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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-18
Una grave lesion tardiaca tie
ne al yerdugO "Negr6" al Dor
de del sepuIGO. m6diCO del
penal teme pOr 81 vida y, Sc
gin nos dljO, le la impuesto
IN regimen especial de aIimen-
taCi6n Y de repQsO absolute
''VOy a esGibif laOs verses

Ell verdugo C~oncepci6n Sanchez "a,
Negro es apenas la sombra lamentabl;
de una actualidad em~oejonante... Prom
to, quizas, nadie recordara sus terri
bles actuaciones oficlales de ejecutol
memorable de la Ley.
Sc olvidara su ensortijada pelham
bre de eJemplar africano. su elevada es
tatura sombria. Y SUI corredizo lazc
trascendental. Negro Sc halla Ell
plena crisis del corazo1; en- plena ban,
carrota de su salud.
Recluido en- ell Hospital del Presi-
dio; como un manso cardiaco burgues;
horizontalizado sobre I'M lecho sencillo,
pasa las horas de SUI existencia de pre-
yidario Y de enfermo,
Las ansias dc la vida, que animaron
durante largo tempo aa figura troglo.
ditica de "Negre'ise esos deseos que
colgaron al cucllo del negro los casca.
heles de la algeria, ~lleyandolo a la isla
dc Vieques. debe ser hoy uno de sus
sidiario y de enfermo.
Else hombre, a~parentaba ser de una
constitution de bropce Su resistencia
acaso IA de un metal desconocid3 v
,laravil,nso, capaz de resistir ell fuego
de los al5cs hornos.. sin Embargo. ia
&c algun tempo lego Il Presidio. Soli-
cito que 20 llevasen aIHospital. Ash Sc
hlzo. Parecia tener ul 1igero NAL. Fu6
eXaminalo. Sc lie d~eseubrio una avan-
zada lesion cardiaca: s:insuficiencia en-
81 c~orazon", segdn nos dijo ell medico,
s. rostro. estaba desencajado, triste. Su
sstado Gaspert6 tenlor Qnizas, pensa
base, que csc robre %sujeto, en- un goI-
pc de tos o IN estornudo olimpico, ira
a sonarSn a los infiernos.
Ell co1azon dc Negre, segun Sc nos
la dicho, no %funciona bien, amenaza
con saltar roto de un instante a otro.
pose a 10 que digan quienes por ahi Sc
empenan en- tapar ell cielo con las ma
nos. La sensible viscera esta profunda-
mente afectada, y la opinion facultati-
va es cue ell Verdugo puede mor1r de.
cuando menos nadie Sc 10 es.
pere.
La affection cardiaca que padece ha
Sido producidale por esa serie de dolen-
(Continua en- la ga. pagina)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-18

del microbes de la pasada semana, Y
en- una information que sobre la con-
venci6n de distrito celebrada en- HUI
macao para nominar Ell senador allan
cista por csc distrito, dieran ustedes,
Sc copia Ia resolution ultimamente
aprobada por ell Directorio de la Allan
"a. en- 10 que a dicha convention y sus
acuerdos respecta. Pero es ell case, que
PHI Ell titulo de dicha information, sc
dice:- LA Convocatoria fue lanzadl
porque ell senior Fuertes prometio a los
oirectores de la Alianza que Ell retira-
lit su candidatura.' Pues bien. a csc
lespecto quiero hacer constar, que IN
resolution a~probada por ell Directollo
de la Alianza, no consta la anterior
afirmaci6n. Y mucho menos es cierto
que yo me comprometiera con nadie a
r%enunciar la ~senaduria por Humacso.
81 para ese cargo era nominad0. Y "a
Snficientemente aclarado csc punUo.
puede listed seguir preguntando.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-18
PERo Los AMIGOS

'Fueton mis- amigos, continua di-
ciendonos-los que me llevaron a acep-
tar la nomination a la senaduria. Fue-
ron mis- amigos los que me hicieron
compr3nder, que yo no podia negarme,
en- mi caracter de buen puertorriqueno
que debia aceptar la representation
con que guerra honrarme ell electorate
del distrito de Humacao.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-18
NO QUIERE DECIR
NADIA MAS

"Por ahora, no quiero decir NADIA
mas, nj hacer manifestation alguna,
en- 10 que respecta a las informaciones
que ha dado la prensa ultimamente. Pc
70 81 mas tarde, asi 10 demandaren las
circunstancias, dire cuanto sea necesa-
rio en- So debida oportunidad'.
Con cuya promesa nos despedimos
del ex~celente caballero, d&ndole las
gracias por la amabilidad con que nos
iabfa atendido.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-18

vado a aceptar Ia nomination, .consinz
stieran Ell clio.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-18
~DIsPUEsTo A CoMBATIR

mo he sido, nj soy, hombre de lu'
chas politicas; pero colocado en- la
arena POI la bondad de mis- amigos de
Ia region oriental, estoy ~dispuesto a
s2guir ia suerte de ellos, y a defender
los sanos principles Y sacros ideales
4Le mantiene la ALBANIA Puertorri.
quefa''.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-18
LA ALBANIA
ANTES QUE NADIA

Isl para la buena Marcia de la
A.lianza Puertorriqueha, fuere necesa-
rio, que 70 ~presentase mi renuncia como
candidate a senador por ell distrito de
Humaca3. no tendria Inconvenience al
guno en- hacerlo, siempre que mis- ami
Cos del distrito, a q%uienes me debo en-
estos momentos, y quienes me han lie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
Hebron First Rater
Still Out of Game
Rallies Being Held
Especial to Ksnnebec JournaD

tSpecldl TO keHnebec JoufnaD
Hebron. Dec. 1o-Donald Piper
Worcester Academy transfer and
crack courtman who injured his an
Ille in practice before the opening
gaine Is still on the injured list, and
his presence will be m'ssel with two
of the first string men out of the
game. George Damon also from
Worcester Academy and roommate of
Piper Will be ineligible to play this
Friday. Both boys hail from Leo
minister. and their loss to the squad
has been keenly felt.
A rally was held Wednesday even
ing In the Chapel and the student
body pledged their support to the
crippled team. Newton. head cheer
leader. instilled the gathering with
spirit and the Hebtonites realize that
a tough task faces their weakened
aggregation. Captain Wheeler ad-
dressed tho students. Captain
'Humpty" Wheeler and John Small.
regular backs on the Big Green ouin-
tet are ineligible for the Portland
game because of scholastic difiicpl-
ties. To be eligible for Hebron ath-
letics. a passing grade IN four sub
jects must be secured, each week. II
q player fails to obtain passing
marks for the week he Is Ineligible.
to compete during the following
week Therefore. when Wheeler and
Small failed to secure passing grades
when the ranks were posted Friday.
they became ineligible for the fol-
lowing week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
BridgtOn Will Have
To Work Hard

Bridgton. Dec. 9-For the past
three weeks Coach Kendall of Bridg-
ton academy has had his squad 81
about - mon out each night ip the
y. L. Ingalls, gymnasium. a series
of class games have been in order
and from the most likely men have
been retained for the teams How
ever, during the entire winter
months series of games will be held
each week in order to develop na :
terial for another season.
The Bridgton team lost heavily by
graduation in losing Silverman, of
Biddeford. Slower If Bath. Broad
Invest Of Biddeford. Kicker of Rum
ford, Reed OF Bootbbay, Greenleaf ~
Boothbay, and Duffen OF Methuen,
Mass.
The only letter men left on the
team are Linscott Of Orr's Island,
Hill of Hiram and Sampson of Dex-
ter. Curtis Adams of North Bridg-
ton looks like real bet for a for
wards berth. He has a wonderful eye
for shooting baskets and should be a
great factor i'm scoring for the Black
and Grey boys.
Among others who are out are
Hutchins, Wilbur, Whitney, Larson,
Saunders, Ward. Pickett, I.osier,
Chesebro. Erickson, Skiilings AMI
Tenney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
COLBY TRACK! 'ERS
GET LECTURE ON
TRAINING RULE

G:nrcial to The kenncIrc Journal
WatcrNillc. Dee. 10 Track CcCS
Mike Ryan called Il meeting Of n
of the track candidates in the COIlI
gymnasium this afternoon aud n
the better part OF an hour tahl
10 Them on obscrN ing strict trainal
rules during the Christmas recess
The Blue and Gray track menisl
stressed the absolute necessity 4
iait hfnllN IdhcIinG To the stu,
training rules daring the comm,
three weeks and especially urged d,
relay men to get as much eyeTis|
sleep and nUarishinS food as thsI
could because after tho vacated
there are hut two weeks in Wild
they will have time To train beioE
their first, relay race of the seas
comes of in Boston. -
Coach Ryan stated that the freaI
men would have several dual mee|
during the winter months and ID,
spring track program was one i
the most progressive that the d
partmcDt had ever undertaken. 1
the spring. according TO the Cold
mentor, one or more dual meets vi
he staged in addition tn the annuil
state meet which Is being held
Watervillc this time. giving oil
the track candidates plenty IN w9Y
for all winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
New York Produce Market

New York, Dec. 10.
WHEAT-Spot firm; No. dark
northern spring e. T lake ana rail IL:
No hard winter II lake ard rail
l Manitoba do. in bond 1857.
COEN-Spot steady: No. : Yellow
g i f track New York all rail | Az: No.
mixed do. 1.412.
oATs-spot steady; No. white 6Sa
LARD-Easy: middle west 1s.so@
1890.
other articles were unclaimed.
BTTTER-Easy: receipts 1883.
EGGS-Firn; receipts S91f: fresh
gathered extra firsts GOA 81: do. flrsis
54aJ9: do. seconds 41n SO: nearby hem
merry brown extras 67d -.
POTATOES--Dull; Long Island per
1870 pounds 3.25 q $50; New York per
fS0 pounds 1900 go.
CABBAGES-Dull: New York per
ton white 1870 q 200: New York per
ton -32.00655.0G.
The raw sugar market was easy TO-
day owing to continued liberal Offer
tho spot was quoted at 5.71 duty paid.
while new crop for late December or
early January arrival was available at
5.53.
Further weakness developed in raw
sugar futures due to continued liquida-
tion and hedge selling promptcd by the
tenders of the new crop. Final prices
were at bottom and three to - points
net lower, with March, May and July
selling at the lowest of the season. De-
cember 3.Sl. March 2.91. May 2.99, July
500.
Refined was unsettled by freer offer
ings of raw sugar. but prices WIRE I'M
lated. t
Refined futures were nominal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
Chicago Cattle Market

Iii'd ~, Let. w.
CArri.E-Receipt> $4,000: fed steers
very uneven; practically all grades
heavies % to 81 lower: slow ut decline:
downturn compared with last week %
TO 81 cents; spots more on in-bet ween
grades welghty steers; lower grade
short fed showin ing decline strictly
choice handy weights, about steady:
scarce; Weighty steers i'll most liberal
supply of season; clearance poor at
noon highly finished yearlngs scarce:
top 14.21: mixed warnings 1872: few
youngsters above 1850; bulky wcighty
steers 80 G91I: few above 1000:
some 150-pound average 1880: she
stock closing weak to - lower: bulls
strong to 10 higher: other classes
steady: bulk vealcrs 9.00d $40 to
packers: country dc mand stockers and
feeders harrow.
HOGS-Reccipts 40.000: fairly ac-
tive; steady to 10 higher: top $50:
bulk good and choice .2J to 52J-pound
butchers 9.3UM $50: la TO 310-pound
large S.35 a $40; t4o To l3o-pound kind
mostly 7.o0M 7.51: bulk packing Sows
50" a ?1"; majority strong weight
slaughter pigs Ga 30; estimated
holdover ,,ono.
SHEEp-7Recoipts 14,On0: fat lambs
slow: generally steady to strong: bulk
natives and fed westerns 15.50G 1915:
mostly 15.15; new lJ.>5W 1850: top
1900: choice Montanas 1850: fed clip
ped l..i0Gt 1900: fat sheep and feed
ing lambs strong tu - higher; fat
ewes $50 n S.25: bulk feeding lambs
1i.5nm -; early top lbs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
FOOTBALL TEAM

while American Bosch Magnetic,
American Water Works, Sears Roc
buck, American Type Foundry, Phil
lips Jones and Postum Cereal show
ed gains of TO points at the close.
Cali money opened at 3 IL per
cent and then advanced to 4. clos
ing at the top. Time money and
commercial paper rates held firm.
Foreign exchange turned reaction
airy. Demand sterling sold off more
than cent TO around 1859 and mod
crate recessions took place in most
of the other principal European
rates.
Bond prices turned reactionary
today with a Tightening of money
rates. Trading was marked by con-
siderable irreSularity. with fractional
recessions in all classes of bonds
following the downward movement
of stock prices.
Selling pressure today increased
against a vericty of railroad issues
which recently had been yielding to
profit taking.k St. Paul. SeahOard.
Frisco, Chicago. Great Western, r.
and O., and Southern Railway liens
all worked lower.
Chesapeake and Ohio convertible
~, however, We're faNorably affected
by the strength OF the roads shares.
Louisville and Nashville 5s gained
u point.
Liberty bonds reacted further on
the Stiffening of money rates. For
eign bonds also We're shaded frac-
tionally. losses being recorded by
Copenhagen ) lbs. Swiss ) lbs and
Dutch East Indies > lbs.
Offerings of a SlOOOO.WO Greek
loan is expected here next week. The
successful flotation of the London
portion of the loan led to renewal of
Negotiations for the sale of dollar
bonds in this market. Other bonds
issues scheduled for early Offering
include S!.WO0OO Murray Body
Company q IL and several issues OF
81 ,000, GOO to $3,0OO.0O0 by Public
Utility companies. - ...,> ~
Sales We're S19,11S.OOG. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
Eastern Ski Assn
Announces Slate
Of Winter Sports

Bellows Falls. VT. Dec. 1O-+The
tournament committee appointed last
evening an'l the third annual con-
venton of the United States Easnrn
Amateur Ski Association here is
sued today the following schedule Of
winter sports, which include the fol
lowing activities:
january II. intercollegiate winter
carnival, Williams College VIII
Jamestown. Mass.
January 90. 30. 81, Vermont State
ski championships. Bellows Falls.
February ). 6 and Z Berlin y. H..
ski carnival
February 5. 6 and I Dartmouth
College carnival
February IL and II. Montpelier
winter carnival.
Fehrnary H. Auburni Maine. win
February. IL and IS. Eastern ski
championships BrattlebOro.
February 90. intercollegiate ski
meet Williams College Williams
town. NJ; Ss.
The convention was attended by
delegates representing II eastern
clubs. Fred II. Harris Of Brattleboro
was reelected president. The United
states Eastern ski championship for
1926 was awarded unanimously to
the Nahsen Ski club. Berlin, y. ".
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
Chicago Produce Market

Chicago. Dec. 10.
In the face of immense selling to
realize Sprofts. wheat. corn and oats
today all esta blished new high price
records for the season. 1t was the
third successive day OF record break
ing advances in wheat and corn. A
new upturn in wheat quotations at
Liverpool and decrease of 6.0t1.e6b
bushels in the worlds available supply
M wheat were among the stimulating
factors. Wheat closed unsettled at the
same as Yesterdays finish to lie high
er, May 1864 to 1864 and July 1851
to l.4Ga: corn to &c up. oats un-
changed to &c of and provisions vary
ing from 12c decline to CSC gain
Throughout the day fluctuations
were rapid in the wheat market,
breaks as well as bulges of a cent or
more being unusually frequent Trade
was OF such large volue that indi-
vidual operations counted for little. 1t
was current gossip, however, that Eu-
ropeaas were active buyers Of future
deliveries here and there were also
estimates that new export business
hsd been done amounting to 1000, 900
bushels. :.
At the highest point today wheat
snowea. lsc to lie gain compared with
last weeks lowest level. In some
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11

planning a reactioEary Trend apparent
in the late dealings Earlier the huge
selling to realize profits had been read
lily absorbed by new sets of buyers
but toward the last the volume If of
ferings, acted as something of a weight
on the market
Not. dry weather in Argentina con-
tinuing to injure the corn crop there
was largely responsible there tors the
upward swing of values here for corn
and oats Rural offerings OF corn re-
manned small.
Provisions. like grain, reached new
peak prices For the season. hut later
gave way under Increased selling. es-
pocitlly of lard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
Financial
NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

New York, Dec. 10.-The stock
market today experienced the sharp
est reaction witnessed since election
day, net losses of ! to ) l.. points
being scattered throughout the list.
Marking up Of the call money rate
to 4 percent, the highest figure
reached in the last six months. pre-
cipitated the decline which was con-
Quoted In the face Of such favorable
trade news as an unexpected increase
of more than 100000 tons in the I'M
filed orders of the United States
Steel Corporation. and publication OF
a report showing that freight car
loadings for the week ended Novem-
Der 29 totalIed S7S,631 cars, an in
crease of 1850 cars, or 81 percent
above the corresponding week last
year.
Professional traders initiated the
selling movement, the stiifening of
the call money rate having given
rise to speculative reports that the
local federal reserve bank planned
10 increase its rediscount rate
Heavy profit taking then swelled the
tide of selling with the result that
scores of stop loss orders were
touched off. Total sales ran above
-.VNh,ONp SIldItS Tor JHG lIIH Tune
since election day.
Except for the renewed selling of
the oil shares, which was based on
the expectation of a large increase
in production by some of the new
Texas pools. opening prices were rel
atively firm. Bullish demonstrations
we're conducted throughout the
morning, particularly in the copper
and motor shares. Thirty-three is
sues were lifted to new peak prices
for the year. the list including Ana
conda, Kennecott and Utah Coppers
Jordan Motors. Maxwell A. General
Motors debenture and six percent
preferred. 1.udlam Steel, American
Water Works common and seven
percent preferred, American Tele-
phone. Advance Rumley common
and preferred. May Department
Stores. Continental Can and Central
Leather preferred, but many of the
earlier gains were lost
Failure of L. s. Steel common to
rcsond to the big increase i'm orders
started another wave of selling in
the early afternoon, which was only
temporarily interrupted by sporadic
bullish demonstrations in Il few mo-
tors and merchandising issues. l..
IS. Steel common closed / rs lower
at 116 Sd on total transactions OF
approximately 100000 shares. Net
losses of one to two points also were
recorded by American Can. Ameri-
can Locomotive, American Wooden.
Allied Chemical. Baldwin. Du Pont.
L. s. Industrial Alcohol L. S. Rub
Der and Westinghouse Manufacture
ing.
General Electric was hammered
down Ave points to 2T3 and then
rallied slightly. Other weak spots
! included Aliis Chalmers. General
Baking, Kelsey Wheel, Manhattan
Modified Guaranteed Certificates.
| United Railways investment pre-
ferred. L. s. Cast Iron Pipe, L. s.
Realty common and preferred and
Westinghouse Air Brake, all of
which closed from IA to 5 IL
points lower.
Independent strength was shown.
however, by several issues, May De-
partmert Stores was run UP over
nve points to a new high at 100,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
Prep School Champs
To Be HOnOred at
Banquet Saturday
Special to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Hebron. Dec. s-Banauet in honor
OF tho 1874 Championship Football
Team win be held Saturday. Pro-
grams and menus are being printed.
and gold souvenir footballs for each
o,emher OF the team will be ready
for presentation. The Hebron Or
ehestra will furnish music for the
occasion. An invitation to all con-
pected With the Academy has been
EXTENDED bv Principal Hunt. and
aany distinguished guests will pay
homage to tho lighting eleven which
would not be licked and Came from
under 5 to l odds. and won the state
fitle.
/, Coach Dryers Championship elev-
en- consists Of Capt. Hobbs: Of Fitch
burg: Edward jeremiah, Somerville:
Erwin Beach, Fitchburg: Clarence
Fraser. Somcrville. Herbert Adams.
Andover: James Morse Rumford:
Edgar Wood. Portland: Howard
Wheeler, Newport: Edwin Ryder.
Niddleboro Mass: Eugene Vail.
Manchester: John Small. Nashua;
Howard Eowlie. HARMONY: Kenneth
.ioSephson. Amesbury: r. Hamilton
oakes, Newton Highlands. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
First Professional
Ball League Formed
Half Century Ago

New York, Dec. 10--(By A. PA
half century ago Governor Morgan
q. Ru1kely of Connecticuk who LATER
vas to become Il United States SON
ator. presided over a small gather
Ing OF baseball men in the Broadway
central Hotel From this meeting
came the first professional baseball
league.
In February. 1875. fhe National
League as It now exists. will meet in
the same hotel, regarded as in the
way of progress and expected to go
the way OF old buildings In the next
few years. to celebrate 80 years or
success.
when the league was first forne d
the Giants were unknown In TACT
the Brooklyn team was the nearest
Ia Manhattan. Others in the orgnn-
ization were Chicago. Boston Ph'!a-
delphin. Hartford, st, Louis, Cincin-
natl and Louisville.
Mr.. Bulkely was elected the hrst
president and II was figured that
each club should receive $4,000 a
year In admissions. the players to
receive annual salaries OF $1,000 and
the owners to break even. Al that
time only ten men were carried by
each club.