VOI XIV No.
ALAMOGORDO'S GREATEST CLEAN-
ING
The Alamo Business Men's Club Com-
pletes Arrangements
D. M. Barringer Jr, Enters Into Agreement With
the Club
The insistent agitation fr a
rifan town ha begun to materi
lian in the form ef emeretc re.
uilts. Th" public i tu i v o in frj t
committee of Ik ÜÍVIC IBaglM
has had seeereJ eonferenees with
Prank W. Baaeh general mamv
I'T of the Alamogrdo Improve
ment Ock, with reference le t he
nulling of u contract to '-loan up
all the vacant lots in the town f
Alamogordo. That was the be
ginning f the movement which
in now resulting in the making
f definite arraagnnients to clean
the town, and then to heap it
clean.
The matter wax bronght up
in 1 discntsed in several open
meetings of the Alamo Business
Men's Olab. Many members of
the eluh displayed an interest
in the matter and took part in
the discussions. At the meet
ing held Tuesday night, of last
week, President Evans appoint
e I W. rt. Roa, Chas. F. I'rinee
and I). M. Barringer Jr., as a
1 mm mi t tee of three to look into
the situation thoroughly, and
determina what arrangements
might he made t- have the town
eleaued and kept clean. Mr.
I arringer requested to he reliev
I from duty on the committee
for the reason that he had a plan
to submit to the committee and
tired to make a bid on the
work. President Kvans excused
Mr. Barringer from further ser
n ice on the committee and asked
FOUR SONS OF CHINA NABBED
Inspector Stanley Adds Plume to
His Official Cap
Ping Pong. Chop Siu-y, One
Í ing, and Two High, four al
ii nd eyed -ons of tin- I rient,
ire now regittered at the Den
i Club, us the temporary
guestl of I'ncle Sam, haMiig
D formally presented by
I ink M. Stanley. At lea-: that
tha way the ttory might read
ra I Nkw were society jour-
but lineo fun Hwn sun-
a country newspaper, the
-tor will have to be retold.
I rank M. Stanley. I'nited
s'ates Immigration Inspector
stationed here, made an import
a 1. 1 capture of four Chinamen
;i "lit two o'clock Wednesday
"turning. In some way he re
feivad the tip that a very close
it poction should be made of un
i-t bound freight train. He
11 ele the inspection, and found
f"iir Chinamen securely fattened
11 un empty box car. Finding
thai the Chinamen were without
i" d and water for a long trip,
he suspected a plan to cceive
sid from some one on the train.
Ft that reason he arrested Van
M. Bell, a brak emun, on a charge
'I aiding and abetting the China
men to escape the inspectors.
I he four Kattern tourists, to
P ther with the brakenian. have
beea lodged in jail, pending a
trial before V. S. Commissioner
Muey M. Parker.
Published
CRUSADE STARTS
Committee
Mr. Beach t" narre in hit stead.
An agreement aras enterad
into between theelab committee
and I). M. Barringer Jr. Under
tin- agreement Mr. Barringer hi
lo par) on a garbage or refnai
wagon to he employed six days
in every week, The -cale of
charges to he made i- a follow-:
Basinets booses, $1.00 s month;
residences of fear rooms or more,
fifty cent.-; residences of lets
than four rooms, twenty live
cents. The garliage and refuse
will he hauled out beyond the
town limits twice a month. The
contractor doe- not agree to col
lect refuse or tra-h which is
Htmttered over yards or premises,
but will haul away all tiiat is
collected into some receptacle
used for that purpose.
The contractor agrees further,
that in consideration of the sup
port received from the club, and
from other business interests, to
keep the streets and alleys of
the town cleaned, lie has al
ready had a wagon at work in
the down-town district, and sev
eral blocks of Pennsylvania ami
New York avenues and Uth and
10th streets present a greatly
improved appearence.
Many of the business men have
already signed the agreement to
cover the removal of trash and
refuse from both business houses
and residence- To judge by the
energy which Mr. Barringer is
putting into the work, and the
interest which th'? business men
re. displaying, this will be the
best and most effective cleaning
crusade which has ever been
started in Alamogordo
THE GRAND JURY DISCHARGED
Fifteen True Bills, Five No True
Bills Returned
The grand jury made its final
report and was discharged Wed
nesday afternoon, after a very
trying and important session.
The report was signed by Ed
Oliver, foreman, and was read in
open court by C. W. Morgun,
eh-rk of tin grand jury. In the
summary it was shown that fif
teen true jiills and live no true
bills had I n returned. A total
number of seventy six witnesses
wa- examined, ami all matters
of importance which w e r e
brought to the attention of that
body, were acted upon.
in addition to the true bills
and no returned, the grand jury
made -everal recommendations
which the court said would be
referred to the proper officer
ami Wjoiild receive prompt and
careful con-ideration.
Thi- es?ion was a most import
ant one by reason of the very
serious character of many offenses
to be investigated. The work
was gone into thoroughly, fairly
and impartially, and by this
class of work the members of
the grand jury have earned the
'gratitude of all the people of
i Hero county.
Col. and Mrs. Henry. I. Ander
son returned today from an ex
tended visit in New York and
Pennsylvania.
Every Thursday íq tbe Most Beautiful Towq íq New
ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO,
!ITI OFF, HTK
OFF If ALAMOGORDO
Vali nt Llds of Comp,ny 'T'
Hike for California
NUMBER REDUCED TO
TWENTY ONE MEN
Company ''I" of the New Mex
ico National Qaartl w ill attend
the encampment at Atascadero,
California, but the number of
men to lie allowed to go has been
irreatly re lin ed. Some time
ago it was thought that this
company would be allowed to
carry it- full strength, but since
that time the allowance for each
company has been materially re
duced. The total allowance for
New Mexico will be eight com
panies of forty one each, and the
field battery of fifty live men
from Ros wall.
Hie company w ill be assembled
here at the armory at six o'clock
Thursday morning, and board the
10:40 a. m. train for Vaughn, to
connect with the special train
over the Santa Fa, Company "I"
of twenty one men will be con
solidated at Vaughn with the
company from Clovis, nineteen
men under the command of 1st
Lieutenant Love, who will act as
second lieutenant of the consoli
dated company. The special
train will leave Vaughn at 5 :iW
p. m., arriving at Albuquerque
about midnight. Early Friday
morning the troops will be re
viewed at Albuquerque by Gor
ernor Mills. The special train
will leave Albuquerque at 11:00
a. m. for Atascadero.
The following will be the
members who will attend: T. J..
Kennedy, captain commanding;
R. II. (riidger, first lieutenant;
(continued on page five)
GANDER BON E
POET, AND WIZARD
Dreams of Summer Girls, Their Hobble Skirts
and Other Vagaries
opyriulit 1910 by C B. Rtoth.
I Well we should say so, and the
l mellow horn of Mr Morgan w ill
awake the mom, bidding us gar
net for the bins ami cribs in
i w hich we labor for his royal nibs.
Tho suininer ended and the
blower on, the respite over and
money gone, and Rockefeller as
we drill along, bowing and Imp
ing we are well and strong.
The seaside sojourner will quit
'the shore, and the summer girl
will line up three or four con
Qnettt in puppy love the has
around, and choose the one that
is to go nndrowned. The which
'selection from the litter born of
summer madness she will theu
sulxirn with things sufficient to
unlock its eyes, and hurry home
with the gasping prize.
I The butted tourist will return
from France with hotel itickert
'stuck upon his pants, and tarred
and postcarded by his friends,
'will reap the penalty of what he
sends. They'll waltz him up and
down up m a rail, and alternate
ly turn him head and tail, or
howsoever they may beet enjoy
the viewt in Venice or the site
of Troy.
THURSDAY, sKPTl.P.ER 15,
ilJ 1 1 are Up
Business Principles
.SOME VALUABLE TIM-
BER ELIMINATED
The 'resident ha signad proe
lamations which eliminate from
the Jemes National Forest
l2S,7h a'Tes, and add to it
2t),8No a: res and to the Carbon
National Korest 1 10,088 acres.
Hi ese changes are tie- result
of a carefnl field examination
made by the I'. S. Department
of Agriculture last summer, to
learn where the Forest bound
aries included laud that shoold
be restored to the open public
domain, or excluded land that
should have been taken in. The
land eliminated is at the south
west corner of the .lemez. It in
cludes the settlements of La Jara
and Cuba and practically all of
the agricultural lands in the Pu
erco Valley, with all of the Mesa
Portales and most of the Valle
Ohiguile and the Valle San Vsi
dro. s
There is estimated to be on
the elimination 8,000,000 feet of
yellow pine and several thousand
cords of pinon and cedar, but
the forest growth is so scattered
and interspersed with such large
area of open grate land that it
is thought inadvisable to hold it.
The addition to the Jemez is
at the extreme northwest corner
of the Forest, in T. 25 and 26 N.,
R. 2 W., immediately south of
the Jicarilla Apache Indian Re
servation and the Jicarilla Divi
sion of the Carson National For
est. It lies upon thecontinental
divide, and embraces a portion
(continued on page five)
PHILOSOPHER,
I -ml by pedal arrangement
The festive calf will blithely
sniff and snort, and deftly tip
up where the hair is short, and
in the quiet even afterglow the
quail will pipe his dulcet piccolo.
The bold insurgent will in-itrge
the more, and fill the planet
with his dreadful roar, and each
one betting he will not be last,
the autumn candidates gallop
past.
The new progressive and the
Democrat, the iiniusurging that
are standing pat, and in the
mrdtt of them, unfaint ef heart,
our Mr. Bryan on the water cart.
A maze of issues, and a mass of
men, and lo, a gallus busting
now and then, and not especially
alarmed by it, the trusts desist
ing till the swarm has lit.
The man from Elba trying to
come back,
And the poor consumer in his
cul-de-sac
rukuowing if the quaking earth
portends
Death or the near approach, per
haps, of friends.
(continued on page fie)
Mexico.
Iftlo.
CHARLES W, WHITE'S TRIAL
IS NOW IN PROGRESS
The Indictment Alleges the Murder of
Pedro Aguilar
Three Venires of Eighty Men Necessary to
Complete
The trial of Charle W. White,
ooder an indictment alleging
murder, has been in progre
since Friday morning. The kill
ing for winch White is being
tried occurred in Pedro Aguilar
saloofl at Tularosa in the latter
part of November. In the fight
which occurred in the saloon.
Pedro Aguilar received wounds
from which he died within a
short while, and White also was
wounded twice, once in the hand
and a slight wound in the left
breast, just over the heart. The
bullet which inflicted the latter
wound seemed to have spent its
force in the heavy clothing which
White was wearing, and hardly
penetrated the skin.
Aguilar was one of the most
widely known and highly re
spected Mexican citizens in the
county. White was a deputy
sheriff at the time of the killing
and was also well known. On
account of the fact that both
men were so well known, and so
much publicity was given to the
affair at the time, it was a diffi
cult matter to secure twelve men
who could qualify to serve on
the jury. Only four jurors were
accepted from the regular panel
of 24. Friday afternoon a special
venire of fifty was drawn. Of
this number thirty reported and
were examined Monday, with
the result that seven qualified
for service. A second special
venire of six was then drawn.
PUBLIC SCHOOL MATTERS
Superintendent George Discusses
Value of Course
The public schools of Alamo-
gordo opened on September 5th, Kerr, Twelfth and Milwaukee,
with a good attendance. The the only child Ixirn to a Colorado
crowded rooms are in the lower regiment during the Spanish
grades this year. A merican w ar is about the proud-
The tea'diers hold better grades 'est boy in Denver. He is ex
of certificates this year than ev- j hibiting an enormous gourd two
er before. Only one second grade i years old with the nameB of all
certificate is held this year, and I the distinguished guests at the
it is the intention of the holder Kl Jebel banquet last night in
to have this a first grade by t heir own handwriting across it.
Christmas. Two life certificates, The father of the lad brought
1 five year territorial, 9 first it to the Roosevelt banquet
grade county, 1 second grade Monday night and the notables
OOMltj. present gladly inscribed their
Every teacher has filed a names to show their appreciation
health certificate, from one of of the heroism of the boy's fath
the resident physicians, exam in- er and grandfather as well. The
ations made the past month. latter was a volunteer in the
Thirty eight pupils have en- Eleventh Ohio cavalry and help
rolled in the high school. This ed build Fort Collins in 18B3 dur
is a larger number than last year, ing the Civil war. The boy't
Kvery high school pupil is ex- lather was a Valiant fighter in
peeled to take English as one of the Spanish-American war and
his subjects, each year in the is now a detective,
high school. All take two years The gourd came from Alamo-
in algebra. The junior class
then take plane geometry. This
is all the mathematics that is
required in the course, but pu
pils have the privilege of taking
(eontinued on page five)
Merrill H. Fisher came in Guggenheim, Joteph K. Painter.
Tuesday morning from Denver. Mayor 8peer, Governor Shafroth,
He will be here a week or more'Ool. Jdhn 8. Irby and others.
attending to business. j Denver Evening Pott.
FKK K ó CENTS
the Jury
and the first one examined from
this venire was accepted.
The jury selected is composed
entirely of Knglish speaking
men. It is one of the very few
all Knglish -peaking juries w hich
this county has had. Working
without the aid of an interpreter
will greatly expedite the pro
gress of the trial. It is estimat
ed now that the cost of the trial
will be in excess of two thousand
dollars.
The territory it being repre
sented by the district attorney.
Major W. H. H. Llewellyn, as
sisted by H. B. Hamilton, of
Capitán. The defense is being
conducted by J. E. Wharton. A
great many witnesses will be
used by both parties to the case.
As this report is written, Wed
nesday evening, the examination
of witnesses has not nearly been
concluded. It is thought now
that possibly the arguments may
be commenced Thursday night.
The trial jury is composed of
the following men:
N. G. Daugherty, Avit,
Wm. Brantley, Cloudcroft,
John Waldrip, Mt. Park,
D. W. Burney, Alamogordo,
H. H. Harrington, Cloudcroft.
John Haynes, Mt. Park,
Mark Brantley, Mayhill,
A. K. Gore, Alamogordo,
W. C. Browning, Mayhill,
J. O. Barkley, Mayhill,
J. R. Ehart, Weed,
Chas. Moore, Alamogordo.
THE "BIG STICK" 60URD
Mr. Kerr's Grandson Makes Big
Hit at Denver
John Hale Kerr, son of Harrv
gordo,
N. M and looks all the
like the caricatures of
Roosevelt's big stick.
world
Teddy
Rontevelt't name heads the litt
on the gourd and following hit
comet (lifford Pinchot, Jamet R.
Garfield, General Sherman Bell,
General Earl D. Thomat, Senator