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i- Kentucky Weather Forecast FAIR AND CONTINUED COLD FRIDAY' gATt-BDAT INCREASING CLOUDINESS jjD WARMER THE XINGTQN Sunset and Sunrise SUN SETS TODAYAT 4:20 P' RISES SATURDAY AT 6:14 AM CITY ORDINANCE REQUIRES THAT AUTO LIGHTS BE TURNED ON TODAY AT 4:50 id FOR KENTUCKY FIRST i UflHYEAR SIXTEEN PAGES LEXINGTON KENTUCKY FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2819311 NO 332 NV PRICE 5 CENTS MO PAID FOR I Madison County Killed in: Auto VICTIMS SAVED BY QUICK ARRIVAL Vols Beat Wildcats 8-0 Transy Battles Wesleyan Eleven to Scoreless rh liN mb i (4 Uiy i 8 I ny I oo I do I tbo (ov ra 3-YEAR-0LD AT OLD GLORY SALE1 Agafity With Blood of Ax-1 worthy and Peter the Great in Veins Is Sold to J- Alkemade of Germany William Fletcher 64 Fatally Injured While on Way Home From Richmond After Making Arrange-menti for Funeral Auto Skids From Road and Plunges Over Embankment Tie DEFENSIVE PLAY feOTH TEAMS FEATURES GAME taken1 from 'the wrecked car The other two occupants of the car were brought to the Pattle A Clay Infirmary where they received first-aid treatment and later were allow-ed to return to their homes The members of the Fletcner family were returning home from Rich- I cher 7(j who was found dead in bed I at her home at Brooks town this City Police Will Open Todaf Donations of Food 'Clothing or Money Urged by Chief Thompson a Lexington police today will open their soup kitchen for unfortunates" who come to headquarters In seqrch of food and clothing during the cold winter months It was announced last night by Chief of Police Ernest Thompson The soup kitchen which was Inaugurated last- year will be conducted In the garage oftbe city hgl) building with Patrolman Maupin acting aa chef- Chief Thompson last issued a statement In which he urged citizen of Lexington to donate food clothing or money to the police for this 1 worthy cause Anyone who rlahes to donate to1 the fund should telfe phone police headquarters' and their donation will be called for it was said More than 75 persons sought shelter from the severe weather last night In the old police sta- tlon on Vine street which was leased recently by the city to take care of unfortunates duping the winter montha The crowd has been growing each day since the cold weather started although it has not yet reached the proportions of last unfortunates Special to The Herald RICHMOND Ky Nov William Fletcher 64 years old farmer' of the Red House section of Madison-- county was Instantly killed' near here this afternoon when the car In which he was riding with two other members of his family skidded 1 from the highway and plunged over an embankment -Jack Fletcher nephew of the dead man' and -Sidney Fletier brother of William Fletcher were slightly Injured in the accident Jack Flet-NEW YORK Nov-27 -Legal-1 cher driver of the car said that A I the accident occurred when he at- lty a bay S-yearold with the MoodL to apply hlbrake8 at a of Axworthy and Peter the Great I sharp turn In the -road and the car In his veins today sold for $18500 1 skidded and -turned over William Fletcher sustained a fractured skull and he was dead when DR 0 EDWARDS BUYS SYMPHONIA FDR $16000 Total of 388 Hones Sold for! $242630 During Three- Day Auction as the thirty-sixth annual Old Glory 0F for of- 1 loo I ta bs U4 I- LT Texas Trip Called Off Cats Will Not Play Southern Methodist December 6 Says Coach Gamage By STAFF CORRESPONDENT KNOXVILLE Tenn Not 27 Coach Hqjry Gamage stated after the KentUcky-Tennessee game here today which Tennessee won to 0 that the Wild-tats will not 'accept an Invitation from Southern Methodist University to play in Dallas Texas on December 6 The Wildcats received the invitation just before they to this city Tuesday and Coach Gamage had promised his men they could go to Dallas if they defeated Tennessee The Wildcats left here tonight at midnight via the Louisville and Nashville railroad They will arrive in Lexington about 7 Friday morning Their game with Tennessee today was their last regularly scheduled tilt this year morning Miss Fletcher was a sister of William and Sidney Fletcher Funeral services for Miss Fletcher will be conducted Friday afternoon I at at the Embry burial were rescued from death by as-grounds Funeral arrangements for I phyxiation a sickness William Fletcher have not been I they could not understand when neighbors arrived at 7 o'clock last night to find gas fames escaping from stoves and heaters in the home and six members of the family unconscious Because of 1 the neighbors timely arrival at 129 Suburban Court six members of the stricken family last night were believed to be out of and only the father Renzie Maupin fought for his life at the Good Samaritan hospital The family had finished eating Thanksgiving 1 supper In their one-story bungalow near the Nicholas-vllle- pike when one of the children Nancy Maupin1 8 years old com-plained of dizziness Mr Maupin believed the child Until Almost Too Late Seven members of a family DODD STARS AS BIG BLUE LOSES TO TENNESSEE 1 fnpffny Generalship of Great Quarterback Defeats Kentucky Team in Hard-Fought Straggle I0HLHASE KICKS HELD GOALS FOR YOLUNTEERSI I Safety Also Scored by Victors 25000 Jam Stadium to See Contest FRAXK HOOTER KNOXVILLE Tenn Nor They carried him off the field at Shields-Watklns stadium here this afternoon Bobby Dodd the foot-tan ghost sho has haunted Kentucky for four years who has dealt cut disappointments to the best teams Kentucky could muster In this quartet of seasons Yes hie admirers carried him off the field after this greatest field general in modem history of southern football bad disorganised a fine Kentucky football team and sent it down into football team ana sent it aown into i defeat by a scofe of to before I 25000 fans Bobby make any touchdowns Nobody did for that matter Only three real scoring opportunities presented themselves and Tennessee took advantage of them alL Charlie KoMhase contributed the two real scoring gems of the game when he drop-kicked a field goal from 15-yard line in the vaning minutes of the second quarter aad duplicated this kick from auctlop came to tn end Although falling to equal the record of 188000 or the $81000 paid for Harvester in 1915 the price bid for Legality was one of the highest ever paid for a biorse at the famous sale Walter Moore of New York City1 acting for Alkemade of Biton Germany was the successful bidder Legality carried the silks of W'T 'Deatherage of Washing-ton to victory in the Futurity was second In the Kentucky Futurity and third in -the Horse Review Futurity during the past season The departure of Legality fop Germany where he will race and then be sent to stud service marks another step in the plans' of German sportsmen to rehabilitate their depleted stock of high grade race horses Legality joins Walter1 Dear winner of the- 1929 Hambletonlan which went to -a German owner for $25000 tn a private sale last year and Nazelton which Alkemade puj chased out 1 'the OId'TJtory arena Just a year ago today for $15000 Dr Ogden Edwards owner of the Walnut Hall Farm near Lexington Ky- and William Wright of the Calumet Farm of Lexington engaged in a brisk bidding duel to obtain Symphonia The 6-year-old mere consigned by Penny Brothers was not expected to bring1 more than $4000 but before she was fln' nr nj ally knocked down to Dr Edwards I KCV YY SWCepey Delivers the price had soared1 ty $16000' a Sermon gt Union Thanksgiv- city observes QUIET HOLIDAY rt IjOss estimated at $8250 resulted I bad become ill from something she from five fires In Lexington and Fa-1 had eaten Then Bobbie aix years yette county yesterday old told his mother that his heart The largest blaze was at the rest-1 waa 9 mother dence of Estill five miles I wa bathing him In the bathroom from Lexington on the Winchester I where there was a gas heater pike where sparks from a grata I -Fountain Maupin IS years old caused a fire shortly after thought Bobbie waa yesterday afternoon" Firemen from land went to help his mother rub two stations answered the arni the egsof his little sister as she And extinguished the blase1 complained tbat they were hurting: Firemen were called to the home her I i of Bell negro 274 East Fifth! Fountain then became dizzy and street shortly after 11:80 felL Maupin 12 years old told yesterday morning when a decc-hIa terror-stricken mother and father that feel so well and went to lay down on a couch His eyes closed and he be- tlve flue caused a roof blase ige waa estimated at $250 An automobile which caught fire Renzie Maupin in Serious Con-ditionf Wife and Five Children Recovering From Effects OXYGEN IS ADMINISTERED IN FIGHT FOR LIFE Fl7 Becomk ffl On by 1 One Fails to Realize Cause gum wonderful our money has been spent This Catalina island that this fellow Wrigley has stuck together la the Pacific ocean la an American garden spot Every gum chewer should visit It You swim golf flsb and chew a tribute to America's original custom and a monument to a pleased mastication Zaurs WORKONPIPE LINE IS HALTED 3old Weather Makes Activity on River Cliffs Impossible Hope to Resume Con- strnction Today EMPERATURE RISE NEEDED With the thermometer near zero and a brisk penetrating wind whipping up the river cliff construction on the Lexington-Kentucky river pipe line was halted yesterday The cold wave made work on the river cliffs -virtually Impossible and workmen constructing tbe concrete piers to support the 500-foot pipe from the river up the cliff were forced -to cease activities According to Bell engineer for -the Lexington Water Company a small crew of workmen closed the line from the top of the cliff to the main pipe a distance of approximately 20 feet The line now Is completed from the reservoir to the river Weather permitting construction on the anchorage piers on the liver cliff will he resumed today Mr Bell stated yesterday Cold weather may delay the completion of the line for several flays Contracting engineers expected to complete the line by Monday December 1 but according to Mr Bell It will probably not be put Into operation before the middle of next week A rise of 10 to 20- degrees In the temperature would aid materially in the completion of the line the engineer said According to officials of the water company and engineers In charge of the pipe line construction there still sufficient water in the resen voirs to last several days They expressed confidence that the relief line would be completed before ''the present supply of water in the reservoirs is exhausted REVOLT REPORTS DENIED 1 LIMA Peru Nov 27 Reports current in Chile and 'Argentina that the Peruvian provisional government was In serious difficulties were denied today The situation tn Lima waa perfectly aormU loneers Threaten in First Quarter When Taylor Makes Ron of 31 Yards Around End CRIMSONS RIVALS UNABLE TO GAIN NEAR GOAL LINE i Adverse Weather Makes Ball Hard to Handle Fumbles Are Numerous By EUGENE SMITH An Inspired Transylvania football team exhibiting a superb defense fought off every scoring threat of Kentucky Wesleyan College snow-covered Thomas field yesterday afternoon and battled the favored Panthers to a 0 to 0 tie In thq closing game of the season for both teams Both the Panthers and the Pioneers showed plenty of drive In midfield but when within scoring distance could not penetrate their defense for touchdowns The field was slippery and fumbles wezw numerouC The Pioneers Instigated a drive In the middle of the first quarter which "for a moment looked- as though It would terminate In touchdown for Transylvania With the ball resting on 40-yard line Taylor playing bis last game for the Pioneers circled left end and raced 21 yards to the nine-yard stripe before be was downed Wesleyan's defense tightened and after four plays failed to advance the ball the Pioneers surrendered it on downs Capt Felix Trader "Rip" Taylor and Booth all playing their last game In a Transylvania' uniform starred for the Pioneers Heber Wlndley last of the four players who will be graduated In CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 COLUMN 1 SAYS DEMOCRATS WILL PUT PATRIOTISM FIRST Assistant Minority Leader Denies Recent Statement Was WASHINGTON Nov 27 The assertion that regardless of the causes and responsibility for exist-ing distressing conditions In tr country the leadership of the Den ratio party more Interested in the national welfare than In seeking party was made today by Representative McDuffie of -Alabama this the assistant minority leader in the house said broad natlbnal vision rather than a local or selfish one Is needed and Democrats will as they have In the past put patriotism abeve partisanship" McDuffie said he could not construe the statement of a group of Democratic leaders and more recently by Jouett Shouse chairman of the Democratic national executive committee as being any wise Indicative or suggestive of an Inclination to shirk duty or to avoid a single do I think the statement were or Intended to be apologetic Por Democrats never apologise for he said Torn between loyalty her mother and love for her sweetheart Joretta Dowling found herself on the brink qf the greatest of all adventures This enthralling intensely romantic love by Edna Robb Webster entitled rettaV will start in serial form next Monday morning December 1 in Tlie Herald full sister of Symphtata Tipton Maid brought only $1100 yesterday During the course of the three-day1 'sale S88 yearlings and older trotters and pacers went under the hammer bringing $242- CATHEDRAL HEARS CRAIK 680 an average of $625 each Although more than $200 lower the 1929 aVerage- horsemen ex-1 A day of rest and of thanksglv-pressed themselves as more than I ing with religious Services well at-pleased with the result since I tended marked observ-y ear's sales prices wqre far above I ance of Thanksgiving day yester-the average I day German buyers took two othei I yellowing in the pathway biased horses In addition t6 Legality ty I by the pilgrims Lexlflgtonlans yes-day Maud Rowland a 'yea4 terday 1 morning crowded special daughter of Guy Axworthy went I Tlmnka giving day 'services at city Koster1 of Alemade Germany I cburcbeai The1 majority- of 'the for $1500' while Charles Mills ol I churches in the city Joined in spon-Berlln paid $675 for Elskede a 18-1 aoriDg the union Thanksgiving day ear-old broodmare 1 I services at the Strand' theater John1 1 Brew of Bay Shore rt I Christ Church Cathedral and the paid the third highest I Church of the Good Shepherd corn- day bidding $4100 for Short I jn services at Christ Cash a 4-year-old pacers con-1 signed by David Look of Lexington Reynolds qf Win-ston-Salem went-up to $2700 By NEVILLE DUNN KNOXVILLE Tenn Nov An ancient keg gaudily daubed with 15-yard stripe Just be-1 orange and royal blue and white ton the third quarter ended I paint was carried triumphantly Safety Is Scored I from this wind-swept football field A bad pass from center by Max I late this afternoon by a stalwart Colker who was substituted tor I eleven of University of Tennessee Howard Williams re g-1 Volunteers And' carried just Iar center when Williams was In-1 high on the shoulders of a jubilant Jnred gave Tennessee a safety soon I Tennessee fandom was Bobby Dodd after the second half got under genius who brought about the downfall of the University of Kentucky Wildcats The Kentucky Tennessee game today was as bitterly fought as any that has been played In the long series between the teams of the neighboring states but when It was over the Instant the whistle blew Growers May Sign for All or I ending the tilt rivalry was forgot- CwmAU I I ten and the friendship that exists rart of uwp Credit Is I between the two elevens and their A Assured I fandom was cemented more firmly than ever Contracts for the pooling of bur-1 Kentucky games are fey tobacco in the Burley Tobacco I unusual in the field of sports be-Growers Cooperative Association I cause the followers of each team try wQl be available for growers begin-1 to outdo the others In paying chiv-Bing today It was announced yes-1 alrous and flattering comments terday by Frank Taylor sec re-1 Today's game was no exception tuy of the association The growers may sign contracts for the whole or part of their' crop Mr Taylor said Receiving points for the assocUb- Hon iu be established throughout the hurley belt Mr? Taylor announced The recommendations of the executive committee of the as-1 NELSONVILLE Ky Nov 27 WP Mciation on the location of the re-1 Three brothers and a slate? on celvfog points will be submitted to I their way to the home of a friend the board of directors at a meeting I to eat Thanksgiving dinner were next Thursday I killed In a grade crossing accident Mr Taylor stated that the" execu-1 heye today A limited Louisville live committee had been told by a I and Nashville Railroad train struck representative of a New York I their automobile lug group that the association The dead are: Mrs Mildred Vit-would be furnished ample credit I tltow 26 Lucient Price 24 facilities in addition to that credit I man Price 15 and Price Jr which can be obtained through 'the 1 12 The father Price a section hand for the and followed shortly afterward another car with his wife and their three other children They arrived at the crossing In time to see trainmen and others gathered at the crossing extricating the bodies from the wreckage of the car' AND TENNESSEE KEPT THAT KEG! Game Between Vols and Wud- cats Was Great Exhibition of Sportsmanship as Well as Football EVERY GOOD PLAY CHEERED Ohio and Henry Crime of Winchester and several grandchildren Funeral arrangements have not been completed BLIMP WILL VISIT CITY from backfiring caused firemen toi make a run to East Main street 1 cauncop8CloU8-shortly after 9 o'clock yesterday morning There was no damage A short circuit in -the wiring set Mr Maupin ran to the home of fire to an automobile belonging to Famey 125 Suburban Court to tele-Frank McCarty 508 West Second I phone a doctor street at 6:85 o'clock yesterday aft-1 Mr Famey went back with Mr emoon but the 1 blaze -was extin-1 Maupin' They entered to find the gulshed without damage I mother- and all of the children un- Firemen were called to the Alpha I conscious Mrs Maupin and Renzie XI Delta sorority house 232 East I 14 years did swooned to-Maxwell street-shortly before 7 1 gether At first Mr yimey did not realize that gas fumes filled the house until Mr Maupin exclaimed: going too1 Then W' Went of 121 Subur-ban Court Robert Neal of 126 Su- Two-Day Conference to Open at I burban Court and Other neighbors 1 111X1 th Maupin home Together Kicnmond today they threw open windows and car ried the family to the outside air Special to The Herald 1 Mr Neal cut off the gas stoves and RICHMOND- Ky Nov 27 I heater Ambulances' were sum- More than a thousand educators I nioned from police headquarters representing- 21 central Kentucky I and the Anglin and Boden funeral counties are expected to assemble I home' and the family was rushed to at the Eastern Kentucky1 State I the Good Samaritan hospital Teachers College here Friday fori The fresh air revived to some ex the opening session of the- first an I teqt the stricken members of the nual meeting of the Central Ken-1 family At 1 the hospital windows tucky Education Association Prof I were thrown open and the mother Lee Kirkpatrick superintendent of and children were' put to bed When the Paris city schools president of I they reached the hospital several of the near-organization wlh call the I the children were frothing the meeting to order-at 8:30 FT1-I mouth day morning In the Hiram: father who is a salesman auditorium at the college I for the Mclntlre Furniture Com- Bell state superintendent of I pany had absorbed more of the public Instruction and Greg-1 fumes than his family Hospital at ory president of the Kentucky Edu-1 tendants began administering oxy-catlon Association -will be among I gen to him soon after he reached the first Speakers on tty program -1 the hospital They held out hopes for his recovery All of' the other REPRESENTATIVE QUAYLE 1 members of the family are very OF1 NEW YORK SUCCUMBS but Tho family had spent the day at NEW yORK Nov 27 U4-Repre-1 the home of Mrs Maupin on the sentatlve John Francis Quayle I lestown pike and had eaten Democrat of the Seventh New York I Thanksgiving dinner there The district died suddenly at a- hoapl-1 theory is that they tu ratal today He was 62 years old I ed the gas In the stoves too high In Representative Quayle was op-1 an effort to warm their home after crated upon for stomach trouble they returned last night at about two years ago friends said today and physicians ascribed his death to a 'recurrence of that Broadway Christian Church In th CONTINUED PAGE 8 COLUMN FOUSHEE DIES Brief- ffiness Proves Fatal to Octogenarian -i W-Foushee 80 years old died last 'his 1 residence 250 South Limestone street following brier Illness He was the son' of Charles Foushee and Ann Harris Foushee and Is survived by hla widow one son 1 Dr Henry- Foushee one grandson" Henry Gll-bery- Foushee and one sister Mra been completed rWhaid iron wait 5HOPPI-sl DAYS YILLvl CHRISTMAS ling After having disposed of 75 year lings 1 during the first two days ol the sale the Walnut Hall Farm came back today1 to add to its large stable of mares In addition to bid ding in Symphonia for $16000 the Lexington farm paid for Ar butus a 5-year-old of- Guy Axworthy $1400 for Laurel Todd a S-year-old filly with a 'mark of and $750 for Estalee a brown 8-year-old filly consigned by the Castleton Farm of Lexington1 Delays Work Pfogyess in the construction of a pipe line to tli Kentucky river to avert threatened water famine has been as follows: 1 VETERANS REMEMBERED Offerings at Thanksgiving day church services yesterday is to be given to charitable Institutions I Mrs Mary Crime Vise 78 years The Family Welfare Society will I widow of Andrew Vise died wive the offering at the services I yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the Strand theater sponsored by I (be family residence at Athena She the Lexington Ministerial Union I survived by three sona George The services at Christ Church I and James Visa of Fayette county Cathedral sponsored by the cathed- and Gravitt Vise of Indianapolis 1 and the Church of the Good I gwo daughters Mra Wheeler Raven-Shepherd yielded offering donations I craft of Lexington and Mra A for the Mary Williams orphan-1 Tillery of Payne's Depot two ge at Frankfort and the Lexington brothera William Crime of Dayton Thanksgiving day gifts of apples candy and cigarettes were given to former service men1 in 'Lexington hospitals yesterday by tbe American Legion Auxiliary The commit-1 any in charge was composed of Mra iJTZJnZ chewer proud to' see how Sunday Oct -12 First pipe arrived from Birmingham Monday' Oct Property owners granted water company right to continue trench through their land while condemnation suits were being disposed of Tuesday Qct Laying of pipe In trench begun Tuesday Nov 1 Electric pumps for pumping station arrived In city Thursday Nov 21 laying of cast iron pipe line completed Saturday Nov Pumps were Installed use of river water In city on December 1 predicted Monday Nov Workmen completed laying steel pipe up river cliff and left only a short gap to make the line continuous from the city filtration plant to the river pumping station Wednesday Nov 26 Cold weather threatened delay In completion of- last stage of construction pipe line Thursday Nov 27-Cold weather halts work Monday Sept Committee from city county and Board of Commerce decided to file suit against Lexington Water Company tq force construction of a pipe line to the river -Tuesday Sept City fJed suit for mandatory Injunction to compel company to afford relief from water shortage Wednesday Sept 24 Reeves Newsom water company president agreed to construct line- Friday Sept 26 through Wednesday Oct 1 Committee headed by County Judge Chester XX Adams Interviewed property owners to acquire right-of-waya Friday' Oct Agreements reached with majority of property own era condemnation suits filed against remainder Saturday Oct Work started on trench for water Una Wednesday Oct Newsom announced purchase of pumping orphanage BISHOP ABBOTT RALLIES The Rt Rev Almon Abbott 1 bishop of the Episcopal diocese of I Lexington yesterday was rallying I from an attack of multiple neuritis I C1 Wilson Mra XX Oldham Mrs George Llebel Mrs- Faust Foushee Mra 8 Alexander and Miss Mary Clarke PRISONER HANGS SELF Vr DETROIT Nov 27 -Joaeph Walters 26 of Omaha Neb hanged himself in his cell In the county jail -today while awaiting the start of his trip to the Michigan prison where he was to have begun a sentence of from SO to 40 gears for robbery The Mayflower one of the Goodrich has confined him to his home I year-Zeppelln fleet of the past two weeks Bishop I blimps Is scheduled to stop in Lex-Abbott contracted neuritis during a tngton Wednesday morning on its Laitation in the Ohio river valley I way south for the winter accord-He was forced to cancel an invlta-1 ing to a dispatch received by The to attend the eight-day Epis-1 Herald last night from Akron ppalian mission at Washington Weather permitting the ship will 1 i I leave Akron Tuesday night.

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