Mobile shippers press for fair river-barge rates at public meeting
At a public session in Mobile officials and shippers debated barge line rates to hora and New Orleans. Theodore Brent refused to reveal confidential talks while urging a settlement with the barge line and rail rivals. R G Dobbs outlined rate pressures from St Louis and Memphis as Mobile seeks parity with New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Brent
Ion
Mobile
Mobile Shippers
Brent
Ippi Pivarior
Akiy
Bardeleden
Birming- Mager
Saulding
Freau
New Orleans
R. G. Dobbs
Nta
Chattanooga
Re Cdébb
Pto
New Tuft
Spaulding
Hoover discloses bank plan to aid farm surpluses
Washington June 26 Secretary Hoover told a senate committee that the administration is considering mobilizing banking credits to prevent forced liquidation of cotton and sugar surpluses. He opposed a Morris bill for a 100 million dollar government farm export corporation and warned of continued European food purchases from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
A .Ate Committee
Commerce
Government Farm Export Corporation
Libel Seaman Seeks Salary From Shipping Board Steamer
A seaman named Alex T. Howard files a libel in district court seeking one month’s salary from the £ 8 Shipping Board steamer. He alleges he signed on at Ork, served with the crew to Mobile, and was discharged without cause after meeting all requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feed
Alex T. Howard
Shipping Board
Mobile
New
Reed
Ork
Maneges
Disturbance Over Caribbean and Gulf Waters
A weather bulletin notes a disturbance over the Caribbean sea at 10:30 am with possible intensification. Central disturbance over the Gulf is reported and moving. Fresh to strong east winds are expected over the north sea within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Or Bureau
Caribbean Sea
Gulf
Northsea
Park Weather Update for June 25
June 25 forecast shows warm day with partial cloud cover and light breezes. No precipitation expected and temperatures rise into the upper 70s to around 80.
Road Fight To Be Taken Up To State Board
Advocates for two routes to the Chickasaw highway plan take the dispute to the State Highway Commission. C. M. Sears will lead the Telegraph road push with five allies. M. T. Gaines chairs Toulminville Prichard supporters. State engineers favor Toulminville route but Telegraph backers aim to change the routing toward the shipbuilding plant at Chickasaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasaw
State Highway Commission
Toulminville
Telegraph Road
Prichard
Cawthon Hotel
Cawthon
C. M. Sears
Highway Commission
M. T. Gaines
Tom Allman
State Highway Department
Traveling Men On Anhiinline To Fairhope Today
Members of the Mobile Men's Association enjoy their annual outing at Fairhope with a steamer trip from Dauphin street to the Eastern shore. A banquet and program are planned, with committees led by Frank E. Leslie and others handling reception finance boat ground floor music and entertainment tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Men’s Association
Fairhope
Cawthon Hotel
Dauphin Street
Apollo
Frank E. Leslie
J. H. Pugh
George A. Creary
James A. Carney
E. O. Dozier
W. A. Christian
Mark Lyons
A. J. Krassin
Burgess Little
A. P. Bloch
Ed. J. Higgins
LeBaron Daly
J. Grube
George J. Myer
John Ebbecke
Mansfield Wright
Leo Ollinger
James McCauley
E. K. Matzenger
H. G. Miller
H. G. Brock
C. E. Moog
EB. L. Tucker
Ed. O’rourke
George Nettles
W. B. McCoy
Ed. Keenan
A. R. Blask
Nathan Dreyfus
Leo D. Huffman
Bob. Neville
Court orders bondsman to produce Burden or pay fine
Recorder D N Edington announced in recorder's court that if F J Levine bondsman for John Burden who missed three court appearances failed to produce him or pay the fine, the forfeiture would be final and Levine would be barred from further bonds. The court also ordered an alias writ of arrest for Virginia Taft charged as dangerous and suspicious and bond forfeiture for failing to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Edington
Recorder’s Court
F. J. (Toppy) Levine
John Burden
Virginia Taft
Reckless Driving Charged in City Warrant
Anderson a merchant of 358 Davis avenue was arrested today by Detective William Moody on a reckless driving charge and for failing to stop after an accident. He allegedly struck Tommy Hall and severely injured him at Springhill avenue and Broad street at about 11 o clock. Hall was taken to the city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Davis Avenue
William Moody
Police Department
Tommy Hall
Springhill Avernue
Broad Street
City Hospital
Bridgeport Man Sought by Local Police
Salvator D. Maltam formerly of Bridgeport Conn is being sought in this city by the local police chief Patrick J Flannagan. Relatives are anxious to find him and he was last heard from in Mobile working in shipyards as a hoisting engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvator D. Maltam
Bridgeport
Conn
Patrick J. Flannagan
Mobile
IT BY CAR MAN BADLY INJURES LOCAL CLERK
P H Burke, a clerk living at 8 Herndon avenue, was struck by a one man street car near the Mobile Light and Railroad Company car barns. Motorman D C s was arrested on a driving charge after the accident. Burke was taken to the hospital where doctors expect to determine the full extent of his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Burke
Herndon Avenue
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
William Moody
Relatives Seek Bronx Native Lester Strehan
Relatives in New York seek Lester J Strehan who left his Bronx home about two years ago to "make good" after leaving a note. He is 19, five feet tall with blue eyes and brown hair, last seen about Mobile area according to sister Miss Anna BM. Family contact says 770 Fairmount Place, Bronx, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester J. Strehan
Bronx
New York City
Miss Anna BM
Mobile
Fairm Place
Eleven Convictions in Toledo Postal Robbery Case
Eleven of thirteen defendants in Toledo’s million dollar post office robbery were convicted by a federal jury. Charles Furrier and John Ephs were found not guilty. Sentences will be deferred until other trials conclude, likely between August 1 and 15. The holdup occurred February 17. Rev. Anthony Gorek, indicted, was not tried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Rob Oopery
John M. Killits
Charles Furrier
John Ephs
Joseph Urbaytis
George Lewis
Alias’ Rogers Dee Schultz
James Sansone
Sommers
Emma Marvin
Wanda Urbaytis
Walter Foote
Edwin Zerlich
Harry Thrush
Helen Furrier
Anthony Gorek
New Chicago
Ind
New Daphne Steamer Arrives for July 4 Service
The new Daphne steamer arrived from Milton, Fila, and will run between Mobile and the upper landings on the eastern shore of Mobile bay starting July 4. It carries 206 passengers and twelve automobiles, is 120 feet long with a 22 foot beam and seven foot hold, and has 175 horsepower oil burning engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oer
Eade
Milton
Fila
Mobile
Mobile Bay
Jose Pose
Harrison Bros
Daphne
Man Granted Bail in Vagrancy Case
George Brothers alias George King of Boston charged in connection with the arrest of Loraine Orso a 17 year old and Elmore Crawford a negro boy at the Bienville hotel on a dangerous and suspicious charge waived examination to the grand jury in police court today. Assistant Solicitor Jack Courtney requested bond of 1000 for King which was granted. Crawford also charged with vagrancy but the court told him he would not be sentenced until July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George _ Brothers
George King
Boston
Mass
Loraine Orso
Elmore Crawford
Bienville Hotel
Jack Courtney
King
Crawford
Thweatt Indicted for Murder in Fire That Killed Wife
Aberdeen Miss June 25 William A Thweatt real estate man is indicted on murder charges in connection with a home fire that killed his wife months earlier. He testified at the coroner's inquest that he went to a nearby well for water after discovering the blaze and could not rescue her as the house burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Miss
William A. Thweatt
Thweatt
Two Women and Children Die in Baltimore Fire
In Baltimore Maryland on June 35 a blaze at Meyer Sandler at 1809 East Fairmount avenues killed two women and two children. The dead include Mrs Meyer Sandler 62 Mrs H A Baron 19 and her daughter Doris Sandler 13. Injured are Sandler 24 Mrs Morris Silbert and her son Harry Silbert 13. Police and firemen were slightly burned during rescue attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Meyer Sandler
East Fairmount Avenues
Meyer Sandier
H A. Baron
Doris Sandler
Ynrt
Sandler
Morris Silbert
Harry
Wilson Attends District Court Admission to Practice
Former President Woodrow Wilson appears in the District of Columbia supreme court chambers for admission to practice law before the court. A special session allowed former presidents and vice presidents to be admitted without formal application. Wilson is accompanied by Bainbridge Golbas and Joseph P. Tumulty as he enters and exits the courthouse in a quiet ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
McCoy
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Wilson
United States
Joseph P. Tumu
Fomer
Women Protest Secrecy at Leinkauf School Building
A group from the School Improvement Association visited Superintendent Murphy to protest ongoing secrecy and alleged unsanitary conditions at the Leinkauf school site. Murphy pledged to bring the resolutions before the board and seek elimination of the complaints.
Gasoline Sinks to 21 Cents at Mobile Stations
Gasoline prices in Mobile fell again this morning with all stations offering 21 cents per gallon. This marks the second drop in three weeks, down from 22 cents three weeks ago and previously 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Meat Shortage Forecast Mayhem Warned by Marsh
Washington dispatch notes a 1920 drop in cattle and swine herds with a forecast of a serious meat shortage. Benjamin C. Marsh urges immediate congressional action and a $50 million appropriation to save the cattle industry against banker profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benjamin C. March
Farmers’ National Council
Congress
Marsh
Express firms ordered to interchange all express matter
Georgia state railroad commission issued an order requiring American Railway Express Company and Southeastern Express Company to receive from each other all express matter tendered for transportation. The directive covers all state shipments and enforces interchanges between the two firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
State Railroad Commission
American Railway Express Company
Southeastern Express Company
Mexico May Claim California Islands for Cash Settlement
Mexico considers making formal claim to nine islands off the California coast including Santa Catalina and San Clemente. The Obregon government will not surrender the islands but may seek a cash settlement with the United States. An Aguirre report is cited as recommending the formal claim and a payment to cover the foreign debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Obregon
United States
Santa Catalina
Farallon
California
Mexico
Interstate probe into Ohio bituminous coal rates ordered
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a probe into Ohio bituminous coal rates set by the state utilities commission. It seeks to determine if intrastate shipments enjoy undue advantages over interstate traffic and will assess what rates should be fixed in Ohio. Governor Davis and the utilities commission are being notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
State Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Utili
Davis
The
Utilities Commission
Osage Land Sale Near Tulsa Nets 4.5 Million
The interior department approved an auction sale of 30 000 acres of Osage Indian reservation land near Tulsa Oklahoma for 4 500 000 dollars plus a one sixth oil production bonus. Oil operators bought the land and about 2000 Osage tribal members participated in the sale each receiving an annual income of 10 000 dollars, making the Osage among the richest per capita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tulsa
Okla
Interior Department
Farm Loan Board to Aid Colorado Flood Victims
A committee from the Farm Loan Board announced steps to help Colorado farmers hit by recent floods. Lever of the board said officials will do everything possible to give the sufferers a fresh start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Loan
Cole
Wes
Lever
Loan Board
Peace settlement eyed in Silesia withdrawal plan
Berlin June 25 Peace in Silesia appeared near as the Neue Zeitung reported an accord between General Hoefer leader of the German defense corps and Adelbert Kay head of the Polish insurgents to withdraw both sides from current lines. The move reportedly to start Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Silesia
Neue Zeitung
Hoefer
Ger Defense Corps
Adelbert Kay
Cotton Loans Not To Be Called Report
Memphis Tenn June 25 In response to Heflin's claim that federal reserve banks circulated reports that cotton loans would be called C P J Mooney director of the eighth district reserve bank said there is no truth in any such reports and no intention to call loans on cotton in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Heflin
Federal Reserve Banks
C. P. J. Mooney
Eighth District Reserve Bank
Eighth Federal Reserve District
Ambassador Warren to Japan Prepares For East Asia Duties
Charles Warren, newly named U.S. ambassador to Japan, plans early immersion in East Asian issues. He will sail in October, visit Europe and London, and possibly attend July supreme council talks on the Yap dispute while weighing instructions from Washington. Warren’s career includes roles at The Hague and Behring Sea, with long service in Republican circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles BR. Warren
Japan
Tokio
Warren
New York
Europe
George Harvey
London
Supreme Council
United States
Yap
Harding
Hughes
Colonel Warren
Council of the
Republican Party
Joint High Commission
Hague
Great Britain
Republican National
Polanpen Tana
Hutchison Wins British Open In Playoff At St Andrews
Jock Hutchison of Chicago defeated Roger Wethered of Oxford in a playoff to win the British Open at St Andrews. Hutchison led by nine strokes after nine holes of the second round and finished strong after a first round of 74 to Wethered 77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Scotland
Associated Press
Jock Hutchison
Chicago
Roger Wethered
Oxford
Hutchison
Wethered
Grasshoppers Ravage Colorado Springs Region
In El Paso county an army of grasshoppers estimated 15 miles wide and 20 miles long advances from the southwest. County Farm Agent J C Hale reports they are destroying virtually all vegetation, marking the largest grasshopper onslaught in the history of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col
el Paso County
Colorado
J. C. Hale
Cora Orthwein Freed of Murder Charge in Chicago
In Chicago on June 25 Mrs. Cora Orthwein was acquitted by a jury after a three hour deliberation, clearing her of the murder of Herbert P. Zeigier, Goodyear Tire and Rubber sales manager. She declared public opinion freed her. The prosecutor said you cannot convict a pretty woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cora Othwein
Herbert P. Zeigier
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Mra Orthwein
J B Stanchfield NY Attorney Dies in Islip Long Island
John B Stanchfield prominent New York lawyer and politician dies at Islip Long Island after a ten day illness of kidney disease. He leaves a widow a daughter and a son. Born in Elmira in 1855 he served as mayor of Elmira 1886 to 1888 and later was elected to the New York Assembly becoming Democratic minority leader in 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John B. S Tanchfield
Islip
Long Island
Stanchfield
Elmira
New York Assembly
Parents Guilty of Neglect in Infant Death Case
O E Padgett and wife convicted in Lynchburg Virginia on wilful neglect of a 14 month old infant who died. Husband sentenced to 90 days jail and wife fined 509 dollars. Both were members of a church known as Holy Rollers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
O. E. Padgett
Church of God
Holy Rollers
Permanent tariff bill to clear House after recess
Washington June 25 The permanent tariff bill will be rushed to the house immediately after the Fourth of July recess and passed within ten days or two weeks Representative Mondell of Wyoming said after a conference with President Harding at the White House The revenue measure would be enacted and the session adjourned Mondell expected the Borah disarmament resolution to be modified before final enactment to widen presidential powers for an international disarmament conference He noted a feeling in the house that the measure should not name specific countries to keep the purposes broad and anticipates swift action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Congress
Mondell
Wyoming
Republican House
Harding
Madame Curie Off for France Today
New York dispatch reports Marie Curie and her two companions aboard a ship bound for France. A mahogany cask lined with lead and steel carried the gram of radium given to her by American women. Curie has received numerous university honors and tributes to science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marie Curie
France
Asd
America
American Universitie
Suppression of Tokyo Newspapers Stirs Censorship Debate
In Tokyo the government blocks the Japanese Advertiser and other papers amid coverage of an Allied conference renewal. Officials cite security concerns as orders suppress stories about the alliance and related rial talks. The move signals strict press control during tense wartime negotiations.
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Tokio
Tag
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Farm Export Corporation
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Landsoft
Harry L. Rogers
Osages
Farm Loan Board
Upper Silesia
Charles S. Warren
Jock Hutchinson
Cora Orthwein
J. B. Stanchfield
N. Y
Madame Curie
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