davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

stanislaus county has 1914 acres
Of fruit trees and vines.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

Go where the crowd goes every
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
aights. Tie New Valley Open Air
Dance Pavilion at Heber. lltf
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

Modesto, Stanislaus county, ship
ped l74S ears Of melons in 1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
Cigars ana Tobaccos, alwayi
fresh at Steves'. adv

For SaleA2 mules and harness,
good tent house, plows, disc, etc
40 lbs Pietess- Wheeler lettuce seed.
Terms. Press, Address Box 479. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

Hotel Orcgon--Our washed air
cooling system is now in operation
Nooa lunch 35c; dinner soc. Fried
chicken dinner 75c. Chops, steaks
and salads at all hours. adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Rep. Zihlman Not
Guilty of Bribery
House Probes Finding

Washington, May 15.-Truth of the
charges that Representative Zih!man
Republican, Maryland, accepted a
bride was not established by evidence
presented by the House Investigating
committee, the House was informed to-
day.
All five members of the committee
concurred in a report which said that
mo further action is required or should
be taken by the House with regard to
Mr.. Zihlman."
The report touched also on the
charges against Representative Lang
ley, Republican, Kentucky, who is un-
der a two-year sentence as result OF
his conviction for alleged violation of
the prohibition law. The committee
said no further action on its part for
the present at least was advisable In
view of Mr.. Langley's announced in
tention of absenting himself from the
Capitol until his appeal has been pass
ed upon by the higher courts.
The purpose of the committee in
quiry was to determine whether either
Zihlman or Langley, mentioned several
months ago in the report of a federal
grand jury at Chicago, had been guilty
of wrongdoing warranting forfeiture
of their seats in the House. A ver-
batim report of the evidence presented
under oath to the committee shows
that Elias H. Mortimer of Philadel-
phia and New York was the principal
witness against Zihlman. Mortimer
was "star" government witness before
the Chicago grand jury which investi-
gated alleged veterans bureau frauds
and which referred to two members
of Congress" in its report.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
CUMBERLAND JURY
REPORTS mo BILLS"
IN MACLEAN CASE

Portland, Me-, May 15-"No Bills
were returned by the Cumberland
County Grand Jury, which reported
today, against Kenneth Ross Mac
Lean and Nettie May Mclean, both
OF Tacoma, Wash, who were charged
with manslaughter and have been at
liberty pending grand jury action
under bonds of $4,000 and $4,000
respectively.
MacLean was a student at Bow
dom College. In February Of this
year his wife came to Maine from
Tacoma, bringing with her the year
old baby daughter of the couple.
Quarrels were alleged to have occur
red between the young people and a
Few days later Mrs. MacLean was
arrested in Portland when, with the
dead body of her baby in her arms
she sought direction to an under
taker.
MacLean also was arrested and the
two were arraigned in the Brunswick
court on charge of manslaughter,
probable cause was found and they
were held for the May term of court
at Portland.
Subsequently Mrs. MacLean was
alleged to have confessed to caus-
ing the death of the baby by smoth-
ering it with a pillow but it w; s
later asserted that this Confession
was unfounded and the result of the
young woman's highly nervous con-
dition.
The indicting body reported in all
lis secret indictments and Al public
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
COURT DECLARES
COOLIDGE WRONG IN
CROSSMAN PARDON

Chicago, May 15-President Cool
idge exceeded his authority in par
doning Phillip Crossman. Chicago
saloon keeper, sentenced to Jail for
contempt OF court by former Federal
Judge K. M. Lands, according to
opinions handed down today by Fed
eral Judge James II. Wilkerson and
Judge George A. Carpenter.
As result OF the opinions. Gross
man was in Jail tonight beginning
the serving of a years sentence Of
which he had not previously served
any portion due to the fact that he
received executive clemency before
he was incarcerated.
Tho case recently investigated by
the senate Daugherty committee. had
its inception when Grossman was
brought before former Judge lands
in 1922 for violating an injunction re-
straining him for selling liquor. He
was sentenced for contempt but the
case was appealed until last March.
Then commitment papers were is
sued for him but n pardon from the
white house arrived before he had
been apprehended and placed in jail.
Judge Carpenter wrote and read
the opinion deciding that the presi-
dent had no right to pardon Gross
man and Judge Wilkerson concur
red, but submitted a supplementary
opinion giving his reasons for so do
ing.
The Judge termed the matter "a
political-legal question" but made no
effort to determine the moral pro-
priety OF the particular pardon in
volved, limiting themselves to the
question of the presidential power
in cases of contempt.
They decided that the president can
not have pardoning power in contempt
cases without infringing upon consti-
tutional province of the judicial branch
OF the government.
THE power to punish for contempt"
the decision said, lis inherent in and
essential to the very existence OF the
judiciary. II the president is allowed
to substitute his discretion for that
of the courts In this vital matter then
truly the president becomes the ulti-
mate source of judicial authority.
Such holding would be a. distor-
ton OF that cardinal principle Of Amer
lean institutions that the executive.
legislative and judicial branches of
government are coordinate and proudly
independent"
The opinion ended by ordering the
United States mashal to take Grossman
Into custody. which was done.
Cheeseman's attorney said tonight
they will file a writ Of habeas corpus
with the clerk Of the supreme court at
Washington and that the case will be
fought to the final authority. Cross
man had no statement to make when
taken to jail where he gave his occu-
patton as clerk and was assigned to
work on records at the institution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Warns Passage Over His Head Means
There Will Be No Tax Reduction.
Points Out Disabled Veterans Are
Being Cared For And All Have
Insurance. House Vote Prob
able On Saturday
TEXT OF MESSAGE

Washington. May 15.-The text OF
President Coolidge's message vetoing
the soldier bonus bill follows:
ITO the House of Representatives:
Herewith is returned, without ap-
prevail. H. r. 1860. a bill to provide
adjusted compensation for veterans
of the World war, and for other pur-
poses
1.-THE bill provides a bonus for the
veterans of the World war and de-
pendents of those who fell. To GER
tain of its beneficiaries whose maxi
mum benefits do not exceed $50, this
bonus Is to be paid Immediately,
cash. To each of its beneficiaries
who are not to receive such imme-
date cash payment, there is to be
provided free insurance under "A
2O-year endowment plan. The face
value of each policy will be based
upon the military service, the aver
age amount being at least 5000, pay
able at the expiration of 20 years
or ct death prior thereto. After the
lapse of two years the holder OF a
policy may borrow thereon from
banks at reasonable rates OF. inter-
est II amounts so borrowed are not
repaid by the veteran the govern
Continued on Page Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
French Socialists
See Hollow Victory
In Recent Elections

Paris, May Is (By A. P.)-The So
cialists are beginning to wonder what
they fought for in the recent elections
and what good their victory is going
to do them. The Radicals are hold
ing quite aloof from them, and divi-
sions are breaking out in their own
ranks over the future policy Of the
party.
Paul Boncour, who was minister Of
labor once, and Pierre Renaudel, who
succeeded M. Jaures as leader OF the
party and was beaten four years ago.
have now returned to the chamber
and have ministerial ambitions. They
are opposed by what are called the
"pure Socialists who stick to the
theory that the Socialists compose
the party destined to fight the battle
OF the classes.
They point to the case of Millerand.
BRAND and viviani, who after a taste
OF power ceased to be Socialists in
the extreme acceptation of theSterm.
When the Socialists national con-
vention meets June the proposed
participation in governmental power
will lbe combatted, perhaps voted
down. under the leadership of such
men as Leon Blum. one of the most
ardent Of the party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
MANY PRIESTS AT
PORTLAND TO ATTEND.
FUNERAL OF BISHOP

Portland, Maine, May ,16.-Hun-
dreds Of priests and higher digni-
taries of the Roman Catholic church,
including Cardinal William H. o.
Cornell of Boston, are in Portland
tonight ready to participate in the
last solemn rites tomorrow morning
at the bier of the late Rt. Rev.
Louis sebastien Walsh, eighteen
years bishop of Portland.
Virtually every parish in the do
cese is represented not only by
priests. but prominent members of
the laity anxious to do homage to
the lamented prelate. There also
are many from other dioceses of
New England in the throng of those
who mourn.
Late this afternoon, Cardinal o.
Cornell arrived in Portland accom-
panied by his secretary. 1t was his
first visit to the city where he la
bcred as bishop for several years be-
fore turning the affairs of the do
cese over to his successor-him
whose funeral he now comes to at
tend.
Cardinal Hayes Is due to arrive to-
morrow morning about nine o'clock
and upon his arrival appointment of
Chaplains will be made.
The pontifical mass will be sung
at ten o'clock in the morning and in
terment of the body, in accordance
with the deceased bishops expressed
wishes. in the crypt below the sane
tuary will follow with impressive
ceremony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
RATES TO Be CHANGED
IN AUGUSTA DISTRICT ON JUNE |
JURY HAS CASE OF
ROACH CHARGED
WITH MURDER

Concord, N. H., May 15-The case
Of Leo A. Roach Of Revere. Mass.
charged with the murder Of Vernon
Atkins at his home in Concord a
year ago. was given to the jury at
$50 tonight. Mrs. Roach. wife of the
defendant. who has been in constant
attendance at the trial, tainted as
the Jurors filed out.
The final evidence presented by the
defense prior to summing up was
evidence tending to set up an alibi.
The defense contended that Roach
was in Boston en- April 10, the day of
the crime, which, it was asserted,
was his birthday. The defendant as
serted that he remembered being in
Boston on the date in question be-
cause he was attending a birthday
party in his honor.
In rebuttal, the government called
Joseph Capalan, investigating officer
of the registry department of the
city of Boston to the stand and he
testified that the records showed
Roach's birthday to be April 9. The
mother Of the defendant declared the
records incorrect.
HO ctdt0 DGioCu llS Case III Pal Oh
the testimony of Francis l.. Hen
ming, now serving a term for compile
city in the crime. Henning identi-
fed Roach as the companion who
accompanied him to Concord on the
night of the murder and who, he said,
fired the shot that killed Atkins.
Henning picked Roach from row of
nine men in Station 2, Boston, in
January, as his companion whom he
bad known as Riley on the night of
the crime. Henning again identified
Roach as Riley on the witness stand.
On the same date that Henning
picked Roach as his companion in
the Boston police station Reginald
Atkins, q son of the victim, who saw
his father killed, similarly identified
Roach.
The defense added to the alibi by
declaring that Roach was in Boston
and visited his brother, who was i'll
In the Carney hospital on the night
of April 10, 1923. Today, two nurses.
Miss Mary. Prince and Miss Alice
Breen testified to seeing Roach at
the hospital. Miss Prince producing
hospital records.
A Concord police officer testified
that he saw Roach in the company of
Henning in Concord on the night of
the murder. Mrs. Atkins. widow of
the victim, failed to identify Roach.
Handwriting produced by the prose-
cution to prove Roach and Riley the
same, was declared guess work by
DIR. B. +. Davenport, Boston expert.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
N. E. Southern Mills
To Omit Dividend
AS Safety Measure

Boston, May 15.-Dividends on
the prior preference and preferred
stocks, both cumulative OF the New
England Southern Mills for the first
quarter of this year will be omitted,
President G. Harold Greene an
nounces in a letter to stockholders
made public tonight. The letter
says that the textile industry ''is still
passing through a period of unpre-
cedented depression" and the direc-
tors deem 1t wise to omit the divi-
dends of $157,50O, although they
have been more than earned" in
order to conserve cash for working
capital.
For the quarter ending March 81,
last, the report said, the corporation
earned $4,000 after interest and
depreciations, adding:
This result includes no earnings
from the new plants of the COM
pany, which are now coming into
production and should be in full op-
Grafton by early next fall. The ex-
perience of the past four months
fully justified the confidence of the
directors that this group of mills
can successfully compete for bust
ness and can operate under normal
conditions ut q substantial profit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Spelling Alcohol
Problem at Boston

Boston, May 15--With surplus of
some $4,000 gallons of Belgian and
Cuban alcohol fast deteriorating for
lack of legal market, the appraisers
stores here are becoming congested.
The contents of leaking cans poured
down sinks has given the building an
atmosphere in which employees are
finding it hard to concentrate.
The alcohol has been seized from
vessels attempting a landing on the
Massachusetts coast. Expecting i'm
mediate consumption. the shippers
have used tin cans as containers end
the metal makes the alcohol unfit for
internal use after a short time. Some
of the cans, too, have been wet with
seawater and are rusting away, 1t is
probable that Washington will be ap-
pealed to for a solution of the prob
lem,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Rt. Rev. p. r. McDevitt
To Deliver EulOgy
For Bishop Walsh

Portland, Me-, May 15.-The Rt. Rev.
Philip r. McDevitt. bishop of the do
cese Of Harrisburg, Pa. who preached
at the conservation and the 10th ami
versary of the conservation of the late
Bishop Louis Sebastian Walsh of the
Portland diocese, will deliver the eu-
logy at the solemn pontifical mass for
Bishop Walsh at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. Bishop McDevitt was a life
long friend of the dead pre1ate.
A throne was today placed within
the sanctuary of the Church of the I'M
maculate Conception, where the service
will be held, for Patrick Cardinal
Hayes Of New. York and William Car
dinal O'Connell of Boston, who, 1t has
been announced. will attend.
Among the bishops Of the church
who will attend the obsequies are the
Rt. Rev. Joseph j. Rice of Burlington,
VT. the Rt. Rev. Daniel r. Eeehan of
Fall River, Mass, the Rt. Rev. Albert
Guertin of Manchester. N. H. the Rt.
Rev. William A. Hickey Of Providence,
r. l., the Rt. Rev. John Joseph Milan
Of Hartford, Conn.,. the Rt. Rev. Thorn
as II. O'Leary Of Springfield, Mass,
and the Rt. Rev. John Gregory Murray.
auxiliary bishop of Hartford, Conn. 1t
has not been decided which of the
bishops will be the celebrant of the
funeral mass.
The following honorary pail bear
ers were appointed late tonight:
Judge Charles I. Donahue Of Port
land: John J. Cunningham of Port
land; James B. Madigan Of Houlton;
George p. Haggerty OF Wateryille;
James III. Carroll of Lewiston; Fred
d. Harvey. Portland: DR.. Edward J.
McDonough. Portland, and Judge
Benedict Maher, Augusta.
The Rt Rev. BENJAMIN Brewster
Episcopal Bishop of Maine, Canon
Schuyler and Canon Hemingway OF
st. Luke's Episcopal Cathedral of
Portland, VIII be present at the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16

Old Town Man Kills
Woman Companion
in Auto and Then
Turns Gun on Him.
self - No M otiv e
Known But Believed
Pair Had Disagree
ment.

Bangor, Me-, May 15-At $40, to-
night Ellison st. Louis, 20. Of Old
Town, shot Fay Hildreth. II. of the
same city, as she sat in an automo-
bile in Cross street. and then shot
himself. The wopsan expired within
ten minutes. the man dying instant
". No motive for the act is known.
although it is said that the two had
ouarrelled over their love affairs.
st. Louis was the son OF Peter st.
Louis, an Old Town fruit dealer.
Nothing is known here of Miss Hill
dreth.
The two came to Bangor in a car
owned by st. Louis father. and at
915 drove into Cross street and
marked the car at the curb. within a
few yards Of crowded Main street.
r. F. Gordon, who CHANGED to be
passing through Cross street, heard
the shots and ran to the car. reach
ing II Just as st. Louis fell from the
running board into the street. The
police had the bodies removed to I'M
dertaker's rooms after they had been
viewed by the medical examiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
New Schedule Is Result of Pub.
lie Utilities Findings-Rates
Proposed by District Are
Turned D0wn-Declared I'm.
just, Unreasonable and Dis.
criminatory

New rates and regulations estab-
lished by the Public Utilities Com
mission for the Augusta Water Dis
trict will become effective June 1
of this year, according to an order
handed down by the commission on
Thursday. The new rates are not
those proposed by the Augusta Wa
ter District in it's petition, those in
creases being characterized by the
commission as unjust, unreasonable
and unjustly discriminatory!
The decree OF the commission sets
forth that the present rates charged
by the district are unjust. unreason-
able, inadequate and unjustly dis
criminatory, and that the rates and
conditions eXacted by the district for
municipal services in the city of Au-
gusta, in accordance with the con-
tract, are unjust, unreasonable, in
adequate, and are unreasonably and
unjustly discriminatory.
The commission orders that the
Augusta Water District be directed
and REQUIRED to adopt and file a
schedule of rates identical with those
contained in Exhibit "a" attached
to the order and made part of the
order, and that the new rates and
regulations be established effective
June 1, 1924.
I'VE shall order" says the decree
of the commission, 1.-The continuance
of the present rates for meter serv-
ices, with the elimination of the III
percent discount feature for prompt
payment and with the further pro-
vision that in cases where private
fire protection systems are on me-
tered lines, such systems will be
charged for. separately on the basis
of the specific rates herein deter
mined.
with this and other changes,
which will result from the applica-
ton of the rate schedule which we
shall require to be established, it is
our conclusion, after careful analy-
sis of the situation, that the total
operating revenue will approximate
the sum of $4,000, and using the
operating costs, inclusive of depreci-
alton, for 1923 as a basis, will pro-
duce, in addition to proper annual
amount for sinking fund, a net in
come of about $4,000. as compared
with $4,000 for the past year"
Hearing on the schedule of rates
as proposed by the Water District
was held at the office of the COM
mission January 16 last. the APP
pearances being: Hon. George f..
Macomber of Augusta, trustee and
treasurer for the Water District;
Mayor Ernest l.. Mclean and At
torney Herbert f. Locke, city So
licitor, for the city of Augusta: At
torney General Ransford w. Shaw,
for the State of Maine; Col. Keith
Ryan. governor of the National Sol
diers' Home at Togus, for the Home:
s. n. Tobey, for the Augusta State
hospital: and Milton o. Dean, agent,
for the Edwards Manufacturing Co.
Continued on Page 10-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
VETO TO HOUSE

Washington. May 15-The soldier
bonus bill was vetoed by President
Coolidge on the grounds that It was
economically unsound and morally
unjust.
Returned unsiered to the house,
where the legislation originated. the
measure was Immediately taken up
by it's friends in an effort to over
ride the executive action and only
counsel of leaders. of both parties
obtained a postponement of vote
until Saturday.
The president in his veto message,
document of more than 1000 words.
declared he could see no Justification
for enactment of the bill into law.
In his discussion of the bill Mr..
Coolidge declared no bonus was owed
able bodied veterans Of the World
War.
The economic and financial
grounds for veto were stressed
particularly by the president with
an inference that should the bill
become law hope for tax reduction
must be abandoned. The government,
he said. had reached financial con-
dition which permitted reduction
in taxation but IF this bill becomes
law we wipe out at once almost all
the progress five hard years havs
accomplished in reducing the ma
tional debt" The bill, he argued,
would commit the country for a per-
ioe of twenty years to an additional
average annual appropriation of
$114,000,000 and at the end of that
time it would be necessary to sell to
the public two and half billion dol
lars in bonds-a major operation in
finance, which he said might be dis
astrous at that time.
The executive said that the dis
abled veterans were being given
treatment and that insurance hau
already been provided for all yet
Grams.
1--WE have no money to bestow upon
class of people that is not taken
from the whole people," he said.
Our frs. concern must be the ma
ton as a whole. This outweighs in
its Importance the consideration Of a
class and the latter must yield to the
former"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Houlton Attorney Convicted
With Sheriff Grant for
Liquor Conspiracy-lndfct-,
ments Against Both Charged
They were Part of Rum Ring
in AroostoOk County-Grant
Now Serving Term

Boston, May 15.-The L. S. cir
cult court of appeals today denied
the appeal of Willard s. Lewini
Houlton, Me-, attorney. from a sent
ence of two years imprisonment at
Atlanta for conspiracy to violate the
Volstead act. Levin was convicted
in the federal district court at Bans
gor with Edmund Grant, then sher-
iff of Aroostook county. who is now
serving a similar sentence.
The indictments against levin,
Grant and Guy z. Crosby, a for
mer deputy Q sheriff of Aroostook
county, charged that they were i'm
plicated in a liquor ring" which Of
fered protection to liquor dealers in
various parts of the county and
along the international boundary in
return for monthly payments. The
indictment against Crosby was mol
from his conviction but later with
drew it.
According to the indictments Lew
in arranged with dealers to- sell
liquor, giving each dealer who was
afforded protection monopoly in
his particular district. All Compel
ing dealers, it was charged, were
subject to prosecution, but the ia
vored persons were to BE notified by
the sheriff of intended raids. Levin.
the indictment said, was to defend
the protected dealers in the event of
their arrest, provided they paid him
"such sums at such times" as were
agreed upon.
Lewin's appeal was based on evil
dence given at his trial by a fofS
mer bartender employed by Charlie
E. Calvin. former Houlton rqud
dealer. Calvin with other dealef5
also testified that large sums shas
been paid to levin monthly for pre-
lection. The circuit court of appe&
found that the testimony of Calyia
employee on the witness stand wa
nrnnpr1v rQnoix.nd OF thu ~ faNE