Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-22
NUMBER ~.

Tree State, II also the spool State. II
turns out more than any Other 6tete.
the number set down being IN the
neighborhood Of 1000y 900 900 . year.
valued at about 81 81, 900. The spools
are not made OF pine but for TIE most
part Of white birch.
The Worcester Mass. post No.
Of the American Legion u the hrst
70 respond to the request mad BY
Secretary Weeks for "a. information
and data in possession Of the legion
relative to the charges by Senator
Watson Of Georgia, that American
soldiers In France had been shoe
without court-marttal.
Overlooking Of motor trucks which
use the state highways In Connecticut
will be subject to rules which have
been made by the state highway and
motor vehicle departments acting
Jointly. The highway department VIII
not authorize the operation on pubic
highways Of trucks weighing more
than the legal limit Of $4,000 pounds.
Mayor Robert A. Kenyon, Pawtuck-
ct, r. l.. appealed to mayors Of other
cities Of the state. the police and fed
eral authorities to cooperate In strictly
enforcing the prohibition Law In Rhode
Island, particularly In Pawtucket The
mayor reported that he had received
many complaints that the enforcement
Of the law was extremely Lax.
Loring @. White, q Brockton shoe
manufacturer, told the state board OF
conciliation and arbitration that
Massachusetts will no longer lead all
states in the production Of boots and
shoes unless a material reduction In
wages hereabouts permits meet
ing competition of st. Louis and other
shoe cities Of the West.
Joseph, IA, son Of Mr.. and MIRO.
Baran, was fatally shot In Adams.
Mass, when a rife in the hands Of
Walter, 16, his brother, accidentally
exploded as the two boys were re-.
turning from visit to traps they
had placed on the mountain side. The;
bullet entered the boys head and
he died 10 minutes later after bs-i
ing carried to q nearby house. I:
Passage Of q resolution favorinE the !
limitation Of ornaments, lecture by;
DR.. George NJ. Kline, state commits +,
sioner Of institutions, which show .
startling percentage Of feeble minded
children in the state, and Q speech
by Senator George NJ. Chamberlain.
who said that women can revolution
ise present-day conditions, marked
the annual fall meeting Of the Massa-
chusetts D. A. r. held In Springfield
Mass.
Statistics showing the work done
to Nov. / at the Church Of the Unem-
ployed, Boston, the institution started
by Urban J. Ledoux. last September
by dint Of q sensational campaign Of
"slave auction" have been prepared
by Secretary Roy MacGregor and u
sued by the board Of advisors. Up To-
and including Oct. 81, the figures show
that S52 applications Tor admission
were made to the church, q daily sver-
age Of IL; that Of these men, 316 have
been provided permanent employment
and temporary work was found Tor -.
In the same period, Sept to Oct 81.
more than 1900 meals were served.
About 500 persons commit suicide
in Massachusetts, every year. This
figure does not include the deaths Of
which the cause Is unknown or those
who attempt suicide and are treated
IN the accident wards Of hospitals.
The above Is embodied In the state
ment Of DR.. Warren Stearns to the
National Committee for Mental Hy-
giene. He says that the suicide rate
In Massachusetts, has increased from
- per 1000 in 1850 to nearly Is Per
1000 today. This startling increase hs
attributes to the growing conceufrar
ton Of the population In the cities.
DR.. Stearns has found that there ap-
pears to be q relation between unem-
ployment and suicide rate, but that
there appears TO be no relation BE-
tween the suicide rate and bank de-
posits and an index Of commodity
prices.
More than 900 members Of the
Street and Electric Railway Dm-
ployees' Union. employees Of the
Sprinfled. Mass. Street Railway. op-
Grating lines in that city and Wor'
cester, rejected the proposition OF
fered by the company. The proposals
included q fat reduction OF Is IL
per cent in wages and proposed that
the men work on an hourly instead
OF day basis.
An electric fashlight without a bat
terry. This Is the invention, recently
patented, Of G. Ivar johnson, Maiden
Mass. The device, according to its In
ventor will revolutionize auxiliary
lighting and will prove OF lnestimaoie
aid to the soldier. sailor, motorise
camper and hunter as well as being
Of value In household use. Briefly
described, the fiashlight externally re
sembles those at present on the mar
ket except that 1t has a projecting
handle or lever which Is grasped 1
the fingers Of the person using It
When this handle Is pressed and 10
leased alternately several times q cur
rent is generated in an induction col
within the case and the buib hml
glows with all the brightness Of
miniature searchhght.
Principal Alfred E. Stearns Of Phil
lips Andover Academy, speaking OF
"The Shortage of Ministers" II
meeting Of the Boston Congregation
Club, declared that New England 4
tagging behind in the matter Of 70
cruits for the ministry and IN caaAs
icai education. Most Of tho theoio