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MU PIUV. AM.lT li. 111.
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AMMlllJ't HAI1.Y KW. AMAKII.LIV TKXl.
"CLEANLINESS
IS NEXT TO
GODLINESS"
Why eat or drink anything
Impure or unclean when you
can iret what you want perfectly
clean and wholesome. Eat or
drink nothing that la liable to
poison you. Insist seelni
bow It la bandied I. .e you
recelTt it.
W lnvtta all to lnipe t our
ntlra plant.
Phone 575 405 Pierce St.
AYERS
ICE CREAM CO.
N. S. GRIGGS
EXCLUSIVE UNDERTAKER
All klnda of Funeral Sup-
plies or embalmer furnished to
all parta of the Panhandle by
first train or auto. Largest
stock or Caskets and Coffins In
Northwest Texas. Work goods
and prl e guaranteed to please.
Open day and night.
PHONE 250
Amarlllo Texas.
M.&L
TRANSFER CO.
I FOR PROMPT SERVICE
I PHONE 50
P 4
ll.e (ins CouiiMciiiy many
id'xk away by n scientific
piocesv extracts from the very
Hud of tAal you burn the
b-ni.it essence storel In
It l'Mi b scivc-cl tluoiiKb
tope to the ifns Mine In your
Sin ben.
GAS OFFICE
403 Taylor Street
FOR SALE
Id 7 Itloik -7. .V S. .Vleti-
I ion MOT I ielce Sli '!.
J. L. SUMMERS
Phono ."I
r.uii's p.i.iv'.
Oietliiince No. VI-I.
An ordinance prohibiting any
pei-
son to allow weeds fwth or rub-
bish to remain In or upon any
premises owned or controlled by
him or on any sidewalk in trout
of any premise owned or con
trolled by him or In the street to
the middle thereof in front of any
premises owned or controlled by
hint or upon any vacant lot or j
lots owned or controlled by him j
and provldlnc u penalty for the
violation of same.
He it ord.ihe'd by the City Coun-
cil of the City of Aniarillo Touts.
1 Ati person who shall Here-
after penult any wee ds filth or rub-
bish to remain in or upon nnv prem-
ises owned or controlled ' him
Ufter the same till :t II hae beiotue
injurious to the health of other per-i-Mis
who reside' In the vicinity of
am h premises or permit any weeds
tilth or rubbish of uny kind to re-
main on any sidewalk In front of
premises owned or controlled by
him. or in the street to the middle
theieof In front of any premises
owned or controlled by him. or upon
nr.y vacant lot or lots owned or
controlled by him; any person vio-
lating the provisions of this section
Khali be deemed Rullty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction t-hall
b fined In any sum not less than
ot nor more than ten dollars.
2. This ordlnanco shall be In full
tore tfnd effect from and after Its
passage and publication as provided
by law.
Passed by the City Council of the
City of Amarlllo Texas on the 1st
lay of August A. D. 1911.
Approved this tho 1st day of Au-
COMPARATIVE
STATISTICS Oil
Hill fill MIL NNUIN
Preliminary Statement of Figures Compiled by Census
Bureau Issued Yesterday Variations are Shown
In Different Sections
W avtunittn. I t . An II The
proportion of the peyui.itioa 11-ing
hi urtan and rural terntov. as -lnwii
by the latest census ftsurs has
been dole rmitieel l.y the fensus Pu-
pau end .1 pre'imlnarv stnte-t.ient
coxerlng every state ami terr'torv of
erntlnetial Fn'ieei Sta'e ha-- bwn
.Issued lv Census Director Pursnd
; These atatlstlrs. which have been pre-
pared uncle r the direction of Mr
i William C. Hunt. cMcf Mntls-
tl tan for pop.ilallon In the Hurevi
iof th Cnsm. are derived front fhe
j population return of the Thirteenth
IWennlal Census taken as of pti'
l'i. l?0. and as compared tn tnt
statement m It h similar figtireh for
the censuses of I9l aid ls?u; thev
are subject to some poosIHe revision
but It Is hardlv probable that such
revision will materially effect the
proportions as now riven The fig-
ures made nubile today bring out
ivory forcibly the general trend of
! population toward the cities and the
widespread Interest In the ma'ter ha.
prnr.ipted the rtlng Director of th.-
.Census to furnish this Information In
advance to Its piibltcatl'en In a bulle-
tin. to be Issued shortly. gi.itu ii
addition to a discussion of the urha'i
;nnd rural populittion of the rountry.
detailed statistics concerning the In-
crease and distribution of the popu-
lation of the Fnlted States the pop-
I illation per scpiare mile and the In-
j ration of the center of population
In 19 1 u as compared with preceding
! censuses
tvfinitlon of t Hum and Purl
Population
j The Censis Hurenu. for purposes
of discussion has defined urban pop-
ulation generally as that residing in
cities and other incorporated place
of 2r.i.t inhabitants or more. In
the New Flu-land State.. In addition
to ritlos huxing this population all
towns having a popnlition of '.'..".on
or more h i e iilso I n lapsed as
urban without regard to the popu-
lation of the villages lbe'hT In-
corporated as such or not! which
thev may contain In Massm huott j
and Khode Islnnd political divisions
of b-siier ni': ''l'i the town do noi
it: 111 New Hampshire there are
( ' (v. n s'h c'!x iHlon-. :"i ' II" ee-h
of Ibi tbiee p 1 initiiurf s.'aios al-
1 1 Am kIi many tin Ii vrlates w ithin
town limits have I een In' or r.rntei'.
thev ilo not inci Hie all th mtuil
i vllh !:' In the st.it.' For t'.is pa
l '(' "
Kli.lili'1 ytVos
eji crai ion of
' e:il'!e III
to i.nl II
I be l'i t II l
tl -
t iti-
New
fi. at
l-c I
fr
pi Mie lovns
mi lib b I ' are
ilt Is tb it t:e "ur-
v Kti.'laml li-c -1 1 1
locn'ed The I "S
ban areas" I-1
ome in. toil. ition w U' I. In
other soi
w.vib: le.
icns of the I'l'lt' d t lie--
sri-r.'i'.at"d a-- "r-ira! " This
t'.n- frotr the I'i't'eral r ib r
I' fS 1 1- lo. ;il ( I'll. Ill i' PS
dc iar-
llilere'! !:i New
h.ti.t.
I'lv ni.iKi". to
proportion-: of
f.VU
erban
cbiil
and
t ioie
I -s
to s
the
Ii t
f
il !'' da! ion in th"
nsi.'er.ibb' va iation
doilt
eisoli
ifloc IS
ties of
; cb fltl-
ic
Ills t'.lt tllefe' IS
'llllIK
t'eit it tl .lle-rillll
I in-.; i !- Ii'ti ! i ha' .ic'i'i
ei b in :' rut re'') pcip 'l.itioii
e I lv i e. i- ns sl:itstiic
t'lban p. .on I. it ion leim; Mute ele-
f'tle d. the I t-ii;' i tide r of The- country
ir sta'e K i ! o si'd as reral In tuns'
if tic vt;ite tteretore. the rura.
O'lO' ll"'on consist nt the po;.ii lat loe
i 'it-ide ot citii' or other Iti'orporat-
ed places of .'.'.on Inhabifints or
more net In the New l iu!i".ol States
It consists of the population outside
of towns and iltie-s lunitv .'.Vol l.i-
habitants or tnore
The- eomp'irixotis of the 'irl a't atvl
rural enumerations mav he made
j either with rc-pei t to the v irviim
j proportions of the two e lases at suc-
cessive enumerations or with respect
to the increase befwe'c ti eniiineril
Itions In order to cfiitra-t the pro-
portion of the total tiopnlation livlnu
j in urban or rural territory at the
ens is of I I ii with the proMirtion
tirnan (if rural nt the prececimt; cen-
sus. It Is necessary to classify tfc?
territory aeconlint to the cotulitfije
as thev existed at each census On
the other hand in order to prot-etit
f ilr'y the contrast between urTian
and rural on.munii les. as reunrds
their rule of urowth It Is to eesKiiry
to consider the chi'imes ill popula-
tion fir thee siime territory which
have eiiii'iri'd from one dccenn'lal
census to another I'or this purpose
the territory which In 'n was ur-
ban or rural as the 'live max bo. Is
taken is the basis and the popula-
tion in nun fur the same territory
is presented exe tl ihourli lean of the
tMrirv mav .on the basin of it pop.
i i:j(1 . .lirti.r -t.nsus have
1 1. i... ln uff.reiit class. This
axoids the disturbing effect on com-
parisons whii li would rise from flie
passage for example of communities
formerly classed as rural hto the
urban group
Proportion of urb.in und Mural
Population.
The proportion of the total popu-
lation llxlng In i t ban and rural ter-
gust A. I.
(Seal I
1911.
.1 II
PATTON
Mayor.
Attest:
SAM .1. 11R0WN.
City Secretary.
rltorv ;it the ensnses of I'Mo. IHeO
and s. rrspeetlvelv Is firt sboan
for continental I'nited Stit.s as fol-
l.ins: Total popilation. I'M" S1.H72.-
:;. l'ci it. T " . ' I . T T. ; s!u. t2.-
!MT.7 ! t.
Prb.-.n. 1'jI'. 4 2 i.M.r!' !: itoo.
::u7ci.s;-; JJ.TovMI-1.
Itural. fir. n.".4S:t. 1 m
4r..:i".7": 1 CHe.4o.2r.9.2s4
Total per cent distribution.
lito.u; 1 . lent 0; V40 100 O
I rbnn IHIO. IK ? ISoU. 40.:.;
IS'tll. .?fi 1.
Uural. !. r." 7. 1 T.V.
1 i'lii S.l.s)
The total population of c ontinental
1'nited States according to the cen-
sus of IMo. is '1."72 2. but of
this population under te definitions
of the Census llureau 42.C2.1."S. or
4i."! per -ent. lixed In urban terri-
tory ami 4".H(ss.t. or ."1 7 per cent
llve.j in rural territory The terri-
tory in l'co and in l v" similarly
classified as urban - that Is. the
cities and other places at each cen-
sus ha1 inn ! . . o inhabitants or more
eo'itained 4 .." and I pr cent.
ropertielv of the total po)illlaticn
of the country. There has thus
been a crv considerable increase in
the proportion of urban population In
continental Putted States taken ns a
whole but the proportions varv
Kreatlv lor the individual states ami
for th different sections of the coun-
try. In the New Knuland division more
than four-fifths of the population In
l!ilo lived tn urban territory ns de-
fined by the Census llureau. Ver-
mont Is the only state In this i'Miou
in which the population classified as
urban ii less than half the total pop-
ulation of the state while in Khocle
sland and Massachusetts more than
nine-tenths and in Connecticut very
nearly nine-tenth of the total pop-
ulation In Ifl'1 ft clarified as ur-
ban
c
In the Middle Atlantic division the
urban population constituted more
than seven-tenths of the totnl popu-
lation but the proportion of the state
of New oil; alone was very nenrlv
tour t cp lis and that for New .lersey
f ill ti'jee-fi'urths
Ir lb lias! Norfli 'c4itral un.l tlioi
Pacific divisions the urban territory
in each nse eontalnee' more tlwin
half the ota! popielatlon in rl'. but
in the former tlivlsi i tlure wto
'three state's Indiana. Vi hirali. anil ;
Vie oiisin ami in the latter tlT i - :
sion one sta'e t'rei'on in inch of i
whic h the urban popul it iein cotnprls-;
id less than half bu' more than I"'
per rent if the total population j
The urban population in l'Hi'. fo-1
coiltltie-ltal 1 niteel Sl'ite-i. Is further
di"t ributeel iimone- cities and eiih'or
I id n es v not peel mi cordlni; to specific
ilonlts of population' the proportion
ef the total population contained In
j each rroep at that census !s alo tlx-
en. Pi coiiui irison with sim'lar pro
i portions for the two preceding e n -
I lses
! Tie" proieot't'on of th
j e"n h group of urban
population i 'i
communlt ies
xxiis larcer In llu tb:n it was In
1'ceiii and In S9U with two exu-p-liini
the nro'ip c ii'iinrisini: places
from '.'Mi ooii to iiu.neo Inhabitants
nnd Irom Iioiihui to 'j-.e.ouu Inhabl-
t'ints which were sllchtlv greater
the proportion. In 1fo v re b-ss
than In noo.
Inrwn-e In 1'thnn nnd Ptir.il
PoMll.ltleeo.
In order to eommire the rate of
growth In urban and rural rointnutil-l
ties It Is necessary In each case as I
prevlouslv explained to consider the
same territory and to note the
chances In population which have
occurred In that territory from ope
decennial ce-iimis to nnother. With
this en I In view another classifica-
tion of places a ni'toin or rural Is
made ipon the basis of population In
i 1 o .
For continental Pniteel Stales as a
whole. It apr.enrs front this that the
total population In 1 'M 0 of those
cities nnd other places which at that
time had a population of not W than
?.."') each was 4 ?.;.'!.:: SI; and tha''
In 1 the total population of these-
same pl-ees w as " I . Te S T . 1 2. 1) wiT
be noted that the latter flgnr'1 is con
siili'raldy larcer thnr the figure pie.
Mouslv cixen for the total popnTiMe n
In Vein o" those places which nt that
time had oxer 2".ou each namely
.M.'Sft.ST.'i The differences ( ui-
fit7l l the net result of the chatici s
wlibii have occurred In the He'-e-ral
states and territories .nrislng first
from the passace of places iiassee
n rural In 19uu lt !o the urban proup
In I9H either as separate lommuiil.
ties tir by annexation to cities whlc'h
In 19iii bad over 2.:.o Inhabitants
but which now have les thnn that
number of Inhabitants.
A "Tiparison of the figures fo
continental Fnlted States as just
given shows an Increase since I'mo
In the population living In urban
territory of 1 1 .or".S 4 1 . or "l 'i per
cent. The total population living in
rural territory In 1910 -that u in
the remainder of contlnettal Pniteil
States outside of urban commeinitie
- was 49..1 IR.SV.l. as compared wit:
a total population living In the aiu.
ttrrltory In lou or 4 4 lo7ii:v: n
ELKS TAKE PUT IN
ASTQHIA CARNIVAL
Antorta.
was i -l'
the 4.'ile
int S'ie
Ore.. n
the center
of this ard
1 I tftorli
tow.rC w Wrt
the neighbor.
turned their even today.
Jul t second dav or the lit cen-
tennl'! celebration saw h tne'reds of
vtdto' entr the city in addition to
those nho fniP ye!erdav to witness
the j.".nlne ceremonies. Too'sy and
torootrow hnve been et s'de foi
the e"tertalnnient of the Klks. Th
members of the order will have
plae in the tU military parade to-
ntorro and those who remain her
over S inday will be entertained at
a ntoi -ter rlatn take.
Toi: KncU I'liiladelpliU li.
New Yoik. Aua. 1 1 . Pes ltnln
with theater party tonlrbt there
will fellow In rapid "uu-cesslon a se-
ries of notable social and other pub-
lic fur.- lion arranged In honor of
Adminl loro. whe le to t-e the enest
of New York city durltm the next
five l.'cvs. Two entire floors of one
of the prominent r.roadwnr hotels
have t en reserved for the acconto-
dallon of tne dltlnculhed vlsllor
and b's suite. Tomorrow he 7I
psv n xlslt to the I'nlted States Mill-
t.iry vademy at West print making
the tr-p t p the Hudson and return
aboard the naval ysrht Mav'lower.
Snod.iv will l e sjent In n sisht-see-lu"iT'ir
of the netropolis followed
by an official dinner in the ewnln
nt the Hotel Knickerbocker.
ivntal Notice.
Sutherland Is now
:.nk of Commerce
Pr
the 1
room
located In
PulldlnK.
234-tfc
Orclin mcv No. '.T-'V
An ordinance prohibiting any per-
son or persons railroad company
or street rallwsv compauies iroai
obstPK tlnR any strvet alley side-
walk crosslnp or thoroughfare
within the corporate limits of said
city by lenvinn theieon any car
rolling stock or engine for a
Ion err time than five rulnutes and
prrMdins a penalty for the viola-
tion of same.
Pe it ordained by the City Coun-
cil of the City of Amarlllo. Texas:
Section one -No person or per-
sons railroad company or at net rail-
way coinpanv shall obstruct any
street alley sidewalk crossing or
other thoroughfare of said City by
leavliu thereon any car or rolllnn
stork for n lons-er time than five min-
utes . r stop r cause to be stopped
anmJiway eteHilie or ml across any
VV'IJ ullev. ritnd hlchway or othi'
P l v no us to obstruct
or Intel-
fer' with free passage thereon Tor
a Venger time than five minutes
-iMtlon Two -Any person or per-
sots rntlro.ie! company or street
railway company violating the pro-
ls.ons of section one of this or-
di'tneo shall be deemed pillty of
a r.lsdetnennor and upon conviction
thereof shall tie fined In ntiy stim
not to exceed tsentv-five dollars
j s-'Ctlon Tlfee All orditialires or
part of ordinance- In conflict with
; tl Is ordinance are her- bv repealed.
Section Four This ordinance shall
bee in full force and effect from and
J n!.. r publli aMon according to
! hissed by 'be City Council on this
1 th. first dav of Auuust. A. P. 1911.
pproved
fust day of
i s'oall
by the
A'eusf
1
Mayor on tho
. 1. 1911.
II. PATTON.
Mayor.
Attest:
sM .T. PUOWN.
City Secretary.
im lease In rural population during
tin- same period of t.''4 t.S.'.n or 11.1
i pet n'Pt. For continental Fnlted;
States as a whole therefore the rale;
Iof Increase for the population of i
urban areas was fully three times.
that for the population living in ru-1
ral territory
j tif the total inc rease in tlv popu-1
! I i'ion of continental Fnlted States
Icbiring the past decade ( 1 r977r9 1) '
jit also appears that seven-tenths
I ( ' l.oV'.vii wis In urban territory
and that only three-tenths 14.9 11 -
I vn i was in rural territory. j
i Considering the nine gcourapKV
j divisions of continental Fnlted States j
'the fable shows that the lnri'est Vi-;
in a.ics In urban population since j
; 1 'no 'are for the Pacific. West South
:Centfal. and Mountain divisions Ir.
name. I. the piT entaees of In-
being in? 1. t s :. and '.. !.
i lively. Of the 1 "e state and
Liris comprlslnc these' :i divi-
there are :! states In which the
!'.e In urban population Is less
n per cent and in r of them It
Ire thnn I"'1 per cent. In nil of
ates and tort Itorlos comprising'
Itonntaln nnd Pip Hie division')
has also been a considerable in-
In rural population bur In .
in tn increase ;ess man .ce
rl.
' New Kncland division on fh-
I band shows the- smnlbt per-
e of Increase In urban popula-
namelv 21 "e Per cent. The
percentage of ppTi'iise for
htea In this division Is that for
12.3 per cent and the high
lit for Rhode Island. 27.4 per
For the New Fngland dlvl-
s n whole there has ben :
decrease In rural population
the past decade: In ? slates
division Vermont and New
(hire the rural population has
:ee while In ?. others the in-
n rural ;op ilatl n Is less thnn
I cent and In 1 rtnte Ithod.'
-It Is only 8 I per cent.
m I X V
JVZZZS
. ; ...rTT
csiasuc Siaa in xpaouui mu - - V . w v. m trnnbla-
mambTaiies and tUsuss. It Is .Uly rlabls " la thT
soma from awsninc and congestion and Its rsgulax MS wlU lwssa tb paa
and danger when ths UtUs on
comes. Women whs um Mother'!
rnsnd art assured of passing the
crisis wltb safety. It U for sals at
drug store. Writs for fret book
for expectant mothers.
BBASniXD ETQULATOB CO
Atlanta Oa.
N0W5 TftHME m MM
LOW RATE TICKETS'
mm stcpovcp mvirtats will be
niu F ON MDJFTFI? JUNE 12i -T
w
THOUSANDS
w)
i
StMr? VACATIONS iN
w&f-rs: mz rov
AA.GUSJON. OPA rORT WORTH TXAJ?
WANTED
A few first-class insurance men to represent the
Amarillo National Life in New Mexico. Our con-
tract can't be beat.
For Information Write
W. B. PATTERSON
GENERAL AGENT
Box 704. Amariilo Texas.
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See Us
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Property Worth $100000. out tl debt and
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Laboratories The best in the Ue.-.t.
Courses Literary. Piano. Pips Or.m. Vocal
Violin Art. Elocution. Uook keeping and
Typewriting.
Faculty University graduates and specialists.
Expenses Board and college tuition $ 1 85 a year.
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