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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
APPROPRIATIONS AND FlNAN
CIAL AFFAIRS.

The Committee on Appropriations and
Financial Affairs will give a hearing in
the Senate Chamber IN the state House
at Augusta on
TUESDAY, MARCH IS, 1913, at r. M.
An Act to amend Chapter - of the Pub
lie Laws of 1911, relating TO the purchase
of supplies by competitive bids.
An Act relating to the disbursement oil
appropriations to Institutions receiving
State aid.
a Resolve authorizing the compilation
and publication of the insurance laws oil
Maine.
An Act to amend Section 81 of Chapter
~, relating to Investigations of fires ana
inspection of buildings.
IN Act TO amend Section of Chapter
90 Public Laws of 1909 relating To lees
aecruing TO State istitutions and de-
partments. .
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Exploiting of Public"

"Ifrom these facts ii would seem as
though somewhere along the line from
the mine to the consumer some one mas
been exploiting the public. and TAX
ing advantage Of the condition that eX-
listed at the mines in the spring OF l9l2
and of the public apprehension OF a
coal shortage, has unnecessarily en-
HANGED the price of coal to the eonSum-
er. 1t appears also that some consul
cradle amount Of coal, and alleged TO
be that mined by the so called mae
pendent companies. has found its way
into the hands of brokers or speculat-
ors who have taken advantage OF the
market conditions and have charged
a considerable increase from the price
obtained in previous years. what per
centage of the total Output mas been
handled in this way, it is impossible TO
saw. but the report of the commissioner
of labor would seem to indicate that 1t
was not SO large an amount as those
Interested in the coal trade would have
the public understand.
at is probably impossible TO fix the
responsibility for the increase to the
consumer absolutely and determine
how much of it belongs to the trans
portation companies; how much to the
brokers and middle men and how much
to the retailers, but it would appear
that all had shared in it and as bear
ing upon the situation here in the
state of Maine. your committee submits
the following facts.
The report here takes up the dues-
ton of company coal and premium coal
and says that company coal was IN
creased only p cents a ton in 1917
over previous years while the price OF
premium coal ranged from 80 cents to
81 aDove the circular prices of the COM
pany coal. The committee finds that
| in Biddeford, Bath, Richmond, Gardi-
ner, Hallowell Augusta, Rockland
PASSPORT and Bar Harbor, except IL
two instances, the dealers had no dift
Guilty in obtaining a full supply OF
/ company coal. that is, coal that cosl
them alongside but % cents ton more
/ than last year. The report reviews the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME,

The Committee on Inland Fisheries ano
Game will give a public hearing IN lts
room at the State House in Augusta
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10, at L. NJ
No. 105. Petition of Percy Wakefield
and seven Others of Cherryfied. and +,
]. Longfellow and 10 others of Bedding
ton, asking that law be enacted pro,
hibiting the digging out of fox dens aho
capturing their young.
SETH F.. CLARK, Secretary
NJ IL HODGDON, Clerk.
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Presents Bill for New Law.

1.-THE result of this investigation has
forcibly brought to the attention of your
committee that the statutes Of this State
prohibiting combinations and agreements
in restraint of trade are very limited in
their scope, and to end OF providing
ADEQUATE legislation to prevent all fu-
ture agreements and combinations OF
every kind in the nature of monopoly or
in restraint of trade, your eommittee
presents herewith the accompanying blu
entitled: An Act to protect trade ana
commerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies. +"
The bill follows:
Section 1. Every contract, combina-
ton in the form of trusts or otherwise,
or conspiracy. in restraint of trade or
commerce in this State is hereby de-
clared to be Illegal. Every person VINO
shall make any such contract or engage
in any such combination or conspiracy
shall be punished by a fine not exceed
ing $1,000 or by Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six months, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment, in the discretion of
the court.
Section . Every person who shall
monopolize or attempt to monopolize or
combine or eenspire with any other per-
son or persons to monopolize any part
of the trade or commerce of the State
shall be punished upon conviction there
of by fine not exceeding $1,000 or by inn
prisonment not exceeding six months or
by both fine and Imprisonment in the
discretion of the court
Section 3. ANY person who shall be In
Jured in his business or property by amy
other person or corporation by reason,
by anything forbidden or declared to be
unlawful by this act may sue therefore
in an action Oh the case and shall re-
cover three times damages by him sus-
tanned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

The Committee on Public Buildipgs
and Grounds will give "A public hearing
in It's room at the state House in Au-
gusta,
TUESDAY, MARCH IS, at . ?. NJ.
S74 Resolve relative to repairs and
improvements of Capitol Building
". II. FOLSOM, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
LABOR.

The Committee on Labor will give a
public hearing in room IS, state House,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1913, at
+. NJ
ON an Act making nine hours day S
work for public employees
An Act relating to the state Board OF
Arbitration and Consultation.
An Act providing the inspection oil
bakeries and confectioner1es.
HENRY a. DESCOTEAIN, see.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
BANKS AND BANKING.

The Committee on Banks and Banking
will give a public hearing in its room
at the state House in Augusta,
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10, at 2 NJ
Is An Act To incorporate Sanford In
vestment Company -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
-
COUNTIES.

The Committee on Counties will give a
hearing in the Fish and Game room,
State House, on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 49, at 8 p. NJ.
On an Act relating to county librarians.
+. p. WASHBURN, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
JUDICIARY.

The Committee on judiciary will give
a hearing at their room in the state
House at Augusta on
TUESDAY. MARCH Is. ut Z. NJ.
No 2l5. on an Act to amend the Net
which constitutes the police court for
the city of Rockiand d2eassigned).
No. 80 on an Act TO amend an Act
relating to the times in which actions
shall b9 brought.
No no on an Act relating to the
powers Of the board of prison and jail
inspectors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
SOMEBODY HAS MADE BIG
MONEY IN COAL BUSINESS.
legislative Committee Makes VOluminous
Report, Showing That Dealers Took Adj
vantage OF Conditions and Made
Consumer Pay the Big Bill.

After many sessions the joint special
committee appointed. January 5, TO IN
vestigate the high price OF coal has
concluded it's business and has com
plated the report of its findings. TINS,
as might be expected, is rather vol
luminous affair. 1t is, nevertheless, liz
teresting reading because the COM
mittae finds that somebody, somewhere,
has been making lot OF money out oil
the coal business by taking advantage
of the stringent conditions during the
winter of 1911 and 1912 and the strait
ened circumstances of the coal trade
at the time Of the strike last sprirs
The following paragraphs compfe-
hensively outline their findings: Inc
reasons and explanations given Tor the
high prices prevailing for coai IN lhis
state during the past year lnVaflapig
relate back to the unusually severe
winter of 1911-19l2, and the suspension
of mining operations by reason OF the
l,hor strike at the mines during the
months of April, May and a short part
of June. 1872 The matter resolves II
self finally into the question OF Wlietiiei
any unfair advantage has been TAKEN
of the conditions that have existed III
the coal trade during the past year IN
increasing the price of coal to the con-
sumner, and if 50. by whom it has been
done and to what extent there Is
remedy for the people of this State To
prevent a recurrence.
From testimony given before the
committee and from reports OF ihNesti-
cation made by the secretary Oh ceth-
merce and labor, it appears that pIae.
tically all of the anthracite coal hlhea
in the United States is mined WITHIN 4
comparatively small area IN the stat
Iof Pennsylvania: that approximately
IN per cent of the total output IS alress'-
|ly owned or controlled by seven Vi
eight railroad companies when u"
the railroads leading to the coal mines
and that the balance of the output =
mined by so-called independent com
nanies but which up TO December l'l-,
had a transportation and selling ar
rangement with the railroad companies
nv which they received 60 per cent Oh
the price for coal at tide water prices
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
Average Increase In Cost.

81 also appears that the Increased
cost of producing coal by reason ol .i's'
advance in the wages through the ID
horers i'm the mines as the result OF the
s+rilxa reureserts an average increase
of ,nlv nine cents per ton; that the so
called regular or railroad companies
however, increased the cost Oh eodi q
the mines of approximately on an
average of "a cents a ton. that the coae
NJ aiming coal Of all the dihefeht sizes
will average approximately y ION,
that the actual shortage in the coai
mined during the year 1872 was only
sl;obtIv in excess of 5000 goo tons III
the total output of Approximately
20 ofsl. ooo. and that the supply of coai
for the past month or more is probably
eo,laI to the demand and can now De
obtained at tide water at any polht Il.
this state al price OF Soto 'alonssioe'
"Ir connection with the alleged
shortage eff coal and it's bearing as 4
foctar or cause of the high price Oh
cool ia the consumer, it is we'll to bear
in mind that the actual shortage aurliis
1912 was equivalent to only ont iiati
Of normal months shipments OF aa-
tbraeite coal and that considelapie
variation in yearly shipments OF an
| tbraeito coal is not at all unusual anu
| if there was no special feature III con-
nection with such variation to arouss
| public interest very little attehtlch Il
| raid 10 them ard no increase IN price
| to The consumer ordinarily results
| For example, the shipments IN l'o'
| uo,a smaller by four months products
than those of 1907 but there Was no eA
| citement or any apprehension on Tie
part of the public i'll 1899 because o.
| this shortage, nor was amy advantage
taken OF ii by the middle men or re
tailers in advancing the price to th'
| consumer
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not be in handling some other article oil
commerce, for which a substitute III
some measure at least, can be obtained
or the supply of Which comes from
,.iln
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14

section 4 Nothing in this act shall in
any way be construed to interfere or
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modify the federal statutes relating 10
'ais suplees a.iAn ma .Anlnfn Z. Saxnns
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SALARIES AND FEES.

CHARLES II. CONNORS
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
CHURCH TURNS
FINCH DOWN IN
SALOON FIGHT
CongregationaIists Will Not Join
Statewide Prohibition Move
ment Now.

Rev. A. ]. Finch. superintendent of
the Colorado Anti-Saloon League, who
speaks in this city at a union meeting
Sunday night, lost his fight to secure
the Endorsement Of the Congregation
alists Of the state to the anti-saloon
movement yesterday.
Some time ago 1t was announced
that II the delegates in five Of the
principal church denomiaational con-
ventions would endorse the plan. the
Anti-saloon league would plunge into
another statewide prohibition fight.
Yesterday Rev. Finch Wen. to the
Congregational assemblagc at Boul-
der and presented his plans and urged
the endorsement of the movement. The
response was rather chilly. and later
when it was presented in the form OF
a resolution 1t was not voted upon.
1t is said that the failure of the
statewide fight year ago which did
not have the backing OF tho church
people OF the state is responsible for
the action Of the Congregationalists
and they do not believe that tho time
is yet ripe in Colorado. 1t is said. for
a sweeping reform such as is planned
by Mr.. Finch.
Rev. Finch will speak In this city
Sunday evening at the Congregational
church on the issues In Grand juno.
tion.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
Schmidt Not Insane; Filings
Rosary From Him at Inquest

Associated Press.
NEW York, Oct. S.-Hans Schmidt
M became frenzied today at the
coroner's inquest into the death
of Anna Aumuller. He rose from his
seat, ripped from his neck the rosary
he had worn since his Incarceration,
tore it into bits and threw them at
the reporters who were sitting half
a dozen steps away. The jury found
him responsible for the girls death.
District Attorney Whitman ex-
pressed his conviction today that the
priest was sane.
Schmidt will be placed on trial for
the murder of the Aumuller girl,
whom he slew as she slept, and dis
membered and sank her body in the
Hudson river on September 2.
1t is understood that Whitman's
opinion is based on the conclusions
of four alienists who have examined
Schmidt In the Tombs.
Theodore P. Shonts. president OF
the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany, was foreman OF the jury, which
Included Vincent Astor, B. J. Green
put. Mortimer Regensberg and e. S.
Marston.
Not a trace of emotion crossed the
face of Schmidt during his examina-
tion by the jurors. 1t was Coroner
Feinberg's charge to the jury that
lashed the priest into fury.
About 15 minutes were consumed
with testimony and 10 minutes later
the verdict was rendered.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
MOORE HURTPLANK WINSWOMEN SORE
Mrs. Harding's De-
feat Cause of
Trouble.

Because Mrs. Minnie T. Harding,
who was a prominent figure In the
convention OF the Club Federation
here two weeks ago, was not ap-
pointed regent of the State univer-
sity by Governor Ammons, the Fed
Grated Club women of the state have
declared war on Denver politicians.
The name OF Mrs. Harding was
urged on the governor and all her
manifold qualifications were empha-
sized; but, when he got ready to
name the successor TO Samuel l. Hal
lett, the governor selected Judge Juli-
us C. Gunter.
The result is that Mrs. Alma c..
Lafferty, Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford.
Mrs Gertrude Lee, Mrs. Emma Toll
man East and score Of other prom
inent club women have announced
the opening of warfare on the gov
ernor and his advisers.
A woman's civic club Is proposed,
and Mrs. Helen Ring Robinson, Mrs.
Dora Phelps Buell. and dozens OF 9TH
ers have taken leading part. And
at this time, it is said. the politi-
clans are not smiling benignantly.
The same feeling is expressed by
Grand Junction club women as has
been demonstrated in Denver. Lo-
cally, however, there is some hesi-
fancy about being quoted on the part
of the leaders in club life. at was
a shame not to consider favorably
Mrs. Harding's name." declared one
lady today. "She would have been
but the second woman on the board
of regents, and Boulder is co-edu-
cational institution. She has been
repeatedly honored by the women of
the state as head of the federation,
and she ought to have been appoint
ed. l think that Grand Junction
women should join the proposed civic
club in Denver"
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
Business Men are in
Majority on TO-
Year Petition.

]. C. Plank this afternoon won his
race against time to get 1871 sigma
lures to his petition to have the con-
demnation or purchase of local pub
lie utilities dropped for ten years. 1t
was necessary to have that number
10 legally initiate the proposed ordi-
nance and TO make sure the former
councilman had 10 when he filed it
with the city clerk.
Practically all of the signatures
are those of Main street business men
whose advice and counsel are contin-
ually sought on matters of public i'm
port.
1t was fast work for it took Mr.
Plank but / 8 hours to accomplish his
self-appointed task.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
WILSON To
SIGN BILL
NINE PIN.
Invites Members of
Committees to
Occasion.
IS A BIG EVENT

Associated Press.
wv ASHINGTON. Oct. s. The
house agreed to the conference
W report on the tariff bill at
1:22 pm. Speaker Clark signed the
bill at 1926. Cheers and applause
greeted the final action in the house.
Vice President Marshall signed the
measure at 1894.
After a conference with the con-
gressional leaders. President Wilson
planned to sign the bill at o'clock
tonight. To witness the signing, he
invited Chairman Underwood and
the members of the house ways and
means committee, Chairman SIM
mons and the members of the senate
finance committee, Vice President
Marshall, President Pro TEN Clark,
Majority Leader Kern OF the senate,
Speaker Clark of the house, the mem-
bers of the cabinet and newspaper
correspondents.
The bill reached the White House
at 1880 pm, but the president ad-
hered to his determination not to
sign 1t until 9 tonight.
President Wilson's signing Of the
upderwood-Simmons bill brings into
effect one OF the most far-reaching
revluions OF tariff rates and revenue
laws enacted for many years.
While certain portions of the new
law do not take effect at once. the
most of Its provisions and almost all
the direct tariff reductions do.
At every port. collectors of Gus
toms, appraisers of merchandise and
hundreds OF other employees of the
treasury department will plunge at
once into the task of collecting the
Continued on Page 81
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
Registration
Opens Saturday

Official registration of voters will
begin at the city hall tomorrow
morning. Everyone who voted in the
last municipal election will find
themselves qualified to vote next
month, but unless they did vote then.
they will need to be registered again.
1t is said there are several hundred
who cannot qualify without being
registered over.
1t is wise for all to call at the city
hall and see If the books bear their
names properly. to be absolutely GER
tain of franchise. 1t is thought that
the registration will be very high this
year.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
PLANS ARE
CONCLUDED
FOR EVENT
1000 Visitors to Odd
Fellows Grand Lodge
to Attend
HAS NEW AEROPLANE

A VIATOR II. w. BIAAKEIEY,
~ who narrowly escaped death in
his attempt at a flight ut the
Mesa county fair, Will come to Grand
Junction for IA series OF flights during
Odd Fellows week. While the 900
or mere visitors from all over the
state are attending the grand lodge
sessions of the order, Blakeley and
his manager, j. II. McTarnahnn, will
return here to complete the flights
that were attempted in fair week.
When Blakeley and his manager
left here they declared their inten-
ton, OF returningSher IL a date could
be secured. Tentative arrangements
were made for October 15, but later
1t was determined to wait until the
Odd Fellows meet here in the last
week of the month and make the
flights the chief feature of the en-
tertainment for the lodgemen.
Blakeley has a date in Delta for
the middle of this month and he will
come directly to this city and remain
until the stated date for the flights.
He will have new areoplane and
will have it tuned for this altitude.
Wider plane surfaces will be used
and every detail will be in readiness
for the big flights. Blakeley is de-
termined this time to make good"
his efforts. That he is not the only
great aviator who fall sometimes is
proven, that even the redoubtable
Roy Francis, Lincoln Beachy, the
second" fell on the first day of the
Douglas county fair in Wyoming and
narrowly escaped death. His fall
was much the same as that of Blake
ley.
1t is expected that Thursday. Octo-
ber 80, will be the date settled on
for the flights.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
CONSPIRACY TO
bLACKEh FUAKS
NAME ADMITTED
Head Of Harvester Trust Was
Victim Of Defamation CabaI;;
Confession is Made.
Associated Press.


Chicago. Oct. 3.-Men higher up
in the alleged conspiracy to defame
Clarence s. Funk. forme general
manager OF the International Har-
vester Company, were named in a
confession made last night by John
c. Henning, who has sued Funk for
alternating his wife's affections. The
names OF the two men, who Henning
asserts are behind the scheme to
blacken Funk's reputation, have been
suppressed. according to States At
torney Hoyne, until their cases are
considered by grand jury.
Henning corroborated the confess
sion of his wife, which resulted in
the indictment of Attorney Daniel
Donohue, an alleged go-between who
furnished money for Miss Ailene
Heppner. witness. and Isaac Steifel,
q detective.
According to the states attorney
Henning confessed that Funk was
singled out because of the testimony
he gave in the Lorimer case.
Renewed vigor was displayed to-
day in the search for the two men
who are alleged to have supplied
John C. Henning with money while
he was a fugitive from justice.
States Attorney Hoyne stated that
Henning's evidence. while valuable,
contained nothing not previously
known in connection with the allega-
tions that Henning was successful in
his alienation suit against Funk on
account of conspiracy growing out
of Funk's testimony against Lorimer.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
De Beque Officer
Holds the eHard
Luck Record.

Word was received this afternoon
from De Beque that John Moore, a
prominent lodge man and town mar
shal, fell from a wagon load of apple
boxes in his orchard this morning
and fractured his right arm. The
break is in the forearm Just above
the wrist, and is said to be serious
one.
Mr.. Moore spent some time in this
city last month getting treatment for
a bone felon in his hand. Tubercu-
losis Of the bone developed and he
has been laid UP for many weeks. He
was just regaining the use of the
member when the accident occurred
today.
Mr.. Moore Is prominent in politics
and in the Odd Fellows lodge.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
FOLK TO GIVE
DECISION ON
THAW MATTER
Slayer Maniac Wants E1plana-
tion from British Embassy
About Recent Kidnapping
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington. Oct. 3.-Solicitor
Folk of the state department today
postponed the announcement of his
decision in respect to the petition
which Harry Thaw has lodged with
the department asking that the Brit
ish embassy be asked to explain the
action of the Canadian authorities in
forcing Thaw out of Canada.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
GUARDS PROTECT
|RATE OLD JUR|ST
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Seattle, Wash. Oct. 3.-Armed
deputies guarded the court room
where Superior Judge John f. Hum
phries today continued to hear cases
against persons who had defied his
authority to issue injunctions. The
judge said that two notes had been
sent him threatening to deliver in
fernal machines to him in the court
room.
Humphries continued in his de-
termination to sentence the accused
to hard labor.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03
ATTORNEYS
LOCK ROOM
Ex-Governor Working on His Own
Story Of the Stock Spec
uIatiOnS.
Associated Press.

Albany. n. Y, Oct. Sd. cady
Herrick, chief counsel for Sulzer in
the impeachment trial. today went
into retirement. Senator Harvey ID.
Hinman. who will make the opening
address for the governor, locked him
self in his room today.
Sulzer continued to work on his
own story, insisting that he be per-
mitted to make the fullest statement.
The strain of the long trial is telling
on him.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-03

| E. R. Brown was here from Pali-
sade today.