Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-05-04

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old time boxer, told members Of the
Providence city government. Burns
rdiculed the $1,000. 900 memorial and
told Of ex-service men unable to rent
homes.
After having been listed az dead,
sergt. Frank P. Curtis, who left No.
Attleboro, Mass. with Co. I, 101st In
fantry, and went overseas with the
26th Division, returned recently and
was accorded q reception at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Coutant.
with whom he made his homo before
enlistment.
Four hundred women, members Of
the Vermont Equal Franchise league,
assembled in Montpelier and paraded
in the rain to the State House, where
they made an appeal to Gov. Percival
W. Clement to convene special ses-
sion of the Legislature to vote on rati-
hcation Of the federal suffrage
amendment.
William Trask Of Springfield, Mass,
arrested on a charge Of drunkenness,
was sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment. He admitted that he was
arrested once in Hartford, but on look
ing up his record 1t was found that
he had been arrested no less than so
times within IA years on liquor charg-
es in Springfield.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels gave
assurances to Congressman James A.
Gallivan that when the turbine repair
work has been completed at the New
York Navy Yard on the dreadnasght
North Dakota the ship will be or
dered to the Boston Navy Yard for
whatever alterations and repairs OF
q major character are found neces-
sary.
Fearing robbery such as occurred
recently at South Braintree, Mass,
City Treasurer John c. Dexter OF
Fitchburg, appealed to the police for
q guard for the city pay roll, which
amounted to $4,000. The police
patrol, with a squad Of men armed
with riot guns, was pressed into ser
vice to guard the money in transit
from bank to City Hall.
Physicians In Massachusetts, are
living longer than formerly, according
to statistics given out by the Boston
Medical and Surgical Journal. "All
the oldest living graduates Of Harvard
have lately been physicians" says this
journal. DR.. Horatio R. Storer, now
the oldest living graduate Of Harvard,
was born in Boston, February n, 1880,
being ninety years Of age.
Over the entire State Of Vermont,
this is the best sugar making season
in years. In the vincinity Of Burling-
ton and in some OF the bushes along
the shore Of Lake Champlain farmers
report light crop, but taking the
entire State into consideration, the
crop is now more than two pounds to
the tree with an opportunity to in
crease this average considerably.
The bill before the Massachusetts,
House which provides for the pur-
chase and reforestation of 100000
acres Of idle land for State forests has
been reported favorably by the Com
mittee on Agriculture. Representa-
tive Almond Simth declares that a
reforestation of the Idle lands Of the
State will net profit from its first
crop that viii wipe out the State debt.
The first solid car Of mail to be
sent from Middleboro. Mass, and pos
sibly from anywhere In that section
left there for Boston. It was car
Of shoes, made by the George e.
Keith Company. destined to all parts
Of the United States, and they are now
on their way to the wearers. There
were about 900 cases of shoes in the
shipment, and the postage used was
about $4,000.
State Treasurer Bsrrell Of Massa-
chusetts, sent to the Governor and
Executive Council protest against
the recent action Of that body In
adopting an order requiring the
Treasurer to submit competitive bids
before requesting the approval Of the
Council for exchanges Of securities.
IF were to carry out the suggestion
in the ORDER" the Treasurer says In
his letter, "the interests of the state
might be jeopardized. For inftance,
your Council meets once q week and II.
in the interim, have an opportunity
to purchase bonds at an extremely low
rate, should be prevented from max
ing a purchase until the next Council
meeting. BY that time the market on
certain bonds might rise considerably
and the delay would mean Q great
financial loss to the State. can see
no reason why such an order should
be passed at this time"
Following a hearing at the Office Of
the registrar Of the Motor Vehicle
Department at the State House, Bos-
ton, on causes of fatal accidents.
Frank A. Goodwin issued a state
ment regarding the precautions that
should be taken to avoid accidents
to children. He pointed out that .
large number of children are being
killed in this State every year by
automobiles and motorcycles, and
added that In far too many cases, lack
of care on the part Of the child is
due to failure OF parents to impress on
the child the absolute necessity Of It.
At luncheon Of the bureau OF
advertising Of the Newspaper Pub
fishers Association In Boston. z. r.
Meredith. secretary Of agriculture,
made q plea for greater publicity Tor
farmers. saying that bin inimical
to agriculture should have the spot
light Of publicity turned on It as .
vicious franchise. II farmers were
attempting to secure meritorious leg
islation. this also should be made .
matter OF publicity for the press. he
said, and declared d-that many times
he: farmers are not In a position to get
their views fully before the patio
The Man.