Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 107, Ed. 1, Friday, May 6, 1938 Page: 1 of 4
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Breckenridge American
WEATHER
West Texns: Cloudy and cooler
rhowors In Panhandle nnd oxtrcmo
"ouiwc.iit poitlon tonight Satur-
Iny ciolet.
Why Not A Deep Oil
Test For Stephens
UUWIvKNUim.K JVIKIM.E& COt'NTY TEXAS H.ILU M (5. l.)3
PRICE D MI llllll I' ( ENT45 SUNDAY FIVE CENTS
VOL. 18 NO. 107.
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MIAMI CURBS
I ISIIIMi IMH'I.
1 KIKU'SON SUI'I'OIIT
I ''LAOS hnvr gone Up and Hrcck
riuldgr I beginning to tak--on
a holiday appearance in pre
)nrnt Ion fur thr hi it Rotai-v ron
vrnllun which will i" n hen- Sun
day
Iflrvntrg nn mining (n in tm
nii'l near thr big iliatuit ..Im..I-
lug from Wish" lin t- I-it
Worth
Thin being plriiinn ttm mi h i
meeting naturally vs ill diaw n
large number uf cnndiilHii . fin .'
flee Hcvprnl hM iridiitatnl ti. .
will br prprftt On. of tin !.
wnd a trlrgrnit lim Ki'x '
Thompson rainltdnte 'm .t' m
1101 saying lie will pie pirm n'
jVcatiw-hll. ovu t KftMlnmi t'1
annual Oil IMi Safriy i . n
fercmr win oprnril tnln) flu
rnrldgr was ho' i-n Utn1 yptt
Jrt of there mrrllnga l to i
oplr from accidental ditth
Thoma II M tiunalil. chief
he liurrnu of public uavl -.
prartlrall) nit huhwav fllri'-
thlch nrxt to nil lit- in mi
ninn rrprpapnt 'in- iugci .'
number rmult fiom minti
tlon fjf causes. lU ri'iw avoid.
by detinue action nn mti fim.' .
As a result of Investigations h.
offer n N-polnl pivim to .u
the ptuhlcm.
TVJOW fr the HCt-ftiiibli Who '
' Rrt the I'rrgwtoii upK.'it
that y thr flrn iurtiun ihi
kiiwiI Into olttlcl mind" l"n
(lo Mil If m A KriRUMin Mn
rrk iiKaln aittd "n to trl-riii
IKliuinul nnd mi mfrtina; iri.
llon (but hr inmninc. foi K"
ci nor.
Mr. I"orniiii' ippit fi t'nk
Ktrvrnxjii In thr lirutrnnnt ko-
prnora rnrr. win a rrrtalnty. II"'
lir vslll ntiinil in li othrr i
Mai tindlscliMril ri.d unrri'iln
Hjip'rinlly In thr .; ri nor i
hit rourw. n in ail "f that i
(latitlnl bloc o! . i'11-i..nt KriK .-"i
fuppuitcra Mh- hia lrrlai(i i
nmltr; Ixilh of mtur-t anl '!
roncfrn
rpilI8 piocin'it mi lii'lr
i 1 t'nlform at.iti iiu.'iu mm. i-
traffic law.
2 .SklltCll ll)VMltla4tll. of ti if
fie nccldonla.
3 Thr rtbllhni nt uf a hi.
form nyalrni of arculrnt irpoi'ln.'
4. The r-atabllahiiu ni uf an u i.
UiltC hlKhnvny pitml uuluilin.;
thr tiflfclnl II1M tl'in k' vrhl.lri
S The Mtnbllhinrnt of m
plete Hlld final aulbmin ri Mi'
iMimnce nnd rovontiiiii of 4n
era llornso
0. A hlBhwiiy lm"ormrni uu
fc'Hin divided into ihii Kenriai
Cmaaea of pi-ojrcth (n Thoae of
thr emergency type. nn.l ibi thoa
for the lotiK-tlnic plnn
7 A iUn of Ijtalr and Ki'dar.il
ajjfcty orKanlutloiV ad-iunt to
ri'curo on a wide acnli the adofi-
tlun nnd enforcement ut Hid nc
tlon proRram here prepnird.
i A nntlonul etluontlviiftl pio
Krnm.
JlfUDUV wntera and poopli h-
liig to Mork hnvc loft the fiah-
Intr for prlrna hera hoi irported
nt th week-end. The 30-puuiul cat
fl.h by Mr I'olhoff and thr .1 1-2
pound bunt by (laorge Miillr) atlll
are topi.
Mr nml Mra. Johnny Katra nnd
Mr and Mra C W Winfjen Jr.
went fluhliiR Hut tnr nnl flail
caught whm one by llltu Iji Jean
liatta. nged about t or "
l; Knt;lllinmn In Califomla re-
" fiiHca to pay the biothrr of
Fnnny Hilce Jl&OO) lort in a
poker sunui briiio they wore
playing ' 4tud" pokci. Mhlb m un-
lawful In California. Hike clnliiv
Inj; the) weio playlnK "dr.w".
which la Iccal. Wonder what lecul
dtatux In Californln deuce wIM
doM-n the river hn?V
llreck Student In
Arlington Tourney
ytlcrnard Clepu. MrockcnUdBe will
jroto ArllHRton lonwrruw to com-
elclth the J" Tmleton Plow-
boya lb the annual Grntial Texan
C mrMrtter golf loiirnainrnt.
.'fun of four men and an altei-
mle from each college In the con-
ference will compote. Tarlcton'a
team l coached by W. J. WUdom
head of the phyalcal education do
purtment.
CHINESE MAKE BID TO SMASH INVADERS
RAILWAYS MAY
PUT MANY TO
WORK AGAIN
Recovery Pi ogram Bill For
Relief Agreed Upon;
Wage Law Sought
waiiin; riN M
( Iiiiii Minn Jra line ' I h
o
I'. I
Wnlli i'i t txln but in li '
mluht put 2'ri t I ni'ti Inn
to wink utiilri it'.' ihr I lU
'nn
1 rM i.tlnmlnl '.i th. bou-
I .' k ' unit nil i tiny eoininl'''
w In .i it. In in a tl I 'u .in
inn . m'i4""' loans "'
'
uii-'ifl employe a'r lii
Mn i. nuu'tii' ill Id' I nut to if
t i in iilltinln) Kuthi heating- !
a il I. in lil Minl
h. hill WllllW pfllllll Imii to
I i .1 inula wi'lii'iit rrrtlfi' it'i'in 'In'
h' rii nut in nci-d ! n-iiiiii'i
i.iti n
l i . - ii.l ' ii (iiiplir itiiiM-. h.i i i
I ! . i i. i tut mirh I'rttK
l tin i ni imda hnr i it r ii
' Mm nt t i'i' lintie t" '"il tmuk
ni'. 1 t"ii ' Knn uhithn thi"
' I lllll.K'l- will Imiiiuw tu put mi'il
..i k in murk but 'li ! to pui
RUn.li thrill tn t.ikr omr of thl
inmipv
ItMIIM.ItV I'lllltlHV.M
nn. i. vtiitrj.n t).
WAHHIMiTON Mny "Jp
Ibr houar apploptlatlonii defK-
nnv Nul-coniintUe. tuday Rind
ii a bill inakln apjiropiltloni
f. l-iraidenl Rotvivelt'a iccoveiy
piuuiam diiwl to tvc1 ancici
.imtrnd of to the chief executive.
Than man Clifton Woodrum of
Vn all tht the pproprtetlona
f tu ml directly to irllef gpnct"
I Mii madu with thr full approval
.f tin pieildrnt." The pre.ktem
n. I JS 012.OHfi.WW
I Wliili thl ilt rijinmllH P Wh
uikin. on 'In ii-i.iri niraauic
Mj Maty N it t. ' New Ji laey.
I i ban man t thi hmir latioi com
mitt. i pie-intiit thi petition de-
1 -i.ned tn fuin thi waRr-houi till
I fniii tbr liu ii nib" i uniliiltlri'
I rii. 'i till ii it a i -ihiiatuia
I .iihI within "u In ii a ..flu l hi
I iiuii-i nut IT'' "a I alined
w iii.-iiot it nn. i.
I I' I'llll Villi.
WASIIIN'J'H'N Mu 'UP
Tin house in nn unprt ced. nt !
tui ml wagon i uh tumplrtnl a !
tition foiclnt: thr wace-hoiu
to ihr houae floui today lean th.ni
1-2 houta fti thr petition wo
filed.
I In petition bung thr bill to
tie hi uae flooi loi a vole on Way
23 Thr petition to bring the oil!
up which waa ildetrackrd by th"
houar nilea committee waa flK'l
by Chan man Mary No.lon of the
houar lalmi committee at noon.
At 2 30 the 21b aignaturea waa
affixed.
iXcrroes I'uij Penalty
For At tuck Robbery
UUNTKVIUJC. May 8 UB
ItiKi'iHi Young 1&. ar.U lleivleraon
Youn IT negro brothera fro.n
Kat Texaa dlrd In the elect lie
chair ai the elate pnai.n toda
ahoitly alter midnight.
"I think I ve been miatieau-.l.
Hut I am going to a place wherr
I won't he mlatieated any more'
aald Hii-coe
I The hiothru weir aenlencud for
the ubbei of a Lungview oil nnti
and Ibr attack nn hla wife
ROTARY IS SOFTBALL WINNER
Overeaiiung an early six run
load the Hotnrlana chalked up
p second victory of the season
r the llreckenrlilge Lions by
the!
over
scoring a 10 to 0 victory Inst night
at the Ilieckemidge Softball Paik. Otl Hitchcock. Ilotaiian mann-
Thc came went 0110 oxtia Inning I ger went the route for the wtif
The winners weio balllwl by the
pltohlng of young J O. rteddlns
who hurl'd foi the Lions until the
fifth inning when tho youngsloi
tired and allowed tho Itntnrlans
to push across seven iun In thi
nlxth nnd seventh fi anion. I.eil
ding's wildnosi was a big nld to
the victor's cause. Ho had a lot of
tumble finding the plntc walking
11 men.
Hill Ittusell layed down r. amok
Ing grounder over second haw
To Taunt Youths
I II MWNIII
i:
itini i
I-.ii m i
tolllKht
Mi Mill '' 'll' in '
i.' A iii . .' h "ill b inn'1
bN K K MnxvM-ll tt.
I IW
of thr ntudrnt to Im nn
uiirrd nt thr bftibccur tonluhr
FFA BARBECUE
STAGE IS SET
College Dean To Speak Al
Mothers - Fathers - Sons
Affair Tonight
Putuie I'.iimria of Hn-ckeni IdKC
will crlebiate tonight nt the Com-
munity Public Service Company
park with a barbecue which will be
fUitrir-nHJUier-oia affali.
At l-aaat 1C0 nre uxpoolod to -
pi event for the ooemlon which
will have m principal apeaker
lran Oavia of John Tailcton Col-
li'lte. Dean Davis has made a life lon;
tudy of asricultui e in Texaa and
ha been active in hglalattvi- mal
lei ronccinlnc farming rl faur
piodurta. Ho will atlert hla own
rubjert but it will be romethlnK
-if tntiieat to fnimeii of the piri
nt da a- wrll aa futuii (Hiinri-
it ii mini
W II iiiar. InNti in tui .11
ihaige of vocational atfi icultinal
ilipaitmrnt of the Hieckcnrldgc
hinb chool haa made wutei und
ml conacnatlon the inajoi uub-
jeet foi hi claaaea thl yeai.
Kred Hciuyrea. preaideiu of tao
ir.cal KKA chapter will piraide at
thr meeting tonight. Which will be-
t 750 oelocU
Objoctlvea of the chapter nnd
accompljahmenta will be act forth
by a atudrnt Hak-r and thia will
be tcnK)iidi'd to by K. It. ilax-
well.
Six Persons Killed
In Uifhu'ay Crash
DALLAS. May 6. l H' - ix pel -aona
were fatally Injurod and two
othera were hurt today when two
car collided on a highway Inter
ned Ion neai heie.
Three of the dead weie inmittna
and one waa an employe of the
tale inaane hoepital at Tim 1. II The
Mctimi weie three nni;io pntleula
at the hoapltal Out Iaiat. an em-
ploye and Mlaa Dorothy Welch. IT
and A. M Piewilt 22. both of Kle-
berg. The hoapltal officials I old Dallas
count) offtcera that Daial brought
tbr patienla tu ace the Dallna-
Ueaumont Uuicbnil.Katiic heie I tit
night.
1 the ak;ht Inning to send Nowl Ijiii-
iron aeioaa iho plate witn tur win
I nlng lun. Lnntran had singled 10
' get on base for his second hit ot
the evening.
ners pitching a (air ball gnmo
nnd would probably have done hot-
ter had ho had a little belter sup-
port. A throe run lally In the seventh
lunlin- 11 last nm gullnnt of foil by
the fighting Lions extended the
gnme Into extra frames. They scor-
ed their runs on three liltu by Red
Thompson Noirli and Bob Pad-
gltt. Hanlon's Gassors will play tho
in i
(Continued On Pijc Two)
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CANDIDATE IS
LIONS SPEAKER
FOR LUNCHEON
Club Votes To Take Part
Rotary Convention
Next Week
With J iililr Itnlph YnilioH "U 1
' 11atll 1- ' kr- ' the '
I. .'ia . 11 . 11 . . 1. 1 111 heon h
In 1.1 1 tn in il ' I li' 'J enr
mn thi ' k I'.i 1 u ' ' 11'ion n' 'I
1- in eiiti 1 . 1 in nt 1 4 I he 11 I
'I JuiiK'i tli.ii ) ilb HI I
M.u ln- .i d -ii -
!nltiitiiiii in .rt iil 'hi Itutli
' iiiiirii'i w 1- xti mlr 1 !' JiiiI'1
1 1 mk Itnli 1 ' 'i'i Mn I. lima (If
nil i tn m 111 h ii ills' in
null 'b' in finiii thr 1 .1 nl Itotnt
liin.i
Aniiniiiii I'Tin nl w.i in ulr of en
lui pln 11 thui .ut 1 niiii dy to br
a iii l Thui-iili) iv n k nt till1
hub achonl
.liiili- .11 hoiHiirib wn- in'iodtii
ed t' I'i I' ' Wi.i
Tin impoitant nit II-it the pub
lie In lulu Iiiim- pliiid uii'l nie ila-
111K In fuiHnriiiK the 'illilic mlurn-
tioiiul KjHtem of l'exiia was briefly
ili-cuM(l by Diaiint Judiic FUilpIl
Yurboiotifth of Auatin. recognized
liu an outatHiuiinK uuthoilty on
Ti'xn land law. before the Hicck-
enridRe I. loin club todii).
Originally. 12.100000 actes weir
Net aalde In Tovii foi the cnune ot
otlucntlon the InipoMt inch en-
dowment ever known Yniliuiough
an Id. Of thia total only COO.dXi
acti atlll 1111 owned by the
nchoola bosldea 11 mlncnil into ro.it
in T.SOO.OOO acrcu nnd there In 1 ti-
the pcimuncnl school fund $80000-
000 In cnsli nnd bonds.
JikIro Ynrhoioui-jli ftiotril n for-
inoi chief Jiutlco or tho Slate Su-
premo Couit an luivni- mild Hint
piouably no Jurladlctlun In tho his-
tory of the woild luia audi 11 diver-
ally or provislona In Its land law
aa Texas Ima. ThU condition wiih
bi ought about by the f.ict that nu
lean than Hovon povmnnicnli havo
iaatied kind titles.
The first land grant Issued In
what ia now Texas was to tho land
on which San Antonio vtnnds anil
wan (jlven in 1731. Tim jiIogd ot
piuOiinent was fint'cd by flro
damaged by (looda. burled to keep
It fr mn falling into the hnndn or
invadein and at last disappeared
inoie than 100 years uro. The lar.
gest land giant was in Cameron
nd adjoining counties for 010
aquaie miles the smallest won in
the Bast Texas oil fiold for a trnct
203 feet by 100 loss thn noue-tunth
of an acre.
Yarborough who lit u cnndldiitu
for Attomey Genernl. servoil four
years as Asatatniu Attoiupy Clcn-
eral and won for the public school
$1073. .100 In cash In one cane.
Boyce House writer and former
newapapei man nnd O. A. I'oro
weie visitors at the meottnK.
Teachers Elected
At Hoard Meeting
The Hmi id of Hducntmn met Inst
night in six hours considciiitlon of
business moat of which was con-
cerned wit li the election or touch-
ers. N H Holland tmid I-iidiiy
morning all pilncipnli woio ro-elcct
ed and that as soon as tho touch-
ers have beon notified and their
acceptances received this list will
be announced.
Congregation Urged
7Jp Hear Minister
Rev. D. W. McKltoy of 111 owns-
vllle will pieach at the IVst
Chrlalliin Chuich Wedncsdny and
all the congiegntlon In asked to bo
piesent and hear him.
This church is seeking a pnstor
jsrxi Hunuay morning JJr. v. r.
ilruce of Cisco will pleach. .Sun
day evrnlnft union sorvlcos will bo
hold nt this chincn for the visiting
Uotnrliins in the city. Itrv. Brynn
K 011 th In y of Mineral Wells prench-
Ing. Oriental Coufldeiuv Bxhlbltrsl'
PITTSFIBLD. Muss. U.R-Jmes
Pin Pontoosuc I-aiio ehef. Is the
first Chinese to register a car here
and obtain a drjvlng license. Con-
rident that he would puns the test
he purchased the car before trying
to drive.
Mav Day Was Anti-Conununist Dav for
: A 1 " 'it r ' '
Pi ft hi l it k
3 j a mm n b 1 i-?j: it r a i -9 I
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BCe. UlrWMt jS&Ajrttj.
Thi i ho' ill r
'On iiiim M iv I' i
nei'i And noi N I
Kooic aIi ppini; ni if
then H ti.
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in tn
WALKER RITES
ARE SAID HERE
Former Breck Pastor Here
For Services For Mrs.
Ella Walker
Kunernl services fur Mra. 1SII 1
Walker. UT Stophcnn county pio
ncer womnn and member of 1
prominent west Toxin family weie
scheduled for 3 p. in. l-'rldny at th'
First Christian Chuich. Mrs. Walk-
er had been n member of this
church for many yoai.. Rov. S. J.
Shettlosworth of Olondnlp. lormer
pastor of the nrcckenilrifcc chuich.
was the officiating clergyman.
Many fi lends o.' the family from
all parte of the state had 111 lived
In Biockonrldgo today to pay flnul
respects.
Mrs. Walker waa 11 native or
Tennessee but hnd lived In or near
Brockenildgo slnco sho was four-
teen yeais old. She was man led
to Hal C Walker brother or the
late Block Walkor.
Sho Is survived by two dnugti-
tots Mrs. vera Walkor Davis or
Ranger with whom sho iiintlo hor
homo nt tho tlmo of her death.
Mm. Vlda McClaln of Uieckon-
ridge thioo son I.00 Borry Clc-
buuie; Pinnk Walkor Strnwn;
Raymond Walkor Monnlmns. flv
hi others nnd several grandchild'
ion.
Pnllbonreu woio V. V. Cooker
Jr. Ranger. Ruel Stoker Omai
C.lllmorc D T. Bowles. Monroe
Veale B H. Tiiimmoll all of
Biookonildgo Jumos Waid Olden
Ooorgo Dlckoy. Woodson."
Intei ment was In the Breeken-
lldge cemctury.
Thompson-Klkei had chaige of
funcial ariancementa.
Parker Official
Released On Bond
ARLINTON May . 'UW - Tom
Young 02 Pmkei county commis-
sioner was released fiom Jail on
10000 bond today on charges grow-
lug out of an automobile accident
yeutertlay In which Jcnnctio
HoniBby. 18 of Arlington suffer-
ed a fiacturod skull.
The Paikor county official was
charged with falling 'to stop nnd
give aid nftcr Miss Hoinsby was
run over on tho hlghwmy and with
driving whllo Intoxicated.
Hor Injuries wore dosctlbcd a
"critical."
Johnson County Mail
Is Freed On Bond
CLBBURNE. May 1). U.P W
R. Robertson Prairie Grove com-
munity fnrmc'r was free today on
$12000 borl after being Indlctod
by the 18th district court Brand
Jury on charges or murder with
malice In the slaying last Friday
of W E. Jamil dahy faimci.
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Ten Horses In
Kentucky Derby
I.OPIHVILIJ!.. Ka.. May il
'UP Till hoine'a bud been cut
end foi the Kentuiky ileihy
nt noon todn) und Imiitng a l'tt
mliiiite auipiiac entiy that may
be the final field tomono-.v.
StHge Ha. nl wna out and the
mlda wun ulnuptl tuWiinl
Klghlinu Fox th. Hi tan tntiv
JURY SERVICE
LIST IS DRAWN
Following tin iiostin of setting'
for next week eiiminal week In
the 00th distilct com I. the list of
names foi Juiy sei Iph have been
diawn and notifications sent out
Seveial e.is a ate to bi tiled one
probably 'o piesent the gieatcst
amount of testimony being that
of John McMuitiv (iiiilmm. fujm
ei Bieckemidge business mall
chaiged with ice i"ln ami con-
cealing stolen propel ty. which Is
set for Wednesday.
Those diawn foi Juiy rnvlce fol-
low: Dave WagJey M. A. Xcmlett. W.
C. Qrad'ord John Ball D. P. Lilly
J. T. Jackson C. C. Dooley. M. H.
Bobo Cleve Idhetter J. I Wat-
son. M. F. Lasslter. C. P. Mur-
phreo J. D. Christian. U M. Pil-
grim. Willie D. Schoolciart W. li.
Coop.
J. U Cowart .1. W. Wash . E.
Copeland finrlaml Cuiey J O
Healer. R. E Hiokcy W C. Dick-
son B C. Morgan A. A. Adams
Charles Lohoff. J. D. Mileu B R
McWhorter. Cliff livinw. Da'ton
Williams Russell fioodwln. Cecil
Selby O. W. Thoi pr.
Cliff Boyles O V Tiuesdell. K
B. Hudspeth J. T. Spoinemore K
Womhle. J. A. Uiuderdale. ('. B.
Smith N. A. fluff 111 V. I. Barney.
J. R. Coody
rilllSOMSUS TO ABILLNL
KL PAHO. aluy fi. iU.R" fl-im n
left todav foi Abilene with two
men chaiged with eunspiiaey tu
dtatllbute couutt ifcit S'-'O bills
ALLEGED BILL
Roundup of flvi men accused ol
conspiracy to Impoit and pass
counteifiet bills In West Texas pio-
hably will have its sequel tn Abl-
lene. Dispatches fiom El Paso last
night said that Fouest V. Soriols.
Dallas supei visor of the II. S. secret
service would biing two of the
five there today fiom 151 Paso.
Thoy aro Wiley C Bulla.ul of
Loi 1 nine and Clem V. McDow or
Van. named In a complaint Mejl
Thursday before I'. S. Commission-
er A. J W. Sehniid in El Paso.
Also nnntetl in the complaint was
Ranulfn Dolgddlllo Jr. 23 ronner
Juarez Mnxleo taxi dilver. Two
other men both or Pallida. Tex.
wore leportetl- held 11 1 Colorado
lT. S. Nazis
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YOUNG COUNTY
ROAD WIDENED
Jackshoro - Graham High-
way having Six Feet
Added To Sides'
State pnglnei'is uie now 11 1 woik
nml full and final approval has
been given on the wlilei.ini; of tho
puvmn of thi J. 11 kabnii bliahw.iy
fiom Uiaham to th. .Jm-k county
line.
The haul ain f iced otilp will be
widened fiom Its pieient width of
18 feet to 21 feet pioviding ample
room foi aafel and easiei passage
or cars and IuicUh on that load.
The it 1 tp will be wldi ned on
each aide pii)nliiv 1 new ahould-
ei and then .1 in a and smooth
hot top will be uvui the Whole
load It Is declined
County Judge B M. Ki .illllgloli
who has with immliri- of the
County Con. niHaioni ii I 'mil I h.en
woiking witli Slute hihvny offi-
cials foi a long time foi this im-
poitant undei taking eousldois it
one of the outatundliig pieces ot
work to Improve safely of tiafflc
that has been planned in this area
in ycnis.
Judge Remington sulil thr Coun-
ty Commissioners' Couit has com-
plied with requiiement.i of the
State and acquired diii pits every
half mile between Uinhum and the
Jack county line. Th actual work
of const 1 noting the widening stilps
Is oxpciU'd tu get iiudi'i way im-
mediately At the same time plain ale be-
ing woiked on foi getting the nai-
iow strip hi twee 11 Ynuiw County
lino and Juekshoil widened to col-
Uispolld With the wol k II IW bctae.
Iiiunchcd in this county.
Mrs. Johnson Heads
Women's Federation
rORT WORTH May i. 'U.P -Mis.
(iiovu John' 11 of Wichita
Kulls lodny was ilnud piesldent
of tho Kiint dlatilel TexiH Fedoi-
- l atlon of Woiin n CuiIh to succeed
Mis. J. T Dnvia of Stepln liwlle.
PASSKKSHISLD
Tex. and Unden Hon el i-nld com-
plaints would be fib (I in Abilene to-
day or Satuiday agalnsi thorn.
Delgadlllo was ai rested at El
Paso and the other foui at Colo-
rado. A Colorado woman who cashed
one of the bills then took the li-
cense numbci of the car and it-
poiieu to police was credited with
placing sociut service agents on
the men's trail
Dnlgadiiln Bulla id and McDow
wore charged with conspiracy to
piiichiisc In Junto fouy-throo 120
counterfeit notes Billiard nnd Mo-
Dow were ohaiged with taking tho
notes 'to Colorado Bullaid in n do a
statement in which ho revealed tho
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RED NAPOLEON
FAR INTO JAP
NORTH LINES
Valencia Bombed As Hitler
Looks On Show Put On
By Mussolini
lt United Pics-
I'hine-ip nimle.a made I i'"u
11 11 1 rt bid today to smash Mic
.t.ipniipse invalids of noith Chin 1
The Chinese coni'iiunlst army .-'
11 m 1. il I'hu Teh. known as t'.i'
K.-il Napoleon" li-polledly pene
tMiiid rni Into tho Japan' eon
1 ini 1 a ninth for an attack on
I 1 ipuu. a cllnuix or gtteiillli
ii.JiHi.k which tins sapped Jap
in a foiee.
iat'i of Pelplng. proviilon.il
.lapaiif .ae cnplttil. were closed
Km to ihc south where the J.ip
.inese lini'i h'ld n cad too fni op
posing tioops hattltjd to contiol
the ni mil trenches where the J i
in "i nfrnslvr had halted.
i'm mi al Chiang Kai-Shek oidii-
'I fiM niijic divisions to the Mont
M. an while Adolf Hltlcia vlo'
' H.il continued thiotigh a aoiiei
' uiilltaiy spectacles without defi-
nite mdicntlun ot tho circct 011 tho
ttomc-Hciliu nxli.
HpatOsh lubel Vj.)op bla-'il
thiough some or t..u stioilgo.'-t In
ulist lines on tho Mcditafrnn .in
coast hii again honibed Vnlcncri
NO .MILITARY ALLIANCB
ROMB. May C. d'.l'i -- Roliiible
Na.l souices lovcalcd tonight thrtl
Italy and (loimany had dccldod
against concluding a mlliliuy al-
liance (ImlnK Adolf Hltlor's cur-
icnt visit to Rome
CAHIN'rr .MAY RP.SION
BRUSSBUS May 0. (U.PJ Tho
cabinet went Into urgent session
today whether to icslgn tomorrow.
The crisis has arisen to tho cat-
holic and liberal opposition to the
government's financial bill to bol
ster the economic situation.
i 1
(il.ltM.VN CBCILS CLASH
PRAOUB May 0. UI!I CstochS'
IMllce clashed w'lth Sttidcton Cer
mans at Sua ycstciduy when an
"umuly" crowd ictuscd to .the-bui.-ip
before state Jiollco the gotf-
cinment nnnounCcd today.
Business-Labor
Still Far Aparl
WASHINGTON. May 0. 1U.R1 -
Oeotge Davlfi. piosident of tho
I'nltPd States Chamber or C'o.n-
meicc sftlrt today that tluie In n
possibility pf labor and industry
getting togother until national
confidence hna been lostoied.
Repent tho Wagner labor act de-
feat the wages and hoiira hill and
get tax nnd nppiopilntinn hills out
ot the wny ind hoivl congins.i
home" he said "then maybe con-
fidence will begin to 1 etui n."
Prison ers Escape
From Luflrfn Jail
LUFKIN. May 0. iU.R--Fivo pris-
oneia sawed their way out of the
Angelina county Jail last night
(ifflceis dlscoveied today. Tho men
sawed thiough tho bars then tied
blnnketM togethoi to make a lopo
and slid to tho giound fiom n. sec-
ond stoiy window. Ono fugitive
was sentenced iccently to two
.veins In prison for stealing liocn.
The olhei lout woio indicted but
he1 not been tried.
Farm Hoy Appeals
Sentence Of Death
MiKINNEY May fi (U.R)-At-tornoys
for J. W. Rlekman 20
Hunt county fniin hoy mild today
they would appeal tho snutunconf
death given him by a jury hou
yestei.luy. Hn wai charged with
the mm dor or Motoicyclo Patrol-
man Marlon Taylor. '
Hoover Sets Forth
Republican Plans
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 5 UU
- Former president Herbert H o-
vor outlined to "grass loots" 1
publican-) from eight southwesiu n.
tatoa last night nn Il-point ph
giam designed to start tho counu.
on a courso or "constructive u
tlon." . 1
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