The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 67, Ed. 1, Monday, January 21, 1929 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. 9 NO. 07
Dyhaiiio
A Mail flt
Out In Front
Mrtcalf (!n
A AO'.'iO Deal-
TV l MARTIN P M of Hmck
eiuldgt Monday mottling en-
tailed frlfmtVtii n modern infill ho
which grntie the odgr of the side
walk In front of (hit local pout of
flee building 'Thln.M ho ay. "Ik
our answer to your Dynamo" nnd
then added. "It's been there since
Mir offlco building began In look
lli ut U p. in (This InttPt p m
meaning night
I OSTMASTER MA RTIN a I o
nay (lint If thu people im ii
petition around asking tli- depot t-
mint to keep (ho building open nil
nlKltl tlttit lie will iip Kind tn con-vi-y
smile to thtt department
IT might do some good. Its a fact
that mint office whuio there
nie no federal building cloe up
xomollmr dining thu night. The
lownn with the federal building.
In some instances also close hut
they generally remain open nil
thtinii:h the night. Htookentldgo In
one of the Intent cities In the
Southuest without n Federal build-
ing. 'PHE move on the pa it of W II
Cook el 11I. ti'pmeentlng the
Chamber of Commotce. If straight-
ening out the tutn nt Metculf llnp
nml In giving the toss na of the
North l.oop nnd the Dnl-Po high
way n 0 60 break li moat com-
mendable TIII3 li a land of fair play This
In a land where the tights of
the people are respected It may
r turn out that In nomo com. In-
1 JiuHcei are perpetiatrd iiioh an
that ut the tuin of the road S3
iiiIIm noullifant but In (he wind up
error will be corrected eprolally
If the people or air it. on the Job
and properly net forth reannnuble
claims.
fTMIE battle doe not n!wnyn go
J to the strong It often side
with light" Hut eternal vial
tunce M the pi Ice of victory.
Yancy Story Cane
I it On At Martin
MARLIN. Texas. Jan 21
Arguments In the ttlul of Ytincy
Slory. charged with mbbeiy of the
Kruru bank In June. 1023. wore ex-
pected tn be conducted -hem lute
today.
In a previous lilnl nt Shctiuun n
July win unable to nitreo. A sec
tlu t uf utility returned by a Jnty
III Ullllthfl tlllll .It UllllllH Sllrt II
VelM'd on nppeal.
Story the State claim mimki'd
hlmtelf and tobbeii the hank nftot
telllnK an official the bank would
be looted lie clalulH an alibi
v- 12 Arc Approved
AUSTIN. J a li 21 Twelvu to-
irppolntment of Clov Dan .Morx.V
niuoni; which were the dliecton of
.A Sc M. College were upploved by
thtt Semite in executive KOnlon to-
day j
The expectid flht on the re-
numlntr of K M Ijiw. liyid K
White nnd Wulter I-ncy to the A
and M. boaid of directum appar-
ently dbt not niiiterlullro h Sen-
ator Churle.-i S (Inliior of Hryan
bald he moved the approval of the
Governor's nomlniitloim In commit-
tee und voted "uyt" on their con-
firmation Other renppolntmeiiti confirmed
Included I)r A. C Scott of UeH
county member of the Tiom Pi la-
on Hoard. V D KnrrU. I C
Knochi. Sydney D Smith. It O
Von Itoeder W. K Crawley V. W.
Porter. John II Itoochcr. and U. S
Itecmnn memberi of the pink boll
worm coinmlritlon
WHAT CONOKKSS IS IIOINC.
Mr ih KIlff Vrc.i
Mondii)'
Senate comildcM cruUer bill
Connrnt calendar day In llousr
Home Vayn and Meann commit-
tsc hold heaiinK on Sunr tariff
Schedule
" Senate vote on Went nomination.
lloime Merchitnt Ma-ine commit-
'"' re has before It White .ladlo bill.
tmnsutaamtKr
MIMEOGRAPH
tfPAPER
A-1 QUAMTY
ilttcr or Legal Him
prlcos that will pleasu
you.
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ttrmtmnmu;
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Associated Prlss Fun LcAsro
FlNCUT IN TMC WORLO
Wine
A DOZEN DIE
IN ACCIDENTS
ON HIGHWAYS'
Week End Toil In The Slate
Very Heavy News
Reports Show
Ai-tfdenlM Invulvliix nutoinoblleM
took n toll of at le:.t a ilnSell llve
In 'IV Van ovm the week-end nnd t
leant ui ninny weie ilaiiKeroti'ly In
jilted
Seven meiiibeiit of n Meyicun fiiiil-
lly InchidlUK a numlier of chlldien
met death nt Fiutny CidmIiik. west
of Sierra lilauca when their oiir
wan stiuck by n 5oiitlioni Pacific
MiHnenKel tlliln yesterday two weie
killed In accident In Pa I Inn and In
Kt Worth. lrt Wllnon Myers. hI
Ii'Koil dil vet of n cur which fatally
Injuied U. II Iteddun. a flieman.
was chaigcd with miiidni
In the Slcirti Ilhtucn. accident. AJ-
cjaudio and lciiuol Ilorimiidoz
with their wives and three children
of Alejandro Hernandez were Idllxl
Another child Francisco aged 2. U
expected to die. and Simon lliiruan-
Jo7. ktcMon had both legs biok-
vn The two fuinllli'H ate thought
to have come fiom HIk Spring
In the Kt Woith accident Mr
Itedden was uncoupling hose nfter
a flir when he was stmcV. by an
automobile which Is snld to have
entiled him a blok on the bunipei
Iloth of his lege were broken
W ) Warner of Waco was fat
nlly Injured In Dallas Saturday
nlKht when a thltd automobile
crnihed Into two otheis which had
floured In a mlnoi rolllnlon on n
viaduct Charles Urandon of Pnl-
las was lecoverliiK today fiom In-
juries received In the same accident
Both of Urandon' Kca were broken
and It was necewary to nmputnto
the iljjht U below tho knee. Eight
othera received leM fieilotiH Injuilt-.i
In thin wrerk
Early Sunday morning U I Cnso
of Dulla .V&M fatally Injuied when
his car till tied over upon the Dallui-
Ft. Worlh pike
At Mason. Tex. Lester Nix was
Instantly killed and Hyron Hazel-
tjne. 10. sevciely Injured when their
automobile crushed Into the heiut-
wull of u culvert while the driver
Krltz Surber. win nttemptlni; to
adjust the headlights
Wallace Wlnnleiidkl. 30. of the
Mill Cieek comiminlty. was In a
Helton hospital with nevore head In-
juries received when his out turned
over Or White was driving to
Well to pleach when the accident
occurred. Thtee ynuni; men fiom
Aiiitln who had Just hhU a mlnoi
iicchleiit. had gotten their eat buck
on the mad. extrlcateil Iji While
from his eat and took him t.. Hel-
ton Northvott Seeks
Cast' Cunt'unumvv
COUHT ROOM. HIVEHSIDK
Cal Jan. 21 W Aftei esamlna-
tlon by two jihyslclatiH flonlnn
Stewnit Noithciitt todiiy wan di-
ned uontlnuance of hit trial for
imirdui of thlee hoys
The physicians. Hi. HnriUon
I'Iuick and Hi It. I. umnff of
Itlverslde found Not thrall "rfll
physically Incapacitated" by a
"nllBht cold."
Foch Is Improved
PARIS. Jan 21. P- Marshall
Ferdinand Koch was so much hot-
tor today his doctors ponnltted him
to et out of bed and sit In an
arm chair for a few minutes Ho
wns also allowed to load some mes-
sages which have arrived from var-
ious parts of the worlo uuilni; the
lint week
Garfield Grounded
NEW YOltK. Jan 21 (A The
Dollar Mne was informed today
that the steamship President Out-
field which grounded on a coral
reuf In the Hahamas. was undam-
aged and that In all pinbablilty It
could be refloated pick up Its pas-
sengers at NiiMiiu whero they whip
taken by the roscuo ship Pan-
America of the Munson line and
continue Its Journey aiound the
world.
WKST CO.VKIK.Iir.1).
WASHINGTON. Jun. 21. 0P-Ky
O. We.it of Clilcago was confirm-
ed today by the Senate as Socio-
tury of Interior.
Downing Looks For Rush To Pay
Local Poll Taxes Next 10 Days
With only ten more days in wfilch
lo ecure their poll taxes A H
Downing county tax collector said
today that he expected a flnul rush
on hla office by tux payers. At
this period last year. Downing oald
that more than 100 per cent more
tax payrs had secured their poll
taxu than they have at this time.
The tax collector urged everyone
lo get their voting tlckots beforo
February 1 the tax payer linn the
Senator Favors Measure
To Probe Land Office
AI'STIN Jan 2UW The Senate
toduy panned i inn. ut inut trunlu-
tlnn plovldiiiK fi . leflslatlve In
vi'slliratinn of the linn) office nnd
the xnvoinor's hiuI aUoiney Ken
mr l-.ii titii n's nnd the biMild of
lojjint.t of the Pnlvi'islty lunofui as
tht'il dentins!! With Hie land office
ill concerned
I The Hoiiie liiolulloh ili nut
Hint "rU of tin f iiiniiilHsliiiieri .'lie
itrotijly IlldU.itlve of a ptiliev ill
ciliated to noise IiiIfii4m of piHato
I cnriHirMtlon i ami Individuals i.ithei
than tho'o Intel cstfd In piihlio I nidi
foi the benefit "f wIiimiI i-h'blri n"
and declare that arts i f the land
commission at leant retlei t sol Inns
ly on his efficiency un an offleei of
the (date nnd Intel fere with mi -flclent
opetrttton of his dewiwnnt "
Nine ntlend law violations .villi
expect to leasing o. mlneiul lauds
arc recited. They Include aliened
leases on -181300 neiiii In Ite.tKiin
f'rcckelt and li ton roiintleK; litsu-
nnre of n ivaee on a Texon Oil nnd
IjiiiiI comHir.y well when the toi
was flnlrliod upiiroxtmotely mouthx
nnd II d)n shall of the lime le
quired by law Isnu.tme of it lease
for appinxlmntely 10 sections of
land In behalf of the Kexou com-
pany bnsml on completion of a well
flnlehcd approximately ten mouth
after explintlnu of mlnetnl rights;
fnlltlie to forfeit the tluht tn pum-
ped IhSIIoiI to the oil oomp'inv wtien
it fulled to rompleto a pii.ilutei In
a second irioup of hoUltnui within
the tun" ii'milnd liv lusv: cmvei'
Iiik mlneial poiinlt.-t ouind liy the
IIIK luiki- Oil company Into looses
when wills lequlied to bo drilled
to serine leases weie shott of the
ieiilrid complotlnu time; ISMiiiiif;
u pttent to aHsicneet of T J Hen-
dtlck. toveilnj; i2So acres In Wink-
ler county; issuing n p'Uent to 233
ucres of "hciup land" to Iia CI.
Yates wealthy wont Texas oil man
without competitive bid nnd open-
Ini; bds on lands which weie not
to be aold until Jan 22 in order to
deprive (ho -Hut '.eglilutiup or Ha
right to amend lawn leganllnc imb
ue luniiB -
The Innt nilesatlon ehntcei Robl-
son with havlnc failed to moke a I
icpoit of moneys received fiom feea
nsrieited In have been In ixccss of'
$25 WW. of fnllliiK to deposit tho'
Hum in an Austin hank us the
allocking account of the rommlH-
fduner and or withholding fiom the
goveuioi ami cttlyiitiH n detitlled ac-
count of money luinsactloim.
Speaker IWion l.s io(iioHtcd In
the Petsrh iMohitloil to appoint
a Hve-nitiiibei c iimmltti-e to con-
duit tho laud ufflie liiMstlgalion
HOOYER TURNS
TOWARD SOUTH
To Spend Vacation With
Florida Friends
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. (P -Piesldent-olect
Hoovoi tin nml to-
ward Florida toduy for his final
Joutney fiom tho National Capital
before ho takes up thu rclna of tho
government on Match 4.
Although he has completed slnco
his return fiom South America a
busy two weeks of study of the
questions facing his administration
Mr. Hoover has another task pic-
paratoiy to his Induction Into of-
fice as tho nation's chief exoentlv..
the wilting of his inaugutal ad-l
ill own
For theli stay In tho Southern
mate .mi and .Mrs. Hoover will bo
guests at thu J C. Penney e.itatu ut
Hello Island. Tiavellng fiom Wash-
ington on a special train they will
be welcomed upon their unival
at Miami tomorrow by Governor
Hoylu and other Htato officials who
also will accompuuy them to tho
Penney estate.
The Prusldunt-clect'a party In-
cluded Dt Hubert Work chairman
of thu Republican national commit-
tee who will accompany him to
Floildn. Miss Jiuict Lingo of Los
Angeles a nlucu and La wi once
Rlcliey his personal assistant a.
Mrs Richey. James Francis Hurko
of Pittsburgh general counsel of
thu national committee in thu cam-
paign also was Invited to make
the Journey but will utop off nt
Palm Reach to spend a fuw weiis
there.
poll tax fee must be paid along
with the piopeity taxes no matter
when paid Tho only dlffcienco Is.
ho said If they aro paid before
Febiuary 1. tho tanx payer hna the
voting privilege Otherwise thoy
will not have this power and 'still
will be paying for their voting pow-
er Mr Downing also oald that only
nhout a half ojf the automobile
owners In the county had secured
their 1020 car licenses
imi-c maiuik.k s'l i- pi.iws row tkxas Monday jantaky
BUCKAROOS
TRAIN FOR
OLNEY LADS
Invade This Court Friday
Night; Buckarettes
Play Here
Couch P K Shotwell will take IiIh
HiiHkiitoos thioiiKh a solge of tougn
glllllng this week In piopaiing foi
their Invasion of thu Olney high
school comt at Olney this Filduy
nijint. Couch Shotwell will not
give his engeis any tlmi) to get
falsely puffed up ovei their two
vletoije ovei the Cisco I.oboes last
week
Accoidlng to the wntd of Shot-
well the Huckniooi have not had
very much competition so fin thlr
eiiitou. and he Isn't mne whether
his cugeis will stand un under tho
guff of a nurd buttle such as lie
teems to be looking for The Olney
lads are expected to givo the Hues
plenty of tiouble and n win this
ween oti nun team should con-
vlnte Couch Shotwell that his!
Huokuroos uie n veiy versutllel
erew
This weok'n pnictUo will be devot-
ed to dillling the Hurkuroos on the
nffeiiHlve tactics of the court game
Coach Shotwell has developed one
of the best defensive combinations
that he could possibly expect hut
his cagers have fullen n little shott
In running up scores n plune of
the gumo which must be petfeoted
to win basketball games.
The only high acliool gano fans
will have the opportunlly of seeing
thla Week-end will be the one sched-
uled hfltweon thu Uuckaretles and
the gltls fiom Moigan Hill. This
jfiinift will be played Saturday at
(he local Junior high comt.
Veterinarians
Rename Ireland
FORT WORTH Texas. Jan 21 '
Or. Geoigi Iieland. Vktoiln.
eieciect pic.iidont of the newly
uppolnted state tmuid of voleil-
nary medical oxumlnuis in connec-
tion wllh the Heml-aiiniuil conven-
tion of To-tns Voteilnuilnim which
wns held hoi ii Monday
li Phil Mnckfotd Greenvillu.
was elected vice-president and Or
W It Sundnrann Hiownwood aee-
letaiy tioumiior Other mumboin of
he b.iuid uto Dr. living Smotlioi-
riiiin Hlllsborn; or . a Hoitz-
inuii. Dallas; Or i? ij. cofk pa(-
bi und Or. 10 F UnhMii. Aii.f.Ul
In
l-'IGIIT IS I'GRIWliK.V .v
StlSI'lINSlO.V CASK
OKLAHOMA CITY Jan. 21. tPi
Indication Ihnl thoio would be op-
position to the Imniedlute suspen-
sion of Go'veinor Henry S. John-
ston when limine Impeachment
chut gen lunch the statu somite wib
seen today In the announcement
of Seimtoi W T Clink. Repiibli-
can of Mcdfoid that he would In-
troduce a resolution unking that
the governor not Im suspended. The
governor Is a democrat.
KKYKS CASK CONTINUES.
LOS ANGKLICS. Jan. 21. (W
Tho piosecutlon's eislon of tho
nlleged "fixing" of it Julian Pu-
tt oluum fraud case by Ed and Jack I
KOHunboig with foi miir District
Attorney Asa Koyes vlitunlly was
complete us the ttial of Keyea nnd
five othoia huiu on bribery nnd
conspiracy chaiges onteied Its
thlid week today
SELKCT MLKItl.MAN JURY.
DALLAS. Texas Jun 21. (P-.
dnfenso continuance motion having
boon overruled selection of a Jury
wns begun hore today for thu tilal
of Leo Roy Mertlman. Caddo Ok-
lahoma chatged with cilmlnnlly
assaulting a 17-year-old gill
COWHOY CAItSO.V OIKS
SAN ANOELO. Jan 21. (W-One
of the few lughlatois who tdiick to
his cowboy hat and range gntb
even when ho wont to the Texas
leglslntuie in 1023 and 1021. W J.
(Cowboy CuiHon (13 died hem
Satiiiday
PAUL I (UtAVi: DHLS.
EL PASO Jan. 21. (P) -Paul Iji
Grave secretaiy of the Fott Worth
Butiobtill team died In a snnltorltun
hero today. Ho had been confined
In the institution for treatment for
a protracted Illness.
nqoTH case tut orr
LONDON. Jon 51 (D-Injurictlon
procccdlnca broucht bv Gencrnl
ilrnmwoll Booth wore adjourned un
til iTiuay when they cunio up in
Chancery here today
COMMITTEES
VOTE TO GO
RIGHT AHEAD
State I!i-way Department's
Mefta'f Gap Program
Is Turned Down '
At a Joint inrcthi" of Hie lowni
along the noith loop of the Hank
heiiil highway al Hicrkeutli'gi'
Monday nfleiiioou I lie bliio piint
euiying the proposed ehniigu In
llio hlgltvtiy ut Metculf ('.up. sub-
mitted by the Slate Highway Do-
iurtmetit woi I ejected. These towns
along this highway have contended
Ihioughout that thoy uto solely in-
toipsted In getting nn even biouk
wjth the south loop hut the plans
that weie tfUbuiilted still tun in-
clined to dlveit more ttnfflc over
tho south loop
A motion wnn mode and unani-
mously inirled to ptoeeod with tho
wotk nlteaily started at Metcalf
Gap along tho oiiglnal survey 'or
land which Is Joint piopeity of
Rrookonrldgo nnd Albany. Elghl
thousand dollnri approximately
half the amount needed hun nlinady
been subnet Ibod bv these two ollles.
und pledges for tho icmalndur nie
lapldly coming In fiom towns af-
fected by this change.
The engineer has boon dlieelod
to stnrl thn constiuctlon nt once
It is thought that the load will be
completed wlhln ho next sixty dtiva"
The mooting wus veiy enlhusiustlc
ind representntlves wore picncnt
from Albany. Hrethenildge. Stnm-
ford Lumesn Anson Snydur and
Roby
J. O. Snnderer. Jr. ptesldent of
thu Hiuekonildgo Chutubei of Cim-
mcice presided and J. O. . ngfotd.
societary of the Albany Chumbci
of Commeicc acted ns mciUi .'or
the meeting.
Pal os lino inns
'1
falo fs Pu ro
Fiction Says
JERUSALEM. Jan. 21 P)
A stoiy published by the Culm
newspaper AS Mokattnm -md
the London Dally Mall tollum-
of the finding heie of the mum
my of King Solomon's favoiito
wife nnd of u scroll giving U"
lulls of her tingle death tinn-
ed out today to bo pmo fiction
The stoiy appealed as u piece
of flcilon in a Palestine week
ly some weeks ago und describ-
ed the sensation which nroie
wliou the. Jerusalem govern-
nunt received u mporl that the
golden coffin roiitiilnliig the
miiinmy li.ul i.oeu found ut Mt
upliil win-re tho ruhuT or Hie
.id cli oi Ouvis in fact have
bi-i ii dlsi'nvi'ied
AMI 1 1 EKE IS THE
ALLEGED TAIL
LONDON Jun. 21. () The "
Dally Mull today pi luted the
Hausliitlon of a Hebrahi scioll
telling how Hie luvoflte wHo of
King Solomon hud taken poison
dilnk and suciificed her lire
to save his
A Calm dispatch to tho Mail
quoted the newspaper Al Mok-
nttam aa snylng tho mummy of
tho luvoilte wife had buun ills-
covoted In Jerusalem with thu
scroll which was bolioved to
have been written by Solomon.
Tho scioll said that Motl
Mails tho favoiito wife hud
died In the thirty-sixth your of
the king's reign und who burled
beneath the palace "after hav-
ing sacrificed hut self for hor
husband and soveiulgn loid"
Thifo yeats bofoio the death
of Motl Mails. hoi fathei
Aniunto enmo fiom his native
L'gypt. said tlirt scioll Ho wns
laden with pmoents but his
hoatt wns full of malice for ho
hiu bored tho intention of tin.
tin onlng Solomon and soIzIhk
t!io co.untry In behalf of tho
lulor of Egypt.
One day Amontn oidoied his
dnughtni to poison tliu wino of
Solomon and he hlmsolf nought
an Intervlow with the king. In-
utead. she dinnk It hewelf nnd
fell dead at tho feet of thoJclng.
REQUISITION HONORED.
AUSTIN Jan. 21. (P -Govoinot
Moody totlay honored thn leqtilsl-
tloh of Iowa for Fred Hollch want-
ed In Dos Momes to answer to a
'charge of contempt of comt glow-
ing out yf a chllil dusoitlon case.
Hollch Is under an est m Amniilln
HUNT l-OR REPORTER.
LAREDO Jan 21. (A Tho Unit-
ed Slaterf Harder Putiol today wua
asked to Join a hourch for Hany
WlllloniH Iiredo nowapupor man
mlsalni; alnce Friday.
PLAN POR FUNERALS.
ROCKDALE Texas Jan. 21. (P)
Kunoral arrangements for Mrn
Aaron Cotton alnln hero' by her
husband yostr.rday and for Mr
Cotton who later took his own life
weio made hero today
21 1021)
l
oday and
o morrow
Wondiii'in Clicle (Irovo 11)80. will
nuot Tup-day nflernonti foi tin
pill poo of seloi'tin; u train foi
the iituip ronvintlou which will bo)
li Id in April 1 1 Mlneial W.-ll...
The Wi-ikei'i Confen-nci. of theM'tV or Michigan tonight.
('mil n.mtint Aisooliiilon in whleh I Meiiibein of the bonrd of rrgenN
Mleokeuridtte Is llMi'd. will meet
Tuei.d.iy ut Ciico
An linp.iita'it inii'img if 'lie ill
lectoirt of 111'' Ch'iinliei of Colli
llierce his beer iilinouilied foi
Tuesday nt noon at tho Y M. C
A by J. O. S-indefol Ji piesldonf
Mi S.indefei uigei oveiy dlrcotol
to be on hand foi the dliiciiinloii
Which will tome up bofoio the
bontd.
Tod:i. und Tomorrou ut the Y.
Mouil.i) at Ike Y.
I 15 Senior Hojs' gym 5 15 Hits
Iness Men's gym; 7-0i) Employed
women; 7:15 Oynnmnes vs. Dull
Hoi sc.i.
Tuesday.
!i-00 a m. Mm i led Women gym
12'On Chamber of Commeice Oltec-
tor's meeting; 1.15 Junloi Hoys
gm C:30 Employed Hoy' gm
7:30 Young Men's gym
The Chambei of Commerce high-
way nnd Metculf Gap committee
lie tiled by W. II Cook clliiiman
looked ovei the situation ni tl
dnngiuous ctlive 20 miles e'ist o.
hole on tho Hiinkhoud hlghwny
this ufteinoon and accoidlng to
J. O. Saiidefor. Ji . Chamber of
Commerce ptnsidiiit have a "led
hot" proposition which will be un
nounced sometime this wuek.
Surveying of tho ptoposod cut-off
toad to be built at Motcalf Gup
eliminating the dangerous cutve
hna boon completed by C C. Todd
Mty engineet Actual wot It on the
mad l.i expected to get under way
this week
COWBOY FIVE
MAY PLAY ON
I HP A T PHITDT'2 uu vh " l clu& 1! wmneia
LUL'AL UUlJlYl "'' Hay the Hteckunildge high
AJWJiU vvVJiti . A nurUlllool for Stephens
Colleges May Clash On
Junior High Gym
In Breck
It Is an almost surolv Unit bushel-
bell funs here Will gel to nee the
Simmons Unlvmslty Cowboys quin-
tet in tn tlon on Hie luial Junto!
high Mihoul I'otiit this 1'ilday night
'lids .-us nnnoiiiu'i'il liy l-'ranl:
Cnntolml who stmiett on the oak
Jlooi himtiolf In Ids uuivoiHity days
nt T. C if. this moinlng Cantolinl
stuti'd tliiil uiiangemontri had been
iniidu to secuie the coin t foi the
game as no oilier high school gumus
uie scheduled heie for that night.
Definite iiiiungemonts will bo
made tonight by Cuntolmi when lie
goes to Ahllouii to i officii a game
between the Cowboys and South-
western Unlvoiflty five. Frank
Uildges Cowboy coach is In avoi
or the go mo. and asked to have one
scheduled with local stais for that
night. Cantclml will select his gal-
axy of players from tho many for-
mer high school and college basket
eers playing in leagues here nt the
Y M C. A.
Btldges dcHlros tho game an he
will pius through here on that
night foi Dallas wheiu his team
will boaid 'i tuiln for games in the
ooiithwust part of tho state. Sim-
mons is conceded to hnvo tho best
toam In tho TexiiH "inuienco this
year. Their last viotoiy wns over
the St Edwaidrt Snintb last Satin-
day night. '
Publisher Dies
PHILADELPHIA Jun. 2UP--Colonel
.Inmos Elver-son Jr. pub-
lisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
'died today fiom a heart attack.
C. of C. Meeting- To Be Dedicated Wed.
I To the Late Breckenridge Stephens Walker
j Tlis gionto.st tin nniit of the yeai thoso who knew him only for what
Is uxpucted of areckoniltlge Cham- "" "na lne for (his section will
boi of (.t'liiniutcn niembuis next
Wednesday for tho regului week-
ly luncheon ncconllng to thoso In
chin go of the proginm for that
day which will bo dedicated in
honor of tho Into Biockenrldgu
Stophuns Wnlkor vho died last
Weuno.iday at Foil Woith
The entire proginm nt thla gath-
ering will bo given ovur to thin nno
Individual who In tho minds c
Biockonrldge citizens has done
more for tho wolfare of Hrcckcn-
ridge than any other slnglo por-
son. "Old timers" who know Breck
W'llkot na a personal filend and
United Press Sunday Service
Complete and authentic
Michigan Head
May Resign In
Face Of Fight
ANN ARIJOR. Mich. Jan. 2MPi
It was hiuiiied aullioillativei
today that Or. Cluienco Cook .f j
.V'malm.'lil.crStS'VuIi
hiIhii us pienldout of the Unlvoi-
j iald thoy hud not been Infoimcil
ot the icHiguntlon hut it probably
I would he accepted If offoiod at to-
! nKht'M mooting.
I itstigi cement belveuu the picl
dent und ii'gt-uts ovei tulmtulHiiu-
tlon iiollfiiM. and filrtlnii lih
alumni orgonlsHitloiiH have lieen
advanced us probably teasoiii foi
the predicted ucttou.
Or. Little uroused nlinug unto-
goiilsm und eiiuslly vigorous sup-
poit soon after he enmc heie fiom
the Unlvorslly of Maine In Septem-
ber. 11)25 by public advocacy of a
' hiuio foi m" of til) tli conttol a ban
on student use of motor cm de-
nouncement of the so culled black-
lid of the O A. It. and attempts.
In seveiul instance successful to
lunugtiiutc new educational meth-
ods. SCHEDULE IS
MADE OUT FOR
COUNTY TEAMS
District Battle Date Not
Yet Known As Teams
Bsgin To Thin
The procetis of eliminations be-
gins this week in determining the
county championship on the basket-
ball point.
A schedule ban been worked out
by till4 directum nf Chum H hcDooIh.
These dltectoiN ate Conches King
of Caddo Ammoriti nf Necenalty
Howell of Parku und Hartsflcld of
Wnylaml who met with Coach V. 13.
Shotwell heie last Saturday where
it was dccldedi that the contendcra
im Class H championship should
play out their schedule by Fob. 2.
I hen. at some date between Fell
lounty honois
The til-county meet between the
Eastland county und Stephens coun-
ty wlnnei will be played at Cisco
on the 12th of Feluu'iiy
( llio ditto for the district chain-
plnunhip In the oil belt lumnhift to
be Sol
WEATHER IIAI(J'S OOP.
WICHITA FALLS Jim 2. i
FlllichiPi" AliiiMioug. piesldelit or
the Wifhlln I'ltlls Air Tiahspott
company suid toduy that pateii-
ger piano seivloe between Oallas
und Wichita Fulls had not bomi dis-
conllniioil because of nnjchunlfiil
tmuble with uliplunes. He Haiti (lint
no flight wutf miide toduy lieonuse
of bad Wfitthei and that the lino
had not discontinued seivloe.
TO LET CONTRACTS.
AUSTIN. Jun 21 P -Thu State
Highway Commission will lei con-
tracts foi iippmxlmntoly $2000000
woith of const i notion woik at Its
monthly meeting htiio totlay and
tomorrow. Contracts to be let em-
brace MO miles of road nnd four
budges in twenty counties.
ROHHERS ARE CAUGHT.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Jan. 21. (?) -Offleots
fiom New Oilcans am ex-
pected heio tomonow to letinn
EiiMiilia lioigoion 22. and Cecil E.
lions. 23 to Now Oi loans In con-
nection with a $ 1000 diamond iob-
bory them.
FILE .MURDER CHARGES.
I SAN ANGELO Texas. Jun. 21 P
After the tlontli horn lust night of
Con Cecil Wicn McCnmcy nsslHt-
Hiit police chlof niutdor charges
wore flleil at McC.imoy against Ar-
thur Kelly. Two other mon am
under $1000 bond as witnesses
toll of his life woik bote Mnnv
of his f i lends fiom other cities will
attend the luncheon In his honor.
Among tho out-of-town guestii who
will bo hero Include: Judge R II.
Fostei of Foit Woith Ml. Wolk-
iir's attorney close Mend and ml-visor-
c y "ali'vcM tormmlv
connected with Breck Walker here
In many enterprises but now of
Abilene; and E. A. Landreth Fort
Worth oil man.
Arrangements arc being made by
tho entertolnmont committee to
tnko care of the largost crowd on
that day that has attended u
Chamber of
thin your
Commcrco luncheon
PUICK 5 CENT
SIX JUROPS IN
ROWDEK-JASE
NOW GOING ON
Haggard And Worn Man Is
Tried For Murder Of
His Wife
At 2. HO this afternoon the .
lowlti't six Jin in -i hint been -el-
I 'd
by tho sl'llo nnd defense
toineys to nit on tl t im of V
Itowdeu. II. i In- l with t'
nhontlng of bU n . a t-. nlii
of Oecetnhor j u ul I c in h.
death foil) d. I. t 1-i.d c'ni
tins mech'anlo it )' n scmh
company; J I. H.i. I .n m Hi '
Pmductlou coinp'iii s 1" Milium
ion grociii at No e I il R ()
fit 'Champion II ir 4 n ompnn
Hdlesmuu; E. I! M t soo
j officer for the Phillin lMiobuii
compnny H L c u Prcek
lidge Steam Liundi
Defense iittoinev T 'S Rlilroll
und S. J. Osborne hnvo IguUli d
that they w II i-nt.-i i pit i of tei i
pointy lnunitv wlile tllstiict a1
tninoy. L. If Welch n intlit teil
that ho will nl ioi the itmiii
punishment tli-.' tut i will m
tlfy
Rowtlon uppcu d I tho co'irt
room while tho juioii wro beltii
i Mt looted fiom a -iiei inl enlie o
00 men hngg.iitl !- n nd v 1 ' 1 1
a Ileal d of mm ih hi a monlb
gtowth He his boon onflncd i
his cell In it 11'' citintt' J: II "iif
the ul'jiuliig nflei t'u shooting
It is u:;pucted that 'In' ni Aliment i
1 In the cnso will got tuidei way he
. foiti tho close of tho comt this nf-
turnnnn. A ciowded court mom
awultrd the ntatt nf tho ermn.
I Rowdeti In. chatged by p in lid
Juiy ludlotment with tho fatal
nhootlng ot hla wlfo Mrn. Pauline
1 Altsmun l'.owden 20. Accoidlng to
j lufotniatlon locelved at the time of
the dhootlng the enuplo had been
aoparntetl for nppmxlniately four
months. Mis. Rowdon had been
making hor homo horo and worked
for it local benuly specialists. She
hail it down town r pin Uncut whlc.i
was shnietl with Mint L'd i Doiit'i.
also nn emplojeo ut the huiii
ho'iuty pailoi m Mf Rowdon.
Li a st'itonioiit .otten limn Ml'
DeatH followlnir the sh miiow she
was In the lnthiom ut tic lliu
Al Rowdon came till t ! I om nf
his wife und hhi. I ti' i t
MIIU I l
Well .
the abdomen.
Lloyd I'iipe on I i. '
both fini.i Ha ll no1 i
eye Wlllo ii i t Uii .i ' in
IWO llloli w le !" ' ' I'1
they s nil li' thf ii 1 1 ' '
Rowtlon i"" V- m "i f'' '
Tin
Illli'll
wi' 'I
Un- I.
lud. '
(Slli'i
I lie .
O "
ul rdiot it in a I
Stood Hi a VVi't'''
Mrw it" ''" a "ii '"
The two I- ..dl ind i '
le red ll . 'i 'I . '
statu.
Mi nml Mi- ''"t' 1'
math) Hieclleniid; o 'br '
tin nj
.in It
oently the dei.n'l ut
h i i iiju'i i
ftl a hotel ni So't'i H' nil who
Mm Rowden lived lnu-
Judge C. O Hi'mlln l( picsidiri.
over thu enso.
5 Seamen Drown
PANAMA. Jan. 21 M !' I v .
Ameilcan navy men worn tltowned
yesterday when un of fleets' gig o"
tho U. S. S Whitney collided v Uh
a barge In the Panama Canal f b i"
net. Sepuitite Iiim stlgutlons v."
being conducted today by cm.h1
ofllcluls and by Real .vdtnli l
Flunk II. Claili In commund or i'
Ameilcan Dotioyor squndmns
Grind Is On
AUSTIN. Tex Jan 21.r Tlv
grind of getting a deluge of bill
thinugh rogulni committee ohimnei
to the calontlitis of thn House ar
Senate will stint toduy.
Tonight thorn will bo a Joir'
and combination meuting cf te
House anil Senate commlttoos (.
mvonue and luxation and hlghwu
and mntoi traffic to hoar piopoi.
ents of hlghwny financing menstnc
Including tho proposed constitution
ul amondment undot which a t i'
wide toad bond Issuu of $225000 )0'i
would bo uuthoiUed for hlghw ly
constt uctlo'i
Interest In hlghwny financing bj
islatlou lu equalled only by pi
posed plans to continllzc the ieni
tentlary system and consoivn th
M'tttcisupjily of Toxum stieini
Theso'thtco Impoitant aubjects in
enough lo keep tho Legislutut
haul at woik dining the tocul.i
term to say nothing of tho hint
deeds of mom or loss local measuif
which must bo given attention
KILLED IN .IAIL RIOT.
LOS ANGELES Jan. 21. P
One pilsonor was killodi n tloputv
shorlff wua bolioved to have been
mortally wounded and threo oth
er poisons worn huit when on In
mato of tho county Jail obtained a
gun totlay and ran amuck
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Adair, A. Garland. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 67, Ed. 1, Monday, January 21, 1929, newspaper, January 21, 1929; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth70041/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.