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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
4
In Alabama on April 30, the state treasury lacked funds delaying salary warrants at the capitol. The payroll, near $50,000 monthly, remains unpaid as Governor Henderson seeks a $1 million loan to meet teachers and other owed salaries. Lancaster anticipated funds within days.
A Baltimore doctor endorses Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as an inexpensive, reliable home remedy for eczema ringworm rash and itching. Use warm water baths twice daily then apply ointment to a thin layer and cover lightly. Free trials offered by Adv Dept 21 R Resinol Baltimore Md.
R. O. Harris Grocery Co invites customers to place their May 1 orders with promises of the best freshest goods and lowest prices. The note stresses savings from buying in quantities and efficient service.
Alabama Adjutant General J L Hubbard asks circuit judges to compel grand juries to rigorously probe the disposition of state government property. He cites embarrassment over losses and withholding of federal funds, notes letters have gone to solicitors and officers, and expects quick arrangements to meet obligations to a New York financial institution.
A. Lillard of Prichard was acquitted in the city court on Friday after a jury heard his appeal. He had been fined five dollars or ten days in jail in January on a charge of beating Mrs. B. J. Bullard. Attorney J. W. Tharp defended him with Assistant Solicitor H. H mith assisting.
Frankie Edwards a boxing instructor from Los Angeles now in Mobile is arrested by Detective Wilmer V. Pearson on a telegram from New Orleans authorities. He is charged with obtaining money by false pretenses and larceny of a shotgun. Edwards says the arrest surprises him and he will face the charges.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female disorders. It targets women at key life stages and promises to regulate the system, restore strength and bloom, and offers free advice from Dr. Pierce and a 186 page book on women's diseases.
Mayor Pillans asks Mobile Chamber of Commerce to organize a commemorative event for the opening of Lock 17 on the Warrior River, anticipating year round navigation to coal and mineral regions. He urges prompt planning and study of formats used at the Columbia river Dalles-Celilo Canal celebration as a model.
Josh M. Levy died Friday morning April 30 1916 at 6 oclock aged 64. Notice of funeral will be given later.
An advertisement claims Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer darkens gray hair without dye, improves scalp health, stops dandruff and itching, and promotes growth. It touts a 704 bottle for 50 cents at Van Antwerp Drug Store in ile Alabama and promises a natural look.
Lyons Park will host two events on Saturday the May festival for kindergarten pupils with over five hundred children and the annual Home Economics Club picnic a basket gathering. City officials invited include City Commissioner Pat J. Ly and club officers chaired by Elizabeth Fonde and several committees. Events begin 11 am with activities for kindergartners at 4 30 pm and a maypole performance at 6 pm by young participants.
The British steamer Mobile carrying coal was sunk by a German submarine off the Isle of Lewis. The Mobile’s crew of twenty three was landed today after evacuating in ten minutes and drifting nine hours before reaching land.
The government by an order in council today commandeered the entire meat carrying capacity of British steam ships trading between Europe and the Argentine and Uruguayan republics. The action is taken under the Defense of the Realm act.
U M S students will attend their annual picnic on Saturday. The chartered excursion steamer Charles E. Cessna will transport the group to Daphne for festivities in their honor. Professor J T Wright, the principal, will oversee the event with several guests invited.
Reports from Lake Van District in Transcaucasia describe a renewal of Armenian Christian massacres. Intense fighting continues between Armenians and Kurds, with fierce clashes at Shatash, a key center for American missions, while the town of Van remains an important mission hub.
Amsterdam April 30 A Telegraph dispatch reports Zeebrugge Belgium on the North Sea heavily bombarded. Zeebrugge serves as a base for the German submarine fleet.
Rotarian fundraiser led by R. V. Taylor collected about 1700 Friday morning to raise at least 3000 needed for citrus industry support. Government experts say the federal Bureau of Plant Industry will add another 3000 if the goal is met, with urgency to fund before June 30.
Daphne Alabama April 30 Special estimate puts attendance at 5 000 for this year's May Day festival surpassing prior years 3000 to 4000 The event urges attendees to bring basket lunches as refreshments cannot serve all.
Copper prices will raise wages next month for about six thousand workers in Douglas smelters and Bisbee mines by eight percent. Also reports include local arrests for assault and burglary, a church social club organized, the burial of Duncan T Rogers, and Berlin war loan payments reaching $1,687,750,000.
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