Oxford Democrat., 1919-12-09
NUMBER 4e.

Students entering Harvard law
school after Sept. I, 1920, will pay
a tuition fee of $500 Q year instead OF
$50 as Q present but through the
generosity Of Max Epstein Of Chicago.
president Of the American Tank Car
Corporation, the increase will not be
too severely felt by students taking
the course.
Assurance that every possible
means viii be adopted" by the gov
ernmant to reheYe the distress OF
the Jews in the Ukraine is given by
Secretary Of State Lansing In tele-
gram to Col. Harry Sutler OF Provi-
dence, chairman Of the National
Jewish Welfare board, who presided
at a protest meeting.
John q. Johnson, IS, Cecil Ward,
1S, of Attltbero. and George w. Will
liams, %, Of New York, who had been
on duty in Boston with M company
Of the state guard during the police
strike, pleaded guilty to larceny
from a building and were sent to the
house Of correction at New Bedford
for terms of three months each.
City Solicitor, Earl C. Jacobs, Of
Lynn, has ruled that in his opinion
concert Of sacred music does no:
require license, and that the mayor
would have no power in controlling
such a concert, public or private.
His ruling was made after Mayor
Creamer had refused to permit Fritz
Kreisler. violinist, to appear In that
city.
Chief of Police MCGEE and Patrol
man Trimble Of Clinton, Mass, raided
a Greek coffee house and they state
discovered "a men in various stages Of
intoMcation, four OF them being un-
conscious. The proprietor, Theodore
Trefon, was arrested and charged with
illegally keeping Of liquor, and four
of the inmates were locked up on
charges Of into1ication.
The full bench Of the Mass. su-
preme court has decided that q
world peace foundation fund.-" ere
ated by the late Edwin CHM, Boston
publisher was a public charity and
exempt from taxation, snd that the
town Of Winchester, in which Mr..
CHM lived. must return $5125.o5,
assessed on the fund, to Lewis Park
hurt and others, trustees Of the will.
]. WILDER OConnell. 15-year-oid
check forger, who was apprehended
in San Antonio Tex- and who es-
capped from Inspector Edward F. Gil
day in Albany, N. Y, turned up at
his home in Holyoke and was later
surrendered to the police. Inspector
Gilday was a much surprised man
when he reached the police station
and found the youth there ahead OF
him.
Lithographic posters advertising
theatrical engagements hereafter
must not contain pictures OF women
unless the skirt Of the women 80
pictured at least reaches the knees.
This was the ruling announced by
the Springfield police department as
one means of meeting the requests
of the Christian Endeavorers and
Epworth Leaguers that theatre pro-
ductions-vaudeville, burlesque and
motion pictures-be censored.
A move in the fight in Rhode Is
land against national prohibition
was made when the town council OF
Johnston granted the applications OF
a number Of citizens for licenses to
sell pure spirituous. malt and In
toxicating liquors" for one year. be-
ginning Dec. /. The council also
granted to the same applicants Il
censes to sell per cent beer, under
the provisions Of the state act,
which declares beverages contain.
ing not more than per cent OF
alcohol Notwithstanding.
Ignatz Glut, %, native Of Rus
sia, who asked the protection OF the
Lawrence police because, he said, he
feared his life was in danger at the
hands Of revoiutionists, has been
turned over to the department OF
Justice for safe keeping, and brought
to Boston. Glut gave as his reason
that he had succeeded in learning OF
plots of the reds to overthrow the
government. His information Is be-
lieved to be Of great value to the
government in its investigation OF
seditious acts by the Reds.
The Rt. Rev. DR.. William Law
renee was reelected president OF the
Church Home Society at S4th annual
meeting Of that organization. held
In Boston. This organization, which
cares for needy and handicapped
children of the Protestant Episcopal
church in Massachusetts,, gave as
sistance to nearly 700 children dur
ing the last year, according to the
reports rendered. There is now a
daily average Of $50 in its care. The
expenses for the past year amounted
to $4,000 and the budget for the
coming year was reported to be
$56, ,e00.
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