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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1915
Page
4
Net paid totals show 1 596 and 14 231 13 778 with notes that no copies are for employee usage and that service office use ads exchanges and complimentary campaigns are included in the above totals.
The Mobile item guarantees to deliver a larger net paid circulation in the City of Mobile and its suburbs than any other Mobile news outlet. The guarantee is stated as ESTIMATED by the auditors of the Audit Bureau of Circulation for two consecutive six month periods.
The Mobile Item states its daily and Sunday editions deliver to any Mobile address at 10 cents weekly or $5 yearly with no variation across the city. A one year subscription rebate is offered to anyone who finds The Item delivered at a different price by an authorized carrier.
The article muses on the Christmas tree as a symbol of longevity linked to conifers and dating back to ancient times. It warns that pines struggle against extinction as they lose ground to humans and competitors, urging appreciation of their beauty and the benefits they bring to landscapes and culture. It notes the Southern Express Company’s temporary office setup in Gadsden.
The Chamber of Commerce in Mobile reorganizes to empower members. Directors chosen from 18 business classifications will nominate, officers elected from members, and the secretary gains managerial authority. The change aims to link leadership to broad business interests and enhance accountability.
The article cites manufacturers and dealers estimating about 2,000,000 golfers in the United States and Canada based on 1915 golf ball sales of 350,000 dozen. It notes widespread public links, health benefits seen by businessmen, and rapid growth in the South, highlighting Mobile as a prime golf center due to its climate and course quality.
The piece notes improving conditions across the South with rail freight rising and passenger traffic up. Industrial activity grows, especially in lumber mills, while Alabama iron centers report encouragement. A revival in Southern building is expected to lift demand for lumber and employment, with The Manufacturers Record predicting a high-activity year.
Washington reports state department officials have decided General Villa would receive asylum as a political refugee upon entry to the United States. The move aims to end his northern Revolution by inducing retirement of his army, with possible local El Paso irregularities cited as potential prosecutions.
An agreement was reached in El Paso at the Mexican Consul’s office between Garcia and former Villa officers, ending the Villa faction’s rebellion in northern Mexico. General Francisco Villa is said to be in Juarez and is reportedly eliminated from Mexican affairs by the peace terms.
President Wilson signed a White House proclamation designating January 1 1916 as a day for contributions to aid Poland's stricken inhabitants. The fund collected is to be administered by the American Red Cross with headquarters in Washington, and donations should be addressed there.
War department reports unofficially that Lieutenant Edgar L. Dyer of the coast artillery, on leave from the Philippines, is detained in Singapore as a German spy for leaving without a pass. He departed Fort Mills, P. I., September 10, and his leave expired five days ago.
T B Stacy and seven partners dig for a rumored two million dollars buried by road agents linked to Jesse James and Cole Younger. Since July 17 they drilled a quicksand hill near Buzzard Springs Road, using a gasoline pump to reach bed rock after twenty one feet. The group learned of the secret from a woman who died at 104 who waited for the loot if the gang never returned.
Catholic Knights of America in this city form an organizing committee to plan the May 1916 supreme body convention. John A. Hughes chairs, with Frank J. Thompson as secretary, Edward G. Dreaper treasurer, and George J. Sulivan chairman of finance. Delegates will receive ample entertainment during the five day session.
A county meeting authorized the clerk to buy oyster shells from Alabama Canning Co at Bayou La Batre for seven cents a barrel and from small dealers at six cents. Road Superintendent A L McLean is to spread the shells on Delchamps Government Street and Cottage Hill roads. No bills will be paid if presented after the sixth of the month.
Philadelphia December 21 A man named Henry Ford applied for enlistment at the local recruiting office of the United States Marine Corps He disclosed work as a molder and piece worker on truck castings at South Bethlehem but failed the medical examination for a weak heart leading to rejection by the medical examiner
A long list of visitors and locals arrive in Mobile for the holidays. E M Trott J J Domilag Crab Carlton Robertson Palmer B Suffins W L Coggehold J D Miller L Stevens J Bliss L L Long W C Turrentine M D Kahn Dr W R Jackson J L Bedsole Thomas W Gilmer J A Caviezel B V Wright J Priestly Orme R M Barnett J F Wilson Hunter M Smith H S Hall N B Tiekner Frank J Thompson among those noted at hotels and in town with plans for shopping land viewing streets and road bond talks.
A long roster of individuals planning extended trips lists hotels such as Battle House and Windsor and travelers from Birmingham New York Philadelphia and New Orleans. Names include Harry W. Thompson J. J. Thornhill A. Platt and many others with destinations in Alabama Mississippi Georgia Tennessee and elsewhere.
Washington December 21. A rural credits bill to be introduced in both houses after the holidays was nearly finished by the special joint committee. The plan calls for cooperative local associations fed by regional land banks with government supervision. Twelve land banks would issue bonds secured by local mortgages and funded with at least 6 million dollars capital. European land mortgage systems influenced the design.
A cablegram from Shanghai reported by Tong King Chong, president of the Chinese Republic Association, said five Chinese provinces proclaimed independence from Yuan Shi Kai's rule. The message arrived in San Francisco on December 21.
Astral readings for Tuesday foresee adverse influences from Uranus Sun and Mercury and friendly ones from Mars Neptune. Predictions include political plots shocks in hospitals and public institutions accidental deaths aviation danger in California and the South and a famous author ending his career in 1916.
A reader explains that ammonia acts as an alkali and a gas, making it caustic enough to cut grease while its gaseous nature allows it to spread. The article notes ammonia is actually ammonia gas dissolved in water.
The U S Supreme Court sustains a South Carolina statute making rail carriers liable to one another and to shippers for damages. Chief Justice White delivers the decision in the Glenn versus Atlantic Coast Line case. The shipment moved from Chester to Latta in South Carolina.
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