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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23
LEAVING IT TO CHANCE.

Wheels of chance have been placed on the
tables of an ice cream and soda water establish
ment in New York city for the benefit of those
who are afflicted with ndecision. The names of the
drinks and CONNECTIONS served appear on the wheel
II you do not know precisely what you want and
have trouble in choosing from among the various
flavors and specialties you give the wheel a spin
and let chance decide for you. The proprietor says
he was led to install the wheels by the fact that
SO many customers were unable to make up their
minds promptly as to what they would order. They
vacillated between this and that; one thing would
no sooner catch their fancy than they would be
attracted by something else.
1t is a common falling and deplorable one
How comfortable it would be for all such If they
never had to make up their minds but could leave
every decision to the caprice of chance with the
assurance that its choice would be as as satisfac-
tory as that made by the soda WHEEL
The persons who make their mark In the world
are those who are able to decide for themselves
The ability to reach decision promptly after all
the facts are at hand is one Of the conspicuous
characteristics of those who achieve greatness
Wavertng is sign of weakness. This was one of
the lessons on which emphasis was laid in the
training OF officers for service In the United States
army during the war. Learn to make quick decis-
ions and stick to them. the candidates were told
II several courses of action are OPEN weigh
the merits and dement's Of each and even IL two
or three seem to be equally attractive pick out
one and go ahead. Your choice may not be the
best that can be made, but you likely to accom-
piish more In the long than he who dallies
unable to make up his mind and waiting for some-
one else or for chance to point the way
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23
DICKS MOTHER is COMING.

Chapter Al.
I wept little at Dicks having
left me without his customary kiss
but not for long. l was too de-
lighted with the quiet way in which
he had taken my running in debt
for the dress.
Now | can wear 1t in comfort"
I said aloud as l did my morning
work.
The postman brought a letter
from Chicago. 1t was from Dick s
mother. / knew her handwriting
and opened it. l was afraid his
father might be worse. But it was
just short note saying his sister
and husband were going to go south
and had Offered to send her to visit
with Dick, She would arrive the
following day.
l did not like Dicks mother, but
I did like Dick and wanted to make
her visit pleasant for his sake. SO
scrubbed and cleaned all day
long. She should not be able to
find fault with my housekeeping.
I took Junior with me to market
late in the afternoon, and bought
all we would need for two days
| charged everything, and in one
place had quite disagreeable time
Can you give me something on
account, Mrs. Williams? 1 am
short today" the grocer said
mo, not today. 1 will pay my
entire bill in a few days and trade
elsewhere. l am not accustomed to
being dunned." l had learned, you
see, not to fear the tradesmen. |
no longer cringed when they asked
for money. l had seen how both
Clara and Mildred talked to them.
"Oh. don't do that! | didn't
mean to offend you. But your bill
is pretty large and, as 1 said, l am
short"
I made no reply, but took my
bundle and left.
Dick was delighted that his
mother was coming. | told him how
| had cleaned and worked all day,
and that in the morning l would
bake. He mentioned some of the
things his mother particularly liked,
and I promised to make them.
You're a brick, Mani" He kissed
me lovingly. "The house looks like
a new pin. and Mother will be de-
lighted with it | know"
1 had been sorry his mother was
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23
GERMAN COMPETITION.

The following editorial, taken from the Daily
Metal Trade. a publication of Cleveland Ohio.
throws an interesting side-lght on the German
situation. We think it worth producing in full;
Germany is hard at work. according to all ac-
counts We are told that she is out to capture
world markets and attain trade supremacy in the
economic world Military defeat lies behind her as
one Of the forgotten things of the past
1.-THE prospect of German prosperity is both
promising and disturbing according to the partlcu-
lar viewpoint of those concerned. Fear of German
competition is bringing out the loudest remarks
and the most earnest warnings. These fears cannot
be swept aside with wave of the hand but an
other side of the case might profitably be con-
sdered
Germany since the armistice has bought nearly
200, 600 900 pounds of American copper. In the II
months up to June / of this year, Germany was
this countrys best copper customer, taking 49,
7S5,672 pounds as against 1O46O2,979 pounds
bought by France. During the first five months Of
this year Germany has bought from the United
States S1,459,296 pounds Of copper compared with
S9,194,5SS pounds during all of 1920
. although these figures fall considerably short
of pre-war totals, they nevertheless reflect the
progress of reconstruction in Germany. Note
worthy, also, is the fact that Germany has paid for
most of this metal in cash while other buyers
particularly France, have been extended liberal
credit.
american machinery makers and others
have real cause to view GermanyS reconstruction
progress with alarm, but copper producers here
may be thankful that late enemies pros
porous enough to buy their product and to pay
for it in American dollars. Although the copper
market is far from active or buoyant, there
be spot doubt that it would be more depressed
but for export trade which has held up fairly
we'll during the recent months of light domestic
demand.
"In normal times when Germany and other
countries buy half of the copper produced in the
United States thousands of persons given
poyment in the mines of Montana, Wisconsin, Ari
IONA and other states we'll in the transport
tation of the metal by rail and water. These work.
receive in wages and salaries thousands of dol
lars which passed to the bootmaker butcher
and baker, Thus prosperity is made.
True, mines idle now despite the
reduction of stocks which under demands
grew to abnormal SIZE brings Nr~erican producers
to the day when th' be reopened.
German prosperity to Ia , means Amer-
can prosperity. Even the .4..giy maker hit by
German competition, should realize this. The prob
lem for the latter and those in his class. is to
devise ways and means of meeting this COMPETE
ton by more efficient methods Of production
Germany alone of all the great nations of
of defation" writes the European correspondent
of the Daily Metal Trade Signs of prosperity may
therefore appear misleading, However that may be,
there is cause for hope in the situation The COM
petition bugaboo be overworked."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23

EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
THE EXODUS FROM THE ARMY.
(From the Washington Starr


Judging from the applications for discharges
from the army that have been reported from vari-
posts there will be serious trouble on the
of the reduction ordered by congress- con-
corning which Secretary Weeks recently expressed
himself with apprehension. For example, dispatch
from Newport News states that more than fifty per
cent of the several thousand enlisted stationed
at Fort Monroe, Langley Field and Camp Eustis
have asked to be mustered out This is but one OF
numerous cases. 1t would appear that the enlisted
men are disposed to get out Of the army regardless
Of their terms. by taking advantage of tire necessity
of reducing anks. Just why this should be is a
mater of speculation. Unemployment prevails to an
unusual degrees throughout the country. Yet men
asking by the thousands to be discharged be-
fore their enstmants have expired. They either
have specific employment assured they find the
army conditions distasteful that they are willing
to take n ,nce. The motives of these who
seeking discharge should be ascertaned offic-
tally If there is anything in the service conditions
which makes men want to leave it should be
known and II possible corrected The fact that there
are more men in the army today than congress has
provided for and that reduction is necessary does
not lesson The need of inquiry into the motives OF
those who wish to quit. Even II disarmament is
effected ni the land force OF the United States
reduced-if reduction is effected through interna-
tional agreements regular army establishment
must be maintained of some size 1t Is highly de-
srabe that the terms of enlistment and the condi-
lions of service should always be such as to in
sure full ranks.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23
BRADSTREETs REVIEW.

New York, July 22.-Bradstreets
tomorrow will say:
Trade and industry as whole
seem quieter than at any time since
early in the current year. The
most activity was shown in light
wearing apparel, evoked by reduc-
tons in price. Cotton goods for
next spring, notably ginghams,
opened at about the present sea-
sons prices. have sold well; cotton
goods as a whole are fairly firm;
woolens for next spring are to be
opened next week by the leading
interests; shoes and. to lesser ex-
tent, leather and hides have sold
better, with some shoe factories
reported we'll employed; the mat
ter of funding the railway debts to
the government for capital OUTLAWS
is making Roadway; railways are
speeding up shop repair work and
plans for financing cotton and
wheat shipments needed by Europe
are under active consideration.
Weekly bank clearings, $685.
069, 900.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23
THE WOMAN HE Married
BY JANE PHELPS.

coming, but now l was pleased
Dick had forgotten to be angry with
me about the dress, in his delight
at her visit, and my preparations,
The train got in about 6 O'Clock
the following afternoon, so Dick
met his mother and brought her up.
His sister and her husband weren't
stopping Off.
She was very pleasant and affa-
BILE all the evening, complimented
me upon my cooking, ct cetera. She
also seemed very proud of Junior,
and made great fuss over him.
| My heart sank when she said che
was going to remain two weeks
with us. yet 1 tried to persuade
myself she would remain pleasant
and that we should get along fam
ously, is Dick had said we would
when she announced her intention,
The next day everything went all
right, although she asked a good
many questions regarding our eX-
penses, what rent we paid, ct Get
era.
you pay too much in proper
ton to Dicks salary" she said
lIc lOlb me Wlldl ne WAS 6tllllS
now. And, Nan, you can't afford
to set so expensive table. The
cost of food is terrible in Chicago,
and / am sure is as much here"
was too indignant to speak, so
made no reply. She said no more,
perhaps realizing my displesure.
But the next morning when
started for market she offered to
go with me. l couldn't very well
say l did not want her to, so /
dressed Junior and we started out.
She interfered with everything ]
wanted to buy She watched the
scales until the tradesmen were in
suited. She argued over every
thing. Then when she heard me
tell them to charge the things, she
turned on me. / rushed from the
store, but they must have heard a
part Of what she said.
81 forgot my purse" I told her.
ut was only So. I'll pay it tomor-
row"
Never run in debt, Nan, never!
1t is like disease once you start it.
Pay for what you have, and what
on can't pay for, go without"
l was terribly afraid she would
tell Dick. and find fault with him.
But l must give her her due. She
never said one word to him about
it, although she did say that she
thought we lived eXtravaga
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23
| OLORADO RANGERS TO
ASSIST THE RANCHERS

Pueblo, Colo, July 22.-.Colorado
rangers operating out of Pueblo
are going to hobnob with the
rancher, according to Sergeant
Christensen, in charge of the rang
ers in the southern division Of the
state.
If the rancher's wife needs bot
tie of castor oil or a spool OF
thread. the ranger will get it for
her. If the rancher breaks pillow
point, the ranger will bring him
one.
Every highway out of Pueblo will
be traversed every other day by a
ranger, the sergeant said, and in
addition to watching for automo-
bile speeders, the ranger will be a
farm adviser" to the rancher and
errand boy for the rancher's wife.
Enforcement OF the state game
law and humane laws also will be
undertaken. But the ranger will
try to be a real friend to the peo-
pie along his patrol.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago, July 22.-Pressure of
hedging sales more than counter
balanced in the wheat market to-
day the effect of export buying.
Prices closed nervous, 1c to 2Rc
net lower. with September $1.25 to
$1.25A and December $1.2S to
S1.2SA. Corn finished Nc off to
u up and oats lost sc to &c. In
provisions the outcome was gain
of 21Ac to 10c.
At first the wheat market was
chiefly influenced by Russian
famine reports and by indications
that business with Europe was in
progress on a considerable scale.
On the bulge, however. hedging
sales were in evidence, together
with extensive profit taking.
Besides great doubt was express
ed as to whether money could be
found to pay for the vast quantity
of wheat Russia was said to need.
In addition messages from Kansas
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23
efficient HOUSEK EEPING
BY LAURA A. KIRKMAN.

| written to me for aid, may never
| theless be glad to have the follow
ing suggestions regarding their old
floors.
The beautiful part about a paint
ed floor is that almost any kind of
wood at all may lie beneath the
paint. Soft woods are close
grained, and therefore do not re-
quire a filler" as some of the
open grained hardwoods do, so
they are not as difficult to finish
as the hardwood floods.
After you remove the carpet
from your floor, proceed as fol-
lows: first apply a coat Of ground
color" paint to all holes and
cracks; let this paint dry, then APP
ply a regular crack filler. There IS
special crack filler now made Tor
filling cracks, crevices and knot
holes, and this is much moro sat
isfactory than putty would be if
used for the same purpose, for the
crack filler will not shrink and dry
out. Next apply coat of ground
color paint to the entire floor, let
it dry thoroughly, and apply coat
or two of varnish "a good spar
varnish will wear best). If one
does not care for a shiny vanished
surface, she may rub down the
high polish, forty-eight hours after
it has been put on, with powdered
pumice and water; then, when dry,
apply linseed oil and turpentine in
equal quantities, mixed.
Many housekeepers Of my ac-
quaintance, who have attempted to
do over their old floors in this
way, have tried "graining" them
This gives an artificial grain to the
q can of granting paint and apply
it directly over the ground-color
paint while the ground paint
is still wet; then proceed to grain
at once, with granting tool to suit
your fancy. OF course only small
piece can be grained at once, and
for this reason only u small por-
ton at a time should be painted
with the granting paint. After the
granting is finished, tie entire floor
is vanished when dry.
A pretty luster is given a war;
nished floor by mixing oil and tur-
pentine in equal proportions and
applying this with a cloth, then
rubbing down with a dry cloth,
just before it is dry: this rubbing
down while the oil and turpentine
is still wet, removes the scum from
the oil, and If 1t is not done the
result will be a dirty dull floor
Floors treated in this way are not
as dangerous to walk upon (elder-
ly people and children particularly
will be benefited) as waxed
floor.
A floor that is merely painted,
and has no coat of varnish over
the paint, will not wear as well as
though the varnish had been APP
piled, the paint will crack and peel
In time, and experience has taught
housekeepers that only in bed
rooms where there is not much
traffic, a painted floor surface is
in the least satisfactory.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23

We was eating suppir yestidday
and ma kepp on looking at pop
funny and pop kepp on looking as
if he wished he knew wat she was
looking at him funny for. and after
a vile ma sed Well Willyum, you
appear to of forgotten wat day this
is.
Not at all, on the contrary, sed
pop, this Is Wenslay and we were
going to do something speshil to-
day, we were going to take in a
show, wasn't that it?
1t was not, sed ma, and pop sed,
We were going to call on your sis
ter, wasn't that it? and ma sed
Certeny not, we were not going to
do enything, as a matter Of fack
we alreddy did something, to make
a long story short we got married
and this is the eleventh anniver-
sery of the day.
o. that. / meen, o, that, sed pop,
l remembered, wy certeny / re-
membered, If / dident remember
watts that packidge doing out on
the hall rack?
Wat packidge? sed ma. o Will
yum, you did remember and you
brawt ma a present and you've jest
bin pretending all along, you GER
teny are case, Willyum, o / must
run out and see 1t immeeditly.
And she quick got up and went
out in the hall and called back,
Willyum, there's no packidge out
heer, there's not thing out heer.
The doose you say, then its bin
stolen, / thawt ! herd the frunt
door open little vile ago. did you
heer anything, sed pop.
I did not, and I'm not the ony
one that dident. sed ma. Meening
pop dident either and he sad, Wy
Pawleen. how can you say such a
thing, l wish you had seen the love-
ly wat you call it in that packidge.
The lovely wat sed ma, and pop
sed, The lovely string of perls, but
of corse Ill get you another striag
jest like 1t because I was my fault
for leeving the packidge on the hall
rack. I'll bring it home tomorro.
Wy Willyum, think you're per-
feckly wonderful, / RELY bleeve
there was a packidge there after all
sed ma. And we kepp on eating
suppir, everybody looking as If they
was still injoying it except pop.
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Oh vlne8ar! Oh rhubarb!
howled. the bad chap.

est taces | wish you could have
seen him.
NO, on second thought, perhaps
it is just as we'll you didn't. For
he made such funny, crooked,
onesided and lopsided faces that
you would have walked upside
down if you had seen him.
what game are you playing,
Sammie ?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
mo game at ALL" answered the
rabbit BOY, and even his voice
was all crooked and twisted ike
the figure 8.
Something's the matter, I'm
sure!" said Susie.
Yes" answered Sammie, some
thing is. | ate some of that clover
grass over there, but-Oh dear!
And Sammie had to stops talk
ing while he made another funny
face.
II ate some of that" he went
on, after a bit, but IL puckereu
me all up. That clover must pc
full of lemon juice, Uncle Wigglly.
The bunny gentleman looked
where Sammie haa nibbled.
THAT isn't clover, though II
looks a little like il" said Mr..
Longears. "You have been eating
sheep sorrel, Sammie. Sheep sor-
rel is sour grass, and there is an
other and stronger kind called
horse sorrel.
"Will it hurt him?" asked Susie.
mo, it only Fuckers up MS
mouth and lips as if he had eaten
lemon" Uncle Wiggily answered.
A little sheep sorrel is all right,
Sammie, but don't eat too much"
Il won't, any more, sammy
promised. I'm just pull a little
to take home to mother. Maybe
she can use the sour juice of it in
lemonade instead of oranges"
"Yes, | think she cam" Uncle
Wiggily said, and he watched
while Sammie pulled paw full OF
the sour grass. The three rabbit
friends were just going to hop to
the lollypop store when, all OF
sudden, out of the bushes sprang
the bad old Blue Nosed Baboon.
"Oh, what a fine day!" cried
the Baboon. Three sets of ears
to nibble! Let's see, whose shall
| take first?"
IF you wouldn't mind" said
Uncle Wiggily, 'nibble mine first.
For he thought if the Bah did
this there would be chance for
Sammie and Susie to hop away.
mo. nibble my ears first" Of
fered Susie bravely. She thought
Uncle Wiggily and Sammie might
get away.
'I'Il let you nibble my cars
first" offered Sammie, who didn't
want his sister or uncle TO be
hurt.
Hum" said the Babeon. there
is something queer here--a trap
maybe! You all want TO be the
first to have your ears nibbled.
Hal / know what I'll dol" he said
as he saw the green stuff in Sam
mics paws. I'm eat some of that
lettuce first and then I'll see
whose ears I'll nibble."
THAT green stuff isn't" be-
gan Susie, but Uncle Wiggily
whispered to her to keep quiet.
II don't care what it isn't. I'm
going to eat it for what it isl".
howled the Balloon, and he took
a large mouthful of Sammies sour
grass. And then
"Wow! Wuff! Club! Ger-zunk!
Oh, lemons oh, vinegar Oh, rhu-
barb!" howled the bad chap. and
away he ran, for his mouth was
so puckered up by the sour grass
that he couldn't have nibbled the
point off lead pencil.
Your sour grass saved us,
Sammie," laughed Susie. AS, in
deed. it had. And so everything
came out all right. Now, if the
milk bottle doesn't try to climb
the lamp post and tickle the June
bug with the feather duster, I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and the snail.
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City and Omaha indicated that con.
signment notices from rural
sources were heavy and that re-
ceipts would remain large for some
time, as weather conditions favored
threshing and hauling.
Under such circumstances, de-
clines were the rule after midday,
Notwithstanding advices from the
seaboard that Great Britain was in
the market with Belgium and Gey-
many as well.
Dry weather complaints of O
scattering character received son=.s
attention in the corn market, but
were offset by the late downturn
in the price of wheat. Increased
movement of the new crop tended
to depress oats.
Higher quotations OF hogs gave
firmness to provisions.
Closing prices:
Wheat-Sept., $1.25; Dec, $1.2s.
Corn-Sept., 61%c; Dec, 81 &c.
Oats-Sept., 40%c; Dec. 43kc.
Pork--July, $3.50; Sept, 1885.
Lard-Sept., s12.O2; Oct. $12.12.
Ribs-Sept.. 5000; Oct, $10.75.
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SONORA, MEXICO, IS
INVADED BY BLUE LAWS
ny The AssocInted Press /,

Nogales, Ariz., July 22.--Blue
laws have invaded Sonora, Mexico.
Dancing has been forbidden in
cafes and cabarets by an edict from
the offices of the governor in Her
mosillo. The light fantastic may
be tripped in social clubs" the
odict announces.
An order has been issued by the
governor prohibiting the employ
ment of women as mattresses, cash
iers and entertainers in cafes, cab
arets and restaurants.
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Bedtim g Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1921. by Mcclure
Newspa per Syndicate.
BY Howard B. CARTS
UNCLE WIGGHY AND THE
SOUR GRAPES.


ooh, Uncle Wiggilyl Come here
quick! Quick"
1t was the voice of Susie Little.
tail calling, and when the bunny
rabbit gentleman heard it, as he
sat on the stoop of his hollow
stump bungalow one day, he made
haste to jump down, leaping right
ever the railing.
What is it, Susie? What's the
matter 2" cried Mr.. Longears, as
he saw his little niece jumping
up and down in the grass.
"Oh, it's Sammie, the funny
brother of NINE" Susie answered.
"He and | We're going to the store
for mother, but he hoped off the
path, and now he's down in that
clump of grass. And he's making
the funniest faces!"
Making funny faces! What's
he doing that for?" Uncle Wiggily
wanted to know. SIS he playing
some game?"
I'll don't think So" Susie re-
piled. But you never can tell
what Sammie is doingi Please
come and see what's the matter,
Uncle Wiggily There he is, and
he's-Oh, look at hint"
The bunny gentleman looked.
There was Sammie in a field not
far from the hollow stump bun
galow, and, surely enough, the
rabbit boy was making the queer