Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 128, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1927 Page: 1 of 8
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Lift L lit AYSHASN'T RESIGNED
Seven States War
With Mississippi
As Flood Increases
LEGION PLANS
MEMBER DRIVE
FOR APRIL 28
Campaign Mapped Out at
Meeting of Hutchinson
County Post.
FULL CANVASS
LITTLK ROCK, Ark., April 21.
(AP)—-Hundreds of families re-
maining in flooded areas ill this
section will be drowned unless
the,v are resr«ed in the next few
hours, the Little Rock Cahp-
ter of the American Ited Cross
said today in issuing an appeal
for boats an dlife savers.
Will Try to Get Every Former
Service Man in County to
Sign Up.
Every ex-service man in Hutchin-
son county member of the Legion,
is the goal of the local post, ex-
pressed at luncheon meeting yester-
day, in its intensive ¡ membership
drive starting Thursday, April 28.
Aid of ex-service then on the police
force as part of a thoroughly orga-
nized committee will be accepted
alud other veterans in various walks
of life will be drafted into service
for an entensive eighthour shift.
The publicity end of the drive
will include work of "minute men'
at the various shows, dances and
• other gatherings, not only in the
city proper but in the out-lying
camps as well. For tills work a
number of members of the local bar
have volunteered their services and
•will be used.
FOUR SECTORS
The tentative plan for actual work
is the division of the city into four
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sector, and a systematic canvass
every block for the boys who saw
service.
JACKSON, Miss., April 21.—
(AP)—The Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company here received a
report at noon toduy that seo-
ond break in the main Missis-
sippi levee luul occurred at AVil-
low's Landing, about four miles
north of Greenville. The report
said inundation of Greenville
was now believed inevitable.
NEW ORLEANS, April 21,—(AP)
—The first pinct. of the greatest
flood in the history of the Missis-
sippi Valcy today began to be felt-
in the lower valley-
With a storm sweeping southeast-
ward down the vallej in advance of
the crest of the flood, thousands of
men were conscripted from all lines
of endeavor to brave the storm
winds and fight the rising menace
of the waters.
Sections out of danger of the
Pood waters felt the effect of the
windstorm first. Northwest Louisiana
was struck by high winds and heavy
rains early today which injured two
persons at Harmon, interrupted wire
communication and levelled forty
derricks in the Red Itiver oil field.
$50,000 LOSS
Damage was estimated in excess
ot $50.000 sustained largely by the
Magnolia Petroleum Company.
Tenant houses were wrecked on
several plantations as the storm,
w'ith heavy rain and electrical demon
sectors, a captain in charge of each &iratj0ngi cut a swath two miles
ti-iííti ♦ li vnn irl
wide through the Harmon section.
Coushatta reported minor damage
from, thfe high winds. Heavy rains
Appointments oí the various "min-! fell both there and at Shreveport.
ule men," captains, and of estab-
lishment of headquarters for the
drive will be announced Sunday-
the noqjiday luncheon of the ex-
reguiar Wednesday affair of 'each
ecutive committee was fixed as a
week and legion meeting night fixed
Thursday. The local post, under the
guidance of Gilbert Fraser as post
commander, is beginning to shape
itself ito u smoothly-functioning
organization, with promise of being
one of the best posts in the state.
Potter County Dads
Visitors In Borger
Potter county commissioners were
in Borger yesterday following a
conference at Deal, presumably in
the matter of the Amerillo-Deal
highway, blocked recently by the
Carson county court. With Com-
missioners Chanslor Weymouth, F.
C. Klinke, Pari Hill and W. W.
Lynch, were County Judge Sam R.
Motlow and County Engineer J. W.
Ryder.
Mansfield and other points in that
neighborhood were shut off from
wire communication either by tele-
phone or telegraph
HELENA, Ark., April 21.—(AP)
—Private mesages reecived here re-
ported that a tornado struck today
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Chinese Bandits
Kidnap Frechmen
HANOI, French Indo China, April
21.— (AP)—A French engineer and
a number of railway employes have
been captured and carried away by
bandits who cut the railway line
between the Indo-Chinese frontier
and Yuntianfu, capital of the Chi-
nese province of Yunnan. Ransom
is demanded.
CITY CLERK'
JOB NOW HAS
2 CLAIMANTS
Little Demands Audit of His
Books and Says Won't
Quit Till Then.
* HE WAS~ GONE
Official Returns From Visit to
Find His Office Filled by
Tarrant.
Sam J. Little, whose resignation
as city clerk was announced several
days ago following his leaving on a
visit to the southern part of the
state, returned to Borger this morn-
ing ind insisted lie still retained his
ofticial capacity.
'I have not resigned my position
as yet," Mr. Little aserted today.
"And furthermore, will not resign
until the city books h&ve been audit-
ed. The books have always been open
for a checkup, which I now demnad
before I will make any move toward
tendering my resignation."
Ceorge Tarrant was sworn in as
city clerk Saturday afternoon at 5
o'clock. Mr. Little said he left the
c,lty Lhat afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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Dr. Frank R. Loomi3 of Detroit has
been arrested and charged with the
murder ot his wife. Police, hunt*
Ing clews in the "perfect crime"
several weeks, finally arrested Dr.
Loomis and charged him with mur-
der. Here is the newest picture to
be taken ot Dr. Looinl^
FOUS HEW POLICEMEN SWORN IH
TO FILL DEPLETEB RANKS OF CfTV
Four new policemen were sworn
in today, to take the place. Of some
of those who vacated their offices
shortly after Chief Fred Williams
resigned at the suggestion of Gov-
ernor Dan Moody and the rangers.
The new men announced yester-
day by Chief C. G. Purcell are as
follows: T. O. Henderson of San
Angelo; S. R. Jones of Wichita
Falls; H. L. Rickard of Wyoming,
and W. E. Angley of Ft. Worth.
All the men were brought in to
Rorger to take offlco here.
Sterling And Fraser
To Speak At Meeting
Ranger Captain Bill Sterling and
Gilbert Fraser, commander of the
local Legion, will be the principal
speakers at a community meeting
at the Christian church tent in
Isoin Friday night at 8 p. m., the
ltev. J. E. Adams, pastor, announces.
A double Riithctn by the choir and
readings by local talent will com-
plete the program.
Dallas Newspaper
Publisher Dead
DALLAS, April 21.—(APt —
William Frederick Kiest, secretary
of the Times-Herald Publishing
company, died at his home hW*e
Wednesday afternoon.
Verdigris River
Passes Highest Mark
COFFEYVILLE, Kan., April 21.
—ilAP)—Verdigris river here at 8
a. m. had passed the 1904 record
high water mark and was risin;; hu
inch an hour.
A number of levees north ot Cof-
feyville have gone out, engtildn:;
farm lands which had not been ov-
erflowed for more than twenty
years.
A section of levee broke with a
tremendous roar eight miles north,
letting a deluge of water inro a
wide area and driving scores of
families from their homes.
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DETROIT, Mich., April lit—
(AP)—^An order of mistrial
granted upon motion of defense
rounsel today endcr Aaron Ha-
piro's $1,000,000 libel suit
against Henry Ford.
RUE SWEEPS BORGER STORE:
READY LOSS TO HERCHMMSE
Kansas Crops Are
Threatened By Cold
TOPEKA, l^an., April 21.—(AP)
- -With the fliod danger in Kansas
believed past, 'freezing weather to-
day threatened to kill the state's
fruit crop. Snow covered western
Kansas today.
Temperatures dropped as low us
10 degrees below freezing last night
are believed to have killed the frail
crop in central and western Kansan
Even colder weather which would
I ting á hard freeze was predicad
for tonight.
TWISTER HITS
AT PALESTINE
PALESTINE, Texas, April 21
—(AP) — A twisting wind
which swirled through the bus-
iness section here early today
demolished the Pickle Garage
and damaged other structures
nearby to the extent of about
$50,000, owners estimated. -
Wide Variety Of
Weather Hits U. S.
Tonight's The Night
For Baptist Banquet
Tonight at 8 o'clock at the First
Baptist church a fellowship ban-
quet to which everyone Is invited
will be held, the tood to be pre-
served'
<cb
San Jacii
pared and
ohurct
by women ot the
Rev. Mi. Johnston of
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church ot
speaker /n
Several thousand .dollars damage
was done in a fire Which swept the
Golden Rule store, 522 Main street,
at 10:20 p. m. Wednesday. A
full estimate of the datnage is not
yet obtainatle.
The store was closed about 10
o'clock, Mr. Brenner said. Joe
Hudson, nightwatchman, discovered
the blaze shortly afterward and
turned in the alarm. The fire
started In the rear ot the store
from a smalt gas stove or a lighted
clgaret, according to Brenner's
e theory. It was under control In ten
minutes. \
malnl damage is to stock,
from' water and smoke.
Relatives Seek
Missing Oil Man
Relatives of F. E. Lee, oil field
worker, are in Borger searching for
him and request the aid ot anyone
knowing Lee's whereabouts. Lee is
said to be either a tool dresser or
member ot a casing crew.
Mr. aqd Mrs. C. H. Davis, the
former a half brother to Lee, are
in Borger and destitute. Mr. Davis
is paralized from the waist line
down and unable to support his
family. • \
Mrs. Davis may be reached thru
A.
NEW YORK, April 21.—(AP) —
The wenther gods riding the coun-
try from the Atlantic to the Pa-
cific today dispensed a freakish
brand of wares that ranged from
Arctic cold to Tropic heat.
While New York and New Eng-
land were trying to cool themselves
from the sweltering heat wave that
shot the mercury up into the nine
ties and caused father to get the
golf clubs out of the garret, the
Pacific Northwest was frostbitten
in blizzard cold. In Montana and
northern Wyoming temperatures
fell below zero while Georgetown
Lake, Mont., boasted Of sixteen be-
low with roads under six to fif-
teen feet of snow.
FORMER JUDGE AND
J. P. ARRESTED ON
ORDERS FROM STATE
HRGH WALKER
RELEASER
$15.000 RORR
No Billed on Terry-Kenyon
Charge, but Whitey and
Bailey Both Indicted.
VENUES~CHANGED
All Three Men Will be Tried
In Other Counties Than
Hutchinson.
George D. Webb, who recently re-
signed his position as justice of the
peace and municipal judge of the
city of Borger, was arrested last
and today was taken to Austin by
rangers.
Webb was turned over to rangers
this morning following his arrest of
last night, when he was docketed
"hold for sheriff at Austin "
Early this morning rangers left
with .Webb for Austin where, it is
believed, an investigation is to be
held. Rangers made no statement as
to the purpose of the former offi-
cial's arrest and for what reason he
was being taken to the capitol city.
Hugh Walker, "no-billsd" by the
Hutchinson county grand jury in
the murders of Deputy Sheriffs Pat
Kenyon and Elmer Terry, is today-
free on $15,000 bond on the indict-
ment charging murder of Policeman
Coke Buchanan, and his trial set for
next November in Perryton, Ochil-
tree county, on change of venue, his
attorneys announced yesterday.
Ed Bailey and Hugh's brother.
Whitey Walker, billed by the grand
jury for the Terry and Kenyon
murders and for the Buchanan kill-
ing, are still in jail at Stinnett while
their bonds of $35,000 and $50,000
respectively In the three cases are
on appeal before the court of crimi-
nal appeals at Austin.
CHANGE VENUE
Bailey's trial on the Buchanan
killing charge has been transferred
to Lipscomb county, and will prob-
cbly come up this month, the at-
torneys say. and Whitey Walker's
trial on the Buchanan charge is set
for Panhandle, Carson county, in
June.
Buchanan was slain on Dixon
Street here March 19, when, accord-
ing to officer Sam Neal, he was
coming to the aid of Neal when the
latter was attacked by five men,
three of whom are said to have been
the two Walkers and Bailey, and
the others Matthew Kimes and Ray
Terrill, noted Oklahoma outlaws,
sought far and near since the kill-
ing.
TERRY-KENYON KILLING
Terry and Kenyon were found
dead in the. highway near Borger a
few days later, the night after the
robbery of the First National Bank
al Pampa- Kimes and Terrill, iden-
tified by bank officials as among
the «unmasked quintet that robbed
the bank are also sought in the kill-
ing of the deputies, who are thought
to have attempted to arrest tb men
and to have been slain in the ¿it-
tempt.
It was the killing of these three
officers and the robbery of the Pam-
pa bank that brought the rangers
into Borger, and kept the threat of
martial law hanging over the coun-
ty.
Witchcr and Robertson represent
(he Walkers and Railey. with Coffee
rnd Holmes assisting in the Bailey
case, f
PLANE FALLS;
FLYERS REAR
NEWPORT NEWS, VaM April
21—(AP)—A seaplane fvom
Hampton Roads naval air sta-
tion carrying Wilbur Bir.^linni
and Richard W. Kennison, na-
val cadet fliers, fell in Hamp-
ton Roads today near Fort
•Wool. The plane disappeared
after striking the wat ?r and
searchers found the bodies two
hours later.
RLAMEPRIESTf
FOR NASSAORE
OF PASSENGERS
Robbers Burn Train and Shoot
Those Who Try to Es-
cape Flames.
51 KNOWN DEAD
Catholic Clergy Sought At
Those Who Led Rebel
Band in Jalisco.
LATE NEWS
(By The Aisociated Press)
MELBORNL, Australia, April
SI.—(AP)—("beers on the lips
of thousands gathered to wel-
come the Duke and Duchess of
York as they arrived here to-
day were changed into cries of
horror when two airplanes col-
lided and burst into flames.
Four occupants were killed.
HOFSTON, April 21.— (AP)
—The wind blew sixty miles
an hour in Houston early
Thursday. Trees and electric
light wires were blown down
and .60 inches of rain fell.
It was reported that twenty-
four derricks wen blown down
at the oil field at Pierce Junc-
tion.
TYLER, Texas. ADril 21.—(AP)
—Greenville was chosen as the 1928
convention city of the East Texas
Chamber of Commerce.
AMERICAN: St. Louis-Detroit
game postponed, rain.
240 BBL WELL
BROUGHT IN
The Dixon Creek Oil com-
pany today reported the bring-
ing in of their well No. 45 on
the Smith 'lease this morning
with a flow of 240 barrels an
hour.
MEXICO CITY, April 21.—(AP)
—Fifty one bodies and thirty two
injured persons had been taken to-
day from charred coaches of a pas-
senger train burned by bandits in
a holdup in the state of Jalisco. Un-
official estimates Indicated that the
total dead might reach 100. The
miliary escort of 50, which was oh
the train when it was held up. fought
until all were dead or wounded.
A statement issued from the pre-
sidential office charged "Catholic
rebels" with responsibility for the
attacks, asserting that three Cath-
olic priests were among the lea* iers.
It said that Secreary of War tma-
rr had ordered "the required jaeas-
ures for an energetic pursuit of the
priests who received their instruc-
tions from the Episcopate of Mexico
City."
NO WARNING
Almost without warning the train
was stopped in a lonely regio a and
a group of bandits or rel e._>„ esti-
mated at 500 to 1,0.00 men, hasti'
ly disposed of the military guard,
poured oil and gasoline on the coach-
es as the passengers looked on help-
lessly, and soon the coaches were a
mass of flames- As the terrified pas-
sengers tried to scramble through
the windows to the ground, they
were shot.
Late information was that about
half the passengers escaped, among
them E. S. DeLima, vice president of
the Banco de Mexico and director of
the national railways, and Eduardo
Mestre. president of the Institution
of Public Charity in Mexico City.
OBRBGON GIRL MISSING
Adivces to the presidential office
gave the name of Coquita de Leon,
daughter of former President Obre-
gon and the wife of an army officer
as among the dead or injured- Halt
a dozen Americans were on the train
Tracks between the stations of Li-
but none of them were injured, ac-
cording to survivors arriving here,
nion and Feliciano were torn up.
When the train reached the brea^k' In
the rails the engine overturned.' but
the coaches remained standing on
the tracks, and passengers who des-
cended to learn what had happened
were forced back at rifle points.
Then the attacking party begmt
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Miss Hallie Thomas
Marries Oliver Hailey
Miss Hallie May Thomas, daugh-
ter of Margin Thomas, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, was
married last night to Oliver D.
Hailey at the 'First Methodist
church parsonage by Rev. Orion W.
Carte:.
Mr. Hailey is assistant manager
at. the Dudley and Uowland Groc-
ery company. Mrs- Hailey was a
teacher In the Borger schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Hailey will make
their home here.
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Bridge Swept Away
At Little Rock, Ark.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., April 21.—
(AP)—The south half of the Mis-
souri Pacific bridge across the Ar-
kansas river here was swept away
by current early today, carrying
with it trains of cars loaded with
rock which had been run on it in
an attempt to hóld the structure
dowji.
is bridge cuts <he railroad
line althouRh the road haR
e abovrtd" \ mile down-
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another bridge abovilh ^ m
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TORNADO DESTROYS HOUSES NEAR
BROWNSVILLE: NO CASUALTIES
BROWNWOOD, Texas, April 21
(AP)—A tornado seven miles west
of here struCK at 8 p. m. Wednes-
day and demolished three houses
and damaged others. No one was
injured. Three and three-quarters
inches ot rain fell in Brownwood,
inundating parts of the lowlands
near Pecan Bayou. Persons living
in that section were rescued by the
fire department.
Hall and heavy rains fell through-
out this section.
ot houses wire blown
foundations at Bangs,
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little
here and Coleman were washed out
and no trains got through until to-
day.
1 here
Monroe, Louisiana,
Is Being Flooded
MONROE, La., April 21.—(AP)
■Backwaters of Ouachita river to-
iy were creeping over Monroe
reets in several places and the en;
town of West Monroe, ac|,'~
rtver, faced the prospect r
U. S. Troops Slay
Nicaragua Reds
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 21.
(AP)—American naval forces in
Nicaragua, after having been tired
on three different occasions yes-
terday and Tuesday night, came in-
to conflict late yesterday with an
armed band carrying red flags all
wearing red bands on their
Three members ot the band
found dead after the "reds"
ed. The Americans suffered no cJHh
u alt les.
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Caufield, T. E. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 128, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1927, newspaper, April 21, 1927; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth167061/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.