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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Any Such Move Would
Mean Suit Brought
in Name of State in
Violation Of Law
1909, Governor De-
clares - Would Call
Special Session of
Legislature If Neces-
sary-Stand Prompt
ed by Recent West
Virginia Gas Deci-
sion

Gov. Percival P. Baxter in a state
ment Used Friday declares that he
shall not hesitate to protect the in
terests of the State should occasion
arise and suit would be brought in
the name of the State against any
company that violates the law of
1909 which forbids the transmission
of electricity out of the State.
In such an event, 1 would call q
special session of the Legislature and
have this matter presented to the.
representatives of the people," con-.
tinues Gov. Baxter in his statement.
Gov. Bakers statement was
prompted by a recent decision of the
United States Supreme Court on the
West Virginia natural gas case, So
called.
The statement of Gov. Baxter is as
follows:
1.-THE states of Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania brought action against the
state of West Virginia to prevent the
latter state from regulating the
flow of natural gas across state lines.
l have watched this case for a long
time because it may have very direct
bearfngg upon the water power sit
uation in Maine. If the newspaper
account of this decision is correct, a
state cannot restrict or prevent the
flow of natural gas across it's borders
into adjoining states. and it may be
reasoned from this decision that one
state cannot restrict or prevent the
flow of electric current across its
border into an adjoining states. If
so this directly affects Maine.
Natural gas is a natural pro-
duct and the court holds it to be
in the class of other products. such
as those that are manufactured. and
applies to them the provisions of the
Interstate Commerce clause of the
Federal Constitution. There is a
distinction however, between natural
gas and electricity. Electricity is not
natural product for it is not pro-
duced or made from any materials.
It is a natural force and If the case
of electricity ever comes to the Su-
preme Court that body may make q
distinction between products and
force Man does not take the cleo
tricity from the ground, nor does he
manufacture it by combining ma
terial things. consequently it will not
be safe to reason from the Supreme
Court decision that electricity would
be placed in the same category as
natural gas.
SHOULD the Supreme Court classify
electricity with natural gas the
Continued on Page 12-CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
iYNN LEG|0NS Invade
AUGUSTA TODAY IN QUEST
NTERSECT|ONAL H0N0RS
WIDOW GOT $4,000
FROM CONSCIENCE j..
FUND" MOVIE GROUP

New York. June 15.-Disclosure Of
a $4,000 conscience fund" gift by
Adolph zukor. president of the Famous
Players-Lasky Corporation, to a New
England widow who had been forced
out of business by one of the subsid-
iarics of his concern, was made TODAY
at the Federal Trade Commission in
Vestlgation OF charges that the cor
poration and six other companies con-
Stitute a trust.
This evidence was given by Sidne y
Cohen. president of the Motion Puc-
ture Theatre Owners Of America, who
said that the Black New England Film
Enterprise. allied with 2ukor's corpora
tion, had sought through intimidation
to force small independent exhibitors
either to buy their product or close
down.
Among the New England complaints
reaching his office. Cohen said, was one.
from Mrs. Pauline Dodge, a widow, of
Morrisville. VT, who said she had
been forced by Black to rclinquish her
lease Of theatre. Investigation, he
said. showed that Black had used I'M
fair tactics. and after vigorous COM
plant Zukor sent $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Lewiston Phone
Workers Not to Mix
in N. e. Controversy

Lewiston, Me-, June 15-At meet
ing tonight at Local 119 T, Industrial
Brotherhood of Telephone Workers,
said to represent so per cent. of the
operating force of the Lewiston eX
change, resolutions were adopted as
surfing the public that 1.-The members
are in no way interested in the pres
ent controversy between Miss Julia
O'Connor, president of the Operators
Department of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
and the New England Telephone and
Telegraph company. and that they
will not become involved in any &C
ton voted by the electrical workers
on Tuesday, June 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
,.a.seated Cony High Boys
,va;t Clash With Cham
,,ons OF School League In
r.v State-Over 100 Autos
Ginning From Lynn-Local
chamber Plans Day-long
r,tertainment For Visitors
Parade To Precede Game
AZ Williams Field-Banquet
And Dancing After Contest

r;,h both teams primed for the
.,,,.l test In what may prove to be
I. A.eisiye clash for the baseball
4.mulonship Of New England. the
4, !, here when all Augusta fans.
-.,orters Of the red and white COL
n Cony High, will be on Ruel
s,,,,.ms Field to back the Augusta
.,aocl to the limit for a win over the
rv.d.rs from the Bay State city.
INN English High. the fastest
raoolboy outfit OF the North Shore
,..,,,e with a wonderful record over
!. NM. year period, will not lack for
mi rooters, and the splendid base
In park back Of old Cony High
rhool will be the scene Of perhaps
4. most extraordinary demonstra-
INA in connection with the game to-
=, that has ever been staged in
M England in connection with a
rhoolboy diamond contest.
Nth coaches are confident that
Aeir charges will prove themselves
worthy Of their training, and the per-
rppd Of both teams will enter the
uptsst prepared to give their best
,w tho honor Of their school and the
sov Of the section they represent.
zach George Sexton when seen on
n practice field Friday afternoon
nuressed his confidence that his
lrs would win, saying: I'VE came
ID the way down here to win this
s.me and we will win it If the
LINN boys play the same kind Of
h,eball that they have all season."
Coach Thompson feels that the
cuuy boys are going to play their
III baseball tomorrow and il they
b they will certainly have to be
nckoned with before the Lynn team
aries the victory away from Au-
spsta. Tommy said: Captain Bren-
np and the whole Cony team have
a kinds Of confidence in the result
4 he game: they realize that they
10 up against real ball club but
10 that the Lynn boys are only
Imam and beatable, and Cony will
y INTO the game to play the game to
IN. Let the result show which is
he better team"
Mayor Ernest L. Mclean Of Angus
b will burn the first ball across the
plate to properly open up this classic
battle and the chief rooter for him
IN the bleacher section will be His
Honor, Mayor Harland A. McPhetres
d Lynn, Mass. There are many eX-
taordinary features scheduled to
take place before and after the game
thh afternoon in honor Of the visitors
hum Lynn. This morning at $50 the
Lynn players and management will
h taken on an automobile sight,
Continued on Page 10-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
$4,000 in Payroll
Lost When Six Men
Hold Up Cashier

New York, June ia cashier OF
the pullman Company and his body
guard were robbed Of $4,000 pay
roll by six armed men today. as they
were entering the Sunnyside works
at Long Island City.
The bandits knocked F. Il. NC
CURE, cashier Of the company. over
the head with the butt OF pistol,
and snatched the bag OF money Itonl
him. They escaped in an automoplie'
The hold-up occurred as Mcclure,
an assistant cashier, and special
policeman of the Pullman Company
were driving in taxicab into the
The payroll represented two weeks
wages for about 500 employees OF the
Pullman Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Portland Boy
Bicyclist Killed
in Clash with Auto

Portland. Me, June chichester
Stubbs, IA years old. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor c. Stubs of Cumberland
Foreside. and a freshman at the Port
land High school, was instantly killed
today when riding bicycle, with his
toy Pomeranian, Mickey, balanced on
his shoulder. He lost control of the
bicycle and the wheel headed into tho
path of an automobile. The lads
skull was fractured. The police exon
Grated Arthur c. Spear, candy manu-
facturer. driver of the auto. The dog
jumped to the hood Of the car and was
-unhurt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
$4,000, 900 Loss from
Fires in N. Brunswick

Fredericton. N. B., June 15-Lum-
bermen estimated today that forest
fires ii New Brunswick have caused
not less than 100000 damage.
The flames have swept over an area
of $50 square miles during the past
two weeks.
The damage estimate was based
upon an average value of $25 an
acre on approximately 100000 acres.
In addition. many mills, houses, sta
bles and various other buildings as
well as several bridges have been
destroyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Says Russians
Confident Can
Prosper Without Aid

Moscow, juno 1o.-(By A. P.)-That
Russia is coming back agriculturally
was the principal impression gained
by L. S. Senator Brookhart of Iowa
III ring his visit here. he declared today.
The country is also being lrejuvenated
industrially, he judged. after inspecting
the well-cquipped and Well-operated
cotton factories in Moscow.
There is no question that Russia will
have good crops this year and will be
the bcnefactor of the worlds markets
in the next. he said.
During his stay here the Russian
leaders told him they were ready for a
conference to decide the question of
The American debts and the Russian
countcr-claims. and gave him the inn
preston that they valued relations
with America very highly. They were.
however. confident that Russia could
go ahead with or without foreign aid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Deny Liquor on
S. S. Washington
Thrown Overheard

New York. June 15.-When the
steamship George Washington arrived
today from Europe. an officer stated
that 81 cases of liquor had been thrown
overheard just outside the threc-mile
limit, in accordance with the treasury
department ruling prohibiting the
bringing of liquor into American ports.
Officials of the United States Line
made a vigorous denial, stating that
none of their ships carried liquor ex-
ccpt as required by law for medicinal
purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Call Strike 5000
Rail Sh0pmen on
Western Railroad

Denver, Colo, June IA strike Of
railroad shopmen over the entire Den
YER and Rio Grande Western railroad
system and on the Rio Grande South
ern, effective tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock and affecting nearly 5000 men,
was called today by George T.. Mount.
vice president of the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen; George A. Doyle,
International representative Of the
Machinists' Organization and II.
Hammons. chairman of the Shop
Shop Crafts executive board of Den
Yer,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Libel Steamer
Long Beach at Bangor

Bangor, Me, June 15-The steamer
Long Beach, was libellcd today by
United States Marshal Woodman on
behalf of Joseph j. Keegan and
Company of New York, who claim
$2977 for supplies furnished to the
steamer. The Long Beach came here
from Baltimore and is chartered to
load at st. John, N. B., for Manches-
ter, England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Probable Failure
Passage Repeater
Bill in Wisconsin

Madison. Wis. June 15.-(By A. P.)
The Tucker bill providing>for repeal
Of the Severson prohibition enforce
ment law in Wisconsin,. was finally
passed by the assembly today 80 to 35.
This measure now goes to the "dry"
Senate, where indegnite postponement
is anticipated by both those opposing
prohibition enforcement and those IA
Voring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Salesman to Portland
to Answer Charge
of Check Forgery

Providence, r. l.. June 15-Gedney
Sayrc, ~, travelling salesman of
Middletown. left here today under
guard for Portland. Me-. to answer to
a charge Of check forgery. He has
served % months in Boston, Fitch
burg and New Bedford. Providence
police and a judge decided that he
had suffered enough and this city will
fcrego it's share of the penalty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Sch. Wyoming
Safely Relocated

Portland, Me, June 1.-THE six
masted schooner Wyoming, which
went onto the flats on the South
Portland side Of the harbor several
days ago on an unusually high tide,
was relocated, apparently without
damage, today by the cutter Ossipee
and the tug Cumberland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
us. Treasury Gets
First War Loans
Return PAYMENT

Warrington, June 15.-The Treas
ay today received the first regular
Nmi-annual payments to be made by
my foreign governments on prin-
cM and interest on loans made by
1 United States during the war.
Wat Britain and Finland, the for
ner the largest debtor and the latter
.nons the smallest. began the re-
aucnon Of their obligations under
recently negotiated settlements which
Lord the siXty-two years to COM
pete repayments.
treat Britain's remittance, made in
LIBERTY bonds purchased in the open
safket, amounted to $69,0O0,000. The
Y. .salsh payment, in cash. was $780,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Auto Company
Merger at St. Louis

st. Louis, June 15-Stockholders
of the Doris Motor Car Company at
a meeting here today ratified the pro-
posal to affiliate with the Haynes
Automobile Company of Kokomo,
Indiana, and the Winton Automobile
Company of Cleveland, Ohio, in FORM
ing a $1,000,000 distributing corpora
ton to be known as The CONSOLIDATE
ed Motors Corporations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
BLOWS OWN HEAD
OFF WITH RIFLE

Bangor, Me-, June 15-John Oak,
40. a member of the police force at
Milnocket, committed suicide today
by shooting, going into the woods,
placing a rifle under his chin and
blowing the top of his head off. No
reason is known for the act. He
leaves a large family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
viii Increase Wage
Result of Vote

new Haven, Conn.,, June 15-The
.Wanecdcut Company announced
~asat that it would grant an in
Use OF five cents an hour to its
.~ormen and conductors in accord
wv with the result of a vote taken
~" .ssetoay throughout the state III
.aca the men authorized their rep
h ~. to sign a wage scale
~ ~ on that increase. About 1900
geo are affected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Is Months for Ex-
Cashier Calais Bank

Bangor, Me-, June 15-In the
United States District Court today
Elbridge Short, former cashier of the
Calais National Bank. pleaded guilty
to making false entry on the banks
books and was sentenced to eighteen
months in the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Held for Theft from
BANGOR High School

Bangor, Me-, June 15-James z.
Daley. "a, who claims to belong in
Houlton, was arrested tonight on
charge of breaking into the high
school building last night and steal
ing 500 from the principals office.
The police say that he confessed ana
that the money was found in his
pockets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
To Probe Steel Co.
COLLAPSE in Buffalo

Buffalo, n. Y, June ia grand
jury inquiry into the collapse of the
S26.000,00O l.. II. Steel enterprise will
begin next Monday.
About 10000 persons in the United
States and Canada invested more
than S22,000,000 in the steel enter
prise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
French Deputies
OK. Domestic Policy

Paris, June 15-(By A.. Po-Ihe
Chamber Of Deputies late tonlSht
gave a vote Of confidence 10 1ne eovo
eminent on it's domestic poilcy' 'ne
vote was $50 to 2OO.-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
General Forecast

In New England and New York the
weather will be generally fair Sat-
urday and Sunday with somewhat
higher temperature.
Winds north of candy Hook
Gentle to moderate variable and
weather fair Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Saturday partly cloudy and some
what warmer; Sunday fair; light
shifting winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

New England, East New York -
Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer
Saturday; Sunday fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-16

RADIO PROGRAMS
Detailed programs from principal
radiophons broadcasting stations
may b found In this issue.
, 1923-06-17
MORE IMMIGRATION LAW
ASININITY

That day must be counted as lost
whose low descending sun views no
new absurdity of immigration-law
enforcement. Now an aged Irish
woman arriving at New Orleans to
visit a son grown prosperous in Cal
ifornia in the nineteen years since
she saw him, is denied admission
on technical grouds. As she wants
to stay in this country more than
six months she is classified as an
immigrant, and the immigration
quota for the year is exhausted.
1t is to be sad that the inhuman-
ity of the laws operation is not due
to a spirit of harsh enforcement but
to the hard and fast nature of its
provisions. 1t makes no allowance
for deserving exceptions. In many
cases of hardship to individuals
which have occurred under its in
elastic requirements there has seem
ingly been none Of which in the
slightest degree impaired the prin-
ciple of immigration restriction.
Their effect has thus been all the
stronger in accentuating the asinin-
ity of legislation which shows the
United States as alone among ma
tions in treating alien comers with
barDarity. It is a curious reversal
of the country's traditional role of
hospitality to immigrants and one
which must be ended by Congress
sional action modifying the unjust
rigors of a law that is making its
good provision odious along with
the bad.
, 1923-06-17
A CLEARING HOUSE OF
IDEAS

This years session Of the Institute
of Politics, which opens at Williams
College, July 81, is of more than
usual interest. Notable among the
statesmen and publicists who will
deliver lectures and lead the round
table conferences are Count Harry
Kersler, who served as Germany's
first minister to Poland and Is
known in Berlin as leader Of the
mo More Wars" demonstration.
Other distinguished speakers will be
Viscount Birkenhead, Sir Edward
Grigg, DR.. Estanislao Zeballos, who
has been Minister of Foreign rela-
lions in three Argentine cabinets
Sir Paul vinogradoff and Mr.. Philip
H. Kerr.
The Institute Of Politics at Will
liams is a fine movement and has
already proved its worth as an in
ternatioaal clearing house of ideas.
There men of large vision assemble
to discuss world problems and ex-
plain their bearing upon this nation
and that. 1t is we'll, then, that
this year publicists from many
widely separated countries will take
part in the meeting. Whether the
speakers express the point Of view
of Great Britain, or Of Germany, or
of Argentina, or Of Russia, their
utterances win receive respectful
attention from all fair minded Am
erican people.
, 1923-06-17
d Distinguished Writers
To Visit Yellowstone

CODY. wyo.. June 15.-Yellowstone
park officials have bee advised that
the following distinguished writers
may visit the park during the sum.
mer:
Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, who
expects to come to the park to as.
sist in the dedication of the Howard
Eaton trail. the great trail system
that parallels the loop road system
in the park. and which has been given
the name Of Howard Eaton in
memory OF tho distinguished wyo'
ming pioneer dude rancher, guide
and game conservationist who d.ed at
Sheridan on April 8. 1922.
James Oliver Curwood. famous
writer OF western and Alaskan stories,
and lover of wild life.
Gilbert Grosvenor. editor Of the
National Geographic magazine.
Rupert Hughes. the novelist and
scenario writer.
, 1923-06-17

1921. The number was thirty-three
in the preceding year and sixty-five
in 1919. In 1916 there were 206
PERSONS IN the "millionaire-income
class" rs incomes are reckoned for
purposes of Federal taxation. Gov
eminent officials are quoted as at
tributing this great decrease to in
vestments in tax-free securities.
That is in line with the generally
accepted explanation.
Publication of the figures may
be expected to stimulate discussion
of the exemption features of the
law. While many will consider the
matter solely as 1t relates to the
liability of the individual, there is
better ground, perhaps, for consid-
ering the matter in the light of the
effect of the present system upon
the general welfare of the country.
Propositions to do away with the
exemption from Federal taxation of
Interest upon the obligations of a
state, territory or any political sub
division thereof" raise complicated
questions of the rights of the States.
But there remains the fact that this
system on the one hand tends to ex-
travagance in public expenditure,
while on the other hand, and in con
it withdraws from COM
merce and industry money needed
for their proper development, if
they are to keep pace with the
growth of the country.
There is the greater issue invol-
we'd in the disappearance of the
million-dollar income. Viewed in
this light, the question becomes m
of general concern as in some de-
gree affecting the prosperity Of all
sorts and conditions of men."-The
Boston Transcript.
, 1923-06-17
X. X K. On Job

oLENRocK. wyo.. June IT,
Marshal Irby Lam was the recipient
of two K X. X. messages this week
-one a threat against his life and a
warning to leave town, the other a
commendatory missive and an offer
OF defense.
The first letter was received Tues
day and is supposed Il have been the
outgrowth of an effort on Lam's part
to capture some whiskey supposed to
be in the rear room OF tho pool hall
on Fourth street. owned by G. c.
Moore and managed by his brother.
When Lam finally gained access to
room after having forced IN entrance
through the front door there was
nothing but a strong odor Of liquor
left. The manager of the pool hall
was placed under arrest.
Tuesdays mail brought the follow
ing hand written letter to the mar
shall:
"Mr. rrby Lam:
you are going to strong and you
are liable to meet with g serious &C.
cident and II you don't lay off you
are going to wear q wooden overcoat.
This Is only a warning. so you
had better leave town.
K. X. X"
But Lam is not leaving town. He
says the threat ia not causing him
any concern. Wednesday morning
another letter came TO him. It was
typed on the official stationery OF the
Ku Klux Khan and read as follows:
Friend Irby.
eve want to let you know that
we have our eyes on you and appre.
ciate what you have done. We want
h law upheld n II you need help
there is always a Klansman In sight.
Uphold the law and we are your
friend.
THE KU KLUx KHAN"