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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-10
Illegal Operating Motor Vehicles

Two cases were before Judge Maur-
ice p. Merrill Tuesday morning in
which both respondents were charged
with illegally operating motor vehi-
Gle. The first, the case Of State VS..
Glenden Collins of New Portland
was charged with operating motor
vehicle in New Portland on Novem-
Der g., on the Main street of the vii
lage, while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor. Collins pleaded
guilty and was given a fine of $500
and cost and 80 days in county jail
and in default of payment of fine
and cost six months. additional in
Jail. Collins appealed and bail was
placed at $500 which was not pro-
duced and he was committed. The
second case was State VS.. Clyde
Trip Of New Portland who was
charged with operating a motor We
hicle while under the influence of in
toxicating liquor on the Main street
in New Portland village on Novem-
Der the 6. He pleaded not @uiltv and
was given fine of 5000 and the cost
Of court and 30 days in county Jail
and in default of payment six
months additional Trip appealed to
the January term of Supreme court
and bail was placed at $500 which
was not furnished and he was COM
mitted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-10

Attorney Amos K. Butler, senior
member of the law firm of Butler and
Butler, accompanied by Mrs. Butler
went to Bangor Monday afternoon,
where Mr. Butler is one of the as
SCISSORS associated with Judge
Charles S. Barnes of Houlton and
John A. Morrill, of Auburn to assess
the value of certain water works be-
ing taken over by the Oldtown Water
district. The hearing began in Ban
gor Tuesday morning.
The lndoWendowin Camp fire
group will meet this Wednesday eve
ming with Miss Natalie Beaulier at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Omar Beaulier on the corner of Bush
and Tast Leavitt streets. The guard
ianS, Miss Airline Burnor and Miss
Jennie Thompson will be present
The first of q series of Lecture
Courses given by Professor Weber
of the Literature Department at
Colby College was given at Show
hogan High school, Tuesday evening.
There are 81 who have signed I'D for
the course. If there are any others
who wish to take the course they are
invited to attend the next lecture
which will occur Move -nber I6 at the
high school building. Anyone desir-
ing information about the course NAV
obtain 1t by comforting with Miss
hannah Page on High street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-10
Concrete is the
dristoerat Of pauements
Bangor Keeps Abreast Of
Traffic Requirements

Practically every city and town in the
country now recognizes the need for paw
ing designed to withstand the terrific wear
and tear OF modern traffic.
Yet many communities are paying out
large sums to maintain streets that the
ever swelling volume Of motor vehicles
has already doomed to ruin.
How much sounder and more sensiblein
every way is the policy of Bangor, Maine
and the growing list of other forward
looking cities and towns that are carrying
on systematic broad-gauged program Of
permanent paving.
Bangorbegan to pave its streets with con-
crete in 1919 and has continued to do so
every year since.
In this way Bangor is keeping abreast Of
It's traffic requirements, instead of always
tagging behind them.
And-remember that savings on main
tenance are paying good share Of the
cost OF this permanent paving.
A program Of year-by-year paving with
concrete is one OF the soundest invest
ments any community can make.
All Of the facts are in our
free booklet on "Concret.
'trssts." Ask for your COPY
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
10 High Street
BOSTON
Il National Organization to
Improve and Extend the Uses of Concrete
OFFICES IN 81 CITIES
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-10
Christmas Tree Committee

The officers OF the Knights OF COZ
umbus, Catholic Order of Foresters,
the Men st. John de Baptiste, the
Ladies St. John de Baptiste, Ladies
of st. Anne. Children of Mary. Holy
Name Sodality and Artisans Canad-
lens Francois who make up the COM
mittee to direct the observance of
Christmas for the children Of the
Notre Dame de Lourdes church have
met and organized as follows: Presi-
dent, Joseph Fluet; secretary, Amed-
ee Cloutier and treasurer, Mrs. Sam
uel Roderick, who has acted as treas
urer for the past six years. The OBJ
servance with Christmas trees will
be held at Convent Hall on Wednes-
day evening, the %, and will be a
gala time of much merriment for the
young people of the parish.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-10
M. E. Concert Committee Organized

The committee in charge of the Old
Fashioned Concert to be given at the
Centenary Methodist church on Fri
day evening, November 10, met at the
Smith Music store Monday evening
an organized as follows: General
chairman, Joseph n. Smith; in
charge Of the music, Joseph n.
Smith and Frank Oddly; setting up
tables for the antiquarian supper to
proceed the supper, Howard B.
FRIEND and Myron ]. Smith; solicit
ing, Albert Watson, Will c. Lord,
John II. Grundy, and Lester II
Packard. The next rehearsal viii oc :
cur on Friday evening of this week
at the church vestry and any who
sing and are willing to assist in this
concert are urged to go to the church
at that time. Mrs. Howard B. Friend
Is the accompanist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-10

(Stations arranged alphabetically by cities
First column Eastern Standard Time, sec
pnd column Central Standard Time. After
midnight heavy fgures)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
Associated Industries
Slush Fund to Fight
Labor Legislation

CAHoES, N. Y, Sept. 16. = New
York state employers organized in
the Associated Industries. Inc, have
collected huge slush fund to defeat
legislative measures favorable to la
Dor, declared Joseph R. White, nation
al organizer for United Textile Work
ers, to a mass meeting Of Cahoes I'M
ionists. Union representatives must
appear at the hearings of the state
industrial commission appointed to in
vestigate the many laws proposed for
and against labor in the last legisla-
lures. Unions must state their cases
to the commission to get any sort of
action on the compensation bill and
other measures backed by labor,
American Federation of Labor organ
izer James Roach, speaking at the
same meeting, attacked the open shop
operation of Cahoes textile mills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

mean an expenditure of few hundred
dollars. Why should they care
whether one or more coal miners get
knocked off?
They do not even go to the trouble
of getting clay for the miners to shoot
with. They get it only when an in
spector comes around. Then they
bring couple of cars of it into the
mine for display. Most of the time
the miners are forced to shoot with
what they call dummies, made out of
paper and filled up with coal dust,
despite the fact that the law calls for
shooting Of coal with clay. There is
no sprinkling Of the mines with water
or rock dust, which is required by
the law in gaseous mines.
Lewis 6etrays Miners.
In 1922 the coal miners of this region
struck 1000 and fought bravely for a
union and better working conditions.
When victory was near, it seemed that
Lewis did not want to see them or
ganize. An agreement was signed with
the operators without including the
Irwin and Latrobe fields. They stuck
it out for three or four months after
the betrayal, but were forced to go
back.
The miners are again ready for or
ganiZation. The organizers of the
United Mine Workers of America seem
to be keeping a good distance away
from this territory. The office of the
United Mine Workers of America in
Greensburg seems to be vacant. At
any time or any day you go to it, you
find nobody there. These miners are
forced by Lewis and his clique to scab
on the union fields where the oper-
ators are trying and are partly sue
ceeding in putting into effect the 1917
scale.
Where Are the Organizers?
Why does not Lewis send in organ
izers to organize us when we are
willing to join the union and fight
for better conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
NEARING.
RETURNS FROM
BRITISH TRIP
Will Address Workers
School Meeting Sunday

NEW YORK, Sept. 16-Scott Near
ing arrives in New York Saturday
after spending two weeks in England
at the British Trade Union Congress.
Long an authority on the British labor
movement and the author of several
pamphlets dealing with British labor
he felt that this Trade Union Congress
would be the most important in the
history of the social development of
Britain.
He will arrive in New York just in
time for the lecture he Is to deliver
under the auspices Of the Workers
School Sunday afternoon at p. m.
The school, realizing that its own
quarters will not be big enough to ac-
comodate those interested, has en-
gagged New Star Casino, 1O1 E. 107th
St., near Park Ave-, for the occasion.
Admission is rs cents.
He has been added to the faculty Of
the New York Workers School. Dur
ing the coming winter, he will give
two courses in the school One Of the
courses will be on Great Britain and
the other on postwar Europe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
West Brownsville
Unions Behind
Labor Party Move

WEST BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Sept.
16.-At the Labor Party conference
held in the Italian Hall at Charleroi,
Pa, at which delegates representing
many of the local unions of this vicin-
ity were present, a permanent COM
mittee was elected to visit unions and
seek to get a larger delegation to the
next conference to be held at Bentley
vile, Pa, Sunday, Oct "a, at l p. m
The following active trade unionists
were elected to the committee that
will visit the trade unions to point
out the need to them of Labor Party
in Pennsylvania and to get them to
elect delegates to the next confer
ence:
Bah Norman, of the Carpenters
Union and delegate to the Central
Labor Council of West Brownsville;
Walter Jones, of Local Union No. 1899,
U. M. w. of A. and president of the
Central Labor Union of West Browns
Vile; Harry Wadsworth, of Local
Union No. 1899, U. M. w. of A. and
president of the local; Mike Bragdich,
of Local Union No. 1890, u. NJ. w. of
A. and a brother from Fayette City,
Pa.
The secretary of the conference is
Steve Douglass of California, Pa, who
is also secretary of the West Browns
vile Central Labor Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
TUESDAY, SEPT. Fl.

TUESDAY, SEPT. Il.
10th Street and Lenox AVe.-Speak-
ers: julius Codkind, j. S. Poyntz, A.
Mitchell and Ella Wolfe.
163rd St. and Prospect Ave-, Bronx
Speakers: Iichtenstein, Belle Rob
bling, Eva Dorf and Jack Jampolsky.
Rutgers Square-Speakers: Benja-
min, Chorover, Friskoff, B. Lifshitz, 1.
Potash and Shapiro.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. %.
Grand Street Extension, Brooklyn
Speakers: Anton Bimba, Joe Cohen,
A. Peer and Rosenberg.
EIIery and Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn
Speakers: P. Cosgrove, S. o. Pol
lock and Ray Ragozin.
THURSDAY, SEPT. %.
Brook Ave. and 149th st.-Speak-
ers Simon Felshin, L. A. Baum, A.
Sparer, and P. Cosgrove.
1o6th st. and Madison Ave.-Speak-
ers Mitchell, Benjamin, Ludwig Lam
dy A. Perilla and Louis Sisselnan.
18th St. and Irving Plaee-Speakers:
]. S. Poyntz, Weinstone, M. Faster
mack and Bixby.
Hopkins and Pitkin AVes., Browns
willie - Speakers: George Primoff,
MARCEL scherer, A. Koppol and Chas.
Raiss
SATURDAY, SEPT. rs.
10th st. and 9Th Ave.-Speakers
weinstone, CodkinS, Ella Wolfe and
Joseph Brandy
Southern Boulevard and Aldus ST.,
Bronx-Speakers Eva Dorf, Ray
Ragozin, Peter Shapiro and L. A.
! Baum.
10th St. and Second Ave.-Speak-
ers: Harry Fox. A. Chorover, B. Lift
shitz and Joe Cohen.
Stone and Pitkin Ave-, Brownsville
Speakers: Anton Bimba. Charles
Raiss, Samuel Nesin, Alexander
Trachtenberg, Fannie warshafsky and
A. Freeman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
SECOND PRIZE WINNER.
AUTO MECHANICS
BADLY UNDERPAID
IN BOSTON SHOP
Studebaker Plant Uses
Speed-Up
BY a Worker Correspondent.

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 16.-Notwith-
standing that the Studebaker corpora
ton is reported to have earned a pro-
fit of $16,OOO,OOO for the fiscal year
1925, a so-called factory system" was
introduced when the Boston Stude-
baker service station passed from To-
cal to corporation control Jan. 1925.
The most sinister feature of the
System" is the piece-work, or pro-
duction plan, which replaces the form
er hourly-rate for shop mechanics.
There was some agitation against the
installation of the plan, but due to
the lack of organization automobile
shops are all on open-shop basis in
Boston, the idea was put across. Auto
mobile repair work is seasonal. The
winter months depression is looked
forward to with fear by the mechan-
les. This fear is increased under piece
work since mechanics are paid only
for actual work where formerly they
we're assured days pay at least. The
result is obvious-in brisk" periods
the mechanics work at fever pitch in
order to earn $40 to s12 pay slip to
Offset the poor returns of winter. Need
less to say that low standard Of
workmanship prevails and the attitude
OF the workman towards his fellow
worker when competition is thus re-
duced to an individual struggle, is
appalling.
When worn out in mind and body
and unable to keep pace with the
younger. fresher men, he Is shown the
door. When business is good addl-
tional men are hired and these men,
or as II often happens, some of the
regular" force are obliged to seek
other fields when the rush subsidies.
The foremen aid in maintaining this
system. The slightest protest on the
part OF worker is greeted with the
everready reply: III you don't like It,
J GET OUT"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

Pennsylvania-The following were
the candidates nominated:
Governor, n. NJ. Wieks.
Lieutenant-Governor, Parthenia
Hills.
Secretary Of Internal Affairs, Max
Jenkins.
United States Senator, E. J. Cary.
State Legislature, first district,
Ernest careathers and Anna Weis-
man.
Second District, Mike 5laskoVitz
and Celia Paransky.
Seventh District, Margaret Yeager.
Eighth District, Susie kendra and
Peter Skrtie.
Ninth District, William p. Mikades
and Sam Shore.
State Senator, William Schmidt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
Chicago Members Meet
Sunday for Election
Signature Campaign
ATTENTION! ALL CHICAGO
PARTY MEMBERS!

Every party member in Chicago is
expected to turn out for the collection
of signatures on the election petitions
at the following places, Sunday, Sep
TENDER 10, at 10 a. M:
Section l and 3-Nominee, Elizabeth
Griffin, for congress. Meet at Com
munity Center, 1901 S. Wabash Ave.
Section Nominee, Matilda Ka-
lousek, for congress. Meet at Freiheit
Hall, 1909 w. Roosevelt Road.
Section 5 and 6-Nominee, Sam
Hammersmark, for congress. Meet at
Workers Lyceum, 1888 Hirsch Blvd.
In addition to the petitions for the
respective congressional nominees, all
comrades are to work on the petitions
for ]. Louis Engdahl, senatorial
nominee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
MEMBERS OF SECTION a
CHICAGO MEET SUNDAY
MORN AT FREIHEIT HALL

Every member of Section No. 4
is required by the section committee
to be present at meeting Sunday
morning, 10 o'clock, Sept. 10Th at
FrelheIt Hall, 1909 Roosevelt I'd.
It will be campaign meeting. Sec
ton No. a Is responsible for putting
Mrs. Matilde KaIousek on the ballot
for congressman of the sixth dis
triet. For this several thousand
signatures are needed. Plans Will
be made Sunday to get these sigma
lures and begin the campaign. The
time Is short, the Issue is important.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
NEW YORK PARTY MEMBERSHIP
MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE
MANHATTAN LYCEUM ON MONDAY

meeting will held Monday
activities the Workers communs Party
their relation election membership
comde Wenstone, the district will
activities relation the strike
the strike united will
also touch socialist will activity
will deal length with the election campaign
stache organization secretary district
political membership
Admission (commust) Party
Workers (cOmmun) (communls
Y. W. L. members o attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

way the coal miners were starved INTO
accepting the 1917 scale and then the
companies proceeded to cut the wages
below the 1917 scale. The mines have
resumed activities somewhat.
Break CheekweIghman Law.
Coal is not weighed in these non
union fields despite the fact that there
is a law which demands the weighing
Of the coal mined and that check
weighman must be on the tipple rep
resenting the men.
At coal mine at Wildwood, Pa,
the coal is weighed. The miners work
ing in the heading get forty-six cents
a ton. The miners working in rooms
get forty-one cents ton. There are
about three cars of slate to shovel
back in the room from each cut, which
they are not paid for. In the heading
they get paid for loading two-ton car
Of slate at the rate of thirty cents a
car. 1t also seems that the check
weighman-thati is the company check
weighman-must have a certain
amount of dirty coal each day. When
a fellow has dirty coal at this mine,
they dock him anywhere from half
ton to a ton from the car, no matter
how little slate there may be in the
coal.
Charge Exorbitant Prices.
Not satisfied with robbing the men
Of their wages at the point Of produc-
ton the coal operators have what is
called a company store. Usually all
the food is from go to go and some
times as high as 500 higher than in
any ordinary store. In fact the miner
does not even get to see the cash. He
draws what they call checks" at the
store. This is common pasteboard
marked 1, 5, 10 and % cents, with
which the coal miner or his wife have
to buy the necessities of life at the
company store. 1t has no value at any
other place. The miner must pay So
month for a four-room house. This
is deducted from his pay. In winter
no matter how many stoves are going,
your teeth chatter.
In summer it seems that it is an
oven when the sun is at its highest
1t is hardly possible to sleep on the
place at all. Water is usually on the
outside. In some cases it is close tt
the house. In some it is from so yards
or more from the house.
Dirty and Gaseous Mines.
Most of the mines in this region
are dusty and gaseous. 1t seems that
the coal companies do not worry yer.
much about safety devices or for tn,
safety of the miners. This would
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
CHICAGO DAILY WORKER
AGENTS MEET FRIDAY
TO LAUNCH BIG DRIVE

Samuel Hammersmark, city agent
of The DAILY WORKER announces
meeting Of DAILY WORKER
agents to be held Friday, Sept. II
at 10 S. Lincoln at p. m. The
agents will meet to make prepare
tions for the Fall drive to build The
DAILY WORKER sub list in CHI
cago and to resume the winter
season activity Of covering
union meetings with the paper.
Every nucleus Of the Workers Party
in Chicago is expected to take the
responsibility for covering at least
three union meetings a week. All
nucleus agents are expected to be
at this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
WORKER CORRESPONDENT PRIZES
AWARDED FOR BEST STORIES

price, "Romanee Of New Russia by Maedaene Marx
article entitled Lewis, Why Do
Stay from the Latrcbe and Irwin Coal Fields Of
Pennsylvania"
"Red Cartoons" sudebaker automobile
shop the "Auo Mechanics
Underpald in Boston Shop"
prize, History
by Mary writing Minneapolis
Works Ratshop"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
THIRD PRIZE WINNER.
MINNEAPOLIS
BROS BOILER
WORKS RAT-SHOP
Long Hours, Low Wages
Paid Workers
Ry a Worker correspondent.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. 1e.
The William Bros Boiler Works Is .
typical capitalist slave-pen. Brutal
bosses, long days of ten hours and a
poor wage Of 40 cents an hour are
some Of the conditions which make
this true.
One worker told me that the com.
pany never hires man except from
an employment agency. This gives
the superintendent easy money, as he
gets a dollar Of the fee of three dol
lars which the wage-slave pays the
agency for the job. AS one worker
aptly remarked, THAT kind of : Hen
ought to be hung. He is getting
good salary and still must suck the
blood of the poor workers" Such
petty graft is of course, only one of
many which characterizes capitalism.
Transient Labor.
Inasmuch as the slave-driving tao
tics of the bosses in this plant are
disgusting to any worker with indie
pendence of mind, not many of the
men stay long. This condition of tran
sient workers is obviously to the rnu-
tual advantage of the superintendent
and the downtown employment agen-
cy (The Briggs Employment Com
pany, 217 Marquette Avenue) which
furnishes labor for this plant.
Bosses Rawhlde Workers.
One of these bosses in this Bros
Works is notorious. He looks like
rat and acts as if he has perpetual
constipation. 1t may be he is afraid
he will starve to death If he loses his
job, which he would probably do, II
he failed to rawhide the workers. This
boss is the kind, evidently that the
Bros Company needs to protect dts
profits.
Opportunities"
Opportunities" abound for an am
bilious worker in this boiler factory.
One must stay year or more before
he is given the chance to operate a
machine. Marvellous progress for q
wage-slave. Forty cents an hour to
start with and good chances to learn
trade"-thus runs the hook, line
and sinker from the mouth Of the
crafty employment agent for the suck
ers who still believe capitalism in gem
eral and the Bros Company in particu-
lar hold out acres of Opportunities"
Union Badly Needed.
AS far as known, merely to think of
among workers of this boiler out
fit would blacklist a man forever. A
union would protect the workers from
the brutality of the bosses, who are
mostly bunch of blockheads. The
ten-hour day which now prevails could
be changed to eight if union of the
| workers stood for it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
CHICAGO WORKERS
SHOOL CONCERT
And DANCE SUNDAY

The Chicago Workers School has
sent out an attractive plugaer an
nouneing it's first "set-together" az
fair for Sunday, Sept. 10, at the
Workers Lyeeum, 1888 HIrseh Blvd.
The dance will be preceded by a
very god concert which is arranged
by comrade Hambro. One OF the un-
usual features Of the evening will be
shop bulletin display. Shop bull
letlns from all parts Of the country
will be exhibited In an attraotlvely
are aed booth. ein
The aaniisslon is SO cents at the
door and every worker ls invited 20
attend 10
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

candidates on the ballot;
For Governor, Ben Gitlow.
For Lieutenant Governor, Frank p.
Brill.
For Comptroller, Juliet Stuart
Poyntz.
For Attorney General, Arthur S.
Leeds.
Local Ticket.
9Th Assembly Dist, N. benjamin
Lifshitz, 1850 signatures needed.
Sth Assembly Dist, N. Y.-Rebecca
Grecht, 100 needed.
18th Assembly Dist, N. Y.-Julius
Codkind, 1850 needed.
18th Assembly Dist, N. Y.-Abra-
ham Markoff, 1900 needed.
18th Song. Dist.-Charles Krumbein,
1900 needed.
14th Song. Dist-Alexander Trach-
tenberg, 1000 needed.
goth Cong. Dist-William W. Vein
stone, 1000 needed.
14th Cong. Dist.-Elmer T. Allison,
100 needed.
3rd Assembly Dist, Bronx-Elias
Marks, 1880 needed.
4th Assembly Dist, Bronx-Isidore
Steiner, 1850 needed.
5th Assembly Dist, Bronx-Charles
Zimmerman, 1875 needed.
It'll Assembly Dist, Bronx-Joseph
Boruchowitz, 1900 needed.
20th Cong. Dist, Bronx-Moissaye
]. Olgin, 100 needed.
9Th Assembly Dist, George
Primoff, 1850 needed.