Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-16
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Sections Of YankeeIaDd
Senator Frederick Hale Of Maine
has accepted an invitation to accom-
pany President-elect Harding ON bis
vacation trip to TeDas and Panama
Taxes totalling $4,000, 900. rec
ordbreaking amount, were paid into
City Collector rank 8. Deland's Office.
Boston, during working Sbours one day
recently.
By a vote Of 5602 to 1414 Weetfeh;
Mass, adopted q city charter form Of
govefhment. Election for municipal
officers will take place next month and
the charter will become operative
Jan. 3.
The Socialists appear on scattering
returns to have trebled their vote OF
four years ago In Massachusetts, and
the Socialist-Labor party to have
doubled theirs. In 1916 the parties
respectively cast vote for President
of 11,058 and 1896.
George e. Woods, ~. is dead at his
home, Chicopee, Mass, as result OF
the bursting Of an emery wheel
which he was placing in operation IN
the plant Of the A, G. Spalding &
Bros. Company. He was taken to the
Springfield Hospital, but died soon
after his arrival there.
The executive committees Of the
Textile Council Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Textile Operatives and the
Fall River Cotton Manufacturers As
sociation held a two-hour conference
as per the agreement between the two
bodies entered into last June and
which expires ON Dec. 6.
Rose Startling, a Falmouth Foreside,
Me-, girl, had a narrow escape from
serious injury when she took 40
foot dive from the new million dollar
Portland bridge into the Icy waters OF
Portland harbor to pay an election
bet. Miss Starhng was sure that Gov
Cox would be victorious.
Job printers an printing pressmen
In 81 shops IN Springfield. West
Springfield, Chicopea, Westhsld and
Indian Orchard have gone on strike
for higher wageA All the big Spring
field plants are affected and nearly
all the smaller ones. There are a
dozen or more women among the
strikers.
Adj. Gen. Stevens announces anoth-
er important change In the location
of units Of the national guard The.
machine gun company Of the 104th
infantry, formerly assigned to North
ampton, has been re-aasigned TO
Orange as a result Of the failure OF
Northampton to recruit a. RAPIDLY as
expected.
A labor college has been opened in:
Technical high school. Springfield,
Masa., with registration OF 20.
Classes VIII be conducted under d.
rection Of Amherst College, Hoiyoke
and Springfield central labor unions
and railroad brotherhood locals. In
structors are members OF the faculty
at Amherst College.
Gov. Holcomb Of Connecticut has
issued requisftton papers on the Gov
ernor Of Vermont for the return to
Connecticut of Lyman c. Beckett, al
legged to have shot and killed Charles
e. Taft, taxicab driver, IN New BFi-
tain. March 1, 1917. Beckett Is serving
a sentence in the Vermont state pris-
on for highway robbery.
Samuel Cox, the Oldest male voter
IN Lynn, Mass. who thinks that he Is
a relative Of the Democratic candidate
for the presidency, walked to the polls
and cast a straight Democratic ballot
as he has done all his life. Although
he was 1O1 last September, he scorned
the suggestion that he ought to have
an automobile sent for him.
oficials In two Franklin, Mass.
manufacturing plants have announced
a reduction in the wage schedule IN
the respective mills effective from No
yember 1. The American Woolen
Company announced genar Il wage
cot f,om IL 1-3 to Is per cent The
Clalke-C Cutler-McDermott blanket mill
has announced q reduction Of 16 per
cent IN wages.
More than 5670 students are tax
ing the reserve officers training cours-
es in New England colleges, with the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
heading IN the number a. students en-
rolled, according 10 figures made pub
lie by Col. r. n. T1ford, who has just
returned from an inspection trip OF
the different New England e0uca-
tional institutions.
Judge Edward T. 6ocm, m the
probate court, allowed the WIN q VIM
throp Murray Crane Of Dalton, Mass.
The bond shows personal properly OF
50 ,000, 600 and real estate Of $780, 600.
Each Of the e1ecu1urs, Josephine
Boardmau Crane, Winthrop u. Crane
and Ralph Il Mafean, the last-nAmed
Mr.. Cranes private secretary, He'd .
bond for $1S,s0o, 900.
Ffve Massachusetts cases were con-
sidered at the tatl meeting Of the Car
negie hero commission in Pttsburgh,
Pa. in witch g acts Of heroism were
recognised In three cases silver
medals were awau3sd and IN the other
90 bronze medals. The Massachu.
setts cases were - follows: Jemes L.
Worth, IS Harrison avenae, Arlington.
bronze medal: Charles p. Sanborn.
Is Spruce street., Wstert0wn, q bronze
medal; Gertrude n. Merrill, 43 Brattle
street, Arlington, a bronze medal;
Veronica Gregory Hemmer, n Wheel
O. t-eet. Gloucester. bronze medf
National capItoPs Construction.
The foundation of the central struc'
ture Of the present capitol at WASH
ington was completed August "A. 1873