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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
MY HUSBAND ANDL
>Ea1le Phelps

be perfectly satisfied" I said as
/ looked around at the dainty,
crisp hangings, the lowered Gre
tonnes and the pretty furniture.
But you must have bought lot
of new things" / had not been
down since she had settled; and
noticed many things she had not
had in the. old place.
mot so many. OF course the
curtains never fit. SO ] took those
! had and made them over for the
bed rooms, the bath room ana
kitchen. Then | bought this mus
lin for thirteen cents a yard ana
made them myself | made the
cretonne overhangings too. l don I
think our moving expenses ana
all cost me over one hundred and
fifty dollars"
one hundred and fifty dollars!
And Helen had said only had
not planned to spend anything for
new furniture but l thought as
| went down in the elevator to my
own apartment that l probably
would have to have new curtains
| too, and | would love some pretty,
| dainty cretonnes.. In my heart
envied Helen her dainty, new
style furniture, though | had been
more reconciled to our heavy old
fashioned pieces since Everett
1 Crandell had so admired them.
A Timely Gift.
Just as the men were leaving
boy came in the open door OF the
apartment with long white box
But il was not long enough to con
ceal what it contained, as the ent
1 had been cut out to allow tn
stems Of the flowers to COM
through. l signed for them, thel
opened the box. A full dozen o
lovely chrysanthemums yellow AM
reddish brown lay on q bed o
4 ferns. They were wonderfully larg
and beautiful. Without looking a
the card laid on top of them
instinctively knew that Everett
Crandell had sent them.
Just a welcome to your neN
home" he had written above hi
, name. Again / wished that Tor
had sent them, and wondered hoy
much they COST and if Tom eve
} would have money enough to blu
me such lovely flowers.
Luncheon is ready"
. Helen interrupted my though
1 with the announcement. linen:
3 "You lucky girl! What wonder
4 full chrysanthemums!'
Aren't they beautiful?"
1 queried, as / selected three of tt
t largest and gave them TO her,
I She did not ask. nor did L vo
: unteer any information as to WI
sent them. / imagined she ha
V made rather shrewd CUES
Il however.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
GAS the People View 1t

health conditions during his life.
1 regard the matter of pension
for retired teachers at any age as
being unreasonable, inconsistent,
and an Injustice to the taxpayer.
But if nothing will do but Brant
pensions, then let the number OF
years service emitting him TO
this pension be not less than forty
years, and the age limit for teacn-
| ing in the public schools be not
| less than 60 | commenced teach
ing in the public schools of Penn
| sylyania fifty-one years ago ~ the
| age of Is, and have credentials TO
prove the suceessfulness Of my
work; continued in active school
work for seventeen years and since
that time have been engaged in
the music profession. Today ut the
i age of So | could do as effective
| and successful work in the school
room as at the end Of my seven
tenth year of teaching or mt any
/ period of my teaching. Tho propo-
il sition of retiring teachers upon q
4 pension after only tweuty years
Il Of service in school work, Is pre-
posterous, and would constitute
!, gross robbegy--yea, even stealing
!, of the taxpayers money. I am sur
prised at the thought of any teach
) err in New Mexico being quite so
, selfish. narrow minded and incon
sistent, as to conceive of the idea,
| that with only a few years service
/ in school work and at fair sal
ary, having just arrived at the
!, stage of his greatest usefulness in
I | -. 4J,at Ghnl1tH aGE IN hn
! relieved from any further work,
= and be paid a salary to occupy the
=; stool of Incidence and do-noth-
i ing" the balance of his life
: / further understand that the
e matter of "free text books" VIII
oil also be brought before the leglsia-
! ture for action. This is another
y nefarious scheme, and it IS not
: only an insult, but malicious
= crime upon the taxpayer, From
= the standpoint of justice, prudence
e and frugality there is not the least
It excuse or warrant for this meas
Is ure; but like the pension meas
i ure on the basis of only twenty
= years service, is merely the result
s. of ANONYMOUSLY selfish prompt
IS ings on the part of the instigator
& Both of these measures are STIR
N ring un criticism from all sides
10 upon the part of the better think
is ing class Of people and should be
Z" defeated. This ''free text book
IS measure has a tendency to encour-
T. age more recklessness and profit
gacy on the part of the profligatt
a. and spendthrft, and discourage
IN the thrifty. We have a law now II
I'll force taking care of the really in
ry digent. our taxes are already bur
20 densome and are we going to con
OF tinue to heap burden upon bur
TX den.
e. Respectfully submitted,
of A..a D. N. CROFT.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
On TEACHERS, Pensions.

Clovis, N, M, feD. A. 1Jz1.
Editor Morning Journal Albuquer-
que, n NJ.
Dear Sir:---I notice a statement
in a recent issue of your paper,
that bill has just been introd-
dueed in theshouse of representa-
tives, providing retirement for all
teachers who shall have taught for
a period of twenty years or more
in the public schools of our state,
and allowing an annual pension OF
$500 during balance OF lie.
1t seems unfortunate for the good
| brother who introduced this Dill,
/ that he was unable to contain hlm-
self possibly two years longer, UNI
! til the meeting OF our next leslsla-
| ture, at which time 1t might nave
been ripe" for him to introduce
full-fledged bill of the klnd'
providing for an annual pension
| not exceeding $4,000 for life, for
4 any and all persons "contemplat-
ing" teaching in our public schools
for "at least few months, al
some future time, even though
said person should have happened
to neglect or to have forgotten to
engage in said teaching,-said few
months. ...
The facts in this matter are
these AT the end of fifteen OF
twenty years experience of success
full teaching, one has only entered
into the prime of successful
| teaching career; has only learned
5 the secrets for thrift and economy
| for time-saving methods in schoo
: work and school management
Thus after the taxpayer has pro
vided for the pupil an opportun
D ity for twelve years edueationa
= course in our public schools abso
utely free, and thereby affordini
t an opportunity for the person =
become we'll equipped for success
: full teaching of the elementar
e branches; with practically no out
d lay except that of his time and ef
forts, and affording him employ
0 ment in school work at adequat
salary until he has arrived at tina
stage in the work, in which he ma
now become of real value in edu
cational work, and has an oppot
tunity to begin to repay in meas
ure, the debt of gratitude he owe
to the taxpayer BY this retirin
i act, he is not only released frol
repaying this debt, but those VIII
o favor this bill, would also by tn
It "life pension bill, hire, or pay
5 him to repudiate this debt he OWE
Ie to the taxpayers and in the inte
n ests of education.
e. With present educational az
le vantages and facilities one ca
W qualify himself for successf
s, teaching by the elemental
ID branches, by the time he is
l years of age, and if man is n
lie capable of successful school woi
ID at the age of so as at rs, it is b
cause of his neglect or abuse
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07

everything is fair to see; unhappy
is the wight who wakes to find his
person free from aches; he has
no topic and no theme to justify
a roar or scream. l sit and watch
the seagulls wheel, and tell the
world how tough / feel, describe
the ache that racked my head last
evening when / went to bed, detail
the symptoms ! possess and ana
lyze my souls distress, and Ire
seems sweet and full to me, when
dank winds come in from the sea.
| might be freed from all my ilis'
they tell me, if sought the hills,
but then Ia have no good excuse
for shedding tears to beat the
| deuce.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
ACTIVITY RENEWED BY
A HAWAIIAN VOLCANO

Hilo. Island of Hawaii. !. q,
Feb. 6.--Kilauea. the great active
volcano thirty-two miles from TINS
city, which for the past TWO wears
has been exhibiting tremendous
volcanic force. recently overflowed
the rim of it's active throat ana
burst forth in fresh activity ana
brilliance.
Following weeks of steady rising
Of the lava in the pit of Halemau-
mau. the "House of Fire, the
molten column reached the rim and
noured over it towards the south
east side of the great crater. whiie
simultaneously another lava stream
burst through the crater floor some
distance from the first.
Hundreds of fire fountains began
nlaying on the numerous lava lakes
land sheets Of flame gushed inter-
mittently from beneath the crust
surface. Along the main line of
the old rift which the new flow is
following. several lava cones. or
small craters, have formed and
these add to the wierd scene with
| their laundering blasts of steam
and fire.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
THE WALLER.

A cold wet wind blows from the
sea, and puts rheumatics in my
knee; my sole remaining tooth
gets sore, and aches until it seems
a bore. The wind comes signing
from the sea- all day, and puts
a crimp in me, But on the hills,
some miles away, the breeze is
warm throughout the day, the sun
shine on the landscape glows, and
there an old gent might repose
without an i'll TO cause him grief,
without occasion for beef. Why
then, you ask, do l remain. upon
the aeashore and complain? Alas
l could not happy be, where
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
CrabbscraWlings
Make it either Cravings or scraw

Mako If either Cravings or ScraW-
cara NOT. neither do / spin,
Hnd how uninteresting Is neutrality.
7 was asked to write something
about the new hotel, therefore 1
shall, You, dear and likewise gen
tie reader, may do the same. Make
yours a check. .....
albuquerque, through it's sprlnI.-
l,1e the streets With-booze stun,
and the new hotel campaign has
received more publicity In thirty
DAYS than most villages receive IN
q year.
Eel Paso says it is cheap advep-
Using. That's what gets FL Paso =
peeve.
How Popular New Mexico Town
Got Its Name.
One day just after it was de-
cided by the pale faces to bulld
town there, Charley Yellowtail was
sent to get large log for the fire
but Charley found it too much 9
lob for him, so he came pack aht
said, "One no can carry. Iucum
carl"
Note to state historian: Put tina
in the ark hives. e..
Sidney We'll told me to my rae
that he didn't know me from a SD
of sole leather. Yet l was tanne'
a lot when l was kid. 1t got m
goat
! Wade out! Wade out!
A friend of mine seems to nav
hit upon a plan for the successtu
settling of a lot of the world
troubles. He says to take the foo
that the Irish patriots are refusln
to eat, and give it TO the starYln
countries, and there you have it,
But he didn't name anybody I
carry out the plan. Can you in
agine anybody trying to take any
thing away from the irish! {.
wouldn't be healthy
An ex-suff was wondering yeste'
day if Mrs. Wilson would have II
White House cleaned and scruppe
for Mrs. Harding.
That's our idea of nothing
wonder about.
Famous Bugs.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
MENNONITES SEEKING !.
LOCATION FOR COLONY
NV THE associated Press.)

Hutchinson, Kans., rep.
committee representing large
number of Mennonites who WISH
to establish colony and buiio ~
up into modern farming com
munity. is visiting Throughout tne
southwestern part of the state with
view to selecting tract OF land,
1t was said that the colony wouia
number about 1000 persons ana
that difficulty was being eneoun--
tered in finding an available tract
as large as desired. The commit,
tees itinerary includes sevefh'
states from Louisiana to New MeS'
leo, A>--
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
Tuberculosis.

-- Raymond.
tuberculosis.
superlative in descriptions
more noise than Ford in neu'
trail"
Had Caruso been induced to
come out here, 1t would have meant
an Albuquerque item in every news
paper in the country every little
While until he got well, which
wouldn't have been long--out here.
, Mr. We'll once said that some
fasteners didn't know that New
Mexico was in the United states,
and / laffed. A little later l had
a letter from a man who hoped
would soon be able to return to the
states, / wrote back and asked
| him which ones,
/ And another fellow, when he
heard we were in the Heart of the
Well Country, thought we were
/ Dragging about our water supply
\ And to the postman who goes
walking on his day off the tax
driver who spends his leisure hours
riding around with another driver
Our village has one.
Have YOU heard the story DR.
Harris is telling about the Greek
mot bad! Not badlA
ANY railway station waitins
room that has people in it at J.
p. m, can qualify as a Lodge Room
for Disguised Humanity.
But why is it, that Just so loni
as YOU haven't a friend passini
through town, the weather is beau
tiful, but on the very day you hav'
friend passing through, and yo'
want the climate to behave 1t
prettiest, the sun sulks and tn
wind blows like fury?
I am no brilliant Luke McLuke
t who writes col a day,
S No b. l.. T. or Don Marquis, o
e even F. P. A.
Benny's Notebook suits me tint
g and Tipton's Tips are spler
did.
= But have only got one lung, an
e even now I'm winded.
}, Be We goin' to see TIL sweethea
= Shop tonight. ........ 49,.
. That's good! I'll see you thef
T. B. C.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07

Outside the larger cities there
are no existing speed limits for ail-
tomobiles in Argentina,
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-01-14
OATMAN POSTMASTER AND
 WIFE COMMIT SUICIDE

Kingman, Ariz., When Claude B. Head, assistant postmaster at Oatman near here, and his wife, failed to ap- pear at New Years dance, friends went to their home and found the couple lying on the floor dead. Near. by was discovered two glasses, both Of which had contained poison. A package in which the poison had been purchased also was found.
 Head left his office Friday noon. saying he would not return, according to friends. Mrs. Heads body had care fully been laid out after death, while that of her husband was doubled up, indicating it was thought, Mrs. Head had died first. No written information was found to throw light on the cause of the tragedy. The young couple had been married only four months.
 Postoffice Inspectors are now at Oatman checking up the office and it is alleged the assistant was short in his accounts.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-01-14
TOLES AP- POINTED DIRECTOR THRIFT I EDUCATION

San Francisco, Jan. II, Miss Elsie Toles. State Superintendent of Pub lie Instruction, at Phoenix, has been appointed State Director of Thrift Education for Arizona, Theodore Hardee, Director of the Government Savings Organization for the Twelfth Federal Reserve District, announced here today. It is expected that the State Director, who succeeds ex-Sup- erintendent Case, will follow out the suggestions of a recent conference here between other State Superinten. dents of Public Instruction of the Twelfth Federal Reserve District and Governor John U. Calkins, of the Federal Reserve Bank Of San Fran cisco, for advancing the study ot Thrift and investments in Govern | ment Savings securities, such as Thrift and Savings Stamps; in the schools of Arizona during 1921.
 All of the State Directors of Thrift Education are the Superintendents ot Public Instruction for their respec | tive states.
 Intense effort will be directed dur ing 1921 to acquainting the public with the new $1 Treasury Saving:
 Stamp and the 1925 Treasury Saving. Certificate, the latter bearing 49o in |; terest, compounded quarterly. Th' l 25 cent Thrift Stamp, the $5 Saving
 Stamp and the $10O and 5000 Trea sury Savings certificates will be ol
 sale also at all post offices and near l ly all banks.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-01-14
Greenlee County Murderer
 Pays the Death Penalty

The death trap was sprung by the warden at 5:3O a. m sharp and death ensued three minutes later.
 The execution was witnessed by Sheriff J. B. Bradberry and County Physician l.. A. w. Burtch, of Green lee county.
 The crime for which Dominguez paid the death penalty was committed at the entrance to the Humboldt mine in Morenci on the morning of June 11th, 1920, when as the day and night shift was changing, Dominguez ap- preached Antonio Mencheca, fellow workman, with revolver drawn and shot him without warning, killing him instantly The only explanation ever given by the murderer was 'that Menchaca wanted him to do more than his share of the work"
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-01-14
OUTCOME IF COPPER ALL
 RIGHT

Globe Jan. 12-Dr. l.. D. Ricketts of Warren, director of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper company and the International Shelter, who spent few days in Globe and Inspiration, admonished citizens generally to bear patiently the conditions faced at pre- sent, adding that there should be no fear of the ultimate outcome.
 He stated that he greatly regretted the cut in wages, but there was no help for it as all the mines have large stocks of unsold copper and ths little sold at present quotation yields no profit and to most mines is produc ed at loss. Only as last resort and to prevent actual closing of the mines has production been cut and wages reduced, he said, adding that this policy had been dictated solely by necessity.
 A return to active and prosperous times, he said, did not seem near, further eating that business condi tions would probably be dull for six months or year, at the end of which time improvement would come slow. 1y.
 Dr. Ricketts expressed the belief that while he thought for the next few months business would be duH, there should be no fear of the uI- innate outcome, because there was a condition in the country that was most encouraging.
 This encouraging condition, he siad, was the large stocks of food clothing, cotton and metals in the country. While the prices have dropped" he said, after all we nave the goods to eat, wear and use in daily life, and no great misfortune could come to the people under these conditions"
 Summing up his statement Dr. Ricketts said that with all practicing patience, economic and industrial conditions will surely improve in time and while prices may be low for some time, he said, after a few months i there would be less and not more idle men. VI
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-01-14
COUNTY RECEPTION COM-
 MITTEE FOR INAUGURAL BALL

Phoenix, Jan. 11-As chairman of the Arizona Inaugural Committee, having in cl age arrangements for the inaugural ball to be given in this city on the evening of Friday, Jan., IA, Dr. R. R. BrownE1.d today an nounced the personnel of the various sub committees which go to make up the county reception committees for the big event.
 The list contains something over 400 names which, together with those of the general committee, the press committee, ladies' reception commit tee and other special committees, runs the total list of the committees to about 600 names
 The makeup for the committee for Greenlee County is as follows:
 Clifton: Del M. Potter, county chair man; Peter Riley, Samuel Abraham, c. J. Brooke, Pickens Anderson, A L. Terry, A. H. Slaughter, Norman Car michael, R. K. Minson, Wm. B. Kelly
 Morenci: Jos. P. Hodgson. vice chairman; Colin J, Bury, J. M. Lally
 Metcalf: c. H. Farnsworth, vice chairman; E. A. Spriggs, Dr. E. J Rowan.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-01-14
Especial to The Copper Era)

Florence, Ariz., Jan. 14-Pedro Do- minguez, a Mexican, sentenced to be hanged, paid the death penalty for his crime this morning at 5:30.
 Dominguez was brought to the state penitentiary here the latter part of August to await the death penalty, having plead guilty to the charge of murder in Greenlee county.
 The day of execution was first fixed for Friday, November 5th., but upon representations made through the Mexican Embassy at Washington, the condemned man was granted a re- prieve until January 14th. In the meantime it was proven that Domin- guez was a native of Texas and not a citizen of Mexico whereupon the Mexican consul withdrew his plea for clemency.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-01-14
TAX MEN MAKE FEW
 CHANGES IN THE STATE VAL UAT|ONS
Tax Commission And Assessors Hold Conference Work Praised By
 Governor-VaIuation Placed

Declaring the state tax commission the most important commission in the state and the most satisfactory in administration, Gov. Thomas E. Camp bell in an address before the joint con ference of state tax commissioners and county assessors yesterday said that there had been less complaint, less expense and more accomplished by the commission than by any other state commission.
 The governor asserted that this was due to the class and character of the men on the com nis sion, backed Ivy the best revenue and tax laws of any state in the United States.
 Governor Campbell expressed his pleasure in being before a gathering in which for years he took an active part, first as assessor of Yavapai county and later as member of the tax commission.
 After complimenting the tax men for the commendable manner they had Carried ons' the governor gave the warning that the year just beginning would be difficult in the matter of as sessments, due to ebbing property values He spoke of the three indus tries of the state, which he described as being down at the hee1s-the copper industry the livestock industry ard the agricultural industry.
 The governor emphasized the ap- peal of Charles R. Howe, chairman of the state tax commission, who urged the assessors not to make reductions for any one class of property which would increase the burden of another class of property.
 To the new assessors the governt T directed few remarks relative to the satisfaction which could come only with treating every man-big and lit tie, rich and poor-alike.
 In introducing the chief executive, ute to Rudolph Kuchler, former tax commissioner, who was appointed to the office by the governor.
 Few Changes Made
 Holding to the idea that to unload the burden of any one class of proper ty would necessitate burdening an other class, the matter of assessed l valuations was left largely as last year with the idea of making such changes as would be deemed advisable at tbf meeting of the tax association to Dc held in July The decision was reach ed in the matter of range cattle which were assessed at s30 year ago and which have less market value a present, according to reports file' with the assessors. That the coppe and cotton intrests had as uncertain market was pointed out and it wa . agreed to let the amount stand at $3
 Continued on Page Eight
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-01-14
Wordy Battle Is Fought
 In Office Of The Board

and notes pertaining to the Clifton Springerville road.
 In answer to the subpoena the form CT Assistant Engineer appeared and Chairman Stanton came down from Morenci to receive the records con- sisting of two field note books.
 MT. Twynham was indignant at the procedure and stated that the records had been given into his keeping by the county engineer to enable him to complete some work he was engaged upon in connection with the pending lawsuit of Webster & Kerby against the county, and that the County En- gineer could have had the records for the asking. The former county en- gineer disagreed with the statement bv his former assistant and the wordy battle started. Such epithets as crook" liar" etc., were banded about in a careless manner, followed by threats of violence.
 Chairman Stanton sat back in his chair and got both ears full and the | court house attaches were afforded the first diversion they have had since | the first of the year.