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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1917
Page
8
Former Congressman Washburn of Worcester told the constitutional convention that food costs have climbed so much since 1904 that a man earning $15 weekly then would need $35.75 weekly now to maintain the same living standard. He cited detailed 1904 and 1917 food costs to show workers must see larger pay envelopes to keep pace.
The convention discussed an amendment allowing cities to deal in necessities and even produce food and coal to lower living costs. Ex Congressmen Powers and supporters urged municipal coal ideas while noting high prices and middlemen profits. The group voted to stage a Wednesday session and I and R organizers planned to push the measure through the convention despite hurdles. Walter P Creamer led the I R group and John Goode served as secretary.
The fund for the men of the 101st Infantry Regiment has reached 41798 dollars, per Treasurer Joseph H. O’Neil. Four hundred and fifty five dollars were received yesterday, and supporters aim to raise the final 50000 dollars. Checks should be mailed to Joseph H. O’Neil, treasurer, in care of the Federal Trust Company, Boston. Subscriptions to date include James J. Logan, Mrs. Clarence F. French, Mr. J.M. Bemis, Chase & Sanborn, J. J. Prindiville, and John C. Kiely.
The Windham Manufacturing Company woolen mill at South Windham owned by Parke Wilder Company Boston shut down due to a spinner strike for higher guaranteed wages. The mill produces shirt cloth for the War Department with an output of 20 000 yards weekly.
Boston Mayor Curley announced the promotion of Dr. Philip Castleman to deputy health commissioner with a salary rise to 3000 and his continued role as head of laboratories. Dr. Honore Van de Velde, a noted Belgian bacteriologist who settled in Boston in 1915, was named assistant director of bacteriological laboratories at 2000. Dr. Francis X. Mahoney praised the acquisition as rare for the department.
Rumors swirl around Lily Kenan Bingham's death as autopsy plans and guarded roads surround her burial in Kenansville North Carolina. Questions persist about an alleged drug poisoning while the Kenan family seeks to clear suspicions despite a large bequest to her husband Judge Hingham and authorities awaiting a formal autopsy.
Washington news indicates a forthcoming announcement on the chief of staff replacement. Major General Scott may retire this month but stay in action service, with Major General Tasker H Bliss expected as his successor from the rank of assistant chief of staff.
The fund provides weekly support to widows with a typical grant between five and eleven dollars. Amounts may change by the disbursement committee due to emergencies or income shifts, with a goal of high school completion for older children. The fund has surpassed $21,000 in contributions, received at the Exchange Trust Company.
Readers are told about a major society benefit at Manchester by the Sea to support a fund with full details to be printed in the Post. Madame Yorska will star in The Heart of France, and a voluntary admission plan is planned. A Pauline Mason benefit at Medford’s Fellsway Theatre proceeds on Sept 28, with contributions directed to John J. Martin at Exchange Trust Company, Boston.
Warren Fr. Freeman of Boston endorses the Post editorial on coal waste and proposes the Edison Electric Company discontinue two large electric signs in West Roxbury and Stoneham to save coal. He hopes others in apartments and offices will benefit and praises the editorial suggestion.
Captain Bernier, the Canadian explorer, arrived in Quebec today after a northern voyage starting in July 1916 aboard the steamship Guide. He had pressed north into the Arctic regions before returning south.
An advertisement touts Ice Mint as a modern, soothing foot remedy from Japan. It claims instant relief from corns and calluses with a cooling feel and easy removal of loosened skin, urging readers to ask drugstores for a small jar.
Boston will have a Socialist mayoral candidate for the first time under the new city charter. Dorchester’s James Oneal, state secretary of the Socialist party, consents to run with campaign manager Joseph Bearak. The party also fields Eva Hoffman for the West End and Dr. George W. Galvin for school committee, with Lewis Henderson from the Cigarmakers’ Union aiming for City Council. The platform calls for peace, abolition of the poll tax, and end to non-partisan elections. The campaign committee will meet at the Pemberton building at 8 oclock Saturday.
Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine opened with a freshman class of 100, down 42 from last year. Upper class registration is estimated at about 6 percent of last year. About five faculty members and 100 students are in military service.
An advertisement claims Plant Juice, a herbal stomach remedy, purifies and vitalizes the body by correcting digestion. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Lizzie Hines of No 4 Lowden Avenue West Somerville Mass who says the product eased her decades of indigestion rheumatism and related symptoms. The Plant Juice Man is available at Houghton Dut ton Drug Department.
A beauty note says two to three minutes with a delatone paste removes facial neck and arm hair. Mix water with powdered delatone, apply, remove, then wash to remove residue. Ensure the delatone is genuine from your druggist for best results.
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