Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-16

the hook. being highly marbled with
Guction with five day working
week. according to close observers of
the textile situation here.
Paris. Sept. l5-(By A. P)-Owen
d. Young, temporary agent general
for reparation payments conferred
today with Henry NJ. Robinson. one
Of the Dawes committee experts who
is to assist him in his work and then
with various missions represented in
| the repuration commission. Mr..
Young arrived in Paris from Berlin
:: yesterday.
Baku, Azerbaijan. Sept. 15-Thir-
ty-tive oil wells belonging to the gov
, eminent have been destroyed by fire
resulting from the short circuiting of
electric wires. one of the wells
yielded 10000 gallons daily The
damage is estimated in millions OF
rubles.
Moscow. Sept l5-All Russian
citizens are required to pay special
taxes to relieve the impending food
, shortage under the terms of decree
lsSSdCt NV lILt tOuhCii VI lflp peODIe
CommissarS. The taxes range from
four rub!es for workmen to $50 for
traders and merchants.
Boston. Sept. l5.-Capt. Henry I. Col
Inns. who as head of the coast guards
ct Rnce Point. provincetown. for the
Fast 10 years has taken part in several
rescucs Of ships and seamen that
brought him notice died suddenly at Il
hotel here yesterday. it was learned to-
day. Tic coast guard Veteran. 81
Years cd. came here to meet friends
A hell boy found him dead in chair
in his room.
Noonsocket, +. L.. Sept. 15.-Three
United Textile Workers organizers.
Horace A. Rivicre. H,.rry E.tough ard
Francis G. Gorman will be here tomor-
row and speak at the Manville-Ienches
mill gate and also in Manviiie. in a
campaign TO organize the workers to
fight. the wage cat put into effect to-
day and recently.
Concord. y. H., Sept. 15.-Mies Violet
NJ. Mitchell of Manchester and Adrian
HaweS also Of Manchester. the former
hoahed hair maiden of is, were ar
raigned in police court he:e today and
pleaded not guilty to n charge Of high
way robbery and waived examination.
Both were bound over to the October
term Of superior court with bail to lie
set ny the superior CouIt The pair
came under arrest in NeWpot late last
Friday night following a robbery in
salisbury with which they are charged.
lheN were brought to Merrimacil coun-
~ Jail to which institution they were
returned after court today.
Boston, Sent 1.-THE Scottish Rite
Masons of the Northern jurisdiction
took UP in committee today at their
annual meeting of the supreme council
at proposal 10 train each year a con-
siderable number Of Young men and
women for leadership in American gov
eminent The subject will come before
the entire body for final action in a day
or two.
Richmond, Ind. Sept 15.-Timothy
Nicholson. Internal onally known for
his prison reform work ard a pioneer
Quaker in Indiana. died at 2 hospital
mere today. He was IS years old.
Boston. Sept. 15-Thc local market
presented steadiness and some
strength in early trading todal. Pa
cifc Mills went up one point and
Torrineton and New Haven advanced
fractionaly.
Washington, Sept. 75-Cotton con-
sumed during August amounted to
3o' ,4o5 bales of lint and 1926 OF
linters, compared with 1861 Of lirt
and 4o.SSi of linters in July this year
and i92,4S3 of lint and 1886 of lint
ers in August last year. the census
bureau announced today.
Springfield, Mass. Sept. 15-Three
New England governors and one
sovernor-elect were guests at the
Eastern States Exposition today ana
made an informal inspection Of the
grounds. They We're Governor Cham
ming n. Cox OF Massa chusetts: Gov.
Charles A. Templeton Of Connect
cut; Governor Fred H. Brown of New
Hampshire and Governor elect Ralph
O. Brewster of Maine. Governor
Brown was slightly i'll this morning
and spent the time in his room. 60
ing to the exposition later in the
day.
Hyannis, Mass. Sept. 15-A truck
that was supposedly an oil container.
but which gave off both alcohol and
gasoline from its false bottom. was
seized by state and local police here
today with its cargo of 100 gallons
of alcohol. Officers were investi-
eating ownership of the truck which
was found in the rear of a tea house
here. on premises ostensibly leased
to s. B. Pieroni of Boston.