Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01


commissioners today !. nleadad not
guilty to, five charges Of divefttng
public funds contained Ia indict-
ments returned last week by q dis
trict court grand jury. Bond Of 15,-
900 on each Of the charges. tnade
when the indictments were return
ed, will stand until his trial. 4
Washington, Nov. S0.-- Amendment
OF the Volstead act to legalize man
ufacture or beverages having an
alcoholic content not to exceed 2.75
by volume is postponed in a bill
which has been drafted by Represent
tative Dyer Of Missouri. q Reuub.
lican member Of the House judiciary
/ committee. &
New York. Nov. 30.-United States
Attorney William Hayward today
announced he had declined to make
any recommendation in the case 81
City Comptroller Charles i. Craig.
whom President Coolidge has been
asked to pardon after his Jail sem
tence by Federal Judge Mayer for
contempt of court.
Boston. Nov. so-Peter r.. McDon-
ougn, former chief Of the Boston Fire
the department in 1889 and was
chief from 1914 until his retirement
in 1919.
Maiden, Mass, Nov. S0--william
Chase of Wakefield was found Tuilty
In court here today Of practising
medic.ne without license. He was
ilned 500, appealed and was held in
$500 bail. Chase offered no defense.
Tulsa, Okla, Nov. S0-Diamonds
said to be valued at 5ctween $4,000
ana $4,000 were stolen last night
from hotel room here occupied by
Charles Mednikow, representative Of
. Wholesaie diamond company at
Memphis, Tenn. Afedinkow told po-
ued at $4,000 and remounted gems
In a trunk valued at $50, 900 were
overlooked.
New York, Nov. 30--The steamer
Svir. of Almeria, Spain, arrived to-
Gay with 62,591 barrels of grapes,
said 20 be one of the largest cargoes
or its kind ever brought to this port.
New York, Nov. 30-Creation of a
new national college fraternity to re-
lieve congestion resulting from in
creased student enrollments since the
war, was recommended a. the open
ing of the fiftieth annual inter-fra-
ternity conference A special session
or delegates from % interfraternity
NOAASlAc was ASk4 " uIoCuSS LH0 pEU@
poSal. Fifty three national fraterni-
ties were represented at the confer
ence. 10
New York, Nov. SCATTER selling at
37.70. new high for the season, De-
cember cotton this afternoon broke
over 100 points to 1867. Later deliv-
cries broke 80 to 100 points from the
forenoon prices.
Ottawa, Nov. 30--The international
rum smuggling conference, in session
since Tuesday with American and
Canadian delegates in attendance,
concluded its work this afternoon
with the. representatives of both par
ties to the conference maintaining
complete secrecy as to the proceed
ings and probable consequences of
the discussion. The American dele
gates left for Washington. .s
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. S0-Govs
Warren 7. McCray was indicted on
charges of forgery and embezzlement1
by the Marion county grand jury to-
day.
Jefferson City. Mo-. Noy. SOL
Custer proceedings will be filed |
promptly against the three class c |
medical schools of Missouri charged
with issuing fake diplomas according |
to a statement by Atty. Gen. Jesse
w. Barrett today.
New York, Nov. 30-A speeding |
motor car carrying three men ac-
cused by the police of shooting to |
death David Tekh, notorious member |
of Kid Scropper's gang in an East |
Side gun battle Wednesday night, |
collided with a Long Island, train |
near st. James, Long Island, today,
resulting in the death Of one of the |
men and the serious INJURY of the
others. 5"h 9sn
Washington, Nov. S0-Bidso opened !
today by the Nevy Department for
the sale of battleships to be scrapped |
under the armament treaty included |
an offer Of $4,000, for the Delaware,
at Boston. by j. Lipsitz of Chelsea, |
Mass. Samuel Butter & Co., of !
South Boston, offered to scrap the
Delaware for 25 percent of the net
proceeds. the government granting |
free use of the army base or the |
destroyer and submarine base at
Squantum, Mass, and to sink the
vessel after all that is of use had
been removed.
San Antonio, Tex, Nov. 30--Martha
Mansfield, motion picture star, died
here at noon today, as a result Of |
burns received while she was on To- |
cation here yesterday. She received
the burns when flimsy dress she |
was wearing became ignited, envelop-
ing the lower portion of her. body in
flames.
Washington, Nov. 30-Testimony
relating to the personal financial sta
tus of Albert B. Hall, former secre-
tary of the interior. was given be-
fore the Senate public lands COM
mittee today when it resumed inves-
tigation of the lease of the Teapot |
Dome Naval Reserve. 1t, was during
Mr.. FAILS term as secretary that the
lease was signed.
Galveston, Tex, Nov. 3O-The fire
at Tampico has been extinguished
and no damage was suffered by the
Office Of the American Telegraph Co.,
according to a message received by |
.I0hn Z PaSnhatasra Ionnl rama roy.