The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 11, No. 221, Ed. 1, Monday, August 17, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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OI. U NO. '221
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J.P' Means United Press
BKECIvENRIDUE bl'El'IIENS COUNTY TEXAS. MOM)A Al (.1 ST 17 19U
PRICE FIVE CENTS
(U.PJ Means United Proes
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'Pas lor S.'iilc Tn
Great East Texas Oil Field
If Church Parlps
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Quiet
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I'll !! U rf
in Unift i I m s I'm u '
sidmin noted New k intn
picTiurd . . . hi ill .1 i
aboi d the lin i M i I . In 1.
uting he mi id II t. .! tin iU
prohibit1 n was entm.s .. hlniie
li 'he nation -wide rjlm. i
JTEACHERSTO
MEET SEPT. 7i?
S. W. Teachers institute
Study Superstitious
iN ANTONM An I" i
M.miIm'- f the So I xi
T. i In i instltu'. w i Ltii.n
Jh. i. s.j.1 ? f... i.. ii I'.ili jiiumII
jri-i. n Klglitoo ifvintles ami 31 J
Huh ue if jui int.. I in (hi insti
lutes eilKillini lit
Health and -ii.eiiition theo-
ries of leaching Intelligenie testx
psychology or leit.ling Amu ii.
nuthois and .liamsilsU are am .iK UAUUUI. Alt?;. 17. (U.P Casual-
the -ubjecta '.. he di- ued Jn Uw "war'' on the flush oil
Among th. -pel ken secured . i flH(l of 15. Toxna totaled two
Ihc lomelltt.n . Htate Hup' " todilj
M N Marrs lt Muguret K Pis I r he eacltetnent of moving.
oi medical ..us 1 .f the 1.1. vvalker Calvert. 38 member of
r.ido Slate le. h. . odrge. Or the l2tj cnvalrj Iwnd at Mlner-
Ui iwoith t liin .1. un ..r the wells. t ppled from his dufflo
lmersit ofiikUhimn Or John 1 on mov.ng truclt In Fort
CJu I-owlkn . ..1. -Mil of educi worth and sovoralv bruised him-
' on it lbs nisi
rln I'r J 't M
' eilui 'ici .l
I r I I
1 I .Ii .11 at '.
fi X n nut Prof
. Wt-un
;.ulis n. fe...i I
nlll 1 IIMISl I I'S .
I '. . I . f
I 'I . . t . f
N J. Hun l-..ri I
.hi. lot of in.lo-l 1 ul tduiit-
i
0 W PRICES
LOWER WAGESs
. " "
Railroad Annniint!P New.
ndiiiurtu nuiiuuiitcs "v-w
Wnrrn plinflillo
tfdgl OUIUIUlt
- - j
I lol'.t Aug 17 U.lb Th
M iu l iiij - Tixs 1 It u!r. 1 1 '
11 .1 1 general sal 1 s 1 due
' 1 hy ctt'ng h. a i. f
XS c 1' .1 OI. t ." II l. t "ll i Ul
lttis..n I' H 11 t I ssi tiiip' .e
me i'fi ctet' 'f t. jui oii. t
x eiinlt. .i f mo. i'iiii
JwiHm yemr -' dnuu.id if VU
per 1 tit Othki i.iiiii.i in 10
jr ctnt
tycin Colleges A I
Abilene Open Soon
AHH BNK. Aug. JT L H. With
1 i.tr terms neatm- an end
Simmons UnUtraslv McMuinv
and bilene Christian iUge have
nnnc inn.il oi" 1 1 ii -r .litis for fjii
HCH"1
Mc Mm ihs ss II .mii fin' with
n-g 'mi ion -.litid foi tept a and
0 lui-tlun t '.!' in ttiK-uUtlon
is 'i. IuIikI r. r -ep ri io anu
If U rid the Ulnii.n d iti 1 at tlm-
fen ie Sept. II and 11
if8?o
1 1. imce examinations will pr-
c le. registration at ch of the
tf is
Varth Tremors Fell
In ttrecketiridge
jk gbt i irth trwnc.i .f hoi! dn
tiwunn w is felt by Hreckenrldg'
p uleuts Suniloy in mln-j betwee'
an 1 0 30 o'elork au' tne sain
time 'nat ein"ar ana rrK" 1
I ioCk svere felt in o'n. 1 sen ons
Ljf e f and Sair'x'. it al Texas
.The earth shocH !.cu lasted oni
IB fvi seconds. aei tiling to eail 1
I'fteg rcflldenta. T"te quivering of
(ho earth waa barily Intense 1
cnoi gh to bo felt. Ilesnlent 1 told of
plans and dishes bein; dislodged
THREE HELD
AFTER RAIDS
OVER WEEKEND OPEN WELLS
i
Sheriff Has Trouble In "Stripper" Producers Can-
Making Arrests In I not Make Money Until
Beer Raids I
if J W Morrow and his
unlimited metr drive against
ki urioue prohibition law vlo-
i' ! inn mornlna ind over Mir
.. mil mnklng three arrests c' w that tluuh product . n
ml t i cirtK much beet and "ron doei not moan that hot
. iir tise and one half gallons"" "tripper Willi" In Mils section
f win-k- I w"l ORln start pumping nut th. n
in.. miMt was innde Siindav In two to five barrel" f oil dnils
Mm. li.'et ia.d conducted by the
"hi i iff department and about 150
twiiiin of beer destroyed. Two
i ii. I were made and beer de--imsed
but no nrreata were made
in the beverage ssus enrhed on a
ii ml lot according to Sheriff
M ii low Chaille Wltherspoon wii
pl.iied In Jail when nbout GO bot-
tl of beer was found at hla lioni"
south of town. No charge had
been filed against the man today.
Sheriff Morrow said.
The men arrested today were
Collier Jackson ami It. E. Pace
The man were stopped on the
ron Worth highway about three
mile east of town. Five ono-lmlf
Kallonx of whlihey were found In
the mi In which the men svore rld-
ing Charges or transporting
l..uor hat been filed against the I
.. - . i ... i.i i
Sher Mo.Vow l.d hi. force n
... .
mote -hun n nir uozen neer
aid la.-.: week but failed ti make '
an airei although seA'eral nun-
red iKittlus of beer nnd beer mash I
was destroyed l ne uuiKers oi
the be i are getting smart." Slier-'
iff Motiow said 'Instead of mak j
inu und keeping the beverage on
i hi t own premises they aro now j
ker ng it hid away on a vacant
..t oi in some vacant building. In
in.in cases we almost know who
the tuff belongs to but can't make
any arrests until they aro caught '
with the conliunanu niiuor. tuc
xhcriff added.
"Casualties" In
f)il Il'f"fi Wr-'flfirzviitrummfd the atrlngs of u 1 kulele
Ull n If flXfIJf llH I hUe hcr father. iKMy bat-
lt i0 WM Kqrt Worth
hlM(Diui hrl .
rnomas 1 an. auaciieii io meu-
11 nl supplies svas dlamtsseil from
a hospital here last night after
-.iirfton took four stltchaa In his
lo-Ai-r lip Pvt I'ail also toppled
fiom a moving van.
T. C. V. Instructor
I reck Visitor Today
.'lllsrd Itlddlngs. head of the
ChrUUan university school
' 1 of Journalism at Fort Worth svas a
visrtor in llreekonrtdRo today.
Mr ""'s wna "' taming
wilh inJ0 nt0CknrWgt hlRh Mhoul
g.sMluat svho plan to attend col-
U!(. th. winter He was accom-
panted to Itreckenrldge by hU
young son
Jack Dempseij
Sues For Divorce
HKNO. Nev Aug 17 dJP. Jack
iHntpsvy filed ult for dlvoice to-
day ihaiging his wife. IZstellc
Taylor Oempsey vltli extreme
cruelty
No speiifu- allegations of clue!
ty were ri.umeiaitd Time of 'the
hearing was not net
LATEST STOCK
IJV I'MIKI) pities
Amer.r in Can 03 5 8
Am P A L 37
A V Smelt 31 1 S
Am T A T 17S 1-2
Anaconda 31 1-3
Auburn Auto 137 II
Aviation Corp Del I
Ileth Steel 10 M
Pyers A M 31 1-1
Canada Dry 37 3-8
i'nr J I S3 1 2
I'hiysler ?3 3 I
i-iirilss Wilght
Kl.it An L 10 1-1
lie. St lUt SI 1 i
ho-tti Wheel 21 3 1
I ox 1'ilin. 13 1 t
ii 11 Ulei IU 3 I
Gen Mot 3H
lit U Vv S Is 2i
liu ijeir II 3
Houston Oil IS 3-1
Int Cement 27 3 I
Int Harvester 38 1-8
Johns Manvllle St 3-1
Kroger G & P. 31 3-8
LI1 Carb 2d 1-8
Montg Ward 21 ..8
Nat Ualry 31 1-2
t
SHUT DOWN IN
E.T. NOT TO
Oil Reaches About $1
The mere fni t Mint Gos It
Sterling hat sent nutlnnnl gun
I units into the East Texas field
local oiieratom said loda
Owneia of the stopper snl-
cannot afford to operate the am til
producer unless etude prices ko
up to "5 cents or $1 a tmirel they
say Hundred of thce .imall pro
duccrs in this area and in other
section of Texas weir shut
when the groat Kant Texas field
on used oil prices to diop to 1
and 1.1 cents a barrel. At in
price the coat of nponitlng tin
little wells was far more than tm
revenue tierivmi rrum worn
Oil mn here In general weie
Rind to see Gov. Merlin carry out
the shutdown nnlora. Those h .
'" skeptical nbout the succcjh
nf IVia titan wnm. however mnri
or less anxious to "see what would
"i'i""-
U generally discussed bete
that the Oil licit area would net
"new play" if oil prices should
.n l.nnL I CI a I.M.I.I
At ihls i
k -
nroduceis I
P"c. me siripper
"' " " "i"-' """ i"...-.
5 ARRESTED
FOR MURDER
L'Ml.l 'I7 U..!
111 3 II KlIlCU t'Of HaUgmg
Around" Too Mudi
t'AITINA Ohio. Aug. 17 'UP'
Oltlc Mori Is GO scar-old lull girl
tercd and bloodstained 1 1 on the.
ground '.n front of hcr today. te
tlfylng to murder ccmmlttcd he-
cause "he hung around her loo
much "
Ottlo hernothor Mr'. Umra
Van Uyne anil her two undo Jets
nnd Alvln Moiru sven arrested
today the brother. n thay lead
a ss"eek-ilil ness'spipr on the lean-
to porch of the cabin a mile assay.
They readily cotifswsi"! to Sheriff
1 Inward Huff to k'li r. Khncr 'in
Uyne 8 becjti- 'he ming
around' h's irt. inrfed wile The
...-.i..... .Il. .....-. I K
v.cm.. -...-....... ..
nelehooid ttuce boats aftr the
brothe-. had taken It from thilr
cabin ind tossed It In th.' 'cuoby
ai.l of the widow home
Police Will Guard
Ley ion Convention
KL PASO Aug. 17 iU.R Th
. ... ....1 ...i.. t. i I... .
contend with during the war but
togtonnnlres who attend the Texas!
state American Legion convention!
bore Aug. 21 will be chaperoned
by threo arlc4ies of iwllce. '
The regular iollcc a special .h
lice force rucrultiHl from oacii le-
glon Ht and 30 noneomml-loned
offlceis from Fort Hllss svlll be n
.!.... .li.Fln tli. su.nus.nl. in A ddid
UIIJ MMdllk HIU VMSJIiSS -- - . ..
.nl lnll. rnl-f T II Itnrnnlt n.'""P of lhl? MeJllc
There Just ain't no peace for1
.1 ...Idler esen when he euta out.".
sighed legion members.
Ilurnclt said he expects no trouble-
from t.o .100 legioiumlios but
the nxtni offlcej-tf are for iinv
emergency that might urise svlth
1 the city crowded.
QUOTATIONS
Para Publix 21
Phllllpi P 0
Prairie O A G 12 7-8
Pure Oil 8 3-1
Purity Ilak 2tJ 5-3
Jtmllo 1!) 3-8
Sears Itnebuak fid 5sS
Shell Union Oil 0
Southern Pacific 7112
Stan Oil N J 30 1-2
Stan Oil N Y ID
Hludebaker IS 1-2
Texas Coip 2ft 34
Texas Gulf .Sul 11 1-1
Tax Pac C A O 1 I-J
Und Klllott 12 3-1
II S Gypsum 3
U H Intl Ale 20
U S Steel 89 1 2
Vanadium 27 1-2
Westing Klec C2 3 1
Worthington 40 1-2
Curb Stocks:
Cltloa Service !) 3 I
Ford M Ltd II 1-8
Gulf Oil Pa 63
Humble Oil 65
Ntag Hud Pwr 10 3-1
. Stan Oil Ind 25 3-i
AFTER
BBK'WPv i laBr. Hr BF B 'vaV iaVflRaBKabW
Manailed i-i.i
"- cttv h.li
guilty and weie Mentenccd to life
Flank Ulivn a sign pilnter and
h it nv .i moll afti r he had been
i ilmun In tin teal betwein Smith
GRID MENTOR
HERE OOITS
Berry Takes Position "At
Corpus Christ!
Knvfiiniifl Itnir' fiitjilsif nnt fort-
... . . ...
! ut tl n ltnek !- tlin tuiut unt
structnr bore for tho pMt several
years has resigned his position
with tho Hreckunrldge high school.
Ilager W. Gray school baird pros-
blent announced oftlclalls toduy
Horry popular assistant to
Conch P. K. Shotsvoll on the gilil-
iron and high school tennis in-
structor has accepted a position
with tho Corpus Christ I high
school. Gray said . It Is nnt known
j wother Horry will couch at his
new school oi confine his sohuol
work to the cIjks hm ins. It had
' I 1 .. It....... ......
orr. ..... ..:.- -...-.. "ror1 BfterncHin ul tending
anxious to get usvuy
from tho
coaching business.
The local school authorities have
not sut.l ss'hather they will replace
IJeiry or not. If a new assistant
csvioh is employed. Conch Shot well
will likely be consulted before-
hand Ask Juarez Officials
10 IlOlliaUl Al 1101110
jVMlla Mex . Aug. 17. H'h A
demmnA tht u Mt rul an lnu.
.. .u. 1.... in !.... r
J poaltton.
m.i i J1 ki..i i
" '" VfflJu
' !!.v.e. "''."".. ... . .u r.!..r!:.."'L!
MHWHIUHI IU ! HU tVailU"V
ine nationalistic'
?an chamber of I
" l't'ttn. sponsored by u
"""' J' imwiiess mm pro
If slonal men. stated that emiiloyes1
of rederal services an living In ISl
Paso to the detriment of Juare.nng " 'R"1 n leuenu ri-gmauun
As residonts of Kl Paso. It Is churg-
ed that thrJr cliiMi in are receiving
for training
'tiilon alr-o charge that
mti und Immigration
r . forms aie bought tn the
t'n.tuu j.jtaa; that officials ami
employe.. Have "elegant American
les.rfenci and spend money p.ild
by tho Mcx.cn n government in the
I111H04 Static"
..
hlllff GcorCC SlOCkS
r..i... n.f. rn..
"""( "iwi i i
m . w m m bb.'b m m m m a m t
LONDON. Aug. 17 dl'. Piosl
dont Hoover can nosv enjoy trout
fishing at Uucklnghnm Palace
should he visit King George.
Tho lake has been s'ockml with
rnlnhow trout. PUb oi a pound
weight nro nosv ready to be oaught.
It Is understood thut King George
ami hia guoets when ft hlng use
ony flies.
The lake Is tho only one within
(he London radius stocked vlih
imnbi ss trout
nitAss rim.
Two grass fires svero extlnir sh
1 od late yeaterday afternoon by tho
local fire dops tment without any
I damage re idling The fires on S.
j Graham started from burning
tram according to Fire Chief L.
M Pardee
THE KILLERS CONFESSED
-il guuidcd the thiee confess i murderers of two young couples are shown here
Ywllnnti Mich fiom which thej were lushed to Ann Aibot where they pleaded
linprlsjnment I.e.t to right are
Fied Smith. 23 ex-convlct Nute h
named as the at mil klllti.
Mheilff
and Oliver
Goodwin and While
&'
Start New
Got dwln nnd White. Ihecken
ridge oil opei. it irs spudded In then
4econu gas ss'rll test In thi new
St usvn toss'ns.ght area last Satur-
iiy. u wos leamwi today. The .
it GoodsvlnAVhlto iru. svill u
jdtlllng ((round 1050 foot today.
Ward and Pace also locul oper-
ators dilllcd In a successful tost
there nbout 10 days ago.
MARTIN GOES
TO ROAD MEET
Nev rederal Designated
Highway Planned
John V. Murtm c'humbei of
".. n.n. n .An. .... irf ... ll r. 1.1 .
"II.I...I" .r. ......J. . ... .....
meeting of Pottf Wotth-ltojwell
N. M. All line Hlghsvuy Association
The Dueling of the highway off.-
... ..... i..i..i...i ii.. ..ri.. .....
.u.s - -vo.e.. .. -" "
for two 0 clock A tenquel will
oe 110111 ''"j1'
Tho purpose of tl w elng b.
to make .....n. .for l'ushlng ve-
mont throuR.i coubUm on t he fed-
CIAI UVHIIVH ww ssw ..
paved. To maintain federal deslg
l nation n highway route timet have
u certain amount of imved nign
..'in. neeanllnv to Mr. Martin.
The Port WoiUi-Iwoll lout ; ttnncaranco ln nrecken.idge
will be a '"fflW' l " lHirsunnce of his ollcy
loutefroin lort cith tolloawell. acceptotl his position nt
N mnu '"..Ln C"nyoilmioii.. Ho ha-given n numbe.
via Jireckenrldge. ( of fr(tf ooncelU ovcr Wt.4t rXM
. . -
hi I'USO V QrillCrS 1 0
Firhl Sterile Imw'ZT. of ue bmrnon" uan
BL PASO. Aug. 17. tU.R lil Pa
' valley cotton farmers uie org.mi-
that costs them approximately
$110000 annually a regulation re-
quiring sterilization of nil oottcn
seed pi od need In this district.
It is claimed the funnel. 10-
celve no benefit from the regula
tion which they neok to have us-
ponded . Tho stockholders 01 rn
I'Vrmera Compress. Inc. of Iis
Cruces. and tho Southsveslci n Ir-
rigated Cotton Growers Associa-
tion form tho nucleus of the m-
ganlntlon to fight tho steillUa-
Un regulation.
TI10 govornmont roccntly sun-
1 pended the reguiall
on ieiiurtng
fumlgntiun of cotton While this
suspension of fumigation av.d
many thousnmW to tho indivldutl
furmcrs several orgunizutlons will
lose money u a result of buying
equipment to fumigate the c.itton.
Road Bond Issue To
Re Decided A I Polls
SWEETWATER. Aug. 17 UR
Coke-co's $175000 highway bond
issue to bo usod in hard surfacing
Stats hlghwny No 70 will be put
to a vote Sept. 20.
If the issue curilos the funda
will bo expended In paving tha
highway from tho Nolan-co to the
Tom Green-co lino across Ceke-"o
A stub road westward from
Uronte toward Robert Leo also
will be constructed.
David lilackstcne. negto cx-conict;
iw ' iilthn clothes weie torn from
Italph ' Southard theli captor
NOTED ARTIST
TO PLAY HERE'S
Vinlinitf fiivps Proa Cnnr-trl
lUlUllol UlVtJj Tl US liUlILtll
On August 25
Chi i.diun Thnuloss- c m 1 11 e n t
Norse violinist ssho recently ac-
cepted a position as head of tho
v(olln department at Simmons Unl-
serslty at Abilene will play In
conceit at the high school auditor-
lino In Mrej-kmiiiilffH on tlui ns-e-
. - . 1
I - " . " ..
1 ning of 'Tuesday. August So It
iHuJkott director of uw locnihigii
school Imrul.
1l...lo..- u. la l.iu.1 ln..n In
this aounlry for his connection
svtlh the New Vorlt Plilllmniuinlc
Or.h.-tra and us musical dltoctor
of the Kilberg Passicn Piny and
Mot 1 Is Cleat's 'The Miracle' is a
Norwegian by blocd. He v.uirboin
sshil his (Mirents svete in I'am
and later iccetved ttalnlng fiom
kuih.'s gieatest musters
. No Kuwlta-
11
. Although still young svhen he
n(ne 'wnh e WM
ncclalmed na the
wrtuio of tho continent.
lv .... ... .... -..-. '
He has played In os-ery country In I
JlWSn!iTriOdd Fellows Gather For)
' I IK. l..n.lnf.lhn I.'Mrr.ivffiii 1101II.I n O
ithe deectimlnatlng ICuroptfm nudl-
inuring inc uiiunci. rti nm uc
.accompanied on tho piano by
Fori Worth To Bid
For Teachers' Meet
sV
1'OUT WORTH. Aug 17 U.R
Knit Worth will make a bid for
tho 1032 convention nf tho Texas
Htate leiicuuis Association at us
. mnlwl jMon Nov. '. 28 at Am-
1 uruio according to pinna nude
here.
It was doubtful hnss'csei. if tho
city could piovidi) an auditorium
to soat tho 00 delegates ssho usu
ally attend the convention.
Among speakers planned for tho
Amurilki meeting aro William J.
Coopei commissioner of education
Washington; Prof. Sniuh Sturte-
saiit. deuu of svomen at Columbia
University; MIm Florence Hale
president of tho Nationul Educa-
tion Associating und superinten-
dent oi rlir'il schools tn Muino. and
Willis A. Sutton supmintcnilont uf
schools In Atlanta Ga.
((IIard Times" Cut
Ilifh School Ralls
BL PASO Aug 17 .IU.P' The
economic depression P likely to
out the legwtrattun for Ei Paso
high school for tho 1031-32 term
A total of 1350 students have
registered for the full term uun to
date n number that is slightly less
than other years Lynn C. Davis
principal sold.
War Vet Shims
Firewater Now
At Ripe Old Aye
UAt'O Aug 17 'UP! MiJ H C
Nickelton Confederate wai velt'i
an Is the renmrk.ihle clon of n
remnrknblc famll.v li his own ad-
mission The major littl- and llvelv
claims he In 1 yt us old. 'My
fnthel.' he added died at tne
age of 112 He Win lit woik on
the f.irm In the fieldi when he
died My mothei met un untimely
end She wait thiown ftom a hoise
and killed at the age of 133.
Asked to what he attributed Ills
lotiglvlty the majoi replied. "I
i at whatever I want to and I
drink whotevei I w int But 1
don't care un thing .ibout fhc-
water." Chid In the giav tiinh or the
louthern foic." the ('..nfedetate
loldler decliirud he iw service in
foui wars The Mexican war the
'Indian und pioneer wui" the wir
hetwien the states an.i the Spun-
' Ish war.
WICKERSHAM
COMMISSION
MAKES REPORT
Thirteenth Report Cites
Unemployment Laws
For Crime
WASHINGTON. Aug IT Mi
Unemployment in I pi-nli 0.11. ( n hllf iollth of nerc und Ptabish-
lasvs weie cited rcpeiiel'- - cnihe eJ a heudquartcra ctr.tp. Two loads
of cr m 'n the latest Wi.-lt hum w . nimlesvalrr lt oir.m v.iih.i.
rimm'sslin ii
t i. .a
I'M
IU iver tod i).
Hut the Comniwasion t mod in
this thirteenth 01 Its repot 1 tha
tusk Ssas too Men.. A 1111' r
decided the Commisf.cm could
speclf'cally be do. cat. no cuim 1 0:
crime.
In a sepai.ite oi.iibn ! lm:y W.
""""""' " .nv.i.. K- 1
A t.l - m SB il 't I A k lak . aa m
pie nave crsaivu sne largest ji msvs
nnd the most complex system of
government now in existence. Hut
every atngo U their lewloprncir.t
pie have created the largest jf lasvs'
..i n. .... . i ...... f
jhib ouuii viMiir'iviiwu uy n ihiku
and over lncialn degteo of law-
leaxniw nnd crlm...
Th.. ID.. .. I . .l imI
on. war In everv .'"eneratlon." An-
dorwn reoomm.nde I w.me- ftsclli-
fnr lrovn..l :t ho. . '
I " . .....
i.nii naiifa rtrks r nc. . .1 ti ff - i si 1 in.
i.ii..i.. ..... ......... .. -
moval of slums an 1 urJermlviha-
cd ureal.
Tho CommUnlon-' output In
svorda today totd i I Otsi 1W1 Th
tremendous outp t his cost the
- 1
r..7Aw .... h .. .si 1 J.e
I trelllCndoUS OUtp v hlS eOSt the
5."".. '. . Jo lob .. " e'
lh .Tol" .' WV ' w. . ' '' J
' ' uul.u a . '" ' """' ' .
his wrlt'ng and f. 1. cents a w.ud
paid by mllty mixiincs
125L0DGEMEN
HERE FOR MEET
Dusmess session
Mor? than 125 out of town Old
Follow IxMlge tmnibei.. svere her
today attending Hie Olstrlut &
meeting of lodge officers accord
Ing tu J I). Davis. ecittury if the
local O der.
The vlsdtng ludgcmen came from
lodges in 20 su: reuniting routine.
State officers here to conduct tre
:er neie isfssur " -
eet ng are- State Grand
M. Comptan anl St.le
ety IS ( Vclal. Past
sters here for tho meet
bu ine i niee
Master. V
Grand Sec
Grand Matters here for tho meet
Ing nre Itay Ileeti r of Stamford.
und W. H. Ssval of Halrd.
Work In 'he Giuntl Motnrs de
gree will be gwen to officers this
firimni whlln ih other dejice
ss'OrK will be given tonight to con-
clude the one-djy piogram
All sessions were held today in
tho Odd Fellow hall.
i ii
SlVeelWaler VaIMI
lllidwesl I'Jxposilion
SWEETWATER Aug. 17 U.R
Plan.) base been completed beta for
fio annual Mlusvo t oxKiltinn
Sweotsvator's fall fulr. The exposi-
tion 4s to he financed by sale of
concosslons and silwitutlon of rib-
bons for cash prize nwaids
A canning cxh'bit and poultry
and rabb t shaw are planned in
conjunction with the usual fulr
fontttros. liie fair ssus net held U't
yotir because of drouth cond.t'on .
I'lSIl C.MMIHT 11V HAND.
BOSTON. Aug. 17 UP Hun-
dred of good-sized sllvct hake he
bc'nj; caught hy hand along Stony
Point boaoh ln Dorchester n .ihtly.
Anglers nnd chlldten al ko sade
1 knee deep Into the ssnter and scoop
tho fUh onto the sand sshen they
arc driven into shallow water by
larger fish.
TROOPS TAKE
CHARGE TODAY
IN BIG FIELD
About 1600 Flush Produc-
tion Wells Shut In As Or
ders Of Gov. Obeyed
KIUJOHK Aug. 17. iU.P) The
grt utcst nil field In the ssorld
Inilaj submitted peacefully to
shut dossil orders In the Hands
of IKO0 Texas National Guunls-
111111. A fps operators opened the
.alter on their ssclts In .1 l.i-d
iitluuti) effort to secure all pus-
.slide oil hut ohejed sslthmit
prnli'st when sersed formally
sslth orders glscn In ucconl-ii-tee
sslth Gos. Sterling's mar-
tial lass proclamation.
KUXSOIlt;. Aug. 17. (U.P) Prig.
Gen Jacob V. Woltorj conimanilcr
of the 88th cavalry brigade arriv-
ed here today and at n a. m. Issued
formal shut down orilorj to all oil
company cfflcials and employees
oper-tlng In the East Toxas field.
Ten bus-load! of gtinrdsmon
from Uall.11 Kort Wotth Mlne.nl
Wells and other north 'ia.i point
moved Into Kllgorc t"day after
traveling all night.
I Four camp3 were cjtibllhcdto-
I day. Several loads of soldiers went
to the S. S. Laird farm u mile and
.....w .. ... . ...... .........
the nty limit Others went to
Wiightville a boom town near
Aip A fourth group established
thtmsolvos a mile fiom Overton.
Ocn. Woltors snlil thdt the forco
of elcs'on Tcxiia Ranger headed by
Capt. Tom Hlckrnun will be ucd
to make arrests.
Muyor Malcolm Crlm of Kllgorc
luiil.i(i u...( .1 tu.i iniwi ....rl
... . .
""."' Z
r .. " ?
l .'
. ". ?" " "v;v ""
o" w'l c thrown out of lob.i by
big field.
Ilko n tough ss Inter."
Tho roughnecks and
rouitahout 1 can of course hop
fiolghtj out of toss-n but what
"" "iu wuiiicii nim uiui'iieii.
I.h?J:atc olnK1to 0C '" bul wa
ISelth"1 tn cl "J th cunty
'" fn(l3 to ' They tell tlJ to
go back to ralsit; cotton. ' said
.!... ...im . . ..... ..
'"'- . "."" uu" w"u'" l"Ht u
Crlm. "Whut good svould that do?
It's (i hell of n situation tsvo cent
irn . i.mi rr n ..ml nn .. .(.
I ol) und six cent cotton."
AUSTIN Aug. 17. U.PJ-Gov. Ito-vi
. " i..i.. ..
' ' o great Kaat Texas fltuh
oil field.
He ordered every well both oil
'and gas within the boundaries of
1 1'psh r limk Gregg and Smltn
I counties shut dosvn and directed
. itU mttltlu sent Into the area
J during the nigbt to enforce h.
t oidei.
Moic than 1H00 wells arc nffoct
Hs
tho order. Last wceK. the oO
the face of a pica of a
ntary shutdown produced 78.
uuy our
all timo
..
ruciaii
000 burrcls of oil dally to act an
record.
Iloaction to the martial 1 isv w 1
lly expected tn bo a drastic
upss-nrd revision of prices ptobab-
ly to $1 a barrel. The prices de-
manded hy Gov Muiiuy .s'hen he
pioclnlmeit martial law a fw days
ago In ever flush field In OLl'i-
homa. closing the svells by force
The governor in his proclamation
; said nil and ga 1 supplies in the
! vnt fields "arc being unlawfully
disdpatc.t and ivastcd and ho land
nnd royalty osvners ar btlng rob
beil or their royalties by unjrni
lmu a w J0lupr
ttrif Bn opcl '
.! r eM
-.
I1I1M.un! ... .. Ihl ..n. " .
I pioclamatlon added ' watei
(-. - ...-r . v.... . mi "ni
be
ing rapidly drawr into the oil
sands thctehy crcuttng tr"nientlo n
physical wiato of oil end moo
than 1.000.000000 cubic feet of n i
urol gas rich in gasoline conlcnu.
The governor charged t'reto ev-
icted in the East Texas flrld 'an
organized and entrenched group of
crude petroleum and navira gas
prouueers wno are in a stuto of in
iinecMon uqalnst Ihc c(.nieisati n
laws of the State and ate In opm
icbclllon ugalnst the cftoiH of civil
authorities of this state 1 1 enforce
such laws."
Judge Forks Over
To Make Up Fine.
EL PASO Aug 17. U.R V V 1
lojo. a taxi driver dug d wn lnii
hh pockets for the $10 which wuj
usiiesscd him as a f'no by Judgo
Charles Wlndhcrg Jr. on -.1 speed
ing chjrge.
I'm a dlmo shoit. Judge" V.il
lojo said after counting out tin
handful of change.
"Well I'll fmniih tho duno li
complete tho fine but I don't in
tend to do this as a regular thing '
Judge Windb'erg said as ho dm? in.
I to his own pocket.S
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