Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
Maine News Notes.

III
Raoul Dufail, the young Lewiston
singer now studying in Italy, writes
home that he with party at three
friends was recently received BY the
Pope.
Intentional burning of an automobile
Monday ct Portland was one step toward
carrying ont provisions Of the will 0I
Miss Mary J. E. Clapp, at the time Of
her death few months ago owner OF
the car, the spacious family mansion at
Congress and Elm Streets, and . great
store of heirlooms and relIcs. The fam
lily coach at least 100 years old, the bed
In which her father died, mahogany
four. post contrivance of exquisite desigD,
and other articles Of furniture were simi-
larly doomed according to provisions Of
the will.
The state of Pennsylvanis has imposed
tax upon all anthracite coal mined In
Pennsylvania and this tax will ultimate.
ly be added to the price Of coal paid by
the consumer. The people Of the state
of Maine are dependent upon anthracite
coal and 1t ia one Of the necessities of
life In Maine climate. Governor Bax.
ter has taken this matter up with tbe
Attorney General to see II any legal
action can be taken to have this lax re-
moved, and Maine will cooperate with
the other New England states 10 an effort
| in that direction. Maine imports about
| 700, 900 net tons of anthracite coal eac!
year and the proposed tax means q con
siderable burden upon the consumer.
The Portland Psychology Club will ip
the future be known rs The Psychology
Society of Portland. This agreement
was reached at meeting recently. One
hundred and ninety have become charter
members of the organ! !zation and s'eps
will at once be taken to elect officers In
order to start activities al the New Y ear.
The following we're selected governors
and from them the officers are to be
chosen: Carroll Skillin, Mrs. John Il.
Hill, Everett Davis, Mrs. Philip Loring
DR.. Anna l.. Hicks, James B. Norcross,
Miss Helen Coe, Edward Mcguire, Miss
Bertha Hyatt and Frank York. 1t was
voted to charge an initiation fee Of IS
and fx th o monthly dues at 81. DR..
Terry Walter is to be retained as lee.
turer. "Not Growing Old" was the sub
jeot of recent lecture.
Captain James Hyslop, aged Sc, Of the
steamer Cainross of the Cairn Line, fell
into the hold of his steamer at the Grand
Trunk Railway docks, Portland, Decem
Der 12, and was fatally injured. he died
on the way to hospital. Captain Hys.
lop's home Mas In Jarrow on-Tyne, Eug
land. he brought the Cainross into
Portland on the day be was killed from
Leith and Glasgow. She Is practically a
new ship and replaces the former Cain
ross which was torpedoed and sunk
while under his command. He fell back.
ward into the hold while showing some
officials about the vessel, dropping about
40 feet, and sustaining internal injuries.
Captain Hyslop was one OF the best
known captains In the service and had
been coming to Portland score of years
in various ships. he was commodore OF
the Cairn Line. His body was sent to
England.
The insurance companies who handle
the workmen's compensation insurance
in the state of Maine applied for an in
crease In their rates and tie matter has
been under the advisement of the execu-
tive and insurance departments for sew
sral months. Governor Baxter and Com
missioner G.. Walden Smith have given
the matter most careful consideration
and have held several conferences with
| act uarles and other officials Of other
state departments. A decision has been
reached whereby the rates recently sub
mitted by the national council have been
refused approval. This means Q saving
Of approximately 800, 900 annually to
the business interests OF the state. From
the figures submitted 1t appeared that
the insurance companies bad done a
profitable business in Maine and both
Governor Baxter and Commissioners
Smith felt that present business condi-
tions did not justify any increase In the
rates.
In 1919 the Soldiers Bonus Bill was
passed sppropriating IS, 0,000 to pay
| 80 600 soldiers and sailors the sum OF
800 each. This money was all used up
because more than $4,000 Maine men
went into the world war-as matter OF
fact about 50, 900 men went into the Serv.
ice-and about 100000 IL now needed
to pay outstanding soldier and sailor
claims. The legislature of 1921 au,h hor.
lied the issuing of $500, 600 of these
bonds to meet this deficiency. At the
present rate of interest on bonds issued
by the state, which would be about l
per cent, 1t would cost $4,000 q year to
pay the interest on these $500, 900 bonds
that would be needed to raise the money,
and in addition to this $4,000 OF the
principal would have to be paid each
year SO az to pay of the new Issue in
ten years time. By prudent manage
ment the present state administration
has saved enough money out of the
various appropriations to finance the
$500, 900 and to pay the additional
bonuses, and tbe governor believes that
it is a good business policy to use tLis
money to pay the bonus instead of issu.
ing bonds and thus placing the burden
upon future generations. He believes iu
the policy of "Psy as you CO." and by
doing this will save the state just about a
quarter OF million dollars, mads up Oi
the $500, 900 bond issue and $40, 500 add.
tional, which Is the amount Of intsres,
that would be paid on these bonds for
tha fan vaara of THAR life