Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-08
NEWS BRIEFS

Cambridge. Mass, Dec. THE
comet reported December 1 by the
astronomer Reid in Stromgren, South
Africa, Is not newly discovered
one, but the periodic D'Arrest Comet
it WAS stated today at the Harvard
College observatory, where a cable
gram fror. Professor Ellis. Stroem-
gren at Copenhagen was received
D'Arrest in 1851 discovered the comet
named for him from observations at
LEIPZIG. 1t has been observed at
several of its petroleum passages.
The magnitude of it's recent appear
ance was not given, but itw as pre-
sumably too faint to be seen except
through a large telescope.
Boston, Dec. George Benjamin
White, Phi. d, an instructor in pre-
ventive medicine and hygiene at the
Harvard Medical School, says there
are too many George Whites. Be-
cause the name George is common
in his family and because he is pro-
fessionally known merely as Benja-
min White, he petitioned the pro-
bate court today to permit him tc
drop the name George, His name
appears as Benjamin White on the
membership lists of several scientiflt
societies and as G. Benjamin White
on the records of the state depart
ment of public health, in which he is
director Of the division of biologit
laboratories.
Washington. Dec = President
Coolidge will send to the Senate next
week. among other nominations, the
appointments of three members OF
the railroad labor board.
Munich, Dec. Dogs are bought
here and their meat and fat are be-
ing solids the sign IN the window
of a Munich butcher shop. The sign
is being widely discussed in the
newspapers which are urging the
necessity of immediate foreign cred
it's to enable the Germans to import
meat.
Washington, Dec. Tile National
Civil Service Reform League today
asked Congress to enact a general
law giving the president power to
classify under the civil service law.
at his discretion. any places hither-
to exempted by acts of Congress"
including prohibition agents, en-
ployes ef the Veterans Bureau, the
tariff commission and the Shipping
Board and some offices in the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau. Such legisla-
ton, said resolutions adopted at the
closing session of the leagues con-
vention. would enable the president
to "avOid the gross scandals that In =
variably accompany spoils system
appointments"
Paris. Dec. 7-By A. P)-France
SubScribes to the formula in Presi-
dent Coolidge's message to the Ell
feet that France must be paid and
Germany must live. it was said by
a high official at the French foreign
office today. He added that the
presidents message had made most
agreeable impression there.
Washington. Dec. Talking of ev-
idence was completed today in the
proceedings brought by the Federal
trade Commission against Madeira.
Hill, &; Co., Pennsylvania anthracite
producers. and various wholesalers
in New York and Boston, charging
unfair competition in rebates of COM
missions on anthracite sales. John
w. Davis. as counsel for Nader,
Hill & Co., entering a motion for
dismissal of the entire case, told the
commission that the anthracite sales
involved in the whole matter were
80 infinitesimal as to be microscop-
ic."
Ware. Mass, Dec. THE Otis
Company, cotton goods manufacture
ers announced today curtailment of
operation in its cloth department
from five and a half to four days a
week. The change is effective to-
morrow. Six hundred operatives
are affected.
Dayton, Ohio, Dec. AFTER re.
naming in the air one hour and Is
minutes, Lieut.. John A. Marcready
was forced to abandon his attempt
for a new worlds altitude record,
owing to mechanical difficulties. He
landed at McCook field at 11.2S A. NJ.
New York, Dec. IA move to
transfer the Syracuse club of the