Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-05-18

IreceNed in audience at Vienna, the
Panama Pacifie Exposition Commits
Ision. under the leadership of John
Hays Hammond. The emperor greet
led the members of the commission
very cordially.
The country wide search for Robert
land Urban Nichols. brothers. aged six
land four years, who disappeared on
April 29, from Cincinnati. came to an
end. Friday, when their bodies were
found in a feed box in the stables of
which their father was in charge. 1t
lis believed the little victims were
lplaying, fell into the feed box head
first and sinking in the feed, perished.
y general strike of freight handlers
| throughout the country win be declar-
cd tomorrow, at a conference of inter-
national otfeials, according TO state
| ment made by President z. j. Flan-
merry. Friday officers of the lnterna-
tional Union of Freight Handlers are
on the way 10 Chicago from Mtnneap-
oils, New Orleans, New York and 9TH
er points The Chicago Railroad man
angers declare that in their opinion q
strike no longer exists.
Harry Greenberg of Stamford CT.
to the State Reform School for incor-
riglbility, Thursday, confessed to
starting two fires i'm the Stell<e block,
corner of Pacific and Chapel streets,
on Nov. % and May 4 last. The latter
fire did $4,000 damage. and caused a
near panic among the "A families
house there. The fire in November was
ineonsequental.
After losing one of their shipmates,
who was drowned, II fishermen from
the Gloucester schooner Walter r.
Goulart, which was wrecked on the
coast of Nova Scotia, Monday. arrived
at Boston, Thursday, by the Prince
George from Yarmouth. They told a
thrilling story of their escape when
the craft was driven on Half onion
ledge Tho men all live in Gloucester
and saved nothing but the clothing
they Wore.
| a voluntary increase of from TO
per cent. in wages was announced at
| Helyoke, Mass, Thursday. by the Farr
| Alpaca Co, which employees 300 oper-
atives. The raise will be effective. this
week, ana will amount TO approximate
ly $1,000 week, or $l60.000 d year. This
virtually is the second increase given
by the company, this year, as the
working time was reduced voluntarily
in January about two hours weekly
without reduction of pay.
| The three masted schooner city of
| Augusta, which lost her bowsprit, iib-
boom and headgear by collision with
| the British steamer Kingsland off
| Highland Light a week ago. left Bos-
| ton, Friday morning, for her destina-
| ton in two of the tug Mercury. Cap
tain Dunton, the commander of the
| schooner, went to Philadelphia and
| caused libel to be brought against
| the steamer for damages to his vessel.
| He claims the steamer was entirely nj
| fault. The schooner will discharge her
| cargo at Bangor and then haul out for
| examination and repairs
| Joseph johnson, fire commissioner of
| New York, SAYS the old curfew bell in
the cupola of Engine Co, No. As. in
| No. 9s5 fremont avenue, which for -
| years has sounded nightfall to the
/ residents of The Bronx. will have to
| 60 The commissioner is not opposed
TO the ringing of curfew, but said
| when such bell becomes a menace
| to life It should be disposed of The
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| 1000 pounds. The building is frame
\ structure, having been built in 1885. Ii
| is feared the bell may be shaken from
it's place some time when the heavy
| apparatus leaves the house.
For five weeks all persons who came
to the Episcopal Cathedral of ST. Pet
| er and st. Paul of Chicago to be mar
ried have been handed a list of ques-
tions compiled by Dean w. T. Sumner
| with Instructions to return with all the
| qquestions answered and certified by a
| reputable physician. Thursday, the
| marriage records show only two couples
out of more than a score have return-
| ed to be married. Two-thirds of the
couples have smilingly declined to take
away with them the question list.
The taking of testimony in the suit
to dissolve The United Shoe Machinery
Co, 1T was announced at Boston, Fri
day, will begin, next Wednesday, be-
fore Gen. Charles X. Darling as spe-
eial examiner at the Federal building.
The government charges that the COM
pany is a corporation in restraint of
| trade under the Sherman antitrust
act. 1t is expected that several months
Will be consumed in the taking of tes-
timony in Boston and other cities.
| United States District Attorney
French and William S. Gregg. spe-
eial assistant to Attorney General
Wickersham, will examine the wit
nesses for the government Charles F.
Choate will appear as counsel for the
corporation.
Christian Looges, q former member
of the Newark n. j., fire department.
who disappeared 10 months ago. has
returned to the home of his parents at
6s5 South 18th street, New York City
lLooges says he lost his memory when
he wandered away and that he came
to his senses while he was working in
a cotton gin in Georgia. After his dis
appearance his wife and baby went to
ike with his parents. A general alarm
was sent out for him and his pictures
were mailed to all parts of the country.
Looges said that While he was away
he worked his way up from a laboring
lhand in a Georgia cotton field to a
trusted employee. When he remember