Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 59, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 31, 1940 Page: 1 of 6
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Such scones as this—search of American ships bound for Europe-
must continue, said Britain recently in rejecting American protest
over mail seizures. Photo above shows recent removal of mail,
down a lona chute to a British launch, from the U. S. liner Man-
hattan, held up in Gibraltar by Contraband Control authorities.
Hitler's Address
Seen As Hailing
Fiercer Warfare
BERLIN, Jan. 31—(AP)—A prompt boom in the
bitterness and energy of the war was predicted by
German commentators today on the strength of Adolf
Hitler's declaration that "England and France will get
the fight they asked for."
Hitler's own Voelklscher Beo-
bachter stressed this quotation In
a page-one headline over It* ttC-
count of hlH Impromptu seventh-
anniversary address In tin1 Sports
Palt.ct lust night.
Observers scanned the text of
the address vainly for any note
of conciliation, and concluded
that the Oermnn Fuehrer Intend
ed to make a finish right of the
war that will he five months old
on Saturday.
Relying On Allies
"Phey detected a note of re-
liance on Soviet Russian and
Italy, whctl he said the Rus-
sian ties made Oermaay's posi
tlon safe "from the rear" and
that the Reich was buttressed by
unchanged, "close friendship"
with Italy,
"In our battle for national ex-
istence, wo have grown so
strong that nothing any longer
I will be able to defeat us," Hlt-
I ler declared.
His closest approach to defi-
nition of Germany's war alms
was the general remark that the
Rnlub was fighting for "Justice
and Urn right to live."
Huspectr "Jainmliitt"
While he spoke with his usual
tiltonsily and spread sarcasm
heavily an Germany',, foes, hear
ora held (lie opinion that he ad-
ded no concrete factor to the
world-war which has bee,, con-
ducted simultaneously with the
physical muflid at sea an In the
pall'.
Nolnea frequently interrupted
reception of the speech In the
United BUM toa, and uoine Amer
lean radio engineers «aid they
believed tlilr. was due to "deltbrr
ale Jamming Trout some uulden
tilled sou rao. i
Oil. KIRK IM T OI'T
Firemen yesterday afternoon
about 1:46 p. m extinguished
aomo burning automobile oil in
front of the Chllik-A-Mnk No. I
1 On North Mailt 81 reel. No dam
waa done.
Winning Play At
Phillips Selected
Out of the five one-act plays
presented Mont'ay evening in the
Phillips High school auditorium,
judien selected "A Bed of Pet-
unias" by lean l.oe I/alhhm to bo
present In the Interscholaslle Lea-
gue contest this year, which will
In; held In Pampa. Students tak-
ing pari In the play were Jack
Brakeblll, Ruth Parks. Louisa
Glide-well, and John Stevens.
"The Professor Roara" by Het-
ty Smith and Robert Finch took
second place and wax presented
to the students In Panhandle
High s-hool as their chapel pro-
gram this morning. Jack Nor-
man. Claudliie Robertson, Bernlecc
l.lndsey, Kliiila (lsiroin, and Vir-
ginia Lee McSpaddeu had parts
in this play.
Judges worn Miss Artemisa
Tliomtm, John Tlirpln, and Ken-
neth Kendrlck, nil teachers la the
Phillips school.
All work was under Ihe direct-
ion of Miss Esther Rudolph. Other
plays entered were "Nancy Orr's
Day" by Mary Flnnogan, "Heart-
less'' l>y Josephine Campbell, and
"The Perfect Brick" by Anu Fur-
long.
Embargo Act Held
"Serious Affront"
*iyiKYii. Jan. :tl i/p) Pas
sage or the Plltman proposal to
give the pri'shleiil of the Unltod
Slates diitwM-lonarp ptjwor in
apply an embargo against Japan
would he n "serious affront,'' the
foreign office spokesman declar-
ed today.
"Termination of j the trade
treaty Itself Is regarded In ininiy
section,, of this country us on
unplonsnru and regrettable Inci-
" said the spokesman. Ynkl-
chlro Suma, of the treaty which
Jan. 26. rj. MSr
congress follow with
bill — oven théi
tlally authorises
1 am frank to say It
JEU*,
BORGER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1040 Associated Press PRICE UVE CENTS
How German Losses Balance British
BRITAIN SEEKS
TO AVOID ROW
WITH NEUTRALS
Anxious To Smooth
U. S.-Jap Trade,
Premier Says
LONDON. Jan. ;il i/f'i
Prime Minister Chamberlain nu-
rtured the United States and Jap
an today that Britain was anxi-
ous to avoid friction or disturb-
ance in her trade and other re-
I a Hon* Willi them and with other
neutrals in the war against Ger-
many.
Addressing a luncheon of the
National Defense committee, the
Prime Minister expressed rag ret
that tile concentration of dollar re-
sources in \ineriim for munitions
and other war supplies had forced
curtailment of purchases of other
products there.
tln<' of Britain' * foremost alms
of the war, he said. Is to return
to normal trade among nations.
<)f the British Japanese di
pule over the seisum by a British
warship of 21 Hermann from the
Japanese Aflama Maru on Jan.
20, Chamberlain said:
"Nothing could moro distress
un than that the Japanese govern-
ment or the people should fuel
that we have exercised our belli
gerwit rights with any want of
courtesy «r respect for them."
(iliKiíjhfn'kiln M'I.I ti
Oerman submarine attempting to
attack a convoy yer.terday lmd
been sunk by combined British
air and navul forces.
The British war effort, he said,
already hns achieved "prodigious
results." , -{'i'!
New Orleans
Pauses For
Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 31
(iflp)— New OrleanK paused today
In the midst of Louisiana's heal-
ed gubernatorial campaign to
begin a week of Joy and abandon.
The wordy campaign resound-
ed noisily from north Louisiana,
but New Orleans lets nothing so
worldly interfere with ltr, cen-
tury-old Creole custom of Mardl
Oras the season to play
which gains momentum tonight.
The city Is in gala dress and
liotelB are filled with visitors.
One of ihe largest crowds In hls-
tory is expected, due mainly to
the fact that Europe's war has
kept American visitors nt home.
Down palm and clown decor-
ated Canal and St, Charles
streets tonight hundreds of
thousands will frolic with bis
majesty, ruler of the "Krewe of
Babylon," who begins the dally
procession of parades and pa-
geants continuing through Mardi
Gras day next Tuesday .
Dimes Approach
Million Mark
WASHINGTON, Jan. :il —(/}')
Dimes hy Ihe mull-bag full
piled up at Ihe While House to-
day. boosting toward the million
dollar mark funds collected in
celehrallons of piosideiit Boose
volt's birthday to combat Infan-
tile paralysis.
The wiilte house reported thai
#IIS.000 already had been tie
posited from collections made iu
(lie march of dimes, which be-
gnu several days ago and ended
on I ho president's birthday yos-
torny.
George 15. Allot , national
chairman of lti« collection es- ^ -
tlmated that contributions this (fad LíffHt Runner
year would to al three to four
limes as much us lust year when
$217,803 was contributed. Total
collections last year amounted
to |i.64(1.702, Including the dim-
es and $1,180,455 from birth-
day Imllá and «102.054 from oth-
er benefits and douatlons.
Mr, Pfoosevolt, rested after «
n«M. re-
tí le today
Id leave
nt
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CHICAGO, Jan. :!l ;ypi -
Accidents killed H:i,0l)O persons
in the United States lu 1900, in-
jured 8,800,001) and cost an esti-
mated $3,300,000,000 the mitfon-
al safety council reported today.
Those figures, however, rep-
resented a saving of about koo
lives and n ontSlpcr cent reduct-
ion from the IÜ38 toll. The 1938
accident rate of 71 deaths 'per
100,000 population was the low-
est since 1900 with two except-
ions 1921 and 1922.
Leading the lint were motor ve-
hicle accidents, which accounted
for 32,BOO deaths. 18 more than
In 1938. and caused approximately
1, 150,000 non-vital injuries.
Economic losses were estimated at
$1,500,000.000.
Banking second were accidents
lu the home. They killed 32,-
000 persons iu 1939, two per cent
more than in IBM. injured 4,700,-
000 and cost cm estimated $«101. ,-
000.000, Falls ewrc blamed for
1 7,000 or the home deaths.
Occupational deaths deer ¿-«sed
three per cent lo 18,000 and the
InÍMcellaueouH accident toll de-
creased .six per cent to i5,01)0.
The council said that alt bough
traffic deal ha were virtually Ihe
same aH in IlKtS. travel Increased
six per cent last year and four
per cent more vehicles were on
the road. Consequently, It con-
cluded that the death rate, based
on motor vehicle mileage, drop-
ped more thun five per cent to
n all lime low of 12.2 death
or 100,000.000 miles.
The estimated economic loss
from nil accidents included wages
last, medical expenses, Hie over-
head cost of itiNiiriuico unit, prop-
erty damage in motor vehicle ac-
cidents and fires.
Borah's $200,000
Left To Widow
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 — (4 )
— The late Senator William 15,
Borah or Idaho left to his widow
an estate of approximately $200
000, almost -all of it in govern-
ment bonds.
Tills was disclosed today by
Mis. Borah who said the bequest
was discovered In the senator'
safe deposit box.
The will was written by hand
on paper from a senate tablet.
It left "everything l have to my
beloved Mary."
Nazis Claim 18
Ships Destroyed
BERLIN, Jan. 31 (/Pi Ger-
many reported today that her air
force In two days' intensivo
raiding of shipping off Britain's
coasts destroyed a total of 18
vessels, nine Monday and, the
same number yesterday.
Today's high command com-
munique, recounting Nail raid-
ers' achievements yesterday
when Adplf Hitler was promising
the Allies the war "they wanted"
«aid "again seven armed com-
mercial ships were sunk" lu ad-
dition to "two British patrol
bants.''
It also reported another ship
"damaged several and several
lightly" and told of strengthen-
ing of Germany defenses against
enemy submarine raids.
PA Bilí. Jan. 31 ■ (/Pi The
aIIiett high command snid today
French troops repulsed two Ger-
man attacks went of the Riwr
river yesterday after several
hourH of righting.
A unit f lit) German soldiers
whs said lo have nt lacked one
Krotich post and a group of 30
advanced agaiusl nnother a mile
distant.
Lady Motorcyclist
id Light '
Wanted Revolver
IXJNDON. Jan. 31 i/IM
The woiintn was on a motorcycle
und wore the uniform of a naval
dispatch rider, nut the Bobby still
didn't, tipprovu of her crushing u
rod light. 1
He told the Judge later he was
she remark-
be Issued re-
further Irked
ed, "we're
volver
The Mr
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FINNS REPULSE
NEW ASSAULTS;
CAPTURE TANKS
50 Russians Killed
In Fighting- Near
Lake Ladoga
HELSINKI. Jan. 31 (/P) ■
The smashing of renewed Russian
assaults at several points north-
east t f :.¡ -,¡e Ladoga with the des-
truction of nine Russian tanks
was reported today by the Fin-
nish army communique,
Five Russian planes were said
to havi! been downed In fight-
ing yesterday.
A bou I 50 ItiiSKiun were killed
ed at Talpa-e uk Soviet IhrusM
along the Karelian Isthmus front
were turned back .
The communique reported III
lie other action, but unofficial
reports asserted llrat. the Finns
ha-d recaptured Pifkarunta. an im
portan! city north of Lake Ladog'.i
about 20 miles from the .Soviet
frontier
Aid activity was confined large-
ly to the battle xotins, the com
munique said, remarking that
Soviet aerie I forays consisted of
only a few raids again si Finnish
territory.
Pitkaranta's recapture was de-
scribed o an effective gain iu
Ihe encircling move against Rus-
sian divisions I rapped iu tile KP-
elt sector.
An Observer from the Luke La-
doga front reported two of the
Soviet, divisions there bad been
without food more than a week,
although they still hud ammuni-
tion.
According to tills source, the
Finnish strategy now Is one of
waiting until the Russians run out
of bullets.
The same Informant said evi-
dence had been found by the Finns
that Russian dead were being dis-
posed of through holes In the
lee so as to conceal the extent
of cesualties.
Meanwhile, fresh troops from
Russia wore reported pouring into
the Salla front, above the Arc-
tic circle. In an effort to turn
the tide against the Finns In the
north.
Farm Leader Asks
Fnll Price Parity
CHICAGO. Jan. 31 (A'i
President Karl C. Smith of the
Illinois agriculture association in
a speech prepared for delivery
today demanded that congress und
the administration "cease tem
poruiiig with the farm problem"
and ad to put farm prices up to
full parity.
Addressing the association's
25lh annual convention, Smith
said that to uiako fully elective
the primary purpose of the ugri
cultural-administration act, it wus
■BftlTISHB
MERCHANT
■shipping!
5%
Although Great Britain has been the heaviest loser numerically in
the war at sea, she has lost but 3 per cent of her combined total
naval and merchant tonnage. Germany has lost on équal per-
centage of her smaller combined totals through the scuttling oí
the Admiral Graf Spee and commerce vgsaels and the reported
sinkings of 35 submarines hv nilim.
Witness Admits Forging
Letters Attempting To
Link Dies With Fascists
Miners Sidetrack
3rd Term Motion
COLUMBIA, ().. J*n. 31 (JO
The United Mine Workers of
America convention today Hide-
tracked resolutions endorsing a
third term for President Roose-
velt. It agreed to refer the matter
to its International exocutive com-
mittee for action.
The voto upturneed to be close,
liut I'rcshlent Joliñ L. Hew is, who
six doys ago predicted renomin-
tttlon of President Roosevelt would
result in his "Ignominious defeat"
said the majority was "over-
whelming."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 ~-(JP)
—- Jesse Jones, federal loan ad-
minlstrator was summoned by
the senate foreign relation,, com-
mittee to testify today on legis-
lation to Increase the capital of
the export-import bank by $10n,-
000,000 lu order to facilitate a
$20,000,000 loan to Finland.
Chairman Plttman (D-Nev)
said representative of the slain
department would be asked to
appear before the committee lat-
er. He predicted the committee
would act on tho bill late tills
week, after Investigating both
financial and foreign policy ques-
tions involved In the legislation.
fW ( KXT ADMISSION
'IX) I US COVTIM'KI
AT MOOHK DAM'KB
Through a iiliMitnlct'Muinllng.
Instead of publishing; the regular
admission price of 5ft cents to
the "President's Hull" held la.sl
nighl at the Moose llall, the
price of Id I was adverilsed. Ac-
tually. oil arriving at the dance,
0#l,\ ftft eettts admission was col-
"absolutely necessary" Hint "ftdOf'iecied its orlgjlnwlly Intended
quale" appropriations be made a-
rallublo IhIs yiKir to provide for
parity adjustment payments "suf-
flelent, to bridge completely the
gap between fartu market prices
iiiltd parity."
This admission price will Is- con-
tinued (o dances ni I lie Moose
Hall except on February
when i dance will be staged to
raise rum: ullli which lo pn.v
for the iron lung.
House Body Approves
655 Million For Navy
WASHINGTON, Jan .'U (AP)- The Horn Naval
committee tentatively approved today a two-year fleet
building y.nijo'am to cost approximately $055,000,000.
The revamped program, described by Chairman
Vinson (D-Ga) as "all the navy can build in two years,"
would authorize construction of 21 additional warships,
22 auxiliary vessels and boost the navy's minimum air
strength to 4,500 planes.
When the fleet, expansion program first was pre-
sented it called for eventual appropriation of $1,300,000,-
000 to provide for 77 warships and the same number
of aircraft and auxil,D"1'"-
The group reje
lori-ze the navy to lend navy yard
ship-builders in the interest of
WASHINOTCN, Jan. 8t —<(JF)
A Dies committee witness has
testified, the committee announc-
ed after'a secret session, that lie
forged letters purporting to link
chairman OieH tiKTox) with Wil-
liam Dudley Pulley, silver shirks
leader.
Excerpts from the letters were
placed In the congressional re-
cord of Jan. 22 by Hep, Hook
(D-Mlch), who said they were
signet! "Peiiey." The letter's or-
ganization has been termed a
'fascist" group by the Dies com-
mittee.
The witness, a Washington
man, was said in a committee
statement last night, to have giv-
en the following testimony:
He was approached by one
Harold Wolsberg, who said that
a "certain group" headed by
Welslierg and Gardner of Lab-
or's non-partisan league wub
seeking information to show col-
lusion between Dies and "fas-
cist groups."
In rettii'ij for such Informa-
tion, he «aid, Welsberg "offered
to pay him $100 as a retainer
and in addition to obtain for him
a position in the department of
agriculture through the influ-
ence of Gardner Jackson and his
contacts in the government."
Jackson formerly was employ-
ed in the office of the consumers
counsel in the agriculture depart-
ment.
The witness then said ho
manufactured the bogus letters,
turned them over to Welslierg
and received $100.
His motive, lu addition lo Ihe
consideration, wus said by the
witness to huv'e been a desire to
pui Wolsberg. Jackson and their
associates "out on a limit."
Tile committee's statement
thus Indicated that Weisiierg and
Jackson believed the letters to
bo genuine
Both Weisberg and Jackson
issued statements last night as-
sailing the committee's procedure
in making public its account of
the testimony without hearing
fit 'n them. Both offered to testi-
fy
Jackson said he (lid not know
the witness named by tile com-
mittee as having forged the let^
teis and "to the best of my know-
ledKe I have never laid eyes on
him." V'"
HOSPITAL HEAD'S
WIFE TESTIFIES IN
CONDUCT PROBE
Pair Came To Ask
Control Chairman
To Step Down
AUSTIN, Jan. 81 — (JP) —Mrs.
W J. Johnson, wife of the super-
intendent of the Sun Antonio state
hospital, testified here today that
representatives of Governor W.
Lee O'Daniel lvad gone to San
Antonio last August to demand
the resignation of Olaude Toe.,
then chairman of the State Board
of Control who subsequently kill-
ed himself.
Mrs. Johnson was the first wit.-
jiess of the day In defense of
her husband at the public
Ing before the board of
on charges he is morally
to continue as bead or the
pita!.
Since Teer escaped from a nurse
and ran into the side of a train
as it tossed the hospital grounds
—he had been under the cafe ot
Dr. Johnson — there huve been
many reports concerning events
preceding his nensational death,
as well as much speculation re-
garding possible political reper-
cussions.
Trip Cancelled
On August 25 Dr. Johnson came
to their V e at the hospital and
informed her they could not leave
on a planned trip to Uvalde, she
said.
She quoted him as saying that
vStote Rep. Fred Felty of San An-
tortlo aud William Lawson, Gov-
ernor O'Daniel's secretary had
"come to try to see Mr. Teer to
get his resignation."
"They have gone to town
now but will return at 2 p.
Mrs. Johnson said her hus
stated. "They said that if
did not see Mr. Teer the
would Institute legal
tOobtinned on Puge
■inn mi-
Nudiat Club
In Tavern
Ruled Out
Grand Jury Goes
Back In Session
The con lily grand Jury was
Scheduled to reconvene this after-
noon ¡it l:!tll o'clock in Ihe court
house at .Stinnett, after having
been iu session Monday end until
it;.'in o'clock yesterday.
To date only minor cases have
come before the Jury.
George Finger Is loroniun. Bill
Ail/ar, Sid Board, and tí, A But
I en. bailiffs Brents Not-man is
occupying the court stenoprnph-
er's seat filling a position occupi-
ed by the late Henry Cross.
Other grand Juiors include R.
1, Harlan. Jr. of While Doer. O.
R. Terry of While Deer. J. A. ||
Bobinson of Borger, C, B.
of Prlngle, L. W.
I'riligle, M. II. KoreJpUS
nett. Fred l< el ley of.
it Huyhurst of
&rown of Borger,
of Spearman. D.
Rnvurc VitAá
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SAN ANTONIO, Jan, 31 -~(/P)
— The home of Mrs. Anna He-
witt was under police guard to-
day on request of the apartment
house operator who appeared be-
fore the state board of control
at Austin Monday and testified
in behalf of Dr. W. J. Johnson,
superintendent of the state hos-
pital here.
She testified concerning the
chastity of a woman witness who
had previously appeared agafnst
Dr. Johnson.
M,-s. Hewitt reported receiv-
ing a telephone call Monday
night from a man who identified
himself and told her:
"You've ' gotteu yourself in
serious trouble."
NKWAEK. N. J.. Jan. 81 ~~ (/P)
— Nudism and liquor shnil not
mix lu New Jersey. D. Frederick
Burnett, stale alcoholic beverago
commissioner, ruied yesterday as
he turned down plans to convert
a tavern into "an Indoor zoo for
bares.''
William Helwig a union city
licensee, notified Burnett that, ho
would like to rent his gymnas-
ium. In another part of the build-
ing. to a nudist club.
"Have you thought of your noit«
nudist patrons?" replied Burnett,
"v/i each comes equipped with u
brace and bit or u chisel •*ud haf.
| mor, or even a Jack-knife, your
i doors and walls will soon look
I like a SwIhh cheeso. Crowds will
mill lo peek ut tho great uudrap-
ed. Competitors will vie with
bigger gyms aud reserved seal*.
Piocrftilloiis. supposedly appropri-
ate. would probably bo preferred
with each project, but I don't pur-
pose to permit any tavern to con-
vert Itself Into <in Indoor xoo for
liares. Don't do ill
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