Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-01


at hearing before the public service
commission and an interstate COM
merce commission examiner today.
cheyenne, wyo., Sept. S0-Senator
Wheeler. independent vice prestoen-
tial candidate delivered q campaign
speech tonight at Cheyenne and pro-
ceeded ON his tour toward Montana:
He dealt extensively with charges OF
corruption In the Republican nation
al administration in his talk and de.
clared that Senator Lafoliette ana
himself stood for nomination OF pres
idential candidate by direct primary.
New York, Sept. S0-Details OF
modern treasure hunt which IL sue
cessful will net millions Of dollars,
became known today when 1t was
learned that two steam trawlers. the
Foam" and the SPRAY" are prepar-
ing to sail tomorrow to salvage the
gold and silver Of the sunken Ward
liner Merida. which went down OF
the Virginia Capes IS years ago.
Tientsin. Oct. 1.-(By <. P.,-Heavy
firing heard in the vicinity of Shanhai-
kwan. on the Manchurian-Chihli bor-
der, Monday and Tuesday presumably
was caused by an attack which the
Manchurian troops are reported to have
launched against the Picking govern
ment force stationed near that city.
Three trainloads of wounded from the
government army are reported to have
reached Lanchow. between this city
and Shanhaikwan, on Tuesday. The
bombing of Shanhaikwan by Manchu-
rian airplanes continues daily.
tell. the italian aviator and his aide,
Lieut.. Marescalchi were received to-
day by Premier Mussolini The pre-
mier embraced the aviators and talked
with them on their experiences in fly
ing from Pisa to the position in the
north Atlantic where their plane was
forced to descend because of the fog
and afterwards was so badly damaged
that Is was impossible for them to con-
tinue the trip with the American army
fiiers to the American continent.
Rochester. n. ". Sept. S0.-The 4Srd
annual convention Of the New England
Water Works Association which opened
here today elected as officers: Presi-
dent. stephen II. Taylor. New Bedford.
Mass; vice presidents, Theodore L..
Bristol, Ansonia. Conn. and Frank f.
Wfnsor. Providence; secretary, Frank
j. Clifford, Dedham, Mass; treasurer
Albert l.. Sawyer. Haverhill. Mass. ;
directors. George A. Carpenter of Paw
tucket, r. l.. Arthur f. Blackmer OF
Plymouth Mass, James A. McMurry
and Arthur ID. Weston of Boston.
FL Paso, Tex, Sept. 30-Miss AL
berta Eaton and Thomas Fortune
Ryan. Srd. were married today at st.
f'atrick's cathedral. with Rev. Rr.
Henry Buchanan performing the
ceremony. The marriage service was
very simple and was attended only
by relatives and a few Of the closest
friends of the two families.
Tacoma, Wash. Sept. 30--Just be-
fore adjournment of federal district
court here this afternoon. govern
ment and defense attorneys agreed
on the IL men who will WELD the
power Of life or death over Roland
II. Pothier of Providence. r. l.. for
mer sergeant bugler of the 213th en-
gineers at Camp Lewis. who stands
accused with Robert Rosenb]uth, for
mer captain Of the same regiment, of
the murder Of Major Alexander
Cronkhite on the military reservation
Oct. rs, 1918.
FoochoW.. China, Wednesday. Oct.
Major Zanni, the Argentine ayia-
tor on his attempted flight around
the world left Foochow for Shanghai
today.
Jersey City, N. j., Sept. 30-A cor
oner's jury tonight found that Frank
DAgostino, believed by the police to
have been the victim OF bootleg :,
NAt htn
fired from a revolver in the hands of
an unidentified person.
Boston, Sept. 30-Joseph Horace
Clark, last surviving member of the
Harvard Glass of 81, died today ut
a hotel which he had made his home
Tor forty-two years. He was born
in New York City in 1887, and for a
time practiced law in st. Louis, Mo.
Milwaukee, Wis. Sept. 30-The
ninth annual meeting Of the Ameri-
can Dairy Science Association held
In connection with the national dairy
show nominated officers to compete
IN an election to be held next month.
These nominees are Prof. o. f. Reed.
Mich; and Prof. H. d. Ellenberger
Vermont, for president; Prof. H. F.
Judkins, Massachusetts and Prof w,
nj. Ragen, California, vice presi-
dents; Professors X. H. Franzen,
Nebraska. and r. f. Ross, New York,
Tor Editor of the Dairy Science Jour-
nal. Wisconsin today swept the field
in the winning of blue ribbons in
grade cattle.
Springfield, Vermont, Sept. 80
Former Governor James Hartness of
Vermont. secretary Hoover's success
sor as president Of the American En-
g1neering Council, described eye pro-
lection as a vital national need in a
statement today. He said, Eye con-
sefvation In its social. economic and
moral aspects is rapidly becoming a
national problem Of first Importance"
adding that the industrial accidents,
inferior workmanship, restricted out
put ana impaired health are some Of
the consequences attributed to de-
fective vision. Fourteen per cent of
all accidents result in eye injuries
ne said. He highly recommended
safety programs in industry and the
paralleling Of this effort by system.
attic eye conservation work in scobols
and colleges.
Dayton, Ohio. Sept. 30.-Definite an
rouncement that the United States
navy would not be permitted to par.
ticipate in the Puiitzer race, the high
speed event Of the international air
races which start at Wilbur Wright
held Thursday. was made today. 1t was
reported that with the cancelling of the
jacques Schneider cup race, scheduled
10 De held at Baltimore Oct. "a, the
navy wired Dayton race officials re-