Ashburn Near Mobile Seeks to Preserve Mississippi Warrior Link
Col. Ashburn traveling toward Mobile argues against severing the Mississippi and Warrior river systems while they operate as one. He says splitting them would harm Alabama waterways and will meet with Mobile civic groups before traveling to New Orleans for a regional gathering.
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Mississippi
Warrior
Ol.t. Q. Ashburn
Mobile
Birmingham
Ashburn
Alabama
Ashburn i S
Albert P. Bush
New Orleans
Mississippi and
Warrior Systems
Henry Deece
Art Nonne
Mobile District
Mass Meeting Made To Back County Highways Engineer
A mass meeting is called for 7 30 PM at the Cawthon Hotel assembly room to plan retaining County Highway engineer S M Adams for another term. Officials say petitions will circulate to urge the county board and road commissioners to re elect Adams. Civic groups praise Adams for highway improvements and urge better accounting for expenditures.
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S. M. Adams
Cawthon Hotel
N. E. Stallworth
County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Adams
Heyman Gabriel
Automobile Club
George Sprinkle
E. van Hoosen
Bayou la Batre Club
Annette Kennedy
Marie Minge
Business Women's Club
E. M. Bailey
Chamber
The
Travelers’ Protective Association
J. W. Barnett
Margaret Gonzales
League of Women Voters
Wilson Eyes Treaty Work Gently
Former President Woodrow Wilson seeks a certified copy of the four power Pacific pact and the 67th Congress directory. He signals no firm stance on ratification but favors a joint, broad view of the conference works and maintains a quiet, influential presence in Senate affairs.
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Washington
Deg
Woolton Wilson
Pacific
Capitol
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
China
S Street
White Mouse
Senate
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Cleveland H. Dodge
Norman Davis
Morgan Eee House
Charles Dana Gibson
New York
Naval Ratio Settled and Far East Up Next
The big three nations Britain the United States and Japan agreed on a 6 5 3 naval ratio and focus shifts to Far East talks. China objects to treaties from the 21 Demands and calls for abolition of special spheres of influence as the conference weighs next steps. Soviet Russia protests discussion of the Chinese Eastern question amid strategic transit link concerns.
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Washington
Associated Press
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Hughes
China
Riga
Russia
Vladivostok
Moscow
Petrograd
Manchuria
Siberia
Don Page Bleyn
School Board Adopts Budget For Year
A budget for the present school shows estimated incomes of 774,971 and expenditures of 587,026 excluding buildings. It was adopted by the school board in session Wednesday afternoon. The budget was prepared by S. Murphy, F. Vigor, and Thorne Winter. Teachers' salaries total 470,437, officers' salaries 13,420, operating expenses about 28,000, maintenance 16,500, and transportation 33,000.
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S. Murphy
Schoors
C F. Vigor
Thorne Winter
Shooting case continued to December 23
The case of M. Wilson, a dairy man, charged with shooting J. Jones at the Watkins dairy on Dauphin and Fulton Streets was called in recorder's court and postponed to December 23 by agreement. Jones remains hospitalized with a wound in the left side and is not yet out of danger.
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I Aon
Prom
Corre London
Ars George
John Thes
Jemier
Downing Street
London
Kreisler
Briand
France
Tale Commons
Tomoroos
M. ©. Wilson
J Jones
Watkins
Dauphin
Fulton Streets
Recorder’s Cour
Jack Courtney
Tha Jones
Alleged Deserters Stand Trial From Fort Oglethorpe to Fort Barrancas
Arthur Morgan from Fort Oglethorpe Georgia and Paul Gaylord from the Boston coast artillery barracks were moved to Fort Barrancas Florida by Officer Ollie Hubbard to stand trial. Detectives Adams and Holmes arrested them and filed telegram charges of desertion with the recorder.
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Arthur Morgan
Fort Oglethorpe
Pail Gaylord
Boston Barracks
Coast Artillery
Fort Barrancas
Fla
Ollie Hubbard
Morgan
Iff Adams
Gaylord
Rover Holmes
Police
Recorder
Sunday School Meeting Planned at Loop Church
Government Street Loop Methodist workers meet tonight at 7 30 at Mrs J Carthy s Williams Street to plan a temporary Sunday school building. The session follows a cottage prayer gathering led by Rev H E Palmes and invites all congregation teachers to attend.
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Government Street Loop Methodist Church
Woman Hunted for Cow Gets Lost in Woods Near Whistler
Mrs. Ollie May Holmes of Prichard disappeared Wednesday while searching for a cow and was found late last night by a searching party near Whistler after losing her way in the woods.
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Ollie May Holmes
Prichard
Whistler
Five Residences Burned In Atlanta District Fire
Fire in a crowded Atlanta district yesterday destroyed five houses and damaged nine more. Origin of the blaze is undetermined as investigators inspect the scene.
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Atlanta
Weather Outlook For Mississippi Regional Rain Tonight
Increasing cloudiness and rain expected late tonight and Friday. Temperature rises slightly tonight with warmer conditions by Friday across the region as storms move in from the west.
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Bama
Community Chest Plan Urged for Mobile Charities
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce plans a feasibility study into a city wide community chest. Gordon Smith, the chamber president, will appoint a committee to examine the idea, aiming to replace multiple annual drives with a single coordinated fund to support local institutions. If adopted, the plan could save time and effort for workers.
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Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Gordon Smith
Chamber
Chan
of Commerce
Demurrers Filed Over Race Betting Law Constitutionality
Demurrers were filed in a case testing the Mobile area horse race betting statute. The defense contends the act is unconstitutional for vague title language and for amending a law without proper re enactment and publication. The arrest of H Murnan, president of the Mobile Business Men's Racing Association, is challenged. Solicitor Jack Courtney said no answer had been prepared.
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H. €.Murnan
Mobile Business Men's Racing Association
Murnan
Stevens
Mcee McLeod
Goode
Jack Courtney
Johnson Barrett Plan Improvements on Dauphin Street Building
The 161 Dauphin Street property occupied by Johnson and Barrett will receive improvements next year including a new front. Robert Johnson, a member, reports about 310 to be spent on upgrading the premises.
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Dauphin Street
Johnson & Barrett
Robert Johnson
Postoffice Safe Robbery Trial Opens in Jackson
In Jackson Alabama the trial of C F Shaw and James M Ryan for robbing the Jackson post office safe last June began in federal court with about twenty witnesses summoned. The defendants, jailed since arrest by a Southern Railway detective, face inquiries from regions across the South as possible longtime safe-blowers. Kinchen paid a $1 fine for prohibition violations. Ed Lewis San Everett were acquitted. Charley Haynes, over 75, also acquitted by agreement.
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Cc. F. Shaw
James M. Ryan
Jackson
Ala
At Southern Railway
R. B. Kinchen
Feder Court
Ed. Lewis
San Everett
Charley Haynes
Park Commission Formed to Advise on City Parks Plans
The city commission creates a park advisory panel led by Mayor George E. Crawford. Members named are D. P. Bestor of First National Bank, architect George B. Rogers, Mrs. James R. Hagan, and Miss Elizabeth Fonde. They will consult with the parks commissioner on park extensions new parks and yearly improvements.
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City Commission
George E. Crawford
D. P. Bestor
First National Bank
George B. Rogers
James R. Hagan
League of Women Voters
Elizabeth Fonde
Southern Yellow Pine Men Push Freight Cut and Forestry Bill
At a Memphis meeting 200 yellow pine manufacturers debated lowering railroad freight rates for southern pine and strengthening demand for lumber next spring. Resolutions urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve fair tariffs and backed the Snel McCormick forestry bill now before Congress, with emphasis on measures in the bill that could be enacted.
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Memphis, Tenn
Southern Pine Association
Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pine
Snel-McCormick
Congress
Woman Shot in Cottage Hill Quarrel
Mary Shepard, a black woman, was shot in the abdomen during a disturbance at Cottage Hill. Dr E C Terrill said outcome undecided for days. Report to the county jail lists Theresa Shepard and Rachel Young as her sisters. both arrested on affray charges.
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Mary Shepard
Cottage Hill
E. C. Terrill
Theresa Shepard
Rachel Young
Deserter From Isherwood Taken To Pensacola
Lawrence William Gilliespie surrendered at the L and N station and was taken to Pensacola Florida by Officer Ollie Hubbard. The Isherwood commandant reported the man deserted and asked his return to the nearest military post.
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Lawrence William Gilliespie
Eli Merrill
United States
Isherwood
Pensacola
Fla
Ollie Hubbard
Crews Arrive To Man Vessels In Mobile
More than 300 naval officers and men aboard the U S tug Allegheny are due to arrive in Mobile this afternoon from the lower bay to man three oil tankers recently taken over by the navy. A prior 82 crew members arrived yesterday aboard the Allegheny.
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Mobile
U. S
Allegheny
Navy Department
Blackhand Murder Mystery Cleared By Coast Slaying
In Los Angeles the murder of Joseph Mumfre ties a two year old New Orleans mafia case to a coast pursuit. Mrs Albano suspects Mumfre killed her husbands and bystander, and may have murdered Mike Pepitone in 1919. Police note Mumfre's notoriety and prior conviction and parole for dynamiting a store.
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NEW Orl Ians
Los Angeles
Joseph Mumitre
New Orleans
Sther Albano
New Orléans
Mumfre
Angelo Albano
Albano
Mike Pepitone
Heroe
Mumfree
Harding Assails Buck Passing Habit In Banking
Gov. W P G Harding of the federal reserve board criticizes bankers for shifting loan blame to the board, especially in agricultural riots. He says banks tell borrowers the reserve system blocks extensions, unjustly framing the Federal Reserve and masking local bank responsibility.
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WM. H. Atkin
Ee Ee
Washington
W.P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Banks
Arrest Publisher For Verbal Attack On Prohi Leader
Friends of Dr. P A Baker of the Anti Saloon League confer after Charles H Atten publisher of The Montgomery Advertiser was arrested on peace breaking charges following a verbal attack in a Montgomery hotel. Atten challenged Baker to defend himself as hotel crowds gathered. Baker refused saying he was not in the fighting business. Police heard the remarks and made the arrest.
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Montgomery
Ala
P. A. Baker
Anti- Saloon League of America
Charles H. Atten
Montgomery Advertiger
Baker
Advertiser
Allen
Russian Soviet pays Poland first peace settlement in gold
Warsaw reports the Russian Soviet government delivers gold and jewels valued at 506 billion Polish marks as Poland’s first peace payment under Riga treaty. 1280 pounds of bullion and 100 cases of diamonds rubies and gold bars arrive by special train under military escort.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Poland
Riga
Body of Charles Nelson Sent Home After Suspected Murder
The body of Charles Nelson, found at the base of a railroad embankment near Saraland, was shipped to Columbus Georgia for burial. County coroner Dr F Hale believes Nelson was murdered, citing evidence of a struggle. State officers continue the investigation with two suspects jailed.
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Charles Nelson
Saraland
Columbus
Berevson & Sands
J. F. Allen
F. Hale
Nelson
Woman Killed When Auto Strikes Poles
Mrs Katherine Endicott wife of Lieutenant F C Endicott instructor at Camp Benning was killed early today when the automobile with her husband crashed into two telephone poles in Columbus Georgia The fatal crash occurred as the car veered from the road shortly after midnight in the vicinity of Camp Benning and the motor vehicle left the highway Officials said the couple were returning from an outing and death was instantaneous with Mrs Endicott pronounced at the scene by a local physician
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Columbus
Katherine C. Endicott
Plattaburg
F. C. Endicott
United States Infantry School
Camp Benning
Dr Mayo Applauds Lorenz Support for His Work
Dr Charles H Mayo of Rochester Minnesota urged strong support for Austrian surgeon Dr Lorenz who aids crippled children. Mayo spoke in Pinehurst during the Southern Surgical Association meeting noting Lorenz could uncover many unknown cases and push public and professional backing for his mission.
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Mr. Mayo
Southern
Su 8 Association
Dr. Lorenz
Dr. Mayo
Pink Parker dies linked to Booth statue in Troy
Montgomery time reports Pink Parker died in Savannah Georgia Monday night. He was known for erecting a small monument to John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln, a statue that drew wide attention in northern and eastern newspapers before it vanished.
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Montgomery
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Pink Parker
Troy
Ala
Parker
Savannah
American Vessels In Foreign Trade Record Large Increase
The 1915 annual report shows American ships in foreign trade powered by 18,282,136 gross tons under U S registry, on June 30, total vessels 28,012, an 12 percent rise from the previous year. The tonnage is almost eleven times that of 1914.
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Washington
Commissioner of Navigation
Haab Elected President of Switzerland for 1922
Berne reports Robert Haab has been elected president by the federal assembly for 1922. He will take office January 1. Colonel Scheurer is named vice president.
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Berne
Robert Haab
Switzerland
Federal Assembly
Colonel Scheurer
Short Skirts Debate Cites Hygiene and War Effects
Mrs Beth O Middleton of Kansas City argues in a Philadelphia talk that shorter skirts are hygienic for girls, saying natural curiosity leads to healthier behavior when waistlines are unrestricted. She links lax wartime norms to ongoing temptations like smoking and drinking.
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Philadelphia
Dec
Beth O. Middleton
Kansas
Cit
State Council of Women Organizes In Birmingham
The State Council of Women aims to establish a legislative program for Alabama. Mrs. James Kent from Alabama and Mrs. John D. McNeel of Birmingham led efforts, with McNeel elected chairman as the group met Thursday to plan adoption and ongoing action.
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State Council of Women
S . Nf
Birmingham
Alabama
James Kent
Mra
John D. McNeel
Italian villages burned as fires overwhelm Bolzano region
Fires swept across Sesto in the upper Adige area destroying villages and forcing hundreds from their homes. Soldiers aided in controlling the blaze as emergency crews battled the flames in northern Italy.
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Bolzano
Italy
Associated Press
Vane Sesto
Adiguese
Hunt Leaves Journalism After Decades in Newsroom
Ben B. Hunt, a veteran newspaperman known as the newspaper man of Huntsville, is suddenly departing his post after many years with the local paper. The move ends a long career shaping local reporting and community coverage.
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Huyunteyil
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David M. Church
International News Vvice
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Community Chest Plan For Mobile Charities
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James Ryan
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W. P. Harding
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