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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
ABOUT LITTLE CHECKS.

A report put In circulation some
time y that the Unltcd states gov
eminent had made it an offonse pun
ishable by a fine 20 draw u check for
n sum OF u dollar or less. created
- much of a stir that the Rural
New Yorker wrote TO the department
AT Warrington to find out what foun-
dation there WIS for such a story. and
the assistant secretary OF the treasury
answered to the effect that there waa
nothing In the report except that IL
brought forward an old act Of con-
gress, passed during war time. to pre-
vent persons from issuing individual
shin plastors that IN little checks
which were Intended 10 pass from
hand 10 hand ns money. and which
might have nothing behind them ia
secure their payment The ACT does
not Interfere IN any way with any ic-
ultimate business operation. You may
write your check TOR five cents. and
y tho bank cashes q you will not be
guilty of any wrong, OF you may write
your check for 81 million dollars ~
you want 70, and 81 The bank cashrs
II you will be- To hle luck. ana IN
either case tnclo sam will simply be-
a disintcFcsted spectator.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
LOCAL SOCIALISTS
PROTEST AGAINST
EXECUTION
Albuquerque Organization
Hands Hot Resolution to De-
generate Old Spain,

The Albuquerque Socialist Local met
Tuesday. oct. 10, and adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, The Spanish government
Il relic Of fifteenth century eiviliza-
ton has assassinated the great edu-
Gator, Francisco Fcrrer, whose only
crime has been to establish schools fol
the education of the coming genera
lions of Spain: ana Whereas.
The imbccile king and corrupt
priesthood of Spain are enabled to
rule and exploit the people only
through the murder of those who
seek to educate the workers and their
children. and Whereas,
This assassination is not the killing
Of Il single man, but a blow at educa-
ton and progress throughout the
world, since the shot that pierced the
heart of Ferrer was aimed at The brain
of the masses of Spain, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Socialist party OF
Albuquerque, New Mexico, in mass
meeting, assembled, protest against
this assassination and that we express
our hatred of the use OF murder as n
political weapon in the interest of ig-
norance and exploitation. and that we
call upon the workers of the world to
respond to this attack by renewed en-
energy and greater devotion to the
work Of teaching and organizing the
workers for the battle of freedom.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
WORKS BOTH WAYS.

Speaking Of the Insurgents IN the
republican camp. who acted with the
democrats during the late session Of
congress-, in favor OF free raw mater
ials. the Roswell Record says;
This action shows that party 10y
ally will not blind men to the inter-
ests Of the people they represent; II
the people they represent and against
the interests OF the country at large
10 continue placing great sums OF un-
earned money in the pockets of the
trusts"
nv the same logic this action shows
that party loyalty viii not blind the
men Of New Mexico TO their own IN.
t~erests. and cause them 10 vote Win
the party which seeks TO destroy the
foundations of the territory's prosper
rawest OF raw materials, but ii con-
stitutes the very breath of life To- the
commercial interests OF this territory
IL IL the pillar that sustains u whole
commercial structure, and you take
my house when you do take the prop
that doth sustain my house Aud yet
Mr.. Bryan. the head and front of the
democratic party. whose oraeular
declarations the little democrats of
New Mexico dare not repudiate, Ia de-
claring officially, from every rostrum
in the west, that the democratic party
would be false to itself and to It's
GLORIOUS traditions" If II should fail
90 demand that wool. in common with
All other raw materials be put upon
the free llst, and should the dciuo-
cratic party. ny some mysterious dis~
pensation Of providence, be, restored
To. power III the nation, noffnte A3gcnt
persons doubts for a moment that one
Of It's first acts would be TO repeal the
duty upon an raw materials. inelud-
ing wool, and this would signify, for
New Mexico. commercial paralysis,
Experience has shown that prejudice
sin frequently load men to very ey-
tremo lengths. bur we doubt whether
oven the bitter prejudice against the
namc Republican, which serves TO
hold the discofdant elements of the
democratic party together, would be
sufficiently powerful 10 lead many
mon in this territory to the commits
sion Of commercial suicide.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22

city pays about all Of the taxes of the
county. The costs of running the dis
trict our OF this county are. In round
numbers, about fifteen thousand dol
lars a year. and from my careful es-
Inmates more than two-thirds offthat
sum can fairly be charged to the use
and abuse of Intoxicating liquors.
Several times while a member OF the
grand jury / have made a close estl-
mate on cases coming before 1t ana
have found, and in one case reported
To the court, that directly n maj
rectly, ninc-tenths OF all the cases
coming before the jury at that session..
the crimes were the result of the use
Of intoxicants. 1t would be entirely
fair, therefore, to say h a ten thou
sand dollars should be subtracted
from your "~thirty-two thousand for
this n item alone. The direct money
loss TO families Of those who use
liquors Unexpectedly, the direct loss
to our merchants who furnish such
families with food and clothing, would
more than balance your thlrty-two
thousand dollars, SO ! assert positively
that Is Is easy TO prove that 80 far as
dollars and cents are concerned II
would pay this city to go dry
u. 5. SLOWER.
october a. 1909.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
oKLAnOMA's CONSTITUTION.

Ever since the organization OF the
United states government, the com
mon law, or custom with the force OF
law, has required that every state in
the union of states, ana the general
government itself, should have a o m
stitutfon, and the widespread criticism
Of oklahoma IL due 10 tho fact that
IL ignored this common rule and
adopted - code Of laws. instead of a
constitution.
But 1t can be said by Oklahoma in
defense OF this policy. That in adopt
ing u code to take the place Of n COM
stitution, II removed the obstacles
which usually stand In the way Of al
tcring or amending a constitution. and
opened the way for reaching the pro-
Visions of It's Fundamental code with
but little more time or ceremony than
liz necessary in altering or amending
u statute lava bare majority in the
legislature. endorsed by q bare ma
jority of the voters at the polls, being
all that is necessary, while In the caso
required in which TO make n change
IN its terms. The evident intent Of
the builders of the oklahoma docu-
ment was 10 get closer to the people.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.

\ few days & the Morning } l.
nal took occasion % refer TO the re-
port Of a grand Jury IN Eddy county.
in which the Jurors IN drawing a COM
parison between tive towns in that
county. attempted to prove that II was
Profitable 10 a town. ia the way Of
dollars aud cents Go refuse 70 grant
license Tor the saio 90 liquor We
criticized the report on the ground
that Tho temperance question was a
moral Issue. and that an attempt 90
put il on a money basis would serve
~ "A boomcfane. aud come back urou
The Inventor The object ~ the rec
port in question was 70 show that the
sals Of iipquor Increased the police ox-
pcnses Of a town In "a sum greater
than the amount received for licenses.
ana 10 show the error OF this con
tention Ne called attention 10 The ex-
p%erlence 81 Albuquerque. whcr. the
amount received from liquor licenses
pays one-third of the entire expense
~ maintaining the whole machinery
Of the city government
Hon =. :. stover Ia a commuuica-
ton which APPEARS elsewhere in this
mornings PAPER. takes issue With "a
on this point. M declares hat the
cost Of Policing the city is 70 much
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
THE TRANSITION PERIOD.

There Is no small measure OF COM
fort IN the declaration Of so compe-
tent an authority as Professor Milton
whitney, chief of the United States
bureau OF soils. that the soil OF this
country is not wearing u under con
unued cultivation, Professor whitney
substantiatos his assertion by figures
wheat fields OF Great Britain ana con-
tiuontal Europe are producing larger
average Yields al wheat, corn ana 9TH
err cereals than the much eWc fields
of this country, ana hat even in Yer.
mont, which is popularity supposed TO
contain much worn out soil, the Yield
OF wheat averages eighteen and me-
halt bushels an acre, as against IN
average Of thirteen bushels in Illinois
These figures, along with others of
IKE trend given by Mr.. whitney.
would seem to set 1T rest the some
what pcssimtstic predictions of Mr..
James j. Hll and others. who have
been publicly deplorlng the reduced
productivity of American farms.
There b. another side to the guess
ton, however. says the New York
Tribune. Go which MI. whitney does
not, In thls connection at least. give
an The emphasis that Il deserves. That
Is. that the larger Yields secured from
long titled soils which lac finds In the
old country. ana ia Vermont. Tor in
stance. are secured oniS hy means OF
thc most intensive farming Intensive
farming ia. OF course. the chief tenet
of modern agriculture. Widely taught.
ID D.. nevertheless comparatively uttl,
prartscd II seems hardly the part
Of wisdom 90 ignore the fact that in
t"nslyr farming is repugnant to tho
average American farmer. For years
De- haas hra,ed the prrils and dlscom-
forts of the frontier On order that ne
might farm On an extensive rather
b on an intensive plan He likes 10
mount his gang plough n turn n
virgin soil, plant his wheat with a.
four-horsc seeder. reap IL with a four
horso hinder. take on a crop OF from
thirty to forty bushels to the acre.
feed no stock other than his horses,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
THE NEW YORK CONTEST.

The throe-sided fight now on in
New York city is for the present
monopolizlng attention In political cir
eles all over the country, Noting the
situation as it exists today the New
York Herald says;
While nine out of ten citizens are
talking about Judge Gaynor and Mr..
Barnard and are paying little or no
attention TO other candidates or issues.
II IL a simple question Of fact that the
question who shall he the next mayor
of this city Is Of little consequence In
comparison with the question who
shall De the members Of the next
board OF estimata-that body of which
the mayor Ia only one member and
whose vote Is less than one-fifth Of
the whole.
The board Of estimate Ii the body
that passes upon the expenditures OF
the city and which decides how much
shan be eXacted from the taxpayers,
and consequently from The rent pay-
efs. A good mayor with n bad board
of estimate can do no good. and the
worst of mayors with Il good board of
estimate oan do little harm.
Therefore Il behoovcs every honest
and thoughtful voter to make himself
familiar with the record ana the hab-
It's of the candidates whose election
would make them members Of his vi
tally important body.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22

greater on account OF the liquor traf-
fc that 1t practically wipes out the
entire sum received for liquor licenses.
To show the fallacy OF this argument
Il Is only necessary TO call the atten-
ton Of the reader to the fact that the
maintenance of our city police de-
partment, on its present basis. costs
IN round figures, sixteen thousand
dollars a year. while the liquor IL
ccnses bring into the city treasury
thirty-two thousand dollars a year, or
enough to pay the cost of the whole
police machinery Of the city on its
present basis, twice over.
Mr.. Stovrr attempts to sustain his
position by charging the city with the
extra burden put upon the district
court by The liquor traffic throughout
the county. II that is too unfair TO
merit any discussion. The bulk Of the
business created for the district court
by drunkenness. probably nlnety-fiye
por cent. cpmes from the numerous
low holl holeg which r permitted to
run throughout the county, dispensing
the most vlrulent forty rod whisky.
az q merely nominal license. The
practical way To meet that evil IL TO
the legislature give as a local
option law. which will give to each
county the power which Incorporated
n cities now enjoy. of rcgu-
the traffic in their own way.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
The Public Forum

Editor Albuquerque Morning Journal.
ON the 18th inst, ia your leading
editorial, under the heading of "A
Boomerang you state that 1t does
not pay. lin dollars and cents" for a
city like Albuquerque to abolish the
saloon, ana YOU give some strong fig
ures in support of your assertion, but
! do not think your statement entire
~ fair.
You state that the city would lose
thirty-tWo thousand dollars a year by
going ON "a no-license basis and would
have to ada that much 10 the direct
tax now levied upon the property of
the people
You do not take into consideration
the extra cost of running a city when
II is full of saloons. The police force
Is a costly item ia the management of
amy city where saloons are licensed,
ana while | do not know what our
police force costs, IL would be safe
To say that Il would not cost half as
much if the city was dry" Then
take into consideration the costs of
the police court. the fccdings and care
OF prisoners ana the property loss to
our citizens that can be traced direct
ly 10 drunkenness ana YOU win find
that Your thirty-two thousand dollars
Is reduced To "a very small sum IL not
entirely wipe dout
Again. for AL practical purposes Al
huquerquc is Rcrnalillo county, as the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22

put nothing back on the soil TO re-
and when the yield runs steadily down
to fourteen or ten or eleven bushels TO
the acre, pack his belongings in a
freight a or a prairie schooner and
move on TO seek more virgin soil. This
custom he has practiced until virgin
soil is no longer available, but still he
has not adapted himself to the new
conditions. Intensive farming is little
Draeticod. a rapidly growing popula-
ton has largely made up in price
what the farmer has lost in yield, and
the increased cost Of food products
presents n grave problem.
II Is gratifying 10 know that the
soil Ii not worn out" and that under
intensive cultivation It will again yield
full measure, but 1t is futile 10 deny
that from now on there must ensue
a period Of transition, more or less
~protractod. during which the farmer
u learn the lesson Of producing the
largest possible crops by "A care and
M "'t'il'''h ~ nttdH S"ll'idlly itlub-
nant 10 him, and that during that per-
iod the consumer must pay the cost
OF non-progressivc methods. II is
also true. no doubt. that to the in
creasing necessity Of abandoning the
old extensive methods is largely duo
that exodus from the farm to tho city
which Mr.. HTill and other shrcwd OBJ
servers so greatly deplore.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22

Excuse me. Miss Querulous, but
do YOU think YOU would excuse me if
| stole q kiss
by no means, sirl'
May I be permitted to hope that
some day
Never sir! You have very much
mistaken me IL YOU have inferred
that | could under any circumstances
encourage theft. but. eff YOU should
walk up like a man. and in a straight
forward way perform the act YOU
speak of. l think l could condone the
olfensc. "-Boston Courier.
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Not just Then.

4 Washington negro thought he
was a prize fighter. so some of the
local sporting men matched him. He
couldn't fight. as was soon shown. In
the first round his antagonist swung
on the negro and knocked him
SPRAYING. The negro remained per-
fectiS still.
"onc.. two three" began the ref
cree. and then ne noticed there was
nothing the matter with the negro but
fright Amt YOU going 10 fight no
more he shouted.
"Yasslr. Frepiied the negro. I'm
goin' To fight some more. hut not to-
night '-Philadelphia saturday Even
ing Post.
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Nature A. She i. Faxed
(Taos Valley News.)

VIC have heard of two headed cal
yes, five legged pigs, two tailed sheep
and all sorts of freaks, but Joe South
ers brought in a new one on Wednes-
day. We guess IT was a three applied
apple. Anyway three apples Of good
size were all from the same stem and
had grown together, presenting a nov
81 growth. 1t only shows what Taos
valley Will do. Apples grow SO num-
c%rously that they have to develop
three to one stem.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
Inappropriate

The captain was explaining whai
would be done in case OF accident.
"And should the ship strike a rock
he continued. wed burn red fire and
send up rockets"
but wouldn't that be a rather un'
usual time to celebrate, captain" ask
ed the tow-headcd youth with the
bulldog pipe.-Lippincott's.
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Good Morning.

A young Scottish recruit had been
placed on guard for the night outside
OF the Colonies tent. In the morning
the Colonel stuck his head out.
"Who are YOU" he demanded
sternly.
The young man turned ana affably
replied 'Fine. Iloo's ycrself Fly
crvhody's Magazine.
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NJ. w. OF A.

Albuquerque camp of NJ. W. or A..
NO. l5,SOS, meets every Thursday
evening at s o'clock in X. T.. hall.
Elks building. G. w. Dexter, clerk;
f. o. Losey, consul.
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X. OF G..

Albuquerque Council No. Sal,
Knights of Columbus, meets first and
third Thursday of each month in
Is. c. council chambers, 211h West
Central avenue Visiting brothers
cordially invited to visit club rooms
II attend meetings. John A. Reidy.
grand knight; T. Il. Keleher, Jr., a.
nanclal secretary.
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Gathering Data.

An explorer certainly ought 10 ac-
quire enough material for a lecture"
That's my wife's aims when h
explores my pockets."-Kansas City
Journal. ~
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/. O. O. f.

Harmony lodge No. 1, I. o. o. F.
Meets every Friday night at l. o. o.
f. hall, South Second street. III. ].
Fouts, noble grand; N. Il. Stevens,
secretary.
Albuquerque Encampment No. 4, /.
o. O. f.. Meets 1880, first and third
Tuesday of each month at /. o. o. +.
hall on South Second street. J.. J.
Kelly, scribe; Il. +. Kings. chief Pa
triarch.
Triple link Rebekah lodge No. 10,
|. o. o. f. Meets second and fourth
Tuesdays OF each month at /. o. o. II.
hall on South Second street. Mrs.
Henrietta Bailey, secretary: Mrs. II. j.
Fouts, noble grand.
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ORDER OF OWLS.

DUKE city Nest No. 1917 meets ev-
cry ma and 4th Monday at s p. m. at
Is. {. hall, 2llia w. Central avenue.
d. IL. earns. president; L. T.. Shelley,
secretsry
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~. OE ".

Albuquerque camp No. I. woodmen
OF the World. Meets at the Forest in
the Elks building every Friday even
ing at s p. m. +. w. Moore, consul
commander; d. L. Philipps. clerk.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
II. ". \.

The Royal Ncighbors of America
SWlstlka Camp meets second and
fourth Friday afternoons of each
month at ESQ, in |. O. o. +. hall. Mrs.
Jessie Clifford, Recorder: Mrs. C. A.
Frank. Oracle.
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EAGLES.

Albuquerque Aerie No. 165, Fra
.ernal order OF Eagles. Meets first
and third Tuesdays of each month at
8 p. m, in Red Mems hall, West Gold
avenue. President, Leo Zanone;
secretary. Coral F. Roberts, 412 West
Lead venue
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X. OF p.

Mineral lodge 70. :, knights Of
Pythias. meets every Monday night ia
the Elks lodge room. Visiting mem
bers cordially invited. o. A.. BURNER.
keeper Of records and seals.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22
FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD.

Albuquerque lodge No. 338, Fra
ternal Brotherhood; meets in Elks
lodge room, first and third Mondays
of each month. Presiding officer,
Mrs. e. C. Whitson; Frances Dye,
secretary.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-22

Meets second and fourth wednes-
DAYS in X. G. hall at s p. n. Chief
ranger, Mrs. John Dolan. Recording
secretary. Mrs. Felix Baca.
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for T
No housewife who has used any Of

but will recommend them as the
best articles of their kind in do
nestle use They are the leading
ravors IN America and should be
the shelf OF every grocery.
Enquire for them ard DO not take
substitutes.
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G. A. r.

G.. K. Warren post No. 6. @. A. r.
Meets at l.. o. O.. f. hall first Satur-
day night of each month II. B.
Steward. post commander; J. @. Cald-
well, adjutant.
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II. III. 10,

Albuquerque Typographical Union,
No. 304. Meets first Sunday In each
month in Labor hall at 3:30 p. m.
c. Il. Shade. president: Ira Bacon.
secretary-treasurer.
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/. o. Ii. II.

Albuquerque lodge No. 336. Wal
ker N. Jaffa, president; Samuel Neu-
stadt, secretary. Meets the first and
third Tuesdays each month In the
vestry rooms of the temple.
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Albuquerque
Secret Societies
A. r. & A. Nj.

Temple lodge No. o, A. F. & A, M.
Regular meetings first and third
Thursdays in each month. Harry
Braun, worshipful master; j. A. MIL
Ter, secretary.
Rio Grande chapter No. 4, r. A. NJ.
stated con%vocation second THURSDAY
of each month. c.. Q. Cushman, high
priest; Harry Braun, secretary.
Pilgrim commandery No. 3, X. T..
stated conclave fourth Thursday OF
each month. except November and
December first Monday. Edward c.
Allen, eminent commander. Harry
Braun, recorder.
Ballut Abyad temple A. A. o. N. M.
S. Regular meeting the second Mon
day of each month. i. II. Chamber
lin, potentate; Harry G. Billiard, re-
corder.
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Degree of Honor. A. q. n. w.

Chief of Honor, Margaret Werning;
Recorder, Eta Il. Allison. Meets first
and third Mondays at odd Fellows
hall.
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D.. O.. III.

Einlgkefts loge No. GO, d. o. II.
Meets every Second and Fourth Tues
day in the month in Red Mems han.
Fred Brosey, O. b.
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A. 0. U. W.

Benefit lodge No. :. A. o. U. W.
Meets at A. o. u. w. hall, BIZ
South Second street, second and
fourth Mondays. A. D. johnson.
master workman; w. III. Long, re-
corder.
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Il, p. O. T..

D. T. U. "
Albuquerque lodge No. 461. G., 8.
McLandress, e. A.; Roy Mcdonald,
secretary; meets secon and fourth
Wednesdays each month at Elks han.
corner Gold venue and Fifth street.