Pampa News-Post (Newspaper) - November 1, 1931, Pampa, Texas GOOD American in the Cocos delightfully upset diet and theories of experts who claim man has lost the o live GRAY NOVEMBER 1931 TEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS TIONS ENDORSE ARMS TRUCE ELECTIONS TO DECIDE CONTROL OF HOUSE CAPITOL GETS ITS FACE WASHED YORK TO PASS ON J QUARREL lLONGWORTH SUCCESSOR BE CHOSEN IN OHIO ghost of other League 0f Nattons a weon return to the whispering gal ferta of politics today ins Hoovers enemies measured Ike strength of both William and Hiram Johnson as candidates against the politicians were ponder Johnsons appeal to to head off further kjn the it developed that had to speculative predictions of what he do if he went into the Speculation Intense Neither Borah nor Johnson has sakl yes to these are the possibility that Hoovers co with league in the trouble become the vehicle tor a new political in presidential speculation ll bub blanketed the capitals iu se Interest thy results or Tucs Democratic or republican control of the new house depends largely t on the outcome of five special elec tions filling of In York a decision will be made on the issue between Governor Roose Velt and Alfred EJ Smith over a forest conservation amendment to the state Governors f will be elected in New Ken and Wets Insistent the puzzling prohibi tion issue arose anew in the ot national loaders as Mayor Cermak of Chi cago went Nev York assure Alfred Smith and Chairman John of the national com of support of their there be no the wet and dry Smith and Roosevelt at war notice was to state Bnt by Mayor Cermak today that democrats can win if they stand firmly for candidate of the i Smith When Cermak was ft in York he said evelt looked all right to the of the middle Ohio JUco Hot election will leave two vacancies in the whici now has a lineup of 214 213 1 The day will see the election of a successor to the late Speaker Long worth from the Ohio district where a contes has been in n Democrats are hopeful of captur the eighth Michigan lef by the death of Oye They ex to keep the 20th Ohio and 7tl normally v republicans count upon re the 2nd Pennsylvania am With the Ohio and dis to them control of th Brunow and Studer Back From Hunt von Brunow and John returned yesterday from New Mexico where they went on a fruit less search for They went to BJack feet hop ing to get away from the many hunters flooding New the hunters were pres ent and the altitude appeared to ibie too high for other returned to Pun week without even shool ing nt a due to large lier of V V V V V V V MAN ADMITS SLAYING OF THREE MEN 1931 CRUSOE OFFICER WHO TRIED TO ARREST HIM ALSO SLAIN ont be jc lo pay for anew national capl The historic structure didnt lake as this photo might firemen simply were giving the building a bath in prepa ation for the next congress JT BELL PUMP HOUSE TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FLAMES Mystery surrounds an explosion which completely destroyed the Dump house the Bell a nile east of Pampa at 8 oclock yes The shock was felt n Houses shook and the ex plosion was heard by several citi The Pampa fire department an swered a call to the plant and suc in putting out the fire which followed the Water and was usad on the Luck ily no one was near the building at the time of the Officials scout the that a Hash occurred in the pump house where a pocket of gas could have Only the quick work of the Pam pa fire department kept the fire from company officials Nearby buildings were scorched by the flames but were kept from burning by throwing streams of water on VOTE TO DEBAR TRUSTEES WHO GET SALARIES The North Texas conference of the Methodist Episcopal voted today lo debar trustees of in who draw compensation as Action was taken through adop tion of a rule which would trustees of institutions to which the conference contributes and who are salaried employes of the institutions to relinquish their trusteeships ut After six months on a tiny Island J TENS MYSTERY HAS PUZZLED OFFICERS FOR TEN DAYS IDABEL A confession that lie shot and killed two men near Ultima after he had robbed them and that he shot to death a third man who attempted to arrest made county officiate by Charles of Draper was rushed to the tain county jail by eight of Texas and Arkansas who captured him early today at a form house 10 miles southeast Clarks Murder charges were filed Draper in connection with all three deaths by County Attorney who obtained the Draper did not OTTO SCHIck TO HELPS THESE SALVATION HALL BECOME MECCA OF NEEDY Y CHILDREN ARE FED In the Gordon of and two were rescued and taken to 1imama on a United States and his companions Were cast on Cocos island vawl was wrecked In a and lived fish and the expiration of their present OKLAHOMA GOES TO 85 CENTS BARREL ON MONDAY Safe Robbed of j county officers yesterday were searching in the vicinity of tor a sufo stolen Friday flight from Brandts dry goods Mte was said to have con nearly in cash and It was hauled away in a n tii also were made through a icb vu f 4 I M Rumors were routed by definite announcements and the oil industry let out a whoop when it learned a long delayed increase in the prices crude all was actually on its The Continental Oil company the glad news shortly before noon with an announcement from Dan tnat the company would raise crude oil prices Monday morning from the present top of 70 cents a barrel to 85 This announcement was followed quickly by word from president of the Oil com and Homer of the Wilcox Oil and Gas that their companies would meet the price increase Late in day the Phillips Petroleum company was added to those who will higher From other companies came Indi cations that higher prices would bo It was learned the Texas the Gypsy Oil company and Carter Oil Standard of Now probably would is sue a new schedule Monday or soon er to conform with the posted in Among the major the crude Oil Purchasing company Standard of Indiana and the Sinclair Oil and Gas made no announcements and failed to indicate whether would meet the increase or told to their urea schedule at 49 to TO on the rule Bishop Boaz warned the con ference was possible to get into trouble and to do harm to the church and He closed with the statement we have the right to differ with one but not to impugn the oth er malls Be temperate with the words you It seems to me that the rights of the general conference arc being I dont know the motive for not allowing faculty or official representation on the president of Southern Methodist Alderson and the Webb of Dallas addressed the conference Panhandle Gridiron Boys Go on Strike Foi the time being Panhandle is without a high school football sever members of which are on a Because members of the girls pep squad were severely reprimanded and then suspended from school foi attending the football game at Friday against orders from school authori all except four members of the football in a turned in their They declared they would not piny another game until the authorities made suitable The coach is expecting the boys to report for practice as Chappels of and another as Leonard ODell of McCurtain comi Officers believed the third man not identified resided near Both Men Slain The prisoner told lie was picked up by chappels the un identified man near the morning of October 18 and stopped at his home at where he obtained some The three drove to where they obtained gasoline and continued on highway 10 to n point near Ultima Draper said he forced the two men nt the point of a gun Into nearby Elk City Man Claims Car That Officers Seized KUlough of Elk Okla claimed a 1929 coupe be ing held by city officers this mom The car was found by P Cramer Monday night uban cloned on the Clarendon road miles south of said the car hat been his place in El City Sunday It carried a comity license number and was registered in the name of a who formerly resided It is believed the car was by persons who wanted to come t Pampa looking lor It was wood forced them to remove heir He took irom Chappels a purge with some small change that of the He then shot the young man the he Chap s started to he shot him three or four killing him Shot Officer Throwing some brush over the two bodies he started toward the high He was halted by ODell who linked him if he had killed a Draper replied he ODell drew a pistol and demanded part of Draper ODell then told him he was un der arrest and started with him to PRESENT QUARTET AND CHOIR See MAN 1age 2 Pampa musicians will present an hours programi from station at Amarillo this with Otoo com in The broadcast will start 12 Schick will present his violin violin and with Prank Keelin accompany Soloists will be Emmett tenor so prano and William of the violin choir are Catherine Violet Julia Blanche Dorothy Maq with Keelin at the The quartet is composed of Hunz Dorothy Willie Reese and The program will include such fa us Serenade to the Gavotte Famous Waltn and compositions of The latter Im Wailing for the Can You Hear that Indian ing and Lolita from William will play Song of the Volga and At the Schick will give a copy of Ills Sunrise song to wlu telephones or telegraphs concerning the Canal Americans were shipwrecked and marooned on the lonely Isle of Cocos for six months got back to civilization very fat and wholly fit except for urn accident to a set of false The of San Diego Paul Hu and Gordon returned aboard the and the gobs of that gunboat fully of them as men of Never before has the crew of the Sacramento seen food stowed away as Stachwick and stowed it that they didnt have enough to eat during their stay on their tiny Pacific There was plen ty of cocoanut meat and wild but a man gets tired irf hog and So they sat down to the table with a man of had good reason for attacking Tile first dny after his boat was wreck ed and the three were cast upon he broke the lower plate of his false all there was to that He tried ripe ones and couldnt yet Then ho tried green That was better for they were Ho made a Two Were Youths The combination of oily cocoanuts and hog meat put considerable weight on Stachwick and who Is weighed an increase of 24 from when he boarded the Sacramento October was up tall man with somewhat like those of Alfalfa had gained two pounds de spite his mastication weighing Their wild hog feasts were few and ap they were able to kill only about two a During their six months on the sland they were reduced to loin First news of the castaways came from Julius of Cin who encountered wreckage of the yawl while on a cruise to the 8011 On the island his party discovered anote left by the men when they started over to the The date on the it de was wrong by three days Their calendar computation had f one ARE URGED TO CONTRIBUTE TO WORK The Salvation annual drive lor to keep Ihc unit going will tomorrow morning through November according It ya who is In charge of the work Ryan pointed out that the Army has a large following of chil dren and grownups whose means cf support cannot be depended upon to get thorn through the winter without Some of the depend ent families havo as many as eight with the father working at odd and making very small There are a number of in valid and crippled fathers who will not be able to work for number of are widows who with tll In distributing the Armys staff has seen children grab dry buns as if they had not eaten for drive Is intended to spread some of the comforts of life to those who are In dire In there are always a few who give to the cause of suf I urn appealing to greater number to join this move ment because the need Ls greater this When Ihe repre sentative calls at your home or place of business this we ask that you give your Success in our work among those in need will be made possible only If everyone does Ills best for this Two Die As Plane Burns in Crash Lieutenant Wayne Kelly and Edgar d lute this afternoon when their plane crashed near The accident occurred within sight of and a large num ber of Saturday shoppers witnessed the The plane dropped in a pasture one mile south of the Beth men were apparently killed The plane had burned up when the first of the crowd to see the accident Cause of the which the plane went Info was unknown imme Bone Is the son of Police Chief Tom Thompson is the son of Dick of Truck Strikes Car Kills Law Student Master son of senior law stu dent at the University of Texas was fatally injured early today when the automobile in which lie was rid ing was struck by a cotton truck on the highway three miles south of Miss Nancy Costing of San An also a University of Texas received Internal Physicians said an operation might be Julius Gordon of driv er of the in which Masterson and Miss were was Slightly Gordon is also student at tile University of The students were eni route to Dallas to attend the football game Masterson was the sou of Judge and Here is Army head anil two little tots who arc of the many who call at Army for food and HOLIDAY WOULD BEGIN TODAY AND LAST ONE YEAR CHAIRMAN DAVIS HAS APPEALED FOR Pledges to the railroad fund of the Port Worth Denver North ern MUST bu paid this pref announced Mel of the drive last The committee has taken options on most of the land needed in the city ami These options require payment be ginning Monday and Work on the line cannot pro ceed until the funds arc in hand and paid The contract ors are on the they have completed certain portions on do and they are ready to move and to provide employment for many of Pampas jobless Davis asked The NEWS POST to appeal to the in behalf of the railroad to 10 to the Wiite Deer Land building Monday and pay their pledges to who has his collec tions A committee of local men pledged the railroad that Pampa people would furnish the and terminal facilities in this This promise was on the basis of pledges to the committee at mass The zero hour has pledges must bo It require to redeem the options which have been taken Tomorrow that money is ts due and payable to the railroad Pampa fought long and valiantly to secure the permit for the Work on the project lias been started but can not progress without local citizens conclude their campaign with re demption of their Unless the work can the line can not be completed in time to handle next years wheat crop and con might be delayed several NAVY LEAGUE MAKING MEMBERSHIP LIST FOR HOOVER the United have their willingness to participate In a 1year armament building truer proposed by the Council League of and there was no official from the league secretariat there was a disposition that some sort of arms can be put Into The building the league would begin and continue for 12 Francs accepted conditionally asserting that she was willing to If the nations which that country also i So in United Slates and affirmative re plies have been received from New Latvia and Great Britain lias not replied nor has and thorn lias been no word yet from Italy or Italys willingness Is lor as that country proposed the armaments ARRESTED with possessing and passing ol counterfeit federal reserve notes Billy former assistant Pot ter county this morning made bond before the States Hor ace had failed late tonight to make similar Navy league workers today wore busy preparing a membership list from which President Hoover will select jurors to try his case against the Charging William president of the with dis untruths about Ills naval the chief executive in tends to appoint a committee be fore which he says government agencies will demonstrate leagues statements are The committee will be composed partly of league There were indications Hoov er had already begun facts upon his side of the contro Among his callers today were Secretary Adams and Admiral Hugh Neither would comment as to their whether they hod discussed the Navy league Tlie of the navy con has declined to make any statement concerning Gardiners claims that the president to starve the that ed agreements had been 1H29 between Hoover and Prime Minister of Great Bri and his policies would re sult in an unfavorable between the Untied States licet and those of England and Freed On Murder Charge Bouknight was acquitted by a jury in criminal district court early Sat The Jury called for the judge at and the verdict was vend at after Judge Whit Boyu arrived at house and tho Bouknight had been charged with the murder of ah port slain here nearly twa years Prosecution testimony WHS to the effect that secretary to wealthy oil employed Frank Adamo and SIM to hold up Edwards for certain papers and that Edwards to death with a off the prompter reached forhis own WEATHER TEXAS Sun day Monday partly AGGIE SPECIAL RAMS INTO TRUCK IN LOUISIANA special football traveling College to struck a truck here and white men ol and a negro i all riding on were Gasoline from the fire as the crash sprayed into the burning the of were also fired by i The k
