Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-25

France. died yesterday after brief
illness. the State Department was
advised today by cable from Paris
Mr.. Pike was born in Scranton. Pa.
in 1SG, and was a newspaper editor
before entering the consular service
in 1905
New Haven Conn. = President
James j. Angel, announced today
the establishment at Yale of the first
university undergraduate school OF
J nursing in the United States. the
funds for which are to be provided
by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Burlington. Nt.-Ernest G. Toss.
prominent Morrisville citizen on trial
for selling Al cases of liquor to Robert
McGourty OF Brighton. aMss., in Feb
ruary. 1921. took the stand in his own
behalf in federal court today and de-
MED the story of the alleged transac-
ton testified to by McGourty. Walter
lsham and others. He said he rode from
Boston in McGourty's automobile to
his homo in Morrisville at the time
mentioned but denied selling any booze
to McGourty.
Boston College, which holds the two
mile relay championship and the class
B' championship in the Pennsylvania
international relay races. chose its
teams {" enter these events today. The
team chosen to enter the tWo-mila
event is composed OF Louis Wclch,
Tom Cavanaugh., Herbert Finnigan and
Pat Mahoncy.
Nyack, y. Y. April c4.-The de-
cision of Supreme Court Justice See
ger, at Newburgh, permitting coun-
sci for Evan Burrowes Fontaine,
dancer, and her mother, to examine
the grand jury minutes on which
perjury Indictment was returned
against them, as an aftermath of the
dancers $l,000,OO0 breach of promise
suit against Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney, became known today, when
the district attorney was directed to
turn over the minutes to the defense
New York-The hearing on the
governments application for a tenn
porary injunction restraining the
New York Coffee and Sugar Elk
change from further trading in raw
sugar futures, unless backed by
actual ownership or control Of the
commodity, will be heard here before
the four judges of the United States
circuit court Of appeals next Mon
day. United States Attorney Hay
ward announced.
New York-All obstacles in the,
path of the worlds featherweight
boxing championship match between
Johnny kilbane, American holder of
the title, and Eugene Criqui. OF
France. European champion, at the
Polo Grounds on June have
been eliminated, Matchmaker Tom
the New York State Athletic Com
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bane.
Geneva-The council of the League
of Nations has elected the Dutch
physicist Henrik Lorentz to mem
bership on the commission on in
tellectual cooperation. He replaces
Prof. Albert Einstein who recently
resigned.
Newport News, N-a.-Lieut. Degan
n. Arthur was killed at Langley
Field Tuesday when his airplane
crashed to the ground from an al
titude of 200 feet.
Concord, N. H.-The Senate Tues
day killed Senator Hurley's bill pro
viding a 4S-hour work week during
July and August.
Washington-Sec. Hughes announ-
ced Tuesday that the American COM
mlssioners to negotiate for a closer
understanding with representative
or the Obregon government in Mexico
City would be Charles B. Warren of
Detroit. former ambassador to Japan
and John Barton Payne, former sec
rotary OF the interior and now chair
man of the Red Cross.
Boston-An unidentified man who
slowed away on the tank steamer
c. A. Garfield when she left Tam
picO, Mex. was found dead seyer.,
days later Captain Larsen reported
on the arrival of the steamer today.
The man had been suffocated in a
superheated compartment.
Chicag o-John A. Cervenka. the
president Of a brewing company who
was installed as city treasurer Of
Chicago a week ago, John l.. Hoerber.
Jr.. also a brewer. and Barney Gro
gan. former saloon keeper and poll
tician. Tuesday were indicted by the
federal grand jury on charges of
viola ting the prohibition laws.
MISUNDERSTANDING Hoover has