The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 169, Ed. 1, Monday, June 16, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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WEATHER FORECAST
Wf Texa Generally fair '
nieht and Tuesday
oi 10 ;yo. ir.y
Nt'Kio Voter
o(i' In a.
Mit. KiliMin
Dynamo
gj
:l rPEXAN8 ! In- M.'r.l t e
rmlnn ' ill if. - ite
circuit com- "f ipinii .1 i
Mile Nurtii 1 .. ..11 I' iiiik of
'lip court v. til I 'I 1 ilrln mllli
lirt of Viihiniu hud 1.. 1 gt' to
bai llfgriH- uti.l o'her nee
from IU iiihi Tfl liu a
tatut wtin h Inn ri'gifM'4 from
the IrtiHx 1 1I11 I r 1 1 1 1 .1 1 It w
crxti-O-d ill rn Kiatir law make n
and algnid In 11 iIi-tikk rutl'- sjov
ernor
IK It U III-: : m Virj nln th. r
it U lllrKil m 1.-xs It in snid
T-lltliiil ihhke s 1 Him- home to
iihwI Thex liu Iut the other
lj the stllle democratic rxrru
' vi committee adopted a lure
"iiIhk democratic to sum a from
tn- iwrty primarx Well thru
i-fiiiM ratir lenders ahould read
tin- mimic of the United Stat .a
i'ir nit court 1 if appeal.
I I H-m . .nlainrd In the 1 nurt'a
pinion uf firming Uie 'If is n
t.f the dUtrlrt court (it Kli hm .11. 1
Vn in the cur of James i Wn.'
JU'lfio. vrsuK A. C IJHU-v Wil
' iium Vuilz and William R'.hntd
Thr three defendanta weie denii.-
ratir judge in the precinct m
which the ncg-o lived In Hii h
1 lurid
"VV'KST n n'uaed 1hc in1' ""
' participate m lhi dfn.x r 1
P Hilar) for elirtnn of numine
. iltx off. lal of Richmond n
.ijirll 3. lu.s nn tin- Kinuna that
ihe plan uf the democratic party
adopted Jam- 11 IH'.'I limited thr
IK' t I'-niii ipntp in it prlnii-
1111 to whitr Hrti
M. three JuJgca concurred in
thr opinion witttrn by Judge
M ' I lliott N'urtlicutt of Wet Vir
Kin in Thl li the Uigul milk (n
the. cocoanut tohn from the rul-
ing w.TF all the political parties In
-I lt. .lulu nf Vlrnlnln Ihmiim
r II IIIIU IIIIM'I Jf(
otcd the same nu.allflcutJons In
tliclr rule nnd n-xul.iU(inH as did
tin- pmooiitUc party nobody
could )artlclatc In the prlmnrira
exci-pl whlti" pprotMi and other
pcntoni) WDilli) bo deprived tf a
lnaterml rlRllt guaranteed tn Uiein
under the constitution as onieni-
ed that In. the riKt to partlclpAte
ill the Metectlnn if randidntea to
be Voted for In th- election "
IT Kea vtltlioip iminK that whii
n ;imk1 lni fm the Virginia
gnnder ahouUt b excellent ftHldi
lur the Tixi none ... 5
ui'lioiit Mi)int that the Hit) .1
1'Ui ntnrnilmi nt are deai utt r-
r many aoti'hern Htate
IT l"r' without anvinj; that th
ivuie will tx-cofiie acute in tie
ivenr future If 'he xuprenu- un
. f the Unltml SiatPa nfflrm the
judgment Of the I'nlted Statea rir
" ult court if apH-Hl In the VI-
f Klnlti jiurty primary cane where
democratic: election JuilK'O barred
a negro volar and prevented him
from exrrolnlnit the rlRht of frun-
O uiae
rpHRUK arc 150 00o. per-apa
2ft).fXK) neRrofl of votkijj ijj"'
1 'l Texa. Nci;ro ar barted
from Uie democratic part pri-
mary by law und atate committee
ruling. Now. If n democratic ni--Kro
la preventwl from -oUn In
primary election Judjeji and op-
n tU to the court for relrea
what will happen to the etotut'-
nnd the committee rulinj;''
I EST wn forKol the ao oftlle.1
' nrKro Untie In a political
grnxe la not n dead laaue It baa
been on Ignored lue In many
MuUthern atatfji alnce reconatruc-
tion days were blotted out and
white democrata. ever lomlnent
..until 102R. decJured Uila to be a
-i white man'' country'. Se ruled
by while rn nnd i governmen'
made nnfc5 funotlonel excluaively
oft by white men.
BANQUO"S RhoAt kept lobb4nK
up and the color line taaue In -the
South U goinB to keep bob-
bins t'P in tl comlnu yra. Now
how will It be hnr.dhv.' under the
aklea of Texoa There ar ne-
rte the atate over who pro-
claim themaelvea to be democraU;
they demand the rlRht to cait
irlmarj' bolloU aa democxnU. nnd 1
one of their El Ino lenders haa
a tet caae pending In the feder-
al court Tljey demand M na Uinlr
ronatltutlonul rlBht. "Is it er
lan't If" It In for the supreme
court of the Untied Stfltrw to
make answer. '
. rpiIERE are two Chicago- the
1- real ond Uie reu. ine rnai
Chicago's metropolitan area ha a
jonulatlon of 4.G70.99o. according
Fl-n
T?ln
'o announcement made by federal
cenaua enumerator ChlcoBo I
rln Cooke county more than half
of the total population of the state
of Illinois is In Cooke county
Illinois population is placed at "-
630.949. or a gain In tn year of
1 151.CC9. and of the gains h-vn
(Continued on page 41
mt
PUBLIC DEMANDING CLEANUP
' ;; 1.. j;4 a.
Flood Waters Receding In This Section
HIWAY RAIL
SERVIGE IS
YET CRIPPLED
Breck-Wichila Falls Road
Open; Nine Texans
Flood Victims
rimd waters uliit.Ii have
imiiuirt'd iiijrltwny nnd mil
traffic between HreckenricUrc
nnd Wichita Falls since Fri-
iin nip;ht were recedinjf to-
il.t ;n cording to rejioiL
fitnii the action around 01-
iiev. New Catlp and South
l'.eiiil the places most effect-
eil l the week end nun.
Hii company official4 and 'no
twil-'i diiid txlB that a few ni
hiii Uin jble to make their way
thiouKh the water hound urea of
Saturday and Sunda but rVavellnc
waa not yet nafi The bridal-
apunnliuc the Hiuzom rlvei nortl
of South Iiend ia damag-id a! the
appruachea The bun runipans hnx
not aent anv of ita buaaea thrHih
yet
soi'Tii ti:.vs ri.oonr.i).
llAKI.I.Vdr.N Inn.- 10. IUPI
Fle htmdrt'd acre of land In
Hidalgo County was under wut
er today ux tho result of u
lireiik In the Hlo Orunde H-
er leii near Hidalgo. Acrona
the iler M-enil Mcilcim
""lioiin were under nf feet of
nter. The lent' .-li-iii hud
I
held ut till ntlii-r points "n the
TexiiH kIiIi- iilllniiiKh the rli-r
U at Its hlcln-st si in-. In fli-
tiiirs. Sunday. hundntU of motorlatg
were held up at the Itr&zoo river
bridice and aouth of Roulh llend.
where Imck-water from the raRlnij
Itrazin had covered the country
aide measuring 10 and lfi feci
deep In pi area South llend wis
! i liu he under water Sunday The
f m! wutera had lmckel up to
r.l.axvnlt- and many oil wella In
tin' ai-ction weie shut down dur-
mik the high water pi-innl
No caaualtiea have been report-
ed et however !tcalden:n In the
ii inity of South Bend auid tl.e
water wu higher Uian It had ben
In 33 yeara New Cnatle OIny
and Archor City were llkewlac water-bound
from Friday to Sunday.
Street In ttitta ptacoa were mere
stream Inula ond traveling wng
tmpoaatti! It U Uwught that the
roaU will be clanrad of all ohata-
clua by TuewUy. unleaa frt.rh
floods come In
Aroiu for the Wichita Falla
and Southora railroad Mud today
that they wouki be unable to re-
aume Utalr roU aervJco before
Tuesday or Wednesday. Thl line
hiu fiv ld plaeea In their track
between Archer City nnd South
Uend No train have run be-
tween V.'lohlta Falla and Hrecken-
itd;c aince Friday. Alt rail aar-
vice la now routed Uirouirh Fort
Worth ftT.m Wichita Fall.
Stephana county twi i-ecclved
hut little rain fall during the paat
three tlaya The northern urt of
the county liaa received a coiudd-
table amount but very little ha
fallen In other auction.
Ilank full atraam and Indico-
tkma of more rainfall threaten-d
acatterrd parta of Texa today
aftei a wcek-nd of rain and
atorma that claimed at lit nine
Continued on pane 1)
Waco an Wins
WACO. Jun ltt. U OoorKe
Aulbarh. Waco protusalonal. de-
feated U D. Mntthowa Cltco pro.
3 up and to play. In the 3C-hol
final of tlui Spring Uike profea-lonal-iimateur
cup golf chnmplon-
ahip Sumlay.
Aulhaeh pktylnc over hi ome
courae. tmlled txully until Uie latt
few holaa when ho itnged a font
fmtah to down the West Texan
STABBED TO DEATH
CnOVKTO.V? June 10. UR-
Clotae Grlahall was stabbed o i
deo'h near here Sundoy night and '
EJmo Brow'n wa nrreated nnd I
charged wiui the crime Examin-
ing trial for Brown xva set for
Friday1
MRS. DUNIC.AN IMPROVED.
Mrs J. B. Dunlgom. who haa
been confined to the WesUlde Hos-
pital for the past few days with n
setious case of pneumonia. Is re
ported to be much better today
fkeckimrtoge American
Ale Kit Trial
I.s DHa.ved
IM-etntiirs SiMrelnil l"or duns
Itefore Kiiterint: Court
l.MIvs.. .Inn lfi. (U P The
case of Iru .Meliei rli:irt;eil
ullh murder In the slmlng of
. IC. Itlllliu;sle slv ' Meeks
ii KM mis postponed until Thurs-
du when he pleaded no- Klllll
to (Ik- liidli-tment tod:i
Spivlalors ui-re s.-.irrln-il for
I'oiiceiiled ui-.ipins before tliej
Here iilloued to enter the court-
room tills iniiriilnt. More than
Ifl vlsltlnc West Tuxiis m-.iii
officers ere here to ulil the
Iim-.iI force In iiiiilntaliilnt; or-
der. Itllllm;s1e. it Sp.treiilM-rj;
merchant us fa)jl shot In
an attempted holdup of fill-
liilT slattiiu there.
Ir.i MeKee Is also uunted tit
llrecI.eurldKe for rnbbir and
assault. In fact MoKce started
his liine-uolf criminal spree
throiiKliout West Texas from
ItriiUinrlilci-. He Is alleged to
hae killed the Sp.trenherc mer-
cli.inl the iiIkIu after 1i:iIiik
ltn-ckeiirldi;e.
NEGRO LIFER
GAINSUBERTY
Placed In Prison When 17
Years Old
AUSTIN. June 10 f !- Dock
Jackton neijro. who won juit In the
lieiiltentlarj' for life when h wn o
boy of 17. was fiee today under n
Keneral parole Issued by Governoi
Dan Moody Jackson hud been con-
victed of murder in Houston county
in IWci. "He has no doubt been for-
Kllen" the jjovernor'a proclama-
tion any ixilntlnjj out thut there
was no protect against his projios-
ed release nnd that the pardon
biuttj wiis unable to locate the of-
ficials who prosecuted hlin.
A Joint general parole wus Issued
to Johnnie und Tom Chlsholm ser-
ving an mwmilt to murder sentence
from Harris county. Their releases
a model prisoners were recom-
mended by former prison manager
Mead prUon Manager Simmons
und Warden Harrell of the Hunts-
vllle prison.
John Koger. whose time would
expire In September on a two year
liquor sentence from HrUcoe coun-
ty also was grunted u general pa-
role. Affcd Confederate
Veteran Is Dead
SHERMAN June 10. U.R- Fun-
eral services are schedule) this af-
Urnoon for Robert Hurvey S3
Commander of the Mildred Leo
Camp of the United Confederate
Veteran who Ult-U Sunday after a
brief tllnetM. The veteran had Just
re-turned from the annual conven-
Lion of the U C. V at Blloxl Miss.
when ho was stricken with Illness.
Hurvey wna a retired locomotive
engineer nnd was Uie engineer who
pulled the first Texas & Pacific I
train into Fort Worth from Dallas
In tho pnng of 187G He was later
transferred to the transcontinental I
division between Sherman and
I Texarkanu and served there many
1 year.
He wus In Shreveport during the
yellow fever epidemic and with
Ynrdmnster R. E Murray ran the
only train that went into Shreve-
port from Marshall hauling In
iMipplle for tho epidemic suffer-
er. Youth Killed
FAIRFIELD Jine IS. U.R--One
Waco youth was dead today
and another in a serious condi-
tion In Teague as the result of
n motorcycle turnover near here
Slinduy Jumes Cude 10 died
shortly after the accident and
Mack Saunders. 24 wa seriously
Injured The motorcycle turned
over when the driver attempted to
dodge two mule crossing Uie
road
MRS. COOI.IURE HONORED.
BURLINGTON Vt.. June 16. (U.R)
- The Honorary Degree of Doctor
of Ijiws wn conferred today on
Mrs Calvin Coolldge by her Alma
Mater the University of Vermont
I5RKCKFNRIDOE sTLPIIKNs CCHWTY
HOOVER WILL
SIGN TARIFF
BILL EARLY
President Says Bill Is Not
Perfect But Passage
Is Needed
WASHINGTON. June 10 (U.R)
I'realdent Hoosers public asstir-
nnce that he will make the Srnoot-
llawley tariff bill a law within a
few days wus recelvid with Rep-
ublican applaine and Democratic
warnings In congress today as pre-
parations weie made to adjourn
ond carry the Issue to the polls In
the coning congressional cam-
I paigns.
I In a Sunday night statement de-
signed to alleviate any apprehen-
sions which might exist Mr Hoov-
i et announced he would sign the bill
1 although he did not believe It was
perfect He said he would seek to
remedy what he considers its In-
I Justice under the flexible ptovi-
slons which he called "the out
standing step of this tat Iff legisla-
tion He said final iicliou in the inea- I
sure was necessaty to stabillze-buslne-is.
The response from congressmen
wai Immediate. Republican leaders
including chairman Smoot of the
Senate Finance Committee express-
ed their approval of the president's
step about which they said they
had entertained no doubt.
Democrats Including chairman
Jouett Shouse of the Democratic
National Executive Committee und
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississ-
ippi announced in behalf of their
party that the piesident had made
the tat Iff a political issue by ac-
cepting the bill contrived In a" Re-
publican congress.
"The people will render their
verdict next November and the De-
mocratic party feels no concern
over the result" said Shouse.
"The piesident will discover when
the voices of the people are heard
as did President Tuft following
passage of the Payne Aldrich law
that this one is unpopular and will
be disapproved und condemned by
them." said Harrison.
Most of the farm bloc groups
which coalesced with the Demo-
crats geneially in futile opposition
to the measures were like their
leader. Senator Borah Repn..
Idaho silent.
The president's vigorous state-
ment thut the mcasurea meets the
pledges given by the Republican
party In the last presidential cam-
paign Is expected to lend the some-
what extended debate in both
houi.es of congress.
In the statistical section of the
presidents statement he took not
only the rate averages of the bill.
but balanced
them with all free
I goods und thereby concluded that
tl.e proposed law Incieuses the
tariff orHy 2.2 per cent. By these
' figures he fixed the existing rates
ut 138 and the proHsed rates
I
at
I 10 0 per cent.
"It is urgent" he said "that the
uncertainties In the business world
I which have been added to by the
long-extunded debate on the men-
(Continued on page 1)
One KiUed 10
Hurt In Accident s
DALLAS. June 10 l in-Weekend
uuto accident took a toll of
one dead and ten injured here.
John Brntton. 74. retired farmer
of Austin was killed in a motor
collision in the Oak Cliff addition
Sunday Mlsa Belle Bratton. 3o su-
pervisor of the State Blind School
at Austin and daughter of John
Bratton was injured In the wreck.
Surviving Bratton are three sons
J. W.. of Dallas; Joe of Austin
Travis County deputy sheriff and
Arch of Austin and three daugh-
ters. Mitt Belle and Mrs. E. R.
Noe and Mrs. J. C. Wal?on of San
Benito.
The body will be sent to Austin
today following funeral service
here.
JUDGE KSTES BURIED
TEXARKANA. Tex . June 10. (t.P
Funeral services for federal
Judge William L. Estes. who died
1 at his home here Saturday were
I held from the home Sunday even-
i Ing Dr. F Z. Browne pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church offlclat-
ed ussisted by Dr W Irving Car-
roll of Marshall.
TEXAS MONDAY .11 NE
Bishop Cannon Scans Newspapers
For Printed Libelous Artie
WASHINGTON. June 10 iU R)
Bishop Jumes Cannon. Ji of
the So'ithein Methodist Church
announced today that his attor-
ney Is scanning newspaper ar-
ticles and editorials about him
with a view to piosecutlng the
publisheis of those he believes
libelous He said the lawyer al-
ready had decided one news-
paper published libelous matter
At the same time Cannon
united In an appeal to the Sen-
ate with Eugene L Crawford
sec'ty. of the Methodist Board
of temperance and social sei-
vlce of which Cannon Is chair-
man asking that the entire
Wlckersham law enforcement
program be passed before ad-
journment. The bishop's personal state-
ment said:
"Bishop James Cannon Jr.
issued a statement that he had
consulted counsel with refer-
ence to the various cai toons
editorials and alleged news ar-
ticles published concerning him
In various wet arid It. .man
Catholic publications dm. tig the
past two years and had exam-
ined publications with a view to
determining which (f any. of
THREE NEGROES
HURT I FIGHT
'Free-For-Air Cutting Is
Had In Cafe
Officers were unable to fix the
blame today for a cutting affray in
cafe in negro town lust night
which sent one negro man to a
hospital left another badly "whit-
tled up" and one woman recover-
ing from a wound in her back
The negro man at the Medical
tts hospital Curtis Jay. is ttiffer-
Ing with a badly hacked arm and
hnnd and other mlnoi cuts about
his neck and back. Wlllard Durham
has several bad cuts about his per-
son but not serious enough to be
confined to a hospital. The woman's
name was not learned although It
la reported she received u stab In
the back.
None of the participants in the
fight (said to have bem a 'free - for -
all' bttween no less than 12 negro
nlon n nil tenmin 1 Vxrwl Vinn nllml
todu. Officers answering the call
to the fighting scene last night said
they thought the instigators of the
fight were Coleman negroes here
for a ball game Sunday afternoon I
with n local colored team
Cursls Jay resting In u hospital
room. said. "I don't know what
started the fight I just remember
lauuul a uu mm jumpuiB on uie
jor no reusuii ui an
Child Confined To
Hospital With A
Serious Arm Break
Charles Evans. 11-year-ola son of
Mr. and Mrs. C N. "Evuns 400 N
Geneva is conf Inel to th.. West-
I side hospital with a critical uii
1 Injury received laa Friday whun
1 he fell from the back of a donkey.
The child's urm was broken u
painfully und seriously as u brea
could be according to attending
physician. i. A bone specialist from i
Fort Worth assisted a local physi-
cian in setting the broken hone. '
Small Fire
The building owned by L. O.
Blocker und known as Howard's
Step-Inn sustained approximately
$135 fire damage shortly after one
o'clock this morning uccordlng to
' Chief G. E. Drake of the local fire
I department.
I Origin of the fire Is unknown
' however It Is possible that burning
. trash blew under the floor where
the fire originated Chief Drake
i stated.
Mrs Cora Adklns Is proprietor of
the place which is located in the
1400 block oh East Walker Street.
BAILEYS TO SCHOOL
Principal John F. Bailey
and
Mrs. Bailey will leave Brecken-
ridge Tuesday for Colorado where
they will enroll for fltudy In the
University of Colorado summer
school.
lfi 103'.
es
them may he the ha.ds fot act
Ion fot libel either ciiminnl or
civil.
"His counsel nlready hns
leached the decision that the
Catholic and Time of Buffalo
New York has published cleat -ly
libelous matter This papei
has been the most abusive of
nil the Roman Catholic papers
which htwe been attniking
Bishop Cannon for the past two
yea re.
"The bishop fuithei announc-
ed that It would be his purpose
to meet all furthei publicat-
ions as well us those which have
already been made as far us
counsel may consiclei them pto-
pei grounds for action with the
processes of the law.
"Vicious cowardly attacks
made In the Senate and the
House of Representatives are
Immune fiom such prosecut-
ion "
The bishop's declaration of
waifare on his newspaper cri-
tics followed by unly n few days
of his victory over the commi-
tee which finally rulid he ilia
not have to till of his work m
Virginia against Formei Gov-
ernor Alfred E Smith.
COUNTY SUIT
BEING HEARD
I Geo. T. Adams Claims Co.
Owes Him $5900.03
i
Geo. T. Adams former Stephens
County tax collector was attempt-
ing to prove in the 00th district
court today that the local cunty
Commissioneih owed him Sn.900 0".
for excess fees ulleged to hove been
paid Into the county treasury by
Adams during his tenure of office
Judge W R. Chapman Abilene
district judge is hearing the case
uguinst the County in the place of
Judge C. O. Hamlin No Jury I.-. b
Ing used to decide the case since
all facts are practically known und
the only thing the court will have
' to pass on is points of law Involved
i County Auditor Ernest Maxwell
and the plaintiff Geo. T. Adams
were placed on the witness stand
tW morning
I
1
' C UlUtldUl eS iJl'UW
For Places On
Ballot Today
Local political candidates gather-
ed at the office of D. T. Bowles
Stephens county executive commit
tee chairman this afternoon to
make final arrangements for hold-
ing the July 20th primaiy.
i Candidates will draw for their
places on the ballot this afternoon.
fix expenses for the election and
I ruuke other arrangements.
Mr. Bowles announced today that i
! one more candidate had filed late i
S.ituiday night for i place on the I
i ballot bunging the local candidate
l31 '" 49 p D William seeking
of ' ltu f rJ' County Commissioner
I Preoirict No 1. ra the laat can-
uuu"' lu ""
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k! troriu war victim
Honored By Pals
PARIS. June 10 'U.P -Kenneth
Weeks of Boston first American
writer killed lu the Wcrld War
while charging u German machine
gun nest was honored this after-
noon the lath anniversary of his
death by u group of comrade.
His mother Mrs Alice Staudlsh
Weeks witnessed the ceremony
with tear-filled eye. Her on a
promising young uuthor of five
books was one of the first Amer-
icans to volunteer with the French
army and one of the first to full
in action.
Gas Oil Showing
A showing of gas and oil wa
encountered in the Texas-Consolidated
wildcat oil test on the Walk-
er Estate northeast of Brecken-
rldife Sunduv. according to renortfi
from the well today. Today's dentil
i of the well was given nt 3875 feet
I Well supervisors expect to top a
pay sand within the next W) feet
J probably today.
OF
A Real Fish Siorv
Tin ki i: ' i . t.i .1 ..' i p i
fisni.nii.i itiiin id - T.n i '
of Mai mi l.ilw i .Is .ti.il Gut i
Gagt il . m liu 1 1 i Cul.f
gills wh.r wi'd fishing foi a Inu-
la una "-'in ot tin m hooked
bjriiicudi In.' befou -'ii could
pull in hi-r wiMm h tiant blui !t
sou IjXhs -.huwr Men had iwallow
ed It Afti. t.vo hours the two
glilB managul to 'iM.d the big flli
AGED GROCER ""
FOUND DEAD
Herring City Man Brought
Here For Relatives
Edvvaid Keith Potiin Oh ai'i .1
groci r at Heiring C t -.niu'l 1 1
lage scr-n miles northi e' of Bun
gei Texas who was i .un.l den ' n
front of his little ..toie tun i .
nioin nj b neitshlmis ii hi lnif In M
ut a local und Making piiloi p--i.il
ing definite funerul ai langem. nt-
When found the nmn h rt appn
ently been dean :or me t.me
It U thought that he died or aK-
piexy or heart failure A murder
theory 13 denied since mone on
the man and in his email store had
not been bothered. No murks of1
violence were found on his b ly.
Sheriff Walker Sayle and 'Jhlof
of Police John Kelley urn c.lied
to the scene of doath to condu. t an
Investigation. Young counix ffie-
lals were unable to renih tho puc
because of high water. Ti two
loonl peace officers were cu' off by
high water also and trle-l to . wim '
the river only to find it too -witt
They finally tenched the mni lit
tie store hy taking a dt'.ii. road
Preston l survived by nn on
A. J. Prsston of McGargl.- Mid n
K Preston of Benson Arironu.
Oil Merger
NEW YORK June 10 (U.P) Con
bollditlon of the Ohio Oil Con p-itn
v.lth the Ttansrontinentpl (911 Coir
pauy m'o an nigaiirutior. s h .1-
set cf 165000000 wus anrionni ed '
today b Amos L Beatv ch . imin
of the bor.rd of tin latter eo niuuv
C' nsolldation will br c ected
through the assumption of win-
lontlnentalb hanilttiei. by O . 3 n
The latter compan will s t it- i
stock on a two ii i one bus); with !
"ubsoqucnt listing on the New Yoik
Mock Exchange
Stoc!:hoUit-rs of both concern
will shortly be asked tor their ap
provtl of the transaction.
WAR DEPARTMENT
ORDERS 10' l'lSKSi
WASHINGTON June 10 U.P
The War Department today mi
nounced cont raits had been let foi
102 now airplanes and 128 new mot
tr. at ati aggrtfcat cist of t"
('03119 vrhUh is to be paid fiom
fund made available in the li.il I
Army Approprl ition bill. '
TRUCK OVERTURN'S 1 HURT i
WANAHACHIE Tx June 10
U.R -Arnold Gieer 2c filling sta-
tion attend jr. wn- n a tiitnal
cciidition ii a hc-ip.t d here todax
following ar iceident Sunday ifter
noon north wett of here. The tiuck
Gteer wah driving left the road
turned ovi-r and bulled the youth
into th- granches of a nearby tr-e
lyiiialllr
FARMING
"Oin: sivtioni"
I'UICB 5 CKN'IS
0 F POLICE I S
SWEPT ASIDE
Enforcement Heads Resign
Because of Crilicifm
Piled On Them
Mil ACO .luii- 1(5. (i ' )
I'olii'e Commis.siiiiior v
I' ltussi-11 and Dftoi-tn
1 i -Itihis Stt'jro l'csio-n-1
hi dn- I'nv tod.'M' -wcjii
.i. uie liv tho pi'essn.t uf ini(i-
" ll 'llH11.lt lull llei tl ja'i
' l . let ut Mfivil J. l.il'io.
Ii' Ii' t lepolU'l' li' t ii- ( in-
ii Tri liu nc.
I'nder tin- fm m of th. i
"MHli.ttiriii iintlu UiismII
. ! M.'g. . Il o CI t -pi t
no i ' al'ln nan -urm i. n tn
I" "lis f hun Miir nj Ri
-. II becoi . - . c iptain ned t
I -ei .ii.- md -t. d. moti m
I ukes i in i uptj' i ..r th I . i
'ilk pill l -it
I i.'put ( 'i mini- ii i f J(1n
Ji In li i k i i in i cti
orrmi-ii .re . a n . jar i
zation nl Mi i x. is i . i i.ni . i
of thi ilfpnit ii ii u i . i ; i
teitiv.. ( no f J 'in i. .. j Up
p unt .I a' ti" p i us nc. oi ' i
Stea..
Russell announreii his jvn ie
slgna'.iiii hi hif oliii'. ut the city
hull expreaalny; bitterness ugalnit
the. circumstances which hud fou
ed htm out of office.
"Stege and I are slipping aside
o the roformer3 can have their
Inning" Rusucll told the United
Pre. "We hove worked our
heartn out on this Job since we
came into office tin 'ust of
August In 192S but the reformei i
wanted red meat .ml w. are II
I defy anv nfuiin i to con
in heie a d how me wli le
have mnli unv misiikts
"Chli'01 I- the if. ' ll 11
the con i ' ami hi- u - cum
i liar i jtht i i ..f .ii
nnywh
(Ji'i'i n of tin i nh
hii ' i e i t. i e .hi one
W e . t' i- l"tlui r
' 1 i .l ue I I i n'.w ' II'
Mi i m 1-t'iiil- H .1 'ii n i
i i t 1 1 i i 1 i i I m A
.. ...I . II I . f
i n a . . f i i lit i
.1 I I. H.I
I I i -- ' i inn il . urn hi i i
a -1 ii t i . if p ilii i fu is f i th
. . K Willi I'll Inn
V .o rdi I- In 1. i ti . if
II ' i ' e wa- kl". 1
Pi ii '.r '.n I- n innrmour
ahli "b t i" to law i n ir eni' t
an i ' i.i ' care .vi . k o s t '
1 i - . J. U luiu v i
i n r i n .ej f i " ' 'Ik U i I
ol I a tli e xvu 'ei. ' it x.
h-s. Uo ' .UKhl i 'i.J 'I 'In
i in urn-tun fa and we . i u'ix
mix Ii' - Tin i f ri c . ..
now inn e in liei. ai i sn.' 1
oioiim1 a- long is Uu utn' '
t no in OOtbii.-ini - ie.uli . s n
it i - . i . t lum h "ii vx 1
rid I 'landolpi .1 r Mi
Asso i i'i i of Cori n. e
I ...i riimoi ' I tin i jlil .ii
in a. i l j Ma i ' V it il 'Ijb
r! T I Th. i ' ' i id
the 'i t..ests of Betting iv n n .x
go. eminent to purge the c.'x '
ii '.ic in time for the oi'.'
t- tii in 19S3.
Russian Ace Is
Credited With
41 h World Record
NTv x'ORK June 10 (inn i
tii I 5eii.'HV-li i ri i ii ol
ih i . . i al T.a at' a i ' ' .
iix w nnofficia'Jx fei" ed wM
ir- i .ith world eio-j ! in m
n '.nth ter he had p i 'ed I i
li.i.Jed lam ' 1-J r ntu 'he
an
I'sinij i new Sikoi.sk . rphibiiu
jln tn the wheel- re n-i veil j
u- io ii' .'ert it .ntj undurd
nplin. and cut. ing 110231
pounds trgiex'ski Ko.neJ into the
1 in t N''Mi Beach airport yester
..u) ut I in p. m and at 0:22 p m
linded tin after attuinliig an ap
pioxim'i'o altitude of 30.000 fe
'rii f.irmor idcord for seajilanes
cm xi eg 500 kllQtfrums dead load
j xva held by Fritz Harder of ic
! many xx'ho climbed to 27710 feet a
Dessau. Nov 5. 1020
GOV. NOMINEE DROPS Dl-j
CAMP CLATSOP. Ore June 10
'UP' GeorgJ W. Joiuph. republic n
nominee for gox'ernor of Oregi
diopped lead 'i"re today xvi il
talk iib to Adt. Gen George A
White commander of Uie Oreem
National Guard.
Heait duease xvab beleved
he the cau.-e of death
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