Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-31

was a candidate for the Office, died
the day before the November 4 cleo
ton. Canty received 2942 votes.
Madden. who ran on stickers, had
1865 votes and claimed that he was
entitled to 81 certificate of election.
The commissioners issued a certifi-
cate in the name of Canty.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. 30:
an not for the prohibition amend
ment, and 1 never was. No decent
Democrat ever wcs," Former Vice
President Thomas r. Marshall de.
Ciared in an ad 1ress here last even
ing. But now it is here. let's us
maintain it or else get rid Of it by
due process of law. II like the
English way best. They don't make
laws until they know the people
want them. I'd like to repeal all the
federal and state laws and re-eract
the ten commandments and the Col
zen Rule
Topeka, Kas.. Jan. 30.-The far
me.' wilt get "a very small slice of
the juicy pie baked in the So wheat
market, ]. c. Mehler, secretary of
the state board of agriculture. de-
clared today. More than So per
| cent of the wheat raised last year
has been sold by the farmers" he
| said. The farmer was not in the
mood to take a chance. He grabbe:,
the first opportunity to get a fair
price for his crop.
Berlin. JAM, 30-German imports
e. x,f
ures for which were issued today,
were valued at l.30S.O0O,OO0 marks
and the exports for the same month
at 739,000.000 marks.
Worcester. Mass, Jan. 30-Police
were called late tonight to investi-
| gate/the break in the home of Lieu
tenant Philip S. Spaulding, one of
the crew of the submarine S-48
which went on the rocks at Ports
mouth. N. H.. last night. Lieuten-
ant Spaulding. who is a son of Rev.
DR.. Charles Edward Spaulding, SUI
perintendent of the Worcester dis
trict of Methodist churches. is in the
Portsmouth naval hospital recovering
from his experiences of last night.
His wife is in Bermuda. The thieves
entered the house through a pantry
w
lily made 1t impossible for the police
to determine the extent to which the
house had been looted. ..-
Salem. Mass. Jan. 30-A general
alarm of fire about o'clock this
morning. called the entire fire de-
partment to the Perley block, which
was damaged with loss set at over
100000. The fire started in the
I basement beneath the Page & Shaw
candy store. This store and a vacant
one adjoining were practically gut
ted as was also the second floor, de-
voted to offices. The third story was
badly damaged by smoke and water.
Peabody sent an engine and crew to
assist.
Constantinople, Jan. 30-The most
Rev. Constantinos, ecumenical patri-
arch of the Greek Catholic church,
who was expelled from Turkey by
order OF the Angora government, re-
celved passport for Salonika at
his own request, it was stated today.
1t was understood he will resign the
patriarchate, but will settle in Sa-
lonika and protest to the churches
against his expulsion.
| government today decided to aban-
don its war fraud prosecution against
benedict Crowell. Of Cleveland, for
rner assistant secretary of war and
six other defendants in the federal
court here. Attorney General Stone
announced tonight that he had di-
| rected that the appeal from the de-
cision of Justice Hoehling, of the
| District Of Columbia supreme court,
sustaining the demurrer in the case,
| be mol pressed.
Halifax. n. S., Jan. so-Noya
, Scotia oil shale is the richest in the
world, yielding so gallons of high
| grade parafin per ton, according to
results OF tests conducted at the No
va Scotia technical college here under
the direction Of the Dominion Coun-
! Gil of Scientific Research. The tests
! were particularly carried out in Pic
tou County. Reports state 100000, 900
tons of shale are easily accessible and
| that vast oil industries might we'll be
| developed in this province.
Cleveland. Jan. 30-Mls. Margaret
| Huntington Forgan. one of the heirs
to the million dollar Fl huntington es-
! tate, and daughter OF Mrs. F.. p.
Smith of Cleveland. filed suit for di-
vorce today from Robert r. Forgan,
! Chicago banker, charging gross ne
elect. No request for alimony was
made.
Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 30--Edward J.
| Sweeney. who has figured in the in
vestigation fthe federal penitenti-
airy here. was held today for New
York authorities. He was arrested
yesterday upon his release from fed
eral prison at the end OF the term