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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
GAS the People View 1t

islation is on the same plane as a
law OF enforcing baptism and des-
ignating the manner it should be
done. Both are religious and the
constitution of the United States
declares that "c6ngress shall make
no law respecting the establish
ment Of religion or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof" In Such
matters the true policy of the
state is stands off. The province
of government is not to make
rights but to protect men in their
rights.
Another wrong principle of such
laws is that it is class legislation,
because it fayors the class who
may keep Sunday and is against
the class who may keep another
day or no day at all, such as the
Jews, Seventh Day Adventists or
non-C Christians who may otherwise
be good citizens. A Sunday
law forces such persons to
lose one-sixth of their time with
out just compensation. This is an
injustice. If a man wishes to stop
his work or close his shop he has
right to do SO; but why should
his desire to do so take away the
right of his neighbor to continue
his activities?
Another wrong that results
from such legislation is the fact
that it furnishes a means for zeal
OTIS to embarrass and harass those
who might conscientiously object
to keeping Sunday by refraining
from their necessary work. Persons
moved by spite or religious zeal
can easily spy out his neighbor doing
inoffensive work even in a retired
place and cause him to be arrest
ed and fined or imprisoned. That
this Is not a fanciful Imagination
is proven by the fact that numer-
Gus instances of this kind have
happened during the past year in
various places. One incident might
be cited that took place where q
widow had borrowed a wagon from
a neighbOr and on Sunday morn
ing she returned the wagon to the
owner and in appreciation for the
use of the wagon carried q few
sticks of wood to the owner in
the wagon. She was seen to do this
by man whose rest was disturbed
by the sight and the woman was
arrested and fined for breaking
the Sunday law. This was not I'M
the seventeenth century but in the
twentieth.
While we strive to make the
world safe for democracy wei
should hesitate to take steps that
will imperil the precise heritage of
religious liberty given to us by our
forefathers.
Long may our land be bright
with freedoms holy light"
(Signed) BURT BRAY,
1430 South High street,
Albuquerque. N. NJ.
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NY t|U ! 8! Nd! AND III !!
Phelps

rival, and the extra amount Tom
had Insisted upon laying aside to
meet the extra expense had been
exhausted, and yet the doctor had
not been paid.
Mother Randall had saved us a
great deal by caring for the baby
and me, so that we had no nurse
after the first week. But Tom had
been obliged to hire a young girl
to do the hOusework, and also a
laundress.
81 tell you Sue, that raise of
mine came in just the nick of
time" Tom said one night when
we We're talking of our expenses.
Il don't know what we should
have done without it."
And your mother has been so
fine" | added.
Hasn't shei" he agreed. 81 told
you you would love her when you
got acquainted: but to be honest,
Sue, l had begun to think You two
never would know each other. |
guess the kid sort of fixed things
up"
Mrs. Randall Goes Home.
'She is lovely, Tom. l am al
most as fond of her now as l am
of my own mother. 1 just didn't
understand her at first. Has she
told you she was going home to-
morrow"
Yes She says she doesn't be-
lieve in young married people hav-
ing their in-laws living with them.
I guess she's right. But just the
same hate to see her 60"
so do l, | replied, and I really
meant it; | did hate to have her go.
Helen Thurston had been Won
derfully fine through my Illness,
and her generosity made me feel
that I should always be her debtor,
Not only had she made the baby
the lovliest things to wear, but
every day she had brought in some
tempting dish prepared by her own
hands, and | knew prepared with
difficulty Then she had helped
the little incompetent maid i'll
cleaning and arranging the apart
ment, showing her how to keep it
neat and nice. l was very happy
when Mother Randall said
II think / made a mistake about
Mrs. Thurston; she is a very lika-
BILE woman"
Afterward I found out that this
was a grfat concession for my
mother-in-laW to make.
She left me in tears when finally
she said goodbye, and her eyes
were also suspiciously moist as she
kissed the baby.
I'll come again soon," she said;
81 couldn't keep away if ] tried
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natives thereof so that they knew the ms ana
outs of trade customs and personal relations
One can't do business with the spanish-Ameri-
can world in Asia with the slap-dash methods
of salesmanship. These peoples are slow and dig
nfied, and carry life with much form and cere-
mony You have to take time to get next to them.
only men who have lived the ground with them
and know their curves" stand chance of doing
anything with them. There ought to be many
young ambitious enough to go out to these
countries which coming to the point Of
rapid development. and make future for them
selves and American products. Those who get into
this game early stand chance for brilliant success
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
BY Howard r. Garis.
Copyright, 1921, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
STICKUM PLASTER.
BY Howard R. Ga

ouch! oh dear me! Now /
have gone and done it," cried Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy in the hollow
stump bungalow one day.
what have you done?" asked
Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit
gentleman, as he ran out to where
he heard his muskrat lady house
keeper making such a fuss. 81
hope you haven't let in the Fuzzy
Woozie Wolf"
ooh, no! Nothing like that!"
sadly said Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. But
| have cut my paw on the potato
knife, Uncle Wiggily! Please get
me a bit of stickum plaster to put
over the cutH'
"Of course I'll do that" said the
bunny gentleman. But when he
looked in the bath room closet for
a bit of stickum plaster not piece
could be found.
"I'Il hop right over to the drug
store and get some, Nurse janet!
said the bunny.
"Please dol" begged Nurse Jane.
"And hurry all you can, Wiggy,
dear! Though you mustn't hop so
fast that your rheumatism makes
you fall down. 1t is quite slippery,
you know"
I'll be careful" promised the
bunny gentleman. "Wrap a rag
around your paw, Nurse Jane, unit!
/ get back with the stickum plast-
err
"Iswill,9 said the muskrat lady,
and She did. e
Then Uncle Wiggily hoped on
to the drug store, where he asked
for q little piece of stiekum plaster
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
Sunday BLUE LAWS.

Editor Morning Joufnah
AS the result of recent efforts
to enforce some Anticipated Sunday
laws and to secure the enactment
OF new ones there has arisen no
small amount of discussion as to
their merits and disadvantages.
Because these laws affect the life
and ACTIVITIES Of every citizen it is
well That due consideration be
given to the history of such laws
and the principles involved in their
enforcement.
The first Sunday law in history
was made by Constantine, emperor
of Rome in 321 A. d. 1t was
decreed at disqualification of re-
ligious party in the interests Of
that religion, and also to secure
the support of that religion in his
own political ambitions. From this
first example of rehgio- political
legislation have been copied the
Sunday laws of the states of Eu-
rope and from England in the days
of church and state union our
fathers introduced the same idea
in the laws of the early colonies.
Their strict enforcement in the col
onies produced the bitter expert
ences for the dissenters that has
caused them to be called blue
laws" Their history has always
been marked by the fact that some
religion through the state has die
tated to the individual his duty on
that day, and consequently has
hpp5o1fYN
scientious dissenter.
The first strong principle of any
Sunday law is the fact that it is
religious legislation. Its primary
idea is that of the observance of
the day as a sabbath. sabbath OBJ
servance is religious act to be
determined by the individual him
self voluntarily as to the time and
manner it should be done. If a
man chooses to work, go fishing or
play ball that day he is entitled to
the exercise of his natural right
to do so and not be forced to con-
form to the religious notion of the
day. If it is right and proper TO
hoe the garden or pillow the field
on Monday, what makes it wrong
on Sunday? 1t is wrong only as
some men conceive in it the viola
ton of religion. Wilbur f. Crafts,
one of the chief agitators for sun
day laws, says: Take the relig-
ion out of the day and there is
nothing left"
We would not appear as OPP
posed to religion or to the benefits
to an individual for having a
weekly rest day; but we are OPP
posed to the idea that the state
should designate a religious day
prescribe the manner of using it
because it should be left to the indi-
viduals own choice as to when and
how he recognizes the day. Such leg
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
EXPORT TRADE.

Formerly most people were exceedingly indif-
ferent to the question whether this country had a
large export trade not. They neverN took the
least interest in reports of effort being made to
develop foreign business. But the falling off of
some classes of exports this year has pnched many
producers and has shown how dependent this
country is on big foreign trade. 1t is vital to
every factory and every farm, to have American
products sold abroad in constantly increasing
volume.
One handicap has been, that comparatively few
Americans today know than one language
that they speak it and write it fluently.
Many young people now taking brief courses in
Spanish But many of them study it specifically
II they sent to Mexico South America to
develop trade, they would be Handicapped by their
imperfect knowledge of the language.
The European powers have always developed
this business methodically. They have sent
young men tosforeign lands to grow up with these
countries and become thoroughly familiar with the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
OUR PLATFORM,

1. A primary election law which will res
store the power TO the hands of the people,
where It belongs.
2. non-partisan commission of three or
five TO have charge of our school and institu-
tional lands, and the permanent trust funds
derived therefrom.
8. A fair, adequate and Just tax law which
will eQuitabIy distribute the burdens OF gov
eminent We have especial reference to the
mining tax laws, although we will seek to
reach any other evaders, big or little, whom
we find. We favor a mine tax law based
upon an ad valorem property basis. as other
property Is taxed.
f. A fuller budget system for the state in
an effort to put state expenditures on an eIi-
cient, economical and progressive basis,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29

Mary Watkins was 8 yeers old
yestidday on account of it being
her berthday, and l sed to ma, Ma,
do you know those paper carna-
tons on your desk you won for a
yewker prize? Well, can I take
some of them to give to Mary Wat
kins for her BIRTHDAY?
Jest a few, very few, sed ma.
And / went and took 8, one for
each yeer, thinking, G, mines ony
a few. WITCH it is, ony it looked
like more on account of ony 3 be-
ing left after | took them, and |
raped them up in a old news
paper and rang Mary Weaknesses
bell and gave them to her, saying,
Merry berthday, and she undid the
newspaper, saying, o how perfeck-
ly lovely, o how PERFECTLY sweet
and bewtifill.
There's of them jest ike your
berthday, l sed, and she said, O
wat PERFECTLY elegant thawt. And
l went home agen and ma sed,
Benny, I've bin waiting for you,
wat did you meen by taking almost
al MY Dbptl tttl 1lutlOIlI dlltl L IA
press!y told youIthat you could ony
have few? Now jest for that
youn march rite back and bring
them all home agen
Aw gosh G holey smoaks ma, /
sed, and ma sed, Not another silla-
Bile, you better have those flowers
back heer before your father gets
home, that's all | haff to say.
Me thinking, Heck good mite.
And l went GROUND and rang Mary
Watkinses bell agen saying to her,
G, Mary, watts you think, there's
something the matter with those
paper carnations and l jest found
out about and you better give them
back agen.
Wy, wat, watts the matter with
them? .sed Mary watkins, and
sed, Some lady thawt they was reel
and she smelt them and they had
germs in them and she cawt a
fearse cold and she may be dead
now for all l know, / jest found
out about it.
o well, l bin vaccinated for
germs, sed Mary Watkins, and |
sed, Not these germs, you better
give them back, and she sed, O
you're a old Indian giver. that's wat
You are. l don't wunt your old
flowers. And she went and got
them and threw them all out on
the pavement mad and took
them home and put them back
with the other 3 and I don't know
weather Mary watkins is still mad
or not, me not having saw her
since on account Of not having
tried to.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
READERS DISCOVERIES.

Z. P.-"We always keep a glass
bottle holding eight ounces and
filled with water close to, or on,
the radiator for use as a hot water
bottle. SO often we want a hot
water bottle Just to warm the
hands or feet in a hurry and it
takes some time to heat water and
bottle it in the ordinary way, but
withA this glass bottle device we
always have a water bottle ready
when we want it, '..
A Daughter---'I have just nursed
my mother through long and Sc
rious illness and | made some dis
coNeries during my nursing period
that / believe other home women
may like to know about. l. found
that | felt better and my patient
felt better when | wore pale pink
or pale blue summer wash frocks;
the light colors seemed to rest her
eyes. At first | wore q dress with
a large figure in it, and she said 1t
distressed her, so after that | wore
only the plain pale colors. | also
learned that she could not stand
any clothing of ming that rustled,
so I did not have things starched
too stiffly.'
one Who Makes over" Her
Garments-"I have recently eXper-
imented with velvets and plush
with great success in the following
way: | had some expensive, long
knap plush which | wished to use
on the bottom of an evening wrap
in place of fur border, so | soak
ed it in cold water for several hours
and then took a hot iron and
ironed it wet--first pushing the
iron this way, then that, so as to
ruff up the KNAPP and get fur
like result, 1t looks exactly like
fur!
"Then I went to work with
some Velvets. | raised the pile of
some that d. was very crushed, by
stretching the velvet over wet
cloth laid on the face of very
hot iron and brushing hard while
the steam arose. l next made some
Velvet which was too streaked and
spotted to have the pile raised by
steaming, into panne velvet by
pressing il on the right side, lay
ing the pile all one way.
"Dyeing velvet was my next eX-
pertinent l found that velveteen
and cotton backed velvet dye poor
~. But the silk velvet proved sue
cessful This is the method used:
/ brushed it well, tackled it on a
board and painted it with hot dye,
using a soft brush; I then placed
it in the open air to set, after which
washed it with a cloth and soap
suds, followed by rinsing. ! press
ed 1t on the right side while still
damp. This gave aisgood panne
velvet which ! used on made
over dress as a collar, and on a
hat frame"
Miss c. BIT have alwaysaeen-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
TILE DOCTOR Is RIGHT.

The authority to condemn spoiled meat and
other unsanitary food in markets, groceries, fruit
stands and restaurants, asked for by DIR. ]. f.
Docherty Albuquerque's health officer should be
granted to him.
City Attorney w. A. Keeher is busy draft
ing ordinances that will give the health officer this
power 1t is to be hoped that these ordinances will
be passed.
In many other communities, such regulation of
the food supply with view of preserving the
health of the people, is already in force. Certainly
Albuquerque, with its many health seekers, should
not be behind in this matter
While 80 merchants already careful about
such things, the hundredth might need city
ordinance to him to exercise the necessary
vigilance the condition of his wares
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
BOSTON WOOL.

Boston, Jan. 2S.-The CONNER
.cial Bulletin tomorrow will say:
while there has been hardly
as much activity in wool during the
past week as in the previous week,
prices are firmly maintained, and
with the stronger position of ex-
change the tendency is upward if
anything. The demand has in
cluded both fine and medium
woods. The goods market is only
moderately active
observers through the wool
trade are very skeptical about the
enactment of the emergency tariff
bill"
Secured basis:
Texas--Fine IL months, zoo soc;
fine s months, 55@60c.
Territory-Fine staple choice, So
q 95c; half blood combing, 75@
soc; three eighths blood combing,
$50 56c; quarter blood combing,
40@45c; fine clothing. ESQ roc;
fine medium clothing. so@65c,
Pulled-Delaine S5c; AA. 75c;
A supers, 500 soc.
Mohairs-Best combing 80 a 32c;
best carding. rs @27c.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
THE GREAT HAPPENING.
CHAPTER XXXY.

Before my beautiful oaby boy
fas a week old l had learned tc
love Toms mother. All her dig
nifty which had seemed soA fear
some to me, her critical attitude
had vanished i'm her delight at the
birth of her first grandchild; and
her sympathy and care for his
mother. No one could have beer
more tender, more thoughtful than
she was during the days of illness
And her delight in her sturdy
grandson, who she declared a doz-
sen times a day was the image OF
Tom at the same age knew no
bounds. My own mother could
have done no more, meant 80
more to me than did she,
| shall never forget the first
time / called her mother" The
baby was about a week old when
she brought him to me, her face
Illuminated with love and tender
ness for the helpless baby
Isn't he sweet-mother? !
asked, almost embarrassed.
Eyes. daughter she replied, and
bending down she kissed me. Often
since when / have heard of the
unhappiness caused by the feeling
between a mother n-law and a
wife / have wondered if they really
understood each other, or were
fighting in the dark as I was before
baby came.
Naming the Baby.
What a time we had deciding on
a name for this-to we three--the
most wonderful baby ever born.
Finally with a laugh Tom and his
mother, who had waited to name
him after Toms father, gave in to
me and he was christened Thomas
Randall Jr.'
What air castles I built about my
baby boy! Yet | think they were
no more foolish than those built
by his GRANDMOTHER and his father.
forgot all my vain longings for
wealth, clothes. position. Money
seemed a negligible quantity-for
a while. ! was happy! supreme
ly happy in the love of my hus-
band, and the possession of my
baby boy.
But as soon as / was able to
again attend to my household du-
ties the question of ways and
means doomed large before me. |
wanted MY baby to have every
thing any other baby had. And /
myself needed many new clothes
before l could again go out among
people. our expenses had been
greatly augmented by baby's ar
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
ANOTHER PROSPERITY GATHERING.

r Another Maxim sencer will be applied to the
lips of the calamity howlers here in few weeks
1t will be in the shape of the fourth annual
Automobile Show, which will be held in the armory
February H. IS and 49,
This show will be another indication of the new
era that awaits us--the Golden Age of the Greater
Albuquerque.
Not only in the splendid cars that will be as
sembled there, but in the spirit that makes such an
exhibit possible, will lie Albuquerques triumph.
Now that we have shown our progressiveness in
the matter of the new hotel let us pull together to
make this other achievement a big success.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
THE PAPER PINCH.

sse The consumption of news print paper increased
from three pounds per capita in 1880, to thirty
three pounds in 1919 The of no leading textile
fabric has gained fastas that.
4 In addition there, has been enormous increase
in use of paper for cartons for holding all kinds
of articles This reduces the available supply Of
raw material for making paper.
A we'll equipped paper mill involves great ex-
pense. 1t takes long time to get it ready to
operate SO it will take long time for the sup
ply of paper to equal the demand and produce a
fair and stabilized price. Forests must be handled
in the most economical way to save every scrap of
wood capable of making pulp.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
The bear may be stuck
on that log yet.

to sit on. but just as the Bear was
going to settle down and make I'm
Gle Wiggily sit beside him, the bun
ny felt in his pocket and his paw
touched the stickum plaster.
ooh, maybe | can play trick on
this Bear" thought Uncle Wiggily.
I'm glad / have big piece of
stickum plaster
Uncle Wiggily slyly pulled the
plaster out of his pocket and, after
warming it in his paws, he placed
1t on the log, half the stickum side
up, and half the stickum side down,
opening the plaster in the middle
and folding it.
"Sit DOWN. growled the Bear,
and he sat down hard. pulling the
bunny beside him. "Sit down here
and let me nibble your earsn'
ooh, but I don't want my ears
hibbled, if you please" cried Uncle
Wfggily, and hetauickly sprang UP.
"Ha! 1t doesn't make any differ
ence whether you want your ears
nibbled or not. I'm going to do it!'
srowled the Bear And he started
to get up but he couldn't! Ire had
sat right down on the stickum
plaster which the bunny slyly Slip
ped under him. And there the bad
Bear was, stuck fast to the log and,
try as hard as he did, he couldn't
get loose! Aren't you glad? am!
"Ho! Ho!" laughed the bunny.
II guess you will not nibble my
ears right away!" Then back to
the drug store hoped Mr.. Long
ears, to get more stickum plaster
for Nurse Jane, And the Bear may
be, stuck to thatllog' yet, for all |
know. 49,.
But IL the eggbeater doesn't make
believe the dish pan Is q drum and
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
JUST FOLKS
Copyright, 1921. by Edgar A, Guest, "
THE SPOILER.

With a twinkle in his eye
He'd come gayly walkin' by
An he'd whistle to the children
An he'd beckop 'em to come,
Then he'd chuckle low an say,
Come along, Pm on my way,
An it's l that needs your company
To buy a little gum"
When his merry call they'd hear,
All the children, far an near
Would come flynn from the gardens
Like the chickens after wheat,
When we'd shake our heads an say:
mo. You mustn't go today"
He'd beg to let him have 'em
In a pack about his feet.
q oh, he spoiled 'em, one an all,
There was not a youngster small
But was over-fed ON candy
An was stuffed with lollypops,
An 1 think his greatest joy
Was to get some girl or boy
An bring ,em to their parents
All besmeared by chocolate drops.
Now the children's hearts are sore
For he comes to them no more,
And no more to them he whistles
And no more for them he stops;
But in Paradise. think, a.4.
With his chuckle and his wink
He is leading little angels
TO the heavenly candy shops.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29
THE HAPPY PAST

My auto didn't cut out vice, when
New Year Day invited vows, and
now, instead of running nice, it's
balky as the law allows. Two cyl
inders are pumping oil, and when
up heavy grades ! climb, the radi-
ator starts to boil, and oh, / have
the dingedest time I sometimes
think, when stepped in woe, in grief
that seems to have no end, of hap
by days of long ago, when Dobbin
was my faithful friend. Year aft
er year he plugged along, content
ed with his hay and oats, and sell
dom did his works go wrong, as
go the works of modern boats. He
had all kinds Of pep and power,
from blowouts, punctures, he was