Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-17
new ENGLAND LIVE STocK RE.
PORT.


makes these estimates OF Numbers OF
Live Stock on Farms. and their Av-
erzge Value per Head. as OF January
In each year shown.
Horses show a steady decrease in
the United States and throughout
New 7ngland. except in Rhode Island.
where they appear about constant.
They are giving place more and more
to autos, trucks and tractors. In
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Yer
mont, the price is slightly above last
year, while in Massachusetts,, New
Hampshire, and the United States
there is a small decrease; and in
Maine no change.
Mich cows show a small gain in
numbers in the United States, Maine
and Connecticut; a small decrease in
New Hampshire, Vermont and Mas
sachusetts with no change in Rhode
Island from last year. The strong
demand for dairy cows, especially
good ones, has everywhere caused
quite noticeable gains in prices. Pure
breds and good mixers are generally
in good demand; but poor mixers
find slow market in most cases.
Other Neat Cattle have decreased
somewhat from last year in the
United States, increased slightly in
Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
and Connecticut, while remaining
about steady in New Hampshire and
Vermont. They show small price
decline in the United States and
Maine but rather marked gain else
where. Short stocks of hay and too
many young stock in parts of Maine
and in few other places forced sales
at lower prices.
Sheep have decreased from last
year slightly in the United States.
Vermont and Rhode Island, while
gaining considerable numbers in
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachu
setts and Connecticut. Frices have
decreased generally except in Mas
sachusetts, where a small increase Is
noted.
Swine have decreased somewhat in
the United States the past year; but
throughout New England, except
Vermont there Is substantial or
marked increase in numbers. A con-
siderable surplus is reported from
many sections; and the market for
local hogs has been rather weak and
market prices unsatisfactory to
farmers Ia view of the high grain
prices.
The Russell Fire Club. the Boston
fire department union, through its
board of directors, voted to give up
its charter as a union. The action
followed the counting of the ballots
cast by the members in a recent ref
erendum on the question, the voting
being to l in favor of abandoning
their organized labor affiliations.
Convicted of killing her baby girl
by strangulation, Mrs. Laura Good
ridge was sentenced to one year in
the House of Correction by Judge
Shaw in the Superior Criminal Court,
Worcester, Mass. According to the
police, the woman tied band around
the baby's throat and placed 1t In a
closet.
Successful raids by four eagles on
focks OF wild ducks seeking food
along the icebound shores Of Cumber-
land and Falmouth were followed by
battle between one Of the birds
and a small dog in thickly settled
portion Of Portland. Eagle and dog
fought In the snow for Be, oral min
utes before the canine succeeded In
driving off his assailant.
Judge Murray imposed sentence
Of two years on Henry H. Cheney Of
Dorchester, Mass, for the larceny Of
$4,000 from his employer, Augustus
o. Roberts, Of ia State ST., Boston,
suspending its execution in consid-
GRAFTON Of >Cheney's sick wife and five
small children, one Of them an 1S-
months old baby facing an operation
and another only q month old.
As q practical method OF meeting
the prevailing wave OF radicalism
and industrial unrest, bill was sub
mitted to the committee on mercan-
tile affairs by Senator Loring OF Bev-
erly, Mass, under the provisions OF
which employees would be given an
opportunity to buy stock In the cor
porations for which they are working.
The highest minimum wage scale
in any occupation in Massachusetts
under q decree Of the department OF
labor and. industries. became effec-
tive last week in the mems clothing
and raincoat industry. The decree
of the minimum wage board fixes a
rate of SIS a week for experienced
women Of ordinary ability and rates
of $40 and 81 week for ine1pe'
renced workers and learners.
Representative Ehhu D. Stone OF
Boston, petitioner, spoke before the
judiciary committee In favor OF the
abolition Of capital punishment. His
hin permits the punishment for muir
der TO be life Imprisonment or i'm
prisonent for any term Of years, pro.
vided that execution Of the death
sentence is made imperative for any
one who murders while he Is under
conviction for murder in the first de-
gree. He held that the death penalty
rs a relic of crude Justice" saying
that Of over 200 death penalties which
formerly existed in England, only
THAT for first degree murder remains.
The East Coast Fisheries Company,
Me-. plans during 1920 to
spend $1,400,000. making a total OF
$2,5o0. 600 for improving It's facilities
there. It is said that April will see
steam trawlers in opera
ton, most of them landing their car
goes at Rochand, where over q mil
lion pounds daily of fish will be dis
charged. New construction planned
for 1929 includes q $5ee.Ooe by
product plant, twelve warehouses With
capacity of 100000, 600 pounds Of fish.
docks for ten steam trawlers at one
time and $1eo.0e0 marine railway.
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