Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-23
NEWS BRIEFS

NEWS BRIEFS
New York. June 22.-Plans for a
Woodrow Wilson school on the
Greek Island of SRA to train 5000
Armenian and Greek orphans were
announced today by Charles V.
Vickrey, General secretary of the
Near East Relief. The school is to
| be named for the former president
in recognition of his interest in the
problems of Christian minorities, Mr..
Vickrey explained.
Paris, June 22-(By A. PIN
denying reports that Paris is nego-
tiating with Washington over recog-
milton of the Russian Soviet, gov
eminent officials declared today that
memorandum sent by the French
government to Secretary Hughes was
copy of Premier Herriot's declara-
ton concerning resumption of rela-
tions with Moscow was merely IAN
act of courtesy"
Rome. June 22.-(By A. P.)-
General Cesare Rossi, for whom the
authorities have been searching dill
gently for several days in order 70
serve upon him a warrant accusing
him of being one of the principal in
vestigators of the kidnapping and
killing of Deputy Matteotti, volun-
tarily surrendered at noon at the
Regina Coan Prison. Rossi recently
resigned as head of the government
press bureau.
Ossining. n. Y. June oo-William
H. Anderson, former head of the
Anti-Saloon League, who now is in
Sing Sing prison, is said to expect TO
receive a visit this week from his
father, William H. p. Anderson. who
is an alternate from Illinois to the
Democratic National Convention.
Though the elder Anderson is a
Democrat. the son is a Republican.
His father also differs on the prohi-
bition question.
Brussels, June 22-King Albert
will donate a cup to be competed for
by balloons. The cup will take the
place of the Gordon Bennett trophy
which last week was definitely won
by Belgium through the victory OF
Lieutenant Ernest De Muyter, who
for the third consecutive time won
| the annual Gordon Bennett race. The
race for the King Albert cup will be
held under the same conditions as
those which governed the Gordon
Bennett contest.
roughkeepsie. n. V. June 2t-Two
| men were suffocated by cider fumes
when they entered an empty vat to
clean it at Manchester Bridge, near
here today. Five other men were
overcome.
Portland, June ga pot OF beans
badly in need of water. caused a
smoke in the apartment of Mrs. Clara
! NJ. Foote, Z Quincy street, at Ga;
/ last night and a passerby turned in
an larm from Box As. Mrs. Foote
| was not at home at the time but there
was no damage other than to thu
beans. Fire apparatus called to thu
/ scene harly stopped before returning
| to the stations and the all OUT wa,
sounded about 10 minutes after the
! alarm.
Hartford. Conn, June 21-"Dr
! George f. Sutcliffe of Unionville, wht
was sentenced on March II, by Judge
| Maltbie in the Superior Court t
| serve six months in jail on a charge
of manslauGhter resulting from thu
| death Of Albert G. Hoody, a worlt
war veteran, from an overdose o.
ether as an anesthetic, while Sutcliff,
| was amputating ore of the yount
mans fingers, was released from jai
| today on an order passed by Judg,
Maltbie. suspending the rest of tn,
sentence and placing Sutcliffe OF
| probation. Sutcliffe was among TIL
doctors in Connecticut found to have
obtained their licenses to practic'
through fraudulent representations.
Herlimer. n. Y, June 21-An cleo
trical storm which swept the sou
thern part of Herltimer county earl!
| today caused the death of one maj
and much damage to property. Glel
| McRorie. a farmer. was struck ant
killed by a bolt of lightning when h
was standing beside stove In hi
home preparing food for a child.
New Market, n. H., June 21--Stat,
troopers tonight announced that the.
| expected within a few hours to cap
ture George Meier, 18, named toda.
in a moment Of consciousness b.
Veronica Schultz. II. as the alieget
assailant who last night beat he
skull almost to pulp with tn
rounded edge of a mechanics peenirfI
hammer and then dragged her to al
out of the way field.
Worcester. June 21-Robert Dorla
son Of Antonio Doria of All Shrews
bury street. and Michael Feriole. 4
son of Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Eeri
ole Of SIS Atlanta street. today toll
during an inquest before Associat,
Judge Jacob Asher in Central Dis
trict court on the wreck Of the B. &
A. Twilight Express in the deep Gu
east of the Worcester freight yart
June 3. that they placed stones from
the cut on the railroad rails "for tn
fun OF It."
Concord. Mass, June 21-Neari!
! 100 members of the Coolidge Famil!
Association. all descendants Of Johl
Coolidge. who settled in Waterfowl
in 1920, attended the annual reunion
at the home of Sidney Coolidge her
today. DR.. Sumner Coolidge. Judg