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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1915
Page
4
The Item reports the chamber of commerce exhibitors backed a resolution urging the show be continued indefinitely. The ways and means committee approved the idea, hoping the event becomes a perpetual institution benefiting manufacturing industries and local interests as attendance and interest grow.
From Purvis Mississippi a pretty girl student at the Agricultural College lies in critical condition after hazing by three classmates. A ghost apparition frightened her at her door and she fainted requiring hours to recover. The article calls hazing a dangerous pastime and hopes for the student’s full recovery.
A Mobile group met to discuss marketing Mobile County grown fruits vegetables and stock. Prof B H Hibbard of Wisconsin urged reform of farm product distribution noting current costs are excessive and inefficient. The Southern Agriculturist called for direct service and systemic change with producer and consumer collaboration.
The London News and Leader misreported that Eugene Zimmerman the cartoonist had died and begun life on farms. In fact the railroad magnate Eugene Zimmerman is referenced as dead while the cartoonist Zim denies his own death and insists he remains alive.
The list honors Panama Canal and Panama Railroad Company employees for two years of continuous service on the Isthmus in the year ending December 31. Among the names are Cornelius A. Gaston of Fairhope Alabama Will J. Hamel of Birmingham Alabama Eula A. Ramsey of Sheffield Alabama and Winton I. Hogan of Hattiesburg Mississippi.
An earnings comparison shows the U S government owned Panama railroad earning 260 806 for mail service in a year while U S carriers are paid about ten cents per ton locally The Panama rate of 2 77 per ton yields about 28 times the average US line In effect the piece argues for parity with private railroads and hints at self preservation by Uncle Sam.
In a public ceremony at the Empire Theatre Laz Schwarz chaired the judges as Miss Jeannette Boudousquie won the first prize of 300 dollars and Miss Marian Brettle took 100 dollars for second place. Florina Antoni finished third amid applause. More than forty contestants entered a six week race with the crowd cheering as Brettle delighted the audience by kissing the prize winner after her win.
W N Malone, in an interview with the Birmingham Age-Herald, hails the crop diversification drive as one of the greatest state enterprises for development. He notes study of the movement and reports positive results so far, predicting benefits for farming classes.
A mob hanged Hat esburst BRILLE Alexander Hill after a murder of Constable Kemp. Sam G. Myers aged 25 killed himself in a Columbus room. County tomato and bean crops planned for Fayette and surrounding counties amid cotton shifts. Hazlehurst seeks a $26 clean town prize. Union Bank case heard in Meridian. Mrs. R. E. Jernigan profits from eggs in Louisville. Newton brake man P A McCloud injured. Natchez Democrat ceases. Scooba artesian well fails then resumes supply.
Western Fruit Jobbers Association began a movement to list all U S railroads that refuse to pay claims on damaged fruit and tables. Memphis Tennessee was chosen for next year's convention in Los Angeles.
Paris Feb 18 General Joffre announced fourteen brigadier generals are moved to the reserve list to be replaced by younger officers. Among promotions is Count Edouard de MacMahon son of the former French president, now a colonel of infantry.
Small fire at 604 North Hamilton Street caused by sparks damaged a one story frame house owned by J Miller and occupied by Alice Johnson. Hose Company No 8 answered after a phone call at 1 15 PM Wednesday. A second fire at 601 St Louis Street occupied by George Lakes and owned by James Cuthbert was stopped by Hose Company No 1 after a drive flue caused the blaze and the damage was slight. A report Wednesday noted a large roll of wire fencing stolen from the English Carriage Company storefront at Water and Dauphin streets. Five or six wires were missing during Mardi Gras night.
Victor Ellmaott describes the U S Department of Agriculture statistics program from its 1860s origins to its modern bureau of crop estimates. He notes legislative support, expanding field and staff, and the goal to make government reports the final authority for agricultural data used by merchants, bankers, railroads, and business leaders.
The Crescent Theatre features The Ghost Breaker with H B Warner in theEating role welcomed by morning crowds and praised for its intrigue romance and mystery set in Sunny Castile. Empire Theatre shows Bags of Gold with Edgar Jones Justina Huff and John Smiley plus comedy Slirm the Brave. Royal screens The Queen and the Adventurer a Pathe Freres historical romance drawing good crowds.
W Camper noted, Florence postmaster changes. Haleyville faced weeklong blackout after piston rod break at electric plant. Lauderdale teachers to be paid January salaries from a taxpayers funded one mill. Wyatt Brothers drug store burglary nabs $250 in jewelry with no arrests. Huntsville voters approve a $40,000 public school bond. John Davis wounded in hotel saloon altercation near Girard. shooter J T Kittrell at large but Davis to recover. Dwight eaten mills back to full time in Gadsden with rising orders. Leland Cass age 19 to face preliminary trial after pistol duel left two officers dead. Dallas and Lowndes counties to get a concrete Oldtown creek bridge near Benton.
A well dressed man posing as a friend of the family gained entry to the Philadelphia residence of Mrs. Frederick Jost. He persuaded a servant to admit him and rifled the jewelry case while the family was away, valued at about $30,000.
Critics agreed the feature was of unusual merit. The attraction “An Eye for An Eye” did not arrive due to poor train service. An announcement of its coming will be made at a future date.
At a Ways and Means meeting J. Leslie ree chaired and urged continued support for Home Products. Short talks on poultry rising by J. A. Frederick, A. Potter, and Earl Wright proved informative and entertaining. A vote of thanks was given to Frederick for poultry-raising information.
London February 18 Fourteen members of the Zeppelin L-3 crew will be interned by Danish authorities after a collision with another airship forced a descent and ensuing explosion. L-3, 550 feet long, 61 feet in diameter, displaced 32 tons, with four engines totaling 720 horsepower and a 40 knot speed. Commander Prinz reported a critical situation as fire broke out and bombs on board threatened detonation.
Curtis Sullivan reports stopping hair loss and dandruff after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He says his scalp is clean and hair is thick again and pimples and blackheads on his face have healed. Free samples offered by mail with the 32 page Skin Book.
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