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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31
How a Play Is Written,

When Eugene Walter writes n play
the tools necessary 10 the process are
one large room, one outfit OF furniture
and one exceptionally rapid stenog.
rapher. Mr.. Walter and the stenog-
rapher enter the room. The door Is
locked. and work is begun by placing
the furniture as II is 10 be placed on
the stage-in other words. by setting
the scene. Then the young dramatist
begins 10 act. lie Ia all the charac-
ters in his play. lie rushes about the
apartments. Quarreling with himself.
making love TO himself, now standing
hero as one person and then racing to
the opposite end OF the apartment to
be another. All the time he 10 speak.
ing the words that come into his mind
as natural under the circumstances,
and the stenographer Is taking them
down at top speed. At the end OF an
hour or two an act is finished, an In.
visible curtain Is rung down. and. II
the amanuensis hasn't tainted. as two
did in one day Of labor On Paid In
Full" the stage is set for the next
act Charming Pollock In The Foot
ughtA A
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
BY A. W. MACY.
NE FIRST POLITICAL DARK
HORSE.

The first dark horse" sp-
reared In an American politiesl
convention In 1874. His name
vas James X. Polk. In the ma
,onal Democratic convention OF
that year Van Buren,. who had
been president but was defeated
BY Harrison In 1870, was the
iesdlne candidate, with a major
ity OF t~enty-sis In the eonSen-
ton. But the t~o-thlrds rule
held good, and that blasted Van
Buren's chances. Seven ballots
were taken with no result es-
eept an Increase OF bad feeling
among the delegates. James X.
Polk had been modestly men
toned for vlee-presldent. but no
body had thought Of him az a
candidate for the chief place.
On the eighth ballot a delegate
from Pennsylvania broke away
from Buchanan and voted for
Polk. The Maryland delegation
Joined him, and a flood Of ora
tory broke loose. On that bal
lot Polk received forty.four
votes. On the ninth the break
became a stampede. and every
vote was recorded FOR Polk.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31
LEGISLATIVE LEAGUE
IN REGULAR SESSION

An enthusiastic meeting OF the Am
arillo Labor Legislative League was
held last night In the Chamber OF
Commerce hall. al which time Vice
President C. Z. Hunt presided The
election Of members from the vari
Gus unions and affiliations on the eX-
ecutive committee was one OF the
first things 20 claim attention. This
heing finished, a draft Of the con.
stitution. by laws. rules and order
OF business were read by ]. l.. Pope.
as chairman Of the committee COM
posed OF c. f. Hunt and =. h.
Browne After the reading of the
documents rs a whole, they were read
and adopted article by article. By
the assembly When the reading and
adoption OF the articles and divisions
had been completed. unanimous
vote OF thanks was rendered Mr.. Pope
for the preparation OF the same.
Then came a discussion of ways
and means OF carrying on the work
OF the organization. and II was decid.
ed that the dues NJ present shall be
settled and collected In advance. This
was done. and a fund thus created
for the incidentals Of the league. the
chief purpose o. which Is to pro.
teCt the interests OF the Workine men
through legislative rhanncls both
With reference TO the Law maxine
body of Texas and that of the ma
ton, but with special emphasis on
the state organization.
Every card or union man II, ANA
rIllo Is eligible to membership In the
league, and he is 10 he solicited hy
committee named to affiliate SO that
,hc greatest good may tc accom-
plIshcl The meetings are u Dee held
Tuesday night Of each week. Unless
Otherwise ordered hy vote. and It Is
anticipated that In ,icw Of the pres
en- and approaching campaigns that
There viii Poe an almost immediate
activity along individual political
lines, as PARTY politics Is dcbarred by
the constitutions Men and measures
us such viii De considered In the
meetings, but not Us the candidates
or representatives. of any par'ir' a'
party
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31
GROWING EXPORTS az Alto
MOBILES.

over 30 million dollars worth OF
automobiles wore exported from the
United States In the calendar year
1911. or 30 times as much rs a dec
ade ago The exports 10 foreign
countries last year, including tires
and other parts were valued az S2l,-
62G .G6l and tho shipments 10 our
own 1ouDoutiguous territories. ila-
wall. Porto Rico and Alaska 81
SfG.1C- Ten wears aeo the exports
10 FOREIGN countries w"ra hut ST.
O69.7>2 in valve. hv 1905 thov Had
grow 20 S}i0o1NG. bv i'lo, 20
Sl4.O2U.22G. ANA in tho colon lar year
just ended had risen 20 $2l.63G.66l.
this increase OF 90 million dollars In
the EXPORT OF 'moricau-mddr auto
mobiles within SINGLE decade being
one of On. most notable achievements
Of or forcign commerce In recent
years
Meantime imports Of autoaohiles
into 'ho United states show a de-
creasing tendency From 1902 "a
1905. before the industry had dcvei-
oped IN this country, imports rapidly
increased. from about q half million
90 million dollars. the high record
in imports OF this class OF vehicles
Since 1906. however the imports
have steadily decreased last wears
total having been less than PA mil.
lion dollars In 1906. according q
the published reports OF the Bureau
OF Statistics. Department Of Com
merce and Labor imports and exports
OF automobiles were OF about equa
value. imports into the United States
In that year being si,9l0.20S and
exports therefrom. si.i0q.1S6 Tn,
following year witnessed a shifting OF
the balance Of trade in automobiles
from the import 10 the export side
since which time the excess of ex.
ports has steadily increased until In
1911 II was $40. 190,4i3. imports In
that year having been but s2,4lG,.
PAS and exports s91,63s.G6l, OF
about times the value ~ the auto
mobiles imported in the same year
The aggregate value OF autono
biles passing through ports OF the
United States during the last "a
years exceeded 100 million dollars
The approximate figures are as fol
lows Imports. % million dollars
exports TO foreign countries. 20 mil
lion; shipments to Porto Rico. IIa-
wall, and Alaska. million dollars.
a total. for this comparatively new
article OF commerce. Of lo2 million
dollars in 10 years
The course Of our trade In imports
and exports Of automobiles is illus
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31
GRAND JURY WILL
RECONVENE TODAY

The grand jury will convene this
forenoon after a recess since Satur-
day forenoon II is stated that n lib
eral list Of witnesses will be In at
tendance today and perhaps during
the remainder OF the week. So far.
the greater number OF true bills of
Indictment have been based upon
charges OF local option law viola
tons. giving the larger share Of the
work to the criminal docket of the
courts.
That the grand jury has under
consideration a number OF other i'm
portant cases, is inferentially gath.
cred Il is not improbable that an
other recess will be taken this week.
and perhaps the whole OF next week
viii witness hut little cessation from
the lahors imposed.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

tra'od bv the following figures COW
criug 0ualrounIal wears from 1909
20 lall.
lr Imp E, Non-Cout
1902 -5ooop SLoce7>e sal.7el
1906 lqIc2oN l.loo1>6 1850
1870 2.7372oV 1to9o.2e6 lljN.C5c
1ol1 2,flf.etS eLG3t.ce1 lSl21G.
Fiscal year imports for consurp-
ton.
This rapid increase Boo exports of
automobiles from the United States
Is in part due 10 the rapid develop
mont OF the domestic industry, IN
part 10 the growing use OF vehicles
Of this character throughout the
WORLD In 1908 the exports Of auto.
mobiles from France the United
States. the United Kingdom Ger
many and Italy. the leading manu-
faCturers Of automobiles. aggregated
g. million dollars, and IN 1910. but
two years later. had grown TO ~
million In 1900 the value OF auto
mobiles manufactured In the United
States was million dollars in 1905.
80 million, and In 1909. "a mil
lion That the increased consump-
ton Of automobiles IN this country Is
being more and more supplied by
machines Of domestic manufacture
may be Inferred from ne fact that
imports have greatly decreased dur
ing a period In which production has
grown from million to nearly $50
million dollars
France is the chief source of auto
mobiles imported into the United
States The imports from that coun-
try, however. In common with those
from other countries, are decreasing
OF the ~ million dollars worth i'm
ported In the fiscal year 1906, about
$4,000 600 was from France s375.-
Geo from Germany, S32S, 900 from
the United Kingdom, and S2N5,00c
from Italy Last year France was
credited with less than $1,000. 200,
and the other countries named with
about 100000 each.
Most OF the automobiles exported
from M, United States 20 10 british
territory The value exported to
Canada IN 1902 was s37.I}o, while
I'm 1910 6. had Increased 10 Si,3N2,-
i>1 and iu l9ll to $7lS0,547, or
ouc-thirl the entire exports of this
class Of manufactures To the Unit
cd Kingdom. the total last year was
$3.700.O9S. against S9iN, 19i in 1906
and SG7l.ti" In 1902. To France
the exports grew from s59.05l In
1902 to $532.121 in 1911; to Ger.
many from sgi,t9l a decade ago Ia
s2>l SOS last year to Mexico. from
S27.71o 10 S7qi.I5e, and to British
Ocoania, chiefly Australia, from So.
/ ISL in 1902 10 sl,}62.9O2 in 1911
To various other parts OF the world
including South America. Asia and
Oceania, the exports OF automobiles
last year were large. in some case,
the largest on record.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31
BASEBALL NOTES.
..+....+-+++-++..+

Mike Finn will probably get sew
cral Of the Youngsters signed by the
Giants for his Mobile Southern league
team.
Halt OF the members OF the Wash
.ngton team have signed up and
Clark Griffith figures to have the
comnleto outfit IN line by Feb. /.
Top Anson has Joined the come
backs Uo win 20 with the Cubs
ON tho spring training trip and show
thc Youngsters how 20 hit out the
safe ones.
Pearl Casey. one NJ the host known
BAN rlaycrs on the Pacific coast. and
former wanaccr OF the Portland
team has been appointed an umpire
700 the pecific Coast League.
It tho Cardinals don't make good
with Ten Million In the outf.cll Rog-
cr Brosnahan win toss away Ten Nil
lion as easy as q sailor chrcks away
a dine.
lhc I0stop Nationals VIII rear
range their park so that II will be pos
sihlo for a home run TO be hit inside
the enclosure Fine for the Cthe~
seven teams in the league.
Manager Jimmy Burke. OF the In.
dianopols tenn, SAYS he has gathered
th. choice article in Pitcher Loren
iiNon. Loren formerly shot en- over
for The Newark Ohio State league
team
Real first hascmen are rs scarce
as ice cream soda IN jail Both Chi
c7eo and PITTSBURGH are willing To
nav the limit for a player of the cali
her of Chase, naubert or q
konetchy."
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31
SETH WARD bESIS
CANYON HIGH School

SPECIAL 20 paily News
Canyon. Tex. Jan 30.--In a game
OF many interesting features here
this afternoon. Seth Ward defeated
Canyon High school at basketball
by a score OF 81 TO II.
y. Edmondson starred for the Wis
tiers. making eight field goals and
3 foul goals Bill Black for the High
School did exceptional work. scoring
four field GOALS and three foul goals,
Followine is the lineup.
Seth Ward: H. Edmondson and
Monning forwards c Edmondson,
center. Goodman and Nations
guards.
Canyon High School. Hicks and
Black. forv ards; Hicks. center. Null
drow and Pritchard. guards.
! c. Black. referee.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31
NEW BUSINESS MEMS
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

Officers were elected last nieht by
the Amarillo business Mems Associ-
alton. for the ensuing year. as fol-
lows
Presideut-F. n. Sanders.
Vice President NJ. Russell.
rreasurer-John Griffin.
Secretary-Alex Harwood.
Board Of Directors $. Rass. X
r. Wheatley. r. II. Kirk and d. W.
Owen.
One OF the departures Of the meet
Ing was the practically unanimous
vote 10 have dollar dinner. to be
given some time during the month
of February. exact date 10 be an
nounced later. +. d. Green was sell
ected To have charge Of the naming
OF other committeeman. and TO have
full charge OF all arrangements for
the banquet.
The attendance was not only llh-
eral hut quite enthusiastic The II.
nancial report was made by Secre-
tary Harwood and unanimously ap-
proved by the organization. Tho
treasury was shown to be in good
shape. and the field OF usefulness
generally acknowledged nv the Off
GERS and members.
That the boost spirit pcrvadcd the
meeting from the first To the last.
there cannot be the least question
The men are in this movement and
recognize It's worth TO them, and they
are determined to make the incoW-
ing fiscal year the greatest in tho
history of the organization.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31
CHEETAH HUNT IN INDIA
Sport Was Once Very Popular With
English Residents-ls Not
Rare Beast.

The cheetah hunt which the vice
roy witnessed recently at Hyderbad
reminds one that chsetah hunting was
an extremely popular sport with In.
dian princes In former days. although
the initiation OF European forms OF
sport has done much in these times
TO rob II OF ancient vogue.
II was practiced both by Hindu
and Mohammedan chiettains over the
greater part Of India for the chee,ah
even now is not rare beast. and a
century or so ago must have been
common enough.
Another animal used In the same
way by Indian mobiles was a sor, Of
lynx. spelled varicusly as Shoe.
goose" "syAhgusN" But this -,
used much more rarely than the Gle
tab. However, It was not only In
dams who INDUCED in this form 81
sport.
II was enjoyed and practlced by
Europeans as well in the DAYS when
they we're content TO abide In India
for fifteen years at stretch and
wnen they lived llndienne in way
unknown TO modern times. More than
one OF the Company's nabobs kent
their own cheetahs. which were fro
7uently presents from friendly chiefs
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

Political thunder I'm Uncle Sam
dom appears to have drowned the
noise Of the Chinese revolution and
the little scrap IN rripoll.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

Streets are likely to be impossible
10 teams in a short time. Good idea
TO order your coal now. Kenyon Grain
a Coal Co.. phone IS 53-tic
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

n the Republicans start Roosevelt
90 running here's predicting that
Woodrow Wilson will keep him at GO.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

Report says that certain Kansas
farmers water one pound Of butter
sufficiently 10 make II weigh two
Kansas evidently knows what prof
table liquidation means
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

The several commercial organiza-
lions Of San Antonio have agreed TO
merge into a general Chamber OF
Commerce.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

From this distance o. appears thai.
some OF those fancy flyers no Los
Angeles are bidding for @ glowing
epitaph.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

Entered as second-Class matter a.
the postofflce AZ Amarillo. TEXAS
under the act OF March 3. 1879.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

We'd an, drugs? Dickson delivers
them quick and free Phones 49,
or TOOL The Amarillo Drug Store.
7i-tfc
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

Club House brand canned goods A.
Griffin Grocery 7l-ttc
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

Texas produces sulphur declares
the San Antonio Express Yes. and
II is highly probable that sCme Of 4,
will be ignitcd before the Present
Ruhernatorial fsht closes.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

a truck growers association has
been organized at Sinton.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-31

Larvae found In prehistoric depos-
its from Central America Matched
ont two mosquitoes az Washington.
estimated 10 Dee sixty million years
old And still one wonders al the
bloody record Of the Stone Age poo.
pie
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-01-25
SILK FLAG TO 60 With
NATURALIzAT 0N.PAPeRS

A handsome American flag. eight
by twelve feet in size. has been hung
at the rear of Judge wilkins desk N
the district court room as sort Of
an object lesson in patriotism TO for
eigners applying to the court for nat
!. uraiization in this country. judge
wllkin believes that with the symbol
OF the national sovereignty before them
petitioners for citizenship in the r.
public will have better understand
Ing OF what the flag means than could
possibly be the case without II. Here
after II viii be the custom of Judge
wilkin to present with all final papers
OF denlzenation a small silk flag with
an explanation of It's protection n
those who obey the laws and the con-
! Atituted authorities Of the land.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-01-25
SIX IN EVERY 100000
WERE MURDERED TX 1910

Washington, Jan. 23.-About six
persons in every 100000 in the United
States were murdered in 1910. This
statement is made by DIR. Cressey NJ.
wickburn, statistician of vital statis
tics of the census bureau. He attrib-
utes to homicidal causes 3,o1s of the
As, ,6O6 deaths from violence of that
year. This is at the rate of SO per
1oo. 900 as against sc in 1903; 6.4 in
-sos and s.3 in 1907.
Violent deaths resulted to s2.3 per-
sons out of every 100000 in 1910. and
in 1908 only IS in the same number
met death in the same manner.
Railroads killed the greatest num-
Der and 1871 deaths are reported
from this source. This is an increase
to 14.s in every 100000 population
over 1871 in 1909. Accidental drown
ing took the next largest number.
4,11s having met death in this manner
Flames brought death to 4.1s2 and
2.4s4 we're sacrificed in the mines AMI
quarries. The street car systems
claimed 1919 victims and deieterious
gases 1879. the smallest rate since
1906.
Automobiles killed sss persons. just
is to every 100. 1000 Inhabitants. Th!r-
ty-eight persons starved 10 death:
cold killed 254. and the heat SIG.
Pennsylvania had the largest num-
Der OF violent deaths in 1910 and
Colorado the highest rate. New York
was second.
In cities of 100000 population the
number of violent deaths in part was:
Los Angeles. ESQ; Oakland. 1ss;
San Francisco. sss; Denver. Il; Chi
caso. 2.oss: Kansas City. No. sos; s..
Louis. so4: New York. s.75s: Port
land. fs7: philadelphia. 1853: Seattle.
sz7; spokane. Iis.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-01-25
LITTLE ONES DRAW
STRAwS FOR OPERATION

Denver. Jan. 24-Two little chill
dren, brother and sister. drew straws
here today to determine which should
60 on the operating table first. the
boy lost. went under the knife and
died in 20 minutes failing to recover
from the anaesthe,io. Roy. aged s. and
Ethel, aged 5. children of Mrs. Lee
Atkinson. who came here a month az,
from Streator. H.. we're afflicted with
adenoids. When it was decided today
that they should undergo operations.
question arose as to which should
be treated first. and It was at their
own suggestion that the straws We're
drawn.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-01-25
HELPED..!OsBUllD FLORIDA
: %. EAST COAST RAILROAD

For some time previous 10 coming
to this city Hal Galley was connected
with the engineering department OF
the oversea extension OF the Florida
East Coast railway from Miami 20
Key west. which was formally opened
to the public on Monday after years
of expensive construction. Mr. Galley
remained in the employ of the con,-
pany until the disastrous hurricane
which swept the Atlantic coast II
Florida three or four years ago when
he resigned his position and came To
Colorado.
The oversee road is one of the cost
lest railways ever built and its del
icaiion to commercial traffic is one
OF the greatest triumnhs OF human In
genuiiy and skill in the history Of
mankind. II is a magnificent monu-
ment TO the courage and enterprise ,f
Henry VI. Flager. who has done more
for the east coast OF Florida than any
other man. BY means of this splendid
road 1t is possible to board Pullman
car in New York City and step ashore
in Cuba as there is great ocean
ferry from Key West to Havana own
ed by Mr.. Flager and operated in con-
nection with the steam service on
land.
The road stretches from key 10 KEY.
far out into the ocean. at some point
ont OF sight of land. Between the keys
are long stretches OF concrete VIA
ducts and drawbridges. that cost an
Immense sum of money to build. Work
was begun on the oversee extension
OF the road in 1904 The first train on
this lap was run January %, 1903
Four more years OF strenuous labor
we're required to complete the road =,
Key West. distance Of only Is miles
from knights Key.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-01-25
POLICY AND PURPOSErCF
G000 ROADS ASSOCIATION

Permanent headquarters of the Col
orado Good Roads association have
now been established in room S12
Chamber of Commerce building. Dem
yer This is in line with the resolu-
tions adopted at the Pueblo conven-
tion.
The Pueblo convention was the
largest good roads gathering ever
held in this or almost any other state.
and in beginning the work for the
coming year R. H. Higgins. of Pueblo.
the new president. outlines as follows
the policy to be pursued:
sThe Colorado Good Roads associ1-
tion is an organization for the benrnt
of the entire state. The Pueblo con-
vention was the greatest state gather
ing ever held in Colorado. and clearly
manifests the great interest in the
good roads movement in Colorado
The attendance exceeded even that 4
the national gathering in Chicago
some months ago.
THE policy OF this organization is
to work for every section of the state.
II is our aim to secure for Colorado
comprehensive system of roads in
line with the recommendation of the
state highway commission want it
emphatically understood that this
body is not working in the interest .;
any one route or any one section.
The formation of good roads o.
ganizations everywhere is welcomed
as through such means interest in De
work is stimulated and better results
are obtained. The state organization
however. should receive the support
OF the entire state. and in the work
ahead OF US support is necessary.
The plans as outlined call for an
active campaign OF education at horne.
and vide campaign OF publicity
abroad so that this state may become
the best known state In the union
from the standpoint OF the tourist and
the automobile traveller. and that ihas
We may seeare the benents which
should come to all in the opbuiidinx
of Colorado"