Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-16
NEWS BRIEFS

the General Electric Company ex-
pressed qualification tonight when
informed by The Associated Press
that test jazz program had been
heard in London and Berlin.
Haverhill, Mass, Dec. 15-(AP)-
Two armed men held up and robbed
Clarence Lockhart, driver for
wholesale grocery company, of $3.50 in
the town of Groveland near here to-
night Lockhart reported the robbery
to police here.
Lowell, Mass, Dec. 15-(AP)-Vital
Proulx, %, of Amesbury, is at the
point of death in a local hospital, fol-
lowing a motor accident in East ORA
cut, near here, tonight. Proulx, with
three companions, was going in the
direction of Lawrence at a fast rate
of speed. At a curve in the road the
machine turned into a culvert. finally
landing against tree. ProuK sus-
tanned a probable fracture Of the
skull and other injuries. His COM
panions were slightly hurt.
New York, Dec. 15-(AP)-Thomas
J. Vivian, foreign editor of the New
York American and an employe Of
Hearst newspapers for 80 years, died
at his home last night, it was an
nounced tonight.
Hartford, Conn, Dec. 15-(AP)-
Gerald Chapman, under sentence to
be hanged at the State Prison at
Wethersfield on March 8, made no
comment today when told by Joseph
NJ. Freedman, one of his counsel, of
the decision of Federal Judge Edwin
S. Thomas. refusing the bandits Pc
tition for return to the federal sem
tence of % years for robbery of the
mails, before he can be hanged by
Connecticut for the murder of New
Britain policeman.
New York, Dec. 15-(AP)-Miss
Mathilda Shuerich, member OF the
1924 Olympic Swimming Association,
clipped two seconds from the worlds
record for women in a so yard breast
stroke test This afternoon in the pool
of the Julia Richmond high school.
Her time was 81 20 seconds. The
former record was 80 20.
II Princeton, n. j., Dec. 15-(AP)-
IIPrinceton authorities announced to-
day that Head Football Coach Bill
Roper had signed a contract for the
year 1925. and added that the con-
tract might be for~two years" Rop-
er announced last year that he might
resign his coaching berth.
Washington, Dec. 15-(AP)-Stan-
ley Harris, pilot of the Washington
Senators, is on his way south to-
night. without his 1926 contract and
expected salary raise. but with a
proposition" to consider. He left for
Florida during the afternoon, while
Clark Griffith, the clubs president,
was consulting his physician due to
a bad cold. Il received word from
Bucky today that he would think
over my proposition and drop me a
letter shortly after he arrives at Mi
ami" Mr.. Griffith said.
Cambridge, Mass. Dec. 15-AP-Dart
mouth drew just "a more football
fans to the Harvard Stadium than
Yale this fall. Attendance figures for
Harvard's eight games were made
public today. showing that 51,592
persons paid their way to see Dart
mouth, as against 51,55S for Yale.
Total attendance for the the year,
exclusive of pass admissions, was
26S,365, or 63,51S less than last sea-
son. The decline was attributed to
several rainy Saturdays and the fact
that the Brown game was played in
the comparatively small Brown Sta
dunn.
Boston, Dec. 15-(AP)-The Otta-
wa Senators defeated the Boston
Bruins 2 to / in one of the fastest
and cleanest National Hockey Lea
que encounters here this season. The
teams went scoreless in the first
the end of the second, but Deneny,
who scored both Canadian goals,
drove home the deciding tally four
minutes after the final session OPEN
ed.
Boston, Dec. Is - Cap - Jake
Schaefer, who recently lost the
worlds 1872 balkline billiard cham
pionship to Edouard Horemans of
Belgium, was leading Willie Hoppe,
many times champion. 500 to I'll at
the end of the second block of their
$500 point exhibition match here
tonight. Hoppe took the first block,
400 to 315 in the afternoon play, but
tonight Schaefer went into @he lead
with a brilliant run of masse and
three-cushion shots.
Providence. r. l., Dec. 15-(AP)-
Charles II. Lord, former mayor of
Central Falls. was arrested to-day on
a writ in a $4,000 suit charging ali
enation of elections. brought by Os-
car A. Jette of Pawtucket, said to be
a first cousin of the defendant, For
mer Mayor Lord was arrested in
front of his home. 2 East Crosman
street. Central Falls. by Deputy Sher-
if Francis l.. McGovern. Jette char
ges the former mayor with alternating
the affections of his wife. Bertha A.
Jette. Lord is married and has a
family.
Boston, Dec. 15-(AP)-Genera
Manager George IT. Dresser Of the
New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company has been appointed
vice president in charge of the com
pany's operations, it was announced
tonight. He succeeds Vice President
Charles T. Howard who will retire on
January is, 1925 after As years of
service. Robert r. Estabrook. gen.
eral traffic manager, will become
general manager on that date.
University. Va. Dec. 15-(AP)-
The election of Mabel Holloway. ne
gro. of Howard University, Wash
ington. as southern representative
on the executive committee of the
new National Student Federation,
was the result of a misunderstanding