20 May 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1926
Page
1
In a stabbing case, six witnesses testified regarding the death of A P Jones. The defendant, Alock, is charged with pat ally stabbing his son in law during the incident.
In Hereford on February 21 A. P. Jones was slain by his father-in-law Jim Ashlock. Marie Ashlock married Jones on February 20 in Clovis New Mexico. Six witnesses testified in a two hour session as the trial opened and adjourned until Thursday.
Omar Miller twenty and his wife Ethel Miller twenty were found dead in a sawmill pit near Bergholz Ohio. Authorities say fermentation fumes from mash caused the deaths as the couple prepared to operate a still.
Elmer Jones was acquitted in a district court verdict of not guilty after Judge J. J. Smith directed the jury. The evidence showed Mrs. Jones died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds while ill and at home in Miami Oklahoma last January, with Jones having been jailed without bail.
Joseph Crocker Sibley 76 former chairman of the Galena Signal Oil Co. and noted oil man died at his home near Franklin on May 19. He was a prominent figure in the local industry and community.
The House set aside farm relief leg islation for other business as Senator Reed ordered an investigation into all senatorial campaign expenditures. President Coolidge congratulated the Norwegian and Italian kins on Amundsen Polar flight. Arguments in the inquiry into the freight rate structure were begun before the Interstate Commerce Commission. William S. Culbertson told a Senate committee he resigned from the tariff commission because his position had become intolerable.
Washington reports that Pennsylvania’s GOP primary win for Rep. William S Ware over Pepper marks prohibition as the top national issue. The American Prohibition Association credits the result to anti Volstead pressure from Mellon interests and a divided wet vote, urging party purge and liberal momentum ahead of the next presidential election.
Labelle Florida May 19 Troops of the Florida national guard were withdrawn after the coroner's investigation into the lynching of Henry Patterson a negro last week Fifteen men are held to the grand jury on charges of first degree murder in connection with the affair Patterson allegedly attempted to attack a white woman
Ed Howe of Atchison Kansas visits the city for a few days noted as a gleest of son Gene Howe of News Globe.
Distinguishing visitor Ed Howe of Atchison Kansas arrives in Amarillo with niece Adelaide Howe and Nellie Webb to spend a week with son Gene Howe publisher of The News Globe. The 71 year old writer touring magazines and newspapers, lauded as a national figure, has circled the globe five times and spent summers in Potato Hill and winters in Mann Florida.
A Texas state park board inspection in Amarillo with representatives from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Washington D C boosted support for naming Palo Duro Canyon a state park. D E Colp indicated the move will be presented at the next legislative session. Mrs L A Wells urged action noting the park's national park like traits and the Panhandle’s need to back the effort.
AUSTIN May 19 The Panhandle oil field may be the state's largest single field by output with about 40 000 barrels daily after two 10 000 barrel wells since May 14. Judge H H Bell notes gas from the field is wasted as multiple gas sands are reached before oil. Rotary rigs are impractical. gas lines are scarce. A pipeline network is planned to tap Hutchinson and Carson counties gas resources and extend toward Denver.
Dalhart reports a flood of cattle with 60 000 young steers moved into the region in 60 days. The influx, the heaviest since 1918, includes yearlings and two year olds from the Gulf coast toward Arizona, with several trail herds arriving and grass in fine condition. Local ranchers like Lee Bivins have expanded holdings while others from Amarillo and various firms have shipped thousands of steers into the area.
Dorothy Anna Maria Schurman daughter of the American ambassador married Lt James Marshall McHugh US Marine Corps in a civil ceremony at the Rathaus. A religious service followed at the embassy ballroom with Rev Irwin S Yeaworth officiating. Witnesses included Foreign Minister Stresemann and embassy staff. In Denton county Texas rain hail and high winds damaged grain with creeks rising. Byers area also reported crop and building damage.
Senator Davidson denounces Standard Oil in Amarillo urging repeal of the taxtation scheme that permeated standard operations and calls for national reform to reenter the TENAS framework.
Lynch Davidson of Houston declares for governor to save Texas from outside control of minerals and from Standard Oil. He attacks Senate Bill 180 and urges repeal, claiming monopolistic practices threaten petroleum resources and consumer prices. He calls for reform of prisons, highways, and rural schools and pledges to fund the penitentiary system.
The AssociatedPress reports that about one fifth of living Southern veterans answered to taps in Birmingham Alabama as the United Confederate Veterans reaffirmed to continue. General Freeman warned disbanding would not occur while any two veterans remain, praising southern soldiers and emancipation of the South. General Hagood lauded veterans and Mrs Lawton spoke for the United Daughters of the Confederacy praising widows aid and plans for the Jefferson Davis Highway extending from Washington to the Pine Coast as an eternal monument.
Amarillo police report a second burglary attempt at the First and Harrison street office of a Texas company within ten days. Cashier I. T. Bonney woke to intruders ripping a screen, fired a warning shot, and forced the thieves to flee along the railroad tracks, leaving tools behind. Two white men of medium build were described.
Investigation into expenditures across all senatorial campaigns ordered. Officials confirm scrutiny of funding, spending records, and potential irregularities affecting primary contests in Pennsylvania.
The Senate approves a bipartisan inquiry into campaign expenditures by a 59 to 13 vote after Pennsylvania primary charge disputes. Vice President Dawes names Reed Bayard La Follette to a 5 member panel set to probe spending across primaries and general elections. The session features sharp political clashes and spirited floor exchanges.
Two grade crossing accidents near Fort Worth killed Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Bracken and injured two others. Robbie Bracken broke a leg when their car was struck by a northbound interurban express at Stop Wheatland. J. Hurst, Burleson cattleman, suffered a broken arm and scalp wounds after an M. E. & T. passenger train demolished their vehicle on the southern outskirts.
Quarantine orders issued in southern Mexico amid a foot and mouth disease outbreak, the Mexican live stock commission notified the Mexican consulate in San Antonio. Tabasco state is infected with the epizootic.
The government employees pension bill, passed by the house with a $1000 maximum retirement annuity, was amended by the senate civil service committee to raise the cap to $1200 aligning with Senator Stanfield’s proposed pay scale. The change liberalizes payments as viewed by President Coolidge.
The forecast indicates Thursday fair conditions for Amarillo and vicinity with a northwestern high pressure moving southeastward across the area. Temperatures are generally lower across the southern Plains with light changes elsewhere. Rainfall is noted in parts of Texas northeastward and the eastern Rocky region. highs and lows range around the mid 50s to low 60s with light precipitation totaling about 0.02 inch.
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