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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
OF DAUCHERTY REGIME
UNCOVER new ARRAY OF CHARGES
Hear of Drug Selling by Par
oiled Federal Prisoners -
BoOtlegging Probe in New
Y0rk-Arms for Mexican
Rebels-Reference to little
Green House on X Street"

Washington. April "A wide ar
ray of new charges was thrown in
to the already crowded records of
the senate Daugherty investigating
committee today.
Witnesses Spoke Of drug selling by
the paroles at federal penitentiaries,
referred to ,bootlegging investiga-
tons in New York, crossed the con-
tinent to tell of munitions being fur
nished revolutionists in lower Cali
fornia, and came back to relate al
legged instances of liquor supplies be-
ing brought to 1.-The little green
house on K street." in Washington,
mentioned many times during the
progress of the investigation as a
rendezvous in recent years of high
government officials.
Faced with the mass of material,
the committee, already deeply &C.
cupied with executive session inquir-
les into war contract questions, de-
tided to recess until Monday.
THE investigation is directing us,
gather than we directing it," Chair
man Brookhart remarked.
During intervals in the examina-
ton of witnesses, the committee de-
cided to send two of it's members,
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mon
tana. its prosecutor. and Senator
Moses. Republican, Republican, New
Hampshire. to Washington Court
house, Ohio. with power to hold
either open or executive investiga-
tons into the affairs of the Midland
National Bank, operated by NJ. S.
Daugherty, brother of the former at
torney general.
Two letters were received by the
committee today, one from Secretary
Weeks transmitting war department
records of Investigations into war
contracts for the air service, which
it examined behind closed doors, and
one from acting Attorney General
Deck asking delay in complying with
requests Cor files of the bureau of in
vestigation bearing uFca records OF
drug investigation at the Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary and saying that
President Coolidge desired first to
obtain the opinion of his new at
torney general on the question.
Rapid fire testimony was heard
during the day from witnesses who
included J. f. Dyche, one warden of
the Atlanta prison; w. J. Burns,
director of the bureau Of investiga-
ton of the department of justice;
and Daniel Smith. a former negro
butler at the little green house on
X. Street"
Dlche was the first to take the
stand and declared that he had in
stituted an investigation into extern
sive supplies of narcotic drugs to
convicts. obtained the aid of under
cover men" from the department Of
Justice, and had four prison guards
indicted. Herbert II. Votaw, federal
superintendent of prisons, ordered
the investigation suspended, Dyche
said. adding that later he received a
hint to resign, and did 30. subse-
quently accepting an appointment in
the prohibition service.
Continued on Page 12-CoI. p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Fight Has Just
Begun, Johnson's
Word at Chicago

Chicago, April 4-Declaring that
"this fight is just begun--the primary
campaign is only in its open stage"
Senator Hiram Johnson of Califor-
mia, tonight delivered q campaign
speech here. He had read newspaper
reports from Washington stating
that William NJ. Butler. chief of the
Coolidge campaign forces, was turn
ing to thoughts Of post-convention
activity.
father of the thought boldly assert,
in the open, of course, of influencing
the vote in the primary states, that
there is no contest in the Republican
party" tho senat said. "They say
is assured; that it is ridiculous for
one to think of contesting the NOM
ination Why such views are neces-
sary becomes Immediately apparent
when it recalled that Mr.. Coolidge
lost South Dakota. the only state in
which the contest was clean cut.
that he was the minority candidate
in Norh Dakota, and that admins
tration delegates were swamped in
Wisconsin.
II recognize full well the difficult
tics of campaign where all political
power and all concentrated wealth,
every boss. big and little. every in
fIuence seeking special privilege and
every newspaper subservient to big
business, are on the other side.
"But never in the history of AM
erican politics has there been time
when there was less politics in the
freat inarticulate mass, and more
Independence of judgment. Politics
may delay the needed house clean
ing in Washington, but 1t cannot
prevent ii. The American people
themselves will do it this year."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05

Does Not Favor Shift
:, ing Burden to Class
Not Able to Bear 1t
IS e n a tie Finance
Committee Warned
of $4,000, 900 Deficit
If Proposed Reduc-
tons Go Through

Washington, Ape. 4.-Facing a
declaration by President Coolidge
AGAINST any new tax levies. the GEN.
ate finance committee tonight re-
stored to the revenue bill the taxes
on telegraph and telephone messages
as a step toward meeting an ap-
palent deficit OF $75.0OO.0OO in reve-
nue. under the bill as passed by the
house.
washington, April Awhile the
senate finance committee warned Of
q S75,00O,o00 deficit as result Of re-
auctions now carried by the revenue
bill turned to means OF raising new
revenues, President Coolidge today
announced q general policy Of oppo-
sltion to any new taxes.
MIR. Coolidge while not expressing
any specific attitude on the new taxes
voted last night by the committee
on radio and nah jong sets. indicated
he would approve new levies only II
designed to shift the tax burden from
a class or interest now heavily taxed
to q class or interest which might
without injury bear additional taxa
ton.
Before taking up the remaining ex-
else and miscellaneous tax rates in
the bill, Chairman Smoot called at
tention Of the committee today to es-
Inmates which he said showed the bill
as now framed would fail by about
s75,000,000 to raise sufficient revenue
in the next fiscal year.
This did not take into account 49,
600, O00,000 in special appropriation
bills which have been introduced in
congress and Of which about $780,
900, 900 already have been approved
by one house or the other. In this
group included the soldier bonus bill.
Republicans and Democrats of the
committee held separate meetings
this afternoon at which was consid-
cred the problem of where to place
taxes already approved by the house.
and the necessary increases In taxes.
No definite conclusions were announ-
ced.
At an earlier session. however. the
committee. upon request Of Senators
Mccormick. and Mckinley. Republic
cans. Illinois, and Representative
Madden, Republican. Illinois. did
agree to the house action in cutting
In half the tax on produce exchange
sales amounting to two cents for each
500. The full tax previously had been
restored to the bill by The committee.
The cut involves n reduction in reve-
nue. estimated at 100000
Continued on Page 12-CoI. y
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Identify Cass as
Man Who Shot
CAPTAIN Schooner

Boston, April 4-Captain Arthur
Moore Of the British schooner j.
Scott Hankenson and Harry Harms.
cook on board the vessel, today iden-
titled Ray Cass of Somerville, n sport
promoter. as the man who shot the
skipper Of the Hankenson when pir-
ates boarded her off Cape Ann last
August. The Identification was sworn
to at a hearing before u. S. Commits
sioner Wheeler on an application by
Nova Scotia authorities for extradi-
ton of Cass. The hearing will be
continued Monday.
Counsel for the Canadian authori-
ties failed in an effort to have Cass
held without bail on the ground that
the offense charged against him, pir-
acy on the high seas, did not admit Of
bail. Commissioner Wheeler fixed
$4,000 as bail but 1t had not been
furnished tonight.
Moore said that he recognized Cass
as a man he had known as Frank
Davis. He said that Cass or Davis
was the first to board the schooner.
Harms said that he did not recognize
Cass as the man who shot him, and
was unable to identify his assailant,
but testified that Cass had shot the
captain. Moore was shot twice in
the abdomen and Harms was wound
ed in the shoulder.
The defense introduced affidavits
which they said had been signed by
Moore and Harms while in a Glou-
cester hospital recovering from their
wounds, and which gave descriptions
of the alleged pirates differing from
those given in afIidavits made for the
Canadian authorities after they had
seen Cass.
The captain and cook both testi-
fed that they had no recollection of
talking while in the hospital with any
person other than a department Of
justice agent. Both refused to iden-
tify the signatures on the affidavits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Explosion Spreads Fire

The local fire department had
hard task in combining the flames to
the bank building, the entire top OF
which was burned away, while the
structure was flooded with water.
The fire originating from some .un-
known cause on the third floor In the
Photographic studio OF Bert /. Call
spread very rapidly and was quickly
followed by an explosion In the Call
studio which threw the flames over
the entire floor.
The explosion thought to have been
photographers chemicals shook the
entire building. Se-en streams OF
water were poured into the build
ing and 1t was several hour before
the flames were extinguished. Fire
shutters on the Merrill Trust build
ing, close by the burning structure
saved that building from catching
fire.
On the street floor OF the Trust
building were the banking rooms OF
the Dextre Branch of the company
and the pharmacy of J.. II. Whitney.
All of the banks valuablec were
safely locked in the vaults as soon
as the fire started. Nothing was re-
moved from the Whitney Drug store.
which was flooded with water. On
the second floor te .osers are: DIR.
Joseph II. Murphy, and DR.. Samuel
j. Redman, physicians and surgeons.
DIR. B. j.. Wendell. osteopathic physi-
clans. Miss Elsie Carsley: chirola-
dists, The Judkins Insurance Agency
and l.. b. Waldron. Attorney.
Many of the office furnishings
were removed and all with the ex-
ceptiOns of attorney Waldron carried
insurance to partially protect them.
Aside from the loss TO the Eastern
Trust building the heaviest loser
from the fire is Bert l.. Call WI 20
Photographic studio was one Of the
finest in Maine. occupying the entire
top floor of the building Practically
nothing was saved from the studio
and the loss is estimated at $4,000
with insurance of but $1,000. Many
valuable negatives. including those
or the Bangor and Aroostook rail-
roads. for which Mr.. Call is official
were lost in the fire.
The operators Of the New England
Telegraph and Telephone Co, whose
central Office Is locc ted in the Merrill
Trust building across n 20 foot alley
from the burning bu lding stuck by
their posts. although tho operating
room was filled with smoke. About
$4,000 in insurance was carried on
the burnt building.
The building will Immediate
following the adjustment of insur-
ance. undergo reI airs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
HOlstein Breeders
Elect at Closing
Of Farmers Week

Orono. Me-, April 4-The annual
meeting Of the Maine Holstein Breed
ers' Association this forenoon was
the closing event Of Farmers Week
at the University of Maine. Officers
elected were: c. l.. Pike, Lubec,
president; c. L. Blackman, of Dav-
idson, secretary and treasurer. A. E.
Hodges of Fairfield, l.. e. McIntire
of East Waterford and r. F. Talbot
of Orono were chosen as a committee
to arrange for a field day. Addresses
were made by NJ. c. Peabody Of
Exeter, who spoke on the progress Of
the New England association; Dud-
ley Alleman, editor Of the Maine
Farmer, who spoke on the State
herd, and c. L. Blackman OF David
son.
The total registration for the week
was $50. the largest on record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Gompers Ill,
Friends Insist
He ForegO Speech

New York, April 4.-Samuei
Gompers. aged president OF the
American Federation of Labor. who
was reported today to have heen
stricken with vertigo during an ad-
dress before the conference board or
physicians in industry. declared
through his secretary tonight that
he hes not been ill-that his throat
had merely become husky and that
he wanted to save his voice for
speech at Bethlehem, Pa. next sun
day.
"Gentlemen," he began, grasping
at the table for support. my own
physician has told me that l ought
not to speak. Nevertheless. l intend
to go on with this address.
However. those at the speakers
hie insisted that Mr.. Gompers sit
down. He permitted them to lead
him to a chair, and handed his ad-
dress to his secretary to BE read.
He remained at the speakers "a.
BILE listening intently to all that went
The address of the veteran head
of the A. r. o. L.. recounteo Wnat
had been accomplished 10 P,uIons
the lives and insure the neal.n "a
workmen since he. union cigar
maker, helped, ban sweatshop ana
tenement cigar manufacture ana m
stitnte the first rules for shop sani-
tation in this city 60 years ago.
He concluded by advocating as
further step In all that had been &C
com i,lished since then, the establish
nent of workers clinics. to be
MAINTAINED Jointly by employees.
workmen and federal or state neaitn
denartmeIits, "clinics where proies-
sio1al services could be nao Ior
charges that would not deoaf tne
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
General Forecast

Pressure was relatively low FRI
day night over the Gulf and south
Atlantic states. the northern plains
states, the southern Rocky Mountain
and southern plateau regions and the
Canadian northwest and 1t was high
over all other regions. This pressure
distribution has been attended by
general rains in the southern states
within the last "a hours and by
showers in the Pacific states and the
plateau region and local rains and
SHOWS in the northern Rocky Noun
tain region.
The temperature continued to rise
Friday in the lower lake region and
in the Atlantic states north OF Vir-
ginia.
Much cloudiness will prevail over
the states east of the Mississippi
river during the next two days and
showers are probable in the Allan
tic states south Of Pennsylvania
Saturday and over the greater part
OF the Washington forecast district
except possibly the north Atlantic
states Sunday.
The temperature will be lower in
the north Atlantic states Saturday.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Fresh southwest shifting 10 west
and northwest: overcast Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
DAUCHERTY RAPS
SPEECH OF pepper
BEFORE Maine GO 7

Washington, April 4-Former At
torney General Daugherty in state
ment tonight attacked Senator Pep
per. Republican. Pennsylvania. for
his speech at Portland. Maine. yes
terday, in which he ID the selection
of Mr.. Daugherty for attorney gem
eral seemed to him a mistake of one
now dead.
''Blame 1t all on Harding is the
keynote which the Pennsylvania
would have the Republican party
adopt for the presidential campaign.
Mr.. Daugherty declared, adding that
any such "cowardly cry will Sound
the death ,knell of Republican sue
cess in the coming election"
Declaring that he lad always been
a loyal Republican, Mr.. Daugherty
said he was standing "as candidate
for delegate-at-large in Ohio. for
President Coolidge, at his request
and with his approval and am cons
tent that the people + Ohio-shau
pass upon my claims as a man,
lawyer and Republican"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Coolidge Will
Have Lone Delegate
From Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wis, April 4-(By A.
P.)-Hope of President Calvin Cool
idge to obtain at least two Wiscon-
sin delegates pledged to him at the
Republican national convention at
Cleveland, appeared shattered late
today by the victory of Congressman
H. A. Copper, Lafollette delegate in
the first district, who defeated the
Coolidge delegate. J. A. Craig. as
shown by complete official returns.
The sole Coolidge Wisconsin dele
gate, as shown by official returns, is
Thomas Scott. first district, who
polled the second largest vote. The
vote between Craig and Cooper was
close, less than 900 votes separating
the two. and there still remains the
possibility of a contest. j. B. Girls
toph, the other Lafollette district
delegate, ran approximately 1000
votes behind Craig. In the remain
der of the state, late official returns
failed to change the previously re-
ported showing of complete victory
Of Lafellette delegates and the COM
Portable lead of delegates at large
pledged to support Governor AL
Smith, of New York, at the Demo-
crat national convention. over the
delegates supporting w. G. McAdoo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
FIRE DAMAGES
Dexter BLOCK
$4,000 LOSS
STAGE
GENERAL ATTACK ON
CONGRESS LEADERS

Washington. April 4.-Democrats in
both the House and Senate today let
loose an attack on Republican leader
ship in Congress.
They directed a verbal bombardment
at Senators Lodge and Pepper Speaker
Gillett and Representative Longworth
and hurled charges on the world court
issue. brought into play the senatorial
Investigations and motives behind
them, and evoked q cross-fire from the
Republican ranks.
In the Senate. Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, the minority leader in the
forefront OF the assault, accused Sem
ator Lodge. Republican floor leader.
Of pigeon-holing the world court pro-
posal in the foreign relations commit
tee. He also took Senator Pepper, Re-
publican, Pennsylvania, to task on his
speech delivered Thursday at the Maine
Republican State convention, and as
sailed Representative Longworth Of
Ohio. Republican leader in the House,
for remarks he made before a group
of Republican women in Philadelphia
last night.
In a brief reply. Senator Lodge as
serted that he has made no effort to
block action on the world court pro-
posal.
Later Senator Lodge took exception
to a charge by Senator Robinson that
Chairman Marvin of the tariff commits
sion had been special and highly
confidential lobbyist for the wool inter-
ests" The committee chairman for
merly was secretary of the Home Mar
ket Club of Boston, Senator Lodge
declared, and in that capacity had come
to Washington to represent. the COM
panies in that club in the interest of
high tariff protection. which "he had a
perfect right to do" After consider
able debate n resolution to provide that
members OF the tariff commission
should not sit in cases in which they
we're financially interested. was laid
aside with a notice from Senator Rob-
inson that he would ask action upon
it when the Senate had disposed Of the
pending Immigration bill.
In the House. Representative Steven
son, Democrat. South Carolina, opened
the attack on the Republican. and ac-
cepted Mr.. Longworth's suggestion that
the buzzard be the proper emblem OF
the Democrats in this years campaign,
if it Is to represent the Democrats
going after such dead body as the
Republican party"
81 was glad to have an admission
from the high titular leader of this
House." he declared, that the Repub-
lican party is dead and begins to
smell"
Representative Connally. Democrat,
Kansas, then continued the attack by
assailing both the Pepper and Long
worth speeches as well as the recent
speech in Boston by Speaker Gillett in
connection with their references to
congressional Investigations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Portland Woman Dies
From Wounds Believed
Self Inflicted

Rockland. Me-, Apr. Miss Le-
ola Dennison of South Thomaston
died in local hospital today from
a revolver wound. believed to have
been self-inf1icted. Relatives said
there was no reason for thinking the,
wound was not the result of an ac-
cident. She was the 1S-year-old
daughter of William E Dennison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
BOWdOin Dean
Elected Head of
N. E. Classical Assn.
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Brunswick, NE, April AT the
business meeting of the New England
Classical Association held at Bowdoin
College today, Dean Paul Nixon of
Bowdoin was elected president of the
association for the coming year. Miss
Mabel H. Cummings Of the Brimner
dent, and Prof. NJ. n. Whitmore of
Williams College was reelected secre-
tary. The following new members
were elected to the executive commit
tee for term of 10 years: Prof. Kari
P. Harrington Of Wesleyan University
and Miss Gertrude B. Smith of Milton
Academy.
At the morning session a series Of
stimulating papers was presented by
A. E. Linscott of Deering High school,
Portland, Dean Paul Nixon of Bowdoin
and Prof. George NJ. Chase of Bates.
At the afternoon session DR.. D. o. S.
Lowell, former headmaster Of Roxbury
Latin school. Boston. delivered one Of
the most interesting papers Of the
meetings on the subject "Vergilian-
ISM" This was followed by a paper on
"Vergilian Lyrics and Translations''
by President Samuel v. Cole of Wheat
on College. Miss Maria B. Goodwin Of
the Drury High school. North Adams.
Mass, took as her subject Greek in
the High Schools" and was followed
by DR.. Josiah B. Ridge of the Ethel
Walker school, Simsbury. The session
closed with a round table on the topic
What Should We Do Aboue Greek7"
presided over by Prof. Samuel e. Bas-
sctt of the University of Vermont.
The members of the association were
guests Of Bowdoin College tonight at
dinner served in the vestry of the
church on the hill. and afterwards
attended a performance a performance
Of the "Mennechmi'' Of Plautus, pre-
scented by the Bowdoin Classical Club
in Memorial hall. A smoker at the
Sigma Nu fraternity house for the men
attending the meetings completed the
days program.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Gets II Years
For Acid Throwing

loup, former Boston barber, who
pleaded guilty in supreme court on
Wednesday to charges of throwing
nitric acid into the face Of Mrs. Lii
nan Risteen, was sentenced to serve
the maximum term OF L. years in
State prison. today, by Associate
Justice John A. Morrill,. Mrs. Ris-
teen Is in a serious condition at a
hospital as result OF the assault.
where II is said she would be per-
manently disflgured. The assault &C.
Cured on January 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Schooner Ester X.
Reaches Norfolk

Rockland, Me-, April 4-The Law
renee Corporation, owners Of the
four masted schooner. Esther K.
picked up in a water logged con-
dition Is miles east of Hatteras yes
terday by the coast guard cutter
Manning, received word late today
that she had been towed into Nor
folk. Va.
The holds were full Of water and
the engines broken down, but the
captain reported the craft would be
ready for sea in 4S hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
100000 Fire at
Cambridge, Mass.

Cambridge. Mass, April "A five
alarm fire which threatened large
ammonia tanks in the three story
brick building Of III. p. Hood & Sons.
milk distributors. swept the third
floor OF the building before 1t was
checked tonight. causing n loss es-
timated to be in excess of 100000.
Fire apparatus from Somerville and
Boston was summoned and aided in
checking the flames.
The fire, starting on the top floor.
destroyed a large laboratory and
threatened to spread through the en-
tire structure to the ammonia tanks.
in the basement. which are a part of
an extensive refrigerating system.
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Call Off Shopcraft
Strike Boston & Maine

Boston. April 4-The strike Of six
crafts of railroad shop mechanics at
the Boston and Maine Railroad,
which began July /, 1922, has been
called off by the union Of the Fedora
ted Crafts effective April Z, it became
known tonight. Financial inability to
prolong the struggle further was
given as the reason for the unions
action.