Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-08


by resident priests and monks.
London, Nov. 7-More brain power
is wasted by inventors than by any
other class of people, says Sir John
Dewrance, president Of the Institu-
ton of Mechanical Engineers. Only
one out of every 10000 mechanical
patents Is worth doing anything with
to make it commercial success, he
asserts, and many inventors spend
their lives and most Of their money
on, ideas that are rejected by one
firm or another.
Rochester, N. Y, Nov. while
wheeling his infant child in car
riage and accompanied by his wife
and another child, Joseph Asaro. Al,
a fruit merchant, was shot down In
the street this evening by two I'M
identified men who escaped. Five
shots were fred through the victims
head. The police are questioning
neighbors concerning the possibility
of business feud or black hand
trouble in which Asaro may have
been implicated.
Essen. Nov. (By A. P.)-Negotia.
tons were begun today between Rep
resentatives of the Ruhr Industrial
lists, and all the workmen's unions to
determine whether the workmen will
make sacrifices which the employers
consider necessary. to enable them to
accede to the terms of the French
authorities for the resumption of
economic life and consequently re-
paration deliveries. On the outcome
of these negotiations, which will con-
tinue tomorrow. depend to large ex-
tent whether the Industrial leaders
vii. sign agreements and whether
unemployment in the Ruhr, already
reaching alarming proportions, will
increase or diminish.
Lawton. Okla. Nov. 7.-(By A. P)-
A motion to dismiss a bill Of complaint
filed Yesterday by Gov. J. c. Walton
in United States district court here
was presented by George Short. state
attorney general. when hearing on the
governors action began today before
Judge John II. Cotteral.
London, Nov. 7.-(By A. P.)-The
imperial conference of premiers has
given final assent to the proposal for
an agreement by which British vessels
suspected Of liquor running may be
stopped and earched within an agreed
distance of the American shore. The
conference acted on the recommend
tion of the British foreign office and
one of it's own expert committees.
Washington, Nov. There is no
representative Little. Republican. of
Kansas. said today in n statement deal
ing with the situation confronting
western farmers. Furthermore. Mr.
Little said; there is no over-Supply of
wheat in the world generally.
Winnipeg. Man. Nov. 7.-Wladek
Zybszko Polish heavyweight wrestler.
was. fined $3.50 today by the Manitoba
boxing and wrestling commission for
failure to appear for examination pre-
cctiing his match with Jack Taylor
Monday night. Zybszko lost to Taylor
when he forfeited the deciding fall be-
cause of pain he suffered from a boil
Bastrop. La. Nov. TT. jeff Bur-
nett, tried jointly with Harley Rogers
for assault with a dangerous weapon
in connection with the hold-up of Har-
ry Neelis near here in August 1922.
was declared guilty by Judge Fred NJ
Odom in district court here today. The
case of Rogers was taken under con-
sideration.
Melbourne. Australia, Nov. IA
public safety bill has been submitted
to the Victoria parliament in conse-
quence of the police strike which start
ed here last week and which has been
marked by sanguinary rioting. The bill
would protect the public from violence
or disorder in case of strikes. prevent
intimidation. restrict asScmblages in
public thoroughfares and regulate the
sale of liquor. 1t would also restrict
the accumulation of union funds for
the use of strikers.
Lexington, Mass. Nov. THE
home of Herman Dudley Murphy,
artist. was robbed last night of
jewelry amounting to about $500.
The jewelry was the property of Mrs.
Murphy and her daughter, Mrs. Els
worth.
Boston. Nov. THE United States
should deal with the debts of foreign
nations as a banker deals with
loan of doubtful value. asserts Wal
ter w. Reed, president of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association. in an arti-
Gle published in the Christian Science
Monitor today.
Montreal. Nov. 1.-THE trial of
Adelarde Delorme, former priest.
charged with having murdered his
half brother, Raoul. was postponed
today until the next sitting of Kings
bench court next March by order of
Acting Chief Justice Martin. The
last trial ended in a disagreement.
Montreal. Nov. DIR. Alexander
Gerrow. one of Canada's outstanding
surgeons, died today from heart
trouble. He was 60 years old. He
had been attached for some years to
the professional staff of McGin Uni
yersity.
North Easton, Mass, Nov. T.
Fire completely destroyed the large
Darn on Langwater Farms, owned
by John Ames o. the Ames family
OF Boston and North Easton. Farm
employees saved IS head of cattle.
over 100 tons of hay was burned and
valuable farming implements. The
cause of the fire is unknown. 1.-THE
loss will probably exceed $4,000.
New Haven, Conn, Nov. IA
dividend of six per cent on the pre-
ferred and two per cent on the com
mon stock of the Central New Eng
land Railroad. a subsidiary of the
New York. New Haven and Hart
1ord railroad, was declared by the
board of directors of the Central New
England yesterday, it was announced
today, from the offices of the com
pany here. The dividends are pay
able today.
y New York. Nov. 7.-While hun-
dreds were passing the busy corner
at broadway and 47th street TODAY.
three well-dressed men entered the
JeWelry store of Julius Howard.
forced the proprietor and his clerk
Murray Kanter. into a rear room
and riffed show cases of jewelrv
valued at $4,000. The bandits es-
capped.