Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 115, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 1927 Page: 1 of 6
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BORGER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1927.
PRICE 5e
SCHOOL AID FINALLY VETOED
MO 0ÑRMJD CHARGES
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NO BOND YET FOR WALKERS AND BAILEY
ADJUTANT GENERAL IS EN ROUTE TO BORGER
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U. S. ENTERED
THE WORLD WAR
TEN YEARS AGO
Decade Ago, Call to Arms was
Shrilling Over All
The Land
MANY CHANGES
Three Men Who Signed Reso-
lution for War Are All
Dead.
BV KlIUiK I.. SIMPSON
WASHINGTON, April 6—(AP) —
The decade that for Americans en-
fold the great was has gone troop-
Sllg down the corfdor of time.
l'ne years ago today the call U
arm wan shrilling in every town
aríñ lTámiel íiiufer the Stars and
Stripes.
U tion passed the
fiotfiieat S o-'oloclt this morning," says
thé yellowing record. Already it had
cleared the senate and the house roll
call in the early hours of the new
day showed ¡17" to 50 for the war
declaration with every amendment
to limit the powers of the president
In the fight or to withhold American
troops ironi the battle
Three Still Held
In Stinnett Jail
ALL FOUR OF
CITY HEADS
RE-ELECTED
Miller, Malone, Fleig and
Webb Get Office
Once More.
WEBB IS LEADER
Judge Polls Majority Over
All of His Op-
ponents.
France went down in overwhelming
defeat. Already, too. the president's
call for the first four billion dollars
for the war chest lay upon the desks
in congress and army and navy or-
ders for moblizat ion of the first two
million young Americans for the
With the same leaders again hold-
ing the reigns of the city govern-
ment following the election yester-
day. Borger today swung back into
the everyday routine of affairs and
continued civic and industrial acti-
vities, leaving the election, over
which for a time loomed dark clouds
fields of 01 threat, but memory.
John R. Miller was re-elected may-
or by a "majority of 158 votes over
his opponent. \V. E. Van Noy, who
polled 129 votes to the winner's 287.
Commission Itacc
Dr. W. T. Malone and I. Fleig.
Wouldn't Vote.
in the house, as the call of the roll
proceeded, Janet ftankin of Montana,
the only woman member, sat with
bowed head, Unanswering as her
name wan. twice'called.
"Vote, Vote" came cries from the
floor are".id her.
"I want to stand by my country,
hut I cannot Vote for war." she sob-
bed hack as she stood in reply, grasp-
ing at her desk for support.
There was cheering a little later
when the totals were announced
and Speaker Cliamp Clark affixed
his name to the resolution. By 3:30
a m. the house had adjourned.
Just afternoon Vive President
"Tom" Marshall added his signature
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BAMIT, 15, IS
SUIH IN OHIO
CLEVELAND, Ohio. April (i— (API
—William McDonald. 15. was killed
last night while attempting to hold
up Allen Heattie on a street here.
A Ifred Palmer, coming to Beattte's
aid. fired one shot at McDonald,
wes exonerated by police.
GIVE MONEY
FOR CHURCH
Christians Subscribe $2,000 to
Replace Tent With
Building.
The month-old congregation of the
Christian church here has already
subscribed $2,000 for the purpose of
constructing a building to replace
the tent in which they arc now meet-
In. This was done last Sunday when
.".Oil attended the second meeting of
the Sunday school, and 27 additions
were made to the church. Pictures
were made at that time of all classes
in the school. Another big meeting
is planned for next Sunday.
Meetings are going on every night
He I at tiie tent, and baptisms are held
I every night.
FOURTEEN ARE KNOWN DEAD IN
WYOMING REFINERY EXPLOSION
Hugh and Whitey Walker and Ed
Bailey were still in jail at Stinnett
at 2 p. m. today on charges connected
with the killing of Deputy Sheriffs
Pat Kenyan and Elmer Terry here
last Friday, according to a telephone
message from District Attorney Cur-
tis Douglas, who said that the men
had not made the bonds of $15,000
each set yesterday by Judge Newton
P. Willis in the S41 1j District Court
at Stinnett in habeas corpus hearings.
Allowed Bond.
Judge Willis Tuesday allowed the
men bond on plea of their attorneys,
after they had been held without
bond since their arrest Friday short-
ly after the two office's were found
dead by their parked car on the road
near Whlttenburg on the outskirts
óf" "borger.
MAX-HI XT FKUTLKSS
Search for Mat Kimes and Ráy
Terrill, the two Oklahoma outlaws
who are alleged to be involved also
in the killings, was still fruitless to-
day. A dash to the Lockhart ranch
yesterday by Sheriff Cray of i'ampa
and six deputies, on a tip that the
two men we're cornered in a log cab-
in, proved to be on a cold trail, since
the two found in the log cabin were
innocent fishermen. Rangers who
last night went to board a 7:40 train
out of Amarillo, on which the Okla-
homans were said to be entraining
in an attempt to rescue Mrs. Ray Ter-
rill, who is held in jail at Hlllsboro.
Texas, had not reported on their trip,
but it was said that no arrests and
through
gers
running evenly in the number of
struggle waited only the president's | votes received, were re-elected by a
comand. | wide plurality over their opponents. ¡the bandits had again slipped
Malone polled 1X2 votes and Fleig (he fingers of the law.
180. The closest rival to Fleig was
1 j Pace, who received 131 votes.
I The most sweeping victory of the
i election, however, was that of Ceorge
¡ I). Webb, who was carried back into
j office by an overwhelming majority.
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DE PINEDO'S
PLANE BURNS
APACHE LODGE. Roosevelt Dam.
April 6— (AP)—The interior-conti-
nental flight of Commander Fran-
cesco de Pinedo came to a disastrous
end ut 12:05 p. ill. today when the
Sgitn Maria caught lire as the plane
was being put under way preparatory
to taking off for San Diego from
the Roosevelt Dam. The plane is a
total loss. Commander ae Pinedo
and his crew escaped.
MOODY KILLS
MEASURE FOR
SCHOLASTICS
$30,000 Won't Be Available
For This and Other
Growing Districts.
IS NOT LEGAL
Attorney General's Ruling Is
Basis of Unfavorable
Action.
AIMTl.X, April (i.— (AP) —
Governor Moody today sent (o
tin- secretary of state witli his
veto the hill that would have
appropriated 8;i0,000 emerg-
ency funds to finance an over-
flow school enrollment at Bor-
ger.
,The attorney general's de-
partment recently held the hill
unconstitutional because it
sought to provide and distri-
bute funds on the basis of an
increased enrollment not deter-
mined by the regular census.
Governor Orders
. Further Probing
AUSTIN, April 6.—(AP)-—R. L.
Robertson, state adjutant general,
and VV. II. Gatewood, Governor Dan
Moody's private secretary, have gone (
to Borger to make "certain inves-
tigations," it was learned on good
authority here today.
They left early last night, | STINNETT. April fi.—L. A. Dan-
Wheth'er their mission concerns a iels was elected mayor, and W. S.
DANIELS WINS
STINNETT VOTE
possible calling of martial law for
Borger, requested some time ago
by citizens, is not known.
Christian and T. H. Williams com-
missioners. and the city of Stinnet'
voted to incorporate at an eelction
Governor Moody declined martial!'1®'?' 'le,-e yesterday, ^ hen thirty-
law at the time and instead sent eiK'11 *°tes «ere cast. I he iote:
ten Texas Rangers to "stay until IFor incorporation P.4. against 4: for
the lawless unconditionally surren-
der."
Up until late, yesterday. Robert-
son said he had h \ n report of
the rangers, although'TTtr TlHd' ex-
pected one.
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TYLER, April 6. —(AP)—The
worst hailstorm in years visited
here this morning and Elkton last
night in the east Texas tomato cen-
ter six miles from Tyler, covering
a section three miles wide and ten
miles long.
mayor. Daniels :'.2. G. Harry Davis
4; for commissioner, Christian 33,
Williams 36, Roy Coons 1, W. A.
Miller 1.
LATE NEWS
DREED STIFLES WARTIME IDEALS,
LEGION WAINS ON DECENNIAL
BOSTON. Mass.. April t> AP The
ideals which led the United States
to war against Germany ten years
ago today "have been lost in ihe
abundance of wealth and rush of
amusement" which followed termi-
nation of the conflict, Howard P.
Savage, national commanderd of the
American Legion, declared in a mes-
sage to the nation today.
"On this day a decade ago the
United States declared itself at war,"
Savage said.
"Then, with no thought of agres-
sion. with no wish to profit, our
nation threw itself into the greatest
conflict of history to vindicate our
national ideals and to defend what
we believed to be the rights of man.
"In ten years since that time we
have lived at a tremendous pace.
We have created wealth on a scale
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PLOT TO BLAST
DAM IS FOILED
MARKED TREE, Ark.. April fi.
—-(AP) An attempt to dynamite
the locks and dam near here which
would have resulted in the flooding
of the town was discovered by na-
tional guardsmen last night. Discov-
ery was followed by a pitched battle
in which three persons were wound-
ed. Those shot were T. A. Grider
and Henry Harrison, guardsmen.)
and Will Wilson, a farmer who with
a companion was said to have been
surprised in the dynamiting attempt.
Levee Break Drives Thousands From Homes
PARCO. Wyo., April fi—(AP)—
Fourteen bodies had been taken out
at 0:30 a. til.. from the Producers
and Refinery Oil Refining plant here
where an explosion occurred at 5:15
Twelve of tll4 bodies had been
Identified.
The explosion broke most of the
•vindows In this town, tearing out
'lie Trames of some of them. Dam-
age Is estimated at $500,000.
Four other men are badly burned,
t vo perhaps fatally.
T'Ae first two units of the Debbs
1 ¡gt^ pressure still exploded, due it
Md to either too high or too low
r resl ure In onb of the chambers.
>eLof the sHJ't! and two large oil
tank!* were buri eg but the Tire
. ad«k|ly was liMng brought under
> ontrfcl.
je force of thé explosion was felt
m rfttwlins, seven miles west.
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Standard Oil Cuts
Gasoline Two Cents
NEW YORK, April (¡._iAP)—The
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
today reduced the price of gasoline
two cents a gallon in South Carolina
and one cent a gallon elsewhere In its
territory. The new tank wagon
price In South Carolina is 15 cents
and elsewhede 16 cents a gallon.
The Texas Company and Gulf Re-
lining met Ihe reduction.
PIN KIM) OFF AGAIN
HOT SPRINGS. N. M„ April 6—
(AP)—Commander de Pinedo took
off at 6:30 a. m. today on the Hot
Springs-San Diego leg of his four
bontlnent (light.
{I'ARCO, April — (AP) —
The death toll in (lie explosion
in the Producers and Refiners
oil refining plant here today
reached seventeen at noon with
the death of Calvin Smith in a
Ruwlins hospital.
WICHITA FAI.I-S, April «.—
(AP)—Miner E. Hill was sho'i
through tlu- left lung and ser-
iously wounded today a- he is
alleged to have been fleeing
from Cliff Kiersey. deputy sher-
iff, who had arrested him on a
warrant charging a statutory
offense.
MODESTO, Calif.. April <>.—
(Al')—A wrecked airplane be-
lieved to he the one that left
day three miles front Gust inc.
Alfred Schaller. was found to-
lling lid ward \eher. pilot, and
Fresno Saturday midnight car-
The airplane was partly binn-
ed and one body was in tin
wreckage.
DALLAS. April ti. UP) —Th<
body of Lee Harris, 18, who was
drowned in the Trinity river near
here Monday and recovered Wed-
nesday by means of a large seine.
Harris and Clifford Stockton. IT.
were drowned while fishing.
AUSTIN". April K. i AP Re-
versing the one year liquor viola-
tion conviction of .1 W. Paulk of
Texarkana. the court of criminal
appea'ls held again today t¿at offi-
cers eannbt search a man " person
without a warrant or a well-f mi vi-
ed belief that he is violating the
law.
TEN SUSPECTS
IN ELECTION
ROW ARE FREE
Will Be Investigated
Grand Jury Now in
Session.
By
(AP i
Marshal
j PEKING. April
Troops of the army
j ('hang Tso-Lin, the Manchurian war
lord, and armed police raided ill
soviet embassy today.
NO PROBE TODAY
Men Arrested By Rangers Did
Not Go Before In-
quisitors.
Witnesses will be brought be-
fore the grand jury ¡it Stinnett
this afternoon ill connection
Willi the election fraud charges
made liy rangers and county
officers who yesterdaj arrest-
ed ten men in Borger, accord-
ing to word reaching here Ibis
afternoon. ^
Ten men arrested liwv-. Tuea
to be held l'or investigation oi art
leged fraud in the city election he
made bonds of $1,500 each at S< ;.
nett yesterday for tlieiy ap;>eara:r "
before the grand jury ow in session
iere for investigation.
No formal charge h - b vn filed
against any of them. District Attor-
ney Curtis Douglas declared at noon
today. He further said that none of
j the men had appeared before the
I grand jury today.
j The men. arrested by rangers and
I county" Sv&'cers who said they found
! a number of poll tax receipts on them
¡ for distribution, vere taken to Stin-
; net at •'! p. in. Tuesday, but returned
, to Hoi-ger Tuesday night alter mak-
! ing bond.
ASK SALLAS
0.-C. VISIT
An invitation has been extended
j to the Dallas Chamber of Commerce
| io include Borger in tlteii itinery
! for the week's four of Northwest
j Texas. Mayy 1 ! to May 18. by Mayor
| Miller. Commissioners Fleig and
Malone. City Clerk i^ani Little and
1 Moe Steinberg, president of tlie Bor-
ger Chamber of Commerce. The in-
¡vitation sent to Herbert B. Carpenter,
• executive secretary~ of the Dallas-
Chamber of Commerce, folows:
"Borger, Wonder City of the
Northwest," hereby cordially extends
j a hearty invitation for you o Include
! our city in your itinerary for the
week's tour of Northwest Texas.
1 May 11 to May 1 s.
"Borger is located fn Hutchinson
county, in the Texas Panhandle, as
you no doubt know, and slightly more
than one year old with a population
of 20,000. Our city is in the midst
of the world's greatest oil field
"We note your plans for the trip .
calls Tor visiting somo eighty towns
i in Western Oklahoma. Northwestern
Texas and Eastern New Mexico, and
we should be glad to have your party
spend an entire day in Borger.
WILL ORGANIZE AMATEUR BALL
CLUB FOE mm NEXT SUNDAY
Organization of an at cur
II team for Borger will bi
Here is the first picture of the widespread destruction and suffering caused by a break in the Mississippi
levee *ear Laconla, Ark. Large areas were '-iundated by the flood waters and thousands were driven frcjn
their > . Thlp picturo shows ar^j^^wIOp near Laconla, tents being used as temporary homes. The
. ^ ,tKhl an arrow points to a house with the wa^er
«PI South 'v ^ 1 ^
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base-
ball team for Borger will be per-
fected at a meeting of\ interested
athletes at the Blue GooV Cafe on
East Johnson street Sunday after-
noon at 2 o'clock accd. ling to
"Scotch Bobby." who is promoting
the project.
"Scotch Bobby." whose athletic ?"'*« rlvfr '*hlch no"1'!
both wrestler P r. ¡ £ ¡iTL^'Í"" """
Fuel Short; Ships In
China Are Troubled
WASHINGTON. April t; lAPl -
¡ Fears of an interruption to shipping
manager has been proven through i
recent activities In Borger. p'ans \
to form an amateur ball club of
Borger players. The team will tike
the field early in the season, begin-
ning training within a few days
All amateur players interested in
Ihe formation of such c
requested to attend tl
evacuat-
ing foreigners to the China coast
were communicated today to the
navy department.
Rear Hough of the American
Yanglse patrol force, reported that
virtually alt ships in the Yangtse
area were coal burners and a .short-
age of fuel, caused by serious t^oor
troubles, may require that tin craft
be Bent to Shanghai.
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Caufield, T. E. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 115, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 1927, newspaper, April 6, 1927; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth167048/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.