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Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
REAL AND SHAM REFORMERS.

The following from the Chicago Tribune is
ue that we give it place here
We trust our readers will read it with suffice
are to get the distinction between the real and
ham and then apply that distinction.
Real reforming is unpleasant, some
times dangerous, fighting 1t seldom pro-
duces any profit for the rcformer, 1t sell
dom returns him anything that gratifies
him. He may get more abuse than praise.
His work makes interested, powerful enc
mics and Indifferent friends. The enemies
never hesitate to destroy him. The friends
generally hesitate to help him.
Real reforming deals with the essentials
of government as they affect community
life. sham reforming deals with the super
fatalities of life. 1t is easy work and pleas
ant to the reformer. 1t gratifies his sense
of Importance. It appeals to the populacc.
The publicity it offers is never dangerous
and frequently profitable.
1--WE used to have men who were willing
to fight. We now have rCformers who pre-
fer to pose. Real vice is an ugly customer
to tackle. The man who does tackle it may
expect in his prospects anything from
brickbat to a framed case against his NOR
ais. He may be shot, or he may nave Il
wanton woman with a borrowed child call
ing Papa" sent after him, Vice fights
back and it is dangerous.
at is safe to inveigh against short skirts,
cigaretteN smoking women, bare legs on the
stage, improper dances prize fighting, prize
fight films, beer drinking one piece bathing
suits various amusements, etc. There is an
audience ready to applaud. Newspapers are
ready to publish. If reformer says that
humanity is going to the devil via the bath
ing beach, the dance hall, or the moving pic
ture theater, the consequences of the attack
are prominent, pleasant. and futile.
"If reformcr attacks a politician or
successful criminal the consequences may
be startling When a reformer digs down
into the fundamentals he interests nobody
but the vicious but he interests the vicious
exceedingly.
"When a reformer attacks a book a play
a movie, piece of clothing, the OF cos.
metics or nicotine he is on safe ground.
That may be why ninety-nine will be vocif-
erous about superficaties whore one will
be earnest about realities.
"Reform is safe and inspiring when it
deals with the lapse of a respectable person.
If a mans weakness has involved him in
trouble, superficial reform has a trump.
The man is helpless His offense may have
touched lightly the sodty of community
welfare, but he is gone. If a mans strength
in vice is ripping up community founda-
tions, he is safe and reforming is dangerous
The easier way is well lighted. 1t gets
TO nothing but print and flashlights The
other way is dangerous, but unless men will
take it a community is badly off,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
Albuquerque Morning Journal, Friday July 2, 1920

in manner be altered by any provision of state
constitution.
The Tennessee legislature has 97 democrats to 35
republicans in the two houses-26 democratic state
senators TO Z republican, and II democratic repre-
scntatives to 2S republicans Tennessee has the
chance to put the credit where democrat likes to
it.
According to The Woman Citizen. the official
publication of the National American Woman Stuff
rage association, 90 republican and six democratic
state legislatures have ratified suffrage. one re-
publican and seven democratic states have reject ed
the amendment, and two republican and three dem
ocratc legislatures, including Tennessee thus far
have not acted the question.
on these figures republican women contend that
the democratic party could not in any event claim
the credit for ratification of the federal suffrage
amendment. They point out that, on the contrary,
ratification had been postponed through the refusal
of seven democratic and only republican legs-
lature to vote favorably the amendment
Should Tennessee ratify the amendment, the rec
ord of the democratic state legislatures will show
a division of I to the suffrage question. In
other democratic states there is a special session
scheduled for July in North Carolina, which may
or may not ratify the amendment, while Florida
thus far has taken no action.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
JUST FOLKS
Copyright 1920. by Edgar A. Guest.
A GOOD WORLD.

It's good old world and true old world
In spite of the wrong see,
An the naughty lips which in sneers are curled,
Don't steal any JOY from me;
For the selfish hearts an the cruel hands
May walk in the ways O sin,
But the bloom still comes to the clover lands
An there's peace for us all TO win.
The trees still offer their friendly shade
To the strong an the tired an faint,
An the sky asks you what's your trade
Or are you sinner saint;
The sun smiles down us one an all,
An the roses blossom, too,
An whether rise whether we fall,
The day says how do you do?
oh, we hear so much of the good and bad
SO much in the praise o skill
That we are apt to think they only glad
Who stand on the topmost hill;
But the sky bends the humblest boy
In the way that it greets the king
An the hand O cannot steal the joy
Which the days O summer bring.
The breeze never asks about cast creed,
An the orchards know no pride,
Though men may flatter daring deed
An fawn at monarch's side;
The birds an the trees an the sun an the sky
Know nothing of good or bad, t
For they smile on all of us traven' by
An hope that we all are glad
W : /
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
PLAYING FOR THE FINAL TRICK.

Backing up President Wilson in his eX-officio call
to governor of Tennessee to assemble the legis
Iaure office of the federal attorney general has
Instructed the governor that the state constitution
cannot be in the way of action the suffrage
amendment
Tennessee's constitution provides that election
shall intervene between the passage of a federal
amendment by congress and action it by the
Tennessee state legislature.
No such election has been held since submission
of the suffrage amendment and the Legislature that
Is to be called chosen and served before the
question issue in the state.
But the federal official opines that to provide that
the members of Legislature shall be elected
with their attitude on a federal amendment before
the voters issue of the election is virtually to
provide for referendum of the amendment to the
people, the very thing the supreme court has ruled
to be unoonstitutonal in the Ohio case. The court
held that the method of federal ratification could
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
FIREWORKS.
(By Howard II. Garis. }

Uncle Wiggily Longears, the
nice bunny rabbit gentleman, was
hopping along through the woods
one day, when from behind a
screen of lallapaloosa bushes he
heard some voices talking.
''Hum SUI dud, now! I'd better
go a bit slowly" thought the
rabbit gentleman. "This may be
the Skuddlemagoon again"
But then he heard some one
saying:
II don't care! I think it's real
mean! | don't see why we can't
have some Roman candles and
skyrockets and pinwheels and the
like of thati"
And another voice made an
swer:
"I don't see either! What good
is Fourth of July If you can't
have fireworks?"
And then the two voices said
together:
Bow wowm
well, l don't believe l need be
afraid of them" said Uncle Wig
gily with a smile. That's Jackie
and Peetie Bow Wow, as sure as
my pink nose twinkIes!"
And so it was. The two puppy
dog boys were behind the sassa-
prusussia bush, and they looked
rather sad and unhappy when
Uncle Wiggily peeked over at
them.
whats the matter, Jackie and
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
A CoNIMONsENSE PLATFORM.

In the minds of the average American the dom
nant issue this election is the cost of living and
economic troubles that go with it. The republican
platform points clearly to the causes for high prices
as being depreciation in the value of the dollar,
due to gross expansion of our currency and credit,
also to reduced production, burdensome taxation,
swollen profits and increased demand for goods,
due to a fictitious but enlarged buying power"
This is precisely the truth. The republican party
refuses to fool the people with promises that no
party can fulfill But it points out what can be done
to relieve this condition party that the stu
alton with such clcarness can be depended upon TO
apply every useful remedy.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
THE NEW VIEWPOINT.


Ten years ago we heard women
say: How lucky l am to have a
good cook like Mary" Today we
hear women say: How lucky / am
to have the strength to be inde-
pendent Of kitchen help"
For the viewpoint on the sar-
want question has Veered in the
last few years. Where before we
had a beseeching attitude toward
the domineering kitchen person
who could make or mar our do
mestic felicity, today we have a
resentful attitude toward her-re-
sentful because she has tried our
patience too far-reScntful be-
cause she would walk rough-shod
over us, charging us too much
and giving us little in return. We
have squared our shoulders and
said, We don't want maids; we
can do our own work.
And here is where our men,
folks have been such a help to US.
They have encouraged us in our
stand and have backed it up by
buying us high-poWered machinery
to make our work easier Electric
appliance dealers declare that
their sales of washing machines,
ironing machines, vacuum cleaners
and sewing machines have been
prodigiOns in the past few years
and that men have been rCspon-
sible for this condition-men who
have bonpbt this auuipmpOt for
their wives, to make the work of
their servantless homes easier.
And the joke of it all is that
women have found hOuscwork-
fun! Women who never before
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
In the Spri11gti1ne

It's just at this time of the year
that we need something taken from
Nature to restore the vital forces.
People get sick because they go
away from Nature, and the only
way to get well is to go back.
Something grows out of the ground
in the form of vegetation to cure
almost every ILL., Some of these
vegetable growths are understood
by man. ana some are not. AMI
mails, it would seem, know what to
do when they are sick better than
men and women. Observers have
noted that a sick horse, dog or cat
will stop eating food and seek out
some vegetable growth in the field
or yard, which, when found and
eaten. often restores appetite and
health. Haven't you seen these ami
mails do this very thing yourself?
DR.. Pierce, of Buffalo, n. Y, long
since found herbs and roots pro-
vided by Nature to overcome con-
stipation. and of these he selected
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02

Mayapple. leaves of Aloe. root Of
Jalap, and from them made little
white sugar-coated pills, that he
called DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets.
You must understand that when
your intestines are stopped up,
poisons and decayed matter are
imprisoned in your system and
these are carried by the blood
through your body. Thus does
your head ache, you get dizzy, you
can't sleep, your skin may break
out, your appetite declines, you get
tired and despondont. AS a mat
ter of fact. you may get sick all
over. Don't you see how useless
all this suffering is? All that IL
often needed is dose of castor oil,
or something which is more pleas
ant, few of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets, which he has placed in all
drug stores for your convenience
and health. Try them by all means.
They are probably the very thing
you need,-right now.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
HOROSCOPE.
Copyright. 1920, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.

FRIDAY, july I, 1920.

FRIDAY, july I, 1920.
This is a day of contrary influ-
| ences, according to astrology. Al
! though Saturn and Uranus are In
benefic aspect early in the morn
ing, Mars and the Sun are adverse
| later Mercury is in friendly sway
in the evening.
Great divisions of opinion and
much chaotic thought are probable
| at this time, owing to the plane
tary conditions which have
strongly disorganizing influence on
| the human mind.
While there will be a clarifying
Of sentiment on public matters
| there will be also grave dissensions
even among persons of the same
family or organization.
Mars and the Sun are in an as
pect foreshadowing trouble among
leaders in church denomipations,
political associations and women's
clubs.
This is not favorable influence
for soldiers or for men and women
in any branch of public service,
since they are likely to be dlsap-
l
There is a forbidding sign for
men in positions of authority, since
they will meet many crises ana
will be troubled by defections
among their supporters or their
subordinates. 1t is not an aus
picious day for political initiative.
Repeatedly astrologers have
given warning that plots and IN
trigues would be numerous as the
| summer advanced. Secret dicta-
tors will direct and misddrect Vari-
Gus organizations and women
should be particularly carefu about
| Joining new societies or clubs. Ac-
cording to psychic laws new power
attracts sinister forces and the
voting privilege will cause many
strange intrigues to be inspired.5
Labor continues subject to IN
fluences for discomfort and lor
troubles of various sorts in which
leaders may be discredited.
Women at this time are sup1ec,
to n direction of the stars for duai
activities, home duties and pupiic
RESPONSIBILITIES both increasing.
| Persons whose birthdate 1t Is
may have an exacting year. They
| should be exceedingly careful IN
all important activities.
children born on this day may
he very fond of company and cN-
citement. These subjects of Can
Ger have the Moon as their prlncl-
pal ruler.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
Hello! What's all this?"

Peetie ?" asked the rabbit gentle
man as he let his red, white and
blue striped rheumatism crutch
soak its head in cool spring Of
water not far off. "Why are you
50 glump and gloomy?"
Because we can't have any
Fourth of July" growled Jackie.
mot a bit of fireworks may We
have" grumbled Peetie. I'VE
asked our father and he said we
couldn't have one. He said Old
Policeman Dog percival would ar
rest us if We shot off any fire
works"
"Wels, there is a good reason
for that" said Uncle WigSily,
trying to make his pink nose
twinkle cheerful like. "Fircworks
are dangerous They may burn
you and though they look pretty
they may set a house OF barn On
FIRE. Can't you doggie chops be
happy and have a nice Fourth Oh
July without fireworkS?"
no" barEed JacFie, I've can't,
uncie Wiggily,"
rho bunny rabbit gentleman
tosse / his II [ silk hat up III the
air ard cauga' it on the end of
his red white and blue striped
crutch as it came down. Ee al
ways did that when he wanted to
think zeal hard.
well, boys" said Jncl2 Wig
gilY after a while, Suppose you
leave it to me?"
"Will you get us flrcworl;S?'
asked Jackie.
Yes" rcomised he bunny
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
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cooked a meal have written to me
for advice. and through every line
of their letters | have read a deep
engrossing interest in their new
WOrk--an enthusiasm which alose
spells happiness. The woman who
for the first time finds herself
servantless, walks through her
home with the wonderful new
feeling that at last she is really
mistress of her own home. She
may do as she pleases with it!
There is no captious cook to be
considered. Her home is at last
her castle!
| wonder how many women who
have never had servants have been
conscious of this delicious feeling
that ones home is ones castle ?
| am sure this feeling is always
in the heart of the true housewife
but to be conscious of it brings
even greater happiness. Let such
women but say to themselves,
Suppose | had a cook in the
kitchen and couldn't have my own
way about things without perhaps
irritating her?"-let them say
this, to realize how free they are
in doing their own work.
To be sure, the woman in poor
health must still pursue the al
most extinct cook and pay her
price; there is nothing else to be
done and that is one of the mis-
fortunes of ill-hcalth. But let the
more fortunate woman who has the
health and strength to roll up her
sleeves and get acquainted with
her kitchen and with her new,
soul satisfying role of being COM
plete mistress of her home, the
sole dictator of its fortunes-let
her appreciate her blessings and
recognize them as blessings!
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02

in his new bib and tucker, is
trimmed by profiteering skates
who greet him as a sucker. The
landlord dishes up a meal that
tastes like brick and mortar, and
charges, with his nerve of steel,
two dollars and a quarter. The
pirate of the rooming shack no
conscience has in keeping, and for
a bed that breaks your back, his
charges set you weeping. The sys-
tennis foolish and insane, SO prof
iteers will find it; and gaudy adj
vertising'S vain if piracy's behind
it. The man who's stung in Glossy
Glen will tell the world about it;
and he won't seek that glen again,
and all his friends will flout 1t.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02

gentleman. "Sit down on the
grass and watch"
So Jackie and Peetie sat down
on the grass, and Uncle Wiggily
went over to a dark place on the
lawn. And pretty soon stream
ers of light began to flicker. Then
the light streaks went up in the
air. Then they zig-zagged around
and floated off over the top of
the kennel house, mysterious and
beautiful.
"Oh, what wonderful fire
works." barlled Jackie.
"Therc's Roman candles and
skyrockets and pin wheels and
everything! oh, Uncle Wiggily!"
howled Peetie.
Hello! What's all this? I
thought l told you boys not to
have any fireworks around the
house, as you might set it on
fire." barked Mr. Bow Wow, COM
ing out just then. ..
Uncle Wiggily brought us
these fireworks" said Peetie.
Eyes, and they wont do a bit
of harm," laughed the bunny
gentleman. These are only some
trained lightning bug friends of
mine. They initiate all kinds of
fireworks and never burn, or do
any harmn' Then the lightning
bugs filtered through the air and
spelled out Happy Fourth of
july" and Jackie and Peetie
were as good as puppy dogs ever
can be.
So that's how the bunny made
harmless Fourth of July fire
works, and if the big drum
doesn't call the little drum out
of bed before it's time for the
pudding stick to have breakfast,
I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggilys big noise.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02

"Hurray" barked Jackie and
Peetie again.
Then Uncle Wiggily walked and
hoped on through the woods to
a nice, deep, dark dingle dell,
where some friends of his lived.
And after he had spent some
time there, Uncle Wiggily hoped
home again.
That evening he went to the
kennel house where Jackie and
Peetie Bow WOW lived.
did you bring us some fire
works for the Fourth of July,
which is next Monday?" asked the
doggie boys.
II did" answered the bunny
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
CLIFFORD rs STILL FURTHER
ANNOYED.
CHAPTER Nj.

CHAPTER Nj.
The house seemed very lonely
after being with such a large fam
lily. Mandy groaned and talked
about how "homesick" she was
until l threatened to send her
back. That soon quieted her.
All the next day while unpack-
ing and putting away my clothes
| kept thinking of l.. c., wonder
ing who she was, and if she had
been on the yachting party with
Clifford.
Had it not been for this vague
uheasiness | should have been
quite happy at Clifford's welcome,
My loneliness for the dear ones at
nome would soon pass away if he
| would be kind.
Young, immature women never
should marry older men. AS |
| look back | can see how my per-
/ sistence, my constant recurring to
some subject he had dismissed
| must have annoyed Clifford. But
when anything troubled me,
seemed unable to avoid talking OF
1t. | realize now that it was lack
of poise. of experience on my part
Nov, Clifford" | began over
our after dinner coffee, do tell
me all about your trip. Really
dear, you have told me nothing
What do you want to know
that | haven't told you?" he asked
impatently
! "Oh, tell me every single person
who went; which you liked best
and oh, well everything!'
Have you forgotten anything p
he spoke sarcastically.
But. Clifford | apologized, "a
am so interested"
80 | see. But I have already
told you all there is to tell II
was the usual yachting party.
had a very enjoyable vacation anG
feel much better because of it,
He rose from the table and
knew he would tell me nothing
more.
l.. G.. Again.
| was disappointed. chagrined
! l had so hoped to find out if the
l.. G. of the letter had been witt
them; who she was, etc. | wanted
to find out if | had REAL Caus,
for jealousy.
followed Clifton into the library
and sat idly turning the pages OF
a magazine in IA vain effort tC
think of something l might say to
learn what | so wished to know
but to no avail. Finally l ven-
tured;
Was the lady who wrote you
the one who signed herself l.. q.
on the yacht?"
Whats that?" he queried
sharply.
The lady who wrote that letter
| opened by mistake, was she with
you?"
Now see here, Mildred, this has
gone far enough, I have told you
more than once that / would no
he questioned. | never have been
never intend to be. Please re
| member it in the future"
Something Is Wrong.
was positive that there was
some real reason for my Jealousy
of l.. G., else why should Clifforc
| refuse to answer any questions
about here. | would ask him nC
| more, but would try to find ou'
for myself, | thought, although
hadn't the slightest idea how
was to so about it.
| felt that / must learn to use
the weapons of woman of the
world--his kind Of woman. Tha
! must dissemble, meet his eva
sions with smile, and not allow
him to mistrust that l suspected
anything. 1t would be hard, but
I would do it. / had already bro.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
LAND SHARKS.

We used to journey off to Rome
to spend the long vacation; but
now we jaunt around at home, for
rest and recreation. our native
land has all the goods that any
country offers; our mountains and
primeval woods rebuke the world
tour scoffers. We have a string of
gorgeous parks, and rivers, lakes
and oceans; we also have all kinds
of sharks who stir up wild emo
tions. When any region makes a
hit, and people go to view it, the
natives say, Before they fit Wen
get their rolls, bcshrcw it," The
stranger who's within their gates,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
MAKING PERSONAL LEVERS OF STATE
SCHOOLS.

There is fine educational institution over at La
Vegas and the Optic of that city apparently fears
to meddling to aid the political interest of SOME
appointing power Therefore the following editorial
at is a detrment to the schools to have
the men at their head continually in fear of
having some act other construed in the
wrong light by the powers that be, and
their dismissal for such cause hanging over
their heads like the sword of Damocles. No
can do his best work under such COndi
tions and as a result the schools bound
to suffer and this means that the children
will not get the best in education. AS
means of insurng the best that can be done
for the coming generation should
to it that the schools arc far removed
from political influence possible 1t is
sad state of affairs if a school must be
looked at through politically maladjuscd
glasses. Such will continue to be the case,
whether the act is justified not, just
long the positions of a board of regents
and other positions of a school regarded
the spos of office"
And it is vicious thing to select regents with
view to securing denomination of the appointing
power to office, by support they render in elect
ing delegates from their localities, in return for th
honor given. The temptation and opportunity exist
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-02
Ny [lUS[}AND AND]
>Jane Phelps

ken myself Of the desire to cry
on all occasions, | also would over
come the habit of asking qucs-
tions. Instead ! would watch and
find out things for myself.
When Clifford expected me to
find fault and be disagrceable, !
would be just the opposite. !
would surprise him. 1t would be
awfully hard at first, but | would
perseverc until could act the part
so that he would be deceived;
would, think me too indifferent to
care what he did, and so lower his
guard.
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