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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1919
Page
2
Senators attacked wartime price controls and currency inflation as they weigh deflation and a new policy. House and Senate members blame government actions for high costs while urging action on recommendations to ease living expenses.
Key moves in the high cost of living campaign include a President recommended bill to authorize a body to set railroad wages and adjust rates. Efforts aim to curb living costs as concerns of a railroad strike rise. The Senate and House plan recess actions, probes on shoe price increases advance, and a price cap proposal for essentials surfaces.
The government announces a public auction at the army base on August 11 at 10 30 am. Large lots offered include 43000 pairs of rubber boots 71000 woolen undershirts 120 reels of wire mesh and 100 pairs heavy wool stockings salvaged from the wreck of the Port Hunter. Items reclaimed cleaned and nearly new were shipped to support troops overseas. A 50 percent cash deposit is required with immediate removal after invoicing. Inspection is at the North Pier shed army supply base.
Instructs on stopping germ growth by using McK & R Pinotol in an icebox water bowl. Claims flies around food and decay invite germs and asserts Pinotol is stronger than carbolic acid yet as safe as water.
The State Commission on Necessaries of Life organized at the State House and will begin immediate investigations into coal and ice prices with public hearings next week. Brigadier General John H. Sherburne chairs the panel with Mayor Charles H. Adams and John D. Willard.
The commission will accept complaints about prices and conditions of commodities from any section of the Commonwealth. Complaints will be promptly classified so the worst conditions are addressed first.
Washington August 1 1918 bill proposes a war trade commission of five named by the President to set maximum sale and handling prices for necessities. The board would regulate distribution transport and storage and issue licenses for dealers. An appropriation of 1 million dollars to implement the measure was asked.
The Federal Reserve Board reports no relief from high prices and notes July increases across many lines. Buyers show willingness to accept current levels, while some sectors face caution due to sharp price rises and risk of future declines.
L. M. Shephard, head of the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors, and officers met President Wilson to push for wage increases averaging 35 percent. They argued wages have lagged the cost of necessities for six years by about 3 percent. A delegate cited Italy cutting food costs 60 percent, to which the President reportedly said drastic action is not possible under U S law.
President Wilson will head to Old Orchard Me for an August 25 address on the League of Nations at the camp grounds, with a possible three day delay. The site seats about 10,000 people.
Washington reports a new labor crisis from the high cost of living. President Wilson asks Congress to create a wage tribunal with mandatory rate decisions to fund higher railroad wages. The plan seeks to retroactively apply wage increases and urges prompt legislation to set up a public labor representation alongside the rate maker.
Striking carmen will walk out at 6 PM after Swansea & Seekonk Street Railway directors refused to reinstate Mrs. Caleb Bliss as bookkeeper at the Swansea headquarters. Directors merged treasurer and bookkeeper roles, prompting the walkout. Last car from Fall River departs at 3:25 PM tomorrow, service to Swansea Centre carhouse ends.
Uncle Sam ready to distribute 125 million dollars worth of surplus War Department foodstuffs to the general public first, not wholesalers. Households will be offered small quantities of beef, beans, corn, peas, tomatoes and other staples once official plans are announced.
At the South Boston army supply base hundreds of women and dozens of men gathered seeking passes to buy surplus stock but were told no retail sales yet. Officials expect direct sales to the public at or below cost, with postmasters and letter carriers helping distribute orders and price lists as plans move toward action.
Labor representatives at a City Hall meeting opposed a plan to consolidate the penal institutions infirmary children’s and institutions registration departments under one head. Mayor Peters backs the reform with Sanford Bates named potential head if passed. Opponents include Michael J. O'Donnell P. Harry Jennings and Michael J. Hines. Support letters came from Robert Woods Herbert Parsons Richard Conant and Rev Michael Scanlan.
In Los Angeles on August 1 Roger Sullivan of Chicago William Jennings Bryan and William G McAdoo plan talks to choose the party's presidential nominee The Jeffersonian trio could shape the Democratic candidate with Sullivan having the decisive vote though he is not expected to run himself.
Court records show a sharp drop in drunkenness after national prohibition began. In the last month 183 men and 30 women were arraigned for drunkenness versus 626 men and 93 women a year earlier, with further estimates suggesting even larger declines than official figures indicate.
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