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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
PALMYRA

Miss Pearl Pierce and a party Of
friends from Troy were in town We'd
nesday, calling upon friends.
Miss Kathleen Snowman, who has
been teaching in Massachusetts for the
past year, is passing the month of
August with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. D. Snowman.
Miss Christine Wyman, Of Portland,
was a guest, last week, of Miss Annie
NJ Fuller
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

are being assisted by the boys and
girls of the playground, with the
members of Mrs. Paul McGouldrick's
class in folk dancing appearing in sew
eral feature dances. Especially beau
tiful costumes have been designed for
these dances.
The playground will be thrown open
to the public today and tomorrow and
no admission will be charged. Booths
will be provided at which various
games may be enjoyed and refresh
ments may be secured. The refresh
ment booths will be in charge Of Stan
ley McCurdy.
The Scouts were very much pleased
with the response of the public to
their tag day program and they prom
Use to them a real enjoyable program
for the carnival. The proceeds of the
carnival will be used to defray the
expenses of the annual camping trip
of the troop which will be held later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

BY the transfer Of certain sinking
funds of the city Of Augusta and the
authorization Of special bond issue
Of $4,000 at the August meeting of
the city government, the appropria-
ton Of $4,000 voted at the annual
school meeting on April 10 for the ex-
tensive remodeling and building of ad-
ditions to Cony High school has been
adequately taken care of.
The sinking funds transferred by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

were visitors at the home Of Rev z. L.
Sampson last week.
Ralph Jackson and family Of Hol-
yoke, Mass, are visiting S. T. Jackson.
Rhoda Whitney Of Woodfords, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Dwight
Turner.
Owen and Arthur Jackson have been
at William Eugley's to attend the
funeral of their mother. Mrs. Ellen
Chapman.
Prof. Warren K. Moorehead, director
Of the Department of Archaeology.
Phillips Academy, Andover, is search
ing for relics of the prehistoric people
of the stone age in Jefferson and
vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
SHOP NOTES

Today is the last that the women
Of Augusta and vicinity will have TO
consult Miss Leila Jackson of the
Eliza beth Arden salon of New York.
Miss Arden is an expert on treat
ment of the skin and during her stay
at the D. w. Adams Co. store she has
been called on to advise many wom-
en- of this section who have desired
to improve their complexion. She
has had years of experience in the
Arden salon in New York. Miss
Jackson will be at the Adams store
until the middle Of this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Mrs. Florence Vest, who was en-
ployed for two years in the offices of
the Public Utilities Commission, has
recently accepted a position as as
sistant court reporter for both the
county and circuit courts Of Kanka-
kee county, Illinois.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Henry Pierson, State entomologist,
will be the speaker at the regular
luncheon meeting of the kiwanis
Club, to be held Thursday noon at
the Augusta House. Mr.. Persons
topic will be Forest Insects of
Maine"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Intentions OF marriage have been
fled at the office of the city clerk
by Leo H. Binette of this city and
Beulah Hanning of Gardiner, and by
George L. Stockwell and Juliet
Green, both Of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Scion Purinton and
daughters Pauline and Marian of
Stone street are passing the last two
weeks of August at Pemaquid,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Titcomb Of
State street are receiving congratu-
lations on the birth of an 8 1-2-
pound son, who arrived Monday eve
ming.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

W. L. Black Of Hammonton, N. j.,
was a visitor in the city Tuesday
He and Mrs. Black are at their sum
mer home in Waldoboro.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Carl F. Fellows will leave this
Wednesday morning for Portland
and Boston on a several days bust
ness trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Southworth
OF Portland were in the city Tues
day on their way to Aroostook. by
automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

DR.. and Mrs. Carl D. Hutchinson
OF Linden street are passing two
weeks at their summer home at
PemaQuid,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Miss Mary LaPointe Is enjoying a
vacation from her duties at the
Giant Oxie Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

ton Of many former Republican
voters that they would either vote
for Mayor Mclean or not go to the
polls September 49,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Miss Miriam Sawyer of the D. W.
Adams Company is enjoying her
annual vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Transfer of G. r t in
Sinking Fund Assets
and Special One Mill
Tax for 1926 Will
Provide Balance of
$120,000 Appropriate
ed at Annual School
Meeting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Ernest Glantzberg of New York
ana Florida was a caller in Augusta
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Dance at st. Denis hall, N. White
field, Wed. evening, Aug. Is.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
AUGUSTA LOCALS
Telephone Your Locals to 1877
THEATER ATTRACTIONS

Opera House-Wed. Aug. 18th
Corinne Griffith in Unto Her King
DOM" Richard Talmage in "Doub-
ling With Danger" Eesops Fables
and Pathe Review.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Miss Harriet Towle of Winthrop
was caller in the city Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
LOCAL NOTICE

Annual Masquerade Ball, Thursday
night at Jefferson Casino. Biggest
time Of the season. aug1Sd2t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Stransky vaporizer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11

have won the strike. Now, said Vance,
the right to hire or fire a worker in
any shop is in the power Of the work
ers themselves, and not of the bosses.
The workers have established a strong
organization, and compelled the boss
to recognize and respect the workers
union. This can be done, said Vance,
only when the workers are united
when they are willing to fight for their
rights. Brother Vance also as an of
fetal of the F. T. u. promised the full
support to the strikers, and appealed
to them to fight against their exploit
ers until the bosses of the Franklin
Sweater Mills will be compelled to
recognize the union.
The workers who were present at
that meeting listened attentively to
the speakers, and with fighting spirit
and new courage decided to continue
this fight until not only the bosses
of Franklin Sweater Mills, but the
entire Knit Goods Industry Of Phila
delphia will be compelled to recognize
the right of worker to join his
union, and to respect his organization
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
Minnesota Workers and
Farmers Are Wise to
Stool Pigeon Plagnan
By a Farmer correspondent.

LITTLE FALLS, Mimi, March g.
In the Feb. % issue of The DAILY
WORKER a worker correspondent
from Minneapolis writes about the
organization campaign among the
general drivers in Minneapolis. The
stool pigeon Plagman, who is mention
ed In the article, appeared in Little
Falls half drunk and sought admis-
sion to a meeting Of the drivers but
was thrown out
Also Used Him on Farmers.
Some months ago this same Plag-
man appeared as organizer of the
non-partisan league from Minneapolis
and got $40 head for organizing the
farmers. But the farmers money did
not find its way into the league treas
ury. Plagman got drunk on the money
and was laid up in hotel for thret
days. Later on Plagman was stuml
speaking for Magnus Johnson. The
day before election he arrived here
got dead drunk and was ordered t
leave town or go to jail
AS an example OIL the Marin uOHS v.
those reactionaries, we have the at
titude of the farmers here. They ar,
disguised and there is not much con
.fidence left in them for labor parties
Old Parties After Farmers Again
The fraudulent farm bureau ha
come to life in many countries in on
state to keep the farmers within tn
ranks of the old parties so the banl
ers' investments can be secure o
mortgaged farms. In some township
less than half a dozen farms are fire
of mortgages. That is the situatio
with the farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
TUE. LECALLS ON CHICAGO
GARMENT WORKERS TO SUPPORT
THE PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES

delegates to the last convention and
voted with the progressive bloc for
the entire program.
Vote Progressive Tomorrow!
We are now entering into the final
local election for manager Of the
union and for business agents. Those
elected to these positions will to a
very large extent have to put into eff
feet, the progressive program adopted
by the membership during the cleo
ton. They will have to lead the
struggle against the employers, at the
same time building the morale Of the
union shattered by the Perlstein-Sig-
man forces. Therefore it is neces-
sary that the membership select for
these positions the best there is with
in our ranks.
The organizing Of the unorganized
is the main task confronting our
union, as it is only with militant
drive to bring those outside the union
into the union that we can build up a
powerful organization that will not
only preserve the conditions now ex
listing, but increase the living stand
ard of our members. The membership
should fully support the administers
ton now elected but should always re-
serve a right to criticize any devia
tions from the progressive policies
adopted by the union.
However, election Of progressive Of
ficials is not sufficient. 1t is also moi
sufficient simply to support them
Every member of the union, especially
in the coming drive to organize the
unorganized must actively work fol
the union. In voting for these candi
dates, it is not individuals that are
presented but rather a program upoI
which they are pledging themselves t
put into effect. We urge every mem
Der to enter into this election and i
you believe that the interests of ou
, members can be best served in pro
gressive and militant struggle, thel
vote for the candidates.
, Fraternally yours,
I Chicago l. l.. G. w. Group of tn
: Trade Union Educational League
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
BY ROSE F. CAREY.
MARKER Correspondent.)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March ga
few large corporations in Philadelphia
in order to keep their female employees
satisfied with low wages and long
hours installed day nurseries entirely
supervised by the company.
Those situated in the large cities
have on their board Of directors, own
\ers OF industries, their wives and wo-
linen Of the dividend getting class,
who select the matrons and other
functionaries, the mothers Of course
having nothing to say about the mat
ter.
Poor Food for Workers Kids
In most Of these institutions the ma
irons not only act as an efficient pro-
paganda agent, but also must keep OK
pences down by paying disgracefully
low wages to the nurses and other
help, and buying inadequate supplies
of low-grade food for the children.
In the day-nursery where ! was EN-
ployed as assistant nurse the physi'
clan had absolute control. She con
Quoted lectures for the mothers, pop
ped into their homes at all hours on
the least pretext in order to further
brow.beat and humiliate them by pry
ing into their private affairs.
Besides this, she was actually con
Quoting an experimental station. I'LL
ing the Riddles with all kinds Of Drug
and serums and also humiliating the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
Nurseries Should Be Run by Trade Unions

days, which meant the loss of her job.
The meetings were always opened
by prayer and hymn singing. After
which, the work-weary and worried
mothers were compelled to listen to
sermon Of abuse against the working
class, the main theme Of which was
that the workers are poor because
they are lazy, sinful and extravaganza,
whereas the rich are honest, god-fear-
ing people.
Women coming into industry In in
creasing numbers, brings large pro-
portion of married women with chill
dren.
The task Of organizing these women
contains the problem OF the care OF
their children while the mothers are
at work.
Job Belongs to Unions.
The unions concerned In this bust
ness Of organizing women, instead OF
wasting millions OF dollars in various
class collaboration schemes, as labor
banks, insurance etc, should take VI
this matter and set themselves seri
ously to the vital work.
We know that the reactionary OH
cialdom will never OF it's own accort
initiate this move, the responsibility!
rests with the militants.
The work OF organizing nurseries o
"creches" has been recognized as i'm
portant work amongst women by tn
labor unions of Soviet Russia and IL 1
high time we face the problem, In
constructive way. here In America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11

older ones by periodically taking
specimens to ascertain venereal
disease.
Infect Them With Disease.
Many little children contracted
filthy skin diseases but were permit
ted to mingle with the others, yet this
particular nursery was widely adver-
tised as a model health center.
The matron in charge of another
nursery was a domineering person,
who strongly served the interests Of
the rich parasites who controlled this
institution.
The mothers we're compelled to at
tend monthly meeting, rain or shine,
no excuses for non-attendance were
accepted and as a punishment for alb
sence she hit upon the brutal scheme
OF not permitting them TO bring their
children into the nursery, some times
as long as a week.
Prosecute Mothers.
One winter morning, following such
mothers" meeting met one. Of the
unfortunate women weeping, with heI
three children clinging to her skirts
Il had been bitter cold, snowy wea
Their on the meeting night and after
returning tired out from work had e
drag her little ones thru the storm L
her howell, which was located man,
streets distant from the nursery ant
she was too exhausted to attend the
meeting. The next morning the ma
Itron would listen 70 no explanation
Iand had excluded her children for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
Royal Dutch-Shell
Oil Trust Blocks
Investigation Move
Especial to The DAILY workerl


LONDON, March An interesting
sidelight on the struggle Of the great
oil kings for supremacy occurred in
the recent meeting here of the stock
holders of the v. o. c. Holding COM
pany, which controls the Venezuelan
oil concessions. The Royal Dutch
Shell concern, thru subsidiary, DOM
mates the V. o. c.
The meeting followed upon the res
ignations of five directors from the
v. o. C. board who charged that the
Royal Dutch-Shell company was not
paying a fair price for surplus oil and
that in fact the Royal Dutch-Shell had
a contract under which it could take
whatever amount of oil it pleased at
any price it chose. The resigning di'
rectors alleged, moreover, that for
1925 900 the Royal Dutch-Shell group
had secured nearly a million and a
half shares, valued at over $25,OOO,'
600, together with the control Of the
V. o. C.
Attempts of representatives of the
largest bloc of shares, next to those
controlled by the Royal Dutch-Shell
combination, to investigate the charg
es were voted down ana the places Of
the resigned directors filed by Roya'
Dutch-Shell men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
s---rsx
Students Educate
Teacher on What
Communism Means
BY a Student Correspondent.

PLYMOUTH, Pa, March 8 = At
the high school l attend, under the
subject of Problems of American
Democracy" we came to the studying
of Communism, anarchism and social
ism. The teacher tried to explain
Communism, using all the arguments
she was told to make against it. When
she was thru l pointed out to her the
various mistakes in her arguments
and made several in favor of Commun-
ism. Then another student spoke up
and said he thought Communism
would be good for the people.
Since the teacher could not refute
many of the points made in favor of
Communism and her arguments were
proven to be wrong it followed that
the students took a friendly attitude
to Communism. While we were still
arguing the period closed and we had
to stop.
The next day we continued the
argument again. The teacher then
decided to take vote on how the
students stood for Communism. She
asked all those who were in favor OF
that form of government to raise their
hands. l was astonished to see "a
per cent of the students vote in favor
of it.
This only goes to show that most
people only need to be told abou
Communism to make them see its true
worth. The great majority by the
propaganda directed against it by
capitalism are led to view 1t az
criminalistic. Don't let those argu
ments get by without refutationl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
Your Union Meeting
Second Wednesday, March 10, 1926.

Second Wednesday, March 10, 1926.
Name OF Local and Place
No. of Meeting.
5iaeksmiths' District Council 1ls
S. ThrOop St.
10 cS oTss mSs'f y csrfisId sIvd. ''
81 Carpenters, Western and LeSina'
ton.
242 Carpenters, s44s S. Ashland Ave.
1894 Carpenters, 1888 ". Halsted St.
u. FehIing, Rec. See'y, 2253
Grace st. Irving 1897.
fsa7 Carpenters, e414 S. HaIsted st.
25o7 Carpenters, 1881 Maple Ave-, Evan.
ston, ~.
Ist coopers, 1901 Escanaba Ave.
Hod Carriers, 1882 w. Division ST.
500 Hod Carriers, $40 w. Harrison st.
JeweIry Workers, 10 w. Adams ST.
1o4 Ladies' Garment Workers, 32e W..
Marine Win S cooHs' S! ISL n. CLARK St
1873 Maehlnists, i1s s. Ashland Blvd
spa Aaehinists, 735 N. Cicero Ave.
s7s Maintenance Of Way, 426 W. 63rd ST..
81 Painters, Sherman q Main Sts'I
Plssterers' sfo w. Monroe St.
Railway Carmen Dist. Council 544s
se7 ssIiwAs Sn'e csrm ~Ts' 5444 Wentworth
1910 Railway Carmen, 5445 Ashland Ave.
2i9 Railway Trsinmen, 426 w. 63rd ST.,
:, Roof se ~ ~ w. Adams St.
ass Sheet Metal 1924 5. HaIsted ST.
1850 P. m. a, ,.,..s,. 6.
z 7ss T Ts:s:r: M M M sao s. 9H
7ss T.smstsrs tsOns,. $3.50 S. HsIstsd
iso4s Tuekpointsrs, $40 w. Harrison ST.
s24 Tunnel and Subway Workers, 914
W. Harrison st.
Note-unless otherwise stated ail
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
Working Woman
Writes of Home
Work Conditions
By a Worker correspondent

/ am a working woman. | stood in
a long line waiting for my turn to get
my small share of work. The shop
was both home and factory. The
room we stood in was small and
dark, and stuffy. The scissors were
shipping, the embroidery frames
clicked when changed by the women
who were hunched over them.
l looked at my prospective en-
ployer. He was tall and thin, with
a yellow face and continually coughed
over his work. In his arms he car
rrled baby; another one, sickly look
ing, was walking on the floor. He
was telling us the prices and his wife
gave out the bundles. She could not
speak English. On his prices we were
unable to make more than fifteen
cents an hour.
Some of the women refused to worn
for such a miserable price, but some
remained to make the samples. was
one of those. While working | hac
a conversation with the sick man
He was working in a sweat shop ant
it affected his lungs. Now he is
contractor and gives out embroider!
work.
The shop is in a poor working class
section. The women from this sec
ton come with their little children
in their arms to take the work, whicl
is absolutely unsanitary and ver'
poorly paid.
What can be done for working elias
women to protect them from such
terrible condition?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
Continued from Page u

the progressives in almost every local
union received almost the unanimous
vote of the membership.
Proaressives Win.
In Local 5, in the local election the
progressives had no opposition; in the
joint board delegation, the progress
sives elected four out of FIVE. In To-
Gals is, SO and 1O4 full progressive
states were elected. Local 81 and 100
each elected four progressiyes. In Lo-
cal 60 which had been fully under
control of the present machine, the
progressives elected three out of five.
In the joint board elections, progress
sives elected 80 out of 40, with some
of the ten leaning towards the pro-
gressive policy. This gives a picture
of the complete debacle Of the local
Sigman machine, due to the opposition
of the membership toward their expul'
sion and class collaboration policy.
In the present election an alliance
was formed between all progressive
| 6lbmbulS, anu wac SOhuNSNCh "a 49,
basis Of a program of action which In
cluded a militant struggle against the
employers; enforcement Of union con
Editions in the organized shops; organ
ization of the unorganized thru
rank and file organization committee
fight against wage cuts and for an
increase in wages; for the enforce
ment Of week work; for shop dele
gate system; for unemployment insur
ance sufficient for the needs of th'
workers to be taken out of the profits
of the employers and controlled by thu
union; amalgamation of the needle
trades into one departmentalize'
union; for democratization of thu
union; for world trade union unit,
and for recognition of Soviet Russia
The candidates who were endorsed
accepted this program and conducte'
, their campaign for election alon
2 these lines. The majority of the pre-
gressives now elected fought militant
: ly against the expulsion policy of tn
!. Perlstein-Sigman machine and many G
J. the progressives now elected, wer
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
British Capitalists
Want to Make Coolie
Colony of Australia

SYDNEY, Australia March 3 -
British capitalists find that Australian
workers are not docile enuf to their
way of thinking, for they demand a
much-too-high standard of living and
the British capitalist figures that
Australia should be ruled from the
London office Of British Imperialism,
flooded with cheap labor from the
down-trodden outposts of the British
empire, and made to yield a huge
profit to the investing capitalists.