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Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
THE CONFERENCE TABLE.

A controversy is in albuquerque as to the
wisdom of permitting the employees of the city fire
department to form union and to affiliate with
other union organizations.
The city commission discharged them for fall
ing to disunionize. recall of the commission is
now threatened If this cventuates it will result
in a test of the sentiment of the community as
to whether there circumstances peculiar to en-
ployment in This department which, in the opinion
of the majority Of the people, makes such
union contrary to a sound public policy.
Such a controversy is unfortunate. We are all
members of the community; are neighbors; have
many existing evils in common, which we must
combat and have greater city to build To be at
each others throats would be suicidal. If the
issue has come, it should be threshed out with the
least possible heat and the decision of majority
graciously accepted.
The objection by the commission to this union,
as we gather it, is not based upon objection to
unions in general, but upon reasons peculiar to
this employment which lead the commission to
feel that unonizing is unwise We have not been
advised to these reasons.
The Journal has expressed great anxiety in
recent weeks that labor disputes be harmonized
and that labor and building material costs be sta
bzed, that forward looking development pro-
gram may not be interfered with this summer
Our anxiety has been that labor have steady en-
poyment and that the city move forward Should
developments defeat this hope would greatly
regret it.
Whether it is too late for adjustment which
will prevent a protracted controversy, do rot
know We hope not for the sake of the community
in general. Any service which any one can render
looking toward an honorable and wise adjustment,
should be given.
We trust that wisdom, fairness and a regard
for the general welfare, will rule in mems minds
as they attempt to work out this knotty prob
lem.
1t would appear that the Albuquerque spirit
should enough men, both in and out of
the unions to the danger to community growth
this summer. to lead to amcabe and honor
able adjustment of this difficulty.
To the conference table, please gentlemen, with
a few citizens whom you both trust, participants
in the discussions! You owe this to the city Rea-
sonable men. you all are, should be able to
come to agreement. This is the peoples business
and public sentiment should have chance to
settle it without contest.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
BENEFITS THAT BUILD.

There are many classes of benefit perform
ances. New York recently experienced where
an elaborate mansion on Riverside Drive was
turned over to charity. When the bills for deco
rations refreshments and entertainers paid,
there was nothing left for the deserving charity.
Instead. the florists caterers and singers had
profted by the phanthropic desires Of New
York society.
That experience is all too common. Frequently
a singer from some grand opera company is i'm
ported for a concert "for the benefit of some
deserving institution. The railroad fare and the
guarantee to the singer up the receipts from
the ticket sale and the charity must go around
for another year with ragged clothes.
The journal favors and has repeatedly en-
eouraged the "home talent" type of benefit. 1t is
good for the young people to exercise and i'm
prove whatever dramatic musical talent they
may possess. 1t is satisfying for Albuquerqueans
to realize that ninety per cent of the money paid
for ticket goes to the institution supposed to
receive the benefit. The high school play
in point. The production of Grumpy" was
also worthy. for the money received by the Santa
Fe players will help build community theater
there.
The Elks' Mnstrels, giving first performance
tonight, is another illustration Here the money
goes for the improvement of club house which
will be the finest between ST. Louis and the coast
employment when employment is so badly. need
ed Also, believe that lovers of "home talent
productions will find the show well worth the
money.
The journal wishes the enterprise success.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
A REASON FOR uNHAppINEss
CHAPTER XCVU

CHAPTER XCVII.
Tom was remaining out more
and more often, sometimes until
very late. He usually told me
where he had been, that is, I'M
less l greeted him so ooldly that
he became angry. He always
urged me to go to bed when he
was out, but 1 seldom did so. |
was too nervous to sleep, and was
const3ntly jumping up to look
out the window to see if he were
NOT coming. Really | was less
tired when l remained up read
ing.
Then one night when I had
gone to bed and, an almost un-
heard of thing for me, fallen
asleep, l was wakened by the
door slamming.
is that you, TOM" / called,
and a voice | knew to be his, yet
which sounded strangely, an
swered.
| lay perfectly quiet until he
came into the room. l always
left a low light in the living
room which shone into our bed
room sufficiently to see objects
indistinctly. Suddenly Tom lurch-
ed over a chair, and only saved
himself from falling headlong by
clutching the bed, i jumped
up quickly and switched on the
light. Tom was attempting to
raise himself, but each time he
slipped back. l took hold of him
and as l assisted him to rise l
realized the cause of his un-
steadiness.. His breath was heavy
with liquor. My Tom was intoxi-
Gated; drunk.
l had never seen Tom drink
anything but a glass of light wine
or beers and to say that was
shocked, disgusted and fright
ened only half expresses my con-
dition. Even now / cannot write
or talk of the maudlin remarks
he made as | helped him to UNI
dress, then left him and went
into the spare room to sleep; rath-
er to toss and tumble until dawn.
planning what l should do now
that / knew Tom drank.
Unqualified Condemnation. ~
AS 4 nave Sdlu DtlOFc ileNcl
had seen drunken man who
pretended to belong to decent So
ciety. The village loafers out
home, and an occasional red
faced, coarse looking man in New
York had been the extent of my
familiarity with intoXicaLion. OF
course | knew many New York
men and women drank great
deal, but never supposed they
took more than they could carry
without showing it.
| made up my mind Ia tell
Tom what | thought of him in
the morning! That l should
threaten to take little Tom home
to mother so as to remove hm
from his fathers influence, that
| should write to Mother Randall
and ask if he, my Tom, had in
herited the habit, and thousand
other foolish things which had |
been older or wiser would never
have entered my mind.
Alone, in the quiet of the night,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
AS THE PEOPLE VIEW 1T

days such as the Fourth of july,
but it does not restrict the activities
Of citizens nor penalze their con-
duct on those days. Despite all
denials il remains fact that were
it not for the religious idea of sun
day there would be no demands
for Sunday laws.
We have been reminded of "the
fpoor. tired watchman,' who may
represent all laboring men, that
asked for a day off once in a week
or two He did not ask for day
hedged about with religious re-
strictions that would deprive him of
recreation, amusements or even
working in his garden. California,
which has no Sunday law, sets a
worthy example to other states in
this matter that gives the poor
working man just what he needs.
California some years ago repealed
its odious Sunday law and now has
a law that says. Every person en-
ployed in any occupation of labor
shall be entitled to one days rest
in seven; and it shall be unlawful
for any employer of labor to cause
his employees, or any of them to
work more than six days in seven"
This law is just in that it pro-
ttects all men in their religious and
humane rights without designating
a. certain religious day and pre-
scribing the manner of its observ-
ance. Whenever the state desig-
mates religious day and declares
Legitimate acts as unlawful on that
day 1t sits as a judge in religious
matters and deprives its citizens Of
their religious freedom and inalien-
able rights.
But to show that Sunday law
advocates are not satisfied with a
one day in seven rest day we point
TO their continual efforts to get a
sunday law in California with a re-
iigious conception in it. Wilbur
r. crafts said. "Take the religion
out and you take the rest out" We
are informed that two Southern
Methodist conferences asked that
congress restrict running of inter-
state trains on Sunday. We Won
der If Methodist conferences are
the labor organizations that insist
on Sunday laws. Camouflage 1t as
religious legislation and religious
influence that insist on 1t.
We have been told that it was
very proper that the Lords Day al
Iiance should ask that Sunday ex-
cursiors at reduced fares be stop
ped because it is unfair to those
who could not for religious scruples
20 along. In the name of reason
why should thousands whose con-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11

Pop was smoaking with a sat
isfied Expression and ma was inn
broidering Embroidery and / was
wishing l dident haff to do my
lessins, and ma sed, The gas bill
came today, Willyum, its an eXter
big one.
Nuthing can make me mad,
not even a gas bill, that's the way
l feel, l love all the werld, III
bet enybody a quarter they cant
make me mad, sed pop.
Me thinking, G, | bet | can. On
account of me knowing the
things that always make him
mad, one being the people that
wunt to make blue Sundey laws
and the other being the people
that say smoaking is bad for you
and awt to be agenst the law.
And pritty soon l sed, Hay pop,
did you see wat it says in the
paper about the blue Sundey
laws going to be passed?
Me jest making it up, and pop
sed, The dooce you say, which
paper? Confownd the low down
lying hippocritts, they think
they're better than enybody elts
but they've got about as mutch
chance of going to hevven as a
cross eyed yello dog. o
Now Willyum, don't iXcite your
self, sed ma, and pop sed, o,
hate to think of them, the ig-
norent pussy-footed simps. And
he kepp on smoaking, ony not as
injoyably, and after a vile / sed,
Hay pop, l saw some lady with a
big crowd erround her making a
speetch about people not awting
to smoak.
Wich | did, ony not lately, and
pop thawt it was another one
doing it and he sed, More hippo
critts, more poor deluded fish
face hyenas, Id like to get them
all in a buntch and set fire to
them, that's how mutch | like
that crowd of flap ear idiots.
Wares the quarter, pop? sed.
Wat quarter? sed pop, and
sed, G pop, dident you say you
bet a quarter nobody couldent
make you mad?
Come over heer, sed pop TAX
ing off one slipper. Which l did
and insted of a quarter got
something mutch verse some
place.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11

neghboring school district In this way the
cost OF operation reduced for both districts.
Mr. Conway is in entire sympathy with plans
for greater economy in public schools He is now
busily advocating thrift in expenditures. County
school boards facing problems like those of Grant
and Roosevelt county might do well to consult
Mr.. Conway and see if it would not be possible to
consolidate small schools, temporarily at least, in
order that no children might be cut off from
school advantages even though expenditures were
kept within the present reduced income.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11

talking thus, and if they'd go
and build, and cease to brood
and fret and cuss, with dire mis-
givings filled, we'd soon get back
to normalcy - you've heard of
that, mayhap; the nermalcy that
Warren G, has placed upon the
map. Alas, poor dreaming, hope
full men. what are you waiting
for? You'll never see the price
again you saw before the war.
Far better that your coin were
spent for lumber lath and lime,
than keep on digging up the rent
until the end of time. So rock
your doubts and fears to sleep,
and buy some brick or stone,
and build yourself a donjon keep
that you can call your own.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
ON Sunday Laws.

Albuquerque, N! M, April 3, 1921.
Editor Morning Journal, city.
Dear Sir: While 1t is not my
desire to indulge in any unjust
criticism of the Lords Day alli-
ance or the Rev, Hugh A. Cooper
for having clearly indicated their
approval of laws enforcing the re-
ligious observance of Sunday, yet
| feel constrained to call attention
to some basic and practical princi-
pies involved in the Sunday law
question. I do so because they
vitally affect the inalienable rights
and liberties of every American
citizen. / speak of this not as a
representative of any amusement
interests but as a believer in the
foundation principles of the Ameri-
can government and also as a be-
lever in religion and religious lib
erty. .N-.se ...
The American idea of govern
ment as conceived by Washington,
jefferson and Madison was that of
complete separation of religion and
the state.
President Madison said; Re
ligion is essentially distinct from
civil government and exempt from
it's cognizance. A connection be-
tween them is injurious to both, ;"
President Grant said: Keep the
church and the state forever sepa-
rate" Because past experience
had taught the evils of enforcing
religious observances by law the
founders of the American nation
made strong provisions to prohibit
congress making laws of religious
character. Therefore, 1t is not in
appropriate that the capital of the
nation should have no law express
ing the religious conception Of
Sunday! Because of its adherence
to the right principles congress has
thus far refused to pass Sunday
bill for the District of Columbia
although many attempts have been
made to do so. Why should con-
gress recognize the religious con-
ception of Sunday by laws enforce
ing it any more than 1t should re-
cogniZe immersion as baptism and
force its observance Both are
conceptions of religion and are out
side the sphere of civil government.
1t is unlawful to steal or kill on
any day of the week. The day does
not affect the unlawfulness of the
matter. Now ifit is honorable and
healthful to hoe the garden ON
Monday what makes It criminal on
Sunday? Nothing does except the
religious conception of the day.
The state designates certain holi-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
MISS CUNNINGHAM OF
LAS VEGAS ENGAGED
TO NEW ORLEANS MAN
Especial Correspondence to The Journal.) )

Especial Correspondence to The Journal) }
Las Vegas, N. M, April 10.-An-
nouncement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Louise Cum
ningham, of this city, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Cunningham. to
Major Rossner Il, Graham, of New
Orleans, La. Major Graham is in
the medical department of the
United States army and is stationed
at present in San Francisco. Miss
Cunningham was born and reared
in Las Vegas and is popular in so
cial circles. Her father, DIR. ]. NJ.
Cunningham, is president of the
First National bank here, and was
a member of the state constitutional
convention. The date of the we'd
ding has not been announced. Miss
Cunningham, with her parents, is
at present in California.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
Ny fIUSRAHD j 8! !!!;1! ANDI
Jane Phelps

/ pondered aimlessly. The incl
dent had been terrible shock
to me; had stirred me to the
depths. | think had any man of
our acquaintance done the same
thing, l could perhaps have found
excuses for him, but that Tom,
the one man in all the world
whom | loved, should be guilty
Of such animalism, was unpar-
donable. What did a dreary flu
ture hold out for me if Tom
were drunkard?
Great waves of self pity rolled
over me. l never thought of pity
ing Tom. | shuddered at what he
had dorfe, the cheapness of it.
| wished that morning would
never come when already it was
there. l rose languidly, when lit
tie Tom demanded my presence,
rathtd and dressed. Then, Com-
pressing my lips, and stce,iug my
heartl went in to call Tom.
Tom Is Repentanr.
lie was lying as l had left him,
still sleeping heavily, although it
was long past his usual time to
rise. called, but he made no
answer. | went over to the bed
and shook him lightly, but his
breath, stale with the fumes of
the night before, made me draw
away. But he must be wakened,
so once more L shook him, this
time eliciting a responses
Let me alone can't you!"
mo l can't! Wake up, Tom
Randall! The idea of coming
home drunk! l should think you
would be ashamed of yourself.
Breakfast is all ready! I went on
as he rubbed his eyes, and sat
up blinking at the bright sun
light streaming into the room.
Go and eat it. I'll be out in a
few minutes" he mumbled as he
put one foot then the other ging-
erly on the floor, "pll take my
bath"
You better battle, inside as
well as out!' l snapped as he
disappeared into the bath room.
sat down to the breakfast
table, and gave little Tom his
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
DO, IT NOW.

81 plan to build a nifty shack, )"
the thoughtful voter sighs, when
normal times again come back,
and costs don't hit the Skies. I'll
go about the business sharp, nor
waste a golden day, when carpen-
ters consent TO carp for wages
can pay When lumber, plaster,
nails and lime are sold for what
they're worth, l shall not lose a
moments tlme-Pll build with
pep and mirth. The house I've
dreamed of in the past will go
up, board by board, when plas-
teres consent to plast for what
| can afford" A million mon are
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
POEMS YOU SHOULD KNOW

THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES.
The night has a thousand eyes,
The day but one;
Yet the light Of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes
And the heart but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
When its love is done
Francis Bourdllon.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
FAMOUS STORMS.
WHY EX-SERVlCE MEN LEAVE
ALBUQUERQUE, -t

Extract from a letter received
from former, Albuquerque chaser,
now in El Paso:
THE Public Health here is fine.
They treat a guy like human be-
ing. I'm sitting pretty in the best
san in town. all expenses paid by
Uncle Sam. something L couldn't
get after ten months in Albuquer-
que.'' .. i
Prohibition could well have been
settled Somewhat after the fash
ion of the selective draft, as all of
us realize that whisky is very bad
thing for some people and much
too good for most of the others.
Booze might have had its good
points, but it was responsible for
more false appetites, bum speeches
and rotten singing, than all the
other causes put together.
I've the soul of a ST. Bernard dog
And the form of Pekinese;
My nose turns up and my face is
small,
What features are worse than
these?
Whenever I'm naughty and lofty
I'm laughed at--ah me! 'tis hard
To be cursed with the form of a
PekineseT
And the soul of St. Bernard.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11

A form of pumice stone has been
discovered in Japan which can be
used in concrete for boat building.
making a concrete as strong. but
SO per cent lighter than the ordi-
nary kind,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
VERSE OF TODAY.
THE MILLIONAIRES OF APRIL.
(McLandBurgh WiIson.)

(McLandburgh Wilson.)
Full long we have been beggars,
Now poverty IS flown;
We millionaires of April
Are come into our own.
For when we come to barter
The shining streams are rolled,
And we have April silver
And sell what can't be sold.
However dear our longings,
The fields are treasure fraught
And we have gold of April
To buy what can't be bought.
New York Herald.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11

FOR Rent
FlVE-roOm. completely furnished, house.
in the lOwlands.
Four-room, unfurnished adobe house.
three miles from town.
-,- d. T. KINGSBURY,
Phone SSH. 30 West Gold.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
MARKET GLUTTED IN ALBU-
nI"E"nnI'E


Frank Tinney, in Tickle Me-.
When it goes to 1O5 I'm going to
SELL" .,r /
1t would be interesting to know
how many heahhseekers in our
village have been told they were
ideal gas cases and thea when
they consulted another physician,
were advised that gas was not at
all necessary.
The Irish seem to be partially
settling an age-long question by
self determination.
The most logical argument we
have ever heard in favor of liquor,
was advanced by a man who said
it was responsible for a few vices
he had that he wasn't quite willing
to give up. s ..'.
TH.lNkS! BUT WE'LL WAIT!
Sir: In case you are anxious and
feel you cannot wait until ludg-
rent Day, you Nigh; arrange 10
G. A. Rising by calling that und2s-
tsker in Santa Fe aud he will no
doubt fix you up. 4
FRED. AND NINA, !
A one-cent Pilgrim Tercenten-
ary stamp sought refuge from the
wind in our cottage Saturday night.
g 0wner"may have same by prop
erly identifying it and paying for
this ,ad. PSI. .'
To hear some tell it, you would,
think that Albuquerque is so far
out Of date that Gibbons History
is being read here as current news
HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE
FALLEN. i
Wisconsin, once considered the
most progressive of the states, not
only stands for LaFollette, Berger,
and Iloan but is now about to pass
a law taxing bachelors.
The doctor who prescribes beer
in broken doses can never hope to
be popular with his patient.
JOURNAL FOR SALE AID:
Grown Belgian does, $3.50; mo-
torcycle and Jersey milk by the
gallon"
OF course you have already
guessed that the motorcycle milk
is delivered in "chugs."
Greeley, Colorado, may be spelled
with an " hut the way they took
next years Rotarian convention
away from Albuquerque, they
might well spell it with d.
INTERESTED? WE ARE EN-
.s,TRANCED!
Sir: Would you be interested in
knowing that in Lovelock. New, if
you feel you are not getting Il
square deal at the Golden Rule
Store, you may cross the street and
try the Bible Grocery -TOBE.
Motorists would be fully justi-
fled In calling the intersection of
Central avenue and the Santa Fe
railway. the Shimmy Crossing,
- JOHN. DONOVAN'S DOG.
(John Donovan, aged 8, patient
at st. 10, has adopted a puppy)
A little pup, friendly cur,
Followed a motor car up here.
John COPIED it, Now their joy COM
plete,
When the puppy lies at Johnnys
feet.
The pup is neither large nor small,
1t isn't short, it isn't tall,
Its parents weren't of great re-
inoWn,
But John thinks it's the best In
town.
He calls the dog by the name of
Sport
But that's matter of small import,
For it's not that kind of dog at
ss ss all. f
At ~ "a - A..tA4. -F
All aboard the Laughtown spe-
cial for the Elks' Minstrels, stop
ping at Monday, Tuesday and We'd
.nesday' 7. B. c.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
FOR SALE-Eancnea


FOR SALB-Ififteen acres on North
Fourth street road; bargain j. D..
Burg, room 10, First National Bank
building.
FOR SALE-By owner, sixty-six acres,
all in cultivation, three miles north Of
AlGuquerque. Address 1921 Forester, or
INQUIRE al ranch. T.. W Yount
eOt @sA LE-soveral tracts OF Iand un-
der irrigation, bordering on state high
way south Of town, at very low price.
For Particulars call on us. City Realty
Co. 2O7 West Gold, phone 6s7 Hef
NORTHERN, NEW MEXICO grant
lands, $3.50 an acre. Good grazing
and dry farming. Excellent water. some
timber. Liberal terms Irrigated lands
sod on ten years time. K. j. Heron,
Chama, n. M
FOR SALE-Seyen acres, three acres in
alfalfa; forty bearing fruit trees, ball
ance pasture and cultivated land; 800
1901 front on boulevard road, on main
dutch; five blocks from car line; prlcs
$4,000. Box 25S, Old Albuquerque, N. N,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
A SIMPLE SOLUTION.

The craze for self-determination in Europe fin
ally struck small district in Saxony while ago
and the $4,000 inhabitants tried to vote annex
alton to the United States This recalls the plan of
a Yankee wit for solving the Irish question: An
mex Ulster to Massachusetts and Boston to ireland
and the thing is done!-The Springfield Repubi-
can
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11

To gossip mongers the falsity of
a story is an insignificant flaw in
its general delightfulness.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
FOR RENT-Office Room.

FOR RENT-Office rooms, steam heal,
not and cold water. Korber Co.
Auto Department. s.. %
FOR RENT-Desk room, ground fIo0r.
rear hall, in rev X. p building. See
Macpherson, Journal office.
FOR RENT--Offlce rooms above Mall
sons Book Store; steam heat. Inquire
at korber's Auto Department
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
A WOMAN SAID THIS.

Live with a man to find him
out, and that is how you generally
find him.