Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-12

to Maine. While Maine was talking
about advertising, it was rlanning
to take the greatest advertising me-
dunn out of existence and to turn 1t
over to other forms of advertisers.
He said that If there was a sign.
under the control of organized adver-
Using which was unsightly or OBJ
structed the view he would have 1t
removed, If his attention was called
to it,
The men interested in this busi-
ness had 100000 invested in Maine
and paid $4,000 year rental to
farmers.
In closing he said that while this
talk was going on those who were
planning to advertise Maine were
preparing to erect at Kittery, huge
sign reading: welcome to Maine.
Come and stay and we'll take your
money" daughter)
Replying to a question of Rep Hale,
Mr.. Leigh laid that in his judgment
the uproar which had come up in
York and Cumberland counties
aGains this form of advertising was
due to the "snipe" bill boards in front
of hot dog huts.
He was asked by Senator Maher If
there was anything in the report that
this was all part of the propaganda
of the outdoor billboard advertisers
to attract attention to the value of
their medium. His reply was roar
Of laughter.
w. E. Beeham Of New York repre-
senting the GUIDE Advertising Com
pany which handles the outdoor ad-
vertising for the United States Tire
Company told the committee of the
thousands of requests that his COM
pany had from the chamber of COM
merce of many municipalities or their
historical displays. one panel to be
placed at the entrance to the town
and another at the exit. In some in
stances the towns have given the
United States Tire Compan-' the lease
Of the land for these displays. Mr..
Bechan explained the ethics of the as
social ton which prevented any suG-
gestive matter from getting onto the
outdoor advertising panels and sug-
Gested that the agitation has arisen
among women's clubs who do not like
this form of advertising because it
offends the aesthetic.
Miss Florence Paul of York called
attention to the statement made by
the advertising men that upon rea-
sonable request a company viii re-
move an Objectionable board and said
that she had gone to great effort and
expense to get the ear of one firm
regarding an Objectionable board in
York but never got reply to her
pleas.
Act Making 1t Illegal to Incite Per-
son to Crime
J. TT. Hudson of Guilford appear
ed for the bill making it ilesal to
ircite, induce or persuade a person
to commit q crime. He said that ne
had been informed this dill covered
the provisions of an act entitled IAN
act TO make illegal the interference
with the business of another. Both
were considered together.
Mr. Hudson said the proposed act
grew out Of a case tried in 'iscata-
auis county in March 1924, when
five I. W. WIS were indicted for con-
sriracy. Three were convicted, one
subsequently plead guilty and one
was never apprehended. 1T is the
purpose of this law to make impos-
sible the activities OF the /. w. W.,
CT, if they persist. to make them an
SWCrahle to the court" he said. He
told Of cases of interference in Pts
C;tauuiS county and how boycotts
Ead been ordered by the 1. w. w.
acting on q vote taken at headquar-
tiers at 24o Hancock street, Ban !
gor. /
There was some discussion Of the
possible effect on union locals af-
nliated VITA the american Fedora !
tiCn of Labor, and also on persons /,
SC aking to get others to obtain liQ- |
Ter for them.
Attorney General Fellows said |
that complaints had been received |
regarding the I. w. W., and while !
he did not care to say that the bill |
under consideration was the one to ,
enact. he felt it important If not
imperative to give county attorneys
nc re machinery with which to cope |
with the situation
ID. r.. Staples of Waterville, rep
| csenting the brotherhood Of loco
motive engineers, and Howard G.
Woodside of Portland for the Maine |
Federation of Labor told the conf
m:ttee that they were not legally
trained and hence We're not sure that
the bill lid provide anything that
might react against organizations
doing legal business, but that if 1t
did, they were opposed to 1t. Mr.. /
Woodsidc said that he agreed with !
the opinion of certain lawyers who
lad examined it that it might make
such provi3ons oc might be so con-
strued. Both emphasized the point
that they favored any measure that
would work for tne eradication of
the I. w. w.
Orr'S Island Bridge Question
The long agitated bridge between
Orr's Island and Eailey's Island re-
fuses to take a back seat in a Legis- |
lature where proposed bridge over
the Kennebec was conceded to have
the right of first call
And SO while folks from the
reighborhood OF Bath were applaud !
re- every mention of a bridge Mt
Bath in the House of RepI esenta-
tives yesterday afternoon a few folks
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