Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30


tical organization in the country to
elect a woman as chairman of their
city committee. This honor was to-
day conferred upon Mrs. s. G. Ber-
nard, who was unanimously elected.
Boston.--The steamer Bradburn,
reported ashore at Nantucket yes
terday arrived here today. The pilot
who brought her to port said he
heard nothing OF the vessel ground
ing and 1t was believed a message
from the steamer had been misin-
terpreted The Bradburn has a car
go Of coal from Shields, England.
Providence, II. Mrs. Waiter
Stokes Irons, prominent educator,
lecturer and club woman, and for
ten years instructor in history at the
Rhode Island State College, died
here yesterday.
New York.-Fdrther depreciation
OF French exchange. rejecting the
financial communities pessimism,
concerning the success of the French
experiment in the Ruhr. caused
more active liquidation OF French
bonds by frightened investors in to-
days market, seven active issues es-
tablishing the lowest prices in all
time.
Mexico City-Prcsident Obrcgon is
suffering from a cold and was I'M
Ele to appear today at the national
palace. His condition is said not to
be serious.
Boston-The House of Representa-
tiVeS today unanimously adopted a
resolution favoring passage by Con-
gross of the bill proposed by Con-
gresham John j. Rogers, Of Lowell,
for an embargo on coal. The resolu-
ton declared that the Treasure would
relieve distress in New England.
Washington-An amendment to
the Federal Reserve Act was adopted
by the Senate today, which would
make eligible for rc-discount the
commercial paper of factors in staple
farm products in a raw state. Sena-
tor Mcclellan. Democrat. Tennessee,
author of the resolution, explained
.that it was intended to remove tho
| restriction on such paper imposed
ir 1918 by a Federal Reserve Board
order.
New Yorll-Carl A. Vaughan, Chi
| cago, defeated William J. HarwOrth,
| Cleveland, in the opening match of
| the national amateur pocket billiard
championship tournament today, 125
! to SO. Vaughan required II frames.
| and had high run of 90 unfinished.
HarWorth's best string was II.
Chelsea, Mass.-Sercerino BoccuZZi
Of Revere, was held for the grand
! jury in the district court here today
| on charge of murder in connection
with the death of Antonio COppOlla,
Who was found stabbed in the Eitch-
en- of BoccuZzi's home on January
| Z. BoccuZZi was arrested in the Gus
! toms house at Portland. Me, last
week, as he was endcavOring to OBJ
! tain a passport for Canada.
Worcester, Mass.-John w. Nav
| bri. former registrar of probate for
| Worcester county, committed suicide
| today by shooting himself through
| the heart. Illness from which he had
! suffered for more than year is
| believed to have prompted the act.
Dublin-Bombs were thrown at tho
| city hall and central telephone eX-
| change this evening. Many fires We're
reported and the residence of State So
| licitor Corrigan was partially burned.
Another house was blown up by mine.
| Rutland. Nt-After living 80 years
and seldom being sick. Miss Helen NJ.
| Todd Of Orwell died today of measles.
San Diego, Cal.-Plans of the navy
to establish at san Diego a junior. war
! college where army ard navy officers
will receive post graduate training.
supplementary to that received at West
| Point and Annapolis. were received
here today from Washington.
! San F'rancisco-Mme. Margaret Mat
/ Zenauer, noted prima donna, was
granted an intcrlGutory decree Of di-
vorcc from Floyd GiotZbach. a chauf-
| four. by Superior Judge Frank J. Mu.
| ask here today. The divorce was
! granted on tho strength of Mime. Mat
,zenauers reply and cross-complaint to
an action filed by Glotzbach some
| with cruelty.
| Marion. Ohio-Prcsiden Harding to-
day was elected chairman of the boa rd
of directors OF the Harding Publishing
Co.. which publishes the Marion Daily
| star.
| Cincinnati Ohio-Thrce officials of
| the Independent Drug CO., of Cincin-
natl. We're indicted today by the fedora
grand jury on a charge Of conspiring
to violate the federal prohibition law.
Those indicted are Otto katZ. prcsi-
! dent: George III. Lander. vice presi-
dent; and Sidney Fl. Miller. secretary.
i One thousand offences, involving one
million dollars worth of whisky, ac-
! cording TO United States District At
! tornoy Thomas H. Morrow, are alleged
in the Indictment.
Crippled ex-SOldier