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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22
POISON ENTIRE FAMILIES
TO AVOID SLOW DEATH

Honolulu. Sept. 2l.-Chinese In the
mlne-ridden province OF Shantung
are poisoning entire families to avoio
slow death by starvation, according to
Toxic cable advices TO Nippu Jill. Jap
anese language newspaper here. A
hundred million dollar fund IL needed
10 save the people In the starving dis
tricts, the advices added.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22
WILLIS AND M,Apoo 70 SPEAK

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Frank b. Willis
republican nominee for senator from
Ohio. and William c. McAdoo, former
secretary of the treasury, are each
scheduled to make political speeches be.
fore the Political Equality league OF
Chicago Mt a meeting here Oct. 2.
McAdoo will interpret democratic Is
,sues and Willis will answer him. Mrs
Medill Mccormick. member of the ma
tional republican committee, will pre-
side over the republican section of the
meeting.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22
POLICE WITHDRAWN

Chicago, Sept. 22.---Police reserves that
have been In guard In the stock yards
district since the race riot of Monday
night were. withdrawn today on or
ders of Chief OF Police Garrity. Or.
der has been ,restnred and no further
Disturbances sNfe pntFlpated.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22
SHpoTSBROT

S Sas saSs h &ssss slIs a nIs
Dave Jones Is In jail here charged with
murder. II Is reported that Jones shot
Stonecipher from ambush with shot
gun. Jones and Stoneclpher are broth
between them for several years. II Is
QaId
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22
HUNTING IN HIMALAYAS

Paris. Sept. PIN. Clemenceau left
Paris this evening for Marseilles, where
he will embark for India. The former
premier will spend several weeks hunt
ing In the Himalayas.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22

when Representative Ia ID. Miller, OF
Hamilton county. referred TO him M
the gentleman from Davidson who Ii
nessoe LEGISLATURE"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22

NJ RS. VIM. p. SMITH, Of
IL Los Angeles, Calf, who
says Tanlac completely re-
stored her health when no one
believed she would ever be
wen again. Has gained thir-
teen pounds.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
ANTONIETTE BONNER, WORLD-FAMED
DIAMOND QUEEN, COMMITS SUICIDE
WHILE BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST

in the downtown jcac.ry district as
fer back a. Islr. nrst hlyIns ION
memorandum diamonds and other
g,us shr informed tha merchants
acrr tr la cold tp .sci.,t customers
in oc.cjy."
Iac police gu' ou the Trail of the
vrngn wbcu Maiden Lame l,Wrlry
BROKER was arrested ch8rgcd "iih
Calling to return jewel. sold 10 htn
Dn memorandum The broker
proved d. had gi,.I thr icNeis i1
atlas Homer md her partner.
SEARCH fc- them showed they hai
disappeared
"Thc diamond queen lcft Ncw
York hastily in October 1918. ana
plcr her departure. merchants 100
the Maiden Lame district reported io
tn police that th,r missed about
SgO0. zoe worth OF oiamonda \
detective from here irsi'ed the
couplc ~ Paris. Then 60 hudaprs'
and back again io Paris. where th"'
we've arrested. Brought 90 Nov
YORK both were acquitted Further
charges were preferred arainsi ihs
woman hut never WAS brought 'o
trial.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
FIERCE: Blizzard
COVERS EASTERN
HALF Or COUNTRY
WIND ~ MANY SECTIONS ~
ACCOMPANIED Bl SNOW
AND SlEET.

WASlliNTON. March 5.--Thc
storm of almost blizzard proper
tions which has swept over the
country from the northwest. ap-
pnrently had plunged out into the
Atlantic tonight, leaving q trail of
stranded shipping in iis wake Re
ports 10 ih' weather bureau show
,od that iN-milc wind. uccon.
pnniod IN many sections ~ gnOw
cnd sloei. marked the rnfsagc uf
tAn disturb ur, tp tine s"4 over
ll' whole easter hal. of ihn j'E-
ittd States
At sra ~ coming had hccr '0io.
told by storm warnings. hut re-
ports Of steamers driven ashore
came quickly from the Virginia
Goa on The heels of the warning.
Weather bureau officials said
t1uIrhi that the wind would
diminish ln force ashore during the
nigh, the olnIcr uf the disturb.
uc.- passing ou to sea.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
HOLLAND EMPHATIC
IN NOTE To ALLIES
REGARDING KAISER
REFUSES FOE SECOND TIM To
GiyE JP FORMER EMPEH.
or IOR TRIAL.

~ Associated rn-f.
TIF HAGUE. Mar 5.--ln ictns-
ihg today Tor "a second time to deiiy-
,. ile former German emperor 90
fhc allie. Tor trial, the dutch gov
Ornmuui declared Holland Is fully
conscientious of ihc duties his pres
cncc placed upon the Netherlands
government with regard tc the coun-
try's International security.
Contrary to 'he iu PRECISION derived
from The allied mite, th, latest re-
pl, s1ya Holland has. hom the b..
riunue observed those obligations.
The upi. trrr promises tnut tn,
government vil take all uoro trv
measure. Co minimize the liberty OF
Wilhelm aud prevent him from en-
dluerIug tho worlds peace.
The Netherlands government says
lI 8. anxious to place its declaration
ur record zoo f.hs m"st formal man
rer. urI loo conclusion declare. It ito
o.. ii- opinion t..t ,hs Uc.'rrtt on,
which pp, Chat tho rp,'rrmert poe
alto. tarrrr vhi,h Oh, lowers
dread. UIl titp.l their anp here
s.ur-
The note 8, ieued hv Jonkhcor
Van kara,hook dutch foreign min
i'gl
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
CONTINUES TO CAIN
l..pROtEMENr SHOWN DESPITE
uENIti.S OE EUROPEAN
GOLD IMPORTS

NEW YORK. March =. Foreign
exchange continued 10 advance to-
day IN the face of dcnials fror
foremost local and foreign Interests
OF Juy immediate prospects uf
European gold imports. even iu
moderate volume.
! =. Morgan * Company. finnu-
cial agents of the British govern
m,ut mere. declared they were with
olt know ledge of such movement.
Ad,iccs from London also points 10
ne slight prohality Of pending gold
shipments to New York
There were further accession 10
the gold movement to South Amer
lea. bu, trade authorities believe eX-
ports t. that country will soon cease.
Several moderate imports Of the
metal from Canada were said to be
without bearing upon the reported
Angio-French situation.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
State Troops Guard
Man Who is Charged
With Murder of Four
" A.s, listed r'cs.

" AsateiRied r'ea.
ABERDEEN. MISS. Mar. : II. Y
Marshall and ,is two sons. Charles
and Felix. charged with murder. or
son and assault ana battery Wit
intcn' ~ murder In connection Wit
the Killing of Rob II Miller u fnr
mof. two of his children and hls
rrand rhlld. an inipni. ~ the Millci
home near Amory January -. Wore
granted change n ycnno ~ Ice
county at hearing held here io''l'
under guard of Hl'le troops rlev
will be- tried NJ the next term Of ~
Lee county court NJ 1upclo March
%
Charles Marshall was returned to-
nicht to Jackson under escort 0f tho
700 state ruardsmcn who hrOuf' I
him here arly TO-DAY His fnthcr and
brother viii be- held In hail here poa-
dino trial
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
SOLDIERS LEGION
URGES $500 BONUS
IlIIEf pROGEAM COMPLI.
GATED ny CONFLICTING
VIEWS Of WITNESSES.

Gy Nssociaicd rrrs-
WASHINGTON. Mar 2. Efforts
of the house ways anu means
committee ~ formulate soldier re-.
lei program. wer' Deain compli,lt-
rd to-day by conflict 'ug views of Wiz
rcssr, NJ injection of the riyalrirs
hr;Won various fort"r soldier organ
iMiiuns into the hrlr,dg.
The commiitec devoted muc'i time
10 I. 'lniiii 2 tu o. cpsiiarcrsy u"'Wct q
.. luNenhsin. .'p.. "iEan OF tn rank
and file uEoci1. .i0I and Marvin
GATES spcrry. NJ, uGJ! pr'-idpn' cl
tlc private so!d.tr.' atd Hlllor.' lc.
rloa.
LCy 'Bbcin HIig'Iion was thnt
cycil man wa, had served L' paid
% daV with Z ~ nimum of $50.
aud that nf Sptriy Was thrt &. flat
hOnu. uf $s0O r' yr' 1 ted.
Sp' uy's adyorlry Of the granting
of q flot bonus siu1 90 cy, on.
who sor.,d We arcompa lied by
shrrp criticism ~ 80, sugerf len oi
l.uycLhcin
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
IRISH SITUATION
DECLARED GRAVE
IEyUlIriONtRN SPIRIT PM.
IAiis OVER NATION.
MCPHERSON SAYS.


t.y Associated Press.
IOSuuN. Mar. 5.---I,an Mcphcr.
.ou. chlof secretary Tor Ireland. d".
{, nd'nI the Irish administration In
The house of commons last night
said:
"ii j. obv!ous We are up against
- a., mcndousiy dnngrrc-, situation
IN lrcinnd." he added that The Sim
i'cip had ~ lcasi 20n.O'iO men pre-
pared to commit murder t ANY hour.
>,crriai; Macrhcison said lac had
received letters from ioyali-ts IN the
west nnd south of ireland bcgging
the government Ia take steps 10 get
ili,r Oui oi the country. The Easter
- hrlliun uf iDiG had moi been STAN.
%, I nli. hc sad. and hid left hr-
hind II spirit mote malignant nnd
revolutionary tian irciard had ever
u, fore known.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
Serious Rioting
Rages in Germany

LONDON. MARCH g.. Serious
riots ~ Munich and Straubiug. -
miles northeast of Munich. arising
from demands for complete free
dom In the distribution of food
stuffs, are reported in Central
News Dispatch from berlin.
Arrests by the proiitccriug court
led the mob into conflicts with
troops. One person was killed and
many injured.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
ny Associated Pres.

NEW YORK. Mar. :. Anio.uoitr.
who acquired ihc international Ron
nor sobrouct OF the diamond
.uceu" when she w1s brought book
from Paris iu igl4 with Joseph a.
Eislinvcr. ~ face charges of mrgc
icwclry thciis .n New York. ended
her l,fr dramatically today hy drink
inr poison as she was being placed
under arrest m kisl'ngor's office
here. charged with theft of dia-
monds valued Ut $4,000
''Noull never take me alive - she
cried. as she anaiched q poison phial
from her handbag and swallow ed
the contents
kislingcr also was arrested az "a
charge of acting IN concert with the
wor,ap IN the ihefis Of diamonds
from n New York concern and was
hold Ia 81 aeO bail Tor examination
on Thursday.
In Miss Bonuer's handbag the
nol,c. found uncut diamonds valued
a, xgO .0ao. hosides several hundred
dollars in cash.
.Thc Diamond Queen" appeared
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
RIPLEY WILL ~ Az
MITTID III PRORlTI'

CHICAGO. March 5.-The VIII
of Edward payson Riplor, former
president of the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad admitted to
probate today. leaves an but $4,000
of hIs SG70.00o estate bon trust. the
Income 10 be- paid Go Dis widow. Nrs.
Frances y. Ripley. ni Riverside. %
suburb 80 her death the csia', vii'
hc dlsjrihutc1 equally among two
SON. lnd two iaught,rr.
NJ Ripple, died February Z IN
'1Wl Uattarl California iii.
HaIf was ss a t1 consist of stU0.-
iHr 100 personal property and .t0.-
urn iu real estate.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
Nomination of Wilson
Bv Acclamation Force ast

lidatp must D. the things done nv
Wilson shall after complimentary
ballots 10 the candidates. namc by
aceismaiion WoOdroW Wilson. as the
omhodumrut of 40 the issues 6f tie
comn,ign represent lie viii not
have to MAKE speeches. w. has hi'
dr"ls in tho heart Of oyerv household
whore there b. a man 60 prcserva
from death or o. woman\,o save from
sorrow 4"
"Tie notion o. ~ ono v nd that
this h. GOOD tim. 20 testl whether
priucipt 80 nre lndiccs ccttrol the
Nmpricau ssnEes.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06

q, h.aH.iai.d rrrss.
KANSAS cry. Mat o. Nomlna'
t0u of Woodrow wilson ny acclama-
tom si tHo democratic convention ~
Sam rrnristu. vas forecast hy for
mrr Irucd States senator Jane
hamilton Lewis. of Illinois in an all
trr before ne Missouri democratic
women hero today.
"Ur NOT surprised " Mr. Lewis
.HI. "if tho democratic convention
.t san Funcisco despite any'hins
fre president wishes ,cinr that
the issue of ANYTHING the president
WISHES seeing the issue II any can
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
= = 4 r 1. : + = = = = =
Cliil,Ti.R iOi. \IW
Iit\k II 1851 I.D.

WASHINGTON Mar o.
) Comptroller of currency VII
lams today issucd a charter for
IN Clty National rank Of Am.
) arillu capital one hundred
) thousand dollars. j n. Pritch-
) ard is to BE- president and J u.
) Reynolds cashier.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
Two Soldiers Dead
From Mysterious
Causes at FL Paso

~ AasoeiAisd rrsss
~. PASO Mar, The second
death of soldier under mysterious
circumstances within 80 hours wls
discovered here TODAY when the body
cf Private John \. Burns OF "a"
first provisional ordnance dopart-
mcnt ~ Fort Bliss. WAS found In a
stairway In the business district.
Private Earl Caynau. ninth engi-
neers. died Yesterday from q blow on
the head delivered hy an unid"nii-
fled as,ailen'. The police are inyes-
iigating.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
FillliANkS SUFFERS
Il,OktN FINGER.


, HOLBROOk. Ari1, Mar. Z.
Douglas Fairbanks, well
). known screen actor broke itc
!. forcfurrr If his r'ght hand TO-
. day and sustained pninful cuts
} while rorinr u horse for a film
!. play in the PAINTED desert.
, fvoni, five miles north ~
!. here Fairbanks went 10 Los
! Angeles eftor the accident
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
Railroad Commission
Asks Huge Sum in Suit
Against Oil Company
By Associated rre-s

BY Associated ffera
AUSTIN. Mar. Penalties total
ling Sl.Oi1.000 are asKcd in a SUIT
Tiled by the Texas railroad commits
sion IN district court today against
the Montour oil Company. a Della
ware corporation. which is capital
lied for SiO,00 and controls tract
of land in Wichita county Texas.
The company is charged with hav-
ing failed to file an organization re
port. failure TO GIVE notice of drill
.ng. running its oil to pipe lines
without a certificate from the COM
mission and drilling within a forbid
den distance of e properly line.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
LEADERS TO CONSULT WILSON BEFORE VOTING ON TREATY
Will OBTAIN HIS VIEWS
REGARDING COMPROMISE
AS DEADLOCK SEEMS SURF

WAsiNGTO>, Marc, 5.Wiih another a. peacs
treaty imcndng Democratic senator's decided today seek
with President
They wished in
treaty
la to
from status while decision the polls
The such
elements of the the scnntr took definite
Hitchcock the
with Carolina Tsmocrat
side of the negotiate
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
LOCAL MAN URGES
LAWS To REGULATE
PACKING INDUSTRY
STiN>ETT TEsTItIEs BEFORE
SE COMMITTEE
HEARING APPEALS
my u. n. Timmons.) }

WASHINGTON. Mar. a. story
of deserted feed lots OF financial NOR
lality among the cattle producers os
the nation, and lurking danger
,hst with five wears there will he
no one left 10 produce the meat sup
ply of the nation was unfolded hs-
fore the house agriculture commii-
tee this afternoon by A. =. Stinnett,
of AMARILLO. sccretafy Of the Buyers
and Sellers Association OF Texas.
Siinnou appeared to ask that tho
packers be put under commission
similar to the Interstate commerce
commission. lie gave what inemb-
srs Of tho committee declared Is the
strongest testimony that has yet
been offered In the interest of rcgu-
latory legislation.
Men who have been In the cattle
business all their lives. whose for.
hears wern olitlemen. and who
would like 10 remain In the business
they love. nre quitting Il becausa
they are no longer willing to raise u
product on which the, are certain Ia
lose money. Mr. SiiLncit said.
Mr. Stlnnett told the committed
hat the Legislation now before tho
ommittee would guarantee tho food
upply OF the nation and therefore
efOre congress In hundred years
lime.
And again the witness amazed tho
1mm'ttce by evidence he presented
Z the caitlemen's plight. lie had
undrcds OF letters received by the
rain firm OF which he is head tell
ne OF oattlemen who are going out
v business NJ time when every 9TH
= business IL prosperous.
The producers OF the nations food
snpply are fpcing bankruptcy thu
Witness said There IL little feeding
IN The TrNgf Pnnhnndle and the far
mois who built silos expecting 10
feed cattle are discouraged. There
are only eiVht hundred thousand cat
tie In the panandle, he said.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
rIGs 90 10 HEsClE.

NORFOLK, Va, Mar. 5.--,n ~
idcntifis steamer wrni aground late
iorigh IN the inner hahor of the
Nhri,rN Bridg, ut which spau> thr
eastern branch ~ the Ehfahrid riy-
80 ~ thr iuo' "a Ia,i Main ~tiri
Several tug have gone to the errur.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
SWEDEN uppEn uOUSE
VOTES To ENTER IEiGi'E

STOCKHOLM. March The
first chamber of parliament today
voted >G 10 - in favor of sweden
uigring the League of Nations.
fhc lower house on Thursday vot-
"a li2 to - w favor of SWcndcn' >
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
Grair Board tc Sell
Europe Five Million
Barrels Flour on Time

~ fssneinfsl rress.
WASHINGTON. March s.-Fiye
million barrels Of federal grain cor
poration soft wheat flour will bs
,nld on credit In Europe soon un-
less Congress authorizes s5o.o0o.-
0OO loans 10 finance the sales. Juli-
~ n. Barnes, head Of the corpora
tion. told the House rules commit
tee today Tie said he now had
authority 10 make the sales on
credit. but hoped the loans would
he authorized.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
SITUATION rREcARlors.

NORFOLK. Va, Mar. 5.---rhr
,mcrican freight steamship orient,
;,.O5s ions net, was driven ASHORE ~
= o'ciock this af,crn0' on Will"ugh.
u, beach, hcsHpraLc Hay. The >hip
j. resting broad side on - ~ard har.
Her situaiio nis prcrWiouS owing
to the prevailing storm which j. tca.
dis inciras ing IN intensity tonight.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
nEi'CnuII 1N>t I'IItSin
GitANGf ~ ~ sl~plt IluN

NtW NOEk. ,lar % Federal
iuIr. isI'rrl mud tough. rafu rd
to osd,r out 5' mi'ugry iurHd 81 or
Grover gl,,Hi. 90 = sdol. worthy
.,fl.r Ih irr nr rhus,t Win
fr.tl,on nom fi' i'my ih r.gd'ng
tt dun lt. ari D, cuur ni Tfti
viii De- crntind t,morroU m"rai g
- Governor .rl1i.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
Z KILLED, TWENTY
INJURED IN WRECK
ATLANTIC COAST LANE SPECIAL
u DERNLEp ~ NORTH
CAROLINA.

WILSON. '. e.. March 5.--fn'
gincr Robert Wilson. f Rocky
Mount. y. g., and George Kent. his
negro FIREMAN. were killed and
twenty ar more passengers were
hadiy shaken up and more ar lrSN
injured late {. da, when the III.
yana special of the Atlantic Cnas'
line. northbound. was wrecked iwc
miles south of Lucamn. III" cauS,
of the dcrailmcni has not been dc'
tcrmincd.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06

u was indicated. however. that
the appointment with Senator Sim
mons. " one was arranged. would
be- only preliminary To conference
with a committee NJ senators
chosen Ia take up with him the
whole treaty problem. In some
quarters II WAS iniimaied that acna.
tors from both political parties
eventually might meet with the
President In an effort To reach q
-omprOmise.
Tia Opinion of Colleagues.
In conjunction with Senator
Watson, Of Indiana. acting for tho
republican side. Senator SlmmOni
has sounded out the sentiment oi
all the senate elements and when
be- goes 90 the White House will bs
In possession ~ clear understand
ing NJ what the republicans would
accept Senator IIitchcocks lettel
did not reach the executives offices
until late In the day and no wore
regarding the Presidents intention
was forthcoming from the Whit
House tonight n was indicated
however. that an appointment
probably would be made either TO
morrow or early next week.
Want His Stand.
The new negotiations have center
Cd about Article 10. the hardest mn
30 crack IN the treaty controversg
hrt such progress has been mad
that the outcome Is regarded b,
many senators ~ depending now oi
the verdict OF tho President. Demo
cratic senators do not want 10 yOl'
for ratification which the Presl
dent later would reject. nor IA tho
want 10 turn down any REASONABLE
offer Of compromise unless they ~
certain % Is unsatisfactory TO him.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
THREE STEAMERS
DRIVEN AGROUND
BY STRONG GALE
SHIP OFF DEI,w AkE COAST N
DISTRESS SIGNALS
EOk HEip.

by .Ssociaiel rrss'.
NORFOLK. Va. Mar. j.-Th"
American shipping board steamship
Marsodaks j. ashore and ~ distress
tonigh, off the Delaware coast and
calling for a~sisianc" bN radio. The
coas, guard cutter Manning immcdi-
at'iy put to s'a In answer a. the DIS
trcss call. \ fisiy mile wind - sweep
ing the coast and increasing ~ Iiu-
lencc.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
Teachers of Oklahoma
City Organize Union

~ Assisted r.~...
OKLAHOMA cIrY. Mar. s.--A
TEACHERS union 10 he affiliated with
tho Amerleen Federation Of Labor,
was org,nired among the teachers IN
the cltv schools here. u was announ-
eef today.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-06
ny As.ocla.edr rres.

W. Associa'sd Tres.
ASiiINGTON. March West
orn stock raisers continued their
appeal for regulation OF the packing
Industry today before the House
Agriculture Committee. Charles
Graft. Of Bancroft. Nebraska. declar-
ing that ''levlslation is the only
means OF allaying the unrest among
stock rnisors"
\. S. Stinneit. acting secretary Of
the Buyers and Sellers OF Livestock
Association. Of Amarillo. Texas. said
that 80 per cent. Of the membership
Of his organization favored federal
regulation OF the packing industry.
The Washington times., 1920-08-24

by T. Henry Walnut. assistant United
States district attorney, OF this city
upon receipt OF word from Governors
ls.&Aa that SegsL john Oha4e. oas %
the two military guards from whom
Grover Bergdoll escaped at his
mothers home In this city last May
has become mentally unbalanced due.
IL 10 said. over worry following his
arrest awaiting trial by court
martial.
o'Hare's Imprisonment, following
his arrest here and removal 20 GOV
ernor's Island. New York, TO await
trial. 10 said TO have preyed upon his
mind to such an extent that his men
tai condition aroused the suspicious
OF his guards. An army surgeon was
notined OF the young mans condl :
tton and an examination followed.
The surgeon found O'Hare's mind at
fected, II is said. and ordered his re-
movaI from lhe army post prison 10
a Government hospital for treatment
The Washington times., 1920-08-24
RAT-PROOF|NG FOR
BUILDINGS URGED
Army Plague Board Wants Gov
ernment to Furnish Plans
To Builders.

Plans for radical changes In the
construction OF business buildings
dwellings, and wharves are being
drawn ap by the United states Pubic
Health Service as part Of nation
wide campaign for rat extermination'
II was announced today.
Health officers from various States
and the large cities. at a conference
In Galveston and Beaumont, Tex. to
study bubonic plague and rat exter-
mination. recommended to Sugeon
General Hugh S. Cumming that stand
ard specifications for ratproof build
ings be drawn up by the Public Health
Service. These are to be furnished TO
the different States and cities in
order that they may be Incorporated
in the building codes throughout the
country.
"While bubonic plague is under con-
troll in this country, there will always
be scattered infection until the rat
can be exterminated," said the sur
geon general "The most effective
measure Is permanent ratproofng OF
all buildings. Plans for this may
easily be Incorporated In any new
construction. While the Public Health
Service can concern itself directly
only with the problem OF plague pre-
vention, there is an important eco
nomic problem that enters into this
situation, due to the fact that at the
present time, according TO authorita-
tive estimates, there is one rat for
every person in the United States. To
maintain this huge number OF rats
costs the people OF this country ap-
proximately 1 cent per person
every day for rat food, an intolerable
and unnecessary burden for the peo-
pie TO carry"