The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [42], No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, January 3, 1930 Page: 7 of 8
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TEA IS GIVEN IN HONOR
OF MRS. EDGAR SMITH JR.
Saturday afternoon, December 28,
from three to six o’clock, Mrs. Edgar
THE COURT REFUSES
PLEA OF PANTAGES
EARTH, TREMOR SHAKES
TOWNS IN OKLAHOMA
DEBTOR NATIONS PAY
$100,000,000 TO U. S.
Los Angeles, Cal., December 27. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Decern- ! New York, December 27.—The pro-
-Superior Judge Charles Fricke late ber 27.:—Earth tremor of sufficient \ gress of war debt payments to the
Smith entertained at her home with Friday denied the motion of attorneys ' intensity to cause persons to run from
a lovely tea honoring her daughter- ’ for Alexander Pantages to release him | their homes in alarm occurred tonight
in-law, Mrs. Edgar Smith Jr., a from jail because of an alleged en- j at El Reno,, Union City and Oklaho-
bride of recent date. ! dangered state of health. The court, ! ma City. So far as could be ascer-
The guests were met upon their j however, ordered the prisoner trans-
arrival by Miss Dorothy Smith and ' ferred to a hospital ward,
were then received by the hostess, J Panatages, multimillionaire show-
and the honoree. In the receiving line ! man under a prison sentence for cri-
with them were Miss Lucile Smith, ! minal assault, was declared by Dr.
Mrs. Mat Smith, Miss'Martha Round-I Charles W. Decker to be suffering
tree of Bartlett, Mrs. Elsa Smith and j from a great fear of death and of the
Miss Lila Martin.
Miss Elizabeth Lockhart then usher-
ed the guests into the living room,
which was beautifully decorated for
the occasion by the use of poinsettias
and ferns. Here they registered in
the guest book, which was presided
over by Miss Alice Glenn Young.
The tea table in the dining room
tained, no damage was done.
The three cities are not more than
40 miles distant from each other. Res-
idents recalled tremors had been felt
12 to 15 years ago.
The shocks, it was learned later,
also were felt in Tulsa where windows
“terrible predicament in which he told j and dishes were rattled,
me he found himself.” Slight tremors were felt at Elk City,
The physician, who examined the ill Bridgeport and Weatherford,
prisoner at the request of the state, j Two distinct shocks were felt, both
gave the testimony in the superior j in El Reno and Oklahoma City. At
court, hearing of report upon Pan-1 El Reno fire broke out simultaneously
tages’ condition. j in a theatre but was extinguished im-
“Pantages spoke very frankly with j mediately. A cursory investigation
me, and said he feared death,” Decker , was reported to: indicate that it was
was beautifully lace laid and had for j testified. “He spoke of the terrible ' caused by friction of lighting wares
its center adornment a pretty table j predicament—those were his words— , incident to evaporation,
lamp around which was an arrange- i in which he found himself. This fear
ment of poinsettias intersperced has affected his powers of nutrition
and his appetite.”
The witness testified that the pri-
soner did not know it, but that it was
fear that had; built a complex in his
mind. He said Pantages’ ailments
were the direct result of that mental
state.
with sprays of fern. Mrs. M. Y. Stokes
poured tea for the guests and Misses
Melba Gilbert and Florence Elizabeth
Moses served the dainty collation of
bread and butter sandwiches, olives,
Russian tea, salted nuts and hard
candies.
About seventy-five guests called
during the course of the afternoon
to meet this young matron who is
now making her home in Lampasas.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Walter Smith ac-
companied by Mrs. R. D. Ford of
Lometa were visitors in Temple Sun-
day. They visited with Mr. Ford who
Telephone operators scurred in fear
from the building in which they work-
ed. At Hukon, nearby, buildings were
shaken.
The windows of homes were rattled
in the western section of Oklahoma
City. At Union City the shock was
pronounced. It was recalled that two
shocks were felt there somewhat more
Dr. Decker was recalled to the j than a decade ago, one of which
stand by Le Compte Davis, attorney , cracked the rear wall of the Union
recently added to Pantages’ staff of ; bank.
counsel. The hearing is being held j The Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.,
upon Pantages’ petition for release j here reported that the phenomenon
from jail under bond. He claims that j was accompanied by a drop of 25 volts
his life is in danger as the result of j and sharp increase from the low point
confinement and based the claim upon j of 500 volts on its distributing lines,
recent severe heart attacks. Pan- -
is in a hospital in that city and with j ^a£ef was not present in court, being i cjjuyrolET SEDAN PLUNGES
Lampasas patients in the hospital i confined to a county jail hospital
also and report that all are recuper- ^ed.
ating nicely. Miss Grace Gaffney, who
has been with her mother, Mrs. M. L.
Gaffney, who is recuperating from
an operation, returned to Kempner
with them, where she is teaching.
POISONED LIQUOR IS
United States under various funding
agreements is shown in the latest
Treasury Department receipts of the
following:
From Great Britain, the 14th semi-
annual payment of interest and the
seventh annual installment of prin-
cipal.
From Belgium, the ninth semi-annu-
al interest.'
From Czecho-Slovakia, the ninth
semi-annual principal.
From Esthonia, the eighth semi-
annual principal.
From Finland, the 14th semi-annual
payment of interest, and the seventh
annual instalment of principal.
From Hungary, the 12th semi-an-
nual paymnet of interest and the sixth
annual instalment of principal.
From Latvia, the eighth semi-annual
principal.
From Lithuania, the 11th' semi-an-
nual interest.
From Poland, the 10th semi-annual
principal.
The total amount of all payments
was approximately $100,000,000. Of
the total, $93,795,000 was from Eng-
land.
Interest accounted for $66,795,000 of
the British payment.
Here’s To
Our Friends
POSTHUMOUS WARNING ON
RHINE EVACUATION BY
FOCH SUPRISES
Paris, December 27.—Secret warn-
ing by the late Marshal Foch against
premature evacuation of the Rhine-
land, was revealed in the French
40 FEET OFF BRIDGE Chamber of Deputies Friday, and pre-
Romans O’Hair returned Monday to
Austin to resume his studies in the University student^ Coroner ' E.
University of Texas after spending
the holidays here in the home of his
mother, Mrs. T. R. O’Hair.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Perry and child-
ren, Jane and Robert Jr., who have
been visiting here during the holi-
days in the home of her parents,
Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Black, returned
Sunday to their home at San Marcos.
In the driving snow storm Saturday
morning the Chevrolet sedan driven
BLAMED IN DEATH j by S. L. Kirk of San Saba skidded
* - ! and plunged through the railing on
Homer, La., December 27.—Alcohlic the approach of the Red Bluff bridge,
poisoning caused the death of Glenn | The car landed near the water’s edge
Grafton, 20, of Bernice, La., Baylor | some 40 feet below the. bridge floor.
W. | Mr. Kirk says it all happened so
Middleton of Claiborne parish decided j quickly that it is a mystery how it
late today after a thorough investiga- j was all done. He was going to Lo-
tion of the case. j meta, the ground was covered with
It was thought for a time the youth snow and he was not driving fast,
might have died from carbon mon- j His car was going good as he enter-
oxide poison, but an analysis of the j ed the approach to the bridge, but in
liquor found in the automobile where some way began to slide.
Grafton was found dead early Thurs- ! Fortunately Mr. Kirk was only
day revealed it was “impure and clan- , slightly injured but the Sedan was
gerous,” acording to Dr. Willis P. | wrecked.—San Saba News.
Butler, Caddo parish coroner, who | -
analyzed it. I R. D. Ford of Lometa is in a Temple
--j hospital receiving treatment for a
Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Ross and little broken shoulder and fractured arm, in-
, . daughter, Ella Katherine, of Sonora! juries sustained when he fell from a
ome o e ormer s mot er, rs. are gUes^s here jn the home of Mrs. i tree Thursday. Mr. Ford was cutting
00^* Ross’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. T. j mistletoe from a tree when he fell.
Briggs. j---
--j Miss Elsie Moses and Miss Ferrell
FOR SALE—I have two fresh milch j Mae Lewis, who have been visiting
cows, baled hay, and white leghorn ; in their respective homes during the
cockerels for sale. Call rural tele-; holidays returned Saturday to Fort
phone out of Lampasas or address . Worth where they teach in the public
me at Route 3, Lampasas.—L. E. schools. Miss Mildred Hoskins, who
Duzan. (wp) j has been Miss Lewis’ guest for the
---- past few days, returned to Ft. Worth
Mrs. Florence Townsend and daugh-
ter, Miss Marguarite, returned Sun-
day to their home at Taylor after
spending the holidays here in the
^ A Great Biscov&ty
When Pasteur discovered,, in 1852;
that the infection of wounds wa3
caused by malignant^ bacteria, he per-
formed a service of inestimable value
to mankind. Since then medical science
has been producing better and better
antiseptics, to kill these germs that
may enter the smallest cut and give us
diseases such as typhoid, tuberculosis
and lockjaw. Now, all you have to do to
be sure that these dreadful germs will
not infect a wound, is to wash that
wound, however small, thoroughly with
Liquid Borozone, the modem antisep-
tic. You can get Liquid Borozone, in a
size to fit your needs and purse, from
The Lion Drug Store
Mrs. W. C. McCarver and two sons, with them.
Holland and Gerald, returned Satur- j--
day to their home at Smithville after! Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Roberts and
a Christmas visit here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Yates spent Sun-
Mrs. McCarver’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. day in Kempner in the home of Mr.
A. J. Perry. and Mrs. W. H. Wester.
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cipitated a parliamentary storm.
Aristide Briand, Foreign Minister,
expressed amazement that he had
known nothing of the document.
The Marshal’s warning was made in
a note to President Doumergue and
Premier Poincare in October, 1926.
M, Briand reproached M. Reibel,
former Undersecretary of State for
the liberated regions, for reading the
note. He said it created a “sorry
situation.”
Marshal Foch’s letter said that
Germany daily was becoming a more
populous and stronger “vanquished
nation, which wishes revenge.”
“Guided by a temperament differ-
ent from ours, for her might is right,”
he wrote, “she remains a redoubtable
neighbor, and peace will be maintain-
ed only by the risk she runs in re-
venge.”
The letter declared that the Rhine-
land occupation guaranteed France’s
security, but added that when the
French troops return to their territory
France, would find herself in an ex-
ceptionally grave situation.
The letter continued to explain that
as the French army was bing reor-
ganized and the frontier undefended
the time of the evacuation provided
for in the treaty of Versailles must
not be advanced.
Foreign Minister Briand, indignant
at the interjection of this secret doc-
ument into the debate, said to M. Rei-
bel:
“You wished to defend the memory
of Foch. He was a great soldier. The
Minister of Foreign Affairs who was
his chief and with whom he worked
four times a week, knows nothing of
documents he drafted. He learns it
here when you pull out of your pocket
a document concerning national de-
fense.”
The Foreign Minister added that he
did not know how M. Reibel obtained
the paper, and he didn’t know what
would become of it.
The Foch letter was produced dur-
ing a hot skirmish between M. Frank-
lin-Bouillon and' M. Briand when the
former said that the Locarno pact
had been signed by M. Briand for fear
of a Russo-German alliance which, he
said, never-the-less had been accom-
plished and had enabled Soviet Russia
to crush China in the Manchurian
warfare.
Foreign Minister Briand then re-
newed a demand that M. Franklin-
Bouillon overthrow] the Cabinet if he
were dissatisfied with the recent
Hague negotiations.
To our older friends, to our newer friends, to
our friends yet to be: We take much pride in the
firm friendships which we have been! able to win
by our high quality of merchandise, cheerful ser-
vice and ready desire to accommodate, and,
We are wishing for you, one and all, the choicest
enjoyments of the glad holiday season now with
us. May they add to your permanent stock of hap-
piness and to your length of life.:
Please us often with your visits during the
New Year—
The House of Quality Groceries.
Senteif t Grocery Co.
LAMPASAS
TEXAS
NORRIS ASKS THAT
MELLON RESIGN POST
Washington, December 27.—An ear-
ly report from the Hoover law enfor-
cement commission on a part of its
survey is expected in Washington.
The regsination of Secretary Mel-
lon was demanded as the first step
in a “cleanup” of prohibition enforce-
ment today by Senator Norris of Ne-
braska, a republican dry, who joined
with Senator Borah, republican, Idaho,
in commending the personnel of the
enforcement service.
The Nebraskan blamed “politics” in
the enforcement service for what he
described as the “failure” of enforce-
ment. When asked where he would
start in reorganizing, he replied quick-
ly “with Andrew W. Mellon.”
“I don’t say the law is not enforced
everywhere,” said Norris, Who is
chairman of the judiciary committee.
“But I do say it is not generally en-
forced and I think that there is evi-
dence that the politicians are meddl-
ing too much. I don’t think Andrew
Mellon, who is the chief enforcement
officer, is in sympathy with the law.
I don’t demand prohibition cranks.
“In fact, I don’t want any cranks
in the service but I want an adminis-
tration of that law which is free from
political influence.”
PASTOR, AS BUM, ENJOYS
POOR SIDE OF CHRISTMAS
MOODY TO LIMIT
SLATE OF SOLONS
Austin, Texas, December 27.—Gov-
ernor Moody will make a New Year’s
resolution, and he is inclined to keep
it in the face of importunities of leg-
islators.
He said today that he hoped to re-
main unmoved in his determination
to keep legislature at! only one more
special session of 30 days this winter.
St. Louis, Mo., December 27.—Rev.
Ben Ridpath, pastor of a Methodist
church here spent his Christmas as a
bum and is glad of it.
“Christmas eve I went singing car-
ols to many of the fine homes of the
city,” Ridpath explained, “after that
I thought that I would like to see the
other side of life.”"
Dressed in an old coat and trousers
that did not match, Ridpath wander-
ed the city streets to find what
Christmas was like for the down and
outer.
He reached the following conclu-
sions:
The homeless men in the municipal
lodging house were not dejected. “On
the contrary they seemed happy.”
It’s easy to get a free meal, “as good
as any in town,” at Amity house, a
social service center.
The vocation of mooching (begging
on the streets) is not profitable. Out
of seven passersby he begged for “two
bits” only one pulled money out of
his pocket. Five passed him without
speaking.
Ridpath is one of the youngest
ministers here, 28 years old, and a
graduate of the University of Minn-
esota.
PITTED AGAINST FARMER
Some of the real causes for the low
prices for cotton are as follows:
Cotton exchanges, cotton market
manipulators and cotton shippers are
pitted] against thel cotton producers.
Cotton market manipulators sell
hundreds of thousands of bales of cot-
ton futures each day on the exchanges,
thereby forcing the price of cotton
down below the cost of production.
The cotton spinners keep out of the
It has been freely predicted that it
would require at least two special! market until, these conditions exist
sessions to clean up the unfinished j and then buy from the cotton mani-
business left over by the regular and ] pulators having hundreds of thousands
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REWARD FOR SEWER OF
DOG’S MOUTH GAINS
St. Louis, Mo., December 27.—Sub-
scriptions to a reward fund for arrest
of the persons who sewed up the
mouth of a small dog released the
dog to starve continued to pour in
today at offices of the Humane So-
ciety of Missouri, passing the $1300
mark this morning.
Pledges have come by telephone,
telegraph and mail. Telegram from
J. R. Robinson, Dallas, Texas, an-
nounced he would add $15 to the re-
ward and Arthur M. Cooper of Alton,
111., offered $100 reward. Police thus
far have found no trace of the per-
petrator of the deed. The dog was
put to death by the humane society.
Dr. I. M. Cockran of Comanche was
a guest Sunday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Munger.
three called sessions last winter and
summer.
“I have about made up my mind to
confine the special session to peni-
tentiary concentration and regula-
tion of office fees,” Governor Moody
said. “Those two subjects ought to
be disposed of easily within the thirty
day period.”
He stated it was his intention to
convene the fourth special session
about January 15th.
He is being besieged with requests
of bales of spot cotton which they
purchased below the cost of produc-
tion.
To force the cotton producers to sell
the financial institutions of Wall
Street call the banks of the South
for payment of loans.
The cotton market manipulator has
the situation so completely sewed up
that the small cotton buyers are com-
pelled to sell cotton to the manipula-
tors.
The oil monopoly is in the kinder*
to submit special legislation, includ- j garten class compared to the cotton
ing educational, revenue, regulation of j situation.
public utilities and chain stores and I The foregoing testimony was pre-
many more subjects. j sented by me to, the Senate Agricul-
- tural Committee through Senator
Rev. A. C. Donath returned Friday
afternoon from San Antonio where he
placed his mother in a sanitarium.
Mrs. Donath spent the holidays in
Waco with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brooks of Pecos
after spending several days of the
holiday period here in the home of
the latter’s parents, Judge and Mrs.
W. H. Browning, have returned home.
Heflin and partially reported by the
United Press.
T. H. THURMOND,
Box 777, Shreveport, La.,—Dallas
Morning News.
Mr. and Mrs. . E. A. Yates, who
have been guests during the holidays
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Roberts, returned Tuesday to their
home at San Antonio.
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The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [42], No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, January 3, 1930, newspaper, January 3, 1930; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892557/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.