Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-21

teran in its lineup begins q three
day campaign against strong Metro
poutan district teams tonight when
II engages the Brooklyn University
Club five at Brooklyn. Games with
the New York University team and
with the Crescent A. c., are to fol-
low on Friday and Saturday night
and through Dartmouth's showing in
these contests intercollegiate fol-
lowers expect to guage Dartmouth's
chances for the league title.
New York, Dec. 20.-JohneJ. Nc
Graw, manager Of the New York
Giants and Hugh Jennings, his first
assistant, are passengers in the
Leviathan, due tomorrow, from
Europe where they have spent near
~ two months. Baseball followers
here expect new shift in the nego-
tiations for Rogers Hornsby, the star
second baseman OF the st. Louis Car.
'dinals, after his arrival.
Rome. Dec. 20.-(By A. P.)-Pope
Plus XI, at a secret consistory today
created two. italian cardinals. They
are Evariste Lucid. paper auditor,
and Monslgnor Aurelio CALI. director
general of the Vatican museum.
New York, Dec 20.-With about 80
International games already schedul-
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gridiron season promises to furnish
unusual opportunity TO compare the
relative football strength OF various
sections. Notre Dame and the Army
lead the transforming list. Including
their own annual battle, TO be held
In New York, each has four intersec-
tional games booked. The others to
be met by the Heosiers, are Prince
ton. Georgia Tech and Carnegie
Tech, while the Cadets also will
meet st. Louis University, Detroit
and Florida. ~I
Washington. Dec.20-Congress be-
gan two weeks holiday recess to-
day with Senate organization still
incomplete and a practically blank
record of legislative accomplish
ments since it assembled on Dec. 3.
With some of it's committees func-
tioning during the holidays the
House will be able to get down to
the serious business of the session
after it reassembles on Jan 3. The
Senate, however. will come back to
renew its efforts to break the dead
lock over the craftsmanship of the
interstate commerce committee, I'M
less it should prove possible for lead
ers to effect some sort of a compro-
mise in the meantime.
London. Dec. 20-The rapid
spread of the foot and mouth disease
among cattle in this country has in
duced the ministry of agriculture
to make a drastic order that will
bring dismay to thousands of sport
loving Britons. 1t is nothing less
than the absolute prohibition of all
hunting with dogs throughout the
areas affected by the plague, the as
sumption being that the disease may
be spread by dogs. AS the order
comes at the very height of the
British hunting season and is of the
widest application including the
hunting of foxes and all sorts of
game, 1t will deprive thousands of
persons of their cherished winter
sports and will throw many people
out of work.
Vera Cruz. Dec. 20-Newspaper
correspondents telegraphed from the
front last night that the Obregon
troops had not abandoned the MeXi-
can Railway line and had not with
drawn to Munoz station as stated by
Revolutionary headquarters here.
The correspondents also report the
situation as unchanged from Tues
day when the rebel columns remain
ed stationary after the fighting at
-INN'N <tA"AS w. 1ISul S1C4lt
ters. the newspapermen continue, are
still at EsperanZa and Oriental.
Niagara Falls, n. Y, Dec. 90
Twenty to forty dollars per head is
tho fare smugglers along the Maya
ra frontier collect from aliens seek
ing illegal entrance into the United
states. Business was said to be
brisk. Hundreds of aliens. stranded
IN Canada, with the filling of the
American immigration quotas, are
wiling to pay in advance for passage.
The transportation is equally profit
able for the smuggler. regardless of
his SUCCESS or failure in penetrating
the customs lines. He gives no re.
fund when his charges are caught.
New York, Dec. 20, (By A. P.)-
Having accumulated q fortune of
more than $2,O00,O0O in Wall street,
John Borg, one of the leading mem
bers of the New York curb market
today announced his retirement from
the broker field and the gift of his
business to the three junior men,
bers of the firm. Il have made my
pile Mr.. Borg said. 80 I am get
ting out and letting the younger fell
lows make theirs. l am giving them
the business because they, have earn
ed it and 1 have no further use for
it myself as l have all the money 1
need"
New York, Dec. o0-Foreisn
groups which have been trying to
gain control of the Chester conces-
sions in Turkey may succeed through
failure to obtain capital in the Uni
ted States in the opinion of Horace
G. knowles. counsel for the Otto
man-American Development Com
pany, holder of the rights. He an
nounced last night the formation of
a London banking syndicate with
capital of five million pounds. form
ed primarily. he said, to develop the
first project abandoned by the Otto
man. American Company, and to
which eventually the entire conces-
sions might pass.
Bethlehem, Pa, Dec. o0-One of
the heaviest schedules ever arranged
for the Lehigh University boxing
team faces the squad which is be-
ing trained under the direction of
Coach BILLY" Sheridan The scffed-
ule was announced today as follows:
Jan. 10, Princeton at home; Jan. 26,
Navy. away; Feb. 10, Yale at New
Haven: Feb. %. Cornell at home;
March /, Penn State at home; March
8, Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology at Cambridge. Mass: March
II. Columbia. at home; March 21-22,
intereollegiates. at New Haven.
New York. Dec. 20-Ad Stone,
promising Philadelphia light heavy
weight, may get n chance to box
Gene Tunney for the American 175