their ..nrr.v.
Dated July 8. 1926.
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STATE OF MAINE.
Sheri6's Sale of Real Estafe.

HANCOCK S.
Taken this 18th day of July, A. D.
1926, on a lien execution dated July
II, 1925, issued on lien judgment for
taxes rendered by the Ellsworth
municipal court at Ellsworth, within
and for the said County of Hancock at
a term of said court begun and held at
said Ellsworth on the first Tuesday of
July, 1925, to wit: On the sixth day of
July, 1925, in favor of C. H. Workman
of Sorrento, County of Hancock, State
of Maine, collector of taxes for said
town of Sorrento for the year A. D..
1925, against Gertrude Sinclair of Sui
livan, County of Hancock, State of
Maine, and particularly the real estate
four dollars and sixteen cents ($4.16)
damage and six dollars and five cents
($605) costs of suit, with interest
from the ninth day of July, 1926, the
date of rendition of said judgment, to-
gether with fifteen cents more for this
writ of execution, and will be sold at
public auction at the sheriffs office No.
"a State street, in said Ellsworth, to
the highest bidder on the 25th day of
August, A. D. 1926, at two o'clock in
the afternoon. the least undivided
described real estate situated in the
said town of Sorrento, that any person
bidding will take and pay the amount
due on said execution, with all neces-
sary charges of sale, to wit: Lots No
- and 10, in Section v, Division l, as
shown on plan made by Gilbert b.
Simpson for the Frenchman's Bay and
Mount Desert Land and Water Com
pany of lots in Divisions 1, 2, 8, and
5, in said town Of SORRENTO
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STATE OF MAINE.
To all persons interested In either o
the aatatea hereinafter named:

To all persons interested In either Of
the estates hereinafter named:
At a probate court held at Ellsworth
in and for the County of Hancock. ON
the thirteenth day of July, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-six, and by
adjournment from the sixth day
Of said July, A. D. 1925 term of said
court. The following matters having
been presented for the action there
upon hereinafter indicated. 1t is here
by ordered.
That notice thereof be given to all
persons Interested. by causing a copy
of this order to be published three
weeks SUCCESSFULLY in The Ellsworth
American. a newspaper published at
Ellsworth, in said county, that they
may appear at a probate court to be
held at Ellsworth on the third day
Of August. A. D. 1925. at ten Of
the clock in the forenoon, and be heard
thereon II they see cause.
ELEANOR G. HEWITT, late of Ring
wood, New Jersey, deceased. Au
thenticated copy of will and probate
thereof duly proved and allowed in
the state of New Jersey, and petition
that the same may be allowed, filed
and recorded in the County of Han
cock, State of Maine, and for the
appointment of the executors with
out giving bond. presented by Sarah
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their son, Clark Houghton and wife,
OF Newport, were guests of the
Rices last week.
Frederick Bruce and Ellis Holt
motored to Boston last Wednesday.
Mrs. Shirley Holt returned with
them on Friday w. H. Rice. went
with them to Portland, VIII be he
visited his daughter, Mrs. Trip.
A pleasant day was spent atsthe
Farm Bureau meeting last Tuesday,
making reed baskets and trays.
Another meeting on the same sub
ject will be held tomorrow.
Philip CoolidgeN~and William
Towers, of Waltham, Mass, left this
morning, after two weeks at the
Coolidge homestead. Mr.. Coolfdge's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Coolidge, spent the weekend with
them.
July 10. r.
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EASTERN
STEAMSHIP LINE s. INC.
Sorrento.

Sorrento.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Fenton were Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Smith and three children, Of
Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Award
Grouse and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Jordan of Crouseville, Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch Flewelling and young son,
Mrs. Hildred Whitney, Mrs. Roberts,
Miss Doris Roberts, Harold Libby
and Floyd Adams of Skowhegan.
Mrs. Fred Brinton, who has been
with her brother, BRIGHAM Gordon,
the past few weeks, has returned
home.
c. E. Hale is building bungalow
at Georges pond, Franklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitaker Of
Bangor recently visited their sister,
Mrs. D. l.. Perry.
Miss Georgia Slower has returned
from a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Fair
brother, at Guilford.
Miss Margaret Nickerson, r. NJ,
of New York, is with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Nickerson, for
the summer.
Miss Ann Bartlett entertained
several young friends on her birth
day, July Is, at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. c. E. Hale.
Elmer Corners, who is employed
at Franklin Road, spent the week
end at home.
A daughter, Hilda Lillian, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Bart
lett on May 26.
Mrs. Charles Southland and Miss
Eva Fenton are at home from Bos-
ton for the summer. Mrs. Southland
has as guests Mrs. Marian Smith and
little Marian, of Portland.
July 10. Adelaide"
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IlellhaIn.


Robert Mckay and family, of Bar
Harbor, were in town Sunday.
Mrs. Ella Burrill has returned,
from Providence, R. L., and opened
her home for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.. Hamlin of
Orono spent the weekend at their
cottage here, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Smith, alSo of Orono, are
spending a few weeks.
Miss Bertha Burrill has gone to
Carmel to spend few weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Maud Weber.
Mrs. Grace McEwen and Mrs.
Helen Terrence have returned from
a visit to their sister, Mrs. Sarah
White, in Brewer.
jesse T. Black has gone to Saco
to spent the summer with his son
w. B. Black.
July 10. r.
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Daily +Daiy Sunday tDay
yandF
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LanOine.

Reuben Cousins, wife and son
Paul, and their daughter, Mrs. Wey-
mouth and her husband, were recent
guests of Mrs. Frances Gibson.
Mrs. c. A. Crane is visiting in
Birch Harbor and Miss Ivy Rice of
Birch Harbor is at the Crane farm.
Miss Ruth Reynolds returned
from Boston Sunday.
James Covey and wife and George
Bracy, wife and son, spent Sunday in
Penobscot. Mrs. Covey and grand
son will remain with her daughter
for the week.
Bernard Rose and Mrs. Persis
Foster motored from Boston Satur-
day. Mrs. Rose will return with
him.
G, B. Houghton and wife and
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West, SurT.

West Surry.
Word has been received of the
death last week of Mrs. Inez Car
Isle Cunningham, in Bloomsbury,
Pa. She was a Surry girl, and many
friends here are saddened by her
death.
Hoyt Leach and Harry Gray, who
arrived in Searsport Friday, from
Norfolk, Va, called on relatives and
friends here Sunday.
Calvin Grindle has a new car.
Mrs. Charles Saunders visited rela-
tives in Bluehill recently.
July 10. L.
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Bucksport Center.

BuckspOrt Center.
Miss Thelma Heath spent a week
recently with her cousin in PenOb-
scot.
Floral grange is taking recess
until August "a.
July 10. W.
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
Grumbles to Run
At Des Moines

Kenny Grumblos Of 'his city will
be on"-third of th" track team that
VIII represent L. S. G. at the Drake
relays TO be held Friday and Satur-
day Of this week at Dcs Moincs. The
other tWo-thirds viii include Bud
Ilouscr, captain of the Trojan tract;
team, and Leighton Dye who spe-
eializes in high hurdles.
Grumblcs is entered in the low
hurdles aud having stepped over the
timber, in 2J,G This season, if is cX.
Pcrted that he ought to do equally
~ VOL at Des Moincs. Coach
Cromwell is confident that the 10
cal boy will show his heels to tho
other contestants. Grumbles may
also be- entered in one or more of III,
short sprints, as he is able to make
4 good showing in these events.
Hauaef Will be entered in The
WnIEut events, and thc trio expect
to show midwest athletes what Cali
fornia rack mcil can. do. they viii
lcaVr Los Angeles tomorrow, return.
iug uytt Tuesday to train for the Fl
u:u cents of the season., including
Tie ia \ meet which will be held
this year at Boston.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
Watching the
Score Board

Yesterdays Hero-Gcorge Kelly,
Giant first bascman, singled in the
ninth and drove in the run that beat
the Braves, , to >.
jess Petty, Brooklyn $ star south
paw, won his second game Of the
season by downing the PhilIics , to
Three doubles in the fifth inning
behind pass scored four runs and
gave the White Sox a } to ] victory
over the Indians.
Bluegc singled in the lfth inning
and pushed across the run that gave
the Senators. a , to . decision over
the YankS.
Bottomlcy's homer with two ON
helped the Cardinals flop the. Cubs
10 to ).
The Browns knocked Whitohil, out
Of the box, but the Tigers came
back and won 7 to ). =,
Babe rinclli's wild throw lot in
two runs and the Pirates beat the.
Reds in the nintlr inning, 3 to -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
Omitted Press Staff Corresondent)

NEW YORK, April 19.-With
the Athletics ana the ST. Louis
Browns tangled up in dispute for
last place, things are not exactly
as they should be at the end of the
first week of the season in the
American League.
Form has not been scrambled 50
badly i'll the National League. The
champion Pittsburgh Pirates, of
course, have no business in siXt
place, but the St. Louis Cardinals,
the New York Giants and the Cia-
cinnati Reds are in the first divi-
sion.
Most anything can happen in thc
chilly weeks of the early season,
and there used to be Il tendency
among managers and players to give
slight consideration to the starting
games, but II game counts just as
much now as in late September.
The ST. Louis Cardinals anl the
Chicago White Sox played the bea"
game of the opening week and are
holding first place in the ma jor
leagues. The Cards, aided by Bot
tomIeys terrific hitting, won five
out Of six games, and the White
SoX, hustling for Eddie Collins, lost
only one game out of five.
The Giants won four out Of their
five games, the Phifhcs four out IF
six aud the Reds three out of five
The Pirates lost four Of their SIX
games.
The Washington Senators ne
holding third place in the Amerie IN
League with four games Won and
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
Women Athletes
Invade Europe
By HENRY l.. FARRELL
(Vnited Press Staff CorreSnondcnt

NEW YORK, April 19!-Two Of
America as greatest women athletes
picked up the banner and sailed for
England Saturday as the advance
party Of the big American force
which will inNadc Europe this sam
nlCr.
Miss Glcnna ColIctt, national golf
champion, and Miss Mary X.
Browne, captain of the American
tennis team, sailed shortly after
midnight, 50 that Miss Collclt may
finish trimming for the British Wo-
men y golf championship starting
May 10 in Wales.
Miss Erownc, who is IA gIcat a
golfer rs size is tennis artist, will
not play in the golf championship
but will go to Wales with Miss Col
/ lett and play in one preliminary
tournament.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
FARRELL THINKS SEASON is TOO
new AND WEATHER TOO COLD FOR
ACCURATE PREDICTIONS OF FORM

two lost. This record is more i'm
pressive than the mere figures show,
as the Senators have played all
their games against their strongest
rivals, the Philadelphia Athletics
and the New York Yanks.
The Athletics won only one of
their five games, and the disap-
pointing Browns have failed to win
4 game in five starts.
Detroit looked good in winning
three out Of four, and if Ty Cobb
has been successful in strengthening
the defense of the team, the Tig-
ers are sure to be in the fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
Rickard West to
See Jack Dempsey
by United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, April 19.-After
spending two busy days here during
which he announced his plans for
the building Of huge athletic arena
Tex Rickart, one o. thc country :
leading promoters, today is on his
way to the southwest, where he cx-
poets to meet Jack Dempsey.
Rickard expects to meet Jack
somewhere in Texas for the purpose
of attempting to sign nim to a con
tract for bout with Gene Tunney
in New York or New Jersey in
August or September.