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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
LEGISLATORS WHO HAVE SWITCHED

CoNTENpISG that the road bond amendment should be approved the state
Record OF Santa 70 notes thati
The amendment ~s unanimously submitted by the members
Is . question"
oar recollection Is that the statement rs to the unnnimars vote on the
eurfpr the CLOSING hours. The hill submitting tho amendment can IN 81
n last minute before constitutional amending hills were barred Like n
rulnfe Of ~fhef amendments member did lot ave time to consider II
caTefpu7 The ~ NJ time 10 hear from home.
r. q . kno how ranny members Of thu teesature that slhmtrd
the empndmeut aren now opposing n; hut we would he willing n wpRer reaa-
onafif mat ~ npiority Of HON will votea against H. our guess W that n ma
@ns also Will vote arslna ne other amendment to oonsoi date control Of all
gu nor know o. the probably unnenuonai ommisshon from rMs latter sub
painted by The Eoverno to he confirmed by the state senate.
Ncmfera Of the legislature. " they are convinced thpt proposed amend
to ~ cnnnituhor ARE wUnG are to be commended rather thar Ger.
s1rcd for& ounF agatrstu them The aul really, Is with our er.rinnve system
tmr rpsNruton reeHs nmerdfnR rs regards the Legislative proreedure ~ an
UNCONSTITUTIONAL amendments for Instance were reqn.ed 70 be submitted durins
me nWt ten dasso % m session. and MI general legislation during the rr
t~cny dats members wouid'E give some thought TO legislation before gpinH
% fnHta Fn Political parties Responsible for the carving M " party plat
forms would not wait INIT a legislative scsiQn convened before drafting their
tEtntfv programs The fnut in our legislature M common to nnnry all
In Caifofnia "a douhieIarrcicd seHion u required. one to receive legislation
and another 70 pass H. That s not necessary. Any average body Of men car
conclude within forty Jaws, whether or no u proposed law is right or wrong:
ana m thf period tmy are pretty sure to hear from the people ns to whether
homc folks Ike pr 10 nt hke proposed bWa Under the system In vogue In
ms n most other states IN really Important legislation com In during the
hast two DAYS or less Neither the h4emhers nOr the people Know whit is
Feng tbsorgh- The defects in both the pending conntut mal amendments
vhfrh render their defeat next Tuesday practically certain could and un-
douhtediy would have been eliminated had time enough been g.cn to their
consideration.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09

l. AsT week me naswsi chsrnhs. o. csnmerse passed a ct Of resolution,
ssenesmnlss WIN sseAi dss'.nsrss. ne e.cpessa road bend smenamsns to
Nould a euirr.iea WITH power 20 vote bonds ior roA1 bnidins purposes
That aecms - express the sentiment OF pretty nrmy everyone with
Nhnfa We have comc IN contact The people ARE in favor Of highway con.
rtructIon ana arr unnnE 10 nuend shdF money Tor H. They Will vote for local
n FNteA rnA lHta fr highway huNdhr-hut hey wan to authorize the
ISSUED thfuAltta; rpt 10 deegatp ht utp rr.
Hew Nfxho. W believe, 1n one or te hest and strongest OF the state
epnrHutuonf II WAS duvn bf conrfxnt thoufhuri men who tried to make
a mne.nsnll XIV for m,s stats that would stand np under hard ssgase
ing OF bones outside o. certain limits. to the vote Of the people, To approve
tho bon Issue amendment would nnf entirely nunhv TINT provaion Of the
cort1tuuon but u would untfy Il a to highway building which Il likely TO
= largest tom ~ outlay during tn next ten years
rroff o. b Amendment contend tfnf 10 argue against u Is 10 OK
press detruHt % the lerAinture II rs nothing OF the SORT. Our legislatures
are ~ om cxtrnNnennt They measure VI well with thoee OF other states
IN shassetsr = men snd lsshlesion produced But legislation is and slwsss
ess nrn Our present plan MEMBER rom hair a dozen counties. each de-
tn would nof only work TO The disadvantage Of al tbs other counties hut
Tint nuatdp put the states credit m M tohuepnn. n wholly upset this gcner.
Al CONSTRUCTION program OF the sthtesh highway authorities AZ a natter 81
Acura efficiency II BE- ont conclusion that the state highway authorfha
should n ladlnE III FIGHT nrnirf ~ nmendmcf. because " " passes the
fhnnceA. ae ten 10 n fht the next legislature viii take any construction
Frpf1nn thai 81 has IN hand and scramble Il pest recognition In the eager
nrunal hnd not unprahcworthr effort Of Zach member Ito do his duty b.
hn confitrenta and Eet All there Is to BE- had for his District
Opposition 60 the bond Issue amendment Is not opposition TO highwnF
highway building
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
OUR MIGHTY MINERAL PRODUCTION

TUT Department Of the Interior hrs juEti Issued a preliminary report N the
: nberi production Of the United States IN 1918 FOR the purpnsa OF max
mg phhhc u9 1pu ~ poftlc the Statistics collected by the q. s geological
snass> ir tsi ssac The statistics given for most eommodies are final;
whole me report fses . fairly complete record Of the mineral output OF the
country hnfnR the Near.
The total value - the minerals produced vas about ts5260oOOOO. more
nan hnii a biiou dolllrg In cNccas u the value recorded for 1871, hut thu
total nuantty produced wal less The output OF fuels wus greater than IN
lhI thoash somewhat less anthracite coal ws marketed. Tho increase In
te 9ulv Of GOAL marketed was about o per cent but the Increase in value.
ac 10 hRher prices, WIS more than II per cent II Is Significant that
'apufh tho inefcnte m the quantity o. petroleum mnrkctod 70 only "a little
none.A af = per cent te incregHe IN vnlne WINS over 80 per cent
The value Of the metals produced WIS about 3 per cent greater in 1918
uhn IA 1877. The figures show that less iron ore aud steel ere produced.
ni mere again values were higher. a lille moro pig iron was made. though
te quantity shipped wh less Copper and zine nt only In hcnaeives but as
the compliments OF brass are perhaps next IN importance TO iron In the worlds
industry today. and In 1918 they stood hEh on. the list OF wr metals A
lfie more copper but less snc vas produced and the values OF both wert
n"fr mat Of. zine mNnE about 70 pei cent III output OF he VAR metals
mnngan,se ny cssomhe used in hardening steel WINS greater tAn In any
rfcffhf Year. thronte increased - per cent in quantity aud 2f6 per cent
~ value over 1917 ana he increases In manganese ore were TAG aud OF per
ThouEh prices Of silver rose from 81 cents an ounce IN 1917 nearly to o. cents
IN i1It, te Increase wes not enough 10 cover tho Increased c%t o. mining
Ihe output N building materhl-ohp products building stone cement
bme gypsum showed a gfpt DECLINE.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09

why, no Introduction Is necessary;
YOU and have had a lot Of cor
respond snce."
II beg pardon" said the Yankee.
What WAS the namc?'
'Chumiey"
"Chum'ey? ?"
"Yes. J EVELYN Chumley-c-H-o-
l. M-O-N-D-I~E-taN
ION. 10 be sure But VIII You
kindly tell MI why yop folks over
here don't pronounce your NAMES rs
they are spelled 81"
"Ai that" replied The Englishmun.
1--WE are not 10 bad NJ YOU"
In what wayf
Wef You people spell the name
Of youf secretary Of state L-A-N-s-
l-N-G and you pronounce Il House"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
QUEER THINGS
In the News

New York. sept. 1.-Two mules
that had imbibcd vas quantities Of
'2,T6" they found IN a key went
on 4 rampage In brooklyn which
was only ended when u Of tho
crazed animals committed suicide
hy p%iunuinE through "a pintc-Flass
window IN an undcriaker's shop.
The muitH were tutnHd out 60
pasture nt FiathuHh. There had
been O. picnic Ia the neld yostcr-
day and the party had left q half
keg OF beer. one OF the mules
knocked oytr tho keg and The beer
ran on the ground. They eagerly
licked II M and then the fun
started. several hnudred men aud
boys chased the animals.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
ISOLATING AMERICA

A MERfcA win be isolated from I'M rest OF the world unless the senate rnu-
will he isolated
This IN effect. is what Mr.. Wilson has told hts hearers and tho people in
his speeches hts far :
Due1nr the first seven months of 1919 this nation exported materials and
goods Of all classes orths f.G2Nb7Of9S Spell u out: four billion sN hum
deed nnd twcnty-cight million, five hundred and seventy thousand. four hun
dred n ninety-cfRht dollars This Is nm increase over IN ram period II
1918 Of approximately a billion and two hundred million dollars
or the stupendous totals approximately three blion dollars worth wen
20 Europe during the seven months = against approximately W billion dol
lar worth m he same period Of 1915.
. II may be that o broken hearted world would oairacze America politically
ard soeians. n W. should write into the ratification n the pence treaty rescr-
Natonr TO article ten. definition ~ the Monroe doctrine and explicit right ito
wlfh9fuE from the Ague ~ natona without violating "a pledged word and
the national honor. But isoating ui fndurtrauy an commercially would be
aut' . ehofc under existing conditions In tbs world and particularly ~.
Europe
by nc time The existing conditions In Europe have been sufficiently
voFkei otfr M ann 70 permit EurOpe 10 begin iol1tnr America M
dostrais end COMMERCIALLY; the broken heart Of The world probsnly WIN have
tne
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09

Several unique FEATURES arc ems
bodied In IA Cuntmina bill for the
control OF the railroads. The pro-
posed legislation. drafted by 70 sub
committee Of fhc senate interstate
commerce committee. has been exc
planned 10 the senate hy Chairman
C''mmius and other members Of tile
commute. Barring "a lengthy dis
cuasion OF the biz the process Of un-
scrambling the carrier omeicf Seems
much nearer solution That was ludi-
Gated a few weeks ago. The ruuds
may De returned 10 their Wne even
before the rrst Of nest year, tho Time
limit set hy President Wilson. Tho
bill provides Tor their return on :hc
last day of the mont iu which 20 b.
comes law.
Prominent features OF tho bin I'M
CluCe prohibition OF strikes and lock-
outs. representation Of tho govern
meut aud employee upon Directorate,
tn creation OF "a committee on
wages and working conditions. an
employees advisory council aud 70 rail-
way transportation boar. The In
tcrstatc commission would
have much greater authority than
previously. being given the right 60
make nrfl decision on rate making
ana wages ~ Is also proposed Ia
have the roads operated under rigid
Z federal regulation and consulidHtod
igio twenty-five 20 thirty-nvc region
al systems.
After "a lair return upon the vHluo
Of tins property" onc-hulf OF the ry-
cess earnings would 30 to the benefit
OF thr employees and the other hall
would DE used by tho transportation
board TO buy equipment Tor lcasc 10
the Compaui ~ or for equipment loans
The bin viii doubtless meet some
opposition from railroad nc %
workers That was TO b. expected.
while the legislation 81 far from
agreeing with ,he Plumb plan. 81 o.
also quits different from plans aug-
E,sicd by those having the private
railroad Interests al heart. Tha COM
mittcc apparently has taken what IT,
..temhcrs considered "a fair, middle
cours granting concessions 20 nhlr
rnd capital alike. but ~ the samc
time D. fusing To give 20 oithor tho
power To take arbitrary stands which
would be against The puhlios h'st
interests.
In granting employees participation
in tn management Of The railroad
corporations. Mr.. Cummlns said the
committee had considered the 'Jurt
demand" of the WORKER for "a voice
iu tine ~companiqs' affairs. by FiNini
fhom o chnncc ON tho directorate AMI
providing thut their advisory council
may d scile the best method of using
the workers half sharo OF eNcess
earnings Mr.. Cummins believes tho
employees VIII recognize The tummits
t','s dcsiri 10 DE fair,
ono or the main purposes or the
committee is 20 plncc the carriers uu'
der more stringent government su.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
A SUGGESTION FOR USING RIOS
WELLS SURPLUS PEACH
CROP.

Oklahoma cry. Okla.-Federal
agents tonight sought to penetrate
the mystery surrounding the richest
wcil IN oklahoma. or the entire
southwest.
Invest cations have been unable TO
learn citaer is location or the home
Of It's owner. though more than So
NDO OF production is said To have been
sold.
Finding no market for his pcacn
crop. the story goes, a farmer duinp-
ed his peaches in an Old well. added u
few ~raisirH, and pluEEed tho hole.
Now the pump yields a delicious
hard kickiuk brandy that sells, u u
said, for IS "a gallon.
Revenue mcn-and othcrs-are
now searching for the well.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
KEEPING THE RECORD
STRAIGHT.

l,oy. y. NJ. Spanish AmericnnD
We were in error last week ln as
Stunning the bis Shorthorn bull be-
lonpln- 80 =. W johnson wra~ kiled
los lightning because we saw him
lying doud hy "a wire fence. The facts
are that q bun from a nriEhhurs
pasture got into his pasture and In
he fight hat followed the other bun
horned Mr.. Johnson's bull In D eye,
penetrating the brain and causing his
death. n Is a rerrettable AFFAIR and
We hope 70 may be umicahiy settled.
II Won have occasion to gather
ihlailcs. hire a substitute.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
MOTHER Las CRUcEs AroIOGY.

iArAH NiuNNa htit"iANHh
We are again forced % apologize.
Some time ago We mentioned b fact
that Nlrs. George Clark, wife OF u
county agent. had left for her home
In Pennsylvania and expressed a
doubts OF her returning. We were att
wrong. George Well up 20 Santa ft
mis- week TO meet the Missus on her
return and escort her back to Las
Cruces. You cnn never tell.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
1t Sounds Like
House" But 1t
Spells Lansing"
lMn.hIngion I.o.l.l

Mnrhingfon Posf.l
Senator Lodge wag disturbed today
by reports that col House was busy
in London organizing the League OF
npfions ard giving all The big Jobs b.
Enflinhmcn. Along rainc Senator
Kncx ana 10 isen up h gloon. told
this story
An American ~ Iondan wns In
ssaauced 10 an Engilshmnn, who
said.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
mn MnnnNN ClInn.

CFrom the Boston TranHrrhit1
Wee Bessie asked her mother what
prayers nre M was told that Pray
crs are little messages To % go.
! Sec said the child. "And W. walt
TIL bedtime 10 send 'em SOS To got
night rates
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09

dlngs, ana J don't know whaI
n hos got nothing in him ~
fault"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
Three Views of the Cummins
Plan of Railroad Control

ptfflslun then heretofore. y Go cnd
danger 81 railroad siriksH. hut, az
the SANE timef ~ ~ proposed that
the owner OF railroad securities shall
be assured n fair dividend rate
and that the workers shall recsivc
Inst treatment In the matter Of wnEeH
and working conditions.
u n evident. nom n perusai OF the
Cumminn bill. hat rs authors have
ttlcd 10 ombody tho desirable features
OF the many proposals. advanced by
different Interests. Tho measure
which win finally be adopted, VIII ~
al probability he built upon THIS
plan.
u'ron tho New York Gioic.l
The cummlns plan for the rail-
roads. reported by q bipartisan huh-
COMMITTEES OF the srnate committee
on Interstate commerce. would IN
ort:irary times be cnlisd astonishing
Is radical. such a proposal a few
years ago would. indeed. have been
met by Indignant protests from the
husincas community on thc grounds
OF patcrnalism. Il n only by contrast
with yet more radical plans recently
proposed that Il seems conservative.
Profits are TO he limited to "A "fair
return" on actual values OF railroad
property. Exccss profits ane to he
divided. one-half going to The pur-
chase Of new equipment and the other
half. first 20 lettering the condi-
lions OF railroad labor" and. after
that. In the form Of cash dishursc-
manis to the workers. Wages and
hours ar g. be settled by a board of
eight, four Of whom represent labor
and the other four management,
while in cases Of dispute the decision
OF q rev government railroad trans
portntion board Of five m embers Is
10 be final. Classified labor and tho
government are each 20 have two
members ON tho board OF directors OF
the railroad systems. OF which there
viii b. from twenty TO ~thirty-hNe
Federal control viii be greatly q n
hnnced and among tho powers OF the
strengthened interstate commerce
commission will be tho right to su-
perViae now stock and bond issues
! Strikes and lockouts win be forbidden
, by law, under the doctrine that tn
interest ~ the public In the main
tenanco OF transportation Is fsrn-
mount.
The issue Is now fairly Joined be.
tween tha Cummins plan n ths
railroad hrothcrhoods' scheme as pul
forth by Glenn r., Plumb. Tho sror'
OF other solutions suggested by Vari.
Gus individuals and associations mas
b. expected to drop "a Of sigh
from this timo forth. There D.
little doubt that. faced hy the thrcn
OF government owncrship and labor
operation. the bugincss community
will rally 90 the Cummins plan a.
sp L. OF the features which woul,
have made IL obnoxi9us "a few yea
ago. u H. equally clear that th'
rank and nie Of railroad labor, ~ NO
In sympathy with the Plumb plan %
the beginning. b. swinging around q
u under the pressure Of q rise Critt
cism. The public b. now called mon
TO choose between two experiments
ono quite radiral md tho other ca
tremcly aD. Tho feature of the Cum
minis plan which viii cnragc lahoI
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09


With the Introduction OF the bill
for railroad regulation Formulated by
Senator Cummins and associates ct
the Interstate cummercc committee.
W. cater a new stage Of our dealings
with the problem Of tho railways.
Thu mtaaur,. witch. according 10
custom. .wns bear me name OF Hen
ator CnmmlnH. represents the work
OF an able eab-cnmmifice OF the sen-
ate who have held p~rotracied hear
inEa and dcllbrratcd for several
months, Senator cummins Is, por-
hnpA. the chief authority ON tranH-
portation nrohieWs In congress- and
ha Was asHiatcd - Senator Watson OF
Indiana, PolndeNtcr OF Washington,
pumcrCne ~ ohio. and Robinson Of
Arkansas. all men OF ability. repre-
s%enting every section Of the country
except the Atinsntlc rcabnnrd.
With this nackinE. the Cummina
h'il should have tho right OF way. but
h Will have scme forinidaalc ccmpot-
itofH and viii be subjected to drastic
criticism. There already are five
principal plans for the disposition and
regulation bf the railroads the Cum
ptins plan. tbs plrn OF the railroad
~exccuuves. tiie Warfieid pan, the
plan OF the transportation confer
ence. and IN. Plumb plan. Each has
s;raug Interests supporting tive re-
fer to thiS'noi In criticlsm. but rather
In approval. Tor these int srcsts are
open and Northumberland n may be
expected that euch win fight Vigor-
ously for what IL considers essential.
Doubtless Eonc expects 10 win 100
per cent anil none Is likely 10. But
out OF the debate u fairly satisfactory
system OF regulation ought to b.
evolved.
The danger, however IL clear. IT
Is unfortunate that during the gan
Grafton which has pass i since the
policy Of regulation war first adopted
We could not have gradually evolved
a sound system. That IA the onl,
way IN which We can get the hest
I Notwithstanding along on the basis
Of experience rather than attempting
to strike out "a theoretically perfect
plan at one blow. H. can't be done.
and Il won't be done, and, moreover,
this time IL not very propitious. But
there is no use crying over split milk
or opportunities Neglected. We can
safely pr0crastinnte no longer. so We
must do the best We can in me cir
cumstancfs. Yet here Is tn danger
that because OF the multiplicity ri
! plans there will he such IL clash and
tangle OF willis that we shall get To
an impasso. n bliud alley.
We hope q spirit OF moderation and
a dstermirntion 20 work uut somC-
thing practical and OF benefit To the
! whole counfry viii be found in
congress, We hope no class Will try
to bully or TO force ITS purpose bS
moral or other coercion. but that al
will get together for the common
good.
This country needs patriotism nov
az much as IN wartime. Tho railruad
problem cannot he solved without q
Congress Is called upon to stand on
against selfish special %intereEis n q,
work courRBeously for the nation az
n whole. Tor justice TO all classes
and Cor tho broad progress OF oui
! common
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09

most-thc denial Of M right TO etrlkc
WAL probably prove Tho ono which
viii plenso the general public. CIVIL
cation hos become 10 complex h a In
tolsrubie suffering ~ caused by tho
cessation OF railroad service even for
a short time. n labor n given an
adequate NEAR of presenting lta plea
FOR higher wages. UGH the the Cum
MINIS pi1n provides, ~, usefulncfH of
the STRIKE ought no longer 20 oe
weighed against the great public suf-
fcrlug caused.
The company had not long risen
from dinner and the gtiesis were tax
ing a quic; afternoon stroll. Two old
fellows were Discussing the dcgcncr-
acy OF uic tlmts. ono was a plain
spoken old farmer. VIM was very apt
10 tats things literally, and the other
a fctired merchant.
= toll you what u Ia Flid the old
merchant, the young fellows OF the
present day have not got either TIE
mental or physical stamina that they
should have. There WAS that young
fsilow who sat opposite you today.
TIM sure he's got nothing In him.
Nothing la hint by JoVc, you
surely didn't see him eati why, he'd
three hoipines OF roast beef. two of
fowl. one OF each OF h -four pud-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-09

THE COMMUNIST party voted in
Chicago against the torch as a party
emblem. A mere torch In 100 show
In action, TINT IL the ticket.