Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-19
IN, Mrs. George r. Aibright)

rs advent Is shrouded IN mystery
one appeared on vacant lot W
tbrlying western town Certain indl
cations have led learned investlgat 2ts
10 assert that this can al one llilt
contained beans and started on y
1fro n,taaion IA thr classic ald town
az Boston. However, TINS theory
but the merest speculation ana ma.
nothing 10 do with the real story ~
me ran There can DO no doubt ina
I'M cnn WIS at onc time brtRhl ana
SHINY. and had a pleasing outline am
shape. but these qualities are nov
only matters Of history ~ 'uin
narrative early date good housewife
1Iad TO- nave It removed and bidder
away from human sight But hel
aldest son thought hiR next younger
hfothar was the proper one 10 10 thai
eart ~ tbIpp. and the next younger
brother should not do II, and D.,
was missed on down until II reached
the baby. OF course, many 81
months old couldn't do H. 50 theS
must walt until he had grown toI
manhood which they ala But thit
ytunr man said "it was not for pri-
vate individuals To do, what WIS pun
ne business" and demanded 70 Know
why are Taxpayers Where Is ~" d"F
ratcher2 why don't he PICK II up
Others thought that the policrmhn
ought 10 40 It. or the sheriff Thal
was hnppy thought, have the sher.
IA do II lie receives big salary
and IL not very busy He could Just
a4 well al not put IN his time that
way between hanglngs But the Hher.
in didn't mink he could attend TO II |
wIthout a raise Of salary and Few
extra deputies BY this time thr
community was becoming aroused.
garbage system was needed, so they
rot Il, but " war toe clumsy some.
noW 10 remove the cnu5 II could take |
away potato pealinRs and the IKE bui
the can on the vacant lot remaintd /
Then the people said what have tht
women got a club for, why don't lheS
strike AZ the can with their club ~
the women knocked" II with thelt
club, but only succeeding ~ batterihF
ii into d more undeseribable shape
Then Il was put into the newspapers
Editors sat up late at night burning
lie midnight electricity as Il were
writing OF the unbcautiful tin can
that should be removed Until every
member Of that community was fully
aroused to sense OF personal respon
sibility toward this question
The community contained several
thousand saula and each individual
soul held % separate opinion with re-
gard 20 the removal Of this can. some
said remove II with tongs but that In.
valved a long and heated discussion
as 10 the Kind ~ tongs TO be used
which almost led TO local riot
Charges Of graft were openly MADE
against these who wanted 90 furnish
the tonEs Committees ana counter
~. |
into the price of tongs, both whole
sale and retail Others said handle
ii with gloves ana the same question
tame up about gloves Legal lights vol
unteered the opinion that the whole
thing WIS unconstitutional; that the
can had certain inaliennble rights
such ms life, liberty and the pursuit
Of hnppineFa
civic societies were formed ard
were passed against H.
Dainty ladies were impellcd 70 come
out Of their sheltered homes TO shed
their influence IN favor OF Ne remo'-
al
wary politicians insinuatcd that
they knew Il thing or two, and u ,
heir party Went in, the can would 20 ,
cut
when the can emerged from the :
political campaign It was all but COW :
Hred with mud but II was not oustod +
from ite position Administrations n
come and 40, but the old Tin can does ,
not go The courts and the l.glsla. q
lure have given IL M Charges =
against the character OF the can have n
)een brought to the attention OF the l.
'hiof executive to have II Officially In g
5tstgntcd and removed. n
Those most Interested suspect the a
president Of being In secret sympathy Il
Slth the thing that has come out q
vest. ana go Wfenuously attached IT. II
.elf 10 the soil However, when he I
las had little more practice writ l.
nv messages TO the congress he Will 81
% delighted 10 take Il up--thc sub @
the can. a
one modest little woman frequently ii
tied 20 make her voice heard in the a
pmuit something 20 this effect ii
Why don't the person nearest the +,
an Just pick but the small voice ia
,aa drowned by the roar Of freuaicd II
IiscnssiOn. Morulstg said no one had e.
right Ia use physical force on the /,
Helpless thing Christian scientists IL
uid II only existed Ina the popular q,
mind The faith cure was suggested n
ONE quoted scripture 70 establish h
he efficiency OF fuith, by faith you n
an remove mountains" hut VI was q
hnWn that only mountains We're mon "
Toned. so that would not apply There 70
we're people In the community who N
onld recall the free soil" and "
suuattvrs' sovereignty problems and ,I
insisted that the can had rights in-
.prsut in our republican form of gov. -.
mmput Conservative folk could nnd
10 precedent for ite removal and oh.
aeted o. such an innovation. The HIS |