Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Alfred Binot. professor of psychol-
osy in the University Of Paris died,
| Thursday, in Paris.
\ wireless message of unknown
origin reeter to i New York wreck
ing 60. spany put the life saving sta
tions along the southern shore Of Long
Island on edge. Thursday. with re-
port that a full rugged ship was ashore
between Bellport ard Mofiches. The
report was found to be untrue.
in its investigation of express rates.
! practices. accounts and revenues the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
/ Thursday. ordered all express eompa-
| MES operating in the United states
! to furnish to the commission on or
/ before Dec. /, information IN detail
| of all their operations. In its effort
to re-adjust the express business the
commission will use this information
in preparation for a general hearing
/ when the express companies Will he
iaf{ordcd opportunity to seek Ia justi-
! fN their present operations and rates.
| 1t was announced at the last minute
iby Charles McAlpine, secretary of
! Princeton University that the trustees
| meeting scheduled for, Thursday, had
been postponed for one week. 1t Is
! generally understood that this delay
, was decided upon because no conclu-
! sion had been reached as to the sue
cessor of Gov. Woodrow Wilson as
president of the university. The names
now most prominently mentioned for
the presidency are these of Dean Hen
nv Il. Fine, Prof John G.. Hibben and
4 4
! Two Zeppelin arships, the most re-
Gently constructed made long trips,
Thursday. The Schwaben | assembled
| at Dusseldorf at AS A. NJ. en- route
| for Berlin by way OF Bremen and Ham
burg. The military dirigible Zeppelin
TX left Baden Baden, Wednesday eve
lining. for a 20-hours trial trip through
the Rhine Valley to Coblenz and thence
southwark to the frontier and return.
A military committee was aboard. The
ISchwaben arrived AT $3.50 p. M, at Ber-
| lin, having covered approximately $50
miles The Zeppelia TX completed her
| trip, Thursday afternoon.
! John r. Carter of Maryland, for 4
year past minister to SerNia, Rou-
mania and Bulgaria and known 10
llargc number of American tourists
lduring his 1a-years service as seere-
tarv of the embassy at London. has
resigned from the diplomatic service.
ltor 4 while Mr.. Carter was charge
lof the embassy at Constantinopie ant
when ON leave of absence at Washing
ton. recently was appointed minister
to the Argentine Republic, but he re
solved 10 decline this promotion and
leave the diplomatic service lie mas
just returned to his Balkan post.
Fire, Thursday. completely destroy
ed the beautiful country home at West
bury, l.. l., of Robert Bacon, ambassa-
dor to France. A little of the turhl-
ture was saved, bur Mr. Bacon lost
valuable books. papers and curlos. nc
house was in charge of servants. nc
flames were discovered about aay
break and in spite of the heavy ran
gained such Roadway that Wheii Heip
larrived they could 90 little save pre-
vent their spread to nearby buiioihss
The loss is estimated at more ,iaii
100000 Mr.. Bacon left his nome at
Westbury about two weeks ago for ms
post in France and Mrs. Bacon ana the
children departed, only Wednesday
night, for New York. where they ex-
pected to sail, Thursday, 10 JOIN the
ambassador.
Edwin CHM. for years connected
with CHM & Co, publishers, ioseheaV
lly in a mining enterprise upon when
he entered as a result OF a casual re-
mark made to him by Trend VINO hao
been wont to read TO MN because Oh
his impaired sight, and Is seeking 10
jrescind the transactions that cost MN
I$1s4.00o His suit against William +.
Almy, president of the Argenta Mining