Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-29

authorities opportunity to present
| their case.
Boston--Attorney General Allen
| let it be known today that he ex-
poets to produce William ]. Corcor-
| an. former district attorney of Mid
dleseN county, now q resident OF
Port Chester, n. u, as the star wit
ness before the special grand jury
which is considering indictments on
charges that entered into the Gust.
ing CT Joseph c. Pelletier, as district
attorney OF Suffolk county.
ashington.-Without debate and
with a chorus Of ayes from Demo-
| cratic senators and silence from
most of the Republican side. the
Senate today adopted a resolution
offered by Senator Harris, Demo-
crat, of Georgia, expressing "the
pleasure and JOY of the Senate" up
on the recovery toward health OF
Former President Wilson.
Gilmanton Iron Works, N. H.-Abi-
gail Weare, 101 years old. goes sleigh
riding every day and is as interested
in winter sports as the youngsters.
She declares that nothing is so ocn-
ducive to prolonged life as the brac-
ing air while behind a fast-stepper.
Greenwich, Conn.-William Pitt
Greenwood Hayward, for many years
connected with the International
Trust Company, OF Boston. died at
the homo of his daughter here today
at the age of "a. He was a native
of Boston and graduate of the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology.
He leaves a brother and sister in
Boston. besides his daughter here.
After defeating a proposed constf-
tutional amendment designed to in
wade the field of general amateur
athletic control. the National Collie
gate Athletic Association in annual
session today adopted a modified
scheme which enlarged the or-aniza-
lions functions to include supervis-
ion of national intercollegiate sports.
/ Boston-George Gala, Italian
wrestling champion. suffered his first
defeat tonight since his arrival in
this country year AGO. The match
was a handicap affair in which Calza
had undertaken to throw Achmed
Noory and George Kotsonaros in six
ty minutes. NOOry lasted 20 minutes,
40 seconds and at the end of the re-
naming 80 minutes, 20 seconds, Kot-
sonaros was still on his feet.
Rome, Dec. 20, (By A. P.)-Prcmier
Mussolini informed his cabinet today
that he would not attend the confer
cncc OF Allied premiers In Paris next
week. The premier announced that
he would appoint Marquis loretta,
of the Italian delegations TO the Paris
conferences, with Marquis Raggi and
Signor Danelio, members of the re-
parations commission, as assistants.
Brussels, (By A. P.)-The Senate
today. without debate, ratified the
general far eastern treaty and the
Chinese tariff treaty. signed Febru-
ary6 last by the Belgian delegate to
the Washington conference.
New York-Mrs. Muriel Mac
Swiney, widow Of the former Lord
Mayor of Cork, and two other women
| who said they were acting for the
Irish Republic. today entered the Irish
consulate in Nassau street and de-
fed the attempts Of Lieutenant
Gegan of the police bomb squad and
Lindsay Crawford, Free State rep
resentative, to eject them.
Providence, r. ]. Judges of the.
Superior Court who are asked to-
pass upon divorce petitions are rap
idly becoming "nothing but rubber
stamps" Judge A. A. CapotostO Of
the Providence county court declared
from the bench this morning when a
woman who had been married less
than eight months sued for divorce.
New York-ssecretary OF Labor to-
day took Sir Auckland Geddes, Brit
fish ambassador. on tour Of inspec-
ton at Ellis Island and later in
ti,nated that complaints against con-