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THE KENNA RECORD Dan C. Savage, Ed. & Pub. KENNA : : : NEW MEXICO It la up to the police to make safe blowing unsafe. One way to avoid cholera seems to be to avoid war. That excellent fuel some fireproof i ucturea appear to be! If New York can't find a new sen sation It stirs up an old one. S.mie young women want a vote, but sc M prefer a husband with a vote. Husband killing episodes may be Dovetisury. but they are awfully mussy As between dollars and bullets, we trust say we'd choose dollars every Uuie. i A New York woman lost $440 which the carried In her stocking. How la not explained. The French Poets' society plans tensions for aged member. Who will furnish the funds. The kals3r has Just dedicated a mo tion picture house of his own. Well, there's money In moving pictures. One way to stay young, says Ad miral Dewey, Is to avoid banquets. Yes, they are deadlier than battles. There are 1,000 males to 900 fe males In the world. And still there are those who would tax the bache lors. A Kansas woman baa a fad for col lecting pitchers. No, gentle fan. she Is not the proprietress of a baseball team. , New- York man died the other day and his heart Was found to be on the right side. It waa In the right place, all right A Brooklyn bride has advertised that she will not be responsible for hit husband's debt. Ten to one she's an actress. Norway Is now starting to manufac ture nitrogen from the air. In the midst of peace we are surrounded by dangers. There are nineteten separate grades of eggs In the market One Is cold storage. The rest O, well, nobody ever sees them. . , . . Still, it seems like taking an unfair advantage of a hard working microbe when a human being saturates him self with onions. A St. Louis woman wants a divorce because her husband borrowed mon ey 'from her relations. Turn about is fair play. Usually the relations live on the husband after marriage. A(Los Angeles Judge Just granted a wife a divorce because her husband spanked her. Probably he should .have used a club and have been given a fine for assault add battery. J Snakes escaped and caused all sorts J of trouble in a Parisian railroad sta tion. Trouble ensuing from snakes should not worry Parts at this late day. A New York womatris said to have found $200 in a newspaper. It is be lieved, however, that the story was started by the paper In question as a circulation booster. An easterner committed suicide be cause he had lost his appetite. The Jury probably found that he came to 'bis death through his own careless ness. Now It has been discovered that laughing gas may be self-admlnls-tered. There are lots of grouches who may profit by the discovery. A self Illuminating car paint has been devised whereby an automobile may be spotted a mile away. At least, It's possible to say "There she goes" under such circumstances. A soiled greenback Is restored to Its original pristine glory by washing and ironing at the cost of 1-10 cent put the average man worries not at all whether his greenbacks be dirty. 'A professional baseball umpire has brought suit for divorce because his wife called him names. Probably her defense will be that she was training him preparatory to the coming sea son. A .Germantown university Junior passed an examination on the twenty four books of the Iliad, to the great surprise of. his Instructors. About a year after graduation he will be decided competent to balance a set of ijbooka. THE BANKS OF CANADA The closing of the year 1912 has brought out the usual bank statements accompanied by the addresses of the Presidents and General Managers- of these institutions. Their reading is Interesting as they show in a striking manner the prosperity of the country, and deal with economic matters In a first hand way. Those who know any thing of Canadian banking methods know the stability of these Institu tions, and the high character of the men who are placed in charge. In discussing the land situation the Pres. ldent of the Union Bank of Canada, whose branches are to be found in all parts of the Canadian West, said: "A good deal has been said about speculation in land.- The increase In land values has added enormously .to the assets of Western business, and has to some extent formed a basis for extended credit, but this Is not felt to be a drawback when the value is real and convertible." We consider that a business, standing which is strength ened and enhanced by property hold ings is entitled to a reasonable en largement of credit for legitimate busi ness operations." It will thus be seen that the banks recognize the certain rise In the value of farm lands In Western Canada. When the facts are known of the won derful producing qualities of farm lands in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, it is sim ple to understand the liberal stand taken by the banks. Living not far from Lashburn, Sask., Is a farmer named Clarke who in 1912 secured a crop of Marquis Wheat, yielding 76 bushels per acre. This Is spoken of as a record yield, and this is doubtless true, but several cases have been brought to notice where yields almost as large have been pro duced, and in different parts of the country. During the past year there have been reported many yields of from 35 to 45 bushels of wheat to the acre. Oats, too, were a success ful crop, and so was the barley crop. Wheat that would yield 40 bushels per acre, would bring on the market 70c (a fair figure) per bushel, a gross return of $28.00 per acre. Al low $12.00 per acre (an outside figure) there would be a-balance of $16.00 per acre net profit. This figure .should satisfy anyone having land that cost less than $100.00 per acre. Very much less return than this proves satisfac tory to those holding lands In Iowa and Illinois worth from $250 to $300 per acre. The latest Government returns give an approximate estimate of four hun dred thousand of an immigration to Canada during 1912. Of this, number 200,000 will be from the United States. Most of these are of tho farming class and It is not difficult to understand why farming lands in Canada will ad vance from ten to twenty per cent within the next twelve months. There fore Investment in Western Canadian lands is not looked upon as being in the speculative class. Those fortunate enough to secure free homesteads In Canada will acquire in the lntrlnslo value of the land alone the best pps alble start for a splendid future. Ad vertisement She Knows. "You never thank a man for giving you a seat in a street car." "Not any more," replied Miss Cayenne. "I used to until I noticed that almost invaria bly he was going to get out at the next corner anyhow." Really Not to Blame. "Don't you know I tol' you not fn swlmmln' wld no white traBh chillun, eh?" sternly asked Sambo Johnslng "But he wan' whltebefo' he went In," replied Sambo's small son. "Isn't it funny (he difference it makes in your general health and happiness when the Stomach is right, Liver active and Bow els regular? If you have any trouble with these organs Hosteller's Stomach Bitters will overcome It quickly. Try a bottle today. It la for Sour Stomach, Heart burn, Indigestion, Cos tivenesa, Colds, Grippe, M&lAriA, Fsver and Ague. T STUDIES A BIG PROBLEM BUREAU OF SOCIAL HYGIENE IS EXPLAINED. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Tells of Its Origin, Work and Plans for the In vestigatlon of Vice Conditions. New York. In order that the pub lic might better understand the Bu reau of Social Hygiene, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., gave out a statement explaining the'ortgln, work and plans of that institution. The bureau, he said, came into existence about two years ago as a result of the work of a special grand Jury appointed to in vestigate the white slave traffic in New York City. This Jury recom mended that a public commission be appointed to study the social evil. Mr. Rockefeller was foreman of that grand jury and he thereafter gave the subject deep thought and conferred with a large number of leading men and women. "These con ferences,'" says Mr. Rockefeller, "de veloped the feeling that a public com mission would labor under a number of disadvantages, such as the fact that it would be short lived; that its work would be done publicly; that at best it could hardly do more than present recommendations. So the conviction grew that In order to make a real and lasting improvement in conditions, a permanent organization fchould be created, the continuation of which would not be dependent upon a tern? porary wave of reform, nor upon the life of any man or group of men, but which would go on, generation after generation, continuously making war fare apainst the forces ct evil. It also appeared that a private organi zation would have, among other ad vantages, a 'certain freedom from pub licity and from political bias, which a publicly appointed commission could not so easily avoid. "Therefore, as the initial step, in the winter of 1911 the Bureau of So cial Hygiene was formed. Its present members are Miss Katharine Bement Davis, superintendent of the New York State Reformatory for Vtomen at Bedford Hills, N. Y.; Paul M. War burg, of the Ann of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Starr J. Murphy, of the New York bar, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. As the work develops new mem bers may be added. "One -of the first things undertaken by the bureau was the establishment at Bedford Hills, adjacent to the' re formatory, of a laboratory of social hygiene, under Miss Davis' direction. In this laboratory ft is proposed to study from the physical, mental, Bocial and moral side each person committed to the reformatory! This study will be carried on by experts and each case will . be kept under observation for from three weekB to three months, as may be required. When the diag nosis is completed, it is hoped that the laboratory will be In position to roc ommend the treatment most likely to reform the Individual, or, if reforma tion Is Impossible, to recommend per manent custodial care. Furthermore, reaching out beyond the individuals Involved, it is believed that thus im portant contributions may be made to a fuller knowledge of the conditions ultimately responsible for vice. If this experiment is successful the prin ciple may , prove applicable to all classes of criminals and the conditions precedent to crime, and lead to' lines of action not only more scientific and humane but also less wasteful than those at present followed." That it work might be done intelli gently the bureau employed George J. Kneeland to make a comprehensive survey of vice conditions In New York, and Abraham Flexner to study the social evil in Europe, and their reports are now being prepared. These studies will be followed by others In various American cities, and it is the hope of the bureau that, based upon all of them, may be devised a prac tical plan for dealing with the social evil. In conclusion . Mr. Rockefeller's statement says; "It cannot be too strongly emphasized that the spirit which dominates the work of the bu reau is not sensational or sentimen tal or hysterleaJ; that It is not a spirit of criticism of public officials; but that it is essentially a spirit of con structive suggestion and of deep sci entific as well as human interest in a great world problem." Hotel Guests In Fire Panic. )maha, Neb. A fire which started In the basement of the Paxton Hotel annex threatened for a time to de stroy the six-story hotel building and caused a panic among the hundred guests, nearly forty of whom were re moved from the smoke filled structure by means of aerla) ladders manned by firemen. Say a Woman "Bootlegged." Chandler, Ok. Mrs Mary J. Sil vers, 70 years old, was arrested at Fallls on a charge of selling whisky in violation of the state prohibition law. PARCEL STAMPS BY MILLIONS To Meet the Demand the Govern ment Printing Offioe Is Rushed to Limit. Washington. The total number of parcel post stamps printed and dig' tributed up to thnis date Is 339,800,000. Prior to January 1, when the news ser vice was established, 153,202,435 stamps were issued. In the first three weeks of the system's operation 186,' 207,645 stamps have been supplied to pos'offices. The bureau of engraving and printing is being forced in order to meet the demand, to print the stamps at the rate of 12 million a day. The total Value of the parcel post stamps distributed up to this date is 18,01i;i20. Chicago received 46 mil lion stamps, valued at $2,673,000, thus leading all other cities in the country. St. Louis was second with 15,200,000 stamps, valued at $930,000; New York City third, with 15 million stamps, valued . at ' $770,000; Philadelphia fourth, with 6 million stamps with a value of $397,000, and Boston fifth with 3 million stamps, valued at $125, 000. These five cities received 8F.?no, 000 stamps with a total value of $4,. 895,000. . MILLIONS IN STAMP THEFTS iTW Enormaus Frauds Disclosed by Re port of Inspectors to the Postmaster General. Washington, D. C Illegal traffick ing, the country over, in stolen post age stamps aggregating several mil lions of dollars annually has just been disclosed by postoffice inspectors whose investigations have, been 're ported to Postmaster General Hitch cock. They Involved Bo-called stamp brokers and confidential employes, of large business concerns throughout the United States., Through confessions obtained by the Inspectors from some of the brok ers whose operations were Investi gated it was learned that jstamps of all classes and denominations stolen by burglars from postofflces and em bezzled by employes from great, business houses and ; manufacturing establishments were purchased and resold by the brokers at prices far be- iow tneir face value. - . TURKS TO CONTINUE THE WAR Peace Envoys Ordered Home From London Warships Orctered to Turkish Waters. , Constantinople The new Turkish cabinet has decided toS-ecall the OU toman peace plenipotentiaries from London forthwith. " This will preclude a resumption of peace negotiations and can be con- strued to mean only that the Young lurKs are determined to carry on the war. , The action followed the shootlug of Nazim Pasha, war minister, by Young Turks. . London. Italian, British and other warships have been ordered to pro ceed immediately to Turkish waters according to dispatches from Mediter ranean ports. SECRETARY FISHER SUSTAINED The Osage Indians Repudiate Lease to 800,000 Acres of Their Oil Land. Pawhiiska, Ok. Indians of the Osage Nation at a tribal meeting here repudiated the proposed scheme to grant a blanket lease to 800,000 acres of oil and gas lands, owned by the tribe, and by practically a unanimous vote sustained the position of Secre tary of the Interior Fisher and Presi dent Taft. The lands are valued at 80 million dollars. Fred Lookout was elected principal chief of the nation and Edgar Mc Carthy his asistant. Eight Council men also were elected. The success ful ticket was designated as "Progres sive." A- TURKISH DIPLOMAT KILLED Nazim Pasha, Head of Ottoman Army Shot by Two Young' Turks. Constantinople. Nazim Pasha, for mer minister of war and commander of the Turkish army, was shot-and killed by Enver Bey and Talaat Bey, conspicuous members t the Young Turk party, whose caup d'etat gave them control of the government. The minister, who had resigned, with the other members of the cabi net, was in his apartments at the Sub lime Porte. The rabble had sur rounded the building since the ex citing occurrences of the morning and a crowd wag Jeering the deposed diplomats. Enver and Talaat were among tho hundreds In the street. Many a irl falls to select the right husband because she's afraid of being left. Mrs. WIdsIow's Soothing Syrup for Children teethlnp, softens ',ae Rums, reduces Inflamma tion, allaspaln.cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. About the only time a woman has nothing to say is when she has a chance to praise one of her rivals. His Childish Wish. Here is an excerpt from Paul West's "Just Boy" letters, which reads like a clipping from the "Little Johnny" pa pers by Ambrose Bierce in the early volumes of the Argonaut: "I ast my father why ministers move so much and he said he guessed they was forced to oh account of thare sons. I wlsht my father was a mlnnlster." San Francisco Argonaut. Wedding Rings That Wear. The next time you are married or, if you will when you are married don't buy a gold wedding ring. 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