Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-07
More Than 10000 Minors Hurt An
nuaIly In Work.

ment before Judge Mcmahon In the
F1tchburg court that more than TO-
900 minors are injured In Massachu-
setts industries annually. He was
prosecuting case for the State
Board against Omer Couture of
Fftchburg, who conducted a wood
yard and a furniture business. 1t
appears that Couture employed a.
year-old boy, Joseph Gognen to work
in the wood yard and that while en-
gagged in his duties on December IA
his right hand was severed at the
wrist by circular saw upon which
he was working. Mr.. Wallace stated
that an effort Is being made by the
State Board of Labor and Industries
to reduce the number of accidents to
minors under 16 years OF age and
that this prosecution was only an In
cident in it's work In this direction.
The complaint was brought by Ar
thur ]. Vaughan, industrial inspector,
who represents the State Board IN
the Fitchburg district. Couture was
found guilty and q fine Of $25 was
imposed.
Charles F. Beach New York, and
Paris attorney, who has been su-
ing Lucian Sharpe, Providence and
Cambridge millionaire, for $36,23O for
services in connection with purchas-
es of works of art in Paris, is found
to be entitled to $4,000 for his ser
vices for Mr. Sharpe. The jury stipu-
lated however, that $18,G7 which
counsel had agreed Beach had al
ready from Sharpe, shall be deducted
from the amount to which he was en-
titled for his services, bringing the
actual figure of the verdict to $6953.
Two life convicts and a short term
prisoner in the Maine state prison
have been pardoned by the Governor
and council. Those to whom executive
clemency was shown were lgnauo
Albanese, also known as Joe Bill"
fruit dealer, convicted Of the murder
of his wife at Rumford IN 1911; Sadie
Newbert of Thomaston, sentenced to
prison for life about eight years ago
for killing her husband with poison.
and Willis ]. Page Of Bangor, serving
two to four years on statutory
charge.
Priv. Francis w. McCabe Of COM
pany D, Sd battalion, United States
guards, found guilty of kicking ma
val officer In the abdomen, has been
sentenced by a military court
tial to be confined for one year at
hard labor in Fort Jay, N. Y; to for
felt all pay and allowances. and at
the completion Of his sentence to be
dishonorably discharged from the
service. The finding Of the court
martial and the sentence were made
public at the Northeastern Depart
ment headquarters, Boston, and in re-
viewing the sentence the command
ing officer comments on the punish
ment as being inadequate.
Orders to abandon the naval bases
at Portland and Rockland, Me-. and
at Provincetown were received by
Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood, COM
mandant of the first naval district.
These stations were not included IN
orders received last week and had
been expected that they would be
continued indefinitely. The naval
flying station at Chatham will be re-
tanned. Orders also have been re-
cedved, Admiral Wood said, for the
transfer of men now stationed at the
Commonwealth pier, Boston, receiv-
ing ship to naval buildings being
erected in South Boston. The change
will be effected before Jan 20.
Approval was given by the Probate
Court Springfield, Mass. to a petition
of the trustees of the Everett Il.
Barney estate for permission to dis
pose of 719 shares of capital stock
of Barney & Berry, Inc. to a syn
dicate that will take over and oper-
ate the local skate factory. The City
Council having previously ratified the
plan to transfer the stock In return
for bonds for $143,S00 the courts &C
tfon virtually means the passing OF
the concern to private hands. BY
the will of Mr.. Barney. who died sew
eral wears ago, the bulk Of his large
estate, including the Barney & Berry
business, passed into the possession
of the city.
The three -masted schooner Speed
way left Boston, for Melbourne, Aus
tralfa, after a long wait for the
right kind of cook. This individual
was signed at $12O per month, with
transportation home and 81 a day
while en- route. Water front habitues
figure he will receive about $10VO.
The Speedway is routed via the Pan
anna canal, thus saving about 2oOo
miles over distance she would have
to cover rounding the Horn. Her
cargo consists of roll of telephone
wire consigned to the Governor-Gen-
eral of Australia, quantities Of bicar-
Donate of soda, paper and steel. load
ed by the Cunard line. Capt. F1tzger-
aid expects to reach hts destma-
tion next April.
Judge Crosby of the Mass. supreme
court has reserved for the run bench
of that body decision on the petition
of Wallace B. Donham, receiver OF
the Bay State Street Railway Com
pany, against the public service COM
mission, in which Mr.. Donham seeks
to have annulled, modified or amend
cd a decree of the commission f1tne
schedule of rates and tariffs to be
charged on the various lines OF the
railway operated in Massachusetts,
to take effect on Jan. 1, 1919. In view
of the Importance Of an early decis-
ion OF the matter Judge Crosby, with
out preliminary hearing, sent the
case at once to the full-bench which
begins a sitting on Jan. 8.