Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-21

worth of stolen goods, in addition 10
arrest:ng an elderly woman ana three
| children. 1t required five trips OF pa
| troll wagon to carry off the plunder'
Mrs. Elizabeth Knabler. 90 years olo'
was taken into custody Monday night
as suspected shoplifter and the GUS
tomary investigation was being MADE
| Tuesday when the police came upon a
house in Roxbury, said to have been
occupied by the family, that seemed TO
contain about everything from needles
to dressed poultry. Other arrests Iues-
day were those of Miss Margaret
| Knabler, "a years old, Miss Lillian
Knabler, 10, and Frank +. knabler, 20.
The daughters claimed that their moth
er was a kleptomaniac and that one
of her daughters usually accompanied
the elder woman to the city and PAID
for what she took.
AS indicating the progress In the build
ing of the Panama camel, the canal COM
missioners' office in Washington TUESDAY
received from the isthmus requisitiohs
for material to be used in the bull ing or
the emergency dams The installation or
these will constitute the final large work
to be performed in connection with the
canal locks.
The Washington street tunnel train ser
vice at Boston was tied up and tralnc
diverted to surface cars for an hour or
more late Tuesday when mans Dody
became tangled up with the wheels Of
northbound train. The man was taken
out alive and removed to the Relief hos
pital and may live. He was identified as
BENEDICT r. Palmer. aged 60 years, OF
81 Goden street, Belmont, and is believed
to have accidentally fallen from the plat,
form as the train came into the station.
A cable from Brussels. Belgium, receiv-
ed at Youngstown, Ohio. announces the
birth of a daughter to Count and Count
ess Henry De Sincay. The countess was
Miss Marie Louise Logan. daughter OF
Major John A. Logan, and granddaughter
of Gen. John A. Logan and c. IL. An
drews, millionaire steel and railroad men
of Youngstown. Her marriage last Win
ter was New York society event.
Even if a naturalized citizen has re-
turned to his own country and renamed
for more than two years without indicat-
ing his; purpose to retain his American
citizenship, he cannot be prevented from
re-enteflnS LtllS country vi lIOHl Uiii5-
ing in with him wife whom he had
married while abroad, though she might
be held otherwise under immigration
laws. This is the grist of a decision de-
| livered by the attorney general in an
swer to a question put by the depart
ment Of commerce and labor regarding
| the right of entry with his wife of Jeb-
cram Gossin, a Syrian, who was detained
| at Ellis island.
AS an official tribute to the memory Of
Don Animal Cruz, the late Gillian minis
| ter, and a mark of esteem to a friendly
state, an impressive military and state
| funeral will be held Wednesday at
Washington for the deceased diplomat.
| The services will be attended by the
| President, members of the cabinet, jus
! tees of the supreme court of the United
States, the entire diplomatic corps, menu
bers of the foreign affairs committees Of
| Congress, the admiral of the navy. the
| chief of staff of the army, other prOml-
nent officers and officials of the navy and
army and officials of the state depart
ment. The funeral services will be con-
| Quoted at st. Patrick's.