Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-18
NEWS BRIEFS


carrying merchandise, is afire in Nc
! hold five miles from Willapa Har-
Dor, off the southwestern Washing
ton coast, according to distress calls
from the vessel received here early
this morning The vessel is Of l.
$50 net tons.
Paducah, KY, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Emma
Skillian was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment here this morning after
being convicted on a charge of being
an accessory to murder growing out
of the killing Of Mrs. Rosetta War
rem and her unborn child here last
April. The state charged she con-
spired> with Mrs. Henrietta Wagner
to plant ten sticks of dynamite un-
der. Mrs. Warren's bed.
Concord, n. H., Jan. 17.-Fifteen
resolutions, recommending, among
other things, that Congress accept
Henry Ford's offer for Muscle
Shoals. new constitutional con-
vention to submit such an amend
ment as will eQualize taxation in
New Hampshire, appointment of a
committee to work with the state
grange for better maintenance OF
earth roads. development of a super
hydro electric system under govern
ment supervision and the placing OF
the University of New Hampshire
on a sound and permanent. financial
basis, were unanimously reported by
the special committee at the clos
ing session of the eighth annual con-
vention of the New Hampshire Farm
Bureau Federation here today.
Washington, Jan. 17.-Under an
order just issued by Director Hines
the status of former service men who
piycv a co iv,c Of
their disability is determined, can
not be changed without approval OF
the central board of appeals and the
director of the Veterans Bureau
Heretofore veterans compensation
could have been stopeed by district
boards of appeal and officers in the
field. The fixing of the degree OF
disability by physicians at the time
an examination of veteran is made
also was ordered, to prevent paper
ratings by officials after examination
of doctors reports without them
selves seeing the men.
Louisville, KY. Jan. III. Fred
Hillerich, 30, pioneer baseball bat
manufacturer, and maker of the
famous louisville Slugger" used by
many major league players, died a,
his home here today.
tain Lands, former Federal Judge
in a speech before the Traffic Clut
last night declared those who favo,
the Mellon plan of tar reduction by
that very fact oppose the soldiers
bonus. while it may be unethical,'
he said, ito say something which you
do not want to hear, feel duty
bound to assert my stand on the
subject regardless of whom my aud
fence may be-" He also critisizeC
the manner in which the soldiers
$50 wages were cut out during the
war by various allotments, insurance
and drives.
Peabody. Mass, Jan. 17.-Fire be.
lieved to have been started by 6
cigaret stub. practically destroyed
the two story wooden main building
of the old Hayes Leather Factory
this afternoon. The loss Is estimated
at $4,000.
Trenton, N. j., Jan. 17.-Accordine
to information brought to state police
headquarters here this afternoon b,
Trooper Wilton, who spent last
night at Lakehurst to cooperate
with the United States naval author
tiles in tracing the Shenandoah, one
of he members of the crew is miss.
ing and believed to have fallen tc
death a few minutes after the diri.
gible broke loose.
Philadelphia, Jan. 17.-An appea
to the tax payers of the country tt
study the Mellon tax reduction pro.
gram from a constructive standpoint
eliminating "crowd psychology" anG
craftsmanship, was made today BY
Under Secretary Winston of the
Treasury, In an address before the
Eastern division of the Chamber OF
Commerce OF the United States.
Rochester. N. Y, Jan. 17.-Fanche,
Farm Maxine, worlds record COW
who under test when four years old
made 46.24 pounds of butter and
gave 679.lO pounds of milk in seven
days. a record never since broken, is
dead at the Fancher Farm here. He,
name today heads the lists on the
books of the Holstein- Friesian AS
ISOLATION of America.
Washington, Jan. 17NCongression
al investigation of the administration
of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood as gov
ernor general of the Philippines and
of the stock transactions of his son,
Lieut.. Osborne c. Wood, U. S. A., was
proposed in a resolution today by
Senator Ladd, Republican. North Da-
kota.
Paris. Jan. 1.-THE French foreign
Office today in denying allegations
published in England that the Czech
oslovaks' foreign minister had trans
mitted to soviet Russia at the request
of the French government an offer to
recognize the soviet government in
exchange for anti-British propaganda
in the East, renffirms the French con-
ditionA for such recognition, These
are: first. Acknowledgement of Rus
sia's pre-war debts; second, restora-
ton to French citizens Of their pro-
perty in Russia or naturalization for
1t. and cessation of all soviet propa-
ganda In France.
Boston, Jan. 17-Percy D. Hough-
ton said today that he was anxious to
make ii plain that his statement of
yesterday that he probably would not
return to Columbia University as
football coach next fall was not due
to any dissatisfaction with his ex-
periences at Columbia last fall. He
said that he was anxious to go back
to Columbia but that before he could
agree to go he had several business
matters in Boston to straighten out.
Concord. n. H., Jan. 1.-THE heavy
rain of last night has set back the
ice harvest. usually being conducted
In full swing by Massachusetts, and
New Hampshire firm at this time of
year, reports from all centers OF the
state said today. At Laconia where
several big storage plants are located
on the shores of Lake Winnepesaukee