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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1922
Page
6
About 600000 coal miners quit Friday to press new wage contracts with 500000 union men and 100000 nonunion workers involved. Kentucky stays at work as contracts hold, Kansas and Illinois see actions, Canada expected impact, government avoids immediate action while railroads plan to suspend freight.
Washington The shipping board reported a net loss of 3,069,459 for February in its vessel operations the lowest since government took over commercial ships. Losses on voyages reached 693,290 with 1,505,000 for repairs and 413,076 wages. Tanker operations earned 534,481 while depreciation was not charged. A 400,000 reserve was set aside for unsettled bills.
Eliasville Texas report states Adkins B4 No 2 well of Mil Kansas Oil and Gas Company in West Eliasville field producing over 1000 barrels actual gauge daily and helping make the field one of the best producers in Stephens County.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for G. W. Stephens who was convicted in San Antonio for the August 1921 murder of T. A. Finucane.
Recent rains on the San Benito tract revived vegetation including beans tomatoes cotton corn and especially potatoes with markets expected to rise soon.
A barge carrying rice for the Industrial Mill in Houston sank near the Jackson warehouse at Double Bayou on Friday. The incident occurred while preparing for shipment and details on casualties or salvage were not provided.
Gross receipts taxes paid to the state controller for the quarter ending December 31, 1921 totaled 822 753 dollars, up by 360 578 from the prior quarter, according to Controller Lon A. Smith.
Ground has been broken for a new 60000 dollar school to be built in Schulenburg Texas. Construction will start next week.
Anahuac Texas reports the local school reopened with full attendance after being closed for a week due to sickness.
The American Forestry Magazine notes a wood feature called roe or ribbon grain in tropical woods. It appears as narrow to broad light and dark stripes, caused by light reflection on layered structure rather than color variation.
The Texas State Teachers Association aims to create a permanent 100000 fund. Ten thousand dollars is already raised, with one third of the membership fee set aside for the fund. Each school district will contribute a quota based on 12c per scholastic pupil, with only interest used for campaigns.
General Von Altrock estimates German casualties per hour of combat at 46 killed and 109 wounded. Total German losses: 1,808,545 dead and 4,246,779 wounded. About 13,000 served overseas with one in seven killed. Officers suffered 53,000 dead and 96,000 wounded. Civilian and soldier deaths tied to the war reach 12,000,000.
Berlin Chancellor Wirth told state premiers and Reichstag leaders that the German government would inform the allied reparations commission that the 60 billion marks tax levy was not feasible. He also said financial control of Germany as in last week’s note must be declined.
Houston's port bill carried Saturday by a large majority creating a navigation district out of Harris County. The measure places control of the port of Houston under a single board instead of joint control by Harbor Board the city and the county commissioners court.
Lometa Texas voters approve a 25 cent tax to fund a full nine month school year. The Lometa school district will use the extra revenue to continue offering a full term for students.
Captain E. T. Pollock of the U S Navy arrived February 20 to relieve Captain Waldo Evans and was officially inaugurated as governor of Samoa on March 1 in Samoan capital Samora in the presence of government officials and Samoan chiefs.
Thieves entered the Mexican consulate in Genoa Sunday night and removed the safe, authorities reporting a bold burglary. Police searched for suspects as security measures were reviewed.
Hunters in Guerrero province report arms and ammunition including a machine gun were found in a mountain cave in the Banderas district. The material is believed left by General Jacinto B. Trevino's forces. The War Ministry directs continued exploration to recover possible war material.
Texas railroads reported a calendar year 1921 net operating revenue of 37.74 million, up 816.68 percent from 1920. Operating expenses fell nearly 20 percent, boosting income despite high rates, with freight revenue rising under 4 percent. The revenue to expense ratio rose from 83 percent to 98.24 percent year over year.
Austin Texas The Texas Gulf Sulphur Company bought five of nine submerged oil land tracts in Matagorda Bay for a total 4200 bonus on 320 acres. The firm paid 800 for three tracts and 500 for two. It is drilling a deep well near Gulf, close to Matagorda, with indicators promising for oil. Under state purchase the owner pays annual acreage charges and must drill within a set time.
President Harding stood bareheaded in the rain at the National Botanic Gardens as he turned the first spadeful for the Meade Memorial honoring Major General George Gordon Meade, commander at Gettysburg, marking the ground breaking ceremony.
The Texas attorney general approves two Texline bond issues. One for 40000 dollars for water works and another for 15000 dollars for electric light. Each matures in thirty years with a fifteen year option at 6 percent interest.
The Texas postmasters nominated are Arthur H. O’Kelley of Atlanta Martha A. Luccock of Keene Alice Crow of Kountze G Lafayette Hardcastle of Lexington and Daniel L Dudley of Plano.
Meridian Texas. The Meridian Training School begins rebuilding its boys dormitory which was destroyed by fire and aims to complete it for the fall school opening.
Armed men raided several trains on Wednesday on the Sligo Leitrim line. They removed all goods from the Ulster area and burned editions of northern newspapers.
The Senate ratified seven arms conference treaties with overwhelming support. Final tallies included Yap 67 22 four power 67 27 supplemental four power 65 0 naval limitation 74 1 submarine and noxious gas 71 0 Far Eastern 66 0 and Chinese tariff 58 1.
George Thatcher Guernsey a banker from Independence Kansas was elected governor of the seventeenth Rotary district for the coming year at the district convention attended by delegates from Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma He succeeds Ross E Burns of Joplin.
Five hundred applications to buy land in the republic of Mexico have been received at the foreign relations department in Mexico City after the department announced facilities for foreigners seeking property.
President Harding issued an executive order Friday removing James L. Wilmeth and several other executives from the bureau of engraving and printing. Louis A. Hill was named the new director and all vacancies were filled.
A stranger asks three stonecutters what they are doing. The first says he works for seven fifty daily, the second says he is cutting stone, and the third declares he is building a cathedral, illustrating different visions of work.
An ad touts Cascarets as a candy like laxative for dizziness headaches colds biliousness indigestion and upset stomach. One or two will empty bowels by morning and the product is priced at ten cents a box. Children are targeted as fans of Cascarets.
An old advertisement urges readers to keep Vader Balm for burns, boils, cuts, corns, piles, or general soreness. It notes to ask a druggist and warns against imitations.
A concise proverb asserts that the most boyish thing is the boy within a man, reflecting enduring views on masculinity and nature across eras.
Don’t Forget Cuticura Talcum when adding to your toilet requisites. An exquisite face skin baby and dusting powder and perfume, rendering other perfumes superfluous. You may rely on it because one of the Cuticura Trio Soap Ointment and Talcum 25e each everywhere.
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