Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-14
NEWS BRIEFS

JuareZ, Mex, Dec. 13-(By A. P.)
Mexican authorities here declare
that the announcement that General
Angel Flores. constitutional govern
or Of Sinaloa, has temporarily aban-
doned his presidential campaign to
resume charge of state affairs and
has telegraphed President Obregon
that he will remain loyal to the
Central government, is the most i'm
portant news that has come from
the west coast of Mexico. since the
beginning of the rebellion.
Mexico City. Dec. 13-(By A. P)-
1t is generally felt here that a de-
cisive battle between the Sanchez
forces and the troops loyal to Presi-
dent Obregon will be fought on the
Vera Cruz front near where Car
rama was defeated by Sanchez in
1919. The government continues to
concentrate soldiers in that district
to oppose the advance of the rebels.
Lisbon, Dec. 14-(By A. P.)-The
Portuguese cabinet resigned today.
1t was reported yesterday that the
Portuguese cabinet had asked Pres-
dent Gomez to dissolve parliament on
the ground that the hostile parlia-
mentary ma jority made it impossible
to government. The resignation of
the cabinet would indicate that the
SACCutLNC Idu uCCluCu iOI W w oCs
The ministry was formed on Nov. 10
with Antonio Machado as premier.
New York, Dec 13-More than 500
members of the New York Southern
Society, former southerners now liv-
ing in New York. were brought to
their feet in an outburst of enthu-
siasm last night when Martin w.
Littleton, a Democrat, as POSTMASTER
at the societys annual dinner, re-
ferred to President Coolidge's speech
as 1.-THE utterance of a man who said
I stand here"
Chicago, Dec. 13-The regime of
Kenesaw Mountain Lands as COM
missioner of baseball continues in full
sway, strengthened by the joint
meeting of major league clubs. Pre-
vious to the meeting yesterday there
were those who looked for an attempt
to question the actions of the COM
missioner, but when all was over, his
powers had been increased. Out OF
the joint meeting came IA amend
ments to the league rules, two of
which were considered important.
One gave the commissioner author
ity in claims and salary disputes af-
fecting umpires. The 6ther provid-
in the player limit for clubs, set at
40, excepting between June 25 and
Aug. 81, when it was fixed at 20.
New York, Dec. 13.-Daylight acts
to disintegrate radio waves. or ar
fects the earth's crust so that 1T "or
some other underlined natural phe-
nomena" absorbs them. experiment.
al communication with stations in
the frozen north has convinced Sec
rotary X. Is. Warner of the Ameri-
can Radio Relay League.
Vera Cruz, Dec. 13.-Newspaper
correspondents accompanying the
rebel armies in their advance on
Mexico City telegraphed early this
morning that the situation in the
state of Puebla was Unchanged but
that a battle apparently was immi-
nent. The main body of the insur-
gent troops has joined the advance
guard and the rebels are now en-
trenched in line that runs from
Esperanza northwest to Oriental. a
distance of 80 miles. and thence west
to Apizaco, a stretch of 80 miles.
New York, Dec. 23.-J. Coard
Taylor. former Princeton track STAR
will be lost to the New York Ath-
letic Clubs team for the indoor
season. He has been called to Tex
as on business and probably will be
out Of competition for several
HlOHtlS. Taylor, WHO WON the III
tercollegiate low hurdles and finish
ed second, in the quarter mile run
at Philadelphia last spring. was
member of the N. Y. A. C. relay
team besides relieving in the fast
events for the Mercury footers. The
former Tiger hopes to return to the
track in time to compete in the
Olympic trials.
Lansing, Mich, Dec. ia nom
mating petition to place the name
of Henry Ford on the Democratic
ballot in the preferential Presiden-
tial primaries next April. was filed
in the secretary of states office/to-
day by James w. Helme, Democrat,
of Adrian. The petition carries 107
signatures, the requirement being
100.
Texarkana, Ark, Dec 13-Twenty-
two alleged promoters of oil stock
enterprises in the South Arkansas
fields are under Indictment by Fed
cral district court here on charges of
using the mails to defraud. Addi-
tional indictments are expected TO
bring the total of defendants to more