The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, November 12, 1926 Page: 2 of 8
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BURY THE BANDIT
Secretary Denby’s message to the
marines of the mail guard stated in
part: “You must, when on guard duty,
keep your weapons in hand, and if
attacked, shoot and shoot to kill.
There is no compromise in this battle
with bandits. If two marines guard-
ing a mail car, for instance, are sud-
denly covered by a robber, neither
must hold up his hands but both, must
begin shooting at once. One may be
killed but the other will get the rob-
ber and save the mail. When our men
go in to guard the mail, that mail
must be delivered or there must be
a marine dead at the post of duty.”—
Corsicana Sun.
The bandit is not only a robber,
but a killer; that fact justifies those
who guard property from his assaults
in giving him what he expects to give
if resisted. That is death. We can’t
maintain civilization on a basis of
half bandit and half worker. Large
numbers of loafers have given up alls
idea of working . and are ^ devoting
themselves to robbery. Most of them
are captured in time, but too fewr of
them are killed. When a bandit dies
with his boots on, no more trouble is
made by him. And it is a condition
of warfare which the country is in.
The bandits are warring on the lives
and property of industrious people.
They are the American bolsheviki ,the
enemies of capital, whether capital
represents $2 in a pedestrian’s pocket
or a shipment of currency in the U. S.
mail. Communism, as represented by
a political cult is silly enough, but
its silliness defeats it as a serious
proposal. Banditry is voilent commu-
nism—it takes by forcible means the
gains of lawful labor and dissipates
them in bootleg, song and feminine
society. Secretary Denby’s instruc-
tions to the marines are intended to
bring death to the -would-be mail rob-
bers. Death, not arrest, not bail, not
imprisonment. Death! It is the short-
est route between the object and the
subject.—Dallas News.
M. JR. Tarrant, trainmaster for the
Santa Fe, of Temple, was in town
Friday on business.
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LION DRUG STORE
EX-GOVERNOR LOSES A
$5,000,000 LIBEL SUIT
Topeka, Kansas, Nov. 5.—The $5,-
000,000, libel suit of ex-Governov Jon-
athan M. Davis against the Kansas
City Journal Post has been decided
in favor o fthe newspaper, which first
published charges that the former
governor sold pardons. An order,
signed by Judge John C. Pollock of
the United States District Court,
“finding the issues in this case in
favor of the defendants-/’ was filed
Thursday with the clerk of the court
here. The order -was dated Septem-
ber 29—five weeks before the. election
in which-Davis was defeated, while
seeking to return to the governor’s
chair.
Judge Pollock assessed court costs
against Davis, The costs, declared F.
L. Campbell, clerk of that court, will
amount to about $100 ,including the
fees in the Shawnee county court,
from where the case was transferred
to federal court.
JUDGE RESIGNS AS
TRIAL DRAWS NEAR
Washington, D. C., Nov. 5.—George
W. English, Federal Judge for East-
ern District of Illinois, resigned on
Thursday, six days before he was to
have appeared before the Senate for
trial on charges of usurpation of!
power and other high misdemeanors.
Immediately afterward members of
the House, appointed to prosecute the
case, agi’eed to recommend that the
impeachment proceedings against him
be dropped. They will appear before
the Senate, called to meet as a court,
next Wednesday, and ask that nothing
be done until their recommendation
can be placed before the full member-
ship of the House in December. At
that time steps to bring to an official
end, the long drawn out battle are
expected to be taken.
The resignation of Judge English
was handed in at the White House by
Edward D. Kramer of East St. Louis,
one of his counsel, and was accepted
immediately. The text was not made
public here, but as given out in St.
Louis, it said the jurist had become
convinced that, notwithstanding the
issues, his usefulness on the bench
had been impaired by the proceedings
instituted against him.
“Pack up your troubles in the old
kit bag and smile, smile, smile,” was
a song much used during the world
war and it could be sung now with
good advantage by all. It would help
quite a lot to see smiles instead of
gloom on the faces of ou citizens who
really have much to be thankful for.
Hamilton county barns are not large
enough to hold the feed crops ai d the
cotton crop is much larger than was
expected. It will put quite a lot of
money in circulation even if the price
is lower than in many years. As we
see it, there is nothing to be alarmed
about. True, we will not make as
much money as we expected, but we
will pull through in good shape and
be ready to face the new year with
stout hearts and willing hands. Don’t
give way to the present discouraging
conditions. Be brave and of good
courage. Smile and smile and smile.
You are all right and Hamilton county
is coming right along.—Hamilton
Record-Herald.
T. C. U. STUDENT LOCKED
CAGE WITH MAMMALS
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 5.—A
Texas Christian University student,
about 18, who refused to give his
name, yelled himself to' the verge of
hysterics Wednesday in a pen of
small animals?-, at Forest Park zoo,
where other students had placed him.
He was uninjured except for fright.
Only raccoons, opossums and kindred
mammals were in the cage, but the
boy could see lions and bears in near-
by pens and did not know whether .
they could reach him. He had been
blindfolded.
Passing motorists heard his yells,
released him and called the police.
School authorities said the affair had
not been reported to them.
COL. HAINES FIRED AFTER
LOSING GOVERNOR’S RACE
Houston, Texas, Nov. 5.—Announce-
ment Thursday said that the directors
had relieved Colonel H. H. Haines,
recent republican candidate for gov-
ernor, as manager of the Houston
Chamber of Commerce.
Roy Miller of Corpus Christi is
said to be the choice of the directors
for the post.
Mr. Miller declared over long dis-
tance telephone that he had not been
offered the post.
Colonel Haines said he had not been
officially told of his removal from the
chamber.
DEATH OF MRS. H. M. MURPHY
The many friends in Lampasas
were shocked to learn of the sudden
cfeath of Mrs. H. M. Murphy, which
occurred Thursday night, November
4, at 9:50 o’clock.
Mrs. Murphy was in her usual
health Thursday morning and she and
Mr. Murphy had started to walk up
town when she complained of a severe
pain in her breast. The pain became
so severe that they started back home
and by the time the home was reached
she was suffering to such an extent
that a physician was called. She was
relieved of the suffeiung, but died sud-
denly Thursday night.
The deceased was born in Hunt
county and moved to Burnet county
j when a child. She and Mr. Murphy
were married at Strickland, Burnet
county, September 2, 1869, and had
made their home in Burnet county
until three years ago, when they
moved to Lampasas.
Mrs. Murphy had been a member
of the Methodist church for a number
of years and lived a true, Christian
life, being held in high esteem by all
her neighbors and friends. She was
a devoted mother and wife and will
be greatly missed by her husband and
children. Besides her husband she is
survived by the following children:
W. M. and H. B| Murphy of Brady,
Mrs. D. Harkrider of Brady, Mrs.
Walter Stuck of Goldthwaite, Mrs. C.
A. Johnson of San Antonio. She also
leaves a brother and a sister, M. T.
Prentiss of San Benito, and Mrs.
Henry Johnson of Bertram.
The funeral procession left the
family home Saturday morning about
8:30 o’clock and services were held
at the Bethel cemetery in Burnet
county, at 10:30.
MORRIS MURDER TRIAL
DATE SET FOR JAN. 10
FERGUSON ASKS $100,-
000 LIBEL DAMAGES
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5.—An agree-
ment reached Thursday afternoon be-
tween counsel for the State and Day-
ton Moses and Marvin Simpson, coun-
sel for the defense of the Rev. J.
Frank Norris, in his trial to be held
here during the next term of court,
designated that the trial would open
January 10th, in the Travis county
district court. This agreement was
reached after a conference of several
minutes by the opposing attorneys,
with Sam Sayers and John Shelton,
yielding to Moses’ request for the
date.
Until late Thursday Norris’ counsel
stated that no local attorneys had
been retained to aid in the fight to
clear him of charges growing out of
the slaying of D. E. Chipps, Ft. Worth
lumber man. Several firms are being
mentioned, however, and a selection
will probably be made before the end
of the week.
In accordance with an old custom in
Travis county, the venire list of 500
names will pot be given to the lawyers
until two days before the trial opens.
The list will be completed by the court
and given out Friday at 10 a. m., it
was stated by Court Clerk Philquist,
who was present. Moses contended
that the list should be available soon-
er, but was overruled.
Mr. Norris accompanied his attor-
ney to Austin.
i BELTON, Texas, Nov. 5.—Damages
to the amount of $100,000- against the
i Dallas News for alleged libel are ask-
| ed by James E. Ferguson, former gov-
ernor, in a suit filed here tonight by
, his attorney, Lon A. Curtis.
| The suit is based on an article pub-
! fished in The News October 19, re- lectuer, »u
| porting the testimony.of J. D. Winder, morning’s
! Belleville road contractor, before the ravs of
legislative investigating committee
under the headline, “Ferguson De-
manded 10 Per Cent on Bid, Says
Contractor.” The petition alleges that
this meant that “plaintiff, James E.
Ferguson, had demanded a bribe of
10 per cent on road contracts,” and
that -publication of the matter was
“maliciously offensive of and concern-
ing plaintiff” and has been injurious
and damaging to his good name and
reputation.
The petition also sets forth that
when Governor Miriam A. Ferguson
called the special session of the 39th
legislature she did not authorize leg-
islation to appoint committees of
members to function after the called
session in the investigation of state
departments or in any other capacity
and therefore the investigating com-
mittee has no legal standing and its
proceedings are not privileged.
The petition prays for $50,000 ac-
tual damage against the Dallas News
and $50,000 exemplary damage.
DOESN’T LIKE LEE’S HE^D
Austin, Texas, Nov. 5.—The art of
Gutzon Borglum, scupltor—the head
of Gen. Robert E. Lee, leader of the
Confederate troops—is to be destroy-
ed when it is blown off of Stone
Mountain at Atlanta, Ga., by dyna-
mite, Samuel E. Gideon, of the archi-
tectural department of the University
of Texas, disclosed Thursday.
Gideon is a friend of Borglum who
carved the head of the great Southern
leader, so that the first rays of the
sun and the last
rays of the evening’s glows
might rest on what was to have been
one of the greatest works of art in
the world.
Gideon said that a special commit-
tee from the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy had investigated and had learn-
ed that plans were afoot to blow from
the face of the mountain, the work
of Borglum.
Augustus Lukemann, who rep^ced
Borglum as sculptor, is placing his
work beneath Borglum’s head of Lee
in panel form, Gideon said, and the
committee supervising the carving oi
the memorial has planned to take the
hat off Lee’s head and rut it under
his arm. When the hat is blown off
the entire head will come off and
Borglun-’s wjrk will be demolished.
Gideon explained.
FOR SALE—Good 1925 model
Chevrolet touring car. Must be sold
at once. If interested call at this
office. (dl4w)
Rexall lc sale Thursday, Friday
and Saturday at Mackey’s Drug
store. (d)
DR. C. H. FAIRES
DENTAL SURGEON
Special Attention Given Plate and
Bridge Work.
BLOCK ANESTHESIA
Office over Mackey & Ransom's Drug
Store, Lampasas, Texas.
MARTIN L. GAFFNEY
Doctor of
SCIENTIFIC MASSAGE
CRYSTAL SPRINGS
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Steam Pressure Cookers
Now is a good time to buy a Steam Pres-
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There is nothing better than home canned
pork, sausage, beef, etc. We also have
Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Sanitary Tin Cans. Buy
all your canning supplies from us.
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