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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
1
Minneapolis August 18. Tom Johnson aged 39 seeks imprisonment for life to end his criminal career he recalls about 1700 robberies burglaries and several murders He says his first offense was stealing a pie and a year in the workhouse he now wishes to plead guilty to a charge and go to jail for good.
The column commends heavy use of poisons to curb cotton field pests in the county, noting long-term benefits and urging farmers to seek guidance from the A and M College of Texas through the Extension Service and county agents. It also reports on road work near College Station improving sightlines and safety after a fire destroyed a building.
Valentino the film star fights for his life at Polytechnic hospital after surgery for appendicitis and gastric ulcers. Doctors warn of possible septic poisoning if infection spreads, while his strong physique gives cautious hope for recovery.
Lindsey Glazener brother of W R Glazener Poultry Specialist Extension Service A and M College and friend Ernest Ferguson from Fairfield North Texas arrived Sunday night by car to enroll in the Freshman class They traveled to Galveston for a pleasure trip and returned to Bryan They will enter their names on the rolls today and go back to Fairfield tomorrow They stay at the Glazener home on West 26 street.
The Brazos County Free Baptist Quarterly Conference will meet with the Wellborn Free Baptist Church on Friday night August 20 and continue over Sunday. Delegates from all Free Baptist churches in the county are expected to number about 380.
Mexico City Aug 18 More than 8000 claims totaling about 300 million dollars were filed by American citizens against the Mexican government for damages from the revolution that brought the Calles government to power. The claims were deposited with a special commission and docketed to await its action after the filing deadline.
Assistant Attorney General L C Sutton answered Representative George Purl on the 2500 fee paid to Ex-Senator T H McGregor for Pecos River commission services. Sutton said McGregor was a state official when he traveled and was paid from the state but the Governor sets the payment limit. He noted the governor decides if McGregor earned 2500 under the 15000 appropriation.
The Weather report from the Eagle notes in New Orleans that for Bryan and vicinity the night and Thursday will be partly cloudy with no significant precipitation expected.
AUSTIN Aug 17 Senator R S Bowers Caldwell favored confirming all Ferguson appointees with clean records and no proven dishonesty. He defended the governors right to appoint and urged verification only when charges prove disqualification. He opposed large bonds for tick eradication and favored repealing the free textbook law.
Mexico City August 17 The government continues efforts to round up all persons believed involved in a plot of alleged revolution. The border is watched for possible repeats of an attempted revolutionary invasion halted at San Diego by American officers who arrested 150 men. They face bail from 1000 to 5000 dollars. Officers also seized several truckloads of ammunition and guns.
Austin August 18. The state highway commission allotted 645.19 in state aid and awarded contracts involving expenditure of 256,246 today.
Cameron, Aug. 18. Jack Moore was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary in district court here for murder in the killing of Mann Davis of Lilac near Cameron more than a year ago.
Dr. Jno W Black presided as president led the Wesley Brotherhood gathering at First Methodist with 75 to 100 men in a cafeteria meal hosted by the Women's Missionary Society Group No 38. Oak McKenzie chaired the program with humorous introductions and memory tests and speakers urged active church involvement.
Austin, Aug 18. The attorney general and first place Democratic Primary leader will close his campaign in Austin August 27 for the run off the next day. Moody will speak Thursday night at Harlingen and is expected to speak in San Antonio Friday and Galveston Saturday night. Governor Miriam A Ferguson opens in Temple Saturday night with former Governor James E Ferguson also scheduled to speak.
A record crowd of about 1,500 ranchmen attended the second annual two day round up program of the state livestock experiment station twenty miles south of Sonora. Topics included range capacities livestock diseases and breeding. Demonstrations in meat canning and home making lectures plus polo rodeo and an old time dance were part of the event with speakers from Texas A and M colleges associations and extension services.
Foreign magazines with liquor ads face US ban if customs ruling stands. A London magazine was barred for indicating where cherry brandy could be bought in England. Further action is pending per the Federal District Attorney. Dallas visitors Mrs. Dell Mason and Harve Bennett traveled with Mrs. Stinnett from Bryan to San Antonio and Corpus Christi for a weekend visit, returning next week.
Ensign George D. Hammer of Austin UT graduate killed in a seaplane crash into Lake Michigan. His body will be brought to Austin for burial. Wife Mrs Ellabelle Brunner Hammer and her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Brunner were notified. Ensign Edgar T. Stone of Howard SD also died in the accident. Hammer’s death follows other recent Austin air-accident tolls including Lt Cmdr Lewis N. Hancock of the Shenandoah. Hammer is survived by his wife and his Webb City Missouri parents.
Austin August 18 Money for advertising 750000 acres of Texas school lands is to be asked in the special session of the legislature Land Commissioner J T Robison said Tuesday No lands have been advertised this year because the Legislature failed to provide funds for sale He estimated about 760000 acres would be ready for sale by adjournment and hoped for advertising and sale once an appropriation is made Previously advertising was by the Board of Control but the Legislature reassigned it to the department without funds.
Cotton futures closed 8 to 10 points higher as receipts were quoted at 17 12 cents, reflecting ongoing movement in the local market.
Rudolph Valentino, famed film star and idol of thousands, died this afternoon at a hospital after recent double surgery. A telegraph operator reported the news as authentic before the Eagle went to press.
Secretary Kellogg told a monument unveiling audience in Plattsburgh that Washington wants progress in international arms limitation and naval reductions. He denied any withdrawal from Geneva discussions and emphasized the goal of results.
A London Paris passenger plane crashed in Kent today. One person was killed and nine injured.
A heavy rainstorm with violent electrical disturbances and high winds drenched Dallas area last night and today, dropping over three inches of rain by noon. A steel street car viaduct was struck and a car derailed, hundreds of autos damaged by high water, and cotton suffered significant damage according to County Farm Agent Jolley.
Mr and Mrs Henry Locke and daughter Miss Frances Locke with Miss Mozelle Vick returned home from a Colorado Rockies auto trip extending about ten days instead of two weeks due to Miss Vicks illness. They found roads in splendid condition and enjoyed the outing, noting Colorado vacations are more reasonably priced than many nearer locales.
An educational program for farmers by the A and M Extension Service will be held at Convention Hall Mineral Wells August 20. On the program are Prof. Short G W Orms agent for the ninth district W R Glazener G W Barnes and Miss Bess Edwards State Home Demonstration agent.
Information from three local cotton warehouses shows 28 bales received, 17 at Farmer's Union, 11 at Parker, and Eden warehouse has none. Most bales are from this season's crop.
Temple, Aug. 18. Mrs. George Burchell aged 45 was killed and Sam Bonds aged 60 seriously hurt when an automobile overturned near Belton last night. T. J. Blankenship the driver, was arrested and placed in jail. He is slightly injured.
J. G. Taylor, 80, longtime merchant and early Austin resident dating from when it was a village over 50 years ago, died at a hospital after a lingering illness.
Agricultural commissioner George Terrell reports heavy damage from the cotton leaf worm in central Texas and across much of South Texas. He notes the worm is abundant from Bee County south but causes little damage there as cotton matures, with leaf feeding speeding boll ripening.
The 12th Judicial District moved all suits against J. T. Evans and R. L. Renick of Navasota for alleged embezzlement and false entries related to the Farmers State Guaranty Bank failure to other counties. Renick’s cases go to Walker County Huntsville in November. Evans’s to Trinity County Groveton in September and Leon County Centerville in October.bond amounts set at 500 per count, with indictments totaling 64, including joint counts.
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