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sea ships" unused a fourth stranger.
why not Minneapolis?" drawled one of
our own party. "St. Louis IL ahead of
you," observed q slim, alert young fell
you'll" said sedate young lady sampling
Paris ice cream.
It was more than lone Americans
fraternizing abroad Each seemed ear
nestly devoted to the deepening. banking.
Strengthening and 'remaking'' of the
Mississippi. Missouri. Ohio. or other
rivers, or the extension Of some ship
canal to one Of them. Each had been
struck by similar great works abroad.
Cities" said the Pittsburgh party. they
were pioneers In this thing away back
today"
continued he Of Cleveland. ocean ships
cross farms, fields, towns. to load at its
factories. Merely local capital dug forty
miles Of canal for ships drawing twenty
three feet. Cost $4,000. 900. And improve
ments, with a depth Of twenty-four and
cost $9,OUV.vvO more. Pretty good for a
small French city. become a manufacture
ing center."
THE English are cutting a canal from
thirty-three feet, at cost Of 800, co.,
600. unused the tourist from Chicago.
That's nothing" said the st. Louis
stranger. THE South Americans have
dug the Uruguay river twenty-one feet
deep for distance Of 600 miles, and the
Parana to the same depth for 1000
miles,
I'm from Russia" said the Memphis
party. They are going to unite the Baltic
and the Black sea by a maritime canal
OF LID miles Think of ocean ships
steaming straight across all inland Rus
STA. over farming plains and forests, cat
tie country, oil fields and factory towns."
Mere pleasure tourists. all seemed gath
ering private information on this great
world movement. Most Of them had let
tiers from senator's and others. He of
Sioux City had been entertained by
Washington officials.
Some were on their way to the Man.
chester ship canal, twenty-four feet deep:
others to that Of Kiel, whose width Is to
be doubled and it's depth increased from
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TILTING Contests, Upset
l and Tail-end Races to
Be Features of the Day-Nau-
titus Swimming Club to In
struct Members of Interclub
Canoe Association in Saving
Drowning People-Story of
Origin and Rise of the Asso-
ciation-Over 1000 Washing
tonians Are Now Canoe En-
thusiasts.
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A Hint to Walters.

Get HE meek. retiring statesman is sell
dom the successful one," said
Champ Clark in recent Interview in
Washington.
Mr.. Clark smiled and added:
"Au things come to him who waits, but
the patron who refuses to wait always
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ed, however, the sport grew like the
proverbial mushroom Indeed, so great
has been this increase that there are
now approximately 1000 canoes owned
by Washington canoeists And there are
some two thousand enthusiastic canoe
lists, certainly an increase over the cou-
pie dozen Of ten years ago. Since the
organization Of the association each year
has witnessed several regattas, camping
parties and cruises managed by its men,
bers. Silver cups, canoe pillows and 9TH
er trophies provided by the association
have been awarded to the winners of the
various contests and races.
4
X
''At the present time the Interclub Ca
noe Association has no permanent head
quarters, and in fact we have never been
able to establish any sort Of q club
house. 1t has always been our object to
keep the dues Of the association as low
as possible so that no canoeist will feel
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GUILD you be sur
prised to see great
ships from China,
South America and
E ope steam
s I r a ] & h t u p
through the middle
of the United
States as far as
Omaha, or Chi
cago, or Pitts
burgh?
1t would put
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twenty-nine and one-fourth to thirty-f1ve
and three-fourths feet, at an extra ex-
pense almost double its original cost OF
to see the ship canal, thirty feet deep.
uniting Amsterdam with the North sea
at a cost of $23.OOOO00.
Yet at that moment the most modern
sensation in their line was on the point OF
exploding in Paris.
Paris, port de mer!-Paris a SEAPORT!
For forty years Rouen has blocked the
enterprise built her famous stone bridge
and other bridges as distractions. and
transferring the freight business Of Paris
from the railroad to the deep-sea ships
anchored at the river docks of Rouen,
themselves eighty miles inland!
But Paris is only 135 miles further in
land on that same river. twenty miles
Of which could be cut of by avoiding
some Of it's loops. Why not deepen, bank
and lock the Seine from Rouen up to
Paris, in order that those deep-sea ships
may come and load direct?
Long ago, in the forties. LIE Havre tried
the same obstruction on Rouen. 1t start
ed to build a stone bridge, but Rouen
cried out against the blocking of navi-
gable river. though it was scarcely navi-
Then lie Havre dug the Tancarville
canal, by which Norman canal boats
of 500 tons capacity. drawing six feet
Of water, would take Paris railroad
freight dI u punt uItccu uillcS dOotC LC
Havre and lighter it to the very sides of
the biggest ocean ships in LIE Havre
basins.
Now look. Rouen's reply was world
lesson in favor Of inland seaports and
against mere canal-boat transshipment.
Rouen began her wonderful river i'm
provements in 1S46. At that moment
ships drawing under ten and one-half
feet took from eight to ten days to go
up. Now. after expenses aggregating
$50, OOO, 900 between Rouen and LIE Havre
ships drawing twenty-five and one-half
feet start up with the tide from the sea
and arrive at Rouen in eight hours.
And what happened, long ago? Long
ago the transshipping Tancarville canal
boats. with their low draft, were aban-
doned in favor Of Rouen the inland port
nearer Paris! Paris freight went straight
to the deep-sea ships least distant from
her!
And Rouen, without hinterland Of her
own. merely existing on Paris freight
became the second port Of France-and
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o other organiza-
ton in Washing
ton interested in
outdoor and aquat-
ic sports, perhaps.
is looking forward
with greater ex-
pectancy to the
coming o u t d o o r
season than the
Interclub c a n o 9
Association. Com
posed Of mem
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ITO Sail Through Land
1 to the Gay French Capt.
tai = Prosperity of Inland
Seaports-Excites Americans
Abroad Studying Ocean
Docks for Pittsburgh, Chi
cago, St. Louis, Kansas City,
Memphis, Cleveland, Detroit
and M i n n e a p o lis-Great
Ships to Steam Straight
Across Russia.
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Until now Rouen had blocked both
plans for Paris.
But now, suddenly. we hear Of q new
Panama.
A private oompany-this IL the sensa-
tion-a private company will build the
Paris ship canal at It's own risks. with
out state guarantee or subsidy, the gov
eminent simply making an annual con-
tribution Of $780, 900 to represent its re-
lief from other public works which this
canal will obviate.
Partisan patriotism! Modern enter
prise! The two foremost Paris daily
papers are so enthused that they have
buried hatchet, bloody these ten years
past.
On q word. Paris is on the edge Of a
new Panama enterprise. this time to be
successful. The work 10 30 near At home,
30 needed and 90 In line with the mod
ern movement that there 10 no chance for
5oboery II 70 said that when the minister
OF public works asked the promotern "a
show guarantees for the producfinm a.
capital they secured $l6.0060 900 suhCcrip-
lions In three days. being 5000. O00 nor
than the minister had demanded.
HOW VIII You get your money back?''
he asked.
From cargo was the simple answer.
Cargo! 1t Ii equally the word FOR a
near-seacoast inland center like Paris.
an American lake port seeking business
from the interior or = choked city In the
center OF the United States .struGHling
to break its way to the gulf.
Cargo 10 the only thing that interests
freight ships. To take up cargo and put
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For cargo they will Cross In lateral ca
mails to Chicago, Pittsburgh. Cleveland,
Detroit and tho lakes IN general.
And more: Along these nsw OCEAN hdgn.
ways Cor twenty miles on either noe o.
an6 factcries seeaing docks 70 load their
freight direct
CARO- In the magic wand
They Say all this In Paris. It 10 equal
" true OF Chicago. Pittsburgh or Mem
All inland ports are comparable with
one another.
Know one, you can predict the others.
Ard note there is no quarrel with real
coast ports.
Ocean greyhounds VIII NO more come
to fhe docks OF Paris than to those OF
Kanses City. The Touraine draws q Ia
feet, thef Kaiser q feet, tho Ia1sttania
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2sA feet the France 291z feet and the
Olympic 39 feet.
The ocean freight ships that make the
fortune Of Rouen never draw above %
feet. and the majority are under 20 feet.
In 1905, when 10000 ships went in and
out of Hamburg. triae over % feet
q m. 1O) was the deepest draft that
could pass over the bar of Blankenesen.
no matter what tide. The Manchester
canal admits no draft above "a feet. The
All these and Nantes, drawing % feet.
and the Uruguay and Parana, 81 feet
each. get all the ocean freight ships they
want.
freight. the article de luxe and Of small
bulk.
Interior ports are for the current, gen.
eral article Of freight. be it live stock,
potatoes. grain. machinery, ores. coal.
fertilizers, cement. wood, cotton, petro-
leum, tobacco, cheap furniture and what
not, that has no limits, but increases with
facilities.
maritime penetration.
Ocean freights are growing cheaper.
The average rates between New York
and Liverpool are about the same as be-
tween LIE Havre and Hamburg. Think
Buenos Aires and Bahia wool and Bonn
bay cottons are transported 5000 miles
for approximately only double the lowest
price between Paris and Rouen.
Americans could probably make rail-
road comparisons in the same sense.
From all OF which one fact is obvious:
An inland port. in direct communica-
ton with the ocean, enjoys all the conse-
Quences of world competition. But a
locality served only by railroads and old
fashioned low-draft canal-boats remains
subjected to the exigencies Of q few
transportation companies. exercising verb
table m0nopolies.
So Paris viii have her ship canal
It win b sprung. with fracas. a. soon
as the promoters have quietly bought up
all the Seine-side real estate that thoy
can get their hands on. This 10 but
naturai-they are powerful fnanciers.
The Seine viii be dug. banked and
locked from Rouen up. Rouen will pull
down her obstructing stone bridge, and
modify the others. II she will not swing
them she may raise them. like the Tower
bridge OF London. Or she can make them
into transborders-like the original trans
border which she operates 30 successfully
ae her. extreme down-river bridge.
YOu know these transformers?
- kind OF locomotive rides back and
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down cargo they 60 as willingly to one
port as another. providing navigation be
safe.
Navigation charges are secondary
consideration. They may be cheaper In
a maritime canal than in q seacoast port.
The calculation accepted by the Paris
port promoters are 80 cents maritime ca
nal tax. 81 cents navigation charges and
ton. It matters little. Liverpool takes
$LO1. while Antwerp. up ffty-five miles
Of canal that cost $4,000, 900 to dig and
bank asks only 81 cents. The Suez rate
was long 81, and that of Panama, 1t ID
said, will be from 81 to Sizes.
Cargo! Because they are sure to put
down and take up cargo ocean freight
ships rush to second-class ports like Pu-
erto. Colombia, where the charges are
$3.50 per ton and 81 stamps on eacn con M
signment series. or to Cartagena, $3.50
and stamps, including lighthouse contri-
button, not to mention Porto Rico ana
Haiti. three times dearer.
For cargo ocean freighters as willing
" steam up the 600 miles artificial chan
mel Of the Uruguay or along the !,oOO
miles Of the Parana- Not tor nothing
have the South Americans spent ~, OOO.-
600 to create the new port OF Rosario:
And the work went 30 rapidly that IN
1908 they had already attained the re-
suits calculated for 1915
For cargo ocean freighters will steam
up the deepened Mississippi, missouri
and Ohio rivers to the docks at st. LOUIS,
Kansas City, Memphis. Minneapolis ana
Louisville.
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS April II 1910
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today insufficient Today Rouen Is ask
ing the general government to help her
out with $22. OOO. 900 worth OF more works
to transform her into a port of 5000 600
tons.
She will scarcely get It.
Instead some $55 ZOO, 600 will be spent
on Transforming the Seine from Rouen
UP to Paris into a ship canal for ocean
vessels drawing twenty-three and one
half feet.
Whereby hangs a tale.
Where is that $55. 600. 900 to come from
The great improvements of Rouen and
much of LIE Havre were paid, half by
the government and half by the cham
bers Of commerce Of those cities, issuing
bonds. Actually. Rouen draws a hand
some profit-though her total charges are
but Al cents per net ton COT merchandise
against $1.O1 at Liverpool.
Similar works at LIE Havre for general
good were paid entirely by the govern
ment.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-14
WHEATLEY HOST At
WEEKLY LUNCHEON

The adoption of a new charter
with the commission form for ANA
rillo. providing for extension of the
city limits to include all subdivisions.
was unanimously favored by the ex'
ecutive committee of the Chamber
OF Commerce last night at the week
~ luncheon at the Hotel Amarillo.
with Ray Wheatley as host.
other questions we're discussed.
including the forthcoming Stock
mems convention. which will be
held in Amarillo next March Ten
tative plans were set In motion by
appointment OF the following steer
ing committee: John Mcknight,
Lee Bivins. c. T. Herring. II. C. Har-
ding and r. r. Masterson.
Early adjournment was taken In
order to allow members to attend
the charter meeting In the court
house.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-14
Amarillo Society
Bayaars and Markets
For Today


For Today
The church ladies OF Amarillo are
today taking advantage of the holt
day season and are very busy with
Christmas baZaars and markets. To-
day is an exceptionally busy day and
the following will be held
The Congregational ladies VIII
have their bazaar and market at the
Amarillo Hardware Store and will
have on display lovely collection
OF dainty Christmas articles ana
dressed fowls. bread. cakes, etc, IA
their market.
The First Baptist ladies will have
market and the articles left from
their bazaar OF Thursday and Friday
will be on display They will have
In their market many delicious edi-
bles.
The First Christian ladies' viii
conduct market OF dainty home
cooked bread. cakes, pies and can
dies at the Amarillo Drug Store and
invite all their friends TO call Oh
them
The Woman's Missionary Society
Of the Polk street Methodist church
are finishing up their bazaar and
having market today at Landlord 3
Furniture Store and among their ar
tcles Is a beautiful crocheted coun-
terpane which was made by Mrs. Pat
tersons committee during the time
the ladies we're doing their bazaar
work. Everyone is invited 10 call
ia and see the Counterpart. II Is a
very handsome piece OF work.
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FINDS $4,000 IN MATTRESS

The finding of a small fortune IN ~
old mattress that he was abclt 20
burn. was the experience OF William
,Schnrz Of Rochester. MINI Th'
mattress had been In the family's
possession for years. and soTa. ul-
ngo was RELOCATED TO the Sc g.
ar Schulizc decided to burn a., pI
tress and was about 20 app, 90.
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match when he felt a small. hard roll
which he pulled out u proved TO BE-
roll Of eroenbacks, amounting TO
$1,000 Mr. Schultze Is unable TO eI.
p,n;n the presence o. the money
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT-Two furnished light
housekeeping rooms, electric lights,
gas range. water In kitchen 3lO
Pierce Phone i94 36-tfc
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FOR RENT-N Nicely furnished rooms
modern for gentlemen 607 Pierce.
Phone &c. Up
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4 sanitary Drinking cup with
every bundle. Amarillo Steam Laun-
dry Co. Kwitcherklxkin. Phone q.
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kwitcherkiLkin, Phone 30 nc
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We have Just been shown a tele-
gram by Mr.. Underwood. one of the
proprietors OF the Majestic Theatre.
advising him that the reel OF film
showing the gorgeous pageant which
took place in Delhi. India. was today
being shipped by express from New
York city. and would be shown in
Amarillo at the same time that II Is
shown In New York city. Mr.. Under
wood has been informed that this
picture depicts over one thousand
elephants and their gorgeous C
trements and strappings OF gold and
precious jewels. carrying the princes
and raiahs of India to their emperor
and empress in Delhi. where they
have come to pay homage to the first
European monarch who has yer set
foot in India. The newspapers and
magazines throughout the country
have been filled for several weeks
past with details of the costly splen-
dor of this occasion, and II has gone
down in history as the grandest fes-
uval Of all times. We hope that the
management OF the Majestic is well
patronized on the occasion of the
showing of these pictures, as they
are entitled to il, for their enterprise
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-11
M'BR|DE
MASTER Of TWO PLAYS

Among baseball men George Nc
Bride has the reputation OF being the
hest infielder IA the country when IL
comes 10 touching baserunners with
the ham, writes J. Ed Gtillo IN the
WASHINGTON star This Is one falling
With mos; second hasemen and short
stop have and there could he no
greater weakness. for IL not only
makes base running easier. but II has
a detrimental effect on the catchers
lnfiolders who lack the ability TO
touch runners often lose base stcalers
on perfect throws from the catcher'
and II is hard to figure how great ?
handicap It Is to team when this hap
pens
Mcbride, however. has the
pla, down 10 perfection No matter
whore the bah Is thrown he always
gets n on the runner, and what i
most remarkable Is the fact that he
has never been seriously injured in
the four wears he has played in Wash.
.ngtou Mcbride. barring one season.
when Dee missed the first two games
because Of illness, has played in ev-
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WISCONSIN SETTLERS
~ PLAINNIEW COUNTRY
special to Daily News

Special 20 Daily News
Plainview. Tex. Jan lo.-The j.
f. Pepper Land company sold the
past week $50 acres Of land In the
southern part OF Hale county TO W.
VI. Lochmer. l.. Endres, w. state
Chas. Behrens and Fred schulter' AL
OF whom are from Cross Plains, WIS.
Each one of the party purchased a
auarter-section. After seeing the
two million gallons per day irrisa-
ton wells at P~lainview in action four
OF the gentlemen decided to move
down at once and are thinking OF in
stalling irrigation plants on their
property. They are all OF the Ger
man nationality that people being
the largest proportion Of the emigra'
ton to Hale county at present IN
some parts OF the county the Ger
mans are colonizing and have Ger
man schools taught by Lutheran pas
tors.
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MANY ENTRIES ~
SLOGAN CONTEST

Special 20 Daily News
P%lainview. Tex, Jan. l0.-The
Plainview Chamber OF Commerce rs
receiving a large number OF entries
In the S25 slogan contest All slo-
cans must be turned In by February
/. 1872, and any citizen OF Texas Is
qualified. II costs nothing to enter,
and the suggestion should be mailed
to the Chairman OF the Executive
Committee Said committee advises
that the slogan should be short. pithy
and 10 the point-hayiug the punch"
OF Jack Johnson and the pulling pow
cr OF a team OF mules. In case the
Executive Committee Is not satisfied
with the eurles il reserves the right
to reject all and order another con
test.
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PAGE NINE
beat him there.

beat him there.
Il has frequently happened that
the inner on third has held his
base, In which event Mcbride has ire
quently caught the mar trying 10
reach second. Only a small portion
Of the spectators appreciate Ne
BRIDES ability In this respect, but
among the PLAYERS and manaeers
Mack rs considered the best man on
these PLAYS that the game has ever
developed.
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Lrirhifnl Polar Winds

blow With terrific force at the lar
north and play havoc with the SKIN.
causing red. rough and sore chapp'd
hands and lips. that need Bucklen s
Arnica Salve 10 heal them. II makes
the skin soft and smooth uriivaled
for cold sores. ulcers cuts, bruises
and niles. only % cents AZ Amarillo
Drug Store.
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In this respect he leads all infield-
ers in the country, for with baserun-
ners sliding into second feet first,
the work of mar covering. and Nc
Bride docs does most of u fer the
Washington team. is decidedly dan
eerous. and It reclires a lot o! Agility
together with nerve, to make the
Play and come out unframed
There is one other play in baseball
AZ which Mcbride eXcels and at which
he is considered the master OF all
others. II Is breaking up the at
tempted double-stea!. Other short
stops make this play occasionally.
Mcbride has failed only once since
ne has played here.
Shortstop Must Know the Time.
This play comes up very often.
a nan on first and third the nan on
first starts for second TO draw a
throw. II ,he shortstop leaves his
position too soon the batsman is very
apt TO hit through the space LETT va
cant, 50 he must not start for the ball
until il Is IN the catcher's hand lie
then runs to n spot in front of Sec
Ond. and directly behind the pitcher,
and If the mar on third starts home
NcBride's throw is always sure to
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Streets are likely to be impossible
TO teams in a short time. Good idea
20 order your coal now. Kenyon Grain
4 Coal IN nhone IS. j3-tfc
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ont NJ coal" order now and We VI
get Il to you right away. Kenyon
Grain & Coal Co, Phone IS ''-'l'
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Panhandle fed home killed meats
ALWAYS at our market Griffin Gro
60 5l-tfc
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and disregard for expense to show 10
our people events Of this nature so
promptly.
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\ rlay That I. Dangerous.

cry scheduled game for the Nation.
ais
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How | Produced Bacon for Profit
ID. p. Powscr, Dallas Texas
"a Substitute for Corn'-lal J..
G Fstcs. Groesbcgk Texas, Oh J. y.
Mouldcn. Mckinney, Texas.
Capital Required TO Begin y
r. MURRAY, Editor Murrays SWINE
Breeder. Fort Worth Texas.
"Uor Production on the Farm
+. n. Morton. Italy, Texas.