Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
NEWS BRIEFS

NEWS BRIEFS
New York. Feb. S-Irving e. Coop
er. one of the best oarsmen ever de-
veloped at Columbia and three times
a member Of the Blue and White
varsity crew. died today in St.
Luke's hospital OF pneumonia. Three
weeks ago Cooper was taken to st.
Luke's after a heavy cold took a
turn for the worse. but his condition
since that time showed a steady i'm
provement. Death came after a
sudden relapse.
New York, Feb. S-Consolidation Of
20 of the largest outdoor advertising
companies Of the United States into
a new corporation to be known as the
General ~Outdoor Advertising Com
pany. Inc. was announced today. The
combined business of the merging
companies for 1925, it is estimated,
will exceed $3o,ooo.ooo.
Washington, Feb. S-Major General
Robert Ernest Noble. internationally
known authority Of mass sanitation,
retired from the U. s. army today
after 25 years of service. Major Gen.
eral Noble won distinction as chief
sanitary officer under General Cor
gas during the construction Of the
Panama Canal.
Vale. Oregon. Feb. S-Danger Of IN
epidemic of diphtheria and smallpox
was foreseen here today by city Of
ficials and others as a result Of the
flooding of Vale and surrounding
territory through the bursting Of the
irrigation dam on Bully Creek last
Thursday.
Dakar, French West Africa, Feb. 8
The French aviators Arrachard and
Lemaitre. who flew from Paris to
Dakar. and started on another fight
today. landed at Hayes. on the Sene-
gal river, 400 miles from here. They
sent a request for some equipment
which will be forwarded to them by
Tuesdays regular train.
San Diego. Cal. Feb. SACK
Dempsey and his bride. the former
Estelle TAYLOR. left San Diego at
o'clock this morning for Los Angeles.
The couple indicated before leaving
San Diego that certain business mat
ters in Los Angeles would preclude
their honeymoon plans. but that an
extensive trip. possibly to Europe,
was to he made later.
London. Feb. S-Former Premier
Ramsay Macdonald and j. S. Thomas,
secretary for the colonies in the Mac
Donald cabinet. returned to London TO-
day from a trip to Central America
and the British West Indies in readi-
ness for the reopening of parliament
on Tuesday.
Saranac Lake, N. Y, Feb. S.-The
first real thaw since November came
to the relief of snow-blocked Adiron-
dacl Mountain section today, opening
previously impossible roads, restoring
depleted water supplies and improving
conditions generally. The thermonie-
ter this afternoon had climbed to &c
degrees above zero, but after shutdown
the mercury began to fall and 1t was
feared tonight the thaw would be only
temporary.
New York, Feb. S.-Stories Of
frightfulness in connection with the
Mussolini remige in Italy are the pro-
lucts of Italian papers opposing the
Mussolini government, is the observa-
ton of Giovanni di Sylvestro, supreme
master of the Sons of Italy in Amer
lea. who returned today from q two
months visit to his native land.
Moscow, Feb. S.-The government
has decided to hold the third session
of the Russian federal parliament in
Tiflns, beginning March /. This is in
fulfllment of the promise of~the gov
eminent to hold the parliamentary ses-
sions in the various capitals Of the
Soviet allied republics. The first and
second sessions of parliament last
year were to have been held at Tif1is,
but they had to be cancelled owing to
this Georgian rising. Questions Of in
tefnai and foreign policy and the
present situation in the Caucasian
states will be discussed.
New Orleans, La, Feb. John
Mccormack. tenor. today denied a re-
port from Belfast that he was a men,
her of the syndicate reported to have
purchased the Dublin Freeman's Jour
nal, but said he had been approached.
SOUTH GARDINER