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GANDHI TALKS ACROSS
OCEAN FIRST TIME
LONDON, Nov. 1 8.—Mahatma
Gandhi talked across the Atlantic
Ocean over a telephone for the first
time in his life yesterday. He be-
stowed his blessings on the Ameri-
can people, and said he would visit
them “in God’s appointed time.”
He was hurrying to keep an ap-
pointment with Lady Astor when the
phone rang and the operator announc-
ed that St. Paul, Minn., was calling.
Rev. Fisher, pastor of the First Meth-
odist Episcopal church at Ann Har-
bor, Mich., and a former missionary
in Calcutta, was on the line, and he
wanted to invite Gandhi to come to
America.
“But God has not yet cleared the
way,” the Indian leader said. “Be-
sides, I feel that nothing important
hangs on my going to America at
present. I think it is more important
that I return to Bombay to gird In-
dia’s loins for a new struggle against
Britain for liberty.”
Hanging up the receiver, Gandhi
exclaimed, “A miracle.” But when he
was told the call had cost about $120,
he replied: “Well, a bishop should
have better sense than to drop so
much money into the Atlantic Ocean.”
CASHIER ACCUSED
OF AIDING HOLDUP OF
PALESTINE BANK
FESS ATTACKED
BY REPUBLICANS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Three
anti-prohibitionists in the house call-
ed tonight for Senator Fess to resign
as chairman of the republican nation-
al committee because of his newly-
expressed stand for the 18th amend-
ment.
Britten of Illinois led the attack
upon the Ohioan in a statement de-
manding that he get out as their party
leader or “resign from the director-
ship of the anti-saloon league and re-
frain from being its spokesman.”
Representative LaGuardia of New
York, and Shcafer of Wisconsin, pick-
ed up the war cry—aroused by the
Fess reply to James W. Wadsworth of
New York, that “I shall use my in-
fluence to prevent the party from
committing a fatal blunder in asking
for repeal of the 18th amendment.”
Away from the furore, another
movement was getting into swing to
have a new chairman installed at the
meeting of the republican national
committee. This contemplates instal-
lation of Postmaster General Brown
as chairman.
While Fess has agreed to stay on
until the June convention, he would
willingly step out next month. How-
ever, the anti-prohibition attack
seems to have forestalled any change
at this time.
Also, Mr. Brown, another son of
Ohio, has talked vigorously at going
into the chairmanship from the cabi-
net.
JAPAN AND CHINA AGREE
TO ARMISTICE PLAN
GARNER RAPS DEMO-
CRATIC FREE FOR ALL
PALESTINE, Tex., Nov. 19.—
Speedy investigation of the $8,368
robbery of the First National Bank
of Palestine resulted today in recov-
ery of the money and the arrest of
Porter Cooper, cashier, and Howard
Wingate, as alleged perpetrators of
the robbery.
In a signed statement to officers
Wingate implicated Cooper as an ac-
complice. Cooper declined to make
any statement. Wingate told of
locking five bank employes in the
vault yesterday at the point of a pis-
tol and then collecting the money in a
bag. But for some undetermined rea-
son he did not take it from the build-
ing.
Detective Norman York found the
money bag today in a compartment
tinder the cashier’s desk.
Wingate was also charged with be-
ing implicated in a previous robbery
of the bank. Several thousand dol-
lars were taken March 28, 1931, by
a robber who entered the bank alone.
Bank employes locked in the vault
in the robbery yesterday were Presi-
dent C. L. Hufsmith, Cashier Cooper,
O. L. Pounds, assistant cashier; Miss
Helen Gilliam, bookkeeper, and Miss
Grace Officer, clerk.
HICCOUGH VICTIM TO
UNDERGO OPERATION
MANSFIELD, Ohio, Nov. 20.—Ira
A. King, who has hiccoughed for the
past 13 days, will have to undergo an
operation before he obtains complete
relief, physicians said today.
An X-ray has revealed an infecti-
ous condition in the abdominal region,
and this is believed to be the cause
of his attack of hiccoughs,which occur
at the rate of seven a minute.
Further slight improvement was
•noted in his condition over night, and
it is expected the operation will be
performed soon. He was able to take
nourishment yesterday for the second
time.
Will Rogers joined the hundreds
who have sent their favorite cures
to King. Rogers, in a telegram from
his home at Beverly Hills, Cal., sug-
gested the use of “oil of cloves, an
infallible old Indian remedy.”
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—House
Democratic leaders looked on the 14th
Texas district Wednesday and frown-
ed at the spectacle of three Demo-
crats running against one Republi-
can.
They feel the division of party
strength might result in the election
of another Republican to succeed the
late Harry M. Wurzbach.
“It’s a Democratic duty to have but
one candidate,” Representative Gar-
ner of Texas, said.
Garner is his party’s choice-for the
speakership. It looks as if he will
win, but his margin is narrow and
every vote is needed.
The Texas election is November 24.
The prospective Democratic candi-
dates are Carl W. Johnson of San
Antonio, R. M. Kleburg, Corpus Chris-
ti, and Thomas Smiley of Karnes
City. The republican candidate is
Charles V/. Anderson, who managed
Wurzbach’s campaign.
“The democrats should have elimi-
nated all but one and should not have
permitted so many candidates to par-
ticipate,” Garner said. “If the demo-
crats lose this district that was oc-
cupied for 11 years by republicans, it
will be because of a three-way split in
the vote. The district is normally
democratic and should send a demo-
cratic member to the house.”
GARNER INTRODUCES
HORSEBACK OPINION”
TO CAPITAL CIRCLES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Newspa-
per correspondents stationed at the
national capital were a bit mistified
when Representative John N. Garner
of Texas gave them what he charac-
terized as a “horseback opinion.” They
were familiar with the term “curb-
stone opinion” but had not before
heard it as expressed in Texas.
Since Mr. Garner is to be the Demo-
ratic nominee for speaker, and as the
count is now registered would have
the slight majority of three, he holds
a press conference twice daily, in the
morning for the afternoon papers and
in the afternoon for the morning news-
papers. Up to date no one has been
able to get anything important out
of the prospective speaker of the
House from Texas. He will not talk
about the party program, taxes or on
any other subject which /might be-
come an embarrassment in the House
organization. The callers, twice daily,
get a lot of chatter out of Mr. Garner
but no information.
Friday he was asked whether the
debt moratorium would originate in
the House or Senate. Mr. Garner
said he had given the subject neither
thought nor investigation, but it is
his “horseback opinion,” that it would
originate in the House.
PARIS, Nov. 20.—Both Japan and
China agreed in principle tonight to
a proposal for an armistice in Man-
churian military activities.
The cessation of hostilities would
be based on the creation of an inter-
national commission to investigate the
whole Manchurian situation.
Representatives of China and Ja-
pan and all the other members of the
council adopted this proposal, which
is largely a Japanese suggestion. Af-
ter its adoption the council was in-
formed that the Chinese were ready
to accept it in principle.
In League of Nations quarters the
decision was regarded as a victory
for the Japanese.
The proposal does not bind the Jap-
anese to withdraw their troops in
Manchuria during the period of the
inquiry, but it was understood that
the Japanese spokesman intimated
that the troops might retire if condi-
tions improved and made evacuation
safe for the lives and property of
Japanese.
Tomorrow there will be an open
meeting of the council and it was
expected that the members would
adopt the decisions which were agreed
upon in principle today, and would ar-
range conditions for an armistice and
define the terms under which the in-
vestigating commission would operate.
The proposed commission would ex-
amine the question of treaties the mili-
tary situation and also conditions and
guarantees of security of Japanese
residents and property. '
In the meantime, the Japanese army
would hold what it already has in
Manchuria, and the commission would
make reports from time to time to
the league council.
This action was determined upon
in a private meeting of the council
this evening, after United States Am-
bassador Charles G. Dawes had made
it clear that the United States intend-
ed to “preserve, its full freedom of
judgment as to its course” in the
Manchurian dispute.
General Dawes said his government
was sympathetic with the league’s ef-
forts to restore peace, but he left no
doubt regarding his intention to re-
main aloof from discussions bearing
on the application of the league cove-
nant.
MR. AND MRS. R. S. MILLS EN-
TERTAIN EMPLOYES OF FOX &
MILLS HARDWARE CO.
Friday evening, November 20, Mr.
and Mrs. R. S. Mills entertained the
employes of Fox & Mills Hardware
Company and several friends with a
seven o’clock dinner.
As the guests arrived they were
met at the door by Mr. Mills and were
ushered into the living room by Mrs.
D. C. Thamos. The rooms were made
even more attractive by bouquets of
lavender and white chrysanthemums
and pink and yellow suapdragons and
a cheerful fire in the fireplace.
At exactly seven o’clock, Mrs.
Mills opened the doors to their beau-
tiful dining room and invited us in
to dinner. In the center of the table
was a bowl of gorgeous pink roses
and pink and yellow snapdragons and
the place cards were nestled in the
center of dainty pink crepe paper rose-
buds. The menu consisted of roast
turkey, dressing, giblet gravy, orange
jelly, cranberry sauce, fruit salad on
lettuce leaves, new potatoes, butter
beans, hot rolls buttered, ice cream,
cocoanut cake, coffee and salted nuts,
all of which was greatly enjoyed.
After dinner there was .much mer-
riment and laughter when Mrs. Mills
called oh each guest to relate their
most embarrassing moment, or to tell
a joke or to propound a riddle, this
proved very amusing as many funny
circumstances were related and a joke
on the other fellow is always appre-
ciated.
The evening passed all too quickly
and as we bade our host and hostess
good-night, we felt very fortunate to
be employes of Fox & Mills Hardware
company, and one of the sevex-al
friends present.
Those who enjoyed this hospitality ,
were: Mrs. D. C. Thomas, Rev. and'
Mrs. W. M. Lane, Mr. and Mrs. John ]
W. Lane, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Donnell,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Darnell, Miss
Clyde Walker, Miss Vada Donnell and
Miss Dorothy Cox.
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STOCKHOLDERS OF BUILDING
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION MEET
MAN CLINGING TO BOAT
RESCUED AFTER FRIEND
SINKS TO DEATH
HOUSTON, Tex., Nov. 20.—Suffer-
ing from cold, hunger and thirst and
blinded by salt water, Motorcycle Of-
ficer Clarence Thrash of Houston was
found clinging instinctively to an
overturned fishing boat in Galveston
Bay Friday.
In broken sentences he told how his
fishing companion, County Probation
Officer Lee Jones, sank to his death
in the cold waters after their boat
had been swamped in a squall off
Teaxs City Thursday afternoon.
Jones’ body has not been found.
The finding of Thrash by J. C.
Terrebonne, who passed Half Moon
Reef in a skiff Friday morning, ended
a search in which coast guardsmen
and planes had aided.
Thrash lapsed into unconscioueness
shortly after he was rescued and was
taken to St. Mary’s Hospital at Gal-
veston. Later he told a halting story
of leaving in a motorboat Wednesday
from Texas City, how a squall turned
the boat over and how they clung to
the boat during the fear-haunted
hours Thursday night.
“Jdnes fell off several times and
each time I got him back,” Thrash
murmured. “I don’t know when he
went down for the last time. It must
have been about half an hour before I
was found. About this time every-
thing went black.”
Ed Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Helm
and baby of Austin, spent Sunday
here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N.
M. Smith. Mrs. Jordan, who had been
visiting in the heme of her sister Mrs.
Smith, returned to Austin with them.
The local stockholders of the Ala-
mo Building and Loan Association
held a meeting here Friday night and
the meeting was attended by Sam
Lowe and D. E. McCrumb, directors
of the company in San Antonio. The
company is well pleased with the busi-
ness it is doing under the present con-
ditions and they report that not a
foreclosure has been made on any of
their loans. The Alamo Building and
Loan Association has great confidence
in President Hoover’s plan for the re-
turn of prosperity to the country and
is making plans to do even more busi-
ness than it has done here in the past.
They have placed much more money
in this town than they have received
from it.
HIGH WATER ALONG
LLANO BLOCKS TRAFFIC
LLANO, Tex., Nov. 22.—A steady
rain amounting to 2.39 inches fell here
Sunday morning. The Llano River
rose four feet. Traffic south of here
was blocked Sunday by high water.
R. S. Mills received a telephone mes-
sage Monday morning notifying him
of the death of John W. Baker which
occurred Monday morning at 5:00
J o’clock in Waco. Mr. Baker was
serving McLennan as county clerk and
had held this office for many years.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 3:00 o’clock and Mr. and
Mrs. Mills will attend the services.
WILL ROGERS TO SAIL
TO MANCHURIA
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 20.—Will
Rogers, who described himself as
“more of a danged tourist than any-
thing else,” left today for Seattle, en
route to Japan.
The humorist hopes to reach Man-
chm’ia before the Sino-Japanese dif-
ficulty is settled, he said, that he may
become a war correspondent. Rogers
will sail from Seattle Saturday.
He reached Portland by train after
his plane had been forced down at
Medford, and continued by train to
Seattle. He was the guest of Gov.
Julius L. Meier while here.
Rev. Lawrence Williams left Mon-
day morning for Brownwood where
he will spend Monday and Tuesday
attending the eleventh district conven-
tion of Christian churches.
DR. C. H. FAIRES
DENTAL SURGEON
Special Attention Given Plate
And Bridge Work.
BLOCK ANESTHESIA
Office over Mackey’s Drug Store
Lampasas, Texas.
WOMAN WAITS FIFTY
YEARS FOR HUSBAND
MISSING IN WRECK
Doctors Disagree
When children are irritable and
disturbances, lack of appetite, and
have itching eyes, nose and fingers,
doctors will not always agree that
they are suffering from worms.
Many mothers, too, will not believe
that their carefully brought up chil-
dren can have worms. The fact
remains that these symptoms will
yield, in a great majority of cases,
to a few doses of White’s Cream Ver-
mifuge, the sure expellant of round
and pin worms. If your child has
any of these symptoms, try this harm-
less, old fashioned medicine which
you can get at 35c per bottle from
The Lion Drug Store, Lampasas
Smith’s Drug Store, Lometa, Texas
TEXAN “TO GET LIFE” FOR
PASSING 25 BUM CHECK
HOUSTON, Nov. 20.—J. W. Red-
den, 45, Saturday will hear Criminal
District Judge White Boyd sentence
him to spend the remainder of his
life in prison for an alleged offense
which netted him $25.
A jury in Judge Boyd’s court found
Redden guilty of forging and passing
a check for $25 on June 20. The in-
dictment alleged that Redden was a
third offender under habitual criminal
statute and the jury verdict of guilty
automatically made mandatory a sen-
tence of life imprisonment. . _ ,
ALLENTOWN, Pa., Nov. 20.—Fif-
ty .years may be a long time to wait
for a missing husband, but the pass-
ing of that half-century has not dim-
med the hopes of Mrs. Harriet Smeth-
ers that her mate, lost in the wreck
of his whaling vessel, will some day
return to her.
“He’ll cast anchor in the home port
some day,” the brave woman of 82
told guests at her birthday party.
The husband, captain of the whaler
Vigilant, was believed to have perish-
ed with his crew when, the vessel was
wrecked on the banks of Herald Is-
land, in the whaling waters between
Point Barrow and the Bering Strait.
This voyage was to have been his
last before settling down on terra
firma for the remaining years of his
life. The wreck of his ship was found
floating two years later, four bodies
aboard.
Mrs. Smethers insists that the man
who once trekked over miles of icy
wastes to reach the mainland of Alas-
ka when his ship was battered by an
iceberg would not die so easily.
So she still waits.
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