Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-04

n. ii.
Women exercised their newly ae-
quired right to vote in Il half score Or
cCon cities, Monday, and III all places
played a conspicuous part in the re-
suit. Newport, through the .women's
vote, remained dry but at Tillemook
tie women lost. oregon City's woman
candidate for mayor was oyerwflelm
ingiy defeated Three other cities held
municipal elections and in every case
from &c TO 40 per cent. of the voters
were women.
Louis Levy, a Jewish rstbbi, lost his
life. early Tuesday, in a fire. which
swept away an apartment house in up
per Fifth avenue, New York. Seven
persons werei INJURED. II was ut first
reported that two lives had been lost.
but search of the premises failed to
disclose any body except that OF Rabbi
Levy The prompt arrival of the po-
lcc and fremen prevented greater loss
of life.
Byron Crane, is years old, Of Spring
field Mo-, was stabbed and probably
fatally wounded, Monday, as the re-
suit Of a hazing episode at the Meth
odist College at Morrisville, Mo, where
he VAS student Another student.
who was hazed recently, was arrest
ed. charged with stahbing Crane.
Crane is the sen of a prominent To-
cal physician
]. Irving Davis, formerly grand record
er of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island.
Ancient Order of United workmen. was
sentenced, Tuesday, at Providence, to
seven years in the state prison for en-
bezzlemeht of $1,000 of the orders funds.
There were 10 indictments against him.
Alfred w. Quigg of Pawtueket. who was
also indicted on 10 counts charged with
being an accessory before the fact. is
now out on bail of $4,000 waiting trial.
Falling three stories, Monday. at the
new headhouse of the w. II. McElwain
Shoe Co. in South Manchester, n. H..
IN q heroic attempt TO save fellow
workman, Earl Moore of 80 South Main
street, was so badly injured that he died
| 10 minutes later His e6fnrelnion, Thorn
as Conway of 4s2 Wnlow street, is at the
Sacred Heart hospital, in 4. critical con-
dition, with a broken arm and, Internal
| injuries, ,s,f -
Louis Saxon, who on Thanksgiving day
killed Anna Spolansky of New Britain,
with whom he had lived. was held With
| out bail on the charge of murder, Mon
day. He gave his three children into tho
care of a brother, Benjamin Saxon. a
| tabor, Oh opFihsheiu' Aass. AAeof '"o
| shooting saxon folded ms arms aho
awaited arrest Inc "othifi Was "orNiaR
| in q. store at the time, to support her
self and the children.
All the business OF the American Auto
\ mobile Associations annual meeting at
Cneago was competed, iuesuas' at
conference oil the new executive commit
Tee. Laurence n. Ehos Oh huiiaio. lhe
newly elected president, 1eappoih'ea the
chairmen OF the Tour ieadins committees.
they are: Wiiiam schlpf' brooKish, con-
tests howard Lehes'reetl, fhiiaaetpiiia'
tours George =. Diehi. buiitlo rodus,
ana oharies 1. iiaaoos lefrsi 'Ne" iofN'
iesisia'ioh.
Henry c. James, the governments first
| witness in the trial at Cincinnati of Pres
ident John II. Patterson OF % other Off
cials or former officials of the National
/ Cash Register Co, charged with viola
| ton Of the criminal section Of the Shef-
man antitrust act. was under cross-ex-
animation all of Tuesday. Slight infor-
nation was ELECTED from him. however.
because of strenuous objections contin-
| uously made by the prosecution to the
defence's attempts to draw from the wit.
ness information concerning his knowl-
edge of heterogeneous of patent rights
| by register companies other than the Ma
| tional.
Warden Fallon. Deputy Warden Henley