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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-09
OFFICERS TEXAS GRAND
CHAPTER TO VISIT CITY

Amarillo Royal Arch Masons are to.
lay making plans o. entertain q. O.
'riswnn. u0st excellent grand high
prieF, % shc Grand Royal Arch Chap
,cr q Texas. and T. VI. Barley. mos;
excellent grand secretary. Thursday
rhcy viii arrive here Thursday noon
rom plairyiew.
Plans cau for holding q meeting al
Masonic han az which every Royal
Arch Mason ln Amarillo. vh,thcr a
member q The local chapter OF not.
invited o. attend after which there
ALL hc banquet. J. n Sweeney IL
charge % arrangements. and Il ~
'Nis cicd b. vill have them completed
By Tomorrow morning.
ST. Crisnan b. county Judge o.
johnson county and lives ai cleburne.
IT, Eartay had headquarters at the
irand Lodge building In Waco
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FEDERAL LAND BANK NOT
ABLE TO MAKE COLLECTIONS

The Federal Land Bank az WtchiB
Pals is experiencing difficulty In col
iecting claims In fun on money loanct
farmers for the purchase Of seed wheat
an 1919.
A hs, Il these claimed 10 be delln
quent IN Potter county ms been sent
County Agent Benton Harmon 20 10
taken up with the farmers. After In.
vesiiEaiion into the negotiations he.
tween the bank and farmers. the coun,y
agent finds ~ canno, iron out the dlf
ferences between hank NAG farmers.
One difficulty In the way q settle
ment Il IN The matter " Insurance
Some farmers INSURED through Local
Insurance companies while the Federal
hank claims II had qIntract with
Houston company 60 take care q
all Insurance. and l, claiming on con.
tract the amount II premium. not
withstnading n premium may have
been paid local company
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KH|VA CEREMONIAL
Be STAGED NAY rs
PATROL PARTIALLY REORGANIz.
ED; DURHAM WILL HEAD
ORGANIZATION.

Thursday. May 20. was set ~. the
date for the spring ceremonial 81 khlya
Shrine Temple nj a call meeting last
night This date viii be a.rer the spring
Scottish Rite reunions In Dallas and
III Paso and shortly before the meeting
81 the Imperial Council In Dies Moinos
Ia. June IL. ~. Is and 10.
A report q The financial committee,
which audited the hooks from the tlino
Of the institution Of the temple. Sep.
tcmber ?. 1880. 20 January 1. 1891. was
read. The report showed tina, the noi
membership January I WAS i.o6i
Following the temple meeting. a spc.
clal session Of khiva patrol was called.
and a partial organization effected. W.
N. Durham was elected president: a..
G. saunders captain; Porter Mckinney,
quartermaster. W. W. Davis. secretary,
and sam J. Brown. TREASURER. Nj. nas
Wis was reelected. Election 81 the first
and second lieuionats was deferred to q
later meeting.
Another patrol meeting viii h. held
AZ 710 O'Clock next Thursday night
20 take up a number of bushes affairs.
among which will h. the hearing 81 the
report Of n committee on constitutions
and bylaws.
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REVIVAL. MEETING At
CANADIAN \ SUCCESS
Spr-i.ii, Tne News.

Spr-i, ?" THe Se~S.
CANADIAN. Texas Feb. 81 rcyi.
val nesting NJ the Mcihoist churrh
here closed lasi right after running
fof three and half weeks. Rev Il.
n. Huckabc, ~ Amarillo assisted the
local pastor. i.sv. W. u. Terry. AbOat
60 members were received into the
Methodist Church sunday. and al the
other churches ln town received quite
Few new momh,rs. \ special drive
was put m IN the town rs an the
churches o. secure new members tor
thr Sunday schools and the results
were very gratifying The attondance
40 thc SUNDAY Schools yesterday passed
al former records The weather was
nice duung the entire time u the meet.
iug.
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BulIdlng Permit,

According 20 permit granted by CITY
Engineer Bank Jones. G. T Herring il
30 build a large warehouse az i0i
Pierce street. The buinlding H. 90 ~
= brick with fire prof roofing. The
estimated cost ~ $4,000
g. y Eeeder has taken out permit
70 crest s. 0oo residence az 1876 Sion.
roe street. Pete Cilvin "a s. 900 huiid.
ing AZ Sp9 - West Thirteenth
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cooperation .n bchslf u the club dance
Il the Washington cafe en- February
I. Tho pror,rls from the affair were
far hoyond the expectations ~ the club
mclulcr. and enabled the club % make
a donation Ia the orphans Home
which was both timely and apprec.at
cd The cluh horos from times 20
time In the future e. h. able 10 render
assistance o. worthy causes IN AmarD
Co.
Ethel VI. Gvcus. Pres
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LOCAL wOODMEN WANT
TuBERCtIiR siNITiRIJM

The question OF the location ~ 4 "a.
bercular sanitariuin for the Woodmen
az the World will b. determined Al the
Head Camp OF the Jurisdiction ~ Texas
meeting 10 b. held IN Houston March
3. Local woOimen believe u Il located
IN Texas the site viii D. either ANA
rillo. Carlsbad or kerryille. and those
attending the Houston meeting will he
charged with the responsibility II look.
ing after Amariiio's chances.
The Sovereign Camp appropriated
sioo.ooo "a h. given "a the first state
10 raise "A similar amount. Texas claims
10 h. that state and entitled 10 the san.
itariam. The Amarillo camp two years
aEo raised - eco Tor a sanluuum and
The money Il On deposit IN a local bank.
r. =. Ciss Thsnks puhii~
, 1921-08-08
Conditions NOU
Improving With
Packers, Report

CHICAGO. Aug. s.-Tho packing
Industry has about completed its post
war readjustment and the position OF
10Th producer and packer should rap
idly improve. Thomas L. Wilson. pres
ident of tho Institute of American
Meat Packers told hundreds of pack
crs from all sections OF h country
in opening the threeday annual con-
vention here today.
Mr.. Wilson presented a survey of
40 non-packer Industries which he
compared with a survey OF packing
companies to show that the non-pack-
ers did less than four times as much
as the packers and made more Than
100 times as much profit. The pack
ing companies surveyed earned pro
fits OF s7.21s.067 on an investment OF
approximately $500. 0oo, 900 and sales
of 50. 013 .0o2 900, he said.
He also presented a table to show
price declines in wholesale meat prod
ucts during the past year. ranging
from 16 per cent to 4 7per cent. Prac-
tically all b~y.products are lower han
in 1913. he asserted.
The per capita consumption of meat
and lard in the United States in 1890
vas 1913 pounds as compared with
1888 pounds in 1918, representing
potential loss of 1856. o0o, 900 pounds.
he said,
, 1921-08-08
MANY SCOUTS TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF CAMP;
REGISTRATION MADE

in the hands OF the camping COM
mittee of the council. composed OF
J.. w. johnson. Earle d.. Homes
and Earl G. BurwelI. Scout Com
missioner Ambrose Hemingway. the
highest ranking Scout officer in Cas-
per. plans to attend the camp at
least. a part of the time and assume
personal direction of Scouting ac-
tvities.
Statements regarding the camp,
accompanied by application blanks
for enrolment OF Scouts who wish
TO attend were mailed to about 200
Scouts OF the Casper troops Satur-
day. and additional blanks have been
placed In the hands OF the officials
OF the various troops.
Scouts who are planning to attend
the camp should get their appllca.
lions in to Scout headquarters as
early as possible. to enable the
camping committee to plan more ac-
curately for the accommodation OF
those in attendance.
Twenty-Five army pyramidal tents,
each 1ex1s feet. have been borrow
ed from Fort d. A. Russell. These
added to the five already owned by
the council, Will afford ample tent
age for the camp. The councils
cook shack will be used again, ana
viii be placed about 800 yards up
Smith creek from the site Of last
years camp. Three flies. each l6
feet by so feet, will be used for the
Scouts mess. Rough tables and
seats will be built for d%iningroom
equipment.
Two stoves will be added to the
regulation army range used last
year. and n will be reserved ex.
clusively for heating water for wash
ing kits. Kitchen police and
fatigue work will be reduced to a
minimum. and the necessary police
work about the camp will be done
by Scouts by roster.
One of the first things laid out
for the Scouts to do on their arriv-
al at camp is the construction of a
swimming pool. Deputy Commits
sioner L. c.. Goodrich will be in
charge of the work, and he states
that a few hours of work a very
serviceablc pool a be built.
The camp viii be operated in two
periods. the first extending from
August u to August 20, and the
second from August 20 to August
81. The camp fee will be $500 per
week per Scout. Scouts may attend
the camp for either of the two
weekly periods. or for both of them.
An advance party will be sent out
some time during the present week
to set up the camp and make things
ready for the Scouts who arc at
tending the first week.
, 1921-08-08
Comet Reported
By Observatory

h, CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Aug. s.-A
object, more brilliant than
OrVenus. and believed to be the nucleus
Of a comet, was seen with the naked
eye by five persons at the Lick OBJ
observatory in California yesterday. A
telegram announcing the discovery
OF the object. which was but a short
distance from the sun. was received
rtat the Harvard observatory today
from w. w. Campbell, director of the
observatory.
~ Yesterdays observations were made
Just before sunset and Harvard Off
wcials expressed interest as to what
y would be shown by further study of
1.-THE object tonight
y The telegram said: "Star-like object,
S.certainly brighter than Venus. three
degrees east, one degree south of sun,
seen seven minutes before and at sun
Lset by naked eye. Five observers. Set
behind low cloud. Unquestionably
s,celestrial object. Chances favor nu'
75cleus Of bright comet; less probably
Nova"
, 1921-08-08
"Sdpphire Girls"
Card At
Pavilion Theatre


This week will mark a change in
.pragram at the Pavilion theater where
THE Sapphire Girls" will succeed the
RAINBOW Girls" in catering to the
entertainment of vaudeville patrons.
A continuation of good patronage is
assured, according to Preston #. Pat
lue. who launched the Pavilion show
and who thinks Casper will become
tho best vaudeville city of the west.
Mr.. Pattie has just returned from
a trip to Omaha and Denver and
says that conditions in Casper are
far ahead of any place he visited.
, 1921-08-08
OFFICER IN SERIOUS
CONDITION HERE. FROM
RATTLESNAKE POISON

C f. Miskell, deputy sheriff. Is in
a critical condition at a local hospi-
tai after having been bitten by n rat
tlesnake while hunting in the -vicin-
ity OF Alcova yesterday. Afts< hav-
ing been attacked by the reptile Mis-
kell called TO other hunters who we're
in his party.
They succeeded in getting tempo
rary relief by performing crude sur
gical operations to drain the poison
from the wound. The injured man
was then brought to Casper as rap
idly as possible but when he arrived
here his condition was said TO be
critical. Hospital adviccs today say
that he has even chances of recov-
ering from the experience.
, 1921-08-08
Snakebite May
PrOUe Fatal To
Demonstrators


NAUvoo, Ala, Aug. s.-william
Edmonds is in a critical condition
today and his brother. Rev. Albert
Edmonds, twhite) is seriously i'll to-
day from a bite of a snake. said to
have been used in a religious serv-
ice at a revival near here Friday.
Rev. Edmonds Is said to have told
his congregation hat the true be-
lever" was impervious to the bite
OF reptiles. and invited non.believ-
ers to bring poisonous snakes to
the service. A copperhead was cap
tured and taken to the meeting.
William Edmonds and the minister
were bitten and Immediately be-
came i'll. William Edmonds, doctors
said. will die.
, 1921-08-08
MUSICIANS
ON STRIKE

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Musicians
walked out of about 100 vaudeville
houses today on orders of the Music
ians Mutual Protective association
which announced a strike against a
wage reduction and to forstall a lock-
out planned by the managers for to-
morrow.
Most of the latter claimed to have
musicians recruited from the ranks Of
the American Federation OF Musicians
ready to fill the strikers places.
orchestras in motion picture houses
struck yesterday. Hastily constructed
orchestras, pianos, organists and VOC
alists were relied on by some man
ayers to fill the gaps. Orchestra pits
in some cases were turned into flower
gardens.
, 1921-08-08
COLLEGE LOSES
LARGE BEQUEST
OF CAPITALIST
Codicil Takes S150,000 From
Fund Left Colorado Institu-
ton in Original Will,
Records Show.

DENVER Aug. s.-A small slip of
paper that will bulk large when the
$500. 900 estate of the late Henry
Roger wolcott. Colorado capitalist
who died in Honolulu May 81. last. is
distributed. was produced in the coun-
~ court here today. The small docu-
ment. constituting a codicil to the
Wolcott Will. takes Sl50.000 from a
beauest TO the Colorado college. Colo
RADIO Springs and provides that this
sum shall revert TO the estate to as
sist in carrying out the various pro-
visions Of the will proper. The codi-
Gil was executed but n few days be
fore the death of its maker. Orig
inaIly the Colorado college mad been
b~equeathed $4,000. No erexson for
the execution OF the codicil is as
signed in that paper.
Following presentation of the cod
1cil to Judge George A Luxford. the
win and its amendment were admit
ted to probate. The executors are
now In S position to proceed with h
OF administering he estate.
which pending arrival Of the codicfl
from Honolulu. was being held up.
II was revealed today that Mr.. VOL
colt had. himself. drawn up the will.
II was in his handwriting from be-
rinning TO end. 1t was executed in
Denver in 1905.
The chief beneficiaries under h
will are the te~stator's sister, Anna
woicott Vale; two brothers. William
and Herbert w. Wplcott. each OF
whom win receive s20.0 900. and Henry
Harrington. n of the executors, a
friend and business associate
OF Mr.. wolcott. The will permits OF
the sale OF all realty and personal
of the estate. with h ex-
oepuon of a few personal effects
xr.ich arc bequeathed to Mrs. Vale.
, 1921-08-08
PIRATE SCOUT LOOKING
{ FOR TIMBER IN LEAGUE

Chick Frazier. scout for the Pitts
burgh Pirates has spent the past sew
oral days in Casper watching the work
OF the Casper md Scottsbluff clubs to
get a line on likely timber for h
Pirates Of the future. He was treated
to a display of fielding and hitting
ability on the part of Jake Pitler. who
was farmed out by the Pirates to clubs
IN PENNSYLVANIA and also to HI pitch
ing ability Of Bob Steele formerly with
the Pirates.
Mr.. Frazier was an interested spec
tator at the 16-inning game Saturday
and told l.. A. Reed. hacker of the
local club that better baseball couldn't
be played anywhere than what was
.shown in hat game.
, 1921-08-08

The first registrations were re-
ceived at scout headquarters last
week for enrollments al the second
annual summer camp to be con
Quoted by the Casper Council. Tho
camp val be held agnin this year at
tho junction OF Smith and Otter
Creeks. and will again be known
as Camp John II. Piper. named after
the Regional Field Executive OF the
Eighth district.
The preparations for the camp
and the direction OF the camp dur
ing Its two weeks duration will be
, 1921-08-08
EIGHT INJURED
IN PICNIC RIOT

OAKLAND. Cal. Aug, Slight
men were badly injured. shots ws.s
fired and police were summoned on a
riot call to a picnic nea here yester-
day when a prohibition enforcement
agent attempted an arrest at an out
ing given by h Rebel Cork Benev-
oleut association. The trouble started
when Prohibition Agent A. r. Shurt-
lin thought he saw a bottle protrud-
ing from the hip pocket OF ono of the
picnickers and seized h alleged evil
dence.
, 1921-08-08
MANNIX TO
TAKE OATH

BRISBANE. Australia. Aug. B.
Archbishop Aannix. who has just re-
turned TO Australia from a round-the-
world "trip. during which he at
tempted to visit Ireland Dut was not
permitted TO do so. has expressed his
willingness to take the oath of ale
glance to the king.
, 1921-08-08
CHINESE dies
IN TONG WAR

ROCK SPRINGS wyo.. Aug. b.
Henry Wong. Chinese restaurant
cook. who recently came here from
San Francisco. is dcad today as a re-
suit OF a Chinese feud which author
tiles say they believe to be part of a
tong war.
Wong. according TO the authorities.
was followed here by two Chinese who
are alleged to be responsible for his
death. He was shot yesterday in an
Oriental store here. Wong was 81
years OF g and left three children
in addition to his widow.
, 1921-08-08

w. C Deming. editor OF the wyo-
ming State Tribune. stopped in Casper
today en- route from Sheridan where
he attended, the convention of the
State Bankers association to his
home Mr.. Deming marvelled at the
, 1921-08-08
ELTINGE IMPROVED.

Los ANGELES. Aug. s.-The con.
dition Of Julian E1tinge. actor. whose
serious illness following an operation
for appendicitis became known yes
terday, was slightly improved early
today. it was stated at the hospital
where he was being treated.
, 1921-08-08
SIX HURT In
PRISON FIGHT

SYRACUSE. " Y. Aug. s.-six in.
mates OF h state prison at Auburn
are in a hospital and 20 others in !so-
iation cells. as q result OF a battle be.
tween negroes and whites in the ex.
ercise yard yesterday. III feeling
over a ball game Saturday cuini.
mated IN an attack on the negroes.
, 1921-08-08
GRAIN FIRM ELECTS.

OMAHA, Aug. s.-Stockholders OF
the Nye Schneider Fowler company,
Fremont, Neb., grain dealers, with
branch elevators and offices in many
cities and towns. elected L. N. Mitchell
of Lincoln as president. succeeding
Frank Fowler of Fremont, at their
annual meeting in Fremont today.
Creditors of the company. which al
ready was reported in financial diff
ficulties, are said to have declined
further credit unless Mr.. Fowler re-
tired as its directing head.
j. E. Phelan and L. N. Perrin. both
Of Chicago. were among members of
the board of directors selected.
, 1921-08-08
Yachts Tie In
Fifth Contest

COWES. Isle of Wight. Aug. s.
By The Associated PressSThe fftli
international yacht race between Brit.
ish and American boats of the SIX
metre class today ended in a tie. each
team scoring Is points. The British
team previously had won three races
and h American mi It Is now
considered that Americas chances OF
winning tho cup are hopeless.
, 1921-08-08
FIELD MARSHAL IN PERIL.

TOXIC. Aug. s.--A man believed
to be insan was arrested today after
a struggle as he was attempting to
enter the room of Field Marshal
Yamasata at his summer villa az
Odawara.
, 1921-08-08
Flood Victims
Bodies Found
In River Mud

PUEBLO. Colo. Aug. s.-fwo moro
bodies. victims OF the flood of June
3. were found today, one at vineland.
five miles asst of Pueblo. and Tho
other almost in the very center of
the business section. buried beneath
several feet of mud and debris. Their,
is little prospect of Identification of
either body owing to advanced de.
composition. These bodies bring the
list of recoveries in this vicinity to "A.
c. F. Cross. formerly a contracting
driller OF Casper and Thermopolis has
returned here from Iowa where he
has spent the past several months
looking after his interests.
NJ. C. Wachtel. district chief of
government prohibition agencies, who
has been in Casper for several days
on business for his Office left this aft.
ernoon for Cheyenne.
, 1921-08-08

In the Bay of Loango >the water is
b.cod red. due to reflection OF the rcd
bottom soil.
, 1921-08-08

In China are to be found in cir.
culation Jumps of gold and silver bear
ing marks which show hat they were
first issued hundreds of years ago. In
shape they are square. oval. or OBJ
long, and they weigh anything up to
one and a half pounds.
, 1921-08-08
Long


Look for correct style, good fit and ex-
pert tailoring. They are important. You'll
get them in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-13
CREMAToRy STATUS.
Explained by President G. VI. Handy
OF the Board OF Health.

DIR. Charles NJ. Handy. president of
the Board Of Health. this morning
denied that there was any friction
between that body and Council over
the matter of the acceptance Of the
new incinerating plant for city gar
hagc
we are simply waiting for the
completion Of the work in accordance
with the contract. and tho opinion Of
City solicitor Huxley. rendered on
June IS" said DIR. Handy.
The opinion is as follows. As the
contract for the erection of this in
cinerator guarantees certain ca
pacity Of said plant. would advis.
that your board. Before anai accent )
ance Of said incinerator and payment
therefor. conduct an accurate test in
order 70 ascertain whether said in-
cinerator meets the requirements OF
said contract"
The minutes Of Council on March
e2 contain the following record j:
Whereas. There has beer. submitted
TO the Council by the Board Of Health
resolution recommending the Incin-
cratiou method and the acceptance
of the proposal of the Nye 0doriess
Incinerator Co. for double unit plant
Al cost Of $4,000. the Council di-
rtct the Board of Health 10 at once
enter into a contract"
The last clause OF the act aasxed by
the Legislature authorizing Council n
issue bonds provides that tho goard
Of Health may operate h. lease. or
directly. in collecting and disposal Of
the garbage.
The matter viii come IN At joint
meeting with Council tonight. The
final tests arc likely To be made
next week, AZ IL IS thought that the
drivewa.- for delivery of garbage will
be ready by that time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-13
MEMBERS FOR SUSSEX.
Houston, Deputy and Lynch
Put on Revision Committee
by State Chairman Isaacs.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Georgetown. july f3s--Democratie
State Chairman Henry X. Isaacs Of
Wilmington has selected former Com
gressman Henry A. Houston Of Mills
boro; willard F. Deputy Of Laurel
and County Chairman Andrew J.
Lynch Of Georgetown, as members of
the committee for the revision OF the
rules Of the party. from Sussex county
Mr.. Lynch, who was the Democratic
candidate for governor the last cam
paign. has been named on the cam
paign committee to assist in raising
81 .o0n in Sussex county toward de-
fraying the expenses Of permanent
quarters i'm Wilmington.
For some time an agitation has been
vnder way by some Of the members
OF the Sussex County Central Com
mittee for the establishment OF quar-
ters here. IN charge Of a paid secretary
whose duties would be 10 look after
the interests Of the party from cns
catapaign TO another. The plan here
toforc has met with opposition from
sofhe ri the members Of the committed
but the idea may eventually be car.
ried out.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-13
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK NARKET.

~ Associated. Press TO Every Evening.
Chicago July 15.-1attle. receipts
10000. better grade steers and yearl-
ings steady. others dun; top yearl-
ings. a.40: best heavy steers. early,
$50. bulk beef steers, T.eSGs.75; ;
bulls and she stock Is cents lowers
bulk fat cows and heiters. f.75@6.75;
hulk bolognas. largely 5.o0tGo 30 j;
butcher bulls. mostly. 6.0e0 6.50. veal
calves. stcclers and feeders steady :
bulk veaiers, 1e.7501t.50.
Hog. receipts q .ooo; better srades
.ieht and mediums active steady to
10 cents lower; others slow; 10 70 Is
cents lower than yesterday; pack
ing grades on most; top, l0,aS; bulk
better grades. 9.s50l0.0o: bulk pack
ing SONS, s200 So, pigs steady a
strong: bulk desirable. S.7a68a 80.
Sheep receipts 10000; TAT lambs
opened 25 cents ltwer. packer TOP
natives. 1000; ne Westerns sold early
best bid. 1f.00: sheep ara; choles
light yearlinE wethers. $50: feeder
lambs steady best 700.