The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14
LOGAN HAS A FEW DAYS OFF
AND LOOKS BAD TO VISITOR

meeting Nov. IL, n drunken Mexican
tried to kill his wife and children.
They sought refuge with the nearest
ncighbor, n lady past seventy years
Of age, and until about two n. m. the
drunken man wrestled and struggled
hcfore her door with men who were
trying to quiet him. to the great terror
Of the aged lady who lived alone.
Friday evening Nov. %, n drunken
American wanted to kill a saloon keep
en- with whom he had HAD words con
corning II gambling debt. and succeed
cd in getting hold Of at least four diff
erent guns one of which was loaned
by another saloon keeper. Into this
mans saloon the wife. who Is in "A del
icate condition. followed him and she
strovc to take the weapon from him
20 the great amusement of the proprie
tor. \ man who came. disarmed him
and rehukcd the saloon man. The last
gun he secured was a shot gun. After
two or three hours of terror and sus
pense he was induced to 20 home 70
his wife and little ones; one of whom
vas quite i'll. The next morning he
could recall none Of these happening.
The next day, II most brutal, inhuman
and revolving attack was made upon
a man of 81 years who had but one
eye, by n husky young man whose two
armed brothers kept back the crowd
from any interference. and urged OF
the aggressor, ut the same time crowd
ing up with tn" elbow, the helple,.
victim whose rood eye was closed hy
the first blow, for more punishment.
a partisan OF the attacking party.
believing another man to be a parti-
san of the victim, stepped up to him
and said:
as your name So"
Yes. sir"
Biff! without warming, he struck
him. As no weapons were in evidence
spectators intcrfcrcd,
In justice to the saloons, let it be-
said hat they were not responsible
for the assault which was caused by
an indictment by the grand jury, the
victim having made complaint. For
the lawless atmosphere, however,
whose legitimate fruit is just such
acts, the saloon must share its full re
sponsibility.
This in two weeks time without
mentioning the ordinary drunks,on of
whom, claiming to be n brother of n
Tucumcari attorney, drifted into Lo-
gan with money, blankets and a new
suit Of clothes and departed M cold
weather with only $500 and that given
him by n kindly hotel keeper.
When the writer left, citizens were
trying to raise $4,000 per month to
nay an officers salary and even solic-
ting from widows. Logan is unincor-
porated, has 1877 regular residents and
during the school year, several tenn
porary residents. There are four sa-
looms paying a license fee of 500 each
and a pool hall. Gambling dens are
said to be connected with some of the
saloons. Conditions there, always bad
seem TO be growing worse. Just as
sure as there is a future, the continu-
alton of such conditions will near
thousands of dollars expenses to thp
county in murder trials. Is it civil
cation that permits q county to take
$500 from a community for that which
forces the helpless and widows to
raise $4,000 monthly. 5000 yearly-a
a measure of self-defence? And self
defence against whom? Their own
county government. Without discuss
ing the trick that prevented splendid
progressive citizens Il Of n mile from
the location Of these saloons. castinc
a vote at the election, hut permitted
ignorant citizens Is miles away. who
cannot even speak Englisi, - Irtidc
il. | wish 10 say that ! re o.
the apparent legal privilege OF obtain
inC a license, the ordinary police pow
or of the state is sufficient grounds {
refuse it. | say this because the coun
~ is 'broke" and cannot afford tn
protection this community has flu
right to demand. With a multitude
Of saloons in San Francisco. the gov
eminent. as n easu Of public safe
", absolutely refused to permit lipuor
10 he sold for GO days. If the count
insists on licensing these saloons T.,
jail should be built at Logan and q
deputy sheriff APPOINTED who will give
oil his time 10 policing this community
\ constable will not do. The count
should pay for this protection in full!
Companions are odius-sometime-
odorus. Last summer an evangelist
said the devil had not been in Tucum.
carl for years, He merely came %
Mt. Tucumcari, looked over and saw Il
was safely his. None disputed the
statement, but compared to Logan
this town is as a rose geranium to "a
nole cat.
! call upon the county commission
ers to take this article in hand and in
festigate its whole truth. Every bust
ness man in Logan, with the possible
exception Of one whom | did not CON
suit, knows the saloon is a detriment
and wants it out. The saloon men.
themselves, down deep in their heart,
take the same view. One s. ID: 1--WE
know it. 4 bad business but what right
has he (the writer) got to come here
md tell VS. about it?" This man Is
aid to own a ranch that will make
him more than his saloon aEl he word