Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
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Secretary of War Weeks completed
the vindication Of Maj.-Gen Clar-
ence R. Edwards by returning the
former commander of the 26th di-
vision to the command Of the first
army CORPS area, with headquarters
In Boston.
State deposits in the closed Boston
trust companies are entitled to prior
ity over all other deposits, according
tn an opinion of Atty. Gen. Allen,
made public by State Treasurer
James Jackson.
DR.. Hugh Cabot of Boston, former
chief surgeon Of the surgical service
of the Massachusetts, General Hospt-
tai and a member Of the Harvard
medical school faculty, has been
elected dean of the University Of
Michigan Medical College.
A mass meeting of the allied shoe
and leather trades Of the Boston dis
trict in Mechanics building Wednes-
day, July 13. will be addressed by
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover. Gov.
Cox, Mayor Peters and other city and
state officials will be invited.
The members of the Plasterers'
Union of Portland voluntarily voted
to accept a reduction in wages Of
IL 1-2 per cent. Last April similar
reduction was voted. These make q
total reduction of 81 day over pre-
vious schedules and bring their wages
down to Sc a day.
Use of lengths of rubber hose,
straps and whips on school children
at the hands of teachers must be dis
continued in Pittsfield, Mass, accord
ing to orders issued by Supt. John G.
Canon, following complaints OF the
form of corporal punishment doled out
by some instructors.
The opening of tin box which had
been hermetically sealed for the last
quarter of a century and the distribu-
ton Of its contents-a wedding cake
was one Of the features Of the s1l-
yer wedding celebration Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Henry Holgats Of Dor
chester. Mass, recently.
Edward A. Morris Of Baltimore.
Md, Robert B. Watts of Portland, Me.
and Charles M. Starbird OF aDnvflle,
Me-, members Of the Bates college de-
batting team and their instructor, PROF..
Albert C. Baird, have gone to Eng
land, where they are to meet Oxford
university in a joint debate.
William Maher, Ludlow, Mass, q
world war veteran who served in the
British army, returned from overseas
to find his name listed on the town
honor roll of those killed tn action
Maher was wounded and taken pris-
oner and escaped from German pr1-
son after Is months confinement.
Brown alumni and friends Of the
university, called upon to raise
5000 900 to add to the institutions
endowment fund, have subscribed
more than $4,000, 900, according to an
nouncement given out In Providence
by Henry D. Sharpe, chairman OF the
committee In charge Of the fund,
Approximately 1900 persons contrib
uted to the fund.
The Gorton-Pew Fisheries Com
pany OF Gloucester has been placed IN
the hands of q committee consisting
of C. F. Mills. a Boston banker; Stu
art w. Webb of Boston, an efficiency
specialist, and Thomas J. Carroll, who
has been general manager of the COM
pany. The company is said to be the
largest producer of salt fish IN the
country.
In order to economic on the print
ing bill. Gov. Baxter Of Maine and
Council have decided to eliminate all
the departmental bulletins Of the vari-
out State departments. The quar-
terly bulletin of the State Board OF
Charities and Corrections, which aas
always appeared in pamphlet form.
came out as a single sheet. with the
data thereon greatly condensed.
A pardon was granted Ludwel l.
Howison Of Portland, Me-, by the Gov
ernor and council. Howison is COM
pleting the second year Of term OF
from five to ten years in state prison
at Thmaston for forging the name
of the late Fred E. Richards, prom
inent Portland banker and life insur-
ance man for whom he was conhden-
tial secretary, to notes for more than
$4,000.
An open dory containing the eIna-
ciated body of George Brown, s4
wears old, of 1S7 Summer street, East
Boston, who, separated from the mo-
tor sloop H. Lindsay, during squall
on the night Of Friday, May IL. died
slowly of hunger and thirst within
sound Of the fog warnings along Cape
Cod, was towed to Commonwealth
pier, Boston, by the fishing sloop
Waltham, which discovered the little
boat drifting about rs miles east OF
Highland light.
The Burlington vermont brick
LAYERS and masons' union vol
unfairly offered to reduce the wages
of members 10 per cent. in all new
building construction In Burlington
reduction from 81 to 80 cents an
hour. Craftsmen in other building
unions are said to be considering tax
ing similar action. This is step In
proposed program to solve the hous'
ing situation. The city has agreed tf
exempt new houses within certain
limits, from taxation for a fve-yeal
period.