Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-19

Fair Exchange.
Sherin-s Sales.
Unclaimed Deposits 10 South Paris Savings |
Bank.
Probate Notices.
The Beat Seed Under the SUN.
Here and There.
President Wilson will Immediately
after inauguration call special session
of congress, to meet not later than April
10, for the purpose of revising the tariff.
There was once an administration which
revised the tariff, and was not depOsed
ct the next election. Just once. And a
war with foreign country, together
with condition Of almost unprecedent-
cd prosperity, at the height of reaction
from former depression, may to some
degree account for the exception.
How refreshing 1t Is to read the state
ment Of the anthracite operators that
they have not advanced the price of coal
ut the minesl That 10, coal 10 still sell
Ing there at $3.50. But that doesn't do
much good TO poor old Mr.. Ultimate
Consumer, who is paying from nine to
ten dollars.
Curious how some of those Democratic
papers who have in times past been
urging Immediate independence" for
the Philippines are now deciding that
that Ia not q burning issue, and can wait
at least until "more important" issues
are disposed Of.
Portland is . mighty nice city, but
sometimes We can't help feeling thank
full that We don't live there. For in
stance, Just now when they are begin
ming municipal campaign there, just as
II politics hadn't been q continuous per.
Torrance for the past year or two.
The exhibit of apples at the annual
meeting of the Maine State Pathological
Society In Portland last week is said to
have been the best In the history Of the
society. Well, that's what 1t ought to
have been, for the apple growers of
Maine In general are just beginning to-
ind themselves.
The Democrat has received since the
last issue the complete vote Of the town
of Woodstock. 1t is as given last week,
except that three votes we're cast for
Debs and Seidel, the Socialist candidates.
The speed record for typewriter was
broken In q contest few days since,
when q young woman wrote for an hour
at the rate of 118 words TO the minute,
on an Underwood typewriter. (The
copy for this paragraph 10 written on an
Underwood, at some more than 10 words
q minute.) The new speed record Is
only slightly above the former one, and
Is only half word to minute better
than the winners nearest competitor IN
the contest. Asths speed made requires
the operator to strike an average OF more
than ten keys per second for m hour, or
q total of more than SO, 900 strokes Of the
fingers for the hour, 1t may readily be
seen that, in the slang Of the day,
"rhats going some"
Judge Backus, presiding at the trial Of
John Schrank In Milwaukee for shooting
Theodore Roosevelt, has certainly done
one commendable thing, which 10 said to
be new to the jurisprudence Of Wiscon-
sin. He has appointed, as q part of the
court, q sanity commission, who are TO
examine Schrank with regard to his
mental condition, and make report TO
the court. Heretofore such commits
sions have been made mp by agreement
of counsel; and while that might seem To
be an entirely fair arrangement, to have
the commission direct part Of the ma
chinery of the court is better. There
are great many cases in the country
where il would be better II the experts,
either on questions of sanity or other
question calling for special knowledge
and training to decide, could be made
part of the court, and entirely freed |
from any influence. As 1t Is now, ex-
ports drawing large pay as witnesses
give conflicting testimony on opposite
sides OF case, until the expert witness
business has come to be almost scan
dial, and expert testimony In general 10
looked upon by many with suspicion |
which 10 not wholly justified, and which |
10 unfortunate in view Of the frequent |
importance OF such testimony.
An interesting announcement by the |
Bell telephone system Is that Of q PEN
sion system to 60 In force Jan. LIST, for
which fund Of ten million dollars Is to
be set aside. From this will be paid TO |
employees pensions, sick and accident
benefits and life insurance. No contri- |
buttons are required from employees, and
the terms Of the use Of the fund arc said |
to be the most liberal of any system yet |
put In force by any Of the large corpora |
tons. This one act alone, II there were |
not already enough else, would be sufi- |
cient testimony to the far-seeing bust. |
ness sagacity Of Theodore N. Vail, the |
president Of the American Telephone |
Co., who 10 said to be largely respond
BILE for the new plan.
The Republican party 10 said TO DO
officially dead in North Carolina, not \
having received $1,000 votes, which the
Law requires. The North Carolina law
10 somewhat different from the Maine
law. Here We require only one per cent
Of the total vote to give . party legal
standing, while the $1,000 required In
North Carolina 10 almost twenty per
cent Of tho total vote OF the state.
The people Of Boston, Providence, and
other parts Of southern New England,
Who expected that the Grand Trunk was
30 become IN actual competitor with the
New Haven in that territory, are greatly
exercised because work has stopped on
the Grand Trunks extensions, and an
arrangement" seems to have been
made between the two roads, which will
enable them to use the Same tracks, and
live In harmony. But did any one ever
really expect anything bat that sooner
or later, according to the manner Of the
times, . combination OF some sort would
b accomplished? That Il u good bust
ness economy for the roads 10 doubtless
true, but Il doesn't always work that
way for tho public.