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The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1925

Page

2

Hoover urges nation wide drive to conserve fisheries

Secretary Hoover outlines cooperation between interstate commissions and the federal government to restore fish stocks and boost supplies. He notes a potential rise in employment and lower prices, urging federal support for restocking Atlantic salmon, shad, lobster, crab, oyster and clam fisheries while preserving state jurisdiction.

Ngon Secretary of Commerce Hoover Atlantic United States Uise

Secret Order Bill Upheld as Constitutional

Rochester May 23 appellate division four to one sustains Walker act requiring secret societies to file constitutions oaths and roster. George W Bryant Buffalo state kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan appealed after arrest for noncompliance. Buffalo May 23 immediate appeal planned per Julius Grass Klan attorney.

Rochester N. Y Secretary of State George W. Bryant Buffalo Kleagle Ku Klux Klan Associated Press Julius C. Grass

Mrs Wilson Sets Sail for Europe from New York

Mrs Woodrow Wilson departed from New York aboard the Majestic at 1 am en route to Europe. She was escorted by Bernard Baruch’s daughter Miss Belle Baruch and traveled as Miss Eleanor Collins. The party will dock at Cherbourg then move to Paris by motor with Evangeline Johnson joining, planning car trips across France and possibly Belgium.

New York Associated Press Woodrow Wilson Majestic Europe Bernard Darech War Indusiae Board Belle Baruch Wilson Miss Baruch Cherbourg Evangeline Johnson Paris France Belgium

Taylor's Blood Medicine Advertises Quick Weight Gain

An advertisement touts Taylor's Blood Medicine as a tonic that increases weight, appetite, and well being. The copy lists iodide and potash along with herbs like sarsaparilla and dandelion, claiming it cleanses poisons and relieves headaches backaches and rheumatic pains. It urges purchase through a druggist and promises improved color and strength.

Taylor Dottie of Taylor's

General Session of Cumberlands Is Started Today

Nashville Tenn May 23 The general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church opened with memorials urging ban on Bethel College football and match games amid concerns over athletics harming students. Other business considered ministers’ examinations and next meeting cities.

Nashville, Tenn Associated Press Bethel College McKenzie, Tenn General Assembly The Cumberland Presbyterian Church Clarksville and Ozark Clarksville Committee On Education Ogark Princeton Presbytery Columbus M.&i Jackson McKenzie Tenn Boards of Missions Woman's Missionary Convention Lexington Presbyterian Church In United States South Danville Centre College Kentucky College For Women

Spinners Decide Not to Quit Association

Manchester action followed Liverpool move. Federation of Master Cotton Spinners unanimously votes to cancel withdrawal from the Universal Cotton Standards Agreement. Dr. William A. Jardine, U S secretary of agriculture, notified of the reversal. Agreement drafted in Washington last March by European and American cotton bodies and U S Department of Agriculture.

Manchester England Associated Press Federation of Master Cotton Spinners William A. Jardine Liverpool Cotton Association London Liverpool Association

America's Stand on Debt Endorsed

London reports the New Statesman backing U S insistence on repayment of allied debts. It notes concessions to France met by renewed recalcitrance and argues the U S must stand on legal rights, asking whether France will petition bankruptcy and urging Caillaux to answer without irrelevant references.

London Associated Press New Statesman United States France Great Britain Caillaux Russia

Pittman Opposes Dawes On Senate Cloture Debate

New York May 33 Key Pittman senator from Nevada challenged Vice President Dawes in a New York Times letter over senate cloture. He argues extended debates have served the country and that cloture would undermine the senate’s minority protection. He admits his early support for Dawes’ stance was mistaken after years of legislative practice.

New York Key Pittman Nevada Dawes Senate New York Times House Pittman Mr. Dawes

Max Asked to Form New Cabinet in Brussels

Brussels May 33 The king asked Burgomaster Bax to form a cabinet to succeed Premier Aloys Van de Vyvere whose government resigned yesterday Max to attempt a temporary nonpartisan ministry unaffiliated with parliamentary groups.

Brussels Bax Aloys van de Vyvere M. Max Los Oe

Pension Plan Aids General Assembly Relief Efforts

The report presented by Dr. Henry B. Master claims the new service pension plan will ease the current strain. He noted the laymen's committee led by W. L. Hays was authorized to raise 16 million dollars for the accrued liability fund, a key need of the plan.

Board of General Assembly New Service Henry B. Master Philadelphia

Dayton Versus Scopes Trial Turns Town Into National Stage

Dayton Tennessee prepares for a surge of visitors as the Scopes trial looms. Officials plan housing for about 2,000 guests across hotels homes and even a high school and baseball field tent to ensure comfort and access with amplifiers to carry courtroom sound to crowds outside.

John Montoux United Press Dayton Tenn John T .Scopes Tennessee J. T. Raulston Scones Chattanooga Scopes Payton B. L. Morgan Dayton Club Morgan Pullman Company Pulllmana Yton Tunine

Lehigh Wins Damages Suit Over Black Tom Fire and Explosion

The Lehigh Valley Railroad won its seventh suit from damage cases linked to the 1916 Black Tom explosion. A jury held the first fire occurred on land and the initial explosion on a barge loaded with munitions in the Hudson waters. A second $2,000,000 suit is underway as Judge Mack begins empanelling another jury.

New York Associated Press Lehigh Valley Railroad Today Black Tom N. J Julian Mack Hudson Russia Mack Kerensky

Rif Tribesmen Stand Firm in French Morocco Clash

In Rabat on May 23 the Rif fian tribesmen resist French efforts to oust them from the French zone. Abd El Krim and followers remain a strong threat as General de Chambrun reports success in some operations. French troops note Riffians match WWI era organization and require heavy artillery to breach positions.

Rabat French Morocco Associated Press Count de Chambrun Abd-El-Krim de Chambrun

Pageant Ends Celebrating Mecklenburg Declaration Anniversary

In Charlotte North Carolina on May 23 the week long celebration marking the 150th anniversary concluded with a fourth annual pageant depicting local history. About 800 performers starred as thousands watched nightly. Most members of the national commission sent by Congress had departed that night except Representative O Connell of Rhode Island. The event was the most elaborate since the centennial fifty years ago.

Charlotte N. C Mecklenburg United States

Dawes Plans Southern Swing On Senate Rules

Vice President Charles G. Dawes will campaign for senate rules reform in the South next week and later in New England and the Far West. He is to address Birmingham on May 27 and may speak in Manchester later. Other stops include Denver in late July and Atlanta on October 15 with a focus on senate rules.

Dawes Chicago Associated Press Charles G. Dawes Senate South New England Far West Birmingham Ala Manchester N. H Denver Colo Atlanta

Weeks to Take Three Months Rest in New England

Secretary Weeks will rest three months in New England and return to his desk in September fully recovered from illness. He left Washington for Boston to consult physicians about a possible gall bladder operation. President Coolidge said Weeks has shaken off the thrombosis ailment and hopes to resume duties after the rest at his Hampshire farm.

Washington Associated Press Weeks New England Ment Boston Coolidge Yesterdyan

Trial to Knoxville Broadcast by Two Stations

Fragmentary report mentions a trial to Knoxville with broadcast through one of two stations in ae. Morgan says steering in Payton during the trial. Dayton residents expected to oppose intruders. 38 hotel reservations noted amid unclear references to Rentu and Pennsy institutions.

Knoxville Hone Payton Morgan Dayton Estas

Scopes History in Salem High School Traced

A Salem Ill contributor to the Chicago Tribune quotes a Voice of the People letter tracing Prof J T Scopes and William J Bryan as graduates of Salem high school with Scopes graduating in 1919. The note places the Scopes family near Bryan's birthplace and hints at era memories alongside local racing and breeding references.

Chicago Associated Press Voice of the People Chicago Tribune Salem, Ill J. T. Scopes Tennessee William J. Bryan Salem High School Scopes Salem Bryan

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