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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08
KENT'S HILL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dow returned
home Monday. Since coming from
Florida, they have been passing
several weeks in Waterville with
their daughter, Mrs. w. F. Wiley.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Strout, daugh-
ter Emma, and grandson, Edwin, re-
turned home Wednesday, from Lake.
land, Florida, where they have been
passing the winter
Miss Alice Divine is in Waterville
for several weeks.
Miss Una Swift has returned from
Boston.
Mrs. H. M. Gibbs, and daughter.
Thelma. were in Auburn, Friday and
Saturday.
Harry Winters, and Charles Crosby
attended the Masonic Grand Lodge
meeting in Portland, this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08

den Center were calling on Mr. saA
Mrs. Leland 6iegars Saturday svsniug.
Albert Ttbbetts was the wesie-ena
guest Of her son George ana wife ~
Richmond last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carlton are pass.
ing few weeks with relatives n
Bath.
Leland Siegars ana family have
moved to the Myra siegars house IN
West Dresden.
= Horace Mitchell and family Of Bash
passed Sunday with Mrs. Mitchsll's
brother. Charles and wife and sister,
Margaret Pushard.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Munsy were the
guests of their son Herbert ana wife
in Woolwich Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08
sIcI HAS STEADILY Been REDUCING
N nj displacement IN MOTOR CARS

a,scussion by Sir William
sn !. england and William l.
/ - .,rmer trade commissioner,
~. S,.tes Department of Com
p s.garding the use of the
o. type. high speed motor in
pee. j as a measure of protec-
's .r export business in motor
| % o., - an advantage to Amer
400 = develops the interesting
lse.',t there has been a steady
aM.rard smaller motors in
VOW sor the past several years.
vie 2. ~. ~. small, high speed motor
!, = n Europe is to find general
aalls .hs industry in the near
% w vill have to come from
be y nroof of the higher eff
PIE = this type of power plant.
@ 10. interesting set of figures
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08
JEFFERSON

Mr.. and Mrs. James Horn, from
Auburndale, Mass, are visiting Mrs.
Horns mother, Mrs. Addie J. Peaslee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Nash are
receiving congratulations on the birth
Of baby girl, name Delma Avis.
Mrs. Harold Levenseller r. N. is
caring for her.
The roads are drying up quite a
bit although there are several bad
places left yet.
A very fine program was given
by the young people of the Grange,
Saturday night.
Mrs. Britina Colby and two chill
dren were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Earl Jackson.
Mrs. Wilder Jones was called to
Washington on account of her
brothers death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08

available at the present time are
those relating to racing cars. Us
ing the regulations of the Indian
apois Speedway as basis. these
noteworthy facts are brought out.
In 1911 the Indianapolis race was
open 10 all cars with piston dis
placement under 600 cubic inches
The largest motor entered had a dis
Placement of 1912 cubic inches ana
achieved a speed average of lib
miles per hour for the 500 mile trip.
The winner in this race was a car
with 447.1 cubic inch displacement
with an average of 1859 miles an
hour.
In 1912, with the same regulations.
the largest motor had a displacement
or b97.16 cubic inches and averaged
56.2 miles an hour while the winner
mad displacement of 49O.S cubic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08

astic over the car, It's great power,
fiexibility Of motor and staunch
qualities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08
DRESDEN

SOUTH-Alex Munsy passed Tues
day in Wiscasset.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson of Portland
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Call of Dres-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-19

days from and after the 10Th day
OF November, 1926, and defend this
actisn and serve a copy of your
answer upon the plaintiffs at
torneys, at their address below
stated, and in ease of your failure
so to do, Judgment will be render
ed against you according TO the
demand of the complaint, which
mas been filed with the Clerk OF
aid Court.
The object of the above entitled
action is to obtain a decree of di-
yoree from defendant upon the
grounds of desertion an dnon-sup-
port.
Guie & Cute, Attorneys for Plain
tiff p. 0. and Office Address 700
Leary Building, Seattle, Wash
ingtOn.
l1-l9-1224-26
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-19
S. S. vAsHoNA
Sunday

Extra boat leaves Burton Satur-
day night at 30 and Tacoma at
IL 100 p, m. for Quartermaster and
ALI regular stops between.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-19
WETER s. ROBERTS
Lowman Bldg, Seattle, Wash.

In the Superior Court of the
State Of Washington for King
County
No. 1882. Summons by Publ.
cation
Doris Pykc Plaintiff
VS..
Jack NJ. Pyke, Defendant.
The State of Washington to tn
above named defendant, Jack NJ
Pyke:
You are hereby summoned to ap.
pear within sixty (G0l days after
the date Of the first publication
Of this summons, towit, within six
ty days after the IS day of Oeto.
Der, 1926, and defend the above
entitled action in the above emit
tied court, and answer the com
plant Of the plaintiff and serve q
copy of your answer upon the m
dersigned attorneys for the plain
tiff at their office below stated
and in case Of your failure so t.
do, Judgment win be rendered
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-19
CUE & GUIE, Attorneys
700 Leary Bldg, Seattle


In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington, For King
County.
No. 1926. Summons by Pub
ilcatiou.
Charlotte Goletz, Plaintiff
Rudolph GoIetz, Defendant
State of Washington 10 the said
Rudolph Goletz, Defendant;
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within sixty days (60) from
and after The first publication Of
this summons to-wit: within ski +
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-19
ALUMNI DANCE AND PARTY

The Vashon High School Alumni
Darce and Card Party to be Civ
IN this Saturday, November q
at s 80 p. m. at the Vashon Island
Community Home promises to bC
ne of the big events of the season
To t.iis are invited all Alumni
Vashon High Students, their la
dies or escorts, parents of Alumni
aud students, and friends of tht
Sigh School, A large turn out i
expected.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-19

against you according to the de
mands of the plaintiffs complaint
which has been fded with the
Clerk of said Court.
This action is brought by the
plaintiff, Doris Pyl1e, for the pur-
pose of securing a divorce from
the defendant, Jack NJ. Pyke, on
the grounds OF habitual drunken
ness, cruel treatment and non
support.
Weter & Roberts, Attorneys for
Plaintiff.
Office and Post Office Address:
1012-1017 Lowman Building,
Seattle, Washington.
l0-15-11-19-26
The daily worker., 1926-10-31
STRIKE STRATEGY
BY WILLIAM z. FOSTER
ARTICLE II
THE STRIKE.

CTRIKEs even when small and weak, constitute break
of the workers with capitalism. They living refu-
taon of the tmeworn conservative trade union slogan
that of capital and labor identical They
are expressions of the rreconcabe quarrel between the
workers the employers the division of the workers.
products They srmishes in the great class fore
shadowings of the final struggle which will abolish capi-
talism
During strikes, workers in especially militant
and rebeous mood They then highly receptive Of
revolutionary ideas 1t is then above all that they and
be taught the full implications Of their struggle To
rouse the consciousness of the workers and educate
them understand the class struggle and the historic mis-
sion of the working class is a first consideration in
strike strategy.
Strikes Of many kinds and characters. Losovsky
lists 13 types follows: Spontaneous, organized often
sve defensive solidarity intermittent local. district indus
trial general international economic political Others
might be mentioned The character Of the strikes in given
country or period is determined by the state of its capitalist
sysem/
Phree broad types Of strikes to be noted in the
codrse Of development Of capitalist system. The first is
the series of desperate upheavas animated by confused
detectives typical Of countries in which capitalism is just
beginning grow such the Charts movement in Eng
land the early French strikes the strikes in modern col
onia countries, etc.
The second type is the organized craft industrial
The daily worker., 1926-10-31
The Progress Of Dictatorship in America

The steady progress Of Capitalization is drawn
again the decision Of the supreme
uphdng the right the president federal apponees
without "the advice and consent of the senate"
step has been in making president elected
and fire will immense country such this with its
vbe army Of employees themselves welding tremendous
since the extension Of centralized control almost
every phase of social industrial and political activity the pres
symbos the force of the strongest
tions OF American capitalism.
1t is significant that the decision written by Judge Taft
big capital Holiness
Brandei Mceynods who cling the traditions Of the
titive period of American capitalism, dissented.
The capitalist press practically unit in welcoming this
decision them curtaiment the restrictions which
the franchise places upon big capitalism and places them
position profession politicians
capitalist parties.
For the workers the decision significant sign that
American capitalism strengthening its hold the suppressve
machinery of the state organizing it that in the hands of it's
henchmen it modified against the with the
possible difficulty.
This increase Of the in the hands of the executive the
dangerous for the American working that
the labor has
gnnng building labor party fight for its against
the centralized power of capitalism.
Communist) Party America carrying
struggle labor party with its base
other organizations of the workers The decision
preme confirms with accuracy characteristic
the necessity American cenrazng
its struggles in a powerful party of its
The daily worker., 1926-10-31

Woe be to the general strike if it is headed by reform
s leaders who refuse to recognize its political character
or by syndicast Missionaries who believe it can be won
simply by the strikers folding their In either
the capitalists will the strike pieces and administer
crushing defeat to the workers The general strike
toy. 1t is revolutionary weapon of the first order
Working class strategst including those Of the most
courageous type must learn the general strike ju
dciousy The danger when conservatives head general
strike movement is that they will first choke back
veopment and then betray it when it in spite of
them danger in the of the general strike weapon by
left wing leaders is that they in their eagerness fight
capitalism, will call the workers out when the latter do
understand the issues at stake prepared to
fight to the end for them.
Many examples could be cited Of the latter tendency
In France for example, during the heday Of French Syn
dcaism (191014 several general strikes called in
support of trade demands of individual unions At the
workers struck fairly well, matter of discipline
than anything ele but after few experiences of this kind
they became srketired" and refused respond to the
periodic general strike calls with disastrous results the
unions The l. W. w has made similar mistakes in this
country by calling out the support of demands
which they did not understand feel keeny interested in
Another left wing mistake toca fndeerminate gen
eral strikes when strikes for specified term would be the
proper policy Typical examples of this the
Seattle general strike and the national strike to free Tom
Mooney In both these highly successful protest
demonsraton general strikes for certain period of time
could have been carried through But the mistake was made
Of calling the strikes indefinite period with result
that they collapsed the being interested enough
TO put up such sustained struggles.
(To be oontinued)
The daily worker., 1926-10-31

by this group for real progressive
movement, even tho several OF it's
supporters claim sympathy for the
idea of a labor party.
No Signs of Progress.
THE course of the Illinois State Fed
A/eration of Labor and its leadership
shows no sign Of learning from the
experience Of the movement. The Pc
riod of prosperity" has by no means
been taken advantage Of. Instead of
strengthening the movement, 1t has,
generally speaking, become weakened
The policies of the state movement
once going toward the progressive di-
rection have undergone a complete
turn and are now proceeding back
ward. The Decatur convention in 1922
was the beginning of the backward
change.
The Streator convention reachedethe
peak Of reaction. Altho a large dele
cation was present, labor from the
basic industries was conspicuous by
its absence. Nothing touching the
The daily worker., 1926-10-31

strike typical Of the period Of strong capitalist growth and
development (pre-war Europe and present day United
States when the workers strike for modest demands in
the vain hope of permanently improving their conditions
within the framework of the capitalist system
The third type the revolutionary strike typical
of declining capitalist system such the postwar strikes
in Germany and the British general strike when the work
ers less clearly seek destroy the capitalist sys-
and up proletarian order of society The first
period produces semirevoutionary unons the second
period reforms unions the third period revolutionary
unions
Economic AND PoLIr1cAL STRIKES.
Marx says 'Every economic struggles political strug
GLE" This profoundly rue for the smallest strikes
have their political and consequences But the de-
gree of the political character strikes varies Whereas
strikes in the period of declining capitalism highly
political such the German general strike during the
Kapp Putsch) those in the present day United States
though fast taking political complexion still pre-
dominately economic.
The employers and more giving political
character Strikes especially those in key industries and
during crises by using all branches Of their power
against the workers Thus imperative phase Of our
strike strategy must be to develop political consciousness
and activity among the workers in their struggles
prime objective of is TO clarity the aims Of the
present scattered blind strikes Of the workers. raise them
above purely economic ends and to unite them all into
broad political attack against the entire capitalist system
Consequently must fight for break with the old capi
ast parties and utilize every strike to further the
ment for the creation Of political party Of the
workers, the labor party
This course brings into violent conflict with the
conservative trade union bureaucracy who refuse recog
nze the growing political character Of strikes and to
The daily worker., 1926-10-31

the workers with the necessary consciousness and political
organizations for the struggle The policy of the right
wing union leaders to keep strikes purely eco
nomc basis dsarms the workers and is fatal to in
the struggle
The experience in the British General strike, where
the leaders stubborny refused to recognize the political
character of the strike when the capitalists using
the whole governmental power against the workers. suc
emily sgnazes this danger and the necessity for arousng
the workers to conscious political action and organization
$50 THE GENERAL STRIKE.
The bitter experience of the British workers in their
recent general strike raises sharply again the question Of
the part to be played in working class strike strategy by
the general strike The conservatives who agrantly be-
rayed the British strike shouting In all keys that the
general strike is useless that it cannot be employed ec
tively in the struggle against capitalism.
But such reasoning is fallacious. These reformsts,
who opposed principle to directly attacking capital
sm have always rejected such drastic weapon the
era strike and only eager seize the slightest
text to discredt it, In reality the general strike is
of the most powerful Of the workers weapons But it
must be used judciously and courageousy.
The first necessity for its correct understand
ing Of its full revolutionary Implications When the work
of given country in deep crisis in Great Britain
declare general strike in all the key and basic industries
it constitutes direct challenge the ruling class and its
state Inevitably the latter will against it all its
armed orces the army the police the fascist organza
tons, etc.
Those at the head of the general strike must realize
beforehand that the capitalists will employ these violent
methods break the srke they be prepared
such methods by mobzng the full political power
Of the workers for the struggle Especially they seek
10 win over OF neutralize the army.
The daily worker., 1926-10-31
INJUNCH HON USE
is DENOUNCED BY
W. P. CANDIDATES
Labor Party Is the Only
Solution
lContinned from nage 1l


organization and to the right of unions
to strike and picket. We favor the
complete abolition Of this evil of in
functions in industrial disputes. We
have urged workers to completely
nullify the injunction by mass picket.
ing and to kill injunctions in the same
method in which the Industrial Court
Act was killed by similar action of
the progressive miners of Kansas.
Need Labor Party.
a. We absolutely favor the enact
ment of an anti-injunction bill by the
state Legislature, limiting the power
Of the courts to issue injunctions in
trade and labor disputes We viii do
everything in our power to help
every movement of the workers for
the passage of such legislation at the
same time we take the liberty of
pointing out, that not until labor par
ticipates in independent political ac-
ton. thru the establishment of labor
party viii it be insured against such
vicious measures blythe courts and by
the capitalist representatives against
workers 4on strike.
"The present arrests and brutality
Of the police against the cloakmak-
ers of New York points to the neces-
sity Of cleaning out of Office the capi-
talist politicians and doing away with
the futile policy of rewaraing friends
and Furnishing enemies which has
done nothing to abate the evil Of in
functions and stop the policy OF po-
lice prosecutions against strikers.
with every assurance that we will
do all in our power to wipe out the
injunctions against labor, we are
Sincerely yours,
"5en eltlow, candidate for governor;
Franklin p. Brill, lieut.. gov; Juliet
Stuart Poyntz, comptroller; Belle
Robbins, attorney general; Vim. F.
Dunno, U. S. senator; Boris Lifshitz,
9Th A. D., Manhattan; Rebeeca
Grecht, 9th A. D., Manhattan; Ju-
Illus codkind, 18th A. D., Manhattan;
Abraham Markoff, 18th A. D., Man
haitian; Charles Krumbein, 18th C.
D., Manhattan; Alexander Trachten-
berg, 14th- C. D., Manhattan; Elmer
T. Allison, 18th S. D., Manhattan;
VIM. w. Weinstone, goth c. D.,
Manhattan; Elias Marks, 3rd A. D.,
Bronx; isidore Stelnzor, 4th A. D.,
Bronx; chas. Zimmerman, 9Th A.
D., Bronx; Joseph 5oruehowltz, 9TH
A. o., Bronx; Moissaye J. olaIn,
23rd C. o., Bronx; George Prlmoff,
9th A. D., Kings; Samuel NesIn,
18th A. D., Kings; Fannie Warshaf-
sky, 23rd A. D., Kings; Bertram D.
Wolfe, 10th c. D., Kings; Morris
Rosen, 9TH S. D., Kings"
The daily worker., 1926-10-31
MANY INDUSTRIES SHOW BIGGER OUT
PUT WITH FEWER MEN EMPLOYED

ditions in the leather industry are
practically the reverse Of this, for
there has been steady decline in
leather production since 1928 and not
very much of an increase IN recent
years over 1914. Yet in spite of this
situation the output per man-hour in
the leather industry in 1925 was
1920 greater than in 1924, while a
5-year average, 1921-1925, shows an
even larger increase-34%."
In -four milling the output per man
hour was 399o greater in 1925. In
sugar refining the 1925 output per
man-hour was 2739o above 1914, but
in the postwar years 1919 to 1920 It
was 2O% below that level.
In the leather industry 1925 produc-
ton stood 1867 above 1914, but the
industry employed 114q5 fewer work
ers. In 1924, with 14q6. fewer work
ers, there was produced 1920 more
leather than in 1914, an increase Of
34q6 in labor productivity. The aver
age working week in the industry has
declined from about 81 hours in 1914
to 5115 in 1923.
The daily worker., 1926-10-31

vital needs Of the movement was given
the slightest chance to come before
the gathering and only once were the
delegates stirred and rose to their
feet, namely, when the resolution
granting a wage increase to the presi-
dent and secretary-treasurer from
$4,000 a year to S6,50O was carried.
Yet there is nothing dismal about
the picture presented Conditions Of
today are not the same tomorrow. The
period Of capitalist imperialist brtbing
of the labor bureaucracy divides the
rank and file and the reactionary lead
ership. At any rate. the needs of
the labor movement become ever more
outstanding and will also become
clear to the rank and file members.
THE present weakness of the trade
L unions just makes so much more
necessary a revival Of the militancy
Of the past, while it also holds the
possibilities OF the left wing move
ment of the future II every issue which
presents itself is properly capitalized.
The daily worker., 1926-10-31

The remarkable increase in produo-
tivity per man-hour in American IN
dustry since 1914 is again emphasized
in u. S. department Of labor study
OF the cement. leather, -four and sugar
refining industries.
"Of the s industries studied 50 far"
says the department, "one-the auto
mobile industry-has shown an IN
crease In man-hour output for the Pc
riod l914-1925 of over 200%; indus
tries have shown increases ranging
from 259s to COZ. while IN the boot
and shoe industry the increase has
been 1857, which is somewhat below
the average.
Cement Industry.
Workers in the cement industry in
1926, the report shows, produced
57.sgo more per man-hOur Of work
than in 1914. It says: This indus
try has been favored by a tremendous
increase in the demand for It's product
during the past 4 years, so chat it has
undergone considerable expansion,
situation which is usually favorable to
increasing output per man-hOur. Con-