Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
provide for the use of six substitutes
instead of three as heretofore.

provide for the use of six substitutes
instead of three as heretofore.
Washington. Dec. 14-President
Coolidge not only favors the pending
efforts to make possible the fiotation
by Germany of an international loan
to provide for the purchase of food
stuffS, but desires to encourage the
attempts of private charity in the
United States to relieve the situa-
ton of the German people.
Lisbon, Dec: 1.-THE cause of the
Machado ministry downfall, was the
refusal of the Chamber to pass a
vote of confidence in the administra-
ton after a discussion. of responsl;
bility. for the recent disturbances in
Portugal. President Gomez has ac-
cepted the governments resignation.
Boulder, Colo. Dec. 14-Four men
were killed and three injured last
night when an automobile crashed
into a bob sled loaded with Univcr-
sity of Colorado students, which was
speeding over the slippery road four
miles east of Boulder. hooked on be-
hind another automobile.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 14-(By A. P)-
The defence, which late yesterday
entered q plea of insanity. is expect
ed to rest it's case today in the trial
of Philip Z. Fox, editor of the Night
Hawk. the official organization of the
Ku KluX Khan, for killing William s.
Coburn, counsel for the Simmons
faction of the khan. The prosecution
has not indicated what it has to Of
fer in rebuttal. but is expected to
weave it's testimony around a paper
said to have been found in Coburn's
desk and which a witness stated had
reference to the defendant.
Chicago, Dec. 14-Winter today
traced an icy finger through the
southwest into the southern tier of
states, with snow as far south as
Alabama. and cold wave predicted
to penetrate even southern Florida.
In the southwest where n blizzard
has claimed at least II lives in New
Mexico and west Texas, reScuers
were aided in their work today by
rising temperatures.
New York, Dec. 14-Shakespeare's
Hamlet, as acted by John Barrymore,
was viewed by a minion Of the law
last night and found free from i'm
morality. Police Sergeant Stewart
Dewitt went to investigate a COM
plant that the play contained
naughty lines and that it localized
murder. From s o'clock until the
mad prince spoke his last line and
died, Sergeant Dewitt sat in box
seat and watched every move and
pondered every line.
New York, Dec. 14-Luis Vicentini.
latest pugilistic sensation sent forth
by South America, will meet his big
gest test so far when he battles
Johnny Shugrue of Waterbury, Conn.,,
in a IL round match tonight at Madi-
son Square Garden. Vicentini. who
holds the Chilean lightweight title,
has knocked out three opponents in
row since coming TO the Unites
States in September and gained
prominence by signing an agreement
with Tex Richard for three fights, the
last to be with Benny Leonard. light
weight champion, next summer, If
the South American continues his
upward climb.
Providence. Dec. 1.-THE Brown
University swimming schedule for
this season, as announced today is
az follows. JAN. rs, Johns Hopkins:
Feb. 16. Springfield: Feb. 20. Yale at
New Haven: Feb. %. Dartmouth at
Hanover; March 1. Navy at Annapo-
lis; March 4. M. /. T.: March 14-5, !
inter- collegiate at Hanover: March
2S-9. inter- collegiate at New York. |
The wrestling schedule is as follows:
Jan. IL. stevens, Jan. Is, springfield;
Feb. 16, NJ. /. T., at Ca,nbridee: Feb. |
%, Brooklyn Polytechnic; March ],
Harvard at Cambridse; March 8,
Navy at Annapolis; March 1916. N. E. |
Inter- collegiates..
Shanghai, Dec. 14.-(By A.P.)-
Three thousand bandits under the |
leadership of the notorious chief |
tains. Chen Yen-Teh and Wang Ham
Wing, captured the town of Chao. |
Wednesday. burning and loeting the
houses and carrying Of the magis- |
trate and education commissioner
and two other officials together with |
more than 100 residents of, the town. |
including many women. according to
dispatches received here from Chang
shat. |
New York. Dec. 14.-Specific re-
quests of Bishop William T. Man
ming of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of New York, regarding fII-
ture activities at st. Marks i'm the
Bouwerie, recently. the scene of |
symbokc church services, which have !
included classical dances, are exnect- !
ed to be considered at a meefinr to-
day OF DR.. Norman Guthrie, rector