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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
2
The Westinghouse Lamp Company announced an 813 percent salary increase for about 2,000 workers in New York City Bloomfield N J and Milwaukee Wisconsin. The move follows cost disagreements and reflects wartime wage pressures across multiple plants.
Acting judge Grayson presides as Peter H. Hamel faces four prohibition violations with the case continued to next term. Julius Lartigue and Albert Logan also appear with counts including assault and battery. Jury deliberations proceed in Charles Stanley assault to murder and John W. Conway petit larceny cases, with court adjourned to Monday for new-trial motions.
Rer page licenses were issued Saturday from the probate court to Couples White John Crawford Bolling and Pearl Cecil McCoy John T Burkholter and Laura Howell John B Bollin and Mollie Denton Isaac A Stokes and Lena Brooks.
Sheriff W. H. Holcombe reported raids at the Southern Hotel on Conti and Water streets, and at the northwest corner of Royal and Selma streets. Additional raids targeted 472 Davis avenue, 200 Davis avenue, and near the northeast corner of St Louis and Commerce streets involving individuals John McDonald G Berman and T J Kelly.
In the law and equity court this morning Mrs Texi Donaldson filed suit against Mobile Light and Railroad Company for five thousand dollars. She alleges that while a Government Street loop car passenger on June 16 of this year she was assaulted by a Negro woman passenger and the conductor did not intervene to protect her.
An old newspaper ad promotes Stearns' Electric Paste 0.8 for rat control with claims of government purchase and broad availability at 25 cents and 81.00.
The item shows a capital prize contest with six days remaining to boost votes. Miss Ethel Marsh leads for a Ford car, with Barry Barnes second and Miss Vautrot third. many voters were cast after six o'clock, potentially changing standings in the next count. A long list follows with voter counts for numerous individuals, including addresses and totals, highlighting the heated local tally.
A dense listing of individuals and addresses, each paired with monetary amounts, likely indicating assessed values or payments. Repeats of names include Barry Barnet, William Carrymneton, Vincent Murane, Norman Malone, Earl Hughes, Jake Reiss, Emile Sherman, and many others across streets such as Elmira Street, Lafayette, Warren, Cedar, and Church. The fragment appears to be a directory-style or tax roll snippet with numerous monetary figures and street-home combinations.
City Commissioner P. J. Lyons announced that Mobile has a supply of driftwood along 200 feet of the Arlington beach front near the Gulf Coast Fair grounds. The wood is suitable for fire use and may be hauled away by residents.
Starting from humble beginnings, M Hoffman nicknamed the King of Cut Rates now occupies larger quarters at 411-413 Dauphin street. He recently moved into the adjoining store formerly L Noble's grocery and offers a large stock of shoes clothes and dry goods.
J. T. Bullen head of the federal office of public roads and rural engineering arrives in Montgomery to establish headquarters for a district covering Alabama Georgia Florida South Carolina Tennessee and Mississippi He will supervise road projects with government funds and oversee a small staff. Alabama's share of the first year appropriation is about $100 000.
Louis Carter was fined $50 and costs in a Saturday inferior court for violating the prohibition law. Other cases on the docket include Iwe Crawford and Wd Burke continued to Jan 3, Julia Vaughan affray continued to December 28, and Dallas Poffman vagrancy $1 or ten days.
A steamship believed to be a tramp lies about three miles off Sandy Hook New Jersey three miles offshore. A coast guard cutter has been notified after the Little Beach life saving station keeper reported the vessel ashore about 20 miles southeast of the station with no distress signals observed.
Rescue teams from Little Beach Little Egg and Brigantine life saving stations head to a tramp steamer ashore off Little Beach in Brigantine New Jersey amid a moderate sea. The stranded vessel is reported by Little Egg life saving station to be in outer shoals with crews responding.
The United States coast guard cutter Mdhawk departed New York today to assist an unidentified vessel ashore near Little Beach New Jersey. The cutter was expected to reach the scene about 1 p.m.
Detectives linked Lon Wilson to a December 4 safe robbery after he confessed while jailed in Mobile Miss. He stated he and Thompson planned the heist using nitro glycerine charges to blow the door and that Thompson later stole a bag of silver money. Wilson claimed ties to Missouri and Illinois warrants and said he would stand trial locally.
Wilson aged 43 acknowledged a long criminal career and described a December 3 plan with Thompson to rob a Standard Oil Company safe on the Jacksonville waterfront. A third man wanted in, but they feared trusting him. Thompson’s love for a Jackson Mississippi woman aided arrests. Wilson and Thompson were captured after travels through Jackson Memphis and back to Jackson. Mayor Pillans praised Chief Van Liew and the force for captures.
New York December 16. Colonel John Carson says salvage of the army transport Sumner ashore near Barnegat is possible after receiving a wireless from the ship. Coast guard cutter Seneca and wrecking tugs remained on scene as favorable winds shift to the northwest.
Predictions of severe cold for the southeast were realized mainly in Florida where several towns recorded the season's lowest temperatures. The Jacksonville weather bureau forecast cold weather into Miami tonight, prompting fruit growers to take protective measures.
Fire at 5 30 this morning partly destroyed the four story building behind the Charlotte Observer. The Observer printing house job shop bindery and mechanical department suffered thousands of dollars in damage to linotypes equipment and presses. The plant is insured. The Observer owners Curtis Johnson and Walter Sullivan were moving the plant within two weeks. The Charlotte News offered its plant for publication.
French forces advanced in wet misty conditions and forced German troops to retreat to prepared pens. A large prisoner flow, nearing 9,000, signals a surprise attack aided by French aviators. Paris greets the victory and General Nivelle is hailed as the hour’s man.
Berlin reports Teutonic forces continue advance on the Romanian front with two thousand prisoners taken. Russian troops retire in Dobrudja amid heavy artillery in Belgium. Southeast of Zillebeke German troops push toward the second British line as defenders flee. French forces retake ground east of the Meuse near Verdun.
O W Lamb director general of the Paragon Feature Film Company based in Omaha is in Mobile at the Battle House with Mrs. Lamb. He visited the Chamber of Commerce Saturday to discuss making a Mobile feature film. Mr Patrick Cudahay of Milwaukee and Robertsdale, Alabama, toured Mobile before visiting Biloxi. Thomas McDonald, formerly of Whistler, Alabama, has joined the Houston Post.
Natchez Chamber of Commerce challenges Atlantic seaboard freight increases affecting Natchez rates in a hearing before examiner G B Gibson. Merchants testified Natchez pays 38 cents per hundred from New Orleans, higher than New Orleans 29 cents, hurting profits on canned goods and cotton bagging sourced from Baltimore and Lowell.
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce issued a new classified business directory with 356 members in good standing across 175 classifications. Secretary W. M. Clemons notes the roll has risen over 49 percent since January, listing full names, titles and firm locations.
Dan Crabtree, a white man from Crichton, was arrested Saturday by Deputy Moses Bernstein as a fugitive from justice from Muscatine Iowa. He had been convicted in Muscatine on September 24, 1915 and sentenced to ten years. he violated his parole and came to Mobile County. The Iowa parole board has been notified. Crabtree was arrested on a Bertillon system picture and measurements.
Paris Dec 16 an official telegram announced that Greece had accepted the allied peace terms without reserve. The message was received at the foreign office at midnight per the Petit Journal.
Athens replies to the Entente stating Greece accepts the demands and will halt troop and war material transfers. It offers arbitration over the December 1 attack on British and French marines and hopes the blockade will end, stressing desire to restore traditional ties with the Entente.
Large turnout for the funeral of Mobile county resident Mrs Martha Dorion held Friday at her son Oliver J Dorion’s residence. A police officers’ delegation paid tribute to Lt R L Dorlon, son of the deceased. Rev Father Lennahan officiated. Burial followed at Hero Bay cemetery with floral arrangements. Pallbearers named William J Slanlon F D Laurendine John Lincoln John H McEvoy C H Dean and O Lyons.
Funeral for Frank P. Doyle was held at his home 312 Bloodgood Street at 1 o'clock then at St Patrick's Church at 10:30. Rev Father Henry officiated. Interment followed in the Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers were James K Tyrrell, B H N Davis, C UO Vernaille of the Order of Railway Conductors, Thomas T Palmer, Steve Clark and Michael Tyrrell.
Diet notes say cheese tea and boiled milk tend to slow bowels while raw fruits especially apples and bananas graham and whole wheat bread promote movement. For severe constipation take one or two Chamberlain’s Tablets after supper.
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