Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-29

forming the frontiers.
Middlebury Conn, June 28.-Climt-
ing to the belfry of Meade chapel to-
day. President John NJ. Thomas him
self played the doxology on the Mid
dlebury College chimes, Announcing
the success of the college in its year
long struggle to raise an endowment
fund of 100000. The original con-
ditional offers toward this fund were
500, 900 given by an alumnus or the
college and $4,000 by the general
education board while the balance of
1925 900 has been raised by subscrip-
tons from the 1900 alumni and other
friends of the college, the largest ad-
dition made to Middlebury's endow-
ment.
Helena, Mont. June 2S-The Butte
and Superior Mining Co. now has
exclusive control over it's own financ-
es and receipts. Judge Bourquin in
the federal court has dissolved the or
der entered October 8. 1917, in the
suit of the Minerals Separation Co.,
Ltd, for infringement of patents and
collection of royalties. under the
provisions of which the Butte and
Superior could not pay out any OF its
receipts, nor dispose of any liquid as
sets, nor tie up its properties in any
way. Judge Bourquin's order re-
stores the company control over prop
erty worth millions.
Boston, June 2S-The constitu-
tional convention today voted
against a resolution calling for BIZ
ennial sessions of the Legislature
instead of annual sessions as at pres
ent. The resolve was one of thir-
teen rejected at today's sitting.
Washington, June 28-Provost
Marshal General Crowder today di-
rected Massachusetts to furnish I5o
draft registrants to 60 to the Spring
field Technical High school, Spring
field, Mass. for special training. The
call which is open to men qualified
for general military service specifies
entrainment on July IS.
New York. June 2S-The British
war mission announced tonight that
regiment of American troops now
passing through Canada will be
officially reviewed tomorrow in
Montreal by the Duke of Devon
shire. governor general and Lieu
tenant Gen. Bridges, head of the
British military mission in the Unit
ed States. The Canadian city is
preparing a gala welcome,
New York, June oS-The case of
the Emerson Motors Co., Inc, and
other defendants. tried in the fed
eral court on a charge of using the
mails to defraud in connection with
the sale of stock. went to the jury
late today. Besides the Emerson
Company the defendants are: Rob-
ert p. Matches and Co., c. r. Berry
and Co.. c. f CLANCY and Co. The
odore A. Campbell. George Camp
bell, Nicholas Field Wilson, R. P.
Matches, George B. Clifford, Will H.
Stetson, William LOOMS and O. E.
CLANCY.
Boston. June Discharged with the
larceny of 100000 from an express
company Thornton c. Wilson of
Mansfield Mass. cashier and expert
accountant in the Boston office of the
company was arrested in a hotel in
this city tonight. The shortage the
police declare. covers a period Of
three years and was concealed
through clever falsifyinig of the ac-
counts. Wilson is 81 years old and
has been in the employ of the COM
pany seven years. When asked why
he had taken the money, the police
say. Wilson replied. Il needed it to
spend on wine and women"
Copenhagen, June 2S-The national
Tidende states that the former dowa-
ger Empress, Maria Feedorovna of
Russia temporarily is in the Crimea
and even with the German military
in power there she had not been able
to proceed to Denmark. AS the Dan
ish nation is anxious for the safety
of this former Danish princess and
longin to welco ne her in Denmark,
the newspaper asked d.. Won Kuehl-
mann. German foreign secretary
whether the German government had
refused to allow the Empress Dowa-
ger to come to Denmark. DR.. Won
Kuehlmann answered that Germany
had not refused this permission and
that she and the other members of
the eformer Emperor's family were
remaining in the Crimea of their own
volition.
Little Rock. Ark. June 2S-The
sale Of Third Basenan Dee Walsh to