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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
2
A plea for ending carnage and war speaks through prayers of women and figures in the text. Poet Judd Mortimer Lewis and Annie Peck are highlighted amid suffrage activism, mountain climbs, and public interest in peace and progress.
Fashion notes explore the shift from long jackets to shorter styles with bullion braid metal buttons and concealing colors. Designers add unusual pockets in bold placements for color and ornament, noting few jackets retain the traditional military look and skirt alterations spark mixed opinions.
Mrs Vernon Castle unveils a spring wardrobe praised for dance friendly designs. The five gowns feature blue taffeta with pink lining, yellow net layers, pink tulip shades, and a daisy petal chiffon skirt providing fluid movement for the season. A gray cloud hat and robin blue bonnet accessorize the ensembles.
Dr Charles A Mohr Mobile city health officer says Mobile is not among the two cities named in an AP dispatch about railroad water use orders. He reports Mobile had one typhoid case in March, two deaths, all imported. Experts are purifying water and fighting the epidemic in both towns.
Subscribers’ personal column notes numerous guests in Mobile staying at the Cawthon Battle House and Blenville hotels. Names include Lawrence H. Smith from Chattanooga, W. E. Selby and F. B. Royster from Birmingham and Jackson, Edgar B. Kay of Tuscaloosa, and Judge and Mrs. R. P. Goodwin of Washington among others registered for visits or touring the city.
London report says the Russian government has ordered rolling stock valued at seven million dollars from the United States. The move reflects wartime supply ties and industrial demand as the conflict continues.
The city wide revival continues with Rev. T. W. Hawes of Louisville leading large crowds at Government Street Presbyterian Church on A Change of Heart. A union service at St. Francis Street Methodist attracted many, with 7:30 p.m. preaching. Rev. D. A. Planck led two services at Central Presbyterian, and Dr. E. C. Moore spoke at Government Street Methodist on Where Is Thy Brother and at 7:30 on I See the Lord Always Before Me. Rev. D. W. Bosdell spoke on Neglecting the Great Salvation. Songs at 7:15. Curtis Shugart of Montgomery set programs for 8 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily on What Hast Thou Done and It Will Be More Tolerable for Sodom Than for Mobile in the Day of Judgment.
Atmore merchants met with Gulf Florida Alabama Railroad officials and Mobile business leaders to push a physical link between the Gulf Florida and Alabama line and the L and N at Atmore crossing. They filed a complaint with the Alabama Railroad Commission set for hearing April 5. The railroad may not cover its share of 8009, suggesting freight via Pensacola by steamer Tarpon, which Mobile participants opposed for delays and freight handling risks due to weekly sailings.
Sheriff W H Holcombe possesses a photograph of James Houston a negro killed at the Southern Steamship Company docks in Port Arthur Texas about a week ago The photograph is available for relatives to identify Houston who lived in Mobile for three years and left a wife and family in Port Arthur Residents are urged to contact the Holcombe county sheriff's office with any information.
Vienna reports Pola, Austria's Adriatic naval base, has completed defenses and is deemed impregnable. The harbor fleet supposedly at peak efficiency with submarines, and the Digndno Fasana Piramo zone turned into a vast entrenched camp with long range guns and mortars. Pola provisioned for a year as metal confiscation expands to all but iron and steel.
Savannah figures show production lowered for the year ending yesterday but still above demand. Turpentine receipts totaled 136,970 barrels and resin 449,696 barrels, amid resumed trading after wartime disruption. Shipments reached 127,653 barrels of turpentine and 464,779 barrels of rosin.
Thursday at 6 PM the boys division hosts a social for four teams of the Sunday School Basket Ball League. The First Baptist Sunday school clinched the championship last Saturday and Trinity versus Government Street Methodist duel for second place at 4 30 PM. The league has been the most successful ever held in Mobile for boys and stirs strong Sunday school athletic interest.
The Mobile union held its regular meeting Thursday at 7:20. Mrs Krelland Miss Peterson sang solos with Ruth Nelson as accompanist. Mrs J L Sherrill read the minutes and Mrs G R Nelson read a letter from Joel Goldsby. The sheriff visit praised. Milson noted temperance work at the Norwegian Mission. A symposium on What Next was given. The next meeting is April 7 at 8 pm at First Baptist Church with a special program.
The Alabama Educational Association convenes April 1 in Montgomery. Attendees from Mobile include Mrs. W. K. Linscott, Miss Budge, Miss Johnston, Miss Lillian Winter, Miss Etta Lambert, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Vigor, Dr. Burn, and others. Also included is a recipe for beef loaf with stale bread and beef extract then brown gravy.
President Allen of the Little Rock Club announces an appeal to the national commission over a reported decision that Marcan, last year with Birmingham, is awarded to Oakland of the Pacific Coast League. Marcan is training with Little Rock and has been named captain.
More than two hundred surgeons from Minneapolis to New Orleans gathered in Memphis for the annual convention of the Joint Association of Surgeons of the Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroads. Sessions extend over two days.
Fred Carney, previously convicted of illicit distilling, is fined $100 plus costs and ordered to serve one month in Mobile county jail by Judge H T Toulmin in U S District court.
The Council of Jewish Women held its regular monthly meeting in the birth hall on Wednesday afternoon due to Passover. The program opened with a duet by Mrs J Simon and Miss Pearse Schwarz performing Slavische Tanze. Mrs Jacob Re read Deborah to strong applause and Dr Matthew Brewster gave an eloquent talk on feminism, praising women's progress and equality. Julius Goldstein, council president, thanked him, and Mrs I Marx delivered Women's Marching Chant to close.
Venice reports the Austrian postal department has announced a suspension of parcel post service to the United States and America due to unspecified issues.
Williamsport Tennessee farmer Otto Anderson reports his 72 year old father with tetter benefits from Vitalitas products. He notes improvements in liver rheumatism and general health along with claims of clearing poisonous humors and restoring vigor. Advertisement for Vitalitas at Sutton's Drug Store.
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