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

International League to Montreal,
which formerly helu the league fran
chise, probab1y>>wil be maze at the
annual meeting OF the league in Chi
cago next Monady, it was revealed
today by President John Conway
Toole.
Washington, Dec. IA total Of
1851 bills and resolutions were in.
troduced in congress this week, dur
ing only two days OF which the
House was officially in session. Mem
berS of the House contributed the
major portion, introducing 2.SU7 OF
which 1874 were private bills and
1856 were resolutions. In addition l24
| executive communications and 81 Pc
titions were filed in the House. The
Senate received SIS bills and 30 res
| OlutionS.
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 7-Speaking
before the Ohio Law Enforcement
Conference, which he was asked to
call by President Coolidge, Governor
Donahey today declared in favor of
/ strict enforcement of the prohibit
ton and all laws, saying. Il con-
slider honest enforcement 81 law the
| greatest problem confronting the
American people today"
Atlantic City Dec. 1-Ordinances
forbidding the parading of persons in
masks and the alleged Dissertation of
religious symbols, such as the fey
cross was passed last night by the
! city commission.
| New York, Dec. Enlarged with
| using the mails to defraud Investors,
Albert e. Guimares, who figured in
the Dorothy King murder case:
FRANK u. Sheldon, Henry W. Fields,
Walter W. Herzberg, Sidney Bennett
and William E. Kass today were
placed on trial in the federal court.
Chicago, Dec. 7-Sacrifice of the
exchange of Christmas presents, the
money to be spent instead to feed
hundreds of little creatures in Ger
many who are trying to live on one
! meal day." is advocated by Clara
Clemens Gabrilowitsch, daughter of
Mark Twain, in a letter to the Chica-
go Tribune.
London, Dee. (Dy A. POT the
seven women reported returned TO
Parliament up to four o'clock this
afternoon. four are newcomers to the
House of Commons. The other mem
bers are Lady Astor for the Sutton
division of Plymouth, Mrs. Margaret
Wintringham. Liberal, for the Louth
division of Lincolnshire, and Mrs.
Margaret Philipson for the Berwick
on-Tweed division of Northumber-
land. The new members are the
Duchess of Atno1. Conservative for
the KinroSS and western division of
Perth and Kinross; Lady Terring-
ton, Liberal, for the Wycomb divis-
ion of Bucllinghamshire; Miss Mar
garct Bopdfield, Laborite for Nor
Hampton. and Miss Susan Lawrence,
Lahorite, for East Iiamm.
New York, Dec. - man believ-
cd to be NJ. E. ketcham of Babylon.
Long Island. today jumped to his
death from the 18th floor of a Broad
way office building. He left a note
for a Babylon undertaken.
Boston, Zee. 7-Col. Charles r.
Forbes, former head of the United
States Veterans Bureau. is seriously
i'll, his sister, Mrs. Harry Judkins OF
the Brighton district, said today. She
refused to give any further details
or to say where Colonel Forbes was.
Other occupants of the apartment
hourse where Mrs. Judkins lives were
unable to say whether Colonel Forbes
was there.
Bewdley, Eng, Dec. Z (By A. Pr
After Premier Baldwin had learned
that he had won his seat in the
House of Commons over his Liberal
opponent by majority of more than
5000 he said to his constituents:
II think from the looks of things
I'm going to have a rather difficult
time in front, but I'm never afraid
of difficulties, and at all events l
shall be able to face them. knowing
l have your confidence and support"
Morristown, N. j.: Dec. -Four
boys arrested yesterday for taking
pictures from local hotel, damaged
by fire last week, today were SEN
fenced to pay court costs and to re-
main at home every night for a
month under penalty of rearrest.
Savannah, Ca. Dec. Judge Bar
rett in federal court today sentenced
"a defendants convicted on conspir-
airy and other prohibition. charges
to pay fines totalling, $150,50O and to
serve terms in the federal peniten-
tiary.
indianapolis, Dec. 7-Charles w.
Moores, attorney and author, of this
city, died today. He was special
prosecuting attorney in charge OF the
investigation of Gov. McCrays finan-
cial affairs which resulted in indict.
ments on eight serious charges
against the executive.
Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 7.-Dr. Will
liam NJ Robb, under indictment for the
murder of Mrs. Alice M. Wolschendorf
Of East Bridgewater. the Tyngsboro
suitcase victim, pleaded guilty in the
superior court here today to new in
dictment just returned by the grand
jury charging him with abortion. Dis
triet Attorney Reading said he would
move for sentence next Tuesday.
Ware. Mass, Dec. Mrs. B. A.
Howe, Wares only centenarian and
said to be the oldest woman in Massa-
chusetts, will observe her 105th BIRTH
Gay at the home of her stepson, Samuel
Howe OF this place, tomorrow. She
was born in East Barnard, VT, daugh-
ter of Thomas and Jessie (McIntosh)
spooner. Her first husband was Cap
tain Paul Wood. to whom che was mar