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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19
A MODEST CARPENTER.

"Hon. sidney l.. Staples 81 Smith.
willie ~ to b. secretary 81 state in the
Neff administration ana his thousands
~ friends over the state are well nlense'l
with The appointment" Hys the Gran.
bury News. Older residents IL Gran.
bury VIII remember him az modest
young carpenter who read law here
while working nj his trade. and was al
miitcd e. the har and later located nj
Smithvillc. where he made a success 81
his profession and stood ~ we'll with
the people that he was chosen On rep
resent them In the legislature. sid
Staples II all right. and competent tn
flil any position In Austin" Editor
Frank CASTOR ~ tho News has been =
publisher az Texas newspapers for forty
years. When he places the q. X. mark
On an office holder then the aforesaid
office holder must have the qualifca.
lions Fort Worth Record
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19
SHOW REAL STIMULUS TO BUSINESS

Amarillo has accepted the role 81 lead
cr In all things good Tor the great r'airs
country - TcNaa She stands read,
with her men. money. time and talent
t. pioneer that witch vii contribute 60
the general prosperity o' Size Plains see
tiCus.
This attitude IL no Idle dream. bet
! tine and time again. denomination nf
I The truth Il &, has been made The PEG.
~, of surrounding communities have
learned 10 expect good THINGS ~ the
/ hands nf AmarillD'r business men The
, following preati 'l,s and resolution. a.
3 campaigning the letter NJ :. H. O'Ncal
20 the O'Ncal Commission coniis,ny II
TLlia. is good example IT tn attitude
II outside communities. towards Ana.
rio.
Whereas IN usncss interests Cf the
country have bccu much hampcrcd and
confidence shaken bcsausc 81 the ~.
cent depression
, And whereas our creates: financt,rs
are of the opinion that the crisis Is lass
al aud We have great confid &c, In tn,ir
opinion and b,iieVo the t!ne f'r action
has set In;
And We further believe II the duty
r every man tu do his hes, - restore
confidence and aii In starting the great
business machinery In the anl .ur fact
cries shall resume operations. our
thousands II idle given employment
from whose wages the hungry shall be
fed and money now idle put In circula.
tion which in turn. will stimulate trade
in general and again rcstorc normal con.
diiions.
"Ther, fore. be- Il resolved by US. the
Automuiivc Dealers of Tulla. Texas;
First That we heartily endorse the
action Of the Amarillo.panhandlc Auto.
motive Association In putting on their
show IN commune tiun with Buyers and
Sellers aud Merchants style show. Fc'-
ruary %, g. -, In the city II Amarillo,
believing II 60 bo a real stimulus 90 tho
business interests II this section u the
country and afford here citizens "A rare
opportunity fer a pleasant and profitable
outing.
second We urge all who can do 81.
Co arrange their affairs 50 they may
take their families and attend said show
an forget the unpleasant past.
81. H. O'Ncall. Overland and Wills
Knight dealer
Cooper Meteor Co spodge Motor Cars.
"McSpadden and Sears. Chalmers and
Maxwell dealers
johnson 4 Honoa Chandler. Hup and
Cleveland.
"Cantreil & Shows. Ford dealers
Corners Garage. Hudson and ESSEX
doalers"
The following interesting letter hgs
just been received by Jack Rogers.
chairman Of the entertainment commit;
tee Tor the automohile.s,ylc show dur.
ing the Buyers and Sellers annual con.
v,ntion. February %. 20 and %:
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19
RRnnM CnRN CIIR.

A broom corn club should b. n gan,
lied IN Lynn county AZ once-accord
ing 20 statements given cut hv mum
Der 81 progressive farmers this week,
and an effort to form an organization
Of this kind will BE- made AZ once.
Broom corn can BE- grown success.
fully In Lynn county. as has been
proven In the past. II now sells a,
$4,000 per ton. and would bring the
farmers u this section big returns from
this one crCp alone. 4 ton can be-
gathered from three acres - land ac.
cording 10 those who have had expert
encc in growing the crop.
Al Lynn county farmers who wish o.
plant a few acres In broom corn this
wear. can leave their order for seed AZ
the News office. and same will receive
prompt attention II H. estimated that
the seed will COS, around 2Oc or 2jc per
pound.
This crop can b. planted some time In
May and Is ready % harvest In August.
thus giving the farmer n chance % CUT
and cure the crop before cotton pick.
ing time.
II you desire 10 plant broom corn
phone or leave your order for seed at
the News office.-Lynn County News
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19
Panhandle Press
CATCHING TP WITH MrNICO.

II Moxico under the lead of uhrcgon.
persists In ~ present gait towards nor.
malcy. Il viii suon catch ap with our
own republic and GO marching side by
side With US toward those aspects u
civilization which are fast making "
the wonder II the world The Mexican
people may not be- ready. Ter a year ~
two. for prohibition 90 for the Chauiau
qua hut they have AZ the symptoms
~ heing on the verge - breaking nut
with vogciarianism and the pollyanna
rash one might raise "a. point that
In orde rto develop q genuine case n
vcgotarianisf a people must have sin.
,istics' hut our private information II
20 the effect that there are plenty ~
statistics In Mexico. II only somebody
would ~ out and gather them sta.
listlcs of all kinds; statistics about rohu.
ma,ism. and arihritis. and pin. and
strabismus and lupus. and ilai feet--as
horrible In their implication as the cor.
responding statistics In our own cOun.
try. All Mexico wants Is a veg tariau
with bent for such things to bend his
encrgi,s toward making every day Fri.
DAY hy and hy. u is the same way with
Inflammation II the pollyanna gland;
one might say that people down there
have nothing % be glad about. there IL
\ veritahle epidemic ~ pollyannalSn.
The situation IN Mexico will be cornpli
Gated. of course. 10y cellulcld cuffs aud
tocihpieks. She will have 20 GO through
ircnEied epidemic ~ celluloid cuffs.
and too,hnioks. and gallusCs. and lni,ia
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. aud things likt
that before she can be ready 10 run,
neck and meek. with VS. toward the high
state 81 political and social Protection
which cur forward lockers have set rs
the goal Ter national aspirations.
an Mexico needs in timc'-CartooPs
Magazine.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19
NECESSITY INCREASING.

IL would be unfair and untrue for one 10 state
that because the tree does not az all times wear
It's leaves. nor exhibit IN every season either
fruit or flower. that it is asleep at the switch
or refusing to function Tor under the dictates OF
Nature, for the benefit OF mankind. So in like
manner. IL NAV be unjust to the people OF Am
arillo To- assume that simply because they have
not mp To this time. been heard with proposed
solutions OF the water problem. that they are
indifferent to the same. Ii is only after the tree
passes lis seasons OF leaf. flower and fruit with
OF, responding to Natures call. that it is dcsig-
mated as dead" When the people OF this city
shall have passed from week To week. from
month to month and from year to year. in the
face Of an ever increasing water shortage, with
persistent showing OF indifference, they may
be OF truth. declared to have become dead" to
the best interests OF this great community.
ALREADY II has been determined that Amaril.
los whole future Is involved in the water prob
lem. This verdict has been generally accepted
as correct. No one is attempting to gainSay the
statement. The cards are on the table" the
condition has been revealed The people are
cognizant OF the facts. Mex; comes the cues
iion, which Is unqnesiionablv pertinent: What
are the people Of amarillo going to do about it /,
Are we willing to I've hindcred enhedged. restrict
ed and bound 10 the minor class. when with suii-
cient supply OF cheaply priced water, we could
easily and quickly take rank with the major cities
OF Texas and all this section OF the southwest,
What excuse have we to offer for the attitude OF
indifference that eharaeerizes our attitude; win
wehe able to verify our proteSta,ions of love for
the community. while Indifferent to condition en-
hodying its undoing, without raising our voices
and becoming active to offset the evil influence !:
These questions voluntarily address themselves
to the men and women o; influence, OF promin
enee. o. intelligence. who love Amarillo and are
willing 10 inye, their time and attention in reach
ing solution OF the most vexatious problem con
fronting the community. Simplifying water in
paehiy Tor the present and growing population
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

While pitcous walls. persistent, heart-brcaking
cries from the hunger-contracted throais and
whitening lungs II tecmng thousands OF starving
children mothers and. iniirm OF both sexes, are
reaching the ears OF prosperous well fed, well
clothed. free \merca in a ncver-cnding chorus.
from across the seas, the following press dispatch
is i'auu,cl IN tie public print, from North Adams.
Massachusetts: Two pairs oi shoes designed b.
sell At retail Tor SEQ pair aud said to be the most
cHfcTs'gc ever made in thi. state were cxhibiieG
At a factory here last Thursday. One pair IS made
oi patent leather I'D with pure gold lining and
gold undermining Of all rerioration,. gold hooks
and ewes aud go gold piece inserted in the heel
on each shoe" Would To- God that our people
might attain e. that decree oi common sense. con.
science vi,slizator aud icllow-creature concern
whcreai M such silly. VAIN tawdry osteniation
and show couil Ne lpn.cr I've indulgrd to the dis
grace 81 uur pcop" One -hundrcd.dollar a pair
shoes and tens Of thousands actually starving each
week And yet We aIc said To be children OF God
tina, We pray ior his blessing, on all humsna
kind
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

Clyde Warwcl; OF the Randall County News
says The iiremen oi CANYON want cleaner city
We all agree with the boys. Wishing will not
make the city cleaner 1t will take some genuine
hard worl, with Tie rake and considerable burn
ing oi trash and hauling ~ rubbish to make Can
Won clean city. Get busy" Clyde, that's gen
uine civic missionary work and we are hoping tina;
The little heaven" may extend into Amarillo and
every community in the Texas Plains country.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19


Amarillo. Texas
Dear Sir.
referring to your letters 9i9G per
init me to say that ! heartily endorse
the well timed setting of the Au,omo
tivc-Buycrs' and sellers Merchants
Style show Tor February 2s-23si. and
shall gladly do anything ! can tn IN.
courage a good Attendance. Our paper
Is kindly lending It's columns to its pub.
LEFTY
While the whole world has felt the
effects uf recent conditions. no section
is morc favored than the great Pan
haudlc country
"'rhe read TO success always leads
upward sometimes over Jagged rocks
requiring motive power and steady
hand. Never downward with noihiuR
t. dn hut apply the brak
NO obstacle has ever been such as
90 stop the determined progress Il the
rcdhloc,bd Plainsman who has sup.
planted the prairie deg aud the howl
ing coyote with wheat. milo and the
white laced steer.
II regard the crisis through which
We have just passed as blessing in dis
guise. Had It not been for some great
force halting us IN our mad rush our
nation, would have quite likely plunged
To- her ruin. Banks would have closed
factories shu, down. large business be IN
the hands ~ receivers and the wheels
&c prugr, ~ smashed Ia pieces while the
ghost of poverty and hunger stalkct
our land IS today In famishing Europe
Then II IL time we take courage
llft our heads and thank the Great Cod
who rules our dcsiinies that Il IL NJ
worse while We get under the had and
80 FORWARD.
1t il no time Tor the pessimst with
his hong face-nor FOR the Crouch with
his tale ~ woe.
Let all take the optimistic View and
10y united effort remove obstacles, which
- the main are visionary and like the
mirage viii vanish when approached
There are times in the lives ~ In
diyiduals when the lowering clouds of
adversely and gloom seem 90 fall from
the murl;v skies and cngulf them. Bu'
behind the cloud the bright sun Is shin
ing
There are periods In each nations
history when the dark shadows fall cv
crywherc and gloom casts her pail ovei
the land Bu; the day dawn invariabl,
drives away the shadow and gloom givci
place "a gladness.
There Is Valley Forge for ever
free people But Washington Is Their,
H. lead.
"No pure gold without the dross-con.
Stunning fire. Nothing worth while with
cut effort.
''Our great nation ~ people Of today
Is the little struggling band Of hardy
pioneers Of yesterday.
without determination Of the sturdy
ranchman and 'ncster' there would he
no Amarillo of today. And this great
country which has been made to "blos
som as the rose would yet he the buf
falos range and the redman's huntin.
ground.
II am writing ms one who has known
the spirit az the west for near fifty
years and who knows that what has
hccn will be again.
when the roads are very heavy we
start with difficulty In low. but once
started. We soon take second and reach
ing higher ground. We speed away IN
hiRh.
"pecnic of IN. rrcat Texaa Plains
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

buyers strike. and many commodities have been
ga a. ...-fle. q. le.s than their actual value
though other commodities have not felt the need
for actual cash and have not slumpcd So heavily.
IN interesting feature OF the New York Exchange
market in The past ten days has been that call
iponey has bcen quoted rs low as SIX per cent at
Two or three different times" Yes. Homer. It's
copiur our wpy.ihiS good times, and our people
have mai Just sufficient OF the depression 10 make
hem appreciate the good times ahead
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

silly. hal'.baked woudbe-comic writers ard
speakers. who pra,e empty headedly OF Amarillo
the coolest place on. earth and shielded from the
north pole by nothing acre substantial than a
barbed wire fence should forget this thin Vision
and come to this section ri the southwest and be-
come convinced al the fact that there are but few
!iSaereraay cold days, and that the greater part
Of each year is delightful. The major number OF
this unthirking horde know about as much CON.
corning this city and section did the person WHO
wrote few wears ago: How lar is the Pecos ri,-
er navigahle above Fort Sumner New Mexico" or
the New Yorker who asked. after stating that he
was interested in the Plains country OF Texas
How often each wear does the Gull OF Mexico IN
undate that territory
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

Homer Steen o. the Floyd County Hesperian.
demonstrates his alertnes' and incsive observa-
tons relative To- business and trade conditions. IN
the following comprehensive manner. editoriaIy
IN recent issue OF his excellent paper The re
port that Detroit automobile factories are again
resuniing work on part time basis is an indication
that demand for the normal requirements OF the
people OF the country is again making itself tel,
The sluro vt the past ninety days has apparently
been no'hing more nor less than the result of q
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

Blu, there IN no good reason why We
should give out this iniormation--
everybody kpows II anyway--sa we
are going to pass on To- more "tin,,.
ly' subject.
GOSSIP What word II IL de.
rived from the Greek word "Hic's
which. I'm English means what druns
man does when he gets too much, AMI
a fattlcsnnkc's hiss" II liz undouht.
ehN one 81 the most far.reaching
words We know 81. and has caused
more trouble than the German army.
II n probably more popular among
the feminine sex" than among tho
"hemaies." hut since they have gone
to 'powdering their noses" and "pomp.
Ing their hair" they seem 10 be- falling
Tor it, too. In fact we believe at
times that 1t u more or less Of a
germ" found deeply imbeddcd In
powder boxes. \ few applications
OF whitening" may not prove fatal.
but excessive use IN dangerous
Gossip has wrecked more home.
blighted more lives. damned more soul,
and caused more murders than nm,
|
SIP IN our most deadly foe
And In this swift day ~ Cigarette
smoking and home brew drinkinR.s
people seem Ia overlook the fac, thar
just a few idle words may. by ths
time 70 passes through twelve or M. 1
teen mouths. eventually end with a
murder. Gossip Is the most prollfi,
n all things; likewise the most destruc.
tive. People know that ~ sting In
latal-y'i they continue a. gosslp.
Madam Rumor" should have beon
hanged when potato vine would havs
broken her neck. Such words as the,
1y' Il understand" etc. should bs
abolished. These little "upperHl,s" a
the nose and chin. which deseTe salts.
faction and approval. hut az the sam,
time proves that the maker knous
nothing for sure" should he forget.
ten.
y short time ago there was a hank
robbed In an adjoining state. Al tina
time ~ the robbery there resided In an.
this city a man who was "flnancIallv
embarrassed. Some weak .,nInars
gossiper,' In order to show his nm.
miiigatcd gall and ignorance, suggested
that Mr.. No an So probably robbed the
bank. as he was In need Of funds. An.
other 'gosslpcr.' who was standing
nearby told third gossipcr that "Nr.
so and 80" could have done Il, he wac
sure ny the time the story had passed
through dozen mouths Il growing
larger each time the report was thai
MIR. Blank" robbed the hank In order
To secure funds with which to pay of
big mortgage. which n score Of poems
knew was due.
Mr.. Hank was not arrested. lie wss
innocent. aud officers knew Il. Yet al
through life he will face few "ess
sipers' who win consider him n 'hanl
robber. hut one Slick" enough
ovstle the law.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

The News delights IN nothing OF an individual
site political nature more than the advancement
lot the outstanding Young congressman from this
district in the estimation OF his colleagues IN
Washington. and in that OF his own constituency
The following from the Childrcss Post is reflect
i've oi the general esteem in which AIr Jones j,
held. Marvin lonc, is making Congressman OF
whom all the Panhandle should feel proud Ever
since he took his seat m the national capitol he
has been growing bigger aud broader until now he
Is highly honored hy his associates. His scathing
rebnke OF that plutocratc speech by northern
Congressman few days ago was wei! received
and heartily arplauded b. ho;h Democrats and Re
publicans Marvin is worthy OF all this and lar
more. The people OF the district are backing him
to the almost limit--he's sound sane and depend.
able
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

Rilly Sundays u,,erances may a, times be at va
rianee with the views Of an appreciate number of
his fellows hut it has heen his privilege to benefit
IN no small degree. multiplied thousands OF those
with whom he come in contact Apropos OF the
blue restrictions" Sough, TO be established bv the
ultra Sunday activities repression squads, The
News IS in perfect accord with Editor Johnson al
the bail Cornty Herald, when the writer says
Billy Sunday takes rap at the radical Bible sun
DAY advocates through the press this week ard
comes out in a most positive manner against the
movement to prohibit the running OF trains troll.
hes and autos on Sunday The truth j. that Billy
SUNDAY mixes good common sense with his re.
hg'on We are strong for proper observance Of
the sabbath bu, agree with Eilly that the new.
movement carries it BIZ too far. The Lord in
our opinion. Is not going TO condemn any man for
taking his family out in car into God great ou,
oi-doors. where the very air is sweet and brea,hes
OF robus, health and happiness That is no, ioy.
riding. but clean and healihiul recreation tia,
makes one thankful for a kind and al-wise God
who made the great ou,-of-doors for his children
10 Use and enjoy"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

While the feminine population has not in
'reased to any arprscable extent in the last few
months, after tie lair ones have adopted the new
prlng styles. We will see more OF them. Fort
Worth Record This !, another illustration OF the
a't thu, there's some cheer in even the most dis
iressing times ii we but look" for it-weTl DC
there with the look" alright.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

Amarillo is getting in shape to receive and en-
tertain one OF the ros important gatherings ever
assembled here. during the PuyerS and Sellers
bic and style how, febraurv :, q and -. No,
only will there be representative citizens corr
from every community in the Texas Plains coun-
try IN; many will come from other states as we'll
The program viii he amply worth the while oi
every onr. The auto mobile dealers will refund
railroad fares. AMI equip ears bought during the
show with gas and OIL for the return trip TO III
home OF the purchasers. Doubtless the merchants
WILL contingent on the purchase OF prescribed
quantities oi merchandise. pay fares OF those at
tending tie show. Amarillo is going to make a
hummer OF this event, using it as great get-to-
seiher enterprise
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

Al attempts Ia put amarillo in the crime wave
zone have signallv failed It's no use. the peace
officers aud American Legonaires are impossible
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

The watt II the unit expressing cleo.
trical energy as horsepower.
The United States adopted standard
time In 1883.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

Gosslpers are not new species \,
any means. When Christ was on exrt1
he was compelled To- contend with Then
Even some 81 his followers--discinle.-
were infected with the germ. But nj
well remember what Christ had 10 s.|
when they appeared before Him wi,
one 81 their big stories" Christ ala,
fall for it-not for one minute
so II Ii, or should he. with Ma WI.
we see tho gossip germ ws(srs B.
~ de- our duty and XIII Il rI<nt ther
Why take II oft In tho sunshine NJ
air" Il, when We know that A wI
grow. Grow. GROW!
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

Thinking live. progressive, hopeful thoughts. is
most likely 10 shape the actions to the end al the
desired goal
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

As Christmas and New Years fall on
sunday this year. the holidays vii. bs
observed on Monday.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

Now. Just because YOU read II 4,
THREADS. does not necessarily deno,,
that Il II 80. But Threads q. N. 4,
sure that all the readers Of this column.
will back him up In every statcmenl
that he has made with regard to '.ros
sipcrs"
Let's hope that the "Cosslpers Al
s"cia'ion" viii take warning. and al
band
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19

During 1919 asOs persons IN the rni
ted States were killed " autos.