Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A Rawlinson, the English aviator
fell with his biplane Thursday evening
at Bournemouth, Eng, while making
.'ight at the aviation meet One leg
was broken and he received other in.
juries. The machine was smashed to
bits.
Clifford Pinchot. president of the Ma.
tional Conservation Congress and its
executive committee met Thursday in
Chicago to consider some features Of
the tentative program of the meetings
of the Congress. Immediately upon his
arrival Mr.. Pinchot went into secret
conference with the members OF the
committee.
Republicans of the eth Georgia congress
sional district in convention Thursday at
Rome, Ga, nominated for congressman
Walter Alderman. postmaster at Carriers
vile. Mr.. Akerman's father. Amos Aker-
man, was member of President Grants
first cabinet.
The Boston Finance Commission gave
a clean bill of health" TO the Boston
Board of Health and its officials in
finding made public Thursday night
after an exhaustive investigation Of
charges made against the health o.
ficialS by DR.. Frank b. Galllvan
chemist. formerly employed by the de-
partment.
In the circuit bicycle races at New
Haven. Conn.,, Thursday night. new
worlds record for % miles was mace
by Frank l.. Kramer of East Orange
n. j., who covered the distance in 54la
2 minutes and Is seconds faster than
the previous record.
President Taft will probably be invited
to address. the conservation congress ~
st. Paul in September This announce
ment was made by member of the eA'
ecutive committee of the National con-
Sensational Association Thursday at Chi'
cago after a conference with delesa'
ton from ST. Paul. The St. Paul delega'
ton was insistent that Mr. Taft be ID
vited and that certain other features
which Clifford Pinchot had not previously
considered be added to the program.
Assistant Paymaster Lawrence u
Haughey of Indiana, attached to the cas-
tine of the Atlantic torpedo fleet, wa
dismissed from the navy Thursday on
charge of embezzlement. During the 40
sence of Haughey from the ship on &c
count of illness the safe on board th'
Castine was opened and $500 was fouh'
to be missing. Haughey on the day
his trial made good the money which ha'
been taken.
The government Snffarad a defea
Thursday at Cincinnati in the Coro'
case, known rs The United States W
thirteen barrels of whiskey." The gov
eminent commended in the trial last la
that the barrels contained other spin.
than those placed therein at the dis.''
lery and sought to substantiate this D.
proof that the barrels contained carauls
color. The jury brought in verdict
guilty" The appellate court now re
verses this. on the ground that the gov
eminent had failed in its proof.
Advances made by the Boston MAN
Railroad and other carriers announcih
increased rates on milk from vanou
New England points to Boston nav
been suspended by the Interstate 20"
merce Commission pending a determine
ton of their reasonableness. The coh
mission Thursday refused to suspend u
increased communication rates in ana on
of New York City which were the SUI
ject of discussion at a hearing last Tue'
day. An investigation az to the reason
ableness of these advanced rates as We
as other Communication rates into and ou
of New York was directed. The rates :
into effect on .Julv 10