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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TURKS
AND kEHDS,
Zoe AngeIes ENamInet.1

tl-oS Angeles I'M ninef.t
Missionaries report that massaeres
of Syrian Christians by Kurdish troops
have occurred, and many persons. who
really should know better, speak OF
these. deplorabe massaeres as exam
pies Of Turkish cruelty.
There is no more relationship or az
finity between kurds and Turks than
there Is between Americans and Sioux
indians
The kurds are wild. lawless, semi
savage tribes, hospitable in rude way
10 strangers, persistent and accom-
pllshed thieves, prompt to shed blood
and implaeable In feuds
For something like forty years the
kurds have been At deadly feud with
The Armenians, the Jacnbites and the
syrlans, and neither of these amtable
peoples hesitates to Kill the other
when luck offers opportunity.
SOME OF the kards are nomad
herdsmen, others maintain fixed hab-
itations in the mountains. Some are
Moslems, others are not. Most of
kurdistan Is nominally Persian pro-
vince. Part is nominally Turkish ter
itorN The Kurds themselves really
ACKNOWLEDGE allegiance to their tribal
chiefs only
When Russia and Turkey are at
war the kurds, who hate both impair
ually, seldom fail 70 seize the OPP
portunity to raid and slaughter their
Iend enemies~-Arme or Syrians
as either happens to be handiest
10 speak of these lawless raids as
turkish massaeres of syrian Chris
tians is ludicfousiy incorrect. 1t would
ne no more ridiculous To refer to one
OF the old-time Apache raids srto
Mexico as an American massacre of
Latin Christians.
As matter Of fact. the conceptions
81 the Turkish government and Turk
ish people common even among we'll
ny variance with the real truth about
that interesting nation--more than
haH the population of which, by the
way Is non Moslem and either Chris
tian OF Jewish in religious belief.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
PRODUCER OF ALUMINIUM DIES.
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DR.. c. NJ. Hall. the inventor Of pro-
cesses for the production of aluminium
which shave vastly aided IN making
possible the use of this valuable metal
In the arts ane industries, died recent
~ at the age OF 81. DR. Hall was a
natiye of Ohio and received his ednca
ton at Oberlin college In that state.
He early became interested In alum
mum which was at that time quite a
rare metal. commanding a price of
S2b per pound, and set about finding
a way whereby 1t could be cheaply
produced from the many available
sources at hand. His researches in
this field were successful and he in
vented a process based on electricity
sis which, with certain Improvements
and changes. has reduced the price to
less than 20 cents per pound.
lie began producing aluminium on
a commercial scale in plant near
PITTSBURGH with an output of so
pounds per day, which he disposed of
at w per pound Later when the
power of Niagara Falls was harnessed
and made to generate electric current
at comparatively low cost, the plant
was removed to Niagara Falls. where
it grew amazingly and built up d
great fortune for the inventor of the
processes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
EAST PRUSSIA.

The people OF one section Of Ger
many know what war means. The
story from an Associated Prees cor
respondent Of the dreadful ravaees
I'm East Prussia by the Russian In
vaders cannot hut awake the keenest
sympathy for the people thus ruined,
oven though we remember the hor-
rors that have been pnrpetfated IN
Belgium by the German invasion.
The average Russian soldier is an
Ignorant savage. The cossacks are
worthy descendants OF their Tartar
ancestors, aud have acquired little
more civilization than had the In
vaders Of pohnd FIVE hundred years
ago. In addition to burning the homes
of the Germans and plundcring them
OF everything that could be carried
OF. hundreds of German women were
seized and carried away
by their captors.
We cannot understand such things
being done in Europe In the twentieth
century. hut they are Furthermore,
unless some way is found to bring
about peace before many months,
the fate OF East Prussia VIII be visit
ed upon all of Teutonle Austrla, and
the scourge of mare savage warfare
than Belgium has seen, VIII be
brought to the very gates of Berlin
itself
Italy may not enter the war IL Is
more than possible that Austria VIII
make such concessions as Will pre-
vent the Italians from taking active
sides with the allies. II Italy atuya
out, SO VIII Humania. Their parties
patlon would only hasten the end.
Germany. Austria and Turkey can
not Withstand much longer the at
tneks of the allies. Attritlon is doing
It's deadly work on the Tentons,
while Great Britain Is merely Getting
ready for her great onslaught and
Russia grows stronger each month,
instead of weaker.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
TuE DREAD or CATARACT.
tJoufnal of the American MedieAl
Association,l


Association,l
The public has a horror of the
word cataract 1t is a synonym Of
lrremediabie blindness This Is bad
for two reasons, In the first place,
the patient and his friends are inclin-
ed 20 regard every eye trouble as eata.
ract Every spot an The eve, every
decrease in Vision causes the Tear.
am going blind from cataract. Free
quentls, the patients 90 TO the oculist
so wrought MP that even his favorahlss
opinion fails to relieve them, In
this state, they fall an easy prey 20
quacks. ana charlatans, who assure
them that their glasses and lotions VIII
effect a cure. sometimes there ~ an
actual Improvement In the ocular state
as result at which the remedy TO
cure cataract In heraldad far and wide.
On the other hand. they may serve
90 Keen the patient from securing
proper treatment until the condition
which al first was comparatively
harmless, may have progressed beyond
the possibility of cure. III the second
place, even II the patient has a cata-
ract, the outlook Is ~ no means hope
less Il must be explained TO him
that the nature Of Yhe disease is such
that there Will be a progressive loss Of
sight until a certain stage Is reached,
alter which Il will BE- possible BY Il
delicate but not especially dangerous
operation 20 restore the sight. In on
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

tAudfeSH At BoSton.1
have been thinking that II is about
time for me TO stop voting for inc IL
cenAed saloon. So long rs | nuke It
Ia rule to have my snpcrlntendents and
foreinen discharge men who are ad-
dieted to liquor, how inconsistent 1t Is
for me to support an open saloon near
my manufacturing establishment,
where the men have to 20 back and
forth twa or three times n day.
This question of prohibition Is Il
very large one. II may he the most
Important social. political and moral
sqileslion Of today. Certainly II Is an
economic question. From an eco
monte viewpoint why shouldn't We
have national pr6hibition2 | believe
that In january next. IL or rs states
will stand for prohibition.
Abraham Lincoln said: You cant
have n nation half slave and half
free We can't have nation half
wet and half dry. II Is impossible
to enforce prohibition in Il state sur
rounded by liquor states. Maine has
been trying for years to be q prohlpi-
tion state and liquor has been carried
In tanks from Massachusetts, to Maine,
believe national prohibition Is IN
the interest of public health. In my
ihfee years US GOVERNOR Oh Mdshdthu-
sets saw 10000 or more people
locked up In this.state aud $5,00h00b
IL year appropriated for their support
They We're there on account of liquor
mainly. II is ridiculous to stand In
the way of this movement. The large
cities get Comparatively small fund
from licenses, Aside from every oth-
or consideration, economically, we
here in America must come 10 nation
al prohibition.
Let us learn this lesson from the
European war Russia's efficiency
has been improved 30 per cent as n
result Of the prohibition 81 vodka ae-
e0rding 10 Il report of Winston
Churchill. If we want to be as eff
fieient az other nations we must have
1t, | have come TO this conclusion
purely from an economic considera-
linn
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

The moving spirit OF the company
Is Charles NJ. schwab. He had sense
enough 10 know that a war In which
armies aRgreRating more than twenty
million men were engaged would eon-
sumo limitless amounts Of arms and
ammunition. Instead of waiting for
orders, ha put his mills to work 10
capacity, knowing full well that Gus
toners would come presently for
everything he could produce. and that
there would be gold 10 pay Cor all
that he could sell.
The contracts came--blG ones---and
he fliled them, and the stock Of the
company has gone up close to 400
per cent. and doubtless will so high
or before the war closes.
All Of this goea to prove again thar,
so long az there "a q real man IN
charge, the size 81 The corporation
makes no great difference, though
the government has an idea that Che
very bignees Of business gives II nnt
due Influence and enables II TO crush
out It's competitors. The steel trust
has many times the capital Of the
Bethlehem company, but the differ
enee between the price OF United
states steel shares now and eight
months ago IS negligible.
Every alert business man under
stands the secret OF The success Of
the Bethlehem company. The COM
pany Is doing the business. There
has been a man at work behind H.
The same can be done With cities
newspapers and old
book stores. The trick In to find the
-leht man-~and let him loose In the |
business. Tie Will do the rest.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

international boundary line, While SD
miles to the norths is developing the
new port of Los Angeles. That her
citizens are undismayed by these ap-
patent handicaps is evidenced By sew
eral important events The building
of the railroad is one good proof of
her business sense, for port without
q hinterland is not of much account
The new pier at San Diego Is pro-
vided with four standard gauge rail-
road tracks, two on each side, and
for the temporary storage of cargo a
substantial steel warehouse has been
erected upon the pier. This ware
house Is 70 feet clear in width and
765 in length, and Is provided with
steel roller doors, skylights and VEN
tilators, all IN accordance with the
best modern practice,
A. depth of IS feet below low water
will be maintained alongside the pier
ana ii depth of 20 feet below low wat
er IN front OF the bulkhead The lat
ter can be deepened ii the shipping so
demands. As will be seen, when COM
pleted these improvements provide
1000 feet Of 25-fuot water for the
docking of sea ships and 2.G75 feet
of 20-foot water for coastwise ship
ping
The floor of the bay Ii of such
character as do present firm fonnda-
ton for harhor Improvement at most
economical depths, and at the same
TIME ID yields readily to dredging at
a minimum cost. No freshwater
streams run into this bay, consequent
~ it is believed that. when once
dredghd the work is practically com
pleted. thus eliminating one Of the
chief sources of exIense in harbor up
keep 4t.,t
The port enjoys the, possession of a
track of tide lands embracing an area
of 1850 acres This land lies ada
cent to the ciN and constitutes its wa
TER front, being about eleven miles in
extent. The filling in OF the tide
lands will be gradually accomplished
by the continual operation of the two
dredges now owned by tho city. There
will be approximately 80, 900 900 yards
of earth to remove In reclaiming the
entire acreage, and the municipal
dredses will consequently be most pro-
fitably employed for a nunhtr Of
years.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

ders of his weeping friends? Then.
az a later perlnd, the books of T.. p.
Roe We're standard Sunday fiction.
This was genuine relief, for they EN-
bodied some gllmmerings of interest
His first attempt was to write strict
~ religious novel, and Barriers
Burned Away" by the Rev. p. p.
Roe, became a Sunday school classic.
This was quickly followed by those
truly uplifting books. From Jest TO
Earnest; or Lost and Saved" and
.fOpening of q Chestnut Burr
By this time the author found fie-
ton paid so well that he dropped the
Rev" and Went n for pure fiction.
II was pure. and IT might be called fic-
lion. but II was awful slush. Closely
rlvaling Roe was "Fansy,e and her
books had n tremendous vogue back
in the sos. but none OF them ever held
q marker to the Elsie books.
There was heroine who would
have delighted ats5the orthodox soul
Of Billy Sunday At the early age Of
3 she YVES a walking Concordance. and
her manner of shooting texts of
scripture at the unsayed was dlseon-
eertmg. to say the least A lovely
child. though. was little Elsie. She
refused to tell stories on Sunday to
her playmates unless they would lis
ten 10 Belshazzaris Feast or that clas-
sic about the children in the fiery
furnace. They took those or nothing.
Monday or any other day was all right
for fairy stories, but on sunday, never.
II was too bad that Elsie didn't die
young, but there was too mitch money
In her. She went through twenty
eight awful volumes, her girhood, her
Wifehood, her widowhood. and Elsie
as grandmother quickly following IN
close succession. She Is dead now.
Sometimes death Is robbed of its hor-
rors. Elsie was shining mark for
years. It's q pity her demise was so
long postponed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

nations that have interests in China
and japan.
Every demand that Japan makes Is
translated into terms that would tend
to make the Japanese empire opposed
to the open door policy SO long and
disinterestedly sustained by the United
states. Every demurrer Of China Is
twisted to make II seem that the Chi
nese believe Great Britain and Ja-
pan to he in league for the ultimate
partition of China.
The obvious conclusion is that some
thwarted power wants to bring the
United States into the far eastern sit
uation, not for the benefit of America
and not for the salvation of China.
hut to breed international trouble
where IL will divert attention from
the conflict in Europe
Happily our administration seems
sufficiently alert to the significance
of the voice that speaks from beyoad
the scenes not to be fooled or wor-
red. The real facts are in possess
sion Of the Washington authorities.
and they can be trusted TO preserve a.
real neutrality toward Japan.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
TIE POM or san DIEGO.
tEneTneerlng Magaxine J

etififs kstas7tfstiiNt3
Naa Diego has thrown off the
dreams OF the past "a make room for
Tue dreams Of The future. and now
sees a hand Il new commercial era
Tor which she is actively making
ready Her citizens wee q big advant-
age IN the fact that ships will reach
her port first on their Journey up the
coast, and TO open up the hinterland
= new railroad IN htiiliing--the san
Diego 4 Arlzona--ta reach back even
tualiy to Grand Junction. Colo.
Only a few miles to the south she is
CLOSELY hemmea in hv the purely arti !
flciab though aes,e thrxlsss effective,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
Cold Settled
6s In His Back
Foley Kidney Pills always give m,
,orompt relief."--Ed veIton, Roaerx. Nebr.

Ed velton. OF Rogers, Neb., writes.
II have used Foley Kidney Pills for
backache. the result of catching cold
which settled In my back. Foley
Kidney Pills always give me PROMPT
relief and | can cheerfully recon-
mend them"
The reason Foley Kidney Pills act
so satisfactorily is because they neu.
tralise and dissolve the poisonous
waste matter that remains In the
blood because the kidneys do not
do their work properly IN altering
and casting out from the system uric
acid and other poisons.
Relief usually follows in a few
days and such symptoms as pain in
the sides or back. stiff joints, sore
muscles, rheumatism, too freauent
action Of the bladder at night, and
other painful and annoying ailments
disappear. Foley Kidney Pulls con.
tain no harmful ingredients. They
are safe as well as quick acting
SOLD EVERYWHERE
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
MiIlIonairc,s VII nnlsen

E. Washington, April ga Jury In
the local supreme court today held
that Stilson Hutchins, the million
ARE Washington publisher and mine
owner. was not mentally competent
when he made his viii, Lee Hutch
ms, son, dissatisfied with his por-
ton Of a $a,Oe0.000 estate, contested
H. The taking of testimony In court
occupied five months 10 a day. the
longest trial Of Its kind In legal his
tory. The Jury was out less than
twehiy-tour hours. Compromises be-
tween the contestants are expected
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
SUSPECT MISUNDERSTANDING,

VTHlI1dVIPllla PnhIlt EedEer.)
There IS a steadily growing convic-
ton among those who know political
conditions in the far east that a sin
lister mischief-maker Is deliberately
trying to falslfy the situation in re-
gard 10 both China and japan. Near
y every dispatch chat emanates from
Peklng IS couebed in such d form that
u may SOW suspicion In the minds Of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
A MAN BEHIND IN.

Searching for the reason for the
astonishing rise IN the shares Of the
bethlehem steel company. the phila-
sielnhla Evening ledger comes 10 the
conclusion that there Is man hack
~ the uompany with brains. fore
alghs. couraee, industry hliity 10
see and make use Of the opportunity.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

sleeplessness often results from a
dlsordered stomach. Correct that and
you can sleep as we'll as-evar. Mrs.
Nae lngersoll, Pulaski, N. ", was
troubled with Indigestion and head
acne. II was so restless at night" she
says, that ! could not sleep. Cham
pertains Tablets We're so highly rec
commended that got bottle of them
and soon after ] began taking them /
was very much improved. Two bottles
OF them cured me-" Obtainable every
where.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
TIE ..EIsIE. hooks

tSchenecuadv Cnton-Star.i
Do YOU remember the hooks you
used 90 draw from the Sunday school
library how many years ago was 1t
Those pious stories of impossible boys
who died young. with picture on tho
front pare showing Little willie he
ing carried to his grave on the shoul.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25
TIL, LIMIT


NN.tFtIII WFsIfTH NHTTfT :"
Most people enlistine at the present
time are doing 50 for the duration of
the war. A young man who offered
himself the other day for 4 cavalry
regiment was asked the usual ques-
tion, For how long would you like to
Join ~ AS long as the regiment
lasts. was his instant reply.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

A motion picture show for which
people VIII pay five dollars a seat il
said Ia be In contemplation. A lot
of US viii have to be much more
easily moved than we are at present
before we can patfonize such show
more than three nights in the week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

Hall caine having shown the nrest-
dent his duty and Professor Munster
hefgs book being out, the state de-
purtment may be expected TO steer a
pretty safe course between them
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

Mr., TAFT now being a friend, Of
both. Colonel Roosevelt and MI
Barnes, might be appointed afbitfa-
tor "a settle the law suit fairly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

~ very small percentage Of cases
does the eye become blind. In the
great majority Of seosessa high degree
of useful sight Is obtained. and in
some o condition approaching normal
vision results. In fact. cataract Is one
Of the most favorable of eye diseases
which cause loss of sight and a pa
tiant whose failing sight cannot be
remeded by glasses, should bail this
diagnosis With relief instead of with
horror
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

tJNhn WIIIOH.1
While the pleuRhman, near At hand
Whistles oier tile furrowed land,
And the mnlxmaid slngeth blithe,
And the mower whets his scythe,
And every shepherd tells his tale
Under the hawthorn In the dale.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

MIR. Hnerta announces that he IL
going 10 Yueatan All right. old man.
here's your Int. what's your hurry
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

The ship of State, due in 1916, fot
ports seeing the periscope of the WI
ter waeon on the port bow
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

The court has instructed me to sell
the entire bankrupt stock of The
Leader within the next thirty DAYS.
regardless of cost. Fl. L. Foote,
trustee. 500 West Central.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-25

THE JOURNAL takes and prints
snts hours and thirty min.
utes o. exclusive Associated Press
leased wire sersIee each week.
No other nswsnaper published Va
New Mckee takes more thnn
twenty four hours Of Assoeiaied
Press ttfyire during The week.