Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22

Seau, assistant armOrer at inc Stdte
armory here, was arrested To-Day
charged with breaking and entering
and theft of government supplies
on $4,000 bail. Two other persons
were arrested charged wits receiving
stolen goods. According to the ar
resting officers tho goods missing
| from the armory include blankets,
| boots and pistols.
New York, Nov. 21-The Lawrence
Manufacturing Company, a New
England textile concern, announced
| it would pass the semi divi-
l.dend at this time. Six months ago
it paid So on its capital stock.
Omaha, Neb.. Nov. 21-Robert M.
Lafollette and William e. Borah will.
in all probability, be placed on the
ballot in the next April primaries in
Nebraska as candidates for the pref
erence of the progressive voters for
the presidential nomination, accord
ing to a statement issued here today
by the officers of the official progress
sive party of the state. Henry Ford's
name has been submitted by petition
and will 60 on the Progressive bal
lot.
! washington, Nov. 21-The resigna-
ton of Francis G. 'Matson as deputy
commissioner Of internal revenue
was announced today. He will re-
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 21-The
Yale Harvard boat race on the
Thames at New London next year
will be rowed on June 20. The Har-
ward varsity crew schedule for 1924
announced today also calls for races
against Pennsylvania and Columbia
at Cambridge on May 10 and against
i Cornell at Ithaca on May "a.
New York, Nov. 21-The Thalia
Theatre, once the Bowery Theatre,
the oldest playhouse in the city, to-
day was damaged by fire. The
theatre, erected before the Civil war,
was the scene OF Buffalo Blifs nr RS
show in the east. For di.le In the
old days it gave an evening with
Della Fox, Lillian Russell. Maggie
Mitchell, Lottie Gibson, Weber s:
Fields, the Russell Brothers, David
Warfieid, Harrigan and Hart and
other favorites. 1t is now used as an
Italian vaudeville theatre.
Rome, Nov. 21-The King and
Queen Of Spain today attended re-
ligious ceremony in the Basilica OF
Santa Maria Maggiore, of which AL
fonso is honorary canon. The SOW
ereigns afterward visited the Spanish
college.
New York, Nov. 21-The brisk ad.
vance in railroad stocks at the open
ing of today's market was attributed
in part to a bullish statement by
Jesse l.. Livermore, one of the streets
leading operators. Speaking last
night at a testimonial dinner tender
ed by friends, Mr.. Livermore pre-
dicted that American railroads would
recover a considerable portion Of the
three billion dollars lost during the
past Is years. He said h expected
the next Congress would do some
thing for the railroads, mot tc
them"
Washington, Nov. 81 - Promises
that Grover Bergdoll will return tc
this country from Germany if the
Washington government complies
with certain stipulated conditions
said to amount to virtual immunity
for him, have been made to govern
ment officials by attorney and others
speaking for the Bergdoll family
These offers the government has de-
"a. clined. Officials declare they can en-.
ter no compromise but must insist
upon free exercise of their powers in
the event the draft evader is cap.
tured or returned to American jur-
isdictiOn.
Salem, Mass, Nov. Civilian J
Sullivan, arrested yesterday morning
at West Beach. Beverly Farms, fol
rum-running, was sentenced to sl3
months in the House of Correction
and also fined $500 by Judge George
b. Sears in the first district court II
this city this morning. He appealed
and bonds were set at $l,OOO.