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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1919
Page
2
The Senate filed a communication from the Boston Finance Commission opposing a bill that would allow Boston to borrow 5 million dollars to widen North End streets for a broad thoroughfare mainly for trucking. The plan was proposed by the Boston City Planning Board.
The Finance Commission says the bill initially allows expenditure of 3 million dollars when sent to the municipal finance committee. It authorizes taking two parcels under excess condemnation and an indeterminate number for parks open spaces and playgrounds. The planning board argues the bill aims to improve housing conditions in the city section.
The commission argues Boston should not borrow outside the debt limit except for rapid transit and cites past authorizations in 1911 and 1913. It opposes the proposed highway as ineffective for traffic relief and warns the bill grants excessive powers to acquire and dispose land and to fund open spaces and playgrounds.
Raoul Villain stood trial in Paris for the 1914 assassination of Jean L. Jaures the French Socialist leader. Villain has been jailed since July 31 1914 and said he opposed Jaures over the three year military law while dining near the Bourse in Paris.
In New York on March 24 the national council of the Boy Scouts of America discussed achievements in Americanization democratization and youth education and outlined the group’s planned postwar reconstruction work. About 370 delegates representing 455 000 Boy Scouts attended.
The movement announced new permanent Scout camp sites in Birmingham Los Angeles Indianapolis Evansville Terre Haute Montclair Omaha Akron Scranton Reading and Milwaukee. In 1918 30160 merit badge awards were given up from 26728 in 1917 and 66 honor medal actions including four gold medals to parents of scouts who died saving others. Emerson Treasury official praised the Scout machine while Roosevelt hailed Boy Scouts for fostering Americanism as a national force.
In Oldtown Maine on March 24 William H Waterhouse Democrat was re-elected mayor by one vote as counts show Waterhouse 542 Keith 641. A recount is expected. Republicans won seven city council seats to Democrats three and the four mill tax for six years from 1919 passed 558 to 394 to fund road extensions.
General Edwards urged immediate funding from local citizens for the Boston Health Drive supporting the Dispensary Baby Hygiene and District Nursing associations. The drive runs to April 1 with subscriptions totaling about $128,000 to date.
Miss Mabel BP Norris, still withholding her identity, was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court at Cambridge on theft charges from Radcliffe College and Marycliff Academy. Pleaded guilty to all but one Cambridge break. Sentenced to 30 months at Deer Island. charge continued to June. Effort to determine her true identity underway.
Six cottages at Plum Island near the dancing pavilion were entered in recent weeks. Thieves stole clothing field glasses guns and other items from John McDonald Charles E Whitley Mrs Carrie Burnhome Charles Merrill Henry Knapp William Sayward and Albert S Parker. Similar raids were reported at Lake Attitash in Amesbury suggesting a linked gang.
The Italian delegation at the peace conference submitted a report to the supreme council in reply to the Jugoslav memorandum on territorial disputes. The document was prepared by Salvatore Barzilai, civil governor of the former Austrian territory now under Italian occupation, and Signor Salata, an Istrian deputy.
Mrs Maria Falls of Boston seeks divorce from Elmer Falls of Ottawa Canada a post office employee on grounds of cruel abusive treatment desertion and non support She found a pair of black gloves in his pocket in May 1913 She left Ottawa June 1 returned to her fathers home in Boston He threatened to choke her if she returned and said she would be harmed She said he struck her in 1912 during an attempted conversation about fidelity.
In cross examination, Mrs Falls described letters she wrote to her husband full of love and kisses sent during his West health tour. She read passages in court showing longing and concern as the trial continues, with dates from 1910 to 1916 and notes about reconciliation efforts.
The Lithuanian government has signed a commercial treaty with Great Britain securing a credit for purchasing several million francs of goods. Reports from Kovno note an American food inquiry mission and a French military mission arrived on March 19. A British mission is expected at Kovno soon.
Special Officers Manning and Welch seized morphine valued at over $1000 and arrested Joseph Ballario 26 for unlawful possession with intent to sell. Ballario of 44 Montgomery Street South End was tracked for days and nabbed in Scollay Square after a long stakeout. Morphine was found in cubes inside an eight by five inch box.
Washington reports Brigadier-General Walsh commended the Bordeaux American civilian postoffice for efficient handling of mail. The transmittal note says General Pershing recently inspected the office and found the civil post office service not responsible for soldier mail complaints.
London dispatch reports further improvement in Egypt as under secretary Cecil B. Harmsworth told the House of Commons that the Cairo to Alexandria railway has been restored after a disruption during recent disorders.
Vienna dispatch says former Emperor Charles and his family departed Ekartsau Castle by special train to Switzerland. British authorities arranged the train with Col Strutts and other British officers stationed at Ekartsau to monitor his movement and treatment.
Berlin reports Karl Radek, the Bolshevik agent, released by German authorities after arrest on February thirteen tied to the Spar tacan uprising. Despatch notes regular entry, no arrest grounds, while new agitation triggers strikes in Lubeck and Breslau riots in Stettin and a looming general strike in Breslau.
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