Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11

Tie honorary degree of Doctor NJ n,
vinity was conferred THURSDAY MOI.
at Amherst, Mass, upon Rev. TasnL,,
Harada, president of Doshiska vpi,.o.
sitv. Japan. by President George Ia.
his i'll behalf of Amherst College ".
Harada is "A graduate of Yale J,nirn.
slty.
A pageant depicting scenes fr,.
cave life to city life" was preser,as
Thursday night under the alspices =,
tile Boston 1913 movement in tho Poe
ton Arena. over 100 participated in ,ba
exhibition, including many school emil
dr@n. Thirty Iroquois Indians lent y
realistic effect to the early American
period.
Joseph st. Germaine, 81 years Of 40.
and his son, Peter St German. % vsa,s
of age. both piano makers of Fan Pivs.
were drowned and Arthur Duhamet =;
blacksmith of that city, barely man.
aged to save himself Thursday nigh,
when the boat in which they were fishing
sank quarter Of mile from shore in
the Seaconnet river off Island park, near
Portsmouth, y. II.
For TIE last four days the seismo.
graph of she University of WASHING
ton AT Seattle. Wash, has been record
ing earthquakes. the direction being
north and south. 1t is supposed that
the shocks occurred in Behring sea.
The Aleutian volcanoes have been in
eruption since last May and it is like.
ly there have been upheavals in the
islands. but nothing will be known OF
the changes until the revenue cutters
go north next spring. Behring sea Is
closed at winter The recent tidal
wave at Nome is ascrbed to a subnla.
rine earthquake.
A big Boston and Worcester trolley car
Thursday crashed into carriage in
which were Henry Batey, As years Of age,
machinist, and his wife. at the corner
of Boylston street and Thurston road
near Newton Upper Falls, Mass, caus.
ing injuries to the couple which resulted
in Mr.. Batey's death. At the Newton
hospital, where her husband died an hour
after the accident, it was said Thursday
night that Mrs. Batey had small chance
of recovery. She sustained fractured
ed. The Newton police are investigating
the accident. which occurred within sight
of the Batey home at SO Thurston road.
The United Equal Suffrage States
of America will be the name of this
country if the suggestion put forward
Thursday night in New York City by
Mrs. Mary Ware bennett. correspond.
t,,,r .Nf In Naf tffra0 70
Association, finds favor. Mrs. Den.
nett spoke at jubilee meeting of the
suffragettes held to celebrate the vic
tory of votes for women in the state
of Washington. She made her sug-
gestion in seconding resolution of
congratulation proposed by Mrs. Ida
Hustled Harper, congratulating the men
of Washington on the courage of their
convictions and the whole state on Its
progreSSiveneSS. The resolution was
passed unanimously.
Announcement that the Commercial
Gable Co. has formulated plan where.
by the rate for commercial cables ull-
der certain conditions would be re.
duced from % to 1919 cents a word
was made Thursday night by President
Clarence H. Mackay. But until ar
rangements are made with European
governments which control the tele-
graph lines. the new rates cannot be
put in effect. Mr.. Mackay expresses the
opinion, however, that the scheme Win
be put in operation soon. The reduced
rate will apply to messages written In
plain language and the use of any code
is prohibited.