Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-30

from the FTencn government.
It is announced that the New
Haven will resume work at once on
the construction of its new 100000
freight terminal in Providence. The
yard, work on which was suspended
last December, will be used to clas-
sify freight for distribution through
out southern New England and. with
the exception of the terminal under
construction at Midway, Ct, will be
the largest in New England.
Three Greater Boston men are in
cluded among the % named by Presi-
dent Wilson to represent the general
public in the national conference
which Is to begin in Washington on
Oct. 6 to consider plans for new
relationship between employer and
employe. One of the men invited by
the President to attend the conference
as representative of the public Is HenA
ry B. Endicott Of Milton, Mass.
Although the campaign Of the Phil
lips Academy. Andover, Building and
Endowment Fund, Of $1,000 900, Is not
yet officially started, two gifts Of $780,
900 each have been received; one OF
them conditional on the raising Of an
additional $450,000 for the proposed
main building. Great interest is be-
ing displayed by graduates the coun-
try over, and many small pledges are
coming into the campaign headquar-
ters daily. BY the time the campaign
is actually opened, on Oct. IL,
every former Andover student
1s, every former Andover student
should have learned Of the aims OF
the fund, and the needs for which 1t
Is intended to provide.
Whether the flag of the Irish Re-
public" should be placed n front OF
the rool of honor on the City Hall
ablet at Newport, R. l. is an issue
that is resulting in a sharp and Bit
ter fight in that city. Those opposed
to the recent reception Of Eamonn
de Valera, president Of the lrish
republic" have shifted their attack
upon the presence Of the Irish nag.
On this roll Of honor, which con-
tains the names Of Newport men VINO
died during the war, are placed from
time to time, wreaths in remem'
brance, among them being a huge
wreath which the American Legion
keeps fresh every week. During
<President" de valera's visit to the
city he placed on orange, green and
white wreath upon the roll OF honor.
Allegations that Eben Case, 36. OF
Holbrook, Mass, padded pay rolls and
took pay envelopes made out In the
names Of dead men were made by po-
lice authorities pushing the prosecu-
ton of Case who was arraigned IN
the police court and held for the
grand jury on charge Of larceny.
Case was a foreman in the employ Of
the Brockton Welting Company,
which last. spring went into the hands
of a receiver. The police claim that,
while Case was In charge Of force OF
men It was his duty to accept and
deliver pay envelopes to them. and
that after men were discharged from
the employ Of the firm. and even az
ter some Of them had died, he, Case,
kept them on the pay rolls, and drew
and kept the pay made out IN their
names.
Unusual activity is noted along the
Maine coast in the fishing industry
Maine fishermen, who In the past have
sold their catches in Boston, Glouces
ter and Portland markets, now real
lie the have been losing q big op
portunity to make larger profits by
sending their fish to markets scores
Of miles away. Among the fishermen
who through long years Of experience
along the Maine coast has come to see
the importance Of landing catches near
the fishing grounds Is Capt H. /. Phin
ney of Boothbay Harbor, Me-. wRc
win soon break ground for one Of the
largest fish refrigeration plants along
the Atlantic coast. In 1908 Capt
Phinney began the curing and packing
Of fish with small wharf and curing
plant. The business grew and in 1917
the Maine Fisheries Company was In
corporated to continue the business on
q larger scale.
In connection with the statement L.
sued by the United States public
health service at Washington and by
DR.. Royal 8. Copeland, commissioner
of public health Of New York city,
anent the probable return Of the infu.
enza edidemic this year, It is an
nounced that the laboratories Of Har-
ward University have been chosen to
conduct exhaustive research into the
causes, effects and complications Of the
disease, together with its prevention
and cure. Dean David L. Edsall Of the
Harvard medical school announced
that a large corporation which suf-
:ered losses as a result of the epi-
demic last year has given $4,000
The greater portion Of which will be
ased by Dr.. Milton Joseph Roseau
professor Of preventive medicine and
hygiene of the Harvard medical
school, and a corps Of assistants. to
carry on the exhaustive research.
Farmers in Brockton and vicinity
claim that the potato crop in that
section has been ruined by the heavy
rains Of the past few weeks, and
look to see potatoes reach wartime
prices again this winter. The financial
loss to the householder who planned
to raise his own crop win reach thou
sands of dollars. In many instances
the crops will not be harvested at all
Many Of the farmers have started har'
westing, and have become 30 badly
discouraged with the results that
they have abandoned the crops en-
tirely.
Worth More Than That Now.
On June 20. in 1892, the patent OF