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FJdy County Jam! w a owsa AND NEW MEXICO SUN 8IXTEENTH YEAR CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1008. NUMBER 14 YICE-PRESIDENT ACCEPTS IMITATION Fairbanks and 'Five Cabinet Officer. Will Attend Nation al Irrigation Congress SOME GOOD PRIZES SECURED Senator Penrose Offers Five Hun dred Dollars for Best Minerals Other Prizes Offered Washington. D. C, Feb. 13.- Vice-Preaident Fairbanks and five members of the president's cabinet will attend the National Irrigation Congress, together with several dozen departmental officials and members of con gress. This was made known today following an interview with the vice-president held recently by Col. VV. S. Hopewell, chairman of the board of control, and VV. H. Andrews, the New Mexico delegate. Col. Hopewell, assisted by Del egate Andrews, has Deen hard at work boosting the Irrigation congress in the national capital, with the result that he has se cured some handsome contribu tions for the prize fund. Follow ingare a few which he made public today: Senator Penrose, for the best exhibit of minerals, $500. W. H. Andrews, for the best exhibit of csttan, $100. H. 0. Buraum, for best exhibit of native chili, $100. Senator Elkins has promised a prize of $500 or more but has not yet decided on what exhibit. He also promises Colonel Hopewell that he would make a speech at the congress on matters of vital interest to the southwest and New Mexico in particular. The fact that the president and five cabinet members will come to Albuquerque during the big congress indicates how greatly .interest in New Mexico has been aroused by the delegation in Washington. There was not a New Mexican in the capital who did not have a good word to say for the territory and for the big congress. It is likely that by the time the congress convenes there will be a big delegation from this city ready to attend. As it now stands, the next Ir rigation congress will have the honor of entertaining more dis tinguished public men than any other congress ever before held. As a matter of fact there haa been a quiet plot on foot among the New Mexicans to secure the attendance of the president, and it is quite likely that if national affairs permit at that time Roose velt will be present when the congress convenes. Colonel Hopewell will not leave Washington for several days to come. He has a number of appointments with prominent officials and members of con gress and will secure a long list of prizes and exhibit before he finishes the task he haa under taken. . "I am going to stay here until I get everything in sight any how," said the Colonel at kin hotel last night "Wt are going to make the next Irrigation con gress the greatest one ever or know the reason why. "I have met with the most uni form courtesy and assistance on the part of the officials and oth ers whom I have met in Wash ington, and aid has been extend ed to me in every undertaking. I think that Washington has found out more about New Mex ico within the past few weeks than it ever knew before. Ev erywhere I go I meet with an earnest desire on the part of offi cials and congressmen to visit this territory and see the devel opment it has made. A whole lot of them will do so during the big congress, and I have a long list of names of prominent men who have said they will see ex hibits of the industry and devel opment of New Mexico from all parts of the territory at the big congress and all are anxious to view them." Shooting at Artesia. Dayton, N. M., Feb. 18. -Disputing over a .commission for the sale of a farm, O. P. Weddle, a farmer living three miles north east of here, and Dan Sullivan, Toilet Goods Eddy Drug Company ; Largest Drug Store In Southwest 'a real estate man from Artesia, engaged in a bloody fight at the .Weddle farm at nine o'clock this '.morning in which Weddle was badly bruised and had some ribs I VtAlAn onI Qnlliuon tarn ai alts- ast unvii) airj wuias cats v 9 Oliui with No. 4 shot at close range. Weddle claims that Sullivan at tacked him with a chair and that he fired three times in self-defense. A phone message from Artesia states that Sullivan is not expected to recover. The charge entered his shoulder and face. Weddle has been arrested an J placed under a bond of $1,000. Both men have families. Roswell Record. $100 for Beat Cotton Exhibit. The following communication was received this week by Pres ident J. R. Joyce of the Carlsbad Commercial club and explains itself: Albuquerque, N. M., Feb. 14th. Mr John R. Joyce, Carlsbad. New Mexico. My Dear Sin Many thanka fur your favor of the 11th. A prise of one hundred dollar cash has been seeured for the best cot ton exhibit. We trust that Eddy coun ty will gather tMs in. Yours very truly, , , ' -r , R.' E. TwtUhsll. Secretary. MR. BRYAN'S OPINIONS Wm. J. Bryan Has Been Advo cating the Guaranteeing of Deposits Since 1893. The plan of guaranteed bank deposits has probably found fa vor among all classes of people and irrespective of political affil iation, more rapidly than any other public question. The new state of Oklahoma has already enacted a law taxing state banks, the fund thus accu mulated to be used in paying the depositors of any state bank that from any cause becomes unable to meet its obligations. A spe cial session of the Kansas legis lature has been called for the purpose of enacting legislature similar to the Oklahoma plan. The governor of Nebraska is considering the advisability of calling a special session of the legislature on account of the growing belief among the people that protection to bank deposi tors in the form of state or fed eral guarantees of their deposits will stop the hoarding of money, bring into circulation sufficient Stand High in importance among people of re finement. In Inviting you to exam In those offered her we are assur ed of your approval if you honor us with a call. We are known a dis pensers of only the purest Drugs and Medicines Whan we guarantee that our to. let goo and preparation match our drug in charact.-r it mean there are no better to be had any where at any price. currency to conduct the business of the country, and prevent a recurrence of su. h disastrous panics as the one through which we are now passing. Mr. Bryan has been an advo cate of a law guaranteeing de posits in state and national banks since 1893. The legislature of Ohio has adopted a joint resolu tion inviting Mr0 Bryan to ad dress its members in joint ses sion February 13, 1008, on the subject of guaranteed bank de posits. Mr. Bryan, in discussing the tariff question, insists that resi dents of the United States should be permitted to buy home nfade goods at home at as low a price as the foreigner can Uy American-made yoods abroad. He also insists that our govern ment should be by and for the people as a whole, rather than by and for the trusts, and ad ministered in the interest of a few beneficiaries of the trust I system. He believes that na tional legislation for the purpose of better regulation and control of interstate'eommerce and com mon carriers should supplement state legislation, and not be a substitute for state legislation. Mr. Bryan's paper, The Com moner, reflects his opinions each week on questions of public im portance and in its columns may also be found his magazine arti cles, public speeches, addresses and lectures, which are referred to in the daily press from day to day. If you are interested in politi cal questions, if you desire to keep in touch with tho progress of the campaign and to read Mr. Bryan's campaign speeches send sixty cents to The Commoner, and the paper will be sent to you each week until the close of the next presidential campaign. Postoffice money order, cur rency, or utamps will be accept ed. Only sixty cents. Address The Commoner, Lincoln, Neb. Farmers' Institute Society. The Carlsbad Farmers' Insti tute society will meet Saturday, Feb. 2Uth, at Malaga. Prof. J. D, Tinsley, of the Agricultural College at Mesilla Park, will de liver an address, also there will bo short discourses from several prominent men, among them A. N. Pratt, formerly Irrigation Commissioner of the Hawaiian Islands. All farmers are espe cially urged to attend, and a cordial invitation is extended to all who wish to come. James I). Christopher. Eddy county's very genial and efficient a leriff announces this week fcr reelection subject to the decis ion of the democracy at the pri maries. Mr. Christopher ha for the short time he has been in office only a year and a month made a very good record, and during the balance of his term he will no doubt improve, for Jim is one of those boys who live to improve. His friends believe he is entitled to another term and he solicits the office for a second term that he may be giv en an opportunity to make good, for a year is almost too short in which to demonstrate his full ability. j Joe Ilomolka was brought .down from Artesia by Deputy Lucas last Sunday and placed in jail to await a hearing. Hnno ka is charged with uttering a I worthless check for $7H), but he ! tells a wonderful story connected I with said check. He states that a banker in Artesia demanded that he pay a debt and told , Ilomolka that unless he signed a check for $700, that he (the banker) would send him to the pen. Ilomolka told the banker he had no money in the hank and that such a check would be I no good, but the banker said he j would ring the phone and bring in an officer if Ilomolka refused to sign the check. Ilomolka, being ignorant of the law, final ly signed the check, when the banker said: ''Now I have you and unless you pay up I will sure send you op." ilomolka, then became scared and going outside the bank, started on foot for Lake Arthur, where he caught a train but was arrested by Deputy M c D a n i e I, w ho turned him over to Sheriff Bal lard at It os well. Whether Homolka's strv is true or not will develop at the trial. Ilomolka is said to have had over $5X)0 when he came to Artesia. but Bays he was filched out of it by sharpers and sharks in that goody-goody town. Jack for Sale. ' . A fine Maltese Jack fourteen and a half hands high. 12-4 John Nevinger. SQUARE DEALING Star Pharmacy service is an untiring effort to Rive every customer a square deal for their money. Any store doing that deserves patronage, and deserves to win success and will win. How welt this store has won out in its two years business career ts proof that Its way of doing business Is the Square Dealing way That Is, striving to give the highest quality in gnna and Morvire and all at a fair price forgoodH. This growth la strong evidence. We would be glud to add you to our list of customers. THE STAR PHARMACY TIIK fJtTAI.ITY HTOHK SALOON RESTRICTION Cardinal Gibbons Gives Views on Prohibition Favors High License as a Remedy Cardinal Gibbons, in an inter view on prohibition, says: "I am persuaded that it is practically impossible to put pro hibition into elf ct in a lurgo community and the best means therefore to promote temperance is to limit the number of saloontt by high licenses. In the country places I would suggest local op tion as a means for a suppres sion of intemperance if in tho judgment of a majority of the voters the sale of liquor should be entirely eliminated. Laws like those of prohibition, that are certain to be violated, are best not made, for their incessant violation draws upon them dis respect." Malaga News Items. Mrs. Mattie Beman came down Monday to visit her son, C. W. Been an. T. C. Sanford returned Mon day from a week's visit t Wich ita, Kansas. District Attorney Fullen was here Tuesday on professional business. 1 A series of evangelistic meet ings, conducted by Kev. Beck, of Van Horn, Texas, will commence Thursday night. The meetings will probably last ten days. Kv eryone welcome. A basket super is to be held in the Florence school house on Friday night, Feb. 21. A pleasant dance was given In the house recently bonght by Kobert Bruce, by the young peo ple on Wednesday night Mrs. W. Ward took her son Hugh Gene to Carlsbad Tuesday for medical attention Clarence Miller is sick with a severe attack of la grippe and unable to perform his school du ties. Mr. Shadinger, who moved here last fall, has planted over three hundred trees the past week. Notice to School Directors. School d i r ectors throughout the county should take notice that the second Monday in March is the time they shall post notices of election for school directors to be held by them on the first Monday in April following. See Sec. 1632, and Chap. 55, pp. 15 1G0. M. P. Kerr, Supt. Schools, Eddy Co.