The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 46, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 27, 1928 Page: 1 of 8
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Box Holder
Route
Place
l)e t3reckenre American
Irrigation
holds llin key (u u
Greater lit cohcn ridge
Associated Pncss Fuli Leased Wire
fiNEUT in the Would
IIKECKEXRIDOK S'lLlMIENS r'Ot'NTY TEXAS
Till llSDAi DECEMUEU 27 1928
United Press Sunday sctvice
Complete and authentic
PRICE 6 CENT
'(
John Diim'tt
His Influence Lives
Tronlile .Must Come
Outside Light-;
JOHN II DURIUSTT nwUtant
cashlei nf the Texas .Hint IUnk.
.t t.-Kldcnt nf thin Ity foi the t
in yrntn. himself only IS year of
age waa laid to rent Amidst the
fluwoix tendeico bv many frlenaa
in a Koit Wotth cemetery Wednes-
day The aim t hi hfc went out
ju-t a the atar faded Christina
morning John Durttjlfa alncere
rrectim; tin- sunshine of ltla
REQUEST FOR
SPECIAL MEET
OF LAWMAKERS
Communication Is S:nl To
Governor's Offtcs
Regcnls
Engineer's
Master Hand
Saves Lives
Flare
May
and Blare
Take Place
WASHINGTON. Oct 27 lP
llopr for the fturo unci blai- of
old fashioned Inatiguintion. Ik not.
cntludy clem) though Hcibcrt1
Hoovet dichircs foi simplicity j
AUSTIN. Dec 27 0V In the ab-
sence of Oov Moody a request fot
n special aeaalon of thr legislating
to huh law In an attempt to pt-
vent tho leasing of 103.000 acres of
University oil Innil. sent to tin
governor by ltobort L Hollldny.
...!!. n.i ii... infiuHnr he lout to i acting for the University regents
this world linger llkf the fragrance awaitott Die executive noiiuiny an
..r . it.. ...iv. ill- finu.r whilit ' nouced In ICI Paw
hr lid The Itv need moie men 1'1' p n-ueet
like John Durictt Such character
dignify business und ornament a
community.
MM IK Christmas Heruon thla year
' for ninny haa boon sorrowful
ht cause of lllneaa and death. Well
t n for those who are happiest
while enjoying Ufo and love and
health and hot to tauie frequent-
ly to offer a kind word or to per-
form a kind deed for those In trou-
ble Sooner or later sorrow como
tn every home.
that he had
by telephone
Moody was not In Auitln and It
waa supposed that he wag on a
hunting tilp.
The leases which have been al-
ready be worth three dollar an
acre when a a mutter of fact the
land la worth about $10000 an
aeie
California Bears
Cut Down Trainuw)ll
SAN BERNARDINO. Doc 27. P)
27 P Hoailng down guide '"to j
the Nojave desert after piercing
the Sun llcrnardlno mountain
thiough C'njoii Pas. the flyut mis-
sionary on the Hintn Ke rallioud.
bound from Lo Angele to Chi-
cago wa dor tiled early today at
l Heapoila Cal with reilotis Injury
to at least two persns.
Tho derailment was ascribed by
tallroad officials to he work of
train wrecker who hud removed
the spike front one rail and re-
moved the angle I rem that bound
the rail to the next one.
The plot wa blamed upon poi-
sons who evidently harbored some
"petty grievance" against the
railway There had lizon no major
labor differences railway official
said and they cxpt cased confidence
Hint u trace of those responsible
foi the wreck would be found.
Mr. Mackle' Injtllle wete said
not to b sorluiu.
F J Maoklo. assistant general
inanaKet of the Santa Fe system
who was on the train with Ills wife. prohibition unfot cement plan tli
praised the picsctico of mind and prlzo committee disclosed today
ability of ISitKlncer A C Long ' A lu" submitted by Mr Mills
"I-ofiif litoiiuht the train- to dead Kept company witn tnai or nui
At Inauguration
town i going uheud with pi: lis In
entei'alu them with Colonel U S
Ciiunt. Kid. in charge of the goitei
al inatiKUial committee.
The enteitulnmunt committee
headed by K. I' Gmham. has'liited
EASTERWOOD
SPONSORS AIR
TRIP TO ROME 'o
Tentative Plans Given
Out By Chewing
T
oday and
o morrow
lder
nlKht.
ot Unstcin Star meet to-
Thc Lions Club will not hold
weekly luncheon Friday on nccount
of observing the holiday petlod
HOLD UP OIL
RIGHTS' SALE
ON TEXAS LAND
't I Governor Undecided As To
Special Session On
Gum Maker
Skeletonized plans foi the reio-itho . Washington Auditorium for
many will be leady for the prel-lflve day. Match 1 to March 5 and
dent-elect when he reaction Wash- nunthei committee I onpagliiK
litRton. It would be no nutpiW If I choir t. orrhesttn and dancing en-
he says once again that he whiles sembles
hi Inauguration to be simple i The churches nie expected to be
Nevertheless many visitor are asked to coopeiatu with tho corn-
expected In Washington and the mlttee making Inaugural plana.
Mrs. Mills Huns Husband Hard Race
For $25000 Prohibition Proposal
NRW YOltK. Pec 27 -(Vt -Tentative
plan foi a fi.COO-Mlle
(light from Home to Dallas. Textii
' by way of New York for u prize of
$26000 or SfiO.OOO weie iinnoutfced
I today bv Colonel William E. East-
wood. Ji or Dallas Chewing Gum
Mnnuractutei run! woild war filer.
Colonel Eastewood. who sponsor-
ed a ptoposed lO.OGO-mlle flight
I Dallas to Hong Kong fot- a prize
'of $50000 said that project had
been abandoned ir the Interest of
.safety in fa vol of the shot to!
been 1-sx Mirptlscd had Mrs Mills T r a n s at la n tlc-Tianscontlnentnl
won the pil.e i hnn he wa at his join ney.
own success i Colonel Eamewooil announced he
The plan submitted by Ml. Mill would sail Januatv 0 for a tour
PASADENA Cal.. Dec. 27 (P)
Ten workout have put the Unl-
urslty uf California Hear Into such
shape that beginning today thev
will undeigo but one practice serf
slott dally until their meeting In the
bowl on New Yeiu'a Pay with
IT IS said that when you lirenk
' the oyster' shell at a certain
1 .a. e It will go aomewhero Into the
ii cp ami find a peail and mend.
Hint ttroktn place. Even so. when
sorrow shatter one life appnr-1 fjl0 Kt(l Tech
ently forever he should leant how i Coach Alexander
ti take that sorrow And so have
i woven Into the wark and woof of
hit life thai he shall not be weak-
i r and worse for tho sorrow but
cliall be richer and stronger and
better
stop In fifteen car lengths" said
It wa one of the great-
at of locomotive englneet-
lug 1 ever have seen and it pre-
vented a catastrophe.
NEW YOKK. Dee 27 !? Mrs
Chester P. Mills. Wife of the form
ei New Yoik prohibition adminst-
ratlon nearly beat hei husband to
the $2.'i0o0 duiaut pi Ire for the best calls fot the education of communlt
les to the neccHslty of coopetatiou.
more fed e nil Judges mole caieftll
selection of piohibltlou itgeuta
large bonds for 'manufactutet
using alcohol public icpotts by pto-
hlhltlon adminlstratois. additional
tteittio to control smuggling and
closet Htipoi vision of biewuiles and
the withdrawal of sacramental!
husband until the final sifting of
the half dozen considered to bo the
best of the 2.1.2.10 contt (buttons Dr
William II. All'-n ehalimnn of the
committee said.
Major Mill said he would have wines
Purchaser Of
Liquor Fined
Robber Kills Man With Powerful
Poison And Clubs Truck Driver
or Em ope and study Etiiopeau
wiiiiuu heloiv completing con-
Ittittrt foi tht London a stinting
point fot the flight. Although he
tatd Home waa the mor.1 likely to
selected Inasmuch a.s'Tran-
Atlantic aviatot nlieady have
leached or approached the othet
lt. o
Goodfellows Give
Christmas Baskets
Winners In the Snnta Sack and
Courtesy Contest will bo announc-
ed Sunday. .
Land Problem
OLD HOME TOWN 123IM t.oG
Mr. and Mi. H. L. Dnvi of
Houston have letutned to tlieli
home after a btlef visit with their
mother Mm. Delia Davis.
Misses Caiotlnc mid Clco Dam-
cron have returned to their homo
In I-'ort Woith after spending the
holiday witlt theit mother Mr.
N. E. Dainion of Hunger and sis-
ter Mrs. G. E. Giaham of liicck-enildgo.
TODAY AND TOMOKHOW
AT THE Y
Thursday
9:00. Gym and pool open for
boy basketball and MWimmlng.
I:lfl. Senior boy basketball.
7:00. Employ i'd women's gym
class.
7:l.p. .Humble Flashlights
High School.
Prld.iv
Man led women'
vj.
uncouiiU.ic.li..V"D.?"!HIjV I?.CC-. T7T-
sonlo adversity yesterday when thr
Georgia Tornado's regutai guaid.
Halulgh Drcnnun and his uudie-
study. Jum Urooke. weie sent to
camp to recover fioin levels.
It waa'Tech'a first heavy scrim-
mage the Yellow Jackets worked
behind locked gates.
SIXTY-FIVE Ureck HI Exes liv-
l tnr it rmfnt nf hnum In the
... ------ - -- -" i
paii-weuneauay evening oi ino i.i .. f rirt
It wax a reunion icenc such as Ii ' Ollllu it0r8 f UU8
good for any ichool or coUcga
Mlti Hnyncs was the able toast-
mistress. You can count on the wo-
'JSkftn u'tintt It jnmi lr narnAtimta
the best.
Alfred E. Norrls New York broker
was today flicd $200 on a chat go of
conspiracy to violate the federal
prohibition law In the transporta-
tion of liquor.
Tho fine wa Imposed by Feder-
al Judge William H. Kirkpatrick
who ruled that the purchaser of
NEW YOKK. Dec 27 lP A
man who wotked alone on a tob-
bcry which mystified police today
killed it watchman with a powerful1
poison d topped in coffee clubbed u
titick driver's helpei Into uncon-
sciousness with u icvolver audi
bound and gagged the driver at
the Guggenheim brother labora-
llquor Is guilty of violating the law;tjrlcH on 202nd Slrcet
And Driver Crushed
U
AY 'MY not a Junior College fot
" Hreckenrldgo? Hlllsboto hu
one thai rank) In a etas almost
her own Only two other like It
In the 17 S It Is self suppottlng.
operate without otato aid rank
with the beat and offer two years
additional schooling to at least 75
per rent of her high school graduates
INDIPFKKENCK above nil la the
chief impediment to progrea.
Mi ic great movement In the world
Imi met Hilly death because of
the indlffetence of tile Well-mlnL
id than from the opposition
tho e that are against
UELOIT Wis. Dec. 27.W Belolt
today witnessed the spectacle of a
blind horse falling downstairs and
It driver being run over by a park-
ed car
John Kwclls. was driving down-
town In his horiu-druwn vehicle
The wagon caught on a projecting
mrt of a arked cur.
Kwclls wo tin own on his head.
The patked car. pulled by the
wagon rolled ahead and over him
Tlie horse ran away dashed up a
flight of concrete steps to a build-
ing then rolled to the sidewalk
If transportation enters into the
agreement to buy.
The decision was regarded as
highly Important by the local fed-
eral authorities as the defendant
raised the question that under the
Eighteenth Amendment and tho
Volstead act It was no crime to
purchase liquor.
NorrU wa Indicted with Joel D.
Kerper of Philadelphia so-called
"society bootlegger" serving 18
months In thu federal penitentiary
for violating the prohibition law
Kerper pleaded guilty.
The man tobbed the Chauffeur
of $21 and rifled the files of tho
laboratories but did not attempt
to open tho safe where about $1000
worth of experimental metals were
kept.
The man evidently had poisoned
Henry Gaw 20. the watchman
When he wa Intel ruptcd by tho
ai rival of tho tttick with a load
of tear ga from Baltimore. At the
gate uf the plant Chestot McCati-
ley the helpei was nu-t b' an un-
identified man who admitted the
truck and latct Inside tho bui'diug
struck McCaulcy on the head and
bound Elmer Mayhow 21 of Bal-
timore tho chauffeur.
Tho watchman's body was found
on tho second floor. Although an
autopsy nas not yai uasn maue an- committee
alysla of the coffee remaining In ' clothing w
the can used by the watchman
showed it contained poison.
Pollen expressed tho opinion that
tho killer was a former employe of
the laborntoiy and had been admit-
ted by the watchman.
llieckentidge Ameilcan Legion
I Goodfellows made the Christmas of
about 3u children anil 10 of the !
I most needy families in Hrccken-
ildge i-.ppici tills yea i by their
jChilstma basket of foods cloth-
ling and toys accotdliig to Dr. W. '
II. Gulnn Legion communder. '
The Goodfellows several days '
before Christmas asked that any-1
I one knowing of a family In dire
I and needy circumstances to give
their names to the Qoodfollow
nnd the foods and
clothing would be given these fam
ilies on Christmas morning.
Together with the work of tho
Salvation Army here the Goodfel-
lows helped cheer the Christmas
of practically uvory poor family
in tlie city.
AUSTIN Dei 27 P Asslstan'
Attorney Geneial C W. Ttucheu
In San Antonio luday forwaided t
J. T. Koblson. land eotiimlssloiiei
advance to guide him In the pre
flit movement to hold up sale of
oil lights on 103000 choice acres of
Texas UuUetslty oil lands advci
tlzed for Jnuuaty 2.
With it committee of the unlvii-
sity boaid of logout asking n spe
cial session or the Legislature if
necessary to fctcstall tho Hale
Govei not Moody was hunting neat
liigiam and commit!slonci Hobm
son wa at his country home not
equipped with a telephone.
Legal phase of the ense wa re
fened to Trueheatt last week
when member of the board of rc
nt Governor Moody and Coniinu
slonei Itoblsoit discussed tho sittlu
tion.
'1 ho boaid of logout institutiil
tho movement to withhold tin
land ftom the maikot after Hob)
son had advertised It for sale
Jauuaiy 2 was sot as the date or
tho sale of 103000 ticie. with nion
than 100000 acre advettlsed fot
sale on January 10.
Tho icgont claim that the oil
right aie woith much mote nione
than they will biing In the sab
and adveittsud a delay until the
leglslatuie which meet Jnnuaiy 8
could consldei legislation with
drawing the land fiom the market
temporal lly.
Koblson contends the law is man-
dltory and iio liua not authority
John H. Durrott nsslstant cash-' " "ciny tnc suie. xte claims only
icr of th Texas Stato Bunk was I lu legislature can do this
burled Wednesday afternoon In I Kobeit U Holllday of El Paso.
Mt. Olive cemetery at Fort Worth I representing tho regents Wcdnes-
Funeral cervices preceded at tho ay night asked Govornor Moody
South Sldo Christian church con-1 to call u special session of tho lig-
ducted by Dr Walts president of Mature r Saturday to withhold
T c. U. ! the acreage from the market.
Mr! Durrett died earlv Christmas I Governor Moody indicated last
0:00.
class.
10:00.
3:00.
3:13.
7:30.
gym
Hoy basketball.
Hoy basketball.
Kuslnoris men' gym olaa.
Intermediate and employ
ed boy possum hunt
7 30. Young men's gym class.
John . Durrett
Buried Wednesday
Salvation Army Spreads Cheer And Happy Boxina Carded
Grant Continuance
DAI.LAH Dee 27.1P'
absence of alx defe"fsr
of I continuance weiv gtanted today
to Hen Aldrldge and Lee Hoy Met-
i i liium charged with cilmlnal as
JK YOU want to sou something j saull and robbery In five counts
i. ... i.. i i.. ii.. ....... r ...ir ' iiml their eases were re-se.t fur Jan.
uiiiuiiiui tiiu ntii wa istva --.- ---- ...-.-
lor Christmas Illumination get In I H ' Dlstiict Judge Grovie
jour car tonight and drive out to i Mn-
the W O Clegg home at Llndscy
Christmas To Many Families This Week
Thlrtv Hreckcnrlduo needy fiiml-i fine a iriant Clnlstma ttee wa
IlOOVer Not TO 'Pake "L nml m"re tHn 300 'oor klddleheld at the Aimy hull for tho poor
r . r . . .. -. 'of this city weie made happy this fainllle and their chlldten. Tho
child! en got candy nuts fruits
and toy off the tree and weie
loud In theli pi also for the kind-
ness shown them by the .Salvation
A i my.
Clulstmas night a eiowded loom
In the At my headqitai tei wjis the
-ii-ciu- of a beautiful Chilstma le-
ligliill-- seivlee
Up Legislation jVowiciiruuwu i- the i
I Army. Ensign King
and Flint stiret. Hy special lequnst
rf The American Mr Clegg will
I live the lights turned on Thurs-
day night
WOMAN IS JAILED.
LANCASTKK. Pa. Dec 27 P-
Klta Dorau blonde who became a
brunette waa In tho county Jail
today tn chargeii of laiceny glow-
ing out of tho abduction ami rot-
y ry of Kussell Troup stato high-K-it
patrolman .last October
?l Mls Dorau wan a blonde form-
'aWry. 'state trooH-r said but she
i now a biunette She changed
iie color of hei hair as a disguise
TOO OLD!
HEKLIN. Dec. 27lP-Too much
Christum excitement proved the
undoing of JaelUr Coogan. youth-
ful American film star and he was
In bed today with a case of Influ-
enza Jackie contracted Ota Illness in
running baiefooted about in his
hotel room In his Joy nvor a steam
engine electric train and toy air-
plane WATCHMAN KILLED
NEW YOKK. Dec 27 lP -A
watchman was killed apparontly
b some ga thrown on him. a help-
er on a truck wa knocked uncon-
scious with n blow from the butt
end of a icvolver and a chauffeur
wa robbed of i-21 b) a man wlioJ
entered the Guggetilu . .1 lahora
tone today.
CIIAKGKD WITH ASSAULT.
TYLKK Dec 27 lP)--Two broth-
ers were charged with assault with
Intent to murder today a a re-
sult of an altercation heie last
night in which their brother-in-law
was wounded.
Uitil Perdue wa charged with
shooting E. Q. Tate and IuU'
brother. Earl wa alleged to have
participated In the attack. '
Argument over family difficulties
wa said to have preceded tho
shooting
INJUKIKS PATAI-
COKSICANA. 'Dec. 27. P -All
operation for Internal In jut les suf-
fered Tuesday when he fell from
a wagon hi mother waa driving
failed to save the life of Joe D.
Haulaway. 3 who died In a hos-
pital litre last night.
AHOAD V. S. H UTAH Dec. 27
V Herbert Hoover Is not exepect-
rd to concern himself with pending
Due to the legislature on um visit to wasiiing-
witnesses tn "'' h"s iitdli-lated that he will
awaii hi inaiiguiaiioii ami tne re-
sult of this mo.ssIOU of cougtess be-
fore deciding on his progiam. The
president-elect Intends to devote
himself primarily white In Washing-
ton to conference with putty lead-
ers on cabinet appointment and
to making a personal report to pres
ident roolldge about Ills Iitln and
South American tour.
ocal Salvation
and hi corps
of worker ere assisted In their
Clulstmas cheer woik by local
lodges and Individual donois of
funds
On Christmas day. 30 families
weie piesented with basket of
food stuffs while on the night be
As Social Event
Ad-
Man Under Death Sentence Shows
Benevolent Christmas Spirit
y
A
rm
Artistic
DIES l'HO.M WKKCK
ALEXANDEH. LA. Dec. 27 T;
reit in anautomobllo
accident last Satuulay Wlllard Cal-
houn Williams IS of Colfox died
ntro yesterday
Shurtleff Better
Judge V U Shurtleff I bettor
today.
Till a'iis the repot t from hi
nurse eaily this afternoon. Ho is In
St. Joseph's Infirmary at Fort
Worth.
Mr. Shurtloff Is also in Fort
Worth at tho Texas Hotel during
hi Illness with pneumonia.
TO C'ONTKOI. SMUGGLING
OTTAWA. Out. Government
representative of the United States
and Canada will meet hero Monday
Jauuaiy 7 to dlsbuss steps for the
control of commercial smuggling
the department of external affaii
announced today.
YOUNG STAK Al'PKAKS
NEW YOKK Yehlldl Menuhln
It year old of San Francisco will
appear a soloist tonight with the
New York Philharmonic Symphony
orchestra playing tho Tchalkowky
Concerto for the violin.
DALLAS. Dec 27.P- Old scroogej
other rival for a benevolent Christ-
ma Splllt.
E. V. Allen is In the county Jail
sentenced to death for robbery of
the Canton Texas bank on Doc.
13 1U27 Henry Helms also uudei
a death sentence for ronuoiy or
On Clulstmas Diy Allen' and
Helms' Jail mate took up a collec-
tion ho the doomed men' sentences
might bo appealed. Theie wa on-
ly $70 so Allen said to Helms:
"You t.tko it (till thoin isn't
enough for both of u to pay law
yer foi walking for tho appeal;
NEW YOKK. Dec. 27. 0ft-Onu
of the most Impoitant social
event of the boxing season In-
volve Ace Hudklns of the Hud-
kinse of Nebraska and Heiie Do-
vos Belgian middleweight now
connected with the Middles of Phil-
adelphia. They will fight It out tomorrow
night with the piopect that mo.it
If not all of the white ahlil flouts
I of the fanioliii "000 mlllionaitl"
! will ho In evidence.
Dcvo. fust and a good hltfor
ha Impiessed ciiticri as the best
foreign lCO-pouuder to como to
thoo shore slncu Tommy Mllllgan.
Ho will find Hudklns tho most
willing and persistent opponent ho
has yet met. Theie is no doubt
whatever about it being u setup.
morning nt the West Sldo hospital
In this city where he had been con-
fined only for a few days with
an attack of pheiimoula.
TIo bank was closed all day Wed-
nesday us an act of esteem upon
the pait of his cowoikcts.
Active pull boai om ftom heic
William Purdue Jr.. and Walkor
j Castlomait Additional one attend-!
Ing tho last rite fiom Ureckonrldgo ; .muddy ki;ui;ivi;s call
were: Mr. and Mr. Wood Jones FHO.M ItKGP.NT.S
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones Milton i AUSTIN. Dec. 27T In a long
Daniel. William Saundeis. Hubert j distance telephone eon vol sat e it
Granbeiry and Donald Paidue. with a repiesentativo of the As.
'elated Pros tmlnv Governor 1)j
Moody Haiti he had ioceid the n
week that he favored delaying the
sale If it could be done.
It wa indicated at the capltol
that even should tho governor de-
cide on a special session ho would
not Issue tho call before he had
canvassed by telegraph tho mom-
bet ship to ascertain If u quorum
could lo counted on.
Pitzer And Adams
Win First Prize
Pit.er and Adams won the cash
pil.e offeied by local electricians
for the most atti active outside
Christmas decotutions In tho bus-
iness district.
Till announcement was mado
this morning by the Judge who
mado their final ttlp of Inspection
Wednesday night.
Tho ptlze I a $10 gold piece
quest of Kobeit L T' Hid" ' of III
Paso that a stpuolai a-io'. of Ut
leglslatuie I) j callx'i il with
the ptoposed l(MI' i ilvelMl
of Texas oil land- .. (Tovurnoi
who Is hunting n r Iagiu n -aid
he had not matlu hi mind l'i
lefetcnco to Issu!' ; tho call.
the Cisco. Texas bank on Decern-1 I'll take my chances of not sitting
ber 23. 10117 Is 111 the same Jail i in that chair
I
Georgia Governor Gives Up Trip West
To Greet Guests On Sapelo Island
intin
tfyonable prices . . . Let
jitint your letterheads
elopes and cards ....
one No. I now .... The
SAPELO ISLAND Ga . Dec. 27.
(JP--Aftor a Journey of neurly 21
hour between Washington and Sa-
pelo Island a day of rest wa ar-
ranged for President Coolldgo to-
day by his host Howard E. Coffin.
Numeious trips to point of his-
toric interest In the adjacent coun-
try aro In prospect for tho chief
executive however and befoio long
ho hopes to Include In favorite re
creation of shooting and fishing on
tho estat vof Mi Coffin and In
water surrounding his Island home.
Governor L. O Hantman of Geor-
gia had cancelled a trip to Califor-
nia where he expected to see the
football team of Georgia Tech op
pose California In the annual New
Yeur'a Day tournament of roaes to
Vkily American
.. call at Sapelo Island today and wet
come tho President and Mrs. Cool
Idge to Georgia.
In contrast with thu busy atmoh-
phere that sui rounds tho executive
office at tho White House Mi
Coolldgo tound himself secluded up-
on an almovt inaccessable Island
off tho South Georgia coast. m
Sapelo one of tho largest of fho
sea island group lies some 23 miles
north anil east of Brunswick.
Nearby aro St. Simons and Jokley
Islands while sixty mile farther
up tho coast is the city of Savan-
nah. One -telephone line hastily in-
stalled constituted the President's
sole means of direct communication
with the mainland although a Sis-
korkuy seaplane wan moored Just
off shore ready to be put to any
use that the President might de-
sire. '
Injured On Road !
Coming To Breck
Mr and Mrs. J W. WII-ox until
about one year ago resident of
Breokunrldgo woio seriously If not
fatally Injured late Monday after-
noon In ti car wreck near Dallas
as they were on their way hoio to
spend Christmas with fi lends. It
wa learned hero today.
No particulars nf tho accident
could be learned othei than they
were found In an unconscious con-
dition Monday afternoon pinned
beneath their automobile The right
front wheel of tho car was caved
in according to tho Information
received hwro. They wore taken to
a Dallas hospital.
Mr. Wilcox formerly worked In
this section for an oil company. He
later moved to Oklahoma City.
MAKSIIAL IS HUUIKI)!
PALLANZA. Italy Deo. 27. P
Death Plot
Ic Discovered
CHICAGO. Dec 27.W) Alt at-j
tompt upon the live of Mayor
Joseph Klenlia of Cicero his wlfol
and their two children failed yon-
toulay when the fuse attached tn!
12 stick of dynamite sputtered out)
within an Inch of tho explosive j
A Policemen Killed
EL PASO Dec. 27.(P) -Four po-
licemen woio killed and twenty oth-
er poisons weie wounded last night
In Mexico City when Captain An-
tonio Keyno of tho Mexican nimy
onti ouched himself in a house und
kept up u steady fire against a
laign force of of fleet sent to lines
him ays a dispatch to the new
paper El Continental.
Captain Kuyua police say. Is
mentally unbalanced.
Captain Heyna wits finally Jtih-dued.
SLEEP TALKKH MAY v
HI'. VEAL MUKDEUEK
DEL KIO Texas Doc. 27. P
Sloop talking may lead to a nolu
i thin of the liorMnfmn oivhIoi lollst
The Arm ti Mtoie Mini tho fit in of . - . . .
. . .. . . muiuer oi an agou woman near nei
PattetHon and Guthile worn given Ht Ftblliniy( .shprf M I(
honoiablo mention for Uiolr tit-1 wHtllM. todll.
tractive exterior displays. slorlff whutIm ofl tov Hwct
watoi wheie ho will take Injp cus
tody n man and ii woman who me
lepotted to have talked In theli
sloop implicating soveinl poisons
In tho kilting. Tho shot iff said
woik on thu cane hail not ptogrcsH-
ed fot sevotal months ificauso two
men for whose mi est wai rants
havo boon issued. Still are a'
la i go.
CHICAGO IS (SHOWING
piiii'Afiri r-i.i.. - i ...n....
Tho dynamite had boon placed on nrf.h.i .. i... ..i i... ..
tho poich of tho Klonha home. . '
..l.i.. 11... lltlrl f1IIMl It U'lll.tl llA .. ' '
wneio me mayor luonu n woeii ""Itlon of
went oui lor m newspaper. (.Hir-
ers believed tho plot to assassinate
the mayor of tho Chicago suburb
waa i ootid' In disagreement ovei
municipal affalis
.121o.000 flguios compiled
by the Chicago Association of 4'om-
moice show. Thl figure rcpte-
stiut an Incioaso of 70000 over thu
1027 population.
The funeral of Count Marshal Cat-
dorna formot- commandor-lu-chlef
of tho Italian armies wa hold
hero tpday with Crown Pilnco
Humbert roiiresentlni; Kim: Vic
tor Emnianuol a tho chief mourn-1 ". "" contn.uplate.s consolidating
.r. I with tho Marland OH uompany aio
I hereby denied "
Merger Denied
NEW YOKK Dec 27 P -He-port
current In Wall Stieot that
consolidation of the Texas Corpor-
ation and the Marland Oil company
wa planned weiu denied today by
President K. C. Holmes of tho Tux-
l corpotatlou who in the latest
number of his company' official
oigan "Texaco Star" said:
Humor curiont that tha Toxas
corpotatlou ha been negotiating
PIG CHOP PALI-S
WASHINGTON' Dec. 27.(P Tho
department of Agriculture today re-
ported a decrease of about five
percent in tho total fall pig orop of
1028 fiom the fall crop last year.
Decrease In the eleven corn bolt
stiitoa was only about 1 1-2 percent
but largo decreases were shown in
the southern states.
PKOTKCT DIAMOND FIELDS
CAXJETOWN South Anion Dec.
27P- Two hundred policemen to-
day were patrolling the diamond
fields of Namaquulund wheio dia-
monds weie only icccntly discov-
ered. Thicats havo been made that
he pcoplo would start prospecting
In detia-.co or government orders
against it.
FKIKND'S CHUKCII PI.ANS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.(P Tho
congregation of tho Orthodox
Friends" meeting house hole has
announced that 1 let ber t Hoover
will attend service at their church
after assuming tho presidency
Match I
Bank Held Up
ST LOUIS Dec 27.(P-For tho
second time this month tho Hani;
of .Menchetiter was held up today
when two robbers kidnapped the
cashier and assistant cashloi and
escaped with about $0000. Tho
bank officer weio taken In tho
lobbei' automobile a mile down
thu load and released. Two i lib-
bers got $3.fii)l from tho bank De-
cember 3.
THKATKK MANAGKK DIES.
PAMPA Toxas Doc. 27. P -Hoy
Sluoi 21. manager of a thea-
ter here died last night of bums
suffered when an accumulation of
ga In his office exploded firing
111 clothing.
Last rite will ho held In Elk
City OJila. toniortow
"The Rock of the Marne" Falls
To The Charms of Psychonalyst
SAN FKANCISCO. Dec. 27. (P -Major
Genet al Ulysses Grant Mc-
Alexander lotliod known aa "the
rock of tho Marne" today wa on
hi way to Hawaii for a honey-
moon. HI bildo Is Mi. Graco Poi-
nter Gralg Can FrannlHco psychon-
alist and lecturer. Thoy were mar-
ried at Balboa Canal Zone.
General McAlexindcr arrived
heie from Panama on the trans-
port Somme December 17. Efforts
to interview him 'then failed. The
marriage became known yestetday
HANGS HIMSELF
' NEW YOKK Dec. 27.(P) How
aid W. NphIiII II year old broth
or of Evelyn Nosblt foimor wlfi
of Hni i y K. Thaw hanged hlniHeir
last night fiom a steam pipe at hi"
home In tho Bronx. The body wa
found by his wife. Motive was no
dotal mined.
Miss Nesblt bocanie hystotlc.l
when she saw tho body.
TO SEEK KECOKI).
MARSHALL Mo. Dec 27. P
Competing with tho At my alt
coip's til-motoied piano Question
Matk. a tiny G0-hoisopowor mono
piano with an open cickplt will
tako off hoio dm Ing the fit t week
of tho now yoai In an of foi t to sot
a now onduianco flight recoid with
tho aid of refueling
NEGRO SHOOTS WHITE .MAN
j NEW ORLEANS Doc 27. IP) A
when a steamship company teveal- N"K" hold-up man shot and set
i loiislv wounded Siclnov E. Nucii-
carri. 31 of New Orlrnas. as ho was
TO MARRY HIS SON
NEW YORK. Tho Rev. Dr. John
Straton tonight will unite in mar-
i luge his son Warren Bagenoch
Straton and Miss Ruth Stokes
on I Cater In what hi' describe as a
j"veiy beautiful" romance."
ed that ho had booked passago
for "Majnr-Gonoial Luysrius Giant
McAlexander and wife"
McAloxander won his title "Rook
of tho Marne" when as a Colonel
commanding tho 38th Infantry In
held an Important position against
attacks by tho Get many army. Tho
Germans flung themselves repeat-
edly agulnst McAloxandor's forces
for three days in July 1018 but
finally abandoned tho attempt.
opening tho gate to hi fathci'a
fu m iieai Man ei o La. phyclglnni
hold slight hope for his recovery
PROMOTE TRADE.
NEW ORLEANS Doc. 27 P
W P. O'Ncll. picHident of the Louis-
Una Bankers' Association left heie
today In an airplane for Houston
Toxas In tho intorost of encourg
ing air transpointlon between New
Orleans and Houston.
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Adair, A. Garland. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 46, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 27, 1928, newspaper, December 27, 1928; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth70021/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.