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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1917
Page
10
Wilt Smith, president of the Quincy Fans' Association, says his naval duties leave little time for his Democratic bid for Second Ward alderman. He asks friends to forget the May 15 primary, pledges faithful service if elected, and supports progressive city growth and public improvements. He commits to working with others regardless of party.
In the face of rising daily costs the street car fare remains unchanged. It costs more to produce a ride each year, yet the price to riders does not rise. The note asks readers to name commodities that have not increased in price recently.
Washington May 13 President of the American Newspaper Publishers association says newspapers face unfair postwar taxes under the proposed war tax and postal increases. He argues delays in dating taxes and high costs threaten numerous papers and jobs while urging fair treatment.
The Rev W M Gamble explains Rogationtide observed at the Church of the Good Shepherd with a Litany procession and prayers for harvest, peace, and deliverance from war and famine. He traces Rogation’s origin to Roman times and St Gregory the Great, noting prayer as a force that can alter events and sustain faith amidst calamities.
Dr John A Harriss of New York has turned over his private steam yacht Surf to the American Red Cross for use as an ambulance ship. The offer has been presented to the secretary of the navy and accepted. The yacht will be commissioned under Harriss command, ready by May 20, and will operate along the American coast as directed by the navy. The Surf, about 200 feet long, will transport about twenty four patients, with a small medical staff and Red Cross nurses. Maintenance costs for at least six months are to be borne by Harriss. The vessel will be white with a red stripe replacing the hospital ships green stripe.
The navy department will display the Red Cross repair insignia of mercy ships. Scholarships are available at the Massachusetts state agricultural school at Amherst and at other state agricultural schools in Maine New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island and Connecticut offering financial aid to students.
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