Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19

titles The first, the worlds feather
weight championship, which he won
last summer from Eugene Criqui OF
France: the second, the American
junior lightweight championship, he
regained last night from Jack Bern
stein of Ionlers. n. Y.
London, Dec. 1S--An agency dis
patch from Athens says that the
King and Queen are leaving fer Eu-
mania tonight without signing any
DEGREES and that Admiral koundOuT-
iotis will be appointed regent. An
other telegram reports that dele
cation rcprGsc ntinS the army and
navy last evening Informed Colone.
Plastiras that the cf!ccrs of noun
services regarded the removal Of the
dynasty asa ration2l necessity.
Washington. Zee. 1S-Tv Give
awards totalIing approximately 81
00e n00 were announced today by the
mixed claims commission in FAVOR
of American claimants against Ger
many for property losses sustained
curing the war. The largest awards
were to the Standard Oil Company
of New York, 100000 and the Item
ington Typewriter Company, S64,S00.
The largest Of the ten other awarCS
was one, of SHIT in favor of the
w. NJ. Ritter Lumber Company. The
Tahitian Trading Company was al
lowed $4,254. Interest of five per
cent was specified in each case.
Providence, r. l.. Dec. 1S-Jesse Fl.
Metcalf. a wealthy resident of this
city, informed the Christmas Club
depositors of the Cosmopolitan Trust
Company that he would at once pay
them the full total of their Christmas
i i ,rt
together with accrued interest. Pay
ments will be made anv time during
the last four days of this week. In
this way some 5000 depositors of the
Trust Company who had their Christ
mas savings tied up when the bank
was closed by the bank commission
er few weeks ago will Immediately
get all of their money. The total
amount on deposit to the credit of
these persons is said to amount to a
little over $4,000.
Paris. Dec. 1S-Former Premier
Venizelos of Greece is keeping in
close touch with the situation in his
native land. His future movements
are said to depend upon the result
shown in the complete official cleo
ton returns.
Concord, Mass. Dec. 1S--Mrs.
George Minot Baker, state regent of
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution, died at her homo here today
after a long illness. She was presi-
dent of the state federation of wom-
ems clubs for three years beginning
in 1919, and during several years
residence in New York, she was
chairman of the Jacob A. Riis Set
Element Board. She was born IN
Boston.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1S-Secretary
Hughes informed Russian soviet Off
Gals today. in statement transmitted
through the American consul at Reva1,
that there would seem to be at this
time no reason for negotiations with
the soviet government such as sug-
gested in the message from the soviet
foreign minister received yesterday at
the White House. The secretary's
statement says that the American gov
eernment is not proposing to barter
away its principles.
Houston Tex, Dec. 1S.-Three bodies
had been recovered at 1890 A. M. from
the ruins Of the Capitol Hotel. which
was DESTROYED by fire this morning,
and firemen thought many more bodies
would be found. Identity of the bodies,
all men. had not been established.
Chicopee. Mass, Dec. 1S.-Announce-
ment was made today of the award
by the Polish government to Rev. Law
renee Cyman of this city of the Poland
restituta medal, now on its way from
Warsaw Fathex Cyman, pastor OF st.
Stanislaus church here, gave distin-
guished service in recruiting volun-
teers for the Polish army and in rais-
ing money for that country when the
United States entered the war he de-
voted his activities as effectively ia
raising wartime relief funds. He is