Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-14

=. h"e' ~ H., sept. 12.--Andrew 6.
stefglou, ., of Ash street, was fatal
~ injured this afternoon when he fell
In front OF the Nashua to Worcester
express at the Ash street crossing.
The boy and several other youths were
running across the tracks to recover
baseball when Sterglou fell. He was
!ushed to st. Joseph's Hospital, but
oled without regaining consciousness.
Manchester, n. H, Sept. 12.-Defi-
mite plans regarding the Amoskeag
manufacturing Company's rayon prod
ucts were announced today. No.
MIL unit in the old Stark plant, has
neen undergoing remodeling for four
months. In it machinery and equip
ment for the making of vicose, the raw
material from which artificial silk is
derived will be manufactured. The
significance of the announcement re-
earding the manufacture of vicose aid
OIL the finished product, rayon, it was
pointed out, lies in the fact that it
gives promise of development of bust.
ness of such proportions that the
slackening Of interest in the bingham
lines will not be felt.
Worcester, Sept. 12.--stolen exactly
year ago, the automobile of Neal
recovered in Montreal where it had
been disposed of after it's theft. Word
to this effect, received by the police
| mere today, came as a welcome sur
prise to Mr.. Mitchell on the annivers-
airy of his loss.
Los Angeles, Sept. 12-(AP)-Ru-
dolph Valentino, appearing in the
gaudy uniform of a Russian Cossack
officer was fined $50 yesterday on
charge of speeding The courtroom
was thronged with middle aged wo-
men. In reply to question Va,en-
tino denied that he had been drink
| ing before he was arrested. The ar
resting officer testified that he
"smelled liquor on the defendants
| breath at the time of the arrest"
Valentines attorneys objected, urg-
ing that the odor might have been
garlic.
Boston, Sept. 13-(AP)-Despite
the death yesterday at the City Hos
pital of Lewis Donofrio, s, of 147
Norfolk avenue, Roxbury, from the
effects of eating poisonous weed on
Friday, it was said at the hospital
last night there was every reason to
believe that the three other victims
NOhlo iCSONSi. Hcy were al ItSl-
ing comfortably last night.
New Britain. Conn; Sept. 12-(AP)
Announcement was made today
that Israel j., and Bernard E. Hoff-
man of Ansonia. Conn. ad New Ha-
ven respectively, have purchased
a half interest in the Capitol, Pal
ace and Scenic theatres in this city,
and that Contaras Brothers and Pc
rokas, owners of these three play
houses. have purchased a half in
| terest in 100000 theatre. which
the Hoffman brothers intend to build
| in this city. 1t is said that the
| transaction involves S1,250,000. The
| Hoffman brothers operate a chain of
| theatres in Connecticut.
San Antonio, Tex. Sept. 12-(AP)
An overland flight from New York
| to Pekin, China, by two Army trans
| port airships now being constructed,
! and the awarding of the Distinguish
ed Service Mccall to Commander
| John Rodgers and his crew were
suggested today by Col. William
Mitchell, sth Corps Area air officer,
! in a formal statement.
| Washington. Sept. 12-(AP)-To
| expedite the making of railroad rates
| on bituminous coal from West Vir-
| ginia and Pennsylvania to Atlantic
seaboard territory. the interstate
commerce commission today set
aside the usual requirements of 30
! days notice on new rate schedules.
| New Haven. Conn, Sept. 12-(AP)
Three men are under arrest here
and another is being sought in con-
necticn with the finding on Wednes-
day in West Haven of the body of
man which has not been identified. it
was disclosed here today. Beyond
admitting that the three had been ar
rested, Coroner Eli Mix would give
no additional information.
New York, Sept. 12-(AP) Al
Johnson, an aviator a Roosevelt Field,
Long Island. was instantly killed to-
day when he fell 1000 feet from a
| plane flying above Mineola. The body
dropped in a field off Jericho Turn
pike. rear Mineola. Louis Meyers,
pilot of the machine brought his
plane down at Curtiss Field and, with
several other aviators, rushed by au-
tomobile to the spot where johnson
had fallen. Meyers said Johnson ap-
poAChliy iiRd looSCHcu iiIS safety SlI dp
to peer oversize, and that the ma
chine had struck an air pocket
bouncing Johnson out of the cockpit.
Wilmington, Sept Estate officers
Sherlock and O'Neil today arrested
Ms. Hilda James, widow of William
James, whose body was found in
well near their home in a lonely sec
ton here Thursday and Palmer Luz
cas-. nighbor, on the charge OF mur
Ger. The arrests were made after the
o1fio ers had had a talk with Richard
Stewart. alias Frank Johnson, who is
confined in the East Cambridge Jail
awaiting Grand Jury action on the
same charge. All participants in the
case are colored.