The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-03-25
NEW ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
ttCilOls OF YankeeIald

Objects ITOHl Tue CIVIL SeINlCe ll0t. Al
are world war veterans.
Daniel Edward Hill, well known res
ident of Eliot, Me-, and one OF the
best known horsemen in New Eng
land, died suddenly at his home. He
died while asleep.
The trustees of Tufts College, Med
ford, Mass, announces an increase OF
SIS in the tuition fee. The increase
will affect all classes and all depart
ments of the college.
Requests for bath tubs, electric
lights and a water system made by
the Passamaquoddy Indians have
been approved by Doctors G. II.
Coonabs and A. L Smith of the Maine
state department of health.
In response to the protests of the
cities and towns in the metropolitan
water area, the Massachusetts Sen
ate killed the bill permitting boating
and fishing ON Lake Cochituate, part
of the reserve of the metropolitan sys-
TEN. The bill recently passed the
| House.
Frederick S. Walls, who had been
department commander Of the Grand
Army in Maine and in 1894 was head
of the Grand Commandery, Knights
Templar, is dead aged IT. He had
been sheriff of Waldo County, and
had represented Knox County in the
State Senate.
Daylight saving time in Connecticut,
to be fixed by local ordinance, was de-
MED all the cities and towns by the
General Assembly. The Senate adopt
ed 10 to IA. the bill of the agricul-
tural committee, which reaffirms that
standard time must be the only time
in Connecticut.
Grieving over his losses Of $500 In
the recent PonZi get-rich-quick bubble,
George c. Ball. AZ years old, Of Wor-
cester, Mass, before leaving his home
told his wife and three children that
he intended to end his life by throw
ing himself into Lake Quinsigamond.
His efforts to do so were failed by a
policeman.
The Derby Manufacturing Company
of Derby, Conn, has lost a suit to-
restrain the collector Of internal reye-
nue. from collecting federal taxes to
the amount of S539,000. The decision
of the state supreme court in the case,
finds that the state has no right
to interfere with the internal revenue
department.
Brig Gen. John W. Ruckman and
Rear Admiral Herbert o.. Dunn, COM
mandant of the navy yard, Charles |
town. fatty refused to allow sol
der or sailor in United States service
to take part in the South Boston Ev-
acuation day parade March II, if
members of the Friends of Irish Free /
dom. A. A. r |. r. or Friends of In
dia were to be in the line Of march.
Fifteen hundred rats have been |
trapped along the Boston waterfront .
and examined for traces of the bu-
bonic plague since the federal, state
and city health authorities began &C
tive measures recently to safeguard
the city against the disease which is
now raging in at least five ports on
the southern United States seaboard.
The ice left the Penobscot March Is,
opening Bangor to navigation at the
earliest date with two exceptions, in
the history of the city. The average
date of opening is April T. Ferry
service was opened between Bangor
and Brewer, and steamer service be-
tween Bangor and Boston will be re-
sumed April 4. The port was closed
to navigation eighty days. the short
Est period ever known.
The importance of standardizing the
size of loayes of bread was emphasized
by John ]. Cummings. representing
The Division of Standards. at a hear
ing before the Massachusetts Legisla-
live Committee on Mercantile Affairs.
At present any size is lawful, pro-
vided the exact weight is marked on
The loaf. The recommendation is
based on the report of the Commits
sion on the Necessaries OF Life. There
was no opposition to the legislation.
There must be no slipping back" OF
eachers' wages in any instance. but
n most cases there should still be an
says DR.. Augustus o. Thorn
Is, Maine state superintendent of
schools. He has just completed an
exhaustive study Of the situation in
Maine, where the question Of teach
RS salaries Is one OF the problems
the municipalities. DR..
in compiling reports from all
sections OF the state found that the
lverage salary Of elementary teachers
n the present school year is sos.
N the high schools II is sl776 for
men aud s1117 for women. The aver
lge for high school principals is
i1S11 and for superintendent s2OS1.
BY a roH-call vote Of 10 yeas to 81
lays, the Massachusetts, Senate re-
used to substitute for unfavorable
Iction by the legal affairs committee.
he Griswold bill repeating the pres