Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-02

Every business establishment in the
town of Didsbury, Alta, was destroyed
by fire which started early Thursday,
ragged for three hours, and swept the
section clean. No residences were
burned. The loss is estimated at $780,
00o The fire had it's origin in the BIZ
jou theatre, a moving picture house.
Dr. Charles w. Eliot, president emer-
titus of Harvard University, at Allan
ia, Ca, late Thursday, was chosen
president of the Association for the
Advancement of Science in annual ses-
sion. Philadelphia was selected as next
years meeting place.
A posse of eight picked men lead
by Sheriff Smith will enter the Utah
Apex mine at Bingham, Utah., Friday
afternoon to search for Ralph Lopez.
It is believed that there are more than
so miles of tunnels that will have to be
gone over.
Three locomotives Of the Rutland
Railroad were badly damaged in
fire Thursday that destroyed the
reundhouse at Burlington, VT. The loss
is estimated at $4,000
Henry Morganthau, the American
ambassador, Thursday held brilliant
New Years reception at Constantine
pie, which was largely attended by the
members of the American colony.
Jim Jordan, white man, shot and
killed his wife and little daughter at
| Augusta, Ga, Thursday afternoon, aft
err wounding a white man and Ne
| gro. Jordan is believed to be insane.
The first swimmers OF 1914 at Brigh-
ton Beach-three men and a woman,
plunged into the surf on the stroke OF
| Il Thursday morning. The tempera-
ture of the water was 3S degrees. The
approach to the baths was crowded.
T. p Cook, manager of the west
ern division of the western Union Tel
egraph Co., with headquarters in Chi
eago, retired Thursday after being in
the service of the company 80 years.
/ w. w. Ryder, manager Of the railroad
department, will succeed Mr.. Cook.
The Rovers of Fall River, Mass, de-
feated the Knights of Columbus Soc
Ger team by 2 to l at st. Louis on
Thursday Shaw, the Rovers' center,
proved the greatest ground gamer for
his team, both goals being scored by
him.
A man who registered as "F. jones'
and who claimed that his residence
was at Burlington, VT, was found dead
j Thursday in a Green island hotel near
Troy, n. Y. Beside him was an empty
phial which had contained poison.
There was nothing in his pockets by
which he could be identified. He was
! well dressed but peniless.
Structural iron workers of Indian
apolis went on strike Thursday on the
contention that their demands for an
increase in wages of five cents an hour
and Jurisdiction over scaffold work, SUBJ
mitted Sept. II, have not been acted
upUn by the contractors. None of the
| iron workers employed on large build
| ings in course CT construction report
ed for work Thursday. 1t was said $50
men are affected.
Judge Edgar Aldrich Thursday ap-
pointed Thomas F. Clifford, represen-
tative in the Legislature from the city
of Franklin, N. H, to be referee in
bankruptcy for the 1st New Hampshire
district, comprising the counties of
Merrimack, Rockingham, Hillborough,
Cheshire and Sullivan. Mr.. Clifford
succeeded Fremont E. Shurtleffff, who
resigned some months since to become
| clerk of the superior court. Walter h.
Timm of Wisconsin became chief clerk
of the State Public Service Commits
sion Thursday, succeeding FREDERICK
E. Webster who has been elected
trea slrer Of the Massachusetts North
eastern Street Railway Co.