Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-16

Bistany ayowed and as a result of
her taking it her hair began falling
out.
Washington. Dec. l5-The liability
OF an Insurance company on a life
policy must be determined In the
courts Of the state where the policy
was issued, The supreme court held
today in case brought from Waco,
Texas. by the Aetna Life. and other
insurance companies against Mrs.
Pearl S. Dunken.
Albany. n. Y. Dec. 1.-THE cause
| of decided increase in the typhoid
feveral rate in New York City has
not yet been determined but the
| water and milk supplies are under
suspicion, DR.. Mathis Nicoll. Jr.,
state health commissioner said today.
Chicago, Dec. 15-Dr. H. N. Bundle
| sen. health commissioner, today sent
DIR. II. c. Brecker. chief of the food
inspection division, and Arthur E.
German. sanitary engineer. to inves-
tigate the oyster markets Of the At
l.lantic seaboard as a result Of recent
typhoid feveral cases attributed to in
fected oysters.
| Olean. \. Y, Dec. 1.-THE death
| toll in the fire that destroyed the
home of William Baker here yester-
| day amounted to three today with
the death of Verne Baker, five years
old, in a hospital.
| Chatham, Mass, Dec. 15-A call
for assistance was sent out today by
a four nlasted schooner anchored
four miles east northeast Of Chatham
| coast guard station. The vessel dis
played signals indicating that she
had dangerous and contagious di-
sease on board. The coast guard sta
I ton advised headquarters of the
| coast guard service in Boston and
the cutter Tampa was sent to aid
the schooner. The Tampa was due
here early in the afternoon. The
name of the schooner, which is load
| ed with lumber. was not made out
| by the local coast guardemen.
London, Dec. 15.-(By A. P.)-The
| subject of inter allied debts was not
discussed during his recent journey to
Paris and Rome, Austen Chamberlain,
| secretary for foreign affairs, told the
house of commons today in the re-
sumption of the debate on the address
| in reply to the speech from the throne.
| During the conversations he held there
was no attempt, he avowed. to make
any new treaties or come to any fresh
decisions.
Chicago, Dec. 15.-(By A. PA mo-
tion to strike out the entire testimony
of Elias H. Mortimer, chief govern
ment witness, against Charles r.
Forbes and J. w. Thompson. on con-
spiracy charges growing out of Forbes
administration of the veterans bureau,
was entered by the defense today at
the opening session of the third week
in the trial The motion was taken
under advisement by Federal Judge
George A. Carpenter after government
counsel ended vigorous objections.
| Washington, Dec. 15-Hearings
were begun today before a House
| election committee on the contested
| election of Repesentativ F. ii. La
guadia, Republican, of the goth New
| York district, in 1922. Henry Frank,
| Democrat, is the contestant.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 15.-Mrs. Clyde
| Byffeld was granted new trial to-
day in her suit for 100000 damages
| against Walter Gambler, growing out
| of an alleged attack on the steam
ship Berengaria about two years
| ago. The Georgia court of appeals
reversed the finding of DeKalb
| county jury which found a verdict
for Gambler.
Cortland, \. ", Dec. 15.-Mrs.
Helen d. Cowan, today was sentenc-
ed to serve from three to six years
in Auburn prison after she pleaded
guilty in county court to having
committed perjury dHring the trial
last June of Eugcpe Graham of this
city charged with operating an auto
mobile while drunk.
Boston. Dec. 15--Louis Ala. nem-
Der of the student colony in the Back
Bay. died at the Massachusetts gen.
eral hospital today Of q bullett wound
self inflicted. A passerhy on the
Charles River esplanade discovered
the student lying in the grass with
revolver nearby. He died without re-
gaining consciousness.
Il Providence, r. l., Dec. 15-The FED
eral grand jury today returned in
, dictments against Gennero Lambiase.
, Antonio Longo, Antonio Pope, Henry
Trillo. Gaetano Petrone. Natalie Ro-
mano and Pei.ri Vendstti, all OF
Providence on charges of putting
counterfeit hills in circulation. The
men are accused of having been
members of a nation wide gang that
is said to have put 100000 worth or
$40 counterfeit federal reserve bank
of Boston notes in circulation.
Quincy, Mass. Dec. 15-Theophil-
/, Y,,.oS;dopt Of the Granite
Trust Company today announced an
additional gift Of 100000 which in
creased to 100000 the King family
fund, the income of which is divid-
ed annually among 43 local churches
and charitable organizations. He
announced also the institution of a
pension fund for employees of the
bank, and said that these gifts dis
pose of most of the material riches
with which + have been blessed"
Burlington, VT, Dec. 15-The bod
les Of three of the four duck hunters
drowned in Lake Champlain yester-
day are stil at the bottom today,
only that of Oscar Guyette having
been recovered. The latter's body
was found near the shore and off,
Gals believe he made a desperate at
tempt to swim to land and died in
shallow water. A group of men con-
tinued to drag the lake for the lost
bodies.
Mrs. Levy Tells Of
Acquaintance with
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