Oxford Democrat., 1920-10-26
NUMBER 43.

Mrs. Glend0wer Evans, the social
list, was arrested at Norwich. Conn,
when she attempted to speak in de-
flance Of the mayors orders.
Louis Kaplan. 81 Leroy street, Dor
chester. Mass. prohibition agent. was
indicted on charge of carrying on the
business Of q distiller of Intoxicating
liquor without having given the bond
required by law, in list Of SO true
counts and 336 mo bills" returned
by the federal grand jury in Boston.
Miss Majore Stiles. 13, daughter of
School Superintendent and Mrs. Ches-
ter D. Stiles, Westf1eld, Mass, has
passed all entrance requirements for
Wellesley College. She was gradual
ed from the high school in June. She
is now taking a post graduate course
and will enter college next fall at the
age Of IA.
]. H. Tregoe, former president
and now secretary treasurer Of the
National Credit Mems Association,
with headquarters In New York, told
an audience Of more than 400 Boston
credit men that, to bring business
back to pre-war stability, the excess
profits tax must go, national trans
portation must be improved and that,
80 Ear as labor Is concerned, there
should henceforth be an open shop.
The widow Of General Tom
Thumb-has been sold at auction.
The diminutive furniture and paint
ings which had been considered
priceless, and the accumulations Of
years upon the stage, netted less than
$500. Most of the articles in the col
lection were gifts to General Tom
Thumb and his wife, who was La
vinia Warren Bump Of Middleboro,
Mass.,-probably the most celebrated
midgets ever known.
Edward o. Smith, a Portland, Me-,
street car conductor, was arrested Oh
complaint of the federal department
of justice which charges him
with receiving checks under the
war insurance act with intent to
defraud the government. The
checks were mailed to a Mrs. Sadie
Smith at an address in Portland at
which 1t Is charged no woman OF that
name resides. He was arraigned and
held in $500 bonds for a hearing.
In the monthly report of the Mass
achusetts Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals. President
Francis H. Rowley announced that
during September officers Of the So
ciety investigated 676 cases; exam
ined 1882 animals; made 33 prosecu-
tions with 81 convictions; took ITO
horses from work. and humanity de-
stroyed 78 horses and 451 small an
imals. In the stockyards and abat-
toirs, 1886 animals were examined,
and 140 cattle, swine and sheep hu-
manly destroyed. In September
there were 1873 new Bands Of Mercy
organized. The total number OF
Bands of Mercy organized to date Is
128,444
Comparative statistics on the num-
ber of inmates in the prisons In
Massachusetts, on the first OF the
present month and on the same date
a year ago show large decrease in
the prison population. A year ago
in the county prisons there were
1145 inmates, 1925 men and 119 wom-
en-: and on Sept. 1, 1920, there were
ss5, of which 901 we're men. The
population of the state prison has
dropped from 524 to 1872; the Massa-
chusetts reformatory from 425 to 362;
the prison camp from 165 to 81; the
state farm from 402 to 246, and the
for women from ESQ t.
1S7. The Ave state institutions have
but 1851 inmates, as compared with
1886 year ago.
Organized labor wants the state to
take over industrial and accident IN
surance. and labor leaders have IN:
yoked the initiative and referendum
tn cyompel the Massachusetts, Leg
islature to take action. Private insur-
ance companies do all the insurance
for employees at present, but would De
practically shut out II labor leaders
have their way. The benefits paid
out last year under the present work.
mems compensation law amounted 10
$3.50 900. The labor leaders hrst
filed a petition containing provision
for q state appropriation Of 100000.
b,,t Atty.Gen. Allen ruled that the In
itiattye and referendum amendment
Of the constitution does not permit
the appropriation Of state funds
Alleging that agents OF Lawrence,
Mass. mills are taking subtle means
to bring about a wage reduction 70
operatives there, the Amaigamated
Textile Workers, through General
Secretary Ben Legere. forwarded
letter to the mill officials warning
them "that the workers cannot be
fooled by pecious arguments about
falling prices and depression causing
wage reductions. The organized
workers OF Lawrence" the letter re-
cites, hereby serve notice that any
attempt to lower wages IN Lawrence
II, ha ,ooked upon asA hostile act
on your part and van be met by I'M
mediate action on the part OF the
workers. We warn you that the
workers cannot be fooled by any spe-
cious arguments about falling OF
nrices and depression causing wage
reduction, and are prepared to use
our organized power to resist any
attempt to lower present standards
Mrs Eliza Brown Daggett viii be
a candidate for mayor Of Attieboro.
Mass, at the December election. TWO
weeks ago during her sbrence IN
the West, friends started circulation
Of nomination papers IN her behalf.
Her slogan, she says, will be Der
vice." Mrs. Daggett has served q
national president Of the Womens
Relief Corps and as national secre-
tary OF the organisation. She was
selected by Chairman WM Hays as
a member Of the women's advisory
communities for the Republican ma
tional convention