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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
6
Witnesses testify about money handling involving banks and university regents. The hearing reviews financial practices and governance at the institution with emphasis on accountability and oversight.
Eight witnesses testified for Ferguson impeachment proponents in the senate trial in Austin. New testimony from Franz Fiset and J. W. Butler added details on university affairs and deposits. Witnesses described bank transactions and prior bonds while the House prepared a thorough multi department inquiry.
Washington report shows appropriations and authorizations totaling 4.81 billion dollars proposed in a general deficiency bill chiefly covering war expenditures. The bill was reported favorably to the House by the Appropriations Committee on Thursday.
The first sale of new rice was made in Campo Texas with six hundred bags of Early Prolific sold at 7.10 per 100 weight. This inaugural sale marks a milestone for rice production in the area.
Army orders list officers assigned to duty at camps in Texas Camp Bowie Fort Worth Camp Travis Fort Sam Houston Camp Doniphan Fort Sill Oklahoma Camp McArthur Waco and other posts. Names include Hartman Burleson Becker Melaughtin Rose Floyd and many majors lieutenants and captains across infantry artillery and veterinary reserve corps.
Texas commissioner of markets and warehouses F C Weinert urges farmers to store cotton until a price covers production costs and state protections. He warns against speculators, notes a price drop of about 30 a bale in ten days, and cites sharp reductions amid a weak crop outlook across many counties including Travis and Williamson.
Springfield reports Company F of the Ninth Illinois Infantry charged with fixed bayonets to disperse a mob of over a thousand strike sympathizers who earlier wrecked four street cars and attacked the railway company headquarters in an apparent attempt to wreck and ransack the building.
The Warner and Webbers Falls railroad running from Warner to Webbers Falls over twelve miles has been sold to local junk men. They are tearing up the track and say they have sold the steel and equipment to the French government for 35000 dollars.
Major General Leonard E. Wood, to command at Camp Funston, said at a Fort Riley reception that it is possible two and a half to four million American soldiers may fight on French battlefields before the war ends.
Petrograd reports Boris Vladimirovitch Sturmer former premier and foreign minister died on Tuesday from uremia. He had held top posts in the government and participated in diplomacy shaping early Soviet policy.
The People's Council of America for Democracy and Terms of Peace formalized a national organization in Chicago after being forced from three states. Police protected the event on Mayor Thompson’s orders, opposing Governor Lowden, as four guards units rushed from the state capitol to deter the gathering though it had adjourned.
In San Antonio five of the Twenty fourth Infantry soldiers were found guilty of assault with intent to murder under article ninety three of war. They rioted at Waco on July 29 and receive five years at Leavenworth with hard labor. A sixth rioter draws ten years in the same prison. The general court martial delivered the verdict Monday.
Elmer Beach of Chicago and Charles George of Chicago fished in the Gulf of Mexico off Port Aransas and brought in 102 kingfish weighing 1 005 pounds and four tarpon. The largest kingfish measured six feet two inches and the total market value of the catch was 70 dollars.
Governor Hobby sent a message to the Texas legislature proposing legislation to meet federal requirements for maintaining the San Marcos fish cultural station.
Oil discovery reported Monday at Ranger Texas in McLeskey well No 1. The well yields an estimated fifty barrels or more, signaling a productive strike for local activity and potential expansion for the field.
In Austin the Pure Food and Drug Commissioner R H Hoffman Jr filed his tenth annual report. He cites 248 complaints under pure food and drug laws with 150 convictions and 55 pending cases. The department analyzed 3261 samples and inspected 3601 market sites. Destruction of unfit foods includes greens, canned tomatoes, sauerkraut, lettuce, corn, evaporated apples, pineapple, bananas, spoiled meat, sardines, sausage with sulphite, pickled items, fish, bologna, milk, eggs, and 50000 gallons of vinegar.
Acting Governor W P Hobby signed the University of Texas appropriation bill totaling 1 629 000 for the next two fiscal years. He noted the measure becomes irrevocable and aims to be available at the start of the new fiscal year and expects regents to trim items while keeping efficiency.
Federal agents under Attorney General Gregory raid I W W and Socialist party hubs in multiple towns at 2 pm Central Time seizing books checks correspondence and other documents to curb anti war propaganda and activity nationwide.
Brownsville Texas enforces the export embargo per President Wilson's proclamation. Customs officials require federal permits for nearly all shipments and even individual purchases. To limit hardship for Matamoros residents, up to two dollars in food and household articles may pass without inspection.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, pledged united labor support for the war effort in a keynote address of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy. He denounced peace propagandists and warned against efforts to split labor over the war question.
Houston Texas report notes forty four counties in the southern draft district will provide 275 men to the national army camp at Camp Travis, amounting to five percent of the quota.
A dawn report details a midnight air raid over the London district. Eleven people were killed and sixty two injured as bombs were dropped during the attack.
In a terse exchange, one speaker mocks another’s achievements prompting a sharp reply. The remark about inhaling smoke underscores tension and suggests lingering resentment.
A vintage advertisement touts inexpensive lemon skin lotion. Mix juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint that bleaches freckles and tan, softens the skin, and freshens the complexion. apply daily to face neck arms and hands for a youthful glow.
A witty quip notes a man who would not lend to his friend and refused to buy one of Uncle Sam's Liberty bonds, highlighting thrift and distrust in a humorous frame.
An old standard tonic claims to drive out malaria with Quinine and to build up the system through iron. The label emphasizes a tasteless formula and lists a price of 60 cents.
A judge quips that a man who never begins is worse than a quitter while noting a wife related exchange. The brief exchange highlights a sharp courtroom moment about initiative and words.
Advert advertises Tetterine as instant relief and a permanent cure for eczema ringworm and related skin troubles. It claims previous remedies failed and urges purchases from J T Shuptrine Savannah Georgia by mail or locally. Also includes a proverb about a man growing his own food outperforming the rich.
An advertisement urges use of Renovine at first symptoms to cure heart issues before damage occurs. It markets Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic priced 50 cents and 1.00, and suggests a “jail dose” for the reckless motorist to aid in the effort.
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