Ballinger Daily Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 225, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 29, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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Ballinger Daily ledger
VOLUME M NT M Hint 235
IIALI.INGHR. TEXAS. TIEHIIAY, DK( KMHKK 2*1. It25.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED
THREE MANGLED BODIES
ARE FOUND NEAR TRACK
(Bv A.iiociatnl Pre**)
Mt’rfKOOHK. Okla . Dee 29-
The mangled l**> ties of three men
were foil m I near the railroad
tracks here today. The police are
making an attempt to determine
how the men met their deaths.
They were either killed by a
Irein. or murdered, hacked to
pieces elsewhere and the
dragged to the tracks.
C. OF C. BANQUET
DATE IS NAMED
At the regular meeting of the
hoard of directors of tin- l’>.dim
bodies ger <'handier of t'ommeree held
I Tuesday morning much business
Preliminary investigation re-
vealed no marks of identifica-
tion.
OEN. PERSHING COMING
POE DENTAL WORK
of importance was attended to hv
that body. The meeting was the
last for the present luiard of
directors and business of closing
the year's activities was urgent
at this meet ing.
I hie of the most important mat-
lets to lie considered by the dll'
eetors was the setting of a date
for the annual han<|iiet and tin*
appointing of eiimmiltees to ar
Vershing to the I'nitcd State* was range for the ......I. entertain
made today at the state depart- and to sell the ticket*.
(By Associated Prtid
WASHING TO N. Dec. .
MONTHLY TRADE NOTE
SHOWS SLIGHT DKUNE
COHON WORTH
75c A POUND AT
RUBBER PRICES
Knrmal announcement id' t h <
varlv return of General .lolin .1
ment.
The purpose of tieneral 'Per
siting’s coaling to America from
Arica is to allow the general i<>
receive dental treatment.
CHICAGO’S 1925
AUTO DEATHS 781
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO. Dee. 2!>. Automo
Idles, have killed nearly one bun
dred more people in t Imago this
year than in 1DJ4. tlm . rotter >
office reports today
Two fatalities y e s t e r d a y
hroiight the total for the present
year up to 7S1 death- lor Id'J.i as
against «iS7 for h.st year, with
three days for the record to he
inereased.
After eotlsiderallle dlsellssiou tlie
date was set fop the second .Mon-
day night in January, that date
h"ing January 11th It was the
expression of tile board that the
b.impiet this year would be an
affair of fun iind no long drawn
out speeches would lie plaei
the program One man probably • \..:.I
will be allowed to give a formal '|.-*s
address, but tin- time of allie Will!
Pioneer Tells of Adventure
in Texas Before Civil War
•’ll ■ a v
(Py A --oeiated Press)
ToPKKA. Kan. Dee 29.
Wakeful nights on the starlit
plains iif the Texas of ls|„. when
the hoot of an owl or the bay of
>'f alone pieI'eei 1 the Idaek
I lays of rH ing emi I e aim
Herds of bidfido ami Indian
bands whets
ing blaek mass that would engulf
him
Cordon look.-.i about frantically
for ,1 Is' I uge He eould Hot tell
what euli ise to take t o a \ old t to III
Ills hors. 11s'lubleil with fear
I'bere was a elusfef ol Ire* s not
1 ar a v. . ami in dashed >.\,
to
lilt I •
I e limited to twenty m nut
lie Will III* il-ked to Ill-eft
humor m his tall;
The following euliim'l tees Wire
l:aimsi by the present to arrange
ill) details n| the ha II* |! let - A r
ratigemen's E. Shepperd. \Y <
M**I an er and M < \t hitis pro
gram. \\ A Kraiieis, || s strain
and Troy Simpson tick*! sales,
• I .1 leek. I. Cohen and Tom
( audit* Tlle-e eoinuiltt. es will
report hack to the I. n|
s. and | \ e nt nr.*.I
WHEELER FREED
ON CONSPIRACY
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Dee 29
The District of Columbia Sup
i-onic Court today sustained .1 do
inurrer offered by counsel lor
Senator Burton K W Imeler to
the indictment charging him with
conspiracy to defraud the lederal
government in dealing in oil and
gas permits in .Montana
Along with the dismissal ol tlm
charges against Senator \\ heeler
Kilwin Booth. former solieitm 01
the interim* depart men!. a n >1
tiol'doll t'ilUtpbell. indicted joint
1\, were discharged
deal h III*I ore
pedilig buff,
to th** t.illf
lot protect ion and a faithful
hor>e *r eompiui' 11 se, t «
tieorgi* Andrew (iordoti. were ad
\ 111 life Nov 11 * y U'e ron: at|. *
That this statin h piom*. r
should face t!i" I tils ol all till
t.. tiled Id >tiT 1 r. s * a I k ei| more hail
once by certain death, and !l\ t
0*111 'tell that story Ml yea*' , fter
.i- th**ir work 1 - I; 111 sli.-.l or out ( v . 11.1. s-mi* faiuil HI Y-t I > • • I’ • • r. •
lined ami piildicily will be gixeti : death *• 11m to t merge Amir*
Oil the program, phlee. ete ;i;«u.'«u* a few \ ago at h
Vti’le a lengthy discussion was Ki.reka. Kansas horn*, lu* li *1
Imld ill regard to till* hotel Situ,I -attained tin* ige of !4>4 y.-ars and
lion here, but no action was takenjhad unfolded to tbudon \ Bad
oil the lid fereilt pl**lpOs|t i**t|s b. gel the ueeiuillt Iif lit- eypeilltl -II
tore the eommittei* which is act- into tin* T**xas wilds when a lad
ill- I"*' tin* boar*k ji.f ‘J i Mr Badger'* narrative
It was x ol .*. 1 at tip* I im*day will !>*• a feature of tin* new I
morning meeting that the Halim 'in* <-t Kansas 11 ■ '.uieal I ..i
g**r Biiiul would in tin* luture lie j l.***tuuis. due t*. .*oin** from th*
hiilulled through the t liambei* el press earlv *ti tlm new ie,,i*
ll<> "lllte
tllrlfl
had it
ti'd hi- horse, iii"! >•
I;' m 1" re* 1
A tet* a
f . t **
xv 11 h o''
• tl"' 1" ■ * 11 ••* | til t
the ecu
a phalanx
«»t
statu
• t ilia! ma*s ot M ill
I* struck
do A rid'
* (t \ t1
rlaiel tin*
tll|> gi*'*ve. ,MM 1 1*
sec III'-, t
*.x it !i only .
t 1 M * 1
ikmf'* if.*-*
Sable III.ll h - I.'-
e would
(By Atisocittud Press)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29
Tin* best iin'tli'xl for th** I'nitcd
Slat's to follow as competition
for high rubber prices is to use as
little of tile product as possible,
ami to luuld up independent
sources of supply. Secretary of
t'ommeree, Herbert Hoover. *!*•
•dared today in eemnmntmg on
the developments growing out of
th*- charges against the alleged
I'.i it isli i uhber mom poly
Mi Hoover added that ;t this
country were to sell wheat and
cotton m exchange for rubber
based on the ratio ot the cost of
production nt r'lhhcr ami the
price th.* amount consumers are
paying lor it. wheat would se||
for ssuii p,.|- l.il'llel and eottoll at
sell nty file cents per pound
WORKING OUT
FARM PROBLEMS
I ilshe.l
tli..I; ii.l
-I Ml
bje Alo
i i' ili/.atn
Ost il.....
in my
iglit
mo i
n!
sent
fr til <
iii .. It
bllliet
tl tl I
When lie
am 1 1<*<I feet
mi bnr»e ami
but ,n a Iw ill!
I*\ crwhell......
!,iml «in* w
«|t|l of ! ! .it -e , of bill
iv m by tlm.i trail w a*
f a mill liordoll
ten or v ,1' indc
i-■ I i< ar.sl. t i
ui, without tl horse,
unitry. w i*li mi last
gun. a bn.v**r inari
m' *■ despa l ed
y had come within
. those mi front *aw
I attempted to halt,
ling ot an ex e xverc
i - \ llle pi . ssii If til*
liu has >e* n railroad
hi:
•lent
411 > A s i. ia
- Mi tl \ I>
I ... *|ge
Itg « .111*11.
. th*
her*
for I
< l op siirp
V .11 be .
ami
1st,II
a i
among iln ! .*i in a, ■;
lie lia t * *11
\ I>• i* gi am from
II- tl*. .-1..sing XV’11 •,
Was .......I veil by till
h-,liters here today
■ I
• I’res
harm
to<l iv
oillld a ltd
hltlig the
w Inch t h«*r*
agr* •■in*nt
tit crest * ..j
(By Associated Press)
DALLAS, Dec 29.—Bad
i
fium the merchant and
grower is balanced to some
tent by encouraging reports 1
the livestock industry i n
monthly business review
by the Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas today.
Trade has declined in this <
trict for the month just clo
according to the report. This
cline is accompanied by batik
quantity and price in the redac-
tion of cotton. A large propor—.
ttno cf low grade cotton of this
year s crop has reduced its mar**
kit value ai.tl consequently has
weakened the purchasing powmr
of the farmer, the report said.
While trade and cotton arr
weatheiing the rough seas, ths
original basts for industry in
Tixas t eems to be regaining some
cf its old glcrv Cattle prices ar*
above these of a vear ago and
after a live year slump the in~«»
dustry has many marks of
couragement.
en«
the
• lip
II- -W
4 ’<• tilIII**fee '|’he hiltl'l lltl* I.....II Thi-l e II .is
"peril I ing on a s.-pamf.* -ubsenp II*,,, i; * >,-. 1 < • 11'.
*111*1 W A I' t .1 lie I s ll.l- 1 *
tl*aekl**ss s 11 *• t ill*
w it Inn I i mitiut*
Imn list, and W A
been acting a* manager <• t the
organi/et mil The different firm**
and individual* ' In* hate I......
contributing t" th* band will be
a*sl <*d t.i mid that amount In their
t ll.-l III ll.l <it I n III III* -1 t • • .1",-'. . lid
teat hod v. ill I- ., after th**
band's affairs and maiutaiii it fur
the mining year. Tiny SiinpMUi
Was fleeted by I lit* directors a-
i manager <*f the band ami Im
will I*•"I* after the bit* ties* end
<■’ that nrgaiii/.itmu
'I’lie membership and budget
eumillittees reported .Mid their
work of signing up tin* meiuhci
slop Ini* 1 92n and get ting tic
hlldgft subscribed will III done at
uin-e su that all this work will be
I in islicil tor tin* incoming dire**
ImiI<l«*r Hv says tor*
sack, tin* motion earried that the chair
appoint a nominating committee
who will Humiliate the liew dir
eetnrs tu In* elected at tin* annual
membership meeting iii January.
no particular
* forsaking tin
til** tu f* p!>
l*e.:si,|
cum
e the
nf Texas, but
afti't* lc had
met Inti’ str.il.ge ad Vctit liret s Ml
tIn spring " II,. they had s.-t
fuiirtl into a hostile Irdian vonn
11 - .uit h ‘"f '1 -■ I' ■ I lin e ■ Tv I,
, In* **.,inimu.on* w **r- gr* '
ha .| .‘d 1 -. ,u- I '.Mm- lia I* * a |»| "*
iv-- w> • '.line* ui Arkansiis
ears pil
imagine
III .III lllimetl
ill the bast
ell sw
l* *.|
burs.
»| sll.
s sha
I • lief
fore
at n'
tie
after a wreck ean
tin* luiffab' piled up
e In ap Th -I'd nut SHORT
roilf'
Ml
llllt
feiiee by
I * ml |. |ge
\Y I t.
v. *.rds
el l-nei
id be
HUNDREDS DIE IN
AUSTRIANFLOODS
represent i
whi
but
III X
st,-,
ban
ol
-In
pt by
it'd
lb*
; i n g '
.-I w
I Ills
■**k the gr.-at l"-st
me Ilk. a tni rent
i la iv alld save!
punt* fellow, had
v .th fe;-r and p. i
t 'i me the ! • .-bug
I "I t Ulia I e ..i .- 's
CHRISTMAS
FOR SOME SCHOOLS
(Bv Axsoeiati-d Prrx*)
VIENNA. Austria. I »*•*• 29. -
11 till'll e.|s id ll\*-s have been |<i*t
it th-U'Is along the liiimaniM*i
t "lit * say dispateh'-s |-ee*‘ix«*«t
I
S' ' c..,| .
• t J ||«* V (1 !<< i 4
’ nun 1 <t.i
b""'' II", -d Water* all* <h
I*Util" I* e-
oiiiiy r**suti"*i
i " "t k * w e ping t Im bodies
Mm. 1.0 ii -
H i-ing. .liter
suspend ! ,]<-t||*|s through the s
MIL' 4 • 1 i • ■ W t
•ek for th*
t. ." h.-l-s , the Inss of
Mi 111 lit.- a*
Ballitig.i Th.
- ! 1 hit lull - >1 -
t.,k„ *.* up
w .*»'k Mon.la'
Were __________
with
to Ih*
«*th**«*
s nf th*>
will run
Dt
i; .1-
lie
ff I.*
I ell*,
BALLINGER MAN IS
WED AT SWEETWATER
li
; h tl
s pa: a
III',I b
$150,000 HOTEL TO EE
BUILT IN SAN ANGELO
Dirt will be broken early next
vear for a ^|.»4t.tNttt hotel at San
Angelo, notwithstanding that the
Tom Green comity capital Inis .me
of the best hotels ill the 'tat-* tor
,1*city of that class blank bob
ert' will b»* th'
tl**' money is in tin*
plans approved, and the work
will begin soon after New Years.
THE WEATHER—
Tonight and Wednesday
cloudy, probably occasional rains.
Nlowlv rising temperature.
SOUTH FEELING
COLDEST WAVE
TWO DIE IN
CLUB BLAZE
(By Associated Preset
1NDATKD Dec 2*' Tlm pt-*
*.ciit cold wave, which has bom
4 lie most intense III y ears 111 the
Southern sect lolls nt IcXils. had
about spent its strength, the
I'nitcd States wi-atlmf bureau n-
polled today
The temper'atlire iii
(veaj.) p.*)B|.H>eev A|||
MttBII.K Ala . Dee 2't James
I'alllphell goit professional, alul
his wife wen- bullied to ih-alh
here today will'll tlm Mobile
< nillitiv < Inb was eollipleti'ly *l<-
st roved by fire
Tlm ehiii ie*| remains <*t • ki»tif*
bell ami Ills wife well* found 111
the rums <d the hnrldiiig limy
Texas and "er** trapi*e*l and cut off from
Tw
•x h.lUs’ - -
s.dl w *'
oil'* i " II
boftali i
camped
U"lls a*
old lllllit
ing y arn
from tie
by limit
grouinl.
their cm
was spik
a \
, "llll'
tie
If e
, r
Mi
I tlm
I aft' aim’l
i' .! By
i a spot a*
mssihle. and
is had spun
th. \ would
fir* lie <low n
t re -ti
t in y
-pm
<lmt
mr o
night
ilH-oll*
after tile
then e'en
cr.iw I aw ay
tli glltls
’I1
I r.
th"
Th
t h.
h
I"
11 all
-lack*
, Tl*
, h<l*,|s 1
*f the
V14 T11 n
.'list elm
III. La
lllllgl't'
|p f|t(K
pr-senc
Hite ope
rji t ions
Mrs
Nliigm
liity It!
Mr iii
ml Mr*
I'-
l.v
I
sides their bed th'*
I In ir saddl - Pillow s.
ring the sky N" word
II aboX'e a W ll ,-spel Y"
sentinel W .’Is posted llllt
I Ilex W ere Iml el* -til It'll
one. at
I tiling
ped th*
w i It .1
it se 11
th
t hail I to- f"i k
was pi-relied
t|‘
now ha'>
i- iuiftat" "ti each sole ot me
buggy whip, and tlm heap
" ,i' ;i ppriMi-h ii * n - wit li
mffaln on top nf it higher
if t In' t fee w Imre I
It was a great r**
th** roar
•V* min
dull thought, for an owl's hooting Utes of ..Iteinat. l.-rrot .l*nl pb-as
<u the how ling of ii w olf was stir- me for m- tlm mighty ho* t had
to awaken someone passed
At length fresh sign- Indi M bad been i great migrat ton of
iiins xv.ii'lted the tiapp-1 to In ad of hitffal** ft..... then winl.-r pas
the patty honu'W'iitd. and tlmy s.-t
STORE MOVES;
ON CASH BASIS
perhaps
ep, li-’l
I f will'll I oils** |* I 'i| that
w ll- lessening, and aider
tlm
other see til....... the I’niled e«M*pe in tlmir M!iai!ers <m
State* ;ts well, was generally third floor of the olid* house
elimhing slowly today However.; - -
.....Itinu.-.l cold 114 in prospect with Mr ami Mrs. I* I. Nimble r*>
muiig h*mp*T»ttires preclicfet! for turned home Monday from a
Wednesday ,visit to relatives at Nan Saba.
ntu turn morning to lay in a slip
ptx ot meat lor s* 1-1 ill day s
joiltlmy liorilon went out \jith
i'll.- of tlm Ai kHtisj*us in the
lllllit ill* ' beeaille se pa I-'tI. ami
4 >iii don found that In had I" * al!
his bullets Tun** passed and Im
fail***! to I-ie.iti in* e"Uipai"-*i'
Alarmed a! Im* predicament 4■ • *
mounted a high ridg' where • •*
could ,»•- s* * -1 * from atat
In about an hour a faint mu
muring earn* a* nt wind sighing
III pill*- trees llllt ll|e|*e were
noil*' I "llhl It be bll// of insect*
lie could sec none near The bit//
became a drone, tl"* drolie a roar
that shook the earth Then tm
saw a monMrnil* herd of buffalo
charging dmvn u|xin him, a surg
" from then winter
tores mi Texas t their northern
haunt* of the summer
shiutB afterward <">tdnu f'-nml
his eiUnp.'IIMohs, ati'l III fear of the
11 id ui Us that might toll"" tin*
herd lit'-' hastened id I that altci
i i.oii and night towards the s.-ttl*-
to. tits \ few day I. ter. read t■
reiiiru t" wife ati I ehd»lr«-n. i.*r
don re|nrne*l Ins rifl• t" it- ""n
. -1 .III.I set llllt altllle t"l till- gull.
with only his pe.ikntf'* tor it
W ei'pon
(tin imtiniie.’ Uurdoii * hoi-si-
x'as Pillow nig to** 11 ail with his
master do/mg in the suddh- w hen
In suddenly xtoppe4 threw back
Ills head. anti pitch'd ••-tdnn
forward. Startled the rider look
((’onfinued or I’nge 2)
I’.U- I-. SS w ill lie -lisp, tilled ill
th- I it - \ I *■ lea nt tie t • tin patty
Tuesday night, an I tie- grocery
stole will I” llio'ed from the old
stand Iii tlm in*" location on
INeVelith Street iind eolisolidated
with tin I'.eotiom' Mill* bilsiness
\\ B i imrm. heiid ol the com
pan', a u in •inei s that i Im name
Keoliolil' Mill* will la- dropped. I
alld the liiisitmss "ill In* ktl'i'Vli
a* 11,- i ui rie M- i - nit J** 4 'uni
pan' llow.-'er tin milling dc
pattment "ill tu* tiiiiintntlm*l I'lm
1 ijriici t' il< partim lit will open tor
business in the new stand Friday
*ii<-1 mng N- w y • at - day
\|i I iiri a- -luted t hat In giii
jning "ti .binuaiy 1st credit would
; III discontinued alld I lie business
operated strictly "ii a ca*h basis
Delivery s'-rx i-e "dl be main
tamed, but no gi*m|s will be sold
on credit
Willie Stephens is retiring from
the huisitU'ss. and will I'ligag*' in
the variety business, having pur
chased the interest *d I >t A S
l,ovi‘ m Th*1 Ivory.
Ballinger, and
- el .-i Sweet xx a ter,
i by Judge Mousey
1 *’ t. front of the
b * hiistinas ir**<»
of it lew friends
a daughter of
II. J Bevel, of
'* sh< ha* lned m Sweet-
I' I"I ' t al x ear* and ha.x
to.my f fminls Imre Sweetwater
l*< port*-!*
Dr 4 B Nt a n ley ami Mrs. \ B.
teats of Frederick, Oklahoma,
visiting Mi and Mr* .|«-ssa
Mi Doi-ald and other relatixc*.
ILASOL LOTION
will keep Your Skin
«nd 8mooth
Soft
A wonderful preparatinn
lot keeping the skill soft *111*1
smooth I se jreely and your
skin will reflect your care-
ful treatment
4 ounce Bottle 25c
J. Y. Pearce
Drug Co.
v-fsssMt**
Oldest • Biffcet • Beet
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