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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1919
Page
9
There was no lessening of interest in the Automobile Show yesterday in the Mechanics building with crowds both day and evening. So dense were the crowds at times that doors had to be closed to admit only when space allowed.
The whittier Ham Com pany loaned a two seater biplane from Jamaica Plain for the exhibit. It marks the first commercial flying machine built in Massachusetts since the armistice and was moved from Whittemore-Hamm aviation field in Saugus. Car sales surged during the day as dealers note growing buying interest while the show closes with expectations of record attendance.
W Lawrie of the Bay State Automobile Association led a campaign against street glass in Boston. A movie weekly crew filmed a tire shattered by broken glass to illustrate danger. The campaign ends today with glass pieces, from a nursing bottle to headlamps, shown at Diamond Rubber on Boylston Street. Citizens were urged to call Back Bay 738 to report glass for pickup by an Oldsmobile Economy Model truck.
Motorists once weighed durability against highway wear as tires improved. The United States Tire Company credits much of Royal Cord tire popularity to its appearance while reminding buyers its performance matches its look.
Autocar display at the Commonwealth avenue factory branch attracts constant visitors all week. R P Page Jr, manager of the Boston branch, predicts the Autocar is about to enter its largest year in history. The headquarters are decorated for one of the citys finest truck shows.
Acting Secretary Crowell announced the War Department will purchase 15 original cantonment sites to be kept as permanent military camps. National Guard camps will be abandoned with exceptions for Camps Kearney and Sevier. Retained camps include Devens Bragg Custer Dix Dodge Gordon Grant Jackson Knox Lee Meade Pike Sherman Taylor and Upton.
Secretary Crowell outlined inclusion of camps Doniphan, Eustis, Funston, Holabird, Humphreys, Jessup, Johnston, Kearny, Lewis, McClellan, Normoyle, Pike, Sill, Travis, Benning and others in the programme. Government owned aviation fields Langley, Rockwell, Fort Crook, Kelly No 1, Post Field to be retained. purchase of Chabute Arcadia Camp Scott Souther Dorr Carlstrom Brooks Ellington Selfridge Park Field planned. All other flying fields to be abandoned with some site purchases and land sales to avoid multi million losses.
A reader praises Judge Thomas H. Dowd’s bilingual-quoted address delivered in Canada for Ireland’s self determination. The letter urges America to enforce self determination. it warns that Irish independence support may prompt continued struggle. Edward A. Collins at Newport Naval Training Station signs the letter.
Cardinal O'Connell attended a private showing of The Eternal Light a film on the life and passion of Christ by the Catholic Art Association Boston College High School students attended at the High School Hall The pictures, made in Egypt and the Holy Land at an alleged cost of $500 000, will be shown April 7 8 and 9 under Catholic Art Society auspices.
The Connell and McKone Company showcased Atterbury and Bethlehem trucks in several sizes and models. Sales were strong with buyers from across New England. The firm expects a robust year for trucking as trucks may replace some rail transport.
Bobby Arnold national chair of the Auto Show Criterion Committee says the 1919 Boston Show is the best all around motor exhibit of the decade. She cites 57 shows logged since 1913 and 67 varieties as a basis for comparison, challenging any dissenters.
The Briscoe display has drawn hundreds of visitors as the Briscoe car is promoted for long mileage on small gas and oil supplies and its light tire wear. Briscoe men emphasize fuel efficiency and tire friendliness at the exhibition.
A rambling wartime letter describes off duty routines, shop talk, and boxing bets. The writer jokes about firing the cook and a Black person delivering wash while mocking others, mentions a boxing match and a bet on Joe Loomish, and fantasizes about becoming a bugler or returning to fighting. He describes a dinner with a jeweled lady and avoids embarrassment.
A 1919 Frederick A. Stokes Company release presents letters from the That's Me All Over, Mable series. The narrator recalls conversations with Mable and Angus MacKenzie amid wartime life and family losses. Copyright notice notes the complete set published as a book.
A brief note indicates ongoing coverage will resume in the Daily and Sunday Post until the story reaches completion. The item signals forthcoming installments and reader updates.
Washington March 21 The Federal Trade Commission is urged to reopen its inquiry into newsprint costs to ease maximum summer prices. G W Wickersham for the American Newspaper Publishers Association says Canadian costs show no rise but a decline affecting four major newsprint firms. Henry A Wise for manufacturers opposes renewal arguing the commission already ruled and that accountants for all sides examined Canadian firms.
The Sharp Manufacturing Company announced a complete one week shutdown of its two mills in New Bedford affecting fifteen hundred operatives. The firm cited unfavorable market conditions and says production will resume as soon as business warrants.
Seven secret indictments charge Frank I. Sears and Thomas Sherwood of Webster and Worcester with conspiracy to defraud the government and with bribing inspectors Timothy Honen and Frank Smith in a plot to use inferior leather for army shoe soles and have the shoes passed. Sears and Sherwood are free on bail. the inspectors face bribe accusations.
William Ronikier received a five year federal prison term in Atlanta after embezzling 24000 from Manufacturers National Bank of Cambridge where he earned 1730 weekly as teller. Judge Morton noted bank managers showed generosity by keeping him employed.
Democratic members of the Missouri Legislature urged Senator James A. Reed to resign and run for reelection to force a popular vote on joining the League of Nations. The house had demanded Reed quit over his opposition to President Wilson's plan amid talks to show Missouri backs the league.
Ten Radcliffe seniors and juniors are elected to the Iota Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Notable names include Ruth Arrington Florence Benson Mary Johnson Margaret Mutch and R Elizabeth Boody with Ethel Spurr chosen undergraduate secretary.
Three Brazilian seamen Antonio Taboz a Francisco Siqueiredo and Arlando Malosso who stowed away on the Brazilian steamer Guaratuba at Havre France may be forced to remain aboard until the ship returns to Brazil The Guaratuba arrived yesterday from New York en route to France with the three on board They were ordered deported at New York but land access in France is unlikely since they are not French They deserted another vessel to board the Guaratuba believing it would sail to Brazil
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