Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
NUMBER AZ.

walton regulations. He made this an
nouncement because Of increase In
complaints 70 the effect that grocers
are selling large amounts Of wheat
aour With less than 20 per cent OF
Substitutes. and In some cases with
out substitutes st all
Secretary Of State Albert p. Lang
try returned to Boston from Wash
ington after being informed that the
secretary Of war will not permit any
one 70 30 overseas for the purpose OF
obtaining the votes Of the soldiers
for tho November election. Mr.. Lang
try with Lewis Sullivan Of the Gov
ernor's council and CharlesSS. Baxter
had been appointed committee b.
Gov. Mccall to make the trip as the
onicial representatives Of the state
Permits were granted by the Cow
ernment and the charter issued to
group Of Lynn and Waldboro, Me-,
men for the Medomsk shipbuilding
Company. to be located at Wadboro,
on the Medomak river In the old
yards where the we'll known Palmer
feet of six masters was built and
whore the famous Governor Ames
was launched. The yards have been
owned by one family since 17ss and
the present owner 4. r Reed II the
last Of tho family.
Increased wages for employees OF
the Boston Elevated Railway Com
pany. awarded by the War Labor
Board will add to the cost Of running
the company 100000 a year. The
award is effective as Of June 16 last
and fixes the pay OF surface line
motormen and conductors at from 43
to 4S cents an hour and Of motor
men on elevated lines at from 46 to
so cents an hour. Wages OF elevated
guards and brakeman were fixed at
from 40 to a 1-2 cents an hour.
Theatres, motion picture houses,
dance halls and other amusement re-
sorts in Boston, which have been
closed for the past week because OF
the influenza epidemic were ordered
to remain closed until Oct. II by the
city emergency health committee.
Under the original order they were
to have been permitted to reopen
last Monday. In order that their en-
ployes might not be obliged to travel
during rush" hours several business
houses have put new working hours
into effect.
Continuous operation Il The war
industries Of New England during the
coming winter Is assured, provided
there Is no interruption to the opera
ton Of mines. railroads or coastwise
shipping supplying the district during
October and November. With con-
tinua ton of efforts by the New Eng
land public to conserve coal. the
fuel administration in statement
said that mot even Q repetition OF
the unprecedented severity OF last
winters weather will prevent the fur
naces Of New England from operating
at full blast from the present time
until the return OF moderate weather
next spring
BY an order of the Public Service
Commission 10-cent local telephone
calls Of Boston and other cities OF
the State must be discontinued on
and after December !. The commis-
sion also ordered the Telephone Com
pany to hle before Nov. / a new
schedule OF rates to hotels. The de-
cision is based on the fact that the
telephone business Is engaged in
solely by the Telephone Company.
under authority, in this State. and
that mo other person or persons has
any sim ilar authority and that ho-
tells have NO right to retail or resell
telephone service" to the public.
making such charges as they see 1t.
The deer hunting season in Maine
began Oct. !. and continues until
Dec. 18, with NO Sunday or night
hunting allowed. Deer cannot be sold
or taken out Of the State except by.
the person killing It. There 10 no
open season on cow moose. and the
closed season Of four years on bull
moose ends Oct /. 1919. There v
also q perpetual closed season on
Caribou, now almost extinct In this
State. Non-residents must have Q
license to hunt in this State. costing
S15 for deer or IS for birds only.
It is not expected that the hunting
season this year will bring anywhere
near the number Of hunters that
have been In the habit Of visiting
Maine in previous years on account
of various war-work activities. Re-
ports from the big game country
show that there is about the aver
age amount Of game. and that hunt
inS conditions otherwise are about
normal. The partridge and voodcock
season begins Oct / and ends Nov.
80. Hunters are allowed Ave part
ridges and ten woodcock. but cannot
sell them either to markets o. inli-
vtduals.