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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-02
THE Goth MAINE LEGISLATURE
Stenographic Report of the Days Proceed
ings in the House and Senate

1919, relating to inmates escaping
from the 'reformatory for men.
An Act to revive. renew and extend
the charter of the Lubec and Ma
chias Railway Company.
An Act to permit the town of
Southport to obtain a supply of pure
water.
An Act to amend Section of
Chapter lit of the Revised Statutes,
as amended by Chapter 226 Of the
Public Laws of 1919, relating to the
compensation of judges upon retire.
ment.
An Act to establish game
sanctuary in Range Three, east of
the Kennebec river, in the City of
Augusta and county of Kennebec.
Orders of the Day
Mr.. ALLEN of York: Mr.. Presl-
House Document No. "a. tabled by
me February II. An Act relating to
protection of deer in the towns of
York, Wells, Kittery and Eliot.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. ALLEN: wish to offer Senate
Amendment A. / would say in sup
port of this amendment that it has
the full consent of all parties inter
ested.
The amendment was read by the
President. Senate Amendment A to
H. D. No. "a: Amend by striking out
in the third line thereof, the words
Gin the town OF Wells
The motion was agreed to and the
amendment was adopted, and on fur
Their motion by the same Senator the
bill was given it's second reading and
passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Kennebec:
Mr.. President, may 1 inquire if that
bill is amended by d House amend
ment as well as by the Senate
amendment?
The PRESIDENT: The bill was
amended in the House.
Mr.. THOMBS of Penobscot: Mr..
President, I move to take from the
table House Document No. 40, An
Act relating to fees of city clerks.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. THOMBS: Mr.. President, am
pleased to yield to the Senator from
Knox, Senator Thompson.
Mr.. THOMPSON of Knox: The
Senator from Penobscot may as we'll
have kept on in his course because he
and I had an understanding about 1t.
I move that the bill be recommitted
to the committee on legal affairs.
The motion was agreed to and the
bill was recommitted 60 the commit
tee on legal affairs.
Mr.. GILLIN of Penobscot: Mr..
President I would like to know what
was done with the amendment to the
city charter of Bangor in a new
draft
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
inform the Senator from Penobscot
that the bill now lies upon the table
for printing under the joint rules.
Mr.. GILLIN: So it is impossible to
send it forward until it is printed
The PRESIDENT: Without a sus-
pension of the rules.
Mr.. G1LLIN: Making this state
| ment OF facts, Mr.. President and
honorable members of the Senate, it
is DESTROYS to have it go forward so
that the people of Bangor may be
allowed to vote on it at the election
which is on the first Monday of
March. and unless they can get it in
their warrant by Friday of this week
they cannot do SOL move, Mr.. Presi1
dent, that the rules be suspended and
that it have it's two several readings
and be sent forward to the House.
The motion was agreed to.
Thereupon the bill was read twice
and passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Hall of Frank
lin.
Adjourned until tomorrow n,ornine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-02
HOUSE

Tuesday, March /, 1921.
The House met according to ad-
journment and was called to order
by the Speaker.
Prayer by Chaplain Frank L. Phal-
en- of National Soldiers Home.
Journal of previous session read
and approved.
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SENATE
Tuesday, March 1. 1921.

Tuesday, March /. 1921.
Senate called to order by the Pres
ident.
Prayer by Rev. F. A. Foxcroft OF
HalloweI.
Journal Of previous session read
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed OF
in concurrence.
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House eiIIs in First Reading

House Bills in First Reading
House 174: Resolve authorizing the
Land Agent to sell Public Lot IS in
Moro Plantation, Aroostook county.
House 175: Resolve authorizing
the State Land Agent to sell Lot
numbered SO in the town Of st. Aga
tina, in the county of Aroostook.
House 176: Resolve authorizing
the State Land Agent to sell certain
lots in the Public Lot in Dennistown
Plantation in Somerset county.
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The SPEAKER: We are now under
the regular order again.
Communication from the President
of the University of Maine transmit
ting list of the receipts and ex-
penditures of the University of Maine
in response to a House order of Feb
ruary Is.
The communication was received
and placed on file.'
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Papers from the Senate disposed o
in concurrence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-02

On motion by Mr.. Hall of Frank
lin.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
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from Bangor. Mr.. Barwise, upon that
question. asks for a division of the
House. All those in favor of the ac-
ceptance of the report will rise and
stand in their places until counted.
A division being had.
One hl1ndred and seven voted in the
affirmat1 and Is in the negative.
So tho btion prevailed, and the re-
port was accepted.
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/ to our meaning being made plain and
the people go to different ones to get
their opinions, and they get various
opinions; the law may possibly be in
conflict with some Federal Statute,
and it may be in conflict with some
other law of the State which will have
tendency to make it imperative.
| Who will have the decision of that
| question? Where does that rest? 1t
should rest in the hands of men who
| have had training, men of brilliant
intellect, men of honor and of hon.
esty. We go to the Supreme court.
, What are their duties in other re-
| spects? Can they delegate their au-
thority to others? When a great case
comes up before them, they are
| obliged to investigate personally.
they have to look into the matter.
] and they cannot get someone else to
do it for them. In the other depart
ments, they have heads of those de-
partments who delegate their author-
| ity in many cases to assistants. 1t
| is not so in the judiciary. The bur-
den is upon them. Who stands be-
tween us and the promoter? Who
stands between the small corporation
and the powerful organization that
is able to secure the best legal talent
| in the country? Where do we leave
our case? Who is going to look after
| our rights?
1 have in mind now a case that was
decided in this State during this past
year in which a great injustice was
to have been done to an old lady who
was unable to defend herself. The
case went to the Supreme court. and
they dealt with the matter legally
and they did Justice That is the
question we have to consider here
we should consider the justice of each
case. What class of men do we re-
qulre for this particular work? We
require men who are legally trained
and men with bright intellect tol
start with; we require men of hon.
esty, the highest type of American
manhood is the class we seek. and
claim that we have it TODAY on the
bench of our Supreme Judicial court
The men who are occupying those
positions in our State today repre-
sent the highest type in the world. 7
believe.
Now, gentlemen, say that when
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ing with the wealth of the State.
Any other course would simply tend
to stimulate the growth of Bolshe-
vism.
Now, Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen,
this particular branch of the sub
ject of salaries and fees is one
which the layman will naturally
approach with a feeling OF hesitan-
cy The position of justice of our
supreme judicial court is the most
important and honorable one that
has been created under our Con-
stitution. 1t has almos, invariably
been filled by the most honorable
men that the State of Maine has
ever produced; their value to our
State can never be measured in
money 1t seems to me that this
is a very evident fact and one
which is known to all OF us. At the
same time, gentlemen, I feel that
am speaking within due bounds
when 1 state that every lawyer in
this Legislature-yes, every lawyer
in the State of Maine. has been
fervently praying to his God ever
since his admission to the Bar that
ne may SOulS udy lduu OIl lHS 0u-
preme bench of our State. Certain
", the ambition is very 1audable
one.
will be frank enough to state,
gentlemen, that do not consider the
salary of the justices of our supreme
court to be sufficient at the present
time. 1t is now $4,000, with actual
expenses while on duty away from
their homes, as understand it. And
in these days when system of graft
real or imaginary, appears to prevail
everywhere, / consider that it is the
highest tribute that can be paid to
the honor and to the integrity Of the
justices of our supreme judicial
court that in the past year the high
est expense account turned in by
either Of them was only a little over
$500. feel that perhaps slight in
crease might have been granted at
this time, perhaps $1,000. without ex-
citing any comment, but if you will
raise this salary to $500, then you
cannot go to your homes without
waiting to readjust the complete sal
airy list Of all the officials of the
State.
This is not the time for making
such a revision. Prices since 1914
have been rising by leaps ana bounds,
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tend TO act so as to curtail those ex-
penditureS. Each of us here in this
, Legislature represents several thou
sand of the taxpayers of our State.
and we feel that it is their desire
that we close the door at this time
against salary increases and against
extravaganza. When your income
and the incomes of the people whom
you represent are being reduced. il
is no time to increase the salary of
any State official; and in closing. T
beg OF you not to open the door at
this time but rather to show to those
who placed us here by their votes in
September that we still remain true
to the trust which they placed In us.
thank you, gentlemen. (Applause)
Mr. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr.
Speaker, l have no apologies to make
for the decisions of our COMMITTEES On
Salaries and Fees. 1 am one of that
committee, and I am one who wou,d
like to reduce salaries and keen Then,
down to n reasonable basis. but tbere
is large class of people who are
practicaily Isolated from the rest of
the community. There are only eight
men who occupy the positions of
Justices in our supreme court. This
matter was explained before orr
committee and we talked it over for
a long time. I was one of the low
men. and l came up with the others
and | have no apology for that com
mittee or myself for my action.
wish to state. however, that we are
$4,000 under this budget if we keen
to this program. If all the other
committees will keep under the bud-
get requirement, there is no Doubt bnt
what the tax rate will be lower. and
so much lower that nobody will care
whether the judges get $500 or s5o00
a year. Now / want to say that II
you will all keep down within the
budget requirement, there win be No
difficulty.
1t has been said here that the ex-
penses of one of these men was some
thing over 500. Here is list of tbe
expenditures for the year 1920 for the
justices of the supreme judicial
court, found on page 81. In the wear
1920, it was 1891. SO that the others
must have been very low. There Is
the budget. and that is all / know
about it. and that Is what. we are
working under. Now IL there wa
only 47S9 maid II iooka "a - go,
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The following bill and remon-
STRANGE were received and on rec
concentration of the committee on
reference of bills We're referred to the
following committees:
, 1921-05-29
REPORTS
RESUMED HERE
FOR THE YEAR
District Office Of State Highway
Department Renews Service
of Interest to Automobile
Owners

Following up last years successful
experiment in gixing out official daily
reports on the condition OF main
travelled Highways in Wyoming, the
district office of the state highway de-
partment today announced resump-
ton of the service on a more ciab-
crate scale with specific reference to
certain sections OF the Yellowstone
and Grant highways. This service
viii be continued and published daily
in The Casper Tribune for the bene-
fit of those desiring information OF
the roads. The first report covering
road conditions today follows:
Yellowstone higsaay in the Casper
district
Mckinley to Dougias, good; Doug
las TO LaPre1le creek. excellent: La.
Prelle creek to Careyhurst. fair;
Careyhurst to Gienrock. good: Glen
rock TO Parkerton. fair; Parkerton to
Casper, good. Casper to Powder River.
very good; Powder River to Richards.
no report; Richards to Moneta. no re-
port; Moneta to Sho7honi. fair; Sho-
shoni to Lander, lair to good.
New Platte River bridge at Grin
is complete, and project from McKin-
ley to Grin now pen for traffic. in
god condition.
Report on Grant highway follows:
Nebraska line to Grin. good; Lander
to Rawlins. first ten miles good. rest
p~assabie; heavy rains during the week.
Casper to Salt Creek. good; Salt Creek.
north. no report.
, 1921-05-29
STATE 6 CASE
N TRIAL

Barton out and keep Ter out till II
or l o'clock in the morning." Ayl-
ward inquired.
IT had done so, yes the witness
answered.
Awkward inquired whether Winter
was acquainted with a young lady
at Altoona. Kansas" Winter said he
was not.
Winter hen testified that he had
never known Blanche Ryan and Geor-
gla Collier. witnesses, before the
tragedy. He had offered a reward OF
1000. he said. for tho arrest and con-
viction OF Miss Baritone player.
Lloyd Martz. one OF Cheserr-s law
yers. said the defense would require
four or five days to complete its casa
He SAID Chester would be placed
upon the stan and that his testi-
mony would necessarily take a long
time. because Chester would have TO
write his answer to questions.
Chester has carried on all communi.
cations with his lawyers in the court
room by writing notes. 1t is said he
has not talked since being brought
back to Kansas City frc,nt Broken
Bow, Neb.. where he plunged from :
train while being brought back hero
, 1921-05-29

heroes VINO gave their lives IN the
military service of the country.
Due TO the interchangeable cnorts of
the committee representing the
George w. Vroman post OF the Amer
lean Legion, the various details to
make this Memorial day one long 20
lie remembered have been practically
completed. No pains have been spared
to make the observance an impress
sive lesson in Americanism.
Two speakers of sterling and proven
ability have been secured to drive
home to those fortunate enough to
hear them the lessons to be derived
from the supreme sacrifice made Ly
those for whose honor the day is set
aside. Col George Steele. a regular
army officer now stationed at Fort ID.
A. Russell. will arrive in Casper Mon
day morning to deliver a patriotic IRA
ton at the exercises to be held at ,he
Iris theater. Colonel Steele comes
with an enviable reputation as a pub
lie speaker and his experiences in the
war time activity OF the nation give
with authority upon the meaning of
Memorial day to the nation.
.Ex-Gov. B.. b. Brooks. whose long
career as a public figure in Wyoming
marks him everywhere as a man of
prominence. will give voise TO the
sentiments of all true Americans as
the graves of the dead heroes are be-
ing decorated Mt the cemetery. 1t is
especially fitting that Ex-Governor
Brooks remarks are to be given from
the vantage point Of the "A Mort"
statue float. prepared for this occa-
sion by the local lodge of b. p. o. Z.
The speaking at the cemetery will
take place at the grave OF George w.
Nroman, for whom the local post Of
the legion is named.
No expense and no pains have been
spared by the representatives of civic
organizations and Others who are pre-
pairing the oats to be displayed in
the parade 70 make them the most
impressive and spectacular possible.
The "A Mort" STATUE float being
prepared by the Elks is expected to
be a masterpiece. The statue is mod.
eied after a painting by the same
amt which in one Of thousands Of
figures to be found in the ~stupendous
painting OF La Pantheon de la
Guerref in Paris. Following the sign
ing Of the armistice the leading ar
lists OF Paris collaborated in COM
m~emorating the events OF the wal and
the victory OF the allies. The result
was a mammoth painting hung upon
the circular wall Of the ornate build
ing especially constructed for the pur-
pose. Visitors enter the building By
way Of a subterranean passage-way
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, 1921-05-29

mately $4,000.
That Casper is cxpaas-.ng on a sub
%stantiai basis is shown BY the high
average that. is shown in the building
permits. Without doubt Casper has
made a recor his month hat will
moi be equalled by any other city in
tho tenth federal reserve district
which embraces Colorado. Kansas.
Oklahoma and other states that are
'ot entirely effected by the Industrial
depression which is spreading over
he country.
The total during the month Of May
rough the building permit total for
his yoar 10 approximately the million
iollar mark and was approximately
three times the total that was reached
Turing the month OF April. The build
ns permits totals in January. s10s.-
70; February. sfIs. f5o: March. sf59.-
$50; April s177.s5o. and May sf3o.lS0.
low a constantly expanding growth
Casper on a highly substantial
as.s.
The figures be realized when II
u~nfefatoud that thorn z VERY little
included in tho totals that tell Of the
>rtgt industrial Expansion here. The
rfineries, outsidc the sltasallnAls nre
rot required TO obtain permits for the
Wonderful improvements and cninrge!
incnts that are underway and the fig.
ares do not include the changes In the
business district which is contem-
plated during the summer months.
Part of the high figures reached
during the month is made up from
the following permits;
The Wyoming Building and Apart
ment House company will build a
slxty-room apartment which will be
so by 1872 feet in dimensions on lot
Z, block lao. which front on CY ave.
nue.. This frame structure will cost
$25, 900.
The new store and apartment build
ing which is being erected by ]. C.
z.ttermeister >on Second street next
TO tho Tribune building, will contain
20 rooms and will be SO By l4o feet. IL
viii cost $50. 900. 1t will be entirely
constructed OF brick and fire-proof
material. The building will erected by
Colby and Rognstad.
The new city fire hall. which will
cost $57.Iso. will be erected on David
street by the Larsen and Jorgensen
company.
Tho new store and studio building
which is being built by A. H. Cobb on
the corner of Park n Kimball
streets will cost $40 1000. The build
Ing will be rs feet wide and "a feet
long and will contain six rooms.
X. r. Jourgensen and associates
will build a $40. 900 apartment house
CT Fourteenth and Box Elder streets.
1t will contain % rooms and will be rs
by 100 feet.
The Ohio Oil company's new garage.
which will be erected on Market
street. will be ia by 14o feet II will
contain seven large rooms and will
lie thoroughly fireproof. The Lar
sen and Jorgensen company holds the
contract.
, 1921-05-29

BONDS FOR HEARING

fcer for the moment. When Martin
recovered and was getting the better
of Hyiand. Hill interferred and Mar
tin fought both Of them to a finish.
resulting in his suffering injuries
which necessitated the attention of a
surgeon.
Refuting a purported statement
made by a James Kerr who claims
&c be an employee OF a garage known
as the Duplex garage. owned by Hy-
land. eyewitnesses to various parts OF
the proceedings s~ubstantiate the story
which appeared in yesterdays issue OF
The Tribune.
"The charge that Sheriff Martin
fired three shot is a lie" said Dep
Iuty George Masse who was driving
the sherin's car in the chase. Mar
tin fired one shot and not until after
we had stopped h a from which
jugs OF bootleg whisky had been
thrown did we know that a man had
been hit.
when Sheriff Martin saw that
CONTINUED on Page %
, 1921-05-29
FIuctuntiOn In
Grains Charged
to Big Traders

WASHINGTON. May 2s.-Specula.
tive operations OF a restricted number
OF traders in large quantities on the
grain exchanges OF the country are
the chief cause OF excessive price fluc-
tuations. r.. z. Smith. grain supervisor
for the United States bureau of mar
kets. testified today before the sen
ate agriculture committee at hearings
on the Tincher bill 70 regulate ex-
changes. The market prices. he said.
are entirely controlled by the big spec
ulators at times
Such conditions, Mr.. Smith declared,
CONSTITUTES prostituting the market,
by the men concerned" The witness
said he could not say what effect a
limitation OF trading would have on
prices.
, 1921-05-29
IRISH COUNCIL
T0BE FORMED
SUNDAY NIGHT
Organization Of American
/, association for Recognition
of Erin to Feature Mass
Meeting

Arrangements are being completed
IN connection with the mass meeting
at the Mullin club hall tomorrow night
At s O'Clock. when Michael -Harkin'
Dublin newspaper man. will give an
Address on the subject OF Ireland to
DAY. 2
At the meeting a council OF the
American association for the recognil
don OF the Irish republic WILDE formed
and plans mapped out for a big mem
b>rship drive so that Casper may have
the loading council in Wyoming. when
progress Is being reported by the diff
ferent towns at the state convention
TO be held here within the next month.
Arrangements will also be made here
In connection with the convention.
Delegates will arrive in Casper from
practically every city and town in
the state. men from all walks in life,
representing capital. labor, business
and the professions.
1t is expected that the gathering
will hear addresses from speakers OF
national reputation.
Meantime, Mr.. Earkin. who Is or,
ganizing Wyoming for the American
association for the recognition OF the
Irish republic. will get councils estab.
lished In the northern part of the
state. Next Tuesday he will speak at
Douglas and then proceed TO Their
mopolis en- route TO Sheridan.
It Is proposed 10 have ome repre-
scented on the membership committee
to be appointed at tho public meeting
here on Sunday night.
, 1921-05-29
IS tiIlman.
Ready To.
Make Guy.
His Heir
]
Tennis Outlined in
Recent Letter Are
Refused by Mrs.
StiUman, Is Claim

NEW YORK, May 2s.-
Mrs. Anne u. Stillman, de-
PENDANT in the divorce suit
brought by James A. Stillman,
today made public a letter
dated May Is from her coun-
sci, John D. scanchfield. in whicA he
outlined a proposition madc to him
for settiement OF the case. The law
yer's letter said the proposed tcrms
included recognition OF the Legitimacy
Of Guy stillmnn. three years of age.
Counsel for MIR. stiilman yesterday
denied that they had taken any part
In negotiations fer n settlement and
declared there never was a time when
Mr.. still man was willing 10 acknowi
edge the paren'aEe OF Guy.
The proposals. which Mr.. Stanch.
field said had been made. included
disconunuance OF tho divorce action:
payment OF a substantial income for
life and provision that Mrs stiilman
should take up her residence abroad
for five years. Mrs. Stillman declared
she had refused 10 accept the pro-
vision even after tho time had been
reduced to m year.
, 1921-05-29

Col. Frederick W. Lewis. an Officer IN
his department, were subjected to
ridicuie. Quinn Is editor OF the RE
ciassihcationist.
According to the record in n case.
which was made public today by Ellie
abeth y. Barr. assistant editor Of
the magazine. the serial story a as
its principal characters Major Ink
inpen" and Captain fiarehorse.
Quinn denied any malicious inten.
ton TO ridiculc the officers and as a
counter-charee asserted that General
Harris had failed to organize a per.
sonnet bureau In the adjutant gener.
ais office as directed by congress last
year but that he had reported to tho
chief OF stan That such a bureau had
been organized
II also was charged, by Quinn that
General Harris had used the govern,