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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1915

Page

11

Juvenile Court of Mobile County Now in Operation

The new Mobile County juvenile court operates in the courthouse with two offices near the probate judge. It handles children sixteen and under who are delinquent or incorrigible, detailing offenses from theft to immoral behavior and truancy. The court can place youths on probation, commit them to state or local institutions, and relies on parental cooperation for effectiveness.

Ae Jem Juvenile Court Mobile Ala- Dama Saitedina Charles Street Salvation Army East Lake Mount Meigs Negro Reform School Alabama Crim

Auditor to Press Suit Over $50 000 Claims

Auditor M. C. Allgood has turned over nearly $50,000 in claims against former state and county officials to Attorney General William L. Martin for collection. If settlement fails, suits will be filed against ex-Auditor Co. B. Smith, ex-Treasurer John Purifoy, and their bondsmen for warrants paid for special attorneys' fees during Governor O Neal's administration. Additional claims include Bibb County clerk R L Avery $434.05, Jefferson ex-sheriff W K McAdory $305.25, Washington ex-probate judge D L Long $600, and ex-superintendent R E Blount $505.50.

Montgomery Ala M. C. Allgood William L. Martin Peston Co. B. Smith John ‘Oy O'Neal R. L. Avery Circuit Court Bibb County W. K. McAdory Jefferson D. L. Long Washington R. E. Blount

Mobile Delegation Leaves for Reconvened Legislature

The Mobile county legislative delegation will travel Sunday night to Montgomery for the reconvened session opening Tuesday morning. It includes Senator Harry T. Hartwell and Representatives Claude A. Grayson Bart B. Chamberlain and W. E. P. Wilson.

Mobile County Nontgomery Harry T. Hartwell Claude A. Grayson Bart B. Chamberlain W. E. P. Wilson Mobile

City Court Docket Crowded With Major Cases This Week

The city court docket this week is the heaviest of the term with Sidney Berrey charged with criminal libel set for Thursday. Other cases include the Southern Express safety theft, the American Laundry safe robbery, and various burglary grand larceny and prohibition actions. The week’s call lists numerous defendants across Monday through Saturday for offenses from grand larceny to receiving stolen property and license violations.

Sidney Berrey Mobile Tribune Southern Express Company Thomas Merriwether Ira Charles Davis James Bailey William Wilmer Brooklin Myron Ford Fred Seymour Alfred Seymour Louis Walker James Lee Charles Higgins William C. Sanders Sarah McClure William McClure James and Mary Hughes Charles Williams William Thomas Merriwether Tra . M. Davis Ira ’ Davis Charles S. Davis Lula Knowles Edward Morningstar Adams Machinery& Mfg

Ball Player Breaks Leg Sliding to Second Base

J. A. Buck, a young white man, broke his right ankle sliding into second base at Lyons Park on Saturday. He was taken to Dr. O. H. Harris for surgical care and sent home to 13 South Monterey Street.

Lyons Park J. A. Buck O. H. Harris South Monterey Street

No Chance for Holders to Send Liquor Away

Chief of Police Crenshaw sought an opinion from City Attorney Smith on shipping surplus liquor out of state. The attorney advised against allowing any prohibited liquors to be sent from Alabama, citing sections that make keeping such liquors prima facie evidence of sale and subject to forfeiture.

Mobile County F. W. Crenshaw R. H. Smith Alabama

Delegation Plans Trip to Montgomery and Atlanta

A delegation will bring family to Montgomery then proceed to Atlanta. Members have been working on local matters including improving the state's only seaport and seeking the opinion of Societe members on key issues.

Montgomery Atlanta Societe Memati Ienalaced

Citrus Growers of Gulf Coast Now Fully Organized

Central Citrus Exchange unites nine Mobile county sub exchanges, five in Baldwin, and all Mississippi citrus sections with HQ at Mobile. Officers named include L. G. Swartwout as president and Dr. Powell as first vice president. Mobile County Sub-Exchange forms and incorporates to handle citrus fruits and nuts under the exchange plan.

Gulf Coast Alabama Mississippi Citrus Exchange Mobile County Baldwin Mobile L. G. Swartwout Fowl River H. D. Powell Ocean Springs Miss O. F. EB. Winberg Silver Hill Ala L. C. Rhodes Ray Minette J. H. Webb Dr. Powell Dr. Winberg Central Exchange Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange Collin Macdonald Grand Bay G. E. Newman Percy C. May Theodore G. B. Green Irvington Sub-Exchange Incorporated Mobile County Citrus Sub-Exchange G._B. Green P. E. May E. K. Dyar Dawes J. O. Cox Satsuma A. L. Abbott Hall's Mill Road

Mexican Sisal Imports Lead Mobile District June Trade

The June import report shows Mexican sisal shipments as the largest in the Mobile district, totaling 364 645 dollars. Collector Percy W. Maer notes overall imports for June 1915 reached 687 054 dollars with a loss of 219 589 dollars compared to 1914.

Mexico Mobil Percy W. Maer British Honduras Honduras Wigeparmn Japan Gurlport

Port charges meeting set to discuss towing monopoly report

Chamber of Commerce directors invite Interested Persons and press to a Tuesday 7:30 p m meeting in the chamber rooms. Chairman J C Rich and port charges committee members will join Captain Sid Dorgan and pilots' association reps to review the report alleging Mobile Towing and Wrecking Co formed to monopolize towing and branding Mobile Bay and Bar Pilots' Association a legal monopoly. No action was taken at last Tuesday's board meeting after press was barred from the room.

J. C. Rich Port Charges Committee Sid Dorgan Pilots’ Association Chamber of Commerce Chamber Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company Mobile Bay and Bar Pilots’ Association

Submarines Sink Ten Merchant Vessels This Week

The British Admiralty press bureau reports ten merchant ships sunk by German submarines in the week ending July 7, totaling 31 068 gross tons. Three more vessels the Ellesmere Clio and Nordsas were torpedoed with crew losses and rescues, as ships were towed and landed at Milford Haven and Aberdeen.

London The Admiralty Ellesmere Milford Haven Liverpool Clio Nordsas Aberdeen

Alabama to Produce 71 500 000 Bushels of Corn This Year

The Bureau of Crop Estimates at Washington forecasts Alabama will harvest 71.5 million bushels of corn this year, up from 65.5 million last year. Southern Alabama shows a 40 percent increase in corn acreage, with Irish potato land shifting to corn and more wheat planted. The rise in corn and wheat acreage suggests substantial savings on feed imports and higher state production amid favorable yields.

Alabama Bureau of Crop Estimates Department of Agriculture Washington, D. C Item Bureau Bulletin Aenapeoples United As of Bureau

Co-Operative Market Conference At Government Street Loop

A conference of producers to form a Co operative Market for Producers and Consumers will meet next Thursday at 1 PM under the pecan grove at Rickardy Place Fulton. A barbecue will follow and invitations go to bay shore Dawes traction zone growers. Tony Berbeze hosts a roast. Organizers include A Zimlich Aubrey Boyles and Charles Ibach with local chairs naming Dawes Union Church areas to invite attendees.

Government Street Loop Rickardy Place Fulton Road Bay Shore Dawes Traction Zone A. Zimlich Aubrey Boyles Charles Ibach Ibach St. Francis Street Dawes and Union Church Zimlich Mertz Station William J. Rowell Farnell Tom Farnell Lloyds James Dwenry Warren's John Cteutat Mann's Eason Thomas’ Store Robert Lartigue Theodore J. O. Bolton Delchamps Lossing Coden L. B. Rayfield Pierce's William Bay Shore and Wilmer

Cotton Ginners Convening in Birmingham July 20

The Memphis based Ginners Association invites all cotton ginners to a Birmingham convention at the Chamber of Commerce on July 20. The event promises the largest ginner assembly yet with full program to be announced. Agriculture Commissioner and Insurance official plus Veigh Cockrum and other leaders expected to speak. A fire at 260 Bloodgood Street Saturday afternoon caused by carelessness damaged no structures according to early reports.

Ginners* Association Memphis Bloodgood Street A. V. Eslava Sam Mallon

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Juvenile Court OF J. F. Hogan C. Roberts Will Purifoy and SMITH Martin City Court Sisalis Seing JUST VNU Peter Thompson Birmingham Cave Marseilles Rip Royal Society Columbia Medallion L. Hammel Dry Goods Company
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