Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 226, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1928 Page: 1 of 8
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■on lor the greatest city in the
Panhandle plains should be
our goal.
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VOL. 2—NO. 226.
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BORDER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, fcy28.
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DOUGLASS RESIGNS, HOLMES APPOINTED FOR VACANCY
LOCAL LAWYER
PROSECUTOR IN
THIS DISTRICT
Moody Announces Choice Im-
mediately After Action
of Incumbent
IN MISSISSIPPI
Buckley to Act For Holmes
Until He Returns From
Vacation
AUSTIN, Auk. 15, (AIM—Ap-
pointment of Jo tin A. Holmes of
Borgcr to succeed Curtis Douglass of
Panhandle as district attorney of
the 84th district, was announced
yesterday by Gov. Dan Moody, who
some time ago requested Douglass'
resignation and later asked the at-
torney general to bring ouster pro-
ceedings when Douglass refused to
uuii.
The district attorney resigned yes-
terday, the governor said. Ouster
proceedings were never instituted.
Douglass was defeated by Holmes
in his race for re-election and would
bave been succeeded by Holmes
January 1.
John A. Holmes is now in Mis-
sissippi, his former home, on a vaca-
tion trip, it was said at his office
today. He is not expected back un-
til September 1
John T. Buckley, law partner ol
Holmes, was appointed by District
Judge Newton P. Willis to act for
Holmes until bis return, Buckley
said today. He will take up the
official duties Monday in court in
Gray county.
Douglas has 110 plans yet, he said
today. He is considering propositions
in both Pampa and Amarillo, be
added, but had made no decision yet.
Paris Rebels Against
American Quick Lunch
PARIS (AP)—Efforts to "Ameri-
canize" the traditional two-hour
luncheon period in Paris have caus-
ed a loud chorus of protest from de-
fenders of a mid-day meal with wine,
conversation and ease.
"What a change in our old hab-
its!" exclaims one newspaper col-
umnist.
Cuba Becomes Tolerant
Of Easy Divorce Laws
HAVANA. Cuba (AP) Divorce
until recently rare in Cuba, has in-
creased rapidly during the past five
years. Legal separation with per-
mission to remarry was frown ml
upon in Cuba until recently. It was
regarded as contrary to good social
custom and the policy of the Cath-
olic Church.
A PLANE USES THE STREET
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"Tuffy," Local Newsboy
Has Many Sidelines For
Coaxing Nickels His Way
SHE LIKES US
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With its wings folded bark and its propeller whirring, this airplane parad-
ed down the main street of Milwaukee, Wis., the other day as part of
a campaign t< increase the lis • of the airmail. The ship was loaded with
airmail at the postoffice; then, escorted l>^ policemen, it taxied to the
airport, where it spread wings and took off for Chicago.
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Late News
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8A N A\T< >NIO — Tw c illy-
right men were arrested here to-
day by police who inaugurated
a citywide drive for vagrants.
The men were given the alter-
native of a jail sentence or of
working in the cotton fields.
NKW YORK—Two hours lif-
ter Ray Weir, his fiancee died
from pneumonia in his arms to-
day, Abraham Washerman told
the girl's parents he was going
to follow her and leaped from
a third story window, lie was
seriously injured.
FILE DEMURER
IN BRALY CASE
BEFORE m\m
Attorneys Argue Points of
Law in District Race
Tangle at Miami
Attorneys for Clifford Braly filed
a demurer to Walter Allen's suit
asking for a certificate of election
to the office of district attorney on j
the grounds that Braly was not an '
eligible candidate because lie was not j
a resident of the district for which |
he is a candidate.
Points of law on the demurer were j
argued before Judge Reese Ewing j
at Miami yesterday afternoon and
the judge took the case under ad-
visement. He said this morning
that he expected to have his decis- \
ion ready on the demurer by 0 o' j
clock tomorrow morning.
In case the demurer, which allege;
that the law on elections and the I
residence place of Hie candidates,
does not apply to the case which !
Allen has filed, is not granted, testi- j
mony will be taken in the suit filed I
i by A lieu.
! Allen alleged in his petition that J
i Braly does not live in this district I
j and has no legal right to be a can-|
i didate in the district attorney's!
race. Since Allen received more
I votes than ('. S. Wortman. a third
| candidate in the race, lie maintain
] that the first primary made him the
: democratic nominee.
Smith Advisory
Cabinet Caught In
Falling Elevator
j NKW YORK, Auk. 15 (API —
I John Raskob, Democratic national
chairman and half dozen others of
Cor, Smith's campaign advisory cab-
inet had a narrow escape last night |
when an elevator in which they were 1
riding fell more than two floors and 1
imprisoned its occupants 20 stories
j above the ground for almost an
i hour.
The party was descending at the
Savoy Plaza Hotel when the car fell.
It failed to stop at the twenty-third
floor and fell until halted by a me-
chanical safeguard between the
twenty-first 11 11 d twenty-second
I floors.
Delay Survey For
Our Mail Service
A survey counting the number of
houses that have been equipped with
boxes for mail delivery that was in-
tended for the early part of this week
has been postponed by post office
authorities because of the illness of
one of the carriers.
The work of carrying both routes
ha- been thrown on one man and he
liaos no lime for the count. At least
St) per cent of the houses in the dis-
tricts served by the delivery are
supposed to be equipped with the
boxes by this time, officials said.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
OPENS SEPT. 8
Book Shower to Be Held on
Opening Day at City
Hall
At a called meeting of the Twen-
tieth Century club Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Dyke Cullum, members
of the club definitely decided to op-
en the new public library located in
the city hall September 8.
A book shower will be held on
the opening dnj-, and anyone wish-
ing to present books to the library
may bring them in or the club will
call for them.
Tfie opening of the library is the
result nf ;m effort of the club to
answer the need of school children
for reference books and fiction in
both magazines and books. It is
also expected to help fill the wants
of adults. The club appeals to the
public to help with the library and
donate all books possible, also to
join the library and make daily use
of the books.
Mrs. (Jordan McBride and Mrs.
Karl Scott were appointed as a com-
mittee to select and order new books
froth time to time.
The club contemplates several
other civic problems for the work
during the coming winter.
Bank of Denton
Is Closed Today
J DENTON. Aug. 15. (ffy- The
I First National Bank of Denton,
| which was established in 1X82, sus-
pended operations today. President
H. F. Schweer would make no
statement as to the banks closing, j
The institution today was in
charge of national bank examinei's.
The last statement issued July 7
listed the assets $459,605 with de-
posits of $293,322.
DR. L. F. DOBD
EXONERATED IN
ACCIDERT CASE
Coroners Jury in Los Angeles
Maintains The Crash
Unavoidable
Dr. Louis F. Dodd. Borgcr physi-
cian who was being held in Los
Angeles for investigation in the death
of Mrs. Elizabeth Shipman. 4 2, who
suffered fatal injuries when she was
run down by a car said to have been
driven by Dodd, has been released
I by the district attorney after a cor-
oner's jury returned a verdict stat-
ing that the accident was unavoid-
able, according to a telegram re-
ceived from Los Angeles today.
Dr. Dodd in the telegram said he
rendered the woman first aid and
personally transported her to the
hospital, making every effort to save
her life.
The physician was in Los Angeles
on a vacation trip when the accident
occurred. He will be home August I
25 bis message stated.
He is called "Tuffy."
Anyone who has ever bought or
even looked as if he might want to
buy a newspaper on the streets of
Borger knows "Tuffy."
lie is small and his dark hair Is
alway ruffled. His shrill voice can
be heard much easier than those of
his contemporaries as he runs down
the street with bare heels padding
the sidewalks u ider flapping overall
cuffs.
"Tuffy" is an ace of newsboys. He
will sell as many, if not more, pa-
pers than any other boy on the
street, and selling papers is not bis
only accomplishment. He can tell
you who won the baseball game,
what horse won the race and what
the odds were, whose batting average
is the highest, where the last police
raid was made, who gives the best
tip to caddies at the golf course,
how many men are in jail, or what
have you.
But the subject 011 whit h Tuffy
can supply the most information is
that of wrestling. Never since he
has been in Borger lias he missed
a wrestling match and he remembers
who won each, what the time of the
falls was, and what holds the winner
used.
This knowledge, and Tuffy's one
•weakness-—betting—almost got the
lad into a losing business proposition
last week. He had bet one of his
customers "double or nothing" pay
for papers for the week that Kalii
Pascha would beat Dutch Mantell's
mystery man, "Unless the unkonwn
is Olaf."
Tuffy remembered only too well
how Olaf manhandled Joe Kopecky
and lost a dime bet for the young
Aguedr Adorna, 18-year-old Span-
ish girl who came to this country
to appear as "Miss Spain" in
a Galveston beauty pageant, likes
the United States so well that she
wants to remain, but New Orleans
Immigration officials have decided
otherwise. She Slices deportation
when her temporary entrance per
mit expires.
PATIEftT SEIT
TO HIS HOME
ON RECOVERY
Pathetic Case Results in Re-
turn of Memory at Hos-
pital Here
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Hurricanes Threaten
State of Georgia
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ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 15. (AP) —
Florida turned from the danger from
hurricanes to that of a series of
floods as the Lake Okechobee gradu-
ally became inundated today, as the
series of gales which have beat
against the coast line peninsula for
seven days was pursuing a damag-
ing course through Georgia toward
Atlanta.
Meanwhile another moderate trop-
ical disturbance blowing northwest
on the coast of Cuba was the occas-
ion of caution notices being sent to
j shipping vessels in that area although
no storm warning was issued from
Florida.
Railroad Officials
In Strike Parley
j PALESTINE, Aug. 15. (/Pi—The
j general committee of railroad train-
J men of this di'ision met here today
} in executive session to take action
on the proposed strike of trainmen.
The prevailing opinion was that
the strike ballot would be rati-
fied.
(Continued on page 4>
PEACE PLANS j
ARE REVIEWED
Coolidge Upholds Attempt
Being Made to Outlaw
War
WAUSAU, Wis., Aug 15 ( AP 1— j
Completing Ills overnight trip from
Superior, President Coolidge's spec i
ial train arrived here today and was ]
met by a large crowd and reception
committee of city officials and offic ;
ers of the state American Legion i
convention now in session here.
A hearty demonstration was giv- 1
en the president from the time he
left the station until be arrived ai
Marathon park where he addressed
the Wisconsin state convention of \
the American Legion.
During the address President
Coolidge held up the pending inter
national meeting outlawing war as
the greatest promise of peace ever
given humanity, adding that such 1
a pact in 19)1 would have prevented
the conflict which engulfed the :
world.
Have Proven Sentiment.
In giving his sentiments regarding
the forthcoming treaty the fullesi ;
expression since the inception of the ,
One of the most pathetic cases of
poverty ever known in Hutchinson
county ended yesterday when (Jor-
dan Smith, alias (Jordan Dean was
sent, to bis childhood home in Pine
Bluff, Ark
The man had been a county pat-
ient In the Physicians and Sur-
geons' hospital since May 22. when
he was brought in suffering from
paralysis and insanity, unable to
walk or to feed himself. For weeks
the man lay in a helpless condition
under the constant surveillance ot
a guard
He was judged insane and for the
last few weeks bad been kept, pend-
ing removal to the state hospital
After several weeks treatment the
mau's mind cleared enough thai he
remembered bis former home, and
authorities got in touch with his
sister at Pine Bluff He also had a
divorced wife and a child in San
Antonio, hi said
According to the man'
conversation, he has be
operator worth manj tli
dollars in past years
Tuesday evening he was taken to
Conway and put aboard an east-
bound train with a ticket and re-
servation to Pine Blnft. paid for b>
the count;
Mules Conquer Sand
In Texas Oil Field
SAN ANGKLO, Texas. (AP)
Sand in the semi-arid oil fields of
west Texas is as much an impedi
m< nt to motor vehicles as mud in
ram bling
an oil
sands of
C. C. AND CITY
MAKE PLANS
FOR PROJECT
Agreement Reached on Peti-
tion Presented to the
Commission
FIGURE COSTS
Committee at Work Today
Arranging Details For
New Service
At a special meeting of the board
of directors of the Chamber of Com-
merce last night the proposed white
way for Main street was made a cer-
tainty.
The plans and the petitions were
approved by the directors and May-
or Pace and Commissioner Uiggins,
who met with the directors.
The committee in charge of circu-
lating the petitions met yesterday
afternoon with Mayor Pace and
Commissioner Hlggins and thorough-
ly discussed the matter. The city of-
ficials explained that warrants to
the cos' of the White Way
be sold for 83 cents on the
and this method of financing
make an additional cost of
about $4,000.
Objects to Cost
AI) those at (he meeting last night,
were in favor of the proposition ex-
cept. Mayor Pace, who said that he
considered the $4,000 excessive and
was not entirely in favor of the pro-
position, but that if the Chamber of
Commerce directors requested them
to build the system, the city offi-
cials would do so, providing the or-
ganization appointed a committee
to act with the city officials and
have the same vo: e in all matters as
if they were members of the board
A committee of five men including
Hugh Patton. Frank Bartel. Grady
Thompson. W A Grissom and L. L.
Brooks was appointed for this duty.
The men met today with the city of-
ficials to 6et estimates 011 the cosr
and lime of construction of the light-
ing system
Several additional blocks were in-
cluded besides those mentioned in
the petitions Three blocks on the
north from Seventh to Tenth street
will be Included as will South Main
from Grand Avenue to Maple road.
The latter is a distance of five or
six blocks.
System Outlined
The proposition explafned on the
petition' calls for the White Way
with from six to eight lights 111 each
block from Seventh street on the
North to Grand avenue on the south
with lights at the intersections of
treei and Eighth. Ninth and
streets, and south of Grand
lo Maple road. The corner
were to have been installed on
Main s
Tenth
aven 110
light;
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth streets at
each intersection two blocks east and
three blocks west of Main street.
In letting llie contract, members
of tile committee said. a. request,
would be made that all haste be
made in the construction work so
the system would be in operation
within the shortest possible time
Argentina Tightens
Grip on Resources
(Continued from page 4 1
Nine Men Await Death Sentences
In Cells At The State Penitentiary
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LITTLE IIIM'K — Governor
Parncll was lending Ills nearest
opponent, Brooks Hayes, by ap-
proximately 12,0<M> votes on the
basis of the returns today from
yesterday's Democratic primary.
COJLUMBt'H, Olllo. — Myer
Cooper of Cincinnati wrested
the fead from Congressman
James Begg Snnduscky in the
Republican gubernatorial contest
today. Cooper bad the support, of
the Anti-Saloon League and
went, l^ito the lead with l 5
votes.
HOI (,t)I S PLK,.\I S Gl ll/n
M. ('■ Bougous, Stinnett constable |
who was arrested on charges of in- I
toxlcatlon Monday night, changed
his plea to guilty today and was j
assessed a fine of Sis. Yesterday be j
pleaded not guilty and the case was j
con tin u ed.
New York nfan got irdiguant at
the size of his dentist's bill and sent
the tooth-puller a challenge to a
duel. If the duel is held the den-
tist. undoubtedly, will begin by re-
marking. "Now, this may hurt you
just a little bit." ,
HUNTS VILLK. Tex., Aug. 15—
(AP) Once more the Texas "death
house" at the State Penitentiary In
Huntsvllle is overflowing with con-
demned men who are waiting in the
small box like cells on death row
for the time when they will be
inarched through the "little green
door" to an adjoining room where
they will expiate their crimes with
their lives.
The condemned group is compris-
ed of five white men. three incxi-
cans and one negro.
Mexicans First.
Clemente Rodriguez and Kslquiel
Serbin, Mexicans from San Antonio,
VtU go first . Their time for exectt-
I 1 ion has been set for August 21. The
I two were arrested for a series of
j attack on high school girls in San
Antonio. ThrtJe such attacks oc-
curred within a little more (ban a
month. Three Mexicans were ar-
rested and Rodriguez pleaded guil-
ty, asking for mercy July 7. 1A27.
The jury gave him the death sen-
tence. Serbin then pleaded guilty
end was convicted and given the
death penalty 011 July 0. On July 11
the third prisoner, Knrique Mendo-
za. pleaded guilty to robbery and was
given a life sentence, which he is
serving.
Bill Smith who was given the
supreme penalty for the slaying of
a Fisher county sheriff and his dep-
uty, is scheduled to "go" this month.
He has received several stays of ex-
ecution Captain K. F. Harrell, war-
den of the penitentiary, declared that
he believed Smith was insane.
Juan Flores. Mexican from San
Autouio. who was sentenced to die
for the fatal stabbing of a 15 year
old Mexican I105, is scheduled to ' go
over" August 30. Six times Flores
has be©n snatched from the chair
since his confinement in "death
row" by stays from Governor
Moody.
To Die September 2.
J. R. "Bob" Silver, white man from
Fort Worth, is the latest addition
to the "legion of the condemened."
He was placed in his cell Wednes-
day. His date to die has been set for
September 2. Silver was an accom-
plice with W. A. Stone in the rob-
bing of the Majestic theatre in Fort
Worth last year, when Roscoe Wil-
son. employee of the theatre, was
killed.
Stone, who confessed to having
regions enjoying more rainfall
The oil industry relying much on
motor transportation, hard-surfaced
roads are built extensively Mules
Instead of trucks aov. haul most of
the steel casings and otliei heavy
equipment from the railroads to the
well sites. Usually six mules are
hitched to a wagon and their feet
sink ankle deep as they lug their
heav> loads along the oft sand°n
trails. ; P
Hard-surfaced highways are re
cognised a1- the onh hope for mod-
ernizing transportation, but their
building takes time Meanwhile the
horse and the mule arc pressed into
service.
BUENOS AIRES (APi Foreign
holders ot oil land concessions in
Argentina face the prospect nf fight
Ing a rigid government monopoly
The chamber of deputies has ap-
proved a measure for the national-
ization of oil producing area- and
(lie senate is expected to take slmi
la 1 action. The legislative group
ed by President-elect Irlgoj-
ined the governor of Salta
urging free access lo p«-
lands for everyone
lominat
>etlti
H'ine
t roleum
France is Prosperous
And Has Jobs for All
(Continued on page AI
Life Insurance Man
Charged With Theft
ST LOUIS Aug 15. (/Pi—A
warrent charging Ray ToiTthbs, pre-
sident nf the International Life In-
surance company, with grand lar-
ceny and .specifying a part of Ihe
$3,S62.000 assets which is alleged
to have bee nremoved from the
company was issued today by cir-
cuit Attorney Howard Sidener.
ot
Less than I..ton
Iving unemployment
Franc, according
government slat 1st ice
in striking contrast
where almost 1,000,-
gov<
PARIS 1 AP
persons are rer
bonus in nil
to the latest
This figure
with England
000 persons require government aid,
seems headed for further reduction
The economic crisis which many fear
j ed would follow the stabilization of
i ihe franc, failed to develop and there
j is new confidence in the fundamental
I prosperity of the country
Only 112 office employees are le-
I (eiving out-of-work doles in Paris.
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