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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
LOOK AT THIS!

The reclamation bureau built irrigation sys
tenn for the Salt River Valley of Arizona at cost
of about ten million dollars and the valley became
a stock and dairying region as well fruit dis
trict. But last year Pima cotton alone brought tc
the farmers for lint and seed eighteen million
dollars.
If the government would give us dam al
White Rock canyon and drain the arable Rio
Grande land the region around Albuquerque would
find a way to rival the Salt River valley in the
production OF suitable crops. In the meantime
let us go as far as we can Non our own by
draining
The lower valley, where irrigation is amply
provided, and where drainage has been effected is
demonstrating what New Mexico can do under the
conditions that prevail in Arizona.
A cotton crop grown with the aid of Rio Grande
water may yield 100000, according to esti-
mate just made for this first year of cotton Gull
ture in the valley. Thousands of acres of food
products and fruits also bring large annually
to that section of the valley, cantaloupes alone
occupying 1900 cars being sent to market this
season.
Professor Hare of the bureau of crop statistics
of the United States department of agriculture,
estimates there are $4,000 acres in farms in Dona
Ana county divided into 1900 farms Mr. Hare
has secured exact data from 300 of these farms,
which representative of the balance and by a
published table shows the total acreage of each
crop on these 900 Arms and the estimated acreage
on the total of 1900 farms in the county, making
up total acreage of $4,000 These 1900 farms
are all signed up with the reclamation service.
The average size of a holding is about % acrs,
for the 800 places.
Estimates of acreage for the county include
l O. 600 of corn, 10000 of wheat, $500 al
falfa, 5000 cantaloupes, and $3.50 cotton. Many
other crops are in the $4,000 acres.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
HAS ANYBODY ANYTHING TO SAY?

If the republicans who are opposed to the nom-
nation OF Governor Larrazolo cannot soon agree
among themselves upon choice to present to the
convention; find some one of definite strength
who enough to give publicity to his aspira-
TONS and have him tell the party in advance what
his views. the nomination will probably go by
default to the present incumbent.
The democratic party has not produced an
acknowledged candidate, who hiss publicly
told his party what policies and measures he will
favor for good of the state.
Is Governor Larrazolo the only person DESTROYS
of being governor who is willing let the people
know what to expect if they send delegates to nom
mate him?
Is every other candidate planning to pussy foot
into convention, willing to adopt whatever ready
made ideas dominating managers may spring as
winning cards?
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
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at cents; the large cup of sugar,
at cents; and the lemon juice at
8 cents. This makes a total cost
of 81 cents-but let us call it 40
cents to be on the safe side. We
will allow about ~ cents for the
boiled icing q cup sugar at cents
and l egg-white at 6 cents.)
Buy the ice cream-which will
cost about 60 cents q quart is
enough for six children). We have
now accounted for SLIP of the SO.
With milk at about ~ cents a
quart, the cocoa will come to about
rs cents o. cup cocoa powder ct
about cents and l cup sugar at
s cents. This brings the food to-
tai UP TO $1.37--but we will again
be on the safe side and call it $40.
With the menu taken care of we
can now turn our attention to game
prizes and table decorations. Buy
n 10-cent roll of crepe paper and
cut II into steamers running from
beneath the cake (Which should
stand in the center of the table, to
each plate of Ice cream. This ac-
counts for $3.50. For table favors
buy three Decent china dolls for
the three little girls (dress the dolls
in left-o bits of crepe paper)
and three Decent tops for the boys.
This brings the total up to $2.lO.
The remaining 80 cents will buy
two game prizes--a paint box at
so cents for the child who can
draw the best picture of a house
in five minutes; and a Accent box
of writing paper or a silver book
marlSat 40 cents for the child who
best pins the tail on the donkey
in that time honored game of pin
ming tails on the donkey" without
which no child's party is complete.
(IJse an old sheet for this game;
trace donkey from childs book
and cut a tailless one out of colored
cloth; make the six tails yourself
out of paper.) Use leftover
Christmas candles for around the
cake.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
JUST FOLKS
Copyright. 1920. by Edgar A. Guest.
WHEN THE GOOD FRIENDS DROP IN.

WHEN THE GOOD FRIENDS DROP IN.
1t may be I'm old fashioned, but the times
like the best
Are not the splendid parties with the women
gayly dressed,
of the throng,
With paid comedians antics or hired singers
song, .
But the quiet times of friendship, with the
ehuekles and the grin,
And the circle at the fireside when few good
friends drop in
There's something round the fireplace that no
club can initiate,
And no throng can ever equal just few folks
the CRATE;
Though 1 sometimes like an opera, there's no
music quite sweet
AS the singing of the neghbors that you're al,
ways glad to meet
Oh. know when they come calling that the fun
will soon begin,
And I'm happiest those evenings when few good
friends drop in.
There's no pomp of preparation. there's no style
or sham fuss,
We are glad to welcome callers who are glad to
be with u.s. s..
Anu we sit AROUND ana WISH or we start merry
game,
And we show them by our manner that we're
mighty pleased they came:
For there's some thing real about It, and the yarns
we love to spin,
And the time flies oh, so swiftly when few good
friends drop in.
Let me live my life among them, cheerful. kindly
folks and true,
And I'll ask no greater glory till my time of life
is through;
Let me share the love and favor of the few who
know me best Il
And III spend my time contented till my sun
sinks in the west;
I'll take what fortune sends me and the little
may win,
friends drop in.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
NAV HUSBAND AND.
NJane Phelps

flashed into her eyes when I spoke
of her age, in spite of her cooling
voice. n 81
"A longer ride might do your
head good" Clifford said kindly
but his manner was constrained.
mo, take me home, please''
Every WELL" he replied.
l tried to rouse myself and, join
in the conversation, my pride help
ing me to make an attempt to show
them [ did not fear Mrs. Horizons
destinations.
do not exert yourself if your
head aches" she said in her sweet
est tones.
leaned back then and let Cliff
ford and Mrs. Horton do all the
talking. Had / been foolish to
pretend I had a headache? Was ii
a dangerous experiment, this send
ing my husband home at this hour
with a woman with whom / was
convinced he was already partly in
love? Well, it was too late now,
| had committed myself.
Tomorrow-Youth Versus Age.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
OUR PLATFORM.

A primary election law which will re-
store the power 10 the hands Of the people,
where il belongs.
2. A non.partdsan commission OF three or
five TO have charge OF our school and institu-
tional lands, and the permanent trust funds
derived therefrom.
3. A fair, adequate and just tax law which
will eqitably distribute the burden of gov
ernmcnt. We have especial reference 10 the
mining tax laws although we will seek TO
reach any other evaders, big or little. whom
we find. We favor a mine tax law based
upon an ad valorem property basis, as other
property Is taxed.
4. Al fuller budget system for the state in
an effort to put state expenditures on an eff
Client, economical and progressive basis.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
AS the People Wen IT.

create business. our local tram sys-
tenn could be tried tor restraint of
trade, with odds in favor of ver-
dict of guilt being brought in. Oh,
Boy! Page the department of in
justice and the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Trolley De-
pendents.
The second is "Our Platform"
| The one which we wish to discuss
is not political but one built in
front of and around the depot
down by the railroad tracks. Our
platform is alright for stopping
trains on but when one of US with
the lung complaint tries to meet
one of his friends on II when the
Limited or one of the other trans
continentals begins to disgorge its
passengers, if he don't happen TO
be standing in the right place III
say he's out of luck. And since
my suggestion regarding changing
the name of the state was received
with such great enthusiasm. I'll
show my unselfish disposition and
make another one which | calcu-
late had ought to also knock 'em
off their seats, and this is to say:
Say. for instance, you was still liv-
ing in Tulsa and was going ont to
14oZ AnglaZe to see the earth do
a shimmy or something and you
wrote me you was coming through
here and would meet you at the
depot Well for the sake of argu-
ments say | was waiting in front
of the Harvey house and as usual
the train pulled down to the other
end of the platform or vice versa
and me with my lung complaint
not being able to walk fast could
not catch you before you got lost
among the plumbers going to Tia
Juanta. You can imagine our NIL
tual dismay. Whereas. say, If there
was little Spanish thingamajig
built somewheres on the platform
and sign on it which could be
read from all over, announcing that
that was where you was to meet
your friends, why this Is the way
would write you before you left
Tulsa. This would be my letter,
see. with all the usual bunk left out
as / do not think it good policy to
tire our gentle readers with our
personal affairs. see. a
Dear Sir:
Strike me pink If I'm not glaa T..
you're coming. I'll be waiting for
you in the only place of its kind in
the u. s., an open air reception
room built right on the depot
platform. Yours,
"T. b."
And that's the two things my
friends asked me to write You
about, Mr.. Editor. Personally, I'm
not interested, yet. but--we strive
to please, especially if We can
knock a bit in doing it.
Yours. right peartly.
7. B. CRABB.
P. S.-Can't we arrange to have
Somebody's Stenographer,' now
that she is on her vacation, remain
away forever?
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
A CHILD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
THAT COSTS THREE
DOLLARS.

81 have saved three dollars"
writes reader of this column who
signs herself working Mother"
especially for my little girls
birthday, which comes the last of
August. She is nine years old and
has never had a birthday party, so
am going to spend this money on
a party instead of on a present. But
the thing that puzzles me is this:
do you think ] can give really
nice party to five of her friends
(three boys and two other girls)
for So? If so, just how shall I
spend the money!
/ consider it privilege to be
allowed to take part in such inter-
esting planning as this. Three dol
lars is an amply sufficient amount
for a nice birthday party for six
children. | would advise you 10
proceed as follows. BE content to
serve only:
Frosted Sponge Cake.
Iced Cocoa. Vanilla Ice Cream.
Nuts and candies cannot be in
cluded If you are to have money
left for other things; but the chill
dren will be better off without
them anyway, and will never miss
them. Use the following sponge
cake recipe:
Frosted Sponge Cake for Party
of Six.-Four eggs, large cup of
flour, / large cup sugar, juice Of
lemon. Beat the whites and yolks
separately until very light. Mix
them and add sugar, sitting it in
lightly. Next add flour, also sitting
in lightly Last add the lemon
Juice. Bake 80 minutes. CThe
success lies in the beatingo IN
various vicinities, of course, eggs
are at various prices, but assuming
thdA eggs in your vicinity are about
IS cents a dozen, we will count the
cost of the four eggs, roughly, at
"a cents the cup of flour, roughly,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
HOROSCOPE.
Copyright, 1920. by Mcclure /,
Newspaper Syndicate.
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Monday, August 2, 1920.

| Monday, August 2, 1920.
This is quiet day, according to
astrologers. While Mercury and
Neptune are in benefic place, the
! adverse rule is weak.
1t is a lucky day for weddings,
which should bring happiness and
long comradeship.
While the stars smile on lovers,
the middle-aged as we'll as the
young are likely to be affected by
| the pleasant madness Of romance.
Women are warned to combat
| the inclination toward eoduetry
that the seers predict will be
strong during the remaining
months of the year.
The planetary rule that should
assure happiness to persons under
thirty will bring trouble to many
older persons who may be nagne-
tized with evil results.
| There is a prophesy that mes
lsages of supreme importance to
humanity will be brought to men
and women at this time, but only
to be ignored by the majority.
| Gradually the forces released
! during the war are crystallizing,
the seers declare, and they will be
strong in the coming weeks when
human nature will reveal diverse
traits, many Of which may not be
noble.
This is a sway under which COM.
|munications of all sorts should be
fortunate in their carrying. Diplo-
macy is subject to the best influ-
enceS. az
Prophesies that persons who,
represent the old order Of things
will not succeed in any ambitious
enterprise again are repeated. The
new era demands new men and
women, astrologers announce.
While progress is foretold Ia all.
lines of public work, women as
well as men will attempt to gain
place TO which they are not entitled
and many pretenders Will arise to
claim attention.
Venus is still in an aspect sup
posed to indicate continued eXtrav-
agance and lack of thrift In places
most detrimental to the pubic
good.
Uranus in the eight house seems
IN threaten increase of accidents
in boating and swimming. ..
Persons whose birth date It is
should be careful to avoid accident
during the coming year, which will.
be successful.
Children born on this day are
likely to be quick and clever. ss
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
Crabb Wants Something.
Friend Editor:

FFleIu Editor. -
A number of gentlemen as we'll
rs few members of the unfair sex
|4ave recently appealed to the arch
itect of these lines to bring to
your attention a coupla things
that need fixing one way or the
other and they are not particular
which. And so that You will know
what they had in mind, will write
it down for you here free gratis. q
The first is street car serve
as" That's what the company
claims, but how? Frightful, SAYS
the women. Ditto, says the men,
plus mouth filling and soul satisfy
ing adjectives which can't be re-.
peated just now, but necessity is
the mother of intention and We will
|all probably feel like using them
unless good improvements are
made in running our less than one
man cars. Yesterday ! asked a
friend was the car up or down,
meaning the HILL of course. What
difference does it maker" says he.
Investigation proved he was right.
u It II true that frequent schedules
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
RAIL MEN PREPARE TO
DEFY BRITISH PREMIER

ray MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL ltAseo w'sAn
Dublin, Aug. 4 tby the Associated
Press. III Premier Lloyd George 5
threat to dismiss every man on
the Irish railways unless they carry
arms. ammunition, soldiers, ponce
or anything that the governmehs
asks them to carry, Is ehIorceu,
there will be no railway operating
in Ireland next week, according TO
predictions here.
A still worse calamity, from the
Irish point of view, Is that the DUB
lin horse show, an annual event IN
which every Irishman is deeply m
terested, will either have TO oe
cancelled or become q mere parody
of the usual exhibition. 1t has been
learned that Viscount French, lord
lieutenant Of ireland, win not at
tend. ~ ....-..-.. 4
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nor ENOUGH?

Replying TO a million jays, my
dulcet voice l hereby raise, and |
admit-though not with glee-that
it is hot enough for me. l meet
these jays at every turn; they
watch me si2zle. scorch and burn,
and they behold a wllted bard re-
duced to streams of melted lard
and they inquire, the whole blameA
crew, well, is it hot enough for
you?" And I assure them as lsflee
that it is hot enough for me. I've
always been bear for heat; ! don't
suppose you'll ever meet a gent so
madly fond of sweat and sun
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02

I was setting on our frunt steps
watching the fellows play base ball
in the street. me not getting in il
on account of Expecting to heer our
suppir bell ring eny minnit, and all
of suddin Skinny Martin yelled
Cheese it, cheese it.
Meening Flatfoot the cop term
ing GROUND the corner and start
ing to wawk down looking mad
and the fellows all stopped playing
and ran mile a minnit, me jest
keeping on setting there thinking
amt going to run. he cant do eny-
thing to me, / wasent even playing,
how can he do enything to me?
{ And / kepp on setting there. and
Flatfoot kepp on getting neerer
and neerer and l kepp on getting
nervisser and nervisser thinking,
% well, / wasent in 1t, I'm inno-
cent, wat rite have ! got to worry?
WITCH jest then Flatfoot stopped
going past and made a grab at me
and cawt hold of the back of my
blouse, saying, I've got you this
time, you don't need to think you
can put enything over on me by
setting tHSfS =ahS q sNo1uo III thS
park.
wy watts the matter, watts the
matter, wat did ! do, wasent in
il, watts the matter? l sed, and
Flatfoot sed, You was in it, because
1 seen you in it. you come with me.
And he pulled me off of the steps
and started to take me to the patrol
box, me saying, Hay, watts the mat
ter, was setting there all the time,
you can ask enybody If | wasent'
certeny was. watts the matter?
You can tell that waits the matter
stuff to the Judge, sed Flatfoot'
And he took me all the way to the
nstrol box, me feeling Verse and
verse and wishing more and more
7 had ran too, and Flatfeot sed,
Well I'll leeve YOU 50 this time u
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
CLIFFORD ESCORTS MRS.
HORTON HOME.
Chapter IXVII.

| Chapter IXVlI.
To my delight, and. confess II
to my surprise, Clifford took me tC
supper. 1t was a buffet affair, ana
/ enjoyed myself immensely. Blu
my pleasure was entirely spoiled
| when Clifford remarked as l pro
posed leaving:
81 have asked Mrs. Horton tt
drive home with us. She will be
| down in a minute"
! said nothing. Evidently 1t had
all been arranged with no thought
of consulting me. SO l stood
| meekly by, but raging inwardly
ionable furs appeared,
"Have | kept you waiting? I'm
so sorry" she gushed.
"Only a minute" clifford, the
most impatient of men If obliged
to wait smilingly replied as he as
sisted her into the car.
| Although I had tried hard to
make myself thing otherwise. l felt
that Mabel Horton was the real
reason for Clifford's acceptance OF
| Muriel's invitation. Something OF
thus must have been reflected IN
| my face; for | saw, or imagined
saw, Mrs. Horton dart q shreWd
look at me, as she stepped into
| the car,
-'I never should have dared to
come If Cliff hadn't promised to
take me home," she remarked TO
me. II am horribly timid about
going out at night in hired
vehicle ss3i3-
Prearranged.
So it was all arranged that Cliff
| ford was to take her home as wei
as meet her there. And SHE also
called him Cliff" / turned hot
and cold at the same time. | biz
my lip until l felt the warm blooh
in my mouth in my effort to re-
frain from saying anything. For /
knew that If / spoke | surely would
say something which would anger
Clifford.
NV uneasiness anent Clifford s
relations with this woman of his
Old set was fast deepening to real
alarm and anger. There was moth
ing really tangible, nothing save
nv own fears and jealous imagin-
ings; vet l was positive that these
women, whom my husband had
known so Intimately before we
were married, were a menace to
my happiness.
Every time Mabel Horton spoke
in her sweet languorous voice ]
shuddered. Then a thought flashed
into my mind. I had my chance
now to prove to both Clifford and
her that ! did not fear their
friendship, to make them think /
was indifferent, Although. all the
time | was mortally afraid.
Mildred Insists on Being Taken
Home First.
AClifford," l began, with as much
wifely tenderness In my voice as
under the circumstances could
assume, please drop me at the
house before you take Mrs. Horton
home. have a splitting head
ache. You know | am not accus-
toned to drinking wine as you
older people are, and although ]
took only single glass of cham
nagne I am really i'll. I'll try never
10 beg off like this again if Mrs.
Horton will pardon me this time
Certainly, go home with your.
wife first" Mrs. Horton said, TO
clifford, then to me, Pm so sorry
YOU have a headache but she did
not lose the angry look which had
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02

strokes are my one best bet. Death
Valley is my native place, and on
that deserts burning face 1 used
to play, when but a child, with
rattlesnakes and all things wild,
And there I learned to love the
heat, and hook upon it as a treat.
And in the stoke-hold of a ship ]
shoveled coal one ocean trip, and
gloried in the ardent heat, as /
danced around on smoking feet,
But / admit, and | allow, I've had
enough of warmth just now ] do
it hoping that the jays who weave
around me all my days will can
that query, mouldy-blue: well, is
it hot enough for you?"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02

In Arizona an automobile owner who does not
pay tax gets no license and is arrested if he hits
the road with tagless machine. One county in
New Mexico has over 900 autos whose pay
no tax, according to the published delinquent list.
But those 800 road runners kick loud and long if
a rough place is permitted in highway built with
taxes paid by others. who may have machines
at all The 800 would of course vote for highway
bonds. Why not?
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02

you promise never to play ball in
Observation-Disclosures
Wich l did. -being easier to prom
Use than to tell him how innocent
| was all over agen, and he left me
go. Proving no matter how inno-
cent you are. you're lucky If you
don't haff to prove it.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02

In arid Arizona the federal prohibition director
is going to prosecute every known to buy a
drink of boozs The jealous officer says that he
get them upon conspiracy charge-conspir-
ing to evade the law Truly there is no rest for
the wicked wet. Until now only the seller has
been prosecuted"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02
NEW MEXICO NEWS
Crops Land Fourteen Years With.
+ ont plovjIAA. 35sa

Roy American Holly Johnston
is harvesting a crop Of wheat with
his combined machine that tops
everything we have seen so Tar. AZ
is making better than thirty BUSH
els per acre of as fine and clean
threshed red wheat as ever grew.
The machine cuts and threshes
forty-five acres daily. ~
] The land producing the best Of
this crop was broken out by Bob
sGruning's steam plow fourteen
years ago and has never been
pfowed since but has been cropped
every year. Ftsea1. ...l "A 40. Il &c
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02

upon constructive platform if he wants sup
port, we viii very have improved conditions
in New Mexico.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02

Now is the time for all redheaded people to
stand together for the good of the party by voting
for Calvin Coolidge, who has sorrel top.