The Lampasas Daily Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 64, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 20, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
four pages : ill. ; page 22 x 15 in. Scanned from physical pages.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
The Lampasas Daily Leader
TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
WEDNESDAY
LAMPASAS, TEXAS, MAY 20, 1931.
WEDNESDAY
NUMBER 64
Good News
—for—
Tired Feet
a
If you like your shoes to
be in style and at the same
time be easy on your feet,
we have just what you
want. They’re easy on the
pocketbook too.
Uptown
Shoes
$c.oo
StokesBcosiCe
’WBCKX WHO auimui**
MOODY TO PURCHASE
GUBERNATORIAL CHAIR
FROZEN ORANGE JUICE PLANT
IN VALLEY, IS PLAN
Harlingen, May 19.—The Texas
Frozen iJbice Corporation jis being
formed here, with the object of ‘fin-
ancing construction of a plant to man-
ufacture and distribute frozen orange
juice, similar to some of the new
plants of this type in Florida.
Announcement of the plans was
made here by L. E. Suavely, grower
and shipper of citrus, and B, F. Pit-
man, Jr., formerly of Houston. They
said that a large part of the capital
stock had been subscribed.
The plant is to handle about 200 car-
loads of citrus fruit a year, and will
distribute the produce at first in Hous-
ton, San Antonio and other nearby
markets, later moving outward as the
output increases.
Belief was expressed that such a
plant, the first of its kind in Texas,
will aid in preventing the shipping
of inferior fruit, and will help to
stabilize the citrus market.
g,000,000 POUNDS OF
TEXAS WOOL SOLD
SAN ANGELO, Texas, May 19.—
Nearly 6,000,000 pounds of Texas wool
have been sold, more than 500,00Q
pounds consigned tQ dealers, and the
National Wool Marketing Corporation
has shipped out 3,000,000 pounds.
About 1,000,000 pounds was sqld last
week at an average price of IQV2C
per pound,
Only one purchase of eight-month
Wool has been reported and demand
fpr this type has been small. There
Will be about 9,500,000 pounds of eight
month woo} in Texas this year, com-
ing from the best sheep counties jn
the State, and most of it is expected
to go to the cooperatives, The crop
of wqo} this year is very bright, but
somewhat heavy, because sheep are
fat. There is little dirt,
With some twenty-five buyers in
the field, most of the buying has been
in the country, but warehouses sold
approximately 600,000 pounds last
week. Warehouses have more than
8,000,000 pounds on hand.
AUSTIN, Texas, May 19.—Dan
Moody will be allowed to purchase
the chair he occupied for four years
while Governor if the House adopts
a Senate concurrent resolution by
Archie Parr, which the upper house
accepted Tuesday. A committee of
one Senator, Mr. Parr, and one Rep-
resentative will determine its value.
14-INCH SNOW CAP
FALLS ON PIKES PEAK
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May
20.—A 14-inch snow cap was deposit-
ed on Pikes Peak, marooning five em-
ployes in the summit house.
The marooned men were not expect-
ed to experience difficulties, as they
have abundant provisions. The cog
road train began bucking the snow
Tuesday with the expectation of reach-
ing the top of the peak Tuesday night.
A wet snow covered the Pikes Peak
region to a depth of an inch, but
quickly vanished under the morning
sun.
Graduation gifts specially selected
at Higdon’s. (d65)
DALLAS BOY KIDNAPED
HELD FOR TWO HOURS
DALLAS, May 19.—Two men kid-
naped Allen Dale Primm, 15, here
last night and held him captive two
and a half hours, police believe, think-
ing they held the son of a wealthy
Dallas man.
Primm said the men questioned him
closely concerning the financial condi-
tion of his family. He lives in Oak
Cliff with his mother, Mrs. Hazel
Primm, a saleswoman in a department
store here.
He was kidnaped a few blocks from
the heart of the business district,
shortly before 6 p, m. and driven to
Love Field. The men asked him how
much money his folks had in the
bank and how much they could raise
in cash, Allen said. He finally con-
vinced his captors that his family
was not wealthy and was released in
North Dallas. Primm was unharmed,
except that the men jerked a bandage
from one of his hands, which had
been injured.
One of the kidnapers was about
40 and the other about 23 or 24, the
youth said- The older wore a three
or four days growth of beard, he told
detectives.
“AFRICAN PEER” BURIED ALIVE
BY NEGRO PREACHER
Daily Leader 3 months for $1.00
SHAVE OFTEN
Buy your Christy Safety
Razor bjades from us and we
Will g}ve you a razpr FREE,
g#
FOX & MILLS HDW. CO.
ORANGE, N. J., May J9.—Orange
police today were holding “on sus-
picion” the Rev. Madison Russ, 41,
negro pastor of the Friendly Rescue
Mission, and a man who identified
himself as Sankah Bey.
Told that a man was being buried
alive in the mission churchyard, detec-
tives found! that their information
was correct. So they asked Russ, who
had just patted down the last spade-
ful}, whp was buried alive,
“The peer of African 'mystery,”
said the pastor.
So police began to dig. Four feet
down they reached the “peer of Afri
can mystery,” He was wrapped in a
shrpud in a crude, coffin-shaped box.
He was unconscious but still breath-
ing, An inhalator was brought into
play and soon the peer opened his
eye?.
The peer, who identified himself
both as “Sankah Bey & Co., and Joseph
Ross, said he was just practicing. He
had persuaded his friend, the pastor,
to bury him alive, a stunt he hoped
to use in a carnival this summer.
He had taken a ruler with him and
tapped on the side of the box to in
djicate 'he was istill living. When
Russ failed to hear the taps, he be-
came alarmed and friends called pqr
lice.
“Sankah J3ey & Co.” would have
gone put pf business had he been
underground 5 minutes more than the
20 he rerpained buried, doctors said.
CLOSING EXERCISES OF
SCHOOL BEGIN THURSDAY
The senior class of the Lampasas
high school will have their class day
program Thursday morning at 10
o’clock in the high school auditorium.
The public is invited to attend this
program. The class will present a
portion of the program that was for-
merly included in the commencement
exercises.
On Thursday evening at 8 o’clock
the grammar school closing exercises
will be presented in the high school
auditorium. The pupils being promot-
ed from the grammar school to the
high school will have charge of this
program and the parents and friends
of the pupils are invited to attend.
The [commenceirfent exercises for
the senior class will be held Friday
evening at 8 o’clock in the auditorium,
and this will bring to a close the
present term of the Lampasas schools.
ALL STRAW HATS
Less than manufacturer’s cost at
Higdon’s. (d65)
80 ARRESTED AS DRYS “CLEAN
UP” LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 19.—
More than 80 persons were under bond
or facing arraignment today as a
result of raids on the liquor dispen-
saries of this desert city, the operat-
ing base for construction of Hoover
Dam.
Saloons, night clubs, breweries and
stills capitulated without serious dis-
orders to some 43 outside federal
agents in an unexpected invasion yes-
terday.
United States Commissioner W. J.
Hooper held court until after mid-
pighjt last night, formally booking
defendants and fixing bonds.- Most of
the charges are possession and sale
of liquor.
The raiders, from Los Angeles, San
Francisco and Reno prohibition head-
quarters, acted under orders to “clean
up” the town. Colonel George Seaver
of San Francisco, in command, said,
“We’re going to make this place safe
for Hoover Dam workers.”
Proprietors, bartenders, girl enter-
tainers, “bouncers” and other attaches
of the liquor haunts were rounded up.
Besides 25 night clubs, roadhouses
and saloons, five breweries and three
stills were put out of commission.
Although about 20 miles from the
site of Boulder City, the “model town”
which the government is building for
dam workers, Las Vegas will be in
easy reach of leborers off duty. State
authorities do not enforce prohibition,
Nevada having repealed her state dry
law. Enforcement is left to federal
authorities.
A palatial gambling establishment
was opened here recently and others
may open later. It is the advertised
ambition of the gambling proprietors
to make Las Vegas “the Monte Carlo
of America,” under the new state law
legalizing gambling.
CHURCH OF CHRIST TO.
ERECT CHURCH BUILDING
The congregation of the Church of
Christ has let a contract for the erec-
tion of a church building on their lot
at the corner of First and Walnut
streets. This is a beautiful lot and
well located and will be an addition
to that portion 'of the city. This
church has been using the courthouse
as a place of worship and will be
proud to get a home of their own, and
their many friends here will congrat-
ulate. them on this forward step.
The building will be a frame struc-
ture 38x50 feet and will face south.
They will have a baptistry, and a
class room on each side of this, and
then an auditorium. The building will
be of such type that they may add
other, class rooms later. They will
equip the building with the necessary
seats and the work will be completed
hs soon as possible.
YOUNG MEN
Buy your white flannel trousers
from us and save just half the reg-
ular price.—Higdon’s. (c!65)
DRAFT OPPOSED IN
FOREIGN WAR
SULPHUR LEVY IS UP FOR VOTE
WASHINGTON, May -19.—A consti-
tutional amendment to prevent the
conscription of men in time of war
except for service on this continent
was proposed to the war policies com-
mission Monday by Representative
Frear, republican, Wisconsin.
Frear testified the drafting of man
power except for home defense “is an
extreme militaristic, autocratic pol-
icy.”
He criticized the war department
mobilization plans presented to the
commission by Chief of Staff MacAr-
thur for proposing the draft of men
and not of property. He said con-
scription of men without due compen-
sation is unjust unless property also
is conscripted without profit.
Frear also proposed a constitutional
amendment to prevent congress from
declaring war without a referendum of
the people. However, the proposed
amendment would not prevent the
president from using the army and
navy to suppress an insurrection or
repel an invasion.
A. statement by Frear that the army
proposed to place industry under mili-
tary control was challenged by Secre-
tary Hurley, chairman of the com-
mission.
The secretary of war said the army
plan contemplates civilian control of
industry and added the witness had
done a “grave injustice” to the war
department’s program.
Clyde B. Atchison, interstate com-
merce commissioner, recommended
that in case of war the government
utilize existing transportation agen-
cies instead of taking them over un-
der government ownership.
He proposed a plan for limited pos-
session and control of transportation
facilities if necessary, but said full
possession and operation by the gov-
ernment should be a “last resort.”
R. S. MILLS BUYS INTEREST OF
MRS. FOX IN HDW. BUSINESS
A deal has been closed whereby R.
S. Mills is the owner of the interest
of Mrs. W. J. Fox in the Fox & Mills
Hardware Company. Mrs. Fox sold
to Mr. Mills her interest in the stock,
building in which the store is located
and two rock warehouses on Western
Avenue. The business is incorporated
and there will be no change in
the i
name or the management of the busi-
ness as it has been heretofore con-
ducted.
The Fox & Mills Hardware company
has been serving the people of this
section for the past thirty-five years
and they have built up one of the
leading business institutions of this
city and are boosters for Lampasas
and this section.
THREE BREAK JAIL AT BURNET
The local officers were notified Wed-
nesday morning of a jail break which
occurred at Burnet some time Tues-
day night. Three prisoners made their
escape by sawing out of the jail. *
LINEN SHOES
All the rage. Get ’em at Hig-
don’s. (c!65)
AGREEMENT IS REACHED
ON DOG AND DEER BILL
NOTICE TO SCHOOL PATRONS
The last meeting of the P-T-A will
be held Thursday afternoon at 4:00
o’clock in the auditorium of the gram-
mar schoq}. There will be an election
of officers at this meeting and ail who
are interested in the school work are
urged to attend the meeting. Miss
L, Aj^’Dalyrimple will speak on “Char-
acteiTBuilding.”
AUSTIN, May 18.—The legislature
will be called upon to determine Mon-
day if it desires to impose a $1.25
per ton tax on sulphur. The present
sulphur levy is 55 cents a ton. The
sulphur tax proposal came in the form
of an amendment to the Holder ped-
dler’s bill. It was offered by Senator
Loy of Sherman. The bill and the
Loy amendment are pending business
in the senate.
An undercurrent about legislative
halls early last week brought rumors
of a second extension of the session
before adjournment. Those next to
the move said May 29 was being con-
sidered. Later in the week the move
was reported to have lost some of
its momentum; and legislators seemed
incline to insist on sine die adjourn-
ment May 22,
Although the senate adopted Satur-
day pn amendment by Senator Poage
pf Waco imposing an intrastate pur-
chpse tax of from one-half of one per
cent to one per cent on buyers of cot-
ton, farm and dairy products, a move-
ment was started at the time to re-
consider the vote by which the amend-
ment was adopted. Senator Hornsby
of Austin, author of the motion to
reconsider, said he intended to ask
that the Poage amendment be tabled.
Daily Leader 3 months for $1.00
George Gartman has purchased the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mc-
Guire, located on East Fifth street.
This is a nice piece of residence prop-
erty and is practically a new house.
The place was purchased by Mr. Gart-
man as an investment.
FIRST AMERICAN TO STOP
GERMAN BULLET IN WAR
SLAIN BY WIFE’S PISTOL
AUSTIN, Texas, May 18.—It will be
against the law to hunt deer with dogs
except in three Texas counties under
bill agreed to in conference Monday,
based on the original measure intro-
duced by senator Edgar Thomason.
The punishment for violation is a fine
of from $25 to $200. Three counties
excepted were Wharton, Jackson and
Fort Bend in the big thicket area.
Provision is made for trailing a
wounded deer with one dog in sixty-
three counties, as follows: Kimble,
Sutton, Edwards, Medina, Dimmit,
Uvalde, Zavala, Kerr, Mason, Gilles-
pie, Tom Green, Shackelford, San
Saba, Llano, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet,
Bandera, Comal, Real, Kendall, Whar-
ton, Schleicher, Crockett, Gaudalupe,
Jackson, Wilson, Concho, Karnes,
Jones, Atascosa, Baylor, Brewster,
Caldwell, Denton, DeWitt, Frio, Gon-
zalesj Haskell, Hays, Hidalgo, Jack,
Kaufman, Kiffftey, Lampasas, LaSalle,
Lavaca, Live Oak, Matagorda, Maver-
ick, McCulloch, McMullen, Palo Pinto,
Smith, Stephens, Tarrant, Terrell,
Throckmorton, Travis, Val Verde,
Webb, Young and Zapata.
WASHINGTON BUST IS
PRESENTED AT AUSTIN
NEW ORLEANS, La., May 18.—
Edgar Bouligny, 43, a photographer,
the first American wounded in the
World War, was shot and killed early
Monday by his wife, Mrs. Della Bou-
ligny, 37, at their apartment in the
French quarter.
Bouligny recently returned to his
home city, New Orleans, from New
York and had been unable , to obtain
employment as a commerciel photog-
rapher. Mrs. Bouligny said she shot
her husband as . a climax to years of
quarreling and threats against her
life. She claimed he was advancing
toward her with clenched fists when
she fired.
One of the three bullets struck him
on the head. Displaying the stamina
that attracted attention to him in the
World War, he walked out of the
apartment, down a twenty-five-foot
stairway and into an alley. There
he fell dead.
Bouligny was officially designated
the first American to be wounded in
the war. While a member of the La-
fayette escadrille, he was shot four
times and taken to Paris. There he
met the woman who became his wife.
AUSTIN, May 19.—Congressman
James P. Buchanan urged America
to rededicate itself to the principles
of George Washington in an address
here last night, presenting a bust of
the first president to the state of
Texas. The program was to com-
memorate the 200th anniversary of
the birth of the nation’s first execu-
tive.
Buchanan said the country was en-
tering on the most important period
in its history and declared the growth
of bribery and corruption in public
life was a menace to the Union.
Accepting the bust, Governor Ster-
ling exhorted Texans to properly ob-
serve the bi-centennial of Washing-
ton’s birth.
STERLING SIGNS HOMESTEAD
TAX EXEMPTION BILL
AUSTIN, Texas, May 18.—House
joint resolution No. 6, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution for ex-
emption from taxation of homesteads
to the assessed valuation of $3,000 was
signed and filed Monday by Gov. Ross
S. Sterling. The amendment will be
submitted at the general election in
November, 1932.
The Governor also signed and filed
Senate bill No. 106, creating a Texas
centennial committee of nine mem-
bers, three to be appointed by the
Governor, three by the Lieutenant
Governor and three by the speaker of
the house. The committee will make
a general survey of the field of ex-
positions as held by States and the
Nation and' submit its report to the
Forty-Third Legislature.
UNLOADING TODAY
A CAR OF
Fresh
LaFrance Flour
48s, 24s, 12s
Milled from Pure
Soft Wheat
LA FRANCE CREAM
/ MEAL
j
—-in—
/ 20s, 10s, 5s
Andrew-Wright Gro.
Company
The Home of Good Things to Eat
All Phones 380
—THE NEW—
Leroy Theatre
“Where Lampasas is Entertained”
(Western Electric Sound System)
SHOWING LAST TIME TONIGHT
Ben Lyon and Pauline Stark in
Warner Fabian’s
“WHAT MEN WANT”
Warner Fabian, author of “Flaming
Youth,” gives every woman and every
man—something to think about in this
smashing talking drama of two coun-
try sisters who invade the big city
to crash the golden gates of marriage
to millions. They learn about men
from experience in this crackling pic-
ture of sisterly sacrifice, sparkle and
spice: dramatic lights and shadows.
Extras: Silly Symphony
Cartoon Comedy
“Night”
Graham McNamee Newscasting
Show Starts 7:20 p. m.
Admission 10c-25c-40c
TOMORROW AND FRIDAY
Barbara Stanwick in
“ILLICIT”
With Ricardo Cortez and
Claud Gillingwater
Extra: 2-reel Talking Comedy
“Dumb-Bell in Derbies”
MRS. BEN C. RICHARDS
DIES SUDDENLY IN
OFFICE OF DOCTOR
DALLAS, May 19.—Funeral rites
were arranged for tomorrow for Mrs.
Ben C. Richards, Jr., 26, who died
suddenly of a heart attack yesterday
while in a doctor’s office.
She was the wife of Ben C. Rich-
ards, Jr., recently released from the
state penitentiary on a furlough. He
was given a three-year sentence two
years ago when convicted of forgery
in connection with the collection of
an election bet, involved in the slay-
ing of Orville Mathews, Dallas bank-
er. V. Ray Adams later was freed
of charges in connection with Math-
ews’ death.
Mrs. J. H. Andrew is visiting in the
home oi‘ her son, Rev. W. H. Andrew
at Stephenville.
TAKE NOTICE BAPTISTS
J. L. Frazer and his father, L. S.
Frazer, made a trip to Temple Wed-
nesday morning. L. S. Frazer will go
to a hospital of that city for an ex-
amination.
Owing to a speaking engagement at
8:30 tonight, I am asking that we be-
gin prayer meeting at 7:45 promptly.
Please be on time. The subject for
tonight will be: “And Jesus took a
Towel.”
A. F. Avant, Pastor.
NEW HEELS
Are necessary for the appear-
ance of your shoes as well as
for comfort. We can give you
either leather or rubber heels.
Don’t go around run down at
the heels.
CITY SHOE SHOP
S. W. Phone 356
C. I. LaBounty, Prop.
Green Stamps.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Lampasas Daily Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 64, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 20, 1931, newspaper, May 20, 1931; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth905972/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.