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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1922
Page
3
Massachusetts congressmen won a major victory when the House blocked the Shipping Board plan to award the Leviathan re conditioning contract to Newport News Shipbuilding Company.
Congressman Dallinger with Tague and Gallivan secured an amendment to bar the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation from using this year's funds for Leviathan repair work until bids are checked for lower cost in navy yards. The measure would require considering Charlestown and other navy yard bids on the $8.2 million project, a move meeting with opposition from President Harding and top officials but supported by House members favoring navy yard bids.
The National Agricultural Conference adopted the transportation committee report urging price deflation through cooperation of railroad labor and railroad companies. It rejected a proposal to repeal the Adamson eight hour law and to reduce railroad and other industrial wages to parity with farmers’ returns.
A labor conference battled over wage deflation with Samuel Gompers opposing reducers while farmers aided the final plan for railroads and employees to share readjustment. The group endorsed the St Lawrence Great Lakes waterway project and proposed completing Muscle Shoals Alabama while approving Ford’s lease offer.
Suffolk County Sheriff John A. Keliher called State control advocates dilettantes and urged closing the archaic Charlestown State Prison. Sanford Bates defended state supervision as practical reform, arguing the county system wastes money and fails to deliver results.
Armament delegates finalize plans for a new congress on land and sea. The United States Great Britain Japan France and Italy will be represented with a commission of jurists to review international law amid submarine and poison gas debates.
A widow identified as Mrs. Boucher apparently took poison in a Commonwealth Avenue apartment, pleading for a man named Boyer to be summoned. Police suspect personal distress linked to her husband’s wartime death and a sickly son, with Boyer remaining elusive.
Four men sustained injuries when a touring car collided with a Boston Elevated surface car near Central and Medford Streets in Somerville. Malden residents Milton Ward and Daniel Miller faced head injuries and cuts, Frank Miller suffered severe head injuries, Edward Miller had broken ribs, and Ernest Wortman was bruised. All four were thrown into the street. three remained in Somerville Hospital while the fourth escaped with minor injuries. The motorman was Stanley T. Eiser and the conductor C. D. Baker. The injured are expected to recover.
Charles H. Lewis a Malden police sergeant was named by Police Commissioner Frank R Stevens to train the 50 Malden officers who will rotate in traffic duty. Lewis has previously trained with Boston traffic squad officials.
English High defeated Rindge Tech 45 to 17 in a Cambridge YMCA swimming dual meet held yesterday afternoon.
Groups of young women connected with organized labor and friends canvass Boston today from 9 AM to 10 PM to raise funds for Russians in need. The effort is under the Boston Central Labor Union, with collectors meeting at Wells Memorial Building at 8:30 AM and carrying official credentials.
John F. Merrill of 11 Alleyne terrace Quincy and chairman of Norfolk county commissioners was struck by an American Express truck on Washington Street near Castle in the South End. Rushed to City Hospital, age 72, he is listed in dangerous condition with multiple broken ribs a fractured jaw and possible internal injuries.
General Manager Dana announced service changes for the Elevated system. Broadway station cars to Copley Square will run only to Berkeley and Boylston streets. Other changes include more cars on Dewey square City Point line, shorter headways on City Point Rowe's Wharf via L street, and increased City Point Dudley Street evening service.
Jos Antonelli told a police judge he had just become the father of a pair of twins and visited his father in law to share the news. The jailer was alerted after Antonelli carried a bottle of liquor into the jail, but the judge placed him on probation for a year noting twins are twins.
Paris January 27 The world congress of the Irish race devoted its last session to Irish league details. Eamon De Valera was elected president of the new organization and a central executive council was to be formed in Dublin. An American contribution of 20900 dollars was pledged by delegate Castel lini. De Valera required unanimous election and no party significance.
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