The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1929 Page: 5 of 8
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SEE US
When You Want to Sell
PRODUCE
We are always in the market for your Turkeys,
Chickens, Eggs, Cream and other produce and
will be glad to have you call us over either tele-
phone for the market price when you are ready
to sell.
We are cash buyers and always pay the highest
market prices for what you have to offer and ap-
preciate buying from you in either large or small
quantities.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS
BASSEL BROS.
E. B. Millican, Manager
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* SNAP SHOTS *
There are three kinds of kickers— The old-timers say winter’s back is
mules, shot guns and some men. The broken, but we would feel safer if
mule kicks • because he is born that
way; the shot gun because it is
made that way, and men because
it is a right granted them by the
constitution.
The key to success doesn’t fit a
nightlatch.
One of the most comfortable places
to live is just inside your income.
Many a man has found that throw-
ing mud is ground lost.
Wild oats might be all right if
they didn’t have to be harvested.
The tongue whose emergency brake
is out of order usually has plenty
of gas.
There’s always room at the top—
the elevator doesn’t run that high.
When a locomotive whistles at a
grade crossing it is best to believe
all you hear.
Some folks have a head a foot long,
but they don’t use it as a rule.
A second-hand automobile has its
advantages—it allows a man to for-
get all his other troubles.—Clipped.
JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR
OF OIL COMPANIES
El Paso. Tex., Feb. 18.—United
States Judge Charles A. Boynton, on
Saturday ruled in favor of the Rox-
anna and Douglas oil companies in
the famous Mrs. M. A. Monroe-Smith
oil lands controversy. Rights to West
Texas oil lands valued at $200,000,000
were at stake.
Judge Boynton held Mrs. M. A.
Monroe-Smith, owner of a 21,000-acre
ranch in Pecos county adjoining the
rich Yates oil pool, is sound mentally
and legally competent to understand
the nature of leases she signed on her
lands.
Suit was brought in state courts
by the seven children of Mrs. Smith,
to have her adjudged mentally un-
sound.
W. H. Colquitt of Marfa was ap-
pointed receiver of the state and the
case later transferred to federal court,
as the Roxanna corporation is a Vir-
ginia company and the Douglas com-
pany is an Oklahoma oil, concern.
“Mrs. M. A. Smith may not pos-
sess a knowledge of art, literature,
history and georgraphy beyond the
domain over which she has traveled,
but the court is convinced she pos-
sesses a sound mind, business acumen
and mental capacity for understand-
ing the nature of any leases she may
have entered into,” Judge Boynton
said.
Mrs. Smith, by her shrewdness, rose
from poverty to riches, Judge Boyn-
ton pointed out,
U. S. Geon, special United States
master in chancery in the suit, exam-
ined more than 100 witnesses during
four months.
Attorneys for the Monroe children
indicated an appeal will be taken. It
was said the case will eventually be
carried to the United States supreme
court.
Mr. Geon Saturday lost $10,000 in
about ten seconds and never batted
an eye. Mr. Goen was seated in fed-
eral court when Judge Boynton fixed
Geon’s fee for master. Mr. Geon had
asked a fee of $25,000. Judge Boyn-
ton cut this to $15,000.
Defendants had sought to have the
fee fixed at $7,500. Fees come out of
court costs.
its neck were that way.
One of the strangest things in
this world is why a girl wants to have
shining eyes and doesn’t want a
shining nose.
It may get so some time that no-
body will amount to anything unless
he goes to Florida in the winter.
The law abiding citizens of Chi-
cago are thoroughly aroused. They
have demanded another investigation.
The reason why we think any col-
lege boy should go without a hat is
because it gives his head room to ex-
pand.—Dallas News.
Novel Decision.
A decision, by the District of
Columbia court of appeals, that a
weapon carried in an automobile is
concealed “about the person” of the
individual who thus carries it serves
to convict a man who carried a pistol
under the seat of his car. A more
convenient place in which to carry a
pistol ready for use is the door pocket
of an automobile. Nobody could get
a pistol from under the seat quickly,
but the door pocket may be reached
as easily as a hip pocket. And if the
laws against carrying concealed wea-
pons do not apply to weapons carried
in automobiles, it would be easy to
carry them in holsters attached to the
instrument board, or elsewhere at-
tached where they would be readier
to the hand than if carried in one’s
pocket. Yet the idea that it is not
agaifist the law to carry a pistol in
an automobile, provided it is not worn,
is prevalent. The decision in Wash-
ington was that the purpose of the
law was to protect the public against
coneealed weapons and that congress
would, save said “on” instead of
“about,” had the intention been to
permit weapons to be carried in auto-
mobiles or otherwise conveniently con-
cealed. It seems improbable that the
difference between “on” and “about”
was discussed by the law makers, bnt
if a weapon may be carried in a car
there are more convenient places in
which to store it than on the hip.—
Louisville Times.
MEMORY REMOVED
AT FRAT INITIATION
PRESBYTERIAN AUXILIARY
ELECTS OFFICERS TUESDAY
The Presbyterian Auxiliary had a
roll call meeting Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. R. B. Senterfitt.
The following officers were elected
for the new year:
Mrs. Bryan Casbeer, president.
Mrs. Ed Moore, vice president.
Mrs. W. E. LaBounty, treasurer.
Mrs. A. R. Dickens, secretary and
press reporter.
We were glad to welcome Mrs.
West as a new member to the aux-
iliary. xx
For Sale.
I have a good Wisconsin Incubator
that holds 250 eggs, practically new,
and a large oil brooder, also have
Rhode Island eggs at $1.00 per set-
ting. Call for them a1< this price or
I will mail them to you at$1.25.Rural
telephone.
Mrs. H. S. Jackson,
(w) Adamsville, Tex.
PROMISE SOLUTION
OF GANG KILLINGS
Chicago, Feb. 19.—William R. Rus-
sell, commissioner of police, today
announced he believed the St. Valen-
tine’s day gang massacre would be
cleared up soon and Coroner Herman
N. Bundesen revealed he had received
death threats which he attributed to
his activity in trying to solve the mys-
tery.
Commissioner Russell said the police
had information which led him to
believe the names of the slayers
of seven members of the George
“Buggs” Moran gang would soon be
known. He added, “the lid is on
Chicago to stay,” in referring to
orders to stop the selling and traffic
in liquor.
The commissioner hotly denied the
police drive against liquor was to be
discontinued as soon as excitement
over the killings died down, declaring
that “the police are tired of taking
the blame for everything,” and intend-
ed to “keep the town closed up.”
Ambulance Service--
Funeral Directors
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“MADAM SPEAKER” HOUSE
MEMBERS CALL MRS. NEGLEY
Austin, Tex., Feb. 19.—Mi’s. L .B.
Negley, representative from San An-
tonio and one of the two women
members of the house, occupied the
speaker’s chair for the first time Tues-
day morning, when the important
penitentiary reform issue was before
the body.
Mrs. Negley was at no time at a
loss as to what to do. Her rulings
were positive and to the point.
Mrs. Helen Moore of Texas City
was the first of the pair of woman
representatives to occupy Speaker W.
S. Barren’s chair this session.
The customary “Mr. Speaker,”
though it slipped off the tongues of
several members addressing the chair,
generally gave way to “Madam
Speaker,” with Mrs. Negley officiat-
ing.
SUPREME COURT BILL
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Austin, Tex., Feb. 19.—Governor
Moody today signed the joint reso-
lution calling for submission of a
constitutional amendment to make it
possible to increase the membership
of the supreme court to nine. It would
also provide for a continuous session
of the court. The resolution calls
for submission of the proposed amend-
ment at a special election on July 16.
KEYES SENTENCED WHERE HE
HELPED CONVICT HICKMAN
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 19.—Injuries'
sustained during initiation into a fra-
ternity at the University of Nebraska
are said to have cost Thorwald Han-
sen Jr. his memory.
The youth, son of an investment
broker, was found wandering about
the streets here Thursday after the
initiation, bruised about the head.
At the hospital where he is con-
fined, it was said Hansen remembers
nothing of events occurring since last
September.
Jesse Cole of Fort Worth came in
Wednesday morning for a visit in the
home of his mother, Mrs. Carolina
Cole at Clayrock.
L. T. Bradford of Austin, a repre-
sentative of the Southwestern Bell
Telephone Co., is in Lampasas on
business for the above named com-
pany.
Weekly Leader, $1.50 Year.
The Daily Leader, $1.00 for 3 Months
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 20.—In the
courtroom where his plea sent Wil-
liam Edward Hickman to the gallows,
former District Attorney Asa Keyes
late Wednesday was sentenced to
serve from one to fourteen years in
San Quentin prison for bribery con-
spiracy in office.
Ed Rosenberg, charged with paying
the former prosecutor $125,000 to ob-
tain his dismissal in the Julian Petro-
leum Corporation trials, also received
a one to fourteen year term.
Sentencing of Ben Getzoff, their as-
serted go-between, was postponed to
permit him to file an application .for
probation.
Getzoff, broken in health, has been
confined to the county jail hospital
since his conviction two weeks ago.
Physicians believe that he would not
survive prison confinement.
Before passing sentence Superior
Judge Edward I. Butler denied a mo-
tion for a new trial.
Our equipment is the most modem and our service is the best. When
you need the Services of an Ambulance or a Funeral Director, call us.
Our hope is that you do not need these services, but should you, we
are sure you want the best and most sympathetic.
Calls answered day or night—Anywhere.
DO NOT FORGET THE MERCHANTS CARNIVAL, MARCH 5-6
Under the auspices of the Lampasas Municipal Band
Lampasas Furniture Co.
D. T. Briggs “The Best Place to Trade After All” W. G. Gamel
WOMAN’S BILL FAILS TO GIVE | SQUIRRELS IN PECAN BELT
WIFE FULL PROPERTY RIGHT MADE ALL-YEAR GAME
Austin, Tex., Feb. 19.—The bill by
Mrs. Laura Burleson Negley of San
Antonio defining what constitutes
community property of husband and
wife, does not give a wife the right
to dispose of her separate property
without the necessity of her husband
joining in the transaction, she said
today.
“I am sorry that the measure was
misunderstood to'mean this because
I am opposed to a law giving wives
the right to dispose of such property
without consent of their husbands,”
she said.
John Kyle Oliver and some of his
little friends went out a few days ago
on a rabbit hunt and happened to the
misfortune of getting John Kyle’s
dog killed by a goat which they came
in contact with while on the hunt.
The goat ran at the dog and evident-
ly struck him in such a way as to
break his neck the first lick. The rab-
bit they were in search of was one
of the pet rabbits that had gotten
out of a cage.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 19.—Hunting of
squirrels all the year round in the
pecan belt of Central Texas is per-
mitted under a bill signed and filed
by Gov. Dan Moody. The measure
was introduced at the instance of
pecan growers. There is now no
closed season on squirrels in Travis,
Williamson, San Saba, Llano, Lam-
pasas, Burnet, Goliad, Blanco and
Hays counties.
The governor also approved and
filed a bill prohibiting hunting of
black-tailed deer west of the Pecos
river except from Nov. 16 to Nov.
30, and the bag limit is one pronged
buck.
TALK BY ACCUSED
SAVES HIM $100
Mrs. J. P. Harris returned home
i Wednesday morning from a visit in
Brownwood with relatives.
Miss Myrtle Hutto of Melvin was
a visitor in Lampasas with friends
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McGee left
Tuesday morning by auto to visit the
Rio Grande Valley section.
Dallas, Tex., Feb. 20.—E. L. Phil-
lips, a carpenter, made $100 in Judge
William Atwell’s federal district court
here Tuesday.
“Judge, I’m not going to lie to you,”
Phillips said, “I was going to the
hotel to deliver the liquor, but I am
through with it now and am working
every-day at my trade.”
“Well, you have made $100 since
you have been standing here, and I
am glad to have met you,” Judge At-
well replied. “You pay the marshal
$50. I had considered making your
fine $100 greater.”
TWO ORPHANAGE
RUNAWAYS ARE HELD
Eden, Tex., Feb. 19.—Two boys be-
lieved to be Calvin Cunningham and
Melvin Eddie, missing from an or-
phanage at Corsicana since February
4, are being detained by officers here.
The boys, about 12 and 14, gave
their names as Buck and Alfred Small,
of Ballinger. Ballinger officials, how-
ever, said they knew of no boys miss-
ing there.
“KICKING HIM AROUND"
Benton Roberts and Ralph Win-
gren went to Brownwood and Bangs
on business Thursday.
EGGS
Your money back if Star
as directed, fails to free Fowls of
destructive insects and improve their
appetite, health and egg production.
MACKEY’S DRUG STORE
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The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1929, newspaper, February 22, 1929; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth891408/m1/5/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.