The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 87, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 12, 1930 Page: 1 of 6
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WEATHER FORECAST
Brock Partly cloudy Warmer n
night Thursday partly tloml.
IRRIGATION
Holds th Key to a
Orpa'or Broekenr'ige
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BREf kENRIDfiE STEPHENS COUNTY TEX S U- UNI M -I UK M 2 lH'Jo
PRICE 5 CEN'iy
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Rill's l'iau
Cook freed
Mood) Appeal
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to lop mere on i .(ik n . d
w 'h thy Goi' a wie r ttr
Jtlv vene n' Pic 'ii. v (m
Asl1' rd Tnf H. wil 'i.p ir rl
f n the r. sting . .! iho '
4ri JmiI. Ho vr.ii th rim i j
fX'bl. .if aM American ptr dent- He
ok i loser t thr heart ' ihr win j
in hi street the man Im is wbop i
less the man who toll and pin.
the man who digs and p -
KHIND htm was a noble Amor
ii-an lineage Him forebear
were New Lngland pioneer i Hif
fa'her was a pioneer of that west
b.-y.rd tho Alli-ghcntc an foi 2iW
ears the name of Taft was known
fr substantial achievement and
personal intcgrit) Why nhouldn t
nation mourn tho tlepaituir of a
Uilliutn Howard Tuff
All FRKDUIUCK A COOK l
lJ without the pule of prison
w ills He I CS He hasn't n dollar.
Hi- la ntddy ant! hopeful. He serv-
ed flvf of tho H years given him
by un Ohio tadge Up plana to
spend hi life In nearch for a nnr-
tie degennrntion cur For five
jrj he lived In close ptisan run-
slf Vi or ea unm xa .. tiuh. . .
X'c onit drag Met una th wo-ld
pi oduced
A CCORDINO to the warden he
win one of the most valuable
p; Uoners Ieavenworth ha known
His patients wor. the drug addicts
in the walla. He taught the llitci-
ute in prison schools he healed the
pi-k. he whs a Satnurltan and then-
is not a black mark on h.s pri ton
r-ford.
TIN THE mldcontlnent oil territory
there are men who fire not
cooks who knew Cook well in the
diy of his proeptrlty who always
Cave him the benefit of the doubt.
They said he was a prodigious liar
that he claimed to have discovered
the north pole and later rande the
accent of Mount MOCJnlcy nnd
inal -o n certain exttnt ho was
Iroaded to prison In the petrole-
:ti icundal because the uovern-
i ent needed a coat.
IJICOAP.DU'SW of all this he U
L- out on parole and he ha di-dl
twi'ed IiU life to ri search work
which may brlnj; forth a cur
wome day for the vast army of
dmu addle! wlio are found In the
highway. und hywuy and low plac
'i nf society.
"OV Moody has nuide another
upprnl to the law makers to
make un effort to solve the peni-
tentiary reform problem within the
remaining ten day of the fifth
special sitJon He pointed out that
poson loK'-'lutlon was in exactly
the same position tluit it occupied
at the expiration of the past ses-
sion of the leglnluturo and for that
mutter that it ocrupliHl a year RK
'PllOSK who are familiar with i
Conditions as wall ns Uie needs
of the prisoners and prlaoitp of
Texas realize that the Minute bill
otherwise known as the Heck bill
would bo a step In the ritfht direc-
tion. They likewise realize that the
house bill. If enacted would not de-
stroy and then damn the nio.- cov-
ered policy of "kenplnK the lat
MtAia open "
IR - -
rpiIESE law mnkcrt of Texas
- dhould get togethar They
nhoulJ save the people J500 000 a
rar. Indeed It Is said that the
loit to the tax.iyer. an unneees-
4ry coil has been $8000000 In tin
ear. Now why should sane think-
ing men vote to continue a policy
tht drains the pockets of the peo-
ple und continue a prison syntem
that ban been condemned by Ui i
best mltuls of the commonwealth I
Country Cub
ilceS1';. Tonifht
TJreckenridge 0 '.tiy Club mam
br will hold their annual sing"
party and general business H.wion
tonight at the club house begin-
ning about eight o'clock according
to C V Lyman president.
AU offlcjer nd dlrisjtors for the
coming ynr will be selected to-
night by th?. r'egulacn)Kiibor. Mr
Lytnan ad! nl he urge every-
o nttend Festivities or mo
' aKulr will be open to ail
cn bJth ref'u' r!" S "J"10
es.
CANAKIf-S SING HASh.
ttOCAGO. March 12. UI The
CTJ canaries in Aughan's Seed
Stbse iiang bass today after a rub-
bish fire In the basement. Ilattal
Ion Chief Frank Omvald declared
In his report. Smoke caused the
change In key the flro chief sup-
posed - -.
i fr
i
wJssnj
rNnr.IfJOUS OPKIIATION i fm the Noiimvi Wool Morketri
Wallet I rieb"30t Is confine I Ci poratl-i nno t . li '
tj the Mtdlcal Alti Hespltii'. -or plet.nl this week Thry re
whore he underwent on cpeiatlon lo.-alcd nt San Ang'lo Pel P.io
this meriting. Ho la doing tileoly Mentri So.-ora lUa'd a d IM-
uccording to houpltul authorltlts tram.
Texas Farm
LESS COTTON
ACREAGE I S
MOODY PLAN
Also Believes In Rotation of
Crops And Weigher
Under Supervision
AI'STIN. Match 12. (I'P)
-Kami rdief was submitted
to the Texas Legislature a
an additional topic by (lover-
nor Onn Moody today.
Cotton relief is especially
the object. "Cotton now is
selling; far below the cost of
production" Governor Moody
v.ud after submitting the
topic. "A larjre crop this
ye:n will be disastnnis. A
iHiniiier of the nifmlieis es-
Decialh interc't d in f.'ru-
mg 1 elieve that the -.ituatiop
can Ih hi'lped l) bill whi'h
the ..nt a thante t o'T r.
I am m svmpatltN with anv
constructive mne that can
be made in tlv's direction."
Bills affectlnp cotton thet have
been offend proposed a limitation
on urease by enforced rotation of
crops and state supervision of
welshlnp;. Governor Moody did not
df clare in favor of any specific
mfestiro.
Other topics submitted arc add-
ed control of fire hazards amend-
ment of tho tnoorpotmtlon net to
permit chartering of royalty com-
pa riles regulation of mutual alii
societies and corrections In two
bills previously prist. M by the mine
legislature. One correct defects In
the bill to aanlst dormitory build-
lnc nt the College of Industrial
Arts at Denton the other corrects
nn error In the act to perm't coun-
ty oommlnsioneri courts to acquire
right of way for state highways.
Just before noon reows Itep It.
K Morse of Houston Introduced a
renolutlon calling uion the House
sulphur tax conferees to agree on
n fifty cent tax If they cannot get
more. The resolution was pending
when the house recessed
Morso argviPB that fifty c nt tax
that can be put into effect Imme-
diately will be better than a higher
tax that failii to get enough votei
to go Into effect without waiting
three months
American Flaqs To
He Placed In All
Co. School Rooms
The local American Iegln.
which I aponaoring the mnvement
to place an American flax in e.
ery whool room in the county or-
dered ICO flu(s fni th's puppo-e
last night according to Klukt
Johnwon. f-eglon Command i
These flaga will be placed in
the M-hool pmkim within he next
30 clave. Mr Ji bn n said A
proximately tTOO is being Bpent on
Uie project rot only win tne
flags be placed In local school
rncHiu but In viy room in th-
;i i jral achoolj. Johnson addrd
Students in thr Hrei-kenrnlrfe
hlish school manual train. n d-
Tir'innt are c-operating In
pliini iy suppiving slai'dh foi
fUifi to rest on
thr-
tl.i
lireck Man Suffers
Broken Arm Tues.
O. O. Shu employed at the car
bon -brack ptant north of Brock
nr'i'ge is suffering from a
biok'n arm at the Medical Ait-
II .p.tal sustained Tuewliy nfti-r
i.h"i when hi arm caught in the
in -I inrv f be plant.
Th ir.Jjrtd arm W!U set at
noon today According to h is
pits! authorities the Injury is in-
ternal and will not prove serious
six win. MAimirriNc. co-
OI'KILVTIVKS TO HP. l'l.ICHI
SAN ANGKUO Munh 12. (U.a1
There will bo only six co-operative
functioning In Texa un'oi
the Katlon-.ll Wool Marketing Cttr-
poinllon it was nnncunccd by J.
M I.ea Texas repreontatle to
lltaner and Crmoany. sales r
' uiaiirr a'u v. iiius
Rel
!)o Oil Know
our Sci'lion
0 r The Slate
Hnw unn Y Ti xans re
.illy tindiiiitanii ur know just
how miir-h teiritoiv theit 'est
T"X"i.s covers npiciutty ttreck-
iiei'' very f w. it can be afe-
l -aid without irn!) u i.issimk
unyone
K. A. Bundern who mahes It
his bui.'ies to know Wrt
T ns lnce h in Its mo t ex-
cellent h. ci eta r -manager was
a U:eckinridge visitor today
und bfor the local Chamber
of Commerce luncheon guests
this noon gave a few atiirtllng
and Interesting facts about the
bigness of this vast West Tex
as tenltory and told of n few
of the poabtbllitiiri awaiting to
be d"vloped in this section by
business intorests
Here's Hundeen'a figures.
There arc 130 counties in
whut ih known as est Tex-
as. Wist Texa is large enough
to ho.il four slates th'- size rf
I'ennsj Ifrunia it would hold all
of tht states in New Kngland
even with these states doubled
in six- and st.ll there would
be enough loom left to put in
Ohio.
Driwster county In West Tex-
as would hold two states the
size of Rhode Island and one
the size of Maryland.
Two-fifths of the oil of the
U. S. Is produced In West Tex-
as; two-sevenths at the cotton
In the U. S.; throe-fifths of the
wall und mohair; the potential
gas production is large enough
to supply the entire U. S. with
fuel nnd power.
If tho raw materials of West
Tvxns were to be suddenly cut
off from the redt of the world
the nation would stagnate in-
dustrially. Those facts Mr. IJandeen
pointed out ur not acc pled
seriously enough by West Tex-
ans. People outside of West
Texan tiro maKLng moic money
off Weal Texas Uian West
Texas is making herself he
pointed out He said that while
other sections got two-thirds of
the West Texas wealth West
Ttxans wore hatisfied to re-
ceive only one-thiid. West Tex-
as produce enormous quanti-
ties of gieatly needed raw ma-
terials However West Texas is let-
ting the m. ft of the nation pio-
fit on Its raw m iterials. Ban-
deen said. He stated Unit the
one gicnt problem that must
be worked out by West Texan
Is that of turning their own
raw malorials Into the finished
pioducts and ke. p most of their
wealth within the boundaries
of Wed Titan.
Hundeen said that business
men of this ction were gind-
ual.) working toward this end
and added that West Texas
would some liu. be among the
le-uiing Iiuluitii.d sections of
the init.on
GOVERNMENT
TO CONTINUE
McDonald Forces Lose
Some Prestige However
LONDON Match 12. il'l'i -The
British Labor government defeat-
ed for the fust time since it went
Into power last June will continue
to hold office but with whut ll
opponents consider "diminished
prustlge.'-
llather than 'make un Issue of the
coal Mil the government will ac-
cept the amendment ns it was pass- (
(hI by the eomb'nod conservative
and liberal force y aterday. !
Tho House of Commons was the
scene of the wildest excitement In
month. Announcement of tho nil-1
verse vote wa.s greettd with cheers' '
tho waving of paper nnd cries of .
"Itoslgn1 Resign!
MAY IlKSUMi: TKK.MS
WASHINGTON March 12. (ll.PJ
Neqotlatlona for resumption of
atlil. t.e relations between the
Am and Navy renchcil tho point
wh i. i p. -t icason gnmo this
f. t-i le hut r.ot ir l alili"
tin V -. . d Pr.s. I r a t d
. ' fi t upi-irtuii!iy foi a ic
..ul ir seascu game would be 'in
ii03l in which fsir date- remain
1 open
ief Measure Su
C A R STOLEN.
YOUTH HELD
IN JAIL HERE
j
Boy Caught Says He Took
Ranger Auto; Lives
At Brownwood
Another youth barely in hit
'teens wan In the local county Jail
today to nimvei to car theft com
plaints. Ouy Hrantley 14 years old.
nnd a resident of Hrownwood ac-
cording to the youth himself is al-
leged to have stolen a I-ono Star
Cinsoline Company cai at Ranger
Monday night.
It was learned later todii)
that Guy llrantlc ll-ear-old
juutli who was arrested this
morning about 11 o'clock on
charges or car theft was re-
sponsible for a court record be-
ing wrecked that of quick
trial.
After being arrested ill 11 a.
III. charges were ImiucJI it('l
filed against the !o. and li.
11 MS u. m. .Judge W. .1. Ar-
rlugton had sentenced the
jotith to five jcai'B In the Stale
Hofonnatory at Gatesllle In
the Juvenile court.
The boy pled guilty.
Chief of Police John Kelley
rounded up the youngster today
and according to the officers the
boy confessed to the crime after .n
short while of questioning. Ho fur-
ther admitted that he had Intend-
ed to go back to Ranger und take
nnothor air to Brownwood had ho
not been approhenJod bote.
Young Brantley was caught In
the oust flection of Bicckonridge
this morning. Tho stolen car was
found last night hlddon in a shod
at the Breckonridgo Gin Company
Officers I nit the car theie until to
day in h.ipes of nabbing the drive i
of It.
Lune Star agents wore heie today
to get the car while charges of
theft wore being prepared to be
filed against the juvenile.
Tho youth Is barely laige enough
to reach the car peddles fiom the
sout.
Affirm Sentences
Of Laredo Officers
AUSTIN March 12. (U.R) The
aurt of criminal appeals today af-
firmed tha convictions of II. J.
West ond Tom Hernandoz of fleets
at Laredo Texas who were chatg-
ed with killing Harry' B. Williams
reporter for the Laredo Times.
Tho Judgment was reformed by
the higlur court so that West is
given a sentence of life and not
less than two years and Hernandez
is sentenced to not lees than two
yours nor more than 20 years
Williams who hud come to Tex
as from Munice Ind was r .ported
missing in January. 1020. Latei his
body was recovered from the Pin
Grade.
Sympathizers Take
Officer's Victims
ULIZAIiliTIITON. Tenn March
12. UR Seventeen strike pickets
I hi rested today before the gates of
Uie Bomborg-Glanzstoff Rayon
Mills here were latir taken from
the cuatodv of acting sheriff Geo.
Townsond by a crowd of sympa-
thizers. The crowd milled about Town-
send and the arrostcd men as the
group neared tho courthouso
forced the uheriff to surrender
them and then matched with tho
pickets to headquarter of the
United Textile Workers Union
Wealthy Widow
Brutally Killed
HIJTTK Mont. March 12 (U.R)-
Lured to nn empty room in her
hotfll on the pretense of renting it
to a prospective customer Mrs.
Cluistlna Wilson elderly wealthy
Butte widow was murdered last
night by a man whose sole ob-
jective tippoared to bo robbeiy.
Tho body was found today. It
was outstretched on it bed her
arms and lege lashod to th" four
cr tiers with ropes tl'd In hang-
nu n's lino's; a towel ryid been
rammed Jjwn hor throat appar-
"rtly w.th at Iron bar nnd her
heal was cruohed and battered.
Cilv Election
Has Been erv
Qui el iSo Far
With the city election here
hardly more than li days nwa
"politics" ure due to begin to
warm up within the city limit
of Breckenridge next woelK ac-
cording to comment heard up-
on the str. ets.
Very little has been hentd
about the coming election so
fur and it appears that each
candidate is waiting for his op-
ponent to open up with the
"fire works." The election
which will either roturn port of
the old administration or usher
In it new sef of c'ty officials
will be held on the first Tues-
day In April which happens to
be April 1st this year.
Hven after the candidates
state their "stumping" the. cam-
paign Isn't expected to develop
into a heated one as the cam-
paign lines are comparatively
closely allied this yea1 V.t-
ters of policy Is oxp c -d to
play thp biggest put in the
platfoim speech's.
D. T. Bowles county Demo-
cratic executive chuuman has
been named to preside oe.- the
election this year white make
Johnson und H. B. Furr have
been selected to act as clcrk3.
All but one of the city offlc-
IiiU who have guided over the
destinies of the city govern-
ment during the past two-yeur
period are making a run for
their second term Jn office.
Four new names appear on
the ballot list lor city offices.
Charles H. Clark Brecken-
rldge's mayor for tho past two
years.-agaln has his hat in tho
ling for le-elcctlon. Mnyoi
Claik is contested by C. .1.
O'Connor prominent lawyer
here. This race should develop
into a speedy one befoie the
curtain U rung down.
It. Grady Camp is the only
old candidate making the iaoo
again for city commissioner.
Two commissioners ate elected.
Three others aspire to these po-
sitions. They ate:
12. E. Conlee und E. C. Worth-
ington local insurance men
and E. L. Itusstll retail and
whole-sale grain dealor. All men
uie well known and will draw
heavily fiom their particular
groups of friends. The election
of those commissions s hinges
on tho strength each candidate
can draw fiom unsettled souic-
es J. F. Chastaln city commis-
ulonor duilng tho ptosent term
of office has withdrawn from
the nice this time to seek one
in the county election.
Broekcniidge votets nio sil-
ently selecting theli "man" but
n. uny minds are duo to oe
changed with tho office seekers
sturt in turnout to "nlicit more
votes
eastlandYair
die of burns
Railroad Locomotive Blovs
Up; Third Injured
BASTIiAND March 12 (U.R) -Gloom
hung over Eiistlnnd today as
townspeople mourned tho death of
two of their citizens both victims
of an explosion which wrecked nn
Eastland. Wichita l'alU and Gulf
Railroad locomotive hoto Tuesday.
L. C. Roper engineer was the
flr.it to succumb to bums nnd in-
juries received in tho blast. He died
i in an Eastland hospital Tuesday
IS. IS. Jones shop foreman diet!
curly this morning. A th'rd man
. H K. Fox was severely burned but
I will recover physicians said.
1 The explosion ociurrcd while the
men woie firing the engine.
IN COUltT AGAIN.
MOUNTAIN VIEW Ark.. March
12. (U.R-Connle Franklin who "te-
turned from the dead" Just in tlmo
to savo three men charged with his
murder was order. d by Judge H.
J R. Lucas to pay his wife $268 and
$25 a month ..alimony In district
couit hero yesterday.
Fianklln who gained wide pub-
licity through his offorts to per-
suade authorises ho was not dead
recently rotutned from a vaudc-
I lllf tour and la working on his
irtim iienr mm.-
omitted
TRADES D A Y
.CAMPAIGN IS
I BEING PLANNED
S. 0. Aligood Tells Merch-
ants Here How to Bring
Shoppers In
S O (Steve) Alliroud I'haiun
of the committee compost ( of Mi
Aligood Claude Peeler nnd .I.u !.
Barnes which was named to wo-';
out ways nnd means of conduct
ing ft Trades Day campaign her.'
during the County Inteischolastic
League meet on March 21 and 22
told the merchants and otliei
Chamber of Commerc" members
at the weskly luncheon meeting
today thaU plan of advertising
which would attract hundreds of
una) citizens Into Breckomidgc
nnd local stores on those dnys
. 'a now bei.ig WJi.tcd out.
Mi'. Aligood added fmthcr fiat
t wi the plan if this committei
'o Innug.i.'nte u Trn ies De.y earn
paign which would be a monthly
event and whlcii would atttact
hundreds of additional people to
this trading center each month
.or the particular business of tak
ng advantage of bargains offered i
an those days. The campaign is
being planned to include all mer-
chants and to extend over an in-
definite period of time each
month on a stated and regular
date.
Mr". Aligood urges all merchants
desiring to cooperate with this
idea to get in touch with any
.nembei of the committee within
ho next week.
E. Htniichs of tho Breckenridge
American assured the merchants
that tho columns of the American
would bo open to nld In the
campaign. IXo further convinced
the local merchants Unit the Am-
iiean touched every "nook and
ornor" cf the county.
Jesso P. Smith . chairman of
Uie cleanup campaign committee
.epoited that Biecktnrkigo would
undergo its annual Spring cleaning
during tho week beginning April
Blake Johnson American Legion
Commander told of his organlza
tion's work in placing an Ameri-
can flug in every sihool room in
fie count.
Z. A Bnndeen sect etui v of the
West Texas Chamber of Com-
merce here In the inteiest of u
campaign to advertise West Texas
to other sections of the nation
waj present nt the luncheon and
made a short and interesting ad
dress. Ed C. Buirtu Gtahnm
C-C hocretary was also a vlsltoi
it the InneJieon.
There was a good attf ndam e I
at today's meeting. Ben J Dean
piesident pres'ded He rejioitod
two new Chamber members and
added that here were i. w 327
.i tivo C C niemhei
Fake Broker
Clerk Makes
85000 Haul
NEW YORK Match 12. U IM
Somewhere In New York todHy
one of tho .''mem nnd most
suave gentlemen in tho profes-
sion may be chuckling over the
crudest and perhaps most valu-
ablo Ifi minutes ho ever ..pent.
Posing as a broker's clerk
even to the familiar white Jack-
et ho stood in tho hallwn of
tho firm of Benjamin Block
und Company yesterday and
calmly accepted $37300 In valu-
able stocks from mosseug.-r
boys who hod boen sont to de-
liver them.
Edmund R-se a messonger
first handed him 100 shares of
Consolidated film stock valu-
ed nt $3300 for delivery to the
company and later Lou.s
Moorehead gave him ft bundle
containing 1300 shares of Unit-
ed Aircraft stock valuod at
$85000 both promising to re-
turn for their usuul receipt.
When thoy returned he was
gone.
STADIUM PLAN RLILCTEI).
DALLAS March 12. (U.PJ After
hearing arguments why a part of
the city park tax should be appor-
tioned to financing tho proposed
$750000 stadium at Fair Paik b
numerous civic delecatinnn. the
j park board again rffus d support
iui nio pian ycoierauy
Guarded While
On Stage
$55
Armed detoctlvis have been de-
tailed to guard Fraiicine Larrl-
more above stage star now ap-
pearing in Chicago from possible
attacks from tackotcers who
sought to collect $1000 from hor.
Similar demands have boon made
on other stago celebrities luJ
Uiucago.
flNHOSPITAL
AFTER SERIOD
KNIFE CUTTING
Officers Still On Lookout
For Man Believed To
Have Done Slashing
Officers were still on the lookout
today for Sjiii Boggs alleged to
have been a pai tic. pant in a knife
cutting af.'jii ..'. u ..ia:! d-nce In
Wet Bro?': n -Vg li'e lst n!;ht
which sont Oradon Ou.Uor t" th
Wustslde Hospital seriously cut up
Gunter was rushed to tho hosplt
al about 11 o'clock luit niin afte-
he Boggs and another man wei-
said to have gotten Into a heated
a i gum nt on the dance floo . A.
coiding to hospital attend nits
Clunter is severely clashed about
tho head face und shouldom but
Is not expected to die. Guntoi gave
few detnils of the trouble
Boggs nlUgcd to have boon i
party in the fight lias not been
seen since It is thought th.it hr
has a bad wound in his back him
self and is probably staying Inside
Uie home of friends. Ho was not
found at his home this morning
officers said
Chief of Police John Kollcy 10
ported early in tho afternoon that
the man was still at large.
OIL OUTPUT
HERE IS UP
Stephens County Shows A
900 Bbi. Increase
Total oil production figutes foi
Sti pheria County took an upward
climb during tho week ending
Muich 2nd according to figures 10-
celved here on pipe line runs
Stephens County wns one of thi
few counties in this district to
how an increase in total produc-
tion. Shackilford County one of
the loading producers declined as
did several others.
The gain for this county was aj.
proximately 000 barrels during the
woek mentioned.
This report runs untute to rum-
ors here relative to the so-calted
slump.
ALASKA TO PAY l'INAL
TRIBUTE TO AVIATORS
FAIRBANKS Alaska March 12.
Alaska today prepared to pay final
tribute to Carl Bon Elolson and
Karl Borland HUed in an airplane
crash in Siberia.
After funeral soi vices tho bodies
will be sont to Sowtmt and then to
the United Statos accompanied by
Mrs. Borland widow of tho me
chanic and Olo Elolson futhor of
the pilot.
HIGHWAY COP HURT.
DALLAS March 12. (U.I!) Injury
broke the ranks of tho new state
highway motor patrol for the first
time y storday. M L. Mowery op
orating out of Dallas is in a local
ho.pltal with a broken leg sustaii-
ed In a collision of his mototeyeln
'ana an automooilc.
-.1 i - i
y i
WOULD HAVE
DIED IN THE
"CHAIR" SOON
Leaves Two Notes; One
Asks That His 'Baby' Be
Taken Care Of
McAI.KSTEK. Okl.i. A! 1.
12. (( P) Charles I-i .
i ht'iluled to dio in the i !
trn i hair March 28 hai. tl
himself in his t-ell in the -t V
puiin nliavy her today.
1'iay w".s riven the tli i'i
sentence on conviction
K lluij- Ih.n .-I mid wife I 1
He Fi.tx Ma :. 1.128 .1'
heir Tulsji home. lie wn-.
rtlsn th.U'oid w.th kiUinjr Mis.
Lanra Fray nis foinier wif
at Jenks. Moth were Utile I
on the same da. He w. s
nrfi tried on the secoivl
chaise.
Fir'- hodv w.i-. fi und dangbn'
fiom the end of a lied hoot about
7 30 i m b' c. M 1iom--p keep1'
J (' B'id Hi fret ncnil
t"Uc'u d t'i" fl in. In n
lis little cell -T Hi'
wa i tun. ii'j f- ni th
ii nor of
i T watn
hydraT
Penl . i.tbuv iiT't
i I mpd he
lilt IT 1 tilO W.itei nil t I
(" s l! f 11 h '11 " " 11111
k- ( p otr-
When p 1-" ri :
his ' i " it il n
Urn breakfun t-'
' .'.' it visited
n u" ' off eied
sj:i! he 'waon t
feeling well" and o rpp'pd only a
cup of cofffe.
Fray tied a knot In one end of
the bed sheet made a silt above It
and tied It on his cot strangling
himself to death Warden Nowe-ll
said.
A plea for his baby's welfat
and for the salvulion of a con
Jemned murderer in the noxt cell
were Fray'a Inst v. i it ten words
The note3 writ tin in nlmoit m
liglble piMoll ei. f ui ml b.
Warden Newell 1 li nn to tin
mother who h s il" i il he In
menth : i fmit of' it'- to -.'
nn n toad
M ii lo w 'i n I 'have n
ed v i to do and t u i ai of "
bab i l an i ut t unk f i
i . i is Mvt 1 'ic I foi
'It I i nuld tu n 1 iaise ii.
b ili' I would I'll I vei h j '
I. ii I ii fi n no- f ir help
i i ' Into i. v f ihat I)n
nut ful with mv b.lb Il.itlur
nil it i 'V Mi'iiiu
HM.LF
' ' mil rmti w pl i '
' I ! 'i i I i d tu f
nl ui voi nii'e on I l aude
i i i . lMi in Fi. i 'I
i i
i
i ri
ri'in t w ii i unci
cf 1'l.iudc IIiy;e
it'll'.; st in p ban
rr'vr. f j. hi' C'Uia H "ft
was convicti il of f . com
wnion wd i a hau
Tho nute to G ivcin i H 1 ow v
reud:
"Mr. Governor Yen might hio
done scmetliii'.' f i m Bv' tin
is a man hete in my' pis' ' f i
like thnt needs help and i can
give it I know. Please Irip hi l
"C. U. f'itAi '
Guest's deuth sentonco h' je n
affirmed. Hugor's is pendl i 'Bre'ck Home Is
Damaged By Fire
Tl e heme occupied b. F
Oi My 510 Wist Lti rise- 'i Ulii
cd pproximutciy s2o d mug" e i
i in inD .. i ' ' v an u
( till It i n r 'If V
iceoiding t '"hi r Of go Dra'
of the Ureckenii 'i' I' 'C Dcpu
meut.
The local fin d pigment an
sweied nnothei ill North JI
Amis reet in ut 3U oclj k
Tin ' i night P nag. t3 the ' p
liul ' i v and tup t a i uut ir.i
I il . suftoied
Tbt. fire oiiL.n li I it the bit
loiy connection
Eastland Youth
Given f)0 Years
EASTLAND Tex.. March i: t I"
-A vol diet of guilt nnd sentenee
of DO years In tho p-nltentlaty wip
returned by n district couit ja y
horo after hearing tho evldenc in
tho case of Rayniond Mather ")
charged with attempted assault en
a 12-year-ld girl noar Itangei a
week ago. Tho Jury deliberated less
than an houi. Mathers attempted t
prove Insanity. Ills conviction Tuo
day came exactly one week af'ei
ho was arrested.
SNIOICIt IMI'ROVKl).
Dr. Bruco Snldor who has been
(seriously 111 for the past fow weeks
nt tho Westddo Hospital wit i
pneumonia 13 so greatly imp'ovod
that he will be remov.el to his
home today according to hop tal
attendants
s
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Hodges, Wesley D. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 87, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 12, 1930, newspaper, March 12, 1930; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth71086/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.