Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-23

was reported killed. The front Of
the car was wrecked in the short
plunge.
Kansas City, Jan. 22-Fred A. Day
cashier Of the Methodist Book Con-
Germ here, was today charged with
embezzlement Of 336,633.2S in an in
formation filed today in criminS1
court Officials Of the book concern
said the embezzlement had extended
over more than n year.
Madison, Wis. Jan. Ex-senator
La Toilette, in an editorial appearing
in the current issue of La Toilette s
! Magazine, charges that growth of the
| subsidy system in state universities
and colleges was contemporaneous
with the growth of monopoly in in
dustry.
! New York, Jan. 22-Directors OF
the United States Cast Iron Pipe and
! Foundry Co.. today declared an extra
! dividend of $5.01 a share on the pre-
| ferred stock, thereby completely liq-
uidating accumulation on this issue.
| Four regular quarterly dividends of
! s1.75 each on the preferred shares
; r. 1925 also were authorized.
Clayton, n. Y. Jan. 22-Joseph
| Longsway, q Civil War veteran and
one of the oldest holders of the Con-
| gressional Medal Of Honor, died at
his home here today. During the
! ceremonies at the burial of the un-
known soldier at Arlington cemetery
Washington. Nov. II, 1921, he was
singled out Of the gathering by Cen
eral Pershing and made q guest of
the government during his stay
there. He was SO years old.
Rome. Jan. 22-The third anniver-
sary of the death Of Pope Benedict
XIV was celebrated with a solemn
mass In the Sistine chapel today.
Pope Plus and numerous high pre-
lates attended. The ctlebrant of the
was the first cardinal created by
Pope Benedict.
Derry. N. H., Jan. 22-De. George
II. Beckley, medical referee for Rock
ingham county, died here today. He
was born in Clinton, Conn. in 1866.
He Is survived by his widow, five
sons and a daughter.
Hamilton, Bermuda. Jan. 22-Dr.
Francis L. Patton. former president
OF Princeton university, celebrated
his eighty second birthday here to-
/, day. DR.. Patton has been a resident
! OF Bermuda for several years. He
was the recipient of congratulatory
messages from q number of promi-
nent persons in the United States.
Sidney. N. S., Jan. 1.-THE Cape
Breton county council by a vote of
II to 5 refused to accept today the
resignation of D. A. Cameron, as
as municipal treasurer. Mr.. Cameron
last Monday resigned from his post
as provincial secretary of Nova SEQ
tia, following a report made by audi
tors that during his administration
of the treasury Of Cape Breton coun-
ty, $27.586 remained unaccounted for.
According to the report, the provin-
cial secretary had admitted his per-
sOnal responsibility for tho shortage
and paid back to the treasury $780,
S83 on November 20, last.
New London, Conn. Jan. 22-Miss
Rosa Ponselle, Metropolitan Opera
Company singer. who was taken ill
on a train en- route to this city from
Worcester late last night, was re-
ported much improved here tonight.
Miss Ponselle suffered an acute at
tack Of indigestion
Bucharest, Jan. 22-(By A. P.)-
The announcement Of the signing of
the Russo-Japanese treaty is arous-
ing serious misgivings in Rumania.
A treaty recognizing Rumania's right
to Bessarabia was signed in 1920 by
Great Britain, France, Italy and ia
pan. but has thus far been ratified
by only the British anc French par
liaments. Diplomatic negotiations
to obtain the Italian and Japanese
notifications have so far been without
result.
Boston, ian. 22-The steamer
Yankton, which went aground yes
terday on Nix's Mate Iadge in Bos-
ton harbor, was still firmly held on
the rocks today. Two tugs which
pulled on the vessel at high tide
early today failed to move her and 1t
was decided to await Saturdays
flood tide, which will reach a height
Of II feet The Yankton was report
ed to be resting easily on the ledge