Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-10

The Cumberland County Power and
Light company, owners Of the Port
land street railroad, recently an
nounced that ticket fares will be in
creased to eight cents and cash fares
to 10 cents. Zone fares Will be in
creased to 2 "a and three cents. This
II in accordance with permission
granted by the public utilities board.
Dean James P. Porter of CLARK Col
lege is working in the accounting de-
partment Of the Crompton & Knowles
Loom Works, Worcester, Mass, de-
voting most Of his time to general or
ganization work. Last year he worked
as a common laborer in q shipping
yard plant, studying working condi-
tions. He Is an Instructor In psychol-
ogy.
Carrying q valuable cargo of bacon
and lard, consigned to the British
ministry of food the British refriger-
ator steamer Zero sailed from Boston
last week. The steamer is to make
Glasgow, where $500 tSns of bacon
and 120 tons of lard will be unloaded.
The cargo was taken on in Boston,
and required week to be slowed be-
low decks.
Vermont Democrats at q mass
meeting in Burlington placed in the
field primary ticket headed by Fred
c. Martin of Bennington for Governor
For United States Senator the ticket
named H. w. Varnum OF Cambridge.
The meeting favored the nomination
of ]. C. Durick of Fair Haven and
Harry c. Writer'S Of st. Johnsbury for
congressman.
When they are brought home, the
bodies Of all Massachusetts, boys who
died in the service Of America over
seas, will be permitted to lie in state
in the armories nearest their late
homes. This honor, the highest that
either the State or the nation can
pay its heroic dead, was decided
upon recently by the State military
and legion officials.
Provincetown will undoubtably wit
ness the greatest water pageant in
its history when the q. s. Atlantic
feet and other battle craft assemblies
there in September to take part in
tn celebration Of the tercentenary Of
the landing of the Pilgrims. Secre-
tary Of the Navy Daniels is expected
to isue the order soon that will send
the warships there in the Fall.
June 80 ended the fiscal year of the
Internal Revenue ofice in Boston and
the books showed a most amazing
increase in the receipts over the pre-
vious year. Collector John ]. Nit
chell's Office announced that the col
lections amounted to $3.50, ,S2S, ,233.2S,
as against $245,730, ,445.N. OF the
great amount collected this year.
$302,170,679 was for income tax and
$4S,757,553 was for miscellaneous
taxes.
What promises to be an interesting
hand tub muster Will be held at
Merry Mount Park, Quincy, Mass,
Saturday, Aug. IA, by the Permanent,
Firemen's Association Of that city.
Many leading hand tubs Of Eastern
Massachusetts, will be present and !,
Brig. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards Of !
the Yankee Division will be present
to take part in, or at least review,
the parade OF the hand engines and
their companies.
The Secretary OF States office, Bos-
ton, characterized as entirely with
out foundation" a report that women
who wish to become registered voters
will be obliged to pay q poll tax,
About the time that the Legislature
Of 1920 passed the law providing how
women should register In the event
of suffrage the Secretary Of States
Office was quoted as having said:
THE law is so worded 1t gives the
female equal political rights with the
male voter, but 1t also gives the fe-
male voter an equal right to assist
in paying the expenses Of the town.
State or Nation"
The rule of the metropolitan dis
trict commission limiting the use OF
bathing suits and rooms in state bath
houses to two hours, was held TO be
reasonable by Judge Bosson In the
Chelsea (Mass.) police court, and six
bathers were found guilty Of violat-
ing the rule on recent hot Sunday.
Establishment of the legality OF the
rule regulates the use Of bathing suits
and rooms at the bathhouses at Re-
we're, Nantasket and Nahant beaches
under the control OF the state COM
mission, and henceforth 1t will be en-
forced by the officials in charge at
the reservations.
To make money from bees 1t is not
necessary to sell honey. Mrs. s. H.
Stockman of Auburn, Me-, has proved
this to be true. For more than .
quarter of a century she has had
good income from her bee colonies.
yet has, practically speaking. not
sold a pound Of honey. Instead OF
marketing the sweets produced by
the bees, Mrs. Stockman disposes OF
the stings of the bees. Bee stings
are purchased by large manufactur-
ing druggists. Each sting contains
an infinitestinal particle Of formic
acidThis the druggists extract and
sell. Homeopaths administer It In
ternally in minute doses for the treat
ment Of rheumatism while the allo-
paths apply 1t externally in cases Of
paralysis.
The Boston G. Maine railroad has
ordered 20 OF the 2-10-2 or Sahte Fe
type locomotives, and five have al.
read been delivered. These have been
put in operation on the Berkshire A.
vision and will release other rolling
stock to relieve the situation in New
Hampshire and elsewhere on the Bos-
ton & Maine system, These new To-
comotives weigh 5s6.800 pounds and
permit the operation Of S0oo-ton
trains instead Of 1175 ton trains. As
formerly, thereby increasing the
Berkshire division capacity almost 80
per cent.