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Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30

anticipate moderate, but not very
pronounced Improvement NJ must be
remembered that last year was not a
season OF big crops. on the contrary,
the total yield was slightly below the
average. There was one striking ox-
ception. The south produced crop
OF cotton far beyond expectations and
much too large for current require
ments. Some authorities estimate tho
yield ~ fully 2.OOe,Oo0 bales more than
can be possibly consumed. The re-
suit II an ahnormally low price for
cotton. OF course. there VIII be a
sharp curtailment IN acreage during
the coming spring. and the cotton left
over must be carried either By tho
srowsr, manufacturer or Hpecglasor 10
make good any possible deficiency next
year. The low price OF cotton IA nat
urally a serious disappointment to tho
south. Tho LOSSES from this cause.
however, are evidently being cxag-
gcrated. and according 10 the report
of the department OF agriculture will
not aggregate much over sisO.600. 600
compared with last year Tint crop,
however. was n record one In value.
and this years crop In value will
probably be- much above the average.
so all stories OF southern losses and
consequent agitnsIons should be re-
ceived with corresponding reserve,
The money Situation IL reasonably
satisfactory. Some sllght strinKency
may develop towards the close Of the
year, but thh viii be only temEorary.
Funds VIII very soon be coming back
more freely from the interior and con-
siderable American money IN still em-
ploycd In Europe. where Il can be re-
called when necessary. The situation
abroad Is generally satisfactory. Trade
II more active In both England and
Germany. and this In time should help
the United states. Oar export trade
reflects this condition and continues
active. with the foreign demand for
American steel products attn contln-
uing marked feature our own Iron
trade continues active and there are
no signs abatement. Biz orders for
rails are coming In. and our ear shops
are ovcrcrowded vita orders. Prices
are slightly firmer and about so per
cent Of the total capacity Is fully en-
ployed Those best Informed predict
continued Improvement IN the iron
trade. the railroads from sheer neccs-
sity being heavy buyers
Concerning the Immediate future Of
the market, we wo,'id adfee caution
In the sctive stotN .nere has nov
been an average rise since the low
point OF last september OF aJ0lit ten
points and considerably moro'in n
number OF tine spcclaltlcs. Dufihg the
week there have been signs OF realix-
ing, sad II must not be overlooked
that stocks have been passing from
strong int0 weaker hands. Facts Of
some slanlncance reg8rdinE the own
ership Of our principal railroads and
industrlals have been published this
week. They showed that 2si rail-
road and Industrial concerns with a
combined capital OF sio.7oe.eoe were
owned by about sso.ooo stockholders.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30
SANTA FE DE LUKE
MAKEs EIGHTY
MILES AN HOUR
Ofsiciaiz 81 Syste.n in Kansas Verify
startling speed t'saims Made BY I'm
fgiirrr ON Neas fast Train.

Hutchinson. Kan. Dee s0.--Ofiiclal
verificatlun was made tcday by Santa
Fe division officials Of the record
breaking run made over the western
dlviAloH from dodge City 10 Newton
by Engineer John Trendway with
train No. 20 Thursday evening.
The run OF i5a miles was made In
l6l minutes. counting ell stops and
slowups. The latter Included a stop
Of six minutes for water at ST. John,
and stop IN Hutchlnson and slowups
az four railway functions.
II 10 claimed 10 be the fastest run
ever made over this division. No 20
h the DE Lake train. II vas behind
time, and the fast run was made In
an effort To catch up iUht tins.
I'VE exceeded 80 miles an hpilr on
the stretch east Of Kinsley whore the
new experimental teal track has been
put In" aaid Engineer Treadway.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30

their average holdings being about 100
shares. The significant feature of this
statement. however. wis that on an
Increase Of only ! = per cent in eapi-
ssven per cent In the number OF stock
holders. This rapid Increase IN the per-
centagc OF owners compared with tho
small percentage of increase In capital
suggests a wider distribution ~ sccur-
tiles among the public than has been
generally supposed. Ia some respects
II II desirable that these holdlnss 90
more widely scattered but the stock
market Is apt to take the view that
speculative investments are passing In
20 weaker hands.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30

II was their honeymoon. and the
young husband. anxious TO show his
skill. had hired sailing boat. Alone.
he and his wife rode on the silent
watefs.
He told her how 70 handle one Of
the sails while he attended to the
tillcr suddenly came a puff Of wind.
let so that salt" he called
quickly
There war no response. aud again
he called:
Let 80 that sheet--qulck,"
Stiil no movement A few minutes
after when they were both cllnElng
10 the bottom Of the overturned boat.
he rnid
why didn't you let go OF that
SSH when ! told you to. DEAR"
II woeid have done H." said hls
loving bride. III you had not been
10 rough about u. You ought to speak
more gently 10 your wife"
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30
GERMAN NOBILITY
SHORT or MEN
Princesses Are Confronted
With Unusual Situation Of
Marrying Beneath Their
Rank or Being Old Maids.

Berlin, Dec. 30.---A caste war Is be-
ing waEed today IN Germany Tho
particular ntorn center il watcher Il
IL better for tho hlgh-born German
princcssos Ia remain spipHtcrs or 90
marry beneath" them. That Is what
u has come "a. for there are nos
enough husbands 10 go round In this
upper grades, II must be- explained
that there are al least three distinct
classes Of n0bios here. those vhu nre
desconded from what we're formerly
sovereign houses, the higher mobiles.
and the common or garden nobility.
The old school OF arlstocrala declare
that lifelong spinslerhood IN prefer
able 10 lifelong degradation. and they
insist on keeping up the old caatc
lines. The reformers. among whom
is the kaiaer's kinaman. Prince Ratl.
Dor. are In favor OF a Decentralization
to limited extent.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30
SHE CAVE UP
ALL HOPE


Meoesa. va.--Mrz. J. c. Greer Of fhsa
place, says, II suffered with womanIy
troubles ~ that I could hardly sii an.
Two Of tho buat doctoru IN our town
treated me, and I tried different medi.
zines. until ! save up all hope OF ever
getting we'll.
one day. decided 20 cry como Car
dui. II did 20 much for me that I
ordered some mora. and Il cured mel
Today, I feel as well a. ! over did IN
my lie. as.s
lhe palms and the trouble are al
goiu. ! feel like another person IA
every way. l wish every sufferer conld
knew what cardui win do for sick
A few doses Of cardui at ths right
time. Will SAKE many big doctor bill
By preventing serious sickness.
n tones up the nervous nyH,em, ana
h1ine make paIe cheeks fresh and roky.
Thousands of weak women have been
restored 20 health and happiness BY
using Cardn. Hupnoee you try A.
Il may be Just the medicine you need.
Nns- Writ b. tsa,,' Aaslsey psp,,. eesua,
re- Nss''. e. es s.s I,ss e s..s,
~ wensa." seat y elan srsppu. % ssesssA
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30
Chinese WOMAN IS
LEARNING ENGLISH
She is Violating Old Time Gus
tom in Order That She May
Become Equal Of Her Hus-
band.


~. Louis. Dee. ee.--vloiatlns an
old Chinese tradition. Mrs. Lille
Toy "a Ienrnlng to read and write
English 10 that she can become an
American business woman. Hitherto
Chinese women have been kept in
seclusion by their husbands. and vls-
isors to Hop Alley have obtained only
gllmpaes OF women. who hurricd.y
scurrIed from one dark interior Go
another. But Mrs. Toy has become
Amcricnnixed IN spirit nnd declares
that She u her husbands equal. aud
will help him IN HE wort
So when her husband. jon Toy. de-
parts IN The motninr Tor his laundry
at fef4 kcnncrly avenue. Mrs. Toy
packs her hooks and iolns the pro-
coaslon OF school glfls "a the EpWorth
institution at Bell and Cardinal ave-
nucs. she reciies her lesaons there
every day until o'clock comes
home. prepares the evening meal and
then studies for tho next dat.
Mrs. Toy and her husband live ri,
1850 Kennefly avenue. She IN 20
years old. smau and drcanca like an
American Hor home, a neat llttl"
flat. bespcaks American influences.
and II II In only an occasional bit u
gorgeous Celestial drapery or photo
graph or bamboo chair that one
giimpsea the oriental foundations OF
the home.
There N one stumbling block In
Mrs. Toys rapid progress IN Eng
lish she cannot say purple" To
master that word In her ambition.
curiously. her English reminds one
~ the lisping 81 a child; like a chiid
she slides over her r. Her speech
n soft and heslinting.
Mra. Toy met her husband In the
Chinese school In san Francisco four
years ago. when she was 10. lie
brought her to 81 Louis. and here
Mrs. Toy rot a glimpse OF real Amer
lea. In San Francisco. In Chinatown,
she lived the same life that thou
sands OF girls live in China. She
knew little OF the Occidental world
surrounding her.
ain 81. Louis my husband intro
duced me to his friends she said.
~ became n Christian last Christ
mas. and became acquainted with the
world. since then I have wanted
Ia read and 90 write English. no that
! might understand the people about
me. ! have gone 10 Chinese school.
hut never before 20 an American
one"
She has the same alteration for her
teachers that IL displayed by the sv-
erage child when she reyerently
brings her apple aud lays Il before
her idol. but IN Mrs. Toy Il IN mani
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30
HOLIDAY QUIET
OvERsIiADows MARKET


New York. Dec. 30.--Holidny quiet
oVershadOws the stock market. This
h the period for closing accounts
stock taking and other operations In
cidental TO the close Of the year Aside
from activities connected with the hol-
iday trade. II II apt to oc one 81 the
dullest periods OF the year. In the
stock market proper Il Is usually a
time when every EFFORT ls made 10 an
ticipats the effect Of January dss-
hursemcnis. This year those are esti-
mated az over t22o.00O.0C0. The ques-
ton arises viii the usual proportion
81 this sum come into Wall street for
permanent investment There II some
reason 10 expect that n win not. The
main reason II the high cost OF lIvlne
for all classes. Wbeti,c; this be due
10 high prices. to extravaganza or a.
higher standards OF living matters IT.
tie. People are certainly saving less.
and az all new capital must come
from the nations savings Il follows
that there viii be a smaller proportion
applicable for investment purposes
than usual. Another element IN thc
business situation IL that the high cost
WIN
insist upon the largest returns pcs
slhle on investmeals. The same iend-
nncy towards better returns arises
from another lrectlnn--namsiy. that
a reduction IN the supply Of new cap
itnl win ohlgse those who want Il "a
pay higher rates. In short, as a re-
suit OF existing conditions, capital ~
going to command better wages just
az labor has already succeeded IN do
ing. What the effect " this viii be
upon the financial situation remains 20
be- seen. II IL wcll known thar our
large railroad corporations have spec
lal needs Tor new capital next year. aud
40 md buyers u u either evident that
they viii have TO place them nc COM
parativcly low prices or else pay some
what better rates OF intorcut. In all
probability the present year win be a
record breaking one In the laauo Of
new securities owing to tho excep,icn-
ally heavy output during the first nall
81 the year, During the iasl slk
months the issues have been held back
because ~ adverse conditions. should
the Investment outlook become mnre
fayoFable. Il u quito likely that there
viii be flood ~ new offerings. The
requirements OF our railroad nyftcms
to meet the pressing demand for het-
ter terminal facilities IN our great ciir
lea are sure 10 20 be exceptionally
heavy. Doubtless there ~ an ahund-
anee ~ capital awaiting investment.
particularly II cnundence becomes
afmiy established. bui between the
necesaliy ~ ralginE much new capital
and the lnsiatence 81 Investors up0n
profitable returns u " problem
whether there Is much chance tor any
prolonged rise IL values should tsiu
market be pushed much hIaher Il
would materially check tAls demand,
General business h quiet, coBdi-
tloi.n. however, appear aound. There
r. not 10 much complaint about the
volume Of huslE4sa ~ about pfonls
IN the interior rather more cheerful
tone prevails and bankers at The west
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30

win ;, save her. Ncthlnk win save
her but guns and more guns, with
which 90 regain her rights from
Christian nations and ChrIHtlan.taunht
japan. poiitenese and puncllllousness
china developed. but better than
these quallilsy are wnrshlps on tho
Mexlcnn coas, and armies IN Man
churia.
china ~ up against a pushing, ad.
vertlslnn ofOWd that In not content
with we'll doing That II why Chlna'a
tea exports fell from i26.oOe 900 10
: .no90oo pounds between 1879 and
1910. white ceyiona export increased
from NIL 10 7s.000,0o0. Part OF Eng
lands hralns wanted 10 get rich ana
tea did the resi-. And opium. Won
der what difference Il viii! make IN
the Chinese--thls substitution % the
chenp cigarette for expensive opium
Now conaciouHness grows daily that
thu nominal rulers are Mnnchus and
have been protected and favored by
privileges: ca Manchus have had
their own courts. !. O., extfaterrltof-
tally; (sJ intermarriaRe was forbid
den by law; (5) pensions. that they
might not have TO work; 90 aepar1
ate and favored residence quarters
within walled cities. go sarrisons;
90 languAse--cvery official document
must be published IN Manchu ana
Chinese. although Manchn has become
q classical tongue and less than one
per cent o. Manchus are able 10 speak
u. let alone write or rrad v; ca Gus
toms, such ma THE pecplInr couture of
Mahchu women and their natural feet.
But tho Chinese had becn ruled By
reason rather than violence and ns
soon a. the Manchus had restored
peace throughout the country the Chi
nose, always responsive and good hui
mered. settled hack into their old
ways OF pace aud continued 10 make
their horizon their family and their
village or town. into which they we're
held BY lnnumcrabie ties OF unsciilah-
ness and aelfsacrlfce.
The chinese are exclusive, we are
told. " Il q crime3 AZ least ! need
ed no passport 20 enter China. The
chinese have asslmllased az many ma
tIons as Russia hes. and the end IL not
yet. Modern armed politics may in
tcrvene, but china was IN fair way
10 absorb Tibet. Mongolia, Korea,
Burma and Indo-chlna. Yes and Will
do II within ie0 years
Meanwhile she VIII have 20 feab-
sorb herself Young blood must re-
place the accrcpir satheriy system OF
government. 'fN
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30
RELIGIOUS CENSUS
OF LAS VEGAS
Figures Are N.ng SonsIssie,i M Mcn-
dow city Indicating What per ccns
OF Her People Attcnd Any Church.

The canvass for Information 20 De
used In compillag a religious census
OF Las VEGAS WIS compisted yester-
day afternoon and today the work OF
asserting the census blanks accordlng
10 denominations was well under way.
The members OF the ministerial asso-
citation. under whose supervision the
canyass was made. were assisted hy IS
church workers of various denoml-
millions represented IN the association
and several prominent members %
the Y. NJ. G. 4. Through the coop
Grafton OF the people the plans Of the
ministers were carried out SUCCESSFUL
IS In every detail.
The canvassers met with words 81
encourage ment on All sides and every
one answered the desired questions
freely aud willingly After the assort-
ment OF the blanks they viii be turn
ed over 20 the pastors OF the different
churches who viii list the names and
0ther Information on the cards. and
a complete record OF the religious be-
lief or preference OF every person In
Las Vegas win no kept, II wiz be
impossible To make any announces
mcnt reHarding the result ~ the can
vsss for some ilmc a. considerable
amount of work VIII be necessary be-
fore the report II completed.
The census Will be OF great value
to the pastors of this city and VIII be
well worth tho ~iforla put forth In
accomplishing It's completion. The
ministers through this census will
have complete Information regarding
the people. their beliefs or their pre-
Sereneos, and viii be able 10 come In
clnser contact with them
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30
Do Won IoyE YouR moNrye

Washington, Dee. sa.-How 10 doc
tor y sick hre can be ascertained by
writing TO the department OF nEricul-
ttire for ia latest publication. entitled
''rbe Treatment Of liee Diseases"
Many farmers have becn losing their
colonies OF bees. the latest reports
showing a loss ~ eight hundred thous-
and colonies of the farms Of the rcun-
try. This lnsa can be checked. the
department. declares. provided the bce-
keeper knows how to trtat the dis
ease. "knowlcdEc which can be as
ceFtalhcd."
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30
your snoEs 10 cosr MonE.

brocktun, Mass. Dec. % shoe
manufacturers hero declare that recent
a -ysncss IN the prices OF material will
compel an increase Of nifty cents a
pair In the wholesale price OF shoss
this winter.
At present prices, they say, no prof
It's are possible 10 the manufactures.
A statement By r. J. Evans. secretary
OF TIM Shoe Manufacturers asaocla-
ton says.
Leather prices are going higher all
the tiinn. AMI 10 make both ends meet
We have 60 Increase the prices"
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30
|SE CAPABLE
IQNQuER|NG
Have Absorbed
Strong Nations and
Vow Allow Younger
b Lead Them.
hY is FAST
yAKENING TO NEEDS

nlsundsrstand China because
nel understand ourselves. writes
efae A. Dorsey to the Chicago
from Picking We begin with
assumptions. which are not
"a on fact. claim to be what we
N1 Not. aud. having established our
eouancss To our own satisfaction.
emn other nations in proportion
rhey differ.
fho cast n the land ~ peace, and
J. given the world The great teach
IL OF peace. Europe and America
20 militant II CHINA we're victorious
~ bloody and costly war. she would
IEain UNNECESSARILY IN our estimation.
We have the sympathy for China that
we have for flock OF sheep--and for
about the same reason.
For a hundred years china has been
buildokcd by every bandit that owned
or could borrow gun. And when
the world drlvsa China TO arms M u
IL doing az fast as II can. and we have
China militant instead OF Japan bel
ils-rent. thcn--wcll. may the best man
win.
And the Chinese Ia inherently the
best man. There " nothing he cam
NOT do. nothing he may decide not "a
do. Give him rapid transit That will
sofidify and unity China and facilltate
free exchange OF ideas. Let the CHI
ncse cut on hla queue and he will the
easier think In terms OF the big stick
ana mailed 1st.
There aFe many Europeans In China
who look and act like brutes; and
they are n ignorant az thoy are brutal.
China II afraid OF them, for she u
helpless. hut every attack on the for
elgncr during the last century hns
been preceded by an act Of aggression
on the part % the foreigner. Tho CHI
nese are the most peaceful people in
the world. they are the Quakers of
the east and the easiest to got a'one
with They are the most free-fissed
"tght" when compared with them,
We charge II against them that they
remain isolated. China was n mighty
nation when Europe was a savage
brat. Why should China turn 90
Eufopes Now that she has. now that
she II awake" what docs a mean
That she hates Europe and seeks "a
discover how II 10 that Europe can
builyraa her. she u sick of being
buliied by every dog that banks.
ono has 20 soak up the Chinese
point OF view In order 20 appreciate
certain thlnes-.f,sT instance. that hoi-
low mockery. the open door in China.
for the door IN held open by people
who close their own. What a ghast-
~ joke for us OF the United states 20
talk OF the open door In Manchurla.
We who make a speciality OF tarift
walls. exclude the Chinese not only
from our own shores but from the
Philippines.
Enormous difficulties confront these
law abiding. weli-bchaved Chinese.
Rcal dIiicultics such a. would stagger
any nation which had gained happi-
ness ana contcntm.nt In ignorance. ae-
ricuiturc. philosophy, cricket fights
and singing birds. They have found
that u does not pay 20 be fair-minded
and reliable In commercial dealings,
Did ever a nation have iis pocket
picked 80 often and pay. pay 80 cheer
fully ~ at least with such a bland.
ehildiike smiles
Not even China's streng sense Of
right and justice has saved her, Nor
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30

Mrs. Wscd was h0etees TO the la
dles 81 the Aid society Of the First
Methodist church Thufnday afternoon
business was supposed 20 be the or
der of meeting but AZ has been the
custom recently every meeting y y
social one and tina afternoon NJ Mrs.
Weeds was no exception 10 the rule.
Refreshments served BY the hostess
was An Otht contribution TO the pleas
uTo OF the afternoon,
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30

Many ills come from impure blood.
Can't have pure blood with faulty al
Eehtion. lazy i.ser and sluggish how
els. fiurd0rk Hood Bltters strength
ems sfomaeh. vowels and liver. and
purlfles the blnod
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30

softwoods comprise sf.s per cent Of
Canada's lumber output. the cut OF
hArdwoods helng only 81 per cent Of
the total. The total value Of hard
wood lumber produced IN Canada In
1910 was sa,esS.fso ts9ss.aaO more
hsan In 1000, and the value OF the
hardwoods imported into Canada was
more than 80 per cent srtster than
this.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30

Kind;hcafted stsanger--sce here.
my friend, take nay advise aud Zee
those dice atone. They're loaded.
Intoxicated GAMBLER Certainly
they are. som l. Fair for one a. 4
N for the otherl-- Puck.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-30

According 20 the latest heures. TIM
ele sans "farn, hand" pay roll reps
reaenls stiB.sl2soec.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-06
M. X. G. It's IMPROVEMENT.

The Missouri, Kansas Il Texas rali-
way is now investing approximately
$40 200. .050 a year to improve its pro
perties and furnish the best facilities
to the Southwest. AS a result OF the
energetic policy Of betterment the
annual expenditure on new equipment
roadbed, track and terminals promise
to keep at a high total
The money put in the roadway and
equipment for maintenance and bet
terment, amounted to $l4,332, ,S44.59
ana for expenditures on the freight
terminals at St Louis. S4,Q53,9O3.77
fer the fiscal year just closed. This
enormous sum is in addition to the
capital employed towards expanding
the system.
For additions and betterment TO the
road and equipment, the company has
spent $6,SS1 sos %; for maintenance
of way and structures, $500, ,643.24; !;
for maintenance of equipment, 3d.
550,392.S6.
New equipment cost $3,S40,420.SS,
which. added to the expense of main
tanning equipment brought the equip
ment expenditures To $7,790,Sl3.74. In
addition to that there were soi6,69l,-
4, OF equipment purchased to replace
destroyed cars.