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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1919
Page
5
Inspectors Dorsey McCarthy and Haggerty report a gang of five ape men burglars operating in Back Bay Cambridge Allston and Brookline. Initial police belief blamed one offender, but authorities now confirm a coordinated group is behind the robberies.
Harry Jones was arrested on Saturday and admitted to looting 20 flats. He was described as the whole menagerie by police.
Police nabbed Reginald Pebble, 23, of Toronto, and three accomplices linked to Jones in a series of fire escape climbs. The group admitted aiding Jones on multiple excursions and faced arraignment in Roxbury Court. A Cambridge hold highlighted the danger of locked open-air routes.
A railroad passenger at East Weymouth station on the New Haven line left his girlfriend's silk stockings behind after a distracted moment, prompting conductors to remind travelers to remove all articles from trains.
A Boston trip tale led a man to claim silk stockings found on a railroad station door belonged to his girlfriend Abbie. After a jokester sailor spread the prank, the case closed with the lovers to wed and the bride possibly in black silk stockings.
Secretary Lane tells Senate committee 40 percent of US known oil is exhausted. As of Jan 1 total production reached 4.598 billion barrels, with 6.74 billion barrels in ground and field storage for shale not counted. Navy and Shipping Board 1919 fuel needs total 35.2 million barrels.
Paris March 2 Stephen Pichon foreign minister told journalists the disposition of the German fleet had not yet come before the peace conference. Kiel Canal status and measures to curb Germany’s use were not discussed yet. Marshal Foch’s report will be reviewed by the five powers tomorrow. The economic council has not submitted its blockade report.
Rabbi Charles Fleischer defended suffragists amid sharp humor from hecklers as he spoke at Huntington Chambers on Are Women Free. He urged readers to consider rights and discrimination faced by men born male in a provocative morning address.
Polish premier Ignace Paderewski defended Poland's 850000 man army and urged allied support against Bolshevism. He likened Poland’s defense of Lemberg to protecting civilization and endorsed Wilsonian principles for an international order with a peacekeeping force. He warned German influence and economic aims behind Bolshevik aid and stressed Poland’s frontier needs and coal interests with Teschen.
The subject spoke with the correspondent in his large reception room at the hotel, outlining views on current events. The setting emphasized the formal atmosphere of the interview and the prominence of the figure involved.
The speaker argues that Russia will end in a dictatorship akin to Trotzky Lenin or Hohenzollern types. He condemns advising surrender and says such advice suits a dying man, not one seeking liberty. He asserts a need to protect institutions and expresses overall optimism about Poland's future.
Memorial services were held at Greenwood Memorial Church in Dorchester for Sergeant Major William Sydney Brittain of the 101st Ammunition Train A E F who died last December in France of pneumonia. The Rev George H Spencer officiated with many relatives and friends in attendance. Revs D D Hoagland and M M Allbright spoke of Brittain's deeds in France and Albert C Orcutt sang several pieces.
The Rev. Robert Swickerath in his final sermon on The Christian Home urged that marriage requires charity. He warned couples to temper idealized views of spouses and to bear and forbear, saying men often idealize brides as angels and find disappointment.
The report from Washington notes parting gifts for retiring leaders. Speaker Champ Clark will receive a large silver tureen with cover and a chased coffee service. Chairman Kitchin gets a silver service with ivory trim and a matching tray. Senator Weeks of Massachusetts will be given a silver tray by his state delegation.
The Germantown Civic Association condemned the Boston Elevated railway zone system as inequitable to suburbs but its resolution passed narrowly. Elevated trustees were invited yet did not attend the meeting.
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