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~ riii: CAVE.

an. l., civ, ana bov-Daisy and
1919, .,,,, ari, In th. ,yopd. ,o- a
,..,t, p,.s.. ,,as - and ERNEST .a-
,.lL.d ana walked u,,il
,t., ,... =, shady place. where
. ,l.l, SION D.,lsv was YER,
49,, .. am 5nyyu on ,h. sof,
r.e, wbru ,b.,.
t... ,r,i- Jinn.r ,I,I
...it.i 10 AK, 4 walk. While ,hav
. u.tt.rg rh.. cam. 10 "a ave.
.od Ernest vno was
..,r ,I..u,,ir. Daisy rlsa likci.
.bvcn,irc So they started IN They
ors, ra,,. {. a door. which Was nYt
,o,p.d So NOV entered Thev touIil
si..F, +, was INK. :, hrau-
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WOODROW WILSON.

woodrow Wilson was born AT
stanton. Va. and was educated at
inc leading American universities.
u. was president Of princeton Uni
yeraity. lie was the second Demo-
cratic President since the civil War.
Trc rndcrwood- simmons tariff bill
WAS gone into effect. and was greatly
reduced the duty on nearly all ar
ticlcs of import. Woodrow Wilson
y,rv consistently refused to inter
ferc with conditions in the country.
Tho European war was one of VIII
sons trying events. which broke ont
On 1914. on one side are lighting
Scrvia. Montenegro. Russia. Belgium.
France. Great britain and Italy. with
Japan as thor Asiatic ally. On the
other side e fighting Austria. Ger
many. Turkey ana Bulgaria.
on May :, 1915. the Lusitania. Eng
fish passenger ship, was blown up
by torpedo. They lost IA Ameri-
cans.
president Wilson has advocated.
has been policy. of rcparcdncss.
The President Will be able to bring
about This much desired result--a
"worid peace"
Now we have a new President
known as President Harding.
AUDREY CR1TTENDEN.
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ByNRGlnlA COUNTS
BY IDA HICKS

the gates Of beautiful city. and
saw Lcncrc within. hut when would
nave passed through. an angel barred
my way. and cried: Here you can
not enter" Ana cried. bitterly:
Then, | am in hcll," For existence
without Lcnore were he'll. indeed and
tho angel smiled gently and said :
In the Valley nf Lost Souls" YOU must
remain until you have learned your
lesson. then YOU may Join your lac
more. And cried: What then is
the lesson" And the angel replied
The lesson Of service. In your self
ish grief. at the loss of lcnorc. YOU
shut your heart To the cries of sut-
fcrinS humanity. and now you must
learn ihc lesson, which If YOU had
learned 1t on earth, would already
have passed YOU through the gates"
9TH" Enid
The sequel VIII hc "rhc Valley Of
Lost Souls"
CARL BALLARD
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THE ADVENTURES or THREE HoY \
h\ HEAVIER ISLAND.
MARY WALK Err
CHAPTER I.
ON fbr:tycr Island

IN" da! dawncd clear and bright
Just The day for 4 hike OF a walk
tArousn Tie woods.
rs Jack awok". n. bounded to tho
NondOw and gave Il cry OF joy as
u" SO" the day Was what n" hal
wished II to h". But he Was not tho
only "nc--cari henson was equally as
Eiad Jheu another-Kob Hastcns
was :" delighted that hc put his pants
on hcior" lac did his undcrgarmen ts
tfi"d I" brush his hair with the NOR
r"r ana put III" wrong shoe on the
wrong foot. III" ate vcry little break
iaS'. ana ran over To Jacks with "a
sandwich in both hands.
carl and Jack We're AZ the club
mouse and were STRENGTHENING things
up as hc burst in. He started talk
ing at once:
Finest day YOU ever saw. DO YOU
mink there could ever be ono any
better TO go camping on Gosh! I'm
so tickl"d don't know what Ia do"
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ACROSS TiiE GREAT n,si>.

Down in the southwestern States
a family II nine were travelling
across ;hc great plateau. There
Wcr" tn" father the mother. i've boys
and two girls Louise the eldest
'hild. WAS II years old then came
Thomas william 10; Marshall. ::
George, e Harold, 3, and the baby.
Jane. Il months.
This bie family kept Mrs Robin
son che mcth"r1 quite busy with
the needle. and Louise was quit" "a
big hcip. one would cook ana ono
would sew ana So almost all If their
time was taken IN Mr. Robinson
Thomas william and Marshall wer"
always getting food For days ana
days the family would have to 20
without water.
once, while all the Family was
asleep IN their tent, Harold awak-
"ncd suddenly ana began 10 scream
Now what do you suppose had hap
rcmcd; An indian was at the door
ana Harold was almost Crishtcncd To
death. Mother Mas the next to
awaken She s"ohcd her darline's
tears ana awakened father Mr.
Robinson had only ono gun. hut the
Loys ran out TO get sticks, ral;cs
.and stones such as they could use.
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TiIE SHADOW OF DEATH.
PART II.

PART II.
And what seek YOU hero. DEATH
] whispered slowly
81 come for the beautiful i.cnorc'
he said. and placed his hand on her
white shoulder.
You shall not have her." cried.
md held her close. hut he only smiled
tcndcr,y upon her, and replied: Even
thy love is not strong enough to
hold her when death comes for hcr.'
And she fell aslccr IN my arms.
and death took her ana few away.
and | wcpt and would not be com
fortcd.
And shut myself in cave. away
from mankind and the sick. needy.
starving and down rohden came to
the mouth OF my cave and cried for
smccor. but heard them not. for my
soul mourncd for Lcnoro.
And one day ut eve death came
and stood by my bed, and gaZcd on
mo with sombre. broodinG eyes. and
said: ! have como for thee"
1 stretched out longing arms to him
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\ S'T'Ot Y.

General Robert T.! Lee was a great
general Of the fedcrals. lie fought
a. brave soldier in the Mexican
War lie entered college at tn, age
of - lis came back in his uni
form Ills sweetheart was Mary
CoutiS, ana she Thought he looked
more handsome than ever before. and
they wcr" married when he was
TIA" as" 81 20. lie was the son of
Light Horse Harry Lee. who was in
jnrcd by a mob in Baltimore Of 1872.
and he went to the West Indian ISL
ands to hope for his recovery hut
he never recovered. He suffered SO
severe that he died on the coast of
Georgia. When Robert was q Toy
he would ride for nifty miles TO tell
the truth his father said he came
from the most famous families in Nir-
Ginia lie lived in Arlington. Va.
He fought in the civil War OF 1860,
but after the Mexican War h.. de-
cided to join the Union for the south
ern States. lie fought in the civil
War for four years and then excepted
n position as physician at Washing
ton college tnow called Washington
Lee IN memory Of him). and he died
AT the age OF %. General Lee spent
his last days in Virginia which he
loved so well. He was buried M the
Lexington Cemetery. and there is 4
monument and on which is
Robert Edward Lee. born lanu-
AIRY 10, 1907. Died. october u. 1870"
Written by
LOUISE I.SRtE,.
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HOW SAW = GHOST.
'e 'ontnUcdp
EDWIN BOOTH.

one night about dark was hur-
rying 10 my rrandmothcr's had
10 pass by graveyard. when all al,
one" SAW something white I'm NO
vcyard knew VIVA, it va. It
came nearer nv. and started -
running. | ran a long way ana
looked back to see il the CHOSE was
still chasing me. / stood stin and
the ghost came nearer. started
running and the ghost stopped ~an
10 grandmo'hcr's ana found them
waiting for me There stayed all
night hut in the night | got un-
and guess what | saw saw a
ghost. J jumped into the bed and
covered up my head Then I hcarh
Il voice say, Where are Won it'll"
rirl?" didn't say a word bu, Jay
still. Presently | went back To sleep
ana wasn't bothered with II ghost anv
more that night.
,Drigina.D
Composed lay LAURA Y. RLANTrN
Gage II ycars)
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Long long ago there were man,
""sS' General George Washington
VINO was President at tina, i'm,
'hat the people ought TO hay.
o"F one nag so in Philadelphia, 1777
they made n law saving ma, ~,
o"N NJ |" nave one flag Betsy
""o was drcssmakcr at thar
Inc was asked 10 make the far
ne" she had finished the peopI.
were greatly pleased. They also ND,
~" say ihs 'hat it should be pu, down
50 S"''"oWn The colors are rcd
white and blue. ''
BLANCHE ROJIck
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~" no" | low" the sunshine
N"" '"' morning dew:
-" no" love the clear skies
Us Walk along in The garden
.r N"" near me birds that sing
"r" ! know that it is
Us see the robin.
Win ms breast so red
~ max me then THINKS
',, now ''Nr III" month of May.
WIN "iI Is pretty flowers
u comes riEht after tho montn Of
Aprti
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RUBY MARTHA ROBBINS.
4 STORY.

once there wcr, two cbir1-.
~ ""' one SUNDAY evening Their
N"S E'ith ana Mary Mary
Years GA and Edith was &
n'" 'heir dolls. They walked
,N' miles and got tired. They
Town under the shade OF an old
va" Tree Soon they were asIecu
Ivy ""oke that night about l.,
''''h' Their father and mother
looked All night, hut couldn't epd
ne children could not find
'""I' d"i!S They saw some childrcp
WIN 'h'm' but they told them they
'" nave them. They didn't
80 'h' way home. They found
afternoon mat
NlAltIliA II
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AGNES FULLER. age IL.

my Master rules there. and death is
barred"
Nnd death took me TO a beautiful
stream. and the fcrryman carried m"
over. ana I found myself In The
Valley OF Lost Souls.
And 1 passed through and came to
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Hold Contest in June


to in tn
a I
So our ~. ntilcu
in Of
on "a o rrSb don't "cIy
i this
am hnldi so that VIM tie
Nain au To
be Il go. Of tho clu So | lc
iiobcr,
hnc - axe lively
a. tcanip
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= "VHVH I'HWrtI Slrcct. tlty
Send OnlN Orisimml I,mcIrA

Dear Editor, TO-DAY viii write n
letter :" tel! YOU how pretty cv.ry-
thlnS Is up IN this part of the coun-
,'y The leach trees have bloomri
'IH ever "in"r tree excepting tn.
apple tree. Tho flowers hav" come
Up. too. ana the grass is getting
sr"rn. Ana it makes us feel lik.
good old sGmmcrtim" : coming back
gain. the little birds an. all com
now. saw IL robin vcsirr,lny ANA
some hluchirhs today. guess mad
better stop about spring and ton Won
am sending in u drawing for Easter.
n"H%nt ! would send II Ia time to
b" printed Easter SUNDAY. am ,.,sn
sending u little poem 20 II" printed
soon Gidu't see my story in tho
paper sunday Hope 10 So" it in
'rini soon viii close as my letter
~ l'hS i!'t!e too long with
l"N" from an old member.
nm ~, i-,.t.
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~ N''E- -HI|-7l'I Y VWTl
Draw pnIS in It.nck Ink.

Dear Editor i ann sending two
drawings Tor tho T. -. g. g pur Is
% puzzle. tn other is that ittIy bunch
%! trees iIt the inw"- right -h.tud cor
n"r iupIns ju sa" one OF these ia
ih' paper. ! remain
y friend.
AbbLHH SOLOMON
North Boulevard Richmond. Va.
tAgr ~
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and cried: ann ready for thee.
death, long hav" waited thee. that
F! might Join my beautiful Lcnorc."
But death said know not if thou
VIII Join Lenorc or not. for | only
take the souls | gather TO tho river.
for where they go cannot cntcr. for
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-22

Dear Editor. am sending in a
story which | nope 20 So" In mint
sunday | was worry disappointed nv
not e-inp my letter In the paper
'h.s sunday am so glad tina,
spring IS here, for love spring
love TO hear the little birds SINK
ana ch!rp about the house Dear
editor. Viii YOU pleas" publish my
story next week hnd Viii YOU T..
Kind enough TO send me a badge"
VIII clos" Tor this time. a | won't
'akv up any NOR" room on the page
NnlIr M,.M. fn..,rliA..r
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Dear t:ditor.-I have not written
I" tn" club for good while" bat
am sending in story ana hope To
see u printed lost my rules aud
II nav" gone against any of them
am Very sorry.
Your old rncrnh"r.
RHINE, TI.IL,I,,
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LUCILLE FULLER.
LIN, AnI, Nrrn pI.n.nI

Dear Editor,-Many thuuka for
printing ms story hop% you Will
sending in. made il up myself.
Much love 20 You ana all tho NOM
bcrs. Your member.
tiiElllE. BERRY
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Blu LILLIAN KIDD
Letters From Our Little Ones
" cIrUIi,,. ItncI>

lay This is the FIRST drawing
have ever sent to YOU
Yours truly,
cit RENEE Il RIDDI'1'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-22

Dear r:ditur.-I see you awarded
me priz" on my last composition.
! certainly do appreciate" it. Wc are
H'h'iihS YOU Il few composition. ON
sniinE. hope yuE viii like ih.n.
we j'icl TO HAY" th'm original. Win
"""u " lShcS. Very siurcr.IN
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I hc Weeks Prize Winners,

HirEini'i Tsdalc. II. +. y. 30. |, Chase Guy "a.
fihnk Mccarthy. ij22 West Avenue" city.
Elizabeth Mortimer. Long Island, Va.
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Dear Editor have intended
writing go you h,forr tut YOU Know
WHOM one hra music lessons ana
task"trHil IL is very hard to nud ,iine
Tor nuch more. hat here after shall
Try 10 contribute more often
inc!oscd You viii find a drawing
NT"n'i SO having warm wealth?
must close now.
sincerity.
AGNES TULLER age IA
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composed by VIRGINIA rlsDALu.
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" y NTTI'IT'T
RUTH EI3AIIAI.


Dear t:ditor,-l am sending - draw
ln|. ana hope Ia Sc" II in ncxt
Sundays paper Yours truly.
kNlEI'ii g. uDEScN
X ". u. N.- " N-.---i L-L.LlL.l--.. -
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a LITTLE HISTORY or o,p GLORY

MARTHA II. BLANToS
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THE GLORY or TuE "a,

BLANCHE RouIck.
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ROBERT EPF;S JONES.
ELhCkstmM. Va. BOX 81


Dear Editor.-l am Sending in a
ru2z!. in figures, which hJp, to
50" In tho ucNi sundays richmond
IiincS- Dispatch Thought Lucille
Marion Adams poem on Work" we're
tine poems ANA deserved tn, prize
am going 10 Try 10 make up STORY
"a Easter or spring Hoping to So,
my puzzles IN tar SUNDAY paper. |
IN. Your faithful member
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-11
PUEBLO SENDS
TO WASHINGTON
FOR ASSISTANCE
WANTS GOVERNMENT GIVE
PERMANENT PROTECT.
ION AGAINST FLOODS

W Nsrotsttt
PrEEi.O. Colo. June i0.--Thc city of
Pueblo will send a committee To- Wash
ington. probably tomorrow night 4"
appeal to President Harding. secrc'
tary of Interior rall. and the Colorado
delegation In congress tn give III" flood
sufferers of the Arkansas and F"un'
tain River Valleys pcrmanen, assist
ance.
I'VE are not going to Washington
To insis, that Pueblo he given any
specific sum" said Mr.. Adams. chair
,nan of the committee today. We are
solng to ask In particular that the
s-crtaty of ihe interior and congress
afford us sone permanent protection
against future fioois This prohahlt
,an he done hest by government engi
nccrs. as In the case of Galveston"
The committee viii take with II an
engineer to describe o. the president
md the congressman what has happen
ID here and what IL ncsled.
The emergency phase of relief work
has passed. according To Mr.. Adams
tine week ago tonight IN. flcod cams
and tonight all the hungry are h.nI
fed. the sheiterlc.ss housed and ths
sick ministcred to. he said. That docs
not mean. however. that Pueblo IL ns
longer In need. In n s,atcmen, issued
to the Associated Press t"lay. Mr.
l.cvcrn said money "in huge sums
il needed.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-11
JOY HARRIS IS
CHOSEN TO 60
TOCONvENTION
YOUNG REAL ESTATE NAN
REPRESENT AMARILLO AT
NATIONAL x81TIN0

Joy Harris 81 the Powell Realty Com.
lnny was last night chosen "a r~pss.
sent the Amarillo Realtors organlaasion
at the fourteenth annual .copventlon
oi the National Realtors Asscclasius,
to be held In .chiraes duly ls.1s IN
an oratosicai ,co,stest in tho city hell
with three other realtors. J. u. OIaut.
John H. Gilvln aud Hen Short.
Al four adsirrssea wcre. excrlleNt uad
the cuico,ne .f the .ffiepdIy. .pontssl
was In doubt until the anno,nt toesenl
OF the iudses Joe l.. rol,e. ediltr of
The Daily News. DIR. II. w. virsia ana
n. u. Martin. The snuoancemeat q
the judges was made BY. Mr.. Pope. The
Judges were unanimous IN their 'dccis
ion.
Ten thousand realtors from an parts
u the United states are expscse<i so
attend the conventions In Chicago ne1t
month. n In possible that several osher
realtors win accompany Mr. Harris
there. frl - fIa
Mr. Harris viii present the sauss
speech nj the national injecting ~ ~
gave at the city hall last night. ANA.
rillo has been allotted i've minutrs tins
IN which her representative may talk
ON the cxccllencies of Amarillo asd tho
surrounding territory. 'ff
Following the contest Tor the selec'
,ion of delegate Tn she convention.
the realtors held a short bustnss1 mort.
INK In which Il was announced that q
hanauc, viii be given BY the crgantsa.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-11
HIGH OFFICIALS
ATTEND FUNERAL
OF LEGION CHIEF

if sss"aNu ifEs
CINCINNATI. Jnnc iO-iIigh off.
rials of the American Legion. command.
crs ~ many legion pests IN various
iafts ~ The country. assistant Sccrc.
iary nf the Navy Thcodor. Roosevelt,
Governor Harry Davis. of Ohio. mem.
bcrs uf the ohio supreme Court and
other prominent p.rsunagcs. viii at
tend funeral services here tomorrow for
Col y. ". Galbraith. commander oi
the American Legion. who was killed
In an automobile accident at lndianapo.
Us yesterday morning.
The entire city win pay tribute To the
memory of Col. Galbai;h.
The body will lie In state In the great
rotunda ~ Music Hall from 10 a. m.
until 2 y. m. when the services win bc
held In the hall. The caskct viii be
guarded hy regular army soldiers from
Fort Thomas. Nv.
Services will oc In charge ~ the Rev
John y. Iicrget. pastor of the Ninth
etrcet iapiistchursh ard Chaplain III
the itsth Infantry. Col. oaibraiih's
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-11
SWEET BILL IS
PASSED BY the
HOUSE FRIDAY
BILL BE GREAT HELP FOR.
MER SERVICE MEN AND
THEIR FAMILIES
GOES TO THE SENATE
lNsIRANCE wnlCH WAS CAUSED
To LAPSE WHILE VETERAN
WAS SICK MADE VALID.
ny Associated irr.s.

Ny Associated frs,s.
WASHINGTON. June io.-Thc House
hate today passed the Sweet Ill., under
which government agencies dealing with
former srvicr men. would be cnnsoli
dated The measure now g"-s la the
Senate.
Fourteen regional ufficcs would De
created inr expeditions handling of
claims of former service men fur com.
iensatiun. hospitaland M, deal care and
voational training. The director ~ the
new bureau would have power to de
tcrminc the extent uf authority NJ re-
rlonal branches To- make final settle
ment of claims.
Provision In made for establishment
~ ilO offices at which war veterans
could apply Tor relief These would re-
place l,7 soldier relief bureaus now
maintained by thcgovernment through
out the country. The location o! the
new offices would bc determined by
the director 81 the veterans bureau.
An amendment was added Ia the hill
providing that the regional bureau and
sub.oifices created by Il must auto
ma,ically cease to exist July l. 1926.
The Iious. also approved an amend
ment hy Representative Elliott. In
diana. authorizing payment of govern
mcnt insurance To benefriarics IL wal
veterans who permitted their policies tt
lapse while suffering from wounds o'
disease incurred In line " duly. from
which they died.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-11
FEDERAL PRISONERS Threaten TO EXPOSE Army PLOTS
ASKS THAT SIMS Be kept
FROM us, AS UNDESIRABLE

WASHINGTON. June TO- (By Associated Press)-A resolution
declaring Rear Admiral Sims undesirable alien and denying
him resemblance to any American port introduced in the
House late today by Representative Calvan. Democrat Mas
The resolution referred Admiral Sims foreign born cti-
the United States but and unor'
tunsteyh the naval establishment Of this country On other
occasions he ADDED he had publicly stated that in Of be.
tween the United States and Great Britain British ship could
eay dispose Of four five American ships Of corresponding type
and charged "ms has publicly deprecated his superior Off
the naval essbhment and the character and quality o
the government Of this republic"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-11
KANSANS FLEE
BEFORE FLOOD
FRIDAY NIGHT
FEDERAL WEATHER BUREAU
WARNS PEOPLE ARKAN.
SAS Is RISING FAST
WILL FLOOD SATURDAY
RIVER ~ RISING: EASTERN KAN
sls RAILROAD ~ WASHED
OFT nv RAIN
y, Associated Press.

y, Associated Press.
WICHITA. Kan. June i0.--warn.d
10y the federal weather bureau that the
Arkansas River probably would over.
low i,S hanks h-t. Within the next -
,ouIs. rcsid.nis In luw SECTIONS am the
West slide WEI" prepared <t,nlrhil TO
'.rk safety. The riv.r rcnntnei prnr.
IDEALLY stationary here duIfnr the dag
mt II was predicted that when, The, ,tlooi
waifs. whbp had inundaHE, 0u,Si
Bend reached hrrr. the lowkfiids WI
eccivc nn extensive flosyfing
:. y. Peterson. locai weathcf observer
aid the fluoi crest on its.svay down
he river would not reach here until
tomorrow az Sunday. Al nine o'slock
onight the river stood az ~. approx.
natcly feet above normal.
Railroad Washed On.
PiTTSBrHG. Kan. June i0.-.Iieavy
rains today resulted IN approximately
200 feet of the Joplin and pittsbure
railway tracks being washed out he
tween Pittsburg and Scainnon. ana on
the Bunch line between Scanmon and
Mineral. II was reported tonight by
W. A. Sattcrlcc. general manager oI
the Japlin and Pittsl,urg railway.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-11
DEMOCRATS ARE
HOPEFUL FOR THE
NEXT ELECTION
Ny Asscs iatcd frss

Ny Associated frss
WASHINGTON. June io.--Chairman
George White of the Democratic Ma
tionai committee called upon FORMER
President Wilson at the iat,er's resi-
,ienc. to-day and discussed for an hour
various political matters and the condi'
,ion of public affairs. Mr.. White re-
fused to state specifically the matters
which were taken up.
Il can say this much. howcvcr," he
said. MIR. Wilson retains his keen In.
,.rcst In all affairs affecting welfare of
his party and his country aud he aili
has the militant spirit which character
ised him as n party leader and chief
executive"
Replying 20 questions as To- Mr.. VII
sons physical condition. tn. chairman
said that was obviously matter upon
which ne could M, make a public state
mcnt. With regard In the general
political situation Mr.. White declared
there had been n great revival ~ spiri,
among democrats and a general disposi.
ton to get together.
The failure " the republican admin.
istration to keep its election promises
to date has put new heart and hope In
the party everywhere" hc said
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-11
NINTH Infantry SAYS farewell
TO AMARILLO: letter OF THANKS

Ninth, Infantry after short stop
over In Auiariilo on the way from Camp
Travis TO rort Logan. Denver. broke
camp and started On their WY Friday
morning.
That the attentions shown the men by
Amarillo people. and that the activities
~ Major I,oos In locking after every
need of the visitors were appreciated
we're attcsied by men aud differs lie.
fore their departure.
Before having Captain q. \. NJ. An.
dsrson addressed ietter 90 the public
laro,.r ln<aha SGun mvInG.-