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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION CITY OF HONOUR, TEXAS
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VOL. 2—No. 76.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BORGER, TEXAS, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1928.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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SECOND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION TO ADVERTISE CITY
TO BROADCAST
DEVELOPMENT
OF TWO YEARS
Merits of "Wonder City" to
Be Recorded In Herald's
Edition
PARADE PLANNED
Pageant Depicting Accom-
plishments To Be Part
Of Program
An intensive advertising campaign
if 10 be a part of the program'
planned by the Chamber of Com-
merce, in bringing visitors to Bor-
der for its second birthday anniver-
sary celebration to be held March
7th and 8th.
The Horger Daily Herald will
publish a 50 page edition telling of
tin local enterprt7.es with pictures
of industrial and civic buildings and
will carry stories of the growth and]
constructve development that bears
out. the city's accomplishments over
the past two years toward communi-
ty welfare.
The Chamber of Commerce alone j
will purchase 2,000 copies of this!
edition which will be sent to prac-
tically every leading city in the
Tilted Slates.
Parade Planned
Tentative plans for entertainment!
features will be made at a meeting
«il the Chamber of Commerce di-
rectors to be held tomorrow night
at it's offices in the Dilley building.
Among other features tentatively
(dunned is a jjnrnde. in who h every
eivii organization and enterprise
will bo urged to enter a flout, a
community banquet, to which every
i-itlzen will be invited, an athletic
show will be staged and one or two
dances will be given.
The Panhandle district of the
Lions Club, holding its district con-
vention here on Thursday. March
s, is expected to bring a large num-
ber of visitors to the city. The Lions
will hold a banquet where business
perUtiuing to the Panhandle dis-
trict will be transacted.
Last year's celebration was a
complete success, but every assur-
ance is given that the second anni-
versary will surpass in every detail
that of last year. Old timers and
those who played an important part
in building Horger and the Panhan-
dle oil field will be invited to at-
tend the celebration. Many of them
will be speakers at the community
banquet and will tell of P.orger's
progress over a period of two
years .as well as the progress of the
oil industry in the Panhandle.
Industries l.is'etl I
Borger's second anniversary edi-
tion, to bi published by the Herald,
will be one of the most complete
editions ever published in the Pan-
handle. Men who have played an im-
portant part In making oil develop-
ment and building of Horger possible
will receivi honorable mention as
well as the industries and enter-
prizes they have founded.
It is believed that through dis-
tribution of this edition that an op-
portunity will be given the outsde
world to see that Borger is no
longer a boom town but a real live
modern city, one of the best in the
entire state.
Membership Party
of C. C. Planned
To Be Big Affair
Plans for the Chamber of Com-
merce membership banquet to be
held on Wednesday night February
28, are going forward rapildv, Leo
S. Spencer, secretary. announced
today.
This is the first membership ban-
quet to be held since the middle of
December and the lirst since election
ol th organization's officers for the
year lll-'S. A program, that will be
of interest to every citizen of Bor-
der and the oil Held, is being plann-
ed, it is said. Following the banquet,
which will be held at the Black
hotel, a dance will be given.
JOINS HOOVER
Hoover forces on the fl. O. P. bat-
tle line now drawn across Ohio
have been reinforced by Maurice
Maschke, above, national commit-
teeman from Cleveland, He has
bolted from the Ohio forces sup-
porting Senator Frank 1. Willis,
presidential aspirant, and carries
with him the votes of al least six
delegates.
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JOSEPH DOLAN
HEARS ABOUT
BEAD BROTHER
Montana Man Writes For In-
formation Concerning
Death Here
Joseph Dolan, Llovd. Mont., bro-
ther of John Dolan. who was run
down and killed by an automobile
Johnson, against
homicide charges
just heard of his
and has written
here asking
driven by Lyle
whom negligient
are pending, has
brother's , death
the police department
for information.
The body of John Dolan, an aged
man, whose relatives were never lo-
cated, after telegrams had been sent
to every section of the country and
to Hawaii, where a sister was be-
lieved to be living at the time of
his death, was buried by Bynum
Brothers Funeral home of Horger,
in the Panhandle cemetery.
Dolan was run down and killed
one night, by the Johnson car, in
which several companions of John-
son were riding celebrating a foot-
hall game which had just been
played here. At lirst the body was
not identified, no clews being found
on the body. H. G. Hardendorf
of the Hardendorf Drilling company,
an old friend, reading an aeocunt
of the unidentified man's death and
believing the description that of
lan came from Kinney, Texas,
identified the body.
Dolan was a carpenter and
clothing and a complete set of tools
were found a I a modest lodging
house in Borger. where he had been
rooming.
The man was struck by the auto-
mobile near the Cal Farley Filling
station in Isom, and dragged several
feet before the car could b£ stopped
by young Johnson. According to
witnesses, the students then got out
of the machine and upon discover-
ing that Dolan was dead fled in
the machine. The car proceeded
several blocks up Spruce street,
stuck in a sewer ditch and aban-
doned. Il was found by the police
and Johnson's arrest followed. He
is awaiting trial before a special
juvenile court in March, under bond
of $1,500.
DARK HORSE
MYSTERY NOW
BEING DEBATED
Identity of Unknown Beauty
Contestant Adds to
Show's Interest
With only two days remaining un-
til Burger's third semi-annual fash-
ion show is to be staged, interest
over the city and in the surround-
ing camps is reaching a peak. Miss
Kveiyn Conard is holding rehearsals
daily for the models and all ar-
rangements are completed for one
of the most elaborate display^ ever
given here.
Many questions are forthcoming
on just who the "Dark Horse" in
the beauty contest is. At least one
dozen versions can lie gathered on
the street and no-one seems to be
informed as to her identity. Still the
standing of contestants shows many
are throwing their support toward
this mysterious character. She will
appear, if she receives enough votes
to be among the lirst four chosen.
If she is not. in fairness to sup-
porters, her name will be announc-
ed.
Hazella Mathews lead the list up
to this morning with Helen Glenn
running a close second. Other con-
testants are very close and from
present indications it will be diffi-
cult to single out the highest four
on Wednesday evening. Thurso tv
night the lour leading contestants
will be judged by five men and
"Miss Borger" picked from the
group.
Standing* of the heatit
y contest
mtr follow:
llazclla .Mai thews
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Helen (ilenn
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Dark Horse ?
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Thelina .Arnold
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Katrina .Anderson
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Louise Harris
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Knth (ireene
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(iarvinc Davis
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Margaret Cooper
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Madge Brandon
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Frances Williams
520
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COXFKItKNCK KNIIH
HAVANA. Feb. 2b. (API The
Pan-jAmerlcan I'ulon convention
concluded today bv the sig-
nature of heads of delegations
to sixth Piyt-American conference.
This convention provides for reor-
ganization of the Pan-American
Union with respect to its governing
board and Its activities In general.
Party Interests To
Be Campaign Plan
Senator Reed Says
DALLAS, Feb. 2b. (AP)— A cam-1
paign devoted to party interests |
rather than individual candidacies
was outline din an interview with |
newspapermen here today by Sena-!
tor Reed of Missouri, Democratic 1
prelsdenllal candidate, upon his ar-1
rival lo open a western speaking
I our.
At noon, the senator was a guest ]
of the Bar Association of lhis city.
Tonight he makes the lirst of a doz-
I en speeches planned for his western
! campaign.
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Lace of rayon and cotton Is
|being made in Europe.
been
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AI'STIN—Two Texas rang-
ers recent I) withdrawn from
Freestone County, after they
had aided local officers in nnti-
llquor o|M'i-at ions, were ordered
today to return to resume tin-
work. The rangers were request-
ed by Freestone County offi-
cials.
HICKMAN'S SECOND TRIAL BEGINS
BOY. 14. TAKEN
TO OKLAHOMA
ON SUSPICIC
Officers Believe Lad Changed
Cars With Father After
Holdup
DENIES CHARGES
Curtis Simpson and Mother
Claim No Knowledge of
Bessie Affair
(Special to The Herald)
This exclusive picture shows Edward Hickman, already sentenced to hang, as he came into court in Los An-I
geles for his second trial on a charge of murder. The slayer of Marian Parker also is accused of the mur-
der of Ivy Thoms, druggist, during a holdup in which Hickman's accomplice "was Welby Hunt, Left to;
right are .Jeroms Walsh, Richard Cantillon and Attorney Gilmore. defense- counsel: deputy district attor j
neys Murray and Thomas (seated), and Welby Hunt and Edward Hickman (behind Gilmore and .Murray i.
Mother Inquires
For Missing Son;
Weighs 180 Pounds
Anyone knowing of the where-1
abouts of L. M. Medly, Jr.. are nrg-!
ed to inform his mo'lier. Mrs. L. M. |
Medly, Sr., of Sand Springs. Okla.1
According lo a letter received by j
(he police department from Mrs.
Medly, her sou left that city about !
live weeks ago, without telling his
destination. Mrs. Medly expressed a J
belief that her son may be in the!
Borger oil field, although she has
not heard from him .since he left
Sand Springs.
Medly is said to be about (i feet j
2 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds,'
has blue eyes and light hair,
was driving a large Sttidebaker
when last seen.
EXPLOSIVES IN !
STOLEN TRUCK
APPREHENDED
35 Cases of Dynamite, 22 of
Nitroglycerine on Aban-
doned Machine
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Late News J
SHANGHAI, Fch. 20, (/P>—
Throe hundred Chinese were
today reported to have heen
drowned in a collision between
the Chinese steamer, Hsin Tn
.Mill}; and Japanese steamer,
\tsnra Main, which occurred
Saturday night off the coast of
Chian Kinng'.
MSTIN. Feb. 20, (JP)—
(■overnor Moody's appointment
of \V. Pope Anson as casual-
ty insurance commissioner suc-
ceeding (i. (i. If niton, whose
term expired February I, it
was announced today.
< H.ARLOTTF, N. Feb. 20,
(/Pi—Leroy Spring, millionaire
tor, S. C., near this city was
textile manufacturer of Lancas-
shot through the head here to-
day by Rldred (Griffith, a cot-
ton merchant. An old filed is
said to have boon responsible.
Springs' wound is not be-
lieved to be serious.
KASTLAM)— Henry Helms,
charged with robbery with tire-
arms on Dec, 2:5 of the First
National Hank of Cisco, was
brought to trial here today. A
special venire of 250 men have
summoned from which a
will be selected.
COUNTY RACE
Candidacy of City Officer An-
nounced Today; Pio-
neer Here
City Policeman Clint Millhollon
officially threw his hat in the ring
today as a candidate for constable of
precinct number two, subject to the
will of the voters, on the Democra-
tic ticket, subject to the July L'S.
primary.
Mr. Millhollon is probably better
known than any peace officer in
Hutchinson county, having come
here during the early boom days.
He served for more than a year as
deputy sheriff under Sheriff Joe
Owubey. While under sheriff Own-
bey he performed meritorious ser-
vice for (he county and always stood
for strict law enforcement.
Millhollon resigned as deputy
sheriff in September to accept a po-
sition as police officer of Borger
under Chief of Police J. \V. Crab-
tree and has served in this capacity
since.
Millhollon is a native of Okla-
homa. bid has lived in Texas for
] more than 20 years, having lived in
j Wichita county 14 years before i-om-
| inf( to Horger. Before that lime lie
I had resided at Big Spring.
Complaints Against
Douglass Will Be
Investigated Soon
1
AUSTIN, Feb. L'0. (API In-
i qniry into unofficial complaints
| against the administariion of Cur-
tis Douglass. Borger district attor-
j ney, are beng made by agents of
the attorney general's department.
Attorney (leneral Pollard said to-
i day. Pollard said he expected to
make a definite decision on what
i procedure to pursue soon.
A one-ton Chevrolet truck stolen j
from Caudtll Fhtiwhwi-- company |
and carrying a large amount of dy-1
namite and nitro-glycerine, which j
had been stolen from the United ;
States Torpedo company, was found j
He I Sunday afternoon by Biliie Brooks, ]
car | managei of the torpedo company.,
I two miles southeast of Borger.
I C. L. Smoot discovered that the
j truck had been stolen Sunday morn- :
; ing and reported it to the police
A search ot adjacent canyons by po- j
licc had proven futile. Mr. Brooks '
upon making his daily visit to (he
company magazine where the explo-1
sives were stored discovered thai |
35 cases of dynamite 22 cases of,
nitroglycerine and other torpedo
equipment had been taken. Me local-1
ed the truck and explosives about I
a mile from the magazine, where
apparently it had heen abandoned
because it could not pull the heavy j
load.
A tow chain had hen used on |
the front ot the truck to pull ii |
from the magazine with its load
Beacuse of inability to make a rapid j
get-a-way with the explosives thej
thieves, it is believed, became alarm-j
ed by a passing motorist and aban-
doned the truck with its contents.
The police department was run-1
liing down several clues this morn-!
ing in art effort to apprehend th"!
truck and explosive thieves.
Compulsory radio equipment for
inter-Island vessels was recently or-
dered by the Philippine leglsla
lure.
I Attorney (leneral Pollard's an-
nouncement follows the announce-
ment made a week ago by Governor
] Moody that he would'instruct Poll-
ard toi institute ouster proceedings | day with
I against Douglass because of com-
plaints of misconduct he had receiv-
ed from Borger i>eople.
Douglass. In admitting that he
! was the man mentioned in Austin
dispatches, declared he had never
heen Ruilty of misconduct either in
! private or official life and "was
•ready to go to trial at any tlihe."
Propose Control
of Cotton Crop By
State Legislation
JACKSON. Miss., Feb. 2n lAPl
A resolution to control cotton pro-
duction through state legislation
was among proposals advanced here
today at a conference of governors
from cotton growing states and their
representatives itji means for de-
creasing: production and insuring the
grower a fair return on his invest-
ment
W. B Roberts, state senator from
Boliver county. Mississippi, who de-
livered the keynote speech, in ad-
vancing the proposal for slate legis-
lation to govern cotton production
without suggesting limitations for
crops, declared such a measure was
t\ radical one lo remedy a radical
sit nation.
The conference opened today with
several hundred delegates from cot-
ton producing slates of the south
present Governors present were 1.
G. Hardman, t, orge Bigg Graver,
of Alabama. Dan Moody. Texas, O.
H. Simpson, Louisiana and llenrry
Horton of Tennessee
Various delegations opened the
conference at their res-
pective headquarters on proposals
j mi- bringing about the desired re-
sult'- for decreased production and
, greater profit. Spokesmen said that
i in announcement of their plans
'would be made. The general atti-
tude would he to await formal in-i
j trodnction of the plan before enter-
I ing upon discussion.
Two Badly Burned
In Pampa Derrick
Fire Last Night
(Special to Herald I
Two men were seriously 1
burned and the derrick des-
troyed with a loss of approxi-
mately $12,000 to a well own-
ed b \ the Phillips Petroleum j
company in the Davis lease of
section 8( near Pampa last
night.
Raymond Todd and (>. .A.
Davis the injured men were
working at the well which was
swabbing- about .*550 barrels of
oil per da\ when it ignited
from an undetermined origin.
The men were rushed to «
Pampa hospital and weir re-
ported to be recuperating to-
day, with a fair chance for
recovery. Todd formerly liv-
ed in Borger.
The tiamos were extinguish-
ed this morning by the use of
steam. The derrick will be
rebuilt immediately, it was an-
nounced by Phillips company
official*.
"POP" MURPHY,
PIONEER, DEAD
Well-K.nown Apartment Oper-
ator to Be Buried in
Illinois
James Ewing (Pop) Murphy, 51. j
, pioneer apartment house opera-
tor of Borger died at S o'clock last 1
night, from heart failure at Pan-1
handle, while enroute to Sapulpa.i
Okla.. to receive treatment for high ,
blood pressure.
Mr. Murphy was stricken with liis
afternoon, hut
city was 11 n -
a pioneer of
lasl illness Friday, attfrnoon and
after medical consultation it was de-
cided to send him to a lower cli-
mate. He was taken to Panhandle
by automobile Sunday
upon reaching that
able to proceed.
Mir. Murphy was
Borger. having i stablished an apart-
ment house here two years ago and
has played an important part in Hip
civic Improvement of the city.
The body, which was returned to
Borger by a Fields Funeral Service j
ambulance is being held in state!
at that funeral home today. Thej
I Independent Order of Odd Fellows, I
! of which Mr. Murphy was a mem- j
j her at Baton Rouge, La., and the 5
: Borger Lodge No. !>4 have called a,
; special nieetiing to be held at s|
' o'clock tonight for the purpose of j
| taking i are of funeral arrangements I
| for the deceased brother. He was!
also a member of the Royal Ordei11
of Elks and the Redmen.
i The body will be shipped from thej
Santa Fe station tomorrow afternoon
I to Quincy. 111., for interment.
Mr. Murphy is survived by his
i widow and a son, .limmie. years
old Several brothers and sisters re-
siding In Illinois also survive.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at
the chapel of the funeral home.
Rev. A K. Price, Presbyterian pas-
tot', will be In charge of the eere-
tnony.
The 24 2 acres of glass panes in
the Crystal Palace of London are
being repaired.
PAMPA, Feb. 20.—Curtis Simp-
son. 14. was arrested by a deputy
sheriff from Oordell, Okla.. in Pam
pa last night for investigation in
connection with the robbery of the
Hesse Oklahoma State bank, Jan. Si.
Young Simpson, who has beeu
living with his mother in Pampa
for the past two weeks, denied any
connection with the robbery and his
mother also declared the boy had
notling to do with it.
According to officers Young Simp-
son was arretsed on the suspicion
that he was an accomplice in thu
robbery and that he changed cars
with his father, Frank Simpson who
is also wanted in connection with
the rase.
Th? boy waived extradition pro-
ceedings ;md was taken hack to Ok-
lahoma with the consent of his moth-
er when assured that her son
would receive proper treatment.
Ben Keihn. cashier, was killed
when ihe hank was robbed.
Two Burn to Death
In Car Accident
FORT SMITH. Ark Feb. 20. IAP I
Johnson Moore, 45. a.ssistaut cash-
| ier of the Crawford county bank al
I Van Btiren, Miss., and Miss Beatrico
Miley. 21. of Fort Smith, were
I burned to death, and the woman's
brother, Elmer Miley, was severely
burned when the automobile iu
which they were riding overturned
and caught lire near here today.
Report Rifles Taken
From Skellytown
According to a report received by
jibe police department this morning
several small calibre rifles were stol-
en from the 0. C Malone Furniture
Store of Skellytown Saturday niglu
when burglars broke into the. store.
Other than the guns, mostly rifles
no other merchandise was taken.
Police were making inquiries at
! local pawn shops in the belief that
the thieves may have pawned tho
1 rifles here.
B. T. and C. Directors
To Meet on Tuesday
The regular weekly director*
meeting: of the Borger Board of
Trade and Commerce will be held
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at th®
Black hotel offices.
Several questions of Importance
are to he brought before the meet-
ing. including; steps to he taken tow-
ard securing a secretary as succesM-
or to (). (\ Goodwin, who resigned
Saturday to enter the race for coun-
ty and district clerk of the 84th
district court and Hutchinson coun-
ty-
C. C. Directors In
Regular Meeting
The regular weekly directors
meeting of the Chamber ol Com-
merce will be held tomorrow night
at S:lin o'clock. Every director Is
urged to attend.
Several questions of importance
are to he discussed, includine plans
for Burger's second birthday cele-
bration. and plans for a membership
banquet to he held Wednesday night
February 29th.
HOI,lis BEDHIDK COURT
PORT CLINTON. O — Justice It.
S. fiallnher was ill and In bed. but
he kept right on ' with his court
hnslness. One man pleade guilty
over long distance telephone to a
hunting law infrectlon. Another
charged with Illegal possession of
fish stood beside the justice's bed
land got his seutence.
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