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Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
DECLINE OF OLD DOBBIN.


If a bill now before the Denver
council becomes a law, horses will
be banished from the streets of the
city after January /, 1925.
Even with such long notice given
the prohibition would work hard
ship to persons engaged in many
lines Of business, Notwithstanding
the number and convenience of au-
temobilcs, and ii would seem that
the Denver authorities might better
await the gradual, inevitable ellmi-
nation of the horse by his mani
mate rival.
Whatever the situation in the
cities the number of horses on the
farms of America Is decreasing, as
shown by figures which the gov
ernment has gathered. On January
of this year the estimated num-
ber of horses on American farms
and ranches was 21,1O9,OO0, a de-
crease of $4,000 as compared with
1919.
various reasons are assigned FOR
the decrease in the number Of
horses on the farms. A depart
ment of agriculture agent IN South
Dakota reported: "With the COM
petition of the gas tractor there
has been a diminishing demand for
horses Of the kind principally
grown in this state" New Mexico
exchanges say there are no longer
any wild horses on the ranges. A
Utah agent says horses are a la
bility rather than an asset in his
section.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
LENT AND SILK STOCKINGS.
DAILY FlnanclaI America.


Lent seems 10 have brought the
affliction of cold feet. Dealers in
the hosiery trade say there is q
falling off in their sales Of silk
stockings and an increase in Isle
thread. They asCribe the change
to the influence of the penitential
season. Thus fashion shifts, The
garb Of propriety for the fory days
of fasting formerly was sack cloth.
1t would be a blow to many deal
crs if the repentant frame of mind
concerning silk stockings fingered
after Easter. There Is large
stock of these goods manufacturers
out of $tS-a-pound raw material,
The price of raw silk is now down
to $15, as the japanese spectators
are letting go. Could the decline
possibly have brought about a ces-
sation Of buying with the hope of a
further drop?
If, along with fasting, Americans
could stop buying, for at least forty
days, all goods at excessive prices
we would obtain some relief. No
dOubt after abstainiTfg forty days
from Indulgence in some of these
articles the purchaser would find
they were not really needed. some
of the highest prices are demand
ed, not for necessities, but for
things that are luXuries. The hab-
it Of Indulgence fastens like a chain
on those who acquire IT. Many
would be more useful members of
society if they could shed that hab.
it along with their dirty stockings.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
pAIiiYeY PAY.

1t comes as a most amazing bit
of information that In these days
IF high salaries there are preachers
who are working for as little as
$500 and $40O a year. But the
statement is from high authority
and is not questioned,
Some churches of the land have
been raising millions in money for
all manner of purposes, but we
have not heard that any of these
funds are to he used for the benefit
of underpaid preachers, Yet that
Is fundamental to church efficiency
and there never was a time in the
history of the world when 1t was
so important that churches func-
ton properly as now. No other
activity-business if You like-is
able to get along with workers paid
on a starvation basis, and the
churches have no right to try.
They owe it not only to the de-
voted men who labor for them,
but to the cause they represent, 10
make it possible for men to devote
their whole time and energy to
constructive church work.
The employer these days who
would try to force a wage scale of
$4OO a year on those in his service
would, be called anything but
Christian in his attitude toward his
fellows. What shall we say, then,
of a congregation asking a minister
to work on such a paltry sum?
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
CR1TICIsEs AMERICAN WOMEN


Ida Kahn of Nanchang, China,
is one of the leading physicians in
the Flowety republic, where she is
head of half dozen large hospi-
tails She is also one of China's
leading feminists.
Both the American woman and
the Chinese woman would be better
off If the qualities of each could be
shaken together and then. divided
by two she declares, "If they
could be what you Americans Call
fifty-fifty, it would be much better
Each has something the. other
lacks.
THE Chinese woman has a self
restraint and a poise that the Am
erican woman needs badly. The
American woman has well earned
freedom and a belief in herself and
in her sex that are unknown in
China. But she lacks dignity in
her dress and in her manner. 1T
is quite shocking to us in the orient
TO see her lack of reserve. 1 have
never seen wife kiss her husband
in all my life in ChiEa, but here in
the United States women kiss men
even at the railroad stations and
on the trains, quite openly
"The American woman's dress is
not conducive to health and lacks
the elements of propriety with its
thin waists and short skirts. our
Chinese high-necked coats and
trousers are a much more suitable
garb for a woman"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
REPORT OF FINDING OF
VOLCANIC SKELETONS
APRIL FOOL DAY HOAX


Santa Fc, April 3.-The report
of the finding of two pre-volcanic
skeletons in a prehistoric house
in Valencia county. which aroused
intense interest among scientists all
over the country, was gigantic
April fool day hoax, Amado Chaves
of this city, former state school
superintendent, wealthy capitalist
and one of the best known men in
the state, who gave out the story
to the newspapers, today manfully
admitted that he had been victim
lied and innocently victimized the
public. . ......
1T appears" said Mr.. Chaves to-
day, that | have been made the
victim of a huge April fool joke.
The information was given me by
friends from Valencia county, who
induced me to come to Santa Fe
to superintend the shipment of the
skeletons and to search the ancient
archives for data on the subject of
such settlements in the lava beds.
The chief conspiratOr has just left
Santa Fe for Valencia county in his
car. l greatly regret to have been
instrumental in transmitting the
hoax to the public"
AS scientists estimate the age of
the lava flow in western Valencia
county at $4,000 years, it is de-
clared the discovery, if verified,
would have been one of the most
sensational ever made by science.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
SUNDAY. APRIL 4, 1926
LET PEACE BE DECLARED.

Peace ON earth, good will to men,
was the purpose for which came
Christ, whose resurrection is this
Easter day celebrated by all civi-
lized peoples.
Peace and good will are not yet
universal, though Christian hu-
manity is travelling along toward
that desired millennium even
though upheavals come
Let us be thankful that today
America is at peace with all the
world after having risen in right
eous wrath and helped to smite
down a government that was seek
ing to destroy all that had been
accomplished toward final peace
through democratic freedom, TO
which this country bla2ed the way
and leads
The war is over and it behooves
all victors to so declare formally
TO all the world and to the fallen
foe, without releasing Germany
from any obligation due to secure
reinstatement of her among the
nations, The people through their
congress should take immediate
action and the president cooperate
in putting peace upon an acknowl
edged footing for the benefit or
all concerned. Germany stands
waiting. She consented in the
covenant, as to this land as well
as to all nations which signed the
preliminary compact and have rat
flied.
The United states has no wish
TO insist upon conditions from Ger
many not already conceded, and
has not in spirit declined TO ratify
them, but has demurred as to re.
quirements not relating to peace
: with Germany and which should
not have been placed in the treaty
and were not suggested by the
beaten nation.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04

such political tricks5ers or perverts
frequently prevail. Peoples who
have been made the victims of an
speakable atrocities have been
duped into thinking that execution
would make martyrs OF the fiends
responsible for their suffering.
1t is not that the German peO-
pie, who showed a savage glee in
following their miltaristic leaders
as long as they thought they would
win, excite much sympathy when
they are set to shooting one an
other, but that it is about time for
the sentiment of the world to forac
the bringing of some of the big
offenders of the country to Justice,
Allowing all the punishment to
fan upon the gunmen Of the plot
ters and paying no attention to the
master fiends who conceived ne
crimes and directed the carrying
out of them would not look well,
1t would be idiotic, to say nothing
of the justice Of it, to suppose that
the punishment that has been an
piled to the German people punish
es the former kaiser and others Of
the guilty war lords.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
]. S. AVIATOR
GOES To FIGHT
WITH THE LETTS



Warsaw. April 3.-Maj. Joseph
C. Stehlln, a 23-year-old aviator of
Brooklyn, n. Y, who already has
fought in three armies, has gone to
Riga to enlist under the Lettish
flag in the war against the Russian
bolsheviki. If his services are ac-
cepted he will have served under
four flags in four years. The colors
of France. America, Poland and
Letvia in turn have won his allie
glance.
Since last fall Major Stehlin has
been fighting in the aviation
branch of the Polish army and in
that service took part in the Polish
drive which threw the boIsheviKi
out of Dvinsk.
Stehlin, who was formerly life
guard at Sheepshead bay, Brook
lyn, went to France in January,
1917, and Joined the French flying
corps, where he won two citations
and was promoted to be sergeant
for aiding fellow aviators attacked
by German planes.
When the American army came
over 10 France Stehlin transferred
his allegiance to the American flag,
received q commission as first lieu
tenant of Aviators and took part in
actions in the Champagne, Nerdun
and Scissors sectors. After the
armistice he returned to the United
States and is said to have Joined
the aviation section of the New
York police as a captain.
Last September he Joined the
Polish forces recruited in New
York. was commissioned as cap
tain, came to Poland and was as
signed to duty on the northeastern
front. He spent four months with
a Polish flying squadron, the only
American with the Poles on that
particular front. and participated
in all the aviation work preceding
and during the Polish attack on the
bolsheViki in the region of Dvmsk.
Stehlin has flown over parts of
France, Belgium. Spain, Russia,
Poland, Lithuania and the United
States and has hopes soon of see
ing Letvia and Riga from the air
in his service with the Let's.
Major Stehlin says he has no
idea what vocation he will take up
if the war should end over here but
he feels certain that he can never
go back to the prosaic duties of a
life guard at the beach. That game
is not exciting enough for n man
not yet "a who has fought under
four flags.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
Opposes Transfer of Intercs $,

The New Mexico Cattle and
Horse Growers association is OPP
posed to transferring the admins
tration of national forests from the
department of agricultural t. the
department Of the interior, declared
President Victor Culberson ihsretir-
ing from office. In his address he
also discussed the relations of sock
interests and the forestry service,
urging better pay for foresters and
the assignment Of one man to each
forestry office to pay attention to
range matters. Mr.. Culberson
said:
Il feel that the New Mexico Cat
tie and Horse Growers association
Is about to close a wonderfully sue
,cessful and active year. AS many
of our ranges are on the forest re-
serves, we feel that this association
has done and, is still accomplish
ing a great deal for its members
by its friendly cooperation with
the forest officials and endeavor-
ing to work out with them the best
methods for the use OF the grazing
lands on the forests. We feel that
a more efficient administration of
the forest ranges could be obtained
by the assignment OF men on the
part of the forest service who are
actually familiar with the handling
of range stock and the problems
confronting the stockmen. In other
words. practical and experienced
men should be employed to devote
their time to grazing problems. To
solve this difficulty it should be
the aim. of the forest service to as
sign one experienced man to each
forest supervisor office who would
devote his entire time to work in
the field on various range prob
lens. An adequate salary would,
of course, be necessary, as other
wise the right type of man could
not be secured.
Now gentlemen, I feel that
cannot make it too strong. that II
the cowman Is going to get all the
protection due him from the forest
service, we must have live forest
officials and energetic, capable
forest rangers, and TO do this they
must be paid well. | feel that there
is no class of work that is poorer
paid today than the forest officials.
This has become a big business,
one that needs good men, and to
get those we must necessarily have
good salaries. Let MS hope thai IN
the near future our government
will awaken to this fact and pay
ell forest employees better salaries
in order that efficient men will be
attracted to and retained in the
service. When this is done the oc-
cupants of the reserves will most
assuredly get better protection,
There has been some discussion OF
transferring the administration of
the. national forests from the de-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
NO MARTYRDOM FOR PEOPLE

The situation in Germany today,
following the shooting down of
thousands of citizens in connection
with the attempt Of the reaction
aries to get hold of the government.
raises some interesting questions on
the subject of martyrdom.
We have been told that execu-
tion of the man chiefly responsible
for the war that sent millions to
their death and burdened humanity
for a century would make a martyr
of him. Now we may hear that
execution of the plotters whose
coup detat caused the shooting
down of thousands more of the
people and whose whole depend
ance was upon subduing the pOpu-
lace with machine guns would
make martyrs of them.
Such critics never think of look
ing upon the victims of the bloody
monsters as martyrs; their sym
pathy is always for the assassins.
! Then there will be lot of calm
counsel against resort to mob law.
II would be pictured as a horrible
thing if the populaee should seize
those plotters, line them. up against
walls and turn machine guns loose
upon them.
Yet there would be no more mob
law In that than there was in the
act of the nonarehistic rebels who,
looking upon themselves as above
the law, sought to sweep aside the
government and to rule by machine
gun. The only difference would,
be that whereas the populace
might shoot down scores, the plot
fers created a situation that caused
the slaughter of thousands. Yet
the individuals of the peculiar
views on martyrdom would have rs
consider as "murderous rabble"
the populaee that in self-defense
slew a few men plotting to enslave
1t. ignoring wholly the offense of
those who brought about the muir
der of thousands.
IT is one Of the most humiliating
fhings In history that the views Of
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
SANTA FE WILL SOON
CONSTRUCT CUTOFF
INTO CARBON CITY

N''pNiAhl AbEitspDAuFtitf 10 hiit
Gallup, n. M, April 3.-The
Santa Fe railroad under favorable
conditions, soon after the readjust-
ment of taking over their system
from the government, will begin
the construction Of the Cimmaron,
Taos, Gallup. cutoff, shortening
their main line over one hundred
miles in the transcOntinental run
from Chicago to San Francisco,
taking the richest section of timber,
mineral and agricultural land in
New Mexico. The Eock Island and
ID. & r. G, with their extensive
holdings on the north, are also get
ting ready to extend their system
from San Juan county by wayof CAL
lup into Arizona, ultimately to the
Gulf of Mexico. The Southern Pa
cific, another great factor in max
ing the west what it is, needs more
than any other to reach the Gallup
coal fields and several surveys are
already made for that purpose, AL
ready the street rumors are that
lust as soon as the Seven Lakes oil
field proves to be Of commercial
value, oil refining will be an actual
fact for Gallup on account OF the
cheap fuel
The scarcity of business and res
idence locations turn into insignifi-
canoe the large constructions Of
new buildings of 1919. Gallup
needs more hotels apartments, res
licences and new store buildings.
Unless somebody gets into the busi-
ness quick, the coming summer
will find it necessary to construct
a tent city for temporary accom-
modations. A forecast of what is
coming, a tip to the wise ones for
those who hold out to wait for the
high prices to come down, should
follow the examples of the banks,
the wholesale houses and the West
crn Union Telegraph company.
The Mckinley County bank, one
of the soundest in the state, spent
over $4,000 remodeling and en-
larging the interior, making new
headquarters to take care of the
present and ever-increasing busi-
ness.
The Ilfeld Wholesale Mercantile
company, we'll known all over the
state, bought the Hart Mercantile
company of Gallup, with the larg-
est consideration ever recorded IN
Gallup. ..... .,.-
A. j. FIELDING opened q new mu-
sic store during the month of Feb
ruary to supply the need of the
city and is doing an excellent busi-
ness.
Danoff Brothers started a new
dry goods store in connection with
their mercantile business at Ra-
nah, N. Nj. .-..,.
The western Union Telegraph
company installed new quadruples
and a repeating apparatus making
the new office as up to date III
every respect as any in the state.
Mr.. Flieshemel, general mana
ger of the Lucy Oil corporation or
Los Angeles, in company with Mr.
Alden, noted oil geologist, visited
Gallup and the Seven Lakes oil
field during the last two weeks. on
their return Mr.. Alden states:
''There is no question that Seven
Lakes will be a producing field.
The Lucy corporation will begin to
drill with q Stanard rack capacity
Of 5000 feet in depth within the
next sixty days.
The municipal election next
Tuesday will be a very important
one, for on its outcome Will de-
pend the Immediate progress ana
development of the welfare of the
city or the retarding of the same
due to personal spite and animos-
ity. .t....
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
STOCKMEN AND FORESTRY

Stockmen of New Mexico, who
are interested in the grazing ar
rangements on forest reserves, are
strongly opposed to the PROPOSE
ton to transfer management to the
department of the interior from
the department of agriculture. The
relations between stockmen and
forestry officials have. been adjust
ed upon a better basis than former
ly. New policies under different
department probably would bring
friction that has largely been elm
mated by the forestry manage
ment as it has come to "A better
understanding of conditions and of
the stockman. More tolerance has
resulted. The interests of the
stock industry receive more con-
sideration than formerly and the
forestry bureau employees cultivate
public opinion and approval. all OF
which makes Tor less opposition
than when feeling prevailed that
local support was matter of in
difference and. the public miscon-
strued the intentions of the depart
ment bureau in many instances
doubtless. There is now very little
opposition TO permanent mainten-
ance of the reserves by the govern
ment where real forest lands are
held. The west, however, desires
to have the bulk of the unreserved
lands, timber as well as desert
areas, returned to the states and
feels quite as able to protect the
resources as the federal govern
ment is and with more financial
and economic benefit to states and
lis citizens.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
HELP THE FARMER NEEDS.

- ~. lIdtO III Leslie :.
The food question is the ultimate
question. The farmer starves last.
The rest of the world is dependent
upon him for life. He cannot be
expected to produce food at a loss,
and he will not produce the food
required by our great cities unless
he has some help in the solution
of his harassng problems.
Agriculture is the basic industry
of the world. Farming is, there
fore, the most important business
in this or any other country. The
farmer has depended less upon
the government and.more upon his
own initiative and swAat than prob
ably any other class in the COM
munity. The time has come when
agriculture must be considered
from n natural point of view as
our chief national asset. There are
millions OF people, unhappy, meffi-
cient, discouraged, haunting our
great cities who would blossom out
into useful and productive workers
if they only knew how to find Il
place on the farms. We ought to
have a national system of education
and distribution whereby a contin-
uous stream of help would be pour
ing from the cities TO the farms.
This is not a political function of
government but matter of thrifty
national housekeeping requiring in
telligence and organizing ability.
In the present condition of Am
erican farms the fertilizer ques-
ton is also national issue, and
ought to be so dealt with by the
government that farmers could OBJ
tain what their land requires at the
lowest possible cost,
There must also be devised some
system of transportation and mar
keting of farm products which will
bring the consumer nearer to the
source of supply.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
CITIZENSHIP GIVEN
TO DAWSON CLASSES

Especial Correspondence to The JOurnal.)
Dawson, N. NJ. April 3.-Richard
Wright, naturalization agent of
Denver, visited the citizenship class
Thursday night and gave eX-
animation to those who have their
petitions for citizenship on file. All
three candidates, John Scarifotti,
Dominic SantuCci and Dominic
Battu were found to be prepared
and wero granted diplomas by the
department Of labor. These men
will present their diplomas to the
naturalization court in Ration on
May and will then receive their
final papers without taking exam
inati0n in open court.
Salvatore Lucci and Gus Chiritis
who will not be eligible for final
papers for another year. were
granted certificates Of proficiency.
Mr.. Wright made splendid talk
to those present urging them to
take advantage Of the free night
school and to persuade their friends
to join the class and become real
Americans. Louis Savio made a few
remarks praising those present for
their interest and promised to do
everything possible to increase the
enrolment.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-04
HIGH COST or LIVING.

Jack and Jill went up the hill
That fact is not surprising.
They should desire TO so still higher
All other things are rising.
Mary had a ton of coal,
She worked ten years to earn il.
She froze to death the other day
She couldn't bear to burn it.
Sing a song of sixpence,
4 cellar fun of rye;
But not Il single drop of 1t
For sixpence could you buy.
Old Mother Keller went to the
cellar
To get her poor daughter a
drink;
But when she got there the cellar
was bare,
So she led the poor girl to the
Little 30 Peep has lost much sleep,
Rut it isn't any wonder;
She lost her flock of woolly stock
With mutton high as thunder,
Little Jack Hornor dropped in at
the corner,
\ luncheon to buy one day;
But he grew very i'll when he
looked at the bill
And his appetite vanished away
There was a man in our town
And he was wondrous wise;
He could unscramble scrambled
eggs
And uncut custard pies
But now he's talking to himself
Within padded cell
He tried, to figure out a way
To beat the II. c. l..
Il. NJ. Needham.