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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03


In considering ap question you have gained q good deal when
Nnu have come 20 su ne principle Ihui lrs IN tbr bottom of H.
Tho underlying Tact Doe the railroad muddlr u an this discussion
for and against government ownership "a fact tut is struggling 10
b" recognized and which, once b u.s. Acknowledged. will give ms plain
smiling, Is th,;
That railroad. have ceased io ha local affairs and are now national
ard even international m their Significance.
Hero, as n many other haurhr IF American Development. can bee
discovered q great tendency which s steadily conn sllug our people
away from proyincialsm and toward unity away from satc.' rights
toward federal power
That tendency h, been the most characteristics push. in American
history.
Really it was this fcicruluH. implying force which brought on
the Civil War WHOM il met the vagIonag obstruction of those WIN
believed M the supreme rights of the individual states
When tlr crisis of thr recent war came the old pIu of managing
tram potauon hy orr yright different state, and hundreds Of com
pctiuV cnmpaui', broke down. Under The sudden demand for extra
ordinary efficiency it simply went to smash TIE central government
had 10 take over the roads.
Sow that the war H over business aud finance shrink from the les.
SONS destiny Taught them ty u sound spanking. For nothing Is 50 tmid
%, cuisines, and huancc nothing So lacks imagination and The larger
view.
But We will have to come 10 Sc. The railroad executives suggest
q pr,at, ownership m6cv careful government control, with a score
,Ty Of transportation m tht cabinet. with strict regulation of rates
and 80 uu
The one thing they dread bccausc they know n, utter impracica.
biny, is the confused control of railways by separate statcs.
But 10 IS hard 90 ,f how their plan differs materially from gov
crnnont ownership and tr suspicion arises that it {, the name they
fear more than .hc Wmc. Government ownership hW, bad Nh" misfur
tune of briur ,lunpourd iN certain apostles oi unrest who are par
tcuarly offensive r the uo-rih of big business, just as the extreme
ahoition.l, made nr cause of the north hateful to the southern
urrturruct.
Gn the issue vl imly be- settled mot by IEcs and dilikcs, bu
hy the irresistible push ut progress. And tuat push is always am
steadily AWAY from competition and toward cooperation, away From
confusion ai toward uuy'. away from tc power of the state ant
toward the growing power at thr fedora ANTON.
Transportation ls become so big % problem that only the nation
can huudl. 3D. aud 100 some form or other, more or less camoulagcd
that viii be the outcome,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

The Proposed State Highway TO the San Juan Should
Be Put Through Ii viii Prove a Sound Public Investment

= ATURDAY the Herald Legislative correspon.
dent gave Tho details % a proposed bill nm.
der which the counties OF Rernalillo, Sando-
val ksu Arriha and San Juan would unite with the
state highway commission IN paying for c%oustr1c.
ton Of q state highway from tais city to Sun Juan
county and its irrigated valleys. The proposition
appears 20 be sound. We have been talking about
connection with the San Juan country for many
years and 10 date that eounsy. when d travels 10
nny other section Of New Mexico. does Il By q half
ave percent Of San Juan county, business goes 10
Colorado. Il must 20 70 Colorado. II eau go no.
whore else.
New Mexico owes II 10 the saB Juan region to
give u connection with the rest Of the state. The
rest 81 the state has everything 90 gain By that con
neciion. The opening Of a highway with grades
which viii permit trucking Of heavy loads will
mean speedy Development Of the San Juan region
and Of the intervening Jeniex mountain section. aud
will mcan a very healthy addition TO the trade vol
ume Of the state.
Their arr several excellent features about the
proposed San Juan highway. One Of these is that ite
construction win be under direction OF the state
highway commission. which should mean careful
surveys. selection Of the best route and economy ia
building We will get far better results from con-
~struct,on Of one big unit, covering the whole region.
than IL Il " worked on, picce-meai By the several
counties This road win connec, with the present
state highway system, aud one III its bcsf features h
that 4 viii send tac Canine Real straight mp the
Rio Grnndc valley from Albuquerque 20 Bernalillo.
where u should have been constructed in the first
plArt.
Under this proposed cooperative plan between
the four counties and the state highway commission,
4 one mill levy win b. made against all property in
the counties. for a period Of three years; 70 meet n
The amount from the state. II will be possible for
the highway commission 10 get the money NJ once,
upon certificates Of indebtedness. and 70 begin con
siruction Immediately. We can complete In a sea-
son a high aay project which the counties. working
separately probably would not he able TO complete
in thres years. even should they agree upon a plan
of cooperation.
II Is true that Bernalillo county win pay more
than cne-haif Of the money raised By the tax levies.
Hut nernaiillo county can well afford "a do SO.
This city. which pays the great bulk Of the taxes Of
the whole county, Is the southern terminus Of the
proposed highway, and viii become the natural mar
kct for the whole Of the Jcmez mountain region, as
well a. for the Nan Juan valleys.
We have heard the remarkable objection adj
vanced that road construction into aud through the
Jemez mountains might rctard possible railroad
construction into the northwest section Of the state.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

much about e. ~ hopcd that dow
ser had bsen 30 badly lost that he
Hrer would return HincfN TITO
Crow knew exactly who're Rowscr
was. hut he kspt h TO himself II
plcases nlacky 10 have a secret
which other people would give much
20 Know. BLACK, ~ one of those
people who can Keep q secret lie
ISN'T ~ all nkc Peter Rabbit.
For the time bsine iieddy Fox had
lost an Interest IN Farmer Browns
chickens Ne knew that. that
FARMER Browns hoy knew that he
haa found q Nay into the hcnhouac,
there would not be- anoiher chance.
lie knew that Farmer Browns nov
would not again be 20 careless a.
TO leave tho hsnyard rate open. So
Heddy was no longer Interested IN
the chickens. hut he was very much
Interested In ihe fate u howaer the
Hoand A. day after day went by
am nOwser ala not appear Heddy
had q growing hope hat he eve
would appear
- can't imagine what Old Man
Coyote can huNe lone 60 huwser.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

said neddy 20 himself ne certainly
couldn't have Killed uowse- IN o. fght.
for that old rascal would never in the
world dare face huwser the Hound
for q fight hut he surely mas caused
something 20 happen 90 nowaer "
hat hofhersume dog level returns
"a certainly viii make things a lot
easier Tor Mr. Hsddy and myself
A. Tor Farmer Browns 10y. he
vas nH much puEaled ~ nuy % thr
little people ana "a whole lot more
worried Ne drove nI ahnut tho
usirhhufhond asking az eVery house
m anything had been seen uf inwser
Nowhere aid he ret any trace OF
him No one had seen him 10 was
very mysterious. Farmer browns
Boy had begun 20 suspect that Row
rer had met with an accident some
whore of IN ne rood and been Nm.
able 20 got help II made Farmer
nrown's BOY very sad indeed us
cherry whistle was 90 longer heard
'nr he diC not feel like whiatilnr ~
last he quite gave up hope Of ever
again seeing howHer
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03
Why Not a Gasoline Tax?
A S~TATlSTlCIAN who is usually reliable has
"A estimated that New Mexico people spend an.
= uunllV for automnhile maintenance Tho sum

A S~TATlSTICIAN who il usually reliable has
"A estimated that New Mexico people spend an
nually for automobile maintenance the sum
Of &~6.000O0O.
This Is considerably more than the total of oil
taxes heretofore levied in any year. A very large
part Of this outlay may be classcd ~ an investment
in luxury. The bulk Of automobile upkcep IN this
state up TO this time is not for all-busincss purposes.
II we take the right view Of taxation we will
agree that any such outlay az the automobile up
Keep charge Of the state should be- willing 10 bear
ifs fall share IN maintaining the state and local
governments. II is true that automobiles are taxed
aud that they also pay an annual license. Neither
an nor license can be considered heavy.
A tax of | cent per gallon on gasoline would
produce about s275.O0O a year, according ~ the
siatistician above referred 60. A two.cent per gal
Ion tax would produce half q million dollars. That
would pay the bulk OF the proposed additional road
construction levy. The automobile user can we'll
afford 10 contribute literally 10 that construction
charge.
BY all reports the quality Of gasoline furnished
In this state II often superlatively rotten. II the
state could furnish a real inspection system. IN con
nection with a gasoline tax ono that would insure
good gasoline 10 the consumer. the latter would be-
more than willing 10 pay the tax that undoubtedly
would be passed ON TO him.
We are against the creation Of amy form Of the
old time coal oil inspection system. which merely
provides half a dozen jobs for dependent politicians
That kind of inspection has no resemblance what.
ever 10 a tax and inspection system which would
produce real revenue for road building and guar
antee decent gasoline 10 the consumer.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03
PINTO
BY JOHN BROCK

TT "a commonly said in those moun-
tninn that q pinto horse D. BOG
= nlmbly Wild. lie NAV submit.
ander u persuasion reluirinE more
foree than logic. 10 q superficial
respect for tie laws Of civilization
hut hts heart remains unchanged
This Ia a~nFularly suggestive OF NC
fact thut Wild horses tend 10 revert
10 pinto colorlnE ulmuaf - rniirtAntlN
~ they DO 70 ne prchis'on' black
striped dun.
Thc e.ueer Of the Indian 10 equally
supernciaI he may ICON addicted
10 rauty vests on 9hich 20 cyposs biz
watch and chAln-thouah Nhnt use ne
has sor uuic no one he works for gan
eve figure out W. nqunN may ses
cumb 70 the charms OF yellow Nik
hosiery; which acquire o striking rich
ness over Net mwny skin, but his
heart 10 the heart Of the prgfins
bcnsf. Ons sinewy young buck In
particular has always looked 70 nis
thc very incarnation OF "a mountain
lion. He has an their alert Instincts,
their sense OF latent poNcf benenth
his sleepy why's and the smile which
laughs al. rather than with you
Furthcrme he shares their predclsc-
ton Cor domestic fowl and their nec-
tunnui habits.
Tor many a aonHnn any particularly
nuitnhle piece of NhlcNcrN has been
lnld 70 Antonio. though Win no more
tangible evidence than The inatnctive
apprehension OF tho loser. Hia ineyl-
table 'ialp" was yet o. come
When u aid arrive u was WIN o
cruah which feH1unded through the
s~filluons OF = mountain night A. was
loud enough 20 break up d poker
parfs boz thc middle Of a hand ltfnt
came a double fhud. then "a %rIueahlng
OF the ~Chlckeuyard fence when some
thinr crashed against nt The party
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

ross and scattered az n man TO re-
assemble down about the caupH
An WAS still. only the perturbci
fowl nutiered aicepily a. they hud-
died closer ON their perchca. Thon
came o. rroan. Some one flashed o.
match on tho recruitment figure of
Antonio, m a. clutter Of broken cfga
aud s~trnngled hens Just now begin
ming 20 STIR % CONSEQUENCES
A flood Of mu%ckicbreed spanish fol-
lowed the pail OF icy water they itrew
over him. That's uli clear" said hir
Bnl ruoms who owned the birdn.
You takn him over 90 the hay barn
ara Keep an cyc on hun I'm roing
Go find out whit M him. iio was
crtwiing anu somethinE made a. wipe
az him all but stove his head in
from the looks OF things
30 the search recommended, Pres
eutiy some one marked what looked
like a patch Of sky, broken hy The
ragged outlines ~ brush. That Nus
al we'll enough In ~ way but u wns
whore no sky had any business "a
the barn. Another match revealed
illia tempernmentni pinto ahifting q
ernthful brace OF heels toward The
fhlug which was thfaatfnlnE hli
peaceful rrysrics fnr "a second TIME
MY Lord" circulated niii shut
,nr 20 get another view 81 the nho-
nomenon. 20 them spots could foo.
au nnimnl like Tonic here what
chanre DO YOU mink Il simple coyote
would have 81 fooilhF him he-'H
always curious 10 know why wns a
pinto horse"
~ the light Of recent events We
rtnHpcd his point TO o. fourfoutot
herai. which would not huvc seen hlu
gains u hctrnylng background hi
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

tVIHEkE was Huwrcr the Hound p
w That d. the question which was
uuznllnr an the nttle people
who knew him. enc Farmer hrnwn =
hny. aud Farmer Brown and Mrs
brown have said that n was pug
siiug AN tho little people who knew
him This is not quite true heeuuHo
there were two who could ~ least
guess what hud hscome ui HuNsrr.
one was Ola Man Coyote who had
as YOU remember led Uowssr Tar
away and got Eiw i0st Tho other
Vns Hlncky thc crow. who md dis
covered Howsvr lu hiH trouble aud
had helped him
pld Man coyote didn't know eK-
uriiN whefs hoWsrr was and he
Wasn't Interested enough tu think
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

II Is FAR more reasonable TO expect that such a
highway ~ y now proposed will hasten the build.
ing 81 a railroad. II a good moior road develops
sunieieni business TO keep IL busy. and TO justify it.
construction and maintenance cost there will be a
development which win speedily call for the rail.
road construction. In fact, we may expect that the
whole Jemez-San Juan region will rcmnin attractive.
II distant scenery. and nothing more. unless we
make IL possible for enough development 10 occur
there 60 justify railroad construction.
Also W can afford 10 10 right ahead raising
the money for the proposed Jemez Cutoff. because
IL will be found a valuable adjunct 20 the new high.
way system. Indeed the new highway plan. II ear.
ried out. will make Il worth while and a sure fire
investment 90 build the cutoff. We will then be
certain that the cutoff when built. will yet Us
somewhere.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03
INSANITY IN
BY Il. ADDINGToN BRUCE
Author OF The Riddle 81 Personality, - "Psychology 1t
Pafcuthnod." Eo.
Copyright, iois. =, the Associated NeNHpapors)

ENsANITY boz happily lf iro occur
renee Iu children Nuf NNI|nN
n childhood thy Foundations often
are laid Tor various forum uI iu.Inltf
boz Later ufc And There iH reason 'H
suspect that the occurrence Hi .u.In
iy durinr childhood lts'li I"
lnr Increasingly frequent H DIT
tmuuH adultH
F,w children OF course lr, sent 90
ho. pitulr f0r thr insane Tur natural
tendency is tI trf o. car. 90 uuu|' ~.
children afflicted with mental H
ease
Even so. during Poe fe1r h. ''e
census ~ lu.Hut wts nt"I % 'N"
United states more thHu .ur' huf
bred children under ftttHu HHH ul
axe we're admitted fob .lft tU.ufIl.
uud moro than $500 Eour. urHpI. N'.
tween lhr ages ~ fifteen .Ni uIU,
teen. pf these latter un HpprHolH' d"
proportion we're iuuhfI,ss lu.Hut
from childhood
~ d Sew England child probably
belong the pathetic distinction uf hr
lug the youngest recorded Iumair FOL.
r. state hospital for tho iraiu, rhI.
little unfortunate wis uut fHuI rHf
uid wnnn committed to The Taunton.
Mass. Institution
A. among pdulia. insanity boz chill
orgn mHN De- rifhrr ~ 3D. t'muur. f| COT
Cd lasting kiu Temporary insanity
ma follow certain Infectious disco of.
af ma. boz the result ui UN,s INs H.
prolonged emotional strain IrtluE un
q brain none too we'll ORGANIZED fu
begin with
Thus jealousy 90 re- child mos tom
porArily au unUlluurr fNn child Hs t1
cause 10 tn commit murder NuI re- fcN
cIset are uu record NJ llfiuH "IIl-
drcu kllllnE Younger hru'hofs ur H.Ha
trrs in moments ~ alteration.
or emotional iusHnity mas induce
the afflicted child tu make uW
with itself Hence the numerous boo.
stnnces 81 child Suicide Wh.rh from
time 60 time shock rnusWInItIr..
Usually in such cases There IrH
p-remoHitnrN symptoms of Developing
arrangement The disturbed yu.II
becomes sullsu and rctlcsu.. COG prt-
haps H~huoruHlIN RESTLESS tul ir-
ritlhle 90 whole ui.puHIf. mas
markedly change
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03
Out of the Mouths of
Babes

Teacher Bobby you may spell
felt"
Bobby F-t-i-t
Teacher Thars right Sow. Bphhy
whnt la felt
Bobby Mamma slippers
I'm Glad TIM not re- cHh rcunrk-
"a litile vivian. aH she watched fn'
goldfish swimming around iu the
globe
why" ousrlod her mother
"'Cnusr % must hp awful Go have
be- ,n bathing nll tine time
Little Hnzrl wus sl,lur hcr prayers
before rrtirinr AND having got nf Ear
aa go Z should die before I wake
she hrsltBtra
We'll what's nrNt'' asked her
mother
Wh, replied Hnzoi o. suppose
u funeral would be- tho ucAt thing
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

iIrutruHUl. TUu m. how UHny nDp
az fIyIc boz that trench Do rttiy
ever there.
soIt,r-TvoHiy men .0f %
officer
ISutsn1rf quite firrf. nat hoe 90
fou tnHw ore iH 1n officer a. ms
flaflurrf
soldicr-'Cpuso hos the oniS me
not WORKING tir
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03
BY Webster.

.f Juvenile dsuentin r%nrtlyu,u OR
rIftnIuE uf fhn I.tIn. D. ONE uf thra.
% ~relftsrufa IL condition present from
birth. avid beyond tho operative
power uf medical tuuwlr'Er
Fortunately. nature always ifies
Goo revert Goo thr normal Pew indeed
.H. fNU children i-lrr1noW,I 20 u-
u.tH o. .4Ir BE- Al only when
.rrirH . f-1IHIur arr rupsf-
fI.I foo I.f..t OF inheritance fhit
IfHI wrUHLIEr results
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

IN fIN NANNfNN ~
was such u little
chap that the ln
dies had uo Idea
that he Wa a
~midshipfnun 90 an
but took him fur
somebody b clear
nt,lr boy in "a royal
navy ail wool serge
AZ last one ~ them
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

The waiter uitisd
Up ln RESPONSE 20
the ~usrrmptoly SUM
mons
Nos urt crr
|tnlnly. Hir he
IfId LET SOC
b dld yod have.
nlr
UuVe rpfurtad
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

tie was probably the smallest mid
fy" in the nnyy d n evening
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

was invisible tive feet away That
being the extent OF hits reach. An
tonic proved %.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

.ho angry man couldn't say Tor the
of me. uut what ! ordered was
chicken
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

on whose Zap no had been sitting and
who had just Kissed him asked
"And hnN old are you. LITTLE dear
Twenty-Five, he said. 300 re- voice
like n soFhorn Then tho lady
Hwooued.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-03

I'll there hawled the Ugry man.
mailing the one waiter ln the rustHu-
cor the umpN-rrh TIME - want
fuv NIfffH
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-01
ENGAGES HIMSELF TO SIX GIRLS
WHILE SELLING BONDS

La Crosse, Wis.,-Six young women
from as many different parts of this
town are very anxious to meet a Chi
cago bond salesman; not an ordin-
airy bomb salesman, but one who
combines with his bond selling abil-
ity a method of lovemakng all his
oWn-so effective that each of the
SIX young ladies was under the i'm
preston she was the only girl and
would shortly be the wife of the
capable salesman.
Each of the young ladies have
letter; oh, quite a heart-breaking
letter in which the crack salesman
calmly and with malice proceeds to
crack the hearts of the six young
ladies' in question by informing them
that he is married to another.
IN two weeks the salesman sold
heaps of bonds in La Crosse but
found time to call on and propose to
the six girls. The girls took their
letters to the police, but as yet moth
ing of a criminal nature has been
found on which to arrest the speedy |
lovemaker and salesman i
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-01

sColtlnued from page l.)
It viii quickly dispose of all food wa
tcrs. The section also provides that
IN the prosecution Of the work west of
Ottawa the department Will protect
restore or rebuild the road bed of the
irterurban.
Section u provides that all bridges
over the river shall he controlled bv
the department for the purpose of
navigation.
Section % provides for the leasing
Of the water power created BY anv
dam construction.
1t will be noted that the bill does
not attempt to go into details as TO
the engineering features to the extent
which the Dunno bill did, but it seems
10 the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
that the City of Ottawa is amply pro.
tected. The waterway committee will
Keep in touch with the bill and also
with the work done under the bin
when passed and cooperate with the
city in protecting the interests Of the
people.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-01
City and Vicinity
News

Miss IRIS Brown OF Cleveland, O.,
is visiting al the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Gus May in the Palmer apart
ments.
Mrs. T.. r. Gladfelter of Clinton
street went to Chicago yesterday for
short visit with friends.
Attorney d. G. earns will leave to
morrow for a two weeks business trip
to North Dakota.
Miss Mary Meyers spent Sunday
with friends in Fail River township.
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Bailey have re
turned to their home in Chicago after
q visit at the home of the latters
father, DR.. T. w Burrows, in the
Burrows apartments.
Sergt. Major Patrick Burke of Camp
Grant is spending five-day furlough
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Burke. 1923 Post street.
Miss Frances Walter of Chicago is
visiting al the home Of Mrs. George
HIlllH on tnaHlDefS street.
Harry KiIday, who has been a pa
tent at Ryburn Memorial Hospital for
several weeks, was able to return to
his home yesterday
Mrs. J. b. Hoxie returned to her
home in Chicago today after a visit
at the home of Mrs. George Farrar
on East Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Johnson, who
have been residing at the home of the
latter's mother Mrs. Gertrude Erick-
son, Az Second avenue. since their
in February, left this morn |
ing for Lee, whore they will make |
heir future home.
Mrs. w. f. Carr, 1912 Ottawa ave.
lue, is spending the day in Yorkvile. |
William A. Johnson was a La Sale |
business visitor yesterday
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-01

1t is regrettable that we know 50
little about King Hiram-from whose
seaport of Tyre, 100 miles north of
Jerusalem, most of the material was
shipped for building the famous TEN.
pie. Probably. like Solomon, he had
great stores of jewels, but none of
them has been preserved, and, as for
Carthage Called Tarshish in the Rible)
II was destroyed so utterly by the
Romans that no identifiable relics Of
me Kind have survived.-Philadelp
Public Ledger.