Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-04

after first ruling that Carroll was en-
titled to immediate trial. reversed
itself at the request Of the district
attorney and set the heading for
Thursday.
Lancaster, Pa. Nov. S.-one hun
6red and fifty sacks Of parcel post
mail consigned to points in New Jcr-
sey from Chicago, were destroyed by
fir in n mail car OF a train from the
west which arrived here early. today,
| A Lancaster fire company extinGuishcd
the flames. II is estimated that about
1000 pieces OF mail were destroyed
The cause Of the IRE has not been de-
termined.
Washington. Nov. 3.--Members of
the Fitchburg, Mass. High school
football team were received today by
President Coolidge. The team came
through Washington on its return
from Chicago where last Saturday it
defeated Proviso High School.
Boston. Nov. 3.-The will Of Neil
Mcneil. disposing of an estate esti-
mated at between $500, 200 and $1,000
5000, the income from which is to be
during their life time and then so to
, st. Xavier College OF Antagonist, y. s.
was allowed today, objections being
Withdrawn. Some of the heirs had
announced their intention TO contest
the will on the ground OF undue in
fi0ence by the governors of the COL
lege. Mcneil, a builder, died in 1921.
New York. Nov, S.-EXp!osion of an
eight inch steampipe at AZ Broadway
with reverberations that echoed
through Wall street. threw into dark
ness the 20-story building in which
the blast occurred. today. and sent po-
lice reserves hurrying to the scene.
Thirty men at work escaped without
injury through clouds of team. Only
one window. in nearby building, was
shattered by the explosion.
|, Burlington, Vt, Nov. S.-lr an ef-
fort 10 bring about a record-oresking
vote in this city tomorrow an unique
method has been adopted to accomplish
this end. At o'clock in the morning.
all the church bells of the city will
! ring as reminder 10 the public that
II has duty to perform on that day.
! Bridgeport, Conn, Nov. Rev
Earl j. Nause. pastor OF the West End
Congregational Church of this city,
has accepted call to the first Church
(CongregatlonaD OF Nashua y. H., 1t
was announced today.
Boston, Nov. 3-Two thousand men
are engaged in fighting fifty forest
fires which We're started in various
parts of the state over the week end,
State Fire Warden AZ. {. Hutchiii
announced today.
"tha worst in the history of the
state" the fire warden said nine OF
the fires discovered Ill The town IF
Grafton apparently were deliberately
set.
Bristol. Conn. Nov. Sired and
Arthur Williams, giving their home
address as Strong, Me-, were sent TO
Hartford Jail as alleged suspicious
characters, from the Bristol court
today to await a hearing Nov. 10.
The men were detained by police
Saturday when they tried to sell a
Maine registered automobile at To-
| cal garage. Today the motor vehicle
department at Augusta. Me, notified
! the police that the car had been sto-
len from Reed and Messere. CHS
holm, Franklin county. Maine.
Baltimore. Nov. 3-Skyscrapcr II
Won the $4,000 Manley memorial
steeplechase for four year olds and
Up. the feature event at the opening
of Pimlico's autumn race meeting
this afternoon: Ducttiste was second
and Dunks Green third. Time for
the IL miles 4:53 rs.
New York, Nov. 3--Dr. Matthew
Mann, chief chemist at the Bayway,
n. j., plant of the STANDARD Oil Co,
! of New Jersey. is a patient in Re-
| construction hospital. where four en-
of the plant died and "a are still un-
der treatment for tetra- ethyl poison
ing. it was learned today. fifth
victim Of the gasoline compound died
in Elizabeth.
Hartford. Conn, Nov. 3.-ln order
! TO avoid interference with broad
casting OF returns on election night.
the American Radio Relay League
through its traffic manager, i. II.
Schnell has asked all radio telegraph
operators in the country to maintain
absolute quiet from q L. NJ, until
O'Clock the following morning.
Washington, Nov. Sit will b.,
left to the courts to decide whether
secret files of the Navy Department
are to be produced in the suit to de-
termine the legality OF the Pan
American Petroleum. Company's title
TO land in the government oil re-
serves.
Washington, Nov. 3.-The Asso
citation against the Prohibition
Amendment, reported to the clerl: of
the House today total campaign re-
ceipts to October 81 of $1J,235. with
expenditures of $13.351. OF this sum
2,OO0 was used in the New England
states. New York, New Jersey
PENNSYLVANIA. Maryland, Delaware
and West Virginia. in working for
the election of members Of the Con-
gress.