Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-30
NUMBER 48.

James Jackson spent nothing in his
successful campaign for State Treas.
urer Of Massachusetts,. according to Q
report filed with the Secretary Of
State. Marcus Coolidge, Democratic
candidate for lieutenan:-governor.
spent $3.50 and Louis A. Frothnig-
ham $27S5 in his successful Congress
sional fight in the 18th District.
A number of Maine towns that have
Fever had electric current will be 80
provided shortly through the develop
ment of the Central Maine Power Com
pany. The high tension line from
Pennington to Lewiston, 80 miles,
was built in a month. A new high
tension line from Waterville 10
skowehegan and still another from
Skowhegan to Guilford are being
constructed.
Riveters Of the Fore River plant
of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Cor
poration in Quincy who have been on
vacation" for several weeks are
breaking ranks, and several applied
for reinstatement to the company and
were taken back. About 500 left work
without the sanction of the Boiler
makers Union. OF which they are Q
Fart and the company told them
their services were no longer required.
Forty thousand workers had to walk
to their places Of employment as re.
suit of the unexpected announcement
by the Connecticut Company that
trolley service on all Waterbury lines
would be suspended. Six hundred
trolleymen were thrown out of work.
The trolley company's decision to
suspend service On the Waterbury
lines came as result OF the failure
of the Board Of Aldermen to elimi-
nate jitney competition.
The Brockton Agricultural Socf ~
has recently held the most success
full Brockton Fair in the 46 years
since its organization. The combined
attendance for the four days and
evenings exceeded 215,00o. Regard
ess Of the measure Of its success, no
dividends have ever been paid to It's
stock holders. The society functions
exclusively for the agricultural. in
dustrial and educational advantage Of
its many thousands Of patrons. and
the receipts each year. after chari-
table gifts have been made, are devot-
ed to the further upbuilding of the
fair, the coming year.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute an
nounces a gift OF $350,000 from the
Rockefeller Benefaction in the Inter
est of Schools and Education as q
contribution to the $1,000, 900 endow-
ment fund which the institute is rails
Ing to provide an income that win
replace the $4,000 annuity from the
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,.
which was taken from Tech by the
passage OF the bill which prevents ap-
preparations to any schools except
those maintained wholly at public ex-
pense. The gift is made on condition
that It "shall form part Of fund for
81 100000 to increase the salaries OF
professors"
Returns OF expenses in the recent
election, 80 far fled at the State
House, Boston. show that Governor
Elect Claiming Cox spent $S2S.Ss Of
which $500 went to the Republican
State Committee, 500 to the Republi-
can Club of Massachusetts and $123.69
to the Republican City Committee OF
Boston. Lieutenant Governor Eject
Alvan T. Fuller spent $1146.63; Con-
gressman Frederick h. Gillett OF
Springfield, 1895; Attorney General
J. Weston Allen. 500; Congressman
Allen T. Treadway, $4t1; Congress
man Robert Luce. 1898: Congressman
Frederick W. Dallinger, SITE. State =
Auditor Alonzo B. Cook and Sheriff
John A. Keliher spent nothing.
Gov. P. w. Clement Of Vermont
honored a requisition Of Connecticut
officers to take Luman G. Beckett.
wanted In New Britain. back TO that
city for trial on the charge Of mur-
dering Charles C. Taft, q taxi driver.
Beckett has just completed q term In
the state prison at Windsor for assault
with intent to commit robbery. It Is
claimed that since his commtttal he
confessed to the killing Of Taft, claim
Ing, however. that he acted In sek-de-
fence; that Taft assaulted him while
he was riding with girl companion.
that the girl placed revolver In his
(Beckett's hands and that when he
made an effort to hit Taft on the head
the gun exploded.
Figures submitted by the Massachur
setts State Department OF Labor and
Industries show the percentage Of
unemployment in the State II the
highest since 1908, although present
conditions indicate that the situatton
Is improving In its comment the de-
partment report says: There has
been little change since September IN
the unemployment situation. Tho As|
ures as Of Sept. 80, representing un-
employment in the principal indus
tries Of the State, show that the par
centage of unemployed for al csnses
is 1913. The estimate IL based upon
reports submitted BY u0S labor un-
ions, reporting a membership Of 2s4.-
900. The percentage Of unemploymsnt
in a number Of industries follows:
Boot and shoe, 40.s percent: textiles,
1858 percent; building trades. s.S per-
cent; transportation, 81 percent; non
and stel, 9 percent; printing. Is per'
cent: al other trades, Ill percent