Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-09-21

enter into u partnership with l.. u.
riiman in the practice of law and
will have charge of the office ~
llill>boro. LAWYER White will assam
direction of the editorial policy of
III, IIII-boro Free Pre-.
The many friends ot Mis-, Eliza
beth Garrett, noted bind singer and
composer # New Mexico. will be- N
l"rr>lrd To learn that -hc intends t."
co ~ New York shnrllv To take M
the work oi teaching blind soldier.
manned in battle. Mis- Garrett will
also take musical work while IN the
east. She has been IN FL paso re-
Gently. and has been well received hN
the musical public there Miss Gar
rc't b. well known throughout the
tate
\ nearly ~ can he learned bN Al
infant General james Baca. who ha-
returned from q visit Ia the war dc
rurtmcnt at WASHINGTON. the New
Mexico regiment in ramp AT Albu
mcruuc viii start 1" move Ia lhr
Linda Vista. California, cantonmcni
uu October first. General Baca was
also told that the New Mexico draft
eel men. after mobilization az Fort
Riley. kau~.. would be sent To ioin
the regiment. II will take over l.Oou
of the states quota of drafted men
To- bring the regiment To war strength,
Road hou~r- III i!crnalillo count,
alleged 10 be furnishing "boollc.
whisky to New Mexico troop. IA
camp at Albuquerque must be closed,
according Ia q delegation from the
Albuuucrquc chamber of commerce,
CONSISTING Of Max Nordhaus and "
{. Dietrich. which ha- called Oh the
Governor kma his aid. The gov
rrnor viii at once request from the
attorney General an opinion IN hi
rlghl Ia use war emergency funds Tor
such purpose. The governor, how
ever. stated he would authorize no
expenditure until convinced that the
Mbuaucrouc and Bcrnallo county
authorities were doing all IN their
power to suppress the traffic.
-
II" latest compilation of the de-
partmenl oi agriculture credit New
Mexico with l3G.UUU acres IN beans,
or PIP per cent H. many acres rs last
wear. the increase being largely due
10 the work of the state council of
defense. OF these 80 900 acres, 50
ucr cent are IN pinto beans; , per
cent in ordinary white. , per cent in
.uv beans. per cent each in red
kidney and TepparN beans. while o
per cent are IA varieties not included
in The above. New Mexico ranks fifth
among the bean states. Michigan be-
in. first with $4,000 acres: Califor-
MIA second. with $4,000 acres New
York third. with 2lO.00O acres; Col
urado fourth, with 10000 acres.
a the New Mexico Bankers As
~"claii"n ~ session last week, at
East Las Vegas, the following oi1ic-
cr~ were elected:
President. W. ID. Murray. Silver
CITY.
Vice president, j. J. Jalfa. Roswell.
Secretary. W. \. McMillin, Albu-
Qncrauc.
Treasurer. G. Hobb-. Roswell
Legislative Commitiee-.Ierre Hag-
gard, Albuquerque; George Trick,
Carbon; \. Scligman. Santa Fe: j.
VI. Cunningham, Las Vegas. and Alex
Shiplcv. Clovis.
Members of the Executive Commit
icr-Threc yer term. {. 5. White. Al
buqucrque: +. X. Richardson. Fort
Sumner, and r. F. Smalley. Gallup.
\ post of Veterans of Foreign
War, of the United State, will be or
eanizcd ~ Camp Cody. Arthur ".
Piggoit. army field clerk and chief
clerk NJ the division HEADQUARTERS of
General \. l.. Block~om. i past
deputy chief of staff of the national
organization. lie has been author
lied to form the Camp Cody post and
ha- opened the charter roll for ALI
those here who have had the neces-
sary service to entitle them to wear
campaign badges. The aims of the
veterans of foreign wars are purely
patriotic and fraternal. and the or
ganization is destined to take the
place of the grand old Grand Army
of the Republic, which is fast pass-
ing away. All those who served in
Porto Rico. the war with Spain. in