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

living, hard working men who have
ambitions above a salaried position
men who want to have a share
in their business and who are Will
ing to work for it
Men Hard TO Find.
But" continued Mr.. Penney
1T isn't easy to find such men. An
outsider. taking into consideration
only the manner in which the COM
pany's business has increased and
the opportunities which it presents
for promotion and financial indie
pendence, would undoubtedly think
that it would be a simple matter
to find suitable recruits. But for
some reason, possibly because of
the high wages which are being
paid at the present time, it is dis
tinctly difficult to discover men
who have vision sufficient to see
beyond the long hours of hard
work at small living salary which
we offer at the start.
Because of this hard work we
purposeIy avoid emphasizing the
eventual benefits of the Penney
organization when we seek new
men We stress the training and
the long hours, rather than holding
up the golden prospect of indepen-
dence which comes from partner
ship in a rapidly growing company.
Right now, with a hundred new
stores opening in the spring, we
are finding it hard to discover men
who are willing to work up from
the bottom, men who appreciate
the dignity of the profession of re-
failing and who are not averse to
tackling the hard jobs which must
be done before gathering the re-
ward.
1.-THE kind of men we want are
those who will fix their mind on
the ultimate goal and be willing to
pay the present price for future
executive position as an actual
active partner in their own bust
ness. This is the type Of man re-
sponsibIe for the growth of the
Penney Co. founded on $500 and
an idea which has proved to be
worth many thousand times that
amount"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08
J. c. PENNEY HAD $500 AND ANIDEA--NOW THE
PENNEY COMPANY HAS A $3O,0O0,O00 BUSINESS
Operates 1877 Stores in %
States With 100 More
Planned for Spring.
MANAGERS ARE PARTNERS
System Permits Clerks To
Work Up to Responsible
Positions.
Special to The Retail Public Ledger.

Special to the Retail Public Ledger
New York, Jan. 6.
From an Investment of $500 to
an annual business of $50. 00O, 900
is quite a juntp-almost as great
as from Kemmerer a little town
down in the southwestern corner
of Wyoming and we'll off the beat
en- track Of things commercial. to
New York, st. Louis, st. Paul and
1877 other cities throughout the
country.
But that's the advance which the
JIG. Penney Co. has made within
the last seventeen years.
More than that, plans have been
formulated for, the opening of 100
new stores in the spring-so that
next years business ought to be
considerably more than $4,000
times the original cash investment
of Mr.. Penney.
While the Penney organization
is very far removed, from a one
man company, as the manager of
each of the 1871 stores is a partner
in the business, the early history
of the company is the story of the
founder-a man who put across a
big idea on the slimmest of capital,
plus some sixteen hours a day of
real work.
j. c. Penney didn't have the adj
vantages of college education. He
finished his high school training
in Hamilton, Mo-, at the age of
seventeen and started right in to
work on the family farm. Two
years later he secured his first
retail position at the Hale store in
Hamilton at SALARY of $25 for
the remainder of the year" As it
was only February when he secured
the place, Penney worked for the
first eleven months at $2.27 for
every thirty days.
The next year, though, saw the
first real rise in his fortunes. He
received $500 for that twelve
months. or about eight times as
much as for the first year, In
1887, when his health made it nee
essary for him to move westward,
he was earning $25 a month and
figured that he was really getting
somewhere.
From Denver, Penney moved to
Longmont, Colo, where he opened
butcher store in partnership with
friend, later buying out the part
ner and running the business by
himself. But he was only able to
keep his head above water for a
little more than q year Then came
the crash, and, Pennies but not
discouraged Penney secured a po-
.sition as clerk in general dry
goods store at Evanston, Wyo., at
$50 a month.
1t was in 1902 that he arrived in
Kemmerer, with $500 which he had
saved out Of his salary and which
he Immediately used as part pay
ment for third interest in the
"Golden Rule store" owned by the
smen for whom he had previously
been working. .
Seventeen years ago, therefore,
the Penney assets consisted of q
part ownership in a general store
i'm a none-too- thriving community,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08

lana. where they have been for
several weeks visiting at the home
OF Mrs. Fosters parents. They were
so unfortunate as to contract the
flu on the way home and are now
Fill,
Mrs. w, f. Phillips and Frank
Phillips are III with the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. r, l.. Boyce an
rounce the birth Of a daughter
who was born Tuesday, February 3
MIR. and Mrs. ], e. Mcclure, who
recently purchased the Barron
farm on Cottonwood Row have
moved from Carlsbad to their, new
hCme.
MIR. and Mrs. C. r. Hanson came
in the last of the week from a visit
in Washington, Mimi, and other
points.
Mrs. Fred ODell and Roy O'Dell
Iare suffering from an attack Of the
flu this week,
Mr.and Mrs. Patterson and Mrs
Fatterson's sister. Madeline. are Ill
with the FLU this week. Mr.. Pat
terson recently returned from Lub-
book, Tex, where he contracted the
disease.
Mr.. Woodruff of Artesia. spent
several days in Hagerman this
week looking after his property in
terests.
IT. C. Barron left Wednesday for
Iona Linda, Calf, where he will
reside. Mr. and Mrs. Barron have
spent several months in California
and Mr.. Barron recently returned
here to ship his household goods
and bee supplies and he expects to
continue in the bee business.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08

talized at $1.100,000, of which
100000 was common stock and
the remainder preferred. At the
present time the capitalization is
$4,000, 600, of which 100000 is
common and $l0,000,O0O preferred.
The manner in which this stock
Is handled is that each partner
manager owns stock in his particu-
lar store, represented by a special
stock issue in the company. There
fore, all stockholders are active
members of the firm, interested not
only in the success of their own
store, but also in the growth and
increased prosperity of the COM
pany as a whole.
Every time a new store is opened
an employe of an older store is ad-
vanced to partnership and any
where from three to five men-all
of them of a caliber which will en-
able them eventually to manage
stores of their own-are taken into
the company.
Beyond the fact that each Of the
~ - ! NiillNE HtpltD bIstl ElS IL
uniform in size and color with the
other 1876 stores, there is little at
tempt at direction or compulsory
similarity from the company's Of
flee in New York. All the buying
is, of course, done through a CEN
trail organization-thu affording
the benefit of experience and the
use of u large amount of capital
but the managers of the stores have
free hand in all questions refer
ring to the management of their
own organization. They sink or
swim by their own efforts, and the
history of the firm shows that the
swimmers" outnumber those who
sink nearly 100 to one!
This, of course, is partly due to
the advantages which arise from a
close inspection of the daily re-
ports made by each store and the
rigid systems of accounting which
are maintained. But, in the words
of the man who founded the bust
ness, the success of the company is
based primarily upon the fact that
we have been able to gather to-
gether a group of honorable, clean
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08
ESTANCIA

Mrs James Lewis went 10 Santa
Fe on Thursday to spend a few
weeks with her mother.
State Bank Examiner James b.
Read was in town examining the
Two local banks last Friday and
saturday, returning to santa Fe
on saturday,
Assistant District Attorney r. l..
Hit of willard represented the
state at the trial of b, #. Garden
shire before Justice Of the Peace
A. A. tTine on Friday Mr.. Garden
shire is a resident of Santa Fe
county, residing near Stanley. and
was prosecuted by the Farmers
and Stockmcn's bank for forgery.
iardenshire waived preliminary eX-
animation and was bound over to
await the action of the grand Jury.
ON the following Tuesday he with
drew his waiver of preliminary ex-
animation and asked for, trial,
which was granted him by Justice
OF the Peace Hine, and hearing was
held which resulted in his dis
charge by the court, there not be-
ing sufficient evidence to convict
him. Mr.. Gardenshire and his
wife, who was here at the trial,
returned to their home near Stan
ley Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Katherone Garvin has re-
signed her position as deputy as
SCISSOR and Assessor Howell has APP
pointed Leo a. Douglass TO fill the
vacancy.
Mrs Harry ]. Fincke and chill
dren Of Moriarty were the guests
Of Or. and Mrs. J. II. Virgins for a
few days this week.
Prof r. G.. Wills of the Estancia
school was confined to his room
last week with a light attack of
the "flu. w. H. Trentman is in
charge of the school during Prof.
wills absence.
John b. Block is in a serious
condition at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. p. Rayburn, as the
result Of a strain in lifting on an
auto truck in coming to town with
a load of beans on Wednesday. The
truck got stuck and Mr.. Block at
tempteG to lift it out, and The
overexertion caused heart failure.
Mrs. Joe Howell Of Willard is
visiting her sister, Mrs, Sam N.
Jenson
Messrs. Hawkins and CallSins,
engineers of Albuquerque, met with
the village trustees and the eXecu-
tive committee Of the Chamber of
Commerce on Tuesday and sub
mitted a proposal and estimate for
establishing street grades and sur
veying for sidewalks, which is be
ing considered by the village.
There is a case of flu four miles
west of town on the fatigue road.
4 Health Officer j II. Virgins was
called to the home of Seth Williams
and found him suffering with the
+ flu. That is the only serious case
that has been reported in this vi
cinity the case of Prof. Wills being
very light.
Z c. y. Seaman and c. R. Green
field of Moriarty were business Wis
itors Wednesday
Mrs. A. A. Hire of Albuquerque
and daughter, Mrs Mabel Senter,
Of Wichita Falls, Texas, arrived on
Thursday for a few days stay,
Misses Mamie and Iona Spencer
entertained number of their
friends at their home on Wednes-
sday night.
DR. A. NJ. Parrett and Rev.
Weaver went to Mountainair on
Thursday on Red Cross service.
MIR. and Mrs Walter L Martin
are spending couple of weeks at
Hot Springs, n. NJ, for the benefit
3of Mrs. Martins health.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08
PORTALES

4
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Kenyon came
in last Tuesday evening from Burk-
/ bnnctt, Texas, where they have
/ lived for the past year.
Mr.. Curry, assistant in the Joyce
/ Pruitt grocery store, recently left
Portales for his home in Alabama
for a visit with his mother and
family.
Gail Hamilton, our telephone
maHager, father and sister, left
here saturday morning oNerlanu
for Artesia, \. NJ, for a visit with
| friends. M. Hamilton iRrmerly
held the same position at Artesia'
! They returned to their home here
Tuesday.
Mrs, Elva Retiring of Denver,
/ Colo, was here Thursday and Fri
| day Mrs, Retiring is field agent
/ for the free circulating library FOR
the blind for the states OF New
Mexico and Colorado. While here
she received very liberal donations
toward the advancement OF the
work.
Rhoda Johnson and Mary west
entertained some OF lllell ~ le,lo9
at l o'clock dinner last sunday,
Places were laid for siX-Mr. ana
Mrs. #. r. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs: D.
b. II, Young, Rev j. IL S'ucNeS
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08
HAGERMAN

The commercial department of
the Hagerman high school gave a
play Deacon Dubbs,' on Friday
evening at the school auditorium.
Although this was the second time
for the play to be given, it had
scored such n success that the at
tendance was good.
The w I'M was to have met on
Wednesday afternoon at the. church
but owing to the epidemic of FLU"
which is sweeping over the neigh
borhood the meeting was post
poned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster and chill
dren came in Saturday from Louis
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08

| times | make this ribbon black, and
sometimes blue, and sometimes, for
u particularly French touch hello
| trope. This little tucker is very
! pretty fashion for any kind of a
wooden one-piece frock. as it light
| ems UP the fabric and. since it can
| be washed repeatedly, serves as Il
| protection for the inside of ones
| bodice. 1t may be sleevele ssor have
sleeves ending in full puffs at the
wrist, also pulled up over ribbons,
| When this Is the case, the sleeves of
1 the frock should be slightly bell
shaped and short enough to permit
! the net puffs to show underneath.
| The style is copy of the 1860
sleeves OF our grandmothers, one
| of the most graceful frames,
think, for the wrists and hands,
and is somewhat of an exclusive
/ fashion among smart women just
row.
I A friend of mine has a silk duve-
| tyn suit with a little jacket OPEN
! ing in the front. the jacket carry
ling these bell sleeves. She wears it
| over "a false blouse that has a piece
! of all-over baby Irish down the
front, and slightly full undersleeves
showing a bit of the baby Irish and
ending in a cuff of baby Irish inser-
ton fashioned singly with four tiny
/ buttons and crocheted loops. Irish
lace, of all kinds, is starting in on
IA revival of which / shall have
Ymore to say some other time.
TO be worn under a fur coat-a
Daytime frock of new. grey. blue,
| crushless silk duvetyn, bound on
its edges with black silk braid. and
worn with washable dotted net
tucker gathered up on black gros-
/ grain ribbon.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08

a logged determination to make
good and an ambition which re-
fused to recognize the existence of
obstacles. His liabilities were the
1900 which he had to borrow in
order to purchase the interest in
the store, a frail physique, which
constantly threatened a breakdown,
and the knowledge that Kemmerer
was not the type of town in which
commercial successes are generally
made.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08

Nutmegs are kernels of the fruit
of a tree cultivated in Sumatra,
Java, and the West Indies. The
shape and size of this fruit resem-
BILE a peach, and when ripe it easily
splits in two parts. showing the
kernel Cor nutmeg) and mace,
which surrounds it.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08

one of the queerest churches
ever known was that constructed
by a missionary in the Far North
The missionary found that the Els
quimaux had no place in which
they could meet for religious serv'
ice, whereupon he started to build
a church of seal skins. no wood OF
other suitable material being avail
able. The skins were sewn to-
gether and stretched over "gir.
ders' of whalebone, empty provi-
sion cans serving as seats.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08

At the signing of the armistice.
the total of German BON bling and
scouting aeroplanes had fallen to
roo while the allies had three
machines on the front to every
German one.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08

CHILEAN investigators have found
petroleum deposits in Bolivia of
sufficient promise to warrant de-
Yelopment. .sa.as.. s..se... s..sn.. -.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08

\ scheme to Restore Muffs to Pop
larity-Silk Duvctyn Frock-I5ibs
and fuckers.
BY ALICE BRADY.

When ] went to a big fur house
last September to make some pur-
chases, | was told that muffs were
more or less out of style; at least
in comparison to their former pop
ularity A short time ago furs
ordinarily were sold in sets
muff and neckpiece-but now wo-
men buy their neckpieces- and get
their muffs later if at all. Buying
summer furs, necessarily muff-less,
is said TO have started this habit,
Another contributory cause to quiet
in the muff market are the big
cuffs that women are wearing on
their coats. The general wearing
of capes also has had a great deal
to do with it. since it is not only
awkward to manage both cape
and a muff, but if you have the
one you really do not need the
other The only muffs one furrier
was showing in September were
some in canteen shape.
But in spite of this prediction,
muffs seem to be stealing in again,
Perhaps Paris is forcing them. If
so, it is being done very insidiously,
because the muffs are not of fur,
but of cloth, or duvetyn, or angora,
with at the most fur band added.
This dodge, while suggesting com
bined novelty and economy to the
feminine mind, accpstoms it to the
renewed use of the muff. It's Il
clever scheme, isn't it?
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-08

The duvetyn muffs nave hats TO
match, and are made up in shades
contrasting to ones suit, in terra
Gotta, in green, in king blue or
Copenhagen. Angora muffs have
scarves to go with them, and the
cloth muff is usually of the mate
rial of the suit--or perhaps of vel
vet-with bands of fur at either
end, or down only one side. The
Angora sets are only for sport, or
at most a rainy day in the city.
But the other muffs are quite cor
rect for wear on any occasion.
| saw recently in one of the shops
a charming little daytime frock to
be worn under a fur coat. | felt
it was so smart model that | had
it sketched for you. The froek is
of. soft grey-blue, silk duvetyn---
that new duvetyn that can be
crumpled up without becoming
creased or flattened, and is trim
med with black silk braid.
Though the original model happens
to be worked out with silk duve-
tyn, any material would do as well,
provided it were one with a firm
body to take the lines correctly;
say roughish cloth of some sort.
And of course it would be just as
pretty in another shade as in blue
grey. It's the lines that are so
smart.
With the frock is worn little
old fashioned tucker of white wash
net Ct have several of these, some
Of dotted or sprigged net. and some
plain, so as always to be spick-and
span) that gathers up over a half
inch ribbon Of grosgrain. Some
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-06
1000 ADMIRERS AND .
FRIENDS PAY TRIBUTE
TO ROOSEVELT MEMORY
10y MORNING ,oupsAl srscr.t LEASED w,nt,

New York, Jan. 5.--Many promin-
ent Americans We're among the more
than 1000 friends and admirers Of
cred at Carnegie han tonight, eve of
the first anniversary of his death. to
pay tribute to his memory.
On the stage was a bust of Colonel
Roosevelt draped with American flags
under which hung a huge wreath
bound with purple ribbons, A chorus
of young women led the singing of
america" and other patriotic songs.
Among those who occupied seats
grouped around the bust were Arch
bishop Patrick j. Hayes, Nicholas
Murray Butler president of Columbia
university; Bishop Charles Sumner
Purch, of the Episcopal diocese of
New York: Rabbi Samuel Schulman
and Mrs John Henry Hammond, pres
ident of the Roosevelt Memorial as
ISOLATION, who presided. $751;. ...
Bishop Burch, in delivering the in
yocations referred to Colonel Roose-
velt's unselfishness, his patriotism and
his order for the perpetuation of all
American ideals.
Mrs Percy " Pennybacker, presi-
dent of the Chautauqna Women's
club, came from Texas purposely to
attend the service. She spoke of
Colonel Roosevelt as "the father and
citizen whose wonderful and vital
forces and principles will always live
III our minds"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-06
C0UG.HED NIGHT AND.
DAY FOR TWO YEARS
Mr.. Parkhurst found quick re-
lief from chronic bronchial
trouble.

Two years ago, | had Ia grippe
which left me with a bad cough. Fin
ally this became chronic bronchial
asthma and four doctors said it could
not be cured.
IT commenced taking everything
my friends recommended. but | got
worse instead of better For two years
! was unable to do any work except
to cough constantly night and day,
which was the hardest work | ever did
FINALLY | got hold of Milks Emul-
sion. 1t benefited me so much. right
from the start, that it came as a God
send. In two months | was perfectly
cured | gained in health, strength
and flesh rapidly,'--J. M. Parkhurst
Leon st. w, Terre Haute, Ind.
Coughs like this seldom yield to To-
cal treatments The surest way to
strengthen the whole system. For any
remn rkahle remedy.
Milks Emulsion is pleasant nutri-
tive food and corrective medicine It
restores HEALTHY, natural bowel action.
doing away with all need of pills and
physics. 1t promotes appetite and
quickly puts the digestive organs in
shape to assimilate food. AS a build
or of flesh and strength Milks Emul-
sion Is strong''' recommended to those
whom sickness has weakened and is a
powerful aid in resisting and repairing
the effects of wasting diseases. Chron-
&c stomach trouble and constipation
are promptly rcleved--usually in one
day.
This is the only solid emulsion made,
and so palatable that it is eaten with
spoon like ice cream. Truly Won
derful for weak, sickly children
No matter how severe your case. you
are urged to try Milks Emulsion un-
der this guarantee--Take six bottles
home with you, use it according 20
directions and if not satisfied with
the results, your money will be
promptly refunded. Price soc and
$3.50 per bottle. The Milks Emulsion
Co, Terre Haute. Ind. Sold by drug
Gists everywhere.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-06
BRIT SH ADMIRAL
HAS BUSY DAY IN
NATION s CAPITAL

Washington. Jan. 5.--The American
navy was host tonight at recep-
ton given to Admiral Viscount Jelii-
coe, commander of the British high
seas fleet in the battle of Jutand. The
reception, which closed busy day for
the visiting naval officer, was at the
residence of Secretary Daniels, who
headed the receiving line. Among
the guests were members of both
houses of congress and naval attaches
of the various embassies and lega-
lions.
Niscount Jellicoe, who arrived yes
terday from New York. started the
day with formal calls on Secretary of
state Lansing and Secretary Daniels.
Later he called on Vice President
Marshall and was received on the
floors of the senate and house. The
outstanding feature. however of the
day was an official inspection of the
Washington navy yard, in the course
OF which the visiting party was shown,
not only routine work on the big guns
which will comprise the batteries of
the new dreadnaughts Tennessee, CAL
ifornia and Maryland, but new devel-
opments in naval armament of which
no information hitherto had reached
beyond naval circles.