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Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01

Washington. Jan. 31-President
Harding would be requested to urge
world wide limitation of narcotic
and habit tforming drug production
under resolution introduced today
by Chairman Porter of the House
foreign affairs committee
1T is the imperative duty Of the
United States to protect it's people
from the persistent ravages of habit
forming drugs" the resolution said,
land effective control can only be
had by limiting production"
Asserting that present conditions
arising from the use of narcotic
drugs, are due solely to production
many times greater than is necessary
the resolutnio requests the president
TO urge upon the governments of
Great Britain and Persia and Tur-
key. the immediate necessity of
limiting growth of the poppy and the
production of opium and it's diriva-
tives. exclusively to the amount ac-
tually required forstrictly medical
and scientific purposes.
~ special committee appointed by
the secretary of the treasury in 1913
tofnvestiSato the drug traffic, the
| resolution said, was of the opinion
| that at that time there were one
| million addicts in the United States
| ranging in age from IS to IS years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
GROUPS DISCUSS ROADS

Representatives of the Maine Au-
tomotive Dealers Association, the
Ways and Bridges Committee of the
Legislature, the Governors Council,
the State Highway Commission, the
Farm Bureau, and other organiza-
tions attended conference at the
State House, Wednesday at the invi-
tation of the Maine Automobile AS
sociation. The directors of the latter
organization, representing every Sec
ton OF the State. were also present.
The meeting was called to discuss the
revision of highway legislation for
presentation at this session of the
Legislature and among the matters
considered were a possible bond issue
for future highway construction, the
gasoline tax. and obtaining money
for the construction of third class
roads.
Ernest F. Clason, of Lisbon Falls,
former member of the Governors
Council and of the Way and Bridge
committee Of recent Legislatures, q
director of the Maine Automobile AS
sociation, presided. President Hiram
w. Kicker, of the Association was
present, as was also Frank D. Mar
snail, or IOrtland, chairman OF the
| organizations Legislative committee.
n. w. Hoegg Jr., secretary Of the NJ.
A. A.. was secretary Of the meeting.
Informal votes were taken upon
several of the questions at issue.
! These were not binding in any sense
of the word and were simply intend
ed to get at the prevailing sentiment
in connection with the propositions
presented. The sentiment in favor of
further bond issue to complete the
State Highway system was almost
unanimous and it was decided that
| $4,000 was the proper amount for
this purpose. There was strong
sentiment in favor Of bond issue
for the construction of Statc-Aid
! Roads and the idea seemed to be
that this should also be for about
! IS 100000. This would make 1T nee
essary to ask the Legislature for a
resolve allowing the constitutional
limit to be raised to $2O,000,0O0. as
$40 900, 900 have already been author
| lied by the voters in the past.
| The sentiment was almost unanl-
nous for a gasoline tax for mainten-
ance and the majority favored TWO
! cent tax with no restrictions.
! Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
P|TTSF|ELD Mill
WORKER DASHED TO
death IN SHAFTING

Pittsfield, Me, Jan. 31-At the
grain mill of the Eastern Grain COM
pany here this afternoon Melvin G..
Kicker one of the employees of the
mill was caught in the shafting used
with the car puller and whrled to
instant death. The body was badly
maneled one arm being completely
pulled from the body. His coat was
apparently caught and wound into
the shafting but as there were no
witnesses to the accident it is i'm
possible to say just how it happened.
lie was about 80 years Cf age and
has been employed by the Eastern
Grain company for II years.
Mr.. Kicker is survived by wife
and daughter. Miss Violet Rickre,
aged about 10 and n son Norman,
aged Is years; by two sisters, Mrs.
Scott Burns of Clinton and Mrs. Wal
ter Reynolds of Winslow and by a
brother. Charles Kicker of Fairfield
and by his mother. Mrs. Kicker, who
lives with her daughter at Winslow.
The body was taken to Martins
undertaking rooms. The funeral ar
ranGements Viii he announced. Mr..
Kicker was a valued omploye of the
company and had many friends about
town and deep sympathy is extended
to the bcreaved family.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
TRADE COMMISSION
ORDERED TO PROBE
COTTON INDUSTRY

Washington, Jan. 31-The federal
trade commission was directed by
the Senate today to make a sweep
ing investigation into all branches
of the cotton industry, including
production, marketing and mill op-
erations.
The inquiry was provided for in
a resolution by Senator Smith, Dem
Ocrat, South Carolina, which the
Senate adopted without debate.
The federal trade commission,
under the resolution. would investi-
gate the facts relating to alleged
corporate violations of the antitrust
laws. with respect to operations in
cotton, including conduct of cotton
exchanges and operations upon
such exchanges by corporations,
partnerships and individuals; the
effect, if any, of such operations in
future contracts upon the price of
spot cotton sold in interstate or for
eign commerce, and the relation to
such antitrust law violations of the
demand for cotton and the supply
and methods of marketing it in in
terstate and foreign commerce."
The inquiry was declared to be
for the purpose of providing Con-
gress with information to serve as a
basis for such legislation as might
be found necessary to regulate the
cotton industry.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
Maine Man Named
Vice President of
N. E.. Milk Producers

Boston. Jan. 31.-The New Eng
land Milk Producers Assoclatlon'
which closed its annual session here
tonight, spent most of the day en-
deavoring to place New England and
New York senators on record on the
NoiGht anti-filled milk bill, pending
in the Senate for nine months.
At noon the milk producers sent a
telegram to Senator Lodge, asking as
to the correctness OF newspaper re-
ports that he and other senator's had
agreed to sidetrack the Voight Dill
and other agricultural legislation IN
favor of the ship subsidy bill.
Senator Lodges reply read:
your telegram received. Noth-
ing was said about filled milk bill
when and other senators saw Presl-
dent on Saturday last and there has
been no other conference of senators
with President. :hat / am aware OF.
since his illness. Personally, L
strongly favor the bill and expect it
to be passed"
DIR. George r. Little. of Schaghto-
coke. n Y. was elected president;
Charles Fl. Fields, Reeds Ferry. N.
H., vice president; w. T.. KNIGHT,
Clinton, Me-. director at-large: Geo.
Young. Turner. Me. George ii. New
crs. jefferson. n. H.. Mark II. Moody.
Waterbury. VT, c. Z. Wolcott, Barre.
directors.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
SEIZE CUSTOMS

Duesseldorf, Jan. 31.-(By A. P.)
Seizure of the Ruhr customs by
the French; the low level of coal
production reached; the practical
disappearance of empty coal cars
from the region, threatening a COM
plete stoppage of work at the mines
within few days: the cutting of the
Cologne-Berlin trunk telephone and
telegraph cables at several places
around Essen, completely isolating
the city from the outside world. and
a more acute scarcity of food
these were the developments of the
21st day OF the Franco-Belgian occu-
patton.
The taking over of the customs by
the French is the most severe econ
tered the Ruhr. NJ. Filippi, the
AYERS that the defectionS of the per-
sonnel of the German functionaries
amount to only about 40 per cent;
these were Immediately replaced and
work proceeded normally. The Ger
mans declare that more than 20 per
cent of their customs staff walked
out and insist that the French will
not be able to handle collections.
a visit to the Duisberg central
customs house disclosed little con-
geStion.
The coal production yesterday fell
below % per cent of normal for the
first time since the occupation. Only
a little more than 100000 tons were
brought to the surface, and owing
to the shortage of "empties," about
10000 tons were loaded and cleared
from the pitheads.
Despite the low production, the
French admitted this evening that
should the shortage of empties be-
come worse the mines may have to
shut down in a few days.
The railroad strike shows no signs
of improving. 1t is effective through
out the Ruhr and at Wiesbaden, Co.
blenZ and Cologne. The stations be-
tween Dusseldorf. Essen. Duisberg
and Ruhrort are filled with people
for the most part workers. unable to
reach the city. They are bitter
against the railroad men.
The Germans have stopped the
Paris-Warsaw express at the Cologne
station for the past two days; no
international eastbound train gets
beyond Cologne.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
MARTIAL LAW SOON

Dusseldorf, Tuesday, Jan. 30
(By A. P.-Delayed)-The French
are losing patience in the face of the
stubborn resistance of the Germans,
and there is evidence that real mill
tary occupation is coming in the
Ruhr. Stern measures including
martial law, an early curfew, sup
preston of the use of automobiles
and the censorship Of newspapers
will be enforced in a few days, after
the last opportunity has been given
the Germans by the Quai D'Orsay
to make a suitable reparation offer.
These measures will come into
effect should Berlin refuse to come
to terms, and the Reich has been
Informed of them through diplomatic
channels" General Degoutte, Allied
Commander in-chief in the occupa-
tional zone, told the Associated Press
today.
The French determination to en-
force stern measures after three
weeks of threatening but withal
mild occupation has already pro-
duced symptoms of pacification and
created a more receptive mood
among the population.
Their French today began requisi-
tloning automobiles in the Duisburg-
Ruhrort- -Hamborn region. The coal
magnates and industrial leaders who
have been racing through the Ruhr
In high powered cars were halted
and their machines confiscated and
sent to French garages.
The animOSity of the trades work.
man against the railway men has
caused the Berlin government to pla-
card the Ruhr with posters saying,
the rail men are not responsible for
the increase in the cost of living.
The French alone are responsible"
The workers in the state-owned
coke ovens at Recklinghausen sent
a delegation to General Caron, COM
mander of the Thirty Second Army
Corps, asking permission to return
to work. They have been striking
Tor the last ten days. General Car
on replied that the French had never
interdicted them from work and that,
before he would receive them they
must apologize in writing for the
menacing and insulting letters sent
during the strike. The apology was
forth coming and the workmen said
they would resume their labors to-
morrow.
Food is getting scarce in Duessel-
dorff. and meat was selling for from
5000 to 1000 marks a pound.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
Grange Hall at
! |Hartland Destroyed
| By Fire; Loss $4,000
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

(SDeClaI 10 heHIlcDeC JOuIIldV
Hartland, Jan. 31-A serious loss
was suffered by the Patrons Of Hus-
bandry here today, when the Grange
hall burned fiat early this morning.
The fire was discovered and an
alarm rung in at Gas A. NJ. 1t had
gained too much headway, however,
for ten minutes later the entire bull
ding burst out in flames, and in spite
of the valient efforts of the Volun-
teer Fire Company, which arrived al
most Immediately. it was reduced to
the ground in less than an hour. The
stable adjoining the hall was saved
with but little damage. No persons
were injured and no other property
was damaged.
1t was impossible to determine the
origin of the fire. The Knights OF
Pythias held it's regular meeting
there the night before and were the
last occupants.
The building was a wooden struc-
ture erected about 1912, with it's con-
tents, was valued at about $4,000,
and was insured for only $4,000.
Aside from it's regular use as a
grange hall. it also served as meet
ing place for the local chapters or
the Macabees, Modern Woodman OF
America, knights of Pythias and
Pythian Sisters.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01

London, Jan. 81. (By A. P.)-The
cabinet council today with unexpcct-
cd promptitude and almost without
further debate decided to accept the
American terms for funding the
British debt, and, so far as known to-
night. without reservations of any
kind.
No official statement has been is
sued beyond the bare announcement
of acceptance, and if there are any
reservations or counter proposals,
they will probably become known
only after the ambassador at Wash
ington has communicated the Brit ish
governments decision to the State
Department.
The American ami assador. Colonel
Harvey. expressing to the Associat-
ed Press his qualification that the
matter had been thus arranged, said
he considered it 4 fair and just set
tlment.
That the cabinet should have decid-
ed after practically only one sitting
causes genera surprise. The aiacrity
with which dissenting ministers have
been brought into line says much for
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
Farm Credits Bill
Passage Predicted
In Senate Friday

Washington. Jan. 31-Passage by
the Senate Friday of the Lenroot- An
derson farm credits bill, the second
and last of the farmer relief program.
was regarded as certain today by an
agreement for n vote on that day and
the overwhelming defeat of a motion
for recommitta1.
The unanimous consent agreement
for "a final roll call Friday was offered
by Senator Swanson. Democrat, Vir-
ginia, after conferences with leaders
on both sides, but was adopted only
after Senator Lenroot, Republican.
Wisconsin,, had threatened to hold
the Senate in session tonight.
After disposing Of the credit meas
ure, the Senate will take up the War
Department. appropriation bill with
the shipping bill following on the pro-
gram: Considerable debate on the
army budget is predicted with the
possibility that opponents Of the ship
ping bill woud use it, as it has been
charged they have the farm credit
legislation, as a buffer against the
shipping measure. ,,.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
REFlJsE TO CONFIRM

!, WAS fhe same story at the
|r.,nesday session of the Executive
copncjl: members failed to confirm
|,,, Governors nomination of Harry
! Nixon as recorder of the Port
i,nd municipal court. This was the
yeopd time the matter was consid-
.,pd, the councillors last week hav-
n, voted not to confirm and then
having reconsidered the vote, post
uojug the question for one week.
Although the matter was taken up
/, executive session Yesterday. it is
raderstood that the vote was the
nme as a week ago, four opposed
,M three in favor, and that the
Inpup on the vote was not all
Aanged. being: In favor, Council
m Leroy r. Folsom of Norridge-
yuk Rupert H. Baxter of Bath and
william S. Owen of Milo; opposed,
COqpcilors Cecil +. Clark of Hollis,
|n Herbert A. Lombard of Bridg-
iou James J. Clement of Montville
am Robert ]. Peacock of Lubec.
No statement concerning the mat
ts vas given out yesterday by Gov
eror Baxter. There was consider
aae SPECULATION around the State
House Yesterday as to the next move
h the case-whethe Governor
Baxter will renominate Mr.. Nixon
Or name another Democrat. or
Continued on Page 9, Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
Haverhill Unions
Admit Defeat of
Proposed Work Pact

Haverhill, Mass. Jan. 31--Defcat by
the membership of the Shoe Worke kers'
Protective Union here of the pro-
posed new working agreement for
1924 was conceded tonight by
union officials and manufacturers
after the Shoe cutters Union had
voted in opposition tc the terms Of
fered.
Half of the 10000 members of the
Shoe Workers Protective Union have
now rejected the agreement.
The caluSe in the proposed agree
ment providing for Saturday fore
noon work ut overtime rates OF pay
has led to the action of the workers.
both sides admit. 1t is intimated
that when the full vote of the unions
has been polled. the agreement will he
snt to a conference committee for
revision.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
Federal RADIO
CONTROL MEASURE
PASSED BY HOUSE

Washington, Jan 31-The federal
radio control bill, vesting broad
powers in the Department Of Com
mcrce for regulation and supervision
Of all phases of wireless telegraph
and telephone Communication, was
passed today by the House.
The bill is intended to bring order
out of the chaos in the air as the re =
suit of thousands of stations compet-
ing on similar wave lengths. Lii
censes would be required from all
transmitting operators except gov
ernment employees. and the secretary
OF commerce would assign wave
lengths 10 various stations and SUI
nervisc. where necessary, their send
ing periods.
\ section of the bill dealing with
possible monopolies of the wireless
business of the nation, vests in the
secretary the power to refuse or re-
woke licenses where Il monopoly is
threatened.
Amateur receiving stations would
not be affected by the bill and anna =
tour tranSmitters would have 4 spec
ial series Of wave lengths set aside
for them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
Gay Head Mourning
Death of Vanderhoop
Prominent Citizen

Martha Vineyard, Mass. Jan. 81
The little settlement of Gay Head,
was still mourning today the death
of it's most famous citizen. Edwin De-
Freeze Nanderhoop, who was a
whaler. a school teacher, a legislator
and minister to Haiti. The son of
Beulah Occootch Salisbury. a full
blooded member of the tribe of Gay
Head Indians, and of William A.
Nanderhoop. a native of Surinam,
Dutch Guiana. was accorded funeral
and burial honors yesterday that in
cluded representation of most of
the remaining members of the it;le
tribe, of the Grand Army of the Re
public. of which he was one, and of
the islands state. county and town
official groups, in each of which he
had held high place in the councils.
The bearers were in uniform, and
military honorS were rendered at
the grave.
Mr.. Vanderhoop was in his 10th
wear,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
League to Settle
boundary of Hungary
and CZechO-SlOyakia

q, taS' ,ha Jan. 3l.-Dy A. P.)-Onc
y,s 4s ~. clouds hanging over Europe
Sor..isS .I.iisSipated today when Czecho-
procaS, sa,a and Hungary accepted the
Of ouTe NV proposed by the council
iSe NV h League of Nations to settle
psSuuuhdary dispute between them.
,oIS representatives. ~ of both countries
,oa., .i,e council at its meeting here
dses... .hat they would abide by its
ssss..!o ,as council decided to follow the
bIyS ISsussIon sns OF the last league assem-
snce S1a y. call an international confer
Nasb;r.. consider extension of the
lovars' 's.on s. naval accord to those
icoitv' ' ~ mat did not have the oppor-
,iswv ~ VI signing the agreement. In
tirct;a,.' me beneficial results in this
the fos.a fun mat may be derived from
sress s;.Ilcomlng ~ Pan-A Con-
eded ~ ~ santiago, the council de-
Ge nav,I W. Ipostpone fixing the date for
taro ral ma conference until the San
h .n;e .nn;eeeting has adjourned.
EaH .p''e ~ e OF the intervention of the
spprouu.., halfour, who declared that
aot tpprlations for ornaments did
Which ~ a practical basis from
stops ~ ~ hgure proportional limit
stance .ne a council decided, in pur-
lie las, VI y. resolution adopted by
BEN s ~ assembly, to invite all mem
slnual a. Ie League to limit their
hhe expenditures for armauYents
nounts appropriated in 1913.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
DeplOres Irish
Govt Threat in
Case of BagWell

Dublin, Jan. 31.-(By A. PIN the
Dali Eireann today Tom Johnson. the
Labor leader, condemned the govern
ments s threat of punitive action against
the persons who kidnapped Senator
John Bagwell Tuesday night at SUIT
ton. County Dublin, unless Bagwell
was released unharmed within As
hours. Mr.. Johnson said the govern
mcnt's proclamation was really chai-
lenge to the irregularS to do their
worst and that it was not likely to
serve as protection to Bagwell.
(Bagwell was released today, accord
ing to advices from Belfast)
Professor John MacNeill. speaker of
the chamber. said conspiracy undoubt-
cdly existed to overthrow the state.
and that the proclamation was directed
only against those associated with it
and who were public enemies.
Richard Mulcahy. minister of de-
fense replying after the debate to the
statement of Mr.. Johnson, declared the
government must prevent the success
of the conspiracy to kidnep members
of the Dali, and senator's. The first
step in the conspiracy, Mr.. Mulcahy
added. was the assassination of Hean
Hales. and he was convinced the policy
of assassination had ended with the
governments action in executing the
responsible men in Mountjoy prison.
Whatever lives it cost. the govern
ment was determined to outlaw per-
sons carrying pistols.
Mr. Mulcahy revealed that after the
fighting at the Four Courts last year he
had a private talk with Eamon de Va
lera who, he said. disagreed with what
was being done. but declared that as
4 >4@r1 hot
policy he would merely be an humble
soldier behind it. Yet. the minister OF
defense added, a few months after
wards De Valera arranged to be pres
cnt at the executive council and was
making plans to support his so-called
army. which meant the destruction of
railways and the shooting of public
representatives and the burning of
their homes. He said he did not be-
lieve the people who started this trou-
BILE could now break it up.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
Resume of Days
| Happenings in
National Capitol

Peru, it became known. has been
issed whether the appointment of
SENATOR POindeXter, of Washington,
IS American ambassador at Lima,
would be acceptable
Investigation by tho Federal Trade
Commission into all phases of the
c'iton industry, including production,
marketing and mill operations, was
ordered by the Senate.
The Federal Reserve Board. in a
fvleW OF conditions reported renew
@ Indications of recovery in the ag-
hGltural industry from months of
Gpression.
Railroads were directed by the In
ES'ate Commerce Commission to re-
.nc the sale of interchangeable
Mileage books at twenty per cent
feuction from regular passenger
htes.
Customs officials estimated that
ealles on imports would exceed s4S0.-
'NvVO IN the current fiscal year
tidlny June 30, establishing a new
rcofd for government revenue from
hat source.
Rejection Of the nomination of
,smeS &. McNary, of New Mexico. to
" comptroller Of the currency was
saaeFstood to be favored by two of
ue three members of the Senate sub
uhm'tee named to consider con-
frmation,
haral credits legislation made prog
sts r IN both house Of Congress, the
Iad'e refusing to re-commit the
nlloot-Anderson bill and agreeing
t@,ole on it Friday, while the House
.aaSlhg committee began hearings
vi lhe Capper proposal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-02-01
Deplores Trend
Toward NOn-use
Silver as Currency

New York, Jan. 31-Declaring that
"the paramount danger to the silver
mining industry lies in the continual
ton of the recent steady. remorse-
less increase of the discontinuance of
it's use as money" Francis II. Brown
ell. vice president of the American
Smelling and Refining company. to-
night made public a copy of letter
to Senator Pittman, Democrat,
Nevada, denying the latter's recent
allegation that smelling companies
are not directly interested in the
price of silver and have given no aid
toward the formation of a silver SELL
ing and credit organization.
"If, for the next ten years, the ten
dency of mankind to abolish the use
of silver for monetary purposes,
equals the movement in that direction
for the last ten years, one may
readily envisage the ultimate de-
struction of that intrinsic value In
silver which has been placed upon 1t
by the consensus of opinion of man
kind since the dawn of history.
mo association Of smelling COM
panics and mines, either, or both,
can stop this tendency. 1t requires
the action of governmentS."