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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
SPILLMAN
spills ADVICE.
TO The FARMERS
Advises Sabotage of Pro-
duction Acreage
BY A. c. MILLER.

WILLISTON, N. D., Feb. 2S.-Dr.
Spillman, an agricultural expert,
threw monkey wrench into the OPP
timism of many farmers of this sec
ton who have grown enthusiastic
over the last two good crops of
wheat. AT a meeting here he warned
against increased acreage in wheat,
predicting a still lower price for the
grain next fall when the country, he
asserted, would have 2OOOOO,OOO
bushels to export.
Regarding flax, he declared that a
moderate increase in its planting
would be safe as domestic produc-
ton the past year was only about
half the consumption. He forgot to
mention that the price of flax is now
40 per cent under the cost of produc-
ton. Spillman stated that despite the
complaints from the corn belt Stats
tics showed the best conditions there
since 1920.
Railroad President Just "TaIks."
President Budd Of the Great North
ern railroad opened up the meeting
by warning that as freight rates de-
pended on the costs involved, the
farmers must be careful not to "send
Legislators to Bismarck (the state
capitaD-who would make any more
full-crew laws, thus increasing the
cost"
Rex. e. Willard, who is employed by
the Agricultural College Of North
Dakota, in his address contended that
the price of Industrial products rang
ed at higher level than those of ag-
ricultural products because the pro-
ducers Of the former were better or
ganized for the curtailment Of their
production. He ignored altogether
the fact, for instance, that last year
the short crop of barley in this coun-
try should have boosted prices. In
stead the American brewers shipped
barley in from Canada, paying %
per cent duty and price of 80 cents
a bushel. At the same time they re-
fused to pay the farmers in America
more than rs cents bushel.
Farmers Waking Up.
Il Is such situations as this which
Is causing the more intelligent farm
err to realize that the so-called incen-
tive under capitalism is fast vanish
ing and that it can come into play
only under socialist system.
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which has been most brutal and inhu-
man in its treatment Of the workers.
Should the Passaic workers fail it will
be a signal for q general onslaught on
wages and hours in every textile cen
ter in the country which will bring
untold misedy to thousands of textile
workers and their families.
There is no doubt that the bosses
Of every textile center are following
this struggle with great attention.
There is no doubt that thru the banks
and financial institutions which con-
troll the textile industry of the nation,
the Passaic mill owners are receiving
every possible means Of support. The
bosses understand fully the signifi-
canoe of this strike to their future
profits.
Significant for Lawrence.
NOWHERE does the Passaic strike
~ assume greater significance than
it does in Lawrence, where the heart
of the New England textile industry
is located The Pacific Mills for in
stance, which is issuing $17500,000
worth of gold notes to attract capital,
is vitality interested in reducing the
cost of production. It hopes to &C
complish this in two ways: (D-by
extending it's operations to Lyman,
South Carolina; (2)-by reducing
wages in its northern plants. The
fact that the Pacific Mills averaged
S4,5SO,157 net earnings for the ten
years ended Dec 81, 1925 does not
satisfy the owners, who live in luxury
and idleness on the backs Of the tex
tile workers. No! MOI This fabulous
sum is not enuf. They must have
more, even tho every dollar be wrung
from the sweat and blood of their en-
lployes.
The textile workers of Lawrence
have a history to boast ola history
which places them in the forefront of
the struggle against the forces OF
American capitalism. The textile
workers of Lawrence were never
faced with a graver situation than
| that which confronts them now. They
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
PASSAIC POLICE
BRUTALITY BEAT
STOREKEEPERS
claw N Order" SIugs
Strike Sympathizers

PASSAIC, N. j., Feb. 2S - Victor
Nawrot and his wife were beaten by
Passaic police after Mrs. Nawrot in
directly expressed sympathy with the
striking textile workers.
Mrs. Nawrot, who is not striker,
but who keeps a store near the Gera
mill and is known to be sympathetic
to the strike, went into a store where
liquor is said to be sold, just after the
morning picket line at Gera and been
broken up and one boy Theodore II
mochko Of 1873 End Ave, struck by a
policeman.
According to bystanders and her
own story, she said to the storekeeper
in Polish "Now they drink and then
they come outside and beat the work
ers."
Two policemen who were in the
store understood ner and chased her
to her own store, where they locked
the door on the inside and beat and
choked her and beat her husband who
tried to aid her.
DR.. Daniel Tellman, Of 223 President
Avenue was called to attend the two
and made the following statement:
81 found evidences Of COMMISSIONS and
abrasions and nails marks around Mrs.
Nawrots throat as II she had been
choked. She is in a hysterica con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02

VANCOUVER, b. C.-FP)- The
merging of labor political organiza-
tions in the Vancouver district is al
most complete. The new organization
will be affiliated with the Canadian La
Dor party. The units in the merger
are the labor parties Of South Vancou-
yer and New Westminster aud
branches of the Federated Labor Par
ty of South Vancouver, Burnaby and
Vancouver City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
Gera and Botany
Mills Control 33
European Shops

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S-German
wooden workers of Griez and Gera
mills are seeking 10 per cent wage in
creases, New York textile trade pa
pers report. The employers are de-
handing return to the 10-hour day,
altho the 1918 national law made the
8-hour day only legal. Gera mills,
Passaic, N. j., workers are striking
against a 10 per cent cut. Gera and
Botany mills are in group control
ling SS central European mills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02

neutrality-suspicious. TO inn
proved machinery and speeding up,
production in Canadian manufactur-
ing industries in 1923 was about 40
per cent greater per employe than in
1917, although real wages, that is
wages based on purchasing power, on
ly increased about per cent. This
was the gist Of a speech made in the
Canadian parliament by A. A. Heaps,
labor member from Winnipeg.
Heaps quoted governments statistics
to show that the number of wage
earners employed in Canadian manu-
featuring had declined from SOL, AGO in
1917, to 446,994 In 1923, or II per cent.
But allowing for price differences, the
volume OF production in 1928 was IS
per cent greater than in 1917.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
Gales Lays Down Hard
Ruling for Americans

MEXICO CITY Feb 2S-Mexico
welcomes all foreigners so long as
they are willing to work with the
country and not exploit it, President
Gales declared in speech here to-
day. This type of foreigner, however,
has not yet appeared in Mexico, the
president said.
The speech was interpreted as a
defense OF the new Mexican alien
land laws.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
Butte Miners Get Low Wages

BUTTE (FP) - Metal miners in
Butte are getting S4.75 a day. Mine
laborers get $4.25 and some skilled
craftsmen about the mine get $3.50 a
day. Butte Miners Union No. 1, init.
Union of Mine Mill & Shelter work
ers. is slowly increasing its member
ship and working to increase wages.
In the Occur d'Alene district Of idaho
wages are si.2S to s2.25 a day higher.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
BY VICTOR HALEY.

Los ANGELES, Feb. %, (By MalD-
Walter TrumbuII, arrested with Paul
Crouch, Is now free, having serv-
ed one year In man-made hell Of Al
eatraz. But Paul Crouch, who was
sentenced to 20 years at hard labor
and thanks to the efforts of the In
ternationaI Labor Defense, his SEN
tence was reduoed to three years, is
still confined in the military prison
at Alcatraz Island.
1t is for him that we must now
fight. From the day of their arrival
at Alcatraz, both Crouch and Trum-
bull have been prosecuted. When
they arrived from Hawaii they were
in possession of valuable technical
and reference libraries. Crouch, in
particular, had a very valuable col
lection of books, many OF them scien-
tific treatises. In addition to his books
he also had collection of papers, let
ters, ETC., of varied Importance to
him. Many of his books were destroy
ed outright. Others were torn across
and otherwise defaced. His papers
were reduced to mere tatters. And
to climax their conformance to inqui-
sition tactics those in command de-
MED him what remained of the col
lection when their systematic despoil-
alton was completed.
Cannot Get Papers.
Many volumes of literature-not
rubbish-were sent him, but never to
reach him. They were destroyed, re-
turned to the sender or placed ON de-
post until such time as Crouch will
be released from confinement. In the
meantime, he may read Zane Grey
or the bible, as he chooses.
He cannot receive any paper or
periodical that even suggests Com
munism. Even the Nation is denied
him.
His mail is strictly censored; it is
almost impossible for him to compose
letter that will pass. A clause in
the prison regulations provides that
no frivolous correspondence will be
tolerated. The Interpretation of the
word frivolous" as applicable to
Crouch means that any matter not
pertaining to family, business or his
case will not be passed. His attor-
ney being resident in San Francisco
and paying him regular visits elimin-
ates the necessity for the latter. And,
having no commercial interests, he
cannot make use Of the second pro
vision. Thus he finds that Sis circle
Of correspondents is reduced to father,
mother and cousin resident in Cali
fornia. But even to these three he
cannot write as he chooses. His cor
respondence must be confined to mat
ters of family and personal welfare,
and may not involve any discourse
whatever of conditions and treatment
in the prison.
Visitors Barred.
A section Of the revised statutes Of
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Garment Shop Workers
Donate to Passaic Funds
(speoIlI to The Daily worksrl

NEW MQRK CITY, Feb. % BY
donating $o1.85 to the relief commit
tee of the Passaic textile strikers,
the 20 workers of the dress shop of
Sweet g. Sand, West II St., men,
bers Of the international Ladies'
Garment, Workers Union, showed
their solidarity with their fellow
workers on the other side of the
Hudson River.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
Plumbers Renew Contracts.

ST. LOUIS-(FP)-Union plumbers
Of st. Louis have renewed their con-
tracts at $3.50 an hour. The contrac-
tors rejected proposed increase of
25c an hour. Strike action failed to
receive two-thirds vote of the I'M
ion. st. Louis bricklayers and plas-
terers receive $a75 an hour. The
agreement runs for one year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
$4,000 to Aid Miners.

CLEVELAND (FP)- over $1,000
in cash and supplies was sent from
Cleveland to members of the miners
union the past few months. Funds
raised for the anthracite strikers will
be diverted to West Virginia and
Ohio bituminous strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
Radio Operators Form Union.

CLEVELAND-FP) - A a d 1 o
broadcasters and wireless operators
union has been formed by the Cleve-
land. Electrical Workers union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
To Give Police More power.

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 2S--The Tampa
Anti-Saloon league at the next session
of the legislature will demand that
law permitting police to search any
automobile on the highway without
search warrant be passed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02

You do the job ttoice as well--
IDhcn y0u distribute a bundle Of
The DAILY WORKER toith your
storu Sn IL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02

dition. MIR. Nawrot has wound over
his right eye as II he has been struck
by a heavy blow"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02

Get your tickets now for the Inter
national concert Of the 7. U. E. L.
Sat-, March 10, at 9th St. Theater.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
Visitors Barre

A section Of the revised statutes of
the United States specifically pro-
vides that military prisoners may re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
Randolph Town
Meeting Held Today

The polls will be open from a. m.
until 6 p. m. for Randolph's annual
town meeting to be held today, with
Hecla Hall the polling place as In
previous years. There is opposition
for all of the officers except that OF
first selectman, and the combined OF
fees of town clerk and town treasur-
err. George N. Hartman is unopposed
for the first office, while Fred II. Dun
ming, who has acted as town clerk
and treasurer for the past two years
has no opponent for this office. An
interesting feature of the election is
that there are three candidates for
the office of tax collector, j. w. La
fayette, w. J. Groder and B. S. Smith.
The action of the town meeting two
years ago in voting that in future
election the Australian ballot system
would be used means that there will
be little or none of the excitement of
two year ago during the polling to-
ray. 1t is, however. anticipated that
there will be considerable discussion
on the various items in the town war
rant which will be acted upon at the
evening meeting, which will be held
at the Randolph Grammar School.
Articles to IL inclusive in the war
rant are regarded as appropriations,
in these are articles to see of the
town will raise money for the services
of the district nurse in Randolph, and
to see if the town will raise the sum
of 500 necessary to entitle the town
citizens to free use of the books of
the Gardiner Public Library. In con-
nection with the Boost Maine" move
ment the meeting will be called upon
to vote on Article IA, ito see what
sum the town will vote to raise and
appropriate for advertising our nat
ural resources, advantages and at
fractions, under the provisions of
Chapter 4, Section 50 of the Revised
Statutes of Maine. the same to be
expended by the Maine Development
Association. There are several pc
titions for sewers, electric street lights
and construction work.
Article 20 calls for the raising of
the salaries of the three fire wardens
as follows: 1st, s35 per annup; End,
$50 per annum; 3rd, $25 per annum.
Articles "a and 25 are of particular
interest. being ITO see If the town
| will accpet the lot of land offered by
Eleanor B. Stevens for the purpose of
erecting a town building" and ito see
what action the town will take in re-
gard to building a town hail."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
Mrs. Hannah M. Simmons

Mrs. Hannah NJ. Simmons, widow
of the late George F. Simmons pass
ed away Saturday afternoon at her
home, 40 Second street, after a long
illness. She was rs years old. She
was born Nov. IS. 1850, in Sidney,
Me- the daughter Of the late Frank
lin and Sarah NJ. Spearin of that
town. She was married to the late
George F. Simmons of Hallowell
about fifty years ago. She is sur
vived by a son, Melvin IT. Simmons,
and a daughter. Mrs. Annie NJ. Deck
er, both of Hallowell.
Mrs. Simmons was a well known
and much respected resident of the
town. She was a member of the
Hallowell Commandery, United Or
der of the Golden Cross, of Queen
Esther Chapter, Order Of the East
ern Star. and of Capen Lodge, Re
bekahs of Augusta. She had at va
rious times, been the head of each
of these organizations. Until her ILL
ness she was active and interested
in all good works. She has made
many friends who will mourn her
loss. Funeral services will he held
from the family home Tuesday af-
ternOon at o'clock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
New Brooms Sweep Clean

SO Hallowell husbands think, II
appearances count for anything. Sat
urday morning, when the Hallowell
Remnant Store opened its doors to
another days rush, it was not a
crowd of bargain-hunting women
that waitea, but men. The doors
opened. they made football rush
In. Soon they began to trickle out,
each man with broom in his right
hand and a bag of sugar in his left.
Evidently the operation of sweeping
was to be somewhat sweetened.
Some of the masculine shoppers
looked triumphant, some looked
sheepish, but all clutched the
brooms. The store dealt out ton
of sugar that morning in five-pound
lots and nobody attempted to esti-
mate the number of brooms. Gosh"
was the fervent comment of Port
land salesman, who stopped selling
his wares to his prospect and gazed
in wide-eyed interest at the broom
brigade. But it wasn't just broofns
and sugar and soap that left the
store that day. Soon the feminine
shoppers appeared and re-appeared
with large green-wrapped bundles Of
drygoods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
March Meeting
OF HalloWell d. A. r

| Mary Kelton Dppn meeting at the
/ A. r., helRifs George a. Stafford
! -paHStnut street. The hostesses were
Mrs. Stafford Mrs. Frank Rabbit,
Miss Louise Skillin and Mrs. Horace
Turner.
The chief business to come before
the meeting was the question of the
chair which the society voted a tits
last meeting to purchase for the new
auditorium in Washington. 1t was de-
cided to finance the purchase of the
chair by voluntary contribution to be
supplemented by a sum from the
treasury. The society endorsed the
nomination of Mrs. Il. G.. w. Chan
man of Mary Dillingham; Chapter for
vice president general of the national
society. Mrs. Augusta Flagg was ac-
cepted for membership in the society,
and the names of Miss Violet Hewfns
and Miss Emily Fuller were proposed
After the business meeting there
was an interesting program. The roll
call was Famous Houses" ana
brought out some undressing des-
criptions. Among the houses men,
toned were Kate Douglas Virgins
home at Hollis, the Betsey Ross
house, Philadelphia. and Washing
tons home at Mount Vernon. Musical
selections, in the form of piano duets
by Mrs. w. p Bradford and Mrs.
Helen NJ. Robinson, added much to
the program, and were repeatedly
encored.
The paper of the evening was on
"Old Colonial Furniture" and was
given by Miss Abby l.. Eveleth. 1t
was OF much interest and value. Miss
Eveleth traced the development of
furniture. first in England and then
in America through its various peri
DDS. She took up the Tudor Eliza
bethan styles. the Dutch influence
brought in by William and Mary ana
continued in the time of Queen Anne.
the variations under the four Georges
and the Empire period. She noticed
in particular the various forms of
chairs. Sheraton, Chippendale, Hep
pelwhite. the ladder-back of Robert
Adams. Duncan Phyfe and his in
huence, all claimed their share of al
tention.
During the social hour which fol-
lowed refreshments of fruit salad,
rolls. coffee and cake were served BY
the hostesses. There was a good at
tendance at the meeting and much
interest shown in the work OF the
society. The next meeting will be
April ?. with Miss Abby L. Eveleth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
Special Meeting
Of Citv Council

The City Government will meet IN
special session at 7.30 this evening IN
the Council rooms at the City build
ing, at which time the 1926 appro-
pration bill will be given its second
and third readings and final passage.
No discussion or argument on the Din
is Anticipated. At tonights meeting
the Bible Safety committee, which
met in conference Thursday evening
with a committee of men from the
fire department to discuss proposed
raise of $24 per annum for the mem
bers of the department. 1t is under
stood that this committee will report
in favor of the Sc raise, and it is prob
able that their report will be favora-
bly, received. If passed this would
mean that the pay of the firmen would
/ be $42 per annum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
Ladies' Division
Pittston Farm Bureau
Holds Final Meeting

The ladies' division of the Pittston
Farm Bureau held it's last meeting at
the home of Mrs. Lewis Chapman
There were seven members and two
visitors present. HAT Ornaments
was the subject taken up, and several
were made. Delicious refreshments of
Ice cream was served by the hostess,
and music was enjoyed.
The next meeting of the bureau is
to be a joint meeting of both me9d
and women's divisions and Will be y Fri
at the home of e. NJ. Morton o. Pom
day, March IL. Mr.. Day ana NJ The
mock will attend this meff aik on the
mems division will ha,~ trer subjects
G of ints5eS will be- Dress Finishes" Ma,
teriai- needed will be on e. III ,,, {aTa
with something of darker color for
trimming. Members should bring their
sewing kits. The meeting begins at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
Mrs, Frances J., Lowering

Mrs. Frances ]. Lowering. who died
in Waterville recently at the advan-
ced age of 81, was member OF one
of Hallowells oldest and most res
pected families. She was born April
%, 1928, in Hallowell, the daughter
of Ira and Diana Cass of this city.
Ira Cass was born in Gambia, n. H.,
of a fine New Hampshire family. The
Cass homestead was the house on
Academy street now owned and &C.
cupied by Judson Currier.
Mrs. Lowering at the time OF her
death was the oldest citizen of Wat
erville. She married at the age of is
Charles A. Lowering of Augusta, who
died in California some years ago.
She is survived by a sister, Miss
Emma Cass, until recently of HALO
well, now of Augusta, a sister, Mrs.
Thomas Stoyle of Lynn, Mass, and
a son, Frank M. Lowering of Bangor.
as well as the daughter, Miss Emma
Lowering of Waterville, with whom
she made her home. Funeral ser
vices are to be held at the Waterville
home AT 80 TODAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
Funeral Of Mrs. Frances Parker
.lewef%

Funeral services for Frances Par
ker Jewett, wife of Fred Jewett, were
held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the home of her uncle, John NJ
Robinson, Academy street. Rev,
Rush w. D. Smith of Saint Mat
thews church OBLIGATED. Many ga
thered to pay their last tribute of
respect and affection. There was q
profusion Of flowers. and Albert Hos
Ken. William Fitzsimmonds, and
Lynn Fitzsimmonds of Hallowel. IN
terment will be in the Parker family
lot in Saco, Me.
Frances Parker was born in Cen
tral Falls. r. l.. May s, 1896, the
daughter of Forest L.. and Rather
Inc (Conley) Parker. Her childhood
was passed in Central Falls. and in
Gleasondale, Mass. She was educat-
ed in Massachusetts schools, then
entered the Augusta General hosni-
tai, graduating from that institution
IN 1920. She practiced her profession
IN Augusta, and was at one time pub
Tic health nurse there. Last Septem-
Der she was married to Fred .Jewetr
of Hallowell. who was instructor in
economics at Maine, and later profes-
sor of that department at the Uni.
versity of Oklahoma. Mr.. and Mrs
JeWett went to Cambridge to pass
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Funeral Of Mrs. Alfredo M. Philbrook

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Alfredo NJ. Philbrook were conducted
at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the
South Gardiner Baptist church, Rev.
r. A. L. Colby officiating. Previous
to the church services. prayers were
said at the late home in Farmingdale.
The choir. consisting of A B. Nc
Kenney, Mrs. E. V. Howard. Mrs. R. A.
l.. Colby and Addition Chambers, rem
dered two selections, abide with Me"
and Lead, Kindly Light" The bear
ers were l.. c. Philbrook. B. c. Phil
brook, E. B. Philbrook and E. c. Hall.
Entombment was at Mount Hope GEM
etery in South Gardiner.