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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
GOVT. TO TAKE
HAND IN NIAGARA
INSURANCE AFFAIRS

Buffalo. n. Y. Feb. 23-The United
States government today served no.
tee that it will try to recover for
the depositors Of the First National
Bank or Warren, Mass, $4,000
whlch was put into the treasury of
,he Niagara Life Insurance Company
10y joseph Il. Marcino, just before the
crash which wrecked tho Niagara
I-lte and two banks under Marcino's
control.
The government acted when appli-
cation was made in the Supreme
Court for an order permitting the
state superintendent OF insurance "a
dissolve the Niagara Life Insurance
company and II rcinsurc the policy
holders in the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company.
attorney, appeared to explain that
the government will press the claim
for the $4,000.
Mr.. Smith said that the govern
mcnt has not yet instituted any ac-
ton to recover the $4,000 and asked
for Il weeks delay so that action may
he formulated. Justice Alonzo j.
Hinkley said that while he wanted
to be fair to his depositors of the
Warren bank. he must not neglect
the interests of the Niagara Life pol
|icEholders and their beneticaries
He pointed out that if policy holders
die while action is delayed, their
bencfciaries will not receive the full
amount of insurance. but will share
pro rata with the other creditors OF
the insurance company. He took the
whole question under Amusement and
will announce his decision at 1C
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Smith minated that should the
court grant the order asked for by the
state insurance department, the fed
eral authorities will seek an injunc-
ton restraining the department from
turning over to the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. the $4,000 in question
Clarence c. Fowler. chief of the liqui-
dating bureau of the insurance depart
ment, said that federal court would
have no authority to enJoin an act or
dered by state court.
Mr.. Smith said tonight that his telc-
gram to Federal. Attorney Harris ir
Boston said that the bonds Ind beer
, sold by local broker through the New
York Stock Exchange on February
and and that it was learned today
| that the proceeds Of the bonds were
| put into the Niagara Life.
Marcino put the $4,000 into the Nj
agara Life treasury as an evidence OF
good faith to prevent the state in
surance department taking over the
company. The insurance department
officials had been pressing him for some
time and he had been giving the ex
cuse that his father-in-law. Abraham
Goldman, in Chicago. was sending him
| $4,000 in bonds to put the insurance
F.! company finances in good order. Aftel
several days Marcino finally produced
| the $4,000 in bonds on February It'll
| and they were sold through loca
bond house and the proceeds credited
to the Niagara Life. On the following
day Marcino went to the same bono
house and sold $4,000 Of bonds, it i!
alleged. taking the money himself
The brokers have legal opinions to thu
effect that their sales were valid ant
the present holders Of the bonds have
good title.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24

Capture Slayer OF
Wife and Her Mother

Parry Sound, Ont. Feb. 23-Mrs.
John Stevenson died at st. Joseph's
Hospital today of wounds alleged to
have been inflicted last night by her
husband. who also is declared to have
shot and Killed his wife's mother,
Mrs. McI<innon. The double murder
took place at Sequin Falls last night.
Stevenson was captured after a
short chase in the woods and is now
urder close guard.
Mrs. Stevenson signed a statement
accusing her husband of the shoot
ing before she died. She said Stew
enson had become enraged when she
refused to sign papers transferring
property to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
Secretary Wallace
Opposed to Combine
ArmOur-MOrris Co.'s

Washington, Feb. 23.-(By A. p
Secretary Wallace was quoted to-
day as having told the House Asrl-
cultural committee that he was OPP
posed to the suggested acquisition of
Morris & Company by Armour n
Company. another of the Chlcago
big five" packers. He appeared be-
fore the committee in executive Ses-
sion to urge that there be no action
on the resolution of Representative
Noight. Republican, Wisconsin. pro,
posing an inquiry by the Federal
Trade Commission into the contem-
plated merger. The committee laid
the resolution on the table. which
means there will be no action on II
by this Congress.
Government sanction of the mer-
ger of Armour & Company and Nor
ris & Company was asked by ]. Og-
den Armour nearly four months ago.
and the question has received the
careful attention of Mr.. wallace ana
experts of his department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
President Believes
N. E. Coal Situation
Generally Relieved

Washington. Feb. 23-The situa-
ton in New England. growing out
of shortage of anthracite. in the
view of President Harding, has not
only been ameliorated, but general
ly relieved. 1t was stated today,
however. that the situation was still
regarded as distressing and that
the government was doing every
thing possible within the law to pro-
vide relief.
The opinion was expressed at the
White House that in many instances
reports Of distress nave been magni-
ned in the hope Of Fastening govern
ment action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
Nicky Arnstein and
Six Others in Bad on
SPURIOUS Bond Charge

New York, Feb. 23--The discovery
of a grip full of corporation stocks
and bonds, believed spurious, in the
possession of two men about to de-
part for a western selling campaign.
led to the arrest tonight of Jules
"Nicky" Arnstein, Edward M. Full
Ter, bankrupt broker of the firm of
Fuller & MCGEE, who is out on $780,
COO bail on swindling charges, four
other men and a woman.
Besides Fuller and Arnstein, who
figured prominently in a 100000
Wall street bond theft two years ago
and is the husband of Fanny Brice,
the actress, those in custody include
Albert Wilson, Of Cleveland, Albert
Ell a former stock broker of this
CITY. Henry Skies and S. Milton
Small, also Of New York. and Miss
May Wells, recent arrival from
Australia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24

Essen. FEB. 23-(By A. P.)-Ex-
IRA nrecautions to guard public utili-
, ,ss throughout the Ruhr have been
taken by the Franco Belgian auth
ori,ies because Of an order issued by
General wilhelm Groener. German
minister of transportation. to the
.. striking railroad workers to cut off
GAS and water and electric light
power wherever possible.
The German customs houses In
tbe Ruhr were taken over today. the
German officials being replaced by
customs officers from France. Grad
ually all the Germans in the GUS
toms service in the occupied area
are to be let out, and in a few days
the French and Befgians will be in
complete control. No serious Incl
dents arose over today's procedure.
At Spier, however, the German GUS
toms chief refused to vacate his
Office. He was arrested by French
guards and taken to the German
prison. The German authorities re-
fused to accept the prisoner, where
upon the prison director himself
p was arrested by French soldiers and
locked in his own joil with the Gus
toms chief as companion.
The telephone and telegraph
strike in the Ruhr is beginning to
spread to the Rhineland. At May
ence today. the postal workers re-
fused to serve the French. Conse-
Quently the post Office was occupied
by French troops. Almost immedi-
atey the mail, telephone and tele-
graph employees quit work, and the
German population is now without
wire communication to the outside
points.
Strikes are still in progress at Es-
ven. Duisburg and other principal
points IN the occupied region.
Strike funds sent to the Ruhr by
Berlin continue to pour into the dis
trct While some of the funds are
oelng distributed among the strikers,
inc French daily are making inroads
INTO the cash. At Duisburg today
iney seized twelve million marks
which the Germans had planned to
distribute among the railway
Strikers
several shooting ARRAYS were re-
po,leo IN various parts of the Ruhr
waay: At Oberhausen there was
trouble between the security police
anu french gendarmes who were
uasalmlng them. One Of the police
W Was Killed and another wounded. In
mM.eh German workman who was
sst..lhpllng TO attack Il soldier, was
sAot and killed.
essen Essen, Feb. %. (By A. P3-Nine
c,uaNs have been shot dead, in
, nuung one child, and thirteen SER
o vSo,s wounded by military forces of
fpS ,1lp since they entered the
s auul early in January, according to
,t"n;. compiled by the German au-
rt nMo hundred and seventy persons
AUS, nose names are known have been
crested asd ninety seven arrested and
d Men deported, 395 deported imme-
,Sts.y without other formality, and
aooos ofhclals removed from office,
''ss9rdlng to this statement.
,, Slore than 100 other persons whose
nortes are unknown, have been re-
''''eu arrested, it is added.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
SHIPPING Bill NOW
/ IN STATE OF COMA
PRECEDING DEATH

LEGISLATION for Which President HI ding
Called Special Session of Congress Hangs
by Single Thread Opponents Continue Fill
buster and Refuse to Allow Other Business
to Come Before Sena TEND May Come To-
day or Be Delayed U ntil Next Week.-Mrs.
ident Informed That Case Is Hopeless, Re-
quests Continuation of Every Effort in Bills
Behalf - Conferences AS to Plan of Action
for Final Disposal ..-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
To Move Entire
Canadian Village
for Great Reservoir

Quebec. Que. Feb. 2%.--Thc entire
village of st. Cyriac. with its pretty
parish church. it's school. public and
private buildings. stores and residences
is to be demolished or moved to make
room for the great reservoir resulting
from the construction of the dam or
the Chicoutimi and Sable rivers in
Kenogami.
ST. Cyriac. in the Lake st. John dis
trict. is typical nch-Canadian set
Element with population of about 600
The cost of moving it and compensat-
ing the residents for their losses is es-
timatcd at between 100000 and $780,
eco
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
Urges Postal Program
of Building with
Ownership Object

Washington. Feb. 23-Recommen-
dalton was made to Congress today
by the joint commission on postal
service for adoption of program of
construction of government owned
post office buildings with approx
matcly s20.o00,O0O to be appropriated
annually until the government owns
all its principal post offices. the
different offices to be cared for in
order of the character of their needs
ana their Importance in the postal
system.
The commission also recommend
co that as soon as the facts can be
determined by the post office depart
ment that legislation be enacted to
better apportion among the different
classes Of mail the cost of the SER
vice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
One German Killed
IN French Movement
against BOchum Stores

'num' Feb. 23.-By.A. P.)-Most
"e olrect action carried out by the
yves OF occupation in the Ruhr for
tar.a i"st - hours appears to have CEN
rhoI.M thls city. taking the form of
tho ..sa acquisitions of supplies from
~ s.ores and shops.
ons "e German workman was killed and
with .aIously wounded in connection
THE sa.. . troop movements entailcd in
enteros ion. The principal establishment
ment was Bochum's leading depart
sevs.., oIe' which was forced to close
Il, roa. oays ago after the refusal of
Or Pa,sement to sell wares to French
rS,elgian nationals.
s.,. nc casualties resulted as the troops
's'e leaving the store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
Need $S,7S6,5oo for
uOvt HOSPITAL Renairs

Me,lonn Feb. % Secretary
apuron,ass asked Congress today for an
structioIatl of $S,7S6,5OO for con-
pitals vi and repair of marine hos
cludad ana quarantine stations. In
posals an the estimates were pro-
Francsaaor new hospitals at San
at 49, seattle, New Orleans and
and ppoIht contiguous to Galveston
NJ lort Arthur, Tex.
pronr;aM mellon recommended large an
pitala =. Tor existing marine hos
pacitv ~ oroer to increase their ca
and m. i,eplace temporary structures
hates sa necessary repairs. Esti-
hcludsS.r repairs and added facilities
Ne, s az ood Boston $4,000; Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
Predicts Airplanes
Will Circle Globe on
One Charge Gasoline

Ottawa. Ont. Feb. pa predic-
ton that it would he possible to fly
around the world on one charge of
gasoline was made before members
of the Canadian Club by Brigadier
General William Mitchell. of the
United States Air Service, before he
returned home today.
He also asserted that 1t was only 4
matter of time before Canadians
solved the question of flying in the
cold and developed winter transpor-
tation in the North.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
FRENCH TAKE OVER
CUSTOMS HOUSES
REPLACE OFFICIALS

Director of the
Prison at Spier Re-
(, fuses to Accept Ger
man Customs Chief
as a Pris ner
French Lock Him Up
in His Own Jail Elk
fra Precautions Be-
Ing Taken to Guard
All Public Utilities
Throughout the Ruhr
Telephone Strike
Spreads to Mayence
French Seize Strike
Relief Funds Sew
eral S hootin At
trays Reported
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
SACC0 HOPELESS OF !
GAINING JUSTICE
TRIES HUNGER Strike
Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Com
mittee Says Will Be To
The Death

Protests His Innocence OF Murder
ing South Braintrec Pay Roll
GUARDS With Vanzetti-Says He
Will Refuse to Eat Until Released
From Prison Either Alive Or Dead
Motion For New Trial On March
- Is Pending-Casc Intcrnation-
ally Prominent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
AUGUSTA and BANGOR insane
HOSPITALS ASK 100000 FOR
new BUILDINGS next TWO YEARS

Institution in Capitol City
Wants Housing Facilities for
Nurses and Attendants -
New Building for Male Pa
tients Needed at Bangor
Over Million for Maintenance
of Both Institutions for Two
Year Period - Hearing on
Cole Committee Report Next
Week-Only Few Commit
tee Hearings During Day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
FORM ASSOCIATION
OF JuRISTS and
LAWYERS AT CAPITAL
Distinguished Gathering OF
Legal Profession At
Washington

Law Institute Formed ''To
Promote Qualification and Simpli-
Hcatlon or the Law"-Suprcme
court justices and Many State
Chicf justices In Attendance
committee Report Mentions Two
DctcctS In American Statutes
uncertainty and Complcxity-
Eiihu Root Presidcs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
OldtOwn Democrats
Nominate Pinkham

Oldtown, Me-, Feb. o3-Ira B. Pink
ham was nominated for mayor by the
Democrats tonight without OPPOSE
ton. He was mayor in 1920.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
THE WEATHER
FAIR

North New England and South
New England. fair and continued
cold Saturday; Sunday increasing
cluodiness and warmer.
East New York: Fair and contin-
ucd cold Saturday; Sunday increas-
ing cloudiness and warmer, probably
local SHOWS in north and west por-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Saturday fair and continued cold;
Sunday increasing cloudiness and
warmer; moderate northwest winds,
shifting to west and southwest by
Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24

RADIO PROGRAMS
Detailed programs from principal
radiophone broadcasting stations
may be found in this issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
New 'Czar' To Clean Up Midway Morals;
Tells How You Been 'Stun9' In Past.
By EDWARD THIERRY.

NEW YORK, April 11-Your NOR
ais and your pocketboon are to be
protected when you visit the circus
the carnival midway, and the county
fair. Thomas J. johnson Snowman
"czar," is the newest dictator of
amusements, taking a place along
side Judge Lands of baseball, viii
Hays of the movies, and Augustus
Thomas of the theaters.
No more roIl-downs, blow-ofrs and
squeezes," says Johnson THAT
means a cleanup Of indecent shows
and gambling concessions"
Cryptic words like these speel dan
ger to the unwary. The GEAR 'ex-
planned them:
"A roll-dow+ is concession game
where the sucker is lured on with
prizes and then bilked by a mechan-
zeal trick. A squeeze is illustrated in
the game Of tossing balls in bucket
for prizes, which at the last moment
are put out of reach of the player
when the operator secretly squee2es
the bucket and makes the balls
bounce out.
Devices of this kind separate side
show patrons from thousands of dol
lars. These, together with keno and
three-card-monte and the shell game
are often hidden during the first
three days of carnivals stay. The
blow-off usually comes Thursday,
when the sky's the limit for a quick
cleanup, sometimes with the con-
nivance of town officials"
johnson said most of the graft,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
They go to over rs Countries
and the demand is rapidly
increasing.

The American raisin is making a
new record in its invasion of the
worlds markets. The total ex-
ports in the fiscal year 1928, which
ends 90 days hence, will exceed
lOO.OOOOOO pounds against 100000
IN the fiscal year of 1922, and IS
100000 in 1916. The value of the
years exports will approximate
Sl5,OOO,O0O and will also exceed that
OF any earlier wear
This high record in the quantity
and value of our raisin exports,
says the Trade Record of The
National City Bank of New York,
Is especially interesting in view of
the fact that the other great raisin
field of the world, the Levant, has
recently resumed its contributions
to the world market. Prior to
the war, the area fronting on the
eastern end of the Mediterranean
was large contributor to the
world raisin markets, especially
those OF Europe. With the reduc-
ton in agricultural activities in
that area during the war, produce
tion was greatly minimized, and
raisins from the United States were
largely imported by Europe and in
some cases supplied to their troops
in the field, end the world thus
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE
PLAINS-THE LITTLE ATLANTA
OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

Just short twenty-five years ago,
when the S. A. L. laid it's rails through
thjs section, no one at that time was
prophet enough to predict at this
date there would be not only in the
DRY, but in fact, vertiable little city
tropolis" where the now little city of
of Pains stands. But such are the
facts.
I have not turned my back on my
native section, Middle Georgia, but
I have joined Glands and heart"
with the people here, and from now
on, this is home to me.
The people Middle Geotgia would
as good as any people in the wrold,
but they are whipped" The odds
are too strong against them. That
section cannot compete with this.
Last October when Mr.. Frank
Turner and myself, first chit
Plains, | said to him: Crank, this
IS the placer
From that very day, have never
been treated, quite as kind, or shown
quite as much consideration, When,
ever a man here really wants to dc
a thing that is worth while the whole
community is ready to render him any
assistance necessary to carry the pro
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

came to know the value OF the
American raisin.
The growth in world popularity
of our raisins is evidenced by the
fact that the exports advanced
from 100000 pounds in 1913 to
100000 in 1918, the closing year
of the war, and 100000 in 1919
With the return of the Levant to
raisin production and expectation,
however, our exports fell to So
100000 pounds in 1920 and 33,OO0U0O
in our short crop year 1921. With
the high record of production of l9IZ,
however, which is materially in ex-
cess of any earlier year, our ex-
ports for the current fiscal year
seem likely to equal the high rec
ord of 100000 pounds in the
calendar year 1919, in which the
Levant had not yet re-entered the
world markets.
The raiSin is a comparatively
new factor in our export trade. 1t
was only in 1893 that the quantity
exported was of sufficient impor-
lance to obtain a place in the ex-
port records of the government,
and the total exports Of that year
amounted to only 3,000,0O0 pounds,
advancing to So million in 1908,
56,0O0,000 in 1918, and ll0,O000O0 in
1919.
1t is due, however. to the growth
in home demand that the raisin in
dustrv Of California our chief
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

'kootch' dances, Hawaiin Villages.
men-only sows, the 49-Camp, which
is patterned after the old-time revels
Of mining camp barrooms, and the
fairy-in in the well show, which is one
Of the worst types of illusion with
a sex appeal"
Gypsies are to be barred, he said
for sanitary reasons. Also peddlers
Of moonshine liquor, narcotic drugs,
and immoral pictures and literature.
The Showmen's Legislative Com
mittees, of which Johnson is the new
commissioner, will embrace 80 cir
cuses and 157 carnival companies.
These, he said, represent half a bill
dollars invested capital, employ
upwards of 10000 people, and do a
gross business Of close to 100000
weekly.
4Here's the big stick" he said
"We will outlaw any show or con-
cession refusing to abide by the new
rules Advance notices will go to
mayors, police chiefs, prosecutors,
clergymen and newspapers in towns
and villarges 'on show and carnival
routes telling plainly what is permit
ted and what is prohibited We will
have investigating agents, and we
viii hit at crooked machines and
/ games and at improper use Of mer-
chandise as prizes by getting the co.
| operation of manufacturers.
We're going to clean up he out.
door show business from the inside
| Swindlers, gamblers, sharpers, ped
dlers, and panderers will be ostra.
cised."
Johnson is a Chicago lawyer who
as been connected with legal phases
of the show business for 30 years
j He was appointed dictator at a meet.
ing Of showmep in New York
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
STATE CONS TABULARY
FORCE NOW PROPOSED
Dahlonega Representative Also
Wants To Amend Existing
Georgia Automobile Laws

DAHLONEGA, April IA bill
to create a state constabulary is to
be proposed at the next session of
the legislature by Craig R. Arnold
member Of the Legislature from this
county, according to announcements
here.
Mr.. Arnold also states that he in
tends to present a bill ito correct
present automobile laws and bring
them up to date"
Other legislation proposed by Mr..
Arnold includes a bill to add tax
Of two cents on gasoline to be used
in matching federal aid in case the
legislature refuses to submit to the
people the privilege of voting on a
bond issue"
In expressing his views Mr. Ar
mold says he belives "a bond issue of
at least fifty millions to be spent for
better roads, higher educational in
stitutions and common schools and
even for the purchase at cos. cf
school books will be a Debt 1pon tie
state that will prove the best IN
vestment that can be made.
Mr.. Arnold expresses the belief
that the tax equalization law will be
abolished.