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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-05

cause. ow ng largely to the conviction
in the minds of his hearers that con-
dtions at the present time would not
warrant the enactment of the bill into
statute but his fellow representa- yes,
at the close of the speech, crowded
around Mr. Smiths desk to congratu-
late him on the really remarkable eff
fort which he rad put forth.
Able men have heretofore discussed
weight matters in the House, but l
do not recall an ADLER speech on a
similar topic.
Certa My the men in whose behalf
your fellow townsman was speaking
ought to feel entirely satisfied with
the effort of their champion.
Very truly yours,
CHARLES p. BARNES.
Mr.. Smith demonstrated mastery of
his subject in every detail.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-05
Wanted in Somerset on Bad Check
Charge

Belfast, May special}-Loais
Powers of Burnham wanted in Son.
erset county on the charge of passing
worthless checks amounting TO $3.50,
was caught in Waldo county and is In
the iail n Belfast, held for the Sep
temter term Of the grand jury 1t in
alleged ne passed checks in Unity.
Durham and Belfast for amounts
ranging from one to Is dollars. He
was arrested Friday night in Rock
land, and given a hearing before
Judge Chapman in Belfast, Saturday,
pleading not guilty. Probable cause
was found.
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Declarations in opening speech of
campaign at Island park)

/ believe we should amend our
Workmen's Compensation Act, in
creasing the weekly allowance
and reducing the period OF nom
payment. q believe in a forty
eight hour law for women and
m nors under sixteen.)
Inaugural Address,
Continued effort should be made
to improve the standards OF labor
conditions in Maine and TO better
factory conditions q recommend
consideration of the enactment of
a forty-eight hour law for women
and for minors under sixteen,
and the amendment of the Work
mems Compensation Act SO as to
increase the weekly allowance and
to reduce the period of non-pay
ment.
He promised, believing we woul
perform. Will ye break faith wit
those who die? II you do, how ca
you expect the people of Maine L
again have confidence in promise
made only to be broken?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-05
West Forks Man Badly Hurt

Fred P. Harris was badly injured
and narrowly escaped death recently
when the landing of logs on which
he was working suddenly started
rolling into the river and buried him
among them. Some river drivers who
were in the vicinity were called ts
help extricate the man and il took
over an hour TO remove the logs which
were piled over him. The iniuriea
sustained were broken leg and many
painful bruises.
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My dear Mr. Patten:.
If you will kindly find space for
the subjoined opinion l shall deem 1t
a great favor.
The S0th Legislature in many re-
spects was an unusual one and of its
interesting happenings those who were
privileged to hear the Honorable
Clyde H. Smith on the as hour law will
agree that his effort was an outstand-
ing and notable speech. His MARSHALL
ing of argument was precise, his calm
delivery first attracted then charmed
all impartial hearers. and again and
again when he drew conclusion
from premises admirably phrased he
was genuinely eloquent. Mr.. Smith
possesses and exhibited one OF the
most essential attributes OF great
speaker-the power of subtly convey
ing that back of his most forceful
word or sentence there was still re-
serve power to. be drawn on only
should high occasion require.
1t has been said that if one would
convince others he must himself be
first convinced Clyde Smiths speech
was the ringing utterance of a man
imbued with faith in his cause.
Very respectfully
BENEDICT F. MAHER.
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button amps Burned

B.Hzaa-. caat.r. NAY "A eonflag-
raeat.9n. which caused quite lot of
excitement lese was the burning
down II G.. " buttons camps last
Friday. Had not a number of men
soon gathered the fire would have done
much damage by running in the
woods. Mr.. Dutton did extensive
lumber ng here last winter and was
intended TO again this winter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-05
Rev. B. II. johnson VIII Deliver Aa-
dress ut Athens

Rev b II. Johnson. pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens
will deliver the Memorial Day Address
at Athens. May 80. before the veterans
of William Morgan Post according to
advices received here from AldeG
Buchanan, Post Adjutant.
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Card OF Thanks

I wish to thank all my friends for
the plants. flowers, letters and cards
| received willie at the. Somerset Hos
pital: also the Drs and nurses, es-
pecially Miss Tozier tmy private
nurseI VINO sare Lie =uch bod care
Mrs Dane Robbins
Mad son, May / 1921.
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Sir.
l had the pleasure of listening to
the address delivered by Representa-
tive Clvde II. Smith Of S'fowhegan at
the last session of legislature 1t
was an able effort and thoroughly in
line with the conduct of Mr.. Smith
during the legislatures of 1919 and
1921. He at all times during those
sessions was faithful and consistent
friend of the laboring man and by his
hard work and kindly advice did much
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SPEECH

In the twilight of this Legislature
we find ourselves confronted with
the usual amount of unfinished bust
ness, each member working under the
stress and strain of it's closing days.
1t has not been my intention to in
trude on the good nature of this
House or to weary our patient, dis
tinguished and forgiving speaker by
participating in the various discus
sions of this Session and could | re-
tain my self respect ] would not now
ak your indulgence even for short
time.
But to allow a measure vital to the
health and comfort of SO many of the
women and children of our state to
pass for final action without at least
paving the way for consideration,
would not only challenge my right to
aga endorse their cause, but would
forever destroy that confidence l have
for so many years tried to deserve
At the very outset it Is my purpose
to make frank and concise statement
concerning the effect and application
of the proposed act. should it become
part of our Statutes. desiring to hew
straight to the line, unm ndful of how
t will affect the result or where the
chips may fall.
This measure does not directly ap-
ply to men but it would include them
in many instances where both sexes
are employed in mills for more than
forty-eight hours in any one week.
This, however, is not the primary de-
sign of the act and certainly not the
working mans desire. Men have never
asked for fifty-four or fifty-eight
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-05

Gentlemen:
I have yours of April 10th, re-
lative to the speech of Clyde H
Smith on the as hour law. | do not
know that | can write anything that
is of material interest, but | will state
this: 1t was decidedly the best speech
of the Legislative session. 1t was
clear-cut, eloquent and comprehen-
sive. 1t stated the facts with force
and clarity. 1t covered the situation
entirely, and it established for Me-
Smith the reputation of being polish
ed orator.
Very truly yours
JOHN II. MAXWELL.
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Dear Sir:
| am Just home from trip and
find your kind favor of the 10Th.
| will say that l considered the
speech of CLYDE H. Smith on the forty
eight hour law one of the best made
dur ng the S0th session of the legis-
lature. His grasp of the situation as
respects both labor and capital showed
thorough study and close investiga-
ton of this important question. No
one can Withhold from h m the appre-
citation due him for his efforts to bet
ter the cond ton of the citizens of the
State of Maine.
Yours very respt.,
II. E. WADSWORTH.
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hour week and they would oppose
legislation providing an eight hour
day, preferring as they do TO leave
the way open for more hours when
acceptable to all concerned.
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M dear Mr.. Patten:

Nv dear Mr.. Patten:
few days after l met you in
Augusta the Hon. Clyde Smith of
cEowhegan presented the case of labor
in speech before the House OF Rep
resentatives of the Eightieth Legis-
Iature on bill granting a forty-eight
bour week to women and minors en-
Moved in any workshop, factory, man
rfacturing or mechanical establish
ment or laundry.
The speech was of far more than
ordinary interest. The earnestness,
fair-mindedness and moderation of the
sneaker were very marked, and he
rose to the heights of eloquence that
held his audience spell bound.
Mr.. Smith was fighting losing
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His clean, clear-cut augmentation,
his pleasing and strong delivery, left
an impression long to be remembered
by his friends, the members OF the
Eightieth Legislature.
L. PIERPONT GERRISH, NJ. D.
Lisbon Falls, Maine
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REPRESENTATIVE SMITHS
SPEECH
continued from page u

Mr. Maxwell came to the Legislature
s.a,, I, yermore Falls. He is an at
tarney and member Of the committee
Mr.. Wadsworth is a member of the
erp of Wadsworth & Woodman Com
nanv manufacturers of table oil cloth.
H IL was a representative from the town
of winthrop.
Mr.. Doyle of Biddeford was the
democratic floor leader and member
Of the Labor Committee during the
sessions of 1919 and 1921.
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to advance the cause OF labor In this
TItNEOI W. Do i lie,
Member House of Representatives for
years 1919 and 1921.

On the morning of Tuesday, April 5
the House having under consideration
the so-called Forty-eight hour Law
under the motion to adopt the majority
report of the committee Ought to
pass" Mr.. Smith said:
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-13
JOHNSON INSISTS
 BLAIR VIOLATED LAWS
Senate Committee Completes Investigation Of Record
 Of Revenue Chief

WASHINGTON, May 12.-Testi- mony and arguments in the case of David H. Blair, of Winston-Salem. N. C., nominee for internal revenue com missioner, were concluded today by the senate finance committee. A de- cision is expected to be announced Saturday or Monday.
 With the nomination of Blair held up by the fight of Senator Johnson. Republican of California, against his confirmation, the office of internal revenue commissioner today became technically vacant, the 30-day term of M. F. West, assistant commissioner, expiring by legal limitation. Secre- tary Mellon, of the treasury depart ment, took over the commissioners functions temporarily.
 Further testimony on Senator John- sons charges that Blair as delegate to the Republican national convention violated the North Carolina primary law in failing to vote for Senator Johnson and also that because of in- come tax case involving his father-in- law and wife, Blair should be disqual- flied, was taken tosay by the commit tee.
 Marion Butler, former senator from North Carolina, and Robert McNeil, a lawyer, testified regarding the Repub- iican primary last June. Both were said to have informed the committee that the primary was not regarded as binding on the delegates but was an expression of preference only. This view was said to have been opposed sharply by Senator Johnson.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-13
Physician Who Supports Use Of
 Beer For Medicinal Purposes Is
 Bitterly Attacked By Volstead
Witness Before House Committee Is Made Object Of Sharp Personal Attack Because His Testimony Does Not Suit
 Dry Supporters; Leaks In Liquor Stocks Admitted

WASHINGTON. May 12.-Scenes of the days when the drys were battling to bury John Barleycorn were re-en- acted today before the house judiciary committee, except that few friends of Johns family appeared to protest against Chairman Volstead's plan to cut off, even for medicinal purposes, the heritage of beer.
 Plenty of drys were on hand and Dr. J. p. Davin, of New York, who pleaded for the use of beer as medi- cine was given none too cordial treat ment.. In fact, he was roughly han dled by volstead, who challenged the physicians ability to explain any thing" and on another occasion de- clared the witness was using "a con glomeration of words that mean noth- ing.v
 Outstanding in the testimony was the statement by Oliver T. Remmers, counsel for the Anheuser Busch Com pany of St Louis, that. the firms policy was beer for all, or beer for none. V He requested an investigation of "fav-
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-13
FAM0us PUT IF. GOIn IN DEAF I
 EvAlFR'S CASE.
 |e DESCENDED
Romig, Who Helped Bergdoll Says He Last Saw Money
 At HomesOf Stacker
TESTIMONY LAUGHABLE
Witness Furnishes Amuse- ment At Investigation Into
 Escape Of Rich Evader

WASHINGTON, May 12. The trail for the buried gold of Grover Bergdoll. draft dodger, which house Investigating committee is trying to pick up. ended today in the kitchen of the Bergdoll home at Philadelphia where it was last seen by the man who had taken it there from the United States treasury.
 James E. Rom;g. former police magistrate of Philadelphia. who came here with the slacker's mother in 1919 to get the gold and from whom the committee had hoped to learn something of its alleged burial place, declared he never set eyes on it after it had been dumped on the kitchen floor.
 The serious sessions of the com mittee were upset frequently by Ro- mig, who is 70 years old, and is awaiting sentence on conviction of aiding Bergdoll to escape. Always in a laughing mood. Romig added a constant touch of levity.
 John H. Sherburne counsel for the committee, had not brought the Ro. mig story up to the point where Bergdoll slipped through a bath room and started for Germany: when the hearing was adjourned until tomor row
 There was a roar of laughter.wher the witness was asked if Bergdoll had told him to go see Harry Thaw and get Thaw's advice as to the best alienists, to engage in proceedings in volving his sanity.
 Nothing to that" the old man an swered. "I did look around and ask people and they told me Thaw's doc tors were all right"
 Telling of his troubles with treas ury officials who tried, he said. rtC stall him off" Romig satd he first saw a part of the gold certificates which were exchanged for gold. al | Mrs. Bergdoll's home. The mother accompanied him to Washington.
 Where did she carry it." he said repeating a question. Why. she ha1 mos, of it in her stockings"
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-13
Uncle Sara Asked To Take Ouer
 Operatian OF Ships If Workers
 Refuse To Return To Posts Soon

NEW YORK, May 12.- Winthrop L. Marvin, secretary of the Ameri- can Steamship Owners Association, announced today that Pacific coast operators had telegraphed Secretary of Commerce Hoover and Admiral Benson, of the shipping board. urging them to request President Harding to declare that a, national emergency existed in the nationwide shipping strike.
 The telegram recommended that the government take over the man. ming of vessels if the strikers refus- ed to return to work within AS hours.
 Marvin said his association had no inforation as to who signed the tele- gram and added no similar action was contemplated by the ship owners here.
 H. H. Raymond, president of the American Steamship Owners Asso citation. charged as malicious in vention the statement of Andrew Fur useth. made yesterday in Washing ton, that the stand taken by the ship ping board and the steamship owners 1 n the wage dispute was part Of an international plot to destroy Ameri can shipping.
 "The accusations" he said. "mear in effect that the shipping board Il betraying the country and that Am
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-13
BR|NGS ALLEGED THIEVES T0 JAIL
Juniper Flats Prospector Is Central Figure In March
 Through City Streets

Suspected of stealing a water pump from the William Truax mine prop erty on Juniper Flats. on top of the divide. William Munch and M c. Med igovich were marched to the police station last night. at the point of 9 gun. by Adolf Aldinger, prospector who lives on the flats.
 Mrs. Aldinger. according to her hus- band. said that she saw the men raxe the pump down and pack it on two burros, and when her husband return. ed home she told him of it. Aldinger trailed Munch and M4iigovich on horseback and came up with them as they were going down on the other side of the divide. He turned them around, and marched them to the Bis bee city jail, pump, burros and all. bringing up the rear himself on horse back and with a six-shooter handy. Munch and Medigovic were locked up in the city jail last night pending the filing of complaint.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-13

oritism and failure" in the dry law enforcement and declared that the firm stood four square for law enforce ment, although unalterably opposed to prohibition.
 Dry leaders said there were many leaks in the stocks of liquors and urg- ed the committee to make the Vol stead law airtight Dr. Davin. how ever, resented the move by Volstead to dictate to physicians what they shall or shall not prescribe and urged the committee to await consideration of the bill by the American Medical Association next month.
 volstead sought to establish why it was not possible for physicians to make medical beer by using cereal beverages and alcohol. He asked Dr. Davin several questions along this line. none of which apparently was answered to the satisfaction of the committee chairman, who finally blurted, Took here, you're trying to evade every question I ask. Tell us what you know. if you know SC much.'
 The witness again attempted an ex planation. but was interrupted by Vol stead who inquired why cereal bever ages were not as good for the invalid as beer with kick.
 "Ah. that's the point" replied the witness. "Near beer is just like near statesmanship. It can't accomplish any noticeable result"
 "f don't think you know what yo' are talking about" returned. the chair man, nor do I think your insults vii get far with the committee Several committee members evinc ed interest in the kind of diseases fol which the witness said he would pre- i scribe beer Most of them, however were said by the witness to yielt slowly to curative treatments. Some were curable only in exceptiona
 tCONTINIIEn ON PAGE r-oITR,
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-13
FAR|NE ER-LABOR PARTY ASSA|lS
 ADMINISTRATION
COP. Is Played For Attitude Toward Labor; Party Ad-
 mits It, Alone, Is Right

CHICAGO, May 12.-The national executive committee of the Farmer Labor party. after a, three-day ses- sion made public a statement today ence between the Republican and Democratic parties and that the only 'peaceable remedy for the workers is to supplement the efforts of the trade unions, farmer organizations and cooperative societies by inde- pendent political action through the Farmer-Labor party.
 President Harding made his cam paign on the issue of opposition to President Wilson's league of na- tions," the statement said. He Is now in the act of embroiling the United States again in the, intrigues of the unprincipled plotters of Flu rope"
 The statement also assailed the Esch- -Cummins law and declared that 'the Republican administration, how ever. finds this measure not suffi- ciently oppressive of labor and is about td amend it to abolish the rail road labor board"
 President Harding's administra- tion." the statement continued. "is said also to be about to abolish the federal trade commission which ex- posed the lawlessness of the beef trust and stimulated the popular de- mand for federal control of the meat packing industry"
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-13
SENATE AGT|0N :. ON NAVAL BILL
 |S 0FLAYED BY
 B0RbH FORCES
Advocates Of Disarmament In Determined Effort To
 Hold Up Ship Construction AMENDMENTS PASSED
King Joins With Borah In At tempt To Bring Agreement
 On Reducing Armament

WASHINGTON, May 12 The half billion dollar naval appropriation bill was taken up today in the senate only to encodnter immediate opposi- tion from disarmament advocates.
 Shortly after reading of the naval affairs committee's amendments had started. the first rumblings of the imminent fight were heard The first amendments slightly increasing ap- prourIations of the house bill were accepted without discussion, but when the amendment was reached. to increase the sum available for re- ciuiting by million dollars, Senator Borah, Republican of Idaho. asked that it be passed, over until the sen ate takes up the question of naval personnel.
 This request was repeated time af- ter time with the result that when the day ended. practically all of the major committee increases in the first half of the bill had been passed over. lueSe iHCluucu lhC dppi 4o tions for the Key West. Fla, submal inc base. San Diego, Calif.. naval hos pital project. Guam submarine and destroyer bases. and Sand Point Wash, air station. San Pedro, Calf. submarine base. and the Alameda Calf. supply base.
 Senator King, Democrat of Utah in an attack on the bill contendins that continuation of the 1916 building program was waste of money.
 "The navy department" he declar ed. "has gcne back into the tomb ant dug up the naval program Of 1916 We shaven't apparently learned any thing from the war"
 The senator described the bill al "a war-like message from the United States to the nations of the world He read a, press dispatch sayinI Great Britain, because of the Ameri can naval bill, had decided to con tract immediately for the building 2 four 55.OO0 ton vessels of the super Hood type. Many, ships now in serv ice should be scrapped. he asserted adding that the Pacific fleet wa made up of obsolete "hulks."
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-13
Av|ATnR MAKES 5EpIn||e CHARGE

CHICAGO, May Exchanges of in- efficiency, negligence and drunken ness were made today by witnesses at an investigation of recent deaths in the air mail service being conducted by Charles H. Clarahan, postal inspec. tor.
 The. charges were made by c. C.. Eversole, former mail pilot, who was discharged after he had made a para chute leap from his plane near Min neapolis last February in what he said was an effort to escape crash.
 Eversole declared that the real req son for his discharge was that he had told postal inspectors of the neglect and inefficiency at various fields.
 The eight German junker planes that cost the government s235,0O0 also cost the lives of seven pilots. Ever sole testified. Five were hopelessly wrecked and the others withdrawn be- cause pilots refused to fly in them, he said Twenty-Five De Haviland planes, known to the pilots as lash cans" were withdrawn for the same reason. he declared.
 According to the witness. attaches of the flying field would lay odds of from to 1 to 10 to 1 that the De Havilands would never reach their destination. He also testified that several of the officials of the local field often appeared on the field while intoxicated