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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16
Child Dies at Lubbock.
SpeclAl 10 Tha Nan

LUBBOCK, Nov. i5.-Glen Horton.
four months old son Of J. W. Horton, OF
lubbock. died Friday evening, inter.
mcnt Boz Lubbock Cemetery saturday
evening
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16
ATHOUGHT
FOR TO-DAY

The law Of the Lord j. perfect.
converting the soul: the testimony
II the Lord i pure. enlighiening
the eyes Psalm lst
Much a. { have seen NJ fho world
OF o. uumphs. Of .ts gaitles. and o.
Its magu.faonce, I h4fe never Tor "a
moment shaken the conviction that
he best thing this side az heaven,
the delight of lifs. its chief consoh
ton. Indeed thr very charm of e1-
isteucc. s Kind affections liehry
l..mlu.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16
Tells santa IIh Want.

/ Dear santa Claus,
Please bring Noah's ark. building
blocks and wagon set. and mechanical
truck Wagon and horses.
From WALTER KOLLEAR
90 DEAR SANTA CLAUS
eos Lincoln street.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16
Askas for Walking Doh

Dear Santa Claus.
] want a walking doll. serving set
and a Little st of furnitur ..
EMMAGRAU BEARD
i309 Van Buren, Street
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16
bN MELVILLE DKNISSON POST
O 1900 NEA Service Inc

Of the war This would include the
names OF Milleraud and C!cmcnceau.
and 10y this means they could oh
tain the VI OF the word Marquis and
the e OF the word Chantelle. which
had been written by the unknown
thief upon the memorandum which
contained the combination Of the
safe"
The Prcfcct OF Police stopped. The
attention OF the Marquis de Chan
tclle seemed to have passed from the
narrative 90 contemplation Of the
opera
Mime Zir,cnzon was at the point
Of her greatest scene. Her voice
nllcd the immense house like "a silver
bell. like innumcrablc silver bells
a quality OF the human voice that
no other diva had ever brought 10
Paris Her youth. her alluring
beauty. added 10 the enchantmcnt.
Monsieur lo Marquis dc Chantelle
was looking az her. one hand finger.
ing his mustache. the other turning
the monocle at the end OF the silk
cord. The prefoct % Police did not
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16
Letters To Dear
Santa Claus
Wants a bog

Wants bog
Dear Santa Claus.
! want a little car and a little dog
who has his tar and pair OF skates.
BRYCE BEARD.
1902 Van Buren, street.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16
Lubbock Lady Dies.

LUBBOCK. Nov. l5.-Mrs. \. J. lin.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16

some people are always sur
pri,cd that thing, don't turn out
worse.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16

seated IN the opera poN OF Aho
MARQUIS DE CHASELLE. i'm
poverishod husband OF a wealthy
American woman.
~ 1ONQUELLE, greatest detective
IN France. is discussing the mya.
terry 20 the theft ~ the diamond
necklace % the Marquise.
Before them, on the stage. is the
beautiful
NINE TtETENXOFF. idol OF Paris.
BEFORE entering the Marquis box.
~ IouQucllo halted an usher who
vas leaving and managed 10 SEE
cure fpr a moment bouquet on
orchids which the Marquis was
sending 90 the singer.
NJ Iuuquellc reviews the theories
- tho theft The Marquis had sug-
Ecsted the theories which led 10 the
arrest and confession % Jean Lee
auex. I.cuueN was sentenced but
did not tell whore the jewels could
De- found
III was ms assistant Forncau who
followed your theories" NJ. jon
uuollo told the Marquis
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16

Many q married man STAY, at
home at night because hc ha. the
house all tU himself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08

stop working. But YOU, you go right
along even though you re starving for
food or water.
And in the winter you're just rs
silly. See the blankets they put on
me in the winter? Yes. guess YOU do.
DO | see any blankets on you? Ha
ha. And now it's summer. Have you
got fan: No. But l have. And that
shows what people think of me. All
you've got is that comical straw hat
which somebody put on you to kid
YOU"
TUST then man came out, felt the
= tivver's forehead and tenderly
poured a nice cool drink of water in
its radiator
And then another man came along,
climbed up on the wagon to which
Phillip was hitched and gave the reins
a jerk.
"C'mon, there" he hollcred, "stop
licking the water off that radiator.
What do you want with water any
way !"
And that's the end of the story.
G'wan to bed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08

company. the Mayor. City Council, the
trusts and corporations. | fought with
anybody and everybody and mixed local
topics with the ads listing the prices Of
things l sold.
People came around to my market
to see what sort of a blamed fool | was.
Most of them bought something-a loaf
of bread peck of potatoes, bunch
of bananas. DO you think l cared what
they thought of me, so long as they
patronized my market?
Make people talk about you, ii you
want to become successful DO some-
thing out of the ordinary. Advertise
and advertise in such a way that pco-
pie will look for your advertisements.
That's what I've tried to do in running
the city. Let the people know what is
going on. Maybe they'll awake from
their lethargy and try to improve con-
ditions. Keep the spotlight of pub
licity on city transactions and thcre'll
be less graft and dishonesty.
And eventually. you'll get better
class of officials maybe, some day, well
be able to eliminate the red tape which
surrounds city business and enable It to
be conducted In a business way. be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08

"Here's a. good sample of the SYM
pathy extended me and the city: 4
motorcar company. from which the city
has bought several automobiles, re-
fused to give the city credit for twenty
eight cents to buy a'valve spring for
one of the cars. That shows how much
confidence the business men of the city
have in it.
"When tried to cut the war wages
paid police and firepen, it is surprising
to know the number of business men
who signed referendum petition
apninst the move. And of course nl'
RI. politicians, currying public favor
signed it. And the result was that 'hc
movement was blocked.
Zone thing, at least, ] have done lo'
the taxpayers: have enlightened then'
I have shown them how their money mas
been spent in the past. l have shown
them how it has been wasted. and no"
II tnkes sixty-ti five cents of every dollar
received to pay interest and sinking
fund charges. have put the city o'
YOUNGSTOWN ON the map, not ON! III
the United States, but in the world
In Alaska, China. japan, ltalys uer'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08

"A public official has got to have
plenty of nerve to stand the criticisms
that are hurled at him. And he's got
to have nerve to defend his position, If
he's going to get ahead. | find every
body's willing to knock you, but few
willing to come to your aid and help
work out constructive policies.
The former Mayor excused himself
for moment to answer n telephone
call. lie continued
This is especially true of business
men. They're afraid to mix into poll
tics. because Of the hostile criticism to
which city heads are subjected. It's a
wrong policy, but it's true. And that S
one reason many Of our cities are in the
financial pightS they face today.
''But everybody has the right to knock
and roast an official. if he wants to-.
It's one Of the prerogativcs and privi-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
Got His First Setback
From Civil Service Rules

'"Fhat farcical system called the civil
service gave my plans n setback when
l tried to get rid of officers whom we
thought should be removed for the good
of the city. but that does not mean we
were licked or that we will stop and
let things drift in the same old way.
If things can't be done one way. we've
got to try 9th ,rs."
Mr.. Oles then tackled the question of
wages.
Wages of city employees must be Gu,
from 10 to 10 per cent" he said. "De-
creased cost of living warrants 1t AMI
our financial condition demands it, We
have too many city employees. All cities
have.
81 intended to lay off policemen and
men in the streets and water depart
ments, but was blocked by civil service,
We conducted thorough investigation
of all city departments, just as ! would
do in my own business. to cut our
every dollar not absolutely necessary.
City employees obtain and hold their
| Jobs through political influence, and that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
Women Hope of Country.
He Asserts Calamity

women are the hope Of the country
politically. The men have ruled long
enough to show that they can't get away
from selfishness and greed. Let's Loo
to the women to clean up politics ana
clean out the politicians. And, believe
me. many a politician is lying awake
nights trying to figure out how to corral
the women's vote. And bachelors know
they'd better get married If they want
TO win the woman vote.
II believe women will be fairer IN
their judgments than men; know from
my own experience that they will ~
more sympathetic and will show more
interest in the government under which
they live. Most Of what little en-
couragement / did get as Mayor came
from the women. You notice all the
seasoned campaigners making special
appeals to the women, because they
know the womans influence Is getting
to be stronger and stronger.
"In my market I find that women
are actually the rulers. anyway. They
do the buying and dictate how the money
of the family shall be spent. II We
trust them in these things. why can't
we trust them in our governmentf
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Has Real Sense of Hun,Or
and Laughs at Attacks

when I get through with politics
I'm going back to my market and sell
bananas, cabbages. potatoes and tozA-
toes. don't care what people say
about me or how they sling printers
ink. just so they keep their hands Of
me. Why, don't you know, one Of the
fellows who's done more to advertise
me than any other is a cartoonlst who
has tried to poke fun at me and the
things I've been trying to do. He's
given me the best kind Of publicity
and thinks he's been roasting me. I
enjoy his cartoons probably more than
he does.
II believe fremen, especially in out.
lying stations. could be put to work ct
better advantage for the city. / think
they could serve as policemen in emer.
gencies and could possibly patrol beats.
Why, our firemen spend most of thsar
time lolfing around the stations. Few
are what you would call experienced
fire fighters. They are costing the tax.
payers lot of money. think they
should be set to work, doing something
constructive for the community in their
Idle time.
We've got to wake up the average
citizen and make him take more Of an
interest in his city, State and Nation.
We've got to take him by the neck
and show hin. that it's his own fault Il
conditions are rotten. 1t will be On
uphill fight, but it can be DONE"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
When Jack Lost His Rudder

A moment later she was deftly backs
ing the little green car out of the
garage and planning her campaign.
AS she stopped in front of the tall Office
Building her courage almost failed her,
but she went bravely in and let tho
speeding elevator rush her to her
destiny.
Mr.. Stanford" she began, as she
confronted rather handsome middle
aged man in the presidents Office Of
the Longace Iron Works, "I'm Vivian
Shippe, Jacks fiancee."
Jacks what? Why, he never told
me. ~ CALCULATED Stamford senior.
Il don't blame him." answered the
girl coolly. feeling her composure com.
ing back, land that's just what I've
come here to talk to you about. You
are simply running Jack. He hardly
dareS to breathe without your consent.
and he has about as much initiative a
three-year- -old. He's a mollycoddle.
chats what he is, and it ISM his fault.
cithcr-it's yours. all yours. You
think you're devoted father, instead
OF which you're leech sucking the
| manhood out of your own son. He has
no worse enemy in this whole world
than his father"
Stamford, red and spluttering. opened
his mouth to speak, but Vivian silencod
him with look and went on:
lie wanted to start out in business
iqr , himself, but you discouraged him.
What If he did fail and lose few
thousand! I'd rather have man
penniiess who had tried and who had
a backbone Of his own than one wh
was scared to venture ANYTHING. I'm
gong to marry him because / love him.
but Ia almost do 1t il it was only to
save him from you, his devoted fat, .er,
"Ihat's all ! have to say" she
ended. Il don't care how much you
hate me-that'll do you good, but think
over what I've said. will you?"
with nod she was gone. Once
back in her car an outburst of pent-up
emotion swept over her and her hands
on the steering wheel tremblcd 30 that
she could hardly drive. Reaching home.
she rushed up the back stairs to her
room and locked herself in. Two hours
later the telephone rang.
Sny dearest. got to see you right
away. Coming now.
IN HhSh ne had hung up and the
girl had just time to dab some powder
on her tear stained face and straighten
her tousled hair.
''Whoops' The best news. It's q
corker. Dads a trump-always told
you he waS-called me up and we just
had an interview. and he told me he'd
reconsidcred the matter about my going
into business and thought II was a good
plan. just as if that wasn't knockout
enough ne calmly handed me check |
for $1,000 so as to give me good
start"
What a perfect dear he is!" e..
claimed Vivian.
YES, but he acted awfully funny. r
was little worried for while. After
we got through he said, Son, II yov !
have best girl or anything OF that
sort tell her that love is often blind.
but not always incurably so.' / tried
TO get him to explain, but be just
laughed and put out his hand"
'"The dear %aid Vivian softly. ~
believe I'd like to meet him noV,
Just know I'm going to love him."
Copyright. 1879, by Wheeler NeusDaOSp
Syndicate. .'Hf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08

"VEs, I'd love to do it, but fathe'
L doesn't approve.
"Jack Stamford! Isn't it your 5000
YOU want to put into this business
and aren't you of age, and haven
you enough sense to do little think
times you make me so mad I coulC
cry"
Vivian Shippe jumped up from tn,
davenport where She had been sittint
beside her tiance and hurriedly dabbet
at her eyes as she started toward tn,
door. In one stride he was beside hel
and had her in his arms.
"Oh. but YOU don't understand" h,
pleaded. I'm all dad has, and he's
watched over me and cared for IN.
and advised me ever since | was ir
kindergarten. 1t would kill him If
went against his wishes. | always con
suit him about everything"
II see you do" she answered drily
That hurts, Vivian" he said
quietly.
They were nearer quarrel than they
tence Vivian put her arms around him.
"Forgive. Jack; I'm a little cat to-
day. | know how hard your position
must be, but he isn't fair to you
He's wonderful to me. He's the
finest father chap ever had" Stam-
ford defended.
"Well, even if you lost the money,
I'd rather you'd plunge in and see
what you can do for yourself. 1t looks
like good chance to me even if /
don't know much about business.
Almost imperceptibly the man shook
his head and sighed. Il don't know
what to do; heaven knows l don't.
Well, I promised dad I'd be back by
10. He wants game of chess to-
night. and his old crony at the clubs
gone back on him.
Reluctantly they parted, and Vivian
went up to her room more depressed
and discouraged than she had been in
weeks. What sort of man was Jack $
father. anyhow, she wondered. She
had not lived in Morristown long. and
only knew few people there, and she
had always lodged when Jack had
suggested bringing his father around.
Somehow she dreaded this man she had
never met. He must be an overbearing,
domineering sort of creature, she re-
fected, or he wouldn't try to rule his
son the way he did.
What could be done to break Jack
loose: AS things We're now he would
never be man. How she would love
to tell the old man what she thought
Of him. AS the idea flashed through
her mind her lips Strengthened out into
grim little line Of determination.
The next morning at breakfast her
family noticed that she seemed to be
preoccupied and just n little excited.
I'm going uptown she told her
mother after breakfast.
What for, dear?'
"Oh, It's a secret mission--some re-
form work." she answered lightly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
4 G Wan-to-Bed Storu -syA p meEvoy

0NCE upon time, dear children,
" there was a horse named Phillip
and t1ivver with number on it
standing side by side at the curb
They were arguing with each other
something fierce and poking fun at each
other and every once in while Phillip
would give the hivver the horse laugh,
while every other once in while the
flivver would say something so sarcastic
it would make her rattle all over with
excitement, CJohnny, get off the piano
'Lo0k at you,' says the tlivvcr
scornfully. "Who assembled you any
way? What's your extra equipment?
Have you got bumper? An extra hoof?
No! Gotta horn or tail light? No.
You ought to go back to the shop and
get finished And the tlvver hooted
most hootfuly.
ct OOK at me, is it," says Phillip
AlIorse sarcastically. Look at
yourself, then. a shakin'. whcezy gem
of rattlebox, without any father or
nlotnef or rclotlNeS OF any klnd. lOu
haven't even got name. Just a num-
ber, like freight car or convict or
something And you can't even keep
that more than year, You should
have airs, YOU with your sQucaks and
wheezcs and rattlcs. Ho. ho.' And
Phillip laughed heartily.
SsXXrHAT are you laughing about?"
w said the flivver People don't
pay any attention to you. Do they
ever clean and polish you, the way they
do me? No! Arc they as anxious to
see that you have something To eat and
water to drink as they are about mt?
Ha ha And whose fault is it? Yours,
you big soft hearted. soft headed IL.
noramus. When they don't feed me I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08

Now, what was he doing there? I do
not know. You will have to form your
own conclusion. My conclusion is that
no was there to get out any unfortunate
who had two or five dollars"
Youngstown's "stormy petrol" paused
a few moments. He banged a fist on
his desk and went on:
Under the previous Administration
the city issued $4.857,977 worth Of
bonds, making a monthly interest ac-
count Of 5000, or $778 a day. All
this is for bonds issued under just one
Administration, to say nothing Of what
previous Administrations have done.
I've tried my utmost to do what was
right and make headway, but there
were too many bosses and too few in
sympathy with my efforts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08

type of employe is seldom more than %
to IS per cent efficient or industrious.
They just say. You can't fire me un-
less you have something on me-, and 1t
is always a difficult job to prove charges
before Civil Service Commission.
IT have never asked any man. either
in my own business or in that Of the
city, about his politics or religion-nnd
never will. Neither politics nor reli-
gion has any place IN city government.
My ideas is to give the people efii-
cient and economical government. Run
the city as you would your own busi-
ness
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
Weed Out city Dr0nes.
Is Advice of Er.MauOr

"The drones in city governments
should be weeded out. Every city has
them-men who stick on the public pay
roll year after year and do little to earn
the wages or salaries they draw. But
it's hard to separate them from the
public crib so long as they are protected
by civil service.
II believe important executive and
engineering positions should be better
paid, so as TO attract better men to
them,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
CHANGES PLAN TO FIGHT
TO REGAIN FORMER POST
WHEN HIS WIFE SAYS NO
STORMY PEREZ Of TosUn Asserts WIomeu
Must Be Saviors of Goverument BY
Taking Up CudgeIs against Machine
'WaSte'

TIP these broad United States rise cries. barely audible
now swelling fulhroated camor city govern
% Of extravaganza for better servicen Short
business administration.
the waste squeezed from municipal
pperty lowered Men and with pride
want their home cities purged of evil.
Realization the shortcomings Of city the
.tes not section.
finds expression various Some trying the city pln
others small commissions Still others readument
.,.nons;bhtes in their administrative framework.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
Cleared TolDn Of Booze,
He Asserts, with Pride

He waved his arm in gesture prob.
ably meant to include the whole civil
lied world. Then he resumed:
ut is true I haven't done nearly as
much as expected to de-, but have
enforced the curfew ordinance, keeping
children off the streets at night.
have virtually cleaned the town Of
booze. Many notorious building is
standing idle. If you doubt this, all
you have to do is to take look around
the city and visit what was known as
the Tenderloin district.
II have cleaned up almost every
immoral house in the city. I i'm
proved traffic conditions 100 per cent.
II am a firm believer in printer e
Ink. 1t made my business successful it
provides me and my family with all
the money we need, and nobody worth
while has had to leave Youngstown be-
cause of it. A lot of gunmen, gamblers,
bootleggers and fallen women. however,
have left Youngstown since January
l because the light Of publicity was
thrown about their activities.
"As Mayor. resolved to make
Youngstown decent and keep It decent.
or know the reason why. Most people
are inherently decent, believe, and it
is nonsense to think that the majority
interested in the prosperity and growth
Of their city desire the Administration
to let down the bars.
MY aim has been to run the city,
in so far as I was able, exactly as I
would my own business, giving the
people the benefit Of any savings which
could be made. Taxpayers arc entitled
to nothing less, but seldom get it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
Says Business Men, Not
Politicians, Should Rule

Zone of the greatest needs in city,
State and national governments is for
business men to take the place of poll
ticians. It's no good criticizing service
and extravaganza If you elect men un-
suited to the work Of running your
cities. It's all up to the electors In
the final analysis.
81 got my first tips on how to build
up successful business from Billy
Sunday, the best little advertiser in
America. I watched him in action
when he had his tabernacle here. The
more hell he gave the people, the better
they liked it. Thinks l to myself, If
Billy Sunday can do 1t and get away It.
l can. too.
80 l started to advertise, and in my
advertisements I bawled out everybody
the street car company, the telephone
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
Billy Sunday Is Best
Advertiser, Says Oles
THIS is ,Uhdt George L. Oles,

THIS is Whdt George L. Oles,
former Mayor of Youngstown,
o., thinks of personal publicity:
~ got my first tips on ho,U to
build up a successful business
from Billy Sunday, the best little
advertiser in America. I 1Vatched
him in action. The more hell he
gaze the people the better they
liked it. Thinks I to myself, If
Billy Sunday can do 1t and get
a,Ddy aUith it, I can, too."