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Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
Bedtim g Stories
For Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
DANDELIONS.
BY Howard .. Garis.
Copyright, 1921, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.

Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rab-
bit gentleman, was hopping along
through the woods one day, not
far from his hollow stump bunga-
low, when he met Sammie and
Susie Littletail, the rabbit chill
dren. Their paws were filled with
yellow dandelion flowers they had
picked from amid the green
grass.
What are you going to do with
the pretty flowers, children?"
asked the bunny rabbit gentleman,
giving his pink nose little
twinkle because he felt so happy.
I'VE are going to take them
to the lady mouse teacher in the
hollow stump school," answered
Susie. "She says the bright, yell
low dandelion flowers make the
dark school room look as if the
sun shone in it,"
THAT is a very lovely thought, :"
spoke Uncle Wiggily. "Dandelions,
like the sun, make the room
brighter. I must remember that.
But I'll hop to school with you,
Sammie and Susie. Let's go this
way IL 10 HULL SilOl ltl, anu
Uncle Wiggily pointed with his
tall, silk hat to a path leading
off through the trees.
"Oh, we can't go that way!"
cried Sammie.
Never! Never!" said Susie,
holding to her brother as if in
fright.
"Why not? What's the matter
with this path?" asked Uncle
Wiggily.
"Oh, it leads right past the
den Of a cross old bear!" answer
ed Sammie He lives in a dark
cave, and if any of us animal
children go past he rushes out
and growls at us"
Hes an awful cross old bear"
added Susie. I'VE could often take
the short cut to school if we
didn't have to go past this den:
but I'm skeered.'
'So'm t. exclaimed Sammie,
Wed better go the long way to
school, Uncle Wiggily."
That's too bad" spoke the
bunny rabbit gentleman. "That
bear ought not to be so cross.
Perhaps he isn't happy"
We'll, something's the matter
with him." said Susie. HE chases
us and growls at us | don't
s'pose he'd ever really bite us,
but 1t isn't any fun to be growled
at and chased"
Indeed, it isn't" agreed Uncle
Wiggily, as he picked few dan
deiion flowers to put with the
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
PLAINSBoRo'S PLATFORM.

The residents of Plainsboro township in Ne1
Jersey recently formed community organization
Its organizers drew up the usual set of bylaw
to govern proceedings and wrote a constitution
embodying the ideals Of the body.
Here is the pledge the members took:
I'VE, the residents of Plainsboro township,
New Jersey, declare our purpose to accept all
the duties of American citizenship.
I'VE are forming association TO secure
all the benefits of community life and affirm
the right of our community to each ones best
effort.
I'VE support all individual rights just so
far as their does not harm our fellows
I'VE agree that the public good is super
ior to any private gain obtained at the expense
of community welfare.
I'VE recognize and acknowledge the gra-
cious influence of practical Christianity in
community life.
I'VE ask that homes be guarded by
right social conditions throughout our COM
munity. ..4
I'VE declare it to be the duty of the COM
munity to provide good schools, means for
community recreation, safe, sanitary cond-
tions, improved highways and encouragement
to thrift and home ownership.
I'VE propose to make the neatness and at
tractivness of our homes and farms assets of
distinct value to the township.
I'VE agree to do our share in the creation
of public sentiment in support of all meas
ures in the public interest.
I'VE agree to put aside all partisan and
sectarian relations when dealing with COM
munity matters. .4
We state our conviction that the best
rewards from this organized effort lie be-
fore each one in deepened interest in others
and in an increased ability to cooperate the
one with the other for the good of ALL"
The people of Plainsboro have adopted a
broad-gauged platform. 1t is the embodiment OF
common and guide for SQUARE dealing
Clip it out and paste it where it may be seen
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
IN THE GLOAMING.

The gray of evening descends,
my little trip win soon be
through: the thought to me no
terror lends, as my calm Journey
l pursue, for l have done my
best, my friends, and more than
that no man can do. My best was
but a trifling thing, I must admit,
now that I'm old; I never could
rear up and swing the harp
that Milton used to hold; it
wasn't in my soul to spring such
music as from Byron rolled. But
| have toiled away with zest,
my strains the highest that
knew, and now the sun is in the
west and skies grow dark that
late were blue, | know that
have done my best, and more
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
NY HUSBAND AND 1
f. Jane Phelps

than Junior. l think it was per-
feet nonsense. You preach econ
omy constantly to me, then go
and do some eXtravagapt thing /
wouldn't think of doing.'
We'll, it Is done, so we won't
talk about it." Tom answered,
with the air of finality he could
assume when displeased with
what l said.
You may be sure that Junior
was petted and coddled that
night, When he said his prayers
he added to the usual list, whom
he asked God to bless, "and the
nice mans in the park" much
to our amusement.
For days afterward I went with
Norah when she took the chill
dren to the park; when gradually
as Junior seemed to realize that
he must not run away from her
again, | once more trusted her to
go alone.
A Housewarming.
Tom had laughingly suggested
that we have q sort of house
warming. We couldn't have many,
so few of our friends We're in
town. But we would have Walter
and Helen, Carol Blackjack, and
the Hendersons. Vivian Morton
would not be back for another
month, or l should have, invited
her.
| was quite excited over it. Tom
too, seemed more Interested than
he usually did over any of our
n a tstt int
IT'S too bad we are an odd
number" he said.
Yes, l wish Vivian was at
home"
81 don't suppose there is any
one else we might have" he re-
turned doubtfully.
mo one that l want. "I re-
piled. Then all suddenly it flashed
over me that Tom might be hint
ing for an invitation for Miss
Coleman. Let him hint! l would
pay no attention.
We made out very nice sup
per menu. | set the table with the
lovely tablecloth and napkins
Carol had brought me from
Europe, and Tom sent some flow
ers both for the table and the
living room. Really the house
looked most attractive, and as /
waited for our guests to arrive
] thought how wise I had been
to insist upon moving.
They all came together. That
is arrived at the house at the
same time. We had a good laugh
over it as they all came from
different directions. We played
cards until ten o'clock when we
adjourned to the dining room for
supper.
Helen and Claire Henderson
went into raptures over my table.
81 never saw a more exquisite
CLOTH" the latter said. She her
self had such lovely linen that
it was the more flattering to
have her so admire mine.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
DEFECTIVE TEETH ARE
COM MON AMONG PUPILS
I'M KANSAS SCHOOLS
lBr The Assoclnted press.l }

Topeka, Kans., May S.-Defective
teeth apparently are common
among Kansas school children.
Out of tine first $500 reports on
free dental inspection received
from school teachers and superin-
tendents and tabulated by the di-
vision of child hygiene of the state
board of health, 43 perscent of the
pupils were found to have cavities
in one or more of their temporary
teeth, And Sc per cent of the pu-
pills were found to have one or more
Icavities in their permanent teeth
Total number of cavities in tenn
porary teeth was 12,S67, and in
permanent teeth, 11,7S5.
rs it not probable that a large
number of cases of malnutrition
found in school children are caused
in part, at least, by numerous cases
of tooth decay?" asks DR.. Flor
ence B. Sherbon, chief of the child
hygiene division, in commenting
on the reports.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
VERSE OF TODAY
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN?

There cenotaphs for our sons who fought and
died for their country's gain,
FOR the souls at rest we have done our best we
have mourned the legioned slain
But there's scarce thought for the bows TODAY
who suffer beds of pain.
There are monuments for the dead who faced the
War-god's fiery glance,
There is glory due to the we knew who lie
the fields of France
But let us not forget that greatest debt is
to the boys who've still chance.
We have boys laid low by wars fell blow thew
-. are mangled, and shattered, and blue
Ihere's long, long fight for the stricken ones
for our sons plucSy and true
Let US not forget that It's up to us to somehow
pull them through.
Paul G. Merkel.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
AN IMPULsIVE ACT.
CHAPTER CXXI.

CHAPTER CXXI.
There sat Junior perched up
on the sergeant's desk, eating
candy, and chattering away tC
the officer and couple OF
burly policemen as unconcerned
as if he were at home. First
Tom, then l grabbed and kissed
him over and over, paying no at
tion to his little sticky hands and
face, nor to his struggles to free
himself.
81 don't want to go home!" he
declared, when Tom spoke of
starting, 81 want to stay here, y
and he commenced to cry.
1t was really ludicrous. Tom
and | We're SO happy so excited
over finding him safe and all
right, and the little rascal refus-
ing to go with us.
Don't you want to go home
to baby sister and Norah? Poor
Norah feels so badly because you
ran away"
mo, l want to stay here wifi
this mans" and he slid out of
my arms to snuggle against the
sergeants knee, much TO the Of
ficer's amusement.
Very we'll, Mamma win have
to get another little boy" L
said, pretending l was going to
leave him there.
Junior paid not the Slightest
attention to my threat, but admir-
ingly played with the brass but
tons on the sergeant's coat.
In the meantime Tom had
been questioning the officer who
brought Junior into the station
house. He had found him wan.
dering around and unable to tell
him where he lived, or anything
save his name was Junior Tom"
and something about ''Norah."
| saw Tom take his pocketbook
out and after thanking the Of
ficer lay a twenty dollar bill on
the desk, The officer tried to re-
fuse it, hut Tom insisted that he
give it to his little boy to start a
bank account. 1t had developed
during the conversation that the
officer had a boy about Juniors
age.
Reunited.
Junior cried when we took
him away, but as soon as he got
home and was cuddled and play
ed with by Norah, whose eyes
We're red and swollen with weep
ing, he became his old sunny
self.
What in the world did you
give the officer that money for"
| asked. 1T is their business to
take care of people. I don't think
it was at all necessary. You're too
impulsive."
"Why, Sue, you don't begrudge
twenty dollars for our boy, do
you?"
mo. nor a good deal more if it
had been necessary. But that
officers boy probably has more
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
TURK WHO DEFEATED
GREEKS HAS BECOME A
NATIONALIST HERO
tBy The Associated Press.)

Angora, Turkey May S.-Ismet
Pasha, who defeated the Greeks at
the valley entrance before the city
of Eski-Shehr, has become a ma
tionalist hero second only to Mus
tapha Kemal Pasha.
His victory has made foreigners
remember that the Turks have
been fighting for nine years, on a
stretch, and are the only soldiers
in Europe, save the Hungarians,
their blood relatives, who are not
tired out.
Ismet Pasha used the winter in
organizing the rabble of an army
left over from the armistice and
which was defeated by the Greeks
ten months ago. He won his bat
tie by letting the enemy think he
was going to retreat, then he
faced about and counter-attacked.
He has stated that he used the tac-
tics of Joffre at the battle of the
Marne.
The victory is of vast import
ance for the Turk nationalists, and
its political importance may such
as to eventually drive the allies out
of Constantinople; let them be re-
placed in political influence by
Moscow, and also encourage the
Serbs and Bulgars to take advan-
tage of a weakened Greece. 1t is
pointed out there that those ma
tions responsible for not prevent
ing the Greek offensive appear to
have been so confident of the sue
cess of Greek arms that they did
not stop to consider the conse-
uucnces of Greek defeat.
Ismet Pasha is a man of 40 and
deaf. His deafness is cited by the
Turks, who love silence and con-
temptation. as one of the reasons
of his successful planning. He is
a product of the great war, having
been chief of the general staff un-
der Enver Pasha.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09

bouquet the rabbit children had
gathered.
So Sammie and Susie went the
long way to school, not passing
the den of the cross old bear.
won't you come in, Uncle
Wiggily?" asked the lady mouse
teacher when she saw him near
the school.
'eThank you, I must hop off
and have an adventure" Uncle
Wiggily answered.
So, as Sammie and Susie went
in to say their lessons Uncle
Wiggily hoped off through the
woods.
The bunny rabbit gentleman
had not gone very far before he
came to a cave or dark hole in
the side of a hill.
81 wonder who lives in this
dismal place" said the bunny
rabbit gentleman.
II dow suddenly growled
cross voice. and out stepped the
bad old bear. 81 live here" snarl-
ed the bear. "Are you one of the
school children?"
''No, my school days were over
long ago." sighed Uncle Wiggily.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09

gathered a big paw full of the
bright blossoms. He hoped back
with them to the bears den
Here! What are you doing?"
growled the shaggy chap, as the
bunny skipped right into the
cave.
I'm making your dismal home
brighter, as the school children
animals brighten up the dark
school room with flowers" an
swered the bunny. There! Isn't
that better?'' he asked, as he
put the bouquet of dandelions
in some water in the milk
pitcher.
And, truly, the flowers. as
bright as the sun, lightened up
the dark cave. and you could
see into the dimmest corner.
The bear looked about him,
and at Uncle Wiggily and the
flowers. Then the bear smiled.
That's the way to do itl"
laughed Uncle Wiggily. "You have
been living in the dark and
gloom too much"
Il guess l have" agreed the
bear. That's what made me
cross, and why l growIed and
chased the children who passed
my cave. Pm never going to do
it any more. I'm always going to
have some flowers here to keep
me cheerful"
And the bear did. Never again
was he cross, and Sammie and
Susie could take the short cut to
school past his cave, and they
often brought the bear dande-
lions.
So this teaches us that flowers
are good for something else than
gardens, and if the ice cream
soda doesn't take the cough
medicine off in the dark woods
and lose it. I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the rag
don
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09

than that no man can do. old
age is tranquil and serene if
one can take glance behind,
survey the rocky roads he's seen,
the struggle and the weary grind,
and know his wreath, however
mean, was still the best one he
could find. The gods do not their
gifts bestow in equal measure to
the flock; one man is born to cop
the dough, the next must wait
for ghosts to walk; one man is
built to be a beau, his neighbor
is a homely crock But when it's
time to go to rest, the evening
come, the errands run, the gifts
and talents we possessed are
measured by the fruits they've
won unless we've tried to do our
best we've failed, however much
we've done.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
CRISP PARAGRAPHS

THAT EXPLAINS A LOT OF THINGS
Josephus Daniels says Mr. Wilson consulted
with him during the World War-Birminghsm m
Age-HeFald
o @ o o
OTHERWISE 1T is ALL RIGHT
The trouble with sales tax plan is that the
country needs more sales and less tax.--Indinan-
apolis News.
o o o o
BILLS ALWAYS ON WRONG SIDE.
Hank Hines says there are two sides to every
luestion-Colonel Bryan's and the right side
Columbus Dispatch.
o o
A DEMAND THAT CALLS FOR SUPPLY
, One prosperous business in Europe should be
that OF furnishing typewriter supplies for repara-
ton negotiations-Washing Star.
TALK ABOUT LUXURIES!
Enforcing the. dry law will cost the CITY
S24,t OO,0OO but that isn't marker to what it is
costing the thirsty TO break it.-New York Tele-
graph.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
WAGE CUT RESISTED
BY SWEDISH W0RKMEN
(Ry The Assoclated Press, !,

Stockholm, May S.--An effort to
reduce wages and cost of produc-
ton to the present lower level of
prices is being resisted by Swedish
wage earners generally, but a start
has been made in the wood pulp
and cellulose industry where wages
have been lowered Is per cent.
One of the largest electrical COM
panies has also come to an agree
ment with it's operatives for an adj
justment of a lower basis.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09

=
"We1l, it's a good thing they
are!" grumhled the bear. "If you
were one of the school children
I'd chase you and growl at you."
'Why?" asked the bunny
gentleman.
"Oh, just because I like to be
mean" snarled the bear.
The bear stood in the front
door of his cave and the bunny
rabbit gentleman could look in
past the shaggy creature and see
how dark and dismal his house
was.
'Ha! / know what's the matter
with himy' thought Uncle Wig
gily.
A moment liter Uncle Wiggily
was hopping over to the field
where Sammie and Susie had
picked the yellow dandelion flow
ers, Quickly the bunny gentleman
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09

This aftirnoon I was wawkfng
home and saw my sister Glad
dis Wawking in frunt of me
With q box looking like a box
of candy me thinking, G.
And l quick hurried up and
cawt up to her, saying, Hello
Gladdis, you dident know l was
in back of you, did you?
No, and I'm not especially tx
cited now that I've iound it out,
sed Gladdis.
Not sounding very Encouraging,
and / sed, Well, Ill wawk the
rest of the way with you enyway
so you'll have compinny.
The plezzure will be all yours,
sed Gladdis. Her still being mad
at me for waking her up at 7
o'clock this morning by playing
handball on the outside of her
door.
And we kepp on wawking and
after a vile l sed, o, you got a
packidge, haven't you? Is it
hevvy?
No. sed Gladdis.
l was going to say if it was
hevvy Id carry it for you, / sed,
and Gladdis sed, How can a little
box with cakes of soap in it
be hevvy, wy don't you use a little
judgement?
Soap nuthing, like fun it's soap,
leeve me smell, l sed.
Heer, smell, sed Gladdis. And
she pushed it agenst my nose so
hard it felt like a puntch in the
nose, and / quick smelt and it
was soap all rite, me saying, Hay,
look out who your pushing in the
nose, you don't need to. think
you're everybody
And l ran 6 circles erround
her to make her mad and then
decided not to go home yet after
all and went erround to Puds
Simkinses.
Proving politeniss is libel to
have a bubble meening.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
PRIVATES' CHILDREN
MlNGLE IN PLAY WITH
THOSE OF COLONIES
fax rhs Associated Press. }

Coblenz, May S.-An Amerlcan
school where the children of pri-
vate soldiers mihgle in study and
at play with the children of coll
onels is one of the institutions or
ganized by the Young Mems Chris
tian association in Coblenz, of which
General Allen. the American army
commander, is the proudest.
The work of the school ranges
from kindergarten to high school
grades. There are 122 children
registered and the average attend
ance isf about 100. Miss Elsie A.
Hammond, of Nebraska, has charge
of the work in which are engaged
five other teachers,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
BRONCHIAL TROUBLE CAUSED
ANXIETY

No medicine has better repu-
tation than Foley's Honey and Tar
for quickly relieving coughs, colds
and Group. 1t loosens the phlegm
and mucus. clears the passages,
eases hoarseness, stops tickling
throat. John G. Hekking, 195
Burgess Place, Passaic, N. j.,
writes: 81 was suffering from an
acute case of bronchial trouble
which gave me considerable anx-
iety. Foley's Honey and Tar de-
serves all the credit for my being
We'll now" Sold everywhere.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
LEGAL NOTICTs
ADMINISTRATORS N,TICE.

ADMINISTRATORS N MICE.
In the Probate Court of sernalillo
County, New Mexicos "a
In the Matter OF tF9 Estate Of
Maria Gurule, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was. on the 7th day of
April. 1921, duly appointed Ad-
ministrator of the estate of Maria
Gurule, deceased by the Probate
Court of Bernalillo County. and
having qualified as such Admins
traitor, all persons having claims
against the estate of said decedent
are hereby notified and required to
present the same to the undersign-
ed in the manner and within the
time prescribed by law.
(SeaD FRED CROLLOTT,
Administrator.
Dated April 7th, 1921.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-09
EQUAL RIGHTS. Pills.

George McManus breaks the law
when he makes Mag throw bric-a-
bac and crack poor Jiggsy in the
jaw it gets my pet AngOra. A man
should boss in his own home and
not stop trinkets with his dome
when thrown by his Pandora.
And so l hope this artist man
will take that shemale we'll in hand
and teach her where her place
is. When man no longer rules his
house he'd best put on his wifey's
blouse and start to washing vases.
/ wish that Jiggs would take u
chance and show old Mag who
who wears the pants, it sure would
make me happy. But each day l
see him squirm when she calls him
q little worm, l fear that he will
never turn, he's such an humble
chappy.
If he would give her one black
lamp and beat her up like
worlds champ would smack a sec
ond rater, ia tip my hat to Mr..
Jiggs and offer him my blooded
pigs. oh gee! How he must hate
her.
The women now have equal
rights, but Mag takes more in fam
lily fights, she takes the whole ka-
Doodle. ] grab the Journal every
morn to see if Maggie's might is
shorn and he has cracked her
noodle. | trust ere Saint Pete calls
the roll poor Jiggs will take lump
of coal and knock old Maggie for
a goal.
OH BOY! PAGE MIR. ETNSTEIN.
A friend of mine came, with a quick
nervous pace,
And sat himself down in my two
by-four place,
l knew by the look that he had on
his face,
(My! But he was seriously
With questions most weighty we'd
wrestle.
We've settled the problems of labor
and pelf,
And foreign relations we've put on
the shelf,
We'd run the darn country as Hard
ing himself
dies the president, you know
SOulun w oii tillFo poiihS
castle.
We've got Jack and Georges all
tied to the mast,
And the Germans we'd squeeze
clean down to the last,
Twere better if Lenine and Trotzky
were gassed!
"a couple of low lifes.)
And other great things we've de-
cided!
So knowing all this and then seeing
my friend,
I wondered what questions that
day we would ends
told him to shoot it, and not to
pretend
(He really was agitated.)
And by my request he abided.
I've something to tell you, it's
made me half sick,
rye figured it out and think
it's q trick,
And the fellow who asked it,
thought he was slick,
CA phraseologist, maybe.)
But I don't want you to repeat It.
Now think all this over, and help |
me, / beg,
Ere / get so nervous / must shake
leg,
Why can't you clean rug with the |
white of an egg,
(Which you certainly can't)
No matter how hard you may beat |
it,
THE DRIVE FOR FUNDS FOR
THE \ DISABLED SOL
DfERS' LEAGUE.
It isn't a gift they are asking us for,
Dr. at least we shouldn't so say it,
It's nothing but int'rest on loans
that they made,
And we should most cheerfully pay
it,.
That boy who is lying out there on
his cot,
With a pair of sore lungs from gas !
that he got,
Was all that stood 'twixt you, "der
Kaiser und Gott!"
His life was the thing that we bor- |
rowed.
It isn't a gift! dear friends, it's a 7
debt!
It's one that we owe to the Dis I
abled Vet
lie lent us his ala and on that you
can bet. i
10 pay up, lest his life be sorrowed.
II. b. G..