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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-26
clEAHEST GAME OF THE SEASON
MON BY ALUMNI YESTERDAY 60
LAST MINUTE TOUCHDOWN Wins

The prtttlesi cieanest ana most
hosly contested football game that has
been played IN Amarillo for some time
was the game played by the teams Of
the Amarillo High School and The
Alumni team yesterday afternoon a.
the Amusement Park during the entire
game neither team called for time be
cause q injury To players. Yet the
game was fast and furious an the way
through
The Alumni team depended largely
On forward passes for their gains and
Il was one 81 these coming during the
last minute q play that terminated in
the touchdown that won the game.
Eleven passes we're attempted ny the
Alumni and nine % them were com.
pleled. Blair being on the rcceis ing
end Of seven q the nine During the
second quarter the alumni attempted
a pass when within twcnty yearis Il
their Eoal witch was intercepted ID
Hudson Of the Hlgh school team to
hind his own gtsl WHERE he was down
ID. the play brought forth some dis
eusxl0n a. "a the rules covering tho
play. which according % the rule book
Ia a tcuchhack and does not enter int
the scure.
Many Changes Made
The AIaHni wree allowed the nrid.
leHe by their opponents % changing
players frequently and were not ~
qnlred TO adhere strictly 10 tn rul"1
covering substitution and Il wus this
generosity on the part Of High School
that enabled the Alumni - ! -.n IN
ulay fast throughout the game. AZ
the members had not beer In training
q sufficient length ~ time 20 secure
the stamina 10 stand the grind 81 an
entire half which would have been
NECESSARY In many instances but for
the courtesy extended.
Last Ninth Touchdown
The only score 81 the game came
jnst before the cIose % the lasi
quarter. the Alumni had the hall on
their forty yard line when a long for.
ward pass. Criidgineion 10 Blair gave
them thirty yards from which point
ghe hall was worked TO within about
two feet o. the goal lire. on the next
play the hall was fumhled and Fuqua
recovered and was thrown over tho
linz by the impetus u players diving
fer the hasil. the attempt AZ goal was
mirsed.
Fsesd Goal Missed
The High School. durins the second
quarter worked the han 20 within
thirty five yards % the goal where
blanchard made an attempt q field
guai. the pass going wide by just few
inches and aeaiE IN the third quarter
had a good chance 20 score when after
q asries they had the hall on the OPP
ponents thirty yard line only 90 lose
In an intercepted pass.
Every member Of the team played
good game and II there are any honors
20 be placed for Individual play they
wsuld 20 20 r. W Hayden. Hudson
C1pt. Taylor and Blanchard q iha
11igh school and 20 Blair. crudsingion
and Burger u the Alumni
The game was spectacular from
every angle and the large audience that
attended went away feeling that they
Ind seen an exhibition Of good football
NJ web a. clean sporismanshlp and
hnnest effort. given hy every man On
the field.
= The official score was Alumni s,
H.sh school o.
Officials. Cox. University o. Louis
vffe. Referee: PARCELS. Northeastern
Umpire.
Moaning. University Of Texas. Head
utnenszn.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
RAID OPENS GOTHAM
"BONE-DRY" CAMPAIGN

NEW YORK. Nov. 21.-The initial
step on the part of the city and
Federal authorities to make New
York bone dry was started last
night.
Four detectives broke into sa-
loon and arrested twenty men.
Three barrels of whisky and still
were connscated.
The campaign was begun follow
ing ruling by the corporation
counsel that under the law its MEM
bers were empowered to cooperate
with Federal officials in enforcing
prohibition laws. Some doubt had
been entertained regarding the con-
fiict between the Walker law, legal
ixing the sale of liquor of not more
than 2.75 per cent alcohol, and the
prohibition laws and the Eighteenth
amendment, Under the ruling the
walker Ian Ia nullided.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
PENNSY ROAD SERVES
81 MILLION PEOPLE

Nearly 1900 miles of winding
roadways are traversed by the Penn
sylvania system. and 52.ooo,ooe peo-
pie are served by II, according to a
statement issued last night.
Probably no company in the world.
at least no private corporation, COW
ers so great a territory.
The railroad lines owned and op-
Grated by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company runs through four
teen States. and has actual trackage
of 2S,031 miles. This latter number
includes main lines, branch lines.
and sidings.
East of Pittsburgh there is slight
ly over a half of the total mileage.
Over 10000 miles Of roadway are
west Of this point
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
Prayer Of Child
Opens Shortest
Will on Record

NEW YORK. New. zf-tTf I
should die before ! wakes
Thus begins tie win. the short
est on record at the emce Of
Surrogate slater I'm West Chester
County. OF Margaret Gordon. Of
Harrisen-en-the-sesnd, Tke will,
<s wards long and written On .
uttle piece of note paper, then
that evestt
Il give all i pessess to NY sis
ter, Jane. to do ms she thinks
best. Jewels tn the Hudson Trust
safe deposit. money In the Union
Dime Savings, and stocks. Cali
fernia Standard OIL. Margaret
Mccain has then In her safe de-
posit.s
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
PRESIDENT TO VIEW
PILGRIM PARADE HERE

From the east terrace Of the White
House Wednesday evening, Presi-
dent Wilson will review the torch
light and float parade. which will be
the closing event OF the Pilgrim ter
centenarc celebration in Washing
ton. according to Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest, director Of the celebration.
Wednesday will close the eight
day celebration Of the 500th ami
versary of the landing Of the Pill
grims in Massachusetts,. Thee pa
rade will form at s o'clock at the
Peace Monument and. headed by
Lieut.. Col. H. n. Cootes. of Fort
Myer and the Marine Band. will
march down Pennsylvania avenue to
Madison avenue, past the White
House. and disband at Madison ave-
nue. and H street.
Various civic bodies and depart
mental bands have announced
their intention to participate. The
=. floats will depict the Pilgrims land
ing and their activities.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
Yankees Play Turkey Day.

The Congress Heights Yankees
will hook up with the Linworth
Athletic Club in the opening game
OF the season at the Congress
Heights Auditorium Thanksgiving
night
Both teams have been practicing
hard for the past month. and should
put up a good battle for so early
in the season.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
Two New Texas Oil Wells
Discovered in Pecos County

DALLAS, Tex. Nov. 21.-Discov-
cry of two new Texas oil wells was
reported here tonight.
Following reports from 'Mexia
that well near that place was
standing 1,50o feet in oil, dispatches
rom San Angelo reported a second
moving had been brought in on the
W. W. Turney ranch, in Pecos
County. The second well in Pecos,
fourteen miles northeast of Fort
stockton. was declared as good as
The first, from which twelve barrels
laily was being produced from a
iepth of fifty-seven feet. The new
,ole was declared to have produced
I showing at seventy-one feet.
w. w. Turney, owner Of the land,
president of the Texas Cattle
saisers' Association and lives at Ell
9aso.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
GEORGIANS COME HERE
TO BOOM STATE TRADE

A party of $50 prominent citizens
of Georgia will arrive here today
for the purpose of studying ways
and means of booming Georgia in
the industrial world. The party
contains leaders in business, fnan-
cial and industrial circles of the
South, as well as officials Of the
State.
They left Atlanta November IL,
visiting Cincinnati, Pittsburgh. Bos-
ton, Niagara Falls and New York
The tour is unders the auspices OF
the Georgia School of Technology
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
/. ". ". DEBATE
. JOINING REDS
Hold National Referendum
On Plan to Affiliate With
Moscow.
BLANKS co BY EXPRESS
Federal Prosecution Has
Forced Members to Use
Secret Channels.

Governments agents are much
concerned over an alleged nation
wide secret referendum being taken
among the 100000 or more members
OF the Industrial Workers OF the
World in America TO determine
whether or not that organization
shall affiliate itself with the Fourth
Internstionale to be held in Moscow
next January. or continue as an
Independent body, IL was learned
here yesterday. -
The referendum. it is stated, n
the result of an Invitation from a
special committee appointed by the
Third Internationale TO secure the
cooperation Of the L W. W. in the
coming meeting. which is expected
to be the most important and widely
attended of any of the kind yet held
1t has been in progress for more
than a month and IL expected to be
completed early in December, when
the result will be made known from
headquarters in Chicago.
Blanks Sent by Express.
Copies of the referendum blanks
are said to have fallen into the
hands of government detectives.
who stated that most of them were
apparently sent to various voting
centers in bulk by express and that
sery few, il any, went through the
mails.
While government agents state
positively that the headquarters of
the 1. w. W. referendum are in Chi
cago. where a central committee is
in charge, they are in complete
ignorance of the individual minds
directing the work
AS a result OF many prosecutions
of ]. W. W. members. they state. tne
Organization has been converted into
a powerful secret society whose ac-
tivities are even more dangerous be-
cause they are no longer openly
conducted.
The membership Of 100000 was at
tanned three years ago and is be-
lieved to be largely in excess OF
that number now.
Attack Centers on A r. of L.
Coupled with the effort being
made by the Third Internstionale 20
enlist the cooperation OF the I. W.
w. is a nationwide campaign at
tacking the American Federation Of
Labor, which IT hopes TO destroy.
Literature assaulting this orgsni-
cation of conservative American
workingmen is being circulated llt-
orally by the ton. So complete is the
organization perfected by the Com
munistic group that IL is alleged by
government agents 20 have a truck
ing system of it's own.
illustrating the magnitude Of the
nood Of propaganda now floating
about the country. eleven mail sacks
| of one publication aimed to fncite
revolution were recently confscated
by Federal agents at one timy
Additional similar literature seized
is in English and twelve foreign
languages
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
Houdini Rival
Escapes Three
Virginia Jails

DANvILLE. Va. Nov. 2L--Call-
ing Mr.. Houdini. calling Mr.. Houdini
The handcun king is called upon
to defend his crown against Marior
Burnett. alleged naval deserter. fol
whom stone walls. iron bars, pad
locks and similar contrivances hold
no terror.
Thrice in the past few days Bur
nett has escaped from some of the
best "hoosgows" in Virginia. He
boasts that there isn't a Jail in the
country that can hold him.
Burnett was indicted here on a
charge of Jail breaking in another
city. The day afterward his eel
was found vacant. Three Other
prisoners disappeared at the same
time.
Word came yesterday that he had
been rearrested at Fries. Va Ar
officer from Danville was about &c
start after him when a telegram
was received stating that he agar
had escaped and taken seven othei
prisoners with him.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
n THE NQUIRINC
IMPORTER
He asks FIVE persons, picked a
a question each day.
THE QUESTION:
What Is Your Pet Aversion!
ANSWER.

JUDGE MILTON sTRAss-
BURGER, of the Municipal
Court, saysi ssThe ever-grqwing
number Of Washington people
who appear to be well equipped
with an everlasting supply Of
liquor.7
DIR. c. N. CHITMAN. 1870
Rhode Island avenue, sayss
sHaving the furnace man stay
away on the day when the
Thermometer registers. 10 de-
Erees below zero.,
MISS M. MILDRED BATURIN.
1735 Seventeenth street north
west, sayss "Darning and sew
Ing ON snappers.,
SAMUEL DODEk, 1850 Spring
rond, sayss "When the motor
lights go out on a lonely road
I'm Virginia, and the cop asks
for my auto license, which I
have left In another suit mt
home.-
MISS NJ. MORTIMER, princi-
pal of Carberry school. sayss
Putting out the by Order of
Police sign mt recess time, when
the police should do it,
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
GAS RATE QUESTION
IS TO BE DECIDED

Either today or tomorrow the
Public Utilities Commission is ex-
oected to announce its decision on
he application of William Nick.
Clayton, of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations, for a hearing at
which he desires to present legal
objections to the recent increase in
The gas rate from s1.25 to S1.32 per
thousand cubic feet.
Clayton stated last night that II
he commission refuses to grant a
.ehearing of the case, which it likely
will, he will set forth his legal OBJ
iections to the increase in a written
brief, which he will file with the
utilities body.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
PHANTOM THIEF BACK.
ROBS APARTMENT

Washington's phantom "jimmy
thief" appeared again yesterday
after an absence of several weeks
and entered the apartment of w. G.
Valentine. the Chasieton apart
ment. Sixteenth and R streets
northwest. and stole articles sof
jewelry valued at $11o.
Forcing the rear door of the At
lantic and Pacific store. $50 H street
northeast, last night, burglars stole
$S17. according to report made by
Raymond Van Horn. manager of the
store.
Five chickens valued. at SO. were
stolen last night from the rear yard
Of Camilus Smallwood, 1916 street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
The Washington Observer
Vice Admiral Pakenham Will Be U. S. Navy
Guest at Annapolis This Week
MISS VERA REcTCI

decided to make the Capital his
home and is about to build a fine
house on Embassy HILL" adjacent
to Sixteenth street. Few Ameri-
cans have enjoyed so wide an off,
cal experience abroad as Mr.. Laugh
lin, who has seen service in Japan,
Siam, China, Greece, Montenegro,
France. Turkey. Germany and Great
Britain. His last post was charge
daffaires and counsellor at the
London Embassy during the con-
cluding months of the war. Mr..
Laughlin retains his large interest
in Jones and Laughlin, Limited,
where he began at the bottonl after
leaving Yale.
Newton w. RoweIl, Canada's rep
resentative. at the league meeting
in Geneva, who made so vigorous a
protest against league interference
in a nations domestic concerns, was
the prospective Canadian Minister
to Washington. had it been decided
to give the dominion a semi-sepa-
rate diplomatic status here. He was
one of Sir Robert Borden's right
hand men during the war, and has
frequently been in Washington on
American-Canadian business.
r. W. w.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
Boys to Hold Memorial
Services for Roosevelt

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Daniel Car
ter Beard, national scout commits
sioner, will lead several thousand
boy scouts in memorial pilgrimage
to the grave Of Theodore Roosevelt
known as the chief scout citizen,
next Friday, it was announced here
today.
Led by several scout bands and
ME and drum corps, the scouts will
be taken to Oyster Bay on several
special trains. They will march to
the grave. There they will hear ad-
dresses by Beard and Col. William
Boyce Thompson. The scouts will
later visit Sycamore Hill and sing
the national anthem.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22

Vice Admiral Sir william Paken-
ham, the new commanderin-ch in -chief
OF the North Atlantic station of the
British navy headquarters. Ber-
muda). will be the guest of the
United States navy in Washington
and Annapolis this week. He will
be entertained at dinner by the Sec
retary of the Navy Wednesday even
ing and at luncheon the next day
by the commandant of the Naval
Academy. The British Ambassador
will give a dinner in his honor, too.
Capt. o. P. Jackson. U. s. N, who
was Admiral Mayo's chief OF stan in
the Atlantic Fleet during the war,
viii be attached to Vice Admiral
Pakenham as aide. sMis British aide
will be Lieut.. Comdr. King. R. N, as
sistant naval attache of the British
Embassy. Vice Admiral Pakenham
commanded the Third British
Cruiser Squadron during the war.
He is Of celebrated naval ancestry.
Rear Admiral, Frederick Bassett,
U. s. N, now commanding a division
of warships at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard. is to accompany Secre-
tary Colby to South America as
naval aide.
News recently arrived in WASH
ington that DIR. Helenius. of Finland,
the worlds first prohibition enforce
ment copnissionere died of heart
disease aboard shfp shortly after
leaving the United States last
month. He had come here to- at
tend the International Anti-Alco-
hoIic Congress. Finland. which es-
tablished bone-dry prohibition two
years ago. Is undergoing the self
same experiences as they United
States. Smuggling is rife and home
brewing is universal.
The brilliant ball at the British
Embassy Friday night was the alb
sorbing weekend topic In Washing
ton society. Sir Auckland Geddes
Is bent on restoring the embassy's
traditional prestige as the premier
social headquarters of washington.
Old timers assert that not since Sir
Edward Thornton. British Minister
in Gen. Grants second administra-
tion, gave a function in honor OF
the soldier-President has the estab-
lishment been the scene of so noble
a gathering as Friday nights.
One of Pennsylvania's wealthiest
men-Irwin B. Laughlin, of Pitts
burgh lis the latest addition to
washington's ever growing resi-
Dental colony. Having left the
diplomatic service, after a notable
career of seventeen years, he has
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
Knicks Triumph, lag.

The Knickerbockers defeated the
Spartan A c. eleven. IL to 6. yes
terday afternoon in a hard fought
contest which was either teams
game until the final quarter. Spec
tacular play by Jenkins and Park
hurst gave the Knicks a victory.
All scoring was done in the final
period. Esponisha, Gill and Pro-
hey also starred for the winners.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
Overcome by Smoke, She
Is Carried From DwelIina

Miss Kate o'Conner. So years old,
a roomer at s27 Tenth street north
west. was overcome by smoke and
carried to safety by firemen from
NO. Engine Company when fire
was disco'ered in the house yester-
Gay morn -. She was taken to
emergency Hospital. although her
condition is0rot serious.
The nre, according to the police,
-aused by an overheated stove.
damages amounted to $500. Miss
Maria Drains 10 owness
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
lEGROHELD ON CHARGE
OF $4,000 MAIL THEFT

DANVILLE, Va, Nov. 21.-Doxie
McIlwayne, a negro, was arrested
yesterday at Martinsville by gov
srnment detectives charged with
Iobbing a mail pouch of $4,000 near
Huntington, w. Va, several months
ago.
He was removed to that place to-
day. Lula McIlwayne. his wife, was
also arrested as an accomplice but
gave bonds She told the authorities
where $3.50 of the money could be
found and this was recovered. De-
tectives had trailed the negro for
weeks.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
Quentns Lose, 10.

The Washington A c. eleven
handed the Quentin A. c. a 7-to-o
beating yesterday afternoon in a
well played football game. for the
second time this sesaon. Shea's
work in the winners backfeld fea-
tured the play.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
REWARDS OF
CONSERVATISM

Conservative investors. who are
holding on to their first mortfafe
notes in this abnormal period Of
high rates for speculative money
deserve the congratulations Of
themselves and their friends.
Those who deem the rate on their
mortgages small as compared with
the fascinating promises Of reck-
less investments may well bear in
mind that our mortgages on I'M
proved washinrton real estate are
constant in their yield from year
TO year throughout economic do
preston as well as imitation.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22

One of PennsyIvania's wealthiest
men-Irwin B. Laughlin, of Pitts
burgh his the latest addition to
washington's ever growing resi-
Dental colony. Having left the
diplomatic service, after notable
career of seventeen years, he has
The Washington herald., 1920-11-22

Rear Admiral Frederick Bassett.
U. s. N. now commanding a division
of warships at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard. is to accompany Secre-
tary Colby to South America as
naval. aide
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-20

GUARANTY COMPANY OF New YORK.
acting as SUBscR1pT1oN AGENT
for THE French Goverument.
will receiOe sndseriptipns for
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interest dates sum equal to at least
2po of the maximum principal amount
of bonds at any time outstanding
taken at 107oo of their face value.
The City reserves the right to in
crease the amount of any such Sink
ing Fund payment after October IS,
1925. All bonds SO purchased or
redeemed are to be cancelled.
Zurich is the largest city in Switzer-
land, having an estimated population
of over 100000. In addition to being
the banking centre of that country, it
is its chief industrial and commercial
city. In ordinary times it has had
no difficulty in borrowing in the
home market at prices yielding
approximately from 3HD to 4H%
interest. ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-20

During the first FIVE years Of the life
of the loan the bonds are not callable,
but the City has agreed to purchase,
through the Fiscal Agents of the
Loan, beginning with April IS, 1921,
and up to and including October IS,
1925, bonds of this issue at prices not
exceeding 1o7 and interest, if purchas-
able in the market at such price, in
semi-annual amounts equal to 2oo of
the maximum principal amount of
bonds at any time outstanding.
Beginning with April IS, 1926, the
City agrees to pay seni-annually to
the Fiscal Agents of the Loan, as a
Sinking Fund to be used for the
redemption by lot of the bonds on two
weeks published notice at 1o7oo and
interest, on said date and subsequent
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IN. Y. time)
Success Of French Loan Assured

Paris. Oct. 2o.-Great success for the
new French loan, which opened today. IL
forecast by newspapers here. There has
been great rush of subscribers, and an
nouncement has been made that $780,
100000 francs has already been received
by the government
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,A $6,ooo,ooo -
..r ' = f. :,
CITY OF ZURICH
SWITZERLAND
800 twenty-five Year Sinking Fund Gold Bonds
SWITZERLAND
Dated October IS, 1920
Due October IS, 1o45

N
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or the French Government,
viii receiOe sHdseriptipus for
Republic of France
6% National Loan of 1920
Payable in Francs, free of all French taxes
In appointing Subscription Agen the French Finance Communion in the
United States has supplied ouoviug Information:
The Bonds will be direct obligations of the French Republic They will be
dated December 49, and will be coupon form
OF and
custom the face of each bond will the denomination annual
income but not Of principal amount. .....
The Bonds will have maturity not be subject to edmp
ton before January 1881 On may,
option of the French Government be redeemed
Bonds bearing lower if the
decide them modify the conditions which they
issued the holders will be entitled payment their
CUBscRIpTIoN books will be opened October 2o and will
~ be closed at the option Of the French Government
The Bonds offered in the United States are part Of the
National Loan offered in France the same time.
Subscriptions entered in the United will be payable
in full, in dollars, at the time Of subscription.
Price for October 20 ,
$64.3O per 1000 Franc Bond
Each day the price dollars will be based upon the pre-
vang of exchange Of the previous day. fixed by the
French Finance Commission. Bonds Of certain previous
French National Loans will be accepted in payment
payment of subscriptions details may be obtained from
the undersigned.
Subscriptions reeeiuedk by
Guaranty Company of New York
421 CHESTNUT STREET
PHILADELPHIA, Pa
In order simplify the collection of all have been
made whereby Bonds be held custody the Paris Office the
New York. collected
by check the holder dollars exchange
deposited the have with the Paris Office An annual fee
francs value will be charged for the custody of
collection fee Of Is of 10 the interest collected
b