Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-08

companied by his personal secre-
tary, 8. \. (Bill) Nye. Mrs. Davis re- :
manning at Locust Valley.
Concord. n. H.. Aug. T-Govep.
nor Brown today closed all forests
and berry pastures to the public in
an official proclamation as reports
Of scores of forest fires in this state
were put before him. AT the same
time secretary of agriculture An
drew l. Felker reported serious
damage to crops all over New Eng
land due, TO lack of rain and the
state health board let il be known
that some reports of dried up wells
had been received. The water sit
uation was declared TO be not seri-
Gus however.
Buffalo, y. Y. Aug Henry II.
Lyon, 40, an electrical engineer of
this city, early TODAY shot and kill
cd his wife and their two young
sons and then turned the weapon
on himself. intiiCting wounds which
are said to DC fatal When the po-
lice arrived they found the mother
dead in bed. evidentally having been
shot while she slept, while the two
boys, Henry. :, and Roger. 10, were
found living on separate cots in an
other room, each having been shot
through the left eye.
Pawtucket. X. /, Aus. Owing TO
the excessive heat, J. & +. Coats, Inc,
the Wsypoisselt Mfs, Co. the Seekonk
Lace Co, Ninigret Co. ROYAL Weaving
Co. and most Of the departments OF
the Lorraine Mfg, CO. shut down at
noon today. At O'Clock the tempera-
ture was IS in the shade.
North Adams. Mass, Aug. Pat
rick NJ. Jennings, 60. Patrick Connors,
81. Of Providence, II. J.. and John Mil
Ter SO, of rawtuCkct, II. l, were killed
instantly this morning when a'scRffcld
upon which they were working while
repairing n chimney on No, 4 Mill OF
the Berkshire Cotton Co. gave way.
The mon were working near the tor
Of the chimney, IA feet from the
ground, when they fell.
Rochdale, Mass. Aug. 7.-1ightninE
struck near the residence Of George
Last nisht, dug n we'll 2S feet deep
and the hole Immediately flled with
water. Mr.. Davis some time ago dug q
we'll Il feet deep back of his house.
lie did not strike water. so the hole
was filled I'm with rubbish and Eera-
NUNS and other flowers planted. These
werc in fun bloom when last nights
storm broke. The lightning hit the
spot exactly and successfully, even to
bringing water in a fraction OF a sec
ond.
Toxic. Aug 7.-(Bv A. rO-Two
hundred persons are missing and many
are believed dead rs n result OF foods
along the Tamsui river, in northern
Formosa. according to dispatches re-
Ccivcd hv the Japanese newspapers
here. Hallway traffic has been stopped
and tho city Of Taihoku is practically
isolated. these dispatches say. They
add that thousands Of houses in Taiho-
ku have been inundated.
Peabody. Mass. Aug. Charles Al
tcnhurg Paramount. Nina, vas found
not guilty Of mauslauGhter hv Judge
Daniel Manning. and also not guilty Of
rccklessly operating motor vehicle.
nj the police court Yesterday. He was
driving tho car Of Charles ~ crosby
Of Dexter. Maiuc, July 20. which cAp-
sized on tho turnpike I'm lNnufield. kill
ing Mrs. Edwin e. CHll Of Dexter,
Maine who was cnrouto 10 Camp Dew
ems To meet her husband, aior Call.
New brunswick, n. J., Aug r.
Three men wcrc killed outright, a
fourth iscNpectcd to die. and n NTH
was seriously injured whom their au-
tomohile was struck hy n rcnnSvlvs-
MIA Railroad train ~ VOORHEES, Cross
ing today whorr The mon had motored
out Of curiosity to Wow the scene
where ono woman was Killed. her hus-
band probably fatally injured and an
other woman seriously hurst last night
at the same crossing.
Wellesley. Mass. Aug. The
world is an economic federation and
mo nation can hr Indifferent 10 the
life Of other nations" Hnnorio Puey-
FREEDOM. Argentine amha ssador to the
United states. said I'm an address be
fore the annual conference hold I'M
dor the auspices of tho Babson Insti-
tute here last night.
Rome. Aug. IN Monde. comment
Ing on the departure of Secretary
Hughes for home after his European
trip. complains that while he visited
London, Para Bmssols and Berlin.
he slipped Rome. The newspaper
recalls Mr.. Hughes repeated declar-
ations that h,s trim was made not a.
secretary Of state but IA president Of
the. American Ear Association and
saws IT is therefore all ;he moro dim
cult to understand WHY he failed 10
render tho homage Of n visit to Rome,
tho original law pivcr.
Buenos Aires. Aug. : - Crown
Prince lIumort Of Italy, who arrived
here Yesterday aboard the cruiser
San Glorgio for an official visit was
the guest Of honor at banquet given
In the Government House last eve.
ming with $50 in attendance. includ-
ing President Dealvcar. the. members
Of his cabinet and the diplomatic
corps.
Boston. Aug. Governor Cox to-
day told Governor Tlvnn Of Rhode
Island that II would he useless for
him to pursue further the protest
against the arrest Of two Rhode
Island assistant attorney generals by
Massa chusntts constahularv.
SchOolboy Essays
Relate Horrors
Prague July % "a. =. by maiD-
touching collection Of human in
terest material has Just emerged
from school in which son children
of Russian emiRres receive their
daily instruction. All of them were
asked to write down their experienc-
~ from 1917 to tho time NJ their en-
terinE tho school. and were given two