Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-08-25
'DEM|NG DEMONSTRATES
HER GREAT PLEASURE
On the Receipt Of Statehood
News the Old Town
Goes Wild
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES
Big Bonfire, Band Music and
Speeches Stir the Pupu-
lace to Enthusiasm.

Deming likes statehood. II there
was ever any doubt about IL. that
doubt must have been dispelled by
the demonstration, Saturday night.
A telegram from Senator VIM,
Alden Smith to the editor Of the
GRAPHIC told the good news. Sat.
urday afternoon and Immediately
thereafter the fireworks were
touched off. Every bell and whis.
tie commenced active duty. City
Attorney Temke tolled the fire bell
4s times duplicating the act from
time to time) to denote the number
of stars ON the new flag and all
other bells and whistles made 1t 4s
times 4S. In case Of whistles. they
just simply tied down the throttle,
To make the thing complete. j. A,
Mahoney sent some packages Of
of giant powder into the country
and had them make a noise like
thunder.
In the evening the demonstrations
were of a character that showed
the deep interest our growing,
prosperous city and community are
taking in the development of a new
empire. About $3.50 J. A. Mahoney,
who is always one Of the quiet men
men behind the guns when some
thing is doing, rolled barrel sat.
urated with linseed. oil into the
street on the postoiIice corner and
other willing hands added Other
material aud soon the dance was on
Our ever popular city band was or
the spot and played patriotic airs tc
the queens taste. Autos and car
riages gathered in the streets and
the delighted populace congregatet
on the walks. The GRAPHIC editor
called upon Ralph c. Ely for ar
improptu speech and If he haC
taken two weeks to prepare 1t. Il
would have been impossible for hin
TO have made a more inspiring
patriotic or eloquent address. HI
was hatless and coatless, but HI
wasn't talkless. He had lot ol
bang-up, big ideas and told then
straight from the shoulder in tn,
Elyesque eloquent manner.
In the mean time Mahoney got
his eagle eye on Major Waddill
who was introduced to the thronl
as another one of Deming's orator.
cal giants. The major reached
right up and began pulling feathers
out of the eagles narrative. ant
before he had finished his eloquent
address, you could see that big new
star blazing on the flag the gallan
major helped to defend. The majol
couldn't help but look judicial-like
sort Of preparing himself for th'
new order of things.
The next noted speaker wa
Judge Norman W. Haire of Hough
ton, Michigan, whom the Chairman
introduced as one Of the futur,
congressman from his home state
Judge Hare is an old friend Of c
j. Laughren and has mining inter
ests in New Mexico to which he /
giving attention. The judge is |
, personal friend Of Senator William
Alden Smith of Michigan, chairmal
of the senate committee and who's
name will go down In history as
, friend of New Mexico. Judge Hair
) deprived the great American bir'
of what few tail feathers the majo
, left and as he was just in from
, drive into the country, he was pre-
pared to pay an eloquent tribute +
our farming interests. Cominl
from the Lake Superior country, h
e said that while they have Il LAX
I Superior on the surface we have ]
the Deming country more valuabl
Lake Superior underground. Sal
= he really expected to see a body o
3 water the size Of his arm, bu
e when he saw an inexhaustible tio'
. the size OF his body, he could se
;. only wealth and prosperity for th
great valley.
q Followinga few nice lively ban
). selections, the GRAPHIC editor wa
Al called on for q brief speech an
: resnonded by reading Senate