Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-03-27
HuERTA HEARTY
At END OF YEAR
APPEARS IN BETvrER HEALTH
THAN WHEN HE BECAME
PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT.

a year in offie" General flueria ap
pears In better health than when h,
undertook the presidency. The diff
ficulties he has encountered hay,
left no stamp upon his features
Six months age some of his friends
and most OF his enemies predicted
early physical collapse. and Their,
were some who would not have been
surprised had his Intellect suffered
as the result 81 the enormous odds
Take things as they come" seems
to have been tie lifelong philosophy
Of Huerta. tempered always howev.
er. with the telief that an things
comes to him who waits. especially
TO him who waits for and seizes the
big opportunity Worrying has new
er been one OF 4uerta's failines Nor
Is he crea:urs Of routine Regu-
larity does net characterize his
methods. He does his work when
and where II suits his convenience
and all members OF his Official fam
lily, the public. and his private fam
lily as we'll havefo yield.
Long ago elFired OF the regular
cabinet meeuFss and announced
that conferencfs with his ministers
would take pla g whenever he sum
moned them. aid there would be- no
place regardedis sacred 10 that cpre-
mony. And q II has come about
that questioiH OF the greatest inn
port are as likeiy 10 be discussed In
his private homo as in the National
Palace and not ut all lnireduentlN
he sends word & his ministers sud.
denly that he olld like 10 NEE,
them that very orning In The wood
about Chapultef g castle.
To the iamo , and ancient park
in which the istlo Is located ne
drives In his az omobilc. lIl. min
listers, also arr ring In their ears.
wonders IN Just yhat part the prosi
dent is gong 70 see them Their
chauifeurs or aides sight the prcsi
dental car ahead on one of the many
drives and there begins a chase
which may 'omg TO an end beneath
one OF the graf shade trees. or be- /
side the lake Minister and prosi /
dent alieht. sic on the benches or
walk along me of the intersoctiur /
footpaths and there talk OF affair /.
which perhaf are on international /
Importance. Back OF all the presI- .
dents whlm lie may be late The .
ministers wal He may have altered |
his mind reA ne affairs of state 7
and the mlnstst are told 10 meet .
him later IN! lay or night ut his
home. mn
nelson . fhenssy lately was
the inBocen of forcing tbe
ministers what doubtless
WAS gelpahL 4 They we're walk
Ing with the ls.dent In tn Chapul-
tepec grolns when the American
charged, afhirs drove by The presi-
dent Recognized his car and remem-
herring that here as something that
he wanted 10 u to the American
representaYe about. siRnalled him
10 stop rShaughnessy alightsd.
Joined the fficia group and was pre-
pairing TO cntinuo his drive when the
president aked an TO get into his
car with I'm. he two drove off
together lesing Ministers Blanquet.
Alcocer andothsr councillors Of the
president string after the car Half
an hour lstr tuerts SET O'Hhaugh-
messy downisA HE own car aud re-
sumed the ind ipted cabinet meet
ing.
II Is not un non for the presi.
dent to SUNNI his ministers to
meeting durir he middle of the
night and cab meetings. or what
could pass for anet meetings. have
taken place In os
Huerta doe indulge In phvsi
car exercise means OF recrea-
ton. lie deri, ecreation In talk
ing astronomy any one who can 1
interest him u pol subject and thu
man who doe ust be- an expert
or IN dining o. sitting with his IN
innate friend he time he retires
appears a ma y Indifference. az
does lis arlsin the morning. Us.
ually he Is a rly. The highest
Kind Of break coffee and rolls
he gets as SOC be Is awake. 4
little work. n links OF anything
10 do. and tn iost every morn
Ing a walk up b. Town on the side
walk In front his house In the di-
lrict known san Rafael After
That more brJ asst aud then a lot
NJ work He 20 10 the Chapul-
iepec woods ~, the National Palace
but ii Is Just hIikely be- will do his
wor al his home. sum
moning TO hiuthere an who NAV
have business III him Without
much routine nd with executive
shown all be can onto his
the days worliniil seven or eight
o'clock when Is ready for dinner
Dinner may b,n hi own home or 4
IN that OF one hi friends Huer
Ia IDEAS Of dlocracy DO not pre-
vent him from ling where he pleas
as very likelyn one of the public r
restaurants. ere o. one central
restaurant tina has received the
greater part Ols patronage Here n
The entrance the president ac
'ompanied by or two of his aides
perhaps a per al friend or two
aud possibly n -mber Of hi family
has Ions since osed 20 be- q novelty
Ia the days OF rfirio Diag the Wis.,
ting OF a pu dining place vas
something OF tte ceremony Hie
coming and HI ding was carefully
STAGED and IN privileged 90 Wit
hess % we're o. 0ned anon FOR
innate To the Isic Of the National
Hymn he enter and retired while
40 others stooa 4 restaurant keep
n wouid hav, himself Justified