Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-20

I.GW3ru SIMPSON, naval altdtne OF tle
American embassy: Capt. S. y. Cloman,
minitary attache: Rear Admiral Charles
f.. Ereeland. commanding the second di-
vision of the United States Atlantic
fleet: Rear Admiral Thomas Il. Howard.
commanding the fourth division, and
Rear Admiral Edward ID. Taussis, Unit
cd States navy. retired. The company
for the most part consisted of officers i'll
fun uniform and young ladies.
The Farm rS and Merchants Bank
Of Watkins, \. Y, Il private insttu
ton. failed to open its doors Mon
day morning. y general assignment
Tor Che benefit Of creditors has been
made to Warren w. Clute, William
L. Lef1ingwell and Matt b. Hughey.
An Involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed in he United States
district court 1t Boston Monday
against Robert Z. Davic. IA young
broker, VINO disappeared several
weeks ago after Il sensational career
aD1 WHO left behind many angry
creditors. Trc petition was brought
by two retail Trims and the holder
of Il note. Il is expected that Other
creditors will file claims under the
petition. 1t WAS stated ut the time
OF Davies disappearance that his liza
blitics would total more than S2Oo,-
900 and that his creditors included
many prominent persons in the reliS-
ions, theatrical ana business world.
Harry e. Neeler, the New York dem
fist who is under Indictment for bigamy,
an II
months to 9 years and 10 months in Sing
Sing prison by Judge Fawcett III the
Brooklyn county court Monday for IN"
larceny of $l1,2l6 from Mrs. Wilhelmina
I.ynch. one of his victims. keeler plead
ed guilty to the larceny charge seVera!
weeks ago. Kecer married Mrs. Lynch
and after obtaining possession OF her
money. fled. He is under indictment Tor
marrying two other women who clam
that he defrauded them Of their earnings.
The sentence on Mrs. Emma c. Keller
whom he claims is his real wife. was
suspended.
4 federal grand jury was sworn in
Monday before United States District
Judge Kcncsaw NJ. Lands at Chicago.
1t will investigate the Capital Investment
Co. Graded last week rs bucket
shop'). the alleged brick trust and the
oeomargarine industry.
At the 2jth anniversary Of the ordlna-
ton of Rev Edward +. Fitzgerald L"
priesthood in the Holy Rosary church III
IIolvoke. Mass, Monday, letter was
received from the Pope confirming him
as right reverend monsignor Five Dish
attended the solemn
mass. Rev. Mr.. Fitzgerald was ordained
q, years ago Dec. 10 in st. Mays semi
nary i'm baltimore He has been in IIol-
yoke six years.
Twenty years imprisonment for the
murder of his infant son Earl and fV"
and five years additional for the shooting
of his wife. was the sentence impose"
Monday at Media, Pa. Upon Joseph -
Green. Green was found guilty of muir
der in the second degree last week ana
ipleadcd guilty to the shooting of his wife
who recovered from her injuries. Mrs
Green was shot last September while
holding the infant in her arms and an
other bullet killed the baby. GREEN'S de-
fence was that he had been drinking and
knew nothing of his action. His daugh-
ter Alice, VINO WIS siSU dttdNhNtA ny 49,
father. escaped by jumping from wit
dow Green's children we're the principal
witnesses against him.
Judge Richardson Of the superior
court at Boston Monday decided that
the superintendent of public buildings
Of Boston in awarding contracts has
no right to discriminate in favor of a
a
and has enioined the carrying out OF
a contract given to a firm not the low
est bidder He SAYS: Il think the
contract was given to contractor
other than the lowest bidder in order
directly or indirectly. or both. to favor
trade unions and their interests. This.
las a public officer using public money.
the superintendent has no right to do.
He had no more right to pay out more
money than was necessary to get the
work done properly. for the use or
benefit of labor unions. than he would
to pax it out for the benefit Of nolitl-
cal party or for a church, or for some
other organization
The 5000 striking machinists black
smiths. boiler makers and sheet metal
workers, of the Missouri Pacific-Iron
AIountain system will return, to work
Wednesday morning, Dec. y. The
settlement was agreed upon between
the officials of the company and repre-
sentatives of the striking employees
Monday night at st. Louis
Having strained his heart nine days
ago in a basketball contest at Wake
forest College Ro,- Saunders of Mon
roe, y. c.. ~ years old, a Freshman,
died there sunday night from heart
disease.
The first of the official dinners of the
season TO the President and Mrs. TAFT
was given Monday night by the Vice
President and Mrs Sherman Besides