Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-04-08

An aNsul euplsyss %. H. eDrinS-
Seld city department Of sosss sno
enxineerings who have not tahsn .sseps
to become American 1cftdssns VII p
discharged April 1, 1t is announced. ~
Stunt. R. P. Marsh. who notined dlVl
ston heads that ample time bad peen
allowed for all employees to take OUT
first citizenship papers. Pursuant 10
the policy announced not long ago,
many such employees have applied ior
citiEenahip.
In announcing their decision that
requests for increased wages were
unreasonable. and harmful to the mu-
tual interests of employee and employ
er, the executive committee OF the
Boston Building Trades Employers
Association called attention to the &C.
ton of the brioklayers, masons ana
plasterers, who adopted q resolution
at their annual convention not to ask
for an increase at this time owing 10
present business conditions.
. About $50 moulders and coremak-
ers In FIVE foundries Of Sprfngnelo'
Chicopee and Holyoke went out on
strike last week for an eight hour day
and 80 cents an hour, instead Of 10 .
day as a minimum. The plants AZ
fected are the Lamb Knitting Machin-
ery Company Of Chicopee, Quagiey
Foundry company Of Holyoke, the
Hampden Brass Company, Metal Pro-
duction equipment Company and the
Springfield Foundry Company OF this
city.
Arthur Hutchins, well-known paint
er of marine subjects who directed
the work of camoufaging government
vessels in the Boston district foi
more than year Of the war was
found dead with a revolver bullet
wound in his head at his studio. The
police stated that he undoubtedly
ended his own life, as he had been
suffering recently from the effects OF
two attacks of infuenzt and from
the arduous labor he performed Tor
the government.
Superintendent Of Police Beach OF
Waterbury, Conn, announces tnat
Inspector Lyons Of the immigration
office In Boston has found probable
cause for the deportation OF Alexan-
der Chernoff of Chicago, and Mark
Zeillin of this city, alleged l. w. W.
organizers who were among 187 ar
rested in a raid here recently. In
spector Lyons will send his recon-
mendations to Washington, along with
all evidence in the case and a brief
filed by counsel for the two men.
H. D. Crie of Castine, chairman OF
the Maine commission of sea and
shore fisheries, advocated the passage
of double gauge" lobster law before
a legislative committee, stating that
Portsmouth and Boston smacks come
into Maine water and take away lob
sters, and they would not be able tc
do so under a law such as Is pro-
posed. Representative Allston M
Hatch of Stonington presented remon'
strances against the law from fisher
| men residing in his section OF the
state. He thought that the trouble
with the present law was lack OF en-
forcement and he did not think Il
would tend to increase the supply i
| the law provided for putting back the
larger Holsters.
United States Attorney Fred H
Brown has assumed the duties o.
mayor of Somersworh for the sixth
time. The Inauguration exercises
were held at the city council rooms
and were very simple. After the
roll call and the swearing In OF the
councilmen present, prayer was Of
fered by Rev. Frank G. Woodman o.
the Congregational church. Hi!
honor then read the statement Of thu
vote cast for mayor at the last cit!
election. This statement showed
that Fred H. Brown had received al
OF the votes cast which were IA.