Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-08


hands on Loeb's arm. She greeted
Leopold and was whispering hurried
" to Loeb when a bailiff jerked the
young man nearly off his feet and
hurried him toward the elevator for
return to his jail cell.
NEWS BRIEFS
States attorney Robert +. Grove
charges that defense witnesses tes-
tifying at hearing in Chicago for
Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard
Loeb. confessed kidnappers and
murderers had committed deliber-
ate perjury"
Heat wave throughout New Eng
land causes prostrations, closing of
mills in Rhode Island and high tenn
perature and humidity in and ar
ound Boston.
State Senator Ralph q. Brewster
of Portland. Maine, nominated Re
publican candidate for governor of
that state as result of recount. thus
reversing official result giving nomi-
nation TO Frank G. Harrington. Of
Augusta.
Iieutenants Mcdonald and Bert
randias hop off from Langley Field,
| Newport News Va, for PiCtou n, s.
in Douglass cruising plane in which
Lieut. Wade will resume his around
the world flight.
John w. Davis, Democratic noml-
nee for president, in letter made
public, declares he is not and never
I has hnpn n hnr ~ N I,
Khan.
! Governmental coastal steamer
Glencoe ashore at Western entrance
OF Strait of Belle Isle, says ST.
Johns n. F., dispatch.
General Pershing accepts invita-
! ton TO review parade Of g. A. II.
during annual convention starting
in Boston Sunday afternoon.
Allies and Germans reach COM
plete agreement on manner in which
defaults are to he declared under
! the Dawes plan.
| London, Aug. (By a. PAN
advance sale of some 10000 seats
! testifieS TO the great interest that
/ has been aroused over the 20 round
| bout on Saturday between Tom Glib
| bons, the ST. Paul light heavyweight.
and Jack Bloomfield. the English
/ boxer. London this summer has an
! abnormally large influx of proyin-
I Cial visitors, attracted by the Wcmh-
/ Icy exhibition. The average daily
attendance at the exhibition is In the
/ neiGhborhood of 15O.OW. mounting
/ on Saturdays and holidays to moro
IMAM 2oo.WW; thus,s hould there be
/ ley stadium may possibly be filled TO
its capacity-127. 900 This would
I be worlds record for a fight at
! tendance.
London, Aug. 7-CBv A. P)-Aftcr
TINS forenoon's meeting Of the "Bir
Fourtecn' of the International Con
! ference on reparations a French
/ spokesman said an agreement was in
sight by which GERMANY would he
! allowed TO address the interallied re :
! rations commission If Germany is
adJudsed in default under the Dawes
plan.
Oklahoma City, Aug. u. c. Wal
4 ION, deposed governor and bitter on
ponent of the ku klux Khan. appear
ed today to have won the Democratic
| of 4,0S4 votes in returns early 10
day from Tuesdays primary, over
Representative f. Il. Howard, who
had the klan's endorsement. The
Daily Oklahoma. which opposed Wal
ton, has conceded his nomination nv
I 10000 votes.
Boston. Aug. The zeal OF two
: policemen landed two prohibition
! agents in a RoXbury police station
early today, but they proved their
I identity there and were permitted TO
go. The agents had returned from
! Newburyport. where they had seized
six cases Of whiskey. and We're taxi
ing il on a truck TO 4 storehouse for
| confscated liquors in The Roxbury
| district. The policemen stopped the
truck and refused to he satisfied with
/ the agents prooffered credentials be-
cause bootleggers had recently escap-
7 ed by presenting fake credentials.
New York. Aug. Both sides
rested their cases at noon today in
| the trial of William J. Fallon on a
! federal indictment charging him
with brihing n juror in the trial of
! the urrell-Gregory stock swindling
case two years ago. Judge McClin-
Z tick then dismissed the jury until
tomorrow when summations will be
I heard.
Brockton. Mass. Aug. Tx
governor William l.. Douglass left
his summer home at Marion this
I morning for the Peter Bent Brig
/ ham hospital. Boston. where he Is
I 10 be under observation. The ma
ture OF his illness could not be
learned. ex-governor Douglas. who
( Is 20 years Of age. is the president OF
! the w. J.. Douglas Shoe Company.
with large factories in this city. His
\ wife accompanied him to the hospl-
! tai. arriving there at 1890 this
| morning.
Worcester. Mass. Aug. When
: the eases Of Albert G. Olson. %
years old. Of this city, and Thomas
Sorenson. aged q. of South Lancas-
ter. alleged Khan sympathizers
charged with having dangerous
weapons in their possession al or IN
the vicinity of the Khan meeting In
Shrewsbury Friday night. came up
before special justice Frank J..
Ripley in Central District Court here
today. they were placed on file.
HYDE Park. y. z, Aug. John
W. Davis arrived today to attend the
basket picnic of the Duchess coun-
~ Democrats. He motored at once
I. 10 the home OF Franklin d. Roose-
welt, where he had luncheon. Gov
ernor Smith also Was a cy1Iesf ~ the