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PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY
V01 I No. 38.
hkeckenridge Stephens county texas Thursday august is urn
TOM L. RAXTER Owner-Editor
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BRECKENRIDGE
LOST A COUPLE
"LADY" VISITORS IN LVCK.
HUT COUIJLVT HUFF coi'itr
Twolovc lo1Iir8 In oncidollnr ha
Ntartrd the trouble.
A negro man dropped the roll on hc
way Hp from the depot. Two newly nr-
rlvcd"vomen talked liehlnd the mini
of wealMi and deftly o nof them cop-
pered the treasure.
There were no officers about who i
the negro reported hi los to tue
mayor and the mayor cscrcUed Mt
(iMtltntloBfll privilege an hend of the
imllec department to xo help ilnd the
money. Information being nt night
. that the. women had It. The sup'sts
were brought by His Honor Irto
JuMlcc Castli-man's court. lndig-
iiantly they denied the charge and the
court and all oouneottsl with the cum'
wph iclven a raw-hiding by the sharp-
tongacd prlnoners.
Absolutely refusing to give up the
meaey. In denial of ever having had
It the women laughed ut th cotiri.
Judge Cilttcman was not to be Mu fed
and whei he committed them to Jail
there was renliuttlon by the bird
that they were really and truly In
ilreckrnridgc at la!. The deputy
sheriff wa not honeyed of speech an
he put there Into the ccViand he told
them what to expect turning deaf ear
to alleged husbands coming across
ohh try by car to Join them hen.
A period In Jail brought to memoiy
that naybc they had picked up some-
JL thing looking like money und from the
F Flint National of one of them the roll
wan tearfully produced and was ac-
cepted by the court with condition
that ht.'je tinder vacate Brcckcnrldg"
en the. Ilrxt train.
Arcumrnt that this wnt trcat'ni:
visit lag ladlcx rather roughly wan of
nc BTall and Ilreckenrldgc is minus
two cl finenesses who might have re-
iBalaed a week or two If her hnspltn)-
Ity had been more inviting. The ill-
l' swam humwhus navo not yei re-
vIeted ta-fceadquarler' la fourth of
tabulae wive.
The colored gentleman for whot'i
' Sf"w women charged the otllcvn hud
& Mt. nt It I x mnnov hicL-. Anil Jiuliro
Cawtlcmnn lias not gone to Alnhuti n
nhere hi; wax" consigned by one of the
vMtorK In order-that he might get
with more of his kin dof people of the
black .'klnx.
POLISH FORCES
OUTNUMBERED
WASHINGTON Aug. 12. Polish
fertes defending Warsaw arc out-
HHhered about -Vi to 1. Comprchon-
hive details of tho Itolshevlkl military
wmaHlsation received here otllcially
I lace tho ration strength of the Soviet
army on the Polish front at 3o00C0
mei. Thd atrength of the Poles bun
been estimated at 140000 men.
MINERS' WAGE IKARI
WILL MEET FRIDAY
WASHINGTON Aug. 12. Isl-
dent Wilson convinced that the strik-
ing bituminous coal miners of Illinois
and' linlluna hud returned to work in
accordance with his remind ban made
Wood his proniln to tliu recalcitrant
miners and rcmicstcd tbo memlerd of
the Joint scale committee of opcrat i
pimI mluerf. of tie eentrnl coinjietltlvo
(ou lfteld to meet lit Cleveland Friday
to consider lucptiiltlcs In the award
of tho bituminous coal commission. It
whsJh rebellion against the coal coin-
ihIksUhi's award that the recent strike
iccurred and tho president prom'sed
the Xrikers ho would ltavc the scale
t-MMilttce imi't to hear their demands
If they would first resume work.
THREE RAILROADS NEEDED TO
SUPPLY PRESENT NEEDS OF CITY
Twelve hundred pcoplo hauled ev
fO day ly tho single rawhide lino of
rallHtad track Into Hreckenrldge Je
some business for a. now road Into a
ountry town. On top of that add M
freight per day und wo have n
jood buslnesa luto u pretty ood
Th nb6ve Mguren aro tho approvi-
Ayatafo rciMHis of the railroad officials
W-v.'iUi a coiinUHtly growing volume In
yain paswiifjcr awn ireigui nwes. imv
mmfhff aiMttloiml PhIhwiw and even
iew tr.tlH'Hrwindk'ntei'l for tlio war
fitture. In tlie; frelfht department tho
KILLED A GLNT.
ST. LOUIS Aug! 1'-'.-.-Run Walker.
.'Ml yearn old a negro. confessed to "i
jiollco that he had stabbed and killed
Joseph 1). llohr 12." years old at S:.'!0
o'clock uStutny night In front lif ThV-M
Southwest avenue. The stubbing he
wild cnnv as h result of n quarrel
which llohr und two comiMiilous had
htarted.
Walker In of small stature whl'.c
llohr wan a veritable giant being (I
teet ii inches tall.
WERE PREPARED
SO PRESUMED
LA PORTE lnd. Aug. 12. "If n
l-olt of lightning should strike this tent
tviilght hew many would b ready for
It?" the Iter. John Timber ovangelM
oiked i congregation or lroo Meth-
odists orowdingu tent at Sprlngvlllt.
hlx miles north of here last night. Out-
side ti storm was threatening.
A moment later it bolt of llghtnliu
entered the canvass top kited two
uitnlxters on the platform seriously
I umed the Itev. Timber und knocked
down many of the worshipper. Itev.
'limber wus unconscious for potent I
lours.
The dead are Itev. Henry lens of
Relvldcre III. utid Itev. I. S. Huston
Held agent of the Evuiisvlllc 'ln.)
Scmlnuiy.
A NEW 'CAFETERIA.
The Chamber of Commerce huildlu
hafl bee) leased to u party from Hun-
ger who will put In u line cafeteria.
New quurters for the business tusn.
elation have not yet been secured oi
If secured have not yet been an
nounced.
NEW WELLS IN
CLOSE TO TOWN
Empire Oil & Gas Co. has brought
In un-nhcr well Stephenson No. l
about thiXH' miles southwest of Hrtck-
cnrldge. Exact produetlou llgurcs are
not known but the well Is described as
"A good one."
The Gulf company comes In with
nuothcr one on their 1. A. Stoker lease
offsetting the Gnnxolos big well tract.
It Ik a Mnull producer so furalout
00 barrel'.
At last report the 'Cooper-Ileud.-ixm
Co. hud not yet brought in Its Itoscu-
ipiest well. Extremely hard drilling
in tho lust stages Ik given us the cause
for delayed production.
HOME FOR DEPENDENT
CHILDREN PLANS APPROVED
AF8TI.V; Aug. 21. Plans for build-
legs for the home for dependent and
neglected children were upproved by
the board which has located the insti
tution nt Waco. The plans cull for
e.bout one dozen building but the
lioard will erect only two. with u beat-
ing plant at this time und these wilt
exhaust the 100000 appropriation
made by ihe legislature -for establish
ing the home. Illds for cou-Uructli u of
tlie two buildings and heating plant
will be udvertlsed for and oucned ou
Aug. HO. The locating hoard Is com-
posed of LIcut.-Gov. W-t A. Johnson
Mitt Annie Wob Itlautoii state' super-
intendent of public insrviM'tion. and
Comptroller Mnrl? U Wlgluto . "
NEGRO RAPIST KILLED.
Hy The Associated Press.
JEFFERSON Texan Aug. 10. lluck
Ileale a young negro was killed In a
tight with the sheriff and isiscof lo
citizens at ids home ten mlM west of
here" Saturday after ho had attacked
a white woman. '
limit Is the rapacity of engines to xul!
and tracks to accommodate. There
could In? double the number of cars
haudled tor ltreckenrldge If the road
could take care of the tralllc Trucka
und big lrelght wagons Uo still haul-
ing from Eastland Cico and Hunger
almosT like beforo tbo railroad cuine.
Hundreds of cars of freight tiro wait-
ing to come in largly of oil wll sup-
plies. We Tcally and truly need -tho three
loadu promised lfry Jho tlrt of Heptem-
her. Wo cntTkvep tliem ill busy rl'iht
nlo) fllAd'tllt'M GOHJO
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RECOGNITION OF GEN. WRANGEL
BY FRANCE STIRS ENGLAND
AND MAY RUPTURE ENTENTE
IJy The Associated PreSs.
LONDON Aug. lit. England luis
been otllcially hotltled of recognition
by France of General Huron Wraiigvl
as head cf the de facto government of
Southern Jtussla and the question is
Ining discussed between the two gov-
ernments. PONZI COMES
TO ROPE'S END
FINANCIAL WIZARD OF
COMMON CLAY AFTER MX
Ex-Comlct Now I'rlsonrr and Uustcd
Witli Seeral Millions Liabili-
ties Career Ik Over.
Hy The Aftoc(nted l'roHi.
IIOHTON Aug. 11!. Charles Ponr.l
today surrendefed to n United Stated
uiurshal und warrant for his arrest
H being prepared. District Attorney
Gallagher said that Ponzt hud sur-
rendered lM:cause he felt uuablo to
tarry out his' promise made for re-
demption of Ids notes tomorrow.
Hunk Commissioner Allen ban an-
nounced that the capital of the IIuu-
ever Trust Co. hau been completely
wiped our. The bunk was closed by
the commissioner yesterday. Poir.l
had been a director up to yesterday.
Federal Auditor Pride said touuy
that Ponzl's liabilities were upward of
R-Ycn million dollurs. Ponzl clalius
nssets of four nilllon dollars AHett
says Poi)l's liabilities will run Into
the millions.
Ponr.l was later arrested on charge
of using. I he mulls to defraud.
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FRIDAY THE 1STH.
It Is going to be unlucky this Fri-
day the 1'tth for any Tightwad to
puss along the sidewalk opposite the
court house on Walker street In
front of. the Harrow Furniture Co.
building there will 1k something for
sale by pretty girls.
Heal home-made articles from the
hands cf these girls wll be offered at
ildiculoiOfly low prices considering
how much other things cost in tills
railroad town. Flower cans inuLs for
hot dish's animal cookies wooden
buckets (or large plants and such ar-
ticles an the "woman touch'' adds to
lie homo will be on dlspluy.
The sale will be conducted by the
Camp Fire Girls under the chaperon-
age of Mrs. Huttou und the proceed
will be used to defpiy expenses of a
camping trip for the girls. W1m
wouldn't hip the girl to have a gisHl
time?
ABSENTEE VOTERS MAY
HAVE PART L ELECTION
AUSTIN Aug. 12. In accordance
villi a iiTent ruling by the attorney
general' department F. C. Maloue
county eelrk of Travis county has
made Mie following statement:
"Absentee voters may exercise the
privilege of voting ut the August pri-
mary from the 18th until tlie 24th in-
clusive it being necessary to present
yourself personally to have your poll
lex receipt or exemption!
"Any (piaUtlcd voter who expects to
be nlxeiic from Travis county on the
ouy of election may take advantage of
the law. An libcntoo vote who voted
lir the ni primary may cull and get
their loll tax receipt."
This condition uppltc to all coun-
ties in the state and those who desire
to avail themselves of ull tho absenloo
voting law.
KANSAS M0K AFTER NEGRO.
Hy The Associated Press.
PITTHIlURG Kan. Aug 12.
Learning that eeral uutomohllos
with members of n Fort Scott mob In-
tent upon lynching had passed through
Anna eight miles north of Pittsburg
Sheriff' Armour of Hourboti .county
hurried out of hero today -with I lie
negro who last nlht shot a. mint at
I'oit Scott.
CAMP UITON TO. BE SCRAPPED
Uy Tho Associated Press.
WASHlN(JTpN Aug. 12 Orders
Imve bee nlssued for tlie tiliandonment
of Cnnip Upton N- Y ami tho salvage
of camp equipment
Something akin to consternation is
being evidenced by the evening newel-ape
nt over the French action which
la characterized as contrary to Hrltisit
Ideas und'a menace to entente relations.
Meanwhile King George who was in-
tending to leave tomorrow for Scot-
land has postponed his trip owing to
the stluatiou.
SUFFRAGE HAS
CHANCE TO WIN
TENNESSEE MAY GIVE THE
DECIDING ENDORSEMENT
ioks Like the Women Will Win Vote
Due to He Taken Tomorrow.
Hitter Fight On.
Py The Associated Press.
NASHVILLE Aug. 12. Itoth aldcn
in tho. legislature are re-nllgnlng thel
forces Mr a vote on suffrage tomorrow.
The surface Indication were that the
Kuffrugo advocates controlled the sit-
uation but were working hard to pre-
cnt a slip. Stiff ragUts In the lower
house "won u folnt when a resolution
ro prohibit tuklng uctlon ou prohibi-
tion was tabled.
BALTIMORE HALKS.
BALTIMORE Aug. 12. Attorney-
General Armstrong has ruled that the
police of Kaltlmore city do not posp:3.-
the power to make arrests for viola-
tions of the Volstead act.
Some weeks ago In response to an
inquiry from tlie police commission.
Mr. Armstrong held that the polite
'were "under no compulsion'' to afljiaf
ln4?tifom'nwntefcprhttklos. Nowhc
Iuir gone further having Inronnid
Com'mlsslcner Galtiief -that they "inn
i.oL legally inuke arrest' for Minor
tola t ions.
Tlie Attorney General holds thut ' the
Iiol'lco of Ilaltlmore city do not ut this
lime by virtue or their oluiial posi-
tion poo-ess the iwer to make legal
arrests for violations of the Volstead
net or willdlty to execute Federal pro-
i-esses IsMied by virtue of Its provl
hloiw."
UNION UP AGAINST IT.
Iy The Associated Prc-M.
DENVER Aug. 12. Striking train-
men of the Denver Tramway comaiiy
at a ui.ish meeting declined to return
t owork until company officials mrvjt
their demands that they h allowed to
tesutne their duties in u body and dis-
charge tho strike-breakers.
The company has refused to treat
with the union.
LE.iIS FRO.M nLS PLANE
AND ESCAPES UNHURT
SAN ANTONIO 'Aug. 12.-Leaping
(rom Ids plane Lieut. Cyrus Itcttfx of
the KMtii Aero Squadron at ElPaso
narrowly oscaod serious Injury when
the Ie llavllaud piano he was piloting
crushed to earth at Sanderson. Al-
though the piano was completely de-
molished Lieutenant llettls did not
receive u scratch.
PONZI EX-CONVICT.
BOSTON Aug. 12-. Chillies Ponzl
called iMluauchil wizard admitted .he
was the man who was sentenced to
three yeans for forgery In Montreal In
1D0K and .said he served time In the
Federal prison at Atlanta Ga fir
Miiugglliit;-Italians across the Inter ia-
tlonul bolder.
Ponzl admitted in a dramatic mat.-
ner that ho was ashamed to confc-H
ho had married his wifo without bar-
ing libs (KiHt and that lie now wanted
her to receive tlie story from his own
lips.
NORTH CAROUNA NOW
FACES SUFFRAGE VOTB
P.jr Tlie Associated Press.
RALEIGH N. C Aug. 12. The
North Carolina legislature meeting in
special session probably will not
tackle woman suffrage until tomorrow
perhaps Saturday
EATING CORN.
Somewhere in this oil Held there is
farming going on. Wagons loaded
with roasting cursVTwith tlie fresh
green fodder still clinging to them ure
ou tin)-streets. It Ih good corn and
tliq price Is ONLY G5 cjL'nts ii dozen.
Oil MEN ORGANIZE.
Py The Associated Freso.
DENISON. Texas. Aug. 12. An or-
gaulzatlon of the oil men representing
(ompnutcH drilling or Intending drilling
on tlie Preston Anticline In Southern
Oklahoma or Northern TexiitTwiiH ef-
fectetl liere recently. Uy co-operating
tho operators believe they can Issue
authentic reports on the progress of the
various oi. testH in this vicinity. Thero
are at present ten tests under way In
Hryah county Oklahoma Grayson and
Fuunlu counties Texas.
MAIL SERVICE
BEGINS MONDAY
Mnll In
nnd out of Kreckenrldgn
twice dally over tlie W. F.1t. & Ft. W.
tuilrond will be u reality on and after
tlie sixteenth of this mouth according
tok word from P. J. Nelf general mali-
nger of tho road.
Trains Nos. .1. 4 7 and S aro slated
to carry the malls to and from llreek-
euridgc. Mnll di'iiosltcd nfter .S p. m. will
eavc this city at 0 in the morning
und arrive ut Hanger ut S::i0 where It
will be 'dispatched to' the T. P. l'yer
ut 10 a. in. arriving at Ft. Worth a
couple or thft'O Irour later.
Malls postei! In the morning after 7
o'clock will ltUve on tho 8:.'!0 p. in.
train and will lie dbtpatelunl out of
Ft. Worth during the night.
Ah soon as tlie W. F. R. k Ft. W.
roa dlR completed to Newcastle u reg-
t.Iur mnll couch will be provided with
necessary number of ticrkR on through
run to Wichita Fulls. At present the
pouches will be bundled In the express
tars.
The other roads bulldliitr their ll.ios
Into Ilrochenrluge ure to have similar
service when they arrive.
REPUBLICAN
STATTIC
DALLAS Aug. 12. John G. Cub
bcrtsou well-known' business mail 'of
Wichita Fulls wmffjeraltiutrd for gov-
ernor by the republican state conven-
tion In coutrot of the regular or Lily
White faction Wednesday.
The nomination of Culbertsou wan
iimiiilmiusly upproveel together with
the following other nominees for state
otllcOR :
Lieuteiiuut Governor Hovnr-l W
hmlth Port Arthur.
Attorney General Earl Wluirton
Houston. - '
State TreaHurer Frank C. Grow
Sail Antonio.
Court of Criminal Apiwuls C. W.
Starling DuIIuk.
Comptroller E. N. Mulkey. Sher-
man. Commissioner of Land Ofllcc Joe
Klngsberry Jr. Fort Worth.
Commissioner or Agriculture Virgil
A. Smith Kennedy Karnes count.;.
Railroad Commissioner O. 11.
Kuu'm El Puko.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Albert A. Lindsay WInnsboro.
Associate Justice Supremo Court
C. O. Harris San Angeio.
State Chairman Phil B. Itear.Ptlvls.
Vice Stare Chulrmnn It. II. CredgeT
llrownsvlile. .
The llrsl session of tlie wv ftnte
coinmlttee was held at tlie Adolphm
hotel Tuesday night when plans 'for the
state campaign were outlined.
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN HEADED
BY THE Y. M. P. A. JOIN IN
A cleanup campaign is next ou tho
program
TIiIb much-needed activity In under-
taken by the Young Men's Publicity
Association. They take it that It is
like trying to fill a barrel with the
spigot open to bring new people her
when sanitary conditions are scuh
that they refuse to stay.
Maybe the condition of nlleys yards
and lot.s nro not as bad as they once
were and maybo there aro other
town.s i somewhere this side of Con-
stantinople who.ro sanjtary conditions
are worse thnii in Breekenrldge but
Mutt Is not what counts. The llrcekn-
lidgo Idea Ih 'to get clean and stay
dean.
Appeals to personal nnd chic prdo
will not' clean up a city of motley. pop-
i Iiit Ion. such as ban recently come here
from other places to stay as long us
the stuyli.g 14 Rood nnd then vamooso
to fomo new camp or towiu Such cit-
CAN'T KEEP UP
IN THIS TOWN
HAVE TO MOVE POSTOFFICE
AGAIN IF THEY KEEP COMING
Things do grow In Ilreckenrldgc
nnd tlie postofllce service Is one good
Index of some. '
Seven weeks ngo removal Into tt'.i;
present building from n little resl-
e'ence house wns thought to bo a solv-
ing of tho housing problem for some-
time to come in way of giving ro'j
lor t)' work and mall Now there I
need of double the space.
One help In taking care of the gen-
eral delivery mall has been the Instal-
lation by private subscription of 7.".0
kH boxes. After next. Monday all of
these will have been Installed th ro
now being In service 'M0 nil taken mid
ilamariug for more.
Two cull windows have their con-
tinuous lines of patrons waiting turn
to ask for mall und this number will
probably be increased soon notw'h-
staudlng the cull boxes give some re-
lief. Tlmy come here faster than ex-
tensions can be made.
Postmaster Mc.Manun has rceclv-l
from the postolllco department notifi-
cation of the coming railroad service
In transmission of the malls.
DEATH FIGHT
OVER WARSAW
ALL CLASSES IN ARMS TO
REPEL RUSSIAN INVASION
Hy The Afcflocintcd Prcai.
WARSAW Aug. 12. Ah fighting i.t
the front draws nearer Wnrsaw squad
of citizens wearing ordinary civilian
(lotlilug and .straw hats but sinned
with rltles ure drilling in many part
of the city. As determined looking
groups paw through tlie Btrceta niapy
boys ' tdcdVrly mVh itntl prominent
merchants are aeen marching -together
with tlje more usual type of flghtluj:
man in the-runkn. Clnss distinction .s
Lbaiiished. '
NewspapiTS say the spirit of Cie
j-eople is to defend Warsaw repel the
Invader and to not count the cost in
blood. .
GRAHAM-RICHARDSON.
.Boy HIchurdKoirtforkcd n surprise ou
his friends when he returned from u
"trip" Wednesday evening accompa-
nied by Mrs. Richardson. Tlie brlibi
wuk. Miss Cleo Graham of Memphis
Tennessee who woh visiting with rela-
tives in Mineral Wells where the cere-
mony was performed Tuesday Aug. 10.
Many friends of the groom welcome
his fair bride to membership In tho
Lreckcnridgc family of good people.
COOKS AND WAITERS BALL
WELL ATTENDED LAST NIGHC
Last night the local Cooks and Wait-
ers gave a dance that was well at-
tendee at tjio dancing academy. There
were more than r0 couples present and
all enjoyed the owning. HefreslinietiN
were served and tlie hull was decorated
for the occasion.
LINE IS UP AGAIN.
The Western Union Telegraph 1 Inert
nre operating again today but way be-
hind in handling accuinulated business.'
ieiw do hot care for health condition..
Alleys are made for dumping' slops
where one can not be seen by a polYc-d-'
man ho tho practice indicates.
Then there are dellclencle.s which
more peimanent citizens practice or
permit. There Is liuidcqiinto toilet ac-
commodation. There aro disease-
breeding cess pools and drainage of
Kiiuo into wells and cracked cisterns.
Oh there Is ever so much the Y JI.
B. A. can do assisted by every perfioi
who has pride or who Is afraid of tbe-
devil denOi from disregard of health
conditions Is a form of suicide and that
is clnssed by many as one of the unfor-
glveablo sins.
ii eveioouy or just a goodly per-
centage of "everybody" will join hand
and help clean up Hreckeurldge it will
be ull for tho good. Then -we eouM:
loinnln here in some- assurance of eon-
tlnued l.ealth ailt the newcomers
would pot hold their noses as ihoy
headed for an odt-golng train.
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