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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
Developments of the
Day in WASHINGTON

The House passed the Senate bill
to increase the scope of the Federal
Coal Commissions investigation.
Progress toward an agreement was
reported by conferees on the compo-
sition farm credits bill
The filledmilk bill was sent to
President Harding after the House
accepted Senate amendments.
Hearing on proposed consolidation
of railroads in the West were con-
cluded by the Interstate Commerce
| Commission.
Investigation of recent advances in
sugar prices was proposed in reso-
luton by Senator Brookhart, Repub-
lican. Iowa.
The Senate adopted a resolution
providing for investigation of the
Veterans Bureal by a special COM
mittee after adjournment of Con-
gress.
Georgia, introduced resolution to
increase the salaries Of senators and
representatives to $4,000.
A successor to Charles B. Warren.
as ambassador to Japan has been
chosen by President Harding. it was
said at the. White House, but his
The House and Senate approved
the bill authorizing expenditure
of $4,000 year for six years
for Mississippi river FLOOD control.
The Ford Motor Car Company was
granted authority by the Federal
Power Commission to develop power
at the government high dam between
st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Representative Bland. Republican.
Indiana, and Charles S. Hatfield. an
Ohio attorney, We're nominated by
President Harding to fill vacancies on
the customs court of appeals.
President Harding nominated three
Democrats-Senator Glass. Virginia,
Representative Crisp, Georgia, and
former Representative Olney, of Mas
sachusetts, to be members of the
debt commission, the Senate quickly
confirming the selections.
President Harding signed the army
appropriation bill carrying S56.5SO,-
900 for river and harbor projects, and
the Porter resolution requesting ne
gotiations with foreign governments
to curtail production of habit-form-
ing drugs.
Among the nominations confirmed
by the Senate were those of Repre-
sentative Mondell, the Republican
leader, to be director of the War
Finance Corporation, Representative
Towner, Iowa, to be governor of
Porto Rico, and Brigadier General
Hines, to be Veterans Bureau di-
rector.
The Senate foreign relations COM
mittec re-affirmed its decision not to
act on the administration proposal
for American membership in the In
ternatiOnal Court of Justice after re-
ceiving further information from the
President and Secretary Hughes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
Ask Removal of
Health Commissioner
MahOney at Boston

Boston. March 2-Immediate re-
moval of Health Commissioner Fran
els y. Mahoney. was asked by the
Municipal Finance commission in a
report to Mayor Curley today. The
action by the commission came after
an extended inquiry into the issuance
by the health commissioner of Ii
cense to the Richmond Live Poultry
company. named by DR.. Patrick H.
MulloWney. deputy health commits
sioner. as the concern which surrep-
titously left two 500 bills. a turkey
and box of cigars at his house
shortly before Christmas.
The commission asserted that
Commissioner Mahoney had refused
to issue q permit to the poultry con-
Germ on December 49, but allowed the
company to continue business after
his deputy had told him of receiving
the gifts which. the Finance commits
sion charged, We're sent by Abraham
$. kubitsky. president of the COM
pany. DIR. Mahoney issued a license
to the poultry concern on January II,
the report said.
DIR. Mullowney was suspended, but
shortly afterward reinstated by DR..
Mahoney in connection with the re-
cepit of the gift. The suspension
was termed without justification by
the Finance commission in it's report.
The report stated that the commits
sion had sent to the district attor-
ney's office the two 500 bills and the
box of cigars as well as a Sc money
order. which DR.. Mullowney had
made out to the poultry company, he
testified at the hearing. with the in
tention of paying Cor the turkey.
Mayor Curley was requested by the
commission to forward the report to
District Attorney O'Brien for such
action as the prosecutor might decide
to take.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
CASE MOL PRESSED
Especial to Kennebec Journun

Nopecidi " heHHeDec JOurn:iID
Pennington. Me, March 2-I;thel
IL. Bean stepped from the Franklin
court house Friday forenoon a free
woman. surrounded by her rejoicing
friends and relatives and even pre-
VIousIy disinterested spectators. She
threw back her shoulders, inhaled
long and deep of the warm sunshiny
air and walked along briskIy to the
abiding place of her relatives, who
have been here with her during her
days of trial. She never looked in
the direction of the county Jail which
has been her lonely dwelling place
for the past three weeks. Saturday
morning she will so to Portland with
her sister, Mrs. Frank Hollis, where
she will visit for an indefinite time.
She may return to Haines Landing
and she may not, her plans were not
certain, Friday. At any rate, just as
soon as possible she is going to start
in to be a wage Garner. The cruelty
of fate which placed the finger Of
guilt upon her. has not crushed her.
Her short walk to the hotel, in an
aurora of freedom and thankfulness,
restored a flush to her cheeks, a
sparkle to her deep lined eyes and
even turned up the corners Of her
saddened mouth.
The indictment charging Mrs.
Ethel H. Bean with the murder of
her husband, Otis A. Bean was mol
pressed and she was Immediately set
free upon order of Judge Charles j.
Dunn when court opened, $40 o'clock
Friday forenoon.
eve have not sufficient evidence to
Continued on Page 12-Col. ~
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maine SoLONS ENJOY Days.
PROGRAM AT PORTLAND, BALL
AT CITY HALL IN EVENING

Portland. Me-. March "A special
train of II passenger coaches and a
baggage car pulled into Union station
about noon today bearing ESQ members
of the Maine Legislature who came to
attend the governors ball this evening.
The solons had left the Capital City
at 1915 after a sunrise session, and
they We're accompanied by Governor
Pcrcival p. Baxter his secretary, Gill
bert r. Chadbourne, and his assistant
secretary. Miss Gertrude Plaisted. But
two stops were made on the journey.
Mayor Carroll S. Chaplin Of Port
land and members Of the city council
were in the welcoming party which met
them at the station. During the after
noon a sight seeing tour of the city, an
inspection of the State Pier. a luncheon
and dinner were on the program.
The ball was held in the auditorium
at Portland City hall and was largely
attended. A reception to the governor
and an organ recital preceded the dane
ing. Governor Baxter and Mrs. Dora
bradbury Pinkham, the only woman
member OF the Legislature, led the
grand march.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
Bandits Hold Up
Messenger. Get S6478

New York, March 2-Automobile
bandits late today seized a package
containing s647S in money and checks
from Frederick Trevens. messenger
for the Brown Secomb Company at
the corner of Franklin and Green
witch streets. in lower Manhattan, es-
Gaping in their machine before pc
destrians could summon aid.
The robbers ran up to Trevens as
he was about to start up the stairs
to a Ninth avenue elevated station to
take a train for the bank where the
firm deposited its daily receipts.
One of the trio felled Trevens with
a pistol blow on the head. while the
others seized the packet and fled to
their waiting car. Trevens was not
seriously hurt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
Hawaiian Sugar Crop
LARGEST in s Years

Washington. March 2-Hawaifs
sugar cane harvest during the year
ended last September 30. was the
largest in eight years. according to
an estimate today by the Department
of Agriculture. Production 1or .n the
year was placed at 1.1S4'Ooo.ooo
bounds, or 10 per cent. more than
that for the previous year and larg-
er than the average for the previous
ten years.
The estimate Of the Agriculture
Department was based on reports
from Hawaiian sugar mills. Neari!
all Of the sugar produced in Hawaii
the department said. is shlppeo 10
Continental United States.
During the year ended last Sep
TENDER 80. it was announced. sugar
cane was cut from $4,000 acres, or
nearly 700 acres more nan the
eight year average.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03

Washington. March Senate and
House conferees reached a unani-
MANS agreement tonight in farm
c-edits bill. Their report will be
admitted to the two houses tomor-
row.
Several changes were made in the
hill as passed by the House. Under
The agreement the War Finance
Corporation would be authorized to
function until March l, 1924. instead
of Jan, 81. Privately furnished ag-
ricultural credit corporations provid-
ed BY the measure would be per-
mtted to issue debentures and
would be under supervision of the
comptroller of the currency instead
Of the farm loan board.
The conferees also agreed on a
provision increasing the maximum
Of farm land loans to $4,000. with
a stipulation that preference should
be given to loans of $4,000 or under.
Names of the two systems of
banking to be set up were changed,
the government financed institutions
to be known as the Federal inter-
mediate credit banks" and the priv
ately financed organizations as ma
tiOnal agricultural credit corpora
TONS"
Z Agreement also was reached that
Animation should not be placed on
interest rates of the national agri-
cultural credit corporations, it being
decided that officials charged with
the administration of the new sys-
TEN should take care of that prob
Rm
The bill provided for two men,
bers of the federal farm loan board
and deputy comptroller of the cur
ency to absorb the added super
yisory work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
General Forecast

The disturbance that was central
north of Bermuda Thursday night
moved northeastward with marked
increased intensity land it was cen
tered Immediately north of New
Foundland as severe storm Friday
night. Another disturbance of wide
extent was central over Wisconsin
moving eastward and still over the
Central Rocky Mountain and South
ern Plateau regions. Pressure re-
manned high and rising over the
southeastern states. and it was rela-
lively high and rising rapidly. over
the DakOtas, Montana and the Canad-
ian northwest. Generally fair wealth
or has prevailed since Thursday
night.
The weather became considerably
warmer Friday east of the Mississippi
river and temperatures continued I'M
seasonably high from Iowa and Ne
braska southwark, but much colder
weather has overspread the Dakotas,
the northern Rocky Mountain and
northern Plateau regions and the
Cana dian northwest. Generally fair
weather will prevail Saturday in the
Atlantic states. where the tempera-
lures will continue to rise. Consider
ably colder weather will overspread
the Washington forecast district
Sunday except the extreme south.
Winds north Of Sandy Hook, fresh
south and southwest and weather
fair Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
100000 Fire Sweeps
B. & NJ. Warehouse
CharlestOWn District

Boston. March 2.-Damage estimated
at 100000 resulted late today when
spectacular fire swept a warehouse of
the Boston & Maine Railroad in the
Charestown district. which was filled
with rolls Of newsprnt consigned to
Boston newspapers. The building was
more than 800 feet long. part being
two stories high and the remainder one
story.
The blaze started from an unknown
cause in the rear and worked rapidly
towards the front where a hot air ex-
plosion occurred which blew the front
out of the structure. Railroad crews
snaked more than IS cars. from the
building after the fire began but were
unable to save five cars filled with hay
and three with Potatoes. A number of
empties were also burned and several
freight cars were damaged.
Two alarms were sounded and fire.
men fought hard to save neighboring
structures.
The adjacent stables of the D. Whit
ng & Sons Co, milk dealers. were
threatened for time and more than
100 horses were removed to places of
safety.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
Twelve Arrested in
Bucket Shop Raid

New York. March Acting ON
complaints from scores of persons
that they had been fieeced of thou
sands of dollars in a new outbreak
of bucket shop operations in this
city, detectives today swooped down
on a Broad street building and
arrested twelve men whom they
accused of aiding and abetting the
operation of bucket shops"
The raid was conducted on the
firm of "F. Harrison and Company"
according to the police. and followed
directly on the complaint of Mrs.
Margaret Reyonlds. Newark, n. j..
who had bought S2.40O of alleged
worthless stock.
Members of the firm. she said. had
told her she could clean up half a
million if she would buy more
stock as she was preparing to with
draw $11OO. the last of the life saw
ings of herself and husband, when
her banker asked what she was do
ing with her funds. When he heard
her story. he notified the authori-
ties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
Sweet Bill Modifying
War Risk Insurance
Act Passed by House

Washington, March o-The Sweet
bill modifying the war risk insur-
ance' act in the interest of disabled
veterans, was passed today by the
House. 1t now goes to the eSnate.
The bill would extend the time for
from the director of the Veterans
Elreau to March 1, 1924, in compen-
sation cases,and would provide that
such certificates should issue where
jury during service or at the time
of separation from the service, or
whee satisfactory evidence was fur
nshed the Bureau to establish the
injury
Veterans suffering from neurO-
pSychiatric or tubercular disease de-
veloped within three years after sep
aration from the service would be
considered as having acquired such
disease while in the service. The
years.
Veterans guilty of treason. mutiny.
spying or any offenSe involving NOR
al turpitude or wilful and persis-
tent misconduct would not be de-
prived of insurance and compensa-
ton benefits. unless they had been
found guilty by a court martial
Where veterans of any war died
after discharge or resignation from
the sevice and did not leave suffi-
cient assets to meet the expense of
his buial and the transportation of
his body the government would pro-
vide a sum not exceeding 500.
Should death occur while the vet
eran was receiving government
medical or hospital treatment or vo-
cational training, the Veterans Bur-
eau would pay in addition to his
burial expenses the actual ecessary
cost of transportation of the body to
the place of burial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
50 ENT0MBED IN
MINE EXPLOSION
RECOVER SIX BODIES

Bluefield. W. Va, March o-rbe
bodies Of six miners had been re-
covered late tonight from the mine Of
the Weyanoke Coal e. Coke COMPANY
at Arista, Mercer county, which early
today was shaken by a heavy ex-
plosion. Hope for rescuing alive five
other miners of the SO entombed by
the blast was abandoned when rescue
workers said they were unable to
reach the section of the mine where
the men were at work when the ex-
plosion came.
Aiter- damp which flooded tho
nlihe following the explosion probah-
~ would prove fatal to the five still,
eh,ombed. mine officials said,
SeVenty-five men were at work in
the mine when it's channels were
rocked by the blast 1900 feet from tho
MAN opening. However. many of
'hen We're IN other sections and werc
not caught by the crumblinc walls
VI the 3S entombed. 81 only SLIGHTLY
injured, were rescued.
An overcharge of dynamite used in
blasting probably was the cause of
the disaster. w. A. Craven, Superin
tendent of the mine. said tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
Coal Commission Riu
with 100000 Item
Passes in the House

washington. Marchs2.-The admin
,s'lation Dill charging powers of tbo
reoeral Coal Commission, was n,ss
ca today by the House. 2oo - =.
An amendment was attacho, ~ 90.
s Hnic no3 an additional appropr;ation 0 Of
s7uv.ooo would be authorized VI
me deficiency appropriation hill,
nov IN conference. also rar,.iaS I'll ~
ssoo'ooo item which was inserted ' he
~ me senate. but has not vet heen
agreed to by the House. e"
no Sndet provisions of the measure
ba go. .ooay' the commission would
sven power to send question
mares to the. coal industry ana ~
conlpel the attendance of Witnesses
me measure, which already had
Senate approval, was sent back to
the Senate for concurrence in House
changes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
ACCOMPLISH MUCH
IN CLOSING DAYS
OF 9Th CONGRESS

Washingtn, March 2-Ebbing tide
Of the 9th Congress, with only a
day and half before adjournment
Sunday noon, presented marked
contrast tonight to the outgoing of
it's predecessors.
Most of the important legislation
necessary TO adjournment, was high
and dry, safely secured either by
enactment or in President Harling's
hands Late sessions of both Senate
and House were held tonight in an
effort to save minor bills.
With all the regular appropria-
ton bills Already completed, the two
major unfinished measures, the farm
credits legislation and the $685. O0.-
600 deficiency appropriation bill were
advanced today far beyond the dan
credits bill, in conference. was
brought to the point of completion.
ready for prospective final action to-
morrow as was the deficiency meas
urc.
The farm bloc's "flled- milk" bill
was brought into harbor finally and
sent to President Harding.
The administration proposal for
American representation on the
world court of the League of Ma
tons, however, became finally wreck
ed for this session, despite an elev-
enth hour effort by President Hard
ing and Secretary Hughes. They
sent new letters to the Senate for
eign relations committee again urg
ing the court plan, but it was left
on the legislative shoals when Re-
publicans on the Senate committee
met and re-affirmed their decision
that action in the two days remain
ing was impossible.
'"he House passed and sent to the
Senate the Sweet bill modifying the
war risk law in behalf of war vet
Grams while the Senate ordered a
sweeping investigation of the Vet
Grams Bureau. to be conducted after
adjournment Of Congress.
A move for sugar investigation
also was made in the Senate which
spent most of today on the govern
ment employees salary rc-classifica-
ito mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
THE INTERVIEW

Pennington. Me-, March =
(Special)-"1'm sorry it didn't last
longer. l would have liked to have
scratches" and Mrs. Ethel Ii. Bean,
who had just come from the Frank
lin Court House, where she had just
been freed from the charge Of muir
dering her husband, leaned against
the door casing as she talked to a
small army of reporters, who had
followed her from the Court House
to the Stoddard House.
That's what we're here Cor. Mrs.
Bean, we'll clear it up for you" said
one of the reporters near to her.
Close beside Mrs. Bean. stood her
sister, Mrs. Frank Hollis of Port-.
land, most devoted sister who has
stood by her in every sense of the
word. who has shielded her and who.
has fought for her. Mrs. Hollis was
wreathed in smiles as she smoothed
brushed up Mrs. Beams hair i'll the,
back of her neck. 1t was a pretty.
scene, the two sisters, looking SO
much alike and with the love light
shining for each other in their eyes.
Mrs. Bean, in her simple. but at
tractive heavy black silk dress,
looked thinner and smaller than ever.
after her weeks of trials and tribu-
lations. But in spite of that. her
pretty mouth was turning up and
; there was a wivacity in iler manner,
which belied her long confinement
and her days of worry.
She good naturally answered the
questions put to her by the scrib-
bling reporters.
Continued on Page II. Col. 50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
Senate Confirmation
0f Crissinger, Head
Federal Reserve Board

Washington, March 2-The Sem
ale tonight confirmed the nominal
aon Of D. r. Crssinger. of Maron.
Uho, TO be governor of the Federal
reserve Board. He has been serving
as comptroller of the currency
Inc Senate also confirmed the fol-
lowing:
representative Mondell, of Wyo-
ming, Republican House leader. to
oe director of the War Finance Cor
poratiOn.
Brlgadier General Frank T. Hines,
eau.
representative Towner Republi-
rsl, Iowa to be governor of Porto
N.Y. succeeding Z. Mont Reilly.
!, McAenzle Moss. of kentuck. to
uy.
dwight Davis. of Missouri, to be
'Slslant secretary of war.
Al. 'onn u. Maggie. to he commissioner
immigration at San Francisco.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
Mrs. Saludes Made
Five Attempts to
Take Her Own Life

New York, March Five attempts
made by Mrs. Paulette Saludes to
commit suicide after she had shot
Oscar Martelliere in his brokerage
office on William street last October
were described today at her trial for
murder.
Three Of the four witnesses who
testified regarding the defendants
efforts to take her own life. said she
had struck them as irrational The
fourth, Detective Stephen M. Dunn
ply, said he thought her sane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
Schneider HOusekeeper
Has Impregnable Alibi

New York, March 1.-The aliH of
Mrs. Anna Buzzi, held in Soo,UO
bail as a material witness in the
murder of Frederick Schneider.
Bronx contractor. Monday night,
only grows more impregnable the
more it is assailed, District Attorney
G!ennon admitted tonight.
Efforts Of Investigators to dis
credit the story of the woman with
whom Schneider had lived for seven
years only gave credence to the tale,
they declared. AS a result, her at
torney, James F. Donnelly, said he
would make another attempt to-
morrow to obtain her release from
Jail.
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FORMIDABLE FLEET
RUM RUNNERS OFF
new JERSEY COAST

Highlands, n. j., March 2.-CBy A.
PD-Resumption of heavy rum run
ming operations off the northern New
Jersey coast was indicated today with
temperance on Rum Row Of a for
inidable fleet, which during unfavorable
ice conditions had dwindled to almost
nothing.
IThe fleet comprised II vessels of the
Bahama type. Six Of them were steam
ers and five schooners.
Mysterious activity was noted ashore
among gentry suspected Of membership
in the bootlcgging fraternity and run
ners were reported to have given their
small craft thorough ovcrhauling
during the weeks that inlets were
blocked with ice.
indications that the runners were
preparing to protect themselves
again rum pirates. reported to have
been active off the Jersey coast before
midWlnter temporarily halted SNUG
CLING. was seen in the revolver practice
observed ashore among bootlcggcrs.
The fleet which appeared today was
hailed ashore as the vanguard of an
o''ihhh 'tpottGu 10 De on us way To-
ward tho New Yor. market. old resi-
dents OF the Highlands are looking for
resumption of smuggling activities on
a large scale
Local caches were reported to- have
been virtually exhausted within the last
month. when bootleg prices scared
Runners, with their craft frozen fast
were said TO have been able to land
only negligible quantity from the few
mother ships which struck to Rum
Row despite hail and snow.
scouts have reported to runners that
they have been unable to learn of any
special activity on the part of prohi-
bition enforcement officials, and added
that as yet no speed boats capable of
matching their heels against rum run
ners had been added to the coast guard
stations scattered along the coast.