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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
GOVERNOR DEMANDS,
CHI. CLEAvES RE USES,
TO QUIT P.U. OFFICE
AS Head of Commission Has No Right to Act
as Counsel for Lobbyists, Chief Executives
Stand Chairman Cleaves Claims Mutual
Understanding with Governor Regarding
Resignation = Willing Steps Be Taken to
Attempt His Removal, But Will Fight
GOVERNORS DEMAND

The following letter was made pub
he Saturday morning from the office
at the State House of Governor Perci-
val Z. Baxter:
March twenty-fifth, 1921
Hon. Benjamin r. Cleaves.
Chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission.
The state House,
Augusta, Maine.
My dear Sir
You are a public servant and occupy
position of trust. Through the Chief
Executive you are responsible to the
people of this St2te and your salary
is paid from the public treas ury.
A few weeks ago you called at my
office and stated that you had arranged
to enter the employment of the Assoc
ciated Industries of Maine, an associa-
non of manufacturers and other prl-
vate interests formed for their mu-
tua.l protection and advancement AT
that time you stated that it was your
intention to resign from the Public
I tilltieS Commission ~but that you
would like to continue as its Chairman
until some time in April next and your
statement was not construed by me as
an actual resignation. | told you that
did not have anybody in mind for
your place, and that YOU would ac-
eommodate me by remaining on the
Commission until spring, when I
would accept your resignation should
you then officially tender it to me.
Since that interview l have consid-
cred YOU as il regular member of the
Commission. At any time you had the
power to reconsider your proposed
resignation. You have been regularly
paid by the State; you have been under
obligation to serve the general public,
and notwiths standing Che interview:
referred to you were expected by me to
give you full time to your public du-
ties as long as you continued mem
bcr of the Commission.
1t has been stated to me on reliable
authority, confirmed by the newspaper
reports, that at the Hearing yesterday
before the Legal Affairs Committee on
the water powers constitutional
amendment you announced that YOU
represented the Associated Industries
above referred to. 1t was not proper
that you, a servant of the public, rep
reSenting the people of the State and
paid by them, should appear as an at
torney of any private and special in
terests. A public official cannot serve
two masters. | am of the opinion that
you. as Chairman of the Public Utili-
ties Commission, should not have ap
peared at a public hearing except in
Your official capacity representing the
people OF this state. Your usefulness
as Chairman of the most important
administrative body of the stale has
ceased. and | request you to give me
Your resignation the same to take eff
feet Immediately.
Respectfully yours,
PERCIVAL p. BANTER,
Governor of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
TERROR GRIPS FIRE-S\NEPT CITY OF TOXIC
THOUSANDS HOMELESS, $12,500000 DAMAGE
Urge Harding Call
Conference Of Nations
on Disarmament

| Washington, Mar. ga resolution
requesting President Harding ito call
Il conference of the nations on the
question of world disarmament" and
asking that increased appropriations
OF congress for ornaments be post
roned pending such a conference. was
adopted here today at an Easter
mass meeting held III advocacy OF tn"
disarmament under the auspices Of
tho Womcns Disarmament Commit
teet
Senator Borah of Idaho. who was
the principal speaker again advocat-
ed an agreement between the United
States, Great Britain and Japan to
reduce naval ornaments and charged
the authors of progrms for increased
ornaments for the world with being
"sedulous patrons of BolsheVism,
painstaking and Industrious garden
ers of unrest and Misery
Il want to tell YOU" he aid, that
the ties which bind the peoples to
their government are swapping eV-
eryWhere because of the great burden
of ornaments. Our representatives at
Versailles were pledged to such re-
duction. They met i'll the Palace cf
the Bourbons, talked Of better
world and when the talk was over.
went home to lay upon the backs of
the struggling millions burdens 4
Caesar would not have dreamed Of. >
The meeting it was announced, was
held simultaneously with others in
Is states. in the interest of reduced
naval and military programs. Many
of the leaders in the movement We're
prominent in the campaign for wO-
man suffrage. Other speakers here
today We're Representative Fraor of
Wisconsin; Mrs Ida CLYDE Clark OF
New York and Edward +. Grady OF
the american Federation Of Labo".
Senator Borah added that taxes
were breeding discomfort at home and
that naval competition was breeding
uneAsiness abroad.
'Ifrough an agreement. or UNDER
standing. which puts an end to naval
competition" Senator Borah sad,
I'VE acan reduce taxes restore faith
in tNe government at home AM aug
meme friendly relations 2bro2dt
Representative Frear said that the
last administration had submitted
amazing peace time naval estimates
and that the navy appropriation bill
as reported by the Senate would have
levied $25 on evcry American family.
Citing the national debt. Represent
tative Frear said If was proposed to
spent billions for naval vessels, that
in n 1,riaF Tina WI ha of 80 ro0,. ~
ue than so many huge KEITH :.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
Filler COney Can't
Live. Belief Doctor

NatcheZ. Miss. Mar. 2I-The condi-
ton of Lieutenant w. D. Coney,
trans contnental flier, showed de
cided change for the worse today and
physicians announced they had little
hope for his recovery. bulletin is
sued at the hospital to which he was
brought after his crash at Crowville,
Louisiana, Friday, said the lieuten-
ants temperature was 100 IL. with
respiration embarrassed, and that an
indication Of pneumonia had been not
ed.
Special prayers Tor the recovery of
the injured flier were offered at all
the local churches this morning at
the request of the Natchez Chapter of
War Mothers. Mrs. f. f. Coney, the
aviator's mother. and other relatives
from Brunswick, Georgia, arrived to-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
New Bedford, Mass,
Bakeries Declare
for Open Shop Policy

New Bedford Mass, Mar. 21-Be-
ginning Monday morning the Master
Bakers of this city will inaugurate
an open shop policy. All the princi-
pal bakeries i'll the city. numbering
about 20 were represented at the
meeting, which unanimously voted
in favor of the change.
I've plan to put labor in our bake
riss strictly on an efficiency basis and
will pay accordingly" was the stat
ment issued.
Secretary John Ruffeley, Of the ia
kers' Union. commenting on the mas
ter bakers action. stated that ANY
cre who starts an open shop VIII
ha something on their hands,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
Protestant Pastors
Pay Tribute to
Cardinal Gibbons

Baltimore, Md, Mar. 27-Refer-
ences to the death of Cardinal Glib
bons, with tributes to his life and ex-.
pressions of sorrow for his loss,
were made in many Protestant pull
pits today. Prayers of sympathy
for the Notwithstanding as such
not only thousands under his Apos-
tolic authority but countless thou
sands of the city and the nation as
well--were uttered by many minis
tiers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
French Like Stand
i. S. on Soviet Trade

Paris March 27.-Satis faction in Of
fetal circles over the attitude adopted
by Secretary of State Hughes in his
note on the Russian Soviet trade pro-
pcsals, indicated in informal express
sionS yesterday, was followed today
by favorable comment in virtually all
the newspapers. which voiced gratifi-
cation that America had declined to
enter into commercial relations with
Soviet Russia. The only exception
was the Socialist newspaper Humanite,
which was non-committal. :;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
Thousand Houses Destroyed in Northwestern Pal
Jap Capital Strong Biting Wind Adds to Horrol
$4,000 Troops Aid Firemen in Fight to Save
Rest Of City, Streets Packed With Panic
Stricken Refugees -Sightseers from Other
Sections Add to General Confusion and
Congestion Imperial Gardens
Thrown Open to Sufferers

Toxic Mar 27-By The Associated Press 1.-The whole
city of Toxic mpered last night by the greatest fire with
which it has been visited decade The conagraon de-
styoed 1000 houses in the Yotsuya district the northwest
part fthe city, involving loss estimated 100000
yen, ormaly about S125000OO). Thousands of persons
made homeless and 1873 persons nure The burn
ed buildings included three hospitals bank several large
business houses
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Hon. Percival P. Baxter,
Governor of Maine,
Augusta, Maine.
My. Dear Governor Baxter:
l need hardly say that your letter
of March o5th, handed to be by Mr..
Chadbourne this morning, comes as a
surprise, in view of the very thorough
understanding you and | reached with
reference to my acting as executive
secretary of the Associated Industries
of Maine and at the same time continue
to perform my duties as chairman of
the Maine Public Utilities Commission
assumed that the assurances which
you gave me at , our interview at
which time | stated to you my desire
and intention of resigning would not
be at any future time modified or
withdrawn
Upon the Monday following Govern
or Parkhursts funeral, which was the
first day that you We're available in
the Governors Office for the tranSac-
ton of public business, | came to you
and told YOU that about the middle
of January the Associated Industries
facturerS formed partly for the mu-
tual interest and protection of them
selves and their employees, but broadly
interested in all public matters, had
asked me to become their executive
secretary, and inasmuch as there would
come before the present Legislature
several matters in which they were
interested, ] was asked to immediately
take charge of all matters for the as
ISOLATION. l told you that | accepted
the position upon the Wednesday that
Governor Parkhurst was taken i'll. and
upon the afternoon of that same tlaE
l made an effort TO see him and discuss
with him my resignation, to take cf-
feet at his earliest convenience. 1t
was, of course, impossible for me to
see him, and l waited in hopes that he
would shortly be sufficiently recovered
so that l could discuss matters With
him.
L had mentioned the fact of my de-
sire to resign to only very few
people. and hoped that no publicity
would be given the matter Very short
Continued on Page S-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
General Forecast

The middle Atlantic and New Eng
land states there will be rain Mon
day with much lower temperature and
cloudy and colder weather on Tues
day.
Winds-North of Sandy Hook will
be fresh south shifting winds to north;
unsettled weather and rain Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
THE WEATHER
RAIN

Northern New England and south
ern New England: Rain Monday:
colder in interior. Tuesday cloudy
and much colder.
Eastern New York: Rain and much
colder Monday. Tues day cloudy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
Bangor Shoe Company
Has $4,000 Fire Loss

Bangor, Me-. Mar. 27-Fire at mid
night, Saturday, practically destroyed
the stock of the Brockton Shoe Com
pany at IS Pickering Square. Max
Cohen, proprietor. estimates his loss
at $40 OTTO $4,000, partially covered
by insurance. The building, owned by
James r. Singleton, was slightly
damaged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Rain Monday. Tuesday generally fair
and much colder. Fresh s6utherly
winds becoming north and northwest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28

miles as it hung over the city. The
Diet, which was in session when the
blaze started. adjourned when it's
threatening nature was reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
CLEAVES' Def

Chairman Cleaves on Saturday morn
ing addressed the following letter to
Governor Baxter:
March 26, 1921.
Hon. Percival P. Baxter,
Governor of Maine,
Noino
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
TUESDAY: Colder

Genuine bargains In household fur
niture are advertised every day in
The Journal. Read the classified ads
and save money.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29
CENTENNIAL NEWS

a bonfire set for the express pur-
pose of being put out was extinguish
cd yesterday morning by the students
in Mr.. Heaton's Chemistry classes.
A fire drill was gone thru and then
tho student-body was released to
watch the youthful firefighters re-
ducc the burning pile to a shoulder
ing heap. The fire was put out thru
the use of all of the fire cXtinguish-
ers that are scattered thruout the
building. A time comes every year
when IL is thought best that the So
luton in the extinguishers be used
up and new solution, prepared by
the chemistrY students, be put in its
place, since the solution. IL not used
within u year or so, becomes less ef-
fective in extinguishing fires. and for
purposes of safety II is considered
wise to refill them once every year.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29
County Fair Dates

In Colorado there are 30 county and
other fairs of proportionatc or greater
than county magnitude, beside the
small fairs in the interests of neigh
horhoods, and tho state fairs.
Rut about onc-third of these have as
vet announced their 1921 dates, and
they are as follows as so far sent
to Manager Beaman OF tho Colorado
state fair:
Adams county brighton, Sept. 2o-e3,
Arkansas Valley fair, Rocky Ford,
Aug. a0-Sept. ..
Boulder county. Longmont. Sept
l3-lT.
vi Paso county, Calhan, oct. s-S
Larimer county, sterling, sept l5-is.
Logan county, sterling, Sept. 1914.
Morgan county, Fort Morgan. Aug.
1895.
Phillips county, Holyokc, Sept. 1i-l7.
Tri-County fair, Denver, Aug. 1913.
Washington county. Akron, Aug. 81
Sept. .
Weld county, Gret~y, Sept. eliza.
Yuma county, Yuma, Sept. 2i-2i
People OF this county will not for
got that pueblo county also has a
fair association and that II is located
at Goodpasturc. Also there are COM
munity fairs at Highlands aud Rye,
and possibly in other sections of Fu-
cblo county.
Colorado state fair, Pueblo, sept. &C.
30,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29
Jurymen Report

Age limit go years.. sickness and
other good and valid excuses had so
cut down the list OF % jury vcnirc-
men summoned by Process Server Fis-
Gus, that when the names were called
by Deputy District Clerk Nafe in di-
vision B OF the district court at $3.50
yesterday morning, but 2j lined up
and faced Judge Park.
or these four or five presented pret-
~ good excuses, but We're held for
tho day; one was held for week.
and finally an open venirc for men
was placed in the hands OF the sheriff
on the order OF the court.
when a man has arrived at the age
OF so years he Is Immune from Jury
service II he desires to he excused
some do and some don't. Men who
have served within twelve months as
jurymcn In a court 90 record are also
exempt. II "A man has been mem
bcr OF n volunteer fire department for
five years and has "A certificate to
that effect. he may be excused. There
are other valid eNcuecs. but the ordl-
nary business excuse does not go any
more. unless the cScuscc can show
to the court that his services are alb
splutclr indispensable.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29
Annual Luncheon

on next Thursday at 30 p. m. the
annual luncheon OF the woman's as
sociation Of the First Presbyterian
church VIII be given in tho church
parlors.
hil reservations should bo made no,
later than Tuesday 1890 to Mrs. Rose
Jones, phone sol.
An interesting program, consisting OF
"a report from each division president,
musical numbers, readings, etc, will
br given.
Friends and members OF the church
are cordially invited.
MATILDA II. CoDDING.
Secretary, Phone Of.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29

Il have actually gained twenty-five
pounds and l just think Tanlac is the
Crandest medicine in the world" said
Mrs. Robert o. Reynolds, le7 North
Denver, st. Kansas City, Mo.
For ten long years | suffered from
n very bad form OF rheuma usm, stom-
ach and nervous troubles. My appe-
titc was very poor. What little l did
cat soured on my stomach and | suf-
fcrcd the most severe pains in my
back, hips and shoulders. My rheu-
matism was so bad that l could not
raise my hands TO comb my hair and
my arms hurt me to my finger tips.
| became SO weak and run down that
l lost all my energy and life had be-
come almost 4 burden. | tried many
things but nothing helped me.
y had only taken my first bottle
OF Tanlac when / noticed my appetite
was improving and / could sleep bet
ter at night. I have taken three bot
ties and the way it has helped me and
huilt mo up Is really astonishing. l
can cat anything and everything with
out the slightest dlsagreeable after
effects. l sleep just fine at night and
am in better health than | have been
for years. | am glad to give this
statement, hoping that any who are
suffering as ] did may experience the
same wonderful results. which 1 be-
lieve they will II they give Taniac a
fair trlal."-Adv.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29
Basement Hosiery Savings

Ono Of the largest stocks of hosiery TO
be found in Colorado is in our Basement
Hosiery department, Hosiery that wears.
Hosiery that fits. Hosiery that satisfies.
Fast black, light weight Cotton Hose for
women; double sole and heel; hem top;
irrcculurs of the i5c kind; pair. 25c
Spring weight Lisle Hose with the seam
less foot and leg; black only; sizes Sla TO
10; zoe hose in irrogulars; pair. Soc
Boys fine rib, fine wearing, elastic leg
Hose ft any boy from to 16 years; re-
duccd from 35c to ................2 2oC
Infants fine rib Cotton Hose in white,
black or cordovan; no seams in the foot;
PAIR. .......... ............ -DC
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29
CENTRAL NOTES

All the students seemed glad to be
back to school after vacation and are
hoping to make their last quarter re-
momhered with high grades. Yesterday
was what might be termed, red letter
day" hut the faculty says that it is the
beginning of new quarter and the re-
port cards of the old quarter were Civ
en- out to the students.
quite a good deal of talk concerning
baseball is always heard in the build
ing. The students are now chiefly in
torestcd in the inter-class games that
are scheduled to be played and they
are confident of repeating the excellent
record they made last year in baseball.
This years operetta, 1.-THE Wild
Rose, promises TO be the best ever held
in the school Miss Hull. supervisor,
said concerning the operetta, Il have
no doubt that the operetta this year
will far surpass last years. In In
din,' the operctta presented last year.
the biggest hit of any ever presented,
hut this year | have more experienced
girls to take the parts and with the
continual rchearsing that the girls are
now doing. The Wild Rose will bc "A
certain success"
Forty people viii take part in the
operctta and ten extras will take part
in the Wild Rose dance. Bernicc Mour-
ming ana Tholma Staver will play the
leading parts. Both of these girls We're
in important parts in last years oper-
otta. The opcretta will be held in the
Central auditorium the evening of
April :. The tickets are now in the
hands OF the students are are being sold
for .j5.
At the last senior meeting the class
elected their commencement speakers
TO represent the class at graduation.
David Taub and Richard Mcpherson
were chosen as orators: Helen Hiles
and Thclmu Thomas as cssayists: Rita
Fist and Merna Johnston for readers;
Robert Tohcy. declaimer. and Sylvia
Gray. prophet
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29

Forecasts till $500 p. m, Tuesday;
For Pueblo and vicinity (radius 20
miles. Fair warmer tonight and Tues
day,
For Colorado: Fair tonight. slightly
warmer in west portion. much warmer
In east portion; frost in western val
lcys. freezing temperature In south
west valleys. Tuesday fair. warmer in
southeast portion.
For southern Rocky Mountain region.
Period March es-April =, inclusive ds-
sued from Washington: Freezing tenn
poraturo and frost beginning OF week,
and normal thereafter. Generally fair,
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Tho pressure is high from the Pacific
coast to the Appalachians, unusually
high barometer readings being reported
from the Missouri valley, with general
ly low temperatures within the high
area Precipitation has occurred at
many points from oklahoma northeast
ward to tho lower lake region. uusoa-
sonably high temperatures prevail
along tho Atlantic coast.
Under the influence OF the high pres
sure In the west, tho weather in Pueblo
and vicinity will he fair tonight and
Tuesday. with steadily rising tempera-
turc.
W. ID. FULLER.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29

soon found relief. Now can do all my
own work and it is the Vegetable Com
pound that has saved me from an opera
ton. l cannot praise your medicine too
highly and tell all of my friends and
neighbors what the Compound did for
me. = Mrs. MARGARET MCCuMBER.
q $. Frazier St, Georgetown, Illinois.
Mrs. McCumber is one of the unnum-
bered thousands of housewives who
struggle to keepabout their daily tasks,
while suffering from ailments peculiar
to women with backache, sideaches,
headaches, bcaring-down pains and ner-
vousncss, and If every such woman
should profit by her experience and give
Lydia Il. pinkham's Vegetable Com
psund trial they would get we'll. ,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29

THE TOWN.
From the heart of the hills l have
come down
By a long path to the heart of the
town.
o hard and invineible' brilliant and
You weary my spirit, you weary my
feet;
I tread your street and your various
ways
And l long for the hills, yet my lips
make praise.
From the heart of the hills 1 have
come down
For l cannot stay long from the heart
of the town.
BY Lydia Gibson.
the Rev. and Mrs. c. S. Long. an in
formal reception will be given this
evening at s O'Clock in the Guild hall
of Holy Trinity church. All members
of the parish and friends are cordially
invited to attend.
The Chic club will meet this after
noon with Mrs, w. r. Stewart when
the program will be given as follows:
Roll call, Italian Artists, Mrs. Pinker-
ton; Art in Florence, Mrs. Carlton;
music.
Miss Cherrlngton and Miss Bessie
Bell will be hostesses at the meeting
of the Fortnightly club in the home
of Mrs. w. f. Rich, next saturday
afternoon, Miss Edith Wilson will
read "a paper on Folk Music" the
leading thought of which will be that
THE folk music of any land is a
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-29
PERSONS AND EVENTS

soil from which genius drawns sus-
tenance for fresh growth"
The New Century club will meet this
morning with Mrs. Harry p. Worries
leader of the lesson on THE Litera-
ture of Russia in the Time of Tur-
gcniev and Dostoievski."
The Edison school will give an en-
tcrtainment to friends and patrons
Thursday afternoon at ? o'clock and,
also, that evening at O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II - d, of Avon
dale, entertained at dinner on Easter
DAY. the following guests motoring out
from Pueblo; Mr.. and Mrs James G.,
Elliott and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
William d. Clayton, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
I;ustler and children.
Miss Ruth Hartman and Miss Ruth
Lowry returned yesterday to Denver
where they resumed their studies at
the Denver university
Mrs. Wilbur Newton and children,
accompanied by Miss katherine Rob-
inson, will leave Thursday for Youngs-
town, o., where they will visit Mrs.
Newton's parents.
Miss Edith Thomas of Denver, after
a weeks visit with Miss Mary sharp,
returned to her home Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph Moore English of Sa-
Ida, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Caldwell
Mrs. \. S. Cuthbertson and Miss
Lulu Cuthbertson are planning TO
leave tomorrow for Longmont, Colo,
TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. stuart Cuth-
bertson.