Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-01-16

Unclaimed Deposits.
Rubbers with Leather Tops.
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge
Ideal Wrappers.
2Notices OF Bankruptcy.
Over 1890 Prescriptions.
Ice.
Here and There.
One Maine man who is running his
automobile on the icy roads is apparent
ly pretty careful about how he states it.
According to the story as printed, he
made ten miles in forty minutes. 1t will
be noted that he was exactly at the
speed limit.
The reply of FL. H.. Rogers, the Stand
ard Oil maguate, to the examiner in a
legal hearing in New York, was that it
was ''entirely immaterial" to him what
the Supreme Court of Missouri expected
him TO say. That is where the trouble
comes of which we are now so keenly
conscious. All things connected with
the courts are entirely immaterial to the
trust managers, as long as they can hire
the ablest lawyers of the country to aid
them in evading and even defying the
law.
Arizona strenuously objects to joint
statehood with New Mexico. There's a
very simple way to heed her objections
Let them both stay outside till they're
better prepared for statehood than they
are now, and then admit them separately.
At the Universalist state convention at
South Paris last June, much interest
was manifested in the description given
by Rev. Chester Gore Miller of the
Woodfords church of his plan for run
ming a church without fairs, suppers,
dramas or other side shows. 1t is now
being commented upon by the news
papers that his experiment, after fifteen
months of trial, has proved a success.
While the success of such an experiment
is much to be desired, it is hardly cor
rect to say that fifteen months of success
amounts to a positive demonstration.
Men accustomed to the methods of
scientific research, whereby every
theory is tested by long and patient
study and experiment, covering every
suggested objection to the truth of the
theory, will not be willing to admit that
fifteen months experiment on any
sociological problem can be sufficient.
Americas murder record for 1905 is a
black one. IL there is no mistake in the
figures, they show a total approximating
10000 homicides in this country. This
is at the rate of Us to the million, and is
the highest in any so-called civilized
country, even exceeding Italy, where the
ratio is 105 to the million. Another bad
feature of the story is that such small
proportion of the murderers are punish
ed. With capital punishment in force in
all but three or four states, there were
during the year but 1873 legal executions.
Statistics regarding the other forms of
punishment inflicted, and the number of
murderers actually brought to trial, are
not available, but it is well known fact
that great many of those who take
human life either never come to trial, or
suffer very light penalty.
Names murders for 1905 have been
considerably commented on, and the list
is certainly longer than usual. But
compared with the country at large it is
not so bad, however much or little of
satisfaction there may be in that thought.
In Maine there were II murders for the
year. At the average of the whole
country-ll5 to the million-there should
have been in Maine, according to the
1900 census, so murders. Furthermore,
while there still remain two or three
murder mysteries, in the attempt TO
solve which thousands of dollars has
been spent, most of those guilty of homi-
eide have been speedily brought to trial
and punishment inflicted without un-
reasonable delay.
Andrew Carnegie is assessed in New
York on personal property" to the
amount of s5,0OO,OO0, and John D..
Rockefeller to just half that amount.
Which is q fresh reminder of the fact
that our so-called tax system is very
much of patchwork farce.
The trip of the dry dock Dewey to the
Philippines is reminder of the change
in conditions in one respect within a
few years. Time was, and not long ago,
when to be afloat on vessel in the mid
die of the ocean was to be cut off from
all communication with the rest of man
kind as absolutely as it was possible to
be in this world. But by means of WIRE
less telegraphy the situation and prog
ress of the Dewey, with such other facts
as may be desired, are reported to the
world at frequent intervals, and the
dock and its companions, instead of
being lost in the immensely of the sea,
may be regarded as almost in constant
communication with all the world.
Poultuey Bigelow, distinguished cor
respondent, visited the Isthmus of
Panama, investigated the conditions
there, and in the Independent publishes
his story, telling tale of graft, extrav-
agance and inefficiency which is a severe
arraignment of the administration, and
was hailed with great delight by its
enemies. 1t now appears, the truth hav-
ing been learned, that Bigelow went to
the isthmus by boat and returned by the
same boat, having spent less than two
full days there, and that during his
short stay he attended several society
functions. As thorough investigation
of matters on the isthmus, in an I'M
partisan manner, should require num-
Der of days or even weeks, the outcome
of the affair is to discredit Mr.. Poultney
Bigelow much more than the admins
tration.
President Corey of the steel trust has
issued orders that no rebate from the
railroads shall be accepted by any of the
subsidiary companies composing that
corporation. Undoubtedly there are
people who will be suspicious that, with
the front door locked, there will be
found way to open little side door of