Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-14

a view TO the strict application Of -.
treaty Of Versailles, both as reea,Ss
the punishment Of war criminals ana
reparations. - ''s
.Paducah. Ky. Nov 13--Fran,, =
Fisher. president of the Ohio Vsi,s.
Fire and Marine Insurance Comnan,
and ex-president Of the Ohio ValIsy
Trust Company, Q which closed h.
doors following an announcement -
insolvency last week, shot ana kIitss
himself at his home here early Il
day. Mr.. Fisher was said 10 hs,,.
been respondent following the fs,I
ure Of the bank and accordine -
close. friends had spoken of endinv
his life on several occasions.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 13-Armsa
whisky bandits numbering about b
early today raided the Gwynnbrnot
distiIlery at Gwynnbrook, a suhnrn
leaving with several truck loads !,
whisky. Several hours later no,,s.
captured two drivers and Err
trucks loaded with stolen whisss
near Towson about ten miles sw.s
from the. hold up. The hofd-up ma
gave their names as James w. CAw-
ford. and Walter Marine, both :.
Philad eipllia. "
London. NoV. 13.-(By A. PR.
days meeting Of parliament was ms,.-
ly. presumption Of the session int,
rupted by the summer vacation.~sra
so was not marked by any eeremonv
Paris, Nov. 13.-Marcel Miles h.
mer French heavyweight chanpion !.
ready to, meet Quintin Romero-Ro,..
Of Chile on the condition that the 80.
be held within three weeks time a.
Miles is due to meet Ermino Snail,
the Italian heavyweight, In a bout y
Milan in December.
London. Nov. 13.-Ministerial circl..
in London are without definite new ~
the uncertain political situation IN
Greece at the present moment, but thsv
view with much anxiety the unoM.
cial reports that King George probably
will be forced to leave the country a.
as to permit the establishment of Re-.
public.
Washington, Nov. 13-Municipaliti..
In all sections Of the country ver.
represented in the membership attend
|. ance at the opening session today OF
the 10th annual convention Of the CITY
Managers Association. Various prob.
lens of city government were set for
discussion during the three days ses-
sion. Secretary Hoover is among the
speakers.
Philadelphia. Nov. 13.-Reports that
a deal was pending which would send
him to Washington as manager, were
denied by Eddie Collins. captain and
second baseman Of the Chicago Amer.
can League baseball club, upon his re.
turn from a hunting trip in the Maine
woods. II still want to concentrate
on my playing and not bother about
| the cares Of management" said Collins
There Is time enough for that later.
l will lie back with the White Sox
again next season, ready to do my
! bast."
Philadelphia. Nov. ia construc-
tive program for peace" was the gen.
eral topic for discussion at the open
ing session today of the American
Council of the World Alliance for In
ternational Friendship through the
churches. The speakers include Oscar
: Straus. John H. Clarke, a former JUS
! tice of the United States supreme
court; A. Lawrence Lowell. president
, Of Harvard University. and Mary E.
/ Woolley, president of Mt. Holyoke Col
| lcge. The meeting will continue three
! days.
Chicago, Nov. ia proposal that
| Commissioner Lands and not the
league heads shall have jurisdiction to
determine disputes in which major
league umpire may be involved is to
be made to the joint meeting of ma
| jor leagues here December IL, &C.
cording to Mr.. Lands.
Lynn, Mass, Nov. 13-Joint Coun-
Gil, Amalgamated Shoe Workers, at
its meeting in Lynn this afternoon,
will hear reports from several To-
Gals regarding their opinion of the
suggestion made by the council that
a reduction Of 10 percent in wages
be granted manufacturers on misses
and children's Mckay shoes. The
lasters. stitchers and packing room
workers favor some equalization OF
wages and the stitchers are willing
to modify their shop rules.
Athens, Nov. 13-Great Britain
has informed Greece, says the news
| paper Eleuthros Wilma today, that
although 1t has not changed its atti'
| tude regarding Constantine and Con.
] stantinisn, il is of the opiTiion that
! Greece should avoid any change in
| her constitution inasmuch as it con-
siders King George of Greece is the
! natural tie between Greece and Great
, Britain.
Paris, Nov. 13-The allied repara-
ton commission today decided to
/ hear Representatives Of Germany re-
garding the capacity of the Reich u
, pay PREPARATIONS. The date Of the
hearing will be fixed later.
Manila, P. l., Nov. 13-While there
Is no disorder at present among the
Moro tribes. the situation requires
careful handling, Governor General
Leonard Wood, declared upon his re.
turn here today after a three weeks
. trip of inspection to the island oil
Mindanao. where he investigated re-
ported unrest among the natives.
New Orleans, Nov. 13-Virtually
/ the entire force of Federal prohibl-
/ forcements from Washington ano
other places including Icy Einstein
were here today for what was
planned to be the biggest liquor raio
in New Orleans since the VolsteaO
| act became effective.
| Paris. Nov. Is (By A. P.)-The pro-
| position for a committee of inquiry
which President Barthou of the re-
| paration commission was to max.
before that body this afternoon, wa
| explained at the French foreign OF.
flee as a simple confirmation OF tn'
French point of view along this line
as expressed all through the nego.
tiations for the committee of expert'
on whic hit was sought to have lux
United States represented. =.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 13-Fire earn
/ today threatened destruction OF IN:
| Chesapeake & Ohio railroad snop'
here but was extinguished after
hard fight with comparatively snai
damage. -
Chicago, fJov. 13-Political obser,
vers attach considerable importanc'
to the visits here of Senator hlian
w. johnson of California, William
Gibbs McAdoo. and John 7. ADAMS
chairman of the Republican nationa
committee. Although none OF tnen
would make any statement, eacn en- 81,
gagged in a series of conferences wiz
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