Sun-Journal from Lewiston, Maine • 1

tiT'r T- ESTABI1SHED1847- -ic 'ICT3TOflrMAltjTWJRSDAY-MARCH 1 I- 1 'b 14 PAGES PRICETHREE CENTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Strength of American Education Lies Chiefly in Its Diversity He Tells Educators SmallDescribeslFp Hour GrillinginPorUaiil CIEVKLANp Mar l(By the As-oetsted Press) Tlia united Statos oee not need and should not have a national system of public schools Dr Samuel Capon cliancullor of lha Unlvcralty of Buffalo declared today la an addreaa at the annual convention the 'Dopartnicnt of Superintendence of the National Education Aaaoclatlon Committee report! and discussions occupied the closing day'a program The strength of Anterlcun education llee chlcriy in ita diversity Ita flexibility and He Dr Capjfr anld "The achoola of Nevadu for example have never been and should ncrejr he like the achoola of Mnfcsa-chusetts Wliat Kalhin Need Iho United Btatea la to have the kind of educational aervlrc front Ita 41 achool systems that the welfare of tha nation require a government establishment muat be provided which will accomplish the enn-aoildatlon Of the numeroua educa ai TO ESTABLISH COAL STANDARD 9 Fixing Penalty for Selling Anthracite Not Up to Mark The 48-Hour Bill Offered in Maine Senate-Other New Business Off tional ofllcea of the government now dealing with public achoola the In-vh litigation on a comprehensive aoala of educational problema and the attraction to the national eervice of a cunalderable group of tha moat dla-tlngulghed expert" To Refect Harding Plan The convention- will reject reel-dent Harding's reorgnnlaatlon compromise propoaal to create a department of education and welfare and will again endoreo tha Bterllng-Towner bill It waa predicted Action on the resolution! committee report which fhvors the Bterllng-Townar bill will be taken at the cloning session- tonight Payaon Smith Ekcifd Payaon Smith of -Beaton elate comm larfl oner of education 11(01 ns-aiirhiiactta waa elected prealdent of tho Department of Superintendence at yeaterdny'a Election Clark auperlntendcnt of achoola Sioux City Iowa 'waa elected vlcrf-preal-dent and William MeAndrew associate superintendent of achoola of New York waa elocted a member of UV executive committee baa been restored to the place tl was Intended to occupy a pine-from which It fell In a time ot recent memory Not the tenet of the benefits conferred upon the country by President Ifardlng Is to bo found In the character nnd ability of those he hu elected ns Justices of tho Supieme Court of tho United -Staten Not for a long time If ever hoe the general lone of tho court been higher At the end of the fiscal year June 10 1421 there were In excen of Ueallaoed bin Pegs Twelve PRES HARDING HAS MADE GOOD His Administration Marked by High Achievement Declares Chairman AUGUSTA Mar 1 Senator Spencer of York dselrea the Public Utilities Commission to establish a standard for anthracite coal for Maine and on Thwpday introduced a Mil to this effect In tho Senate Under tha provisions of tho bill tho commission mpet determine this standard and promulgate it on or before July II la the currant year To sell or offer for sale coni whlehta below this standard la punishable by a lino of not leu than (SO nor more than SB for each offense Four yeq)rs ago a MU to establish a rtudirt for coal waa Introduced In the legislature but that was as far aa It aver got f-v i Tba dS How EH -Senator Smith of Somerset' Introduced Thursday' the 41 hour tabor bill which has boon InltlAted by the Maine Federation of Labor Control of Jitneys An act for tho and control of Jitneys by tho Publle Utilities Commission waa introduced In tho Sonata by Senator Cram ot Cum- JABMINGTON March 1 (Special) -At 218 15 aihrates after tha opening of the afternoon session the State rested its case against Mrs Ethel Bean charged with nmrder 6f her husband Otis A Bean Attorney Pattangall immediately went into conference with Justice Sunn in the private chamber A or two later they were joined by Attorney-General Shaw It is understood that Justice bum waa asked whether broM axamiutioa or not he would favorably consider a motion to have Mrs 1 Bean discharged without offering a defense i rhiTeMia after sherisjAadtheea TRIAL TO CONTINUE I the xi At the dose of the 10 minute conference the Attorney-General re-appeared and stated to a wafting group of newspapermen that the trial would proceed When again came 10 following this eonfapner Justleo Duxn and thq twa attorneyi tt' wa oa tyndJouni tet Friday at 1 "What Is tho meaning of tho adjournment?" Mr Pattan'gali waa aakedi Is the Jury dismissed until tomorrow morning If tho eaic le going on?" i "Well you ee he answered llhc cnee ended eo abruptly that the defease wanted time to prepare Its evidence a little We will be all ready to open when the court convenes again'' 1 It hod been the' orlgllnl Intention of tho state It le understood to call two more climura whose names were not revealed It was decided not to do oo and abrupt ending Despite the announcement of at- Landing aad a second at tho tpraere that tha trial will bo re- 4 bar sister Mrs Frank Hom eumed on Friday there la a prevail- la Portland lag impreertoa la the court room I Then came this- third a second conference between1 Mrs Hm mi tia Justice Dunn and tho attemeye will 'go to tke -ogloo ot -CtoOKeWhaolar bo held on Tkumday night to ycrtUaiTi Dtamatlo SnrptlN Lag hlmoeir leypleg frvm arniaas rt ordlnaiy UrtfmoaFn- mwllea waa epruag ex aar lata ItanriM nnlifli Ikrim hone could of MrnJkhel Eoan charged -wUA fh inurder of bar fcuebaad Oti Baan tho Raagrteyguide 1 Croee-examlaed Attorney tangall la perhaps tho atort tateaeo-ly dramitlc eeeaa over wltneeoed la a Maine court room Sheriff Small routed that Mrs Beaa had been taken to the oflle of a Portiand attorney that oho had been questioned five hours County Attorney Holman aad hlmaolf aad finally a typewritten confession had boon placed before her nnd eke was told to rtgn If eke did not olga ho Quoted Co Atty Holman aa eaylng she would bo arrested that day Protesting from first to last hsr Innocence she yot said that sh would olga lha pnper and swear to It If he would port pone the arrertauU aftofthi marriage of her sister whlehTwao to take place within two weeMUfr Sheriff Small ha4 refused eept her rtSBatnmwponthem He wished an abeolutalj vi foMdan wlthput reeervetloa nr pro tertatlon of inaocraoeror he waatod nraojtt all The dramatis Inltnslij Of Hoi mam" "Was toeraa tint whea MrHoT wa accused her think eo" "What: did ho ear? SfViftY 1 1 1 i Gives Cow to Bronx Zoo So the Children of Gothkxn May See One NEW TORE March Tha Dairyman's League bsllsvli that a lari Children la Man a cow Dalrylea Bronx soo League -believing 'go per cent ef the New Yorh never' bad yesterday presented a Holstein to tha BOURKE COCKRAN DIES ATWASHINGTON WASHINGTON Mar Representative Bourke Cochran lent ft died nuddenly today Hr Cochran who celebrated hie (9th birthday yesterday beemma 111 last night and died early today He waa on the' floor of (ha House last night and made a spirited -speech la opposition to the pending Farm Credits bMfc Mr CockHBtfs death which occurred 'ht T10 o'clock came aa an Immediate result of a etroko of apoplexy It was said at his home Ceatinwed ea-Page Three FARM CREDITS BILL PASSED BYTHE HOUSE WASHINGTON March The Farm Credits bill proposing to establish two now banking systems one government and the other private to meet tho financial needs of tha agricultural Industry waa passed by- tho House It now goes tel conference Tho vote waa got to II -chief opposition being registered by pnem-from New York and the J(w AMT-NARCOTIC APPROVED BY TE WASHINGTON March The House Antl-Xarcotic resolution requesting the President to negotiate with foreign nations toward reducing the production of opium and derivative! waa adopted today by the Senate Senator I-odge of Massachusetts tha republican leader laid ha ex-planing the measure tliat there were 1300000 tons of opium produced annually -and that 100000 tons would bo sufficient for medleal use SENATE APPROVES THE $400000C0AL ITEM WASHINGTON Mar l-4n additional appropriation ot 40000l for tho Federal Coal Commission placed In the Deficiency- Appropriation by the Sonata Appropriations committee today waa approved by lha -Senate subject to acceptance by the House Tho appropriation previously had bech stricken out os point of order In thq House BOOTLEGGERS FORM A PROTECTIVE ASSN BALTIMORE March Bootleggers In this city are flourishing to such an' extent that they have formed an association to provide lawyers for those who get caught This was1 aanounqsd today'by Gerald Parker genpral prohlbltlon agent durlngw aonveraaUdh oa-tbc activity of local boqtleggen A mlooa keeper recently arrested for violation of tho Volstead Act waa quoted hs saying tha association charged '111 annual dues It coat me ll to pc waa reported to have mid 1 wont have- to- pay a fee now" Jfe declined to name those at the bead of tho oeeoplatlon 1 OTTAWA Mar Walter Olbeon Prlngje Chambw jndgo of tba exchequer court of Canada died today aged TT Linitod Ainiount pf SUGARS MARKET 1M A Bsg 5 TMr Is 40e less prescat wholesale PHn Ldwhton tatomowl-that (By CHARLES I) HILLED) The two yea re of Republican administration ilhdcr President Harding have been marked by high achievement The President laid the foundation by electing' men of exceptional ability for hie cabinet The cabinet CLOUDY WASHINGTON Mar Forecast for northern New Hnglnnd: Partly cloudy tonight and Frlduy lightly warmer In Vermont Moderate to frnli north aud northwest winds Forecoat for southern New England: Generally fair tonight Friday slightly warmer Friday moderate to freeli north backing in w-st wind iOl'HXAL ALM AX AC ice 'T eaqf remombor'Uio'irxaet word" "tea 'Art a shako hlo fisgsr la her toco aad rap a UarT 1 think be did" mid tbs eherto Wdut ha da Wanto There- JWAaaAaewaiVSeiNw she jamoastratp with you aad say 'that had twice sailed her "rer -y Jto take typewritten' yap ar from hie pooket aad read It?" Attwaoi pm Thrtr AU of the attorneye were rtaadisg UT aha9wouM-Ua "LW he my Ihat WeleM eke' did atgoha would have -her Iqjjsll by elds of ten minutes vt'i doat IhtakMVfM he threateaiber with te (rr Running Iree ef objMtloas nnd wtsdlfwlnrt MlRsq km'JwnUM MLAi1 Jpstim DuOu 'Vwtkarttoattim ehtrifiqd toh petBt where Sheriff i Small r'that Mr replied tost ssr seen sums nathing about tea hf had said if aha toiled to' would ham her arrertedi Ti" II she did sign 'he would Nhisva her arrerted?" 1 siluatlea-esedt-d Mr Uriinaa had had merely said I4tKl said that 'that would A DENY PETITION FOR ABATEMENT OF TAXES ON SHILOH PROPERTY County Commissioners File Decision After Visit to The Present Owner Will Make No Appeal LONDON CHRONICLE RAISES A WHOOP AT FATp OF SHIP BILL CHARLES WOOD COMTHIENTAL-iaiLL TREASURER IS DEAD bcrlaad Tha bill includes motor buses automobiles and auto-s logos The Commission may grant or refuse permission to operate according to Its judgment ae to tho public necessity Violation of tho law would bo punishable by a fine of 11001 or Imprisonment In a county Jail for one year or both Clgarct Tax The bill' provldlng a tax on clga-rets tobacco and elgarot pa pern was introdupcd by Senator Phillips of Hancock it provides for a tax Of five per cent on the wholesale pripe of these articles Penalty for violating the provisions la 1st for oaeh offense Failure to report each week by the wholesaler will constitute a violation The money from this cures ie to bo used in tho work of the department ef health OmsKien Beporia The committee on Boa and ShOro Flahorleo reported legislation inexpedient on an act tq protect fu-thor the lobster Industry in tha waters around Matlnlcue and Criehaven Tho committee on State Lends and CeatiBMd ea Wane rnrtm perty considers this valuation excessive apd' petitioned the countv commissioners for an abatement A hearing was held In Auburn Jan 0 nnd the commissioners reserved decision until they could visit tha place Tha storms and bad traveling prevented this visit and In'Jhe meantime Hr Coolldge paid the (axe Amounting to 1(00 with an agreement between counsel that If the petition was granted the surplus should bo rebated Judge Coolldge said on Thursday afternoon that no appeal from the decision would bo taken loo would total -two aud a half millions by the end of this year The speaker referred to tho "black cloud" which had com 1 over the revival of tradaJu-iho- difficulties btf-twcku Primes and Germany -Sir -William ate Id Britain's great aim waa to get back her position la tha dominion market SSTER SEEKS PROTECTION XJOff ANOEIifeaL Mar i)-Mlm Blanche fK Remington sister ef EarM Renfingtoa electrical eagl- aeer alalu hare Feb has ap- ipealed 1 the district attorpby tor proteetiM from a eurl velllaace" which she said begaa about to time her brother was kill- -She mid she had been toUoqrefe bp persona uskuowa to her ea ear-drat occasteor that four persons followed1 her to aa autimebUe lart Sunday and that aevsral tlmse re-eeatly at alskt eh bad heard whispered ooavrrmUofio outside tho via? ri Of her hem Charles Wood Treasurer eUtinUI at ha brother's death Hs a CoaUnental Mill Lewiston died Has been treasurer of the Cmtlnra- CoaUnental Mill Lewiston died lisa' been treasurer of the The petition for the abatement of taxes on the Shiloh property In Durham has been refueed by the county commissioners Durham tax assessors last yew placed valuation of 114000 on tho fftoup of' buildings on the Hill-top which Include the main structure the tabernacle the children's building nnd hospital nnd several scree of hit which Is partly grown up to timber Judge- Henry Coolldge of Lisbon Fsl the present-owner of iho -pro Ceatlnra-tal for (B years paper Jteelf wan net la Mf other brother Ed- done but- Sheriff Biaan wasUwed ward Wood waa tor yean Troaa-' to teU hla ecollecUom on- urer of the Franklin Company and tefft V' 4 was diretetor In nrliw other Lkw-'1 'The heal I can de said hP leton Corpvrstlons and for eome to teU yeti tbatltwas written yean resided In LewUton The torn- no a'eonfemloa-taMXUtet Beaa tbwt tty was native of -Fitchburg Mamrhho had- killed tomtit th of th rWrfTa to hi Mr Wood leaves two eon Charles rtgtil Mr Wood leaves two eon Charles 2rerowo? the at hie home on Massachusetts Road Boston Wednesday night after an Illness of some week About two months ago Mr Wood fell nnd broke his hip Ho has been gradually weakening under the hock and the confinement of bln room over sine Ho wan TT years old Mr Wood had been connected with tho Continental Mill ot Lewiston tor 4t years or more Ho was one of the -well-known Wood family that wka at one time dominant in Lewiston corporation Hln brother William Wood who was a mom ber of tho eelllng bourn of Wood and Kingman wa for years Treasurer of tho Continental AI this time Charles was selling agent for tho Continental auccced-Ing to thfTreuauryshlp of tho Con- sr DRY AGENTS What's Going on Tonight Kiifirc Theatre (IVrfnrm-ancts 013 and 140) -Big Vox guper-gpeclal Neale lull (Parformaneee 1 and T13) Harry Bernard and Betta Homer Lind and Co Leon and Dawn King Brea Feature Picture Super Bex" trend Theatre (Cqpllnuoue If to 1430) Edith Roberta Ei-tells Taylor and Kenneth Harlan In and Orange Violet Hamlng la tha Desert Called aerial Ruth Roland la Timber Queen" Priscilla Theatre (Evening enrtale at Henri Jtoral Stock Company In series ef popular plays HINT THAT THREAT TO SHIPPING-COMES FROM GERMANY Wood and William B- Witod and-- one dsethtcr Mr Marr Cot Ho4 wee a kindly Amiable business man if bldechool manners and Intense or old ocr toyaltjr to the iastltution which' la' reprsevnted- Hla administration of- the sttsirs of tha CoaUnental MUl Kt orudeut and ortnaerTetlvr p7r Mu BROCf nil AflRliBMrAUOAi ill property hu been buUt up and- vc loped lor he a believer In good equipment SCARE THE liiNlxiN Mar 1 The Chronicle lomincnling on (he death of Uie-Ship Sul sidy bill In Iho United States Sen-uic rabies whoop under tlie headline: dreuma of oeean supremacy shuttered by Britain" Editorially this newspaper says: "The dream was shattered finally by the American tax payer but ita truo causes of failure were economic A mar lea could not build shlpo ns cheaply aa we da or na well" Other editorial writers find that the mural In the United Btatea' experiment io futility of any government's attempting to create an Industry- artificially or to nationalise an Industry" DLL DEPRECATES MRS BUCK'S CHARGE CHICAGO Mar Morton Hull who defeated Mrs Winnifred Mason Huck Illinois congresswoman for tho Kpubllqan nomination In tho second Illinois dlatrtfet today deprecated Mrs Huck's-otateiueat that he would prefer charges against him for alleged excseelve expenditures la Tuesday's special primary Mrs Hack specifically accused Mr Hull ot spending UOMII to win the nomination $o6 B5t If49 ryj-h -4'not Parade as Divorce Seekers Leads Arrests and Closing of ai Nimiberrts mr ni jV-' j- eromlae net to srrert her eetll sfier OI riaces itkbr etate fj I rt'' Didn't eke eay- aekod Attorn--y i rvvii'f Pattasgall srhlle the erq' Pattangall while the erowdef her arrested If he bn England Jdnr -Hr William Johnson Hlckai eecre-tary for oversea trade In a speech here hinted that a threat to British' ohlpplag was coming from Germany -whose mercantile marine re-' fenced under the Paris treaty to ANONYMOUS LETTER ASSAHSm SMITH ALBANY March anonymous Jotfer assailing Governor Smith tho Roman Ckthollo ehureh and tho Jews has been potring I Upqw numbers ef the legislature tor AU of the too' post da or two eomaphalratione were frilled oa authorship RULKu Klux Klaa because to tha 'last-mecHga-Lrecelvefe theetateaent la made that tke 'JjMoutiag thr inirur God" i AamiiiMyflM WUI Jem ro-pnbllcaa Mow York anaouBced that ho wpuld ask th legtakituN to Invert igstCihaMiUrcSut tha at- Wc wish to announce to the public that wo have taken over the entire third floor of our building and in' (tailed new booths You will be served with the same high quality of food as in the pasfc Regular Dinner! Sunday Pinners i Tel ought divorcee from fictitious wives room hung breathless upeu bU id If ehe signed It at si- 1 he -with this statement EtheLM Bean not gulUyf" call i tha eherifi 'stoutly young' wmrVho anJoyedTpartioa Wtoi that ska nllvoMd aSTtererafeeq sot compgU dsn If wo would promise not Ibto with tha 4md totll pltf to elsier'e Both eAcer is oatd 4 beeasse weddla- wf'ii'' hlghhr rimrtisrwItAtto YUmlslao "Did ehe samUklUtogher hq-edntlngentiof the eolony" There lo bnadT considerable In the rN" esl4 the eherU? "she tjM edkmy-Tegsrdlny aubpaonae to lv sh dld ft "But -pretesting her Jnaeeen' Kona today 'was said to bo ik- dryfrt ftiet la the United State VmiImm4 rw Mtm -fJW1 1 V11 1 ow Nev Jlsr IHUrt divorce ertoap wu gaeplag today si lha dial oavery'taat two pflio most recast addlUoaa who had besoms quite prominent smoag '-the gayer eat were dry aaforcraenl effleerp wrhoee aqUyitlm had brought about ar-roetoadd the dortas "of a aamber of place ot the agent poesy eooipeny dlreetor and the i peared til thr rale of ef the steel trust They sained adufiltaace- to the select cotrris by cnvpiag iatlcnieya that- they w-fc 20 lisbonSPwet i i 1 1 -v lacn vm w--1 l-J V-.