Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-30

close attention to the affairs Of the
Rabbi Meyer was found dead in
his study Wednesday morning.
New York-High Bridge, an old
landmark, which recently was or
dercd demolished, was saved by the
board of estimate Friday when 1t
was decided to remodel the struc-
ture. The bridge spans rne Harlem
River at the North End of Manhat-
tan, connecting 1t with the Bronx.
The bridge has been q subject y.
heated controversy for several years.
Philadelphia-The decree Of the
Federal court segregating the Read
ing Company from its coal proper
ties was signed yesterday by Judges
Burlington, Davis and Thompson, in
Federal court here.
The Reading company is ordered
to effect the dissolution in six
months from June 81.
South Coventry. Conn.-Cornelius
Foley. 81. Of South Manchester. was
drowned. and John Lovett, also of
South Manchester, nearly lost his life
and Conrad J. Susbeck, of MelrOse
Highland, Mass, was overcome In an
attempt to save Foley, at Lake
Wapgumbaug here Thursday. Foley
was swimming about 100 yards from
shore when he called for help. Sus-
beck and Lovett went to his assist
ance.
Berlin-The condition of Captain
Hans Rose, commander Of the Ger
| man submarine U-53, which appeared
off Newport, r. l.. in 1916, is consid-
erably improved. He was reported
several days ago to be lying at the
point of death because Of maltreat-
ment by Belgian soldiers. He was
then in Jail.
London, (By A. P.)-The Daily
Telegraph's Liverpool correspondent
says there is e. ing tendency
| among emigrants rking there to
go to Boston rathc.' than to New
| York. believing, rightly or wrongly,
that the Boston immigration officials
are more reasonable than those at
London, (By A. P.)-Eorts to
| discover whether Great Britain,
France and Spain can reach common
ground on which to base an inter-
ment of the Tangier problem was
begun today at the British foreign
office.
: Salem, Mass. - The Naumkeag
Steam cotton mills posted notices
this morning that the mill would be
closed down for the first two weeks
in July for the annual vacation per-
iod. Agent J. Foster Smith states il
is not on account of business depres-
sion but simply for vacation pur-
poses. The mill has been running tc
| capacity since July II last year.
CoblenZ-(By A. P.)-The French
today extended their occupation ir
/ the Mayence bridgehead to Langen
on the Darmstadt Frankfort railroad
line eight miles south of Frankfort
and Eschborn, on the Frankfort
Kronberg line, Z IL miles northwest
Of Frankfort. The extension IS q
penalty for recent sabotage on the
railroads.
Moscow-It is announced that the
| Ckrainian and Trans re.
publics have Joined Russia in the
boycott against Switzerland occas-
toned by tn assassination at Laus-
anne of Vaslav Vorovsky, the soviet
emissary to the Near East confer
ence.
Denver, Colo.-Father Walter A
Grace of Arvada, suburb, and
John Walsh, his brother-in-law, en-
tered pleas of not guilty to indict-
! ments charging violation of the pro-
hibition laws, when they were ar
raigned in Federal court here
Thursday. They asked the court tc
appoint counsel for them. Their
trials were set for July 10.
Grand Rapids. Mich.-Ted jamie
son of Milwaukee. won a scheduled
| 10 round no-decision bout here last