Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
NEWS BRIEFS

NEWS BRIEFS
Lincoln, Neb, Aug. 11.-(AP)-
waiter K. Simmons. former Mon
/ tana cowboy and deputy sheriff, was
electrocuted at the state prison to-
day for the Staying of Frank Pahl.
spencer, Neb., garage man. Sim
mons left a letter addressed to his
son. Walter r. Simmons, Jr.. saving
he was leaving $500 in currency to
be used for his sons education. In a
| hnal statements he declared that he
was innocent. Death in the electric
/ CHAIR ended an adventurous career
, for Simmons in his ~ years as cow
boy baseball player, deputy sheriff
and finally bootlegger.
| webster, Mass, Aug. 11.-(AP)-
CHARLES b. Jennings, superintendent
| at the Clinton Mills, formerly the
webster Dye and Yarn Co.. an
| nounced today that the employees
in the spinning department will re-
ceiVe an increase Of j. per cent in
wages to take effect at once. Mr..
Jennings says the employees in tho
other departments will not be
granted an increase at this time.
| Hpscott, MASS, Aug. H.
| (AP)-Although he realizes that 1t
| might be economy to erect public
buildings 1nd thus avoid payment OF
rent, President Coolidge does not
look with favor on suggestions for
bond issue for construction of SOW
eminent buildings in Washington
I and elsewhere.
New York. Aug. 11-(AP)-A
countess for day with claims 10
| the whole city of LENDER, Poland,
and IL barrels OF gold and Jewels.
! Victoria Augustynowicz. - Years old
bobbed haired stenographer, has
seen her childhood dream fade af-
ter partial attainment. The Polish
consulate-general yesterday recog-
nfzed her contention that she was
the descendant of a titled Polish
family but ruled that there is no
| longer Polish nobility. the coun-
try now being a republic.
Paris. Aug. 11.--(AP)-It is under
stood in we'll Informed circles here
that William s. Culbertson. the new
American minister to Rumania, who
arrived at Bucharest two weeks ago.
has made 1t known emphatically to the
Rumanian government that Washing
ton desires action. not words, in re-
spect to Rumania's war debt to the
United States.
Atlantic City. n. j.. Aug. 11.-(AP)
There will be proportionately fewer
trafi1c accidents when the present gen.
Grafton passed on the motor cars are
driven by the younger generation. The
boys and girls of today are growing
49,
ton had to adopt itself to automo-
biles. This prediction was made to
the convention of the Automobile
Trades Associations Managers today
by Robert E. Lee Of St. Louis its pres
ident.
Montreal, Aug. 11.-(AP)-James
Duncan, first vice president of the
American Federation of Labor and for
many years chief lieutenant to Samuel
Gompers, declared today that the
threatened coal strike in the United
States would certainly take place.
There is nothing, as far MS he can see,
that can possibly avert e tie-up in the
industry, he avowed.
Rome, Aug. 1f.-(AP)-Todays is
sue of the Giornale d'Italia was sup
pressed because of its comments on a
letter addressed by the Pope, through
Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary
of state, to a French organization,
which his holiness said: ut is we'll I'M
derstood that authority should be al
ways accompanied by healthy liberty"
Gloversville, N. Y. Aug. Hap
Charles Nichols was killed and
William Broderick was seriously
lAl 49, -
with deputy sheriff Nelson Pierce
caught them in the act of robbing
his store on the Port Johnson
Johnstown Highway. Pierce re-
ceived bullet wound in his left
shoulder and was otherwise in
jured. Broderick was taken to a
hospital in Amsterdam, The burg
lars We're about 20 years old and
residents of Gloversville.
swampscott, Mass, Aug. IL
(AP)-President Coolidge will be
guided by the opinions of the Navy
and Commerce departments in re-
gard to the request for the use of
the Los Angeles naval airship in
commercial aviation. The President
favors such a scheme off hand but
use Of the airship. A request to
use the Los Angeles and its crew in
commercial aviation was made to
the government last week by John
Hays Hammond. Jr., representative
of a firm interested in this indus
try.
New York, Aug. 11-(AP)-A SEN
sational advance of 43 "a points
took place On the New York EX-
change today in the common stock
of the General Railway Signal
Co., which touched a record high at
$500 a share. Trading in this is
sue started at s144 a share when it
was listed on the big board about
two months ago.
Chicago, Aug. 11-(AP)-Most of
the $2,soo,ooo estate Of Edward