Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-18
sroNbENsED DISPATCHES.

was robbed Thursday BIZ dynamiters
who escaped with $4,000.
AS a result of injuries received a
week agdt while playing football. d
vaar-old John Fisher died Thursday IN
his home in Brooklyn. The boy was q
member of the football team of a pup
lie school. The game in which the BOY
was injured was between his school
team and that Of another city educa-
tional institution.
Two moro midshipmen were sent TO
tho Naval Academy hospital Thursday
suffering with typhoid fever, making
l3 cadets in all who are down with the
disease (not II as was erfopeously re
ported). Prof. Henri Marion% an m
structor at the academy, is also at the
hosuital for the Salnei cause. The cases
are declared to be of q mild nature
A worker by day and burglar by
night. Michael Herlihy, husky youth
of 10 years, was caught red-handed
with his lookout early Thursday
looting il butcher shop on Avenue a,
New York City The tWo robbers fled
down the avenue and Patroman Mara
dropped Herlihy with Il shot which
pierced his back. Bellevue physicians
say Herlihy will die.
With the vote remaining to be re-
counted in the city of Brockton and II
towns in the 14th Massachusetts Con-
gressional district. Thomas c. Thach-
er the Democratic nominee, shows a
net gain Of 6S over the vote as first
announced This leaves Judge Harris
plurality 10S Il revision of figures
showing Judge Harris plurality to
have been 17G on first return.
The saloon mas gone out of existence
in Jersey City. By ehict of tile Hud-
son County Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton it became known Thursday the
word cafe" is hereafter to be sub
Stituted. After today the bartender
| mas been done away with. being known
as a server" The use of profanity by
the newly designated servers is pro-
hibited under the penalty of discharge.
Mrs. Frank c. Averill. who Wednes-
day at st. Alhans, VT. was found
guilty of manslaughter by the jury be-
| fore which she had been tried, on the
charge Of numbering her husband. will
not be sentenced until Saturday. The
sentencing was postponed in order to
| give her counsel an opportunity to ap-
peal to the supreme court Cf the state.
Vermont will have a~dispensary sys-
| tom similar to that of South Carolina
| il a bin now pending in the lower
| House of the Legislature becomes Il
| law. The measure which was introduce
| ed by Representative Burbank of Cab
| OF provides for the establishment OF
| a state agency for the distribution of
Intoxicating liquors for medical, chem
| ical and mechanical purposes.
} The Fey. Martin S. Brennan of the
| ST. Louis University, after observing
tire lamar eclipse Wednesday night re-
itarated his belief that there
are no signs Of volcanic life
| on the noon. He said: ITO
me Aristarchus and Proclus are
| two bright points of light shining even
during the eclipse of the lunar disc.
| do not say there is no volcanic life
on the moon; nobody can say posi-
| lively as to that, but | have see no
evidence of it.
| 4 Montreal attorney, representing
a large number of Canadian boot and
shoe manufacturers, is endeavoring
TO secure on investigation OF the op-
erations Of the Cnited Shoe Ma
Ichinerv Co.. a New Jersey concern,
controlled by American capital 1t is
alleged II at the company is COM
bire that comes within the prohibition
Of the recently enacted combines in
Ivestigation act. Application for an in
VeStigation under the terms of the
act has been made to Judge Cannon
al Quebec. The petitioners claim
that the United Shoe Machinery Co.
practically controls the shoe trade of
Canada.
| Monsignor Falconio. Papal delegate
\ to the United states. gave out an opin-
| ion in the course Of an interview
| Thursday at New Orleans <as to the
prerogatives of 4 priest concerning
matters Of public discussion and ac-
tion. Mgr. Falconio has been attend
ling the convention of the American
Federation OF Catholic Societies. NO
priest should identify himself with any
political party" Mgr Malconio de-
clared. He must always stand for the
right and for the best man for office
and he must be free to support the
| right"
| Charges Of murder against Clay
crawford. nephew of the late Judge
James Hargis of Breathtt county feud
! lame. were dismissed by the common-
| Wealth'S attorney Thurs day at Beatty
| vile. KY. after a jury had been sworn
t" try Ora wford and Elisha johnson
for the killing Of Miles Crawford. the
formers cocsin. during a fight over an
| alleged Illicit distillery The trial of
johnson proceeded CraWford'S broth
Ier Matthew was aSSasSinated by
charles Little at Jackson, Ky, two
weeks ago. Little subsequently, con-
fesslng the crime and being sentenced
| t" death
The automobile scored over the horse
Ihur' day. when a big touring car was
pressed into successful service to stop
runaway in Fifth avenue New York.
policeman seized the automobile and
on his direction the chauffeur gave
chase to the runaw way outfit, a mar-
chantS delivery horse and wagon. The
motor car gained steadily and after a
pursuit of four blocks down the crowd
ed thOroughfare the officer standino IN