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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
STANDING ny WILSON.

Abraham Lincoln once said that 4
was bad policy 10 swap horses In
the middle o. stream. We haze il
president Of the United states. who
since the fourth u March. 1918. has
been on the job au the time ana has
kept congress there nearly an the
time The result has been mar
Vicious amount Of well digested WORT
done by the legislative and exccu-
tive branches Of the government
The program is almost completed
will be completed before congress
is permitted to adjourn But pre-
seryation Of the neutrality Of this ua
ton while nearly AN the rest OF the
world is at war is not completed. aud
cannot be, unul the nations of Eu-
rope have laid down their arms.
President Wilson has preserved The
delicate balance 81 this nation with
the slncerest patriotism and The skill
Of rare diplomat WIN his hand
At the helm. there is no danger that
the united States either win main
tain dishonorable peace or engage
in a disastrous war
But the president cannot do Fl
feclige work unless he has the sup
norf ~ n cnnRress in sNmpathY With
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
CBy winifred Biack1

Mr. Jules Guerin, color expert of al
the world. says oolors can talk
RED swears," says Mr. Gucrini
I've heard II swear red streak
blue talks about the saints. pink
IF you can't tell what pink Gays on
a nice, rosy June morning, you'll never
make much OF lnguist'
Mr.. jnitE ruerliT-s col0fs 10 talk.
I've seen them do II in his pictures
and dear me, what interesting
stories they do ten Stories about
sDeering camels. and patient elephants
ana gray apes with colOrs Of tur-
quoise and tail Bedouins in rose and
iaDplegreen.
| never see one Of your Guerln's
color schemes but I want to wear a
ven embroidered in pearls, bracelets
so heavy that rs an can do to carry
them, anklets that chime aud Jingle
when / condescend 10 step and go and
live somewhere In a marble court with
the Fountains splashing
believe Guerln h. right about the
colors. The only thing is, what is IL
that they say--to you2
There Is certain shade Of purple
that | never see combined with gold
without hearing -oh 20 faint and far
away. but OH SO distinctly--tho Wild
cry OF a white peacock
Blue sky blue~-what does 1t tell
you about?
The Blue Feather.
N1Hnff llffl4
hat 2" said sky blue to me the other
day, when ! saw Il against bit Of
black velvet "Fuzzy--the hat was,
ana II had a demure little brm, and
there was blue feather on it--as blue
as the water in the pond whore the
forget grew. as blue as the
old fashioned bachelor button that
stood Just outside the dining room
window at Great Aunt Mays, as
blue as the flax that waves in the
wind at the end OF the wheat field /
OH how YOU loved that feather, and I
how You wanted IT,
And some one who loved you saw |
The longing in your eyes and bought /
he hat, feather and all. and let you !
put It on then and there and YOU
icuffled your little brown shoes and
made the tasslcs ON them swing and |
'wang, and you were SO happy that
you were afraid YOU couldn't live very
much longer
And when you had to sit very
,ery still in church. you thought of
he blue feather and didn't mind bit.
And that month you took q card with
/ pink angel on It home for prize
rom Sunday school--don't you re-
member
Yes said TO sky blue, Il romem-
'cr-I always remember when | see
ky blue
Yellow-what does yellow say--to
our
yellow Is argumentative. disputa-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
The StOryteHers



"War stories have "A vivid interest
nowadays" said William T.. McCombs
chairman of the national committee.
during lull in the Saratoga conven-
lion. 81 can remember though when
the most startling war stories. told by
the most thoroughly Scared and ann
putated veterans, were merely yawned
at
our war veterans did some of
them, bore as greatly ana ne mistake.
They told their war stories Ia season
and cut. remember an old veteran
who told very bloody war story one
day at a gay wedding breakfast
Yes. he said, addressing himself
to the bride, in that fight over 200
of our boys lost a leg or an arm. to
say nothing of the fingers and toes
lost saw one mans head cut off by
a shell as clean as whistle. Another
poor fellow had all four limbs smashed
TO pulp under an exploding cannon
A sergeant had half his side torn away
BY
4 guess that must have been the
place. said the brides fathcr-in- law.
Indignantly. where you had your
brains blown out, wasn't il majop9"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
-, IrV>rS MODEST PRICE.


efferson NJ. Levy in the letter TO
rotary Bryan announcing that AT
lasl he consents To the sale of Month
cello, fixes the price TO he paid by
the government at S6o0. 000--a price
regarded by Mr. Levy as ridieulously
low and will make me-" he says
more than half the donor Of Month
cello
When this estate was sold shortly
after Jefferson's death to James NJ.
Barclay the price was $500. Ten
years later Iriah Levy paid S2.f0o. II
is evident that estates in Virginia. es-
pecally II occupied by the good and
great 81 the past. are going up in
value. II is also evident that assess
ment FOR taxation Is as wild in Nir-
GINA as elsewhere. Tor Monticello,
said by It's owner TO he worth GEO.
0oQ, although he viii sell for half Is
assessed Tor less than si5a. 6aa.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
INTERNATIONAL CLEARING
hot 81.

The press dispatches announce that
u representative Of the British gov
eminent Is in Washington ecnfefrine
with the secretary of the treasury
and members Of the federal reserve
board The idea is for The cstablishr
ment Of an international clearing
house to solve the problems Of cX-
change ana the cotton trade.
The clearing house principle IL the
climax of the march Of commerce
from primitive barter in goods. It
is the next step after the use Of
checks instead Of currency. as That
was an advance upon the exchange Of
goods In the neutral market zone be-
tween hostile tribes
The clearing house came into being
among banks, In cities. which inter-
changed checks upon themselves and
their correspondents and transferred
only the balances in cash. The idea
spread to financial eentcrs and cen
trail government banks. Its extern
sion to International business would
be the final step OF civilization IN
exchange
The creation Of an international
clearing house with the sanction OF
governments would makeA gold ship
menis smaller or perhaps abolish
them, as central government banks
have reduced the money shipments
'to move crops with which We be-
come familiar each yenr
The deposit Of American gold In
ottawa, instead Of oarting It over
seas to settle balances in Europe,
was the kindling spark Of the great
ldea now being considered IN WASH
ington and which doubtless VIII be
taken up by all nations when order
Is restored.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
How Nice IL Is TO Have EUeryfhmg,
but There Is Another Side tol

Due no taste. They think tho,
I s. at ull costs, tNpous pciv .ur,...
. The danger Is that IA suffsiil, /
wills, he floor space. aaa n
|ccillng. the soul viii b. saf..5
heart denied IT, ah io hra,t,, 4
vague lougings stuffed that .
Themselves .n poetry ANA INNS.
|rcal pictures that are painted
IL. vail but satisfy sn5s
Tihirsi nnd hunscr
No school va iastr cam q. ,.,.a
'cd that VIII reach thoso u,.
need lt- tuition Those vha.f..t
N urllucsa. who dplhDfat h ,a
hnfhari'. hldoaus thInss ha,. III
boo au cfthctlD slavery. het sna.e
fofehsnrs. so they cannnt h. .,...
o. know The SORROW n tfh.a
mad infliuluoh for thp faln
fheN forget lhe nstintlte ma
lowing klndnttses whereby H.r.. IT,
Ind worship Nnmmun Faith,
viewed as q perlpntetlc rHeah ~.
mother Is a fount Of anUuHli.l :.
rrri. daughter ~ the aulm4t.i Ia
Ion plate. and the SON of Emo
rolls bis own cigarettes. Th.v dos
love one another Tor one wing max.
nuHHe dnes not know how Nh. a.
wlHes I've. thog do not meet at br.se
nft and there arc fpstiVe caes.
800 cod crowds at the other mcas II.
fnndlfi q De- the same thine. mt mo-.
Hn. Even the solDmnily of VAT r.ss.,
.oiiif heavily upon the spirit. ofal
lntmahlg frivolous.
THE dumb or audible misery p,e
lrnf Boo many houses that afo mn \
everything stands always ID mfspl
contrast 60 the bliss of 4nnnf,
riches .n little roesu, WHORE m.
occupants find their happiness No, n
period furniture old rugs. enam,
vases. hut I'm one another VIII, can.
not thor. be courts a. divorce peot,
unm their hclonglnss9 That uoali
hDlp to reduce the number that I'M.
obtained from husbands ana WINS
iuf moan marked increase u d..
happiness of children. who 80 no, al
wave cons.d rea in THESE maImsam
derupiious
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
MI. JONES INTERVIEW.

Every voter Of New Mexico Shout,
give careful consideration to the in
terviow, appearing In todays Jour
nal IN which Hon. a. a. Jones. frs
aeslstont secretary OF the Interior
tells why Hon Harvey H. Ferguson
should be returned to congress this
year
A. matter Of fact. there il ey-
cry reason for the election Of MI
FERGUSON and absolutely no reason
for bls defeat No one protcnds that
the state Of New Mexico would gain
anything in any way. She would
lose much
This state has suffered incidentally
--rather incalculuble Ills were in
flictcd upon the territory Of New
Mexico-by blind adherence TO party.
regardless Of the character Of the
men elected or what those men stood
for,
There has been complete rcyolu-
ton IN the thought 81 a majority Of
the voters Of New Mexico since state.
hood was achieved. No better Illus.
tration % that can be found than in
the attitude Of ihe newspapers. Ouf
Of all the papers printed In the Eng
lish language, nearly a hundred, Al
told, barely bakers dozen can be
fohnd that are supporting the repub-
liean ticket this year
The change Is partly due to the
republican attitude On the Infamous
libel law by which the freedom Of
the press is stifled but far moro Of
the change Is due TO the manner in
which the affairs Of the various
counties and Of the territory under
republican rule, We're administered
Taxes are not popular hut They arc
necessary and the people of New
Mexico do not object to the payment
OF taxes properly laid and rightly ev.
pended for the benefit of the people
Of the counties or OF the common
wealth
But when year in and year out,
they saw themselves hled for taxes
thai were wasted, bonded and the
none, squandcred. They revolted
They have not forgotten. nor viii
soon forget. the contingent fund
passed at each session Of The lcPis-
laiurc, sometimes amounting TO as
much az eight thousand dollars for
the payment Of political debts aud.
according to some Of those Who
should know, for the payment Of
hrihes 70 some members Who could
not be held il line for the program
Of the bosses 10y other means on
that point tho journal falls to have
first hand knowledge,
II liz wol known, however that
there could be only corrupt ends to
be- achieved by such expenditures Of
tho peoples taxes. such practices
have been checked. but whether they
have been stopped or not, rs a differ
cnl matter Another defeat OF two
Of the men responsible Tor such
thlnes win insure the people of New
Mexico against their repetition
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
Coiors Speak Language That Are
Ineligible to Those Who Would Learn

tious. yellow has mind Of It's own
II yellow could talk our language Va
should hear lot about militant moth
ods I'm afraid yellow Is suffragett'
Of the most Nirulent type.
And yet, do you know what yolowi
always make me think Of?
I The story Of q woman gently borf
and kindly naurshcd, a woman who
bore The name Of a great famlTy, 4
beautiful woman with soft auburn
I hair and great. gray blue eyes and q
smile that was sunshine. And she
/ went and lived among the very poor
7 In the very poorest part Of the greut
cruel city, and she opened two rooms
there, and In those two rooms she
cared for people suffering from cam
cer--peoplc who could not face their
homes ana 80 to hospitals
Ycllow's Golden Cheer.
An day long, ana sometimes late at
night, the beautiful woman was busy
binding up the aching wounds Of
hidden disease. And the floor and the
walls Of her Two rooms Of mercy were
painted daffodl yellow And there
were white rugs on the floor, and
white furniture ana in little green
pitcher on little, cheap white table
stood always two or three daffodils
1T is sun color. said the beautiful
woman" and, OH they do need the
sun, these poor people who come to
me. So many Of them tell me they
feel better the minute they step in
side the door
Some Of them think It is some sort
~ spell. ana one asked me quite Sc
riously II had medicated the air
sumo way--and II was all yellow that
did H. yellow. the color OF the sun.
What does apple green tell YOU?
To me II speaks Of a dear girl 1
loved who wore, whenever she could.
a bit Of clear soft apple green and
she wins beautiful. beautiful both in
soul and In body, and SO so seldom
happens.
she did not live long enough to sec
sorrow or to know care. and when
she died we dressed her in robe Of
ldA'Nl AHDlf Alffu-iol youth, anu /
hope. and gentle love, and charity.
Purple--lt Is somber, cruel color |
Always brarging about velvet and |
diamonds and kings and courts--and /
The dominant color Of a .
bulfight Is always purple why do t
al the darker races love the color So /
wonder?
Ask any dark man you know his IA (
torite shade, and II he tells you the
ruth he will pick out something with /
4 dash Of purple or violet or cerisc in
L. Try It, If you don't believe It,
And pink and apricot, and brown, /,
md olve-dear me- what chatterers
hey are
Some day perhaps. we shall really
'now what they are really trying to
nay.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
CORN sTlII. KING.

tfiuH l'NHN b.
with sugar in the nelshbOrhond nl
ten cents q pound. the United siaies
h fortunate la having substitute
made from our greatest stuplo--cafn
over $4,000 Oo0 bushels of corn were
used last year in producing over
500. 100000 pounds Of sugar Aeups
and starch Corn suear g. not sn
sweet as cane sugar but is equally
nutritious, less disturbing to the al.
gestivc organs. and very much cheap.
er than cane cor beet sugrr Tho pat
alysis of the sugar industry ~ En-
rope by the great war viii produce u
worldwide scarcity If sugar. huf
with our enormous WELD of corn Ga
fan hack upon the United states can
afford 10 export large quantities Of
cane sugar. and glucose. as chemists
call IT, a reserve To help satisfy the
native demand.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

tors Involves FAR more than re.
search" SAYS pAfkmun, however
patient and sefupul0us, into rper.l'
facts. such facts may he detailed
with the most minute oNacinc.s and
yet the narrative. luken as whole.
may De unmeunlnr az untrue Tho
narrator must seek 90 Undue him.
self with the life aud spirit Ol the
time he must study events ln their
bearings near and remote ln ilo
character habits and manners Ut
those who took part in them. &c.
must himself be-. as u we're. shafer
thi. -----s--.Aoa ta-
srrlbpa"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

his policies both domestic and for.
cign. Should a majority of rcpub.
leans be elected, tof which no sane
person has the slightest hope), nc
new tariff legislation could be passed
because the president would inter.
venc with his veto. Therefore. moth
ing could bo gained aud much might
be lost by voting the republican tick +.
ct this fall
The New York World puts It thus
regarding the republican plea made
on the ground Of democratic extrav-
iigdfit'r- --'''- ''' -.--'' - ---. '' '.-'---
To seize this opportunity TO make
an inslneerr demand for economy VIII
neither deceive the people nor reduce
expenditures. The extravaganza, Of
which there Is Just complaint. is Gu
mulntive and Is chargcable I'm a large
degree to republicans II was the re-
publicans who. long gloryinR in a.
congress. finally in.
vented a two-billion dollar congress.
As the present excessive outgo was
not the result Of the recklessncss
ma Nhhtt OF single SESSION, 20 II is
Idle 70 expect that far-reaching re-
no matter how desirable
IAN be accomplished In few weeks
Jy partlsanship alone.
"A republican attack upon prodi
lality at this time VIII he interpreted
IN a political manenver promising
confusion and mischief and nothing
Else. No American party can hope
or lasting advantage AZ the expense
" national financial integrity or nsl
! result Of intensifying the CONNER
'ial ana industrial difficulties that |
ave resulted from war not Of our
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
GcttIng ONT.

"Germany's predicament In France,
said fannin chipleN Russian consul
TO Pensacola reminds me of the
lunatic
As a lunatic strutted stif0y up and
down the paths Of an asylum garden,
another lunatic said to him.
What might your trouble be,
friend?
- got diamond legs, was the
naughty answer
Well friend said the first luna
tic diamond legs are all right for
bringing a man here, but you'll find
they'll never get him out.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

posals TO him to sell. Mrs, Martin
Littleton and other women have be-
sieged him with every weapon but
howitzers. Mr. Levy has at last been
Induced TO capitulate. These are days
when cash Is cash--a period dnrlng
which standard securities like
the Canadian Pacific have declined
greatly in market price, All that re-
mains 10 consummatc the trade is an
appropriations
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
OLD BLANKETS MADE Nrw

lPhlluuclphid tiaHtttt.l
Have YOU an old blanket which
seems TO have passed lts days of use-
fulness2 Try this plan Wash 1t and
cover il on both sides with cheese-
cloth. Tack II at intervals Ia form IT.
tie tufts with bright-colpred yarn.
overcast buttonholo or hrier-stitrh
the edges with yarn, according 10 your
time and fancy Thus you have new
durable. sanitary bed cover which 's
pretty inexpensive and admirable as
a throw for nap or cooush night
IN summer
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
RESPECT ron HAPPINESS.

fhhNNH W. fHlHAff
If had my Way would bring
children mp 10 respect happiness luH
as one brings them up to respect o..
ligion would teach them that t
must Dee revcrenccd as We do all re-
hgiens even those wo do not believe
fr
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

The fatNff tH t Dose H HamN 6
De- H.NHl rIHi Nn ID rH.Iur
NINI HHH iH' NN hIs rr.k
benevolent ffNIN HHHNI h'm e
NHNsInff 'isf.'IH NfhHlf
'l4M Jess HI EDO IHI NANsHi nlm
ans frHHI IlHff HnIU than i
nHan
.l.4... Jil.-aAa I'M In mEH
If HNNH# '|IH n TT
.f.f nlfUrIHHI "NHIII HnI HHiHITIi
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

If the british government wishes
to be assured Of the defeat Of the
Germans. a regiment of suffrageties
should be sent against them. A quick
retreat Of the kaiser's army would he
fuIc TO follow
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

"sas'o Bumkum is very fond b
outdoor sports
"oh ls she p"
eyes, she offered that as am exeus
Tor going out riding with Mrs Jeak
husband last sunday Judpa.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

Senatorial courtesy was strained
s"mcw HAT recently. when John sharp
Williams read some original poet
- on tbo floor Of the senate The
wonder was thar some statesman did
not suggest hat hc should utilize
leave TO print
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
THIS MADE CLEVELAND Laugh.

ihiS MADE VIEW fiANNb LAUGH.
Oh Hung Changes Autobiography
| cannot compare Mr.. Cleveland
with any man | have met unless it be
with Prince Bismarck Yet while he
appears to have the great force and
Will power OF the iron chancellor, |
am sure he Is not possessed of the
same quick temper. Bismarck kicked
one of his hounds and slapped a
lackcy for letting the dog get in his
way cannot imagine President
Cleveland doing that or getting so red
In the face as Bismarck did / told
Mr. Cleveland If he were president of
China lie would have, as he has here,
but one wife in fun legal status, but
that undoubtedly he would possess n
secondary wife in each province. mo,
no, Mr. Cleveland said, the tears OF
laughter running down his cheeks
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
TIlE LOST NowELs.

tNhirAEO TfIhunp.
Przemysl is reported as surrounded
by the Russians. who seem to have
shot most OF the novels out of IT,
Etaon ana Shrdlu hsve fallen, and
the capitulation of Nhgkoi is looked
f1r
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

European civilization Is spreading
to Mexico. Another war is about to
break out between VIVA and Car
rama.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
The Cause Of Mirsh.

You mustn't laugh SO at the table
cxrostulated the mother.
Il amt laughing at the table, sad
the younRsicr I'm laughing A Mlss
]. = !. L
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

The Ohio voter Is saying these DAYS
Nobody knows how dry | am but
they are going To find cut on No
vcmher 2.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

II is now said that Philadelphia Is
charging that the i'oston Wirlers
threw ium-dm ball
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21
THE SLAUGHTER.

80 f"ft.f' ''ts 'faff
What, shah our feasts be kept With
slaughtered men?
Snall braying trumpets and i0ul
churlsh drums
Chmors Of hell, be measures to our
pomp2 Shakespeare.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

No matter what YOU want II will
save you time and money if you use
the Journals want columns.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

We Hli kH0w pfHHi HhH iHHk h1l
IA clutter uf nU.H.l0n. HNd fas ii
affair. Wili nul mfuN Hfr tam De-.
sreis. nai mat iNtm positively happy
rhef ia theif Hfst Be- seems. 90 IS.
eludo ihr human fiHrlni fnm ihr nf
uf ihr fHmIk Nfl IT, H|iufHt Hlf-
pflsod To- the m.i.f .I fh, husr p.i
II hflasH.Nma fH 0.Mf NUnu SOME
shrhoied nsIan|ftaflf sid ie Boz iht
owner uf it 900. VITO If an Hmnh'a
trait of character. aHt rneHa.HH nnaE
IT'S nnf d.spili of ntfH. hi0udli in-
tefeff n We nf HffI0nai affection.
might as we'll hr lhf Ntt descendant
from tie iarf.lfl ~ Nn HU.MH from
the cold fosseHi'd mlfae faar s.
ehesshaafd Is b. ntslef mn.. Humaa
place than such h0Hffhnli
40 hayo thInss nfEtHf uaf haf
INK you is a fnr afi iasf doe. net
teach Itself to people who hItr money
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-21

"anted-clean' cotton rags a, the Jour.
nal office.
Sharp County record., 1914-11-13
Night Riding in Miller County

A dispatch from Texarkana says;
Persons here today from Ravana
and other points in the southern
part Of Miller county report that all
gins In thai section have been clos
ed by notices posted by night rid
ers, Farmers and others who have
cotton stored on their premises
have found written notices pinned
on each bale with matches warn.
Ing the owners that their homes
would be burned II they sold any of
their cotton at a lower price than
ten cents a pound