Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06

| Washington. Jan. "a total Of
a., 1894 freight cars or SO percent of
the number on line. were in need of
repair on Dec. IS, the American Rail-
way Association today announced
AS compared with Dec. I. this was a
decrease OF SO cars. or the total
1924 cars were in need Of heavy
repairs. which was decrease of
| 1045 from Dec. l.
New York. Jan. "A movement TO
nave only fundamentalist ministers
and elders sent as commissioners to
the Presbyterian general assembly in
Columbus, Ohio. next May. has been
started by eight Of the leading funda-
mentalists in the Presbyterian min
istry. This group. it has been learn
ed, has sent confidential letter to
more than 1900 other Presbyterian
ministers reputed to be fundamental
lists urging that they use their influ-
ence to elect only conservatives as
delegates to the general assembly.
Jersey City. n. j., Jan 5-Trial of
the IA persons indicted in connection
with the Weehawken rum scandal
was set to begin on Jan. 10. following
conference between Colonel George
NiShVi5, SpcSidl prosecutor Ill TIE
bootlegg.ng cases and Assistant pros
ecutOr Aloysius McMahon today.
Providence, Jan. 5--Henry Thur
ston Smith. one. of the founders of
the United Wire and Supply company
of Pawtucket, died this morning Mt
his residence in North Kingston. r.
l.. following q long illness. He was
in his sixtieth year.
Brawley, Cal, Jan. 5--Quen Queu,
Chinese merchant. sdead from %
knife wounds, and Charles Wong, an
other Chinese merchant is dying, fol-
lowing the holdup here late today Of
Wong's store by Mexican bandits.
who escaped with several hundred
dollars from the cash register.
Rome. Jan. 5-(By A. P)-The
king has appointed Alfredo Rocco.
now president of the chamber of
deputies, as minister OF justice to re-
place Aldo Oviglio. who resigned
from that post today, Deputy Pro-
lessor Fidele as minister of instruc-
ton and Deputy Giovanni Giuriati,
now minister without portfolio, al;
minister of public works All three
will take the oath of office tomorrow.
Chicago. Jan. 5.-The American Tel
ephone & Telegraph Co. became the de-
PENDANT in suit today brought by
two stockholders and seeking to multi
fy the company's ownership of stock in
the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. alleg-
ing such ownership to be opposed to
public policy in Illinois and in viola
ton of recent acts of Congress.
st. Joseph, Mich. Jan. J.-ttharles
f. Ruthenberg of Cleveland, national
ly known radical. will be a prisoner in
the state prison at Jackson before the
end of the week, Sheriff Fred c. Franz
said tonight. Ruthcnberg. whose con-
viction of violation of the syndicalism
statute was recently affirmed by the
Michigan supreme court, was sentence
ed to serve from three to 10 years to-
day by Circuit judge Charles E. White,
before whom he was tried in 1928
Boston, Jan. 5.--Dr. Lemuel H. Muir
lin, who retired on January l from the
presidency of Boston University. will
leave this city tomorrow for Chicago.
where he will attend the meeting of
the Association of Amtrican Colleges
He announced that after vacation in
Florida he would make a study Of col
leges in different parts of the coun-
frY. TO tlIdV their situations difYer-