Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-06-10

" t&So O1CC0 oteS1O 'SaSRHA0o A>~~S
az q result Of efforts Of the Boston
Wool Trade Association, through Il
A. Davis. manager Of it's transportar
ton department. Mr.. Davis has been
working for q long time to secure
such q line, and announces the &C.
complishment Of the aim Of the as
sociation, a promise Of the new serv-
Ice having been secured By him from
the Shipping Board At . conference
In Washington.
Mrs. d. n. AaEner. Revere. may
claim tho distinction Of being the
first recipient Of letter sent via
transatlantic airplane. She received
the letter from her son, james H.
Magner, q chief machtntst's mate OF
the Aroostook. It was written May
16, while the mine layer was In Tre-
passey Bay. Magner expreesed conf
dence, in writing. that his letter to
his mother would reach It's desttna-
ton before the few other letters that
wosld tale the same route. By virtue
Of Revere'e closer proximity TO the
Atlantic coast Magnr entrusted
the letter to the care @ the chief
machintst's mate Of the NC4, VINO
mailed It after the airptane reached
the Azores. A corner Of the enve-
lope bore the stand. via hansat-
lantic atrpaane."
Grape juice frappes and lemonade
sizzles got side.tracked IN their race
for nationwide popularity, and there
were smiles on the faces Of some
who had declared that the country
was going to the dogs By the prom-
htion route. Il was all due to the
fact that q fury in Essex County Su-
pertor Court decided that q farmer
had the right to sell cider Of per
cent alcohol strength when made
from his own apples. The czse At
tracted . good deal Of attention and
the court room was filed. LAzoeest
Noyes Of Newbury was the defendant.
He was charged with making m
Illegal sale Of liquor. Noyes =
farmer and the defence clatmsd that
the cider was made from his own
apples. The jury, atbsr being ont
only a few minutes, returned . W.
dict Of not guilty.
The Government has o6eced to
supply the Worcester Chamber OF
Commerce with all the humber neces-
sary for the construction OF homes
for the workers Of Worcester. a.
contemplated by a speetA commit
tee Of eight recently Appointed by
President r. Sanford Riley, and
which now has the organization Of ..
housing corporation under eousidera-
ton. A representative Of the sur.
plus property division Of tho zone
Army at Boston has conferred with
General Secretary Dwight r Bab-
cock Of the chamber on the srh3ecf
and when the Worcester man In
formed him that Worcester may need
at least $500, 900 worth Of lumber to
build the houses, the Government Of
ficer told him that the surplus pcop-
erty division can supply him VIM mt
only that much. but considerable
more II necessary.
The Massachusetts, branch Of tho
National Association 6 Poseomce
CLERKS, meeting in Worce ter IN an
nual convention. sent to Postmaster
General Bnrieson q resolution AIDING
for a minimum salary Of $500 .
year, and requesting that the Ncap.
ability preference" govern promo
tions Of clerks. The resoautten vas
also sent to the congressional com
mftteee on postoMcee and post roads
and to Senator John b. Bankhead.
chairman Of the commission for tho
regulation of salaries In tho post,
Once Department Cougressnan John
r. Fitzgerald appeared une11ect-
edly and addressed the convention.
he said that from investigations
made by labor men In Washngtoo II
was found that 1t required a salary
Of $500 to support family Of st1-
man, wife and four children. h was
proposed, he said. to make the natnf
mum wage for such $500 yeax.
Plans for making the Victory Plant
1t Squantum a permanent feature q
the Governments naval establishment
were outlined BY Capt. Il r. stAn-
ford, an engineer detailed BY the Do
paptment to superintend the coostruc-
ton of the dry dock in Boston har-
Dor. The captain told the Commit
toe on Waterways and Terminals
that the present construction pro
gram at the plant includes the buad-
ing Of IS deetroyers, which via be
COMPLETED In about one year. Some
1000 men are employed at the pesne
On which the Government thnB ar
has expended about $14,ooo0oo IN Do
yeiopment costs. In view q tnd
permanency Of the plant :: 10 ne
cessary for the Legislature to Legal
ia the maintenance Of the so-caAed
victory bridge. which furnishes 10
only direct approach to the plant and
which is now an illegal stTuotnre BE-
cause It is constructed over land
owned BY the Commonwealth md
without license.
Gov. Mflliken, on behalf Of tAe resa'
dents Of Bath, Me-. presented . eosd
medal to 1t. Sumner sewsh, IN
American ace and Bsth boy. fhe
medal was bought with moeey raised
BY popular subscription nearly . yeaf
.eo in recognition Of 1t SevsA's
feat in bringing down his frst Ger
man airplane on June 8. 1913. Il
Sewan was oficially credited With
bringing down seven enemy planes.
He has been awarded honors By tha
United States. French and Belgian
governments.