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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
2
The Bryan Weekly Eagle lists mailing rates with three months at 1.75 six months at 3.00 and annual 9. It notes publication on Thursdays and lists Associated Press membership and advertising representatives. Also provides contact phone number 36 and post office mailing information from 1911.
In a Washington City address Samuel Gompers of the AFL argues against law forced temperance. He maintains the constitution protects personal rights and challenges alcohol prohibition as an overreach while urging voluntary temperance rather than sudden sweeping change. He notes workers suffer from alcohol abuse when out of work and stresses need for opportunity to live temperate lives.
Cyrus McCormick Jr of International Harvester argues that employee representation in employer councils fosters unity and solves industrial conflicts. He cites a two month old plan with 380000 workers and a round table method where workers share in wage and condition decisions without discrimination clauses.
A speaker at a Chicago session extols employee representation as a fairer system, noting workers choose their representatives, own homes, and even include diverse views like an anarchist among them. He argues wages may dip but transparency with open ledgers aids trust and justice over time. Brazos County roads funding is urged with prompt action to secure federal matching funds, stressing quicker construction and public consent if opposed.
The piece traces commerce from barter to the modern store where shoppers buy as needed. Advertising brings goods to customers, letting them compare options without visiting many shops. Ads inform and serve consumers by detailing what interests them before purchase.
A discussion argues the $275 million federal road appropriation should be distributed by each state's basic wealth from farms forests and mines rather than tax receipts. It cites Texas at 4.26 percent of national output valued at $1.125 billion and urges proportional allotment.
A reader asks if railroads and government properties carry fire insurance. The reply notes railroads often have blanket coverage, the federal government insures none due to scale, and Texas and other states carry fire insurance. Additional Q A cover crude oil production in Texas and Pennsylvania, five Sundays in February 1920, dates of McAdoo's Dallas visit, scouts medals, and lynching statistics for 1917 and 1918.
The treaty carves Austria down from 240,935 to 40,000 50,000 square miles and halts its population from over fifty million to about five six million. It requires recognition of Hungary Czecho Slovakia and Yugoslavia independence renunciation of extra European rights and respect for Russian territory. The accord also calls for league of nations covenant labor charter demobilization of naval and air forces and trial by Allied powers for Austrian nationals guilty of war law violations. It mandates compensation for civilian war damage and guarantees life and liberty protections for Austrians and freedom to use any language. It forbids new financial claims against Allied powers.
The article notes Baltimore's push for citizen ownership since 1904, with over 30 000 dwellings built in ten years. Two story modern homes were funded by building associations, aided by wholesale land and material purchases, and a city law requiring bathrooms in every dwelling.
The piece argues Americans now see the government as of the people and by the people. It cites a firm agreeing to 1.5 million dollars to avoid jail, a New York man failing to evade a 500 thousand dollar income tax, and Boston warrants for about 500 poll tax evaders. It notes Texas losses from not applying poll tax law and asks how roadways could have been funded.
The AFL convention in Atlantic City endorses the League of Nations and five peace principles. Samuel Gompers argues war ended autocracy in industry and government, as unions seek democratic control of industry and broader national responsibility.
Bryan native Private William Leigh of the 860th Infantry died after a paralysis stroke in Boston on June 14 after arriving from overseas with his unit June 9. He was son of Mrs J W Leigh of Navasota and a Bryan resident. The body may be brought to Bryan for interment. exact time unknown.
Dallas jurists pressed lawmakers to amend Texas penal code to classify wife desertion as a felony rather than a misdemeanor. They argued the offense is widespread in Dallas county and statewide, with current penalties yielding short jail terms or county road labor instead of harsher punishment.
Samples for road materials flow into the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology. Tests show valuable insights for selecting materials for better Texas roads. The department claims the region’s most complete testing setup and expects higher quality highways as demand rises.
Austin June 17 The assignment of Rhodes scholarships in Texas for 1918 18 postponed due to the war will be made in October this year per information received by Dr. R E Vinson.
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