Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 130, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 24, 1927 Page: 1 of 14
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NEVER SAW VANNOY'S $200 FEE
FOR GAMING RIGHT, MAYOR SAYS
60 KNOWN DEAD
IN MISSISSIPPI
FLOOD AREA
ISO More May be Drowned,
In Unconfirmed Report
From Valleys
100,000 HOMELESS
Fresh Warnings Issued While
Red Cross Heads Aid
To Sufferers
(B.v The .Associated Press)
More than sixty persons are known
to have perished in the most exten-
sive Mississippi Valley flood of re-
cord and there are unconfirmed re-
ports. that upwards of one hundred
and fifty others have been drowned.
Those made homeless over the
thousands of square miles now un-
der water in Mississippi, Arkansas
and other states are estimated at
100,000.
As the floods swept over addi-
tional.—Mississippi towns, inclsdinq
Léland, Shaw and Benoit, as well as
intervening points, the millions in
property damage was steadily mount-
ing.
Warnings of flood dangers in Lou-
isiana from the Red and Ouichita
rivers as well as at Nachez, Baton
Rogue and New Orleans and issued
by the weather bureau.
Red Cross and Federal agencies
moved swiftly to organize relief
work and to evacuate refugees from
inundated towns and those in the
path of the raging water.
Immediate concentration was on
Greenville, Miss., hardest hit of all
ihe towns, where suffering was re-
ported both from water and food
shortages.
Naval seaplanes flying from Pensa-
cola, Fla., began aiding in rescue
work both in Arkansas and Missis-
sippi. Appeals went out from many
districts for small boats to carry to
safety hundreds marooned in tree-
tops or on the roofs of barns and
houses.
Additional thousands of flood suf-
ferers have been taken to safety but
hundreds Isolated on levees on the
Mississippi were in danger.
Scenes In Mississippi Flood Area
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Texas Vegetables
For Flood Areas
BROWNSVILLE, April 23.—(A
P)—Several cities of the Valley
will make up full carloads of vege-
tables Monday for shipment to the
refugee camps in the flood areas 011
the Mississippi and Arkansas riv-
ers. Daily shipments from the val-
ley will be made until condition!;
improve. Vegetables are donated by
the growers, packed by the resi-
dents of the city and transported
free of charge by the railroads.
Tanker Crashes Into
Levee, New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS. April 23.—(A
P)—An unconfirmed report to the
New Orleans Times Picayune said
an unidentified tanker had clash-
ed into the levee on the west side
of the Mississippi river just oppo-
site Point A La Hache, 30 miles
below New Orleans. The report
said that the tanker had cut a
hole in the levee about "0 feet
wide.
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OFFICIAL, BILLED,
ALLEGES ATTEMPT
TO DISCREDIT HIM
Free on $5,000 bond on an Indict-
ment returned Friday charging that
on December IS, 1926, he accepted
J.200 from W. E. Van Noy for permis-
sion to Van Noy to operate a gamb-
ling house in Borger, Mayor John R
Miller last night issued a lengthy
statement in which he' denied the
charge "flatly, said he was barely ac-
quainted with Van Nay before the
latter was his opponent in the re-
cent mayoralty campaign here in
which Miller was overyhelmingly
re-elected, and said that he had
never even heard that Van Noy op-
erated a gambling house.
Denies "Hand-Picked" Charge
He further denied a statement at-
tributed to him in the Amarillo News
of Saturady njouning. in which it
was'charged that the indictment was
the result of a frame-up, and that
the grand jury was hand-picked. He
asked the News to correct this state-
ment.
As a result of this published
statement, Mayor Miller was again
called before the grand Jury Satur-
day afternoon, issuing his
(READ WAR
COTS PRICE
F0RR0R0ER
Price Competition Brings Loaf
Down to Ten Cent
Mark.
RAMSAY QUITS
Local Baker Says Can't Make
Bread at Price Set in
Amarillo.
EHLERS WILL
AID PIERSON
IN CLEAN-UP
Engineer Here Wires Head of
Department; Conditions
"Desperate"
CITY CO-OPERATES
One Borger bakery has closed its
doors temporarily and others are
said to be considering the matter
of ceasing operations as a result of
a bread war between Borger and
latest' Amarillo bakeries, it was learned
cs&Scw- WATER FROM MISSISSIPPI
6 FEET DEEP IN MAIN STREET
OF HICKMAN ,KV.
REFUGEES CAMPING
UNSHELTERED ON HIGH GROUND
WAITING FOR RESCUE BOATS
•<8ae*v*— FIRST BOATLOAD OF REFUGEES AND STOCK. BEING UNLOADED AT HICKMAN
F-'ROAA FERRY BOAT "UNCLE STEVE."
Darrow and Wheeler |
Debate Prohibition
Kansas Flood Takes
Lives of Three More
IOLiA, Kano., April 23.—(API-
Kansas flood waters claimed three
more lives at 5 o'clock this after-
noon when Lawrence Katz, 16,
Ralph Morrell, 14, and Richard
Hlldebrand, 11, all of tola, were
swept from a row boat lu which
they were Ashing into the Neosho
river, which Is still at flood stage,
and drowned. Merlin Lanferman,
14, fourth occupant of the boat es-
caped.
NEW YORK, April 23.—(AP)—
Clarence Darrow, noted Chicago,
criminal lawyer and Wayne B.
\\ heeler, general counsel for the
'anil-saloon league, debated pro-
hibition tonight before a large au-
dience in Carnegie Hall.
Wheeler, foe of alcohol, took the
negative and Darrow, protagonist
of the "right to diink and suffer
or be happy" took the affirmative.
The subject was "resolved that pro-
hibition of beverage liquor traffic
is detrimental to the public wel-
fare." There was no official decis-
ion. The debate was sponsored by
the American Forum, a non-parti-
san group.
LEAPS TO SAVE
HIS LIFE: DIES
KDIMtL'RO, Tex., April US.
— (AP)—W. .Stanford Rife,
aged about 40 yours <l)o<l at
Mercedes at five o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon as the result
of a fractured skull sustained
when he leaped from an auto-
mobile to escape what appeared
I o be an Impending automo-
bile wreck. Mr. Hlfe, who was
a salesman, was riding on a
truck toward Mercedes and
was about one mile cast of
Iju l'crla when another automo-
bile started across the highway.
Thinking a collision was cer-
tain, he .iuni|>ed to save ills
life, and lost it. The cars did
not collide.
TWO DEAD, 28 MAY DIE OF
BLAST AND BLAZE AT DETROIT
DETROIT, April 23.— (AP) —
With two known dead and the
death of some 2S others in two
hospitals expected, the black and
smoldering ruins of a new five
story building of the Briggs Manu-
facturing Company, tonight held
the solution of whether others met
death in a fire, kindled by a ser-
ies of explosions, which destroyed
the structure early today.
James Gillan, who died shortly
after his admittance to receiving
hospital and Harry Mason, who
died this afternoon, were the known
dead. Both were negroes.
Estimated of the number of dead
ran as high as 100 although J. W.
Carter, head of the service depart-
ment announced late today that a
check of the employment records
accounted for all the 200 men em-
ployed in the burned building.
More than 2,500 are employed in
all deportments of the plant, an
automobile body firm, occupying
several buildings.
statement on his return to Borger
from this visit to Stinnett.
About That Car
Mayor Miller in his statement
charges that "other things were
done during the recent campaign to
embarrass him", citing an alleged
instance of the engine number be-
ing destroyed on his Buick automo-
bile, and the rumor being started
that the car was stolen. He said
it was necessary for him to trace
ownership of the car from the fac-
tory to himself to prove that it was
not stolen.
Mr. Miller made bond at once, as
soon as the indictment was returned
Friday.
Mjiy Aid Own Defense
Last night he had made no selec-
tion of an attorney, intimating that
he might take some part in his own
defense. He said he had considerable
experience as a lawyer, and was for
four years a prosecuting attorney.
Mayor Miller's bond is returnable
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Mexican Prelates
Expelled, Arrive U. S.
SAN ANTONIO, April 23.—(A
P)—Six Mexican prelates, expelled
from the country at Laredo today,
declared on their arrival here to-
night that their expulsion had
come only after they had inform-
ed the Mexican secretary of inter-
ior that they intended to stand
up for their rights, peacefully if
possible, but with arms' if neces-
sary.
Find Elida Bank
Bandits Car in Texas
liONGHORNf*
HOOKERS
NORMAN, Okla., ~At ril 23.—
(AP)—The University of Texas
handed the University of Oklahoma
Its first tennis defeat of the sea-
lls flrst ten
ton today.
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Heiress Elopes to
Wed 'phone Clerk
WASHINGTON, April 23.—(AP)
—Miss Frances Dupont, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip F. Dupont of
Falrvtlle, Pa., and Richard Morgan,
a telephone clerk employed In
Philadelphia, eloped to Belair, Md.,
late today and were married. The
bride, who is an heiress, telegraph-
ed the news of her marriage to
her parents Boon after the cere-
mony.
CLOVIS, N. M., April 23.—(AP)
—The coupe used by three men
who robbed the First National
Bank, Elida. N. M., yesterday of
$3,227 was found today near Bales-
boro, Texas, about 45 miles from
Elida. The robbers apparently con-
tinued eastward in another ma-
chine.
Makes $15,000 Bond
In San Angelo Killing
ASK AID FOR
FLOOD STRICKEN
MEMPHIS, April 28.— (AP)
—-The Rod Cross officials at
Greenville, Miss., request the
papers of the Associated Press
who have radio stations to
broadcast an appeal for money,
food and clothes in behalf of
the people of that section.
They ask that these things be
.supplied quickly as possible,
through the Red Cross.
RESCUE THREE
FROM CHINESE
SHANGHAI, April 3 .—(A
P)—The China press says
American bluejackets on Fri-
day had rescued three Standard
oil men imprisoned in their
own premises in Hankow by
their hostile employes.
Their names are given as
Captain H. H. Burditt, master
of the Standard oil ship Mei-
foo; J. St am and It. B. Dux-
bury.
yesterday.
The price of bread on sale to
restaurants and stores in Borger
has been twice cut in wholesale
prices recently, lowering from the
originar price of 12 cents a loaf
to the present price of 10 cents.
First cut
The first cut was made by the
Amarillo Baking company which
sends a truck load of bread to Bor-
ger each day, delivering the Am-
arillo product 55 miles overland.
A short time ago the Amarillo
Baking company cut the price from
12 to 11 cents wholesale and Bor-
ger bakeries were obliged to meet
the new prices, although several of
them even then planned to close
their doors by reason of the cut.
Yesterday the Amarillo company
cut from 11 to 10 cents and Borger
bakeries were preparing to meet
this price.
Ramsay Quits
A. E. Ramsay was the first to
close his bakery yesterday, saying
that he could not continue business
when the price was so fixed to
bring a loss.
"When the Amarillo Baking com-
pany announced they would con-
tinue to cut the wholesale price of
bread. I said I would have to close
my doors if another cut was made,
for I cannot sell bread at a loss,"
Mr- Ramsay asserted yesterday
morning.
"A second cut was made today
and the price went to ten cents.
Now I am closing my bakery inde-
finitely or until '. situationrlshts
itself. Bread b j been one ol the
lowest priced products in this oil
field, and a cut of this nature
makes it impossible to continue its
manufacture."
WEST Of LETTERS EMS III
FATAL SHOOTING AT CENTER
Tarahumara Sets
New World Record
MEMORIAL STADIUM, Lawrence
ansas, April 23.—(AP)—Jose Tor-
res, a little brown Tarahumara In-
dian from the Chihuahua Sierras
of Northern Mexico broke a world's
record which has stood since 1882
when he ran the fifty one miles
from Kansas City to bawrence to-
day in six hours, 46 minutes, 41
seconds.
SAN ANGEIjO, April 23.—(AP)
—J. W. Lammey, San Angelo,
charged with murder in connec-
tion with the killing of Claude
Maníes Friday, was bound over to
¡he grand jury under $15,090
ond here Saturday. Fifteen busi-
ness - mea Bigned as sureties.
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AUSTIN. April 23.— (AP)— Four
applications of Texas railroads for
entablishment of gasoline and crude
oil freight rates, revision of differ-
entials and other changes In pre-
vious orders today were announced
set for. the May term by the rail-
road commission.
CENTER, Texas, April 23.— (AP)
—A quest for letters she alleged her
husband, had written to Miss Sola
Mae Gibson, of Joaquin broght Mrs.
Ludie May of Center to Jail here to-
day and resulted In the death of
Miss Gibson.
Mrs. May, 45. and the mother of
five, is charged with shooting Miss
Gtbson In the latter's home at Joá*1
quin last night.
According to eyewitnesses, Mrs.
May, armed with a pistol and accom-
panied by her two sons, 15 and 16,
went to Miss Gibson's home and. de-
manded letters she charged MIsb
Gibson had received from her hus
bend.
She Is said to have ordered her
tons to lock the doors and then de-
manded that the girl hand over the
lettefft.
When the girl deolared she had
no letters and pleaded with Mrc.
May not to be angry with her, there
was a shot and Miss Gibson sank to
the floor with a bullet through her
abdomen.
Mrs May surrendered to Justice
cf Peace James Childress at Joaquin
and was released on bond, but was
re-arrested and held without bond
yhen it was learned that Miss Gib-
son had died. The girl died early
today.
Commission Says Ready to
Back State in Move for
Health in Borger
To aid in correction of insanitary
conditions in Borger, V. M. Ehlers.
bead of the State- Sanitary Engineer-
ing department, will arrive here to-
day in answer to a wire froip M-
Pierson, state sanitary engineer aow
in charge here, describing the stat'j
of affairs at "desperate".
Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Pierson will
aid the city commission, who have
promised their utmost co-operation
in bringing the city up to a safe
standard of health and sanitation.
Mold l"p Plans -
Definite action on suggestions
made by Mr. Pierson to the city com-
mission is being held up until Mr.
Ehlers arrives and look's over the
situation. He plans to make his in-
spection tour of the city. wiCi Mr.
Pierson and city commiss :r . this
afternoon.
Detailed specifications < n what
steps Borger citizens siioulJ take for
their part in the sanitary movement
will be published in The Herald as
soon as they are decided upon by •
the state engineers and the city ad-
ministration.
Tentative Program
Tentative plans of the city include
organized scavenger service, sewer
lines through the alleys east and
west of Main street to connect with
a sewage disposal plant; and restric-
tions on the "construction of private
sanitary arrangements outside the
district to be served by the sewer
system. They also include establish-
ment of a city board of health to
superintend sanitation work in the
city and to carry it on after the r*<ite
engineers have completed their p j
liminary thorough cleaning of the
city.
In th? meantime, the work of haul-
ing away rubbish is proceeding vig-
orously, and Mr. Pierson announces
himself much pleased with the spirit
of co-operation on the part of the
citizens of Borger.
'"They are all aroused to the
danger of present conditions" he
said "and all they need is someone
to tell them what to do."
Trash Cabinets
With a permit from the City of
Borger and the endorsement of the
Borger Chamber of Commerce, the
McPherson Sign Company, 2u7
Weatherly street, is making prepara-
tions for the placing of waste paper
and trash cabinets at all the inter-
sections of Main street and cross.;
streets. The cabinets will be per-
manent structures placed and kept
by the McPherson Sign Company.
Advertising space will be sold on
the four sides which will be kept up
by the McPherson company. Tho
cabinets will be turned half way
round evety two weeks, making the
advertising face different directions.
The primary purpose of the cabi-
nets is to keep the streets clean by
providing a place to throw waste
paper and trash. Several hundred
dollars will be spent in Installing
1 lie cabinets, according to J. J. Mc-
Pherson, manager of the company
Similar cabinets have been in-
stalled in the larger cities through-
out the United States.
Thousands Carried
To Safety From Flood
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 23.—
(AP)—Thousands of people made
homeless by flood waters of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries
were carried to safety today, while
still other thousands awaited suc-
cor. Many were in precarious posi-
tions on levees and promotorles or
were cliuglng to trees and to the
roots of houses and barns.
Captain Phillips
Goes to Georgia
Captain Phillips of the Borger po-
lice department left Friday for Ma-
con, Ga., where his wife is reporteil
serlouslv ill-
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Sergeant Brashear
Reported Better
William (Bill) Brasher, police
desk sergeant, who has been crltilTOjr ■
ill with pneumonia at the Malonc
hospital for some time, la reported
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Caufield, T. E. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 130, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 24, 1927, newspaper, April 24, 1927; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth167062/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.