Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-08
IT HAPPENED IN
new ENGLAND
Items Of Interest From Al
Sections Of YaIkeeIand

Ball family, Middletowp, c.. was
sentenced to be hanged on April 10.
1922, at the state prison.
Officials Of the board Of managers Of
the Woman's Home Missionary So-'
ciety, in session tn Providence. R. l..
said that they believe more than
$2,50O,000 had been pledged for the
work of organization during the com
ing year.
The Lynn Mass. Shoe Manufac-
turers' Association sent letters ask
ing for a 20 per cent wage reduction
to the joint council Of the United Shoe
Workers Of America and to all allied
shoe council Of the Allied Shoe
Workers Union.
The North Sea Mine Force Associa-
ton formally presented to the city OF
Boston a mine Of the type planted in
the North Sea during the World War.
The gift was recently mounted on the
Common near the soldiers and sailors
monument in tribute to the members
Of the mine-laying squadron. both liv-
ing and dead.
The Federal Government has bought
for $250,O00 the hospital building at
Rutland Mass, which the Central New
England Sanatorium, Inc, has nearly
completed. II Is said that the Gov
ernment will spend 100000 more on
the building and grounds. The Pub
lie Health Service win use It as .
hospital for disabled soldiers.
The annual report Of Boston Met
ropolitan Chapter. American Red
Cross. declares that "the years expe-
rience has made It clear and positive
that there is no available substitute
for the Red Cross" In the work which
the home service department OF the
organization is conducting for the
benefit Of disabled service men 6 I'd
their families.
As q result Of complaints that the
landlords Of various apartment houses
in Greater Boston had failed to heat
the buildings during the recent cold
weather, the state commission on nee
essaries Of life sent out q warning
that under the act passed by this
years Legislature such neglect may
be punished by fine Of 500 OF si1
months Imprisonment.
The annual fall meet Of the New
England Fox Hunters Club will be
held in Winchendon, Mass, starting
Monday morning. Nov. IA. and con-
Guiding the following Saturday. The
club headquarters will be at the new
Hotel Winchendon which viii have
its official opening in honor Of the
club. The manager will turn the
hotel over to the several hundred club
members for the entire week.
"Our enemy, the liquor traffic. Is
still powerful and members Of the
Massachusetts, Women's Christian
Temperance Union find ourselves IN
the midst Of conflict as bitten and
as intense as in any which we have
engaged since our founding" Mrs.
Ella Aldrich Gleason said In her ad-
dress as president at the 48th annual
state convention of the w. c. T. U.
In Plymouth Church Worcester, Mass.
Marshal Foch. after the armistice
ceremonies in Washington, win visit
Yale, Harvard, and Princeton UNI
versities. Nov. II, Yale University; Is.
rest; IA, Harvard; Is, Princeton:
16 and IT, rest; 1S, 10 and 20, New
York. After Nov. 20, is was added,
Marshall Foch will hold himself at the
disposal Of the disposal OF the con-
ference on limitation OF armament
"for such time as the latter may de-
sire.s
With an invention Of John A. Dc
Vito of Brookline. Mass the Twin
Submersible Salvage Company was
organized In Portland Ne. with .
capital stock Of 100000. Recovery
of the hidden riches Of the ocean
bottom Is the objective OF this new
corporation. organized under Maine
Laws. The submerstbie salyaxer in
| vention Of Mr.. de Vito is claimed to
be able to raise wooden, concrete. or
steel vessels of any tonnage within
"a hours after the wreck or other
material is located BY the aid OF NIL
crophonis detectors. Vast treasures ~
ing ON the floor Of the ocean from the
time Of Pizarro to the present Gay
are the aim Of the salvager, and tho
inventor claims that in time every
navy will have an equipment OF his
device to permit raising OF sunken
vessels containing men. He has
patented the invention in many coun'
tries.
Clyde I. Foz, stock broker. broushs
to Springfield. Mass. from Ramsay
N. J.. on q charge Of passing worth
less checks, has three living vive>
according 10 the police announce
ment. Miss Angelina Gath Of epetnS
neld. to whom Fux was married d
Bridgeport Ct. Sept 8, was hrouxh'
back by her parentA The potice
allege that Fox married Miss Mary @
Murphy of East BostoA last Marcn
and at that time he already bad
wife. who was Miss Nellie q keas
ing.
i Prof Allen johnson Of Yale openet
a session of the school Of cttissn
ship of the Connecticut League o
Women voters. New Haven, win
spirited talk on -our Legislators
VINO They Are and What They Do
he gave figures that startled h'
audience Of new voters concerning III
make up Of the average stats Legis
, lature. Studies q state ieg1st
tures," he said, show that On III
average only Is per cent Of out rep
resentatives have college education
, and, what is worse, not 80 Per cent
! have enjoyed full common schot
!, education. Farmers constitute cne
oI <h,rA ~ NM sfata laxislaturo hNYeP