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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-14
|Bedtim g Stories
For Little sOnes
Copyright, 1921, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGnY AND THE
PINCH BUGS.
BY Howard B. CARTS

'Uncle Wiggily, our front grass
needs cutting!" called Nurse Jane
Frey Wuzzy to the bunny rabbit
gentleman one morning. as he sat
on the porch of his hollow stump
bungalow.
will 1t be all right II use the
lawn mower on 1t tomorrow"
asked Mr.. Longears Il was going
over to see Grandfather Goosey
Gander about having ball game
for some of us old animal men, TO
take the stiffness out of our
bones?"
"Well, II you are going to play
ball 1t will be much better II you
first practice cutting the grass"
laughed Nurse Jane,
II suppose 1t WILL" agreed I'm
Gle Wiggily. 1.-THE last time I
played ball was 30 stiff after 1t
couldn't stoop down to play tag
with my collar button when 1t
rolled under the table,"
Then cut the grass, begged
Nurse Jane. II want the lawn to
look nice because Mrs Wibblewob-
Bile, the duck lady, and Mrs. Bow
WOW, the dog lady, are coming over
to tea"
"Ill do my best" promised I'm
Gle Wiggily.
He went out to the garage where
he let the grass cutter sleep when
1t wasn't playing hide and go seek
with the rake, and the bunny rab-
bit wheeled out the mower.
He was just going to cut the
grass when, all OF sudden, deep
down in the midst of the long
green spears he heard q voice say
ing:
"oh, dear! Oh. dear! What shall I
do?
There's stone on my leg and I
feel SO blue!
I never can hop and dance again,
For have such a terrible pain!"
Hum! This Is too bad!" said
Uncle Wiggily, as he got down on
his knees to see who was In such
Are you Hippy the
toad?" asked the bunny.
mo, I'm Inchie the bug" was
the answer. "Oh, will you please
take this stone off my leg. It's on
Leg Number Six" went on the bug.
Uncle Wiggily looked down and
saw where a little black bug was
held fast on the ground by a small
stone which, surely enough almost
covered one of the bugs six legs.
called it small stone, and 1t
was, to Uncle Wiggily. But 1t |
seemed very large and heavy to
Inchie the Bug.
Uncle Wiggily easily rolled away
the stone, setting the little bug
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-14
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.

Chicago, July 13.--Rapid de-
velopment of black rust gave fresh
impetus today to the upward swing
Of the price of wheat. After show
ing gains of SIC the market closed
nervous, SIC to 4Ac net higher
with September $1.28A to $1.2Sh
and December $1.30h to s1.31.
Corn finished %c to nc up and
oats UP NC to 1c. Provisions
closed unchanged to 15c higher.
Wheat traders displayed special
interest in North Dakota dis
patches saying that fields which a.
fortnight ago seemed free OF black
rust were today badly infected.
Other dispatches declared that crop
conditions in the state were worse
than the trade had generally be-
lieved, and that hot winds had cost
millions of bushels. With con-
tinued high temperatures and abb
sence of rain the rule in this coun-
try and with no abatement OF the
European drought. buying orders
took on larger proportions, and IL
was near the end of the session be-
fore profit taking on the part or
holders led to any material set
backs. A leading elevator concern
was conspicuous in the buying. and
another strengthening factor was
urgent demand from exporters Tor.
hard winter grades. On the up
turn, December delivery touched
the highest price yet for that
month this season.
Corn and oats showed independ-
emit strength as result OF small
ness of rural offerings. About 49,
900 bushels of corn in store here
was posted as out of condition.
Provisions averaged higher with
grain, Notwithstanding weakness
in the hog market.
Closing prices:
Wheat - Sept. s1.2sA; Dec-
$1,000.
Corn-sept.. csc; Dec. 81 70.
Oats-Sept.. 40hc; Dec, 42hc.
Pork-July, $1s.40; Sept, SISSY.
Lard--Sept., s11.60; Oct. $ll.70.
Ribs-Sept., 5000; Oct, $1o.s7.
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YOUR COMPLEXION.

One wonders sometimes not why
there are SO many bad complex
ions In the world but why there
are SO many good ones. Have you
ever watched women who have bad
compilations If you do you will
soon Sc why. You will find that
they eat all sorts, of starchy things
which sours in the system and
cause fermentation and which in
duce constipation, and that they
shock the nerves of the stomach by
filling 1t with ice cold foods and
drinks.
One of the worst habits we have
In this country Is that Of cooling
ourselves off, after being overhead
ed, by drinking ice water and iced
tea, soda water connections and
ice cream combinations. Water
should be drunk cool but cold, and
iced tea should really never be
taken.
If you have a bad complexion,
try this over the summer. Every
day at teatime or at bedtime eat
three thick slices of pineapple with
little of It's juice and no sugar.
II there Is too much acid In the
blood, the combination Of sugar
and pineapple is not good for you
This acts as laxative, but 1t acts
also as an antiseptic, and 1t is in
cidentally very good thing IL you
happen to have a cold coming on.
Pineapple juice Is a germicide, and
has been found to kill the germs
beginning to form in the throat.
If you cannot get pineapple, or
do not like 1t, drink the juice of
two oranges Besides this eat foods
that are good for the complexion
spinach or kale, for instance,
which contain minerals good for
the entire body, and carrots, which
are famous for their virtues. Fresh
apples and apple sauce are also ex-
cellent, and fresh or stewed toma-
toes are good IL one does not eat
too many Of them.
! Twenty.=Your proportions will
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CRISP PARAGRAPHS

MOONSHINE is HIGH-POWER STUFF.
The Chicago police talking about dynamt-
ing STILL What with, the contents? detroit
Free Press.
o q . =
THAT'S CARRYING COAL TO NEWCASTLE.
There are said to be 5000 poets In Japan
D'AnnunZio was in the wrong pew when he was In
Fiume.-Mnneapolis Tribune.
q q y D
WHAT SHOW HAS THE OTHER FELLOW?
Dawes will make sweeping cuts as Director OF
the Budget" health to a man holding aces and
a razor!-Louisville Courier journal.
D D . .
NO ONE WANTS TO GO, ANYWAY.
Afghanistan does not permit a white man even
to enter the country, but no white nation is pro-
testing-san Francisco Chronicle.
y q q
HE MADE POOR INVESTMENT.
Senator France has bought $4,000 roubles for
S15 and this fact should convince him of the su-
periority Of American ways of doing things.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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free. Away 1t crawled, sort Of
smiling at the bunny gentleman,
and saying:
"You were very kind. You did
me a great favor, and II I ever can
do one for you shall be most hap
py."
ooh. that's all right" said I'm
Gle Wiggily, and he went back to
cut the grass, hardly thinking lit
tie bug could ever help him.
But when the rabbit gentleman
looked for the lawn mower 1t
wasn't there. Mr.. Longears could
Sec the marks in the long grass,
where 1t had been wheeled away,
and he started after it:
"Are you looking for your grass
cutter?" asked Uncle Butter the
goat, who happened along just
then.
"Yes," answered Uncle Wiggily
IT need the mower to cut the grass
to make the yard look trim and
smooth when Nurse Jane has COM
pany for tea. Where is the now
er?'
II Just saw big baboon junk
peddler running away with it,"
spoke Unc', Butter. IT would have
stopped him, only I thought you
had sold your old grass cutter to
get a new one."
NO." spoke Uncle wiggily, IT
didn't do that. "Oh, what shall I
do? The Junk baboon has taken
my lawn mower and can't cut
the grass! There isn't another
lawn mower anywhere around
here. and Nurse Jane will be SO
disappointed"
9TH help you all / can" said I'm
Gle Butter. "I'll eat off as much of
the grass as I can, cropping 1t
short"
"And TIL eat some myself" said
Uncle Wiggily. So they began to
eat, but land sakes! They never
could have eat off enough grass to
cut the lawn. and Uncle Wigglly
was feeling very unhappy.
All Of a sudden there was a bug
zing sound and along flew a little
black bug. He saw the animal
friends eating grass
What are you doing?" asked
the bug, and Uncle Wiggily told
him, "Oh, no! I can help you'll"
went on the bug. My right name Is
Pinchie Inchie. I am a pinching
bug, and I can pinch off stems of
grass as though they were cut with
a pair Of scissors or a lawn mower.
I will pinch off and cut your
grass" Uncle wiggily.
"Pooh!" bleated Uncle Butter.
zone bug can't pinch off as much
grass as ! can eat with one TOOTH"
mo. maybe, not one bug"
buzzed Pinchie Inchie, "but will
call In eight-rine million of my
pinching bug friends, and among
us we'll soon pinch off all the long
grass" So Pinchie Inchie buzzed
his wings. and along came flying
eisht-nine million other bugs. They
began pinching off the grass, and
soon the bunny's lawn was cut as
nicely as though by lawn mower
and when Mrs. Bow Wow and Mrs
| Wibblewobble came. Nurse Jane
was very happy because the lawr
looked so trim.
Then Uncle Wiggily had Police.
man Dog Percival got back the
lawn mower from the baboon junk.
man. and thanked the .pinchinl
bugs. 50 everything came out al
satisfactory.
And If the straw hat doesn't 81
sailing off by itself and forget I,
take the goldfish to the picnic, II
tell you next about Uncle Wiggil.
and Baby Bunty's party.
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THE MEXICAN INTERESTS RE.
TORT.

New York City, N. Y.
June rs, 1921.
Editor, Journal,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dear Sir:
We have read with interest your
editorial OF June 18th In which you
invite information on some of the
points discussed. Not in an argu-
incentive sense but with the desire
to supply some of the information
suggested as pertinent this letter Is
written, because your editorial
shows a sincere desire to get at
the truth. For instance. you wish
to know what proportion OF the
titles in question were obtained
during the reign of Diaz. Pros
pecttng for petroleum In Mexico
proved successful along about 1901.
Previous to that time there had
been sporadic efforts nearly all of
which failed or produced negligible
results. The lands on which this
prospecting was successful were
privately owned, the titles running
with very few transfers back TO
the Crown of Spain. These lands
were then purchased in fee simple
by first the original American ex-
plorers and later by many other
companies coming into the field.
Your guess that bona fide own
ers became alarmed over their titles
is a mistake. They never had the
slightest alarm about their titles
until the era Of President Carran-
"a. Not only their titles but their
rights to all of the oil under tie
surface were clear and specific,
both in the Constitution and laws
of the land. The Constitution of
1917 which was illegally adopted
and was pra ctically forced upon
Mexico by President Carranza, set
up the proposition that the sub
soil rights belonged to the Govern
ment, but even that Constitution. |
In Article IA, provided that 1t should
not be enforced retroactively. Ar
ticle ~ is not in itself a justifica-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-14
THE MARKETS
tBy Tho Associated Press,

New York. July 13-Midsummer
dizziness prevailed in today's stock
market until the final hour, when
shorts were driven to cover on a
sharp upward movement In for
eign oil.
Mexican Petroleum, which had
dominated the early and interme-
date periods Of the session. was
lifted nearly eight points to l07N,
and affiliated issues, notably Pan
American Petroleums and General
Asphalt. strengthened. The re-
mainder Of the list rallied variably.
but gains and losses were irregu-
larly mixed at the close. Many
high grade rails and industrials
were only occasionally quoted In
the markets more apathetic stages
Extreme weakness was shown by
preferred shares of the more OBJ
scure industrials and specialties.
Pierce Arrow. WHY'S Overland,
Pierce Oil. Lggett & Myers To-
bacco, New York Air Brake and
General Electric reacted two to
five points, the latter. however.
making almost full recovery.
Changes among rails in which
dealings were unusually light. were
nominal for the most part, al
though Canadian Pacific, Atlantic
Coast Line. Louisville s. Nashville
and several coalers eased on small
offerings. Sales amounted to AGO.
900 shares. -ee -,f.
The weekly survey Of trade con.
ditions by the Iron Age, which re-
ferred to steel operations as 'un-
important" was supplemented by
the Lackawanna Steel company for
the second quarter OF the year
This disclosed net earnings of less
than 100000 against s3.123.000 In
the same quarter last year. Cal
loans did not rise above 6 per cent
and all time loans were at tina,
figure. Business in foreign ex.
change was perfunctory. mos
rates, however. strengthening.
In the bond list the trend wal
! mainly higher. Liberty issues ant
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VERSE OF TODAY
81 WHO LOVE BEAUTY"

who love beauty-the ascending grass,
And the mysterious patience of the moon;
An autumn sunset hushed lagoon:
The wonder Of lake that CLEANS like glass;
And the deep brown of mountains mass on mass,
In the full moment of lavish June;
Slow shadows In the melting afternoon
Too we'll / know how dreams like these shall pass
All. soon, too soon, the miracle shall fade
And life be done before the apple shakes
Its blossom from the tree and sad men go
From this wild pageant and this bright parade
With feet reluctant and heart that aches.
Do greater glories wait us? None may know
Charles Hanson Towne In the July
Century,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-14
N. M. LEGION POSTS
DEMAND ACTION ON
SOLDIER BONUS BILL

Santa Fe. July 13.--Every post
of the American legion In New
Mexico and hundreds Of individ-
ual members have wired United
United States Senators Jones and
Bursum, demanding immediate ac-
tion by the senate on the adjusted
compensation measure and protest.
ing against recommitting the bill.
II was announced here today by
Department Adjutant H. G. Baca.
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POEMS YOU SHOULD KNOW
AFTER THE RAIN.

AFTER THE RAIN.
The rain has ceased, and in my room
The sunshine pours In airy flood;
And on the church's dizzy vane
The ancient cross is bathed in blood.
From out the dripping ivy leaves
Antiquely carven, gray and high
dormer, facing westward looks
Upon the village like an eye.
And now 1t glimmers In the sun,
square of gold disc, a speck:
And in the belfry sits a dove
With purple ripples on her neck.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
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LIBERTY BONDS.

New York. July 13.-Ltberty
bonds closed: SIS, $3.50; first AZ.
$500; second As. 5000; first
ANS $S7.14: second ANS, 1862;
third ANS. $1,000; fourth 4As,
ss7.O6; Victory 3%s, ssS.2s; Vic
tory ANS, $3.50.
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speculative rails hardening. Cuba
Cane 7s improved on prospects of
a Cuban loan and foreign flotations
strengthened. Total sales. par
value, $11,876,000.
Closing prices:
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NEW YORK COTTON.

New York. July 13.-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady. July, 1914;
Oct, 1918; Dec. 1852; JAM, 1850;
March 1880.
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NEW YORK METALS.

New York July 1s.--Copper--
Steady. EIectrolytic, spot and
nearby, 12& @1sc; third quarter,
13@13hc.
Tin--Steady. Spot and nearby
$2S.25; futures, s2s.25.
Iron--Firmer. No. northern
$22.00@23.00; No. Q northern
$21.00@22.00; No. southern
$20.00@21.00
Lead--Quiet. Spot, $40.
Zinc--Steady. East st. Louii
spot, $425@4.35.
Antimony-Spot, $4.75.
Bar silver - Domestic. 99Kc
foreign. 60%c. !.
Mexican dollars--4s.Mo.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK MONEIs
New York. July 13.-Prime mer-
camille paper. 81 to 6h per cent;
exchange irregular; sterling de-
mand, $3.64T: cables. 1886 V.
Time loans-Steady. All 6 per
cent.
Call money--Firm, High, low,
ruling rate and last loan, per
cent; closing bid, 61z to 6 per cent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-08

to her husband, wearing her former
expression of experienced ~foreboding.
Its just as I said. It's exactly like
Julia to do such a reckless thing"
"But we don't know anything at all
about the young man." he remon-
strated.
How do you ever know he's
youngr" Mrs. Atwater asked crisply.
"All in the world she said about him
was that he's a lawyer. He may be
a widower, for all we know, or d.
vorced, with seven or eight children"
"Oh, no, Mollie ~
"Why, he might !" she insisted. For
all We know, he may be a widower for
the third or fourth time, or divorced,
with any number of children. If such
a person proposed to Julia, you know
yourself she'd hate to be disappoint-
ing!"
Her husband laughed. 81 don't think
she'd go so far as to actually accept
such a person and write home to an
nounce her engagement to the family.
/ suppose most of her SWANS here
been in the habit of proposing
to her just as frequently as she was
TO prevent them from going
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-08

most delicate care and sympathy, or
the consequences"
Nobody could foretell the conse-
quences." her husband Interrupted
mo matter how tactfully it's broken
to Noble"
NO." she said. Il suppose that's
true. I think he's likely TO lose his
reason unless it is done very tactful-
ly, though"
do you think we really ought to
tell Mrs. Dill, Mollie? l mean, seri-
ously: Do your
For some moments she considered
his question; then aswered, mo. It's
possible we'd be following a Christian
course in doing it but still we're rath-
err bound not to speak of it outside the
family. and when it does get outside
the family / think we'd better not be
the mes responsible-especially since
1t might easily be traced TO us. I
think its usually better to keep out
Of things when there's any doubt"
yes" he said, meditating. 81 new
er knew any harm to come off peoples
sticking to their own affairs"
But as he n his wife became ST.
lent for a time. musing in the fire.
light, their daughters special convic-
lions were far from coinciding with
theirs, although she. likewise. was 81
lent-a strangeness in her which they
should have observed. But so far
were they from a true comprehension
of her. they were unaware that she
had more than a casual, young-cou-
sinly interest in Julia Atwater's en-
gagement and In those possible con-
sequences to Noble Din, which they
had sketched with some intentional
exaggeration, and decidedly without
the staggering seriousness attributed
to their predictions by their daughter.
They did not even notice her express
sion when Mr.. Atwater snapped on
the light, in order to read, and she
went quietly eEatt of the library and up
to her own room.
On the floor, near her bed, where
Patty Fairchild had left her coat and
ndL, ftOre0cS mdue nor second 01S-
covery. Two small, folded slips Of
lay there, dropped by Miss Fair
child when she put on her coat in the
darkening room. They were the re-
plies to Patty's whispered questions.
in the game on the steps-the pledged
written by Henry Rooter and
Herbert Atwater on their sacred words
and honors. The infatuated pair had
either overestimated Patty's caution,
or else each had thought she would
so prize his little missive that she
would treasure it in a tender safety,
perhaps pinned Upon her blouse Cat
he first opportunity over the heart.
It is positively safe to say that neither
IF the two veracities would ever have
set upon paper had Herbert and
Henry any foreshadowing that Patty
night be careless; and the partners
would have been seized with the ut
most horror could they have conceived
lie possibility of their trustful mes
ages ever falling into the hands of
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-08

the relentless creature who now. with
out an instant's honorable hesitation,
unfolded and read them.
"Yes. If I got TO tell the truth, |
know I have got pretty eyes," Herbert
had unfortunately written. 81 am glad
you think so. too. Patty, because your
eyes are too Herbert nlingsworth
Atwater, Jr."
And Mr.. Henry Rooter had likewise
ruined himself in a ~coincidental man
ner.
We'll, Patty, my eyes are pretty,
Blu suppose | would like to trade with
yours because you have beautiful eyes,
also, sure as my name is Henry
Rooter."
Florence stood close to the pink
shaded electric droplight over her
small white dressing table, reading
again n again these pathetically
honest little condolences. Her eyelids
were Withdrawn to an unprecedented
retirement, SO remarkably she stared,
while her mouth seemed to prepare
itself for the attempted reception of
a bulk beyond its total capacity. And
these plastic tokens. so ~immoderate
as to be ordinarily the consequence Of
nothing short of poignant horror,
were overlaid by others, subtler and
more cleaning, which wrought the
true significance of the contortion-a
JOY that was dumfounding.
Her thoughts were first of Fortunes
kindness in selecting her for a favor
so miraculously dovetailing into the
precise need of her life, then of Henry
and Herbert, each at this hour prob
ably brushing his hair in preparation
for the Sunday evening meal, and both
touchingly unconscious Of the calami-
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ty now Detailing them but what
tually engrossed her mind was the
thought of Wallie Torbin.
Master Torbin, approaching four
teen, was in all the town the boy
most dreaded by his fellow-bOys, and
by girls of his acquaintance, including
many of both sexes who knew him
only by sight-and hearing. He had
10 physical endowment or attainment
worth mention; but boys, who could
whip him with one hand" became
sycophants in his presence; the terror
he inspired was moral. He had a spe-
cial overdevelopment Of a faculty ex-
ercised clumsily enough by most hui
man beings, especially in their youth;
In other words, he had genius-not,
however, genius having to do with
anything generally recognized as art
or science. True, If he had been a
violinist prodigy or mathematical prod
ICY, he would have had some respect
from his fellows-about equal to that
he might have received If he were
gifted with some pleasant defOrmfty,
such as six toes on a foot-but he
would never have enjoyed such deadly
prestige as had actually come to be
his. In brief, then, Wallie Torbin had,
a genius for mockery.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-08
SYNOPSIS.
PART ONE.

Proud possessor of a printing press, and
equipment, the gift of Uncle Joseph to
his nephew, Herbert Illingsworth Atwa-
ter, Jr., aged thirteen, the fortunate
youth, with his chum, Henry Rooter,
about the same age, begins the publica-
End Daily Oriole. Herbert's small cousin,
Florence lAtwater, being barred from
any kind of participation in the enter
prise, on account of her intense and nat
ural feminine desire TO boss" is frankly
annoyed and not at all ckw in say
ing SO. However, a poem she has writ
ten is accepted for insertion in the Oriole,
advance. The poem suffers somewhat
from the inexperience of the youthful
publishers in the art preventative" Her
not altogether unreasonable demand for
republication Of the masterpiece, with its
beauty unmarried, are scorned, and the
publishers of the Oriole widens.
The Sunday following the first appear
ance of the Oriole, F1orence's particular
chum. Patty Fairchild, pays her a visit
They are Joined, despite Miss Atwaters
openly expressed ~disapproval, by Master
Herbert Atwater and Henry Rooter. Not
at all disconnected by the GOODNESS of
Fairchiid indulge in a series OF innocent
Sunday games. Among them is one called
Truth" the feature of which is a con-
tract to write a question and answer,
both to be kept a profound secret. The
agreement is duly carried out
Declining e~mphatcally to participate In
any game with her cousin and Henry
Rooter, Florence is piqued by Miss Fair
open desertion to the enemy, her
bosom friend apparently enjoy
ing herself immensely In the compan Of
the visitors and leaving with them