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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1919
Page
11
The City Council passed a supplementary budget under protest to raise Suffolk county official and staff pay by 42 458 79 for the remaining year, totaling 75 000 for the full year beginning 1920. Councillors fault the Legislature for acting without mayor or council input and warn of possible court action by beneficiaries of the new law.
Boston city officials scrutinize a Legislature backed raise for state and county workers, arguing the method of setting salaries is flawed. Councillors push to base pay on work performed, not population, citing discrepancies among judges and uneven district comparisons.
Pittsfield reports Ernest Bloch of New York as winner of the $1000 viola piano sonata prize. Miss Rebecca Clarke, English violinist, placed second with Morpheus, a piece premiered in New York in 1918 as Anthony Trent. Judges debated prizes for two days. The winning sonata will be performed at the festival late next month.
Francis McGrath and James Walsh jumped into Hugh Phinney's flivver on Canal Street and tried to flee toward North Station after a clash with lovers. They collided with a truck at Causeway Street and fled on foot. Officer O'Brien pursued and halted them. In Central Court yesterday larceny was the charge and they were held for further proceedings.
Fred R. Perkins of Boston and Henry Burns of St. John New Brunswick will be brought before the Bangor US commissioner likely tomorrow on charges of smuggling eight Chinese detainees and about nine pounds of opium. Albert Morrison of Lubec is under arrest in the case. The Chinese hearing at Calais was continued until tomorrow.
The Voters Alliance of Suffolk County schedules its annual outing for Saturday September 13 at Nantasket. President John A McDonald says speakers will include Governor Coolidge former Governor Foss Richard H Long and former Mayor James M Curley.
Hats and gowns in a dazzling display will be modeled at the opening session of the ninth annual New England Retail Milliners Association convention in Jordan Hall. The show features 80 hat styles and exclusive costumes worth about 2000 dollars, with 10 Ritz-Carlton New York prize garments valued around 5000 dollars.
The East Taunton Street Railway Company filed a fare schedule with the Public Service Commission proposing a 32 cent aggregate fare for a nine mile ride, effective Sept. 2. The plan includes eight cent fares on four sections, with current five cent fares replaced, and half fares for school children.
John J. Flack aged 55 is hospitalized with a broken thigh and wrist after a safe being moved jammed him against a wall on the fourth floor at 45 Bromfield Street Cambridge. He is at the Relief Hospital.
William Dove of the Boston office of John Hancock Life Insurance Company rejects Lieutenant Haven Schauffler’s Winchester clash tale. Dove, tied to the R A M C and the 27th British Division, says the incident involved West Indian laborers and Allied troops, with no Americans present or injured.
A Boston event outlines plans by Bay State Fishing Company and local dealers to reduce fresh and frozen fish prices for New England households. Producers claim fishermen’s strike ended and Boston receives sufficient seafood, with the Bay State company importing over 2,000,000 dollars of fresh fish weekly.
Quebec Aug 2 L A Taschereau formerly minister of public works is named attorney general in a set of provincial government changes Sir Lomer Gouin remains prime minister and president of the council L A Galipeault becomes minister of public works J E Perreault takes colonization and mines portfolio replacing M Mercier and A David becomes provincial secretary replacing J L Deary
Democrat Richard H. Long urged Massachusetts voters in Pemberton Square to tax untaxed income to cover the Boston Elevated deficit. He accused officials of faulty bookkeeping and criticized a railway consolidation, saying residents would be eased only if the deficit is paid.
The transport Pretoria arrived from Brest reporting a coal bunker fire that raged 86 hours. A volunteer force of soldiers shifted coal while the crew could not. The ship returned 1104 troops including 678 officers and men of the 8th Machine Gun Battalion, part of the 3d Division.
In Bridgeport Connecticut today two groups of Columbia Graphophone Company workers voted to continue the strike and oppose sending a letter to management offering to return under conditions and opposing plant relocation. Final relocation decision rests with about 6000 employees, with about half voting.
Detectives say ten trunks carrying arms and ammunition were sent from a Broadway hotel in New York to Mexico aboard the steamship Morro Castle, bound for Havana via Progreso and Vera Cruz. The Justice and Navy Departments have been alerted and interception by gunboats is anticipated.
Bomb squad detectives traced 17 000 rounds of ammunition and 850 pounds of talcum powder bought on August 16 from a large sporting goods house in the city and consigned to a fictitious address. They learned the explosives reached a Broadway hotel where two men, likely Mexican government agents, stayed until last Friday. The suspects reportedly boarded the Morocco Castle with ten trunks of ammunition. After a hotel search, investigators raided an uptown restaurant and recovered more ammunition trunks, a package labeled talcum powder, and several rifles.
The next Boston Sunday Post Magazine will feature Paul W. Gallico’s Folks You Meet sketch titled The City. The piece previews the forthcoming feature in the magazine.
Major P. Yancey announced the fourth punitive expedition into Mexico has achieved its aim by clearing bandits from the border area below the Big Bend region after six days of pursuit. The American cavalry and border patrol rested at home stations between Presidio and Fort Hancock following the operation. Reports say Jesus Renteria, bandit leader, and four others were killed, nine captured by Mexican troops, and six suspects arrested by Americans.
Tomorrow troops will resume patrolling the border communities as a safeguard against bandits from the Rio Grande south. The expedition’s cavalry reportedly covered 75 miles on return with aviators facilitating liaison, supply drops, and bandit location. The airmen are credited with killing Jesus Renteria and serving as couriers for Mexican federals under Generals Pruneda and Dieguez. Captain Leonard F. Matlack returned to his river station at Candelaria.
Captain Bowman C. Trefry, noted mariner who piloted the Harvard exploration to Labrador years ago, died yesterday after a lengthy illness at Stratham New Hampshire.
Marie Gondier a 21 year old Belgian girl awarded the French War Cross with two palms arrives in New York aboard the La Lorraine to become an American citizen by adoption. She survived German captivity and hospital fire while aiding Red Cross work, and was praised for valor.
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