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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
SPORT NOTES

Boston, Jan. 12-Boston College
hockey team tonight defeated Vic
torias. a member of the U. S. A. H.
League, 3 to 1.
New Haven, Conn, Jan. 1.-THE
Westminster Hockey Club, of this
city. fought defeated the Boston
Hockey Club. 2 goals to 0, in fast
we'll fought United States Amateur
Hockey League game.
Clinton, N. Y. Jan. 12-partmouth
won from Hamilton College at hockey
tonight, 6 to 2. 1t was Hamilton's
first defeat by a collegiate team in
three seasons.
Berlin, N. H.. Jan. 12.-Berlin
Hockey Club tonight defeated the
Montreal Amateur Athletic Associa-
ton SeXtet. 6-3.
Montreal. Jan. 12-Canadian Curl
ers won back the Gordon interna-
tional medal here, when after play
ing 81 matches with Kinks from the
United States, the final score gave
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Parents of Navel ORANGE

From two lone orange trees. 10
which buds of the seedless navel
orange of Brazil We're grated some
years ago, has grown an industry
which last year showed a net profit
OF some forty million dollars. To-day
one hundred and seventy five thou
sand acres of California land is plant.
cd to navel oranges. which are set.
out in numbers ranging from 50 10
$50 trees to the acre.
William Saunders. one time super.
intendent of the government horl'
cultural grounds at Washington y
c.. learned in 1870 that new seed.
less orange had been, developed az
Bahai. Brazil, and procured IL Glue
young trees through the aid OF ~
missionary. They were brought VI
the United States and planted undes
conditions as nearly those finer
native land as could be found. pss|
they could not withstand the mole
rigorous northern climate. and tngI
soon died. Buds had been taken
from them, however. and grated Up
on sprouts of native propagatiolI
Two of these sprouts survived ann
were transplanted to the West coas
in 1875.
From them have sprung the thou
sands of trees which have made WI
navel orange the foremost among us
many varities of oranges. Every yea
buds have been taken from them VI
impart navel characteristics to home
grown seedlings and still thouga
somewhat ravishcd by time, fness
patriarchs annually add their smaa
quota TO the thousands OF bushels y
fruit their offspring yields. RI.
One Of them stands just outsiu'
Riverside.
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BOOtleggers in !
House Office BLDG.
Claims Rep. Upshaw

Washington, Jan. 12.-Prior %D-~,
conference with prohibition officials
today, Representatives Upshaw
Democrat, Georgia, announced that
while he was armed with evidences
relating to Volstead law violations
by members Of Congress and high
government officials, the names Of al
legged offenders, if made public
would have to come from Commits,
sioner Haynes.
II am giving to Mr.. Haynex the
name of the official who recently
returned from Europe with more
than 20 cases of liquor marked din
lomatic" when he, had no right to So
mark his contraband stuff" said Mr..
Upshaw. II am giving him alsotke
name of a professional bootIeSger
who has been operating in the House
Office building, who was reported and
fined several times aud Immediately
returned to his outlaw trade"
Activities Of this bootlegger were
recognized to the House this week
by the Georgian who read a letter
from the daughter of representative
though no names were mentioned,
'The evidence am laying before
the commissioner is supplementary
to the outline in my charges to the
House, said Mr.. Upshaw 80
"OnIy yesterday 1 received infor-
nation Of a startling nature which
will be the basis for sensational n
vestigtion by the bureau.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
A Savage" and London Mob

OSOOp, q Malay servant who was
brought to England, no matter how
he was regarded, did not alter his de-
meanor. When boys in the street
yelled "Blackie." after him, he would
placidly remark that the poor people
were evidently without education.
Salleh showed a more retaliatory
spirit. On one occasion he seized
the cap of q small tormentor to bring
to me for Identification of the Offend
err a crowd collected, and a passing
cabman, assuming that a man with a
brown skin must be in the wrong.
slashcd him over the legs. Salleh
stood with his back to the wall, glar-
ing defiance. A brave lady (and an
old friend Mrs. Innes- Ker, living OPP
posite my fat, told me afterwards
that she had read of eyes flashing
fire and. as the baited Malay faced
the angry crowd, she realized what
the expression meant. Rushing down
stairs and into the street, this kind
friend grabbed Salleh by the arm,
dragged him into the hall and slam
med the door. Her presence Of mind
probably averted a tragedy.
l remember one dreadful night
when both my servants were in
SrievouS trouble through no fault of
their own. Returning late, / found
a wild mob outside my door. A voice
reached me shouting, Eyes, it's them
blacks have committed a crime" My
worst fears seemed likely to be real
lied; for when I entered the house. I
saw that the stone stairs were spat-
tered with blood. INSIDE my fiat I
found tie Malays as pale with terror
as their compilations would allow. I
learnt that the tenant of the flat
above mine had returned home very
drunk. and. after an alteration with
the cabman, had knocked him down
and hammered his PROSTATE body
The latter crawlcd away and, being
asked, Was it them blacls?" nodded
assent. The police followed and or
dered the Malays to come with them
to the police station. Fortunately
Salleh's familiarity with police courts
in his own country and his experience
as the servant of a magistrate came
to the rescue, and he asked to be
shown the warrant of his arrest. The
unexpected request had disconnected
the police, who had agreed to post
pone proceedings until the morning.
From At Home and Abroad with NV
Malays, by a British Official, in Asia
Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13

Back at City Hall next Tuesday
that he is not a dirty fighter and with
a promise that they will see action
with big a, George Vanderbilt,
whirlwind bantam, will arrive in this
city Monday in readiness for the
double six session with Young Leon
ard of South Boston. This latter lad
is no SLOUGH and was picked by the
A. A. A. management as a likely OPP
poncnt for Vanderbilt in that both
like the crashing style of boxing
which made a hit with the fans at
the last fight.
Watching these two boys to see
that they observe the rules of the
game will be Matty Quinn of Port
land and this fact insurcs a satisfac-
tory exhibition from start to finish.
| Matty ofiiciatcs at the De Rice shows
in Portland and this ought to be suf-
ficicnt guarantee.
Then there will be the alleged
grudgc affair between Chick Wills of
Augusta and Young CQrbin of Halo
well. These Mitt Maulers are sche-
dulcd for sinGlc-six and winner
take all. 1t promises to be some
warm run-in. Promptly at SIS the
teascr artists. Messrs. Chasc and
Messenger will shake and proceed to
| hand 'om out to each other Be there
early to sec this mill.
Seats are now selling at Packard's,
Arata's and Eastman's, Gardiner,
| 81 80, $1.00 and 10, plus taX.-Adv.
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International League
Head Enters Draft
Controversy Friday

New York. Jan. 12.-John Conway
Toolc. president of the International
League. jumped into the thick Of the
major minor draft controversy today
with a statement charging that de
tenders of the one-sided legislation re-
comfy passed by the National and
American Leagues" either were ignor-
ant. were being misquoted, or were
trying to deceive the public as to the
action on the increased optional player
limit taken by tho minor leagues assoc
citation at Louisville
by ''one-sided legislation" Mr.. Toole
referred to the joint major league de-
cision increasing the optional player
limit from eight to Is and attaching
the draft string to all players released
to minor league clubs after January
10. The majors have defended this
move on the ground that the minors
violated the joint agreement Of 1921 by
refusing to consider the optional play
er increase at their last meeting.
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Sou:h Sea Islanders Won't Wen

The natives of the Marshall islanass
30 vars ago, before the advent
the missionaries, were typical savag.ss
Of tie South seas. They lived q M,
ural wild existence, unburdened Y
clothes and eating only what natHs
proglded for them-coconut anu "
pardanus fruit. They had no hcuses
They lired under matched roofs, ssrr
ported At the four corners by poles
To-day the natives wear white hn ~
suits. The stiff white collar sesus
to mak their faces blacker than w -
really ere. and to bring out the
signs q the tattoo marks more cisI
ly. Thy have schools and hospna
which were started by those Div.
missionaries of half century ass
Their chief is particularly mooe,r
He liHs in house, and since jap.
has t}len possession he has a VIZ
less SatiOn on his island. the lStM
of Btje. He even dictates 70
stendrapher, who sits on the ~
within typewriter between his -
The tatives are not so far mo9st
izedhowever, that the men VIII ~
stir temselves to do any work. a
do 4 believe in work. They lexr
worfo the women. The hardest -
the zen perform is to carry arous
the kbies. They do this so the ~
menevill have nothing to intes''
witAheir work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Expect Good Game
At COnY TONIGHT

A good game of basketball is ex-
pected at Cony this evening when
the Cony five meets the fast Oak
Grove quintet. on which are two
members Of the Oak Grove State
basketball championship team of
last year. This year they have al
ready swamped the Oakland team
and lost to a Colby College team by
one point only. The lineup for Cony
follows: Captain Harrington, r.f.:
Brennan. If; Poor, c.; Knowles, Lib. j;
and H.. RIB. 1t is expected that Win
slow will substitute during the
game.
The Cony second team will also
have a game with the Y. NJ. C. A.
Cubs who have on their team Benn,
a former Cony player. and Moulton
and Davis of last years Cub team.
The second team lineup is: Burns,
RI: Stevens. IT,; Prime, c.: Lapidus.
lb.; and Hughes, RIB. The second
team will start at 7.30 sharp and the
big game at P. M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Fox Fouled Again
BY Winning Opponent

Especial to Kennebec Journal.)
Lewiston, Jan. 12.-Johnnie Fox.
who was fouled at Augusta in fight
last Friday was again fouled tonight
in the second round of fight with
Jimmy (kid) Rice of Portland. Be-
fore he was fouled by a low blow
he was getting the worst Of the fight.
Bing Conley easily best Tom Lar
rabee in rounds. and r. 6. Kelly
K. O!'d Johnnie Larue of Berlin. N.
H., in the 4th The fight was held
under the auspices of the business
, men of the city.
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London Anxious
Over Development
French OCCUPATION

London. Jan. 12.-(By A. P.)-Ths
development of the situation arts.
ing from the French advance into
the Ruhr is being watched in. 2fl-
cial circles with anxious interest,
and some fears are beginning tn III
expressed that the British govern
ment may before long be compelled
to revise it's attitude of benevolent
dissertation from the French action.
Never before during the long lis
putations over the reparations pSob-
lem has the French policy been so
strongly and universally critized and
deplored in London.
The weekly review follow the ut
terances of the daily press in this
respect.
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Franklin X. Lanes Opinion Of PUBLIC

In the letter written while he was
Secretary of the Interior, Franklin
Is. Lane expressed himself as fol-
lows:
More and more I am getting to-
believe that it would he a -scsf
thing to have universal military
service. To have a boy Of eighteen
given couple of months for twoot
three years in the open would be Z
good thing for him and would = de.
velop very strong national sense
which we lack. The country be.
lieves that man must be paid for
doing anything for his country.
We even propose to pay men for
the time they put in drilling, so as
to protect. their own liberties and
property. This is absurd! We
must all learn that sacrifices an
necessary if we are to have al
country. The theory of the Amer.
can people. apparently, is that the
country is to give. give, give, and
buy everything that it gets" From
the Worlds Work for July. f.
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Speaker Confident
Indians Will Finish
Higher up in League

Cleveland. Jan. l2-Manacer iris
Speaker of the Cleveland team. is OPP
timistic over the Indians chances of
finishing up in the American league
than they did last season, when they
were only one game behind Detroit
for third place.
Approximately 80 players will re-
port to the spring training camp at
Lakeland, Fla. Tie players will re-
port March / and the other members
of the squad March 9.
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MasOns Win Second
Round Tournament
With TacOnnet Club

The Masonic club trimmed up
their opponents, the Taconnet club.
in the contest Thursday night by
over 200 points. This was the second
Of a four night match which is be-
ing played between the two clubs
and which consists Of billiards. pool.
bowling, and cards. At the end OF
the first nights struggle the Tacon-
net club came out victorious with a
Is point lead and Thursday night
the Masons rolled up a gain SO that
they are now FOG points in the lead.
Bowling was eliminated this week as
one of the contestants was suddenly
called away on business. The ne4t
match will be held Jan. Is in the
Masonic club rooms.
The scorekeepers for the week
were: Harry Grindall for the Ia
comet club and S. j. Cunningham
for the Masonic club.
Summary of game points:
Three ball billiards-Taconnet. AL
len 100, Rankin 50; Masonic. Bart
lett Y, Totman 100. Taconnets take
10 points.
-Four ball billiards-Taconnet,
JONI odIIIlOlltl Co., AcuSlASAi ANA0
Masonic, DIR. Winsow 100. Davis lou.
Masonics take 81 points.
Pool-Taconnet. J. Bolduc 30, H.
Trembley 95, John Butler 81. L. Pou
lin 100, f. Piper 100: Masonic, L.
Wentworth 100. George Stobie 1OO.
Alton Blake 100. T.. X. Atwood So
r.. Erwin 81. Taconnets take 81
points.
Cribbage-Taconnet. H. Britton
o., Williams 9S, Brill 100, Herd 100,
Henderson 80, Ford 81. Armstrong
50, E. Matthew 100 Thomas 81, Hill
man 100 Mccarthy, 9S; Masonic, H.
r. Jose 100, Wardwell 100. Dorward
100. p. Foster 100. McCallum 81,
Hutchins 100. Kierstead So. c. Cook
100. Both teams tied at 1919 points
each.
Auction-Taconnet, Byron Bragg
~. Suite Biard 81; Nason,WinsIow
200. X. Nivison-J. Nivison, Ill: Ma
sonic, Walker-Perkins 200. Robin
on-Burleigh 200, Hall-Peacock 137.
Thayer-Abbott 200. Masons take 1913
points.
Pitch-Taconnet, Higgins-Lincoln
6S. Mathew Burgess 81, Stobie-To-
zier 100, James McMullen 100, Saw
telI-Groves 81, Wood-Vose 100,
Robarge- Paquin 100, s. Herd-A.
Bragg 100; Masonic, Hawker-R. Ste
ward 100. Read-Hayden 100. Wyer-
Mckenzie Y. Thurston- Mccain Al,
Staples Haskell. Drummond-Davis
81. Whitcomb-Allen 81. c. Green's.
Green &c. Taconnets take AZ points.
Bid whist-Taconnet, Totman-
West 90. Libby-Stanley 100. Morrill,
Britton So, Turhyne-D. Steward 4S.
Hunter-Gardiner 100, SeamsR. Sal
mond 100. Fitch-Carrill II. Homer
Godeck IS. Brann-Weed 80: Masonic.
Fowler-Johnson 100, Austin-Allen
SO. Herbert-Haines 100, Vigue-Hol-
land 100. Austin knight a., Meader-
]. Dawson 50. Barrows- Blake 100,
Foster-Hilson 100. Boyden-G Gilman
100. Masonic take 81 points.
Sixty-three - Taconnet, Fuller
Wing 81, Snell-Libby 100: Masonic,
Davis 100. Rowell- Cannon
6S. Masonics take II points.
k~yc
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Portland Ski Club
President Wins First
HOnOrs at Manchester

Manchester N. H., Jan. 12.-Adolph
Olsen, president of the Portland,
Me-. Ski Club, won major honors in
the ski events marking the opening
of Manchester's winter carnival to-
day. Olsen took first place in the
experts ski jump and the five-mile
cross-country ski race. General
snow sports, tobogganing, coasting,
a band concert, and fire works were
on today's program. The carnival
will close tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
What Kind Of Mir j, Danoerous7

we near q lot about the dangers
of night air, winter air. and other
kinds of air, but practically all of
this talk is pure bunk. Night air
and winter air are no more danger
Gus than day air and summer air.
Any natural atmosphere that is
clear and indebted is beneficial
Nothing exhibits greater ignorance
than for one to shut himself in
tightly and breathe the same air
over and over again. The danger
Gus air is that which is filed with
smoke, fumes, and poison gases: It
is the air of winter that has been
raised to summer temperature and
at the same time has not been sup
piled with the moisture that goes
along naturally with summer. air.
Desert air which kills plants and
animals is not as dry as that in most
of our homes during the winter
months.-Floyd w. Parsons in the
Worlds Work for January.
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Transport Sails
For Last of u. S.
Army of Occupation

New York, Jan. 12-The army
transport st. Mihiel steamed out of
the harbor at noon today to bring
home the last Of the army of occu-
patton in Germany. While Antwerp
was given out as the destination, the
st. Mihiers captain said he expected
to receive wireless instructions in
mid ocean from Major General
Henry T. Allen, commander of the
American forces, which might name
another port for embarkation.
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HALLOWELL
Heavyweight Jack
Mulvern Wants Bout

Sporting Editor kennebec Journal:
have under my management
Battling Jack NIulvcrn. the Buffalo
heavyweight. who is open to meet
any heavyweight in the New Eng
land states.
Mulvern has taken part in SO con-
tests and is IS years old, stands IT.,
4 in. weight 1855 lbs. and has reach
of 81 inches.
Mulvern's principal bouts are:
Jack Smith, won rds.; Eddie JOS
eph. won rds.: Willie Meehan.
draw, 10 rds.: Fried Smith. won s
rds.; Mike Conroy. won Z rds.: Jack
Rcnault, draw 10 rds; Wild Bill Reed.
won rds.: Billy Mosher. lost 5
rds.: Jene Tunney, lost 10 rds.;
Soldier Jones. draw 10 rds.; Band
man Rice, won 10 rds.
This is not merely written with
pen. but ! have the credentials to
back my statements.
CECIL CARVER.
Manager.
$50 Water street. Gardiner, Me.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE New York
National League baseball club an
rounccd today that a contract had
been signed with Albert Cousineau,
Cordham University catcher.
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|.St. Louis Nationals
Will Start Training
Last of February

st. Louis, Jan. 1.-THE battery men
of the st. Louis Nationals will leave
st. Louis for the teams spring train
ing camp at Bradentown. Fla, on Feb.
Fl, week earlier than originally
planned. Branch Hickey. manager of
the Cardinals. announced today. Hickey
said the Cardinals would get into con-
dition with the Syracuse Internation-
al League team.
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KAYJ JAY
SPORT
CHAT

Kent's Hill has fast basket toss
ing team this year. led by Donald
1tealey of Auburn which is shaping
up we'll In its early trials. There
has been much enthusiasm exhibited
by the student body and the squad
has listed about 20 men. Kents Hill
this year has games with Hebron.
Coburn, the fast Pennington High
outfit and Abbot. school.
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Three Champions
From n. Y.P0lice Dept.
In Athletic Games

New York, Jan. 12.-Thrce national
senior track and field champions. all
members of the New York police de-
partmcnt, will compete in the annual
municipal athletic games to be held
next Monday at Madison Square Gar
den. They are Bob McAllister. 100
yard dash champion: Pat Mcdonald,
shotput champion: and Matt McGrath,
hammer throw titlcholder.
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Mixed Pleasures

New Workers have curious way
of mixing their pleasures" re-
marked a visitor the other day. Il
have travelled in many countries,
and I give New Workers the prize
for making the most of the oppor-
tunity to enjoy all that is coming to
them. 1 CHANGED to be on upper
Broadway late one afternoon re-
Gently, when the rattle and roar of
approaching fire apparatus struck
my ear. A number of engines and
trucks came roaring up the street.
and I naturally followed in their
wake. The fire was only few
blocks away. The crowd collected
as if by magic. The police were in
stantly on the job, the throng was
pushed back and the firemen got to
work.
I'm the midst Of the confusion I
noticed street organ pushed fran
tically along Broadway. supposed
the owner was trying to get out of
the way, which would have been the
case in any other city. But not so
in New York. The street musician
knew his audience. Working with
might and main. he fought his way
through the crowd until he reached
a position directly in front of the
fire. when he stopped and began
grinding his organ.
ut could only happen in New
York. The crowd enjoyed the fire
all right, which was good one, but
it had time for the music too. The
musician reaped a harvest"
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Club Wants Players
Not Cash for May
Claims Secretary

Los Angeles, Jan. 12-Several major
league clubs have made offers for
Jake May. star left handed pitcher of
the Vernon club of the Pacific Coast
baseball League, according to Secre-
tary Lorens of the club, but not
have the necessary players to trade.
The club desires players instead of
cash for May. it is said.
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HallOWell BOWlers
Win Over Gardiner

Especial to Kennebec JOurnaI)
Hallowell. Jan. 12.-Granite City
bowlers won over Gardiner Thurs
day night by 80 pins. Keene was high
single with 113 and Goggin 3-string
with 293. The Hallowell boys trailed
the first two strings but forged ahead
in the final, rolling the five total of
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About twice a week large enve-
lope is found PINNED to tree trunk
at Heasden, Eng. The outside of the
envelope bears a written warning to
those leading an evil life. whilst in
side is copy of one Of the Gospels
and q shilling. The prize usually
falls to the policeman on his early
morning round, but.the benefactor
has never been discovered.
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Canada 424 points to the United
States 297.
Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 12-Yale de-
feated the Eastern States Riding
Club Of Springfield. at polo here to-
night, 10 to 6k. The two teams will
meet here again tomorrow night.
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Paper B0wlers Lose
Lead In City Bowling

The Kennebec Journal bowling team
lost first place which it has held for,
some time in the City Bowling League
Friday night, the Y. NJ. c. A. taking
first through the defeat which the
Journal received at the hands OF the
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g SPORTING NEWS e
Morse HI. Boys Win
Girls Lose in Games
With Brunswick III.

Especial to Kennebec Journa1.)
Brunswick. Me-, Jan. 12.-Bruns-
wick High won and lost basket
ball game this evening. The Morse
High school boys of Bath defeated
the local boys 80 to 5, but the
Brunswick lassies secured revenge
for the past defeat by winning from
the Morse High girls 10 to IL.
Slower and McMann played shott-
ing games for the visiting boys.
The summary:
MORSE HIGH