Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-04-22
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Governor Beeckman at Providence,
R. l., signed the bill legahzing Sun
day baseball in Rhode Island
A baseball park costing 100000 is
to be erected on Pawtucket avenue.
Providence, R. I. It is understood
that $4,000 has already been sub
scribed.
Only 100 cases of venereal diseases
have been found and Of these II werS
reported before the division lei
Brest. This includes the entire
$4,000 men, bringing the percentage
far below that Of civil Life.
The Yankee Division is one Of the
cleanest in the entire American army,
according to medical officers reports
made 80 far, as result OF inspec-
tions made when the men passed
through the sanitary plant.
The Haverhill Shoe Manufacturers
Association announces 5000 women
employees in more than forty shoe
factories, have begun fifty hour
week without reduction Of pay. They
have been working ffty-four hours
week.
One hundred and fifty cutters and
quarrymen in the granite quarries at
West Sullivan and Franklin, Maine,
have been granted wage scale C.
$6 a day for three years by the
quarry owners. This is an advance
Of $1.75 a day.
The first case Of sleeping sick
ness," or lethargic encephaltis. known
to have occurred in the Southeastern
Massachusetts district, resulted in
the death of Mrs. Frances Cunning
ham. twenty-five, Of New Bedford
Mrs. Cunningham had been Ill for
about two weeks.
The 26th Division when It parade
in Boston will number $50 officers
and 18,287 men. This includes 50.
officers and 1873 men from New
England and 81 fficers and 1898 men
from outside New England. who
have announced their willingness to
stay and participate.
Bangor, (Me.) High School is tc
have military training under permits
sion of the War Department An in
structor for the Junior R o. T. c. will
be appointed. Friends Of Captain Sa
bine w. Wood of Bangor, who is now
at Charleston, s. c., in the army. are
suggesting him as desirable candi'
date for the position.
Harry C. Hale, who came home
from France as commander Of the
26th Division with the temporary
rank Of major general, has resumed
his regular rank as brigadier. and
the division on parade is expected to
be under its old commander. Mai,
Gen. Clarence B. Edwards, now com
manding the Northeastern depart
ment
Charles w. Walker Of Pine View
Farm, Canton, Me-, has q three-year'
old cow whish has the state record
for milk production. The animal Is
Balsam Mercedes DeKol and her Of
fetal record for milk and butter In
seven davis is 653.2 pounds Of milk
and 22.16 pounds Of butter. Her big
gest milk production In one day was
1914 pounds of milk.
Col. Adam Clifford, commander Of
the Salvation Army forces in New
England has issued a statement warn
ing the public against imposters
who have been collecting money on
the pretext Of seeking funds for the
Salvation Army home service fund
Colonel Clifford said the campaign
would not open for q month or more
and that no one had been authorized
to make collections
A mammoth golden star, represent
ing approximately 1000 men. will
immortalize in the eyes Of hundreds
of thousands Of New Engianders on
April 25 the brave lads of the Yam
kee Division who now sleep beneath
wheat fields in France. This emblem
of respect and mourning will be car
ried by their comrades-in-arms in the
big parade which starts at / O'Clock
on that afternoon at Boston.
Boston, April 11.-Four special
trains loaded with war relics, fnclud
ing equipment captured from the Ger
mans, will tour New England between
April 21 and May 10, as an advertis-
ing feature for the Victory Liberty
Loan Nearly 400 cities and towns IL
the six states will be visited, the com
mittee announced today. Each train
will consist Of three fiat cars, one box
and a tourist sleeper. Several speak
ers and bondsalesmen together with
military guards will travel with each
outfit.
"Neighborly yours" Is the way
they will sign business letters and
social correspondence in Lawrence
Mass, in the future If a suggestion
Of the citizens committee Is adopted.
1t has undertaken a campaign OF
civic betterment to get at and re-
move the causes for the mi;i city's
industrial and other troubles, and 1t
has come to the conclusion that all
of its 40 odd nationalities. speaking
so odd tongues, must get neigh
borly" II its more than 100000 citi.
zens are to cooperate in movement
for the common welfare.
Maine Methodists are planning to
build a s115,000 university church at
Orono. The Eastern Maine conference
has voted to send Rev. Horace Sellers
TO the State Methodist conference now
in session at Fairfield to confer about
raising a $4,000 fund. The Board OF
Education has offered $4,000 toward
IT, hviIdino fund contingent upon the