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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-10
West Texas Very
Prosperous Section
special to The Ns. !.

special 10 The News.
LUBBOCK. Texas. Dec. e.--stock
promoters are on the Increase, accord.
ing To reports made 10y the Lubbock
Chamber OF Commerce 10 the West
Texas Chamber OF Commerce In n let.
ter this past week. The general
growth and stable condition that tho
Vert finds itself In In spite ~ tho
continued decline OF cotton prices
shows by contrast with the rest 81 the
state to such an advantage that tho
section is being flooded by stock pro-
motion schemes OF every description.
Most Of these propositions aim 60
put up n small fraction ~ the invest.
ment. whether Il he n cotton mill. oil
mill. warehouse. cotton cleaning plant,
elevator. chain Of stores ar any ~
n dozen other similar propositions and
20 sell local stock for tho balance, CT
course deductlng from ~ Ia 30 per
cent 81 the total for promotion OK.
pcnses.
The South Plains and West Texas
section OF the state III promising
field for worthy investment In all o.
the lines mentioned above and every
encouragement In given bona fide In.
vestors In investigating the conditions
and locating Industrial plants Of every
kind wherever the conditions point TO
their profitable operation. But pro-
fcssional stock promotion schemes arc
finding an organization In almost
every town In the local Chamber ~
Commerce and In nffiiiatIon with the
West Texas and Texas Chamber Of
Commerce that makes short work Of
the promotion artists M such.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-10
rot RTEEN STATES AND
THREE FOREIGN COl NTklkS
REPRESENTED At BAYLOR

special 90 The News.
WACO. Texas. Dee a.--Oui ~ stu.
dent body II iei2 at baylor University
1850 are rcsidcnts Of the state ui Texas.
Sixty students came from outside the
state. Fourteen states and thro' fu'
cign countries are represented NJ Hay.
lor. The state ~ Louisiana has tho
largest number NJ students enrolled.
there hcing % students In Baylor from
the Pelican state. oklahoma Ia next IN
order with twelve students Missouri
hns five students In Baylor; Colorado
has three: Mississippi has three. aud
Arkansas has one. Then follows North
Carolina. Illinois. Arizona. Ohio. Wyom
Ing, Iowa and Kentucky with one stu
dent each In Baylor. Tho three foreign.
countries represented are Brazil and
three students. and Mexico aud China
with one student each IN the tnivcr'
silly.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-10
LUBBOCK TO ENTERTAIN
SOUTH PLAINS TEACHERS

Special 10 The New.
LUBBOCK. Texas. Dec. 9.--prepara.
lions are being completed by the Par.
ent.Teachers' association. the faculty
OF the Lubbock public schools and the
patrons Of the Lubbock schools for the
entertainment Of the South Plains
teachers institute.
This In the fourth annual session ~
this body composed of the public
school teachers 81 Cochran. Dawson.
Gaines. Cara. Lubbock. Lynn and TEE.
~ counties. Dr. Ely. dean ~ cduca.
ton of the State University. has been
secured as the lecturer for the four
days. with other prominent educators
IN charge OF the various departments.
NJ NJ. Dupree. superintendent ~
Lubbock schools. In In charge ~ tho
arrangements for the session. assisted
by n. johnson az I.amesa. Miss Grit.
fin Of Post and Miss Charlie Jackson.
Tho executive committee In composed
~ Judges Lowric. Stark. Smith. Brown.
Elliott. and Broughton Of Dawson,
Gaines. Cara, Lubbock and Terry
counties. together with County Super.
intendent Haynes of Lubbock county.
The public schools of the Panhandle
and South Plains section az the state
lead the state In the point Of the per
cent OF requirements met In conform.
ity to the standard set by the state
department ~ education and the pee.
ccntnge II growth IN scholastic enroll
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-10

mont and property value Increase IA
the past ten years. In Lubbock cOun.
~ along the rural school property has
Increased % per cent In value In the
past four years while the library IN.
cllities and value have increased 300
per cent In the same time. The same
general rate Of Improvement has been
made In all Of the South Plains
counties with greater growth pro.
dlcted for the future.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-10
UNIVERSITY TO GIVE
OIL GEOLOGY COURSE
ny John Scale.



AUSTIN. Texas. Dec. e.-various
phases Of study relating TO oil have
been instituted In the University of
Texas. The courses given cover prac.
tically every point In oil development,
from prospecting 20 disposal OF the
finished products. and n thorough dis.
cusslon Of the legal questions that may
become involved.
A course IN oil geology In given by
the geology department. This course
h highly advanced. requiring good
foundation knowledge az general sc.
oiogy. II deals with surface indica.
tions. formations ot strata, and incli.
nation Of the rocks. together with a
thorough study 81 tho formations ua
'uaily producing OIL and tho order and
kind of strata leading 10 these for.
nations.
Courses given In civil engineering
deal indirectly with nil drilling opera
tons. OIL In treated the same ~
water In Calculations. with regnrd 10
nn phases Of drilling. piping, etc.
What In considered one of the most
valuable additions In the last two
years TO the curriculum OF the law de.
partment In the course In oil and gas
law given by DR.. q. c. Butte. DIR.
Butte was for some time chairman
Of the oil and gas commission of
TEXAS. and In considered exceptionally
well quaiified'for teaching this subject.
The course deals with all legal as.
poets Of the oil and gas industry.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-10
Home Nursing Class.

Special % The News.
MEMPHIS. Texas. Dee. o. Memphis
High school has begun IA Home Nursing
class under the teaching of the Gradu.
ate Red Cross County Nurse. Tbs
work In receiving much favorable notice
The class has already had invalid cook.
ing and personal hygcne under tho
domestic science teacher. A.l
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-10

masters Ia AT AID literature. Under
his guidance the English Department.
~ Baylor has bccmne the bigg Il de-.
partmcnt IN the University. and this
year far surpass all others In the mum
Der ~ students enrolled.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-10

ewhence b -sir. Bob."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28
REFINING co.
Of OKLAHOMA
IS ABSORBED
Sells Out % IMinsls Helnlng Cen'
peay Because Of High Csst sf
Crule Product.

J. n. WEIGH Of the Illinois Re-
fining company announced today
the consumption Of . deal where.
BY the Continental Refining COM
pany Of Bristo. Okla. is absorbed
by the Illinois Refining company.
The deal was closed today.
The Oklahoma company has .
refining capacity Of 5000 barrels
daily, owns so miles OF pipe line
and has 60 tank cars.
Refining companies without a
source Of production are finding 1t
difficult to operate at this time. due
to the steadily increasing quotation
on crude oil, which yesterday
arose rs cents on the barrel. &C
cording to Mr.. WEIGH. This is as
signed as the. principalsreason for
the Continental company selling
out to the Illinois concern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28

eaus and Twsnty-nrst stsosk Mon
day morning.
All business will b conducted
through Mr.. Bells new once. simi-
lar to the plan used By the other
uniom.
The union has also completed
negotiations for holding all ito
meetings in the Owls hall on the
third floor Of the Industrial home
building.
Tho opening Of Mr.. Bells ONCE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28
VOTE ON new
HIGH SCHOOL
FOR REYNOLDS
Prspssiiiea u Community Dailllng
II Expected to leet with
Apprssal.

Question Of . community high
school for the Reynolds district II
up TOR decision Of the voters Of
that community today. Tho Reyn-
ODDS district included 10 sections Of
Perryton township Of Mercer coun-
ty. The district takes in territory
up to within four miles Of Aledo.
Inasmuch as the proposition OF
community high schools a meeting
with favor throughout the rural
districts. It Is anticipated that the
voters Of the Reynolds district will
express themselves almost wholly
in favor Of the question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28
no YOUR BANKING

with the Union Savings bank-a
strong bank--Davenport. A bank
as good as it is possible for mon
led institution to be. Its ethics are
sound. it's management able, its Sc
curities guarded. its policy sane. It
is the highest type Of financial
institution; its capital is $500, O00f
its surplus and profits $475,000; to-
tai resources over five. land half
million dollars. We have bank
book waiting for you--if you have
one other than ours, have Union
Savings book also per cent and
no worry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28
TROUBLE IN JAPANl

London. Feb. 2s.-The Daily
Telegraph says: Serious infor-
nation was receive here Friday
night regarding the situation in
Japan"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28

/ ~ Sisters Of ne Visitation,
anrfin~t - vfila A. r.hantal
.1,, ..--
- ~ eue sSu nv
glema&1c canvass foT funds ~
nnfialAO provide tho 4300. 900 an
- f02he present bufIdinxs, which
- ftyetofcre been described In
IN 4gUo.
- Y ALREADY been stated. this
" u D6rot time the sisters have
1ad& II campaign Tor helm In this
eom nIty since coming % Rock
|inla5 md n view az the yalue OF
~ rS00l. intellectually and in a
Iuei1n = way. to Rock island. It is
Salia, Il that the appeals made viii
1000 nth Z ready and liberal re-
|SIsonaR
Of tSe amount that 1, necessary
Tn the improyements SEQ. 900 has
Slready been voluntarily subscrib-
"a hv friends AZ the institution.
The order Sisters of the Vista
ton, historic In its character.
FOUNDED IN france In the year l6lO
tAy St. Francis de Sales. bishop OF
0eneva. and the Baroness de Chan
tal. has for more than 300 years de-
voted lis entire energies 10 the
higher education of women. Com
ing to America In 1893, the first
house was established at George
Town. ID. c., and the order rapidly
became recognized as one of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28

giving intelligence to the g..
had their sentences reduced a :.
years. and five years, at -
labor. respectively.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28

NOT STRANGE /.
That the sale on Abraham's Pc
can Roll is increasing daily. Your
judgment will certify.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28

An the news al TIE time-The
Argus.
Evening journal., 1920-09-10

Lost articles will he found by plac-
ing an ad in the Want Ads OF this
paper
Evening journal., 1920-09-10

reau Of Labor says is ample for
health would be about s2iO per adult
per anlum, or $500 per family at the
high prices prevailing In this year Of
1920. Since The average American
w0rklngmanS income is $500 ne has
enough to keep The wolf away from
the door. The A. r. K. ration cos.
500 per man per alnum, while the
japanese adult could satisfy his ap-
petite for s2i year in 1914 in Toxic
and at presen. japanese prices for
about SO. The poor Russia work
man with a monthly income OF 1000
rubles, which had a pre-war value OF
5000, can now purchase only about
ten pounds OF black bread and a
pound OF butter with that sum. and
IL is lhlp wonder that many have died
OF starvation because offheir inability
10 eat paper money. People are dyile
in Europe for The lack OF what A
cents a day In American money
would buy. A loaf Of white bread
day would be a luxurious diet 10 mil
lions at the present moment. Meas.
ured by these standards, the Ameri
can common labOrcr is a plutocra
who does not know how we'll OF h,
is.
But American prosperity Is showr
IN another way. Americans spen,
only az per cent. Of their Income fol
Evening journal., 1920-09-10
i. 5. ISBANQUET
TABLE OF WORLD
Article by DR.. Hoyt on Food
Consumption Shows Amer
ica Prosperous
WRITER FORMERLY AT
DELAWARE COLLEGE

An Interesting article on food col-
sumption by Or Homer Hoyi lest
year professor Of business admins
trauon a delaware College. is pub
lished In the curren. issue OF "The
Annalst" New York. Dr H0yi Is
now connected with The American Tel
efhOne and Telegraph Company New
York. In the statistical department.
IN The article Or. H0,i shows that the
Jated states spreads the banquet
table FOR the world and ye. spends
for food only i3 per cent OF its i'm
come against 60 per cent. expended
by the japanese The article follows +.
What Is the per capita adult food
oonsumptiol OF the United states
The alsWcr OF This question Is not "a
mere siock-taking Of our national apt
petite. but a test Of our strengh as a
nation. Russia failed during The war
when her vitality was eappcd by "a
die. OF bread made partly OF the bark
or trees, and her present economic
collapse Is traceable TO a system that
produces only ihree-eighihs OF a
pound Of black bread a day for part
az the civilian population Nations.
Ike armies. travel upon their slOm-
achs and the fate OF many civiliza-
tons has rested upon The food sup
ply.
What does The food test Of Amer
lean prosperity show2 Does the
deafen'ng chorus OF i1dlgnation
against The high cost OF living our
damn'ng Of nronteers and the appeals
for a minimum wage urova that we
are an underfed lllion?
"The answer Is NO Siateilcs not
on ne number on Frumhlers but OF
fhe actual pounds OF food consumed,
show that The United States Is the
BANQUET table Of the world n IS I'M
possible. OF course. 20 ascertain the
exact food consumption Of a nation,
but figures can he given than, prob
ably win not b. subject Ia an error
~ more than IS per cent, and thar
VIII give us some idea OF Americas
relative pos ton,
III All the food produced IN the
United States were divided equally
among American families. each fam
ny OF nve would have three and one
half tons ner an1um which would
give each adult member ofihe family
one ton OF food a year. Mere ahso-
lute figures however. indicate ltle
FOR t Is literally true that the more We
department. OF Labor has constructed
a model budget made up Of actual
quantities OF food consumed by
Workingmen's families. and 70 is found
that 1915 pounds OF solid food and
500 pounds OF milk per man per an
nun was amply sufficient for health
and comfort But this standard o
what An rncans consider The yer,
minimum nf health and comfort d
Tar above The minimum OF eXesienco
For the Japanese national diet show
an averagr annual food consumption
oi only 905 pounds per man per an
nun. while many classes OF Russ
are keeping up a spark OF life Wit
less than 300 pounds of solid foo
annually fur each adult member G
he population. Again, compare Oh
American annual solid food rltlOn r
1900 pounds for ehe adult with "a
Evening journal., 1920-09-10

800 pounds furnished the soldiers OF
the A. r r., which enabled Them 90 70
go through the maximum p99ss,,n,'ec
physical EFFORT and gam t"'''1
pounds per man besides.
aAmerican Nca, Consumption.
"The average American adult eats
or wastes 1900 p.ulds Of food a ye9i,
contrasted with 1900 pounds ior uio
soldier of the A. E. r., 1910 POUNDS az
lowed hy l.he budget Of the Depart
ment OF Labor. 905 pounds lor ulS
Iananese and 800 pounds for many "a
f6a banless victims Of the Bolsheylkl.
SBii This does not cell ihe Wlols
siorv Not only quantity OF io99ou,
hs,f cnalifv must be considered. Inc
American adult meat Consumption
9sO mounds annually. contrasleu WI"
81 mounds for The japanese Alilol,S,
can erownups have i2O pounus "a
surar every year. contrasted WIN ola 20
Doiinds for the Japanese. we ga. "a "a
mounds OF fruit per annum' colllpSa va
with 30 pounds for the aNeIaFe '|r
ansse White bread, undluleu DS
hran. is our stan Of life, ana we '"s
broad. cake. cereals 10 lhe oA', IL
about i50 pounds per man pvi, shed ha
num while the japanese Is louli isldse aeI
mNInIN uN Illn htiANNA D..
nounds OF rice. Meaa truHsi Wll4.tt
bread ald sugar may not be ine Des'
foods hut they are the most luNurl-
Gus foods, and their presence ~ i,'
snrh abundance on American cables
indicates how well Off we are. Fol
In pinch, we could substitute veg
etables and coarse cereals Tor our ,,, an
nenslve meats and cut the cost OF llV-
Ing IN halfl -, %,
Srhe following table shows how laI
above The margin OF SUBSISTENCE w
sre FOR the amount Of food cons,lm-
ed nv the Japanese has been SUM
c.anl 10 keep him in physicai 9le
mental enl,iency. and tne SURPLUS
above that indicates how far remoV-
cd we are from even ,he suspicion o
want While the statistics given ioi
me average food consumption OF ~,
| United states are only approximate
and will be corrected when more
facis are available, b. Is believed ina
| they are not greatly in error,
Here The writer gives several 100,
consumption budgets from dihereh
reporis, and continuing says:
"Are these food budgets wfhn lh'
reach Of me income Of ihe American
] worklngman? The cost Of The fooC
on the annual menu which the Bu
Evening journal., 1920-09-10

NeiVety and radiantiy beautiful II Is |
Mondertul for a dark. saliov skin. shiny |
n4qee. ltecAles, tan, oily skin, coarse porcs
ll4 4plesi pmckheads, chappea rough slim
tguuihess, wrinkles and many other facial
uletulehes' Now that short sleeves are IL
/ vogue YOU viii want beautiful hands ana
alhs. Ihere Is nothing like der,vpio for
thls purpose. nerwillo method IA nhen.
Mtely harmless and viii not produce ~
stimulate growth OF hair. Ii IA suoer.
Tor 70 race powder, as perspiration doea
not Affect H. therefore 4 stays on better
I over nve hundred thousand who have
used II have had the same results ns Miss
Roland and ! am sure n you will give Al
a fair trial you viii become Just as en-
thusiasuc as she IL and always use Il I'm
! preference 10 any other powder or bcauti
Z fer"
NOTE-When asked about Derwillo on,
Of our leading druggists said. 1T Il
truly a wonderful beautiher. away ahead
o. anything we have ever sold before We
are authorized by the manufacturers q
refund the money 70 anyone who is dis.
satisfied. This guatantec would not b,
possible unless the product possessed un'
usual merit" IL is sold in this city undel
au iron-clad money-back guarantee bg All
department stores and up-to- date, drug
gists, including \. b. Danf0rth and the
Eckcrd Drug Co.
Evening journal., 1920-09-10

New York-The beautiful young actress.
Miss Ruth Roland, now successfully star
ring IN that splendid serial. ''rhe Adven-
lures Of Ruth is famous for her heauu-
ful complexion. when her friends in
Quired about Il she said "lt's an due TO
h toilet preparation called derwillo which
! use twice daily. The experience / have
had prompts me to make my secret public.
This wonderful derwillO instantly beauti-
ned Imy skin and its continued use has
made the result permanent When Mae
Edux-N ilder, the well known beauty spe-
cialist was interviewed In reference 20
Miss Roland's remarkable complexion, she
stated, Anyone can have a beautiful COM
plexion when they know how. It's very
simple process. / use the same article In
my work. and until you try II you have
no idea Of the marvellous results. The
very first application will astonish you.
Go to the toilet counter of any drug OF
departrnent store and get a bottle Of
derwnlo, then make the following test
Examine your skin critically before your
mirror. note carefully its appearance, then
cleanse your skin with a good cold cream
fI.iska Cold Cream / have found 10 be the
bestl. then apply derwillo as directed.
After you have made the lrst application
look IN your mirror again and note the
surprising change. A peach-like color
mounts the cheeks; q baby softness comes
TO the skin; it makes the skin rosy-white.
Evening journal., 1920-09-10
Dye It Right!
"DiamOnd Dyes"
Don't Risk Materials in Poor
Dyes that Fade or Run

Each package OF Diamond Dyes
contains directions 50 simple that any
woman can diamond-dyo "a new, rich,
fadeless color into worn, shabby gar
menis, draperies coverings, everything,
whether wool, silk. linen. cotton or
mixed goods.
Buy Diamond Dyes'-no other
| kind-thcn perfect results are guar
antecd even n you have never dyed
| before. Druggist has color card,
! showing l6 rich colors.
Evening journal., 1920-09-10

FOR SALE-Automobile supplies,
bargain. tool boxes, pumps, robes,
etc. Phone 5S50-Adv.
Evening journal., 1920-09-10

food, while the Japs use 60 per cent.
Of their income for the same pur-
pose. We could easily spend more
for food If necessary. But the fact
that we have been able 10 buy SILK
shirts, automobiles, iewelry and
crowd TO capacity the Pullmans base
ball parks and the 1900 moving
picture theatres Of the country,
shows that we have had an abundant
snrnlns above our elemental needs -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-20
railways AUDACIOUS" IS
DISTINCTLY WORTH WHILE

If Wallace Reid ever has appeared
to better advantage in photoplay
than he did in always Audacious'
at the Elko theatre yesterday, his ad-.
mirers in Bemidji have failed to OBJ
serve it. At least, that was the opin-
ion expressed by film fans after the
opening showing and their opinion Is
worth something.
In this picture, which again ap-
pears, last times. at tho Elko to-
night, Mr.. Reid plays two parts. one.
a society man of wealth and the 9TH
er a crook. Both men are alike as
two peas, and this resemblance aids
the scheme of the crook to assume
the station of the other-to rob Kim
OF his wealth, and finance. He near
" succeeds in his purpose and but for
a-but it would be unfair to readers
to reveal in advance one Of the most
smashing climaxes ever seen in mo-
ton picture story.
Of course, Mr.. Reid plays the roles
of the crooks and his intended vic
tim. How he does it. the skill Of the
cameraman reveals in many thrilling
scenes. Margaret Loomis, Clarence
Geldart, J. NJ. Dumont OF "The Dope
fame, Rhea Haines and Carmen Phil
lips are the principals in Mr.. Reid!
support. The picture which is eas
ed on Ben Ames Williams story
ssroujours de L'Audace' is distinct.
worth while.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-20
MARY MILES F1NTER
IN. SWEET LAVENDER,

With Mary Miles Minter as the
star, supported by really exception
al cast, Realart will present a film
version Of "Sweet Lavender" by Sir
Arthur Wing Pinero at the Elko the
.atre tomorrow and Wednesday.
Beyond all doubt the best work Of
the famous English writer, >'"Sweet
Lavender" scored a greater. financial
success than any other play.of its
period. 1t has played in every coun7I
try in the civilized world and milk
lions of dollars have been paid In at
the box offices by those drawn to the
theatre because OF the sweet and gen.
tie humanity Of this play.
A rahlly remarkable cast has been
chosen to interpret the piece. Miss
Minter plays Lavender. Theodore
Roberts, Phenyl, Harold Goodwin,
Glenn Hale, and Milton Stills. Horace
Weatherburn. Other well-known
players are Sylvia Ashton, j. NJ: Du-
mont, Starke .Patteson, Jane Keckley
and Flora Hollister.
Realart has spared no pains to
make "Sweet Lavender" a : worth
while Offering Direct from '..Polly-
anna" with Mary. Pickford, Paul
Powell was chosen to stage the piece,
His nine years of experience have
brought him to high places in the art
Of the cinema. Beulah Marie Dix,
author Of plays and novels by the
ecore, wrote the scenario.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-20
OVERHEARD BY EXCHANGE EDITOR

preacher and had put in week working for
week after week went into the
half church, Why
the Austin Observation-Disclosures Daily Gazette
raised about bushels Of the United
United States
different should not seriously upset our potato
Daily Gazette 49,: - - "Z..
He outlaw who loaded
and hanging around all winter in order better
direct inc spring H~'
Isn't awfuIth sWring
there would be writing July
ridiculous the oher-Slwater Daily Gazette
when show which charges $44o
vitCrook
Daily Times. ~,...~,~ - 49, 49,
police the married street afers will
ordered ont Cloud
Daily Tines y.
admit his heart that
hmSt Cloud
headline You'd
would hold upCrookon Daily Times
\When girl with everything time for him
tight after the has
o1:-St Cloud Daily Times ..:. .'". - .