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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-11
THE BARON is NAIVE.

Discussing the question of disarmament, Baron
Hayashi, Japanese ambassador to Great Britain and
the head the Nipponese delegation to the league
of nations assembly said to The Associated Press
Wednesday that some powers, including his own,
are increasing their naval forces-"of course not
with view of aggression, but rather to promote
peace" ...
Hashimura Togo himself could not have been
more ingenious! To mere Occidental mind, it may
not be clear why Japan. of all nations, needs to
increase her naval forces ito promote peace
What aggression has she to fear? What nation
will attack her? Let the Baron be more specific.
If Dial Nippon increases her honorable navy, it
is very probably for the honorable that she
intends to attack some of her revered neighbors-
all same like Mkado Wilhelm
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-11
NAY HUSBAND AND J
r. Name Phelps

! dred," she wrote, land he says
| Clifford is very sick man. That
his condition is grave. He is at
his club with trained nurse, but
the doctor talks of taking him to
the hospital" tl
There was much more, but !
| comprehend only that Clifford was
dangerously i'll; perhaps dying.
would return at once and nurse
him. I would take him home
There had been no publicity over
our affairs as yet; we had decided
to say simply that / had gone
west for time. Save Muriel and
Lola Lockwood and of course /
supposed Mabel Horton, no one
knew of my real plans; that /
intended to get divorce.
I telegraphed Doctor Hutchins.
Am starting Immediately. DO
not to take Mr.. Hammond to hos
pital, Will take him home on ar
rival" N.|
Then I dressed in a travelling
dress, left orders for Mandy and
Miss Newton to give up the apart
ment and follow me with Edith as
soon as possible. could never for
give myself if Clifford were to
die while l was planning a divorce.
1t would be too awful.
HOmeward.
Did ever railroad train crawl so
slowly? 1t seemed that / never
should get to Glendale. had tele-
graphed Muriel / was coming, and
asked her to meet me with Kate
and help me open the house and
get ready for Clifford.
The longest days end; so the
longest, most wearisome journey
/ had ever taken at last also
same to an end. | was in Glendale
at last.
Muriel and Kate were waiting,
and we drove Immediately to the
house. While Kate and Muriel
opened doors and windows l
changed my dress soiled from trav-
cling and went to the hospital.
The nurse warned me that Clifford
would probably not recognize me;
but nevertheless it was a terrible
shock when he stared at me with
no hint of recognition in his heavy
eyes. He was pale, emaciated, and
I could see very, very i'll.
Tomorrow-Clifford is taken
home,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-11

Me and Mary Watkins had a ar
gewment almost ending in fite
yestidday AFTERNOON, being more
her fault than wat it was mine on
account of her not knowing how
to argew, and she went in her
house mad and | went erround to
my cuzzin Arties, saying, Hay
Artie, you know that box OF
candy you got for your berthday,
we'll will you loan it to me il ]
promise not to eat more than 2
pieces? Me and Mary Watkins
don't speek and wunt to take ii
and eat peeces out of it in frunt
of her house jest to show her she
amt so mulch. Will you Artie?
WITCH he sed he would, and ]
took the box of candy GROUND to
Mary Weaknesses house, Artie COM
ing with me and standing in back
of the TELEGRAPH pole up the street
to see dident take eny more than
2 peeces according to the con-
track, and Mary Watkins was set
ting in her parler window looking
proud and l stood rite outside and
took the lid off the box and took
a big choclit out and started to
eat it slow with a Expression as
IL there was plenty more ware that
came frum, and she stopped look
ing proud and started to look as
If it wouldent of took mulch more
to make her smile.
Me thinking, G., the 'revendge is
working. And took the next big
gest peece and started to eat it
even slower on account of it being
the last one according to the con-
track, and Mary Watkins opened
the window as if she thawt she
needed more air to breethe rite,
me thinking, Gosh. she'll set there
all week If she waits for me to
give her q hunk of candy.
WITCH / could tell by her ,ixpres-
sion it was jest wat she was wait
ing for, and / put the lid back on
the box and wawked away, think
ing, HerBay, reyendge. And Artie
came out from in. back of the tele-
graft pole and took the box, and
jest then Mary Watkins came out
on her frunt steps, and wat did
Artie do but go rite down and
take the lid off and tawk to her
vile her and him ate all the pieces
they wunted to, me keeping on
wawking away thinking, Darn him,
the darn strike breaker.
Proving you cant always tell
about revendges r.
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called the bunny.

'"Hold on, children! Wait @
minuteI" cried Uncle Wiggily
Don't throw any more stones
That red head belongs to a bird
friend of mine, the Red-Headed
Woodpecker. He is kind and good
and l think all he is looking fol
Is a beech nut or two. Come or
out, Mr.. Red Head" called the
bunny rabbit gentleman.
81 will if they don't throw any
more stones at me-" said the bird
and when the animal children
promised they would not, saying
they were sorry for those they hac
thrown, out came the beautiful
red headed bird.
Il thought all birds with bright
colors in their feathers went south
for the winter" said Johnnie, the
squirrel.
IT do sometimes" said the Rec
Headed Woodpecker. but | dom
mind the cold if l can find things
to eat" .-.-..
"Oh, We'll give you some of the
beech nuts we gathered" prom
Used the squirrel boys.
land I'll give you some of oul
carrots and turnips If you like
them" said Susie. "Only the car
rots are rather hard to bite unless
you have good teeth
II have no teeth" said the Red
Headed Woodpecker, but / have
very sharp, strong bill. I can
drill hole in wood with it. That
Is why | am called woodpecker
II peck the wood. See!"
With that he began going rat
a-tat -tatr on the trunk of the tree
like the postman knocking at the
door in a hurry to give you spe-
cial delivery letter. And the birds
red head bobbed back and forth sc
fast that the animal children could
hardly see it.
leThen all of sudden, out from
behind a sassafras bush, popped
the bad old Black Bushy Bear
a"Ah, hal" growled the bear
"this is where l get Uncle Wig
gily!" and he reach out his paw fol
the bunny rabbit gentleman.
Excuse me, but you are ms.
taken" quickly said Red Head, the
woodpecker. This is where Esge'
you." And, flying out of the Tree
the brave bird with the hard, SHARP
bill began pecking and picking a
the soft and tender nose of the
Black Bushy Bear. %"
"Oh, WOW! Please stop! Let ms
alone and I'll go home!" howlet
the bear, and away he ran.
That's the end of him. saif
Red Head, the woodpeeker.
"Thank you for helping me-
spoke Uncle Wiggily, "and if yot
come with me we'll get some nut:
to eat.
"Oh, joyn' cried the Red Head
bird in rather harsh voice, but
that he could not help, because Of
his strong, sharp beak. Then he
became good friends with Sammie
and Susie and Johnnie and Billie
who helped feed him all that win
ter. And Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuzzJ
gave Red Head piece of suet
which the woodpecker liked bes'
Of ALL
And, If the wax doll doesn't pu'
on her rubbers and wipe out al
the marks the black lead pencil
makes on the white wall paper
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig.
gily and the feathered drum.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-11
JUST FOLKS
LIES RESPONSIBILITY.
Copyright, 1890. BY Edgar 4. Guest.

LIFE'S RESPONSIBILITY.
This is the thing I would have you learn
nothing is yours to keep,
And never you'll rest from the needs of toll till
the last, long final sleep; be.
There's never place or time In life when
nothing youll have to do stG
Whatever the post you shall come to here 1t
shall call for the best in you.
You may dream of riches and all the joy which
silver and gold can buy,
But the greater the wealth that shall come to
you the greater your care shall lie;
For the more that this life shall give to you, the
more to life you must give,
For this is the great uhwritten law: No man to
himself can live.
Has God bestowed on you talents rare by which
you may rise to fame?
Then upon your soul He has laid the charge
with courage to the same;
Nor skill nor power can bring you ease, for this
you shall find is true
He who has much to do with here, shall ever
have much to do.
For life and talents and wealth and fame are
given to men in trust
And each must work with the gifts he has till
his flesh returns to dust,
For this is the law which governs all and this
is the common test
give to the world his best.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-11
CLIFFORD is I'LL.
CHAPTER CLXXIX.

CHAPTER .CLXXIX.
l had only a month more to re
main in Reno when Muriel wrot,
me that Clifford was i'll. She hat
heard it gossiped, and had sen
Ned to Clifford's club to inquire
/ answered Immediately asking hei
to see Doctor Hutchins, Clifford's
physician, and find out just how
ill he was and let me know.
Clifford i'll. l could think oil
nothing else. He had always beer
self that / could scarcely imagine
him helpless. / said nothing to
either Mandy or Miss Newton
but determined OF wait and see
what Murie said in reply to my
suggestion that she see Doctor
HutChins. H
"Fo'de Lord Missy Mildred you
all be sick eff yo' don eat! is dar
sumpin troublin' you honey?'
Mandy asked when because of my
anxiety | could not eat the deli
cacies she had prepared for me.
I'm not sick, Mandy, but some
thing is troubling me-"
Il knowed it," she grumbled.
you is worryin' but Marse
Brooke"
mo Mandy you are wrong. ]
have nothing to worry about in
connection with him. What made
you ask that?" / questioned.
'Jes' because I-he--"-she re-
piled confused.
Conscience Stricken.
At the time l gave Mandy no
further thought, but afterward II
came to me that she had seen
something in Leonard's manner
which she thought might worry
me. Could it he possible that there
HAD been a difference, a GOODNESS
that even Mandy noticed? l dis
missed the thought as foolish, yet
I had often heard that man
cared more for woman when he
thought she belonged to some one
else, was unattainable, than when
he was sure of her.
But [ soon forgot to speculate
about Leonard in my anxiety over
Clifford, MuriePs letter came, spe-
cial delivery. - ~
II saw Doctor Hutchins Mil
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WALL Street
(By Tho Associated Press,

New York. Dec. 10,-The stock
market was feverishly irregular
and heavy again today. prices of
many prominent shares recording
new low levels for the year. though
showing surprising rallying power
in the later dealings. Shorts were
extremely aggressive, extending
their operations to the more rep
resentative issues in the railroad
division. whore gross declines of
one to almost five points accel-
Grated the renewed depression in
industrials and specialties.
Liquidation of the investment
transportations gave rise to much
gossip and rumor affecting the fl
nancial standing of various profess
slonal interests. but in we'll inform
ed quarters selling of these stocks
was regarded as in the nature of
q belated cleaning up of bull pools.
Further light was thrown on the
backward conditions in the steel
industry by the November state
ment of the United States Steel cor
poration, which disclosed a de-
crease. in untitled orders of $4,000
TONS far exceeding all forecasts.
This draws the bookings of the
steel corporation down to the low
est aggregate of the year. but
leaves the total at slightly over
100000 tons, as against little
more than 100000 tons in the
same period last year. ri
United States Steel was the most
active feature of the session, fluc-
tuating within a range of one
point and gaining a fraction at the
end. Mexican Petroleum replaced
an early setback of almost two
points with a net advance of 5 a
points ana recoyeries in other lead
ers ran from one to three points
Sales 100000 shares.
The money market retained all
its recent firmness, but foreign ex-
change was variable. rates to east
crn Europe. notably Greece. and
also to China, again breaking
sharply, the Oriental rate respond
ing to another new low record for
silver in London.
Convertible issues were the
weakest features of the bond mar
ket, especially Southern Pacific. 5 s.
which sold under par. Other issues
domestic and foreign. were irregu-
lar. Total sales. par value, aggre-
gated s1S,275,000. Old United
States bonds were unchanged on
call. @
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-11
READERS DISCOVERIES.


A Housekeeper: "My husband
and l have little bungalow and
have made the bedroom curtains
out of sugar sacks! They look very
well and no one would guess their
origin, as | have stencilled a pink
border on each one"
Bride Readers: IA short time
ago you wrote on the subject of q
CHEEKY dining room, suggesting
that one have between meal CEN
terpieces for the dining room table
made of cretonne. tried this plan
and wish to make this addition to
your idea-the cretonne does not
took wei made into a round
cehterpieW for a round table
(mine Is round) unless a border
of heavy lace is put around the
edge. 1t is so hard to hem a
centerpiece exactly round! My din
ing room color scheme is old
blue-and-tan, and / have crochet
ed an ineh-deep lace border
around an old-blue- and tan Gre
tonne centerpiece, making the lace
of old-blue silkateen. 1t looks
finew
Brides Aunt: 81 noticed recently
in your Readers Discoveries col
umn, a letter from a girl who
signed herself Bridesmaid and
who told Of how her bride-friend's
wedding was announced at q
, iuncheon-with snapshots of the
happy couple. have just given
an announcer luncheon for my
nInpn fss II 10
known the Great Secret:
bought at the five -and-ten-
cent store as many imitation dia-
mond rings as there were girls in
Vlted and put one of these 'soli-
taires' at. each girls plate, as a
favor. My niece, laid her engage
ment ring at her own place and,
when the other girls put their
rings on, after sitting down. she
also put hers on--as though it
were Just like the fake ones.
But it was soon enough discovered
that her ring was real diamond!
The eXcitment, the shouts of Are
you engaged? 1t is the real thing,
isn't it,? and the uproar of delight
when the bride-to-be acknowl-
edge the truth, convinced me that
| had hit upon good way of an
nouncing an engagement. 1 believe
others may like to try this plan"
Mother Reader: EVERY mother
knows how hard it is for the kid
dies to wait till the Christmas
Tree is to be exhibited, or for the
hour to arrive for Christmas Din
ner or some such other great event
of the day, and last year I made
things easier by starting my chill
dren on this little game during
their period of waiting.
''T had previously made SNOW
balls by rolling up tissue paper
into small, round wads and covers
ing them with some of the sheet
cotton which can be bought at any
drug store. the kind that is used
for bandaging! / sewed this cotton
securely around the tissue paper
balls and made sixaof these 'snpwi
balls for each child. Then Iamade
fort by covering tin washtub
with cotton, l. told the children to
see AwhoS couida throw 1.-The most
snowballs into the fort at dis
lance Of ten feet .(the youngest
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-11
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE,

Chicago, Dec. 10-Bearish eco
nomic and financial developments
had good deal to do today with
a sharp setback which took place
in the price of wheat. The market
closed heavy. sac to- 6%c net
lower, with December $1.60% to
s1.61 and March $1.57& to s1.5s.
Corn lost 3%c to 4kc. oats &c to
2hc to 29sc and provisions 22c to
F72c., .,s !, r- r...r
Breaks in the value of cotton,
silver and sugar put bulls at dis
advantage from the outset In the
wheat. Much attention was also
given to a statement from the fed
eral reserve bank of Chicago point
ing to imperative need of liquida-
ton of loans on the part of coun-
TRY banks. Besides. predictions
were current that there would be
Ia SO per cent increase of wheat re-
ceipts in Kansas within a fort
night. Authoritative denials that
any such increase was probable did
not reach Chicago until after the
market had closed. Meanwhileth the
market continued to weaken, al
though on the decline there was
free buying to remove hedges on
Canadian wheat that presumably
would be shipped to Europe. Signs
of domestic milling demand were
likewise noted.
Corn and oats showed independ-
emit weakness largely as a result of
more liberal offerings Of corn to
arrive, particularly from Nebraska.
Provisions gave way with grain
and hogs.
Closing prices:
Wheat-Dec., $160&; March,
$t.57%.
Corn-Dec., 6Shc; May. II Nc.
Oats-Dec., 45%c; May, 49Bc.
Pork-Jan., $22.50.
Lard-Jan., $13.97; May, $13.90.
Ribs-Jan., $11,95; May, $12.45.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-11
LIVESTOCK. MARKETS.
chicago Livestock


Chicago, Dec s"10.-Cattie--te-
oeipts 5000. Steers and she-stock
slow, early. sales around steady with
low time yesterday: demand indif-
ferent, quality plain; very few
steers here good enough to sell
above $1,000; bulk common and
medium natives $3.50 a l1.00; few
choice heavy kosher cows around
80. so: bulk butcher cows and heif-
ers $1,000 7.50; canners dull,
mostly $3.50@3.75; bulls and
calves generally steady; bologna
bulls largely $4.75@ $50; choice
veal calves $10.25@l0.50: stock
ers and feeders. slow.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000. Gener-
alY 1Oc to 15c lower than yester-
days average, range narrowest of
season., Top, 1855; bulk, $4,000
eco; pigs steady to strong. bulk
desirable 90 to 180-pound pigs,
'$s.00@s.35. In " .,'
Sheep-Receipts 1000. Best
killing grades strong to 25c higher
Top lambs. s11.75; bulk $4,000
|11.50; ewes largely $4.25 $500;
medium grades and feeding classes
steady.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-11

her magic, would take me back to
yesteryear. / once was young and
lull OF trouble, in trackless wilds
went astray, and every bright
hope proved bubble, my idols all
had feet of clay | had no tram
quill ewes or mornings, all day a
weary load / bore; the road was
marked with solemn warnings, left
there by failures gone before. Oh
youth was full of fire and fever,
and love. was false and vows
askew, and every hope was a de-
ceiver, and only bitter dreams
came true. And now l sit, with a
valise full of bottled grapejuice by
my side; the closing hours are
calm and peaceful, and slumber
comes at eyentide.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-11
BOSTON WOOL.

Boston, Dec. 10+The CONNER
cial Bulletin tomorrow will say:
There is more wool being sold
and better feeling pervades the
market although prices are quot
able on a lower basis. Many grades
of wool now are believed TO be
dragging on bottom and the out
look for the more remote future
is very encouraging. Meanwhile,
there are prospects that congress
may pass a law offsetting the eff
fects of foreign exchange which
will help the market The demand
for cloth IS still spotty and gener-
ally dull, although a little is being
done" W.
Secured basis:
Texas-Fine ~ months, 75c; fine
s months, SIS @60c.
Territory-Fine STAPLE choice,
S0@S5c: half blood combing, ESQ
roc; three-eighths blood combing,
58060c; quarter blood combing,
45c; fine clothing. CSC; fine me-
dunn clothing. 50@55c.
Pulled-Delaine, S5c; AA. '75c;
A supers. 60@65c.
Mohairs-Best combing. 400
42c; best carding, 33@35c. -
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Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
(By Howard r. Garis,l
Copyright 1920. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
UNCLE WIGGILY AND RED
HEAD,

Once upon time, not so very
many years ago, Uncle Wiggily
Longears, the nice old gentleman
rabbit, hoped through the woods
near his hollow stump bungalow
and saw Sammie and Susie Little.
tail, the two rabbit children, and
Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the
squirrel boys, throwing stones al
a tree.
what are you trying to do?'
asked Uncle Wiggily. as he leaned
on his red, white and blue striped
rheumatism crutch and twinkled
his pink nose, first at the squirrels
and then at the rabbits.
Are you trying to knock down
some beech nuts, Johnnie and
Billie? Or do you imagine carrots
grow on trees, Sammie and Susie %
asked Uncle Wiggily.
well, there. used to be beech
nuts on this tree" chartered Billie
one of the squirrel boys. but
they are all gone now. We gathered
some, johnnie. and l."
"And Susie and l know, better
than to THINK that carrots grow on
trees." laughed Sammie, trying tc
make his nose twinkle like Uncle
Wigeily's. a.. ~ .-..
"Well, then, why are you throw.
ing stones at the tree?" asked the
bunny gentleman.
1--WE are throwing at a red
head." answered Susie in whis.
per, as she hoped closer to Uncle
Wiggify. THAT is what we're do
ing-throwing stones at a red head
in the tree!' .f IS
my. goodness me, sakes alive
and a. ta4k etful of soap bubbles!'
exclaffhed the rabbit gentleman
"a red head in the tree. But whose
red head is it, and why are YOU
throwing stones"
d Reca usss whoever owns, the rec
head b6pped Il out AZ as ana Gamer
us names" answered Billie Bushy
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SUNSET OF LIFE.

I'm waxing old, I've reached
the cleaning, the coming nights
its shadow filings; and here ]
sit. my whiskers combing, and
on all things, The young
go by, the dancers, laqghers, the
singers of life's morning hymn;
and I'm unlike some other CATERS;
for envy makes their eyes grow
dim. Some graybeards watch the
young in sorrow, and long to tread
their shining ways, and sigh.
Youth always has tomorrow, but
age has only yesterdays" The
wintry dusk seems rather tragic,
but l would cry, Nay, nay, my
dear" if some kind fairy. with
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Laurn, A.Nrk1non

child was allowed to stand near
est the 'fortD, Every ball that
went into the fort counted 10
When all had thrown their six
balls, they were allowed to gather
them up and repeat the game
Strict account was kept of the
points won and 100 was set as the
number which would win the con-
test.
The children not only played this
game while waiting to see their
tree and while waiting for dinner
but before going to bed and, in
deed, at all odd moments. am
recovering the same snowballs to
use this Christmas, for | put
them away last year and they have
kept nicely"
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tail. Maybe it's red-headed boy,
hiding in a hole of the tree"
Well if it is a boy, no matter
whether he has red hair or not,
and if he is like some boys I've
heard off, spoke Uncle Wiggily,
you rabbit and squirrel children
had better not stay around here.
The red headed boy might catch
you" s
"Oh, it isn't boy" said Susie.
1.-THE red is too bright for that. 1t
is more like the red velvet on my
best hat. Besides, the red head
isn't as large as a boy"
Not half" chartered Billie
Bushytail.
t"Dear me! This is very surpris-
ing and pulling" said Uncle Wig
gily. making his pink nose twinkle
faster than ever. II wonder who
the red head can be? Perhaps
oh, can it be the red Fuzzy FoX?"
asked the bunny gentleman, and as
he spoke the animal children
crowded closer around him.
Don't be afraid. Uncle Wig
gily," said Susie, patting Mr.. Long
ears with her little paw. This
wasn't the Fuzzy Fox. He has a
big red tail, like busting brush,
just as you and Baby Bunty saw
it one day. But this was only a
red head. And why didn't you
bring Baby Bunty with you?"
"She is helping Nurse Jane, "
answered Uncle Wiggily. But !
must find out about this red head"
Just then Billie cried:
R"There he isl" and the squirrel
boy threw stone, which banged
against the tree and did not hit
any one, | am glad to say. Uncle
Wiggily looked up quickly and
caught sight of a flash of red on
the limb of the tree.