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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10
CHINESE sERN

The servants in a Chinese family
are not expensive. 80 far az wages are
concerned. but they cost "a great deal
ln peruuisltes. They rarely receive
more thar g. "a month, but they are
given their food. and they help them
selves layishiy to anything they MA
desire. They dress themselves from
the ord clothing ot the family freely
take the hairp.ns and the toilet ar
.uolcs - the mistress. cloth. their
children from the common wardrobe.
ana. IN fact, are a part of the family.
The Chinese lady and her servants
gossip together as friends. rooms are
entered without warning. CONVERSE
lions interrupted, and suggestions Of
forcd which. 10 the foreigner, seem 20
be- Of the crosses impertinencc. This
intimacy .s due partly 30 the restrict
ed life the lady leads and partly 10
the fact that many ~ the servants
are distant relatives. Practically the
only news from the outside world
that comes to the woman behind the
waits TX brought by her sons or by the
servants. She makes few visitg, and
these usually az the home OF some
relative, entering her closely-covered
chair within mr. courtyard and being
carried swiftly to the courtyard of tho
house where she is to visit.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10
WAS KING OF rEIEGn,rnfn~

George ". CuuhIiu. regardrt as she
most expert tclcgraphrt Boz On" N"Hn-
Try. was killed Iu a muiur ,tr I''.-
dent near View York D4ty 'u" other
dav. So skilled was 'oukiiu that
newspapers and brokerage offices go
many cities were constantly bidding
for his services. some teIeg ctph"r'
m%aInta4ped ~ was the most pert
Morse sender hat ever lives.
In iNeS ~ O. tclcgrapher5 totu1'-
ment az Madison Squar" 'iard''
Cunklln made a record that never hes
been equaled. ~ that time he sent
as words IA ave minutes, beating MS
nearest competitor by fifteen words
a minute. lie won every Telegraph
crs' contest he entered.
Conklin's time in the last twenty
i've years had been divided among
newspaper offices lnd brokerage
| houses. Because uf his speed o.
| clarity newspapers sent for hlm u"
| take big stories. His greatest feat.
according 10 tcicsraphers, was while
| employed by the Sew YORK sun foo
send the news stories from the Demo-
cratic convention at Dcnycr .u 1905.
It's record Of Keeping up aga average
Iof 1000 words am hour from the h"ur
Of tho convention is st.I talked OF
among t~cIesraphcrs.
For many years Conkliu was 900
| pluycd by tho I.tflau NcWs bureau.
At Intervals also he worked for IN"
! Associated Press tho United Press
land newspapers boo different parts 90
the country. In late years. however
he had devoted uIl his time 20 the
brokerage business.
Another record which Couklin
ehcrishcd was tho receiving of the
8rst news in Ncw York city of me
Reconnaissance hght az Sew orleans
Il was the FIRST time % direct "''e 10
"a ringside had been used.
when T. f.. Hutton a Go" DECIDED
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10
ruu>cE A nEGul.An FELLOW

The Prince OF Wales-he " n reg
ular fellow" said Captain Herbert l..
Mcbride. the Indianapolis man who
returned recently after I'VE years Of
| service with the allies In France.
Il got well acquainted with him in
the trenches. where he proved HIM
self a valiant soldier he went on.
captain Mcbride was personally
decorated b' the king for bravery.
following two decorations from the
French government. The Prince OF
wales figured ln the presentation Of
the British decoration. which had u
strong side and whish Cap
tain Mcbride related to several of his
friends following the inquiry about
the prince.
with a number Of other officers. 1
was called before the king," captain
Mcbride said. II didn't know much
about royal etiquette and / simply
marched In - any soldier would ana
snluted In military fashion. The king
pinned the medal ON me u spoke a
few words. When I thought he was
through ! salutcd. vhirled about and
beat u out of his presence iu soldier
fashion. That was where I pulled "A
bone.
II did not know at the time that
ono should salsam and back away
from a king. When ] reached tho
outside one of my brother officers who
Was shocked az my ignorance re-
marked.
"'You played the devil. Mack 40
one should turn his back to the king
The prince was In the crowd and
NJ had "a hearty laugh. lie slapped
me on the back and almost shouted
Mack. you're an right-tN1is the
way 20 do o. Indianapolis Ncws.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10
GETTING wAitN IN \ COLD
RID

Many people have Co sleep In cold
rooms In winter. and some, not neing
able TO warm up readily after enter
inA the bed. lie awake e long time.
To warm mp uuIckly IN q cold bed,
lie upon th. back. with the bed
clothes well tucked IN about the neck
and shoulders draw up and extend
one foot, then the other. alternately.
drawing the foot up AZ near the trunk
a. possible, and then extending Il as
far - possible. Keep his up for Il
few moments, aud II dom with vigor,
hy the time ons has drawn UP each
leg ana Slaughtered b. ou' say 100
times. one viii he In Il glow ana viii
usually teei sleepy, the blood having
BEEN drawn away from the brain and
muscles and kin Ferhl" patients
can de- IL few strokes. and rest q mo
meut or So and then begin again.
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FRENCH WOULD WELCOME II. II

This question of sending RposcNc cit
TO Europe Is being judged here cN-
clusively from the American stand
point. instead u from The European
standpoint. or rather from he French
standpoint.
Anybody in touch with French pub
lie opinion knows that no American
would create ia France the cnthus-
iasm that Roosevelt would, and his
speaking French with remarkable
ease. II not with perfect correctness,
is "a very Important consideration un-
der the circumstances, which would
not tend to decrease this enthusiasm
And enthusiasm IL as much needed
In France at the present moment az
soldiers. food or money
Though the French heart remains
as brave as ever. there IA "a saducss
! spread over the country which all
family letters reveal. And how couid
H. be otherwise where are already
| deaths In every family and more TO
come. where fathers, husbands and
brothers are l1ngu,shtug iu foreign
prison camps where m the invaded
regions whole fymilies are broken ~
| perhaps never To come together again,
whcre homes and farms are being
ruthIes-ly destroyed by relentless re-
trims invader
These sorely stricken people want
sympathy aud cheer, and the presence
there 81 Americans IN American ~
! forms. and am eN-presideut o. ih"
United States leading them '"t
! French are very p~rotoooinire even 10
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try into two hostile camps-the M
calling II "Rainicr" and the other
Tacoma will he taken up at u hear
ing before the United states geo
graphical board.
sam wall world traveller. who for
some years represented u number Of
newspapers In Washington, IN here 80
attend the hearing. Mr.. wall " an
active agent in bringing about u re-
Cancellation OF the hostile camps in
Tacoma aud seattle. but at the same
time IL a strong advocate NJ the hame
of Tacoma" Of aboriginal origin
lnnumerable appeals resulted some
time x In action In the part Of the
Washington state legislature In hay-
ing the name Rainier" taken down
until "a substitute IL given By the geo
graphic board. whose decision, n is
understood. will I've hnai.-W Washing
ton Post.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10
ITAIY,S PAPER COAL

The problem Of supplying the SOL
diers OF Italy with fuel while they
are battling up in the mountains
wholly bare Of wood is being met BY
patriotic girls and boys at home.
Which shows, too. that he ingenuity
of the Germans in solving cut do
nestle and military problems IL
matched. AT least in this instance, in
italy. The new fuel in the prepar-
alton Of which thousands OF children
are concerned. "a called coal paper. -
though paper coal" would do 90
well.
You know that paper can be COM
pressed 10 such Il solidiiy that car
wheels have been made from H. Such
"a consistency OF material should burn
like coal. and. though information -
lacking ~ To The SPECIFIC quality OF
the emergency coal the compress
sion - Sufficient TO render II excellent
slow-burning fuel.
ia an the big cities VI Italy there
have been organized bands % boy
and girls who 60 round and collect al!
the papers they can md. These are
brought to Adjustments where
other boys aud girls. under the direc-
ton Or women teachers, turn these
| papers INTO solid rolls ana sections.
afterwari cut into chunks.
These are packed into individual
bags aud distributed among the sol
dlers 10 the bleak mountains. In
case a soldier desires 20 have - lttl'
hot soup OF coffee he takes out three
or -four pieces IT coal paper and
his hot meal Is soon ready.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10

A dealer II an American city has
In his show window "A sign that reads.
Dogs let on hire by day. week. or
hour. Rates reasonable"
A man recently asked the dealer
the significance OF the sign. "Oh. II
means Just what it says" the dealer
said. People like to hire dogs now
and then. the same 49, they like to
hire horses n pianos. DO YOU SEQ
that handsome Russian w~olf-hound
over there ON the corner? We'll, he IL
hired out u good deal hy young wom-
On who are going to be photographed.
a lot OF women OF fashion have had
their pictures taken u late with q
Russian w%olt-hound at their side.
That has set a fashion.
DO You know what a woif-found
like Pete there Is worth? Well. sir. he
IL worth ti0O or s500. Ana do you
know what he can be hired for a cou-
pie OF hours for? lie can be hired
for $3.50. Hence he IL hired often.
He IL In great demand.
Apart from lending dogs for pho
%;ographic purposes, | let them for
~promenades. Young ladies visiting
the city like to have "a bulldog or an
Irish terrier to walk down the streets
with. a good dog on a mornings
walk gives a young woman distinc-
ton. and IL Is now possible for the
girl To- achieve this distinction FOR
$3.50 to S3.50."
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10
The Scrap Book
LIBERTY ENLiGuTENING THE
WORLD

Thou warden of he western gate.
above Manhattan bay.
The fogS or douht that hid thy fact
are driven clean away,
Thiue eyes at last look far and
clecr. thou liftest high thy
hand
To spread the liant OF liberty World
NJ moro thou dreamest OF q peace
reserVed alone for thee,
While friends are fighting Tor thy
cause beyond the guardian sea
Tile battle h a they wage Is thine
thou faliest u they fall.
The swollen Hood OF Prusstan prid"
VIII sweep unchecked Ger all.
!
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10
THE BUSINESS SITUATION.


Business as a whole continues very
April bank c%learings were over
30 per cent heavier than a year ago,
part of this rise being due 20 higher
prices. In a few lines there is mod
crate slowing down. due TO economy,
20 conservatism created by war, also
10 greater caution in extending credit
10 industries working upon a highly
inflated basis. In other lines how
ever. there has been "a ~perceptible
speeding up and a more intense activ-
Iity than II any time since the war.
This is especially truo Of the steel In
dustry, where orders are being placed
right into 1918 and even 1919. The
demand for steel for munitions. rail-
road equipment. shipbuilding. mater
ials. etc, Is extremely urgent and
heavy. In copper oil, ana other IN
dustrics there IS also unchecked ac-
ltivity and no reaction in sight demand
far exceeding supply. our textile In
dustries are also exceedingly busy
some mills being entirely occupied on
government contracts, while pubii'
Consumption has been only moderate
lly checked BY high prices. As an H.
Illustration Of business development
the April new interpretations IN th'
eastcrn states of concerns with a cap.
ital Of 800, 600 or over. aggregated
st3s009. 900. compared with t22i.00o,
00o a year ago; while the total from
January LIST aggregates Sl,27o, goo o0e
as against $685. 10000 for the sam'
period in 1915. In the state OF Della.
ware alone new corporations with
Capitalization Of $1,000. 600 or over
Rmounted 60 1906. 900. 600 IN April
There has also been extraordinary &C
tiyi,y in petroleum Development tn
total authorizations 81 new capita
since the first 81 January being est
mated az fei2.000. 600; while sine
the beginning ~ the war the total an
thorized new capital In this field ~ In
dusir) has run up 10 h enormou
total Of $3.50 o o.0o0. Another ne'
land highly important field ~ develop
ment has been that Of shipping tn
new companies ~ that lass organize
lduring the last few months. hav
ismounted 20 over '7O.oO0. 900, maxim
Ia total 81 1850. 900 noe since the wn
began
The 0ne unsatisfactory feature TO D
NOTED ia the food outlook. Tn
country undoubtedly faces a scarolt'
especially Wien tbs uggeae! VI help'
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PUT PRISONERS ON FARMS.

The Involvement OF the government
that 5000 federal prisoners at Leaven-
worth. Atlanta and Mcneil Island are
10 be put 20 work ON the land. not
only on prison reservations but leased
land as well. where same a Zoe OBJ
tained advantageously. gives us a
hint that inmates Of state institutions
could be employed in a similar man
nes.
Our state prisons house approx.
mately 100. 900 persons. mostly boys
and men. They are below the average
in strength and adaptability and some
are held for crimes so grave that Il
might not be wise to employ them
outside their walls: but allowing for
these exemptions here Is consider
able man-power tina, could be devoted
20 tiiling the soil and helping in
crease the nations production OF food.
Prisoners are usually worked in
door. OF employed in road making.
Such activities are less important this
year than raising food. Many prison.
ers would like n chance TO work rails
ing crops !: Is good for them. Under
the watchfui eyes Of guards they could
do valuable service in the way Of add
ing 10 the agricultural activities OF the
country.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10


M osiation with Rsssla. lf We see Q
Russian Ettack upon Germany. va
'can draw the same conclusion. But
unti We see real fighting resumed IN
the east u IL unwise 10 Danish from
the calculations the possibility OF a
separate peace betwcen Russia and
Germany.
Al the present time the war has
become a struggle between Great
Il Britain and France on the one hand
and Germany ON the other. with the
| chief allied effort being made 90 the
western froat In an offensive. aud the
chief German effort being made by q
submarine campaign. while h Ger
man srmy is fighting desperately 70
hold some portion OF its conauests as
\ basis for peace Eotiations u the
allies are brought to the point where
they will be compelled TO talk peace
An optimism regarding Russia on
the par OF those who = today figh'-
ing Germany is without solid
basis. The wisest thing to do is 20
expect the worst. because the worst rs
wholly possible. ~ no; now probable.
II Russia coilapses and makes a sep
larate peace. IL will be necessary for
the United states next year 10 supply
a considerable number OF men on tho
western front to support the French.
whose man power will henceforth d.
finnish regularly, II will be necessary
for the United states 20 do a consider
able part in breaking the submarine
blockade and thus making the starva-
ton 81 England impossible. and In fur
nlshing steel 10 France and coal TO.
Italy.
The people of the Unitea States.
SHOULD very clearly recognize the fact
that the collapse Of Russia will prob
ably add at least another IA TO the.
war. and that the successful termina-
tlon OF the wal next year viii depend
| on the extent 10 which the United
4, states rs ready TO send armies TO Eur
ope aud 10 send merchant fleets
through the submarine zones. In a
very large measure we shall have next
year 10 Jake the place OF Russia. and
the collapse Of Russia has practically
insured a prolongation of the IA well
into next year.
II il idle and foolish TO conclude
from the considerable indeeisive sue
~cesses OF the British and OF the French
In their opening offensives on the
western front Tint Germany is at the
point of collapse. or that eac is
likely this year. This Is not true. and
that is not the view at the moment
or the English and the French. The
most tina either hope for Is such pro-
gress as will indicate both to the Brit
ish and to the French people that VIC
tory is not only possible hut inevitabie
II they continue. The collapse OF RUS
STA II the most important single fact
In the war situation this year. and ~
has proven as great an advantage to
IGermany as can be conceived. II has
placed a very real burden upon the
limited States. and II the United States
fails to bear that burden. the decision
that we all hope for-the victory OF
Democracy over autoeracy. OF ciyiliza-
tion ovsr foree-msy still be indecislve
and there may be left TO Germany the
material out Of which to construct an
other assault upon the liberal nations
of the world.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10
THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

Aht toiio"tik tuitui tai, Nfittcn ny
one Of the foremost American ex-
per,s on the war. sets forth the gravity
OF the situation which Is confronting
our allies aud ourselves. II appeared
In the New York Tribune and IL here
reproduced in full:
There II one fact about which IL Is
possible to be sure in the Russian sit
uation today. n that Is that there Is
no one outside Of Russia who las the
smallest inkling as e What the pres
ent crisis will mean in the future
course Of the war. We have no infor-
nation in this country on which il is
either safe or wise to erect any strue-
ture OF expectation. Much OF benefit
10 the allies may come out OF Russia,
hut 1t Is at least equally possible that
Russia will either remain quiescent or
make a separate peace.
More than four months g those
who knew most about Russia IN
France and IN England frankly con-
ceded that Russia had disappeared
as a factor in the war. Tina French
statement was Very simple. There
IS no more Russia" was the military
decision in France. In England.
where the knowledge Of the Russian
situation was less accurate. there was
some hope. but clear recognition that
Il was mere hope.
II may De that the national forces In
Kucsh viii succeed in ~triumphing
over Socialism and anarchy allied 10
German elements and fostered and
subsi lized by German agents. but this
has not happened yet, despite all kinds
OF announcements and reports.
Turning now & the possibilities
We may say that ~ Russia continues &c
maintain a line on the eastern from
without attacking. she will oecup,
most % the Austrian army and mani
divisions u the German army, ou
from those German divisions In tn
east can DE drawn valuable material
and more and mere the best troop
can be turned toward western front
where the battle - going forwar'
~flercely and where tho decision vii
come u there Is 10 be a decision TIL
year. II the Russians maintain thei
line without. activity they wall ST.
play a useful role also Ia continuin
the blockade Of Germany and advano
ing the process Of starvation.
ON b other hand. II the Germn
intrigue with the Socialistic n an
archistic parties should succeed Rus
sla VIII make a separate peace an
foot supplies will be after a eertai
O OF DELAY, available for IN
Germans Large numbers Of Germa
troops Will he released either for 10
dnsiry or for service on the Wes.er
front. while the Austrians viii .
able 60 renew their attack OF lh'
year upon the Italians and. with dei
man assistance. probabl3 60 eNpel sai
rails army from salonics. Any sue
event ~ this may easily Head To
~consideraDle -proiongstion Of the w
ana 10 a new set 81 circumstances
which il may be necessary to enNi'
aes a separate peace between lta'
and the central powers
The fact 81 the situation II unmi'
takabis The collapse - kussi" .
the present time II well nisht eompie''
conceivahlY Russia viii rally. as IN
fench revolution rallied ,,nder IN
attack Of Europe II We see 4 Ger
man attack upon Russia y VIII n
\ safs 20 conclude hat the German
have abaadessd al hope Of psase b
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To the Flag

O folds of white and scarlet !
O blue field with your silver
starsl May fond eyes welcome
yon, willing feet follow you,
strong hands defend you. warm
hearts cherish ycu. and dying
lips give you their blessing
Ours by inheritance, ours by al
legianee, ours by affection
long may you float on the free
winds of heaven, the emblem Of
liberty, the hope Of the world
Anon.
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to install a direct wire 20 a Fran
cisco there was only one man consid-
cred 10 operate Il, and that man a
Conkiin. The wire represented a
yearly investment Of tlOO. zoe and
Conklin iiahhed across IL quotations OF
all the markets. lie also made tele-
graph records for phonograph COM
panies, n these are now used In
teaching telcgraphy. Conklin was -
years old.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10
TIIE ~ \R

The sergeant and the lieutenant
were couycrsing about the new re-
Cruit.
"'Es thin as e ramrod ana e. don't
even look strong enough 20 clip IN
the store complained the sergeant.
Let him clean the rites. suges-
ted the Lieutenant
And 'oos a-guiu' To- pun Iml
through" bnrkcd the sergeant, de-
nantly.-Nuuth's Companion
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4 GOOD HORSE

A Scottish farmer ~ misery dis
position bought o horse 81 q fair On
the WAY home he thought a drink OF
water would refresh 1t. 81 he got q
pail % water. but tho animal would
NOT tak" IL when he got home he
ottsged i : lvsd OF corn, but " %
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10

An Albuquerque woman who insists
that she did not raise her boz to be a
soldier need not make public procla.
nation thereof. one look AT the hoy
Is sufficient to establish that fact.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10

surprise II would not touch that,
either.
"Weel, he muttered to himself. 'if
only was sure We were u guild work
er, ye're the vera horse for me-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10

This IL funny world. When a
newspaper man makes a mistake there
Is much swearing and fusslng. But
when a doctor makes a mistake there
are cut flowers aud silence.
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SWEDISH sEAMEN ARE STARVING

AZ the result OF the shipping stag
nation great numbers Of swedish dis
charged seanten are starving Lon
don Globe.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10

The allies ave pumped their wealth
into the ereservoir OF the United
And now the noodgates OF
tina, wealth are 70 Oe opened against
Germany.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10

One way 60 relieve habltua consi'
patton Is - take regularly a mild lax
awe. Doan's Resuiets are recon
merded for this purpose 2Sc a box AZ
al drug stores.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-10
MAY RENAME MOUNT RAINIER

The proposition OF officially naming
the great mountain i'm the state or
washington which for years has spit
the people ~ ihe puget Sound coun-
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ALBUQUERQUE N q
MACHINE WORKS

Engineers Founders Machiniss
Cosunss IN Iron, Brass, Bronze.
Aluminium. structural Steel for
Bridges ana buildings.
aud Olnce-h Albuquerque, \. VI
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Want to trade that mule for a gas
wagon? Try tho WANT AID way.