Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31

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F 11ea s3.Sn
/. Ralph Adams Cram, nsamkeD o.
the Boston planning board tsaA tht
members Of the Boston HOUSING aaoo-
ciatten that be had found st the .Furt
River yard Of the BstAlsAam Snip.
building corporation, Q do ssttsr NJ
received $z1a for ons days Day. y9
a period Of four moaths this maa ~
erased $40 every working daJ. h
Cram said. Thts, according to Mr
Cram. was conadared by men q Fors
River to be the record WAGES padd
during tho war in American sAiy6aild-
ing plants.
Appeals BY Gov. Mccall, Mayor
Peters and Director Everett ". Lned
of the federal employ1nea4 service,
Boston, resulted In MODIFICATION of The
war departments s9pare& I'an to
discharge thousands Of ma from The
Watertovn arsenal without sRAdent
time to permit their ABSORPTION into
other employment. Thfs modification
consisting OF q ''part-ttme employ
nent" scheme e-wss expaained BY Cen.
T. C. Dickson, commzndant It the
arseaal, to tho committee represent
ing the empiyes at the Dla1k
VARIOUS matters relating to -
Of State Mxhways wsss
discussed at the ann0A meeting. ct
the Maine Automobile Association
held at Portland. Directors were
chosen as follows: William D. Pen
neA, Lewiston: D. ". Hoegg. Cape
Elizabeth; Davis Talbot RockiaAa,
C. A. Powers, Eert TxkAsld; c. q.
RichSorn, augusta; F. O. Hatan, Rum
ford; d. G. Bunea. Ballast: r. ].
Redmond, Ellsworth: c. A. Hnl, Bel
grade; A. L Miller. Aub1rn; n. Dol
en-; Portland; J. w. 6tmpson, York
Harhor; l. T. Chase, Lishea: q. For
rest Perkins, Portland; g. P. 0annsh
Augusta; A>C Wheeler, REass4ck
President Mnriin, tn Lii rso~t 70
tho trustees Of Boetoa University.
presented at their sznEAl nesetng
declares that he cannot join TIE
group who conAsnn tho stndenh
army training corps HrfnG 4 - .
whole, he has only psaass AoH DIR
ing the last three yean d0ASee
hsvs bean added to the psmanent 10
sources If the university. Hsssdsaf
Nuriin declares that $Aboe,see more
b nssassary 10 inset ~ rsssang
nssds Of the instttuttsA fhs untper-
Eaty w1n esaahrate this yss1 ths sefh
kans]sesazy Of It tnzDthx and hs
prsposes to stsna1ize tbs su1hxssxy
by nsAstnx Is tie Afst INIT 0 ~
SGsoaAo> Q fund Of $1.eoeeo
Fhe Massachusetts, staAs Jsesstzy
through tts secetaU.
Rak1ls A RsVnoadz, has - lr caor
ziAs.atiou BY the neut Lag1sisUe .
Dstitipa fpr the sbseitaea q the pre-
ant Once Of state fuFssAsf and ths
ksnsser q a Ms r4ghts s0d duties b
! stxte epesst ecumnlssina q Asse
peesuaA Who shan sse<s Without paJ.
This comnt2sinA, unAsr tAe accom-
lanytng biz, would sD9otM IN e1psrt
forester as state 1ccsstse and deter
usane his salary. wAtdh vsusA not s1-
ceed $500 q year. It = provided thst
The commission dsvsaop tAe interest
q returned soidiess and sailors IN
The salary Of the present
state forester, Frank W. Rane. Is $500
I year.
The twenty-sevenkh annual conven-
ton of the National League OF Com
mission merchants OF the United
States win be held In Boston at tho
Copley Plaza Hotsa, Jan. 8. . and 10.
The leagues operations cover forty
three Of tho important cities and
centres Of the country. In
addition to the delegates to the con-
vention, representatives Of Kindred
ORGANIZATIONS, Of The railroads. Gov
ernment departments, State depart
ments of agriculture and agricultural
colleges have been invited. The ses-
sions will be open to the puo(ic.
In the discussions VIII Do
matters involved In the transportation
and marketing Of teodstufs during
the readjustment period following tho
war.
Wholesale dealers and retail mar
ketmen Of Concord, n g., are puf-
chasing weekly trom out Of state
markets, large Quantities OF beefs'
carrots, potatoes, pumpktas, squashes.
turntps, psrsnips and ot41 vegetables
for which they are paying good prices.
4 n the desire Of the MARKET bureed
to secure q list Of farmers haEms
these products for sale. that the
bureau may direct the dealers where
they can purchase direct from the
farmers the hind and grade Of vees-
tables which they are now purchas-
ing outside the state to supply their
local demands, In order for the
farmer to secure this trade, 1t will be
necessary for him to grade and pack
his products in uniform manner 80
the purchaser may be assured OF as
good and possibly better quality than
he is at present securing from other
states.
The 26th division Of the United
States army may remain in France
until the conclusion Of the peace
conference. This information was
received by Gov. Mccall Of Massachu-
setts in a letter from the chief Of
staff at the department at Wash
.u.,,k n roulv ~ an tndI1ifv 6y