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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-10

Added to these will be state and
county taxes. The state tar In 1918 was
s mills, and in 1914 will be 1.2 mills.
Thus there seems to be indicated this
year a tax rate Of about 81 3.4 mills,
against 20 mills in 1918.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-10

For Group or sore throat, use Dr. Tnomnsa . r"
lectic Oh. Two sises soc ana oo0' Az sn ~Ns
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Married.

In Norway, March 2, by Rev. B. G. Wentworth.
Mr. Charles j. Whittemore Of South Paris and
MissErna c. Payne of Norway.
In Rumford, March I, by Rev. H. L. Hanson,
Mr. Frank 8. Patterson and Miss Mons Carlisle.
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The Waterville Sentinel has reached
its tenth birthday.
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A Pew Contests for 0fi,css.
OTHERWISE AN UNExCITINa MEETING OF
THE VILLAGE CORPORATION.

OFFICERS ELECTED.
Observation-Disclosures L. Gray.
Clerk-Edwin N. Haskell.
Assessors-O. e. Barrows. Charles w. Bow.
ker. A. +. Goldsmith.
Treasurer-Chas. II. Howard.
Collector-Aarry d. Cole.
Chief Engineer-Charles w. Bowker.
First Asslstant-Stanley n. Wheeler.
Second Assistant-Merton A. Millett.
Member Of Water Commission-N. Dayton
Bolster.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Street lights ----..-.-..----......el 10000
Care Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6O.U0
Public library ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $1,000
Fire Department. . 10000
Water and hydrant rental 1900 90
Miscellaneous bills...-......---. 5000
Care of --..-..-.-...--.. 100
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Died.

In Norway. March I, George Irving Cummings
aged A years. II months, days.
In Norway, Feb. 81, Jackson Clark, aged u
In Norway, Feb. Is, infant daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Norman A. Campbell.
In Bethel, March !. Casper L. Capen. aged IS
In West Bethel, March l., Mrs. Huldah
(Brown), wife Of George W. Harden, aged 70
In Hartford, March 8, Edwin Howard, aged
81 years. ~
Leod, aged 46 Year,.
Mexico, aged 90 years.
In East Peru, March 8, Columbus Oldham,
aged 81 years. II months.
In Rumford, March 8, Bartholomew Merritt
aged 6S years.
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The amounts assessed for town pur-
poses In 1918, and the amounts to be
assessed for town purposes In 1914, are
"a follows: n, -,
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New Spring
Dress Goods

We have carefully selected the choicest products from
the leading manufacturers Looms have rarely
duced material greater beauty All that's and best
in style quality for the New Spring Season Is here
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EuR6u6 Gs auuEOWd Va Nok Woy uoc
been excused from service.
Deputy sheriffs in attendance will be
Arthur J. Landry of Rumford with the
grand jury, Harry D. Hastings of Bethel
aud E. c. Libby of Norway.
Two cases on the continued civil dock
ct are already assigned for trial at this
term. The case of Nelson p. Cummings
of Paris VS.. Dirigo Mutual Fire Insur.
auce Co. is assigned for the first day of
the term. Winslow w. Linnell vs.. An
droscOggiu Reservoir Co. Ia assigned for
the second day.
Entries of new cases already received
by the clerk indicate a large number OF
such entries in the total. All this, how
ever, has but little bearing on the ques'
ton OF the length of the term.
In the line of criminal business there
will be work for the court. For the first
time in many years, there are two people
in custody awaiting court on the charge
of murder. Hilda Kokkonen is charged
with the murder of her husband, Otto
Kokkonen, at Shows Falls in Paris on
the 9th of December, and Frank Salin-
tino is charged with the murder OF Joe
Parish at Rumford on the 22d of Febrn-
airy. Both these parties admit the
shooting, 90 that there will be no con-
test on that point. In the case OF Mrs.
Kokkonen, the only question likely to
be raised is that of mental responsible
~.
Besides these two respondents, eight
Others are now In jail awaiting the term.
Three are bound over for larceny or en-
bezzlement, one for setting fire to the
freight sheds at Canton, two for assault,
10 one case with q dangerous weapon,
Que for giving worthless checks, and one
Is bound over as q witness In the Salinti-
no case, and was unable to procure
bonds men.
For number of days last week Mrs.
Kokkonen refused all but small guam
tity of food, and was in highly strained
nervous condition, and on Friday, after
exam nation by ply sioians, in pursuance
of an order obtained from Chief Justice
Savage, she was taken to the state bospi-
tai at Augusta for observation and treat
ment. She Is of course subject to the
courts order, and can be returned here
at any time.
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Whole number of votes
Necessary to choice
y. Z. BarroWs----------.-------
w. y. w heeler----------------.
Z. w. ker---------------------!
Ballot for second assessor:
Whole number Of votes--------..---------
Necessary 10 cnOlce---
Charles w. BOwker----------------E
VS.. Starblrd------------------
Ballot for third assessor:
Whole number of votes
Necessary to CHOICE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A. +. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ScaffarinU
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Chas Fl. Howard was elected treasurer
by q unanimous vote of A, and Harry D.
Cole collector by unanimous vote OF
AS. The collectors compensation was
fixed at l per cent.
For chief engineer the ballot resulted:
Whole number Of votes lis
Necessary 20 q choice 81
Charles w. Bowker-
NJ A Milleff Is
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Supreme Judicial Court.

James NJ. Day, Woodstock. Foreman.
Frederick r. Penley, Paris, Clerk.
F. R. Bradbury, Brownheld.
Willis r. Burnell, Hiram.
VIM. L. Caldwell. Oxford.
Thomas W. Charles. Fryeburg.
j. o. Estes, Bethel.
George L. Cannon, Rumford.
Albert w. Hamlin, Waterford.
Seth n. johnson, Stoneham.
Dennis Psrlin, Sumner.
E. j. Pratt, Andover.
y. r. Roberts, Buckfeld.
James Russell, Mexico. =,
Fred c. Trip. Canton.
G. Verne Weber, Norway.
Ashley Weeks. Porter.
Judge Arno W. King OF Ellsworth will
for the first time visit Oxford County in
bis judicial capacity at the term of court
which opens at the court house at South
Paris Tuesday morning. The grand jury
which will be In attendance, Is the one
empaneled last October. For traverse
;,roro tho followinU have haen returnod
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has been one of the successes of the sea
son. 1t is Immensely entertaining.
Without desiring to criticise what the
Democrat is presenting, IL may be re-
marked that there are certain peculiar
features about il. For instance, the
characters nearly all talk in style
which is semi-slangy and which exhibits
a delicate sense of humor TO be found II
Its fulluess only in occasional individuals
Again, with the recollection of the past
winter in your mind, you may lind u
difficult to believe that a party OF people
could exist even for few days in com
fort in the heart of winter, in great arb
of a summer hotel, with only the hea'
furnished by two or three tireplaces. i
is evident that the principal part o.
the authors life has been spent in steam
heated Manhattan. However, read the
story. It's clean and worth while.
During the recent food there came in
to the cellar of citizen hundred hogs
heads more or less of water, msroonins
his furnace and putting Vt out OF com
mission, with other due damages. Nov
iu this calamity he was neither unique
nor peculiar, for many others also hat
water in their cellars. However, he was
favored in that his house is set on hill
and the ground slopes rapidly away
from the front thereof. However, the
obvious remedy had not occurred &c
him, and when he said to q neighbol
that be knew not how to get rid OF TIT
water the nsighbor said, pump II out.
Impossible" was the reply. "Then le
the Lord do II for you," said the neigh
Dor piously. "Bring on your gardet
hose" So the neighbor put one end o.
the hose in the water in the cellar, a.
tached the other end to the sillcock anc
filled the hose, then carried tho outside
end down the hill to point lower thar
the cellar, and 10! the siphon got Il
work, and the next morning the watel
In the cellar bad lowered foot and
half. 1t Is a good thing to know how Il
make the forces Of nature get busy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09
He RAISED TWO
FAMILIES At
THE SAME TINE
Double Life of Pennsylvania Man
Carried on Forty Years Without
Wife's knowledge.

Brownsville. Pa, May S.-Morti-
mer Gaskill supported two house
holds here until his children grew
up and some of them married before
the fact was discovered.
Mrs. Gaskill has Just made infor-
nation against her husband, charg-
ing him with unfaithfulness, and
has made a similar charge against
Miss Nancy Hagar, seventy-three
years old.
The Gaskills have ten children
Miss Hagar admits that she is the
mother of eleven children by Gaskill
born within a period of forty years
Until lately it is said that Mrs.
Gaskill did not have an inkling OF
her husbands unfaithfulness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09
HUERTA CHARGES UNITED
STATES VIOLATED TRUCE
Bryan Answers That No Aggressive Move
ment is Being Made Mexican Repre-
sentatives Ready for Mediation

reply that mo orders for additional
troop movements have been sent, It
became known that the sending Of
additional troops to Vera Cruz was
under consi leration and probably
would be carried out.
This step would not be intended in
any way as an aggressive measure
but as a reasonable precaution TO
support the force already there in
case of an untoward event,
Of equally serious portent to the
trcct preparations was the report
late tonight that two German mer-
chant ships were about to arrive at
Puerto, Mexico, with large supplies
of arms and ammunition for liuerta
Huerta's protest to the mediators
that the United States had broken
the armistice by landing additional
troops at Vera Cruz was considered
by the cabinet and later Secretary
Bryan announced the reply Of this
government that no aggressive steps
had been taken by the United States
forces and that nothing had been
done in violation of the suspension
of hostilities.
Secretary Bryan made public to-
day a long formal communication
from Gen. Carranaa declaring the
friendly attitude Of the Rebels to-
wards the United States.
Tho document way significant IN
reversing the position announced by
Caranza Immediately after the occd-
patton of Vera Cruz that he resented
the occupation as a violation Gf
exiCan sovereignty lie row re-
CARDS the American movements as
directed against Iuerta and not
against the Mexican people as a
whole, who. he says, are on friendly
terms with the United States.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09
K. |. T. Standing
Games Today.
Cairo at PaduCah.
Hopkinsyille at Owensboro.
Clarksville at Henderson.

The Bulletin made one clean
scoop" in covering the opening ball
game between Paducah and Cairo at
Paducah yesterday. The fans being
anxious to have quick returns from
this game, The Bulletin made special
arrangements to give them this SER
vice.
Through an agreement with Man
aGer Aisthorpe of the Home Tele-
phone Company, The Bulletin leased
their wire to Paducah from 3 20 y.
IN. to 5:i5 p. m. A special line was
placed in the ball park at Paducah
and a special line run into the dis
play window at Henckell's drug
store. The Bulletin had the eXclu-
sive use of this wire during the en-
tire game and gave every detail of
the game, although not all Of it was
posted. Every time there was a
strike, a ball, a wild pitch, passed
ball, stolen base, or double play
the large crowd of fans in front OF
Henckells knew of the play almost
the instant it was made.
This is the first time in the his
tory of Cairo that any newspaper or
concern has leased a wire for so long
a time for its exclusive use. The
Bulletin is the first newspaper to do
this and it did it at great expense
for the benefit of its subscribers.
The Bulletin was the first to have
any returns on the game and had
the final result before any one else.
A representative of The Bulletin was
sent to Paducah to cover the game
and send in the story over the phone
by plays. The service furnished by
the Home Telephone Company was
perfect and the wire very clear aud
distinct
By having the leased wire this
eliminated the inconvenience and
the lost time in trying to get con-
nection with long distance and
thence with Cairo. AS result The
Bulletin secured the returns quicker
than any one else.
The final result of the game
was received by The Bulletin al
5:15 p. m. and posted. This was
quicker by five minutes than at ans
other place in Cairo.
A large crowd extending out int
the middle of Commercial avenue
saw the Cairo-Paducah game PLAYED
on the show window at Henckelps
and were quite as interested as i
they had been at the game itself
The game was not a speetacula
one by any means. and neither team
was in midseason form. The weathc
| was not at all favorable, being con
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09
CURRENT GRAIN
REPORTER GIVES
CAIRO WR|TfUP
Trade Publication Boosts This City
Which VIII Be Scene of
Convention,
ILLINOIS GRAIN DEALERS
TO MEET HERE JUNE 90
Cartoons, Portraits and illustrations
Show City and Some of Her
Prominent Citizens.

The securing of the Illinois Grain
Dealers convention in Cairo Jane 2
and 3 will be the biggest thing that
this city mas ever had to handle aud
gives it some publicity that will be
CT great benefit.
The Pricc Currcnt-Graiu Reporter.
together with the neatly COTTON up
folder bp the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road on Cairo, ought to make this
town known all over the country
and the advertising viii do it a
great deal of good.
A copy Of the Price Current-Grain
Reporter which is read all over the
United States reached Cairo yestcr-
day and fifteen wages are devoted TO
big writc-ups, advertising and Illus
trations of this city. Right in the
middle of the book there is a big
double page advertisement by the
Halliday Elevator comvany, the big
gest lad" in the book, inviting the
Grain Dealer to come to Cairo for
the convention. In addition to the
fifteen pages there is an editorial on
Cairo. In the editorial it is stated
that Cairo has become one of the
most beautiful, most heaithful and
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09
EICHENBERGER WINED AND
DINED IN LONDON, ENGLAND

A copy of the London (Englandl
Telegraph, Of the issue of April 25,
gives Il big account of the arrival in
London and the great banquet given
at Hotel Cecil by Sir Thomas r, De-
war, to the $50 ladies and gentle
linen of the Hotel Mems Mutual
Benefit Association, of which G. p.
Eichenberger of this city is a mem
Der, and who are making a European
trip.
There were many toasts to the
Americans, breathing good will and
fellowship. The Enslishmen spoke
the Mexican situation, the canal
t.I,s and other subjects that have
interested the English as well as
the Americans.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09
LARGEST NUMBER
Of CONF|RNANTS
EVER ASSEMBLED
In the Two Roman Catholic Churches
in Cairo in One
Day.
202 FOR CONFIRMATION
BY BISHOP H. ALTHOFE
Specially Interesting Services in St.
Patrick's and st.
Joseph's.
202 FOR CONFIRMATION
BY BISHOP II. ALTH0FI

Over two hundred candidates for
confirmation will ereet the Right
Reverend II. Alt%off, Bishop of the
Diocese of Belleville, at the two
Catholic churcnes Of Cairo, Sunday,
the largest number by far, ever con-
irmcd in this city on any one day.
The Catholics are preparing for
the great occasion,
Bishop Althoff will arrive in Cairo
this evening at C:30 o'clock and
will g'oa off at st. Josephs Rectory,
the hcme of Father Gillen.
At st. Joseph's church Sunday, the
first mass will be at Z a. IN. AT s
o'clock the Bishop will say mass and
at / 0 o'clock the high mass will be
chanted by Father Tragesser of
Grand Chain. The Bishop will be
accompanied by the confirmants, 1t0
in number. and the Knights of Co
lumbus from the Priest house to the
church, where he will bless the as
sembly and after mass probe the
young candidates as to the knowl-
edge of their religion; then the con-
firmation of the candidates will take
place
The choir will sing "Ecce Sacer-
dos" by Lurgenberger. the Mass of
F'rippel and plain chant OF In Troix,
Offertory and Communion. II will
be grand solemnity.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09
NEW FEATURE IN CAIRO
JOURNALISM A SUCCESS
Herbert'S Men Lose First Contest of Season
to Paducah by 7-t0-2 Score
Away From Home

siderably cooler than might have
been desired The two teams seemed
pretty evenly matched, despite the
fact that the score was little lop-
sided, and Manager Herbert hopes to
even things up in today's game.
Walters started the game for
Cairo but was not at his best. He
was relieved in the third by Hendee.
who in turn gave way to Geincke.
The report at first was TO the effect
that Forrest had relieved Hendee,
but this was a mistake due to tn
umpire who announced it. Hendee
was working in good shape but as
he is to be worked Sunday and the
game was already about as good rs
lost he was taken out.
The Indians hit the ball harder
/ than Herbert's team, making eleven
hits to the locals seven. They also
Imade one less error. Otherwise
there was no great difference. one
bunch appearing about as fast is
the other, and some warm clashes
should result between the two this
season.
Neither side scored In the first
| two innings, though the Paducah
crew threatened to start hings going
in the first. Vandine started the in
ming by hitting TO Wise who threw
him out at first. Ryan singled to
left, Whitaker followed suit. Ryan
going to second Nanhorn hit to
Herbert, forcing Whitaker. Walliser
taking the throw and Ryan going to
third on the play. Gosnell hit to
short Herbert caught Whitaker at
second, retiring the side.
In the third the Indians scored
four of their seven runs. Hender-
son walked. Tinnin sacrificed Wal
ters to Coy. Henderson went to third
on wild pitch. Smith walked.
Kuykendall singled, scoring Hender-
son and putting Smith on third.
Vandine went out, Herbert to Coy,
Smith scored and Kuykendall took
second. Ryan hit to Walllscr, who
fumbled, Ryan being safe at first.
Kuykendall scored. Whitaker hit
for three bases to left field, scoring
Ryan. Hendee went in at this point,
Nanhorn walked. Vanhorn and
Whitaker attempted double steal
and the latter was caught at tho
home plate, Bruins TO Herbert 20
| Bruins.
Neither side scored until the
fifth, when the Cairo boys made
their first. Herbert struck out. Coy
hit safely to short. Horan forced
Coy, Ryan to Henderson. Wise hit
TO left, scoring Horan. Bruins was
thrown out. Kuykendall to vanhorn.
The Cairo team scored again III
the seventh but Paducah came
back with one also in this round.
Horan singled to center. Wise sin
gled to left. Bruins hit to third fore
ing Horsn. Geincke singled TO left.
filling the bases. kessling walked.
forcing in a run. Walliser hit To
kuykendall, who returned the ball
TO the catcher In time to get both
Bruins and the batter, and which
Continued on Para Sixl
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09
At st. patrick's Church.

The services at st. Patrick
church will take place in the after
noon.
AT 2:3O o'clock the Knights of
Columbus will met at their hall AM
March in body to the church
where at $3.50 o'clock Sunday after
noon, the so children and u adult
candidates for confirmation will be
confirmed.
The Bishop will give the bencdic-
tion of1the blessed sacrament at the
close of the confirmation ceremony.
Rev. Father Walsh of Cape Girar-
deau arrives today and will occupy
the confessional at St Patrick s
church the usual hours today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09

Galveston, Tex, May S.--On or
der from Washington today the
Fourth and Sixth Brisades of the
United States army at Texas city
were made ready to embark for Mex
leo at a moments notice and to-
night the troops are ready TO so
aboard the trains as quickly as or
ders are received.
Three steamships, the Denver and
the Colorado of the Mallory line, and
the Ossadaw of the Texas City Steam
ship Co., were chartered late to-
night to be used as transports. The
Denver came into port tonight from
New York with S4 recruits for the
army The Morgan line steamer III
Vale is here and probably will be
chartered for service by the govern
ment.
1t was reported tonight that GER
tain railroads had been asked by
the war department to keep them
selves in readiness to handle a large
number Of troops on short notice.
Maj Gen. ]. Franklin Bell will ar
rive here Saturday or Monday 10 take
command of the second division.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09

You are in Good Company when
you advertise in this paper.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09
ALL OBJECTIONS
REMOVED BY THE
PROPERTY OWNERS
Before the Board of Local Improve
ments on Paving Of District
No. 2.

The Board of Local Improvements
at an adjourned meeting held yes
terday afternoon to hear objections
from property owners of District No.
on tho paving ordnance, has
agreed to arrange everything salts
factorily to the property owners in
this district which includes all the
cross streets east of Washington ave-
nue. between Twenty-first ard Twen-
ty-eighth streets. The principal OBJ
lection the property owners had
was that the estimates appeared to
be higher than they thought they
should be and they wanted the ad-
yerusements so worded that one or
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09

more streets could be bid upon as
we'll as the entire section, in order
to give local bidders a chance, as il
was thought that no local contraCrCr
could take the entire work and get
through with it before the winter
season began.
The Board will now get busy on
pushing the preliminary work neces-
sary to be done before the actual
work ,an begin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09

Concluded on Page slx.l
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09

These are the representatives in
the United States of the "A. r. c."
powers Of South America-Argen-
tina, Brazil and Chile. They will
act as the mediators between the
United States and Mexico In an at
tempt to settle the war. Cne great
difficulty to be faced bylthe three
isl the falt-tnat their governments
have not recognized Huerta as presi-
dent of Mexico, and thus their deal
ngs with him must be through other
governments which have recognized
him. However, tho fact that they
are the most powerful South Ameri-
ian nations is expected to make
Huerta pay more attention to them
than he would to Europeans.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09

Continued on Page Six.l
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09
IReaI Estate Transfers

James w. James to w. A. Gore,
warranty deed, Sept. Z, 1912. lot %
block ;. 4th addition Mccarthy re-
plat city. Consideration S! 500.
William Adolph Gore and VII, ID
Millie Aa1 Hutchdsul. warranty
deed, April 30. 1914, same as above
Consideration $10.
William II. Mood to Edwin Tal,i.
day, warranty deed, May 6, 1911.
part of sw quarter, 20 acres section
3, township II, range |. Considera-
tion $40
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-09

Washington, May S.-Lato to-
night the South American mediatori
were notified by the Huerta govern
ment that the Mexican delegate
would leave Mexico City tomorrow
for Niagara Falls by way of Vera
Cruz and Key West.
High tension about the Mexican
situation both on military and dip
lomatic sides was noticeable here to-
day. The war department was the
center of activity and while no au-
thorized statement was made be-
yond Secretary Garrison's formal