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41 st Year
Lampasas, Texas, Friday, August 16, 1929
Number 48
LIONS WILL HAVE CHARTER
NIGHT NEXT TUESDAY
President Claude Strickland
The Lions Club luncheon Tuesday
decided that the charter night for the
club would be held on Tuesday, Aug-
ust 20th. A committee composed of
J. H. Andrew, Frank Baker and R. S.
Nichols is in charge of the program
for this event and will announce their
plans in the near future. The Lam-
pasas club is sponsored by the George-
town club and members from George-
town will be here for the program.
A district governor from Austin will
also be in Lampasas. All Lions and
their wives will be invited to the
charter night program and the com-
mittee will have a nice program ar-
ranged.
Secretary Wilson stated to the
club that President R. E. Rawls had
tendered his resignation as president
of the club. The resignation was ac-
cepted by the club and Claude Strick-
land was elected as president of the
Lampasas Lions Club. Mr. Strickland
made a short talk and expressed his
appreciation of the honor which the
club had given him and urged that
each member get behind the organiza-
tion and make it the outstanding club
in Lampasas for civic work.
The members also elected M. T.
Taylor as second vice president and
J. H. Andrew as third vice president.
A committee composed of Frank
Baker, J. H. Andrew and Chas. Wa-
chendorfer was appointed from the
Lions Club to confer with Captain G.
S. Taylor in regard to the continuing
of Camp Marlamont as a summer
school in^ Lampasas.
The club was pleased to have Miss
Hallie Beth Scales of Gorman and
Miss Helen Northington as guests at
the luncheon. The ladies gave a
musical program which was enjoyed
very much by the club members.
FAIR WAS A SUCCESS
On every hand we hear comments
on the success of the Lampasas fair
just closed, and we believe a great
portion of the credit for the success
is due to the efficient management of
our secretary, R. J. Paine. Mr.
Paine has given much of his time and
study of the management of the fair
and with the hearty cooperation of
those associated with him he has put
the fair over in a big way. The ex-
hibitors and all amusement features
seem well pleased with the treatment
they have received at the Lampasas
fair and will no doubt be ready to
come back to Lampasas next year.
There was a good attendance all three
days and at the final check up of the
funds it will no doubt be found that
a nice sum was realized by the Fair
Association again this year. Our fair
is in debt but is being paid out and
when we are from under this obli-
gation we will be in a position to give
the people even more for their money.
The amusement feature was far
above the average found at county
fairs. A county fair should be an in-
structive and entertaining feature
combined, and the many things to be
seen and found at the grounds are
necessary to please the many differ-
ent people who attend a fair.
Mr. and Msr. J. L. Valliant and
Mrs. Valliant’s father, J. M. Jones,
of New Orleans, 1a., are visiting old
time friends in Lampasas. They are
guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Noyes. They are former resi-
dents of this city and their friends
are glad to see them again.
Miss Gladys Morgan and brother,
Harold Morgan of Graham spent the
week end in this city. They were ac-
companied home Sunday by Miss Ruth
Landrum, who will visit in their home.
SAN SABA FAIR OPENS
TUESDAY WITH GOOD CROWD
The San Saba Fair opened Tues-
day for a four days run with an ex-
ceptionally good opening day crowd.
With a linght dust settling rain Mon-
day night, Tuesday morning dawned
clear and somewhat cooler. How-
ever at about 5 o’clock Tuesday after-
noon about an inch of rainfall was
registered with a good rain following
around 7 o’clock.
The Lampasas Gold Medal Band
officially opened the Fair Tuesday
morning with a concert in the band-
stand at. the fair park at 10 o’clock,
471 PRODUCING OIL
WELLS ARE RECORDED
Austin, Texs, August 13.—Four
hundred and seventy-one producing oil
wells in Texas were recorded with the
oil and gas division of the railroad
commission during July, according to
a compilation released Monday. There
were 282 dry holes and 39 gas wells
listed for the month. Eight hundred
and ninety-six permits to drill were
issued.
Of the producing wells, 58 were in
Wilbarger county, 46 in Wichita
county, 41 in Archer county, 37 in
Gray county, 29 in Caldwell county,
28 in Pecos county, 24 in Shackelford
MONTHLY BASIS ON CAR
LICENSING IN EFFECT
a representative number of the band
members being present. In speaking j county and 19 in Winkler county.
of the band we are reminded to again !--
call attention to the fact that all !
Lampasas citizens that visit the San ** IP' SAS BC\ SCOUTS
Saba Fair are especially invited to OFF ON CAMP TRII
visit the Band Camp in the tourist
Park which adjoins the Fair Park on j
the north. They have an exception- j
ally modern and convenient camp ,
with an office and everything. j
The exhibits at the fair are this l
this year very complete in all depart- j
ments. Good races and ball games
Scout Master, Warren Taliaferro
and fifteen members of the Lam-
pasas trop of Boy Scouts left Lam-
pasas Friday night for Barksdale, Ed-
wards County, where they will spend
seven days encamped. Other troops
of the Southern Area, will be includ-
each'afternoon" and carnival'midway j ed |n Uwcamp and the Lampasas boys
to be visited either during the day
Austin, Tex^is, August 12.—L. C.
Sutton, legislative legal, expert, said
Monday that county tax collectors who
are not observing the monthly basis
in collecting registration fees on auto-
mobiles are not observing the new
law. The latest act abolished the old
quarterly liability arrangement and
involved a strictly monthly basis of
payment of auto fees. The same pro-
vision is carried into the new law
which reduces the motor registration
fees on January 1 next. The monthly
basis is applicable on the present fee
schedule which has not been reduced.
It has been held by the Attorney
General’s Department that regardless
of the date of the month a car is
registered, its owner is liable for the
tax on the full month. Oars register-
ed on any day in August would be re-
quired to pay five months tax or reg-
istration fees.
DALLAS FIGHT IS HALTED
BY TEXAS RANGER
or at night.
FOUR SHOT IN NEW
ORLEANS DISTURBANCE
New Orleans, August 14.—After
being attacked by an angry mob in the
council chamber, the city commis-
sioners late Tuesday took steps to
curb a wave of wild disorders which
swept through the city in a renewed
outburst of rioting by street car sym-
pathizers.
Four city commissioners were set
upon by groups of a mob of 500 or
more persons in and about the city
hall, a dozen policemen assaulted,
four persons shot and a number ox
disturbers arrested on federal and
state charges before sufficient police-
men arrived to quell the fury.
The council calmly pursued their
duties after the riot, and announced
their intention to preserve law and
order in the strike, and a determina-
tion to “see that lawlessness is out-
lawed and the guilty brought to jus-
tice.”
For an hour shouting men and
women surged within the corridors of
the building, where a delegation of
200 union men met with the council
to demand continuance of bus opera-
tion and fought and swung blows
until driven out at the point of police
guns.
A second rush on the municipal
building was halted by police with
drawn guns and tear bombs, and the
violence then settled into group at-
tacks on street cars operated by non-
union workers.
Deputy United States marshals in
automobiles charged a crowd attack-
ing a street car in front of the fed-
eral building and armed marshals
were placed on patrol on Magazine
street to protect the property of the
car company under the federal in-
junction against strike violence. The
July 5 destruction of street cars on
Canal street echoed in an attack on a
car on St. Charles street near the
riot scene.
The motorman escaped while Con-
ductor George Fisher was beaten
severely. Every window in the car
was smashed with rocks and bottles.
Another crew member was beaten at
South Rampart and Julia street.
The day’s disturbances started in
the council chamber when. T. Semmes
Walmsley, acting mayor, adjourned
the session because of its wild demon-
strations. He and other members of
the council were gouged and pounded
with fists in their efforts to escape
from the chamber.
Police Captain Henry Melson and
Eugene Casey were beaten in their
rescue of Mr. Walmsley. Four shots
were fired at the floor by Captain
Melson in an effort to free himself
from his attackers.
met the Brownwood, Richland Springs
and San Saba troops in Rochelle and
Dallas, Texas, August 9.—His pro-
jected free boxing contest stopped by
the law’s long arm, Promoter Larry
completed the trip with them. They j Meinert today contemplated taking
will be stationed on a large private ' a legal poke or two at his restrain-
estate which abounds in natural beau- j ex-s.
ty, and forest game. I Kid Kober of Dallas and Duke
Those making the trip were: Kyle ; Trammel of Fort Worth, the princi-
Smith, Charles Davis, Leslie Sum-! pals in Meinert’s plan to test the
merville, Lamar Hocker, James Rich- j state anti-boxing law last night, did
Mr. and Mrs. Tilford Bean have
as their guest, their daughter,
Mrs. Frank Lloyd of Alice and Mrs.
Lee B. James and two children, Miss
Frances and Buddy, of Brownsville.
Mrs. M. W. Howard has returned
.from a month’s visit in Odessa in the
home of her daughter, Mrs. R. W.
Burkholder.
ard Key, John Camp Abney, James
McGehee, Tommie Geddis, G. W. Ash-
er, Clayton Watson, J. B. Hammett,
Frank Dickason, Marshal Lee Everett,
Lawrence Williams, Jr., Vonceil Gx*ee-
son and Scout Master Warren Talia-
fei’ro.
PIONEER RESIDENT OF >
LAMPASAS CO. IS DEAD
S. P. (Pat) Fox, a pioneer resident
not get into the ring. Instead,
Ranger Captain Tom Hickman and
Shei’iff Hal Hood stepped in just as
the fii’st preliminary was about to
get under way and halted the show.
They made no arrest, as no blows
had been struck.
Pi'omoter Meinert then announced
that he probably would take action
today in an attempt to bring about
the arrest of the officers. The last
few hours befoi-e the Meinert show
of Lampasas County, died Friday j was to go on were hectic ones. First
morning, August 9, at 9:00 o’clock at; the promoter obtained from _ district
his home in the Nix Community. Mr, j court at Fairfield a temporary in-
Fox suffered a stroke of paralysis j junction against state, county and
on July 24th and since that time has city officers restraining them from
been confined to his bed.
Funeral services -were held at the
family residence Saturday mox-ning at
10:00 o’clock and burial took place
in the Nex cemetery. Rev. Mr. Renfro
Baptist minister of Goldthwaite con-
ducted the service.
The deceased was born in Tennes-
see; he came to Lampasas County
when eighteen years of age, settling
in the Nix community, where he en-
gaged in farming and ranching up
until a short time ago. Mr. Fox was
seventy-four years of age at the time
death came to him. He was well
known over this section and was said
by his friends to be an honest up-
right citizen.
He is survived by his wife, one son
and one daughter who are: Dinty Fox
of Kempner and Mi-s. W. E. Baxter
of Bend.
Friends of the family extend sym-
pathy to them in the loss of their
loved one.
MRS. J. P. WORD CELE-
BRATES BIRTHDAY
Friends of Mrs. J. P. Word helped
her to celebrate her birthday, Tues-
day, by giving a picnic in Hancock
Park; the affair having become an
annual one. The party gathered at
6:30 o’clock and enjoyed a bountiful
supper. Those attending were: Mrs.
Word’s brother and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Evans of. Los Angeles, Califor-
nia; her sister, Mrs. Joe Adkins of
Brady; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wheeler
and son, John Whit, Mrs. Emma Cau-
then, Mrs. Nan Wilson, Miss Mamie
Aynesworth, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cas-
sell and Mrs. Word.
JERSEY WOMAN ASKS
INFORMATION ON SON
Austin, Texas, August 12.—Mx*s. F.
Menaker of Browns Mills, N. J.
writes the Secretary of State to aid
in finding her son who came to Texas
five years ago to locate. She has
heard ixothing from him. His name is
William Morris Menaker.
The Leader has been requested to
announce that Rev. W. H. McGee
will preach at School Creek church
next Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Terry left
John Barnes returned Saturday to j Wednesday morning on an automobile
his home at Waco after a short visit' trip to points in Southwest Texas,
here in the home of his mother, Mrs. They expect to go over into old Mex-
Maek T. Taylor. ico before returning home.
interfering.
District Attorney William Me Craw
immediately was granted an ox-der
dissolving the Fan-field instrument in
a heax-ing before Judge Towne Young
around a cigar counter in the old
coxxrt house here. Hickman and
Hood were sent post haste to the
Gardner Pax-k Ice Palace, where
Meinert’s meix were to do battle.
The x-anger and sheriff ended the
affair anxid the booes of the crowd.
Later it developed that "while the
Meinert act was being denied, the
Boards, members of a local club on
White Rock Lake, near here, were
watching five boxing bouts unmolest-
ed.
Meinert’s statement said: “The fight
has just begun. I’m not licked yet,
although I’ve been knocked down a
couple of times. The fight will be
carried on to a fiixish and I intend to
determine through legal channels
whether the officers were within their
rights in stopping the fight in view
of the injunction.
HIGHER TAX RATE
HINTED BY MOODY
Austin, Texas, August 12.—The
state tax rate will be fixed tomorrow
or Wednesday, Governor Moody an-
nounced today after the automatic tax
board held a xneeting without setting
the levy.
The governor said it was necessary
to revamp the figures that had been
gathered as a gixide in fixing the rate.
Instead of using figures of the fi-
nancial condition of the state on July
1 as basis it was decided to use the
treasury balances of August 1.
The present ad valorem tax levy
is 22 cents, with the constitutional
limit of 35 cents. The levy for school
purposes is 35 cents and for Con-
federate pension purposes 1 cent,
both being the constitixtional limit.
In spite of the governor’s action in
the cutting $2,016,401 from the major
appropriation bills reducing their ag-
gregate total to $44,776,534, he in-
dicated it might be necessary to fix
the advalorem rate (from which the
general fund is created) as high as
30 cents.
NEW RATES FOR LIGHTING
AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Mrs. R. E. Landrum and son, Reu-
ben, returned home Tuesday afternoon
from Temple where the latter recent-
ly underwent an operation in a hos-
pital. He is reported to be recuper-
ating nicely now.
New rates for both residential
lighting service and commercial light-
ing service in Lampasas wex-e an-
nounced by Claude Strickland, district
manager of the Texas Power & Light
Company, to become effective with the
next bills received by residential and
commercial customers. Both rates
are similar in form and are known as
two pai-t rates, with a flat charge
and an energy charge.
“The new residential rate has a
flat charge and two energy steps of
7 cents a kilowatt-hour and 5 cents
a kilowatt-hour,” Mr. Strickland de-
clared. “The 7-cent rate applies to
the first four kilowatt-hours per
rooxn per month, and the 5-cent rate
applies on all additional kilowatt-
hours used per month. The flat
charge is based upon the number of
rooms ixx a house. The customary
method of counting rooms is used,
under which alcoves, unfurnished at-
tics, bathrooms, cellars, hallways,
laundries, closets, pantries ,open
porches, garages, barns and all un-
inhabited outbuildings are not count-
ed as rooms. Premises with four
rooms, or less than foxxr rooxxxs, "are
classed as four room homes and those
with ten rooms or more or classed
as ten room homes. The flat charge
for a foux’-roonx house is 70 cents per
month, with an additional 10 cents
per room up to ten rooms.
“The new commercial rate is simi-
lar in form, with a flat charge based
on the xnaximum demand for electric
service and a meter x-ate with two
steps of 7 cents and 5 cents a kilowatt
hour, but with an addition low step
of 3 cents a kilowatt-hoixr. This
rate applies to commercial customers,
which class includes hotels, recog-
nized X’ooming and boax-ding houses,
schools, lodges, churches, offices,
warehouses, hospitals, shops and
stores, and covers use of current for
lighting and the usual appliances.
“These new rates were worked out
by engineers of the Texas Power &
Light Company after thorough and
careful study to px-ovide an economic-
al schedule of charges for use of elec-
tricity in Texas homes and business
houses. Many lxew appliances have
come into use in the modern home
and progressive stores are makixig a
great use of electricity for lighting,
fans and other small power uses. The
new rates encourage the use of more
electricity at very little additional
cost. Both rates are optional.
“These new rates are made possible
by the opex-ating economies which re-
sultfrom increased use of electricity
power by conxmunities as a whole and
because of a system of efficiexxt man-
agement under which a number of
towns are groxxped and directed by a
centrally located organizatioix, as well
as by producing eleetx’icity in large,
centrally located generating stations
and distributing it through transmis-
sion lines. The Texas Power & Light
Company has pioneex-ed this class of
service until today its modeni system
of transmission lines serves large and
small communities with continuing
economies.”
Advance Styles
—IN—
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Now On Display
In The Season’s Newest Ma-
terials and Colors—•
$25.00 and up
Snappy young men’s styles in
the new Shadow Stripes and
Shark Skins—in Silk and Wool
mixtures, in worsteds and cash-
mires.
We invite you to see these new
fall suits. Curlee Clothes are
always a step ahead in style,
quality and price.
They cost no more than ordi-
nary clothes. Suits for Men,
Young Men and Boys.
Cox & Shanks
LAMPASAS WINS OPENING
GAME AT SAN SABA
REFUSE
JAIL
AS
ROOF
HANGING
SCENE
Miami, Florida, August 9.—Denied
use of either the roof of Broward
county jail or the court yard,"feder-
al authorities today were without a
place to erect a scaffold and gallows
for the hanging of Horace Aldex-man,
convicted slayer of the three govern-
ment officials in a sea fight off the
Flox'ida coast in 1927.
Under an order of Federal Judge
Halstead L. Ritter, Aldermaxx must
hang on the roof of the county jail.
Couixty officials, however, have de-
murred on the grounds that the roof
of the jail is bonded by a roofing
company and that use of it in this
manner would cause the bond to be
voided. The government, as second
choice, asked if a scaffold and gal-
lows could be erected in the court
house yard, and this request was
turned down.
Meanwhile, two county commis-
sioners have interposed objections to
the hanging on county property when
two government reservations, one
the coast guard base and another an
Indian reservation, are nearby.
Cartez Stubblefield, of Ardmore,
Oklahoi. Ja, who has been visiting here
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
Boone Taliaferro, left Saturday for
Ranger where he will visit with his
brother.
The Lampasas baseball club defeat-
ed the Saxx Saba team 11 to 0 in thsi'
first game of a four-day series that:
opened in San Saba Tuesday, the?
first day of the San Saba Fair. Thu
game was called in the sixth inning-
due to a hard rain, estimated at about
one inch.
Jones did the twirling for Lam-
pasas and allowed his opponents only
3 hits during the six innings played-
Bohaxxnon was the stax*tlng pitcher
for San Saba, but retired in the fourth
inning under a barrage of 13 safe
blows, in favor of another mounds-
lxian.
In the first inning Lampasas scored*,
the fix’st three batsmen, Jones, Stone
and Lee each cracking out a safe
blow. The other ten x-uns
scattered over the remaining
innings.
were
five.
BURGLAR IS CAUGHT
BY DALLAS WOMAN
Dallas, Texas, August 10.—A burg-
lar who had entered an apartment
bxxilding hex*e last night found he was
no match for a plucky, little 120-
pound woxnan, who held hixxx until her '
husband could come to her assist-
ance.
The man who had entered the build-
ing with a companion, found himsefcf
hemmed in when he was discovered;
in H. W. Graber’s apartment. He at-
tempted to flee thx-ough a bedroom,,
where Mrs. Graber gi-abbed him. She
wrestled with the burglar until her
husband, who had given chase to the
other man, could come to her aid-.
He was turned over to police.
The second man escaped with twm
diamond rings valued at $25(k
Miss Lila Martin returned home'
Sunday from Colorado, Texas, where
she has been visiting for the past
several weeks in the home of her sis-
ter, Mrs. W. L. Doss, Jr.
Miss Alice Millican went to Sam
Saba Tuesday morning where she will
be the guest of her friend, Miss Lena
Grace Sanderson during the San Saba
County Fair.
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