The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1931 Page: 2 of 8
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The Lampasas Leader
Published Every Friday
H. Abney Herbert Abney
J. H. ABNEY & SON
Owners and Publishers
Entered at the postoffice at Lampasas,
Texas, as second class mail matter.
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MOTOR TRUCK BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
ROBBERY OF TRUCKS
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY
NEW TEXAS RACKET
AUSTIN, Tex., May 4.—The House
bill dealing with the powers of the
Railroad Commission in regulating the
operation of common and contract
carrier motor trucks on State high-
ways was passed finally by the Sen-
ate Monday with only two opposing
votes. It was engrossed more than
a week ago, but final passage was
held up pending inspection of the
bill to determine if all the many
amendments adopted were correctly
written.
The bill differs from the present
statute dealing with this phase of
truck regulation in that it gives the
.commission power to supervise con-
tract carrier trucks as well as com-
mon carriers, and requires the coin-
mission to take into consideration in
passing on applications for certificates
of convenience and necessity for truck
routes existing transportation facili-
ties, including railroads. There are
many other changes from the present
law, but of less import than those two.
Contract carriers would be required
to obtain permits from the commis-
sion, which would have the power to
prescribe their rates. It also is pro-
vided that contract carrier rates shall j
not be less than railroad rates. Com-
mon carrier trucks would be required j
to operate on fixed. schedules and
routes and the commission would have
the power to prescribe rates for that
class of service. A contract carrier
would be permitted to transport prop-
erty from the point of origin or con-
centration of the load to a railroad
without a permit, however. The A
and B classifications of the present
law are abolished.
The act is considered more stringent
than the present regulation but it was
not as strongly protested as was the
companion bill, which regulated the
size and weight of all trucks operat-
ing on the highways.
TEMPLE*, May 5.—Robbery of
heavily loaded trucks as they move
along the highway has developed into
a new racket.
Five men were convicted on charges
of theft under $50 at Belton and fined
for taking a tire, rim, tube and a sack
of meal from a truck.
The driver of another truck reported
to officers that while he was driving
slowly up a hill near here he watched
in his mirror while two men removed
parcels from the vehicle. He could not
stop on the hill, and the thieves drove
away before he reached level ground,
he said.
Other drivers report pirates board
trucks and toss off packages, which
later are picked up by a following
car.
Trucks parked along the highways
also have been robbed.
FORMER FILM COWBOY
IS MADE DEFENDANT
IN SUIT FOR $200,000
GIVE RAILWAYS RIGHT
TO MEET TRUCK PRICES
SAN ANTONIO, May 2.—A $200,-
000 damage suit growing out of an
alleged breach of contract has been
filed in district court by the Dodson
World’s Fair Shows jointly and sev-
erally n gainst Jack Hoxie, former
movie cowboy; Carl H. Sonitz, and
George La Dura, the 101 Ranch Shows,
and Col. Zack T. Miller, operator of
the latter organization.
The suit alleged that Sonitz and
Ladura entered into a contract with
the Dodson organization in April, 1929,
agreeing to feature Hoxie in a Wild
West show for three years. Hoxie
approved the contract in writing, ac-
cording to the complaint.
The film cowboy joined the carnival
in May, 1929, it was rstated, and re-
mained with it until July, 1929, when
he left to join the 101 Ranch Shows.
The suit alleged that Col. Miller, while
knowing of Hoxie’s contract with the
Dodson shows, induced him to accept
an offer with his organization.
WASHINGTON, May 4.—An order
FARM MACHINES^
AND A
IMPLEMENTS^
FOR SALE—Porcelain lined refriger-
ator, almost new; ice capacity 100
was issued Monday by the Interstate pounds> Also a second hand Kelvin-
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ator electric refrigerator.—J. W.
Commerce Commission modifying a
former order so as to permit Texas
carriers to meet truck competition in
the transportation of cotton to Texas
points. Up to last January about 25
per cent of all the cotton to the ports
of Houston, Galveston and Texas City
was handled by trucks, but other es-
timates are that trucks have been
taking 50 per cent of the business,
based on last season, the carriers^
claim a loss on cotton of nearly $3,-
000,000.
The carriers have competitive rates
in effect to the three Texas ports
from all of Texas south of Dallas and
east of San Antonio, and while the
carriers’ revenues have been aided
Campbell, Plumbing and Frigidaire
Dealer. (d-w)
Economy
m
Service
W. J. Tucker, of Durant, Okla.,. who
has spent several days in this county
visiting his cousins, Mrs. Callie Hig-
gins and Miss Allie Armstrong at
Payn Gap, and Geo. Smith and O. Z.
Higgins of Izoro, was in Lampasas
Monday renewing old acquaintances
of thirty years ago. In conversation
with a representative of this paper
he related a battle he had with four
outlaws at Caney, Okla., in 1922. The
outlaws came into town to rob a bank.
| They began by running their horses
Recommends McCormick-Deering Binders. Save
local freight by giving us your order now as our
car will move within the next few days.
Genuine McCormick-Deering Repairs.
BEST TWINE MABE—DEERING
Our Car of Twine Has Just Arrived
carriers’ revenues have been amect | up and dbwn the stl.eets, firing their
somewhat, the loss is still substantial. I pi^pls ag they went in order to drive
The commission’s original order fixed j , off the sheets. Two of the
a relation between the rates from
Oklahoma, on the one hand, and Ark-
ansas and Texas on the other, to
Houston, Galveston and Texas City,
and between all points in the South-
west to Mobile. In numerous instan-
ces there is no truck movement.
As a result of the carriers’ applica-
tion the commission modified the or-
der so that they may maintain lower
than the prescribed rates from South-
western points to the Texas ports
wfien necessary to meet truck compe-
tition, without regard to the rate rela-
tionship where reductions are not
made necessary by truck competition.
The order points out that the three
Texas ports must be treated as a unit
in establishment of competitive rates
from points more than 200 miles of
Houston.
all people off the streets. Two of the
robbers were stationed on each side
of the bank, while the other two were
to rob it. Mr. Tucker got hold of an
Fox I Mills Hdw.
old German rifle, which had a safety 1 j. d. McDOWELL DIED
catch on it, which he knew nothing
shout, and proceeded to give battle,
alone. They shot him and he fell, and
the fall caused the safety catch to
unloose and he began firing. He
killed the man who was shooting at
SUNDAY MORNING
ENTIRE STAFF FIRED
BY HOUSTON THEATRE
Friends in Lampasas have received
announcements of the commencement
exercises of the Slayton high school,
which will be held on May 19. John
C. and Robert W. Rayburn are mem-
brs of the graduating class this year.
These young men are sons of Rev. and
Mrs. Rayburn and made their home
here for several years. Robert was
a carrier boy ^ pne one of the Daily
Leader routes and was one of the best
boys we ever had on the route.
Miss Vivian Lively of Bend is spend-
ing this week here as a guest of her
friend, Miss Page Gibson.'
Lampasas Weekly Leader 1 year S1.58
Getting
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Only 60c at
J. D. McDowell died here Sunday
morning at 9 o’clock after an illness
lasting about ten days. He was strick-
— - ; en with paralysis which caused his
him, aiso t he '■ horse he was* riding. ■ dea^-idi The deceased had made his
number of
TEXAS USED 738,177,457 GALLONS
OF GAS IN 1930—STATE
TAX $29,527,098
WASHINGTON, May 2.—Texas
gasoline usei’s in 1930 consumed a
total of 738,177,457 gallons, on which
the state collected taxes amounting to
$29,527,000, according to a report re-
ceived by the United States bureau
of public roads from Austin. Only
three other states, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and California, collected more in gas-
oline taxes than did Texas, although
five other states used more gasoline.
The gasoline tax yielded a net rev-
enue of $494,683,410 in all states last
year, and nearly 15,000,000,000 gal-
lons of gasoline were used by the
motor vehicles throughout the coun-
try. As compared with 1929, the tax
revenue increased 14.6 per cent and
the consumption of gasoline increased
3.5 per cent in spite of the fact that
there was no increase in the total
number of motor vehicles. The aver-
age consumption per vehicle was 556
gallons in 1930 compared with 538
gallons in 1929.
The other robbers seeing their com- , ^ome jn Lampasas for a
panion killed left town hurriedly j year's and is survived by his widow
without any loot. Mr. Tucker v. as hit and one son) Andrew McDowell. He
five times by the robbers and both j adso leaves a brother, J. W. McDowell
of his hands are practically stiff fiom | 0£ Copperas Cove, and eight grown
the wounds. Mr. Tucker has che en-. cj12,ldi»iexi by a former marriage. The
dorsement of citizens of Carney who' childrep are; W. D. McDowell of
certify to the facts as stated above. Damon. Mrs. j. C. Cox of Yoakum,
Okla.; Noel McDowell of Groesbeek;
Luther McDowell of Baytown; John
McDowell of Groesbeek; J. C. Mc-
Dowell of McCamey; Mrs. J. D. Wil-
liams of San Antonio; Joe McDowell
of Libei’ty.
He was a member of the Presby-
terian church and funeral services
were conducted Sunday afternoon at
5:30 in Oak Hill cemetery by Rev.
D. H. Kirkpatrick.
He says during the battle, not a man
came to his aid, but when he fell
from a gun shot two women came to
his aid to assist him to get into a
house. Mr. Tucker will return to
Durant this week.
LION DRUG STORE.
(d-w)
HOUSTON, Tqx., May 1.—Musi-
cians, stage hands and motion picture
projection machine operators at the
M a \ cts tic (Rjadiio-Keith-Orpheum)
YOUTH HAVING FIVE
FATHERS AND THREE
MOTHERS IS ORPHAN
TEMPLE, May 4.—Ivan Lawrence
of Killeen has a plentitude of parents,
yet he is a guest at the state orphans
Theatre here have been given their home in Corsicana. Counting from
notices, effective Mqy 13, Bob Rice, | left to right and from bottom to top,
secretary of the Houston local of the Ivan can show five fathers and three
Houston local of the Musicians Pro-
tective Union, announced today.
“The orders came from New York,”
Rice said. “No reason was given.
The men were just simply given or-
ders to resign on the 13th.”
The theater management declined
to comment.
MRS. B. L. WEATHERFORD AND
CHILDREN IN CAR ACCIDENT
LOCAL ITEMS APPRECIATED
Adults Contract Children's
Diseases
Adults can, and do, contract many
children’s diseases. And, usually, they
suffer from them much more than
children do. For instance, many adults
contract worms, an ailment usually
associated with children. Sometimes
they suffer intensely and take expen-
sive medical treatments, without reali-
zing that worms are the cause of their
troubles. Yet, the symptoms are the
same as in children, loss of appetite
and weight, grinding the teeth and rest-
less sleep, itching of the nose and anus,
and abdominal pains. And, the same
medicine that surely and harmlessly ex-
pels round and pin worms from children
will do the same for adults —- White’s
Cream Vermifuge, which you can get at
The Lion Drug Store, Lampasas
Smith’s Drug Store, Lometa, Texas
We strive to make a paper that is
of interest tq all of our readers and
always place a high value on local
items. These items are always ap-
preciated when you telephone us or
see us on the streets. The more local
mentions we carry each day the better
the paper is, according to our judg-
ment. WThen you tell us of members
of your family leaving town or rela-
tives or friends visiting in your home
we do not think that you are seeking
publicity for yourself but are merely
telling us so we can let the local
people know what is going on in Lam-
pasas. We are not mind readers,
neither do we use any mysterious way
of finding out things—we have to de-
pend on you to tell us. Give us the
local happenings and we will appre-
ciate them and it will help us to make
a' better paper.
DR. C. H. FAIRES
DENTAL SURGEON
Special Attention Given Plate
And Bridge Work.
BLOCK ANESTHESIA
Office over Mackey’s Drug Store
Lampasas, Texas.
Mrs. B. L. Weatherford and three
children were in an automobile acci-
dent about 7 o’clock Monday morn-
ing. The car being driven by Mrs:
Weatherford at a speed of about 25
miles per hour, through some mishap
to the steering equipment, went out of
control, into a ditch and turned over on
its side. Mrs. Weatherford was the
most seriously injured, her right knee
and lower part of her right leg were
painfully bruised to the extent that
temporarily' she cannot use it. Her
lower lip was also cut and bruised
considerably. One of the little girls,
Hannah, received an injury to her
right hand, it being cut and two or
three of her fingers pulled out of place.
The other two little girls received no
injuries. No bones of any of the oc-
cupants of the car were broken. The
accident occurred between Llano and
San Saba, the party being brought to
San Saba for medical attention and
then on to the Weatherford home here
about noon.
Mrs. Weatherford and the gilds had
gone to Llano Saturday and stayed
over the week end there with Mr.
Weatherford, being en route home
when the accident occurred.
Mr. Weatherford on reaching Lam-
pasas on his noon run Monday re-
ceived notice of the injuries to his
family and remained over here with
them.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perry have
as their guest for the coming -week,
Mi's. Perry’s aunt, Mrs. S. K. Hob-
good of Springfield, Missouri.
E. W. Jarrell, who has been with
the J. C. Penney Co., since the open-
ing of the Lampasas store, has been
transferred to Kerrvilie. Mr. and
Mrs. Jarrell will make their home in
Kerrvilie and he is to report there for
duty Wednesday. This is a promotion
mothers, yet despite this tremendous
showing he is classed an orphan. To
start with his own father and mother
are living. The mother has mar lied
, five times and the father is a poor
second with a record of three trips to
the altar. Statistically considered the
lad therefore has four sets of parents
if they were properly grouped. With
all the matrimony that has been thus
far committed none of the principals
have taken the boy into consideration.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis have as
their guests for the next several days,
uuivvcuuc&uay. jl ms i£> <x piuniULiun \m .
for Mr. Jarrell and his many friends j daughter, Mrs. Made Thomas of
here wish for him every success in
his new location.
FOR SALE—Registered Delaine rams
and ewes. See F. E. Kirk or Taylor
Smith at Bertram, Texas. (wp)
Rrownwood and Mrs. Davis’ niece,
Mrs. George Smith and little son Joe
Daley of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
J. W. McDowell of Copperas Cove
was in Lampasas Friday.
"THE BIG SHAKEDOWN"
Complaint is made by a citizen that
he cannot get to town without his
clothing getting wet from the over-
lapping of weeds on sidewalk. The
dew is very heavy at this season and
a person looks like he had been under
a shower after trying to get through
the weeds. Cut the weeds.
FAMILY REUNION
HELD HERE SUNDAY
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Berry and Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert Clements had the
pleasure of entertaining members of
the family here Sunday and they all
went to Hancock park where chey
spread their dinner together. Those
here for the day were Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Long and two nieces, Gloria
and Patsy Jean Ben-y of Waco; Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Rickerson and Mrs.
J. T. Berry of Llano; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Childers and two daughters,
Misses Douglas and Elizabeth of Bui-
net. Mrs. J. T. Berry returned to
Waco to visit in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Austin Long.
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