Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-06
NUMBER IA.

Brockton, Mass, was sentenced to
six years In the Rhode Island state
prison following his admission that
he had married his own daughter
under an assumed name. A welfare
organization has taken over the case
Of his daughter and their infant son.
John II. Ryan, Jr., Of New Lon
don, Conn. who is wanted by the
police of FIVE states for obtaining
money under false pretences, was
arrested as he stepped from the Wor-
cester, Mass, House of Correction,
where he had completed 2 months
sentence imposed on hun In Fitch
burg.
The minimum wage Of Rutland,
VT. teachers is hereafter to be $3.50
a year with an increase Of $500 for
those who have taught in the city
schools for 10 years or over. In the
high school, under the schedule now
existing the salaries range from $751;
33, which one teacher receives, to
$500 for the principal.
Reported discovery of the Euro
pean corn borer among the crops Of
corn, broom corn and other plants in
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut and New York, has led Gov.
Frank o. LOwden Of Illinois to order
an embargo against importation Of
such plants from those states.
A fiat increase Of $4O0, effective at
the opening of the school year Sept.
l, was voted all public school teach
ers of Springfield, Mass, by the
school committee. II approved by
the city council, which has the an-
thority in voting money for school
expenses, the increase will make a
total of 500 in three years.
The billboard men themselves ad.
nit they have the best organized
trust in tie United States, Col. VII
liam d. Sohier, former chairman Of
the old Massachusetts highway COM
mission, declared before the legisla'
tive committee on legal affairs in ad-
vocating legislation for regulation and
restriction Of outdoor advertising.
Every horse-drawn vehicle in COM
mercial use will have to be marked
with the name of the owner, the city
or town where he lives, his place OF
business and his license number, II
license Is required, under the
terms of a bill reported favoraHy
in the Massachusetts, House by the
legislative committee on Roads and
Bridges.
The returns from the town clerks
of Vermont show that 123 towns voted
for a fifth class license at the March
meeting and that 100 voted against
having one and there are IA towns
in which tie votes occurred. SO that
they will be added to the mo" COL
umn for not having cast a majority
in favor of license, none can be
granted.
Soon w. Q. Seetoo, an American
born Chinese, who is prominent in
business and banking circles, Boston.
is one of nearly 10000 voters whose
names appear on the jury list OF SUI
folk county. His case Is said to be
the first one in the history OF the
city of Boston in which man OF his
race has been drawn as eligible for
jury duty.
The program for the s0th session
Of the Southern New England Con.
ference of NJ. E. churches, which In
cludes part Of Massachusetts,, all OF
Rhode Island and all Of Connecticut
east of the Connecticut river, which
will be held in Plymouth, Mass,
beginning April 6, with headquarters
at the Memorial Methodist church,
Is completed.
seventy-sx towns In Massachusetts,
have no resident physician and many
towns are without nurses. OF the
3,j4 towns in the state. l65 nave
nursing service. There are BOO, 900
people in Massachusetts, without pub
lie health nursing service. The death
rate in these places has increased
according to the Boston Medical and
Surgical Journal.
Governor Coolidge Of Massachusetts
is to be general chairman for ali new
England in the Salvation Army home
service appeal that Is to be made
May 10 to 20, and in advising Col.
clifford Of his acceptance Of the cnaar
manship. Governor Coolidge paid til
butte to the efforts Of the Salvauon
Army to develop truer appreciation
| Of Americanism.
A splendid new $50 200 preventor-
INN to be erected at Pittsford. w..
ia the promise of Redfeld Proctor, OF
proctor and his sister Miss Emily
Dutton Proctor. providing the Vef.
mont Tuberculosis Association Will
mise an equal sum to carry on the
work. in the state and the new build
ing he a memorial to the late Dr.
Charles 8. Caverly.
Resolutions protesting against the
passage by Congress OF the Freiing-'
buvsen hills for investigating and re-
g,iation of the coal business as class
legislation, harmful to the oeaier
and consumer, were adopted by tne
Now ENGLAND Coal Dealers Asso-
c,otion Springfield. Mass. It was
held that the additional cost wousd
faIl upon the consumer.
Congressman Robert Luce ef Wal
tham Mass, favorably reported
from the library committee Of The
Hor,ae the resolution introduced by
Gong Joseph Walsh Of New Bedford
with the Endorsement Of . Joint con-
pressional commission, appropraons
s40O 600 for federal participation N
the observance Of the Pilgrim Tercea'
tenary at Plymouth aud Province
town.
Henri A. sevtgpe, president Of Ma
tional Wrapping Paper Company, also
general manager of machine division
Of Carter, Rice & Co., and president
Of the Abbot Downing Co., has Sc
cured a patent on q new and original
process Of waxing and treating papers
of all kinds which promises to revo-
lutiondze the wax paper industry.
Mr.. Sevigne was the pioneer In the
use of waxed paper for bakers use as
we'll as the inventor Of machines Tor
vrapoing bakery products which ma
chimes are huilt In Nashua, N. b.