Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 150, Ed. 1 Monday, April 9, 1928 Page: 2 of 8
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LEADERS IN CHICAGO ELECTION
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rA Tip You Can
Bank On !
f Mac, you drws like a prince and still
sare money. Slip me the low-down.”
"Well—take these kicks, for in-
stance. TTiey’re FLORSHEIMS. Ever
aee smarter lines? .Finer quality?
Never! Bat do^they cost more than
- ordinary shoes?
.... "Not at all! Bay FLORSHEIMS,
brother, and save money yourself!”
Regular monthly Mile were ap-
proved by toe commissioners at the
afternoon season nut in connection
with these bills a motion was nade.
seconded and carried that Judge
Davis be authorised to change gas
companies, the commissioners being
of the opinion that the gas mils for
the court house and Jail for March
were too high.
The court house gas bill was $61 JO
and the Mil for the Jail was $52.50.
the bins being ba<ed an a rate of
twenty-fire cents per 1000 cubic ft.
Natural Oas and Fuel Company are
now supplrln* the gas for the court
house and Jail. All the commission-
ers voiced an opinion that inasmuch
as the month of March was a warm
month and that there were many
dars in which no gas was used, at
least vei*y ltttle if any. the gas bills
were too high. It was stated »hat the
gas Mil for any month during the
winter was not as much as the bilk
presented for March. The Mils were
authorised paid tnd a_ transfer to
another company made.
The minutes of the commission-
ers court meetings Jn December.
January and February were read
and approved by the court Monday
afternoon.
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Trial of Mrs. Rena Kirschhofer, 24.
charged with the murder of her
husband. John O. Kirchhofer. 28. at
the home of the couple here Feb-
luary I. began Monday.
Defense attorneys indicated that
Mrs. Kirchhofer will plead self de-
fense and ask for a suspended sen-
tence. ■ .i.
the shooting followed a family
quarrel.
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Misconduct of
Oklahoma Judge
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WASHINGTON. April 9.—iff)—
The charges of misconduct in of-
fice which have been preferred
against Federal Judge Frenklln 1.
Krr.namer of the northern Oklaho-
ma district were considered' again
today by a house Judiciary sub-com-
mittee in execute session.
Representative Mlchcner. Repub-
lican. Michigan..who bead* the sub-
committee, said that no decision
was reached and. that the sub-com-
mittee would continue its delibera-
tions later in th* week. j
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STATE * ATTY. CROWE*
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"Dependable
Footwear’
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Sunday morning at 9:00 o'clock
V Scouts Oswald Daughety, Billie
" Jdurphy and Mansou Melton accom-
, panylag 8cout Raecutive Jack
- Brunberg. act Mayor W. D. Me-
at his office and! there pre-
htm with a copy joP the new
Scouts Handbook Attached to
d , the .handbook was the following let-
ter of presentation:
*Thta copy of the new handbook
for boys, published by the Boy
of America, is presented to
y ' the’ Pecan Valley Area
B. 8. A- lids book has been
a* revised with the hoqy that
; — — —“* da even more ,
iwstslnn wiil da eve
predecessors toward
the boyhood of America the
Meals of the Boy 8cout law and
gical institution Monday morning
and is resting well. |his attendants
state. \
Mrs. E. E. Brown of the city was
able to return to her home Monday
following & recent operation in a
local: sanitarium
Mrs. Drew McCoughan of the ciiy.
was operated on in a local hospital
Sunday night and is resting well
today, her attendants state1.
Mrs. E. E. Kirkpatrick. 1111 Dur-
ham Street, was admitted to a lo-
cal hospital Monday morning lor a
minor operation this afternoon.
Mrs. Nora E. Campbell. Brown
wood Rdf. 6. was able to be re
moved from a local hospital Mon-
day following a major operation
there recently.
Mrs. Emmett Smith of the city.
Charges by Marsh
in Cctton Probe
Denied to Senate
WASHINGTON. April ».—<*>>—
A surprise affidavit signed by three
members of the firm of Maynard
and Woodward of Utica. N. Y„ flat-
ly denying charges made by Arthur
R. Marsh. New York oottoo broker,
was ’sprung on The senate cotton
slum, committee by WUham L. Clay-
ton. Texas cotton merchant and
caused Marsh to be sworn in order
to make his reply.
Marsh had testified that repre
•entatives of the firm of Anderson
and Clayton and company had gone
to min customers of Maynard and
Woodward in Utica in 1-925 and of
fered them $2JO a bale less than
the house could pay. The New
York broker put this forward in
connection with his charge of
wholesale market manipulations.
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The Bulletin's Inquiring Re-
porter has been interviewing cit-
izens of Brown wood on "Why I
Like My Neighborhood." Here is
the tenth of such interviews:
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A FTER a season of bombs and bul lets. Chicago will vote April 10th in one of the hardest fought Repubh-
**■ can sute primaries in the hit.to ry of Illinois. Mayor "Big Bill" Thompson is behind one ticket and Sen-
ator Charles S. Deneen is behmd the other. Thompson is supporting Qov . Len Small and State's Attorney
iCrowe for re-election, and Frank L. Smith, recently rejected by the Senate on charges of excessive cam-
paign expenditures in 1926. for elec tion to that body for* a second time. Senator Deen is supporting Otis
F. Glenn for the Senate. Louis L. Emmerson for governor. Judge John A. Swanson for state's attorney
and Atty -Gen. Carlstrom for re- election. Homes of Senator Deneen and Judge Swanson were bombed
recently. Mayor Thompson has.chdr ged that the Deneen faction "arrang ed" this tc attract public sympathy.
. ____ .underwent an opeiatkm in a local
*nstul‘ surgical institution Saturday anti is
resting well today, her attendanU
; state. i
._„ . _ Jack Hamrick. th- baby son of Mr
bope that you will personally and Mss Tink Hamrick of San Saba,
w this book and see for your- | ,*k in a local hospital
SOM bow we are trying, through Brake Spruill. 311 East Lee 3t..
what we beheve to be a sound edu- • ^ operated on in a local hospital
ta develop ehar- Sunday and Is resting well today, ms
help tnKn boys for the attendants state
of , citizenship’ D H. Peeples of the city, is sick
This was to keeping with the |n a )ocal hospital,
program carried out throughout the Mrv Drew McCaughan of 1607
United Bln ten E\vry official In ex- i Avenue E. underwent an operation
ecuttve capacities from the Preri-; ta the Medical Arts Hospital, op
dent ef the United States to the Sunday. *
mayors of municipalities receiving - . , - ■ - ■» ------
a handbook for Boy Scouts. SUNDAY SCHOOL RETORT FOR
The Mayor responded with an sc- APRIL t.
and pledged his The Sunday school report for
with the program of | April 9. was 2.367. 999 lev than on
the Boy 8couts in their effort to the previous Sunday
promote the character building Attendance
ideals of their, program. | Coggin Ave. Baptist .......... 440
Known Cal Since
Boyhood, Doesn’t
Vote For Him
-I ih«vr known Colvin CooMdgr
ever since I was a small bay. but I
haven't voted for him a single time."
said F. A. Leonard, head of the Hot
Wells Sanitarium, to a Bulletin re-
porter Monday morning.
T was born at Cummlngton. Mas-
sachusetts. and when we went to the
city, it was always to Northampton,
the home of Ooolidge. When I first
remember knowing Coolidg*. he nt
a struggling young attorney in the
latter city. He always attended to
my father’s legal affairs But I never
voted for him during his race for
any office.'’
Mr. Leonard came to Texas fight
yean ago. shortly after Cal’Tn Oool-
idge had been elected Governor of
Massachusetts.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
NORRIS
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Chicago is To Go
to Polls Tuesday
For State Primary
CHICAGO. April 9. —<A*1—Two
weeks ago tonight bombs exploded
at the homes of United States
Senator Deneen and Circuit Judge
Jchn A. Swanson-, setting Chicago
pUttics on fire. Tomorrow half a
million voters will decide who- got
hurt. \ '
Those bombings were not the
HUE'S MORE ABOUT .
SQUIRES'
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under the guise of religion." Dr,
Norm said. "We are approach-
ing the greatest crisis since this
country has been a nation. There
isn’t a doubt in my mind but that
A1 Smith will be nominated, but
when the election comes, the
American people will go to the polls
but they were sharply signifl-
c( pi ohibititm and ****** I rant politically, for Senator Deneen
Rrman Catholic ChMrch to ^ j^uier of the Mayor Thompson-
donunnate.
, Scores Opposition ^
Dr. Norris began his address
stressing that it Was a “discussion;
and pointed out that when "men
t State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe
I partisans. Judge Swanson is the
by Deneen candidate for Crowe's Job.
There are state candidates, from
governor down, and United States
senatorial candidates to be nomi-
Cawrt at
A 'meeting of the Court of HoroT
•will be held Friday night at 8.00
o'clock In. toe County Court room
for the purpose of presenting
awards to Scouts who have qualified
for them. TWs meeting he open
to the public and ail parents and
all who are Interested in„the boy
program are urged to attend.
The second-session of the Scout
Leaders Training School will be held
tonight at the First Presbyterian
First Christian ............... 386
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Church of Christ ..
First Methodist ....
Central Methodist .
Flj-st Presbyterian .....
Austin Ave. Presbyterian
Mylwood Avenue Baptist
Edwa,rds St. Presbyterian
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church. An exceptionally Interesting
program wUl be rendered and ail
men interested in boy work are
urged to attend. • •
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Fertilizer Tag
Sale Announced
by Cotton Chief
NEW ORLEANS. April 9 —ifr-
H, O. Hester, secretary of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, announc-
ed today that reports made to him
showed the sale of fertiliser tags in
10 southern states for the eight
months ending March 31 totalled
3.776J56 tons compared with 2.687.-
071 took tor the same period a year
ago and 3.453.171 two years ago.
The announcement pointed out
that the ferUliarr was to be used
for all crops and not for cotton only.
Sales by states for the last eight
months follow: Georgia 780.780;
North Carolina 1.015.901; South
Carolina. 711.793: Alabama 594.350:
Tennessee 94.794;* Arkansas 53.717:
Louisiana. 125J30: Mississippi 200.-
283: Texas. 114.162: Oklahoma 1351
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BLAST IN CHIC AGO •
CHICAGO. April 9.—(A*)—An ex-
plosion so terrific as tp rock build-
ings a block distant, wrecked an
untenanted two story building on
the west side last night. Police
believe a still or gas. rather than
a bomb was responsible.
FAVOR AL SMITH
DBS MOINE8. Iowa. April 9 —
0f*>—Iowa's 36 votes in the Nation-
al Democratic convention at Hous-
ton will not be surrendered by sup-
porters of Edwin T. Meredith of
Des Moines without a fight, de-
spite the fact that sentiment de-
veloped in county conventions Sat-
urday, was very strongly In favor
of Oovernor Alfred E. Smith of New
York for the Democratic Presiden-
tial nomination.
OEMS TO
DALLAS. Tex.. April 9. —Of*)—A
mass meeting of Democrats, who
“Do not take their politics from a
spoon" will be held here Saturday
for the purpose of forming an A1
Smith tor President Chib. D. A
Frank. Dallas, attorney, said today.
NO OPPER, CLAIM
SAN ANTONIO. Texas, April 9.—
(,»*)—Captain Verne MUMr. reported
to have been offered the position of
<*«Puty prohibition administrator, at
Houston, denied today that he had
rroetved any^such offer to date.
didn’t want a discussion, they were "u - AlZ
afraid." He declared he would SSm^clccUaa for Dema-
ET.Sf’LSLS K S& SHSi-SESS: &
15k- STZZi ! -i^JSLf-rssss.’S!:
A scathing attack was
upon Tammanj HSU. in which Dr.
Norris charged that at every prwir
dential nomination, that body can
be found at the convention, booing
and Jeering it every candidate but
the one who they think will best
serve it. “Are we going to alWw a
Tamany Hall politician to be elected
to the highest office in the land?"
Dr. Norris asked.
"Sold the State"
Dr. Norris also declared that
“certain pussyfooting politician in
Texas” had conspired to sell the
state to the “wet Roman Catholic
Church." Millions of dollars Is be-
ing, spent by these conspirators to
the White House,
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cappture
charged.
Approximately 2000 people were in
the hall, when Rev. Norris began
his address. He was introduced by
Rev G. E. Cameron, pastor of the
First Methodist Church.
At the conclusion of the "discus-
sion.'’ Dr Norris Isked that every-
one who wgs going to oppose A!
Smith for the nomination, "stand
up". The wtiole house arose, with
the exception of a hundred or so.
When he asked who was going to
support the New York governor,
only one magi stood up.
Dr. Norris invited those who had
opposed his coming here, to come
up I and shake hands.’ "You know
you art wrong, so come on and tell
me so," he said.
the service having been made late
to the afternoon. ,! 1 '
If bad weather continue*
. throughout today, as was ex-
pected this morning, tonight’s
: 'crvtee will also be held in the
First Presbyterian church. Rev.
W. B. Gray, the pastor, extend-
ed an invitation to Mr. ftga/rrs
; and the laymen sponsoring the
revival to nse the auditorium
and other facttttlm of his church
as lone as the weather con-
tinues unfavorable, and this in-
vitation was arc opted Sunday
night When fair weather, routes,
ilia revival win be moved to the-
trnt auditorium, ft was wa-
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Ask for Co-operation
Speaknig Sunday night after Mr
Squyres- sermon. W. A- Roussel
chairman of the publicity commit-
tees for the revival, pleaded with
the people for their rympolhctic
co-operation with the revival move
ment. All the men and Women of
the city were urged to give their
«:5irtance with the purpose of aid-
. _ _ ing in the development of a great
Ijntpd rot June revival which, he said, would be of
f/utcu I dime n|t benefit ^ al, lhe churches of
_ | the community. *
Due to the threatening weather yr squyres. In beginning his ad-
conditions Saturday aftemoorf the drw njd that the plan for con-
attendance at the monthly meeting ducting a laymen's revival such as
of the Brown County Council was ,hat which is beginning here is,in
Two ladles Interviewed by the In-
quiring Reporter Monday said they
like their neighborhoods fine, but
sure wish sbrne one would improve
the streets bn which they reside.
Mrs. E. B. Grady. 913 Austin Avev.
says: “I like my neighborhood be-
cause I have lived at the same place
for nearly thirty-three years and
consequently have become attached
to the things around me. It is near
good churches, schools and Just a
small distance from the shopping
district. Austin Avenue.Is the “main
street" of Brownwocd.”
Mr. J. V. Hinkle. 1313 Third Street,
says: "I like my neighborhood be-
cause it is a quiet district, near
churches and schools and because
everybody is congenial. .
Mrs. O. W. Williams. 2101 Center
Avenue, says: "The neighborhood to
which I live has wonderful neigh-
bors. but it isn't overcrowded. It Is
very! cool out here to the summer-
too." !'• !.•
C. M. Wyatt. 609 Second
Street, likes her neighborhood be-
cause of the neighbors, nearness of
churches and school and because
she lives near the bus line.
launched ' ca*° votM’ interest on the local sit-
uation.
Club Encampment
For Brown County
very light, several clubs not being
represented. * ,
County Farm Demonstration
agent O. P. Griffin made a short
talk to those present outlining brief-;
ly plans for the agricultural ex-
hibit at the Brown County Fair nexc
' September..
The first week in June was ten-
tatively fixed as the date for the
annual encampment of the Women’s
Home Demonstration Clubs of the
county. The date tor the encamp-
ment will be definitely decided at
the May meeting. It is stated.
and Furniture
look Uu now,
116 East
Broadway, Phone 703.
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Kidnaping Ring in
Chicago Broken
With Arrest of 7
CHICAGO. April 1>P) — The
million dollar kidnap ring" which
police say fattened on ransoms in
Chicago. - Detroit. Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia, has been broken.
8even men are under arrest on kid-
naping charges, and detective squads
aimed with machine guns and tear
ga£ are searching northern Illinois
for another—the leader.
Thomas Okynor. tu.tomobllc deal-
er and port owner of the new Mc-
Cormick hotel, whose abduction led
to the seven arrests Saturday, spent
"as happy in Easter as one could
wish for" yesterday, following a
week's Imprisonment while his ab-
doctors were seeking to collect $10.-
000 raneome for his release.
Despite the arrest of the seven
•and the release of Oajmor. police
said they would not be satisfied un-
til they had arrested Harold Oon-
liffe. the man they say who plotted
the kidnaping, and his two heavily
armed companions. *
The worker bee has Olbo facets
to its ryos and the drone lJJOO.
The time, place and date for the ; fault ” he said
the nature of an experiment in this
per: of the ccuntrv. although it has
been used successfully in the north
and east. He oompUmented E. J.
Weatherby. who originated the idea
here and who is serving as general
chairman of the laymen's movement
and said that a splendid % working
organization had been set up here
and all the ipaehinery necessary for
a successful 'revival has been pre-
pared
"I'm going to do my best, and
if this meeting i* not a success you
mav say that it
Predriduhurg. At 8an An.^nio,
135 inches of rain fell ovey the
week-end. materially benefitting
crops.
Gulf coast towns did not escape
lower temperatures and rain, Hous-
ton and Beaumont reporting
rains through Sunday n^ht/
car service on four lines in'
ton was interrupted.
FORT WORTH. April 9.—(£*) —
Fanners in West Texas expressed
confidence today that the late touch
of winter and the cold rains which
swept that part of the state Satur-
day and Bunday would greatly help
crops, according to advices here.
Thus far fruit has not been injur-
ed to the Vicinity of Fort Worth-and
reports from other ports of the
state contain similar information.
In the plains country and the
Panhandle prospects for an excel-
lent wheat erop, perhaps the best
in years, were seen.
TOPEKA. Kans.. April 9.—(JPy-K
hard freeze anu severe frost over
Kansas last night severely damaged
i the early fruit crop, moulding pears,
pearhes. plums and apricots, and
piobubiy caused considerable lorn to
the cherry and apple < raps, said 8.
D. Flora, meteorologist. No definite
reports of damage, however, had
been reoelved as yet by the weath-
er bureau.
The cold spell is over. Mr. Flora
said. He predicted fair weatner
with rising temperatures tonight
and Tuesday.
OKLAHOMA CITY.’April 9 —OP)
—Freezing weather, with tempera-
tures ranging, from 19 to 32 de-
grees. and damaging* fruit and crops,
visited all of Oklahoma except the
extreme southeastern portion last
night.
The extent of the damage cannot
be estimated for two or three days,
it was said by John Slaught
era! weather man.
Cherokee, in the norths
portion, was the coldest point'
state with a temperature of 19 de-
grees. Alva and Woodward each
registered 21 degrees.
In the southeastern section the
mercury stood near the 40 degree
mark. j;
WASHINGTON.
4. April
The weather bureau today
warning:
9.— <yp) -
y issued the
ANXIOUS OVER FLYER*
PARIS. April* 9.-*- DP) —Already
Paris is anxious over the possible
fate of Joseph Lebrix and Dieudon-
ne Coate*, the French aviators who
set out on a flight from Tokyo at
7 .25 Sunday morning tor Hanoi. In-
do-China. They should have land-
ed at Hanoi about 4 a. m. this
morning, Paris time, and are there-
fore more than 12 hours overdue, bo
far as advices received hero arc
concerned, i • 1
following storm warding:
"Advisory: Northeast storm warn-
ings displayed at 11 a. m. Bay St.
Louis. Miss, to Apalachicola. Fla.
Disturbance of slight but apparent-
ly increasing intensity central over
northwestern Gulf of Mexico, mov-
ing northeastward. Will cause strong
northeast winds tonight and Tues-
day morning shifting to northwest
Tuesday afternoon."
WICHITA FALLS. April 9.—(/P>—
Relief from the cold wave which
has gripped Wichita Falls fog three
days appeared on the horizon today
when the wind shifted from the
north to the east and "clear and
calm" weather was reported from
the Panhandle and Oklahoma. The
minimum temperature here was 9*
degrees. ,
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NEW YORK April 9.—.-Pr-Cold
weather today checked Easter floods
in northern New York, Vermont.
New Hampshire and the provinces
of Ontario and Quebec.
AUSTIN. Tex.. April 9. -Dpi-An [ **)? ^
nn melted* snow and started the we
$5.96 APPORTIONMENT
apportionment of 65.00 for each of
1370.000 public school children was
anonunced Monday by State School
Supt. 8. M. N. Mam.
This leaves only $2 to be paid
out this school season from the $15
spportionment voted by the 40th
Legislature for each scholastic. The
lemaindef will be paid In May and
June. 1
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MOODY KMSES TRAIN
AUSTIN. Tex,. April 9.—(>P>—
Piled up routine matters made Gov-
ernor Moody miss a north bound
train Monday and prevented his go-
ing to Dallas for the Jesse Jones
celebration there Monday night,
his office announced.
Attorney General Claude Pollard,
also was Invited to the affair, and
caught the train.
annual spring vegetable - exhibit
was discussed but no action taken,
according to Miss Mayes if Malone,
county home demonstration agent,
other than that it was determined
definitely that a vegetable show
will be held.
THERE » A REASON
He: After all. I am sure there is
no place like home.
She: Why. has something hap-
[*ncd at the club dear?—Peasons
Weekly (London.)
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MISUNDERSTOOD
Constable: I say. there' can’t you
go a bit Blower through the village?
Don't you ever read the sign there.
"Dead Slow?"
City Motorist: 6ure I have, but
I thought it referred to your village.
—Answers.
IT’S A HABIT
"By Jove, this chap's taking a
long time to come around."
"It’s all right, doctor, that's his
style; he’s a plumber." — Aussie
• Sydney.)
USELESS* EFFORT
Tlllle: Don’t you ever cry when
your father whips you?
Willie: What's the use? The old
man’s deaf.—Answers.
"Have you heard that the Meiers
have had a divorea?" .
"Tea-why* was K?"
“He wanted to live in the country
and she wanted to stay in town"
i. “Where are they now?”
"She has gone back to the coun-
try to her mother—he is in town
with his parents." — Dorfbarbier
(Berlin.)
PrnMul Evangelism-
The theme of the Sunday night
sermon was personal evangelism,
based upon the plan .of work that
was followed by Jesus during his1
earthly ministry. "A busy day in
Galilee" was the subject. The re-
cord was presented of a • day in
which Jesus Vent first to the ehurch
and participated in the services
there.i then to the home of Peter
where* he healed Peter’s mother-in-
law. ttext to the streets where he
m fog led with the men and women
of*the community, and finally to a
private place where he communed
with himself and with his Father
In prtyer
The discussion of the various
phases of this subject was inter-
esting and instructive^ and a distinct
note cf optimism pervaded the en-
tire discourse. There is no *ich
thing as failure in Ood’s work If
those who -undertake it are sincere
and earnest. Mr. Squyres declared
and the dtacourae was concluded
with an earnest appeal to ail the
people of the eity to Join heartily
with the laymen sponsoring the
revival. In' a determined effort to
win unsaved men and women to the
Lor4 Jesus Chris*. 0
CAPTURE CONVICT,
AUSTIN. Tex, April 9. —t/P)—
George Dixon, who escaped from
______________the Ferguson State Farm. July 21.
is Lynn Squyres-11** from sentences totalling 34
l years when two fugitive convicts
killed Guard Radar and turned loose
fix of their "pals" has been arrest-
ed in Pocatello. Idaho, the execu-
tive department was notified Mon-
day.
RAILWAY NOT LIABLE
WASHINGTON. April 9.—<*>>-
Railrcads are not liable under the
federal employes liability act. the
supreme court ruled today, when
employes working on moving trains
are injured by a postal crane pro-
vided the crane la approximately
the distance from the track requir-
ed by the postal regulations.
The decision is of wide impor-
tance to railroads.
SLAYER ESCAPES
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Felice Orslnl. an Italian, attempt-
ed to assassinate Napoleon m in
1969.
NOTICE
Tuesdiy, April 10, it the
kit day to p*y your wotar
OPELOU8A, La.. April $.—<JP>—
Baptiste Jones, negro, under sen-
tence to hang hare April 34 for
murder, escaped from the county
Jail last night by forcing a heie
through the Jali roof and lower-
ing himself to the ground with bed
linen. It waa Jones’ second escapr
HIKE SCHOOL SALARIES .<
NEW YORK. April 9.—OF)—Co-
lumbia University has announced
sweeping advances to salaries of
teachers and administrative officer
in keeping wUh its policy of pro-
tecting “the dignity and freedom of
the academic career."
Pianos* and Furniture
to look like new,
Coda E. Smith, 116 Emt
please eel eecofdm,-. Broedwoy, Phone 70S.
151c I
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I
> members of
Railvfc pas- { -H
rved fawned
down the rivers, and heavy rains
over thQ week-end had sent many
streams out of banks, disrupting rail
traffic and communication systems.
Two men were killed When the
raging Chaudiere river swept their
wagon off s bridge near St. Lam-
bert. Quebec, and two
a Canadian National
aenger train were believed
when the engine and baggage car
of the train, enroute to Montreal,
from Quebec, dropped through a
bridge at Drummondville. Quebes.
The disastrous floods of last year
were recalled in Vermont with sev-
eral temporary bridges erected last
summer being carried away. /
Ice floes from Lake Erie were
swept into the Niagara river near
Buffalo, endangering small craft,
end causing the water to back up.
A strong north wind was credited
with restraining the water and pre-
venting the ice floes from doing ser-
ious damage.
In the La Salle section of Niagara
Palls the river was about two and
one-half feet above normal and be-
low the falls it was almost seven
feet over.
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TWO BANKER* ARRESTED *
GRETNA. Louisiana, April 9.—>4*)
—A notice posted on the door of the
Union Trust and Savings Bank
here today announced the institu-
tion had closed because of a “short-
age having developed in the ac-
counts of Joseph W. Stinson. Presi-
dent and Godfrey Owens, assistant
cashier."
Stinson and Owen are in Jefler-
sen parish Jail, charged specifically
with embezzlement of $48,000. They
were arrested last night.
SINGER DIES
CHICAGO. April 9.—(£*)—M{*».
Johanna Hess Burr, music coach
and at various times accompanist
for some of the world’s famous
singers, died yesterday at her home
in Dixon. 111. 8he was born in-1158
in Mannheim. Braden, Oermafiy-
MODIFIES
DECISION
AprilBLH^— - J
rt today Thod if ted
WASHINGTON;
The supreme court today'
its derision in the New Mexico-Tex- * f
as boundary dispute.
The court appointed Samuel S. :
Gannett to act as commissioner
to locate on the ground and mark; |
with
channel
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White, James C. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 150, Ed. 1 Monday, April 9, 1928, newspaper, April 9, 1928; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1093609/m1/2/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Brownwood Public Library.