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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1918
Page
14
William Wallace's Villon symphonic poem, Hugo Alfven's new symphony, and Max Bruch's Violin Concerto in G minor performed by Anton Witek with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Dr. Karl Muck yesterday afternoon at Symphony Hall.
Critics hail Wallace for a personal, poetic approach in The Threshold of Music and his Villon inspired symphonic poem. The performance of Bruch concerto with Witek and Muck praised for sensitive collaboration. Alfven’s symphony deemed naive yet refreshingly bold and youthful.
Evelyn G. Trant of 589 East Fifth street, 13, hid beneath a counter and alerted police after a man with a revolver held up M. B. Nalbandian’s news store at 604 East Broadway. She led Patrolman Mayo to the fleeing suspect, Thomas Jaeger, 45, of 16 I Street, who is in custody at East Fourth street station.
The fuel administration studies a plan to cut electric railway stops by one third on urban and interurban lines to save fuel. Eight stops per mile in cities, six in suburbs, four on interurban lines, could save over a million and a half tons of coal yearly. The plan also seeks to reduce power for heating cars with several cities already using reduced stop systems.
Dr Charles Dexter Sawin 65 a specialist and surgeon died suddenly in Pemberton Square yesterday afternoon after dining with Dr Francis Donoghue who summoned an ambulance. He lived at 390 Broadway Somerville with widow and daughter. Born in Charlestown he practiced ten years there then moved to Winter Hill and trained at MIT and Harvard Medical School. He served as house doctor at City Hospital and as physician at Charles Street Jail.
Harvard R O T C members and similar college groups are eligible for the draft and not exempt, despite earlier War Department hints. New order from Major General McCain bars certificates supporting college R O T C deferred classification and requires withdrawal of any already issued.
The Industrial Workers of the World on the Pacific coast planned wholesale destruction of industries and shipping to interfere with WWI prosecution. Federal agents indicted 55 in Sacramento after investigations found leaders plotting systemic sabotage.
Dr Smallel A Green Boston's oldest living former Mayor prepares to celebrate his 88th birthday He told a Post reporter he regrets missing Mr Peters inauguration and expects to live to the century mark
Investigation links a Pacific coast network to the plan to blow up the governor's residence in Sacramento. Agents found plotters aiming to strike war industry workers, destroy fruit trees and crops, and damage ships under construction along coastal yards.
William D. Haywood, linked with 55 Sacramento indicted men in a conspiracy case, remains jailed in Chicago. His counsel has applied for bail, but no ruling has been issued yet.
Lester G. Flagg of 444 Main Street, a prominent Brockton coal dealer, was fined 20 by Associate Justice King in Brockton police court after failing to provide proper protection for his 50 delivery horses. Massachusetts SPCA agents had warned him to blanket the horses in freezing weather, and the trial lasted most of the day before the decision. He appealed the fine.
The Rev W J Conway rector of St Marys North End presides over an extended Lenten program. Ash Wednesday rites run 6 pm masses with ashes after morning masses and around service times. Noonday stations of the cross 12:30 to 12:45 daily except weekends. Stabat Mater singing and nightly sermons follow each week, Holy Hour Thursday, stations on Friday.
Paris reports in Petit Parisien claim a German bank circular from March 2, 1917 authorized payment demands for Bolshevik leaders including Lenin Zinoviev Trotzky Kameneff and Kostovsky. The documents, allegedly obtained by a French scientist from a Russian revolutionary paper, suggest German support for the Bolshevik movement.
The elderly ex-chief executive, soon 88, avoided the municipal inauguration due to harsh winter illness. From his Lenox Hotel apartment in Boston he spoke of reading a 1771 diary, his Groton summer home, and Civil War memories. His nurse Mabel Warren saved his life during the Lenox fire, and ex Mayor Hart visits him regularly.
Patrick A. Mullen of 504 Cambridge Street was yesterday appointed enrolment agent of the United States Public Service Reserves for Cambridge. Mullen is a well known Cambridge resident and a prominent member of the Elks.
The Brookline committee for patriotic subscriptions is organized to canvass the town for War drives such as the Liberty Loan and Red Cross. It has the approval of town leaders and will place precinct chairs, with teams and ID cards, to ensure broad local participation.
A luncheon at the American Museum of Natural History drew scientists and business leaders to sample whale meat dishes. They found whale steak and related preparations delicious and feasible as new protein sources. The menu included whale hash, pot au feu, planked whale steak, and boiled skate with celery, radishes, and war bread. The chef outlined further recipes such as stews, roasts, casseroles, curries, and croquettes to be tried later.
Nantucket remains ice bound since January 29 as a relief ship is expected to land supplies tomorrow or Sunday. The Sankaty tried to break the ice and then tied up with its machinery disabled.
Miss Sally Lucas Jean, visiting Boston clinics, links under nourishment to tuberculosis risk in adolescence and urges school lunch programs to educate children and parents. She notes 21,000 under-fed New Yorkers and promotes sending self addressed stamped envelopes for nutritional lunch menus and recipes.
Thousands of school age children lack proper nourishment due to neglect by parents and physicians. The text argues chronic underfeeding harms growth and health and urges urgent action and guidance.
Frank A. Winship treasurer of the Wakefield Trust Company and Reading resident died suddenly in the bank building yesterday. Death was due to heart disease. Born in Boston, he had been connected with the bank for 40 years and is survived by his widow two sons and a daughter.
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