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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1919
Page
3
Chelsea police officers receive a $200 raise after the Board of Aldermen overrode Mayor Melvin Breath's veto. The chief's pay rises to $2200, captains $2000, lieutenants $1900, sergeants $1800, permanent patrolmen $1600, with reserve officers at $1400 for the first year.
Just 232 students registered yesterday at Harvard Law School to enable men in the service to complete their work before year’s end. With 68 regular men already in the school the total now reaches 300, compared with 857 in the 1916-17 academic year.
A homemade cough syrup claims rapid relief with simple ingredients. The note praises its effectiveness and low cost, suggesting it beats conventional remedies.
The conference opened with delegates including Smuts and Bourgeois and Wilson leading a discussion of the agreed plan for a League of Nations. The English text was adopted for now, with French to follow and debate expected tomorrow night at the Hotel de Crillon.
Thousands of housewives report saving two thirds of cough remedy costs by making a home blend using Pinex and sugar syrup or substitutes. The mix claims rapid relief within 24 hours, soothing throat membranes and loosening phlegm for bronchitis, croup, whooping cough, and asthma with a guaranteed satisfaction or money back offer.
Paris February 3 The American peace delegates gave no reply to the allied proposal for the United States to act as mandatory for Armenia and Turkish provinces. Some Americans oppose European led mandatories arguing the Near East should be Europe’s affair while others cite Robert College influence and Armenian wishes as reasons to participate. The debate centers on whether a native police role suffices or if American troops would be used, a prospect Americans find objectionable.
Faris Feb 3 Lous L. Klotz the French Minister of Finance was elected president of the peace conference committee on reparation In a brief speech he urged members to get to work with justice Hughes Australian premier and M Vandenheuvel of Belgium were named vice presidents A further meeting was set for tomorrow to finalize organization Wednesday morning the committee will discuss general principles of reparation
The British cabinet discussed labor unrest but plans no intervention. Trades Union Congress to call a special meeting on industrial unrest. Bel fast city officials urge Lord Mayor to intervene. Lord Pirrie canceled engagements to address Belfast strike. Central London sees mass crowds and transit congestion amid icy conditions. Highgate Hampstead subways join the strike. Glasgow workers remain loyal but protected, power restored to many firms. Wales Amman Valley miners strike in sympathy. anthracite miners to meet for a general strike.
Paris February 3 Premier Venizelos outlined Greece claims to Northern Epirus Thrace Dardanelles and western Asia Minor with Smyrna as center He proposed a plebiscite to resolve racial predominance and urged Constantinople be allotted to Greece if Ottoman sovereignty ends Possibly internationalization of the city under League protection if the society becomes a reality.
New York February 3. The American transport Agamemnon arrived with 2914 troops including 1657 officers and men of the 51st Regiment of Coast Artillery regular army 38 officers and 311 men from Base Hospital No 2 627 sick and wounded men and casuals The U S S Ashecon another arrival carried 23 casual officers.
The carrier Agamemnon rode heavy gales in which two lifeboats broke loose and crashed into a deckhouse as windows shattered and seas swept soldiers. Returning heroes include Captain Reed G. Landis, son of Judge Kenesaw M. Landis, and Lieutenant F D Andrews. Landis earned the Distinguished Service Cross and a British decoration with 12 confirmed planes. Andrews credited with downing two German aircraft in a day. Ensign Teddy Cann, naval Medal of Honor recipient and former swimming champion, returned after 16 months abroad.
The 51st Coast Artillery Corps, a New England heavy unit, endured severe combat but suffered comparatively light casualties. A midwar incident recalls a sailor who risked his life twice by entering a flooded bilge in November to close a leak, preventing U was swamped by a leak in November.
Chief John H. Plunkett of the district police told a legislative committee that before extending the fire prevention commissioner's jurisdiction statewide, the commissioner should first show a drop in fire losses in the current district. He presented data claiming Massachusetts losses compare well with other states and outlined department operations.
A soldiers and sailors service club, Boston headquarters for the war emergency and reconstruction work of the Methodist Episcopal Church, opens in the First Methodist Church vestry on Temple Street. Chaplain Charles H. Stephens on permanent duty at the club will visit hospitals and the sick and wounded men.
Josiah Quincy born February 4 1772 in Boston son of the famed leader. He studied law after Harvard and served in the House advocating state secession during Orleans territory admission debates. Later Boston mayor five years his term saw Faneuil Hall Market House built and city reforms. He led Harvard as president and earned praise as a great organizer. He died in 1864.
The Federal Trade Commission opened a New York investigation into the Vaudeville Managers' Protective Association alleging monopoly restraint of trade and blacklisting actors who violated its rules.
Instant relief for severe cold symptoms with a dose every two hours, stopping nasal congestion and discharge, headache, feverishness, sore throat and sneezing. The ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast acting, pleasant tasting, and inexpensive at drug stores with a note to ensure genuine product.
The text argues the United States should be a trustee for backward regions, sharing responsibility for governing underdeveloped areas. It contrasts calls for U S involvement with Monroe Doctrine prerogatives and notes British openness to U S trusteeship for Mesopotamia. It concludes that America will participate in trustee duties.
The piece notes unresolved American aims at the conference with hints the President may limit statements until Congress address. Censorship affects French despatches and debates in Congress, while Republican attacks and British surprise over the Wilson policy shape the diplomatic scene. The President’s prestige remains high amid a perceived triumph at the conference.
Taxi Cab Drivers Local 126 calls a midnight meeting at Wells Memorial to act on the wage committee report. A conference with owners and agents yielded a compromise offer that was deemed unsatisfactory, with a strike likely if rejected tonight.
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