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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Developments of the
Day in WASHINGTON

Major General Enoch Crowder was
nominated to be ambassador to Cuba.
The British debt settlement agree
ment was approved by the House, 291
to a..
The Senate passed and sent to con-
ference the army bill, the last Of the
annual supply measures. and imme-
diately resumed consideration of the
shipping bill.
The Nicaraguan inter-oceanic canal
project was declared at the White
House to be out of the question at
present, because of prohibitive con-
struction costs.
Expenditure of more than s5O,OO0,-
900 in 10 cities for suitable quarters
for government activities was recon-
mended to Congress by Secretary
Mellon and Postmaster General Work
The House immigration committee
reported a bill for restricting immi-
grafton from all countries to two per
cent. Of their nationals resident in the
United States, under the census of
1890.
Extension of the benfits Of the war
risk insurance and vocational re-
Mobilization acts to veterans of all
wars. was urged by Antonio p. En-
tenza, national commander of the
United Spanish War veterans, at
hearing before the House commerce
committee.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion announced it would investigate
practices of anthracite carrying rail-
roads in distribution Of coal to deter
mine whether they are equitable and
fair and whether priority orders or
embargoes are necessary to insure
just distribution.
Secretary Hughes informed Chair
man Lodge Of the Senate foreign re-
lations committee, that he could give
no more information to the commit
tee on the reparations question at
this time. This was interpreted as a
virtual refusal to appear for oral
questioning as requested by Senator
Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas.
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Mrs. Beams Sister,
Priests Innocence

Portland, Me, Feb. Miss Bertha
A, Russell, a sister of Mrs. Otis A.
Bean, who is awaiting trial at Farm
ing,on on an Indictment charging her
with having murdered her husband
At Haines' Landing, Ranscley. four
months ago, emphatically protested
today that the latter is innocent.
Mrs. Bean had been living here
since the murder, and at no time dur
ing the early investigation was 1T APP
parent that she was suspected in any
way Of connection with the shooting
d the young guide.
Il saw my sister last Sunday
said Miss Russell. who is teaching
school in SAGE. "She was then at the
home Of my sister, Mrs. Frank +.
Hollis in Portland. l cannot believe
that she had anything to do with Mr..
Beans death. This is terrible. She
had just been informed Of the arrest.
When told that domestic troubles
had been advanced by the officials
as possible motive, Miss Russell
said: Il stayed with Mrs. Bean all
last summer. She and her husband
were very happy. He was working at
the Pleasant Island sporting camps
and was forced to spend three or four
nights week there. The balance
Of the week he spent with my sister,
Their camp is about 500 feet from
Beans garage in front of which he
was shot to death.
She said her mother, Mrs. Nancy
Russell, is living with another sister
az Georgetown, near Bath.
Bean and his wife lived here three
years until 1918, while working in a
smell manufacturing plant. After the
var they returned to Rangeley.
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I'VE should distinguish as to
quasi-S State institutions just as we
used to in regard to quasi public
service corporations" said Norman
l.. Bassett of Augusta. who. touched
upon the general question of State
aid for hospitals in presenting the
case of the Augusta General hospital
at the hearing Friday afternoon be-
fore the appropriations committee.
The Augusta hospital asks for SILL
9S4 for 1924 and S12,305 for 1925.
"The appropriation which we ask
is not for the Augusta General hos
pltal,' said Mr.. BaSSett. 1T is for
charitable work done for patients
who are being treated in this hospi-
tai" Edwin {. Dudley, treasurer of
the Augusta General hospital, said
that while the State allowance was
$3.50 for Il patient, it cost the hos
pital about 81 a day.
Mrs. Dora Bradbury Pinkham of
Fort Kent. the only woman represen-
tative in the Eighty first Legisla-
ture pleaded earnestly before the
committee for an appropriation of
$4,000 for each of the next two years
tor the Northern Maine General hos
pital at Eagle Lake.
This hospital cares for popu-
lation of about $4,000 people in
Northern Aroostook and the nearest
hospital is at Caribou, rs miles
away said Mrs. Pinkham. "If any
hospital in the State of Maine de-
serves aid surely this one does
DR.. William V. Kirk, the super
intendent, said that more than 40
per cent of the patients were unable
to pay for hospital treatment. The
hospital owes $1,000 for improvements
and could care for mote patients if
it had the funds. The case for the
proponents was conducted by Repre-
sentative Burns of Eagle Lake.
Representative Grcenleaf of An
burn conducted the case for the Cen
trail Maine General hospital at Lewis
ton. which asks for $4,000 for each
Of the next two fiscal years. Dana
=. Williams of Lewiston told the
committee that out Of the 1856 pa
ticnts treated at the hospital the past
year 625 came from outside of An
droscoggin County. OF this number
90 were from Cumberland. II from
Franklin. 60 from kcnnebec. 1903 from
Sagadahoc and 239 from Oxford The
$4,000 of last years State appropriate
Continued on Page 12-Col. 81
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DAWSON DISASTER

Dawson, n. NJ, Feb. 9.-(By A. P)-
While Dawson waits and watches in
repressive silence. bowed down with
grief at the disaster which fell upon
her yesterday. rescue crews and VOL
untcer workers continued tonight to
comb the labyrinth of dark passages in
Dawson Mine No. l for the dead and
the living.
When the shifts Of rescue workers
We're changed tonight "a bodies had
been removed from the subterranean
tomb in which they had been struck
down yesterday afternoon. Some
where in the dark depths of the many
passsageways not veat cleared are IS
men, and hope has not been abandoned
that they will be brought forth alive.
Justice Of the Peace T. l.. Kinney
late this afternoon impanelled a COR
oner's jury, which has begun the work
of identifying the bodies of the dead
and preparations for burial of Daw-
sons dead tomorrow are being made.
The cause of the explosion remains
From the condition Of four badly
burned bodies taken from point near
the center of the mine late today, in
dications are that the explosion CEN
tered near the heart of the workings
Rescue workers and repairing crews,
penetrating slowly into the main entry,
say it will be necessary to rebuild
portions of the tunnels and cross cuts
before further progress can be made.
That four other miners, cntombed
within ear shot of Felini Martini and
Charles Candale. the two survivors,
Lived through Thursday night, but
succumbed to the poisonous gases
which filtered through the mine after
the explosion, was the story vouched
for by the two.
'All night long we heard voices in
another cross cut near u.s." Martini
said tonight, but we were afraid.
We did not talk. Bye and bye we
started out through the mine. We
found the bodies Of four men. All
were dead Probably it was those we
heard during the night
Up to 1880 O'Clock tonight ga bod
les had been recovered.
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PRESIDENT NAMES
GENERAL CROWDER
AMbASS0DAR CUBA

Washington. Feb. 9.-Major Cen
eral Enoch Fl. Crowder was nomi-
mated by President Harding today to
be ambassador to Cuba.
Although still technically retain
ing the post of judge advocate gem
eral of the army. which. during the
world war involved administration
of the selective service law. General
Crowder has been in Cuba for some
months as the personal representa-
tive of President Harding. advising
cuban officials in the re-organiZa-
ton of the republics finances.
General Crowder has applied for
retirement from active service on
Feb. 10. He would not be retired
FOR age for several months. but his
term as Judge advocate general ex-
pres within a few days and unless
MS retirement became effective on
or before that date, he would revert
TO the rank of colonel on the retired
list.
Congress recently paved the way
Tor the generals appointment to the
diplomatic post in Havana by lecis-
latlon. which permits him in the
event OF his confirmation as ambas
sador. to draw the full salary of that
post. SlI.oU). without sacrificing his
rank as a retired ma ior general.
General Crowder was sent to Cuba
on his present mission bS President
Wilson.
AS judge advocate general of the
army OF Cuban occupation, General
Crowder drew up the legal code the
new Cuban government was to fol-
low and also had an important part
IN framing the Cuban Constitution.
financial policies and legislation.
The work which he has done in
cuba recently has been performed
at the request of the Cuban govern
ment, his services proving so salts
factory that he was retained there
as the representative of President
Harding when the latter took office.
Secretary Weeks said today that
General Crowder's successor as
Judge advocate general had not been
selected.
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General Forecast

Pressure was low Friday night
over the Canadian maritime province
es. the lower Mississippi valley and
Manitoba and was high over the
northern Plain states, the upper
Mississippi valley and off the south
Atlantic coast, and high and rising
from Alaska southeastward to AL
berta.
This pressure distribution has been
attended by rain in the last "a hours
in the southern states. southern Ari-
zona and Southern California, snow
or rain in the Ohio valley. and snow
in the southern lake region. the
middle Mississippi valley and the
Roc'-y Mountain and Southern Pla-
teau regions.
The temperature continued to rise
Friday in the Middle Atlantic and the
South Atlantic states and along the
Gulf coast, the Lake region and the
Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys,
while colder weather overspread the
Dakotas, the Plateau region and AL
berta.
Their will be snow over northern
sections east of the Mississippi river
Saturday and probably Saturday
night.
Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic
states and it will not change mater
tally during Sunday.
Winds north of Sandy Hook in
creasing north and northeast and
weather overcast and thick with
snow or rain Saturday.
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BALMY' BRAND OF
WEATHER j, OF N,
7 WINTER CARNIVAL
Especial to kennebec Journal.

especial to kennebec JOurnal.)
Orono, Feb. 9.-With Old Sol
smiling overhead, the second annual
winter carnival at the University of
Maine, got under way favorably at
3 O'Clock Friday morning. Trials for
University competitors in the inter-
collegiate events to take place tomof-
row were conducted in the forenoon
on the river and at the ski jump, a
hockey game between Maine and
Colby featured the afternoon, and u
formal ball. the biggest social affair
held on the campus in recent years,
was the climax of perfect day.
Crowds of students and their
guests from their homes and other
institutions beSeiged the scene OF the
morning events and large crowd
turned out for the hockey game,
marking the first day of the carnival
as q success in every way.
The most spectacular event on the
days program was the ski jumping
trials in which nine students were
entered. Bill" Elliott of Montreal,
Can, riding the slippery boards in
perfect form, took first place in the
trials by jumping SO feet and ten in
ches. VIII bur Christopherson of
gloucester. Mass, was next with q
jump of SO feet and ten inches and
Lloyd G. Hay was third with a 81
foot jump. Ivan Pease of Wilton
made jump of IS feet but was dis
qualified because of his failure to
hold his balance. Elliott, Christo-
pherson and Hay will compete with
BoWdoin and Colby here tomorrow.
Philip Sargent of Sargentville was
the winner of the long distance ski
race, with Carl Switzer of Montreal
second and Ivan peaSe of Wilton,
third. The long distance snowshoe
race was won by Patten. with Smith
second. and Horace Raymond, cap
tam OF the cross country team. ihird.
Elizabeth Hardness of Veazie, was
the winner of the Snowshoe dash for
women and Elizabeth Peabody
Portland was second. Sigma Alpha
Epsilon won the first heat of the
inter fraternity relay race and Lamb
da Chi Alpha won the second The
time OF the first was three minutes.
three and three-tcnths seconds The
time of the second was three min
utes. two and -tcnths seconds.
"Bilr' Elliott won the 2oO yard
ski race In 30 and nine tenths Sec
onds. Wilkinson was second and
SwitZcr WAS third.
Pattcn won the quarter mile snow
shoe race in one minute and thirty
seconds. Curtis was second and
Blethen was third.
The other events resulted as fol-
lows:
Snowshoc dash: First heat. Will
son. first J:udllins. second: time,
l15 seconds: second heat, Plummer.
first: Curtis. second: time. ia sec
onds; third heat. Snow, first; Ring,
second. time, ia
Obstacle race: First heat. Curtis.
first: Plummer. second: Sargent.
third: time. three minutes. 266 Sec
onds: second heat, Hamm. first; Pat
ten. second: Ring. third; time, three
minutes. 80 seconds.
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sweeping Reductions
IN immigration Quota
In Proposed Bill

!. Washington, Feb. ga bill provid-
w sweeping changes in the imml-
s'a'ion laws was reported today by
m ~ House immigration committee.
AZ aae measure would restrict immigra-
uVa from all countries to two per
WhI Of their nationals resident in
ae United States under the census
" !sV and exclude japanese with
~s exception of certain students and
Nsnllsts as well as other persons
y" elglble to citizenship.
an, lhe bill contains provisions de-
s ssned to prevent the division OF
,siales by admitting immediate
,s.s Of naturalized citizens and
Wv. .ause VINO have declared their inten-
s vu become citizens. 1t also pro-
n ,ass mat all nations should have a
N.Y. aSI,,lnum quota Of 400 persons Gig
s ,o,s % enter the United States be-
N.Y. ,,'s Inc two per cent. quota is APP
, ',i.v 10 prevent the deporting Of
I'M sIIls not eligible under the law, the
~ would provide for the issuance
"Wfllncates of eligibility abroad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

bennington, Me. Feb. o-Mrs.
~ ! Bean pleaded not guilty
V as, arraigned in the supreme
.nsa TO-DAY to the Indictment by
Cous Ind Jury on which she was
lN .. . last night. charging that
~ aat m,aurdered her husband. a Range
' ". lakes guide. and letter carrier.
icy ~, s She was remanded TO
~ u; without bail to await trial.
- NAV be held next week or
' snsib deferred until the next term
h september. ,,,,;
" Wv and Norman Mawson. OF
;,..,nen Mass. both under - years
!. .ee who had been held since the
.so ss of Bean on the charge of
rurder' we're brought into the
court s e.o ,,,s
,,dy the grand Jury having return
ID mo bill' in their cases. but We're
s se in $1,000 bail each as material
- Vim for the State against Mrs.
Bsap. Being unable to furnish ball
thew will remain in jail.
The court action was entirely for
NAL and occupied only a short time.
Mrs. Bean was accompanied by for
NOR NOR County Attorney Cyrus n. Blan-
chord of Wilton. who will act with
former State Attorney General Will
liam R. Pattangall. of Augusta. as
her counsel.
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IS AT CUMBERLAND

Cumberland. B. c.. Feb. 9.-The
death toll as result Of the explosion
of fire damp last night in Mine No.
q. of the Canadian Galleries (Duns-
muir Limited. while the night shift
or 800 was at work. was placed to-
night at 35. Steps toward an investi-
cation of the cause of the disaster
were taken tonight.
Thirty-one bodies had been re-
moved from the wrecked mine which
is two miles from here. and four
men. believed to be dead, remained
to be accounted for. Six mon. ter
ribly injured. lowered between life
and death in the hospital here.
Fourteen of the dead were white men
and 81 were Chinese.
Cumberland, during the day. was a
place of mourning. Women ran aim
lessly about the streets wailing their
grief. AS each body was taken to the
morgue, groups of men, women and
children gathered about, waiting
fearfully for Identification. During
the long night, while rescuers worked
feverishly with the determination to
save the lives of at least n few Of the
imprisoned men. the groups gathered,
conversing in frightened undertones.
Inc work of rescue went on slowly.
The men could work only four
abreast. Each of the rescuers worked
until he was exhausted. Then he
was relieved by another. This after
noon. the work was still in progress.
Men familiar with the mine said
the explosion was undoubtedly due to
the presence of both gas and dust.
Work of penetrating the mine was at
first extremely dangerous with vol.
umes of gas pouring through the tun-
nels.
The explosion was the second in
the Cumberland workings within six
months. On August 80, 1922, thir-
teen men were killed by an explosion
of gas. Since that time, according to
company officials, every effort had
been made to make the workings
safe
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Alumni Council
Visits BOWdOin

Especial to kennebec Journal)
Brunswick, Feb. 9.-Members of
the Alumni Council of Bowdoin col
legc met here today to visit the col
lege while in session. This noon
they were the guests of President
and Mrs. Kenneth c. NJ. Stills at
luncheon, and this evening they went
to Portland. where they were the
guests of Philip F. Chapman, the
president of the Council, at dinner.
following which they attended the
pop concert by the Bowdoin Club of
Portland.
Those present at the meeting were
Philip +. Chapman of Portland;
President Austin H. Mccormick of
Brunswick; Secretary John r. Bass
of Wilton: Edward N. Cooling of Bos-
ton; Ripley L. Dana of Portland;
Frank G. Harrington of Augusta;
Sherman N. Shumway of Skowhe-
gan; Philip G. Clifford of Portland;
Frank H. Swan of Providence, K. l.;
Luther Dana of Westbrook and
Emery o. Beane of Hallowell.
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Want New Supreme
Court Building Next
To Boston State House

Boston. Feb. 9-The Legislature
was urged today to act favorably on
a measure providing for the erection
Of building adjoining the State
House to- house the supreme judicial
court and the state library. Chief
Justice Arthur p. Rugg and represen-
tatives of the Boston Bar association
advocated the measure, which was
proposed by Governor Cox in his in
augural address.
Chief Justice Rugg said the pres
ent quarters of the court in the Suf-
folk county court house were quite
inadequate and that the transaction
of the states judicial business re-
quired favorable action on the bill.
Representatives of veterans or
CARNATIONS, asked that the proposed
building contain n memorial hall to
house war relics and to be used for
conventions of military organizations.
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TURKS TO INSIST
ALLIED WARSH!PS
MUST LEAVE SMYRNA

London. Feb. 9.-(By A. PAN
agreement has been reached between
the Turkish authorities in Smyrna and
the Allied naval commanders, says an
Exchange Tele graph dispatch by way
Of Constantinople. under which the
status quo would be maintained pend
ing diplomatic negotiations.
There is no confirmation here of
such an agreement having been reach
ed. dispatch to the Times from
Constantinople makes no mention of it,
while Reuter- message from Constan-
tinople asserts that the situation is
unchanged and that the Turkish rep
resentative at Smyrna is still awaiting
instructions from Angora. where it is
reported the extremists apparently are
gaining the upper hand and pressing
for strong measures against the Allies.
A later dispatch received by the En-
change Telegraph from Constantinople
asserts that the Kemalist representa-
tive there had long interview with
the French commissioner regarding
Smyrna. This dispatch adds that the
Angora government insists that the AL
lied warships shall leave Smyrna and
that it disclaims all responsibility for
disobcdiencc of the order for them to
depart.
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200 Delegates at
Christian EndeavOr
Meet at Bangor

Bangor. Feb. about 200 dele
gates are in the city at the annual
meeting of the State Christian En-
deavor Union. which began it's ses-
sions today. In his annual address,
President John S. Pendleton report
cd gain of fifty local unions dur
ing the past year.
The principal event Of Saturday
VIII be the convention banquet at
six o'clock at which Rev A. NJ. Lit
tie. of Bangor. will be POSTMASTER.
and addresses viii be made by Rev.
Alexander Henderson. of Waterville:
George u. Hallowoll. of South Brew
or; Edward +. Gates. of Boston: J..
-. Hubbard Of Bangor, and Rev.
Charles j. Mcdonald of Auburn.
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State Secondary
School Principals
Close Lewiston Meet

Lewiston. Me-, Feb. "a two
days conference of State secondary
school principals closed tonight with
a banquet. DR.. A. o. Thomas, State
superintendent of schools. was toast
master and the principal speakers
of the evening were Dean James N.
Hart. of the University of Maine.
and Dean Paul Nixon. of Brunswick.
The different sessions during the
day were well attended. DIR. James
II. Hosic. of Columbia University.
talked on Judging teachers" James
f.. Downey, headmaster of the high
school of commerce of Boston,
spoke on the commercial depart
ment and its purpose. Other speak
ers were: w. 3. Jack. superintend-
ent of schools. of Portland: Miss
Heien King. principal of the Nathan
C!lford school. Portland. C. c. Shaw,
OF Gorham. and Philip H. KimbaIl.
of Brunswick.
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FRENCH MAKE EFFORT
TO ORGANIZE RUHR
COAL SHIPMENTS

Dusseldorf. Feb. 9. (By. A. P.)-The
French occupational authorities are
devoting much of their time and en-
ergy to efforts to organize shipments
of coal by rail and river from the
Ruhr area to France. They are max
ing slow progress. however. the ship
ments averaging under five thousand
tons of coal and coke daily.
The food situation is growing
worse, despite the reports Of Dr. Luz
Their, the German food adminsira tor,
that there are in flour and cereals
enough to last nutil March Is.
The Allies are preparing schedule
of restrictions which are to be en-
forced BEGINNING Monday. These
will include n prohibition against the
serving of eggs for breakfast. and
meat will be permitted at only one
meal each day.
The railroad strike is still COM
pletely effective throughout the en-
tire French zone, but the locks on
the Rhine canal have been repaired
and navigation e-Opened.
Acts of sabotage continue. Six
telephone lines were cut today in the
vicinity of Dusseldorf and seven
teen in the region of Ratingen. where
the director of telephones was ar
rested and expelled.
Every shop keeper in the Ruhr to-
day found in his letter box a circu-
lar signed by the Association to
Safeguard the interest of the Ruhr,
enjoining them. first to resist requi-
sititon or orders Of the occupying au-
thorities: second forbidding any deal
ings with Frenchman or Belgians.
whether in occupied territory or their
own countries. and. third. warning
against unemployment and striking
unless on specific orders from Ber-
lin. Exception was made in the Sec
ond item of the circulation in favor
of the industrialists who are per-
mitted to buy iron ore in Lorraine
and Luxembourg