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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-01

The income tax has developed about the
only important crop failure of the year
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
THE INV SOUTH AMERICA.

tRobert Bacon in The Outl0ok.1
The day has gone by when a ma
jority of these South American coun-
tries. laboriously building up gov
ernmental structure under tremen-
dous difficulties. we're in constant
fear OF the danger of instability Now
all the more important republics are
firmly established and no longer live
in the shadow of relationships or UNI
constitutional rule. They have pass
ed, !" TO use the words OF Mr.. Root out
OF the condition of militarisfn. out Of
the condition OF revolution, into the
condition of industrialism, into the
paths of successful commerce, and
are becoming great and powerful ma
lions" With this development has
come material progress and prosper
ity which attract the attention OF the
world to South America and assure
its increasing greatness in the future
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
BAsErEss ATnocITy STORIES.
PHILADELPHIA North Americana

philadelphia North Americana
Several weeks ago II was reported
to MS that an eminent Philadelphia
clergyman, Just returned from Mu-
mich, had personally seen In a hos
rital there German soldiers whose
eyes had heen eouged out by Belgian
women. Upon direct inquiry we
learned from him that he had said
only that he had spoken with persons
who said they had seen these victims.
Five days ago member Of our
staff reported hearing Of two Belgian
children. now cared for by a family
in Bryn Mawr, whose hands had been
cut off by the Germans The story,
told to him by the daughter of high
official in one Of the eastern states.
was related with the most circumstan-
tial detail.
The mother of the victims, she said.
WINS an American woman who had
married a Belgian officer and who
had returned here after his death in
battle. bringing her mutilatcd chill
drcn. The informant of our reporter
had the facts from the lips OF the
woman who was caring for the ar
fllcted ones.
We sent to this woman She veri-
fled ut once the fact that she had re-
lated the incident TO a group In which
our informant was present. But, she
said she told 1t. not as a personal ex-
pericnce, but as story which she had
heard. Her friend has misunderstood.
This result is characteristic of that
which has followed every inquiry of
like nature Innumerable as are the
reports OF mutations. told with the
meet annxtfppinu detail mt n single
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
THE oornTs AND THE PRESS.


Two editors have recently been
sent 10 Jail for contempt of court. In
Fargo. n D.. the punishment was
fixed at ton days IN jail and fine
Of two hundred dollars, with twenty
DAYS more in jail for failure 10 pay.
In this instance, an editorial article
had charged the supreme court with
holding fake hearing and render
Ing fake decision.
In Terrc fIauie. Ind. the editor OF
mn evening paper was fined flfty doll
lara and costs and sentenced 10 ten
days In jail by the circuit court. be.
cause Of an article chafeing that the
grand inry was ''gank picked"
The editor in neither case was per-
mlited TO offer evidence in support
Of the truth OF his statements In the
Indiana case. the matter was carried
to the federal court on constitutional
grounds and the editor was dlscharg-
ed and the state courts prohibited
from interfering further with his
liberty.
The language employed regarding
the courts. In both Instances. amount
cd ~ open dIsrcspect. and unless the
statements were susceptible OF proof.
punishment by fine was Justified.
Whether It Is wise to infliet JAN
sentence for expression OF an opin-
ion, provided the opinion is not libel
Gus or likely to inclte disorder. may
be questioned.
While nothing should be held more
sacred among our constitutional in
stitutions than the dignity and au-
thorIty OF our courts, no man should
be punished for telling the truth about
a matter OF public importance and
where the public welfare Is involved.
Such WAS the position taken by Fed
eral Judge Anderson in reviewing the
Terre fIaute case. II is delicate
matter for judges TO use their power
20 suppress even extreme and out
spoken views upon decisions that In
volve public policy or upon proceed
IRE that may seem TO reflect dlscredit
upon our Fundamental safeguards OF
liberty. Especially IL this true of the
relations between the courts and the
press. The application OF the word,
contempt. IS often not well defined.
" indeed Il is not sometimes 80 vague
and obscure as to be entirely within
the VIII OF the Judge.
Newspaper work must be done with
quick dispatch, lawyers are not al
Ways at elbow. and a perfectly hon
est and sincere writer may use in
the haste Of composition word or
an expression that amounts 10 con-
tempt whom he really meant no dis
respect TO the court. Not infrequently
the editor uses much time and care
IN a most sincere effort TO avoid ex-
pressing the contempt he feels for
court.
Good Judges use their power TO
punish for contempt sparlngly Cor
rupt and prejudieed Judges use the
power on every possible occasion
where an excuse may be found for SO
doing. such judges use power instead
OF justice.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
HELPING THOSE At noMr.

The people OF Albuquerque re-
fpondcd 20 tar days appeal for the
destitute people Of belgium and Of
this city with fair libcrallty Owing TO
The sick people who come here With
out tneans and. therefore. become
fixed charges on those Of the city who
are comparatively well.fo-do. no
more Than tg7s could be expected for
one days work.
II Is perhaps natural that the great
ouipourlng Of practical sympathy for
the flclrlans and other war sufferers
should divert attention. for the time
from he claims Of home people who
are destitute The patrons 81 the tag
day enterprise dd not forget The
needy II Albuquerque whlle remcm-
boring the sufferers in forcign lands
The nfcat heart of America has
hcon touched as perhaps never be-
fore by the bitter needs Of some Of
Europc's people. The response has
been. and VIII continue to be. wide
spread and liberal But as the emcr-
gcncy Is an unusual one, 70 shQpld
The response be unusual and entirely
outside Of the ordinary works Of
charity At home
II charity haTins at home, u has
no need 70 eEd there. on the other
hand. the cry for helm that comes
from across the water ought not TO
dcafen our ears 20 the appeal OF those
III hame who are in need.
IN short. the time IN one that calls
Tor Individual sacrifice on every side,
and for a Just division Of cxtraorsli-
nary contributions between tho war
sufferers and the home sufferers
.N&ifher cause should be neglected,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
TO A|L|NG WOMEN
little Sound Advice VIII Help
Many n Sufferer In AIbuaucruue.

No woman should consider herself
healthy and well II the kidneys are
weak. Poisons that pass Off in the
secretions when the kidneys are well,
are retained In the body when the
kidneys are disordered. II the kidneys
and bladder become inflamed ana
swollen worse troubles may quickly
follow This is often the cause OF
bearing-down pains lamcness, back
ache, etc. Uric poisoning is also fire.
quent cause of headaches. dizzy spells,
languor. nervousness and rheumatic
pain
When suffering So try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, a remedy that has proven
effective In thousands OF such cases
Let an Albuquerque woman tell of her
experience.
Mrs Louise Brunette, sos w Silver
Ave, Albuquerque, says: zone of my
family had a bad back. she had known
of Doan's Kidney Pills for a long time
and began using them. They quickly
cured her and she has had no trouble
since.''
Price soc. NJ an dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney rcmedy get
Doan's Kidney pills-the same that
Mrs. Burnette recommends. Foster
Milbnrn Co.. Props. Buffalo. " Y.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
THE AcHrcrmunAL COLLEGE.

The Journal publishes this morning
a group eut Of the president and
thirty-clFht Of the nearly nifty mcm-
hers of the faculty Of the New Mex
loo College Of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts, along with The very adj
mirable address delivered By Prof.
John ". Vaughan, as the agricultural
college representative az the higher
institutions feature Of the New Mex
ico Educational association.
II is worth while for every citizen
~ this state TO read Or. vaughans
address. because II sets out the work
that is being done by the state and
federal governments for practical
education in New Mexico. The group
cut OF part of the teaching force
tells something Of the number of
men and women who are engaged
in the work at Mesilla Park.
Not many people Of New Mexico
know that the AGRICULTURAL college Is
ranked by the National Bureau Of
Education al Washington City, as one
81 six agricultural colleges OF the
FIRST rank in the United states.
Or George +. Iadd has eiimlnat-
"a the influence Of politics In the in
etituiion. as far as possible. lie has
brought into the school large NUM-
Der Of experienced and energetic men
WHO have learned the best methods
elsewhere and are making them work
~ this state He has perfected an or
sanitation that is a marvel OF eff
cheney. and Is getting results.
The asfieultural college will do
for Kew Mexico. II It's efficiency is
not impaired. what has been done,
and Is being done by the schools In
Iowa, Minnesota, North and south
Dakota and Illinois. whore the people
NO longer ask how little money the
institutions can get along with. but
now much can be used with advant-
ree That Is what New Mexico must
cemc 70, The state university gives
indispensable education in liberal
arts. The normal schools train teach
ers and give valuable educational
training on general lines. but u ie
the agricultural college that takes
care OF the bread and butter sauca-
ton. now so necessary IL state is 10
take is position among the rcalis
commonwealths Of the
nation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30

read foreign newspapers Is only an
other illustration OF how war shoves
nations hack Into the mental atmos-
phere OF the Middle Ages.
In these days Of enlightenment and
public education. newspapers may be
connseatcd and shut out. but II Is inn
possible 20 shut out thought The
turcst way to whct the public nppc-
lite for news Ia 20 suppress A. And
at a time when the people are maxi
ing tremendous sacrifices for their
governments, have they not the right
to hear all sides o. 70 momenious q
struggle7
II would seem very narrow poll
ley 10 exclude printed matter mere
IS because It contains arguments and
assertions contrary TO the officials
point Of view II seems 10 imply doubt
Of the patriotism OF the reading pub
lie II loyalty must be protected by
excluding modern newspapers In this
day and generation, the oft-repeated
contention that this II peoples war
does not seem altogether sound.
II the people Of the United States
were engaged In war. It would have
to be In cause 30 Just as TO have the
Of practically all the people.
Officials Of the government and offic-
ers Of the army would have no con-
Germ rs 10 what the soldiers read. The
enemy would be 1T liberty to send all
q their newspapers and books into
the American lines What they had
10 say would be interesting and
amusing TO Uncle Sans boys In the
trenches
Press censorship. except for strate-
gie reasons. Il an affront 10 common
Intelligence and challenge TO the
right OF people to think for them.
selves
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
LAUGHING sT TROUBLE.

When Il Is necessary to face trou-
bic or sickness or even death. the
hest way 70 meet the issue Is with
what good temper. stoicism. or even
hnmor enc can summon. II Is easier
for the person who adopts such state
Of mind. and infinitely easier for all
who are concerned with him.
An illustration Of what humorous
view Of things may do for individuals,
or even for whole people. is shown
IN the report OF the policeman. made
10 his supeyiors. about the first bomb
dropped In Paris by German air.
ship. An Paris was alarmed. but az
ter reading the report. all Parts
laughed. The policeman opened his
report with these words;
With regard to a violation of the
law forbldding the deposit OF rubbish
on the public ways, by an unknown
aviator FIXING over the city of Paris.
IN express violation Of the prohlbs-
ton Of the military governor. have
she honor Of reporting as follows
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30

When Joseph r. Gllddcn. a farmer
OF DE Kalb. H.. back In 1879, got the
idea Of making wire fences with barbs
on them, he had no more harmful de-
sign than 10 teach horses. cattle and
hogs, by the pricks they might receive.
that wire fences were meant 20 keep
them In or out
When Uncle Sam. on December "a.
1874. gave Farmer Glidden the Christ
mas gift OF patent on his new de-
vice, his idea was hernlded TO the
world. The western pralrles with
their lack OF fencing materials. had
tried single strands Of wire. but they
awaited little. and the whole consump-
tlon Of wire for fencing In 1874 WAS
only fifty tons. Glldden'A harbs
made the cattle think, and the farm
ers soon saw their worth. In ten years
the wire fences had Increased 10000
fold. and In ten years more its growth
had been the foundation Of the wire
trust.
But GlIddcn reaped small reward
from his Invention till February 70.
1899. when the United states supreme
court upheld his claims that he was
able 10 collect royalty on all the fences
that had been strung before. lie lived
fourteen years to enjoy Il. and died In
his home town. In 1906. AT the age
OF %.
Halted Al Animals.
Quite naturally, some animals en-
closed by Glidden's fencing gashcd
themselves on the barbs. Just as ma
tufnlly men and boys tried TO climb
over or under these fences and had
their clothes and their flesh torn.
These wounds upon man and beast
and the fuddenncss with which Cid
denis hnrbs halted all living things
came 10 the attention Of military men,
and the barbed wire entanglement OF
which we now read almost every day
In the war news was born.
And II may be said right here that
soldiers who have been halted by wire
cntanglcments while making charge
or maneuverlng for q new position gay
the devil never invented anything
nastier Bullets and bayonete make
wounds that cause no suffering or
that shock sensibllliy. but harhed wire
tears and arneys and gives no escape
Possibilities seen by American mil
itnry students In barbed wire were
soon carried 10 the armies Of Europe,
ana engineers IN every country III tht
world were put 10 work devislng
means for using this new device. Ma
tural forcrunners Of the harbed wire
entanglcment had been In use from
the earliest times. Roman soldiers
had defended their positions with
iibaitls They had held off their bar
haran enemies by Telling trees, sharp
ennr The ends of the branches and
mnsslng them with their points turned
away from the Eternal city Praises
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30

W tVhitfi1 I NJ "tHsf
You get. living alone, into little par
tIcular ways of your own. You know
how walking along Il crowded street
you cannot keep . straight line; at
every step you have 10 yield little
TO right or left to avoid the passerby.
This is no great trouble; you do It al
most unconsciously. and your journey
Is not appreciahly heightened Even
so, living in n family. walking along
the path Of life In the same track
with many more, You find Il needfni
a score Of times each day to give up
your own fancics and wishes aud
ways in Difference TO those OF others.
You cannot divide the day in that
precise fashion which you would
yourself like best. And this Is well
for you. II breaks in hour By hour
upOn your native seflshncss.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30

= sharp pointed piles - had been
planted In the earth In front OF armies
Tor their enemies 10 wound themselves
against or 10 halt the onrush OF n
charge tn the piles could be remov-
ed or scaled.
Nobody outside Of the European
armies now at war knows how they
are using barbed wire entanglements
or In what form they are building
them. for the engineers OF each army
are constantly devislng new methods,
and these new ideas are not divnlged.
even In times Of peace. But the dis
patches tell Of cavalry and infantry
running hcadlong into meshes Of un-
yielding steel thorns that rouse the
imagination TO the horror OF the
wounds they infIlet. One use for
barhcd wire that seems to he new IL
reported from Belgium. There GER
tain roads that II was desirable 10 have
passable 70 the people OF the country
were made impossible TO an army by
building zlgzag fences from side 10
side. The peasant. going 10 market,
might pass by travelling slowly and
double distance, but an army could
not thread such o. maze and must halt
TO destroy II.
While the European armies prob
ably have built entanglements on new
plans. description OF how'an entan-
clement might be effectively con-
atrueteds issued for the instruction OF
the British army few years ago, will
give the layman an idea OF the effec-
tiveness Of such defenses First. the
ground to be protected and over which
the enemy must pass, Is laid off IN
flve-foot squares. At each corner Of
each square a post Is driven into the
ground till eighteen inches remain
above the surface. This system OF
squares extends Indefinitely along the
line 10 he defended. and the common
practice is 10 make II six squares deep,
thus cnsurinR an entanglement thirty
feet wide through which the attack
ing forces must pass The wire II
strung from post 10 post and fastened
with staples. Then other wires are
strung diagonaily from posts AT oppo-
site corners. and crisscrossea again
and again TN network as intricate
rs a bramble patch stands high
enough from the earth to throw
horse or n man among the terrible
steel thorns. The stables are not
driven home. nor are the wires
stretched. II the wires were taut they
could be cut with a sword or bayonet
blow. As they are constructed the
wire gives under the blow. and the
only way that has been devised TO get
through an enhancement IL 10 stop
and cut each wire with nippcrs. These
nlppcrs arc carried by soldiers now
ndays. hut II IL long job 20 get
through, fV every wire must be cut
at every post.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
LAND CAN NEAL WOUNDS.

tWeStern Emnlfe.l
All that Europe has lost and is to
lese. of wealth and beauty and power.
originally came from the land.
Every life that has gone out, or that
shall 10 out-the life of king, general
and common soldier-~was nourlshed
by the soil. And after the war, no
matter how long il shall last nor how
complete the devastation that shall be
wrought, there will remain the good
Is earth
There lies the balm that in time
shall heal the wounds of the world
city and countryside, ships. COM
merce, the shattered fabric of indus
Try and soeie,y--thesc can only be re-
built out Of the enduring resources
Of nature by the labor and genius OF
man.
They may kill their enemies by tens
OF thousands. sweep away in an hour
the accumulated treasures of CEN
turtles. but, thank God. they cannot
Kill, they cannot destroy. the land
the Lord, thy God, hath given thee.
Behold the smiling hills and valleys
OF our own nation. lying sweet ana
wholesome under the haze of the Sep
TENDER afternoon. and believe that
God does live. and that our civilixa-
ton shall not perish from the earth.
For these hills and valleys. happily
far removed from the rivers of blood
that are flowing from the wounds OF
Europe. are so many tokens to as
sure us that out of the wreck of poor
Belgium new and grander helgsum
shall arise, That another France, am
ether Germany. another Russia and
Austria and England. shall be builded
IN the patience Of eternal time.
Only the land can heal the wounds
Of the world. Look at our smiling
hills and valleys and know that one
day the hills and valleys Of Europe
shall smile again-aye. laugh outright
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
VICIOUS CENSORSHIP.

Word comes from Germany that rs
soldiers are strictly forbidden 10 read
English or French newspapers. In
Belgium Il Is grave crime for even
a civilian 70 be caught with a Paris
paper. Now Canada has barred from
her mails several German and pro-
German newspapers. TO sell these
papers is an offense severely punish
able in the Dominion. The fact that
the allies and their foes are afraid
10 have their citizens and soldiers
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30

a soldier. eh2 or perhaps a retired
war correspondent Come right in and
slt down To a leg Of turkey and a
piece OF hot mnce-'
4 been to the front. the stupid
tramp whined. and / couldn't make
anybody hear SO | came round 90
the
"a tramp" snorted the old lady
a plain. common, everyday tramp!
Git along with ye'
'And she slammed. the door lndig-
nantfv in his face"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
The StOrytellers
IiteraI.-

An English minister. who guarded
his morning study hour very carefully,
told the new maid that under no cir
cumstanees were callers 10 be ad-
mitted; except, of course, he added
in case of life and death. Half an
hour later the maid knocked at his
door.
"A gentleman 10 see you, sir.
why, ] thought ! told YOU"
Eyes, l told him. she replied, hut
he says ii is a question of life and
death"
So he went upstairs and found an
Insurance agent.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30

The wife of General Metsinger a
distinguished French officer. whose
son, captain in the army. was re-
Gently wounded, was travelling from
Switzerland to Lorraine.
She overheard a conversation be-
tween two German officers during a
rainstorm.
One said: ooh, I left my umbrella
Mt hotel in Paris
The other replied: Never fear;
YOU viii be able TO go and set II next
week."
Pray do not trouble yourselves.
interrupted Nine. Met2inger my son,
who Is a captain In the French army,
will undertake to bring il to Berlin
himself"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30

Santa Re. Not. 20.-Mr. and Mrs.
r. A. spencer and daughter and MIR.
and Mrs J. A. ROLAND. who have
been guests AZ the executive mansion.
left today overland In the Spencer au-
tomobilc for the Mcdonald ranch NJ
carrizozo. after spending Thanksgiv-
ing as guests of Governor and Mrs.
Mcdonald
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30
TorccIosurc Decree s,ened.

Santa Re. Nov 2s.-Judge NJ. c.
Mechem has signed decree OF fore
closure against the Treasurer Mining
and Reduction company operating In
the Mogollon district In favor or
Thomas u. Waters, trustee, for s2S7,-
9afr0
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30

In an address on Scientific Sales
manship.' a sunday school teacher
said.
The modern or scientific salesman
seizes every opening. He will not He,
Of course: he will not faisify: at the
same time he--he--weil. he seizes
every opening. Hes not like the
tramp.
= hungry tramp, DESTROYS Of
handout. knocked at kitchen door
A pleasant faced old lady answered
his knock He whined:
Excuse me. lady, but been 70
the 'front.'
"oh.' cried the old lady warmly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30

The advanced maiden WAS out row.
ing with a possible sutton, and had
taken her little sister along, who was
exhibiting much fear at the waves.
s'Why. Martha. If you are so ner-
vous now. what will you be at my
age"
'Thirty-nine. / suppose, meekly
replied little sister.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-30

Santa Fc. Nov 29.--Fire caused by
n defective chimney burned the five
room residence of Mrs William Ber-
ger 10 the ground at Tucumcar.