Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-06

which it was claimed, would nave
not only disfranchised Negroes, but
all taxpayers without children. The
other measure would have limited
the amount of land that could have
been acquired by district school
boards to four acres. Both bills had
passed the House.
New York-Captain Simonsen and
23 of the crew Of the Norwegian
steamer Storaker, abandoned in a
sinking condition week ago, 5O1
miles east of Cape Race. arrived
here today on the British freighter
Wyncote.
London-(By A. P.)-Sir Arthur
Griffith Boscawen. defeated in the
bye-election for the Mitcham dfvi-
sion of Surrey today. has resigned
from his post as minister Of health
in the Bonar Law cabinet.
Chicago-A general order for the
closing of disorderly houses in Chi
cago was issued tonight by Charles
Fitzmorris, general superintendent
of police. He directed commanding
officers. to, see that every resort in
their precincts is closed.
New York-Dealers in antiques We'd
for possession Of Greek and Roman
| glassware of Enrique Caruso when the
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art collection opened today. The first
sessions sale totaled $15.157.50. Among
| the objects to be sold during the auc-
| ton are the costumes Caruso wore in
| his operate roles and his original ca
| ricatures.
Paris-The flooded rivers throughout
France are rising SO rapidly toward the
danger point that the government held
| a conference OF engineers this after
noon. 1t was believed there was no
immediate danger. but gangs Of work.
men were ordered to be assembled to-
| night. r.
Washington-The Porto Rican situ-
alton was discussed at lengthy con-
ference today between Secretary Weeks
and Horace NJ. Towner. the new gov.
ernor of the island. AS means of en-
couraging the development Of the is
land. Mr.. Towner said. extension Of
banking facilities and thet establish:
ment Of additional steamship lines be-
| tween Porto Rico and the United
States were contemplated. -.. b.. -
| Ottawa-In the House Of Commons
today Arthur Meighen, Conservative
leader. advocated heavy duty on wood
pulp exports as means of conserving
Canada's wealth in natural forests.
st. Louis-Charles A. How, general
purchasing agent for the Missouri Pa
cific Railroad and well known in. rail-
road circles in the United States died
here today at the age Of 81 years. Mr..
How was born in Brooklyn. N. T.,
where. it was announced, the body Will
be sent for burial.
| Cleveland. March 6.-Speeders
found guilty of driving faster than
! thirty miles an hour in Cleveland
beginning tomorrow will have.the al
tentative of serving ten days or for
| feiting the right to use their cars
for thirty days to six months, NUM-
cipal Judge Silbert announced to-
day. There were Is deaths from traf-
| fic accidents so far this. year, as
compared with ten in the same per-
iod last year, it was pointed out.
Philadelphia United States Sena-
tor Pepper Of Pennsylvania, said
today that there is growing move
ment among very considerable
numbers of senator's to limit the
field of filibustering in the Senate He
anticipated that before the next ses-
sion of Congress there will be a def
| mite proposal made to- this end.
| New York-Five boys, ranging
| from five to IL years. were killed
! within four hours late today In Ave
automobile accidents. Two of the
fatalities ccurred on the same cor
ner only few minutes apart. Drivers
Of the five machines were charged
/ with homicide.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. said to be
valued at more than half a million
! dollars were seized today in a raid on
| the brewery of John Frederick by
| prohibition agents. ~
| Bellefonte. Pa, Mar. 5-The body
OF Floyd Smith. electrocuted today
| for the staying of his wife's infant
son. tonight was on it's way to Bling.
| hampton. N. ", where it will be
| buried by relatives. Maintaining
until the end his innocence Of hay-
| ing wilfully killed the child. Smith
went to his death composed and .un-
usually calm.
New York-The United States
delegation to the Fifth Pan-Ameri-
can Conference to begin March Is
in Santiago. will not try to dominate
the conference. but. instead, will try
| to act as brothers to the representa-.
tives of the other countries Henry
| p. Fletcher, ambassador to Belgium
| and head of the delegation. asserted
today at a luncheon Of, the Pan
American Society Of the United
States givec in honor Of the Amer
lean delegation. .'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fuma-
soni- Biondi was greeted by a deleea-
ton of Catholic clergy upon his ar
rival here late today to assume his
duties as apostolic delegate to the
United States. He went Immediate
~ to the papal legation.
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