Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-03-04
NUMBER 9.

was expressed in the annual meeting
Of the Connecticut Valley Waterways
Association at Springfield.
The New Engand Iron and Esd
ware Association held It's 26tA aaaRA
banquet at the Hotel Somerset Boz
ton with more than $500. .00e, ~ in
the hsavy steel. hardware and tobbtng
interests represented. II was VIC
tory banquet Charles w. Henderson.
president Of the association presided.
About $1,000 worth Of liquors we're
seised at Boston by Federal authori-
ties on the steamer Kershaw Of the
Merchants and Miners Transporta-
ton Company. The steamer was
about to leave for Norfolk, Va. II r.
claimed that the liquor was taken
aboard by members Of the crew. Off
cials of the company and the captain
Of the steamer assisted the authori-
ties In rounding up the bottles.
Naval officers as Newport, r. l.. an
nouncs that the mystery ship
Charles Whittemors would be stripped
of her naval equipment and returned
to her owner, Charles Bowles OF
Rochand, Me-. from whom she waJ
chartered for the duration of the war.
The Whiuemore, four-masted
schooner, had concealed in her hold
full torpedo apparatus and went IN
search of German submarines. hoping
to be attacked. She did not succeed
in encountering any enemy ship.
Officers were reelected On the
board of directors Harrison B. Free
man was chosen to succeed E. Hart
Fem of Wethersfeld, Ct: Frank Nc
Elwain Of Holyoke and Charles H.
Beckwith Of this city to succeed the
late T. w. Leete and Emerson w.
Oatley, both Of this city; Martin A.
Brown Of Lincoln, N. H.. was chosen
In place of Winston Churchill Of Cor
nish, N. H.. and e. c. Robertson Of
Hinsdale. N. H., In place Of Philip w.
Ayres Of Concord. N. H.
The Committee on Public Health
gave q hearing on two bills. one In
troducsd by Rep. Bean Of Minot and
the other by Rep. Hussey Of Blaine.
which would not only prohibit the
manufacture and sale Of cigarettes IN
Maine, but the smoking OF them as
well. Rep. Bean said he introduced
his bill at the request Of some travel
ing mon and he declared that he re-
sarded cigarettes a. exceedingly
harmful to young boys and that their
use should be stopped.
Mr. Wheeler said there are fully
1.6e0, 900 acres Of good land In Mass
achusetts that could be used In such
an undertaking. He showed that
many Portuguese and Poles have
settled on farms here and are making
them pay. The present scarcity OF
farm labor he attributed largely to
the fact that farmers have not paid
sufficient attention to providing de-
cent places for their employees to live
in and have not treated them prop
erly.
The proposal to create commis-
sion, to investigate and report a plan
for developing the Mystic river and
its tributaries by Strengthening, deep
ening and widering the channel
above, Wellington bridge and drain
ing adjacent marshlands was sup
ported by officials of Medford, Nal
den, Somerville and other munictDah-
ties In the valley Of the river. before
the Massachusetts, legislative COM
mittee on waterways and terminals
would cost about 100000.
Lieut.. Roger w. Rowland. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sleigh Rowland Of
Springfield. Mass. one Of the most
popular Of American aviators. has
l eturned to this city. Lieut.. Rowland.
who has three Hun planes to his
credit officially and who is unofficial
ly accredited with drowning -
planes. was flight leader with the 9th
Aero Squadron Of the 1st Pursuit
Group. He was the only member Of
his flight Of eight men left in the unit
when the war ended, six Of the avia-
tors having fallen victims to the Huns
and one having been taken prisoner.
Maj. H. F. Reed of the Massachu-
setts adjutant- generals ONCE told
the legislative cor: mittee on military
affairs that the number Of Massachu-
setts men who have died during the
war, either on the field OF battle or
from illness, is estimated at between
5000 and 10000. He said the state
has records Of but 135. 900 Of the 1885,
900 men who went into the service
from this state. Maj. Reed. who is
In active charge Of the Massachusetts,
soldiers and sailors information bu-
reau. supported bill to create a
commission to prepare a suitable
testimonial for each soldier, sailor
and marine from Massachusetts. The
major said the information bureau
will soon 90 out Of existence and that
the proposed commission could take
up the work the bureau must leave
urdone).
The Salvation Army in Boston is
going to help out the unemployed
bartendsrs after July 1. Local Sal
vationists are waiting word from
New York as to what program Is
prepared for an employment drive
for the bartenders. according to Brig.
Shepherd OF Boston. The Salvation.
Army Is just as willing to help out
Q reformed bartender as It is to help
oat an unemployed sailor. It is point
cd out Col. William Peart. chief ex-
ecutivs secretary Of the army in New
York 10 sponsor for the statement:
'The toilers who formerly worked in
the great and vicious industry which
manufactured poison for the nation
win At once hnd new and better vo-
cations-wiil get employment which
ID not disgrace to themselves and
to their children. The Sslvatasn
Army Will help them to and tAsss
places"
Boring Rubber corks
To bore q hole In a rubber cork Is
problem to anyone who does not