Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-21
NEWS BRIEFS

| proyidencc--In an address on the
| "Interdependence OF the Navy ana the
I'Merchant Marine" here last night I'M
der the auspices of the Providence En-
gineering Society, Rear Admiral Will
| liam S. Sims retired, declared pow
crful navy, fully manned and backed
| up by submarines, aircraft and large
merchant marine, is absolutely ncces-
sary to the continued existence OF the
| United States as first rate power
| Toledo, Ohio--John Marazino, %,
| told Toledo police when arrested yes
| tcrday that he knew the identity of
| the slayer Of William Desmond Taylor
motion picture director murdered at
| Hollywood almost "a year ago. Mara
| zinc, who was arrested when he hur-
| ried into residence and asked TO be
hidden. said that lie hal been followed
| from California to Ohio because L
| know who killed Taylor"
Portland, Ore.-Two n-en who held
up the Montana assay Office here. es-
capped with money belts filed with
cleaning metal. They fought it was
! gold but officials stated it was cop
! per worth about 60 cents. The assay
Office manager. however, was forced to
hand over $50 of his personal funds.
Utica, y. Y.-Robert Chase. a lad
of IS years discouraged over the COM
| mitment of his father TO an asylum
| took his own life by hanging at Co
lumbus yesterday.
Observation-Disclosures repaired 49,
Asa locomotives between Nov. Is and
| Dec / six fewer than the greatest
| number turned out of their shops in
| any scmi-monthly period in about two
years. the car service divisions of the
American Railway Association an
nounced today.
/ Wojciechowski was elected president
Of Poland today to succeed DR. Gabriel
Narutowicz, who was ASA ssinatcd last
Saturday
lington-Prcsdent Harding to-
day renomnated Interstate Commerce
Commissioners Charles McChord Of
Kentucky and Joseph T.. Eastman Of
ssachusetts, whose terms expire
shortly.
Lawrence MasS.-Fra rcis j. Cor
man, an organizer for the United Tex
tile Workers of America. announced to-
day that the local textile council. at
meeting last night. voted to endorse
the movement to restore wages in effect
previous to the 22l per cent. wage Gu:
of December, 1920.
Gloucester. MasS.-An attack on
Mayor Wheeler in the street four weeks
ago by Alexander J. Ch:sholm resu ted
in the latter being fined so today in
district court. Chisholm accused the
mayor of making derogatory remarks
about his father.
Youngstown. Ohio--D.rcctors of the
Bricrhill Steel Co. today decided to
recommend to stockholders the pur-
chase of the company's properties by
the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. The
combination is TO be effected by the
exchange of one share of Sheet e. Tube
common stock for four si.ares of Brier-
hill common stock.
Boston-The governors council TODAY
voted to commute to 80 years the life
sentence for murder Of Oscar W Nell
son Of Worcester. AS Nelson has
served % years. this makes the pris-
oner eligible TO parole. 1t was stip-
ulated that he should return to Sweden
Immediately on release.
COTS Falls, \. H.-This little town,
mecca of summer visitors. awoke this
morning to find the mercury flirting
with % below zero.
South Norwalk, Conn-James Bran
nigan Of Trenton. N. J., sergeant in
structor of Battery c. '132nd Artillery.
of this city, is dying at the Norwallx
hospital from fracture of the skull.
believed to have been sustained in a
street fight here early today. The mo-