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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

Of homostoaders 20 the plains
country NJ eastern New Mexico Sc
lection u land was not careful. IN
a great many cases the locators were
the desperately Door. the advance
genrd OF every rush Of settlers. peo-
pie equipped neither financially nor
physically 10 cope with conditions
about which they were utterly ignor-
ant. The process OF elimination was
rapid Yet many of these people,
falling on their dry farms, stayed
with them Ions enough 10 secure
patents before soing back To- old
homes Rnd occupations. Tho result
10 that all over eastern New Mexico
are Co y. found bargains iu patented
land which ARE certain to prove
splendid Investments for the mon
VIVA ret them at the existing prices.
The search Tor those lantn il begin
ming Tho present prices viii not
stand for very long with another
season AZ favorable ~ this one they
viii disappear entirely and thoy will
not return, even should another cx-
tended period 81 drouth follow. For
the farmers who have stuck II out"
have learned how to mako the dry
land yield not only q living but n
profit. Thoy have discovered the
dairy COW. the chicken and the silo.
shorld the FERGUSON grazing
homestead bin pass congress. as u
probably will n Mr.. Ferguson has
SINE 10 work " out. another rush 10
this state will certainly result. In
the meantime an opportunity for
profitable Investment In a sure thing
exists in New Mexico.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21


10 and probably will clarity action
by The senate. az q co.operatcs with
the president IN filling important ad-
ministrative positions created by leg
lsiation dealing Fundamentally with
business methods and ethics. There
u n patent difference between big
ness and greatness. 80 evident that
ho'lilics about u are numbcrless.
Texts for these 6iscourscs hive beer
found In about every phase of man's
life where the qualitative test " APP
plicablc. Il not time Tor the same
standard OF appraisal TO be applied
10 mans conduct az n producing
t%rafhcking agent in quest 90 cconom-
ic gain and pccuninry security The
size OF the business unit which he
may be able To administer nay he
large, but his way of doing Il mas be
small. As a mechanism hat II elah-
orate spiendidly co-ordinated and in
theory perfect for III task. a trading
or manufacturing enterprise mnf
command admiration for the scope
Of the design Of rs promoters. OF
It's %iaFgeaess as a scheme there can
he M doubt. But the greatness Of its
workings we feel dcpends on human
factors ana Oh their being comncn-
Huratc intellectually end morally for
the duties they are To accept az al
mlnistrators ~ such a large %organiz-
alton.
Against 'big business there II
much popular a%ntipathy that does
not exist against great business.
where the ethical aud intellectual
equipment of Administrations has re-
tanned q sensible ratio Of capacity AZ
compared with the nominal size OF
the business striVen for and he bur
dcns assumed, There has nccn htile
or no business laWlcssncss. %provokinH
popular resentment and restrictive
legislation. Evidently y men who
have brought tho state u business
into conflict nave been whose ambi-
ton. Imagination and desire for now
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

chandisc. lands and improvement
who gets hit FOR taxes, Assessor ~
evidently thousht he knew whes
the rub comes when he said TO
when we showed him an article
the santa Re paper 10 the cncct thu
Curry county's horses ana muN
were evidently living on tin cans
the rolls ala not show any feed
the county. that the people with IN
feed came q lot nearer showing a
their complete holdings and pivln.
In all OF their property than a grei
many people whose property was nd
~ easily gotten to. II have got ID
nrst farmer to ask 10 turn In b
little stack OF feed said Mr.. W.
and I ~ out OF office, I thin
az the end Of my term, making a.
same kind Of a statement"
The city Of clovis has books ya
ued M only $4,000 and that woul
not huy tho best private library
the city. There are three or fotl
that this amount would not touci'
And remember that they are aakeI
20 pay Finally ON Just one-third 4
this value, OF In other words. IN.
hook owners In the city pay taxd;
on lust $1,000 worth Of books ThI
town If Toxico does not return
single book for assessment. the|
value their watches ana clocks
$50, do not return a single dollar 4
cash. and no iewolryl Somebody
escaping TAXATION, and unfalriJ
whilo the merchant with the med
chandiEc ana the man with the tow
ana city property whose value cal
be easily estimated. YOU see. NUS
my, NJ he with horses. cattle. th|
implements. freight Somebody mud
pay the taxes. When one escape
liability. tho other must pay. 1
takes 80 much 10 run the district
town. county and state government
and II must be forthcoming. Thi
year the assessment az the county }
slightly in excess Of that last veal
but there urc ahout 600 moro deede'
quartcre 20 nay taxes this year. Tn
rate VIII likely be lower than las
year, ana taxes therefore some low,
cr. The Journal regrets That "
; have not the SPACE 10 give complied
". as we have given II ~ Melross
Clovis ana Texico. the value ~ thes
NIiNWNH lA'fia ~ 'i'M NlrAfNNA w w
county. n would mako some foiki
eyes bulge out slightly to see ho'
many Of tho districts turned In moth
ing practically In the way OF house
hold furniture. money, watches m
iewolry, ana In some Of the stoc'
raising districts In the county ye
would be surprised 90 sec how aom
~ the herds dwindlcd when the own
crs came 20 tell the assessor abou
a. Some Of the money lenders q
the city Of Clovis did not have 70 cen
I OF cash iu the hank or In their jean
ana no notes. Absolutely flat broke
There may be something wron
with the scheme 81 assessment In oii
country, but there is also somcthin
wrong with the conscience Of IN
mar who makes Ills ueighbor. who
less able. bear the burden OF suI
porting the government whose pr,
lection extends 10 him In n peculiarl
beneficial way, because of his wealtl
as opposed To the man who has ~
little. but which little can be- gotte
10 hy the assessor its hard to te
whore the Director Of the Gref
Hereafter rs going Co find a plac
for some 81 the people in this worl
who have heen called upon "a rends
under oath their axes.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

algebra causes girls 10 lose their
souls. That's one reason. maybe. why
most Girls have such perfectly good
souls.
O.
The poor b~eniehted Hindoo
Now sticks upon The shore
And does the best he kindn
To make the lion roar.
o
EXPERIENCE Is what "a man
kugses himself FOR In private.
.
CONGRESSMAN SCOTT FERRIS
OF oklahoma has sued The Frisco
railroad for making him break an
engagement. This about concludes
the list Of things for which the
Frisco can be sued FOR having
broken.
HORACE WILKINSON Of Syracuse
snys Roosevelt has said he'd run for
governor of New York n he feels The
people want him The very ideal
The people. Horace, have a standing
order FOR Roosevelt.
o
Remember IN going along me road
With It's hill and rut and drift.
That YOU lessen the weight OF your
own good load
when YOU give some oue a i'm
Monitor.
o
THERE ~ nothing psychological
about this years wheat crop In tho
dry-farm sections.
o
ACCORDING To MIR. johnson if
the Players Fraternity does strike
I'M strike out.
r.
THE ONLY FACT the Frisco
street railroad bookkeepors seem sure
Of IL that Calhoun got the coln.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

by the
Scsond Fiddle. 49,

-
-HE Go-go Bird.
so I have heard.
4 D. fond OF milk when
In the curd.
He has no Winrs.
lie never sings.
iu, banks and stings
When he Is stirred.
y really absurd
Kind of bird.
o
THE NEW YORK sun b. so cor
iect that when Il slips the shoeK is
awful It's recent headline
ing The National Hose SHOW has
left a palpitating latiun In doubt
whether IL meant the annual display
of horse losh and fashion. or Broad
way un a rainy day.
>
a WOMAN aud "a little gun
Have got all Paris on the run.
o
\ CELEBRATED detective says
there's no mystery Ia the CaTman
ease. Certainly not. The woman
was mcrels curious.
o
Yor"p THINK thar suffers man
Honu,.y could find out enough about
pubus fcnti.ncnt as regards his pei
sonal popularity without taking "A
three weeks automobile Grip throush
YorN state. It's in the papers.
.
PRESIDENT APPROVES DAM
4. lis -siys a headline. There are $40
many ui these. according Go the cal
amity howlers. h reports should be
more speelhc.
.
II THE NELMs girls are as pretty
as their newspaper pictures they VIII
not stay lost long.
o.
THE lovely lass
must forogo;
She viii not pass
a picture show.
Aud while I like
My coin To- blow
There IL q limit
Don't you know.
%
THE WALL STREET BULLS
should move 10 Madrid. The bulls
get "a iook In there once In n while.
o
3OME or THE BOYs are trylnR
20 convince the Equalization board
that their property was wished on
them uy a mortal enemy.
O.
Az ALBANY DENTIST says wo-
men should have their teeth fixed up
before Getting married. All married
men are convinced that this dentist Is
a wise guy.
An EDUCATOR say the study OF
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21
Vi ARE USELESS

~ TATE SENATOR MABRY. ia q
recent issue ~ his newspaper.
the Clovis Journal. breaches "a
pretty stin sermon 10 the citizens Of
Curry county On the subject 81 lax
dodging. Senator Mahry points ont
al the law books and ether books.
the bank stocks aud cash. the
watches u wells and other per-
sonal property known e. cxist, but
not returned for taxation. a. D.
pointed out to the tax dudgcr Of
Curry county that when he comes
before the bar In the Hereafter he
Will .5ave some pretty serious matters
10 explain In connection with the
oath attached To his tax returns here
below.
n Is "A good cfmon as ~tax-dodging
sermons go. II applies as thorough
~ To every other county In New Mex
leo az II doos Ca curry county. The
trouble Is that sven a good tax
dodging sermon does % vet us any
where IN s%olving the TAXATION prob
lem. The tax dodEcr. IN evading his
jus, share Of the burden OF tho state.
doesn't give q whoop about what Il
viii cost him In the Hereafter. His
main object Is 10 get by the paymen,
of his obligations now And even IL
he did care. any punishment melted
out "a him IN the Hereafter would
he mighty little help to those here
below who he cheats and burdens By
his lodging.
The only influence effective with a
tax dodger is n law supporting an
assessment and collection system
that he cannot dodge. Such n sys-
lem has not beer invented up TO this
time. Blu other states have systems
which come a great deal nearer 10 Il
han our crippled. hating New Mex
Ice plan. 4 busincss-iikc Legislature.
acting IN the Interests of the whole
people and not In tho interests Of
~ NNA NAtfHN ENNNfAN ~ w AAh W.
holders. the big mine owners and the
railroads, can 20 improve our TAXA
lion system In n week Of earnest Of
fort at Santa Fe that much Of the
burden and all ol the present con
fusion under which we now have 10
struggle VIII De removed,
II g. fair 60 senator Mabry to say
that ne did what ne could in the last
Legislature 10 better the taxation sys-
tenn. He cannot be charged with
combining his tax reform TO sermon
izing. Hut he didn't have much of
"a chance. He was sitting - "a ma
chine made. personally conducted
Republican legislature whose chief
aim was Co leave punishment Tor tax
dodging as absolutely IN the hands
Of the Hereafter as tho thing can he
done. The curry county senator Will
have a better show next winter whom
he returns to the senate. lie viii
SIN sit In a machine made, machine
controlled body hot Il the present
temper Of the people oun for any
thing. a Democratic majority Ia the
lower house viii be- engaged IN put
iing up L. the senate legislation In
HE and other Important matters
which ever skinml personal direction
cannoi dodge.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21
CATTLE PRICES TOUCH \ NEW
uIGu RECORD.

IT. HE situation in the. Kansas city
cattle market Is one of acute
shortage. Thus far. this year.
i50,0 900 fewer cattle have been mar
kctcd than Ia the same period In
1913, the smallest receipts during
any similar period in more than
twenty years. This decrease is at
tributed to the drought last sum
mcr.
Another crop OF prime corn-fed
beeves cannot be made NTH the 1914
corn crop IN available. which will not
be sooner than the middle OF Novem-
Der. In the meantime the demand
must be supplied from grass-fed
cattle. ana. owing 10 h excellent
condition Of the grass In the entire
range country. Cattlcmen will be "A
month e six weeks hate n market.
ing. In many cases cattle will be-
held until snow drives them from tho
range.
July cattle prices are the highest
cyer known for this month. Prim"
thick fleshed. corr fat steers sold up
la Sa.75 last week. and helfcrs up To
$3.50. steers from below the quar-
anune line. up Ia ss.Ss. a new high
record for an time In h class. and
Kansas grass fed steers were sold up
10 50 a hundred.
~ August prices FOR corn fattcd
steers are as much higher than the
July level as they were In 1919. next
month viii see prime bcevcs bringing
81 a hundred pounds In Kansas
city.
Present prices are due directly 10
n shortage In cattle and due. In turn.
10 the high price Of feed and the
high price Of land. says NJ. l.. Ne
Ciurc. a director of the federal re-
serve hank IN District No. 10.
ION the ave principal markets
2GS.0 00 fcwer cattle have been mar
kotcd so far this year than during
the same period last year. which
was a short senson But a rolution
Is working out naturally. The hig
herds and the big ranches are gone
because OF high land values. hut the
farmer b beginning 20 raise small
herds. where he has neglected stock
raising altogether in the past 4
promising new cattle country h. de-
veloping In Arkansas. Louisiana,
Tennessee ana Mississippi where the
governments war on tho tick has
been successful and better breeds
are being introduced. ! expect 10
see heavy shipments from those dis
tricts in a few years. I do not
mean 90 predict n return 90 the cheap
prices of a nrmber OF years ago. The
conditions Of that day ace gone for
ever. but a return TO normal prices
h fairly certain
Tom Hogan, head buyer for the
Cudahy Packing company In Kansas
city. attributes the preser' abnormal
prices 10 INTERPRETATION. "But for
Australian and Argentina cattle
prices would have been impossible by
this time. he says. Even with the
American public eating much less
beef per capita, M farmer and stock
raiser are falling signally In their
task Of supplying the NATIONS de-
mand for beef flesh.
ffTbrr. muot ha . g,u.uf.t. upturn
In methods before the condition In
rcmedied. We must breed more cat
tie and conserve the calves. We
must take better care both Of the
stock and the soil"
None of these analyses Of he
causes for hish prices is calculated
90 discourage the New Mexico cSttle
grower. big or little.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

coal dust; but there was no mistakins
the saNnge eyes aud mouth Of JEFF
freys. The alarm was given. In n
moment tho house was surrounded
by hundreds Of people. shaking
%bludsoons and believing curses. The
fugltlvc's life was saved 10y a com
pany Of the train bands and he was
carried before the lord mayor.
when the great man. at whose
frown afew days before the whole
kingdom had trembled. was drngged
into the justice room bcgrimcd with
nshcs. half dead with fright and fol-
lowed by a raging multitude. the ma
yor was vislbly agltatad Ienreys be-
came SO frightened at the attitude OF
the mob that he besgca To- be sent To
prison.
An order to that eTect was pro-
cured from Inc lords. who were ait
ting az whitehall. and he was con
vcycd In u carrlnge to the Tower. TWO
regiments of militia werc called out
60 escort him and found the duty q
difficult one. u was repeatedly neccs-
sary for them Co form as u for the
purpose Of repellinR a charge of cav
airy. and 10 present a forest Of pixies
go the mob.
The wrotched Jenreya was In con-
%vulsions Of terror. lie wruuR his
hands. he looked wildly about and
was heard even above the tumult crs-
ing, Keep them OF. gentlemen' For
Gods sake. keep them ON Finally
he MAS safely LODGED in the Tower.
on the following day ne was ex-
amined by reputation % four lords.
He y To have petitioned for a
pnrdon from william. acknowledges
his crimes to have been as enormous
as his enemies and promising to dis-
cover secrets relating TO the success
sNr Confinement. however. soon be-
gar. 10 tell upon his health. He was
visited by three deputies from the
king, "a aIi Of whom he affirmed that
4 the seventies OF the bloody assizes
= had fallen short OF the royal demand,
and that By his forboarance he had
extremely displeased the king.
Before the vase should come "a
trial and judgment be passed, the
one-time eminent Judge had oecomf
SO omaciated and weak that u would
have been useless Co have carried him
to tho Judgment seat. and he died IN
prison on April Il. 1863, in The forty
first wear Of his age. Following his
death a number OF bills were allowed
AGAINST his estate for tho recovery Of
sums that ne had criminally exacted
from those who had been brought be-
fore him ~ n judge.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21
PROSPERITY nisING TIpE.


I r WAS reported last winter twith
what accuracy w cannot teil)
that there were two hundred
thousand Idle freight cars In the
United states and Canada. and cor-
tain weeping philosopher predicted
a bcggarly future for the railroads
ana other Fields 81 industry. since
early spring. however. conditions
have steadily frightened Week az
tor week the number Of idle cars has
decreased. the volume 81 traffic has
grown, ana now every railway system
In the COUNTRY Is astir with preparn-
ten FOR what promises 10 he the
busincst season recorded.
The Pennsylvania Railroad com-
pany has directed that an w. avail
able cars be repaired and made ready
Tor immediate service. other larre
systems are running their shops on
fun time ana with fuli forces. In
the west, where a wheat harvest Of
unexompied bounty Ia being gather
eel. the demand FOR ears " inslstcnt
and wcll-nigh overwhelming In all
agricultural regions the crop move
ment will soon be under way. and
freight traffic everywhere viii reach
enormous proportions. Says the New
York Commercial:
Railroads which laid off repair
shop crews and reduced their work
INK forces are now taklng back their
men as fast as they cnn round them
up, The steel mills Of the country
are rapidly increasing their output
and the proof Of the revival Of this
particular trade h. the decision OF
several companies TO shorten their
mid-year shutdown for inventories
and repairs. steel mills hat IL was
supposed would suspend operations
until the third week In July have
already roopened or VIII blow in
their furnaces next Monday. Agri-
cultural implement manufacturers
have enjoyed an unusually profitable
season. Their sales have exceeded
all previous records and their collec-
lions are also better. The farmers
Of this country have not only bought
more Of everything but they have
been able 10 pay cash for a large
part Of It snd agricultural credits
are higher han ever before"
II appears. Furthermore, that tex
tile mills have been thriving in
spite Of all assertions to the con
trary," and hat during June trade
IN betting ana mill supplies expand
ed to such an extent that the chief
trouble OF the manufacturers H. 10
nm their orders. THE farmers arc
getting high prices for everything
they have To- sell. the Commercial
concludes; ''and these prices are like
H 20 hold because the prospecti, g
demand In Europe warrants them.
The most pronounced calamity howl
ers viii be unable 10 denv that the
tide has turned. and that an era Of
prosperity Is dawning"
The fact is, the cheer Of awakening
business Is already In the air. Faith
In the future ~ swiftly reyivlng
through all the courses Of industry
and trade. Issues like the tariff and
banking n currency which were
sources Of continued disturbance In
the past. have been settled. and the
disquicting trust issue soon will be.
Relieved 81 uncertainty In the realm
Of politics. ana assured 81 abundant
riches in the field 81 agriculture. the
country may well take courage and
stride forward 10 unparalleled pros.
pcrity,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

doves until August T.. thus swing
these dclcctablc birds time in which
tp reach their mature growth. in
stead of being killed hy tho unln-
formed while they are young aud
poor and while the mother birds arc
yet on their nests.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

Hayonne New Jersey. had q po-
hoewoman. Bnyonne has a police
woman No longer The pulicewoman
ns her first line 81 official activity
undertook ia abolish spoouing In the
parks. She has given up the Job ~
impossible.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

Notwithstandins the growing pop
ularlty of gasoline and electricity
as motive power the United States
stIl will be able to consume M high
prices an item Of i,2O0. 900, O0O
bushels uf oats.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21
Big Business and
Great Business

(Chrlstian Science Monitor.)
The formal statement by President
Wilson about his and the ma
TONS attitude toward big business,
and oward men OF proved capacity
IN dealing with banking. trade ana
manufacturing on a large scale, VIII
clear the air Of some logs. 4; ought
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner
Bitter tasicY Complexion sailow
Liver perhaps needs waking up
Deans RcguIcts for bilious attacks
25c at an stores.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21
An Appreciation.


. Alameda. y. A.. July rs, 1914 =
. Deer Edetor: :
. ! red your notes In the Herd .
. abot ting guy what ,akes "A bath =
= every morning and ! want 10 =
. voice my approval. n Il wasn't =
. for sich folks as the wen you rite =
= abot their would be no bath tub =
= trust aud and you IN aginst the =
= trusts. IL all DO as ! and you do =
. nobody Wuld tax a bath. J ann =
. glad 60 know that an edercated =
. man like you Is against baths. =
We are against the water com =
. rEnnie ana the sope trust, too. .
= 20 let's edercate he pepci aginst =
. baths. The COW does not bath. =
= so why should We bath. Maybe =
. some of your rcfofmers In AL =
. berkerk would faver n law .
. against baths. IL Va don't take =
. baths We don't change close so =
. much aud cut down the high =
. cost OF llvin. =
. Yours truly. =
Q A CITEZEN. .
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21
One Thing That's Wrong
With the Tax System

Although the hanks of Clovis
showed by their last statement more
than a quarter million dollars ON do
nnsiL the assessment rolls of Cure
county show that the people of Clo-
Wis turned In Tor assessment on y
f3.520. Al Of which shows that u
Is the nan with city property, nCr-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

Danish explorers. backed oy a mill
houaire Of that country. win Try 10
reach the north pole. taking two
years for the trip
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-29

"Within the Law"

Miss Jane Cowl, a talented and
beautiful Young actress Of undis-
puted charm, heads the excellent
cast. The American Play company
has engaged for within the Law,
the stirring new drama of metro
yolltan life which will be the
attraction at the Robson opera
House on Saturday, April l. Critics
IN New York ami Chicago-in both
of these cities the rlay IS the cur
rent theatrical triumph. unanimously
declared this pay to be the most
dramatic masterpiece given to the
American stage in the past decade
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-29

Aid Societies.

All the Aid societies Of the cnnr-
ches in Ardmore VII meet TUESDAY
ar the Christian church, and enjoy
the Union Missionary meeting An
excellent program has been ar
ranged and everybody is urged to
bring their lunch ana spend the