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Interesting Data for
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HOSPITAL HAS
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Town Willing to Move
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REHEARSING NEARLY
OVER FOR CHRISTMAS
SONGS WEDNESDAY
13 hours aad 22 minutes elapsed time. Below geo see the daring girl
flyer being congratuihted by her mother, Mrs. K. N. Nlehols. Ber mark
doubled in 30 years it still has the
relatively low population density of
22 and two-tenths persons per square
ANNUAL MEETING OF
ODD FELLOWS DRAWS
ATTENDANCE OF 60
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eagerness.
What is said to be the world's
largest mural painting, covering more
than 5,000 square feet, has been
completed by two noted artists for a
Massachusetts theater.
THIRD BAPTIST REVIVAL
ENDS: 28 CONVERSIONS
. Freak M. Hawks, whose time for
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only a few of the affairs arranged in his honor in New York and that
he would live abused the liner Instead of in a hotel.
at Oltoa.
Following these, C. E.
J. W. Richardson and L.
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ly into Dr. Bliss's study.
“The letter should be in the study,'
stories of the iria, left Amarillo
the night after McCarrick was ehot
and visited their father at Dalhart.
On Sunday, after the boys returned
to Hereford, they aad the Fox girls
came through Amarillo and decided
to leave for Wirt, Oklahoma, where
a aister lived. They drove to Vernon
that night and stayed la a eamp
ground. The following day they
drove on to Wirt, the girls said.
At Wirt last Wednesday the Davis
boys engaged in a gun fight with
officers who went to a house where
the voutha were staying to serve
them with a warrant for car theft,
resulting in the death of Con Kier-
sey, a deputy-aheriff, aad the wound-
ing of Vernon Cason, another offi-
cer, and one of the Davis beys.
The Fox' girls stood in a corner
and watched the gun battle they
said.
The statements the girls gave con-
nected the Davis youths with nu-
merous hijackings in Amarillo and
one or two in Wichita Falls.
The Fox girls, their two sisters
end two brothers-in-law are held la
jail at Ardmore, pending outcome of
the case, Thomerson said.
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Pacific Northern, 15 miles south ot
Vegs.
Twenty-eight conversions and addi-
tions were reported for the revival
meeting which closed Sunday eve-
ning at the Third Baptist church.
Third avenue and Lamar street. The
meeting has been in progress for the
past two weeks with Rev. A. F. Fech-
ner, pastor of the West Amarillo
Baptist church, in charge of the
sorriers.
At the close of the meeting Sun-
day evening Rev. Fechner assisted
the chureh in outlining a financial
plan for carrying out the work. The
DALLAS MEN TO
INSPECT CANAL
To Be Continued Tomorrow
(Copyright, 1930, by 8. S. Van Dine)
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TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16,-1930.
other offieials of Amarillp. There
will be eight or ten railread wit-
nesses and others.
Olton Monday presented its claims
to show why the proposed route of
the Texas A Pacific Northern should
be rented via the Lamb eounty seat,
following the completion of the tes-
timony of the towns on the northern
end of the rente. Following this the
Rock Island began its objeelioae to
eonstruction of the line as it per-
tained to that section which will
parallel its Vega-Forrest line south
from Vega for some 16 miles.
Only two witnesses were used by
Tom Garrard, Lubbock attorney, in
R. T. Robertson of Roswell was in
the eity Sunday, registered at the
Lewie Hotel.
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the Bulek was left la aa Amarillo
garage, but didn’t know.
The Davis boys, according to the
ST. ANTHONrS WILL AGAIN
BID FOR PRIZE IN BIG
XMAS CONTEST
Mr. and Mra. J. D. Jones of Lub-
| beck visited Amarillo Sunday.
L M. Mallett of Texhoma waa here
Snday, a guest at the King Hotel.
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anting business in Amarillo Monday.
ton. northeast of Littlefield, on Ol-
ton’s proposed route for the line, has
102 people, a 816,000 school with 200
Bley, mayor,
8. Kennedy,
veyor of Lamb county and «land sur-
veyor for the state. The other was
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As Einstein, Distinguished
Visitor, Arrived in United States
Earth Ready to Move.
J. L. Walker, real estate man at
Earth, testified for that community,
five miles east of the proposed line.
He told of its agricultural resources
and its trade territory, which in-
elutded 180,000 acres, he said.
The school has grown from three
teachers and 66 pupils to BOO pupils
and 18 tsachers. Earth, he stated,
would not oppose construction of the
1 proposed lino and would not ask for
, a route chanre. "We will move to
the railroad if it is built,” he etated.
Much of the long statement of Dr.
O. H. Lloyd. Vega, farmer and phy:
sician, whieh he prepared and atartede
to read, waa objected to. It was of a
historical nature for the most part.
He came to the Panhandle in 1906
and bought land in the county, he
said end begun colonization plans.
‘ Farmers then had to haul products
to markets from 20 to 60 miles awsy.
Oldham county has 987,000 acres.
Of this 200,000 is level, 367,000 roll-
ing; 220,000 rough but can be farmed
and 220,000 too rough for work.
B. D. Woodlee, Dimmitt loan and
insurance man end former county
judge, also presented a lengthy state-
ment. Dimmitt, he said, has grown
from'a town of five business houses
and 24 residences to one of 72 busi-
ness houses and 176 residences since
the coming of the Fort Worth A
' Denver. Population grew from 160
to "nearly a thousand," he teatlfled.
. A A Cole Haa New Witness
S. J. Cole, traffic manager of the
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce an-
noaticed on his jarrival late tonight.
' th st he would "have one additional
witmess to question at the opening
of the interstate commerce commis-
sion hearingshere Tuesday. He made
a reservation for the witness while
here lant week. Following thia the
Fvt Warth A Denver will ppen with
Ito witnesses. F. W. Wilii sea,
Chicago provident, who ia on route
here from Denver to expected to
testify. The Santa Fe is expected to
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had nine highways with four star
and one rural route. He presented
an exhibit showing the business in-
bound and outbound of Olton's trade
territory, which included territory
seven miles east and eeven went and
six north and six south. There is a
total of 107,520 acres, of which 90
per cent on 96,768 acres are tillable
aad 80 per cent or MAM acres, in
cultivation.
Olton, Mr. Webb raid the Chamber
•t Commerce survey showed, pro-
duced a total of 90,871,876 pound* or
45.436 tons of agricultural products,
1844 tons of livestock, and it cost
farmers $141,830 to got these prod-
ucts to present markets. incoming
tonnage is estimated at 30.0M, rank-
ing a total of nearly 77,300 tons. 01-
ton, without a railroad, has to ship
by truck all of its production to the
nearest rail linee. mostly to Plain-
view, 26 miles east.
Pumpkin Center, 10 miles from Ol-
ton, through which the proposed rail
line will pass, has a population of
"one or two families" he said. Field-
from civil. “We can’t arrest a guy pr
because he drew a lot of cock-eyed 3.
pictures on a piece of yellow paper.” —
"My word Sergeant I Must you al-
ways be thinkin’ of elappin’ persons
late oubliettes’ I fear you haven't a
CHAPTER XXVII
The document was unquestionably
a sheet of the yellow scratch pad we
had seen ia the museum; and on it
were four linee of old Egyptian
characters painstakingly limned in
green ink.
‘ Vance placed hie finger on one of
the groups of characters.
"That," he told ue. "ie the ankh
hieroglyph.” He shifted his finger.
“And that is the was sign . . . And
here, toward the end, is the tem
sign.”
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ly nonplussed, aad his tone was far
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two filling stations, a garage, n store
and a cotton gin. Pumpkin Center
is 13 miles from Olton, they said.
Earlier in ths day representatives of
Earth hsd announced their intention
of moving that town five miles east
to Pumpkin Center in order to be on
the new line.
The Rock Island finished its testi-
mony tonight. T. H. Wilhelm of Fort
Worth, general freight agent, waa the
last witness. He stated construction
of the T. A P. N. would make it
doubtful that the Forrest branch of
the Rock Island would earn a fair
return on the investment.
Wilhelm promised completion of
the Vega-Forrest line in time to han-
dle the wheat crop harvested next
The witness admitted the Rock 1s-
land would profit through inter-
change with the Texas A Pacific
Northern at Amarillo and that the
Forrest branch and the T. A P. N.
would not be In competition for more
Registrations for winter comp will |
now be accepted. Chief Executive
Marvin J. Paul announced Monday.
Plans for the camp have been com-
pleted and it is expected to have the
largest turn out in the history of
the Amarillo area.
Adobe Walls area council of ths !
North Plains does not intend to have
a winter camp this year, and several
boys from this area are expected to I
attend Amarillo's winter camp. C. A.
Clark, chief executive of the Adobe ‘
Walls area ia Panhandle, will also
eomo hers.
The camp will be held December 27-
80 in Cota Canyon. Every boy who
attends is expected to register before
bo goes and is supposed to furnish
his own transportation there end
back. If he is net able to do this
he is asked to get in touch with
Chief Paul at scout headquarters
The scout is also expected to fur-
nish his own mess kit
Cookie Smith, famous cook of last
year’s camp, has been secured for
this year’s camp.
business men, were announced no pre-
paring to testify to the same story
as told by the echool man.
Discueses Amarillo Market
CITYDEBATER
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REPEAL QUESTION IS WON BY
NEGATIVE; FIRST INTER-
- 1 STATE CLASH
A clear, well-thought-out debate on
the subject of the 18th amendment
repeal was presented Monday right in
Senior High school auditorikm by s
three-speaker team from Senior High
and a similar one from Pueblo, Colo,
high school. Amarillo's negative
speakers came out victors in the eon-
tost.
The arguments and rebuttals moved
rapidly in the first inter-state de-
bate Amarillo haa entered.
The Pueblo boys took tbs affirma:
tive aids of the repeal question and
Amarillo’s team had the negative.
Ono of the reasons upheld by the
aftirmative team why the amendment
should be repealed was that the pro-
hibition law has not prevented the
manufacture or purchase of boose,
and that in order to be effective,
these things must be stopped. They
proposed an educations! campaign to
educate the people not to want it
rather than to try to force them not
to get it. Under the present law,
they said, anyone who really wants
whisky can get it. The law is being
made a joke, arid when things coins
to pane, it'a time to repeal the law.
The negative side contended that
mistakes onco made could not be re-
peated. and that repeal of the prohi-
bition law was not the solution of
the difficulty. They pointed out that
rigid investigation by competent com-
mittees had proved the worth of the
prohibition law, and that If it were
repealed, there Ie no better solution
in night.
Pueblo's team consists of Freeland
Carde, Toiler Brown, and Kenneth
Rule. H. H. Bisei ia their coach.
Lloyd Fletcher, Gerald Brown, and
Lola Pascoe made up Amarillo’s team.
Their eoach ia Miss Oretha Cornelius.
Judges were J. F. Mead, Mrs. Ruth
Ward, Mrs. Bsss Orr, all of the
Amarillo Junior College.
Ray Walling acted as chairman.
humane nature. Very aad . . . Why
not try to celebrate occaalonally 7"
He looked up and I was startled' with
hie seriousness. "The young and im-
petuous Mr. Salveter confesses "at
he had foolishly panned a letter to
his Duleibella in the language of
the . Pharaohs. He toile ue he has
placed the unfinished billet-doux ‛n
the drawer of a telle In the museum.
We diseover that h to not In the
table drawer, but has been ruthlessly
dismembered and thrown late the
waste basket in Doctor Blise‛ study
. . . On what possible grounds
could you regard the Paul of thio
epistle as a murderer?"
"I ain't regarding nobody ne any-
thing,” retorted Heath vielently-
“But there's too much shenanigan
going on around here to call mo. r
waat oction.”
Vance contemplated him gravely.
“For once I, too, wont notion, Sert
grant. If wo don’t get some sort of
action before long, we may expect
something even worse than hae al-
ready happened. Bat it must bo in-
telligent action—not the action that
the murderer wants us to take. We’re
eaught la the meshes of a canaiagly
fabricated Riot; aad, unless we wateh
oar steps, the culprit will go free
and well stin be bottlin', with the
fairly well I eaght to accomplish the
taste without too much difficulty, than 17 or 18 miles
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Thirty-seven Texas towns have
more than 10,000 population, three
above 200,000, two above 100,000 and
five between 50,000 and 100,000.
Pampa with an increase of nearly
1,000 per cent and Harlingen with
nearly 600 per ceat were the fastest
growing eities. One hundred seventy-
six counties chewed population gains
and 69 decreases. The rural gains
were chiefly in the Panhandle and
Rio Grande volley. There are 579
incorporated places la Texas, 186 of
which have been incorporated since
the lact census. In addition to the
87 cities having population of 10,000
or more, there are 47 having between
5,000 and Ip,M0. The smallest in-
corporated place in the state is
Belcherville, Hontagus county, which
haa only 85 inhabitants.
„ veyed. was pictured in contrast as a
- towa with one or two families, one or
N. L. Callens, assistent general
freight agent, raid the Forrest
branch would lose 8105,OM in gross
revenue to the T. A P. N. the first
year of the latter road’s operation.
scholastics and 10 business houses.
Harts Camp is another town that
would be served by the proposed de-
tour.
Jesse L. Adams, construction en-
Eineer for the Rock Island’in the
Texas Panhandle, and C. B. Davie,
division freight agent, both from
Amarillo, were the first witnesses for
the Rock Island, first of the in-
terveners who object to the line, to
be heard.
Telia About Surveys.
Mr. Adams told of his surveys last
summer, for the proposed Vega-For-
est, N. M., line. His first preliminary
survey was 10 or 11 miles south from
Vsga in Deaf Smith county, thenee
southwest. The second was ordered
to secure a “better crossing of Palo
Duro ereek" and it went south about
15 miles. The grade of the first waa
1 per cent and that of the second
six-tenths crossing the crock.
“I personally investigated every
section," Mr. Davie said in present-
ing two maps, one of Oldham coun-
ty, and the other of Deaf Smith,
showing territory tributory to Vega
and the proposed Vega-Forest line.
"There ire 814 sections of lend, in
this territory,” he went on, “it ex-
tends 10 miles north and 27 miles
south. It is 22 miles east and went.”
Vega, ho testified, hss s population
of 519, with 1,404 in the county and
137 farms in Oldham county. In Deaf
Smith there are 3,520 persons in the
county outside of Hereford, county
seat, which hss 870 inhabitants.
Schedules showing the receipt of
box can, the number loaded and the
number unloaded day by day, were
presented for Vega statioa for four
months in 1928, 1929 and 1930.
Mr. Davie was still on ths stand
when adjournment came, with an an-
nouncement of a night session.
At the morning session, E. 8. Rows,
Slaton attorney, told about the de-
velopment of hie town and communi-
ty. He was followed by John P. Sla-
ton, Hereford, who stepped from his
role as attorney to that of witness.
No protest wss filed by either H. C.
Pipkin or W. F. Peter. Mr. Slaton
read a lengthy statement, which came
in for considerable comment by op-
posing counsel.
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a century: He is a state land sur-
veyor and an each, he testifted, "a
state officer."
The engineer said he had made a
survey from Littlefield northeaat to
Oltoa aad thence northwest towards
Dimmitt, Castro county, striking tbs
proposed Texas A Pacific Northern
ten iles eonth of Dimmitt. "From
Littlefield to ten miles couth of Dim-
mitt, by way of Olton to IBB miles
longer than the present proposed
route.” he testified. There ore fewer
sand hills to go through ever the
route which ho surveyed. There be-
ing three ailee ef these, to between
five and six under the present sur-
ves.
Ho began arranging and fitting the
scraps together. At the end of ten
minutes he hud reassembled the
letter. Then he took a large sheet of
white paper from one of the drawers
of the desk and covered it with
mueilage. Carefully he transferred
the reconstructed letter, piece by
piece, to the gummed psper.
“Thora, Markham, old dear,” ho
sighed, “ir the unfinished letter
which Salveter told ue he wee work-
ing on this morning between 9:27
and 10.”
begin witte ite witnesses during the.
afternoon end n full day will bo de-
HEREFORD MAN TALKS
(By The Amoetated Preas)
LUBBOCK, Dec. 15.—Haskell C.
Davis, examiner for the Interstate
Commeree Commission, today heard
why a railtpad assertedly should be
built through Littlefield, Earth, Dim-
mitt. Hereford and Vega, the north
part of the proposed Texas A Pacific
Northern line.
J. P. Slaton of Hereford was the
attoraey for those towns. He first
called to the stand E. 8. Rowe of Lit-
tlefield, and then Slaton himself was
sworn as a witness.
Rowe told of the tremendous in-
ereases in population and number of
forma in Lamb County. Farmers in
ths north part of the county have to
drive 30 miles to a railroad, and 2 -if
are bad, he said. If the Tex
Pacific builds its new line, many ct-
tie now going to Kansas City, wit] he
shipped to Fort Worth, he asserted.
Contracts Rall Distances. 4
Slaton contrasted the present fhil
distances between towns to be on
the T, t P. N. with distances which
would obtain after the building of
the road.
Dimmitt and Hereford would be
only 20 miles apart whereas under
the present circi stances rail routes
the distance ie. 130 miles, the wit-
population of Texes has practically . . . and this case is unbelievably
logical, Markham—so logical, co
< By The Assoeiated Press)
BEAUMONT, Doe. 15.—A party of
Dallas business men will come here
December 21 to make an inspection
of the Intracoasta! Conal of Louisi-
ana and Texas aboard the E. E.
Plumly yacht The Dallas msn are
primarily interested in the eanal be-
cause of embryo plane for canaliza-
tion of the Trinity river from Fort
Worth to the Gulf. The canal would
furnish an outlet for Trinity river
traffic.
(Friday, July 13; 4:45 P m.)
Vancs stood for a long time la aa-
aaay silence. Ai length he lifted his
eyes to Hennessey-
"I wish you’d run upataira," he
said, "and taka a poet where yea can
watch all the rooms. I don’t want
any communication between Mra.
Bliss and Salveter aad Hani."
Vance turned to Markham.
“Maybe that priceless young ass
actually wrote the silly letter," he
commented; and a worried look came
ever his face. "I say; let’s take a
peep in the museum."
“See here, Vance,”—Markham rose
—"why should the possibility of Bal-
Veter’s having written a foolish letter
upset you?"
ehurch wss otganized months ago by
Rev. L S. Allen, who haa been serv-
tag as pastor since the organization,
aad all details of ths work have not
been completed.
The church has a membership of
80 and a regular attendance of ap-
- proximately 30 ia Sunday school.
nsss said. Dimmitt would bo only
48.0 miles from Littlefield and the
rail distance at present is 126.7 miles,
he stated.
Similar conditions obtain all over
the route, Slaton asserted. They
prohibit rail transportation, he added.
Slaton was another witness who re-
ferred to car shortages during thu
grain harvest season of 1929. Thst
year was not an abnormal year, ho
stated. Indications are that the
wheat yield next year in Deaf Smith
County will bo 50 per cent greater,
the witness said.
Would Open Area.
Slaton daid farmere in Deaf Smith
County word experimenting with
Irish potatoen sod that Irish potatoes
under irrigation ventually would
comprise one of the most important
crops evsr established there. Mar-
ket! for thst crop are on the Texes
A Pacific and south of that lino, he
said.
Construction of the T. A P. N.
would open a large territory to ship-
ments of eream, Slaton stated. He
■aid farmers farther away could chip
to the creamery at Hereford and the
creamery could Mako longer ship-
monte.
Other witnesses today Included J.
U Walker of Earth. Dr. O. H. Loyd
of Vega and B. D. Wood lee of Dim-
mitt.
Woodlee said building of the new
road would give Dimmitt a direct
outlet to Amarillo, which was an ex-
cellent market for the farm produco
of Castro eounty.
Woodlee told of the developmet in
Castro eounty which has resultkd
from the building of the Fort Worth
A Denver branch from Plainview to
Dimmitt This rood gives one line
hauls to such markets as Plainview,
Wichita Falla and Fort Worth but it
le too for from three-fourths of the
eounty, he said.
Heath granted and began poring
over the reconstructed letter.
“That's a ball of a way for a guy
to write to a dame,” he commented,
with curly dindain. “Give re a nice
dirty shooting by a gangster. These
flosay crimes make ms sick.”
Markham was scowling.
"Se, here, Vanes," he cold; "do you
believe the murderer tore up that
letter and threw it in Dr. Bliss’
wests basket’"
"Caa there be any doubt of sr"
Vance asked in return.
"But what, in heaven’s name, could
have been his abject?’*
"I don’t know—yet. Thas why
Tm frightened.” Vance gased out of
the rear window. "But the destrue-
A magnificent Christmas tree, 80
jfeet in height grew across ths face
-of St. Anthony hospital Monday eight
with the official opening of the
Christmas lighting and decorations
the laat decade was in eities above
10,000 and of the half that was rural
most of it came from the Panhandle,
West Texas aad the Rio Grande val-
ley. the census bureau announced
today.
Harrie county ic the moat populous
county in Texas.
Dallas eounty is ths most densely
populated with 379 and three-tenths
persons per square mile. The total
population ef Harris eounty is 359,-
338 and of Dallaa eounty 325,791.
Only, Michigan, California and New
York hae a greater numerical gain
in the ton yeara. Although the
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the trees country hop was 12 hoera.
plot; and until we can get some
definite and workable evidence, we’re
helpless."
“Still,” persisted Markham, “if the
letter was incriminating, it strikes
me it would have been valuable to
the murderer. Tearing it up doesn't
help anyone."
Heath looked first at Vancs and
then at Markham.
"Maybe,” he offered, "Salveter tore
it up himself."
“When?" Vanee asked quietly,
“How do I know?" The sergeant
was nettled. "Maybe when he
croaked the old man.”
“If that were the ease, he wouldn’t
have admitted having written it.”
“Well,” Heath persevereved “maybe
he tore it up when you sent him to
find it a few minutes ago.”
“Aad than, after tearing it up, he
came here and put It in the basket
where it might be found. . . . No,
Sergeant. That's not entirely rea-
sonable. If Salveter had been
frightened and had decided to get rid
of the letter, he'd hove destroyed it
completely—burned it, most likely,
and loft no traces of it about."
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LUBBOCK, Dee. 15.—Cittaona of a
small community la Lamb eounty er
planning to move Earth five miles t»
get to a reilroad. Earth is the name
of the little community center and it
would be picked up end laid down on
tho Toxae A Pacific Northern Rail,
road in the event the road'le eon-
etructed, ,
Hearing on the road's application is
in progrtsa here. J. I. Walker, yk<p
president of the Earth Chamaza)
Commerce, testified today he jAmmK
it better for the towa to tna
eastward than for the routetetehe
railroad to be changed because the
route penetrated the moot desirable
territory. Earth has several bush,
houses and a school with an < nru-
moat of 500.
• IX
Castro county, who gave tenimony
concerning tho growth of hie county
aad Ito agricultural aituatlon.
Mr. Magee read a lengthy state-
asset oa Castro county. It has, he
said, 844 000 acres of lead ia cultiva-
tion this ysar compared with 128,000
in eultivation ia 1024. There era
215,000 acres aet suitable for sue-
cessful cultivation.
"I think Amarillo has potential
possibilities as a primary market,"
ho tentified in responne to a question
regarding ita market situation. He
qualified by saying. "It is a market
now for livestock from our section."
John F. Slaton. Hereford attorney
and farmer, who eondueted the
examination of thp witness, made a
statement that he waa prepared .to
substantiate Mr. Magee’s testimony
with other Hereford witnesses. J. E.
Hill and Troy Womble and by C. J.
Magee, of Dimmitt. They were not
accepted.
Eegineer Williams said he had
lived ia Hale county for a quarter ef
striving to control his
voted to them. There will be about
a day of rebuttal by the Texas A Pa-
cific, T. D. Gresham, general counsel,
said tonight. It was rumored here
tonight that the Plninview Board of
City Development would withdraw no
an intervener. Pressure has been
brought to bear oa that town to get
it to withdraw from stating its po-
sition that the next building ) rogram
should include Plainview with a route
west from the Halo county capital.
No Plainview representatives were
here to confirm the report. T. H.
Wilhelm, general freight agent of
the Roek Inland admitted that as far
as his railroad was concerned it was
aot opposed to construction of the
Texas A Pacific Northern couth of
the point where the Forrest-Vego
lino of his road leaves ths Texas A
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seat, insisted the proposed T. A P.
N. should be re-routed to pass
through their town. They stated such
a route would bo only six miles
longer.
They said Olton had a population
of 684 and the country within a seven
mile radius a population of 2,000. Ol-
ton has <7 business houses, thsy said.
Pumpkin Center, which would be the
nearest station on the route as sur-
mathematical, that we may eventually
be able to read it aright. It’s too
logical in fact—that'e ite weak-
MM. ...”
He was siresdy delving into the
spilled contents of Doctor Bliss’s
waste basket After a moment’s
search he picked up two torn pieces
of yellow paper. He glanced at them
carefully, placed them to one side,
and continued hie search. After
several minutes he had amarsed a
email pile of yellow paper frag-
meats.
”I think that's about all,” he said,
rising.
He sat down in the swivel chair
and laid the torn bits of yellow paper
on the blotter. *
“This may toko a little time, but
since I know Egyptian hieroglyphs
A trans-contihental speed record that only one flyer in the country
has bettered woe in her group when Huth Nicholn, mociety aviatrix, emerged
from the cockpit of her plane, as pletured above, at Roosevelt Field, Long
"I don’t know—I'm not auro.” tion of that letter to part of the
Vance went to the door; then pivoted
suddenly. “But I’m afraid—I'm
deuced afraid I Such a letter would
give the murderer a loophole—that
is, if what I think ia true. If the
letter wee written, we’ve got to find
it. If we don’t find it, there are
several plausible explanations for ite
disappearance—and one of ’em le
fiendish. . . . Bat come. We’ll have
to search the Museum—on the chance
that it was written."
"If Dr. Blins and Guilfoyle return
while we’re in the museum," he eaid
to Snitkin, who stood leaning against
the front door, "take them in the
drawing-room and keep them there.”
Vance went at onco to the little
desk-table beside the obelisk. Hs
looked at the yeUow pad and tooted
the color of the ink. Then he pulled
open the drawer and turned out ite
contents. After a few minutes’ in-
spection of the odds and ends, hs
restored the drawer to order and
dosed IL There woo a small ma-
hogany wests basket beneath the
table, and Voneo emptied it on the
floor. Going down on hie knees he
looked at Meh piece of erumpled
paper. At length he rose and shook
his head.
"I don't like this, Markham,” he
said. "Id fool infinitely better if I
could find that letter.”
He strolled about the museum
looking for pieces where a letter
might have been thrown. But when
he reached the iron spiral stairs at
the roar he leaned hie back sgeinst
them and regarded Markham hope-
lessly.
“I'm becoming more and more
frightened," he remarked in a low
voice. “If this devilish plot should
work! ..." He turned suddenly and
ran up the stairs, beckoning to ue ns
be did eo. "There’s a chance- just
a chance," he called over hie shoulder.
"I should have thought of it before."'
We followed him uncomprehending-
SUMMON BANTA FE MEN
Special lo The News
LUBBOCK, Dee. 15.—Presentation
of evidence to support ths Santa
Fa's contention opposing building of
the Texas A Pacific Northern in
Weet Tsxas will begin some time
Tuesday, probably in the aternenn
H. C. Pipkin, attorned, raid *onight.
He haa advised J. R. Hitchedek and
contest. Sweepstakes priae winner
last ysar. ths hospital displayed an I
even greater brillianco for the com
Hing season.
Decorated homes were scattered
throughout all sections of ths eity,
showing a wide spread interest that
was lacking in tho 1929 contest. Al-
though a comparstive few were com-
pleted there is a beauty aad variety
of design outstanding in merit.
It ie the custom to take advantage I
of the growing trees ia the yards
and whole blocks were alight with
their brilliance.
The contest is open to everyone In ,
the city. The only rule for entrance
is signing ths eoupon appearine in
each issue of the News aad the Glebe
and sending or leaviag it at the
Chamber of Commerce.
The city is divided into tight dis-
triets. Prises of $10, $7.50 and 85
will bo given in each district.
The contest was inaugurated last
year in connection with the first of-
ficial downtown decbrations. Mrs.
W. R. Browns, who served last year
as gsneral chairman is handling the
arrangements again this year.
The contest will close on the eve:
nine of December 24. Judging will
be done during Christmas week. All
lights must be left en from 8 until 1
19 o'clock from December 25 to
January 1.
Joe Mason was chosen sophomore
president and Verlon Twaddell fresh-
man president In elass elections held
Monday morning at the Amarillo Jun-
ter Callage. Both were re-eleeted.
Meson. In addition to elase activities,
is businen manager of The Ranger,
eollege newspaper. Twaddell le also
president of tho Ballndors, boys glee
elub at the eollege.
Other sophomore officials , ars.
Viee-ptesident; "Anas Bell Sparger:
peeretary-trensurer, Olivo Cooper;
«ergeantsat-arms. Mile Feierabend
aad Carthel Morgan; and reporter,
Kathryn Harrison. Meyer Landauet
as viee-president, Katherine Danean
ae secretary-tremsurer, aad Trey
Stall, ae nergeant-at-arms are the
other new freshman officer*
Both eleetions were held for the
college’s winter term, whieh began
Doeember 4.
Rehearsals are almost completed
for the Christmas program to be
given Wednesday , night at 8 oclock
ia Senior High School auditorium
by the Dramatic club and Choral dab
of the Amarillo Teachers' associa-
tion.
Ths entire Christmas story from
the tiours when the shepherds
watehed their flocks oa tko hillsides
of Judea before the appearing of
the star until they knelt before the
manger of the infant Jesus will be
portrayed. The Mtiro east will be
besutifully costumed.
Christmas carols aad numbers ap-
ptoprinte to the story -Mill be son*
by the choral eluh.
About 60 members of ths Odd Fel-
lows lodge were present at the an-
nusi roll call meeting and home-
coming gatherinc, held Monday night
at the lodge hall. 312 1-2 East Fifth
Avenue.
The purpose was to secure as large
an attendance as possible from Ama-
rillo members and also from Odd
Fellow, visiting in the city.
The second degree was conferred
on a elass of three candidatoe: Louta
Humphrets, Paul Metcalf and Paul
Hare. ( 1;
Announcement was mads of several
deaths if members dace the loot roll
call meeting, ineluding: Dr. B. M.
Bennett, Arch Sterling, and J. A.
Wilson, ell of Amarillo, and L. M.
Cota of Quanah, a member of this
lodge.
Grand Patriareh IV. C. Townes, a
member of the local ledge waa intro-
duced to the members present aad
given the honors of the order.
Talks were mode by Dr. A J. Cald-
well. C. G. Clayton and Rev. J. E.
MeClurken.
Dr. J. I. Walker. local insurance
agent, talked before this amembly,
urging the members to take a great
er interest in the lodge and asked
them to try to petsuade fellow mem-
bare to better attendance.
NEA New Turk Bureau.
A wary visitor to Ameriea’s shorn. Prof. Albert Einatein, famous
German sclentist, ia shown in theae striking Amarillo News-NEA Service
phetaa aa he arrived la New York aboard the liner Belgenland. At the
top to a remarkable close-up view of the ureat physicist who pronounced
the theory of relativity. Below you see him with the smiling Frau Ein-
stein as he mervoualy parried questions of newspaper reporters during a
DEL A] Dol. IK^thaSMk for fur
trappers ta the Del Rto geetion is
• tteomy. The sMaoa on fur-bearers
extends from December 1 to Japu-
ary 1.
Last year about $100,000 worth at
furs, mostly ringtail, were shipped
through Dal Ri* These came from
Mexice M Texas countiex harder
tag the 25 Grande.
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