Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-19
NEWS BRIEFS

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lillian rebels were killed and many
wounded in retreating before state
troops in Rio Grande do Sui near
Bage Thursday. according to the
state newspaper published in Santa
Anna do Livramento. The dispatch
was forwarded to this city by La
Nacion's Rivera correspondent. The
rebels are reported to have aban-
doned large quantity of arms and
ammunition, as we'll as all their am
balances. many horses and a cannon.
Two of their leaders were captured.
The government forces sustained in
significant losses, the dispatches
said.
TeSucigalpa, 1Ionduras-Police Of
ficials assert that they have inter-
Cepted correspondence from the
woman held as Clara Phillips, the
California murdress. to persons of
unknown identity, Offering large sums
of money if they should assist the
prisoner in escaping from Jail here.
AS a result the authorities have re-
doubled their vigilence over the
woman and have decided that she
may have no visitors. The police
also say they have information that
two persons have left Mexico for
Honduras with the object Of assist
ing the prisoner to escape.
Columbia, S. C.-Governor Nc
Lcod called upon sheriffs of the state
Thursday to enforce the law prohib-
iting solicitation of labor in South
Carolina, except upon the payment of
the heavy license fees. The fee re-
quired of labor agents is $500 for the
state and $4,000 for each county in
which the solicitor proposes to OPP
crate. The governors letter was
who have been soliciting Negro Ia
Dor for northern and eastern indus
trial cities.
Cambridge, Mass.-Dr. Esper S.
Larsen, Jr, Of the United States
Geological Survey has been appoint
ed professor of Photography at Har-
ward to fill the vacancy caused by
the retirement of Professor John
Eliot Wolff. who is to give up active
teaching at the close of this college
year. DIR. Larsen is at present geo.
logist in charge of the section of
petrology of the geographical survey.
He is a graduate of the University of
California.
Rome-(By A. P.)-Mrs. Corbett
Ashby Of England was elected pres
ident of the International Woman
Suffrage Alliance yesterday. The de-
cision was practically unanimous.
Washington-The Tobacco Mer-
chants Association charged in its
convention here. that certain whole
sale druggists were cutting prices on
tobacco products to increase their
sales and obtain greater allowances
of medicinal liquor. A resolution was
adopted asking the Treasury dpart-
ment to eliminate cigars and cigar
cites from their bona fide drug
business" sales which control the
quantities of liquor a druggist may
handle.
Brockton, Mass.-About so clerks
employed at the Brockton Public
Market Company walked out of the
Brockton store of the firm yesterday
morning, claiming they have to work
under conditions that are unfair to
organized labor. Business Agent
Colwill of the union claims that re-
fusal of the firm to give the clerks
a Tuesday half holiday brought about
stores, one of which is at Portland,
Me.
New York. {By A. P.)-An at
American labor party similar to the
British labor party and including
all the socialist and advanced lib
eral economic and political groups
of the nation, will be the primary
work of the National convention of
the Socialist party which opens to-
day, Otto Branstetter, executive Sec
rotary of the party, announced to-
day.
Maiden, Mass.-Advanced wages
were announced to rubber workers
in two plants here yesterday. The
Converse Rubber Company notified