Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-11-04
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though their sisters Of the navy are
debarred from the gratuity. The at
torney general has ruled that tele-
phone operators who went from Mass
achusetts to work with the army over
seas were on the same status as army
field clerks and eligible to receive the
state funds. They were drawn from
Brockton, Lowell, New Bedford, Lynn,
Fitchburg, Worcester, Springfield
and other cities. The yeomen CD OF
the navy were exempted from the
bonus distribution by the act OF the
legislature.
The Quarry Workers international
association of North America, has
adopted the new wage agreement
drawn up Sept. 1s by the conference
committee Of it's association and the
National Granite Manufacturers as
sociation, the International Monu-
ment = Producers association, the
Building Producers association and
the Paving Producers association, 1t
is announced by Secretary Treasurer
Fred w. Suitor of the Quarry Work
ers' association. The new agreement,
which runs to April l, 1922, grants
nine cents an hour increase OF wages
to the quarry workers and 10 cents
an hour to the Jumpers. boxers and
derrickmen besides increasing the
minimum wage largely.
Thomas s. Allen, AZ years old, died
in Boston. following an illness from
cancer. He was born in Natick and
attended the public schools. He early
showed evidence of great musical tai
ent and organized an orchestra which
played at social affairs and entertain
ments for a number Of years. Sub
sequently he played at Boston thea
tres. His instrument was the violin
but he was proficient with others.
While attached to one Of the Boston
theatres he jumped into Nationwide
fame among music lovers by writing
ANY Rags" This was followed by
several others and song writing con-
timed to be his vocation and proved
very lucrative. His royalties were
large and he is said to have made
more than 100000 from his songs.
Fifty-nine years ago this month a
Bowdoin College nine played Its first
game of baseball with team outside
the college, and the bat used In that
historic contest is now on exhibition
in the trophy room Of the college
gymnasium. II there Is anywhere a
baseball but used earlier than Oct. lo.
1860, Bodwoin men would like to have
its owners produce it. The game In
question was not an intercollegiate
contest. for the opponents of the Bow
doin nine were the members OF the
Sunrise club of Brunswick-their
name coming from their habit OF
practising the national game. then
very much in its infancy before
breakfast. The college team was
composed wholly Of members OF the
class of 1861, then beginning their
senior year. The game was played
ON the Topsham Fair grounds, Oct. 10,
1860, and something of its exciting
nature may be judged from the score
of 4e to ~, in favor Of the Sunrise
team.
John N. Cole, chairman Of the Mass
state commission on waterways and
public lands, has issued an e1plana-
tory statement relative to the leas-
ing by the commonwealth to the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation,
at a nominal rental of 81 a year, OF
600 900 square feet Of land adjoining
the premises of the Fore River plant
of the corporation. He justihes the
transaction on the score that great
advantages will rebound to the COM
monwealth on the realization OF the
corporahons project Of building. at
a cost of more than $2,000,oo0, OF q
huge drydock Of the floating type. the
most modern structure Of its kind on
the Atlantic coast. His statement
corrects a previous understanding
that the land for which the corpora
ton is now paying 81 has been cost
ing 1t $4,000 a year rental. He ex-
platned that the former rental paid
the state was about $4,000 a year, and
under the first agreement this sum
was to have been paid for Is years,
making an aggregate rental Of $780,
900.
Every patrotman of the Boston
police force who refused to 60 on
strike Sept. and remained at his
post received check for $2eO IN
recognition Of his fidelity. The sum
thus expended, taken from the fund
for the defenders of public safety,
amounts to $10S,2oo, the exact num-
ber of benefciaries being 61s. The
trustees Of the fund have also dis
tributed more than 100000 to mem
bers of the state guard in need OF
pecuniary assistance.
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