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VOL 14—NO 54
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BOROER, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940 Associated Press PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Frigid grip of winter stopped the splash at Niagara Falls as zero
temperatures left American Falls, above, 90 per cent paralyzed.
Only o small trickle of water now drips Into the gorge.
Moose Purchases
Scout Leaders Plan
Anniversary Week
ror Borger Youth
Scoutmaster of the- Burger
district meeting Monday niglu
outlined plans for Anniversary
Week of Boy Scouts of America
and formed a Scoutmaster Patrol.
A Court of Honor will ho held
a day before the Anniversary
Week, Feb. 8-14. officially
opens. This court. In charge of
W. A. Mcintosh, will be held the
night of Wednesday. Feb. 7.
The rest of the schedule of
events:
Thursday - Father-Son Ban-
quet at Spring Creek. Window
displays In atoros here.
Saturday — District hike, C.
A. Selple. Sanford, In charge.
Sunday Scout Day In the
churches, C. H. Berrien In
charge.
Monday — Father-Son Ban-
quet at Sanford. Seoul' >g In the
schools.
Tuesday — Father-Son Ban-
quet nt Borger.
Tho Scoutmasters Patrol was
organised among scoutmasters
and usslstants or Borger. San-
ford, Spring Creek, and Phil-
lips.
It- purpose Is to promote
Scouting through exchange or
Ideas and round tnble discussion
of these lenders.
C. L. Walker was elected pa-
trol leader. E. A. Cravens, Phil-
lips, was named assistant patrol
leader. Barl Runyon scribe,
The group will meet, once
every two months.
1,695 Poll Tax
Receipts Issued
Approximately l,89fi persons
had obtained poll tax receipts In
Hutchinson County by noon to-
day. Tax Assessor-Collector Paul
ltleherson said today.
This number Includes those
issued here nt the branch of-
fice, 688 North Main,' and at
the courthouse office ln Stinnett.
Cltlsens are coming In Tor
their receipts and exemptions in
a little steadier stream Intely,
but the majority of the 4,500 or
so who usually are registered In
«lection years have yol to put in
an appearance.
one more waek remains
to tin receipts. Next Wedncs-
the last day to qualify by
payment.
The Moose Lodge here yest.er
day closed a deal to purchase
an Emerson Iron lung, similar
to thnt demonstrated here yes-
terday.
The lung will be delivered here
by Feb, 1 and will be placed in
North Pains hospital as a gift
of Dm lodge to the county and
Its hospital.
The purchase price Is $1400.
The lung will be sen! here from
Cambridge, Mass., site or the
Emerson factory. Dr. Emerson
left yesterday to demonstrate his
trailer model at Liberal and Dodge
City. Kan., today.
13. C. Carver, one of the Moose
committeemen who arranged for
purchase of tho equipment, said
the Iron lung* nearest hero were
at Clovls, N. M., and Clinton,
Okla.
A number or people, Including
doctors and nurses. Inspected the
Iron lung while H was on dis-
play at the hospital yesterday of
ternoon and saw It demonstrated1.
The machine which the Moose
bought is described as a stand-
ard, aduli model with tilting and
rotating attachments.
The lung, normally operated
by electricity, also can be oper-
ated by hand should power go
of.
A number of extra attach-
ments were Included In the pur-
chase. One of these Is a reading
glass by which the patient may
read a newspaper, magazine, or
other printed matter. Another is
u reflecting mirror which per-
mits a bystander lo see the pa-
ttern's face through reflection
and the pntient to see anyone be-
side him.
An aspirator, an automatic
vacuum operated attachment
which draws ofr tnucuous or oth-
er matter from the patient's
mouth and throat, will be attach-
ed.
Another extra piece of equip-
ment Is an alarm which goes off
should lho current fail. 1< would
summon un attendant to oper-
ate the machine by hand unty
the power wus restored.
DANISH FLANKS BOMB
INLK WITH WHEAT, COIISÍ
COPENHAOBN, Jan. 26 -~(/P)
— As gently na possible, two
Danish military planes Vbomb-
ed" the Island of Salthom, near
Copenhagen, today, with wheat
and orn.
The "raid" was made at tho
request of tue annual protection
society which .reported 2.000
wild swans living oh the Inland
were In danger oí starvation be-
cause of the severe winter
U. S. - JAPAN PACT EXPIRES
JAP SPOKESMAN
WARNS OF PLOT
TO Kill ENVOY
Plotters Plan To Put
Blame Of Japan To
Cause Crisis
SHANGHAI, an. 26 IA'\
Lieut. Col .11 ni Salto, Japanese
a/my spokesman, said loday he
had received Information from
Nanking of u Chinese plot
against the lire of United States
ambassador Nelson T. Johnson,
who left Nanking Ihls morning
on the American gunboat Luzon
en route t0 Nankow.
Salto Said he was informed
the plotters planned to attack
the gunboat, using either ml f s
or artillery, "in the hope of
blaming the Japanese and thus
■aiulng a crlsiH in .lapanese-
Americau relations simultaneous-
ly with the expiration of the
Japanese-American trade treaty."
(The trade treaty, abrogated
by Washington, expires tomor-
row.)
.Saito declined to disclose the
source of his Information.
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE
Washington tomorrow will
mark finis to the American-
Japanese commercial treaty
an end likely to create bigger
history than did over the lire of
this pact. w..lch dies amidst
harsh words.
Over I he bnsy Chinese port of
Vstngtiu), former Frwulev W«vnk
ChiiwWei is «training every
nerve to complete n new central
government designed to rule
China's 450,000,000 — with the
blesslug of Japan.
Ofrhand It might seem far-
retched to suggest a connection
between the two events. Vet they
represent cause and errect. In an
Issue which may determine the
outcome of Japan's conquest of
China and effort lo establish :><•,-
lltlco-economlc domination or
Eastern Asia. It's thiR way:
America's abrupt abrogation
or the treaty, because of unsatis-
factory response to many charg-
es or violation of our rights 111
China by Japan, Jeaopard lzes the
vast trade between the two coun-
tries. Commerce now will pro-
ceed on a day-to-day basis sub-
ject to embargo by the United
Slates at any moment.
From Japans standpoint an
embargo might spell disaster. She
might lose a customer who
bought her goods with luvlsh
hand. She also Is dependent on
us (or some two-thirds or her es-
sential military supplies with
which to wage war. At thlR mom-
ent Nippon has no alternative
market from which to buy these
all-important materials.
But within the vast reaches of
China. Japa„ has overrun there
lie great riches — indeed, most
or the things which Nippon needs
to make her Independent ot tho
(Continued on PAGE FIVE)
Finns Repulse
Heavy Attacks
HELSINKI. Jan. 26 — (fP) —
Costly Russian attacks north-
mat or Lake Ladoga and the re-
sumption of long-rnnge shelling
or Vlipurl by Red army artillery
were reported today by the Fin-
nish high command's communi-
que.
"Heay losses" for the Red army
wore reported by the Finns to
have resulted when the "especial-
ly heavy" attacks, continuing all
day, were rt> pulsed near Alt-
tojoku.
The Soviet forces "again lost
several hundred killed" by the
time the attacks were turned hack
this morning, the Finnish com-
munique said, reporting addition-
al success In repulsing enemy
thrusts in the far north.
Sttowy weather prevented air
activity over Finland yesterday
"except for minor raids" on K tu-
mo and I ho Aland Islands, on
the sea route to Sweden across
the Gulf of Rothnlu.
A Finnish merchant ship was
'sunk In the raid.
Mexico Grants Japanese
Permit To Drill For Oil
TAMPICO, Mexico, Jan. 28—(AP)—Carlos Almazan,
director of the Japanese-controlled Veracruz Petroleum
Company, said today that company engineers were pre-
paring to drill more than 30 new wells in the rich region
south of the Panuco river
Almazan said most of the increased production from
the wells would be shipped to Japan but that the Mexican
government had approved the projected drilling and
would share in the profits.
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HOUSE PASSES
APPROPRIATION
TO ARM NAVY
FDR's Estimate Cut
As Tax Refund Is
Also Okeyed
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25 (Pt>)
— The house passed with little
delay today u $58,502.COO defic-
iency appropriation to provide
money for naval armament and
for Internal revenue bureau tax
rerunds.
The measure was shoved
through ahead or the $1.032,000,-
000 treasury postorrice bill, which
the house started debuting yes-
terday.
The daficloncy 1)111 as passed
by the house, reproented a $1,-
882.4 00 cut In President Roose-
velt's buJiivt i-..timntcm.
No attempt was avado on the
floor to write into the deficiency
measure u department of agricul-
ture request ror an additional
$1,400,000 for subsidising cotton
exports. The appropriations com-
mittee had stricken the item out.
Ohio has lost Its battle for
federal reimbursement ot $ 1.338,-
000 which It claimed to have
spent for old age assistance while
under suspension by the Socfcil
Security board.
Climaxing short debate that
brought Republican charges of
"politics" ana bureaucracy' the
house voted lute yesterday to tip-
hold President Roosevelt's veto of
a bill to repay the stale.
Survey Ordered
On Fritch Route
The State Highway Commis-
sion has ordered a survey made
of the proposed route ot the Bor-
ger - Sanford - Fritch - Amarillo
pavement route and Blgns seem
ruvorahle to eventual completion
of this highway. Frit/, Thomp-
son reported today.
County Commissioner Thomp-
son together with County Judge
Norman Coffee, City Manger
Steve .Matthews, Larry Williams,
'i'exoma superintendent at Fritch
and Potter County Commission-
er John Winters of Amarillo
this week appeared before the
commission at Austin In the In-
terest of the road improvement.
It is expected the survey by
the state highway engineers will
be begun in February.
Thompson, spokesman for
the Fnnhaudle group seeking the
pavement, spoke to the commis-
sion ai the public hearing. A
private conference also wa„ held
with Commissioner Harry Hlnes.
The state road body seemed
favorably impressed with the
delegation's plea for the road an"
appeared keenly interested in the
request, Thompson isald,
Winters expressed the will of
the Potter County commission-
ers to co-operate ln the move
(Continued on Page TWO)
German Raider
Returns Home
BERLIN, Jan. 26 -- (/p)
The pocket battleship Deutseb-
land "returned home recently,"
after warrinjr on merchant ship-
ping in the Atlantic since the
start or the war, the German
high command announced today.
The complete communique said:
"No special events In the west.
"Air force units carried out re-
connaissance flights over France
und Britain.
"The Armored ship Deutschland
which has been conducting mer-
chauttle warfare In the Atlantic
since the outbreak of war, return-
ed homo recently.
It was also p-.inounced thnt
Relchsfuehrcr Adolf Hitler had
ordered the Deutschland renamed
(he Luetiow to reserve the name
Deutschland for "a bigger ship."
It was not disclosed whether
such a ishlp was already under
construction.
Congratulations To
Mr. and Mrs. George Hill up-
on the arrival or n 7 pound 7
ounce daughter at 4:25 yesterday
afternoon In North Plains hos-
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Q. Henderson,
whose daughter was horn at 5:15
this morning In North Plains hos-
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
upon the birth of a son. weigh-
ing G pounds 0 ounces, nt :17
thir morning In North Plains
hospital. v./ "h
CITY TO ERECT
STREET CORNER
TRAFFIC SIGNS
27 Stop Markers To
Indicate Right Of
Way Streets
c Ml y Manager Steve Matthews
today announced the city will
erect at least 2fc traffic signs ut
streets intersections here .is an
aid i o i raffle. The signs will tie
instulled next mouth.
Of these 27 Will be stop signs
lo designate which streets have
right of way and to instruct driv-
ers coming into these streets to
stop at the corner.
Mutthewrs said proper deslg
natlng of right of way streets
was bally need and I hat ir the
new signs proved satistactory more
would be bought and udded to
the stysiem.
Two of the slop signs have
been bought and they are equip-
ped with red reflector glass but-
ton < to shine at night.
One will be placed at the
Wentherly and Third street cor-
ner. racing southbound traffic
entering Third street, which also
Is (he Pampa highway.
Another reflector sign will be
placed at r Hher dangerous cor-
ner. Boosevelt nnd Front street,
directing oastbound motorists ap-
roachlng the main street to stop.
Twenty-five other porcelain
signe will be In stalled on lateral
streets connecting with larger and
more widely used streets.
A "slow' rdgn with reflector
buttons will be placed on Front
street where this south exten-
sion Joins Main street, near the
Cal Farley Tire Shop.
FASCIST SPY" NABBED
BRUSSELS, Jun. 25 - (ffi)
Three members of the Fasclstlc
It ex 1st party were arrested today
at Charleroi on spying charges.
Yaqui Indians Employ
Adopted "Brother" To
Market Their Treasure
EL PASO, Jan. 85 —•(£>)---
Bert Farnsworth, 35-year-old
miner, told today how he plan-
ned lo reap a one-fourth share ln
an 111,000,000 gold hoard of the
Yuqui IndlnnK of Mexico by de-
livering it ror them lo the United
States treasury.
He is under $1,000 bond Tor
action by a federal grand Jury
at Tucson, Ariz., on a charge of
smuggling gold across the Mexi-
can border by uirplaane .
His story Is the latest of re
current border tales about tabu-
lous Yuqui treasure.
Farnsworth told federal au-
thorities that the Yaquis had ap-
pointed him to deliver the gold,
that he had been given a tren
sury department permit to trans-
port the treasure across the bor-
der, and that through the Lumex
Mining Co., Ltd., of New Or-
leans, he already had delivered
$15.000.
The gold, ho declared, came
from a Yaqui treasure In the
Bacatete Mountains south of
Guaymus. Mexico. He said It was
left to the tribe when Benito
Juarel drove the Jesuit Priests
trom Mexico.
"The YaqulH want to realize on
their treasure," he declared
"and arc willing to pay me 25
per cent, the Lume Company 25
per cent and the Mexican gov-
ernment 12 per cent for export
charges. Just t0 get the remain-
ing 38 per cent."
Fransw.orth declared he had
been brought up by the Yaquis
and thai they had made him a
"brother" by writing on his wrist
with a reather dipped in blood.
Jointly named with him In a
conspiracy complaint ror Ille-
gally transporting bullion Into
tne United States were John
Woodward and Gilbert Vincent
or New Orleans.
Authorities charged their
plane laden with bullion recent-
ly landed at Hachlta, N. M.,
without reporting.
University Putt
Ban On Kissing
As Health Measure
BERKELEY. Calif,, Jan. :¡r,
(/P)— University of California
health officers decreed a 00-dny
ban on kissing after is students
were stricken with mild cases of
Influenza. This, Dr. 8. L. KaUoff
said loday wus a mistake.
"A good, healthy kiss never
spread any germs," said Dr. Kat-
soff. medical director nnd psych-
iatrist of the San Francisco Insti-
tute of human relations. "A
genuine kiss generates so much
heal lo destroy gorms. It any-
thing, the University ought to ad-
vocate more kissing."
Bt'Tt HER HKLI) IN
DEATH OF AGEI COUPLE
TULTA. Tex., Jan. 25 -- (/Pi
— W. T. Simmons faced charges
of murder today in the death of
L D. Hand und his sister, Mrs.
Lulu Wldegrceu. at their farm
home near here Jan, 10.
The aged couple burned to
death in a tire that destroyed the
residence. «
District Attorney Herbert C.
Martin said investigation by of-
ficers had disclosed that Sim-
mons was near the farm home
shortly before the ftro was dis-
covered.
Simmons Is a Tul hi butcher.
• THI WEATHER
Oklahoma: Mostly cloudy, light
snow in extreme west, not quite
so cold tonight; Frid-ay mostly
cloudy, light snow In west and
ln eust by afternoou, somewhat
warmer.
West Texas: High cloudiness
tonight and Friday; warmer to-
night.
STATE HOSPITAL
HEAD CHARGED
OF MISCONDUCT
Said ^o Have Made
Improper Advances
To His Nurses
AUSTIN, Tex . Jan. 25 (¿P)
A complaint of the San Antonio
Ministers association that it hud
received evidence Dr. W. J. John-
son was morally unfilled to con-
tinue as superintendent ot the
Sun Antonio State hospital was
formally made nt a public hear-
ing here today herore the state
board or control.
Need Not That, liad
The charges included:
"That early In 193 , Miss Ras
Stockton, nurse in the hospital,
was called to Dr. Johnson's ot-
rice. In the course of the con-
versation she was given to un-
derstand lhat she would have
to permit Dr. Johnson to have
sexual relations with her or not
be treated so nicely. Miss Stock-
ton udvlsed the doctor that she
needed n Job but noi that bud.
"On or about June 22, 1938.
Dr. Johnson Interviewed Frances
Foelsing. IS, applicant for a Job.
Dr. Johnson asked Miss Foelsing
it she ever picked cotton. Miss
Foelsing advised him she had not.
Dr. Johnson asked to see her
hands. Miss Foelsing held them
out close to her and Dr. Johnson
reached for them, but she, leav-
ing heard Dr. Johnson would
get 'fresh wttli you' folded her
arms. Dr. Johnson told Miss Foel-
sing lie could I el I If she had ever
picked cotton another way other
than looking nt her hands und
said Met me see your knees.' Miss
Foelsing refused.
"That about December 8. 1037,
Wanda Johnson, 17, applicant
tor a Job, was interviewed by Dr.
Johnson. Johnson requested her
to have a sent very close to him.
then he placed his hand on Miss
Johnson's knee and tried lo pot
her. Miss Johnson moved away
from him.
Hugged Nurse On Lap
"That about April 12, 1939,
Kathleen Taylor, applicant for a
Job, wus Interviewed by Dr. John-
son. Thnt Dr. Johnson put his
hand on her knee under her dress
and started to pot her. Miss Tay-
lor moved away trom him and
told him she didn't like things
like that. Dr. Johnson told Miss
Taylor thnt all the girls he em-
ployed generally do what he wants
them to.
"That, about August 1. 1937,
Hazel Bishop, applicant tor a
Job, was Interviewed by Dr. John-
son While she was In the super-
intendent's office she was given
to understand she would have
to submit lo Dr. Johnson's ad-
vances If she wanted a Job.
"That about Aug. 10. 1938,
Myrtle Mae Bishop, Job applicant,
was Interviewed by the superlti-
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Mann, Nelson Meekly
Surrender But Cash
Remains At Large
ODESSA, Tex.. Jan. 215 — (JP)
•— J. W Mann und Andrew Nel-
son, fugitive convicts chased for
ten days by hundreds of West
Texas officers, surrendered
meekly lo sheriff Render Webb
at (loldsmith curly today when
he surprised them In a beer tav-
ern.
Robert Lacy Cash, third mem-
ber of the trio who escaped from
a Texas prison guard at Buffalo
January 18. was not with them.
The party split at Mexla the
night of the escnpe, Mann Mid
Nelson snld.
For three days Ector
officers had been
a maroon sedan (Ford)
tho fugitives were tr
Late last night the au
was spotted at the tavern
oil field town 18 miles
or here.
The posse headed by
nnd Hugh Ratllff, Odessa
of Police, was summoned
Webb and two other
tered the front door of
em wttth drawn pistols
other members watched the
door.
Hands Fly Upward
There were half a dosen man
at the bar, among
and Nelson. Their
over their heads at Webb's
mand, and there was go
as they were taken Into
Nelson was armed with a .38
calibre pistol, but Mann was un-
armed.
The convicts wero brought to
the Ector County Jail her* to
awnlt transfer to the state
ten Gary. They had little to «
except to deny they partió'
tn a gun Hght with the
watchman at Stanton, as
<td, several days ago, They
they had not been at
but had been staying at a
.In all' '
der nt Morton, and Nelson was
under sentence from Abilene aB
u habitual criminal. Cash was
convicted !n Dallas county of
slaying a Brooklyn salesman. It
was his third escape.
Crane un ttound
The three were being trans-
ferred to the state penitentiary
when they slugged prlaon agent
W. K. Crane and escaped in a
stolen automobile at Buffalo in
Central East Texas.
The gun found ou Nelson was
thu otic taken from Crane, he
(Continued on PAGB FIVE)
NLRB Accused Of
DRl'1 M AND BUGLE CORPH
TO PRACTICE SATURDAY
The V. F. W Drum and Bugle
Corpn will resume prácticos «I 2
p. m. Saturday at the V. P, W
Hall.
The Corps will start drilling
agnln In preparation for activi-
ties or Borger Birthday, March
8.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 85 —{&)
— William Oreen accused tho
National Labor board today of
rorclng members of AFL West
Coast Longshoremen's unions to
be represented In collective bar-
gaining by "an alien Communist."
the ClO Leader Harry Bridges.
Criticising the board aud call-
ing for tour amendments to the
national labor relations act, Green
AFL president, shouted to a
house Investigating committee
that the board had "wiped out"
his West Coast Longshoremen's
unions ns bargaining units.
"It, was bad enough," Green
said, "to compel the American
Federation of Labor unions to be
merged with rival groups, but tt
was lnereasfngy worse-when they
were compelled to be represented
by n man most at! of us know
to be a Communist.
"We are uncompromisingly Op*
posed to such procedure and wa
arc coming to congress for re*
lief."
Oklahomans Plan To
Put Bootleggers Out
Of Tax-Free
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan 2H -
l/P) —- Wets marshaled their for-
ces today to collect 96.000 signa-
tures on an initiative petition to
repeal campaign for the Okla
homa.
The petition, filod with the
secretary ot state yesterday, seeks
a popular vote on a proposed
liquor control system which
would permit sale of hard liq-
uor through licensed dealers, local
option by counties and enforce-
ment by a court Appointed police.
C. A. Cardwell, directing the
repeal camqatgn for
homa committee tor
i rol, declared
ing sn apparently
ness and th*
financial wor
IK
ue at
annually
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