Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-12-21
About tho State.

A wage cut of % IL per cent In tex.
tile mills, to 60 into effect Dec. 20, was
ammo lnced last week. 1t will affect
some 100000 operatives In ell, about
&c, 900 of them In Maine cities.
John Halliday, 45. of Evergreen, Ala
bama, fell down flight Of stairs In the
Graham building at Bangor and frac.
tured bis skull, dying on the way to the
hospital. He was employed BY the
Southern Pine Association of New Or.
leans, discharging lumber at Stockton
Springs.
Governor-elect Frederic q. Psrkhurst
addressed both branches of the Msssa-
chusetts legislature In Boston Wednes-
day. He referred to Maine as q step.
daughter of Massachusetts,, said they
had much In common, and urged CO.
operation among New England states on
sectional and national problems.
United States Senator Frederick Hale,
as result OF competitive examinations
held in October, has appointed as prin-
cipals to the United States Naval Acad-
emy, Carlton Hervert Moore Of Yar-
mouth and James Birmingham Ryan OF
Chelsea. The slternates are Roy Lyude
FerDald of Winterp0rt, Harold j. Her.
rim of Augusta and Edward r. N. Hogan
of Houlton.
Several Maine women were prominent
in the reception and tea given by the
acbusetts- Maine Daughters at the
Copley. Plaza Hotel In Boston Wednes-
day, In honor of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge.
Mrs. Mlliken, wife OF Governor Milliken,
was in the receiving line, Mrs. Holman
Day, wife of Names we'll known author,
was one of those who poured, and Mrs.
John Clair Minot, wife OF former
Augusta man, was one OF the ushers.
A pardon was refused by the governor
and council last week to DR.. Lionel Z.
Dudley, formerly OF Presque Isle. DR..
Dudley is serving sentence for man.
slaughter OF not less than ten nor more
than twenty years, with recommends
ton of fifteen years, for causing tho
death of Mildred Sullivan by means Of .
criminal operation. He has been In
state prison for five years. The case 1t
traoted much attention ct the time 1t
was tried.
Joseph Hobson was the arst mayor Of
Saco, elected So years ago. OF ell ito
mayors 20 we're elected as Republicans
and four as Democrats. The first Demo-
orat to win out was Oliver Dyer 10 1871,
and the last was Walter j. Gilpstric 10
1911. The other two were Samuel L.
Lord and Luther Moore. Several others
we're elected under the designation of
"CitIzen. Democrats. Biddeford has
had "a mayors, of whom the first, Daniel
e. Somes, elected 65 years ago, and
seven others were elected as Republi-
cans and 10 as Democrats. One, James
A. Strout, was elected as Q democrat
Green back" candidate and five % Citi-
Zen nominees.
DR.. Psyson Smith, formerly state
superintendent Of public schools for
Maine and at present commissioner OF
education for Massachusetts, has again
declined the offer Of . 9l2, 200 salary to
assume the position of superintendent
Of schools for the city Of Philadelphia.
he receives $500 from Massachusetts,.
Several weeks ago the Philadelphia COM
mittee, headed by John WanAmaker,
offered the position With one.year
torn. When this Was declined they
extended the term 10 four years. When
DR.. Smith replied that he was not .
candidate they asked him to meet their
representative in conference. To this
| he assented, but has now again and
finally declined the offer.