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REVOLUTION OR EVOLU.
TION IN EDUCATION

Washington, D. c. - Senator vii
liam H. King, of Utah, addressing &
citizens association on education
said:
There Is too much superficiality
our educational system. We ne
more of the genuine and less of til
counterfeit In addition to the teach
ing Of things that are practical, the;
should be impaired to pupils Ii
knowledge Of moral things and values
We want an educational system that
based on the conception of God a
ruler Of man and nation. We mus;
teach the solidarity Of humanity an
the interdependency of men and NJ
tions."
His idea Of specifically in preFe"'
day public school education receive
support from Commissioner of Educ
ton John James Tigert, appointed 7
that position by President Hard N
from the University Of Kentu k
The commissioner believes that Wis
ual education will sweep the count
within the next few years. The csc
is mans chief source Of knowleda"
Thomas Edison has estimated that q
per cent. Of the knowledge we receive
comes through THE eye. nine per cenr
through the ear, and six per cen.
through the other senses. Our meth
DDS have greatly accenter abstract
thinking, and not enough seeing, IN
our schools"
Educators who have in the past
marshaled European educational ideas
as arguments for the academic system
so much In vogue in American public
schools, have had to withstand not
only these jolts. but one from M. Leon
Berard, French Minister Of Educa-
ton, who is reported seriously to have
proposed that Latin be relegated FROM
its present place as backbone Of col
legiate education to minor position
among required school studies, be-
cause Of the modern need Of youn
men and women to learn more Il
practical matters and less of abstrac-
tons.
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NEW YEAR HOPES BASED
on SELF-EvIDENT FACTS

Washington, D. C. - Comptroller Ct
the Currency Crissinger, after an en-
haustive study Of economic conditions
anticipates confidently that 1922 will
take its place in history as one Of the
landmarks In the record Of human
progress. Men have turned their faces
definitely in tn right direction; they
have set their feet in the paths to re-
store security and prosperity; they
have faced their minds on the higher
and better things"
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace
says: "The coming year should be a
better one for the farmer and for
those who deal with him than was
1921"
Mr.. Wallace cites the improvement
in credit conditions through regular
channels and by. special agencies Gre
ated to meet the farmers needs,
bringing a lowering of interest rates;
reductions already made in freight
rates on farm products; reduction in
the cost In 1922 OF producing farm
crops and probable increase In the
price OF grain, following what seems
likely to de a decrease In acreage
planted to such crops, as reasons for
agriculture optimism.
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american Valuation Plan
mbeEasllyAdmi71lste7cd
Financial Expert, Making In
vestigation for Senate FL
nance Committee, Says New
System is Feasible.

Tho American Valuation plan Of
assessing import duties. as provided
In the pending Fordney tariff bill. is
possible Of administration and the only
feasible means Of compiling a tarin
that will afford adequate protection
to the American manufacturer, ac-
cording to ]. B. Reynolds, former as
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury and
now director of valuation investiga-
tons for the Senate Finance Commit
tee.
There Is nothing uncanny. nothing
mysterious and nothing at all Of q
tremendously unusual or out-of-the-
way nature about American valua-
tion," Mr.. Reynolds says, 'Today.
when imports are brought into this
country they are assessed on the basis
Of the value in foreign countries. The
invoice is presented and on that the
importer puts his value.
invoices Practically Worthless
These invoices-to give them all the
credit that they are entitled TON the
average case are worth little less.
perhaps. than the paper on which
they are printed. Now, say. that
after long experience in handling
invoices, and by that I mean that the
certification that the consul abroad has
to make amounts to nothing. The in
voices 60 through on the day before
Q ship sails; they 60 into a consular
ONCE in any part Of the world where
there 10 a large business between that
country and tho United States. You
have q perfect string Of people filing
in with invoices to get the invoice off
on the next boat with the automatic
afflxing Of a stamp. 1t Is a matter Of
clerk signing the consul's name. And
all that It does IL to certify that that
invoice is on the right colored paper.
is made out in tho right legal form.
and nothing else.
There is a proposition now put up
against that. 1t seems to me It Is q
very simple one. Instead OF putting
the duties. assessing the ad valorem
duties which are duties assessed on
the value Of goods. on tho foreign or
invoice value. the proposition Is to put
these duties on the value Of tho goods
In the United States.
THE value Of the goods in the United
States Is not an unknown quantity.
1t can be found. All tho books. all
tho papers Of the manufacturers, the
jobbers and the sellers Of every kind.
are at the disposal of tho Government.
Prices are known in this country.
We are dealing with an absolutely
known and certain proposition and
tho whole idea is simply that where
there 10 an ad valorem rate Of duty
on goods. we do not try to ASSESS this
ON the foreign value. which II largely
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Letter
BIZ Price


New York. - We aren't especially
sensitive here In this big city, because
we know that no matter what the rest
OF the country may say about US. they
like to come and visit US pretty we'll,
after all. and anyway. WE know what
fine city we are, But when the chief
executive OF our own state goes on
record az favoring more insane asy-
lum near the metropolitan district" II
does ruffle us bit. And that's what
Governor Miller did the other day,
Ny
Just how this ccit OF advice has been
taken, / haven't heard. But it's some
thing for q good many Of US to con-
slider. II was chalked the other day
for short time-in god bold letters
on the door OF a professor in one Of
our city colleges: "Be brief. Remem-
Der what hit the short skirts made!"
Ny
Wen who desert their families In
New York city are going TO have to
explain to n woman hereafter. Some
how | believe II there Is any one step
which could help toward cutting down
that particular crcime It would be just
that. District Attorney Joab II. Ban
ton evidently agrees. because he has
Just placed Mrs. Pauline o. Field, new
Assistant District Attorney, In charge
OF the Abandonment Bureau with in
structions to prosecute to the limit.
Not only woman. you notice, but a
married woman!
NY
Alice Brady, that talented, polished
young actress, is playing under the
management OF her father at the Play
house In a ne wmelodrama filled with
thrills but with considerable more
character analysis than We eeyer got
In the old melodrama, however good It
might DC as W hCtiOu DIiitihb 10
the rather intriguing title OF the play
and 1t tells the story of girl who in
sisisted upon seeing life" even at
considerable expense Of experience.
She went to China under the chaper-
orage OF two missionaries, but she
didn't stay very close either to them
or their ideas once she was there She
sank jazz in Shanghai carberet
which does sound like pretty bad
combination. Then in Tung Kow,
where she visited the missionaries
every spring. she met "Badlands Nc
Kinney" an officer and gentleman.
gone wrong. They almost wrecked
their future together by being afraid
to confess to each other their pasts.
Finally. however. 1t is all put honestly
behind them and they redeem each
other.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-14

Those people who claim we ought
to work only two hours a day will
never realize their dreams, because
such a condition as that would neces-
state the working Of tn criminal court
machinery night and day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-14
For Mason
County
NJ. G. RUSSELL.
COMPANY

You had better not neglect your
business unless your competitor will
agree to neglect his at the same time
and when he does that you should get
busy - which is probabl ythe same
idea he has.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-14

Even in the hasty shifting life Of
burglar. 1t would almost seem as
though some kind Of address were
necessary. But Adolph Bisterer, ar
rested the other day In connection
with burglaries totaling $4,000. prov
ed to the satisfaction Of the court that
he was hosest in declaring that he had
none. Most of the time after dark he
was zen route" he explained. Day.
times he spent in branches OF the pub
lie library, and for some few hours
each night, he surreptitously entered
the basement Of an apartment house
on 10th street and slept in bathtub
convenientil located there. When ar
rested. Gisterer wore his entire house
hold effects around his waist under
his clothes. They consisted OF bath
towel with a cake OF soap and several
needles with threat wrapped In its
folds. The police said that In spite Of
his informal housekeeping he was ex-
tremely neat.
Ny
Shall we come to the point OF travel
ing by weight rather than by num-
bers? VIII there Sc a set Of scales or
a tape measure instead Of metre in
each taxicab! 1t almost looks as
though something OF the sort would
have to be worked out. For Magistrate
Corrigan has ruled that ten midgets
may ride in a taxi at the same rate
sfive full sized men. The ten mid
gets rode in one taxi from their home
at No. 10 West 10th street to a Wash
ington Heights theater. The meter
registered $3.50. Three dollars" said
the chauffeur. How Gomez" demand
ed the leading midget. Five passen-
gers go for the meter change" the
chauffeur explained. Every additional
person is extra" The midgets took
the case to court. And won. Now then,
how about giants? And will It be per-
fectly safe and economical TO be fat II
only one isn't too long?
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Pigs, inoculated with germs taken
from public drinking cups in Chicago.
sank rapidly, says news item What
dinerence does that make-the pigs
have plenty fother ways of getting
water.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-14

IL you want to start something in a
crowd OF women, Just tell them of
some woman who has run in three
year-old hat as a new creation.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-14

There's n difference between being
In love and being married, but there
are no differences when the proper
amount OF each are blended.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-14

A noted actor paid $50 a pounds for
a New York dog. He's sausage!
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-14

Gossip is all right if you only gossip
the good things.
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guess work, but upon tho American
value Of the goods that is known in tho
United Safes. and It II capable Of
being found out.
A Feasible Plan
Tho American valuation plan, n
my judgment, IL absolutely possible
Of administration. and also feasible
Of enforcement. There Is nothing in IL
that cannot DO carried on after q little
practice Just as well Is tho present law
10.
"The idea that It is impossible to
md out what tho American value Of q
piece Of goods. Is when you are sup
posed to find out the foreign value
seems. to me preposterous.
There is one more thing to be kept
in mind. The only way to take care
of deprecated currency at the present
time and to make the manufacturer
safe and able to carry on his busiress
under deprecated currency. ia to "a.
aside tho need for the manufacturer
to wonder in what currency the duty
will be assessed on the goods with
which he has to compete. and wonder
ono day what It Is going to be the nee,
He must have st fixed on the c.
stable thing in the financial wc~
and that Is United States my.
This is something that does not
change and will not change. And the
only way to have stable duties, tho
only way to have duties that will say
what they mean and mean what they
say, In tho tariff law. Is to have duty
that when II depends on the valuc OF
the goods It depends upon It's Amer
lean value and not on the value that
"a - ,s,-,r hot
changes from day to day and from
hnnr IN hnrrn
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-14

Collecting money by law costs too
much, but even at that sometimes 1t is
worth 1t.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-14

Aeroplanes with a -.::a.s.ng radius
of 5000 miles, an dable to carry ~
tons Of explosives, are being designed.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-14

guess work. but upon the American
value Of the goods that is known in tito
United Sates, and It II capable Of
being found out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12

raised her head for the hrst time dur.
ing the trial and then dropped 1t lower
than before and her shoulders had
ehaken a. IL from inaudible sobs; the
Governor, who had all day been draw. =.
ing geometrical patterns on the sheet
Of fOolscap in front of him. had let
his pencil fall and stared down at the
paper, and the Deemster had looked
up at the lantern light from which the
sunlight (it had moved on) was now
streaming. upon his face, showing at
last a solitary tear that was rolling
slowly down his cheek to the end OF
his firm set, mouth.
Then there was a rustic, as II the
windows Of q room on the edge OF the
sea had suddenly been thrown open.
The Attorney General was speaking
again. After the defense they had just
listened to (there being no evidence to
rebut) he would waive his right OF
reply--the Grown desired justice, not
revenge.
The Deemster's summing.up was the
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the courthouse. It was denscly crowd
ed, and all rose as they entered. But
at that moment the Deemster was con.
scious Of one presence 0nly--his own
youth in wig and gown (himself as he
used to be forty years before) in the
curved benches for the advocates I'M
mediately below. 1t was Victor.
Then the prisoner was brought in
a forlOrn- looking creature of three or
four and twenty. not without traces Of
former comeliness, but now rag of a
woman. ill-clad and slatternly.
When asked to plead she said moth.
ing, therefore the customary plea H
not guilty was made for her, and with
barked on the history Of her crime.
1t was not case for refinement !;
the crime was palpable; it had no res
deeming feature, and for the protection
of life in the island it called for the
extreme penalty of the law.
Then. with the usual long pauses, the
woman's story was raked out OF the
witnesses--her neighbors in the low
streets that crept under the Castle
walls, the police and the doctor. She
had been an orphan from her birth,
brought up at the expense of the par.
ish by a woman who had i'll treated her,
AS a young servant girl she had been
taken advantage of" In the big house
she lived in, perhaps by the foot
man, more probably by an officer Of
the regiment then garrisoned in the
town. Finally she had married the
dead man. lived cat-and-dog life
with him (thcre was dark record Of
drink and assaults) and at last stabbed
him to the heart in a fatal quarrel
and been found standing over his body
with a table knife in her hand.
Stowells cross examination consist
ed Of three questions only. When the
dead man was found had he anything
in his hand? Eyes. a poker" said
the policeman. When the prisoner was
arrested were there any wounds on
her? "Yes. three on the head" said
the doctor. Were there any wounds on
the dead mans body except the heart
stab from which he died? "None
whatever.'
''AhW said the Deemster. and be
-ysachsd 4Qgxaxd n, mike = A-1AfA NJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12
THE MASTER OF MAN:-:By Sir Hall Caine
An ounpoke Moving Problem by the Noted Author Of The


Then Stowell rose for the defense.
There was a hush, and the Deemster
found himself breathing audibly and
wishing that he could pour something
Of himself into his son--himself az
he used to be in the old days when God
had given him strength.
But that was only for a moment.
Stowell began slowly, almost nervous-
ly, but was soon speaking with com =
plete command, and the Deemster, who
had been bending forward. leaped back.
He did not intend to call witnesses.
Neither would be put the prisoner into
the box. He would content himsel,
with the evidence for tte Crown. Ht
knew no more about the crime thar
the jury did.
The accused had told him nothing
and degraded as they might think her
he had not thought It right to invade
the sanctity Of woman's soul. Tha
she had killed her husband was clear
II killing him was a crime she wal
guilty. But was It a crime? TO an
swer that let the jury follow him while
the evidence before them, the torn man
Then followed such speaking as nom
could remember to have heard in tha
court before. Flash after FASH o.
spiritual light seemed to recreate th'
stages Of the prisoners life. First, q
the child, who should have been happ!
as the birds and bright as the flowers
but had never known one hour Of th
love and guidance Of her natural pro
tectors. Next, as the young girl, prett!
perhaps, with the light Of love dawn
Ing on her. but betrayed and aban
doned. Next, as the deserted creature
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shortest that had ever been heard from
him. There were legal reasons which
justified the taking Of human life, but
the cases to which they applied were
few. II the jury thought the prisoner
had willfully killed her husband they
would find her guilty. II they were
satisfied from what they had heard that
she had reasonable grounds for thinking
that q felony was being committed upon
her which endangered her own life they
would find her not guilty.
/ without leaving their box the jury
promptly gave a verdict of not guilty ;
and then the Deemster in a'loud, clear
almost triumphant voice, said:
'Let the prisoner be discharged.
A few minutes later there was a
scene of excitement on the green. within
the castle walls. The spectators. being
turned out Of the courthouse with din :
Guilty, were waiting for the chief actors
in the life drama to come down the
stone steps, and from the private door
TO the Dc emster's room.
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CHAPTER XII
The Death Of the Deemster

lhb ASOOAth Va SasO ASS~~sh
The Decmster had not intended to
sit at the next Court Of General Jail
Delivery, and had already arranged for
the second Deemster to take his place,
but when. next morning at breakfast.
he heard from Fenella that Victor was
to plead, he determined to preside.
II must hear Victor's first case at
the General JAIL" he said. =.
I'VE shall have to be careful. then. v
said DR.. Clucas. "No excitement.
Your Honor! No more heart strain.
On the morning Of the trial he was
up early. Janet heard him humming
to himself in the conservatory as lie
cut the flowers for the vase in front
of his young wifc's picture. When he
was ready to go she helped him OH
with his overcoat, turning up the collar
and putting muffler about his neck.
And when young Robbie came round
with the dog. cart he stepped up into
1t with surprising strength.
And then Janet, W ho had smuggled
ket at the back Of the dog cart. stood
with a swollen heart and watched the
old man as he went of in the morning
mist, with the awakened rocks cav.
ing over the unseen tops of the trees.
Three hours later, the Deemster ar.
rived at Castletown. The sun was up,
and there was q crowd at the castle
gate. All hats were off as he passed
through the judges private passage way
to the dark rObing room with it's deeply
recessed window. The Governor. in
generals uniform. was there already.
for he sat also in the high court Of
the island.
A few minutes later they were in
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tcutting deeper than she knew, and
then followed a series OF old Manx bal
iads. some of them like the wailing of
the wind among the rushes on the Cur
faghs, and some like the dancing of the
water in the harbOr before fresh breeze
on summer day.
Then the doctor brought out from a
cupboard a few faded sheets inscribed
.!sobel Stowell," and Fenella' sang
ALLAN Water" and "Annie Laurie" "
AND then the Decmster closed his eyes,
ana 1t seemed to Victor, who sat on a
hhassock by his side, that his fathers a
Slue-veined hands trembled on his
And this is for myself" said Fe.
che sang:
Less than the weed that grows beside
Even less am t.
Victor wanted to fly out of the room
ana burst into tears. But just then
Fenslla rose from the piano.
~ Ten o'clock! Time to 20 upstairs,
Deemster."
The old man seemed to like to be
controlled by the young woman, and
iisan!ng on her arm, he bowed all around
IN MS stately way, and permitted him
sell H. to be led from the room.
Then the Governor (being a privi-
.eged person. lit his pipe with a piece
Oh OF red turf from the fire. and Janet
whispered to the maid who had come
oack for the coffee tray:
o.. See that Mr.. Victor's night things
are laid out. Jane"
hut Victor himself was in the hall,
saying:
,o,,s Can ca, you take me back to town with
,.,,Sertainly. If you'll wait at the lodge
"niiS look in on the cowman's wife. +"
>, why, what's this mischief you are
Mottlng" 1t was Fenella coming
..,he uhe doctor explained, and Victor
49, There's that ease. It comes on
Il iOn, 4. ! must see the poor woman again
L,In Well, Il you must, you mNst. and
- 70 down 70 the ssts VIII you.''
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bravins out her disgrace with wait
only wait! My gentleman will come
back and marry me YETI Next, a. the
badgered and shame ridden woman,
with all hope gone, saying to her de.
spairing heart, "What do / care what
happens to me now? Not a toss! ano
then marrying (as the last cover for q
hunted dog) the brute who afterward
had beaten her, brutnlized her,, cursed
her, taught her to drink. and bro9snts
her down, down, down to
W Kin him? Yes, she had killed him
there couldn't be a doubt about that.
But IL she had three wounds on her
body, and he had only the wound from
which he died. was It not clear az
MONDAY that she had been the victim
OF a murderous assault, and had struck
back TO save her. life? II 80 her ac'
was not murder and the only righteous
verdict would be not guilty.
For the last passage OF his defense
Stowell faced full upon the jury, and
spoke in a ringing and searching voice
Long ago, in Galilee, out OF tn,
supreme compassion which covered VIII
forgiveness the transgressions OF on
who had sinned much but loved much
It was said, Let him that is withou
7 Hlu dIIOuB yOu CuSS thO ''oS o'"AS
| have all done something we would fail
forget, and when we lay our heads OF
our pillow we pray that the darknes
may hide it. But does anybody doub
that If the all seeing Justice could ente
this Court this day another figure. woul'
be standing there in the dock by tn
side of that unhappy. woman-a maj
in scarlet uniform perhaps, with deco
rations on his breast, and that tn
Deemster would have to say to him
You did this. for you were. the FIRST.
Mercy, then-mercy for the beaten, tn
broken. the scapegoat, the sinner
People said afterward that Stowe
was full half minute in his seat befor
anybody seemed to be aware that b
was no longer speaking.
The spectators had listened withou
making a sound; the jury "a panel Q
stolid Manx farmersi had sat withou
moving muscle; the prisoner ha