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

killed about 1880 this morning by the
engine on the train on the Ashuelot
division. Mr.. Driscoll, who was quite
deaf and nearly blind, was shoveling
path from his home to the railroad
| track. A widow and four children
survive. Mr.. Driscoll was employed
at the Boston & Maine railroad shops
| in Keene more than 33 years and was
pensioned few years ago.
| White River Junction. VT, Jan. 80.
Mrs. Florence IL. French Of West
Lebanon. N. H.. leaped from a rail-
road bridge over the Connecticut river
here today. falling 60 feet to the ice
below. She was taken, seriously In
jured, to a hospital at Hanover. N. II.
Friends said that Mrs. French had
, been under heavy strain recently be-
cause of the closing of the Peoples
Trust Co. of Lebanon, N. H., In which
she was a deposltor. Stree the death
of her husband several years ago she
had carried on an insurance business.
New York. Jan. 30.-Moe Truman,
who recently confessed to $l,3OO.OO0
| of forgeries after the collapse of q
get-rich-quick scheme founded upon
500, pleaded guilty to forgery today
and was sent to Tombs prison to
=, await sentence February 6. The
prescribed penalty for the crime to
which he pleaded is five to 10 years
! Imprisonment.
London-Most Rev. CopstantinDs.
ecumenical patriarch of the Greek
Catholic church, has been expelled
from Constantinople, according to a
Reuter- dispatch. The Exchange
Telegraph says the patriarch was
placed under arrest and will be sent
to Greece.
Portland, Ore.-Samuei Hill, a
son law of the late James j. Hill
of the Great Northern Railroad, to-
day announced plans for museum
, at Maryhill, Wash. devoted to the
cause of world peace and interna-
tional amity.
| Cleveland--The will of Mrs. Mary
Ann Rudd. sister Of John d. Rookie
Teller, as filed for probate, divides a
S15O,OOO estate between her two
children. Her daughter, Mrs. Beu-
lah Rudd Roberts, lives in Lexing-
ton. Ky. Frank III. Rudd, Cleve-
land, her son, is named executor.
| Detroit-(By A. P.)-Representa-
tives Of all the advertising associa-
! tons Of the United States convened
here as the National Advertising
Com mission. favor complete study
of the question of postal rates in
| the United States and finally rec
ommendation to congress covering
the result of their study.
Washington-With the minting of
! the first of the Stone Mountain me-
mortal half dollars by the Philadel-
1 phia mint, the mint bureau has
suddenly been flooded with requests
. FOR the souvenir coin.
Athens. Jan. 3O.-On learning of
1 the announcement of the expulsion
| OF Patriarch Conscientious, the party
leaders here expressed Indignation
and the national assembly suspend
ed its meeting as u sign of mourn
ing and protest. The president OF
the assembly announced that pro-
! tests would be addressed tonight to
| the parliamcnts Of all friendly
| nations.
Paris. Jan. 30.-The French
:
tradition for James Charles Arthur.
former British army captain and
| aide-de-camp of the Rajah Sir Hari
I! Singh. who is wanted in London iii
connection with the Robinson black
mailing caseN Under the French do
cision, Arthur will b tried in France
| en- the charge of receiving stolen
| property. formally lodged against
him today.
| Paris--A total of 492.o6S,s1O pass
cngers We're transported by the Par
/ in subways in 1924 or %, 100000 more
than in 1923 according to figures
| just Issued.
ashington-Captain John c.
Tawrescy. construction corps. has
been selected by a special board for
promotion to rear admiral.
Paris-The price of bread in
France has been increased one sou
to one franc. IS confines per kilo,
effective Feb. 6.
Independence, kan..-Prairie Oil
and Gas Co. today announced an
other increase in the price of crude
oil ranging from Is to 50 cents per
barrel. This is the second increase
this month.
Fitchburg. Mass. Jan. 30-Trolley
transportat ton in Fitchhurg and vi
cinity was demoraliZed this morning
as result of a seven inch snowfall
accompanied by Il strong wind.
Steam trains from the north and
west were two to two and one half
! hours late.
New York, Jan. 30---Ice foes re-
ported to be the heaviest in 20 years
interrupted ferry traffic in the East
and Hudson ives today and held up
boats with thousands of passenges
aboard for hours, while tugs tried to
relieve them. AT one spot near the
Staten Island ferry 20 tugs dotted
the ice covered harbor. unable to
move. Other tugs mere bound at
their piers. The Jersey Central fer
ries, one of the important arteries of
communication between Jersey City
and New York. with docks at Liber-
| ty street and 23rd street, were not
| operating. The ice foes in the low
| er Hudson were from 100 to 200 feet
| long and up to Is inches thick.
| Boston, Jan. 30-The full bench of
the Massachusetts supreme court to-
! day vacated the order of the late