Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
NEWS BRIEFS

| Newark. n. j., Dec. 1S-Charles j.
| Strass. >circulation management OF
| the Newark Evening News died to-
| day from injuries suffered last night
when struck by an automobile driv-
| en- by his friend Harry Auth. bus.-
ness manager of the Newark Star
| Eagle. Strasse. crossing a crowded
street. walked between two trolley
| cars directly in the path of Mr..
Auth's machine. Auth is charged
with mansiaughter.
Paris. Dec. 1S-The French men,
| RerS Of the expert committee of the
/ ltparatiOn commission which is to
inquire into Germany's resources
will it is understood. be Jean V. Par
mentier, formerly an official of the
| ministry of finance, NJ. Atthalin, .di-
rector of the Banque Paris ct PAYS
Bas. and Nj. AliX, professor of law
on the faculty of the University of
Paris. None of these men have of
fetal relations with the government
Washington, Dec. 1S-Aproint-
| ment of Cart. A. ]. Henderson of
Massachusetts as commandant of the
coast guard 10 succeed Rear Admiral
William f. Reynolds, who will re-
tire for age next month. was reco-
mended to President Coolidge today
by Senator Moses, Republican, New
Hampshire.
Brussels, Dec. 1S-The Belgian
government. upon being sounded by
Germany, has let 1t be known that
DIR. Leopold Won Hoesch, now Ger
| man charge d'affaires in Paris, Will
be- acceptable to Belgian as German
| minister at brussels. The Belgian
authorities are greatly pleased by
the naming of General Charles G..
Dawes as American member of one
of the expert committees to inquire
into Germany's resources. as he is
regarded as eXcellently qualified.
st. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 1S-Mrs.
Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant
United States attorney general, told
the state law enforcement confer
ence here yesterday that successful
enforcement of the Volstead act de-
ponds on a re-birth of local con-
! science and responsibility through
out the country.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 1S-The
bodies of Eugene A. Childe, promin-
ent local attorney, former state leg
| islator and one-time police Judge.
| and Mrs. Clara Lien, dancer and
musician of Vancouver, B. c., were
found yesterday in a gas filled house.
According to the King county coro-
llCI OlliCS, lney were UellNeQ TO
have died II hours before the dis
covery.
London, Dec. IS (By A. P.)-The
| expulsion of King George from
| Greece, announced by today's dis
| patches from Athens. drew forth
| comment from diplomatists in Lon
don upon the notable tendencies to-
ward Democracy by the countries of
Europe during the last six years. The
exile of King George of Greece, they
observed, represented The tenth king
who had been forced to make his exit
since the war, the monarchs previ-
| ously affected being those of Russia,
Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, ((Ferdi-
| nand), Montenegro, Turkey Egypt
and the kings of the German Fedora
ted states such as Bavaria.
Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. 1S--Fifteen
Oil promoters were indicted by the
Federal grand jury here yesterday on
charges of fraud in connection with
the promotion of Oil companies.
Among those indicted today were
Van McPhail, III: E. Wilcox and Y. r.
Hildreth, prominent oil promoters.
The indictments brought/the number