Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-08
BY Albert payson Tcrhunc.

Is there luck in odd numb rs?'
Especially in odd number" years
An "odd-number" year is dawning.
If you are inclined to believe in luck
(and who doesn't?)-you are fairly
safe in prophesying that it is due to be
Il mighty lucky year for Uncle sam,
and, incidentally, for Uncle Sam hun
dred million nephews and pieces.
Tell a gambler that a certain horse
is due to win the next race, and his
first question will be about the steed's
past performances For 1t is by past
performances t..at we calculate on the
future. Here are some of Uncle sam S
past performances in "odd-number'
years:-forming a record almost too
remarkable 10 be laid at the door OF
mere coincidence:
Going back to the very beginning,
any school child can tell you it was
the atrocious "Stamp Act which gave
Us our first push toward independence.
The Stamp Act was put through in an
"odd- number year-in 1865 (siX
years earlier, in another "odd-num-
her, year, had been won the French
ana Indian war, which consolidated
the American colonies and paved the
way to freedom).
The Boston Tea Party" the first
native revolt measure of our country
was in 17TS. The Revolution began
in the odd-number year of 1915: aid
in the same year the shot hearo
round the world was fired at Lexing-
ton and the glorious Battle of Bunker
lIill was fought
In 1777, odd-number year again
was fought the Battle OF Sara toga
,pC ne
making France come to our aid; and
which was the most brilliant victory
our patriot ancestors had won. In the
odd-number year of 1881, CORVALLIS
Surrender at Yorktown won the ReVo
lutionary war for us, In 1888 the
British evacuated New York and the
rest of the new born United States.
In 1889 We inaugurated our frs
president, George Washington, and IL
another odd number year (1S09) All
rlhGm lincoln vas born. The French
Revolution, always linked in histor,
with our own, b. gan in 1889, with the
fail of the Bastile.
Fulton, in 1907, changed the wholt
future of war and navigation by hi
first steamboat trip up the Hudson
SIX Years afterWard, On another odd
nuHber year Perry won his might,
naval victory at Lake Erie and 1871
jackson won the epoch marking Bat
tie of New orleans. In 1885, anothe
American genius turned progress up
side down by inventing The telegraph.
We annexed Texas in 1S45 thu
bringing on the Mexican war. wh'cl
we won in the equally odd-numbe
year of 1S47. In 1S49 began the golf
rush to California. The first Atlanti
cable message sped under the Atianti
in 1851
John Brown blazed the trail for tn
Civil war by his raid in 1859. Tha
war actually began in 1861 and ende
in another odd-number year-1S6E
Between those two dates Clan. 1868
I-incoln's pen scratch on the Emanci
patton Proclamation freed millions c
human beings from slavery In tn
same year, 1868, the Pattle of Gettys
burg marked once and for all the com
ing downfall of the Confederacy an
secured the permanence of our unior
In the odd number year of 1895 be
gan the Cuban revolution which wa
SO soon to involve us in victoriou
war and gave us the Philippines. |
1901 he Philippine troubles were hap
ply ended for our country by Fun
ston's capture of Aguinaldo. In tn
latter year Marconi signaled his frs
wireless across the Atlantic. We re
ceived our parcel post system in tn
odd number year of 1918.
Then, in 1917, we entered the Wori
war. which we have just helped t
bring to so wonderful a conclusion.
that year for the first time in history
Americas flag was carried on the bat
tie line in Europe. No true America
can doubt that that was one of tn
greatest ventures to which our countr
ever set its triumphant hand. And
happened on an odd-number year.
President Wilson in the odd -numbe
year of 1919 is to be our nation
guide at the peace conference design
Ell to benefit America and all the res
of the civilized earth-the conferenc