The Lewiston Daily Sun from Lewiston, Maine • 1

v-- I 1 i I f'- --r 'J- J' 1 1" is- 1 -e J- i-' ''v' v' J-V 4 'fr T'j 7 Ty i i 4 A Jf O-f I 4-n Mr" -m tw I I I A r- LEWISTON ME THURSDAY MORNING OCTOBER 26 1922 FRIGE THREE GENTS First Woman jtfry Foreman Named by-Justice Wilson GERMAN GIRL TDUBT TO FLY IN A GLIDER Genfald Germany Oct IS (By The Associated- What la believed to have been the first flight In a glider aver made by a woman took place here today whan Preulain Hansen of Magdeburg succeeded in remaining in tha air five minutes Herr Hantaan who made a memorable three hour flight In a glider bora hurt August made another flight today which le claimed to bo unprecedented in that ha succeeded In gliding off tbs eastern slope of the mountain In a very slight easterly wind 6LUER0SE WINFINAL: RACE TO BE HELD TODAY -V I Ylctoiy for tin Gaiadlads Came After il ooitest Replete With Thrills ant Near Fatality-Ford Traded ner by Seree Meites-DMed Easily irti strated tier Superiority oe Windy Day ''fry PLANK WITH 6 ABOARD SATE AT BODUS POINT New York Oct The sea-' plana Niagara-reported missing on a trip from Cleveland Ohio to-Miami Fla- Is safe at Sodua Point tho Aeromarine Corporation Its' owner announced hire ipta today The Niagara which left Cleveland Saturday shortly behind the seaplanes Buckeye and Miami also on routs for Miami with passengers eras forced down because of bad weather It was explained A telegram from bar pilot said she would proceed to Now York ts soon as thS weather penfilttod The Niagara carried six passengers The other planes carried 11 passengers each Drawn to servo on tho Jury which board tbs csss of the Stats agalnat Augustus Vltalla of Sumner charged with Illegal poaeaeslon ef a still Mrs Crockett was appointed foramen Court bold a special night session snd tho Jury returned a verdict of guilty Court officials are loud In their melee of the efficient manner In which the women members of the panel have performed their duties Sooth Par la Oct SI Appointed by Juatlce Wilson Mrs Cora Crockett of Greenwood today became the first woman to servo as foreman of a Jury In the supreme court of this State Mrs Crockett Mrs Dorothy Wiley of Frye burg end Velma Thomas ot Mexico are all mem bare of the panel drawn for duty at this term of tha court for Oxford county Fm enter Hurls Dell at Amsennrtins Whose Attack UfeGotwel left DoWteriittre tiSjnajl tin OanEer Fran Socialist i I h- ytt No-Slang Pact Part of Agreement Between Couple Suing for Divorce London Oct (By The dated former Prims Minister Lloyd George started bff his campaign In London wltha figthlng speech to an enthusiastic meeting of the Coalition-Liberal members of tho Farlament hsre throwing down the ganntlht- to the -Conservatives wposs attack upon tho late government ha declared left no alteematlvo but to the war" fha little Welshman 'stood by his Manchester epeech'bf Oct 14 reiterating hie declaration of Intention' to support any party or government pursuing a policy peace economy and atMdy progress neither revolutionary-or reactionary i' "Wa are said Mr Lloyd Georgs at the cutset "with a very Important decision affectinf not merely tho future of those hero those Who support them In the county bftt dedal on which affects the Interest ef the- "connty Itself That la a more Important matter tor us all "One chapter in the history of the politics (of this country Is for the moment dosed A new one la opened What Is printed on that page will depend on tho attitude we adopt" Interests ef Country First Ho counselled calmness and- courage and asserted the interests of tho country must coma first "I have seen 1 parties destroyed by personal resentments" continued the former' Premier have seen their Judgment deflected and for that reason they are not making the contribution' they ought to the well being of the people for whoso prosperity we are dedply concerned -We wlll not make that mistake whatever happens We will consider the land to which wo are deeply attached Great Britain first any party own pur own second and even last "Now that la our policy We have stood for patlondl Unity xx foe -tho (Continued on Page Saved) BRITISH LABOR URGES A TAX ON FORTUNES London Oct J5 (By The Ae-ociated A manifesto of tbs Labor party Issued this evening advocates removal of the bur-denof the National debt through the creation of a "war debt ro remptlon fund hy a special graduated levy on fortunes exceeding 1000 pounds" It further declares for the revision of the- pease treaty and German- reparations for an ln-- ternatlonal confersnce to arrange the freedom of the straits for Independence In Egypt and sen government In India The taxation of land values also' Is advocated Ths Labor party declares Itself against revolution and says Labor's program la the best against a vollent upheaval and 'class war" LLOYD GEORGE ISSUt BRITISH ELECTIONS little to Choose Between Platforms of the Major Parties 1 Ubor lbiiifeste ZuOy tiia Moat Pnmounee-ment Yet lulled i London Oct (By The Aaso-Preea) With Lloyd speech today aiUtba Uaua of -the latoMti manifesto air the fores for a general election are marshalled and the public placed In posseaslon of tho party platf ormfcr Premier Bonar law may possibly la bis speech tomorrow fill la the details of hie policy already outlined 5 ia expected to announce an extensive reform of administrative do pertmsnta with the object of re-UMWhmtiiL 7lTiperl ohtUnee howevsr the pblmtfonns cf all tbs parties ate "Jraowa Perhaps inoat striking in thU connection in the fact that iu MtJAn Ion Jo hi -to lMdfrc Oeorgs after sonuS heeitat ed hit -voice today with tbs I Gloucester Mess- Oct II (By The Associated This was Canada's day a Bluenos victory tinder conditions of wheatber more nearly upproachlng the fishermen's lot In the international series for the fishing schooner championship of the North Atlantic Tha Henry Ford of Gloucester at tha end of' a 40 'mite test that brought out daring strategy near collision contact almost of ship end ship danger even to life ami limb was seven minutes and a half astern of the 1out that proved far the better on windward work and In Mg blow selling Controversies and protesta placed behind them tho skippers wont out and raced as schooner contestants have not raced in this international competition before Tho result brought the Bluenosa defending holder of tho Halifax Herald Cup to even terms with the Henry Ford American challenger Each has a win toward tha two necessary for possession the first race white mooted still standing as no contest First Ti Rose It was the first time in tha three years of these meetings that tfaay have been forced into a tie making a third official race necessary Blue-nose and Henry Ford Skipper Angua Walters and Copt Clayton Morrissey will meet again for the deciding roc tomorrow A Race of Thrills From the startling start In which collision between tha racing schooners was avoided only by Capt Morrissey's willingness to waive the rules of tho rood st sea which gave him tha right of way against the booming encroachment to the last teg In which a limb was almost lost snd Ufa threatened for men at tha meat head of tha big Lunsnburgsr It was a race of thrills Blusneae Member Injured Ernest Hilts one of tho crack members of tho Bluenosa craw will rocs no mm in this series Snarled In a stay Ball halyard high In air he hung suspended by tha left teg tor several minutes after a tack on tha beat homo until ha had to bo cut down to save him The staysail th vnen went swinging in the air use- tesa for the rest of tho race Hilts at a hospital waa said tonight to be out of further racing Better Boat Under Conditions To Capt modest word that ha knew It waa In hla boat to win If ha got enough Capt' Morrissey added the eta tern ent that ha had but little doubt that tha Blueuoee would beat tha Ford in conditions approaching heavy weather and In windward beating The better boat won In- today's condition bo eald Rumor Ford's Sella Cut The men of the Ford were disturbed end bed lot of hustling to do after they got under way for tha start by tho discovery that the bolt rope on the foresail were partly severed In three pieces When spread tile weakened teach scalloped and spilled the wind but wMb spun yard and nails lacking sail needles and thread the fishermen strengthened the edge and made good Job of IL Gloucester was Incensed at od suggestion that tho sail bad boon out but Capt Morrissey himself Indicated that ha placed no stock In Busy Day far Ford Crow This needlework waa only another of the extra racing activities of the erpw before the race Thay (Continued on Page Six) THREE ALLIED EXCHAR6E RATES AT LOW FOR THE YEAR REPORT BRITISH BUYING AMERICAN DOLLARS WITH FRANCS TO PAY WAR DEBT New York OcL II French Belli an and Italian exchange rates dropped to their lowest prices of tho year today on heavy eelllng of thoso remittances in tha foreign and local markata French franca dropped llli points to 411 cents Belgian franca yielded 14 pclnte tq CII oents and Italian lire sold off 2) points to 41114 cents The par value ef each of tho Allied continental currencies Is 14 cento Qeveral reasons were assigned for the further depreciation ot continental exchange Speculative selling haa bran Influenced by the huge French government deficit and the latest developments in tha Carman economic eriala which haa given rise to reporta ot possible default- In reparations payments Cable die-patches today reported that the British wet baying dollars to pay (ho Interest on tholr debt to tbo United States with French currency which also would have tendency to depress tho Parte rate Local bankers also reported that continental orders for purchases lu tMa country wore rsoalvsd In heavy volume during tha day Caiman marks hovered aHghtly above their low record to data 1 1-4 cents hundred Cambridge Mesa: Oct IS Two written agreements entered Into between husband and wife In 1111 -In which tha latter promised to use no slang to have nothing to do or say with neighbors to entertain no mate callers during bar husband's WRd UUHIIK BST UUSMHHiS EUSSHVS Introduced today In tha divorce trial of Mr and Mrs Robert Thompson ef Somerville Mrs Thompson brought the divorce proceedings charging cruel and abusive treatment and a libel has bean filed by her alleging cruel and abusive treatment and unfaithfulness The agreements were made after WEEKS LAUDS MELLON RALLY FOR LODGE Declares He Will Gto Down aa One of 'Country's Greatest Secretaries Attdbutai Return of Bondi to Noraul to Bartend Oonft dance in Government Brookline Maes QcL Andrew Mellon will go down In history as one of the greatest secretaries of the treasury In the history of the country Secretary of War Weeks said In an address hors tonight It should be a matter of pride to all Americana of whatever political faith that tha credit of tha United States has been re-established Mr Weeks added The fact that government bonds fall 10 to If below par In 1110 Beeratary Weeks attributed to "look of confidence and uncertainty In the minds of our cltlssna as to tho foreign policy of tho Democratic party especially If It ware to bo continued In power" "Thera was undoubtedly a feeling that If we Joined tho League of Nations we might be and quits llkaly would be Involved -in warlike expenditures necessitating further salsa of bonds" he eaid "Thu naturally caused depression In tbs market A Republican administration Mis not only effected a material reduction In tha grosaPubUo debt by sound financing It has already accomplished tbs refunding of a substantial part of tbs short dated debt without either disturbance to business or strain on tha financial markets On the contrary what has bean dona bos tended to nltevo the markets of tho fear iff spectacular government operational and has been helpftal to tho recovery of business" Touching on foreign financing Mr Wtoki Mid: Tt Is certainly the height of folly for us to give Europe financial assistance without an assurance that Europe will reduce Its expedltsree a we have dons snd reduce Its fighting machines to a point where the cost will not bo an unreliable burden on Its ourn people" Secretary Wacko spots at a meet Ing In tha Interests Republican himself HOME ROBBEDWHLE HE IS JESTIFYM6 CONYT BOSTON MAN BELIEVES DE-Pendants in assault case FILFERED CASH AND GEMS Barton Oet I Jewelry and currency valued at $1400 were stolen from a oafs In tho horns of Joseph Alum in tha South End today whan the Alum family was attending court Alum tola tho polios tonight He sold that whan ho was returning home he saw his -son- In law Nelee Betbony and Bolls Naaeod of Brockton running away from tha housar Warrants have bean issued for their arrest Tha case which took tho Alum family to court was an aaaaulr ease which Alum waa prosecuting against Betbony and Naaeod SAYS 6mUT WINTER HIM tR HLL REVERE EMPLOYS 1 LINDSAY TESTIFIES ACCUSED MURDERER GAVE HIM $10 TO BUY A GUN Booton Oct William Lindsay a witness today at tho trial of Thomas Gettlgan for tha murder of his aunt Mrs Ussle Cook testified that on several oeeeeions Lindsay was employed as "African On one occasion the witness said he bed been naked to chloroform Richardson while tbe taking' his afternoon nan Another alleged plan was to take Richardses on a lonely automobile ride and hit Mm over the head A thirds Bribed was to bffve Richardson shot John Mcponald detective posed aa a gun man Lindsay said and was present at conferences with Gettlgan At one meeting the witness raid Get-Mgnn gave him tit te get gun MRS GIBSON NAMES WOMAN MR SLAYERS Prospects of Arrest "Within Hour or Two Weeks" Mott Says Mj Await Grand Jnrj Acttea-FouiMlitj New York Gunman Did tbe Actual Blajing New Brunswick Oct IS (By The Associated Mrs Jane Gibson alleged eye witness of the Hall-MIlle murder signed a statement today giving the name of a woman who aha declared wee onr of tho slaying party and reports Immediately circulated that tha arrest of tha woman prominent since the start among those under Investigation waa imminent Wilbur A Mott special prosecutor In charge of the can waa quoted the affect that an arrest might o--cur within an hour But tonight Mr Mott added to bin quoted utterance phrase which ha says ha used In tha flret In two He Intimated although ho would not say definitely that no arrant would made until the case had been laid before tbe Somerset County grand Jury and an or returned He declined to say when be would go before that body While It waa true Mr Mott eald that Mrs Gibson farmer and pig raiser Bad signed a statement today that -document did not contain anything she had not already told tha authorities and ha could see no need at present for an Immediate arrest He declared however that ha was ready to order one or several arrests without waiting for grand Jury action if circumstances made haste advis-ibis Mr Mott expressed skepticism as to Mrs Gibson's Identification In her statement of the Rev Edward Wheel -er Hall victim with Mrs Eleanor because Mllle of the that identification was made on the riMnrth of a photograph: Mrs Olb- son never bad seen tbe rector before tbe night of-the shooting be eald Asked whether Mrs Gibson ever before had seen the woman aha Idmi-tifled as bring present at the shooting and who aha declared had screamed tho name of a man long under suspicion ho declined to nn- As eooh am' Mrs Gibson's statement had been obtained Detective Mason took It to Mr Mott at Newark white Col Bchwartskopf head of tho Mate Police started about tho earns time for tho Manhattan police headquarters What his mission was could not bo learned It wee recalled however that tho theory bad been advanced that person who had reason to be Jealous of tho relations of the minister and Mrs Mills had hired New York gun men to do the actual slaying OPPOSES HIGHER RATE FOR WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION SMITH CONTENDS LOSSES IN MAINE DUE TO COMPETITIVE HATE CUTTING Augusta Oct State Insurance Commissioner Wnldyoq Smith In decision rendered today on tho proposal of the committee rap-resenting carrier companies of compenmtlon asking for Increased for increased fates elutes that ha la thoroughly convinced from the study ho bee made of tho eub-ject and tha statistics and advice ef hie experts that tha present manual rates In Maine are fully adequate aed that the adverse lose ratio experienced by the two companies in the last two yean la due almost wholly to competitive rate cutting mie-clauifl ration of risks and by misapplication of schedule and experience rating "An Increase ef manual rates win net cure the adverse lora ratio but will simply Increase tha- extent and prevalence of competitive rata cutting" sure Mr flmlth In his decision "1 therefor 'disapprove of any change nt this time in the manual rates now existent" Tha text -of Mr Smith's decision te contained In tetter to Albert Whitney Edmund Cogswell and Harwood Ryan tho committee representing the carrier companies of work men's compensation Mltfl STUDY THE BOOKS TO LEARN THE CHECKER DAME -I NEW IB YEAR OLD CHAMP BAYS FIRST STEP IS "BEATING YOUR DAD" Boston Oct Unseating ycur dad" is the first step towards the checker champion ship of tho United States according to Aon Long lanky high school youngster from Toledo Ohio who has foot won the highest checker honors In the country He eald today that he started playing with his father when only years old and kept playing away until he could bent him If yon wont to hit tha checker une he eald got te tody tho books- essential nntil yon get to erase beard play After that yon bunt for the men who eon trim yon and stick-with (hem nntil yon can turn the tables" -1 -'Tha champion was bora li warp Ohio la 1M4 hueband and wife bad separated for a abort period and had decided to "make up" A clause providing that Mrs mother should be "kept out until celled for" was Included They wen married In lflf whan Mrs Thompson was only If years old They have a son five years old During her cross examination today It waa brought out that Mrs Thompson had a -revolver snd a number of loose bullets In her pocket She said she had brought tha gun and ammunition Into court as evidence and surrendered them to Deputy Sheriff Samuel Tucker after court adjourned DANIELS TAKE SSUE WITH LANK LETTERS Declares They Give Wholly Wrong Impression of Historical Facts Drain Saying Conroys Werp Prsctios ToUow-d Suggestion by Wilson Washington Oct 2S Declaring a wrong Impression" of Important historical nets bed been given in one ef tbs recently published letters of Franklin Lane secretary iff tho Interior under -President Wilson Josephus Daniels who sat in the Wilson Catenet as secretary of the navy telegraphed The Associated Press tonight a story of tha events which he saffi had led up to tho adoption of tha convov system of protecting Amerctan steps early in 1417 Ships Armas Before War navy placed guns on merchant ships before the United States entered the war Tha navy also furnished a gunners craw for such ships It was dangerous snd tha hardest sort of sarvica Neither before war Was deelarad nor during tho war did I hesitate to adopt and carry out any policy no-matter how dangerous that promised protection and tha story of how tho navy dared perils and danger proves this statement "The American navy furnished the larger part of tha convoy that protected tha ler a amount of shipping seed GibraH that passed Gibraltar and it convey-ed au Its o4m ships across the Atlantic after wa entered the war In fast but for tbs service rendered by the American navy tbs convey system could not have accomplished tbs results which mads ti aucosssfuL It owed Its -adoption chiefly to President Wilson who white observing strict neutrality white that was tha national policy began effective pra-parednaas before we entered the war and prosecuted ti vigorously with faros to the utmost" Mr Dealers message mads particular reference to a statement In on of tbs late Sccratary's tetters aayng that at a Cabinet meeting on Feb-It 1117 "Daniels said we must not convoy ti would bo dangeroue" The totter also attributed to Praai-dent Wlieon a suggestion that "this country was not willing that we should take any risks ef war" "Fortunately I kept a diary la these days" said Mr Daniels' telegram "Hera Is exactly what hep pened st that Catenet meeting in February before we had entered tha war President Wlieon turned to me and asked: why have tha British not convoyed their ships "In reply I Informed him that tho policy- of tho British Admiralty was agalnat tha eonvoy tha msr-( Continued on Page Five) STATE INSURANCE GOME HAS RESIGNED Auguata Oct ILyXnaurance Commissioner Smith bps tendered hie resignation to Oovr Baxter It was announced hero today- Ill health la given as the season for the resignation Tho Executive Deportment baa not rot acted upon the matter (salon er Commissioner Smith 1ms been nt the head of tho State Ineuranco Department for tha peat five yean During that time the Income of the department has Increased from (147-004 la 1417 to $14100 in 1121 Before becoming Insurance commissioner bo was In tho insurance business and -was native State and county poBtlca FAR EASTERN TROOPS OCCUPYING VLADIVOSTOK Moscow Oct M-(By The Associated Frees) The forces of tha Far Ee at sera Republic have- began tho cceupation of Vladivostok In agreement with tho Jnnanoeo troops who are ovacnatlng tho city Oct 28 -MB TABB will open another' market aa a branch of Taxr'a Market at the lower end of IAsbon 8t The success of Taxr'a Market ia dne to the aellixig of high quality meata at the low-eel possible prices Tarr doesn't cut prices on one article and make upon the other BUT sella all goods at a small margin profit Yatcb for tta'Opin WIFE BEGS MORRISSEY TO GIVE UP THE RAGING Gloucester Maoa OcL (By The A F) Clayton Morrissey skipper iff the Ohmeestotmen Henry Ford which sailed out to defeat today at tbe hands of 4he Bluenosa Canadian defender ef International cup piloted hla vessel agalnat the supplications of his wife When Capt Morrissey went aboard the Ford his wife begged and implored him not to i' sake some she pleaded "Let someone etas rail her You're rich I'm rick my boy 1a dying let's get rid of this miserable business" -But the skipper of tho Ford WM obdurate "I must go" fas cant quit got to win: today Gloucester haa put it np to no" i DEFER ENFORCEMENT ON FOREIGN LINERS Await Supreme Court Decision on Legality of Daugherty Buling Advarag Opinion Kfij RaaqR in Requesting Congress to WodL tj the Vdrteid Act'-v Washington Oet 21 (By Tho Ae- oclated Press-) Enforcement of tho national prohibition law with respect to foreign shipping within American territorial waters will await final interpretation ot that section ef the statute by the Supreme Court it woe Indicated today by administration officials This interpretation In ex- i peeled by government offleon lute next month -or In December -Decision of tho Executive Department to withhold enforcement ef the tew as construed by Attorney General Daugherty in hie opinion of Oet wee formally communicated today to I Associate Justice Branded efTtha Supreme Court who subsequently I refused to grant various steamship 1 lines stay against the enforcement Federal Judge fieetelon nt 1 New York dlsmtering tholr application for permanent Injunction restraining Pbdena agents from applying tha Volstead Act Justice Brandeis who waa sitting in chambers waa understood to have agreed with counsel tor -the govern- meat and tho steamship linen (half tha decision to withhold enforce-' mant had removed any necessity for (Continued on Fags Five) MANY CUIMS FDR THE FOUR BARRELS OF SEIZED WHISKEY DRUG CO CONTENDS LIQUOR WANTED BY WEALTHY RESI- DENT TWICE STOLEN Beaton Oct It- Four barrels or whiskey seised In 111 In the cell am ot four wealthy North Shore residents have had an edventnroc ra-raer according to Malm filed In the Federal court today by the Bay State Wholesale Drug Co Tha claim alleges that before tha prohibition supervisor lifted the liquor It had been stolen foam them Three weeks age Rudolph la Agaa-a 'Bryce Alloa John Foot and Richard Whitman from whose promisee the whiskey wen taken Bept 11 122 by Wtlllam McCarthy prohibition supervisor petitioned for Its return on tbo around that It bail been taken without search warrant Today tbe drug company filed lt claim alleging that tbe four barrel were stolen from them Bept ltii by Jeremiah Murphy Charles Mc-Naughton and Francis Rheten by means ef forged permit made out In Davor of Bemuol Bock and Co i Now York Tho liquor was then sold the claim ran to the four North Shore unan mil of whom earn lnt- poaoeealon of It With full knowledge that they wore violating the national prohibition net" -The Bey State Ca requests the re turn of the liquor on tho ground that thus Illegally seined without process of law SECOND SERIES OF LAWSON AUCTION BALES STARTS TODAY Egypt Mean Oct tL Tha second aortas of antes by auction of th panonnl property of Thomas Kmwaoa stock market operator and author will begin tomorrow on tr financier's estate hero known Dranmwold trnstaem appointed dispose of the estate to oatlsfy cm! Itorv announced today It wet stated that articles to bo dlspooed nt this series ef aales -will lacludi furniture faroneaa silverware rugx China and other brie a brae 1 TEL 2310 TRIO ACQUITTED OF THE BER6EN MURDER ffi a Trial Lasted But 17 Hours Unusual in Many Respects WfigJlnt Tbns in Hiitoxy-of the State That Jury Hm Been Headed by a Woman Hackensack Oct IL A jury In Bergen country heeded by a SI year old girl today acquitted- Goorgo Clips motion picture location find er charged with murder and also freed hie brother-in-law Charles Scullion and Alice Thornton a friend of chargee of being Implicated with him In tbs shooting to death of "Daredevil" Jack Bergen motion picture actor folloVlng a trial consuming less than IT court hours The trial was -unique In several roiporti nr the first time lh the history of Judicial practice In New Jersey a verdict In i murder trial banded up by a woman Miss Busan Squires The evidence which resolved Itself largely Into a series of moral problems waa passed upon by a Jury composed equally of men and woman And flpally it was one of -the speediest trials ever held In a State noted for tho rapidity of Its Judicial -machinery CHIEF DOI OF (EY LOSES HALF IS POLICE POWER EASTON AND NORTH EASTON -OFFICIAL IS OUSTED FROM LATTER OFFICE North eae ton Maas Oct Ii Thames Downey who- represents the strong and of the law in Easton and Northaaston by virtue of holding the office pf Chief of PoHce and Constable efEaftMi'-find -night-patrolman lh NorthSestcn has kit one of hla Jobs Northeaston-la village In tha town of Easton and while part of Easton has tie own village govern- wnoy to of by -the prudential committee of the committee Downey's dismissal resulted when ha Is alleged to have struck oiw of tholprudantial committee in tho presence of another following quarrel with the majority of tho body which appointed him' oh in vwo Tiua iutwi meet tbb appointment of Downey 'the poaiflbit of night patrolman Northeaeton waa mads' by ti WOMEN YOTBIS BIDORSE lUVY RAY StiWD mAinc league also opposes REFERENDUM ON DIRECT PRIMARY LAW Portland' Oet Work for the prevention of a referendum on the direct primary law tha segregation 6 ftha feeble minded the raising of the age of consent to II years and for additional pure food laws and other health measures was urged In discussions today at the annual meeting of the Maine League of Women Voters Mies Mhble Conner of Augusta who waa re-elactad president stressed the necessity of work to retain the direct primary kv She also said them should bo wise study of conditions and -action toward the ke war movement" 'She said there should be If county farms Instead of 1M almshouses of varying degrees ef cleanliness ai morality A resolution thanking Gov Baxter for Ms stand on-Navy day was passed It was also voted to support tha principle of tho direct primary law and to endorse the Sbeppard-Townsr set The votes worn unanimous Tbs League gives ns Its reason far its apposition to Navy Day that It Is nearly' far sympathy witk President Herding In his views on disarmament The Mains- branch- agrees with tho National League that-such a demonstration would la effect be working against tbs results of the conference Action In the Sheppard-Towner act fallowed' an address anting sack a course by Mrs Rue Brews of Bootee ehalrman 'af the Child Welfare Commute pf the National League SAYS WEST IS FAB AHEAD OF ElST IN EDUCiYlSI DR WINSHIF DECLARES THEY DARE TO DO BELIEVE IN PUNCH Boston Oct II Lea Angelas and Southern California am "easily leading the world in primary and secondary education" Dr Albert UL Win-ship editor of the-Journal Education today told students of Boston University "Wa In the East not only cant keep pass with them hot we almost cannot eoaoalve what they era 4ig Lee Angelas' bubo ess Ur Wfnehlp explained wsa proved by tlie number of students who eontin-m their studies through tha advanced grades Md klfh FflMMTi They dors to do things not West" ho declared "In the East we wenfilp polish- there they believe in punch One ef Up moot Important thinss In girl's education Dr Wlnahlp eald la "to -learn how to ba attractive Tho old type of dean eat on the lid and told the girls what they could net do The new Ueui of wwnen tells the girls what to tie and how to do It Bho to popuinrryx call'd fester of Cosmetics- Of otbm- parttts against and Labor- 'The former Premier thfiaplaeed himself in Una with Mr Chamberlain and Mr- Churchill on1 this question though In a somewhat less pr nounoed manner Ho declared: lalMr la agalnat Social order and wa must contest that pollcJF" Ha confasaea lie has no election slogan and this la characteristic of tho manifestos of all tho parties with the excepetlon of (be Labor party" -In esaenca there Ja vary little to ehboao between tha pronouncements of Mr -Bonar Law and Mr Lloyd George and the general public Is Uke- ly to It- difficult to differentials between the two polldee On the queetloa of relatione with France and Bueeia there Is a decldad dlffersnce The new Premise odvopatM doss cooperation with Prance while tha for- mar Premier would not -urge any eo-operation 1 -antagonistic to England's own intsrests Mr Uoyd Goorgs -favors a pact with Rossla which It is thought the new government Is not llkaly to counts naaos Hr Llod George also tande by the BalfCur nota with res-- pact to Inter aJUed anU American debtSe 1 It would eaem as between tha Uoyd George party and the Boner Law administration! that tha election must likely-turn upon tho -yernowil queo-Moh of -whether the country etui -devoted to Uoyd George or whether there Is any real reaction agalnat tha former- Premier- In consequence or fpifr years experience of his peace administration In short whether the task and file of tha conservatives bis willing to follow tho bulk of tho Gon-ervatlvo leaden in -throwing over "tha man who won tha war" -The Labor party's manifesto Is easily' tbs mdst striking prenounes- msnt yet Issued The Labor party In England Is a strong party making continual and rapid growth qnd possessing In its ranks Important In-" etual slemants- Its progi (Continued on Pngs Seven) FEARS ENTIRE WORLD FAC1NGBAHKRUPTCY Eoglish rEcanoBaiiit dans i Nations 1 Must Chaon Tlieir Policies ii ea -Tsittf should Bo in Bfiiib 4 New York Oct I l-Tnel stance by the people of all natlona that statesmen change their' political -economic policies in the only means of avert ing an apprdachlng world oata-atrophe lr OeorgeFaleh English economist and former' advlaer to tho British treasury said tonight In an adAsas prepared for the thirteenth annual convention of the American Hanufacturera ExpaK Aaeodatlon "The eta teamen of all natlona" be declared "an engaged In a common effort to the natfans from mooting- tUlr obUgaUona to each Other and thus reducing the' whole world to bankruptcy-Already the policy of 'the statesman of Europe la fast bringing the strongest natipns of Europe to ruin and before long tbb statesmen of tho other natlone of the world If permitted to do so will faring their eountrise Into a similar condition Is therefore ef thq grsatast possible moment that tha business men and peoplea of all nations should Seek to understand and to realise the disastrous conssaqsnesa-Jhat must an-oua from tho present policies of those responsible for natlondl and International affaire and should Insist upon such changaof policy that will avert the catastrophe towards which the entire world la now moving with over Increasing rapidity" i i Sir Gsorge-chaiged that tbs United SUtss-wak contributing to the general economic chaos by its new tariff law and by refusing ti accept payment for any ot tha obligations due her In any medium- of exchange other than gold DaDclaring that ho waa not criticising the United States hich he said had dans during the war and recently" everything the 'civilised natlona could aspect of her ha Balds "A creditor cannot refuse to taka payment of ltadebts In the goods or services which the debtoc nations sen supply directly or Indirectly and therefore the endeavor of tho American government to prevent the fan-' (Continued os Page Be RETURNS TO JAIL IKOK WHICH HR ESCAPED IN 1020 Boston OqL Ii---Benjaipln Tran-qulllo today went beck to Deer Island on bis own volition to serve IS moathe remaining of his two year sentence for nsSautt with a dangerous weapon and breaklng and enter log Tisnquillo escaped from the Island In ISM wlia row boat snd einoe that time baa bean working aa a-shoe worker la South Fraiulugtdn Beeently ha experienced a change ef heart and gave himself up Judge Flak in Superior Court today filed now-lndietmes him with being an after recommendation for turn bad come from -the attorney general's department' WEATHER CLOUDY AND COLDER ffiMMlt Je' H' North 'Mow- England: Thursday colder kteapt In era Heine Friday fair South Now -England: Hoetly cloudy and coaler Thursday' Friday fair' Winds north of Bandy Hook will be-fresh possibly strong -northwest and weather eve roast Thursday Conditions: Disturbances of wide -extent were central Wednesday night over tha tower St Lawrence Valley and tha Canadian northwest 1 and moving eastward The weather has -generally remained fair during tbs last 4 hours txcept for showers In northern New' England and Northern Now York The- outlook la for generally fair weather Thursday and Friday in the Atlantic Statea-wbere tha tempera-tore will ho somewhat lower We are again doing business at tbe old stand 14 Mechanic -Bow Your patronage is solicited i both' in rough' dry and finished work "FOOTBALL iOWDOirivs At QARCELOK PIE UP SAT- OPT 28 2 Np AstomoUlM AUof 09 thsPtald: £1 ALL SEATS RESERVED GENERAL ADHXSSXON PRICE $15 $100 i IteeervedeeaUmeybeebt SeeketefeCheeball- V- AUBURN.