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Evening star., 1924-06-29
ASKS RADICAL CHANGE
IN COLLEGE EDUCATION
Tufts President Proposes Two
Year Introductory and Two
Year Professional Courses,
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEDFORD Mass. June 2s.-A pro-
posal for a radical change in the edu-
cationa! scheme of Tufts College has
oeen laid before the faculty members
would do away with the present four
year college course and institute a
two-year Introductory college course
to be followed by courses of two years
or more In the Tufts professional
THE Introductory college," Presi-
dent Cousens informed the faculty,
would serve two purposes, general
training in liberal arts for all. but SO
sional training for some. AS to cur
riculum, 1t should be such a one as
would widen the students knowledge
or the world and of himself, and
would stimulate him by precept and
his power for acknowledgment and
for service to his fellows"
A student completing the two years
course would receive the degree of
associate in arts, with all the rights
departments OF medicine, Law, dem
tistry. theology. teaching, chemistry,
engineering, business administration
and general research would be organ
dean. giving courses covering at least
two years andleadfng to.the- bachelor
degree and to special professional
degrees.
Would Reduce Students.
In the professional, schools" Pres
ident Cousens said, ;+numbers would
be small and strictly limited. The
the highest Yossi6Ie standards OF
scholarship. The point Of view would
be the development Of the individual
rather than the group. go
There is present in the university
system Of America some danger OF
too great. paternalism. There is fal
greater danger Of neglecting the In
dividnal student I. would have The
ratio OF teachers to students not
greater than one to fifteen. 7 would
have each member Of the star 8
teacher in the art; Of living to hi.
SPECIAL group Of students. 49, e..
II would have enjoyment to PRO.
vide tho plant and maintain 1T. 81
would have student tuition. sufficient
to pay adequate salaries to the stan
would have special endowment 70,
+ research. Given all these, I should
expect results not now attained by
lany other institution in A1sericA"
Evening star., 1924-06-29
Keisthenes First Democrat.

Kleinsthenes, an Athenian scholar
and statesman, was the first DEM
ocrat really to raise his voice in the
interest of the common people. This
occurred in about $40 B. c. About
eighty years before a spirit of revolt
made itself felt in Attica. owing to
heavy taxes and the arrogance of the
mobiles. Solon, another eminent
statesman and lawmaker, was au-
thoriZed at that time to take some
steps to remedy a situation that was
already feared by those in power
Evening star., 1924-06-29
Mar, Nearest to Earth in August.

The planet Mars will be nearer the
earth next August than at any time
in the last 40 years This will be
used as an opportunity forgphysicists
and: radio experts to see whether
there is any likelihood OF communi.
cation with Marx The attempt will
be conducted from the heights OF
Jungfrau Mountain, In the Alps. It
is about 1900 feet above sea level
Astronomers will use powerful te1e-
scopes to see II there Is any sign Of
life on the planet
Evening star., 1924-06-29
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 2s.-Despite de-
lay caused by the failure of the reso-
Iutions committee to have a tentative
platform ready by the time the nomi-
mating speeches were concluded the
program Of the present convention is
up to the schedule Of the 1920 con-
vention and is only one day behind
the 1912 convention in tho amount Of
business transacted up to the sixth
day of meeting.
The 1912 and 1920 conventions were
bitterly contested, as is this one.
They nominated Woodrow Wilson and
Gov. Cox respectively on the seventh
Evening star., 1924-06-29
Chewing Gum Called Drug.

1t remained for Tacoma, Wash.
justice of the peace to determine the
classification for chewing gum. He
classified it as a drug when efforts
to call IL either a food, drink or cos
metic failed. and authorities on the
subject ignored the idea OF giving
Evening star., 1924-06-29
.Petrifed Forest Found.

on the: edge OF the Mojavetdesert In
Califorpta q new natural wonder has
beon%found In. the nature OF q petri-
ned forest, That part Of the country
is little Travelled; by tourists and
only occasionally invaded by 0oee0-
tists on exploration tEtpa Etpa
Evening star., 1924-06-29
1le Power Companies in IS.

There are in the United States to-
day 1l6 electric light and power COM
panies, which each has gross earnings
in excess Of $2.oeo.0e0. OF these COM
standing. The outstanding stock Of
Evening star., 1924-06-29
Quick Work Needed

From the, Amsriean Legion Weekly.
IF he proPosss. shah consider
him mo4h0rS
SNH0-tn2IA III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
Storm POstpones
Natick Town Meeting

Natck. Mars. March 1.-Two fire
alarms were sounded In Natick Square
tonight before n sufficient number of
citizens could he attracted from their
homes into n Bonnie blizzard to vote
postponemcnt of the annual town meet
ing. BY means Of the fire alarm 100
voters were brought to the town hall
and the town meeting. scheduled for to-
night. was postponed to April I.
With all electric lights in the town
cxtinEuishcd by the storm. the streets
deep in slush and blizzard conditions
prevailing, the selcctmen decided on
postponemont. Search of the statutes
revealed that vote of n meeting with II
quorum OF 100 was necessary.
The first fire alarm, sounded on n
great whistle in the square. was bar
ron OF results. Tho second alarm
brought out more than the required
quorum. The Indignant citizens yot-l
ed and started home as rapidly as they
could. = "A
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
B. & M. ShOpmen
Vote Against
Calling Off Strike

Boston, March 1.-THE members OF
the six crafts OF railroad shop me-
chanics of the Boston &c Maine Rail-
road who went on strike July J. 1922.
have voted in referendum against
calling off the strike. it was announced
today at the headquarters of the COM
bined unions here. Leaders said that
an offer made by the railroad company
for the return of the strikers to work
has been rejected by 10 to vote.
More than 4008 ballots were cast, ac-
cording TO union heads. Although the
figures OF the vote were withheld, it
was announced that each of the six
crafts rejected the offer by large
majority.
The offer Of the company, it was
said, called for the unemployment OF
men satisfactory to the railroad. the
qualifications of the workers to be de-
cided by the company executives. Re
instatemcnt of the men would be ac-
cortjing to seniority. Union officials
said the large vote against the offer
was due 10 the fact that it was arol
and because It did not guarantee the
unemployment Of any large number OF
mon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
WIRES HAMPERED

New York, March IA north At
lantic blizzard accompanied by IS
mile an hour gale and alternating
squalls of torrential rain and fiurries
of moist snow. swept over the east
ern seaboard today, paralyzing ship
ping, seriously interfering with tele-
graph communication and leaving in
it's wake great property damage.
In New York and its vicinity per-
sons were killed, a sixth was critical
ly injured and many We're hurt by
objects blown about by the gale.
Wire traffic between the city and
the south, from Maryland to Texas,
was subject to delays from one to
four hours, the Western Union Tele-
graph Company reported. Messages
to Washington were delayed two to
five hours.
The leased wires Of The Associated
Press were particularly affected be-
tween New York and Buffalo. Tele-
phone and telegraph communication
to various cities in western Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland was totally
cut off.
In New York Harbor and along
the coast, marine men reported
heavier seas were running than in
any storm during the last 90 years
Local weather bureau officials fore
cast continued high winds with rain
or snow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
PRESIDENT ASKS INCOME TAX
CUT Be MADE effective NOW
BUREAU
may FORM PART OF
DAUGHERTY PROBE

Washington. Mar. 11.-Explora-
tons into new fields of testimony
for development in its investigation
of Attorney General Daugherty were
made today by the special senate
committee.
Among the new lines were said to
be the veterans bureau case and
also reports of stock market spec
ulation by high government officials.
Attention in prospect for the former
was indicated by issuance of a sub
poena for Elias H. Mortimer, star
witness, against former Director
Forbes of the Veterans Bureau case
before the senate investigating COM
mittee and also the Chicago grand
jury. Senators on the Daugherty
committee today declined. however.
to indicate the nature of testimony
expected from Mr.. Mortimer.
That reported stock market deals
of officials was also to come under
the committees scrutiny was dis
closed by Senator Brookhart. Repub-
erty committee. He said the COM
mittee had received letters from
informants suggesting sources which
might disclose stock gambling by
high officials"
These leads will be run down.
said Senator Brookhart, land we ex-
pect to receive evidence definitely
establishing such dealings"
Tho nrojtfpe'S inform alton D.
garding stock transactions. Senator
Broollhart said. was in addition to
that obtained by the oil committee
in its examination of local brokers'
records. These also will be exam
ined by the Daugherty committee
he declared. and other additional
records subpoenaed. Senator Brook
hart said he was informed that some
of the official stock deals had been
covered up IN the names of dun
mics" and he said the dummy
transactions would be traced to the
principals If possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
Snow and Rain With 75-mile an
Hour Gale in North Atlantic
States ---FOrecast Indicats Will
Continue Today - Maine Gets
Only Fag End--Partial Delay of
Traffic---Anniversary of Great
'SS Storm
SWEEPS UP ATLANTIC

Boston, March lion the seth an
niversary of the start of the great
blizzard of 1883. which lasted three
days and is still fresh In the mem.
DRY of weather statisticians, New
England today was swept by north
east gales accompanied by heavy
snow. The storm, sweeping up the
Atlantic coast, ushered in the day
with light showers which later gave
place to tho snow which continued
this evening. Gales ranging in force
from SO to 20 miles an hour drove
the melting snow which hampered
rail and electric transportation and
seriously impaired telephone and
telegraph services. Tho Blue Hin
Observatory at Boston reported the
~ mile wind velocity in mid-after-
noon.
The blizzard became general
throughout New England rs the
storm worked its way northward.
Shipping advised yesterday by storm
warnings Rugged harbors along the
coast and tonight no damage TO
coastwise vessels had been reported.
There were no sa;lings during the
day from the port of Boston.
While railroad officials reported
disarranged schedules fair service
was maintained throughout the day
on main New England routes. Tele-
! graph and telephone companies re-
ported that they were suffering from
the worst storm conditions OF tho
winter. The weight of wet snow on
| the wires caused considerable inter-
ference with communications and
the companies reported that they
were I'm bad shape all round"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
Sends Message to Congress on
Is Per Cent Personal Tax
POrtiOn-Chairman of House
Ways And Means Says Can
not Be Done at This Late
Date


Washington, Mar. 11-President
Coolidge made request of congress
today to adopt Immediately a reso-
luton making effective the 25 per
cent reduction in personal income
taxes payable this year now carried
in the revenue bill but 1t met with
an unencouraging response. This re-
action was especially pronounced in
the house. where such legislation
would have to originate and where
leaders yesterday turned down an at
tempt to obtain such action.
The president urged through a
message to congress that the pro-
posed cut be made effective before
Saturday, when first installments on
the taxes must be paid.
Chairman Green of the house ways
and means committee, which would
first have to consider the proposed
resolution, declared tonight that "at
this late date it is absolutely impos-
sible to pass the 25 percent reduction
III taxes to be paid in 1924 as a sep
arate measure"
Both he and Representative Long
Continued on Page 9, Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
Six of 8 Cars Roll Down EN-
bankment to Ice Bound
River - Steel Construction
Probably Saved Lives Many
- Accident Near Mout h
Duxbury

Burlington, VT, Mar. 11.-George
and scores of other passengers were
injured when q Central Vermont
Railroad express train bound from
Boston and Montreal struck a brok-
en- rail north of North Duxbury ear
ly today. Six Of the eight cars roll
ed down an embankment to the ice
of the Winooski river.
Because the cars were built of
steel or were equipped with steel
underframes they were little dam
aged. and the passengers injuries
were confined in most cases to
wrenches. cuts and bruises. and
shock. The railroad reported that
more than 60 persons had been hurt,
but OF these only q were brought
to a hospital here and physicians
said that most of these could leave
for their destinations tomorrow.
The following persons suffered
cuts and bruises: Leo Jennings,
James Corcoran and Samuel Hous
ton of Concord, N. H.: Elmer L.
King, Shipman. N. j.: Mildred Por-
ter, Manchester, n. H.: John Rivers,
Clarence Leach and +. l.. Gillard,
Burlington: Leonard Remb!ay.
Nashua, n. H; Joseph J.. Blanch-
ard. Salem, n. H.; William O'Con-
nor, Hartford: Angelo Antonigio,
Carmine Bcntiesca and Alexander
Dominic, Portland. Me-; Howard l..
Richardson, Springvale, Me-; Muir
vile and Stanley Derrick, Charlotte;
J. Lure. Cambridge; and Manuel
Alamarol, Fall River, Mass.
The revised list of injured in the
North DuXbury wreck includes:
John H. Rivers. Bank street. Burl
ington, broken finger and hand in
jured: Percy Ballard. Burlington. in
jury to back: Delbert Flood. Burl-
ington. right leg injured: Waldo Da-
vies, Burlington, back injured and
badly bruised: c.. G.. McGaffey.
Burlington. badly shaken: George p.
Cole. Burlington. back hurt: Charles
Fitzhaff, Burlington, bruised: STAN
ley Derrick. Charlotte. head cut:
Muriel Derrick. Charlotte. hand
badly cut: William II. O'Brien of
Waterbury. head hurt; Mary L. o.
Brien, of Waterbury. leg and hip
bruised; ]. A. Mcdonald, Montreal,
back hurt: +. l.. Converse. Boston.
bruised: Dominic AleXendro. Wood
land. Manitob head injured; Miss
Gertrude Hayes South Boston, head
cut; Miss Ellen Masterson, South
Boston, head injured and cut; Lydia
Laporte. Southbridge. Mass. head
badly injured: Edgar Forcier. news
agent. head badly injured: Joseph
Garant. Minneapolis. Mimi, bruised.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
FIRE DESTROYS
PROPERTY WORTH
$350,0O0 IN PHILA,

Philadelphia. March 11.-Fire to-
night destroyed the big grain ele-
vator of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway company and badly
damaged several small dwellings and
stores nearby. causing an estimated
loss of more than $3.50. 600. An hour
after the blaze was discovered the
elevator. seven story wooden
structure covered with corrugated
iron, collapsed and toppled over on
the Reading tracks. blocking all
traffic on the Philadelphia terminal
division. Only freight trains. how
ever, are routed over that section
of the division. Two firemen were
injured in fighting the flames. A
large quantity of grain was destroy
Oh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
BLIZZARD GRIPS EAST !.
5 KILLED, MANY HURT .
GREAT PROPERTY LOSS
ILLNESS FORCES
CHAIRMAN OF OIL
COMMITTEE TO QUIT

Washington, March 11-Retirement
Of Senator Lenroot Of Wisconsin. as
chairman and member of the oil
committee today overshadowed other
developments in the oil inquiry.
He will be succeeded as chairman
by Senator Ladd. Of North Dakota,
Republican identified with the La
Toilette group, who has been actively
in charge of the committee since the
departure of Senator Lenroot for
Southern Pines, n. c., q week ago to
recuperate from q threatened attack
of nervous exhaustion.
Senator Lenroots letter Of reSig-
ration was made public after the oil
investigators had cleared up some of
the remaining mysteries in the cele-
brated Mclean kilograms, by a
grilling cross examination of John
+. Major, one of the agents of the
Washington publisher.
Before questioning Major for the
third time, the committee examined
in secret session another batch OF
kilograms, including those from
Three Rivers. n. NJ, home town of
Albert Il. Fall, former secretary of
the interior. and author of the oil
leases. Committee men said the
new messages shed little additional
light on the oil question. although
some of those in code might prove
relevant.
Senator Lenroot's retirement from
the committee was not wholly uneX-
pected as he gave warning of it in
the senate two weeks ago during a
definite in which he came under AT -
tack from the Democratic side for
visiting Fall here with Senator
Smoot, of Utah. another Republican
of the oil committee, before the for
mer interior secretary misled the
committee with his statement that
he obtained 100000 from Edward b.
Mclean.
At that time Senator Lcnroot told
the senate he would be glad to be
relieved Of the duties of chairman
and declared that II the investigation
continued indefinitely he would have
to ask to be relieved. His health al
that time was poor and short time
afterwards he went to Southern
Pines, for q rest. In his letter from
that place to the senate, made pub
lie today, no said:
Il hereby resign as chairman and
member of the committee on public
lands and surveys"
Senator Lenroot said his condition
has shown considerable improve
ment' since he came here.
Il want to go back to Washington
the first of next week. but l will not
know whether that will be permitted
by my physician until probably Sat-
urday." he said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
Big Steamer Puts
Into Woods Hole

Woods Hole, Mass. Mar. 1.-THE
Shipping Board steamer Eastern
Crown, from African ports for Bos-
ton. put into this harbor late today
to escape the gale and heavy seas in
Vineyard Sound. Old captains said
the Eastern Crown was the largest
vessel that ever entered the harbor
and that her captain had displayed
splendid seamanship in plotting her
through the narrow channel and
heavy currents in prevailing weather
conditions.
The steamer from New Bedford to
Marthas Vineyard remained here to-
night instead of continuing its sched-
uied trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE
HES|TANT OVER KHAN ISSUE
ON EvE.LEW|ST0N CONVENTION
BROKEN RAIL WRECKS VERMONT
EXPRESS; | KILLED, SO INJURED
MRS. MAGICIAN WILL
OFFER ''bRA|NSTORM"
Defence IN MAY

Portland, Me, March 1.-THE al
legged admissions by Mrs. Nettie May
MacLean, the 10 year old Tacoma,
Washn.. girl, that she smothered her
year old baby with pillow, are a
fabrication resulting from hysteria,
jects, according to the view enter
tanned by her attorneys, it became
known today.
II the grand jury in ay indicts her
on the charge of manslaughter, on
which she and Kenneth r. MacLean,
her college student husband, were
held on bail Saturday, they will Of
fer for the first time in Maine GRIM
inal Jurisprudence the so-called
"brainstorm" defence.
Such defence has been offered
frequently in other states, where the
claim was advanced that an alleged
crime was committed while the re-
spondent was suffering from temper
ary insanity. This case would be
unique in that the claim would be
advanced that the "brainstorm" oc-
Cured not prior to the commission
Of q crime. but at such a time and
under such circumstances as to
create the halucination that a crime
was committed when as 4 matter of
fact there was no crime at all.
From the time of her arrest nearly
two weeks ago until her departure
Saturday night for Tacoma, Mrs.
MacLean suffered from severe head
aches. it was understood, and re-
ceived medical treatment.
Color Is said to have been lent to
the theory that her story was an in
vention of temporarily disordered
mind by the fact that she showed
no reticance in telling it. 1t is al
legged. volunteering her narrative to
all those with whom she came in
contact during her days in jail and
subsequent to her release on bail.
1t Is understood that at times when
the events in the morning at Bruns-
wick when the babys death was dis
covered. Il few days after she had
brought it cross the continent to
show 1t to the father for the first
time, were not under discussion, she
appeared not to realize that it was
dead. asking to see it. at intervals
when her release from jail was con-
templated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
PatrOlman Held
For Murder, Given
Hearing at HOlyOke

Holyoke, Mass. March 1l-Patrol-
man John II. Burns. charged with
the murder Of Mrs. Magdaline Mi
losz a month ago fl her home in
tenement block. had preliminary
Nearing in district court today. The
husband of the slain woman was
one of the prominent witnesses for
the commonwealth. Milosz testified
to the shooting saying that Burns
fre,i two shots, one of which struck
Mrs. Milosz and the other barely
missed the witness. Milosz testified
that he leaped from window to es-
cane Burns. He admitted that he
manufactured the liquor that Burns
4. sold to have drunk in the tene-
ment. saying that it was intended
for use at a christening. Testimony
also was given by police officers. who
told of their knossledge Of events
connected with the shooting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
One of Victims Not
Expected to Live

Burlington, VT. March 11-Of the
North DuXbury train wreck victims
at the Mary Fletcher Hospital, only
one is expected not to live. Alexan-
der Dominic, of Portland, Me, who
has a broken back. But three others
are considered as seriously injured
tonight. They are J. y. Mcdonald
of Montreal; Miss Gertrude Hayes of
South Boston and Miss Lydia La
porte of Southbridge. Mass. Physi-
cicns tonight say there is no reason
to think they will not live. The
heroine of the wreck was Miss 1\len
Masterson. South Boston nurse.
Miss Masterson. although bleeding
from cuts in her head and with 4
wrenched hip. went about among the
passengers and gave first aid. She
had her first aid kit with her and
improvised bandages from her own
clothing and what was volunteered
Physicians declared she saved many
lives. She even requisitioned a bot
tie of liquor from a passenger. di
luted 1t and passed 1t out to the in
jurcd. Worn out by her injuries and
exertions she finally collapsed. She
was brought to the hospital here.
Her injuries are not serious.