Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
NEWS BRIEFS

NEWO bRlEF
Hardin. China.-UBy A. PD-General
Chang TSo Lin. dictator of the three
Manchurian provinces, has ordered tho
Chinese authorities to abolish the land
department of the Chinese Eastern
Railway and to take over all lands
coded Russia under old treaties These
measures became effective today.
Rcrlin.-By A. PD-Forty-sevcn
persons were killed and 81 injured in
TUESDAYS railway accident at the
Kreienscn station when the Hamburg
Munich express Collidcd with A stand
ing train. The engineer of the express
is said to have been unable to see the
signals set against him as the locomo-
tive crashed through the other train
Most of those killed were badly man
sled and Identification was difficult.
Hamburg-The dock workers at this
port went on strike Tuesday following
a dispute over wages.
Decentralization Of the
junior knights of tho Ku Klux Khan
has been definitely decided upon by the
national executives of the Khan and ar
ticles of incorporation in 90 states will
be filed within the next few DAYS, &C.
cording to an announcement made here
yesterday by Milton F;lrod. editor of the
Fiery Cross. a Khan publica ton. Head
quarters of the organization are to be
located here. it was stated. Provision
also will he made for the enrolment of
girls in separate branch of the jun
Tor order and the ages for membership
in both divisions will be from II to IS
years. Mr.. Elrod said.
Observation-Disclosures application of
the law prohibiting consumption of IL
Quor in Consta ntinnple. which was
fixed for Aug. /. has been postponed for
the third time, for another month.
Washngton-A vigil lamp, imploring
her microscopy powers for the recov-
cry Of President Harding. is burning Mt
the shrine of the Blessed Teresa. the
CarmeIito nun recently bcatificd by
Pope Plus. in the Mount Carmel ma
tional retreat house for women at the
Catholic University here, The lamp
was lighted Tuesday night by tho
Franciscan Sisters Of the Atonement
and will burn night and day until the
president is officially pronounced out
Of danger.
Los AnEeles-Corinne Grifith, mo-
tion picture actress, announced here
Tuesday nisht that sh. had instructed
her New York attorneys to file suit
for divorce against Webster Campbell.
motion picture director.
St Louis-The government cannot
declare forfeited bonds of industrial
alcohol users for misuse of alcohol
permits. the United States circuit
court of appeals held yesterday in
sustaining the district court of North
Dakota in finding for the defendant
in the case of the government against
John Wandmakcr.
London. icy A. PD-Premier Bald
win announced in the House of Com
mons yesterday that he was afraid
it would be impossible to publish
any of the papers regarding foreign
relations in time for tomorrow's de-
bate on the reparatons situation. He
pointed out that the French and
Belgian notes have just been receiv-
Ell and that it was necessary to get
the permission of these governments
Letore publishing the documents.
New York-Harry Werner and Simon
Flaherty. boxing promoters. yesterday
deposited with a bank a check for s50.-
900 which they said would he given to
Jack Dempsey if he would meet Harry
Wills for the heavyweight totle before
battling Luis Angel F'irpo. The pro-
moters said they had an option on an
arena in Greater New York that would
seat at least 10000 persons.
Brockton, Mass-After IL weeks
without pay envelope. more than
120N shoe workers. mostly lasters and
making room employees. stormed the
Srockton shoe factories yesterday in an
effort to get back their old jobs. About
one-third of the applicants will be
taken back, a canvass. of the factories
showed. A number of strikers Who
left town to secure jobs were reported
lam ii tod
New York;. i. Morgan & Co. yes
tcrday announced that subscription
books to the $20.oO0.00 three-year 5
per cent government of Switzerland
notes had been closed. The notes were
sold to yield investors per cent. Re
ceipts will be used to purchase food
commodities in this country.
Spokane, Wash, Aug. Tommy
Gibbons, who stayed Is rounds with
Champion Jack Dempsey, is still
looking for another chance at Demp-
sey's crown, according to statements
by Gibbons and his manager, Eddie
Kane, who are here. Gibbons set
Memorial Day, 1924, as the earliest
date on which he. could hope to meet
the champion again.
Hong Kong CBy A. P)-Because
of the fighting between rival Chinese
idCtlOHS az <tlilON, lilV i'iip7h 49,
boats Diomede and Foxglove have
been sent to that point. Looting is
feared. The British and Japanese
consuls asked for Gunboats to pro-
tect foreign lives and property.
New York-Dr. julius Wcinstein,
stomach specialist living on West
end avenue. who gave up PRACTICE a
year ago after a nervous breakdown
had sent him to a ssnitarium at
Kingston. n. Y, yesterday was re-
ported missiong. He left the Brook
Ign home of his brotherin-l law. Phil
ip Levine, on July 4. stating he was
going for short walk. His relatives
told the police they had not seen him
since.
Madison. Wis.-Gov. Blaine in a
telegram today to Senator Il. J. Scv-
erson, demanded that the senator
name state officials charged by him