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c. \. Lester Of DORDERLAND
FAME RECEIVES CREDIT DUE HIM
Manager Of Automobile Blue Book,
Favorlte Guide OF National Auto
nobillsts, Asks Assistance And
Gives Boost 10 Favorlte Route.

G.. II. Lester, known as the "Fa-
ther" of the Borderland Automobile
route has received u request from
j. =. Dods, manager of the Auto
mobile Blue Book Publishing COM
pany of New York and Chicago, ask
ing him to send data in regard to the
lo.e ing of the automobile route be-
tween Amarillo and Dodge City to be
published in volume five Of the Blue
Pook and Mr.. Dods said that the pub
lica'ion OF the book would be held
up until the data has been received.
In conclusion Manager Dods
thanked Mr.. Lester for his assistance
and in return said he would be
pleased to show his appreciation by
boosting FOR the Borderland Route in
the Blue Book as from the experience
ot many automobilists that the Bor-
derland is u route worthy of consi-
deration and one of the most i'm
portant and best routes for transcon-
tinental travel. Mr.. Lester has re-
ceived word that Secretary II. D.
Dubois of the Douglas Chamber OF
Commerce, in company with james
Burton travelled from Douglas tc
Rodco, N. NJ, this week for the pur'
pose of placarding the Borderland
| Route with signs in order that auto
mohilists travelling to Douglas to at
tend the Good Roads meeting il
Douglas on April Is, will not becom'
confused.
The following telegram was receiv
ed today from Dell NJ. Porter. oi
San Antonio, Texas: Gulf and Inter
oceanic National highway designatr'
from New York to San Diego, follow
ing Southern National highway from
New York to Durham, N. c., thence
Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston. Sal
Antonio. Fl Paso, thence Southerl
National highway via Las Cruces
Deming. 10 San Diego.
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GRANT COUNTY TO GIVE
$1,000 FOR SAN DIEGO FAIR

Last Tuesday the Grant County
Board of County Commissioners ap-
$4,000 for the use OF the
New Mexico Board Of Expositions
Managers in preparing an exhibit
for the San Diego exposition. Sam
Clark, member Of the board. A. f.
Koehler, publicity agent, and Prof.
Fayette A. Jones, president Of the
Socorro School Of Mines, appeared
before the board in the interests of
the exposition. Prof. Jones aud Mr.
Koehler were in Deming early in the
week. Prof. Jones has been appoint
ed mining commissioner for the ex-
position and will have charge of the
New Mexico exhibit. lie expects Ia
soon begin a tour Of the state in
order to gather the material for his
work.
While in the city Prof. Jones
visited the local high school and
spoke briefly to the students. Hs
examined the mineral collection
gathered from all parts of tmna
county by the students. and at som'
future time will classify the speci'
men. The pupils deserve great ere
dil for forming so interesting an ex'
hibit. declared he.
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New Cement Walks

New cement sidewalks and cement
stree, curbing are being put in all
ovc.' the city. The latest to get into
line being Attorney Fred Sherman.
who has installed fine walks and
curbing around his property corner
of Film street and Copper avenue.
County Clerk G. II. Hughes has park
I'd the front of his premises and
Henry Meyer has installed u fine wide
cement in front and on the side Of
his property corner of Gold avenue
and Birch street.
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W. {. Osborn Is cead

At the moment OF going to press
word was received here Of the death
at Myndus Of W. E. Osborn at .
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Death
resulted from a stroke Of paralysis
with which Mr.. Osborn was stricken
Sunday.
Burial will BE- at 10 80 o'clock to-
marrow morning from the Mahoney
undertaking esta ablishment, and burial
will be in the Deming cemetery. Mr..
Osborn is survived by his widow and
niece, Miss Hazel Clark. lie was
horn in Bloomington, ILL.,; was 81
years old, and moved to his ranch
near Myndus fifteen months ago
from Chicago.
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to keep in mind the Importance OF
providing for parents meetings, ana
social center work in general. a
room large enough for assembly pur-
poses should be- provided and equip
ned with seats. A gymnasium is
equally important, Us il furnishes the
hes, means of arousing the interest
of the boys and young men, Where
ever social center work has been
tried. il has accomplished great things
Schools used for this purpose, are
no, diverted from the use originally
intended. for the work is educational
the parent being Us much or more
directly benefited than the children
Anything which helps to broaden en-
tighten and bring about a better ma'
tual understanding among the people
cannot fail to make for a better ei'y'
"This town" has hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars invested in schools
which pay no dividens except on nve
school days each week for thifty-six
weeks out of each ifty-two. THIS
money can be made to give returns
ON evenings and during holidays as
well. -.
And from the Literary Digest oi
March 20. in speaking Of the Gary
Ind. schools, we read: "Nor are these
Continued on page two)
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GOOD SHOWING BY CO. | MADE
At INSPECTION MONDAY NIGHT
Lieutenant Test, U. s. A. and Adiu-
tant General Herring Were Present
Only Criticism Was Large Number
of Absentees Who Must Account.

Company | was inspected Saturday
evening by Lieutenant +. {. Test, U.
s. A., who returned, it is understood,
very favorable report on the new
company to the war department.
With Lieutenant Test was Harry T.
Herring adjutant general of New
Mexico. who expressed himself as
much gratilicd by the interest shown
by the members of the company.
ONE WEAKNESS
Only in point of attendance was
The organization found ai the inspcc-
ton 10 be weaker. On this point
General Herring was particular 10
call attention to the regulations
which compel attendance.
LAYS DOWN LAW
THE National Guard j, part of
the regular defence of the nation"
said General Herring, "and to have
efficiency it must be properly dis
ciplined. Unless there is good at
tendance at drills, discipline or effici
ency is not possible. To compel men,
bers of the company to attend, the
law will be invoked If necessary, as
both fines and Imprisonment may be
resorted TO bring about the desired
results.
TO ENFORCE DISCIPLINE
at is n thankless task for you men
here present to work for efficiency
only to have the undrilled recruits
spoil the manuvers on such occasions
as this. shall take immediate steps
to ascertain why some members were
not present tonight and, while ! want
to be- reasonable with those who have
sufficient excuse. shall use all the
authority which | have TO bring the
careless ones to account
BRIEF SPEECH BY TEST
Lieutenant Test also spoke to the
company, and complimentcd its mem
bers on the excellent showing made
in spite Of the difficulties, attendant
ON organization and delays in receiv-
ing equipment.
The company now has its full com
pliment Of officers, men, and ac-
coutrements. and is expected TO make
good showing at the annaul ma
neuvers which are to be held, jointly
with regular troops, some time in
July or August. The use of the rear
room on the ground floor of the of
the city building for an armroy and
and storehouse has been obtained
through the courtesy of the board of
trustees, and the lockers have been
provided there by the chamber of
commerce. Drills are held in the
Killinger building on Silver avenue
or in the Crystal theater.
WERE ENTERTAINED
With General Herring was Mrs.
Herring, who was entertained by the
good women Of Deming in the true
Mimbres Valley fashion. There were
luncheons and motor drives over the
valley.
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Amy l.. Morris, through her at
torncy, A. W. Pollard. filed suit in
the district court Thursday against
her husband, Richard +. Morris,
whom she alleges she married in San
Antonio, Texas, in 1906. She charges
the defendant with being an habiiual
drunkard and prays for the custody
of her two children, boys. aged re
spectively three and six years. She
also alleges that her husbands pres
ent address is Oaxaca, Mexico.
c. F. Birchfeld came down from
his ranch near Hurley Monday and
will remain here for few days.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE HAS
A MOST SUCCESSFUL SESSION
Rev. W. c. Merritt, Field Secretary
Of the international Sunday School
Association, Made an Interesting
Address to q Large Audience.

The annual Snday school institute
in Luna county was held in Deming
last Saturday and Sunday under the
direction of International Field Sec
retary c. W. Merritt, whose territory
covers all the western states. The
Saturday evening session was held at
the Presbyterian church and on Sun
day afternoon session was held at
the Baptist church where addresses
were made by Rev. ". c. Merritt,
Rev. Duncan Matheson and Rev.
Theodore Platt.
On Sunday evening all Of the pro-
testant churches of every denomina. =.
ton met in grand joint meeting at
the Crystal Theater. Special music
was n part Of the program and ad-
dresses were made by the Rev. Ed
ward c. Morgan, The Rev. Theodore
Plnit and the Rev. Athens, n Greek
missionary. The Rev. Merritt gave
an interesting address telling OF the
work accomplished in the world by
the International Sunday School As
sociation and he gave many excellent
hints on how to increase the value
of the work in this community.
The theater was filed with an en-
thusiastic audience who hearth,
showed their appreciation Of the ef'
forts of the Rev. Merritt. The meeting
was presided over BY the Rev. s. X
Mcclure. pastor of the Christian
church in this city.
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r. C. Peterson has received Se.
eral carloads of farming implements
and machinery, consisting Of feed
cutters, riding plows, hay rakes ana
disc harrows and also a large supply
If wire fencing. Mr.. Peterson Is
having erected a large fre-proo,
storage shed on the corner OF do.o 20
avenue and Hemlock ia which 10
place his large stock Of goods.
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PROPOSE 100000
FACTORY FOR DEM|NG
n Citizens Subscribe tw $l000o In
Stock lcslsss Refrigerator
MIN be manulaelured We're.


The Arctic Iccless Refrigerator
Company, recently Incorporated un-
der the laws of New Mexico for
$1,000, 900. offers Deming the op-
noriuniiy for the location of its fac
iory and general offices here. All
the company asks is that the citizens
subscribe for $4,000 worth of the
capiial stock at par. No bonus ar
other inducements are required. III
Paso has three capitalists. il is said,
who are willing To subscribe the
amount twice over. An effort is be-
inr made by the chamber of com
merce to meet the demands.
INCORPORATION
Former State Senator George T..
Coke, now chief engineer for the
Chino Copper Company ut Santa
Rita, is the inventor of the iceless
refrigerator and with +. W. Heck
man and II. o. Young. both of whom
are also employees of the Chino Cop
per Company. is the incorporation Of
the company, which proposes within
thirty days to erect n factory which
will turn out 1000 machines n month
aud employ 800 men to I'LL orders now
ON file. Mr.. Hickman is in Deming
with two demonstr trating machines.
GREAT INVENTION
Mr.. Coke has been at work perfect
ing his invention for the past two
years, and his patent, recently grant
ed. is pronounced by the Scientific
American staff experts to be the most
valuable which has gone through the
patent office within the past five
years. The ieeless idea is not new
one, but il remained for Mr.. Cox to
perfect a practical application Of the
principle.
PRINCIPLE INVOLVED
In speaking of the invention Mr..
Hickman says:
"The Arctic Cooling and Refriger-
ating Cabinet is built upon purely
scientific principles and combines
sanitation with refrigeration, n fac
Tor which is entirely lacking in all
the methods now employed. A fact
which admits of no argument. be-
cause of the absolutely exclusive of
air imperative to economy of opera
ii"n of all rcfrigerators now upon
the market, making them both ex-
penslvr Of maintainencc and pro-
fonndly unsaniinry, as any germ oi
deleterious element contained therein
cannot help but spread Il 'onghoni
the entire rcscepticle and contami-
nate everything therein and many
times multiplied by being confined in
an atmosphere so fertile to their dis
position.
"ln the Arctic health and santa.
tion has been the first consideration
Us constant free circulation OF arr
purified by passing through capil'
larry fabric moistened by pure water
prevents the growth of any germ or
ganlsm, or the deterioration Of foo,
products through confinement in
contaminated atmosphere. Eacl
chamber or comm artment having in
dN'dual aperaturcs for the admis
s'"n Of an abundance of air with al
outlet lnlo the ventilating flue through
winch all mir passes from the machine
prevents the transmission from taint'
"r odors from one compartment Il
thr others. thereby making il possible
To Keep all articles essential to house
hold requirements in the same cab
met"
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WELLS.PEuGH REALTY
IS GETTING BUSINESS

The Wells-Peugh Realty Company
reports the following sales recently
Improved 40-acre
farm of Alex Smith sold TO Alex Toot;
l60-acre REIMBURSEMENT south Of the
city sold to Ralph Lynd; Albert
Ernst dairy sold to Alex Toot.
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r. { FARLEY TO GIVE FREE
LECTURE At high SCHOOL

The Rev. X. r. Farley, superint-
endent and field secretary of the
Monntainair Chautau9ua, will give n
free lecture ni the auditorium of the
Deming High School next Tuesday
evening. April II. Everyone invited.
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BANQUET TO ASSISTANT
SECRETARY Of NAVY
Chamber Of Commerce Hsners r. D.
Roosevelt and Wife Whs Stop
Over In the City Of DemIng.
ON COAST INSPECTION TRIP


Assistant Secretary OF the navy
Franklin d. Roosevelt and Mrs.
Roosevelt were guests of honor at
at the Harvey House Thurs
day night given by the Deming Cham
ber Of Commerce. Fifty guests were
present to meet the secretary and his
wife. Mrs. j. q. Moir was
escorted into the dining room by See
reiary Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt
was escorted by Mayor John Corbeit.
NOTICED IMPROVEMENTS
Secretary Willard f. Holt of the
Deming Chamber Of Commerce, de-
livered the address Of welcome in be-
half of the City of Deming and the
chamber of commerce, which was
most heartily responded to by Mr..
Roosevelt, who in his remarks stat
cd that two years ago he had had
the pleasure Of visiting Deming and
during his present visit he most parti-
cularly noticed the change for the
better that had taken place here and
in conclusion he said that he hoped
that the secretary Of the navy would
see 1T to send him west again in the
near future.
VISITED SILVER CITY
Mr.. Roosevelt came from Wash
ington three days ago and went on to
Silver City, where he and his wife
were the guests Of r. II. NJ. Fergu-
son, a business man Of Silver City and
a former member of Theodore Roosc-
velt's famous regiment of Rough
Riders, Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt
motored down from Silver City with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson aud we're met
BY a committee from the local cham
Der Of commerce. An informal re-
ception was held in the parlors OF
the Harvey House. before the BAN
quet, where the women Of the city
had the pleasure of meeting Mrs
Roosevelt.
COUSIN OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT
Assistant Secretary Franklin D.
Roosevelt is distant cousin Of his
famous namesake and Mrs. Roosevelt
is a niece Of Theodore Roosevelt. BY
a strange cincidence the present
assistant secretary Of the navy oc.
cupies the same position as that held
by Theodore Roosevelt some year.
before he became president of thu
United States.
BATTLESHIP NEW MEXICO
After the banquet Mr.. and Mrs
Roosevelt got aboard the Southern
Pacific train for the Pacific coast
where Mr.. Roosevelt will inspect the
several naval stations and harbor,
from San Diego to Puget Sound. JUS
before leaving Mr.. Roosevelt said t.
a Graphic representative that ther'
was an error that had appeared in tn
public press that the thirty-nntl
battleship was to be named afte
the State Of Arizona, as no decision
had been reached as yet and in fac
there would be no names given Il
battleships until congress had mad
an appropriation and authorized tw'
more battleships. He said that thi
would probably be done at this ses
sion Of congress and when the thre
were completed that there was N
doubt that two Of the names selecte,
would be those Of New Mexico an
Arizona and that the matter Of nam
ing battleships was only in the powe
Of the secretary Of the navy.
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Methodist District Conference

The Rev. T. C. Morgan and Mrs.
". Z. Foulks, the latter represent
ing the woman's Missionary Society.
Of the local Methodist church, will
attend the FL Paso District Confer
ence at Alpine, Texas, April Is TO 10.
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Stricken With Paralysis

DR.. f. A. Montenyohl was called
to Myndus Wednesday to attend
Elmer Osborn who was stricken with
paralysis md the attending physician
reported the patient rs having small
chances for recovery.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Hinmsn, par
ents Of Mrs. Henry Raiihel. and her
grandmother, Mrs. Stanley. came
down from Silver City in their auto
mobile one day this week and made
q short visit.
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dIans. From a grazing state. over viii. III
once roamed immense herds of cattle,
this country is rapidly becoming agrj-
cultural.
In such a prosperous community there
is always plenty of work to be found,
but the senator tells story of a man
out his way who did his work VIGOROUSLY
Jim Jones was a ne'er-do-well; foating
his principal occupation and sponging on
others his only industry. He never dis
played any energy except at meals.
His brother did most of the supporting
of the entire family. but at one time
even that down-trodden member hap
pened not to have any position. Jim
lounged about, grouching at his hard
luck. Then one day he met the senator
and q smile as bright as a new engage
ment ring illuminated his rusty counte-
why. Jim. you seem happy" sx,
claimed the senator. WHAT'S the glad
news? Must have had some good luck
come your way"
Il haver' cried Jim. throwing out his
chest with pride. My brother has Just
gotten a new job!'
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even impresses itself upon their memory.
Such a one is told by a man who has
given more than a quarter of a century
OF his lifetime to the bureau.
A Confederate soldier. who was a
member of a Tennessee regiment that
performed signal service during the
civil war. applied for a pension by i'm
personating a man of similar name
who had served in the Union ranks.
At the trial there were comrades of
the Confederate soldier. who had serv-
ed with him, and knew him to be an eX-
Confederate soldier.
Then there were Federal soldiers, men
who had served with the Union soldier
and testified that the claimant was not
their comrade. Still the man held his
ground.
The wife of the Union soldier testi-
fed that the claimant was mot the man
I married" Still the man persisted in
his claim. But finally a quaint character
from Alabama took the stand. He testi-
fled that the Union soldier had died in
a cabin on Big Coon creek, Ala, and
was buried in Ships graveyard on the
banks Of that stream.
Il went for his coffin" the old man
said. Il couldn't tote 1t up the hill
side to where de cabin was SO / toted
de body down to de coffin. Den l toted
it ober to de graveyard, and den I
shobeled in de dirt. Den rolled big
lime rock ober de head o. dat coffin,
and it's thar yit. And dat" pointing to
the prisoner, "ain't de man buried"
The man Was, of course, found guilty.
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should be called. He had heard the name
of Great Father bestowed upon the head
of the nation: but Prof. Hough did not
comprehend the Chinaman's meaning
when he so alluded to Mr.. Wilson Wun
Lung jabbered and Hough wondered till
at last bright thought struck the celes-
tial
II mean man down in White House at
Washington what you call this" exclaim-
ed Wun Lung at last in triumph And to
illustrate his meaning he dug behind
Josh image on his shelf OF punk sticks,
dragging out an Episcopal prayer book
and opening at the Lords prayer. Here
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DIsBuRsfNe CLERK.. GUY OTA910R.
WHO STNp5 OUT 8 $50, O0o. 900 EAcH6AH~.

learned of it The glasses. incidentally,
which the man sold for $40 pair, cost
him 81 OS per dozen.
So much for the field of the special
examiner" Those who live by their wits
have found, to their financial advance
ment, that those who have but a few dol
lars a month on which to exist will go to
almost any lengths to insure its contin-
uance. And fear is ever the best friend of
the crook.
AS for the cases dealing with fraudulent
attempts to obtain pensions, there are
great bound volumes at the pension bu
reau which deal with nothing e'se and
which form a valuable and treasured ad-
ditton to the records of that office. Most
of them deal with unsuccessful attempts
some few with cases where the fraud was
detected only after several years. But
each is a silent record of the constant
vigilance which the bureau maintains that
the millions at its disposal each year may
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not be expended wrongly.
1t is only by constant alertness that
Uncle Sans pocketbook remains intact,
for with hundred and-seventy- four-mil
lion dollar bait. few are the criminally in
clned who will not nibble.
To the members of the pension bureau
force who come in actual contact with
these cases. they divide themselves into
given types. The man who has investi-
gated many can tell very quickly Just
about what turn case will take shortly
after ne commences work upon it.
The man who impersonates another Is
the commonest of all. and in such a case
as this the government must produce
actual persons familiar with the man i'm
personated. Hundreds Of such cases have
brought this type to the dead level Of
monotony. so far as the investigators of
the bureau are concerned, and it is only
brought out In the trial that the case
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Good morning. Governor. good morn
ing replied the second gentleman with
a most engaging smile.
The long haired rube with the ten day
excursion ticket from the huckleberry
section effaced himself in the corner of
the car and gazed at them in open
mouthed awe.
WHO'S them there folks?'' he whis-
pered TREMENDOUSLY to a passing janitor
as the two gentlemen swept down the
corridor
Denis Mr.. Congressman Treadway
rum Massachusetts an Mr. Congressman
Adamson FUN Gcorgy." replied the
darky,
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the first one. He was finally caught and
sent to the penitentiary.
Once there was an itinerant egeglasS
salesman. He represented himself as
having been sent by the bureau to grant
an increase In pension to those deserving
it because of defective eyesight. He car
ried an "eye-testing outfit whose chief
object was prismatic lens, and this.
when held before the eyes of the victim.
brought the question: What do you
see?''
ried voice, II see two of you, DOCTOR,
or There are two pictures alike on the
wall yonder."
And then would come the answer, sad
sad; you will be blind If you are not care
full You are afflicted with a cataract
and must wear glasses. I have some
They will cost yeu $40. but 1t Is the only
hope left
This trick succeeded. until the bureau
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From His Viewpoint.

Prof. w al I g I
Hough, curator of
ethnology in the
National Museum,
tells about a Chi
nese laundryman
whom he met dur
ing one of his trips
to the far west.
Wun Lung was
trying to explain
something about the
President. but was
at a loss to know
by what title the
chief e x e C u t ! v e