Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-23
two others were indicted for main
tanning a common nuisance.

Washington, July % (AP) "A
new demand that the scope of the
examination of o. P. Van Sweringen
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today at hearings on the Nickel
Plate consolidation plan, when the
| relevancy of questions by counsel for
protesting stockholders was chal
lenged.
New York July 22-(AP)-The
body of a child taken today from the
East River was identified as that of
four year old Robert Perles who had
been missing from his home on the
East Side since last Saturday. The
boys father, Samuel Perles made the
identification. Detectives yesterday
made an exhaustive search of all
buildings within four blocks of the
Peries home on suspicion that the
child was Kidnapped.
Boston, July 22-(AP)-Three rep
resentatives from each of the six
New England states met here to-
DAY TO organize New England
board of trade, the purpose Of which
wlll be to develop all the resources
OF the area, commercial. Industrial
and financial. The governors of the
states agreed upon the plan while
attending the recent governors con-
terence at Poland Spring, Me.
New York. July 22.-(AP)-Ar
thur Nash of Cincinnati who won
the sobriquet Golden Rule" Nash
wages and fixing short working
by paying his employees generous
hours, has given $25O.OOO to spread
the doctrine of the Golden Rule in
Turkey. DR.. John Bayne Aschan,
| former pastor of vondale Methodist
| church in Cincinnati was here today
on the way to Turkey in behalf of
! Mr.. Nash. DR.. Aschan will organ
ize six clubs in principal cities of
Turkey which will be known as
Turkish-American clubs and will op-
crate in much the same manner as
the Y. NJ. c. A.
Mexico City, July 22.-(AP)-El
Universal says it is anthoritatively |
known that Mexican claims against
the United States for damages since |
1865 total 900O0,00O pescos, (nor-
mally about $45,OOQOOO) surprising
the claims of the United States
against Mexico. The amount in
cludes indemnities for Mexicans kill
cd when the American expedition oc-
curied Vera Cruz in 1914.
Marseilles, France, July o.
(AP)-Capt. Rene Fonck. who was
one of the French aces during the |
war. with the destruction of many
German airplanes to his credit, and
who now sits in the chamber of
deputies for Marseilles, says that Is
months ago Add El-krim, leader of |
the rebcilious Moroccan tribesmen,
offered him his own conditions if he
would organize an aviation service
against the Spaniards.
Los Angeles. July 22-(AP)-I
Wanda Hawley, motion picture act
ress, and A. Stuart Wilkinson, gen.
eral manager Of the Embassy Pic
lures Corporation, were named as
principals here yesterday in a mar |
riage license issued. She gave her |
age as 26 and Wilkinson his as SO.
The ceremony is set for sometime |
this week, they said
Somerville, Mass, July 22-(AP)-l
Frank J. Bachelor of this city, chair
man of the national committee of the
american Minute Men. announced to-
day that that organization had no
connection with the Minute Men of
| America" a body formed by a sec
tion of the ku Kux Klan of Colorado.
Canton, China, July 20-(AP De-
layed)-The trouble caused by the
strike Of natives is expanding and
affecting west river ports, where no
supplies are available on account of
the delayed steamer traffic. The
British consul has ordered all of his
nationals to return to Hong Kong.
Americans are not yet affected, being
protected by the United States gun
boat Pampanga. Distant sounds Of
firing have been heard but the exact
location is unknown. Shameen, the
foreign concession, has been cut off
from supplies for three days owing
to the non-arriyal of steamers.
New Brunswick, N. j., July 22-I
(AP)-Joanthan T. Meeker, loser in
New Jerseys longest divorce litiga-
tion, lasting 80 years, has been or
dered released from the Middlesex
county Jail where he has spent near
ly three years for failure to pay ali
mony. The Meekers were married
in 1883 and began litigation in 1892.
Several suits by one or the other
were dismissed or denied before
Mrs. Meeker was awarded decree
early in 1922. In November of that
year Meeker vase Jailed when the
s12 weekly alimony he was ordered
to pay was $400 in arrears.
Edinburgh, Scotland July 22-
| (AP)-A resolution suggesting the
! League of Nations as suitable
| governing body for world educa-
| ton plan designed to promote the
! pece and progress of all nations has
| been prepared by one of the group
meetings of the world federation of
! education associations in session
| here. The university group has for
mulated a program providing for the
| interchange of teachers and students
! by all the leading institutions of
F! higher eductioin in the world. The
| plan would mean more than 900
transfers annually.
, Lisbon, July 22-(AP)-President
| Comes has refused to dissolve par
lament as requested by Antonio Da
Silva, who resigned as Premier yes
! terday. Among those mentioned for
the premiership are former Presi-
dent Bernardino Machiado, former
| Premier Alvaro Xavier Castro and
| former Premier Domingos Pereira.
1t is reported that Former Premier
| Da Silva and Domingos Santos, the
| leader of the radical party, may fight
a duel because of offense taken by
Da Silva at remarks made by the
| radical leader.
New York, July 22-(AP)-Direc-
tors of the B. F. Goodrich Co, tire
| r,on,lfa cturers today authorized q