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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1920
Page
3
The City Council voted unanimously to approve $200,000 to add to $204,000 already available for a South End municipal building project. The site is the indoor playground planned at East Brookline Street and Shawmut Avenue, ending a long ward fight over Ward 6 and old Ward 12.
The London Nation editorial attacks Lloyd George over the Cork Lord Mayor case. It argues English opinion favors release, cites Labor agitation, and condemns reliance on political police as undermining democracy.
Fuel Administrator Eugene C Hultman held day long conferences on coal scarcity urging relief for hard hit cities towns and families. Efforts target those worst off due to illness or lack of fuel with plans to assist and ensure coal deliveries. Some homeowners report dealers refusing orders unless customers are on their books.
United News reports Lady Duff Gordon declares fashion in Paris now requires skirts to hang twelve inches from the ground. She calls shorter lengths unseasonable and improper while presenting the new modest and artistic standard for the gay city.
The report notes Paris skirts are shortened only as a display for buyers, with fashion insiders predicting next month will reveal true trends. Lady Duff Gordon arrives in London with Lucile Ltd bringing Paris fantasies, including a dancing frock that hidden trousered design creates a skirtlike silhouette for ease of movement.
The United News notes young girlish outlines and slender skirts in wrap fashion. Lady Duff Gordon blames designers for steering trends while the public choice makes clothing fashionable, with Parisians buying little, Americans and Scandinavians leading spending.
City Treasurer James Murray proposed amending Chapter 36 Section 4 to allow the city to invest its trust funds in United States government bonds. The council referred the proposal to a committee for study and recommendation.
The committee on ordinances moves to act next week on a proposal. The current interpretation restricts trust fund investments to state and municipal bonds. If approved, Boston plans to swap its bonds for Liberty bonds to yield a profit.
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine features H. C. Witwer’s continuing Ed Harmon tale There’s No Base Like Home promising light humor in the recurring series.
At the Indianapolis convention General officers of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America authorize planning for members old age pensions to be voted on in a referendum within 25 days. Immigration figures show a stampede of newcomers with Ellis Island processing 20,500 aliens last week causing liner delays up to five days.
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