Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17

Washington, FEB. l6-A senate
resolution extending for two years
| from next June 80. the arrangements
whereby press despa tches a. e trans
mitted by naval radio. was passed
today by the house and sent to the
F, president.
! Washington, Feb. 16-A house vote
| on the senate amendment to the in
dependent offices appropriation bill
F, to abolish the Pullman surcharge
was assured today when the house
went through the routine of dis
! agreeing to all senate amendments
and sending the measure to confer
ence.
Chicago, Feb. 16-Addison G. Proc
| tor, last of the delegates to the con-
vention in Chicago in 1860 which
nominated Abraham Lincoln for the
presidency. died here today at the
age of 81.
! Washington, Feb. 16-The senate
; interstate commerce committee today
approved a proposed amendment to
! the interstate commerce act which
would make the initial carrier re-
sponsible to the shipper for losses In
transit.
Chicago. Feb. 16-Police search for
Loogan +. Pierce, son of a Chicago
capitalist, continued today while a
coroner's inquest into the death Of
his five day bride. Mrs. Nina Ruth
Harding Pierce, University of ILL
| nois sophomore. was set for this aft
ernoon., A woman alleged to have
performed an operation. also is
| sought. Mrs. Pierce died Saturday
night at hospital to which she was
| removed from a furnished room
where her husband took her after
their marriage here last Monday.
Since Pierce left the hospital the only
trace of him was found in telephone
messages to a Chicago club and to
| the rooming house asking about a
| telegram from his father, Chamber l..
| Pierce.
Little Falls, n. j., Feb. 1G.-Mrs
Jesse DE Graw. 25. died today a few
| hours after hcr two-year-old boy
Jean was found dead at their home Of
the woman. According to the police,
Mrs Dc Graw gave her child the poi
son and put him in his crib last night
then swallowed some herself A three
year-old daughter found hor mother
sick this morning and called a neigh
Dor. The whereabouts of the husband,
1 James, are unknown.
! Cambridge. Mass Feb. 1G.-An inyi-
tation to Paavo Nurmi to attempt to
+ break the mile record at the Stadium
has been issued by Harvard athletic
authorities. 1t became known today
If the Finnish runner is willing to
~. 1t.,.tyy
Quarter-mile oval will be put into the
fastest possible condition for the
event. Fred w. Moore, graduate
treasurer Of athletic at Harvard, said
/ today.
! Nome, Alaska, Feb. 16 (By a. P.)-
Ed Rohn and his dogs arrived at
noon today in blizzard with diph-
iberia anti-toxin. Crossing Morton
Sound. two of his dogs fell into
/ iissure of the ice.
Washington, Feb. l6-An investi-
cation by the Interstate Commerce
Commission indicated today that the
Maine Central railroad would be al
lowed to pay $4SO,00O for short
railroad running up to Canada in
order that 1t might Immediately
! abandon the property.
Washington. Feb. 16-Lucius Storrs
OF New Haven, Conn, today was
named managing director of the
American Electric Railway Associa-
tlon, new post created to make
available to electric railway COM
panies the advice of an experienced
transportation executive.
Washington. Feb. 16-Declaging
the present occupant of the White
House does not need the relief pro-
pcsed' Senator Edge, Republican,,
New Jersey. today Withdrew a reso-
tuition he had introduced after the
death of Presiden: Harding. rropos-
ing that special commission study
ways AMI means of tightening the
| burdens of the presidency.
Washington. Feb. 16.--A bill to
authorize exchange of forest lands
region of the appalachian land
White Mountains set aside under the
Weeks act for the protectioG of the
, watersheds of navigabie streams, was
passed 'oday by the House and sent
to the Senate The measure is de-
signed 20 enable the government to
IT'S anu 10 per-
init private owners to block up
their lands.
Boston, Feb. 16.-Healings on the
application of the Boston and Maine
Railroad for approval of its plan to
abandon certain Of it's branch lines
in Massachusetts have been set for
the PERIOD from Feb. rs to %. the
Inf 70
today notified the Massachusetts de-
partment of public utilities The
, Federal and state bodies will sit
Jointly in Boston. Opportunity will
be given to the railroad to present
evidence supporting its request for
permission to abandon lines which
the road claims 1t now maintains at
loss.
Greenboro, n. c.. Feb. 16--The body
of Professor Lee White, head of the
department of education of Guilford
college. was found early today in the
yard of his home by Mrs. White. A
pistol was beside him. Friends eX-
pressed the belief he had ended his
own life although no cause was as
signed.
Oklahoma Cit. OKLA, Feb. 16ALouis
A. Pruitt, veteran engineer, rode his
engine down" when it plunged from
the tracks near Kellyville, Okla, early
yesterday. Then he crawled from the
wreckage and though half blinded by
a scalp wound and scalded by steam.
staggered three Quarters Of a mile
along the dark track and tagged a
st. Louis-San Francisco passenger
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