Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30

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Clevland.-Stewards Of the grand
circuit are faced with the possibility
OF forming new loop when they
gather at Toledo January s. as the
phia and Poushskcepsie and the
probable dropping out of Readville,
it was declared in harness horse cir
cles here tonight. Atlanta previous
ly had said it would not. hol6 meet
ing next season.
Boston-Judgc George w. Anderson
infederal court today. at the conclu-
sion ia three day hearing on the
lpetition Of James H. OSullivan, q
Belmont druggist. that his permit to
sell alcohol be restored. dismissed the
case with costs. The case had at
tracted attention because Judge An
derson ruled on q point raised during
arguments on it, that under the ma :
tional prohibition, act, courts OF
equity had power to try anew the is
sues upon which permits to sell liq-
uor had been revoked by prohibition
commissioner or state prohibition di-
rector.
Paris. Dec. %. (By A. P.)--Persis-
tent reports that the United States
would participate in some form in
next weeks conference of the inter-
Allied premiers were definitely elm
mated today upon the receipts OF
Jews that the United States govern
rAent would take no part in the meet
ing. Unofficial, but authoritative in
formation reahced Paris today that
the American administration regards
the forthcoming prcmiers' meeting as
o puely European affair and as no.
warranting intervention by the Unit
ed States.
Bishop futile OF Missouri, presid-
I ing bishop of the church in the
United States, will be the consecrat-
ing bishop.
Moscow.-American made cigar
cites are now on sale in Moscow
streets for about one million soviet
rubles each.
The Bolshevik ruble has been
fuctuatiIg to ouch an extent lately
that it has been a common occur
renee for dealers to boost many ar
ticles billions of rubles over night.
Dublin-TwO more men were put
to death today as enemies of the
Irish Free State. Their names were
given in the official account of the
executions. which took place at Kill
kenny as Phelin and Murphy.
Boston-Mrs. Felonena Di Blast
and her nephew Munzio Di Blast were
found dead of gas poisoning in their
beds in their North End apartment
tonight by a second nephew, John Di
Blast. 9 rubber tube connecting with
a gas stove had become detached.
l. Boston-The Gorton-Pew Fisheries
Company of Gloucester owes 1881
OIL on notes ito lis banking houses
in various localities it was revealed
q report on creditors filed in the
federal court here today by Henry ].
Guild and Arthur j. Santry, receivers
for the company. Judge Anderson
permitted the receivers, on their re-
quest, to distribute $14O,635 as a pay
ment on the principal of the debts.
New York-Adoption of 4 program
of nationwide recreational and ath-
letic activities, designed to create
physical preparedness among SS,00O,-
600 boys and girls and younr men and
women. and crea ton of machinery to
carry out these plans. were outstand-
ing results today of the first annual
meeting of the National Amateur Ath-
letic Federation Of America.
Dublin-(By A. PD-Wflliam Cos
grave, in statement made tonight 10
the Associated Press. explained the
! necessity for the Free State govern
rlcnt to put into force its stern meas
ures Of repression against the dissi-
GeEt factions in Ireland Lcniency
had proved ineffective, and, on behalf
of at least % per cent. of the people,
The government had found it necessary
to make the Republicans realize the
iniquity of the destruction and the
degradation and misery they were
bringing on the mothefland"
New York-The committee on COM
missions OF the New York Stock Ex-
change today fixed commissions on all
stocks selling for less than 81 and not
less than so cents at three cents per
share. On stocks selling for less than
so cents the commission may be one
mutually agreed upon.
New Iork-Roscoe (Fatty) Arbucklc.
who recently was "pardoned" by Will
lays after his films had been banned
by moviedom. will appear in person
at a New York music hall when two
of his new comedies are shown on New
Years eve, it was announced last
right.
New York--Jacob Solotoforr land
lord charged with failure to furnish
sufficient heat to his 03-faniiy ten
ants. has given a certified check for
in magistrates court with q request
that it be used to buy fuel for his
buildings. Solotoroff was fined $500
last Tuesday for similar offence in
other apartment houses lie owned.
misunderstanding" irrcparable
damage" will be done through diver
sion Of passenger traffic to foreign
lines" unless, the ruling of the attor-
hey general that ships of American
registry. wherever they may be. are
subject to the prohibition amendment
and enforcement act be overruled, the
United American Lines and others filed
in the supreme court today brief in
their case which will be reached for
argument next week. -
Washington-The government is
planning TO move in the Supreme
Court next Tuesday to dismiss the
bill brought by the State of Massa-
chusetts to challenge the constitu-
tionality of the maternity act The