Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-29

Briry, Rufus Trott. Ray Stinson ana
Irving Hodgdon. Interment was In the
family lot in Oak Grove cemetery.
NEWS BRIEFS
New York. Dec 2s-S. Davies War
field, president of the National Asso-
citation Of Owners of Railroad Securi-
ties, in a letter sent 10 members to-
day, announced his tntention of re-
| signing as head Of the organization.
He will continue his active interest
in It's work, however, :ht ough men,
bersh;p on important committees. Mr..
Warfield. Who Is president of the
Seaboard Airline Railway, has been
head Of the association for seven
years.
San Diego, Cal, Dec. 2s-Robert
! Wood Brown, past grand exalted rul-
er of the Elks, and editor of the Elks'
. national magazine, died at his home
! here today of cerebral hemorrhage,
He was first stricken when visiting
| his mothers grave on Easter Sunday,
1928. at Russellyille. Ky.
New York, Dec. 28-Jonn Schilling.
! the proprietor, and eight employees
were arrested and liquor valued at
! $4,000 was confiscated today in a raid
by three federal prohibition agents
upon the Bernaise restaurant, a
fashionable resort on the West Side,
! The men arrested were bailed to APP
pear bfore U. s. Commissioner Hitch
cock tomorrow on charges of violat-
in the Volstead act.
Hughestown, Pa, Dec. 27.-Fear
that disorders and possible blood
shed would result from a scheduled
meeting OF 1900 employees of the
Pennsylvania Coal Company, at
| which 1t was proposed to vote on
the question of the men going back
to work, caused the authorities here
to cancel the permit for the meet
ing tonight.
Nyack, N. Y, Dec. 27.-Supreme
Court Justice Tompkins today
awarded $500 a month temporary
aiimony to Alice Jones Rhinelander
t pending trial of the annulment suit
brought by her husband, Leonard
Kip Rhinelander. after their mar
riage last October.
Scarborough, N. Y, Dec. 2S--
Frank A. Vanderlip. banker. who
has been i'll with typhoid at his
country estate here, has apparently
passed the critical stage. DIR. Nor
| man Earnestly, family physician,
announced today.
~
Auburn, Dec. 27.-Mayor and Mrs
Charles S. Cummings of Auburn, to.
/ day announced the engagement OF
their daughter. Miss Ruth NJ. Cum
mings to Harry w. Mari, son of Mr.
and Mrs. w. T. Mari of Portland.
Rome. Dec. 27.-strong earth
quake shocks, lasting two hours.
were registered today by the obser-
vatory at Faenza. The centre of the
disturbance was some distance from
Italy.
Mexico City. Dec. 27.-President
Gales appeals to the people who
raised him to power. in n statement
thence, calmness and faith.' while
he gives all his efforts to restoring
financial equilibrium and making
Mexico live out OF its own resources.
Paris. Dec. 27-The coast Of France
is suffering from the effects Of heavy
gales and the Cherbourg wireless sta
ton has received numerous calls for
assistance from vessels in distress.
Tugs were dispatched. today TO aid
the steamers Antiope, Darlington,
sand Winterwitk, crippled by the
heavy seas.
Memphis. Tenn. Dec. 27-Assert-
Ing that British STATESMEN "out trad
ed the United States in the negotia-
ton of he limitation of arms agree
men under the Harding administra-
ton, Senator Kenneth D. Mcclellan,
declared in a statement here tonight
that the American navy should be
second to none In the world.
New Btdford, Dec. q Filfrid
Vanasse of this city. under treatment
at a hospital for a bullet wound in his
arm and severe bruises. told the
police he received his injuries in a
battle last night between rum run
ners and hijackers at Crescent
Beach, near here.
Paris, Dec. 27-(By A. P.)-Ger-
many's alleged violations of the
treaty Of Versailles in respect to arm
aments were registered today by the
allied council Of nmha ssadors Tho
council Instructed its secretary IN
draft a note notifying the Cerr,a y
government that the Cologne bridga-
head would not be Evacuated on Ian.
1G, the date fixed In the treaty.
Boston, Dee. 2s-The British steam
er Glen Bank arrived today from the