The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 290, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1917 Page: 4 of 4
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THE LAMPASAS DAILY LEADER
J. H. ABNEY HERBERT ABNEY
J. H. Abney& Son
Owners and Publishers
Entered at the Postoffice at Lampasas
March 7, 1904, as second-class mail.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
' Payable in Advance
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One Month...................-.................... 40c
Three Months................................ $1.00
One Year........................................ $4.00
Obituaries of less than 70 words
will be published free, all above 70
words will be charged for at regular
local advertising rates. Cards of
thanks, resolutions of respect, church,
lodge and society notices of events
which an admission fee will be charg-
ed, will be published only on payment
of regular local advertising rates.
J. C. Matthews W. H. Browning
Matthews & Browning
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Lampasas, Texas
Office over Peoples National Bank
Will Practice in All Courts.
Imposter Touring Texas.
Austin, Texas, Feb. 8.—That
some imposter is traveling over
i;he state posing as"a representa-
tive of the State Agricultural
Department, securing cash and
loans and leaving unpaid hotel
Dills, is the, information contain-
ed in a statement issued today
by Fred W. Davis, Commission-
er of Agriculture.
Mr. Davis says: “Word has
reached me that a man repre-
senting himself to be in the em-
ploy of the State Department of
Agriculture is securing cash
loans and defrauding hotel keep-
ers in various towns - of the
state. This man is a rank im-
poster and I wish to notify the
public to be on the look out for
him. No such person is in the
employ of the department and I
trust that he may be apprehend-
ed and will appreciate any as-
sistance in bringing this about.
Palace Barber Shop
Everett & Berry, Proprietors^
Sanitary Barber work
and Baths\
We solicit your patronage
W. B. ABNEY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Civil Practice Exclusively
Lampasas - - Texas
DIRECTORY
District Judge—F. M. Spann
District Attorney—M. M. White
District Clerk—C. G. Bierbower,
County Judge1—J. Tom Higgins
County Attorney—W. H. Adkins
County Clerk—J. E. Morgan
Sheriff—A. R. Mace ^
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Surveyor—W. H. Fountain
County Treasurer—G. W. Tinkle
RAILROAD SCHEDULE
H. & T. C. Trains Leave
For Burnet and Llano...... 7:40 a. m
For Burnet and Austin......12:50 p.m
ARRIVE
From Austin and Bumet..l0:50 a. m
From Llano and Burnet 4:00 p. m
SANTA FE
TRAINS ARRIVE..,.....
From Temple going west.. 6:30 a. m
From Temple going west..5:28 p. m.
From Temple going west.. 6:00 p. m
FROM WEST
Going to Temple................10:18 a. m
Going to Temple................10:08 p. m
Going to Temple................10:44 p. m.
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ELECTRIC
LIGHT
CANT BLOW OUT
If the submission resolution
slated to come up today, is call-
ed, effort will be made to set it
for the following Friday, it was
decided Thursday night at a
caucus of prohibition forces,
held in the court'of criminal ap-
peals. The “bone dry” amend-
ment will be appended to catch
votes in the house.
Bill Creating New Court is Sign-
ed by the Governor.
House bill creating the eighty-
seventh district court, compos-
ed exclusively of Falls county,
was signed Thursday by Gover-
nor Ferguson. The governor
has not yet made an appoint-
ment for this bench.—Austin
American. -
charging misapplication of pub-
lic funds against him were dis-
missed.
“C. C. Quillan, former chief
bookkeeper in the comptroller’s
department, convicted in two
cases of misapplication of funds
and sentenced to nine years, was
pardoned by the governor Jan. 8
last on the ground that his fam-
ily was destitute and needed his
support.”
Druesdow’s attorneys, it will
be remembered, entered the plea
of guilty for him in the trial at
Belton, their action being re-
ported at the time as a complete
surprise to him, and one against
which he vigorously protested.
—Temple, Telegram.
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German Meeting in Dallas
Scores Mayor.
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 8.—Mayor
Henry D. Lindsley of Dallas was
threatened with physical vio-
lence by German citizens Wed-
nesday because of his proclama-
tion, issued Monday, in which he
referred to Germany as “deter-
mined to become the mad dog of
the world, foaming with rabies.”
Three meetings of Germans
were held here behind locked
doors. It is believed that only
the influence of Otto Lang, a po-
litical opponent of Mayor Linds-
ley, prevented the threats from
being carried out. Two deputa-
tions of Germans visited the
mayor and demanded that he
take back his words, but he re-
fused. He later issued a state-
ment, declaring that he trusted
that German-Americans would
stand by the flag.
At one^mebfin^^
loon keeper offered to “mash the
mayor’s face in.” At another
meeting a resolution denouncing
President Wilson was offered.
The resolution was not passed.
Civil Service for the Postmas-
ters is Not Favored by Solons
Washington, Feb. 8.—An
amendment to put postmasters
of all classes under civil service,
written into the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropria-
tion bills by the senate, was re-
jected by the house and the bill
sent to conference. Chairman
Moon of the postofflee commit-
tee championed the change,
which *has the approval of Pres-
ident Wilson, but Democratic
Leader Kitchin headed the op-
position and rejection was by a
vote of 234 to 43. The house al-
so disagreed to a senate amend-
ment to put members clerks on
the payrolls, instead of allowing
members to pay what they
please out of a lump sum.
Liner Turns Back Upon Warn-
ing by Submarine.
New York, Feb. 8.—The Hol-
land-American line steamship,
Ryndam, which sailed from New
York for Rotterdam Jan. 29
with the American consular ag-
ent at Luxemberg and nearly a
hundred other cabin passengers,
and.which was reported last
night to be returning to this
port, was warned by a German
submarine to turn back when
about to enter the “war zone,”
according to unofficial advices
received here today.
A wireless message from a
passenger on board the Ryndam
contained this information, it
was stated by a person closely
connected with the stemship
service here. The Ryndam was
on her way to Rotterdam by
way of Falmouth, and was with-
in fourteen hours steaming of
the latter port when she swung
around for the return trip to
American waters.
To Investigate Attorneys.
.Fort Worth^Texas, lyeb. T.—
Karl Druesdow Pardoned.
News from Austin Wednes-
day evening said :
“Karl L. Druesdow, former
tax collector of Harris county,
who pleaded guilty in the Bell
county District Court on Jan.
17, 1917, to a charge of misap-
plication of public funds and
sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary, was today granted
a conditional pardon by Gover-
nor Ferguson.
“The governor gave as his
reasons that Druesdow’s wife
and child needed his support and
the condition of the pardon is
that he support them. Drues-
dow was tried in Travis county,
the jury failing to agree, and
the case was then transferred
to Bell county, where Druesdow
pleaded guilty. Other cases
A grand jury for the Seven-
teenth District Court was' im
pended today and charged. It
was instructed to appoint a com-
mittee to investigate the annual
reports of county officers as well
as conditions at the jail, poor
farm, court house and convict
camps.
The usual charge wa& deliver-
ed, but a special feature was ap-
pended when the grand jurors
were told to investigate attor-
neys who encourage litigation
with the view to harassing de-
fendants. The grand jury con-
sists to Van Zandt Jarvis, fore-
man; C. R. Breedlove, T. P.
Fenelon, M. Clay Walker, J. S.
McKinley,, J. Grow, F. E. Har-
per, Elbert Race, W. W. Bur-
gess, J. L. Farmer, W. D. Wisler
and Bob Andrews.
Agree on Revenue Bill.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 8.—
The administration revenue bill
designed to raise approximately
$250,000,000 and authorizing a
bond issue of $1,000,000 was
practically agreed oh today by
the Democrats of the Senate
Finance Committee. It will be
submitted to the, Democratic
caucus for approval tomorrow
night.
Efforts to induce the commit-
tee to reduce or eliminate the
proposed excess profit tax of 8
per cent on net income of co-
partnerships and corporations
were unavailing. It was decided
however, to clarify the language
of the measure as it passed the
House in order that there may
be no misconstruction. The ex-
emption of $5,000 and 8 per cent
profit on investment is retained.
The committee agreed to
amend the bill by accepting the
flat tax of 2 cents a pound on
oleomargarine proposed by Sen-
ator Underwood in lieu of the
Here Today and Tomorrow
Mr. Geo. I. Dorman, Jr.
Representing
Strouse and Brothers
of Baltimore, Md.
a
Makers of the Famous
HIGH ART CLOTHES”
We invite you to come in and look over 1
| his line of Men’s and Young Men’s
Clothes for Spring and Summer---made j
| to your measure.
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present prohibitive tax of 10
cents a pound. Dairy interests
were greatly opposed to the
amendment and will be given a
hearing tomorrow. Increased
inheritance taxes and munitions
excises as carried in* the House
bill are retained.
Court Bill Passed.
Austin, Texas, Feb. 8.—The
house passed finally this after-
noon the bill granting a relief
to the supreme court by provid-
ing that three judges of various
courts of civil appeals may sit
as an auxiliary to pass on appli-
cations for writs of error.
The house also passed to en-
grossment the pipe line bill plac-
ing pipe lines under the regula-
tions of the railway commission.
a reratification of the treaties,
but previously they had indicat-
ed that such a suggestion would
find no response here under
present conditions.
Woifit Seize Deposits.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 8.—
A formal statement giving as-
surances that the Government
has no intention of seizing bank
deposits or other property be-
longing to any foreign subject,
even in the event of war, was
issued by the State Department
today with the approval of
President Wilson.
The statement was prompted
by the anxiety of German sub-
jects in some section regarding
savings deposits and by the
fnany reports in circulation re-
garding the intention of the
government concerning war-
bound vessels in American
ports. It makes no specific ref-
erence to the Prussian-Ameri-
can treaty of 1828, which pro-
vides for the immunity of subh
property, but which has been re-
garded as a doubtful validity,
saying merely that the govern-
ment “will in no circumstances
take advantage of a state of war
to take possession of property to
which international understand-
ing and the recognized law of
the land give it no just claim.”
The decision is understood to
be in furtherance of" President
Wilson’s determination that
there shall be nothing in the
conduct of the United States to
warrant criticism, rather than
indicative of any specific inclin-
ation to acknowledge the valid-
ity of disputed provisions of the
old treaty. Officials did not
comment on a press dispatch
from Berlin saying Ambassador
Gerard had been asked to secure |
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