Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-03-08
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The first case Of sleeping sickness
IN Vermont has been reported The
patient is Bertha, Is year old daugn'
ter of William Bellmore OF Northdeld
Arthur w. Stone, 81, Of Worcester
Mass, shot himself in the temple with
revolver in a fit Of dependency
over the death of his wife who was
buried the day before.
William F. McCombs, former chair
man of the Democratic national com
mittee, who probably did more than
any other man to elect woodrow WI
son In 1912, died from heart failure
at Greenwich. Ct.
Donald Moffit 16, Of Worcester
Mass, was arrested by the police
charged with raising the denomina-
tions Of bank notes. The police say ne
raised a 81 bill to IS and q 81 bill to
SO and passed them.
A million dollars in eight days! This
Is what officials hope to achieve In
the $1,000 campaign for the New
England Deaconess Hospital, the
drive starting Thursday, Feb. "a and
lasting until March 8.
Miss Marie Sayles, Acting State
Leader OF Home Demonstration
Agents in Massachusetts, after hve
years of extension work In that State,
has resigned to accept position OF
State Leader of Home Demonstration
Agents in Ohio.
That organized labor is solidly op-
posed to the proposed censorship Of
motion pictures was demonstrated
when spokesmen for the workers
Hocked. to the Massachusetts State
House to protest enactment Of any
bills along these lines.
Employees Of the reed chair depart
ment Of the Haywood Wakefield Com,
pany, Gardner, Mass. have been noti-
fed Of a cut Of per cent in wages
effective March /. The reed workers
are working on short time. The re-
duction affects 200 men.
Various manufacturing interests
appeared at the Massachusetts, State
House tn support of the bin Of Repre-
sentative Renton Whidden Of Brook
line, under which lcbor unions would
be amenable to suit at Law. Organ
ized labor appeared In equal strength
against the biIl.
The Scotia Worsted Company
Woonsocket, R l., started its mil
Monday. The plant has been closed
down for several months and It VIII
be some time before things VIII be
running full time. There are orders
on hand sufficient to keep the opera
lions up indefinitely.
Activity In shoe manufacture and
definite Improvement In textile lines
as compared with conditions OF three
months ago are reported from centres
of those industries in New England
The shoe industry. which was virtual
" fiat last fall, has taken q squirt be-
cause of Easter demands.
Announcement was made BY the
Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Com
pany, Springfield, Mass, makers OF
gasoline pumps and tanks, that ow-
ing to an increased seasonal demand
the ESQ employees that have been laid
of will be re-empioyed at once and q
night SHIFT would be put at work.
Judge Morton OF the federal dis
trict court Boston, ordered that 1s
barrels of the finest bonded whiskey
seized by prohibition enforcement
agents, be disposed Of BY giving away
four barrels and selling the remain
ing IA at a special price OF $3.50 a
gallon, to holders Of proper permits
Resumption of q fuI-time schedule
and night work at the ]. & P. Coats
thread mills, Providence, R. l.. and
the further announcement Of General
Manager Allen that the plant will be
operated at full capacity, Is one OF
che SIGNS acclaimed In textile circles
as auguring a resumption generally in
ell lines.
An act proposing changes Of an i'm
portant nature in the Workingmen'
Compensation Law and shifting the
administration Of the law from the
courts to the State Commissioer of La
bor was presented in the Rhode Island
Senate by Senator Herbert N. Sher'
wood and referred to the judiciary
committee.
-faahioned chasttsement, ad'
ministered by an official who Is ready
To spoil the rod to save the child
is urged by Alderman Albert L. Bart
lett. Commissioner Of Public Safety
Haverh1ll. Mass, as q means to solve
the juvenile delinquency problem II
that city. He recommends that the
courts see that the wood shed SEN
tence Is carried out, and then fre<
the youthful offender with well-dus'
ted jacket, but without the stigma o1
criminal record.
I Absence Of labor troubles has been
q considerable factor IN the Improve
ment in Maine Industries over the
slack period Of three months ago
Shoe and textile p3ants have shown
the greatest increase. Three months
ago many textile mills were running
on haiftime and at shout 80 per cen'
production. Now all are on full time
although some are operating With re-
duced crews. The general average
az productfon is estimated 1t 7b pei
csut. MIL agents say they anticipate
. gradual return to normal production
and that further wage reductions sr'
Gnlfksiy.
Dedlnninoo Of Baseball.