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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1925
Page
1
The piece condemns President Coolidge for oil conservation actions and predicts political retribution against General Mitchell and Weeks. It also laments German science aid, cites Sino Japanese Russia tensions, accuses propaganda against the U S, and warns of domestic vulnerability to foreign threats and bombings.
Burial of the victims from last Friday's explosion at City Coal mine occupied Sullivan Indiana as funerals were held for nearly a score of men. The cause of the blast remained under study with Red Cross aid under way for bereaved families. Investigators weighed whether a gas pocket ignited by a spark caused the disaster.
The forecast calls for a fair, warmer night and Tuesday. Today's high reached 55 degrees by 1 PM and the low fell to 31, with values a year ago at 51 and 29.
The Texas prison investigating committee reported to the legislature that improvement in the system is nearly hopeless with current personnel. The majority report proposes eighteen changes after an extensive inquiry sparked by a resolution from Pep T. K. Irwin of Dallas.
Canyon February 28 Three Santa Fe officials of Amarillo will headline a dinner dance marking the opening of Canyon’s new $60 000 Santa Fe station. Speakers include F A Lehman general manager T Gallaher general passenger agent and F J Mackie division superintendent. A large crowd is expected.
Lavelle Loffler, the child of P. P. Loffler, died at 2914 West North Fifth Street at 7 pm Saturday night. The mother and infant sister died within a month, with the body to be sent to Childress for services and burial following the Griggs Undertaking Company conveyance. Mrs Lofffer glee was buried at Childress.
The regular term of county court will begin Tuesday morning with probate and non jury cases this week. Next week the criminal docket will be taken up followed by the civil docket. District court officials say the criminal docket will be called Tuesday morning as well, and no indictments were returned by the grand jury. A heavy term faces the county court, while a lighter criminal docket is noted in district court. If it's pictures you want to see go to the Mission.
Chicago reports a tragedy where 8 year old Josephine Ouimet and 3 year old Beatrice Ouimet suffered burns while attempting to light a fire for warm oats. Beatrice survived thanks to Mrs. Mary Davenport, an almost octogenarian who helped. The children’s father Joe Ouimet and the housekeeper were away at church.
Shamrock Feb 23 Four tests scheduled in Wheeler county field with J O Whittington spudding Williams and Laycock No 38 4 and Green Porter farm test. Whittington builds 15000 barrel tank and unloads casing carload while Will O Brien Amarillo party advances near Section 11. O Brien paid 100000 per acre for 160 acre lease, high for the field.
Austin February 20 The joint prison investigation committee is poised to issue a minority report as Rep J W Stevenson argues for a centralized penitentiary system on the South Texas farms He backs Imperial or Blue Ridge farms near rail lines while the committee leans toward a central location near Waco or Austin and seeks to resolve the scattered farm system.
The Stewart land case tied to Hidalgo County Texas land sales returns for retrial in a federal court in Kansas City. It followed fraud charges, the conviction of W Stewart, and a later senatorial inquiry involving R. B. Creager, a Republican National Committeeman from Texas.
Julian Bivins sold 700 head of 4 and 4 year old Hereford steers to Carl Miller of Belone Kansas. The cattle were raised by Bivins on native range and wintered well in the Flint Hills. Miller, a regular spring buyer, said this was likely the best herd he has purchased in the region.
Senator Parnell of Wichita Falls told the Texas senate there would be no move to override the governor veto on the free railroad pass bill. He said the veto was resented and the bill was meant to help legislators travel across the state and learn its vast domain.
Washington February 3 5000 people rose in cheers as British ambassador Sir Ime Howard presented a gold medal to Miss Katherine Parsons of Gunston Hall school for her essay The Surrender of New York October 19 1781 is Influence for the Welfare of the British Empire The ambassador noted that bitterness is gone and Secretary Hughes attended the ceremony amid applause
Fort Worth police said they uncovered an organized ring of alien smugglers with eleven aliens and one American arrested in the Texas and Pacific railroad yards. The group had arrived Saturday night in a box car arranged for transport from the border, with the car consigned to a Fort Worth tan at Ysleta.
Maj. Gen. John L. Hines told an American Legion auxiliary event that the study of women’s roles in war seeks to identify tasks women can perform to free men for dangerous duties. He noted regular army training declines and calls for large scale maneuvers, warning current funds limit options.
Washington reports a justice department inquiry into several senators including Spencer of Missouri Bursum of New Mexico and Wheeler of Montana with charges of leveraging offices for personal profit Each senator denies wrongdoing and calls for a full investigation The cases involve contracts with government departments and private firms and alleged influence peddling in federal commerce dealings
Kansas City police probe the killings of Burt G. Lovejoy and George Peters, former officer turned hijackers, whose bodies were found burned in an East Bottoms cave linked to a large moonshine operation. Authorities suspect robbery or revenge as motives while expanding search for hidden stills and the jungle district’s role in supplying liquor.
Freeport Illinois February 3 two persons died and eleven were injured when two Rockford Interurban electric cars collided fourteen miles east of Freeport. Motorman Fred Rhodes faced charges of criminal negligence after an investigation found he ran past a siding he had been ordered to take. Rhodes survived with minor injuries.
Tri State Exposition bonds totaling 130000 were mailed to Glenrose Texas for the signatures of Ed Pittman county clerk and J L Eden county treasurer. Sam B Motlow county judge signed the bonds this morning and a call to Glenrose officials prompted mailing. The bonds will become valid upon return with signatures and Potter County will own the exposition grounds and buildings.
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