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Newspaper Page TextM Weather edford Mail Tm Temperature HtffhPKt yesterday m Lowest this morning t l'rerlillutlun: To S p. m yesterday mi To S a. in. toilny mi i.ht and Thursday temperature. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 19:U. "LlirilOXE 75 No. 327. LINDBERGHS PREPARE FOR PACIFIC OCEAN HOP TOTS TARGET SITE RACE today's BASEBALL Bx'NE , h m rtr.Sisth Year iuuay s news today r-J- rodayHRS S J' But. Never UnBIUlLu III j UUUKI QUIZ 1 1 Jaifa Bill'. Speaks Up. Liinn in Arctic Land. U for Less Money. fcl KlnS Feature Synd., Inc. ci.p1 did not reduce its Lto3. It reiluccd it to Lm 7. The old dividend , hpin mud since tne L. has hundreds of mil- gf resources, but the re in is wise. .Don t spreaa don't scatter your I- imong stockholders, in Ittssion. ,,mnanv earned, during L three months' period, hfeff cents on the preler- loek. Lfore, $4 on the common lit generous. L that see only as far as lids of their noses "will ilv get rid of their stqel se able to see two or i rears ahead, will gather las others unload. This is lltite to buy steel, or any- elsc. The only advice here is "DON'T GAM- ncrnor Murray of Okla- prouil to be called "Al- " intends to stop kdering the oil treasures i state at ridiculous prices. till the big oil companies liy don't increase their to $1 a barrel by next Jay night he will sign an flive order shutting down "stripper wells" in Ok i. . Ideral courts may "drag institution"' into the qucs- proving that the governor nrry out his plan. there is common sense in the governor says, and in Wtment that oil should ! MORE THAN l A REU dirigible TGra f Zcppe- wiling toward the North with scientists and adven- spirits aboard, told the works yesterday by mat Dr. Eckener had great ship off Ilook- tod, Franz Joseph Land, ""if 13 minutes on the d transferring mail to lrain ice breaker, "Maly- bad ai raiiL'cd to meet N fir away place near the r and did meet there. good cnouirh miracle m things are encouraging " wprcssion. The public i for about forty miU rs, the same quantity " of eoffee that cost Crowded Tribunal Hears Mrs- King On Stand Complaints Against Doc tor in Opening Statements Admits Salem Squabble Inline on Pago BID ' tm,' 'pwllhin. I In itit her over. Tne two wings of the county Judge s court room were crowded thU afternoon and the hallways of the touuty court house filled with throngs of spectators from all sec tions Qt southern Oregon as the hear ing into the discharge of Mrs. Lyda King, public health nurse, opened In Informal court shortly after 1;30 o'clock. Round the table, .headed by Judge Alex Sparrow were gathered, Mrs. Lyda King and her attorney, T. J. Enrlght, Dr. B. c. Wilson, doctor for Jackson county, his attorney, G. M. Roberts: the court reporter, and Mrs. Delilah Stevens Meyer, county clerk. A short distance from them were seated other members of the county court, numerous members of the Graduate Nurses association and representatives of health units from each community of Jackson county, all gazing Into the sea of faces peer ing through Cie second wing of the room and the doorways leading into tho halls. Represent Health I'nlt In the archway stood Miss Mildred Carlton, president of the Jackson County Public Health association, other officers and present and past employes of the County Health Unit. The law fraternity was also wqII represented with Earl Pehl standing not for from the chair of Attorney Enrlght, and District Attorney George Codding located near the head of tho table. Judge Sparrow Opened court ex plaining that tho informal session had been called for a hearing Into the discharge of Mrs. King, and to listen to certain complaints against Dr. Wilson, who discharged her. Both nurse and doctor sat at the table with calm expressions ruling their faces In spite of the buzzing crowd surrounding them. Mrs. King. dressed In a black suit with striped necktie, looked quite as usual except for tho absence of her pet alrdale. Jerry. Authority Questioned Attorney Enrlght. speaking as rep resentative for Mrs. King tolo the audience he would maintain that Dr. Wilson had no authority to discharge a county nurse and In so doing had assumed the authority of the county court. He stated that, the doctor had advised Mrs. King to resign and that she had considered doing so until she discovered a shortage in tho health unit funds. He then informed the court and spectators that the books showed the funds had gone out In loans to Dr. Wilson, when an audit was made by Mayor E. E. Wilson, lo cal auditor. When a second audit whs called, he stated, the $100 shortage hed been refunded. Attorney Roberts addressing tne attentive crowd explained that ur. Wilson had borrowed money lrom one fund to provide necessary n nances in another fund" of the de partment, which the allotment sys tem, under which the unit operates, necessitates. He said that Mre. King and other employes of tne unit had done the same things many times. Claim Urines Ijiugli. A roar of laughter spread through the court room as Mrs. King later Informed Attorney Roberts In the cross-nuestionlng that she had re quested the hearing Into her dis charge to "benefit tho small tax pavers." , . Turning to the alcohol angle which has caused much discussion lol lowlng report of the approaching hearing. Mrs. King stated that mree gallons of alcohol, purchased lor the department, had disappeared and that Miss Josephine Koppes. bookkeeper for the unit, told ner Sfci if M pa ci rc ot-tAfv srATru.Y Annociatta lrea Photo A flight across the Pacific ocean wtll be the next adventure of Col. end Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. Unlike hie epic flight to Paris In 1927 Lindbergh plant no long water hops. He probably wtll take the northern route shown In map. After the ocean crossing they will spend several weeks touring the Orient by air. Their low winged monoplane shown here, which will be equipped with pontoons, will be used. BLAZE DESTROYS A E (Continued on PB 8, 8tory 1) HERNDONLANDS WALES SIL EARLY T ONIGHT CMUKHiAN, Wales, July 2!). (.)TIe American aviators. Hush llerndon. Jr.. and Cljile l-anglioni, landed lonltlit at 7 o'llixk on a farm at Moyleermc, ahimt fUe miles southwest o here. (Hv The Associated Tress) At a o'clock. Eastern Standard time, the two trans-Atlantic planes that of Boardman and Polar.do and of Herndon-Pangborn had been out of new York 33 hours. Herndon and Pangborn's red mono plane carried 850 gallons of"m enough to carry them 5.500 miles without halt. At an average speed of 100 milea an hour, they couW travel another 21 hours without landing The plane, however, was capable of somewhat greater speed- vMca wuld cut down the time In the air by a few hours. The Boardman-Polando plane had 718 gallon of gasoline, sufficient to carry them, they believed. 7.000 milei, at 100 miles an hour their average speed this would enable them to stay aloft 70 hours, or until 3 m. Friday morning. JACKSONVILLE (Spl) July 28. Tho Chris Kenncy residence on North Fourth street, one of tho first houses constructed In old Jacksonville, was destroyed early this morning by fire of unknown origin. Tho loss. is esti mated at $2000 for the house and furniture valued at several hundred dollarB was also destroyed. The fire was discovered about 3 o' clock this morning tn a back apart ment of the house by Mr. and Mrs. Don Kenney. who were living thore. They Immediately tailed the fire de partment but the flames had made too much headway when the men ar rived lor tho building to be saved. All furnishings were also destroyed but the Gaylord house next door, which the flames threatened, was saved. Tho loss was partlorry covered by Insurance. Many antiques which were not Insured were burned. Among them was a mahogany bedroom suite, valued at 300. The house formerly belonged to Chris Kcnney's grandmother and was well known to all persons familiar with the historic little town of Jack EDITOR GUILTY IN ATTAGKON CLARA LOS ANOELES, July 20. (AP) Frederick H. Olrnau. pamphlet pub lisher, today was convicted on two of lix oounts of sending obscene matter through the nislls in connection with an attack on Clara Bow, former mo tion picture actress. A sealed verdict was opened in federal court today. Material for the published articles, reputed to havo been the rcvelatlonb of Miss Bow's "love life," was fur nished by Daisy DcBoc, former secre tary to the film actress. Girnau con tended. Miss DcBoe was returned to the county Jail recently to serve a sentence for theft from the actress. in tii mm ROUTE TO BE SOUGHT SALEM. July 29. (API Tillamook and Washington county delegations will appear before the state highway commission here tomorrow Wltn resolutions urging the selection ol the Wilson river cutoff as the route from Portland to the coast, ana that Immediate steps be taken tor construction of the route. The pro posed route would connect Portland and Tillamook, reducing the mileage between the two points from lli to 72 mllea, the delegation leaders announced. The movo for a resolution was taken here yesterday following a session with Governor Jullua u Meier. frenchTine forest MENACED BY FLAMES NICE Prance. July 20 (AP) A wall of flame five miles wide was crawling across theflnest pine lor eta In aouthern France today. It threatened to destroy the mur,iam rsort of Thorenc. despite the ef fort, of 2000 soldiers, firemen ana volunteers working night and day. DALLESUNDERTAKING DRIVE QN RED SPIDER THE DALLES. Ore.. July 29 (AP) A campaign for control of red spider, a pest threatening damage to the cherry acreage here. ha. been undertaken by The Dalle, orchard lsta RalF Hazen. county fruit inspector, has conducts testa with dust insecticides In an attempt to determine the most efficient method, of killing the spider. INJURED BY FALL OFF FIERY HORSE HOLLYWOOD, Cal.. July 20. (AP) Joan Bennett, screen actress, waa In tho hospital today and was facing the prospect of iT. ill JOAN BENNETT remaining there for a period of from ctfrht to 12 weeks as a result of Injuries she suffered yes ter day when she fell from a horse. The yovtng act ress' left hip was broken and she sustained f r a c turesof the spine. Her physicians said the Injuries were such that they would heal without possibil ity of any perma nent cusaDimy. Miss Bennett will be given an anaes thetic today, if her condition per mits, so that her hip may be placed in a cast. The actr was Injured when she insisted, according to John Blystonc, director of a picture In which she was working, on riding a black mare that had been declared unmanage able and too spirited by James Klrk wood and Armand Knlla. actors. As Miss Bennett rode the animal down a road in a film scene, it shied and bolted Into a clump of trees, throw ing the rider. Miss Bennett Is tho younger of three sistc.s, Conntance and Barbara, daughters of Richard Bennett and Adrlonne Morrison. LINDBERGHS HOP FOR NORTH HAVEN OF ML MACHINE GUNS One Dead, Four Critically Wounded When Harlem Killers Spray Group on Walk From Automobile NEW YORK. July 20. ( AP) "Big" Teed, described as a bookmaker, was hunted by pottco today as the man marked for assassination by the gang guns that killed a child and wounded four others last night. Teed recently attempted to "muscle In" on other bookmakers of the Har lem neighborhood In which the at tack occurred, polico said. National. It. H. E. New York 5 7 1 Pittsburgh 4 4 2 Walker and Hoan; Mcine, Osborn, Swetonlc and Phillips. R. H. E Brooklyn 18 0 Cincinnati 2 7 0 Phelps, GallivAn, Shnuto and Lepez; Johnson and Sukeforth. R. H. E. Philadelphia 4 0 0 Chicago 0 5 4 Beuge and Dnvin; Warneke, Teach out, Bacon t and Hemsley. TO SAY GOODBYE NORTH HAVEN. Maine, July 29. (AP) Colonel nnd Mrs. Chnries A. Ijlndherfrh landed on tho water near the island of Vlnal Haven lato to day after a flight from North Beach, N. Y. NORTH BEACH AIRPORT. N. Y.. July 23. (AP) Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh took off at 12:60 p. m. (E. 8. T.) today for North Haven, Me., preoaratory to start , of JWtrfJI?ht' to Tokyo. . The Lindberghs hopped off after a. natlsfaotory final test of their plane's elaborate equipment which had fail ed to work when tho couple flew to Washington Monday for their pass ports. A favorablo tall wind Indicated the flying colonel and his feminine radio operator will probably bo able to make sufficient apeed to arrive, at North Haven before dark. After spending tho nljrht at the Morrow estate, the Lindberghs are expected to hop off Bomettmo tomor row for Ottawa, Out., on the flnit leg of their aerial vacation trip to Tokyo. . DEATH FOLLOWS SLEEPAT1EEL EUGENE. Ore., July 20. (AD MIN! Edith Barrett was killed and Mrs. M. B. Ollmorc. her sinter, was seriously hurt today when their automobile left tho hlfclway and crashed Into a telephone pole near here. P. C. Gllmore, driving the machine, said he went to sleep at the wheel. He was not Injured. Miss Barrett was a school teacher In Washington, and the party had Just irlven from her brother's home nort,i of Seattle. Ollmoro said he became very tired and must have fallen asleep. Miss Barrett's skull was fractured when she was thrown from the car. CANNED PEACHES AT HIGHER PRICE SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. ( AP) Opening prices for canned peaches, announced today, were higher than anticipated before the hot weather reduced the cling peach crop. F. E. Laney. manager of the Sutler Co operative Growers said hero today. Tho basic prlco for number 214 tins are al.fiS per dozen by tho Cali fornia Pecking Corporation on choice and tl.65 by the Independents. Stan dards are $i .40 a duw;n. The prices lust year were: Inde pendents 1.70 choice and $1.50 on standards. ONE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR DALLES CHILDREN THE DALLES, Ore., July 20. (AP) With the birth of twin daugiters to Mr. and Mrs. II. Jewell, July 27. a highly unusual coincidence Is noted. Two other children of the couple, Grace, 17, and Jackson 15, both celebrate their birthdays on July 27. Skirts Will Be Lower Than Ever This Winter Is Edict Dame Fashion PARIS. July 29. ( AP Longer skirt .for the winter of l31-aa were exhibited In the flower decked salons of one of the foremost drewt m a kern lajit night during a brilliant fanhton parade. In which the ewetp lnt( linen of the sophisticated 'seven ties were combined with the de mands of the 20th century eirl. Prom daytime coats and dress j dresses, fur trims on hats and tln7 eight or nine Inches from the floor; barrel fur muffs, to evenlnir wraDs which touched the One coat substituted a largo heels and evening gowns that trailed ' lar of cock feathers for fur ana Blark. dark red. bottle gren and smoke blue were the outstanding colors. whUe blark. gray and brown astrakhan mid leopard, beaver ad fox were the favorite furs. Fur were used In every con ceivable way. There were fur roil collars almost hih enough to eclipse the wearer's head, fur bands on coat hems, fur bibs on costs ana th carpets, the show decreed hem lines several Inches lower for the forthcoming winter. A new rahric cauea veijsaa had an accompanying cock feather muff. Evening gowns displayed a new uneven hemline, many models being cross between velvet and duvetyn. designed with the hem five inenrs combining the dull sheen of one , from the floor In front and trailing with the drapable qualities of tne the carpet In the bark. Others baa other was outstanding among ma- skirts designed In fitted panniers. terlals. Veltada was used for notn , making an uneven line at me nnn- luxurious evening wraps and draped evening gowns. Day coats followed allm aeml fltted lines and many were be 'ted and finished with luxurious tur cuffs and collars often so wide tht they extended over the shoulders. Evening colors were Pompelian red pervencbe bl ue. garnet red , golden yellow, bottle green and biack. Short gloves, four Inches shove the wrist, were worn with all even ing gowns. NEW YORK. July 20. (API Little Michael Vengall, to whom five years was a lifetime, died today; and a mantle of silenco. born of fear, set tled upon Harlem's "Little Italy.' The child was slain by gang killers In an automobile, killers whoso ma chine guns and shot nuns poured be tween 50 and 60 bIukb into the midst of playing children Inst night. Pour other tote, one In a baby car riage, were critically wounded by the gunmen In a reckless atteai.pt to as sassinate a man who had been loll ing about the torrid street In which the youngsters had been at play. Tho man, believed to bo Joe Rao or his couHln, Vincent Rao, fell to the pavement and was unhurt. Slugs, however, found little Michael Ven gnll In a vital spot, and they drop ped lour of his companions. lilt Five Times Snlvatore Vengall, seven-year-old brother of tho dead boy, was wound ed five times. He may die. Michael Bevllacqul, three years old, was In a bnby carriage, wns struck twice In tho back by tho slayers' slugs. Ho, too, may not survive. Florence t3' Amcllio, 12, was wounded In the shoulder, and Samuel Deflno, 6, wns shot In the left leg. Orders were Issued today for the arrest of Vincent Coll, leader of one of two gangs fighting for control of tho bear business In Harlem and tho Bronx. Polico anld they doubted their oarller theory that the attempted an- Ranslnatlonn was connected lu any way with tho beer war, but they of fered no other possible explanation, Parents In Terror Detectives who wore ordered Into the territory by the score, got llttlo holn frnm thruu vuhn urllntuinorl 1h flhootlilg. 'Noila oftn jiaronte, stMclt- en by terror, would offer any help. It wns not even learned what happen ed to the man against whom the at tack was apparently Intended. The shooting was In front of tho Hclmar social club, a poolroom. It was in the adjoining doorwny where between 20 and 30 children wero at play, thut tho shots took effect, 4 CLERICS ASK BAN EVOLUTION FILM DAYTON, Tenn., July 20. ( AP) i no Ministerial association oi Day ton, the scene a few years ago oi Tennessee's fnmous antl - evolution trial, has called upon the local the ater to ban tho showing nf Clar enco Dnr row's film "The Mystery oi Life." Dnrrow was a principal figure in the trial, defending John T. Scopes, who taught the theory of evolution In the public schools. In defiance to stnto law. In resolutions adopted by the paAtors, protest was registered against the showing of what they termed "an anti-Biblical and nntl-ChrlNtlaii picture." and the people of Dayton wero asked not to attend the show ing of tho film. IN SPOKANE AREA SPOKANE. Wash, July 29. (API Summer's scorching brew of forest fires simmered slowly upward In the northwest "pot" today, while danger ous weather conditions threatened to mnke It "boll over" at any minute. The Deer Creek conflagration on the Pend Oreille and Kootenai for ests crept on through the timber un til Its perimeter was 05 miles, with burning acres of trees estimated by forest officials at between 27,000 and 35.000. Three new menaces reared fiery liesds In the forests today, the Sand Creek fire, one In the Lolo national forest and one 20 miles east of Ban ners Perry. MANICURIST VICIM OF LIQUOR; MAN HELD PORTLAND. Ore.. July 20. fAP A warrant was Issued here today for Hrry Jackson, 2S, manager of the Blue Mountain Wood, Hide At Pur company, on charges of pofincjialon of liquor, with ball of $1000. Jackson admitted to police he was with Mrs. Oenevieve Callahan, 20, a manicurist, a few minutes before she died yesterday. A partly filled bottle of gin from which Jackson said he and the woman had each taken several drinks, was held as evidence. The coroner said the girl died from acute alcoholism. Auterlcnn. R. H. Detroit 4 11 1 Boston 0 It U (Ten. Innings) . Butteries: Uhle and Orabowskl, Hnyworth; Russell. Moore and Berry. tl. (Second game) R. H. K. Detroit 8 11 3 Bnnton 6 14 1 Batteries: Hogsett and Hnyworth; Kline, Durham. McLaughlin and Huel, Connolly. R. H. K. Cleveland 6 11 0 Washington . 0 10 0 Batteries: Perrell and Seweii; Mnrberry, Hndley, Brown and Spen cer. R. H. K. St. Louis 2 4 1 Philadelphia 4 8 0 Batteries: Stewnrt and Bengough; Mnhaffey, Walberg nnd Cochrane. R. H. E. Chicago 4 7 2 New York , 10 14 1 Batteries: Faber, Cnrnway and Tate; PIpgraa and Dickey. JOBLESS OF LOCAL BURDEN RED GROSS IDEA Chairman Payne Says Re lief Primary Duty States, Counties and Cities Hoover Begins Study WASHINGTON, July 3.AP) President Hoover today summoned Chairman Pay no of tho American Red Cross for a conference regard ing rollef for tho unemployed. After a long conference Payne said that In his opinion It was tne beginning of a thorough study ot the situation and tho start of a co operative movement among different ngencles. Reports on unemployment, he said, wero not alarming, but at the sam timo could not bo described M bright. "The burden of unemployment," he said, "fulls on tho local commu nity first, Local Burden. "It la the primary duty of the state, county and municipality to bear tho burden of unemployment," he said. All the agencies of the federal government, tho states, counties and municipalities are working to the same end, he said, and tho move ment which the president began to day looks to having them co-operate more fully. Questioned as to the part whicn he expected the federal government to play, the Red Crobs chairman re plied there was no possible reason for the federal government being called upon. "The plnco for unemployment re lief Is lu the local communities whore everyone knows everyone eiso. ho said. f K. F, E WORK 10 START SEATTLE, July 20. (AP) L, U. Oilman, vice-president of the Great Northern railway, said construction would be started Immediately upon 26 miles of main lino between Bend, Ore., and Klamath Falls. He had received word of the approval by the Interstate commerce commission of plans to relocate part of the road between Bend and Lava, Ore, He exacted the road would be completed January 1 at a cost ol 1.000,000. PENDLETON. Oro.. July 29. (API Hard work 'and plenty of It," Is the only solution for relief of the country In this period of depression. This Is the opinion of J. C. Penney. New York business man, w,ho ad dressed a membership dinner of the Pendleton chamber of commerce last night. PARALYSIS SURVIVORS ASKED DONATE BLOOD NEW YORK, July 29. ( AP) Health Commissioner Wynne today appealed to survivors of the infan tile panuysts epidemic of ltfio to donate their blood In an effort to check the present outbreak of sucn cases In the city. More than HOO cases, have been reported the past even weeks. M OPEN SAYS DINES Eugene and Roscburg Have No Strangle Hold As Veteran's Home Location Avers Bureau Head Is Due in Oregon Thursday SALT LAKE CITY, July 29. (AP) Major-Genonu Frank T. Hlncs, head of the United States veterans' ad ministration and member of a sub committee on selection of hospital and soldiers homo sites, stopped hero tcday en route to Oregon, where ho will Inspect aites for a soldiers' homo. The terms of the allocation for tho Oregon home, he said, confine it to tne territory south of the line or Portland and west of the Cascades. He Indicated he would visit several cities In that region and look over sites offered. Since no funds havo been appropriated for purchase of sites, he &ald. It Is assumed the one chosen will be turned over to the government without cost. While Roseburg and Eugene, ore.. are the most active -candidates for the soldiers' home. General Hinc.i said , tho selection is not restricted to those cities. General Hincs said he would pro ceed to Portland for an Inspection of tne voternns' hospital there and alter hla trip to other Oregon cities, would go to Sin Franolsco to look over sites for a veterans' hospital Micro. General HI ties Is due In Portland tomorrow morning, It was reported yesterday. His statement at Salt Lake that tho new soldiers' home would be located In Oregon, apparently puts Vancouver, Wash., out of the running, but his further statement that Roseburg and Eugene were not the only Oregon ettlea up for consideration Is con trary to the belief of Eugene and Roseburg resident, who based their opinion ipon a resolution adopted by the sub-committee during Its con siderations In Washington whereby Eugene and Roseburg were announced as the only cities to be considered. General Hlnes' statement that tho homo would be located south of Port land and west of the Cascades la be lieved to sottlo tho question of th home' being taken to another state. This'further statement that Eugene and Roseburg will not be exclusively considered, renders It probable. In the opinion of local residents familiar with the situation, that he will look; over the sites offered by Med ford and Ashland before hie final decision is rendered. SWEATSHOP WORKERS WALK OUT IN PROTEST NEW! YORK, July 29. (API Be- tween 30.000 and 35.000 workers be longing to the Amalgamated Cloth ing Workers or America walked out of 300 shops today, on strike against BWttnhnp conditions. , J Polico dotal Is were sent Into the clothing district near the Pennsyl vania terminal, but llttlo trouble was expected. ROASTING EARS SELL FOR CENT PER DOZEN KANSAS CITY, Kan., July 20. AP) One cent was the price of a dozen ears of sweet corn there today. The hot dry weather has mature ! the "roasting ears" rapidly, mnklng an abundance of corn available for market. One merchant bought an entire field so cheaply he was en abled to retail his wares at the record low price. 4 ffnnllngo Kliakru SANTIAGO, Chile, July 29. (AP) A short earthquake shook the cap ital at 6:38 a. m. uviny. Will ROGERS 9$gys: HKVKUIiV IIU,.S, Cnl., July 29. I wuh pretty wurrind Inst week. I hiii a colonel on Alfalfa Kill Miirruy'g Oklahoma "fiit inn Htuff." I thon;lit lie ovcr nintehed hisself. Take on Knn khs till we (jet in practice, then Tcxiih in the finals. Wlien' I hearil old Hill lii.sself had hid a lout; squirrel rifle under hid mustache fim koiw to the wars "in person," I said to myself, "Colonel KoROrs, you better ro into rehearsal," so I (jot myself a chemist and we stiirted to work. Tho only way to lick n Trxhii is with bad liquor. Any state that can make worse liq uor thn;i Texas enn liek 'em but it's hnrd to make worse. That's why Texas licked Mexico. Te'x hh bad the worst; they fattened on Mexico's "Tcquilla."