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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-21

Miss Florence Parbury. London author, artist, tra weller, musician and ayiatrix. is in this country with the avowed purpose of founding "League of Friendship" between this country and England. In addi- ton to lecturiDs cn the league nlss Parbury is exhibiting her paintings. completing a book on Canada. wnicP is to be a companion book to her "Kashmir." All this is considered relaxation by this author artist. who bas come over from Leu Ion ito pisy." During the war she served for a time as 3 Red Cre-s aurse in uavre and later turned her studio in KensingtoD into place of enter . tainment for officers and men. Miss Parbury is a descendant of Alfred the Great. Her grandfather. George ParNrry, was one of the orig'ha. backe,s of the Suez Canal i9ea.
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EPoRTs FOR 24 HOURS ENDING A. M. ToDA,

NoIE Observations Atka Kodak a m. PrinceR land and San Francisco at and Juneau tme
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K. D. MCLEAN

New and Second Hand Fur. niture bought and sold Up- holstering, carpet laying. fur. niture packed for shipping Cor Second and Franklin
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03
REFORMING OUR NUMERALS.

In this generation regret is expressed that in
previous ages men did not know much as we.
As result we are bound by customs and laws that
could be greatly improved, were not great contus-
ion involved in making the changes. For long we
have been told that English is Improperly spelled
and great efforts have been made to introduce re-
forms in that line. There are those too, who decry
our system of weights and measures and would sub
stitute something more scientific.
Now comes a complaint about our system OF
numerals and regret is expressed that the hlndns,
who are credited with originating our system, did
not have six fingers each hand for in that event
we should have counted by twelves instead of by
tens The objection raised to reckoning by tens lies
in that ten is Invisible by two and five only, while
twelve offers far greater facilities in that line The
inability to express one-third definitely in our deci-
NAL system held by the DIRECTORS to condemn it as
unsatisfactory and that it could have been greatly
improved. But the blame rests with nature in pro-
viding man with only ten fingers. He made use
of the only tools he had for enumeration in primt
tive times
Since Sir Isaac Newtons ideas of gravitation have
been challenged, need not be surprised at COM
plant about anything on which we have relied
Trying to comprehend the suggestion that couple
more numerals should have been slipped in between
ten and eleven is likely to cause the brain to wobbe
1t might be possible greatly to simplify our spelling
it might be in the interest of science to change ou
system of weights and measures and under neces
sity we might stand for BOTH but we should object
and we believe the concurrence, would DO well-nisf
unanimous to trying to substitute a system of nu
merals where twelve would stand substantially fo
what ten does now The world has enough troubles
without that.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03
1T DOES NOT NEED TO BE.

The feeling that what has been must be- is very
prevalent. Its prevalence is the cause OIL lho'e III
action and lack of progress than any one thing
Perhaps inertia or perhaps conservatism, leads
us to submit to what has been or "haI Is DIS III
evitable
In communities where this sentiment is domi-
nant prorress is at a standsti The people cease
70 combat their environment No effort is maze 10
improve conditions. In fact, the mental attituue
often is so acquescen that the possibility of change
or improvement finds place in the mind
If the danger of floods has been imminent Tor
years it is taken for granted that that danger must
always be imminent although the protecting dykes
ore SO slight that they could in places be bullt
almost with teaspoon.
If alkal and swamps and mosquitoes nave Always
prevailed it is assumed that they must Always pre-
vail, though competent engineers assure us OF the
success of drainage and the law provides way lor
its accomplishment
If fire companies always have been~flfteeh MIN
es in getting to a fire it is assumed that ffteeh
minutes is the proper time required although TWO
minutes would be adequate under efficient manage
mont.
If Inadequate fire protection and an inadequate
emereency supply of water has been the rule it is
presumed to be inevitable. =
If submission to the demands of strikers mas
been the rule with no real effort made to arrive
at the merits Of each case, resignedy submit 10
further demands as unavoidable without regard TO
the merits.
Need we multiply examples?
Man was created to be the master OF MS en-
vironment not its victim. Real men control their
business instead of allowing their circumstances 10
control them
We can be, as community what we will to be-
But attentive scrutiny of public questions as they
arise and a real red-booded graphing with prop
lens must be the price paid.
1t pays. 1t pays in dollars and cents. Doubling
population; doubling productiveness; doubling ell
Cheney against destructveness, doubles the wealth of
the alert. 1t doubles it by new wealth added ana
not by taking it away from others.
What Albuquerque and other New Mexico towns
need is greater touching of elbows a better UNI
lerstandng, more refined piece of teamwork
among those who visualize all this and are ready
to go.
who such? Tell us. Are We right or wrong
Tell us Talk back, do not sit and look at us THOSE
who are ready to so program of progress &c
not know your willingness to join. Make the Jour
nal the clearing house for the exchange of views
We can make city and our state what we
will What do will to make it? Rich or poor
prominent or humble, we addressing you.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03
MUCH "BUNK."

Ghe senate committee investigating campaign
expenses of presidential candidates seem to thlnk
they see sulphur flames coming out of the strong
boxes of certain candidates. Such conclusions arc
absurd.
Had library hospital or a college been
the beneficiary of a gift of 100000 from Colonel
Proctor that gentleman would be a public bene-
factor.
But when he sees fit, in a spirit of service to his
country to expend it in giving the people an ade7
quate conception of the character and record of
General Wood, that they may the more Intelligent
~ act in the selection of a president, there is an
immediate suspicion of an Interior design against
the people. Sos
Why, indeed waste all this money? There are
gentlemen living in New York, Chicago and Wash
ington who are perfectly willing to nominate and
elect a president without the need of any public
spirited citizen spending a cent All need to
do is to go on about business and they will at
tend to the election of a president for us.
But if any one wishes to at all combat the de-
SIGNS of these patriotic gentlemen he must spend
money to do so. In which event. finding themselves
ANNOYED in carrying out their plans for naming a
president the popular thing to do is to scandalze
those who would enlighten the people by spending
the money necessary to get the information to them
Ia IT serious stretch of our credulity to believe
,ba Colonel Proctor sought to do public service:
To him 100000 is no great item TO spend II II
electing suitable representative of the people by
carrying campaign OF enhghtehueh' aiming 'i''
people is altogether worthy.
A sense of a service rendered is probably reware
enough or at most the privilege of shining in th'
REFLECTED glory of his friend in the presidential
efai is doubtless as near selfish motive as coione
Proctor had
There is great deal of bunk" in this investga
ton. Will the people see it? .-l------
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03
JUST FOLKS
THE WISDOM OF FATHER.

Pa doesn't know thing about an engine in
motor car.
ro talks about the different parts but couldn't
tell you where they are;
He never fixes it himself when something breaks,
but calls man
And saws hes found that in the end that always
is the wisest plan.
Yet every time the engine stops, or isn't acting
as it should,
He climbs out of his seat on goes in front an
looks beneath the hood
ale couldn't tell what's out of gear If it was
plain as day. says Ma
AN vet to see him standin' there you'd think
he understood the car;
In all the times he's stopped an looked he's
never once found what wrong.
| We've always had to sit an wait till some me-
chanic comes along; r.a..s.
An yet you haven't any doubt that he would fix
it If he could
Recause he seems so very wise when he looks
underneath the hood
The other day the broke down, an Pa got
out his usual way,
"Iu have look" says he to Ma, IAN maybe
save a long delay
| An Ma she smiled an winked at me while Pa
| lust stood an stood an stood,
An, looked at everything there is to look at un-
| derneath the hood.
| "When Won get through admlrin' it, says Ma, as
i sweetly as could be-
4 perhaps you'll telephone for help an maybe
i we'll get home for tea
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03
THE PRoHrBIToRY AMENDMENT.

The supreme court of the United States decided
Monday that the action of the state legislature IN
ratifying the prohibition amendment is not subject
to a referendum in those states where method Of
securing vote of the people upon the legislation
enacted, is provided.
No other decision was expected by those who
were in sufficiently impartial mental attitude to
prevent the wish being father to the thought
The constitution of the United States provides
an absolutely definite method for its amendment
which is too explicit TO be doubtful.
two-thirds vote of congress can submit an
amendment When that resolution is ratified by
the legislatures of threefourths of the states the
amendment proposed becomes a part of the con-
stitution.
All this was done. in accordance with both the
letter and the spirit of the law. Had the makers
of the constitution wished it to be subject to vote
of the people they could very easily have added a
provided, however which would have made 1t
subject vote of the people in states so provid-
ing. This they did not do,
They believed, and rightly that what tWo-thlrds
of congress wished, when seconded by three-fourths
of the state legislatures the will of the people
Thus we are step nearer the final determine
ton of the legality of the new amendment
The action of the court unanimous.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03

Editor Albuquerque Morning Jour
nal, Albuquerque, N. M.
Dear Sir
We feel you have placed rather
a wrong light upon the facts in con-
nection with the present demands
of the painters union in the ar
ticles you published Tuesday and
Wednesday. We therefore request
You publish this article in full or
not at all.
In your front page editorial you
Law great stress upon the point that
paint contractors have not been
able to tell what their cost for labor
would be upon given job. TINS
has not been true with reference to
cur last agreement for $500, ind is
not true with reference to our new
agreement for $500. The contrac-
tors have been able to figure labor
costs at a definite figure. When we
announced our request for $9.OU
we gave thirty days notice to go
into effect and (be sure to get this)
we agreed to take care of all work
previously contracted at the old
rate providing the contractors
would file a list of this work with
the union. Our new contract is for
"a definite period" of ten months
Where do you find ground for the
claim that contractors are unable
to figure labor costs in painting?
We ask that you apply the same
| OOgic ~ to the rights of men as ma
terial. At a banquet which you at
tended recently the papers reported
that you talked There were many
material men there. Why did you
not ask them to set limit on Their
profits and prices for "a definite
period" so that contractors and the
public might know what building
would cost when they started one
How many times have they RAISED
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03
MYFlUSBAND
AND |
,Jan1ePflelps

state of complete collapse; and FOR
DAYS was confined to my bed.
When | told Clifford it was due
to his reckless driving, he pooh
hood at me, and tried to make me
think / was not ill; and that he
knew it, and knew also that / was
pretending to be, so as to put him
in the wrong.
I was not only really i'll, but
completely diSheartened. Clifford
had returned to his careless, neg
lectful ways, and for days at a
Tine would scarcely notice either
me or the baby. To add to my
loneliness, Miss Eden soon left,
and aside from Mandy, | had no
one to talk to, no one to depend
on for company.
About this time | received a long
letter from mother. urging me to
go out, to get acquainted with
fyoung people.
| eco to church" she wrote. you
are too young to shut yourself up
Try to have Clifford so with you;
but if he refuses, why, go alone
or get some one else to accompany
YOU. Attend concerts, and gel
away from the thoughts of your
self"
Kindly Advice.
NV doctor was a dear old man
who had advised me as mother
| did. | imagine he had ministere'
T. to enough sick bodies to know th'
symptoms of a sick soul, lie knew
! + was sorrowing about something
although he had never said so Il
| me. 49,. tn
1--WE can't so through life with
hout getting many hurts" he toit
me one day. Il suppose the man
| thing is to rise above the hurts
and, when we are young, compan
ionship is the greatest help we car
| haye-congenia companionshlp.
During the days | lay too i'll tt
rise. | thought over this advice o
mothers and the doctors. Perhap
] they were right Perhaps. too l
Clifford saw others admEing me
| no would again show me some Q
The love and attention he did whesi
we were first married. SO | mad
mn my mind that so soon as
/ cduld get out | would return tn
| few calls that had been made OF
me. and would also so to church
Tomorrow-Clifford Receives
Letter.
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'Readyl' cried Jimmie.

not the bag. Gracious sales alive
and some soap bubble buns! |
should hope not! If the bag had
a hole in it the jumbles would all
fall out.
Ready cried Jimmie, as Uncle
Wiggily held up his crutch.
"All ready" answered the bunny.
Jimmie tossed the tumble
through the air like bean bag or
ring. 1t twisted around and went
right over the red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch, which
Uncle Wiggily held up. 49,,
Fine" cried the bunny. You
are q good shot, Jimmie. Then
Mr.. Longears took the tumble or
his crutch and ate the ate the
tumble | mean. And Jimmie ate
another cake and he and the bun
nv gentleman were having a Soou
time in the woods, whom, all of n
uuickness, a voice growled:
81 want souse, l want souse Oft
n rabbits ears!" and there stood
the old Nibble-Nobble, who had a
long. thin nose like a double size
ice cream cone. -,
ooh, you want souse, do you?
asked Uncle Wiggily.
YES, and some of yoursH CUR
gled the Nibble- Mobile, which was
an animal something like the
Skuddlemagoon, only worse.
"Oh, dear! What shall dc?
sighed the bunny.
Leave it to mel whispered
Jimmie. Then, holding out his
bag of jumbles, he said to the
Nibble- Mobile: Before you take
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03
Asparagus Patties.
MILDRED RESOLVES TO
EXPAND.

Chapter XIV.
1t was half past three when
Clifford drove up to the door. With
the sCreeching of the horn that
startled me so l jumped, he no.
titled us of his arrival.
We had been all ready at three,
but Miss Eden had made me take
OFF my coat and hat, and had also
unwrappcd the baby.
ut win tire you to sit with your
wraps on" she told me, "and you
may take cold"
So it took us several minutes to
get ready again.
Il thought | told you to be all
readyH Clifford grumbled when
we went out. He had blown the
horn constantly while we were
again putting on our wraps.
we were all ready at three
answered, but when you did not
come we took off our things"
well, now that you are ready
hurry up and get in! ! can't fool
around all day just to give you a
ride!" he said, un6raclously.
A Reckless Drive.
AS soon as, almost before, we
were seated, he started Off. Al
fest he did not drive so very fast
and / enjoyed the motion, the
fresh air, and began to think it was
as Miss Eden had said. and thai
/ was foolishly anxious. 1t was Q
lovely afternoon, and the car rode
| very easily. But so soon as We
reached the open country he open
ed UP the car and went so fast
could scarcely catch my breath.
| demonstrated, but Clifford paic
no attention; and | was terribly
frightened. The more so as saw
Miss Eden turn white when ht
turned particularly sharp corner
or failed to blow his horn when We
came upon blind road. Once OF
twice we had very narrow escape
| when a car dashed out, also with
out warning. But Clifford appear
ed absolutely unconscious both o.
nv discomfort and our danger. He
would not slow down, although
begged him to, even when another
car nearly grazed our wheels.
We were out for nearly two
hours. And when we finally ar
rived at home again ! was in
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03

The Journal believes that the rank and fiie
of the republican party should have voice Ill
the making of the next state republican platform.
1t should not be left to be hastily done by "a
small committee I'm two three hours Mt the
convention without suggestions from the public.
we are therefore opening n department on
the editorial page under the title "hepublican
State Platform"
TITS a forum for you to use I'm making sug-
pestions Only one suggestion should come from
Won at one time and about 400 words should be
the limit -. 49,. .,
Repeated propaganda on one point from the
same person will not be printed.
Please do not theorize.. Suggest constructive
things, the need of which you have feit.
IL we comment cditorally upon Suggestion
you may reply in AS People view L. ~, -o-
pressed upon request, but no anonymous eoni-
muncations will be accepted.
Avoid national issues.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03
Upton TIPS

Voice of presidential candidate: "Oh,
Ouija, tell me, am l dark horse or only
dark prospect
o O o o
Lawyers Attack Palmer for His Attack
on Reds. '-Headline.
Now if the congress will investigate, the
case may be closed.
G, o @ o
Farsighted men can already see the need
of a fourth body in the national government
professional investigators to be chosen by the
people, for the people, etc, etc.
y . D
Putting finger on Villa is a good deal
like putting finger on a flea-hot if he sees
you first
. y o q
And Gabriel D'Annunzio. in our opinion
would be just the man to write Panchos
biography.
o o . o
THE woman with the wide expanse OF arm
and open-work sleeve work is generally vac
cinated in New York" remarks the columbus
Courier.
And the Others take it, are vacclnated
in various parts of the United States.
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the sand, and watch the hills of
stone; and everything their anger
famed, and they put up a groan.
And | recalled the pioneers who
blazed the path that way, and
sternly whacked their mules and
steers through burning sand all
day. They only halted in their
stride across that waste aeeurst,
to plant some fellow who had died
of heartbreak or Of thirst. wish
ed those mighty men of old could
board that gorgeous train, and.
there some moving discourse hold,
of tragedy and pain; for that might
shame the stall-fed men, and fat,
enameIed danes, who sighed and
swore and sighed again, and called
the desert names.
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and he was eating something
from it.
"oh. Uncle Wiggily!" quacked
Jimmie.
Here 1 am" answered the bun
ny uncle, as he came out from
behind the brick wall, closing the
door carefully after him. Did
you want me, Jimmie? ?" he asked.
do you want a jumble?" quack-
ed the duck boy, holding out the
paper bag.
"a jumble!" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily. What's a jumble?"
Its sort of cake" answered
Jimmie. 81 guess it's called that
because the baker jumbles every
thing all up together to make it,
Try one"
Jimmie handed Uncle Wiggily a
nice little yellow cake with a hole
in the middle.
That's a tumble" the duck boy
explained, q like EN-, and if you
like 'em I'll give you another"
"Where did you get them 2
asked Uncle Wiggily, taking a nib,
bles of the cake. ~
aOh, my mother sent me to the
store for them said Jimmie. "But
she always let's me eat a few or
the way home, and l know she'c
like me to give you some. dc
you like 'em? VIII you have an
other?" .
"They are very tasty" answered
Uncle Wiggily 81 believe l viii
take another, Jimmie"
Hold up your red, white ant
blue striped rheumatism crutcf
then" laughed Jimmie.
What for?" the bunny uncle
wanted to know. .,,
"Tll see if l can toss a tumble
over it and make it stay on jim
mic explained. 1.-THE tumble ha'
hole in the middle, and If yol
hold your crutch just right maybe
can toss one on it,? 20?
why, that will be just like {
game of ring toss!' said uncl'
Wiggily, who was as much boy
and as fond of fun as Jimmie thu
duck. so Mr.. Longears held III
his rheumatism crutch and Jimmie
took another cake tumble with {
hole in the middle from the bag
| mean the tumble had q hole in
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AS the People View 1t"

their prices since January? Will the
Standardization of wages without
the Standardization of profits on
materials stabilize building costs
Do material men give a thirty day
notice of increase of building costs
We feel the claim that only four
towns are paying a higher scale
than $500 is greatly exaggerated.
A reply from our national head
quarters will settle this question.
The Building Trades Council has
endorsed our scale, We, too, are
standing pat" and we have too
much confidence in our present
city commissioners to believe they
can be goaded into changing their
we'll defined policy or tending strict
ly to the business the people elected
them to do,
Thanking you for the courtesy of
this reply,
Very truly yours.
w. ?, BAKER,
Business Agent Painters Local 1923.
Editorial Note: We wonder why
the bad temper. We have taken 10
position in the matter except to m
sist that it be intelligently investi-
gated. DO the painters resent an
| investigation? They seem angry
with US for urging itsand invite the
city commissioner to attend strictly
| to their own business. Merit usually
seeks vindication. Labor is not in
fallible nor always guileless. We in
sist without bias, that each conten-
ton be settled on its merits. Our OPP
position is not to labor in general.
We are opposed to assuming they
are always wrong, for they are not.
We are are equally opposed to as
Stunning they are always right.
We renew our insistence that tha
city commissioners investigate the
! merits.
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any of Uncle Wiggily's souse would
you not like a tumble cake?"
yes" joggled the Nibble-Nob-
BILE. | would. 1t will give me an
appetite. Let's have it,"
Hold up your long, pointed ice
cream cone nose, and I'll toss a
tumble on it," said Jimmie. The
Nibble- Mobile held his long point
ed nose straight up in the air, as
Uncle Wiggily had held his crutch.
Jimmie took a tumble from the
bag and sent it spinning in the air.
Mind you, don't move until the
tumble comes down right around
your nose!" warned Jimmie. 'lt
YOU move. the teeniest smitch the
tumble will hit you on the eye.
Stand still and don't moVe!'
"I'H stay still until l get the
tumble, and then I'll take Uncle
Wiggily's souse!" gargled the bad
chap, standing there with his lonS
nose stuck straight up in the air