Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 196, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 11, 1928 Page: 1 of 6
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Working together in cIom har-
mony, eliminating all petty
jealousies, and pulling in unl>
•on for the greatest city in the
Panhandle plains should be
our goal.
OFFICIAIj PUBLICATION CITY OF BOROER, TEXAS
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VOIr. 2—NO. 196.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RORGER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 192H.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BELIEVE ITALIA CREW IS LOCATED IN ARCTIC
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RASKOB PROBABLE CHOICE FOR CAMPAIGN MANAGER
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close friend
of governor
is discussed
Expect Confirmation of Report
at Meeting of The
Committee
SMITH SILENT
Chairman of Finance Com-
mittee of General Motors
Company
NEW YORK, July 11 (AIM—John
Raakoh, chairman of the finance-
committee of the t.eneral Motors
Company today was named chairman
of the Democraiic national commit-
tee.
NEW YORK, July 11 (AP)—Al-
though official confirmation was
lacking, John Kuskoli, chairman of
the finance committee of the Gener-
al Motorn company, appeared today
to he Governor Smith's choice for
director of liis presidential campaign-
Prior to a meeting here of the
Democratic national committee, the
governor declined to discuss reports
that Kaskob, a close personal friend,
would be named as chairman, and in
this capacity manage the campaign.
Intimate friends of the governor,
however, declared he had decided on
Hankob and that his preference would
be disclosed to the committe.
Mother Asks Help
In Locating Son
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, Any . informal Ion leading to lite
whereabouts or C !•' Stephenson .1 j
driller, hellftved to be working in the j
liorger oil fields, would be appreci-
ated by his mother, Mrs. Lydia Ste-
phenson of Odessa, Texas.
Mrs. Stephenson last heard of her
sou at Christmas time and. ha inform-
ed" her that lie was leaving the Hot
Ker Held for Odessa. He is believed
to be either here or at Odessa.
Stephenson was paused during tlui|
war and his health is not of the best, j
Ills mother informed Hie Herald. He
is :t0 years of age and married. Any I
Information regarding his where j
abonts should be forwarded to tlie ,
Chamber of Commerce of Odessa.
Biology Department
Adds Cat Skeleton
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DENTON, Tex., .Inly II. I/Pl-
The skeleton of a cat, recently pre-
pared and mounted by an instruc-
tor in the department of biology,
will be- added to I hi- collection
planned In instructors in biology
at tlie College of Industrial Arts.
The collection no far Includes
skeletons.ol a rat, dog, cat. bird,
monkey, and a turtle. Members ot ;
the depart men! are al present 1
working oil the skeleton of a horse.
WARS ON A!
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Hoover, Like Grant and \
Taylor, Never Ran For j
Office Until Nominated
SCOUTS GIVE COOLIDGE TROUT ROD
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lly NKA ServifP
WASHINGTON, July 11.— It Her I
bert Hoover should win in November .
he would share wilh Zaehary Taylor, j
and Ulysses S. Grant I he honor of-
liehifc electee president the lirat .
lime he ever was a candidate for any j
office.
Taylor and Graul. both of whom j
had won war distinction, were the,
1 * only t wo men elected pi 1 idenls in |
United Slates history who never he
lore had run for office.
------ | Washington was a delegate to the;
Marvin Jones, a candidate for re- J Gout inental t'ongre s before he was;
election to Congress from this dls- j president. Lincoln served briefly in ;
t.rict, ii an interview today -declared j tho Illinois legislature and the na- j
that no man should be elected to the i tional House of Representatives,
•house of representatives simply to | Grover Cleveland started his politi ■
f uratiiv his own ambition. j cal carer as sheriff and later was !
mayor of Buffalo and governor of
marvin jones
says congress
job learned
j Representative From T li
District Declares Prac-
tice Necessary
gral Ity
"All
for the
I has to
own
members should he elected
good of the country. A mjtn
learn to he a representative
just as lie must learn to be a black-
smith, a carpenter, a farmer, an en-
gineer, a lawyer or a doctor. Useful
and influential congressmen are
"We dry Democraiic women will
not support the dripping wet ticket
and joke platform named bv Hit
Tammany delegates ..." So said
Mrs. Clem Shaver, wife of the out-i
going chairman of the Democratic |
National ComttllUee, in a public a I - ;
lack mi Al Smilh, She is pictured! muf|^ largely by experience and prac-
above. ! i ice.
, "The best rule, it seems to me, is
/or a district to select a man with ut
| least fair capacity, industrious, I1011-
j est, energetic, sober and courageous
and keep him there as long as he
discharges his duties faithfully and
well-
Representative Joiy-^ "'as born in
President
!Scouts of
illg the
Coolidge received fine trout
Sthperjflr, Wis., council. Scout
present a lion ;t.l the summer
legion home
built rapidly
Modern Structure to
pleted Within Next
Two Weeks
Be Com-' <:ootle county, Texas,'and lives in
I Amarillo. (Wing his tenure of of-j
flee as state,'If epresentative he has |
; been Inst runjl'/llai in the passing of >
the farm loan bill, under which j
I .eg ion Hall, formerly the about $170,000,000 have been loan-I
Lindbergh Sftaiiwg Kink ;ii Sixth j )0 m{,rp than 00,000 Texas farm
and Dealt I streets, lias been undergo-
New York.
William McKinley had been a con ■
gressman anil governor before goiug j
to the supreme office; Roosevelt had j
been a state legislator and governor. !
William Howard Taft w;(-; elected]
judge of the superior court of Ohio
before his election to tin* presidency,
and Woodrow Wilson bad been gov- ]
ernor of New Jersey. ■ _ 1 rr u 1
Coolidge before he was president, ! r uneral r Or Helen
was successively councilman and i
city solicitor of Northampton, Mass., |
state representative, mayor of North1
amptori, member of the Massacliit-j
setts •senate, lieutenant governor, i
governor and vice president.
There have been i t first ballot I
nominations by Republican
rod i hi
I )ona I<1
other day
K ii nsma ii.
House on
from the Boy
shown mak-
i'.rirle river
Marie Olsen Will
Be Held Tomorrow
Olson
The body of Helen Marie
who died of congested throat trouble
lasi Sunday afternoon, will bj- but led
national j tomorrow afternoon at High!!". I
NEW CHAMBER
of commerce
PLANS TALKED
in - * a stage of n'miidelling under su- !
pervislon of Legionnaires for the I
past three weeks and will assume
normal and Imposing proportions
within tlie next two weeks.
When ilie Legionnaires purchased
the old building a month ago. it was
merely I he shell of
Under direction of
ers on long term payments and with
low rates of interest.
Representative Jones spent much
time and study before the World
War veterans act was passed which
provides compensation and hospital
facilities tor those who were wound-
ed and disabled in the World War,
Iramu building, j a„d (lieli* dependents.
etlicient crafts-, n,. )1US always consistently sup-
< onventions, including Hoover's, and j cemetery following funeral services
tlie same number by the Democrats, a| ihe First Presbyterian church at.
up to 1928. ;!:!10 o'clock. Rev. J. K Oisch of-
( fil iating.
I Miss Olson, daughter of Mr. an I
I Mrs. .1 A. Olson of Marland c tin p.
i graduated from the Horger high
I school less; than a month ago. She
First Director.' Meeting of
gani'zution Held l.ast
Night
Or
men the building is gradually uK-|p0r|,,(| (||t, necessary legislation to
smiling the natural proportions that I enforce the national prohibition act
and his influence was instrumental
Bennett Hearing to
Come up Thursday
Trial of Jiui Bennett, charged with
hl-Jncking, in 84th district court,
was postponed yesterday until Thurs-
day, giving way to several previous-
ly scheduled trials in which delays
In disposition were experienced.
Bennett is alleged to have hi-
jacked and robbed Marshall Thomas
111, near Rattle Snake Inn last
March, lie is also alleged to have
rohbetj J. A. (Dad) Morrow of Bor-
ger of $80. Date of his trial for the
latter offense has not bene set.
will make it an ideal place for the
Legionnaires and members of the
Auxiliary to hold their weekly meet-
ings
I'pon completion of the building
will have a large auditorium, a, stage
for the presentation of plays or
where speakers may address the
audience in the auditorium; a large
ladies meeting room, a men's meet-
ing room, a recreation hall where
poll tables and other devices for Ihe
use of Legionnaires will be situated;
living iiiiarters for t lie keeper with
a kitchen, reception room, and two
spare bed rooms all of eonimenusii-
rate deniensions and a locker and
check room.
The building is situated far enough
back oil the street to afford a won-
derful lawn, where trees • may be
planted and field pieces displayed.
Athletic Director
Improving Today
"Scotch Bobby," who has been ill
at the Malone hospital for two weeks
is reported to be improving from an
infection in the right foot.
Bobby's condition was considered
critical for several days hut attenil-
dants believe that he will ultimately
recovei from the effects of fever,
from which he suffered several days.
must secure
city permit
Sewer Connection Ordinance
Requires Application Be-
fore Commission
known anil had acqniri ii
friends through her school
i
in the passing of amendments abol-
ishing ihe bureau known as the conn
cil of national defense which effect-
ed a saving ot $.'100,000 per year, on
the'ground that practicallx the same
Work was being'(lone by the war de-
partment.
An amendment requiring that
when the government institutes suit
against any citizen it he in the dis-
trict of his residence. An amend-
ment transferring wesl Texas from
the mountain to central time, thus
placing all of Texas iu the same
/.one, and an amendment prohibit itig
; . ... , ' commission,
the department front forcastiug the
future of cotton prices, which I'orm-
erl> had resulted iu much specula-
tion. He has consistently fought
for legislation to do away with
speculation and gambling in farm
products.
Representative Jones voted again:'.
Increasing the salaries of members
of congress, basing his opinion >n
Ihe economic necessity of reduced
salaries bringing about lower taxes
for ihe taxpayer.
Although many people are comply-
ing with Ihe city sewarage connec-
tio ordinance, they are not complying
with the section of the ordinance
which sets out that, they must secure
permission from the city commission
to make such connections, City Com-
mission J. K. Higgins said Ibis
morning.
An ordinance requiring sewerage
connection to be made in the tier of
blocks joining Main stret, on both
sides, starling one half block south
ol Tenth and extending south to oi
hall block south of Coolidge strei
was passed on May 2:i. by the city
in
was well
a host oi
act ivil lea.
The body lias been lying iti s'.nv
at I lie Fields Funeral Home pending
arrival of relatives from North Da
kola
arrested for
fire violation
Woman Released Under Bond
on Charge of Not Res-
pecting Ordinance
Mrs. .1 II. James, Fifth and Dealt I
si reel s, was arrested on a charge of
violating the city lire ordinance and
'released under surety .bond of $ltio
| yesterday afternoon iu Judge \\ C
Witcher's court
I
Complaint against All' , .lames al
| leges that she moved a building in
to the fire limits zone thai was not ut
fire proof con.(ruction in violation
of t lie ordinance passed last Decem-
ber.
fir
Routine business
a ffeet ing t he effect i
of the Chamber of
pied tin directors
TueKday night
Tw entv-eight of
were present.
meeting held s.
t In
Ihe Chamber
Hoard < t Trad*
uifl question*
administration
ommerce occti-
their regular
n tast night.
' .",2 directors
was the first
ousoiidation of
jommeiv
>mmerce
Consolidation of the two or
at ions becliame effective more
a week ago. President Don C
ley of the Chamber of
retained his position as pi
the consolidated organize
President I. I. Brooks of the
ot Oracle, was made first vic«
dent, of the new organization.
Thompson, former treasurer
Chamber of Commerce was n
and
week
i,aniz
t han
. Uil
(.'ommerce
lent of
while
Hoard
presi- |
(Jradv
ol t he
-tained 1
ot th*
onsolidated or
a n y
Ullle
limits ordinance
be unlawful to
building within |
;s such building
Escaped Negro Was
"Collecting" Stock
!; Don't Forget The
Want Ad Party •:
Put your wunt mis in unit
; J see what happens.
Whether you have n tlo«, j;
j! cat, fish or real estate for ■;
;; sale or have lost anything <;
from u telephone number to
j; mi automobile you may In-
sert your f«l In the Hetnltl
classified ml columns, Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday for only
11 IO rents per day.
Vour ad, to qaulify for this
j! reduction, must not he over
!! twenty words .mtist lie al the
Herald office by Prltlaj ami
must run all three days.
Hearing Continued In
Dallas Church Row
DALLAS, July II IAJM A hear
ing set for today pi Judge Young's
court to determine wl^eiller an in-
junction restraining wbrk 011 the
fundamental Baptist wlitjrliacle h*re
should be matle permanent was c'ttn
tinned Indefinitely by agreement
both sides today.
Poison Prom Spider
Effects Woman
Mrs. A., Y. .Vlartli of Ihe Western
Carbon company is suffering severe
pain at the Clnlter-Draper hospital
as a result of a spider bile Monday
afternoon.
The poisonous serum transferred
by Ihe spider has sptead to practical-
ly every part of the woman's body.
llfinstONT. Jul^ll (jfp)—C. Har-
per. negro, escaped convict, wanted
to go back to Ihe eouiltry and start
a frtrm So he fiegan "collecting''
livestock! v
\Vhen lie wan arredted here he
told officers he had "collected" 1.1
hogs, ! geese. 10 cows, and t
horses and innumerable chickens.
And now. Instead of starting a
farm of his own, ihe negro, who
ha« been charged with felony theft.
♦,fifc'>roty'I'-'y will go back to the Re-
trieve -stale Farm from which he
| escaped two years ago. He first
was sentenced to the state farm for
i horse iheft.
Any person, firm or corporation !
failing or refusing to comply with I
the terms and conditions of the or-
dinance shall upon conviction be i
punished by a fine of not. less than !
¥5 nor more than $100 and every |
day in which this ordinance is not j
complied with, shall constitute a |
separate offense.
j In speaking of the ordinance this !
I morning, Commissioner Higgins said :
I i liat from a health standpoint every |
j phase of the ordinance would he
' strictly enforced and that leniency
| shown property ow ners in the past
I would be denied in ttye future unless
"iey comply immediately by making i parlllioI1. Kverv budding moved!
| the required connections. 1 Into or erected inside the fire zone!
must I m|lst |„, „f in-ick, Stone, tile, roller, i
as treasurer
ga n iza t ions
Although hoth organizations had
.i directorate ot Is inemberp prior to
their consolidation
will be retained on
such time as
hall reduce tl
• very director j
the new board
nforced vacan- j
j personnel to i
Terms of tin
pet out that it
erect or move
the fire limits
shall be ol lire proof construction |
The term fireproof applies to t!l j
parts of buildings that carry weights ;
or resist strains, and also to all
walls, roofing and all interior par
titions au£ stairways, and all inferior
the required nunvbei
In speaking of the retention of (
the directors this morning. President !
l)ille> said, that directorate of both
organizat ions had been composed of I
men who c meritorious work in the
interest of Horger earned them tlie
positions which they held and that
fur no reason even th
would it be necessar;
new board under the
dir*
All out houses and cesspools
be removed and filled up.
Texas Longhorn to
Be Painted Emblem
To Advertise State
Round-World Flyers
Land In Far East
TOKYO, July II (AI'l—Two
American aviators, John Mears and
Charles Collyer, flying the plane
"City 6f New York" on a round the
world trip, lauded here 'today.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. (AIM—An
airplane painted and equipped to re-
semble a Texas longhorn as much as
possible will advertise Texas when
the Sail Antonio delegation flies to
South Bend, lnd.. next month to al-
ien,! 'lie national convention of Phi
Delta Kappa fraternity.
The nose and radiator of the plane
will be painted to represent the nose
teeth and eyes of a longhorn and two
large pajier maiehe horns wil project
from either side of the motor. As
the horns will interfere with the mo-
tor while It is running, they will have
to 'be detached while the plane is in
flight.
The San Antonio chapter Is the
only chapter of the fraternity lit
Texas.
iron or steel or such other hard in
combustible material as shall he up
proved by the commission.
Mrs. James is alleged to have mov-
ed one tin and one frame butldinu
inside the fire limits at the corner
of Fifth and Deahl streets. She will |
receive an examining trial this af-
ternoon.
a fine of not more than $10(1 may '
be imposed for such violations and !
an .Id, day such hazards are main- i
tallied may lie designated as const!
luting a separate offense.
Legion Groups to
Meet at 8:30 o'Clock
A regular meeting of Ihe Ameri-
can Legion and the Women's Auxil-
iary of the American Legion will be
held tonight at Legion Hall, Sixth
and Deahl streets, at 8:.10 o* clock
Regular routine business of per-
| tinent interest to every member will
| occupy those attending the eveuing
I session.
men who
every ph.
du stria I 1
j support v
t tiers of n
| Ml llille
•t orate 1
> vitally
of <
and \v
be appi
1 ham be
•dared
consolide
to re-elect a
•onsolidation.
composed ot
interested in
mniunitv and in-
a hose advise and
moscow wire
says missing
men located
"Wulkiiifc Party" Diacovered
N«-ar Kiassin By Russ-
ian Flyer
I HUNTS LANDING
A'viatui' Said tto Bp Scbliitlg
Way to Aid Marooned
Men
LONDON, July 11 (API—A RfcU-
ters dispatch from Moscow states
ilial ihe walking party of the Italia
1 ha- ben found.
. group of iliree men headed bv
l)i Finn Malmgren, Swedish meter-
ologist w>ich had been previously
'referred to as the 'walking party"
j have been missing since May 30,
: tvhen they left nine men of the No-
bile group who had ben thrown on
the ice when the ltalia's gondola
smashed on May 25. They were
malting an effort to reach land and
then trek to Kings Bay for help.
A message received at Moscow to-
j day staled lhai the Russian flier,
Chunkhnovsky, who lias been mafc-
! ing flights from ihe ice-breaker
i Krassin made tlie discovery oi the
airmen He found tlie party about
; 20 nille<? from the present position ot
ihe Krassin. This is west, of Cape
Klaleu, liorlheust of Cape Platen
I near North Kasllaud. The pilot this
afternoon,, is searching for a place to
make a landing near ihe party in or-
' der lo pick them up
The iviator reported that two men
waved flags when he circled -over
itiem hut a third lay motionless on
the ice iiggesting the possibility
ihai he was dead.
OI.SO, July 11 (AP) -The Italian
legation received a wireless message
todav from Spitsbergen denying the
report jflf the death of Natale Cecci-
onlm motor chlel of ihe dirigible
Italia
By met Returned
To Await Action
SAN ANOELO, Jtlly II (API —
Floyd Buriies, 25, confessed slayer
oi three women and under death
.sentence for the murder of one of •
them, was in Tom Green county jail
today awaiting action In his case by
the coul of citninal appeals. Byrnes
was returned from the state peni-
tentiary last night because the pirs-
iiii no longer had accommodations
for him. the sheriff was advised.
Coffee to Preside
At Lions' Luncheon
A regular weekly luncheon of the
Horger Lions club will be held at
noon tomorrow at the Black hotel
Many questions of importance are
to be considered and it will be tho
occasion of Prvsident Guy T. Cot-
tee presiding for the first time since
the retirement of president B. C
McBride a week ago
Late FVews
fiat
of i
id by
'timmt
nem
Postmasters Musi
Appear In Court
JACKSON. Miss. July II (API— !
Subpoenas have been issued from the
United Slates marshals >ffice here to
about (iu Mississippi post masters to i
| appear before the federal grand jury
| ut Hlloxi and give testimony concern-
i ing the manner in which they receiv i
ed their appointments, It was learned
i mill v.
Atlanta, July 11 {aim Pur
poso ol the senate investigation Into
the alleged irregularities of the Re i
publican postoffice patronage Is not
a cause fur removal of postmasters
who have contributed money to se-
enrt their appointments, it was stat-
ed of po (masters who have contri-
buted money to secure their appoint-
ments II wa staled bv Senator W.
VV Brookhart of Iowa, chairman at
today's hearing here.
IRy Tti« A u?l«t«d I'lMi)
s i > .tNTOMO.—Luis Gomel,
whs shot to dentil today in
an altercation with another Met
irail lo-re.
IMI.IAS lev., .Inly It.—
negio prowler tvas captmi'd'
here last night and confessed
havini robbed Lit! homes here
in tin lasi siv months. He ile-
dared he bail stolon at least
SHMHK worth ol watches, jew-
elry ami money.
CtlRSIt'lNA.—'The mangled
body ot a man Identified •, ,1.
Miilliii* was found today on tlie
Soulhern I'nclfli tracks near
here, both arms and feet sevei*-
I'd and Ihe xktill crushed.
M tSHI\t.T< \.—Hurrender of
a total ol INtl coHfesHeit Mcura-
KDan bandit* to the I nlted
Hlates Marine forces at th-tohal
was reported today to tlie navy
department.
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