Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-19
Ottawa, Can.

Tie tle ITeCO-I urklSn PREPARATIONS COH-
trOversy. The dispute has reached
such a critical point that the Allies
fear Greece, failing to obtain a salts
factory compromise, may vacate her
place at the peace table and hasten
back to Athens to prepare to enforce
her demands by the sword.
Havrhill. Mass.-The general off,
Gals Of the Shoe Workers Protective
Union announced yesterday that legal
action will be taken Immediately
against manufacturers in the local shoe
industry who arc operating their plants
on Saturday morning in violation of
contract. Violations were revealed re-
Gently by union representatives and
suit is the result. Union members
guilty Of violating tho unions consti-
tuition by Saturday morning work. it
Is said. will be fined or expelled.
New York-A steamship speed rec
ord between New York and Cherbourg
was set yesterday by the British
steamer Majestic. with an average of
24.79 miles an hour. line officials were
informed in a cable message from
Commodore Sir Bertram Hayes, COM
mander.
Neutrality-suspicious. ceremonies
on the broad reaches leading to the
Lincoln memorial attended the pre-
sentation Friday night by President
Harding Of the American Institute
Of Architects gold medal to Henry
Bacon of New York, architect Of the
memorial.
Providence, r. Herbert Ajoue.
charged with the murder in the first
degree Of Charles j. McDermott dur
ing a boarding house fight, here on
December 16, 1922. was Friday night
found guilty of manslaughter by a
jury which had heard the case since
last Monday.
Springfield, Mass.-Search for YER
ner w. Clapp, missing Harvard stu
dent, turned to this city Friday
night when w. r. jameson, the miss
ing mans roommate and Roger
Pierce, classmate. asked local police
to search for the college student on
Springfield.
Curling, N. F. - The schooner
Spencer Lake, loaded with herring
for New York. lost her rudder and
went aground at Woods Island Fri
day. The Canadian steamer Mont
calm has gone to her assistance.
Constantinople-Th United States
destroyer division. consisting Of the
Hopkins. Mcfarland, Kane, Balm
bridge, Overton, and Sturtevant, sent
to these waters after the Smyrna
disaster. sailed for home Friday.
Brief stops will be made at Naples
and Gibraltar. then the destroyers
will proceed to Newport.
Melilia. Morocco-An earthquake
lasting 80 seconds was registered here
Thursday morning. There was no
damage.
Manchester, N. H-Eugene Remil-
lard, 10, the second victim of the
motorcycle crash on the Hooksett
road late Thursday night, died in the
hospital here Friday. His companion
in the accident. when the motorcycle
hit truck, Joseph Bourgeois, was
killed instantly.
Providence, r. I.-Lieutenant Gov
ernor Felix A. Toupin Friday re-
fused to receive from the House an
opinion Of the supreme court declar-
ing that the annual appropriation
bill, with the exception of the private
charitable items, had passed on May
despite his ruling to the contrary.
Paris-The PREPARATION commission
is continuing its policy Of ordering
payment Of reparatiOns In kind
from Germany, regardless of whether
the materials can be delivered or not.
The commission Friday decided by a
majority vote to instruct Germany to
deliver 10000 tons Of nitrate to
France, Belgium and Italy during the
year beginning May 1.
Duesseldorf-Uncon reports
are that the German iron and steel
syndicate, whose headquarters are at
Dusseldorf, has invited several
British political leaders to come to
the Ruhr to study the situation and
discuss the reparations question with
German industrialists. 1t is STATED
that Hugo SHINES and Herr Thys-
sen were mainly responsible for the
invitation and the visitors also will
be asked to Berlin to confer with the
uOvarnnent.