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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
4
Harvard launches a recruiting drive in Cambridge to fill 10 spots in an ambulance unit now organized in Allentown Pennsylvania. The section will deploy to France soon with Sergeant Herbus leading the campaign to recruit drivers for service on European battlefields.
Federal employees gathered in Washington for a national union convention, adopting resolutions pledging unanimous support for the President and Congress. They also endorsed woman suffrage, equal pay for women doing men's work, fair reclassification of government jobs, and a satisfactory retirement measure.
At Ayer camp 19 000 sweaters are needed for 20 000 men by week’s end but only about 1 000 can be supplied by the Red Cross Supply Service. Division Manager James Jackson urges every chapter to donate sweaters to headquarters at 142 Berkeley Street for distribution among the troops.
Twenty Lynn shoe factories closed since April 18 will reopen Monday and 12 000 Lynn shoe operatives return to work after five months of idleness following a conference with Henry B Endicott of the Public Safety Committee and Lynn workers unions and manufacturers association.
Workers to return at April 18 1917 wages plus 16 percent bonus paid that date. Three year no lockout or strike agreed by unions and manufacturers. Differences to be settled by a joint committee or final decision by the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration. Endicott to determine the price list and wage controversy. Meetings at Lynn City Hall included union and manufacturers representatives and officials from the United Trust Company and Lynn Shoe Manufacturers' Association.
The United States offers to pay half of wage increases for companies earning no more than 10 percent profit on commandeered ships, as San Francisco builders consider workers demands under Shipping Board cost sharing. Hurley delays coast trip. talks with Samuel Gompers and AFL officials continue while near agreement is reported.
The Quartermaster's Corps advertises rapid active service openings in Room 505, 25 Huntington Avenue. They seek 87 chauffeurs and 11 cooks for overseas duty by week’s end. Applicants aged 18 to 45 with the necessary qualifications may apply, licenses required for chauffeurs, and those already called for medical examination are not eligible.
Washington reports wrangles between House and Senate conferees on the war tax bill halt progress on second class mail rates and excess profits. Disagreement over a zone system and leakage of conference details intensify debate as secrecy pledges tighten. An expert urged major changes including a board of adjusters and instalment tax payments while motor car tax plans spark protests.
Judge Samuel Altschuler of the U S District Court in Illinois ordered Chicago officials including Mayor Thompson not to interfere with the exhibition of William Foxs photoplay The Spy at the Majestic. The mayor had opposed the film claiming its acting was too powerful and dramatic and caused him to sweat.
An advertisement touts Gets-It as a quick remedy for corn and callus removal. It promotes an easy banana-peel method claiming the corn comes off completely with little effort and a smile.
An old advertisement touts Gets-It as a safe, proven corn and callus remover used by millions. It urges readers not to risk unknown mixtures and claims the product will let them wear fashionable shoes and dance. Priced at 250, available at drug stores or mailed by E. Lawrence & Co. Chicago Ill.
At the State House yesterday a public ownership push for street railways dominated discussions before the special commission investigating the street railway situation. Representative Robert Martin argued private ownership is wrong in principle and lasting reform requires public ownership. Charles F. Dutch opposed abolishing the franchise tax, while Whitfield Tuck urged electing the Public Service Commission by popular vote and accepting Canadian money. Public hearings are set for Fall River City Hall Wednesday and Lawrence City Hall Thursday for northeastern state residents.
Berlin dispatch reports violent artillery waves directed at German lines in Flanders yesterday with increasing intensity. Troops endured heavy bombardment as combat continued along the front line.
Houtholst wood and Lys on the Flanders front developed into drum-fire last night and this morning, army headquarters said. The entente infantry did not launch an attack.
Your Soldier Mothers Sisters and Sweethearts your Soldier's Comfort should be foremost in your minds. Tired swollen blistering burnin and aching feet can be prevented by rubbing Fastep Foot Powder well into the feet. Fastep heals cuts and broken blisters. It's cooling soothing and antiseptic. As an effective deodorant for all parts of the body Fastep will prove indispensable in the trenches when time is pressing and facilities are lacking. Send your Soldier a can today. All druggists 25c or E Fougera Co Inc 90 92 Beekman St New York.
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