Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-14
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Anxious to show Ids mother /. he
would not enter the house with q
loaded gun. Lester Ellison Of Hanson
Mass, 1s, today shot and probably
fatally wounded his brother. Irving
II. while returning from . hunting
trip. Ea@ 81 t'~
Ddward w. Jones. town treasurer
of the town of bingham, Mass. was
held for the superior court when ar
raigned in the district court, charged
with the larceny Of $4,000 from the
town. He waived an examination.
His bailawas increased from $4,000
to $4,000.
Miss Catherine Virgin Devine.
known throughout the country as
Miss Boston, from the part she took
In the great New York preparedness
bazaar in 1916, died at her home in
Dorchester. victim Of pneumonia.
She was but II, and until her last ILL
ness was In the United States en-
ployment service.
Bernard Maroon. eyed IS. Of Brook
Ign was arrested In Boston, for the
New York police In connection with
the theft OF Liberty bonds valued at
$4,000 from the banking firm OF
Hersfelt & Stern. New York City.
Bonds to the value Of $500 were in
his possession when he was taken
to police headquarters.
| Certain powers Of the industrial
accident board are recommended
to be transferred to the new board
and certain powers Of the board OF
elevator regulations. There should
be one director, with three assist
ants. for four-year-terms. The pres
ent cost of the departments covered
is $318,609 for the last year. The
changes proposed reduce the mana
gerial cost from 354,414 to S46,2S0.
Trading privilege rights were given
to outside fish dealers to buy fish at
the Boston Fish Pier by vote Of. the
Boston Fish Market Corporation, les
sees of the pier. Eve weeks before
| trial Of the government suit was
started and 16 months ater the suit
was first fled in court. This fact de-
veloped at q session Of the trial OF
! the 40 fish dealers charged with al
legged violation Of the Sherman anti
trust act.
John Harris. who has kept the Win
ter Rock light at Fort Pickering.
Salem Willows. Mass, burning for the
last 81 years retired from active serv-
ice last Saturday. He is Is years old.
entered the lighthouse service Dec. 81,
1881, and during the. intervening
years he has been absent from duty
only Eve nights. He was married
May 4, 1869, his wife being Miss
Annie T. Davis Of Salem. The
couple are planning to celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary
next May.
Albert Costello, IL years old, shot
Frank Bronzetu, IL years old, both of
birmingham, Mass, with ~ calibre
rife, the bullet hitting the Bronzetti
boy in the right eye. The wounded
boys condition is not dangerous. The
shot was fred at random at group
of boys who we're trying to open a
dove cote owned by Costello. The
police say that Costello threatened
to shoot, but that the other moys
persisted in their attempts to open the
door in the belief that the threat was
rot serious.
John F. Luce, Of Troy, N. T.. a
soldier at Camp Devens, who killed
Albert M. Prentiss. stationmaster at
Burlington, Vt, when the latter ar
rested him for stealing ride on a
train, pleaded guilty to granddaughter.
He was given six to ten year SEN
tence In the state prison at Windsor.
Judge Leighton P. Slack, in pro-
nouncing sentence said that he
had been deeply moved by letters re-
garding the good character and repu-
tation Of Luce which were read to
the court by his counsel.
Returning to It's pre-war basis,
Clark College Worcester, offers this
term many pre-vocauonal courses,
which upper classmen may be admit
ted upon proper petition to the fac
ulty. The courses. three in number,
have many subdivisions as follows:
/. National service-(a) Consular
and diplomatic service; (b) foreign
commerce; (c) social reconstruction.
Q. Professional service-(a) Pre-
medical: (b) sanitation; (o) industri-
al chemistry; (d). engineering. to
start September. 1919. 8. High School
Teaching.
Gov. Coolidge Of Massachusetts, has
sent to the secretary Of the federal
department Of labor. william B. VIII
son, a letter In which he offered to
the central government such assis-
lance as he may be able, as the chief
executive Of Massachusetts. to give
In his efforts to obtain steady and
lemunerative employment for wage
earners. At the same time the Cow
ernor suggested that the federal ad-
ministration could help matters p
great deal, especially in the import
ant textile trades, by releasing It's
grip on it's control Of the wool sup
ply at prices that would give Ameri-
can manufacturers an opportunity to.
obtain the commodity at a price
equivalent to that paid by its British
competitors to their government. He
adds that the present trend In Eng
land indicates that progressive,
protectionism will replace thu, laissezi
faire policy" s.
An investigation OF the "strandlng
of the 26th division In France is ask
ed by Congressman James A. CALI
van OF South Boston of Gen. March.
chief Of staff Of the army. Congress
man Gallivan believes. that after 1t
has done some of the best, hardest
and most bloody fighting Of the war,
/ regular army men are giving tho