Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1, Tuesday, July 20, 1920 Page: 2 of 4
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Tjm L. Haxtci - - Owner-Editor
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TUESDAY. .IDLY 20 1920.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
family living hy nub-renting room or
rnther cottf and ImmIh for the luxitrr
of a whole room to oneself Ih not en
.oyed hy many. With UiIm filling tip
of private homes even to cots on the
gitllerii" and In the garages the roo.n-
ing hoiies and hotel are full nnd tin-
f 1'iit eltk-H are growing like iimsli-
rooms. During the Hiniiincr wcptIht
the tent In the eholee of many and all
over town and particularly out on the
dgp thousands of tent dwellers out.
deep and have their being lirccken-
ridge Is still a great opening for rosin-
ing lmiiHCs nnd for home-huilders.
" For District .lutlcr.
The American N authorised to an-
nounce (1. O. Ilutemaii as a candidate
for District Judge of thu Kith Judicial
district suhject to the Democratic prl-
mnry to In held July 'J Hit.
C. .1. O'Connor for Judge.
The American Is authorized to an-
nounce ('. J. O'Connor as a candidate
for District Judge of the Moth Judicial
district. Mihjcct to the Democratic pri-
mary to lie held July 1M
For SlierllT.
The American Is authorized to an-
nounce L. D. Head as .i candidate for
Sheriff of Stephens county suhject
to the Democratic primary to he held
July 21.
For Kcprrsr-ntntiii!
Thc American Is uuthorlzcd to an-
nounce Dr. K. i:. Harrison as a candi-
date for Ilcprcxcntntlvc of the HSth
district mibjcct to the Democratic pri-
mary to he held July -I.
Come to think of It life liiMir.nu.-
and I'liewiug gum arc the only adver-
tised commodities widen have not mI-
vanced in prices since heforo the vir.
Yes. you can write to your friend
and tell her or him that there Is pleutv
of work for the lxy out In the ol!
fields. Hut make It plain that you
mean W'OUK. and not the high wiiftw
they he.ir uhoiit with stool Joh. No-
Issly works harder than oil field people
who ore earning tliose hlph wages and
ngaln a green hoy or man cannot citne
In and llll one of the hlgh-prlccd pl'ui
even If he could find a vacancy It
mki-s Kru ai.u nHMirini- w iiuiu " j. (I.vo f M.oi.alIty
ftii i.iiiu I thiiiit imiu .r iiiiitir mil
every hand. If tlio Isiy has a good
Imcls ami Is not afraid of hlNtcrs on
hands und cricks In nee. there Is wnrVl
here for him at good vages hut cot
the 1ft to J.Vdoihtr Johs tlial he mlgld
conent to take "Jnst for a while yoi:
fcnmv."
innocent Inquirers .isk The Amer-
can what Is meant hy "African tlolf. "
in a word It is to lie cTplnlnrd th.it
It Is another name for the great g.ini'
originated hy our iclored hrother.
Waco Texas claims the honor this
game Ivelng more familiarly known as
"(Jraps." How It Is plajed has never
yet Itcen explained In words NoImmIv
can follow the variations as told In
either negro or Doyle language Vny-
hody e:ui play It. Intuitively .ilmo-'t.
It costs $'J1.70 to play It in Urccken-rhlge.
UMrU say that the Itris-kenrlitg.-"llnie"
contains "" per cent of true oil
Valid." and that it Is n much higher
percentage than Is foinid in the line
fields of any other part of the North
Tcxhh division. The .Mind Is the por-
ntisroiittfltiieut and the life of a well
Is largely dependent on the facility
with which the oil and gas can flow
from the great reservoirs helow or
whererer the reservoirs and distillery
(or oil U located.
Anyhow. If an unusual numher of
fnolH present tliemsehe.s demaudlui: to
go over Niagara in hiirreh- prohibition
has fortunately provided plenty of leir
vcls and we are assured the water siiji-
ply up the. Niagara may he ilcpcmli l
llM)l).
THE TRICE OF GAS.
There must he something wrotlit In
Texas If the story from Los Angeles
r-preneiits things aright. It Is stated
that carloads of Texas gasoline are
being shlpiied info California to re-
lieve the gas shortage there It I-
true th.it Texas Is producing more
gas than the stale cousumcV ami Cali-
fornia Is as Mod a market as any al-
'hough 't hud been supposed that Cal-
ifornia was a big exporter iierself.
When' the slory hepfus to get r.'iill
Ititerestlug Is in (hut parngmpu
which tells of the price ut widen
Texas gasoline will he sold to Cali-
fornia lousnmers after it U mlxel
villi a higher grade of pis ns Kr tlie
specifications in the California law.
They will sell out Texas gas In Cali-
fornia for !!" cents a gallon and tltn:
after trausMiiiing it half way across
the continent in a time of tank-car
shortage and oerloided railroad.
They will add it higher grade of 4.1s
to It and Mill sell It lit .". eents.
People In Texas In the oil fields tied
particularly those within smelling dis-
tance of rellneiles. will vonder w ij
they are held up that wny. The prlre
of gas In Itreckenrldge Is :i." t- 110
cents a gallon to consumers
lW AND ORDER PLANK SIDE-
STEPPED HY HKPUHLICANS
.Mr. (Mirlsteiisen says he I- "pluiiih
Ickied" at his nomination to carry the
standard of the third party. Whlc'i
reminds us has the i'lumh plan niip-
Itcarcd in the third party platform?
Another fine old series of Jokes that
no longer have any foundation In life
Is the one bused on whnt the parent
says to daughter when it's 1U o'clock
and her beau luiMi't started home ye.
Many many families lu lirceken--Id
ku wito own homes mid many wii
even rent Ictuses lien in making the
The campaign some one says will
Hut proba
bly not devoid of MrMiuullth which
have hardly had time to get started.
live crowded coach loads to the
train and two trains u day Into lids
burg Indicate that the publicity mutter
has reached niiir.
I'erhutw the most careless motorist
is the chauffeur who steal- his bos-'
car for u Joy ride and runs over the
ho-s.
At The Theatres
Program for Today.
MTAU Douglas Fairbanks In "Dou-
ble Trouble." aud Chester Conklln In
"Dodging His Doom."
UUHY Edith Holler In "Children of
Destiny." and l.ignlng Hruee. No. I.
AMERICAN Gladys Hrockweli In
"The Devil's Ithldle" and Harold
Lloyd comedy.
.MOVING THE HUILDING.
The pretty residence on the corner ol
Mrcckcnrldgc avenue and Elm street
on block north from Walker Is being
moved to location lu the Coggln addl
tlon hnvlng been purchased hy It. A.
Carter. Tills Is one of the nicest of the
mailer hullhdlngs In the city formerly
owned hy Mr. Moon. The entire Moon
home place 100 hy ..00 feet. Is now
owned by Itottorff & Pnett. who hav It
on the market for business purpoMM.
The corner from which the building Is
now- bckig returned Is no: yet cold.
PROHE OF HERGDOLL ESCAPE.
CHICAGO. III. July HI. The law
and order plank adopted hy the Repub-
lican national conveuilo'i has been left
out of the platform as printed for dis
tribution ami Issued from Itepuhllceii
headquarters here. Virgil G. Htushaw.
ihalrmaii of the Prohibition imti.-u'il
committee said.
"Prohibitionists" said Chairman
illnsluiw "are thunderstruck hy tin
failure of the Republican platform" is
sued hy the Republican national com-
iiiuii'i' Li ciuimii. iiic mn l-iiiiFHTuiciit i
piiniK auoptiMi along Willi oilier piuiiK
by 'uiianimoiK vote of the Repuhllian
national convention.
"In the Republican convention this
plunk was read in advance of Its adop-
tion which followed without a dlscu.-
Ing vote. It was published as part of
the platform in all the big papers of
flic laud.
"I'riduy I went to the lieadiiiniti-rs
of the Republican national committee
in Chicago nnd ("apt. Victor HcliiM. lu
charge admitted the omission and said
lie was taking the inner up with the
authorities in New York to ascertil'i
the reiixiu for leaving it out."
The plank referred to by Mr Hii-i-haw
follows:
"The ciiinlity of all cltieiis under
the law has always been a policy of
the Republican party. Without obedi-
ence to law mid uiulu'ennnce of order
our American institutions must perish.
(Mir laws must he impartially enforced
and speedy Ju-tlee t-houhl he M-cured."
WASHINGTON. July 20. Mai
John II. Hunt formerly governor of
the prison at Governor's Island New
York and the two sergeants from
whom G rover Cleveland Rergdoll tin
draft dodger. oMiiped from Philadel
phla. were put on trial before a court-
martial In Philadelphia Monday.
Why a iv Sinn Kclners always .'aid-
ing the Dublin postotltce? Is that
where the Irish equivalent of Mr.
Murleson stays?
Ignorance and vulgarity usually sup
iat the same board
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RUBY THEATRE
"NOLEN SHOWS ARE BETTER"
KOOL KLEAN and KOMFORTABLE
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PALS m MACK SENNETS
Five -Red Comedy Scuattoa.
'DOVM nw I4K FA15M'
At the
American Theatre
TWO DAYS
Friday and Saturday
ABC
I NSURANCE
EXPEUT SEKVICE
1IUSDANI) WANTED FOR
T1IKIK INSANE DAUGU1ER
IJOSTON July 20. Candidates for
the hand and henrt of Lydla MiifNeil
of 100 Newimll street Lynn whoso
parents advertised her us In the .mitt-
rlninnhil market must turn their at-
tention elsewhere.
When the authorities at Danv."s
hospital for the Insane saw the stor.
of the advertisement they sent two
women attendants to the girl's mother.
Mrs. Azro It. Allen. They demanded
the girl. Mrs. Allen lidormcd then
her daughter was at work fot a Nn
hunt physician.
The women went to N'ahant. foetid
the girl and returned her to the Dan
vers Institution where she had Vcn
paroled:
The girl's stepfather uwkeo the Lynn
polite what steps to lake to prevent
the hospital authorities from keeping
the girl. He was informed they wer.
acting within their rights.
A fool encompassed is n vncuum elf
cuniHcrlbed.
A classified
bring results.
In Tnc American will
Evidently in the German mind vow-
lug ne'er to consent. Is as iuiortnut a
part of the ceremony as the actual
consenting.
OH FOR DAYS
DOWN
ON TIIK
FAKM
Union Laundry
tt CLEANING & PRESSING
"Quality Service"
Lento bundles nt uptown office
first door west of Colonial Ho-
tel or phone U and wagon will
call. 1
Casing for Sale
3742 feet 6 5-8 24 new Etna Special
IN BRECKENRIDGE
NOW ENROUTE
FOUR CARS fiK-21 NEW ET.NA SPECLI NOW HETWEEN TEX-
ARKANA AND RANGER DELIVERED TO TEXAS COMMON TOINT.
THREE CARS 8H-32 NEW ETNA SPECIAL IN TRANSIT DELIV-
ERED TO COMMON POINT.
GOOD IH'Y IN COMPLETE STRING. FIRST RUN VSYt TO 6?s ON
LEASE IN STEPHENS COUNTY. CAN HE HAD AT RIGHT PRICE.
THIS Sl'IWECT TO PRIOR SAIJ-:.
A. D. FLYNN
TRAVELERS HOTEL AFTER C P. M.
FOR SALE
BRECKENRIDGE SNAP
t For immediate sale two-story brick store and office
building located on the square in Breckenridge Texas.
Building now under construction.
Call or write
R. N. LAMBERTH
Alamo Hotel Breckenridge Texas
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TODAY
Edith Holler
In-
"Children
of
Destiny"
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Lightning Brice
No. 4
TOMORROW
Motion Pictures
OFFER
Ora Carewe
LOVE'S
PROTEGE
A Drama
ALSO
Hank Monna
In
A Gun Riot
OUR MUSIC IS PAR EXCELLENCE. SIX MUSICIANS. ALL THE LATEST
MUSIC IS PLAYED AT THE RUBY THEATRE.
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TODAY
THAT TEXAS GIRL
Griffith
ornne
in
"Human Collateral"
and Two Big Comedies
Duds and Goods" and "Cops and Cussedness
TOMORROW
Gladys Brockwell
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and a Big Comedy
AMERICAN THEATRE
"HOUSE OF QUALITY"
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Baxter, Tom L. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1, Tuesday, July 20, 1920, newspaper, July 20, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth121886/m1/2/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.