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New-York tribune., 1921-10-19
Rail Executives CatIed
10 Plan Strike Acti0u

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Oct. 1s. 49, A
telegram announcing meeting or rail-
road executives Of all Important lines
~ ti' United States Affected By tho
strlNe .ordeE, to be held in their reapec-
tive districts - discuss the situation
and steps TO be taken IN CARVING ont
the program decided Uoou at tho crecu
NFe meeting in Chicago October wa
received n railroad circles horc TO-
night
The meetings according to the tclo.
gram arc 20 AXE placc Friday Mean
ahlie. wrmhofs Of oxoc1tive assoc
atons. il WIS said. rpve been requcated
to Announce uolnin9 which would dis
close plens OF the railroads for keeping
trHnH IN operation.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-19
tne roads are 10. YET ready o de
trs government afSrclos.
EoaNs' Ac.inn Disannnlrlirr

EosHs' Action Disappointing
The Administration is known 20 be
kccnlv disarqo because tae cvccn-
ttvss did not vote reduction i'm Ireigh-
rates at their Chicago meeting.
sub-committce seNt ne~c 10 interview
Administrations oificials snd members
Of Congress virtIaily loft hcAinl them
promise 20 grant shippers tae much
sought relief
The Interstate eowmercc Commls-
sion. It IS understood. now VIII order
rates down. The order would nave been
Forthcoming last N.eeN, It IS said, uut
for the hope Of the Admr' straton that
the roses themselves would meet tho
situa ton. UDe roads having fsllod
and strike now being threatened, the
commissien's order now. it is feared.
may seem 20 be forced by the attitude
of the employees.
Just how far the commissions order
will 20 has not been diVulged. Cases
involving virtually all of the basic COM
modities are pending before the com
mission. The Western grain and hay
rate case is among these. From time
20 time since this case was presented
there have been rumors that 90 per
cent reduction in rates would result.
This leads now to the speculation that
a similar reduction may be provided
ductions already have not been made.
Causes rracas in Housc
Thus far Congress has done nothing
N regard to the threatened strike.
Republican leaders there seemed 20 he
disposed to leave the President with a
free hand to deal with Che situahou- a
fare-up in the House to-day nearly re-
suited in a fist fight The subject was
introduced by Representative Biantou,
OF Texas, who attacked the railroad
brotherhoods.
Representative Burke. Of Peuusy ylv
vanis, Republican and mcmbor "
the conductors brotherhood, called
Blanton "liar" Blanton rotorJcd
u-ith damn liar" and Burke countered d
with you're a dirty dog There was
4 rush at each other, but, as always is
the case, friends kept the two apart
and there vss no fight. Apologies were
offered, the offensive remarks were ex-
plunged and peace reigned
New-York tribune., 1921-10-19
Str.il1 G Off ina
48 IIolal'a, Rail
Chiefs [ reGlict
ccoatlaued from Tssc cro>

lco"ufued from Tase cNel
of Markets., Joined with Dr. Royal
S. Copeland, Health Commissioner, in
asserting hat all the focd and fuel IN
the city would BE pooled n case Of "a
strike, and that rro6teerine would be
severely dealt With under declaration
Of 'imminent peril 70 the public
health
The Port Authority has begun an
inventory Of all available supplies Of
food and fuel and other necessities Of
life within the port district" said Mr..
outorbridgc.
1T is also inventoryinr the available
sources Of supplies and their quantity
lying outside Of the port district that
ere within reach in case Of emergency.
II Us also inventoryiAg the methods of
transportation, such as motor trucks.
water craft tcrryboais, and is invcs-
tleaNeg the availability Of transporta
ton on the barge canal Of foodstufGs
ior communities within the por, dis
trict.'
New-York tribune., 1921-10-19
Institute Here Denies Charges

n. T. Flicker, president Of the Indus
trial Extension Institute, of East
Forty-hfth Street, one Of tho schools
included in the let given out by Di-
rector Forbes q $ failing to meet the
standards of the Veterans Bureau. last
night gave out the following state
mcnt:
"No Veterans Bureau or Federal
Vocational Roard men Are now being
trained by the institute; oaly one man
has even been received for training
from the Federal ocational Board,
and that order was later canceled
Ihe institute had agreed TO train dis
a5led soldiers At a much lower cost
than the same training was charged
for regularly; and Furthermore, the
institute in August preferred charges
oil attempted graft against a member
Of the I'd District Federal Vocational
Board and is now prosecuting these
charges through the Department Of
Justice.
The statement as given out bv Di.
rectcr Forbes is not founded on
knowledge of the facts, in SO far as the
Industrial Extension Institute is -on-
cerNed, but is, on the contrary. fla
grant and mischievous distortion Of
facts"
Mr.. Flicker said that yesterday rem
resentative from the Federal vocational
board had called at the Offices Of tie
institute and requested the renstate-
ment of the one man who had bnon
received and subsequently withdrawn
The representative was reported 10
have sand that the board hsd Other men
which it would like to enroll at tina
institute.
Leo Friedman, director Of THO Rhodes
school, at II West l25th Street. when
informed that the name Of his institu-
tion was on the list given out bv Di
rector Forbes said: Il have received
no official word in regard to the mat
ter, and am sure 1t must be an orror.
praised by members OF the vocationaI
board for the work which we arc dong
with the veterans'
New-York tribune., 1921-10-19

participation IN the unauthorized st7.t.
Of 1920, who would be glad 10 resums
railroading, had been largely Increase
These men are ready, il was said ~
take the places of the strikers, If ~
hrotherhoods quit their trans any I
yards 1t was declared that railrosS
officials were taking count Of the "ons r'
laws tor employment as strjse
breakers
William J. Kehoe. Of the teanst...
and chauffeuss organizations OF NJ
York, said existing contracts with ss
ployers absolutely would prevent
sympathetic movement on the part =,
the drivers. u
New-York tribune., 1921-10-19
100 CiuiIian Flyers
Offer Services to T.. S,

OMAHA. Ncb., Oct. is.-onc
hundred members of the Aero
Club of Omaha, through Earl W.
Portcr, It's president, to-day Of
fered Postmaster General Hays
their services to help recruit five
hundred volunteer airplanc flyers
10 carry the mails in the event
railroad strike makes such action
necessary.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-19
lfc,, WIo Threaten to Strike Better
Paid Than Those Who Stick TO JOBS

paid employees who have voted to strike
railroad employees who have not threane
10 strike Railroad officials the comparison pointed out
however, higher grade OF skill required in the
movement justified payment higher the class
the railroad industry but they
asserted sesnt agreement makes the disparity
Here the comparison between the hourly wages OF those WI"
have threatened to strike those who have not:
New-York tribune., 1921-10-19
Unionists Control Lighters

The majority of the car floats that
would be used to move freight UP and
down the coast bv water are manned
bv members Of the international Sea
mems Union, as are also the seagoing
tugboats used TO tow them. Lacking
any agreement with the railroads, but
still holding membership IN their
union. Mr.. Walsh said The men would
be only too willing TO strike or to re
fuse to handle THIS traffic
There wcro indications Yesterday
that the disaffected section Of the In
ternational Longshoremen's Associa-
ton would Join the strike if their
demands for recognition as separate
uaon were not recognized. This fac
ton contends that the new agreements
with the steamship companies never
were ratified by majority of the
locals, as required ny the bylaws, and
has refused to accept the pay reduc-
tions provided
George W Easily, grand vice-presi-
dent Of the Brotherhood Of Railway
and Steamships Clerks. Freight Hand
lers, Express and Station Employees.
said yesterday that while It could not
be told what the next few days would
bring forth, unless there was q geuer
ally satisfactory adjustment he did not
know how 2 strike could be avoided.
BIS organization numbers 100000, with
about $4,000 in and about New York,
ne said but any strike action would
have to await word from national head
quarters.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-19
Iardmasters Arc Neutral

T. /. Cone, grand president Of the
his organization would not strike and
would take no sides one way or the
other if the strike orders were carried
out. SO far s. 'he aardmaa5ers are
concerned MI. Cone said they We're
satisfied to let the Railroad Labor
Board handle their case. The same
view prevails among members Of the
Train Dispatchers' Union, Mr.. Cone
said.
News from New Jersey indicated
and other railroad unions because Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
JUDICIARY

The ccmmitte on Judiciary will give
public hearing in its rooms at the
State House. in Augusta. ON
WEDNESDAY. January 26th, at
p. NJ. on the following:
An Act to amend Section 8 of Chap
1916. relating to- persons exempted
from serving as jurors.
s An Act to amend Section of Chap
ter 81 OF the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter 1855 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1917, relating to burying
II. No. 10. Bill and Act relating TO
p' THURSDAY. JAN. 81. at ESQ p. NJ.
on the following:
An Act to regulate cold storage OF
certain articles of food.
Oh. No. - An Act additional to
and amendatory of Chapter of the
Revised Statutes relating to elections.
An Act concerning conditional sales
and to make uniform the law relating
An Act to make uniform the law of
partnerships.
An Act concerning fraudulent con-
veyancas and to make uniform the
law relating thereto.
An Act for the regulation and con-
troll of fraternal benefit societies.
An Act to mako uniform the law OF
sales of goods.
An Act to make uniform the law OF
transfers Of shares OF stocks in Cor
S. No. 1. Resolve proposing an
amendment to Section S, Article 4.
Part LIST. of the Constitution, as
amended by the Esd Amendment. re-
lative to "a, absent voting; pn.,.rp
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LEGAL AFFAIRS

The Committee on Legal Affairs WILL
give a public hearing in Its rooms at
the State House. in Augusta. on
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. rs. 1921, . p. NJ.
on the following:
An Act to save daylight and to pro-
vide standard time for the State OF
Maine.
An Act to confer certain additional
powers upon the municipal officers OF
cities and towns concerning buildings.
the intensity. of use Of lot areas and
tho qualification Of buildings. trades
and industries with respect to location
and regulation, the creation of residen-
tial. industrial. commercial and other
districts of classes Of buildings, trades
and industries.
An Act to amend Section II OF Chap
ter 1872 of Revised Statutes relative
to compensation to prosecutors, officer
and victims of larceny.
An Act requiring institutions receive
ing State aid to give free treatment
to patients from Reformatory for
Men and Reformatory for Women. :.
An Act to amend Section and Sec
ton of Chapter lis of the Revised
Statutes. relating to duties payable by
public officers
STETSON II. HUssEY. Secretary.
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WAYS AND BRIDGES

The committee on Ways and Bridges
will give public hearing in Room
at the State House. in Augusta. on
~ TUESDAY, JAN. 20. 1921. at p. M.
1Resolve in favor Of a bridge across
the Ailagash river In Ailagash Plan
tation In Aroostook county,
:. Resolve in favor OF the town OF
Maxfieid.
Resolve re-apprepriatins funds here
new funds to pay for. one-half the
COST OF an International bridge between
Madayaska: Maine, and Edmundson.
4 An Act amending Section Q Of Chap,
ter 1853 Of the Private and Special
and repairs to Wiscasset bridge.
Resolve relating to the erection OF a
memorial bridge In Cumberland coun-
ty' to be known as Names Memorial
An Act additional to and amenda-
tory of Chapter rs Of the Revised
~ Htss relating to State and State
Resolve apnropriating money for a
road In the plantation of Winterville.
Resolve in favor of the town Of
An, Act to enable the towns of Dix
field and Peru, in the county of Ok
ford to free the Dixfield and Peru toll
bridge to public travel.
Resolve in favor of bridge over the
outlet OF Brassua Lake in lockwood
Resolve in favor of bridge in Lex
ington Plantation.
approaches to the State ferry at Egge-
IRVING w. CASE, Sec. =
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awakened by the. smell Of smoke. and
upon Investigating found the barn and
ell Of their house in flames. They made
their: escape, but Mr.. Sayward went
bark. into the burning house. He was
led out Of the house. but soon after
wards disappeared. Dayton Gee, u
brakeman on the Boston G. Maine. and
Alex DUR, caretaker for the Rogers
estate here. entered the smoke filled
building and discovered Mr.. Sayward
lying beneath a table. They picked
him W and carried him out. He stat
ed that he thought his wife had gone
back into the building.
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SALARIES AND FEES

The, committee on Salaries and Fees
will give public hearing in Room
113 at the State House. in Augusta, on
THURSDAY, Jan. 81. 1921, 100 p. NJ.
on the following:
Bill. An Act to amend Section IL OF
Chapter 116 of the Revised Statutes.
relating to salaries of members Of the
Senate and House. Of Representatives.
An Act to correct by amendment
Chapter 1913 of the Private,an Special
Laws of 1919. relating to the salary
of the clerk Of the Lewiston municipal
court. -
An Act to increase the clerk hire I'm
the office Of the clerk of courts Of
Piscataquis county.
An Act to amend Section 40 Of
Chapter III Of the Revised Statutes
increasing the salary of the clerk OF
courts of Piscataquis county. o.
,'f'-'- e. e. ROUNDS Sec
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whether this Memorial has been

r" . 4 ~.
whether this Memorial has been
printed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state for the information Of the men,
bers of the House that 1t was intro
duced in the Senate on the 18th day of
January under suspension of the rules,
there read twice and passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. MAHER: May ask again for
information, is It joint resolution or
is it a resolve? ~
The SPEAKER: It is resolve.
Mr.. MAHER: Requiring the sigma
ture Of the Governor? 'r
The SPEAKER: The Chair so I'M
derstands.
on motion by Mr. aher Of Augusta,
the Memorial was tabled for printing,
and 500 copies ordered printed.
On motion by Mr.. Landers of Eustis.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning
at 10 O'clock "'
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PUBLIC UTILITIES

The committee on Public Utilities
will give public hearing In room lis.
at the State House. in Augusta. on
on the following:
No. /. An Act to provide for the,
jurisdiction of the Public Utilities
Commission over certain motor We
hicles.
No. g. An Act to empower the coun-
ty of Aroostook to aid in the construc-
tion of a railroad through said county,
and acquire and hold bonds of the COM
parry building such railroad.
:. r.. ~. Il f. WARREN Sec
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SENATE

Thursday, January 20. 1921.
Senate called to order by the Pres
ident-
Prayer by Rev. c. H. Young OF
Hallowell.
Journal of previous session read
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed OF
IN concurrence.
The following bills, petitions, etc.
were received and upon recommen-
dation of the committee on reference
Of bills were referred to the following
committees:
Claims
By Mr.. Quincy of Cumberland: Re-
solve in favor of the Emery water
house Company of Portland, Maine
Tor material furnished for the con-
struction of the Central School
Building for the State School TOT
Girls at Hallowell.
By Mr.. Thombs, Of Penobscot: Re
solve in favor of Mamie I. Rogers
Tor building highways in the towns OF
Searsport and Dover.
judiciary
BY Mr.. Morrison Of Penobscot: Re-
'olve in favor of Austin w. Jones
Company, of veazie, Maine. reim-
Oursing for property destroyed by
IRE 900 ordered printed)
LEGAL Affairs
By Mr. Sprague of Piscataquis: An
Act to amend Section 16. Chapter 20
Of the Revised Statutes relating to
ne inspection of records of poisons
"ld by druggists.
BY Mr.. Garcelon of Androscoggln:
an Act to authorize Counties, Cities
and Towns, and Municipal Pubic
service Corporations to pension en-
Noyees after long and honorable
service. $500 ordered printed.)
Library
by Mr.. Sprague of Piscataquls:
aesolve in favor Of the State pur-
,aaslng the alphabetical index OF
evolutionary Pensioners in Maine.
Salaries and Fees
by'Mr Hall of Franklin: An ACT
Increase the salaries of the Clerks
~ courts of Androscoggn, Franklin
hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln
csnooscot, Washington and york
>Ouhtles. (300 ordered printedo
Taxation
oy Mr.. Garcelon Of Androscogg1n:
~ Act to amend paragraph nine OF
ss'eon six of chapter ten Of the Re-
seq Statutes, as amended by Chap-
vi io5 of the Public Laws OF 1919
=, aing to exemption from taxation
w. the estates of soldiers and sail
o. 600 ordered printed.)
Ways and Bridges
~ Mr.. Clark Of Lincoln: Resolve
B., favor of Wiscasset- Edsecomo
ny Mr.. Babb of Cumberland: Re-
ton me Tor repairing a road IN the
@wn Of Sebago.
os Mr. Thontbs of Penobscot: Re-.
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EDUCATION

The Committee on Education will
give public hearing in IT'S rooms at
the State House, in Augusta, on
THURSDAY. JANUARY 81. at 2
An Act to establish the State
University Of Maine and to provide
2. AN Act 10 establish q normal
school 10 be located at Dexter in the
county Of PenobscGt.
8. Resolve in favor Of the town Of
Saint George for the payment Of adj
ditfonaI school funds for the year 1917.
80 i BENJAMIN H. s.VARNEY.
~ Secretary.
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$4,000 Pain" Suit

$4,000 Pain" Suit -
An action has been started on the
civil side Of the Biddeford court by
Dine Elias. who received a bullet
wound in the back at the hands Of
Nall Danish on the night OF December
~. on Hill street. ;Biddeford. There
are many conflicting stories concern
ing the shooting. one being that a real
tong war is on between friends of
Elias and the companions Of Danish.
Elias has recovered from the wound
received and J. through his attorney,
Louis B. Lausier, he has started a civil
action to recover 1900 for injuries and
pain suffered. Danish Is already out on
$4,000 bail on the cripinal charge which
will be taken up later in the term OF
the present sitting Of the supreme
court at Saco city hall. Danish. was
arrested by DEPUTY Sheriff Henry A.
Berube and lodged in the saco jail.
He has given notice through his at
torneys r. B. Seidef and y. r. Deering
that he wishes to, disclose. >
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THE Both MAINE LEGISLATURE
Complete Stenographic Report of Pro-
ceedings in the House and Senate.

solve in favor Of road in town of
Prentiss. asV =. ,,. 49,
BY Mr.. Hall Of franklin. Resolve
in favor of Washington. Plantation
in Franklin County for repairing
road.
On motion by Mr.. Thombs Of Pc
nobscot, 1t was -
Ordered, that the use Of the Senate
Chamber be extended to the joint
committees on legal affairs and labor
on Tuesday afternoon and evening,
February 8, 1921. f..
On motion by M. Emerson of
Aroostook. 1t was =
Ordered the House concurring,
that the State land agent and the
forest commissioner be directed to
prepare a map of the proposed Mount
Katahdin State Park, and that 200
copies or blue prints thereof be made
for. the use of the Legislature.
Sent down for concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Gillin Of Penob-
scot, it was
Ordered, the House concurring,
that the time for the reception Of Pc
titions and bills for private and spe-
cial legislation be limited to Thurs
day, February 10. 1921, at o'clock
p. M, and that all such petitions and
J bills presented after that date be re-
ferred to the next Legislature; that
the secretary of the Senate cause
copies of this order to be published
in all the daily and weekly papers of
the State until and including Febru-
airy 8, 1921, ,e' -, =
Sent down for concurrence.
Reports of Committees
Mr.. GILLIN from the Committee on
Judiciary, on An Act to regulate cold
storage of certain articles Of food,
reported and asked that three hun
dred copies of the same be printed
and that the. bin be recommitted to
the Committee on Judiciary.
The report was accepted and the
bill tabled for printing pending re-
turn to the same committee.
Mr.. PARENT from the Committee
on Legal Affairs. on An Act to amend
Section twenty -four. Chapter sixty
seven of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to certification Of COPIES of wills
by Registers of Probate to. Regis
tiers Of Deeds, reported same ought to
pass.
The report was accepted and the
bill tabled for printing under the
joint rules.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair
would suggest to the senator from
Penobscot, Senator Gillin. that the
bill in relation to the board OF State
assessors, tabled by him for printing.
has been returned to the Senate.
On motion by Mr.. Gillin of Penob-
scot An Act to amend Sections II and
is Of Chapter 3 Of. the Revised
statutes, relating to the board Of
state assessors. was taken. from the
table. ~
ON further motion. by, the same
<,,o 1,tJl xx,as them referred to