Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-13
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


The committee of the German Aero
Club has decided that the international
balloon race for the James Gordon Ben
nett trophy is to be held at Stuttgart,
next years
Albert w Wolter. convicted of the
murder of Ruth Wheeler. a 15-year-old
stenographer in New York City, on
March "A, 1910 must pay the death penal
ty. The court of appeals. Tuesday, af-
firmed the judgment of conviction of
murder in the first degree.
John Schroers, a German-American
newspaper man widely known in New
York and the West. died, Tuesday, of
pneumonia at his home in New York.
He was SO years old Coming to this eoun-
try as a boy, Mr.. Schroers conducted
German newspaper in st. Louis, AMI
later established the ST. Louis Times,
which he disposed of several years ago.
He then came to New York and joined
the Hearst forces with which he was
connected up to the time Of his last H.
ness.
Results in the first two rounds of the
indoor league race of the United States
Revolver Association were announced,
Tuesday, at Springfield, Mass, by Sec
rotary Treasurer ]. B. Crabtree of that
| city. AS was the case last year, the
Manhattan Club of New York City start
| ed with top scores, hitting over the HOO
mark in both it's matches. Portland, Me-,
won both its matches by default from
Columbus and Osborn, shooting 1927 in
the first and 1853 in the second.
The executive committee and advisory
council of Brown College issued state
ment, Tuesday night declaring that the
Sororities must cease to perpetuate
themselves. and expressing the hope that
the existing fraternities will voluntarily
end their existences land assist the fac
ulty and administration in developing So
cial groups-organzed for definite pur-
poses to which all students are eligi-
BILE" In the future, the statument con-
tinues, our students should be grouped
not along lines of social cleavage, but
on the basis of definite interests and pur-
poses.
An unidentified man, who is believed
to have been mentally unbalanced,
shortly after noon Tuesday, mounted the
18th floor of the Masonic Temple build
ing in Chicago disrobed, crawled out
upon a beam and dropped to the rotunda
DenHaln
ognizable. His body struck the cigar
stand in the rotunda and injured man
who was standing near The rotunda
was crowded when the man jumped and
much confusion ensueG For. a time the
rumors were prevalent that two men had
committed suicide. but this report was
made to the police.
Russia has abandoned her claim to in
troduce a 12-mile limit in the waters OF
the White sea, inside of which 1t was
proposed to forbid fishing by vessels be-
longing to other nations. This action
has been taken in consequence of protests
made by the United States. Great Bril-
tain Japan, Denmark, Norway ana
Sweden. A bill was introduced into the
Duma, early in the year. to extend the
limit of the territorial limit to IL miles.
Russian cruisers captured several Eng
fish trawlers which were fishing within
u miles of the mouth of the White sea,
at the beginning of the year, and as q
result all the powers interested made
representations TO st. Petersburg.
Walter T. Taber 80, son of Barthol-
omew Taber, a Fairhaven, Mass, bus
mess man, was found on the New Bed
ford and Fairhaven bridge, late Sun
day evening, and died soon after be-
ing removed to his home. The police
have declined to give ont any facts
but the indications are there was foul
play. He is said to have been in com
pany with two companions who are
reported missing. Medical Examiner
Hough will perform an autopsy.
Neither he nor the police will make
any statement as to the condition Oh
the body when found.
j Martin Conroy of Manchester was
sentenced to hard labor for life in the
superior court at Nashua, n. H, Mon
dav afternoon. on an indictment for
wife murder, Chief Justice Wallace
and Associate Justice Chamberiin
heard the case Conroy who is 40
years old, received the sentence with
composure. He retracted his former
plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty.
County Solicitor Sullivan in stating
/ the case for the state, said that Con-
roy lived with his wife and six child
rem, the eldest being 10 years, at 40
Cedar street, Manchester. The couple
were accustomed to drink and had
been drinking on July l, 1911, the day
of the crime.
! There is no truth in the despatch
from st. John, N. b., that the Cana
lian paaitio pailwav will abandon on,