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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
2
A League to Enforce Peace canvass finds 122 of 278 leading Massachusetts Republicans unconditionally favor ratification of the peace treaty and the League covenant. Forty eight favor with reservations, 55 are non committal, and 78 oppose. Replies are sent to Senator Lodge by Grafton D. Cushing.
The city postponed the sale of 10 carloads of surplus army canned goods from 10 am to 1 pm tomorrow. Complaints about stock shortages, mismanagement, and police favoritism accompanied failed station openings and empty shelves at several Boston locations. New stations at Comins School Roxbury Crossing and Tileston School Mattapan bring total to 30 approved sites.
Boston residents await parcel post sales of army food with orders to remit postage and war taxes on each bundle. Acting Postmaster Hurley said shipment will start from a major Boston army terminal and that only case lots will be accepted within and beyond the Boston district with defined rates for 50 pound cases of tomatoes.
The Commission on the Necessaries of Life orders all Greater Boston ice dealers to limit family deliveries to two thirds of normal, except for sickness or emergencies. The plan aims to prevent famine and food waste after a 40 percent shortage for the season.
Department of Justice agents in the city are recalled from vacation and all others cancel vacations as workers focus on a food investigation. No decision yet on a special federal grand jury session. A 40 jurors list for September exists, sparking rumors of action within a day or two.
Edward Shattuck, secretary to President Jones of the New England Telephone & Telegraph, accused restaurant proprietors yesterday of profiteering on corn. He claimed 10 and 15 cent prices yield an 800 percent profit and urged Acting Mayor Francis J. W. Ford to intervene.
Mr Shat tuck argues at city hall that buying corn at five to six cents per ear yields large profit. He cites Faneuil Hall Market prices at 8 cents a box in the morning and 7 1/2 cents later. He notes 60 cars at 15 cents each could pay $9 per box, implying about 800 percent profit versus market 75 cents per box.
A listing of marriage intentions shows multiple couples with ages, occupations, and street addresses across Boston neighborhoods including Dorchester Roxbury East Boston Charlestown and Cambridge. Several pairs include widowed divorced or single individuals and note professions from barber to attorney and engineer.
More than two hundred members of the Retail Clothing Men's Association of New England and the Men's Apparel Club held a combined outing at Villa Napoli Nantasket yesterday. A baseball game led the program with the Apparel Club winning. Brady captured the fat men's race and Sullivan won the 100 yard dash. Cochrane took the pipe race and the retailers won the tug of war. Dinner followed at 5 50 with toastmaster Daniel S. O'Brien and speeches by Edward McHugh and James C. Higgins.
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