Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-15

at last been cleared Of the ice and
snow to allow traffic through to
points north, 1t was announced at
the State House today. For more
than a week, crews Of men have been
at work on the road.
Chicago, April 14.-(R)--A truck
driver was kidnapped and several
sacks Of mail, one believed to contain
$4,000 in banknotes, were stolen by
two men today at Indiana Harbor.
Ind. The mail truck was being loaded
at the rear of the post office when
the bandits drove up in an automo-
bile, and forced Frank Watson, the
driver, to load the sacks into their
machine. They took Watson away
with them.
Nashua, N. H., April 14-(P-Lewis
j. Read. aged rs, and q lifelong resi-
dent Of Merrimack, n. H, died at a
hospital here today following injuries
sustained near his home last night
when he was run down by an automo-
bile, the driver Of which speeded
away. Mr.. Read was crossing the road
to his barn when struck. Sheriff
Flanders is following several clues to
establish the identity of the autoist.
Nashua, N. H., April 1l.-(R-.
Swapping on the brakes Of his car
when the headlights revealed full
sized deer directly In front w. J.
Conner crashed the machine against
the wall with considerable damage,
but not until the front of the automo-
bile had hit the deer and knocked it
down. The deer bounded away up the
street into the woods.
Boston, April 14.-(P)-A breach Of
promise suit for s25O,OO0 was filed
today against Ruben Rich Baker,
president of the Baker Yacht Basin
at Quincy Point, by Mrs. Lyyli M.
Xek, a former housekeeper. Suit was
bought in Federal court it was said,
because Mrs. Xek Is q Finnish ma
tional. Baker is a prominent mem
Der of an Old Massachusetts family
and builds yachts and boats of the
smaller type.
New York, April 14.-(P)-A wo-
man who said she had been held as
lien for hospital bill Of $44.55
was freed today when Magistrate
We'll ordered the Flower hospital to
release Mrs. Gussie Deutsche. When
the case was brought to the atten-
ton of the magistrate he got in touch
with the hospital which agreed to
the action without further legal
steps.
Boston, April 14.-tP)-Alton B
Sherman of Whitman, an aviator.
filed a petition in bankruptcy today.
Two hospitals and three physician
were his principal creditors. The
petition showed liabilities of $1,949
and no visible assets.
Northampton, Mass, April 14-(P
DIR. E. o. Crossnan, medical di-
rector of the veterans bureau, will
speak at the dedication of a new
$4,000 recreation building at the
United States Veterans hospital here
Monday evening. it was announced
today. Federal, state and city gov
eminent officials have been invited
to the exercises.
Cairo, Egypt, April 14-OR)-
Rescue parties which have conducted
a ceaseless search for the missing
Spanish flyer. Captain Estevez, and
his mechanician, who deserted their
plane Sunday 100 miles from Amman
when they were forced to descend
today reported that they have little
hope of finding them. The searchers
are now hoping that the missing fly
ers have been picked up by a passing
caravan. although they feel that this
possibility is diminishing.
Boston, April 14-OPO-A regular
army airplane carrying two reserve
officers from the Boston airport fell
into the ocean off Bayside, Hull, to-
day. Both men made their way to
shore unhurt except for the wetting.
The plane was badly damaged. The
men We're Capt. r. "a. Raymond and
Lieut.. Edward Lyons. They said
that the machine did ''fip-fiop' and
shot down into'the water. They were
thrown clear and came ashore with
out great difficulty. the accident oc-
curing near the land. Both wings Of
the plane were broken. the supports
were sprung and the machine was
otherwise damaged. 1t was towed
back TO the air port.