The Deming Headlight from Deming, New Mexico • 1

iirfirfrrirkifiiirffiiT ru'i iiu' Tanr-fT cik Oottia ty Headli Politically This paper absolutely Democratic DE DIMING HAS pet pur wtw 111 unshln d.y a year An altitud of 43i ft Head annual tempera tore of 69.4 degrees Kar 40 Year Denorratle PelHiee 1 plume 40. dumber Twenty-Three. egf.lnl Paper tf Ceuatr ad tfce Cltr of Deming, Luna County, New Mexico, Friday, February Monday Morning UL JU 16, 1923, WOMANS CLUB CHAMPION WOMAN RIDER HERE MAR. 1 ALL KINDS Of WILD WEST RIDING IN INTEREST OF LO-. CAL BASE BALL TEAM On Friday afternoon, March 2, the people of Deming will have a chance to witness an exhibition by the champion woman trick rider of the world Miss Bonnie Gray.

Miss Gray is coming to Deming in the interest of the base ball team that is, her trick and fancy riding, bronco busting," and steer riding is under the auspices of the Deming team. It is the object of the base ball fans to lay up a fund with which to employ some of the best ball players in this part of the country for the coming season, and every one should witness the stunts to be pulled off by Miss Gray and her party. It will be well worth your time and money, and you will be helping along toward a sure winning team the coming ball reason, At 8:30 that night, a big dance will be had, with music by Greens Modern Orchestra. Dont lay off after witnessing the cowboy stunts, but attend the dance also, and ereby make a day it READ IT AND WEEP Last Monday night Ed Murgia of Palomas, Mexico, was beating it north on the road between Columbus and Deming in his Peerless 7-passenger car. Federal prohibition agents, assisted by Luna county officers stepped out into the road ahead of him, about 6 miles south and told him to heave to.

He did, and heres what the officers found in his car: 48 quarts Canadian Club whiskey. 39 pints Canadian Club whiskey, 21 quarts Jamaica rum. 11 quarts champaigne. 6 quarts Black and White. 6 quarts Vermouth.

1 quart creme de menthe. 4 quarts wine. 70 quarts whiskey. Murgia was given a hearing before U. S.

Commissioner B. Y. McKeyes Tesday, and placed under $1200 bond which he filled and was released Again, we say, Read it and weep. MAN EATS LYE GIRSWININB.B. OVER SANTA RITA BOYS LOSE TO SANTA RITA AND HURLEY BEAT COLUMBUS GIRLS TO PLAY EL PASO The basketball games at the Dem-ing Armory last Tuesday evening saw the culmination of the regular season.

The games were played between the Deming girls and Santa Rita girls, the former winning by a ftore of-18 to 9 and between the Deming and Santa Rita boys, the locals losing 28 to 21. The scores were the results of the most spirited and furious contests that have been included in this years schedule and although the spirit during the boys game reached the point of hard feeling and even physical engagement a couple of times, considerable tact was displayed by the officials in charge in straightening out the differences and allowing the game to be completed with no serious mishap. The girls played their usual high class grade of basketball and altho they met considerable opposition in the visiting team, had little trouble in claiming the victory. The Deming girls are in line for the championship 'of the Southwest, they having received a challenge from El Paso to play for that honor and Mr. Wheatley has accepted altho the game, as yet, has npt been fully arranged as to date and place Our girls have enviable chances of being victorious and heres hoping they bring back the llje ribbon to the old home town.

Let all root for em. The boys were matched with a much heavier team last Tuesday but we want to say right here that despite their lack of averdupois they certainly play a game calculated to make it at least very interesting for any deam. Their efficient guarding forced the visitors to mainly long shots but unfortunately Santa Ritas team included a crack long shot and it was due mainly to this ability that they came out in the lead. The entire Deming team was on its toes and while they all displayed striking dexterity, Daniel was a whirlwind and Steed al30 deserves men tion for a number of wonderful plays. The boys played an admirable game and were backing them to the limit.

CPlumbus Game. The boys team played Columbus there, last Saturday night and were victorious by a score of 22 to 7. Columbus put up a game struggle but was far outclassed in every point of the game, althogh it was thought at the start that the score would be close as first one team would lead off and then the other. However, the game had not progressed very far when all doubts of the outcome were allayed. Hurley Game.

The Deming boys also played Hurley last Friday night at the Armory and were losers by a score of 27 to 23. This was the closest game this season as the score was tied at the end of the alloted time, the visitors winning in an extra five minutes played to decide the game. The local team, altho much lighter than the vis iting team showed its nerve and stay with-it qualities as much as in any other game they have played. Daniel and Steed were lightning as forwards and Green and Schurtz out played their usual game of solid guarding. Rogers also displayed ex ceptional floor work as center.

DISTRICT B. B. TOURNAMENT AT SILVER CITY Silver City has been appointed the scene of the district basketball tournament by the State interscholastic athletic association. The games will be held on Februar 23 and 24 at the Silver City normal gymnasium. The girls of Deming will compete for the girls championship and it is expected and very probable that they will win, and thereby put them in line for the championship of the Southwest which they have been challenged by El Paso to play for.

HAMBONES MEDITATIONS ne min' Boot o' Rival Takin' DE SHAWT CUT in biz'ness beat You DAR TAIH HE BRITCHES IN A BRIAR-PATCH 'Fo he Gits out! DRILLING CREWS ROTH WELLS BUSY FLORIDA IN GUMBO; ANGELUS READY TO GO ON CLARK -GETS OLD FLORIDA The Florida Well After drilling in blue shale for a depth of 240 feet, the drill at the Florida well has now entered a light-colored gumbo, and the going is indeed hard. They have reached a depth of 825 feet out at this well and even now in the gumbo, traces of oil are still showing, and those connected with the concern are feeling that, while the going will be mighty slow and hard while they are in the present strata, they are on the right track, and will eventually get the oil. Mr. C. L.

Baker, president and manager of the Florida concern, is about the busiest man in the country Besides filling the duties as president and manager, he is not too high-toned doff his coat and shovel coal in the ire box of the boiler at the well, nor mend a broken piece of pipe. Fact is, hes right on the job, and if we dont get oil here in Deming, it wont his fault. He should have more encouragement than he is getting The Angelus Well Theyve been having a little trouble at the Angelus well for the past week, and while nothing serious has happened still they are annoying and hamper progress. A Headlight representative was at the well site last Sunday, and at that time the pump was broken and the reamer was stuck in the hole. At that time it Was thought the work of drilling would be resumed the following day, but owing to the delay of the arrival of some repairs, they were unable to do so.

Mr. Clinton, the driller, was in The Headlight office yesterday afternoon for a brief visit, he having come to town for repairing. He stated that everything would be in stip-shape by this morning and they would again be making hole. During the lull in drilling, the casing was set to a depth of 3207 feet, and the hole is now in good shape and we expect them to make much headway before next issue of the Headlight. Old Florida Well John Clark, one of the livest propositions in the country when It cornea to believing in and boosting Deming and the surrounding country, has purchased from the Florida Oil Company, the well abandoned by that concern some time ago, and which is located about 5 miles northwest of the city Mr.

Clark put that well down, and says he knows oil is there, and that he is going to get it ton top of the ground. He also secured some land surrounding the well. The old Florida well was abandoned at a depth of about 1665 feet, and at a depth of 1415 feet oil was struck and Mr. Clark says it should have been brought in then. There is somethin like 900 feet of casing in the well.

FOUR TAKEN TO PEN Deputy Sheriff Ray Grayson left Monday night for Santa Fe, having in custody Wm. Jones, the young fellow who was caught in the act of robbing Ncrdhaus store, and H. Wheeler, who was convicted of obtaining money under false representation. The former was sentenced to not less than three nor more than five years in the penitentiary, and the latter drew not less than two, nor more than three years. Deputy U.

S. Marshal Wilkerson also went to Santa Fe Monday night, conveying Stella Dixon, negress, and Isidora L. Torres, a Mexican, each of whom are charged with the sale and possession of intoxicating liquors. MICKIE SAYS TVO GU-f WHO BORROWS Ht PAPER VS tw yjoRcr ah' the GREATEST KICKCR PAPER HAS UT 5S OUT Give cm. ul FR Hr GPfrteC4 ssss DEMINGS CHURCHES Maple Street Church of Christ Maple St.

and Capper Ave. J. B. BROWN, Minister. 9:45, Bible School; classes and lit-eratre for all ages.

Come and see. 11, Communion and preaching. Mrs. Morton, missionary from Paraguay, South America, will speak at this hour. 2:30 p.

Junior Endeavor. 6:30, Intermediate and Senior Endeavor. 7:30, Mrs. Morton will speak again. 6 159, Wednesday evening is Church Night.

Supper, choir rev hearsal, prayer meeting and Teachers Training Class. At the Baptist Tabernacle The pastor spoke in the morning on Soundless Voices in the Building of Life and in the evening on the subject, All Kinds of Lights. Interest in all of our work seems to be growing steadily. Unusual Interest is being shown in the training course. Many who could not meet with the class on Friday night are studying the course on the outside.

The pastor will give them a final examination when they are ready. We are glad to note the fact that so many Baptists who have just recently moved to Deming have found pleasant to cast their lost with us rather than leave their membership book in the old states. This is a good indication that they are the right sort of Christians. GEO. S.

JOB, Pastor. B. Y. P. U.

MEETING An unusually interesting program was rendered by Group No. 2 at our regular hour, 6:30 p. Sunday, Feb ruary 11th, Miss Catherine Martin acting as leader. There were a number of visitors present and we be lieve everyone enjoyed the program. We are glad to see so many visitors and hope they will continue to come and help us.

Our regular monthly social which was held at the home of Bro. A. B. Daniel, February 9th, was quite a success, considering the number present. After a number of games which were enjoyed by every one present, delicious refreshments were served by Mrs.

Daniel. It is hoped that more of our members and friends will attend these socials and have a good time with us. A meeting of the program committee of the B. Y. P.

U. will be held next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p. at the Tabernacle for the purpose of planning our programs for the month of March. There will be no regular B. Y.

P. U. meeting next Sunday at 6:30 due to the fact that we have a special invitation to visit the Young People of the Presbyterian church, at that hour. Members enrolled 26 Members present 18 Visitors present 10 Total attendance 28 B. Y.

P. U. Reporter ENDEAVORERS PRESENT MISSIONARY PRORAM Representatives from the three Christian Endeavor Societies of the Maple Street Church of Christ, on Sunday evening the 11th, presented a very beautiul, interesting and in s-tructive program called, The Shin ing Path, in which the deplorable conditions and the dire needs of In dia were vividly and realistically depicted to a large and sympathetic audience. This being the forty-second birthday of Christian Endeavor, the programs were so interwoven as to very effectively present the history and work of that great organization which now numbers about 80,000 societies with 4,000,000 or more members in the verious churches of fifty -seven different denominations. C.

OF C. MET TUESDAY NIGHT Regular meeting of directors of Chamber of Commerce was held Tuesday night Feb. 13. Regular business being disposed of the secretary was instructed to write Senator Wm. Murray and Rep.

P. A. Hughes pissing the resolutions which proviues that cities be permitted to levy a tax of one mill to provide a fund to be used by Chamber of Commerces and asking them to amend this resolution to include villages and all incorporated towns. The secretary was instructed to write to Governor Hinkle knd Rep. Coe Howard endorsing Bill 105, granting the Game Commission the right to appoint the State Game Warden, thereby taking the game warden appointment out of politics.

Mr. W. Roy Breg, secretary for the Christian Endeavor movement for the southwestern states, will be in Dem ing this week and will hold a service Sunday evennig at 6:30 oclock at the Presbyteran Church. Mr. Breg has charge of the work in six or eight states, is a live wire, an interesting and inspiring speaker.

All are invited to hear this young man of talent young people especially. Mr. Breg will be entertained at the Rev. and Mr J. D.

Henry home on S. Iron while in Deming. to to be The Art and Literature Department of the Womans Club met in regular session last Friday afternoon at the lub rooms. The folowing papers full of interest and information were read: Railroads and Economic Develope-rnent of -New Mexico, Mrs. Haskell Dial.

-Educational Development since i860, Mrs. Grace Wyse. The Beginnings of Statehood, Mrs. T. G.

Upton. Life and Paintings of Carlos Vieira, Mrs. E. H. Bickford.

With these papers the Club Women have completed the History of New Mexico to date and are now preparing to take up the laws of the state. DEMING WOMANS CLUB The Community Welare Department of the Womans Club will meet 3 o'clock this afternoon, giving the following program, Mrs. Fred Sherman, chairman, presiding. Roll Call, to be answered by cur-ent events. Paper Inflhence of Public Opinion, Mrs.

C. E. Ely. Taxes, Laws of the State, How Assessed and Disbursed, Mrs. John Watson.

Question Box. The Womans club is to give a Geo. Washington party next Friday, Feb. 23 in the social room of the Armory, the Community Welfare Department having charge. All club members are asked to dress in colonial costume.

The program for the afternoon will he: "America," by all. Musical Monologue by Mrs. Griffin, accompanied by Mrs. Morgan. Carry Me Back to Ole Virginia, Ladies Quartet.

Recitation, Dorothy Orcutt. Vocal Solo, Marguerite Moran. Instiumental solo, Miss Marie Stevens, Colonial dance. Corona Sherlock. A social hour with light reresh-ments will follow.

MILLER-DOWNS WEDDING Mr. Fred M. Miller and Miss Eva Downs were married Sunday afternoon at the home of the brides parents in West Ysleta, Texas. Mr. Miller is well known in aftd around having been reared here from boyhood.

lie has been for some time night pumper at Cambray for the Southern Pacific. The bride is the younger sister of Mrs. L. Z. Davis of Deming and is highly respected by her wide circle of friends both in New Mexico and Texas.

Miss Downs is teaching school at Cambray this year. The bride and groom returned to Cambray Sunday night where they will at home to their many riends. It is their intention to continue with their duties as school teacher and pumper at least until the end of the present school term. Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. L.

Z. Davis were in attendance at the wedding. RETURNED MISSIONARY TO SPEAK NEXT SUNDAY At the Maple Street Church of Christ Mrs. C. M.

Morton, missionary from Asuncion, Paraguay, South America, will speak at both the morning and evening service hours, Sunday the 18th. Mrs. Morton is a very delightful and forceful speaker who knows her subject and can tell it well. The public is invited. MEN WHO STOLE CAR WERE MUCH WANTED The men who stole the Buick car of A.

Gibson, an item of which sq ed in last weeks Headlight, am ho were run down by Sheriff Jack Jmyer, were much wanted over considerable of the- United States. A letter from Sheriff Walter W. Bailey of Tucson, under date of Feb. 11, has, in part, the following to say concerning them: Herewith names of parties arrested recently in Ajo for the theft of Buick car from Deming: Bud Kent, Roy L. Thatcher, Franklyn Klein, Raymond Drake and Lawrence Cooke, who were brot to Tucson for T.

O. robbery, but were indicted together with the other four for the theft of the car. As you know, there was also a girl arrested with these men, Virginia Stopher, who is being detained as a witness. Bud has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in Leavenworth. The rest of the bunch will stand trial.

They all have records, especially Cooke, who is wanted in Milwaukee for forgery, and in California for burglary, besides the post office robbery charge, and will probably be turned over to some of those authorities. WON TYPEWRITING MEDAL Miss Dorothy Baker has just won a medal in typewriting, her speed be ing 40 words per minute. She is now hying to win the 50 pe minute medal. CORONA SHERLOCK BENEFIT RECITAL ASSISTED BY HER PUPILS AND OTHER LOCAL TALENT, A REAL SHOW ASSURED At the Rialto Theatre tomorrow night (Saturday the 17th), Corona Sherlock, assisted by her dancing pupils and other local talent, will stage a recital of dancing, musical numbers, and a big movie revue for the benefit of the library fund, ai it promises to be one of the most inter-taining events of the season. Xhitside the fact tnat this entertainment is given for the benefit of a worthy case, every one who attends will surely get their moneys worth, for Deming has ome of tne cleverest readers, dancers and msicians to be found anywhere.

Corona Sherlock is a graduate of Cora B. Shrews School of Dancing of Washington, D. and theres not a better dancer for her age on any circiut throughout the United States. And her pupils, ringing in age from little tots to eight -and ten years, are surely wonderful performers on their feet. The entertainment isnt wholly by Miss Sherlock and her young pupils, but be (aken part in by a gcore and more of Demings best readers, vocal and instrumental musicians, and actors.

The price of admission is fifty cents with no seats reserved. Curtain at 8:15. Tickets on sale at OLearys corner. H. D.

CLARK IMPROVING AT LADIES HOSPITAL Harland Davis Clark, the ex-service man who was found beaten almost to death on board an S. P. train west of Deming a week ago Saturday, is slowly improving at the Ladies Hospital where he was taken after an emergency treatment was given him by Dr. Moir at the County hospital. Clark has had a mighty close call, and the fact that he is recovering attests Btrongly the expert medical attention and the ever care necessary at the hospital.

A lack of attention during the past week would have been fatal to him. AERIAL CIRCUS AT FORT BLISS Fort Bliss who are scheduled to go to San Francisco for a series of games March 1. INQUIRE ABOUT DEMING The Chamber of Commerce has had the following to inquire about Deming and the Mimbres Valley during the past week: Miss Daisy Stone, Whitesboro, Tex Miss Asenath Straughan, Denton Texas. J. H.

Schmitt, Moundridge, Kan Miss A. P. Tardeel, Pittsfield, Kan. H. E.

Brown, Turin, Iowa. Walter Peel, Chillk-othe, Mo. Remember our open meeting Feb. 27tn when the farmers have a special invitation to attend. The Womens Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church had a special meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs.

J. D. Henry, at 212 S. Iron, and made garments for their foreign hospital in Africa Dr. and Mrs J.

G. Moir left Thursday morning for Los Angeles where they will spend ten days visiting relatives and friends, enjoying the good things in that ily and much rest. it I Announcement of a two-day aerial circus to be held on Washingtons i birthday and Sunday, February, 25, William Smith, proprietor of a gar-1 was made Tuesday by Major L. G. age on North Platinum avenue, who i Heffeman, commanding officer of the attempted to take his own life last 12th Aero Squadron of Fort Bliss, Monday evening via the concentrated Texas lye route, was able to go to his home The circus will be featured by four from the Hospital Wednesday, not of the most famous aerial performers much the worse for his experience.

in the country and army aviators at Things have been breaking rather the post. Maj. Gen. Robert L. Ilowze hard for Smith, it seems.

Several is greatly interested in the circus and months' ago he was brought before! is doing everything to make the show Judge C. C. Rogers on a charge of a success A percentage of the profailing to support his family, and was ceeda will be set aside to defray the held to the grand jury. He was not expenses of the crack polo team at able to fill bond, and remained in jail, finally coming before Judge R. R.

Ryan who gave hmi a suspended sentence, provided he would pay to his family a certain sum of money each month. This, we understand, he has either been unable to do, or has failed to do. Therefore, he attempted suicide. WOMENS MISSIONARY UNION The Womens Missionary Union of the Baptist church met at the home of Mrs. Harley Martin, on S.

Iead the followin program being given: Subject: Where You Want Me To Go. Leader: Mrs Dunagan. Song, Help Somebody Today. Scripture Lesson, Ex. and 1 Chron.

Roll Call to be answerable in order by Missionary Alphabet. Talk, Singing With Understanding, Mrs. H. Siler. Prayer, Mrs.

Martin. Talk, Committing the Commission, Mrs. Weaver. His Story, Mrs. Stevenson.

Solo, Mrs Sumter Talk, Daughters of the Union and Sons of the Denomination, Mrs. Griffin. Prayer, Mrs. Weatherred. i dr.