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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
1
Governor Brough arrives with 125 regular army soldiers from Camp Pike at Dumas Arkansas to pursue a band of Negro attackers said to be twelve miles east. Troops will march due to impassable roads as clashes echo the Elaine uprising nearby.
Lille January 22 repatriation has begun with three thousand prisoners leaving for Germany. They appeared in excellent health and wore new boots and clothing, carrying large quantities of eatables.
Emmett Gale, former Bryan resident and noted local figure, originated the Starter Service company in Fort Worth at 38 Jennings Avenue. The firm, led by President and General Manager Mr. Cole, provides centralized offices for automobile care across its departments, drawing attention in a Fort Worth Record column.
The two counties share a joint state representative with Judge J. G. McDonald nearing term end. Grimes county has held the honor for four years, so Brazos may select the next elected official. The Daily Eagle urges Bryan business leaders to find a fair capable citizen who supports A. and M. College and works with its leadership.
London report states the former German emperor will not be surrendered on third country request unless his own government requests extradition. The Standard notes the reply hinges on Germany's demand and Holland's sovereign authority.
Rome on January 22 reports government actions and public reaction undermined the railway strike prompting a national congress of postal, telephone and telegraph workers to approve resuming work.
Chicago January 22 Captain Marshall Field now manages the 120 million dollar Field estate after quitting his clerical job at a Chicago bond firm where he worked eight hours daily for three months.
Governor Hobby and Mrs Hobby hosted an informal reception at the executive mansion last evening for Colonel and Mrs Edward M House. A large crowd called and extended greetings to the Houses in Austin on January 22.
Old St John s Chapel on Varick Street in downtown New York, a landmark for over a century, will be replaced by two new warehouses worth two million dollars as business expansion proceeds in the area.
Austin reports Nueces county will receive 200000 dollars from the state highway commission for the Corpus Christi causeway reconstruction. The commission also granted 100000 dollars to Stephens county for highway work. Both projects are described as modern and permanent.
Austin figures from the state highway commission show motor vehicle registrations in the first three weeks of 1920 totaled 136,062. Dealers registered 1,010 motorcycles 838 transfers 7,230 and chauffeurs 3,278. For the week ending today registrations were 48,836 for motor vehicles 384 for dealers 321 for motorcycles 3,702 for transfers and 1,569 for chauffeurs.
County Agent Haines is soliciting orders for a year round supply of bred Poland China pigs at 75 dollars each. He guarantees to repurchase at weaning time, leaving purchasers clear for selling. De Witt County has embraced large scale fine hog raising and draws agents from other regions for initial stocks.
In Palestine on January 22, 182 women have paid poll taxes and 861 men have registered to vote. Officials expect heavier payments in the next few days as eligibility rises ahead of the Voting period.
A called city council session approved the eastside sewer plan. Mayor Lawrence presided as Commissioners Haswell McInnis Bradley and City Manager Greer discussed bids to be opened February 24, with plans detailing a line from Edge apartments through Buchanan addition to Ursuline avenue and a disposal site behind Mrs Yeager’s hilltop property.
Attorney General Palmer with a letter to House Rules Chairman Campbell proposes a new sedition bill setting a $10000 fine and up to twenty years imprisonment for those attempting to overthrow the government or committing violence against officials.
Two pioneer citizens and longtime neighbors died here yesterday. Rev. J. W. Raby aged 81 died at his daughter's home and M. D. L. Barnett aged 91 died near the city.
Georgetown Jan. 22 Concluding arguments to the jury were set for today in the trial of Will Hibbler a Falls county negro charged with responsibility for the death of James Gresham white planter and wounding his brother and another man last November Hibbler testified in his own behalf late yesterday
New York report on January 22 notes a withdrawal of 1.5 million dollars in gold from the sub treasury for export to India. Shippers are said to be a British bank with ties to India Australia and China. The move is viewed as partly speculative due to Orient gold premiums and partly for raw cotton shipments from India to England.
Corpus Christi officials led by Mayor Gordon Boone depart for Washington to attend hearings on seawall and harbor improvement bills. Another group including Fred Roberts William Clark Jr and Joe Vandenberger will also travel to observe the immigration law suspension hearing.
Halifax January 22. Eight lives lost when a boat from the transport Northern Pacific overturned during a transfer of passengers from the disabled transport Powhattan. Bardic officers report the incident after arriving in Halifax today.
London reports the British air ministry announces Cairo and Capetown are connected by air service. The route is ready for traffic and the trip time is reduced to one week. This links the continent from coast to coast and opens previously secluded areas to global travel.
London reports engineers and divers will press to recover valuables from the sunken Lusitania early this year. They expect to salvage thousands of pounds in items, though raising the ship and much cargo is deemed impossible due to the water’s great depth.
A stray tom cat leaped into the Madison Square Garden poultry show and killed two carrier pigeons valued at $100 from a Baltimore exhibitor. The cat escaped, leaving only a few feathers as evidence.
San Antonio January 22 The plan of San Diego aimed at recovering American territory for Mexico dominated hearings of the senate sub committee on the Mexican situation Senator Fall presided John Walls district attorney testified that during wartime Mexicans convicted of murder and bridge burning were returned to Mexico as free men Walls prosecuted those men after the San Ignacio raid and they were sentenced to death The Court of Criminal Appeals later ruled the lower court lacked jurisdiction due to wartime conditions.
A large supply of blanks was sent from the governor's office to sheriffs district and county attorneys for crime reports across the state. The forms, outlined at the Texas Law Enforcement Association's organization, will be used as a clearing house for information on automobile thieves and other criminals.
Houston notes list key attendees for the Texas Association for Agricultural Legislation midwinter meeting to begin tomorrow. Dr. R T Ely of Wisconsin and secretary of the National Association. Dr. H C Taylor of the U S Department of Agriculture. Judge S A Lindsey of the Federal Land Bank serves as president of the state body.
Amerogen January 22. With diplomats pressing for his surrender, the former German emperor William remains unperturbed. Floods swell the Rhine and overflow the Bentinck estate as he works daily with laborers to strengthen dikes. No sign he will return to Germany or surrender.
Fort Worth reports most of west Texas iced over with cattle losses in the panhandle and distant plains. Wires are down, trains delayed, and all oil field work halted by ice and snow.
Paris, Jan. 22. Premier Millerand announced that maintaining alliances that saved the world will be a chief aim of his new French cabinet. He opened his ministerial declaration by paying tribute to Georges Clemenceau, the retiring premier, praising him as a great patriot and symbol of victory.
Washington reports Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker of Austin says Texas women are paying their poll tax and will play an active role in the forthcoming campaign. She notes strong interest in education and progressive schools and promises thorough organization and work.
With nine days left to pay poll taxes and retain suffrage, Brazos County reports 1,826 receipts issued of 2,300 potential. Citizens are urged to obtain receipts by January 31 to vote for state, county, precinct, and national offices. Soldiers with honorable discharges are exempt from payment and can vote.
Austin January 22 Application for writ of Habeas corpus granted by the Court of Criminal Appeals in ex parte E F Ballard from Ellis county bail fixed at 500 dollars and hearing set for January 28 Ballard is alleged to have violated the law requiring him to file a report as a depository with the state superintendent of public instruction for which he has been tried and convicted He alleges the law invalid and not a basis of a valid prosecution.
Mrs. Tyler Haswell, chair of the Woman's club mosquito eradication drive in Bryan and suburbs, reports steady progress though funds lag the goal. Donations from city entities total 2964.50 with many individuals contributing, and plans to raise more in the coming week. The commercial club civic committee will aid in soliciting contributions from the colored community.
Frederick Oklahoma January 22 Oklahoma will abide by federal court decisions on ownership of an oil well in the Red River valley tied to the Texas Oklahoma boundary dispute. John H Mounts receiver for Oklahoma claimants said if the courts rule against them they will quit the properties without complaint but that Oklahoma claimants remain in rightful possession until a decision is made.
Rev. H. B. Jamison of St. Andrew's church sails to Galveston to prepare for the diocesan convention at Trinity church. Local attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Haswell and many other parishioners and their spouses.
The attorney general ruled that female barbers and manicurists employed in barber shops fall under the 9 hours per day and 54 hours per week limit for women workers. If manicurists only buy privilege in a shop and are not employed, the law does not apply. This rests on contractual status.
The First National Bank and the Guaranty State Bank and Trust Company of Lufkin bought two city bond issues at par, $100 000 and $50 000. The larger issue funds street improvements in the residence district as the business area is already paved. Upon arranging preliminaries, paving will commence for about twelve miles with two thirds of cost borne by property owners.
Premier Nitti told Echo de Paris that Italy will invoke the London Treaty only after exhausting all other avenues to resolve the Adriatic dispute with France and England, signaling a cautious approach to diplomacy from Rome.
In New York on January 22 raw silk and burlaps remained firm and steady respectively, blankets sold steadily, and demand stayed steady though less active than the prior week. Rumors question further price increases in dry goods selling agencies.
The world wide drive began in Lockhart Texas with a gun salute at the Methodist church fired by George W. Morrow of Detroit Michigan. A substantial sum was subscribed for the effort.
The Third Court of Civil Appeals certified questions to the Texas Supreme Court in McCalla v City of Rockdale about fees for city tax assessors and collectors. The case concerns commissions for assessing and collecting school taxes in independent districts within city limits.
Washington January 22 negotiations for a compromise on the peace treaty continue in a bi partisan senate leaders conference. An open break was averted and one leader said the outlook is bright for a broad agreement on the issues involved.
Mrs Woodrow Wilson Mrs Robert Lansing and Mrs Josephus Daniels join 250 women to handle arrangements for the interchurch world movement conference set for Washington February 7 8 and 9.
The Texas Forest News reports available standing pine timber in Texas could supply lumber for derricks to develop up to 1,000,000 acres of proven North Texas oil lands. It estimates 28,000 feet per derrick totaling 28,000,000,000 feet, but remaining virgin timber could yield only about 25,000,000,000 feet, leaving a shortfall of 5,000,000,000 feet.
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