Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The United States Steel Corporation,
it was learned Tuesday at New York.
is to announce a pension plan for en-
ployes between so and 20 years of age.
which will become effective Jan. l.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Cos steel
rail requirements for next year will be
10000 tons. The big order has been APP
portioned as heretofore to the Pennsylva-
MA Lackawanna. United States. Cam
bria and Bethlehem Steel Cos.
James A. Hathaway, one of the Iarg-
est exporters of cattle in the country
died Tuesday of paralysis at his home
in Brighton, Mass. Mr.. Hatha way was
born in Freetown in 1887. He was
formerly president of the Border City
Cotton Mills and Sycamore Manufan-
turing Co. of Fall River. He was in
tho LEGISLATURE at one trne.
The Peruvian government has no inter-
est in any steamship line to be estab-
lished between New York and Callao, ac-
cordng to Felipe Parmo, minister from
Peru to the United States, who Tuesday
at Washington issued a denial of the
statement made in Baltimore by Bernard
n. Baker that he had learned that both
Japan and Peru had agreed to subsidize
such line, promoted to Japanese.
Curtv Gerhardt, Detroit lightweight
pugilist, died Tuesday at Lima. Ohio,
following a collapse after 10 rounds
with Jack McHenry there Monday
night. The police and coroner are in
vestigating. McHenry. Referee Charles
Maxwell and the dead mans seconds,
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p. Caravan of Detroit have been
subpoenaed to appear at the investi-
CATION.
Following q conference between May
or Gaynor and General Organizer Will
liam II. Ashton of the International
Brotherhood of Transfers in the City
hail. New York City. Tuesday. it was
announced that the taXicab strike has
been practically settled. 1t was said
for the mayor that he would bring
together a committee of strikers and
Il committee of the Motor Car owners
Association when the terms of the
settlement would be discussed
Following official criticism by the
Chicago police department through
Chief of Police Steward. the production
of "Salomc." in which Mary Garden
had twice appeared there. was with
drawn from the Grand Opera pro
gram for Friday night. The chief OF
police informed the management that
the offensive features. particularly the
head scene. should be taken down
Miss Garden strenuously objected t.
eliminating any of her lines or poses
ana accordingly the production for
Friday evening was withdrawn.
Capt Nelson of the fishing schooner
Reliance, favored by a gale was able t,
land Thames Key, a member OF his crew
at Boston Tuesday before the sailor blec
to death from wound made by bite
Of fish. While the Reliance was on the
Georges banks Monday an angel fish. 3
species of shark. which had been caught
in the trawl, bit Keys right hand. tn.
sharp teeth almost severing it at ths
wrist. Capt. Nelson set all sail for Bos
ton and when a physician went aboard
Key was in state of collapse due to loss
of blood.
The universal practice throughout
the towns of Massachusetts of refus.
/ ing to put up tramps has resulted ir
that class OF men losing their last
camp in that state. according to the
annual reports of the Massachusetts
Civic League, which association held
its yearly meeting Tuesday in Boston
William p Fowler, who prepared the
report on tramps. said that the state
Is now fairly well rid of the profess
sional tramps as it is thoroughly I'M
derstood throughout the tramp world
that Massachusetts, is "close" state
Representatives from more than 81
states gathered Tuesday at New Or
leans to attend the convention of the
Association of State and National Food
ana Dairy Departments. The conven-
ton VIII be in session for four days
one OF the principal questions will be
that Of uniformity in state and nation.
~ pure food laws. Among prominent
feoeral officials present is George B
"ca abe. solicitor of the department of
agriculture