Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-06-03

Or. Silas Murray Dtnsmoor. . ven
Known physician Of Keene for the
past 50 years and, for % yeans pre-
vious Q practicing physician In other
towns In this state, died It his home
In Keene. aged nearly s. years.
He was born In Antrim, June u.
1896, the son of Silas and Clarissa
(Copeland) Dnsmoor.
A torpedo, weighing about 1000
pounds was discovered on the Nahant
side Of Lynn harbor BY F~ei Hurd Of
Lynn. The metropolitan police and
the Charlestown Navy Yard were
notified and 1t was found to be the
property of the Electric Boat Com
pany, which has been conducting ex-
periments along the coast, during
which four torpedoes were lost Two
have now been recovered.
A demand for Is per cent increase
in all textile industries, to take ef-
feet June 2, will be made at Provi-
dence, R. l., according to labor lead
ers who have conferred with Inter-
national President John Golden.
President Golden says the demand
will be made in other New England
cities. The local leaders say they
made a request last June which was
refused by the mill owners and later
allowed by the War Labor Board.
Springfield Mass. high school is the
first public school in the country to
establish a course in industrial hy-
giene and safety work. according to
an announcement made by the U. 8.
department of labor. The safety
work will include a special consider
alton Of the problems presented by
individual carelessness. The work
in industrial hygiene will emphasize
personal health and will show how
measures may be taken against oc-
c,rpational diseases.
Il was announced at the meeting Of
the State Executive Committee Of the
Y. M. C. A. that in spite Of war con-
ditions the committee closed the rs
cal year with all bills paid and with
the work throughout Rhode Island and
Massachusetts progressing favorably.
w. J. Roybold of Pittsfeld has been
chosen as chairman for the ensuing
year. A vote Of thanks for his meri-
torious service was accorded to
Franklin P. Shumway Of Melrose, who
resigned as clerk Of the committee
after holding the position for 20 years.
Beuests to public institutions
totailing more than $4,000 were con.
tanned In the will Of Anna A. Gold.
smith Of New Ipswich, fled for pro-
bate at Nashua.
The largest gift was $1,000 t.
Seminary, Mortified, Mass.
Others included 5000 each to the
Memorial Hospital Of Nashua and
the Margaret Pillsbury Hospital
at Concord: $4,000 each to the
Old Ladies' Home Of Nashua and
the Memorial Home for the Bliad in
Worcester. Mass, and $1,000 to the
town Of New Ipswich.
Major General C. R. Edwards
wants young men in the upper classes
of high schools trained in rife prae-
tice. He gave his opinion to Major
J. L. Portal of Woburn, who is In
spector or rife practice in six Of the
Boston schools. The general said:
I'VE do not want anyone to think this
Is a move for universal military train
ing. We want some method that will
supplant the mere squirrel hunter and
bird killer. That kind Of chap
should be taught the use Of the rife
in some systematic way tn our public
schools. To shoot well at q target
will use up some Of that superhuous
energy that tempts boy to 90 into
the woods and shoot anything that
has Life just for the sake Of shoot
ing"
The Attleboro Municipal Council,
at a special meeting instructed Mayor
Brady and City Solicitor Estes to re-
gister the opposition Of the city with
the State Board of Charity on the
petition Of the Attleboro Sanatorium
to receive charter as charitable In
stitution. II It is granted the city
will lose $1,000 annually in taxes.
The sanatorium was recently given to
the Methodist Episcopal Church as .
$3.50, 1000 centenary gift<ey John n.
and was turned over to the
Board Of Foreign Missions. The
Of the city at the hearing
before the State Board will be that
lnasmuch as no provision Is made for
free treatment of patients from this
city, the institution is not charitable
one.
Nearly two-thirds Of the Harvard
men who died in the war were com
nissioped officers, the university war
records Office says. The university
,cnor roll now includes 800 names.
If which 184 are those Of officers. The
100 does not include the men Who
bed in auxiliary branches Of the
.rmy and navl. OF the number who
lied, 81 were in the infantry. II in
lviation, II in artillery. II in the
medical corps, 8 in the machine gun
,orps, s engineers. coast artillery
men, cavalry men, 4 quartermas-
ers, 8 intelligence service men,
J. A. T. C. men, 2 ordnance CORPS
men, 2 ambulance drivers, dental
,orps men, / signal man and l MEM
,er of the inspector generals depart-
nent. Twelve died in the line serv-
ce Of the navy and in naval avis-
ion. Six marines from Harvard
lied. one being An aviator.
In an address at meeting IN Port
and, Me-. in the interest Of the ieague
o enforce peace, former President
William H. Taft challenged the sena-
orial critics af article 10 Of the league
4 nations covenant. He said that
.rticle 10 In effect was IAN oryani-
alton OF the united powers Of the
lations of the league to maintain and
an international command
nent, Thou shalt not steal Il Is
he union Of the nations to suppress
he spirit of conquest which led Ger
many to drag this world into the
wful war which we have passed.