Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-29
NEWS BRIEFS

st. Louis, Dec. 2S-A man under
| arrest here, asserts. according to
police, that he killed big JIM Coli
| simo. Chicago Cabaret king" and
Chicago city detectives are expected
here tomorrow to investigate the
| story.
! New York Dec. oS-Ernest and
! Marie Vetter. who We're convicted of
' first degree manslaughter for the
/ killing Of Alonzo ]. Shorey last May
'were each sentenced to eight to 10
years in prison today.
Superior. Wis, Dec. 2S-Edward
j. Sailstad and Dorothy Anderson
! today pleaded guilty to a charge of
/ arson and were sentenced to four
years Imprisonment.
Washington, Dec. 2S-Extension of
I the coastwise shipping laws to the
Philippines. separation Of the Emer-
| gency Fleet Corporation from the
Shipping Board, compulsory cooper
alton between American railroads
and survey of the needs for per-
manent merchant marine were
recommended today to President
| Coolidge by Chairman Jones of the
Senate commerce committee. SEN
ltOr Jones submitted his recommen-
| dations in response to a request from
the president, who asked him for
memorandum of his views on vari-
Gus shipping and allied problems.
Washington, Dec. 2S-Reversing its
! previous policy. the House ways and
means committee today made public
was sent to the Capitol by Secretary
| Mellon.
| Philadelphia, Dec. cS-After a So
year career of scaling dizzy heights
| without accident, r. F. Atkinson.
steeplejack. is in hospital today
from injuries received in fall
downstairs while sleepwalking. At
kinsOn, among other activities, has
gilded the top of the Woolworth
| building. New York, put lightning
rods on the Washington monument
and repaired the statue of Penn atop
! Philadelphia'S city hall.
| Boston, Dec. 2S-Unlversity of To-
| rcnto hockey team defeated Boston
College here tonight, J goals to i.
Manila, Dec. % (By A. P)-The
| Associated Veterans of the Revolu-
! ton. an organization Of men who
| Fought for the freedom of the Phil
! lipines from foreign rule and which
is headed by General Emilio Aguin-
aldo, has refused to participate as Il
body in the protest parade of the
knights of Rizal on the celebra ton
| Of the anniversary of the birth of
lose Rial. a Philippines hero execu-
| ed by the Spaniards in 1896.
New York, Dec. oS--Sailor Fried
man, Chicago lightweight. defeated
| Johnny Clinton. of New York, in the
ten round feature of an interesting
| boxing show tonight in Madison
/ Square Garden.
n
| Sitter has filed SUIT For divorce in
the Paris courts against Alice Maude
| Spry Slater, now living in London.
| whom he married in New York on
November 2, 1901.
Manila, Dec. Is (By A. P.)-Lieut.
Osborne C. Wood, who is in Raguce
in the province of Benguet with his
father, Governor General Leonard
Wood, declared that he had no COM
| ment to make regarding his financial
transactions in the United States by
which he is reported to have made
between 100000 and 100000 in a
telegram received here today from
him.
Mexico City, Dec. 81 (By A. P.l-
The Mexican Senate today ratified
the special United States Mexican
claims convention by vote of az to
,. Inc general claims convention was
approved as a whole. SO against /.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 2S--The Skinner
Packing Company. the Federal court
receiver for which was recently dis
charged today reverted to receiver
ship on application of Eugene l..
Dodge, of Portland Me.
Pierre, S. d, Dec, 2SAThe signed
acceptance of President Coolidge as
the majority Republican candidate
in the state primary election cam
paign was flied with the secretary of
state today. The declaration simply
said: 81. Calvin Coolidge. do hereby
declare that if nominated and elect
ed, will qualify"
Copenhagen. Dec. IS CBy a. P.)-
The small passenger steamer King
Haakon which left Harwich on the
English east coast Wednesday night
for Esbierg, on the Jutland coast of
Denasark. was stranded yesterday