Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-27
NEWS BRIEFS

NEWS bklEfS
Havre. France. Nov. rs The new
Franco American cable. said to be
the longest in the world, was landed
safely yesterday by the cable steamer
stephen. The line will be in opera
ton in a few days.
New Haven, Noe. 26--There was
no confirmation at Yale early this
forenoon of the unverified rumor
current here late last night that
plane in which two Yale football
players were journeying from Bos-
ton to this city, had fallen into the
Thames river. Manager ID. J.
Schoonmaker OF the Yale football
team. who attempted to run down
the rumor, said 1t was fruitless to try
to check up on the Yale players here
as they scattered after the Harvard
game and many of them would not
be back at their studies for several
days. The rumor was generally be-
lieved at Yale to be a hoax.
Brussels, Nov. 26AThe Belgian
government today seized German
rolling stock at Duisburg and Ham
born in view Of Germany's failure
to reply to Belgium's ultimatum de-
handing an indemnity of 1,250,000
francs for the assination Of Lieut..
Graft, near Dusseldorf in March, 1922.
Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 26--Govern-
ment control Of the anthracite indus
try by state and federal action and
by a compact between the anthracite
using states establishing a commits
sion to enforce regulations to be
agreed upon by the governors was
proposed by Governor Pinchot of
Pennsylvania in an address prepared
for delivery today at a conference
of representatives of the CHIEF ex-
ecutives Of the : hard coal using
states.
London, Nov. 26-The submarine
l. which is nearing completion at a
Chatham> dock yard for the British
navy. will be the longest as well as
the fastest submersible craft in the
world, according to the Morning Post
She will have a surface speed Of 30
knots, thus enabling her to accom-
pany battleships when steaming at
full speed. The submarine will carry
six 5-10 inch guns, an armament said
to be unique for an undersea craft.
Her displacement will be $500 tons.
1t is recalled that the first British
submarine, built in 1901, displaced
120 tons and had a surface speed of
nine knots.
Albany, n. Y, Nov. ee-The wealth
,er man gave northeastern New York
state generous sample of winter
weather during the weekend, trans
forming the rain of Saturday into a
blizzard that left a deep blanket of
snow over the upper Hudson and
eastern Mohawk valleys.
Washington, Nov. 26-Considera-
tons of mere Temporary, partisan
advantage" will not tempt the Demo-
cratic members of Congress ito play
cheap or mean politics at the expense
OF the people as did the Republi-
cans during 1919 and 1920" Rep.
Garrett Of Tennessee declares in a
statement surging abstinence from
craftsmanship in dealing with the
problem of taxation.
New York, Nov. 26-Barlow Nor
ris Diamond, Brooklyn salesman,
who was arrested last night in the
Hotel Statler at Cleveland as one of
the three hold-up men who shot to
death two employees Of the West
End Bank on Nov. IA and escaped
with $4,000 in cash, arrives today
under heavy guard to face witnesses
who police say have identified his
picture as that Of one of the hold up
men.
London, Nov. o6.-Owners of six
meter yachts at a meeting held I'M
der the Craftsmanship of Sir Ralph
Gore to discuss the question of send
ing a team to America next season
to compete, for the British American
cup decided to send a team il one
could be organized; If not, the Brit
ish will compete every alternate
year.
Philadelphia. Nov. 26.-Investiga-
ton was under way today to trace
the sources of supply of poison
liquor alleged to have caused five
deaths here Yesterday and sent
scores of other imbibers to hospit-
ais seriously i'll. Three of those who
died were picked up unconscious on
the streets in the tenderloin section
and the other two were found in
their homes, one dead and the other
unconscious.
Washington. Nov. o6.-Work al
ready done at the New York and
Philadelphia Navy Yards in the
scrapping of four uncompleted ves-
sells on their ways under the treaty
limiting naval armament. indicates
that the assignment of this task to
these yards will yield the govern
ment about $30,000 more than would
have been received If the ships had
been sold for the highest approved
bids made for them by civilian COM
panies.
Franklin, N. H.. Nov. 26.--The
Sulloway hosiery mills. employing
$50 workers. closed today for an in
definite period. A lack of orders
was the reason given.
Geneva, Nov. 26-The removal of
antiquities in the covenant of the
League of Nations is the fundament-
al object of a meeting of eminent
jurists which began here today un-
der the authority of a decision made
at the September assembly OF the
league when the Italian-Greek, dis
pute was 80 prominent in the league
discussions.
London, Nov. 26.-Lord Younger,
who as Sir George Younger is &C.
credited with having forced the res
ignation of the LLOYD George gov
eminent, is expected to take COM