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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01
AID vALoREM TAXES AND THE REVENUE.

The report of the Special Revenue Commission
declares fatty for the taxing of mines ad
valorem basis. Weeks of investigation with expert
assistance led them unanimously to this conclusion,
The legislature should regard this conclusive
and act accordingly. The members of the COM
mission are unbiased and competent Open
hearings We're held at which the mining men were
given every opportunity present their cause The
claim that mines should not be taxed the same
ad valorem basis other property was found to be
invalid. 1t is doubtful il any additional light of
any material value could be shed on the question
by further hearings before legislative committees
This matter must be closed sometime; the
the better for all concerned. Its solution post
poned two years ago to permit investigation. There
were those then who irritated because of
their belief that the mine ''stalling
for time" especially when the bill to appoint a
commission for investigation failed to pass in the
closing hours of the regular session The special
session last winter did create such commission
The appointees accepted fair by the mine
owners. Three of the five republicans The
report takes the color of a republican pro-
nouncement which should bind the party. How
the republican party justify the confidence in
its good faith shown by thousands of voters who
remained loyal to it, unless the legislature
acts in accordance with the report?
The mine output law of 1915, vociferousy
defended by "tax experts" in the recent campaign.
equitable by the commission and affording no
sensible basis for taxation. The contiguous prop
erty clause concerning which journal readers have
heard considerable in this column, is declared to
indefensibly add to the inequalities of the law
A professional method of assessment should be
substituted for a political method the commission
declares. A mining expert of known ability and
integrity should be employed the first year to
assist the state tax commission in making the
assessment. Most of his work would be of value
for years. .- $50
The Revenue Commission will do well to include
a carefully prepared bill along the lines of its
recommendations, in its final report to the legis-
lature Much difference of opinion over details
thus be avoided '.
The Journal suggests that any arguments which
should be made in order that all angles of
the question may be discussed. Good faith de-
mands open and frank discussion before the peo-
pie instead of by any button-hole method with
legislators The people will look with suspicion
and dsfavor upon any eleventh hour fight against
the proposed plan.
1t will delight the Journal to give full pub
Hcity to any contribution to the discussion from
of the mining interests the public
The mine matter should be permanently
eliminated from politics this winter by being lifted
into the realm of a business matter to be dealt
with by the tax commission and its experts The
Journal wants nothing but Just solution.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01
THE CHILD VS.. THE HOG.

The father is usually the breadwnner. Until re-
Gently he was also the politician and voter for the
family. His mind how to the family
living. His thought ran along the lines of more
profitable hogs and cattle and horses His de-
mands upon his political representatives for
legislation and appropriations to promote and pro-
tect these industries
The mother was the physical mental and moral
monitor of the child. Her thought constantly
upon the childs we-being. But, not being a poll
tican voter, it did not occur to her to demand
legislation or appropriations to promote and pro-
tect the child.
Thus it came about that we became open to the
accusation of caring more as nation, for the well
fare of hogs and cattle than of chi dren. Mil
ions of public money We're appropriated for the
former and nothing for the latter. The accusation
was, of course, unfair but the figures seemed to
bear it out.
With the coming of womans political activity
has come her demand for governmental agencies for
the of mother and child This is natural logi-
cal and highly desirablee. The demand must be
granted, not because it is demanded, but because
every one sees it is right and necessary.
Mothers must be taught prenatal care which
will enhance the future well-being of both mother
and child. They must be taught post-nata care
which will insure health to both mother and child.
NIidwves must be trained for intelligent service in
districts remote from doctors. These are economic
and humanitarian necessities.
The child welfare service will ask New Mexico
for $4,000 next week. to complete payment for the
headquarters building at Santa Fe. where these
activities will center Every and woman
should gladly respond with contribution. This
money must be forth-co
The Shepard-Towner bill pending in congress
for Federal aid to these activities must pass. 1t
should pass before the holidays. But none of this
money can be spent for buildings. ~
When the women tell you how you can aid in
securing the prompt passage Of this act, do they
request. The cause is a very worthy
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01

Making peanut bugs" answered
the muskrat lady housekeeper.
You see Susie Littletail, the bun
ny rabbit girl, is going TO have
party tomorrow and she asked
me to make some little cards on
which she could write the names
of her guests. These cards will be
put at their places on the table
and each one will know where to
sit"
But what has all that to do
with peanut bugs?" asked Uncle
Wiggily. THAT is unless you put
little, ants or lightning bugs inside
empty peanut shells, so the tiny
creatures will hop around and
make believe the peanuts are
alive! Oh, Nurse Jane! That would
be a fine joke!" laughed the
bunny.
well, it is the kind OF joke
I'm not going to play" said Miss
Fuzzy WuZzy. II am dressing up
peanuts so they look like bugs and
spiders See, this is how | do it."
The muskrat lady housekeeper
took up in one paw regular. or
binary peanut, In the other paw
she took a paint brush and in less
time than it takes q monkey to
catch a popcorn ball Nurse Jane
had painted, some, red, green, blue,
and gold spots on the peanut.
Then with glue she fastened on
some chicken feathers, also bright
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01
AIsuau.raus Morning Journal Wednesday December 1920

letting his mother foot all the bills? Although he
or any other man may not be able to do much
toward changing the world nevertheless Garland
can do more by judiciously spending his money
than by waiting until spring comes before going
to work-if he goes to work at all. Heaven is
not reached at single bound and the earnest
efforts of even can contribuate some
thing to the millennium.
But this Daniel come to Judgment argues that
Christ would have done the as he is doing
Before he begins arguing what Christ would have
done, would suggest to him to remember that
the Nazarene worked in his fathers carpenter shop
we'll as preached in the temple. Young Gar
land, however, seems to be more anxious to in
dulge in preachments than in hard labor
Garland, however. has said true thing: 81
believe that 1 could do good with the money"
We agree with him. We don't believe he could do
much good with million dollars or with much
of anything else he had to handle--always ex-
cepting of course, Mummaw's larder
The immature philosophy the young man has in
mind makes some appeal to our idealistic natures,
but his childish impraccally stirs the risibilities
of men who have faced the stern Fact of a monthly
grocery bill
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01
GROTESQUE LOGIC.

II Charles Garland, of Buzzards Bay Massa-
chnsetts, not permitting his mother to sup
port him. his wife and infant daughter, as
we'll furnishing maid, his refusal to accept
the, million-dollar legacy left him by his father
might have better ring. ~
According to Associated Press dispatch print
ed in Tuesdays Journal, this remarkable young
man at the age of 22 is still unemployed, because
"a year at Harvard college, which he left to get
married, and preparatory schooling in this country
and in England fitted him for work ready at
hand and he said it would be spring before he
found anything" He plans to go to work event
ually, however, assured But in the mean
while, Mummaw supplies this interesting trio with
lodging and a maid and keeps their arder full"
the Associated Press phrases it, drily adding
that His mother. although not holding the same
views. has told him to do what he thought right"
We can hardly blame the good woman for mot
holding the same views"
Let US examine these cubist views of Garland s
for "a moment. Briefly, he refuses to accept his
fathers legacy not because he thinks it to be
especially tainted" but because he believes that
the general economic system under which his father
earned 1t IL all wrong.
II young Garland, In his mature wisdom OF %.
beIisses that the present system is wicked and I'M
just why moi contribute his mite toward lettering
" w wissIy using his million dollars. instead Of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01
Upton TIPS

You really can't expect man to be his
brothers keeper. declares the girl on West
Marble in these days when he has his hands
full supporting his wife
Q o o o
1t has Just about got to be so in these
modern days that man can't honestly term
himself pedestrian until he's been run over
by at least two wheels Of automobile.
Some men will play all day for $40 and
then IVORY three-quarters of the night losing
SO cents in a game of penny ante
@ . o o
And did you ever notice that you
can get a raise out of in most any line of
chatter is the hardest bird in the world to get
a raise out of when you get him in sociable
little game?
The moving finger. having writ. moves on
And that, l think, when
The bird got sore and left to us
His leaky fountain pen.
Q o o o
According to we'll known professor. when
he asks simple question it isn't necessarily
expected that the student shall make a simple
reply.
When rumor becomes currant it will also
make strong hooch out of near beer.
. o o .
Stuff that used to bear the legend, dot
tied in bond now go no stronger than to
plead having been bottled in the barn.
o . . .
The man who carries chip on his shoulder
these days at least has something to start a
fire with.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01

BILE Gobble bug. At the same time
the rabbit uncle loudly cried:
"Boo!"
"Oh, my goodness me! oh, my
sakes alivel Oh, what a savage bug,
With a red and blue eye and green
legs and a black speckled tall"
cried a loud voice. and then some
body tumbled down the steps.
"Oh, dear, / hope haven't sur
prised Nurse Jane so that she fell
off the stooq!" gasped Uncle Wig
gily.
But when he opened the door,
there was the bad Fuzzy Fox run
ming away. 1t was the fox who had
rung the bell, expecting to get the
bunny. But Mr.. Longears, by sud-
denly thrusting out the Gibble Cob
BILE bug made of feathers and a
peanut, had scared the bad Fuzzy
Fox until he turned back somer-
sault.
well, it's a good thing l know
how to make peanut bugs" laughed
Uncle Wiggily. And when Nurse
Jane came back after fixing Mrs.
Wibblewobble's cake, the muskrat
lady let the bunny help her make
more bugs.
And if the squeaker doesn't drop
out of the rubber ball and hide in
the umbrella with the tin whistle
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily and the sticky fudge.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01

No more, with front undaunted,
shall l for office sprint; | see that
I'm not wanted, and can take. a
hint" Thus spake the mournful
loser, and thus he sighed and wall
ed, when in a leaking cruiser up
salt Creeks tide he sailed. But
time heals all diseases, all bruises
and all sores, according to the
wheezes of bards and other bores.
Times soothes the badly beaten and
makes him soon forget the dish of
crow he's eaten--oh, times our one
best betl And now the losers grin
ming, and he forgets to groan; next
year he's sure of winning, the gods
will guard their own. And so Wen
see him gliding on errands punk
and vain, when he should be pro-
viding against the day of rain.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01
WIVES.
(Contributed.)

(Contributed.)
We were alone-my wife and l.
God from above looked on u.s.
Never a word did either speak,
Dry lay the salt from the tears on her cheek
Joy was afar from us.
Silence held sway, the sin NINE.
Pride was my sn--alas! for, me.
Pride that strangled the man within,
That sienced the truth and increased my SIM
She had done naught to me. I,
Someone's speaking. Who dares intrude?
Reckless being, away. from here,
"Reckless'-that little form in white?
Clinging to her, crying mother good, night
Low hung my head in shame.
Mother" ! cried. "can you forgiven"
With faltering step went to her,
And never a word did mother speak,
But the salt grew wet her glowing cheek.
And Joy came back to us.
+ --Joseph. r. Wilson,
Albuquerque, n. NJ. Nov. 20, 1920.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01

Pop was smoaking and thinking
last mite and / was Supposed to be
doing my lessins, and | sed, Pop.
Who, me? sed pop. Meaning wat
did | Wunt, and | sed, Have you
question, pop?
Time for you to ask it, yes, sed
pop. Meening that dident say he
had time to anser it if he dident
wunt to, and / sed, Well wat /
wunted to ask you, pop, is it too
orly for N" To- tell you wat !
wunt for Krissmas?
That depends on wat you wunt,
sed pop.
Well, Ill tell you, 1 sed, wunt
a, blue bysickel with a coaster
brake.
It's too early sed pop. ,.
And he kepp on smoaking and
thinking, and | sed Well, Suppose
| substitoot something elts insted
of a blue bysiCkel with a coaster
brake.
Sutch as wat? sed pop.
Sutch as blue bysickel without
a coaster brake, sed.
Too erly, sed pop,
And he kepp on smoaking and
thinking as if the conversation was
all over. WITCH it wasent, me say
ing, Well G, pop, Suppose / substi-
foot something intirely altogether
different?
Sutch as wat? sed pop, and |
sed, Sutch as pair of ball barring
roller skates, is it too erly to ask
for those?
No, sed pop, and I sed, Well wen
wont it be too erly to ask about
the blue bysickel with coaster
brake?
Never, sed pop. And he kepp
on smoaking and thinking and 1
kepp on doing my lessins and
wishing l Wasent. .,s as.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01
BRACING UP.

Knocked out by Fate the bruis-
er, and by the votes of men, be-
hold, the swatted loser begins to
smile again. Right after the cleo
ton this gent was sad to see; the
symbol of detection and Of the
dumps was he, This frost will
always haunt me, it caught me I'M
awares; the people did not want
me, they kicked me down the
stairs. I'll leave the office seeking
for thicker hided chaps; no more
you'll see me streaking, pursuing
public snaps | thought the people
loved me, and l loved them, by
heck! But oh, the way they showed
me, and climbed upon my neck!
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01
ANSWERED LETTERS

Mrs. w. w: My asparagus fern
| has become scaly between the
thorns on the stems. What shall
| do for it,"
Answer: You should give the
stems a soap-and- water bath. Use
ordinary laundry soap mixed quite
strongly with water. If this is ap-
piled, the scales will soon dis
appear.
Bride: MY husband and / are
very fond of cornmeal mush as q
supper dish, but | cannot seem to
make it without Jumps. Is there
any way to avoid these? | boil the
water and then stir in the corn
meal; 10 this the way to make ito"
Answer: You will not be trou-
bled by humps if you mix the corn
meal with little cold water be-
fore adding it to the boiling water
Miss l.. l. s.: Kindly tell me
through your column how to cur
tain easement windows. / expect to
furnish a bungalow soon which
has easement windows in the living
room and don't know whether to
put the shades on each individual
window or not; or what to do
about side draperies."
Answer: Shades are seldom put
on easement windows Usually some
OPAQUE material is used as draw
curtains on a rod on each indi-
vidual door" of the windows and
this heavy material is drawn at
night, as one would use a shade
/ 4
color silk drawn curtains on rods
on each half of a window and
have these curtains lined with
green. Then | would have
valance surrounding the top and
sides of the outside trim" of
the window-not touching the lit
tie doors that open. The color
of the valance will, of course, de-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.

Chicago, Nov. 30.-Depressio in
wheat prices resulted today from
continuance of rural bank failures
and from the failure of a Seattle
grain firm. The market closed un-
settled at the same as yesterdays
finish to &c lower. with December
$1.56h to $1.561a and March $3.50
to $1,501a Corn lost y to &c
ana oats V &c to l2c to sc. In pro-
visions the outcome ranged from
&c decline to 15c advance.
Bears had the advantage in the
wheat market. except during the
middle of the session when for a
while the scarcity of red winter
wheat in all markets was a
strengthening influence together
with meagerness of country offer
ings. Besides there were signs Of
some new activity on the part of
exporters. Word, however, of the
Seattle grain failure led to a repeti-
ton of misgivings which at the out
set of business had prevailed owing
to financial difficulties in North
Dakota and Colorado. Further
more, considerable selling pressure
was apparently due to a current
opinion that the advance which
had taken place during the last
few days was sufficient for the
time being.
Corn and oats were chiefly sway
ed by the action of wheat. Ship
ping demand for feedstuffs was
only fair.
Higher quotations on hogs gave
comparative firmness to provisions.
Closing prices.
Wheat--Dec, $t.56 a; March,
$1.50.
Corn-Dec., $3.50; May, 4S%c.
Oats-Dec., 44Ac; May. 4SAc.
Pork-Jan., $22.75.
Lard-Jan,, $14,S2; May, $14.32.
Ribs-Jan., S12.37.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01

ly colored, and-presto. she had
bug, but of course it wasn't alive.
THAT is a peanut bug" said
Nurse Jane. "You can give it any
name you like, such as Flippsy-
Floppsy, or Snoodle-Doodle. Now
I'll paste this peanut bug on a
card and Susie will write on the
card the name of some one who is
coming to her party 1t will be a
little souvenir or favor, you
know"
81 see," said Uncle Wiggily.
Peanut bug place cards are a
good idea. | must get up a party
and have some"
Uncle Wiggily sat down and for
some time watched Nurse Jane
make the peanut bug place cards.
Some peanuts were turned into
Squiggle Bugs by having a few
dabs of paint splashed on them,
and feathers fastened to their
backs. Other nuts We're made into
Wizzle Woozies, which are very
funny insects, indeed, having q
piece of red yarn for tail.
And then Nurse Jane dressed a
peanut up in a piece of blue silk,
with pink flannel for wings, and
gold eyes. Next she made a Ziz-
zle Izzle bug.
Il wish might make some pea
nut bugs" said Uncle Wiggily. Just
then the telephone rang, and the
bunny gentleman answered it. Mrs.
Wibblewobble, the duck lady, was
quacking on the other end of the
wire.
"Please tell Nurse Jane to run
over for a minute" begged the
duck lady. MY chocolate cake has
all turned white, and maybe she
will know what to do to it make it
brown again"
SO Nurse Jane, dropping all her
paints, bits of wool, silk and yarn,
as well as the peanuts, hurried
over to Mrs, Wibhlewobble's
Now is my chanceW laughed
Uncle Wiggily when his muskrat
lady housekeeper had gone. "I'lll
make some peanut bugs myself
and surprise Nurse Jane when she
comes back. / have been watch-
ing her and | think | can paint
up one and fix on the feathers
and such like. as we'll as she"
Uncle Wiggily painted one red
eye and one blue eye on the big
gest peanut he could find. Then
he made a yellow body and fasten-
ed on it some bits of green yarn
for legs.
"This is going to be the Gibble
Gobble bug" said the bunny to
purple feathers for wings and
made a tail of black speckled silk.
'Oh, / hope no one will be fright
ened, even in fun, of this bug"
said the bunny.
Just then the door bell of the
hollow stump bungalow rang. and
Uncle Wiggily, carrying the Glib
BILE Gobble bug in his paw, hur-
ried down the hall to answer.
'That is probably Nurse Jane
coming back, to finish making the |
peanut bug place cards for SUSIE"
thought the rabbit gentleman. "rll |
opcn the door sudden like, and
lust stick out this Gibble Gobble
bug, without letting her see me.
shell think one of her own pea
nut bugs has come to life and has
flown out to meet her. And, oh, |
my Won't Nurse Jane be sur,
prised!"
Uncle Wiggily was so pleased |
with his joke that he stopped to
augh, holding the Gibble Gobble |
bug in one paw.
..sing-a-l ing!" went the bell |
lgain.
Nurse Jane is in hurry"
thought the, bunny, skipping along
xith The. neaniit bug in his paw.
Uncle Wiggily opened the
ioor. ana thrust out the queer Glib
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01
SENTENCE OF FORMER
BANKER is COMMITTED

Leavensworth> Kans.. Nov. 30.--
Edward Therek, who began serving
a ten-year sentence in the federal
prison here in April, 1917, for vio-
lating national bank laws in Bos-
ton, was released today on COM
mutation of sentence by President
Wilson. On his release Therek
was arrested by local authorities
and lodged in Jail here at the re-
quest of California authorities, who
say q criminal charge is pending
against him in San Francisco.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-01

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