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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1913
Page
4
The Mobile Item Company Inc. published this notice stating it releases daily afternoon issues and a Sunday morning edition.
The confirmation of Charles P. Neill as statistician in the department of labor is generally commended. Neill did valuable work under the former administration, and his nomination by President Wilson aligns with a promise of better business results over politics.
London announces a contratoxin touted as a universal cure for infections from parasites and bacteria, but major papers doubt its seriousness. Medical history shows many serums failed. vaccines for specific diseases prevail, while a universal serum remains a dream. Government investigators deem Friedmann serum a commercial venture, not a real medical discovery.
A Texas complaint to the Interstate Commerce Commission argues for lower rates on gin compressed round bale cotton than on square bale and flat bale shipments. It contends current flat-rate per 100 pounds harms round-bale operators using modern compression machinery and could invite monopoly without rate relief.
The piece argues that insurance companies cannot offload income tax onto policy holders despite threats tied to the Underwood tariff. It explains past tax fights over dividends, noting 1907 profits of 135 million on 20 million in assets and distinguishing corporate profits from policy dividends, while asserting insurers would not slash true dividends to avoid taxes.
A discussion on Europe’s peace movement led by Rev. Benjamin F. Trueblood highlights a shift from militarism to reason and international law. ministers’ support could hasten the peace process while war costs burden citizens. Louisiana Supreme Court reforms damages on appeal to avoid new trials, with Law Notes praising its savings nationwide.
Pierre V. R. Key reports in Harper's Weekly on Professor Soacum who performs a quick piano act with a mock lesson. A curious pupil is teased into believing a future in church choirs, as Soacum offers lessons at four dollars each, with a planned daily schedule and later reductions.
The piece recounts Jack Rose once a New York gambler who became a Connecticut farmer and claims juvenile courts might have altered his life. A childhood illness left him bald causing truancy and reformatory time, leading to later gambling and jailbird stigma before a judge reflects on judging others empathetically.
A poem on money's grip and waste with lines about misers, rulers, and debt. It laments money as a substitute for righteousness, praising relief from debt while warning against worship of wealth and its empty promises. The speaker values freedom from debt but rejects idolatry of money.
Dr Rinkmann warns Karl Thurner not to stop Emmy's travel as she prepares to leave. Emmy admits she must leave and insists she loves another but cannot explain why, claiming she is unworthy. She locks her trunks and tears fall as Karl struggles with impending separation and guilt.
Special correspondent notes a possible shift in and out of Manila as a Philippine governor general would coordinate Far East policy with Washington. The piece weighs independence timing, Japanese interests, and diplomatic links with Japan China Siam and others, cautioning about tact in managing United States credibility in the islands.
A New York Sun critique portrays J Tom Heflin as a powerful ventriloquist of melodrama mocking his own self with the term marauders. It blasts his tariff stance and patriotic rhetoric while praising his allegorical writing lampoon.
Emmy stepped onto the stairs and into the carriage. The driver mounted the box, raised the reins, and the carriage rolled from the drive toward the street and the station, a white handkerchief fluttering as the farewell.
Harper's Weekly notes Mr Hearst's open opposition to President Wilson praising reciprocity yet faulting the new administration. It argues Hearst wields growing influence through his public journals and could sway or damage future policy amid partisan clashes.
The piece argues Alaska suffers from congressional lethargy and calls for improved federal support. It cites railroads and farming as growth paths and notes Canada like British Columbia has advanced with government aid. It criticizes Guggenheim influence and urges timely action by Congress.
The Union Springs Herald and Montgomery Journal advocate a thorough investigation into capital punishment methods before any legislative decision. They compare hanging and electrocution, noting possible exaggerations about suffering and urging careful inquiry into electrocution practices in other states.
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