Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17
NEWS BRIEFS

New Ork, July lO-BOunQ on
four months cruise of Atlantic, Ca
nal Zone and Pacific seaports, men,
bers Of the House Naval Appropria-
ton Committee, with their families
and guests. sailed from the Brook
Ign Navy Yard today on the trans
port Chaumont. Lieutenant Wesley
NJ. Hague, who recently punched the
nose of a Boston pastor because the
latter kissed his wife, was passen-
ger. Mrs. Hague was with him.
Springfield, Mass, July 16-Mrs.
Marion Doherty, 81, wanted in Bos-
ton for the alleged larceny of $2.537-
.2S from Jones, MacDuffy and STRAIT
ton, dealers in cutlery, was arrested
in Main street early tonight as a
fugitive from justice. Mrs. Doher-
ty was employed as clerk by the
Boston firm, and is alleged to have
made theftS from time to time be-
tween September ], and June 20.
Rye Beach, N. H.. July 16-Henry
B. Bailey, of Brookline. Mass, today
received through the mails some
valuable papers which were in suit
of clothes stolen from his summer
home here among other articles last
week. The envelope containing thee
papers was posted at Portsmouth
and bore the name of J. Peterson.
but the police have been unablee to
trace it back.
Rome. July 16-The executive of
the Catholic party has expelled from
the party nine members of the
chamber of deputies who on SUNDAY
voted in favor of the government
electoral reforms bill when the par
ty had decided that its members
should abstain from voting.
New York, July 16AMrs. Elenor
Burrel French has been awarded a
divorce from Francis Ormond
French. eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos r. French, it was disclosed to-
day when the news leaked out that
Supreme Court Justice Giegerich
had signed a final decree.
Rome. July 16 (By A. pat the
conclusion Of a speech delivered IN
the Italian Chamber in defense of his
electoral reform bill, Premier Musso-
lini Sunday scored a triumph which
is quite unprecedented in the annals
OF the Italian parliament. Deputies
from all sections except the Extreme
Left, including even some OF the
Catholic. or popular. party, rushed
upon him and carried him shoulder
high around the chamber, While
those in the tribunes rose 10 their
feet and sang Fascist songs.
Washington, July 16-An appeal to
the women of America to actively
assist in removing the menace of war
was issued Saturday by Mrs. Maud
Wood Park. president Of the Ma
tional League of Women Voters.
Mrs. Park who recently returned
from Europe declared that unless
there was cooperation" between this
country and the nations of Europe
"real danger of further wars exist
ed. The executive committee of the
league after receiving Mrs. Parks
report adopted resolution reiterat-
ing it's endorsement of the proposed
participation of the United States in
the international court.
Nyack. n. Y, July 16.-Evan Bur-
roughs Fontaine, dancer, and her
mother, have won point in their at
tempt to quash a second indictment
charging them with perjury in con-
nection with Miss Fontaine's $1,000
900 breach of promise suit against
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, it was
learned Saturday.
Albany. n. Y. July 16-Walter E.
Brown, AZ Of Boston and a woman
who said she was Georgia Brown, "a.
his wife, were arrested in a hotel
here Saturday night when federal
fumes, broke in the door of their
room. Brown and the woman were
assigned by accident to a room ad-
joining that of Joseph Bramsky. U.
S. Narcotic agent.
Springfield, Mass. July 16-Officials
and members of the Central Labor
Union composed of five representa-
tives from each labor organization in
the city, together with the executive
officers of each union, were to meet
in Central Labor Union hall. Monday
night to act on the advisability Of
calling a general strike in protest
against the alleged anti-union atti-
tude OF certain members of the Ro-
tary, Kiwanis and other business
mems organizations. including the
Chamber of Commerce.
New York, July 16-Denial that he
had at any time endorsed or given
his support to the Soviet government
was made Saturday by Bishop Edgar
Blake of the Methodist church in a
letter to the Christian Advocate, or
gan OF the Methodist church.
brought Miss Maude Reeves, pretty.
sprightly English girl. to America. The
same picture sent her scurrying home
Saturday. She sailed on the Majestic.
a deportee, rather than marry a man
she knew as ~. Harris" a Bronx
grocer with whom she exchanged let
ters and photographs through a
matrimonial agency.
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