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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1913
Page
6
The old frigate Santee once proud of the American navy was towed into Boston harbor by Philadelphia junk dealers. She will be burned at Apple Island in the early part of next month to recover copper and brass from her hull.
The Civil War era Santee, a former training and prison ship at Annapolis, sank after a leak last May and was towed to Charles River Stores. It will be towed to Apple Island for a September high tide burn, with the torch to be applied as the tide falls. The vessel appeared patched and disreputable during recent tow.
Progressive Republicans linked to the conciliation committee at the Chicago conference will press Chairman Hilles of the Republican national committee to call a general reorganization convention. They aim to act quickly before Congress adjourns, with Cummins and other leaders urging immediate steps.
The Rev. William F. Davis of 160 Garland Street Everett says he would serve the rest of Hawthorne and Morton’s prison term in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta if allowed but the government will not permit a substitution.
In Washington on August 22 Republicans in the Senate pressed their opposition to free raw wool and the proposed tariff reductions on woolen manufactures in the Democratic tariff bill. The debate continued throughout the day and is set to resume tomorrow.
Senator Warren and Senator Penrose sparred over tariff policy while Senator La Follette offered a major substitute for the wool schedule. The dispute centered on ad valorem rates and the impact on wool growers.
Brockton officials announce the 1913 tax rate at 21 dollars per thousand, the highest in a decade, compared with 19.76 last year. The board of assessors says the increase reflects current municipal needs.
The pipefitting fraternity meets in Ford Hall to map work boundaries with plumbers. A committee report on jurisdiction is due, likely sparking a heated discussion as steamfitters complain their tasks are being taken over by plumbers.
Jefferson City Mo Aug 22 Governor Major freed 22 convicts who worked on state roads this week under a promise to shorten sentences by 15 days per day worked. The 22 earned no commutation days and 78 additional road workers will also receive sentence reductions.
Dr. Wu Lieu Teh, Chinese government delegate to the school hygiene congress, arrived aboard the Cedric. He is Cambridge University trained in sanitation. Surgeon Dr. Howard Humphries from London also arrived and will attend the congress.
The Navy Department awarded a 3900 ton armor plate contract for a new American dreadnought to Carbon Steel Company of Pittsburg at 187.04 per ton, a 36 percent saving of 96.99 per ton from the last bid, with Carnegie Steel as the other bidder. Secretary Daniels cites agitation for a naval armor plate factory as key to the savings.
Secretary Dan iels pushes Congress to back government owned plant while noting a new bid for 3900 tons of special treatment steel plates for battleship No. 39 shows a 36 percent price drop from the prior bid. He recalls the Dec 13 1910 Carnegie purchase at 284.03 per ton and cites earlier sundry buys ranging to 280 per ton.
The Everett School Board has hired several city dentists and will open a free clinic next month. Each pupil will have dental examinations and free treatment if unable to pay, aiming to improve health and performance.
Francis Buskes aged 38 of 1114 Parker Street Quincy suffered a broken right leg at the knee and ankle when a timber fell on him at the Fore River shipyards. He was taken to Quincy City Hospital yesterday morning for treatment.
Wakefield police arrest Antonio Brando on a highway robbery charge after he snatched a handbag from Miss Caroline Peabody on Chestnut Street near 6 pm. Street Commissioner Oscar Starkweather pursued and captured him. Brando claims 75 Valley Street as his address. He is believed to be the same suspect who has terrorized local women for months.
Flags lowered to half mast at Camp Perry as Second Lieutenant John D. Herd of the Second Kentucky Infantry dies after a typhoid illness. Amid heavy rain, shooting resumes with the Herrick trophy match and 800 to 1000 yard stages. President's match surprise fire and Evans service skirmish preliminaries are affected by rain. Revolver matches conducted on all ranges.
Dr Ethelbert Duncanson a University of Michigan graduate sues four Pomona neighbors for 100000 alleging perjured testimony and that his foster daughter Helen Tyler aged 14 was induced to swear he committed a statutory offence He was convicted served three months at San Quentin and later pardoned.
Missouri suffrage leader Mrs E R Curry says music rather than militancy will be used in campaigning for the ballot. The Missouri suffrage band from Maryville greets local workers as it tours Central Missouri, with five days at a Higginsville fair ahead.
Chicago Aug. 22 A conference of leading bankers from across the country shows a spirit of conciliation toward the Owen Glass currency bill It is expected that before adjournment tomorrow a resolution will be adopted urging amendments to the bill and that bankers will back President Wilson in securing currency legislation
George M. Reynolds of Continental and Commercial National Bank reports improved banker support for the Owen Glass currency bill after a New York conference with Secretary McAdoo. Reynolds cites concessions and possible reductions in federal reserve banks, and urges bipartisan compromise to pass a strengthened measure this session. Bryan endorses the bill but opposes interlocking directorates in the currency law.
Washington Aug 22 supporters of the administration currency bill won a major House caucus victory by securing Secretary Bryan’s unqualified endorsement and rejecting insurgent amendments. The measure includes government note issues to banks under a board of officials and allows state banks to share in the system. The president and McAdoo back the plan, and hearings may follow in the Senate.
Pasquale Sirice and James Mahon of New York were jailed in default of 19000 bail each on grand jury charges for allegedly transporting 15 year old Elizabeth Ryan of Bridgeport Conn for illegal purposes under the Mann Act.
San Francisco was chosen as the meeting place for the Royal Order of Scotish Clans next biennial convention in 1915. The session closed in Philadelphia on August 2.
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