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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1927
Page
5
Chicago officials, activists, and candidates push reform to curb beer gangs blamed for numerous shootings and acquittals. Proposals include Baume style laws, stronger police, and ending beer purchases to cut gang revenue. City faces public danger from stray bullets as debate deepens.
Market report from Amarillo and Kansas City lists prices for hens ducks and broilers, with cattle hogs and sheep on the move in St. Louis Chicago and New York. Notable figures include Kansas City top hogs 11.65 and Chicago hogs 11.90 with cattle mostly steady to higher. Elizabeth Tanner spent the week-end in Texline with her mother.
Details emerge of a pool allegedly raised by the 1919 White Sox to pay Detroit players to lose to Chicago. Risberg and Gandil claim the money funded sloughing two doubleheaders on Labor Day and the Sunday before, with corroboration from Buck Weaver and others. Landis schedules further hearings for Wednesday as charges surface.
J H G Hamrick as guardian for John Guldin files for an order to lease mineral rights on a 68.58 acre Hutchinson County parcel described as the south half of the east half of survey eighteen block X03 to be heard in Potter County Court Amarillo on January 1927. The ward holds an undivided one eighth interest in the leasehold. Northern Alaska note appears as unrelated text.
Today of the era laments crime while linking punishment to death in jail and notes a Berlin scientist turning garbage into imitation silk or cotton by treating cellulose. The piece muses on purification by fire and power and flags Bolshevism’s fate tied to wealth and bonds bought by New York financiers as the government weighs recognizing Russia.
The Rev. Virgil Fisher says lust and liquor led George Hassell to murder nine in Farwell Texas, linking small sins to big crimes and warning Amarillo residents of 1927 dangers as they spend and neglect faith. He cites Hassell’s early acts from Arkansas California Nebraska to illustrate a trail to ruin.
Miss Margaret Abel, 72, of 604 West Ninth Street, was struck by a car at Eighth and Tyler streets about 9 last night. She was rushed to Northwest Texas Hospital by driver H E Fuqua. injuries are painful but not serious, including a fracture to a lower limb. Friends say glare from traffic lights caused confusion as she stepped back into the street.
Harper Robinson jokes about the grind. Jean Warren praises a story from the Saturday Evening Post, The Silver Cord, as outstanding fiction. Miss Curtis Boyd loves the climate, saying she would not live in Kansas City for anything due to the eternal sunshine.
Willie Giese a 28 year old veteran charged with the murder of Charles Engler near Austin was granted a writ of habeas corpus and ordered released by Criminal District Judge J R Hamilton after a packed hearing The defense challenged ownership of a pistol and questioned the forensic bureau correspondence which the court initially allowed then sustained objections to endorsing as evidence The killing occurred at Moore s crossing between August 4 and 9 1924 and two grand juries previously questioned Giese and exonerated him
General Diaz says forces are ready to repel a third expedition said to be fitted by the Mexican government and headed for the Nicaraguan Pacific coast. The expedition comprises arms ammunition airplanes and Mexican personnel. Fifteen Mexican volunteers deny Liberal government claims of military aid from Mexico and say ships carrying troops were bought with funds raised locally.
A Liberal spokesman cites up to fifteen Mexican volunteers backing Sacasa while General Drew denies US financial coercion in Nicaragua. He argues Central American nations fear Mexican military expansion and see Nicaragua as a warning to their own presidents.
Mrs Ray Stewart remarks on the strong Christmas celebration reminiscent of Fourth of July festivities at home. F A Gorman notes a personal connection to the town, discovering a niece recently and sharing a church visit after lunch.
In Moscow on January 3 Soviet Attorney General Nikolai Vassilivite Krylenko told the Central Executive Committee that ninety percent of lower court decisions in the Russian Republic and more than half of appeal court rulings are false. He urged granting the Justice Minister power to appoint all judges, accusing the bench of lacking comprehension of Soviet jurisprudence and of serving political interests of the dictatorship of the proletariat.
The Navy Department appropriation bill reports a total of 514,662,680 for all navy branches for the year starting July 1, down 5,504,595 from current funds and 150,000 below budget. It lowers cruising from 13,050,000 to 12,000,000, while maintaining enlisted strength at 42,500 and officer strength at 8,710.
Amarillo adds a 20 passenger Keo bus to the city transit system. It will operate January 15 as the Morningside bus, linking Fourth and Polk to Fillmore and Panhandle Highway, with 10 cent fare and ticket books for children and adults.
The Christmas revival at San Jacinto Baptist Church closed after Sunday evening services. Rev. John F. Johnston delivered What Think Ye of Christ? noting Christ as the world’s greatest to sender, healer, and comforter in sorrow. Attendance remained strong with several new members added.
The Globe-News announces a five day cooking school from January 24 to 28 at the municipal auditorium featuring Ida Chitwood. The lectures and demonstrations aim to uplift housewives with practical cookery as a valued art and science.
Curtin Gilmore returns to Colorado Agricultural College in Fort Collins after holidays. Several Amarillo residents travel to Lubbock, Tulsa, Amarillo, and other Texas cities for visits, education, or to join relatives. Students enter business and shorthand courses in Amarillo and nearby towns as spring terms begin.
An old advertisement promotes Creomulsion a creosote based emulsion claimed to soothe inflamed membranes halt germ growth and treat persistent coughs colds bronchitis and related respiratory ailments. It guarantees money back if relief is not achieved and urges readers to consult their druggist.
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