Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15

of the church, with his vestrymen.
DR.. Guthrie and six of his assistants,
after a two hours conference with
Bishop Manning yesterday agreed to
give careful and sympathetic con-
sideration to the bishops requests,
the nature of which was not divulged.
Bucharest. Dec. 1.-THE newspaper
report that a meeting is likely to be
arranged in Paris soon between
King Boris of Bulgaria and Princess
Ileana, third daughter of Queen Marie
OF Rumania. An engagement, the
press says, is expected to result.
Paris. Dec. 14-Germany's an
nouncement that she wishes to talk
directly with France arouses more
suspicion that hope, and the outcome
OF the visit which Herr Won Hoesch,
the German charge, was expected to
pay Premier ,Poincare today was
awaited with unusual interest.
Santiago. Chile. Dec. 14--John Bar
ton Payne, chairman of the American
Red Cross who attended the recent
Pan American Conference of Red
Cross Societies in Buenos Aires, said
before leaving for home last night
that the conference in no way treat
ed the question of consolidation with
the Geneva Red Cross committee anu
that it devoted all it's attention to
purely Pan American Red Cross in
erests. Mr.. Paynes comment was
called forth by tho report shat the
subcommittee of the League of Red
Cross Societies, was of the opinion
that the Pan-American conference
had given the league it's unqualified
approval.
Berlin. Dec. II (By \. P)-Dr.
Stresemann. the foreign minister. is
determined to bring about an early
Qualification of Franco German rela-
tons especially with regard to
Frances plans in the Rhineland and
the occupied Ruhr sector. Since as
Stunning the foreign portfolio the for
mer chancellor has impressed on
Chancellor Marx and his colleagues
in the cabinet the immediate ur-
gency of smoking OUT France and
French aspirations in occupied Ger
many. Until France is forced to
show her colors, DR.. Stresemann be-
lieves all budgetary calculations or
after pts to salvage Germany's in
ternal economic situation will be
futile.
Paris. Dec. 14.-(By A. P.)-The
German recent announcements from
Berlin that Germany intended to seek
direct diplomatic contact with Franco
over the status of the Ruhr and the
Rhineland was followed today by re-
quest from Herr Won Hoesch. the Ger
man charge here. that NJ. Poincare re-
ceive him. 1t was announced this aft
ernoon that NJ. Poincare would see the
German representative tomorrow.
Hampstead. n. Y. Dec. 14.-Mrs.
Winifred Sperry refuses to believe that
her husband. Lawrence b.. Sperry. the
aviator. has been drowned in the Eng
fish Channel. where his wrecked plane
was found yesterday. "Mr. Sperry has
been through so many things that
don't believe anything serious has hap
pened to him." she said today at her
home. II believe that If anything had
happened I would have had some pre-
sentiment of it. IF. after his plane fell
INTO the water, he came to some little
village, news of him would not reach
London until after the story of the ac-
cident had arrived. feel that he is
safe somewhere"
Cleveland, Dec. 14.-Lohener:n. Jr..
nrst prize winner canary at the annual
International roller canary singing con-
test and exhibition here, will be sent
to Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. The bird was
pred by Joseph Wolf of Chicago and
was winner in contest in singing over
many other birds during the exhibit
which will end Sunday
Washington, Dec. 14.-Cotton COM
sumed during November amounted to
POI .631 running bales of lint and 46.069
bales of 1inters, compared with 541.S25
OF lint and SLIPS of linters in October
this year. and 579.190 of lint and 55.12S
OF linters in November of last year, the
census bureau announced today.
New York. Dec. 1.-THE whinninc
post or branding irons for wife heaters
was advocated today by MAGISTRATE
McAndrews in imposing a sentence of
~ days in the workhouse on Hvnon
Levin for beating his wife. "Tf 7 had
my way" he said. II would have vo,,
ned to a whipping post in the middle
OF the street while half a dozen strorSr
men dashed your back, or else 7 wo,,iS
nave You branded so that Ali decont
me- men who met you in the street wouIS
cambridge. Mass. Dec. 14.-wa,tar
=. Cnapin Of st. Paul. Mimi. was ala.
ca captain Of the Harvard cross- c1
try team today. seSoun-
6oston.' Dec. 14.--Tor leapinp into /.
HS.osmy sea to rescue one Of his 49,.
captain Carl Olson of Gloucestsr lev lev.
louay awarded the Massachusetts t s