Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-14

| deatn last year. LETT home Sunday
morning to visit friend. Since then
nothing has been heard from her
Miss Grove Is said to have suffered
from nervous disorder since her
father died.
Philadelphia, Dec. 13.-(P)-Six
men, armed with shotguns, held I'D
and robbed Israel Slayer, wholesale
jeweler of 1000 in jewelry early
today. Sieger, with two companions
was on his way TO Harrisburg. The
robbers escaped in an automobile.
Paris, Dec. 13.--(Pl-A divorce de-
cree on the ground of desertion has
been awarded in Paris courts to Ann
Coiman Powers from H ,ry Carson
Powers. Both gave Paris addresses.
They were married in Baltimore.
August a. 1924.
Everett. Mass, Dec i3.-tP)-
Death overlook an elderly widow and
her six pets at the same time, it was
revealed today. Mrs. Georgianna
snow and her two dogs and four, cats
were found asphyxiated in her apart
ment this morning. A gas cock in the
kitchen range was open. Death was
accidental the medical examiner
said.
Boston, Dec. 13-zP)-Safe break
efs obtained money and securities
valued at $4,000 from vault in the
Jaw onlces OF Emery, Booth Janney
~ Farney on Congress street dur
ing the week end. The burglars
made their way in and out of the
oiIlces without forcing or breaking
any lock and were equally success
tul In opening the outer door of the
safe. The inner door, however, had
been ripped open. Papers We're up-
disturbed but a thousand dollars in
cash and two thousand in negotiable
securities were missing.
Rome, Dec. 13,-(P)-The Albanian
government has conferred the grand
GORDON of the national order of Besa
upon Premier Mussolini for his work
IN concluding the recently signed Ital-
ian-Albanian treaty OF friendship and
arbitration. King Victor also con-
ferred the grand Gordon of Maurice
upon President Ahmed Zogu Of AL
bania.
New Bedford, Mass, Dec. 1s.-lR-
PATRICK c. Flynn, Sc, and his wife,
MRS. Margaret Flynn, IS, mill workers,
were found dead by gas this afternoon
on the third floor of the Warwick
rouse, 1883 Purchase street, where
they kept light housekeeping apart
ment. Associate Medical Examiner
Charles Shanks found both deaths ac-
cidental The two were in bed. q gas
stove in an adjoining room having two
burners on but no flames under the
pans containing meat and coffee. It ia
surmised water boiled over and extfn-
guished the flames.
Rome, Dec. 13.-(H)-Inability to
support a wife will be lust cause for
exemption from the newly decreed tax
on bachelors. This issuance is given
by IL Trevere, which adds that the
government Is finding unusual Difficult
ties In drafting rules applying the law
to Italy's 100000 unmarried men.
Others to be exempted are priests,
prelates, army officers, paupers and
persons with Unbeatable diseases.
Difficulty is expected in testing some
claims for exemption. The tax will
be graduated, increasing from the
ages of o5 to 45 and decreasing from
40 to IS. +
Scranton, Pa, Dec. 1S-(P)-Two
hundred girl workers at the Long
Handkerchief Company here, thrown
under the shadow of suspicion of
theft, went on strike today. A
Scranton newspaper said yesterday
that handkerchiefs valued at $4,000
had been stolen from the plant by
employees. The girls today demand
ed statement from the company
clearing up the case and when it was
not forthcoming they went to their
homes. An official of the company
said there had been some thefts but
nothing like $4,000.