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WILL IS INSCRIBED ON
TOMBSTONE OF PIONEER
IN TEXAS NOT CARRIED OUT
-Photos from Wide World Photos
NACOGDOCHES, Feb. 4.—Perhaps
the only case on record where a man
had .part of his will placed on his
stombstone is that of Oscar Lemon
Holmes, pioneer citizen of this place,
who came here from New York in
1837 and made his permanent home
hei'e. He was a bachelox*, and for six
years served as county clerk. He was
an ardent believer in the cause of the
Confederate States and when he died
he had the following- cut on his mar-
ble monument:
“I give and bequeath the l'esidue
of my property to the State of Texas,
to aid in the maintenance and sup-
port of persons maimed or wounded
in our defense, in the present strug- j
gle of the Confederacy against the j
United States Government, those from |
Nacogdoches County to have prefer-
ENGLAND BELIEVES
FRANCE AND RUSSIA
ALLIED WITH JAPAN
His
Chicago, 111.—Chicago’s two big political shows in June are beginning ence.
to take shape. Headed by Senator Simeon D. Fess, Ohio, Republican Na- Holmes died August 10, 1865.
tional Chairman, a group of national committeemen arrived today to look chiseled request on his tomb was not
over blueprints and the site of the convention at Chicago Stadium. A part carried out. Lawyers for his rela-
of the group are shown as they visited the Stadium today. In the center tives, in New 1 ork City, declared that
of the group, left to right, are—Senator Fess (with hat and glasses), Chas. ^he provisions of the will on the tomb-
D. Hilles, New York; Edward N. Hurley, head of the Nonpartisan Citizens’ st°ne were indefinite .and the court
Association, which landed both conventions, and Mr. Sidney Strotz, Stadium so held. The residue, as he termed it,
superintendent. , did not 2° to the wounded and maim‘
___________! ed soldiers of the Confederacy but to
SMITH ACTION SEEN AS
BLOW TO ROOSEVELT
M’KENZIE IN HUNTSVILLE
his relatives.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—A titanic
struggle over the Democratic nomina-
tion for the presidency seemed as-
sured Sunday night with announce-
ment of Alfred E. Smith that he stands
ready to accept .again the standard
of party leadership.
The declaration of the Happy War-
rior was accepted almost universally
as a call to battle. Both friend and
foe now see him definitely a candi-
date. An organized attempt to mar-
shal delegates for him will begin at
■once, with New England and the East
as its chief stamping ground.
The challenge naturall falls most
directly on the hitherto dominant for-
ces of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of
New York, long Mr. Smith’s own close
political ally. It strengthens the pos-
sibility of another deadlocked conven-
tion, with the opinions of party lead-
ers pointing for the moment to Speak-
er John N. Garner of Texas rather
than Mr. Smith as a likely nominee
by compromise.
Default Threatened.
With a great show of strength in
South and West, Governor Roose-
f^as. threatening to take the nom-
ination by default.
ALLEGED COUNTERFEITERS
ARE CHARGED AT TYLER
TYLER, Texas, Feb. 6.—Six men,
.alleged members of a counterfeiting
ring, Friday were charged in Federal
Court here. Paul Kern, United States
Commissioner, set their bonds at §10,-
€00 each.
Those charged were Ben W. Quinn,
E. Dewey Miller, Bennett B. Lane and
Clarence Mohon, arrested at Dallas
Thursday, and W. L. Stephens and
Johnnie Long, taken in custody at
GLadewater Wednesday.
Most of the bogus bills were passed
in the East Texas oil area, officers
said. Authorities who made the ar-
Said they found spuri-
§10 bills.
is claimed to have oper-
rat Tyler, Kilgore, Gladewater,
fenderson .and Longview.
The Federal grand jury convening
here February 15 will investigate the
cases.
Officers had made at least two other
recent counterfeiting arrests, one at
Brady and the other at Big Spring.
The men were placed under heavy
■bonds in Federal courts at San An-
ttonio and Abilene.
(Milwaukee, .after paying all bills,
is a large sum of money still in the
ty treasury, and is unique among
fties. It seems that the city bought
ply what it had money to pay for.
droll idea!—Detroit News.
DEATH CELL MAYOR OF KILGORE
- HAS OIL GUSHER AT
HUNTSVILLE, Feb. 4.—Sheriff Al- BEDROOM WINDOW
bert Hauser and two deputies from -
Bexar County arrived in Huntsville KILGORE, Feb. 4.—The Peace Pet-
Thursday noon with John M. (Pete) roleum Coi*poration Crim No. 1, known
McKenzie, who is under a death pen- better as Mayor J. M. Crim’s back-
alty for the slaying of Detective Chief yard well, in the center of Kilgore’s
Sam Street of San Antonio in 1927. downtown business district, came in
The Texas officers brought McKenzie for an estimated flow between 25,000
here from Kennett, Mo., where he was and 30,000 barrels daily,
captured .after escaping from Bexar The well, located in the mayor’s
County jail Tuesday of last week. backyard and less than 50 feet from
McKenzie had nearly won a court his bedroom, has come to be known
fight to be released at Kennett when as the jinx well because of the num-
Sheriyff .Hauser arrived (to identify ber of accidents on it during the drill-
him. McKenzie attempted a jail break ing. Four men have been injured,
at Kennett, removing and rendering The derrick fell in once and the boiler
useless a pair of handcuffs and at- blew out once, and the hole had to
tempting to pick the locks to his be drilled over after the first derrick
cell. McKenzie denied being the fu- fell in just as casing was being set.
gitive from justice, declaring he knew The casing was set, but it jammed
all of the McKenzie boys except Pete, the first hole.
While defense lawyers were pleading -
for their client, Sheriff Hauser and TEXAS WOMAN’S FATHER
deputies took charge of McKenzie LOCATED AFTER 22 YEARS
and forcibly led him from the court- j -
room to a waiting car, then sped BIG SPRING, Feb. 5.—Mrs. Ray-
across the Missouri line into Ark- mond Burkhalter, 23, of this city, has
ansas* found her father.
Scowling and without saying a When she was 13 months old her
word, McKenzie was placed in the mother died. She was placed in the
death chamber in the same cell where care of her mother’s relatives. Twelve
he spent several months before be- years ago she tried to find her father,
ing removed for a trial in which he Again last year she heard he was in
was adjudged insane. Canadian, Texas, but her letter was
Orders were given that nobody be returned unclaimed. A month ago
permitted to see or talk to McKenzie, she learned that her father once had
relatives near Granbury.
COMMUNITY REVIVAL
A letter to the postmaster at Gran-
bury, with one for her father en-
closed, finally found him.
FUNERAL HELD FOR
MAN HELD CAPTIVE 8
YEARS BY INDIANS
(Contributed)
Evangelist Jimmie Smith again last
night brought a very forceful mes-
sage to a large audience in the big j
tent on his general theme which he |
has been discussing the last several | -
nights on “Unanswered Prayer and | LLANO, Feb. 4.—Funeral services
Why.” Last night the two reasons were held at Loyal Valley Wednes-
for unanswered prayer according to i day for Herman Lehmann, 72, native
his discussion was “Idol Worship and
Stinginess.” The other phases of this
general discussion which he has al-
ready covered are “Selfishness,” “Sin.”
He will continue this same theme to-
night and will deal with “An Unfor-
giving Spirit,” “Wrong Relations be-
tween Husband and Wife,” and “Un-
belief or Doubt.”
The school students of both schools
high and grammar, are invited to the
meetings in a body tonight, and the
middle section of seats will be reserv-
ed for them.
of Mason County, who died at the
home of his bi'other, Willie Lehmann,
at Loyal Valley.
When 11 years old, Lehmann was
captured, by the Indians, with whom
he lived for eight years. When the
Indiaixs were driven from this sec-
tion, Lehmann accompanied theixi and
his family finally located him at Fort
Sill, Okla., when he was 19. He then
returned to Mason County, where he
spent the remainder, of his life, with
the exception of short intervals spent
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—J. M. Ken-
worthy, former Labor member of the
House of Commons and retired Lieu-
tenant Commander in the British
navy, declared Wednesday that Eng-
land believed Japan was in secret
league with France and Russia in her
seizure of Manchuria and invasion of
China.
“I know that sounds sensational,”
he said, “and I know it has been de-
nied by France. But we believe it,
just the same, and have reason for
our convictions.
“As long as the militarist party is
on top in Japan, the Government will
endeavor to carry out a tremendously
ambitious plan of aggrandizement and
conquest.
“That plan, we think, has five
phases. The first has been accom-
plished with the seizure of all Man-
churia. The second is in process of
accomplishment. It is the seizure of
Shanghai, Nanking and the Yangtze
valley. The third will be the occu-
pation of Canton and its littoral. The
foux’th will be the seizure of Indo-
China. And the fifth will be the con-
quest of India.”
He explained his view of the plan
is that Japan expects to be strong
enough to throw off Fx*ench passive
support by the time she is ready to
seize Indo-China.
He said he believed England and
the United States should stop Japan
now, but by boycott, not fighting.
PAROLE IS SOUGHT FOR
JUDGE JOHN W. BRADY
COUNTERFEITERS VICTIMIZE
TAYLOR BUSINESS MEN
(Georgetown Sun)
County, State and Federal officers
were during the week end searching
through Central Texas for members
of a gang or an individual counter-
feiter who victimized an unknown
number of business men in Taylor, at
least one in Round Rock and pex’haps
elsewhere. The imposter made his
appearance in Taylor Thursday after-
noon and left a trail of operatioiis
buying a bill of groceries from the
store of E. J. Scheide, taking the
change but left the groceries, again
at the grocery of Valenta & Jasek, a
like tx’ansaction was made. Later a
restaurant was victimized.
Chief of Police Jim Dellinger, of
Taylor, was notified and immediate-
ly begun an investigation joined by
other officers among them E. Tyrrell,
of San Antonio, secret service agent
of the government.
One of the bills which differ from
the bone-fide §10 currency is that it
is printed on lighter paper and the
ink is a shade lighter it was said was
also passed in Round Rock, indicating
that the counterfeiter is passing north
or south thx’ough the country* The
man who received the bogus money at
Round Rock recognized the deception
and followed up the individual pass-
ing it and made him return his money
before he could make his get-away.
ALL-TIME RECORD
Sexwices start at 7:15. in visiting the Indians. He has a
lax'ge number of relatives, living in
Mason and Llano counties.
JUDGE PIERSON IN RACE AGAIN
AUSTIN, Feb. 5.—Judge William
Pierson, associate justice of the su-
px-eme court, is a candidate to suc-
ceed himself as a member of the
court, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary in July.
Mebbe folks are hardening up with
a bit of preliminary practice for the
approaching campaign. At any rate,
a packers’ report indicates an increase
in the consumption of boloney.—Bos-
ton Herald.
Calamity howlers have poxdrayed
America as eating up, exhausting her
savings. Here are the facts, the
amazing facts:
Mutual savings bank deposits on
January 1 passed the ten billion dol-
lar mark for the first time in century-
long history of such institutions—§10,-
0303,014,385.
\ The increase during 1931 was §565,-
' 281,893.
Depositors now total 13,359,671, a
new record.
The 1931 gain was 584,179, an ex-
traordinary showing.
The average account rose during
the year from §740 to §750. New
York led with a §855 average. Rhode
Island had §819. Indiana §779.
Not oixe mutual savings bank fail-
ed to pay its regular dividends. Av-
ex’age x’ate paid was 4.32 per cent.
Let pessimists, ponder these impres-
sive figures.—B. C. Fox’bes in San An-
tonio Light.
AUSTIN, Feb. 4.—An application
for parole has been filed on behalf of
John W. Brady, serving a term in
the Texas penitentiary for the slay-
ing of Miss Lehlia Highsmith, capitol
Stenographer, who was s tabbed to
death here on November 9^ 1929.
Mrs. Brady appeared at the offices
of the state board of pardons and
paroles today and gave notice that
she would seek a parole for her hus-
band. Stanhope Henry, member of
the boax-d, said Brady’s prison record
had been requested.
Under the Haw a prisoner must
serve the minimum term for which
he was sentenced before he is eli-
gible to parole. Brady was found
guilty of mux-der without malice and
sentenced to from two to three years
imprisonment. Given credits for good
behavior and overtime employment, it
is likely that Brady now is or soon
will be eligible for parole.
Brady was convicted by a Dallas
County jury after his case was sent
there on a change of venue. His first
trial, held in Travis County, resulted
in the jury failing to agree on a
verdict.
TWO DEMOCRATS IN
HOUSE DROP DEAD
APPOINTMENT CALLED
“PRESIDENTIAL PARDON’
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—The ap-
pointment of Andx’ew W. Mellon as
ambassador to Great Britain today
was termed “a presidential pardon”
by Representative Patman, Democrat
of Texas, sponsor of impeachment
chax’ges against the treasury head.
“Of course,” Patman said, “the im-
peachment charges now become an
academic question. His - appointment
is equal to a presidential pardon while
the jury still has the case under con-
sideration and before a vex’dict is re-
turned.
“This action practically dismisses
the jury. You can not impeach him
if he leaves the office but while he
continues as secretaxy I intend to push
my charges.”
Meanwhile, the house judiciary
committee considering the Patman
charges met in closed session. Chair-
man Sumners declined to say what
course the committee may follow.
Patman said today he possessed ad-
ditional evidence against Mellon. He
made public the following telegram
he said was from the 'American Le-
gion post at Mineola, Texas:
“We wish to congratulate you on
securing the resignation of Mr. Mel-
lon and getting him out of the coun-
try, but do not think you have gone
far enough yet. England is too close.
Get him sent to China.”
YOUTH ONCE GIVEN
DEATH BANISHED TO
TEXAS BY MURRAY
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 4.—Dave
Brown, whose death sentence for bank
robbery in Alfalfa County was reduc-
ed to 15 years in the penitentiary by
the Criminal Court of Appeals, was
granted a “banishment” parole by
Governor Murray, Thursday.
The youth was ordered to go to
his father at Tyler, Texas, and re-
main away from the state for 10
years.
Convicted of assisting in the rob-
bery of the bank at Jet, Brown was
sentenced to death after he refused
to name his accomplices. The Crim-
inal Court reduced the sentence on
appeal.
LAUGHS IT OFF
Psychologists and medical authori-
ties of Bologna, Italy, are all work-
ed up over the case of little Leonardo
Cavalli, who revex-ses the usual order
of. things in giving expression to his
einotions. When very happy, Leon-
ardo shows it by bursting into tears.
On the other hand, when he is scolded
or corrected with a swtch, he laughs
long and loudly..
Sefe The Leader for Job Printing.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Hearts
weakened by long hours of work
brought death today to two commit-
tee chairmen of the house.
Representative Samuel Rutherford
of Georgia dropped dead in his rooms
at the Hamilton hotel at 7:30 a. m.
Representative Percy Quin of Missis-
sippi succumbed at the naval hospital
50 minutes later.
Quin, a member of the house since
1913, had been confined to his bed
neaxdy a month. He collapsed several
weeks ago while the military affairs
committee, of which he was chairman,
was conducting hearings on Muscle
Shoals.
In Good Health.
Rutherford apparently had been in
good health. He had just completed
hearings before his elections commit-
tee on legislation to abolish “lame
duck” sessions of congress. That bill
was to be brought before the house
in a week or ten days.
Dr. Geox-ge W. Calver, house physi-
cian, said both deaths • were due to
overwork.
Three Vacancies.
With these deaths, the house now
comprise 218 democrats, 213 repub-
licans, 1 farmer-labor member and 3
vacancies. The third vacancy was
caused by the resignation last week
of Repi’esentative Russell Leech of
Pennsylvania, who was appointed to
the board of tax appeals.
Congressional delegations will ac-
company both bodies back to their
native states for the funerals.
AMERICANS LEAVE NANKING
AS JAP ATTACK EXPECTED
NANKING, Feb. 6.—While Nanking
expected an attack by the Japanese
Saturday, eighty-six Americans were
evacuated, making a total of 109. of
the 180 Amei’ican residents who have
left the city.
The American children and most of
the American women have been re-
moved to places of safety. The ma-
jority ,of the men remained behind to
keep an eye on their businesses.
United States Consul General Willys
R. Peck advised evacuation because of
possible paralysis of transportation
facilities.
Nanking has been quiet since it was
shelled earlier in the week by Japan-
ese warships.
Lo Wen-Kan, Chinese Fox’eign Min-
istex’, said it was impossible to accede
to the Japanese demand that the
Shaxighai and Manchurian questions
be treated separately. Both of them
“wex'e created by Japanese militar-
ism,” he declared.
ONE FOUND DEAD, MANY SNOW-
BOUND, FOLLOWING STORM
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Feb. 5.
—Breaking their way through great
drifts, piled up by a storm which
raged for four days over the San
Bexmardino Mountains, two men reach-
ed here today with word that one wo-
man had been frozen to death and
hundreds of othex’s were snowbound,
some of whom faced a food shortage.
The victim was identified as a Mrs.
Lehman, manager of a camp in the
mountains. The men said she was
found in her cabin, the door open
and .a foot of snow on the floor.
Doctors Disagree
When children are irritable and
peevish, grind their teeth and sleep
restlessly, have digestive pains ana
disturbances, lack of appetite, and
have itching eyes, nose and fingers,
doctors will not always agree that
they are suffering from worms.
Many mothers, too, will not believe
that their carefully brought up chil-
dren can have worms. The fact
remains that these symptoms will
yield, in a great majority of cases,
to a few doses of White’s Cream Ver-
mifuge, the sure expellant of round
and pin worms. If your child has
any of these symptoms, try this harm-
less, old fashioned medicine which
you can get at 35c per bottle from
Wilson Drug Co., Lampasas, Texas
E. L. Trussell, Kempner, Texas
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