The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-12-31

The Boston Office OF the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce of the
department of commerce exhibited
specimens of paper clothing and SINH
liar articles of German and Austrian
manufacture at the rooms of the Asso-
ciated Industries of Massachusetts.
The exhibit, included about so pieces
of suits, trousers, overcoats, collars,
aprons, raincoats, table covers, rugs
and laundry bags.
Warnings to jewellers and store
owners to take greater precautions to
safeguard their property in the event
that criminals direct from Chicago
New York and Boston come to Spring
field, Mass, was given in a statement
by Capt. Frank w. GUILTY, chief of the
police detective bureau The police
will furnish guards for bank messen-
gers or others transporting large sums
of money through the streets.
| Legislation requiring that soft drink
parlors, so-called, be licensed as a
means of combating the existing OPP
portunity for immoral solicitation and
the temptation to sell intoxicating Ii
quors in secret, provided in the in
discriminate mingling together of men
and women in such places, is the first
and chief recommendation of the Bos-
ton licensing board in it's annual re-
port for the year ending November 80,
1920.
| OF the "a women who took examina-
tions at the State House, Boston for
appointment as police women in vari-
GUS Massachusetts cities, only one had
bobbed hair, according to an official
announcement by the authorities.
Other bits of interesting information
given out were: The heaviest appli-
cent weighs 100 pounds. The lightest
weighs 100. The oldest is SIS years old.
The youngest is 81. Six are negroes,
and SO white.
Fishermen of New Haven, Conn,
who have followed the business in re-
cent years of catching bony fish in
Sound waters, report having just
closed one of the most successful
seasons in this line of work they have
ever known. One crew, with a steam
er valued at about 100000 and gear
worth perhaps $4,000 more, made
gross earnings of $4,000, and several
other crews, with less money invested,
did proportionally well.
Five prisoners in the Connecticut
State prison, four OF them serving
life sentences for murder, have been
given their freedom by the state board
of pardons. Although AZ petitions for
pardons had been filed with the board
10 of them were withdrawn at the
hearings and the appeals of IS other
inmates were denied. The one woman
who asked for liberty was granted a
pardon. She is Julia Dimock, serving
a two-year sentence for theft.
At a meeting of the members or the |
Clothing Manufacturers Association of |
Boston, it was unanimously voted that |
when their shops reopen, which prob |
ably will not be until after New Years, |
all tailor shops will be put on a piece |
work basis with a reduction in rates |
amounting to an average of about |
% IL per cent. The change from |
week work to piece-work will enable |
the average skilled worker to receive
at the end of the week as many dol
lars as he has been able to earn by
week work.
Maine is approaching a crisis in
the matter of taxation, according to
the belief of the members of the State
Board of Assessors, expressed in their
annual report. The recent tremen-
dous increases in tax rates and as
sessments, together with a probable
further increase in the near future"
they reported, would seem to indicate
that the providing of money to keep
State and municipal machinery run
ming may rest too heavily upon these
least able to bear IT," A total valu-
alton of 56S,617,715 was reported.
DR.. Roger l. Lee, professor of hy-
giene at Harvard University, an
nounced, following the physical ex-
animation of nearly 1900 students, that
the amount of actual serious organic
disease found was small Freshmen,
unclassified students and first-year
men in graduate school of business ad-
underwent the examina-
tions. DR.. Lee also reported a surpris-
ing absence Of remedial defects, such
as uncorrected eyes, hypertrophical
tonsils, decayed teeth, etc. This in
dicates in his opinion the beneficial
effect of the health propaganda
among the people who send their sons
to college.
How Massachusetts cities voted on
acceptance of the State Boxing Bill
in recent election.
Yes No