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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1913
Page
2
Driftwood along Morgan Park frontage owned by the city of Driftwood is declared free for anyone to take. Mayor Laz Schwarz says the wood is public property and the city would be glad to remove it, inviting both poor and rich individuals to take all they want.
Dr William M Vines pastor of First Baptist Church St Joseph Missouri accepted a call to become pastor of the First Baptist Church in Charlotte North Carolina today. The move follows his tenure in St Joseph and marks a new assignment for the clergyman.
Mobile eyes another Knights of Honor supreme lodge convention after Mayor Laz Schwarz announced plans to attend the 1913 Detroit gathering and push Mobile’s bid for the 1915 event. The 1913 meeting Jun 17 to 27 drew 150 delegates and $6800 hotel charges. Schwarz, former Alabama grand dictator, aims to invite Mobile for 1916 as well.
Fire swept West End Heights in St. Louis last night causing an estimated $200,000 loss. Watchman Dan Slattery, ill and resting in a hotel bed, is missing and feared dead.
A Faust Spaghetti package claims to provide a complete meal for a family of five with nutritious, tasty, and satisfying content. It asserts the product contains as much nutrition as two tablespoons of beef and promotes a free recipe book. Sold in ten cent packages in St Louis, Missouri.
The Democratic tariff bill as amended by the house caucus is reintroduced and set for general debate Wednesday. A rules measure seeks eight legislative days for debate and two amendments per schedule, aiming for rapid passage, with three weeks estimated for full house consideration. Representatives Payne and Republican Ways and Means members urged against it, saying it is unnecessary and would drive wages down to foreign levels. The Ways and Means Committee to meet to endorse the majority report by Representative Underwood for tomorrow.
Charleston April 21 Associated Press Governor Hatfield plans to address striking Cabin Creek and Coal Creek miners in Charleston tomorrow outlining what he knows about the dispute and how it has been conducted by both sides. Operators expect a return to work this week as about 500 of the 5000 miners remain active in the district.
The Plateau Normal and Industrial Institute will hold its annual rhetorical contest Friday night, April 25. Six contestants vie for best prose and six for best poetry, with two prizes funded by prominent Mobile citizens. Principal Isaiah J. Whitley invites white and colored friends of education to attend, with special seating for white attendees.
President Wilson sent four nominations to the Senate including J. E. A. Strong for Governor of Alaska, Charles E. Davidson for Surveyor General of Alaska, and J. L. Baity for Auditor for the War Department, all from Alaska or Missouri connections as reported by the Associated Press in Washington on April 21.
A massive silver loving cup was presented to Postmaster General Burleson today by the Texas delegation as a token of esteem and in recognition of his fourteen years as a representative in Congress.
A persuasive sales pitch claims diabetics can prolong life and improve wellbeing using Fulton’s Diabetic Compound. It cites anecdotal cases including Mrs. Kline of San Francisco and a Virginia professor, urging middle aged or older diabetics to obtain pamphlets from Van Antwerp Drug Corp or John J. Fulton Company for more details.
Mr. Jake Wells presents the charming musical comedy Honeymoon Trail with beautiful singing and dancing girls. Next week features The Seminary Girl, promising further entertainment for patrons.
In Berlin on April 21 a dispute over whether Princess Augustine Victoria of Hohenzollern will be called Queen, or remain a duchess, follows Manuel of Portugal’s betrothal. Report says she will bring a substantial dowry. Manuel had met Augustine Victoria in Bavaria in 1912 and announced the betrothal after visiting Sigmaringen last week.
New York reports reveal the Morgan will details focusing on the estate value and the fate of the art treasures left to J P Morgan's son. Some estimates push the fortune to 125 million dollars, while specific bequests fall under 20 million. The exact inheritance tax appraisal will shape the final distribution.
A period advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as relief for itching skin eczema ringworm pimples and blackheads. It offers a free liberal trial by mail from Baltimore with full directions and notes doctors prescribe it for eighteen years. A San Francisco user testimonial claims pimples and blackheads cleared using Resinol products.
Washington on April 21 reports the pending California alien land laws viewed by Japan as discriminatory remained largely unchanged. Officials expect developments as President Wilson emphasizes no discrimination against Japanese while Senate bill features circulate in other states without objection.
Delegates from most states and many regions of Canada and Mexico gather in Jacksonville for a six day Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers convention. F D Howard leads the general conference on the Atlantic Coast Line division with Grand Chief Stone and President Futch presiding. The International Woman's Auxiliary also meets, and after adjournment delegates will visit Havana.
An endorsement note from Van Antwerp Drug Corporation states all druggists may refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar Compound fails to cure a cough or cold. John Bennet of Tell Wisconsin praises the syrup for five years of reliable use and notes its child friendly flavor and lack of opiates.
Cure claims advertised by a drug labeled as effective in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails. The ad features E. W. Grove signature on each box priced one shilling and sixpence.
In Tokyo April 21 national mood shifts as agitation over the California alien land-holding bill cools. Japanese officials and business leaders urge restraint and note no war talk among responsible figures. A small political group is blamed for stirring nationalism while Tokyo plans a counter meeting led by Buei Nakano to calm tensions.
Washington, April 24. The plan of dissolution of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railways ordered by the Supreme Court was to be discussed today at a conference between Rowvert E Loecht, chairman of the Union Pacific board, and Federal Judge Sanborn Hook and Adams. If no method was agreed, an application for more time to reconsider the case was expected.
In the inferior, criminal court Thomas Agnew was discharged for lack of evidence after being charged with malicious mischief. William McDonough faced a fence chopping charge. T Carte fined $1 or ten days for ing, Brown an old offender jailed twenty days. William All, idle and a nuisance, was fined five dollars or ten days for failing to work after notice. Willie Williams, a vagrant, was arraigned and fined thirty days.
Manager Frank Sunday night sent Infielder J. W. Kibble who played third base for the Pelicans to the Evansville club of the Central League. Pitcher Kraft who worked part of Saturday was sent to New Orleans Monday morning. This cuts Frank's team down to eighteen men.
The American schooner Dora Allison, seized on libel by Firemen's Fund Insurance Co of San Francisco for about 5000 dollars, was released from U S marshal surveillance Monday. Bond set at twice the claim. vessel owned in Mobile, operated from Mobile to the West Indies, and ready to load again.
Attorney General McReynolds petitions the supreme court to allow the government to file a brief in pending Texas rate cases citing interest in issues before the commerce court. The statement mentions the government’s stake in overlapping points and is quoted with a stray line urging unbiased batting.
Santiago Castro a Honduran boy about fifteen who stowed away on the Norwegian fruit steamer Living Stone arrived Sunday night from Puerto Cortez. He was excluded after a Monday hearing before U S Immigration Inspector H C Brownlow and will be deported to Puerto Cortez on an early boat.
The Im parcial alleges a plot to unite Honduras Nicaragua and El Salvador with Mexican frontier states. Suspects aim to secede Yucatan Campeche Chiapas Tabasco and part of Oaxaca to join the movement. Arms are said to have been smuggled into Yucatan from British Honduras.
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