Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-06
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III the Yale race on the Thames rivsr
June % was badly damaged today when
four feet of the stern was cut away
by an automobile truck as it was being
transported to the freight yards for
shipment to Rel Top.
New York. June 5.-The American re.
Lief administration announces that, be-
ginning June until further notice. the
exchange rate for Rumanian leis will
be s.s5 leis per dollar.
Mddletown. g., June 5.-James R. Ed
lin. judge OF the city court and assist
ant clerk OF the Middlesex county So.
perior court for 10 years. killed himself
this afternoon. He had expected to be
appointed court clerk last Monday oy
the judges OF the superior court in an
nual conference, but tie present clerk,
who had expected to retire after $
years service, was reappointed. Judge
Ediin was - years old and unmarried.
Lexington, Ky. June s.-Garret D.
Wilson. s.. secretary o. the entucky
association which controls the race
track here and widely known a. a
horse breeder. died at his home here
today after an illness OF three months
New York, June 5.-Miss Elizabeth
Macbur;'. first woman to be sent over
seas for the Knights Of Columbus. sailed
on La Lorraine today. She will make
her headquarters at Versailles and con-
duct welfare work at Coblenz and other
points Of the army of occupation.
Washington. June cardinal Glib
bons. chairman Of the general COM
mittee on Catholic affairs. and inter-
ests. today announced that he had is
sued call for the meeting Of the en-
tire Catholic hierarchy Of the United
States a t the Catholic University here
Sept. "a. The meeting will be the
first of its kind since the third plen-
AIRY OF Baltimore in 1884.
Springfield. Mass, June 5.-Foliow-
ing a conference with the superin-
tendent. Walter F. Hodges. $50 weav-
ers and loomfixers employed by the
Hodges Fibre Carpet Company Of In
dian Orchard. walked out today, de-
handing an eight-hour day and a 20
per cent increase in wages. The COM
pany offered IS per cent increase.
Paris. June 5.-Count Won Brock
dorff- Rantzau, head Of the German
pease delegation. has sent a formal
letter Of protest to the peace con-
ference complaining that the armies
of occupation in Germany are arbi-
trarily protecting and favoring the
individuals who are attempting to
establish a Rhenish republic. The
protest adds that the armies also are
preventing loyal Germans from mani
Testing counter-feeling.
Montpelier. VT. June 5.-The WASH
ington county grand jury which to-
day began consideration OF the death
Of Mrs. Lucinda c. Broadwell ofb
Barre. VT, whose body was found in
that city on May I, inspected places
in Barre Connected with the death to-
day. Henry Hill. a retired farmer
Of Waterbury. is foreman and Mrs.
Russell Allan Of Barre. 10 clerk.
New York, June Frank E. Baker.
engineer in charge Of construction
for Methodist projects in Europe. and
North Africa. left today for France
aboard the steamship Lorraine to be-
gin work in eleven towns Of the
Chateau Thierry battlefselde. He will
supervise a fve-year building pro-
gram. to include the erection Of sixty
permanent buildings in France ana
about the same number in Italy,
North Attleboro. Mass, June s.
Three ice houses owned by Ricux
Brothers and containing 1900 tons Of
ice. were destroyed by fire tonight.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The loss leaves the town with only
one months supply Of ice and ON
Gals have taken up the question Of
meeting the situation.
St. Johns. n. F.-The Colonial
Legislature closed today after a two
months session in which it passed
fifty bills.
Richmond. Va. June 6-Appear.
ance Of negro delegates at the annual
convention of the Virginia State Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor at Alexandria this
week threatens disruption Of the or
ganisation. according to an an
nouncement here today by delegates
returning from the convention. The
negroes, who came from the tide
water section, voted A. q unit, the
delegates said, and succeeded in
electing one OF their number a mem
Der Of the executive board.
Paris, June 5..-Tradin1 on tho