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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-19

With Christmas coming, now Is
the time to break OUT the family
purse and start thinking about the
books you'll buy. No family Christ
mas Is complete unless each mem
Der of the family gets the book he
has hankered for and never got
around to buying. If you want to
embrace the whole family from
father to the youngest child, give
them Christopher Morley's "Chim-
neysmoke" with its delightful
verse and It's pen and ink and color
drawings by Thomas Fogarty
Nothing published this fall so fills
the requirements of the universe
and ideal gift book. 2"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-19
lBedtim e Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1924. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY'S CHRISTMAS
HORN.
BY Howard B. CARTS

well, l think I'll go and get IT,
said Uncle Wiggily, as he rose from
his easy chair in the hollow stump
bungalow one afternoon and started
for the outside door.
DO you mean you are going to
get the pawful Of wood asked you
to bring in?" Nurse Jane Fuzzy
| Wuzzy wanted to know.
ooh, did you tell me to bring in
some wood? 1 quite forgot!' ex-
claimed Mr.. ongears. But I'll
get the kindling. for you at once,
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy, and then I'll get
someth hing else / must not forget"
what is that?" the muskrat lady
housekeeper wished to know as the
bunny gentleman started gu t
through the snow to the woodshed.
"A Christmas horn" Uncle Wig
gily answered. Each Christmas,
as you know, | blow the horn early
in the morning to let the animal
boys and girls know that Santa
Claus has been around, so they may
safely arise and look at their pres
ents. And each year 1 blow new
horn. I'm going to get one as soon
as l bring in your wood"
And when the box behind the
stove was filled with dry kindlings,
SO Nurse Jane could start the fire
again If it went out visiting, Uncle
Wiggily started over the fields and
Through the woods.
you want to be very careful to-
day, Uncle Wiggily!" quacked
Grandpa Goosey as the gander
gentlemen met the bunny halfway
through the forest.
Careful What do you mean?
tAbout dropping the Christmas horn
in the snow?" asked the bunny
, uncle.
mo, about the Fuzzy Fox" said
Grandpa Goosey, II just saw Sam
mic ittletail. the rabbit boy, hop
ping as fast as he could hop, and
when L asked him why he was
running, he said he had seen the
bad old Fuzzy Fox. who chased
him"
"Oh, we'll" spoke Uncle Wiggily,
'if the Fuzzy Fox chased Sammie
and didn't catch him, as / don't be-
lieve he did, why the Fox will be so
Tired and out Of breath that he can't
get me. I'm not afraid"
But you had better be careful,
that's what I'm telling you" warn
ed Grandpa Goosey. I'm going In
my pen and shut the door" Which
he did, locking it, too.
Uncle Wiggily kept on until he
reached the toy store, kept by the
Monkey Doodle gentleman, and
there the bunny bought a fine
Christmas horn, all striped red,
green, blue and yellow.
foot! loot! neutrality-suspicious."
went the horn when Uncle Wiggily
blew on it.
"Oh, this will wake up the anil
NAL children so they will see what
Santa Claus brought them" laugh
ed Uncle Wiggily. as he hoped out
with the horn.
The rabbit gentleman was think
ing so pleasantly of the joys of the
coming Christmas that he scarcely
looked where he was going, and
the first thing he knew he was In a
part of the forest where he seldom
came alone, for the Fox and Wolf
lived there.
"Oh, 1 had better hurry out Of
this" said Uncle Wiggily, as he
tightly clasped in his paws the
Christmas horn.
He started to hop toward his hol-
low stump bungalow. but he had
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-19
FAILURE?
The Inside Story of metropolitan
Newspaper.

Success. BY Samuel II. Adams;
(Houghton Mifflin Company.
In Success" Samuel Hopkins
Adams warns off Smart Aleck
critics by telling them in words of
one syllable what he thinks of
them. He referred particularly to
dramatic critics, but he means book
reviewers, too. The book reviewer
who is more the writer than the
critics, who is carried away by the
felicitous phrase. whose first con-
sideration is to write a clever re-
view, who attempts to be effective
sometimes at the expense of hon
esty, has little in common with
Adams views.
Failure" would have been a fit
| title for Success Adams dares
mot use it. His friend the Smart
Aleck critic would have cooked one
eye at the title, SKINNED the book
with the other and written some
thing like this: Samuel Hopkins
Adams reviewed his last book when
he wrote the title"
Odd, but the same man would
never say that about it since Adams
called it what he did. 1t wouldn't
be cynical and nasty enough to be
clever. Instead he will tell you
that it's the same old story all over
again. forgetting, of course, that
every conceivable plot was eX-
hausted when the Bible was fin
lished.
1t is the same old story. The sta
ton agent of Manzanita, California,
rises in three or four years to the
position OF the most influential and
highest paid newspaper editor IN
the country.
The only difference is that Sam
uel Hopkins Adams wrote 1t. 1t
is entertaining from cover to cover.
It's philosophy, sometimes thiniy
yelled, is real. Perhaps the most
remarkable thing about it is its
wealth of dialogue which makes 1t
easy to read. And still with all its
five hundred and fifty pages most
| w of dialogue, not a line of 1t
sounds forced. And not line of 1t
| Is smart.
Adams refuses to write page Of
copy to lead the unsuspecting
reader into Joke trap. He isn't
lobliged to. His wit Is spontane-
Gus. In fact It is not his wit at all;
1t belongs to the character who
lspouts 1t. !.
About the story itself? It would
be shame to spoil the gentle
readers fun by telling him a thing
about 1t. But don't read 1t unless
you like a good love plot, II you are
not interested in the inside story
Of metropolitan newspaper, and
you don't-well, don't read 1t un-
less you at least think you're hui
man.
JOSEPHUS PLINY.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-19
BOOKS RECEIVED.

The following new volumes have
been received from the publishers
for review in the Journal Book
Corner:
Chance Encounters. BY Maxwell
Is. Burt. (Scribners).
Mirrors of Washington. Anony-
nous. &C. P. Putnams' Sons).
The Torrent. BY V. Blasco Iba-
|nez. (E. P. Dutton & Coz
The Crystal Heart. By Phyllis
Bottome. Century.
The Enchanted Canyon. BY Hon
ore Willsie. Of. A. Stokes Coz
The Mucker. BY Edgar Rice
Burroughs CA. c. McClurg & Coz
Prejudices II. BY H. L. Meme
ken. CA. A. Knopf).
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-19

afraid you know, that he dropped
the horn, big end first, into the
snow bank. But the bunny quick
Ily lifted up the horn and gave it
to the Fox.
"I'll blow a loud blast and then
I'll nlbble you" barked the bad
chap. He put the horn to his
mouth and puffed out his cheeks.
But there was no tooty-toot-toot.
whats the matter?" asked the
Fox.
"You must blow harder-take a
bigger BREATH" said the bunny.
The Fox puffed himself up, and
blew and blew, but still no sound
came from the horn.
What's the trouble?" howled
the Fox.
BLOW harder!" said Uncle Wig-f
gily. The Fox puffed up still more
and blew SO hard that he became
dizzy, his neck ached, and down he
fell in the snow, squirming around,
and not able to see out of his eyes.
Here is where l run away!"
Id Us htd OlloAC Ni6Bllyb anu plCklllS
UP the Christmas horn, away he
hoped, before the Fox got over be-
ing dizzy. And the bunny safely
reached his bungalow. II wonder
why that horn wouldn't blow for
the Fox?" said the bunny. He
looked and saw that the big end Of
the horn was all stopped up with
snow, where is had fallen into the
drift.
"Ho! ho" laughed Uncle Wiggily,
ut was good thing the horn was
stopped up! The Fox nearly
burst himself trying to blow the
snow out! Ha! ha." Then the
bunny thawed out the snow and the
horn was all ready for Christmas.
And IL snowflakes don't tickle
the face of the postman's watch
and make its hands go around
backward, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the Christmas
bell
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-19
TELLING THE DOCTORS.

DR.. Haven Emerson, former health commits
sioner OF New York, threw suggestion before a
section of the New York Academy of Medicine the
other day which has fitted through the minds OF
laymen more frequently probably than it has &C.
cured to physicians That is the necessity for the
recognition of some way pont-a sort OF flag sta
tton--between perfect health and relative health
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-19
The Fox blew and blew


not taken more than three steps
before, all at once, rough voice
cried:
What are you doing In my
woods?"
And the Fuzzy Fox grabbed I'm
Gle Wiggily in his paws.
ooh, please let me go!' begged
the bunny gentleman.
No! Mo-" sharled the Fox. I'm
going to take you off to my den
and-what's that?" he suddenly
asked, pointing to the bundle in
Uncle Wiggily's paws.
That's a horn-a Christmas
horn" the bunny answered.
whats 1t for--to eat?"
mo, to blow. / blow 1t to tell
the children Santa Claus has
brought them Christmas presents"
"Oh. ho!" snickered the Fox.
well have a present, too--you
are my present, and I'm going to
nibble you. Santa Claus didn't
bring you, but I'll blow the horn
just the same. Here! Give 1t to
mel" \
| Uncle Wiggily shivered so, being
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-19
Crabs crawlings
ADVANCED SPRING POEM

Some folks like the winter
While others favor fall,
And some prefer the summer,
But spring Is best of ALL
For in the lovely springtime,
There grows the dandylton.
From which we make vintage,
So powerful and fine.
Competition makes the heart grow fonder.
o o
The waterwagon may provide safe and sans
Journey but the scenery along the route isn't any.
thing to write home about.
o o
John D. Rockefellers advanced age may bs
partially due to his trying no hair raising stunts
O o
Lots of women who think it is an unforgivable
sin to gamble, will attend auction sales
o o
Broadway girls Of the chorus said to be
making their own tights When a man does that,
they call it home brew.
NOT RECENTLY
Sir: Had you heard that the moonshine being
sold here is called Aviation Whisky one
drop may kill you?
A1TcH A1TcH.
"Phonographs reduced 500 just in time for Xmas.
The 1925 Cabinet model is now $150"-Local Adv.
call for Mr.. Burroughs, Mr. Wales, Mr.. Comp
tometer.
HE slipped the nectar from her lips
AS under the moon they sat,
And wondered If ever man before
Had drunk from mug like that
SURE. BUT IT'S A HORSE ON YOU
Sir: A local undertaken reported that one of his
ceases" a victim Of "broncho pneumonia"
Should afflicted with this disease call in vet
ernarian?.'
o q o
Face paint bill in 1921 almost as big as house
paint bill"-Journal Headline.
Save the surface and you save ALL
THE News About Prohibition" is an article In
a current magazine
Our offhand guess would be that they are going
to try to enforce 1t.
MY! HOW SHORT THE DAYS ARE GETTING!
Sir The lecturer at the Masonic temple last
week announced of his lectures for mothers
and married women" Illustrating, as it were, the
love that knows bonds.
DON FULANO.
A manufacturer of electric washing machines
in Canada received the following:
deer sir: you macheen she look good
how many galens she hold and how
much muny it cost to put pipe for col
ing In dose she work wheel or
macheen. | laf you let what
you TAX to fix her up"
Fra Elbertus remarked that the street car
sign do not talk to the motorman' suggested
Need say more?
o o
FOR sALE-Half Toggenberg goat. will be
fresh in March,
JOURNAL AID.
If you need milk, purchase the rear half while,
O.. t. o. h., If you need butter, buy the front end
of the animal.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-19

Miss Amelia Josephine Burr. au-
thur of several novels and book
of verse, 1.-THE Roadside Fire" pub
lished by Doran. was married in
November to the Rev. Carl w. Hop
kins Gilmore in Englewood. N. ].
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-19
IN WHICH THE LOCAL ORGANIZATION
UPHELD


]. R.. sprague, under the title Hard Times Re-
failing" in the s. e. Post, quotes downstate store
keeper Il might make decent profit If wasn't
up against such strong competition There's
hardly a family but that goes to Ell Paso or Albu-
luerque at least year to buy all kinds of
stuff and they come back here and tell me how
cheap everything is in these places"
o o
SUNSHINE vs. SNOW.
Som man sh's toll me Quebec
Dat eef All on here,
De she's no blow down nah neck,
Not even vans, wan leetle speck-
An dot souns fin for Jean La Pierre
So Aim sell queek nah trotter mare,
Nah, buggy and nah sleigh,
An wen All dere,
Aim settin here on rockin chart
She's shine mos ever day!
But dat man she's tell OF san
Dat blow wen win ees high,
An geets nah goat to beat de ban,
But sacre bleu An lax de Ian,
So dees were All TAX nah stan
Till com de tam to die.
o o
We will absquatuate, Don, when you say the
word!
We've hit bottom? Very well, let Ter go!
It B. c,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-28
TWO HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF NEW
YORK SOON TO BE RAZED TO MAKE
PLACE FOR MODERN STRUCTURES

Lawrence d'Orsay and Augustus Cook
and others played.
The first performance of The
Mikado" in New York was given IN
the Union square with Roland Reed
and Alice Harrison in the title roles.
In 1885 James NJ Hill took the thea
trc and brought out o new and un-
hcago Of star. Margaret Mathcr and
put on Romeo and Juliet" During
his management Chaunccy Olcott OBJ
tanned his first engagement in opera.
\ little later Charlie Chaplin, now
famous moving picture comedian made
his debut in New York, with Il small
part in a speciality company which
lasted week and was n frost. Later
the theatre was turned over TO Keith,
VINO operated it as a vaudeville house
Tor many years, after which ii be-
came Il. burlesquc stock house.
The history of the theatre and the
Morton House, are closely linked, as
they adjolned. The hter was Il great
place for the meeting of the actors
and managers 1t was also the home
of Il group Of politicians Of the old
school, of which John Reilly, the old
register and Tammany leader of the
East Side was dean. His table in the
Morton was always surrounded by
friends of that day,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-28

NEW YORK, oct. 2S.-rwo historic
landmarks--the Union Square Theatre
and the Morton Housc-which have
stood for half century in Union
Square, at one time famous as the
center Of New Yorks rialto, are to
he razed to make way for more med
crn structures
The Union Square built and opened
by Sheridan Shook in 1871, began AS
a variety house Later it became a
first class producing house in which
many of the famous actors and ac-
tresses of the present day made their
debut. 1t winds up its career as a
burlesque theater.
As variety or vaudeville house il
opened with program including the
Martinette-Ravel troupe of pantomm-
lists the team of Ilawlgan and Hart
and jefferson Dc Angels
When A. NJ. Palmer, who afterward
made the Palmer Stock company fam
Gus in America and England, was
placed in charge Of the theatre, he
began staging series of London re.
vvals with Miss Agnes Ethel, once
leading lady for Augustin DAILY, in the
lead. Others in the company We're Kate
Claxton, Clara Morris. Eliza Weather.
by, who afterward became Mrs. Nat
Goodwin, Clara Jennings and Emily
Mestayer James O'Neil, later Of
Monte Cristo" fame; j. H. Stoddard,
Mark Smith, Charles r. Thorne, Jr.
Maude Harrison and Agnes Booth
came later.
New plays We're soon added by the
company which took on other players
including Mckee Rankin, Louis Al
drich. John Parselle, c.. r. Parsolc.
Minnie Palmer, Rose Eytingo, j.. +.
Mackay, Marie wilkins, Charles Cogh-
| Ian and Richard Mansfield.
Some Famous Successes
! The most famous success Of the
| Union Square was the Two Orphans"
/ translated from the French and hawk
ed about for 1880 until Palmer
read it. The play ran $50 nights and
was the sensation of the theatrical
Louise, the blind girl bought it
outright and played it for 20 years.
Other famous plays produced We're
THE Bankers Daughter" My Part
ner," The Celebrated Case" ark
wright's Wife" and Brighton" The
successes were followed by stock pro.
ductions in which Frank Mayo. Minnie
Palmer. Nelly Howard. owen Fawcett,
Kate Denim Wilson, Charles l.. Harris,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-28
HOFFMAN IN RACE
TO HEAD NATIONAL
AMERICAN LEGION

KANSAS CITY. Oct 2S.-With the
arrival here OF advance delegations to
the American Legion national con-
vention which begins Monday. interest
today began TO center in the lines that
will be drawn in the election of ma.
tioual officers
y number Of names have been suG-
gcstcd in the race for national com
mander most of them men who have
headed state departments or repre-
sentcd their state on tho national
executive committee.
John G. Emery of Grand Rapids,
Mich present national commander, has
been suggested for reelection but 1t
is pointed out that a ruling by the
national executive committee would be
necessary before his name could be
presented as the legion constitution
provides that national officers may
not be reelected. Emery was chosen
commander by the national executive
committee following the death of Col.
l.. W. Galbraith. Jr, but whether
this constituted election within the
meaning of the constitution is point
to be determined. Emery has an.
nounced he was not a candidate for
the office
Lemuel Bellies of Seattle, national
adjutant also has been mentioned for
the post of commander, but he has
said he would not be a candidate.
Alvin NJ Owsley OF Texas, head of
the Americansm commission of the
legion and the Rev. John w. liner of
Nashville, Tenn. national chaplain,
also have been named as possible
candidates.
Others who are being pushed are
Col. Milton J. Foreman of Chicago
who was chairman of the caucus in
| Paris in 1919, at which the legion
had its birth and former commander
of the Illinois department.; Harry S
Berry. Hendersonville. Tenn, former
Tennessee commander; Earl NJ. Cline
of Nebraska City, Neb.. who has the
endorsement of the Nebraska depart
ment; Burton Il. Fitz, former ma
tional commander; James NJ. Hanley
Mandan, n. Y; Roy Hoffman, Okla
! iiphih ihAiOhdl committeeman III. Ilpl
lenga, North Carolina. national com
mitteeman; Rice w. Means Of Den
ver endorsed by the Colorado depart
ment; Emmett O'Neill Of Louisville, Ky
endorsed by Kentucky; James G.
Scrugham. Carson City, Nevada and
II. II. Vernon of Little Falls, MINI.
Minnesota commander.
\ g.,.... -
City is being urged in some quarters
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-28
Nobody Loves a Fat Man

BERLIN, Oct. >2S,--The govern
ment's search for new sources Of
revenue to meet increasing expendi-
lures has brought group Of humor-
lists to the rescue one branch Of
which, submitting statute already
prepared, suggests a tax on fat folks
whose waist line circumference eX-
ceeds the chest measurepent.
Another suggests attention be paid
to double chins and whisky noses.
The proponents of the fat tax
include the following provisions in
the statute they have submitted:
Males between the ages of 10 and
30 whose waist exceeds the chest
circumference shall pay 1000 marks
yearly for each excess centimeter.
between 30 and 40 years, 500 marks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-28
REGISTERS
NEMPL0YED THROUGH
CITN'S NEWSPAPERS

CINCINNATI, Ohio, oct 2S.-Regis-
tration Of all unemployed in Cincin-
natl through the city's newspapers has
been decided upon by the mayors m
employment committee. Blank applica'
ton coupons to be published in tho
daily papers will be the plan to Obtain
the registration. The coupons VIII
have space for names and addresses Of
unemployed, thei' former employment
and the kind of w1rI they would he
willing to accept and the name and
addresses of former employers. 1t 's
also proposed to publish coupons for
those with employment TO bive. The
coupons will be addressed to the M
employment bureau office of the
mayor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-28
CHINA WILL PLEA
FOR REMISSION OF
BOXER INDEMNITY

PEKING, Oct. 2S.--A plea for re
mission OF the unpaid balance of the
Boxer indemnity as one Of the advan-
tages that China might reasonably ex-
pect as a result of the Washington
Conference is put forth by the Peking
Daily News. a studentcontrolled daily.
THE paper declares editorially that
its appeal is not to international al
truism but is based ON justice
"Granted that the Chinese We're en-
1irely TO blame for the events Of 1900
and the Chinese Of the present day
are willing to admit it despite the in
cendiary record of the powers in the
decade that preceded the rebellion-the
indemnity was all out of proportion 10
the losses incurred by the allies it
is argued.
when the day Of reckoning came
the other powers--to her lasting credit,
Japan was one OF them-were aghast
ut the outrageous claims advanced by
Germany and Russia-Germany es-
pecially was rapacious in her demand
for her pound Of flesh. After much
deliberation all the protocol powers, eX-
.cept Germany acknowledged the un-
reasonableness Of the charge on China,
and only accepted the position when
the German representative imperilled
the unanimity of the negotiations"
The writer cites DIR. II. Il. Morse in
his international Relations of the
Chinese Empire quoting Kim as fol
lows:
'The American envoy urged that a
demand for a lump sum within
China's capacity to pay should be
made, and the claims of each power
scaled down to fit that sum-. The
German envoy saw no reason why the
powers should show excessive gener.
osity in the matter of cutting down
claims. The American plea for
moderation therefore failed
German Influence
"At the behest Of Germany" the
writer continues, the other allies
agreed TO saddle China with .Ihe debt
which they acknowledged inFthe Off
cial documents exceeded the j1stifiablc
amount. International morality would
point to the reparation Of that crime
Of injustice by a remission of the por-
ton in excess OF the net claims. The
opportunity is ripe, with the only re-
calcitrant power of 1900 out of the
way. The allies can now give eX-
thwarted byGermany 20 years ago. The
thwarted by German 20 years ago. The
United States rectified the wrong in
1908 and so oased her national con
science in the matter. Now she pro
poses to go further than mere act
OF atonement by an act Of grace.
AT the time when the allies allowed
her TO suspend the annual payments
for five years, China had paid about
10000, 900 pounds or two-thirds Of the
whole. In suggesting that 40000.OO0
pounds should liquidate the initial
charges are not pleading for interna-
tional altruism; the plans Of justice is
sufficient ground on which 10 advance
the plea, and is warranted by the
American estimate in 1900. China re-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-28

lressed the wrong of 1900 by dethron-
ing the principal conspirator, and in
addition she has paid the greater part
Of the indemnity. In meeting what
must seem TO her the eternal payments
she is constantly reminded Of some
hing that she would rather forget and
have the allies forget"
The paper concludes with q portray
al of China's illiteracy and points out
benefits that would accrue by diversion
Of the Boxer payments to the promo.
lion of education.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-28
Notice

Division one of the First Christian
church will give a tea Saturday af.
ternoon, to 6, at the home of Mrs.
Glen Cornwell, sos d northwest. A
market and bazaar will be held in
connection with the tea. Readings and
musical numbers will be given
throughout the afternoon. 26-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-28

,o, tbe post OF national chaplain pn,
il is understood he has nor lf' '''''''"
his name t. be entered