Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-02
NUMBER 35.

A suit has been brought against
Maxine Beaulieu. inspector in the
Lewiston. Me-, Police Department,
.or 5000 damages for alleged assault
The plaintiff Is Joseph Paradise. an
armless youth, eyed a who alleges
that Beaulieu assauIted and choked
him at the Lewiston police station,
Aug. s, after he had been arrested
and placed on probatiou Tor ntodca-
ion. The writ Is returnabie to the
October term Of coQIt
John A Cousens OF Brookline, Mass,
will take Office Sept as acting pres
dent Of Tufts College, at which time
the resignation Of Hermon c. Bumpus,
last year. Ii effective. MI
Cousens Is of the class OF '98, ami
has for long period been a trustee
Of the college, serving as member
Of the finance committee O. the board,
later on the executive board and on
the board of visitors to the medical
school.
Hercules, trained monkey owned
by Dr.. Robert Marcin, Bridgeport,
Ct, a veterinarian, slipped out of its
cage. He found bottle of pills which
he fed to two bulldogs, one valued
at $500 and the other $3.50. The dogs
died. Hercules made his way for
four blocks to house and, entering
a bedroom, got into bed with two
children. A police sergeant who had
had experience in q circus caught
Hercules.
That his wife married him to de-
ceive and defraud him is the allega-
ton which Clifford Law of Spring
field formerly of Southbridge, makes
in a petition he filed in Superior
Court asking the court to annul his
marriage to Marjorie B. Bassett OF
Southbridge. He was married In
Southbridge Nov. 8, 1917, and his
wife left him the next day, he alleges.
His petition states that she never in
tended to live with him
The finance committee Of Phillip
Andoyer Academy has discovered
that the average carpenter in Massa-
chusetts gets wage rate which nets
him at least 1907 year more than
the average professors salary at
that preparatory school The pro-
fessors income averages $2097.6S a
year, while the carpenters, at 81 an
hour for 300 working days Of eight
hours each, Is $2400. The academy.
therefore, is going to maks q drive
for $1-500, 900, 30 that its professors
can meet the high cost Of living as
we'll as the average mechanic. The
drive win begin Oct 13 and close
Nov. -, lasting six weekA
Removal Of the ban on German
potash, retained up to Ang. 8, should
result tn q great saving to the far
mers Of Maine, according to state
meut made by Joseph Han, who re-
Gently appeared In behalf Of the new
H-org1ntIed Aroostook Federation OF
Farmers at q hearing before the War
Trade Commission at Washington on
the question Of raising this prohfbi-
ton. Mr.. Hall stated that a revision
Of the prices for the coming year.
which had been sent out by the fer
tffiser companies, would be made nee
essary by the lowered cost Of potash
which he said, would result from free
Importation Of German potash.
Health centres, under the direction
Of the Massachusetts, state Depart
u,en6 oc health, Will be established In
an Bay state communities with
population OF more than z00o. If q
campaign planned by the department.
DOCTORS Is successful rhe bf-month-
" bulletin OF the health department
,mder the signatures OF DR.. Carey ana
u. Champion, the two most ardent
advocates Of the movement, outlines
the program for establishing centres
IN many more communities than now
nave them. every city or town with
a population OF 10000 cannot do with
out a health centre, these two physi-
clans maintain, and every community
or 1000 should have one.
John Mccormack, the Irish tenor,
paid $4,000 for thoroughbred Guern-
sey cow at the Oak Farm, Scituate.
and named the cow Eileen. Two
hours later Eileen gave birth to
heifer, which the singer could have
sold for $4,000 If he wished. How
ever. Mr.. Mccormack will keep both
the COW and heifer for stable OF
thoroughbred cattle which he is 60
ing to establish at ROTOR, Conn. Mr..
McCormack has already purchased
herd Of Guernseys for $4,000. Many
OF these cattle will be entered at the
cattle show, at Boston Fair. Read
vile. Sept. 25. 26 and o. Nearly
$4,000 in prizes will be offered at the
show for the four dairy breeds, Jer-
seys, Guernseys, Holsteins and Ayr
shtres.
The total estimate yield OF the Mas
sachusetts State income tax Tor tnls
year ls $l2,S54, ,zSy.S3, according 10
figures in the office OF the Tax COM
missioner, as against a total yield IN
1918 OF $l4,3S7, ,33s.50, showing aeN
crease OF approximately a million
and q half dollars. The difrerence LIB
accounted for in part Dy changes m
the manner OF assessment, although
the total income returned shows
falling of, which is attributed to the
taking OF greater excess profit taxes
by the Federal Government this year.
In IslY the yield from taxes on IN
comes was increased by the addition
oY a war tax OF 10 per cenk OF the
amount OF each tax bill This year
the Legislature has increased tne
rate on earned incomes from one
and one-halr to two and one-hah per
cent. but such increase In rate is not
sufficient 20 onset tho loss Of income
by reason OF the excess proff taxes
and the elimination OF the ~ per
cent war tax. The increase OF one
per cent IN the rate upon earned in
comes ts estimated to yield 81 soo, ,0oe.
Clarence Miller. who saw service
with the Canadian Army, pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging him
with breaking and entering the home
~ Thomas r Morrilly. Fitchburg. In