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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1915
Page
2
Premier Okuma declares China's acceptance of demands ends the conflict and avoids war. Journalists hail the diplomacy as a peaceful conclusion but warn of possible further strain from domestic opposition.
The Times editorial credits Japanese leaders resisting chauvinism and reinforcing elder statesmen reputation. The Daily News notes relief in Japan matches Western nations. The Chronicle clears Japan of bad faith toward allies and warns of dependence on sea power for access to capital and influence in China.
The legislative investigating committee in Montgomery Alabama will reconvene at the capitol this afternoon under Chairman Henry P. Merritt. Only two members, Senator McCann and Representative Welch, are present this morning. others arrive later. The panel aims to digest a large mass of information and prepare a report to the legislature, with sessions likely through the week.
May 10 reports Giov giolitti Italian prime minister and neutrality advocate was the target of a hostile demonstration in Rome. The event was described by a.Havas dispatch.
Kenneth C. Hengen son of H G Hengen president of Kentucky Midland and Eastern railways registered at the Cawthon Hotel will engage in the pecan industry in George County Mississippi He will establish a large pecan orchard on land bought by his father along the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago railroad.
Allied diplomats urge the United States to settle the submarine dispute with Germany directly, while awaiting public sentiment to crystallize. They stress the United States remains the key neutral power able to oversee humanitarian concerns for German war prisoners whose welfare hinges on American influence.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung lauds the Lusitania sinking as a moral victory for Germany and warns it won’t be the last. In Washington officials anticipate a strong U S condemnation, with possible steps short of war. President Wilson heads to Philadelphia to speak on the issue and cabinet discussions shape potential responses.
John C. Brincat of Mobile filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S district court. Liabilities are listed at 7141 dollars with assets of 2958 dollars. Referee R T Ervin adjudicated the bankruptcy in Judge Toulmin’s absence.
Belmont reports that national and state publicity laws reduce spending and corruption in presidential elections and weaken ties between firms and political groups. He lauds Representative Rucker of Missouri and includes a Chandler statement on preventing interstate corporate contributions.
United States consulate records list Taft Smith, Dr. Howard Fisher, Major F. Warren Pearl, and Robert Rankin as the only permanent Lusitania death records. Bodies of identified Americans lay in Cunard offices while morgues were cleared for a memorial procession and joint service.
Leased wire briefs report Canon Phair identified among Lusitania victims in Winnipeg. In Philadelphia, the B'rith Abraham convention opens with grandmaster Samuel Dorf praising immigration bill support. Cleveland reports six dredge crew dead, two missing. New York notes steamer St Louis arrival with 420 passengers and J P Morgan aboard. Franklin Gutterman, 55, director at American Smelting dies in New York. Como Italy assigns Prof Maggiotto to assess Porter Charlite’s mental state after wife’s murder. Boston notes Allan Line steamer Zephaniah’s safe Glasgow arrival. Cork reports a special train to Dublin for Adelaide Hamilton’s burial at 85.
Rome May 10 Premier Salandra issued a circular urging prefects to prevent offense to foreigners amid hostile demonstrations against Austrians and Germans. The directive aims to curb mobbing and protect foreign residents.
Alabama railroad commission prepares to continue hearings on petitions for a ten percent freight rate increase extension amid tough business conditions. Several decisions in cases under advisement are expected after this week’s session. the panel recessed Saturday evening.
County officials discussed road and public works matters after a meeting with the county treasurer. C L Spotswood offered to plant hydrangea azalea and wisteria on a new macadamized road free of charge, while fencing disputes on Leslie road prompted investigations by the road superintendent and county attorney. Judge Edington and Judge Delchamps urged court and road improvements, with oiling of bond-issue roads debated and a special meeting authorized to address the issue.
May 10 Queenstown Lindell T Bates son of Linden W Bates of New York vice chairman of the American Belgian Relief Commission was arrested at Kinsale on espionage charges while searching for the body of his brother Lindon W Bates Jr believed lost on the Lusitania Newton B Knox an American mining engineer traveling with Bates was seized as well The arrests followed accusations they served as officers of a German submarine They were held at barracks briefly until US Consul Frost vouched for their innocence.
Edgar Moore, a Negro stowaway from Jamaica on the steamer Crathens, was deported Monday afternoon by Immigration Inspector Brownlow. Delena L L Chapman and Harry C Chapman filed a $20 000 mortgage in the probate court on property at the northwest corner of Royal and St Michael streets, occupied by Southern Express Company, with Marshall P Levy of New York City. H M Hood comptroller of the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad returned to Mobile Monday from Chicago. Pews for the new All Saints Episcopal Church arrived Saturday and are being unloaded and installed under the supervision of an agent from the buying firm.
Memorial services were held across North and South Carolina for Confederate dead. Banks, stores and public offices closed. schools dismissed at noon. Special exercises occurred in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Greensboro, Fayetteville, Cobtbia, Charleston and Spartanburg. Fayetteville dedicated a home for widows of Confederate veterans funded privately and with state support.
Northport Bank failed to open as auditors ordered by the board after the arrest of cashier A. X. Hayes. No financial statement released on the bank’s condition. The report follows an alleged disruption of normal operations during a Monday opening.
Geneva reports amid Paris dispatches that Swiss leaders question neutrality after the Lusitania attack. Tribune de Geneve asks how opinion can stay neutral before such a grievous crime.
Syracuse May 10 Theodore Roosevelt decries Germany for the Lusitania disaster calling piracy with murder and urges immediate American action. He cites Germany's war zone decree and demands strict accountability without delay to defend national self respect.
Secretary Card of the chamber received a Monday letter from Robert L. Burch publisher of Southern Woman's Magazine and the Merchant and Manufacturer asking his view on a Southern Style Show in Nashville to display fall and winter styles and requesting eight retail merchants be appointed to the delegation.
In Houston on May 10 the Southern Sociological Congress began sessions focused on public health and general health themes. Morning talks covered public health child welfare and travelers aid while afternoon programs featured safeguarding the health of boys and the role of woman suffrage in health, plus teaching health in schools. Local music provided by a municipal band accompanied the meeting.
A Treasury Department ruling, in a booklet read by Mrs. Sarah H. E. Hoffman, deputy collector in Mobile, holds that a sale clause in mortgages does not create an agency like a power of attorney and is not subject to the 25 cent tax on power of attorney. The question had been raised to Mrs. Hoffman prior to the booklet’s arrival.
Carl Flick, the second baseman signed by Manager Charles Schmidt, arrived in Mobile from New Orleans and will be ready to play today. His trunk was borrowed by a neighbor who forgot to return it in time, causing the delay.
Mrs. Sarah A. Johnson aged 75 a lifelong Mobile County resident died Sunday night at the family home on Spring Hill after a long illness. She is survived by numerous relatives at Spring Hill with interment set for Wheelerville Monday afternoon.
The steamship Kennebec and the schooner Pollard arrived at Mobile from Galveston in distress after a storm at Freeport. Both vessels dock for repairs at Olinger Bruce dry docks while the tug E L Russell from New Orleans is also due for repairs this week.
In New York on May 10 Frank D Safford a 60 year old hotel clerk convicted of perjury linked to Rae Tanner's breach of promise suit against James W Osborne received a nine months imprisonment sentence.
The unfilled tonnage of United States Steel Corporation on April 36 totalled 4,162,244 tons, down 93,505 from March.
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