The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 45, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 22, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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hc Brechcnrilrgc Stmerfcan
WEATHER FORECAST
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tn rro.-. Cild-r T) ird iv n i;V
IRRIGATION
Holds the Key to a
Greater Breckenrldge
VOL. 10 NO. n
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ri l IP COUNTY. TEXAS r uv V'U TNTARY 22 1930
PHICE 5 CENTS
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Mary Oil Stand
LeK sLeLHK Ik jflb
HH iMFH JBw JLeaLBfl
seBLeLeBLeflflsLafl tLea!
Here a Mary Pu-af c n...le Xav-
tylte as she testified in the Los
jftfelefl superior court in an effort
to have a J3S000 inheritance tnx
assessment set a.ule The tnx was
assessed on the huge i"at" left by
SmlUi
MRSTWILLTAM
J. BRYAN DIES
IN CALIFORNIA
USfa fW Pnlitieal I onrlpr
nllC VI lUUUtal LCUUCI
Dies Of Heart Ailment
At Daughter's Home
HOLLYWOOD. Cal Jan 22 (U.R-
TJie wife who vnj William Jen-
. .ln nryn' Insplrollon through
Whrto unsuco5ful campnlgrui for
th presidency. -ven national con-
t.ntipns and the trying la- In
e Secretary of States ofrtc.
tiled In the home of her daUKh-
trr here last night after a short
Illness
A heart nllnwnt compllcntwl b
arthritis cntwctl the death of Mnry
UtUil Hryan. three and a half
years tifter her husband died In
Dayton. Tnn . where he rmd hta
last p"cho flghUnj? evolution In
th Saojioi trial.
Peflnlte funeral arrangements
were" not announced jxindln word
from HUth Btran Owens another
daughter who followtsl hor faUur's
footiitens in polltlcj and was elect-
ed to congrtM from Florida. Ten-
tative arranguments however call-
ed for srvlc here Friday.
II omen Of Movie
People Guarded
HOLLYWOOD. Jan 22 UR- The
1" mes of Jes Lanky fnmouji film
d rector and his slater. Mr Blan-
ch Lasky Turnbull. are being
guarded constantly by armsd offi-
cers because of dt-uth threats muile
against lhe couple.
Notes delivered to Lusky and his
sister who Is tin- wife of an exe-
cutive nt the famous players lJsky
rtudios. read
You are going to bo killed shot
beware."
The threats were made two week
ao and a evidence that police
did not consider them the work of
prnnks. detectives were Instructed
Jo throw n 2l-suaiU around ths
residences
Real Estate
Board To Meet
Al'STrN. Tex . Jan 22 ORA
committee of 'Jxus citlaens tqdo-
fend the state Trom the acyik of
tho Wisconsin Ileal Kstale Dulrd
In refusing jiremlts for fculo of
certain Texas londs will meet hore
Jan 2&. it was announced today.
The committee will bo sotected
by Governor Dan Moody Clarence
Wharton ci Houston who has been
ncllve In tho matter. h.is suggested
that a state commission be appoint-
ed to ceitlfy to the rcllabllly nf
projects upon which out of state
o.ilus campaigns are conuucieu.
Announces For
Texas Congress
WICHITA FALLS. Tex. Jan. 22.
UR)-B. D. Surtln of Wichita Falls
former county Judge of Wichita
Ccunty. has announced his candi-
dacy for congress from the 13th
District on tho Democratic tlckot.
Sartln was n "Hoovercrat" lead-
er n 1928 taking the stump in
many parts of the state against
Governor Alfted K. Smith.
Brldces across the Peace and Red
Rivera will be built If he can possi-
bly have It done Sartln promised.
C?1 AA f
J3 1 OUWW.
y
DALLAS FIRM
OFFERS GOOD
ISSUE
Par 5 1-2 Per Cent Accru-
ed Interest Received By
County Comm.
Ono hurdicl thousand dol
lars worth f special Stephens
Oniiit load bonds weie sold
law vosU'id.iv afternoon to
the Curett and Company of
Dalla-. acoidinjr to an an-
nounceme.it made public to-
da l)v County Judge V. J.
.mnjrton head f the Steph-
en: Count C unmKsinn. rs
Court.
In dlspo-'lnc of tho bonds th'
County t'un'.mi-.-! iners Court -if
able to obtain what they consider
a ' splendid" rite Prior to sell'nr
1I- honrt vpi'"rr!nv several H'?
hid been rejected because they
--!.- not mien piuusn juuicr r-
I rlngton said today that the bond
lbrousht par and ncoruod Interest
with 3 1-2 per cent Interest The
bonds arc payable In 25 years ro-
quiring an annual payment of
$4000. In addition to getting 100 1
cent on the dollar for the bonds.
Judge Arrtngton says the Dallas
bond company offeml a $50 prem-
ium The bonds are dntad October 1st
and Interest will bo paid on Uis
jiast three months. ArrtnKton nd-
del. Tlie bond MU affonl the
county W.500 per year in InUraat
tayments.
Money derived from the dale of
the highway luee will be uml"' ""nee the American navy de-
partly in converting Into a 100 pnrtment and the British admiralty
foot highway the BreckenrWge- "tPrf aestimed n prcminent part
Fort Worth hMthway aa far east '" ht' nego.latlons.
the Ialo Pinto lino and two intlen a ''"ou.ly do the Italian dcle-
weat of Breckenrldge Judge Ar-
rlngton said that In all probabili-
ty the highway bU the way to
Shackelford count v would 1m- n ion
foot highway before long Mone
not ush1 for thli purjuwe will b'
put Into other ruad pruje-ta with-
in the county
Work on the hlghwav ea.st .f
Breckenridge has been ot a star I
tlll for some time due to a
shortage In funds
Woman Tried Fo-
il unhand' a Murder
-- -
CHICAGO. Jan 22 l'B-l welve
jurors who swore they would not
he prejudiced by thv f"ct that a
murder defendant Is a woinnn id
an expectant mother sat In Judg-
ment today on th life of Mri.
CJenevleve O'Brien who Is charged
with the murder of her husband.
Wllllnm
o 'Ti... o .he admitted
..:." .i.t.i i... .ff.i ith How-
icl loveafalrwIhHow-
salesman-landlord led to
iii r.i fi..v
ard Dorr
the murder 01 nr nuaoanu i.
O'Crlen. blonde and za prouaoiy
will be the flrjt witness in her own
defense. Dot. who was convlcttd
Saturday of the murder and sen-
tenced to llfv Imprisonment aUo
may testify for her
2 Year Old Child
Shot By Uncle
HOUSTON Jnn. 22. IW -flernl-dln0
Brooks. 2 years old sat In hfr
rocking chair humming a lullaby
to her doll last night.
Hit uncle. Fred Rucker. 26. en.
teretl the room
A pistol In his
hand which
ch ls sold he thought
ded. cut short the song.
was unloa
A bullet crashed through tho child's
hoad. kllllnjr her Instantly
TliXAS DKI.r.OATKS ADVOCATII
MODiriCATION OF HILLS
WASHINGTON Jan. 22. 0.P-
Modlflcntlan of the Johnson and
Box bills to place Mexico and "oth-
er countrlo In this hemlaphoro on
an Immigration quota basla wns
advocated by membors yl a Texas
delegation at a hearing today no-
fore the house Immigration com-
mittee. IlKQinSITION IIONOKKD.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. 22. (U.PJ
Governor Hollnway today honored
requisitions from Governor Moody
for the return of Ray Wisely and
H'.'ctor Germain to Dallas County.
Texas to face hurglary charges.
jThey are held at Sapulpa.
TT
A Cl.r J.S -i .-n fLcrv
9 oigiiway
Rich Man Out Of
Work Kills Self
OMAI'A "-' fin 2-1 i Pi
J ii b Horn "iT hPd w I'kril
r rl all h 'ife Iti lahots en-
ihld h.ii ti i vi a'liui' itOOOO.
H va h ippv wink.ni i!ail on
' ri 'n.i 1 The gang was l.ilcl
off a month n.:o and Ioa
!. c led He hane- d h:m rlf I c-i
i i:ht ir hn rom ii wai 1 Ich
lull hid no'hing to &.
BRITISH IN
DISAGREEMENTi
malls.
The newspaper said the beard
French Minister Says Two'rSfh.ttcoornS:
Nations Farther Apart
Than Eyer
B. White. A H McConnlck. atslRt-
I.ONION Jtii -2 t.R) The nt TirHntendint of nrlaonn from
i;r..:s.i ana Amer.can gnvcrnmenis i
failed to r'ich an record on naval '
pol cy as u result of Premier J.
Uasay MacDcr.ald'e tecent visit
to Washington end today are far
ther part than ever. Premier An-
drc Tardleu of France told the
United Press In on f&tervtew today.
AjssummauUts) role o mediator.
between the two delegations. Tnr-
dlcu said he 'must spent the day
between MacDonnUl and Henry L.
Htlmson In an effort to reconcile
American and British theories on
several outstanding points."
Tardleu further insisted that the
breach" between the two Kns;Uah
speaking nation actually bad wld
gntea coiiotdcr the effect of yes-
terdu's prlvnte uegotia'innH be-
two."i Ttd"ii wxd 'oietgn miris-
'r Dino Ci.indl. this: they ;ilannvU
to Hpenn t'ie in'ire d"iy in intrn-
le study and work in the I'ran-
Itnll i". uiiiiat'on
lieal j:ogin. hovevi i r"iilllnK
Irom tno three hour duitifr ron-
.'i ri n"' l.i- night ot niii.ican.
Ilr'ti.'i 5. d Fienehe deloffati'H w-n
!- (j-r'i ' tounv by a spo; 11 lan I r
in" Air i'n "ii p
Th.
iMeiicn envy dcilintd to
give
df'.illB of the di.-H-uuh
icri ott- r than to t. y "hat i.ii'oh
"' vy rn lerb: u'h Pad b-en cicai-
ci' 1 w '
I 1 oiiow'i ' laov night's diner Mac-
. nrul.' nl Stimson gave Tardleu
j fu rfort f t pre-conference
jdlsruslr.u betwton American and
jEnirl'tnil
At the conclusion of tomorrow's
cession at St. James Palace a full
1 stcnogrnrhlo copy outlining the
' po-ltlon of each nation will b- ia-
l"J1 foT lhe o'"6'" Of ltc public
! .. SUmspii went to No 10 Downing
.?"."1'' t noon to confer again with
pi:i Mu md. The
.r(nth Ul.gatei Tardiu7Arjtlde
i:i.i
ml feorges LevKiies. had
lpf t ho
i-overniiient's residence
when the Ameilcan chief delegate
IIIVll'
I'N Ii rue Minister also saw the
delegate . ol the Bdtih Dominions
fo: iuUf an hour during the 11101 11-
Airport Beacon
."7fl-))e ThrPO vIJJ
OUlCrt 1 III LL iJlVU)
AMARILLO Jon. 22. 0JJU The
all night beacon at ISngllah Air-
port here waa credited today with
having of three llvos when an au-
tomobile in which con pi 0 and
j their son were en routo to Conway
to see another son stalled In
' nowdrift early In the morning.
The people In tho car saw the
beacon ..eioss the field and walk-
ed through snow drifts to It and
were give attention In the hang-
ar The mother waa badly Xroat
bitten ai.U the mans earn frozen. 1 ;"'' w" '" ' 'f
ir.... mir. il.i t. ..ilngton next weok taking with
from the drift and the party left
Inter for Conway.
BANKING LI'.GISLTION IS
TEMPORARILY I'OSTl'ONKn
WASHINGTON Jan 22. (U.PJ
Tho Senate Banking Committee do.
cided today to postpone considera-
tion of nil banking legislation until
the tailff bill Is out of th-j way.
In vlaw of this decision Senator
aiiu Dem. Va. foroici secretary
of the Tr-i uiery will r. lay In- include Cooke Grayson and Fan-
troduction of his bill to curb uso j nn counties. Ed Westbrook of
of Federal Reiervv resources for Sherman is tho present senator
speculation. jfrom the district.
pu no
uii LUn
m ..
flOflK PAROI.F.
REPORTED TO
BE FAVORED
Texas Arctic Explorer In
Leavenworth. May Go
Free Soon
KANSAS CITY Mo. Jan. 22U.R-
The Knnsa City Journal-Post
said In a copyrighted article to-
day that the federal parole board
has "acted favorably" upon n ia-
role for Dr. Frederick A. Cook.
jmione time Arctic explorer serving
a i-yenr sentence ai ioavenwori.n
penitentiary for misuse of the
roled "
The report continued'
"Dr. Cook's application was giv-
en deep study bv the thtee mem-ber-i
of the boaid Warden Thomas
yashlnp;ton and Dr. C. A. iien-
j. prijon phyalclan.
Xil three mernbor of the board
-nneiirred in rceommcndlnB Dr
Coo. . trante4 his liberty aa soon
as tK93lble
-
"Tho board In Us unanimous
findings" tho report added "13
nald to have sot out In Us recom-
mendations Dr. .Cook's good con-
duct while In prison; his good
work mnong tho prisoners while
contlnod; his falling health; the
long sentence gUon him and the
fhot that tho federal Judge and
district attorney recommended his
jmrole."
FORT WORTH Jan. 22. (U.P
Judge John M. Killlts bitterly ex-
coriated Dr. Frodorlck A. Cook
and other heads of tho Potroloum
Producers Association m n talk to
the jury following a reading of
the verdict In the Cook case a
few veors ago
This 1 1 shown from tho files of
the Fort Worth Press which
j brought about the oimpilgn that
resulted in the conviction of Dr
Cook.
He told the jurors they were on-
titled to the thank of "all the
ue-ent people In the community."
IWerrlnj to the inconvenience to
1 which thy had been put by being
ifoiced to give five and ono-hnlf
weeks of their time to the caso
he added
"You have met the lesues as pre-
sented to you In ovory iwutlcular
in the right way. Thero Is no
doubt about tlrtt."
He referred to the case as one
of "atrocious hypocritical dishon-
our Uioroughly abhorrent swind-
ling." Will Siwcest
Regulation of
Public Utilities
WACO Tex.. Jan. 22. (U.PJ-Rc-gulntion
of public utilities is pro-
vided for In a me.usurc to bo pro-
Un!..il in loirlfllatorH today by re
presentatives of the city attorney'n
association of Texas.
Representatives of the associat-
ion met here yislerduy and com-
pleted tho final draft of the mea-
sure. Those present were city ntty.
J""" McGlaston of Waco city
manager e. E. McAdama of Waco
and H. W. Draper of Houston exe-
cutive secretary' of the league of
Texas municipalities and a mem-
ber of the attorneys' association.
Will Take Bridpe
Request To Wash.
AUSTIN Jan. 22. (U.P -State
Representative J. J. Loy of Denl-
on announces that he and Cliair-
j " Wenls of. tho !la10'na il"15!!"
"" n resolution adopted by tho
Texas house yesterday urging pas
sage of tho federal bill for free
bridges aciows the Red River be-
tweon Texas and Oklahoma.
GAINLSVILLK .MAN TO
RUN FOR STATH SLNATOR
AUSTIN Jan. 22. U.R W. S.
Mooro of Gainesville former stnto
senator while hero today announc
ed that he will again be a cnndl
()ute tor the senate. Tho district
J A .. C 1 J
uiius ikie ooiu
Caldwell Discusses
Irrigation Project At C. C. Meeting
C. M. Calducll former clticii
of this 11 hut now ctigngcd
In business In Abilene tmliiy at
111 wwkly Cliamber of Cotil-
iuerci meeting told local luisl-
ness men about the gigantic
Hraos rler lirlgalton and re-
clamation project iuulena.
Mr. Caldwell wan greeted bj
one of the largest crowds to
eer attend a regular wecklj
luncheon. More than KM) mem-
hers of the Chamber mine tuN
listen to this important (11--eussioii.
There were nut enough
chairs to uccommodate all of
whom attended the meeting.
Sir. Caldwell was chosen to
talk on the Irrigation subject
slnco he was appointed by Gov.
Dan Moody to serve oil the
State Committee of 25 to work
out the problem. Mr. Caldwell
was itlud to talk ' -ib-
jeot because Stephen 1 C.iuiity Is
one of the primary counties
comprising the great Lr.ios
rier nllcj and will be one of
the first counties to recclv(. nld.
Vcrj' little has yet been ac-
complished on tho project Mr.
Caldwell said. The committee
has met only on0 time hut Is
due to meet again within ten
days In order that tho Legisla
DECLINE IN tfflORE HIGHWAY
OIL OUTPUT! CONTRACTS LET
A.P.I. Announces Decrease
Of 27330 Bbls. Daily
NEW YORK Jan. 22. 0J.PJ An
estlmntlon of dally average gross
production of oil crude of 2.C61-
C50 ban els. for the week end6d
January IS has been made for tho
United States by the American Pe-
troleum Institute. This compares
with 2089250 barrels for the pre-
ceding week a decrease of 27300
barrels dally. The dally average
pioductlon east of California was
1.099.C50 cnmpaied with 1 989550
bancls a decrease of 23200.
The estimated dally average
gross production for the mid-continent
field for the weok onded
January 18 was 1582800 barrels
compared with 1602900 barrels
for the preceding week a decrease
of 20100 barrels. The mld-contl-nont
production. Including Smack-
over (Arkanaaa) heavy oil was
1043800 barrels compared with
1560 GOO oarrols a decrease of
1G.800.
Imports of petroleum (crude and
refined oils) at the principal Unit-
ed States ports for the week end-
ed January 18 totaled 1.980000 bar-
rels for a dally average of 82857
compared with 1868.000; an aver-
age of 206857 barrels for the pre-
ceding week.
Finance Company
Directors Meet
A meeting of the board mem-
bers of the Breckenrldge Finance
Comixiny wus scheduled to be held
this afternoon In tho office of the
firm on North Breckenrldge Ave
Judgo G. Q Youngblood. of Dal-
las now president of this organ-
ization will preside.
O. A. Boss haa assumed the du-
tlos of sccrctaiy-treasurer of the
organization succeeding L. C.
Eastland who will devote his
time' to Interests at McCamey. No
changes In the business policies
will be made at today's meeting
Mr. Base said. Tho board of di-
rectors is made up of the follow
ing local business men: C. M.
Bender Floyd Holder. Dr. P. C.
Wrny W. H. Bennett. C. K
Springfield and J. O. Talley.
RAILROM) APPLICATION
TESTIMONY BKGINS
AMARILLO. Jan. 22. (U.R-Tak-lng
of testimony In tho Santa Fe
applications to build 280 miles of
railroad In four southwestern
states began hero today before T.
F. Sullivan examiner for the In-
terxtate Commerce Commission.
Eighteen chambers of commerce.
Including Amarillo Galveston.
Houston Pueblo and Colorado
Spiings were given authority to
Intervene In the hearing. Attempt
of the Santa Fe to oxcludo Spring
field Colo. was overruled by the
examiner.
EN KELLE
Brazos River
ture ui.i) know of the work un-
der w ay.
In explaining the greatness
of this work Mr. Caldwell
pointed out that Hi ltnmu
Kler drains practically one-
sixth of the state; upprovltn.iliv.
l 211 per cent "f the State's
population Is vtilhln the ltraios
rler alley.
If carrlei! nut the Itr.uos
HUer would be dammed ta 12
different sites according to
Mr. Caldwell extruding trom
the Slaked 1'l.iltis of Texas 'into
the southern portion of the
state In fact from the mouth
to the head of the Brazos and
for several teers of counties
on either side.
Dam No. 1 would he called
the "Breckenrldge" reservoir
Caldwell said and would be to.
catrd northwest of thlscltti. The
"Brcckenrlilge" il.im and two
more farther northwest would
be primarily for Irrigation pur-
poses 111 speaker said There
three dajs would Irrigate ap-
proximate 21)0000 acres of
Jand IncluJIng Stephen county.
The next three d.tms front
Mineral Wells down tho Bra-
zos would bo used to furnish
hydro-electric power as well 11s
(Continued on Pago Four)
Two Bridges Will Be Built;
One Pending
AUSTIN. Tex Jan. 22. U.P-
Contracts let by State Highway
Commission for January wete
swelled to moie than $2000000
yesterday when largo bildgo wnids
wrro made. A causeway across Co-
pano Bay on the Htig-The-Const
Highway was let to the Southwest
L. E. Myers Co of Dallas for
$170028.
Austin Biidgo Co. of Dallas was
given tho contract for a bridgo be-
tween Bon Wier Tex. and Merry-
Mile La. for $179240.
Conditioned on Oklahoma's ap-
proval a contract was awarded to
Tom L. Giccn of Oklahoma City
for a Red River hiidge on the
Gainsvllle-Mnriettn road from $247-
530. John T. Leslie of Bailey was
given tho contract for grading and
druinage foi fcur miles of High-
way 139 Southeast of Corslcana on
a bid of $36097.
Attack Is Made On
Hi-way Commission
AUSTIN. Jutw 22 (tm An at-
tack on the State Highway Com-
mission which was praised so high-
ly by Governor Dan Moody in his
message to the legislature yester-
day threw the House of Repiuspn-
tatlvei Into turmoil this morning.
Hop. T. R. Bond of Terrell pio-
posed that the Stat0 Highway Com-
misfion bo required to file a re-
port with the cK'ik of tho House
showing by w'.At authority and
from what funds they erected an
"office building" at Tylor Texas
without authorization of the Legis-
lature. A committee of three waa
directed to Investigate.
Veniremen Sought
In Brady Case
AUSTIN. Jan. 22. U.P Judge J.
D. Moore's court was to settle
down this afternoon to perhaps
three nnd a half days of question
ing veniremen In un effort to got
a jury to try Judge John U. Bra-
dy for murder.
If Travis county possibly can
furnish twelve unbiased men with
no dtuttt penalty scmplos to try
tho former appellate court Jurist
for slaying Mils Lehlla Hlghsmith
with a knife Travis county will
furnish them.
Judge J. D. Moore prosldlng
today excused all witnesses In tho
case until 10 a. m. Monday.
RANGER FIRE.
RANGER Jnn. 22. (U.I!) Damngo
estimated at $50000 was caused hy
n flr0 which completely destroyed
tho Phillips Drug Store and dam-
aged the Boston Stoio today.
-n 7 Nrr: -rtt-jttt ttz-vtv tt
rAJJT HKW IUKK
CRASHES INTO BUS LOADED WITH
LAUGHING GROUP OF YOUNGSTERS
Bus Driver Also Killed; Sleet And Fog Are Blamed For
Tragedy; One Little Girl Lives To
Tell The Story
I5EH.EA. 0.. Jan. 22. (IT) New York Central'- fast
Express No. 19 crawbed into a bus load of cltatt-uiiT
school children here today on their way to I'.mok " (rk
school killiii"; ten pupils and the bus driver.
The fast express literally smashed the bus to -phnor;.
15y some miracle as yet unexplained Mary D.r id on es-
caped with slight injuries.
- - At first it was repot t J n no pu-
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Utility Co. :!
: Checks Up On I
: Cold Damages ::
Bteckenridge citizens as n
whole might be joining in one
grand chorus of "we want
watm weather" but so Is the
Breckenrldge Water Company
take it ftom the officials of
that company.
With the tolls of last night's
third severo freeze thlo win-
ter not counted M. A Reagan
local manager said today that
more than 100 water meters
two mains and numerous other
lines serviced by this utility
company had boon disrupted
during the past 14 days.
The repair work of the com-
pany is practically at a stand-
still too Mr. Uoagan said
until the weather clears up
and pipes and meters thaw out.
Calls from irritated housewives
and mad husbands keep the
water co.npany telephones ting-
ling throughout th day. "Th's
Is the worst winter we have
ever endured" company offi-
cials say.
Eveiy meter that freezes up
costs the water company for
that Is property belonging to
the utility company and Is
supposed to bo deep enough
In the ground to stave off
freezing. However the late
cold spells have beon so se-
vere that the meters havo
ftozen by the "dozens." And
some of thorn a:e two foot in
the ground Mr. Reagan ex-
plained. These meters can be
repaired but will cost approx-
imately $1 apiece Mr. Reagan
said.
Besides the meter trouble
tho water company had two
of their mains frozen during
tho cold spell. One was a
four Inch line which cut off
all water for two blocks In
east Breckenrldge. Tho other
was a two inch main and
wrecked the water supply ac-
cordingly. Street workers hod
apparently uncovered those
mains or at least loft them
too near the surface Reagan
said.
Tho utility company has met
troublo on every side; there
have been squabbles but none
serious after both sides sur-
v?y tho situation boforo thorn.
Thousands of dollars worth of
danitigo has boon brought about
by Old Man Weather.
"Practically every house and
business building in Brecken-
rldge has at ono time or an-
other boon without wntor.
Hundreds of pipes fnuceU
drains etc. havo bursted.
Plumbers have beon on tho
jump from morning until far
Into the night. Tho bills
plumbers alone will send out
at tho end of this month will
amount to several thousand
dollars.
A week of sunshine would bo
welcomed.
Tho thormometer reached six
degrees hore at t a. m. today
for the low rending during
the night according to the lo-
cal water company morcury
roador.
District Census
Supervisor Given
Th-j United Statos Department of
Commorrn has announced tho
names of census supervisors for
Texas. Thlj announcement plncos
Stophons County In district No. 8
with Walton R. Southworth of Abl-
leno as ouporvisor.
.Other counties In district No. S
nro Callahan Jopos Eastlnnd
Shackelford Polo Pinto Porker
and Throckmorton
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UiiiTl ML TRAIN
pile were killed. A 1 het kef the
undertaking parlors howver re-
vealed ten had lost their lives
not Including the bu ('river
The children weie talking ovr
the lessons they were to haw in
school thnt day when the clash
came.
It wns Cold and the snow
squeaked beneath the grinding1
wheels of the bus. Window . of the
bus wore coveiod with fiozen mois-
ture and It Is believed that John
Taylor of Biook Paik Village tho
driver failed" to hear the ap-
pr caching flier.
Tho railroad crossing Is guard-
ed by nothing but a wood warning
sign.
John Hand .engineer of tho pas-
sengor train saw the school bui
too late. Ho Jammed his brakes
and they screamecd so loudly they
attracted motorists for some dis-
tance on the roads.
It was the sccof.d school bus (0
this district to bo part of a disas-
trous accident within the month.
A school bus carrying a load of
singing cheering basketball play-
ers to Bui bank Wnyno County
was etiuck by a passenger train at
Shi eve und nlno children ware klll-
rd. An Investigation was ordored
and the State Public Utilities Com-
mission found tho driver was not
responsible.
Number 19 was carrying "mail
and oxprvss from Buffalo to Chi-
cago. Hand stopped his train sov-
oral hundred yard? beyond the
(Continued on pngo 3)
W.T.d ASKS
FOR MEMBERS
Brckenndge To Secure
75; Help Pay Deficit
Ray B. Leach Chamber of
Commerce secretary will soon
name a committee of local business
men to securo memberships and a
$100 cash fund for tho West Tex
as Chamber of Commerce. Tho
West Texas organization has ask-
ed this city to furnish 73 mem-
bers to tho parent body Mr. Loath
said. . .
Tho $100 cash fund will a tow
ard paying of a $26000 deficit un
covered In tho West Texas C C
organization at tho annual ' meet
Ing in El Paso this past summei
Every West Toxas town has been
'skri to contribute their share
izw rd paying off the deficit.
vr. Leuch will announce his
r ' r bcrshlp committee In n few
dayj.
7'.v Contention
Won In C o u r t
AUSTIN Jan. 22. (U.PJ II. Bis-
com Thomas today won a tax
contention with Dallas county
lovoo imptovomont district No tl
which was litigated through to
the state supreme court. That
court reversed both the Dallas dis-
trict court and tho court of ap-
peals. Thomas was held not liable
for tnxea on a $70000 additional
bond issue of the district lusued
after the original $220000 of
bonds.
Stanley Crabb and others of Uni-
versity Place Dallas wore held
not liable for paving assessments
in another case because of fail-
ure to give jiotico of a city hear-
ing on the paving.
CONFERENCE POSTPONED
OKLAHOMA CITY Jan. 22. (U.R)
Oovornor Holloway said today hn
and Governor Moody of Texas had
decided to postpone the Oklahoma-
Texas woe torn boundary dispute
conference schfrduled for Friday
because of unfavorable weather
conditions. Definite date for the
conference which was to have
been held In Austin will bo de-
cided later.
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Hodges, Wesley D. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 45, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 22, 1930, newspaper, January 22, 1930; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth71042/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.