Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-04-29
NUMBER II.

In few days, END has been chartered
to load coal at a Virginia port for Rio
Janeiro at $3.50 ton The voyage
Is expected largely to pay for the
schooner. which registers Ella gross
tons. a profitable return cargo being
expected. The Deering has three
decks and no supporting knees were
used, the beams resting on stringers
and clamps, an idea which Is likely
to be tested thoroughly during the
next few months.
Five cities and towns co-operated
in q joint celebration Of the Hath
anniversary of the opening OF the
Revolutionary War on Patriots Day.
Saturday. They included Boston,
Somerville, Medford, Arlington and
Lexington The feature of the cele-
bration was the fifth annual reproduc-
ton Of the historic Ride Of Paul
Revere" which started from North
Square at 1918 a. m. and ended at
Lexington Green at noon. A detail
Of mounted men from the First
Troop Of Cavalry, Massachusetts,
State Guard, and modern courier, in
an automobile, preceded the rider,
announced the message OF the Fifth
Liberty Loan.
Taken by and large the Chinese
steamship Hwah Yih, at pier 1, East
Boston, to load for the Belgian relief
commission, has a polygot crew. To
begin with the vessel originally was,
the Austrian freighter Silesia, in
termed at Shanghai till the Chinese
undertook to help with tonnage.
The captain is British, the engineer
Scotch the other officers are of vari-I
GUS nationalities and the wireless
operators are pround to say they are
Yankees, having been trained by the
navy. The crew is composed Of Bel
gians, British and Chinese and the
ships mascot is a cared Dutch
cat The Hwah Yih is to carry food
supplies to Antwerp.
A very valuable cargo Of East
India products was brought to Bos-
ton by the British steamer Jesseric.
Capt. Young, from ECacutta and
Colombo. In her holds were nearly
5000 tons Of raw rubber, valued at
81, 100000 She also carried 100000
gallons of cocoanut oil, thousands Of
bales Of jute, goatskins and hides
and great quantities Of tea, silks.
teakwood, beeswax, cocoa and other
merchandise. The bulk Of this cargo
will be unloaded at New York. While
crossing the Red Sea the Jesseric ex-
changed signals with the British
dreadnought Iron Duke. carrying
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe on Q voy-
age around the world.
Carl W. A. Linder of the Hurta
Athletic Club OF Quincy. Mass, out
raced a field Of 36 Of the country's
best runners in the 22d annual Ameri-
can Marathon, Ashland to Boston.
conducted by the Boston Athletic
Association Saturday afternoon. He
ran well within his powers over the
early part of the course, saving his
reserve strength and speed for the
final test When the time came. he
snatched victory away from Frank
Gillespie Of Chicago, who had set the
pace for % miles, and finished in 2
hours, 20 minutes. 13 2-5 seconds.
It was not the fastest Marathon ever
run over the historic course. but It
ranks with the best Under was re-
jected by the army because Of having
fat feet.
Forest Commissioner Colby. Au-
gusta. Me-. has appointed the follow
ing railroad forest fire wardens: AL
bert C. Hodsdon, Houlton; Winfield
s. Ross. Bemis; Algernon L East
man, George Storer, Charles N. JAG
qest, OQuossoc; Charles 8. Rowe.
Kennebago; Joseph E Meagher
Ktngman: Martin Parady. Bancroft:
william Trask, Lambert Lake: Al
bert Russell, Vanceboro; Walter n.
Ferr1n. Cherryheld; Edward P. Gar
bette. Franklin; Albert Mclaughlin.
Washington Junction: Allard l. Cilley
Bingham: Harley A. Strout, Dead
water; Romeldo O'Neal,. Troutdale;
Mott H. Otis, Lake Moxte; Rodney
Pinkham, Benjamin w. Brown. Som
erset Junction; Joseph E. Cassidy,
Kineo Station; Wallace W. Savage.
Stephen Holt, Bald Mountain
Joe Mitchell Chapple, author and
lecturer, told the Massachusetts,
House Committee on Ways and Means
the other day that King Albert OF
Belgium, Premier Clemenceau OF
France, Premier Lloyd George Of Eng
land and Gen. Diaz Of Italy had in
formed him recently that they de-
sired to visit the United States.
This shows the trend Of thought in
Europe, he added. and advocated the
holding OF an international exposition
in connection with the celebration Of
the 300th anniversary Of the landing
of the Pilgrims. He said the fair