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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-16
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the publishers or for the convenience OF patrons
single copies OF each issue have been placed Oh
sale az the following places In the County:
South Paris. Towards Drug Store.
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West Paris, Samuel T. White.
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NOTICE.
In the District Court Of tho United States fol-
the District Of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
ADELBEnT J. YEAToN. In Bankruptcy.
Of Oxford, Bankrupt
To the creditors Of Adelbert j. Yeaton. in
the County Of Oxford and district Aforesaid:
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day OF
Mar. A. D. 1910, the said Adelbert J. Yeaton
was duly adjudicated bankrupt, and that the
first meeting Of his creditors will be held al
the office OF the Referee, No 8 Market Square.
South Paris, Maine. on the Slst day of Mar.
time the said creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint Q trustee. examine the bankrupt,
and transact such other business as may proper.
~ come before said meeting.
South Paris, Mar. Is, 1915.
WALTER L. GRAY,
Ills Referee In Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-16
Bryant's Pond.


Our oldest resident, Elon G. Whitman,
passed away Thursday, March II, at the
home Of c. V. Kimball in South Wood.
stock. His father, Rev. Jacob Whitman,
was one OF the first settlers OF Wood
stock, coming here from Buckfield.
Elon G. was the youngest OF ten chill
dren, and was born July 81, 1928. BE
married 10 1S48 Lucy B. Swan AMI
settled on the homestead farm, where be
resided until 1881, when he sold the old
farm to tue town and moved to North
Paris. Mrs. Whitman died Sept. II,
1913. Six Of their ten children are now
living. The funeral will be held on Sun.
day at the Whitman school house.
The present week Ia making record
for sickness in the village and town. In
some homes whole families are down
with an attack Of grippe.
George Fobes has purchased lot
from the Day property on the Rumford
road and will erect a dwelling house on
it the coming season.
Prof. Elmer R. Bowker has returned
to his duties 10 the Choate school at
Wallingford, Conn.
"Tbe Last Days of Pompeii" will be
presented here Saturday evening, March
20, by H. N. Bragdon of the Savoy
Theatre. This will be an eight reel feat.
ure direct from Wallack's Theatre.
Burton Cole has sold his house and
lot at North Woodstock, known as the
widow Estes place, to Josiah Richardson
of that village.
Annie B. Lapham of Old Orchard is
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. H. Slower.
Their mother, the widow of the late
Rev. j. B. Lapham of the Methodist
Conference, passed away at her home in
Old Orchard Feb. 10th.
Mrs. Mabel Rowe entertained a COM
pany of friends and members of the
birthday club last Tuesday.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-07

by the department tonight said:
although all the infected animals
have been killed and buried it is by no
means certain that all means of con-
veying the infection have been de-
stroyed.
at is considered inevitable, there
fore, more will be stricken but these
should be only sporadic cases, which,
if promptly reported, can be taken
care of in time to prevent any further
serious spreading of the disease"
The S25, 900 emergency fund which
congress placed at the disposal Of the
of agriculture to combat
contagious diseases, officials Of the
said was practically de-
pleted in financing the war against
the foot and mouth disease.
Preliminary estimates place the ac-
tual cost to the federal government of
animals killed because of the plague
infection at between s2,000,000 and
S3,OOO,OOO. The government paid only
so per cent of the animals slaughter
ed, the state in the majority of the
cases reimbursing the owners with
an equal amount. The total value Of
animals killed by both the state and
federal authorities, therefore would
be between S5,OOO0O and S6,O00OO0.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-07

company itself under the supervision
of their architect. 1t will consist of
replacing the boilers and engines COM
pletely and replacing and increasing
the machinery equipment. When com
pleted the mill will have an enlarged
capacity in output as well as storage
capacity.
No other institution ever has or is
now paying out anywhere near the
money to the Prowers county farmers
that the Lamar Milling & Elevator
Co. does, and its influence for the up
building and prosperity of the county
is impossible to estimate. The man
agement has always been noted for its
fairness both to the farmers and its
own employees, and to this in a large
measure is due the wonderful story
of its remarkable growth until it is
the largest milling organization in
the state. Both the president of the
company, Mr.. j. X. Mullen of Denver,
and the local manager, Mr.. Chas.
Maxwell, are deserving of the highest
praise for the results accomplished.
In-addition to the big home plant
the company has a string Of splendidly
equipped elevators covering all of the
important shipping stations in Prov
ers and Bent counties as well as sew
eral counties in western Kansas. 1t
employs a large number Of men in La
mar and at the various elevators, and
was the first Colorado company to
adopt the plan of sharing profits with
employees.
Still other big improvements are
being talked of and taking definite
shape which will continue the building
boom in Lamar for an indefinite per-
iod.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-07
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
The Lamar Milling & Elevator Com
pany Will Increase Its Capacity

The Lamar Milling e. Elevator
Company was the first big institution
that came to Lamar and it has ever
kept in the van of all great improve
ments and progress in our city. 1t
came at a time when Lamar was ap-
parently dead and almost ready to be
buried, and it brought life and force
and prosperity to city and county. The
company was not only the forerunner
of prosperity but it has assisted with
both money and work in securing all
other good things that have come to
Lamar.
So now the company is preparing to
get in the vanguard Of the new era
of prosperity about to break upon
this section and has appropriated a
big sum of money for enlargement and
improvement of its great plant in La
mar. The mill will be closed down
either June 1st or sooner if possible,
and work begun at once and pushed
to completion in sixty days so as to
interfere as little as possible with the
milling operations.
The storage capacity will be doub-
led by the erection Of number Of
large concrete bins which will hold
125,0O0 bushels Of wheat, the present
elevator holding a like amount. The
contract for the concrete work has
been let to the Burrell Concrete Con-
struction Co. of Chicago. The bal
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-07
FOOT AND MOUTH SCoURGE IN
U. S. NEARLY ERADICATED
With One Exception Disease Entirely
Wiped Out Is Report

Washington, d. C. April 6.-Prac-
tical eradication of the livestock foot
and mouth scourge in the United
States was announced tonight by the
department of agriculture. Officers in
charge of the campaign waged against
the disease for the last six months
said that with the exception of herd
of animals near Syracuse, N. Y,
which has been designated for slaugh-
ter kilograms from inspectors through
the country showed the disease had
been to the best of their knowledge
completely wiped out.
Figures compiled by the depart
ment showed that 124,141 animals
have been slaughtered because of the
foot and mouth infection from the
time of the outbreak in October to
March % last. 1t was pointed out,
however, that the total loss caused by
the disease could not be estimated at
once by the number of animals killed.
Interference with the operations of
the Chicago stock yards and other
principal points, the quarantine
Of infected regions in practically all
of the cattle raising states and other
precautionary measures ordered by the
department to prevent the spread of
the disease during its worse stages it
was said, had caused Understandable
losses. Only few infected herds have
been reported since March % and 1t
was said all these had been slaughter
ed.
Concerning the probability of future
trouble from the disease a statement
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-07

A Kansas paper reports that Ger
man merchant was asked by a clergy
man friend:
"Do you believe in heaven?"
NO" replied the merchant, in a de-
cisive manner.
"Do you believe in hell?" asked the
preacher.
"Vell," he replied, 81 used to didn't
but l do now, for business has gone
somewhere, amt it?"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-07

and on the Goth we will shift to Tau
rus the Bull, the second sign. Taurus
has sometimes proven efficacious. One
never can tell.
Then May will make her sweet advent,
And where we have the harsh per-
fumes
OF powder, we shall have the scent
OF hyacinths and cherry blooms.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-07


Little girl.
Were you sure it wouldn't hurt,
Little girl?
Were you sure it wouldn't cause
Rather censure than applause,
And prohibitory laws
Little girl?
You have mighty pretty shins,
Little girl.
And the copper only grins,
Little girl.
But we notice with regret
A protruding pantalette,
And we fear they'll get you yet
Little girl.
You are just a simple maid,
Little girl.
You are not bit afraid,
Little girl
Anything the styles may dare,
Whether clothed or whether bare
You are very glad to wear,
Little girl.
Docs your mamma know you're out,
Little girl?
We are terrified with doubt,
Little girl.
If she's missed you, goodness knows,
Could she possibly suppose
Where you went without your clothes
Little girl.
They could dress you in a string,
Little girl;
And you'd wear the blooming thing,
Little girl.
1t is very well for art,
But it stops a body's heart
Lest the thing should come apart,
Little girl
It's very chilly breeze,
Little girl;
What would happen should you sneeze
Little girl?
Would there be a little pop
From the bottom 10 the top
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-04-07

ionally be terrific bang. Cupid hid
in the dog house. A storm, everybody
said. Thus April typifies the most
romantic marriage in history. The
Romans said the analogy was perfect
even to All Fools Day, when they
all said at the wedding only beautiful
things.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10

mately $1O,00O,0O0 was improperly
charged to capital"
In conclusion, Mayor Harrison
said: "The more I see Of private own
ership of public utilities the more I
am convinced that there is but one
safe and sane plan for the public to-
adopt, namely, to set it's mind with /
determination upon public ownership!
and not to deviate by a haiT's-breadth
from the most direct course by which
it may be attained
Private management is interest
ed in profitable operation. Economy
of operation and inferior service con-
tribute unfailingly to increased prof
it's. Economy of operation consists
chiefly of low wages and long hours
for all employees except the higher Of
ficials. Private management, more
over, can be made profitable by all
the devious ways and schemes known
to the modern and Up-tO-date fnan-
cier. The surface lines are paying
their stockholders a dividend of per
cent upon a valuation of which $780,
100000 at least is represented by no
physical property whatever. This is
a part of the price the people paid
for the 1907 ordinances. An addi-
tionaI 5 per cent is paid upon all the
additions to the capital since 1907,
so cIeverly evolved by the companies
with the approval of the board of SUI
perVising engineers.
In that same message Mayor Har-
rison shows that the total expenses
of that interesting board Of superVis-
ing engineers, which was placed on
Chicago's back by the 1907 Ordi-
nances, have been 81, 519, 219.74 from
Feb. 1, 1907, to Jan. 81, 1915.
For services and expenses Bion J.
Arnold and the Arnold Co. were paid
$S48,147.O9 from 1906 to 1915. Ar
mold is chairman and chief engineer
of the board.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10

TIME TO ORGANIZE. - 1t was
brought out during the street railway
arbitration hearing that the city
would have to pay $145,OOO,OOO for
the surface lines if they were to be
taken over NOW, while the price in
1907 would have been but $55,OOO,-
900.
In his final message to council.
dated April 8, 1915, Former Mayor
Harrison explained this situation and
the financial jugglery which brought
it about. He said:
by evolving the ingenious plea
that the companies are entitled to a
theoretical depreciation of power
plants which do not exist, but which
they would be forced to maintain if
they did not buy their electrical cur
rent from the Commonwealth Edison
Co., by charging to capital. account
instead Of to the individual accounts
OF the companies, the costs of paving
rlghts-of-way, by computing interest
on items properly charged to capital
account and paying such improper in
terest from gross receipts and by
other improper charges, the finan-
ciers, if the corporation counsel is
right in his contention, have BILKED
THE PUBLIC OUT OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS"
Mayor Harrison enumerated such
items and brought up "the total
amount improperly charged, accord
ing to the accountants reports, to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-15
CHICHESTER .FUNERAL
Services Will Be at $50
O'clock tuesday Morning
at Chides ter1 Home.

b Funeral services over the body
OF Ralph Ghidester, aged s years.
who died at 4:3O o'clock Sunday
morning at his home on West Pike
street, after an illness to ubercu1ar
disease, will be held at 80 O'clock
Tuesday morning at tho home The
Rev G.aD. Smith, pastor of the first
Methodist Episcopal church Will have
charge OF the services. The burial
will be IN the Grass Run cemetery
The deceased boy is survived by
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. = j.. Child
ester, two brothers and a sister. The
brothers are orpha a. Chidester, of
Washington, d. c., and John Chides-
ter home. The SISTERS GeneVieVa
+Chidester Who lives at home K
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-15
RETALI|A|||TORY ORDER
BY Great Britain Contains
Drastic Provisions in Ref
erence to Shipping.
tnr Aa.oaArrp r.r.n,

LONDON. Mar. 15:-The British
order in council decreeing retaliatory
measures on the part OF the govern
ment to meet the declaration OF the
Germans that the waters surrounding
the United Kingdom are a, military
area was made public today.
The order contains drastic proVis-
ions not only for holding UP ships to
and from German ports but for con-
fscation Of German origin or destin-
alton which are shipped from neutral
ports. Under this decree the civilian
population of Germany, as well as
the army, will be cut on from any
form OF oversee traffic SO far as it lies
within the power OF the allies to
bring this about.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-15
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BISHOP
MS Here from Washing to Preside
at the Methodist Jubilee.
courtroom

WASHINGTON, Mar. i Bishop
Earl Cranston. OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, left Monday for
.Clarksburg. where he will attend the
Jubilee which has been arranged by
the churches Of the West Vlrginia
conference in honor Of the retired
pal church. Bishop Cranstons will
preside over the sessions viii en- will
be held on Tuesday and "Wednesday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-15
ONE GERMAN CRUISER
SINKS THlRTEENSH

RIO JANERIO, Mar. 15.-The
German auxiliary cruiser, Kron-
prtnz Wilhelm. which has aboard
about 500 German sailors. has sEnk
thirteen vessels since It began her
raid on commerce, according to the
passengers and crew OF the French
steamer, Guade1oupe, who were TAX
en- to Pernambuco, by the British
steamer, Churchill.
The Guadeloupe was sent to the
bottom by the Kronprinz Wilhelm,
near the island OF Fernando-de-Noir-
onha off the eastern extremity Of
Brazil. IN. 81 .
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-15
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
lawyers to Make Merry.

AT the annual banquet Of the
.Clarksburg Bar Association. which
will be held at the Waldo hotel this
evening John w. Davis will preside
and the following program of toasts
will be carried out: ss5
Legal Ethics u u II sss
Judge Raymond MAXWELL
West Virginia University Law
School Dean Howard C. Jones
Power Dams in Public Rivers i. /.
Y. Y ~ .,.a. ...5 : Edward G. Smitn
Fees Osman E. Swartz
Review Of Laws of Neutrality ~.
$50. .f.s.S... Edmund r. Garrett
Recent Legislation $500.
!. q $780, .t.6-5- Harvey w. Harmer
Trials of Clerks I. Wade Coffman
Clarksburg Bar
- $3.50. Judge James Robinson
The COMMITTEES in charge of the
affair is w. Melville Conway,
Charles ". Louchery and Stephen
G. Jackson. -is45s 81 @
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-15
FRENCH ATTACKS ARE
REFUSED BY GERMANS
-. .-..,,.,en.--n...- -,

tnf PAKbN0
BERLIN, by wireless, March I S.
Attacks by French forces north OF
lie Mesnil, which resulted in the en-
envy sustaining heavy losses. were re-
pulsed, according to the German OH
cial statement today.
Fighting continues in the Vosges.
The baths at .sWestende were shelled
yesterday by two gunboats OF the al
lies without effect.
In the East the German success In
the region of Augustowo continues.
The Russians have been repulsed
with heavy losses in the region Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-15
mrs. ANGLE
is Expected 10 Testify in Her
Own Behalf at Her Trial
for Murder.
nv .sseelATsn rsEar

BRIDGEPORT. Ct. Mar. 4 s..
Hhalf Of Mrs. Helen NJ. Angle. in her
trial on a charge or manslaughter,
growing out Of the death of Waldo
r. Ballou in Stamf ord, last June, be-
gan here this afternoon after the
state had rested its case with the
calling OF several minor witnesses.
Mrs. Angle is expected to testify in
her own behalf and the possibility
that she mlgt]e<e called to the stand
today drew large crowd to the
courtroom a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-15
HEART DISEASE.
Causes the D cath of William
II. und erWood after a
Long Illness.

W. II. Underwood aged. 46 years,
died at 80 O'clock Monday morn
ing after: an illness OF eleven weeks
Of heart disease at his home, 500 Io-
Gust street g. =
/ The deceased mansSis survived by
his wife Mrs. Myrtle gnderwood; his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M Under
wood OF SAtch1son Kan. and a sister,
Mrs. Richard ferguson OF Atchison.
Kan. s. 8
The body Nj III be- taken to Wells
burg Tuesday morning and the fun
eral services and burial VIII be held
there Tuesday afternoon. AIR Under
wood was q nenlber. Of Parkersburg
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-15
49, an

x & 5H Z. "a 4 40
The high school at Wallace should be
made first class and third class high
school should be establi shedsat Sardis
Another need Of the schools is high
| err salaries for teachers. We recon-
mend that the following salaries be
paid next year: i e
For first grade teachers. SIS per
month.
For second grade teachers, $3.50
Eper month.
For third grade teachers, $40 per
month. ~ Ia e
In this connection we desire 10.
emphasize the evils OF our present
system of short tenure for teachers.
/ Nothing certainly can be more de-
imoradzing to a school system than a
complete SHIFT in the teaching force
each year. No big league baseball
team would think OF trading on all
its men at the end OF each season. No
business man would think OF com
pIete1y changing the personnel OF his
force each year. But Investigation
into the history OF Sardis district
schools shows that the one year ten
ure for teacher has been the rule.
For the last ten years investigation
shows that the average tenure OF one
position by one teacher has been about
one and onefourth years. To remedy
this serious evil We recommend that
any teacher who holds a position next
year which he or she has held for one
or more years nextapreceding, be paid
two and a half dollars per month in
addition TO the regular salary paid
| to holders OF the grade OF certificate
of the teacher in question, thus en-
i-couraging the satisfactory teacher to
remain In his or her present posi-
ton. We would further recommend
that at the first meeting of the board
of education OF the next school year
all teachers whom the board desires
to retain be Informed OF the desire
| OF the board. s
All OF which is respectfully sub
mitted. n.
| We would furtb er communicate at
this time our great satisfaction with
the forward steps taken this year by
the board OF education. Especially do
I've desire to thank the board for the
action taken In providing each grade
teacher with $16 with which to puT-
chase busy work material and other
supplies. The liberality Of the board
| in granting to the teachers leave OF
absence with pay for one day In
which to attend the sessions Of the
lMonongahela Valley Round Table was
| greatly appreciated The improve
ments made in the. Wallace building
and the new building at Katy Lick
are also to be welcomed. 4
We would further express at this:
time our appreciation OF the work Of
1.-The retiring president OF the board,
II. S. Whiteman. for his llberality in
his dealings with teachers and for
his stand at all times for school Inn
iprovement We also thank the retir-
ling member, A. q. DAWSON, for the
share he has had In the progress!
made We witness the retirement OF;
these men with the hope that; the in
coming members may be able to; take
iup the work where their predecessors
have left it off and carry it, forward
Las far as they have done In their
term Of Office. s..8
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-15
OF GERMANS
REPORTED BY FRENCH
tsY AsseeIarto rnEss,

PARIS. via London. March IS.
German attack on British positions
at st. Eloi, near Ypres, which at first
was successful. was finally repu1sed.
according to the French Official an
of the User, nearsDixmude, the Bel
gian army continues to progress. In
the Argonne German attacks were
repulsed.