Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-24

| engine, baggage cars, two coi0nist cars
and two day coaches left the track.
| tearing down the telegraph lines and
| disconnccting all wires.
The pilot boat Ambrose Snow sank.
| Thursday night, In the main ship
channel, New York, as the result of
| fog collision With the Clyde Line
| freighter Delaware. The steamer was
| apparently unchanged. All hands on
| the pilot boat took to the small boats
and no lives We're lost.
The Associated Advertising Club of
America concluded its annual conven-
ton, Thursday, at Dallas Tex. with
| the selection of Baltimore as the next
place Of meeting, the reelection of
George w Coleman of Boston, presf-
dent; r. r. Flora, of Indianapolis.
secretary; c. D. Mekeel. Minneapolis.
Treas, Fred f. tombstone of Dallas,
vice president: and the adoption of
| a constitutional amendment empower
ing the board of directors hereafter 10
select the place Of holding the annual
meetings subject to the ratification of
the general committee.
John Dalton, Hillsville farmer. tcs-
tifyiag, Thursday, at WytheviIie, va.
| against Claude Swanson Allen, charE-
| ed with tine murder of Judge Massie
of the Carroll county court. last March.
| said that just before the TRAGEDY he
| saw the defendant receive part OF sev-
eral handfulls of bullets which were
distributed by Wesley Edwards, one
Of the clanslnen still at large. Dalton
said Edwards also gave SINE OF tie.
bullets to Sidna and Floyd Allen and 10
Sidna Edwards and two others whom
he did not know. He also testified that
he saw Byrd Marion fire twice in lie
court house yard. 1t was knowledge OF
this latter evidence that caused the
rerarrest of Marion last night, after
he had been released on $1,000, bonds.
President Taft. responding to al resohl-
ton by Senator Hitchcock THURSDAY.
sent, to the Senate a second MESA &c on
the reported activity OF Japanese in the
vicinity Of Magdalena bay, Mexico.t The
President transmitted all of the CORE
spondence between the state department
and the American syndicate which own
ed land it was proposed to transfer to
japanese fishing company. This CORE
spondence was briefly set forth in the
first message, which contained state
ment by Secretary Knox that the state
department had nothing on file that Just
ifed any inference that the Mexican gov
eminent or the Japanese government hal
been occupied with any disposition of
land~near Magdalena bay.
The entire day in the trial at Los
Angeles of Clarence S. Darrow, ac-
cused of bribing talesman in the
Mcnamara case, was spent, Thursday,
In futile attempt to select the thir-
teenth or alternate juror. The re-
manning peremptory challenges OF
both sides were exhausted John T..
Wheat. the last man on the panel.
was under examination by the de-
fence with every indication that he
would qualify as the needed jllrhr
when court adjourned until tonfor
row. 1t was said that william ].
Burns, the detective. would arrive In
Los Angeles. within a few days, but
members of the prosecution sfeclinpI
to state whether he would appear as
a witness.
Barking OF fox terrier awakeied
the family of Patrolman John I.ntz at
their home, 1880 Dorchester avenue.
Ashmont Mass. early, Wednesday.
and enabled them 10 reach the street
before fire, which originated ntlder
mysterious circumstances. had gained
serious proportions The animal Was
left behind IN the hurry OF; the soIiss 10
get out, and Walter Lutz. schoeEboS.
returned into the burning building,
CROPPED his way through rooms dliad
with choking smoke and saved the Ca
nine. Mrs. Mary Burns and her three
daughters. Mary, Lillian and Zita. who
occupy the suite on the first iloor. lest
the house in scanty attire: William
Lally was burned in getting ont md
John Lntz sustained slight burns The
damage, it is estimated. will be about
$1,000.
Two men. who. it is alleged had
just completed looting the establish
nlent of Joseph Ginsberg an ostrich
feather dealer in the wholesale ,lfg-
goods district of New York City, Mere
surprised with their booty, THURSDAY.
and were captured by the police after
a sensational chase through the
streets. During the pursuit the bfut-
coats pressed into service an antonio
bile. laden with loot valued at $fe,0bd,
and fired, several shots at the man.
The, prisoners who said they were Jo-
seph Gordon and Max Silverman at
New York City, were charged With
burglary and the chauffeur. whom the
police believe to be Innocent was held
as material witness. The police as
sert that the thieves entered the looted
establishment from a loft above Witch
they had rented.
A stand opposed to woman Suffrage
was taken by the General Assembly Of
the Northern Presbyterian church when
that body Thursday, at St. Louis re-
fused to open the way to Presbyterian
pulplts for women candidates for the
ministry. Reduction of the representa-
ton in the Assembly of the large Pres
byteries is provided in an overture sent
down to the Presbyteries, which would
reduce the voting strength of the pop
ulous Eastern Presbyteries. Two new
Synods We're created by the Assembly.
Thursday that of Arizona, formerly in
Guided in the Synod of New Mexico, and
that Of New England, including NIassa-
chusetts. Rhode Island, Vermont. New
Hampshire and Connecticut The AS
sembly overrode the committees recon-
mendation against +" erecting, The synod
OF Arizona. having IN craata q thi,s1