Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Thomas V. Richeson, father of Rev.
Clarence V. T. Richeson, the condemned
murderer of Avis Linnell. Thursday, at
Lynehburg, Va, denied the report from
Boston that he had deserted or ever
would desert his son. although he is
disgraced and degraded" said the elder
ly man, che is still my SON."
A great national exposition which is 20
be opened by King George and Queen
Mary is to be held at Perth, Western
Australia, in three years on the OCCASION
of the completion of the trans-Austra-
liam railroad. The line, which is now
under construction, crosses Australia
from north to south and is to be connect
ed with West Australia on the west and
Queensland and Victoria on the east. The
total cost is estimated at s59.000,000. When
the railroad has been constructed the
Australian mails will go to Port Darwin
in northern Australia, saving. about 10
DAYS between London and Adelaide. All
the foreign governments are to be inyit-
ed to participate in the exposition.
BENJAMIN H. Cram of the stock broker
age firm of Cram, Mulliken & Co., Bos-
ton was arraigned before Judge Sander
son in the superior criminal court at
Boston, late Thursday, on an indictment
in some 20 counts which charged lar
eeny of $50, 600 from customers. Nearly
$50 coo of this amount represented trans
actions with Mrs. Alice +. Robinson OF
Winthrop. Cram pleaded not guilty and
was ordered to furnish bail in the sum of
SIS, 900, which he had not secured at late
hour. Alfred Mulliken, the other part
ner in the firm, is under arrest in New
York. awaiting extradition.
The two mills of the American Thread
Co. at Fall River, Mass which shut
down, lassNSaturday, owing to the strike
of $50 carders and twisters, due to dis
satisfaction over the 54-hour law, re-
sumed operations, Thursday morning. A
statement was issued by the mill Off
Gals to the effect that the strikers had
not returned to their work but many
other operatives had filed their places
and they expected to continue operations
without being seriously crippled. They
stated that under no circumstances
would they yield to the demands of the
strikers. The strikers held a mass meet
ing. Thursday morning, and voted to con-
tinue the strike until their demands for
the same pay under the new law as pre-
vailed under the 56-hour law were met.
1890
President w II. P. Faunce expressed
confidence at the annual dinner of the
BrownN University Club. at New York,
Thursday night, that the proposed dOoo,-
600 endowment fund to increase the sala-
ries of the professors of the institution,
of which $500. 600 has already been raised,
would soon be completed, and announced
a beuuest of $4,000 to the fund from
Henry w. Laughlin, Pennsylvania iron
and steel manufacturer The announce
ment of this addition, and that $500 had
been recently pledged by the undergrad
yates, was enthusiastically cheered by
the 200 alumni present.
12-vear-old boy was killed and an
other boy was probably mortally injur-
ed. Thursday. at Port Washington, N
Y. when a bobsled. on which they We're
coasting, colided with q Howard Goulds
The lads were sliding down
steep, sparsely wooded hill and shot
across the old Westbury road leading OF
the Gould estate just as the automobile
driven by Mr.. Gould's chauffeur, Will
liam Holland. and occupied by several
servants, was speeding by. The Sled
struck the steel running board of the
machine and one of the boys, Cyril Run
ems. was instantly killed, his skull being
fractured The other lad, John De Mar,
was thrown under the heavy gear wheel
and received internal injuries which will
probably cause death. The chauffeur said
he did not see the sled until the instant
ii shot out from the trees and no effort
was made by the authorities to hold him
responsible.