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loar or five dollars 1t is not any lrcn-
ey In my pocket, but the next man
who comes after me ought to have q
iair price for the labor which he is
actually obliged to perform whether
he wants to or not.
| hope it will not be less than ave
dollars day.
Mr. ALLEN of York: Mr.. President
! arise to point OF order.
| Tne PRESIDENT: State your point
|of order.
Mr.. ALLEN: Mr.. President AZ
not understand that the bill in aces.
ton is In an amendable stage. l de
not think it has had its first reading
Inc PRESIDENT: The Chair un.
oerstands that the bin has had it,
nrst reading and that it is in ar
amendable stage. The question is or
the adoption or rejection of the
amendment offered by the Senate,
ircm Piscataquis, Senator Sprague.
Mr. COBB: Mr.. President, cali 70,
the yeas and nays.
sufncient number having arisen
the yeas and nays were ordered.
The PRESIDENT: There is ono
amendment. The amendment chang.
% the price from four dollars as re.
ported by the committee to five dol.
lars as incorporated in the amend.
fnt offered by the Senator er,,o
Pts ataquis.
me secretary called the roll. Those
,o'ins yes were Messrs. Adams Allen
Baxter. Clark, Cobb, Eaton, Emery
harrington, Gillin, Morrill,, Parent
Sprague, Thompson, Tuttle-14. Thos.
voting no were Messrs. Bemis, Glenn.
! emit. Emerson. Folsom, Hall Holt
morrison. Putnam, Sargent Spencer
stevens. Thonnbs,-12. Absentees
Messrs. Babb, Garcelon, Gould-s.
Fourteen senators having voted ir
'ne anlrmative and twelve in the neg.
atlve the Chair declared the amend.
lnent adopted. The bill was given i,s
nrst reading and second reading as.
signed for tomorrow.
During the roll call, before victims
Mf, Morrill, made the. following in.
qriry of the President:
Mr.. MORRILL,: VOTING VOC ro..,
e increase the salary to what size
Inc PRESIDENT: Five dollars.
Mr.. FUTILE of Aroostook: Mr.
fresident, 1 move to take from tn,
eaole the communication from tn,
secretary of State which was reat
IN the Senate yesterday morning
relatiVe to Senate Bill No. 1852 of tn,
Assembly of South Dakota.
Inc motion was agreed to, and or
further motion by the same Senate,
the communication was referred +,
the committee on Agriculture.
/ On motion by Mr.. Holt of Hancoc,,
Adjourned until tomorrow mornine
at ten o'clock
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HOUSE

Wednesday, March 8, 1921.
The House met according to adj
lournment and was called to order
by the Speaker
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Blair of
Livermore Falls.
Journal of previous session read
and approved.
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Papers from the Senate disposed
of in concurrence.
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On motion by Mr.. Wilson of
Pressure Isle, the votes were recon-
sidered whereby the resolve for the
screening of certain waters in Ken
nebec county, introduced this morn
ing by Mr.. Wadsworth of Winthrop,
was passed to be engrossed, and
whereby it received it's first and sec
ond readings.
On further motion by Mr.. Wilson,
the resolve was then referred to COM
mittee on Inland Fisheries and Came
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ON motion by Mr.. Holt of Hancock.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning
at ten o'clock.
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On motion by Mr.. Downing of Ban
gor, permission was given that gen.
tleman for the introduction of re-
solve in favor of Mrs. Z. L. Robinson
of Bangor.
On motion by Mr.. Holley Of North
Arson, the resolve was then referred
to the committee on Claims.
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ton.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state for the benefit of the House
that this is a bill regulating the fees
charged by local sealers of weights
and measures. 1t is salary bill,
but it changes the payor from whom
the fees are required. 1t has nothing
to do with salt water seal Is is the
pleasure of the House that 1t now
be referred to the committee on Lee
gal Affairs and that 500 copies Le
printed?
Thereupop the House voted the
reference as suggested and the print
ing.
Mr.. BREWSTER: think that the
matter / had in mind was in refer
ence to the Sunday hunting law in
Kennebec county.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Portland, Mr.. Brewster, sug-
gests that the bill relative to the
Sunday hunting law in Kennebec
county should not be referred to the
committee on Legal Affairs, but
should be referred to the committee
on Inland Fisheries and Game.
On motion by Mr.. Brewster of
Portland, the House voted to recon-
slider it action whereby Bill IAN Act
to make the provisions of the Sunday
hunting law inapplicable in Kenne-
bee county was referred to the
committee on Legal Affairs; and on
further motion by the same gentle
man the bill was referred to the COM
mittee on Inland Fisheries and Game.
Military Affairs
BY Mr.. Varney of Jonesboro: Pc
tition of M. S. Springer and II 9TH
ers in favor of passage of bill relat-
ing to the payment by the State of
the burial expenses of honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors.
Sea and Shore Fisheries
By Mr.. Case of Dubec: Remon-
STRANGE of George S. Hamilton and
seven others of Lubec against the
nine Inch lobster law.
BY the same gentleman: Remon-
STRANGE of Herbert O'Brien and eight
others against the same.
Reports of Committees
Mr.. Blanchard from the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs reported
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FdSSeo TO DC EnUTOoSeu
Senate Sc: An Act to confer addi-
tional rights and powers upon Pc
nobscot LAUNDERING Association, cor
poration incorporated by Special Act
of the Legislature. approved April s.
1854.
Senate 81: An Act to amend Sec
ton IS of Chapter 100 of the Revised
Statutes, in relation to the disposal
of fines imposed Hereunder and per-
sonal property used for prizes in lot
teries or devices of chance, and the
procedure of punishment.
Passed to Be Enacted
An Act to amend Section 10 of Chap
ter 1872 of the Public Laws of 1919, re-
lating to inmates escaping from the
Reformatory for Men.
An Act to extend the provisions OF
Chapter 1856 of the Private and Spe-
cial Laws of 1917, as extended and
amended By Chapter 9 of the Private
and Special Laws Of 1919, entitled IAN
Act to authorize the town of Var
mouth to supply gas and electricity"
An Act relating to the catching OF
smelts in the Piscataquis River.
An Act for the better protection of
clans within the limits of the town
of Brunswick.
Finally Passed
The Chair presents to the House a
Resolve carrying the emergency
clause in favor Of Helen vaun Bangs.
This resolve requires the affirmative
vote of two-thirds Of the entire menu
bership of this Chamber in order to
be finally passed All those in. favor
of its final passage will rise and stand
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darkened the history Of the city Ut left
blot upon it's page. Men of different
views of business, or politics and of
administration have been selected, and
each and every one has to the best of
his ability discharged the duties of
bis office fearlessly and honestly, and
when the nantes borne by them have
been surrendered to their legitimate
successors they have been without
stain or smell of smoke This 1 be-
lieve to be as clean a record as can
be shown by any city in the nation
and we may well claim the dignity and
credit Of having lived in a city so well
governed that there is no basis for re-
greet or cause for excuse in the ad-
ministration of its municipal affairs"
Now, gentlemen of the House. when
two charters came before you, affect
ing the city governmental the city Of
Portland. you referred them to the
Portland delegation. The Auburn del
cgation, composed of four members,
stands in the position of three 10 one
for the reference of this new charter
to the voters of Auburn for decision.
1t Is true gentlemen. that you have
undoubtedly received letters from the
Auburn Chamber of Commerce. and
that you have been interviewed by
members of that chamber; il is true, as
it has been charged on the floor Of this
House. that the citizens of the city of
Auburn do not thoroughly, perhaps,
understand their present charter; that
1T has not beeh sufficiently tried out,
and that it would be better for all the
people of the city of Auburn, notwith-
standing their desires to vote upon
their own affairs. to wait for another
two years.
Personally. ] have no objection, but
I submit that when we yield to the
voters of Bangor a privilege of vot-
ing upon their own city charter. and
when we yield to the citizens of Port
land. and when we yield to other
cities, we are accepting an undue re-
sponsibility when we undertake to
place the citizens of the city of Au-
burn under guardianship and refuse
them the right to vote upon their own
affairs in their own city.
stand here. gentlemen. for the
people. and ] trust the common peo-
pie; they may sometimes make mis-
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n political organization into a bust
ness organization with business meth
DDS.
Now, gentlemen. the first thing to
discuss in any controversy Is to state
distinctly what the question is and
where prejudice and misrepresenta-
ton has been exerted, to distinguish
IL from any other form. I think thai
this House will agree with me that 1t
is the duty of the State, in the first
instance. to provide the form of gov
ernmen; 1t is not the right of the in
dividual to determine in the first in
stance what. the form of government
snail be, because all citizens have an
interest in orderly sustained govern
ment. NY fellow-member from York.
Mr.. Moody. has an interest in what
KIND OF government is to be estab-
ilshed in the city of Auburn; the gen.
tleman from Bangor, Mr.. Barwise
mas an interest in the form Of gov
eminent established in the city of. Au-
burn. and likewise I have an interest
In the government % the city of Ban
gor. And 1t was for that reason that
TINS Legislature some years ago,
without referendum, placed the po-
lice department of the city of Lewis
ton in the hands of commission.
and 1T has been there ever since that
time. That matter was not submitted
to the people of Lewiston at the time.
put IT has worked out well. The au-
hority OF the Legislature to deter
mine the' form of government, the
very existence of government that
should exist in the city of Lewiston
vas sustained and recognized.
Now. gentlement, the question right
here is not by referendum whether
the city of Auburn wishes to retain
the present form of charter, but Il is
whether she shall have the form of
charter which is represented by
House Doc. No 81. That is the aues-
Continues on Page eLcoI. u
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f. l. dupont deNemours & Com
pany of Wilmington. Delaware and
Portland Maine, York Manufacture
ing Co. of Saco, and Fox Bros. OF
Fryeburg. The purpose of employ
ment is ITO act for and represent
E. I. dupont deNemours & Com
pany and York Manufacturing Com
pany and Fox Brothers in all mat
ters directly or indirectly affecting
said companies that may be pre-
serted to the Legislature of 1921"
Employed especially for this pur-
pose February rs, 1921. Employment
ceases upon final adjournment of
Legislature of 1921. Notification of
employment filed March 2. 1921.
BENJAMIN B. SANDERSON, of
Portland. employed to act as Legis-
lative Counsel and Legislative Agent
by Brown Company of Portland
and Kenncbago Improvement Com
pany of Portland. The purpose of
employment is ITO act for and rep
resent Brown Company and Kenne-
bago Improvement Company in
matters affecting said companies
which may be presented to Legis-
. 1ature of 1921 specially at hearing
March 2 1921 before Public Utilities
Commission Bill to enlarge powers
of Oquossoc Light & Power Com
pany and generally pertaining to
said bill" Employed March 2, 1921.
Employment ceases upon final ad-
journment of Legislature of 1921.
Notification of employment filed
March 2, 1921.
EDWARD w. WHEELER, of Bruins
wick. employed to act as Legisla-
tive Counsel by Inhabitants of the
Town of Kennebunk. inhabitants of
the Town of Kennebunkport, inhabi-
tants of the Town of Wells. The
/ purpose of employment is ITO ap-
pear in behalf of said towns at a
public hearing before the Judiciary
Committee in support OF House Bill
No. 81, entitled An Act to Incorpo-
rate the Kennebunk. Kennebunk-
port and Wells Water District :"
Employed January q. 1921. Employ
ment ceases after final hearing on
said bill Notification Of employ
ment filed March 8, 1921.
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
MAGICIAN GoLDIN SUES
ANOTHER WOMAN. SAWYER

Horace Goldin, the magician. who
sawed a woman in half at B. F. Keith's
Theater. yesterday obtained an injunc-
ton against the Columbia Amusement
Company and Sam Howe, restraining
them from using a similar feature in
their current performances at the
Palace Theater, Baltimore.
Goldin set forth in his plea for an
injunction that his act is unique, origi-
nal and entirely different from any
other on the stage and that he has
obtained a copyright for it. He in
cludes the address he makes to his
audiences in the claim.
He alleges that a man named Frank
Mallahan, employed by the Sam Howe
Company, is not only exhibiting a
similar act, but Is employing word for
word Goldin's remarks to his audience.
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
MAY CHASE INTRUDER
WITH PISTOL, JUDGE SAYS

No policeman can arrest you for
gun-toting II you go galloping down
the street with a gat on either hip and
a dirk between your teeth, provided
mote well-that you are chasing n
person who has entered your home
or placed foot on your property with
felonious intent, with a deadly weapon
carried either concealed or openly"
So ruled Judge Mcmahon In Police
Court yesterday in dismissing a
charge Of carrying a deadly weapon
filed against William Swopes, colored.
The testimony showed that Swopes,
spying a chicken thief carrying on his
life's work out back, grabbed a re-
volver and gave chase, futtering over
several fences en- route az on the
wings Of the wind. The chicken thief,
however, had more than mere wind to
help him and escaped. Swopes was
arrested on his way to the Eighth pre-.
cinct station to report the case.
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
j. s. employees
HAVEFULL TIME
WEEKEND SH|F 7
Reluctantly 1000 Workers
Accept Return Of 4:3o Pm.
Quitting Bell.

Displaying the same reluctant spirit
that school children do when school
opens. some $4,000 Government EN-.
ployes in the District went to work
this morning resigned to put in a
whole days work.
For the first time since early June
full day" Saturdays were begun In
all Of the departments today. and
instead OF getting off at ] o'clock
and catching the train for the beach
and other resorts to spend the week
end, work will continue until 4:30
O'Clock, the same as any other day.
However, the employees are looking
forward now to several full holidays
they will have between now and the
first of the year. The first Of these
will come on November "a, Thanks
giving Day, then followed by Christ
mas and New Year. Then they will
look forward to next June, when the
halliday Saturday holidays begin
again.,
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
u. s. employees
PLAN BUILDING
BY COOPERATION
James r. Mcllree Elected Presi-
dent Of Association-Mer-
riII Addresses Meeting.

Building Of a cooperative apartment
house by a number Of Government
employees will follow the organizat ton
last night Of the Washington Home
Builders Organization in a meeting
held at the Public Library. The
society will also faster the cooperative
building Of other similar apartments.
The first building will be construct
ed under what is known as the Merrill
plan. N. c. Merrill. Of Cleveland,
originator Of the plan, showed a num-
Der of lantern slides Of the type Of
building best suited to the needs Of
the Government worker.
The following officers were elected:
James F. McIlree. president; D. c.
Davis, vice president; and c. o. How.
ard, secretary. The committee elected
to pick out the site for the apartment
is composed of Miss Emma Arnold.
Mrs. Ida Buxton, and John L. Bate.
man. Miss Margaret Worrell, Miss
Rose Seton, F. A. De Groot, A. B.
Baldwin, and J. Clinton Hiatt were
appointed members Of an entertain.
ment committee.
Monthly meetings Of the association
will be held.
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
C0RONERPRObES
AUTO DEATHS IN
D. c. ACCIDENTS
Would Fix Blame for Traffic
Tragedies-Two Killed,
Four Injured.

Coroner Nevitt today IL conducting
rigid investigation into tho deaths
OF a woman and a small boy who
were struck and killed last night by
motor cars.
Mrs. Anna B. Hodge. fifty years
old. Of 1902 P street northwest, and
Peter Salvaggio. three years old
21O2 Eighteenth street northwest
were the victims.
d. c. Thomas. 2o2s Portner place
and Mrs. Minnie Tigesson, Of Tudor
Hall, were injured in traffic acct
dents.
Mrs. Hodge, who was employed by
the Navy Department, was on her
way home when she was struck by
q motor car operated by Mrs. Nina
Baumgartner, 1918 Riggs street
northwest, at Seventeenth street and
New York avenue northwest.
The woman was rushed to Emerg.
ency Hospital and died shortly after
her arrival. Mrs. Baumgartner was
arrested and held all night in the
House Of Detention.
The Salvaggio boy was knocked
down by q motor truck at Eighteenth
and u streets northwest. The truck
was operated by Morris Curtis. 2216
NJ street northwest. the police say.
Before the driver could stop the
machine the truck passed over the
child. killing him instantly. Life was
pronounced extinct at Garfield Hos
pital.
Caught by Runaway Team.
Caught by the shaft of a run.
away team while he was directing
tariffic at Fifteenth street and New
York avenue, Thomas, who IL an
inspector for the Capital Traction
Company, was dragged fifty feet and
struck on the head by horses hoof.
He Is in a serious condition at
Emergency Hospital, where he IL suf.
fering from conclusion Of the brain.
Mrs. Tigesson received q broken
knee cap and severe cuts and bruises
when an unidentified motor car
struck the automobile in which she
was riding at Eleventh and Irving
streets northwest. She was taken
While riding a bicycle in Third
street, near NJ, yesterday, Richard
White, five years old, 34S NJ street
southwest, collided with an automo'
bile operated by Edward Davis, 211
G street southwest, and was slightly
injured.
Robert Murphy. seven years old
719 Linworth place southwest. Is at
the Emergency Hospital suffering
from injuries he received last night
when he was knocked down by an
automobile operated by Herbert High
man, 105 D street southeast, in front
Of 1865 d street southwest. The boy
was injured about the back and head
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
SNEAK THIEVES.
HAVE BUSY DAY
AND bic HAULS
Ransacked Room Yields $1e5 In
cash-Carments Stolen
Elsewhere.

Sneak thieves had a busy day yes
terday, the police receiving many re-
ports of their activity.
Robert Gohr. 632h Morton placs
northeast, reported that when he re,
turned tp his home from work last
night he found that his rooms had
been ransacked and that $1S5 had
been stolen from a bureau drawer. He
told the police he suspected the thief
to be an employe of the Government
Printing Office.
A thief who gained entrance into
the apartment of H. M. Lewis, 1877 r
street northwest, discarded his worn
out suit and donned a new garment
owned by Mr.. Lewis. The intruder
also stole a camera.
RansacRing the apartment Of Mrs.
J. K. Schaeffer, 1898 Thirteenth street
northwest, q thief stole a gold watch.
valued at $50, and other articles.
julius Hilliard, 626 Q street north
west, reported that his room was en-.
tered and that tan leather handbag.
containing undergarments. a dark.
gray suit and other wearing apparel.
and also stole a gold watch and chain
and a $40 gold piece from a bureau
drawer.
Someone familiar with the combina-
ton of the safe OF B. 8. Cotton, 1858
Euclid street northwest. opened 1t
early this morning after breaking into
Colton's store and stole $3.50.
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
STREET LIGHTS
ARE INADEQUATE,
SAYS ENGINEER
HadIey Says Expansion Of Serv-
ice Is Not Keeping Pace
With city's Growth.

Washington street lighting Is
entirely inadequate for the needs
Of the population and is expanding
at less than half the rate Of popu.
lation expension. according to the
annuel report Of Warren B. Hadley
District electrical engineer, which Is
under consideration by the commits
sioners today.
The net increase in the number OF
lights during the year was only
342, bringing the total to 20.342, ac
cording to the report. OF the 53'
lamps newly connected. 322 were
either designation lamps or the low
est powered gas or electric and did
not furnish the essential street
lighting.
The fire alarm, telegraph, police
patrol signal and telephone systems
expanded slightly. Twenty-Five fire
alarm boxes and twelve police patrol
boxes were added.
The electrical department furnish.
ed service, in cooperation with the
municipal architect. in the super.
vision Of wiring in seven school
buildings. a plumbing station, library
correctional institution and q hospi
tai. The department has In course
Of preparation q set OF plans and
specifications for the lighting. hest
ing. power and telephone wiring and
q clock and bell svs:em for the new
Eastern High School budding.
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
coLoRED GIRLS ESCAPE
FROM ASYLUM HOSPITAL

BY removing a window screen and
gaining access to the fire-escape. four
colored girls. held at the Washington
Asylum Hospital. where they had been
sent for medical treatment, made their
escape early last night. Three had
been sent to the hosoital by the Board
Of Children's Guardians and one by
the National Training School for Girls.
The fugitives are Viola Smith, fif-
teen years old, Sh Fenton street north
cast; Dorothy Bungay, nineteen years
old. $50 Kings court southwest; JOS
erHine Wilson, eighteen years old. Of
So. Seventh street northwest, and
Ruth Dyson. seventeen years old, 1927
Montella avenue northeast. who WIS
to have been an inmate of the training
school.
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
DETECTIVE LEAPS FROM
CAR TO RUNAWAY TEAM

Lowry and Fowler. aerialists in q
pinch. and First precinct detectives
by trade, discovered a runaway plot
involving two horses owned by Floyd
Hate, 1921 Twentyfourth street
northwest, yesterday afternoon as
the horses were homeward bound
with a rush.
The two sleuths were near Fiji
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave.
nue. northwest when the two-horse-
power vehicle made the westbound
curve at the Riggs bank on two
wheels. Lowry jumped to the posi-
ton of jockey from a Communicated
auto, with which he and Fowler gave
chase, finally stopping the horses at
Twenty-first street, three blocks from
their barn.
d. c. Thomas. thirty five years ole. .
2029 Portner street northwest, was
struck by the vehicle in front of the
Riggs Bank. He suffered cuts and
bruises, but his condition was report
ed not critical at Emergency Hos
pital.
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
D. c. OPERA COMPANY
TO RESUME REHEARSALS

The Washington Opera Company
will resume regular rehearsals for the
coming season October I at the Thom-
son School, Twelfth and L streets
northeast. All who desire to apply
for membership in the chorus are
asked to report at 8 o'clock that night.
The company now has in course Of
preparation "Rigoletto" and Samson
and Deliiah," which will te the next
operas produced.
Edouard Albion, general directcr of
the local company, 10 now in Detroit
arranging for the founding ana affilI-
ating OF the Detroit Opera Company
with the National opera Association.