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The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-12-29

N'tlTl'fN hS~oclatpd win
feehler e,s of intellect is a griev.
ou> mistake. The case of u. 5.
senator GORE is proof If that.
But ! said would expliin
how our H. Ian boy tand all the
rest learned to reud with his
fingers.
OF course We all know that for
many years books have heen
printed with raised letters like
those Of ordinary print aud that
the blind learned TO read these
hy passing the tips of their fng-
trs over them.
But that is not the way they
are taught nowadays. A page
of blind printing as il is used to.
day is made up entirely of small
raised points. The system was
invented by Louis Braile,
French teacher of the blind. 1t
is called "Braile. In this coun-
try a modification knogn as
American Braile" is generally
used.
II you or l were to pass our
fingers over a page Of BraiIe in
the dark. We might think we had
cnme in contact with u fat nut.
meg crater, except that the
points are not sharp enough to
hurt the fingers.
Now the very simplicity of
this system makes it hard to ex-
plain. But if you will take
lead pencil and mark two dots
on paper, one aboutone- sixteenth
o. an inch to the right Of the
other. then two more dots direct
ly under these, and two more un-
der these, you will then have the
six points which form the foun-
dation of the Braile or point"
system, ani with these six points
and their positions, not only the
entire alphabet, but the num-
erals and seventy-two contrac.
tions or sign words are express
ed. Every one of these dots or
points is numbered and these
numb bers never change. The up
per left hand point is |; that be-
low it is =; and below that is 3.
The upper right hand point is
4. with 8 and 9 below it.
For each letter q different COM
bination is made, and to hear a
class of blind pupils recite the
alpha bet would sound about like
this: "A, 1; B 81; C3-6; d 3-2-
g." and so on.
By placing his fingers on a let
ter the pupil can tell at once by
the position Of the points wheth-
er it is pa, or 3-5, or any other
combination.
The advantage of this is that
The pupil has to learn only six
positions, all OF which are direct
ly under his fingers, instead Oi
learning twenty-six outlines for
the letters and ten for the fig.
ures, by the old raised letter
system.
In the school work the same
text books are used as in the
public schools, the same lessonI
being printed in Braile.
Now I want TO say q word about
the teachers.
! We read much about Heller
Keller, the wonderful blind, deaI
mute who took the regular Har
ward course . few years ago, bu'
we seldom read about Annie
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-12-29
Would Like TO Know Who and What 10
the A. q. Fall Ring
Asks For Evidence That The Advertiser Belongs
TO Fall Ring


man, or man receiving ma
Jnrlty ~ the vote east hy the
pr"pi". fer senator. This .ote
eat by the p"oplc. loes not elect
the senator. bur i simply advis-
rry and the Members of the
Legislature So advised could not
be- compelled, by the Courts or
otherwise. 10 vote for this par.
ii .ular candidate for Senator.
You can do exactly the same
thing when the election is held
in New Mexico. without any law.
by requesting the candidates for
the Legislature To pledge them
selves as to whom they will vote
for FIR the United States Senate.
What | stated in Tularosa was
that there were many matters
referred to in what was known
as the Democratic platform,
which were matters of legislation
and not matters of Fundamental
law.
| said then and hold now, that
the regulation of party primaries
is purely a matter If legislation,
as any such primary law for the
nomination of partisan candi-
dates for any office might not
prove satifactory to the voters of
either party. who therefore might
desire to change same. My be-
lief was then and is now, and |
shall so vote anywhere, that the
regulation nf party nominations.
whether by primary or conven-
tion, is matter of pure legisla-
tiOn if it should be dealt with by
law at all.
Your party in Otero County
has held primary elections and
you doubtless know whether such
a practice is better than nolnina-
tiOns by convention. Ii a major.
ity of the Democrats think pri-
mary nominations best, your
County Central Committee can
arrange for same.
If this is done by law then all
the people of the Territory are
taxed for the purposes
FIRST: Of holding primary
elections for nominating candi-
dates, and
SECOND: OF holding general
elections for the election of the
officers SO nominated.
Each election in the Territory
of New Mexico costs the people
approximately twenty six thous-
and dollars. Each primary cleo
tion would cost the same and
yet you object to this having
been left out Of the Constitution,
although it will save the tax
payers twenty six thousand dol
lars, approximately, for every
election.
| did not state in Tularosa, or
elsewhere, that | was in favor of
the Australian Ballot. | do not
aud did not believe that the
Australian Ballot could be ap-
piled successfully in the Terri
tory Of New Mexico.
There were many people in the
Territory of New Mexico before
you came to the Territory. Some
| Of them are Of Q different race
and among these are many who
are just as good citizens as l
know you to be. Their rights
have been guaranteed them by
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-12-29

Mr.. ". II Jalnsnu.
TuIarosa. New Mexico.


TuIarosa. New Mexico.
~ir:-
During the s,.-,luu uf the Com
stitutipual Conveutinu. | receiv.
ed from Mr. James T.. Anderson.
Eiitor at the rullru.a Valley
Tr: bunr, IA typ"writtrn letter un-
signed, but requesting me to use
IN; efforts - .rrure the adoption
Of several Articles iu the Con
stitutlOn. Mr.. Anderson report
ed tina; this letter had been left
with hun by yourself | wrote
10 NJ. Anderson, telling him
that we were just getting organ
ized and giving him Il general
idea If what thought would be
the course of the Convention.
My attention has just been
called to a communication from
you, published in the issue of the
Tularosa Valley Tribune Of De-
cembrr 18th. In this letter you
use my name several times.
l am perfectly willing to give
k public account, or private ac-
couut, Ia the people of Oter0
County. of all my actions, my
votes, and my statements, made
during the session of the Consti-
tutIoual Convention. So far no
such opportunity has offered, but
it not only will be offered but
availed of before the vote is TAX
Ell upon the Constitution.
In the meantime, respectful
ly request of yuu:-
FIRST: That you furnish me
with the evidence and proof
which you say goes to show that
the AlamogordO Advertiser be-
longs to the A. B. Fall ring.
SECOND: Who aud what is the
A. h. Fall ring?
THIRD: Your evidence that
the Fall ring, so-called, belong
or, in the absence of your ability
to establish by evidence and
proof that there is Fall ring,
then your evidence that | belong
to any ring or to the Santa Fe
ring, and your evidence and
proof "a 10 what the Santa Fe
ring is and who composes it.
! stated publicly, and pre-
! sumo in your hearing. in Tula-
rosa, that personally | was in IA
vOr of the direct election OF
United States Senators, so soon
as it could be brought about.
AS a publicist, considering
yourself competent to write up.
on public matters and advise
YOUR fellow citizens, you must
know and do know that under
the Constitution Of the United
States, the Senators from each
State must be elected by the
Legislature of the State.
Section Three of the Constitu.
tion Of the United States pro-
vides:-
The Senate of the United
States shall be composed OF
two Senators from each State,
chosen by the Legislature
thereof for six years, and
each Senator shall have one
vote :"
Oregon has adopted q primary
election law and in connection
with such law they have what il
known as Statement Number
One which is q pledge TO be sign
ed by the ca nhidakn for Aha Lar.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-12-29

continued on page eight
The sun., 1910-01-29
HEINzE INDICTMENT STANDS.
Judge Hough Denies y Metion 10 ssuash
% for Error.

Fritz Augustus Heinze and those in
dicted with him for spiriting away and
mutilating the account books OF the
United Copper Company which District
Attorney Wise wanted in the Heinse-
Mercantile National Bank investigation
lost q point yesterday when Judge Hough
in the United States Circuit Court de-
clined to quash the indictment. The
men indicted with HeinSe are his brother.
Arthur p. Heinze; Sanford Robinson.
Carlos WArfield and Calvin U. aeer. The
arguments on demurrer win be heard on
the nrst Monday in February.
In denying the motion to Quash Judge
Hough said that George Baglin. formerly
one OF the officials Of the Unite Copper
Company. was in error in saying that
John p. Fernsler. the expert public Ac-
countant who assisted Mr.. Wise in getting
the last banking indictment against
F. A. Heinze. with the result that that
indictment was quashed. was in the
Grand Jury room at the time OF or had
anything to do with the finding Of the
conspiracy indictment. The Court also
finds that there is nothing to substantiate
the assertion OF the defence that when
preceding indictment was found and
overset on demurrer the present indict-
ment was returned by submitting 10 the
new Grand Jury the minutes of'the old.
The sun., 1910-01-29
PL ACE ron TTLDEN MONUMENT.
John BIgeiow Hopes That site Near the
New Library May Re Chosen.

John BiRelow. one Of the executors OF
the Tilden estate. has written a letter to
Carter, Ledyard A Milburn explaining
the delay in building the Tilden memorial.
The letter was read before the referee
at the last hearing in the matter Of Bigelow
ct Al. vs. George H. Tildeu ct el.
Mr.. Bigelow says that there was no time
limit set in the will within which the
monument was to be erected. but that the
executors from the first realized that 1t
was duty to be performed with all rea-
sonable promptness but with great de-
liberation and that it involved considera-
tions that were not within the control Of
the executors.
Mr.. Tilden's will was admitted TO pro-
hate in 1885, and in consequence OF the
validity OF the will being successfully
contested some years elapsed. Mr.. Bige-
low continues. before the executors could
seriously consider what kind Of monu-
ment should be erected. the amount they
might feel authorized to expend and the
place where such a monument should be
erected.
Subsequent to 1897 the executors for
the first time felt themselves in condition
to enter into any negotiations, and to some
IL then seemed that Central Park was the
only suitable place. The late Andrew H.
Green, one OF the executors, however,
believed that no more monuments should
be erected in Central Park. Later. Mr..
BiRelow says. negotiations were entered
into for a site on Park avenue. but In the
meantime Mayor Mcclellan suggested a
ate near Fifth avenue and Forty-seoond
street, in the vicinity of the library OF
which Mr.. Tilden was one OF the founders.
This plan met with opposition from
OWNERS Of real estate, but the executors
continued to hope that the views OF the
Mayor might prevail.
I'VE do not yet despair, says Mr.. Bige-
low, though we have not yet found an
opportunity OF ascertaining to what ex-
tent his (McClellan ~ views are shared by
his successor and by the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment. We hope that this
site WIN impress our present Chief Magis-
trate as Il did his predecessor.
We still hope that it might be conceded
TO us Meantime We shall not neglect
any other opportunity.
The sun., 1910-01-29
CBRISTY KEEPS HIS CHILD.
Artists wife Loses Her Ssit 20 Regain
Possession OG Natalie.

ZANEsvILLE. Ohio. Jan. zs-NIrs. How
ard Chandler Christy has lost her suit
to regain possession from her husband.
the artist. OF their daughter Natalie.
The child is to continue under the Gus
tody Of the father. but 10 TO be ia charge
Of his sister. Miss Rose Christy. under
the decision OF Probate Judge c. H. Smith
to-day.
The little girl is reported to be satisfied
with the arrangement. To-day, however,
she said; Il dearly love both papa and
mamma. and cannot do without either
Of them
Mrs. Christy will be permitted to visit
Natalie al frequently as she may desire
Little Natalie appeared in court with
her father, grandparents and aunt, Miss
Christy. For some time she has bean
living with her grandparents at their
country home at Duncan Falls. The artist
announced that he was making much bet
ter progress with his work in the country
than he did in New York.
Mrs. Christy was not in court.
The sun., 1910-01-29
MONEY TO THE MOST POPULAR.
Columbia senior So Designated win Set
income Of o. 900 Fund.

The most popular student In the senior
class at Columbia In hereafter to receive
the income OF 1000, which constitutes
the Charles NJ. Rolker Memorial fund.
established by Mrs. l.. NJ Rolkcr last
November faculty committee has
drawn up rules for the awarding OF the
prize annually.
The class will vote in general meetin G
for the most popular man, and the three
highest on the first ballot will be put
on the second ballot. The man getting
a majority is TO be elected. or in case
Of no majority the low man is % be left
ont and the higher Of the two rsmainin G
is 10 receive the prize.
Only students who in the judgment
Of their classmates have proved them
selves worthy OF special distinction as
undergraduates. either by industry a.
scholars or because OF helpful participa-
ton in student activities. or because OF
preeminence In athletic sports or because
Of any combination OF these, will be con-
sidered eligible for the prize.
The sun., 1910-01-29
BE PRACTysED CLIMBING.


Detectives Say seif-Canfessed Burglar
: Kept Fit fOr kais Trade.
william Maddocks OF SIC West le7d
street pleaded guilty to one OF two indict-
ments on which he was arraigned before
Judge MulQueen in General Sessions
yesterday. He admitted that ON the eve-
ming OF January he entered the apart
ments OF Henry H. Suplee at sos West
Eighty first street and stole $500 worth
Of jewelry. The detectives charged that
half an hour later he broke into an apart
ment at eO7 West Eighty-frst street,
occupied by Mrs. Louise L. Burson, and
got $50 worth OF stun.
For three weeks before arresting Mad
docks the detectives had been watching
him on tip from John Ward. who was
convicted two months ago. Ward said
that Maddocks was one OF the best men
he had in a gang that had been robbing
apartments on the upper West Side.
Every afternoon that the detectives
watched Maddocks they saw him 60 into
the new Polo Athletic Club. where he
spent two hours day practising climbing
rope ladders At Maddocks's home.
where he lives with his mother and sister,
the detectives found everything that had
been taken at these two robberies. q
orociblefor melting gold. jewell sr's scales,
automatic revolvers and burglars tools.
Maddocks was remanded until February .
for sentence.
The sun., 1910-01-29
q. s. NAVAL PRISONER KILLED.
1--WE Others Badly Hurt Tryang % EsesP,
Frem POrtsnoath Prison.

reM wvftSno4Sm rrnvm.
PoKTsNouTB. N. H.. Jan. 2s.-0ne man
was shot and killed and two others were
seriously wounded in q break for liberty
from the naval prison At the navy yard
this afternoon.
The dead man is Raymond r. Sperling
Of Indianapolis, aged a q marine private
who wAs serving . two years sentence.
The wounded men are Harry McGarvey.
. coal passer. serving Q sentence Of two
years eleven months. shot through the
right elbow, and Albert j. Montgomery.
q coal passer. under year and six months
sentence. shot through the left leg and
right arm,
The three In q party Of Ave had just left
the prison After dinner to work about
the yard. Sperling. Montgomery and
Mc0arvsy made q break and managed to
get TO Aoating stage where there were
several bosts used by navy yard work
men.
They paid no heed TO demands to stop
and when vel out In the stream the guards
began firing with riot guns.
The sun., 1910-01-29
TO SUE STANDARD OH 60.
Independents VIII Try TO Get Damages
Under sherman Law.

Under sherman Law.
MINNEAPoLIs. Jan. 7s.-The executive
committee OF the Independent Petroleum
Marketers Association held a secret
conference here to-day to complete plans
10 bring test suit for damages against
the Standard Oil Company under the
Sherman act.
The members OF the committee are
Thomas L. Hisgen OF Springfield. Mass.
president OF the organization; r. c. Bret
snyder.of Chicago. A. J. Callaghan Of Jack
/, son. Mich; F. J. Spiegler Of Chicago. J. T.
Murphy OF Cleveland and W. H. Barber
OF Minneapolis.
The organization has members all over
The country and includes every indepen-
dent jobber and marketer OF petroleum
and ita by-products.
The information AZ TO the damages
sufered by the independents because Of
the trusts methods will be laid before the
committee in this city and gone over
carefully with the assistance OF two Ohio
attorneys who are in the city 20 attend
the conference.
The plan is to have a test suit borne
Jointly by those interested. IL the test
Ease s successful other actions will follow.
All independent jobbers who have
. heen injured by the Standard are taking
advantage OF this opportunity to recover
the money they have lost said Presi-
dent Hisgen. There Ia no doubt that
there 10 restraint Of trade and that
damages are deserved"
The sun., 1910-01-29
Many wives Take Babies Froui tnsutu-
tl0ns Unknewp Go Husbands.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2e.--There are In Chi
cago to-day fully 5000 husbands fcndling
infants that are not their own. babies
adopted by their wives. and the deluded
fathers are none the wiser said Lyman
X. Rogers. treasurer OF the National
Maternity Hospital, from which institu-
ton, he says, some sS0 infants are adopted
into good homes every year. Mr.. Rogerss
statement was made following discus
sion OF adoption methods IN Chicago.
The case which gave rise 10 the inquiries
concerning such matters In this city was
the testimony before q Los Angeles court
Of Mrs. G. e. Smith. who furnished Mrs.
W. Wilson OF that city with four children.
which she tried 70 pass on on her hus-
band as quadruplets born 70 her.
MANY childless women sre fond OF
babies said Mr.. Rogers. and 20 when
the husband leaves town for time the
wife pays US visit. and when the dsluded
man returns be finds hinseif ths proud
father Of bouncing boy or girl.
There Ia q man In Chicago who Il sup
posed to bo worth millions. He passes
much OF his time In Europe. ft would
be breach Of trust 10 mention his Aaase,
but It 10 q fact that his wife has psimed
Oh on him two babies. which he honestly
believes are his own
The sun., 1910-01-29
TARIFF DEAL WITH GERMANY,
by PsstponinG Live Cattle issue 4. =. MAY
Win All other Trade Advantages.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.-The tariff nego-
tiations between the United States and
Germany are proceeding favorably. IL
was said at the State Department to-day
that the Drospect. for a complete- -AgEaa<
ment was bright II is probable that a
tariff war with Germany will be averted
and all undue discrimination in the Ger
man tariff laws will he removed IL a
complete agreement is reached between
the two countries Germany will obtain
the minimum rates OF the new tariff law
after March 81 next. when the ma xinlun
and minimum features Of the law become
operative.
The principal question in the German
negotiations has been the cattle and meat
problem. The United States. il Is said.
is disposed to waive the question OF the
importation OF live cattle into Germany
provided Germany will agree to suspend
the microscopic examination OF pork
This arrangement provides. it was added.
that the live cattle question shall be de-
ferred and may he taken up in the future
by diplomatic means or may be considered
by a special commission.
There are still a number OF other ques-
tions under discussion. and 1t will probably
be several days before the present negotia-
tious reach a conclusion. So far as the
United States has yielded on the question
OF live cattle. it was added. such action
was contingent on a mutually satisfactory
settlement OF the remaining points at
issue between the two Governments.
Within a few days several additional
proclamations will be signed by President
n. .. .,rant;ne tha minimum rataa To for
eign Governments. The second batch
will consist OF Denmark, the Netherlands,
Norway. Sweden. Belgium. Egypt and
Persia The President has already signed
proclamations granting to Great Britain,
Russia. Spain. Switzerland. Italy and
Turkey the minimum rates.
The sun., 1910-01-29
WANTS MORE FOOTBALL MEN.
Gayuor Tells white wings That Bill
Edwards Is the Right Sort.


Big Bill Edwards took Mayor GaynOr
over to the street cleaners stable at
Flushing and Kent avenues. Williamsburg.
yesterday afternoon TO make a speech to
the men OF the department. There were
about $50 OF them lined UP in the barn
when the Mayor got there. They in
cluded almost all the green coated men
from Brooklyn. Manhattan and The
Bronx.
The Mayor and Commissioner Edwards
went across the Williamsburg Bridge in
one OF the street department automobiles
and drove up the incline into the stable.
Eugene eastman. foreman OF the barn.
met the Mayor as soon as he got out OF
the car and took him to the platform.
Besides Mayor Gaynor and Mr.. Edwards
were Deputy Commissioners Hogan. Scott
and Lynch and General Superintendent
William Robbins.
Mr.. Geynor. after taking OF his over
coat. told the men that despite the fact
that no Mayor ever before had made a
speech to the men OF the Street Cleanin g
Department there wasn't much to wonder
at in his talking TO them. because he and
they were engaged In a common cause.
That. he said. was apparent TO anybody
who stopped to think about the matter
at all.
He said that the Street Cleaning De-
partment was very important and was
one in which he had great interest. beca use.
said he. it had TO do with the cleanliness
OF the city, and as everybody knows.
cleanliness is next to Godliness.
Il want you men," said the Mayor. ito
take pride In your work. II is no mean
| occupation. I want you to feel like
honorable men and that your positions
are those OF dignity. I want you 20 be
honest We've just been hearing some
thing about that over in this borough,
and let me tell you that 10 we find out any
dishonest thing about any man we will
act elsewhere as we did here. Wen weed
'em out
we want you TO feel that we regard
you as honest II we find out that any
man who has a position over you is dis
honest, he'll have to go without regard
to any political consideratio whatsoever
Az we used to say in the country where
l was brought up. he'll have to git"
The Mayor said that he had received a
good many letters OF complaint about the
way the snow was got rid OF after the
last storm, but that he had written replies
which ought to be remembered. The
more football play ers We have in this
department the better" said he. We
want as many OF this sort--pointing to
Commissioner Edwards We can get
Then the men fled out and Mr. Gaynor
looked over the stable.