Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14
new ENGLAND NEWS
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Items Of Interest From All
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Congressman Rogers Of Lowell that
it was utterly impossible" for the
war department to locate military
hospital at Camp Devens or any other
New England point.
Children of 10 Jationalities, Italy,
France, Germany, Poland, Portugal,
Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Greece
and the United States have been born
at the Queen Hospital, Portland with
in week; and in one day American,
Hebrew, Italian, Danish and Portu-
guese youngsters have been left by
the stOrk.
The first visit of the Belgian sol
dier-king TO Doston was on March IL,
1898, while On live months tour Of
the United States. He was then an
heir presumptive to the throne and
travelled IN .er tie title "Comte Reth-
by. He arrived in Boston from
Hartford, where he mad inspected
the Pope bicycle factory.
Lady Nicotine is barred from the
halls and dormitOries of Wellesley
College. A new rule, recently pub
lished, reads: ''Since the privileges
of the individual must be subOrdin-
ated to the interests Of the commu-
nifty, students may not smoke while
living under the regulations of the
Wellesley College Government Asso-
ciation."
The strike Of II school children
of Lawrence who objected to their
transfer from the Breen to the Pack
ard school was arbitrated at meet
ing of their parents and the school
board. A marjority Of the parents
who had heretofore taken their chill
drens part went away satisfied that
the school board was justified in its
action.
Pres. Kenneth c.. NJ. Sills announ-
ces that the Annie Talbot Cole lee
turers for the present year at Bow
doin College will be Hugh Walpole,
the English novelist, who will be
there Nov. II, and former President
Wm. H. Taft, who will come at a
later date. The college registration
now numbers 446, the largest in the
history of the institution.
Whiskey camoutiaged in sugar bar
rels is said to be arriving in Maine
daily in large quantities and federal
authorities have been making investi-
cations of these alleged violations OF
the interstate commerce laws. Ship
ments are reported to have arrived
in Portland, Lewiston, Bangor and
Belfast, the arrivals in Bangor hav-
ing been several carloads within two
weeks.
The parents Of the late Captain
Norman Prince, founder Of the La
ayette escadrille and the first Amer
lean of that famous aviation organi-
zation to die in action, has sailed on
the Cunard liner Caronia to visit
their sons grave. The dead avia-
tors father, Frederick H. Prince,
Boston banker, took with him Mich
ael La Porte, in whose arms Capt.
Prince died after being shot.
The Higganum, Conn. Savings
Bank, which has paid six per cent
interest during the past year, and
has S1.75 in assets for every dollar
ON deposit, closed its doors for lack
of business. The bank was estab-
lished in 1874. 1t now has only %
depositors and the deposits amount
to about $37 900. The board OF trus
tees authorized the banks attorney,
and direcNors to settle up the institu-
tiOn's affairs.
With q view of learning the textile
business, MarIand c. Hobbs of Bos-
ton, son of Franklin G. Hobbs, presl-
dent of the Arlington mills, has
started to work in the wool sorting
department of the mills. He is rub
bing elbows with the hundreds OF
other wool sorters of the mill and
unless personally known would never
he singled cut as other than an ordin-
airy operative Young Hobbs was q
Lieutenant in Co. 1, 1O4th Infantry,
and won croix de guerre for trav-
cry at Apremont, France. He was
taken a prisoner and sent to Ger
man prison camp in Echividnitz.
The student body at Harvard IA
vors a league of nations. In a straw
ballot which the Crimson" conducted
500 votes out of the 1886 polled ia
vored the adoption Of the league OF
nations as it is now drawn up. The
next highest number Of votes $50, was
pOlled in favor of the league with res
ervaadons such as will not recommit
the treaty to the peace conference,
and 319 ballots in favor Of the league
with amendments, were cast. The
opponents to the league numbered
2SS. Four departments took part IN
the voting. the business school, grad
uate school, law school and college.
The question of whether the city
of Boston must pay for nearly 6oo
bottles of high grade liquor that was
not even sampled by any city official
is now before the city council and
law department. The question Is
brought up by claim filed by Ryan
Bros. of Dorchester ave. for large
quantities of liquid refreshments
auaffed and wasted by the rioters
who took advantage of the police
walkOut. Ryan Bros. claim the los
booze was worth $3169.5O. Their
claim brings to $4,000 the total Of
claims filed against the city as 1
result of the rioting Of Sep. 8 and 10.
Former Congressman Frank +
Guernsey of Dover and Orc Gilpat-
rick of Houlton were nominated by
Gov. Milliken Of Maine as members OF
a speciial committee, created at the
last session of the legislature, TO
investigate the University OF Maine
and It's relations to the state. A mea'
sure to have the state take over the
whole control of the university was
referred to the next legislature al
he last session.
Announcement is made by the board
,of directors of the New FOX HUM.
-, rv,uh that the 10Th annual fall