Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-29
NEWS BRIEFS

NEWS BRIEFS
st. Louis. No, Dec. 3s-yossph u.
Adams. -, assistant managing editor
Of the St Louis Post Dispatch. and
for Is years q member oe the edltoei-
al STAN OF that nespaper, died today
Of heart disease.
needle ice settling at the mouth OF
the intake pipe from the Detroit
river Saturday night and paralysine
the water supply In Wtnsor and
Sandwich, hundreds of residents were
forced to shut on their furnaces and
spend q shivering week end.
Los Angeles, Dec. 3s-wiliie Hun
ter, former British amateur cham
pion and George Won Elm. one time
trans- Mississippi title hotier, defeat
ed George Duncan and Abe Mitchell,
British professionals. on q golfina
tour Of the United States. one UP IN
So hole match.
Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. :s-Ths Ssth
biennial convention OF the Phi Delta
Theta opened here today. Between
| 100 and 1000 delegates are expected
10 attend the first business session
tomorrow.
Mexico City. Dec. 2S->James r.
Shefield. the American ambassador,
! win leave Mexico City during the
I week for Florida. where he expects
| to remain three weeks to recover his
health. Tomorrow Mr.. sheffield will
visit President Gales to bid him
good bye.
New Haven. Conn, Dec. 2s-The
New Haven Railroad today announc-
| ed the appointment Of committee
on development which will have
! charge Of all matters affecting the
transition and development Of indus
| tries Of the line. The committee II
, headed by Vice President Russell OF
! Boston.
Washington, Dec. 2s-Slight in
creased In the death rate Of mothers
| from childbirth or puerpeeai causes
in 1923 over 1922 was announced to
| day by the department OF conerce.m
The death rate from puerperal cnus-
! es in 1928 was 81 per 1000 live births
F, as compared with So In 1879 and 81
In 1924.
WiIkesbarre, Pa, Dec. :7--Whole-
sale desert!on from the ranks OF the
~ 900 employees Of the Pennsylvania
Coal Co, who walked out on an I'M
authorized strike more than q month
ago was predicted by union leaders
tonight after 1900 Of the men who
left the Underwood colliery OF the
| company voted TO return to work on
| Monday morning.
Quincy, Dec. 27-Ths iusty voice
and healthy lungs OF Lawrence Earl
OF 26T Blue Hill Parkway. Milton.
l saved him, his money and watch this
+, evening. when he was held up by O.
lone gunman OF the parkway, near
! Newport avenue, Quincy. His shouts
| attracted the attention Of AUTOMOBILE
lists and the gunman ran into the
WOODS.
Youngstown. O.. Dec. :7-The steel
industry OF the Youngstown district
will enter the new year with produc-
ton at practical capacity, iron out
put increased. additional finishing
! mills active. and plants so busy that
no New Years holiday will be OBJ
served. II was revealed today.
Cairo. Dec. ga royal decree dis.
solving parliament constitutes the
i Ziwar governments reply TO the
Zoshlulists. who have declared that
! the governments only constitutional
| course was to meet parliament and
seek a vote of confidence. Since Il
was a foregone conclusion that 4
vote Of confidence would he rejected
the, ministry preferred to advise
! King Fuad to dissolve Immediately.
J hoping that the new elections woui4
give q ro-ziwar maturity.
! Manchester, ~. H.. Dec. 17-Fran-
els o. Blomberg OF Woonsocket. r. l..
! was held In $500 bonds for the su.
J perior court in police court today,
, wren he answered three charges OF
forgery here. II was alleged that he
| signed the name II. Bernstein or
! Pawtucket to the checks. He was ar
| rested before the holidays when Il
/ is charged he deposited q forgeA
! check at a local bank and obtaining
| n check book, attempted to draw out
| further ssns.
| Manchester. n. H.. Dec. 17--After
| q career running over period OF
a year. Louis Monchamps. alleged e
he one of the premier bootieggefe
Eere, started a so days house Of cor
, rection term today. He was caught
by the police while delivering two
gallons Of liquor. A fine Of 5000 also
was imposed.
! Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 2T--Tho
I We. the second of the big feet OF
submarines, was launched this az
| ternoon at the navy yard TO the
! cheers Of thousands of spectators
the strains Of the "Star Epangled
Banner" played by the naval band.
and the footing Of whistles OF river
craft.
| Boston. Dec. 2S--vaI Picinict, Red
eox catcher, was married to Mrs. Ai-
Ice KeOugh Wennestrona at Leonia,
n. j.. II was learned at the brides
home in East Boston last night. Mrs.
Picinich was recently divorced from
her dancing partner. Victor Wenne-
strom. The marriage was perform
ed at the ball players home soon
| after his return from an exhibition
touy In Europe.
New York, Dee. ?s--Neysa McMeIn,
magazine cover artist, today became
mother of an eight pound girl She
worked all Saturday 10 finish O.
Painting before keeping the appoint
menf with the nirf WIN may ha snad.