Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-25


man who attacked Director Hines of
the Veterans Bureau in his office sew
eral weeks ago while the two were
discussing beavers case, has been
awarded further disqualification.
New York, July 24-James T.
Egan, chief of the law and adjust
ment division of the comptroller'S
office. was elected secretary of the
New York county of the Democratic
committee and of the executive com
mittee of both bodies at Tammany
Hall tonight.
Newark. N. j., July 24-Charged
with selling moonshine liquor which
contained traces of wood alcohol,
Frank Wasserman, saloon keeper, is
under arrest today. An analysis of
liquor purchased in his saloon show
ed the presence of the poison the
police reported. William Otter, bar
tender. was arrested in raid on the
place last night and is held as ma
terial witness.
New York, July 24-Palmer Cox,
author of the Brownie" series of
stories for children, died today at
his home in CRANKY, Quebec, at the
age of "a years. News of his death
was received by friends here. Mr..
Cox also was an illustra tor illus
trating his own works with humor-
Gus drawings. The Brownie" Series
included more than a dozen books,
published from 1893 to 1918.
Buenos Aires. July "a (By A. P)-
An early morning communique from
the Rio Janeirog overnment was re-
ceived by La Nacion. 1t states:
The legal forces continue the adj
vances which they are making con-
tiruously. Today's advance was
greater in center and left wing. Our
aviators bombarded the rebel con-
centration points. Another rebel air
plane was destroyed.
Toxic, July "a (By 4. P)-The
government has notified the Ameri-
can embassy that the 100 per cent
tariff on Injuries recently passed by
the Diet will not apply to. goods in
transit before July 5, if application is
made for such exemption before the
tariff act is promulgated. This is
expected within two or three days.
The ruling meets the principal d.
Columbus. Ohio. July GA COM
mittee of Ohio bankers yesterday
pledged s1,00O,000 for the rehabilita-
ton of Lorraine, upon adoption of a
plan submitted by the Cleveland
Bankers Association. The conference
was called by Governor Domahey at
the instance of special banking
committee to formulate a plan to as
sist in complete rehabilitation of the
storm wrecked territory of northern
Ohio.
San Francisco, July 24-Japan will
make no appeal to the League of Ma
tions against the recent exclusion act.
according to Tadashi Okuma. special
commissioner to the League at Cen
eva, and secretary of the League of
Nations Association of Japan, who
has arrived here from Japan. Our
government is silent on the immigra-
ton question, and viii do nothing at
Geneva in connection with It" he
said.
Newport. r. l., July 24.-The de-
stroyers Lawrence, Coghlan, Barry and
Mcfarland, which will form part of
the Gordon that the navy will supply to
guard the route of the army hiers on
their transatlantic crossing. left here
today to take their posts on the Ice
land to Nova Scotia legs. They will be
Joined at Boston by the destroyer
Charles Ausburn and at Halifax, N. s..
by the cruiser Milwaukee. The latter
is carrying a seaplane that will be
available in an emergency. I