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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
1
J M Saladiner, inventor shown on Bryan streets, promotes a powder arsenate spray plan to guard cotton. He advises spraying underleaf surfaces and weed rows with Beau Mont oil to deter boll Weevil and worm pests, outlining timings and quantities for the season.
Local clothiers say the National Retail Clothiers association probe will not lower prices. They blame factory profits and longer working days for rising costs. They warn men will pay $4.50 to $5 for cheap hats next spring as prices stay high.
Vienna reports no coal since Saturday with no public transport and few private vehicles available. Funerals are difficult to hold and doctors are traveling on foot as fuel restrictions tighten.
Rumor spreads on the Paris bourse that Nicolai Lenine premier of the Bolsheviki may have been assassinated. No official confirmation yet, details unclear as speculation grows.
Douglas Arizona reports that new U S passport regulations block hundreds of Sonoran Mexicans from crossing to shop, cutting a valued trading stream for Arizona merchants. The piece notes previously seen scenes of families crossing with purchases and returning home wrapped in their goods.
Entrance examinations at Baylor University started in Waco today and run through September 27. Matriculation exams commence September 29 and last two days. Classes start October 1. Students from unaffiliated schools must pass these exams to be classified.
Three Amarillo ranch men with large Potter county holdings launched a campaign to cut living costs by supplying dressed meat at 9 cents a pound if a first class market operates locally. The offer binds the market to sell meat to citizens for 12 to 20 cents per pound, lasting while the market keeps to the proposed prices.
September 25 Drumwright Okla reports calm after state troops arrive. Efforts continue to end the telephone operators strike that triggered rioting Monday. no further clashes expected.
Gray cotton goods are active in the print cloth division with higher prices. other cotton goods quiet. Raw silk up. wool goods steady at yesterday’s close. Robbers report a steady business.
The U S Army Quartermaster Retail Store at 611 613 West Commerce Street San Antonio lists food and clothing items sold at low prices. Purchases limited to 15 per week per family, orders direct from the superintendent, no stamps or personal checks, and dealers barred from buying.
Texas railroad commissioners plan a technical inspection of principal railroads to assess their condition prior to private ownership. Commissioner Earle B. Mayfield says Chief Engineer Parker and aides will conduct the review to determine the railroads' precise state when handed back to owners.
Checks left with the Daily Eagle for Corpus Christi sufferers total a list of contributors and a future mailing to Clark Pease, chairman of the finance committee. Names and amounts include Gomme A. Sami five dollars, C. H. Storey five, Geo A. Adams five, Mrs. Lynn W. Landrum five, Oak MacKenzie five, J. M. Saladiner ten, J. T. Bachler ten, many others five to ten dollars each, with a final mailing documenting the total funds and donors.
The steamer Rosalind carrying 140 passengers and 40 crew ran aground in Long Island Sound near Stamford, Connecticut, today.
Columbus Ohio September 25 The Ohio legislature will get a bill from P E Thomas warden of the Ohio penitentiary proposing ownership cards for autos with engine serial numbers and owner description A gasoline seller license would require sales only to card holders The plan aims to hinder professional thieves and defaced engine numbers would be unlawful The proposal acknowledges joy riding may persist but distance theft would be hindered
Austin reports 6937 motor vehicles registered in three weeks. The Texas state highway department issued 5439 transfers 1310 chauffeurs were licensed 113 motorcycles registered and 68 dealers licenses granted.
Elsie Wilson 22 arrives in New York after fourth failed attempt to reach America from England. Discovered in Hoboken for disorderly conduct and arraigned in Recorder's Court. She says she fled Liverpool due to hardship and begs not to be sent back, threatening five years if returned. Held for federal authorities on passportless landing.
Wooster Ohio September 25 three native woods ash hickory and walnut are being consumed at such rate as to threaten extinction Edmund Secrest forester at the Ohio Experiment station says the merchantable black walnut supply is practically gone used for gunstocks and airplane propellers. Woodlands also face decline due to insect infestation grazing and industrial demand for ash and rapid wartime usage.
Fort Worth on September 25 the university faculty appears in control as students who threatened a strike refuse to leave and seek court relief. The faculty claims the hazing fight is a showdown and all participants must exit. President Waits must appear in court Friday to explain why students may not return.
Paris reports Italian leaders imitate Captain d Annunzio by advancing toward Spalato Sebenico and Trau along the Adriatic. Peace circles see a grave situation as Jugo Slavs hold key towns. Rumors claim Italy plans to restore King Nicholas to Montenegro's throne, father of Queen Helena of Italy.
Rome reports the metal workers strike has disrupted industry across Italy amid uncertainty over the Fiume affair. A general nation-wide strike in all industries is threatened as the labor dispute widens.
Local Red Cross workers are named as visiting committees of the Home Service Section to contact families of returned soldiers in Brazos county. The Bryan list includes several members and the College Home Service work will be run by Mrs. M. Francis who will announce her committee after Friday’s branch meeting. Citizens are urged to report cases and provide the street addresses of vocational training students residing in the city.
Philip Dawson of Houston, a student at Allen Academy in Bryan, died at 12 30 p m after a brief illness from ptomaine poisoning. His parents arrived and accompanied the body to Houston for burial as the student body escorted the funeral procession. This marks the first academy death in twenty years.
In Buffalo on September 25 operators and union representatives discussed wages hours and working conditions as a general strike of U S soft coal miners slated for November 1 loomed.
W H Montgomery of Hunt county challenged in habeas corpus the law penalizing false packing of cotton bales. He argues the statute is indefinite and incomprehensible, rendering it unconstitutional. The action was pursued in Austin on September 25.
Senate labor committee hearings open on the nationwide steel strike to determine if federation action can relieve the crisis. John Fitzpatrick leads labor as he questions why negotiations failed and why President Wilson did not postpone the strike.
Austin September 25 The University of Texas football team opened pre season training with nearly 100 players including sixteen lettermen. About seventy high school prep and army players joined second string men, making the group the strongest yet seen so early. Scrimmages begin this week as coaches expect even more material, turning selection into a challenge.
Helena Mont September 25 The rough estimate suggests between 300000 and 40000 acres of timber burned in Montana this year. Foresters expect exact figures after snow, with the state pressed to reorganize forest protection and consider using military forces for peacetime patrols.
Forest fires around Placeville California yesterday threatened the mining center and were reported under control today as crews contained the flames after a near encirclement.
A fire starting in the Hudspeth Dry Goods shoe department in Greenville Texas destroyed two buildings and threatened nearby sites including the Commercial National Bank and King Opera House. Initial loss estimate was 250000, later revised to 235000, with the blaze largely controlled after hard fighting by the city fire department.
Governor Hobby left for a week long speaking tour. He spoke at Temple and will visit Timpson on Saturday Cleburne October 2 and likely additional cities.
The first fatality linked to the steel strike in the Chicago area is reported as 20 year old Robert Lloyd was found near his home with a bullet wound under his heart. A rifle lay nearby and investigators have not determined if it was accident suicide or murder.
Gary Indiana September 25 M A Lux secretary of the Amalgamated Iron Steel and Tin Workers union a stockholder in United States Steel corporation is leading the local strike action Lux who worked in steel mills joined the union and was elected secretary He went on strike when the walkout began and has directed the local fight
State lawyers in the Tom Hamilton vs Lee Davis case filed demurrers arguing legislature can regulate primary voting for women and the constitution does not restrict such laws. The suit seeks to bar Davis county tax receipts to women.
Paris dispatch reports Premier Clemenceau addressing the chamber of deputies urging the United States Senate to hasten ratification of the German peace treaty. He emphasized urgency in sending word to Washington.
London reports reveal the entire executive committee of the National Union of Railway Men meeting with government reps over a looming nationwide strike. The union warned a midnight Friday start if ordered, while newspapers decry the move as rushed with three months left on the agreement.
President Wilson arrives in Denver for a busy day with two stops in Colorado. He delivers his league of nations speech at 9 30 this morning and then plans to speak in Pueblo later in the day.
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