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VOM'aiK II No. (5
IIUKCKICNUiDGK. STBPHKNS COUNTY TKXAS KINKSl.U JUI G 1921
I'KICI? F1VK CENTS
PEACE
FIGHT
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BRECk (;i LFKRS
TO MEET AGAIN'
s n l.-Stllt Of & "i..nl 1 !ii. il '
fnb fxlWMn M.in.ici Hill m .1
or the Ruck (iuir runt .it 1 C1..111
man Jnck n Robert of tii. 1 m
k'HKiiP after tho Fourth of Juh
game. Hi.- All-Slur it.mi c I. . t. .1
from th-Til) J.taKii. nil t.i!. 11 hi.
ond er.irk at Hill
afternoon Tin
hnv- T'ntr-.l
. t ' th i.l I
-i.. 1 1 . .
nit tin Si" t'i
.it II i 1 1 hi
baseball bill f. -i..- ti . cr
cnruhul uciiv ii .
week imtl I 1 1.
fi-flln as to whi tin i ii' in iii
Breek m.'tna fin. nt t. i ' v 111 1
tin rrtnni m tin Ot 1.. . . ii 1
duvi hko wlifn thi iiain u n 11 Inn 1
from inntiriiil uniin h d (mi-i t1-
Cit cltruit Jnrk I'l.ln-il 1- inii 1 t
on slinttim.' ltill Hint In ilm-n 1 kim-
.1 n-al li.tll 1'l.Hi r w In n In 1 in
and will iro out n n .in
Thursday which looV umil to pi. a
t
The lin'Ui for Thui-il.n ...11
will he 1 liOitfii till' 1 v 1 1111 . .it 111.
(mrl.tlil (in t in. hi 1 1 ' I m 1 ill i
I'miunl- n ur lln I . . in In t in nl
al Jack l!ilt. it ni 1 11 1 .it mii
0 1 livk 'I1.11 1 1 II in 1 m.i L' 1 a 1
III xt (1 to In ii - 11! 11 i.t titi n I in tin
purpo. 11' 1I1 t. 1 m nun. Thin -tl.n '
lineup Imt in til- curt- ol ntl 1 i 1111
portnnt in.itti 1
itisncK (.i i.ri:its play
I'Mtlv TK.M TODAY
ltuii'muii. nnr in a sinnt tif rc-
.iii. Hiu.tttiiiL niulfr tin stirj; of
an i lo I iii ffiil rraninifil down
ilifir thriiii sonif iIbjh uitiCf b
I'.. 1'arkn i 'amp athlrtix. Hill Or-
.'.ii. In ball tuMgrrs will jump Into
tin rrav thin afternoon nt four
o clock .iKamtt lli anine aRfitepa-
tlon ilanci. notl from tho
IinrV f.imii tins it that Carl I'r-
i.ii-011. i -l lulf l.iiinbfrnian utar of i
tin. lt I .ii. will bi mi I he i
mound !"i lln local KerKUSon t
will ha-- tin I'.nkii.: of a. llnfup
that in i1.im' . .1 roiiHMU'in brand of
bill ami mill. .ir. mi tin- Itn-cl.-
i. mi Ini a v. in tlii m iiiiik
BKVLEVS MC-
SIDE Klh ME
II) IIKKTON IIIC I.I:V
lMNCSIDK. JEUSKY CITY. N J.
)'ii'. : I..- i Uit an tow in (lay
i. u.i I'n tin ib i .utlit are Had. be-
cause the inn from oversea Is ve-
il. ert li.nl Hiu Korgeous (eor-
..s lost tin fiuht and Dmpsy'
rliauiploti nil TU Krenrhman Is a !
sport all iii'it and y?t he lost the
mill I
It setiii.tl to me furpenlifr. the
mniling lim fiom Kratice was badl
baiulled .il1 tin- wu and scarcfly
h id a clianc. Ills tactics seemed
erfdln- Mrnnge l" one who
watched th.' bout; he should have
foutfht at r. attr tanm- Just dodg-
ing in and out. instead of plaing
Dempe name and fighting I'loso
and hard nh things nv eer be
the (nun along the boub wird
II Was ii Nplemllil do.
It was a tpl "did fight to watch
a battle toll of blows though (ieor-
gei hud a crimson sploich where
oi.te had In en bis nose. He kept on
fmliting bard and fast till Demps"y
ware him down and knocked him toj
Ihr knees at last so Jnck retains the (
crown.
Of fight promoter Te Is
In' started things on time he didn't
lit 'em till the ring with e-ry sortl
of lime; with hn-beens and with
various hopes and challengers and j
such; ah. no ho canned thnt bunch
of mopes we thank him w-r much
Heart Slringi Thiol.
The crowd was groat n mighty
mob that ch.eied for eveiy blow. It
soit of Hindi your heart sitings
tin lib lo In-.ii lln m roaring so !t
was. a si lit I II long icr.il I. and i
lis safe to add. that t.y and huge
and all In .il!.
a pleasant time was
had.
Now Georges and the mighty Jack
each one can wipo his brow as on
tho battle thoy look back and say
"It's over now." They've had their
fight they'vo got thoir pay and thud
wo end our rhyme with "Au rlvolr
Carpentler and better luck not
time."
Pail of iiuav
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Pi-llfctflllfcsg ' "" -SftT Safe
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KENTOl;EST!0
A I HE'D. ACTION
VTLLBETKEN
War was officially uclari. on
hlKh rent In Ilreckenridgc last night
at u meeting of the Iletftll Merchants
Aasociatlon. After ft thorough Hs-
cusslon of the situation tu which
the question of routs was handled
frotif Uie standpoint of tho landlord
thP4tMmt!t mid of the cttydMlreck'
enrldgo ns n whole the murhants do-
cided to ko the limit In tho fight for
Iowt rontH. and take Bonie rases to
court.
A resolution was pastied also call-
ini: on the public at large to support I
m.-rrbnnt. In their fiirht to lnwev '
rent-
N.innil on the committee to em-
plo .iitorneM for the Itetall Mer-
rlianlH Axsocintion to test two or
thin n nt ciuuracts in the courts
wt r. H. J Diamond M. Clalrfleld
A v.gnl uud C .I. Yamini. These
men will call on the retail merchants
of lln- rltv todaj and others Interest-
ed m the good of Ilreckenrldge to
coll. i funds to finance the legal
flgh:
m ntiment at the meeting Inst
night which was presided over by
G. M. Ynminl president of the asso-
ciation was that something must he
done and done at once. It wiya
pointed out that the merchants are
i forced to cut overhead expenses If
thi v are to remain In Imsinoss. It
wus stated that goods arejiow h"-j
i Ing hold as cheaplj in nreckenrtdg..
as in Dullas or Tort Worth and thin
rents are much higher here than iu
I otln r cities. I
I Instances were cited during thei
'discussion to show that the landlord-
might well take notice of Hie
.ten'- of the tinif and reduce the
nnis of their buildings accordingly
i IIilIi tents and high restaurant
pi ii . it was declared are driving
niiHiit p.isotis teiiiporarilv uneni-
Iplmed from town A hotel owner1
il. rl.tr. .1 that he had alreadv paid
iibniit f'1 000 rent on a building thai
could not-have cost mon than Jt'i-
klug:!""" anl tm'lt M '"' 0'CP'1 to k'ou
his prices up to rat el the demand of
ihe land loul.
Tbe following resolution calling
on the public to assist with their
mora" support In the fight to lower
r. nt puces was adopted unanimous -
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The llitoliitioiis.
"We. th't Ill-tail Merchant!.'
Asso-
nation of Ilreckenrldge
believing
that the question of rents is Inti-
mately connected with Hie prosper-
ity or uilvi rslty of the town and all
I its people and realizing that high
renta are driving merchants out of
business and people out of town and
being firmly convinced that tho fu-
ture prosperity of Breckenrldgo de-
pends on sharp rent reductions
both in business and residence prop-
erty and knowing that conditions
demand Immediate and determined
action hereby go on record as unan-
Crowds Hearing Fight
MASKED GANG TAKES MAN FROM
CAR IN FORT WORTH STREET AND
APPLIES TAR AND FEATHERS
Hy I'lilted Proas
FOKT WOUTII. Te . July fi
WoarliiK nothliiK but u coat dripping
with tar an unknown man was
(lumped out of a IilKli-powered auto-
mobile in tho center of the city short-
ly bufore midnight.
A half an hour earlier a band of
masked men drove up in two automo-
biles seized ;i man and a screaming
woman who were sitting In another
automobile and disappeared with
them.
The car from which the man and
woman were taken bore the liceiist.
' number registered by Henuy 1'into
'Afjer the man was dumped in tho
i street he fled up the alb v. driunlnu
with tar and feathers jumped in a
machine owned by the Rogers Auto
Service company and dashed away.
This car was Inter found in Pluto's
yard.
The woman Is aulil to have been
taken homo by tho masked mon. It
Is unknown whether sho witnessed
tho tarring nml feathering or nit.
Kenny I'lnto appeared at tho cltl
hull today to reclaim his automo-
bile according to the chief of po-
lice. Ho refused to make a state-
ir.oiit or make chnrges. other than to
say "thoy got me."
WANT FANS TO
PASS ON GUILT
SOX PLAArERS
CHICAC.O July fi nntteries of
lawyers warmed up today In the.
out t of Judge Hugo Prlend where
si mii former White So stars and
intir alleged gamblers are on trial.
The state determined to get
twelve ardent fans in the jury bo.
The defense hope sto keep the fans
off the Jury. Wrangles of the op-
nosing lawyers featured the trial to-
day
jlinoiuly favoring the following rei.o-
U10aB:
(. iik i ..mini-
..Tnnt wt. believe the chler reason
1 .. ..0Ip ttrP teadily leaving
Breckenrldgo taking
with them
j their savings and thus creating a.
condition which is steadily glowing
(worse is pnrgely because of unjust
and protitt-ering practises or ninny
of our landlords.
'And that we beg the cooperation
hearty Interest and unqualified sup-
port of tho general public in bring-
ing about immediate and satisfactory
reductions of rent In nil cases where
exorbitant and unreasonable rent is
being charged."
Nobel the founder of the Nobol
prize owes his fortuno to his dis-
covery of dynamite.
Returns al A
men can
MYSTERY PL NE
CRASHES NEAR
MINERAL WELLS
Motorists rturning from Tort
Wortli today report an nlrplane
crash about four inilos onst or Min-
eral Wells where a badly .damaged
0X5 Standard machine was seon
nosed into the ground near Mm
highwa. Kfforts to learn d"tai.'
or the accident were futile up to a
late hour howewi no fljing ucci
dmls have been reported m eitln r
Fort Worth Mineral Wells or local
hospitals
W. I). Atwell. a locnl aviator. Is of i
the opinion that the machine belnncs I
to a party here by the name of l-'ine-frock
who was believed to be fly(i.g
from Houston. It was rumored that
Plnefiock was attempting to carry
three persoiis in the two passenger
piano and failed to make a proper
take-off w'hen the fall occurred.
RUSH TROOPS TO
GEORGIA TOWN
AFTER RIOTING
Hy I'nited I'res.
ATLANTA (la. July; C Three
companies or Infantry wore rushed
from here to Fitzgerald today fol-
lowing rioting there last night be-
tween employees of the Atlanta Bir-
mingham and Atlantic railroad.
W. T. Heed railroad engineer.
was shot five times probably fa -
tally. Two men were arrested after
ine snooting
asked today.
Martial law may be
l-'lliKS lU'l.LKT INTO HIS
KXHJIY'S Itl-.VOI.YIJI.
By Iiueintional New Service. ;
MONTICKLLO. Ga.. July C Fir
ing n bullet into the cylinder of a
revolver which a negro was flringl
recently I'ollcomnn 10. C. Price ren-
dered the weapon useless and saved I
his own Hie. A second shot killed!
the negro Frank Wilson who foil
niieiimtliii: to fire his disabled nis-
ml. The middle finger of the ofri -
cer was shot away while he was try-
ing to arrest tin negro on a charge
of gambling The olticer was exon-
erated. In Austria employers are bound by-
law to maintain as many workmen
as they did before the wnr.
Skim milk Is excellent for wash-
ing floor tiles and gives them a
much better appearance than soapy
water doe.s: i
Office
LONDON COURTS
CLOGGED WITH
DIVORCE SLUTS
By tlio AMociatoil I'rusn.
LONDON'. July Ii. - Since Caster
the divorce courts have been work-
ing at high pressure to clear off nil
unprecedented nccumulatioii of ar-
rears which added to a steady
.stream of new cases threatened nt
one time to overwhelm the physical
capacity of Hie bunch.
It needed the assistance of a num-
ber of retired judges to mnko head-
way against the avalanche of suits
with the result that they have been
disposed of at the average rate of
two score or more per day.
The Lord Chancellor Loul Blrk-
eiihe.nl
UClll'l i
courts
MCI III.
' Tin-
lulllsel lleut assistance bv
:i" no oiilmao judge in tin1
IteMewiui; the position lie
war bun lett a degree ol un-
re.-t which ha'i speread Into almost
"very Bpher of modern lifo .and the
- influence of which is likely to be
ft It for an indefinite period in do-
mestic relationships.
"Nineteen out of twenty of tljc
cases in arroaru" Lord Iilrkhend
added Jmd tlioir causes in th owar or
consequences' of the war. Tho date
whoii he Joined the army was the
early chrpuologlcnl la'nduiark of pe-
titioner after petitioner from which
dated the familiar nml melancholy
story of weakness on the part of the
wife."
It is Lord Birkenhead's opinion
that the matrimonial suits may not
return for at least a generation to
the pre-war level.
The anomaly of the present situa-
tion has revived controversies on the
Inadequacies of nnglish divorce
laws.
Mrs. Senton-Tiedman secreta.. of
the Dlvroce Law Reform I'nlon es-
timates that the number of wrecked
1 nmri.j.lK0B In tho United Kingdom Is
-.. i ronortlou to the popula-
tlon than ln the i;nlt0li stntes.
BRITAIN ASKED
FOR TRUCE BY
SINN FEINERS
By l'uUea I'ress.
LONDON July C- The British
government is reported to have been
aUod to ikclnre u truco In Irelund
preliminary to completion of the
home rule negotiations. General
'inuts. returning from Dublin is
in
conference with Premier Lloyd
Geoikc. It is undvr.ilood that he
pre.stnted the Sinn Fein viewpoint.
HNTKKTAIXS A PARTY
Mm. Geo U. Leo McAmis and
Wheoler streets entertained several
frierrls at a birthday party at her
home last evening. Many beautiful
gifts were showered upon the host-
ess who served an elaborate dinnor
at eigha o'clock to the many guests
present. -
DEMOCRATS SAY COURT WILL
HAVE TO DECIDE ON POWER
TO DECLARE
i;.n
t'llltfll I'lVss.
AVASHINGTON D. C. July (5. The validity of the
peace resolution just passed by congress and signed by
President Harding will be challenged in a battle which
will probably be carried to the United States supreme
court Representative Flood of Virginia ranking Demo-
crat on the'hous.e foreign relations committee predicted
today.
Representative Flood declared that it can never be
determined definitely whether congress can declare pace
with Germany and Austria until the high court passes on
the question.
BRYAN TO TALK iCUKUY POOL
T MEETING OF
ENDEAVORERS
By Hit Ajoci itcil Prim ' half-mile westward extension of
Ni:V YOllK July 6 Ideals ol' the Curr; pool is teported the
Christian citizenship dicw to Nmv completion of the Aluhlsted-MooU Oil
York today S.000 delegates from Company's Hagr-Otinnon No. I for
nearly all parts of the K'ili7.ori :ino barn-Is uatuial irnm the lime tm-
woild to attend the sli. eWorld's countered at .1.1 '!o it i I The flow
Christian Kndeaor ('(invention which Is accompanied with constder-
which opens tonight and contlnins able gas gies e nlenci- of becoming
through July II. The last interna-
tional convention was- held in Chi
cago in 101C.
The delegates embracing the reli-
gious faith of more than 10U deuom-
luitions represent SO 000 societies
with u membership of 4.00000(1. K--lowii i"''" me rtiauisieii-.uoon m-
erv state In the nulled Stales and I terests. Although great interest and
every province in Canada was rep-i
resented.
A special feature of the conven-
tion will be a parade on Fifth ave-
nue on Saturday in which many
thousands will sing militant hymns
as they march. A series of floats
will depict Important epochs in reli-
gious history. After the parade a
mass meeting will be held in Central
l'aik and William Jennings Bryan
will deliver the principal address.
Mote than 200 speakers ol prom!
netice hi the leliglous world will ad
dress afternoon and eiening sessions
in the tlst Regiment Armory Tin-
Rev. Francis R. Clark founder and
President of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor will pieslde tit
the opening exercises tonight. A
choir of one thousand voices led by
Homer Rodoheaver will render ti
musical program and ndi esses will
be made by representatives of the
city and delegates from other lands.
SEVEN PERSONS
INJURED WHEN
IIOrPEL BURNS
By tlio Aiscciitcd Press.
DALLAS July f. Seven persons
were injured three seriously when
fire gutted the Regal hotel here to-
day. Police suspect that the fire
was of Incendiary origin. One man
was held for Investigation. Fire
was also discovered In tho Dublin
hotel about the same time but was
extinguished before it did much
damage.
Tho three persons Injured In the
Regal were women. Fifteen room-
ero were forced tc jump from the
windows when cut off from the J!relniii wt.Ht of No. 2.
escapes by smoke.
TKIHtl-:i! .MAN FOUND
.MirilDKUKD IV HIS IIO.MF.
By United Proas.
Br the AiiocUtatl Prcti.
THI.'IHHt.l.. Tnv Inlw fi Inlnl
De Leon aged 0g'. was found dmd
here at bis homo today with his
head crushed and a butcher knife
plunged In his right breast. Rob-
bery Is believed to havo been the
motive for tho killing.
0. II. Foster well known really man.
LKNIVK HAS THOT'KV i la interested with the firm ol Lewis
I'.VOKK AIUtKST RHPORT. J(jnp8 ln ti10 disposal of' the town-
Sj tho Associated Frets.
S'AIHS .Inly (i. Repoils
have reached heio dial the Rus-
sian Soviet War .Minister Trot-
ky has been imprisoned by
Premier Lcnlne.
SEPARATE PEACE
TS EXTENDED
TO WESTWARD
much sirutigir with deeper drilling
.is the p.i I'm illation has been pene-
1 1 .Lt ill llllh 111 reel.
'1 he Itlu acic tract upon which
tins well is dulled pi'aetieullj assures
success for I wo otier tests being put
imimilaiice in attached by this coin-
pletlon no ilew locations will be made
at piesent it is announced.
Local operators and muny of the
larger companies have been attract-
ed to the Curry pool which is lo-
cated nine miles southwest of here.
whn that district came into recent
prominence by the completion of the
famous Brown well or the Fensland
Company about a month ago with a
flow of 1000 barrels per day. This
well i located near tin- Mahl-ited
Mooks properties and is still placm
T.'.u bairt-l.i ut oil into tin stutj.i
tanks eveiy I hums
The Curry pool is particularly ai
tractive because ol lb-- slow (It pit
Ciatioil Of its Wells It Is eon en. I
tlvely estimated that the aetate
monthly decline in production pi r
well doe: not exceed more Hun ile
per cent.
IBEX DISTRICT
GOING FORWARD
WITH RAPID m
Impoitant activity is belni. rent- r
ed in the so-called lbe pool west of
Breckeiuidge just over the line in
Shackloford county. The Ihe com
pany's No. " Is establishing a n-coui
all of its own according to Mad
Best superintendent who is hni d
ling the property now
This well Is making 230 ban els a
day natural 12 feet in the sand and
tho water situation has been talvi n
euro o rspleudidly. The oil is a H
gravity and Is being run by the Ti-vris
company.
The Ibo.xs claim the honor of ill-
covering the Strawn sand at a depth
of 2200 feet. No. 4 Is a tig one-hall
I The Hogan development two miles
I south and west of the Ibe is mak-
ing progress and important m ws i
' in prospect oil men sav.
New Townslto Opens.
Lewis & Jones of llreckenndne
announce the opening of the new
'townslto o Lynchvllle In the lb.-v
district. The Ibev wells are within
four miles of tln proposed town
which has been platted and is being
hold.
They roport a very batisriutory
sale as the lots are priced very low.
isite
KKTUR.VS FROM VISIT
O. Kelly of the Inlerstato Pipe
Company returned this mornint
from a motor trip to Fort Worth and
Dallas.
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