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The Monroe journal., 1922-12-08

founder of the Progressive Farmer
at Raleigh and was finally elected ma
tional president of the Farmers Al
lance, the most powerful and sggres-
sive organization of farmers that ev-
er existed in this country. Under the
inspiration of that movement, Col.
Polk developed into one of the great
est orators the United States has ev-
er produced. He died in the service
and following his death he received
notable eulogies by the press all over
the United States. Many of the lar
ger city publications that were not
in sympathy with the Farmers AL
lance and Populist movement, paid
high personal tribute to Col Polk.
In his speeches il is said that he did
more to allay sectional prejudices
between the North and South than
any leader had ever done before. Just
prior to his death, in a speech in
Kansas, he made the following elo-
Quent u,terance which seemed to in
dicate that he realized that he was
close the valley and the river"
Il am stand
ing now just
behind the
curtain and
in full glow
of the coming sunset. Be-
hind me are the shadows on the
track, before me lies the dark
valley and the river. When
l mingle with its dark wa
tiers ! want to cast one linger-
ing look upon
country
whose gov
ernment is of
the people, for
the PEOPLE and by the people"
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-08
WHEN FAT Hens SOLD FOR
TEN And COTTON FOUR CTS
First Bicycle With Rubber Tires
Caused Sensation in Marshyille
and Mules and Horses Skedadled
A FAMOUS PIECE OF
col. P0LK'S 0RAr0Rl
By ]. z. GREEN

Thirty Years ago there were about
nine residences at Marshville tBea-
YER DAM. These were the Or. Green
residence now occupied by Z. W
Strawn, the NJ. A. Moore place occu-
pied by Thomas Lowery. he j. H,
Benton residence owned and occupied
by Alex Phifer, John Harrell's resi-
denee near the depot, now occupied
by J. NJ. Meggs. the Luther Hallman
residence occupied by Mrs. Nora Aus
Tin. the ]. A. Lingle residence, occu-
pied by J. w. Gaddy, the original J..
". Marsh residence destroyed by
tire) and the residence owned by the
late Green Austin, colored. Helen
Flake, colored, who died recently. was
said to be the first settler. John Har-
rell has perhaps been a continuous
resident Of Marshville longer than
any other living citizen. The 1890
census gave the place credit for a
population of 60. but that evidently
included territory larger than the
present incorporate limits.
First Bicycle and Rubber-Tire Buggy
The first bicycle with rubber tires
was brought to MarShville on order
Of J. Edgar Bailey in 1894. A home
made bicycle made of an old buggy
wheel with steel tres and small
wheel in the rear, gave the natives
some entertainment and its rider some
hard falls about ten years prior to
the advent Of the modern bicycle, and
il was constructed and owned by Ma
poleon Kennedy. Edgar Bailey's BIZ
cycle in 1894 attracted more atten-
tion than dozen tive-thousand-au-
tomobiles would attract now. 1t al
so attracted so much attention from
mules and horses that were met on
the highways that the rider had to
either dismount and take it away
from the road or the mules and
horses would leave the road. Rub
ber-tired buggies were not introduc-
cd until the advent of the present
century and 7. X. Helms, now jew
eler at Rockingham, had the distinc-
tion of being one of the first owners
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-08
Low Prices for Labor and Farm Pro-
duets

during the early part of the 9O's
the price of cotton reached the low
est point in the history OF cotton
production. Good white cotton was
sold at low as i IL cents alpound,
Grown fat hens brought 10 cents
each. Think of 5-pound hen for
10 cents Eggs brought 6 cents per
dozen. Corn 10 cents and wheat 45
cents per bushel. Cured country
hams brought 8 cents a pound, and
price for cutting cord wood was 25
cents cord. Farm hands received
25 cents day with meal furnished,
and very little work to be found even
at these low wages. There was no
market for labor and none for farm
products. Western farmers burned
corn for fuel. Labor was "cheap" and
everything else was cheap" It's
a short-sighted man who wants to
see things cheap" Low prices al
ways bring financial panic, stagna-
tion and unemployment. High prices
indicate life, activity, production and
comfortable living standards. Defla-
tionists want to see things get back
to normal" and with them normal
cy means a period of low prices for
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-08

commodities and high prices for
money. Unless you want to see this
country drift into bOlshevism and
euarchy you'd better pray to be de-
.ivered from the kind Of normally
wanted by GeflationiSts and big ma
,ional and international financial
manipulators and stock gamblers.
Woman Suffrage Not An Issue
A quarter Of century ago woman
suffrage had scarcely been heard of
and was not regarded even remotely
Us a political issue. Occasionally a
school debating society discussed the
subject. but those who figured in the
discussions Of woman suffrage did
not regard il seriously. However. il
should not be presumed that all wo-
men We're weak and powerless dur
ing that period. as the following item
taken from an old file copy of The
Home inGcates:
"A Georgia man applied for a d.
voree on the ground that his wife
had whipped him in the presence Of
company The jury granted him a
divorce, returning the following YER
dict: In the opinion of this here
jury the wife committed a grave Of
fense in publicly whipping the plain
tiff. She should have taken him to
the barn if whipping was neces-
sary.'"
Mormon Elders Numerous
The activities of Mormon elders
was frequently referred to and dis
cussed by the papers during the nine
me over the top of pair of spec
their literature in the homes and oc-
casionally preached when permission
was given to use a school house or
other building. Henry Hayes. who
was local correspondent of this pa
per in 1898, sent in the following
news item:
Two Mormon preachers preached
at Diamond HI school house last
Sunday. 1t is reported that they
made two converts. One married
man walked off with two of the pref
tieSt girls on the hill; while anoth-
er gentleman stepped up beside
another mans wife and engaged in
a very lovely conversation as they
walked along the road"
Josh Billings on Insurance
Quotations from Josh Billings, the
noted humorist, were frequent during
the latter part of the last century.
He had unique style of his own !
which nobody could initiate. The fol-
lowing is one of his productions:
81 KUN to the conclusion lately |
that life was so unsartin that the
only way for me to stand fair
chance with the other folks, was TO
get my life insured, so | kalled on
the agent Of the Garden Angle Life
Insurance Co., and answered the fol-
lowing questions which were put to
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-08
Zeb Green Recalls Hard Times
and Politics of the Nineties

OF a rubber-tired vehicle at Marsh
vile.
Financial Panic-Politieal Revolution
The information gathered for these
notes was obtained from the files of
The Home from 1892 10 1908. There
we're two destructive financial panics
in the history Of this country-one
in 1873 and the other in 1898. With
everything going TO ruin there was
political revolution for period Of
eight years, from 1890 to ls9S. Po-
litieal campaigns dldn', end on elec-
ton days during that period. but
the following campaign started next
day after the election and eontin- e!
for the next two years. Those who
were in authority came in for scath-
ing and drastic criticism that took
the hide or and then some. The fol-
lowing quotation represents Rev.
Sam P. Jones criticism Of Congress
in 1894:
"0f all the box-ankled, handy
shanked, fiea-bitten, bobtail, flop
cared, NANCY, courageless, bra;nless
iackasSes that ever assembled since
God made the world, | think for
pure downright euSsednesS, the pres
ent gang in Congress headed by Hill
in the Senate and tailed by no quo
rum in the house. beats them all"
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-08
Destroys Dandruff

\ leading hair dresser says she has
found nothing as good as Partisan
Sage to Danish all dandruff and make
the hair soft, thick and lustrous. It's
easy to use at home and inexpensive
at the English Drug Co. or any good
drug or toilet counter.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
OPPORTUNITIES

Eight room brick in Third
ward. Well located and good
buy at $4,000.
/ Five room frame In third ward
Good location. Another good one
for $4,000,
Brick store room on west Cen
trail with living rooms in rear.
also S room brick residence, gar
age, barn, lot 100x300. All for
| $1,000; terms.
Seven room modern brick In
third ward. Good location. Priced
for quick sale at $4,000. Loan of
$4,000 on this one, Better look it
over.
Twenty-acre ranch, good land.
no alkali, 400 fruit trees (s1,40O
worth OF fruit sold from this or
chard in one year,, four room
house, water in house; horse,
cow, chickens, farm implements
IAN so with place. Price $500;
terms.
McMIILTON & WOOD,
Realtors.
2O6 w. Gold. Phone 3js.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
CLOSE IN. IN THE
HIGHLANDS,

Good adobe house. five rooms,
sleeping porch, modern. screen
cd front and back porch, COM
pletely furnished. arranged for
two families and is in extra
good condition, east front, full
slze lot, good ut-buildings and
t,an be bought at a bargain
with good terms.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
KINGSBURYiS K0LUMN
WHY HESITATE WHEN AL
BUQUERQUES WITH
HAS JUST STARTED AND
THE FUTURE NEVER
BRIGHTER?
RANCHES

Now is the time to get busy
and select that RANCH. We
have number of good ones
of various sizes, both improv-
ed and unimproved, and To-
Gated in different parts of the
valley. If you are planning on
getting ranch this spring.
come in and tell us your
wants. With such a variety to
choose from. we believe we
can satisfy you.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
FOR SALE Ranches


FOR SALE--A small ranch, three-fourths
mile west Of bridge: modern house. A.
j. James
For SALE OR TRADE--Some good
ranch and town property, in Colorado.
What have you? Phone 90S-W
BIG OPENING OF farm and sock lands
IN TIE beautiful Chama Valley this
spring. lite X. Heron, Chama, New
Mexico.
FOR SALE-Thirteen-a ranch, on Old
Town boulevard; good six-room house
and out buildings; alfalfa; all kinds of
Irult and berries; owner leaving account
Of hoalth Phone 34s or oSrer si1i RI.
FOR SALE--Five-acre tract IN Fruitvaie,
four miles out, near paved road; finest
grape vineyard land in valley; snap; $l00
an acre. easy terms to right party Ap-
ply room IL, First National Bank build
ing.
FOR SALE OR I,EAsE-22, OOO-acre past.
ure and farm land. fenced, with good
improvements, grass and water, three
miles from railroad For particulars see
r. NJ. Watts 7ds West Slate, Albuquer-
que, New Mexico.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
FORCED SALES

A brand new modern up-to-the-
minute home on one of the good
streets In University Heights,
splendid floors and large rooms
and built-in features and the
price is cut from $4,000 to $2,s5O,
THIS is WHAT WE CALL
A REAL BARGAIN.
Also a small pressed brick
home in the South Highlands for
which we tried to induce the
owner TO accept $4,000; this
home has two large screened
porches and glassed in sleep
ing porch, now something very
unusual has happened and for
immediate sale we offer it for
$1,000, furnished.
Ideal for Healthseeker or
shop man.
], D. KeIeher, ReaItOr
iii West Gold. Phone 41O.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
University HEIGHTS LOTS

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS LOTS
Are all 50Xl42 feet. level and
restricted. That is where you
get New Mexico's pure air
day and night. If you are here
for your health. why not locate
where you will be able to de-
rive the fullest benefits.
II you are not here for your
health why not live where it's
the best for the healthseeker
Then too, those of you who
come from other cities know
that the Heights OF any city f.
it's most desirable residential
section.
II you are not ready to build
better pick your lots now. Ten
dollars q month secures one for
you.
We have nine autos at your
service to drive you over the
addition. Phone. write or drop
in, let's talk it over.
Main Office. Second and Gold.
Phones $40 or SO.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
FOR RENT-Kanches

FOR SALE OR TRAD I-Liimber wagoi
and a heavy spring wagon, three
fourths mile west OF bridge. A. ), James
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
A KEEN HOME.

Located in very fine restrict
ed district on East Silver av-
enue, which will soon be the
finest street in Albuquerque.
This IS one of the most COM
plete homes in the city and
contains five well arranged
rooms, two wonderful sleeping
porches. two fine bath rooms,
an ideal kitchen, basement
with good heating plant, large
attic for storage. good fire.
place. extra large front porch,
screened back porch, garage
and out-buildings. This house
is one of the best constructed
homes in the city and look
will convince you. If you are
interested in a good home call
US at once for an appointment.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
CARPENI',I7T'II'El::.RIIllIIN,IC
FOR SALE OR TRADE

FOR SALE Or TRADESHsavy Snring
wagon, thfee-fourths mile west Of
bridge. A, ]. James.
FOR ExCHANGE--Lot In University
Heights, on used automobile. In good
condition. Phone 1921.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
MONEY TO LOAN
FOR RENT-Office Room,

IFoR RENT-offics rooms, ssiis WsSt
Central,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14

WEsTBCuN.o-Ds
TRAIN. Arrive. Depart.
NO. The Scout. -. 1880 pun $3.50 pm
No. s--Ealtt. Limited 1890 am it:G0 am
No Fargo Fast. .I0:bO am II go am
No. s-Ths Navajo. .l2;S5 am 100 am
SoUTABoUND.
No 2s-El psso Exp 1910 pn
No. 21--El Paso EXP 1ise am
EASTBOUND.
No. 2--The Navajo. 2.l0 pm $40 pm
No. t-Calit. Limited. BOO pm $40 pm
No. SIS. r. Eight. T:25 nm S:l0 pm
M. tq-~The Scout. 1;2O am 7;50 ~,
FaSI SSCT1
No. ss--From III Pasn s.S5 pin
M, go-From El Pasu 900 am
No. 80 connects ut relen with No. ~
Tor Clovis. Peces -Vaiie7. Sans' City ami
10 Coast
No. 20 connect at Bel9n with M 81
from Clovis snd points eaA, and so,h
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
OWNER LEAVING CITY.

OWNER LEAVING CITY.
And will sell this splendid home
of five rooms, bath. lovely front
porch with two swings, back
porch, basement, lawn. side
walk, trees. garage, plenty OF
outbuildings. fences, etc, all
on q corner lot nicely located
on South Walter street. Good
furniture can be had with this
home IL desired. This home
must sell at once; naturally the
price is right and good terms
may be arranged
Ii you want a real home in
Highlands you will want to
see this.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
CHAS, G, ZAPF & co,
Realtors,

FOR A NICE NEW HOME?
II so, we have it right now.
It's just being finished and is a
dandy. Has living room with
book cases either side Of fire.
place, dining room with built
in china closets and bay win
downs; kitchen with cupboards,
etc; sun parlOr has southwest
exposure, bedroom, bath, glass
ed sleeping porch, closets; GAL,
floors throughout. all rooms
nice sized; ArcOla heat; south
front, beautiful large front
porch, back porch, garage;
nice sized lot, located nicely in
Fourth ward. Youu admit it's
worth the price. Attractive
terms II desired.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
PERSONAL.

.~~s~~~~~>~y-~~N~--N~~--~>
THREE SLAVES A WEEK, 81, at your
homes Perkins Bros. phone 2O5s-J,
PRIVATE BARBER for homes. chill
dren's hair cut IS cents, Perkins
Brothers. phone 19s7-R,
FOR UP-TO-DAT3 NAME PLATES,
house numbers, signs that are so pop
ular. phone 16Ss-W. Hunter 4 Schulrnan.
40s North krno
CHILDREN's HAIR CUT at their homes,
SIC; ladies' shampoo, mems hair cut
and shaves at their homs. By Perkins
Brothers, phone lg6f-R.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
WANTED-Apartments


WANTBD-rTo buy or rent small apart
ment house; state price, location. etc,
r. .. Box 80. City.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
BUSINESS CHANCES


FOR SALE wo-story brick building,
2l5 South First; location good for any
kind of business
FOR sALE-Plumblng supplies, pipe,
pumps, points. &c car and bus fare TO
Mountain road. W. c. Thaxton, I'LL
North Fourth, phone 472-T,
IDEAL LOCATION for small grocery
store, in good residence section; will
build. to suit party. for lease, reasonable.
Call s21 West Silver, or phone 1949-M.
FOR sALE--Restaurant opposite santa
re depot, or Will sell fixtures and rent
storeroom for other business purposes.
Fixtures include swell soda fountain,
which can be bought separate
WANTED-To loan $4,000 on improved
real estate, three to five years at
per cent; business property preferred;
no commission, Address Box &C. care
journal, with full particulars.
FOR s.,LE--Dandy small general NOR
chandise business, in good, healthy
town near by. THIS business Is making
money now and has unlimited possibilities
Tor future; clean salable stock of E2,501.
cheap rent. Address Merchant, care
Journal
FOR sALE-Indian trading store and
ranch, ten acres under cultivation;
FENCED; one section land leased; stone
building, 6Ox20 feet; three living rooms,
storehouse. corralls: fine well of water;
gasoline engine; three heavy horses, har-
ness and wagon: twenty turkeys, thirty
chickens one fine milk COW; twenty
five miles from Gallup. New Mexico; ten
miles from railroad; a bargain; dissoly-
ing partnership. Address pnstoffiCe box
S1i. Albuquerque, New Mexico,
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LOST AND FOUND

FoUND--Ladys handbag Call az Red
Arrow, identify and pay for ad.
LOST--Poeketboo containing money:
reward II returned to Una spaulding,
101l East Copper
LOST--White face Boston bull dog, an
swers TO name OF Patsy" reward.
Return 10 1915 West Tlieras, phone
phone 14s1-W
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
MATTRESS RENOVATING

aHTfRfss RfS0V1T7fTS>G. Ss.SS and Sp'
Rus cleaning. furniture repairing. fur
hiture packing. Phone an. Erwin Bed
ding Company.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-14
FOR SALE---Reai Estate
DRESSMAKINC

S-~SNJ~ ~-~-Ar
EXPERT dtessmaking, Phone 1s25-W.
DRESsMAKING---By the day or at home.
S02 West Iron, phone 1901.
WANTED Sewing Mrs. Foster sos
North Fourth, phore I239-W,
II EMSTITCHlNG, pleatiug. williams Mil
linery, zoe South Broadway. nh 777-J
PLEATlNG. accordion, side and box
mail orders. n. Crane, SIS North
Seventh. Crane Apartments, phone Sl4.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-10

uses and for these reasons it is steadily supplanting other forms of power for industrial purposes. It is much more independent of factors involving uncertainty in production costs, interruptions in service and even the life of the operation than Is coal or fuel oil Coal strikes coal car shortages. depletion of nearby coal mines or oil fields have no ef feet on the industrial plant operated by water power So long as rain falls and water runs down hill that plant is assured of it's power supply Some of tho leading engineers who have studied the amazing industrial growth Of the world in the last half century and its probable future de. velopment claim that unless some cheaper and better form of exhaust less energy is discovered it is in svitable that the regions having the water power resources will ultimate. lv be the great industrial centers of the world.
 Study Of lmportance
 "As the United States is one of the leading industrial nations study of it's water power resources is of great importance to determine the amount of power available for indus tries and tho localities where these industries will be concentrated. The considerable amount of this nvesti gatiye work that has been done in the United states shows that the three Pacific Coast states as a water nower region lead the remainder of the country by q very high per ecntage.
 This Pacific slope power region tContinued on Page Three.l
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-10
REDISCOUNTINC OF BANK PAPER
 TO BE LIMITED
Comptroller of Currency in His Annual Report Sug-
 gests Many Changes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Limita- tion of the privileges of rediscounting bank paper as a means of extending credit was recommended. to Congress today by D. R. Crissinger, comptrol Ter of the currency, in his report for the year ending last October 21. Re riscounting of one banks paper by another bank is, at best, he said, "a questionable procedure" and is liable to become menace when "a bank pyramids it's credit" through misuse of the privilege.
 'I feel that recent experience ad- monishes us of the need for limita- tions and safeguards against the possibility of exc cesses," MT. Crissin- ger said 'If the law had placed a wise and proper limitation upon the extent of these rediscounts. very few national banks. in my opinion, would have failed or even been gravely en- barrassed."
 The comptroller recorded his em phatic opposition to the tax exemp- tion. proposed by Congress, of s300 of income received from money in vested in building and loan associa Ii ons. declaring that it "offers a new method for the tax dodger, is unde sirable and class legislation He reit erated sundry recommendations to meet changed conditions in meth ods of banking" all of which. he said already have been embodied in reso lutions presented in Congress.
 MT Crissinger devoted considera ble space in his report to an econium of the national banks of the country. which, he said, throughout the trying period of last year demonstrated a most impressive stability. strength and soundness of management"
 National banks chartered during the year totalled 169, the report showed. with aggregate capitalization of $2O,005000. In the same period 34 banks were reported to have failed and 93 to have gone into voluntary liquidation.
 State commercial banks showed the greatest increase for any single class of banking institution, the comptroller reported. growing from 18.195 to 1s.S75 with aggregate re- sources increasing by $190.000, ,000. Loan and trust companies increased 66 in number but decrcssed $13S. 300 900 in resources.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-10
SCRAPPINC OF
 WARSH|PS TO
 COST BIG SUM
Value of Vessels to Be Strapped Is Estimated
 at $332,000, ,000. COST OF SCRAPPING
 ESTIMATED ' MILLION e@p
 Naval Attaches to Form Com mittee to See that Work
 Is Carried Out.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1o.-Out of the committee of naval experts ap' pointed by the Arms Conference to devise means of scrapping vessels came the first idea today of what it will cost the United States to carry out the Hughes proposals.
 The experts agreed that it cost $9 a ton for the actual labor of pulling the vessels apart and making them the United States will scrap 82o,54o tons the labor alone will be $7,384,s6o.
 The vaue of the vessels to be scrapped is estimated at $332, 100000. Therefore the total first cost of car ryina out the Hughes proposal would be $339, 1884 86o. Less than $1,oo0,o0o will be retrieved in salvage, navy experts estimate.
 The experts committee practically completed their definite plan of scrappine at the meeting today. Ger tain setaiIs will first be referred to the home governments, after which tHe agreement VIII pe put TIT l'Soy form.
 Naval attaches at the various capi- tais will form a kind of international commission to see that the work IS carried out in good faith. The scrap ping of United States vessels would be watched by the British, Japan csc, French and Italian attaches here. The actual scrapping procession of the British vessels will be done in SWe- den. it is understood, because of low labor costs.
 The plan agreed to does not call for complete destruction of the yes. sells, but they shall be useless for war purposes. lri that way the stripped hulls may be put to commercial pur- poses if it i;, found feasible.