Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-01


From nursery school and street;
Then folding and holding, I'd pack them
in.
And. turning the monster key,
I'd hire giant to drop the box
To the depths of the deep, deep sea.
Ray A. Johnson of Portland, now on
the battleship Arkansas, desires to be
released by purchase" from the navy
in order that he may accept a position
with the United States Fruit Co. as
inspector in Cuba. Senator Burleigh
has asked the Navy department to
grant the request.
Maine friends of James E. Dunning
formerly of Bangor will be interested
to know that he has resigned as Uni
ted States consul general at large a
position to which he was appointed by
Hon. Philander C. Knox when he was
secretary of state. and which Mr.
Dunning has held for a number of
years. Mr.. Dunning resigned to be-
come general agent for Europe for
the City National Bank of New York,
one of the largest financial institutions
of the country. Its president is Hon.
Frank C. Vanderlip formerly comp
troller of currency of the United
States.
Deputy Sheriff Rackliff made some
seizures the last three days of the
week at Old Town. He found two lots
that are the cause of investigation by
the federal authorities. One was lot
of bottled goods marked on the out
side hop beer but containing bottles
of a widely known brand of lager. The
other barrels in question, were marked
to a certain man in care of circus
that is advertised to appear before the
summer is over in Old Town. Never
a label appeared on any of the bottles,
SO that only by an analysis can the
exact nature of the shipment be de-
termined.
Clippings from newspaper accounts
and advices in private letters, received
from California, tell of the tragic
death of Ethan A. Allen of Eagle Rock,
Calf, formerly of Maine, in an acct
dent which occurred June 20. Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen, Thomas I. Wood and the
onga pass, Hollywood boulevard, Los
Angeles. AS they were riding down
a sharp pitch big touring car COM
ing up took so much of the road that
their car was crowded close TO the
ditch. where it got beyond the drivers
control and turned completely over,
throwing Mr.. Allen onto pile of rocks
and Mrs. Allen into the middle or the
road. The formers skull was severely
fractured and he died shortly after
ward, at the hospital to which he was
rushed Seven ribs were crushed, his
left arm broken and other injuries, ex-
ternal and internal The newspaper
account of the accident stated that
something like 20 autoing parties,
passed the scene within the next
few minutes, none of whom was
willing to give any assistance to the
terribly injured members of the party
Finally a passerby gave what ala ne
could. secured an auto and rushed the
wounded to the hospitals. where they
were given all possible relief Mrs.
Aliens injuries, at first reported as
very severe. have since been determin-
ed "a not serious, according to private
letters received in Old Town, her form
er home. Mrs. Allen spent most of the
summer OF 1913 at Old Town, returning
TO California in the fall. Mr.. Allen was
also a Maine man, having two broth
ers in Lincoln Center, c. C. and Joseph
A. Allen, with third, 1. w. Allen in
Rumford, and still another, William +.
Allen, Esq, in Caribou.
Phillip Little, the famous artist OF
Salem. Mass, has reached Macmahan
island, Sheepscot Bay and opened his
cottage for the season with Mrs. Lit
tie. His studio this summer will be
extremely popular for those who en-
10y beautiful paintings. Mr. Little as
usual will probably do a vast amount
of work on the Maine coast and there
by give much pleasure to his many
admirers. One of Mr.. Titles men
passed through Bath Sunday, called
home on account of his house being de-
stroyed in the big Salem fire. Fortu-
nate!y Mr. Little's beautiful colonial
house and his studio escaped the fire.
Mr.. Little received the good news that
his house and studio were saved i'm
mediately after the confiagration. from
the night editor of the Boston Globe,
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