Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-12
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Maine Industry HIt Hard BY inhvsn'
"a Epidemic.
Influenza has greatly added to the
troubles Of the eastern iumbermeu.
curtailins production Of mills and In
some cases, As at the Fredericton
boom, st. John river, causing . COM
plete suspension Of operations. 30
many Of the crew employed BY the
St John River Log Driving Company
were sick, including Manager Walter
jackson. that Il became necessary to
stop work while large quantities Of
logs, including 100000 feet In
Douglas boom. remain unraftsd. On
the Restigouche river rafting opera
tions had to be abandoned while the
Shive lumber mills also were closed.
All through northern Maine and the
Canadian provinces the ravages Of In
fuenSa are causing serious injury
to industry.
]. Fraser Gregory Of st. John. one
Of the largest lumber operators Of N.
Brunswick, estimates the cost Of get
ting out logs this coming season at
s. per N in excess Of normal. but
thinks that the St John operators will
make q full cut whatever the ex-
pense, as they are sold ahead and
the spruce market Is high and steady
On the north shore Of New Bruins
wick and in Maine, however, Mr..
Gregory thinks that the cut will not
be more than so per cent Of normal.
owing chiefly to difficulties in ship
ping, increased costs on opera
ard scarcity creased costs on opera
ton and scarcity Of help. Wages are
very high, and 1t is next to impos-
5ible to get men at any price.
The full bench of the supreme court
has handed down the opinion that
he rights OF driver Of an automo-
bile on a public highway are not
greater than those Of pedestrian.
Chief Justice Rugs announced the
decision which sustains the excep-
tions Of the plaintiffs in suits
brought by Gladys w. Emery and
Gladys A. Killsm against George c.
Miller.
Ferdinand Won Scholley, German
baron and president Of the Burkhart
Brewing company of Boston, was ar
rested by agents of the department OF
Justice, who said he was dangerous
enemy alien. Won Scholley served as
an officer In the German army for IL
years. According 20 department OF
Justice agents, he was born In Switz-
erland, but Is q naturalized subject OF
Germany. He Is IS years old.
$500 Massachusetts soldiers in camp.
Of whom 200 had registered as absent
voters and were entitled to vote. but
90 ballots were cast In the special
election. There were 200 who thought
they had fulfilled the requirements
and went to the polls to vote. learn
ing their mistakes from the election
oficials and 200 others who had done
nothing, but who came thinking that
they might be allowed to vote.
The two girls were walking along
Main street, Reading. Mass. on the
night Of March 20. 1917. when they
were struck by Miller's automobile,
suffering severe injuries. Judge
John r. Brown, when the case came
up IN court, ruled that the plaintiffs.
who had been walking in the road,
were not exercising due care. and
directed verdict for Miller. The
plaintiffs fled exceptions to the rul-
ing.
The Massachusetts, state commits
sioners Of fisheries and game has is
sued an appeal to the sportsmen OF
no: to shoot partridge
during the open season or these birds
during November. Reports from
game wardens disclose that partridges
are scarce and II they are hunted
this season 1t will require years be-
fore they appear again in normal
numbers. The commissioners report
an abundance Of pheasants In all
coves OF :he state.
Word has been received that Clar-
ence Verrill. youngest son OF A. E
verrill. professor emeritus Of Yale
was lost on the Princess
Sophia, which was wrecked Oct. 2G
on the coast Of British Columbia.
He was a mining engineer and was
returning from the examination Of .
gold mine with other experts. who
were also lost. He was member OF
the 1899 class in the Sheffield Scien-
tiflc School. While in college he was
the champion strong man OF ALL
American universities.
October not only finished up with a
week of record breaking heat but was
marked by an extraordinary lack Of
moisture. The 81 days precipitation.
as measured at the weather bureau.
was only about one inch. Only four
times in the last 101 years has the
rainfall In October In Boston been less
than an inch. The month ended with
an excess of heat over normal
amounting to about 11S deg. Nothing
like the heat Of Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday is to be found in local
weather records for October. Novem-
ber signalised its entrance by dissi-
pating with fresh air the mugginess
left BY departing October.
The Maine Republican state COM
mittee received contributions Of $685.
l6s and expended $24.619 during the
campaign preceding the state election
In September, according to the state
ment hled at the department Of state
By George w. Norton Of Portland.
treasurer Of the Committee. The Re-
publican national committee contribur
ted $4,000 and the Republican sena.
tori:.I committee 5000. Governor
Carl q. Milliken reelected BY the Re-
publicans, expended $3.50 Of which
S4eS was for printing. Bertrand g. Mo-
intire, his Democratic opponent. spent
3sl2 In the campaign, Of which $500
went to the Democratic State commit
tee.