Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-28

ments In the same house until Novem-
Der rs last when Hoppe his wife al
legged. left, taking both his son and
daughter with him. He returned the
girl three days later.
Detroit. Mich, Dec. 27.-D. r. Mar
key. for SO years held of the Macca-
bees, has resigned as supreme COM
mander effective January /. to be sue
ceeded by A. w. Frye, supreme lieu
tenant commander, 1t was announced
here today. Announcement of the conf
piete reorganization of the fraternal
body on a 100 per cent. legal reserve
basis was made at the same time, Mr..
Marley to remain in charge OF the re-
serve fund.
Berlin. Dec. Elf the 400, 900
American gas bombs which were on
their way to Europe at the time the
armistice was signed. had been direct
ed against the German forces, the ef-
feet on the kaiser's troops would have
been more than they physically could
have endured in the opinion of DIR. r.
Hanslian. gas officer of the German
| forces, who contributes to Militaerische
Wochenblatt an article on chemical
| weapons used during the war.
Pretoria, South Africa, Dec. 27.-An
unprecedented hailstorm fell here on
| Christmas day. The hail consisted of
| jagged Jumps of ice. many Of which
weighed more than 16 ounces. Casual
ties were few because the storm broke
| at an hour when the population was
sheltered. but when it had passed
away many persons were compelled to
quit their homes either because the
buildings were flooded or because coll
| lapse of the weakened structures SEEM
ed imminent. The property damage is
estimated to have been several hun
! drew thousand pounds.
Welland, Ont, Dec. 27-A sequel
to the finding of the charred body of
Morningstar, 81, a wealthy farmer,
in the burned ruins of his cottage on
Christmas was the arrest at Dunn
vile of Albert Garfield, 81. Garfield
applied at a bank for money under
the name of Albert Morningstar and
his arrest followed. He is said to
have rendered the Dunnville bank a
passbook showing $4,000 on deposit
in Welland and asked for an advance
Of $500. When arrested he still as
serted he was Morningstar and said
that the body found in the ruins
was that of Morningstar's hired man.
| Chcigao, Dec. 27-Dr. +. B. Jewett,
I vice president of the Western Elec-
lIlC Company DSCI uSCOAdtCu
| with the fourth class Of the Imper-
/ ial Order of the Rising Sun by the
Emperor of Japan in recognition of
aid given the Japanese government
in telephone engineering. DR.. Jewett
| is past president of the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers.
Arkadelphia, Ark, Dec.>27-Monroe
Francis, sheriff of Clark county. was
shot and instantly killed by his
mother in law, Mrs. Glenn Grayson,
here last night. Mrs. Grayson. 60,
| was arrested on technical charge
! of murder. She said she killed her
son in law because of his alleged
mistreatment of his wife and daugh-
ter. Lucille Frances, the 14-year-old
daughter of the sheriff, was slightly
wounded by stray bullet. The
| shooting occurred in the Clark
county Jail, where the sheriff lived
with his family.
Panama. Dec. 27.-Three army air
planes are scheduled to leave Cana
Zone this morning for San Jose. Costa
Rica. on the longest fiight ever at
| tempted from the isthmus. Major
| Bradley is to command the squadron