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VOL 14—NO 43
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BORGER, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12. 1940
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91 MEN S TILL
BURIED IN NINE
BELIEVED DEAD
25 Bodies Found But
66 Others Yet
Unlocated
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BARTLBY. W. Va„ Jan .12
(£ )— With mora thun a score
Known dead. the Pond Creek
Cocahontas Coal Corporation to-
day virtually gave up hope for
tho survival of any of the 91 men
trapped In Wednesday's explosion
In the Hartley No. 1 mine,
Twenty-fire bodies had been
found and 66 still were missing
approximately 48 hours after tne
blast ripped through tho corridors
««if feet underground Ah mriic
workers doggedly pressed I heir
H«ai-.h for more Victims, the com-
pany I«sunil thlH statement:
".Anyone would Iwvc lo nm)
Iio|k> In all liul abandoned for any
of the III men In the explosion
ruining mil alive."
A death tolld of 91 woul
make the Hartley explosion the
nation',, worst mine disaster since
185 were killed In 1928 at Math-
or. Pa. A blast that killed .'Mil
minors at Monongah, W. Va.. in
1907 holds the all-time record.
Rescue workers reported the
men probably had been killed in-
stantly and aaw little chance that
miners In other entryways had
escaped a similar fit®, Mine com-
pany official and mine inspectora
«I am a$SMtJ at finding of
the bodies means the other men
In the mine also will he found
dead," said O. J, Stolllngs. gen-
eral manager of Pond Creek Poc-
ahonatas Coal Corporation which
operates the workings
State mine inspector K. L.
Chatfleld, after talking with the
rescue crews, said, "the evidence
of the violence indicates that
every man In the mine is dootn-
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Record Poll Tax Payment In
Texas Predicted This Year
UY MOW.till) r. MARSHALL
AUSTIN. Tex.. Jan. I-' (VP)
•— There Is strong belief here
that this year may see record
poll tax payments In Texas. This
would mean u record voting
strength.
Jan. 31 is the last day on which
Texans may pay poll taxes and
qualify to vole In numerous elec-
tions or participate In presiden-
tial nominating conventions.
Experts of the state comptroll-
er's department «eem agreed that
prospects for record payments
are excellent. One said "1 look
for a material Increase over
last year and perhaps I9H6.
In I OHO, a presidential elec-
tion and the record year. ♦ l.oHr .••
241 was the state's share of poll
laxes levied by state, counties und
municipalities. From this the
comptroller deduced 1.172,926
tux receipt,, were Issued.
Must Consider Kxcinpilon-
The number of receipts, how-
ever. does not represent total vot-
ing strength. Exemptions must
be considered, and H long has
been customary to add IB pet-
cent for exemption certificates.
On thi8 basis, Texas' greatest po-
tential vote heretofore was 1.-
.148,804 In 1936.
Ballots cast In 1980 were of
course, fewer thun the potential
vote. The highest vote In any
slate race that year. 1.«71.372.
was in the fir-U democratic pri-
mary for O. 8. Lattlmore, un
posed for re-election to the court
of criminal appeals.
Tho greatest vote over receiv-
ed by a Texas candidate was 1.-
073.762, c..st in 1938.
In 19B8, which was not a
presidential year but witnessed
biennial state elections, includ-
ing that of Governor W Lee
O'Daniel, receipts to the state
treasury from poll taxes amount-
ed to $1,564,874. ai.d the comp-
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Unites For Dewey
MONTCLA1R. N. J.. Jan 12
(/Pi- Now Jersey republican
party leaders decided today to
unite their two warring factions
York for the republican proal
dentlal nomination.
By agreeing to oled Dewey
pledged delegates to the party's
national convention, the Now
Jersey republicans thus becuino
the first state group in the na-
ilon lo line up solidly behind the
New York district attorney.
behind Thomas B. Dewey of New
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Burn To Death
JAMBSTOWN. N. D.. Jan. 12
- (/P)~ four children of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Nnxc of near
Contpeller were burned to death
In a flro which destroyed their
farm home this morning.
Mr .and Mrs. Naso wero at the
barn doing the morning choros
when tho fire started.
NIGHT SWING
TIDE OF WAR
II Duce Is Succeeding
In Lining Powers
Against Hitler
BY DKWi n MACKENZIE
Signer Mussolini's sudden spur!
of progress with his scheme tor
forming Hungary and the Bal-
kans Into a defensive bloc again-
st Russia — and lu effect again-
st Germany has swung the at-
tention of Europe to this highly
strategic peninsula and to the
Fascist chieftain, who ,hus been
pursuing an enigmatic neutrality
since the outbreak of war.
II Duce's reported success in
making a defensive alliance with
Hungary, thereby throwing a bar-
rier across an Important highway
to the peninsula, Indicates that
he finally Is getting ahead with
a program which long has en-
gaged his efforts. Up to this junc-
ture the Balkans have regard-
ed the Fascist chieftain with
considerable suspicion, fearing ui
terlor motives, but they now
seem to be veering round in his
direction.
Should Mussolini attain his goal
It would provide a major sensa-
tion. II wouid mean that the
United Balkans, which saw the
whelping of the World Wat. might
control sufficient resources to be
able lo swing tito balance in this
new conflict.
(let-many has been banking
mightily on continued domina-
tion of the resources of the Bal-
kans to help defeat the iiawtl
blockade and win I ho war. Tho
formation of a bloc would de-
prive the nation of domination,
and most likely «accelerate the
flow of supplies which recently
have been going forward to the
Anglo-French allies instead of
Germany.
Thus Mussolini's present op-
erations. whether they are cal-
culated to or not. do In fact work
(against the Interest of his axis
partner und lo tho advantage of
tho allies. However, while this
situation ts momentous. It Isn't
surprising, for any observers long
liavo fell that II Duco was cool-
ing rapidly toward tho Berlin-
Rome Axis.
Japs Apologize
To U. S. Woman
Sentry Slapped
SHANGHAI. Jan. 12 (/J'i
Japanese nava luuthorllleH today
visited Miss Frunce,. Donaldson
of Louisville, Ky., and apologized
for an attack on her by a Japa-
nese sentry.
They acknowledged the truth
of the American business worn
att's report that on Dee. 20 a
sentry struck her with his fist
when she crossed a bridge Into
the International settlement,
walking inadvertantly on what
the Japuuese consider the "wrong
«Id*" of the
'$ On Dec. jffc a Japanese nava!
spokesman challenged Miss Don-
aldson's report which had been
made the basis of an American
consular demand for Investiga-
tion and disciplinary action.
100,000 See Louisiana
Politicans Caricatured
With Convict Stripes
NEW ORLBANR, Jan. 12 —
(/Pi Gubernatorial candidate
Jamos H. Morrison's "convict par-
ade" on broad Ganal atreot last
night blocked downtown traffic
for two hours and drew a Mardt
Oras-llke crowd ot 100,000.
The greatest political throng
In th« history of Louisiana, Jam-
med from store front to store
front, chuckled, cheered and guf-
fawed «• It saw Its leading state
politicians caricatured In convict
Id Ham-
of four "re-
U III 41 «ill
to itmiUHi
the old regime of Ihe late Huey
P. Long In tho Democratic pri-
mary next Tuesday. Seeking to
continue the administration pow-
er Is Governor Earl K. Long,
brother of Huey,
Many of the top lieutenants of
the Dong organisation have been
Indicted in the federal and abate
scandal Investigations. Including
former Governor Richard W.
Loche. Seymour Weiss and Abra-
ham Bhuahan.
Seeking, with Morrison, to un-
seat Governor bong are Sam
Jones, Lake Charles
(Continued on PAGW SRVION)
Conservation Head
Receives Sentence
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 12 ---(#)
William G. Rankin, ousted
Louisiana conservation commis-
sioner,, today was sentenced In
federal court here to serve a
year and a day In prison on cuch
oí nl'o counts, charging use of
the malls to defraud. The sen-
tences passed by Judge Wayne
G. Borah, III run concurrently.
Rankin pleaded guilty on Jan.
4 to fraudulent use of the mulls
In connection with tho presenta-
tion of a Cabin Cruiser In Dec-
ember, 11)38. to Governor Rich-
ard W. Lceluv since resigned. He
requested that sentence be defer-
id until today.
Leche, Indicted for mail fraud
along with Rankin in this Louis-
iana political scandals case, plead-
ed Innocent at arraignment.
Tho boat, presented t0 Leche
aB a testlmohlal from the Gover-
nor'! business friends lu appre-
ciation of his program to bring
new Industries lo Louisiana, was
paid for with conservation de-
partment funds.
FDR Discusses
Aid To Finland
With Both Parties
WASHINGTON; Jai 12 (/P)
President Roosevelt said today
he liad asked congressional lead-
ers of both parties to work out
the problem of giving assistance
to Finland.
The chief executive had dis-
closed Tuesday that he was dis-
cussing the mutter of aid to Fin-
land with the state department.
Asked at his press conference
today whether the conversations
had resulted In any decisions, he
replied In the negative.
He went on to say. however,
that the question of providing as-
sistance to the iinns ought not
to become one of partisan poll-
lies.
He said he understood that
at his suggestion congressional
leaders were trying to gel
er to see what might be
2 CONVICTS AS
SLAYERS OF 3
Claims Pair Forced
Him To Drive To
Rogers House
FORT TOWSON. Okie. Jan 12
(JPy— A Sawyer, Okla.. farmer
identified two prison camp con-
victs today, Sheriff Roy Harmon
said, as the slayers ot Mr. aud
Mrs, Elmer Rogers and their son,
Dean, whose bodies were taken
from tho burned ruins of their
home New Year's Kve.
Harmon suid the farmer, Hous-
ton Lambert. 28, signed a state-
ment that the convicts, Frank
Wel'lman and Floyd Carpenter,
held him up und forced him to
drive them to the Rogers home.
Two Shot* Fired
While he waited outside in the
car. the farmer's statement con-
tinued. the convicts went Into the
house and two shots were fired,
then the frame dwelling burst
into flames.
Wellmi.li, serving ¿i 30-year
term for the murder of his bride
in 11)26. was arrested for ques-
tioning In the case 10 days ago
but he was exonerated by War-
don Jes Dunn, who said his in-
quiry indicated the convict was
(Continued on Pago TWO)
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Jk
George Hummel wiisvolnctod
president t>f the Pant ex Federal
Credit Union no. :$571 at an or-
ganisation meeting last night in
tho Phillips Community hall. The
charter wa„ also Issued.
Others named to the board of
directors Included W. E. Reno,
vice-president; Paul Hancock,
treasurer and clerk; R. J. Rust,
Joe Dttgone, Don Heffnor, Oils
White.
Named lo Ihe supervisory eotn-
mlttoc wore Fred Hlith, Tom Ctrr-
per and E. F. Glasgow.
On the credit committee will
be Earl SchultK, John Cook and
Elgin Cooper.
There men will serve In their
various capacities for the com-
ing year and Invite any questions
from Ihe employes of this area
on the various phases of opera-
tion of this type of cooperative
savings and lonn system
It Is thought that the form-
ing of the Pantex Federal Credit
Union will find a long-felt need
in this community In the service
It is capable of offering. Mem-
bers especially wish to thank II.
L. Peterson, federal supervisor
for the Credit Union unction of
the Farm Credit Administration
for his help In forming this group.
Forty-nine members were im-
mediately ülRtied up, and with a
potential membership of about
700 employes. Peterson conserva-
tively estimated that this group
should have a f 150,000 credit un-
ion In l wo years.
CATHER
Texas: Generally fair to-
and Saturday: slightly
lit Panhandle tonight.
OHIO GOVERNOR
WONT GIVE UP
OKLAHOMA MAN
Extradition Denied In
Chilton Case For
Good Conduct
f'OLUMRUS, O., Jan. 12 (/P)
Gov. John W. Bicker refused
today to authorise the extradi-
tion to Oklahoma of Carlten B.
Chilton, 44-year-old Clevelander,
who "made good" after escaping
from un Oklahoma reformatory In
i !• i :¡ .
Governor Brlcker said in «
three-page letter that his deci-
sion was based on Chilton's "good
conduct" report*.
"It is my honest conviction
(hat Mr, Chilton by his own con-
duct during tno past quarter cen-
tury has clearly shown his own
rehabilitado,, and a positive dis-
position to live as a peaceful, in-
dustrious and law-abiding citl-
sen," Brlcker wrote.
The letter was (addressed to
Gov. Leo,, Phillip,, of Oklahoma,
who reinstated extradition pro-
ceedings after refusing a pardon
plea for Chilton.
Chilton's return to Oklahoma
was refused four years ago by
former Gov Martin L. Davcy,
who gave Chilton a Job which bo
still holds, in the Stutc Highway
Department.
Owen J. Watts, assistant Okla-
homa attorney general, contend-
ed at the extradition Injuring that
"He fundamental tns«pHohs of
thlB government are on trial, pre-
dicted the state would "get its
man" eventually.
Chilton, now 14, married and
the step-father or a 10-year-old
boy. walked away from the (¡ran-
lle (Okla.) reformatory In 1#18
after serving I ft months of a two-
year sentence for u $2.200 bank
robbery. He returned all but $0
of his share of the loot.
Mrs. C. H. Fraley
Dies In Amarillo
An acute illness caused tho
sudden death of Mrs. C. H. Fra-
ley. ¡17, In an Amarillo hospital
at (J;30 o'clock this morning
Mrs. Fraley, who canto to Bor
ger four years ugo, wa.s very ac-
tive in local church affairs.
Besides her husband she is
survived by flvo sons, all well-
known to Morgans, Wendell, IR.
Virgil 17. Jack LcRoy. Ml, Cecil
t'avlln, 14 and lllliy. 111.
Other survivors Include her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T He-
man; five sisters, Mrs. C. C, How
aid, Mrs. J. W. Dayton, Mrs. Paul-
ine Rushing, all of Borger; Mus
N. C. Maynard of Olney and Mrs.
tl. W. Lane of Louisville. Ky.,
and two brothers, Clyde and J. T,
Boman of Phillips
Tenatlve plans are to have fun-
eral services Sunday. However,
definite word is pejidlug hearing
from relatives.
Powell Funeral Homo Is in
charge or arrangements.
j !
jwi.Sl .'■* . ■■ M,,'
Former Borgan,
J. A. Tyrer, Dies
Word has la en received Itere
of the death of James A. "Jimmy"
Tyrer, who died yesterday at
noon ln Hoi Springs, N. M.. fol-
lowing a lingering Illness.
Tyrer is u former Borgan.
having operated the Triangle
Service Station for a tinte.
He Is sutvlvod by his wife and
a 10-y:ar-old son, Jimmy, Jr.
Funeral services are to bp
held Monday in El Paso
MAYOR HAH TO DFTOt'R
GRMBNVILLE. S. Jan 12
...... (/p) — as Mayor C. Fred Mc-
Cullough drove Into a side street
a little girl in a snow suit held
up t> hand:
"You can't go this way —we
have it blocked off for sledding."
Hi|| Honor looked down Ihe
block at the children playing, said
"yes. M'am," backed up nn dra e
another direction.
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War Refugee
ARMYOKEYED
Move To Bar Money
For Neutrality
Patrol Lost
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 — (/P)
The house passed by an over-
whelming vote today a $264,811,-
252 emergency defense appropria-
tion for use of the army, navy,
coast guard and federal bureau
of Investigation.
Just before the final voice vote,
the house rejected fl motion by
Rep. Schaerer (H-Wls) to send
the bill back to the appropria-
tions committee with instructions
to write ln a prohibiten against
using any of the funds for con-
struction, malntalnance or oper-
ation of ships engaged in patrol
of what he culled the "300-mlla
Welles neutrality sone."
(Sumner Welles, undersecretary
of state, was Instrumental in
bringing about the Pan-Ai
agreement declaring the sons
existence.)
Goes To Senate
There were only a few
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Sweden sends the U. S. lots of lovely things, not the least of which
3s the comely miss above. She's Inga Siosteen, daughter of GustaC
Siosteen (called the "Henry Ford of Sweden") and is '
calioning at Miami
i pictured va?
ach. Fla., far from war-shrouded Europa
British And Nazi
I 1
menus, Jan. 12 f/P) The
German air force reported today
It had sunk four more British
ships and warded oil a British
air mid on un unidentified Ger-
man slund yesterday.
LONDON. Jan. 1L' (£>>
Ltttldlng of the 195-ton British
traler Croxlon's crew of nine In
ait Kngllsh port disclosed today
that Ihe vessel had been sunk
In the north scu Thursday morn-
ing by a German wurplune.
LONDON. Jon. 12 — (/P)- -
German bombing planes cruised
over British ports today jffi the
fourth successive day, drawing
fierce hursts of antiaircraft fire
as they appeared in cloudless
skleH above the Thames lOstuary,
the Suffolk Coast and oft York-
shire.
Tjhe raiders were flying at a
high altitude and no air raid
warnings wero sou tided und no
bombs dropped.
The Brliish press, noting that
German nlr Marshall llerniiinn
Wilhelm flooring observe his IVtli
birthday today, described the air
raids as his "celebration" which
they snld. was a "flop."
Official sources usrriond the
fierman nerlrl activity to clearing
weather, ideal for reconnais-
sance.
The air mltvlslry announced
I hat the Royal Air force, engag -
ed with the Nazis in a tlt-for-tut
war of feeler thrusts, had made
successful scouting flights lust
night over Western and north-
western Germany and over, sea-
plane buses lu Helgoland Bight
Gorman bombers meanwhile
continued their raids on shipping
lift' the Fnglish roust.
'Hhe bombing and sinking of
tlie 1,708-ton Brlllsli Steamer
Keynes in Ihe north sea was dis-
closed today when her crow of
17 w «s landed at an Rngltsh port
Members ()f the crew said the
Whip w'ns attacked twice by Nit*!
planes which «cored five direct
bomb hits. Only one German, the
radio operator, was Injured. •
Mines sank three other ves-
sels off the Ktigllsh coast In the
Inst 24 hours — the British
(Continuad on Page TWO)
ARCTIC FRONTS
Helsinki Bombed By
Russian Planes
Today
LONDON, .In, 12 —~(JP)— A
Reuters (British News Agency)
dispute It from Helsinki reported
that Itussiun wtirplanes raided
the Finnish capital this after-
noon.
-
IOBMKR MOVIK KXTR.I
NIvVI'UXCFD FOR SHOOTING
DALLAS. Jan. 12 - - Í/P)
James Oaldl. who claimed to have
formerly been a movie extra, was
assessed ten years by a Jury
In criminal district court here
last night for shooting Mildred
Turner at a downtown cafe Nov.
I
Gnldi claimed the
threatened him If he did net pay
her 17r, he owed her,
„|..l
did net
With the Finnish arctic army,
Jan. I ¡j (fpy The Russluu
army, put to rout on the central
Finnish front, is making a gigan-
tic erfort to cut a path south-
ward from the Sulu and Pelsatno
fronts In the arctic.
The Soviets started a twin at-
tack Wednesday after bringing
up or artillery. The fighting con
United today.
An undisclosed village In the
Salla Sector Is the only northern
position the Soviets have been
able to fortify strongly, however.
A rinnlsh victory there would re-
establish the front le rclear of
any enemy forces southward to
below Soumussalmi In the "waist*
line "
Although the Bnsidan*< have
large forces In the Petsamo dis-
trict. the Finns rely upon inten-
sely cold weather to prevent a de-
cisive encounter before spring.
Guerilla warfare has prevail-
ed in tlie l'ctsamo area thus far.
An 800-mile lour southward
from the ttrullc circle across Fin-
land al the coast "bottleneck" lo
below Kuomttssrtiml and back to
the arel.it general headquarters
(Continued on Page TWO)
FORT WORTH, Tex.. Jan. 18
— (/p) — Less than a week after
he had robbed a Jewelry Mtare
here and was wounded In a gun
battle with highway patrolmen
a short time later as he attempt-
ed to escape. Virgil Harris, 33-
year-old Iowa exconvlct, faced 90
yearB in the penitentiary.
Harria receive tho 90-year
term here in criminal district
court today after onterng a plea
of guilty a few minutes before.
He was carried into the
room by two Goldstein
room by two telle
stand trial for the
«arris was indicted
for tho Jobbery of Abe Gold
stein, one of tho owners of the
store, of $8,300 in «•*!>. a watch,
and three rings. Ho was shot
four times less than an hour nf-
ter the robbery when the high-
way patrolmen halted his car at
Lewlsvllle.
State Highway Patrolman Baa-
sley, who with Patrolman Banks
engaged in a gun battle with Har«
ris tat Lewlsvllle, s|id that the
car in which Harris was riding,
was stopped at the Intersection
of state highway 131 and U. S.
highway 77, when Harris nan
a red light.
Banks was wounded in the right
arm in the ensuing gun play.
VFour shots were fired from Har-
ris' gun and the fifth cartridge
was found Jammed.
TAMPICO. Mexico, Jan. 13 —
UP) The first act of expropria-
tion in this city wan carried out
today whon workers took pos-
session of the city's principal lee
Plant. *
The workers acted under a de-
cree of the governor of Tamaull-
pas state, who ordered the «en-
tire for reasons of public wel<
fare.
The Empacador company re-
fused to grant wage increases
mauderl by its employes and
tiie dispute before the a*!
lion tribunal In an effort to
abllsh etcsno'-JSedol
ubllsti its economic incap.
pay the demanded
. When the |ribu
Its appeal, the gov
lite expropriation.
«pa
Discoveries
;
HOWARD w. iilaruhlkf.
l'res„ Science Kditor
NRW YORK. Jan 12 —(A3)—
The end of Typhus Fever epi-
demics. hlstorlolly probably the
worst of all war diseases, ts seen
lit announcement today of a Har-
vard discovery of a mass produc-
tion method to make Typhus vac-
t ln«.
Fur years scientists have
known I hat a person could bo
completely Immunized for a year
or more with vaccine
rlckettsh; \ I lie g rm «hat ci
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