Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-15

Charles w. Bryan asserts Governor
Nc Mullin of Nebraska is responsible
for rise in gasoline prices in virtual
ly every state.
Boston grand jury returns SO in
lictments for sale of improper pic
lures.
Sectionf Ausable Forks, New York,
burned with loss of 100000.
Holdup men escape with payroll of
$4,000 at Lever Brothers plant in
East Cambridge, Mass.
Sir II. Rider Haggard, author, dies
in London.
French report Rifian tribcsmen
driven back in Morocco.
Rome, May 14-(AP)-A lively
discussion regarding a proposal to
establish woman suffrage in Italy, is
in prospect when the chamber of
deputies reassembles this afternoon
Communist Deputy Reboldi will pre-
sent resolution to give women the
right to vote in both administrative
and political elections. Sixteen dep
uties are already scheduled to dis
cuss the subject.
Rome, May IA - (AP) - Twelve
communists were arrested and large
quantities of propa ganda circulars.
pamphlets and correspondence were
seized last night in two raids by
police. The raids were upon COM
munist meetings in two small hotels.
The police found at these places
various sums of money, the source
of. which the communists were I'M
willing to reveal.
Tallahassee, Fla, May 1.-THE
"old maid and bachelor bill" intro
duced in the Florida house, has met
the approval of at least one man.
A. Y. MILAN. speaker of the house,
has received a message from Harry
l.. Johnson of Fort Myers, who
placed a high valuation on his sin
gle blessedneSs.
London, May 14-(AP)-Alarm
over the growth of communism in
Great Britain, which has been voice1
widely through the press recently
seems to have invaded the British
cabinet. 1t is understood that it is
considered the ACCESSIBILITY of refus-
ing all foreign communists permits
sion to enter this country for the
annual conference of British COM
munists which opens at Glasgow,
Scotland, May 81.
Worcester, Mass, May 14-John
Knoll, of Worcester, who made his
escape yesterday, after numbering his
wife, Josephine, at the home of the
latters friend, Mrs. Stella Lemansl1
at 46 Assonet- street. is still at large.
According to information obtained
today from the Dudley police, Knoll
is believed to have been at farm
house in that town last night. This
information comes from officer STAN
lev kokernak of Dudley and news
papernan who late last night visited
the home of Walenty Kleinneicht
near the Thompson. Conn, line.
Boston. May 14-Optimism for the
future of the shoe industry in New
England was expressed in a report
on the industry made public today
by a special committee of the Boston
Chamber of Commerce. 1t is pointed
out that New ngland, with the lar
gest body of skilled shoe operatives
in the world and a multitude OF FAC
tories grouped around Boston, the
worlds greatest leather { market. is
in an excellent position to hold its
own.
Washington, May 14.-(AP)-Cotton
consumed during April aggregated
597,104 bales of lint and 59,136 of lin
ters, compared with 5S2,674 of line and
5S,S45 of lnters during March this
wear and 47S,5S3 of lint and 42,0SO OF
linters during April last year, the CEN
sus bureau today announced.
Boston, May 14.-fAP)-Presiden
Arthur e. Morgan of Antioch College.
Ohio, today was elected president OF
the Unitarian Sunday School Society
now in annual session here. He sue
ceeds DR.. William /. Lawrence, who
completes Is years as the secretary.
Oother officers elected at today's meet
ing were Rev. George l.. Parker or
Newton Center and Mrs. Eugene Rod
man Shipper of Boston, vice presi-
dents: Miss Frederika A. Wendte OF
Winchester, clerk and George r. Fer
guson of winchester, treasurer.
Boston. May 14.-The range was
mixed and narrow in early sales on the
Boston market today. Eastern Mass
aehusetts Adjustment climbed one
point, while Shoe Machinery and Swift
Co. each gained 1-2. American Tele-
phone declined Is and Warren Broth
ers was off IA. Calumet & Hecla and
Edison Electric were unchanged
Buffalo, N. Y, May 14.-(AP)-
Clarence DeMar, four times winner of
the Boston Marathon race, today en-
tered the knights of Columbus Mara
thon to be run from Niagara Falls,
Ont, to Buffalo on Memorial Day. De-
Mar will represent the Melrose. Mass,
Post, No. 90, American Legion.
Liberty, Mo-, May 14-Mrs. Mary
A. Church and her son, James
Church, classmates for four years at
William Jewell College here, will be
graduated next week with A. B., de-
grees. Mrs. Church was a grand
mother when she entered college.
Along with her studies and taking an
active part in student activities, she
has kept her home. Her husband, DR..