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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Miss Lcona Hersum, who Is a stu.
dent at Pennington Normal school
was at home over the weekend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Wayne Hoyls returned the latter
part Of the week from Aroostook coun-
ty. where he has been passing the SUM-
mer at his former home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Miss Mabel Stetson of Portland Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Sherman
Dunn, Loudon Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Rev. and Mrs. NJ. G. Folsom, are at
tending the State Universalist con.
vention being held at Pittsfield tho
nrst three days Of this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Regular meeting Of Frank f,
Goodrich Post. No. 6, the American
Legion. in the Legion rooms on
Tuesday evening. Sept. II. at 80.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Amesbury
have returned from a trip to Boston
where Mr.. Amesbury attended the
Furniture Exhibition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. George White and Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Drawn passed the
week end at Rangeleye
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

The Ladies' Aid Of the First Bap-
fist church will meet on Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. Harry Grenlaw,
Spruce street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Miss Audrey Snare has returned
from an automobile tour which in
Guided Niagara Falls and Canada.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20
HALL0WELL

Fred Bates sang yesterday in the
OLD South choir.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Dry Stove Wood SIS, IS and 81 per
load; cord wood $40 and s12. Tel
5s6-M. sept17eodtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

]. c. Kirkpatrick. optometrist, 107
Highland Ave. Tel. 1881. aug25dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Lodge, knights OF fythias. will be
held Monday Night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Cyril Ward of Portland was q call
er here last week on his way to Lew
iston to return to Bates college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Miss Mary wingate was In town,
Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

The regular meeting Of the women
Of Mooseheart Legion will be held on
Tuesday evening. "a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

George Duncan arrived, home Sum
day afternoon from Portland for .
brief visit. III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

The Misses Hazel and Ruth Peas
lee were visitors in Lewiston satur-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Miss Nellie Stone of Lewiston Is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. James
Holland, Highland avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20
LOCAL NOTICE

10 Let-Room with home privi-
feses to steady young man. Reduced
rate to one who will help about fur
mace. Mrs. @. w. Gardiner. 109
Brunswick Ave. Tel Jaw.
sept17d3'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Perennials for fall planting. list
and prices on request Tel. 314-l4
Gardiner. sept1S-2O
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Charles Burke Of Boston was the
weekend guest Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. ]. Burke Randolph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Miss Bertha Clason has returned to
Camden after passing the week end at
home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

MI. and Mrs. B. W. Jackson have
returned from . trip to Moosehead
Lake
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

( Barron Bros, OF Lewiston will start
work this morning on the reconstruc-
ton Of the lower Water Street road.
The work will be under the personal
supervision Of George Barron.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

: Miss Mary K. Hubbard has returned
to New York City to enter upon her
1unior year at the New York Central
school Of Physical Training.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

I Oscar Purdy left Sunday afternoon
for Orono to enter upon his Junior
year ut the University of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

Everything points to bigger and
better carnival this year. The ad-
vertising has gone particularly well
and there are plans for a number OF
novelties as well as the usual attrac-
tons. The carnival opens with a
ball in City Hall, Thursday OF this
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

The regular meeting Of Gardiner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20

LOCAL NOTICE
Stransky VaporiZer. aug12dtf
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
Worker Sent to Fake
Job Makes Agency Pay
Unemployed Organize
BY L. P. RlNDAL,
(Worker Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. THE
Russell Employment Agency, 532
rowne Ave, tried to cheat two work
ers out of their money. The men
were sent out to Boulevard Land Co.,
Gerard, Cal. Each man paid a fee OF
$3.50 plus some blood money to a
railroad corporation. The Job turn.
ed out to be a fake. The agency had
been notified before the hiring took
place, that no more men were needed
at Gerard. This affair, however, is a
mild one compared with hundreds OF
other cases of this kind in the land
Of shaFkdom.
Thru the labor commissioner, the
fees were returned and all other ex
penses paid.
The shark was raving mad. He
said to one of the men:
you must be a lawyer?"
mo, but l am a Californian, and
so much crooked work is going on
here-not least around the employ
ment agencies-that one learns law
and everything else" was the an
swer.
you can get no more jobs here
the shark came back.
ITO hell with you and your fake
jobs! We are going to organize and
run you ragged before long" retorted
the angry, victimized worker.
Action Taken.
Speech making every day on the
slave market resulting in the job
seekers on Towne and Stanford
avenues organizing the Los Angeles
County Unemployment League, a dele
gated body of trade unionists and
members of other working class or.
CARNATIONS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
Superintendent Fires
Worker Who Refuses
to Break Neck for Boss
BY a Worker Correspondent.

A short time ago l was employed in
railroad yard for the Chicago Mil
waukee and st. Paul railroad, Cali
fornia and Grand AYES. in the clean
ing department. When passenger cars
arrive here we must clean them out
and make them ready for immediate
use.
One cold day, after a heavy rain,
the foreman approached me and said
come with me and will show you
where you are to work today" He
showed me dozen or more cars that
were standing in row and said that
| would have to wash the outside Of
these cars.
AS | had always been employed
cleaning the inside of the cars and
was not dressed for work out in the
cold, | refused to do so and pointed
out to the foreman that could not do
the work dressed as was. He calledw
me a number of names and said:
You're a smart guy. You must be a
Bolshevik" and said that the best
thing that could be done with me was
to get rid of me.
Later in the day | received call
from the superintendent office. AS
! entered the office the superintendent
asked me Are you number 600?" I
replied yes" ibid you refuse to work
where you were placed?" He then
told me that had to work where I
was placed and not argue. answer
cd that / refused to be put out in the
cold air with my scanty clothes and
run myself into an early grave for any
boss. For this was fired.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
GIRLS SPUNK
WINS STRIKE OF
FOOD WORKERS
So. Chicago Restaurants
Are Being Unionized
BY JOHN PERRlDEs.
(Worker Correspondent.l

The strike at the Simon Bros. res
taurant and bakery at 92nd and Com
mercial Ave-, South Chicago, was
won with great victory for the work
ers who now have better working con-
ditions, shorter hours and higher
wages. This is one of the victories of
a campaign to organize the South
Chicago Food workers which has been
started short while ago.
The two Greek proprietors of Simon
Bros restaurant were notified by
their employees that they had joined
the Food Workers union and the
workers presented their demands. A
strike was called when no attnetion
was paid to the demands by the
bosses.
Every day since February 1 the
workers walked up and down in front
of the restaurant with placards an
nouncing that strike was on at
Simon Bros. One morning a group Of
energetic girl mattresses walked right
into the restaurant and announced to
all present that the place-was unfair
to labor and should not be patronized
By workers. One Of the bosses, Nick
Simons, began to force the girls out
of the place with the result that all
the people in the restaurant arose
from their tables and began to leave
the place telling the owner if that's
the way he treats his workers they
would not eat there anymore. The
mattresses now work eight hours a
day, six days a week, and earn SIS
week. The men work nine hours a
day, six days a week and wages are,
for chef, SAP a week, night cook $37
week and night walters $50 a week.
The dish washers get SIS and 500.
Everything is running smoothly and
the employees with big smiles and
happy hearts go about their work.
Who is next to start the ball rolling
in South Chicago?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
Operators Now Get
by Without Paying
Miners for Dead Work
By 4 Worker Correspondent.

MCDONALD, IA, Feb. 7 The
people of Mcdonald and Bergestown,
Pa, are beginning to realize that
much suffering may be looked for
ward due to the unemployment condi-
tions prevailing.
Near Bergestown at a mine called
Bulgar Mines two men are used where
formerly four men were employed
with no pay for dead work which is
twice as hard as loading coal. The
Midway Mining Co. operates a mine
directly below Bulgar's. This mine
is known to have rs working places,
but 5000 miners applied for work,
with the result that only friends of
the boss and men who positively have
no class consciousness and no union
affiliations were hired.
The general superintendent Of the
Carnegie Coal company was asked
why they had not placed a few guards
around the mine and why they don't
resume the 1917 scale. He said it
costs too much money to employ
guards and they did not need them
as they are not paying for dead work
and the miners push cars in and out
of the rooms. He said the men were
hungry and had to do as the boss said
or starve and that the company had
things their own way now.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
GARMENT union
DEFEATS BOSSES
IN SHORT STRIKE
Manufacturers Forced to
Terms by Workers
BY GERTRUDE PINcUs.
(Worker correspondontl

NEW YORK, Feb. THE fuckers,
hemstitchers and pleaters of Local No.
Al. New York, who went on strike to
prolong the union agreement until
Nov. l, 1927, and compel the manu-
facturers to give security to the
union, and to organize the open shops
have won their strike. The Associa-
ton of the fuckers, Hemstitchers
and Pleaters agreed to the demands
of the workers and the strike was
settled in a few days.
A committee of the union and the
association was elected to investigate
and see. to it that the workers get the
scale Of wages agreed upon. In the
independent shops the workers re
ceive from s. to SIS per week increase
in wages. From 40 to so open shops
we're organized. The strike carried on
1t the Star Pleating company for the
)ast six months was also settled.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
West Virginia Local
Downs Hutcheson's
Red-Baiting Proposals
(6y a Worker correspondent)

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Feb.
Local Union No. 302 of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers voted down a motion to accept and
put into operation the steps urged by
Hutchinson against the members of
the Workers (Communist) Party, the
Trade Union Educational League and
other left wing organizations.
After the letter had been read. one
of the ex-business agents, who has the
reputation of being one, who was in
strumental in breaking the Street
Garments Union, made a motion that
the Instructions be complied with.
One of the progressive members of
the union took the floor and pointed
out that this instruction was in viola
ton of the application pledge which
stated that the union would not inter-
fere with the members political and
religious beliefs.
The motion was put to a vote and
the majority Of members voted it
down.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
Machinist Travels
Up and Down Western
Coast Seeking Work
BY a Worker Correspondent.

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Feb. IL
met man on the street, Sc years old,
machinist by trade, broke, hungry and
carrying a knapsack on his back, who
asked me what I thot his chances
we're for a few days work in Santa
Barbara.
AS there is a considerable number
of unemployed here and has been for
some time told him, much as hated
to, that l thot his chances were few
and far between, The rainy season is
here and generally it is bad time Of
the year for getting work.
He had left Washington last Sep
TENDER, travelled thru Montana, from
there to Saskatchewan, Canada, where
he obtained nine days in the harvest
fields.
The harvest fields like every other
place he went were crowded with men
willing and anxious to work. Large
numbers of men had come all the way
from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
About the end of October the fourth
snow storm came along and made it
impossible to continue threshing. So
he tramped back to the states, down
into the Imperial Valley of California,
near the border of Mexico. Little
work could be obtained. Men were
plentiful and it seemed the bosses
would hire no one but Mexicans.
. Having heard things were little
better in the northern part of Cali.
fornia he was on his way to try his
luck there. When he thot of the fam
lily that he left in Washington and his
own helplessness it worried him.
What the world was coming to, he
did not know. He was hoping that the
rotten capitalist system" responsible
for his misery, would be destroyed.
He knew that its destruction could be
accomplished only by fighting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
DODGE BROTHER WORKERS
ARE COERCED TO SUPPORT
COMP AMY POLITICAL PET
By Shoe Nucleus c0rresp0ndent.

BY Shop Nucleus Correspondent.
DETROIT, Feb. 7.-on the time
clock at the Dodge Brothers plant
hangs picture of a woman eandi-
date that the bosses are supporting.
The company decided to hold a
mass meeting of the workers to
boost this "lady." In order to cover
the Expenses" each foreman was
supplied with tickets at fifty cents
apiece and every worker was COM
PEELED to buy one. A number Of
workers refused to purchase one of
these tickets and were told by the
boss if they didn't come across"
they would lose their jobs.
AS the concern employs about
$4,000 workers, It means they col
lected S12,5o0. What are they 90
ing to do with this money, is a ques-
ton many workers are asking and
are also wondering whether this
lady" will aid the workers or the
bosses after she is elected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
This Weeks Prizes!

This weeks prizes contributions by
respondents will differ
The first prize will be valuable fountain
future when the circulation thru the
worker will permit portable
typewriter Now must confne
that Gift correspondent
since it is useful tool in the trade of writing
The prize will be Capital No. l.
feel that
himself with
third will
book every library
further
Who will be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
| MACHINES IN HOE PLANT
| ARE CONSTANT DANGER TO
WORKERS LIFE AND LIMB
BY Worker Correspondent.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7-Workers in
the r. Hoe and company work under
the most unreasonable conditions on
machinery that in most cases is
from so to so years old which is a
constant danger to the workers
life and limbs and are expected to
turn out good work. They work
overtime for many weeks at one
stretch and then without any reason
whatever they are fired and a new
crew is hired. This is done continu-
ously.
Before going home we wash up in
old pals. Instead Of having lockers
for our clothes, we hang them up on
a nail that is driven in the wall.
Dust of all kinds gathers on the
clothes. If the men In the shop
were unionized at present we would
be able to better our conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
Unemployed Workers
Seek Handouts on
Streets of Buffalo
BY a Worker Correspondent.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 7-Pan-hand-
ling and begging have increased in
Buffalo, due to the cold weather, and
lack OF jobs. The low wages paid in
the open shop industries result in the
restitution of the workers as soon as
unemployment strikes them.
One walking down the street is ac-
costed by requests for money "eats,"
places to sleep, and what not Work
ers picked up by the police welcome
the chance to get a meal and shelter
from the cold. They tell stories OF
lack Of work that put the lie in capital
letters to Coolidge's pipe dreams
about prosperity. Young workers OF
only IS and 10 are forced to beg or go
hungry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
Color Bar Bills Before
Virginia Legislature

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 7.-one of
the bills introduced in the Virginia
house Of delegates in the last few
days is one by G. A. Massenberg, of
Hampton, designed to compel the
separation of white and colored in
public halls, theaters, opera houses.
motion picture houses, and places Of
amusement; to penalize those who do
not enforce the proposed law, and to
punish such persons as may refuse
to accept the seats designated for
them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
| NO ONE SHOULD STAY
| AWAY FROM T0AIGHT'S
CORRESPONDENTS CLASS

Students who have not as yet en-.
rolled for the second semester Of the
Workers Correspondents class
should do so tonight at 8 p. m. In
the editorial room Of The DAILY
WORKER, 11t3 w. Washington
Blvd.
Those who have been assigned by
their nuclei to take this class can
not put II off any longer. They will
be expected to attend tonight or
good reason for failure to appear
will have to be given.
The class committee meets at
1880 TO outline work for the prog
ress Of the class. Glass starts at 8
p. m. sharp.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
Plan Import.Export ExhIbItIon.

MOSCOW, Feb. 5.-~(Tass.)-The
State Trade Company "Gosstorg" of
Soviet Russia is organizing an export
import exhibition ailer the style of
the All-Union Agricultural exhibition
for this spring. This exhibition aims
TO show the import and export possi-
bilities OF the State Trade Company
to the population OF Soviet Russia and
to foreign concerns Foreign coun-
tries will have exhibits at the fair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
Aged Negro Flower
Seller Tarred and
Feathered by Mob

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. Mrs.
Eleana Malphus, c2.ysar old Negro
flower seller, was taken from her home
by a band of masked men and tarred
and feathered because she refused to
sell her home, which is in restricted
neighborhood."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
Russian Branch 10 eIve AFFAIR

The Russian branch of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense is giving a con-
cert and dance Saturday. Feb. 10, at
the Workers House, 1902 w. Division
st. An Interesting program is being
arranged. Beginning at 8 p. m. sharp.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09

Why worker correspondent Why
not7 ls there nothing Of Interest hap.
penIno around you? Write II up and
send II inI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09

There is Away news around you II
you will look for Il. Don't know how7
Come over to the worker correspond
ents' classes every Thursday night at
The DAILY WORKER office.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
Workers Packed Like
Sardines in Oakland
Employment Agencies
BY VINCENT IeNATUs
Worker Correspondent

BERKELEY, Calf, February Z -
As we look over the capitalist pa
pers, we see in them boasts of how
prosperous this country is at the pres
ent time. Predictions in the Bay dis
tricts newspapers augur a good year
for business in California, but what
does that mean to the farmer and
worker?
Bankrupt Farmers.
In the San Joaquin valley the fruit
grower is on the verge of bankruptcy,
not because the land has not produced
enough, but because there was no
market for the products. About a
month and a half ago the vines we're
laden with thousands of tons of grapes
rotting in the fields, it did not even
pay to pick them. Some of the farm
ers picked some and shipped them to
the east, and after doing all the work
of preparing them for market, in the
end they were presented with a
freight bill that was larger than the
proceeds for the fruit. That is the
problem that the gruit grower here in
California is facing.
Unemployed Workers.
The industrial worker, fortunate
enough to have job, gets wages that
in proportion to the cost of living in
sures him a subsistence for each day
he works, the moment he is laid off
it means starvation. There are thous-
ands Of men unemployed. The en-
ployment office in Oakland is jammed
every morning. They stand there for
hours at time packed like sardines.
There are hundreds OF men again
going their rounds in the mornings,
from shop to shop begging for some
thing to do. Most of them have been
so weakened by just coffee and
doughnut diet that they would not be
able to perform any work IL they did
land job.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09

Are you going to givcs Make
IL a book on Communism
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

Philo, to love; and Theos, God. and means 'lovers of God" c. Are iron bridges always built in warm weather because they ex- pand?
 A. Iron bridges do expand in warm weather and allowance is made for it in designing them. Bridges arc not necessarily built in warm weather. The principal req son for choosing that season is the matter of comfort for the workers and less interference on account of bad weather.
 Q. What is wood flour?
 A. A very fino sawdust, espec- ially that from pine wood. It is used for surgical dressings, in the manufacture of dynamite and of moulded products.
 0. How can one steam velvet at home?
 A. Dust the velvet thoroughly by brushing with medium stiff brush. Wet a newspaper and lay it in a hot oven until 1t begins to steam. Lay this on the ironing board, cover with a folded cotton cloth, and lay the velvet on 1t while the steam is rising. Or heat a flatiron, turn 1t face upward, and lay a wet cotton cloth on 1t. Lay the velvet. nap up, over the iron and brush while stearnine,