The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 25, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 31, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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l)e Orcckennge American
WEATHER FORECAST:
W. 'iVx i- iii tonight ind
I ' !. ! i t t n g it t Siut icj
I "ii' n
FARMING
"orn salvation"
OI 12 NO IT.
(U.R) Means United Press
BRECKENMUGE SXEPIIENS COUNTY TEXAS. Hlt'liMnY DECEMUFIl HI li):U
UJ9 Means United Preea
PRICE FIVE CEN1
JAPS PREPARE FOR FINAL BATTL
Abilene Girl Questioned In Death Of Weatherford Athlet
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H l I NI -uj.ei in'i ndrnt
' - 1 urging members
' ' It'iar .ii7 Club to
ttf ' - i I Friday
i i'h ii i i ii h in the
' i ii . i i Hon will
I. iii O' i . mi. trst will
' i 'r i in mi. i fndu-
'it U ii ik" ii 'ii'iin manu-
' uning mi i In mi. iiivunlrs.
T
Hl.
till l Mi.
trn.le and In-
In '
. i i- nn oiit-i'nn.ltnf
if i.i mi .rtti one tdmllar
in nii'.MiFi l.igh school
lltillhr-. ifficmN declare few
hinil i xi-' in Texas It
I- rr-.i i "utiK worth seeing
:
Mr II .ll.ind points out It
will be nn ittrtunltY to
m i few minute- of fellowship
Mn first .l.iv "f thi year ami
infM somr rhonl work Mint
Mtiw'inf; Mention."
'PIlltHK unit murh excuse) nnv
m :c fot n boy to emerge
fimii .i high Khi-i)! without bring
i ii.ii-. for life The things are
tirn for thrm to iMirn. A boy
i c tl ran walk .nit of the av
i- high crhool with a well
i un I'll rlui a'lon and a trade tn
fn.l w Ymi lmiild see 'hi !
I. v - ir.ii d"n and rebuild i
tin .ilirii' rngiM 1 hey'ie drlrik' It
iifn day f t Stephens C unt
fu i i fre
yll.T i tu- therr i
' thn d i' ii tment"
true In
Well
r U'Pm .1
air
well niKh'
thene classes
M
II llnnds
i rpto
InvltntPm nuld
HIGH SCHOOL TO
OBSERVE ALUMNI
DAY EACH YEAR' O'flcere declared the pieces of
glass ftund near Vardeman's body
' fits n. hole .n a light on the g.'tl's
A. mm. inv wh.-h was Inaugti- rar The girl denied sinking anv
iii.il Ui.lnr.lav afternoon at onr whfn question! ani ! hr
Irrrk. ri"tgr Hgh Hchrwl wiM he hwi htfn lnJurp( when her aut
.n aimsl occasion. John K IlnUoy. 'rufk n telephone h.Ic
lrini p'il rtnted In a few remarks
u.tilrpi.cil tu Mir high school atu-
. Ient anil exi- who attendatl the
uTMihiy program The program es-
i.i.iillv fur t'i in tu. lints of B
II .s will In given each year on
Mn lni Wilm-iliv following
"'ii -Mills ii r.nri lti.ry said
Itunnmil Wiilrr president of
Mi. iiilattiru ! f 1K19 wan
'he .iin. ipl i k r llr tutd in-
'iifi'inji ini dent and ronditiotli
m It'n krnrl.lci II gh S mml as It
w i . thin M.-i Jittri Kurr and
Mn. Iiene Kim hi n tu th of the
(... of 1916 ii sde xNitt talks
l.nl lt in f"iivni!l hlstotv
"
w.ie dr-t rltird ! Atch Kinciten. w" - '" " ""- ' " "iirwateji.
in-..lint o' the l'.ijft giduatlng"'"cnln "" H't. Thus fonatble Thum Ftw-
. i- Short ti k- werr also mado ' n mn toppled out of the aii-rett of the Hhoffle'd police force.
in Miw tllndv- Haitel Ms I Jly
int.rrty. and Mts llaxel DvU
tiMiei im j.tr tdents. Mrs Otto
;....m rhi ' -.'ii mim Kathleen
llitne. il .f .T. and Harold
f. 'fm else of 31 vnre introd
' Mim ll.irtell . president of
ii lJV clem
The h'gh hool i:che.tra en-
' I'. nn. I with etelal (elections to
i ; i n th- pro; .nn and a number
i k' ten hy the iMh' iiuirti1te
M . i nlt foiiiui ntudenU
t . iie-ent.
Iv NsS ( ITV WO.MT.N
IMIIUIO.MINATi: CITV
KANs.X" CITY Mo. Dec 31 iU
If the women (i Kins as City
mi .lr Idr to lake forcible cm
m I ..r die toAn Mi. men will t
Ii (inite'v m the i-twit end . f the
ti.i ii '
I'm .he tOlin iletjllrd renstis te-i-.it
kIiiwh w uniii in the majinty
In more than loimii of the to-
' .1 population given at JOB. 7 PI.
.. i. hi iift.20l women.
LATEST STOCK
'lV
II.MTKI)
in in fin 60
I' A I. 1J
Smelt IP ft
onda 9 7-
An
An
Auburn Auto 131
Ywntioa Corp M I Id
Beth Steel 1 3-1
Bveis A M 17 3-1
Canada Dry 11 1 2
Chrysler II
('urtlss Wright 2
Klert Au li 30 1-2
Klec St Uat ?G 1 2
Foster Wheel 0 I-1
Fox Film 2 5-8
f.m Ulec 25
tlm Mot 32 VS
Clllotte S H 12 IH
iuiKlvear IS
Houiton OH M 1 2
Int Cement ! 1 I
Int Halves' i '.'I
Johns Mnnville 17 ' 8
Kroget O i H I 7 8
Lin Curb 10
M -itg Ward 7 5-8
N it Durv 22 7-H
I'.i i t'lihlix 7
OPINION HELD
YOUTH STRUCK
BY GIRL'S CAR
Piece Of Headlight Glass
Found Near Body Held
By Parker Police
FOHT WOI'.TH Dec 31 ) P
Parker county officcia tnlay were
questioning an Abilene high school
girl fe nd Injured In her automo
Mle Christmas night In the mys-
terious death of William Varde-
man. 17 Weatherford high school
athlete.
The gtrl was found oast of
Weatherford hy a motorist and
brought to Methodist Hosp.tal here
for treatment.
Vardeman'a body wns found by a
firmer near the Port Worth high-
way the dny after Christmas. Ills
pockets were turned Inside out ami
I his shoes had been removed. It wns
at first thought he had been mur-
dred by a robber. He had a frac-
ture! skull
However offlceis checked up on
i pirn- of headlight glass found
near the I. Jy and on a report that
a girl hail left two youths In
Wealherfird Christmas night and
.driven east cf town In her auto.
The girl now being questioned '
'and two youths had attended the
AbJIene-Reaumont f-mthall game
i here Christinas day and were re-
turning home when she let the hoys'
t In Wentherford and drove her
j car off nlone.
I They wild the boy became
alarmed when she did not return
. for them and hired an automobile
'and made a fruitless search for
SHERIFF TOLD '
TO RUN FIRES
ON MOTORCADE:
HOLLYWOOD. Kin Dec 31 'UP
Police Chief K I. Hai field of Dau-
ts n warned irom tits Uwdimc I ptrm.nrnt Itntuh polm
eir of an alleged rum tunning j believe tint Kng. ind t-
mrtorcade to "put down that gun thmhu.it .f n .... .i. mi..
and i .n ' shouted back. "I don't
'kn'W how to run." today and blast -
- . . .L . . . .1
"""" iy wounoeu nariieiu
" w """ti . .. .-
; n"a " B"'na owl continued l.r
'" wh shotgun s the motoi
"d een r "P1 b hlm
I ("lcer s ml the curs were load
!'' wh 'l'"'-'
GARNER SEES
TARIFF BILL
PRIOR TO TAXI:
WASHINC.TON Dec. SI aj Pi
ine proit'iniiity inui democrats j anu poet oiriees ami connected
Will bring up n tariff proposition w.th local mllre hiiidoo-uterH by
soon after the holidays and rush ordinary and pr.vate te!( phme '
It through the house ahead of the1 Altci dem'r bing how the prlvite
tax bill waa Indicated today by tilephonen t police hdiilipjai ln
Hpcakri Oarner. laie oieiated Knwiett eontlnucii
Clarner said after a ci nferencc "Onr cannot hrp ti fleeting that
with houn- leaders and finance . 'n thw pirtnu'ur i ise we mlg'ht
rxperU who ileal wlUi tariff and w.th ulv ml ige. copy the Ameri-
m. inkimiixi inai uinro la n
posallrtllty the tnnff will bo given
prect'denre.
QUOTATIONS
Villus
i PhllUm
Pitt
Pralile f) A C 4 1-2
Ihlie Oil I 1-
Purity Bak 12 1-2
IUdlo 5 1-2
clears Roebuck 33
Mhell Cnlon Oil 3
Southern Pacific 37 -l
Sinn Oil N J 27 7-8
Soccny 0 1-S
Stiidebataor 11 1-2
Texas Corji 13
Tex.u iiUf Sul 22 3-1
lex Pnc C & O 2
I'm I Klllott 10
l' S livjiMim 111 1-2
L U Ind Alt Mi 1-8
U S Steel He 3-8
Vanadium 13 1-1
Welding Klec 23 l-l
. Worlhlngton :8 3-1
Curb Slocks
cities Servleo !i 3
t'otd M Md 0
tlulf Oil Pa 26 3-4
Humble Oil 45
Niag Hud Pwr 0 1-2
Stan Oil Int II IK
"Hollo. Suckers."' Creeled Texas
(uinan ikI Prohi Agents Spoke
In Return With Lejjal Authority
There's A Moral
I fere And II Is
liny 11 A I Home
lfi aii'ts llr.Mili II. AtrliUoii
I'. Jtlt it iiilstnki.
Atclilxnii ipM'liiirgrl his Irgnl
ruiiiM'l utter being found guilt)
on a cliurgi' In .liiitlrr- of tin-
I'lticr .1. V. Cnitli'iiiiiirH court
rilin"-ilii) iiftiTiiiiiin. It lias it
mUtiiki'.
AIIIiiiiikIi griinli'd a ncu trial.
I 'iite had the finger on Alrlil-
uiti. The illscliarceil connsrl miih
on the Jurj. II WAS it tiiNtnlie
Atrlilsiui. Inciil nttorne. seriu-
ingl titth had nething hut nils
laUi'H lately.
He married.
Thtit uiih i: it the tuUt.ike 'I he
error he made uns oliliilnlng his
llccnv iiwnj frutn Steplienn
I'litintj. It un tiuiii Unit charge
he Mils tried Wedfledu.
Ill- representative with the rn-
limit Itnlatid ".llggs" llntseltoit.
ilrpilt.v tits collector Itniselloii
elili'lltl. lillllgleil the cane be-
cause Alehlsiiii was found guil-
ty and fined S-MMI and given nn
hour In ttie Stephens Couut.v
Jail.
Hut Atchison bring a Inn it.
discovered a lunpliiii". He ni-
pcali'd and wits granted a new
trial. Pile llrsl aetlnn of 1 1st de-
feudaiit tuts lit slum llraseltnii
the ilniir. Ills career as a lauer
hud eudi'il as it had liegiiu sud-
ilenl). Hut Itraseltitn Is of a unlile
lirretl of nell. If he isillliln't be
iavt.ver he cnulit at least lie jur-
or. He ttas.
On tin second trial Atchison
was given i hours in Jail. Ho
served thlrtj niltllllm of lite
time before bribing It's vvu.v i .tit
tilth cigars.
It ttas one of I lime ttas of
Miiliainis-lni; bridegrooms; alio
ttf getting elgitrs for the court-
house "gang."
BRITISH POLICE FEAR
CRIME WAVE SIMILAR
TO THAT IN AMERICA
INIh. in ;i ujP'
Many t
offn i r '
nn tho
of shool- '
in
I'litragis and gen ral lawlens-
'ness
slml.at t i that In the United
writes In an article dealing with
crime appearing In the Police He-
view
"The Increase in oigun.ied ruliU
on post oftlcss and Hanks" he de-
clared. "Is one of the moat diffi-
cult problems the police have had
to face The moat sinister aspect la
the growing us i.f firearms In
these robberies
'It u Interesting to note some
of the Amer'cun devices used to
contend with armed gangitrrs in
" ' "
ecent yeirs Th
Arnei'can winl.
ClUMlilM A II fill lUltflt lf f ..lr.l.J it I
' inv4' .bly aimed and nil bank i
i can symeiti Another vnlu.thlc mi
I gettlon t that the wall
post offices and Innki
uk..nll evsa
f.ltrd with conveniently
nliiced
rattles in trie same manner hi a
romm 'itication cord is fitted in a
train compartment The roi
that when nnll.d it w.iuia nnJ n
wnu .1 na Mijinf r i-i it rni . un
alaim bell outside in the strict
thut ciun.ng general alarm.
ft ss WOlllls CAUSHI) f
HIM TO CHANCi: NA.MI'.i
I'lHlKNIX An. Dec. 31. (UP)
Many old-timer in Ar'.ionn and
i New Mexico call Anton Mazxuno-
vlch. ex-Indian fighter and plaint-
man who has turned author In
his ol age "Tony Dolton
Asked for an oxplnmition. Mas-
znnvoeh - u.l lne ccnvmercoi organization.
"Tio manv pei-...ns thought I I Brewster declared he would be
wn swiiiing when he.iiiag my unable to serve us prosldent during
nnmo. so I adopted the name of tnc year No act on Ivul been tulter.
Dollon as a matter of conven-' " 'he matter today.
Icnce." j A M Smith was named firii
v li c-pr 'sldent Cer 1 n Newhy. nec-
TO BlKO.Mi; BKTTllK CITIZIINS '""I v e. -pieident and Hussel 1
BAt'INK W i Die So I Jones titasutcr
lli ntf hi tin Ameiiiaas by huy John Z Mart. n vvn reelected sec-
inn better Armenian the Ht H. v 'itaiy foi the yeui
Leon Tourlan. ranking prelate of: Brewster statement to the
the Aimonlin Apoat lie Church of boiid followi
Ninth mi South Amei'ci told a Boird nf Director1'
h iilii i mi of i '..m i up i h . 1. 1 1 ' ' . I. i i ' i '.1111111 i
CHU'AOO. Dec 31 U.R t'tohi -
bltlon agents raided Texas O'lin -
n': ."n:iMnr" nRht club tfMay.
iiiui'ivii ia fminjun in urnvt- ami
pincee led to strip the "bright
upot ' of in furnishing nflor seiz-
ing allrgrd llfiuor.
The in id found .gayety at its
height wi'h Texn'. vrt ran of aim-
.Inr rnldt on her New Vrk nlght-
i tubs directing the merrymaking.
"Hello Suckers." the night club
quren gfrteil agents a they en-
teied the dooi
600 CONVICTS
RUSHED TO AID
FLOOD WORKERS
Wide Stretches Of Levees
Endangered As River
Banks Flooded
.IAIUSON. Mii.s. Dec. 31. U R
Six hundred more convicts from
the I'aiehmari. Miss prtion ftirm
were despatched to flood throaton-
(d rountlft of northern Mlselaalppl
today us hi avy inins renexvod the
flood menace.
Super ntendent J. W. Williamson
rt'd the request for aid came front
tSI-mlon. Sumner and Webb
wherr flo id waters of the Tnlla-
hiti'hle Itlver endangered wide
Rttcti hi i i.f levee
EQUIPMENT FOR
HOT LUNCHES AT
PARKS INSTALLED
Kiilpment for prov.d ng hot
lunches foi tudents hits been In-
.stalled at the Parks schorl accord
.ni( to Mrs. Millie Blackburn coun-
ty school superintendent. The chll-
ilnn muy now have the food In
the.- lunches warm for the noonlmndo today both Hrcckenrldge
men! thrniik'h the oven like ar -
rangement
Suite provlc.on for warm food
for rural school rhildron was one
of the project advocated In the
henlthcade carried on In this
county last full
The ej ipment at Parks was
pui chased by the Parent-Teacher
A.4mo( iation
SMALL DAMAGE
IN TWO FIRES
Utile damage was caused by tho
two fires which occurred Into Wed-
nesday afternoon according to Fire
Chief Pardee.
At 5:36 p. in. yestorday n small
blue occurred at tho hruin of Asa
Kmlth north of Drcckonrldgo. The
trash ut the rear of the 1'lggly
ai.. . i. .. .ir
t ' " . " ". "
i jhiv Hiiarae -saiiise vrm ait raiiiaiiii..
" ii. ik nn. v.iiua 4KIIV11 Willi mi
'"" of IroPriy
u"iMiiini
S' l.'l.'llSll
: CANAI. '.ONI
V?S$. M!U J.'0"1' UI':('K"
BALBOA Dec 31. fl'.Pi
Iloniv !
Itrewettnn. long dUtnnce
awlm-
nnn champion of tho Isthmus of
Panama set u new Panamanian
uwimming record in ttie recetti
mod In Balbi it pool whon be cov-
eied the 81 lap course in 23 min-
of hrllll' lni' 23 seconds lowing tho r.ra-
' ICliHU IllilUU
. .!... .n.l ..!
' " " ' lcw ''"' ". "V m sec-
-''i.
Brewertun probably will go to
(l tho ITnltrd States to paitlclpato In
o tlte Amer.can tryouli for the 1881
Alymplcn to be
held at Los An-
I geles.
BREWSTER ELECTED
.'. It. Brewster gave the hoard
of dlrectois of the Chamber of
Commerce a declinator)' statement
today following his olectlon Wcd-
"e-y Mternoon to the presidency
POLICE PROBE
FATAL EASTON
BOMB MAILING
l
1 . . . ... . n
Inird Victim of Premature
Blast Expected To Die
From Injuries
EASTON IM . Dee 31. H Pi A
nationwide 'nventlg.it Ion rf antl-
Klsclst activities In the United
States by government agents was
IniKcnted today by postal authori-
t'cs following the bomb plot fp -tratod
here at the cost of two mail
clerke' liven.
Donth of a third man who wns
mangled while Inspecting the sec-
ond of six bombs mailed to four
prcmlnont Itnlians. an Argentine
vice-consul and n reform school of-
."clul wn- oxpocted.
Th'a victim Charles Weaver an
expert aent from the Dupont Pow
ucr v-ompiny. was reporiou sinKtng
. . .....
today.
iiomh i)i:iivi:iti:i).
CI.BVKIANT. Dec. 31. U.R) A j tetdiiy when drive n by col to ncok
dynamite bomb wrapped In nisheltei at j faint house
package was dolivered today to ' Today his body was found by
Count C. P. . Uuzl-O radon igo ' two fell.tw octttmntH of the bull-
Itnllan consul in Cievoland.
Detective Inspector C. W. Cody
said only it miracle prevented the
I Infernal machine from exploding:.
causing a heavy loss of life
i WASHINGTON Dec. 31. (U.R
Tho state (leiwittiiient tock prompt
' muasuros today to protect Italian
' cfflciuls ropresentaUvoa In this
country to what postal officials
bellovo to bo a nationwide bcnib-
Ing plot.
The dcp.iitment asked tho police t
to protect the Italian umlmtwy '
here. I
HOLIDAY WILL
BE OBSERVED
HERE FRIDAY
firmed icports that the Second
Ilcnldcnts of Hreckcntldgo were Klve-Veai Puin w.ll aim to satisfy
preparing todny to obseive New the every d ty needs of the people
Yenr'h eve actlvitlos and Filday oven If heavy Industiles must bi-
as a holiday. curtailed
According to onnrunrement Amnl indication i of thn chanue
!banka will ho clrood Friday. The
pot ornco also will oleervo the
Icghl holiday.
- . -
P'fssian Aide
Not Principal
MOSCOW Dec. 31. dpi Surmise
wan occasioned heio by the arilvalf 'rnlture tadlos and other prod-
of American ncwsiaHis cariylng j uc's of light Indaitry. Heports In-
orroneons rejiorts that Michael ! slst thut wotd has come down frum
Borodin famed Htisaliin "adviser" tho Centi.il Conitnltteo and the
In tho Chinese to volution is now Polltictl Bureau rf the Commun-
i Incliml of an elomentnry school ' Ut Party that the Second Five
for American and Iflngliah chll- Your Plan must bo fronted with
dtun. jthU In view.
The United Presa has been as-1 Insofar as It Is pisslblc to Jud-
auroil thnt Borodin has no connec- frCm conversation tho chang of
lion whatsoever with the school. rmnhiaLi firm honvv to llaht In-
..a.10..0rr w"11m'e11to " fcl
that Mrs. Fnnny Bcrodln his wife
who also played a role In tho Ohl-
neso I evolution Is the school head.
.Mrs.
Boiodln has been active In
educational woik s.nco her return
from China where ahe was for
some thno u captive of the North-
n.n i.nllwlal fnnoj Uh. .Ilruotu
a school of frrelgn languages here.
in which many Americans teach
English.
I iJoron lllwef is now engngo
! Vailous tanks for the Commun
1st Party out at the moment him
no definite ttosltlon. He was ie
moved in October fiomi his Job
as head of the poper tiust owing
ny nowarii'to tho non-fulfilment if nn.ductlon
plana under his leadership.
in Aiinirinn in in aaanjuii nv
I American children in Moscow
one
I has been opened In Lonlngrad and
othois aie planned by Ihe miihoil -
lios In Kharkov and othei tenteia
rt fnieign population
PRESIDENT
OF CHAMBER; DECLINES PLACE
Bieekeni idge Texan
"licntlcmen I have been unof-
flcia' y nfotmed that at yotf
mooting hold December 30th 1031
you aaw fit to nleci me to tho
presldoncy of tho Chainbor of Com-
merce At this tlmo I with to ex-
press to tho hoard my keen ap-
p: eclat on for their seeming confi-
dence in my veiypeorabll ty How
evor I must decline this great hon
or liocallse of c'rcumntHnecn over
which I hove no ccntrol. Thine cn-
ejumfiancos are eo many uat I w ii
tefraln from onumotattnt th m at
ir a nmo. inanKin? you ngun ioi
ycr klndnoss In this nmttor I beg
to rcmS'n.
"Youri very truly
.1 It BHRWSTr.R"
Rene Glad It Was John
If Any 'Damn Demo'
AI'STIN lice. 31. His iersiinal friend and political antagonist
llene It. Creager has uoniltialed Sp.-aker .litltn N. (iarner for
president of Hie I tilted Stales.
"The democrats of Texas niiilil go a long tta.t and do a lot
ttorse llijti tu send a delrgalloit tu cast its vote for his nitiiil-
itiitloii to Hie presideiic.." Mr. Creager said while in Austin.
.Mr. f ri'iin - republican iialional coitm.ittccmaii from Texas
has Just returned from Washington. One of his first visits
thrW vviih tu the detiiRcratlc spntker. The.v're from the tuimo
(iingresslomil ilKtr. t and are close persaniil friends.
Mr. CnngiT sent (iarner a telegram of cnugriitiilations it hen
lie was dected spe liter. "If att.v damned democrat had to he
speaker I in gl.id it tins jnti. .loltti" the telegram Mild.
llan Accused Of Shooting Eneniv
Found Hanging By Rope In Cell
CIHPI'ICWA I'AIiUS Wis.. He.
SI. dJ.R C'huiles Useahman 3r. al-
leged assistant of l fnttnor whnse
slater had refused to marry him
committed suicide todnv liv linnj-
i "
ng himself In Ills cell
Sought by a poase of 100 after
ho had wounded Veine J'hnsi-n
twice t'lenhmnn surrendered yes-
lien in the Chippewa County jail.
They had slept while Useahman
fashioned n rope from n blanket.
Soviet Turns
A 1 1 e n t i o n To
Peoples Needs
Second Of Five-Year Plans
Includes Better Living
Conditions
MOSCOW. Dec 31. (U.R) T h
public la pleased with the tincon
have been uiven teccntiv in dc-reen
tntrnlr ' tr iinnrnM mngnii ilvinL'
Manila id- Attention tins centered
on tho economic "front" frr years.
)Ut now nai( (jfnneiy cin turned
to campaign for better housing.
.Hchools rrstaurants cleanliness
and objectives.
Obviously the cultural front can-
not be conquered without mire
fond cloihei household utensils
dujtry Is finding a warm populu
rlMponxe. Af'er the strenuotn years
of the f r pVe-Year PI n. It holds
out a prom "0 t-i uwaid In trim-i
Ii' Iwttrt living condilionA
! Tho St ito Planning Conimi on
I tOiixDlant. t'le Muureme Council of
Ns'lonil K.uno-ny and m i an-
tral reonom e bodies nm nt orenent
revet -h:y at work .a
f.gilies' of two pi Mi-.
the
ontii
OFFICIALS DEFER
SCHEDULED CLASH
WITH EASTLAND HI
The scholuled bimkethull game
i'M 'ween Rastland nndBiirkem dvte
high rchools Ml fm Ktul.v n nht
nan oeen jMimponed iu routing t
Jihn F. B'liloy prineip'ii.
Mil ley dated the game would h
played January b.
7. ne iimi game of the new yeai
for the Hiiokotoos w.ll be January
S at Albany.
I'l'Mizei'ni ff
IjAjJlUhlVII Jl
Wviiov A vk'titl
1 ltin"
mt sTicmiw trv nn! -i
aio J If u-nli 'in .
(U.R) Trial cf William II hell tower
for conspiracy to mtirdor In tho I
"
ISvaits mine nmhuih of Inst Mny I
iirua InvsisiKii til kl liAsn lilnts l
objected to Moinotix's ci nt nue.l
prcienre in the cmrt ro m after
juunf Jien'y K J'rowitt iiad ro-
i leased tlu corrospondont from
charges of contompt gtowlng cut
. of an editorial appearing In his
I impel.
sTcond dema'nd' for he eptmJion " to th"-x Thur"' "'-
of John T Moutoux staff corre- 5.'u .
spondent if the Knoxvllle Tenn. ' J"6 toprtliiro lioil risen l.i
Newt-Sentinel flfy lpBrslidsnftornoon.
J B Snyder defen i "Morney '
BANDITS LOOT
BANK CASHIER
OF MONEY BAG
KANSAS CI TY. vans . Dec. 31.
il'l'i Two masked bandits today
irlxed $ASOQ In cas'.t from Bert
Chronlster. cashier of tho Urscdale
Sts'e Hink 'n n dating daylight
holdup here
Chron tet told police he waa re-
turning to his bank from Kansas
City Mo w.th the money whon an
automobile crowded his aedan to
tho curb.
A young man a handkerchief ov-
ei the lower part of his face len)-
ed front the car flourishing an
HUtctint c pistol. Ur'ng It ns n club
ho breko a window In tho sedan
and shoved tho
cashier's back.
muzzle Into tlioloBO station.
His companion thon opened n
doir of the sedan and took the bag
containing the mnnoy which wni
to have served for the payrolls of
the Frisco and Missouri. Kansas
and Texas ra"roach.
I LONE DAYLIGHT
BANDIT LOOTS
KILGORE STORE
KtMiOHF.. Dec 31 d p. A lone
duvllght binillt entiled The Mod
el ' Storo at 7 a. in today bound
1 Moglll clerk lecked the (loot
an" '"-nP " '; r" e
c"h reRl8ter-
MERKEL YOUTH
CRASH VICTIM
ABII liSN'12 Dec 31 HP.
J w.
Matmflem Jr. 10. Merkel high
ached boy was killed here today
whon he fell from n truck be-
ncith the wheols of u trailer. His
head was ciuahrd.
after head winds ana i
AUT OAI.I.KKV BUYS STATU H neti "V u tomndo -rj
OF I.OUIS XI OF FltA.VUK ll"-
BUFFALO. N. Y.. Dec. 31. U.R) '
A statue of King Imls XI of
Fiance carved fiom wood nnd
' nearly llfo size has hoen pur
chased by the Albright Ait Oitl
Icry hero.
The piece lelaitiK lt oilginal
'riloiing of .icailet. blue and g"ld.
applied hv tho lalh Centmy ctaf's
man
Tho stutuo shows tho k'ng lu Id-
inv a falcon In his eauntloted le't
I hand It Is believed the oi.lv
statue Ih eXihlenee showing the
Kier.eh king befoie he was .Ml
Norther Sweeps CSfcd
Altlioinch a hard diivn n it
wind sw pt this lerntoiy Wedur
('. ly n'ght at no time d d '.be m. ;
etliy ill rip below t'le f i ei 71 n if p ml
aeiodm: t' ttiiipi i 1 1 in e rnoi.l
l.ie eo'd vv nd give iinllcut'oli - '
freezing weathei but tho 'norm
et" died during the n'ght end to
day dawned clear
Accordlr-g to tho tcrords of the
Texis Lou'slana Powoi Company
Ith'' '"In mum temporHture during
j (he nf.th w nd wnu thlity-slx do-
'i'pt . tocorded at 0 a m. today.
Th- maxim in f.r Wednosday
w;l ' f fty drgroos and tho minimum
Wi MriY-slx. The low point Wod
' . ' v..i -. .. . mu-
i iii'.iuiiu vvai i iiaiiTi i in i hi k ii. in. ii
mercury slumped to forty-two dc
grees at 0 a. m. and travclod dow
MISSKI) ONH DAY IN FIITY
BROCKTON. Masn.. Doc 31. d Pi
-William H. Thnyor 71 has
missed only one day's work during
his .10 yoars ns prcpriotor of a
ill fil new-itiei mIiiihI
CHINESE WILL
FIGHT TROOPS
AT CHIN-CHOV
Last Stronghold of Manchi:
ria In Path Of Marchinu
Jap Brigades
KOWPANCTZK. Man.
31. 'I' Pi Japanese troop
this city Into today on t
across Manchuria and pp i
a final bat Ho 'before reir i
Chow last strong!) .11 ( f
ese.
Repot ts that ilefcn I r
Chow had halted liv c
o the city to draw !''
a ling tho Tnllng Itivi
(icncral Tumons as he nn
the advance gtmrd of Jni n
gdes and airplanes. Th
30 miles north of Chln-Cln
Demonstration
Asrcnl Assume-
Duties Frida
Miss Mnnilo Pryor of M ib .
assume hor duties as hemr '
strrtion agent fo- Stephen '
ty tomorrow. Mihx Prvm .m
In llrockenrldgo Wcdnesdas
nlng with .Miss Myrtle Mint i
telel flnmnniit itfi f 'on i..nn( l
They havo spent to day m .
forence with Miss Prnncci
littm who offered hor rfMr-n i
na domonttrntlnn agent of
county moro than n month i-.
Miss Pryor hng had levet ii .
of teaching oxporlener In t.n i
schools of Knufmin cotin'v
has attendod Norta Tex.
Toachers Collcgo In Denton fm
tst two yearn receiving he '
elor of Kelonco degret In Am
Miss Pryor will hfg n in
schedule for tho new
enntinue the work jn d i '
been carrlod on with no In.
to the change Mlsi Muii.i.
Minn (. neutham plans to i
hern until Saturday when in
go to W.ch'ta Falls for a
fore returning to her Iv .
Wolfe City.
TORNADO TAKES
LIVES OF 1W
.tUOMI'IUH Tonn. Dn
A woman and a minll .
killed another woman w
ly fatally injurod and a
threo was unaccounted
NATION'S (Tills
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FOB I'MFOUM
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