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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
2
Chicago dispatch reports Governor Johnson escorted from the railway station to his hotel by twenty five policemen. Chief McWeeney ordered the guard amid fears after the assassination attempt on Col. Roosevelt and said similar protection would be provided for the colonel's running mate.
The Bulgarian, Servian and Greek representatives in Berlin presented a circular note to Foreign Minister Von Kiderlin-Waechter requesting Germany's benevolent neutrality as their governments declared war on Turkey during the Balkan crisis.
In Cumming Georgia a mass meeting adopted resolutions urging federal and state aid to quell unrest after race troubles. Fear looms of a major outbreak next week when two Black men are to be hanged for attacking and killing white women. Governors Brown urged to send troops. Judge Newman urged to investigate threatening mailed notices. Five Black churches and numerous homes have been burned recently.
Smith calls for a full audit of Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company to reveal profits and dividends. Hartwell admits 25 to 30 percent earnings on par value but refuses to disclose exact figures or allow the company books to be examined. The inquiry adjourned afterCapt. Norville’s testimony while committee members push for detailed financial data and access to records.
Mr George Lion a leading Haitian merchant reports Mobile wholesale firms opening agencies in Port au Prince and other Haitian cities. He notes a Seeberg liner will bring a large cargo of agricultural implements cement and general merchandise. He argues freight from Mobile is cheaper than New York aiding local supply and foresees growing trade.
A commission was appointed by Judge Campbell in Lafayett e to determine the sanity of Clementine Bernabbet a black woman who confessed to six killings. Her trial is set for October 21 in southwestern Louisiana.
Representative Oscar W. Underwood, a recent Democratic presidential candidate, will share the platform with Governor Wilson at Carnegie Hall in New York Saturday night. Democratic Chairman William F. McCoombs also asks Western Democratic leaders to meet in Chicago during the first three days of next week for final campaign conferences.
John Murfin, a Detroit lawyer, testified before the Clapp committee that Taft supporters spent lavishly in Michigan’s pre convention campaign. He said McKay claimed money to win delegates, with estimates up to 4000 dollars per delegate. Murfin described Detroit primaries as the most corrupt on both sides and noted some delegates accepted money from both sides.
Special to The Item from Montgomery Alabama reports that despite earlier treasury concerns the state may provide the annual 20 county fairs appropriation. Captain John Do Cheney of the state department of agriculture is named as judge of agricultural livestock and poultry exhibits.
The law requiring state funds to back fair judges shows money will be available for Montgomery. An exposition at Montgomery is slated to receive about $4000, with a state judge announced for the Montgomery fair.
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