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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27
KHAKI CLUB FOR SOLDIERS
E. C. Bassett Organizes a Club AT
Silver City


Silver City
Last weeks Silver City Independent
says: The War Camp Community
Service, Incorporated, Of New York
will establish and have in operation
by June 10th, in Silver City, a Khaki
Club for soldiers. The quarters have
been selected and will occupy the
whole of the Uhli building on Bullard
street, opposite the American Ma
tional bank. +. c. Bassett, southwest
ern director, states that an expendi-
ture Of $4,000 will be made during
the first year to perfect the clubrooms
in every particular, installing shower
baths, writing rooms, rest rooms, etc.
The Khaki Club, while primarily
intended for soldiers club, will also
take care Of army nurses and Off
GERS wives, and separate room will
be provided for them. Mr.. Bassett
states that he will also send a woman
secretary to Silver City to take care
OF activities for army women in Sill
yer City.
Mr.. Bassett told the local directo-
rate that for the first year he was
sure that no funds would be required
of Silver City or Grant county. He
stated that perhaps later on funds
might be required, and that the citit-
zenship would then be in a position
TO know whether or not II was worth
while to operate a Khaki Club. He
predicted that Silver City would never
let the club go.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27

a man. He directed them to Prof.
Mahan.
Prof. Mahan is n graduate Of the
Central Normal college at Danville,
Ind, and of the Indiana University.
He has done graduate work in the
Indiana University, the University Of
Wisconsin and in Columbia Univer-
sity. In his normal and college work
he specialized in supervision and ad-
ministration.
Before coming here, he was in
charge Of the Danville, Ind, schools,
where he had served as superinten-
dent for ten years, and prior to that
he superintended the schools at Or
leans, Ind, for four years. It will be
difficult to secure a man who will
measure up to his standard.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27
sUPT. MAHAN RESIGNS

Head of Deming Schools Returns to
Eastern State
On account Of member Of his
family wishing to return to their
former home, Prof. Mahan has de-
cided to retire as superintendent of
the public schools in Deming, where
he has done such splendid work, and
ir the face of many difficulties has
given this city schools the equal Of
any in the state. In 1917, the local
school board, feeling the need of o
man qualified in every way for this
important work, wrote the state gu
perintendent of Indiana to recommend
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27
Soldiers, Mileage Books Here

The Red Cross Home service, III
West Pine street, has received the
blanks, comprising affidavit and claim
for additional travel pay for soldiers
discharged between November IL,
1918, and February %, 1919, who
have received only three and one-half
cents travel pay. These blanks apply
only to the army, rules for the navy
and marines not yet being announced
No other form of application should
under any circumstances be used.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27
Fifteen TOGET DIPLOMAS
Eighth Grade and Junior Department
Play Will Occur at Majestic
Theatre This Evening
Senior Play n Great Success--Sun
day Services Well Attended;
Fine Sermon Delivered

Deming should be proud Of her pub
lie schools, which are now in the
midst Of the exercises marking the
close Of the school year. The superin-
tendent, Prof. Mahan, and his corps
of thirty-seven teachers are to be con-
graduated for the splendid work they
have accomplished, as evidenced by
these exercises and the exhibit Of the
actual work done by the pupils which
was on display at the armory last
Thursday and Friday. A good part OF
these exhibits have been turned over
to the Luna County Fair association
and the people will have another OPP
portunity to look over them.
On Friday evening the students 0!
the high school played "What Hap
pened to Jones" at the Majestic the
atre in manner that would have
done credit to professional actors. FL
bert Dryer, who took the leading part
as Jones; Roy Osborn, as Ebenezer
Goodly; Rufus Stump, as Bishop OF
Ballarat: Cornelius Causland, as
Richard Heatherly; William Upton, as
Thomas Holder; Marvin Clark as
Wiiidnl biButcs hufi uynt, ur
Henry Fuller; Gladys Stump. as Mrs
Goodly; Frances DeLany, as Cissy;
Mabel Matthias, as Marjorie; Alma
Siler, as Alvina Starlight, and Ruth
Anderson, as Helma-all imperson.
ated their different characters in O
manner showing fine histrionic tai.
ent, and did SO well that we do not
feel justified in singing out any one
for special mention. So il any one OF
them should decide TO go upon the
stage for a career, we see no reason
why they should not attain distinction
in the profession.
The services Sunday morning at the
Majestic theatre, where Rev. Norris
J. Reasoner preached the baccalaurate
sermon, were attended by large con.
gregation, who had the pleasure OF
listening to one Of the most appropri-
ate addresses of the kind we ever
heard. The text used was "What shall
this child be ?"taken from the story
of John the Baptist. II is not likely
to be soon forgotten by the members
of the graduating class and other
pupils of the school.
The following was the program foI
the occasion, except that the captain
of the Salvation Army post took the
place of Rev. k L. Ho1lder who could
NOT he nresent.
March aOur Starry Flag,
Hien School Orchestra
Hymn-
"kII Hail tho po,var NJ Iasus, Name,
Conpreeation
Invocation Rev r u Porto,
Recessional Kinl;no
HiVb School Cborus
Bible Reading. Rev X l. Hou,de,
Rosary" Navir
Uigh School Orcbestra
PRAYER Rev w G Cbildress
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27

+. F. Peckumn Of Moriarity, N. NJ.
member Of Capt. Clyde Ely's COM
pany, the l45th machine gun bat
talon, passed through here Wednes-
day evening Of last week on his way
TO Los Angeles. He has a ranch az
Moriarty, but as he had il rented for
this year will not return there for the
preseat. He was discharged ut Camp
Bowie, near Fort Worth, on Tuesday,
May goth, 1919. Mr.. Peckhumn ex-
pressed high admiration Of Captain
Ely, and said he was very popular
with the men under his command
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27
Inspects Tularosa Basin

Col. W. C. Porterfeld. accompanied
by j. c. Mckee, surveyor, and w. j.
.McCallum, the latter Of Kansas City,
last week made n visit to the much
talked Of Tularosa basin, where geol-
ogists predict the next great oil
strike will be made. Colonel Porter
field secured a number Of valuable
leases in the basin, aggregating
about $4,000 acres. He plans to be-
gin drilling operations in the near
future. Already six companies have
contracted with expert drillers to put
down test wells and before the sum
mer is over il will be known whether
or not Southern New Mexico is in the
oil belt
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27
Mpntnrial BAN

herebv all the citizens of New Mexico
the Of the brave soldiers who died
the great struggle of 1861 1865 regardless of the side in the
which they their Deaths the soldiers
who perhed the Spanish American and the of those
noble youths the world that has just been
brought laid down their precious lives the end
that free might perish from the earth
all the state the home well
places Of worship in appropriate remember
the memory those noble heroes who ganty
died order the Of this and of its
free institutions.
o. A. LARRAZOLO Governor
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27
To Drill Near Carlsbad

The Tex Mex Oil company, Joint
stock association, unincorporated, has
just been organized in FL Paso under
the laws of Texas, with a capitalizn-
ton Of S5OO,OO0. The par value of
shares is 81.
The directors are Horace b. Stew
ems, o. j. Binford, superintendent of
the Southwestern Portland Cement
company; DR.. Herbert f. Stevenson.
recently returned from orerseas as
colonel of infantry; Judge Lew. II.
Davis and Lieut.. Arthur l.. Skeats,
recently of San Diego, Cal. The Off
GERS are II. B. Stevens, president;
o. j. Binford, vice president; A. E.
Skeats, secretary-treasurer and trus-
tee.
The company has acquired 6OOO
acres in the Carlsbad field, New Mex
leo, and further holdings in Culber-
son, Hudspeth and Frio counties,
Texas. The company acquired these
holdings after thorough and careful
examination by the eminent petro-
leum geologist, Prof. f. NJ. Skeats.
who has practiced geology and chem
lstry for 40 years in Europe, South
America, Mexico and the United
States.
II is the object of the company to
drill for, produce and market oil and
not to sell leases. With this object
in view, a fairly large capitalization
has been adopted in order to insure
the bringing in Of several producing
wells to properly develop the large
holdings of the company. 1t is the
intention Of the company TO start
drilling in the Carlsbad field at once,
arrangements having already been
made for drillers and rigs for this
field. As soon as possible drilling viii
also be commenced in Frio county.
and in the Finlay mountains district
of Hudspeth county
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27

Wanted-50O ladies' TO visit our
store and see cur complete line of
bathing suits and caps. The Toggery,
Jack Tidmore.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27

When are you going away Rstter
buy a suit case or hand bag before
you leave Ne have them; all prices.
The Taggesy, Jack Tidmore.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27
LOOK FOR OIL AT BOWIE
Deming Men Visit u. s. Oil a Rein
ing Company's Well. and Are
Very Much Pleased
Activities Getting Under Way Around
Carlsbad and in Hueco and
Tularosa Basins
(Bowie Chroniclel

In the early part Of last March
Messrs. Clark, father Of the flour
milling in Deming; Butler, roadmas-
ter Of the FL Paso-Lordsburg division
Of the S. p r. r., and DeFrance, then
superintendent Of the Deming Elec-
trio Light Co., and their associates,
invested in land near the property of
the u. S. Oil a. Refining Co., in the
Bowie Oil basin, and also became in
terested in the u. S. company. the
only one then operating, to assist it
in developing the field, and which de-
velopment would more surely and
quickly increase the value Of their
holdings, besides Offering a good in
vestment. Since that time l.. r. Caul-
field, a member of the u. S. CO., has
been located in Deming and has
placed a large block of its stock
among its inhabitants.
These stockholders have become so
numerous in Deming and so enthus-
astic as the drill goes down that Mr..
Clark stopped off Tuesday at the re-
quest of Deming stockholders TO ex-
anime the field and report on the
progress being made by the operat-
ing company. He was taken out TO
the u. S. property and shown over
the field by Ben Kratzberg, local
agent, and upon return ing 10 Bowie
expressed himself as. being most
agreeably surprised at what he saw.
He was also surprised at the seem
ing lack Of enthusiasm and indiffer-
ence when untold wealth was smiling
upon them.
Mr.. Clark will make a report to
Deming stockholders and win then
get up an excursion train to bring all
interested to Bowie that they may
visit the fields and watch the big drill
at work.
The Chronicle editors made a trip
up the valley Wednesday and Thurs
day and spread the results Of Mr..
Clark's Investigations and proposed
excursion and they were assured that
Stafford and Pima would send large
delegations down to the U. S. Oil Co.
property to meet and greet the ex-
cursionists. Douglas and Bisbee will
no doubt send over many stockhold-
ers and others interested. Every auto
and team in Bowie will be at the dis
posal Of the visitors.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07
BRIDGE WORKERS
RETURN TO TOWN

The members OF the bridge crew
who were sent out to the Nenana
crossing with a piledriver outfit sew
eral days ago to reconstruct the
railroad bridge which was recently
washed out by the swift waters of
a Nenana river freshet, returned to
town last night and will be assigned
TO other work. The bridge work
has been abandoned for the present.
Questioned regarding the plans of
the Commission relative to the
bridge, Superintendent Packer in
formed a representative of The
News last night that Engineer
Browne had altered the plan out
lined in the columns of The News
short time ago, the continued
high water in the Nenana render
ing the ieeoA>1i uS t4oh soHle"ldL .o4
hazard-more of a hazard than
seems warranted at this time.
Later in the season, Mr.. Packer
says, the work will be taken in hand
and through traffic to the end OF
steel south of Nenana re-established.
In the meantime, should such action
become necessary to move supplies
to the Ignite country, the Com
mission will establish a ferry at the
crossing and operate >that until 4
new bridge has been constructed.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07
LARGE FAMILIES ARE
NOT SCARCE IN FRANCE

Observation-Disclosures all that
is said about the depopulation OF
France, large families are by no
means scarce in certain parts of the
country.
A society for the encouragement
of large families publishes a report
giving the names of SGT families in
the department the Loire Inferieure,
each of which has had more than
six sons or sons-in-law with the
colors At the head of the list is
the Marriott family, of which twenty
two members. nine sons, three sons
in-law and ten grandsons joined the
army. Four of them were killed,
four wounded, one died in captivity,
and one is missing. Four won the
Croix de Guerre.
Numerous other families in the
St. Nazaire district have had from
6 to ~ sons and grandsons at the
front. The 587 families named fur
nished 4,015 soldiers TO the army.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that, pur-
suant to an act of the territorial
legislature, there is hereby made,
imposed and levied upon each male
person, except soldiers, sailors in
the navy or revenue cutter service,
volunteer fremen, paupers, insane
persons, or territorial charges, with
in the Terriotry of Alaska or the
waters thereof, over the age of
twenty-one years and under the age
of fifty years, an annual tax in the
sum of FIVE $500 dollars, to be
paid and collected in the manner
provided by law. and deposited by
the treasurer of the Territory OF
Alaska in a separate fund called the
school fund" and used for no
other than school purposes.
Said tax is now due and payable
and becomes delinquent 10 days aft
er demand by the tax collector or
on the first Monday in the month
OF August OF each year
All persons subject to this tax are
hereby notified to pay said tax to
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07
POWER PLANT Maya
co BACK TO WOOD

There is reason to believe that
the supply of coal now on hand at
the Commission power plant will be-
come exhausted before train COM
munication is re-established between
town and the Burns coal mine, be-
yond the Nenana river crossing.
There is enough of the fuel still on
hand to keep the big boilers going
for several weeks, but it is feared
that it will be all consumed before
fresh supply can be received from
the mine, owing to the loss of the
bridge at 43-mile. When the present
supply is exhausted, it probably will
be necessary to burn wood until
trains can again cross the river.
The Commission used about six
hundred tons of coal last month and
there is still on hand about seven
hundred tons, which should carry
over into August. There is also
considerable quantity of wood or
hand, sufficient, it is estimated. to
tide the plant over until late in the
season.
The inability of the Burns mine
20 ship coal to town, besides threat
ening to force the Commission boil
ers to go back to the use of wood,
also is causing considerable incon-
venience to private establishments
in town, two of which have coal
burning water heaters which cannot
be used readily as wood burners.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07
SCHOOL BOARD HONORS IT,
RETIRING PRESIDENT

Resolutions commencing Mrs NJ.
J. Sweeney for the efficient man
ner in which she has conducted her
duties as president of the school
board and as member of the
health board, were ordered prepared
at the meeting of the new school
board last week, and will be spread
upon the minutes at a future meet
ing.
Mrs. Sweeney was a member of
the first school board elected in Ne
mana, and during the past two years
has served as president of the board.
The holding of that Office made her
also a member of the district health
board, adding considerably to her
duties as a public servant The two
offices required very much of her
time, which was given unstintingly
and gratuitously, with a devotion
to the public interest such as to
evoke the admiration and gratitude
of the entire community.
Mrs. Sweeney was elected in 1917
for two years, and declined to be-
come candidate last spring for
second term. At the last meeting OF
the board she surrendered her Of
flee to her successor and retired
from the board
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07
GOES
ON LONG VOYAGE
UP THE KOYUKUK

The light draft steamer Reliance.
of the American-Yukon Navigation
oompany's feet, sailed from Nenana
for the upper Koyukuk early Sunday
morning, with several passengers for
BEETLES and a number for otner
points on the Yukon river. The
boat will pick up a cargo a. Tanana
for the Northern Commercial COM
pany's stores in the Koyukuk coun-
try and for others in that district.
The supplies will be the first to
reach BEETLES since last summer
The passengers boarding the heat
al Fairbanks were: Mrs. Emma Hag-
gren, for Dikeman; Mrs. Z. 3.
Wright and E. c. Sharrard, for Bet
ties. Those taking passage at Ne
mana were: Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Flow
er, for BEETLES; A. T. Rowe, for Hot
Springs; Dave Dunbar, ". B. He'd
rick, and Jim McHugh, for Tanana.
c. H. Hines and Milo Sanlich
were among the Fairbanks passen-
gers disembarking at Nenana
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07
STRAY DOGS.

Three stray dogs have come to
my place, two miles below town,
within the last few days-two on
July and one on July Sand are
being cared for by me pending the
appearance Of their owners, who can
recover the dogs by paying for their
board One is a small white bobtail
dog, one black dog with long tail.
and the other a bobtal malamute,
with gray and white spots. H.
~ NELS STOL,
Fish Camp, Two Miles Below Town.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07

Birth Announcement Cards at tho
News Office.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07

Fish Camp, Two Miles Below Town.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07
LONG REPORTS SPEED
IN TRIP TO CHITINA

Deputy Marshal Long, who left
Fairbanks for the States several
days ago with two insane prisoners,
has informed the head office in the
upper town that he made the trip to
Chitina in two days and a half,
where he was awaiting the arrival
of train to take his charges to
Cordova.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07

the school tax collector, and in case
of failure to do so, the penalties
provided in Sections 5 and of
Chapter 20 of the session laws of
Alaska will be imposed.
]. A. SLIPPERN,
School Tax Collector.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07
It's the Truth That Hurts.

An item is going the rounds of
the Canadian press to the effect that
New York state paper is being
sued because comp made an
obituary conclude, May he roast
in ew-Fourth Estate.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07

Fairbanks held a celebration dance
at the Auditorium on Saturday night
for the entertainment of the many
out-of-town visitors still remaining
in town.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07

a mail stage IS expected at Fair
banks tonight or tomorrow morning
from the coast.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07

Il shuddered when Tom pro-
posed"
"Oh, no; he did it so well-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07

Theodore Johnson, who arrived in
Nenana several days ago from the
Tolovana, left for Fairbanks this
morning.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07

Fresh garden seeds, just arrived.
Fowler & Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-07
PERSONAL


Mrs. Pete Anderson returned 70
her home in Fairbanks this morning
after a stay of several lays in Ne
mana.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-24
WOMAN SLAIN;
HUSBAND HELD
Wife Shot and Killed by
Burglars, Store Pro-
prietor Ayers.

Glassooro. N. J.. July z.-Mrs. Clara
ssbor. 25 years old. wife Of Charles
saoor. proprietor of q grocery store
here. was shot and killed. and her
mother. Mrs Mary Torsky. vas
wounded here shortly after O'Clock
this morning.
Charles sabor. husband of the slain
woman. was asleep in an adjoining
room. He says that he grappied with
the intruder and they exchanged
shots. none Of which took effect. The
shooting and screams Of the woman
aroused the neighborhood.
Physicians were summoned and pro-
nounced Mrs. Ssbor dead from a bull
let wound through the right lung. Her
mother-in-law had a bullet in her
right arm. but the wound IL not dan
serous. The older woman told the
officers that she was certain that
there were two burglars In ths-roon
where she and her daughter slept.
Mrs. sabor. according to thii
story. sprang at one Of the men ant
grappisd With him. He flung hel
OF and then shot her. The buiie'
The Washington herald., 1919-07-24

entered her right breast. severiss
one Of the large blood vessels. She
feu back on the bed and died.
Mrs. Torsky then closed In with
her daughters murderer. She Crap
pied with the man. and before he
could shoot again grssped the hand
In which he held the pistol
Coroner j. p. Potter said this
morning that he had been unable 70
find any sign that q burglar had
forced an entrance.
sabor said that the only thing he
missed was q gold watch and chain
He had . roll Of bank notes amount
tnG to mere Than ssce In the pockets
Of his trousers. which hung IN his
room where he said be had fought
with the burglar. but none Of the
money was taken.
Sabor bears an excellent reputa-
tion In Glassboro. He came from
Philadelphia six years ago.
The sabors had been married fol
nine years. Mrs. sabor was q young
and handsome woman. The two, sc'
cording to neighbors. got along tx'
ceilently. They had three children
two boys and a girl. the eldest
years old. the youngest 3.