Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-25
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Providence, r. l., Aug. 24.-(AP)
Chief Engineer John Grant OF the
steamer Macinac, whose boiler plew
UP in Newport harbor last TUESDAY
taking a toll of 80 lives, was aware
of the dangerous condition OF the
boiler before the steamer started on
the Inflated excursion, according 10
testimony submitted at the nearing
being conducted under the direction
of the Federal Steamboat Inspection
Service, here, today. As result OF
the evidence obtained today Y. ).
Inspector General George Uhler who
started a probe into the disaster at
the order of Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, will return to Providence to
resume his hearings tomorrow.
New York, Aug.24. (AP)-The
prediction of American movie act
ors to close-ups is responsible for
the epidemic among them of "kliegl-
eyes" according to Anton kliegl, in
ventor of the illuminating device,
who arrived today on the liner Al
bert BALM. The trouble has not
been noticed in Germany, he said.
Chicago, Aug. 24-(AP)-Mickey
Walker, worlds welterweight cham
pion, won newspaper decision
over Sailor Freedman of Chicago In
O. 10 round contest at East Chicago
tonight. Freedman came danger
ously close to evening it up as the
result of his attack in the last three
rounds.
Washington. Aug. 24-(AP)-New
York, Detroit and Chicago kept
their places in the annual tourna-
ment of the Union Printers Inter-
national Baseball League today by
winning their games in the second
days play. Chicago defeated st.
Louis, SO; Detroit nosed out Pitts
burgh 6-5 and New York trounced
Cleveland S0-4.
Hartford, Conn, Aug. 24-(AP)-
Jack Campbell, pro of Salem. and
Burt Hoxie, Boston golf scribe;
Lewis Myers of Ledgmont and Guy
Mayer of Metacomet and Joe Stein
Of Nashua, n. H; and Johnny Sill
of Wethersfeld, Conn, finished in
triple deadlock at the end of the
New England Professional Golf AS
sociation's amateur pro title tourna-
ment here today. Each pair turned
in a card of 141 and the rest of the
neld were closely grouped. The
Larry Patton Memorial Cup" will 60
to the ultimate winner of the event,
the piaXoff to be staged some time
within tie next two weeks, probably
near Boston.
Camp Perry. Ohio, Aug. 24-(AP)
49,. x-tl Ia
Mass, junior individual champion,
today carried off the honors in the,
Junior rife matches of the National
Rifle Association held in co-opera-
ton with the Winchester junior
corps. Moore won the crayon con-
test and was one of five to score
possibles of $50 in the classification
event, fired over the small bore
ranges. Ten of the first IL qualified
for class A with marks of 100 or
better.
Louisville, KY. Aug. 24.-(AP)-
Nine thoroughbred yearlings were Gre
mated, two stables were destroyed and
two others were damaged at Churchill
Downs by fire of undetermined orr
gin last night. Total loss is estimat-
ed at around $4,000. Police said bot
ties and gallon of liquor were found
in a harness room adjoining the sta
bles.
Washington, Aug. 24.-tAP)-A cot
ton crop Of 100000 equivalent 500
pound bales was forecast today by the
department of agriculture, which bas-
ed its calculation on the estimated
condition of the crop August 16. It's
latest previous forecast was 1856, 900
bales, based on August 1 conditions.
Last years crop totalled 13627.936
bales
Denver, Col, Aug. 24.-(AP)-The
fight on evolution is a step back to the
civilization Of the Middle ages, Clar-
ence Darrow, defense counsel in the
recent Tennessee evolution trial, de-
clared in an address at the Grace
Community church here. I'VE have
started back on the road to the me-
dieval ages. when men were drawn
and quartered because they didn't
agree with the accepted precepts con
corning the existence of things" he
said.
San Francisco Aug. 24.-(AP)-
three United States navy seaplanes
which will attempt the first nonstop
attempt to fly to Honolulu next Fri
day were anchored off Crissy Field to-
day undergoing final preparations for
the 2000mile voyage. The planes ar
rived yesterday. The PN-9 No. l and
PN-9 No. 8 came from the naval base
at San Diego and the Phi from Coos
Bay, Oregon, where it was forced to
land Saturday when it attempted to
make nonstop fight from Seattle.
New York, Aug. 24.-(AP)-Rail-
roads throughout the east have placed
their annual embargo on the trans
continental shipment of grapes to reg
ulate the flow of that perishable COM