Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

es for the preservation of your life
With my highest sentiments of re-
spect."
i. New York. Apr. sap - The
orderly book from George Washing
toms headquarters in New York dur
ing the summer Of 1875, Vas sold to
William r. Woods today for $3.50
at the American Art Galleries. The
book was disposed of with other arti-
Giles in the collection of the late Will
liam Green Shillabar of Boston,
Mass. The orderly book contains an
order relieving the men from duty on
Sunday so they might go to church
and so overcome "the wicked prac-
tice of profane swearing and ours
ing. a vice hitherto little known in
an American army" and detailing
severe punishment for soldiers caught
stealing fruit from his garden.
New York, Apr. S.-(AP) - The
joint committee on a merger of the
Lutheran ministirun of New York,
the New York synod and the New
England synod today approved IA of
the 16 amendments to the form of
the merger which were suggested by
the ministirun. The remaining
amendments will be taken up at next
months meeting. 1t was decided to
appoint special committee headed
by DR.. Arthur F. Hardy of Queens
to consider the educational policy OF
the new synod and efforts Of cordi-
mating work of the educational insti-
tutions of the church in the three
districts. including Wagner College
and Hartford seminary.
Leningrad, Russia. April S.-(AP)
The Soviet authorities have decid-
ed to convert the amous Cathedral
of st. Peter and St. Paul, Russia S
Pantheon, into a historical museum
All of Russia's sovereigns since the
foundation of st. Petersburg in 1901
except Peter II, who was buried at
Moscow. and the Inflated Nicholas
II-are buried in this cathedral
which forms part Of the fortress of
the same name. Notable tombs in
the cathedral are those of Peter the
Great and his eonsort, Catherine L;
Catherine II, Nicholas l and Alex
ander II.
Huntington, n. Y, April S.-(AP)
A father and four sons were ar
rested today when 20 prohibition
agents and state troopers battered
down the doors of two homes on the
edge of the residential district and
conflscated about 800 quarts of as
sorted liquor. Led by John A. Will
bur. prohibition administration agent
of the Brooklyn district, the raiders
smashed in the door of Charles Flu
saro, who they said they found wait
ing with a shot gun in his hands.
He made no resistance, explaining,
the raiders said, that he thought
they We're hi-jackers: The nearby
home of his son, Michael, was next
raided. othB men and Augustus,
Stephen and James Fusaro were also
arrested. They were later released
in $1,000 bail each for arraignment
later.
Concord n. H., April S-(AP)-Rt.
Rev. John Gardner Murray, bishop
of Maryland and presiding bishop of
the Episcopal church, will conduct
the conservation service here May 4
when Rev. John Thomson Dallas of
Boston assumes the Office of Episco-
pal bishop of New Hampshire. This
will mark Bishop Murray's first pub
lie appearance since he was strick-
en- with pneumonia last February.
DIR. Dallas will succeed the late Bis
hop Parker. Rt. Rev. Arthur c. A.
Hall, bishop of Vermont, and Rt.
Rev. William Lawrence. bishop of
Massachusetts, will be co-consecra-
tors.
San Francisco, April s-lAP)-For
harboring an Illicit liquor still, Red
wood tree in the far reaches of Hum
boldt county, northern California, has
been padlocked. Prohibition Agents
w. r. Padgett and James Falin dis
covered the aw-breaking tree six
miles from Dyerville. It is a red
wood "a feet in diameter. A. hollow
chamber In its base concealed q So