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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
THE SALE or EHE
MISSOURI PACIFIC

Tho sale OF the Missouri Pacific
railroad a few DAYS sso under q fore
closure order marked the passing Of
a once valuable and hisly remunera-
tive property from the control Of the
Goulds into the hands ~ others and
adds another chapter 10 the already
Ions liss 81 roads which AVE been
MIXED ary for the henefit Of a few.
exploited 60 satisfy private creed. in
stead 81 being oprrased cn a business
llke basis with the idea IN mind that
the public had some rights which the
roads. as pubic carriers. were bound
10 respect.
The Missouri Pacific was one Of the
pioneer roads Of the middle west and
traversed a section Of the country that
should bave. and no doubt did. fur
nish II with ample freight and pass
z business / yield a fair a ot
interest on the capital Invested n
allow a goodly amourt to he expended
each year for the upkeep 81 the prop
erty. II was on a sound and paying
basis when Jay Could was called
hence and left the amusement Of the
ID TO his SIMS. But aside from
Miss Helen. now Mrs. Finley J. shep-
ard. Jays offspring seemed Ia he shy
on gray matter. otherwise known as
brains. and instead Of giving their at
tention to the management of the
property ~bequeathed To them by their
father and carrying oat a wise and
consistent financial policy in connes~
tion herewith. they set about squand-
erine millions on actresses and chorus
girls n buying foreign no-a-coums
for their sister Anna. the lat,er'- es-
capades. in particular. being Of such
n nature M to her 10 be un-
mercifuily rriiled by the American
press and prbiic.
TIE mopests ass aliewed Ia sdS-
preciate until the Missouri Pacific he
came a Joke throughout the section
OF the country through which u op-
rated Its deplorabIe condition fur
nished puns for the vaudeville sii
cult, the newspapers. the comic week.
lies and the travelling public. The
roadbed. track and equipment became
20 run down that IL was unsafe "a
travel or ship freight over at least
portions of the road. business natur-
ally went TO the dogs, the road passed
into the hands OF a receiver and nov
II has been sold at public auction TO
finnaciers not connected with the
Gould estate.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26

and the incident n possible get an
other witness 90 also sign the card.
lara mail u 90 the police department.
The police department on receipt Of
card would turn 60 records. SET name
aud address OF owner and notify him
by phone. or send an officer. 20 have
him come TO headquarters With the
car. n Il should he a ease of mis-.
taken number or identity. he would
OF course. have the privilege OF prov
ing an aiIhi. Failing 10 do thls his
car would he confiecated and a seal
put on u by the city. and stored NJ
the owner's expense in n public ear
lape. For the first offense. say loss
OF car for thirty days. for tho second
offense loss OF license for all time.
Personally. | would be for loss OF ~
censc ON the nrs, offense. hut maybe
I am too radical. ! am also for the
French system OF making every owner
60 TO a school for drivers and pars
an examination before being permit
ted to drive at all. but know In this
free and easy n that such a
law win never he passed.
The system I nave suggested does
not need any special laws or ever
ordinances. for there IL already In
every city 81 this. country an old ordi-
nance aeainsa reckless driving. and II
does not specify whether the drivinr
be Of a GROW -bait' horse or a thor
oushbred. a goa cart . or a motor
car
The automobile IL with MS to stay.
No, only y u sosng 70 stay. but It's
tribe Is going 10 increase. The average
antois,. we believe. Is anxious to obey
the laws and do everything possible
10 safeguard from accident those who
are compelled TO travel through life
ON foot. II ~ alsS true. In u opinion
that the majority OF the auto drivers
would welcome any crusade that had
for its object the elimination. as fai As
possible. of these who become reckless
when they get hold Of the steering
wheel Il a car, because II is the reck-
less fellows that make drsstic traits
laws necessary. and then the drivers
who are careful must suffer becnuse
OF the strict regulative measures pre-
soribed Z o curb the reekiessness OF
those who have no regard for the
safety Of others.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
A COMMUNICATION

The Evening Herald has received
from Or. Charles +. Kirk. state geo-
.logis,. the communication given be-
low. which Is sent in for publication.
and which Is run without the Herald
Assuming respons Utility for its pubr-
cation.
My Dear Editor
on or about December 90. 1916,
there appeared In the daily press an
article advertising very highly the
mining property % the Kathleen Con-
solidated Mining company. Of Willard
and Estancla. y. NJ. with mines at
scholle Switch. n. NJ. The propert,
was represented a. adjoining the 81
900. 600 property owned by Col. pitt
chett und Tex. Craven Mr.. French.
the state engineer. certain Phelps
Dodge experts u state Geologis;
Kirk are quoted as saying the ground
rs rich In copper ana silver
Mr., French Toes not pretend to be
q mining man. The phelps-Dodge
men could have given the ground only
a casual inspection when there, for q
was practically unprospected at that
! time. I have been along what ! am
| lhiu - hlf fhEt ~ H. NNA hRNf wv
seen an identihabie marking nor cor
ner. My examination ~ a nearby
| property gave me the opinion that
the Prltchard-Cayin ore body. a.
mined az time Of my visit. does not
trend toward whore / am tolc the
Kathleen claims lie. The district Is
known 10 carry no appreciate values
In silver.
Briefly. the whole matter appears ID
gllbly and qu%estionably handled that
IN spite Of the good names of Willard
and Estancla bankers connected VIII
n. am disposed "a d.scredit Il a.
Hooking s~uspiciously like the old-fash.
Toned species Of W|ildcatting which s.
Ian hoped had long ago left the New
Mexico diggings \ month OF CORES
p%ondence has failed 10 get me the op.
oprtunity 10 confirm the statement
attributed to me and others quoted
have watched for the report up"i
This ground hy any engineer or geo
%iiogist. but have not seen nor been ad
yised Of such.
Just AZ IN any other mining districts
there are barren spots In this ttaro
citol district and / would protec
honest investors by holding out ir
Tins and simila.' cases against invest.
lment without reputable advice
/ consider the above action As par
% the duties eff my office.
Very truly.
CHARLES r. KIRK.
State Gcologisi.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
nEcIsIEss Arro DRIVERS.


Tho problem Of how 10 deal with
reckless auto drivers II becoming a
perplexing M not only IN Albuquer-
que but elsewhere. The police of Al
huquerque are visilant in their efforts
10 apprchend vioiaiors Of he traffi
ordinance. as ls evidenced by the
number o. violators that are brought
into police eour, each week. Il is
impossible. however. for the police e.
detect an infractions Of the law And.
furthermore. the average man who j.
guilty OF breeking the traffic ordi-
nance cares very little about the
small fine that il usually assessed
against him. He oes ont and reDsat'
the Imfraction for which he was pun
ishad. hoping that he will have better
success in lodging the strong arm 81
the law.
A citizen Of Pasadena has Intro.
duced an entirely new and novel pier
for the protection of the pubii'
against the criminally reckless au,'
driver. for the negligent and mex.
perienced driver. for the men an,
women who are too young 10 feel re-
sponsiblity, too old to care. OF TOO
drunk TO either know or care. Herr
j. his plan;
Have the mayer appoint a com
mittee Of fifty, or " a hundred. re-
putabie citizens, the safe aud SAINT
kind. Equip them with official hlanl
postal cares. These men would 10
driving. walking: or maybe la street
cars; maybe sitting on a porch al
home. so IN any event the wouid-be'
reckless driver who now only has q
look out for q policeman In uniform
or a ''piain-cl0thes cop" on . motor
cycle. WOULD NEVER KNOW
WHEN THE EYES OF ONE OF
THESE co&MIrTEEMEN WOULD
BB on HIN. 80 he would eve feel
really safe in "~scorching.
whenever a committeeman saw a
driver 'cuttiDg a corner" passing on
the wrong side. passing a street ear
discharging PASSENGER. or s~peedinE
IN e reckless manner any time, or any
place. he would simply take put his
official card. and note the number
Of the car. the time. and the place.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
ny TYRE BIRD

The wife NJ a Methodist minister in
West virginia has hoen married three
times. Her maiden name was Part
ridge. her first husband was named
Robins. her second husband sparrow
the present Qualc.
There are now two young Robins.
one sparrow aud three Quales in the
family. one grandfather was a
Swan and another a jay. hut hos dead
now and o nird - Paradise They
lice on Hawk venue E%agleville. Can
airy Island. and the fellow who wrot"
this is a I.yre and a relative ~ the
'family.-The Valley Enterprise.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
mn BILL

The greed 81 South Dakota sur
Reons has got to be curbed. This bus
mess OF chasing citizens up blind al
leys, throwing them az IL they were
steers. extracting their ycriiorm APP
pondiees, n then extracting Their
legal tender by sending IN bills Tor
professional services, can not be toll
Grated any longer. 10 amounts to
making a man pay for his W APP
pendix. why should a surgeon cut
out the appendix aud then charge the
for it?
THE western aud southwestern leg
islptors are equal 10 every emergency.
They can deal with short sheets ana
cracked tableware and cosmetics. ana
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
lEi'Ros,

Japanese officials claim that $4,000
families ~ lepers nrc officially rec
ognized In that country The whuia
number 81 lepsrs is probably about
so. 600. The estimate for India rum
all the way from 100000 In 100000
Only 1e.0O0 In all the world are be-
ing cared Tor. Perhaps some Amcri-
cans do not know there are lepcr coll
onles In Massachusetts,. New York,
Minnesota. Louisiana and Texas,
There are n%diyidpal cases IN not lc~o
than sixteen states. There are coll
onies also IN British Columbia an !
the province Of New Brunswick Too
Two Chrlseian.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
ulrs pocKrr uNNpKEnCnirr

Dr. f.. Robbins. q New YORK physi.
cian. urges the abolition Of the pocket
handk erchiet. because he firmly he
Iicves il 20 be a source Of Injection
long after q person has recovered
from such disease ~ iuidntilc partly-
sis ana even common colds.
THE day will come hc says.
when the customary cotton rag Us
replaced b, tine cheap and clean jap
anese paper napkin, which is burned
after u has nevn used. Infants ~
children are helpless against the rub
bling Of strange handkerchicfs over
their pcrspiring and grimy faces. The
public roller towel 81 h past was
innoculous ar compared 10 the ftm-
.ny pocket handkerchief Toronto
Globe.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
~sErrEnsoN.s TEN RULES

Never pui on until tomorrow what
yor can do today
Never trouble another Tor wha'
you can do for yoursel.
Never spend your money before yot
have armed H.
Never buy wfrt sou don't want he
cause Il il cheab.
Pride costs more tina hunger.
thirst and cold.
too little.
Nothing h troublesome that We do
willingly.
How much pain the evils have cost
us hat have never happened
Take things always by the smooth
handle.
when angry. count ten before yod
speak. Il very angry, one hun
drcd.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26

birthday greetings To Tom Lawson.
Boston anancler. author of ''Trenzicd
Finance. and inspirer of the ceiclrat.
cd Teak nvestigatton. born 60 wears
ago TODAY.
Frank y. Wills former governor ~
ono II scheduled as the principal
SPEAKER M the annual hanuet 20 he
given tonight by the Lincoln club Of
Kalamazoo. Mich
Hundreds Of the leading educatort
of the countr, are to gather in Kan
sna Cit, tndny for the annual cnnteu.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
PINEAPPLE TRADE GREW FAST

Probably lew person iu the United
states realize HE enormous growth OF
ian industry that was established
about fourteen years 3 on The island
OF oahu. Hawaii" remarked william
Flanagan of Los Angeles ut the Rd
leigh. I'm 1908. or Whereabouts. au
! American company started the pack
Ing Of ripe piueapples IN Hawaii
That year there were shipped
from the Islands 5000 eases. tn"
Hawaiian pireapplc jumped int" pop
ularity Immediately. n the growth
81 the industry since h "a time mas
teen enormous almost fabulous. In
1916 1t reached its zenith. when th'
pack was 80 million cases. or so MIL
lion cans packed hy nine concerns
Washington Post.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26

A few days ago the dispatches told
the story of the blowing M Of a mu-
nitions factory In Germany. the ex-
plosion having occurred the middle of
last December. one Of these days
some enterprising correspondent
across the pond Will stumble onto the
fact that Noah Is said TO have built an
ark a few thousand years ago. and
On bic the story to this country as real
live news.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26

Golf ppDuIn- uf annual spring
tournament 90 %lIuchur-t y. e., opcn-
.uE ul annual s,H.or tournament at
HoInir. F}a.
Bench show opening cot unuual
h1N 81 Ncuue. cIah of Philadelphia.
billiards. Nauoual class 4 ha'lt
Hnc championship tournament opcf{
bon BOSTON
BoN,ug Ted Lewis ts 1ohuuy GrIr-
hth. D. rounds az ASTON O. Pal
i,uorc ,s hld Williams. . rounds. az
Memphis K|uopeout BiouuJu ~ Sai-
Dor Ein,rt. lo rounds. at Cincinnati.
Gunner Nu.I ISL Hufry Eooyes. "a
tauuds. It London Ems
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26

Gar Fordiutnd o. tuisnril "'
Emperor Wll'nn dii,s u DO, great
war. born n Cobuts l6 wears ago Toe
day
Camille Illumination. famous as
trouomer. born 40 Montisny- lee Ro'
France 60 years agp tudHt
Thomas W. Lawson. the Boston F-
nnncier. who started the celebrate
leak Investigation. born Ht Chufles-
town. Mass. 90 Arnt~ ago to-day
Ernest Tyitrholi recent, awarded
the Perkin research G"dl hy uo So
ciety II chemical Industry. born 600
Cincinnati. % wears q today.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26

House chaplain prays for cheaper
food. saws a news dispatch. Without
any Intention OF heing irreverent. we
oner the suggestion that II the house
chaplain will plant q garden this COM
ling summer Il viii do more toward
reducing his living expenses than try
Ing to enlist the aid OF the Almighty
In the war on the food trust. Hut.
come To think Of Il. maybe the chap
lain became discouraged and gave up
all hope Of trying To accomplish any
thing in h way OF reforming the rep
resentatives through the efficacy Of
prayer and merely switched To the
food problem for the want ~ some
thing more titally To- use rs a subject
for his daily supplitations. The chap
lain must pray every day AZ the open
ing session of the house, and consid-
erinE what he has to pray Tor We do
not wonder thai, sometimes feels h a
his petitions To the throne OF grace
fall on deaf EARS.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26

Of conrse the, know what To- do when
surgeons chase citlseus through the
streets ana owe the fence aud rip out
their Veriform appendices before they
know what has happened. aud then
add injury To insult by collecting pa
for this %harbaruas treatment. A bill
has been introduced IN the south pa
kota legislature witch will make the
surgeons more careful and will save
a pot ~ money To the people.
or course, the surgeons pretend
that the appendices they hunt down
are diseased, Perhaps they are me per-
haps thry are not. there Is no state
Inspection ~ vcriform appendices.
There is no check upon the Bile
surgeons who cut out perfectly good
Veriform appendices aud send IN bills
for wanton m%utilation 81 men. Every
thing else Is inspected; why should
the veriform appendix escape. after II
has been extracted
Tho pending bill requires every sur
geon who amputates n veriform APP
pendiN In south Dakota. 20 send Il to
the state laboratory. where IL VIII be-
carefully examined for Indications of
disease. By the laboratory II will be
sent 10 the ow ner with n report upon
It's condition. II the ureeo happen
~ To- be right. aud the appendix was
diseased he may collect his bill. Hut
IL 1t was a perfectly good veriforr
appendix the subject of the operation
need - pay FOR IL. lie RECEIVERS his
appendix. which IN as useful to him
In "A bottle ~ IL was In It's natural po-
sitton. and much less likely To make
him trouble. ard he can treat the sur
egon's hin as . scrap Of paper.
The bin Is an excellent one. hut %
does not 90 fHr enough. We suggest
that an the inhabitants of south IA
kota be plainly marked to show
whether they have their veriform ap-
I rcndiccs inside OF them or inside ot
bottles. 20 that the surgeons shall not
so roofing Hround after them In per
sons who have neen Invested Of them
II would tend To make the surgeons
more careful II they were liable for
tho amount of the hill Ia tho event OF
their guessing WRONG. The surgcor
who hunt inside Of a man Tor his ver-
form appendix would stand to gain
say s1.500 II the appendix were dis
eased. or To lose $500 IL II were per.
fectly sound. This would make thu
surgeons much more careful about
their diagnosis. Aud IL would prob.
ably he a good thing to make sur
Reons take out a special hunting
license 10 search Tor ,eriform appcr
dices. The people of South Dakota
are entitled To- protection from this
rcmorsclcss surgeon Perhaps 10 woui'
be we'll 10 make the surgeons year q
distinctive dress. 81 that the peopl.
of South Dakota can tell them at sigh'
and have "a chance 10 get away IRON
them. They have not the right 1,
iN.Sit ana search. a. cruisers have
Philadelphia Record.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
The Daily Reminder

James y. Fielder. late governor ~
New Jersey. born ~ Jersey city. y.
j.. so years x to-day.
James Sturgis Pray, the new presi-
dent OF the Americana Society Of Land
scnpe Architects. born ~ Boston. 80
years ago today.
Or. Charles NJ. sheldon. noted
clergyman aud author, born az Wells
vile. y, j., GO years ago today.
Grover Cleveland Alexander. pitcher
of tho Philadelphia National league
baseball team. BORN ~ 81. Paul. Neh
80 years ago to-day
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
THE room INVESTIGATION.

II ia hoped hat congres will see
its way clear 10 appropriate the sum
asked 10. by President Wilson. $500
00o. To be used by the federal trade
commission for the purpose of making
a thorough investigation OF the food
situation in this country. In fact. now
that the matter has gone thus far the
the trade commission should not
stop short OF q real Investigation. no
matter what Il costs.
The people ~ this oo~untry-par-
Tie 1iarIy the commentaries mng
harbored the opinion that there was
Ia Niger concealed somewhere in the
woodpile. and IL should be the duty Of
the nvestigatine board to locate the
ebony hued gentleman md yank him
out for inspection. Let's have the
facts In connection with the situation.
no matter who is shown to ave been
guilty 81 extortion. combining 10 in
flate prices and other acts which have
created the present Unprecedented
high prices in the United States.
That the war in Europe mas created
a demand Cor our faodstuffs causing
q rise In prices here cannot he denied.
on the other hand IL Is not thought
that the entire trouble can he traced
thereto For Instance. potatoes sold
IA year ago In san Francisco for s2s'
ia hundred; today they are selling foi
s5.s5 a hundred. Coupled with thin
announcement II one To the effect that
there are 100000 sacks OF tubers helt
there IN the hands Of spectators wh'
are waiting for the price To 20 ever
higher
from Los Angeles comes the repor
that one day recently nearly 100
dozens of eeEs and 1880 pounds o
Onions were destroyed. The whole
%saiers responsible for the destruction
claim that they were unfit Tor food
Proceedings HAYS now been started 4
determine why. with onions scllin
laboye 10 centr a pound and egg
above 30 cents "A dozen, these com
modities were boarded until the
spored.
All ove the country the same or
II going up. Spectators are holdin
~foodstuffs for higher prices. ana eve
destroying eatnhies. while the Mt
mate consumer Is scratching aroun
from early dawn until late at nigh
trying TO earn enough to buy suffic
lent food to keep body together
Let the trade commission start II
probe. and start Il from the froun
up. Let IL start with the farmer the
follow the product 60 consumption
1.-THE country IL In a mood for an In
v%estigat.on that viii he Ions aud dee
and thorough. The matter has bee
agitated for So long that the publ
would like 20 see nh the secrets {
connection with our food situatio
laid bare 50 II will be known just VII
b responsible for the present condI
tions and. II possible. hat action q
some sort may he taken 10 climinat
them. az least 10 a certain extent
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26
Tur LEGISLATIVE SIDE SHOW

Connecticut was settled by earnest
persons who desired liberty so keenlv
they endured every Vicissitude 90 oh
tain u. \ bill Introduced AZ the pres
cnt session NJ the Legislature OF that
state Indicates that all sose persons
have died and their descendants have
gone elsewhere. This bin provides
that q commission Of ave. named hS
the governor. IFS 20 determine who
shalt and who sha. not write 10 u
professional capacity for the ucwspa .
pers.
while the measure provides that q
newspaper writer must have had six
months experience before he can Dee
F., licensed and employed ~ a Connecticut
j%ournaito create the Impression that is
purpose H. To- promote accurate and
responsible Journalism. Il provides
lal-o that the utcruor-commissIon
may suspend any license nt Will. The
value Of the law 90 the governor is
lobyious tn the most obtuse. That OIL
cial may put afoot schemes which iu
other states would attract 'rnhIo
publicity and much criticism hut .n
Connecticut i.. power uaturaliy s-
lcnces the press.
ANAHL L|HN'"AN# '"A| .Ef
made IN states not So FAR away rs
Connections. prompts speculation as
to how cong u prospective lcgislatu.
should be required to go into trainin-
before assuming his duties. Eastern
newspaper Win Il fad for colleciinl
the iroaN bills introduced .u vation'
state legislatures By irresponsible leg
|islators rccltr some humorous Incl.
sga.. NNANL fIHfLHH Sol
ever conceived one Of these prini'
the following as the output of one
week. with bout half tho states :
hear from.
n, Blackburn of Tcunossce-Au ac,
TO prevent geese from Running al
large mot however. intended A. a re-
nection upon any at his colleagues.
nv Jensen of M~outaua-An act &
establish municipal bands In cities al
moro than 10000 population
BY Day Of kausns-An act &" pro
hibit the driving Of Ford cars At more
than twenty five miles an hour.
rs philips of Cuiiforuia-An act .
keen divorce proceedings ont Of ih'
newspapers.
Ry picpcr Of Wisconsin-A resolu.
liion 20 congratulate ome on ha,ln-
aided ECONOMY bog making skirt
shorter
Americans congratulate theWsclNe'
that they have evolved the high'-
form Of government eNttnt and one
most dcliCltcly responsible to pupli'
sentiment. can the Legislators name
above be assumed To- represent an.
considerable portion 81 their CONSUL
uoncvr n the, are typical ~ lh'i
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26

Henry bauls baggage ana ali other
things;
He comes at your calling as bats ON
their wings.
IIls motto Is promptncss; hts service
T. fine:
Whenever YOU want him insi phone
NINE.TIIIiII.-NIN