Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-11
NEWS BRIEFS

With the deadlock in the chair
manship for the interstate commerce
committee broken congress proceeds
with legislative responsibilities.
Officers and possemen still in pur-
suit of famous Ashley gang who eS-
capped after gun fight which started
in Everglades, West Palm Beach.
Fla, yesterday.
Era of anarchy exists in Mexico
City, says Reinaldo EsparanZa Mar
tineZ Of the Mexican Touse of Depu-
ties.
Philippine senate in passing APP
priation bill curtails appropriation
for Governor General Woods office
and eliminate fund for operating his
yacht.
President Coolidge approves ship
ping board resolution placing opera
ton of government merchant fleet in
hands of Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton, contingent upon boards coop
Grafton.
Allen Alber, of Elizabeth, n. j.,
shot and mortally wounded by Felix
Salazar, Filipino. who later was
arrested.
Charles f. Calvin and Guy +.
Crosby, two government witnesses in
Houlton Me, rum conspiracy case,
discharged in Houlton municipal
! court.
Sub committee Of senate foreign
| relations committee to be named TO
hold public hearings on recognition
of Russian Soviet government.
Body Of members of crew OF III
s. shipping board steamer Cope1os,
which foundered In Black Sea found
| by steamer Alga, and buried at sch
British submarine LA lost OF
| Portland, England. in collision. ana
| it is feared crew of 80 men lost.
Brig. Gen. Butler. new commission
| of public safety, continues his CAM
paign to clean up Philadelphia.
Countess Guenther Won Bernstorfr,
American girl twice married TO roy
! SIty returns to re- establish ncf Am
| erican citizenship.
Rome. Jan. 10-Premier Mussolini
has given the political prophets an
ether hard nut to crack by ms post
ponement Of the meeting of the grahd
council OF the Fascist party TO Janu-
ary ls. The various political factions
are now engaged in attempting to ig-
IRE out whether he will formally DIS
solve parliament before or after the
meeting.
Sarannc Lake. Jan. 10.-With the
mercury regisi ering 90 degrees IN me
sun. today came close TO being the
warmest id-January day on record
i'm this section of the Adirondacks'
Toronto. Jan. 10.-A carload OF
Christmas mai, from England CON
tanning many thousands of gifts. arriV-
ed today after spending more thah wv"
weeks on the road between here ana
New York. Dominion postal authorl-
ties have begun an investigation.
Washington, Jan. 10.-The larges,
number of cars on record were loaueu
during 1928 by American railroads &C.
cording to the car service division OF
the American Railway Association,
which reported today that the total
was 49.S14.g70 cars, exceeding by =
COS, 900 the loadings of 1920, the pre-
yious high mark.
New York, Jan. 10.--Organizatlon =,
; Tho sailors, Firemen's, Oilers ana
Water-tendnrs' Association. composer
| of .nractical seamen who shall be CIT
izens of the United States or who nave
| declared their intention or becoming
| citizens" was announced today. wiz
! throp l.. Marvin. general manager %
tho American Steamship owners AS
sociation. said the new association was
controlled by "bonafide seamen IN the
American merchant marine and is
new indication that our real seafarlns
men have no use for either the rauical
! internationals or the I. w. W.