Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-25

dicted by the weather bureau for
tonight as far south as extreme
northern Florida. Indications are
for generally fair weather tonight
and tomorrow in the middle Attain
tic, south Atlantic. east gulf states,
Tennessee. the Ohio valley and the
lower Lake region. The only snow
fall probable is predicted for por-
tons of northern New England and
northern New York and this may
turn to local rains. Tonight the
temperature will be slightly lower
in the middle Atlantic states. but
they will rise slowly in the Atlantic
states north of Virginia during
Christmas day.
Paris. Dec. 24-(By The y. P.)
Henry M. Robinson, lawyer and
banker of Los Angeles, has been Sc
lected as the third American to
serve on the expert committees
which are to investigate the con-
dition of Germany'S finances under
the auspices of the reparation COM
mission.
New York, Dec. 24.-William r.
Kehoe, one of the most widely
known labor leaders in New York.
and former secretary of, the Central
Trades and Labor Council of New
York. died at his Brooklyn home
last night after an illness Of several
months. III health caused him to
resign the secretaryship recently. He
was 80 years old.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24-Thomas w.
Miller. alien property custodian. told
President Coolidge today that his Of
flee would Welcome any Investigation
Congress may decide to make. A res
olution to direct Senate inquiry into
the administration of alien property
has been introduced by Senator King,
Democrat, Utah.
London, Dec. /24.-Lady Astor today
gave out Christmas message to the
United States and Canada in which she
makes reference to the war days when
she helped to minister to wounded Ca
madam soldiers on the Aston estate at
Cliveden. Taplow. Buckinghamshire.
The message Is as follows: "When
Christmas comes my heart turns back
tn Dixie and to Canada I hope our
Cliveden Canadians will miss us just n
little. We shall think of them and
drink their health in grade milk
tho kind they know so we'll"
Washington, Dec. 24.-Resubmissio
| by President Coolidge of the nominal
lions of Frederick L. Thompson of Mo-
bile. Ala, and Bert z. Haney of Port
land. Ore. as members of the Shipping
Board was indicated today after Sena-
tors McNary and Stanfield of Oregon
had conferred with the president The
nominations. which were forwarded to
the Senate at the opening of the ses-
sion and were approved by the Senate
commerce committee. were withdrawn
by the president last. week after the
committee had voted to report adverse
Iy on the nomination of Edward r.
Farley of Chicago. now chairman of
the board.
New York. Ded. 24.-The Chinese
crew of the British steamer Esther
Dollar, lying in port. today threatened
to leave the ship IL the captain did not
agree to take back to China for burial
the body of sailor who died OF sea
Dec. Is. The captain yielded.
Medford Mass. Dec. 24.-His sight
obscured by the seasons first snow
furry. William Charles Eaton of
Charlestown. night Waterman, step
! ped into the path of Boston Elevated
Co. motor bus early this morning and
was struck by the vehicle. He died of
a fractured skull in hospital, and
Percival n. Duncan of Medford. the
driver of tho hus, was arraigned in the
Maiden district court on charge of
manslaughter. He was held in $1,000
! bali for hearing Jan. "a.
Burns, Wyo.. Dec. 24.-An airplane
l believed to he mail ship from Chey
enne, crashed three miles east of here
! this afternoon. The pilot was picked
up by a passing motorst and brought
! to a hospital here. He is unconscious
and has not been identified.
Berlin, Dec. 24.-Cheers for America