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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18
THE LONELINESS OF PEDESTALS
BY Webster.
BY DR. PRANK RAM


90, other day o. dinner : ,i next 'o the editor of % great nara.
lr o.. Was, @ mu Of large anUir> aul had hrrr for many years m
pJIIr nir. 90, circle of acquaintance, among tr distinguished
people ,f ihr 'mo v1. very WIDE
And te madr % peculiar r.marN foo mc. q was foo rr rorrt that
people Ii np. nlIuo how prominence nnbaira % mao. tr ,uHtuIr ut
amy sort oi @ pedestal
have rluueUr , good drI over what hr ,ol Perhaps BE- see
rrud -r souls o.. 'lr. au ad up' u> 'hr1 ,.om tr magnificent ous
would arouse ur Iu1 rather than oar envy.
Duulu,~ Napoleon Js emperor vu- 49, IuutIE 90, Napoleon Iu exile
and William liuh.ullIrw u Aurroug,u uu more oppressed bl ,l
tuh hvu loo Iorrlrm.
You would uuE tUt abn 900 ur world is lined nap n Your
door nuI uut certain uu,s ar allowed u 200 ,r you. that when ever,
body pr,ys upuH your acquaintance. lourIur,, would be- tartIr>t
FROM 5000.
rr hn,r mot tr distinguished. Jul they ar rrru, pathetic.
Goo tr spiritual eye they ar. uI" aud ,tur,rug.
! think riu understand Uht President Wilson cling, ,o lu l,
friend HOUSE. OBJ. uuu vino tur. uo' want anything
Grant had tr ,tHo logged attachment uu Doc friends who often
got him into trouble
Tho unI.lf. r ta' thr norc vr a.un,r place aH power ,r
more 800 have foo rt-"rI personal relation,
The ruuu"u,st London rlttl ru 100 down over h. pip and
ru~ urd wruuwlTl h> ,nI r' hrs crot a- Lloyd George would newer
dare du
T, vu,bwouUr cam beam over her back fru,r and u,hlg, boz au
expansion of ,oul with her urghhur Mrs. q llooluhun %, mo- hirhhoru
ud wealthy lady could think ui iuug
The higher the lpur0rr r. is oml 300 the valley. that the rivers
ruu The peaks ur rIrruiup uu' rold lbs u the 'pwlnuI, yuu td
the ln,fs. rr fIr. lu-uur UrufIu Fruits warming Nr
o. gu Suddenly IHI hHr tu O. rHf million dollars you would
doubtless gain q great mu. thing hm snu would lo>. something.
You would probably Iua al gour friends amJ yuu NuuIIr boz allowed
%, make other.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18

Session of the Legislature Should Not Be Closed
Without Enactment of An Effective blue Sky" Law.

EW MEXICO people have been sufficiently
sictimizcd by fake or doubtful stock selling
scbemes- There are other stock selling I'M
1ertakinss IN which the ~romotcr do not set out de.
iibcraieIy 70 mulcf the public, hut which are imma.
turr. hnscd upon dreams. badly planned and HOPE
less Of success from the beginning. Thc public Is en-.
Titled Ia a measure Of protection from fhrse a. we'll
~ from selling projects which are deliberately dis.
honest. The Herald believes that an overwhelming
mniorisy u mcmbers Of the legislature favor . sane
blue sky law. Obscure, but none the less power
fh Influences which ace opposed 60 such a law.
should not be permitted to block lis passage.
The bill that has been Introduced In the house
Of representative by Mr.. Clancy Of Santa Re com.
~. n IN the maiu an effective blue shy act. No
man who has an honest development project or a
worthwhile promotion need be afraid of any Of it,
provisions. II viii protect the people Of tins state
from the inuiu eviis ~ the bad stock selling
schemes Of the pust--and present.
Qaife q number Of otherwise practical aud
worthy development undertakings in New Mexico
have been ruined BY the heavy percentage taken BIZ
the promoter In selling stock. II stands 10 reason
that any enterprise If q development character can
not start on a sound basis Il fifty percent of the
production NJ stock sales goes 10 those who sell the
stock. Even twenty-five percent Is a dangerous
percentage IN selling stock IN amy enterprise. par
ticnlarly II that twenty five percent is taken
down by the selling organization. out of the first
proceeds Of sales. There is the inevitable tcmpta.
fiun before the stock salesman and she man behind
him., 10 use any selling method which does not force
the DOOR Of the peniteniiary. IN order TO get that
original twenty eve percent. After the stock sell
ing organization has received it, share there IL a
further strong temptation 20 let the future Of the
enterprise take care Of itself. The Clancy bill will
guard against this sort Of thing In the future. We
have had plenty Of Il IN the past
Another feature Of reckless stock selling and
more reckless buying which the Clancy bill will
stop. II the use Of the forfeiture clause which has
been not infrcqucnsly used in stock promotions in
this state. Under this forfeiture clause IN the scll-
ing contract, which the innocent buyer seldom un.
dersiands. the buyer Of a stock who makes a part
payment down. forfeits the amount Of that pay
ment unless he completes full payment Of the con
tract. The promoter gets the forfeited money. II
u easy 10 say that the sucker" who makes a part
payment and thereafter fails 10 "come through"
with the rest deserves 10 lose his money. But there
~ no reason why the promoter who sells deliberate
y ON the chance Of gain through the forfeiture
clause, should get the "suckcr's' rash.
We have made New Mexico a pleasant play.
ground for the unscrupulous stock salesman. n is
time that we definitely limit his activities. The
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18
Little Stories
& Bedtime
nv THORNTON ". BunoI'ss.
ccPVRiorr. ists. ~ Y " svRotss
BIACkY WAITS poR nEDDY

lust before reaching the farm
who're the lat hens and HowHer
y the Hound were blacty waited
FOR Neddv fux h. catch up ~ was
some time before ueddy appeared,
Tor DO wasn't travelling al fast now
a= 'yhen he hnd started out YOU
see. fhut farm really was ~ very long
way 20 the ptd Pasture. where
heddy lives iis had roo yerf hard
because. you know BE- wuH Hu nus
Mous 10 get one OF those f1f hons
A. souu a. hiacky saw him he hid
Oh TIE Thick branches 20 = tsh pine
TEE neddy didn't 80 him IN fact,
hlathN bad been sn Gar ahead that
Eedty had lust sight ~ him some
trotted Neddy HIs tongue was
hnnrine out just O. uitle and hc was
painting ulHcky was just about
o. speak when HeddF stopped We
stood Hs stiii na f hs bad suddenly
been frozen sun Ills sharp black
ears were cooked forward aud hiH
head Was turned Just "a little tu %
side Heddy was haicnlnr lie wa
i%isteninE Tor tho voice nf ars
You zee hc thought nlarAi vas sull
Gar ahead ~ him
For several minute- Hefdf stood
liTtenInr with Hl Die might and
llHckfs sharp sAes twinilrd aH Dc
looked down WatCliuE Nridi Sud-
denly keddN sst down Thor, uAH
au expression Goa bic sharp face
which hlhrky understood perfectl,
% was quite plain mat EeddN was
becoming suspicious hr had begun
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18

sucker who Is born every minute has ~ much
right 60 protection in his money ~ has the house.
holder % protection from the second story man.
We have 50 many Legitimate development enter
priscs ~ New Mexico; ~ much Of mineral areas
that need working - many worthy things Ia do
with our money that we need 10 safeguard our sur
plus cash aud on savings for worthy undertakings
There are plenty Of them.
Also this fact cannot be- disputed. No promoter
~ q worthy enterprise. honestly conserved aud sub
s~inntially planned. will fear or object 10 a fair.
zane blue sky law. lie will rather welcome Il.
since the license Of state authority will give 10 him
and his enterprise an official q. X that will be Of
greatest value IN his work. A proper blue sky
law will put no unfair limitation upon any worthy
promotion enterprise. Il will pat a limit on the
portion Of the proceeds that can he paid for promo.
ton No worthy promoter of a worthy enterprise
will object TO that. Il win definitely end the sale
Of the blue sky By means Of dcftly employed hot air.
Both political parties are pledged 10 the cn.
actmcni Of n proper blue sky law. should the
party In power overlook this pledge it, attention
Is certain 10 he called 20 the oversight. The Clancy
bill or somr very similar measure should be enact.
ed. No extra session will be needed TO put IL
through.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18

,anco aunv. with their iuc,ssaut dor
rrcntihl bows and nodiinrr CO.. per-
hupa they we're nudlnE snutrthlnr
even more substantial ln their lmplds
rocky cups SnudcrllnrH smaller Hti'
were following each rDrgdlug wave
on twinkliuF foot ana r%ctrrntiuE lust
before the charge of its successor
Aftor o. decent Interval Boo which I
note some 81 tho guests HurIurt
uuusii pirkIuE up The slurH their
gathering had troddsn OUT Of the sand
"a band OF snowy ploNrr gave th"if
dance. The lcitmotf Of this perform
ance seemed 90 BE- living ns Ur HH pos.
sihic just beneath the breaking comb.
&C. aud esrHping DIS fetthrred ut tnr
last fraction of time TupN put Iu fl
Interval fkimmluE just over tNr HUIs
face uf tho shadows whore th'if rr
Elections doubled them Thpr wheeled.
and dipped with perfect precision. hls
most ton perfect 10 seem spontaneous.
thought but presently d Younger
fandulpcrH were imprlled 90 Join them
and Fl- that their wee brown fniui
moved heir white striped wings Boo tN
exu,ft unison with the flock aH %
pale s,ipha who had begun the dance
This NIaidinE 90 ihr ulotors' rlrIW
sremrl che most irIi,nts ol tumpII.
mrutH. I rather wondered what furr
oldtrH would SAY about d.
Altogether % charmIuE f%ftsruoon.
NJ was With sincere rrrrrf iNut ! uh.
served the parts WIS u.rtklur 800 "r'
300 SINGER deteuts Z must hid Wt aulruH
aud return home
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18

NNE Of the most pathetic thinEs
Imaginable b. 90 see u man OF
yirUrous intelligence permii
hls mind 20 become 80 occupied with
a single ldcu--or set II ideHf-thut he
hinks ane talks Of scarcely anything
ol-e.
EpeDbody. nf counse. should have
some dominant llfe-intsrcst but nn-
body should permit that i~fo.intcrest
a. become an obHosHiun Ana this De-
what many DO permit
Again and again Il has happened
10 mc--as II must have happened 10
yUu-t0 NEE. me who On flrnt nra
%qualntaure make a most favorable
Impression ccaus ~ the ease and
authority with which ;hry discourse
On a subject u im~portancc.
Mecuur these same men q second
time h fasorauis Impression h. I'M
tensified Tho same subject cumluE
ap, again they uik on "a moot con-
NlncinFlHt
But when. In u third and fourth
meeting they insist ou returning o.
tha subject. and rsnnot hy any
means BE- diverted 10 another doubt
enters the mind Tho suspicion dawur
that perhaps they are not 90 mentally
alive a. hed been supposed
Presently suspicion b auccssdsl by
certainty. Always they take ~ anew
tne subject II the first conversation
and still wnrse. ihei seldom add
anything 90 what they have already
said about a.
That b. 30 rsy. thcy not only frayri
lu . mental rut bat tho rnt thsf FOL
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18

low o. a circular one. ieadinr mo-
where This IT, indeed the most rs-
rluus consequence 81 allowing the
mind 20 dweil continually on one
idea
The ability 90 think constructlvely
about even hat ldeH hecomes lessen
ed. And necessarily fn. Mental pow
81. NJ 10 b. 20 remain undlninished
must he frequently exercised in a va
yiriy 10 ways
Narruwnes- Of Interest and weak.
EesH ~ thinking always go hand in
hand. Whereas breadth ~ Interest
has "a uuiy dynamic Influence on Oh
the mental powcr
The NE history ~ the late Tho
dure Roosevelt airlkiuEly illustrates
tine truth 81 his He was "a man OF
many ~"hohbirr," FROM the study 81
history 10 hiF-Eamv hunting and ve-
malned 20 the day 10 bite death force
fol alike in thought and actIun He
cause be thought ON many things he
We nhic as circumstance demanded,
10 bring his mind 90 bear vigorously
uu uny our thing
For the matter of that al really
eminent mon have been men ~ nu-
meruua Interests Of hobbies and avn-
cations. as well a. ~ definite cen
trail ufe-lnterest Their aNoCttlunH
have NOT interfersd with their po~sr
g. think effectively a. regards their
special calling quite the contrary
And their example the vie VIII
follow rather than D. example ut
tire unfortunate obseHriuniufs whu
Journey through life day after day.
.n the narrow rut ~ % idea
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18
SOCIAL EVENTS
BY JOHN BREcK

The multitude but b diFuit, ard ap
briefly of her guests marked the im-
porianco nf thu occasion They moved
in and out through the assembluHc
with measured tread. FrceUnE u friend
bore and there. or flew out to well
como q neWrome with an urhunItN
have since assured IA, self wnH th" oh-
trHuIr ~ company manners for u Full
The sea had changed itH tun from
the broken tones of enc morning ana
was NOW beating perfect time ~
rolled LOO half mile orsstH up tu the
shore. en- wing ana breaking un "a
single not, 90 Withdraw tho treble ~
the whispering ~hackwnah ~ WAS the
HHmc strange. impressive fciierntlon
We hear in orie tui music. possibly
Imported fof the event from chino or
Japan waves are sucn wanderers
sou know
Presently u couple Of mail Frt
swnlloHs gave an exhibition of fancy
living ~ must have proved interest
ing even 10 tho gullF although thcN
"a ht hinan. some ~ them
however voiced a. bit OF applause To
% wus nothing Hhur Of miracu
lous Those lark furms were %HcnronN
more than "a puir Of Twins wings whlDh
sped and wheolrd and roasted 90 liEht
ming velocity Even the Muufcf lul
lrt Nkr flight OF o. Wild dove rrriH
lslHhfely beside o. And they picked
az o. light reflection ~ Insects 49, the
flew
Some domuro ntilo aaripip'r- vote
taking ten hy Themselves &C. httlc dls
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18

A IL day the SEA had been boom
IA inr its Invitation like o. wi
crier announcing mo important
eytufn Of he somiuF day Just be-
fore sunset 4 could no longer refrain
from nrcerung tho ever repeated
courtsay. And long before I reached
naming indeed for the Hlr was uliei
uiih ruilr lost au They sailed out over
The t0nainr blue bot outlined nRainft
distant chifs on green hills 81 the on
noaite point like a swarm Of snowy
Butterflies. INSTRUMENTATION IA that
distance. could identity them ~
nearer approach hy their hleck ur
white vlnfupa aH their piulQuH swept
tbair SNOWY sides in cVer nrtroinl
ares They were greeting newcomer
from far beaches and carofunH them
10 the idg reception
Last year came oug ou laughter
Dell.
a,t al the birds received her we'll,
~ 40 her honor d feast Ne made
Var every bird that cnn swim or
wade
"A docs the immortal Carol DE-
..,lh. sueh d gathering Aud certainly
~, were an there Thousands Of
.,,,is were assembled boz re- Tine a. rod of
.tac aud "a couple ~ hundred feet
4, closely crowded that lt seem
"a. L hoit o. blue printed cicth
rI .ltt to bleach urroas the creamy
A c,i,ld moi distinguish pcll 900
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18
Taxing Motion Pictures


AFA NELN INV iffhlo pfplf.ifh afhlh>l ihr
suggestion that the state tax motioa picture
ihcaicr admissions. 4 number Of other news.
papers have joined IN this protest. All Of the cx-
prcssions thus far agree that such q tax. added 10
the taxes already paid by these thcaicrs would be
unfair to them aud 10 the people who rely 80 large
~ upon them for wholesome recreation and educa.
tion.
Reliable owners Of motion picture thcntcrs have
given the Herald figures which prove that they are
now paying upward Of twenty five percent 81 their
gross receipts in federal taxes. The imposition of
the federal taxes has resulted in increases IN the
admission price charged the people of from five
cents To fifteen cents. ln some eases motion picture
men have taken advantage of the taxes to raise adj
missions unduly These are isolated eases The fact
II that the sr, 10 majority of motion picture patrons
can only afford the moderate admission prices now
charged. II admission prices are raised higher
than they now are, the people will stop attending
The motion picture thcatcr, will close Tor lack Of
patronage. Motion picture thcaters cannot ran up.
ON the patronage Of the few who can afford 60 pay
a f~fty.ceni admission Let us leave the motion pie.
tirc theaiers alone. They are the great popular
amusement resource. II will be- poor public policy
10 drive them out Of business.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-18

YOU ever loved ut
tore
i.dIth SO percy
O have often 81
rd fuI
their strength.
luuflr. beauty
IutrIIlErUU, ur
m DOS
That Epu tnHU
Uuf IA IAN u.s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?

Great Britain is planning to eXpend
more on its navy during the next few
years than at any peace period OF
equal length in its history, and Presi-
dent Wilson demanded OF congress, re-
fusing to give his reasons, that the I'M
precedented naval appropriation pro-
posed by the navy department he made.
1t is not clear to the average citizen
just what these moves by the leading
spirits Of the proposed league OF ma
tons mean. They are all the more
battling in view of the following, con-
tanned in article eight Of the proposed
constitutions:
"The high contracting parties rec
ognize the principle that the mainte-
nance of peace will require the reduc-
ton of national ornaments to the low
est point consistent with national
safety and the enforcement of COM
mon action of international obligations,
having special regard for the geogra-
phical situation and circumstances OF
each state; and the executive council
shall formulate plans for effecting
such reductions. The executive coun-
ell shall also determine for the consid-
esation and action Of the several gov.
ernments what military equipment and
armament is fair and reasonable in
proportion to the scale of forces laid
down in the program Of disarmament
and these limits, when adopted, shall
not be exceeded without the permission
Of the executive council"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Demand Pure Olive Oil.

Several seizures nave been made and
a number of prosecutions instituted
over the county as a result of cam
paign inaugurated by the officials
charged with the enforcement of the
federal food and drugs act against the
interstate shipment of adulterated and
misbranded olive oil.
Consumers are advised by the bu-
reau of chemistry, United States de-
partment of agriculture, to read care
fully the labels of all the containers
offered to them as containing olive oil
to determine whether the manufacture
err actually claims that the product is
olive oil or merely suggests it by mis-
leading devices. Some of these decep-
lively labeled products are sold itin-
Grant peddlers.
COttOnseed oil, corn Oil, peanut oil,
soy bean oil and other vegetable oils
are wholesome palatable oils, but they
should be bought under their own
names at prices much lower than the
prices at which olive oil is usually sold.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17

1t appears from what Lloyd George
Clemenceau and other leading spirits
of the. peace conference. have let out
during the past few days that pace
negotiations with Germany are going
to be concluded before the league of
nations constitution is adopted. This
is just the program that Senators
Lodge, Knox, Cummins and others
ga id, should be followed. These men
were set upon as obstructiOnists by the
over-zealOus followers of the president
who seem to think that only the prtsl-
dent should have the right to hold and
express opinions upon this great ques-
tiOn. There is fellow over at Fort
Dodge by the name of j. w. Kline who
recently. wrote letter to the Des
Moines Register in which he charged
that Cummins put politics above
patriotism because he opposes certain
features Of the proposed league con-
stitutiOn. Senators Cummins, Lodge.
Knox, Kenyon and the rest who take
issue with President Wilson on this
great question are just as patriotic as
he is. and broad-minded Americans are
ready to admit it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
GERMANY AGAINST IT.

German public opinion, as voiced
by the newspapers, is against the lea
que OF nations, declaring it is scheme
to maintain the supremacy of England
and America. Germany, of course, is
assuming that England and America
are going into the league from sinister
motives and that they hope to profit
commercially by the organization OF
international agreements along the
lines suggested by the proposed con-
stitution. If this assumption We're
correct Germany would be justified in
the conclusions she draws. But the
people of England and the people OF
the United States are sincerely seeking
for something that will not only bene.
fit themselves but will benefit all the
civilized nations of the earth, includ-
ing Germany. No doubt Germany is
honest in her announced beliefs in the
insincerity of people generally. 1t
has been a part of the German educa-
ton during the past forty years to in
culcate ideas of that sort in the minds
Of the German people, and such propa-
ganda must have its effects. Yet the
great heart of the American people
will extend the right hand of fellow
ship even to Germany just as soon as
Germany furnishes proof that she is
worthy of it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
BRYAN FOR LEAGUE.

w. j. Bryan, who has been i'll in
Washington the past three weeks, has
issued a statement endorsing the league
of nations principle and suggesting
some important changes in the propos-
ed constitution. He modestly admits
that the idea of such a league was TAX
en- from the treaties made with thirty
nations while former well known cit
izen Of Nebraska was secretary of state
and the chief factor in such treaty ne
gotiatiOns. These being the facts in the
case, it is readily understood with what
enthusiasm Mr.. Bryan announced that
it is the best step toward peace taken
in one thousand years.
After declaring that the league con-
stitution should be amended, Mr.. Bry-
an declares that its defects should not
permit its defeat, as the dangers Of ac
ceptance are less than the dangers of
rejection.
1T is not expected" he declares,
that so great an idea as the league Of
nations would be made perfect in detail
in so short time. There are defects
that should be corrected, and the full
est discussion of proposed amendments
should be invited. The newspapers Of
Great Britain, France and Italy are not
backward in the expression of their
views as to changes that should lie
amde. Why should the American pGo-
pie be silent? Ours is the nation most
influential in the league, and most pow
erful because most disinterested. Its
people should help by free ana frank
discussion to perfect the leagla. The
president has done the best ha could,
but he will be aided by intelligen. Cri-
ticism from those friendly to the idea"
1t is well that Mr.. Bryan has express
ed himself. His statement will help
many people now in doubt to see more
clearly. 1t is refreshing to have an
advocate of the league of Mr.. Bryans
standing and influence broad enough to
admit there can be honest differences
Of opinion anent the provisions of the
constitution. How much better and
how much wiser his course than the
course of some narrow partisans who
fly into a passion if their views are
not Immediately accepted and who de-
nounce as wilful men in authority who
dare suggest and insist upon changes.
Mr.. Bryan in suggesting alterations
in the proposed representation says
the basis of representation is not fair
to the United States that twO-thirds