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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
4
A civic notice urges Missouri men to check poll tax payments for the current and past years. It warns that loss of franchise equates to being without a country and stresses timely payment as books close at midnight, with a municipal election upcoming.
The Jackson Daily News suggests topics for Alabama lawmakers to consider in the upcoming election era. Proposals include a state blind art law, inmate protections, a state flower commissioner, flood prevention, hotel sleep hours rules, public service regulation, recall amendments, and weather related controls.
The 1915 note urges turning Friday into a day of good deeds and cheerful words. It downplays wartime gloom and depression, advising readers to smile, offer encouragement, and spread hope that better times ahead are possible.
The Mobile County Board of School representatives discuss preserving country school lands. Officials emphasize safeguarding school property while outlining plans for land use and future educational needs.
In hand is a proposal to lease lands or assets to gain financial benefits. County board country school committees support the idea, believing it could bring needed revenue to the treasury amid present shortages.
In Georgia, despite strict laws against sale of alcoholic beverages, the public asserts that prohibition does not truly prohibit. The Thomasville Times Enterprise notes a counterexample by urging readers to observe liquor availability on any evening, challenging the dry state image.
On February 1 the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad will run its own train into Mobile for the first time linking the city’s business interests with a large rural region. The line covers west and northwest Alabama up to Reform in Pickens County and promises a new commercial field as regular service begins.
The Item requests readers to supply names and addresses of men in Mobile and vicinity who have passed age one hundred. Send your name if you know a centenarian.
Extra men are helping Greenville cotton warehouses push out a large volume of bales for shipping. Farmers report higher cotton sales in Greenville and surrounding counties this season. In Pike County 742 poll taxes have been paid by Saturday as the tax collector stays busy issuing receipts. Clanton office remains dark due to a dispute with Wade Electric Light Power. Mayor E M Prichard says the city owes nothing and will pay the same rate as the past two and a half decades, with a hoped quick resolution and restoration of lighting.
William D. Jelks will continue as president of Protective Life Insurance Company after his reelection at the annual Birmingham meeting. Officers Richard W. Massey, Clarence J. Palmer, W. W. Crawford, W. G. Harrison, and Cabaniss & Bowie were also reelected, continuing leadership since the company’s inception.
The Co operative Business Club of Oneonta Alabama formed January 5 1915 with W M Hagood as president P B Hale as vice president and secretary and T J McPherson as treasurer announces readiness for the state wide diversified farming campaign starting February 4.
The board of trustees of the Second Methodist church of Anniston sold their property at Fifteenth street and Cobb avenue and bought a site at Nineteenth street and Moore avenue. They plan a new edifice within ten days at a cost of 10,000.
President Wilson signed the coast guard bill uniting the revenue cutter service and the life saving service in a single agency. The action was announced in Washington on January 28.
A Washington report notes a contemplated reduction in government outlays. Officials face where cuts can be made while preserving essential services. The pension role, seen as burdensome to non participants, is highlighted as a potential target.
The report notes deputies who fired on strikers in Roosevelt New Jersey amid a riot. It covers Dr Marys Episcopal meetings, missionary work in China, and a Lynchburg Foundry tour by Lawrence McWane who leads Ann Company. County commissioners discuss punishing convicts with road labor. Greenville diversifies crops with farm lectures. court clears the criminal docket with 141 cases set for trial.
The Empire Theatre shows Nightingale with Ethel Barrymore in the lead today after a delayed arrival from Macon Mississippi due to a wreck. Also on the program are Hounds a two reel Edison drama with Harry Beaumont and others, Wanted a Nurse with Sidney Drew and Jane Morrow, and A Question of Conscience with L. C. Shumway and Dolly Larkin.
The Lyric Theatre presents The Beauties with Mortimer H. Weldon and W. J. McCarthy in lead roles and a dozen sprightly girls. A featured waltz, inspired by Parisian steps, blends old glide waltz charm with South American flair. Amateurs invited to join Friday. prices are affordable.
Raymond Hitchcock appears as Dr. Arbutus Budd in The Beauty Shop at the Lyric Theatre for one night only on Tuesday February 2. The company includes about ninety actors with the American Beauty Chorus. Seats go on sale Friday January 29.
London and Rome reports on January 28 describe a strong quake detected by observatories in England, Spain and Italy. Initial fear centered on Italy, but later confirmation indicated Italy was spared and the tremor affected far eastern Europe.
Shippers warned to protect 36 hour northbound shipments from zero cold. Tombigbee river and branches expected to fall over next two days with minor changes at Columbus. Alabama river to drop rapidly within 36 hours. Cold, generally fair weather prevails, with high pressure over the Mississippi Valley. subzero temperatures reported in Missouri.
Bishop Thurston of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oklahoma will conduct the service at St. Paul's Chapel Irvington this Sunday January 31 at 12 noon. The bishop will be accompanied by his relative R B Thurston.
Cincinnati January 31 The National Hardwood Convention with Tee began today drawing wood industry leaders and exhibitors to discuss market trends and new milling technologies.
The Mobile Item notes children born in January with names, addresses, and birthdates. It invites each to entertain five friends at a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon and asks January-born children to send details to the Children's Editor two days before their birthday.
In Pittsburgh on January 28 thirty independent sheet and tin plate manufacturers met a committee from the Amalgamated Association led by President John Williams. They discussed a possible wage scale reduction adopted last July and a one year continuation, stating they cannot compete with mills using non union labor.
The New York Board of Education voted to reinstate Bridget Peixotto a teacher who had left the classroom to become a mother All suspensions were dropped after the state courts upheld the board’s dismissal and Dr John H Farley state commissioner of education ordered reinstatement
Alabama Livestock Association discussed tick eradication at its annual Selma meeting. George A. Maloney indicates next year’s meeting will be in Montgomery. Mobile’s invitation defeated. Capital City accepted. Maloney urges J M Walsh to push tick eradication laws with farm demonstration agent’s help.
New Westminster B C Jan 28 Colonel Ogilvie district officer commanding at Victoria says there is no present need for a boundary guard between the United States and Canada. He recently investigated the question for the militia minister and officially notified C H Stuart Wade adjutant of the national reserves that a boundary guard is not necessary at this time.
In Opelo usas Louisiana a farmer named John Dearsieau shot his wife in the back without warning then shot her again after she crawled into the home. He then shot himself with a revolver. Authorities cited no motive. Both were middle aged.
Charlies K. Brown known as Captain Jack died after a lingering illness at 407 St. Joseph Street Macon Mississippi. He served 41 years with Mobile and Ohio Railroad roundhouses in Macon and Meridian. Born in New Albany Indiana he was a Confederate Civil War veteran and left no known relatives.
The Waphne basketball team will host Barton on Saturday at 3:15 PM in gym 308. They aim to regain prestige after two recent defeats and expect a sizable home crowd.
A reflection on how a genuine smile costs little and yields great value by lifting mood and warding off gloom, spreading warmth through kindness to others. The heartful expression is presented as a simple, powerful antidote to sadness in social life.
The Item lists numerous visitors and brief arrivals in Mobile. J Call from Birmingham stays at the Cawthon hotel while J M Maldon of Pensacola visits friends. G J Capdevielle and family move from New Orleans to Mobile and reside at the Cawthon. Various other travelers from Oak Grove, Evergreen, Dyas, Leakesville, Pascagoula, Selma, Jackson, and beyond are registered at local hotels including the Bienville, St. Andrew, and Klosky's.
A 25 year old Black man, Booker T. Hyman, employed in electrical work, was involved in an incident during Mardi Gras activities. Further details on the event and outcomes are not provided in the available text.
The piece argues the White House must counter blame for current conditions as business recovers. It notes a surge in exports, a favorable trade balance, and belligerents buying more from the US while domestic firms win wartime contracts.
Jim Ryley who escaped from the county jail at Dothan about five weeks ago was captured six miles below Ashford by deputies serving under Sheriff John May. The arrest ends a days long manhunt following the petit larceny charge.
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