The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 217, Ed. 1, Monday, August 14, 1933 Page: 1 of 4
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lje Brechenrfofle American
WEATHER FORECAST:
West Tcxaa Partly cloudy 'o
cloudy tonight and Tuesday
TELL 'EM ALL
BRECKENRIDGE
IS MOVING AHEAD
VOL. 13 NO. 217
(U.R) MEANS UNITED PKE83
BKECKENRIDGE STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS MONDAY Al'Ol sT II 1933
(UfO MEANS UNITED PRESS
FRICE FTVE CENTS
URSCHEL KIDNAP SUSPECT CAUGHT
Machado Enemies Form New Cabinet In Cuban Government
RESTORE FAITH
AS "NEW DEAL"
STARTS TODAY
Two United States Destroy-
ers in Harbor; Officials
Take Oath of Office
HAS ANA. Auk. II. (IT)
OubnV lieu rain net . coali-
tion of the tronjfOt lender
of the faction that overthrew
Girarclo Machiuio took the
oath of office today and Cu-
ba's "new deal" wo officially
inaugurated.
ith the new jrovcrnment
holldl entronched. and two
American uarithipn ir. the
harbor at. a jrwture f sup
port for the new repine con-
fidence relumed to the capi-
f 1 workers returned to thair
tasks ail the cit turned
from panic and apprehension
to an atmosphere f joyful
relief
Normal condition were
"tablisherf throughout a jjreat-
er pan of Havana upon the
arrival r the two United
State destrner.
Another Cruiser
umereu to utna
WASHINGTON. Atly:. M.'
(I V) 7ho cruiser Kichmoildt
has 'icon unloreil to proceed
from Panama to Cub. Seo-
-..-. ..e k- 2 -.. ..:.i '
nun I in .- .Tnniiiiji i.ini '
tod.iv after conferring with
President KooHrvclt.
U.S.STARTS
RACKET DRIVE
Senate Committee Holds
First Hearing in Battle
.NL OUh A if II -UP' fbr
S vrmnimu wi siMt rarkrt
er s began 10 lake fim today at
the t 'rt herMg f the lenal.
rncket ronuntltc wiieh received
U"Jggtion for eontr". "f firrumi
ljrmstlon of an Ametu-an Jcotkind
Yard and a law reviving the whl-
ping posv for young crtminab
I'mverawl (loger-prtnting ilo
was proposed by Bd-rd Mulroen-
e. famou for ni worn as rew
-
'kcrk polk-e comml-Ooner and now
neaa "i me ataie neer Doaru wno
had advanced the Idea that oung
flminal abouM be laahed.
Cut j our prison temt for major
etimej to 30 yeara or more and
substitute 20 or M lushea for joung
criminals at th time of udmlfln
to prison and repeat it every ste
months.' he auggested Th hard
ened oung criminal I convinced
the law of the land la the dollar.
He think that with money h
ran commit an crime and evud
ary punishment
Present Colored
Singers Tonight 1
A group of colored aingera will
be presented to the audience at the
City Park Monday night at 3 00 in (
place of the reguUr Monday night
band concert.
The singer will feature old plan
Utlon song ami negro spirituals
J C iiurkett. director of tij
band u uttending the National
Music Convention at Chicago and
fthe nreckenridge Duckaroo Hand
U enjoying u brief vacation.
fODAY'S SALES
Total share sale on tho Ker
YorU 8tci Kxchango toUHac
l3teeee shares according to a
report of awe)) exeliMge offl-
GALL NRA ARMY
STAFF MEETING
Division To Meet At City
Hall Tuesday Night
enernl A K Sweeney nnnom c
r a meeting of all those official!)
connected with NRA Tuesday nlRt
t the City Hull Matters of itr
rortonce for everybody
General Sweeney the locn'
drive to Increase wage and em-
ployment l succeeding plendldl
In Breckenrldge since the Inaugu
ration of the movement Augut 1
mora than 100 new employee hav
been ndded to locnl ptiv roll ar
cording to Mr. Sweeney Th nn
Jorlty of these had been out oi
employment for a considerable pr
rlod of time he adds.
Increase In wages has also mine
to approximately 100 already rni
ployeil. ii preliminary check up '
the situation shows. Gen Sweene
states.
THREE PERISH
AS HOME BURNS
r . . r T .
runeral In Lastland today
for Man Wife and Child
BA.STLAND. Auk II -UP'
Triple funerul services were held
here today for a num. his wife
and Infant sen. victims of a fno
which raxed their home early ye
terday jnd swept three ndjcnt
duelling.
The .lead uie JitniM Tlehonor
goologUt: Mrs. Helen Tlchenor.
I5- ft""1 lner 0-morUhald on.
" r "' Mr- Thenar
found In the bathroom. It wa
bll"vil she rwid mtatukenly en-
! tered the buthroom In a frantic
11.1.1 .
effort to reach the child whose
t charred remains were found In Its
crib Tlchenor escaped by leaping
I through .1 window but was fatally
burned
W Per Cent Lower
Fire Loss in State!
AI'HTl.N Aug i 'UP Fewvr
(ires aienn the return of betti
business. Raymond Muur fire in (
tirune coinmwionr. has de-
clared. 11 announced a 10 per cent de
cline la Insured fire losses for Jha
first hal( ef the year. '
"It l my opinion." he said "tint '
this decided reduction of flrr tea- j
ea la a dependable algu that the
Kenerui eeononde eondlUoo I tm-
provlng. and indlvtdul eonfk.-nc '
ii" .viu iui ii . uur-
. . h . . .
I being reaiorsd for It ! S unl-
tire to Increase while .
time of proaportty fire Uwsc de- of a reputed band of Oklahoma " " nation wide addri 11110 fiin.'i ir
rreBe land Tea outlaws returned today '" Loul maaa maatinf d- j
The commbMHoner said it. is in 'without a prisoner They believed clanng employers con pay hlghei WA8HINOTON. Aug II UR-
formiitlOA of lower fir taoses the outlaw band had boon fore- wag only aa their business In- Prof William V. Ojburn .noted
cornea from the fire marshals of
ISO Texas el tied and towns. I
He said part of the decline is'er hiding place
to be credited to a determined' Officers ware leluctant to d!
drive by city authorities and clti- cuw the source of their tip. but
zen lo lt.imp out arson to more described their quarry aa kidnaper
rigid selection of risks for Insur- and possibly members of the "Pte-
anc and relaUd factor ' ty Boy" Floyd and Barrow gso(
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NRA Seeks To Line Up
Coal Steel Oil Men
THREE NEGROES
KILLED BY MOB
Accused of Killing 18-Year-Old
White Girl
HIRMINGHAM. Ala. Auk II.
iU.R The body of Elmr- Clark
the third of 'hie negroes arciiaed
nt murdering Vaudlne Miiddox.
l-year-oW white girl waa found
lied In a tree and riddle! with
rrX LZZ. It
dica of 1 he other two nagroos
1 wer found yesterday
The other bodies also wer. rid
'died with bullet A grand Juiy
Has to be summoned today to ia-
vastigat th lynching of the
j three negroes
Posse Hunt Fails
In Outlaw Search
KIUrORE. Aug II llr Poa-
man won ihraahad throusk dense
wood near Oladawotar In search!
war nod of th search and had (ltd
their forl rendetvou for anoth
See Page Two!
S
Havana As President
r Mi
WAMIINOTON Aug II 'UP)
I'icHi.lcnt Aepnuvelt loday took a
Rtililitig hand In hla National Ite-
covery Administration offort to
y '""""B". ""
... -.. . . IU..I.UV u....ur ..
.ou.ni...( coiiijicimun BiiEO an I
'5 UvUl.
Codea for those glunu of Amort-
tan huslnes hove been delnyed by
i uunticu tiMiuiaai wunin inr
own rar.nr and controvoralea w.i
tha NRA. Pending a final aolu-
!(.. r.t ... v.bhI.Ia.... . 1. a .4. !...(.
j"uiinii.i. inn ait iiiuu
ry has bten authorlzoil to onorst
tltuttsf ms-bllflswl fwn rt AUm -.
. - niiniiiimi till U Lliu I U-
tmnlAVmcnl nfrritmnnt Tho nk.
rj .till are out.lde the fold of
the Blue Baglo.
President Itooscvelt today
dl-
cussed code problem with Cover-
nor nncnoi or rennyivania ani
Recovery Admlnlatrator Hugh .
-....... ra..nK .n. corn .mm-
try. Pinchot informed Mr. Itooac
vn inoi piompi action wa naca-
ary en a COal COdO.
While Johnson concotitratad on
th big induaUlM. he relied upon
eonaumar and local enmrwlgn
romm'tt to xrt ineralmi
praoaura on stores mna other om-
ployars to sign tho blanket re
employment agreement and v. llvel. I. . V7IIII UIJ
un to il - terma.
'...
y y Now" Ha esbortad
crease
'
Palo Pinto You! h
Killed By Auto!er"n'"S
J 1 of h bitter nunrr
1
MINERAL WELLS. Au II. URi
Funeral services were held today!
at Palo Pinto for Willi Doyle. 21.
killod in an auto aoeddent three
mil north of Palo Pinto Sunday. I . - .
Z' XTLT Alter Lonvenhon
brotlMra and stsUra warn riding.1
and wont back of tho oar to open FORT WORTH. Aug II ' P -a
gat when a car driven by Mlnsral Wella and Galveston will
Tullt Mtrong or Mineral Well soak the INI Klwanla convention
hit him II died almost instant- of the Texaa-Oklahoma District t
ly ' thla yaur's meaUng at KnW. Okla..
The misUap was an accident of- George Merrill exacutiva secretary
uciaiM decided and Strong wus not
arraated.
First Prize Won
By Bvril Hitson
' Rvril TfiLatfin lrvj tnAfn alar
won ilrst place In the wild gojt
and calf roping contests at Tteur-
ber. .Saturday and Sunday.
Other local men entered but
none were reported to have won
prlzea.
Machado Defies Foes
I hi r -c irrh
MAY NOT GET
EROSION CAMP
Un 11 .
. 0. Inspectors Ummpress-
J Uf'iL X! J r 1
CU II IUI MccUa 111 LUUIllY
T'resldent Uoevelt decision c
eliminate terracing a. a pirt of the
reformation enmfm alM
confine
ih.ir urb 1. u.11 ... x lMn
1 the tontbtlve
.1 lnnti.tftva rafnrAatjallnn nttn
from Htcphsna county
w v vwis wiiiir
Hunday
threo rpicntatlve!ProRnim to the end that new Job
Detartmcru of Aricul- may bo created and Idle men muy
front
the
. cnnw to Brchnru-.. n r.
.... .nlt rMr. - ndint -
'
of the county.
Aecompanlad
by Punk lich-
Mnrttn and Krne- 1
rldgc John ..
" ropreaentntlve we.
'shown about tho county and said
jthcy were not Impressed as to the
nre
nrceseny ior locauon 01 a camii
Tho muaml (lbundan.e
. thlM . m.dP
r ih
It hard1
lo Hhow the reprBnl.aUva
th counl W1W n ed o(
that
Ihe
cump John MafUn mM
1 nti ... Mnriin. a Iwiilar In th
nM9mnt to bring the camp to
sophWl co M -W. haven't
-wen yei
l M'l" .1
- i i I-.
lliiifo itlii' Kritr
socialogvat and economist resigned
today from the NRA consumers';
advisory board with a denunaln j
tton of method which have been
adopted thus far in tha conauni
was to climax
rjunrrel wlthte the or-
ganlsatlon
.I :...... I Y0 K
iilJIlLI Cli LI I.
S
announced today.
Thla youri. convention will l
from September 3 to 5 Inclusive.
Two South Texas
Boxes Vote Beer
RICHMOND Texas. Au. II. lUR)
Fort Bend county's two largest
communities have voted S to 1 In
favor of beer sales Indicating tot
observer how the prohibition wind
blow in South Texas. '
LEGION BACKS
1 NRA CAMPAIGN MONDAY NIGHT
i
Dean Submits Resolutions Consider Message of With-
Passed by Post J drawal of U. S. Funds
Birckenrldge E.x-scrvtcc men. i
uemhers of the American Legion
ire 100 per rent supporting Pres-
ident Roosevelt and his NRA pro
pram and Bcrnlcc Cole Post Amer-
ican Legion wont on record nt Its
recent meeting backing the ro-em-plnynient
drive.
Ben J Dean named to draw the
resolutions has presented the fol
lowing
'Whorons President Roosevelt.
In a radio address the day after
he waa inaugurated had this
lo
say
' 'Thi men of the ranks of tho
Icgton. in tho trying days of fif-
teen enrs ago offered for the wel-
fare and preservation of tholr
country the ultimate contribution
that a human con give.
" The deep nccecsltloa of penes
are no loss ucrloui
"To the end that the effort 1
am giving In theso flr.t days of my
administration may bo crownod
uih .. nn. .k w
achieve a lastlmr restoration of nn-
tional wotl-bolng. I Invite the sup -
port of tha man of tho Legion and
of all men and women who love
their country who know the mean-
Ing of aaerlflce and who. In every
emergency have given aplendiu
I1
j
and generous service to the na
lion.'
And Whoreas tha National Com
mamler of the American Legion
" upon mi Legion pot(
to "u'1Port tho National Kecovoryj
Auministration in their rospcotivo
irSS.f.r. bo t rcooived by1
Bornlce Cole's Post 191 Tho Amer-i
lean Legion In rogular meeting ns-
semblod that wc plcdgo to the
nrMLl.m ....1 (h. isrntinn.i n........
iru Ailmlnl.frnlAi. sin itMMunillnn
9 J aassssvws aat V u x mrJ s ss
and loynl support of the N. It. i.
be put to workCLINE TO TALK
ON NRA DRIVE
Here on Court House Lawn
Thursday Evening
1 Walter D C'Hnc president of
I Ihe West Texas Chamber of Com
merce and a leading figure In this
state's part In the National Recov-
ery program of President Roose
velt has beon secured to address a
mns meeting of Breckenrldge and1
surrounding torrltory on Thursday
evening of this week un the court-
housa lawn. f
Mr Cline i a speaker of recog-j
nlaed worth and will doubtless '
make clear the entire functions
ii nd purposes of the NRA.
Man In Hospital
With Head Wound
jiuuuu jirAcuu m w-
weokennage Hospital wim a c-
I vere xieerniion on nm loreneau as
the reault of an alleg affray ear-
ly Hundsy morning.
City police are seeking .1 man
who Medina said hit him over tho
head with a beer bottle. The alter-
cation occurred ut a party Mndlna
tokl offleer
See Page Tvo
sycc
i tL aL. afvJB
RFC MEETING
A meeting of the It F C. com-
mittee lias b'?n called for tonight
In County Juoge Atohlscns office.
at 7:30 o'clock.
A mossngo hi bean received
from hoadqu liters stu'inj tost aid
to local communlttot will be with-
drawn at once un'eia those com-
munities are exhibiting evidence of
doing their part toward rc-ompl'y-
"ent uml recovery.
Tho Federal Government has .it-
read wsrnod Texas 'hi If the
votrr.i fall to rndTH the bond is-
.Mti lor toou .inn empi ynmm ur
the needy on Augdil atith. no more
t R. F. C. money nn tin expected lo
iff sent the state.
A check up Is being made by th!
. national government and the etair
Idtteotors to nscertahi If the local
1 mnimunllttta nra showing- any con-
"'iimieu con-ern ovci m unem
. . .-.
! meat and huu r mi.u.I ... ir.
th"r communifj Til in.lii
Hi" question m wV ut r.o
churches nra awake to the needs of
'"" Por '" ln8r "'"lory
"' mauera Peria.ninK 10 m
" " c wl - he dlscu.sed at
tonight's meetings of the U F. C.
committee.
METHODISTS
REGAIN LEAD
Top Baptists In Monday's
Pamnaion Vnllnrf
. .... . . .
Kind M-lhodl.t Ourch regained
the lead In the Horn o' Pie nly
campaign Monday vhen with the
casting of more lhan HJ0W votssi
'hat Institution lopped the First
Baptist Church ! nearly t.000
vote. t
First an 1st In it held on lo third
place while Church of Christ re-
tained fouith place.
Following U the vote of Mon-
Iny morning.
ri Methodist 17120
First Baptist 18.360
First Christian II. IIS
Church of Christ 18200
Sacred Heart Chinch 1 1.370
Assembly of 01 3.477
Fort Worth Plans
Labor Day Fiesla
Fort Worth plan a celebration
for Labor Day Monday. September '
t. to be under th auaptc of the
Ko.t Worth Trades An-emfciy
Beauty conta! Kiddle Rodeo.'
equestrian exhibitions a parade
and a speech concerning the NRA1
from th laborers' standpoint will
be given by th Hon James C
Wilson United State Judge for
the Northern District of Texas
will be some of the features '
The parade will feature floats
and dtvlaiona from all women'
clubs confederate soldtor. civic
leaguos church and school socie-
ties military unit ex-servtee men.
boy scout and athletic unit. 1
100 Labor Union and Rnilroid
Brotherhood will be represented
and approximately 11.000 men will
be there. !
The celebration hi in charge of
C. W Roger secretary Labor Day
Parade committee Labor Tempi.
Fort Worth.
Ben Parker Will
Address Rotary
The Rotary Club will hear an ad
dress from Rev. Ben Parker pastor
of the First Christian Church of
Breckenrldge Pastor Parker lus
lust returned from the Inirferihin
of a West Texas revival to plains-
men. in which he. had much sue
cess tie n3 aiso gainea a contiu-
eraoie reputation over Texas as a)
pulpit orator
A speaker will briefly outline to
RoUrians the significance of the
August 26th bond Issue on the out-
come of which hinges the continu-
ation of Federal relief to Texaa unemployed.
FARM HOME IN
TEXAS USED AS
GANG JIDEOUT
Harvey Bailey Taken With
Part of Ransom Money;
Master Mind Sought
DALLAS Aug. II UR-Tho farm
house where Charles F. Urschet.
Oklahoma City oil millionaire wan
held prisoner for $200000 ransom
was dlscloMed her t xjiv fy t -partment
of Justice agents follow-
ing the arnst of Harvey Bnlte
notorious Kansas gunman and e
capod convict.
Urschcl'i fin-'
gar prints on
china and sll-i
vorwnro found
In tho farm
house four
miles northwest
of Paradise
Texas whore
Bailey wan cap-
t rct wh
nsleep bore out
Urschel's (In-
scrlptlon of the
house where
he was held ov-
er which he
said airplane Ilnilcy
flaw twloo dally.
Bailey wai wantod also In con-
nection with the Union Station
massacre at KanHus City Mo. June
to. and the Lansing Kan pr.-on
broak on Momorlul Day.
Gum Jonea San Antonio Hpccial
department of Justice agent led
four companion ogenta and t ur
Dallas and I'ort Worth nffirr r
who swooped down on the firm
'
i nuicninc Kun pusnro ii t 1
Bailey's mouth awakened hw
Bailey sleeping on an i' rl
including u mnchtno gun a 1. gh-
powored rlfto and two au ri. 3
pistol urrondercd wiiiiou as' 1
girt.
Four othors arretted with r t
were believed held todiy a h-M
officers removed them fi v '
county Jnll here.
1 The farmer at wlv r .-1
convict -u captured w ' .
. daughter and eon ir law a- n
brought here with Bsi.m j r.jT-
ably for questioning
j It waa understood a giuvt u .
j being maintained at Uic fa 1 t
out In an effort to capj r f'"'f
j criminals From unoffu a
It wa learned the matte
the supposed gang freqiien1
area would appear a'
voua today.
Confeaslon hove br.
from three of the per .n
U t I
-11- t
r J z
Ke
to custody federal a.n'i
A Urga sum of ranaon u r
by the Ursenel family w '
Bailey's possession the
but dcllnl to state the ji
i I
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1 n
1.
U. S. Agents Say
Kidnaping Solved
WASHINGTON. Aug. II. d'.D -The
Department of Justlea beltev.
It ha solved the kidnaping of
Charles Urschol and th K a
City Union Station niasw' v i"i
th arrest of Harvey r '
Texas Attorney General Cuti
announced today.
Part of tho O'raeno. raaa . -n n " i
ey waa found on Bailey CuTrr.ro.
aald In a statement reiea-ed hft
CurnmlngH revealed urri e.-.
many special agents an! mi''mo-
bllea wero lined In the spe 'a'aac
capture of the auipects.
riif ? I 111 9
J g jjg PlaCC
Ursehel Asserts
OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug l (U.Pi
"That's he place" Charlea Ura-
chal told th United Press when
Informed hla fingerprlnU had been
found In a Texaa cabin where
Harvey Bailey; and four others
were arrested.
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