Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-25

swanson, motion picture actress, Ill In
Paris, is circulated.
Warning against attacks from for
eign foes Is made in Moscow by Mi
chael w. Frunze, Trotzky's successor
as Soviet minister Of war.
William F.. Kane. noted criminal
lawyer, dies suddenly in Bfockton
Mass.
Condition Of President Ebert Of Ger
many after operation for appendicitis
is reported as satisfactory. Chancel-
lor Luther assumes his powers in tenn
porary emergency.
Pedro Zanni, Argentine aviator, will
resume his world flight from Toxic
May 1. his advance agent announces
at Victoria, B. c.
Supreme economic council Of Soviet
government enters suit in Moscow for
annulment of Sinclair Oil concessions
in Island of Sahagalien.
Hjalmar Branting, former Swedish
premier. died in Stockholm.
London, Feb. 24.-(By A. Picking
George, who is suffering from bron-
chial trouble. passed good night. 1t
was stated in court circles this morn
ing. His physicians visited Bucking-
ham Palace as usual during the fore
noon but issued no bulletins. and If
the present rate Of progress by the
patient Is maintained it is believed no
further bulletins will be given out ex-
cept. perhaps a final one announcing
his convalescence.
Montpelier, VT, Feb. 24.-The
Vermont legislature, under suspen
sion of rules today adopted a reso-
luton providing for the inviting OF
President and Mrs. Coolidge to an
old home week to be held at Ply
mouth during the coming summer
Each municipality in the state will
be urged to adopt similar resolu-
ton at the annual town meeting
March i.
Paris. Feb. 2f-Gloria Swanson,
who underwent an operation last week.
has improvedoin condition today but
not vet out of danger. She had re-
Mpse Saturday morning but railleo
and was stronger today than before
the crisis, according to Major Bell
general manager of the film company
with which she is engaged. Miss
Swanson has been attended by three
specialists since the operation the
hight of February II, and they say
her condition was and IS grave. but
she Is progressing as we'll as could be
expected.
South Norwals, Conn, Feb. 24.-One
unidentified man was shot ana fataliy
injured and two others captured as
result of q pistol battle when Police
man John Reynolds discovered the
trio preparing to blow the safe in the
Palace Theatre, next door to police
headquarters here. early today. The
two men held gave the names OF Max
Muller, Rivington street, New YORK
City, and Harry Werner, no address.
The policeman heard n noise and saw
n fiashlight in the theatre office and
entering the building through an exit
surprised the three burglars in tht act
of drilling a hole in the safe. Iney
fled down a pasSageWay into the thea
tire dressing rooms. one of them mr.
ing three shots at the officer, who re-
turned the fire. one shot striking the
man in the shoulder.
st. Johns, N. f., Feb. 24.-The
government today began negotla-
tions between the British Empire
Steel Corporation and men employ
ed in the Bell Island Iron Mines iI
an effort to settle the labor trouble.
which began more than month
ago when the company introduced
time clocks The miners commended
that this was an effort to force then
to work longer hours without an in
crease in pay but the company stat
ed that its aim was simply to pro
ide more careful check of the
number Of men in the mines in case
of accident.
Constantinople, Feb. 24-(By A. p
"A state of seige for one month
throughout Turkish Kurdistan was
proclaimed today by the national as
sembly at Angora. An insurrection
in that territory said to be headed by
the Kurdish irregular chieftain
Sheik Said, is reported to have spread
into open rebellion against the An
CORA government.
Boston, Feb. 24-The first contin-
gent of the Boston Braves will leave
tonight for the training camp at ST.
Petersburg, Fla, in charge of Coach
Dick Rudolph. Five players will
start from Boston and the other bat
terry men will be picked up along the
route or will travel to the. camp in
dependently. The first workout for
pitchers and catchers will be on Fri
day. The second squadofBraves
day. The second squad of Braves
will reach st. Petersburg March s.
The training period, which will end
April 4, will include a series Of five
games with the Yankees and games
with Washington. st. Louis Ameri-
cans and Cleveland.
Chicago, Feb. 24-Willie Hoppe,
veteran worlds 1872 balkline billiard
champion, has announced he will ac-
cept the challenge of Bob CannefaX
for a return three cushion billiard
match and that meeting at 40C
points will be played here about Mar
Is. Hoppe won from Cannefax in
New York last week, 800 to 554.
Boston, Feb. 24-John A. GOSH
Billings, catcher, who played with
the ST. Louis Browns while Lee Fob
was manager of that club, and last
year was with the Kansas City clut