Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18

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cent. in wages when they meet the man
ufact,,rers in annual conference this week
at Atlantic City.
Ernest Snow felt a strong tug at MS
line while fishing at Rocky NOOK near
North Plymouth. Mass. Friday, ana
when he pulled in the line there was
good-sized seal hooked by the nose. me
seal is in captivity, but will be released
soon.
The Puget sound navy yard at Brem-
erton will become one of the chief coal
ing stations for the Pacific fleet II pres
ent plans of the navy department are
carried out. Under direction OF the
navy department the civil engineers
force in the yard began the preliminary
survey Friday for a 2O0.000-ton coailng
plant. Such plant. it was est,maten'
would cost close to $2,0OO,OO0.
David Waters the motorman who was
charged with causing the death of Frank
Simmons, a conductor on an Attleboro
car, was found not guilty Saturday by
Judge Lellan J. Tuck in the Tenth DIS
trict court at Pawtucket. r. l. Waters
was on the front end of the North Attic
boro car which crashed into the Attic
boro car with the result that Simmons
was fatally injured. Coroner Vance laid
the blame for the fatality on Waters.
who was arrested.
The title of monsigncr. with the hon
or of being member of the Pope s
household has been conferred by Pope
Plus X upon Rev. J. B. H. V. Hillette
of st. Alaysius church of Nashua, N.
H., according to an announcement
made at the close of the retreat of pas
tors of the diocese at st. Anselm's COL
lege Saturday by Bishop Guertin. The
bishop returned from Rome recently
and brought the papers of the notifi-
cation.
Safely back from her long test run
of 1900 miles, the submarine Salmon
anchored in Provincetown harbor at
p. NJ. Saturday. having made the run
home from Bermuda since $50 A. M.
Wednesday. The Salmon was delayed
II hours off Nantucket lightship early
Saturday. however. by the fog. The
Salmon was accompanied by the tug
Underwater which conveyed the sub
marine. The crews of both vessels
came ashore and all reported most
successful trip.
Mrs. Emma DeufeX, who was shot
Friday at Chicago by Charles W. Rig
don shortly before he killed himself in
John c. Fetzer's office. was lowering
between life and death Saturday. The
doctor said she had practically no
chance. Miss May Wilson. who went
with Mrs. Deufex to Fetzer's office. is
still being held by the police. She re-
manned self-possessed under severe
questioning. Size has limited, however.
that she knows things about Mrs. Deu-
TEX and Rigdon that she does not care
to tell.
Commissioner Driscoll of the bureau of
weights and measures of New York City
worked all Thursday night raiding ped
lers, finishing at 3 A. NJ. Friday at the
Fulton fish market, at the foot of Pike
street, where almost 200 short scales
were confiscated. No arrests were made.
but all of the offenders were warned
and their names and addresses taken. If
they are caught again with incorrect
scales they will be arrested. One scale
was found with Ratchet head weighing
three pounds under the pan.
John B. Miller. convicted of embezziing
the funds of local building and loan
association. was sentenced Friday at
Washington to 20 years in the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kan. 1t was the
extreme penalty of the law. His counsel
furnished $4,000 bail and have appealed
his case. John c. Davis, lawyer. con-
victed of embezzling money intrusted to
him by clients. was sentenced to Is years
at Leavanworth He appealed. but could
not furnish bail.
Eighteen hundred and sixty-nine
pounds of salmon caught without assist
ance in three weeks and half is tn :
record that James J. Van Allen of New
port r. l., has returned with from his
annual fishing expedition. Mr.. Van Allen
spent five weeks in Canada and three
weeks and half of this time was passed
on the Cascapedia river. The salmon
were running well and Mr.. Van Allen was
able alone to catch nearly a ton of the
fish. The only assistance he had was
when he hooked large fish his guide
would help to land him.
Ex-Councilman M. L. Swift, Jr., of
Pittsburg. Pa. who was described by
counsel as a mere boy of 26 years
with wife and family dependent on his
wages of SIS week, was sentenced by
Judge Fraser Saturday to eight
months in the county Jail for accepting
brides for his votes on two municipal
ordinance and fined 500. An appeal
will be taken. DR.. F. c. Blessing, pres
ident of the common council who was
convicted on two charges of bribery,
was granted a new trial
The Queens county grand jury that
indicted Lawrence Gresser. president
of Queens borough. New York, for
auditing false claim as a public Of
fetal" has sent to Gov. Hughes
petition asking that Mr. Gresser be
removed from office. Mr. Gresser's case
is to come before Supreme Court Jus
tice Garretson Monday. District Attor-
ney Dewitt has expressed the opinion
that the indictment against the Dor
ough president was found on insuffi-
cient evidence and from this it is
thought that the indictment is likely to
be dismissed.
Harry K. Thaw is to make another fight
for his transfer from Matteawan State
Hospital for Insane 1ncurables His at
torneys, Morschauser & Hoysradt of
POughkeepsie, have taken an annual IN