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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1920
Page
14
The Boston Post lists postpaid rates for daily and Sunday editions with options for U S and Canada. Annual subscriptions cost five dollars for daily, four dollars for Sunday, with six and three month plans and per copy rates for foreign and Canadian readers. Postage adds one cent per copy in the Boston postal district.
Opinion splits over daylight saving in Massachusetts with the Boston Chamber of Commerce president claiming over 80 percent of citizens favor it. He cites a 38 000 farmer figure from the state agriculture department, noting census data. A referendum is proposed to settle public sentiment if the legislature acts.
A correspondent questions press bias toward liquor issues while citing Taft and Hitchcock on enforcing and potentially amending the Volstead act. The piece argues newspapers generally support law enforcement and constitutional change within legal channels, noting no claim that enforcement should be abandoned.
Premier Vaida Voevod argues a Hapsburg could seize Hungary despite allied refusals. He predicts a bid to restore the dynasty with Charles as king under Horthy. The supreme council rejects any Hapsburg claim and warns of financial pressure should Hungary act. A winter's fuel squeeze raises prices as gasoline demand drops.
The passage argues that Senator Knox is a skilled constitutional lawyer but not infallible in interpreting the Constitution. It cites a past error he made due to personal interests, implying even experts can err in constitutional judgments.
Congress moved to raise cabinet salaries in 1909 before Knox left the Senate to head the State Department. A Constitution clause blocked such appointments during the elected term, forcing a last minute fix as Knox prepared to assume office. If he missed that rule he must study it anew to be an authority today.
The piece reports Admiral Sims testifying that Admiral Benson voiced a private warning about British influence before 1917 London talks. It discusses betrayals of confidence, pro British attitudes, and questions Sims actions in sending the notice to Daniels and Davison. It questions the purpose of Sims remarks and Benson’s role.
The piece argues rent profiteering stems from wartime and postwar housing shortages in Massachusetts. It advocates rent courts to expose guilty landlords and justify rent hikes needed to cover mortgage costs taxes insurance and vacancies, while condemning only the rogue profiteer.
A passage describes demands to extract the final cost from a housing shortage, aiming not only to cover added expenses but to push prices to the absolute limit amid a market strained by scarcity.
The 1920 presidential campaign gains momentum as South Dakota voters choose Republican delegates for Wood and others. Connecticut Maine and New Mexico also back Wood per predictions, signaling a strong early boost for the Major General. The forecasted results threaten harmony among Chicago convention organizers and opposing camp in a rising political clash.
Senorita Manuela Lloveras, niece of Ambassador JL Breton, becomes engaged to Italian naval attache Lieutenant Luigi Bartolucci-Dundas. John Maynard Keynes may enter English cabinet, noted for Peace book. Boston’s top taxpayer Alonzo W. Perry owns multi‑million properties and rents, with a public hotel and office buildings listed. Jacob M. Dickinson, salary tops $120,000 as Rock Island receiver and former Taft secretary of war. A H Lovett earns $104,000. Irish Colonel T E Lawrence, Oxford graduate, leads Arab resistance and studies Bedouin life. Judge Justin Henry Shaw, Boston native, is assistant to Augusta district internal revenue official Tebbetts. a former Chronicle-Herald editor and lawyer.
The Senate confirmed Bainbridge Colby as Secretary of State without objection after extensive hearings by the foreign relations committee. No record vote was taken as Senator Lodge presented Colby's name with the committee's favorable recommendation.
At a joint meeting the salary and ordinance committees voted to merge the Board of Health with the street and water departments under one head. They also recommended raising the comptroller’s salary from 2000 to 2500 after two months.
The Senate confirmed Charles R. Crane of Chicago as minister to China and William H. Joyce of Berkeley California as a member of the Farm Loan Board.
Over 200 sailors and marines from Charlestown navy yard were hosted by Mr and Mrs John Craig at the Arlington Square Theatre last night.
A rhymed verse from Ruth of Rochester New Hampshire rails at soaring rents and landlord profiteers. It pleads for lower rent or移 eviction threats as April looms, urging tenants to demand fair prices and resist abusive practices.
A humorous missive from a young woman seeks fatherly guidance on a romance with Charlie and his crumpled Fedora. The columnist replies with satire and advice advocating respect for hats and parental input while lampooning youth fashion and the S P C H.
The record notes Boston’s coldest and warmest notes for March 23 among official figures, citing 10 and 12 degrees in 1875 and 1885 respectively while the warmest 68 degrees occurred in 1907. It also notes a dry spell with no rain or snow on this date in the past decade, except in 1911 1914 1916 and 191%.
The piece portrays Barbados as sturdy British in flavor with pleasant climate and neat countryside. It notes Bridgetown suburbs, good roads, and limited dramatic scenery outside coasts, plus small forests in Scotland district and visits by Fer dinando Paleologus Horatio Nelson and George Washington with smallpox episode.
Weather notes show eight of twelve Saturdays in 1920 brought rain or snow. Warm days melted much of the snow while brief cold spells prevented flooding. Crocuses and snowdrops bloom early in Marlboro as spring approaches, and local stores consider Friday and Saturday closing times by vote. A sergeant’s blue chevrons replace gold on caps, drawing comments from readers. The piece ends with a glimpse of April fishing openings for salmon and trout.
A brief poem reflecting on age and past griefs, noting how sorrow fades with time. The speaker, Walt Mason, recalls earlier troubles and laments, then finds wisdom in aging and resilience.
The article notes Chinook salmon stocked four years ago at Tong Pond should now reach maturity. It also recounts local scenes from Boston including a candy and soda shop near Newspaper Row, street car philosophizing, a junk dealer promoting savings stamps, a fast warship, and a Lynn Kirtland House demolition.
Sport clothes feature brighter colors and a low waist line as the height of fashion. Lace is used for day and evening wear. Horsehair hats in king's blue are popular. Sleeves are often absent in evening dresses.
The guide says avoid continuous talk while dancing as the dancer seeks enjoyment. If conversation is desired, it will come from the partner or by sitting or walking between dances. At the end of a dance a lady should not wander. she may ask to be seated with friends or be taken to her party, and her partner should escort her.
A humorous 14 point list from The Hood Arrow lampoons social reforms and measures. Items propose renaming places, changing a national anthem, expunging liquor terms, removing bars, altering nautical language, banning alcohol lamps, redistributing goods, and quirky social prohibitions.
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