Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-07
NEWS BRIEFS

Burlington, VT, May 6-Appoint.
ments to fellowship for the current
year in the American school of cias-
steal studies at Athens have been an
neunced by Prof. Samuel Z. Bassett,
University of Vermont, chairman of
the committee on fellowstlips OF the
school John Day. Ohio State UNI
versity, '21, is named school fellow
in archaeology; Oscar T. Broneer,
University of California, '23, institute
fellow in archaeology; and Alfred r.
Bellinger, Yale II, fellow in the
language, literature and history Of
ancient Greece. The fellowships.
which are of $1,000 each and open to
graduates of any college in the Unit
ed States are awarded on the basis
of a competitive examination held
each year in March.
Edmonton, Alta, May s (AP)-
The young Copper Eskimo Iktaluk-
piak, principal in an Arctic version
of the old human triangle story, will
be taken back to his tribesmen by
Royal Canadian Mounted Police this
summer from Stone Mountain peni-
Tertiary, where he Is serving q term
for manslaughter. to marry the wife
of the man he killed. The drama of
primitive passions which resulted in
his Imprisonment, conferred around
Havougach, 40. his wife Khattia. rs,
and kaiukpiak, Is. all Copper Eski-
mos living inland about 100 miles
from the r c. NJ. P. post at Tree Ri
yer In Corona Gulf. " n"
Washington, May 6.-(AP)-In-
vestigation of the recent failure of
the Chicago, Milwaukee, and st.
Paul Railroad will be demanded by
Senator Lenroot, Republican, Wis
consin, Immediately after Congress
convenes in December. II have no
reason to doubt the honesty. and ef-
ficiency of the management OF the
road in recent years, but there are
rumors that receivership was. not
really necessary but was brought
in the interest of the stockholders"
Senator Lenroot said today.
Chicago, May 6-(AP)-Frost
has practically wiped out the Iowa
strawberry crop and also unprotect-
ed truck crops in that state, accord
ing to advices today to the weather
bureau which also had reports of
freezing temperatures in northern
Michigan, Minnesota and the Da-
kotas with snowfalls in northern
Michigan and other northern Sec
tions. Snow also fell today for a
few minutes in northern Illinois cit
les, including Chicago. The tenn
perature here stood at 40 degrees as
the snow ceased. Frost also was re-
ported from eastern Nebraska,
Northeast Kansas, as far south as
III III tn @
of Indiana.
London, May 6-The wool auctions
were well attended today and Offer
ings amounted to 9.1S6 bales. A good
selection met with a poor demand
and Withdrawals were again heavy.
American and Continental buyers
are holding off.
Geneva, May 6.-(AP)-France
made a friendly gesture to Germany
at the opening of today's session OF
the conference on the control Of
traffic in arms when M. Paul Bon
cour moved that the steering COM
mittee of the conference be enlarged
from seven to nine members so that
all parts of the world might be rep
resented particularly non-members
of the League of Nations. Germany,
chiefly as a result of this motion, Is
now represented on the committee.
Representative Theodore e. Burton,
the head of the American delegation.
received the highest number OF
votes for place on the committee.
Heinrich Won Fickhardt was the
German member chosen.
~, Vol, Nav 6-Througil the
censorship accompanying Uncle
SANS blockade of the rum feet
there filtered today news of increas-
es to the greatest dry armada ever
in action. Came too, suggestions
that the Great Lakes as well as the
Atlantic will be the scene OF block
ade. Twenty zone boats have gone
from New York to watch the liquor
fleet. boat for boat. on a SO mile