Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-04
NEWS BRIEFS

,.rrn y. j., Dec. 3-Edward L.
ncMIiian OF Pittsburgh. today was
viected captain of the Princeton Uni
s sy football team for the 1925
So ason, me selection of Mcmillan.
VINO aIternated at center with BARREL
on this years eleven and was in &c
Ton against both Yale and Harvard
was made at a meeting of the 25 let
yer men and will be ratified by the
aehielIc association at its next meet
ing. Mcmillan is junior.
Washington, Dec. 3--whe national
ciFli service reform league tonight
"lade public statement expressing
approval Of President Coolidge's re.
communication in his annual message
.''at hrst' second and third class
poa.n'asters be placed under civil
service, but protesting against whot
was described as the present prac-
ice of Postmaster General New in
referring lists of eligibles to con-
sressmen FOR their recommendation
Of candidates"
Boston. Dec. civilian T. AIur-
phy, varsity right end of the Boston
University football team. was elected
next years captain at a meeting OF
the Boston University football letter
men tonight. Murphy is a sophie
more In the school of law. George ".
Brown, director OF athletics, an
nounced that negotiations were on
for game next fall with st. Thomas
college at st. Paul, MIMI, and a re-
turn game here the following year.
-
Boston, Dec. 3-The financial stat
ment OF the Republican state COM
mlttee, Tiled today. shows total re-
ceipts between April l and December
| of $l73,57S.lS and expeditures of
Sl6S,301.SQ. The largest contributor
was Governor elect Alvan r. Fuller,
who gave $l,575. The chief disburse-
ment was TO city and town commit
tees.
Billings, Mont. Dec. Born of
white parents. but reared In China
ny Chinese doctor and his Cauca-
sian wife, Evelyn Kendall Moy, until
Yesterday believed to he of Mongo-
liam blood, was revealed in what may
be deathbed affidavit. made today
by her foster mother. to be a. Cam
adian granddaughter of woman who
now is the wife Of wealthy Toronto
, business man. I'he name OF the
girls mother was not revealed.
NC" yin, Lee. 1-fOllce To-Day are
still searching for Noah Aaron fol-
! lowing the shooting in the Knicker-
bocke rbuildinG. Times Square, yes
terday afternoon nf Samuel and
! Louis LEICESTER. brothers. formerly
principal members OF !. b. Clark 4
Co. n Consolidated Stock EXCHANGE
! firm expelled in 1921 for buCketing.
Melbourne. Australia. Dec. 3-The
Amalgamated Wireless. Ltd, has ac-
cepted the Marconi Co3mpany's ten
der for the erection of beam" sta =
/ tons to link Australia with Grea.
Britain and Canada by wireless COM
muniCation. The stations will have
a capacity of more than $4,000 words
day.
Toxic. Dec. 3-(By A. PA new
| international situation created today
| when the Bra lillian consul here noti-
| fed the japanese government of in
structions received to suspend the
granting of visas for japanese emf
grants intending to go to Brazil was
| alleviated somewhat tonight when the
advised the Japanese foreign office
| that passports would be granted to
! immigrants now at Kobe ready to
! embark for Brazil The Japanese for
eign office has asked its minister at
! Brazil to make "a report on the mat
ter immediately.
| Concord. Mass, Dec. "a reward
of $1,000 has been offered by the
selectmen of this town for informa
| ton leading to the arrest of persons
responsible for a long series of fires
| in the past two months. To prevent
! further attempts at incendiarism
armed citizens patrol the streets
nightly and question everyone they
| meet after l =. NJ. The state fire
marshal has been asked for aid in
tracing the authors of the fires.
Hubbamston. Mass. Dec. 3-John
| Nahkala. 80. was accidentally killed
| by John kuckkonen today while deer
| hunting. Nahkala had concealed
! himself in the bushes and was mis-
taken for a deer by Kuckkonen.
| Washington, Dec. 3.-SenatoI
Borah of Idaho today became chair.
man OF the Senate foreign relations
! committee. succeeding the late Sen
| ator Lodge. At the same time two
! new members were named on the
! committee--Mcl.ea of Connecticut
and Edge of New Jersey.
Geneva, Dec. 3.-(By A. P)-
| France apd Bulgaria, like Greece
have appealed to the council OF the
! League of Nations for arbitration on
the ALLEGATION of the pre-war debt Of
the former Ottoman empire among
| the successor states. France ob1ects
! TO the amount aliocated to her or
account of Syria and Lebanon. IL
was announced YESTERDAY tna'
! Greece had appealed for aroitratlon
over the portion of the Ottoman
debt allocated to her unaer tne
Lausanne treaty provisions. III Is pre-.
'.,,n,ad that the league council at its
! pa,,,a meeting beginning next week