Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 307, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 9, 1926 Page: 1 of 16
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VOL, XII. No. 307.—Associated Press Day and Night Leased Wire. AMARILLO, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1926. '
SIXTEEN PAGES
PRICE, FIVE CENT:
SNOW DRIFTS STALL TRAINS IN KANSAS
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13 PRISONERS MAKE DARING ATTEMPT TO WIN LIBERTY
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. FERGUSON MADE Will Chides Us for Jeffs COLD WAVE HITS
Learn Viaduct Cost ROAD CONTRACT New Auto Curfew Law SOUTHWEST
DASH FROM GATE Civic Club Names Group
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AMID GUN FIRE;
11 ARE CAPTURED
OHIO PRISON SCENE OF BLOODY
PISTOL BATTLE WHEN BAD
MEN SEEK FREEDOM
GUARDS ARE WOUNDED
POSSE SURROUNDS MEN IN CORN-
FIELD: WARDEN SHOOTS
DOWN ONE
ouson-n
eluding five serving life terms for
murder, all members of the “red
shirt" squad classed as too desperate,
to work, felled three guards at the’
main entrance of the institution
today and trampled throagh to
the street outside. The break for
liberty was made as visitors were
being let in. Women screamed as
the pandemonium of shots and .
shouts broke out, and the rushing
prisoners pushed them aside. The
men were armed with crude knives,
revolvers, confiscated from the
guards, heavy iron hooks used to
hold bunks against the wall and a
Bout table leg.
All cells were quickly locked up and
the visitors scrambled to places of safe-
the None was Injured.
Eleven Are Captured.
Eleven were back in the penitentiary
tonight, while posses searched the coun-
try side for the other two.
Eight were captured in a corn field
‘hear London, 30 miles from here, after
w hail of ballots from a pease of 30
Following the suggestion of the City
Commission, members of the North Ama-
rillo Civic club me* last night at the
North Buchanan Methodist enurch and
named committees to ascertain the cost
of any and all property that may have
to be condemned for the purpose of con-
structing a viaduct oa any street leading
to North Amarillo.
Last Tuesday night a committee from,
the civic club, composed of Henry Ans-
Rey, chairman; H. A. Daniel, E. G. Placey
and the Rev. George H. Bryant, pastor of
the church and president of the club
called on the City Commission to ascer-
tain what steps had been taken aad what
progress had been made toward obtaining
a viaduct to North Amarillo. It was at
that moating the commission requested
that committees ba named by the civic
club for the purpose of ascertaining the
coot attending condemnation proceed-
ings. ,
Committees Named.
At the meeting of the club last alght,
over which the Rev. Mr. Bryant presided,
the following committees were ap-
pointed:
From Buchanan street, H. A. Daniel
and Ed Ewell.
From Fillmore street, A. W. Martin
and M. L. Miller.
From Taylor street. M. 0. Kemp and
I. G. Fowler.
From Folk street, C. A. Biggen and
D. F. Pearce. —
These committees will report back to
the committee that waited on the City
Commission last Tuesday.
The club, during its meeting last eight,
went on record by way of resolution, in-
structing the secretary to make a re-
quest of the Methodist conference to re-
tarn the Rev. Mr. Bryant to Amarillo fer
the year 1927.
. A committee also was named to dis-
! burse $40 donated by a donor who re-
fuses to divulge his or her name, for the
purpose of improving the looks of City
Park. The committee to:
H. A. Danie’ “rs. E. G. Placey and
Mrs. B. B. Burton.
NORRIS DENIED
USE OF THEATER
MTNESS AVERS
COMMISSION HEAD SAID "JIM"
MADE DEAL WITH PAVING
COMPANY
BAPTIST LEADERS ASSURED MILL
TANT MINISTER WILL BE 0 VOTE IC un
. DENIED AUDITORIUM PRISON SYSTEM IS
(By The Associated Press)
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 8.Definite as-
surances that the Rev. J. Frank Norris,
Baptist minister of Fort Worth, would
not be allowed to use the municipal au-
ditorium immediately before our during
the Baptist General Convention here
November 17-20, were given Baptist
leaders here today aad talk of moving
the convention to some other city sub
sided.
A telegram informing the Bev. Norris
that his request to use the auditorium
November 14, 15, and 16, would not be
granted by acting Mayor Phil Wright.
'City authorities denied that any cancel-
lation of the reservations had been re-
ceived from the minister himself.
SUIT BRINGS RETORT.
FORT WORTH, Nov. 8. - Charging
that efforts are being made to “harass”
the Bov. Dr. J. Frank Norrie, First Bap-
tist Church pastor, his attorneys today
said that that “at the proper time” will
file answer to the $150,000 damage suit
brought against the preacher in be-
half of Dougherty E. Chipps, 14. Son of
the late D. E. Chipps, for whose killing
Norris faces a murder charge. .
The suit, filed in district court here
today, seeks $50,000 actual aad $100,000
exemplary damages, on representations
that the boy petitioner was deprived of
“maintenance, education and support” by
his father's death. It was charged that
killing was "unjustified” and without
CONDITIONS ARE DEPLORABLE.
WITNESS TELLS STATE LEG-
ISLATIVE PROBERS
New A uto Curfew
Amarillo is the only town in the world where they ring a curfew
mobiles, said Will Rogers, world-famous humorist, President Coolidge’s per-
sonal diplomat and former Panhandle cowpuncher, at the auditorium last
eight
seems and if we could get enough right-
if way to bring them back it would be
all right.
.Chides The Mayor
He said he didn't have much time to
He the audience that packed the
auditorium until he said the cops were
waiting outside to tske their cushions.
It was his second appearance here
this year, but the 3,000 in the buildleg
were kept in continuous uproar of laugh-
wo and a half hears at his
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Law SOUTHWEST AM
for amto-. mgronuDV none
HERCUKY DROP
Convict Gives Up.
(By The Associated Press)
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. a—William
Smith, Cleveland, one of the con-
victs who escaped from the Ohio
penitentiary this afternoon gave
himself up to police tonight. Only
one of the thirteen prisoners in
volved in the outbreak remained un-
captured tonight.
Smith was apprehended at a res-
taurant a few miles from the prison.
Approached by the proprietor who
had become susp’e‘ous, Smith ad-
mitted his identity, said he was tired
and hungry and asked to be returned
to prison.
Columbus policemen and rural officers
drove them out. They had stolen an
automobile to aid in their flight.
• Warden Preston E. Thomas shot one
fleeing prisoner as he passed the prison
(CONTINUED ON PAGE THIRTEEN)
MAYOR URGES SUPPORT
OF RED CROSS CALL
Mayor Bivins, in a formal proclama-
lion issued today, has called upon all
citizens of Amarillo to renew their alle-
giance to the Antarican Red Cross dur-
ing the Annual Bell Call which opens
today.
In his proclamation the mayor de-
riares that “every man, woman and
child should welcome this opportunity
to express approval and lend moral and
financial support to an organization
which stands ever ready to extend a
helping hand to the unfortunate la our
community, in the nation and all over
the world.”
“legal excuse.
AGED PARIS MAN MEETS
DEATH IN AUTO ACCIDENT
PARIS, TEXAS, Nov. 8.—A. V. Solo-
mon, 80, died while being brought here
after having been struck by a motorist
from Cooper at Broadway, his home.
Aid was rendered to the victim and the
accident was termed “unavoidable” at an
inquest. Solomon leaves no relatives.
(By The Associated Press) %
AUSTIN, Nov. 8.—Responsibility for
letting of the American Road company
asphalt surfacing contract was placed
on James E. Ferguses by Frank Laa-
ham, highway commission chairman
when the contract was awarded, W. T.
Montgomery, Sen Antonio contractor,
Monday told the house investigating
commission.
Montgomery testified that Lanham
told him, "I had no more to do with
that contract than you.”
Montgomery said he asked “Who did,
then?" aad that Lanham answered "Jim
Ameriean Road company last fall
in the fifty-third district court, in the
trial of a suit filed by Attorney Gon-
oral Dan Moody, confessed judgment
for $600,000 excess profits on ite sur-
facing contract, and was barred perpetu-
ally from the state. 2 Kluecnniinta
Prison System Scored.
B. E. Goodrum of Weldon, who said
he had observed for 40 years operation
of the Texas prison system, declared
that present conditions were lament-
able, with little semblance of discipline
among the prisoners. He said "A wave
of maudlin sentiment aad sympathy that
swept the state several years ago” was
largely responsible.
Conditions will sever be much better
until the prison to run as a place of
punishment and not as a health resort,”
Goodrum said.
"The passing of a law requiring every
member of the legislature to serve three
months as a convict guard would do
much to solve the penitentiary problem.
H. S. Wilder, Houston road contractor,
testified he saw Montgomery talking
CONTINUED ON PAGE THIRTEEN)
AVIATORS DIE IN
MUTE EVIDENCE THAT FLIERS
SOUGHT TO USE PARACHUTES
IS FOUND
DRY OFFICERS CONFER
ON FUTURE POLICIES
(By The Associated Press)
GALVESTON, Nov. 8.—Prohibition en-
forcement officers, customs collectors
and coast guard officials of the Gulf
states were in discussion here today re-
garding enforcement problems. O. D.
Jackson, supervisor at New Orleans, was
presiding.
The officials assembled in executive
session. Seventeen were in attendance.
A statement was promised this after-
noon.
(By The Associated Press)
GETTYSBURG, Pa., Nov. s.—Two
army aviators. Lieutenant Kenyon M
Hegardt and Lieutenant H. Downing,
were killed today when their DeHaviland
airplane crashed into a ridge on the
South Mountain, 15 miles west of this
place. They were said to have been
bound from Dayton, Ohio, to Bolling
Field, Washington, D. C.
Both fliers, who apparently had mad.
an effort to launch their parachutes
were dead when residents In the vicinity
reached the wrecked plane. Both men
were strapped in their seats, their para-
chutes open, mute evidence of their ef-
forts to escape from their plight.
Lieutenant Downing was piloting the
plane at the time of the accident.
The Weather
Forecast Tin 7:00 P. M. Tuesday.
For Amarillo and vicinity: Tuesday fair,
mewhat warmer.
West Texas: Tuesday fair, colder
•t portion, no* so cold Panhan ile.
New Mexico: Fair Tuesday
Weather Conditions.
A low of xroat intensity is central over Ok-
Thoma and a high of considerable magnitude,
central over eastern Wyoming, covers the
northern Rock Mountain revion. In connec-
tion with these two disturbances precipitation
has occurred from the central Missouri valley
pontheastward to Louisiana, being snow from
western Kansas northward and rain from east-
erp Kansas southward
Temperaure by hours Al
T
Silent on Arrest.
. (By The Associated Press)
HOU STON, Nov. 8.—George A. Ham-
mons, prohibition director, refused to
discuss the arrest of Georgs L. Short,
said to be a prohibition agent, at Hous-
ton today.
BIDS WIE OPENED UN
STATE ROAD PROJECT
(By The Associated Press!
AUSTIN, Nov. 8.- -Bids on 6.6 miles of
grading aad drainage structure, and
some gravelling surface on Highway
nummber 71 in Travis county, were
opened Monday by the state highway
commission. Ray Canyon of Austin, was
low of three bidders with $31,204.
The highway commission gave ap-
proval for the lotting by El Paso county
of two bituminous concrete paving con-
tracts to the El Paso Bitulithie company
on highway number I, The first con-
tract is for 7.17 miles for $139,910 and
the second ia different section is for
198 miles to cost $53,769.
FORMER MINISTER GIVEN
10-YEARS IN PRISON
Amarilie tox
it Noon.....
RAIN AND SLEET ON CREST OF
HIGH WINDS LEVEL TELE-
PHONE WIRES IN KANSAS
find out just what we needed, but was
glad to hear Amarillo was progeesing so.
“You are getting lots of foreign Ideas,
it seems. You are even getting your
water pipe from France, Mayor Bivins
says. And, by-the-way the mayor hasn't
fared so well only been mayor two
years and owns 45,000 head of cattle. If
he'd been mayor of Fort Worth he would
have had the whole state." •
Col. Ernest Thompson, Gene Howe, W.
H. Fuqua, and A. S. Stinnett were some
of the local citizens to feel the sting of
his thrusts.
Rogers left Calvin Coolidge stripped
of every vestige of his New England re-
serve and dignity after his description
of "the night he slept with the presi-
dent.”
’ Will had no kick about.the food the
Friday night he arrived aa hear late for
dinner and kept the Coolidges waiting
on a bum comedian, but be did kick on
the lunch the following day.
He had heard of loach after night-
before-dinners composed of chicken and
beef hash, but ho thought “fish hash
was sure flirting with economy!” An-
other incident that bothered the cowboy
at the White House was during the meal
when Rogers became worried for foot
the two famous flea-hounds there would
get more of the grub than he did.
When it came time to go to bed Will
went into a little ante-chamber where
“the king would have slept if Queen
Marie had stayed all night at the White
wife prowl around, but you must bring House.state room, like she was supposed
Will said he did not see much of Rus-
sin because of the bathing customs there.
He didn't see everybody in Moscow, but
he saw all of some of them.
Mussolini came in for much attention,
but the Prince of Wales was left en-
tirely out. Rogers’ burlesquing of Cal-
vin Coolidge's voice and expression was
one of the features of the program.
The De Resske Singers male quartet,
which accompanies Rogers over the coun-
try threatened to rival the comedian for
popularity with the packed house. Just
as the Claremore Cherokee is rated aa a
top-notcher in his line, so are those en-
tertainers far above the average.
The de Resske Singers did not follow
their program for the most part, and
one of the most enthusiastically received
selections was their anniversary presen-
tation of “Way Down Upon the Suwanee
River.”
He pulled his usual stunt of introduc-
ing prominent people la the audience.
Amon G. Carter, publisher of the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram; F. E. Clarity, vice
president of the Fort Worth & Deaver
Railway company, and Billy Moore, Fort
Worth postmaster, were called on. He
said they were up here slumming.
"Have you get your cane, Amon?” be
inquired. •
ter for two and a half hears at his
accounts of hobnobbing with royalty, his
sarcastic thrusts at current events and
his sallies at local people and local
problems.
He was as big a knockout as at his
first appearance here, and most of his
jokes were now.
Aud torium Packed.
His appearance netted approximately
$2,500 for the Presbyterian Children’s
Home, all the profits of the program
going to the orphanage. The auditorium
was jammed, total receipts being around
$4,000, Dr. B. P. Parcells, who managed
the program, announced. Rogers and
his quartet were paid $1,750.
The cowboy-humorist, declared every#
where as the world’s funniest man, has
toured Europe since here in the spring,
and gathered a wealth of material for
his America- audiences. He talked
about Mussolini, the Prince of Wales,
haw Germany “lost the war,” the debt
problem and the thousand and one things
in the newspapers today.
The recounting of his night wita
President Coolidge recently was the
funniest part of his program.
Locally, he chided Amer’s sheet ***
Dock Island bonus and traffic situation
In general.
“I’ve been all ever the world but this
to the first place that has a curfew fur
automobiles. It’s all right to let the
kids stay out all night, and to let your
the car inside. Staying out late at night
has a bad influence on it.
Two Lights Far Cars.
"Amarillo has two traffic lights for
every car," he said. "There wasn’t any
traffic problem until yea put up the
pretty lights. Now everybody drives
down to bear them ring, aad you get all
gummed up. I told you when here in
the spring to get some lights, but I did
not say get more lights than ears.
"We’re going to take up a little col-
lection for a special benefit.” he an-
nounced at the outset, when he stumbled
onto the stage, chewing his gum lustily
and effecting embarrassment.
"We need a little more money to get
the Rock Island out of town. I don’t
know where they want to go hat they
can’t raise enough money to get there.
TheI’ve started oat toward Liberal, it
CABARET PARTIES OF SLAIN RECTOR
AND CHOIR SINGER ARE DESCRIBED
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Tales of “Nights” in Famous Lovers’ Lane, With Witness Reluctant to Give Name of Female
Companion On Night of Mysterious Murder, Features Testimony in the Sensation al Trial.
(By The Associated Press)
SOMERVILLE, N. J., Nov. 8.—From Do
Russey’s Lane to Broadway, testimony
moved today la the trial of Mrs. Frances
Stevens Hall and her brothers. Hoary
and Willie Stevens, charged with mur-
der. Another person who was in what
seems to have been New Brunswick’s
most popular thoroughfare on the night
of September 14. 1922, told of the per-
sons and things he saw there.
Two witnesses gained the information
they reported in court on Broadway. A
New York detective insisted, over the
previous testimony of Ralph V. M. Goro-
line, that the New Brunswick vestry-
man did tell him that he saw Henry
'Stevens In the lane, where the Rev. case. The appearance of Mrs. Jane
Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills Gibson, regarded as his star witness, to
were slain. 1 - ’ * ‘ 4 45- - -
of the Broadway locale was by A wit-
ness who saw the slain reeter and choir
sirger together on Broadway la the
roaring forties in 1921.
Fingerprints Vital Testimony.
Mach of the day was devoted to ad-
ditional testimony of fingerprints in
general and one of Willie Stevens in
particular that the state claims was on
a calling card of the rector, found near
the body.
Alexander Simpson, special prosecutor,
announced that the state will require
the “rest of the week" to complete Its
The other introduction causing the state's representatives no
worry, he said.
Although physicians at Jersey City
hospital, to which Mrs. Gibson was taken
yesterday, said that ths patient should
not leave the hospital for two weeks.
Dr. Simpson pointed out that "The doc-
tors do rot ssy it will endanger her
life, but her health, if she were brought
out within two weeks.”
Both the state and defense gained
much satisfaction from the testimony of
Robert Ehrling, who was in De Russey's
(CONTINUED ON PAGE THIRTEEN)
. he
Rogers ate dinner with the Fergusons
last week.
"Jim said he and Ma were going back
to the farm to rest up a couple of years.
Considering what that bird did when he
was tired, no telling what he will do to
you folks when he rests up.”
"I feel at home here tonight", he said,
“seeing so many Oklahoma people in the
crowd. A few of those in the back bal-
cony rows are from Amarillo.”
Rogers’ program was given as a bene-
fit for the orphange through the gener-
osity of Col. Ernest Thompson, who
held the contract and turned it over to
% committee for the Children’s Home, ef
which Erasmus Trek was chairman.
Halls-Mills Defendants Sketched in Courtroom.
__(By The Associated Press
HATTIESBURG, Miss., Nov. B.—Dr.
G. 8. Harmon, erstwhile newspaper pub-
lisher and minister, was sentenced in
circuit court here today 'to serve ten
years in prison after he had entered
pleas of guilty on each of seven Indict-
meets charging forgery of notes total.
rrently
FREEZING IN OKLAHON
SUDDEN COLD SNAP DEMOLISH
DRUG STORE IN FT. WORTH:
SNOW IN KANSAS
sounetet todar, met
western portions of Kansas and
Oklahoma with snow.T PT
Transcontinental trains were de-
layed by drifts in Western Kansas
where in some places three inches of
snow fell.
The storm, originating in Canada,
was moving gradually eastward and
southward tonight with a forecast that
before morning snow will be flying in
Kansas City and along the northwestern
Missouri border.
Rain L deneral.
Temperatures were forced down to
ward the freezing point in the centra
effort to protect
-—ments, was the chief concern fol-
lowing thecold wave and accom-
panying high winds which prevailed
over the Panhandle-Ptains for the
past thirty-six Iman.
Th " rite .
enmo whine sumd., ahosnec. .
55.nemomie
thirty-seven minimum.
The Baata Ph and Fort Worth and
Denver reported considerable wire
trouble, however, no delay in traffic
resulted.
With a generally cloudy weather
prevailing, no falling weather accom-
panied the raid spell, nor to any pres
dieted too today.
and eastern sections sf Oklahoma and
Texas before a north wind. Rains were
general over the southwest in the face
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE THIRTEEN)
GRAND JURY IS
NEAR EVIDENCE
PROBERS LEARN OF STRONG
BOXES WHERE FORMER KLAN
DRAGON KEPT SECRETS*
(By The Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 8. After 8
month of circling, the grand jury today
caught the scent of the alleged political
corruption in Indiana, which it has been
trailing. Two strong boxes in which
1 O. C. Stephenson to supposed to have
deposited evidence of illegal deals made
by him with high state officials when he
_ was reputed to be a power to state poli-
T ties, were traced to his former business
partner, L. G. Julian of Evansville, In-
diana. Julian denied any knowledge as
• to the contents of the boxes. 1 M
From the beginning of the grand jury,
inquiry into the Indiana pelitical situ-
ation or. October 10 rumors have per-
sisted that hidden away somewhere were
documents owned by Stephenson which
would prove corrupt dealings with high
officials while he was an Important fac-
tor ia politics by virtue of being grand
dragon of the Ku Klux Kian. Many
trails have been followed, but it was not
until Julian’s appearance today that the
investigating body found a promising
clue.-
Witness is Reluctant.
Julian was s reluctant witness. Twice
Prosecutor William H. Remy took him
into the criminal court to compel him to
answer questions. On the first occasion
he was ordered to answer‘a question as
to whether in September of last year to
had received the strong boxes from Ste-
phenson.
He answered in the affirmative, and
then balked at the question. "W here are
the boses?” Again he was talk en into
court and Charles 8 Wiltsie, judge pro
tem . ruled that he should answer under
penalty of contempt if he refused. The
witness was then taken back to the
grand Jury room and the answer that to
gave remains a secret. ,
Julian was ordered “ TMV’EF “
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her day in court than concerned. “Willie’s” usual stareof seeming bewilderment is a little wider-exed before the bar oi justice, while Bis
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