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Breckenridge Weekly Democrat
llULVKKMUnr.E WEEKLY DEMOCKAT THURSDAY MAR. 5 1931
i&alFire Razes 20 Boomtown Shacks
Vi
- hifn gleaned from the lountry
Newspaper Advertising publics
tion and are regarded a interest
ng m helpful Information for
every "Cil business man and other
Clt tens Read and profit
Y T 1IAVH always noticed when
" u'lnea all aleiK "monthly.
nitti hanta everywhere ate prone
! advertise. II .t when the g tag
Sets rough. nxi't buaim-w men
ightrn up en the publicity
I
V THERE ever ia been a time
inr roniirumvr auvrriisina; 11
right iin HMtnomy t ihe witch
word tllnlj Hut whrn vur car
lie nc muu rwi. 11 i n rrunumy
to hj off the gas
VOt" WIU ntr we ay con
tractive" adtirtistng AW had
n long talk with it 'crtmln buslner
min the other da who npent liOOO
for dtertleinic In ll That la. he
called it advertising
ItT WHEN h- aubmitted his
figures w found that SHOO
had been Invented in trading;
stamps nnj 300 In program spare
and other miscellany that should
have been chtrgrd to donation
' V N Advertising budf et s hould
not be leaded with special dle-
ounti and contributions That bat
ine a man Invested $1800 in con-
structive advertising aa we view
he matter and JlfiOO wm none t-
V tnurh n hla particular c .e
Srrr I'ald Anjhodv
" A NOTHER form of advertising
waite la the hnphaaard. spas-
modic schedule. In the piper this
week out the next. A big splurge
today then alienee for three
months That kind of advertising
h c never paid anybody.
rpiIE steady pull concentrating
- the plan around one central
Idea m the publicity prescription
that brings home the bacon.
1 A ND when we mention "central
Idea." we arc toady to argue
with you thtt an Idea la much
more important than the merchan-
dise you arc selling.
' T irr.S conilder the lumber busl--Jnea
for example. Aa a lumber-
man you might possibly be able to
Intereal us In remodeling our home
1 but not In a thousand yean could
you make ua want to buy shingles
and two-by-fours.
VE ASKED u earpeBter the oth-
et day how many new houses
would be built In our town in 1031
lie (.nswered. -Not iie thin one
or two and maybe not that many '
An.i when w asked him why. he
Mid Wo have mei' houe now
th n we need."
"11ICII la corree: ui-h as they
' Ait But come m'o ur town
and try lo rent a in Jnn humr It
can't be done.
"pKHTAINUV the .agr .em to
-i be alt set for . i-4nipis;n of
modernization. And thai rampilRn
should be fhiwd In by the lumber-
man Ihc furniture man. the elec-
tr.cian and every othei line In
town becsu'o all woulj benefit.
A. THAT vaat f.eld Is
wide
Lopen. and yet we find lumber
men still rolllns lumber furniture
men selling furniture and clothing
men selling clothes And whit la
still worse nowspipcr men aclllng
ads'
' I KTS all fare about what do
'"Sou aay and tell Ideas exclu-
vly TV MICH rocalle a pleasant talk
' we hd a few day ago with a
cluthin dcalor. He sny. "Why
hmiUln't I take a a re sample kit
ff yhdts nnd eulU. and call on my
friends here In this community?"
VV'IIY shouldn't he Why tn't It
'' Jaii as ethical for him to go
out after that business to pei-
mit outsiders u como in undsell
she i and suite?
' INU why Un't it entuely In or-
der for the local lumber dciler
to ro out Into his community and
eU new mo fa before some fly-by-msht
-oncrn eomea in and doe
it We are happy t- know a num
bcr that sre doing that very thing
They are cjpttil'sing the good-w!M I
they have at home and are stop-''
ping these fly-by-nlghtera before :
they tart.
OOD will! How much do you
have of It. and what Is It worth
to you
"TOUDES Magazine says. 'The
greUest powtr on earth is pub-
lic opinion." And .public flplnion. so
far as one's business li Mneerned
-j. Is either good will or bad will.
"rou can succeed or tall on what
the publto thinks of you.
TpHEUE Is a man In our town
who has been harboring a
'strong dlilike to us. We have never
had -ny words but our personali-
ties Just don't seem to "mesh.1
'rTMIE other day we decided to
try on experiment An oppor ' definite action on the petition un-
ty preaented Itself c mpl' " e name have nlbetyt Iden-
tunlty preaented Itself c .mpl'
(Continued on page 2)
20 AG. BOYS
WILL ATTEND
STOCK SHOW
Fifty Lambs Fed By Class
Boys Will Be
Entered
About 20 boy from the aem r
high school voentlrnal agrlcultum
clans will leave Saturday tr.ornim
for Fort Worth to attend the Kit
Stork Show with their lnstruc' ..
W It Holier he said this morn
tag.
I hey will attend the Judging .ill
day Saturday and return iiomc
Sunday. A school bus will take
them over.
Fifty fnt lamb.i that the bos
of thv t-i havo teen feeding n
a part of their class activities
wtll be taken over Friday aft
n on and entered In the show
These Utmbs are six months ul.i
having been bought at the begin
nlng of the school yoar by thirteen
boys They will be catered In the
single j-jdgtng division. 15 ptn
division and the car load division
This la the aame stock that was
shown here laat Saturday In the
sheep ahow
Two I II flub calves will l-
be entered n he Kat Stock Sh vw
SAYS SHOOTING
.WAS ACCIDENT
Testimony Of Mrs. Bennett j
Concludes Defense
.1
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Mar. 4. -0.P.1
t VI...II. UdMnall taiaif I flat. 1 in
rnm.m.i .onri that the -.hootlni '
of her husb.ind. John Hcnnett va
uoeldental.
Mrs. Dennett waa called na tho
defense concluded Its case In her
trial on charges of murdering her
husband.
She waa quoatlonod by Jus. A.
Ksotl. founcr U. S. Senator who la
directing her flKht for liberty.
lleod led her swiftly tlirouRh
the Incidents of a bridge &nnt
nnd UHrrel that precedrd the
ahcotlng. He dwelt only briefly on
the last bridge hand played the
night ot the killing.
It waa on that hand that Mrs.
Ilennett ralseu her husband's hid
' nnd he went set
HUeh-Hihers Must
Have Good Manners
COOKSVILI.K. Ill March A. U '
Succe.s in hitch hiking Is large -
ly dependent upon one drew end
mnnners. nccoidlng to A. It. U'lton
of Wnlth. Okla. who visited lure
recontly after having concludml
J.000 mllee of "free" tourh.3
through the United Stntoa nnd
Cunniln.
Alwuy; go well dreinod and
elunn and not only net llko 11 gtn
tlcman but be a gentleman. Is the
rulo that hiker follows. It works
with success he said declaring
ho seldom
lorn has tc walk more than
befora he is given a ride
s he always offors to puy
a mile
He say
a portion at the gasoline bill but
finds most drtvors do not expect
It.
British Railroads
Hit Hi Depression
LONDON. March i. lUR) Any re-
covery in business or lessening in
economic depression la as yet un-
known to the British railroads.
Th tullroad bsremeter ot pas-
ongsrs ami parcels merchandise.
and conl and coke traffle all ahow a
s.zeable decrease during tho first
four weeks of 1031 's compared
with the aame period of 1930
Mtrchandlie revenue Is down
tt.003.700 The total loss for Jnnu-
ary of thla yonr. as compared with
January of last year U JG.-iS0.7a0.
SKW AllltlVAL
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Andrews are
the parents of a now daughter
bam yesterday mcrnlng. She has
been named Illllle Jo.
City Officials Making Check of Names
On Petition For Municipal Gas Plan
Tho two petitions signed by
more than 350 llrrckenrldge citl
zens who are In favor ot municipal
ownership of the locul gas com-
pany and presented to the city
commission at Its regular sees! n
Tuesday afternoon was being care-
fully checked by employees uf the
city administration to determine
whether or not every signer Is a
qualified voter here.
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Here aro the mrst r-rcnt pho.os ot iho UtiiR and queen of Slam
who are to leave their cupltal nhort.y tor n visit to tho United States.
At the left li Klntr Praja Dhtpok. and at tho rlpht U Queen Itambal
Burnl. Tho trip Is belnK made In order that nn American specialist
may treat the kins' eyes.
Committee Chairmen Appointed To
Help Complete Red Cross Campaign
The Stephcni County Chapter
' tt that AntArli'iin T?Hsl ffsma nfitn.
plctcd arrangements this mumlng !
vi iiv .. v 'w a uci wwaai-
lit a meeting held In the Heard of
hducntlun office for a drive far
membership to bo held thin-woe k
and next week.
The following were nppolnteil as
chairmen of five commtttcoa thtt
will make a house to house can-
vass beginning Monday morning.
March 'J Motdamca Marshall
Young. East liteckeurldgc; John
Z. Martin North Hmckenndge
from Walker street bounded by
Purks u ml Hieckonrlilfe Avenue;
W. It. Stcrnonberg. South Umck-
onrldge frim Walker street) T. L.
Oyer main buelnoea section n
Walker Street and llreckenrhlge
Avenue I. M. Smith. West Hreck-
enrldRe north of Walker and w:
of Iarka Ave. The chairmen will
appoint their assistants wh.isc
niiniM will aotK-ar in an ta:lv Is-
h American.
'This is onw time that every citi
zen of Hreckenrldxe attould j'lln
the Ited Crca
Plaia matnliA . mln
. . . '. K .... K ' ...
i mu U)rtr niclnuerhp in hil(
weak can to so by sendlniL chock
either to Mian Oora Tysoh. at
Chamber of Commerce or K.
Hlnrlcha. Chairman." Mr. lllnrlch
anlil todny.
The National Ilsailijuarlera have
placed for relief In Stephens coun-
ty to date .nearly $1000. every oVl-
lar of which has and will be spent
niltfinmiV Rflftroh
''"(& O til 1 C I
I t OV I 01 01 G
old
FOKT WAYNK. Ind.. March 4.
lUJO Seait-h fin- a pot of gold con -
Ulnlng $3000000 taid to have been pursuing pups to pushing paint-
bti led by an Ii'd'.an chief over 1U0 I brushes.
yean ago. has uoused the mttreat j When the municipal building
of hundreds of people here. needed realntlng. the city council
The g .Id mid to have oren the " th; .ol unemployed
payment for the land wii hidden I l ' cent" Bn hour' -
on the farm of John Intng who J' lo "Sr bount' ot M
uvea near n -n a i-uin vuain rr
veiled' and ?reh.ng putUs have
gone ovei the tntV-e trm foot by
foot The men have been diug nj at
one "suspveled ' place foi a week
and intend to continue until the
money la found they said
Tltl'ANT OI'I'lCKU 0 YF-MtS.
ItACINE. W.s Match 4 t I.
K A tHrkvi. truant officer believes
he holds acme kind of a recoru. He
hat held that position for 30 years
and now spend nuch of hla time
wafh.ng sens of boys whose
"hookey" escap-des He raided years
ago.
I cheok all the names.
In the mean time law book nre
being consulted to find out it i'.y
officials have the authority to call
such an election. City Attorney
D T: Howie says ho has been un-
able to find any statute giving.
this authority.
The question of municipal gas
ownership was being dmcuiwU
widely today some taxpayers ar- Columbia Drcndcastlng System tc-
gulng that Ilreckcnridge is in no nay ut 0 P. M. EST.
financial condition lo gi into bu-. ' McCann will tell of his news-
Incus for Itself while othen i Im u papet eicperlencea na a corrcspoi-
that the plnn will bring about . dent in Washington. I.cmlon and
gieit stvIiirh for Hie tixp-iyer. I nlh.-r forclnn ititliini.
Visit America
here.
The Stephens County
fVitattn-'ai MAntiktitlnn rami t-AfArl.
vniiHVi a vvuit wutswit uiivs vw
nltion of this unselfish Interest In
tho welfare of tfoso who arc In
distress In cur community wll be
Wloout of overy dollar membership
to be sent to heariuartcrs" Hlr.-
rlclis stated.
He continued. "Our Uota is 1200
members. Now come on folks anil
do ycur bit nnd let's reciprocate
for the wonderful work the Itcil
Cross Is doing. 311 families were
clothed ted and Itopt watm during
February. It will he niorc in
March. National hendquartcts has
wired the Chairman that $1850 his
been placed to Stephens county
credit to pny the bill for the first
10 days In March How would we
have gotten along"' Would those
311 families havo hud plenty of
food clothing and fuel If the Na-
tional heuditunrters hud not .itcp-
peU in and said. 'Stephens County
here is the money for you now
when you need It. Go ahead and
feed your people put clothes on
their back and see that they 11 ro
worm l- oiks. It s time to sit up
and tecognlze an oiganlzutton of
this kind. And remember. Kvnry
50c that goes to headquarter Is
fralng towurd helping and feeding
some ono seme where and the
fifty cents that stays hero U main-
tnlnotl to keop up tho work of
charity and help. Let's everybody
join the Itcd Cross. Send In your
dollar."
i Jobless Shun Paint
Job To Catch Puns
j URIDOEHOUO. Ont.. Mar. I. IOPJ
1 Uildgeboro unemployed prefer
Meat of the unemployed left Iho
painting Job to their latM ngilc
brethren and joined the ciusude
against atray doga.
Plan Poetry Speakinp
Contest For April 2
KVAN3TON. III.. March I. d'.!" -The
first national poetry speaking
contest In the country will be con-
ducted at Northwestern University
April 2-3.
Drimatlc verse ballads and son-
nets wilt be given by tho contest-
ants and the Sidney Lanlor medal
for excellence In iwetry speaking
will be presented to the winner.
The contest hi open to all per-
sons over IS years old.
I
U. P. A. Executive
To Speak Over Radio
NEW YORK. Mar -I lU.R' C M
McCunn United Press Associations
night news editor will bo featiued
on Hill Schudt's Going To Press
over the WABC network of the
SANITY TESTS
TO BE MADE
IN WALKER GO.
Avoids Taking Prisoners to
County Where Sentence
Was Passed
AUSTIN. March I U.R Convicts
in the state penitentiary whose
mentality becomes doubtful will be
given sanity trials In Walker coun-
ty under n bill that finally past-
ed both branches of the Legisla-
ture today.
It will do away with taking pris-
oners to the counties where they
were convicted for such trials
The bill raising the salary ot
the county judge at law In Jcffer-
ion county passed both houses. It
raises his salary to $1200 a yoar
and allows him a shorthand t ex-
porter nnd a deputy sheriff.
A bill prohibiting hunting dec
with dogs in Harris county was
passed by the house.
A senate committee repot Uut
favorably on the resolution by
Scnutor Walter Woodull ot Hous-
ton p?rmlttlng a Joint city-county
government In cities with 200000
population or more.
Indian School Site
Divided Among Tribe
SEMINOLE. Okln.. Mar. I. iu.P'
Mckususkcy for more than a halt
century a landmark and school of
tho Seminole Indians has been
scattered to the winds.
Recently it was divided within
the tribe In small lots ot $23 to
each tribesman.
With scores ot the Seminolcs
scattered about the front of the
crumbling old building ot the
school that had jerved them for
SO years tho red men saw the pale
face overseers who had given them
the school take 11 away. Thus
ended the dream ot a far-seeing
man who Icng ago planned a mod-
el Indian school.
Through Interpreters the In-
dians stoically heard that their
school could not be kept In opera-
tion by the government. Silently
with their meager snlvoglngs they
departed for their homes. Now
they must either attend the whlto
man's school Join other tribes out-
side the state fcr their aehol.-utlc
education or remain in Ignorance
of white man's learning.
Nevada Divorce Laws
Envy of Other Stales
nSNO. Ma-ch I. U.R Other
Jtutes pretend to look upan Ncvad-
with raised eyebrows and a sort of
"naughty hoy" exprcislon but the
fact Is they arc green with Jeal-
ousy according to Judge Thomas
F. Moran. vctorun dlvorco Jurist of
tho Wtuhoo County district court.
Judge Moran was commenting
upon the fact that Wyoming. Ida
ho. Arkansas New Mexico Arlzo-
ua and Montant legist ituros are
considering or have considered
"easy dlvoicc" laws patterned after
Nevada's statute).
"If a man st rt a sorvlco sta-
tion on u street corner and iiiukos
hnlf a living at it someone is sure
to start another directly aoroia tho
Ktrcet." he sn'd "and It Is tho simo
proposition with this divorce busi-
ness. Other statei see Nevada mak-
ing u success and they envy lit."
Duchess Is Clerk
In Tiny Fish Shop
MANSFIELD. Eng Mar I. iU.PJ
Scores of peiaons who visited
the fish shop of J. W. Ilurton dur-
ing a 20 minute period here le-
cently were served by a titled
lady.
When the Ducheea of Portland
alighted from her limousine to in-
quire about the hoaltli uf Mrs. Ilur-
ton she remained Inside nnd In-
sisted en helping fill tho cus-
tomers' orders.
The ne-vs of her visit spread
quickly and the rceolpts of the
small shop set a new record.
Ilurton formerly worked on the
Duehese' estate colliery and lost
nn arm In an accident. His wife
also sufforod a sorious Illness and
was cent to London for troatment
at the expense of the Duchce.
London Ponders Over
Queen's Black List
LONDPN. March 1. d'.lii -Queen
Mary's "Ulack Hit" li being refer-
red to often as the time nears for
the selection of those women who
are to be g.vcn the privilege of
spending thcustnds of dollars In
preparation for presentation at
ceurt.
Th -1st" Included nil looluty
women who hove been dlvotced. or
who have been Involved In matri
monial cases as "guilty parties."
These she refused to allow ta be
presented.
Eich applicant. Is carefully scru-
tinized by the Iird Chambcrlaln'J
(ipptrtment.
lO-Year-Old
Bov Needs A
Brcck Home
Any family in lireckcnridgo
who would like to take a bright
little 10-year-old boy into thnr
home to keep may do o by gel
ting In touch with Jesae It
Smith county Judge or Sheriff
J- W. Morrow.
He's n nice looking smart li'
tic chap nnd attends school re-
gularly but ho Just docsn t like
to stny at home. In fart Ik
refused to.
His mother Is dead and Ins
father has married again. He
doesn't tike his home life any
more so his father has con
scntcd to let someone take him
Sheriff J. W. Morrow nnd
Judge Smith have been doing
everything possible to get the
little boy to stay at home nnd
continue his school work but
every time that ho Is taken
back home he Immediately
leaves again. Sheriff nlorrow
Is now allowing the youngster
to stay In his apartment In the
fourth floor of the county court
house until a home can be found
for him.
YOUNG WIFE
ADMITS S H E i
SHOOTS MATE
'Confession' Conflicts With
Statements Of Other
Witnesses
MT. PLEASANT Mar 1 .UfT-
Mrs. K. O. Thompson pretty 10-
ycat-old mother was In Jail horeL. c. Mlsncr. and J. H. Courvllle.
today with her brothcr-ln-law
charged with murdering her hut-
band while Investigates attempt-
ed to untangle the strange "con-
fession" ot Mrs. Thompson and
word of witnesses that her brothcr-ln-law
fired the fatal shot.
The husband Henry Thompson.
23-ycnr-old farmer was killed late
yesterduy In the home of Iho
brothcr-ln-law Itay Uarto. It miles
north of here
The glt. wife surrendered to cf-
:lals Immediately "confessing" to
flcials
the slaying nnd declaring she shot
her husb.ind during a heated quar-
rel over their infant child officer
said. 'Thcmpson nnd his wife hud
been ostrnnged for a short time
J. E. Thompson father ot the
dead man and another son told
nfliPAKI tHl WtttinA4ffl till 1 111 ??!.
ily and that the girl did not tire the geological aspects of the pro-
tlic shJt. Thoy claim. cffiolalH blcni und C500 for -Investls-attorni
said to havo seen Harto shoot
Thomiwon.
IStuto married Mrs. Thempson-8
sister and is father of u 3-day-old
child.
Son Beats Faiher
To Death With Bar
McKINNEV. Mar. 1. (U.PJ-T. J.
Harris 71-ycnr-cld farmer was
beaten to death with n crow bar
at his home three mllor oast cf
here today. A sun Opless Harris
30 was placod In Jail and charged
with murder.
Ed llulkomnti sheriff said the
tragedy necurtod about 7 a. m.
noiir tho barn ut the tlurrl tosl-
donco. Tho son was at tho house
when the officers urrlvod.
Tho eldor Harris waa killed 'n-
stantly hlr skull was factured and
and h'.t left arm broken.
Sheriff Italkumiin suid he leum-
oil that the son and father qu r-
reled when tho lutter shoved a II
year-old brother Howoll. while an-
gered bcctunio tho youth would not
obey his orders to drive some cows
Into a kit.
Grave of Arlene
Draves Is Reopened
REYNOLDS. Ind.. March 1. Ui!
The snow blanket gruvo whero Ar- gll P. Dow. "50 of New Haven who
leno Prnvc w s burled throe j aohlevod the distinction with the
months ago reoponoj today for u i roceht death in Cincinnati of Ed-
second nutopiy at the request of ward P Brad treet "53. Dow was a
the defense of Virgil Kirklund. 20- graduate of Yale Medlcil School
year-old athlete nccuaed of her i and aerved i u surgeon during the
murder In a drinking party. I Civ. I War.
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Ono of their -who has profits
most linntlximclv from tho nw
oil field In East Tcxni Is Malcolm
Crlra. nbove who ttntll recently
ran n gcnoral storo near Kllgoro
Texas. A hugo well ramo In on
his land he sold out for $1000
000 canceled all debts ht.t c"i-
tomcrs owed him and N noy
taking life onuv
1 DEAD 3 HURT
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Attempt To Start Fire In
Cold Tube Still
POUT AKTHI P.. Mar. 1. U.R -One
man was killed and three in-
jured hero early today when they
attempted to start a fire In n rold
tube htlll at the Texas Company
Refinery.
Morlco Ooulas. pipe titter is
dead.
The Injured nro Lwu KephU'y
All arc whlto men.
O
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opam b Indies
African Tiinnol
MADRID. March 4 (U.P- Tnvnatl.
i . i ii u .w .il
gatlon to decide whether or not I'
is feasible to comtruct a tunnel
linking Europe and Africa st Gl-
ornltnr will nnntltim th Cinnttt il
Madrid having recently published
a Royal Order providing; funds for
the investigation committee to con-
' IntiM lal.iilli.. .I.it Ik. FI.m.1
quarter of 1031
The appropriation i. not t large
' A M A lt IVMl l.i.nln. .... K . .In.lu nf
relatlve to tho proiio.eil railroad
tunnel. Hesldet there Is nn appro-
priation of 1.500 pe.u.;as for the
author of the proposed project
Colonel Pedro Jevenolx.
The commission which nearly
two years ago was eneharscd with
the study of the project is com-
posed of Jeveno'x. Luis de la Pnna
Enrique Lupny de Lome. Jose
Sierra Nicholas Prat. Gomuilo
Totros Polanco Rafael de Huen
and Juan Gnvnln.
Declares Closed
Season On Clergy
CATTEHICK. Yorkshire. March
I. IU. -The Rev. J. P. 8plnk. Vicar
of Cutter Irk. h.iit declared a closed
season fur the clergy.
He terently Usued this me sage
to his p.irlh"ners:
It Is oitl incd that the clou.-d
season for clergy shall extend from
January I to December 31. This no-
tice I meant to be taken seriously
by the yo.r.g sportsman wno. un
der eever of daiknass. duchnrged
bullets through the vicarage win-
dows to Hatten themsUea out on
the wall of the ic r's bedroom."
YAI.K'M OMI14ST AI.U.MNUS.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. March I.
d'.B Vile' oldest alumnus is Vir-
QUOTATIONS
UNITED I'KKSS
Seam Ttoehuek M 3-1
Shell t.'nlon Oil 8 l-l
Slmms Pot 0
Sinclair 13
Skclly 0 3-8
S O N J 17 3-1
SONY 21 1-8
Studebakor 23 1-8
Texas Corp 32 7-8
Texus Gulr Sul 31 1-8
Tex & P C & O 5 3-1
TJ. S. Gypsum 13
U S Steel Pf 111 3-1
Warner Qulnlun 0
Curbs.;
Cities Set vice 18 3-S
Gulf Oil P- HO 1 2
Humble Oil 00 1 8
Ning Hud Pwr 1.1 7-8
ft O Ind 33 1-8
MAIN BLOCK
OF BUSINESS
DIST. BURNS
None Are Injured As Blaze
Wrecks New Oil
Field Town
jniNEUVILLK Tex. M.u
I. (IT) Twenty ratnslia'-kle
bnomtowii sliiu'ks conipri.sin
the pi'incipal business Mock
liofe were razed bv a sdit-
taftilar blaze today aftcu si
hotel burst into flames.
Ougln of the fire wis crediti-d (
the overturning of a can of gaso-
line by a guest In the hotel .i.ii
Is owned by LouU Clark.
The flames consumed ne flimsy
buildings In less than an hour
while hundreds who have tilled
this formor East Texas firm h in-
let tineo tho discovery ot all. look-
ed on.
A chemical truck from HciiiUi-
son. six miles nwny "espnndrd to
an alarm sent just bofore the bl ire
nevercd te telephone lino.
Ibo power line to the town w tor
Its also was severed hampering
the work of fighting the flrme.
A large truck was hooked to sev-
eral shacks and succeeded In dmg-
g'ng thtm to safety outside the
fire zone.
One unidentlflod man refii.trd to
Icive hts shack In an attempt to
save hU belongings nnd five men
were forced to club him and ilng
his unconscious form to jnfety. No
one else was Injured.
Confrcss Closes
7 1st Session At
12 O'Clock Today
WASHINGTON. Mirch I. if.i:
Tho "tst Congrcts Is dead. The
clocks In the House ani Senate reg-
istered the hour ot noon and two
vctorun gavels smartly sounded
taps.
Over In the president's office oc-
cupied one day out of every 3C3.
Mr. Hoover pen In midair pitue I
and le noti nacK n nn o cm
uii r. i .. .. i.i
and le nod back In hit offlcml
trlVs -I'l"-- "
' "' 5' y BH1Mril
mw...v j ..... .. ... j
at noon the House following it 1
uiual custom sat back it's clock t'i
permit memborn to complete ilf'r
final spceche.
Blind Writer Sells
Her First Story
DENVER Colo. Match I. I I'
Sightless rlnce she was -. ven yc i
old. Mra. Elsie M. ('own :!.. I 1 1
become a writer and .mUl '' ' '-
"'0f3f;
Wife of a blind man. one time
proprlotross of a candy store which
failed the woman und hei hu.lmnl
lived In poverty unable to ob'aiu
work until two years 'go when she
vcnt to work In the state work-
shop far the blind.
In 1030 .iho enrolled in the tvirt
story class at the University of
Colorado.
Previously 'he had gi initiated
from the school for blind at Kan-
sas City and from MePhor'on Col-
lege. Tho blind writer rontlmu ; 1-e
work at tho state wc-ikshop lr t in
the evening she writes of things .tu
can not remember cvci lum;
seen.
"My hu band und I are htppv
now." sho sold. "Hut I wmt t.i
make enough money writing itorli .
to make It pos'lble to.- us to hli
scmeono to read to us. That Is pu
I ch'r mere-: Hon and Jlr.il e book.
are expensive and generally three
four ya nchlml thc tlm'J-
Bell County Seeks
Requisition For
HELTON. Mar I. 'UP' Ib-U
county officers today picpaied to
ask tc'iulsttlon for 3 men held in
.Buffalo Minnesota win w. i.' 'n-
j dieted by tho grand juiy here list
night and charged with muril." m ;
i Will Sandcrford. In his filling . 1 1-
i Hon In Little River.
j The men. Harold BlrklwU in I
Wlllio nirkhols. brothoi .. and 'Id-
die Orgmnn. alt of Hufful vrc
' arrested in tho Mlnnosotu town n
'suspicion of another charge m1u. -!
ly after the body of Sanderfmd
i was fcund In his filling station.
Paper Subscription
Paid With Beans
TUCUMCARI. N. M. March !.
Tho days of accepting produce In
payment of the 'ubscrlptUm pr.ee
hai come back for the Tucumriil
New. The nuwspipor Is accepting
bean? at the current market pr:ce
in p'yment of delinquent subscrip-
tions. The action of the News Is done to
aid farmer In th'i vicinity and the
beans oro being turned over to the
I chamber of commerce for d.itilbu-
tlon 'iinon'f the needy.
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