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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1919
Page
2
Federal grand jury indicts 314 men for conspiracy to defraud the government. Two charged with using inferior coffee to fill a government order and twelve with conspiring to obtain clothing sold at Jefferson Barracks at a low rate.
Representative Fess of Ohio, chairman of the Republican congressional campaign committee, declared he would seek the Speaker position in the next Congress. Other announced candidates include Representative Mann of Illinois and Representative Gillett of Massachusetts.
The Senate judiciary subcommittee met in secret to plan procedures for its investigation of Bolshevik and related propaganda in the United States and postponed the first witness Albert Rhys Williams. Williams, returning from Russia, asked for public testimony on his Bolshevism address in Washington and other cities. The panel said he would be heard in public sessions and scheduled the first hearing for Tuesday.
Several bills with radical provisions to compel voting were heard by the committee on election laws. One proposal makes election day a legal holiday while another would impose a $12 poll tax for nonvoters and offer $5 rebates for voting, leaving a $2 net tax for those who vote in both state and city elections. Proponents favored forcing participation. methods of enforcement were under debate.
The disappearance of Guynemer, famed French flying ace who downed 52 enemy planes, remains unsolved as his body and aircraft were never found. The wartime mystery is featured in next Sunday's Post.
Washington reports the training service of the Labor Department warns of a several million man shortage when agriculture and industry resume in spring. Immigration pause reduces population by 2.6 million, and about 1 million American workers may be under arms in France. Officials urge $14 million next year and $2.5 million deficiency this year for federal employment service.
Frank A. Farnum told a legislative railways committee that the United States Railroad Administration faces a deficit of nearly 9000 dollars for the New Haven Division during 1918. He urged against restoring the 8:59 p.m. Boston to Fall River and New Bedford war economy service, noting it earned about 70 cents per mile, half its operating cost.
Captain William R. Rush and wife announce the engagement of their daughter Catharine Rush to Lieutenant James Jackson Cabot of Aero Squadron 188 US Army, son of Lieutenant Godfrey L. Cabot USN Aviation Corps. Cabot, Harvard Class of 1913, recently returned from over a year abroad. his father serves at Hampton Roads VA contributing to aviation efforts.
Paris Feb 6 Alvin W Krech president of the Equitable Trust Co New York urges a temporary suspension of liquidation among governments to establish an international moratorium and give nations breathing time after studying Europe financial Crisis.
The analysis outlines France as a focal point after a global cataclysm, highlighting inflation, trade restrictions, and the need for reconstruction. It discusses German indemnity, U S policy on embargoes, and the push for long term American credit to ease price readjustments and sustain postwar recovery.
W L Shearer Paine Furniture president urged officers and employees to pursue efficiency through hard work and concentration. He warned against mental laziness and favoritism, stressing integrity, growth, and learning from all people. William R Buckner demonstrated memory improvement to close the event.
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