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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1914
Page
9
Montgomery September 16 Attorney General Brickell issues ruling that commercial feedstuffs must be packed in fifty, one hundred pounds or more net weight. Short weight branded bags such as ninety nine pounds cannot be sold under the commercial feedstuffs act of 1911.
The National Baptist convention in New York ends its session with Prof. R B Hudson, Selma Alabama, unanimously chosen secretary for the tenth year. He says he has no wish to leave the South and cites Tuskegee and Southern opportunities for African Americans.
Tickets are 50 cents for round trip with information available at the City Ticket Office located at 23 S. Royal Street. Contact number 912 13 141516171819 for details.
The Southern Labor Congress began in Fraternal hall Birmingham with about 1 000 delegates expected from Texas to Virginia. President Jerome Jones of Atlanta and secretary treasurer W C Puckett are on site as prominent labor speakers prepare three busy days of addresses, resolutions, and discussions on workers conditions. The Typographical Union organized the event.
Montgomery September 16. Alabama division president W T Seymour sent letters to probate judges of 67 counties urging them to appoint 15 delegates each for the state cotton association meeting at the Montgomery courthouse on September 22. Hundreds expected at state meeting and about 100 at the county session next Saturday at 11 30 at the courthouse to appoint county delegates.
J Houghland of Eldon Iowa says he advised the boys to take Diarrhoea Remedy when enlisting for the Spanish war and received thanks. He asserts no person, whether traveling or at home, should be without this remedy. For sale by all dealers.
Montgomery city officials move to compel the Postal Telegraph Company to pay city license or lose its right of way. City attorney authorized to take action after repeated refusals to pay the license. Manager F A Bivins faces daily arrests. about fifteen cases tried with $100 fines and costs each, all appealed as unconstitutional. The commission seeks enforcement without undue hardship, with potential franchise revocation if law is violated.
James E. Sullivan secretary treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union underwent an operation Tuesday for an intestinal obstruction. His condition tonight was reported satisfactory.
Vincennes observers saw Jack Dillon of Indianapolis and George Knockout Brown of Chicago battle ten rounds to a draw in the evening card. Brown pressed the action with solid blows while Dillon withstood and countered effectively to earn the shared decision.
Montgomery Sept 16 state railroad commission held a busy session considering coal rate issues for the Gadsden Anniston Talladega area. Time constraints may push coal case hearings to today with possible carryover to Thursday.
The Alabama Good Roads Association aims to secure attendance of all newly elected state senators and lawmakers at its eighteenth annual session in Montgomery October 21 to 23. An urgent invitation was sent to members to hear advocates on good roads legislation for the 1915 session.
After the Memphis and Mobile season ends, the Turtles and Gulls tour Arkansas towns to benefit residents. The schedule runs September 16 at Lonoke through September 28 at Jonesboro with players from Memphis Mobile New Orleans Montgomery and Selma.
R Norris Williams, defending national champion and 1913 intercollegiate holder, advances in the 34th Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis Assn tournament in Philadelphia. He defeats Jack Rowland of Penn in the morning and Herd of Cornell by default in the afternoon as nine colleges enter, with Harvard Yale Princeton and Pittsburgh remaining in contention after day one.
Frank Chance quits as manager of the New York American League club and leaves for California after announcing at the Polo Grounds. He says he will be paid through the season. Jack Dunn of Baltimore IL may manage next season, with Roger Peckinpaugh in charge in the interim.
Mrs. M. J. Gallagher of Geneva New York reports a year of acute indigestion and constipation. After trying various remedies she used Chamberlains Tablets, noting rapid improvement after taking two bottles and now can eat heartily with no bad effects. Sold by all druggists.
Escambia county teachers institute opens in Brewton Alabama this week in the Brewton Institute auditorium. Prof. W. T. Smith assistant county superintendent of Montgomery County leads the session with aide Miss Williams of Mobile as many teachers attend and participate in the program.
Sam Langford of Boston and Battling Jim Johnson of New York fought 12 rounds to a draw in Boston. The bout was close throughout with much infighting.
Pleas in abatement filed in U S court by attorneys for W H Knowles and others charged with conspiracy in the First National Bank failure. They argue the indictment is illegal because a grand juror is a court officer and trustee of a bankrupt estate, plus irregular jury drawing.
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