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Circulation Oct. 16-16,520; Globe Circulation Oct. 15-8,525; Sunday News-Globe Circulation Oct. 10-21,302
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AMARILLO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1926.
SIXTEEN PAGES
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
FERGUSON IS STORM CENTER IN STATE PROBE
p. . ** +** F ** * * * * * * * ***
Recall of Governor Hartley of Washington Is Being Urged By Citizens
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GOVERNOR SIGNS BOND BILLS IN INTEREST OF GOOD FAITH AND CREDIT
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DECLARES SHE -----------
ACTED AGAINST
LEGAL ADVICE
For Love of Sons
Charge of Malfeasance
and Misfeasance Brings
First Ouster Attempt
Near Death
MORE THAN 150 BILLS PASSED
BY LEGISLATURE BECOME
LAWS
SECOND TRIAL
HAL£-RAMSEY
VALUE IS $100,000,000
GOOD FAITH AND CREDIT OF
STATE IS MOVING FACTOR
IN ACTION
(Br The Associated Press)
AUSTIN, Oct. 19—In the intercat
of the good faith and credit of the
etale. Governor Miriam A. Ferguson
signed nil the validation bills passed
at the call session of the Thirty-
ninth legislature, she announced at
the executive office Tuesday to the
Associated Press. Governor Fergu-
son has signed and certified all the
validation bills to Secretory of Sista
Emma Grigsby Meharg. numbering
shoal 560, and valued at $100,000,
000. *
"I signed these bills in the face of
the opinio* of many good lawyers,
who expressed doubt as te the suf-
ficiency as to the validation sets to
meet the objections the United
States supreme court raised in the
Archer county road district case,"
Governor Ferguson stated.
“But looking at the legislation in
its broadest aspect, 1 decided that
in the interest of the good faith and
credit of the state, that all doubts
should be waived in favor of the leg-
delation and that it was my daty aa
sorernor to sign the validating
“Thills, leaving the courts le detor-
mine the legal questions involved.”
SEVEN PAMPA MEN
SERIOUSLY RURNED
IM GAS EXPLOSION
OPENS TODAY
TWENTY-TWO NEW WITNESSES
CALLED BY STATE IN
OSAGE DEATH CASE
(Br The Associated Press)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 19.—Twentr-
two new witnesses have been added to
the government list for the second trial
of W. K. Hale and John Ramsey begin-
ning here tomorrow, on chargee of mur-
dering Henry Roan, Osage Indian. It
was revealed tonight. In a previous
trial at Guthrie the jury disagreed.
Several members of the original grand
jury which returned indictments against
Hale and Ramsey when investigation of
an alleged Osage county “death ring”
was begun, having been called to testi-
fy for the government. Roy St. Lewis,
United States District Attorney, said
he would use the members of the grand
jury to prove that 'confessions obtained
by government operatives and presented
to the grand jury were valid and not ob-
tained by force, as charged at various
times by the defense.
It was indicated that severance of the
trials of Hale and Ramsey might be
asked.
LYNCH DAVIDSON
CALLED AS WITNESS
IN NORRIS TRIAL
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE Wash. Oct. It.—than,
gins Governor Roland H. Hartley
with malfeasance and misfeasance in
office, petitions to bring about the
first gubernatorial recall ever at-
tempted te Washington were being
distributed over the state tonight.
The charges against Governor
Hartley are divided into three
counts. That he prevented through
the boards of regents of the Ual-
versity of Washington and Wash-
lagtoe state college, and the etale
board of equalization, expenditure
of funds appropriated by the last
legislature for educational build-
ings and equipment; that he malle-
lously and without cause “removed
four regents” falsely charging each
of them with misconduct and mal-
feasance in office! and that he ap-
pelated six members of the state leg-
islature to lucrative state positions
in order to obtain their support for
his legislative policies.”
The controversy over educational
funds was brought to a head about two
weeks ago when the regents of the
University of Washington, the majority
of whom were Hartley appointees in-
definitely suspended Dr. Henry Suzzallo,
President of the University.
The charges against the Governor were
filed by a committee of citizens repre-
senting alumina of the University, the
Stats Federation of Labor and other
bodies.
Eugene V. Debs.
Eugene V. Debs, aged Socialist leader,
critically ill at hle home in Chicago,
sank rapidly during yesterday aad death
is momentarily expected.
Mr. Debs suffered a nervous break,
down and complications. His wife and
Theodore Debs, a brother, are at his
bedside.
LATE WIRE
BULLETINS
DEATH SLOWLY
CREEPING UPON
EUGENE V. DEBS
Advertisements of
Road Contractors
In Forum Aired
Testimony Given By Several Contractors Declared Agreements
Made to Prevent “Ill-Feeling” Between Former Governor
and Their Companies Bidding On Jobs.
(By The Associated Press)
AUSTIN, Oct. 19.—Spotlight of the legislative investiga-
tion of state departments played Tuesday on James E. Fergu-
son, former governor and husband of Governor Miriam A.
Ferguson, and on advertisements of road contractors carried
in his weekly paper, the Ferguson Forum.
C E. Hoff, of the San Antonio firmya *........-..........<r »
EXPECT ARREST
IN SLAYING OF
of Colglasier and Hoff, said his com-
pany agreed to pay $1,000 for advertis-
ing in the Forum, “to avoid the ill will
Special to The News.
PAMPA, Tex, Oct. 19.—Sevon men
were seriously burned here test night,
in the explosion of n truck gasoline
tank. The men, strangers to each other,
were standing near the American Fill-
ing Station when asked to push the
truck backwards, and in this positloa
wets sprayed with the fire. The vie-
tims are all in the hospital. L. G. Ban-
croft, painter and decorator, was en-
veloped in flames. His injuries are se-
rious. Other victims were W. W. God-
dard, W. 0. Northcott, Will Willlama.
Jack Kilbrew and Clayton Hustgae.
First aid was given at the Emergency
hospital by De. William Purviance.
The Pampa fire department truck was
wrecked in responding to the blase, end
City Marshall John Andrews suffered
painful injuries.
SHOOT QUICKLY, IS ORDER TO
U. S. MARINES GUARDING MAL
Colonel Edmund Starling (above) of
the U. 8. secret service has been sent
ot Amherst, Mass., to serve as compan-
Ion and guard for John Coolidge (in
oval) son of President Coolidge and an
Amherst student. ' Meantime Mrs. Cool-
idge has presented the gold cross shown
in the lower picture to the memorial
chapel of Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy
in memory of Calvin Coolidge, Jr. who
died three years ago.
MEXICAN "DRUG"
RING DRAWS IRE
OF POLICE CHIEF
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19—Twenty-five
hundred marines were being mobilized
today at various marine corps posts pre-
paratory te being assigned throughout
the country te guard the mails from
bandit attacks.
They will he under orders which will
require them te shoot quickly and any-
one not having legitimate business in
the vicinity of valuable postal shipments
should keep away, postal authorities are
warning.
MEXICAN LABORER GIVES IMITA-
TION OF "LOCO WEED
PARTY” HELD HERE
(By The Associated Press)
FORT WORTH, Oct. 19.—Lynch Da-
vidson, Houston lumberman who con-
fided to the Texas electorate hie im-
pulses to get down on his “Methodist
knees and pray for the state” during his
recent unsuccessful race for governor,
was named la a subpoena issued late to-
day fee the defense in the murder cnee
against Rev. Dr. J. Frank Norrie, Bap-
tist pastor.
Davidson, former lieutenant-governor,
was one of eta witnesses summoned.
Among the other five is Jim Thompson
of Lufkin, former home of D. K. Chipps,
whom the fundamentalist preacher shot
and killed in his church last summer
when Chipps came and challenged Nor-
ris’ pulpit tirades against city officials.
What angle ef the defense Davidson
to designed to bear out could not be
learned tonight.
First hesitation in plans for n Hal-
lowe’en parade supporting the Indicted
pastor, scheduled for trial the next day,
November 1, was felt today in circum-
stances out of his First Baptist church’s
control.
City councilmen petitioned by church
directors for license to parade 10,000
expected faithful, aide tracked the appli-
cation because it wan signed only by
"Board of Directors,” and by typewriter
at that.
WASHINGTON, oct. ISr-Traffic con-
gestion to eesttag the United States ap-
proximately $10,800,000 per day, the
American road builders’ association es-
tin,sted today on a survey ef traffle
conditions throughout the country. The
total loss in accidents and property dam-
age was estimated at $3,882,500,00 for
the year, exclusive of the loss ia in-
surance as the result of over 20,000 fa-
talities.
(By The Associated Press)
MEMPHIS, Oct. IP-Lack of proper
organization la largely the cause of “the
trouble" ia the eoath, cotton seed crush-
ers of the country were told here today
by Kenneth D. McKellar, United States
senator from Tennessee. The seed crush-
ers met here to consider plsns fer re-
lieving the depression ia the market
for cotton seed and Ite products.
(By The Associated Press)
TAMPA, Fis., Oct. 19.—The pH tank-
or Oscar D. Bennett has gone to the as-
sistance of the tanker Edward L. Do-
The Weather
Forecast Till 7:00 P. M. Wednesday,
For Amarillo and vicinity: Wednesday fair.
For West Texas: Wednesday partly cloudy.
For New Mexico: Fair Wednesday: not
much change WAAMtOP ESLEen
A lew of slight intensity is central over
Oklahoma this morning and is attended by
arm weather over the lower Mis-
y and light rain over local areas
si Mississippi valley. High pros-
eloped over Idaho and is attend,
■ weather over the northern and
ly Mountain region. The south-
vement of the Idaho high favors
re br hours at Amarillo todaya
in"h "IRMA.
A “Marihuana ring” which, during the
lest week is said to have distributed
large quantities of the Msxlcaa drug
weed in Amarillo, to under surveliance
of Amarillo police, it was learned here
yesterday.
A Mexican laborer, arrested here sev.
oral days age had on his person a num-
ber of cigarettes made of the creed. The
Mexican is said by Chief of Police Black-
well to have declared that a number of
his countrymen were selling it fer 25
cents a cigarette.
A "loco weed party" Is also said to
have been held near Amarillo several
nights ago which was attended by *
number of young white men and girls.
Texas statutes provide heavy fines
and prison sentences te peddlers found
guilty.
While momentarily pleasure to at-
tained by smoking the Mirihuana, it le
said to leave the addict with a splitting
headache that often lasts several days.
SALVATION ARMY HEAD DIES
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Commissioner
Thomae Estill, head of the Salvation
Army ia the eastern territory, died at
his home la Mount Vernon, N. T, to-
night. the Salvation army headquarters
announced.
Whether the church will file an
amended petition with penned individual
signatures could not be learned tonight.
heny which reported herself drifting
with propeller end toll shaft broken
about 400 miles southwest of Tampa.
Word of the accident came today La a
wireless.
(Br The Ameelnted Preu)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Railroad op-
erations la the United States ceased the
deaths ef 6,763 persons la 1925 and the
injury of 187,435. Ths figures announe-
ed today by the interstate commerce
commission, represented an increase
over 1924 of 149 in fatalities and a de-
crease of 6,804 In injuries.
JUDGE ROBERTSON
AGED SOCIALIST LEADER RE-
* MAINS IN COMA AFTER
FOUR DATS
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Oct. 19—Death slowly but
relentlessly crept upon Eugene V. Debs,
egod socialist leader toalght as he re-
mained la the coma late which be drop-
ped last Saturday night.
The four dsy coma was unusual, said
the attending physicians. Dr. Harry
Wiseman and Dr. S. C. Albrecht, super-
intendent of the Suburban Sanitarium
to which Mr. Debs was removed a month
ago.
Last Saturday Mr. Debs in uncon-
sciousness underwent a violent reaction,
bat said the doctors, his very dogged
determination te lire seemed to pull him
through.
The man, who five times was chosen
by hie party fer the presidency, and was
active in labor and socialist struggles
fer more than a third of a century car-
ried on always under the handicap of
heart disease, the doctors revealed.
Since he was 15 years old he has suf-
fered from myocarditis and it was that
with a complication of kidney trouble,
which placed him la the shadow of
death. -
Mrs. Debs family aad national social-
ist leaders are here. They Included)
Mrs. Eugene V. Debs, Theodore Debs of
Terra Haute, Indians, a brother; John
Helal of Terre Haute, a brother-in-law;
two sisters, Mrs. Hsinl and Mrs. 0. C.
Meilloux of New Yorii end William H.
Henry, National Executive Secretary of
the Socialist party,
of Jim Ferguson, end get an even break
or. highway contracts to be let."
" W. A. Boyett of Bryan, stated he had
paid $1,500 for advertising believing
that “Jim would feel more friendly then
if I had refused to buy space,” and that
Le appreciated Ferguson’s helping to
get him n $70,000 maintenance contract.
. The belief that he would place him-
self in the good graces of Governor Fer-
guson and Jim Ferguson was * factor
in his agreeing to pay $500 for adver-
tising,” C. M. Kelly of Bryan, said.
‘‘I didn’t thinh it would make him
mad,” Holland Page, Lockhart contract,
or, said when naked if he did not feel
hie buying of $1,200 of space would cre-
ate the good will of Jim Ferguson.
Page testified thst before he left the
highway department officers, after be-
ing awarded a $65,000 maintenance con-
tract for Guadalupe and Gonzales coun-
ties, he was approached by Joe Furst
advertising solicitor for the Forum and
agreed to bay $1,200 of space, paying
$600 down and the rest within 30 days.
He said Mr. Ferguson was with the
commission whoa the contract was aw-
arded “but didn't say anything". Furst,
who calls New York City his home, sol-
icted Hoff, Boyett and Page, they said.
Page Contracts For Bonds
Immediately after his conference with
Furst and within 80 minutes of being
awarded the contract, Page said he went
to the Governor’s Mansion, where he
made arrangements with Mrs. George
Nallo, daughter of Governor Ferguson,
to buy • $65,000 curety bond through
the American Surety Company he said
the bond cost $650 and the bond was
draw* in the down town office. H. T.
Raney, e farmer who lives near Lock-
hart and "ie an old friend of the Fer-
guson’s” "told him that Mrs. Nallo was
in the bond business and asked him to
let her handle hle business. Page said.
Representative Fly of Gonzales, mem-
ber of the committee, told Page he un-
derstood hto maintenance of Guadulupe
county highways bed been satisfactory
but that he could not say as much for
Gonzales county. Page skid hewhad been
give* every cooperation by Guadalupe
citizens, but that many Gonzales coun-
ly citizens had thrown in bis way every
obstacle.
Boyett testified he had kaosa Fergu-
eon since 1915, and that when he learn-
ed county maintenance contracts were
to be let he came to Austin and in the
governor’s office asked Ferguson’s eld
in getting contracts. He said this was
promised him and that state senator R.
S. Bowers of Caldwell also agreed to
help.
Contract Awarded
In May, 1926, Boyett said he was aw-
arded contracts at $75,000 for maintain-
ing highways ia Bresee, Robertson, Wal-
ler, and Madison counties. The three
commissioners chairman Frank Lankan,
BORGER GIRL
RECENT EVIDENCE UNCOVERED
NAT LEAD TO ARREST OF
5 FORMER CONVICT
Speetar to The new"
BORGER, Oct. 19.—)Further major in-
vestigations into the murder of Mildred
Toothman. 15-year-old school girt, who
was slain by a hi-jacker on the night of
October it, will be made by Texae Ran-
gers under the leadership of Captain
Roy Nichols, Chief Deputy B. L. Mill-
helion of the Hutchinson county sher-
iff’s force announced today.
“All of the informaiton In our pos-
session, together with all the evidence
obtained at the scene“of the murder
baa been turned over te the Rangers
and some important developments may
be expected. The sheriff’s department
to co-operating with the Rangers who
arrived in the city tert Saturday,” he
stated.
The slayer ef the Toothman girl is *
former convict who served in the Okla-
homa State prison at McAlister fee mur-
dor, ia the opiate* of Deputy Milihol-
“We have information which leads us
to believe that the slayer left Be ger
on the night of the slaying to a stele*
automobile. He is a moa well known
to the Borger authorities and he hae
been under arrest twice within the past
few months,” Millhollon declared.
The officers talked freely with a
News-Globe reporter, but asked that
certala information be withheld until
the euspected slayer had been taken into
custody.
"PEACHES" BROWNING
NOW HAS ONLY ONE
LEGAL GUARDIAN
(CONTINUED ON PAGE ELEVEN)
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19—George R.
James of the Federal reserve board and
A. C. Williams of the federal farm loan
board were added by President Coolidge
today by the government cotton commit-
tee which ie dealing with the situation
created by a slump la cotton pricee.
Rumanian Royalty is
OF DALLAS SCORES
JURY IN NEGRO CASE SOUTH IN POSITION TO
(By The Associated Press)
DALLAS, Oct. 19—Because they freed
negro, charged with driving while In-
• negro, charged with driving while ine
toxicated when his automobile collided
with another, causing the death of a
white man, last May, Judge Felix D.
Robertson sharply rebuked the twelve
TAKE CARE OF COTTON
CROP N. Y. RANKER SAYS
Formally Received by
President at Capital
jurymen.
The negro, John Cole, charged with
driving the ear was drunk at the time,
six witnesses testified. When the jury
returned a verdict of a two-year sue-
pended sentence. Judge Robertson threw
the document on his desk and turned
angrily to the jurors. .
"You might as well go out and put a
stick of dynamite under this court and
blow it up.”
To the negro he said: “Go on out, fill
up ca boose and hill anybody you like.
These juries will turn you loose.”
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—A targe volume
of trade and continuation of industrial
activity at Ite precoat level are la pros-
poet for the remainder of this year, say
the National City Bank of New York,
thio outlook persisting despite events
that have not tended to encourage fur-
ther business expansion. The situation
in the cotton growing states, while in a
degree depressive, need cause no extra-
ordinary apprehension, the bank believes
as the weight of the new crop falls even-
ly on the whole south, and not as at
times in the past ca some part of is.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—The Queen
of Rumania tonight exchanged the privi-
logo of being the guest of the Nation
for that of being the personal guest of
Ito chief executive end Ite first lady.
Forty-one hours after bar triumphal
entrance through New York, the gate-
way to America, and 22 hours after her
arrival ia the nation's capital, Rumania’s
queen was formally received by the
President and Mrs. Coolidge.
tertainment at a state dinner at the
White House tonight, discharged, the
traditional amenities of nations. "
Studies American History.
These functions cams as the climax is
a day la which Queen Hario delved deep
into America* history, visitors aa pre-
iminaries to her White House call.
The reception at the White House this
afternoon at 4 o’clock 1a the famous
Blue Room, that has witnessed a cen-
tury of presidential receptions, the re-
turn call of the president and Mro.
Coolidge nt the Rumanian legation
Washington’s home at Mount Vernon,
the tomb of the unknown soldier at
Arlington National cemetery, and the
Lincoln memorial. ,
The reception ceremony at the White
House was brief and formal. Two offl-
cial ears bearing the eeel of the United
States called at the legation, which la
for the moment a royal residence. Une
shortly afterwards, and the queen’s en- .
(CONTINUED ON PAGE ELEVEN)
(By The Associated Press: -
WHITE PLAINS, Oct. 19.—Frances
“Peaches” Browning, 16-year-old wife of
Edward W. Browning, wealthy Now Tock
real estate man, now has only one legal
guardian, her mother, Mrs. Carolyn
Reenan.
Supreme Court Justice Joseph Mor-
schauser late today appointed Mrs.
Iloenan In place of M. Otla Rerkwood,
Poughkeepsie, New York, attorney on tie
plan of Maurice Smith, attorney for”
“Peaches.” —.
Last Saturday, Browning and his at-
torney appeared before Justice Mor-
schauser in the fleet etop in hle suit
for separation and asked that the court
name a guardian, alleging that Mrs. Hen-
nan was not a fit person for the position.
The court appointed Mr. Rockwood.
Monday, “Peaches” through her attor-
iney. had her mother appointed guardi-
an by Supreme Court Justice Tierney, la
New York.
MEXICAN AUTHORITIES EXPECT
ARREST OF AMERICAN SLATER
(n. The Amcocinted Prem)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—Apprehen-
sion of the slayers of J. A. Spriggs, an
American, is momentarily expected by
the Mexican police authorities. Consul
General Blocker st Mazatian, Mexico, re-
ported to the state department today.
Mr. Blacker was advised by the gov- y
ernor of Sinaloa yesterday that the po-
lice were close of the trail and proba-
bly would 1 ture on the day
the message was sent.
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