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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
MANY PROBES ON
CONGRESS SLATE
FOR COMING week

Washington. March THE scope
of congressional Investigations will
be broadened this week with the
adoption of resolutions authorizing
inquiries into the shipping board and
the aircraft industry.
Both resolutions will come before
the house Tuesday before the Nc
Kenzie proposal to accept Henry
Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals is
taken up.
Meantime the special senate COM
mittee will meet to lay its plans for
the investigation of the administra-
ton of Attorney General Daugherty
and the oil inquiry will go forward
Tuesday with the committee seeking
additional light on the private wire
which Edward Il. Mclean, publish
err of the Washington Post, had in
stalled between Washington and his
Palm Beach cottage.
While the house is considering the
Muscle Shoals question, the senate
will have before it, the NorbeCk-
Burtness bill for the relief Of North
western wheat farmers and southern
cotton growers.
With the tax bill in the possession
of the senate the house ways and
means COluIullltS lOllIu tIIe way
clear to give it's attention to the SOL
disrs' bonus. Public hearings will
be opened tomorrow with n view to
reporting by Saturday bill which
may differ materially from the mea-
sure President Harding vetoed
The senate finance committee
plans to take up the revenue bill by
the middle of the week. Public hear
ings will be held but Chairman
Smoot plans to limit the number of
spokesmen to one for each trade and
industry so that the committee can
get to its task of rewriting the
measure within two weeks.
After the Muscle Shoals measure
is disposed of the house will take
up the first deficiency bill of this
session and the other annual sup
ply measure will be pressed after
that time. Only two. the interior
and the treasury postoffice, have
been sent to the senate which has
acted on only the interior depart
ment measure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Better Postal
Service Contingent
on Wage Increase

Washington. March 1.-The wide
disparity between the salaries paid
in the postal service and wages paid
in private industries Is one 90 the
principal causes of delay and ir-
regularity in the handling of the
mails, said report issued today by
the postal service committee of the
chamber of commerce of the Unit
cd States.
The twenty-five Democratic men,
bers of the New York delegation in
congress today went on record as
favoring legislation for increases In
salaries of postal employees. now
pending. Their announcement fol-
lowed on the heels of a statement
from the White House that Presin-
dent Coolidge while sympathiZing
with the desire for bigger postal pay
envelopes opposed such an increase
at the present time on the ground of
economy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
REED ACROBAT IN
HANDLING TR UT H
WORD MR.. MCADOO

St Louis, Mo-. Mar. 2.-William
G. McAdoo. of Los Angeles. in his
campaign for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination. tonight replied
to attacks by Senator James A.
Reed. denouncing his Missouri OPP
ponent in the presidential race as a
man who resorts to the most gia:-
ing disregard for the truth in mis-
personal attack Oh me because /
would not stay out of Missouri"
The statement by Mr.. McAdoo, In
the form of a letter to o. c. Oliver,
st. Louis. chairman of the McAd1o
campaign in Missouri. said in part:
Senator Reed of Missouri stated
recently as the reason for the vari-
Gus attacks which he Is making
upon me personally that McAdoo
Continued on Page 2-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03

Washington, March Court &C
ton in tic oil lease cases will be
initiated this week by special gov
eminent counsel while the senate oil
committee is following further the
trail of the celebrated Mclean tele-
grams.
The first step of counsel will be to
bring civil action looking to the
stoppage of the extraction of oil
from the naval reserves in California
and Wyoming and the annulment of
the leases awarded by Albert B. Fall
as secretary of the interior to the Do
heny and Sinclair interests.
Any criminal action growing out
of the oil scandal must await a more
detailed study of the testimony adj
duced before the senate committee
and an independent investigation to
fill in gaps in that testimony.
Atlee Pomerene, former senator
from Ohio, will have more or less
general Charge of the civil proceed
ings, while Owen j. Robertson Phila-
delphia, will devote himself and his
staff principally to the study of the
criminal phases of the case.
President Coolidge is expected to
appoint this week additional special
counsel to prosecute actions looking
to the recovery to the federal gov
eminent of sections 16 and SO in the
Elk Hills reserve in California now
operated by the Standard Oil Com
pany of California.
The executive will select counsel
especially learned in land law to
prosecute this case inasmuch as the
chief point at issue is whether these
sections were known to be mineral
bearing at the time the state OF
California obtained them as school
lands upon the growth to statehood.
The oil committee will be in recess
tomorrow, but on Tuesday it will re-
sumo the questioning of employees OF
Edward B. Mclean. publisher of he
Washington Post. with regard to the
private wire which the publisher had
installed between Washington and
his cottage at Palm Beach, Fla.
The committee also will follow the
trail of the inquiry into the depart
ment of justice where it has been
Continued on Page 3-Col. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
One Killed in Rail
Wreck at Baltimore

Baltimore. Md, Mar. Zone man
was killed and four persons were in
jured when a Pennsylvania Railroad
train bound here from Buffalo was
derailed at Bright Side. just outside
this city tonight.
The dead mans name is unknown
The injured were brought to q local
Hospital. A relief train was dis
patched to the scene to bring the
passengers to the city.
There were 10 cars in the train. four
of which were Gerailed. A dining car,
n parlor car and two day coaches left
the rails. according to the report.
Trees prevented the dcrailed cars
from rolling into Lake Roland about
80 feet downa hillside. Lake Ro-
land is about Is or 20 feet deep at the
point of the wreck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03

London, March c.-CBy \. P)-Thc
to create a more favorable atmosphere
for the initiation of negotiations which
he hopes may result from Labor's two
expert committees now sitting III
Paris. and also probably with the COM
ing French elections in mind. has had
n further exchange OF letters with the
French premier, NJ. poincarc. the text
OF which was issued from the foreign
office at Paris and London tonight.
This correspondence is noteworthy
on Premier. MacDonald's side for his
extreme frankncss In stating the Brit
ish viewpoint and his opinions on the
policy France has pursued since the
war. Never before. not even in the ia
nous Curzon despatch, which express
ed the British view that the occupa-
tion of the Ruhr was illegal. has Brit
ish suspicion of French action and
motives been so candidly stated. And
the fact that NJ. Poincarc in his re-
joinder takes no umbragc at this
frankncss--so new in European diplo-
macy-is in Itself considered most
favorable sign. although NJ. Poincare's
letter is little more than II repetition
OF his many speeches on the same sub
ject.
Neither OF the premiers will make
any attempt to formulate concrete pro-
posals until the expert committees
have reported. Mr. Macdonald again
shows that his main hope is to attain
such n state of affairs in Europe as
should induce the United states TO CO.
operate in the reconstruction of Eu-
rope.
NJ. Poincare rcpudiates any design TO
(Continued on Page 3---Coi. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Dead and Missing
in New Jersey Blast

New Brunswick. y. j., Mar. The
revised list of dead. and missing and
the number injured In the explosion
and fire at Nixon yesterday fellows:
Tho dead: Leslie Spencer. Metuch-
en-: william Fitzgerald. Highland
Park: Mrs. Arthur Dumas. Nixon:
Three Dumas children, Harold Slade,
MEMO Park: Mrs. r r. Whecry.
Scotch sPlains: Janice Rockefeller.
Nixon: Edward Smith, Menlo Park:
Hugo Hagen. Lmdenau; Lena Seleno-
ker. Highland Park: Edward Starken.
no address: Frank Scollo. no address;
Joseph Adams. no address; John Mas
caras, no address. Grotto. no address;
Scallo. no address.
The Missing: Thomas Hart, Hen
ry Blundo. John w. King. Arthur w.
cole. 4. T.. Crofton. Charles Lipke.
Robert Jones. Handy Scott.
BESIDES the dead and missing ~
persons were injured. none Of whom
Is expected to die.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
VANDERBILT SAYS
COOLIDGE ASKED
DAuGHERTY TO QUIT

New York, March 2-President Cool
idce has asked for the resignation OF
Attorney General Daugherty but has
not received it, Frank A. Fanderiip'
retired banker. declared today in an
address at the Heights Free synagogue.
Asked to elaborate on his assertion.
or to tell from whom he had obtained
the information, Mr.. vanderlip was I'M
communicative.
II will stand on that statement.
that's ALL" he told newspapermen.
Mr.. Vanderlip added in his speech
however that he had sent word 10 the
president. but did not know whether
his communication had been received;
that Daugherty should not be allowed
to resign if the resignation was TO ne
accompanied by a embarrassing let
ter.
Mr.. vanderlip said a new political
PARTY would he formed If the presi-
dent did not go through" with the
present investigation in Washington.
wherever it leads, and purify the fed
eral government"
There will be. one plank in It's plat
form" he said. "and there will be two
words in that plank: BE honest
Declaring that "the men in the news
paper field have gone soft in their ca
nacity for hard investigating services
this being especially true of the CORE
sponden.s at Washington" Mr.. Wander
lin suggested the formation of "citi-
Gems federal research bureau to con-
suct Investigations. The data accumu-
lated would be sent to the newspapers
of the country, he said, and most OF
them will print it because they Will
fear that somebody will an" then they
will have been left.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03

BUYING PAST WEEK
WITH ACTIVE TRADE

New York, March 2-Reports re-
ceived in financial and business quar-
tiers during the past week were in
terpreted as indicating that handto-
mouth buying is still the rule but
that production and consumption are
continuing at high rate. The steel
and automobile industries are work
ing at their best rates for the year
and building activity continues at an
unusually high volume.
The railroad car loading figures for
the week ended February 16 1iscloses
a marked increase over those for the
previous week and set a new high
record for that season of the year.
Loadings of forest products set n
new record for all time and ship
ments of miscellaneous and less than
car load freight showed substantial
increases.
This showing was consistent with
the indications of high activity in
other industries That real recov
cry in activity occurred after the
turn of the end of the year was made
abundantly clear by the Federal Re-
servo boLrd's statistics for produc-
ton and trade during January. The
boards index for production increas-
cd eight per cent as compared with
December and equalled the level of a
year ago. This is the first increase
since the decline set in last May. Its
index of wholesale trade increased
IL per cent as compared with De-
cembcr and was slightly higher than
a year ago.
Other interesting facts brought out
by the reserve boards survey or
January business are an increase of
&c per cent in building contracts as
compared with the previous January.
gains of seven per cent in depart
ment store sales and IL per cent in
sales of mail order houses.
Sales of dry goods and shoes were,
on tho other hand, smaller than n
year ago. This was interpreted as
rejecting the open winter and the
difficulties into which the textile
trade has been thrown by the high
prices for raw materials.
The cotton market continued I'M
settled. making a low at % IL cents
rallying about 1 ga cents and then
dropping back TO about IS 1-5 cents
as the week closed. Well posted OBJ
servers considered that the specula-
ton for the rise has been well iiqui-
dated. The mills are reported. how
ever, to be stocked with goods pro-
duced with cotton at higher levels
and to be little disposed to buy more
of the staple until the situation in
the dry goods market improves Some
hedging by mills was, in fact. re-
ported.
! In main, however. the improve
ment in industry which occurred
during January seems to have been
maintained during February Steel
| bookin for the past month are ex-
pected to equal those in January,
automobile output is being increased
and the railroads are buying freely
of mats for maintenance of way.
An improvement has occurred In the
equipment business. about 10000 cars
being ordered during February as
compared with 10000 in January.
Steel buyers show no disposition,
however, to contract far in advance.
The present level Of prices seems to
be fairly well established. but, after
the buying movement of the past
two months. there is an inclination
to settle back and watch develop
ments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Pleads for Rebel
Cause i'm Mexico

Washington, Mar. 2-Pleading with
President Coolidge for Justice in be-
half Of Mexico's birthright of national
sovereignty, Juan Manuel Alvarez
Del Castillo, agent of Adolfo De La
Huerta. today sent telegram to the
white house declaring the revolution
struggles against the tyrannical des-
potism of an exaggerated Bolshe-
vism.'
Senior Del Castillo, in appealing to
the Humanitarian feelings Of the
chief executive, declared that once he
knows the truth. your administra-
ton will cease definitely helping, ia
voring and assisting the government
Of Obregon."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
To Welcome New
Dry League Supt.

Syracuse, y. 2, Mar. 1.-The dry
forces of central New York will hold
a demonstration here tomorrow morn :
ing when one third annual ministers
meeting of the district will welcome
Arthur J. Davis, formerly of Massa-
chusctts. the new state superintend-
ent OF the Anti Saloon league Of New
York.
Mr.. Davis will make his first public
address in this state. It IL expected
he will appeal to the churches Of the
state for continued support Of the Anti
Saloon League and will outline the
future policy OF the league under his
direction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Move for Labor
Bank in New Haven

New Haven. Conn. March o
The committee of the Connecticut
Federation of Labor having in
charge the plans for labor bank
met here today. 1t was decided to
submit the general plan to the afff-
Hated unions for a referendum vote.
1t is believed this vote can be COM
pleted in six weeks. IL the vote IL
favorable, the bank will be hurried
along as fast as possible. While the
committee has authority to prepare
the plans. the union will be asked
to give final approval and decide
whether the bank shall be opened
soon or next fall. The committee
today considered plans OF similar
banks in this country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Booze and Dope
Caused Death
of EX-ChOrus Girl

New York, Mar. 2.-Alcoho'ism
and overdoze OF narcotic WEI .
ascrfbed by Assistant Medical EN-
amincr Gonzalez as the causes OF
the death today of Mrs. Hazel King
Witty. former chorus girl. said 10
have been the wife of an exporter.
Miss Eleanor Watson, Mrs. Witty
companion. said the two had been
on their way home from a parry
when they Joined two of Mrs. Wittv's
friends in taxi. They drank liquor
and upon leaving the taxi. Mrs. Wit
ty complained of Illness. Miss Wat
son said. They went to the apart
ment of friend. Mrs Witty died
soon afterward.
Mrs. WHY'S husband is said to be
in South America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
SENATE PROBE OF
ATTORNEY GENERAL
STARTS THIS week
hinrton. MARCH e-Attorney

Washington. March 2-Attorney
General Daughertys part in the in
vestigation of his administration Of
the department of justice. ordered
yesterday by the senate, sc to /. is
one of the first questions to be de-
termined by the special senate conf
mittee.
A preliminary survey of the work
was taken in informal conferences
today between Senator Brookhart.
Republican, Iowa, chairman. and
other members of the committee.
and a meeting planned for tomorrow
is expected to determine the scope.
Mr.. Daugherty' counsel and the at
torney general himself will be heard
in presenting his side. 1t is expected
that the hearings may be open within
two or three days.
AS Mr.. Daugherty is in Florida. 1t
is not expected that he will be able
to appear personally early in the
inquiry and the committee has not
been advised whether he will desire
to present preliminary statement.
The committee, in determining pro-
ceedure tomorrow expects to consider
the requests made by Mr.. Daughcr-
tvs two counsel. Paul Rowland OF
Cleveland and former Senator Cham
berlain Of oregon, for the right to
examine witnesses. present indepen-
dent evidence and to have process
issued for witnesses and documents.
Senator Brookhart today reiterated
that Mr.. Daugherty would be given
fair hearing. but indicated that the
course of the inquiry would be con =
trolled by the committee.
The conception of the investigation
held by Mr.. Brookhart and others is
that the case is not to be n trial
but rather an investigation TO secure
facts for the senate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Points Out Higher
Railroad Taxes
Means Higher Rates

New York. March Higher rail-
road taxes will produce higher rail-
road rates and present one more OBJ
stacle to the reduction of living
costs, +. c. LOOMS, president of the
Lehigh Valley railroad and chairman
of the committee on public relations
of eastern railroads said today In IA
statement which asserted that rail-
road taxes had increased 100 percent
during The last IL years.
Railroad operating costs" he said.
ARE more than 100 percent greater
today than they were before the war.
but income from transportation or
freight and passengers Is only so
percent higher.
Railroad taxes in the last two
months Of 1928 amounted to over
one million dollars n day and will
probably exceed that figure In the IL
months of 1924"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Fire Forces Out
Portland People

Portland, Me, Mar. S-Partially
overcome by smoke, Mrs. c. r Null
hern, occupying an apartment on the
third floor of three family tenement
house at 81 Locust street, was car
ried to the street in scanty attire by
Patrolmen Cody Walker and James
J. Ridge during n fire early this
morning. The occupants Of the
house, consisting of three families.
were asleep when the officers dis
covered flames in the cellar, and
aroused them by kicking in the
front door.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Woman Filler of
Air Circus Killed
When Plane Crashes

San Antonio. Tex. March c,-Mars
Bertha Horchcm, member of an air
circus. was killed this afternoon at
the municipal flying field here when
the left wing of her plane crumpled
as she went into a loop at 1900 feet.
The plano crashed to the ground 20
feet in front of the hangar and near a
crowd of 5000 spectators.
CyIe Horchem, her husband. is own
er of the circus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Johnson Accuses
Coolidge Supporters
Pulling Mean Trick

Washington, Mar. 2.-President
Coolidge's supporters were charged
directly tonight by Senator Hiram
johnson of California with the re-
sponsibiity for the placing of man
named Hiram Johnston on the pri-
mary ballot in Michigan as can
didate for President.
This is simply a trick" said Sen
ator Johnson, (which would disgrace
the meanest kind of petty politics
The California senator. whose
name also is on the Michigan Pres
idential ballot, denied that he had
abandoned his campaign for dele
gates from New York state.
II will have fair proportion OF
delegates from that state" he said.
"Of course, I am devoting my per-
sonal effort to states having a Pres
idential preference primary"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Fire Destroys N. Y.
Tenement; One
Killed, One Injured

New York, March Zone man was
burned to death and a fireman was
seriously injured in fire which de-
stroyed q five-story tenement In
Harlem early today.
The blaze started on the ground
floor. shot up tn estairs and spread
rapidly through the building. Egress
to the Railways was. cut off. and
many of the tenants whose apart
ments had no fire escapes perched
on window lodges until rescued~by
firemen with scaling ladders.
Stephen Kelly. who lived on Abe
top floor of the building, was burn
ed to death when flames cut Off all
chance OF escape.
The injured fireman IL Patrick
Walsh. He fell four stories. suffer
ing fractured skull concussion Of
the brain, and other injuries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Rum Runners
Forced to Abandon
Big Power Yacht

New York, March 2-After q nine
mile stern chase. early today during
which the craft was the target of
machine gun fire from police boats.
the. power yacht Monon was aban-
doned by her crew at an East River
pier and was captured by marine
police, who said they found large
cargo Of liquor aboard. The yacht.
valued at approximately 100000.
was said to carry. license papers is
sued to Edward L. Smallwood. OF
Great Neck. New York.
The police said they regarded the
capture of the Monon as the most
important Of the year.
/ The yacht is a 50-foot cruiser,
with cabin accommodations for SO
men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Middlebury::Head
Gets French Cross

Middlebury, VT. Mar. PRESIDENT
Paul Dwight Moody, OF Middlebury
College, associated with Bishop c. H.
Brent of Buffalo as general headquar-
ters chaplain of the American Armies
in the World War, has been awarded
the cross of the Legion Of Honor by
the French Republic. according to no.
LITIGATION received here. At the close
of the war France decorated Tresf-
dent Moody with the Academic Palm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Northern New England - Cloudy
and somewhat warmer Monday. pos
sibly snow fiurries in interior; Tues
day fair.
Southern New England - Partly
cloudy and somewhat warmer Mon
day; Tuesday cloudy.
Eastern New York-Fair and
warmer in south and cloudy. possibly
snow fiurries in north portion Mon
day: Tuesday cloudy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Daueherty Joins Wife

Miami Fla, March 2-Attorney
General Harry NJ. Daugherty arrived
in Miami today and went to the
hotel at Miami Beach where his in
valid wife whom he left here a month
ago is staying.
Mr.. Daugherty refused to make
any statement to newspaperme1. CIV
ing orders at his hotel that no one
was to see him. His secretary, Miss
Kate X. NJ. Carroll, said he had come
for an indefinite stay with his wife
and insisted on seclusion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Poughkeepsie City
Hall Damaged by Fire

Poughkeepsie. n. Y, Mar. .
FIRE of unknown origin swept
through the City hall about noon to-
day, running walls and furniture to
the extent of $4,000.