20 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
1
Oakley cost the state a much larger sum than appears on the surface due to lax administration. The report highlights how administrative failures inflated the deficit beyond official tallies.
Serious losses in department operations reveal mismanagement and possible dishonest practices. Accounts show outside companies involved, with disclosures hidden until Governor and McCall launched an investigation into the matter.
State official notes public probe into checks passing through Montevallo Bank could bolster the James G. Oakley case. Bank examiner C E Boyd spent Wednesday in Montevallo and sent his report to the governor. Details remain under seal until the evidence is presented at the investigation.
A March 20 report argues that the probe into the convict department may reveal state losses of five to six hundred thousand dollars during James G. Oakley’s tenure as convict board president. The losses are seen as potential deficits from lax handling rather than simple shortages.
Examiners say the convict department shows losses under the old system but may reveal revenue gains under new administration. Governor and examiners promise thorough scrutiny of all facets. Current shortages include 90,000 stolen by Trev Lacy and 22,886.94 remitted by Goodin Reid and Company of Cincinnati. Continued on Page Nine.
Five people died and ten were seriously hurt when a gas generated explosion rocked the Western Canada Cold Storage and Packing plant in Medicine Hat Alberta. The three story building burned with losses over 100000 dollars. Search teams found no additional bodies as daylight broke.
The three replicas of Columbus fleet vessels, moved from Spain to Chicago for the world fair, are planned for a cross coast voyage next year. Harvard rowing instructor Charles F. Stephenson led a request to borrow the ships to sail drainage canal to Mississippi to Gulf of Mexico via Panama to San Francisco for the Pacific Panama Exposition. The South Park board approved the request with a $10,000 bond to insure safe return.
Montgomery March 20 Examiner Harry Brooke testified that Banner mine scales were twenty per cent under weight on February 25 and he tested them personally. He noted correction and voiced intent to trace unpaid coal while reporting higher costs under Oakley and lower earnings under Smith.
Testimony reveals a $6000 draft charged to James G. Oakley as state convict board president allegedly paid by Bibb County Bank of Centerville and not credited to the convict department. Bank records show the draft was presented at Fourth National Bank of Montgomery and paid in cash or exchange, with no deposit credited to the department.
Huntington Wilson assistant secretary of state resigns citing radical differences with the administration over its China policy. President Wilson accepts the resignation and names Atlee as acting secretary of state. Bryan on a trip to Lincoln, Nebraska. Moore may be appointed counselor to fill the vacancy.
A downtown office will host a Bureau of Intelligence to aid victims of trade sharks with legal information. Rev George W McRae says the bureau will offer lodging assistance through Christian homes and help seekers find employment. City commissioners may act on the petition at the next weekly meeting.
Houston City Commissioner J J Pastoriza asserts the Somers system of tax equalization boosts building activity and fuels a Houston boom. He notes his re election on March 7 while endorsing its use and recommends it for Mobile.
The Mobile excise commission has not decided whether to attend the Birmingham gathering on March 29. Statewide excise officials and over fifty brewers will discuss potential plans or measures to address the industry.
New York March 20 Rod-Man Law a professional daredevil planned to ride in a padded suit and parasail from a giant sky rocket. A bomb meant to launch the rocket exploded early and Law was pitched about twenty feet to the ground. He escaped unharmed and cooled his nerves with a bystander’s cigarette.
New York dispatch reports Dr F F Friedmann urged would be visitors not to come to the city now. He said tests are limited to patients selected by government physicians and advised patience until treatment becomes available. He warned that travel would exhaust strength and vitality and that treatment could not be offered to all at present.
In Karlsrhue Germany the German military airship Substitute ZA, a Zeppe lin type, broke in two after a twenty four hour flight. Gusty winds of forty five miles per hour caused the forward section to buckle as soldiers clung to the ropes. The accident follows its fateful flight in January and its acceptance by the war department in February.
Mrs Eaton widow of Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton was arrested in Hingham Massachusetts charged with his murder by arsenical poisoning. District Attorney A F Barker said the admiral did not die of natural causes and a post mortem was delayed until after physicians examined the case. Mrs Eaton, 40, arraigned and held without bail for March 28.
Washington March 20 Attorney General McHeynolds said age will be considered for federal judge appointments. He noted an applicant over sixty has a serious handicap, while under sixty enjoys better chances. The policy follows Taft and Wickersham practice in prior administrations.
Grant Alexander, a Black man, was arraigned in the city court Thursday on a charge of carnal knowledge of a girl under 12. A guilty verdict was returned and he was sentenced to 20 years in the state penitentary.
Weather mobile forecast indicates rain tonight or Friday with moderate variable winds. Alabama sees rain and cooler conditions in central portions as Friday approaches. Mississippi expected to have rain tonight or Friday with unsettled conditions.
Bankers and silk dealers say they lost over 1 million dollars after advancing money and goods to Salo R. Jackson known as the Petticoat King. Jackson was arrested in Frontera, Mexico last December and will be tried for grand larceny. The Jackson Mack company produced 6000 petticoats daily before his disappearance amid charges of fraudulent invoices. The Musicas case connected, their New York flight traced by a brass bound steamer trunk borrowed instead of buying, leading to discovery by detectives. Ezra Prentice was named receiver of the Musicas hair business.
Paris mourns the end of Tuis Lepine era as he resigns after twenty years at the helm. Known worldwide as a famed police chief, Lepine 67, veteran of the Franco German war, and former governor of Algeria, steps down amid decades of high profile cases.
Jefferson City March 20 Governor Major signed a bill making it unlawful for saloons to serve free lunches. The measure was urged by the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association to curb enticements connected with liquor sales.
The twentieth semi annual reunion of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons in the Valley of Mobile continues with the twenty sixth to thirty first degrees on Thursday. Attendance grows with visitors from across the state as M. R. Grant and B. B. McDougle arrive to witness the ceremonies.
General Geronimo Trevino resigns the governorship of Nuevo Leon without explanation. The legislature will act on the resignation Monday. Trevino’s loyalty to the constitutional government is noted, and his resignation is seen as lacking sympathy with Provisional President Huerta. Federals from Saltillo reassure Monterey’s safety from rebel attack.
A March 20 Seoul despatch reports that ninety nine Koreans charged with conspiring against Governor General Count Terauchi of Korea in 1910 were found not guilty. Baron Yun Chi Ho and Yan Ki Tak along with three others were sentenced to six years each.
Paris March 20 Jean Barthou minister of justice in the retiring cabinet was asked by President Poincare to form a new government to replace the Briand ministry which resigned after a senate vote of no confidence on the proportional representation bill.
W. W. Pope former bookkeeper for A. D. Davis wholesale meat dealer was brought to Mobile from Houston by Deputy Sheriff C. C. Laurendine and jailed on embezzlement charges. He declined to speak to the press and appeared nervous. his trial date had not been set.
The Rock at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco is to be abandoned as a military prison and turned over to the department of justice for confinement of civil offenders against the government. The Chronicle declares the plan today without citing any authority.
Associated Press reports Detroit Tigers veteran right fielder Sam Crawford signed his 191% contract. President Navin announced the deal, confirming Crawford will continue with the American League club amid ongoing team negotiations.
Mrs. Drake and her three children were displaced when deputies eviction dumped household items onto a sidewalk at 57 North Conception Street. Relief efforts organized by local charities included temporary shelter and storage, with hospital care for Be li Bronk, an elderly houseguest, and attention from the Salvation Army.
Seven chauffeurs and garage proprietors were arraigned in police court as part of a taxi gang responsible for multiple street hold ups. Lead figure Joseph Taylor was among the prisoners, all held in bail totaling 45,000 dollars awaiting the grand jury.
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