Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-26

all that the act asks for is to give
Michael Burns, q Civil War veteran.
who was also present at the hearing
the right to bring action against the
state. for Reimbursement for dam
ages resulting from the seizure OF his
LIQUORS by orders Of Gov. Joseph Il.
Bodwell in 1887. The liquors were
sold in the original package" i'm
ported from England. and the law
court ruled that Burns was engaged
IN a legitimate business at the time
when he sold The goods in the orig
inal package.
The seizure of Burns liquors was
made by the late Charles r. McF'ad-
den OF WaterviIle, at the time the
high sheriff of Kennebec county. and
the affair created quite a sensation.
Burns brought suit against the sher-
iff. the court deciding that Sheriff
McFadden was protected in making
the seizure by his warrant. McFad-
den came to the Legislature for re-
endorsement for the money which
he expended in contesting the suit.
and the Legislature passed a resolve
to that effect.
Two years ago. the Legislature
passed an act giving the right 70
Michael Burns to bring action against
the State, but the measure was We
toed in the closing days of the SEES
sion by Gov, Miliiken.
under&akers' Bill
The bill to amend the present law
relating to the registration OF under
takers was explained to the COM
mittee by Walter M. Sanborn OF Au-
gusta, was stated that the principal
changes contemplated in the law are
that any person wishing to become
an undertaken or an embalmer shal
have practiced emhalminG, caring for
and preparing for burial dead human
bodies for at least two years under
the direction and supervision OF a
licensed or registered undertaken or
embalmer, shall have taken and COM
pleted the prescribed course OF study
Of some school or college Of embalm-
ing, the standing and requirements
of which shall be approved by the
board of embalming examiners and
shall have not less than a High
school education. Attorney Sanborn
said that he was not SO particular
about the High school education re-
Quirement, but the National Under
takers Association recommends
such a law and some states have
adopted it.
Frank Hewins of Augusta, one Of
the officials of the Maine Undertak-
ers' Association, endorsed the bill, as
did Dr. L. D. Bristol, State commits
sioner of health, DR.. Bristol saying
that he thought that the majority
of the State Examining Board of
Embalmers should be undertakes.
Wants His Bonus
Commissioner of Labor and Indus
try Roscoe A. Eddy appeared before
the committee in favor of a bonus
which he did not receive as did 9TH
err State officials in 1919, according to
an act passed at the special session
in that year.
Commissioner Eddy explained that
the last Legislature raised his salary
as a member of the Maine Industrial
Accident Commission from $500 to
$1,000 per annum, and he was told
that he could not receive any bonus
as commissioner of labor and indus
try because the Legislature had in
creased his pay as a member Of the
Industrial. Accident Commission. He
now received $4,000 per year as COM
missioner, of labor and industry and
$1,000 year as member Of the In
dustrial Accident Commission. He
did not think that it was the intent
of the law to deny him his bonus as
commissioner of labor and industry
when other State officials received
the bonus.