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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26
BIOGRAPHY GOING TO SEED.

Gossip is the small change of social currency and
the world more often has 20 nickel anecdotes than
single dollar fact. This explains the charm of BIZ
ography Biography is an art, and very fine art
when II is used to enlighten for posterty the
methods, purposes and achievements of worthy lead
ership
Biography, of late, has been going to seed. Never
were personal confessions plentiful and certainly
never in such bad taste. 1t that reticence is
in decay. that privacy exists longer for the diar
s and that the chief purpose of social intercourse
is TO collect full-favored anecdotes for gosspbook
There is only justification for autobiography when
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26
UNION COUNTY COURT
Is REVERSED IN The
JAS. C. PRUETT CASE

Especial Correspondence to The Journal.)
Santa Fe, Dec. 25.-After having
been heard twice before on appeal,
the supreme court has reversed the
judgment of the district court in
Union county in the case of James
c. Pruett, convicted each time for
voluntary manslaughter, the third
time for involuntary manslaughter.
The supreme court holds:
81. Involuntary manslaughter.
as defined by section 1850, code
1915, is confined to cases where the
killing Is unintentional.
20. 1t Is reversible error to sub
NIT the issue of involuntary man
slaughter where all the evidence
and all Of the the differences there
from show that the killing was in
territorial"
The supreme court laid down the
same rule In deciding the case of
Sotero Trujillo, convicted in the
district court in Colfax county of
voluntary manslaughter. Trujillo
was sentenced to serve nine to ten
years in the penitentiary. In re-
versing this case, the supreme court
says:
80. 1t is reversible error to sub
nit, in murder case, the issue Of
voluntary manslaughter to the jury,
where no such issue is involved in
the evidence"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26
|Bedtim g Stories
For Little Ones.
Copyright. 1921, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGHY'S CHRISTMAS
PUDDING.
By Howard B. CARTS

"Ting-aling! Ting-aling!" rang
the telephone bell in the hollow
stump bungalow of Uncle Wiggily,
the bunny rabbit gentleman. Half
asleep in his easy chair, Uncle Wig
gily heard Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuz-
zy, his muskrat lady housekeeper,
talking over the wire.
Eyes! Yes!" Uncle Wiggily
heard Nurse Jane say. "Why, yes,
come right over--any time you
wish! Yes, we have had a lovely
Christmas! l had some wonderful
presents, and so did Uncle Wiggily.
Come right over-yes, I'll have
something for you to eat!" Nurse
Jane ended with a laugh.
Goodness me, sakes alive and
a spoonful of soap bubbles!"
thought Uncle Wiggily to himself.
Il hope Nurse Jane isn't inviting
the Fox or Wolf over to pay a
Christmas visit. I must see about
this. who is coming over, Nurse
Jane?" he asked as the muskrat
lady left the telephone.
ooh, just Mrs. Twistytall, the
pig lady, and Mrs. Flat Tail. the
beaver mother of Toodle and Moo
die" answered Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy
And, now that I have invited
them to call, l wish / hadn't"
why not?" asked Uncle Wig
gily, for this was a very strange
thing for Nurse Jane to say.
Because there isn't any Christ
mas pudding left" said the musk
rat lady. II didn't make a very
large one, and what there was you
and l ate, with the help Of about
forty-'leven animal boys and girls"
Nurse Jane had to laugh as she
thought Of how Uncle Wiggily had
invited into the bungalow every
girl or boy animal who came to
show him Christmas presents. And
to every one the bunny had said:
Nurse Jane will give you some
Christmas pudding"
So 1t was no wonder there was
no Christmas pudding left for Mrs.
Twistytail and Mrs. Flat Tail. who
were soon coming over.
"Oh, dear!" sighed Nurse Jane.
IT think I shall ~ 4 over to Mrs.
Little-tail's house and borrow
some of her Christmas pudding"
Hers may all be gone, too"
said Uncle Wiggily.
II hope mott" sighed Nurse Jane
as she put on her bonnet and shawl
to go to the home of Sammie and
Susie Littletail.
While his muskrat lady house,
keeper was gone, Uncle Wiggily
began to think: said he:
Mrs. Littletail may have no
Christmas pudding. In fact, from
what l know of Sammie and SUI
sic. ! don't believe there will be
any left. Nurse Jane will have
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26

exclaimed a gruff voice, and there
stood the Woozie Wolf!
1t wasn't Nurse Jane at all who
had come in, but the Woozie Wolf.
Uncle Wiggily nearly dropped the
egg beaten.
"Oh! OH" casper the bunny.
Il didn't expect you"
"And l didn't expect Christ
mas pudding, but I'll be glad to
have one before I nibble your
ears!" growled the Wolf. Let me
see how a Christmas pudding looks
before ! taste it,"
The savage chap came close to
the bunny and looked down into
The yellow bowl. And then. all at
once, Uncle Wiggily bravely made
up his mind to drive that Wolf
out.
This is how a Christmas pud-
ding looks" said the bunny, nod
ding his head toward the eggs,
milk and sugar in the bowl. And
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Dated December 2srd. 1921


Last VIII and Testament of Henry
q. Jenkins, Deceased.
To Alice w. Jenkins. Albuuueroue.
New Mexico; Lizzie M. Hagan.
Albuquerque, New Mexico: and
TO All to Whom 1t May Concern.
Greetings:
You are hereby notified that the
alleged Last VIII and Testament of
Henry e. Jenkins. deceased late of
the County of Bernalillo and State
or New Mexico. was produced and
read in the Probate Court Of the
County of Bernalillo State of New
Mexico, on the 22nd day of Decem-
Der, 1921. and the day of the prov
ing of said alleged Last Will and
Testament was thereupon fixed for
Thursday, the 26th day of January.
A. j. 1922, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day.
Given under my hand and the
seal of this Court. this 22nd day OF
December, A. d. 1921.
(SeaD FRED CROLLOTT,
County Clerk.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26
CUT THIS QUIT is WORTH
MONEY!

Cut out this slip, enclose with &c
and mail it to Foley &c Co.. 1885
Sheffield Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, writ
ing your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return a trial
package containing Foleys Honey
and Tar Compound for coughs,
colds and Group; Foley Kidney Pills
for pains in sides and back; rheu-
natism, backache, kidney and blad-
der ailments; and Foley Cathartic
'ablets. a wholesome and thorough
ly cleansing cathartic for constipa-
ton, biliousness, headaches, and
sluggish bowels. Sold everywhere.
Journal Want Ads bring results.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26

The new premier OF Japan has had his life
threatened, but such features may go with the
Job.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26

When reading that bellhop in a Washington
hotel makes 500 week in tips great many of
US forced to conclude that in picking calling
we chose the wrong thing.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26

The Yule candle was once an in
dispensable adjunct of Christmas.
1t was of enormous size and light
ed the whole table.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26

For the time, postoffces in China are attracting
an attention popularity supposed to be peculiar to
America.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26
LEGAL NOTICE


No1iCE DE ADMINISTRATOR
In the Matter of the Estate of
Jacob Sax. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Fred
Crollott, Administrator of the es-
tate of Jacob Sax, deceased. has
filed in the Probate Court of Bern
alillo County, New Mexico, his finN
report as such Administrator and
the court has appointed Thursday.
the 26th day of January, 1922. as
the day for hearing objections, il
any there be. to the approval of
said final report and the discharge
Of said Administrator.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Probate Court this 22nd day
OF December 1921.
(SeaD FRED CROLLoTT,
Clerk of Said Probate Court.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
In the Probate Court of Bernalillo
County, New Mexico.
In the Matter of the Estate Of 10
seph f. Girard, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was, on the 22nd day
or December. 1921, duly appointed
Administrative of the estate OF Jo-
seph f. Girard, deceased, by the
Probate Court of Bernalillo County.
and having qualified as such Adj
nlnistratrix. all persons having
claims against the estate of said
decedent are hereby notified and
required to present the same to the
undersigned in the manner and
within the time prescribed bv law.
AUGUSTINE J. GIRARD,
Administrative.
Dated December 23rd. 1921.
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
In the Probate Court of BernalilIo
County, New Mexico.
In the Matter of the Estate of III
Bower, Deceased,
Notice is hereby given that the
Undersigned was on the 22nd dav
or December, 1921, duly appointed
executor of the estate of ]. II.
Bower, deceased, by the Probate
Court of Bernalillo County, and
having qualified as such Executor.
all persons having claims against
the estate of said decedent are
hereby notified and required to
present the same to the UNDER
signed In the manner and within
the time prescribed by law,
j. MARTIN HAYDEN.
Executor.
Dated December 23rd. 1921,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26

Some newspaper correspondents in Washington
seem to imagine they are the persons who are maxi
ing history.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Among Our Merry
Contemporaries.

In Kentucky the government is Selling
farms on which stills arc found This is
indeed a new wrinkle in dry law enforce
ment, but isn't it possible that the courts
may have something to say about hl-
Charleston News and Courier.
Punish the home brewers" urges zeal
GUS citizen. Does he think they aren't be-
ing punished ?-Kansas City Star.
= = +
When it comes to protesting against
something or other those German super
men" can beat the world.-Columbia IS. c.
Record
In spite of Marion Ohio's unprecedented
demand for advice, there is no noticeable
shortage anywhere else.-Brooklyn Eagle.
+ +
Money talks louder these days, but its
narrower and more exclusive.-Nashville
Tennessean.
One can't help wondering whether the
man who would reform the world has sue
ceeded in making one man perfect.-Louis-
willie Post.
Even protection can not enable our in
fant dye industry to compete with Ger
many IN lne pIOu4CllOn " yctOWS.-SfcSn-
vile Is. c. Piedmont.
+ + +
w. P G. Harding says that hard work is
the-only road back home, but numerous
people are trying to get there by detouring
indianapolis News.
+ +
Though Germany owes the United States
Sz28,ooo,ooo for maintenance of our troops
on the Rhine, perhaps considerable dis.
count would be given for cssh.-Pittsburgh
GazettelTimes.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Boyhood Dangers of the Past.

Do you remember THE or Swimmin'
Hole" of your boyhood? Did you ever
swim in among the logs on the Mississippi,
the debris of the Ohio, or some other like
rivet or lesser stream? Do you recall the
sunken logs, the rotting bark, the summer
scum and the mud turtles?
How often have you plunged into lake
and swan among the lily pads, tangled your
toes in the weeds, waded on a Shiny bot
tom or managed to hook-on bloodsucker
from among the slippery rocks?
In those sad old days when boys bathed
and SWAN, dived and frolicked wherever
water happened to accumulate, they never
appreciated the risks they ran Now they
are older, they must tremble at their child
ish daring and wonder how they reached
adult years.
For now there is nowhere, in pool or
creek, river or lake, ocean cove or tidal
basin, inside tank or bathtub, water so
pure as not to furnish germs and bacteria
that are deadly enemies of the human race.
Diseases of many kinds, eye, ear, and
throat troubles, lurk in every drop of water
with awful menace
Even in ,Washington's Tidal Basin, they
are found with their malicious powers ram
pant. So at least we are told by those
who should know. So it is the wonder
grows that the boys of 80, 40 and so years
ago ever lived to learn what they escaped:
escaped, maybe, simply by not knowing the
risks they ran. j
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Discovers Alarming Discord BetWeen
H.. Wells and Prof. Gilbert Murrau

One observes the growing dislike OF
Mr.. Wells for Prof Gilbert Murray, and
the dislike of Prof. Murray for Mr.. Wells,
with something of excitement as one
moves toward the end OF Vol. l of the
famous history.
The footnotes make one eager to get
on with the work, and hope for the great
clash which seems to be threatened. Mr..
Wells. being an excellent novelist, perhaps
could not resist the temptation to introduce
into his Outline of History" that great
principle. OF the writer OF hction-sus-
tanned suspense. 1t may be that he CON
spired with Prof. Murray to quarrel, just
to add this additional Understanding
strain to his lusty collection OF facts.
+ + =
The footnotcs signed &c. NJ" sart out
in mild disagreement, grow to marked
disapproval and have been, progressing
toward downright disputation.
Suppose, when Mr.. Wells comes to deal
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20

with the Hubbarderian era, he should
serenely write, "Old Mother Hubbard
went to the cupboard" quoting, perhaps,
such an authority as Mother Goose. You
might very readily expect a minute figure
I at the end of the sentence denoting a
footnote on this particular matter.
There IS nothing whatever to warrant
this belief" you probably would read, "in
fact, the Hubbard-cupboard story has been
proved nothing more than peasant folk
lore and the scientific mind can not accept
this theory.-G. NJ"
Under this, there most likely would be
a tart rejoinder to the effect that such
eminent personages as Prof Ernest Barker
and Miss Rebecca West hold fast to the
cupboard tradition"
You can very readily detect a GOODNESS
here.
They come in opportunity when one is
about to drowsc over a passage record
ing another murder OF a Greek tyrant or
a Roman consul.
Actually the controversy is indicated by
such things as this:
Mr. WcllS-The Athenian democ-
racy suffered much from that mar
rowness OF patriotism" which is the
ruin on all nations. Athens for the
Athenians" was the guiding princi-
pie of her rule, and tax the foreigner"
her substitute ior political wisdom.
Footnote by C. M-But note that
Athens had () no taxes on foreign
ers, and inflicted no disabilities upon
them except absence of citizenship
Mr.. Wells serenity is not even inter
rupted by this. He goes on in his own
way.
But later Mr. Wells declares that the
spirit of Jesus in Christianity became the
great antagonist in the later Roman state
of these cruel shows (gladiatorial COM
bats and of slavery, and, as Christianity
spread, these two evil things dwindled
and disappeared"
Professor Murray here footnotes at
length Among the Romans" he says,
the better people evidently disliked them,
but a sort of shyress prevented them
from frankly denouncing them as cruel"
And he quotes authorities to show the
trend away from the battles before Chris
tianity was introduced.
Mr.. Wells takes notice Of this, and foot
notes bit himself The Spirit of Jesus,
he says, IS something different from for
NAL Christianity. which regard as the
vehicle, the largely unsympathetic vehi-
Gle, by which that spirit was carried
about the world.-H. c. w"
Following this, for some chapters, the
&C NJ" footnotes do not appear. But
we 60 on, rather hoping that there will
be another outburst before long.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Education.

Every once in while there is an effer-
vescenee of discussion on the subject of
education. Usually these discussions
amount to little beyond some pious express
sions of horror or regret for the unfor-
tunate state of affairs which is responsible
for our country being placed ninth among
the nations Of the world in educational
matters with most of the civilized world
ahead of US.
1t is somewhat distressing to learn that
nearly IS per cent of the men between the
ages of II and 81 who were drafted for
service were practically illiterste. At this
particular moment when there is good
deaf Of talk about retrenchment and econ
omy, we may be slightly disturbed by the
statement that the annual loss to the United
States, because of illiteracy alone, is some
thing like $8so,oooyooo.
When we are charging upon the virtues
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Joseph Conrad Defends
Himself as Seaman

AT a literary luncheon given recently in
San Francisbo, Capt. Woodside, a retired
Belfast skipper, made the charge that 10
seph Conrad was nous practical seaman
because, in his story "The Nigger of the
Narcissus," he had the boat remain on her
beams end for day and half without
shifting cargo.
Robert Cortes Holiday, who was present
at the table, tells the story in his new book
Men and Books and Cities" (Doran) as
follows; Capt. Woodside had just read
Conrad's Niger Of the Narcissus' Not
nearly so good he declared as 'Marrayst.'
Astonishment around the table. It's not sea
faring,' asserted the captain General out
cry.
Captain totally unmoved. Explsins:
Ship goes on her beams end. Stavs so for
day and half II righted. Proceeds on
her course as though nothing had hap
pened. No allowances made for the shift
ing Of her cargo, which must have occurred
with her day and half on her beams
end. Any sailor msp knows that he con-
GUIDED"
A marked copy of this volume was sent
to Mr.. Conrad, and his reply was = re-
lief to all who have pinned their faith to
Mr.. Conrad said you might point out to
Capt Woodsidc that a cargo Of pressed
cotton bales doesn't shift II he is a good
seaman he will know that sort Of cargo re-
quires a certain amount of ballast; and the
trouble with the 'NsrciSSuS was that she
had not enough ballast put in her. Not
my fault, as ] did not join her, coming
overland from Madras to Bombay, tiI the
ground-tier was laid"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Wells Went to Judge
Russia, Not Praise 1t"

In one Of the most interesting chapters
in H. G. Wells Russia in the Shadows"
gust published by George H, Doran Com
pany he describes the Petersburg Soviet.
He writes, Like everything else in the ar
rangement Of Soviet Russia it struck US as
extraordinarily unprecedented and i'm
provised"
The meeting was held in the old Winter
Garden of the Tauride Palace where the
Imperial Duma met under the Tsarist
regime. We came into the body OF the
hall behind the Presidents bench, where
on sort of a stage the members of the
government, official visitors and so forth
hnd accommodation. The Presidential
bench, the roStrum, and the reporters re-
NAMED. but instead of an atmosphere of
weary parliamentarianism, we found our
selves IN the crowding, the noise ,and the
peculiar thrill OF mass meeting There
were, L should think, some 200 people or
more packed upon the semicircular benches
round about us on the platform behind the
PRESIDENT, comrades in naval uniforms and
in middleclass and workingclass costume.
numerous inteligent-looking women, one
or two Asiatics and a few undesirable
visitors, and the body Of the hall beyond
the Presidential bench was densely packed
with people VSo filled not on1y the seats
but with the gangways and the spaces
under the galleries. There may have been
1000 or 5000 people down there, men and
women. They were all members of the
Petersburg Soviet, which is really "a sort
OF conjoint meeting OF its constituent
Soviets. The visitors galleries above were
equally full"
The subject under discussion, Mr. Wells
tells us, was the proposed peace with Po-
land. After that question was settled Mr.
Wells was called on, and he was exhorted
to treat the Bolshevik regime fairly and
not to emulate recent visitors who had en-
joyed the hospitality of the republic and
then gone away to say unfavorable things
OF it. This left me cold" writes Wells
81 had come to Russia to judge the Bolshe-
vik government and not to praise it."
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Finding the Way.

q HOULD the moving picture business
be regulated by national, State or To-
cal legislation? Laws never provide
the best way to regulate any business
They should always be the last resort for
demonstrated evils that can be specifically
defined.
1t is not possible to so define the evils,
of motion pictures since these are as varied
Individual judgment. To many nothing
is worse than the pictures used to promote
disease prevention and to uplift public and
personal morals; while to probably more,
these are the most beneficial
A group OF Washington women have
been proving during the past month that
there rs another and better way to regulate
the business. This is by providing what
is clean, wholesome, amusing and educa-
tional for children and demonstrating that
these will attract the necessary patronage.
Even at prices which to the many are
prohibitive and at production costs that
are out of proportion to regular production,
it has been abundanty proved that there
is the demand. The audiences week after
week have been satisfactory.
As a result a motion picture company
has begun showing reels especially pro-
vided fot children. These are not the
best, but they are sufficiently good to show
result and that the motion picture indus
try is alert to supply whatever is demand
But what these women have done should
not merely be a demonstration to the mo-
ton picture producers 1t should be les
son to all OF Washington. They have
shown that motion pictures have great edu-
cational value and hat they, therefore, can
r OF the utmost use in the schools.
The schools Of this and every city should
b. sqIipDed for this use. There should
be enough machines to supply the entire
school plant, each building having its
period and days for this method of in
structon and demonstration by seeing, in
assembly hall and classroom.
This is not new; far from it. The reels
are made and new ones are being made.
Many cities, especially in the West, are
using them. 1t is fully proven method
of instruction and its value is conclusively
demonstrated in every subject from art to
history and from geography to mathe
mates.
More than this it has been shown that
when these pictures are used in the schools,
the result is inevitable 1t trains children
to discriminate, to appreciation and the
power as well as inclination to want what
is good and worth while and to condemn
what is poor or bad, as we'll as what is
rotten.
If it is essential to cultivate discrimina-
ton and appreciation IN art, music and lit
ersture, it is just as essential to cultivate
the moral sense and appreciation of this
new art Of motion pictures. If education
rests largely on learning by doing; it rests
quite as much upon learning by seeing.
No city can claim to have modern sys-
tenn OF schools, to have more than scratched
modern methods that does not start man
ual training, art and music with the b
cs. This now needs no argument. 1t is
equally accepted that the same is true of
cities whose school buildings are not pro-
vided in class rooms or assembly halls with
motion picture equipment and with suffi-
cient machines for rotating use