Oxford Democrat., 1921-10-04
NEW ENGLAND news
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IN I@lUW IVNMI
Items Of Interest From N
Sections Of YaIkeeIaad
The entire town Of Reading. Mass.
turned out because Of the curiosity OF
the 4-year-old nephew Of Chief Ord
way Of the IRE department
The Postmasters' Association Of
New England, meeting In convention
at the American House Boston, elec-
ted Michael r. Cronin Of Lawrence
president Of the organization.
Mrs. Ida May Austin Of Leominster,
Mass, told Judge Philip J. 0Conneu
In the divorce court that her husband,
John w. Austin Of Leominster. threat
ened to cut out her heart and carry 1t
around on a big stick.
The number Of unemployed residents
Of Boston is at Least 10000. according
to a statement that P. H. jennings
business agent Of the Boston Central
Labor Union, made TO Mayor Peters at
conference on the Unemployment
ksituaton.
The George E Keith Company.
Brockton, Mass, viii pay the city In
taxes this year $s0.S3c,S3 on its
valuation Of 1884, .07S leading an the
business concerns ot the city. The
w. L. Douglas Shoe Company tax will
be $21,s622s.
A giant buck estimated to weigh
400 pounds, leader Of nerd Of eight
deer, attacked an automobile owned
and driven by Walter c. Rochelle OF
Pittsfeld, Mass. on the Richmond road
In West Pittsheld, smashed both head
lights, bent a mudguaro ana snoved
the machine to the side Of the road
A total of 3743 persons have been
Killed, thousands injured, and losses
Of more than $65, 900, 900 suffered the
past nine years as result Of acci-
dents In industry. the Massachusetts
State Department Of Labor and Indus-
tries estimated in making public It's
endorsements Of the No Accident
Week.
Ralph B. Wilson Of Babeon's sta
tisticA organization, speaking before
200 men on the Trend Of Business"
at the Cambridge. Mass. Y. NJ @. A.
predicted a turn from the period 0
business depression and unempboy-
ment of 1921 to one Of prosperity, to
begin next spring following q hard"
winter.
Ninety of the 50 survivors 1 the
eth Massachusetts, regiment met In
Springfield, Mass. for their 50th re-
union. II was found that only II Of
the 1857 original members survive, the
others having enlisted later In the war.
William P. Saxton on Montague was
elected president to succeed L. w. West
Of Hadley.
A working agreement between the
carpenters district council and the
building contractors division Of the
Building Trades Employers' Associa-
ton of Worcester, Mass, has been
signed, giving the workmen IS cents
an hour and double time for all over
time over A hours a week, operative
until March 1, 1922.
The cost of living In Massachusetts
Increased 0.4 per cent In August over
the previous month and 12 per cent.
since June, when the steady decline
In prices that had been taking place
since July, 1920 recorded its lowest
point, Chairman Eugene G. Huffman
of the Massachusetts commission on
the necessaries of life announces.
The Boston C. L. us committee on
unemployment, at special meeting
voted to cooperate with the commit
tees appointed by the Governor and
mayor to relieve existing conditions.
which the leaders Of the organized la
Dor movement fear may become more
acute during the winter months unless
something remedial Is done at once.
Gov. Percival P. Baxter Of Maine
was host to the other five New Eng
Land Governors at an "All-Matne' din
ner, served in the log cabin In the
Maine exhibit at the Eastern States
Agricultural and Industrial Opposition.
Springfield, Mass. All Of the dishes
served were Maine products, including
brook trout from the state hatcheries.
Judge E. 7. Pierce Of the supreme
court in a final decree handed down IN
the case of the Springfield Foundry
Company against the officers and mem
bers of the International Mouhers'
| Union of North America, and local
union 127, ruled that the purpose OF
strike beginning Jan. IA against the
| Individual contract system was for an
| illegal purpose"
1.-The reactionary forces which dur
| ing the rather prolonged period OF In
dustrial readjustment have resulted In
producing partial paralysis of industry
have apparently about spent them
selves and there are indications thai
a period of conyalescence has beer
entered upon without probability o1
any immediate relapse" says tn
| Massachusetts state department Of b.
Dor in a report to Gov. Cox.
Miss Helen R. Hfldreth. director o
the Girls Trade School Worcester
Mass, Is dead, aged 5e. She wa
widely known as an educator. havtnl
served as an executive secretary o
the Manhattan Trade School for Girl
In New York, vocational director o
the Woman's Educational and Indus
trial Union of Boston and on the fac
uity of Simmons College. She estab
lished trade schools In Bridgeport
Conn, and was prominent In the trad
Il %hH4,,0hn~rt th