Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-12
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections of Yankeeland

Inc dppllCdllOn OF lne bangor anu
Aroostook railroad for permission to
file a schedule of freight rates, show
ing increases in intra- state rates and
effective on less than statutory
notice. was denied in a decision
given at Augusta Me-. by the public
utilities commission.
A proposed amendment providing
for statewide prohibition was un-
animously rejected by the Massa-
chusett's constitutional convention.
The amendment had been favorably
reported by the committee on liquor
laws and had been pending on the
calendar since last fall. In view of
the ratification by the legislature of
the federal prohibitory amendment,
however, both sides agreed that 1t
would be unwise to press for state
action now.
Maine men to the number OF $500
arrived at Camp Devens. Mass. last
week.
of the Commonwealth to abate a tax
illegally assessed upon Mrs. Emily M.
Mcguire Of Cambridge, Mass, under
the income tax law of Massachusetts,
the full bench Of the Supreme Court
decides that the law does not apply
to Mrs. Maguire's interest in a trust
fund created and managed in Penn
sylvania
Richard H. Long of Framingham,
Mass, has announced his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for
governor.
Gov. Samuel w. Mccall OF Massa-
chusetts has formally announced his
candidacy in the September primar-
les for the Republican nomination
for United States senator.
The general round up of slackers
in Massachusetts resulted in the tenn
porary detention Of hundreds of men
of draft age who failed to show regis
tration cards.
Harvard's colony of Shakers, es-
tablished 1877 years ago has been
abandoned. The members of the
colony have surrendered to the artil-
lerymen at Camp Devens, Mass,
turning their thousands of acres over
to agents of the government, which
soon will need the land for drilling
soldiers.
A considerable number OF city
employees of Providence, R. I. have
failed to take the oath Of allegiance,
as recently required by the City
Council. Three weeks have been al
lowed them to be sworn. Among the
number are about fifty school teach
ers, number of retired policemen
and firemen, some highway depart
ment workmen and some employees
OF the water department.
The government is to take over
the Union Freight Railroad, running
over Atlantic avenue, Boston. This
road connects the terminals of the
Boston & Maine, New Haven and
Boston & Albany roads. Tracks are
being laid over Northern avenue,
over which cars will be run to con-
meet the South Boston terminals
with this system The Union Freight
trains run on Atlantic avenue like
trolley cars and have long been a
unique sight for visitors.
No shortage of engineer officers
for merchant marine service is ex-
pected Notwithstanding the greatly
increased ship production in this
country according to opinions ex-
pressed at the conference Of agents
of the sea service bureau of the Uni
ted States Shipping board at Boston.
A country wide canvass has shown,
1t is said, that 80 per cent Of the
marine engineers now employed in
responsible positions ashore are will
ing and anxious to return to sea SER
vice on short notice when the gov
eminent may need them for the new
ships.
AS result Of the persistent
rumors of the formation of a union
among the policemen of Boston to be
later affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor. Police Commits
sioner O'Meara has made a final
statement of his position. He said the
whole plan met with his disfavor. He
expressed the hope that the organ
izers Of any such movement would at
once see their error and drop the
scheme.
State ownership and development
of waterpower was made the lead
ing issue at the state convention of
the Nom Partisan league held at
Rockland, Me. Condensorie and
other plants to- care for surplus dairy
products and factories to convert dog
fish into oil and food were also advo-
Gated. Luther c. Bateman, agricul-
tural editor of the Lewiston Journal,
was nominated for governor.
The Bay State roads reorganization
plan, It is understood, contemplates
the raising of $6,550,0O0 in cash Of
which 1t will obtain s2,500,000 by a
bond issue s3S,000,0O0 by an issue of