The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, December 18, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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NNELLY RETURNED TO HOME
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BRECKENRIUGE STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS. FRIDAY DECEMBER IS 1931
(IU0 Means United Press
PRICE FIVE CENTS
OI 12 NO. II
(UPJ Means United Press
GANGSTERS SLAY "LEGS" DIAMOND
FARMING
"OUB SALVATION"
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1 FAMILY STATES
''RANSOM MONEY
WAS NOT GIVEN
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i i t hn' Hi hmi lilgr and
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Bank Commissioner
Shaw Nine Others
Will Face Charges
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Wealthy Kansas City Busi-
ness Woman Brought
Back Unharmed
KANMAM CITY Dpc Ih 'I !'
I'nh-umrd after neatly 36 hour of
captivity in the hands of Hire kid-
n.ppm. Mm .Ntl ljulnland Don-
nelly widely known Kanu City
b Mine wmiuui won returned curly
nliy to her home In the wealthy
.i'h aide residential district hare.
Mr. Donnelly who cams from a
mil l(inn town to bullU the
I !iif Itv Oarrmnt Co. a million
I lir m-e.n wu near exhaustion.
Shr told briefly of her abduction
Wedn ulay n'jrhl and of tile hour
? imprtflonrient In a small house
nfir Kimm City. Knn. nnl then
vms ordered to bed to rost.
shi m d the kidnappers 1U1 not
'.Il r why she was liberated
Member of the fninlly tnted em-initMll.-
that the $75000 rnntotn
.! n i-uleii by the kidnappers had
SAN ANToNio Do. IS 'IP
e'hirgc of allowing the City Cen-
tral Rank to accept deposits when
they knew the bank to be Insolvent
were on file today against nine di-
rectors of the bunk and stsitc bank-
ing C'pmm'ss'.onor. James Shaw
The bank rioted In September with
$10000000 on deposit. Shaw to nam-
ed an accomplice.
One of the director l Harry
Rogers pre dent of the Exchange
National Bank of Tulsa.
Rogers win president of Rotary
International which met .n Amstrr-
dnm. nnd had been provident of the
International convention of the Dl-
clple of Chriat. He wiui named the
Oklahoma reprceentntlvc of Pro'l-
dent Hoovrr'a credit corjwrutlon
for the stalilllzat on of Imnks.
FORTY CHILDREN
APPEAR IN FINE
ARTS CLUB PLAY
A WooJIinJ Child" Cluistnin
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Divorce Papqr
Gift: Citation
Wife's Answer
WAIIINCTON Hit'. IK. (IT)
Kdwnrd It. Mi-1 .oil n wealthy
WiinIiImsIiiii und C'lnclmmtl iub-
IMirr. M-nt liU wife n MimmmiH
In 11 illsiirct' priH-cdinipt stup
(x-d hi a Christinas iaekui;i
It wiih ri'f-alcd In DUtrk't of
(."iitiiinlitii suprriui" court.
His Irtt.r of thanks fur the
l(t will lie ii citation for con-
tempt of court. The citation
huh Issued by (lustier Wlil-nt
uhen tins story viiih told to lilm
this iiiornini; by Mrs. Mcl.c:iirs
iittoriicjs.
RAILROAD ASKS MESURE
And A Hit ol lite Co.vsip A limit Taxpayers
FEE SYSTEM IS CORRUPT
!
CONFERENCE OF
OIL LEADERS
IS URGED
pi itiio-tit na-.ly
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Mr. D.nrtely ns-m aee-impanled i M 'h( " r lhe original
' . hlniiUI ihU.aU 111 .A.a 11. ..
h..me bv I M. Siegfried chief of ."'" "" """'"" "p iu"
W -.iu- o found her and her ne-1 niu of Gertrude Iy.w in a
.... --ro hauff.ur. OeoTKe Illnlr. walk- " "'5 J'1
n-c.owna rtet n the AnRentlne ! " "
; - . C -.hro in . I "' rtnI "'ns "Pon.ore.1 hy
r '" nh?.U1tel''ph?u! Project. Tickets at beln moU
nil tel ine htm to "wntt for the 1 . " ...
Cur thin iniiiuisK ' '"' acJKnaieJ oy
I urn disxu-s 'be ' inio-marw.
.nlHiiiit Thi rrn. XVUh Ut'vo. SfRfrloil
ru led to tha if. As tho cur tip-
""" ' " . .tichel Uioy miw Mra. Donnelly
1..' to. t. hi-thway .-..n rmlnj do. tlo Mrcct. They hnd
..n ha in mil t cot. tiu.-. bn ukea nutontobllc to n
.i null t f ! fun.U pnlBt about thraa blocks from f.te
'hey i f in.U-1 ln lxnd extf
v .!. i.s i "uiiim aw K "ir M linnly. wo hatleiw and . Harne-VlllluniM Druir Store. MIm ami officials of oil prcduclnc
k. . . IUBw luJll..d ... m- lull.. l ... ...I ' t .1 lt. .... n a ..A l.n li
. iui miiii"" " " "-- i r ranees vent- i ine gunerui
hi-veled She wora tho red buelnoTH 'chairman of airani;citienU.
milt with fur trtntnilnt; In which I .
hi- waj clad when kidnapped.
She -Ud the kUlnappora did not QUPPf TQ IM
in stral her bin inai nouner mt "'"'"'
n - the nexro had dopt during
Ity RAYMOND IIKHOKS
AUSTIN. Dec. 18. -A Tcxi rail
fond owned y an Intcmtote rail-
way company three year aj;o dr-
cldeil to contcjt the state law that
requires each line to bo operated is
a Texas entity by n Texas corpor-
ation. It attacked the state levy of In-
tangible tnxos. aMcrtlni; Texas
earnings should bo apread over
'non-productive miles !n oth.-r
i.alcs.
Hut after It went into tne leutii
nspecta of the matter the railroad
decided ta comply with the Texas
rtatutc an I pay 1U taxes.
Now another rallroncl lino asks a
federal cm.it to allow It to disre-
gard the stnto Iw roiiulrini: leu:s-
la'.lve permission to abandon a lino.
.10 that It miy act under permission
of the Interstate cemmerco comtnla-
Jlon. Widely different seta of fact arc
involved but basically underneath
the same question exists -whether
cither a federal boirtl or a fedorul
(trial court can wipe n state statute
i off the books.
If tho Interstate commerce com
BRECK NEWSIES
ATTEND ANNUAL
LIONS BANQUET
Methodist Church Pastor
Makes Principal Talk
To Newsboys
Hoover May Be Asked To
Call Meeting To Save
Industry
ST. LOUIS Dec. 18. (U.PJ-Presl-dent
Hoover may be asked to call
Hovven Diur Store and ntii mooting of Udcral authorities
.... li'tlit.. ..... n.... ilk.-.. kf ij.. I irul ffrinu nt nil rtrilittn t
ItnlsJlon can abrogate one law. why
'can't It trample unothcr undctfoct?
!br a section of the state constitu-
tion? cr write us some now Uws
when It chocucs?
Tills li tho shot that V. M. Mln-
for ten and fifteen cents with all
proceeds to go to welfare work.
Forty children In fancy costumei
will npponr In the recital giving
ballet acrobatic tap und toe
dances. The cust of the playlet
villi Include pupils both front
Hieckonrldge and from Albany.
Tickets arc en sulo downtown
at
Newsboys of HrecIt-nrldfcO wore
tho g.csts today at the annual
Lions Club Chrlatma dinner held
ut the V. M. C. A. building.
Approximately forty of the boy
sttsnded tho dinner anil received
gift at the conclusion of the pro
gram.
The principal talk wn made by
the Hev. Kconoth Pope pustnr of
the F rat Methodist Church.
feature of the program wj
Head New YorkCrime
Cornered and Shot
Following Party
Police Express Opinion Gangster Held By One Person
While Another Fired Shot That Ended
Spectacular Life
ALBANY N. Y. Dec. 18. (LP) tiangdom "got" Ja.-k
(Lejrs) Diamond early today.
As the climax to a hysterical all night party in cele'n t-
tion of his "boatiiitr the rap" on a kidnapping chargi tl
New York city gangster was cornered shot and killed lui .
Several hours after his death police were still uiicerLi.ii
who had fired the shot or the circumstances of the killu '.
Mis wife Alice Diamond was being held for questioning
Airs. Diamond's sister Mrs. Wood Miss Ethel Smith ai-d
a taxi cab driver. John Storey who police said drove I) i-
niond to the rooming house were held by polico for questioning.
The ch'.klrcn played musical saws
accomp-inifd on tho piano by their
mother.
Awards woro made at the must
er of Waco took at the fee ays- ing to jonn pp Busy Dr. Roger
tern of paying county officers when
he spoke before the Taxpayers as-
sociation at Austin:
"The fco system U a corrupting
agency to build up private for-
tunes tathcr thun promote tho pub-
lie welfare nnd It should bo ubol-lihed."
Fourth Attempt To "Get Diamond
Is Successful For Rival Gangs
Three times before gangsters had attempted to kill D..t-
111011(1.
Investigators expressed the opinion that the three luilK'.s
one of which tore through his temple and the other Hvo
furnished by Mw. Don l. Choek of ; through the side of his face were fired at close range. I'ow-
I'arus. ana nor two "Mttio cnoeks. (t. n.s wero evidcnce. They said it was possible that
Diamoiitl wus held by one person while another shot him.
Dr. Thomas M. Holmes received a hurry-up call early to-
day. He had attended Diamond for this last gangland
wounds lie raced to the address given him by tho m.str-
ious telephone caller and found Diamond lying in bed un-
dressed. He w;ls death
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Father 2 Local
Women Succumbs
i n Hrlky. father of Mrs. Julia
lb nlsrh and Mrs. W O. HeSUig-
n usen of this city. c!eU Thurwlay
I'ternron In Muskogee Ok ac-
ordlng tn a uioasage received horv.
Kunrjl sorvloes uro being held to-
lay U s llsintsch nnd Mrs. Helling-
hniisen wnt to Muskogee Sunday
fti r rc.vliir vvsinl that the-h-futht.-
ss-s orltlciilly 111.
COLLIN BANK
ROBBERY HELD
! DAI .LAS. Doc 18. 'U.P' Ujs than
one hour after the Slate Hank of
Murphy Collin County had been
robbed of $1200. police nrrosted two
suspects In Highland Park hore to-
day. Tho men were traveling In ft
Ford rondstor nnsworlng tho de-
scription of tho one In whloh tht
b'indlts etenpsd.
The tsVo unmasked men attract-
ed the uttent'on of the cushlor who
was alone at tho t.tue by presenting I
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elf i p. i i i
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'irelveil I 'I i
f lli ks Ut
stntes to save the industry from
"chaos" It was indicated hero
today at n mooting of the nation's
oil lenders.
A resolution that tho American
Petroleum Institute suggests such
u conference to the president was
placed boforo the board of direc
tors of tho Institute In an execu-1 geope to oppose uny state bond I
itlvo session. Loaders believed It j 9ltcv. und to support the hilf-svay
wculd b adopted. A fight for Brooks m.aiurc that would doprlve
unlteil suptort of an ell tariff irn nt cnttlnL- buck much of Its
program wus being led by Wirt highway money called "federal aid."
Franklin president of the Inde- h .iiunriim. thi. .ttitp's nmtchlnz
dollars to rxivlng off county and
Tho Tjxn.ivcr.1 association which
formed a state orgunlratlon ut Au-
tln failed to take Into Its plans any
definite program us to the more
promising phusos of tne work
such effective county ttixpayr
leagues ns those of Wllllannon md
McLcnnun county. !
The state bodv broadened .'
W. Gray and Paul Williams of "key
memberships" In L'ans Interna-
tional. Keys hearing the emblem of
tho club were given each of tho
thrco membors of the club.
Hallay reported on the recent d s-
trtct mooting at Eistlnml. nt which
time Jullen Hyer. Foit Worth pres-
ident of Linns Jntirnntional was
Hie princtp.il ccnker
pendent Proilucers Association
Offlclnls of two oil companies
announced an order for tho cur-
tailment of production In Texas
fiolds. W. S. Parish proshlont of
tho Humblo Oil and Itoflnlng Co
aid he had wired his suporln.
tundtinU In Twxas to shut down all
company wells on Sundays until
further notice.
J. ICdgur Pew. vice piesldcnt of
Wild Party Activities Seen In
Evidence Left In Death Chamber
The room in which the body was found showed remnants
of a wild party. Deer bottles were scattered over the floor.
Cigarette stubs littered the floor. Diamond's clothes were
thrown across a ehair.
irc!T17 A PUDDO Jl D U Dr. Holmes said his call had come from a man who de-
" 1 DnUflDllij fi 11 IV scribed himself as Diamond's chauffeur.
riuiii ilia ui'iiiiiiiiv its it. jiutt-y iiuei uiiuiiuiiii nisu 10 kiu:
J position of body guard for the late Arnold Kothstein king
ot the New orK uutlenvorid. Alter ltiHhstcms dual'.i
Diamond attempted a succession to the throne but was
driven from New York by rival gangsters to the CuUkill
mountains whore his efforts to set up a gangland rulo re-
sulted in numerous shootings two trials and finally his
deatli.
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I'KN WAKHK.N UJsl-s FISH
AS WICTIIKH FOItKCASTKK
COl UMUOS Ohio. Doc. 18. (U.PJ
Warden P E. Thi..iH. who often
nts in his office ut tho Ohio Pon-
itttntWtry and guzon absently at
the antics of goldfish In n hugo
IhjwI In the prison yard has
rt-nrhed curtain conclusions ubiut
tpddfish anil tho weather.
He cslU his fish bowl the gold-
fi.h weatlirr bureau.
Months of observation has
In nun ht him to tho conclusion
that
Whan the fish are on top of
thr pxl and scattered It's going
to be iroid weather and splendid
fin fishing.
When the fish ure on top. but
I unrhnl together thoro will be d
i.iin storm
When the fish are bslow tho
tup und -attered cold weather Is
'tuning
Whin the fish are below tho
I .ul ire ihrii'd Uifar and huddleil toRslher
Ii i unf. tn throw fuel In the funmce for u
.i.tli la i is bliuard is coming.
Si- t ns
.. .'..111.1 ri.- i. ( IIIMi; UMHHIll.IV KATOKTS
m.i .-.lUgr iit'i SIHIWINO lllii INCHBASK
i rules ssh.h Vs AtfinNQTON. Dee. 18. UJ -
in Mi- the htttit Kreplng dry tn China for IB cents
ml h- tr-n is now p .tsiuie aecoruing u wis
I IH partment of Comntsrca
u check on u Marfa bank and then the Sun Oil IVmijMr.y also un-
stuck u gun In his sldo. nounced his c unimny wus going to
The btink wus robbctl at 1:30 p. m. 'take the same uctlon In Texas.
tiu
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lu-i. rail I . ' i t
s.'iitiii tin n n.-
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arid ' 'WAITOH EXONERATED
Chamber of Commerco annual
iMimiuot for moniberH of tho Hreck-
onrtdgo H'gh School football team
will bo held January 8. It was do-
BY OKLAHOMA JURY
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 18. HU'l
.lohn C. Walton Impeached gover
nor of Oklahoma was oxhoneruted
c.dod Thursday at meeting of twiuy ol bhltnu UuM fraud churg-
i:
U
A. J SHRATT.
f Texs.
tho committee.
The committee oompocd of Mil-
ton Iv Daniel J. D. Hundofer Jr.
Paul Williams and Kobcrt C. Cunt-
ball met with John-'.. Martin sec-
retary of the commercial organi-
zation. Tho progium ha not boon ar
ranged.
I'hineM paper umbrellas gully
minted ars mads of cheap lough
iwtwr. dinitsd in tung." or wood
! "". .. . ..
lOKKST ItOAl) ni'll.niMi H Theso ujnurouas stsu svaier
Olll Its .H)I.I-s I.IVKLIHOOI) .u. wll. if not better as the mors
HAiiRISI't'l'.i. I' i Drc i. ' ' cistiy umbrsllHs of silk and oot-
"...t re... ouiliimg t I. i..n t-n nurliig the past 12 months
lent- In i.-ii.te m.mnt.n - ul 3;000.000 wsre expo rted from
f iios' vi ik for llvi in mi "is "' "" .w-...i-
l. ml E Stuley HSC-I " - "" ..
-. t. Drpartmsnt MNC.INC. SCHOOL TAIUS
N lt. DALE Wis. Dec. 18. '0J. -Re-
ttir St.it. sival i.i an oiu-iime cuiuui---inij-
inu school attempted here recent-
l wss short-lived Tho school
sus discontinued when only 10
rervon.1 ittenuinl its last session.
TUItlvS l'I-N Sll.vni: WATF.lt
FOIt THKIIt Nl'AV CAPITAL
ANC!OKA. Dec. 18. (UJ Sltido
nnd water the two groat nowls of
Turkej-'s now capital are to bo
provided on a largo scale next
yoar.
The doputlos and stnto function-
aries who constitute tho larger
part of Angora's now population
have boon accustomed to tho vo-
ter spans ut Istanbul and they
sigh for something similar hero
to mako life more livable.
So two larse open-ulr swim-
ming pools with faellltlos for sun-
bathing ure to bo constructed.
F'or shade 3AO.O0O treos uro to be
planted including aoualus and
oaks. A hundrotl thouiand vino-
shoots and 20000 fruit trees will
Increase tho greenery.
oi In promotion of tho Universal Oil
and Oas Company.
LONDON KXl'KKT 1STI.MATFS
IHMIV WOltTII III CK.NTtt
LONDON. Dec. 18. IUPJ Horo ac-
cording to Di. Tho.nas 15. Uiwson.
noted lir'.tish physician is what thu
average human bolng Is made of:
Kno.jh water to fill a 10-gnllon
hatrel.
Ifinough f.it for 7 Iwrs of wjp.
Carbon enough for 0000 load pen-
oils. Phosphorus enough to make 2200
muteh-hoHilSr
Sufficient magnesium for one
dose of salts.
lCnoitgh iron to make one- Mtdl-um-slsed
null.
Sufficient line to whltownsh a
chicken coop.
Sulphur onough to rid cno dog
of fleas.
All. nt prevailing prices could be
bought fcr 01 cenU ho aittd.
dlsttlct road bond Issuos. And It on-
(Ibrjcd a state Incomo tax us a
rtady expedient of relieving some
ot the prosent property taxes.
Uj membors heard road without
comment tho fict that pooplo In
Texas now render less than two
und ono-hilf per cent of the woulth
of the state other than real estate
for taxation.
So much for that. Hut the county
taxpayers' leagues have dono u hot-
ter Job of getting at tho root of
affairs. They have gone to work to
chock up county revenues und ex-
penditure! with a view of work'ng
with eotnty officers to eliminate
oxtiavug.tnccH und the unnecossory
compounding of official oxponres
ami multiplying of official Jobs.
Thoy have tackled the Job of
finding out how much. If uny too
high tho county ooutts sitting us
boards of equalization assivts bind
nnd homes for taxation.
Thoy have gone at bond nnd wnr-
iant Issues not with the Idea of
thwattlng proper and noedetl Im-
provements hut to pass upon tho
ninr'ts of oach nronosol.
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Individual seeker. conuomneu me-......... AMKS hoUSINC
About sixtv Ste.in county
teacheis mat today at the c- -rt-house
far thr f nul Institute of the
ichool year.
Mot.vatlon for sch ol wc-k was
the theme of the metln(t today.
MethoiU used In the tsich'r.' of
the various subjects were iHscttss-
rd by tho teiiehers.
After a brlof genrnil assembly
this mornlnz the group dlvldsd for
section;! meetings. J. M. Amnions
of Nccoss'ty wus In charge of tho
high school section nnd Sirs. L'.lllo
Stephen ion of Psiks conducted tho
primary and Inturmedinto dlv slon.
John P. Halloy principal of
Hrockenrldgc high school and H.
O. Coinbi science toachor nddress-
oil .the h'gh school graup discuss-
ng proper methcdi or teaching
sc eice in scconjary scnoois.
A course of study for tho first
and second grade i wus discussed in
the .lmaty und intei mediate
group.
A schedule for '.nterscholas'.lc
bAskotball was worked nut by a
committee and will bo announced
in the near future. Mis. Mlll'e
IV. ickbutn county superintendent
of scha.lij i!d.
Ratification Of Hoover's
Debt Moratorium Assured
at.'
r I. Imn
retar of
.f l-nli-otS i
In riM.pi 'i
JLn'lSS ij I' "
- mm of I-
pu-hing m .s
state ford
Nineteen now
inder way n w
w it i
t t'u Hiput
Hid Wutrls is
i in'iu' tn n in
CALF HOltN WITH PACK
I.IKK THAT OF llULLOOO
ST. CLOUD. Minn. Doc. 18. "U.l.'i
A calf which was botn ylth a
MKKKSCIIAU.M lMI'H face ko u bulldcg has uttracted
IS III YKAHS O LI) attention among farmors In Long
SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Dec. IS. (U.K - Prnlrlo township
A muorschium pipe r-iado lit years
ago still Is used here.
The animal's lower Jaw pio-
trudos like that of a bulldog and
FOIt iIUVK.VII.l-: I)i:i.INJUK.VLY
CHICAGO. Doc. 18. U.R Will
Irsvin. author utnl v coiros-pon-dent
hnl Is that hcusing Is the
cause of juvenilo dellmiuoncy and
marvels 'bat some sections of big
cltlos like New York a .id Chicago
ovar turn out any honest parsons.
Whon slums arc elirnlnatod und
niltHiuiitu recreational facilities
srcsslv excessive lovy upon Te-xas
oltlzenthlp cf tho foe systom and
Its abuses; but officially tho new
tttte Toxpif'r. association win
cilont Upon this tho state's most
paipsblo need of reform In a ssit
mighty close to luuiuon.
DKTItOIT KXI'KCTS IVICOK
KXIIIIIIT OF AIHCKAFT
DETROIT Doc. 18. (IJ.P.) - Offl-
clnls ol thu 1032 Nutionul Aircraft
Show schodulcd for April 2 to 10
expect the exposition to fill the
$1000000 City Airport hangur hoto
with nil of tho lutost aeronautical
designs and developments. says. "Jails and ninny dotcntlon
Application blanks for floor I homos ure places whote dulln-
spaco uro In the molls according I ijuunts should never be Ukon.
to William B. Mayo ohlof engl- ---
Ponl Motor Company nnil ( ClK'l'KK AUTO 1. 1 u i. . n r.
WAS1HNUTON. Dec. 18. U.R The
houso today took up ratification
of tho Hoovot debt momtorlum
with democratic leader Rainoy do-
termlnod to hold It In session
"all night ' if necessary to miss
tho measure. Tho bill came bo-
fore tho hcuso hearing tho reser-
vation icgistorlng a congressional
opposition to uny reduction or
cunculliitton of Huropoun debts cf
tho United States.
Pros. Hoovot before tho hotuo
conveuod took prscnul leadership
In tho fight for ratification. Ho
rummonoil jxirty I end o is Including
Sponkor John Gurnor of Toxas to
tho White Houno to Impress tho
Importance of .pilck action.
The house begun the considera
tion of the meusuro at 12:30 p. tn.
Debate was limited to 8 hours
Hop. Sunders domocnit Texas ar-
gued fcr tho opposition.
SCRANTON COUNTS ON X.MAS
.MAIL TO HOOST ItKCKIPTS
SCRANTON Pa. Dec. 18. (U.lb
Scrantonlans will have to do somo
heavy Christmas mailing In order
to Keep Scrantnn In Its ranking
WOMAN EVANGELIST
AND MAN DISCOVERED
VICTIMS OF BULLETS
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec lh H !'
With a lliblc clutched to her b
nm Mi. Hernice Ocni cv.ingil.--t
und a widow was found slumpe '
In a cha r In her room today ni ii
death from a bullet wound In th'
toniplo while on the V i fev
feet away luy Pie b dj " A thin
S. Long 53 u bullet hole tv jugli
the bruin.
In Long's right hand wot i-
volver. Authorities said he upp .
cntly shot the evangollst then tutr-
ed the gun on himself. Tho tw t
wore long time frlomts.
IIKKK HKItll VISITS FARM
HUNTRR TRAMPS WOODs
HA2L-KTON Pa. Doe. 18. (I I'
Tired and wotu Anthony l 'g.i i.
came homo empty - linn Ir I i(i
having trumped ovor ui P in
after deer.
Just ufter he had ir iti o n 'in-
as u mllllon-dollur postoffice whldi wog cirly n Li0 mornm ' n I
It has hold since l'J2.'l.
Tcfc.il receipts for tho first
11
prov ueu crniinius niay m . ... ..iu monhg Ujl lrJ 8!)2i338.l7.
to those fosv svho he.vo criminal .. . ' .. tinnnnn i
ecmplexes ho bollovus.
"Where housing violates the
sense of decency society can't ox-
Thot loaves more than $100000 to
be taken in this menth to hit the
$1000000 mui.
Since last December's recoipts
bads told him a herd of f - d"
hud come to his fuim and l.
there nil day At sundown Ju ' I
fore ho came homo the deer nn
buck to the woods.
poet tho hoys anil Blrta born ami tl)un lsOiO0O postal
i11 .. L'r i? :?..'L(1i' officials nro confident the post-
Tht pipe proerty of Joseph L. j its nostrils ure divided ono np-
iad pr. jutj ui
with 300 men at
work With i.snipletion ut m
trpjett 7' riulrs ..f n.-sv f.n-s
imut tti.d I vs.. i. built H'fi. .1 pn.
bi'dtJCT v. be asaiUl'L f l ou
1'iirsnlp For Whole Family
MICHIGAN HEIGHTS. Mich .
Underwood was brought to Amer
ica rrom uornuny oy nw granu-
father. Underwood suld the pipe found
Its moat usago during the Civil
pea ring on ouch sldo of tho lews
or Jaw. Although the animal U
strong and healthy. It cannot such
noer.
chairman Of the exposition's board
ef control. Mayo said he antici-
pates all of the available space.
200.000 square feot. will be reserved.
MRS. HAWKINS TO UNDER-
GO TONSILLKCTOMY SAT.
Mis. Lvndsay D. Hawkins who
1'LATKS LVCRKASK DKMA.VIiS
PHOENIX. Ar'z.. Doc. 13. U.P-
Novelty makes a lot of difference
accord.ng to assessors of Arizona's
varlou counties who have rejiortod
an i nmually bring demund for 1932
automcbllo license plates well In ad-
vance of the dtnd'lne
The Arizona plates th's year 'iro
made of gleaming coppor
offtco will make Its goal.
FISIIKRMF.N IH1SKRT NUTS
TO DRAG SKA FOR COAL
I NEWPORT. R. L. Doc. 18. U.P'
A naval fishing expedition was
held In the vicinity of Point Ju-
dith after tho British collier Huron
Glonconnor had grounded.
To float the vossct It was neces-
sary to Jettison about 600 tons of
ccal.
For soveral days fishermen
this i found It more profitable to sal
Welsh anthraclto
for cod and haddock.
14 fluhlnrr Iwvntu wnrp
Dec: 18! ;.. A parsnip 3 inches W.r when t carried Jnto the William Becker the --JriuZ- . eryone "u anxlout "t- t tKe new ! "u; coal with oyster
iHii.tnrni miii'iiih - - i - - - - ... -. ii nv tini. nf nhtn.
purposes. isiue iusm i-iiuiiiv; " " v- -j i - i
milk from IU mother UmV must be ! has been In the Wichita FalU Clin-' form of plate be'ng adopted as a vugs the fine
? hv haWd ' c-Hospltal fcr more than a week mems of adverting the state's red ; than o angle foi
William Becker the owner ' for examination will undergo ton- metal output and lt seems that ov- At ono time 14
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