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BORGER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1927
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Shanghai Base
Of "A World
Revolution99
Cantonese Commander Issues Edict So Declar-
ing, But Setting Out That Foreigners Must
Not Be Insulted Or Property Destroyed
SHANGHAI, March 23.— (AP) —
An armed mob numbering 500 made
a demonstration this morning be-
fore the British posts guarding the
northeast boundary of the interna-
tional settlement. The demonstra-
tion fired their rifles in the air. The
troops did not Are and the mob fin-
ally withdrew.
The defeated Shantung troops who
have been disarmed by the British
and Japanese forces are to be
shipped out of the city immediately.
About 3,200 are leaving at once for
Taingtao.
The American troops suffered their
ftirst casualty last night when a ma-
rine patrolling a customs jetty was
«lightly wounded by a spent bullet.
Three American marines were ar-
rested by the Cantonese as they at-
tempted to reach the dollar line
docks through the Chinese city,
their arms and motor truck were
Seized. They were released after a
Short time, however, when the Can-
tonese were convinced they were on
a peaceful mission.
, Shanghai is to be used by its Can-
tonese captors as* the base for a
"world revbfütion." A manifesto
containing this familiar communist
phrase, was issued today by the Can-
tonese commander, Pal Tsung-Hsi.
Pal assured the foreign consular
officials, however, that he intended
tb maintain order, and he warneo the
Chinese population that the lives
Ahd property of foreigners must be
respected.
With American Marines assisting
the other foreign troops in holding
the barricade protecting the inter-
national settlement, the situation to-
day appeared much easier.
v Chinese shops began to open in
the native districts, indicating that
the reign of terror which reached its
peak yesterday, with unrestrained
^looting, murder and incendiarism,
was over.
Hassell Granted
Another Extension
Confesses Killer Of
Family Given 30-
Day Stay
AUSTIN, March 23.—(AP) —
George J. Hassell ,of Farwell, con-
fessed slayer of thirteen persons, "lid
sentenced to die March 25, was
granted a second 30 day stay*of ex-
ecution by Governor Moody today.
Hasseli's execution first postponed
Iron February 25 by a 30 day re-
prieve, now is set for April 25, un-
less higher court action results in a
reversal.
In giving reasons for the second
act of clemency, which was recom-
mended by the board of pardonB,
Moody Raid the death warrant was
illegally executed and granted Hass-
ell 30 more days in which to file an
appeal and have it heard.
PROMINENT WRITER
VISITS IN BORGER
Judge W. M. Giffen, of Guthrie,
Oklahoma, is here on a visit to his
daughter, Mrs. John E. Evens, who
recently moved to Borger from Wy-
nona, Oklahoma.
Judge Giffin is one of the unique
characters in the Oklahoma Bar As-
sociation. Graduating from the Uni-
versity of Iowa in 1876, his experien-
ce has been most avried, but one
of the things he recalls with vivid
pleasure is when, as an instructor
in the law department of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, he had Gen.
There was some firing in the Cha-¡John J. Pershing as a student,
pei district, where a small body of The Judge is a writer of some abi-
Shantungese held out against the j lity, among his works being vol-
Increasing weight of the arriving j ume of poems and another being an
Cahtonese soldiery. " i exhaustive study of the constitution-
FOUR MORE ARRESTS IN
WILLACY PEONAGE CASE
Charge Against Them Is Intimidation of Wi-
nesses in Trial of Teller, Former Sheriff,
Convicted And Sentenced To Pen
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., March 23.
—(AP)—Jesse Rose, chief deputy
sheriff of Wilacy county, John Swan-
ner, also a deputy sheriff, and Lee
Calloway and Archie Clark, farmers
near Raymondville, were placed un-
der arrest this morning by United
States Deputy Marshal Harold Jef-
ferds upon a bench warant issued by
Federal Judge J. C. Hutcheson at
Houston Monday, charging the quar-
tet with intimidating at least two
Witnesses in the recent trial of
Sheriff Raymond Teller and other
jVilacy county citizens upon peonage
charges in Corpus Christl.
The four prisoners, accompanied
by a number of friends in automo
now at the home of his son at Har-
lingen.
"I was approached on the streets
of Raymondville by two men," Mr.
Hart said. "One of them accosted
me. 'Some of the boys are in their
graves;' he said, 'some will soon be
on their way to the penitentiary,
and we are having too much agi-
tation around here. You have been
pretty active. You have thirty six
hours to leave town.'
"Isn't that a pretty raw propo-
sition?" was Hart's query. "What
are you going to do if I don't leave
town?"
The reply to the query was a blow
in the face which Smashed his nose.
BORGER WOMAN
FOUND DEAD IN
HOTEL ROOM
Mrs. W. Calison, Wife of Well-Known Borger
Man, Dies From Effects of Monoxide Gas—
Husband Finds Body On Return Home
Mrs. W. E. Callison, wife of a
well known Borger business man,
was found dead in her room at the
Congress hotel shortly after two
o'clock yesterday afternoon, a victim
of monoxide gas. The death was
discovered by Mr. Caliison when he
returned from a business trip to
Amarillo and Panhandle-
At about 11:3-0 Monday night
Mrs. Callison and a friend. Miss Un-
derwood, returned to the hotel from
the theatre. Together they went into
Mrs. Callison's room, where the fire
was lighted and they visited for a
short while before Miss Underwood
went to Uer own apartments.
The belief is expressed that Mrs.
Callison retired, leaving the gas
stove burning but turned low and
that during the night the gas pres-
sure came on, the flame brightened,
and escaping fumes claimed her as
victim.
Mr. Callison was out of the city
at the time, returning, as stated,
about two o'clock in llie afternoon.
Finding hlB wife's door locked and
received no response .to his. knocks,
he foríód the drfor onfy to find her
a corpse.
Mrs. Callison was about 24 years
of age, having formerly lived at
Tulsa, from which place she and her
husband moved to Borger several
months ago. *
The remains are being held at By-
num Bros, funeral home, pending
decision as to funeral arrangements.
TlXASjfWS
(By The Associated Press)
Houston—Pete Chester. negro,
was sentenced Tuesday to die in the
electric chair for the slaying of Pa-
trolman P. P. Jones here January 30.
He offered a plea of self defense.
Austin—James E. Ferguson Tues-
day night characterized 4he govern-
ment cotton crop estimates as a "cot-
ton swindling bureau," charging that
incorrect estimates this year cost
Texas farmers $30,000,000.
Marriage Rites
Performed In Jail
Prisoner and Sweet-
heart Face Judge
Webb Yesterday
'Love laughs at locksmiths," so
they say, and it is probably true.
For most certainly "Stone walls do
not a prison make, nor prison walls
a cage," for the fact the betrothed
was an inmate of the Borger city
jail made no difference to Miss
Bobby Rowland when she secured
license to marry Jack Walkt ', of
Panhandle, and marched up to the
desk sergeant late yesterday and
questioned him as to whether or not
he would permit the ceremony to
take place.
Being young and somewhat sus-
ceptible himself the sergeant readily
agreed and Judge Webb was pressed
into service to tie the marital knot,
a duly he perfomed with neatness
and dispatch.
Then the bride went back to her
usual daily routine, the groom to his
lonely quarters, each to await the
time when he would leave the
"stony lonesome" behind time and
under fairer skies they could take
up life's journey together.
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DURANT TO ORGANIZE
ANOTHER BIG CONCERN
Raymondville— Sheriff Luther
Snow received a telephone message
from Federal Judge Hutcheson at
Houston saying he had issued bench
warrents for arrest of John Swan-
ner, Jesse Rose, Lee Calloway and
Archie Clark on charges of intimida-
ting witnesses in the recent Corpus
Christ! peonage trial. Arrests were
expected Wednesday.
Texarkana—Governor Moody of
Texas and Governor Martineau of
Arkansas have accepted invitations
to attend a road paving fete here
April 19 and Governors of Okla-
homa and Louisiana have been in-
vited.
Palestine—A heavy freeze is re-
ported to have destroyed 25 per cent
of the tomato crop in this section.
!TrfprhLnlBírr„üP>nd acwrdRg to his version the men
W Placed, under bonds by United, I)rom|se(| f,lrti,ov mmiahmon*
Stales Commissioner E. K. Goodrick
to appear before the federal court
at Houston Thursday. Bonds were
Axed at $5,000.
The witnesses specified in the
complaint, who are alleged to have
been the recipients of threats are J.
P. Currie and H- Hart, the former
a nurseryman who has resided near
Raymondville two years, and the lat-
ter an attorney who has been prac-
ticing in Willacy county about two
years. Both were witnesses for the
United States in the trial of Teller
and other Willacy county citizens.
The flrst intimation that action
would be brought against the Will-
acy county men emanated from Gal-
veston last week when J. P. Currie
appeared before Federal Judge Hut-
cheson and asserted he had been
driven out of Willacy county because
He had taken the stand against Tel-
ler and other defendants in the
• Corpus Christl trial.
1H. B. {fart, who alleges he was in-
Houstc..—Judge J. C. Hutcheson
lias refused to allow Raymond Tel-
ler and Frank Brandt, of Raymond-
ville, convicted of peonage law vio-
lation, to go to Leavenworth peni-
tentiary unaccompanied.
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CUTTING DOWN FORCE
formed I n March 12, that he had
:l« hoy to leave Raymond^llg, is
promised further punishment un-
less he obeyed orders.
Mr. Hart appeared at Brownsville
the following day with his face
bruised and cut. He stated that he
was not Inclined to start action at
that time. "I have considerable con-
fidence in Luther Snow, the newly
appointed sheriff," he said, "and I
believe Snow will right matters in
Willacy county. I do not think it
would be advisable to brjng outside
interference. Such matters can us-
ually be better adjusted from the in-
side."
Mr. Hart stated he had made no
complaint to Judge Hutcheson, and
had not communicated with the
Judge relative to the affair. "The
only action I have taken personally,"
he said, "was to spek the aid of
Judge A., W. Cunningham of the
criminal ^district" court and Judge
A. M. KenV¿>f áhe civil district court,
suggesting t\fl., they take the matter
sheriff In an effort
ions In Willacy
up with the tl
to adjust co)
county.'
According to Police Chief Will
iams. the recent orders of Mayor
Miller ridding the city of undesir-
ables and closing all houses of
known disrepute, has effected a won-
derful change in police activities.
So much so, lh fact, that a reduction
of the force has been made, keep-
ing only enough men on the Job to
properly care for the peace of the
community.
This morning C. E. Van Noy, a
member of the force, was relieved of
duty in conformance to the plan to
reduce expense.
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S. P. A. RECOVERS CARS
A Buick car, stolen from Roland
Miller, of Miler-Tyrell drilling com-
pany on the ntght of January 28
has been recovered through the ef-
forts of the S. P. A.,j( d the thief
is now doing a five s^ear term in
Louisiana penitentiary
The Hudson stolen V from Mr.
Morgan, contractor whfc built the
Rig theatre here, has beep recovered
and returned.
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NEW YORK March 22.— (AP) —
The attention of the world of finance
and motors today was focused on
William C. Durant as the possible
organizer of another huge combina-
tion in the automobile industry.
Such a development has been
foréseen by observers who have held
that the position of leadership at-
tained by the General Motors Cor-
poration would either result in eli-
mination of some of the independent
companies or force another exten-
sive consolidation.
Durant announces that he will
make public April 7 'plans that will
startle the industry and prove most
emphatically that Durant is back on
the job."
Already he has the nucleus of
a formidable combination throifgh
his ownership of the Locomobile,
Flint, Duran and Star corporations.
Twice head of the General Motors
Corporation, which he organized,
and twice retired from control un-
der stress of adverse - business con-
ditions. he has now recouped his
fortune largely through daring bull
speculation in shares of the same
concern.
Injured in a railroad wreck in the
south a year ago, he directed some
of his stock market operations from
a hospital bed. In two years he is
reputed to have won back most of
the $100,000,000 fortune he lost in
!0 20 when he was forced to unload
his holdings in General Motors at
ruinous prices.
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STUDENTS PAY FINES
ANNAPOLIS, Md.. March 22.—(A
P)—Ten Johns Hopkins students
today paid fines of $23.50 apiece for
participating in a freshman-soplio-
more riot here last night which
caused appeals for aid from the
state militia. Nine of the fined stu-
dents spent the night in jail and
Bernard Brack, seriously injured by
a policeman's club pleaded guilty
from his hospital bed. Physicians
said Brack would recover. In addi
tion to Brack, those who paid fines
included Joseph Richardson, Tulas,
Oklahoma.
Police Tear Down
Murderer's Alibi
Former Friends of Ac-
cused Tell of "Cov-
ering Up"
NEW YORK, March 23.—(API-
Police today set about to tear down
piece by piece the elaborate alibi
they say Henry Judd Gray erected
for him self while he and Mrs. Ruth
Snyder planned the murder of the
woman's husband.
Haddon Gray, an insurance agent
unrelated to the defendant, and Har-
ry Piatt, an adjuster, were brought
from Syracuse for questioning. Both
men today told District Attorney
Newcombe that the corset salesman
had asked them to "cover up" for
him at Syracuse Sunday, according
to information coming from the
room where the two men were be-
ing questioned.
Henry Judd Gray, the police say,
told the two friends that he had an
engagement in New York with a
"girl fried" and that his office might
check up on him and be "peeved" at
him for leaving Syracuse, where he
was supposed to be working his sales
territory.
Haddon Gray, according to the
attache of the district attorney's of-
fice, is said to hi ,re declared it was
he who used the telephone from
He lry Judd Gray's room in the sales-
man's absence, and who rumpled the
bed, making it appear the salesman
had slept there Saturday night.
Police Receive
News "Whitey99
Under Arrest
Efforts To Confirm Report Have Been Futile—
Associated Press Says Mrs. Walker Taken
To Belton Last Night
Prominent Panhandle
Woman Dies Suddenly
Mexican Troops
To Fight Bandits
MEXICO CITY. March 23.—(AP)
—Rebellious and bandit activities in
the central states of Mexico have
led the government to order troop
mobilizations. Four regiments are in
pursuit of Rodolfo Gallagos. at the
head of a band which on Saturday
night held up a Laredo-Mexcio train;
others are searching out the bandits
responsible for eleven holdups Sun-
day on the Mexico City-Cuernavaca
highway, and today the government
received word of an unsuccessful
attempt to blow up a train bound
from Iguala to Mexico City.
As the train was passing through
the La Virgen Canyon near Cajones
Station, in the state of Morelos. yes-
terday, three hundred rebels opened
a heavy fire. The military escort
prepared to defend the panic-strick-
en passengers, -ring back upon the
rebels. lining the heights on both
sides of the canyon. Despite the rain
of bullets and the rocks piled on
the track, the. engineer speeded up
the train and brought it out of the
canyon barely in time to escape com-
plete destruction, as a charge of dy-
namite exploded a few seconds af-
ter the train passed.
Apart from these holdups and
bandit activities, numerous distur-
bances have broken out in the states
of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, Gua-
najuato and San Luis Potosi, and
President Calles has instructed War
Minister Amaro to proceed with a
rapid campaign fo overcome the out-
laws.
In connection with the attack on
the Laredo-Mexican train, it is rea-
lizbly reported that the president
has censured a number of military
commanders on the ground that the
increased rebellious activities were
due to their negligence
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PREACHER AND SINGER
CHARGED WITH DESERTION
Reports received at the police de-
partment here last night are to the
effect that "Whitey" Walker, al-
leged to be one of the men connected
with the killing of Coke Buchanan,
Borger patrolman, last Saturday
morning, had been arrested and was
being held at Oklahoma City pend-
ing the arrival of officers from this
county. Efforts to confirm the report
have been unavailing.
Telegraphic inquires to Oklahoma
City elicit the information that 'Mrs.
Walker was transferred to Belton
last night " This is error as Mrs.
Walker up to last night, was still
in this city and could not be trans-
ferred from Oklahoma City to any
place. It is believed that it. was
meant that Mrs. Terrell was re-
turned to Belton to face robbery
charges in connection with the loot-
ing of a jewelry store there some
time ago.
KNEW DEAD OFFICER
Pat Richards from the sheriff's
office in Dallas, who came here yes-
terday for a prisoner, was an old-
time friend of Coke Buchanan. Bor-
ger police officer who was killed
Saturday morning on Dixon Street
here. The two had worked together
for a long time and. according to
Richards, no fairer, squarer man ev-
er breathed than Buchanan.
"It's a pity he had to go," said
Richards, "and Borger lost as good
an officer as will ever wear your
uniform."
ARMOl'Ii CO. HEAD DEAD
KANSAS CITY. March 22, —(A
P)—Charles W. Armour, vice-pres-
ident and a director of Aromur and
Company, packers, died at his home
here today. He had been ill since
a fall a week ago.
PANHANDLE, March 23. (Spec-
ial).—Funeral services for Mrs. J.
A. Whiteside, wife of the retiring
county judge of Carson county and
sister of J. F. Weatlierly, wealthy
Panhandle city oil man. on whose
gorund the cities of Borger and
Isom*are located, were held in Pan-
handle Monday afternoon at 3 oclock
at the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Whiteside was stricken with
paralysis Friday morning when she
was working in the yard and passed
away early Sunday morning without
regaining consciousness. She was 64
years old.
The Whitesides were known to
hundreds of residents of Carson and
Hutchinson counties. The million dol-
lar highway bond election of Carson
county was caled under Judge
Whiteside's direction. on _
this activity made'vMín liur, .o*? "V
friends in Hutchinson county.
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ITALY-.! I GO SLA VIA SCRAP
IS PURELY LOCAL AFFAIR
LONDON, March 23. — (AP'
Foreign Minsiter Chamberlain doe;
not think the dispute between Italy
and .lugo Slavia will have to be re-
ferred to the League of Nations. He
infromed the House of Commons
today that acording to his informa-
tion it would not be necessary.
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Freddy Wheeler, grandson Ql Po-
lice Chief and Mrs. Williams, has
been all bothered with a bad throat
for several days past- Tonsilitis was
his trouble and he is rounding into
shape again, after having added a
few more gray hairs to his grand-
dad's top.
TO HERALD READERS
For the benefit of Herald
rraiien, this office haa added
to its circulation department
a "compla'nt boy" whose duty
it will be to deliver paper* to
regular subscribers overlooked
by the regular carrier .
This depart mci>i will be open
until A o'clock ~*ch evening,
and should your
rive you are uiy
and ao state.
iper not ar-
to Mil |g
ONLY THREE MORE DAYS OF
90,000 EXTRA VOTE AND OFFER
Prize Conestants Display Littie Vim As End Of
Gold And Vote Offer Approaches. Satur-
day, 7 P. M. Is Final Hour
SHREVEPORT. La.. March 22.—
(AP)—Alleged to be wanted in Luf-
kin, Texas, for desertion of their
respective families, F. M. Goodman,
3 6 year old painter and paper hang-
er and Mrs. Fidelia Adams, 22, a
preacher in the Apostlic Church at
Lut'kin, aré in custody here on fu-
gitive warrants. They left their
homes last month and had not been
heard from until yesterday, accord-
ing to messages from Lufkiti.
Gopdman has a wife and four
Candidates in The Herald's fam-
ous automobile and prize campaign
are entering upon the final drive in
the <10,000 extra vote offer. Only
three more days remain in which to
benefit by this extremely liberal of-
fer. and every day is of extreme im-
portance. March 26 is the all impor-
tant date that confronts candidates
in this exciting race, tor only until
then is it posible to get 90,000 extra
votes on each $
tlons.
To work industriously in the race
never hesitating a moment until the
prize is won. is the slogan that the
candidates should adopt.
Encouraged by what success they
have achieved of late, many late
starting candidate are vigorously
count, will be the ones to achieve
honor and reward on April 2.
The special offer lasting until
Saturday night, 7 o'clock sharp, is
an admirable opportunity to reach
the top of the vote column.
In building $30 clubs it is not
necessary to hold hack the subscrip-
tions until the full amount is ob-
tained. In the campaign office is
kept a complete record of very sub-
0 club of subscrip-1 scription received. At the close of
1 the special offer the total amount
is calculated and the extra votes is-
sued accordingly.
So it will be perceived that noth-
: ing is gained by holding back sub-
scriptions. On the' contrary it fre-
! quently causes annoyance to the
subscriber who is anxious to receive
paper at ones.
proceeding to still further enhance ] (^
their opportunities of ultimate sue-1 , , , ,
cess by avidly exploiting their terrl-! And bear in mlnd thal eve'y da-v
tory and those who are satisfied, ap-
rounts vitally from now
on.
Just
parently, with their present standing I,hr0e mrve/Ja>'i,! of th® 9O'n0° eitra
had better be looking after their i votp !ilu' *r,° gold offer. You
laurels for the final standing of j > an be the one to win the gold prize
candidates may be a staggering sur- " make J" 1 chances of winning
prise to those who now believe ¡ ?" automobile more certain by do-
themselves literally in possession of.'11"' -"oul -NOW.
the Very Prize they want. ; There are some tn this campaign
The deep interest in the campaign' who should be embarrasseds to claim
children and earns his living by pa-i Rn(j the great number of people in j the prizes they will he awarded.
per hanging and painting. He sings
in the choir in the Apostolic church
at Lufkln, in which both Mr. and
Mrs. Adams are preachers, it was
stated.
Lufkin officers are expected here
today to take them back to the Tex-
as city.
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EVANGELIST Tí) SPEAK
Evangelist W. D. Davis of the
Church*of God at Little Rock, Ark.
will speak <at the vacant lot. corner
5th and Main, Thursday arternoon,
at 2 o'clock, p. m. His subject will
be: "Eternal Life of the Spirit, Soul
and Body,"/showing that we now
live and neVlsr die. All arc cordially
invited to tft r this discussion.
Borger and surrounding territory Certain ii is they will not be en-
who are watching the candidates titled to them from a service rend-
from day to day, spells a race dur- ered, viewpoint, however, all prizes
ing the forthcoming days that will ¡will he awarded as advertised and
long be remembered. I there is plenty of time remaining for
The one who accomplishes the (the slackers to redeem themselves,
most during the present special of-
fer will have ample cause to re-
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city are planning their hopes on this
at the flnf*h The bey
Those who ' ^ve sho
joice. for the reason that $50 in
gold will be awarded he or she.
Many candidates In and out of the
ffh
offer.
An expectant public looks on.
helping this favorite and that one,
all anxious to see that t* j best ones
win. And that is the J it will be
is wUl win.
fost en*
who
Will they?
It is not
It is never
hustle.
too late to enter now.
too late for those who
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