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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
8
The New Orleans cotton market opened with small declines and fluctuated but closed steady with a net advance of 1 to 4 points. March and January prices moved on reports of sleet destruction in Arkansas while afternoon gains lifted January to 12.69 and March to 12.69. Exports reached 37,853 bales with spot cotton quiet and unchanged.
Reports of better South weather prompted some realizing and selling, but light offerings absorbed early declines. Futures closed barely steady with gains of one to seven points, spot middling at 12.95.
Associated Press reports sharp price breaks in wheat after holders of December contracts rush to sell. Liverpool quotations barely influence Chicago prices as opening slips lead to a general market setback. Corn oats and provisions follow with mixed declines and gains, ending with irregular closes across the board.
Poultry alive firm receipts five cars with fowls and turkeys showing varied prices. Batter and eggs rise with higher receipts and multiple grade prices listed including creamery extras, standard, firsts and refrigerators.
Liverpool on December 29 reports moderate cotton trading with prices easing across grades. American cotton shows 3,500 bales among 5,000 total. receipts reach 24,000 bales with 23,400 American. Futures end quiet with Dec 662, Jan 663, Mar 674, May 684, Jul 694, Oct 701.
agitation to curb the intentional pass has been revived with a request to Commissioner Landis for a rule allowing the batsman to refuse free tickets and stay at bat until retired or a safe hit is made. Prudential Insurance Athletic Association of Newark, New Jersey, is involved in the organization.
Cotton letters report a small market today as holidays slow activity. Weather worsens picking with continued rains in the east and cold in the west. Forecasters expect improvement but rains return. many fields in North Carolina remain, while South Carolina has nearly finished. Arkansas sleet damaged a large portion of cotton and Oklahoma shows slow interior picking. Exports stay heavy though spot demand is light and interior shipments lag last year.
J G Hart of El Dorado Arkansas was arrested by Sheriff Perry Nelson at Monroe on a warrant charging operating a car while intoxicated. The case stems from a Christmas Eve incident in West Monroe when Hart drove on the Trenton street sidewalk beneath the railroad underpass, crashing after clearing the bridge. Hart pled guilty to three West Monroe charges and was fined 112.50, then released on 250 bond.
The association urges amending rule 53 to let the batsman waive base rights after four balls and elect to count to hit a fair ball or be retired. It notes that if three more balls are called and the pitcher still fails to retire the batter, the batter advances to third base and runs score. The piece recalls a past MLB attempt to curb intentional passing by restricting catchers outside the catching lines, which failed.
Washington dispatch reports President and Mrs Coolidge leaving by train for Trenton New Jersey to deliver tonight an address at the celebration of the centennial of the two republics and the federal government.
More than 300 North Louisiana alumni gathered at the Washington hotel for a welcome home banquet for Colonel Campbel Blackshear Hodges, chosen to succeed Colonel Thomas Boyd as president of Louisiana State University. The event featured remarks from local officials and LS U faculty lauding Hodges, who spoke of his Louisiana roots and his prior service at LS U.
A telephone message from Berlin to Paris reports the American steamer Astoria foundered in the Black Sea near Kavarna Romania, with 21 lives lost. One passenger, a Constantinople teacher, survived and killed himself after learning his wife and three children drowned. Two Astoria steamers exist in registers, the European vessel 1921 tons that arrived in Liverpool from Philadelphia on December 3.
George J. Hassell confessed to slayings of his wife and eight stepchildren and others dating to 1915. He suffered a knife wound and was spirited away by deputies to a West Texas jail amid mob crowds. Authorities kept his whereabouts secret as crowds gathered Friday.
Sheriff Milton Coverdale reports 4 285 poll taxes paid by 10 am and 3 588 by yesterday morning, totaling 667 in 24 hours. With about 3 000 remaining before Friday midnight, officials hope to reach 7 000 if weather cooperates. Voters urged to pay today to avoid last minute delays.
The Kiwanis club gathered at Hotel Monroe for a noon luncheon where A. G. Nelson of Minden sang three tenor solos, with Leon Hammonds on piano. Officials announced a formal discussion of the municipal waterworks bond issue and named next month’s installation of officers.
Promoter Rickard and partners announce a $2 million to $3 million Nuevo Laredo project on 2000 acres across the Rio Grande. The complex will include a 35 story hotel a casino a race track a bull ring a polo field an airplane landing rifle range golf course and athletic fields. Racing season will exceed three months with facilities for 1200 horses and a breeding farm.
Fred O. West an Navin Field employee named in charges about the 1919 Detroit Cleveland game denies any money was bet on the baseball game. He says the funds were wagered on a horse race and that Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker did not bet, while Dutch Leonard suggested the baseball stake.
Washington December 29 The Pacific war scare tied to the Fall Doheny oil trial is under review by the house naval committee. Representative MacClintic said that Secretary Wilbur refused to provide confidential navy reports related to the matter.
The Times reports a new Los Angeles grand jury inquiry into the Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance will convene tomorrow. Jurors may indict Kenneth Ormiston Minnie Kennedy and others in a criminal conspiracy case to allow joint trials in superior court. Lorraine Wiseman Sielaff’s disclosures prompted the step. McPherson herself may be summoned.
Tex Rickard agrees to promote boxing shows in the Olympic skating arena in Detroit, with Leo P. Flynn as match-maker. The arena, under construction, will seat about 22,000 and is planned to stage a number of bouts starting in February.
Governor Simpson names George D. Jessen and James Hanson as pilots for Calcasieu Pass and the Barataria river for the port of Lake Charles, Louisiana, in a Dec. 29 announcement.
Chicago December 29 Judge Joseph Burke proposes ten commandments to curb domestic strife as he aims to reduce his 1927 docket. He urges admitting wrong keeping peace, avoiding nagging, fair talk on income, and cheering routines while warning against drunkenness and petty annoyances.
The highway commission contemplates resignations as members and officials face reassignments. N W Bowden N E Lant W H Norekauer James Long and R C La Fleur remain with the commission while W M Barrow continues as attorney. W B Robert has replaced James M Fourmy as state highway engineer who says he will not seek his old post. Few changes are expected in commission offices.
The Tennessee River areas near Ticello Burnside Kentucky report 20 feet of floodwater. A mail boat ferries from Burnside to Monticello as damage climbs toward hundreds of thousands. Farmers suffer losses as crops and livestock are swept away while hundreds are displaced across Alabama towns. Rivers and creeks flood low lands and highways become canals.
Cold northwest winds sweep across Mississippi as rivers rise after rains. The Pearl River at Jackson held at 19.9 feet just below flood stage, while Yazoo City faces an imminent crest isolating Jackson Canton route. Bottomland crops and homes will suffer damage from the high water.
About 100 people are homeless as the Tombigbee flood disrupts traffic and causes $150000 in damage to highways and railroad beds near Aberdeen. The river reached 38 feet, the highest since 1912, with train service annulled on the Amory Aberdeen branch and washouts detouring Illinois Central trains to the Mobile and Ohio.
Chattanooga reports river at 38.4 feet with a 10.54 inch rainfall since Tuesday and floodwaters invading the baseball park and low factory floors. Weather bureau predicts crest near 41 feet with warnings for residents below that level to evacuate as rain ceases and clouds persist.
Nashville forecasts the Cumberland River will reach 55.5 to 56 feet, surpassing the 55.8-foot 1882 record as the most disastrous flood in local history. The gauge was 54.4 feet at 10 AM and rising. 55.5 feet by noon tomorrow appears almost certain, with 56 feet possible.
Nashville residents face 250 blocks underwater with $14,000 in telegraph lines damaged. The homeless tally nears 5,000 as relief efforts receive $5,000. charity officials seek $10,000 more.
Memphis reports 13 deaths with floodwaters driving more than 6,000 from homes along the Tennessee, Cumberland, and Ohio rivers. Rail service is hampered and many towns are isolated while Mississippi River remains about five feet below flood stage. Engineers warn spring melt could worsen destruction in the lower basin.
Mrs. Nannie Adams wife of J W Adams of Chatham died at a local hospital after the birth of a stillborn infant. Both bodies were sent by W B Corry Undertaking Company to Chatham for burial today.
Nashville bears the heaviest flood impact with over 4000 homeless as the Cumberland crest nears. The disaster spans Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Alabama and Louisiana with millions in highway damage. Relief funds total 5000 needed for Nashville and warnings persist for motorists at night.
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