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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-09-13
NEW MEXICO MINIS
IN BIe LAND SUIT
Supreme Court Decides Against
Jones Ruling on School Sections
Eliminated From Forests

Santa Fe, Sept. Estate Land
Commissioner Robert p. Ervien to-
day received from Washington a tel
egram announcing the decision of the
United States supreme conn in the
ease Of the State Of New Mexico
against the Department Of the Inter-
ior, in with the state sought TO estab-
lish title 10 lieu lands selected in lieu
Of school sections which we're with
in the boundaries Of national forests
Al The Time The lien selections were
made.
The telegram came from Patrick
u. Loughran, special attorney rep
reseniing New Mexico in the litiga-
iion. His telegram stated that the
court had sustained every conien-
ton made by New Mexico as to the
states right to the lieu selections.
granting every prayer in the states
petition.
The petition, which Affects approx
imately 10000 acres Of highly valu-
able land, belonging to the state. is u
complete reversal Of the interior de-
partmeni, and Of a ruling made by
Senator A. A. Jones while the latter
was first assistant secretary of the
interior. The Jones ruling was made
in California case, but established
the precedent upon which the rulings
against New Mexico we're made.
The state, under its right to make
lieu selections, in lieu of lands with
in national forests, selected sections
totaling about 10000 acres. Later
the school sections were eliminated
from the national forests. and the
states lieu selections not having
been approved by the interior depart
ment, the department sought the can
eel the lieu selections and to force
the state to take back the school
sections that had been in the forests.
To have done this would have made
necessary the breaking up Of numer-
Gus important grazing tracts, under
lease, as we'll as some leased farm
ing tracts. Some Of the lands had
been contracted for sale. All Of Il
was in beneficial use. Had the in
terror department been sustained the
losses to New Mexico would have
been heavy.
Greatest satisfaction was express
ed by the officials of the land office
this afternoon at the states success
in winning the suit.
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Secretary DOderer Expects 1000
Mark to be Passed In County
at Large
Force Of rs Registrars Kept Busy
Nearly All Day Enrolling
Draft EIIglbIes

Up to seven o'clock last night,
just two hours before closing time,
| ,43O eligibles had registered with
the draft board at the court house,
and they we're still coming, but in
much decreased volume. Along
earlier in the day, even as early as
eight o'clock a. n., q large force Of
registrars was working busily and a
long line was waiting to register, es-
pecially in that part Of the house
given over to Mexican registry. Al
together q registrars were on the
job, in addition to a bevy Of inter-
prefers, who expedited matters con-
siderably.
No figures were available last
night on the percentage of regis
trants below and above the old age
limits.
In addition to the l,430 regis
trants from this county, more
than 200 registered who asked that
their cards he sent to other draft
boards, which was done, rs required
by the draft law. So the board and
its helpers had more than 1000 re-
gistrations to handle.
AT Columbus, the only other regis
iration point in the county, It is be-
lieved by Secretary Doderer of the
draft board thf thS registration
must have passed the $50 mark. That
is the number Of registration cards
provided the registrars al Columbus
and in the middle Of the afternoon
a messenger arrived from the border
town in hot haste asking for more
cards. lie didn't know whether the
first bunch was all used up or not
all he knew was he wanted more.
Secretary Doderer prophesied last
night that the 1000 mark would be
passed in the whole county.
In compliance with the wish of The
president and the proclamation OF
Mayor Hamilton. most of the busi.
ness houses were closed all day in
order to facilitate the registration
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-09-13

Miss Dorothy Dean finished first
in the Graphic's big subscription
contest, which came to a close last
Saturday night at 0 o'cclok. The
final count, which was made at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon, found her
more than two and a half million
votes ahead Of her nearest COMPETE
tor, Miss Elda Berry. The standing
Of the first seventeen contestants
appears above. The others, whose
names have appeared from week TO
week, were not active candidates,
unsolicited votes from their friends
accounting for the presence of their
names in the standing.
Miss Dean, il appears from u
study Of the week-tO- week records,
has been In the lead at the end Of
sagh week ever since the contest
began. Her lead was never seriously
threatened, but was cut down. some
what during the last week, after she
took "a position at the Princkss the
atre that prevented her putting as
much time as heretofore in soliciting
subscriptions. True to her, an.
nounced 5intention earlier in the con-
test, in case she should finish first,
she asked for the money instead Of
the car, and by special arrangement
pgith Mr.. Watkins, who has the Buick
agency here, this was arranged. Miss
Dean, who is practically on her own
resources and who has q heavy hos
pital bill TO pay, naturally felt that
she needed the money more than the
ear and both the Graphic and Mr..
Watkins were much inclined to ac-
cede 10 her wish. Very few people,
even among the other contestants,
were sorry TO see her win the prize.
The cash prize for second place
went to Miss Berry, while Misses
IInrdnway, Canon and Whitehill each
won a toilet set and Misses Dain-
wood, Stickney and Anderson each
won wrist watch. There were only
eight prizes.
The contest failed TO arouse the
interest that would probably have
marked such an event in less troub-
lous times, when Liberty loans, Red
Cross, W. S. S. and other drives do
moi have 10 be met, nevertheless add
cd several hundred new names to
the Graphic's already large list, and
added to the value Of the paper to
its advertising patrons by just that
much. Very few homes in Deming
are now without the Graphic, except
in the Mexican quarter-and even
there a surprising list was created.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-09-13

A number of local X. P.'s went 70
Hurley Monday night to witness the
comforting Of the second and third
rank upon two Camp Cody candi-
dates, namely Sgt. J. II. Freepari-
uer and Sgt. C. +. Hockeit, both Of
the quartermaster department. Two
Hurley candidates were also given
the same rank. Those who made the
trip from here, beside the two can
didates from the camp we're; Hugh
II. Williams, state supreme repre-
sentative, +. DeLaunay, W. c. Simp-
son, W. J. Berry, r. n. Jackson, II.
W. Hiekerson, Capt. Henry c. Chard
and Capt. John =. Madgeis A dry
banquet followed the lodge proceed
ings.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-09-13

Last year the highest enrolment
reached at this school was 26O. This
year it has reached almost double
that mark in the first week Of school.
On the basis Of 40 pupils to each
teacher, nine more teachers are
needed. Anyone knowing Of teachers
who may be secured will confer a
favor by communicating with Prof.
Mahan or any member Of the board.
The high school enrolment is held
TO a comparatively low figure be-
cause Of the absence Of about thirty
boys Of high school age who have
entered military schools.
TIE number enrolled in the schools
last year at this time was only a few
over 900. The marked increase is
some indication Of how the pOpula-
ton has increased in the interyen-
ing time, though it can hardly show
the whole increase, as then quite a
number Of Officers had children IN
The schools. whereas ROW there are
very few Officers at the camp just
at present.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-09-13
Lynd's Sister Gets Official PraIss

r. A. Lynd, who, despite his Scan
dinavian handle, was raised At Bel
fast, Ireland, has received a clipping
from a newspaper published in that
city containing an official commun-
ifue Of the English secretary Of
state Of war, which mentions Miss
Dora I4ynd, sister Of the Demine
man. a. one Of the nurses who have
done exceptional service since the
war started. Miss l.ynd is assistant
matron Of the Ulster volunteer force
hospital, located At Belfast.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-09-13

Y '
The above telegram. being the
most important part of this story,
is given first. The rest of the story
follows:
A United Press dispatch appearing
in an Omaha paper Of Sept. 9Th
under q Washington daieline, stated
that General March had issued an
announcement To the effect that
after the training Of the 97th divi-
sion, which is due here within the
next few weeks, Camp Cody will be-
abandoned. The telegram added that
there had been much criticism of the
location of the camp here.
The dispatch caught the eye Of the
Deming people on the arrival Of tho
papers from Omaha Tues. and We6
nesday the chamber Of commerce
had gotten hold Of il and started
prompt inquiry. Messages were sent
by Secretary Forbes Parkhill to SEN
ator Fall, Geo. Creel, head Of the
national publicity bureau, and others
at Washington, and to j. A. Ma
honey, now on a vacation in the east
near Camp Dix, where his son-in-law
is quartered. Yesterday afternoon
the first reply arrived, the one given
above, from Senator Fall. No fur
ther replies have been received a.
yet, but none are regarded as neces-
sary IN the light Of the positive.char
acter Of the senator's statement.
In one particular the otherwise
untruthful Omaha statement is cor.
rect. There has been some criticism
Of the location Of the camp here
by Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota
people exclusively, and usually by
politicians with an axe to grind.
These complaints no longer worry
Deming. There is one large, salieni
fact that offsets. hundred to one.
all the things they can bring against
the camp location-and that is the
fact that Camp Cody is now indis-
putably the most healthful camp
in the United States. as matter Of
actual record.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-09-13
ASHORTAGE Of TEACHERSOVER l,4OO REGISTERED
All Three Dsmlna Buildings Already
Badly 0vercrOwded, With
More Coming
Several Rooms Working on Halliday
Basis With Pupils Divided In
Two Shifts

II yon will ask the opinion Of Prof.
NJ. S. Mahan, superintendent of the
Dcming schools, he will probably tell
You that, whatever the necessities Of
Germany in the matter may be, there
is no need for enforced po'ygamy in
this country. Polygamy, enforced OR
otherwise, results. theoretically at
least, in superfluity Of children,
which is blessing or nuisance,
according TO how you look at it..
Prof. Mahan, however he loks at it,
has what might be called a super
fluffy Of children to deal WITH At
any rate it seems that TO have over
| 300 Youngsters on your hands all
at once when you we're looking for
about 900, would have to come
under that heading. Prof Mahan,
had no reason TO look for an in
crease Of more than fifty over last
years enrolment, but on the second
day the attendance had passed the
| 200 mark and is still increasing,
with the result that the accommoda-
tion of the pupils has become a very
considerable problem.
Forty pupils to the room is the
standard to which all modern schools
try to stick as closely as possible
and the rooms, moreover, are built
TO hold very few more than That
number. Consider, then, the situa-
tion at the Lowell building, where
442 are enrolled, with only 5 rooms
to hold them, and at the Central
building, where ten roms must ac-
commodate 406. In addition to these
there are about 200 grade pupils be-
ing cared for at the high schol
building, besides the 1870 high school
students.
The problem has been partly
solved by the addition of one new
teacher at the Lowell building We'd
nesday and putting most of the
rooms in both the Lowell and Central
building on half-time schedules, one
bunch of pupils attending in the
morning and another in the after
noon. This is of course only make
shift, intended to afford temporary
relief
II is absolutely necessary, accord
ing to Prof. Mahan, that more room
be secured and that more teachers be
employed at once. The board Is
perfectly willing to do both, but thus
far there is difficulty securing any
additional buildings and school
teachers are scarcer than hens teeth
the whole country over. Those who
are here know that they should not
be expected TO handle over 40 chill
dren, and at least a few Of them are
sure to be lost TO the faculty If re-
lief is not afforded. The problem "a
one Of the most serious in the whole
history of the Deming schools Prof
Mahan has stopped enrollmenis at
al the schools except at the high
school.
At the Lowell building, whore the
attendance is largely Mexican, there
are l25 in the primary department
and ll2 in the second primary, and
of the l25 not one can speak English
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-09-13
SEN. FALL NAILS
A NEBRASKA LIE
story That Camp Cody VIII be
Abandoned Proves False In
investigation

: = = ' tt<%% - %%<> = =
: Washington, D. c., Sept. l3. :
: Chamber Of commerce, DemIng. :
: Office Of General March :
: states positively no truth In :
: statement attributed TO General '
: March appearing In press OF :
: seventh, that Camp Cody, New :
: Mexico, would be abandoned at :
' conclusion OF training Of Ninety :
: Seventh division soon 10 be as :
: sembIed there. :
: 0eDT n ear
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MISS DEAN WINNER
IN AUTO CONTEST
WInner Mas Held Lead without In
llffuptIon Since First Wsok
Of Race


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: Final Standing Of Candidates :
= N hulom0hlle Contest =
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-09-13

The Grant county Democratic con
vention last Monday endorsed Billy
Walton for L. senator. This makes
four counties that have lined M be-
hind Mr. Waltou's senatorial dr.
the others being Lea, San Juan &
Lama. Somebody will have to 2
move on, or William viii have i's'
nomination nailed down before 81
body knows i.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-09-13

PatrOnize Graphic Advertisers.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-21
Doctrines Of NIetzsche.

The two doctrines most often asso-
ciated with Nietzsche's name, though
they are not essential to his ethics,
are those of the superman and the
eternal recurrence. The first is the
end and justification of human strug-
gle, and In the earlier books is repre-
sented as a mythical product of the
individual will, while later it is de-
scribed as a higher species with the
relationship to man that man has to
the ape. The eternal recurrence is
the theory, by no means new, that
present events but form a part of an
Infinite cycle and thus will be end
lessly repeated in every detail. His
theories have been much discussed
and have exercised an unlocked for
influence, especially among men in
'terested primarily in art or In social
reform; and many consider them the
logical outcome and application of OAR
winism.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-21
Italy Home of PergoIa.

The idea of the pergola was bor-
rowed from Italy, and many of the
best planned pergolas follow an Ital-
ian model. They may be solidly built,
with brick or stone pillars, either
square or round, or sometimes with
these alternating; In this case the
flooring is generally of brick or ram
dom jOinted stone work. These solid
pillars form a good foundation for
rambler roses of all kinds, or festoons
of clematis, honeysuckle and wistaria.
Very generally, however, the pergola
is of lighter construction, and, In this
case, larch poles are often used. Care
should be taken to choose strong poles
and to see that the prevailing slope
of the cross bars is up rather than
down, as otherwise they sag in the
center in an unsightly way. These
pergolas are not such enduring possess
sion as the more solid ones, but the
cost is much smaller, and they soon
become beautiful, since most rambler
roses are so free-growing as to hide
the framework In a short time. Much
depends upon the type of house and
garden, the simpler pergolas being bet
ter suited to the cottage, while tagged
walks, with piers of brick or stone,
seem more in keeping with the larger
and more stately dwellings.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-21
OLD EDITOR HAS DAY DREAM
Longs to View Happy Scenes Of Years
Ago, but His Rest Is RudeIy
Interrupted.

The editor of the old home paper
had nothing to do for little while,
and the novel sensation made him
trifie maudlin. II want to get out and
stretch the kinks from my back" he
said to the fire sale handful on the
wall. Il want to wander down the
lane that leads back to the long ago.
want to sniff the sweet doors Of the
ripening apples and list to the hum of
the cider mill. / want to see the old
blackberry tree by the spout spring
and find If the initials that / carved
on its trunk forty years ago are still
there. want to be the boy again who
used to sit on top of the gate post
and watch down the lane for Dad to
return from the field. l want to see
the darkness creep up out of the east
up and up and across, until it chases
the lavender light from the western
sky, and the stars shine forth and the
moon rises like ruby ball over the
Willer creek timber. 1 want to hear,
fee and frying ham come on the night
breeze, mother calling:
"Er-er-Mrs. Piff1egilderl Take a
chair please. Yes, we shall be glad
to print this original poem on the
death by choking Of your second
cousin, Hon. Pursley Pouch, over at
Squantum. Oh, no trouble at all, Mrs.
Piffiegilder, we assure you. Call
again l''-Kansas City Star.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-21
Chinese Tablet on Broadway.

A bronze tablet with queer letters
inscribed on it is displayed in con-
spicuous place on the iron fence Of
st. Paul's chapel, at Broadway and
Fulton street. 1t Is about six feet
from the ground and about ten feet
north of Fulton street.
Thousands of persons daily pass the
corner. Those who have seen the
tablet stopped and stared at it. The
only letters discernible to them were
20 Vesey street, which were on the
bottom Of the tablet. The explanation
of it's presence is that st. Paul's chapel
maintains Sunday school for Chinese
at 20 Vesey street.
The selection of that particular place
for the tablet was due to the fact that
many Cinnamon on their way to Jer-
sey City on Sunday pass the Broad
way side of the church and turn at
Fulton street to the Hudson tubes.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-21
"You Get in There, verman."

a terrible gesture from Penrod. YER
man buried his mouth as deeply as
possible in a ragged sleeve, and con-
fined mis- demonstrations to a heaving
of the stomach and diaphragm.
Penrod led the way into the dainty
room of his nineteen-year-old sister,
Margaret, and closed the door.
''There," he said, Sn low and
husky voice, 81 expect you'll see what
I'm goin' to do nowl"
"Well, what2" asked the skeptical
Sam. eff we stay here very long your
mother'n come and send us down
stairs. What's the good Of"
WYATT, can't your" Penrod walled,
in a whisper. "My goodness !" And
going to an inner door, he threw it
open, disclosing a clothes-closet hung
with pretty garments of many kinds,
while upon its floor we've two rows Of
shoes and slippers of great variety
and charm.
A significant thing is to be re-
marked concerning the door Of this
somewhat intimate treasury; there
was no knob or latch upon the inner
side, so that, when the door was
closed, 1t could be opened only from
the outside.
"There !" said Penrod. you get in
there, Verman, and I'll bet they won't
get to touch you back out o. bein' our
pris'ner very soon, nowl Oh, 1 guess
not 70
"Pshawl" said Sam. as that all
you were goin' to do? Why, your
motherll come and make him get out
the first"
mo, she won't. She and Margaret
have gone to my aunt's in the coun-
try, and aren't goin' to be back till
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-21

the leader ascertained, by a recon-
naissance as far as the corner, that
the Hostile forces were still looking for
them in another direction. He re-
turned in a stealthy but important
manner to his disgruntled follower
and the hilarious captive.
well" said Sam impatiently, 81
guess I'm not goin' to stand around
here all day, l guess You got any
thing you want to do, why'n't you go
on and do it?"
Penrod's brow was already comfort
ed to present the appearance of de-
tached and lofty concentrations his
trionic failure, since it did not deceive
the audience. He raised q hushing
hand.
ash" he murmured. 81 got to
think"
"Bugsl" said the impolite Mr.. VIII
llams again.
Verman bent double, squealing and
suffering; indeed, he was ultimately
forced to sit upon the ground, so ex-
hausting was the mirth to which he
now gave way. Periods composure
was somewhat affected and he showed
annoyance.
"Oh, I guess you won't laugh quite
so much about a minute from now, ole
Mister Vermanl he said severely
"You get up from there and do like
1 tell you"
"Well, why'n't you tell him why he
won't laugh so much, them" Sam de-
manded, as Verman rose. "Whyn't
you do something and quit talkin' so
much about it?"
Penrod haughtily led the way into
the yard.
"You follow me-" he said, land
guess you'll learn a little senseI'
Then, abandoning his hauteur for
an air of mystery equally irritating to
Sam, he stole up the steps of the
porch, and after a moments manipu-
1ation of the knob of the big front
door, contrived to operate the fasten-
ings, and pushed the door open.
"Come on" he whispered, beckon-
ing. And the three boys mounted the
stairs to the floor above in silence
save for a belated giggle on the part
of Verman, which was restrained upon
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-21

and Sprang upon Penrod, catching him
round the waist. simultaneously with
this impact, the wooden swords spun
trodden underfoot as the two boys
wrestled to and fro.
Penrod was not altogether surprised
by the onset of his friend. He had
been aware of Sans increasing irrita-
ton (though neither boy could have
clearly stated its cause), and that very
irritation produced a corresponding
emotion in the bosom of the irritator
Mentally, Penrod was quite ready for
the confiict-nay, he welcomed it
though, for the first few moments,
Sam had the physical advantage.
However, it is proper that a neat
distinction be drawn here. This was
a conflict, but neither technically nor
In the intention of the contestants was
it fight. Penrod and Sam were both
in state of high evaporation, and
there was great bitterness; but no
blows fell and no tears. They
strained, they wrenched, they twisted,
and they painted, and muttered: "Oh,
no, you don'tl" ooh, 1 guess 1 do p
"Oh, you will, will you" you'll see
what you get in about a minute !" 81
guess you'll learn some sense this
timelv
Streaks and blotches began to ap-
pear upon the two faces, where color
had been heightened by the ardent APP
plication of a cloth sleeve or shoulder
and toes were trampled. Turf and
strawberries suffered, also, as the strug-
gle went on, until finally the wrestJers
pitched headlong into young lilac
bush, and came to earth together