Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-14

oliver Dudley, 90, mas Deen sentence
ed to ten days in Jail TO get all
| the cuss words out Of his system"
| His defense was the law prohibiting
public profanity was passed before
he was born, hence he knew nothing
of it.
Reading, England, Aug. 13.-P)-
Radio Rowdies" has been adopted
as the generic epithet for merchants
who use radio loudspeakers outside
their establishments to attract trade.
The town council has barred them as
a nuisance.
Glouceser, Mass, Aug. 10 up =
Captain Samuel Parish Of the fishing
steamer Roma and his crew of four
men were brought here today on
board the steamer Eliza r. Riggs
after their vessel had been destroy
ell by an explosion and fire off the
Isles Of Shoas. Several of the men
were burned severely. The engine
of the Roma backfired and spark
caused the store of gasoline to eX-
plode, the captain said.
Los Angeles, Aug. S1.-(P)-Twins
were born here yesterday to Betty
Becker, Olympic and national woman's
diving champion and wife of Clarence
Pinkston, Olympic diving champion of
1920 and national champion for four
years.
Canton. Ohio, Aug. ls.-(P)-Four
weeks ago Don f. Mellett publisher,
was shot down at his garage door be-
cause his continued existence was a
menace to the underworld and today
the murderers were still unknown. NO
arrests have been made on a murder
charge and no liquor or vice rings
have been smashed.
New York, Aug. 13.-(P)-Stock-
holders of the General Motors Cor
poration are nearly S60o,o00,000 better
off in shareholdings today as the re-
suit of an extra dividend declaration
acclaimed as the largest disbursement
of the kind ever made. The corpora
ton declared common stock dividend
of so per cent, authorizing an increase
Of 100000 shares. The declaration
was made yesterday after the stock
exchange had closed for the day.
San Diego. Cal, Aug. 1S.-(P)-An
inquest is scheduled here today into
the death of Herman Everett Shipley,
alias Don McRae, former chauffeur for
film star, whose body was found in
garage at the Coogan ranch near Cam
20 yesterday. Los Angeles detectives
who found the body said Shipley ap-
parently had ended his own life by
shooting himself through the head.
Mexico City, Aug. 12-P)-The
Catholic Episcopate today in
statement, made reply to the recent
report of the party of American
good willers' headed by Alva w.
Taylor of the Church of Disciples
Social Service Commission, regard
ing It's findings after investigating
the religious situation In Mexico.
1T is mortifying to Americans re-
siding in Mexico" says the state
ment, that American intellectuals
come here, disfgure the truth and
mislead the opinion of the American
press and people"
Miami. Fla, Aug. 1S-(P)-Thrce
official Investigations were directed
today into an alleged conspiracy to
dynamite the home of II. A. Hemp.
president of the Hialeah chamber of
commerce. The alleged plot was
revealed yesterday when officers ar
rested Hampton Greene, Hialeah CIV
ic organization promoter, on a war
rant signed by Hamp, which charged
that Greene had conspired to bomb
Ramps home and kill him. The
warrant was based on a statement
said to have been made by W. A.
Welle, who was arrested for highway
robbery and burglary.
Peabody. Mass, Aug. 13.-(P)-
Joseph Boichuk. accused of the
murder of IL year old Mary Romanuk
and the shooting of the girls mother.
Mrs. Lyna Romanuk on July 20, was
brought from Salem jail this fore
noon and his case again continued
until September 10, he being remand
ed to Jail without bail. His ply
steal appearance was much better