Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10

engender ill-feeling. Tomorrow, there
fore, the public session Of the council
will merely receive the report Of the
re- organization commission, and, II
the present plans are lived UP to, will
merely vote to send copy Of the re-
port to all the league members and
ask M. Motta, president Of the com
mission, and M. GUAM, president Of
the council, to arrange for the next
meeting of the reorganization COM
mission.
Chicago, June 29-(P)-The engage
ment of Charles H. Swift, vice presi-
dent of Swift and Co, to wed Miss
Claire Dux, metropolitan and Chicago
Civic Opera star was announced to-
night. Mr.. Swift is 81 years old and
bachelor.
Concord, N. H., June 9-[P)-Wal-
ter Corliss Of Reeds Ferry, wanted by
Wisconsin authorities on a charge Of
i wife desertion, will not be turned
over to that state, it was said this
morning at the state house. No Off
Ger has appeared from Wisconsin and
Governor John G. Winant said today
that the matter would be dropped.
Corliss, who is 81 years old, wed a
Wisconsin woman after his first
wife's death, becoming acquainted
with his second spouse through a
matrimonial advertisement in a pa
per.
New York. June - P The
New York Central Railroad Co., to-
day announced plans for consolidat-
ing it's principal subsidiaries-the
Michigan Central, the Cleveland.
Cincinnati, Chicago & st. Louis. and
the Cincinnati Northern railroads
! through long term leases. At the
same time the company will in
crease its authorized capital stock
from s4oo.oOo,oOo to s5oo,ooo,ooo.
Philadelphia, June 9.-(P)-A car
, Athyn, Pa, today, bearing a mes
sage purporting to have been sent
| by Walter S. Ward, Of the New
York millionaire baking family. The
| message, signed Ward" said the
| writer was held captive in shack
three miles above Trenton, n. j., on
the east side of the Delaware river.
| Ward disappeared about a month
ago.
Bridgewater, Mass, June 9-P)-
| State and town police today were
guarding the home of Alfred e. Cox,
| following his receipt of threatening
| letter, which authorities believe was
written by sympathizers Of Nicola
| Sacco and Bartolomeo VanZetti,
convicted murderers. Apparently re-
ferring to the recent bombing of the
home of Samuel johnson, whose sis
| ter in law was material state wit
ness at the celebrated Sacco-Van-
zetti trial, the letter told Cox your
home Is next unless you do your best
for our cause" There was no sigma
| ture.
Keene. N H., June 9-tP)-The an
nual convention Of the Young Mems
| Christian Associations Of New
| Hampshire opened here today and
John H. Kline Of Keene, president of
| the local association, was chosen
| chairman; Fred s. Heath of Concord,
assistant treasurer Of the Boston &
| Maine railroad, vice chairman: Rev.
| Joseph Barker Of Durham, secretary
of the Y. NJ. C. A, at University of
| New Hampshire, secretary: George
Volz. general secretary of the Ports
mouth association, assistant secre-
| tary.
| Lowell, Mass, June 9-(R1-A man
| believed to have been Patrick H. Pow
| ers, Al Rock street. committed suicide
early this morning by jumping into the
| Suffolk canal from the bridge at Cabot
and Ford streets He was pulled out