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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12
Evil Tlmes,

Is the world growing wickederf It
must be. Nobody stole electricity, loot
ed slot machines, purloined automo-
biles or robbed cash registers In
srandpa's day.-Boston Transcripe
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12
Coming Events.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Oct. I2-Supreme Judicial Court, South Paris.
Jan. 4, S, 6-WesteIn Maine Poultry Association
South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12

Robert Vincient of Port Washington,
Long Island, q bright, enthusiastic
youth, arrived in Augusta recently In q
Ford racing runabout after dissppolnt-
ing chase of over week In the northern
part OF TIE state. The young man had
heard stories all about wild animals run
ming at large In Maine and set out from
his homo town with the intention OF
securing Q wolf. In fact, the young man
stated that he had made wager that he
would return with q live specimen.
After q weeks search with disappoint-
ing results, although with q wider range
of vision and with q half wrecked ma
chine, he reached the silver black fox
farm on the outskirts Of the capital city.
Here he was successful In purchasing
for a small sum Q red fox pup which
was securely Gagged and fastened to the
machine. He left for his home, happy
though somewhat chagrined, still conf
dent that he will win his wager &C the
hands OF his friends.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12
STATE OF MAINE.
70 all persons interested in either of the estate

70 all persons interested In either of the estate
hereinafter named:
At Probate Court at Paris, in vacation, In
and for the County Of Oxford, on the sixth
day Of October, In the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and twenty.
The following matter having been presented for
| the action thereupon hereinafter indicated,
IT IS hereby ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given 70 all persons
interested, by causing copy Of this order 70 be
published three weeks successfully In the OK.
ford Democrat, a newspaper published ct South
Paris, in said County, that they may appear at
Probate Court to be held AZ Rumford on the
first Tuesday of November, A. D. 1920. at 8 Of
the clock In the forenoon, and be heard thereon
II they see cause.
benjamin. F. Glover late of Canton, de.
ceased; petition that Ernest G. Glover be ap.
pointed administrator Of the estate of said de.
ceased to act without bond presented by said
Ernest O. Glover, SON and heir.
Joseph A. Arnold, ST., late Of Peru, de-
ceased; dnal account presented for allowance by
willard 8. Arnold. executor.
Witness. ADDISON e. HERRICK, Judge of
said Court at Paris, this sixth day of Octo.
her In the year Of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty.
A.43 ALBERT D. PARK, Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12

Itching, tortuiing skin eruptions disngure, an.
noy, drive one Wild. Doan's Ointment ID
praised for its good work. 60c at all drug stores
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12

SINGLE COPIES.
Single copies of THE DEMOCRAT are five cents
each. They viii be mailed on receipt Of price by
the publishers or for the convenience OF patrons
single copies of each issue have been placed on
sale al the following places In the County:
South Paris, Howard's Drug Store.
Shurtled's Drug Store
Norway, Moves Drug Store.
stones Drug Store.
Buckheld, A L. Newton, Postmaster.
Paris Hi, Helen r. Cole, Post Once.
West Paris, Samuel T. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12
OF Great Rlchea

OF great riches there Is no real ma
except 1t be In the distribution, -
lpo9 . but couce1k-6aeen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12

hon. Luere B. Dessy. Justice Presiding
Frederick R. pyer.......-....-.Gounty Attorney
john l a. BsbS L. L. Niles, william Stanley.
~ Deputies
Ernest T. shaw......-........... 80. Turnkey
Harry o. simpson --Crier
Walter L. Gray ---..--: Librarian
George Davis. messenger
A. Il. Whitman. .Stenographer
The October term of Supreme judicial
Court will open this Tuesday morning
with the above officers. Below are the
corrected jury lists:
GRAND JURORS.
Sumner G. Bean, Albany.
William II. Berry, Fryeburg.
q. Walter Brown, Norway.
Robert D. Crockett. Woodstock.
Thomas Cunningham, Peru.
Irving 8. French Bethel.
Raymond d. Garland, Porter.
G. NJ. Howe, Rumford.
Addison Millett, Waterford.
Frank Nottage, Paris.
N. A. Paine, Newry.
Ralph d. Thurston, Andover.
G. r. Trip, Canton.
Merton A. Warren, Buckdeld.
Manard NJ. Wentworth, Denmark.
Leslie g. Welman, Mexico.
A. Chester Witham, Oxford.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
j. Holton Abbott, Andover.
H. r. Andrews. Norway.
Henry B. Bartlett, Brownfeld.
Charles &. Bean. Hiram.
e. e. Bennett, Bethel.
Carl Churchill, Buck1eld.
Frank Dudley, Paris.
+. o. Eaton. Rumford.
A. e. George, Hebron.
Arthur Gilman, Porter.
Joseph Hart, Lincoln Plantation.
Wallace Hazelton, Sumner.
8. F. Heald. Lowell.
W. A. Hersey, Norway.
George P. Hilton, Waterford.
Harris Holman, Dixfeld.
Adner d. Howard, Hartford.
T. T. Howard, Rumford.
Ernest j. Record, Paris.
e. T. Roberts, Greenwood.
George Rogerson, Mexico
Lee NJ. Rowe, Woodstock.
Walter A. Sampson, Stow.
8. Z. Shackley, Canton.
Il. Lowell Shaw, Peru.
Elmer walker. Fryeburg
Marshall e. Wentworth, Denmark.
Il. W. Whitney, Upton.
Wesley Wheeler, Bethel.
Following are special assignments Of
cases for Tuesday and Wednesday:
No. II. Francis r. Sargent vs. Ernest L. Far
rar.
Swasey Wheeler
No. l5I. Lillian n. Locke va. Herman Record.
Smith Wheeler
WEDNESDAY.
No. 2Os. Nellie Kelley vs.. Zepherin Thibodeau.
Parker Beliveau
No. sss. W. B. Twaddle VS.. Frank velqqosLy.
Hastings Wheeler
Indications at present seem to be that
the term will last at least two weeks.
Tuesday afternoon there will be me-
mortal services for the late Hon. James
s. Wright of South Paris, for many years
leading member of the bar. Speakers
at this service will be Judge Charles r.
Whitman, who was admitted to the bar
at the same term with Mr.. Wright, Har-
~ NJ. Shaw OF South Paris and Alton G.
Wheeler of South Paris, both Of whom
were former partners Of Mr.. Wright, and
al
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12
Here and There.

In recent election to the provincial
legislature of Manitoba, the city of Win
nipeg tried an interesting experiment
proportional representation. Some peo-
pie have made objection to our method
of voting on the ground that it does not,
as general thing, represent the politi-
cal sentiments of the people,--thst an
entire party, although 1t may consist of
nearly fifty per cent of the population
may be denied sill representation through
formation of political divisions. 1t Is
even possible by manipulation of politi-
cal divisions to secure the election of
minority leaders. Several presidents of
the United States have been elected by
this means, although they did not secure
q majority of votes cast. Woodrow Will
son in 1912 was one of these. At a gen.
eral election in Canada In 1911 the Con-
ing elected 1S4 members In parliament
against 81 Liberals. Had the number
been divided according to the vote cast,
which was supposed to represent the
political sentiments OF the country, the
parliament would have stood ia Con-
servatives and LOT Liberals. In the re-
cent election in Maine the Democrats
secured IA members of the house of
representatives. Their vote was one
third of the total and had they received
full credit for this vote would have
secured fifty members. Proportional
representation, which Winnipeg tried,
gives representation according to the
strength of the parties. The several
precincts of the city were abolished and
each voter had a chance Of designating
which candidates be considered most
suitabls-eyen the right of designating
q second choice.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12
Supreme judicial Court.

OCTOBER TERM, 1920.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12

The outcry against advanced railroad
rates has caused the Railway Age to COM
pile comparative statistics as to public
expenditures for railroads and automo-
biles. This paper estimates that after
the recent advance in rates of 1885,
1000 is put In operation the annual
cost Of railroad transportation will
amount to s6,700 0OO, 900 which would
cost the average family Of five persons
1906 per year. It Is estimated the pub
lie is spending over 50. 000, 900, 900 year
or $3.50 per family in operating auto
mobiles, 81 per cent Of which are pas
senger cars, and this sum does not in
elude construction or maintenance Of
highways. 1t is estimated that the num-
Der of new cars which have been and
will be made and sold this year will be
2,250,0O0 and that the number that will
be retired from service will be about
1,525, 900, so that the net increase of cars
In service will be 725, 000-9 IL per cent
of the present expenditure. or 1922
30, 900, to be added to the sc, 000, 600, 900,
The Age arrives at the conclusion that
when the American people spends volun-
tarily such vast amount on automo-
biles, largely for pleasure, II should find
no fault with its railroad bills, which
include not only passenger traffic but
freight and express as well.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12

Attention has been called to the de-
struction of wild flowers along our state
high ways. Motorists have been par
ticularly thoughtlsss in breaking down,
uprooting and gathering these beauties
Of wild life by the armful for q few
hours fleeting pleasure, until the Dor
ders of the highways, formerly attract
i've, have become simply the abiding
places OF burdock, thistle and rsgweed.
Maine is not the only state In which this
dissertation has been going on. In
Connecticut placsrds have been placed
throughout hill and valley calling atten-
ton to this widespread destruction and
asking forbesrauce on the part of tour
lists. Homer D. House, state botanist
of New York, Is calling attention to this
same thing. Many flowers, especially
the trailing srbutus, have been perse-
cuted in this state.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12

Here is famel Samuel Lehman, author
Of Everybody Works but Father" was
recently killed by an auto on Fifth
Avenue, New York, and his name and
song got into every paper in America.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12

According to the census there are over
2S,0S5, 900 women over twenty-ons years
old in the United States, and of these
there are 26,5Oo, 900 eligible to vote in
November.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15

We must get labor down to it's
proper.nlace 10 the scheme of things
Ba,; more newspapers SO report a
statement in speech by a prominent
iinancier at a dinner held in that city.
The sentiment is a. common one,
these .days@ There is 2 pretty gen.
era feeling that now that the cost
OF Ilying IS decreasing, il viii be
necessary to scale down wages" to
a morc reasonable hgureF-Ru,land
News. ta5G
Durlpg The next few months this
country is IN for a bittcr struggle over
the wageo schedules. Employers, in
many Bases, will try @ lower wages
below Hhat they can and should pay,
and employees. III just as many cases,
will trs to hold up to war schedules
that ordinary industrial business can
not pay and keep going. II the manu-
featuring plants are to continue in
business they have to produce as
cheaply as their competitors in the
markets OF the world and this means,
in the United States, some reduction
Of wages or some increase in work.
ing hours. The workers, themselves.
can take their choice 1t is entirely
in their own hands. On the other
hand there is no necessity for any
considerable lowering of wages or
raising Of hours for the efficient work.
ers and3any change made in either d.
treetion needs to be but temporary
Every employer of labor, chiefly in
the trades whore no long training was
needed has been burdened during the
past few years with persons on the
pay roll who didn't intend to work
and didn't to any extent BY their
constant Sinking and eeaseless agita
ticn they have hung a heavy load Of
dead freight on capital and on efIici-
tent labor When the pay-rolls are
cleared of this incubus the real
shareholders in the enterprise. the
owner the boss and the iourneyman
can all legitimately earn more than
they have been doing during the war
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15

The heavy slaughter o. deer in this
section of the state has aroused
demand for change in the open sea
son to an earlier date, 1t seems to
be the general conclusion that the.
heavy SHOWS in the mountain drove.
the deer down to the lower levels
where there was little or no snow and
resulted IN kill larger than before in
years. The deer hunting season in
Vermont is later than in almost any
other state and there is no good rea.
son why, SO far as most people can
see. While the weather this year
was not very cold as compared with
1.-THE ordinary December, it was severe
FER people not accustomed to being
out of doors, The Banner believes
that It would be better to fix the open
season a full month earlier. There is
no danger from forest fires after the
first Of November and a man who
leaves his stock in the pasture after
that date deserves to have few Of
them shot by careless hunters. There
would be much more pleasure IN
hunting in November and enough
would sbe killed to proven. the deer
overrunning the state, -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
ReeoanIt on for Greene

The way in which Congressman
Frank L. Greene, of Vermont, is Sc
2 eeiedflfor service on various import
ant submissions, shows the high es
TEEN In which he. is held Chief Jus
tice White of the Supreme Courts Of
the United States, chancellor CT the
Board Of Regents of the Smithsonian
Instut CIR. has appointed the follow
ing committee to consider the ques-
ton Of the appointment of a commits
sion Is be known as the National Gal
lery OF Art Commission: Chairman,
Henry White, Of Washington, mem
Dor Of recent Peace Commiss on at
Paris; Senator Henry Cabot Lodge;
John b. Henderson, of Washington;
Robert s. Broekings, of st. Louis
Mo. and Representative Frank H.
Green's Of st. Adams, Vt. Our peo-
PIE viii congratulate Congressman
Greene on this handsome recognition
Burlington Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
Cold encouragement.

He-naring, dream of you as my
own
She--But dreams, YOU know 80 by
contraries
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15

MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled TO the use for publication OF
ali neys dispatches eredited 10 II or
not otherwise credited in that paper
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
WEDNESDAY, DEcE5hFeER 70, 1920

The New England telephone com
pany has refused a demand for in
creased wages and shorter hours.
New if the operators viii kindly
strike, the old timers might get few
days rest from the greatest pest OF
modern civilization, unnecessary
tax over the telephone. The tele-
phone, properly used, is a great and
useful inst tuition. but the excessive
load OF trivial twaddle which the tele-
phone wires have to carry is about as
valuable as the beating CT tomtom
by Fiji island savage
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
WANTED

To buy Raw Fur and Hides OF all
kinds. Can, write or telephone al
once for prices. Also have agency for
all kinds of Taxidermy and furrier
uyprk
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
houseMifery.

She gets. some yeast and plans a feast
OF vaich ! hate to think
The ,hings sho'h make are bad 10 take
In rood ara worse o. drink.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15

one who waits for an insurance man
to persuade him to protect his fami'
ly or one who voluntarily goes to a
reliable agency and says: Il want to
insure? If you feel you should have
more insurance, dent wa for us to
come to you Come to us. National
Life ms, Co VT. (Mutuan Earle
S. Knsley, General Agent Mead Build
ing, Rutland, VI Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
NoTIcg Ca ANMuAl MEETlNa

The annual meeting 81 the stock-
hoders Of the County National Bank
vill Poe held al, the., banking rooms.
Bennington " on Tuesday january
: 1921 at in O'Clock in the forenoon
for the election of directors for The enc
suing year and for the transaction OF
such other business as may property
come before the meeting
Dated az Bennington. VI. Dec I 1920
HOMER II. WEBSTER.
Cashier
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
Catarrh CANNOT BE Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh is local disease. grently in
nueneed by constitutional conditions, and
In order TO cure 1t you must take an
internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces OF The
system. Hairs Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
In this country for years II Is com
posed OF some of tho best tonics known,
combined with some OF the best blood
purifiers The perfect combination or
the ingredients in Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is what produces such wonderful
results In catarrhal conditions Send for
testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO. Props, Toledo, .
All Druggists, 7bc.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
GET INSURED TODAY!

Your time. NE home car. furniture
etc, have money value.
Why take chances OF loss 10 Yourself
or family?
can WRITE OF telephone for rates to-
day next week may be too late.
! am aEent for the John Hancock
Globe Indemnity Underwater Fire, No
American Accident, and many other old
and reliable Insurance compauies
Also seller Of bonds Notary Public
and agent Tor real estate
roo
RORY ALLEN JONES
OBJECT %
savings Bank BIdx. Tel 4t4-J
Isoiuei
s2I SnHor6 ST. Tel. aaa-w.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
notice.:
nenninaton county savinus pank

The annual meeting of the c0rDOr-
atoys Of the Bennington County Say.
ues Bank viii be held at the Office "
said bank co. its bank buAdinE ia ie
ringipu. NJ. ON the first Wednesday,
5th day OF Jaunary a. p. 1897 at 2
O'Clock m FOR the purpose Of filling
vacancies in the number of corporatprs
AID 20 altor and revise the bylaws
also Tor the PURPOSE of eleciuE t
board OF trustees for the year ensuing
and the Transaction of apy other buSi-
aeSs found necessary whea Wot.
Charles IT. Dewey Sccreta'y
Dated at Bennington, W.
NoY 80. 1920
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
Too Hard to Keen.

"Do you suppose any woman en-
dures to have another woman possess
more privileges in her own home than
she does?'
Certainly she does, IL the oiAcr wo-
man Is tle cook"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-19
THE HAITI MIDDLE.

People naturally are shocked by the
reports of such general killing of the
natives of Haiti as have recently been
made public. There are other shocking
features in the case. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels said on Friday last {:
General Barnett reported to me on jan
uary 70, 1920, that apparently certain
marines in Haiti had been guilty of I'M
lawful acts in the latter part of Septem-
Der, 1919" Four months apparently
elapsed before these outrages were re-
ported to Washington and nine months
more elapsed before the secretary of the
navy ordered "a rigid investigation by
a board of inquiry into the charges of
indiscriminate killing of Haitien ma
tives by the marines" The public will
not feel assured when it realizes that
and uninvestigated by the proper gov
eminent authorities for more than a year
after their occurrence.
Another humiliating feature is brought
out by Harry A. Franck, noted trav-
eler and authority on the West Indies,
who says in part:
while some of the killing was nee
essary, a good deal of it was uncalled
for. One of the factors which I found
responsible for conditions was that the
marines stationed there Cat Haiti) were
composed of young Southerners, who
looked down on the Haitien population,
which is nearly 100 per cent black, and
held their lives very cheaply. There was
also a great predominance of officers from
the South. 1 found many earnest young
Southern officers, who were undoubtedly
doing their duty to fhe hest of their ahiI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-19
Thin PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
AgreesThat Plain Bitro-PhOsphate Helps
to Build Strong Nerves and Put
ON Firm Healthy Flesh.

Feed your nerves plenty of phosphate
with enough left over to give the blood
and bone cells generous helping and you
should quickly note a return to Old-time
vigOr with power Of endurance that will
surprise you.
So say two prominent New York ply
sicians. Thinness, weakness and lack of
ambition are in most cases due to under
fed nerves, and this is so, simply because
modern foods are lamentably weak in
phOsphOric elements.
Over 40 per cent of the people of Ameri-
ca need more phosphate, and about the
only way that many thin people can take
on more pounds of firm, vigorous flesh is
to feed the nerves direct with Bitro-
Phosphate, plain, ordinary organic phos-
phate that the BrattleborO Drug Co. and
all druggists know all about.
Tens of thousands of rundown, deli
cate. frail, Underweight people have
learned the way to better health through
Btru-PhoSphate, 1t was just the one
clement .aeking to put on much desired
flesh and bring them health, happiness,
and mind free from dullness.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-19
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1920
TRUCKS AND BRIDGES.
The Barre Times says ::

The Barre Times says
The fact that three bridges in the
town of Nottingham were broken
through bv heavy trucks in a single day
recently indicates that a thorough course
az insnection is necessary in that town.
and probably in many other towns OF
tbe state as well. Such an inspection
should result in the placing OF warning
signs giving the estimated weight when
the bridges ought I'd be able to carry
in safety and when such WARNINGS are
set nm there should be no attempt TO
nsp the bridges for loads heavier than
Indicated. Every towr, at the annual
meeting next spring. should impose TINS
obIigation on the officials of the towns,
either the selcctmen or the ROAD com
missioner The increasing use OF trucks
from year to year makes this precauIloh-
arv measure necessary.
The last legislature considered the
use of heavy trucks on public highways
and amended the law regulating the
width of tires on trucks and the speed
of automobiles, teams and trucks on
bridges, requiring a permit from the
town authorities for operation of trucks
with a capacity of six and one-quarter
tons on specified roads within town,
village or city. Having granted permits
sion for the operation of heavy trucks
over specified highways the town au-
thorities naturally would be expected to
inspect all bridges and culverts to make
sure they would bear the traffic al
lowed. They also should guard against
the use of trucks for which no permits
have been granted.
There is question whether the size
of trucks allowed on the highways is suf-
fcicntlv restricted. A load of six and
2 q"a~tar tons requires a very expensive
r3od-hed. Should towns be compelled
to build such roads? The construction
of railroads for heavy traffic through
Vermont has in nearly every instance
been followed by bankruptcy of the rail-
road company and it is yet to be dem
onstrated that the towns or the state
can afford to build as expensive roads
as are necessary for the heaviest truck
traffic.