Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

. The death from heart disease Fri
day night at New York of Prof. Sam
uel Augustus Bincon, author, traveller
and translator, was announced.
Gladys Drew, the actress, wife of
Sidney Drew, the actor, died in New
York Friday, after a lingering illness,
aged 40. Mrs. Drew was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee Rankin.
In the two years since the workmen's
compensation law went into effect, en-
ployes of Michigan have paid as indemni-
ty to injured workmen and their depen-
dents 1896, 354.73.
The annual state hook worm report
Friday at Austin, Tex, showed that
46.3 per cent. of about 1900 Texas
children examined microscopically
during 1913 has hook worm.
Liabilities of s117,622 and assets of
$3.50 were disclosed in the schedule ac-
companying the petition in bankruptcy
filed Friday at Boston by Harry b.
Brown, a manufacturer of Ipswich.
Six hundred applications for moth
ers' pensions under the new Pennsyl-
vania law were ready for action by
the trustees of Allegheny county when
they took up their work in Pittsburg,
Pa, Friday.
Massachusetts Young Mems Chris
tan Temperance Union will hold a
day of prayer for national constitu-
tional prohibition next Thursday.
Morning and afternoon meetings will
be held at headquarters in Boston, also
Christian rally.
John Dale, who for 20 years has defied
revenue officers in the western counties
of Arkansas, was found asleep in the
woods near Waldron, Ark, Friday, and
arrested by a United States marshafs
posse on charges of operating an Illicit
still
Sixteen of The crew of the fishing
schooner Elva l.. Squirting of Province
town, Mass, were rescued early Friday
by the Race Point life saving station
according to a message received at
Washington. The report did not state
the nature of the disaster.
The case against six OF the 13 al
legged mutineers of the American bark
Manga Reva was abandoned by the
government in the United States dis
trict court in Wilmington, Del, Fri
day. The cases of the other seven are
expected to reach the jury Saturday.
Several tanks charged with an illumi-
mating gas exploded Friday in the Prison
Point freight yard of the Boston &
Railroad at Cambridge Mass No one
was injured but the force of the explo-
sion blew in one side of tool house ana
locker building and smashed the windows
in two other buildings in the vicinity.
a strike which started in the Taube
hosiery mills at Philadelphia several
days ago when a reduction of wages
was announced, spread Friday to sew
eral other concerns with the result that
about 1900 workers, all women and
girls, are now on strike, according tc
union leaders.
Three incendiary fires which have &C.
Cured in Georgetown, Mass, were ae-
counted for Friday. according to the state
police, by the arrest and confession of
Charles A. Robinson, aged 20. The po-
lice say that Robinson is afflicted with a
mania. The loss by the fires amounted to
$4,000.
Vi INT HISl tlIIlt III the iIlSlUlS VI lHS
public schools in Philadelphia a want ad
campaign has been resorted to fer the
purpose of interesting pupils. The cam
paign was started by the Board of Ed
ucation to call attention to the opportu-
mites afforded by the evening courses at
the William Penn High school for girls.
Covado Marine pleaded not guilty
10 oh of in rn1ioa
at Lawrence, Mass, Friday and the
case was continued till Saturday for
a preliminary hearing. He is accused
of shooting Salvatore Cachafa during
a family quarrel Dec. 19.
Mrs. Clara Hess, Indiana's only
woman justice of the peace, was mar
ried at Wheaton, ILL.,, Friday, to Will
liam E. Ansteiss, who two days ago
was appointed chief of police at La
Porte. Mrs. Ansteiss was a justice of
the peace at Westville, Ind, where
she has a country home.
Plants of the International Distill-
ing Co. and the United States Indus
trial Alcohol Co. at Leabe avenue and
Pine street, New Orleans, were prac-
tically destroyed by fire Friday. The
loss was estimated at more than $780,
900. officials of the companies stated
that the plants were fully insured
Ex-Mayor William P White, who was
defeated by Mayor Michael A. Scanlon
in the recent municipal election at Law
renee Mass, has served notice on City
Clerk Wade that he intends to contest
the election of Mayor Scanlon. White
declined to say on what grounds he is to
bring his action. The ballots are being
held in case they are needed to examina-
ton.
Brown University's football team
will met Cornell in the Polo grounds,
New York next fall, it was announced
Friday night at Providence, R. l. The
game was arranged for Oct. %, after
it had been decided to sever football
relations with University of Pennsylva-
nia, because of the refusal of the man.
agement of the latter team to play
Brown In Providence next season.
Plans for closing up the Senate lob
by investigation will be made at a
meeting of the lobby committee to be
held next week, Chairman Overman
announced Friday. The committee