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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-04-12
ATTACKED
BY WOLVES
Vicious Coyotes Make o
Wicked Onslaught.

Mr.. John Banks, an old gen
tleman who is at work on the
new irrigation ditch being dug
twelve miles west of town, was
attacked by three blood-thirsty
coyotes about ten o'clock last
Friday night. Mr.. Banks has his
bunk tent some little distance
from the main camp and was
getting ready to retire when the
three grey beggars of the plains
surrounded his tent and began
ripping it into shreds. The old
man leaped out into the dark
ness with the three snarling
brutes at his heels He gave out
a war whoop that aroused the
entire camp and brought immed-
late help. When the alarm was
turned in CONSERVATION prevailed
and the word Indian was on ev-
erybody's lips. However, there
was a patriotic eagerness to get
into the affray and when the
atmosphere lad cleared up a
little, one lone coyote was found
TO be very dead.
1t is something ont Of the or
dinary for coyotes to attack man,
especially when there are but a
few together. In this instance
the wolves must have Leen
locoed.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-04-12
Took a Wild Spin.

An empty box car got lose
on the Santa Fe at the round
house Saturday and took a wild
shoot down the track to the
smelter, where it ran into sever
al other empties and a general
smash up occurred. The smoke
on clearing away found two
cars badly demolished. one of
them being hurt so badly that it
was consigned to the grave. The
other one was taken off 10 the
shops 70 undergo repairs,
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-04-12

We are all glad to have the electric
lights tunnel On again.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Hough will set
sail for Mexico City Monday,
Messrs. Melton and James
made a business run to FL Paso
this week.
Miss Vallie James, 4 very pop
.ular and lovable young lady of
Silver City, died last week at the
home of her uncle, Mr. Frank
Jones.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-04-12
PROGRAM
Old Timers Basket Social and
Dance for the Benefit of
the Cemetery.

The "Old Timers" will give a
basket social and dance at the
Opera House tonight, April 18th.
Each lady is requested to bring
a basket lunch prepared for two.
These baskets will be sold at
auction, the proceeds to go to the
Cemetery Fund. Music furnish
ed by the Mandolin Club.
INVITATION COMMITTEE.
Mesdames Makoncy, Meyer
and Hudson.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
MeSdames Corbett, Moir. Pol
lard, Smith and Hodgdon.
FLOOR COMMITTEE.
Mesdames Quincy, NJ. Nord-
haus, lrvine,W. Letter, Powell.
and Misses l.. Smith and Wad-
dir.
REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE.
sMesdames Merrill, Thurmond.
F5ndali, Raithel, Warren, Rosch.
Pennington, ,Stecker \. j. Clark
Delamy.
MUSIC COMMITTEE.
Mesdames Ament andWilliams.
and Misses Wamel and Lawhon.
odd Timers" and Young
Timers are cordially invited to
come and have a good time and
help worthy cause.
/ Admittance 25 cents.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-04-12
Will Build New Hall.

We understand the Knights of
Pythias will build a handsome
hall building on a lot they own
on the south end of Silver Ave,
Work on same will DO started
in q comparatively short time.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-04-12

Mr.. j. j. Bennett spent sew
eral days in El Paso this week
looking after some business
matters.
A winsome little daughter put
in appearance at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Kennedy last
Saturday.
Master Clyde Meyer entertain
ed a number Of his little friends
last Saturday in honor OF his
9th birthday.
Jim Jones, the vel! known
horse dealer, is in the city re-
newing acquaintances. He is
now living at San Angelo, Tex.
A Chickasha, Il. IT, school
mistress received the following
excuse from a pupils mother:
Please excuse Willie. He fell
against a wire fence and tore his
knickerbockers. By doing the
same you will oblige his mother. -
Arthur Merrill has gone tc
Benson, Ariz,, TO accept a posi-
tion with the express company
Arthur has been following thi:
line here. He is an excellent
young man and his many friend.
are glad to note the recognition
he is receiving.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-04-12

Mr.. Haines Barksdale is in the
city this week.
Mrs. M. +. Downs and children
were Deming visitors last week
+. G. Campbell was on our
streets from Hachita Saturday.
Mrs. o. c. Carpenter trans
acted business in the city Friday.
Mr.. VIM. Spence, a capitalist
of Norris City, ILL.,, is here to in
vest in lands.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Kerr have
returned from their honeymoon
trip to the coast.
Attorneys Waddill and Pollard
are absent at Las Cruces this
week OH legal business.
George Ryan, the popular
travelling man, was calling on
his customers here last Saturday.
C. II. Hon is in Fl Paso in the
interest of the famous Mimbres
Valley, having gone up We'd
nesday.
J. w. West, advance agent for Chas,
Geyers' Big Tent Show, is in the city
arranging for the show TO appear here
on April 10th.
DR.. Moir is having q neat little
porch added to his home, which
will make it very pleasant dur.
ing the summer.
Mr.. Harry V. Whitehjll, of Old
Town, on the Rio Mimbres, was
shaking hands with his many
friends here Saturday.
The Thimble Club met at The
home Of Mrs. Jos. Clossins las
Friday. Dainty refreshments
were served and all present haC
q good time.
Services at the Methodist churcl
Sunday morning and evening. Preach
ing by the pastor. Sunday school a
D:45 a. m., Prof. j. f. Doderer, Supt
Junior Epworth League 3p, M, Mis-
Yeargin, director. Senior Epworth Lea
IN, 6:45 p.m N. B,Stump, Pres. Every
bcdy welcome to all services.
w. Z. FoULKs, Pastor.
The Meerschaum Company, o
America, recently incorporate
under the laws of New Mexico
with headquarters in New Yort
= will soon begin to develop it
meerschaum beds in Grant count
The capital stock of the con
pany is $6,OOO.OOO, and the
claim to have title by purchas
direct from the locators to te
full mining claims, comprisir
an area Of over 200 acres.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-04-12
JURY UNABLE
TO AGREE
Jury Now Struggling with
Thaw Case.

New York, April 10. Charged
with the responsibility of decid-
ing the fate of Harry K. Thaw,
the jury which since January %
has been sitting in judgment on
the young slayer Of Stanford
White, retired at SIT p. m. TO-
day to begin the consideration
of their verdict. Six hours later
they had failed to agree.
The jury are said TO be almost
hopelcssly divided and no.
body connected with the case
would venture the hope of any
thing better than a disagreement
as to the climax of the long trial.
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Pardon fnr Famous Mur-
derer.

Topeka, Kan, April 8. Gov
ernor Hoch today granted a
conditional pardon to Willie
Sell, the quadruple murderer,
who had been in the penitentiary
since 1883, serving a life SEN
tence. The principal condition
Of the pardon is that Sell is not
to lecture or in any way exhibit
himself for money.
Willie Sell was 16 years old
when his father, mother, l9-year-
old brother and l5-year-old sis
ter were killed. Willie was ar
rested, and although he main
tanned his innocence and his at
t)rneys argued the physical inn
possibility for him to have COM
mitted the murder, he was con-
victed and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. Albuquerque Citi-
zen.
This horrible crime is wildly
fresh in the mind Of the GRAPHIC
man, who was a boy living at
Erie, Kan, six miles from which
place it occurred, when the
country was startled By The hor-
rible deed. The Sell family lived
on a little farm six miles from
Erie. The father taught the
country school and the family
were considered good, respect
able people. The murder oc-
CURED on Sunday night, the
members Of The family except
Willie having attended church
on that evening. The boy, who
was large and robust for his age,
appearing to be every day of
twenty years old, committed the
foul and almost incredible
deed, with an ak. He literally
chopped his father, mother, sis.
ter and brother to pieces during
the dark hours of the night
while they were sound asleep.
The indications were, however,
that the father had struggled
desperately with his unnatural
son before he was silenced for
ever. Sell spread the alarm t
the neighbors. who came anC
beheld as grewsome and bloody
scene as was ever witnessed on ;
battlefield.
Sell was arrested at once anC
jailed at Erie, the county seat o
the county. We saw the boy OF
several occasions and attende,
his trial at different times as i
was in progress.
We looked upon the bodies ofhi
folks after they had been prepare,
for burial, and remember the in
tense excitement that prevailev
in the town and country the da
Of the funeral.
There was never any doubt a
to Sells guilt, and it is an outrag
on justice that he has bee
pardoned.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-04-12

Miss Jessie Powe, Of Whitewater,
is the guest Of Miss Mary Foulks.
Mrs, c. A. Ament went down
to Ell Paso Sunday to spend a few
days.
The FL Paso & Southwestern
has increased its capital stock
from seven to ten million dollars,
and has filed certificate Of such
increase with the secretary Of
Aroma, This probably means
something more for Deming.
Prof. James Merk is laying
out and planting a flower bed on
the north side of the recruiting
station in the old Cozy Corner
building. Prof, Merk is highly
skilled in the art Of flower
growing.
DR.. Palmer, surgeon of Fort
Bayard, came down on the Santa
Fe last evening to meet his wife's
sister, Miss Reardon, who arriv,
ed on the Golden State Limited
from New York City. Mis-:
Reardon and the Doctor called
on DR.. and Mrs. Moran between
trains. DR.. Ialmer's little sister
! will also spend sometime VISITING
him at the fort.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-04-12
Many Wild RumOrs.

Many wild rumors about ar
tesian wells, oil and gas wells,
electric railways, government
dams, potteries, etc., have been
ahoat this week. They are all
enterprises that, along with a lot
of others, will doubtless assume
tangible shape here some
bright day, but at this writ
ing the only one beng strenu-
ously pushed is the artesian
well that has been underway for
some weeks and which is now
a little over SEQ feet.
However, there is reason to
believe that a rotary machine
will be in Deming in the course
of a month or six weeks to put
down another artesian well in
a different part of the valley.
Mr.. Sam Jaeger and Miss Polly
Jaeger left last week for sev-
eral weeks visit in California.
Mrs. w. r. Merrill and Mrs.
Chris Raithel, Jr. expect to visit
California in the near future,
Ell Paso has organized hel
baseball club under the name OF
White Sox. They are already
corresponding with Deming fol
games,
Mrs. Sarah Hodgdon, Mrs. Jno,
Corbett, Mrs. Katherine Sickles
and DR.. J. G. Moir became mem
bers of the Presbyterian church
last Sunday morning.
College Boy" is the next ant
probably the concluding show a
the opera house this season. The
troupe recently played in Ell PasC
and was highly spoken Of by th'
press of that city.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1907-12-19
REAL ESTATE
FRANK C. DAVIS CO.,
Real Estate.

325 Empire Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
Land is the basis of all wealth. To
own your own home is source Of
great happiness.
Stop renting and buy you nice
home from us on easy terms.
We sell farmms everywhere and can
please you in price, locality and terms.
We sell city and suburban property
of every kind.
Write us for what you want We
will tell you of something good.
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Taylor-Trotwood Magazine and Wa
sons Weekly Jeffersonian. Both OF
Taylor-Trotwood Magazine and Wa
sons Jeffersonian Magazine. Both on
year ......... 1900. ....... So
Worlds Events and Watson's We
ly Jeffersonian. Both one year 81
Worlds Events and Watson's JetN
sonian Magazine. Both one year S.
The Travel Magazine and WatsQ&
Weekly Jeffersonian. Both one yea
So
The Travel Magazine and Watsc
Jeffersonian Magazine. Both one VI
s
Address
THE JEFFERSONiAN, /
Thomson,
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the future, the pitiful sum Of one dol
lar twenty-five.
Is this a wise law? If the Sher-
ifs get enough pay, the other Off
GERS get too much. The Justice Of
the Peace gets the same fee to fill in
blank piece of paper, can sit in his
office-exposed to no danger at all
and can do the work in five minutes,
as the arresting officer gets to exc
cute the warrant, and it very often
takes many days to find he guilty
party, and then has to run the risk
Of having to shoot to keep from being
instantly killed; and spends from five
to ten times the amount he gets for :
his service, in the way of horse-hire,
hotel bills, and other expenses too
numerous to mention.
Is it right? Let's hope the law
makers will take the matter in hand
and enact such legislation as will pro-
tect our downtrodden and often de-
spised Sheriffs, who hold the most re-
sponsible, the most dangerous, and
the most unthankful office in the
State or the United States. (Consid-
ering there are many Offices Of high
er rank than the office of Sheriff.
People-voters, awake to a speedy
knowledge of existing conditions, and
demand that your we'll paid law max
makers give some attention to, and
take some definite action on, this
important subject-the honest pay Of
the officers who have in their hands
the protection of your lives and prop
erty.
w. B. LYENS.
Jesup, Ga.
It takes two to make quarrel, and
generally both are wrong.
It is hard for man with griev-
ance to stick to the truth.
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To the Watson Jeffersonian:

sweeping this country Of ours from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
the Gulf to the Great Lakes; and
while the people have been aroused to
a sad realization of the fact that there
is something wrong somewhere or
somehow with the great bulk of our
food and drink by reason Of adulter-
alton, there are other things just as
important and essential to the public
welfare and the common good of the
people which ought not to be over
looked in our great fight for needed
reforms.
[ am proud Of our Congress, which
passed the pure food law, making it
unlawful for anyone to sell inferior
or adulterated food or drink claiming
it genuine; also our legislature that
swept old Georgia dry seemed to have
the peoples interest at heart. Yet
they seem to have lost sight Of the
fact that there are other great evils
and abuses which stand as bar to
justice, which the American people,
and particularly Georgians, should,
with one accord, demand abolished.
One Of our greatest evils is the
Fee Bill of the different officers Of
Court. Our laws were made princi-
pally by lawyers whom we selected as
the best and brainiest men in our
country. But alas, they seem to have
lost sight Of the fact that there
are others who want pay for what
they do, as we'll as lawyers, and that
there are other talents as deserving
Of reward
Let us take, for instance, the So
hcitor General, and the Sheriff, or
any other executive officer in the
State, or United States. and observe
the difference in pay in common mis-
demeanor cases.
The criminal commits some crime.
and either leaves, or hides out in the
sWamps-very often heavily armed
and defying arrest. The arresting Of
fcer has to hunt him like he would
a rabbit, and very often has serious
trouble in arresting him.
When the arrest is made the Off
Ger is entitled to fee of one dollar
and twenty-five cents for his time and
expense after the prisoner is deliv-
cred In the common jail Of the coun-
ty.
The Solicitor General comes to the
courthouse and draws his accusation,
and sometimes makes a little speech,
and is entitled to fee of ten dollars
for same.
In gambling cases the arresting Of.
fcer gets one dollar twenty-five; or,
if bench warrant be issued, he has
to hunt, arrest, and convey the gamb-
Ter to Jail, all for the pitiful compen-
sation Of two dollars. Yet, for his
services, the Solicitor General gets
thirty dollars.
For felony ease, the Sheriff gets
one-twenty-fve to two dollars to make
the capture and convey the prisoner
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ecuG1lS attorney, IOE tHo SlHpIo Iod"
son his talent enables him to outplan,
outwit, outdare, and ourun the Grim
inal, and be better shot with fire.
arms. In addition to this he has to
endure hardships, many and severe,
is subjected to much exposure, and in
fact, under our present laws, the
Sheriff is supposed to be niron man
he never gets hungry, tired or
sleepy, though he goes many days
and nights without meal; though he
sits in buggy chasing horse thieves
or other criminals day after day with
out moment s rest, even hiring fresh
teams every constant in order to con-
tinue in rapid pursuit; or though he
is on such hot trail he gets not SO
much as five hours sleep in whole
week, and this he has to snatch by
moments while riding along in order
not to lose time.
I know by experience [ am deal
ing with actual facts and speak the
truth. In addition to all this, sue
cessful Sheriff must needs have the
brain of natural born detective,
must be wise and speedy in laying
his plans and swift and certain in
the execution thereof He must know
no fear, though cautious, even on en-
tering a. den of outlaws or assembly
Of professional gamblers, singlehand-
ed or in company with one Or two
deputies, at the same time knowing
full we'll that they are all going to
show fight and some one has got to be
killed before hey will surrender.
Then he must guard them, watching
each one Of the twelve or fifteen des-
perate characters as hawk would
watch chicken, to prevent any un-
fair dvntge being tken Of him by
which they might put him to speedy
end, and which would result not only
in his death while standing at his
post Of duty, but would turn loose
upon society to run rampant a mob Of
Williams already stamped dangerous
and hurtful to the community and
state.
A Sheriff is further supposed to
travel without money, and to subsist
on grass and dew, and must not in
cur any expense to the county lest
someone, even the county commits
sioners through when he receives his
pay, bowls "extravagance" and
bankruptcy to the county"
The faithful Sheriff never enjoys
the sweet repose Of a nights sleep,
by virtue Of the fact that he is a
"minute-man," subject to be called
to arms on a moments notice, even
by telegram, or horseback messenger,
to go and protect or defend the prop
erty or lives Of all other citizens.
How much blessing, and comfort,
and security, the public reaps from
his sowing: but alas, how little of
his just reward does he enjoy.
A Sheriff's life is one long contin-
,,oI ooo.~oL I.
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NATIONAL FINANCE.
CONTINUED from Page One


at that meeting, remarks: Gin short,
these men of financial affairs, of rec
ognized ability not only as practical
fnanciers, but as scientific thinkers
on the subject, all tend to the estab-
ishment of central bank as the one
great remedy for the defects of our
present system. Their utterances
should have an educational effect.
Their sincerity is unquestioned. Their
arguments are powerful. The cause
Of the central bank grows. And that
is very we'll"
Without indorsing the central bank
idea, it must be accepted as entirely
true that what these men say on
financial subjects should "have an
educational effect. - We accept the
opinions Of experts on all other sub
iects and nothing requires expert
treatment more than national finance.
But it is. nevertheless, an unfortunate
truth that the we'll based opinion Of
experienced financiers has less weight
with a large portion Of the American
public than the vaporings Of stump
politicians who never handled money
in any considerable quantities and
never saw the inside Of great bank
ing house. Tom Watson, in his week
ly Atlanta paper, will reach large
class Of voters who never heard of
either Mr.. Nash or Mr. Seligman, and
to whom the name ROthschild conveys
no more definite impression than does
that Of Midas or Dives. Tom will tell
his readers that the New York bank
ers are all arch conspirators against
the welfare Of the common people,
and they will regard any proposition
Of reform in the financial system
coming from that source as the evil
Vaccinations of their natural enc
mics.
There is probably about one voter
in thousand who knows the b C
Of national finance, and great many
people will depend upon politicians,
rather than bankers or students of
finance, for instruction on financial
questions. They will do even worse
than this; they will suffer themselves
to be inf1amed and prejudiced on such
subjects by shallow charlatans who
practice on their fears and their ig-
norance in order to obtain Office IF
Lord Rothschild were familiar with
the political methods that obtain in
the United States he would know why
our national financial methods are
"not civilized"
There will be a flood of bills pro-
posing financial reform introduced in
to Congress, but whatever is done in
that respect should be done with
great care, to insure the permanent
financial betterment Of the country.
The Congressional committee having
such measures in charge should ig-
more the doctrinaires and the dema-
gogues and study the question scien-
tifcally and practically. They should
avail themselves of the opinion and
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TIE JEFFER soNIAN.

conditions of this and other countries
and depending on the best intelli-
gence in shaping their course.-Nash-
vile Banner.
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WatSOn'S
Ieffersonian NJ ag azine
Edited by THOS. E.lwATSON
Published Monthly. Price
$1.50 Per Year.

In clubs of new subscribers, one
dollar per year.
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It is hard for a man with a griev
ance to stick to the truth.
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1t takes two to make quarrel, and
generally both are wrong.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-10-04


The death Of Judge John Jackson On
Labor Day was coincidence that was
noted b.y thousands of the older MEM
bers of American trades unions. Judge
jackson entered the sobIiquet of "tke
iron judge by reasons OF his many
drastic injunctions against union men.
In his anxiety TO protect property
rights Judge Jackson often lost sight
OF the human rights. 1t was he who
sent "Mother" Jones 10 jeil for daring
to make public address in violation
of his injunction, and he eDjoined a
Methodist preacher from conducting
prayer meetin of striking coal miners
in Pennsylvania. AT another time he
enjoined striking miners from walking
the public hiph ways to and from meet
ings of their local union. The abuse
Of the Injunction writ was foreibly
demonstrated by Judge Jackson on
many occasions. lie was the last of
the federal judges appointed by Presi-
dent Lincoln. He resigned few years
ago Ga account of i'll health and adj
Yancing age--Commoner
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-10-04
An Awful Lesson

There is something worse about
wealth than want of happiness
Pullman was Chicago millionaire;
both his boys are already IN their
graves. Field was worth scores
millions. his son is in his grave, and
with bullet through his body. FAIR
made millions out of CaliforSia
gold mines, his son is dead. Croker
made millions out OF the political
mines in New York, tive OF dis boys
are in their graves. So the story rams;
death OF blight or worthleSsness. The
daughters ofthe millionaires are not in
husbands from whom death would be
a delivS auce.