Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-03
NEWS BRIEFS

New York, Nov. 2-Seventy pef
cent of the criminals arraigned in
New York courts are transients,
Judge Mancuse declared today in
charging three grand juries He said
native New Workers have been mall
igned throughout the country bv ac-
cusatiens that they live in the worst
city in the world
Scranton, Pa. Nov. 1.-The general
grievance committee of the Peffnsyl-
Vanla Coal company voted TODAY to
call off the strike of 10000 miners in
the Pittston district and send them
back to work Monday. Rinaldo Cap
pellini, president of District 1. ad-
dressed the gathering and urged the
strikers to return to the mines. He
scored men who worked but a few
hours a day. The meeting lasted
more than six hours
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 2-An invi-
tation to hold the 1924 national Re
publican convention in Des Moines
was extended to John T. Adams.
chairman of the national Republican
committee, as resident of Dubuque.
Ia. by George f. Hamilton, secretary
of the conyention bureau of the Des
Names Chamber of Commerce here
tonight r~
Boston, Nov. "A material in
crease in the export of foreign wool
held in bond in Boston has been
shown in recent weeks, according to
an announcement tonight by the Bos-
ton Office of the Market News Service
on wool, U. s. Bureau OF Agricultural
economies. During the week ending
October %, 2.750,000 pounds of wool
was cleared from, this port, which is
approximately 100000 pounds in ex-
cess of the total amount exported
during the four previous weeks.
New York, Nov. 2-The American
Telephone and Telegraph Company
announced today that it would offer
for sale next Monday through a
banking syndicate headed by j. P.
Morgan and Company and issue of
$1OO.OO0,0O0, 20 year 1-2 per cent
gold debenture bonds at prices to
$1,000. 100000, 20 year S IL per cent
This is the first long time financing
other than the stock offerings which
the company has undertaken since
1915 and is made necessary, officials
for expansion. ''t.--.
Paris, Nov. "A Havas dispatch
from Aix-la- Chapelle says the action
Of the Belgians in ejecting the Sep
aratists from AK was taken without
the interallied high command being
consulted.
Johnstown. Pa, Nov. 2-Five ban
dts, armed with rifles. robbed the
First National Bank of Bakerton, 80
miles from here, today and escaped
with $4,000 after wounding one man.
Before they got away they stole three
machines, two Of whom soon broke
down.
Paris, Nov. "A Havas dispatch
tro,x, nt,acSaldnrP chic x-S
Khineland separatists of the Mat
thes faction occupied the town hall at
AK La Chapele at ten o'clock this
morning. according to report from
AK reaching Dusseldorf. The Mat
thes forces flew the republican flag
from the balcony. the report added,
hut were Immediately subjected to a
counter attack by policemen and
communists in which the casualties
We're heavy.
Washington, Nov. Arrangements
have been made to broadcast by ra-
Lido the speech Woodrow Wilson will
deliver at his s street home on Ar
mistice Day, when group of his ad-
mirers are to call on him to pay their
respects.
Philadelphia. Nov. 2-System Fed
eration No. 80, representing shop
crafts on the Pennsylvania railroad
system. today brought suit in the
Federal district Court for $4,000, 000
against the Pennsylvania railroad to
make up alleged under payment in
wages which resulted. according to
the bill of complaint. from the Penn
sylvania's refusal to abide by the
rules Of the United~ railroad labor
board.
Providence. r. T.. Nov. ,2-Minta E.
Arbuckle has filed in the superior
court here a petition for a divorce
from Roscoe FATTY" C. Arbuckle.
The petition is brought on the ground
OF desertion and neglect to provide.