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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-03
4. h. Butler Buys Stinchield Shoe
Business

Attorney A. *. Butler has purchas-
ed OF Mrs. Mary b. Stinchheld her
shoe business in the ]. Palmer Merrill
building Mr.. Butler has engaged
Thurman Cole of Portland. an expert
enced man from the Palmer Shoe
Store of that city. who will come here
as soon as possible to work in the
store.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-03

Pictures of the flood Can furnish
you postal card pictures OF the flood.
several different views. Sc each. Just
the thing to send your friends. Seth
Studio, Skowhegan. 1w18
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-03
Card of Thanks

I wish to thank my friends and
neighbors for their kindness to me
while in Somerset Hospital.
Mrs. Thomas Guilfoyle
Skowhegan, Maine, May 3. 1923
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-03

Oneseme Bouchard had the misfor-
tune to saw off one of the fingers on
mis- left hand while saving wood last
Thursday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-03

1923 will no doubt go down in his
tory as record year in more things
than one as far as weather, snow, ice,
cold and water are concerned. Dur
ing the winter we have had deeper
snow, colder weather at times and
warmer weather at other times than
was ever known, thicker ice and
Evening star., 1923-03-07
GEORGIA GOVERNOR
TO AID DAUCHERTY
HardWiCk Is Named Special
Assistant Attorney Gen.
eraI When Term Ends.
CRAGO ALSO is APPOINTED
Both Will Join Corps of Prosecutors
fo United States War
Fraud Cases.
CRAGO ALSO Is APPOINTED
BY tire Associated Press.

BY tire Associated Press
ATLANTA, Ga, March Coy
Thomas Hardwick announced here to-
day that he would accept an appoint.
ment as special United States -Attor.
ney General at the expiration of his
term as governor of Georgia in June
Gov. Hardwick's term as chief ex-
eCutive of Georgia will expire on the
fourth Wednesday of June. when he
will lie succeeded by Clifford NJ
Walker. who was elected IN the gen.
eral election last fall.
In d statement today announcing his
acceptance of the appointment the
governor said:
1.-THE position in question is special as.
sistant to the Attorney General on the
advisory board of the war transactions
section of the Department of Justice, fol
the investigation and prosecution oi
fraud cases growing out of the war.
The appointment is strictly and
purely professional one. and the board
is bipartisan and non-political. my i'm.
mediate successor being former Sena.
tor Thomas of Colorado. a democrat.
.tAt an early date | shall go to Wash
ington for consultation with my col.
leagues, and hope to be able to begin
my service there on July ].
Evening star., 1923-03-07
White House Announcement
Shows Gradual Reduction
in Most Departments.
WAR AND NAVY HEAD LIST
IN PERSONNEL REDUCTION
Post Office Figures Indicate In
erease-Veterans' Bureau Also
Gains Workers.

\ net reduction of 9s.7ea in the
personnel of all departments and in
dependent establishments of the gov
eminent was effected during the first
two years of President Harding's ad-
ministration. according TO an an
nouncement from the White House
today.
The figures, which were reported
in response to an inquiry by the
President. showed that from March 4,
1921, to March 4. 1929. there had been
an aggregate reduction of 119,1Ss, but
that this figure was in part offset
by certain increases, amounting to
! 20,396.
Post Ohice Increase
decrease, although few indicated an
/ increase
The total personnel in 1921 was
606.797, and on March 4. 1923, 504,17S.
The War Department showed the
largest decrease, of 45,020, with the
Navy Department second. with 43.o37,
and the Treasury Department third,
with 19.l54.
The largest increase took place in
the Post Office Department. which. it
was explained. increases it's business
each year. The increase amounted to
9.166 net, with the present personnel
at 253.054. The Veterans Bureau was
second in net increase for the two
years, gaining 6,6s3. while the De-
partment of Agriculture was third on
the list of increases. gaining 1,197.
Statement in Full.
The statement as made public at the
White House today follows:
In response to an inquiry directed
| by the President to all the Depart
ments and independent establish
ments of the government relating to
the number of employees and to the
increases and reductions In the gov
ernment personnel between March 4,
1921, and March 4. 1923, a tabulation
| has been prepared showing a net
reduction of 9S.a92.
The detailed figures furnished by all
the departments and independent es-
Establishments show that reductions
aggregate 119,1SS. These were in part
Offset by increases in certain depart
ments amounting to 20.596, the diff
ference between these two figures Is
9S.792. which represents the net re-
uuCllOH.. lie l5 uIes, WuiCu nave
been carefully tabulated present some
interesting lights upon the tendencies
of the government service. 1t is
found that the staff has been reduced
in nearly all of the departments and
establishments. Specifically there
have been reductions in the Depart
ment of State, Treasury. War, Navy,
Interior. Commerce and Labor: in the
Civil Service Commission. Interstat te
Commerce Commission, Federal Trade
Commission. Shipping Board. railroad
administration, alien property Gus
todian. United States employees COM
pensaton commission, government
printing office, United States bureau
of efficiency, Controller General OF
| the United States and Federal Re-
serve Board. The most important of
these decreases are:
Treasury Department, 1874.
War Department, 45.020.
Navy Department 43,031.
Interior Department, 431.
Department of Commerce, 1871
Department of Labor, 499.
| Civil Service Commission, -.
Federal Trade Commission, 3.
/ United States Shipping Board, 5.431.
- T%ontjDuad ON PAGE (NoIumn p
Evening star., 1923-03-07
president BANS
SET OUTING PLAN
Only Routine Is to Drift Down
Stream 30 Miles or So,
Then So Holes of Golf.
DISLIKES SET SCHEDULES
Prefers to Act on Spur of Moment
on Vacations-Press Aids in
Preserving Privacy.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

NEW SMYRNA. Fla. March =
President Harding has drawn d new
map of Floriua. 1t consists of a
250-mile stretch of shallow water
otherwise known as Indian River In
let and eleven green areas on shore
labeled Golf" in capital letters Of
red.
No cities. towns. villages. people,
brass bands, reception committees.
official keys to the city, in fact, no
inhabitants at all have any place
in the Harding sun. The Florida
newspapers, democratic by tradition.
but happy over the presence of their
distinguished visitor. exhort the popu-
lace TO let the President absolutely
alone and have d real vacation. So
'twixt golf and shore and the drifting
houseboat, Mr.. Harding has begun
under very favorable weather condi-
tions a vacation of seclusion. The
program, If there is such a thing, can
be varied but slightly: Thirty or
forty miles down stream on the
houseboat, thirty-six holes of golf
and back to the houseboat again
President Dislikes "Prosram..
When and where the party will be
each day depends upon the weather
and the Presidents inclination. He
dislikes cut and dried programs. He
has enough of that in the White
House. Everything there is scheduled
by the minute and hour. Mr.. Harding
welcomes the opportunity here to do
what he pleases and when he pIeases
Its a little difficult for secret service
men and the newspaper men who are
obliged to keep in sight of the Pres
ident all the time if they can. The
reporters trail along on shore in
autos and wait at each docking place
for the Presidential house boat to
arrive with the daily golf party. The
secret service men have a small yacht
and a speed boat as well as a high
powered automobile, and they manage
to keep the President free from in
truSion.
Speaking of the absence of a
schedule for the ten days. this is
typical of Mr.. Harding on vacations.
He is a believer in the theory that
there's more fun in spontaneous eN-
Many years ago before he was in
politics he is said to have suggested
at breakfast to Mrs. Harding that
they go to Europe, and they left at
noon. On another occasion the Hard
ings went to Hawaii on much less
notice than that.
Party Splits Up.
The arrival of the presidential party
at Ormond, the first golf stop. was
attended by considerable rearranging
of plans at the last minute. Senator
Hale of Maine and former Senator
Freylinghuysen Of New Jersey and
John Barton Payne, who was Secre-
tary of the Interior in the Wilson ad-
ministration. but who is now chair
man of the American Red Cross were
ali planning to say goodbye to the
President at Ormond, and continue on
to Miami by rail to pick up the good
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1923-03-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March "A coun d'etat,
planned to occur about the middle
Of the present month, has been nipped
in the bud by the arrest of fifteen
persons at Munich, according to the
authorities.
The ringleaders are said to have
been Prof. Fuch. well, known dra.
matte critic; Herr Machaus, a musical
conductor, and DR.. Kueh Herr Machus,
musical conductor, and DR.. Kuehles,
formerly legal adviser to the Munich
town council.
DIR. Randolph related personal ex-
periences In connection with mission
activities in New York city. pointing
out how such institutions as the Mis-
sion of Living. Waters and the Bowery
Mission had performed invaluable
service to the metropolis in amelio-
rating Conditions among the poor and
in starting down-and- -outers on a
career in successful business or pro-
fessional fields.
Referring to the drive being con-
Quoted by the local mission, DIR. Ran
dolph called attention to the fact that
benefits were not only to be derived
by the unfortunate men and women
who apply at the mission for aid, but
also by those contributing in the cam
paign. The satisfaction of knowing
that one is helping lis fellow Lein-s
Evening star., 1923-03-07
Speeding of Senote's Work by
Upholding Majority Planned

Senator Curtis of Kansas. republi-
can whip and assistant leader of the
Senate, during the recess of Congress
will draft a set Of amendments to be
proposed to the Senate rules in an
effort to make it possible for a ma
iority of the Senate to do business in
a reasonable time.
Senator Curtis is chairman of the
Senate rules committee, to which
these proposed amendments will be
referred, and he intends at the next
session Of Congress to do his utmost
to bring about a reform which will
enable the Senate to do business.
Adherence to Subject.
One of these proposals will be to
compel a senator to talk on the sub
ect directly before the Senate for
consideration. Under the existing
rules a senator may speak on any
thing in the wide world, no matter
what is up for consideration.
A. second proposal will be to limit
.iehaie afrcf certain time and tn
Evening star., 1923-03-07
BANK SHY S600,OlO,
j. S. CHECKING UP
Springfield National Liberty
Bond Account Reported
Heavily Short.
FATE PREVENTS SUICIDE
Cashier Slashes Wrists in His Ga
rage, Falls Against Signal But
ton-Neighbors Respond.
FATE PREVENTS SUICIDE
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. March -
Work of checking up the books of
the Springfield National Bank pro-
ceeded today after the bank had
closed its doors last night following
discovery of an apparent shortage of
$500 900 in the liberty bond accounts
of the institution.
A. II. Penfield. cashier, who had
charge of the liberty bond accounts,
according to directors, was said to
be recovering from aris attempted sui
eide yesterday. No charge has been
pre- ferred against Penfeld by either
bank officials or the bank examiners.
The institution is now in the hands
of the controller of the Treasury.
Bank officials said they had no
knowledge as to what became of the
bonds believed to have been taken
from the bank.
Indications were. according to Of
ficials, that depositors Will not lose
heavily because of the apparent
shortage. According to the last
statement of the bank, December 20,
total liabilities of the bank were
placed at about s2,400,006.
Penfield's attempt at suicide was
made in a garage in the rear of his
home. AS loss of blood weakened
him he fell against the button which
oneratt,d the horn on his automobile
and the noise attracted neighbors
who called physician. He has made
no statement regarding the affairs
of the bank. according to his father
in-law, DIR. d. X. Gotwald.
Evening star., 1923-03-07
POISON RUM SALES
CALLED MURDERS
Five MidWestern States Take
Action to Stop Liquor
Fatalities.
PLAN ENFORCEMENT LAWS
Legislatures Consider Methods to
Aid Federal Agents in Halt
ing Bootlegging.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, March Five mid
western state legislatures have passed
or are considering bills to punish sale
Of intoxicantS that cause death. The
penalty imposed is either a murder or
a manslaughter sentence. and in some
cases applies equally even to liquor
given away.
The drive against poisonous liquor is
the common denomination of all the
legislation proposed to strengthen pro-
hibition laws in more than a dozen mid
western states. which this week are
mostly entering the important active
sessions.
In Kansas a bill is pending to make
it murder to sell or to give away in
toNicants that cause death
In Oklahoma similar measure, with
the murder penalty for either selling
or giving away, already is law. In
Iowa the senate has passed a bill MAX
ing the sale of such liquor manslaugh-
ter. In Ohio bill has been passed and
signed making the furnishing of such
liquor second-degree murder.
new enforcement Plans.
Michigan has pending a bill making
sale of liquor that causes death man
slaughter. while in Indiana a bill max
ing the penalty murder for selling or
giving away fatal liquor was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Other legislation embraces a
variety Of proposed enforcement laws.
with few instances of wet activities.
In Wisconsin vets have announced
that they propose to try to make it
illegil to search for liquor, except
upon absolute knowledge of manu-
factu'e for SIZE, and they have con-
sidertd smoralizing Congress to
modify me volstead act.
Minnesota has pending a joint reso-
luton to ask Congress not to modify
the Volstead law.
North Dakota has adopted laws to
aid in state enforcement similar to
Volstead measures. Physicians have
been limited to a total of five GAL
lops of liquor each year for pre-
, scfiptions.
The Missouri Legislature has on
hand several proposed enforcement
measures, one to make it a felony IN
bodily injury while transporting liquor
unlawfully.
Would Repeal State Act.
Possession in Oklahoma of any
apparatus for manufacture of LIQUOR,
except by proper license, is felony
| under a bill enacted by the present
session.
Texas has several measures pend
ing including one for removal of
state officials if intoxicated on or
off duty.
Nebraska has pending a bill to pro-
hibit possession of intoxfcants, and
another making the destruction of
| bottles or other containers during
| arrest prima faci evidence of viola
tion of liquor laws.
A proposed law in Iowa making
the purchaser equally guilty with the
seller was killed by the senate That
, body has adopted a bill to seize ye-
hicles transporting liquor.
The Illinois vets have pending a
proposal to repeal state prohibition
regulation acts.
Evening star., 1923-03-07
CRAGO ALSO IS NAMED.

Thomas S. Crago. retiring representa-
tive at large from Pennsylvania, mas
been appointed special assistant to the
Attorney General for the handling OF
war-fraud cases.
Mr. Crago and Gov. Hardwick are eX-
pected to take important places on the
corps Of war fraud prosecutors recently
vacated by designations. Former Sena,, Z,
tor Charles Thomas of Colorado, and
several others assigned to this work,
have severed their connection with the
Department of Justice within the past
few months. but the appointments an
nounced today were taken as indicating
that Attorney General Daugherty plan
ned to permit of no let-down in the de-
partment's inquiry into war contracts.
In all, about 250 attorneys. all with the
rank of special assistant attorney gen.
eral, now are in the corps assigned to
the investigation and prosecution of
war frauds.
Evening star., 1923-03-07
Coup d'Etat Nipped at Munich;
Fifteen Conspirators arrested

is comparable to the feeling of graft
tude experienced by those afforded
relief, the speaker indicated.
,Supt. Cory last night announced
that approximately seventy-fve men
nave been given employment with the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany within the past two days. taking
into account group Of forty-nine
men preparing to leave for places of
employment assigned by the railroad
officials. The group mentioned in
cludes twenty-four negroes, who will
be placed in unskilled positions at a
wage of 36 cents an hour.
DR.. Kuehles, who was temporarily
released for lack of evidence, shot
himself.
There has been persistent national
lst agitation in Bavaria for some
time with the so-called fascist lead
er. Hitler. actively organizing demon
strations Toward the end of January
the Bavarian government temporar-
lily proclaimed a modified form of
martial law to check the movement.
Hitler was reported as declaring in
recent speech that the day of reck
ontng" was near at hand for the So
clalist party and at about the same
time attention was called in the diet
to the activities Of the fascist forces,
one deputy declaring that a danger
Gus rising seemed near.
Advices thus far have not made
clear to what faction the men arrest
* "a a.. ~ s,alnns r
Evening star., 1923-03-07
CALLS ON MISS MORGAN,
PHYSICIAN is ARRESTED
Louisville. KY, Doctor Under OBJ
servation After Persistent Efforts
to Visit Wealthy Woman.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March ,.-Psychia-
trists at Bellevue Hospital today are
examining DIR. Robert Wedekind of
Louisville. Ky. arrested yesterday on
complaint that he had annoyed Miss
Anne Morgan. sister of J. r. Morgan.
by writing her and attempting to see
her.
DR. Wedekind iS declared to have
visited the vicinity Of the Morgan
residence every morning for a week
and to have called several times at
the door for her, in addition to send
ing notes soliciting an interview. He
was arrested yesterday as he re-
sumed his observation post near the
residence.
According to the police, DR.. Wede-
kind said it was imperative that he
see Miss Morgan to determine
whether she is the woman he married
in 1893.
Evening star., 1923-03-07
STILL WIDE APART.
French and British Hopelessly
Dead1ocked in Ruhr Zone.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 1.-Reuter's Cologne
correspondent learns on the highest
authority that French and British
representatives are still completely
deadlocked over the question of NOV
ing French troops through the British
zone.
Gen. Sir Arthur Cooley, commanding
The British troops at Cologne. and
Gen. Payot, French chief of trans
portation in the occupied region, held
two conferences on Monday. At these.
me correspondent says. Gen. Cooley
hatly refused the French demands.
Whereupon Gen. Payot said he would
appeal to London.
The French asked the right to run
trains between Bonn and Neuss which
would involve a thirty minute shunt-
ing operation on the part of every ira
IN the Cologne central station The
BRUSH contended. sthe correspondent as
serts. that this would seriously hammer
trafflc and would lead to strike of
me German staff, making the British
position untenable
The correspondent understands thai
The German rail men in the British
zone are not only under orders to strikr
In case the French take over the ra i
roads. but to inaugurate widespread
sabotage. ''o
Evening star., 1923-03-07
COMMUNISTS ARE LOSING
Nationalist Ranks STRENGTHENED
at Bochum. Is Report.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
BERLIN. March "A special dis
patch from Bochum reports that the
communist party in that region is
losing an increasing number of mem
berS daily in consequence of the
greatly strengthened nationalist
movement. The dispatch adds that
at one time 500 workmen decided to
leave the communist party at the time q
The first laborers there were mall
treated.
1t is reported from Muenster that
troop movements in the area south
of Elberfeld continue. Wittenfeurth
was occupied yesterday by French
cavalry, which then proceeded with
other detachments IN the direction of
Gummersbauch. the movement ap-
parently having g it's purpose the
cutting off of the Cologne bridgehead
to the east
Several of the Berlin newspapers
published a report that Remscheid
and kronberg had been occupied. Tn
to s o'clock last evening, however,
there was no official confirmation of
the report.
The directorate of the Reichs bank
announces that the French military
authorities on Monday returned to
the branch of the bank at Duessel-
dorf six boxes of copper plates for
use in printing bank notes. These
plates were seized by the French
February "a, when the French also
confiscated 10000, 0,s00,00G marks bound
from Berlin for Cologne.
The Reichsbank authorities say the
copper plates were undamaged and
sContinued on Page 2, Column 80.
Evening star., 1923-03-07
Soaring Building
Material Prices
Will Be Fought

A nationwide cooperative
movement to stop the incessant
march of building material prices
upward is to be launched by the
Associated General Contractors Of
America, it was revealed today by
the Federated American Engineer
ing Societies, which made public
an announcement approving and
recommending the movement.
A statement issued by the en-
gineering societies said that a
buyers strike is inevitable if the
trend of higher prices continues.
The contractors organization,
terming the present conditions an
"alarming situation,' seek the ap-
pointment of an engineering COM
mittee to set in motion the nation
wide movement to overcome the
dlf11culty to seasonal demand
problems. which are assuming
serious proportions"
Evening star., 1923-03-07
MOVE FOR NEW FARLEY

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, March 1.-Preliminary ex.
changes of views by France, England
and Italy concerning the future
handling of the near east situation
have been inaugurated, il was learned
today. These three nations were the
inviting powers" Cor the Lausanne
peace conference.
Definite action will necessarily
await official adyices of the outcome
OF the Angora assembly's deliberation.
but 1T seems to have been decided
that any resumption Of the near
eastern conference would be likely to
prove fruitless unless there were a
preliminary accord amont, the great
powers which would take up discus
sion of the question.
When the Angora government
officially makes known it's desire an
exchange of views among the powers
Will be expedited in an endeavor to
reach a common viewpoint in further
ance of the mutual desire to main
tain a united front in the future
negotiations with the Turks
Evening star., 1923-03-07

provide for certain number OF
hours of general debate. During
the general debate a senator will be.
permitted to speak on any subject
he desires.
May Alter Cloture Rule.
A third proposal will be to amend
the present Senate cloture rule re-
quiring a two-thirds vote to adopt
cloture, SO as to provide that a
three-fifths vote may bring about
cloture.
Among the members of the Senate
rules committee are a number OF
Senators who are opposed to chang
ing the rules. In fact. three of the
republican members, Senators Nc
Cormick, Moses and Johnson would
oppose. it is said. any radical
reforms Of the rules regarding de-
bate. Four of the republican mem.
bers, however. are desirous of bring
ing about reforms along the line
which has been suggested. Under
these circumstances much will depend
upon how the democratic members
ur The committee vote.