Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
NEWS BRIEFS

fought hardest in their hearing for new
wages and working rules, Is granted
them by the United States Railroad
Labor Board in decision issued today
London-The home office has refused
permission for Battling Sikh, Senegal
lese pugilist. to land in England. Sew
| eral promoters have been endeavoring
| recently to arrange bouts for Sikh In
| this country.
New York-The Valcour Club girl
team Of New York broke the fourth
worlds record of the meet by winning
| the 44O-yard relay in SO 2-5 seconds.
the same club recently established
the previous record at IS Is seconds.
Superior, Vision the motion Of
| United States District Attorney w. H.
Dougherty, espionage charges pending
=! against Victor Berger, Socialist con-
gressman-elect Of Wisconsin, were dis
! missed by Judge c. T. Luse here today
inc charges grew out Of Bergers &C.
tlvities during the war.
Salem. Mass.-The strike of 700 op-
eratives in the spinning mill OF the
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co. called
TINS morning, breaking peace between
employers and employees of eight years
duration. was settled tonight.
| New York-Coloney Tyree r. Riv-
ers, 81. Of the inspector generals de-
partment, died today at Governors Is
land. He was appointed a brigadicr
general during the World War and
commanded the 154th Depot Brigade,
Camp Meade. Md.
London-(By A. PA man describ-
ca as Walter Frank Tatam, aged ~, a
hortlculturist, of BALKAN, has been ar
rested by Scotland Yard detectives
charged with the attempt last Novem-
Der on the life of Sir William Hor-
wood, commissioner of police
Bahia, Brazil-(By A. P.)-Lieut.
| waiter Hinton arrived in Bahia TODAY
IN ms seaplane en- route from New
YORK to Rio Janciro. The scaplane
| iicw here from Maceio.
| New York-Marine war risks in
surance winch has been quoted in
the New York market at the flat rate
OF cents 500. today was increas-
ca on voyages to German ports to
- cents for vessels flying the Ger
man flag and II IL cents for ships
OF other flags. This increase was an
,, nounced following advices from Lon
don of similar action in that market.
NO reason for the increase was given
by insurance men here
Holyoke, Mass.-t'ire damage esti-
| mated at upward of 100000 was done
y,
the blaze starting in the rooms of
Holyoke Aerie of Eagles. The heav-
lest losers are the McAuslin and
Nakelin Company, dry goods dealers,
with damage estimated at $4,000 to
| $50 900
Salem. Mass-The Franconia from
Parrsboro. \. S, to Fail River, Mass,
with cargo of lumber is held pris-
oner by ice in Salem Harbor. She
has been here a month pending an
operation on her commander, Captain
Glennie. who has recovered but cam
not now leave, because of the ice.
which is thicker than for several
years.
! Norwalk, Ohio-About $50 OF $50
| persons who attended the cath an
! nual Jackson Day banquet here last
poisoning. None of the cases is seri
night, We're i'll today of ptomaine
Gus.
New York--A daughter was born
| here today to Richard Barthelmess,
motion picture actor, and his wife,
also a motion picture actress, known
professionally as Mary Day.
| Albany, n. Y.-Governor Smith
today received from Chicago n suS-
| gestion for i substitute for motion
| picture censorship. A correspondent
! vulged. sent the governor Il can Of
IclcanGing compound. accompanied
| by the admonition: "Clean en- up,
! AL"
| Galveston, TeX-Two hundred bot
| ties of German morphine were seized
at Galveston last, night and two sail
ors from the German steamship
| GlucksberS wer earrested. Accord
| ing to q narcotic inspector, the sail
n Ia rye
shipment Of cocaine at another gulf
port. The bottles ranged in size from
two ounces down and the seizure was
said to have been the largest in sew
cral months.
San Francisco-Mrs. Mary Rantz
Schwab who thirty years ago visual
lied America as 1.-The promised land"
upon her arrival here from Russia as
an immigrant, was sworn in as the
| firts woman to serve in the county
attorneys office today.
From newsgirl. salesgirl. factory
worker and stcnographcr to lawyer
i is the road which has led Mrs.
Schwab to the assistant county at
! torneyship.
Madrid-.A report that Geronimo
| JmeneZ. the composer. had died. was
enormously circulated last night.
i JimeneZ. who is member of the
! Academy of San Fernando. is criti-
call i'll and Yesterday received the
last rites of the church. but was still
| living today.
Manila, (By A. PD-With the ar
rival here today of tho steamship
Paris, a belated member of the fleet
of Russian refugees, it was confirmed
that another ship of the fleet had
! been sunk off F'ormosa last week
with. the loss of 20 lives.
| Ruesseldorf, (By A. PD-Coal pro-
duction in the Ruhr valley is rapidly
decreasing. Only 10,461 coal cars
were loaded Monday instead of 1000
| the normal number. The scarcity OF
empty cars is becoming acute. ON!
900 were available yesterday IN the
entire valley. ,...
In consequence of these indications.
coal is beginning to accumulate at
the pit heads.
Vancouver, b. CA treaty bet
ween China and Canada covering
trade and immigration soon vii! be
concluded, declared DR.. Chilean ISur,
| Crinese consul general Ottawa, last
night on his return from Picking.
Washington-(By A. P.)-The
| continued issuance of taX-eNempt
| securities must be stopped or the
| Federal government llust find some
substitute for it's surtaNes on IN
comes, Secretary Mellon declared
/ tonight, in a letter to Clarence n.
| Kelsey. chairman of the taxation
| committee. of the Chamber OF COM
| merce, of the State of New YORK.
! The issue. the secretary said. is I'M
mediate and serious" Its persist
| ence. he added, is "distortlng our
whole economic structure and nam
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