Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
woman had acted as secretary Of the
Massachusetts electors.

Boston. Jan. 15-Michael De Carlo,
an inmate of the Deer Island prison
was shot in the leg today by James
Downing, an officer at the institu-
tion. His wound was not serious.
Officials said that De Carlo attacked
Downing while prisoners were as
sembled in the diningroom and the
officer fired in self defense.
Chicago. Jan. 15.-New shops.
costing $6,OOO,OO0 will be built by
the Illinois Central Railroad at
Paducah, Ky, President Charles Fl.
Murkham of the Illinois Central
announced today.
Boston, Jan. 15.-Francis Prescott
of Grafton, former state senator,
was elected chairman of the Massa-
chusetts Republican state committee
when the committee organized today
for 1925. Willard w. Hibbard OF
Boston was chosen secretary: How
ard S. FELTON, of Salem. chairman OF
the executive committee: Howard
Fall of Maiden, treasurer, and
George Won l.. Meyer~of Hamilton,
chairman of the finance committee.
All of the officers were reelected
with the exception of the chairman.
chairman. who succeeded Congress
elect Foss Of Fitchburg.
Geneva, ILL.,, Jan. 15.-Warren J.
Lincoln, the Aurora. Ills, lawyer
florist, who two years ago killed mis-
wife and Byron Shoup. her brother,
and sealed their decapitated heads
in cement block which he used
for a porch support, went on trial
for the murders today and at once
asked chcnge Of venue. Lincoln,
according to bis confession, killed
his wife and her brother because I1u
believed them too friendly toward
each other.
Cleveland, Ohio. Jan. 1J.-Tris
Speaker. manager of the Cleveland
Indians. and Miss Mary Frances
Cudahy. were married here late to-
day. The marriage was the culmi-
nation OF q romance which had it's
inception in the fall OF 1919. The
couple left Immediately after The
ceremony for Washington from
where they will 60 to Lakeland, Fla.
the Indians training camp, for a
brief stay.
Boston, Jan. 1o.-T. Jefferson Cool
idge. descendant of a line of famous
Boston bankers of the same name, and
acting treasurer of Radcliffe College,
was today elected president Of the Boa-
ton useum of Fine Arts, succeeding
Morris Gray, resigned.
Fairmont. w. Va, Jan. '15-Ons
miner was shot and killed and another
seriously wounded tonight in a gut
battle between two groups Of miners
at the Grant Town Mine of the New
England Fuel 6 Transportation Co,
Eear here.
Berne Jan. 15.-Camille de Coppett.
Swiss statesman and director Of the
International bureau of the Universal
Postal Union. died suddenly here today
of apopleXy. He held the Office Of
president OF the Federal Council of
switzerland for the year 1916. He was
- years old.
Hartford, Conn, Jan. 1.-The Con-
1ecticut State Grange at it's annual
meeting here today unanimously adopt-
"a resolution opposing the child la
,or amendment to the federal constitu-
ION as dangerous to the best inter
;sts of the communities Of the nation
lnd TO the welfare of the children
west SWanzey, n. H.. Jan. Is
More than 1000 suckers which got in
o the intake and blocked the water
It the crate leading to the water
wheel at the Homestead woolen mills
,aused shutdown of the mill until
he fsh were raked out. More than
ton was thrown upon the bank and
'esidents of the town carried them
way In bran sacks. man has to
'emain at the gate raking out the
ish to prevent another jam. The
ish will average from one to two and
half pounds in weight.
Cambridge. Mass, Jan. 1J.-Jos-
aph p. Kelly of Roxbury was found
guilty oy a jury in Middlesex su-
perior court today Of robbery while
in connection with the hole
lp of Waldron Z. Caldwell. collector
or a Framingham bank, at Hollis
on, May 2G, last. Sentence will be
pronounced later. On previous
rial the jury disagreed. Caldwell
vas robbed while returning to tie
'ank with collections of $1,000. His
ar was driven inio the woods and
ne was handcuffed to the steering
wheel. George Sexton. indicted
With kellV l. serving n Term of i'm