Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Daniel Kummler Flckinger. formerly
missionary bishop and one of the most
noted men in the United Bretheren
church. died Tuesday at Columbus Ohio.
He was IS years old DIR. Flicklnger was
widely known as a forceful and eloquent
speaker and author.
w. L. Park, vice president of the IL
lincis Central Railroad, tuesday night
n Chicago indicated that the officials
OF the road have determined not to
deal with the Federated Shop EN-
ployes. representatives Of whom are
now in Chicago from the South.
With impressive solemnity. Father
John E. Gum, pastor of the Sacred
Heart church at Atlanta. Ga, Tuesday
was conseerated as bishop OF Niatichez
of the Roman Catholic church. Arch
Bishop Blenk of New orleans. and six
bishops assisted by 10 other eeelesias-
tics performed the conservation,
Herbert NJ. Barrett. a retired farr1-
er, so years Of age of Bethel VI. was
drowned Tuesday, When a motor boat
occupied by him and three others. i.
5. Putnam. Stanley Putnam and Gill
man Marshall, was carried over the
isltif mn idHl sii iLt w IIAt ilNEi \
ether men escaped with difficulty.
The first of the funerals of the vic
Tins of Saturday nights picture show
horror took place Tuesday at Cannons-
burg, Pa First the deep toned bell on
St. Patricks Cat holic church announced
the arrival there of the body of little
Margaret Gibbs. The scene was re-
peated almost every hour until the last
of the unfortunates was buried.
During an all-nght session of thu
Texas State Senate at Austin, Texas,
held on account of no quorum, while
senator Claude Hlldspeth of FL PasH
slept on a cot near "A window with his
trousers on nearby chair, thief
climbed to the window and took the
senator's purse, which contained $74.
The special session was ended by limi-
tation Tuesday
After the firemen had extinguished
a blaze which practically destroyed
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Len
non in Arctic Village, r. T., just before
midnight Tuesday night, they FOUND
the body of Mrs. Lennon in the RUNS.
She and her husband were abed when
the fire started. The man escaped.
Tho cause of the fire is not known.
Mrs. Lennon was so years Of age.
Monsignor William j. White. the
first rector of the Church of the WISH
tation. Brooklyn. died Tuesday If
septic poison. following an operation
for kidney trouble Monsignor White
was horn in New York in 1870 and
before studying for the priesthood was
a newsboy. He was held in high re-
gard among the laboring classes of
BROOKLYN. with whose problem ne
identified himself
While Lester II. Partridge and his
wife and child were sleeping in their
home at the foot of a S0-foot embank-
ment in the outskirts of Athol, Mass,
a miniature landslide descended upon
them, filing the room with dirt and
stones and knocking their bed and the
baby's crib into corner. None of the
family was hurt, but the house was dam
aged to the extent of about $500. The
dirt had been loosened by the rain of
the past three days.
Two New Jersey communities in
special elections Tuesday rejected the
commission form of municipal govern
ment by considerable majorities The
aitv of Paterson cast 1917 votes IN
favor of the commission proposition.
1884 against it, majority of 1867 Tor
rejection. In East Rutherford the
commission plan was rejected by q
vote of 2s5 TO ia. Governor wilson