Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-30
NUMBER I3.

The bill to extend the provisions OF
the eight-hour week bill, which
now applies to only manufacturing
and mercantile enterprises, to include
almost every form Of employment in
which woman or children are ell
gagged, was Killed in the Massachu
setts Senate by An overwhelmirs
voice vote.
A feather bed was left to her thre'
daughters by the will of Mrs. Della
Lamb Of Leominster, Mass, who stir-
ulated that it be cut in three parts
and converted into pillows. Mrs.
Lamb also left $50 for the purchase
"of feet for Carl G. Lamb or to 80
toward his education" Lamb Is o
crippled grandson.
Miss Alice Stone, 10, Of Sheffield,
VT, who, according to the police, ad-
mits hurting her new born baby dow.
an embankment, was lodged in th2
county Jail to await trial on the
charge Of murder. The infant wa5
born dead she told the police, and a
few hours later she threw the body
down the embankment.
Representative MeIlen Of Charles
town, in the Massachusetts, House
succeeded in having budget item for
the Improvement OF Bunker Hill mon
ument increased from $4,000 to $685.
000 Mellen told of the condition OF
the monument, its gradual disinteg-
ration being threatened, he said, un-
less special efforts are made to save
it.
Jesse C. Scott, who with William
Pomeroy is under arrest charged with
the murder Of Robert G.. Moore at
Greenville, Me-, in statement as
serted that he was innocent. He said
that he accompanied Pomeroy to the
Moore house on that night to obtain
some home brew" Pomeroy has
been accused by Mrs. Moore, who was
wounded, of firing shots that killed
her husband
William G. Wall, once the pupil OF
Clara Barton, founder of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, died at his home in
No. Adams, Mass, at the age Of SO.
Drastic legislation to prevent prof
iteering in rents by means Of criminal
prosecution and to check the eviction
process is urged by Gen. John H.
Sherburne, chairman of the Massa-
chusetts commission on the neces-
saries Of life.
The bill to raise from IA to 16 years
the legal age at which children may
leave school and 60 to work, favorably
reported out by the committee on So
cial welfare, was referred to the next
Massachusetts, Legislature, following
arguments Of Representative Harrtng-
ton OF Fall River that the passage OF
such a law would work hardships on
poor families, who must have the aid
Of their children as soon as possible.
As a result of the collision between
fire truck and an electric in Haver-
hill, Mass, several weeks ago, caus-
ing the deaths of Firemen George K.
Taylor and Henry Christensen, an or
ganization of prominent business men
has BEEN perfected to open a "Citi-
zens' Firemen's Relief Fund" drive to
secure 100000, to be held in trust.
the interest to be disbursed for needy
and distressed fremen and their fam
lilies.
| Prominent Massachusetts, mem have
organized to prevent strikes and lock-
outs and to distribute information
relative to employment conditions.
The association, with headquarters In
Barristers' Hall, Boston, comprises
John Koren, Professor Carroll, w.
Doten, Charles G. Wood, Edwin Null
ready and William l.. Stoddard. Mr..
Koren, for two years president OF the
American Statistical Association, is In
charge Of the work.
Mrs. Mary Say. 1913. OF Southboro,
Mass, surprised her physician when
she greeted him at the door OF her
home after he had received word that
the oldest inhabitant Of the town was
in need of his services. Recently Mrs.
Say was taken i'll for the first time In
many years. A physician was sent
for, but owing to the impossiblity OF
reaching the outskirts of the town
because Of the snow, the doctor was
forced to put off his call.
By vote Of 127 to 66 the Massachu-
setfs House killed this years old-age
non -contributory pension bill. Simf-
lar bills have BEEN treated that way
in the Legislature for the last eight
or 10 years. In the House last year
the vote was 81 to &C. Mr.. Brimble-
com of Newton, in charge Of the ad-
verse report on the bill, said the
scheme would cost the taxpayers $10,-
100000 a year, and was therefore too
expensive to be considered.
The Manchester Central Labor union
at a we'll attended meeting in c. l..
U. hail, went on record as opposed
to the daylight saving plan, and as
condemning the action Of the board
of aldermen in railroading through
legislation affecting workers, regard
less Of what they wished. The or
ganization also made It plain that,
regardless Of the action II the board
OF aldermen, the organized workers Of
Manchester will reserve the right to
regulate .heir own working day.
The union also passed resolution
endorsing the Plumb plan Of nation
alization Of industry.
A womans revenge has resulted in
the sentence of Arthur Fountain to
two and one half years in the State
prison at Windsor, VT, after he had
been found guilty Of stealing silk
stockings. cioaks, shoes and other ar
lticaes from the Boston & Maine trans
fer shed here. Fountain had made
many presents to woman friend.
Later they quarreled, and she In fit
# anger, it is alleged, wrote letter
o a railroad official informing him Of
Fountain's thefts.