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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1914
Page
4
The article argues the kindergarten supplies a partial substitute for family influence and nurtures self education in children. It praises benevolent institutions where trained kindergartners visit homes, urging support from churches, missions, and public and private schools to prevent pauperism, vice and crime.
Birmingham politician Isadore Shapiro, a Jefferson County representative, advocates a new state constitution as the urgent reform. He argues the 1901 frame is antiquated and mainly used to disenfranchise Black voters, hindering modern progress and the functioning of elections and governance.
The article predicts the end of pessimism as mills and factories resume, meat packing demand grows, and goods orders surge. It notes a broad recovery led by rising activity in the South and a welcoming prosperity arriving in Mobile with new business and ships, signaling a local economic upturn.
A USDA Bureau of Soils study finds large areas of the southern countryside lose farm land annually to erosion. Heavy clay soils show sheet erosion while sandy soils shift to shoe string and gully types with deep, hard to reclaim gullies. New methods like Christophers aim to slow runoff by damming and draining valleys. The South also needs crops less sensitive to clean culture beyond cotton, corn, and tobacco.
Atlanta Rotarians hosted a large Tuesday evening gathering at the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for a Big Brother Dinner. Hosts and guests included the newsboys and messengers who earned their living, admitted with a Rotarian “kid” ticket. George Primrose performed as an entertainer and Rev. John R. Atkinson spoke on Thanksgiving. A pie-eating contest added to the jovial event.
A Brooklyn man visited the Belgium Relief Fund office and offered twenty cents. He laid two ten-cent pieces on the desk and said his lunch would be forgone to benefit Belgians who must do without many meals.
Jamaica notes the United States as the chief offender in postage shortages among arriving Jetters. A monumental 1,200 page treatise on coal is planned, accompanying nearly two hundred maps, among the most extensive works on a mineral beside iron.
The Boise national forest in Idaho reported thirty fires last summer with 28 held under 10 acres and 15 under a quarter acre. Supervisor credits success to a lock tower and efficient telephone and lograph service.
The Massachusetts forestry association offers a prize for planting fifty acres of pine by a town winning first place in a town forests competition. White and yellow pine are favored woods for boxmaking, with both contributing to the box industry.
A letter to the editor questions Belgian relief contributions amid German war fears. The Belgian Relief Commission operates from Belgium under Herbert C Hoover, now directing funds for Belgians with aid from the Rockefeller Foundation and other major groups after previously aiding stranded Americans.
United States commerce figures show domestic zinc shipments in the last three months totaling 65,504,574 pounds valued at 4,443,381 dollars, far surpassing the prior year. Europe remained the main destination with England Scotland and France receiving large consignments. September alone saw a record 38,090,144 pounds.
Brigand founder Karageorge, later king Peter of Servia’s grandfather, led the 1804 rising against Turkish rule. Born 1766 to a peasant, he joined Fazli Bey, then led hayduks, and forged independence before Turkish reassertion. He ruled through fear, famed for strict discipline and decisive if harsh actions.
Capt Reuben F. Kolb, commissioner of agriculture and industries, will preside and open the Evergreen Farmers Institute on December 16 and 17. Speakers on day one include J F Dugger on Small Grain and A D White on Oats as a Cash Crop, with topics on sweet potatoes, winter legumes, Boys' Corn Club, home economics, and orchard care. Day two will feature Dr C F Cary, Dr Wilson, J T Watt, and Professor Ford. Several hundred Conecuh county farmers are expected to attend.
By Associated Press London Dec 4 the prince has joined General French s army and earned golden opinion. The Times calls him a zealous indefatigable officer who visits trenches and observes closely alongside frontline troops. He uses his own car and spends long days learning the situation and services with the army.
Henry Clanton Miller of Birmingham was reelected grand master of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama at the closing session. All officers will serve one year as 1,200 to 1,500 Masons attended the grade lodge in Montgomery with several officers retained in their posts.
State Highway Engineer W. S. Keller left Montgomery for Camden to inspect a state-aid road under construction in Wilcox County. He will return Saturday morning. Assistant H. P. Boyd went to Vandiver to review a proposed state-aid road linking Shelby County highways.
The boyhood home of General Thomas J. Jackson near Weston West Virginia was burned last night. Children left leaves burning, believed to have started the frame house fire that destroyed the structure adjacent to the old Jackson mill.
Mobile police learned that Arthur Ludgren, sought by his sister Margaret Gorham in Pensacola Florida, had been in Mobile for some time and was with Captain Mel Johnson out on fishing banks. He would return home in about ten days. Chief F W Crenshaw relayed the information to the worried relative.
The Tax Reform League of Alabama adopted a resolution urging a complete revision of the state tax system, creation of a commission, and new revenue laws. About thirty delegates attended the Montgomery meeting with leaders elected to the league’s top posts and a 17 member board representing all sections of Alabama. The board will meet December 10 in Montgomery to discuss further tax revision plans.
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce campaign for more and better cattle secures a sixth dipping vat at Union Church Dawes area within the month. J T Watts notes cattle and hog improvements, urging livestock as key to profitable land use. meetings highlight bulls placed in neighborhoods to boost cattle.
Adjutant General Joseph B. Scully received the resignation of First Lieutenant Julius S. Matthews of Company K Castleberry. Scully ordered a special election in the company to fill the vacancy.
Washington dispatch reports C R Begley urging direct farm loans to keep small farmers at home as Canadian competition and land loss threaten the Northwest. Senator Norris proposes 3 percent bonds funded loans via post offices and local officials to cut costs. If Norris fails, farmers back district mutual lending as economical intermediaries with local guarantees.
The Brooklyn Times praises Governor-elect Whitman for promising to support racing within legal bounds. It contrasts his open sympathies and adherence to statutes with Hughes Dix Glynn, and commends moving past corruption that blurred gambling with racing while urging a sensible, principled approach.
An American fashion event in New York under society patronage shows American garments rival French work. Photos suggest a sane trend toward American style and home dressmakers, with designers eager to prove their value and keep fashion seekers stateside.
Wartime shortages cause unease among English manufacturers and buyers of wood pulp. Production halts in belligerent countries and in Norway and Sweden. Mills face coal and chemical scarcities, with England lacking domestic pulp sources.
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