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be Circulation Oct. 15-8,525; Sunday News-Globe Circulation Oct 10-21,30%
XV1L No.
sociated Press Day
AMARILLO, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22, 1926.
SIXTEEN PAGES
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
DIES IN GRAV
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Loans Made by foe Burkett Aired in State Departmental Probe at Austin
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TESTIMONY OF
WITNESSES IS
UNDER FIRE -
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL NOW
“COMES IN FOR SHARE OF
INVESTIGATION
DUSK SESSION IS HELD
ADVERTISING BUSINESS OF FER
GUSON FORUM COMES
UNDER FIRE
(By The A. moult Press)
AUSTIN, Oct. tV-Alring of the
elate board of control, loans made to
former Highway Commissioner Jee
Burkett, the advertising business of
the Ferguson Forum, and contradice
tory testimony of some witnesses on
state highway matters, kept the
house investigating committee until
after dusk today on its fourth day.
of probing state departments under
a simple resolution passed by the
house at the recent session of the
legislature Dr. H. H. Harrington,
chairman of the board of control,
testified that for four months, with
one exception, Roy L Tennant, mem-
ber of the board and purchasing
agent for the highway and other de-
partments, had Mt consulted him
relative te any purchases made for
the state.
Roy K. Tennant, who sat in the
hearing room during the chairman’s
testimony, stated that he would go
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‘.permitted to testify. .
B. B. Walthall, third member of the
board, said that the board of control had
been informed by the attorney general,
that the board had only ministerial du-
ties in making purchases for ths high-
way department, and that it had M
authority in selecting material and
equipment for the departmeat. The
board has to buy what ths highway de-
portment recommends, the opinion of the
attorney general read. Dr. Harrington
relfited the purchase of 2,000 cable yards
of Travel for $3,051, by ths highway de-
partment, without requisition and cited
that the freight averaging about $40 a
car had te be ordered paid. He aaid
that emergency purchases of this sort
had been customary and offered a let-
ter "he wrote to A. C. Love, state high-
way engineer, informing him that it
would be necessary to furnish requis
itions for such large purchases in the
future.
Harrington Disapproves Method.
Dr. Harrington said that the manner
tn which Mr. Tennent has handled the
purchases during the part tear months
without consulting him were disapproved
by him.
Ia the afternoon hearing, L. W. Kemp
of Houston, of the asphalt department
of the Texas Company, testified that
during a conversation with C. H. Van
Eman of Cisco, maintenance contractor
last year for highways to Hood, Coryell
Bosque and Somervel counties, ia a room
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE TWELVE)
A Railroad Station in the Middle of Oil Derricks
Seven months ago the site of the
Santa Fe station at Isom was a des-
olate spot in a cattle ranch. It now
to the terminus of the first railroad
to enter the Carson-Hutchinson oil
field, and to the econe of much ship-
ping. The Isom station to about
one-half mile south of the main
business center of Borger. It was
built to accomodate great quanti-
ties of freight, expected to move
into and out of Borger with the oft
field development.
Derricks to the east of Borger
may be seen to the right of the stay
—Photo by Edwards’ Studio, Amarillo.
tion, and the oil field development
to continually moving closer into
the town. Since the above photo
was taken a derrick has been erected
within so feet of the station, direct-
ly ia front of the building shown
just to the left of the station.
ESTIMATE DEAD
Oil Field Urged By INCUBA STORM
Paved Road Direct To
Head Prairie Company
AIR LINE FROM
OIL FIELDS TO
WICHITA PLAN
NEGOTIATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL
SERVICE BETWEEN CITES
1 UNDER WAY
PEACHES’" MOTHER
IS NOW DEMANDINS
A NEW GUARDIAN
new Yoldloa ni "%,me "Poneh-
es" Heenan-Browning, 16 year old wife
of Edward W. Browning, 52 year old reel
estate man, to faced with the appoint-
ment of another guardian.
-Mrs. Morton Dockerill today filed no-
Men of motion returnable Monday, for
the appointment of n guardian ad litem
for “Peaches”, against whom she etoe
filed papers enabea ring her intention of
bringing n libel onto for $160,000 because
of an installment of the girl’s memoir,
and accompanying stories recently pub.
lished in a New York newspaper.
“Peaches" recently obtained the ap
pointment of her mother as guardian for
her in a separation suit she proposed
to bring against her wealthy husband.
Browning obtained the appointment of
N. Otis Rockwood, New York Lawyer,
as her guardian in a suit hr boa filed
Rockwood subse-
Special to The News. .. r
WICHITA. KAN., Oct. 2i.—Negotia-
tions for the establishment of a Com-
mereial and passenger airplane service
between. Wichita and the Texas Oil
fields have been started by Amarillo
oil men with the Travel Air, Inc., com-
pany here. Walter Bocch, vice presi-
dent, announced today. The negotia-
tions are in the preliminary stage, he
said.
“Travel Air has received an inquiry
from Amarillo about the establishment
of this service," Mr. Beech said. “We
wrote immediately to Amarillo and
asked what the proposition would be
end what they would want ia the way
of service.
“When we get this information we can
tell just what to wanted and whether
we will be interested or not."
While M route to Amarillo was men-
tioned in the letter of : inquiry, Mr.
Beech intimated that he thought a UM
direct from Wichita to Tulsa and thence
to Amarillo would be beet.
“If I was starting such a route that
is what I would do,” he said. ‘I would
go to Tulsa and thence be Amarillo.”
Mr. Beech plans to make a trip to
Amarillo te leak the situation over, pro-
vided the reply te Me letter to satisfac-
"Travel Air, Ine, to contemplating the
establishment of a new Um te Tulsa to
handle express passengers. It to likely
this line will be extended to Amarillo in
the event that city wants service.
The purpose of the Texas line to to
facilitate the handling of on supplies
and repairs from Wichita to Amarillo.
Tulsa also handles oil supplies. In the
event of a breakdown at a well, it would
be possible to get repairs to the field
in’less than 14 hours by’sirplane.
atly withdrew.
CO DOCTOR IS TO HEAD
- HOMEOPATHIC SOCIETY
un E R ben.
co, was re-elected President of the
to Homeopathic Medical society at
concluding session of its two-day
ual convention here Thursday, Dal.
was again chosen convention city,
r. Nora Donohue, Dallas, was named
TORNEY GENERAL
CONFERS WITH OIL
COMPANY COUNSEL
lue or
t Dr. T. A. Bryan,
i "# Dr
MANIFESTO ON
TARIFF CAUSES
WIDE CONFLICT
WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT DE
CIDES APPEAL APPLIES
ONLY TO EUROPE
POLICY TO BE DEFINED
SECRETARY MELLON IN CONFER*
ENCE WITH PRESIDENT COOL
• - IDGE IN MATTER
waSmNCTON. 04.2/""T2 de
conflict of views as to the interpre-
tations to be placed on the recent
boun sis "oTthe “eneree sene
reduction of tariff barriers to trade,
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dexelered today to e point where the
to deelan that M considers the ap.
peal applies only to Europe.
While the decision was being made
at the White House, at which Secre-
tary Mellon went over the situation
with President Coolidge, it became
known thot a group from the Cham-
her of Commerce of the United
States, which to the American section
of the International Chamber of
Commerce, had arena rod to report
to the effect that American labor
and business had decided that no
action that weald lead to tower
American standards of living could
have any more than unfortunate ef-
feet.
George Caught a
Bear, Here’s How
Hare yea heard about George Wil-
liams bulldogging a bear?
Mr. Williams has just returned
from a hunt la New Mexico where hs
gained everlasting fame for the
simple reason he got held of s bear
and couldn’t turn loose.
The hunters were out with dogs and
they treed a husky cub. Mr. Williams
volunteered to tie-up the bear if
someone would pull it down from the
tree; he said it would be a shame to
kill the animal. The bear was roped
aad pulled down and when it hit the
ground, Mr. Williams plunged in.
Mr. Williams hadn't been ia there
more than a split second, he says,
before he wanted to turn loose but he
couldn't and he had to go through
with it. The dogs also added to the
merriment as they participated Ia
the rough and tumble and several
times whan nipping at the bear they
nipped Mr. Williams. DM bound was
so eager to be of assistance that he
clamped down with all his might
squarely in the seat of Mr. Williams’
trousers and his tooth went beyond
the cloth, also.”
But, in course of time, Mr. Williams
subdued the bear and when he took
an inventory of his wounds he found
be had been bitten la a score or more
places. The bear, instead of being
n cub, later was judged a two-year-
old. It is said to be the largest wild
bear ever bulldogged by one man
single-handed. Mr.Williams through,
out New Mexico to famous.
SANTA FE HEAD
FROM CHICAG
HN LANE IS
IN HUGE SLIDE
TWO OTHERS JUMP TO SAFETY
AS TONS OF GRAVEL DE.
SCEND ON MEN
FRANTIC EFFORT MADE
TIPS OF VICTIMS* FINGERS VIS-
IBLE AND RESCUERS FIGHT
FOR LIFE
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inesree pM new here this a.
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Head jumped to safety but were un-
able to pull John from the falling
earth.
Only the ties of the dead man’s
hands were visible when his brother
and Head shoveled frantically to
rescue him.
Efforts to restore his life by ar-
tificial respiration were unavailing.
It to believed that Lane died in-
stantly.
Mr. LaM was married and had
one small child. He is also snevived
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• married and hat
“The construction of a paved road
direct to the oil field would mean
more to Amarillo at this time than
anything else," said Nelson K.
Moody, president of the Prairie Oil
and Gas company, yesterday.
“Such a road would cost not more
than $1,000,000 sad Amarillo would
more than get its money back in
three years" said Mr. Moody. “The
Prairie and ito subsidiary companies
are so interested In* such a road
that they will be glad to make a
substantial cash contribution to such
project if sufficient interest is
shown to insure ths construction of
the highway ia the near future.”
Mr. Moody stated that officials of
worklag on 4* msboo/o sincuA TERT , No 55 S
rates for industrial users and that
they would be announced within a
short time.
“Construction of the Prairie Pipe-
line from the Panhandle to Okla-
homa la progressing rapidly and it
Mr. Needy. The 10.2‘oreneeiari
to making an inspection trip of the
properties in the Panhandle and con-
ferring with local representatives.
He expects to return to Indepen-
“Don’t forget that rond to the ell
field” was his parting statement, “it
behooves Amarills to get busy and
construct such a highway.”
Claude C. Wild of the Board of
City Development wee in conference
with Mr. Moody yesterday afternoon
and offered every possible co-opera-
tion from that organization and the
Chamber of Commerce.
OFFICIAL FIGURE FIXES DEATH
LIST AT Mi 2,000 ARE
INJURED .
RAVANZ. a.‘51."E 7,‘Tour adds
te the Het of dead, injured and homeless
through the great hurricane which yes-
terday devastated many towns and vill-
ages throughout the island. The dead
by official figures up to this evening,
number 60, but the newspaper estimates
run as high as 200, with 2,000 or more
injured.
Some authorities put the damage at
making a definite estimate.
. One hundred ships were sunk or bad-
ly damaged. It to feared that many sea-
men have been drowned, as * check up
today revealed that approximately fifty
were missing from their rosters. Some
of these unquestionably perished.
The center of hurricane was east of
Havana, passing directly over the city
of Guines.
LATE WIRE
BULLETINS
nowilvite S2 "ii Funeral
services were held late Wednesday for
Mrs. W. C. Johnson of Mercedes and hee
ten year old daughter, both of whom
died Tuesday in a hospital. The mother
was operated upon for cento appendicitis
and the daughter for acute peritonitis.
zoxomka exup An, ine
playing what woe called his most exqui-
site number, Charles E. Stacey, interna-
tionally known trombone soloist and
composer, dropped dead last night from
heart failure.
snowisvitieoe., 5.The new
Mexican immigration regulations which
go into effect November 1, will not
effect the present regulations control-
- ing tourists and business traffic with
Mexican border cities, Mexican consul
A. C. Vasques said today.
<he The Associated Press)
. AUSTIN, Oct. 21. Attorneys for de.
fondant companies Thursday discussed
with attorney general Dan Moody the
suit brought by him in the sard district
court here asking an accounting for oil
taken from Texas University lands in
companies "shreived are the Rumble,
Texon, Big Lake, Marland and Reagan
Purchasing.
___(By The Associated Press)
TEMPLE, Oct. 21.About Md dele-
gates from various cotton growing coun-
ties in Texas met here today to launch
a program to secure more state funds
to aid in the war oa cotton root rot, a
disease said by speakers to be costing
the farmers of Texas more than $50,000-
000 annually. President T. O Walton of
A end M. College and a number of agri-
cultural experts are in attendance. |
A section of the city along the famous
Malecon driveway on the sea front was
inundated. The water rose six or eight
feet, la the lower part of the city the
tidal wave reached to the second story
of houses.
Virtually all the dead and injured are
of the poorer classes. A thorough can-
vass of the American Colony revealed
that only 18 Americans were injured,
most of them slightly.
The American Embassy residence was
damaged, the windows being blown la
and partitions blown down.
Brief reports from various places in
Havana province indicate the widespread
destruction of the gale. At Jaruco, 400
houses were wrecked.
After the White House conference,
the President and Secretary Mellon were
represented ae having agreed that the
argument for reduction or elimination
on the tariff walls between European
nations would be beneficial for trade
reasons. Secreatary Mellon denied,
however, that he hod been informed of
the manifesto prior te ito publication,
although he had talked with many of its
signers while la Europe teat cummer.
Mr. Mellon said that while meat of the
nations of Europe had similar standards
of living and wage scales, aU bad tariffs
oa exports as well aa imperta, which he
believed unnecessary and uneconomic.
The came principle could not be applied
to the United States, he insisted, be-
cause of the difference la living and
working conditions in this country as
compared with those of other nations,
and tariff was necessary to maintain the
standards.
Mr. Mellon expects to make a formal
declaration of the administrations policy
within a few days.
In making public the opinion of the
American group in the International
Chamber of Commerce, only thot portion
of the report touching oa the tariff was
included. The full report will be given
out at a meeting in Stockholm next
June. The Americans held it must be
recognised that the question of tariff
policy to be pursued by a nation to a
matter of domestic concern.
“When there to equality of wage
scales and living standards American
manufacturers will not be disposed to
Mk for protection in securities them:
selves la the extensive home market,”
it said. 5
Demand Bank Liquidation.
MEXICO ciTY. Oct., zi.—The national
banking commission asserts that the sus-
pension of payments by two banks la
Tampico was required for the protection
of depositors. It waa added that liquida-
tion of the banks has been demanded be-
cause they were unable to fulfill their
legal requirements.
Meeting Tonight To
Settle Fate of R. I.
Fund; Land Secured
Chamber of commerce officials, prom
Inent business men and others Inter-
ested in the North Plains railroad,
sounded a call late yesterday for a meet-
ing tonight te settle the Beck Island
right-of-way fund.
It will be held ia the district court
room at 7:30.
An accounting of the money raised to
date will be made aad a full statement
of what to needed to meet payments oa
land secured for the right-of-way will
be offered.
Approximately $75,000 has been raised,
and payments have been made oa ground
for terminals inside the cits, but deeds
for the traete outside the city are in the
bank and the committee to without funds
to make settlement.
All the right-of-way tel the Canadian
river has been secured, it was stated,
but approximately $45,000 to $50,000 to
required to make the necessary pay-
ments.
“Things have reached the elimas and
positively can and will wale M longer,”
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OFFICIALS OF LINE ARE PLEASED
WITH OIL FIELD EXTEN-
SION
Special to The News.
BORGER, Oct. 21.-A. C. Wella, Chi-
eago, vice-president of the Santa Fe ay-
stem, was in Borger Thursday inspecting
the company’s recently completed tap
road which has its terminus here. His
special train arrived from Amarillo early
la the afternoon and after a trip through
the oil fields, he expressed himself as
well pleased with the outlook for bust-
ness on the 80 miles of road.
With Wells were a number of Western
Division Santa Fe officials. The party
returned to Amarillo Thursday night.
Three switch engines are required to
handle the freight business ia the new
yards, _______
PAMPA, Tex., oet. 21.—The special
train bearing vice president A. 0. Wells
General manager F. A. Lehman and other
official stopped off here for two hours
while the party, accompanied by Mayor
Reid, visited the oil fields aad looked
over Santa Fe properties.
KNIGHT’S COMPANION
WAS NOT GREENLEE,
REPORTS INDICATE
Mid Judge J. W. Crudgington, general
chairman of the railroad committee.
Those signing the call for tonight’s
meeting include: W. 0. Gatton, presi-
dent Board of City Development; W. W.
Plenniken, president chamber of com-
merce; J. W. Crudgington, Col. C. T.
Herring, George Parr, B. T. Ware, W. IL
VISIT BIG SESQUI
CENTENNIAL SHOW
NEW Yonk,o.t Hi. olcaturraa
black Spaniel and a brand new gray
sport roadster were left behind today
ae Queen Marie of Rumania and her
san and daughter left New York for a
visit to Philadelphia’s besqui-centen-
nial.
The Spaniel, which answers to the
name of Crag, when that word to pro-
nouneed with an accent few Americans
can manage, is the Queen’s favorite dog. ■
Hs was left te waddle mournfully about
the Royal suite in the Ambassador he-
tel with only a temporary chamberlain
of the kennel to administer his canine
wants. The roadster, presented to
Prince Nicolas (who has informed news-
papermen thot he doesn't spell his name
with an “h") by an automobile company,
awaits the retard of ito new aad royal
owner tomorrow.
Before her departure for Philadelphia
in the afternoon, the queen visited the
public library- Later, with her sea and
daughter, she was guest of the cham-
ber of commerce at a luncheon. While
the queen was in the library, the prince
and princess went for a jaunt to the
new roadster, Nicolas driving.
The queen was the first woman ever
to be honored by the chamber of com-
merce by a luncheon. More than 1,-
000 members gave her a thunderous wel-
come aa she eatored. In reply, the queen
said she waa overwhelmed by the mani-
festation in bar honor. Although colonel
of n regiment of Rumanian soldiers, the
queen said she had never before com-
manded the attention of so many men .
by a speech. She wM roundly applaud-
(By The Associated Press)
DALLAS, Oct. 21.—The companion of
Abner Knight and another young man
giving the name of J. F. Baisden the
night of August 14, when Knight and
Baisden were shot by J. A. Sawyer was
not W. R. Greenlee, at a report that
eight said. Greenlee wa, a Dallas Police-
man assigned to investigate the case and
one of the officers to whom the un-
wounded won woe turned over after the
shooting. Greenlee’s connection with the
case was as a police officer and he was
not the man placed indiail. BALLAS,
Knight died of his injuries soon after 12-22-G
the shooting. Sawyer told authorities - P.M DHAES PIN w
be board some one in his garage and
fired at three men as they fled be a
small automobile. He pursued and caught
the ear and its occupants were detained
until notice, one of whom waa Greenlee,
arrived on the scene.
EL PASO IS NEXT
MEETING PLACE OF
INSURANCE AGENTS
.AMR RR :
Tonne Association of fro" fhsurames
underwriters here Thursday. Parke
Houston president of the El Paso asso-
elation, was elected president of the
state body, Homer Hewitt of Houston,
vice-president and Sidney Ribman, Ei
Paso, Secretary-Treasurer.
Brymer, president Real Estate board;
Charles L. Green, W. A. Askew," J. R,
Gaut, 0. C. Odom, O. a Ordway, Walter
Irvin, E. W. Hardin, W. A. Flak, R. P.
Parcells, Gene Howe, John Cowan, A E.
Hill, C. C. Adams, Ben Short, A W.
Burks, W. C. Footer, C. P. Atwood, W. If.
Cooper, T. M. Bruner, John B. Gilvin,
Will D. Gilvin, William A. Stone, Bow.
man & Potucek, W. S. Rule, L. A. Wells,
Dean Kirk, U. N. Olver, Cd Roberts, F.
W. Strange, Mr. Alderson, Mr. Oleson,
E. A Burgess, Mr. Reinhart, Mr. Platt,
Mr. Reppert, J. B. Coe, Mr. Parks, Hor-
Jarett, C. R. McAfee, John Wayland, R.
B. Masterson, Howard Paul, H. A. Nobles,
Joe Killough, Neal Griggs, O. V. Wray.
RESERVE OFFICERS
ME INSPECTED BY
U. S. ARMY OFFICER
DALLAS: Oct. ii. -Colonel Robert
McCleave, Fort Sam Houston, chie >
staff of the Eighth corps aven,
reviewing officers at the annual reserve
or
The Weather
Forecast Till Tree
g FEE *
officers training corps to" n PEE
Friday afternoon. Fourteen companiesTmper
from High schools and academies of YE
Texas and Oklahoma will compete for $ 1 #:
crephie: A banquet for visiting “THE E
cers will be held.
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