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Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
INFERIOR WORK.

There is widespread complaint among merchants
about the poor quality of the goods that have
delivered for the past year. Apparently during the
rush times that prevailed for about eighteen months,
lot of stuff slipped through without any proper
inspection. The motto was Everything goes" NJ
Customers were yelling for deliveries Of goods. 1t
seemed almost impossible to get production. Help
was scarce. 1t very natural for easy going
spirit to slip into working forces. Concerns that
had given minute examination to all merchandise
that left their place, would conclude that their
customers woalld rather take the stuff it was
then have any further delay.
1t is now complained by many merchants that
it is very difficult to get satisfaction for imperfect
goods. In place like Albuquerque, if any article
it back. The home merchant feels the necessity
of protecting his regular trade he usually takes
back defective article and gives credit or cash.
But he not usually get any satisfaction him
self. In most he simply has to pocket the
loss. Then people wonder why retail prices don't
down faster.
The country has got to quit the habits it ac-
qured during the joy-riding era. 1t must return
to the plain old standards of faithful workmanship
If goods defective the time to find it out is in
the factory where they made. There the trouble
be remedied with the least loss. If the defect
is fatal, the goods be scrapped with the least
cost If working forces get the idea that defects
are immateral and be slipped along, the amount
of poor stuff turned out will constantly increase.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
ALBUoUERQUE's HEART.

Look at the grand total OF Albuquerque's Offering
to our Empty Stocking Fund as it closes this morn
ing. We hoped in the beginning to raise about one
hundred and twenty-five dollars to give the poor
kiddies their Christmas cheer. We knew that that
amount afforded joy for only day two, but we
thought that worth while 1t panied us to think of
the aching heart of single child in Albuquerque
on Christmas day. s-
But instead of one hundred and twenty-five
dollars, we have received this large amount. Not
only will 1t bring Christmas cheer to every
home we can find which needs its aid, but It will
help splice out the scanty relief funds Of the Saliva
ton Army and Rabbi Bergman by buying shoes
and stockings and caps and underclothes.
We will tell our readers from time to time dur
Ing the holidays just what use has been made of
their money. When 1t Is all gone we will ask a
bank to audit the fund and report to you. We want
your complete confidence in the integrity and wis
dom of the made of your money.
The, Salvation Army and Rabbi Bergman will
direct expenditures but the Journal will also take
= hand, ,
We are very proud of Albuquerque. Never was
Christmas Offering supported anywhere with
such great relative generosity.
Because of what you have done there Is much
comfort and JOY in Albuquerque this morning
We thank you for your amazing corporation in
this venture.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

The Journal wishes every member OF its large
family Merry Christmas. We trust that today may
be glad day in every home.
The deepest prayer of the management of this
paper Is to understand the needs and aspiration of
our readers and to aid in their realization.
There is not soul on earth today toward
whom the Journal harbors any il-will malice.
We are the enemy OF but one-King Wrong. Him
would force to abdcate his throne in New Mex
leo If we
Perhaps are wrong in our methods some
times. People who pioneer new road are apt TO
go astray and then. But to do something for
the people, with eye single to the ultimate
achievement of Justice is our purpose.
New Mexico is much further along the road
toward equality of opportunity than she a year
ogo and we glad.
Tell us how we can serve you better.
None grown rich at the expense of others; none
too poor to be comfortable, is our Christmas wish
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
NORMAL WAYS OF THINKING.

create nervous strain and people cease to act and
think in a normal manner. They begin to do ir-
regular things contrary to their usual lines Of
duct. These considerations partly account for the
business and political disturbances which now
trouble the world.
period of warfare accustoms masses Of people
to the idea that they can accomplish things by
force and violence. instead of by peaceful CO.
operation. This leads to violent action, and in the
industrial world encourages people to resort to
strikes and lockous for settling industrial disputes.
rather than to mutual consultation and consider
alton.
Recovery from such conditions not take
place all at once. But the regular discipline of
work tends to draw people into their former habits
Of sane thinking and orderly action.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
MEALS FOR ONE.

will you sometime write an ar
ticle on cooking for oneself?"
writes reader of this column who
signs herself, Housekeeper Living
Alone" 1T is so hard to think
of things that one can get in small
quantities; | do hate to have foods
last forever before | can eat them
up! | ana sure there must be other
lone women in my predicament
VINO would like to read an article
by you on this subject"
l would adyise you to keep a
file of foods which you find, from
experience, are suited to your
needs, In this way you will not for
get dishes Or foods which do not
last forever and which have
once proved what you are looking
for, Begin your file with some Of
the following things, after trying
them:
One day have soup made out of
small piece of beef and the next
day make the boiled soup meat
into croquettes, served with tomato
sauce. When you have boiled po-
tatoes one day, cream or fry them
the next, Keep all odds and ends
of foods such as small pieces of
meat, a spoonful or two of leftover
vegetables, little gravy and so on,
as these things can be combined in
very good soup.
When you open can of any
thing, eat what you can and then
use the rest Of the can the next
day for soup. Cream of corn soup
Is delicious as well as tomato soup
made from leftoyers from can
and pea soup made in the same
way. The remains Of can of
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
"As the People View 1t"

lieve that the coming legislature
will redeem the pledges made in
both platforms, and that we will
secure a modern statewide direct
primary law, a reform in our tax
laws, particularly as to the taxation
or miners, complete renovation OF
cur school and institution land mat
ters. legislation giving some power
| to the state tax commission, and the
state corporation commission, a
budget system, and many other
needed reforms. If this is done, we
will owe it more than to any other
source to the two newspapers
named, and to Carl c. Magee and
Bronson NJ. Cutting.
With a Merry Christmas to every
one on the journal and malice to-
ward none, and charity for all, aye
even for the bosses, l am
Sincerely yours,
BERNARD S. RODEY.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, Dec. "a, 1920.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25

could obtain positions of influence where they
could put their very sagacious ideas into effect
But people of this kind frequently have no gift
for leadership. They not good takers in pub
lic and become confused if asked to explain their
ideas to large assemblage. They could not run
successfully for office, they would make no
kind of appearance the stump and any mouthy
heckler could put them in confusion.
1t is one of the problems of society, to know
how to utilize better, the gifts of these keen but
obscure people. Some time public speaking will be
insisted upon as an essential part of everybody's
education. Then the man who has ideas will be
trained from youth to express them in public and
to be able to think he goes along. The COM
munity possesses riches of wisdom which it fails to
utilize.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
WALTER THURSTON is
INTRODUCED.

CHAPTER V.
Two days after Mrs. Thurston's s
| call l met her on the stairs as |
was returning from market.
''If you and Mr.. Randall are to
! be at home tonight we will come
in for a little while" she said as
we separated.
DO" I replied, "I will let you
know if Mr.. Randall has made
any plan for the evening II you
don't hear from me come in
early"
When Tom came home I told
him what Mrs. Thurston had said,
tand my reply.
II left you a loophole, dear if
you want to take advantage of it,"
| told him remembering what he
had said about the end of our
co2y evenings.
Let them come. Wen have to
know people some time and may
as we'll start with them"
1t had seemed strange to me
that Tom had said nothing anent
my meeting any of his friends
| the people he knew before we
were married He had been in
| New York for some months and
was sure must have made many
acuuaintancas in that time. But
once when | had spoken of it, he
had evaded the subject in such a
| way | had not since mentioned 1t.
He had said;
THE people you refer to, Sue,
are out of our class. Financially
| mean. There is no use introduce
ing you. we could not keep up our
end, and l won't be a piker."
Now when Mrs. Thurston intro
duCed her pleasant looking hus
! band | wondered if Tom would
think him beneath his notice; for
while a pleasant gentlemanly fell
low enough, he was obviously
Toms inferior in every way.
Thurston FIattcrs.
Helen. Mrs Thurston has told
me of you Mrs. Randall, and she
hasn't commenced to do you JUS
tiCe," Mr. Thurston said to me as
he bowed low over my hand.
Don't pay any attention to
Walter" Mrs. Thurston called mer-
rily, hes a sad flatterer."
But l had paid attention, and
I enjoyed his compliment. One of
the most curious of human weak
nesses is that we all enjoy flat
terry. We are ready to swallow any
exaggeration if it refers to Us in
flattering tones.
That Tom was entertained was
obvious as the evening wore away.
He told stories, jokes, and laughed
more than he had since we left
Atlantic City. Had he mistaken his
feelings, and was he, too, glad TO
meet people with whom we might
be on friendly terms? Then an.
other thought brought a little
stab. Ie he was mistaken about
wanting to be alone with me. was
it proof that he had begun 10 care
less for me?
Cant we have a rarebit Sue?"
he asked, interruptinS my mus
ings. My wife is a famous cook
Thurstor.."
Certainly we can" I replied,
delighted at his commentator,
Just as Mrs Thurston broke in:
You will have to teach me to
make some of the nice things you
know how to prepare, | am not
much of housekeeper."
you don't stay at home long
enough to keep house." her hus-
band interrupted. but good-natur-
ediy. .a.s3-i. -
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
Wants In On the Editing.

Wants In On the Editing.
To the Editorial Force on the jour
nal:
| understand that the force is
going to sponsor tomorrow5s issue
of the Journal, so as / have had
some considerable to do with its
columns in years past, 1 insist on
my right to contribute, and SO will
say:
You people of Albuquerque and
of New Mexico, ought to join me in
expressing our sincerest thanks to
the Journal and its editor, Mr.. Carl
c. Magee, for the publicity he has
given our grievances and our de-
sires since he has owned the jour
nal. Not in years have the people
of New Mexico had their battle
fought against the eXploiters as the
Journal and the New Mexican has
fought for them before and during
this last campaign, l for one, be-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25

in the bunny gentleman's hollow
stump bungalow.
But, after a while, pretty soon,
not so very long, Nurse Jane called
from her room in a deep whisper:
Il say, Uncle Wiggily! Do you
hear that?"
"Hear what?' asked Mr.. Long
ears.
THAT noise" went on Nurse
Jane. "Do you s'pose it's Santa
Claus coming down the chimney"
"Oh, it's much too early for
Santa Claus" spoke Uncle Wiggily.
but | do hear 4 noise at the back
door. I'll go down and see who
it is"
"And only hope it isn't the Pip
sisewah or Skeezicks," thought
Nurse Jane, as she heard Uncle
Wiggily's slippers going 'plop-plop
plop- -plop' down the stairs. Of
course the slippers didn't 90 down
of themselves, The bunny gentle
mans paws were in them.
Scratch! Scritch! Scrotch!"
went a noise on the back kitchen
door as Uncle Wiggily reached it.
Hello! Who's there, and what
do you want?" asked Uncle Wig
gily, for well he knew it could not
be st. Nicholas, who always came
down the chimney.
Scratch! Scritch! Scrotch!"
went the sound again and Uncle
Wiggily sort of shivered in his bath
robe.
"Who is there?" inquired the
bunny gentleman again, aind lit
tie quivering g-quavering voice asked:
"Are you--are you Santa CLAUSE"
Santa Clausl Bless your heart,
nor replied Uncle Wiggiy. But
who are you, out so late this dark
night, looking for Santa CLAUSE"
And, as he opened the door, the
bunny gentleman saw a little round
BAH of brown fur on his step.
II heard about Santa Claus,
and / went out to look for him.
said the quivering, quavering voice,
He never seems to come to our
cave. Maybe it's because my Dad
dy growls so much, and so often
wants to nibble the other animals.
But Santa Claus never comes to
u.s."
my goodness me sakes alive
and a stocking full of peanuts.
Who are you?" asked Uncle Wig
sily. Then he opened the door
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25

Copyright, 1920. by Edgar A. Guest.
STAR OF BETHLEHEM.

AS once Thou led the wise men three
On that first Christmas day.
From doubt and hopeless misery,
Still lead us all today.
Oh. Star of Bethlehem, still guide
Our feet to pathways glorfied.
Guide all who sorrow in despair
Unto the little Child
Who lay within a manger there,
And make them reconciled.
Brighten the lives of all in grief
And strengthen them with firm belief
Lead men from warfare unto peace,
From darkness unto light;
Show us how cruelty may cease
And justice conquer might
Guide us to every lasting good
And lead us unto brotherhood.
oh, Star of Bethlehem that led
That first courageous three
Still shine above us where we tread,
Men still have need of Three.
Lead us along lifes troubled way
Unto the joys of Christmas day.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
WILL 1T WORK?

By inviting Vice President Coolidge into the
cabinet Mr. Harding has undertaken an innovation
in government Our president we think is
destined to be known a sensible president, which
should submit, fix his place in history as a
great president. For common sense is the rarest
quality in the world today. The country will very
earnestly hope that the new disposition Of the vice
president proves great success, because the the
ory appeals strongly. But the effect of vast author
ity on ordinary human nature is yet to be reckoned
with. Mr. Harding alone can make the innovation
q success.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25

rules. and now I'm stiff and iane,
| trace each ailment to its source,
to conduct foolish, vain and coarse,
in days when l was young; be-
Cause of breaks made long ago
I row have corns on every toe, a
SPAWN on each lung. l see The
Young folks go their way, and rurn
the night time into day. where
sports chase by in streams; they
paint the town three shades of
red when they should safely be in
bed, ard dreaming moral drea'ns.
Ar1 when they're old they'll pay
the bill; they'll look back from
lies western hill, regretting con-
duo: wrong; and there would be
IN bills to pay had they but
"a Fed the narrow way when they
We're young and strong.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
Upton TIPS

And so they operate now: "Wanted--Girl
operators at beauty shop"
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Life with Lawrence A. Schaeffer is probably
just one wife after another If, as charged, he
has twenty-five. .-
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proclamation, just as dollar. used to be
worth twice as much as it is today.
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jeweler claims to be able to tell which
of two people who buy ring will dominate
after marriage, but the hardware man who sells
them the rong-pn knows.
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Well known rings:
The wedding BELLS Blanche
Engagement Political
Pas. Cash rogisters- off.
y . q y
rail clerk at Salt Lake was jostled and
lost $4,000 Nobody ever got that rough with
Congress is tarifying the terrified market
9 Q =
With airplanes it may come into good use
again to say that Jones made flying trip to
the nearby metropolis.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
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anything may also be served the
following day as a ramekin dish,
mixed and baked with Il little
cream sauce.
A small veal, beef or nut and
bread loaf il good both hot and
cold and does not necessitate the
purchase of more than a pound of
meat or other ingredient. Slices of
these loaVes are just as delicious
| cold as hot, so there is no left
over waste. A half pound of
chopped beef off the rump is less
expensive than that of a steak
cut for Hamburg Steak and will
make two large meat balls-just
the right amount of meat for the
average woman's dinner.
Sea food also lends itself well to
the needs of the woman who wish
eS to buy in small quantities, and
the person who "dopsn't care for
sea food" would be wise to develop
a taste for it for this reason A
half pound of cod may be pur-
chased and cooked for one meal;
or the smaller fish may be bought,
a few at a time A half-pint of
clans will be sufficient for the
person who must eat alone. If any
fish happens to be left over after
a meal, it may be made into fish
balls the following day or into fish
chOwder. oysters in ramekins,
escalloped, are easy to prepare and
are exceptionally good.
And do not forget these delicious
old friends-bacon, sauEages, and
ham Here is a recipe you will en-
JOY:
Ham Cakes-MiX tablespoons
of chopped cooked ham with 2
cups Of well-seasoned mashed. po-
tato. Brown in frying pan with a
little bacon fat.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25

My cuzzin Artie came over for
suppir yestidday and me and him
was in the setting room waiting
for the suppir bell to ring and pop
was looking at the paper and say
ing. Confound it, watts holding up
chow tonite, I'm as hungry as a
flock of Russian bears.
Me saying to Artie, bet I'm
hungrier than you, and Artie say
ing, Like fun you are, if you was
as hungry as me you'd be ded by
this time, I'm so hungry l could
eat a hole 25 pound terkey stuffed
with cranberry sause without even
unloosening my belt.
Aw that amt enything, I sed, I'm
SO hungry l could eat brekfist,
dinner and suppir with 8 helpings
of everything and of some with
out even getting up to stretch,
that's how hungry !. am,
Aw watts that, that aint hungry,
sed Artie, Gosh, G, I'm so hungry
| could eat the rubber off the end
of a pencil and think it was COCO
nut cake with chocklit icing, that's
how hungry | am.
r Well do you call that hungry? l
sed, G, gosh, I'm so hungry l could
start eating rite now and not stop
once till l was old man with
long wiskers.
Well holey smoaks you don't call
that hungry do you? sed Artie.
Wieh jest then the suppir bell
rang, and pop sed. Praise be, I'm SO
weak and faint frum lisening to
you | don't see how I'm going to
drag myself to the dining room.
And we all went down to sup
pir, being corn beef and cabbidge,
and all me and Artie could eat was
3 helpings apeece, Proving you
cant always tell wat you can do
jest by how you feel
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
OUR PLATFORM.

H. A primary election Law which win re-
STORE the power 20 the hands OF the people
whore It belongs.
a. nom partisan commission of three or
ave TO have charge of our school and institu-
uonal lands and the permanent trust funds
derived therefrom. .t .-.
8, A fair, adequate and just tax Law which
viii eQuitably distribute the burden Of gova
erniment We have especial reference to the
mining tax laws, although we will seek to
reach any other evaders, big or little, whom
we nnd We favor a mine tax Law based
upon an ad vaiorem property basis. 40 other
property Is taxed.
4. fuller budget system for the state in
an effort to put state expenditures on an effi~
cfent economical and progressive basia
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
USELESS REGRETS

I'm old and badly on the blink:
| have no brains with which to
think, no teeth with which to eat.
my head is bald, my ears are
blind, and rheumatic, the COM
pound kind, is sizzling in my feet.
| OFTEN gnash my tuothless Jaws.
and wiring my hands, with ample
cause, regretting past mistakes;
/ once was quite a husky
lad, who didn't need a liver
pad, and knew no pains or
aches. | didn't guard my
precious health, which was a better
thin.s than wealth, a better thiEg
than fame; I logged along with
needless fool and violated all the
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
fRv Howard n QarisN
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
UNCLE wIGGILY's CHRISTMAS
(By Howard r. Garis.) }

well, ] don't see that there is
anything more that we can do,
spoke Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,
one day.
NO" agreed Uncle Wiggily,
Everything is ready for Christmas
and Santa Claus"
The muskrat lady looked around
the sitting room of the hollow
stump bungalow, where she and
the bunny rabbit gentleman lived.
In one corner was the Christmas
tree Uncle Wiggily had brought
home the time the talking crow
rode in the branches Hanging on
the chimney mantel We're the stock
ings of Nurse Jane and Uncle Wig
gily.
For though the muskrat lady
and the bunny gentleman were
rather elderly and grown-up, as
you might say, they did the same
things for Christmas that you chill
dren do--they had u tree and hung
up their stockings.
For it doesn't matter" said I'm
Gle Wiggily, whether we get any
presents for ourselves on the tree,
or in our stockings, Nurse Jane, it
Santa Claus leaves one or two for
the animal children
Right you are!" sQueaked the
muskrat lady.
Thus it was that Uncle Wiggily
and Nurse Jane had made every
thing ready on the night before
Christmas, when all through the
bungalow, each mousie was look
ing for a nice place to snuggle-o .
well. / think we may as well
go to Sleep" said Uncle Wiggily
after a while. Christmas will
come. all the more quickly, Nurse
Jane"
Pretty soon all was still and quiet
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
CHRISTMAS TIME
Copyright, 1920, by Edgar A. Guest.

oh, I am glad I lived to know
Those Christmas dayseof long ago,
To see the candle lighted tree
With all the pomp of mystery,
To Stand before it open-eyed
AS some new tinseled toy 1 spied,
To wake before the dawn had come
And find beside my bed a drum,
And then to rouse the house with joy,
AS now does many little boy.
Those glorious Christmas days, it seems.
Have vanished in the mist of dreams,
Yet other little boys must know
The self-same charms Of long ago;
But there's table long drawn out
For all the folks to sit about
No shouts of glee welcoming smiles
To those who'd driven miles and miles
To be with us and share the day
Those good old friends were called away.
The mother smiling at the door,
Her eyes with tears just brimming DER
Glad tears that seemed so strange to me
l wondered oft how they could be,
Because, till I'd grown old, thought
That Christmas day with joy was fraught,
And didn't understand or know
That it is touched with grief and woe,
And howsoever large the list '"5-
There always is a loved one missed.
NV
The gifts were simple then, but OH
With love they set all eyes aglow
For ivory pen or picture framed
"Just what l wanted" each exclaimed;
How did you guess, Aunt Jane, that L
This very thing had longed to buy?"
And then the gift for mother came!
Loves altar candles were aflame
AS we produced our big surprise
Which brought the tears into her eyes,
But who were the children then ),
Are now the women and the men;
The girls mothers and they cry
AS mother did in days gone by.
And L have learned through changing scenes
Just what the Christmas morning means;
I feel their kisses on my cheek,
And find 1t difficult to speak
I've come to understand and know
Just how they felt so long ago.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25

Mrs. Frances Smith, eighteen
years old, the youngest, most dar-
ing and prettiest steeplejack, or
should it be Jill. in existence, re.
Gently climbed a smokestack $50
feet, looked down and smiled at an
admiring Chicago throng. She has
gone up 575 feet, as she proudly
tells you, in a Pennsylvania mine
to mend machinery. The mine
superintendent couldn't find a man
to do the job.