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Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
HUMAN FOLLY

Ii IS nothing new and unprecedented,
this tragic realization that war and its
various heritages must be paid for over
and over when the war has been long
dead and buried. But we are recurrently
most aware of the folly and it's cost when
the bill comes round. Then, if anyone
is reluctant to admit that war is the most
senseless waste of human material man
can possibly devise, he is forced to admit
anyway that its cost in dollars and cents
to participant nation is patent evidence
of insanity.
The budget bureau a week ago issued
an estimate of appropriations for the
fiscal year of 1924. Just about two
thirds of all the moneys the government
plans to spend next year is to be devoted
to war and it's accessories, to maintenance
of an army and navy, to caring for vic
TINS Of old wars and paying holders of
bonds that made prosecution of war pos
sible. The whole budget total is a little
more than three billion dollars, the item
of war expense little less than two bill
ion.
Sincere administrators and legislators
can howl for economy until they split an
artery, but the war charge is fixed. They
may CCoiolliIc W tue UOHe, cuL OH every
government salary, wipe out every de-
partment, abolish congress, release every
ambassador and janitor and cabinet Off
Ger and elevator operator and still have
this stupendous item of $2,O0O0OO, 900
that must be paid For example, the
shipping board might be wiped out entire:
the savings to taxpayers on every dollar
would. be one and two-thirds cents. The
department of justice and of state might
be suspended; the cut in taxes would
amount to just about one penny in a
hundred
This is an old complaint So is war.
And it is exactly as futile and tragic and
expensive and lunatic as it was when the
first man took up arms. The budget
merely recalls this to us. What if the
worlds 1924 budget had been available
to every able-bodied man on earth one
July day eight years ago?
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16

I woak up last mite clock
early this morning on account of
heering noise like berglers break
ing In down in the yard and l got
all the ways under the covers as
II thawt ! was asleep, and keep
on heering it and l got out of bed
and quick snuck down in ma and
pops room, saying, Hay ma, hay
pop, l heer burglers.
Wich pop quick sat up in bed
sayingg, Watts that, nonsents, go
back to bed.
Watts the matter, wat, wat is it I?
ma sed, and ! sed, Berglers break
ing In, don't you heer that hooking ?
My goodniss l do heer some
thing, it sounds as if its down in
the yard at the side door, O good
grayshiss they must be using a
black jack, l meen a Jimmy or
whatever you call 1t, ma sed,
Its nuthing, pop sed.
Do you meen to say you don't
heer that hooking? ma sed, and
pop sed, Well, do heer a hooking,
and ma sed, Then how can you ~
its nuthing with one breth and
heer it with the next, Willyum
you'll haff to go down and scare
them away, no, don't you dare, you
stay rite heer do you heer?
Don't get ixcited, haven't started
to move yet, pop sed. Wich he
hadent, and ma sed, Well you
couldn't calmly sit there and let
berglers brake in as if they owned
the house, would you?
Wy not, if there's enything in this
house werth steeling somebody
must of brawt it in since We went
to bed, pop sed. ..-s.
Wich jest then | remembered
something, saying, G, / know, it
aint berglers, its a stick hung ont
of my window this aftirnoon on a
string and 1t must be blowing
agenst the side door on account of
the wind. G, aint you glad its not
berglers? / sed.
Back to bed and take this with
you, pop sed. Meening a fearse
slap some place he gave me Jest
then, feeling exter fearse on ac-
count Of me having on my thin
pidjammers.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
PRODUCTION OF
GASOLINE BROKE
/. FORMER RECORD
Amounted to 566,278,689
Gallons in October, the
Greatest for Any Month,
Except Last July

Washington, Dec. 15.--Gasoline
production in the United States
during october amounted 566,278,-
$50 gallons, according to the bu-
reau of mines, which said today the
total was the greatest for any
month on record since last July,
when 100000 more gallons were
refined.
The October total was about 80
600, 900 gallons greater than the
September production and 28 per
cent greater than the total for Oc-
tober, 1921.
While domestic consumption of
gasoline in October was about
1s,000,000 gallons less than the
September total of 57,934,527, it
was 7.5 per cent above the amount
consumed October last year.
Stocks of gasoline on hand No
vember /, were 72S,5S4,062 gal
Ions, an Increase of 3S,500,00o
gallons during the month.
Production of kerosene during
October amounted to 215,203,459
gallons an increase of S.72 per
cent over September. Stocks on
hand November 1, were 1852
432 gallons, decrease of 5.29 per
cent.
Total production of gas and fuel
oils during the month was 921,-
606,014 gallons, about 4,000,00
gallons more than the September
production.
Stock of these oils on hand Mo-
vember 1, were 1,36S,74S,S80 gal
Ions, an increase of about 1000, 600
gallons.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16

hit today; by which he meant that the
early part of the day is best for the
Christmas buyer Then the stocks are
assorted and in order, the sales-people
fresh and attentive, and the crowds are
not so dense.
Due consideration for clerks and store
employees in general, and selfish inter-
est in the saving Of ones own time and
temper bespeak for all who have gifts
10 buy during the early hours of the day.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16

New York. Dec. 15.-Dun's to-
morrow will say: .-.
Holiday trade is in fun swing,
many stores being crowded with
Christmas shoppers and colder
weather in the west and elsewhere,
with snow falling in some places,
has further quickened retail dis
tribution. These are purely sea-
sonal phases, but there is evidence
this year of a larger public pur-
chasing power in most sections of
the country. Employment Of work
ers has gained appreciahly, reports
of idleness now being the eXcep-
tion; prices for leading agricul-
tural products have risen substan-
TALLY, improving sentiment in
farming communities; and the
banking position has been meas
urably strengthened. With other
constructive forces also operative,
including the betterment in the
foreign exchange situation there is
solid basis for confident views
regarding the future. If buying
were only for immediate or nearby
needs, the conditions would be less
favorable but various manufac-
turers are already booked for sew
eraI months ahead. Weekly bank
clearings, $6,299, 9,733,000.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
The Markets
BY the Associated Press,
FINANCIAL
Wall Street

New York, Dec. 15-Stock price.
failed to make much headway iT
today's irregular market. losses
outnumbering the gains at the
close. A brisk rise in United States
| Steel common, which sent it up tc
I10S1s, the highest price in a
month"; was the individual feature
The strength Of this issue, which
brought about q temporary SYM
pathetic rise in the other steels
followed publication of uncon-
firmed rumors that extra cash or
stock dividend payments We're in
prospect for the early part of next
year. There was belief in some
quarters, however. that the rise in
steel was q cover to hide the un-
loading Of stocks elsewhere. Steel
reacted at the close to 1O67s up
one on the day, and Bethlehem,
Crucible and Gulf States closed
fractionally lower.
Renewal of agitation for loan
to Germany, which would un-
doubtedly benefit the copper ex-
port trade through that country s
increased purchasing power. COM
bined with higher prices for the
red metals and the substantial re-
duction in the surplus supply re-
vealed in the latest statistics, stim-
ulated buying of the copper shares,
American Smelling jumping nearly
two points, Anaconda II and utah
Il.
Overnight announcement that
the Van SWeringen interests had
obtained an option on the con-
trolling interest Of the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad was reflected in
a net gain of / u for that stock.
Other rails were mostly lower.
Publication of a report showing
that the sales and earnings OF the
Stewart Warner company were
running at the same volume in the
last quarter as In the second and
third brought number or buying
orders into the motor accessories
group. Stromberg Carburetor was
pushed up Az points. Fisher Body
touched another new top at 204 y
and then reacted to EOS. up two on
the day.
Baldwin and Studebaker con-
tinued to yield to selling pressure,
the former dropping y and the
latter / "a. United States Cosden
touched 51&, a new high. on the
movement and net gain of more
than a point, but most of the other
oils were weak, General Asphalt,
Mexican Petroleum and Standard
Oil of California dropping one to
three points. Announcement was
made after the market closed that
the Pan American company de-
clared a stock dividend of 20 per
cent on the A and B stock and that
the quarterly dividend of Mexican
Petroleum had been increased from
SO to 81. Days total sales were
$4,000 shares. ,.
Strength of French francs,
which advanced 17a points to
7.35b cents was the feature OF
the foreign exchange market. De-
mand sterling was quoted around
s4.64 and marked improvement
was noted in the Belgian and ltat-'
ian rates. German marks We're
quoted around " cents a hundred
as against II a few DAYS ago. Re-
vivaI of agitation for a loan to Ger
many stimulated speculation in
Berlin currency
Call money opened at per cent,
to Az during the noon
hour. and then to 3, where it.
closed. Government Withdrawals
of s67, 100000 from local banks
caused the higher rate. which Is.
generally regarded as temporary.
Most of the time money business
is done at AN per cent for the 80
day periods and 5 for the longer
with the commercial
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
TODAY'S BEST THOUGHT
MOTHER 0, NINE

If were hanged on the highest hill,
Mother O mine, 0 mother o. mine,
know whose love would follow me still,
Mother o mine, Q mother O. mite
If | were drowned in the deepest sea,
Mother O. mine. 0 mother O. mine,
know whose tears would come down to me,
Mother o. mine, 0 O'mother o. mine,
If | were damned of body and soul,
know whose prayers would make me whole
Mother o. mine, Q mother O. mine.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
DUG OUT by ROOT

Can you believe it? Over in the Texas plain.
the ducks and geese are so numerous that hunters
have gotten tired of shooting at them and farmers
have been forced to engage an aviator to drive
them away,
Send for Jerre
Get arplane" said the farmer
To his young descendant Hy.
Chase those ducks to Amarillo.
For l wish to the sky"
Said the yokel, Listen, Father,
I've better scheme than that.
Send for Hunter Jerre Haggard,
He can make that duck flock scat"
. . .
Fountains OF Ink flowing in Las Vegas, ell
because of the appearance there Of an airplane.
. Q
The Skeptic Punished
Santa Claus down the chimney,
Willie, always picking flaws,
Said "Get out you bum old Faker,
For there amt Santa Claus"
Santa Claus replied with spirit,
"If my presence you deny,
Then my presents I'll deny you
Turn you down and pass you by"
And next morning Willies stocking,
Was as empty as could be-
While the boy who looked for Sanity
Had glittering Christmas tree
We expect to write poem soon on "The Lay
Of the Christmas Hen" Three cphers would de-
scribe II best, but Wen try to put 1t in verse.
. . o
Dr. j. B. cutter chief surgeon at the Santa
Fe hospital 20 years ago. Which goes to show that
names not always inappropriate.
o o o
We did know a Mr.. Money once who was always
broke, and Mr.. Poor who rich enough to
hate the sight of an income tax collector.
Where VIII HinkIe Cut
Faithful henchmen wait the carving
OF the plum-stuffed office turk.
Hnkle sharpens up his ceaver
Rolls his sleeves to go to work.
Everybody wants drumstick
White meat dark meat. but by heck!
Not fellow to banker
For the gzzard the neck
So the office seekers wonder,
AS they preen themselves and strut,
When the governor carves the turkey,
Where will Hnkle start to cut?
o o o
Christmas would be made much safer
If some gifted science goof,
Would invent some Santys whiskers
That would be real fire proof.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16

contracts. With realizing sales
heavy, the close was unsettled, %c
to ] % c net lower with May $1.22M
TO $l.22@ and July $113% te
$ll3A, Corn finished &c to 1ac
4 TO lHac down. oats off &c to 5sc
and provisions up sc to zoe.
Downturns in the value Of wheat
began at the opening. and although
rallies took place at times, the
market showed its most pronounc-
ed weakness near the end of the
day. Persistent advance of late
had led many traders to expect q
reaction and that tendency was
emphasized by apparent indiffer-
ence which the Liverpool market
displayed regarding the course of
prices here, inasmuch as Canada
and Argentina were both said to
be underselling the United States
abroad.
Announcement that the senate
agricultural committee had favor
ably reported to establish a $780,
600 900 government corporation to
finance the sale OF farm products
gave temporary stimulus to the
buying side of the wheat market.
The effect however. was more
than outweighed later as result
largely Of other Washington ad-
vices touching cabinet discussion
of the German reparations crisis.
Gossip that Omaha was sending
wheat to Chicago added to the dis
comfiture Of bulls at the last.
Corn and oats were governed
mainly by the action OF wheat.
Firmness of hog values gave
strength to the provision market.
Closing prices:
Wheat - Dec, $1.238s; May,
$1.22%; July, S1.13%.
Corn-Dec,, 74hc; May. 1850;
July, 7SAc.
oats-Dec., 45%c; May, 461sc;
July, 73Hc.
Lard--Jan,, $10,25; May, $tO.55.
Ribs-Jan. $t0.35; May 5000,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
BY THE WAY

Revised slogan of the Old World
Millions for offense but not one cent for
interests.
Considering that it is an outsider, the
U. S. is getting quite a bit of attention at
Lausanne. t@
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
GRAIN
Chicago Board OF Trade


Chicago. Dec. 15--Wheat under
went a setback In price today ow-
ing more or less to the bearish in
fluence of German financial diff
culties and to word that wheat
was being shipped here from
Omaha for delivery on December
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16

Not an Accident
John Helferwork, Happy Haw-
kins' hired man, was being exam
ined preparatory to taking out an
insurance policy.
Ever had any accidents ?" asked
the doctor.
Nope"
Never had an accident in your
life?"
Nope. Sept maybe last spring
when Happy's bull threw me over
the corn crib"
Don't you call that an acci-
dent?'
Gosh, no! He did 1t on purpose"
Sovereign Visitor.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16

Kansas City, Dec. 15.--Cash
wheat-No. hard, $1.17@1.18;
No 2 red. $t,27Q1.2S.
Corn-No. 3 white. 721sc; No. 2
yellow. T41a @75c.
Hay--No. 1 prairie. SOC lower;
other hay unchanged.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
New York Cotton

New York, Dec. 15.--Cotton fu-
lures closed barely steady. Dec,
$3.50; JAM. $25.23; March,
$25.47; May, $3.50; July, $3.50.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16

Only guaranteed wrist watches
are sold at Everitt's Inc, priced
from $f7.40 up.--Adv.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
Liberty Bonds

New York, Dec. 15.-Liberty
AXIS s9S.7S: second Ans, $9S.14;
third Ans, $9S.72; fourth AZ s.,
$9S.4S; Victory Az (uncalled), I,
.s100.34; Victory 4As (called).
500; U. S. treasury ANS, $99.74.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
Denver
PRODUCE
Chicago

Chicago
Chicago, Dec. 15.-Poultry--
Alive, lower. Fowls, 14@19c;
springs 173c; roosters, 13c; tur-
Keys, S5c; geese, 18c.
Potatoes-Slightly stronger on
northern stock, steady on western.
Receipts AS cars. Total U. S. ship
ments, 363 cars. Wisconsin sack
ed and bulk round whites. 80095c
cwt.; Minnesota and North Dakota
sacked and bulk round whites, rs
q soc cwt.; Minnesota and North
Dakota sacked Red river Ohios No.
i. few at soc cwt.; Idaho sacked
Rurals No. /, $1.00@1.10 cwt.
Butter-Market unchanged.
Eggs-Market higher. Receipts
2,SO4 cases. Firsts, 81 @55c; ordi-
nary firsts, 4S050c; miscellaneous,
SO q 52c; refrigerator extras. 29k
@S0hc; refrigerator firsts, 27@
CSC
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
Ncw York Metals

New York, Dec. 15.-Copper--
Firm. Electrolytie, spot and near.
by, 14B @14Ac; futures. 14K q
14ssc.
Tin-Firm. Spot and nearby
$3.50; futures, $37.75@37S7.
Iron--Steady, unchanged.
Lead-Steady. Spot, $7.10@7.15
Zinc-Steady. East st. Louis
spot and nearby delivery. $7.12@
7.20.
Antimony-spot, $e.37@6.62.
Foreign bar silver. 62ssc.
Mexican dollars. 47kc.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

1T is not yet too late to shop early"
was the way downtown merchant put
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
EiffY-EiffY

What are you doing Marjory?'
Use writing a letter to Lily
Sniff"
But. darling, you don't know
how to write
That's no difference, mamma
Lily don't know how to iaad."--
Sovereign Visitor.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
LIVESTOCK

Chicago
Chicago, Dec. is (U. S. Depart.
ment of Agriculture) -Hogs-Re
ceipts 10000. Market strong with
Thursdays best time. Bulk $50 tc
2SO-pound averages. S8.05@S.10
mostly $50: 140 to 180-pound ay.
erases strong, mostly $8.15; top
$8.15; packing sows, S7.2507.75;
desirable pigs, $S.00@S.t5; heavy
hogs, $7.950S.t0; light lights
E$8.05@8.15; packing sows, smooth
S7,50Q 1916: packing sows, rough
sI25 q 76O; killing pigs. 5000
1915.
Cattle Receipts 1000. Market
slow, uneven; weak to lower on
beef steers, better grades butcher
she stock, stockers and feeders and
veal calves; killing quality plain
Early top yearlings, $11.00; bulk
beef steers, $800@9H5: lower
grades beef cows. Gamers and cut
ters steady to strong; bulk desir-
able veal calves to packers around
$3.50; bulk Gamers, $275; bulk
desirable bologna bulls, $4,000
4.35.
Sheep-Receipts 5000. Opening
slow; choice fat lambs steady to
weak; I'm between grades tending
lower, Early top. $3.50 TO ship
pers; $15.40 to packers: fed so
pound clipped lambs, $500; fed
85-pound yearling wethers, $3.50:
feeders quiet; sheep steady; heavy
fat ewes, $5.00@6.00; lighter
weight quotable up to sI75.
Kansas City
Kansas City. Dec. Is GU. S. De-
partment of Agriculture) Cattle
Receipts $500. All classes
around steady with undertone dull
on beef steers and active on cam
ners and cutters One load Christ
mas long yearlings st3.75; other
steers early, s5.S5@S6O; some
western cows, $3.750425; good
natives, $5.00@5.50; most Gamers
around $2.25; a few. $2.3O@2.50;
bulk good cutters, $3.00@3.25;
medium bologna bulls, $3.50: bet
ter grades yealers, s80009.00;
virtually no stockers and feeders
sold early.
Hogs-Receipts 5000. Market
active and steady to 10c higher:
most activity on mixed quality and
lighter weights. Packer top, $500;
shipper top, 1895; 140 to 180-
FOUNDERS. S775 5@790; bulk desir-
able 100 to Founders, $500
500; packing sows steady to 10c
lower mostly $725; stock pigs
steady to 15c higher. bulk $1,000
1925; few at $3.50.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 Lambs
steady TO Csc lower, mostly Csc off
odd punches natives $4,000
1850; fed lots averaging 90
pounds s14.25 a 14.S5; sheep
steady; no choice light ewes offer
ed; heavy ewes. $6,O0@6.50.
Denver
Denver, Dec. 15.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 1880. Market steady. Beef
steers, $4.50@S.50; cows and heif-
ers. $3.00@7.75; calves, $4,000
800; stockers and feeders, $500
7.S0.
ogs-Receipts 900. Market
steady. Top, $7.S5; bulk. $1,000
IT'S.
sheep-Receipts $500. Market
steady. Lambs. $12.50@ 1925;
ewes, $4.00@6.75; feeder lambs,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
Foreign EXCHANGE

New York, Dec. 15.--FOreign ex-
change, irregular. Great britain
d m a n d $4.63 1916; cables,
.$4.64 3-16; C0-day bills on banks,
$4.61 11-16. France e m a n d,
7.351z; cables. 1861. Italy de-
mand, 5.04h; cables, sos. Bel
GUM demand, 6.74h cables, 6.75,
Germany demand, .0f46; cables,
.0147. Holland demand. 1896;
cables 1000. Norway demand,
1908. Sweden demand, 26.89. Den
mark demand, 20.S5. Switzerland
demand. 1896. Spain demand,
1870. Greece demand t.20. Po-
land demand, .0056. Czecho-SIo
yakia demand, 3O4. Argentine de-
mand, 37.S7 Brazil demand, 1926.
Montreal, 99ss,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
A LITTLE LAUGHTER
No Good at All

Mrs. Giles husband had been
very i'll. For days he had been
gradually getting worse, but at
last there came a change for the
better.
When the doctor called and had
look at his patient, he an
nounced:
HE is convalescent.'
On hearing this, Mrs. Giles re-
garded the physicion suspiciously;
and her suspicion increased when
he prepared to go without further
comment.
"Well, DOCTOR" said Mrs. Cites,
what are yeu going to do about
it?"
"Do?" was the answer, There
amt nothing to be done"
well, you are a doctor, amt
you?" retorted the enraged iady
"Ain't you got no medicine for
this ERE convalescense ?'-Answers,
London.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16

New York, Dec. 15.--Call money
Stronger. High, closing bid and
last loan, per cent; low and rul-
ing rate, per cent; offered at Y
per cent.
Cali loans against acceptances,
81 per cent.
Time loans-Steady. Mixed col
lateral, 60 and 80 days, AZ to 8
per cent; four and six months. AZ
to per cent.
Prime commercial paper. Az
per cent
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
Not an Accident

or would take some myself
London Opinion.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
Kansas City

Kansas City, Dec. 10. Eggs
Market unchanged. r1,
Butter-Market unchanged.
Poultry - Hens unchanged;
springs unchanged; broilers un-
changed; turkeys, 1c lower. 35c.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
Or Words TO That Effect

VI VVfU5 20 '.''NCN
Ethel" said the bishop, you
seem to be bright little & Can
you repeat verse from the Bi-
ble?"
"Tll say | can"
"Well, my dear, let us have it.
"The Lord sis my shepherd--I
should worry y.N-Sovereign Visitor.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
Leaning Tower OF Pisa

History Lecturer-"Can any of
you tell me what makes the Tower
of Pisa lean?"
Corpulent LADY, don't know,
The Washington times., 1922-05-21
The Longer Duplex Runs the Better 1t Gets 1t
honoraby built to any field of transportation
and improve as it serves.

No specifications matter how much they elaborated
justice the wonderful HNKLEY motor and other units of the
Limited enable realize its perfect balance exceptional spring
suspension scientific distribution of weight feby of han
ding and power to meet all conditions.
standard in motor truck construction has been by the
Duplex Limited combines the advantages of the lighter vehicles
with those of the heavier duty type without possessing the frag
the the weight and of the other
The advantages of construction from the standpoint of
and manifold best by
evidence various who report mileage of $4,000 miles
without cleaning carbon checking valves twelve fourteen miles
gallon and from $4,000 600 miles of tires
The Washington times., 1922-05-21

THE Duplex Limited design ed created in
definite demand for medium capacity commercial vehicle
pa high speed when needed and sufficient adptab to make
suitable for kind of truck duty its capacity class
Limited is in its third year.
1t has itself field has entered and they have been
many
duties demanding speed and many stops the estab
shment worlds for of transporting its full
rated load distance of 95 miles in "a hours without stop during
engineering skill that made possible the production such
a truck.