Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-13

here this afternoon. Mrs. Helen r.
Thayer of Portsmouth Is presiding.
She Is said by conference officials to
be the first woman to have presided
as moderator at any conference of
the Congrega tional Church in this
country. In welcoming the delegates
to his church, and to Nashua, Rev.
Laurence L. Barger presented her
with bouquet of roses Assuming
her duties as moderator, Mrs. Thayer
bespoke calm consideration of the
matters to come before the sessions.
Conference Secretary Edward r.
Stearns described a general increase
in the activities Of the denomination
throughout the state, in his annual
survey.
Washington, May IL AP)-With-
out debate the convention of the In
ternational Council of Women today
adopted a resolution urging women
in countries which have not ratified
the 1921 convention of Geneva for
the protection of women and children
to use their influence to obtain rati-
fication. Resolutions urging that
measures be taken for the suppress
sion of such newspaper advertise
ments as are calculated to incite
immoral behavior" and advocating
maintenance of women police with
the same status and responsibilities
as men, also were adopted.
Worcester, Mass, May 1.-THE
Worcester Consolidated Street Rail-
way Co., today announced that it
has bought the New England Bus
Lines. Inc, which has been operating
a line of motor buses between this
city, Oakdale, West Boylston and
Princeton. The bus service will be
continued by the trolley company.
There is no trolley line in the section
covered by the bus lines. .
Boston, May 12.-John II. Sulli-
van, alias James Sullivan of Bel
mont, was arrested here today
charged with the larceny of SOL 900
from two Boston concerns. 1t is
charged that through fraudulent
report of his financial and business
standing Sullivan reporting to the
companies. that he had on hand
large orders for clothing at whole
sale, obtained money to finance
these orders. 1t is alleged that he
obtained $4,000 from the Manufac-
/ turers' Finance Corporation and $4,-
OOO from Amory, Brown G. Co.
Lawrence, Mass, May 12.-Dis-
trict Attorney William G. Clark of
Essex County announced today in
Newburyport that he will make a
thorough grand jury investigation CT
alleged graft, corruption or protec-
ton in connection with the liquor
situation in Lawrence. Witnesses
have been summoned to, appear in
| Newburyport on Thursday morn
ing.
Providence. r. l., May 12.-More
| than $4,000 was expended during
1924 in missionary activities and 576
new members added, according to
reports given at the opening session
today of the 117th annual meeting of
the <hode Island conference of
Congregational churches in this city.
Boston, May 12.-Following in the
steps of his noted ancestors, Will
liam Dawes, Jr., who rode with Paul
Revere before the battles of Lexing-
ton and Concord, Vice President
Charles G. Dawes has become a
member of the Ancient and Honor
able Military Company of Boston.
The application of the vice president
was presented to the company by
Lieut.. Gov. Frank G. Allen and lis
sponsors were President Calvin
Coolidge, Secretary of War John w.
Weeks and Gov, Alvan T. Fuller, all
members. The election of Dawes to
| the Ancients took place last night.
| William Dawes, Jr., was for many
years member of the company and
! following the revolution was its
clerk.
Paris, May IL K Cap - Premier
Painleve after cabinet meeting to-
day during which the Moroccan sit
uation was discussed, avowed that
French positions still surrounded by
the attacking Riff tribesmen would
soon be relieved. M. Painleve said
the Moroccan situation was delicate
but not so serious as were the large
scale operations previously conduct
ed in Morocco. He assured ques
TONERS that the French losses have
been small.
Washington, May 1.-THE Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, said a
statement issued here by William
Green, its president, is opposed to
| the proposal of Chairman O'Connor
of the shipping board, for payment
of a bonus to American seamen out
of the treasury. 1.-THE reason ad-
| vanced for the wage subsidy" Mr..
Green said, lis the differential be-
| tween the wages Of foreign and
American seamen. If the seamen's
act were enforced, there would be
no differential. The proposed wage
subsidiary is to cover the failure to
cover the failure to enforce that
act"
| Toledo, Ohio, May 1:-With earn
| ings reaching such high levels Presi-
dent John N. WHY'S of WHY'S Over
| land Company today announced that
committee will meet Tuesday af-
ternoon to discuss the matter of
more than $50 a share of accumulat-
! ed pfd., dividends. Mr.. WHY'S an
nounced earnings of the second
quarter Of the year would reach SILL
600 900 a new high record in Over
land history. Estimated earnings
for April before April taxes and de-
preceiation were more than $4,000
900. May earnings should equal
April, he said.
| Boston, May 12-(APl-Greetings
from sister churches in England, Ire
land, Pennsylvania and Hungary on
the occasion of the Tooth anniver-
sary of the American Unitarian AS
ISOLATION were conveyed to that
body at it's annual meeting here to-
day. Among the visiting speakers
were Hugh r. Rathborne, president
of the British and Foreign Unitarian
Association: Rev. Herbert ]. Ros-
sington Of Belfast. Ireland, repre-
senting the Association of Irish Nom
Subscribing Presbyterians and Other
! Free Christians; DIR. George Boros,
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