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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
MANY ESSAYS Are Received In
FERGUSON novel CONTROVERSY
AS CONTEST COMES TO A CLOSE
Great Local Interest in "The Blood of the Con-
querors," a Book of the Southwest Written
By Former Albuquerquean; Contest Con-
Quoted By Journal and Knopf, Publisher,
Closes This Week.

Who is the Mexican governor who
has held office since the days of
Mexican rule?
1t may be asked what purpose
has Harvey Ferguson in writing
this book, as you allege, to satisfy
personal animosities? Frankly, l
do not know. / merely judge his
purpose by his actions. The main
theme, the sole purpose, apparent
to any intelligent reader, is to ridi-
cule and libel the native people.
We have plenty of Delcasars in this
state; we have also plenty of Mac
Douglas, but we have also other
types. We have worthy descend
ants Of the conquerors; we have
also worthy descendants Of the
Anglo-American conquerors. Why
feature only the faults Of the ma
tive population while ignoring its
virtues Is it the truth that the
blood Of the conquerors Is degen-
Grated morally and intellectually,
as Harvey Ferguson has told it?
I deny scuh a lie. | condemn and
every intelligent person in this
state will condemn this infamous
falsehood spread broadcast
throughout this land
A. GILBERTO ESPINOSA.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30

UNSOLVED
w. L. George and the Postwar
Woman Problem.

Ursula Trent" by W. L. George,
(Harpers Bros)
In Ursula Trent" w. L. George.
"the man who understands wom-
en-" the problem of the young
woman who has served in the war
and been left at loose ends IS pre-
scented. In fact in the case of Ur-
sula Trent, her end promises to be
quite too loose for polite fiction.
The daughter Of a country fam.
lily, that is, people Of wealth,
breeding, and duh conventionality.
Ursula serves as a nurse during the
war, gets Injured to suffering and
has a somewhat revealing expert
ence with a married doctor. On
account of unfounded gossip con-
corning him she is requested to
leave the hospital. Her fiance has
been killed in battle, and while the
loss seems to mean little to her.
she is unhappy and restless at
home.
Finally a silly church squabble
disgusts her utterly and she flees
to London with a couple Of hun
dred dollars in her purse and not
q plan in her head, except that she
has learned to be a mediocre stem
ographer. A couple of jobs as stem
ographer convince her that only
when meeting men is a pretty girl
getting on, so she goes in for mani
curing. Quite readily she adopts
the standards of the trade and
eventually becomes the mistress Of
one Of her customers. The stupid
gay life she leads Is enough to
satisfy almost any young woman
that a nunnery is the place for her.
Finally George seems to weary
of his task. Having set himself
the question what is to become
of a girl who has been all stirred
up by the war and doesn't like
home?" he writes quite book, then
suddenly gets tired of the whole
thing, brings on a young architect
who is conventionally acceptable
from every point of view, and mar
ries her to him in a hurry. And
so the problem of the age is still
unsoIved.
The most amusing character in
the book is Isabel. Ursula's married
sister During the early agonies,
Isabers only advice is, Don't be
a fool Get married first and then
see" When Ursula finally settles
down with her architect, Isabel
comes on with more definite advice
as to chow to be happy though
married" ut comes in a rule of
three" she says. zone, be ready,
two be steady, and three be off
but not too fast" F. NJ. f.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
THE ANSWERS WE LIKE.

Asked whether they dressed for men or girls or
for their own satisfaction sixteen Goucher college
girls replied for all three; eight admitted appealing
to and six for the sake of the approving gances
Of their fellow co-eds
But of them all we like best the reply OF the
student who, when asked: How do you Dress
replied "As well as / can afford"
There is lot of common in that.
Any girl who dresses poorly when she af-
ford good grade Of clothing is apt to be lax
about lot of other matters, and the girl who
dresses beyond her means is headed straight for
trouble lots. But she who dresses as well
as she afford" has the makings of a good wife
or the elements of success along many another line
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
RAIL TRAVEL MADE SAFER.

Figures compiled by the Interstate Commervc
Commission show in a striking way how the safety
of railroad travel has geen increased. In 1889 one
out of every 1,52S,O0O passengers carried lost his
life last year there carried in safety 5,673 900
nearly four times many for every one that was
killed. A much smaller number of employees ana
of trespassers lose their lives the railroads now
than twenty thirty years ago.
The improvement has been effected through
lettering of the roadbeds and equipment. through
the installation of in which the vestibule doors
are closed while the train is in motion, through the
elimination of grade crossings and in other ways.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30

The safety first campaign initiated few years ago
has been helpful in reducing accident.
Gratifying the improvement is, the maximum
Of safety has not yet been reached by any means.
There are wooden coaches still in some Of
the railroads which at the earliest possible date
should be supplanted by cars of steel. The wreck
on the Reading road Philadelphia lately, in
which more than score Of people lost their lives,
would have been terrible in It's results If the
cars involved had been STEEL for. when wooden
coaches are smashed, the wreckage often catches
fire, thus adding another peril to those imprisoned
in the Such the In the wreck referred
to.
1t is to be expected that the improvement which
has been effected during the past three decades Will
continue, and that three decades hence the number
Of fatalities occurring on the railroads will
appear large in comparison with those then re-
corded.
What has been done the railroads to make
travel safe should be encouraging to those who
striving to cut down the toll of lives taken by auto
mobiles.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30


My first thought upon reading
Harvey Fergusson's novel was to
! dismiss the thing as unworthy of
Inc time spent in answering it. Up
on further consideration | have as
sumed the task of expressing my
opinion of the book, impelled by
desire for fair play.
l do not wish to be considered as
resorting to abuse for lack of ar
gument, The book, as l read it,
contained a clever plot fairly well
executed, but at the same time a
series Of untruths, a malicious libel
upon the native population Of this
state; clumsy attempt to satisfy
personal bias instead of gratitude.
1t has been said that Harvey
Ferguson saw the story and had
the CUTS to write it as he saw it,"
Yes, he saw what he attempted to
write To us who know Albu-
querque and New Mexico. THE
Blood of the Conquerors" is
somewhat more than an or
binary novel. 1t is also a story
of what we saw, as we'll as the au-
thor Probably we saw if from a
different angle. Ramon Delcasar,
MacDougal, and the other charac-
tiers, you know them as well as if
their true names were given. l
have no defense to offer for in
.dividual members of the descend
ants of the BLOOD Of the Conquer
ors," who have proven failures In
life. l have as much contempt for
Ramon Delcasar Ct might use his
true name) and for men of his
type as the author has. | have as
much contempt for MacDougal q
might also use his true name) and
for men of his type as Mr.. Fergus
son has. l have nothing personal
against either of these, as | am
forced to believe Mr., Ferguson
has.
certainly will oppose and con-
denim the attempt, here carried to
conclusion, to satisfy personal bias
and hatred by picking out individ-
uals of Spanish descent and mold
ing q frieZe of the last struggle
of a degenerate race" and placing
this before the American public.
AS a story of Ramon Delcasar, l
have no criticism to offer. AS a
personal libel upon the native pop
ulation, as an unjust accusation,
it is to be regretted that the book
came from the source it does. II.
b. Ferguson was n great man. He
was honored time and again with
the highest post this state and ter
ritory could offer, and it is fortu-
nate he Is not alive today to learn
of the contemplate abuse his own
blood has cast upon this same peo-
| pie whom he loved and who loved
him, ''for his own satisfaction and
amusement" as the author says.
Are all the descendants Of this
degenerate race OF the type of
Ramon Delcasar? Are ali the
Catholic priests Of the type of
Father Lugardo? q am thankful
I do not recognize which of our
Old Town padres the author re-
fers to) Who was the delegate to
congress who wore penitente
stripes? Many of us can tell of
prcaont-day politicians who wear
these same stripes and who are not
"of the blood OF the conquerors. :"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
SHORT STORIES
Maxwell Burt Offers Eight Of
Them.

"Chance Encounters" by Maxwell
Struthers Burt. (Charles scribners Sons.)
In "Chance Encounters" Max
well Sruthers Burt has brought
together eight of his own short
stories, which, for the most part,
are of a more or less unusual char
acter. The general tone of the
volume seems to be placid. There
Is no attempt to create striking
situations or amazing Incidents.
Mr.. Burt tells his stories in
calmly personal way which re-
quires no art. He has an occasional
excellent story. for example Each
in His Own Generation" Several
of the stories are humorous.
The story called "Thc Blood-red
One" is an account of an incident
in the life Of the former kaiser. 1t
brings in a somewhat supernatural
atmosphere which is rather poorly
handled. Another story with
ghostly air is 1.-THE Scarlet Hunter
which, perhaps, is the best one In
the book.
For one who enjoys short stories
eight at a time, the book is Just
what he needs. T. u. n.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30

talking to himself. for, all at
once, he hard voice, saying:
"Oh, dear! Oh, dear! on,
dear Caught fast just as If l
was in a trap! And l can't get
out! Oh, what shall l do? 1
can't get out"
"Hum!" said Uncle Wiggily to
himself. This sounds like the
start Of an adventure. Some one
is caught fast somewhere. Maybe
it's the Fuzzy Foz or the Woozie
Wolf. If 1t rs can laugh at
them, for they have caught me
fast many time! Yes, l do be-
lieve I'm going to have an adven-
ture Hurray!"
Uncle Wiggily listened and
again the voice cried
"Oh. dear! oh, dear! What
shall l do?"
The bunny rabbit gentleman
hoped softly through the bushes,
and looking down toward a little
frozen lake he saw some big
animal sitting on the ice.
Its the Fox!" thought the
bunny. He's caught in a trap on
ltlt llts Dul Nlltb llC lDOhNt u
second time, the rabbit saw it was
not the Fox. "It's the Wolf"
thought Uncle Wiggily. But it
was not the Wolf. Then, taking
a good fourth look, Uncle Wiggily
gave a jump Of surprise as he
cried:
ITS my dear old friend, Dog
Perciyal. l wonder what has
happened to him? l must run down
and see!" Hopping down the hill
to the frozen pond, Uncle Wiggily
went close to Old Dog Percival.
Are you caught in trap, Per-
cival?" asked the bunny.
"Almast as bad" sighed the
kind Old Dog. Il sat down on
the ice to rest, with my tail
sticking out behind me. Now my
tail is frozen fast in the ice and
can't pull it loose. If l pull
too hard I'll pull my tail off, and
l don't want that to happen"
81 should say mott" cried the
bunny. You don't want to lose
your tail! l must help you! But
how can l? The ice needs thaw-
ing! I'll blow with my warm
breath and thaw 1t that way"
But though he could thaw a little
of the ice this way and loosen a
little of Percivars tail, the ice was
so cold that soon the tail was
frozen fast again.
81 know what I must do" said
Uncle Wiggily. II must chop the
ice loose all around your tail.
Then you can get up run home
with some of the pieces of ice
still frozen to your tail, and thaw
them off at home"
"All right! Do that" begged
Percival.
But, alas! I have nothing to
chop the ice witR!" sighed the
bunny. Then he put his paw in
his pocket, and felt of what Nurse
Jane had given him to take to
Mrs. Twistytail. The napkin had
come off and Uncle Wiggily found
what do you think? A can
opener! Murray! can cut
your tail out of the ice with the
can opener!" cried the bunny.
And he did. The can opener
soon made Percivals tail free,
and the dear Old Dog could run
home to thaw off the little pieces
of ice. Then Uncle Wiggily took
the can opener to Mrs. Twisty-
tail, telling her how useful it
was, and what an adventure he
had had.
And If the parlor lamp doesn't
go outside to play tag with the
ash can, and leave the piano all
alone in the dark, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
Cold Jay.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
~ rTa.unsA u C,rfs
Copyright. 1921, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGHY AND THE
CAN OPENER.
BY Howard 3. CARTS

"Wait minute, Uncle Wiggily!
Wait a minute" called Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, as the bunny
rabbit gentleman was hopping
away from his hollow stump bun
galow one very cold morning.
"Wait a minute, II you please,"
whats the matter now?" ask
ed Mr.. Longears. turning around
and rubbing a little snow on his
pink, twinkling nose to keep it
from freezing-I mean to keep
his nose from freezing; Of course,
because the snow was already
frozen. "Do you want me to
bring you a loaf of molasses from
the store, or quart of bread,
Nurse Jane?"
Neither one" answered the
muskrat lady with a laugh. "But
while you are hopping around,
looking for adventures, please
leave this at Mrs. Twistytai's for
me-" and Nurse Jane handed
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30

Uncle Wiggily something wrapped
in clean napkin.
What is it," the bunny want
ed to know.
ooh, just something l borrowed
from the pig lady last week." an
swered the muskrat lady house
keeper, land l forgot to give it
back, You leave it for me like a
good bunny. It's only a."
But just then the telephone
rang and Nurse Jane hurried in
the bungalow to answer it, not
telling Uncle Wiggily what it was
she had handed him.
well, l don't suppose 1t makes
much difference to me what it
u.s." said the bunny, as he put the
napkin in his pocket. 81 reckon
it's little pickle or olive dish
Nurse Jane borrowed for the
quilting party she had last week.
I'll leave it at Mrs. TwistytaiPs
for her."
So the rabbit gentleman hoped
along, looking here, there and
everywhere for an adventure.
But they seemed to be very scarce
that day, perhaps it was because
the weather was SO freezing cold.
Anyhow I'm having a good
time" said Uncle Wiggily to him
self, and hoped along a little
faster. .pausing now and then to
toss SNOWFALL up in the air and
watching it drop down.
We'll, I guess ] am not going
IN hnVn apNt .
Uncle Wiggily after a while. II
wouldn't mind even being chased
by the Woozie Wolf or the Fuzzy
Fox--if ! was sure l could get
away. If they chased me it would
be an adventure. But I guess
they are safe in their warm dens
today. 1t is too cold for them
to be out. Still If they were out,
and they chase me-"
Uncle Wiggily suddenly stopped
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
CUT THIS QUIT is WORTH
MONEY

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and mail it to Foley G. Co., 2S35
Sheffield Ave, Chicago, H., writ
ing your name and address clearly.
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rheumatism backache. kidney and
bladder ailments; and Foley Ca
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30

With but one more day remain
( ing of the Alfred A. Knopf- Morn
/ ing Journal essay contest on the
BLOOD Of the COnquerors," by Har-
vey Ferguson, a flood of essays is
coming to the Book Corner of the
Journal. Dozens of interested
readers are eager to get in their
last word, either for or against the
book.
Interest has been keen through
out the month Of January that the
contest has been running. The
feeling has been intense in the case
Of practically every comment. the
readers generally thinking the
book wholly good or wholly bad.
A few Of the best essays submitted
have been printed each week. The
prize awards will be announced
next Monday in the Book Corner.
Some Of the recent essays fol-
low:
From n Newcomer.
7 arrived in Albuquerque three
weeks ago and found one of the
chief topics of the town to be Har-
Ncy Fergusson's Blood of the Con-
quorors." This was to be expected.
for how many novelists have taken
the trouble to write about Albu-
querQue?
But the comment heard wasn't
all complimentary to the book or
to my judgment. In substance
most Of it was: what a black eye
Ferguson has given our town"
And still this book was instrument
tai in bringing me to Albuquerque.
A New York specialist advised
me to go west for my health. When
| asked him where, he said any
where in Colorado, New Mexico or
Arizona, About this time literary
critics in daily papers and someone
i'm Smart Set began writing about
Mr., FcrguGsOn's book. The Smart
set writer said that it made him
want to see New Mexico. Because
was eager for information about
plateau states I purchased a copy
The book shop proprietor, upon in
quiry said that he'd learned from
a review reprinted from an Albu-
querque paper that the book was
about Albuquerque.
Dread Of wasting a year in a
dreary, undressing place had
delayed my trip. The Blood of the
ConquerOra' changed my opinion
CLEANED from my school geography
bOoks-of New Mexico 1t even
wiped out the drab impression
your chamber of commerce book
let made on me.
To me, Fergu son pictured a
rich I'm local pp1nt- =,
worlds oldest civilization merged
with its newest. His picture of the
streets, where the eastern tourist
brushed elbows with picturesque
Indians and Acknowledged Spanish
senoritas was as vivid as his sketch
Of the mountains east of town.
New Workers think that the native
population is sullen, treacherous
and dirty. Ferguson pictured
them as a proud people still cling
ing to the chivalry of their noble
Spanish ancestors. Incidentally he
told me that Albuquerque haV
Harvey hotel a country club and
two daily newspapers.
AS the object Of this contest is
to find out whether or not Fer
gusson accurately pictured Albu- !
qucrque, and not a discussion of !
morals, as some of the contestants
seem to think, l can only say that |
to me Albuquerque lives up to Fer !
SussOn's picture. timers I .
questioned said that the Blood of /
the ConquerOrs' is an accurate pre- .
sentation, but that it might hurt |
the town.
Z
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
The Mirrors of Downing Street, by
n Gentleman with q Dnstrr

The gentleman with duster"
attempts to wipe clear the mirrors,
clouded with war dust, political
dust and the breath of public men
whose principles are crumbling, so
that they may see themselves as
others see them and thus be able to
serve the state better. Hence these
studies of British statesmen, writ
ten with many an Illuminating in
cident and a sincearity which saves
his candOr from harshness.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
Bcsgars Gold, by Ernest Poole.

How Peter got the dream of go
ing to China, how Kate shared it,
how everyday life with its petty
cares and joys interviewed between
them and the fulfillment Of their
dream and how Moon Chao brought
it all back and showed them that
the dream was the only reality,
that in all the years they had been
blind beggars sitting on bags, Of
gold" An interesting story with
summing up of what the war has
done to the spirit Of America and,
in an analogy, a suggestion for its
improvement.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
THE HOTEL NAME CONTEST

The Scrawlings has again covered itself with
glory. and proves without doubt that It is the most
widely read column in this paper next to the edi
torals and thermometers close second
for state honors.
This was shown conclusively by the answers we
received in Hotel Name Contest. The answers
were written in five languages, namely good, bad
mediocre and quaint English, well as hundreds
in limpy liquid Spanish.
We regret that we were compelled to throw out
the Spanish proposals, could pronounce
them and even If we could, we would have had no
idea what they meant.
In submitting things to newspapers it should
always be kept in mind that you must write on one
side OF the paper only. Many suggestions were
eliminated because the sender wrote on both sides
Of the paper, while tremendous number failed to
write on either side
It Is rather difficult for US to do anything with
out having something to say about it, but in this
instance we restrain ourselves by the greatest eff
Fort and give you, without comment, a few of the
names suggested.
Chentontita kicks in with two suggestion, favor
Ing The Dawn" and explains that with all of our
hard-earned money invested in it, certainly want
the project to be "prophetabe." The second choice
Of this contrib is THE Public Well"
Mrs. A. K. r. thinks 1.-The Atlasta" would not
only be beautiful but appropriate. while Peg Top
insists upon THE Pears" parenthetcally stating
that this is tribute to Mr.. We'll, who will not be
happy till he gets It,
Three Star Hennessy believes "The lazarus" hits
| T. Head likes Washburn- Crosby for two reasons.
the first Of which is that eventually got it. an
the name is already nationally advertised.
The winner Of the contest will be announced as
soon as the judges get together and reach deci-
sion This is not expected much before the Barelas
bridge is finished.
CANT IT DE TROOT"
In speaking of American politics, the Manchester
| (England) Guardian says Party is rather mat
ter of geography or family tradition. rather than
aged widow who said she would be glad to get into
Absolam's or Abrahams or any other BOSOM"
20 O
Dislike our state if you will It must be admitted
that few eclipse it in qualifications for kite flying
Particularly from about now on. 1T. 3. c.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
Tho Briary-Bush. by Floyd Dell.

A lelsurely, intimate, 0ffection-
ate chronicle of the "Moon-Calf'
venture into journalism and mar
riage in Chicago. He is fairly sue
cessful at both, though the mar
rage seems threatened with failure
now and again. His wife is a dear;
Felix himself is an engaging youth,
only twenty-three when the story
ends.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
RATION AND DAWSON
BASKETBALL SQUADS
SPLIT DOUBLE BILL

Especial Correspondence to The Journai)
Ration, N. NJ, Jan. 29.-The
boys and girls basketball teams
of the Colfax county high school
came back strong Friday night and
walked off with the boys game by
a score Of A to 10 while the Ration
girls lost to Dawson by one point,
the score being Is to 10.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
AT THE LIBRARY
The Amerlcanization of Edward

This is the autobiography of the
ex-editor of the Ladies' Home
Journal and in it Mr.. Box has done
more than merely carry the reader
along the pleasant paths that he
has trod. He has thought deeply
upon the problem of the immigrant
and the result is a valuable con-
trlbution.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-30
This Mans World, by VIII i. Com

A thrilling story of the east. A
white man tries to help the natives
of a small island in their last vain
stand against exploitation by his
own countrymen. Has magic and
atmosphere with action and danger.