21 Mar 1923
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1923
Page
1
Second day of the race meet at the Fair Grounds is underway with Dawes Store prominent in the action. Today’s scratches alter the field as racers compete for purses and new leads.
Raul Sobrero Sobrero 24, a window dresser in Angelo s, Italy, has official notice through the Italian consul that the title of baron, granted to his grandfather Carlo Sobrero a major general in 1844, has descended to him. The title carries no estate or money and he is undecided whether to keep the title or remain Mr Sobrero.
Three African American men Gillis Jones Cicero Jones and Arthur Crone were charged in Mobile county with burglarizing the Co-Operative Mercantile Company at Dawes Station Mobile. Deputies say the gang loaded the Dawes store safe into a wagon hauled it away and left the safe in the woods as paper money and valuables vanished. A key found at a suspect’s home links the trio to the break in and a prior rash of thefts in Laurendine Station and Creola. The Dawes case joins similar incidents in the area.
Chicago banks shut doors within two weeks as State bank examiners took control of the Sixteenth Street State Bank and Logan Square Trust and Savings. Former railroad worker Samuel W. Maltz, president of the Sixteenth Street bank, is said to have confessed to bad loans and misuse of funds to cover mortgages, triggering its closure with an estimated $150,000 shortage.
The Mobile School Board meets to consider resisting a teacher's suit for full term salary after dismissal for marriage. Attorney Palmer Pillans will attend to discuss potential board action and the legality of forfeiting a contract due to a female teacher's marriage. The case, a first in Mobile and perhaps the state, tests board authority on contract forfeiture in such circumstances.
The Davis property on Springhill Avenue will again be offered to the school board as a site for the new high school. The city commission adopted a resolution toward taking the property into the city. Only two 25 acre sites remain viable: the Davis property and the Carlin property on Carlin Street. The council and board oppose sites under 25 acres per expert Dwight Perkins.
The Interstate Commerce Commission issues an order raising rates from Ohio river territory to Mobile and other gulf cities to address alleged discrimination against interior points including Montgomery Selma and Birmingham. The adjustment under the Transportation Act section four follows prior lower rates due to water competition.
The forecast from the weather bureau calls for probable showers tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures. A high around 64 degrees is expected by Thursday morning after a mainly cloudy day with no rain before tonight.
P A Fenimore secretary of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce is seriously ill at his Spring Hill home. Physicians call his condition grave. Relatives in Philadelphia have been summoned and are expected to arrive today. Fenimore resigned recently to take effect April 1.
The weather forecast covers Alabama Mississippi and west Florida with cloudy skies and rising temperatures tonight. Showers are expected in the west on Thursday as the system moves through the region.
Improved weather and track conditions were expected to boost attendance as Mobile hosts day two of an eleven day meeting. Entries show well balanced fields across events with several six furlong and sprint contests featuring older horses and a mix of three year olds.
Twenty two men arrested after the Fair Grounds races face charges for book making and betting on horses. The case of Roy De Moly was used as a test and the judge said he will rule on the law after reviewing prior decisions, with a decision expected Saturday.
A Mobile Baldwin bridge project survey will begin shortly per Senator John Craft from the state highway engineer. The department seeks city commission and revenue board resolutions for 1250 each to fund the survey. four sites were preliminarily reviewed with cost estimates, and the main goal is to fix the route. The survey will take several weeks.
State Law Enforcement Officer H A Cannon reported seizure of two illicit whiskey stills in Baldwin County. A 60 gallon still near Elberta and a five gallon copper still near Robertsdale were found with barrels of mash. A. Gainey faced prohibition charges and Henry Garrent was charged with possessing an illicit still.
Mayor R V Taylor issued a proclamation designating the week beginning in April as clean-up and paint-up week and urging every citizen to join in cleaning and painting the city to promote health and safety.
A proposal from the Mobile Adjustment Company was approved by retail dealers at the Mobile Chamber of Commerce meeting. The group discussed forming a credit organization and deciding the adjustment proposal would best serve dealers interests. Reorganization of the old Mobile Credit Association was discussed but no action taken.
In New Orleans on March 21 Tommy Marvin of Florida stopped John Denham of Atlanta in the third round of a scheduled 10 round bout. Marvin weighed 177 pounds while Denham weighed 166. The main bout ended early as Larry Avera of Atlanta defeated Jimmy King of New Orleans in the second round after a poor showing by Avera.
J. C. Bryant new superintendent of Sebastian County hospital Ft Smith Ark will be arraigned in federal court here next Wednesday on charges of using the mails to defraud He is accused of selling a fake oil stock promotion and is said to have operated offices in Shreveport Baton Rouge and Memphis Tenn.
Ruhr towns report violence has diminished and French officers say their task is easier. Local authorities in some districts cooperate with French authorities as talks hint at possible withdrawal of French and Belgian troops. Berlin seeks openings, while Paris insists negotiations go directly to see.
A motion to create a student loan fund in memory of Samuel D. Sivett, Pittsburgh newspaper writer who died recently in Los Angeles, has been launched by prominent business men and educators, it was announced today.
The circuit court heard the criminal case of Frank Allen charged with the death of Allen Botter, a young farmer shot in 1921 on Moffat road near Spring Hill. Sheriff W H Holcombe Jr arrested Allen on circumstantial evidence, but the defense and Pinkerton detectives failed to produce a solid link to the crime despite inquiries by the Botter family and County Solicitor B B Chamberlain.
A lighthearted spring roundup reports odd signs of the season from New York to Berkeley. A Third Avenue saloon keeper pivots on a sign to avoid riot, while Chicago weather officials warn spring can be fickle. Gasoline prices dip in Kansas City and a New Orleans raid uncovers wine. A San Francisco girl in hiking attire marks the first sign of spring on Market Street.
Willis H. Booth of Guaranty Trust Company presided as thirty-two states reported to the International Chamber of Commerce Congress finance group. Reports were highly optimistic, with the United States citing February production at a peak unmatched since 1917 except for one month.
Washington March 21 Secretary of State Hughes received a delegation from the International League for Peace and Freedom. The group urged immediate U S recognition of the Russian soviet government. Leader Mrs William A Atkinson Detroit and Miss Amy Woods Boston presented the appeal.
Mass meetings in about 40 cities are set for April 6 to urge the United States to join the League of Nations. John H. Clarke, former Supreme Court justice, will speak in New York and tour the Midwest addressing ex-soldiers farmers business leaders and unions. Lord Cecil sails from Southampton to New York to explain the League of Nations aims and work.
Providence R I March 21 The grand jury reported no indictments in the libel case against John A Hennessy president of the Hope Publishing Co publishers of the Providence News and Henry Dewitt Hamilton secretary treasurer of the company. The charges stemmed from matter published during the last fall election campaign as alleged by former Governor Robert Livingston Beeckman.
Bob Fisher, pitcher and second baseman for the Minneapolis club, reports to the Mills training camp at Clarksdale Mississippi after recovering from influenza. He arrives with Bill McClain, Nashville recruit outfielder, who joins the camp as part of the roster buildup.
A district court ruling on the constitutionality of a maternity law was affirmed by the United States Supreme Court. Chief Justice led the decision in Washington on March 8, upholding the legality against a challenge by Harriet Brot binary who sought invalidation.
Reported in New York the radical faction named Match seizes on a possible surrender to avert further conflict. The group signals readiness to negotiate under Soviet governance terms and seeks a political settlement with the authorities.
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