Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-25
by Beck

arrest and the capture of documents.
and it is intimated that startling
developments are expected. Those
attending the meeting declared its
object was to raise funds for Tie
defense of the men charged with The
murder of Howard Mckay during the
1920 riots.
Washington, Dec. 24.-The Old
Colony Railroad Company, Il sub
sidiaty of the New Haven system,
sought permission from the Inter-
state Commerce Commission today to
issue $3,o00,000 in bonds. 100000 to
be used to meet maturing indebted
ness, and the remainder to be paid
to the New Haven for advances, it
| has made. The Delaware & Hudson
! Railroad asked the commission COR
/ permission to abandon a 10 rnile
| branch line. in New York. extending
from Canada Junction to a connec-
| ton with the Grand Trunk Railroad
on the Canadian border.
Philadelphia, Dec. 24.-After chloro-
forming a. watchdog. bandits robbed
, tho home of CroasGale Knott, at
| Glenside, q suburb. of liquors worth
$1,000, late Saturday night, it be-
| came known today. The bandits in
their flight dropped $4,000 in bonds.
taken from desk. Rare wines and
cordials were included in the liquor
! stock, police said.
New York, Dec. 24.-Benjamin
Adler. shoe manufactures jump
ed to death today from the fifth floor
! of his small Sixth Avenue factory.
Members of his family said he ha d
been worried about his business.
Paris, Dec. 24-Avalanches were
reported today from many places in
switzerland and in French territory
bordering on Switzerland and in the
iryeneeS Three snoWslides occur
ring within Il few hours of each other
did considerable damage around the
Motel at Leysin, Switzerland. Several
or the open air clinics for lung pa
,, uents were damaged and some of
the sisters of mercy were injured,
several chalets were carried off An
avalanche near Chambery buried a
man whose body has not yet been
recovered. The gara of the mill
tary hospital was damaged by the
slide.
Dublin, Dec. ABBY a. P.)-The
Free States government today an
nounced the release of Countess
GeorSina MarkievicZ, one of the lead
ing woman republicans. who was ar
rested here Nov 20. The government
also announced that between Dec. /
and Dec. %, political prisoners to the
| number of 34S1 had been liberated.
Paris, Dec. 24-The zone minute
rest granted boxer in the French
! ring injured by an involuntary low
blow from an adversary, which has
been practiced in France since the
introduction of boxing, will become
thing of the past Jan. l. The
French boxing federation has Just
decided to ADOPT the American sys-
tenn, making the referee the sole
Judge of ring conduct. Tie fedora
ton decided that an expert boxer had
no business to strike low blow
and that his opponent should be
given the decision If the referee is
convinced the blow was involuntar-
lily landed. while in the case of a will
full foul, the boxer should be disuual-
flied not only for the fight in which
he struck the blow. but for a certain
number of weeks or months. as might
be decided by the Federation after an
Investigation.
Boston, -. 24.-The use of "Xmas''
for Christmas was criticized as irrev-
Grant by Bishop Hughes of the Meth
odist church in a sermon here today.
Christmas he said was "a timeIess
holiday OF Divine grace"
Washington, Dec. 24-AlI gates of
the White House grounds Will be
thrown open tonight while Christmas
carols are sung at the north entrance
OF the executive mansion. Mrs. Cool
idge, wife of the president, was the
moving spirit in having the old Gus
tom revived. and at her invitation:
the public will take part in the cele-
bration. The vested choir of the