Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-17

| MS pulse and respiration We're irregu.
lar.
Bedlam broke loose in German reich
| stag when Socialist leader charged
4 budget contained secret fund for
boarding of arms in Russia.
New York, Dec. 1G.--(P)-Baron
George Tornorw's bride heiress to the
copper fortune of Joseph Glendenin.
| is seeking an annulment She went,
nome to father a few hours after mar
riage.
| Boston. Dec. 16.-(P)-The hearing
| by which Mrs. CarIotta Cockburn of
| san Gabriel Cal, hopes oestablish
that she was niece of the late Lolita
Crabtree and entitled, to contest the
| Will which disposed of $4,000. 900, was
| postponed today until Monday because
/ of slight illness of Judge Prest of
! the probate court.
Boston. Dec. (P)-Patrolma
Leon NJ. Randall of South Boston
/ pleaded not guilty in Roxbury court
today to charge of manslaughter He,
! was suspended and placed under arrest;
last night after a police board had.
| questioned him Conforming the DEATH
! of John Ramsey. who died after Ran.
dali arrested him. Randafls case was.
| continued until Dec. % and he was re-
leased in $1,000 bail.
New York, Dec. 16.-[P)-Girl eleva-
| tor operators stuck to their posts when
fire started in the Hotel Ansonia
| early today and before the blaze was
brought under control carried hundreds
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main floor. More than 1000 guests who
left their rooms crowded the lobby and.
the streets outside A 15-year-old.
| newsboy assisted the operators in run
ming the elevators. The fire started in,
an apartment on the 10th floor
Washington, Dec. 16.-(P)-A reso-
luton declaring a Christmas recess
from December % to January was
adopted by the House. Representative
Tilson, Republican leader, said the.
dates were agreeable to Senator Cur
tbs, Republican leader in the Senate
The Senate is yet to act on the reso-.
luton.
Boston, Dec. 16.-(P)-Dr. Thomas e..
Walsh, found guilty week ago of per-
forming an Illegal operation on Edith
l.. Greene, state ward, who dsmem-
bered body was found in cemetery
here last July, today defaulted SIS, 900
bond when he failed to appear for
sentence. Judge Wilfcrd Grey issued
a default warrant and the district att
torney told him that he thought he
could find the physician.
Fitchburg, Mass. Dec. -76-(P,-
John A. Smith, Fitchburg's oldest man.,
died today at his home, ~ Pine street,
aged 9S He was born in Stoddard,
N. II. He was manufacturer of wood
en- novelties until he retired in 1917.
He is survived by a son, a daughter.
eight grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren,
Concord, N. H, Dec. 16.-(P-The
governor and council today voted not
to keep the Franconia Notch road open
this winter for motor vehicle travel
A petition from north country districts
that the road be kept open was pre-
scented to the council.
New York, Dec. 16.-(P-Mary
Louise Spas, the original Cinderella
girl in the life of Edward w. Brown
ing, has Joined the real estate deal
er's estranged child wife, Peaches"
Heenan Browning, in demanding a
Louise, pretty daughter of Bohemian
immigrants. wants 100000 for an al
legged attempted assault during the
brief period in August, 1926, when
she was his legally adopted ward
and for alleged threats against her
and her parents after the adoption
was annulled.
Boston, Dec. 16.-(P-RusseH FL.
Leonard, treasurer of the Ipswich
Mills, hosiery manufacturers, since
March, 1922, today resigned. saying
that he had accomplished the work
for which he had accepted the posi-
ton. He is also treasurer of the
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
which recently upon his recommen-
dalton, purchased the Massachusetts
Cotton Mills of Lowell through an
exchange of stock. His resignation
as treasurer of the Ipswich mills is
effective Dec. 20. No successor has
been announced.
Washington, Dec. 16-(P)-Pres-
ident Coolidge today found himself
in position to blossom out in snake
skin vest, if he is so inclined. The
first of the usual run of Christmas
gifts which annually flow into the
White House, has proved to be such
garment, home tailored the gift of
Joe Stinson, of Rumsey, Ky. This
unusual sartorial creation consists of
strips of the skin of RATHER, neatly
pieced together.
Dover, N H., Dec. 16.--(Ft-An cd
vocational fund to assist Grange boys
and girls studying at the University
of New Hampshire was established
at the closing session of the New
Hampshire state grange. Initial ap-
preparation of $1,000 was made by the
state grange and additional subscrip-
tons aggregating 5000 were made by
delegates.
New York, Dec 17.--(P) The story
of a chase at sea and a rough ami
tumble battle in which II members
of the crew of the former sub chaser
Service fought their way to FREEDOM
escaping in dory today was tok
when the coast guard patrol boai
CG-205 towed the Service to the
barge office The Service was over
hauled by the CG-205 off Old Orchard
Staten Island, after chase in which