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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07
Third SUCCESSIVE
DEFEAT OF MEMBER
b0NhR LAW CABINET

London, March C.-(By \. P.)-
Another member OF the Eonar Law
government, John Waller Hills,
financial secretary Of the treasury,
was defeated Tor seat in pariia-
announcement caused a tremendous
stir in political circles tonight.
Sir W. W. Rutherford. the sitting
member for the Edge Hill division
o. Liverpool retired TO provide seat
for Nj. Hills. after the iatter's APP
pointmen; 10 Bonar Laws cabinet.
The polling today gave j. II. Hayes.
Labo., 1880. and Mr.. Hills, Con
servatlve 800.
Edge Hi has been { Conservative
stronghold and apparently noiody
doubted that Nh Hills would lie re-
TUNED. TIE Labor candidate is said
TO have had not the least cHpecta-
ton q victory.
The successive deica; % three cab
met members IN bye elections Is I'M
precodented il parliamentary his
tory.
The Edge Hill turnover is attribu-
ted partly 10 the question OF hous-
ing and the influence OF the N::cilam
and W!iiesden bye-cltct.on. in which
u ----h = A'Ns>A - - t~AsNA
Lieutenant Colonel q. F. STANLEY.
both members OF the government.
were defeated. ana also 10 resent
men- against the government Tor in
duc.n- an elected member TO resign
ard provide q seat fer its own nom.
nee.
The result OF the Edge Hill election
reached the House OF Commons while
il was IN session. and vas ~ first re-
ceived with skepl.cis;ll. But when the
turns were confirmed. there vas i'm
mense excitement n the House and
the Hobbies: the L2horiies We're
amazed and delighted. and interrupt
&c the debate with cheers.
The opinion in all quarters i that
tie incident IS 4 serious e.noarrass-
menl 10 the government. whose po-
siI:on thus shaken. viii demand
serious consideration. i IS assumed
that the housing plan viii be recast
and that the prime minister vii be
forced 10 take early steps 10
strengthen his cabinet.
Il is possible that Mr.. Hills Will
follow the example of the other gov
eminent members and resign.
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Cere-cl Fcrecas.

IT, i stGTlGnce that Was over
T+Eas Nontay night has moved
ncr1heaS-W IL with Il marked in
crease i. intensity and is center WAS
uyer the upper Ohio ALLEY Tuesday
night. ]. Ire 'isen attended ly- pro
cipitatIon a,rros- grsc'al,v eyer TIE
eas-ern f.a't VI the country except in
Maine a-l ai1r- tlla -c1tb Atlantic
coast
Tre storm central over h. upper
ol71o valley Tuesday night VIII cor
tlnuc = move east nor,heas, and
SNOW VII continue "a Tie npr1h Al
7an1c sfatcs, western Ecr; York and
the extre:lle upper Ohio valley. anJ
snow ~ tain IN portions Of the mid
Gle Atlantic states WeGne sdaE. OH
eI-a.se generally fair weather viii
prevail "Wednesday and THURSDAY in
the Washington forecast district
The temperature will not change ma :
itTiallr during the next Two Oars.
Storm winnings remain displayed
from jacksonville. Fla, 10 Passport,
M
Winds north q SANDY Hook -
Northeast and cas-; gales becoming
Northwest and weather overcast and
thick with snw o. ram.
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GOVERNOR SENDS
VETO TO RESOLVE
ON MARKETING
message Received In House
vetoing $4,000 Resolve For
Investigation OF Marketing
conditions And Matter Is
assigned For Thursday Of
Ihls Week-Busy Sessions
tuesday In House And
Senate

Governor Baxter sent to the 1.eris-
iature Tuesday message vetoinr the
resolve in favor of the commissioners
or agriculture appropriating Sc 1000
annually Tor the investigation Of
marketing conditions and furnishing
reports to shippers. This message
was received i'll the House of Repre-
sehtatlves and was assigned for
Thursday of this week.
The message from the Governor
states in part:
The activities of the Department
OF Agriculture cover a wide range
and It's four divisions of plant indus
Try markets. inspections and animal
husnandrN bring the department in
touch with the agricultural situation
throughout the State. In the wear
Continued on Page Cool. u
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Bill Would Reinstate
Policeman Who Went
on Strike at Boston

Boston. March Ga legislative
committee today took a step that
was said 70 reopen the eligibility
for reinstatement of the policemen
who went on strike in this city in
November 1919 After hearing argu-
rnents on bill to authorize rein
statement of James +. Clark. one Of
the striking patrolmen who. while "a
member Of the force, was seriously
wounded in pursuit Of black hand
criminals. the committee inexecutive
session voted TO to report the
bill favorabIy to the House.
The hearing was marked by the
assertion Of Representative John /.
Fitzgerald. Of this CITY. that the late
police commissioner, Edwin L. Cur
It's. was mjsled by several superior
officers in his estimate Of the situa-
ton at the time of the strike and
that he had intended to hold hear
ing on this phase Of the question be-
fore he died.
II know that some Of these SUPER
Tor Nficers encouraged the police
men to go out because they knew it
would mean increased salaries for
themselves" Representative Fitz-
gerald testified. Il acted as a sort
Of messenger for Commissioner Cur
It's on the day Of the strike and was
IN consultation Will MN lot TWO OF
three hours and ! know that he was
deceived.
Many OF the superior officers
would have been indicted and sent
away If we had had the proper dis
trict attorney in Boston at the time"
Representative Hugh H.. Garrity.
n former policeman who went oSt
on strike. favored the bill and said
the men should not have gone out
on strike. but that il was unjust TO
further penalize men like Clark.
:, John II. Merrick SECRETARY 10 Pc
lice Commissioner Wilson ia oppox-
ing the bill said there were hun
dreds of brave men among the 1850
milo went out. To pass this bill
would he 10 open the whole sifua-
ton" He declared that none OF the
striking policemen had been REIN
stated
when il was testified that the Ci,iI
Service Commission las telI tia.
The striking policemen are ineligible
10 take an examination for service
in the Boston Police Depa rtraer1..
the Metropolitan Police or the State
Police. Keprese sentative Richard D.
CrcckDen Of Nedford. remarked
that several Of the striking" police
rnen in Boston arc now doing duty
in Bedford.
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Warning to Shipping
of Great Ice Fields
North of And Parallel

Boston. March f-Warning Of ex-
tenkIfe icofieldK described as dan
scrous 10 navigation Was contained
~ radi" messages received here late
To-Day from the steamer Sfnss.s in
MD Atlantic. The master Of tire
Sinahier gave the position Of the Ice
fields as the southwest limit OF
north latitude sz.23 and west lonx,-
tud" SOLO. extending westerly In
1880 and as far north az can be
seen
Advise all ships TO keep south oe
the 12nd parallel the message aaid.
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Lightship Struck
Rock and Beached
Near Woods Hole

Woods Hole. Mass. March c-Thc
relief lishtshjp No. 90 which struck
4 rock on the west side Of Quick
Hole and Was beached on Nasha-
waeia Island today as she WAS on
her My from Nantucket south shoals
10 New Bedford. tonight MAS fast I'LL
ing with water The lighthouse ten
Or -izaicl was standing by and the
cre~- II the lizhrEhlp III nc Immediate
danger. remained On heard the
stranded vessel
a wreckin- company has been
called upon to attempt salvage the
i-chtship and i Was learned here that
q soon - weather permits lighters
vin be dispatched 10 the scene.
The coast guard utter Gresham
returned 70 her berth here after
uhrry trip 10 Quick's Hole when the
liehtsh5p struck the rocl, and called
for assistance She reported tina. the
vessel was too badly damaged 10 he
H01ted
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Six. Army Planes
at Pablo Beach, Fla,
on Way to Porto Rico

Jacksonville Fla. March c.-Ljeu-
tenants kirksey and Selser. manning
plane No. Of 91le squadron Of six army
De Eayiland planes which arrived al
Pablo Beach. near hare. late totisy. mar
rowly escaped inf8rY when their i.ss-
chine took nose dive into the oeea z
At Neptune Beach and stuck in The
s. nd about ! 9 feet frorz shore.
The other Planes OK the squadron
which is on .s55-mile fight frc9a
Kelly Field Texas 30 San Juan. Porto
R5co- landed al Pablo Beach without
Tnishsp shortly after 40 O'Clock.
The planes left Montgomery. Ala. at
IL 80 o'clock This morning Tomorrow
the planes are scheduled 10 hop OF
from Pablo Beach foy Miami.
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Tariff Commission
DeadlOcked Over
Flexible Features

w dsHiHStCN, AaICH S.-tBs A. ~
Virtually deadlocked over the procedure
to be adopted in administering contro-
rersial features Of the flexible tariff.
tie tariff commission has decided for
the present 10 leave that phase Of its
work in allegiance and to investigate
only those rate applications Of which
the miSsioncra arc more or less in
agreement.
A series Of investigations on % or
30 commodities has been agreed upon.
the applications involved being selected
from among more than hundred
which have been filed with the COM
is4ission. Some members of the com
mission feel. however. it was asserted
today. that the agency should go ahead
Oh It's own initiative and investigate
such rates as in a general way would
determine whether determinations are
being worked By tie law.
1t vas limited in some quarters that
one or two designations may come un-
less the deadlock is broken William s.
CGibertson. a Republican member and
a supporter Of the view that the law
should be appraised on the basis of a
scientific Investigation OF it's actual re-
suits rather than to be allowed to con-
tinue as Congress enacted il. was de-
ciarrd 10 have indicated an intention
70 quit unless some progress can be
made
Chairman Marvin is said 10 he on the
other side Of the controversy. holding
that IL would be extra jurisdictional
for the commission to investigate on
its own initiative and make recon-
Hlendations TO the president for
changes in the rates fixed by Congress
In the meantime. the investigation
Of the limited number Of commodities
Will go on and. it was said. field sur
tey may be Instituted a few weeks.
Mr. Marvin declared today that
while undoubtedly some were dissat-
is'ied with the law. he felt that il was
doing the whole country great deal Of
good He pointed 10 record treasury re-
ceip's from customs revenues and in
dIcations that the - months ending
June 50 would see more than half bill
lion dollars paid in as the import
taxes. Instances where rates are too
hlen or too low may exist the chair
man argued. but lie said the commits
sion should deal with them when they
are disclosed and not atteInp, a sweep
ing study Of the rates g proposed by
Mr.. Culbertson.
MI Culhertson's argument in the
commission meetings was said 10 have
been that II should regard itself as the
spokesman for AN unorgsnized mass
Of the people" whose interest. he claim
cd. IL as vitality affected as that Of i'm
poT1crs or comestice manufacturers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07

? Berlin. March G-OBy A. Ply
Chancellor Cuno's keenly awaited
speech before the ReichstaE today
was devoid Of new and significant
utteranccs in connection with the
Ruhr situation beyond the statement
that Germany had not. directly or
indirectly. suggested the inaugur;.-
ton Of negotiations with the occupy
ing powers and that all rumors to this
effect were without authoritative
basis.
Germany. said the chancellor.
could not negotiate lin view Of the
situation created in the Rhineland
and Ruhr through the Franco Belgian
transgressions.'
He minated that so long as the
invading powers continued their
armed violation Of German sover-
eighty, and maintained, and even ex-
tended, their hostile occupati Of
German territory, which was immune
by virtue of the Versailles treaty, the
German government could not be ex-
Continued on Page 9-col. y
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Tile big hearing of the week at the
State House on the question of
water storage. conservation and con-
,nl by the State. drew 4 large at
tendance Tuesday in the Senate
Chamber before the joint committee
On judiciary and interior waters. 1t
was nearly three o'clock before the
hearing began on the resolve intro
duced by Senator Brewster Of Cum
berland prnncc::::g IN amendment to
The constitution authorizing the con-
seryation, storage ana control OF the
waters within the State. The act to
continue the Maine Water Power
Commission and TO broaden its
duties was also heard in connection
with the Brewster resolve.
Senator Brewster opened the hear
Ing in behalf OF the proponents of
The measure He said that the water
power matter IS Il question that
seems 10 command some degree Of
public interest and attention.
This measure said Senator
Brewster. gives to the State GER
tain rights which It does not now
possess think that l have n res
pet for the constitution and realize
TIE importance Of fundamental law.
We should go in making a change.
but We cannot he blind to the fact
that some change in the constitution
night be desirable. y great deal OF
water has flown since the constitu-
ton was written and many changes
have taken place since that time.
This proposal continued Sena-
Ter Brewster, is as moderate as
coald be desired. You are all fanli-
Ear With the agitation of this ques-
ton during the past 10 or 15 years
but the citizens OF Maine have not
lad an opportunity through refer
t.dum 10 pass an opinion
A. this time, said Senator Brew
s'er. the great question was the reg
nlstion OF the flow OF water in the
MYERS Of Maine so as TO provide the
maximum power at all seasons. He
believed tha; il was within the rights
G. the State TO take such steps as
would accomplish this object and. in
-''s -NNSA34SHl, iltt t4ll anu ItStiNt
under hearing II that time would
finnish the vehicle for doing il.
Explaining the provision OF the hill
which required that loo shares of
me stock @; this Water Storage Cor
mra,ion Re issued 10 the State, Sem
a'or Brewster said that it furnished
ne means Of carrying out the idea
2; corporate plan. The provision
nat 'Wo members Of tie board of
e'Feeiors Of this corporation SHOULD
represent the pwer owners on The
.Ner was hut fair TO those interests,
ri. ne said. left The controlling pow
= N the hands OF the State.
TIE design OF the bill was to give
ne state the vehicle by which il
Gould carry out these policies and
exercise control over the rivers and
Na'eF powers al The State. which, he
ASSERTED. were the greatest natural
'Fsoaroos which Maine had left.
re hape,. that the committee and
We legislature would approach the
weston with the sole desire to con-
le'nsinued en- Page 2-Col. y
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BRITISH COMMONS
DEBATE REFLECTS.
RUHR OPPOSITION

Gov n.
ment's Attitude of
Benevolent Neutral
ity Sentiment Fa-
vOrs Taking Definite
Stand and Express
ing Disapproval Of
French Policy, De-
m a n d ing French
Government Expli-
city Define Attitude
Toward Germany
Lab0rite Leader De-
clares France Is Re-
writin g Versailles
Treaty Pre- mier
BOnar Law COunsels
Moderation, Declar-
ing Time Not Yet
Ripe for Intervention
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imperial Wizard of
Man RenOunces Clarke

TAA'a- Ga March I'll. W.
r.N Imperial wizard q the
s,ls Of The ku klux Khan. today
80 statement declaring Edward
ss1s Clarke NJ longer had any Off
X. poaoeouon with tire Knights Of
M hlux Khan He ceased TO
.on as head OF the former pro
g. ssiton department. the statement
-. shen I, under the authority
-. - IN ne. IS imperial wizard,
", s>,i Tie contract under which
H. tia-ke was orera,ln''
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Burlington Mayor
Reelected to Office

EurInstoT2, VI NaTCh s-ATartl
meeting in Burlington today was IT.
tie more -tan q rubber stamp affair.
MaTor J. Holmes Jackson. Democrat
was elected for his fourth consecu-
tive term Out Of 2 voting popDla-
ton Of about 1909 he received 500
votes. all thai were cast. as there was
no opposing candidate. There was
only one ward contest. Z Democrat.
BENJAMIN a Alter. defeating Repub-
Fcan and Citizens' ticket candidates
for aldermen In all other wards The
elections were merely andersen erl1s.
The Republicans retain overvbelr.-
ing contr0! O. tie board Of Aldermen.
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st. Johns. \. F.. March C-Tba
crew of the British schooner. A. L.
BarteauN. rescued from an ice foe
three days after their vessel was
crushed in the pack. were brought
mere today. partly frozen and ex-
hausted. by the Norwegian steamer
Hauk which picked them up ten DAYS
ago and had been fighting the foes
since to get the shipwrecked men to
shore. The fact of their vessels
laundering, of their three days eX-
posture, and their rescue by the Hauk
had preceded the men of the Bar
teauN to port by radio. but that ac-
count fell short of telling the story
OF their experiences.
Captain Henry James, with both
legs frozen and in danger of amputa-
ton. said he and his six men quit
their ship on February 20. after she
had become surrounded by ice. They
had left New York on February 5,
with anthracite cCal for this port.
On the morning of the 10th. the foes
folded in on the little schooner. while
the crew tried to force her through
lanes that opened from time to time
Then huge mass. cake piled on
cake to Il height that made il look
like a berg. cut through the Bar
te2uX'S bow.
The skipper said he had barely
time TO call his men together and ge.
over the side with a small beat when
the Barteaux went down. They were
endangered by the suction az the
schooner went under and the foes
tilted and crashed toward the place
where she disappeared. They MAN.
aged to keep themselves safe on a
foe. but they found they We're with
out food. In the haste they had TAX
eli only the clothes in which they
stood
There was no vessel in sight. The
ice was so close they could not row.
although they had managed 10 pre-
serve their boat. They We're miles
from lard. but they set out TO haul
the boat over the foes, hoping to find
open water near shore.
The BarteaUx's crew pulled and
tuCged. carrying the boat as they
made the perilous crossings from foe
10 foe. until niShtfau. Too weak for
further effort Captain Jones said.
they stopped then and hud6led to-
gether in the boat for warmth and
protection.
With no land in sight, they decided
70 stay where they We're and spent
the next two foodless days there. The
ice was thawed 10 give them water.
Vessels were sishter in the distance
at times. and the men made signals
by waving part Of an oil coat at the
end OF an oar by day and At night
set coats atire. piece by piece and
signalled by bares.
There was little left OF the oil skins
when rescue came with the Hauk on
the morning of the eSrd. The Nor
wegian steamer found the men barely
able TO display their cignals and Cap
tain James almost helpless. Three
other sean1en We're badly bitten by
the cold. They VIII lose tee or two
each, doctors said. but probably Will
save their feet. The other three men
escaped freezing. but were nearly ez-
haus,ed.
The Hauk. bound here from sgd
ney. y. s. on q trip that usually
takes two days. was IS days on the
TIN. In the effort 20 get the Bar
teaux's men here quickly she bl!cked
the ice 20 q dangerous degree and her
how was cl,ewei up when she ar
rived,
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No Intervention in
Mhr by British

ro'a- March 6-tBy 4. Ply
arn debate On the Euhr Ques-
sna u the House Of Commons this
msas, Prime Minister Ronar Law
h,asd his previous position that
,,,.,'-l'ao n by Great Britain at the
S,,,s nao-2en: would be useless.
,arr. : more he declared. would be
as IS hostile 10 France. and
.sr, so's.l--sn. was unYre pared TO
1'e that responsihilitv.
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BLIZZARD Hampers
New F0undland Rail
Traffic and Shipping

g Johns. \. =. March G-Slip-
s.s and railroad traffic was further
afed along the New Foun6land
Us by another furious snow storm
ne sealing Zee. will sail from,
~ Il. on'orrow to- the annual seal
~ IN. among The ice foes Of The North
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THE WEATHER
SNOW

North ~ En-!anl-snow prob
ably heav" Wednesday: Thursday
fam MT much change II teapera-
ture
South New England and East New
York-SnOw Wednesday: Thursday
fair: not much change n tcn.per5-
tuIc.
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CHANCELLOR CUNO
IN BITTER PROTEST
OF RUHR OCCUPATION
Reiterates Germany Can Not
Inaugurate Negotiations
For Settlement

German Chancellor Tells Rcichstag
Franco-Belgian Effort Has Been a
Dismal Economic F'ailure-Lauds
Policy of Passive Resistance BY
Ru!lr observation-disclosures French
Action Is Directed as Much
Against the Allies as 1t Is Against
Germany-Enimical to European
Reconstruction
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BREWSTER URGES STATE
CONTROL INTERIOR WATERS
OPPOSITION SAYS PLAN
TOO RADICAL, NOT WANTED

cumberland Senator Explains
Resolve Calling For Consti-
tutional Amerdment-State
Would Have Controlling
Power In Proposed Corpora
tion-Believes People Should
Pass On observation-disclosures
ents Point Out Repeated Re-
jections BY Legislature Of
Similar Plans-No Inter-
ested People In Favor of
Project Corporation Idea
As Outlined Worse Than
Socialism
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Ecetor Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
"Wednesday SNOW Thursday fair:
not much change in temperature:
moderate M strong northeast and
east winds, becoming northwest
"Wednesday
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TERRIBLE TALE OF
SUFFERING BY CREW
F00NDEREO SHIP
Rescued In Exhausted Con-
dition After Three Days
On Ice Floes

Steamer Hawk Eaters
Way to st. Johns With Shin
wrecked Nlen-Captain With Both
Legs Frozen. May Have to Submit
10 AmputatiOn-Hugc Mass of Ice
Gut Schooner's Bow. Ship Went
Down Within Few Ninutcs-Crcw
Suffered Three Days On Ice E'iocs
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08
NEW YORK COCKTAILS
 BAD AS BOMBSHELLS
William Allen White So Declares says Gotham is Wet But Could
 Be Dried Up.

New York, Dec. S.-New York cocktails are as dangerous as bomb- shells, William Allen White, of Elm poria, Kan, declared today.
 The publicist. in town to attend meetings of the Rockefeller Founda- ton and Bok Peace Award Jury paused to deplore the citys wetness.
 "1f the leading citizens Of New York had any sense, they would real ize that every cocktail they serve be- fore meals is as dangerous as A dyua- mite bomb" declared Mir. White.
 New York could be cleaned LID over night if prominent cltizens-thc leaders who make opinion-would vigorously set their faces against vio- lation in the great houses of the town
 Here on the eastern seaboard it's the leading citizens who talk like crooks and morons. and some of these bright, blessed days when the West in its pink which will look as red as Moscow to Wall street when the West. I say. rises up and hoots and jeers at the fourteenth amendment and is protection of property rights, a fat lot of attention we rill pay 10 the New York crowd that has been in rebellion against the eighteenth amendment.
 ''If we are going 10 have a consti- tuition. it cannot be obeyed in spots. |"