Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 79, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1928 Page: 1 of 6
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION CITY OF KOllGEIt, TEXAS
VOL. 2—NO. 79.
ASSOCIATED PRKSS
BORGER, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1928.
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FALL FROM TRUCK FATAL TO LOCAL MAN EARLY TODAY
9-
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HEAD STRUCK
PAVEMENT TO
CAUSE DEATH
Let Paris, About 45, Died at
Hispital Following
Accident
DETAILS UNKNOWN
Efforts Being Made to Locate
Relatives; Believe Bro-
ther Here
Leo Palis, about 45 voars old.
employee of iliLemon Construction ,
company, diorl at it local hospital
early this morning as a result of j
injuries received six hours earlier
when he fell from a truck His head
struck the pavement causing fatal j
liroin and spinal injuries. The acci-1
dent occurred at the intersection:
near the Klean hotel on Main street 1
Paris was sitting with his feet j
dangling from the rear of a truck,
when the truck swerved suddenly ioi
avoid a collision with another car]
lie was thrown from the truck, his
head striking the paving. He was
rushed to the hospital by a Smith-j
ISuntin ambulance and never re-j
vainec' consciousness.
Officials of the Lemon Construe
tton company with headquarters in ;
I aiupa, where I'arris was employed.,
could give only meager information J
concerning whereabouts of the man's
nlatives. !i is understood his wife
is residing in Elkins, Arkansas.
The body is being held at Smith j
Mit 111in Funeral home today pending
information from relatives.
A lodge certificate found in one.;
i>l the man's pockets indicates ihat
lie belongs to the A. F. K- A M. i
Lodge No. 790 of Vera, Texas.
Information was received late to-
day that I'arris has a brother work-
ing in the Panhandle oil fields Ev-
ery effort is being made by the hos-
pital and funeral home to locate the
brother to secure further informa-
tion of relatives and instructions,
for disposition of the body.
City Sweeper Makes
Round Last Night
Horger again has a clean Main
street in the business district and
the thorough fare will not be swept'
again for two weeks, ilusiness es
tnblishments are asked to refrain
from sweeping debris from their
buildings out at the front door in
order to assist in keeping the Main
street clean, by City Commissioner
J E. Iligglii
The city street sweeper, under di-
rection of the police partment
swept Main street for several blocks
last night.
Trash hampers have been provid-
ed and in many instances installed j
at the rear of business establish-
ments in the alleys just behind the
building which are easily accessible
to the merchants and can lie hauled
away by the trash haulers.
12 Post Bonds On
Charges of Gaining
In the first Heries of raids staged
for several weeks Constable It. T.
Mary, Deputy .1. I). While and Hang-1 t ion. Ii v.
er \Y II. Kiibv arrested 12 men on j parity oi
IS MANAGER
i;allai:i> \v. gkorgi:
Ballard W. George, widely known
ill Texas for his law enforcement
record while district attorney in Na-
varro county following his return
from the World War. has been nam-
ed organization manager of the Al-
vin Owsley campaign for the United
State'1 senate
iORE AID FOR
CARS9II ROADS
State to Assist In Grading
Work on 20 Miles to
Conway
C;)trson county yesterday v.^as
granted one-half stat< aid for grad-
ing and drainage structures on 2c1
miles of road running from the car-
son county line near Uuarillo to
Conway. This follows the announce-
ment of the granting of state aid
011 tj 1-2 miles of paved highway be-
tween Panhandle and liorger Tues-
day.
This portion of Carson county
given state aid yesterday by lilt-
state highway commission embraces I
I . S. highway No lit! or "The Main
Street of America" connecting with
slate and national highways to every
section of the United States.
A contract was let at Tuesday's!
meeting for the Panhandle-Borger I
paving to the Stuckey Construction
c ompany ol Wichita Falls calling for
tin. expenditure of $15 7,200.
Construction contracts to cost i
total of about $2,139,412 were lei
in Icounties in Texas, and 1-1 oth-j
er counties were promised aid un-j
officially with an estimated addi-
tional cost of $1,500,000.
In nearly all allotments, however,
the commission is requiring the I
counties to pay all costs for the
present with the promise that they!
will later be reimbursed when the
stale's financial condition will per-
mit.
Reconstruction of
Refinery Expected
In Next Few Weeks
Senate Permitted
To Arrest Stewart
WASHINGTON, I eh. 2;{.
(AP)—The right ol' (he sen-
ate to arrest Robert Stewart,
chairman of the hoard of the
Standard Oil company of In-
diana, was upheld today by Jus-
tice llaile.V in the District of
Columbia Supreme Court.
Stewart was arrested after
refusing to answer questions by
the Teapot Dome committee and
was remanded to the custody
of the Senate hut an appeal
noted hy his counsel automa-
tically acted as a stay to this
order. Stewart will remain free
until the appeal is decided.
SCHEDULE OF
SCHOOL MEET
IS ANNOUNCED
Great Number of Field and
Other Events On Borger
Meet Program
Following is the schedule of the
regular events in the Interseholastic
meet to be held at Borger March
2'. and 2-1. ['reparations are being
made for the largest Interseholas-
tic entertainment in the history of
the county.
Class A and I! Track:
i 20 yards high hurdles, 100 yards
dash. SS0 yards run. 220 yards low
hurdles, 410 yards dash, 220 yards
dash. 1 mile run, and 1 mile relay.
Field events:
Pole vault. 12-poi.iid shot put,
discuss throw, running high jump,
running broad jump, and javelin
throw.
Junior Athletic Events:
50-yard dash, 100-yard dash. -14 0-
yard dash, pull up (chinning bar, i
running high jump, running broad
Ju mp
Tennis:
Boys' tennis
doubles, girls'
tennis doubles.
Playground ball
playfround ball Junior girls, vol-
ley ball Senior girls, rural penta-
thlon.
Literary Events:
Debate, extemporaneous speech,
essay writing, declamation, spelling,
music memory, arithmetic, and three
ft contest.
Miscellaneous Athletic Events:
30-yard dash, tiO-yard dash, 75-
yard dash. 220-yard dash, -l-10-yard
dash, baseball throw, basketball
throw, potato race, and sack race.
Skipping race, hop-step-jump,
wheel barrow race.
(Continued On Pane Six)
OIL OFFICIALS
OPTIMISTIC ON
HIKE IN CRUDE
Expect Another Raise In Near
Future On Panhandle
Products
PREDICT DRILLING!
Although Immediate Relief Is
Doubtful, Expect Renew-
ed Activity
Optimism was expressed by offi-
i cials of several major oil companies
! operating in the immediae vicinity
| of Borger over the announcement
of the establishing of Hutchinson
; county on a gravity basis. Accord-
j ing to one official, the gravity basis
j means an average advance of ap-
I proximately six cents per barrel on
j oil produced in this section.
Most of the officials declared
that there was no immediate pros-
pects for resuming drilling opera-
tions. although many anticipated an-
i other advance in the price of crude
; within the next few weeks and said
i that should the Panhandle receive
j another boost in price of crude,
drilling operations in all probabili-
| ty would be resumed at a pace simi-
i lar to that of the boom day pro-
port ion.
"We do not believe that drilling
j will iie carried on to a much great-
er extent than has prevailed for the I
i past few months until another price j
I increase is made which we antiei-:
AIM TO STAY IN AIR 60 HOURS
SPRING EXHIBIT
BRINGS CREDIT
TO MERCHANTS
Matinee This Afternoon
Two Performances
Tonight
and
announced later.
If
pate will be
another boost in the price of crude
is made by the major companies
no doubt but that tile
These two Oklahoma flyers. Joe Hart (left) and Ai Henly. will try to
brills back to the United States the world's endurance flight record.
The Ryan monoplane, Fort Worth, in which they expect to stay in the
air 60 hours or more to beat the German record of 53 hours, 22 min-
j utes and 31 seconds, is pictured above
I try for the $15,000 prize posted by the
They will be the
Fort Worth. Tex..
first flyers to
Aviation club
singles, boys'
tennis singles.
tennis
girls'
| there is
i drilling
ed at a
j said.
'I'll ere
I in this
I though mo
! the present
operations will lie resum-!
rapid pace," one official j
Local Officers Are
Thanked For Floral
Offering For Jones
Junior hoys.
still is some oil in storage
section, it was said, al-
t of that produced at
time is being shipped
One official said
had several pro-
production from
which is being put in pipelines and [ erson of Wiggins, Texas, who
shipped out,none being stored. j pressed their sincere thanks to
was made
a n d H u m -
over pipelines,
that his company
ducing wells, the
An expression of thanks has
received from Mrs. L. A. Jones,
and Mrs. G. C. Nail, Mrs. Effie
erson and Mr. and Mrs. I. J.
MOCK TRIAL
FEATURE FOR
LIONS TODAY
been
Mr.
pet-
Pet-
ex-
lll( Will Orrick Wins Dumb Ver-
A boost in oil prices was made I Borger city officials aud other [ diet After Contested
by the Magnolia, Prairie and Hum- friends lor the beautiful floral of- Debate
hie oil companies three days ago. j erinft and sympathy on the occasion
At that time. (I ray. Wheeler and ; of the death of \Y. AI. (Fatty) Jones, j Three new members,
Hutchinson counties were placed | former Horger policeman. j ford, ot the Panhandle
on
Late News
The Dixon creek refinery, burned
last I'al lentailinjn a loss of approxi-
mately $25,Q0o when several boil-
ers, stills and oil storage tanks were
destroyed, soon will he ready to re
sumo. « operation -alter undergoing1;
several changes during reconst rnc-!
II have a daily refining ca-!
ipproximaiely SO,000 gal
DALLAS—Sub freezing tem-
peratures were reported from a
large part of northwest Texas
last nighl and will extend fur-
ther southward tonight, accord-
ing to the j overi inent weather
bureau here. V forecast for a
minimum temperature of ten
decree* in West Texas and 124*
degrees in east Texas predicted.
a gravity basis for the first time
history. Previously oil from
those counties had been sold at the
straight price of 75 cents per bar-
rel.
$750,000 Profits
Revealed Today in
. Oil Investigation
Tom H
Power
Burns,
WAS
M.
the
of gameing Wednesday Ions of natural
The refinery,
east of Horner,
when a fire of
charges
■light.
Most of the arrests were made in
the north section of town where
."inall poker names are alleged to
have been in progress. All of those
arrested posted cash appearance
bonds of $1S and will appear for
tiial this afternoon before Justice
II. M. Hood or forfeit their cash
bonds.
Small Damage In
Biscuit Truck Fire
A truck, containing more than a
thousand dollars worth of crackers
and candies, belonging to the I ten
Biscuit company of Amarillo was
burned yesterday, causing a loss of
approximately $1,700. The fire is
believed to have been caused from a
bail connection which ignited the
gasoline in the vacuum tank
The truck was in an alley just
off Main street and the (lames were
extinguished by the department
within a few minutes after It start-
ed.
gas gasoline dally, j
located two miles i
was burned last fall
nndetermined origin
lavaged the entire plant, burned
several thousand barrels of gas and
man a fact u ring equipment.
Hoover Pledges
For Enforcement
WASHINGTON", Feb. 2:'., (ff>)
I)pclaring that the United States
has deliberately undertaken a great
i social economic experiment in a far
J reaching motive at its purpose. Sec-
retary Hoover, presidential candi-
date, today pledged himself to. sup-
port '.lie prohibition amendment.
The secretary's position was made
known in an answer to a question-
I naire directed at him by Senator
| Borah of Idaho, who, has quizzed
jail Republican candidates on the
prohibition question.
Many coal mines In New South
Wales have closed down, throwing
thousands of men out of work.
SHEMiV, N• C.—Three per-
sons are (lend, and three others
in n liospiuil as the result of a
lire which destroyed the Central
hotel lici-e today. The dead and
injured list may mount to as
high as thirty as <15 registered
guests have not been accounted
for
WASHINGTON — Materially
icilucing the administration's
new warship construction pro-
grain, the house naval commit-
tee toda> decided to aiithori/.e
construction of 15 cruisers and
one aircraft carrier as against
71 vessels requested by Secre-
tary Wilbur.
IIINGTON, Feb. 21!. (/P)
Blackirier, a missing witness
Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy
case, got $7 50,0011 of profits in
the Continental Trading company
deal, the Teapot Dome committee
was told today by his attorney Karl
Schuyler of Denver.
Schuyler said the former chair-
man of the board of the Midwest
Refining company gave him this in-
formation in oMntreal, when he ask-
ed the attorney to act for him. The
witness testified Blackmer informed
him that he had no knowledge that
any funds of the Continental had
been used to influence lease of the
Teapot Dome naval oil reserve or
for any unlawful purpose.
Officer Jones served as policeman I Light company; Johnnie
undei Mayor John R. Miller during !'he Oil Well Supply company, and
the early boom days and has a host j City Commissioner J. E. Higgins
ol friends in Borger and Hutchinson j were elected to membership at the
county. | regular weekly luncheon of the Bor- J
Mr. Jones was a visitor in Horger | S'®r Lions dub at the Black hotel
last Wednesday and died of heart | Thursday. Lion of the Day Neal
D. Norris had one of the best pro-
grams ever arranged when a debate !
to settle the question of which was
the dumbest Lion. Will Orrick or!
I. M. Smiser, was offered for the
entertainment of the Lions and visi-j
tors
Following anonuiieement of the!
election, the new members were in-i
troduced and taught the "Lion's |
Walk." which consisted of sitting |
on their knees and giving the Lions |
roar. Three voices in unison emit- !
; ted a plaintive wail...
Mr. Norris then took charge of
I the program. Leo S. Spencer and
i 10. O, Saunders acted as attorneys
for Smiser and Orrick. respectively,
j A long discussion of the reason
failure upon arriving at his home in
Higgins. Texas, last Friday night.
City officials and members of the
police force took up a collection with
which to purchase a wreath, which
was placed on their dead comrade's
grave.
DENY ARREST
IS MADE HERE
Chief Crabtree Knows Nothing
of Dispatch From
Oklahoma
l)A I,I,AS— John Lawrence,
former mayor of Mesquite, was
found guilt.\ of murder here
last night in connection with the
dentil of .lark Kinibell and his
punishment fixed al 50 years in
tin penitertlnry. Notice of ap-
peal was given.
| Dispatches to the effect that F
. II. Sulzberger, former postmaster ai
; (ribbon. Grant county Oklahoma, mi- ,
, der indictment of the federal grand |
Jury on charges of paying money
orders to himself was apprehend-
i ed in Borger yesterday, and would
lie returned to Enid, Okla.. to face
j trial, were denied bv Chief of Po-1
lice John Crabtree this morning
i "There is no foundation to the,
dispatch from Oklahoma City that
we have arrested Snl/.bnrger and we
I have no warrant for his arrest or,
instructions to hold such a man."
that took part in shadow- I c'hiel Crabtree declared.
Fall-Sinclair oil jury. According to the dispatch from t
I Oklahoma City. Sulzberger is being|
held at Borger while Enid federal |
I officers come here to return the man'
to face the fedral ehargs.
each man should he voted the dumb-
est followed.
Deciding that Lion Saunders need-
ed assistance. Attorney I. T. Wat-
ner was called to tell of Smiser's
5 GIRLS CHOSEN
"Miss Borger" To Be Selected
Tonight After Close
Contest
—:
Borger's 192S spring style show is
i being unanimously proclaimed "The
j Best Ever" today by the large au-
dience who watched living models
pass in revue at the opening perfor-
mance of the elaborate exhibition at
the Rex Theatre last night.
"Proof positive that Borger mer-
chants have as good merchandise as
J i a ii be bought In larger cities out-
I side." Leo S. Spencer, secretary of
\ the Chamber of Commerce, said this
| morning in speaking of the show
On every turn congratulations on
j the success of the show, sponsored
! by the Borger Herald and local mer-
! chants and under the direction of
Miss Evelyn Conard, were forthcom-
I ing.
, This afternoon at 1:30 o'clock
a special matinee for women only
j is being held. Models at this per-
j formance along with the regular
I style picture are displaying dainty
| underwear and other undergarments
1 for women. Tonight a double per-
formance is being held to conclude
the third semi-annual style show
hero.
Boudoir Scene First
Following the picture. "The Model
i From Paris," the curtain went up
| to display a scene of Milady's lioit-
I doir. Lounging about was an array
j of models in pajamas and negligees,
styling the latest fashions in dainty
"evening wear", as they shyly ap-
peared on the runway built out ov-
er the first few rows of seals,
In the second, models appeared
at the top ot a stairway awaiting
escorts who entered from the wings
to escort them. The ladies then dis-
played street and sport costumes
from each of the various stores in
the show. Their escorts were ac-
cordingly attired.
Next were shown afternoon frocks
and coats, and they of georgeous
georgette, silk crepe, moire ribbon
combinations, crepe de chine, and
many other materials, cleverly de-
signed into dainty frocks of even-
type. Gentlemen assisting in this
scene were clothed in handsome af-
ternoon suits, proving that ladle-,
costumes are not the only style-, of
importance this season obtainable at
Borger's stores.
Evening Clothes l^ast
At a final climax, dinner dresses
and evening costumes were dis-
played. The audience applauded,
again, as the panamora unfolded
before them. An array of color iu
stunning frocks and models were
featured in this display.
The stage was furnished very
beautifully by the Amarillo Furni-
| lure Company, the first scene de-
picting Milady's boudoir, and the
second a living room.
Flowers were attractively arrang-
ed in baskets, making a perfect,
setting for the array of models.
i Flowers were furnished tnrough the
| courtesy of the Smlth-Runtin Flow
' nr shop.
Cosmetics used by the models
wi re furnished by White Drug Cnm-
WASHINGTON. Feb 2:!, t/Pi A
sweeping cleanup of all persons in-
volved in the contempt case for
which Harry Sinclair and his as-
sociates were convicted was decided
upon today by District Attorney
! Gordon, who said lie would ask at-
I tachnients for Edward Kidwell, Jr.,
j alleged talkative juror and every
j detective
ing the
Ku Klux Mask Is
Officially Removed
I idiocynerices Following the lengthy!
I debate which brought rounds of ap-
plause from the audience the two1
i dumb candidates" were given an
opportunity to defend themselves.!
| Several practical jokes were told.
I Following the closing of all testi- |
■ mony by the candidates, who were
I limited to two minutes each, in j
j which to present their testimony, j
rounds of applause unanimously 1
elected Orrick the ,'duinbest Lion
of the club."
Lion Orrick presided in the ah
Hence of president O. G. McBride
(■Continued on Page 6)
Sixth Street Being
Repaired By City
Sixth street immediately in front
of the city hall is being gravelled
today by the city commission.
truck loads of gravel is
ed on the street between
Weatherly streets, and al-
alley running back to the
DALHART Catle totaling 2.-
I fid:! carloads, averaging .10 to the
'car, have been shipped from here
since August 20, last it was an-
i nounced after a survey made hy the
' Chamber of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2::. t API - '
I Mask is oflic.ially foresworn as a
j part of the regalia of the Kit Klux
Kltin. The edict to all Klansmen
| from headquarters here by Dr. II
, M. Dvans, Imperial wi/.zard, dis-
cards the mask, effective today and
| Inaugurates a new degree, knights
! of the great forest. TJie edict gave
! no details concerning the new degree
but advised every klansman to he-
' come n member at once.
Tli dispatch indicated that In- j wl,° i* making a visit to every club
formation given the Oklahoma grand '',e Panhandle district ot the
jury indicated that Sulzberger had | Etpfls club inviting them to attend
I Several
I being plai
! Main and
I so In the
jail.
This is
being done.
cashed three monej orders amount-
ing to li'L'-'l oT, and that he prob-
ably would lie tried at the next sess-
ion of federal court in Enid, set tor
some lime in March.
the Panhandle district
be held in Borger on
convention to
March Sth.
Excavation work
ed on the Da modal'
which will irrigate
laud.
has been start-
inn,il 111 India.
180,1100 acres of
ItETl'RNS I ROM EAST
John II White, attorney. Rig
Theatre building, has returned after
being called home to Shippensbiirg.
Pennsylvania where he attended the
funeral ot his father.
wording lo
City Commissioner J E Higgins.
because ot' the almost impassable
condition of the street and alley dur-
ing wet weather, such as has been
I experienced during the last week.
Commissioner Higgins said that"
i lie gravelled street would benefit
the fire department trucks upon an-
swering calls and returning to th
store room, eliminating the delay ex
j perienced while travelling through
t the muddy street.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
which
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h ilay.
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