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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1930
Page
2
Official journal notice lists subscription rates for Lincoln Parish and Lincoln Parish School Board. Rates shown in advance terms for periodicals and notices, with payment details and publication requirements.
The essay argues that automobiles have boosted business and travel but rural areas remain cut off by roads that fail in bad weather. It advocates asphaltic, waterproof surfaces to create affordable, durable roads that keep farming communities connected and prosperous year round.
A column published through the Louisiana State Bar Association and Louisiana Press Association disseminates laws affecting daily life, encourages study of constitutional government, and fosters public respect for the Courts.
The police power is an inherent sovereign authority allowing states to promote public welfare health safety and property rights. It includes criminal law enforcement and civil regulation of noncrime matters, with remedies via courts and protections under Fourteenth Amendment due process. The scope varies by state due to local conditions and cannot be surrendered by the sovereign.
A long discussion highlights newspaper advertising as a driver of sales noting Walker's Inc Los Angeles spent 40000 to promote a single sale and that newspapers hosted the drive. The piece analyzes police power eminent domain due process and how laws must suit current society with examples from barber shop Sunday closings and hat wearing in theatres.
The Richmond News-Leader lauds Bishop Cannon for forcing Tom Heflin out of the Democratic Party in 1928 and predicts a backlash against demagoguery and religious hate. It argues Heflin has been repudiated and notes Alabama’s awakening as a reaction to demagoguery, calling for scrutiny by a congressional committee. The piece warns that Heflin’s kind may not return to the Senate soon.
The Chicago Tribune argues that the fight on gangland is revealing leaders more clearly. It states gangland is no longer a shadowy realm but an identifiable underworld with known figures, affiliations, and places.
Governor Bilbo loses at the Mississippi Supreme Court in an effort to oust the commissioners appointed by his predecessor to finish a $5,000,000 hospital for the insane. The Cow’s ruling would end the controversy halting construction, though Bilbo immediately vows new defiance.
The text discusses Bilbo's meddling with the State University reducing national prestige in education circles. His hospital dispute blocks large public works spending, limiting jobs and easing congestion at the old hospice. Mississippi political patience grows as Bilbo support wanes.
A missionary letter from Shanghai describes Chinese children lacking Christmas, noting how toys appear only in windows of English or American shops. The writer and local helpers give gifts to about nine hundred children, sharing the Christmas story and fostering kinship with American friends. Also recounted is a New York window cleaner’s spectacular fall through a taxi roof amid crowded streets.
A mocked list of twelve unsafe driving rules attributed to an “agent” offering risky habits for motorists. It warns these reckless practices can lead to accidents, legal trouble, or an early grave, citing examples like speeding on wet surfaces, braking to impress, crossing warnings, and aggressive hooting.
A three member mixed commission finds no German agent caused the Kingsland fire and expresses doubt German involvement in Black Tom. It clears Germany of responsibility for both explosions, despite American demands for damages. The report is criticized as wartime propaganda now viewed in a cooler light.
Bastrop Louisiana November 19 four new bridges spanning Bayou Bartholomew in Morehouse parish opened for traffic by the parish police jury. The spans at Cory Bonner Knox and Parker ferries cost over 55000 and replace ferries formerly operating over the bayou.
Ad urges readers to avoid substitutes for Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming they restore bile flow, cleanse the system, and alleviate biliousness, torpid liver, and constipation. The red bottle pills are promoted as the old-time reliable remedy, with all druggists carrying Carter's.
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