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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-10
!. ". Cheney II the Southwest

Plain man has been appointed by tn
president ~ the Yves, Texas cham.
b"r OF Commerce. as delegate 90 rep.
r'scn, the organization at the annual
meeting ~ The Chamber ~ Com.
mercs 81 th- t'nitA States IN Atlantic
civ. ANN .l-.a
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-10

Peter czartan. a Hungarian peasant,
is recorded 10 have been born In 1879
and 60 have died In i72l. thus living TO
be 1856 years old.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-10

'h" Clos ~ H. p" anHi week from
Abilene Christian College, Abilene.
Whvg, she has bgcn attending school
ana teaching m a brief vacation
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-10
CITYBRIEFS
Timrl, Little Hits III N,us Gathered
Front Various sources

Dr Henry " BROOK, aud Rev. J. ".
story lry home from Abilene WHORE
they attended bn educational con.
f,r,nr, ~ the ministers ~ tho North
west Texas conference.
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The New York herald., 1921-02-19
A Nickel a Day for a Life.

The city dweller could get an ap-
proximate idea of conditions in the
unfed parts of China only by going
without food for days. The suburb
ante could know exactly how things
are In the afflicted provinces by cut
ting bark and grass and trying to
make meal of them.
1t is this terrible situation that the
American people are asked to allevi-
ate. The American farmers have done
uohly In giving 5,000.000 bushels of
grain. The railroads are doing a
fine thing In transporting the farmers
contribution to the Pacific coast free
OF charge. 1t will cost $2,00O,O00 to
carry the grain across the ocean.
To pay for the shipping and to add
further supplies that are necessary to
feed the thirty or forty millions OF
hungry Chinese the public is asked to
give more money. So little does a
Chinese need that n nickel will keep
one alive for day. A contribution
of $25 would feed Chinese family
Of five persons for six months.
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Ballade Of Dogs.

l wonder in what distant place
Brave little Patsy's bark is heard.
Where F'rou-Frou frolics with blithe
grace.
And Sancho begs for bones deferred
Where Russet sports his tufts absurd
And plucky Caro- holds at bay
A cat by naughty urchins spurred--
Where are the dogs of yesterday?
Where's Pete, who dearly loved a race
And Snap who never lost bird.
And Peg, whose melancholy face
But lengthy pedigree averred;
And Gyp. whose ancestry was blurred
BY rowing grandsires. great and gay.
Who well, but not too wisely, erred
Where are the dogs of yesterday?
Where's Bruce, whose cleverness could
trace
The faintest scent. however slurred;
And Tike. whose preferences base
At no ones garbage pile demurred.
And Sprite. by any trouble stirred
Her cold nose in ones hand TO lay
With comfort deeper than a word
Where are the dogs of yesterday?
Princes. to whom these, undeterred,
Gave faith and loyalty alway--
Surely some spot the heavens grid
Where are the dogs of yesterday!
CHARLOTTE BECKER
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Increasins
cloudiness to-day. followed by rain or
snow at night or tomorrow. Not much
change in temperature: increasing
northeast and east winds.
For New Jersey-Increasing cloudiness to-
day. followed by snow or rain In southern
and snow In northern portion Tonight ana
tomorrow? not much change in temperature;
Increasing northeast and east winds.
For Northern New England-Fair to-day.
followed by snow rain tonight and TO-
morrow; not much change In temperature;
winds becoming northeast and east and IN
For Southern New England-Far to-day.
followed by snow or rain tonight and to-
morrow. not much change In temperaturei
increasing northeast and east winds.
For Western New York-Cloudy to-day and
tomorrow; probably snow and somewhat
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Pressure was alb
normally high to-day from Alaska south
eastward over the Canadian Northwest and
over middle and north sections, from tho
plateau region eastward, and II was rea.
lively low and falling over the vast Gulf
States. Rain has fallen within the last
twenty four hours in the interior Of ths
west Gulf States, snow and rain In west
Tennessee and Arkansas, and snow In Okla
homa, southwest Kansas and the south
Rocky Mountain region. Light snow fell
also in portions OF the lower lake region,
while generally fair weather prevailed in all
other sections.
The temperature was much lower to-day In
the Atlantic states, west Tennessee. Arkan-
sas, North Dakota and the Canadian North
west El.ewhere the temperature changes
were slight.
The dHturbance that was central over
south Teas tonight will move east-north-
east. attended by rain In the Southern States
and the middle Atlantic States. and snow
In the upper Ohio valleys. the lower lake
region and New England within the next
twenty-four to thirty-six hours. There VIII
De little change in temperature In the States
east of the Mississippi River Saturday, but
colder weather will overspread the region O..
the great lakes, the Ohio Valley and the
Southern States Sunday and the middle At
lantie and north Atlantic States Sundak
night.
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations taken at 8 +. NJ. yesterday.
seventy-fifth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Hidden Christian Tablet.
Heirloom in Japan Kept a Secret for
Generations.
From the Japan Advertiser.


Curiosity as to the contents of a
secret box handed down from father to
son for several generations, with the
injunction never to open it, LED to the
discovery of an ancestral tablet of pre-
Meiji days by a Japanese Christian in
Tokushima. says an Osaka paper.
The present head of the Tsuchihashi
family. one OF the oldest families Of the
region. after pondering on the mystery
of what the secret case might contain,
decided to disobey the oath he had taken
when 1t was consigned to his care and
to open It. He called in a number OF the
local authorities and others interested in
the matter for the ceremony
When the cover was removed a small
ancestral tablet, three inches long and
two inches broad. such as are set on the
homes in commemoration OF the dead
members of the family, was revealed.
The tablet bears the following inscrip-
tion in gold characters: christian Be-
lever" with the cross above the words.
On the reverse side Is written: "Tad-
asaemon Tsuchihashi. Died in the first
year of Tempo"-about fifteen years be-
fore the Meiji restoration.
Although Christianity has tenaciously
persisted in some Of the homes of west
ern Japan ever since Its introduction
into the empire in 1549. the believers
were able to live under the persecution
OF the Tokugawa Shogunate only by
keeping their faith secret. During the
late sixteenth and early seventeenth CEN
turies the Christian faith. as represented
by the Jesuit and Franciscan orders OF
the Roman Catholic Church, numbered
more than 100000 converts in Japan.
Tombs OF these early Christians. how
ever. are very rare on account OF the
surveillance exercised by the old Yedo
Bakuf,r nor have many ancestral tablets
been found.
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Testing Yacht Models.
Mr.. Burgess's Experiments May Help
to Turn Out Cup Winner.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The tests
of two model yachts made by w. Star
ling Burgess as a means of predeter-
mining the probable performance of the
full sized yacht were not altogether new,
as accounts of the experiments seemed
70 imply. II Mr.. Burgess will get In
touch with Nat Herreshoff on this sub
ject 1 think he will be enlightened.
The old time model yachtsmen have
accumulated many valuable data. / my
self gained most of my knowledge of
marine architecture In the ectual sailing
OF models on New York Bay as an off,
cial Of the American Model Yacht Club
from 1890 to 1900.
There is no reason why these tests
of sailing models should not be of as
great value as the tank tests OF models
Of large steamships and battleships,
which have been carried on by our de-
signers and builders for some time.
1 heartily agree that Mr.. Burgess is
on the right tack again and trust that
his research viii bring to light further
data useful In producing another cup
winner for America FRANK NICHOLS.
New YORK, February 1S.
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Why Russia Cannot Trade.

There are more ways than one to
look at the ethics of trading with
Russia. But there Is only one prac-
flcal and logical way to look at the
yslcal fact itself. JOHN HAYS
HAMMOND presented The logical view
In his testimony before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee when he
said we could not trade with Russia
because Russia has neither trading
facilities nor anything TO trade.
The British trade agreement with
the Bolshevld Is now recognized all
over Europe for what II really Is: a
political treaty to check Soviet propa-
gandn In the Near East and India.
England is less concerned about the
ethics Of trade with Russia or the
possibility that some actual transac-
tions may take place han she is over
the safety Of her position in Asia.
Russia may try 70 use the pact with
Britain 10 convince us that the Soviet
Government has been recognized by
LLOYD GEORGE But while the Soviets
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Railroad Passes.
Trains on Which 60 Per Cent. of the
Passengers Rode Free.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: / belong
to that great army Of commercial trav-
ellers who make a living by selling
goods on the road and I can personally
vouch for the truth of the conditions
described by Way Worn Traveller" In
his letter about railroad passes.
Riding on trains out of Altoona Curl
osity led me to ask or three or four
occasions what percentage Of the pas
sengers were riding on passes. In every
case it was over 60 per cent.
Paying as we do almost four cents
a mile for travel with ever increasing
hotel bills. / fail to see why railroad
employees in addition to high wages
should have practically unlimited pass
privileges for themselves and their fam
lilies. The practice of killing time by
riding up and down the road, ostensibly
to buy butter and eggs, has caused more
than one paying passenger to stand.
u. McGINLEY.
BALTIMORE. February IS.
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Puss and the Quail.
Must Pets Henceforth Qualify on a
Basis of Efficiency?

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: One OF
your correspondents mentions that an
Ohio law has given quail protection as
song birds.
Now It is my conviction that the chief
reason why the quail's call has become
so pleasing to the ear is because II de-
notes the proximity of good eating
which with a little luck may be had
cheap If the quail had the intrinsic
value OF the crow he could chirp away
while taking his own chances with men
and cats.
This gentleman from Ohio proposes TO
tax away Friend Cat and slanderously
terms him that worthless animal."
It's true the cat has a poor voice,
although capable of expressing grea,
and varied emotion. 1t may also be
true, as charged. that although too pro-
ficient at catching quail he cannot catch
enough rats or perhaps prefers not to-
Even so. things hase come to a pretty
pass IL our pets must qualify for exist
ence on an efficiency basis.
Perhaps since we have become such n
moral people legally II is none too soon
to start with the animals. But l re-
main so depraved that / look forward
to enjoying. perhaps secretly, n plump
quail on toast while sharing the COM
panionship of Puss as he liclSs his chops
and purrs the contentment resulting
from a dainty little repast plucked from
the bones. Z. ]. d.
BOSTON, February IS.
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Mr.. Harding and Europe.

What the Temps in Paris has 10
say about Germany relying upon Mr..
HARDING to aid her IN resisting the
indemnity terms of the Allies natu-
rally attracts wide comment. The
Temps Is a good newspaper and an
important newspaper. But In such
matter 1t expresses Of course its own
opinion. No doubt there are in France
various newspaper opinions and in
Vulnerable Individual opinions. just as
there are In this country, voicing
this, that and the other public belief
and public sentiment but not repre-
senting Government policy and pro-
gramme.
Inevitably, however, France and all
Europe will view the United States
under Mr.. HARDING's Administration
IN a different light from that Of the
past several months Because of the
rejection by the country of President
WILSON'S League OF Nations ami be-
cause of his serious Illness our Gov
ernment has not received great deal
Of consideration froua~ the Allies In
their dealing with the final terms of
war settlement. But because Of the
world position which the United
States now occupies In respect not
only of industry, trade and finance
but of physical strength and potential
h<ar, Of y,
this country did and showed a fur
ther capacity for doing In the latter
part of the war, the Old World Will
look more and more to see what this
nation Is doing and to learn what 1t Is
thinking under the new Administra-
ton. 1t will surely want to know
how We feel about var settlements
that concern our interests, and prob
tlbly II will wish to consult the Amer
lean Government on many of the In
ternational points.
Not since the formation of this Gov
ernrent, with the sole exception Of
Mr.. WILSON'S Administration, has II
ever sought TO interfere In Old World
matters that we've distinctly and sin
gularly the concern Of the Old World.
But just as uniformly this same Gov
ernment with dignity and firmness has
always protected Its interests and up
held its rights whenever they have
been at issue. Certainly there will
be no change in this nation long
policy for the next four years begin
ming with the fourth day of March.
And from the recent isolstion OF Mr..
WILSON 1t may well be that we shall
come TO see the Harding Administra-
tion In a very prominent interna-
tional position.
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Observations at the Zoo.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: DIR.
Hornaday's wonderful Zoo up there in
The Bronx is a mighty fine place in
which TO travel all over the world in
live natural history. ] wonder how
many Of his students have seen the pig
Malabar squirrel carry his own tail up
to his nest or had the pleasure Of pet
ting n kinkajou or an armadillo.
And by the way, Clarence the wart
hog is beginning to take notice. for
u ere is newly arrived lady wart hog
in the next apartment.
I heard visitor refer to the prairie
dogs as gophers. which they are not
but maybe they call them that on Main
street, Gopher Prairie. J. Il. G.
NEW York, February IS.
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
p. D. and F. D.
Automobiles Showing These Letters
Not All Owned by the City.

To THE NEW York Herald: Casimir
de r. Moore is puzzled by the number
OF automobiles bearing official insignia
on their radiators. While unable to ex-
plain the presence of the State seal !
can throw light on the use OF the panel
bearing the letters "P d." and "F. D."
The first combination signifies Police
Department and the second Fire De-
partment.
We have in the Police Department all
sorts of honorary surgeons. captains.
special deputy commissioners All told
there are about twenty OF these no sal
airy officials. In return for their services
they have the privilege of using the
magic letters on their cars.
These insure them safe conduct in
traffic jams and protect them when
speeding. Can you imagine one of US
serving a summons on the occupant
or driver of one of these cars? Then
also, they are saluted as they go along
by such men as recognize them. Grad
ually the number of traffic cops who
know them grows. and from the time
they leave their homes until they reach
their offices it is one continuous salute
This should crafty them and impress
their friends.
When the car Is used by members Of
their families do they take the special
plates off? Nothing doing. That Is why
Mr.. Moore will see "P. d." plates on
cars in which ladies and children are
riding and sometimes In the pleasant
summer weather he may. find them on
the highways and byways roundabout.
The same thing applies to the Fire
Department. They have honoraries until
you can't rest. Some of them are good
buffs. All get the high sign when, they
whiz by. A Cor.
new YORK, February IS.
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Pershing at Opera Meets "Manon" Cast
Ovation for General Performance by Chicago Com
pany at the Manhattan-Rear Admiral Bassett Present.

Patrons of the Manhattan Opera
House were provided with special at
traction last night in the presence of
Gen. John J. pershing and Rear Ad-
miral T. Il. Bassett. commander of the
torpedo flotilia OF the Atlantic fleet.
The distinguished officers went to the
opera house to see the Chicago Grand
Opera Associations presentation of
"Manon," Gen. Pershing as the guest Of
Gen. Charles G. Dawes. chairman of the
executive committee of the Chicago
Opera organization and formerly an
American staff officer in France. and
ADMIRAL Bassett as the guest OF Mary
Garden. the director of the opera COM
pany.
Gen. Pershing and his party occupied
box 8, on the left side of the hoGse, and
Admiral Bassett and his retinue were
seated In box 4, off the right end of the
stage. These and all other boxes were
occupied by military and naval officers
and society folk.
Geu. PershIng, who was driven to the
entIsnce in q cab, entered the opera
house unnoticed after the curtain had
been lifted for the first act He occu-
pied seat In the rear of the box. A
full view OF mis- position from other
parts OF the house could not be had be-
cause of curtain.
II was not until the lights were
switched on for the first intermission
that the presence of the chief OF the
expeditionary forces became known
Within a few minutes many opera
glasses were focused on him from other
boxes, the orchestra seats and the dress
circle.
During the intermission Gen. Pershing.
escorted by members of his party, left
the box and went to the rear of the
stage, where the General met the mem
bers of the cast. When he returned to
his box a wave OF applause was started
by Miss Garden. and George Giopolacco
the conductor. In keeping with the sp .rit
Of the demonstrate caused The Star
Spangled Banner" to be played. Every
body in the house rose and Gen. Perish
ing and Admiral Bassett stood at atten-
rtion.
Gen. Pershing, who came to New York
Thursday to be guest at dinner,
escorted a woman to the opera. but re-
fused to disclose her identity. The Gen.
eral made known that he will leave New
York tomorrow for Chicago.
Rear Admiral Bassett has just re-
turned from Southern waters.
A party that occupied three of the
The New York herald., 1921-02-19
Greatest Timber Disaster.

Only those who have visited the
splendid timber areas which lie west
Of the Rocky Mountains can form a
conception of the havoc wrought by
the storm which destroyed eight bill
ion feet of timber on January % in
the Olympic Peninsula of the State of
Washington.
Virtually all of the standing timber
over an area of 2,250 square miles
was leyelled by q tornado which is
estimated to have attained velocity
Of 100 miles an hour. Some idea Of
the extent of the storm may be
gained from the fact that it swept
over strip thirty miles in width
and brought crashing to the ground
all the timber in its pathway, de-
stroying elk and other animals in
great numbers. Those that were not
killed outright were penned In an
impenFrable tangle Of timber and
perished Of hunger.
Much Of the timber was spruce and
western hemlock, and as these are
subject to rapid decay prompt action
on the part Of the authorities In the
way Of salvage will be necessary to
save any considerable portion Of the
timber. If fire should get started in
the area the extent Of the confagra-
ton would not be limited to the devas-
tated region. There are 15,000,00O
feet of the finest lumber in the Olym-
pic National Forest exposed to the
danger of fire. and the situation Is
exceedingly serious.
A notion of the size of the timber
found In the devastated area Is given
by the measurements Of the flagpoie
which was erected in front Of the
City Hall at Vancouver, British Co
lumbia, some years ago. 1t was Of
Douglas fir and was 21S feet long.
In telling II the top was broken and
the measurement across the tip at the
break was five inches. Special ap-
paratus was brought from the United
States to hoist It into the place it
occupies.
II is no wonder the Forest Service
pronounces the recent storm "the
greatest disaster ever recorded in the
annals of forestry and numbering"
The New York herald., 1921-02-19

vet with diamonds; LAPITzKY ,egu
lar Javert of fellow who refused ;
brlbe of d million rubles and free
only when BALr started to throw ;
bomb at him. But here is another
complete article:
about 7 p. NJ. on December 25,
in the restaurant Paris. on Altai-
skaya street. two well known crimi
nails. s. RICHTER and ]. BoBYLEFF,
We're killed by the militia ofloer
SYAKIN. The criminals had reyolyers
and black masks"
The ealibre Of the revolvers tbs
number of shots fired ON both sides
the scene in the restaurant, the state
ment Of SYAKIN---'it was their life
or mine V-ail such stuff Is assigned
to the visualizing power of the reader
Monk EASTMAN could have been killed
in Vladivostok with little or no pub
licity.
The New York herald., 1921-02-19

Beefsteak dinner, the Boys of Harlem Pub
lie School 90. Keen's Chop House, West
Thirty-sixth street, p. M
Dinner, American Institute or Bankings
Hotel Pennsylvania, Y. NJ.
Dinner by the Queenstown Society In honor
of Admiral Sir Louis Bayly. r. NJ, tho
Mass meeting to urge International dis
armament. Brooklyn Academy of Music. s;15
M.
4P. NJ.
DR.. Royal s. Copeland Health Commits
sioner, will speak on Health and Housing
before the Osteopathc Society, Hotel Plaza,
S:15 p. NJ.
BAN, Cork Mems Society. Donovan's Han,
sos West Fifty-ninth street. ,s. r. M, M: cow
nodore, & y. NJ.
Judge Alfred J. Taey will speak at a Lin
coin and Washington rally. De Witt Clinton
High School, s:15 p. NJ.
rinner. Brooklyn Real Estate Board. Hotel
Bossert. Brooklyn. p. NJ.
Senator Lenroot and John kendrick Bang
will speak at "a Lincoln's Birthday dinner
under auspices of the Southern Travellers
Association. the Biltmore, p. NJ.
Meeting. Gedney Farms Country Club
Hotel Commodore, afternoon.
Dinner dance. Fort Greene Lodge. +. and
A. NJ, of Brooklyn. Hotel Commodore.
Mrs Corinne Roosevelt Robinson will speak
ON ''Better Americans the Town Hall, 1913
West Forty third street, IL a. NJ
Luncheon. District and Public Schools
iiIsfn Lanchcon, hsoD Drama Comedy Club. Hotel
Dinner, Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, Hotel
Dinner, Sheffield Farms company ere
ployees. Hotel Astor, p. NJ.
supper the Supper Club, Hotel Astor.
z. NJ.
Entertainment. Princeton Triangle Club,
Hotel Astor, q p. NJ.
Luncheon. Cornell women's Club. Hotel
Pennsylvania, ! Z. Nj.
Luncheon, Dana School Alumni Associa-
tion, Hotel Pennsylyania, ! r NJ ,,.
Meeting: Nice 40 Margaette Club Hotel fenn'y-
Dinner and dance. Franklin Lodge. Hotel
Commodore.
Entertainment and dance. Communal Cen
tire of Flatbush. the Biltmore, 7. IA. go.
Convention. Alpha CHI Rho Fraternity,
Waldorf Astoria. all day and evening.
Dinner and dance, Modern Woodmen OF
Dance, Pershing Club. Hotel McAlpin. y
Meeting. wheaton Seminary Alumni Asso-
citation, Hotel McAlpin, r. M.
Dlyner dance, HUNGARIAN Engineers As
so~fation. Hotel McAlpin; p M. ,
Meeting. New York Alumni Chapter, inter-
collegiate Socialist Society, Civic Club, IA
Weet Twelfth street, r. NJ.
Assembly district. Murray's. T. NJ.
pauce. Sdunrr and Compass Port, American
Ltginn. waidorf-Astoria. 3 p. NJ.
Dance, senior class, Collere OF rental and
Oral Surgery. whldorf-Artnria. r. NJ
Everett Dean Martin will lecture on I'm
tciicct ard rns,irct Bcrrson," at the Man
haitian Trade School, Twenty -second street
and Lexington avenue, at S:15 II. NJ.