Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-20
NEWS BRIEFS

. Chicago, Dec. 19.-The Congress
Hotel, first opened during the
Worlds Fair In 1892 and the battle
ground of host of national political
campaigns, Is to be replaced by
$22, 200, 900 thirty-two story structure
which will make it one of the largest
hostelries in the world. The Con-
annex. to the Auditorium Hotel.
Manchester, Eng, Dec. 19.-The
Joint committee of masters and cot
ton operatives appointed to discuss
the situation brought on by extensive
speculation on the Liverpool market
came to the unanimous conclusion, it
Is learned that an improvement in
the critical condition of the indus
try could be attained by stopping
speculation. 1t Is estimated that the
operations of gamblers have taken
$50.000,000 from the cotton trade.
Washington, Dec. 19.-Although the
general trend of wholesale prices
was downward in November, retail
food prices advanced one per cent
over the October level.
Washington, Dec. DEMONSTRATION
into the leasing of Naval oil reserve
was resumed today before the Sen
ate public lands committee with the
expectation on the part of some
members that the hearings would be
concluded within q few days. Wit
nesses on the committees list in
clude members of New York brol
eraee firm which dealt largely in
the stock of the MAMMOTH Oil COM
pany, the corporation chosen to de-
~elop the Wyoming reserve; AL
bert 3. Fall, former secretary of the
interior. and several employees of
Harry F. Sinclair. holder of the lease
to extensive areas in the naval re-
serves.
Washington. Dec. 10.-The FEEDER
al Farm Loan Board urged the
farms Of the country today to turn
to diversification of crops and the
development of cooperative mar
keting as the only sound basis for
agricultural prosperity. Basing its
observations on data supplied by the
Il Federal land bank presidents
who have just concluded their win
ter conference here. the board said
in a statement that conditions in
the agricultural industry showed "a
very satisfactory improvement" but
it felt that full advantage Of the
situation might not be taken by the
farmers unless they diversified
crops and organized for their sale.
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 19.-The trial
of Philip E. Fox. former Ku klux
Khan publicity chief. on charge of
murder for the fatal shooting of
William S. Coburn, Khan attorney,
approached its final stage today
when indications were that the state
would complete presentation of re-
buttal testimony by tonight. The
state began it's rebuttal yesterday
afternoon when the defense rested.
after Introducing q number of wit
nesses whose testimony was intend
ed to show that Fox was insane at
the time he walked into Coburn's
Office and shot him to death with a
.45 calibre automatic pistol.
Christiania, Dec. 19.-Captain Ro-
aid Amundsen, referring to his pro-
posed Spitzbergen-Al Alaska flight. said
today that his expedition would have
at beast three seaplanes which are
now being built at Frederickshafen
and which will be sent north as soon
as possible. The start will be made
sometime between May and August
of next year. The explorers will
sail under the Norwegian flag. 1t
is expected that the cost of the ex-
petition will be approximately $3.50. :
600.
Canton. Dec. II by A. P.-De-
layed)-Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, south
China leader, whose recent threat to
seize the customs funds of Kwang-
tung province resulted in the con-
centration of warships of five for
eign powers here, plans to take the
first decisive step in the controversy
on Dec. 10, according to informa ton
obtained from official sources.
:, Chicago, Dec. 19-If state medi-
cal licensing boards would admit to
examinations only those qualified by
education to be physicians while
police powers of the states were d.
rected to search out and prosecute
men practicing medicine without a
license, the nation would be freed
of unqualified doctors, the American
Medical Association declared today
in an official statement by its execu-
tive committee.
London, Dec. 19-(By A. P.)-The
Rev. John Henry Jewett, d. D., noted
British clergyman, formerly pastor of
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church in New York, died at his
home at Croydon, Surrey, this morn
ing.
Vera Cruz, Dec. 19-A Vera Cruz
newspaper correspondent, telegraph
ing from Rinconada, Is miles east of