Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-20
NEWS BRIEFS

Amba SSadOr WOODS tnat largely uue
to the work of Admiral Anderson. In
command of American Asiatic naval
forces the food emergency in Japan
growing out of the earthquake has
been met.
Moscow, Sept. 19-Several sharp
shocks of earthquake were felt Mon
day in the Amur region in Turkestan.
The earth is reported to have cracked
at several places. No deaths or ma
terial damage have been reported.
Berlin. Sept. 19-(By A. P)-The
government of Baden has proclaimed
a state of emergency in consequence
of a general strike which has broken
out at Frieburg and in the neighbor-
ing districts, owing to the workers
dissatisfaction over low wages. The
railways have suspended service and
the newspa pers are not publishing.
Washington. Sept. 1.-two hun
dred refugee immigrants, detained at
the immigration stations at Seattle
and Vancouver as being in excess OF
the September quota, will not be
turned back. but will be admitted be-
cause OF conditions in Japan follow
ing the earthquake and fire and
charged to the October quota.
Paris, Sept. 19-Premier Stanley
Baldwin of England and Lord Cruet,
the British ambassador had a con-
ference lasting an hour and half
with President Millerand at RAM
boullet this afternoon. The talk was
characterized in semi official reports
as being particularly cordial.
New York. Sept. 19-The supreme
council of the 33rd degree Scottish
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revised its constitution at its 111th
annual meeting today to make it pos
sible for enlisted men and officers in
the army and navy to receive the
32nd degree regardless of their resi-
dence at the time of initiation.
Boston.-Rev. James H. Robinson.
who retired from the Methodist Epis-
copal ministry ten years ago, drop
ped dead Tuesday night in the South
Station when about to board a train
to return to the home of his son in
Quincy, where he had been spending
the summer. He was born in New
ark, New York, So years ago. and
held pastorates in Troy, n. y, and
Stamford, Brandon, EerGennes and
Poultney, Vt.
Sacremento.-A. E. Anderson walk
ed into the sheriff's office Tuesday
and announced that he had come all
the way from Siberia to surrender
and serve term of from one to II
years in SIS ananQuentin penitentiary.
Anderson and nine other /. w. VS.
were convicted of criminal syndical-
ism. All were released on bail pend
ing appeal which since has been de-
MED by the third district court of APP
peals. Anderson is the sixth of the
defendants to surrender.
Standardization II. Hammer, Am
erican representative of Capt. Raold
Amundsen, arrived here Tuesday
night from Norway and met his
chief, who has returned from Vain
wright, Alaska. Mr.. Hammer assur-
ed Captain Amundsen that arrange
ments had been arranged to fly from
Spitsbergen over the North Pole to
Alaska next summer.
Seattle. Wash.-Hall Gramm,
mining man of this city. who has
Just returned from visiting gold pro-
perties at the foot of Salmon gla-
cier. in British Columbia, 20 miles
north of Hyder. Alaska, relates that
he saw fish hanging on trees. The
river had been swollen and when it
receded. many salmon -FOUR 10 SIX
feet long were left suspended from
limbs he AYERS.
New York-Cable dispatches state
that Tuesdays dealings IN bar sill
yer In the London market totalled
more than 100000 ounces or 1our
times the usual days business. Thls
activity was attributed 10 heavy SELL
ing OF sterling in the Far East.
Washington-The Federal Bureau
Of Education announced yesterday
that it would hold a conference on
secretarial training at Boston. OCT.
81. in connection with the celepra-
ton Of the 50th anniversary or the
founding Of Boston University. Inc
conference will for ma part of the
program of the conference on uI1
universitys college Of secretariai
science. -.
Chicago-Back in the home OF its
founding after 40 years. the interna-
tional convention of the Brotherhood
of St Andrew. an organization OF
men and boys betrothed in the con-
secra ton of manhood in service, got
under way yesterday at the Unlver-
sitv Of Chicago and will continue
through Sunday. Since 1883 the
movement has grown to include
dozen countries in which there are
more than 10000 chapters with thou
sands of members. Hundreds OF
delegates are already in attendance.
Birmingham, Ala.-The members
of the state board Of convict super
visors and Governor Brandon an
nounced Tuesday that the whipping
lash will be restored to its prison
system, corporal punishment to be
resorted to only when extreme cases
demand such action. Abolition OF the
convict lease system has been
warm issue before the present session
of the state legislature and members
of state wide committee Tor us
abolition will meet here tomorrow.
Paris-After a long period or eX-
perimentation Professor l.. Joubln OF
the Museum and a group or MS
pupils have proved to thei roWn sat
isfa that the oyster is really one
of the best preventatives of scurvy'
Lemon Juice has been the favorite
protection Of the French against this
disease but the museum conclusions
presented to the Academy of Sci
ences. tend to show that the oyster
is quite as beneficial in its way.
Observation-Disclosures Fitzgerald
and other officers of the Brotherhood or
Railway and Steamship Clerks dis
cussed transportation today with Pres
ident Coolidge ard said afterward that
the president was making a thorough
study of the whole railroad problem.
Tulsa-(By A. P.)-Five men indict-
ed by Governor Walton's Tulsa county
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