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THE BRYAN DAILY EAGLE BRYAN, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 1926. (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) XXXIX The People's Column 10 The City Commission of the City of Bryan has stated that it would do anything that it could to widen Pletzer Avenue, in the eastern part of the city, the street that runs past the Hunnicutt Hatchery, know as the Brazos Valley Hatchery, and the A. W. Buchanan home.

This street is but 30 feet wide on the map and that is not wide enough to permit of proper grading, therefore making this street absolutely impassable in really bad weather. If the street were to be widened, the city will to keeping up the grade in agree good shape in the future. The only way in which this street can be widened is for the property owners to agree to give 90 much front footage off each lot and thereby widen the street, say to 10 feet on each side. With this street in passable condition, residence lots will be worth more, property there will be more desirable a8 a building site or a place to live, and the that is given will be returned in the increased value of the real estate, or the more valuable rental. The thing to be done is for someone interested in the widening of this street- -some property holder- to get busy and circulate a petition to get the owners to agree to give so much front footage off his lots, and when a sufficient amount of signers has been received the proper and essary action can be taken.

The City Commission cannot act unless the people let it know what they can and what they are willing to do. If no property owner party gets busy, the street is going to remain in the condition it is now in for an indefinite period. Three-Cornered Race for Office Governor Texas (By Associated Press). DALLAS, Feb. Political rumors here are to the effect that James E.

Ferguson may announce within 10 days as candidate to succeed his wife, and that the court action to test the validity of the "amnesty act" may be initiated by his friends, immediately following the announcement. It was said that the former governor's formal announcement is expected to be made either prior to or immediately following the address scheduled next week by former Lieut. Governor Lynch Davidson in his campaign for governor. It was reported, too, that Mr. Davidson will discuss the administrations of both the executive and attorney general's offices and that anticipation of his remarks may cause both Mr.

Ferguson and Attorrey General Dan Moody to break their long silence regarding their political plans. MOODY ASKED TO RUN GEORGETOWN, Feb. Responding to a state-wide demand that Attorney General Dan Moody enter the race for governor, a call has been issued- signed by hundreds of Williamson county citizens for a mass meeting to be held in Georgetown at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, March 2, for the purpose of calling upon him to make the race and indorsing him to the people of Texas. Moody began his career as county attorney of Williamson county and later as district attormade for himself a nationney wide reputation to which as atgeneral of Texas he has torney added lustre during the last year. BAY LOR CHORAL CLUB CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT (Special to the Eagle) COLLEGE STATION, Feb.

25. -The Baylor College Choral Club will give a concert in the Assembly Hall on Saturday evening, March 6. This group of singers has appeared at the College for several and have given very satisyears factory programs. The Club, is composed of about 35 members this year. The program will consist of song ensembles, solo numbers readings, and costumes songs.

The entire program will be different from any that has been presented here before. The Weather (Special to the Eagle) NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25. For Bryan and vicinity: Tonight and Friday fair and colder; probably frost tonight. SUNDAY MORNING ONE HUNDRED STRONG YOU A AND ANOTHER Business Men's Bible Class DRAWS TWO TAKES HEAVY PLEA OF 'GUILTY' IS ENTERED IN DISTRICT COURT THIS MORNING Conference of Attorneys Consumed Morning Hours of District Court Until 11:30 When First Case Against Felker for Misappropriation of Public Funds Called.

Felker suggested case verdicts, returning the jury sentences in Charles A. of two years in each of the cases presented in district court today. At press time five cases had been heard two years been given in each case. understands that there are eight cases in The Eagle which the defendant will plead guilty. of the College.

OUT OF TOWN MEN HERE The attorneys in this case are: for the prosecution, County Attorney Oak McKenzie, Clifford A. Stone of the Attorney-General's office at Austin, and F. L. Henderson of Bryan; for the defense, Hon. W.

S. Barron, member of the State Legislature, W. E. Neeley and Lamar Bethea. Other out-of-town visitors here for the trial and who were summoned as witnesses in regard to shortages in the Feed Control Ser- vice, are: Marlin 0.

Andrews, one of the owners of the Universal Mill, Fort Worth; Douglas Carroll, Fort Worth Cotton Oil Mill, Fort Worth; A. P. Minter, American Maid Flour Mills of Houston: E. B. Mangum of the Morton Milling Company of Dallas; R.

B. McLaughlin, Purina Mills, Fort Worth. The court room was rather crowded with spectators from all parts of this county and some from adjoining counties, attracted, here by the case which has become noted over the state for its money involved. President T. O.

Walton of the A. and M. College was among the spectators in the courtroom. The first of 37 cases against Charles A. Felker, formerly Chief Clerk of the Experiment Station of the ConA.

M. College of Texas, also bookkeeper for the Feed Service, was called at 11:30 this morning in district trol court, Judge W. C. Davis on the bench. The morning was with a conference of attorneys and parties inconsumed terested in the case.

When the court was convened and the jury had been called and filed into their places, Charles Felker, defendant, plead "guilty" to the charge beagainst him. Then the formality of taking testimony adgan. journed Three for the witnesses noon hour. were They called were to before the court Dr. B.

Youngblood, Director of the Experiment Station; S. D. Pearce, Secretary of the Feed Control Service, A. and M. College of Texas, and J.

Weldon Jones, auditor for the firm of F. G. Company of Houston, who audited the books quellette TABOR'S STEAM LEFT IN CARS AUSTIN TODAY About eight or nine players, comprising the Tabor basketball team, accompanied by the coach and principal of the school, W. G. Colson, left this morning in automobiles for Austin where at 7:30 tonight they meet the team of Austin high school in the final game for Tabor before the tournament Austin in the closing games of at the State Interscholastic League.

If Tabor is victorious she will enter. this tournament competing against the remaining few championship teams of Texas. The boys will return in the cars sometime tomorrow forenoon. LOUIS NICHOLS OF TABOR HAS BROKEN SKULL Louis Nichols, a student in the Tabor rural high school, is at the teacherage home of Principal W. G.

Colson with a fractured skull, a result of having been struck by baseball bat in the hands of Joe Buck Batten, according to information given the Eagle by Charley Locke. Dr. C. Searcy was summoned to the scene immediately after the incident and reported the extent of injury to the Nichols boy. The boy was injured about 11 o'clock this morning, it is said, and recovered consciousness about the time the doctor arrived.

If the case does not assume a more serious aspect the boy may be removed to his home tonight. The Nichols and Batten families are cousins. TAX REDUCTION BILL IS PASSED BY SENATE AND IS GIVEN INTO THE HANDS OF PRES. COOLIDGE (By Associated Press), WASHINGTON, Feb. Although the new tax bill somewhat exceeds the reduction in revenue which the Treasury believed safe, Secretary Melon said today it was generally satisfactory to the administration.

PROTEST OVER ATTITUDE ON THE CLERGY WASHINGTON K. OF C. CALL MEETING I IN REGARD TO MEXICAN STAND (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. -A meeting to register a protest against the attitude of the Mexican government toward religious schools and clergy is to be held here on March 7, under plans. being developed by the Knights of Columbus of Washington.

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Reb. Congress ordered the $378,000,000 tax reduction bill sent to President Coolidge, completing work on its first and probably most important piece of legislation of the session. The president is expected to make the bill effective with his signature at an early date, although allowed 10 days in which to study it. Final congressional approval of the measure. came late day with the acceptance the senate, 61 to 10, of the compromise reached in conference with the house.

By a similarly overwhelming vote, the house ratified the compromise yesterday. Carrying provisions for relief of virtually every federal taxpayer, AR TERM IN TEXAS FIRST IN CATTLE ALL STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF FARM CENSUS Dairy And Beef THIS STATE RANKS FIRST IN BEEF CATTLE AND SEVENTH IN DAIRY CATTLE (By. DALLAS, Associated Feb. 25. Press) Texas stands first in beef cattle the States, and seventh in dairy' cattle, the United States Department of Commerce announced to-; day, as a result of its recent farm census.

Texas had 5,800,981 head of cattle of all kinds on January 1st, placing it well in the lead of other states, the census shows. BULLOCK MADE ESCAPE FROM THE ASYLUM The Eagle learns from reliable sources that local officers been informed that Commodore Bullock has escaped from the asylum and is at large, his whereabouts unknown. Some people think that he will return to this, his home section. Officers will be on the lookout to apprehend him and return him to the institution for the insane. He was adjudged insane following the shooting of Sheriff L.

E. Moorehead of this county, at a program given in the school house at Steep Hollow year ago the latter part of March. TWO CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH (By Associated Press), BALLINGER, Feb. -The two children of Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Maknak were burned to death and their parents seriously injured today when fire razed their home in the western part of this county. The parents who were outside the house when the flames were discovered were injured when they attempted to reach the children. University Will Hold A Summer Session, Is Said (By Associated Press). AUSTIN, Feb. -The University of Texas will have a summer school, it was determined today when Governor Miriam A.

Ferguson approved $100,000 deficiency, Lutcher. Stark, member of the Board of Regents, and Doctor W. M. W. Splawn, President of the University announced.

IN EACH CASE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REFUGEES IN COURTHOUSE IN AUSTRALIA ENTIRE TOWNSHIP DESTROY. ED WITH EXCEPTION OF THAT BUILDING Fire All Around HUNDRED AND FIFTY PEOPLE ARE CROWDED IN BUILD. ING- FATE UNKNOWN (By Associated Press) MELBOURNE, Feb. -Bush fires, which recently have done i immense damage in Australia, have broken out again in the Queenstown district. King Lake township has been destroyed, except for the postoffice.

building 150 inhabitants took refuge. At last reports it WAS surrounded by flames. It was later learned that the refugees have been rescued from the flames. 1.0 0. Walton And Chas.

E. Friley Made Members (Special to the Eagle) COLLEGE STATION, Feb. 25. -President T. 0.

Walton and Dean Charles E. Friley have been appointed members of the Texas Education Commission, according to notice received from R. T. Ellis, secretary of the Texas State Teachers' Association. The Texas Education Commission.

was en as a result of the action of the executive committee of the State Teachers' Association, and will devote attention to an impartial study of the major education problems confronting the people of Texas today, said Dean Friley in commenting on the appointment. Omaha Sniper Says 'Not Guilty' In Police Court (By Associated Press). OMAHA, Feb. -Louis Clark, alias Frank Carter, confessed Omaha "bandit pleaded "not guilty" and waived preliminary hearing in the police court here today. Police are -investigating the deaths of Harry Jones and William Lougherson, who were killed in a hold-up at Sioux City, Iowa, last September, with a small gun, to determine if Clark was connected with these killings.

Miss Corrie Suber And E. M. Dodson Wed This Aft noon At the home of Rev. and Mrs. Roy S.

Hollomon, east 26th street, in this city, Thursday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock, was solemnized the marriage of Miss Corrie Suber and Mr. Elmer C. Dodson, Rev. Hollomon officiating. Two brothers of the bride, Tom Suber and Mr.

and Mrs. Milton Suber, were in attendance for the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Dodson departed immediately following the ceremony in their car for Houston.

They expect to. return to Bryan on Saturday, and will be at home to their friends at the Sparks Apartments in the southern part of the city. A more extend notice of the marriage will appear in the social column of The Eagle. Knox Birch Died On Thursday Knox Birch aged 26 years and 22 days, died at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. R.

C. Polk, two miles; east of Bryan, Thursday, February 25th, at 5 o'clock a. m. after an illness of nearly six weeks' duration. Deceased is survived by his mother and two brothers, Ray Bireh and Neal Birch, all of whom were with him when death came.

The funeral will be his late residence Friday morning at 10 o'clock under the direction of the McCulloch-Gordon Company, and interment will be made in the Bryan City Cemetery. Rev. J. J. Pipkin will conduct the services at the home and at the grave.

STORM SWEEPS THRU VALLEY KILLING THREE (By Associated Press). MEMPHIS, Feb. Three Negroes were killed and a score of persons injured in the unknown toll today of a tornado which swept across the Mississip. pi River from Southeastern Arkansas, last night. After demolishing several build.

in the vicinity of Lake Village, it wrecked about 25 buildings in the resi. dential suburbs of Greenville, Mississippi and played havoc with barns and tenant houses on several plantations in Northern Mississippi. BRAZOS COUNTY JAIL IS EMPTY FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER A YEAR With the release of a man by the name of R. L. Harris, held over night on suspicion of car theft, this morning, the Brazos county jail is empty for the first time since Sheriff Jess Conlee took the oath of office on December 6th, 1924, according to information given out by the iff today.

Southwestern U. Glee Club Is to Give A Concert Advance information indicates that the Southwestern University Glee Club matinee to be sponsored by the West Side Parent-Teachers Association on Wednesday, March 3rd, at 3:30 p. m. at the Palace Theatre will be one of the most delightful entertainments to be presented in Bryan this year. Sallie Belle Matthews Chambers is director of organization- In addition to the boys' chorus, composed of 20 voices, solo numbers, quartette and an ensemble sextette.

are included on the program. That there will be no lack of variety is further assured by the fact that Miss Marilyn Mildred Vause, violinist, and Miss Annie Edward Barcus, reader, have numbers a arranged to interspersed vocal numbers. Miss Maurine Johnson is the special pianist and accompanist. Twenty boys and four young ladies will make.up the complete organization. Bryan friends will be interested tho know that in addition to his position in the chorus, Sam Crenshaw is slated to give two bass solo numbers.

Tom Buckingham, the business manager, urges that the program begin promptly at- 3:30, since the Club must go to Navasota for an 8 o'clock concert that evening. Colonel Mayo Is Inspecting Units At College (Special to the Eagle) COLLEGE STATION, Feb. 25. -Lt. Col.

Charles R. Mayo, (DOL) cavalry officer in charge of the R. O. T. C.

affairs, Eighth Corps Area, arrived on the Campus yesterday morning for a two-day inspection of the College units. On Tuesday be inspected the units at the Allen Academy in Bryan. On Friday he will leave for Prairie View. to inspect the units at the Prairie View Normal and Industrial College for Negroes. While on the Campus, Colonel Mayo is the guest of Colonel F.

H. Turner, commandant. Dr. Glenn Flinn To Preach Here On Next Sunday DE. Glenn Flinn, former pastor of the Methodist church of Bryan, now Commissioner of Education of the Texas Conference: and Southwestern University, will preach at the Methodist church next Sunday morning and at the Methodist Tabernacle at College at night.

TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN OF A BANDIT GANG TAKEN CUSTODY Loot Valued at Three Thousand Dollars and Case of High Explosives Found in Hotel Rooms of Quartette-Men Covered With Shotguns in Garage at Rock Island, Ill. (By Associated Press) ROCK ISLAND, Feb. 25- Two men and two girls, composing a gang believed to have been responsible for the robbery of post offices and railway express company offices throughout Nebraska and Iowa were rounded up here today. The two men, who gave their names as Tom and William Burns, were covered with shotguns while they were in a Rock Island garage. The girls, who claimed to be Mrs.

Tom Brown and Mrs. Harry Boyd, both Atlanta, Georgia, were arrested on local the hotel street disclosed outside. of A search of the quartet's rooms at a loot valued at $3,000 and a case of nitroglycerin. Davison Essex Car Is Stolen And Recovered The Essex coach of R. L.

Davis-! on was stolen from his home at College Station on Saturday night. Local officers were informed and Sheriff Jess Conlee wired surrounding points for the apprehension of the thief and the recovery of the car. Houston got the car on Monday morning and it is being held there awaiting adjustment with the insurance company and will then be returned to College Station to the owner. Woman Is Caught In Bryan Passing 'No Good' Check A woman giving her name as Mrs. R.

H. Harris was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by Sheriff Jess Conlee for passing a worthless check at the T. K. Lawrence store for merchandise purchased. She gave a check on the State Bank of Bremond for the goods and the check was taken to the bank by L.

L. Stephens of the firm and after getting into communication with the Bremond bank, it was found there were no funds there to the account of a Mrs. R. L. Harris.

Sheriff Jess Conlee was then notified, who had his father, Constable J. D. Conlee wire officers at' Navasota to hold the woman, who was accompanied by a man and little girl. The sheriff got out on the road to catch them if he could. The party was caught at and brought back to Bryan and the man held in jail over night on suspicion of car theft.

In the meantime it was learned that he was innocent of such a charge and the entire party was released this morning when the woman paid a fine $34.50 and they went on their way. DEPARTMENT SCHOOL SUPTS. HAVE ELECTED RANDALL CONDON, HEAD CIN. CINNATI SCHOOLS, MADE PRESIDENT SUB-BODY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. -Its new staff of officers elected; the convention of, the Department of Superintendents of the National Association neared its close today, with delegates dispos ing of business matters and an address by Secretary Herbert Hoover.

Randall Condon, Superintendent of Schools at Cineinnati, was elected president of the Department. Two Hundred Thousand for Gulf Channel (By Associated Press), WASHINGTON, Feb. Two hundred thousand dollars for work in the channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi was allotted today to Army engineers from the existing River nad Harbor improvement funds. (By Associated Press). GENEVA, Feb.

Greece has appealed to the League of Nations against Turkey for a settlement of the dispute over the fixation of the Greco, Turkish frontier. Greece Appeals To the League On the Boundary Cotton Market Cotton futures closed today 20 to 25 points down; local spots quoted at 18 1-2 to 19 cents. its effects will begin to be felt when first income tax installments fall due March 15. More than 2,300,000 who paid income taxes last year will be relieved of all taxes under the measure. Both Republican and Democratic leaders defended the measure in the four hours of senate debate on the conference agreement and a proposal to recommit it to conferfence for further tax reduction was defeated on a point of order.

Senator Neeley, Democrat, of West Virginia, made this motion, which would have instructed the senate conferees to insist upon repeal of the taxes on admissions, dues and automobiles. Leaders on both sides argued this would cause undesired delay, and Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, made the point that the motion was out of order since it would not provide a means of getting the bill back before the senate. Vice President Dawes upheld the point of order and an appeal from his ruling by Senator Neeley was voted down, 62 to 8. The roll on adoption of the conference agreement immediately followed. The Wanderer er The story of the First Black Sheep- At the Palace Tonight, Tomorrow and Saturday than Paramount's other sensation, "The Ten ComIs a big, big picture, greater Read the cast! GRETA NISSEN, ERNEST TORRENCE TYRONE POWER, KATHLYN WILLIAMS, WM.

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