Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-17

Philadelphia will be launched at noon
Friday, Brig. Gen. Smediey d. Butler.
director of public safety. announced
today. The general said he planned his
campaign to clean up Philadelphia
along the lines OF a military schedule
OF an attacking force-f1rst advance
and then entrench and then again ad-
vance. We've been consolidating our
position" said the director. Il have
been given to understand that the most
likely period for a resumption of activ-
tiles of vice and lawbreakers is Fri
day and Saturday and we are going to
make another advance against them at
that time. When we've completed this
advance we'll entrench again and get
ready for the next drive"
New York. Jan. 1e.-Local Demo-
cratic leaders, hotel men and business
men. jubilant over the selection of New
York as the home of the Democratic
national convention, predicted today
that the population. of the city would
temporarily jump several hundred
thousands in June. the convention
month. The horde of visitors who will
be- drawn here by the convention. 1t
was stated. would find the city not only
the most cosmopolitan and most varied
in entertainment in the country. but
also the most hospitable and the least
DESTROYS OF mulcting its guests.
New York, Jan. 16-Count Ludwig
Salm Won Hoogstraeten has given the
impression that he is supporting his
wealthy bride, formerly Miss Mill
cent Rogers, without the aid Of her
parents, Col. and Mrs. Henry Hud-
dleston Rogers. Answering a ques-
tionaire submitted by newspapers last
night, the count said: HAS 1t ever
occurred to the representative Of the
press that the husband supports the
wife? 1t Is not up to the families"
Warsaw, Jan. 16, (By A. P.)-The
government is preserving the strict
est secrecy regarding the reported
Fascist plot pending the conclusion of
a judicial investigation. An organiza-
ton called the Polish Patriots Re-
serve was formed year ago during
the election campaign. The Radical
press several times has pub
lished alarming reports of its
activities, but the Witos gov
eminent always denied that it was
dangerous, although at the time of
it's inception the society was patron
lied by nationalists. The majority Of
the present members appear to be
youthful enthusiasts. Many arrests
have been made but no persons of
prominence have been taken into
custody.
New York, Jan. 16-To prevent
Great Britain from obtaining perma-
nent possession of the British Am
erican cup, the trophy competed for
by teams of six metre yachts repre-
senting the two counties, "Old Nat"
Herreshoff, noted yacht designer
and builder. has consented to post
pone his retirement for one more
year and do his best to turn out a
capable American boat. 1t the
British team wins this years series
in Long Island Sound. it will hold
the cup, since last year in the Solent
it also won. The terms upon which
the trophy was presented provided
that the country to win. twice in
succession would hold it permanent
ly. In 1922. the American team won.
New York, Jan. ia nationwide
plan to reduce accidents to workers
was announced by the National
Industrial Conference Board today.
which has been designated "indus-
trial safety day" by Governor Smith.
The new plan for accident preven-
ton has been sent to the leading
manufacturers throughout the coun-
try, it was announced, and is based
on a series Of 3S safety codes which
the National Industrial Conference
in every state.
New York, Jan. 1G-Dr. Paul
Monroe, director of the Institute of
International Education of Teachers
College, Columbia University. sails
on the President Wilson today for
Patras, Greece. He goes at the In
vestigation of the Near East Relief
to advise in the organization of a
system of schools for the 10000 re-
fugee orphan children under their
care. These children. 60 percent Of
whom are less than IL years of age
and comprised of Armenians. Greeks
and Turks, have had little education
and the problem Is to give them
training which will make them self
supporting by the age of 16.
New York, Jan. 16-In an attempt
to run down finally stories of travel
ers during the past few decades that
a tribe of Indians, with white skin
and fair hair, lives in the recesses
of Central and South America. the
Marsh Darien expedition sails today
in the Carilla for Panama, where 1t
en- which has been governed by the
Indians since the failure of an at
tempted Spanish conquest in the
early 10Th century. Leading the
party is r. o. Marsh of Brookport.
who claims to have met the white
Indians. With him Is scientific
staff including DR.. Herman L. Fair
child, Professor emeritus of geology
of the University of Rochester; DR..
c. BREEDER. ichthyologist of the AM
erican Museum of Natural History
ana DR.. John L. Baer. anthropolo-
gist and ethnologist Of the Smithso-
MAN Institution.
New York, Jan. 1G-The name Of
Laddie SBoy will be among those
listed as contributors to the perpet-
uatiOn of the memory of his master
Mrs. Charles II. Ditson. wife of the
music publisher, today enclosing a
check for $25. sent letter to the
Harding Memorial Association which
read: ut occurs to me that one or
Mr.. Harding's best friends Is not IN
a position to contribute to the fund
and T am, therefore. sending a small
in the name OF Laddie
Bow. as l think he should be re-
membered in this memorial to his
beloved master"
Gloucester. Jan. 16.-Victor ].
Sampson pleaded guilty in the superior
court today to the charges or breaK-
ing. entering and larceny OF articles
valued at about $500 from summer
cottare. and was held in $1,000 bonds
for sentence January %. TIA police
said he had confessed 20 nearly ~
breaks I'm summer cottages on cape
Ann and also told them he had stolen
an automobile and sold it in Cam
bridge.
Worcester, Mass. Jan. 16.-An in
quest into the deaths of the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
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