Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-15
NUMBER 28.

forced for the first time in II years
to use its prerogative and set q bill
Of prices in all shops carrying the
unions shop card. The bnl Of prices.
which calls for minimum OF Is cents
for shaves and IS cents for hair cuts.
will be posted in conspicuous places
in every shop having an agreement
with local 182.
The first prisoner to be conveyed
by airplane departed from Stamford,
Conn. en- route Of Mineola. where he
was to be given in custody to Maj.
Miller, commanding officer at Hazel
hurst Field. Priv. Charles L0wden OF
Stamford, a member Of the third aero
squadron was the prisoner and though
he is to be held on technical
charge Of desertion, he did not ap-
pear to be greatly disturbed by his
predicament. He waved his hands
gayly to the crowd that assembled to
see him off as the biplane piloted by
Lit. Victor Beau took to the air and
hummed off across Long Island
Sound. Priv. Marshall Of the local
recruiting station was In charge OF
the prisoner. He was armed with
45-calibre revolver but he allowed
that he did not think Lowden would
attempt to escape.
The Mass. House has passed to be
engrossed the bill making II unlaw-
full to conspire to maintain or in
crease unreasonably prices Of neces-
saries Of life and providing punish
ment for such offences. Mrs Odlin OF
Lynn moved to restore the bill to its
original form, which described the
offence as a crime" whereas the
Senate has substituted the word "un-
lawful" 1.-The price Of living neces-
saries are soaring" he said, "and 1t
must be stopped" He declared he
would like to see state prison SEN
tences imposed on "the thieves who
raised the prices" Retailers OF ev-
cry class, he said, are making inor-
dinate profits and their offence should
be made a crime. He then moved to
amend the bill so that It would pro-
vide for sentences to state prison
rather than to houses Of correction.
The Massachusetts bureau Of immi-
grafton, Of which Bernard ]. Rothwell
is chairman. has issued a poster.
printed in seven languages, for the
purpose of combating Bolshevist prop
aganda. It Is planned to have the
poster displayed prominently in rail-
road stations and in large number
of the principal manufacturing plants.
The poster is headed Who Makes the
Laws?" in America 1t continues.
the people by the ballot elect the
Legislature which enacts the law and
officials who enforce it. They create
the courts which finally interpret the
will Of the majority. This is free
dom. In Russia, Lenine and Trotsky.
as 'Dnctators Of the Proletariat,' e1er-
else their autocratic will. This is slav-
cry" The bureau believes the con-
trast shown on the poster will have .
helpful moral effect upon large num-
bers of our foreign born population.
Acts and resolves Iassed at the hst
session Of the Maine Legislature,
which has become operative unless
suspended by referendum petitions, in
clude the measures providing that the
standards Of the United States gov
ernment shall control in determining
what is an intoxicating liquor. and
giving women the right to vote for
presidential electors. They also pro-
vide for the Americanization OF for
eigners and the reduction Of litter
acy, and establishing adequate port
facilities, investigation Of the water
power of the state, cooperation with
the United States in the settlement OF
returning soldiers, sailors and ma
rines on state lands and creating Q
soldiers settlement board. A refer
endum has been requested on the re-.
solve ratifying the national prohi-
bition amendment, but 1t has not been
determined whether this could be re-
ferred to the people under the refer
endum laws.
Definite steps for the encourage
ment of the sheep industry in Connec-
ticut have been taken. with the es-
tablishment of a distribution flock at
the Connecticut Agricultural College.
In connection Herewith Professor
George H. Lamson Of the Storrs Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station has
been appointed to direct the eradica-
ton of internal parasites in sheep.
The movement Is started under
law adopted by the recent session Of
the Legislature, upon recc mmendation
OF Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, and
an interesting point is that owners OF
dogs, the chief enemy Of sheep. will
| rovide the necessary funds. Under
an act adopted by the Legislature an
appropriation of $4,000 for each OF
the next two years was made for the
announcement of the sheep industry.
this money to be drawn from the pro-
ceeds from dog licenses. Approx
mately $65, 900 is. annually received By
the State Treausrer from the towns
of the State, and the average amount
annually uaid for damages done to
sheep and other livestock is about
$4,000.
A-Col. Percy A. Guthrie, noted ss
the commander and organizer Of the
famous Mclean Kilties, has taken out
his naturalization papers as citizen
of the United States and Is to become
partner In the law business With
James D. Colt, attorney with ofdces
In State street, Boston. knowledge
of these facts was obtained when he
arrived In Boston from Fredericton
N. B., where he has resided with his
wife and three children for many
years, and where he practced law Tor
several years prior to the beginning
Of the war.
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