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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1915
Page
3
Miss Eva E. Keleher, 23, argues that proper flirting can be harmless while warning girls to avoid mashers. She distinguishes a flirt from a masher and presses for female freedom and common sense in social introductions, suggesting chaperons are needless.
A guidance piece urges careful behavior toward men who flirt and those who harass. It advises kindness for the lonely flirt but suggests a firm rebuke for the obnoxious masher, stressing discretion and clear boundary setting to protect young women.
Champ Clark urged balanced defense policy in Hannibal urging reasonable preparedness. He favored not bankrupting the country for battleships and armies and proposed doubling cadet numbers at West Point and Annapolis to supply officers. He spoke of rebuilding a strong American merchant marine and commanding ships under the U.S. flag.
Cable reports say the schooner Florence M. Penley bound for Baltimore from Rio de Janeiro was abandoned in a gale off Cuba. Captain M. L. Jameson and eight crew members were landed in Cuba. A separate Maryland primary election is held today to nominate candidates for governor comptroller attorney general and other offices.
A savings plan allows small deposits, even pennies, to accumulate safely with National City Bank safeguarding deposits. The piece urges wage earners and their families to open savings accounts, notes safety and accessibility, and encourages teaching children to save from an early age.
Albert Le More and E. E. Carriere of A. Le More & Co. face twenty federal counts alleging use of the mails to defraud through drafts tied to false bills of lading. The firm failed in 1914 with $5 million in losses. claims against it include 38 banks across New York Mobile London Paris and other cities. Trustees report $3.3 million in allowed claims and about $1.7 million held pending. Attorneys say the defendants will post bonds and appear in court.
London reports Lord Kitchener has presented the cabinet with a higher estimate for British troops needed on the continent next year. The Daily Chronicle’s parliamentary correspondent cites an indisputable authority that Lloyd George favors compulsory enlistment to speed munitions, arguing only broader labor rules and use of unskilled labor can raise output.
Secretary Daniels announced no addition to the naval advisory board but said officials may call on anyone who can aid naval development through invention and science. He cited motor problems in aircraft and submarines and noted German corrosion prevention methods could be worth millions if developed in the United States.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc. has closed a contract to supply 365 gun firing batteries to the United States for use on battleships. The batteries are similar to those sold to the government for submarines, announced from the Edison laboratories in West Orange, New Jersey.
Uncle Wiggily buys a single new pair of shoes at the five and dime. A rabbit boy explains why some animals need many shoes, and a red ant suggests stretching the tight pair. A hungry rat steals the new shoes but is outpaced when they prove uncomfortable for him and Uncle Wiggily escapes barefoot to his bungalow.
Dispatch from Teheran reports widespread anarchy in Persia with government forces defeated by tribesmen. Swedish officers in Persian service dead. British Russian and French missionaries flee to Teheran as Ispahan falls under mob control. Reports note allied colonies evacuating amid mounting turmoil.
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