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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-31
SENATE
Wednesday, March 80, 1921.

Wednesday, March 80, 1871.
Senate called to order by Hon.
Charles E. Quincy, President pro
tempore.
Prayer by Rev. E. NJ. H. Knapp of
Augusta,
Journal of previous session READ
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed OF
in concurrence.
From the House: H. Sc. An Act
amendatory of and additional TO
CHAPTER 16 of the Private and Spe-
cial Laws of 1920, and for the incor-
poration of the trustees of the Medl-
cal College of Maine.
In the House the bill was subsu-
tuted for the report of the joint COM
mittees on judiciary and appropria-
tions and financial affairs, ought not
to pass and the bill was then passed
TO be engrossed.
Mr.. EMERY of Washington: Mr..
President, l move that the bill be
substituted for the report, in con-
currence
The motion was agreed to, and on
further motion by the same senator
under suspension of the rules the bill
was read twice and passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Kennebec:
Mr.. President, is there not also an
accompanying resolve?
The PRESIDENTS: There is.
From the House: Fl. 81. Resolve
in favor of the Medical School of
Maine established by Chapter 16 Of
the Private and Special Laws Of
Maine, 1920, as amended.
In the House the resolve was sub
stituted for the report of the COM
rnittee, ought not to pass, and passed
the resolve to be engrossed.
Mr.. PARENT of Androscoggin:
Mr.. President, 1 yield to the senator
from Washington, Senator Emery.
Mr. EMERY of Washington: Mr.
President, | move that we substitute
the resolve for the report of the
committee.
The motion was agreed to, and on
further mqtion by the same senator
the resolve, under suspension of the
rules was read twice and passed to
be engrossed.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state that through an inadvertence
House Amendment A to the Medical
School of Maine bill was not con-
Cured in by the Senate.
On motion, by Mr.. Emery OF
Washington the action where H. d.
No. sc was passed to be engrossed
was rcconSidered, and on further
motion by the same senator House
Amendment A was adopted in con-
currence, and the bill as amended
was passed to be engrossed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-31

Mr.. EATON of Oxford: Mr. pres;-
dent l move that we take from the
table 5. D. 116. An Act to promote the
efficiency of the fire department of
the city of Lewiston
The motion was agreed to and the
Senator from Oxford yielded to the
Senator from Androscoggin, Senator
Parent
Mr.. PARENT Of Androscoggin: Mr.
President I move that we concur
with the House in the adoption of
House Amendment "a"
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. EATON of Oxford: Mr.. presi-
dent. L move to take from the table
s. d. III An Act to amend the char
ter of the city of Lewiston and to pro-
vide for city auditor.
The motion was agreed to and tho
Senator from oxford yielded to the
Senator from Androscoggin. Senator
Parent.
Mr.. PARENT of Androscoggin; Mr..
President I move that we non concur
with the House in the adoption of
House Amendment "a"
The motion was agreed TO.
Mr.. GARcELoN OF Androscorr;n.
AIR. President, ] rcra tina, We take
from the table S. D. 81, Resolve pro.
posing an amendment to the consti-
tuition relative TO advertising signs.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair vii,
state that this matter was referred to
the committee on judiciary, who filed
majority report ought not to pass.
signed by Messrs. Gillin and Parent
on the part Of the Senate ana by
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
Farnished Russian Children
Rejoice as Spoons Arrive
Hungried Watching as Victims Were Fed in
= Relays Now Ended as 81 Wooden Scoops
Are Reinforced.

makeshift apparel. have been work.
ing on tie original hfty-seyen
spoons IN hungry relays.
While nverworked, the ffty-seven
have conveyed American relief ad-
ministration rice. milk and sugar
from the wooden bowls to the eager
mouths set in pinched faces. 3s4 sets
OF eyes following the steady up-and-
down movements of the wooden
scoops and expressing without the
need OF words the thought:
why in the name of Sam Hill
den [ those kids finish up and let us
show them some real speed?"
Hungry Audience WATCHES.
In the larger assembly room of
kazan's largest school house,
tve-story brick building-AmerIcan
food was being spooned its way nto
the y.uhg Tartar stomachs. Children
were ranged twenty strong around
bare wooden L. oles while women at
tendarts offIc lated ct the serving ta-
bles in the center OF the floor. Along
three walls gallery OF k1ager-
naGn."d faces Ia sintained cons.lLI
vigil over the serving tables IN
which large fiat Fans of rice pud-
dug scanned.
Speed has dominated all the plans
Of the American relief administra-
ton. with the result that actual
feeding started in the capital of
the Tartar Republic the day after
the first train with supplies ar
Da.,...,oS = T1x.- -
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
BOMBS EXPLODE.
IWJURING POLICE

NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-rhree
men and a boy were injured, one
of the men so seriously he may
die. in an explosion of fireworks
bombs at Bath Beach, Brooklyn,
late today.
James j. Buthe. inspector for the
bureau of combustibles. fire de-
partment. had his left arm blown
off at the shoulder, was blinded
in both eyes and sustained other
injuries which may prove fatal.
William J. Heany, another in
spector of the bureau; Patrolman
Arthur Mclaughlin. of the Brook
lyn force, and Salvatore Seril. a
Brooklyn youth, were wounded.
The inspectors were opening.
preparatory to throwing in the
bag, several bombs intended for
use in an Italian celebration,
which had been seized. One ex-
ploded while Buthe held lie, and
set off another.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
SELLS GOLF CLUBS
TO AID CREDITORS

WHITE PLAINS. N. T.. Sept. IS.
with lips quivering, lewis Cow
ernour Morris. bankrupt stockholder,
told the court here today that he had
even sold his golf clubs to meet the
demands Of his creditors.
When asked IL he had anv inonev
or property. by counsel for Charles
Morgan, one Of the chief creditors
OF the brokerage firm. of Morris and
Pope. Morris covered his face with
his hands and replied:
II have stripped myself of every
thing. 1 have disposed even of my
personal effects. my golf bags hclud-
ed"
Mrs Morris testified that her hue
band had been living for the last
year on what she has given him, in
cluding scooter club dues. She also
testified that Morris had given every
penny to his creditors and the only
property transferred to her was their
house at Newport. r. I.
Morris is confined to the fail
limits" of Westchester County un-
der the poor debtors act.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
HEARINGS SOON
UPONPROPOSAL
TOUNITEROADS
Commerce. Commission
Wants Discussion of
Tentative Plan.
NINETEEN SYSTEMS
WOULD BE FORMED
Consideration Aimed to
Keep Competition and
Avoid Wastes.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission in the near future will
hold hearings on its proposal to
consolidate the railroads of the
country into snineteen great sys-
TENS
The consolidation plan was made
public by the commission yester-
day. following in the main a re-
port prepared by Prof. William z.
Ripley. OF Harvard. Its preparation
was at the direction of the trans
portation act of 1920.
The consolidation. the commission
explained. probably wYdld be vol
untary' II carried outl
To Eliminate Waste.
The object of the consolidation
would be to eliminate competitive
waste through unified operation.
and provide a basic reorganization
for the Improvement of transporta-
ton. Weaker lines would be
linked to stronger. Competition
would be maintained, however.
We have sought to minimize
dismemberment of existing lines
or systems" said the commission.
This tentative plan is put forward
in order to elicit a full record
upon which the plan to be ulti-
mately adopted can rest"
objects Of the Plan.
The palm seeks. according to the
commission: An Inherently natural
geographic scope for each system.
sound operating adaptation of
each unit to its surroundings, ad-
ministrative practicability. ever
present competition between rival
roads. in order to insure the con-
tinuation of an alert and acceler-
ated service to the public. and an
equalization Of earnings among
competitors to perpetuate rivalry
on an even-handed basis.
The systems suggested are New
York Central. Pennsylvania, Balti-
more and Ohio, Erie. Nickei-Piate.
LehiEh Valley. Pere Marquette
New England. New England-Grea
Lakes. Chesapeake and Ohio. Nor
folk and Western, Southern, At
lantie Coast Line-Louisville and
Nashville. Illinois Central Sea board,
Burlington-Northern Pacific. Mil
waukee-Great Northern, Santa Fe.
Southern Pacific Rock Island.
Frisco-Katy Cotton Belt. Chicago
Missouri Pacific.
Government Ownership Issue.
In its report the commission
points out that the issue of gov
ernment ownership of the roads
lis constantly pressing itself on
the attention of Congress and the
people"
Should the policy of voluntary
&C ccnsolidation not prevail. after due
encouragement by government au-
thority." said the report, "it seems
clear that an added incentive to
government ownership will be af-
forded"
A well-ordered consolidation pro-
gram. it is suggested. may offer
"a way out"
The report stresses the necessity
of maintaining competition, but
points to the need of eliminating
the wastes incident to the PRESENT
methods of management
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
CARUSO'S WIDOW
COMING IN MONTH

NEW YORK, Sept 2S.-Nfrs.
Enrico Caruso will sail from Hayre
for the United States October %
Word was received by friends in
New York today that she had en-
gagged passage for herself and bahy
daughter, Gloria, on the steannr
Paris. Mrs. Caruso is. now IN
Rome.
Soon after the tehor's Ieath n
was announced that Mr. CsSuso
would remain in Italy urui early
next spring to complete t. invcr-
tory of the Caruso estate q ItaiN
The inventory. in compliance win
Italian laws. will not be 'orlpleted
for several months and Il IL
thought probable Mrs. CarusOs
visit next month is for Iarricipa-
tion in listing American rrcperty
of the tenor and that she val re-
turn to Italy for completion 81 tfs
inventory there.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
rs ANIMALS PERISH
IN ATLANTA EIRE

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 2s.-Prop-
erty damage unofficially estimated
at 100000 was caused by Are which
early today swept the National
Stock Yards here. destroying several
buildings.
Between fifty and seventy-five
horses and mules were burned to
death In the fire. Hundreds Of them
were released and driven from their
stables into the streets.
Firemen were unable to determine
the origin Of the blaze.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
Dollar Is Worth
1913 Marks NotU;
Press Grinds On

BERLIN. Sept. 2s.-For 81. you
can now purchase 12S German
marks. In prewar days you used
to get four for a dollar. with a
few pennies besides. The price
of a fraction over three quar-
ters of a cent was reached today
The steady increase of paper
currency has brought about this
situation. and while German
bankers previously made some at
teTpts to bolster up the marks
value. lately there has been no
such tendency-possibly by de-
sign
The approaching installment
on the reparations bill has cer-
taInly been reflected on the money
market. and the decline in the
value of marks may be used by
the Berlin government as evidence
Of her inability tc pay.
Meanwhile the metal reserve
Is being withdrawn. and the gov
ernment presses are still printing
paper.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
COLUMBIA ENROLLS
5000 STUDENTS

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S. Columbia
University begins its 1eSth academic
year today with an enrolment of
about $4,000 students in the various
schools on Morningside Heights and
in, other sections of the city. A
number OF graduate students are
still enrolling today. but registra-
tion for undergraduates closed last
night.
The opening exercises were held
this afternoon with the traditional
professions. President Nicholas MUIR
ray Butler welcomed the new stu
dents, and spoke on the conditions
In Europe as he saw them on his
trip this summer.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
CITIZENS CENTRAL
GIVES $500 FOR
PARLEY RECEPTION
Additional $500 Allotted
. to Place Markers on
Historic Sites.
Continued on Page Tt0o.

An appropriation Of 81 500 for a
reception by the District TO dele
gates and visitors to the arms con-
ference to be held early in Decem-
ber was allotted by the Citizens
Central Committee YESTERDAY An
additional allotment of $500 for
placement of markers on historic
sites in the District was also al
lowed. Alexander G. Hamilton. a.-
s's-ant secretary of :he committee.
announced last night.
Illumination CT the city durins the
first two nights of the conference
which has been adopted as tn. Dss-
irictis ma.Cr contribution - ;hc
c"nfersnIe program. will re Iuire the
expenditure of all other funds re-
Gsived by rhe committee, IL was Eaid.
Although the amount desired Will
not be increased. campaigning for
funds will continue after s25. 600
have been received, II was learned
from the office of Milton F. Allies.
chairman of the finance committee.
Additional funds will be used for
the illumination. as the lighting
originally offered will cost $4,000.
and the committee will attempt to
adopt as much of the first plan as
possible. Receipt of s1s.01l was an
nounced by Chairman Allies yester-
day
Concerts may be held in the large
auditoriums of the city on SATURDAY.
night. November IL. Commissioner
Rudolph. chairman Of the citizens
committee. said yesterday. Mrs.
Frederick II. Brooke is preparing
the musical program for the con-
ference.
Sixteen transportation heads have
been appointed to handle the con-
veyance of thousands expected TO
visit Washington during the con-
ference. W. V. ShipIey, division
passenger agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. was appointed
chairman of the committee and
will be assisted by c. E. Thorney,
city passenger agent. Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad; T. L. Lipsett.
district passenger agent. Pennsyl-
vania Railroad; w. H Callahan.
traffic manager. Norfolk and Wash
incton Steamboat Company; e. I.
Ober. tourist agent; George w.
Vierbuchen. district passenger
agent. Seaboard Air Line; s. F.
burgess, division passenger agent,
Southern Railroad: u. p. Aub. dis
trict passenger agent, American
Express Company: George P. James.
assistant general passenger agent,
Atlantic Coast Line; c. r. Edmonds.
general agent, Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad: Thomas J. Stead.
Cunard Line; John w. Keane. Bu-
reau of Navigation, Navy Depart
ment: c. F. Stewart, manager Troou
Movement Bureau. War Depart
ment: l. NJ. Hicks. International
Mercantile Marine; Maj. Henry p.
Stancliffe. depot quartermaster's
office. War Department and c. f
Phelps. city passenger agent, Ca
madam Pacific Railroad.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
Commissioners Keep =.
Men Employed Here

Lack of employment noted In
Washington by the conference now
being held may be partly credited
to tho District Commissioners. ac-
cording to Engineer Commissioner
Kutz, who yesterday pointed out
that the commissioners have been
awarding contracts for street re-
Fair work tw;-o a week advertis-
ing for the construction of the su-
pcrstructure, of new East trr High
School. and will soonstart building
eight graded schools.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
UNITE TO FIGHT
RAISE IN RENTS

NEW YORK. Sept. 2s.-Charging
that landlords were in a new plot
to maintain present high rent levels
by demanding increases effective Oc-
tober / ard then compromising to
rates now operative. 1000 Washing
ton Heights tenants banded together
today to fight the Oppressive meas
ures."
Many landlords have given notice
Of raises. in some instances reach
ing 500 a month under penalty OF
not renewing leases. Tenants will
refuse to pay the higher prices un-
less ordered to do so by judicial de-
cision.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
ENGINEER BOARD
MEETS TOMORROW

Engineers from every section OF
the country will gather in Washing
ton tomorrow to attend the opening
session OF the executive board Of the
American Engineering Council.
National problems. including un-
employment and Industrial waste will
be acted on. Advance reports from
committees show increased activity
In matters affecting reconstruction
problems and the public service. -
Large gains in membership have
been made since the society was or
ganized nearly a year ago. II now
represents the organized engineers OF
America. Calvert w. Tomley. of
New York. first vice president will
preside at the meeting.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
Nippon Sailors
IS Days Adrih
Found by Yanks

PORTLAND. Greg. Sept. 2s.-
Storm-tossed at sea. their little
gasoline ocean-going steamer
waterlogged and helpless, ten
Japanese sailors were rescued by
the steamer Abercos on her voy-
age homeward from the orisnt.
The rescue. according to the
chronicle, In Capt. K. p. T.
Woods log of the journey. was
made after the boat had suffered
many dangers. The Japanese
mariners had been drifting for
sixteen days, and had been with
out food or water for six days.
The AbercQs reached here
today after having been held up
for a week by heavy weather and
by fog for two days outside the
Heads.
After the men had been taken
on board the Abercos and fed.
one of the japanese sailors, true
to his religion. went to the rail
and threw rice and FISH into the
ocean for lost seamen.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
ARMS RESOLUTIONS
OF CECIL ADOPTED

GENEVA Sept. 2s-The third
commission announced today that
1t had adopted two resolutions in
troduced by Lord Robert CiciI. who
represents South Africa in the
league of nations assembly.
The first expresses the gratifica-
ton OF the league at the holding
OF the Washington conference on
limitation of armaments. and the
second requests all governments
not to exceed their contemplated
naval budgets during the coming
two years.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
BUDDHIST BISHOP
CALLS ON HARDING

CARRIED In the picturesque robes Of
his high office. Sekizen. archbishop
OF the Buddhist temple of Sojuji.
Japan. called on President Harding
yesterday with a message calling Tor
peace and love between all mankind.
Sekizen was selected to carry the
message Of good will by all the Budd-
hists sects of Japan.
The archbishop was accompanied
oy Tive japanese from the embassy
here. The five were in formal morn.
Ing attire and offered a sharp con-
trast to the colorfui and heavily en-
broidered robe and purple silk head
gear Of the archbishop.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
INTEREST CENTERS
ON NEW YALE HEAD

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Sept. ia
when Yale University begins It's
22lst academic year. tomorrow. at
tention will naturally be focused on
its new president. DIR. James Row
land Angel. who was inaugursted
last June but took M his residencs
in New Haven only last week.
In view Of the fact that the cor
poration went SO far afield 10 choose
the new president and OF the fact
that Or. Angel is known as a man
Of action and imagination. IL Is
natural that there should be con
siderable abount OF conjecture con-
cerning his policies. II is i--n'obsblc.
however. that these viii fore
selves on the public attentIo-.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
]. N. DARLING ILL

J. N. Darling. whose cartoons
are n feature OF The HeraIds
front page, has been forced by
illness to tnlke . complete rest
for two weeks or more. During
this period r. G. Cooper. whose
cartoons In Golfers have won
him q national reputation, will
draw n series for The Herala.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
~ FLOYD GIBBONS.

and Chicago Tribuns.)
KAZAN. Russia, Sept. 22. (via
Riga. Sept. 2S)-Licked and pol
ished to a tongue-smooth finish,
fifty-seven wooden spoons. compris-
ing the principal equipment of the
largest public institution in the Tar
tar Republic, joyfully welcomed re-
inforcements to the number of 364
of their like late today.
For the last four days 423 under
nourished and starving children,
most of them shivering from the
cold in scant cotton dresses and
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
PREMIER DECIDES
TODELAY REPLY TO
DE VALERA'S NOTE
Disagreement by Cabinet
Hinted as Cause of
Postponement.

ScBt. <Ss-A
Of mourners who were return
ing from the funeral Of the
victims Of Sundays riotinR in
Belfast were ambushed today,
according to dispatches re-
ceived in London.
Revolver shots from the am
bushers led to desperate nght-
ing between the two factions.
One man was killed and four
wounded.
Late In the afternoon Q num-
her Of Protestant workers in Q
large brick works were at
tackled and driven from the
plant by 4 party armed with
revoIvers.
LONDON. Sept. 2s.-The unex-
pected announcement from Gair-
ioch that Lloyd Georges reply t.
De Valera would not be dispat atched
until tomorrow gave rise to rumors
that a new hitch, possibly a cabi-
net disagreement. had caused the
pcstponement of the premier's &C.
tion.
1t is now blieved that the note
will undergo some alteration before
II is sent.
In announcing the postponemen,
the Press Association gives the Of
fetal version of the incident, which
Is that no hitch has occurred, but
Lloyd George decided to wait an
other "a hours in order to give
opportunity TO all the ministers tn
make known their feelings regard
ing the document"
Disnppointment in Dublin.
Advices from Dublin, where the
Sim Fein cabinet was waiting.
ready to consider the reply the mo-
ment II was received, show disap-
pointment in the Irish capital at
the new delay. but the belief per-
sists that the peace conference will
be held, regardless of present de-
velopments.
The Irish delegates to the con-
ference Will be those already named,
with Arthur Griffith heading the
delegation.
Several views of the premier's
Withholding his reply are expressed
in political circles One is that W.;
the Unemployment situation tenn
porarily overshadowing the inn
- VI tho lrlSn question, LlOYd
George may have decided to SEEK
further for a solution of the eco
nomic problem before proceeding
with ireland.
speculation concerning the suE-
gested efeventh-hour alteration In
the text of the note is particularly
active since the government allo~ea
1t to become known previously thai
all the ministers had submitted Their
views that the reply was satisfac-
tory, suggesting only minor word
changes.
The note as originally drafte6
II is stated. was much shorter tina n
now contemplated and consisted of
two parts-reaffirmatio of the gov
ernment's position refusing to ad-
init Sim Fein delegates to a con-
ferenre as representatives of a
sovereign state, and, second, well
coming De Valera's appointment, n,
delegates ito ascertain how Ire
lands association with the British
Empire could be .reconciled with IN.
Irish national aspirations" 1t also
suggested new arrangements for the
conference.
Ihus the way would have been
opened for. a meeting without con-
ditions and without expressly de-
manding reputation of the prin-
clple OF Irish independence.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-29

The only witness in the entire
case who gave any direct testimony
on the guilt or innocence Of the de-
fendant was the nervous chamber
maid. Josephine Keza.
The question for me to decide IL
whether I am justified In holding
the DEFENDANT for murder. And l
do not believe I am justified in
sending him to trial on this grievous
charge.
therefore. I hold him for trial
on the charge of manslauphter
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-13
A Novel Tug Of War.

Two huge steam locomotives OF
modern type were decisvely defeated
in tug-of-war contest with a single
electric locomotive OF new design in a
recent test at an Eastern city. The
electric, says Popular Mechanics, gave
its opponents heavy handicap by al
lowing them to start first, but gradual
ly brought them to a standstill as the
current was turned on, and then drove
them the other way.
Five OF the huge electric engines are
being placed in passenger service or
the Pacific Coast end OF one OF the
transcontinental railways. They are
entirely gearless. Twelve Of their
fourteen axles have motor armatures
mounted directly upon them that give a
tptal Of from two thousand seven hun
dred and sixty to three thousand two
hundred and forty horse power. The
engines weigh five hundred and thirty
thousand pounds, run on a three thou.
sandwich direct current, and can make
more than sixty-fve miles an hour with
load Of twelve cars.