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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA
NINE TAXES.

A writer in the New Mexico
Workers Chronicle, published in
this city, has q characteristic wall
regarding the alleged failure of
New Mexico to collect from the
mines the amount of taxes they
should pay. He says that the
mines of Arizona are assessed at
$50 million dollars, while those of
New Mexico are assessed at only
$50 millions. But there must be
far greater disparity between val
nations for taxing purposes be-
tween the valuations of the Ari-
iona mines and the valuations of
mines in many other states. Fol-
example, the mines of all six of the
New England states are not as
sessed for one-quarter as much as
the mines of New Mexico. There
fore, according to tho Workers
Chronicle writer, the taxing au-
thorities in each of the New Eng
land states must be subservient to
the mine owners.
of course. it is quite possible
that the following figures and
facts, from the United States Geo.
logical Survey may account for the
difference between the taxes coll
lected from the mines of Arizona,
as compared with the collections
from the mining properties Of New
Mexico.
The copper production last year
was only one-fourteenth of that of
Arizona; gold only one-eighth; sill
yer only one-seventh; lead less
than one-half.
OF course, copper is the great
production of both New Mexico
and Arizona, and the writer in the
Workers Chronicle believes the
copper mines of New Mexico are
paying far too little as compared
with the copper mines Of Arizona,
but the total output of copper in
this state was only fourteenth
as much as that of Arizona, and
because the Arizona mines are
much richer the cost of production
is much less and the net profits
per ton much greater.
But, of course, such facts as
these have no bearing on the ques-
tion, particularly when the mine
operators OF New Mexico do not
see fit to combine for the purpose
of forcing direct preferential pri-
mary law through the legislature.
Were they to do that the taxes
they have been paying probably
would be quite high enough.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
THAT ANTT-sEDTTON BILL.

While it is quite necessary for q
law to be placed upon the statute
books that will curb the activities
of the Reds who are not aliens,
there should be great care not to
infringe upon the rights of free
speech and a free press, so long as
such rights are not employed for
the purpose of melting violence.
BY peaceful means. it is the right
of every citizen of this country to
seek to convert a minority into a
majority. The way for amending
the constitution so as to change
the basic law of the republic is
open TO every one who can secure
the required majority.
Whenever = sufficient majority
of the legal voters Of the nation
want to abolish our government by
citizen suffrage and install therefor
an economic government based up
on the theories of Lenine and Trot-
zky, the way is open for such a
peaceful revolution.
But there must be no advocacy
of violence, of revolution by blood
shed permitted We do not permit
alien Reds to advocate the over
throw of the government and
there is no reason why we should
permit the Reds who are here by
birth or naturalization TO conduct
propaganda.
On the other hand, there should
be no dangerous grant of power to
any department of government.
We are looking too much to gov
eminent to do things for us, to reg
ulate us, to provide our livings for
us, to prescribe what the conduct
of the individual shall be. From
such policies and theories 1t is but
a short step until we want to have
the government say what we shall
believe, what our religion shall be
and how often We shall go TO
We need law that will prevent
violence and the teaching of vio-
lence, but beyond that point law
would become tyranny,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
THE TAXATION PROBLEM.

Local and county officials feel
between the devil and the deep sea
in these times, with all costs Of
everything increasing. and the pub
lie bowling when taxes go up.
A convention recently held by
the tax assessors, county commits
sioners, and other officials of the
state of New Mexico, suggested
measures along two lines:
/. A revaluation Of real estate
based on careful study of actual
sales of property. 1t was claimed
that there has been an undervalua-
ton averaging so per cent for this
state. This is probably the case in
most sections all over the country.
Local assessors are not usually well
paid, and may lack the time or the
energy to keep close watch of
property.
2. A full collection of all taxes.
Many collectors are lax and toler-
ate long deferred payments.
To the first line of policy it will
be objected, that it makes little
difference whether the valuation
is low and the tax rate is high, or
the valuation is increased with the
tax rate cut down correspondingly.
Nevertheless there are always cases
where people of growing wealth
add TO the value of their property
and could afford to have it assessed
more If this is done an inequali-
ty is created that bears unfairly on
the rest of the community. Some
sections of New Mexico pay too
much, others too little.
Business efficiency in municipal
and county government is the first
essential in meeting this dilemma
of high costs and advancing taxes.
But the faithful assessments of act
ual values and prompt collections
are moro than ever necessary in
these difficult times. a.
Public sentiment in New Mexico
should support the local auttfori-
ties in strictly enforcing the tax
laws No form of public work calls
more for strict integrity, firmness
of character, and Independence
of political consideration, than that
of the assessment and collection of
taxes. But with it all, there should
be the utmost care in the expendi-
ture of the taxes collected.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
DIFFERENTIATION METHODS.

The old way of instructing nom
English speaking people was to
open an evening school, post few
notices around the town and then
sit down and wait until the aliens.
came in and Joined the classes.
times they didn't. Frequently the
instruction was so impractical and
intermittent that they might as
well have stayed away. Also many
foreign-born people are suspicious.
The first step in successful AM
ORGANIZATION work is to get in
touch with the racial leaders of the
groups you want to reach. If you
can convince their spokesman and
society officers that the proposed
class or school is worth their time
and attention and does not repre-
sent an effort to put something
over on them, these leaders will
bring in their compatriots, and the
school will be a success.
Different race groups do not
work we'll together. If you at
tempt to instruct swedes and Poles
and Hungarians in the same class,
there may be ructions that will
break up the movement.
The average American conde-
scendingly addressed aliens as Joe
or Tony, though many of them
have as much education as the av-
erage native. Many of them are
college educated. When such a
man has TO shovel coal to earn a
living in this country, he gets
twisted notions. characterization
workers say they get on better
when they take pains to address
their pupils as Mr.. PopadaFoious
or Mr.. Kosiowsky, or whatever
their names may be. 1t make
them feel they are being treatt'A
as equals.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
GENERALS
OFFICE HANDS DOWN
IMPORTANT RULINGS


special Correspondence to The Journal)
Santa Fe, Jan. 23.-The attorney
generals office handed down two
important rulings today. One is
that county fair price commission
ers cannot be reimbursed from
public funds for railway fare ex-
pended in pursuit of their official
duty. The opinion was in reply to
an inquiry by j. D. Heron, of
Roswell, fair price commissioner
for Chaves county. The other
opinion holds that nurses who saw
active service during the war cam
not claim the exemption of $4,000
allowed veterans under the statute
passed by the legislature at its last
session. Question is also being
raised as to the constitutionality
of the statute.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

Should an aviator fall from his
airpIane he would drop f6 feet the
first second, AS feet the second sec
md so feet the third second, liz
feet the fourth second, and during
the tenth second, if he should still
be falling, he would hurtle through
304 feet of space. When a man
begins to go down he drops fast,
faster and faster,
Habit like the speed of a falling
body, is cumulative; it creates its
own momentum.
Stealing goes against the average
mans grain, but many an average
man steals, gets away with it. and
steals again. He may continue to-
elude the law and escape its clutch,
hut all the while he is like the ia
bled Fate who span strands SO fine
that they were invisible and who
finally became a victim with her
own cunning by finding herself in
exorably with her own threads. The
average crook is a jaiibird and the
average jailbird a repeater.
When social workers for the first
time visit certain OF our courts they
are appalled, by what they see and
hear. the second or third time they
become more or less Injured; and il
they should happen to call again all
that they would see and hear
would be lust one d--n case after
Habit can make man or break
a man. wMl
Right thinking and right living
are merely matters of right habits;
bad thinking and bad living, mat
ters of bad habits.
An oriental animal trainer once
trapped a tigers cub; petted II;
coddled it; reared it; and one day
it tore him to tatters. When a man
persistelttly INDUCES in laAness,
immortality or worse,
he is nursing a tigers cub.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
sCHoouIN SMYRNA.

The Young Women's Christian
association has established a serv-
ice center in Smyrna, according to
cable Just received at headquar-
ters in New York. This center will
works, classes and all the other
types of regular Y. w. C. a, work.
The plans for a Smyrna center
include also a social service train
ing class of educated, young wom-
en-, to prepare them for efficient
work among the stricken people of
their own land. The need for So
cial workers in the near east is in
finitely greater than the number
of foreign leaders available. Thou
sands of Armenian girls have been
or are being released by govern
ment order from the Turkish har-
ems, where they have been in cap
tivity for three or four years. Many
of them are quite alone in the
world, as their families were killed
in the massacres at the time they
were captured by the Turks.
Many of them have little children,
though the mothers themselves are
scarcely more than little girls.
They are penniless and without
means of earning a living. The
orphanages which offer them shell,
ter are in great need of teachers
and leaders to prepare these girls
for life. Y. w. C. A. secretaries
are filling this need in four towns
of the near east, but many more
workers are needed,
Smyrna has been chosen as q
particularly suitable place for Y.
w. c. A, training school because of
its Collegiate School for Girls,
whose students and graduates are
well fitted for such service, if they
can have the special training the
Y. w. c. A. will offer. 1t is ex-
pected that the course will prepare
these young women to teach the
girls in orphanages home making,
hygiene, the care of children, and
some types of industrial work
which will help, them to be self
supporting. But aside from the
more practical side of their educa-
ton, these girls need to be taught
to play. Their lives for the past
few years have been so full of
tragedy and wretchedness that
they seem to have forgotten all
they ever knew of fun. Recreation
and organized play. will receive due
emphasis in the Y. w. C. A. course.
The Y. w. c. A. center at Symr-
ma is to be in charge of Miss Nancy
l.. Mcfarland of New York City.
and Miss Jean NJ. Christie Of
Springfield. Mass, who sailed, in
November for this purpose.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

1t doesn't matter what a thing
costs. The question is whether or
not we have the big round iron
men to pay for it.
Deming has wonderful stores for
its size and they are possible be-
cause our citizens patronize them
The logical end to cooperative
storekeeping would be the destruc-
ton of all retail merchandising.
What would farm be worth near
Deming if Deming consisted of a
station. a school. and post office?
Our social life would be bankrupt
and people would go where they
,cokld enjoy the advantages de
manGed by a race that is admitted
ly gregarious in instinct. To the
extent that we impair the business
of our city to that extent we delay
the growth of industry and good
marketing conditions.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
FIRST DISTRIBUTION
OF TAXES THIS WEEK


Especial Correspondence to- The journal. }
Santa Fe. Jan. 23.-The state
treasurer this week makes his fist
distribution of 1920 tax income,
the state institutions having rel
ceived no tax income as yet in the
fiscal year compelling some of
them to borrow money in order I'd
tide over. All the counties except
San Juan have made their first tax
remittances and while the bulk Of
the first half of the taxes for 1920
will not be in treasurer's hands un-
til after February 10 and the dis
tribution of that will not be made
until the end of February, the dis
tribution this week will help "a
tide over Institutional finances.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

ness that | don't take on any more
than | can do; and when ] work
work. don't read the Saturday
Evening Post when ! ought to be
writing my copy for the next
weeks n. c.. Bill And it's up to
you to clear up and shut up"
N. c.
"U. Il. d." said Bill, or some
thing like it; and he really looked
angry at his old friend.
IN. c.
Advising Bill to take a weeks
vacation and work out a system
for saving himself, including his
soul, | departed thence; and if Bill
dies before / do I'm going to have
those letters carved on his tomb
stone. He deserves 'em.
Copyright, 1920, by Bert Love.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
Major Holman Dcmotcd.

Roswell News: Major E. A..
Lehman of the New Mexico Mill
tary institute received - telegram
yesterday from the war depart
ment at Washington, D. c., inform
ing him that he was honorably
discharged as a major in the Uni
ted States army. This is in keep
ing with the war department policy
to denote all regular army officers
as soon as possible, Two-thirds Of
the regular army officers holding
advanced rank have already been
denoted, and all will have been
denoted before June 80, 1920. A
regular officer discharged is dis
charged of advance grade only, and
when denoted he automatically re-
vers back to his regular grade. In
this case Major Lehman reverts
back to the rank of captain of the
cavalry.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

pie to prevent the spread of the
Red scourge if suitable defensive
measures are adopted, and, above
all, each country wages relentless
war on the radicals within its
borders.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
Buy Biz IiancN Herd.

Magdalena News: The Rito Stock
company of New Mexico purchased
300 head of prize winning Here
fords from the Hustled & Herring
Cattle company of Wyoming for
$4,000. The cattle are to be
shipped to Socorro county and will
be used to build up the herds Of
the firm which purchased them.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
Fire at MOuntainair.

Willard Record; The CONNER
cial hotel. the Orme Mercantile
company's building and the build
ing occupied by the Edward shoe
shop and the telephone company,
with their contents were burned.
The hotel was owned by Lorey
Bros. and the other two buildings
were owned by W. X. Orme.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
From Old Eno.,an,l

II consider Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy the best in the world for
bronchitis says William Savory,
Warrington, England. st has saved
my wife's life, she having been a
martyr to bronchitis for over six
years being most of the time cori-
fined to her bed. She Is now quite
Mall.n
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
NEW MEXICO NEWS
Nara visa Ric Ready.

Nara Visa News: The Bene-
dum-Trees No. oil well location
has been showing much activity
the past two weeks, the steel 90
foot derrick has been completed
and the builders left Saturday
night, The engine is in place and
fuel oil is being hauled out and this
well may be spudded in This week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

Holland is said to he giving up
windmills and adopting electric
and gasoline pumps. There is one
windmill made in Germany which
the Dutch desire to hold to. maybe
because he owns some millions of
loot that he took into the country
and upon which he pays tax.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

To help athletec develop thei
neck muscles a leather ring thu
is weighted with shot and we'd
around their heads has been i'd
vented.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
Received Appointment.

Santa Fe, Jan. 23.--DisIrlc
Judge Reed Holloman has appoint
ed w. II. Hicks, of Golden, receive
pendente lite for the partnership
CT Francis j. Clarke, who appeal
az plaintiff, and f, H. Eickersol
Roy Clark, and Elna BriStnw, It'd
former two and the husband of It'd
last-named, Frank Bristow, bcini
defendants. Mining property Il
southern Santa Fe county is in
VOlVed
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

The optimist isn't making much
noise, but he is a powerful balance.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
L.. b..
BY FRA ROBERTUS

u. b.
IN. c.
a friend o. mine told me the 9TH
err day that he wants an epitaph of
just two letters and two full-points
or periods placed upon his tomb
stone. "And carve 'em deep" said
he. "And what are those two let
ters?" l asked.
m. c.
~. b." replied my friend.
m. c.
kindly explain" | requested;
put me next, Bill"
N. c.
And Bill proceeded to explain.
sit down, he invited Just shove
those things off that chair onto
the floor and help yourself to the
chair. I'm too all-fired busy to
sort out those papers just now-so
fire 'em onto the floor; and if the
janitor doesn't come in when Tn
looking the other way and cart 'em
off to the waste-heap I'll be able
to work 'em up some day, maybe,
and see which is which and what
is what, and if there're really any
thing important in any of 'em any
how"
N. c.
Bill spoke in Il tired voice. The
WEAKNESS of ages, it seemed to me,
was in his tone, He was sitting at
his desk, heaped high with papers
of all aspects. Some We're news
papers. Some We're magazines.
There were two books from the
public library. There were letters.
There were clippings. There were
notations on the margins of some
of the newspapers. There were
memoranda on pads and loose
scraps of paper
N. c.
Bill had dismissed his stenogra-
pher for half an hour, so that he
might have a private confab with
his old friend and make an honest
confession that might be good for
his soul. And he made it.
IN. c.
Eyes" continued Bill, "if / leave
any friends when / pass hence, let
'em just carve II. b. on my tomb
stone, and let that stand for old
Bill--no name, you understand; no
dates. no nothin' except just ". b.
That's all.H
N. O.
well, Bill, what's the secret ?"
IN. c.
"Just this" confessed Bill; I've
been too busy most of my life to
attend TO business properly. I'm
never through. There's always
something left over for tomorrow
and the next day which should be
done today, but / simply can't do
it. I'm always too busy to get
through the days work. Pm"
IN. c.
81 reckon I'm dense, BILL said
/. "but what's all this whining to
do with the mysterious epitaph
U. B.'?"
"You must be Dense" jeered Bill
tired like. "Those epitaphic sym
bols stand for Unfinished Business.
Just carve 'em on my tombstone
and femme requiescat in peace"
N. c.
Which was whereof leaned back
in Bits visitors chair and laughed
loudly and longly. After which |
preached Bill bit of sermon.
why do you bring books and mag
azines and newspapers here to
your office to read during business
hours" / asked him. "if you're so
all fired busy as that? Why don't
you inaugurate some system? Why
don't you clean up. Bill, every day
work your desk clean of its sur
face accumulations and your brain
clear of its L. B., as you call it, and
be happy ever after"
m. G.
And old Bill looked at me glar-
ingly. III ] didn't know you so
WE'LL he said, "I'd ring for the
bouneer. What do you know about
buslness?"
IN. c.
"a considerable heap" ! admit
ted. II know so much about busi-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
Wagon Mound Oil plans.

QWagon Mound Sentinel. The
Wagon Mound oil and, Gas COM
pany, a trusteeShip, has been form
ed and will have offices in the Bur-
nett building, adjoining the offices
Of the United States commissioner.
They have plats of all townships
and ranges within 20 miles or
Wagon Mound, and are securing
leases for acreage sufficient to
bring in three or four drills. These
parties are the same who have
been influential in securing driil
for south of Wagon Mound.
Mr.. Pollard, representing the
McGee interests of Tucumcari. was
in town last week interviewing the
managers of the A, Macarthur
company with view of leasing the
big holdings our local firm owns
around Cuervo for the purpose OF
oil drilling. Mr.. Pollard was sue
cessful in effectuating a deal with
the A. Mac Arthur people.
Roswell Record: Word reached
this city this morning of serious
shooting affair at Carlsbad. the
participants We're DR.. w. Il. Lacksy
of Carlsbad and Joe Murrah. the
affair took place in DR.. Lackeyis
office and resulted in Iaackey
shooting Murrah through the stom-
ach. Murrah is a brother-in- LAW
of Laekey and the cause of the
trouble is not known here. The
nnn1iFfn~A ~ NJ L.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

A patent has been granted to a
Chicago man for tennis racket
press that also serves as cover.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

And Old Bill looked at me glar-
ingly. III ] didn't know you so
well.' he said, I'D ring for the
bouneer. What do you know about
business >"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

"a considerable heap" | admit
ted, II know SO much about busi-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24
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TWO MINUTES OF OPTIMISM
BY Herman j. Stitch. {
) Copyright 1919 by Press Pub
) fishing CO. IN. Y, World.)
NURSING A TIGERS CUB.

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

IN. c.
A friend O. mine told me the 9TH
er day that he wants an epitaph of
just two letters and two full-points
or periods placed upon his tomb
stone. "And carve 'em deep" said
he. and what are those two let
ters?' / asked.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24

Copyright, 1920, by Bert Love.)