Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-06-03
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Concluding its convention In Port
land, the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Station Men adopted q resolution
favoring continued government own
| ership Of railroads.
At the annual meeting Of the Maine
Retail Dry Goods association In Rock
land, kilograms we're sent the Maine
senators and congressman urging
them to work for the repeal OF the
luxury tax. Harry d. Benson Of Ban
gor was elected president.
The Remington Arms Co.. plant
Bridgeport, Conn, may be purchased
by John M. WHY'S, president of the
Willys Overland Motor Car Co. The
plant was built here in 1915 at a cost
of $4,000, 900. Mr.. Willys expressed
himself as being deeply impressed
with the facilities there.
Robert Warm of Pottstown, Pa.
formerly of private in the army sta
toned at Fort Ethan Allen, who re-
Gently was found guilty Of the murder
Of 16-year- old Jennie Hemingway.
was given a nine to 14-year sentence
in state prison. Miss Hemminsway's g
body was found in cornaeld on
Aug. II, 1917.
A minimum salary Of $1,000 a year
for all Methodist ministers, In place
of the present average salary Of $500
q year, is planned as an integral part
Of the Methodist centenary movement
according to an announcement made
by Robert H. Pierce, secretary Of the
life service department at the CEN
tenary headquarters.
The victim of a rear end collision
with an automobile, Henry Leves-
que's horse ran head-long down over
York hill, Saco. Me-, jumped the high
picket fence near the Saco end OF
the Main street bridge, dropped 18
feet into the river below and then
swan a quarter Of mile to the shore
below Cataract Falls.
The appointment Of Maj. Burnside
R. Value as superintendent Of the
Cape Cod Canal has been announced
by Captain H. L. Coloeth, the general
manager. Major Value succeeds
Carlton Nye, who resigned to become
associated with the United States
Shipping board. He recently re-
turned from France, where he served
as engineer.
Boston brewers will continue to
manufacture two and three-fourths
per cent, beer after July l, acting on
advice of their counsel, II depleted
pre-war stocks make It necessary.
This was the statement of local brew
ers when asked whether they pro-
posed to cease the manufacture Of
beer when the national prohibition
law goes into effect.
Wliskey camoufaged as near-beer
was discovered by Deputies Doughty
and Paine in a Commercial street,
Portland restaurant The officers
found FIVE bottles Of the hard stuh"
in a case with two dozen bottles Of
near-beer. Harry and Sarah Geisin-
ger were required to furnish bail be-
fore Commissioner Murphy for their
appearance in court later.
The Chinese Nationalist ,..r Il
fnoue i'i" mich has been in con-
ference in Pawtucket, R. I. on the
twenty-one demands made by Japan
on China at the beginning of the
world war and on the Shantung de-
cision Of the peace conference,
adopted resolutions declaring It will
dispose Of its property and return to
China unless conditions are nodded.
Fish Wardens Waldo A. Kicker and
Herman A. Goldwaithe descended on
the lobster fishermen at Pine Point,
Me-, and found 252 short Holsters In
10 different places of hiding behind
houses and in boats. The wardens
say the Holsters were to be sold to
Portland parties for shipment to
Massachusetts,. where 1t Is legal to
sell Holsters shorter than those pro-
hibited in Maine.
Mrs. Della Gray, acting postmaster
at North Jay, Me-, was arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
Gould charged with the larceny OF
property from the United States
mails. She pleaded guilty and gave
bail in the sum of 5000. Mrs. Gray
was assistant postmaster at the Of
fee, Of which her husband was post
master, and acted as postmaster dur
Ing his service overseas.
The problem of how to secure help
to operate their factory is causing
considerable concern to the Emerson
Shoe Company. Rockland, Mass.
The company has issued an open
letter to the local Boot and Shoe
Workers Union in an appeal fer op- !
eratives. The firm has q large mum. /
Der Of orders ahead. A four-story |
10o-foot addition is being built BY
the company. and this VIII mean an
additional pay roll Of about $3.50. o.00e
q year.
New Bedford's second case Of sleep |
ing sickness was reported to the board |
Of health recently. The victim, Ben
jamin Briefly, is under the care Of
Dr. Bussey and his condition is said
to be serious. The case was dag
noeed as lethargfc enoephalitis at q
consultation between Dr.. Bussey and
DIR. Senasac Of the health department
Briefly never had influenza. He is %
years old and was iii two weeks, but
developed marked symptoms Of sleep
tng sickness only. The first victim
Of the malady, a woman. died there
more than q month ago.