10 Apr 1925
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1925
Page
1
Mrs. Malaha Jane Hobbs, a surviving member of the Hopper wagon train that crossed the Plains in 1847 from Pike County Missouri, died yesterday in her Santa Maria home at age 84.
Federal court hears case against Bob Ennis of Mobile accused of conspiring with Percy H. Kearns to commit perjury in a liquor conspiracy trial. Testimony includes alleged meetings with District Attorney Boyles and Kearns, rent notes, and money payments tied to office transactions and protection schemes. Jury selected for another bribery case remains without verdict.
C C Rich of 109 Church street was fined 10 dollars or 10 days after a recklessness charge arising from a collision with a car driven by Mrs Nettie Blalack at Hamilton and Conti streets ten days ago. Both drivers were injured and the cars damaged. G L Turner charged with drunk driving and speeding faced arraignment. the case was reset to April 27 at his request. Officer S T Le Gear cited Turner for 30 mph while intoxicated.
An early morning raid destroyed a gallon drum liquor operation in Somer Creek county. Deputies seized evidence and detained two men identified as B Jae Sree and Dan Maples on charges of manufacturing prohibited liquors and possession of fire. Officers destroyed several containers as evidence. Deputy Sheriffs Walter Burch and Jones Nelson led the raid.
Local weather page reports thunderstorms and showers this evening then clearing to generally fair and cooler conditions. Strong gusts and scattered activity may occur across the area with overnight lows dipping modestly.
Special Good Friday services marked religious observances in Catholic Episcopal and Protestant churches. Catholic masses were conducted at 7 and 8 o'clock with large attendance. evening services at 7:30 featured sermons by Rev. Father D. J. Lawton of Spring Hill College at the Cathedral. Grace Lutheran St Francis Street Methodist Trinity Christ and St John Episcopal churches also held services with sermons and musical offerings including The Seven Last Words at St Joan of Arc.
Acting Recorder Vincent Kilborn sentences deter offenders in police court. A White of Atlanta is sent to the county farm for six months on vagrancy. White had allegedly begged and sought clemency on two occasions. Joe Peterson, charged with vagrancy and accused pool room hanging, is ordered to leave the city within 24 hours.
The circuit court grand jury in ses sion since Monday formed into groups and inspected the county jail poorhouse city schools and city prison. No witnesses were heard and an adjournment to Monday will be taken. Work to be completed by Thursday morning.
The first carload of cabbage raised on the county farm was shipped today to a Cleveland, Ohio firm on consignment. Clerk T B Allman of the board of revenue and road commissioners said several more carloads are expected this spring and a good price is anticipated. The farm also has planted several carloads of potatoes with a large crop in preparation.
T E Spencer of Moss Point announced sale of four barges to the contracting firm of Tibbetts Pleasant and Green, based in Oklahoma City. The former owner of Scar Vega confirms the deal and the sale proceeds.
The tug Dougherty will sail from port tonight with a barge in tow for Pensacola and pick up two loaded barges there for Cuba. On the return trip it will bring one barge to St. Johns.
Frank Johnson, a Negro, faces forgery charges for signing Mrs. L. A. Cowan’s name on a 30 cent check and could be charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing jewelry from the Cowan home after cashing the forged check. Johnson reportedly served time for forgery. Clarence E. Mitchell, also a Negro, received 12 months hard labor for theft of $11.60 and a purse from Vernon Lindell’s room. detectives recovered part of the loot on Mitchell.
Warden James E. Shelton announced county farm plans to plant 50 acres with 59 convicts at the camp. The goal is 30 bales of cotton, with 15 acres already cleared. A women’s housing unit may be built and courts will send female convicts there for short term terms.
County crews lay a temporary detour from Cottage Hill into Hall’s Mill to divert traffic during paving from Mobile to Theodore. The 20 foot wide detour will be graded and made passable, guiding vehicles from Hall’s Mill at Mertz toward Cottage Hill then south near Hall’s Mill creek.
Dr John Ham, evangelist, will address the First Baptist congregation in a series of services titled The Devil's Arithmetic and Short Beds and Narrow Covers. Pupils from local schools and others are invited to attend in large numbers as special sessions for men are planned.
Washington reports a new monthly record for drunkenness with 1 029 intoxication convictions in March. The figure breaks prior monthly totals as police record rising alcohol-related offenses across the district.
United Press reports the War Department debates strict secrecy for all arms tests including anti aircraft and bombing demonstrations. Public access would be barred except official notices, with witnesses limited to military personnel and certain officials. Critics warn of censorship and centralized control over defense information.
Federal Prohibition Officer James Goff and Constable J E Dossett raided Biloxi shortly before midnight and seized 860 quarts of contraband whiskey. Arrested were Louis Wentzell Tony Palmer and Gasper Pickett all oxians involved in using liquor from a row skiff into a touring car. They face a hearing before United States Commissioner Money. The automobile and liquor were seized for destruction.
Washington reports two Privates Walter Trumbull and Paul Crouch each received long prison terms for alleged communist propaganda in Honolulu. Sentences of 40 years and 26 years include dishonorable discharges. Major General Edward M. Lewis says the war department will expedite a review and reduction likely. Crouch from Taylorville North Carolina and Trumbull from Taunton Massachusetts.
Another explosion in Herrin within a month wrecked the Marshall McCormack and Brothers grocery in the south side district. McCormack is a mayoral candidate on the Citizens ticket aligned with the Ku Klux Klan backed conservative ticket. No injuries reported.
A hotel fire in Ironton on April 19 left one man dead and another injured. The deceased reportedly jumped from a second story window, striking his head on the pavement as firemen searched the ruins for potential additional victims.
York Nebraska April reports state the college board adopted a resolution forbidding smoking dancing and card playing. Bob Russell a York College athlete offered resignation after being asked to quit smoking while the plan to quit is underway.
Areas proposed for Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina were aerially photographed this week to help define park boundaries. Each park would cover about 700 square miles, with plans to gather location options and land options in the coming weeks. Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is also mentioned as a potential site.
Ida Hughes, who killed her mother in law, is likely to avoid execution. The state prison board recommended converting the death sentence to life imprisonment, with Governor Walker expected to act on a mercy plea soon. The board cited extreme excitement and that the shooting occurred in a sudden heat of passion without deliberation. The argument against hanging a woman had not changed the board’s view.
Edward H. Daly, 60, despondent over loss of fortune and ill health, died by putting his head in a kitchen stove oven and turning on the gas in his Memphis home. He rose at 5 am, told his wife to stay in bed, and was found by her at 7 am with his head still in the oven. Daly had lost his fortune about six years earlier and had attempted suicide before.
Frank W. Stearns, adviser to President Coolidge, tours Rome with Mrs Stearns, recalling a 15 year earlier visit under papal rule. He bets he can spot all ancient landmarks in a morning, finds the Coliseum unchanged but notes many new streets and modern buildings since his last trip.
The Fayetteville Observer announces it will refrain from publishing any crime items in its columns for 15 days starting next Monday. After the period ends readers will decide if the policy becomes permanent.
Governor Howard A. Gore arrived in Fairmont from Charleston to study conditions in the coal fields amid a strike call by United Mine Workers. He travels to assess labor and safety during the dispute in West Virginia.
Washington April 10 Offers and bids for leasing the Muscle Shoals project will be received by a special commission appointed by President Coolidge to survey the project and draft a plan for final disposition Chairman McKenzie announced A policy statement urges one lessee with trained personnel and calls for tying the Whison dam nitrate plant and hydro electric plant at Wilson Dam as a unit for any temporary power arrangement President Coolidge’s Muscle Shoals collision met in executive session to discuss informal matters with no witnesses summoned.
The Supreme Court will hear next week a challenge to the 1924 revenue tax law allowing newspapers to publish individual income tax returns. Kansas City Journal Post and Baltimore Post are test cases. The government argues the law does not grant a right to print or publish.
In Indianapolis on April 19 the American Association of University Women gears up to debate an equal rights amendment to the federal constitution. The proposed change, backed by the National Woman's party, draws strong support and opposition among university women.
A public release reveals vast gains by the Sea Bathing and Foreigners Monaco Company, alleged to operate from Monte Carlo piers. The Revie wealth claim states a 60,000,000 unit total, with unclear further details in the fragmented report.
Dorothy Ellingson, 17, was institutionalized at Napa hospital after she shot and killed her mother in Ban Francisco. Report mentions she will be kept under observation by medical staff while authorities determine her mental state and potential cure. The article frames her as a notable juvenile case amid discussions of jazz age culture.
Philip G. Kemp of the Municipal Aero Commission announced plans for a new air line between Chicago and nearby cities. Initial shipments total 2,000 pounds with a daily air express to follow linking St Louis Omaha St Paul Minneapolis and Detroit will guarantee 2,000 pounds per departure. Passenger service is slated to begin with the freight project.
Joy Louise Leeds, a 13 year old adopted daughter, inherits under the will of her late foster father Warner M Leeds and the estate exceeds four million dollars making her among the world's wealthiest girls. The probate filing names her as chief beneficiary and notes her status as an heir to substantial wealth.
Cheyenne Wyo April 10 The government will have until the day after tomorrow to file its brief in the Teapot Dome annulment case recently extended five days by Judge Smith on government counsel request.
Fragmentary weather note from Chicago hints at fair conditions over Easter weekend. mentions scattered clouds in the northern district and general calm across the lake region with no significant storms observed.
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