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aud Of the rural population, 2U'|
per cent.

aud of the rural population W.
per cent.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
The total number of persons OF
school age--that is. from u Ia 20
wears, inclusivc--is lO5, lO3, of whom
64.3l2. ar I'll per cent. attended
school. For boys from q To 20 years,
inclusive. the percentage attending
school was GIL for girls, 59.9. For
children from Il 10 II years. inclu-
sive, the percentage attending school
WIS 30. The percentage for cml-
drcn of this age among native whites
of native pareniage was I6.9; among
native whites of foreign or mixed
parentage. 75.l; among foreign born
whites, 500; among Indians, 2o.S:
aud among negroes, 13.S. In urban
communities the percentage OF chll-
drcn of that age attending school was
S3.2. and in rural, ia.
ILLITERACI
There are 1867 illiteratcs in the
State, representing 2O.2 per cent OF
the total population ten years of age
and'ovcr. as compared with 33.2 per
cent in 1900. The percentage of H.
Ircracy is 40 among native whites.
For all classes combined, he per
rculagc of illiterates l. IS III urban
communities and 22.4 in rural. For
each class separately, also, the per
crutagc j. considerably higher in
rural communities than in urban.
For persons from 10 to 20 years
Of age, inclusive, whose literacy de-
ponds largely upon present school
facilities and school attendance. the
percentage of lliIeracy Is IL.
MARITAL CONDITION
IN the population ID years Of age
and over, 3S.2 per cent of the males
are ~u.ir ard 25.3 per cent of the fc-
males. The percentage married Is
80 Tor males and d6.2 for females,
aud the percentage widowed - and
90. respectively, The percentages
at those reported ~ divorced o.
aud 90. respectively. are believed 10
hc too small. because of the prubabll
ity that many divorced PERSONS class
lhrm>rlvc, ~ single or widowed
That the percentage single l. -"
much smaller for women than for
mru J. due partly I" the rxcc~, of
males lu the total population. and
HJr'.N O." the tact that women marry
Younger Thus 49, per cent Of the
females from H. To- ~ years of age
.ry married. ~ compared with Ill
urI cent ui the males. aud Cos per
trui ui the females from % to -
wears ut age are married. ~ com
pared with Z. per cent 81 the males.
i. .he next age group. - {" 81 years.
the percentages are S4.3 and "a. re-
,pccuyrly. u the age group b Io
- The difference i les, marked.
while DO the succeeding age group
rhr percentage married j. higher
among the males. That there j. Il
larger proportion ol widow, than of
wldowrr~ may indicate that men more
often rcmarry than women. but. since
husbands are generally older than
their wives, the marriage relationship
i more often broken by death of the
husband than by death of the wife.
For the main elements of the pop
uIatl"u the percentages al married
persons among those H. years of age
and over are IT. follows: Foreign
born whites, ~ | for males and - II
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-03-21
FOR SALE
Saturday. March q

Saturday, March ~
TwO-Burner Gasoline Stove and
Oven. nearly new -------- $500
Perfection Oil Heating Stove 90
Small Table -----------.--- 90
Kitchen Table ------.----- so
Five-Gallon Oil Can ----- .35
Piano Stool Observation-Disclosures so
Hall Rack Observation-Disclosures 400
JOHN w. HEAL
all Spruce Street
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-03-21
MISCELLANE0U

CALL AUTO BUS for day or night
service; round trip TO or from any
part of city, % cents; We meet all
trains; return ticket good any time
professional men and those wanting
quick service phone 262. Il
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FOUND

FOUND \ key. Owner cau hau,
same by payinr Tor this notice.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-03-21
WANTED

WANTED-Would trade good auto
for REIMBURSEMENT in shallow water
south of Dcming. Greenwood u
Wells. ~
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-03-21

W AN fll-N QUA llauc good auto
for REIMBURSEMENT in shallow water
south of Dcming. Greenwood Il
Wells. 80
WANTED - Order, for day old
chicks; single comb Rhode Island
Reds; fifteen cents apiece, }. NJ.
Graham. 3-1j
WANTED-Tenant to work 40-acre
farm on shares; only , miles from
Deming; 20 acres plowed, 10 of it
plowed twice; good buildings, team
and farm implements. Y. 5. Hills.
If
WANTED-Chapped faces, hand,
and sunburn to cure with bikes Colo
Cream. For sale at the Brownin.
Pharmacy on Silver ave, If
WANTED New milk COW. See or
write +. T.. Mari, Demiug. #
WANTED-Woman or girl for house
work in forenoon. Apply at Graphic
office. tie
WANTED-To buy cheap rclinquish-
ment near Dcming; give exact loca
ton and all particulars in first letter
=. o. Box 49S. 81
WANTED-Clcan. soft rags at the
Graphic office.
WANTED Lease - acres with Wa
ter for ouc-half crop miles south
east Dcmiug. T.. W. Bmmanu. II
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-03-21
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Elegantly furnished D.
room bungalow; parties must show
first class references; same given in
return. Apply W. c. Curtis, Palace
Drug Store. 3-2l- 26j
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-03-21

FOR SALE-A 3-room frame house
near Carne; make an offer. Green
wood & Wells; phone 266. If
FOR SALE-lIoney bees. See Henry
Meyer, If
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-04

the Daily News is whispering like in
formation t'otheNway around in Ser
Inns ear.
P. S.-Weinstein hasn't been
slugged-yet.
BIG SUGAR Mk0NATES CALLED
LOBBY" INVESTIGATION
Washington, June 4.-The activi-
ties of the lobby" investigation COM
mittee took a startling turn this
afternoon when subpoenas were is
sued by the committee for over fifty
men, all of whom are declared to be
connected with sugar interests.
1t is known that subpoenas were
served on Henry T. Oxnard, beet
sugar manufacturer with interests in
many states; Frank G. Lowry Of New
York, who has been leading the free
sugar agitation; Buford Lynch,
whose activities have centered about
patent medicines, and Frank German
and Allan Irvine, manufacturers
agents.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa stated
IudL ne UOuCNCQ IuC AnO0L Au0AAuOh0
lobbying possible was the practice of
flattering senators by taking them
out to dinner, to theaters and on au-
tomobile rides, and he called this $50
cial lobbying"
1t has been disclosed by the evil
dence, however. that Big Business
men are now the lobbyists and that
they do not confne their activities to
the merely social side.
It is believed the hearing Of sena-
tors will be completed tomorrow,
after which the committee will call
not only the men already subpoenaed,
but the manufacturers who have
been most active in conducting cam
paigns against the proposed tariff
schedules.
-0-O-
"tIe says his poor children need
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-04

PUT BOYCOTT ON NEWSlE WHO
REFUSED TO "EAT" PAPERS.
Bernard Weinstein is a newsboy
with a corner at Harrison and
Paulina streets.
Weinstein is a eomsumptive. So
is his wife. Weinstein is only few
days out of the hospital.
Nine days ago, the Daily News
driver who delivers the News tc
Weinstein informed Weinstein that
he would have to "eat' forty extra
papers every day thereafter.
You amt seIlin' enough papers"
said the driver. you gotta sell
more; you gotta sell forty more"
81 can't sell forty more" said
Weinstein. There isn't a chance in
the world"
well, youn take forty more any
how" said the driver, "an' If you
can't sell EN- you can paper the walls
with 'enn. Giddap."
Weinstein went to the Office of the
Daily News and complained.
There he was met by generous
souled circulation manager. So,
I'm tell you what I'll do with you,
Weinstein,', - said this gent ''Pn com
promise. Well split the difference
and you'll only need to take twenty
more papers than you can SELL"
Weinstein refused this exceeding
" generous offer.
All right, you don't get any more
papers at ALL" said the circulation
manager.
The next day two newsboys were
placed, one on either side Of Vein
stein, at the corner Of Harrison and
Paulina streets, to sell the Daily
News, and the News driver refused to
sell any papers to Weinstein.
The funny part of it is that
Hearst's Chicago American is at
present whispering words of love in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-04

"1e says his poor children need
another mother" "Then why doesn't
he take one homer" Seems the
children pay the rent, and they are
very hard to convince"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-04

twenty years residence IN Dade county,
and from my sixteen years as county
surveyor: also from watching the work
being done by the state of Florida in
its efforts to drain this vast tract of
swamp land during the past six years.
This article Of it ever reaches the
public is not written as KNOCK
on the Everglades, or its possibilities
OF development, If they are ever
drained, but to show to the taxpayers
and the public in general what has
been done up to January 1, 1913, and
the effect 1t has had and will have
on the drainage of the Everglades.
IT have before me a pamphlet
printed by the United States govern
ment in 1911, giving the status of the
drainage work, as reported by Major
J. O. Wright, one time chief drainage
engineer, from its beginning up to
January 1, 1911. This report also goes
as far back as 1S47, and gives the par
ttal opinion and ideas on drainage OF
United States Army Engineers up to
the time said report was printed
"If the state of Florida had never
disposed of any swamp or overflow
| lands, she would today own over
| 10000, 900 acres. From this vast
acreage of swamp land the state con-
veyed to the railroads and canal COM
rantes nearly 10000, 900 acres, gave to
| private parties for services rendered
nearly 1000, 900 acres, sold to Disston,
at Is cents an acre, 100000 acres.
leaving q balance of about 1000, 600
acres when the present drainage work
was started in 1906. Since starting
drainage operations the state has sold
to land companies and others about
5000 600 acres to get money to carry
on drainage work. On January 1, 1918,
the state had disposed Of all swamp
and overlooked lands except about
100000 acres. and did not have an
acre OF Everglades land drained.
ct arrived at Tanti on the south
shore of Lake Okeechobee on Deem
Der 81, 1912, having made the TRIP
through the canal from Fort Lauder
dale. Fla Starting from Fort Lauder
dale I found the water in New River
So high that several hundred acres
of land along its banks was too wet
and on account of fear of overfo"
Caused by the canal being open Il
Lake Okeechobee) could not be cult
waited. This land. before opening th'
canal into the lake, was considered. and
without doubt was, the best land II
Florida for winter gardening. And
, also found that along the canal, be
, tween New River and Lake Ol6eecho
bee. there was not an acre OF lam
, that was not covered with water eS
cent the mud and rock that had beel
? thrown out of the canals by th'
dredges. The waters of the lake wer'
, within three inches of being out OF IT
; banks. Therefore, with two canals
enc into the Caloosa ha tchie river an
| the Fort Lauderdale canal open, tn
: lake, even in what is supposed to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-04

tho s.atC viii have spent the price oi
the remaining million acres and thc'e
YiI not be any Everglades drained by
the state
In Re "Majah" Wright.
"R. !. Bolles viii have damage
suit according to his contract. / think.
Thousands Of people all over the world
will have their savings in property
that they cannot use. all on account Of
Acknowledgement, or lack of judgement
or a high priced scientific engineer,
who ! am positive never saw the
Everglad es except from launch OF an
automobile. and judging from his re-
port a printed, all that he knew was
from hearsay, written or told by pco-
pic who like himself were guessing at
4 and there might have been just n
little smattering Of politics mixed up
in the present plans of drainage.
THE many land companies doing
business in tho Everglades proper are
not to blame for the non-drainaSe 81
the Evcrgla des. From what / know of
these companies they all went into it
in good faith, knowing that they were
selling the best land In the world.
when drained in the best state in tho
Union. and with the best climate in
the United States. And also selling
this land at less than one-half the
price asked for land not so good in
other sections of the country. ] Will
say that ] believe there is twenty feet
o. more fall between Lake Okeechobee
and the ocean. Therefore the Ever
glades can be drained. but not through
irrigation ditchs running into small,
crooked rivers aIog the east and west
coasts Of Florida It will take not
less than 100000 10 get canals in
shape to control the waters OF Lake
Okcechobec and the great watershed
to the north and west Of the lake.
when this is done, the Everglades Will
practically be drained.
Yours truly,
GEORGE J.. MCDONALD,
civil Engineer Key West Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-04

the drv season, was up to its old
trick. namely, running over with
water.
Cross Eyed Engineer.
IT left Tanti for Fort Myers ana
think 1 can say without fear of sue
cessful contraction, that the canal
ding bv the state near Fort Thompson
is a thing of beauty. The work must
have been in charge Of cross-eyed
On eineer have wondered quite often
since going through it, whether the
engineer has ever got Strengthened out
again This canal doubles back on
itself every few hundred feet and is
four times the length it would be II 1t
were straight, and l think cost four
times as much to dig. But this work
like all the rest done so far, seems
tn have been done TO get rid of money.
One Lock Not Needed.
"Now take the lock few miles out
from New River. 1t is not needed,
never was and never will be except 10
spend money. There has been canal
dug around it. If there had not oeeh
the water would have run over the top
~ n Now as to the fall between
lake Okeechobee and the Atlantic
ocean and the Gulf Of Mexico, I have
paver seen but one profile: but for
faar that there were others | wrote to
Tallahassee asking for them. Nothing
doing There were none ] viii nave
r. assume that there is % feet Of
fall between the lake and tide water
at Miami The only profile before me
shows the contour of the surface De-
tween the lake and tide water near
I1niter is within FIVE miles out from
:, +1J1 rive
otheI words. there would be no current
in a canal on this route until the
canal reached a point five miles west
of the Ioxahatchee river at or near
Jupiter.
Water Stands Long.
ct will have to take issue with the
/ engineer who ran this line. and will
| saw that 1 do not believe there is a
| 1e-foot rise in the first FIVE miles west
from tidewater at or near Jupiter
Fla. I have known the water TO STAND
sea son after season, all over the coun-
try. from se~>ral inches to three OF
four feet deep from the railroad grade
near Jupiter to Lake Okeechobee, anc
there was no perceptible current Il
same in any direction. I will agret
| nth the engineer who ran the linz
| from Fort Myers. via Browns store It
| Pompano, who earned every dollar M
got out Of the work. This line rum
about east and west across the Ever
| ola des He shows a 6-mile section Cil
the 'GIades) of this line in a, profile
and states in his report that he foun'
I97 feet falls in the first forty mile
east from Browns store. less than on
inch fall per mile. The forty miles /
the entire width Of the Everglades a
this point One inch fall per mil
Oh lines running east and west is ap
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-04

'Glades between Lake OkecchODcc and
the three small rivers and Lake Worth
to drain them? / will not venture to
say. But the city of Miami is more
than five feet below the surface Of
the lake, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano
and Palm Beach, ten or twelve rect
below West Palm Beach, al least five
feet below Jupiter. seven feet below
by profile. All OF the small towns
between Jupiter and Miami are from
five to twelve feet below the lakes
surface. From my observations, | be-
lieVe the result viii be just as they
were on the Caloosa hatchee river last
summer. A greater portion of the
country between Jupiter and Miami
will be under water-that is, provided
the fall from Lake OkeechObec to the
rock rim is sufficient to bring the
, water down to the rim The sO-much-
talked-of rock rim at the eastern edge
of the 'Glades is from nine to fifteen
feet lower than the surface Of Lake
Okeechobee.
immense Sum Needed.
Now for fear tho reader has not
heard what happened to the country
along the Caloosahatchee river / will
state that last summer there was a
| rise of water in the river above it's
| normal stage of some twelve or fifteen
| feet. Some people along the river said
! twenty feet. This water covered the
| banks Of the river and the country
back from same for miles, with from
/ four to eight feet Of water, killing
| thousands of old bearing orange and
/ grape fruit trees for thirty miles down
| the river from Fort Thompson. II
! seems that there was fail enough from
| the canal to carry the water to the
| head Of the river at Fort Thompson,
| and the river being SO narrow and
/ crooked il could not take care Of the
/ same. and therefore the water banked
UP and ran over the country for miles
ca ch side Of it. The same thing will
happen on the east coast. in my opin-
ion, If the present plans Of ditchine
are kept up, without first making
preparations for taking care Of the
| overflow from Lake Ozeechobee. The
state of Florida, will have spent more
than the amount received for all the
lands sold since the drainage worl
started. as well 5 the drainage tax 81
) cents per acre, before any Of thu
present canals they are working on
or have contra cted for, are completed.
Gloomy Is the Outlook.
"How in the name of common sens
are they going to drain the Everglades
| with the money received from tn
sale Of less than one million acres o
land. which is all they have for sal
at this time? It is my opinion tina
when the present canal and those con
tracted for are finished, there will no
b. an acre Of Everglades land draine'
BIZ the state Of Florida fit for cultiva
: ton with any degree Of certainty o
making a crop, even in the dry sea
> sen. And unless the plans are change
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-04

stood. stand ready to secure the money
In case the internal Improvement
board allows the issue and imposes
the tax Engineers employed Dy
large company, however, recently de-
clared that drainage of the Everglades
would cost not less than $S0,00O,OOO,
or $40 an acre. This being the case,
where is the money coming from
What will $5,o00,000 amount to IN sucn
q work? These are questions that Will
be hurled over the heads of legislators
in both houses before a bill providing
for a bond issue, without submitting
il to the people. is passed
Investigation Improbable.
When the legislative session opened
1t was loudly acclaimed that Ever
slades work would be investigated IN
every feature This dwindled down,
however, to a decision not 10 nave d
committee visit the 'Glades, but to al
low the internal Improvement board to
make a report on work done. etc. In
this connection the writer has acci-
dentally fallen into possession of IN
formation relative to the grating pro
cnytties of at least one faithful
steward" and indications are that
there will be some lively develop
ments in regard thereto before many
moons wax and wane. If the writer
can establish the fact himself the rev
clation will certainly be forthcoming.
Engineers Revelations.
| Representative Marcy B. Darnell OF
Kew West. recently received a decided
| Nv interesting letter from George La
Mcdonald. a civil ngineer of Key
West. who was for sixteen years
county surveyor of Dade county, and
| which makes some decidedly interest
| ing revelations with reference 10 con-
ditions in the 'Glades. Mr.. DarneN
/ turned the letter over to Representa-
tive George Worley of Miami. who Is
! understood to be of the belief that the
| drainage project would prove failure
| and who recently made a sensations
| speech on the floor of the mouse WIZ
reference to conditions now existing
The letter follows:
81 have had it in mind for Ions
time to write something on the Ever
| gIades and for fear of being misun
! derstood have refrained from doing SO
i R1lt TO show that I am familiar, O
i should be, with the subject L VII
state for those interested that l wa
i county surveyor of Dade county 10
sixteen years, and during the time
held Office. Dade county included a.
of Lake Okeechobee and the swami
and overlooked lands known as tn
Everglades.
During my twenty years residenc
| IN made county 1 made hundreds o
i, SURVEYS into the Everglades of fey
|, miles. and several from ten to twenty
eight miles; also ran lines of levels |
, several places. In the following artlci
vii, try TO give an unbiased opinion
, basaa on exactly what / know, an
from ay actual experience, during m
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-04
eY FRANK l. HuFFAkER

Tallahassee, May SWIM the Ever
g.ades be reclaimed, or will the drain
age project combined with the
methods used in exploiting submerged
lands. prove to be the most colossal
real estate swindIe of the history OF
any single state?
The above are infinitely serious
questions that are facing members OF
the observation-disclosures every Guzen
who has the interest OF the common
wealth at heart, and the BELIEF Is
steadily creeping into the minds OF
many people that the mismanaged
project will eventually prove a crush
ing, sorrow bringing, loss entailing
failllre-a failure that will stain the
honor of the state and bring woe TO
thousands in every section OF the
Union. who have purchased the un-
drained lands, in many cases unoer
false and utterly misleading promises
OF the exploiters. And the iano
sharks and their abettors-weil'
here's hoping they land in good,
warm, safe place" presided over py
Irncte sam. The postoffice inspector
o,,ov is watching developments with
terrier like tenacity, and when the
crash comes-and let us hope it never
comes. for the honor OF the state
will either land the swindlers or chase
them to foreign shores.
The internal improvement BOARD
which has charge of drainage work.
wants the legislature to allow bono
issue of s55, 0oO. 900 with which to con-
tinue drainage operations. the tax 70
fan entirely on lands in the drainage
area. In spite of this fact, however
n is feared TO submit the bond issue
TO vote of the people, the belief being
that they would vote 1t down. some
of the land companies, II Is under
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-04
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