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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1925
Page
2
Secretary Mellon outlines broad tax cut proposals aimed at boosting investment and revenue, including reduced surtaxes and estate tax repeal. The article notes support from manufacturers and tax clubs, while Iowa and Texas voices differ on estate tax, and France seeks new debt terms amid Coolidge backing for funding pause.
Publication of the Locarno treaties sparked praise from European statesmen while parliaments welcomed the pacts despite extreme nationalist opposition. A new armament conference was urged by Coolidge though the idea drew mixed reactions in Paris. Greek and Bulgarian clashes near Demihissar, with a Greek ultimatum and threats to Petrich, sparked Balkan tensions. In Syria a brief revolt in Damascus was crushed by General Sarrail. Two American ships were dispatched from Gibraltar to Alexandria to protect lives and property.
Governor Jackson of Indiana names Arthur R. Robinson to fill the unexpired term of late United States Senator Samuel M. Ralston. Robinson, an Indianapolis lawyer and Republican, will serve until March 8, 1929. He served in World War I rising from first lieutenant to captain and major. He is married with one daughter.
Governor Sorlie declines to name a successor to late Senator E F Ladd. DL William Mitchell is ordered to appear before a Washington court martial on October 28 for imputation of almost treasonable conduct toward high War and Navy department officials in air defense administration. Maj Gen Summerall leads the panel with 14 other generals and officers. Veteran officers expect a guilty verdict and dismissal, likely amended to a public reprimand.
Governor A Ferguson faces impeachment threats amid charges of wasteful acts and bid rigging. Representative A B King seeks a special session to probe the administration, backed by House Speaker Lee Satterwhite and over 50 lawmakers who plan to travel to Austin, while Ferguson criticizes the cost of such an inquiry.
The Supreme Court sustains the Volstead act, ruling Congress had constitutional authority to pass laws enforcing prohibition before the Eighteenth Amendment took effect. The decision allows measures to carry out constitutional provisions for the future despite challenges from a Chicago beer baron and his jail status.
At the New Orleans convention the house of bishops and deputies agreed to delete the word obey from the marriage service and strike the bridegroom’s statement about endowing worldly goods. Proposals for women’s membership in the deputies and for licensed female lay readers failed. Deputies also voted to remove the 89 articles of religion from the prayer book and urged U S Senate action to support the permanent international court at The Hague.
President Coolidge addressed the National Council of Congregational Churches in Washington urging churches to boost moral life and law respect as crime and defiance threaten the government. Frank J. Harwood of Appleton Wisconsin was elected moderator for the next two years.
Governor Miriam A Ferguson honored a requisition for the extradition of John Hamilton, wanted in Mohave County Arizona, now in custody at Ballinger Texas. She signed a deficiency warrant for 58180 to cover extra costs of Texas Technological College first session attendance. The Wholesale Credit Men's Association received a charter to standardize Texas commercial practices and promote cooperation. Oil royalties for Reagan County production faced delays due to missing calculations. State Board did not sustain cancelation of five Hopkins County teachers certificates. Dallas leads Texas in fire apparatus and firefighters, with ranger forces discussed in a first post-reorganization meeting. A Confederate flag from Hood’s Brigade bloodline will join the Confederate Museum. Ferguson expressed support for a November forget-me-nots drive for veterans. The American Road Company refunded 15730.67 to state funds after double payments. Canneries plan shrimp waste utilization along Texas coast after inspections.
Brig. Gen. Leigh Gignilliat announces Fidac work at Rome from September 10 to 13. He stresses that about ninety percent of people are patriots who favor peace through international friendship and cooperation. Delegates include William Follett and Joseph Thompson with Miss Lemuel Bolles and Mrs. Thompson aiding the auxiliary.
Rehabilitation officials of the American Legion urge maintaining federal life policies after the John Chard case shows delays in mailing settlements can endanger beneficiaries. Chard died June 27 1921 after requesting a $30 endowment payout and a later $80 settlement mailings were delayed, and the Comptroller General ruled full face value was due to the delay.
American Legionnaires awarded vaudeville star Elsie Janis a gold medal during her Lincoln Nebraska tour. The medal bears the Legion emblem and inscription “With love to our friend and buddy.”
A Sharpsburg Pennsylvania testimonial promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women with aches pains dizziness and fatigue. The letter claims 100 percent improvement after four bottles and notes widespread favorable reports from a canvass showing 98 percent beneficial results. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Mr Joseph F Glas of Brooklyn New York describes decades of chronic constipation. He found Carter's Little Liver Pills reliable and predictable, delivering steady relief every time he takes them. He notes he does not guess when relief will come but knows it will.
A Dayton correspondent recalls William Jennings Bryan remarking on public attention as a doctor reports the healing of a patient named Million. The exchange includes a joke about past marriages and a quip about the doctor’s reputation and skills.
Sweet clover once labeled a troublesome weed is now widely grown to enrich soil and fix atmospheric nitrogen, noted for its agricultural value and soil conditioning benefits.
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