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Wfyt Predsenrfoge
mertcan
VOL. V. No. 92.
BRECKENRIDGE STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS SUNDAY OCTOIJEP. 19 1921.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BETTER BUSINESS MAKES HOME PROBLEM
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SHENANDOAH MAKES LANDING
AT CAMP LEWIS WASH.
AFTER WAITING ON FOG
CAW LEWIS Washington
Oct. 18. TUo giant Dirigible the
HhenaadeAli m rmtlng wifely
moored (o tl'c mt la the land-
lbjc (cld here tenbtht after hov-
rrlaK nearly all day over thbi
city awaiting the ctouiete wjr
of a dcne (ok.
Arriving over I ho clt at 7:90
a. m. tlir fog wn so demo tit at
It was not deemed aafs to at-
tempt a landing after trying un-
til 10:80 to make tlio "drop"
to tho MaM. It thB took to
the air ami floated around ovrr
this section leisurely until the
ton cleared away about p. in.
when the mooring was safely ac-
complished It l not knorn when the bl(C
Milp will start It trip iwwk to
the Atlantic Mtiboanl from
nlifticc It came.
Tim trip wnm tho continent
ami tlio landing hero complete
the first great flight acrom the
nation at pr plnni made Irlcir
ti leaving Iakehuntt. The first
step waa at I'ort Worth TeTa.
and tho oecond at San Dlex
BrcckenridKe Is
Ahead of Towns In
Calif. For Business
j
That California will go for Sena-
tor LaFollettn an presidential candi-
date on tho Progressiva ticket Nov
mbtr 4 Is thn opinion of E. J.
Hunter of tho Hunter Tire Com-
pany who on hl recent trip to
California had occasion to hoar
much public opinion In that suction
expressed.
Ho .ld there U much Intwrett
manifested everywhere In California
ovur thu political situation.
"Business Is good generally
speaking. In the west It Is better In
tho northern half of California now
than In th southern section" ho
declared. "Hut th.fr it Is not a town
anywhere In thu west of anywhor.i
near tho size as progreulv and
as good for business as Bracken
rid co Texas and llreckenrldge hat.
rooro to keep her up than most of
those towns In California."
Ho declared Irrigation Is tho ono
thing on which many communities In
that rectlon depend and when Breck-
enrldge puto over the 'big proposed
irritation project hero this coin
( munlty will be on top of tho earth
will all tho other resources.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter motored to
California taking their son Howard
whrro he entorcd as a student In
Inland Stanford University. Mr
Buc karoos and
Play
to Scoreless Tie
Free-ForAll A Feature
Tho Ureckenrldge High School
nuckaroos met their match Saturday
at Hanger and thu resulting senro
was 0 to 0.
A hardly morn thrilling cam
could bo asked for because tho
ball was all over tho field at all
times of tho game. Neither team
had an apparent advantage. The
worthy too of Cox and Nanney kept
the goal out of danger moat of
tho same. There was bo espec-
ially brilliant playing qn either
side except perhapa tho long runs
made by Jim Zarafoultl and tho
long pass Smith to Harrison.
Dreckenrldge put the ball Into
play to start the game. The ball
went out of bounds. Ranger's ball
on the 20-yard line. Ranger punts
bav.'to llreckenrldge's SO yard line.
Tho Dreckenrldge pep squad and
band wero a great asset to the
team until the half when aeae of
the over enthusiastic Ranger fans
started a frej-fer-alt fight with yar -
DOCTORS ARE
DENIED RIGHT
TO BOOZE TOO
So Declare A Ruling; Of The
Kansas Supreme Court.
TOPKKA Kan. Oct. 18.
Doctor have no more right to
ItosseiH liquor than any other per
.ton the State Supreme Court
rnled today.
The decision wan handed down
In the case of Dr. K. T. John
Min convicted of charge of po-.e-lon
of liquor.
Johnson hml appealed Mm case.
Brcck Second Team
Swamps Mingiis Boys
Tho Breckenrldgo IIlRh School
scrubs or second learn defeated
Mlngus with tho ecoru of 21 to 0
Friday afternoon.
Touchdowns wen; mado by Mer-
chant McDonald and Orubb. A
feature of thn gama wan forward
paasos one of which scored a touch
down. At no time was tho Breck-
lenrldge goal in danger.
Orubbs who scored a big hit this
game had been ruled out and not
Permitted to play for llreckenrldge
but Ja now IIglbl for tho First
team It s announced. Ho Is con-
sidered ono of tho best players
Breckenrldgo has ever had and
tunny fans look forward with plea-
urn to his helping defeat Cisco nxt
KrdaY. He'll probably bo given!
a pine? ns quarterback.
Veteran Oklalioma
Editor Is Dead
9t VtiUd
SMITH CENTER Kans. Oct. IS.
H. H. Nelson. 73 former editor
of the Smith County Pioneer died
hera today.
A paralytic atrokn caused his
death physicians said.
Nelson was once Secretary of
State.
-
Hunter drove to San Francisco In
fire and a halt das and saya the
roads generally are good.
Ranger
squad. Since fighting seemed to be
In order several girls started one
of their own. The whol conflict)
sef-ras to have started over the Uan -
ger tana snaicning nrecicenrwge cap
and colors. Two Dreckenrldge boys
wsre prewy nauty battered.
The Huckaroos cared for them-
celvr splendidly cone of them be
ing knocked out.
Prof. John W. Bailey principal
announced last night that he wu
very grateful for the splendid re
sponse of the town-folks In furnish
ing cars for mere than enough were
furnished and there was as large
a crowd from Dreckenrldge to see
tho game aa there were Raagerltes.
He said he was especially grateful
to the Chamber of Commerce Sec
retary in helping stcure the cars
The Quekarooii meet the fast.
hard-hitting team of Cisco on the
lloeal field tiext Friday. This will
I doubtless be the hardest battle the
lBreekearldge boya will have this
MRS. FERGUSON
ELIGIBLE SAYS
SUPREME COURT
Final Authority Of State Pubs-
e.s On Nominee Of State
Democrats.
AfSTI.V Oct. 18. Tho Injunc-
tion to prohibit the name of Mi-h.
Miriam Ferguson Democratic
candidate for governor In Tex-
ai from going 'li (ho IttUota
was denied by the Texas Su-
premo court today. Tho court
alio held that Airs. KeitHon wy
qualified in every wny to hold
the office If elected.
The question Mas before tho
Supremo Court from tho third
Court of Civil Appeals nnd tho
higher court held that Charles
Dickson of San Antonio plain
tiff necking the Injunction wax
not authorized by tho statute to
bring suit and also tliat tho
District Court wiw without JurU-
diction. In all objections urged
by tho plaintiff that Mrs. Ier-
gmou was not qualified to hold
tho office of governor the high-
er court ruled alio wax.
DEATH COMES
TO MISS MARY
HEWLETT
Miss Mary Hewlett ago St.
daughter of O. T. Hewlott of this
city died at Baylor Hospital ln
DalUa early Saturday morning af-
ter it brief Illness.
Tho body is to arrlVr this morn
ing at 7:20 nnd will ho mot by
Thompson Undertaking Company's
hcarao and borne to tho company'M
parlor nnd funeral services will J
be conducted at East Side Cemetery
at 3 p. m.. the Itev. C. It. Shlrnr
officiating.
Deceased was born and reared
i in una loiumuiui) n a ii
jof the First naptU: church nnd is
well and favorably known hero.
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She Is survived hy her father who
Is one of tho ploaer cltnens of'
this county nUo by sweral broth
crs and slaters.
Mother 16 Dies
In Oil Flames
tr t --t rii-
OKLAHOMA CITY Oct. 18. -Mrs.
William Johnson 16 was burned tn
death hero today when a keroseno
lamp she attempted to light ex-
ploded. Her clothing In flames Mrs.
'.Johnson ran from nor homo Into the
streot. Her clothing was nearly all
burned from nor body when neigh
bora attracted by her screams ar-
rived. Mrs. Johnson was alono with her
3-months-old daughter at the time.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
HERE IS PRAISED BY
UNIVERSITY STUDENT
Howard Hunter son of Mr. and
Mr. K. J. Hunter of thU cltv.
1 raad0 a remarkablo record In en-
ranC(J exannatlons at Leland Stan
ford University In California ac
cordlne to a letter received by a
member of the Rreckenridgo High
School faculty.
Ocly five out of 600 students
taking the entrance test In English
made a grade of as high a's 90
and young Hunter was one of that
number making an average of 93..
He waa In Dreckenrldge High
School last session and gives credit
for his English examination record
to Mrs. J. W. Bailey bead of the
English Department of the Drecken-
rldge nigh School and the high
standard of that department for en
abling him to make the exceptional
record In entering Leland Stanford
Young Hunter reports he Is de
lighted with his anlveralty werk and"
surroundings.
Great Tex. MachineW BUSINESS CONCERNS
wmn . iv c M rr INTERESTED AS PROSPERITY
vv mppea ay o. in. ca rnNTiNiiPQ to jmh v
MY (JK.Nl! COPI'KIt
L. P. Stnff l'iiru.)oi.deiit.
DALLAS. Oct. IS.- Fighting con
sistently for their wry gain tho
Southern Methodlttt MustnngH trluni
phed hen- today for tht firm time
In Southwestern Conference history
over th 1'nlverslty of Texoa Eleven
In a 10 to 6 win.
The determined Methodists threat-
ened tho goal In tho first quarter
when a forward paHS. Stollenwerck
to Henry carried tho ball to the
Texaa 17-ynrd line.
In attempting to pass again for
a touchdown Stollenwerck over Hod"
ford's head and behind tho Toxm
goal lino. This gave the ball to tho
Longhorns on their own twenty yard
lino and Thompson right halfback
kicked hastily out of the danger
zone nnd Into tho enemy's territory
where tho ball remained for tho
rest of tho period. Not until late In
tho second quarter did 'ho Mustang
quarterback find n successful hole
for the aerial attack for which ho
Is noted. But when a pass was com-
pleted. Stollenwerck to Itelsor. nnd
tho ball was carried to Texas 1S-
yard lino for n 37-ynrd gain n
touchdown looked rertnln. hut th
Texan llfio hold tho Mustang right-
halfback. Corgemeglla who had gone
In for Pearson to a gain of hut
three. ards and Walling fnllcd to
again. Waiting however ran th
ball to a position directly In front
of tho Texas goal and Rp'sor kicked
a perfect goal from placement from
tho 19-yard line.
No further scores were registered
In thlj half and the period was not
marked save for a first down for
S. M. U. on Texas twenty-five yard
line when Walling Itft halfback
brnko through right tacklo for a
15-yard run. Tho halt ended with
tho score S. M. U. 3 Texas 0 and
both teams had drawn repeatedly on
tholr reserves. Tho third quartor
opened with both teams reverted to
their original line-up with tho ex
ception of Goldberg and Orr sub
stituting Waltorg nnd Walling for
S. M. U.
Toxus resorted to a pas. Stnll-
ter to Foster to bring tho ball into
thu first dangerotiH position for
cither team In tho second hnlf. First
down on S. M. U. 7-ynrd lino. Mar-
ley captain of tho Longhorn squad
plunged twlco successively for five
and two yards each and mado tho
scoro to read Toxaa C. Foster mis-
ed tho kick for tho extra point.
S. M. U. speedily regained pos
session of tho pigskin after the
kick and with a scries of lino
plunges on tho part of Corgemeglla
and Walling who had como back-
Into tho igame brought tho ball to
tho Texas 3-yard line. Tho fans call-
ed for "Wop" Corgemoglla to bo
given tho ball and ho carried the
ball over In two plunges for a touch-
down. Relsor kicked goal and tho
scoro at tho end of tho third quar-
ter read 3. M. U. 10 Texas C.
The last quartor oponed with the
Texas squad determined to register
another touchdown and bring the
scoro In their favor. Dut their bad-
ly depleted machlno would not stand
tho test and even tho substitution of
"Blue" Smith at fullback did not
mako tho squad effectlvo agalnct
tho elated Mustangs. Although tho
Texas squad kept tho ball almoat
throughout the last quarter tho fatal
gun sounded with the ball on Texus
torrltory nnd "Tho Eyes of Texas"
shed copious tears over a gamo that
had caused concern since tho clos-
ing of tho season of 1923 gavo tho
Mustangs tho conference champion-
ship without a play-off with tho un-
defeated Texas squad.
Football Player
Dies of Injuries
Bjr fr.lt Pmm
FORT WORTH Oct. 18. George
Truesdell 17 died In a hospital
hero today of blood-poisoning re
- suiting from Injuries received a
week ago during a football game
with Rush Springs Okla.
.
JUDGMENT IS
GIVEN FOR THE
SUM OF 8000.00
Judgment was handed down In
tho 92nd 'District ro"rt Friday in
the cn?e stvll O. Ornhnm vo. Tho
Associated Employers Heclprocnl In-
surance Co. for allugeed personal
Injuriffl to 'tho sum of $8000 ln
favor of tho plaintiff.
Judge Will B. Saunders repre-
sented the plaintiff mid Judge C.
J. O'Connor the defendants.
CONVICTED ON
STRIKE CHARGE
DENIED HEARING
TOPEKA Kans. Oct. 18. Tho
Kansas Supremo Court today denied
i rehearing to August Dorchy con-
victed of violating the antl-strlke
section of tho Kansas Industrial
Court law.
Dorchy had taken his en go to the
Supremo Court after tho U. S. Su-
premo Court had declared part of
tho Iniluutrlal Court Low uticoiiNtl-
tutlohnl. Orville Batson
Seriously Hurl
Orvlllo Batson who was Injured
Trldny In n fall at tho J. M. Huber
of La. Inc.. carbon black plant In
tho Curry Pool may bo In a ser-
ious condition according to report i
from tho Emergency hospital A-hor
ho Is receiving treatment.
Ho suffered Internal Injurlos. It
Is declared and It could not bo ai-
curtained up to last night tho aer- o Jolnod by Mr. nnd Mrs. Z. M.
lousneis of his case. Zoda at Fort Worth.
Breck Now Believed
To Have Good Chance
At State Championship
By J. T. Elliott
Before tho lnrgest crowd ovor to
witness a football gamo In West
Texas Cisco's Loboes defeated Abl-
lono's Eagles last year's high school
champions by tho scoro of 6 to 3
Friday afternoon.
For almost thrco quarters theso
boya fought back and fourth In mid-
flold with neither sldo having the
advantage.
Lato In tho third quartor Wtdla
passed 28 yards to Bryan and put
tho ball on Cisco's 10-yard lino and
after thrco tries at tho lino Bryan
mado a placo kick. Score Abilene
3 Cisco 0.
In tho fourth quarter Bryan for
Ablleno tumbled on his own 32-
yard lino and Llttlo "Chlggor"
Brown recovered and ran tho ball
over for a touch down.
Wilson missed tho try for goul.
Scoro Cisco C. Ablleno 3.
With 10 minutes to go Abilene
received tho ball on their 20.yard
lino and gavo tho big crowd a thrill
by carrying It to Cisco's 20-yard
lino on forward passes but wore un
able to put over a place kick which
they tried as a last resort.
Many Breckenrldgo peoplo were In
tho stands and most of them were
confident nfter the game that the
Buckaroos will be able to glvo a
good account of themselves when
they meet Cisco hero next Friday
Wilson of Cisco waa thn out-
standing star of the gamo. On the
- 1 defense whllo Bryan of Ablleno was
a close second. Tho gamo waa hat d
fought but waa exceptionally free
from penalties only four bebg call-
vvrinjuiuuu tvr uiiialiu
MANY ATTEND
FUNERAL HERE
FOR H. Z0DA
Funeral services for Harry Zoda.
G3 wero hold last evening at 8:30
o'clock lu tho parlors of tho Thomp-
son Undertaking Company tho Itov.
S. J. Shcttlesworth officiating. Thero
vcre beautiful floral offerings and
n largo attendance of friends rela-
tives and persons who knew him In
this community.
Ho passed away Friday at th"
'Emergoncy hospital after being
brought thoro In a critical condl
tlou suffering from obstruction of
tho bowels. Hu had been III four
days.
Ho was a crow foreman for th'-
Snowdon-McSwccncy Company at tho
camp north of Breckonrldgo and Imtl
been hero four years. Ho was well
and favorably known was a mem-
ber of tho First Christian Church
mombor of the Odd Follows nnd had
scores of good friends being well
HKed by tho men who worked with
htm. Ho wns one of tho most
prominent mon In his lino of work
ln this field. Ho hnd Just return
ed from Big Iiko whoro ho went
on a trip of inspection of tho new
field thorn.
Mombors of tho Odd Fellowi
marched with tho body as It was
homo to tho station last night to bo
shipped tn Marlon Indiana whoro
burial will take placo Tuesday.
Tho body wns accompanied to In-
diana by tho wife of deceased his
son Sherman Zoda son Herman
who arrived Friday night from Wy.
omlng Mr. and Mrs. Condry of
Brockenrldge Mr. and Mrs. Browns-
field of Colorado and tho party will
ed throughout tho gamo two on
.ach side.
Breckenrldgo citizens should get
In behind tho Buckaroos for next
Friday's gamo as a great deal of
CUcn's fight In Friday's game could
bo traced to tho huge crowd that
camo over with thorn nnd cheered
thorn on oven when they woro up-
parently boaton 3 to 0.
A special train of nlno cars car-
ried ovor 800 fans to tho gamo and
half that many camo ovor In autoi.
Bemombor noxt Friday and let's
all bo on hand to help tho Bucka-
rooi.
Tax Gatherers
Elect Officers
Br TTnltMl fna.
DALLAS Oct. 18 John M. Low-
ery of Dallas and Frank Scooten Jr.
of El Paso wcra elected presidents
of the Tax Collectors Association of
Texas and tho Tax Assessors' con-
ventlon respectively at a Joint ses-
sion hero today.
The two associations will mcot
Jointly at Austin ln 192G.
Uvalde Man Is
Named By Neff
On School Body
AUSTIN Oct. 18. Governor Neff
Saturday appointed A. B. Mnyhew
of Uvaldo as a member of the Board
of Begent3 of the Stato Teachers
Collego to succeed R J. Eckhardt
whose term of office has expired.
h prosperity aiuIIch more nnd
moru tin) by day upon Urccken
''Idge and an prospectH grow
brighter for tho big Irrigation
project which ii calculated to
more thnu double business enterprise-;
of all kinds In Vrecken
ridge there If nn Increasing de-
mand for homes nnd rcnlnl pro
pcrty n thi city.
The demand has hecomo n ser-
ious proposition with sonio con
rents employing Inrgo numbera
of men who find It difficult to
hold their employers when tho
men fail in find suitable quar-
ters fr IhemselVfi nnd families
to call home.
Ileal e"lato men work nnd wor-
ry lay nftcr day In effortrt to so-
euro sufficient quarters for thonu
who make demand iiwi tlieni.
Several men and organizations of
means have been building homes
of tho modern typo now for mora
thnu a year nnl null tho demand
sovtns to bo growing anil nil hoiiaa
aro sold or rented before they nro
ready for occupancy.
It Is pointed out that Rhnuld tho
expected raise In ol como within
tlio next six WeokH which In con-
fidently anticipated In mnny quar-
ters thoro would bo many drilling
operations nnd other bg activities
resumed here which would ncccssl-
1Mo hmeB or iunrtera for 8COrf;(
of other famlUed.
Business conditions nnd buslnoA
prospects for Breckenrldgo hnvo
held up so long nnd with such
steady growth that big conconm
oiitslilo are seeking location hero
with plans for Investing tntmenso
sums for their respective lines and
tho establishing of houses hero.
Tho past week tho groat Wool-
worth corporation signed pnPeM
nnd secured a ten year leuso on
tho property of Jesse It. Smith
corner of S. Court nnd West Walk-
er streets. Ten to flfteon thou-
sand dollars will bo spent imme-
diately for extensive Improvements
and tho company U to grt Posios-
sion about Fehruary 1.
It Is reported on good authority
that the J. C. Penny Corporation
of Now York nnd Chicago Is nego-
tiating for a alto for n bl( storo In
Breckonrlt!jc. This Is ono of tho
biggest chain-store compnnlea In tho
world having or 800 genoral
dry goods a ton in the IT. S. It
will mnko extenalvo Investments
hero nnd Is calculated to add much'
to tho huMncss nPParanco and
tone of tho city.
Tho rapid growth of the gaso-
lino Industry has made this busi-
ness the chief Industry In Stephen's
county with thlrty-threo plants In
oporatlon. Tho thirty-fourth the
Hope Compar.y'H immense plant near
Caddo Is rapidly nearlng comple-
tion. Tho past week tho J. M. Hubtifr
of Ln. Incorporated carbon black
manufacturers started their big new
plant In tho Curry Pool this being
the fourth carbon manufacturing
plant now In operation In this
field.
These and mnny othor movements
lu tho city and county point not on
ly to Increased business activities
but permanent prosperity In this sec
tlon and business men declaro this
Is tho reason why tho demand for
homes here now a critical situation
is Just In Its beginning and that op
portunltles here aro great for In-
vestors. Meanwhile agriculture Is
coming back surely and on sound
foundation as Is evidenced by tho
Increase in livestock 'shipments cot-
ton production and tho largo acre-
age now being put In grain.
BRENHAM. Having a premont
tlon that he would not llvo long
John Van Ness aged negro dug up
about $4000 In coins out of tin)
hen house In his back yard da
posited the money In a Brenham
bank and made his will leaving at I
his property to bid "Good Triend"
Rseao Lockett.
letta jHwbera o tka 1ms4 &4 ft1?;.
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