Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-16

snow here today in their efforts to
move 9OO freight cars held up by
snow In the local railroad Yards.
MANY or the cars are stuck fast. rail-
way ofnclals said. With more snow
Ialllns today, the depth on the level
was measured at 81 inches.
Mineola. N. Y.-Mrs. Mary Wells
was indicted on a charge of second
uesree murder today after an inves-
tigation into the death of James w.
fetut, proprietor of the Massapeoua
Inn: who was found dead of a gun
Snot wound, on the night of Jan. Z.
Mrs. wells was his housekeeper.
Witnesses told the grand Jury of
quarrels between the two.
New York.-Steps to prevent dis
asters from dust explosions which in
the last rev months have taken toll
90 OF lou lives and resulted in SIG, 500
w property damages in the United
states and Canada, were discussed
To-Day when the dust explosion haZ-
:lrds committee of the National Fire
protection Association convened here
for a two days session.
Washington.-Secr Hughes in
letters read before the House COM
merce, committee today said he could
not approve the bill for return of
the smaller trusts held by the alien
property custodian unless it was un
derstood that enough property would
ne retained to constitute a security
many
Dublin.-Judge Powell in chan
Gerry court today granted adjourn
nent OF the case against canon De
valera. David O'Donoghue and
Stephen O'Mara in which President
Cosgrave and other plaintiffs, as
trustees of the national fund, seek
10 prevent the defendants from with
drawing $4,000 of the fund, held by
a Dublin bank.
A conditional injunction is already
IN effect, pending a hearing of the
action.
Hot Springs. Ark-Minneapolis was
selected for the 1928 annual convention
OF the American Bar Association by tho
executive committee of the association.
Inc convention will probably be held
next August.
New York-Khall Ell Aswad. AZ. poet
and publisher of the New World Maya
zine, died suddenly today. He was a
friend of Theodore Roosevelt, under
whom he served as major in the Span
ish-American War;
Halifax, n. S.-The Norwegian
freight steamer Holder. en- route from
Norfolk, Va, to Aalborg. Sweden, re-
ported today by wireless that she was
IN distress about 700 miles south of
cape Race. The Oil tanker Joseph
Seep sent word that she was proceed
ing to the Holders assistance.
Lynn. MasS.-Ofticial Is of the Amalga-
mated Shoe Workers of America to-
day stated that the organization pro-
posed to proceed with plans for form
ing new unions if the local unions of
the United Shoe Workers of America
voted to join the movement The To-
Gals here are meeting nightly this week
to consider the question.
MISUNDERSTANDING DENLY OK
poets to witness tho first manocuvres of
the newly created United States fleet
in southern waters this spring The
sinking by gunfire of the old battle
ship Iowa. which will be operated by
radio control during the firing, will be
one of the events.
Wcstfield, Mass.-Word was received
here today by relatives of the death in
Beirut, Syria, of Rev. Dr. Harvey
Porter, for more than so years CON
nectcd with the American University in
Beirut. occupying the chair of history
and psychology. He was made profess
sor emeritus of history in 1914. He
was a graduate of Amherst College and
veteran of the Civil War and was a
native of Shelburnc Falls.
Washington-The meeting called for
today TO resume negotiations between
the British and American debt COM
missions was postponed until late to-
morrow at the request of the British.
who said they were awaiting instruc-
tons from London
New York; .Cadipp n,nnborc Of tho
newspaper and business worlds crowd
ed St Stephens Episcopal church to-
day to attend funeral services for Ev-
erin Wardman. vice president of the
Sun Printing e Publishing Coz and the
New York Herald Co, who died here
Saturday.
New YCrk-Directors of the E.ndi-
colt johnson Corporation. shoe manu-
facturers. today declared n stock divi-
dend of 90 per cent. on the common
stock. payable Feb. Is to stock of rec
ri To