27 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1921
Page
1
A port committee report notes a single shipping firm may dominate terminal access and transit handling. It calls for study of the governance of the municipal terminal and potential penalties to ensure fair distribution of goods and space at the transit shed. A meeting to discuss recommendations is expected soon.
Mobilians plan a meteoric display tonight between 10 and midnight as a comet nears the planet. Astronomers note the celestial event could produce a bright tail and fireworks-like sky illumination, recalling a famous November 1885 meteor shower described by a Dal County plantation owner.
Pledged $2,500 from property owners in No Man's Land will be paid to Dauphin County to clear obstacles to paving Tauphin Way. Thomas W. Allman, county revenue and road commissioners clerk and treasurer for the fund, confirmed the money has been collected and will be paid in full this afternoon. The effort is led by Stewart Gayle and the Dauphin committee aims to advance the project despite questions about the fund’s use and treasurer’s authority.
Oscar J. Kelley, awaiting anesthesia for a thigh bullet wound, allegedly resisted surgery and began playing a harmonica on the operating table. Hospital staff restrained him as another man faced charges of assault and intent to kill in connection with the incident.
London reports predict Eamonn de Valera will accept Lloyd George’s invitation for a Dublin Dublin government conference with Premier Craig of Ulster. Conditions may include guarantees for colleagues like Collins and Mulcahy, with possible demand for their release. If he refuses, a strong campaign against Sinn Fein is anticipated.
President Harding instructed Secre taries Mellon and Hoover and ManSing Director Meyer to lead a probe into credit facilities for carrying cotton stocks in the south. Hoover said a president appointed committee will begin work on return of Meyer, aiming to ease credit shortages and prevent earlier-year cotton stockpile issues from hindering this year’s market growth.
The Minnesota grand jury opens its sessions with foreman William Norville and a panel including Charles Bosarge Ollie Williams Wil Picker and Charles Strauss among others. Ulysses Alberson also listed, indicating a diverse jury lineup.
A Kiwanis convention by Tele-Mobile club last week drew about 5 000 delegates from across the country. The group adopted by laws and handled routine business. Mr Pharr will report on the Baltimore trip during the Wednesday luncheon. E H Jary also attended as a delegate and will visit Baltimore after the convention.
A man was fined 250 or zero days in jail today by the recorder after evidence was presented. Several young women were present as it was stated that rain caused trouble for neighbors on Ze Louis Street.
Ale merchants of Butaw three miles from the river plan to shift all goods to river barges on the Warrior River system. The Ettaw Chamber invites Henry DeBer deleben to discuss rates and barge use in July, hoping to save thousands yearly versus rail freight.
Data on Mobile prepares a complaint to the Interstate Commerce Commission over Mississippi River barge rates. The case, led by Mobile interests after a conference with Theodore Brent, aims to remove discrimination and force publication of rates from Mississippi river points to Mobile. R. G. Cobb of the Chamber of Commerce indicated support for Mobile’s filing. Brent said rates would not be published.
Henry Hassier a negro was charged with selling Pullman porters to men of his race for money. He was captured by police and today sentenced to one year hard labor for obtaining money by false pretenses after arraignment. Evidence showed he charged $20 extra for uniforms before his arrest.
Washington reports a compromise agreement on Knox-Porter war status terms. Leaders say assent is expected at a conference meeting tomorrow. Senator Knox will return to explain the plan which would declare a state of peace while preserving rights to German property under the peace treaties.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a hearing next Saturday in the federal court room at 10 o clock on charges by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad over car handling from Gulf Mobile and North lines from Tacon to the city. Examiner Kephart will preside with R C Cobb, traffic manager of the commission, to represent Mobile business interests.
Possession of eleven cases of high grade Mexican cognac and Canadian Club led to $101 fines for Roses and Miranda, Mexican seamen, after liquor was seized from a barge on the river's east side. State officers arrested them for violating prohibition law in the inferior criminal court today.
Isaac Brown, referred to as a negro boy, pleaded guilty in federal court to the robbery of a post office. He is to be sentenced to a term in the government training school for youthful violators of United States laws.
President Harding has accepted an invitation to speak in Plymouth Mass on August 1 for the Pilgrim landing celebration. The announcement confirms the plan and sets the date for the historic event.
Washington June 27 Allen B Johnson president of the Locomotive Works Philadelphia with a group representing the Businessmen Association were to confer with President Harding today at ten oclock on railroad problems.
June 27 report quotes William Joyce president of the National Surety Co discussing honesty in trust roles. He cites married men bear family responsibility and ranks races by honesty with Chinese first and Anglo-Saxons next, adding women appear superior to men in honesty.
William Felton, a former Southern Railway employee, sues the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen for 5000 dollars claiming loss of his position. The case raises questions on remedies for non union workers and the liability of an incorporated labor organization, with potential wide impact on the closed shop issue.
The Japanese parliamentary delegation arrived in Washington to return last year’s visit by U S lawmakers. They will tour the Senate and House, dine with Congress members, and later meet Secretary Denby at Mount Vernon. President Harding is expected to receive them.
Dr. Lee K. Frankel vice president of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company assumes personal charge of the welfare bureau in the post office department to improve the spirit and conditions of about 300,000 postal workers. He comes to government service for an indefinite period without salary.
Three people are dead and three others critically ill after eating toadstools they mistook for mushrooms in Eldorado Arkansas. The deceased are Mrs. A W Burton aged 28 and two children Lawrence Gilreath seven and John W Gilreath five. The surviving victims include the mother and father and multiple residents who shared a tent on the outskirts.
Sean O Ceallagh, a member of the Irish Republican Parliament, reports from Paris that Lloyd George has invited exploration of settlement possibilities, if independence is not categorically excluded, signaling potential talks on Ireland's future.
President Harding told Senator Willis that executive departments should cut payrolls by removing employees from states with excess civil service quotas. Willis noted Ohio holds just over half of its 2388 allowed positions while Virginia exceeds twice its quota and Maryland fourfold. The District of Columbia has 181 allowed posts but 11834 employees come from the District.
Washington reports a two thirds majority is needed to pass the Wills Campbell anti beer bill as a four hour debate delays voting. Prohibition leaders expect victory with only a few members voting no. The bill would bar beer for medical use, halt manufacture and importation until stock under government non-beverage control is exhausted, limit physician issued liquor to 90 in three months, and extend provisions to Hawaii and the Virgin Islands.
The Senate approved a measure to grant state banks in the Federal Reserve System broader latitude to make loans eligible for rediscount. The bill allows rediscounting of borrowers' paper even if a single debtor exceeds 10 percent of the bank's capital and surplus, provided the loans are secured by marketable documents and evidences of indebtedness.
In Rome the cabinet of Premier Giolitti resigns after a confidence vote. The chamber divided over the government's foreign policy with Sforza attacked for his Fiume stance and the Rapallo treaty as Giolitti calls the motion a confidence measure. The foreign policy section failed 234 to 200 and the rest was rejected by a large majority.
Riverside California June 27 wealthy sportsman David R Davis and pilot Eric Springer launched a non stop flight from Southern California to New York aboard the Davis trans continental bi plane. They departed Marchfield near Riverside before 6 am aiming to Mineola within 30 hours of flight time and plan a route toward El Paso then to New York following no definite path.
A Virginia delegation led by Henry Louis Smith of Washington and Lee University delivers a bronze copy of Houdon's Washington statue to King George at Buckingham Palace. The king welcomes the visitors and hopes they carry home fond memories of their England trip.
Morris H. Thatcher of Louisville Kentucky, former governor, has been recommended for the minister to Peru. The suggestion came from Congressman Langley of Kentucky, announced today in Washington.
Washington June 27 With the senate adopting ten amendments to the Curtis bill the bill increases the capital stock of federal farm land banks by 25 000 000 and moves immediate financial relief for farmers and stock raisers closer to enactment.
New York news reports author and playwright Mary Roberts Rinehart is recovering after gallstone surgery at a private hospital. She underwent the operation Sunday morning and is rallying today.
A non conviction verdict was returned after the Mayfield blaze killed Ernest Lawrence 31 his wife 25 and three children aged four to eleven Otis Drew a rotting ruin showed the victims were found amid a scorched log house Neighbors who came upon the scene saw flames around 11 o clock and reported shots prior to discovery of the fire. investigators found a shotgun rifle and an axe among the wreckage with signs of stabbing and damaging injuries
Paris on June 2 reports quote Rear Admiral T H McGruder, U S naval attache, asserting the United States will aid France if attacked. The ambassador’s home event noted McGruder’s blunt remarks and diplomatic stance.
MEMPHIS Tenn June 27 4 H McKay secretary treasurer Bosworth Bay Company took charge of the affairs of the company as temporary receiver under an order issued by Judge Ross of the federal court in Jackson Tenn The petition sets forth liabilities aggregating 900000 and assets of the creditors are New terms
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