Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-25


number Of signatures necessary TO
compel the reichstag to act on such
a measure. Should the seichstag fall
to adopt this bill, as 1t seems hkely
that 1t must. the decision must next
be submitted to a national plebiscite.
In such a plebiscite so percent Of the
total electorate, or roughly 20.000,000
! voters, must take part In order TO
! make the plebiscite's decision effec-
tive.
Boston. March 24.--(AP)-A cargo
OF rum consigned from Boston to
Shanghai ran into trouble today even
before It reached the waterfront to
| begin the long journey The frst truck
! load of rum was seized by police just
i after 1t left the distillery in South
! Boston. The truck and load were held
| until the owners produced the neces-
| sary papers. The shipment of 100
barrels will be used in curing tobacco:
The rum will be part Of the cargo OF
| the Dollar liner President Adams
/ when she. sails tomorrow.
| Mexico City, March 24-(AP)--The
| killing of two Americans and attacks
| upon four others along the west coast
] of Mexico has resulted in the Ameri-
can embassy requesting the Mexican
| government to punish the persons gull
l ty Of the crimes. Joe Hall, employed
| by the Mexican National Railways,
| was stoned to death near Ixtlan Men
| day. Rex. McIlpone was murdered by
bandits near the same place March II,
and Fl. Heidenkamp. who was with
him, was seriously wounded.
| Moscow, March 24.-(AP)-Cnless
the discords and disputes within the
| Communist party are soon composed,
Gregory Zinovieff believes 1t will be
in danger of disappearing from the po-
litical stage. Addressing . plenary
| session of the executive committee OF
| the Communist internationaIe, OF
which he is chairman, Zinovieff admit
| ted frankly that the prospects in the
United States were not bright. The
precarious position of the American
p, Communist party demanded that all
the energies of the parent body should
be concentrated upon it.
Mexico City, Mar 24.--(AP)-One
/ Of the men who murdered Joe Hall,
an American employe of the Mexican
national railway last Monday near
lxtlan, is reported to have been cap
tured. This information is contain
ed in a telegram from the American
tconsulate at Mazatlan received at
the embassy here today. The mess
sage said: zone of Halls murderers
has been caught. The others are
still at large.
Washington, Mar. 24s-(AP)--Lieu-
tenant Commander Richard Byrd
/ fn al
flight to the north pole prepared to
walk back to civilization II necces-
sary. The equipment of his airplane
will include rifles and shotguns, two
small sleds and small lightweight
stove.
| Philadelphia, March 24.-(AP) -
False teeth constitute a menace to
! firemen and policemen, the civil SER
vice commission, which rules on all
applicants to the two bureaus of the
city, announced today, Several in
! stances, the commission said, had
F., been reported Of firemen nearly
choking to death by swallowing their
! false molars while unconscious from
smoke or injuries. In the future, all
applicants for either the fire OF po-
! lice force must possess at least 20
sound teeth and such false teeth as
exist will have to be bridge work to
pass the requirements.
| Vancouver, &. c., Mar. 24.-(AP)-
| The Vancouver City Council and the
| Vancouver Retail Merchants Asso-
citation were confronted today with a
resolution passed by the Vancouver
Parent Teacher Association asking
that impersonations of Santa Claus
F., be discontinued. DisiIlusionment OF
children, when promises made by the
! jolly saint In department stres re-
main unfulfilled on Christmas Day,
was given as the reason.
Oakland, Cal. Mar 24.-CAP)-Po-
lice were searching today for mem
bers of an alleged devil worshipping
society, purported to have been re-
vealed by papers found in the base
ment of the home of Macarno Timon,
mysteriously slain recently. A let
ter. apparently written in blood and
signed with the name of Timon, was
found among his effects and contains
plea to "Lucifer' for aid toward
qualification Of desires. The desires
We're not specified.
|. Baton Rouge, La. Mar. 24.-(AP)
r-Authorities of Louisiana State Uni
course on evolution to be given at
the university this year, 1t was learn
ed here tonight. Twenty students
who had organized class in evo-
luton" were notified by Professor
w. H. Gates, head of the department
of biology, that the course could not
be given, because of refusal of uni
versity authorities to sanction 1t.
III
Zitzmann, So, the largest man ever
admitted to Bellevue hospital, died
there today of chronic heart disease.
Two policemen, a chauffeur and a
surgeon, were required to assist him
from his home to an ambulance last
night when he was stricked with a
heart attack. He weighed more than
400 pounds. was five feet seven inch
es in height and had waist line OF
five feet. two inches. Because of his
corpulence, funeral services cannot
be held in his late home owing to
the narrowness of the Railways and
doors.
Washington. March 24-(AP)-
Alarmed over smuggling between
Canada and this country by the con-
cealment of articles in newspapers in
the mails. customs officials today
asked Postmaster General New to
confer with Canadian postal authori-
ties in an effort to check 1t. Recently
at Bangor, Me-, there were 9N such
seizures. Officials have not deter
mined whether the newspapers were
mailed direct from publishing offices
in Canada or consisted of transient
copy.
Newport, r. l.. March 24-(AP)-