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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-03
Andover.

Clarence Akers Of Chelsea was the
guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.. j. B.
Akess, last week.
Marioa Leaned 10 visiting her mother
q Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. Cordwell spent Sunday With his
family Of Norway.
There we're moving pictures and .
dance Ia the towo hall Thursdsy even.
ing.
nr. end Mr.. IdWard Akers, O. =.
Aksss, snd Mis- Ellen Akers apsnt
Thanksgtvine q N. D. Aksss' In Ram
ford. s.J +
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NOTICE.

has bean duly appointed Misunderstanding Of The
estate Of
WlNeL0W q. ALLEN, lste Of Hartford.
In the County Of Oxford, deceased. All per.
deceased afs desired q present the Same for
settlement, and Ill indebted thereto arc no
queetod % mako payment immedlaeefy.
. s5..e NANCY IL ALLEN. Buck6sld, Ne.
November 18th, lsl0. 80 $50
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lOTIOE.

.s dS spPss sss Rs e s.:
Win and teetamsltof l9a1
- ANNA 7. BILLINGS. lais Of Paris,
In the County Of Oxford, DECEASED. AL persons
decssssd ars desired 70 present tAe ssns for
selllemsnk and N iAdebtsd thsreto Are ~
go E ils RS1iiss sssss Sg: M
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that she
has bean duly appointed misunderstanding Of the
ALBEIT IRA BURKE, late Of Bethel,
In the County Of Oxford, deceased, and given
bonds - the hW directs. All persons hSving
demands against the estate Of said deceased are
al indebted thereto Arc requested 10 make
p.' . L1URA ESTHER BURKE.
November 18th, lois. 1aH
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North Buckf1eld.

Mrs. William Crockett of Locke's
Mills IL caring for her mother, Mrs. Lydia
Varpey. Mrs. Crockett was called to
this place Saturday by the serious I'll.
ness Of her mother. Mrs. Varney still
remains very poorly.
WILDER Warren and Harold Stevens
reached homo Wednesday from Camp
Devens.
THANKSGIVING GUESTS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Foster entertained
Mrs. Rozatta Warren and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Clifton Hammond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Smith and son, also Earle
Hammond and lady. Mr.. and Ars.
Earle Holmes entertained George Holmes
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Dunn.
Mrs. Florence Heald and Mrs. Adelaide
Mason were entertained at Lester Rick
er's. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Scott enter.
tanned their SON Wesley and Benjamin
Record. Mr.. and Mrs.. Harold Stevens
at William Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs.
Washington Heald, Lester Varney and
Mrs.. Cora Crockett. Calvin Keeue was
entertained ct Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Keene's.
Will Crockett Of Locke's Mills WAS .
weekend guest ct Washington Hsald's.
Pvt. Gerald Bessey Was ut homo from
the Uniysrsity OF Maine Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Nrs. A. 8. Bessey and N. e.
Bsssey and family spent Thursday ut b.
e. Pulsifer's In West Sumner.
Carroll SCOTT has finished work for q.
D. Irish, and 10 working In the canning
shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth sampson were
1t 8. ]. Spaulding,s Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Spauldiug were
guests u the home Of her
father, Herbert Sampson In Hartford.
James Warren has gone 10 South Paris
to work In the sled factory.
Pvt. WILDER Warren Was At home
from Camp Devens from Thursday to
Sunday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-03

Permanent government control Of all
radio Communication 10 planned by the
administration through bill now be-
fore congress. II has been eviden, for
some time that permanent government
control Of all other means of COM
munication is planned by the aduinistra-
ton
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SINGLE COPIES.

single copies Of THE DEMOCRAT are four cent?
each. They viii Be mailed on receipt Of Pas ~
SIT sie copies OF each issue have been placed On
sals 4, ne following places In the County:
South Paris, Towards Drug Store.
shurtlefrs Drug Store
NORWAY, Moves Drug Store
stones Drug Store.
Bnekheld. A. L. Newton. Postmaster
Paris Hill. Helen q Coe, ross onoo-
West Paris. samuel T. White
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The railroad employees OF the country
would be willing to contribute $1,000 q
month toward the salary of Mr.. McAdoo,
II be would remain as director general
Of railroads. And that 10 no pbilan-
thropy on their part, either. As the
Englishman says, they could jolly If
ford to.
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For any itching skin trouble, piles, eczema,
scabies. Doan's Ointment 10 highly recommend.
cd. coo box at al stores.
For . mild, easy action Of the bowels, try
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

z. L. Merchant
N Dayton Bolster Co.
Brown, Buck Co.
In Your Effort.
Kantleek Hot Water Bag.
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The Stevens Pharmacy.
Notice Of appointment.
For Sale.
For Sale
Be Optimistic
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The reception given President Wilson
In Europe, say the papers-apd it is
easy to believe--will be such a. no man
ever was accorded before. II 10 not be-
ing csptious critic TO suggest that pos
sibly that 10 one Of the lessor reasons
Why. .-
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The fact that the Kaiser had In bis
Berlin palace immense stores Of all kinds
of food, while the people Of Germany
were suffering from malnutrition
through these years, Is interesting, but
In no degree surprising.
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Maine Casualties.

The casualty reports continue to come
In, the Maine names included 10 las.
weeks official lists being the foliowing'
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OF Disease.

sergt. Thomas =. Gushee. Appleton.
Pvt Forest L. Catlin, winterport.
Pvt. Charles /. Morton, Oakne!d.
Pvt. Fred Dunn, Ashland.
Pvt. Martin A. Ellie, Alton.
Pvt Antony Apdey, Westbrook.
Pvt. Rex L Tobin, Dryden.
Pvt. Ralph W. Rey nolds. Northeast HAroor.
Pvt Eugene s. Russell. Bangor.
Nurse Frances Elizabeth Bartlett, AndoFer.
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Lieut.. Arthur Z. Mcdonald, Thomaston. pr
yiously reported died from woands)
Pvt. Thomas W. Froihipgham, Portland.
Pvt William L. West, Litehfsld.
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SEVERELY WOUNDED.

DIED FROM ACCIDENT AND OTHER cAUsEs'
Pvt Alfred Ames traitor, Machiasport.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

ing planting time in the spring and
again during harvest time in the fall
In stlll other cases, particularly in the
smaller communities, time may be Sc
cured for farm work by emitting the
usual spring vacation. by holding
school on Saturdays, and otherwise
speeding up; and thus completing the
terms studies some weeks in advance
Of the usual date for closing the
school,
10. Special programs Of the type
suggested in the preceding paragraph
should be reversed in general for in
dividual students or specially selected
groups Of students who have definite
plans for proper use OF the time thus
taken from the school In no case can
justification be found for the general
shortening OF the school term in the
expectation that some students may
find places o. useful service.
II. In response to definite requests
from government agencies. schools
should be used from time to time for
specific preparation OF individuals for
immediate service.
II. Boys and girls should be urged.
as a patriotic duty, to remain in school
to the completion OF the high school
course, and In increasing numbers TO
enter upon college and university
courses. especially in technical and ssi-
entific lines, and normal school courses,
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
Taxing Luxuries
(From The chicago TrlbuDe.)

While we are considering new taxa
tlon Of a drastic order, IL is worth
while to consider the latest develop
ments in French and British schemes OF
finance.
In the flrst place. the 80 per cent
British tax on excess profits OF which
we heard so much from the extremists
last year Is, on the authority OF the
financial secretary TO the British treas
ury, Mr.. Baldwin, producing doaden-
ing effect on industrial enterprise.
When the incentive was taken from
work the quantity and quality OF the
work very often suffered. Mr.. Baldwin
recently said. "The so per cent tax had
an adverse effect in many cases. IL
led to slackness and carelessness OF
management. because the amount. OF
profit which a business was allowed
to keep could be earned on a com
paratively small proportion OF trading
and when that amount was reached
the master was disposed to say: I am
not gcing TO drive my plant any more /:
II Il Is worn out / cannot replace IL
during the war. so / had better go
easler.'"
An agitation has accordingly been
set on foot for taxes on expenditures.
and especially on luxuries. The French
have anticipated the British in this re-
gard and have laid out an elaborate
scheme for the taxation Of luxuries
which has been In effect for several
weeks. The minister Of finance esti-
mates that 1t will yield approximately
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
WASTE OF WORRY.

XKy HAT is there In American editor dscussipg
w the barring Of Germany from sources Of raw
material or the crushing Of all Germansm in this coun
Try or any other when peace comes? Threats have no
enect upon fighting Germans and they sound ln,e
whistling to keep up ones spunk.
'oun.ns chickens before they're hatched is poor
policy, trying to sell chickens by weigh, hsoro 49,,
hstehed is downright idiocy and that's about ,,ba,
attempted in establishing world policies before a s
known how we arrive at peace
II Germany wins in this war, Germany win dicia,a
as TO her sources Of supplies and the dissemination
OF Germanism throughout the world. II the nations
hshtns her wn 1t will be barren victory if they do
not dictate what her commercial political and rnri,a
policies shall be.
We are not going TO control the mad dog Of Europe
until we lick him into complete submission The onl,
question worth while, now. is the licking of him.
In the eyes Of Deawareans and other Americans thai
Is the great. Job Of the hour
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

s2i0000,000 during the current year-an
amount, which. considering that II IS
tax on luxuries and not on necessities
must be regarded as rather remTkaDle
in view OF the priyations the French
have undergone
The principle OF the tax IS that ~
per cent. on the retail price shall be
collected by the shopkeeper and turn
ed into the national treasury. The
chief difficulty of such a tax is to draw
the line between necessarles and luxu-
ries. The French made up two lists,
one OF articles that are designated az
luxuries under oil circumstances, such
as jewelry. billiard tables, perfumes.
silk Undertaking. and the like, while
the second comprises articles that may
or may not be classed as luxuries, de-
pending on their price. These are arti-
cles that for the most part are neces-
sary In themselves, but which get into
the luxury class IL they are sold for
more than fixed schedule OF prices.
Thus wOmen's costumes costing up TO
250 francs are not subject to the tax. a
man cannot pay as much for a suit OF
clothes without becoming liable; II ha
pays 100 francs or more the transaction
is subject TO the tax.
An old established theory OF taxation
is TO pluck the most feathers with tho
fewest squawks. and on this theory the
French scheme has its advantages The
French are also OF the opinion that It
is beneficial in reducing extravaganza
and thus preventing waste OF labor.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
CLAIMING THE TnNGIr

r ERNfAN authorities have imposed fine upon Aisatlan
~ children who insist upon speaking the French
language and refuse TO STUDY the beautiful German
language" We quote the last five words from the Hun
officials sentence
The Alasian kiddies speak French because their
mothers and fathers French and because their an
cestors from time immemoral have spoken French be-
cause they love French they refuse TO study the
German language because is in that language that the
foues bots that ever stained humanity civilization
are conceived 'auded and executed
We have here a sample OF what Germany would do
TO us II we lose this Our children will be com
PEELED to study this beautiful" language of our CON
querors and they will be fined II they speak our lam
guage.
Is there stn any American school. any Delaware
school, public or private. high school or college in
whchthe beautiful" language is taught? II that school
doesn't watch out fine morning viii see the Kaiser
handing it an iron for its assistance in helping
Hun autocrats spread the doctrine of Hun kultur.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
With The Psrauraphers

mother was showing her small son the painting
OF the martyrs being thrown TO the lions and in solemn
words was trying to impress him with the terribeness
OF the affair." when suddenly he exclaimed: eOh look
mamma, there's poor little lion away behind He
won't get bite"-Chicsgo News
Giles w. Bailey, who is employed at Charles Thomp-
sons while at work hoeng potatoes a dark object
lying on a boulder, walking toward IT, found TO
be five foot blacksnske which he quickly put to DEATH
and no sooner had he done when he sighted much
larger one approaching In the wake Of the first so he
pushed at II and quickly put the out Of harms
way and 1t measured six feet in engthNew London Day
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
Government Policies Involving
the Schools i'm War Time

well. and there would be but little in
terference il all children under i6 con
tinue In school, with reference I,
boys and girls over these ages, the rec
concentrations which follow indicate
certain directions in which II Is be
lieved the school program may be mod
flied when necessary 10 meet emergen-
cies.
The Secondary Schools.
8. One OF the places In which there
appears to be immediate demand for
modification OF the nigh school pro-
gram is In respect TO the need for ag-
ricultural labor. Much valuable ser
Vice can be rendered by carefully Sc
lecting and training boys TO assist in
meeting this demand IL cannot be
too strongly urged, however, that each
pupils case be considered individually,
and no pupil should be excused from
school for this purpose except with
the written consent OF the parents, TO
acceJt specified employment Tor a
definite term, under responsible super
vision by the school. or by other ap-
proved agencies OF the conditions Of
employment.
6. 1t would be helpful In cities. and
especially in industrial communities, II,
for boys and girls over IA years OF age,
in or out Of school, certain definite
courses could be introduced looking
toward q cooperative haf-time plan
OF school attendance and employment
throughout the year.
In General.
Z. In general, IL is believed that
wherever school boards can find the
means, the present emergency is an
opportune time for readjusting the
schools on an all-year-rOund basis, with
a school Of az weeks, divided into four
quarters OF ~ weeks each. The schools
would then be in continuous operation,
but individual teachers and pupils
would have the option Of taking one
quarter of at prearranged periods
for needed change.
g. II 1t Is not practicable for the |
schools TO change at once to the all |
year-round program. much-needed /
service can be rendered In many local |
tiles by organizing special summer and /
evening classes to train young people I
'Or the civil service, and to train stem |
typewriters, clerks, and sec
'etaries for the commercial world. In
many communities numbers OF adult
women will be found who are free to /
wall themselves Of special training to
Il themselves for various kinds Of pO-
itions in office and clerical work, TAX
ng temporarily the places OF men
allied to the colors or to other EN-
,loyment
9. Some schools should consider the
possibility Of arranging a schedule for
ertain groups Of students having
Iennite prospect OF service, in accord
nee with which the summer months
would be spent in school. leaving the
tudents free to work on the farms dur
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
THE THIRD TERM MOVEMENT.

! ON the same day that the Democrats Of Indiana
" launched the Wilson thlrd-term boom at indianapolis
the Democratic State Committee OF Pennsylvania was
meeting at Harrisburg. The Keystone Democrats were
charged with the duty Of selecting State chairman
Immemoral custom In Pennsylvania gives to the party
candidate for Governor the right TO name this Official
Governor in Pennsylvania this year is a man who de-
eated the favorite OF the Palmer Mccormick faction
who recognized the Presidents spokesmen in
Pennsylvania and farther ahed. But ne does not
happen to control the State Committee which is sub
servent 10 Palmer and Mccormick they refused to
the chairman whom the candidate preferred and
voted into the onlce Of their own selection
Now It is apparent that the oce OF Democratic state
Chairman Pennsylvania Of no consequence as reat-
ing to State politics No pretends that the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor VIII elected in Penn
sylyania this year.
But there is another campaign only two years ahead
when President will be elected-snd It OF real con-
sequence TO the Wilson idolaters Pennsylvania and
elsewhere that they have the party machinery
in order to It either to further the thrderm move
ment to advance the interests OF whomever the
President may designate as the Democratic nominee in
1920 Hence the anront which Palmer and Mccormick
have put upon their party candidate in Pennsylvania
this year. 1t nothing to them that they have
rent the party in doing They have nothing to gain
in Pennsylvania anyway, but they have much TO gain
if they manipulate the Pennsylvania delegation in
the next Democratic National Convention
There may be. there probably is. some connection
between what happened in Indianapolis what hap
pened in Harrisburg the same day.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
SATURDAY, JUNE %. 1918.
ONE GENT A MILE.

r. RoMthe ONCE of the Chief OF Stan Of the War De
Il psrtment in Washington we have received the fol-
lowing letteri
Washington June q, 1913.
ThesEditor, THE EVENING JOURNAL. Wilmington Del.
Dear Sir-In the issue Of THE EVENING JOURNAL OF
June 2 1918 there is editorial entitled NO Money for
Homecoming" Included in the editorial IS a letter
signed by "A Volunteer" in which the soldier SAYS that
he does not have money enough take him back home
when on leave because In part OF the increase to three
cents mile Of the rate for railroad tickets
Under Government order soldiers travelling on au-
thorized furough charged only one cent a mile for
railroad fare. This is just one-ha OF the lowest rate
that was charged any steam railroad prior to the
entrance OF the United States into war.
There is a possibility that the soldiers letter. having
been given such prominence. may create a misunder-
Standing to the facts In the case Will you not be
FOOD enough to say in subsequent issue OF THE EVEN
1NG JOURNAL thai the ihree-cmt passenger rate on
railroads does not apply TO soldiers who are on fur
tlough and that they given their transportation at
Nbe rate Of one cent a mile? By doing this YOU will
be helping the cause and setting matter right
Yours very truly
NJ. CHURCHILL,
Colonel General Stan Chief Military Intelligence Branch.
Executive Division
BY Harvey Given Captain. u. S ~ A.
This paper IS always ready to help the war cause
and to set any matter right It is pleasure therefore
to give to Colonel Churchis letter the same publicity
and prominence that given TO the letter OF the vol
uneer II more American army officers would act with
the same intelligence prompness and courtesy that have
been displayed by the colonel in this instance there
would be fewer MISUNDERSTANDING in the minds OF the
soldiers and the public
Evening journal., 1918-06-29
SOME WRITE THEIR WRONGS IN MARBLE

ME fund for monument to 'the fifteenth President
= OF the United States" has been formally accepted
by the United States Senate visitors to the National
Capital may expect in the future to see the benign
features OF James Buchanan. chiseled from memory
II mas been suggested that the pedestal bear the words
ITO Distinguished Failure and that Senator Lodges
words begrsyed in epitaph He Made the Great Re-
fusaI"
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

to meet the great need for trained men
and women.
Approved:
For the War Department,
NEWTON d. BAKER Secretary.
For the Navy Department,
JOSEPHUS DANIELS, Secretary.
For the Department OF Agriculture,
DAVID F. HOUSTON, Secretary.
For the Department Of Labor,
WILLIAM B. WILSON, Secretary.
For the u. S. Civil Service Commis-
sion,
JOHN A. McILHENNY. Chairman.
For the Department OF the Interior,
FRANKLIN X. LANE, Secretary.
=. p. CLAYTON.
Commissioner OF Education.
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

Despite the fact that have close to million men
in France. having a small share in the lghtng
though what doing is glorious. When one
reflects that the British losses for the first week in
June upwards of 10000 while were only in the
hundreds, it is evident that not yet feeling the
pressure Of the German drive though we are ma
terially helping our Allies TO Withstand IT,
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

r. RoNthe ONCE of the Chief OF Stan Of the War De
Il psrment in Washington we have received the fol-
lowing letteri
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

For vacation at Rehoboth or elsewhere. pack up
your troubles in old kit bag" but include steen
pencils. Every day. write sx-pager and make glad
some lad lover there"
Evening journal., 1918-06-29

1t is hard to convince the little boy that moving the
lawn is one Of those essential Jobs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
GoLDE TRIUNPHs OVER
STRONG r. T.. LEE OUTFIT

Golde triumphed over the strong Il.
l.. Lee, Jrs.. yesterday afternoon by
Garrison finished In the ninth. In their
last half OF the concluding frame the
clothiers succeeded in landing upon the
offerings OF the opposing tw!r!er. and
scored twice. The final score was j
to 10.
Gentry. Golde moundman. pitched
steadily throughout. and kept the hits
scattered. Extra base honors were won
by Gayle. Ross. Bowers and Gary.
Score by innings: r.
Golde oo2o0o34 Pill
r. L. Lee, Jrs. ......1 3 4 0 0 do
Summary Two-base hts-Gayle
Ross. Three-base hits-Bowcrs. Gary.
Stolen bases-Wood. Ross. Gully. Fate.
Moles. Caverlee t@). MacAl!ister te).
Powell, Cosby. Struck out-hy Cen
try tGoIde). :; by Rouse Or. T.. ID, /;
by Wood Or. L. ID. 4.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
WOULD SERVE BEAVER
STEAK DURING THE WAR
Minnesota Forester Declares They HIVE
Been Protected Until They Arc
Too Numerous.

CAMERON, WIS, May ll.-Although
State forester OF Minnesota. who is one
OF Minnesotas ardent champions OF
conservation and game propagation, is
threatening to become the rival OF the
man who first told the public TO eat
whale Mr.. Cox is trying TO conserve
the beaver. lie says:
Protect the beaver from the ruth
less hunter. but when you do kill him
wear his skin and eat his flesh"
Beaver propagation has been flourish
ing in Minnesota for several years. and
II these fur-bearing animals continue
TO multiply At the same rate Il is pos
sible that boiled beaver ,nay eventually
become favorite Minnesota dish.
Rigid game laws protect these ami
mails. and. according to Mr.. Cox. there
are now more than 1000 beavers in
ltasca Park, State preserve about
the headwaters of the Mississippi 1t
has become necessary to thin them OUT.
Many of them weigh forty pounds, and
the big fellows tip the scales at sixty.
so the forester declares. Mr.. Cox wants
the doomed animals TO serve a double
purpose-clothc and feed their quota
The flesh is eXccllent-it tastes like
beef" he said.