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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1904-09-21
|OBBERS CAUGHT
he Alleged Robbers Give
Their Names as James
Grimes and ThOs BOwens

Grimes and TAOs hOweRS
Two men arrested here, Thursday Of
.t week. suspected of having robbed
Waldo and Magdalena railroad sta.
bns were taken TO Socoro Friday
ut and lodged in the county jail
lore. 1855
They gave their names as James
Lines, a painter, and Thomas Bowers
boilermaker. Grimes is about 8 feet
inches in height and has a vicious,
ogly face; Bowers is q six fOOter, and
d not 50 desperate looking as his part
ner. Both however, possess ell the
qualifications that 60 to make up the
pical hobo, and are desperate enough
transRresS any Of the laws to follow
I'D their designs.
When the Waldo robbery occurred,
Die special officer, on securing q des-
eriptiOn Of two suspicious characters,
followed the trial south, but It seems
then that the men got the better OF
The start by nearly twenty-four hours
evidently passing through Albuquerque
and SOcorro, and thence to Magdalena
where they touched" the depot thers
Dn the evening Of the 18th.
The railroad officials were then pos
lively certain that the robbers were
working south, and Thursday night
Officer O'Leary appeared at RincOn.
Here be gave a description Of twU msE
inspected Of the robberies, to COndue-
Sor Griffith, Of the Deming-Silver City
branch, and a telegraph line repaireI
going TO Deming,
At Hatch, the first station out oI
Rincon on the branch. two men an
swering the description got on thG
train, both having purchased tickets
from Hatch to Deming. Being certain
that the two men were the ones want
ed, at Nuts station Conductor Grif.
filth wired to Sheriff Dwight Stevens
the facts and to be at the Deming de
pot 70 arrest the suspects.
At Hatch the men got on the car to
gether, but each sat at one of the end
AS though they did not know each other
When the train arrived here the twt
men got off and attempted to mak'
a hurried sneak" TO get away, bu
Conductor Griffith pointed them out u
SReriff Stevens before they had gon,
very far from the depot. The sheriff
ran up to the tallest man (BOwers) AM
ordered him to throw up his hands
The fellow made move for his gun
but the sheriff thrusted his 45 revolve
against the mans stomach and reach
ing around took the gun Of Bowers
having Bowers disarmed and the man
hands above his head, Sheriff Steven
called to Grimes to halt. Grimes turn
ed, revolver hand, but Deputy Johnso
then appeared and thrusting his revo
yer into the face Of Crime, ordered hiT
to throw up his hands. Sheriff Steven
although holding Bowers at bay, hel
another weapon on Grimes. For
moment the situation was serious, an
one break of the safe crackers wOul
have resulted in their deaths The
were badly confused, however, and
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1904-09-21
Political AnnOuncement

l hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the Office Of Treasurer and
ex-0fiicio Collector Of Luna county,
subject to the will Of the Democratic
county convention.
John 4. GROVER.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20
NO GERMAN CENTER PARTY HERE.

If such periodicals as Public Opinion could
spare space to give the whole instead of part of
copied editorial, much misleading comment woulC:
Opinion The mischief lies in extracting the belly
and leaving out the arms and legs. Minus these
limbs there is neither head nor tail to the subject
matter treated. This probably explains why the
Deseret News, usually fair and accurate in its
treatment of Catholic matters, headed an article
last Saturday, Catholic Politics" 1t begins by
saying that
The establishment of Catholic political party in
this country according to the pattern of the Ger
man Center party, seems to be seriously dis
cussed. According to the Catholic Citizen of Mil
waukee quoted in Public Opinion, the Catholic Fed
Grafton and the German Catholic Verein have con-
cluded to establish such party in the United States
They think it can be done by setting afoot move
ment for division of the school fund.-
The News is right in stating that the Catholic
Citizen is opposed to a, Catholic political party in
this country like the German Center party. The
Catholic Citizen is also opposed to division of the
school fund the lines laid down in years past.
but which seem to be abandoned for something
better. The News, however, is not satisfied This
German Verein assumes threatening proportions to
its vision, and wise Catholics areoadmonished to
scotch any movement which would transform the
church into political machine, because it would
lend in the secularzing of the church instead of the
spiritualizing of the state"
The>alarm of the News has slight foundation in
reality The idea of a German Center party in
America is the thought of bright but cratic
young Catholic editor in St. Louis, whose great am
bition is to inject the Teutonic into everything.
American, and generally hostile to American sd
ADMINISTRATION of Catholic affairs. What support the
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20
THE CATHOLIC VOTE. "

Much ado is made over an editorial appearing
lately in the Boston Pilot in praise of Roosevelt
and the Salt Lake Tribune argues that this indi
Gates break in the solid ranks of Catholics here
tofore of pronounced Democratic proclivties. We
have nothing in our Boston contemporary
which justifes any such assumption by our Repub
Gcan neighbor in this city. Nothing i'll the Pilot
demonstrating any intention on the part of its
editor to leave the literary path beautiful with
strewn by John Boyle O'Rielly and follow one laden
with the asperities of political campaign. There
nothing in such to attract Catholic editor not
even if he be Democrat as loyal as Patrick Collins
mayor of Boston, Republican as strong as John
Ireland, archbishop of St Paul.
Too much Importance is given to expressions of
Catholic editors by their secular contemporaries,
and this arises from the idea that all of them are
simply mouthpieces of the Catholic hierarchy.
Doubtless the Tribune concludes that the editorial
i'll the Pilot i'll praise of Roosevelt inspired by
the Catholic bishop of Boston, at least that it
appeared by his wish and with his approval Moth
ing further from the truth. No Catholic editor, at
least the writer knows of none takes his politics
from the bishops house He is like the Irish Ma
tionalist who said; Il take my religion from Rome
but my politics comes from the Land League"
There is nothing in the moral character of The
odore Roosevelt that Catholics can assa Erratic
and impulsive he may be- unsafe i'll administration
his opponents claim, but bgot And this
last is so rare in public men that Catholics
not slow in perceiving it. Neither do they fail
to observe the same broad liberation in the charac
ter of the presidents opponent, Judge Parker
Therefore the personality of neither candidate in
fuences Catholic vote. As matter of fact, there
is no Catholic vote; nor has there been since the
days of Know Nothingism.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20
Two Tom Taggarts.

They tell a story in indianapolis which -oa. ~
show that Thomas Taggart makes promise Will
the freedom of politician and Is never at loss ~
get out of them if need be, says the New York ri.
bune. When Taggart running for MAYOR of
indianapolis he made to a medical association,
promise which was absolutely impossible for tbo
mayor to keep. After his election 81 daaga--.,
waited upon him at the city hall i'm IuIuuapar.
and reminded him of his obligation lJ tHau F
spokesman told him that he had promised % rea-e
sentative of certain medical organization ra+
certain things would be done. and that ha was IT,
pectcd to make good" Taggart bautcrcd fine dele,
CATION as long as he could, but finally when driven
to his corner turned upon the spokesman us taa
delegation and said:
"Did | make that promise
you certainly did. Mr.. Mayor" said a m.mh-.
of the delegation. you promised that you would
do this for our society, and you ought to keep you.
word"
..WeH. look here" said Tabbart. 4 CUES L 1.r
make that promise. Tom Taggart the individual
and Tom Taggart the mayor Of indianapolis ar.
two different persons so you go back to your society
and tell them that the mayor of Indianapo says
that Tom Taggart is a liar.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20

editor has among members of the German Cath
Ole Verein we are unable to say. But we can
say that lodges of the Yeren united to the red
Grafton of Catholic Societies, and along with other
delegates the Germans passed this resolution at
the late convention held in Detroit:
We observe with deep satisfaction the gradual
growth among our non-Catholic felew citizens OF
the conviction that religious instruction is necessary
for the welfare of country. We note with pleas
ure that while pupils in Catholic schools receive
thorough training their proficiency In secular stu
dies is not inferior but in many cases superior TO
that of public school children. Convinced that we
are not called upon to suggest plans for the various
non-Catholic denominations, we propose this sou-
ton of the educational problem, so far as we are
concerned; l. Let no public moneys be paid out Tor
religious instructions in any school; 2 Let the edu-
cational per capita be distributed for results IN
purely secular studies teachers receiving their
salaries as other teachers receive theirs To as
certain results let schools be submitted to state
city examinations. Thus will the great principle
OF government mo public moneys for secular
purposes" be preserved intact.
This does not look like an attempt to found
German Center party in this country. 1t is simply
plain proposition for equitable justice, thai
will eventually receive the popular support of non
Catholics i'll America In the meantime patience. ,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20
Catholic Kniahts and Secret Societies

At the convention of the Catholic knights Oh VIZ
consin held at Madison recently, the cohlen'ol
over the admission of persons who are members u
non-Catholfc secret societies assumed sucn lIupcl
ance that Archbishop Messmer spent DAY oelO.0
the convention adjusting the matter. He lmposeu 90
crecy upon the members, owing to the TACT Iha1 'l
names of four societies are now before tne co-l. %
Rome undergoing examination and awaiting JuG t
ment In his address ne laid down the genera IlSo
as follows: / The Odd Fellows, Good lenvla.s'
Knights of Pythas and Sons of Temperance NHC9
rituals and practices have been examined are %
p1icitly condemned 2. All societies that require O.
oath or promise upon honor Of absolute secreCs
that the member cannot give testimony Delo l.3.I
state tribunal or dvulge anything to ecciesld9Iii
authority are implicitly condemned .. ANY OLe Use
zation whose ritual incucates doctrines OF te41l-
devotions that are not Catholic are implicitly '0D
demned. ais
Even after a society has been condemned 80 u
pensation may be granted by the apostolic asies 10
to insurance members who innocenty joined II - 70
fore it was explicitly condemned, and cannot Zen
the same without great financial loss, upon couurU
that he shall not attend the meetings, but may
tinue to pay his dues as to keep his lnSui AM
good. s.. wis
The constitution of the Catholic Knights OF W..
consin was amended that hereafter no menu mem ~
can belong to any secret society either exphcitE "
implicitly condemned by the church or unanlnloSS is
condemned by the archbishop and bishops OIL '"-'
NOTWITHSTANDING Citizen, Milwaukee.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20
BISHOP P0TTER's SALOON.
Editor Intermountain Catholic:

Editor Intermountain Catholic:
The action of Bishop Potter in defeating the
Subway saloon" the poor mans CLUB, has sub
iected him to some severe criticism. If WITHIN
reach of Carrie Nations ha tchet his mental worry
would soon cease. Whether the bishop anticipated
the storm and courted sought notorety, is mat
ter of little concern. The ethics of the matter
alone should be considered.
The saloon is not an evil in itself, and its exist
ence is not as fanatics would represent menace to
the republic. The judgment of people and OF ma
tions differ as to the merits and dement's of the
loon. In European countries the inn, or tavern,
when properly conducted, is considered a semi-re-
spectacle position in life. Young ladies serve as
barmaids, and in their presence one IS allowed to
indulge in vulgarity or brawls If any evil is con-
nected with these institutions 1t is by accident Yet
even in foreign countries where the saloon is
tablished institution church dignitary who wears
the ermine would never do what the American Prot
estant prelate has done At home where public SEN
timent is against the saloon Bishop Potters action
is severely criticized and condemned, and justly So
because no man assuming to be a teacher of morals
should, by his presence and words, encourage what
the public sentiment condemns. The saloon is a
permanent institution and may be a necessary evil
but its evil tendencies will not be mitigated by the
Subway tavern nor Bishop Potters dedicatory serv-
ices.
Pagan priests offered prizes to the greatest
drrnkards in the feast of Bacchus The action of
an American bishop, the highest dignitary III his
church. in Decorating his high Office by "consecrat=
ing" a saloon and singing the "Doxology' is little
less shameful and disgraceful. The bishops Chris
tian feeling must not be very sensitive. his APP
parent courage is for notoriety. His church is
powerless to censure him. +. d.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20

Our poverty of verse and verse writer's in these
days of commercialism is in keeping with our pov-
erty of patriotism. Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote
best in the dark days of the civil war, when the
soul of the great Lincoln, burdened awhile by the
thoughts of foreign intervention to crush the ar
mics of the North, was cheered at length by the
presence of Russias feet to thwart the designs OF
England and France. 1t is better that Oliver Wen
dell Holmes now sleeps in a New England church
yard than live to witness the reputation by Amer
leans Of the poem he wrote on the occasion of the
great meeting at Boston to welcome the Grand
Duke Alexis some years ago In the poem this
verse was sung:
Bleak are our shores with the blasts of December,
Throbbing and the hearts that remember
Who was friend when the world was our foe;
Fires of the North in eternal communion,
Blend your broad flashes with evenings bright star;
God bless the empire that loves the great Union,
Strength to her people! Long life TO the car.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20
MODIFYING AN EVIL.

1t is none of quarrel if evangelists and total
abstinence workers, who usually go to extremes in
everything, severely denounce the Subway saloon
and its sponsor, Bishop Potter Catholic clergymen
of New York City have maintained silence.
Bishop Potter may bless saloon or may bless a
battleship. If the last is performed without COM
ment, why should the other arouse criticism! Both
represent evils. He may even bless silk dress for
one of the four hundred Nearly everything is blessed
these days, from egg to political convention.
Nobody took such things seriously until this Sub
way saloon came in as a reform proposition; then
nearly everybody had something to say. Nearly
everybody's say is against the reform saloon.
Scarcely anybody urging fair trial of the saloon
on its merits in spite of the known fact that every
thing nowadays stands or falls on its merits. "By
their fruits We shall know them"
We object to the term necessary eyiF which
Bishop Potter applies to the saloon and the drink
ing habit 1t is unlike the sexual evil inherited
from the fall of Adam 1t is unnatural and it so
because the palate and stomach of the animal man
reject strong drink at the initiation of the habit
and the lower animals away from it in disgust
Man is healthier, weather. and wiser without alco-
hol Therefore it is not necessary evil" never
was and never will be.
But while the drink habit is not a necessary evil
its existence from the time of Noah to the present
puts it in the category of recognized evils, one that
neither regon'nor legislation has succeeded in ex
terminating; neither can it be wiped out entirely
That fact clearly demonstrated through years and
years of experience, wisdom directs that the evil
should be modified and regulated. So long as men
drink, and will drink despite all the crusades
against saloons, it stands to that any plan
which gives them pure liquor instead of poison, and
is sold in places unfrequented by the habiual braw
and sot, plan which works less harm than pro-
hibitory laws which do not prohibit Of course, the
evangelist preacher and his women allies do not
look at the matter in this light but it is also true
that they take the sensible side of any ques-
ton. They brought sufficient pressure upon the
federal government to abolish the canteen in the
army 1t only resulted in increased number of sa
looms handy to the camp; increased drunkenness
and increased cases of delirium from the poison
which sent them to the hospital crazy looms.
In these days of adulteraton of food and
taken into the stomach, it may be proper to ask if
good liquor can be sold at reasonable price. The
prices prevailing at the Subway saloon are the
those elsewhere, but its managers set up
the argument that as they expect to gain only
per cent profit their business, the superior quail
ity of its liquors is disclosed by the difference be-
tween their per cent profit and the much larger
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20

profits earned by other saloons. A correspondent
Of the Now York Sun who has had practical ex-
perence in the wholesale and retail liquor business
saws that the domestic WHISTLES on the bar OF the
Subway Seemed to be what is known as COMPOUND
goods or 'one-stamp whisky To the unntlated
l will say that forty-hve gallon barrel contains
eight or ten gallons of old whisky the remainder Is
alcohol prune juice sugar coloring, vanilla ana
gltcorinc to give that oily effect which some OLD
topers imagine only comes with great age. A really
pure whisky is two-stamp whisky reduced III bond
to 90 per cent proof and if two years old 1t Is
fit to be drank on all occasions where pure whisky
is required. As for per cent profits. 40 per cent
would be nearer to it,.
That last sentence in the liquor dealers state
ment appears to knock out the benevolent design
and establish the business feature of Bishop Pot
ter's enterprise for he predicts success to anG
number of Subway taverns, especially so if they
keep their word, sell cheaper and provide the real
simon-pure article
We believe this to bt fair presentation of
Bishop Potters idea of temperance reform, dis
associated from the religious feature, which Is only
of triAing Importance. He claims that his scheme
is in line with the Church of England Temperance
society and that nothing which has occurred dur
ing this century has done more to win for that
church the sympathy of the common people of Eng
land" If that can be proved, there is certainly no
harm in trying the same thing here
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20
Betrayed by d Copying Book.

The evidence ON which the British steamer
Knight Commander sunk by the FIaarosfo5
squadron was condemned by the prize cour. was
contained in a Ietter-eoppying book taken from
press in the captains cabin after the officers and
crew left the vessel. This book was not delivered
when the captain surrendered the other documents
and it proved concusiveN to the Russians Chat the
cargo of railway material was destined for ChsmuI-
DO. and not for private firms in Japan.
Before the prize court at Vladivostok The cap
tain was not compelled to take oath the prosi-
dent of the court saying he would accept hi, word
of honor as a gentleman and subject OF a friendly
power.
The captain testified that neither he nor the
owners of the Knight Commander knew the cargo
was contraband of war and that they believed it
was not destined to be used material.
He was then confronted with his own letter book
and was dazed for a moment. He then exclaimed:
Heavens, [ thought that book was at'the bottom
of the sea-"
The Knight Commander was promptly con-
demned.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20
CARD FROM BISHOP scANLAN.

feel it my duty to protect Catholics and the pub
lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time to time that person bearing the
name and garb of a priest sister or anyone else,
is authorized permitted TO solicit collect in this
diocese for any purpose whatever connected with the
Catholic Church without having from me permission
in writing bearing my seal and signature. Should
anyone be found engaged in doing this unlawful
work or collecting without such document he or
she as the case may be- should be regarded by all
a fraud and an imposter. L. SCANLAN.
Bishop of Salt Lake.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20

That the spirit and peaceful disposition of the
leaders of the meat strike in Chicago are very diff
ferent from what is attributed to them in many of
1.-THE daily papers is shown by this notice posted up
throughout the city: Eve can win if stand by
the union. If we obey the union rules to modest no
person OF property and abide strictly by the laws of
this country, All men strike should retire to
their homes and attend their various union meet
ings for all information. If you follow the above
instructions you Will of great assistance i'll help
ing to win the strike. Your organization will not
assist you if you get into unlawful trouble
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20
ALesson to YOUNG Men.

Dr. Lorenz the eminent European surgeon ~4C
remarkable operations have attracted muen
emnhatcally declares the danger of alcoholic drnhS
banquet was given in his honor in New IoIN ,inod
and wine was served The eminent guest uG ~, A
it, and politely requested the waiter to orlns H ,re
cup of tea. This caused him to be asked Il ~ otber
not total abstainer from the use of wines anu
Iouore His answer was as follows Il cannot o 9@
that l am temperance agtator but am sun NV
My success depends upon my brains being oo@ fake
muscles firm and my nerves steady NO one oI- icsl
alcoholic LIQUORS without bunting these pny a
powers. which | must keep always on edge.
surgeon, I must not drink
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20

guns of Chinese cruisers that offered no effective
resistance plain violation OF international law
Russia has been called down for searching vessels
and confscating what she had reason to suspect
was freight destined for the enemy. Japan, at
Chefoo, violated one of the rules of modern war
fare She should be taught the Importance of the
old saying that what is for the goose is sauce
for the gander. But who is to teach this oriental
pirate the ethics of warfare! Who but John Hay,
the author of Little Breeeches" and other profound
works on international law.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-20

The election of the Rev. Edward William Os
borne as coadjutor bishop Of Springfield, ILL.,, is a
notable event in the Protestant Episcopal church
Father Osborne is a very advanced churchman
and belongs to the celibate order known in England
as the "Cowley Fathers He occupies the same
position as that which was held by the present bish
op of Vermont DIR. Arthur G. A. Hall, shortly be-
fore his election to the epscopate As in the case
of Dr. Hail. Father" Osborne cannot accept bish-
oprc without dispensation from the superior of
his order at Cowley in England This however,
will doubtless be granted.