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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
10
John E. Macey president of the United Improvement Association told a public hearing at the State House that a six-cent fare on the Boston Elevated system is not needed. He spoke before the special commission investigating street railways yesterday.
A speaker claimed LL road would raise costs by 3 million yearly for the company, arguing the rise is unwarranted. He noted West End Street Railroad holdings equal about half the securities bearing interest, and West End has earned 8 percent on preferred and 7 percent on common for 20 years. He urged negotiated rate cuts with West End stockholders before aiding the T line, suggesting internal financial rearrangement could fix troubles. Jean P. Nickerson of Hyde Park also spoke.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels is due in Boston on Saturday October 20 and will visit the Charlestown Navy Yard Commonwealth Pier Harvard Radio School and Technology Training School as part of a navy jurisdiction tour.
A Boston advertising feature promotes Anuric tablets for uric acid and kidney relief, claiming strong results from Dr. Pierce’s preparation. The piece also details a large park dedication in South Boston with Cardinal O Connell, Mayor Curley, Governor McCall, a 300‑strong Knights of Columbus contingent, and festive military and musical performances.
Arrangements were finished for the Columbus Park dedication in Strandway South Boston set for Friday. Cardinal O Connell will celebrate a 10 30 mass for soldiers and sailors who fought under Old Glory in the war abroad as part of the Greater Boston Columbus Day observance.
In Rockland Maine on October 10 Rev Harry A Hersey urged that brewing interests waste 3 000 000 000 pounds of food annually while the President and Hoover call for bread conservation His talk at the Maine State Sunday School convention highlighted wartime car and land use claims amid about 300 delegates Also speaking were W C Pierce W B TutHll J H McLean and W R Wood
Boston automobile dealers plan special features for Columbus Day with first annual Closed Car Week. All salesrooms will be open tomorrow from 10 a m to 10 p m so people who cannot attend during the week can view the exhibitor cars.
Attendance at 100 shows rises daily as critics compare enclosed bodies and open models. Dealers urge buyers to act before price increases and before close of exhibition on Saturday night with deliveries starting Monday.
Mrs. William M. Wheeler led a committee from the Women's Municipal League at the College Club to study educating women on market values of staple and perishable foods. Attendees discussed using daily newspaper quotations to guide local feeding and to conserve freight for coal and other produce, with Municipal League agents gathering data and state salaries funding them.
At the Boston and Maine railroad meeting yesterday Hagop Bogigian questioned President James H. Hustis on free passes and the salaries of lawyers and lobbyists retained by the corporation. Minority stock failed to win seats.
In Columbus Ohio on October 10 the Rev Horace Day pastor of the United Congregational Church of Bridgeport Conn was chosen moderator to succeed H M Beardsley of Kansas City Mo Day had served as assistant moderator and held pastorates in Aurora Illinois Chicago and Los Angeles
Conrad W. Crocker, representing prominent minority stockholders, urged a resolution backing a 15 percent rate increase for Boston & Maine before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The meeting re-elected the former 14 directors by a stock vote of 302,341 each while the minority ticket trailed with 8,384 votes. Crocker protested allowing New Haven holdings to vote.
The Friday 2:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 p.m. symphony concerts, conducted by Dr. Karl Muck, feature Beethoven Fifth Symphony Berlioz King Lear Overture Liszt Prometheus and Parsifal Prelude. The Prometheus is Liszt's fifth symphonic poem and debuts at the Symphony concerts.
John Clason, a Stamford farmer who in 1890 donated $43 000 to establish Stamford Hospital, died at his home at age 92 after a long active life. He was widely respected for his philanthropic contribution to the local medical facility.
A persuasive ad urging readers to take Cascarets to relieve bilious symptoms and cleanse the liver and bowels. It claims the product is gentle, does not gripe or sicken like salts, pills, or calomel, and is safe for children when given whole.
The Boston Teachers' Club victory in securing heated school buildings was shown by proper temperatures in all city schools. Coal was rushed to Harris School in Neponset after a Tuesday closure for empty bins and kept heated all day amid the teachers’ leadership. A rumor of potential discharge for Miss Cora E. Biglow, president of the club, was dismissed as unimportant by the teachers.
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