The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, December 7, 1928 Page: 1 of 6
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of nil trio people.
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jtrrn community by thr degree
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Mnn Christian Association."
fU tlic overling before Ohrlstmns
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wit.' I'St-ibll-htil than vwi-i pii'dirt-
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01(110111"- have cnntrlbuted re-
f tv. mints and advancomerHs In
wer. bnfuty. spi-ett und Rensrnl
. u . 1 1 1 Cabin planes are all but
re (ileus thiouh bettet inatru-
itatton Inermtax flytiif vision
been attained anil ladlo hiiu
in fitted mora satisfactory to
. needs of the uavlcatois He-
u'.n-e of shippers pasietigers unit
pnvnte putrhnsers to the.. int-
er vi iitents wits Kratifylni.
Quit "Honor System"
M'STIN Dec. 7. OW The Unl-
r ttty of Texas hits abolished It.
Inn.r system." und will provide
ft r supervision of examinations
Dy n vote of 0 tn 2 the Htudenta'
it etnbly lust night discarded the
hdior" rule which had been In of
fer t Mlnoe the first ny of the Unl-I
nail)' V o.
A resolution was passed petition-
li. the faculty to admtnlator ex-
aiilniitloiis or provide aupervls-
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Men. veteran Nation..! League
tunpire today tvlugrnphed the
Post-Dispatch ftom Miami Reuch
Mi. thit he hud resigned
CHItTSTMAS
CARDS!
A nice line to select from
with price u llttlo below
what you huve. formerly paid.
Pluto -.ir order NOW nt
120 WEST WILLIAMS
AssociATto Press run. Lcascd Wire
FINEST IN THE VOAlO
rinnnmnnfi t x wk
UUUiUK&MhB
SOCIETY HEADS
FOR NEXT YEAR
Delegates Also Elected To
Stale Gathering At
Brownsville
'Ih.i Stephen County Mull .it
Am iatlon en.td Hit oi mill gufh
iniit Inst night with n buff.'
'ii'h I mi and Imiutloa duno :
Hi. t.ii . iiAiIkh t'oun(r ("lull a
hi h! 'tu.i.''liu arid entertaining
ii'iilifn pti.cu.m and hu.-li...-
i ii.n lin.1 1. 1. I. flil iliuinu (hi
.t'tvMiimn lit tin i ilv (Mil Ollest
fiom ev.-iv it ill thr I!l-rkcn-
I 1 .ilrfi -iiiii.iiiii.liiiK terrlttii v attend-
' ..I t il:iini-
At ' nrtriiKinn pniicrnm tlm
foil' n 1 u 1I01 toiM wnr rhti'lf.l 111
offti t- f thr aiujoftaOun fm IHt)
Ir J f. King. prmtlint . Hoki
V i. i vin- ptMklritt. I J K
Youiitfiiln .l arcretaivy. Thi- Ui.i.
of . ii U-. I'onaliitri &t Dr (' D
fUi 1. 1 I '. V (Jriawolcl IV iC
T I Inn. .1. k of Wnylnncl wtm rlcct-
rd it (IHrgato to Ilia ttntp conven-
tion i r iincturs to be hold In May
nt liriiwiivlllr whllti Dr. Orovir (.'
Wood v.uh nnnird altrrnnti ilflp-
Kate t i tlip convention. Dr. Wotxl
I in th n.Hsoilatl.in rctlrlnR prenl-
ilii.t
I Th.' in. hi- promlnant n icntlflo
miIiji 1 1 1 of the iMofaaalan w i)i-
oi'.HPii hv li'iutiiig iloctria of lnl
lu-. and Imu i Woith The following
ilmluM ili'!lv.red addrpnaca to the
iM-al liody lira. Kranh S. Scjioon-
ovet. Kort Woith; W O. Tultiot
Knit Worth; Hertford Hhalmlrv
Hallaa; and cioidnn li. MrKhrluni)
Utiltua
Out of town doctors who attend
ad the nieot wero J. T. EdwnrU
V. O. Tftlbot Krnnk 3. Schoonover
all of Fort Worth: Dr. nlfotU
Shelmtre Coition B. McKarlnnd D.
L. Iiottfciion IU U Moore all of
Dallnn; J. H. N'claon Cllaavlllc FJ.
T. Hnncoclt Waylnnd and C. B
.Huclmnan of Albany.
Itvonk niinata Tn
V (tO TO Abilene
ltterkenrldte hi hool and f-luli
repifnetitullvf . pl.in Id ku to Abi-
lene S.itilidny foi a Pin.h.'otl to he
given by the Mlliletii- cminril of the
Abilene high school foi ull Oil -licit
(.'lass A school nuthorltlet and in-
vited guests The lunch on Is to be
given to promote it bettet under-
Rtuniilni between the sehooU and
. illi'S In the Oil Hell
Those attending the liuictieon
will be the guests of Abilene tor
the ttHitball game that afternoon
between Amnrlllo und Abilene
Those who plan to attend from
heir me John K Itulley ptlnel-
pil nf the local high school L T
Cook superintendent o? public
schools Coaches Shotwell lietry
and I 'a I ton; W. S Cooper seoro-
ttuy of the chamber of commerce;
and O L Alexandei vice-president
of the Hteck school houid
Flu Breaks Out
LOS ANOKLKS Dec. 1.1M- Al-
tlioiitli 1200 now cases of lnflueri-
in tun.- neen rcporiiti in iia An- injj of K C Youn in a l.ospltiV
ela In the last two days health hero Septombur 5.
Htithorltle nnnouueod today tltu j Hevotnl wltnesstMi inchnllng Mis.
the prtivtillmicy of the dlaonio Mnty Malono mother-in-law of the
which lias cost 132 Uvea In n llttlo i ilofanilnnt. doclurod LothrltiKur ai-
more thnn threu woek. had nntl penrml montally tinbtiltincud for
yet ranched Its height which they
expect to come next wetih.
I'All LAST IHINKnK
WASHINOTON. (? SaleTi (.'
Aim t lean gondii in Kat ISkstein
iniiiKcts have been affected by local
i-iindltinns the department of com
merce lejiorts. ulthough the month-
ly average has been 4tuilntnetl. Jn-
tHin's disturbed financial cud c-
onumlcMl situation caused fitf'tionl
declines in that mat lift while-fine- ALHANY Tex. Dec. 7. (P- He-
tiiallng cutrency values Impeded cause they decided' her husband's
progress in testocking Cliiiu.'s pa rents had alienutod IJruee Nlch-
inurls Uiitlsh Indian niaiiiifiictu.-. olson's affections a Jury here late
ers found Autiricati cotton too hlghl Wednesday awnrded $10000 to Mrs
in pi ice and dull huslnuas con li 'Marguerite Jolmnon Nicholson St
tlons olNowhore also curtailed suies
Officer Killed While
Surrounded By
CHICAUO Dec 7 OT -Leroy
Gilbert. South Chicago Heights pu
lice chief who wus pi mid of bis
reputntlon as a tough cop." won't
UtlUor lho -boy. nB booze rie-
kct" any mote. Home men with
euwd-off shotguns got him !ml
night' Shot him dead through iiic
bach.
He wus seated al homo with hif
family His back to the front win-
w und rhe tight ftom a fl .r
lump beside his chair set him upeil
r.oiu oihets In the tooin. Tho shudo
had been drawn only hulf wav
The killers got out of their mo
.urctii a sedan nod crept to Uie.wmli.
window. Thell tracks lu the htm
on the ground were found later.
ino suortened gun muzziea wieinonie orcnslons has led rulds lirn
tested on the window sill
Twice the gum sunt charges of
ehol tearing thtough the vvlnuow
Into the back of Cholf Gllbett's
head A lliild volley went wide
Shirt Stud Heir
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HfflHI-e In- iihjed'd t.i liH filii
el h ni't'iirid liiailUIHC 't c Hi "K"
Alliin A llyuii. nuthoi "f !!) ri
xurtevilti: rtirnei of Stuti Motoi
tiH'k in 102t. lus liti'ti li't with
nothing; lnt u puli of pent I -hl.t
ntu.U by his luU: futhei Vliomns
Kort unv Ilyan. whose estate ts estl-
FARM RELIEF
YET MUDDLED
Uncertainty Rules The
Day In Congress
Wufihlngton Dec 7 i1--l"nrm i-
lluf U-filslHtion tong In a state of
uncertainty fliulfl Itself nuuldl-d
now by the ubuence of the pictt-ileni-elect.
Jloibeil Hoover.
One bill thought to have admin-
atrntlon approval has boon Intro
dtieed by Chnlrman MoNary of the
Senate rkMcultur Committee but
-von before It Is out of the coin-
iiiuiur i.miii. ii""". ! "- -
uw on lt imth. Itepubllcnn laadnrn
.!r)"-rot seeth to Itnow wluit Mi-
Ilnovar'4 lilena on this hill i'
Nevei tholecs. leudeis In coiuie-i
oppo-ied to nn exita n-isum n.-xi
spliUK. are believed to lie thitilti'M
of uskliig Mr. Hoo.-.m to pint .mi
the McNnry bill.
fume cotlgreasionul leudei i u:i
derstand that If the McNnry hill
it; pu.iiu'il at this seiislun th.u i'l.' l-
dent C'oollclge will lea e the ip-
pulntment of the farm bourd 10 V.i.
Hoover. They beiive lite .resm.-n
f(i()ltt tm(l te Hollve tl'uutt .-
Hon will bo saddled with the icx
Minlbllity of ftuin tnllel and .!. it
the president-fleet -noiii.i n. n-
trttsted wi.Ii lultiK th. Kim. i I
wot It.
Witnesses Ready
For Murder Trial
COni't'S CIIHLSTI. Dee T !
A HCOle of defenwu witnossea wete
ready to tnhu the stand today in
the tl tul of Hubert Lottulngei
i'hiiiei'1 with mufiler foi the shoot.
dMV- before tho shootln-'.
Young was shot three times ns
he Iny In bed I. 'covering fiom an
operation.
Ralph Whittenton who was al-
leged to have uccompanled Loth-
ildge tn Young's room und wa.1
churned with murider for the
.tunic offense will go to trial Janu-
ary 8.
$10110(1 A'AKl)i:i
Paul Minn
At His Home
His Family Last Night
und the third f Ingot of Mrs. Oil-
belt's right hand was tain uwt.y
Thirteen-year-old Ruth one ot
five chlldien cunie ruulng In from
another room and dropped screuiii-
Ing. beside the eluilr In which In..'
futltei's body had shunped. '
I (il.nn uiibett. the chiefs bioiiiei
rut. finm the house and the inui'l-
ets filed it wild volley at him nn
they drove away. Ho was able
however to gain u good view uf tl'e
machine the disci Iptlmi of which
pro' t.l. . I on' of the principal cb
on whith high.vuy pultn- ..i ui
v The .tlun chief hits ro-onern -d
I with the Kuieral dry ntrenls. an I on
self turning hU pi Isoncru over :.ir tore Thanksgiving r.lthoutfli ordl-
government prosecution Hecentlynauly it not cxpe. i 1 until fuliy
he dlHCUSHed with tlic iiheriff
piogratn for a campaign a.;al".
I vice wljlch hud sprung up
liUKlKKNI'llidK. MT.IMIKNS CiMNTY TEXAS FRIDAY DECKMUKU 7 1!)2S
WINK HONORS
DRILLERS OF
NEW PRODUCER
iiobson And Cranfield Are
Remembered By Big
Crovd Thursday
.IM D.i
7(-T "tlliii" Huh
'innfli Id nil N.'i'll
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I:
i i Hi i v i ! Jin' nut. (I tin Uy
t.. t ii' ills l Muym- J P. Outturn
v.lilli hllilill i'iI of t'Hil .( ' i.'i'I'i
li.l.i-. .i tul nthi-t oil fii'l.! v.. i Id' i
1' M nti yv 'li-iilay
l In- two mi'ii wet lioiiiiti'd fn:
full I'lMi In ltl;ii:l"u In ivu
Kiulu'ii jii.1 two n. i.. I: nit ll.r
(Mn limit j of W'luk Inmiii'i; nn
rileii'ilv.' .It lllni; i ii'np Oi'it lit the
ily'n guti'.i
Hor.s.in dtill'd In the I'liilti- No
3 whi -h I. fl.iwInK :'.:0ti0 liatreii
nf pipeline oil a day ('run field
li.iht In th- Piultle No. 3 whit'h
llUK
111.1
In. icuad Ha flow to uppioxl-
lv 30000 barrels a day. . I
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Kin (j Ft I (tin tains
General Strength
LONDON. ltn. Per 7 1& King
( lii.l Kf'.i hiwp H nf i Iht'inee tntlliy
Miir Ketvlnic hi. u wi'll l.i his bat
j tie Wl.. the sevt'it mid peitisli'tit
jillm-'.t whl.'h uttuoked him tnoii'
lli.tn a fin tllifcllt uun Hi'i illnei.i
howevei wu.t .still i iuimIhh anxiety
to 111- illlhi.'i't uiil to . ollntleil-'.
well wlsheis thu'iiRhout Uic woill i ""' "t uy '" '(' "late to ro-
Sevetnl teeent medlenl btilletlmi nJu" ' mh'" ronumnsntlUR
und paitleulnrlv the one Issued JU'HetH of the peute. ii-M vnig u
shoitly before noon today Imlleat- l"fHln of the coutt of crlnilmil
..i i. won i.i. iw.vinr. nf vmui. uinuiM which InvnlldutcU the l.X-
nnco were servlnt the monarch.
Today bulletin reported tlmt ho
wai malntnlnlnp; Ills i; o n e r n 1
strength to tho bolatctlu' up of
which somo restful sleep tlmt ho
had during the night doubtlcup con-
tributed. '
Tho bulletin nlgned by Hie Stan-
ley Hewott and Lord Dawson uf
I'onn aulU:
"Tho ICIni; liutl somo restful sleep
and Ills gtnarul stiuiRth It. mniu-
tallied. T'uithcr iuvestlKittfon nf
the right side of the chest will be
undett'itknn dining the tiny."
Diee Suddenly On
StrCCtS Ol Winki" " "w. testing or tlounlng
out a well und such swabbing shall
WINK De 7i7 Jttl-e W. J. I not '"'"'Hie fot n longer petlod
llunniih.' IW. foi II veai.t m o.it-'" ' V:i? wJhout lw '
.landing c.imtnal luwye u Toxa. I '"' " '-""'""d i ummlsaion.
tiltliulent ft nntl.it will . but ltd "
in " "iJ h0"'". wai-... Mvsterv Unsolved
Judge Hutinull dtnppcd dead sic-
tiiti .-f u heiut utluck yei.li i. l.-.v! I.AIC1-: TAIIOK Cnl.. Dec. 7.0P) -while
wulkltig from the pott nffh I Hfinits ot ieMiiters to solve the
l.i Ills hnilie. He funic hen tioiu I ttiyKt.'iy mining out of the visit
Wiicti with the t'.eeluiuiion Ih'it! h.ic of Mile Munni.e Lengltn
". ivilicd coiiiinunlties nowadays
uiti loo slow ftu ait old longh.uu"
Woman Near Death
From Car Accident
LONflVIKW. Dee 7 ? Mis It.
J. Klnley of Lougvicw wus alive
today In npite of the fact that a
doctor hud pronounced hi i dead
Physicians howevet suld that die
had little chance to recover from
a concussion of the brain which t.he
received In nn automobile accident
yeslerdny.
WH'KKI'K K STAItTS
ANNUAL TRIP tJOUTII
NEW YORK Dec. 70P John D
Rockefeller Sr . wa. seeding :
southwutd today ror his annual
winter sojourn ut Oiniond lieiich
Kla.
Wearing goggles and a gray cup
with lung onrtlap Mi Rockefnllet
came to the city yestottlny from his
estate nt Pocantico Hills und bourd-
cd the train nt Penntylvunlti sta-
tion. ' 1 Am feeling fine und expect an
enjoyable stay In Kluiidu" he told
his old friend William ISgitn the
station muster. ''I wasn't feeling
m good the past sunmici "
N. ). SKI.LS DAVIS
NICW ORUCAN8. Dec 7.0V) -Piesldent
A. J. Helneman of the
New Orleans Rusebull Association
today telegraphed :he New Orleans
States from Toronto that he had
old J on Martina and "Country"
Davis to Dallas of tho Texas
League.
HOSPITAL MURDKR CASH
NOW IN I'ROGKKSS
CORPUS CHRI3TI Dec. 7P
Robot t Lotlulliger on tiinl for
murder In tlie shooting of 1C C
Young shot to (loath .while in a
hosiital bed here on Mept 5 iiji- j
peui.d of unuoiuid mind "uft.-i he
heard of hit trouble' a witn.'i. i le
lifted here todav
SHOPPING IJKGINS KARI.Y
NIUW YORK iaW Hetmi'iii. n'
it tore executives fav tliat ( hr'.tim.is
- ci(. Lhunnliir. b tan this viui oe-
p. i o. k oftcr the N'mrn'oej holt-
tlaj. I'oyj nbo ivue hit the Ch'i-.t-
man (leliifind earlier than us'ial.
Treat 'Em Kouh
Says Ojic Hsiiidil
( U'r.W.O l)rr lPl ' .
i.iki mi uf two ii. ni who Iv M
Hi .'.i Kl'ii.-n ituUi.it 'a .t
infill 'in- thi' p llte baiiditii
you i iii'l utioiit l'nui;'.y .it ill
hi.zniit' .li i' oil! iitottni MUi.
Ni.w ft. i'l.' l o kind n to
I. hilt i to u. yiiur pillHi'. yom
jiwi'l' en our 'ur cont "
At (lit'i point the othei bnlld.t
rrit'l.'ti Ml;i tlnrttiiT ovo: '.li
lied Willi ii bla Ii-Jack.
' hi . txiliti. ntuff Ik the hii-lrt."
i.' 'in. ymklng the fur .- r
rum MNh ftuttn. . who h.nl
l.i ii ki ncId n iliiwn.
Ti it 'tin loi.glir In my ni W
to"
i
In compel enl Sat
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li nil py til !')')'!.:
N:W Y(IIK Pee A Hepm'"
or lilt- HrltUh '.ml Atiii'i lean nuutl-
. .il iiiI.ihoih .it a fi'.l.nil eoiiiiuls-
uitxieirt' Investlgntlon of the slnlt-
liiU ot the Mulish liner Vestilii
!in.' that the officers of tllo ves
s l wote Inronipt'teiit.
Althouuh they differ In tons
. . . -.-... . . .
l ' "l "" JoiwP. u.
N- utiied hetng uncompiotnUlnB
and severe while that of Cuptuln
Mi my .Mt'l'otihey of the Ciinard
line bclni; mote tettulncd both
dael.ue the S O H should hive been
sent out fl Iioiiim eat Her and Hint
I he ni licet i tlld not take proper
mept in mi' tn the .I'if.'ty of the
! i.'iiu.'tii.
Airee On System
LA CUANC.i:. M'tx. Dee. 7 (?"
Knyelte county Is believed to be
as fee system.
The county commluloncrs court
haa arranged to make fixed quar-
terly payments to the justices bas-
ed on the aveiago number of caien
tried rogurdtoa of convictions In
tfto last four years
Swabbing Order
Iteeeived Here
Ac.cnt.llni to nil older nceived
thin v. tit b Omar Ihirkelt. deputy
supcrvlsot for the Texas Htillrnad
Conimisslon. "swabbing Is ptdhlblt
ted. exeetit foi the mimosa of stilt t-
en-neb tennis stai went for untight
toduy after they hud Intervleweed
eveiy Hctfsslble member ot tho
group of pernons ipiarteted ut thu
Uike Tnhoe lodge of Mis. Anltn
Uu'dwliij hostess of Lie Fiencli
wi'liian.
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UlSlriCl JJepilllJ
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'
f Judge W. C. Venlo of this city has
been notified of Ills appointment as
district deputy grand master tor
tiisitici uumuei" id. i ou buiuui.oii
.of the 110 Texas uiiiriei (lopuuoa
tuok place at waco wetinosiiay.
Judge Venlc. long time resident
of I reckenr Utge a. uo.n a ..as-
i er a.un .: om uu. ..-
tnul lime ueen a. ineniuur oi .jiccu
enridgy Lodge A. K. A. M. No.
102
The local lodge was organized In
lh"8. The only living charter mem-lift-
In W. C. Chin ett of Moinn.
Placed On Pump
Kteemun .v Ciebln's No - A A.
Hemmlg. locutetl In Mcudo pasture
aubdivlslnn. block 30 nmtli of Me-
gurgle lu southwest Aicher county
hue been plucci nn th' pump and
Is good fot YiU to HO burrels mull-
ing one of .he best piodueets o
far completed in tills part of the
county. The suutl was the uuuiil
1.30-foot pay.
Location Made
The Consolidated Oil Company
made location for its No. U-3 W.
T. Waggoner test 3015 foot west
and lfiO feet south of the south-
west corner of northwest (pint tor
ui section flvo block S. H. . T. C.
survey but in the Purnoll survey.
southwest of Wllbnrger county
I und tiff" dtlng the James R. Puker
pioduction tn the south.
motors ON CHINA'S RU RRS
I T1KNTSIN (P Ami.ricRn-miilvi
'iiitliuai.l nio.ors are (111(1111'; u bit
I of noise to the tisunllv aulct traffic!
.on China's Hai Ho river and other
wateiwavs of the nntih. where julis
and oars alone hnvu henn ttsod Thetico H Is. N. Y
' shallow rtrcui.is bat the use or
liarKei vejs. Is ami tho otubnard mo-
tot boats ha'-e become a jiojmlnr
' m-on i nf rravel in u section which
lueks rail and rond fuollitiei.
ADAMS TAKES
STANDTODAY
Barllelt Farmer Calm In
Dallas Court
! DALLAS. Dee. 7 lP) Two hull- I
j vlduuta Weie Invented u ' V. ty
I Adiitnu. Uaitlctt fnimer on trtnl for I
1 the nlnylng of Orvllle I Mthtiva!
Iieto Sept. 1. Would be unnble to col-
lerl a $i000 bet he and hit rrleiid
1 hud miuId tin the ISaile B Mayfleld-
j Tom Connolly aenutorlnl rai e. Ad-
umit Intimated when he testified In
Ills own defense lure today
I Neivous nt flist hut with In-
J tiensliiK calmnfss. the defendant
tt'ltileii in a
tfltoted In a twanging nnsol tone
eventM mint to thu ahoutliiK r
Mnthi'WM llln leas crossed and
I ... ....I.. ..I.... t.. .. tut III
one i.t.i. awiiiK.iiH w'iftj -.
I lines Adumt liMiked oci-nslonuli
at Hit wife and his 1 year-old
dutlKhtet who wete almost dlleet-
ly in ft out of l-Jm. as he told how
he and two ft lends Mil iiiul George
Wate or Bartlett hud mude u pool
of S1.000 to bet that Connolly would
win the election
Adams said thu Wares hntl talsed
$330 ror the bet. and that he added
enough to multe It $2 '.'00. He eanie
to nllns and met W. Tom Rnmsey
tit ti hotel wheie they discussed
pluclnB ti bet on Connolly. They
wont to the May field heudiiuniteis
Atiuiiis Hind and wete loolilni lot
Mollis Mny field btother of Henn-tni-
Mayfleld. when lien C. Hlclt-
ntdn. lender of the Kit Klitx Klun
In Dallas county uppeated. saying
he was wlllllll to bet on Mnyllelil.
Itlchnids wanted od.li' Adiims
testified so no bet was made at
thnt time but Munis Mayfleld told
Adnms and Itunisoy to go to tin
Republic Nntlonul Hank and he
thouRht they mlh'ht be able to plan-
a bet with Muthews
Adums explained that ulthouRh
he had Sl.'JSO which he was wllllnfj
to bet on Connolly only $1000 of
that umount was bet with Hlchurds.
After the bet had beeen placed
and lie had roturned to Hftrtlctt
Adamn said he lot J. 1C Knight
Mn on the bet" to the sum ot
W. .uSil
I'RL.-AIU: l()lt MORI'.
WITNI'.ShKS TODAY
DALLAS. Dec. 7.W 111 atipport
or their contention that V. Rny
Atlams Ruttletl fin met had nevet
been Involved in any difficulty be-
fore his Indictment fm the shoot-
ing Sept. 1 of Oivllle Muthews
Dallau bunk employee defense at-
torneys wete ptepaied today to pro-
sent mi Hiuiy of cluiinctet witness-j
t ftom tenttul Tcxai. .
The list defense counsel said i
would Include ut leust two disttlct1
Judges und auveiul sheriffs and oth-.
er petsoiirt of pioinlneme. '
Tin. state after ciilllnr on ten eye
witnesses to the slaying und one
othei person tested its case yes
teitluy. Kour defense wlttit.-'sea in-
cluding thlee police officers und u
uewspitper tepoited look the stand
and detailed that Adams wus nerv-
ous und excited after the slaying
on a busy stitiet coiner. One truf-
fle officer Carl Phillips decl.iied
that Adnms handed over his gun
immediately utter filing tho fatal
bullets with the statement that
"this man bent mo out of $'.'00(1
and told nix to get out of town or
lie would blow my head off. I bout
him to It." '
No v.itnesH either for the stntu
or tlefense wus able to telute what
transpired between the two men
bofoio thu sound of gunfire attract-
.i it. . ..ti.ititL.t. nf ivjtil it ri ft tta
e. um .. . u . t -"--""" - .
woo w """"-..""":'"'".";
suuui imcrsuui.o.. .......-...-. h....
......... -
With bulldog tenacity counsel
fotighT vol hot battles throughout
the day lilting the air of tonscness
foi a few bilof moments fiom the
court room and bringing frequent
warnings from Tilal Judge C. A.
Pippon.
At one point Dt'rlct Attorney
William McC'iaw v.as thieatened
with contempt of coutt because of
u shurp letort to a witness
Kellogg Before Body
WASHINGTON Dec. 7. (P
KoroKOlng the regular bl weekTy
cahln.it .ueotlnif. Secretary Kellogg
a p port rod toduy beforo the Senate
Kotolirn Relations committee in ox-
1 ei'titlve session in explain his views
j.f the Muitilutoial Treaty tc-
nounclng war us an Instrument of
I nntlonul policy
World's Wealthiest Man Prefers Good
Will of Fellow Man Than His Riches
ORMOND RKACII. Klu Dee .'
Pi John 1 1. Kucltefcllci. long tie
vvoihrt ticliest man today niellow-
etl with ugv would rather have ae-
cinlm ihnn ticlies
That was tho phllosojihy expound-
ed by the HO-yeur-old cajiltullril. cl-
ter belm; formally welcome. to to '
Cuatments hit winter I'rilutu lat.
. nnrltt. followlntr arrival front Pooan-
It is wonderlul my frlonibihijia
In Ormond." ho decluted. "Poopio
aro no good to me. l'llonuship n.
lone of the groutost things in life "
I Pausing to lecollect tlm wonl.
United Press Sunuay service
COMPLETE AND AUTHtNin.
FORT WORTH COUPLE FATALLY
SHOT JUST BEFORE NOON AND
JUST AFTER
ffirs. Tom B. Owens Jr. Dead And Husband In Dying
Condition After Tragedy On Granbury
Highway Friday Morning
KOKT WOHTII Dee 7 Mrs. Tom 1! Owens. .If. bible of a few
week' J 'hot .. .Ic.M. in ... ...-....inWIe on the (t.anbu.y high. -Teveio.
miles west of l.-.c .1 It a .... Inday 11. . utba.u 1. . .
Jwetm Jl
vetm. Jl . son of . ;.lon. incut cotton diokc. m .t ..-
tc is dyltiK in a ho.ipltJl Willi bull t woun.lt m In. body
M und ill owe.. 'hud ut ..tu.n.d f.om """""Z
. In the it togethc thh nimtlllHt n f. w ;''" ff". '".;"
M.h Owen l- the d..U!htei ot D tl 1-nii.lls. lui.d f th- html
het
M
we
i hut unit
...
WHAT'S DOING
IN CONGUKSS
k"
i: tmu
ASHOCJATlin l'ltl'.
rrldti
.Semite Koreigtt lUlatluns Com-
m .tee heals S-ctetiuv Kellog.( on
i 'llogg-Uiii.n.l treuty for tl-- -nunclntiou
of wai.
CoiiHldu ut ton of Itould.'r Dim
bill continued by Senate
Housc roielgn Affalts comtnttt
ll"et
Hem inu.t on TieiiHuty-I'ost Oil ."
iippiopuatioii bill g' fotW'ii.i in
lu.iK.c with iim.ti.lt.i .'tt in it. tit
llo.isc l'. n.'iis Committee '..il'
op ii'iippoi'liot'iit. nl .iici.t!.)ii
House t.pptopitutlo:. mil-c.niiii..i
tc. . on wt.l. ugucultitie. ttuti . si
tii''. t iiinincifc und In hot nil'.-'.
Hearir.it-t "it niniine cotpt pci-
i.iii nel by Itouae naval nfuiil.i totn-
ntlttec. Fire Aboard Ship
SAN PEDRO. Cal.. Dee. 7t?'
Tho which htoko out ubonrd the
coastwise freighter Qulnault early
today as she wus sixty miles north-
weat of here was brought under
eonttol after an hour's fight by
the etew.
Steamer Damaged
LONDON. Dec. 7.T A I.loydV
dispatch fiom Alexunderia say-
thut the btcniuiihlp Piesldent Ad
limn now on u world tour wan
damaged somewhat yesteiduy eu-
teitl.K the pmt but has tesiliucd
her trip uftet tepnlrs.
-
Tr001)S III ClilSll
1 "
UUIiNOS. AIRKS Dec. .(P A
illspiiteh to La Naclon today fiom
Asunelon. Putaguay said tlmt an-
othei clash had oceuued between
Paraguayan and Rollvi.m It oops
8 Strikers Killed
ROCIOTA Colombia Dee. 7.P- -The
newspaper Kspcctador said to-
day Unit eight sit liters hud been
killed und twetul wounded in n
clash with soldiers attempting to
leutorti order in the Suutu Mat In
b.tnuun teglon.
3 Year Sentence
" LAML'SA Due 7.1P. -Will Ltl-
man Unizu county eattleinan was
found trull tv of tho slaylm or
jiaim Rioedlng. ''. by a Jut y heio
Into yesteiduy and his punishment
fixed at thiee yea is In prison.
Terms Explained
WASHUfflTON. Dec." 7. 0P -Auslila's
proposed teiniH for set-
tling ita debt of .1 10.10000 to the
United States were oxplailiod to
the House W.iyn and Meuii.i com-
mittee today by Undenieeretniy
Mills of tho Tteusury.
Bound For London
CAPK TOWN 'Tnlon of South
Africa Dee. 7 OPk Tho Duke of
GlouccsU'i thli.l on of King
George who la iipeediag hack to
Loudon sailed today on the mail
ship Knlmo! nl Custle
PRODUCTION INCRKASKD
James K. McKunnu drilled six
feet further into the sand nt 1830
feet lu his No A-3 W. I Wuggon-
et well in section K. block 1. H. tc
T. C. sutvey Wllbnrger county in-
creasing Uj output trom 200 to 3.'.0
battels per tlay.
and uftei i.'JetinK tht suggestion
of Mi. Vot hi who accompanied li.nt
to Oiniond Reach that lu was 'e.iii-
teiiimeut" Mr Rocltefellet contin-
ued: "Ah. ycm. I have It acclaim
tliut's the void.
"You know tlmt old saying ' i".s
better to bo acclaimed thtin liave
lieliea?" You want o leiifiiiber
that young man. because when
you grow old you will find on how
truo It la."
Mr Rockcfellei was uddiosa'uv
an Associated Press rorciepondwtl
whom h pi 'u-'i'ted u glt.nilng new
dime nH a lemembrance.
'HIC12 5 CENT
HONEYMOON
Uistio Wut nn tuivelljn ft eight
intent for the MI-ioUU-ivuiihi.3 ...
us iiiuiwiiy
was iirsi in iiiti.i.i.
the tragedy. He wus en r.uu- .
Clranbuiy fiom Kott Worth t
he saw the automobile at the ..Id
.. it... mini Jtenslnit theie Wil
U'omethlnK utnlHS. he turned m
f... ui.i lie found Consluble lln-
.... of Hnnbiook and they returned
to the cur.
Klnley said they found Mr
f)wens seated In the cur duul with
a bullet wound in her head and
Ow. ut ntut the ear scrlouily
wotitidid Conttuble Klnlev ail
In- f und ft plttol under Oweiit
Th c tple hud gone to the wood
.. 1I111t11I f.. nn outing f"I
ti.1.1 w'hi. ll lelllllM
Il'l.tl. . -I ... t
. l hud Thill " "IK"' ' '
the b. IS f lh .t weie four I
..! hetiles. .lutuiim leaves and pi
i IllH.
Accoidlng tn t.'.t . t
ter and bet liu.ba.Hi
latt night but be
I he duiigtvement
his dauTl
. .v 'iiiatt i
' - insdilet
.mUit na
lilt a v.. I
.00 and some
r last night.
her mild. They
tun . Ml.t OW n
watch valued at
keys to her mot
John Uindls a In
...it hv ii .ounnet nroinei.
who told his motl that Rutlj said
Tell Mother I atlll lov her."
Tho body of Mia. Owoiw wn
identified In a local undertaking
eatabUahment by her brother. "'
waa at a losa to explain the trace-
tlyJustlco of the Peace II. n. BuUs
who Is conducting the Impiest sad
he would ml lettiin a vetdlct until
he had Invoatlguted fill titer
couple will.- man led by lliilch.
The
oday and
omorrow
Tcd-v ill The Y
M. (
n-'0 ii. m. Muirled Woineii
12.15 p .m. Lions Club.
300 ik in Amen. Legion
J tr. ii iii llo I'.i l.e'hull
laud v.t. Dyiiaiuo-
5.15 p. in Hiitfic JW
(!;;) p. in Kiiiplovd U"yM '1"1
7.30 p .in omiK M. n lyn
Tomorrow at The L f
0:00 a. in Piejis
10:00 ii. in Jniiiot-
11:00 u. m. Intel me liat.s
2:00 p. ni Juiinn ..nH.
3:00 ji .m. Senior Gill-
1:00 ji. m. Hoy't I'.uketbnll
7:00 p in lipiscop.l ''htirch rf'i
jior.
7:30 ji. in R.isketball Hubl
Lions.
8 30 j.. m. Rusk il Kha'U
vs. R. M. A.
WOULD
YOU
THINK
IT
that n si i'l Hsui!' totUiv
in tliis fast moving wnvM
wtiuUl have I no .stiiiio an-
xious (iroatl about mai-
riaiio thai her mother
had? Head about the
rato of Uyrtl IlantUton
and Larry I'.rmvi'iii": in
"LET'S LIVE"
liy MILl)Ki:i LA.MU
Slnrting dc. 9
in l.e
Breckenridge
American
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