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Newspaper
Taylor Weekly Press
Location
Taylor, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
3
Washington witnesses discuss the creation of a peace note attributed to President Wilson. Secretary Tumulty denies involvement in a Wall Street leak and testifies that the note was written on the President's own typewriter. The hearing includes remarks by Lansing and Lawson and ends with adjournment until afternoon. Mrs Eckhardt home from hospital after operation shows improvement.
Williamson county statistics show 1915 to 1916 changes: marriage licenses 490 to 511, automobiles registered 425 to 946, chattel mortgages filed 3682 to 3609, births 520 to 439, deaths 0 unspecified. County Clerk C T McMurray presents the figures.
Federal Judge Meek orders the grand jury to probe peonage charges in northern Texas. District attorney evidence suggests large landowners keep negroes in bondage by debt, with them jailed or forced back to work after a fake trial and return to the landowner to settle fines.
Samuel P. Rotan district attorney of Philadelphia said he is convinced Bernard W. Lewis who killed himself in Atlantic City on Thursday night murdered Grace Roberts. He offered no motive for the crime.
Citizens suspect an active arsonist after a spate of barn fires including the Moody and Barlow properties on Porter and Talbot Streets. Police tie leads to Grace Roberts associate Lewis, with two witnesses and detective Tate pursuing the motive and a taxi clue. Cash rewards await the arsonist. several residents plan departures.
The Supreme Court heard the Adamson case challenging the eight hour workday and overtime pay for railroad workers. The government argues Congress used its power to regulate wages, while railroad interests seek to overturn the logetize provision. The decision will determine if a national railroad labor crisis can recur. background notes the Katy Viaduct grading and access improvements in the county.
Indictments for Harry Merride and Calvin McLaren over the Nov 27 killing of Frank I McLaren in Taylor were presented to a grand jury, with Calvin McLaren, his mother Mrs Carrie McLaren, Harry McBride, and Jim Pollad detained as warrants remain active during the inquiry.
Offers from the Portuguese expeditionary force arrive as they prepare to fight on the western front. The text notes their participation in western fighting activities and that the Portuguese are well equipped with field artillery.
Voters in the precinct discuss a proposed 250000 bond issue to build and repair roads, aiming to upgrade the local system to state level quality. Supporters say the measure will modernize Williamson County infrastructure and boost the precinct four’s road network.
Messrs. G. E. King and T. E. Burns returned from a business trip visiting Fort McCavitt Menardville Sen Saba Brady and Lempasas.
Rome dispatch reports the Pope will declare the present opportune for a peace movement in notes to Germany America and other neutrals. He states the message is practically identical to notes sent Wednesday. The piece also notes social visits by Mesdames Atkinson Shell and Miss Katherine Shell to Mrs Nonie Dean and daughters.
Four Mexican bandits who clashed near Guerrero fled with the Rio Grande to Zapata and were captured this morning by a detachment of the Fourteenth United States Cavalry. The status of a separate skirmish near Zanpate remains unclear.
Buffalo Bill Cody is dying in Denver with physicians admitting no hope for recovery. The illness was reported Monday, noting his condition as terminal.
J Hamilton of Taylor Sanitary Co and J A Smith visited Taylor to discuss possible city purchase of the sewerage lines and plant. A three member appraisal committee to be formed by city and company picks is expected to convene soon. Citizens show strong interest in the deal for better service and patronage.
Leading experts from North and South America plan a January 22 conference in Havana to draft a new neutral rights code. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing support a neutral centered framework to curb submarine threats and naval interference seen during the Lusitania incident.
In Dallas on Monday Magnolia Company announced a ten cent advance in light crude to 1.40 per barrel. Heavier crude rose five cents to 0.85. In Tulsa Sinclair Company followed with a ten cent advance to 1.70 per barrel.
The crude oil price at the Thrall field climbs toward the best price ever offered there with a prior price of 1.65 dollars last April. Operators hope for a move to two dollars, a rise seen as highly beneficial.
The Guad alp e Valley Cotton Mills in Cuero Texas mailed 5 percent dividends to stockholders on Friday. The plant employs 160 workers and provides a weekly payroll, contributing to local prosperity. Also noted were local social visits and a hospital corps member’s upcoming visit home.
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