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The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23
FOREST FIRE THREATENED
BIG TIMBER TRACTS
Controlled After Three Days Of Hardest
Sort Of Struggle

superintendent of the FL Paso
and Southwestern, offered to
send special train from El
Paso, and another from Carrizozo,
with relief forces, in case they
should be needed. The advisa-
bility of calling on Company II"
of the New Mexico National
Guard, was discussed. This COM
pany would have responded if
the fire had not been put under
control Sunday afternoon.
The fire lacked only mile and
half of reaching a solid town
ship of big timber owned by
Alamogordo Lumber Co. Beyond
that tract lay another tract of
fine timber which Is the property
of the territory. The fire extend
ed so near the summit that
sparks flew across the canon and
it was necessary to back fire in
order to keep the fire from
spreading into the big timber on
the second range.
Supervisor Neal reports that
the wind and all other conditions
were favorable to the fire fight
ers. Otherwise it would have
been impossible to control the
fire. The area burned over was
in the Forest Reserve and was
between 400 and 500 acres in ex-
tent. No improved property
| vas damaged or destroyed. AL
of the young timber on one slope
of the Alamo water shed was
burned. The reforestation ot
this slope of the water shed will
! cost so, 100000.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23
Accident at CIoudcrof

An accident which occurred at
Cloudcroft late last Sunday af-
ternoon resulted in the deplor-
able and untimely death of a
boy ID years of age. The victim
of the accident was Sam Wilmer,
the son Of Mrs. Victoria l.. Wit
mer, who is the supervisor of art
in the public schools of Ell Paso.
The boy was playing on the IS"
bridge, about a mile this side of
CloudeFoft with several of his
companions, when in some unac-
countable way he fell from the
bridge to the ground, q distance
of sixty FIVE feet or more, and
was instantly killed.
The remains were carried to
FL Paso Monday night for inter-
ment. A very large number of
friends accompanied the funeral
party.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23
Company "P Growing

Company Il" made quite a
creditable showing on last Friday
night. Ten of the recently en-
listed men from Tularosa were
in the ranks, and made quite
substantial increase in the COM
pany. A total of ID men has
been enlisted from Tularosa, and
3more will be enlisted this week.
The company now has a total en-
rollment of 90.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23
NEW MEXICO 70 SHINE At
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
Extensive Preparations are Being
Made for Big Event

Pueblo, Colo, June 20.-The
secretary of the board of control
of the Eighteenth National Irri-
cation congress has been in ex-
tensive correspondence with
Governor W. J. Mills Of New
Mexico in regard to representa-
tion at the congress, Pueblo,
September $3.50, 1910, with most
encouraging results.
The latest action taken by Gov.
Mills is in the fine list of names
of about $50 of the leading citi-
zens of the state interested in ir-
rigation, modern agricultural
methods, and development gen.
orally. This list is most valua BILE
to the congress, and the officers
are now in correspondence with
the persons on it. Most of them
are interested in the congress,
and know all about its import
ance in the work of the West.
New Mexico is peculiarly cap
able of appreciation of the Irri-
cation congress and its work. 1t
had the sessions of the congress
at Albuquerque in 1908, and prof
tied greatly therefrom, as ex-
planned by vice-president Twit-
chell recently at the board of
control dinner in this city. Be-
sides this, New Mexico has two
of the leading officers of the con-
gress. r. E. Twitchell of East
Las Vegas in first vice president
Of the congress. Two years ago
he Was secretary of the board of
control at Albuquerque. He is
foremost in the missionary move
ment in behalf of the congress
work in the West, and has con-
tributed greatly to the organiza-
tion of the delegations from New
Mexico at Pueblo next Septem-
Der.
DR.. E. Mcqueen Gray of Albu-
querque, is foreign secretary of
the congress, and expects to
have larger list of foreign re-
presentatives at the Pueblo con-
gress than there has heretofore
been at any preceding session.
DR.. Gray is president of the Un-
iversity of New Mexico, and well
able to promote the foreign in
terest in the work.
Former Governor George Curry
is honorary vice-president from
New Mexico, and Charles Spring
er Of Cimarron is executive COM
mitteeman for the territory.
Both Mr.. Twitchell and DIR.
Gray attended the meeting of
the national officers and the
board of control here this week,
and commended the work of pre-
paration being done.
There will be special delega.
tions, special car, bands, and ap-
propriate demonstration on the
part of various sections of New
Mexico, according to the report
!, , here.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23
Rest Is Best Treatment

1t was the consensus of opinion
"f the tuberculosis Congress that
met at Washington. ID. g., 1908,
that fresh air, sunshine, plain,
nourishing food, and rest are the
prime factors in the treatment of
this disease. By all means, go
toa sanatorium il you can, for
this reason; your only business
there is to get we'll, as is that OF
all the other patients; consequ-
emily you treat yourself like a
sick person, and don't try tn
keep up to a well mans ideals,
a. you would in u boarding house
or hotel. You have no social
duties, but do have regularity
in meals, and time Of rising and
retiring. The training gained
IN a good sanatorium is invalu-
able to you when you are ready
to step out into the world again.
Work and oil activity is denied
cases that have fever; il only ag-
gravates the disease.
Arrested cases may do some
outside work that is not too fati-
guing.-Charles X. Astrup. in
the July Pacific Monthly.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23
SUNDAY EVENING CONCERTS
IN ALAMEDA PARK
Reorganized Band Will Furnish
Entertainment
Just a few years ago Alamogor.

Just a few years ago Alamogor-
do had an annual pay roll of one
million dollars. During that
period, when business was flour
ishing and everybody was plenti-
fully supplied with coin of the
realm, Alamogordo had Sunday
afternoon band concerts in Ala
media Park. The payrolls are
still missing, with little pros
pect of return or restoration /;
but there is a plan on foot to
have the band concerts again.
The people who are behind the
present plans mean business,
and in all probability will be
successful in the undertaking.
Alamogordo does need some
movement will have the effect
of enlivening and boosting. This
band concert project would seem
to fill the requirements. The
members of the band have been
practising industriously for
some time, and are steadily i'm
proving. They need a leader
or director, and the director has
heen secured. Prof. Y. GaliRdo,
very fine musician who con-
Quoted an orchestra in Alamo.
gordo for some years, will be the
new director. Prof. Galindo is
not only fine violinist, but is
also a composer of exceptional
ability. His dreamy waltzes and
spirited two steps have enchant-
e1 many dancers. He is now in
Las Cruces in charge of the
band, but has consented to re-
turn to Alamogordo, to direct
the band here. He much pre-
fers to live in Alamogordo be-
rause his property interests are
here. His engagements will make
j, necessary fol him to remain
IA Las Cruces until after July
ith.
The time that has been sug.
gested for beginning the con.
certs is half past six in the even.
ing. BY beginning at this time,
the concert will be concluded IN
time for church -goers to attend
the evening service which begins
at eight o'clock. The concerts
~ouldafford pasttime and amuse,
lnent for the large crowd return
ing from Cloudcroft. Several OF
the merchants have expressed Q
Willingness to boost the scheme
Probably all will endorse and
support it when the time comes
THE News is willing to pay it'
prorata share of the expense ot
having concerts.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23
A Low Rating in Prospect

Little Mildred is in her first
term at school where she gets
reports as to her standing mark
ed on decimal scale. One hun
dred is perfect, and sixty is pret-
ty serious. The other night
while saying her evening pray
ers, her spirits, alway high, were
actually irrepressible, aud her
petition was punctuated with
snickers and smothered giggles.
'Do you think the Lord will
like that kind Of q prayer?"
asked her mother reproachfully.
Nope" returned Mildred
glibly. mot much! He'll gimme
bout sixty on thatl"-From
Woman's Home Companion for
July.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23
DAT|L NATIONAL FOREST
CHANGED IN AREA
Presidents Proclamation Adds
Nearly 100000 Acres

Washington, D. c., June 21.-
The President has signed a pro-
clamation adding to the Datil
National Forest in New Mexico
1873, ,09l acres, and eliminating
50, ,178 acres. These changes are
the result of q careful field eX-
animation made last summer in
pursuance of a general plan for
the correction Of all National
Forest boundaries by the U. s.
Department of Agriculture.
Three areas are added to the
Eastern Division of the Forest,
and one to the Western. The
largest addition to the Eastern
Division brings within the For
est the Bear Mountains and sur
rounding country, lying east of
the old boundary. On the north,
strip containing Is sections of
the southern watershed of Ala
mosita Creek is added. The new
boundary practically comedies
with the foot of a line of bluffs
along the creek, and is therefore
advantageous from an admins
trative standpoint. The third
addition to the Eastern Division
is five sections of land at it's
southwestern corner, west of
Croby Mountain.
The addition to the Western
Division takes in the Luera
| Mountains on the east. The only
large elimination is from the
southern end Of the Magdalena
Division. Smaller eliminations
and additions alter the bounda-
ries of all the divisions at var
ious points.
The additions contain good
growths of merchantable saw
timber, totaling about 80, 600, 900
board feet, besidesa a large amout
of cordwood. The soil and to-
Biography make forest protection
necessary in many parts. 1t ap-
pears that overgrazing of the
lands now added has seriously
hampered the growth of repro
duction. The greater part OF
the Datil National Forest is rough
and mountainous, but is particu-
Iarly adapted to grazing. There
are many deep, narrow canyons,
with large mesas between them
sloping off toward the river
courses. The water is important
for irrigation on the level coun,
try beyond the Forest limits.
The eliminations consist al
most wholly of open grazing
lands, where no watershed pro
lection is necessary. There il
also eliminated the little min
ing camp Of Fluorine, located or
the south half of Section "a, 7
s., r. o W.
The lands eliminated from the
Datil Forest by this proclama
tion will be promptly restored t.
settlement and entry after being
duly advertised by the Secretary
Of tho Intarior
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23

Shorty Cameron left Friday
night for Rockford, ILL.,, where
he will reside with his father
and mother. Shorty was in the
restaurant business here for three
years and was widely acquainted.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23

Continued on page eight
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-06-23
HERBERT KAUFMAN WRITES
OF THE MIGHTY WEST
Excellent Article is Reproduced
From The Ration Range

aerDerU hauIman III Every
body's Magazine for June de-
scribes Americas new trek to
the still-openplaces, "the mighty
movement from the cities and
''atrophied farms of the east to
the productive acres of the west
and southwest" He says:
'For half a century the paint
ed cities have sung the song of
the siren and called out for the
youth of the land. And they
came, boy and girl, man and
woman. Tenement and board
ing house engulfed them. Poor
food, poor air, and excitement
sapped their vigor.
And now THE REVOLT.
The reaction has begun, a
mighty leaven is at work, a new
era is in the dawn, new Amer
lea is in the making; the tide is
on its ebb; the soil is remember
ing its absent sons and daughters
and is lifting its voice in promise
of better things.
Two thousand families week
passed through Kansas City alone
last year. The plains are peopl.
ing. From the Rio Grande to
the alkali deserts, the great field
of American fiction is changing
into a vast field Of Bermuda
onions and corn and cane and
forage and fruit and garden
truck.
"The killer has gone, and the
tiller has come. The cattle bar.
on is retreating before the let.
tuce king. The eighty-acre veg.
etable patch is checkerboardine
the million acre range. The
irrigation pump sings through
nights that hitherto sobbed with
the lowing of herds. Where
mesquite and prickly pear flour
ished, the plowshare is now de
manding the plow's share.
THE newcomers are not boom
ers nor adventures, but men
able-bodied virile, honest, CobeI
and industrious. They are no
the failures of other states, bu
chiefly men who have found 9th
er states failures. Few foreigner
are in their ranks. They arr
Americans, the native-born, tn,
sons and daughters of pionee
strain, hardening to the impuls,
which in another day drove fortl
their forbears.
They have come, these squar,
jawed Americans with thei
families, to make homes anC
make livings-not to speculat,
at the long odds of the fortun,
hunting vagabond. Ability, IN
telligence, and purpose charac
terize their methods; sewerag
aud schools are the first thing
that occupy their attention
When men give immediate car
to sanitation and to education
it is an indubitable earnest O
the impulse that brought then
into a strange region.
I'm the late SOS Oklahom
was No Mans Land In 189
her population was 10000. L
1910 l,500, 900.
There were 129 Newspaper
published in the territory four
teen years ago; today there ar
! more than 900.
I'm less than twenty years
Oklahoma City has increase
her inhabitants from 1000
10000. Her streets are asphalt
her skyscrapers of steel and cor
crete.
Kansas is insolently opulent
/. prosperity has become 9 chroni
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-06
SOCIAL DEMS WIN
sweeping VICTORY
ELECT MAYOR AND MAJORITY
OF COUNCIL AT MILWAUKEE,
ARE IN COMPLETE
CONTROL OF CITY.

Milwaukee. Wis. April 6.-The So
cial democratic party which swept
Milwaukee city and council in yes
terday's election, gave Emil Seidel
it's candidate for mayor 7,109 plural
ity according to tine complete returns
or about 1000 fewer than approM-
mated last night from incomplete re-
turns. SeidePs plurality is the larg
est In the history of Milwaukee's mu-
nicipal election with the exception of
the election of 1898 when David S.
Rose, a democrat had 7,S49 plurality.
The new council consists of twenty
one social democrats, ten democrats
and four republicans. In the new board
OF supervisors. there will be eleven
social democrats, three republicans
and two democrats. The social dem
orats elected two out of seven civil
judges.
Ten bond questions providing for
various city improvements carried.
The result of the election I'm Milwau-
kee gives the social democrats prac-
tically complete power in civic mat
ters for the next two years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-06
LYNCHING WAS
FEARED AT RUGBY
MEN HELD FOR ASSAULT ON RICE
WHICH WILL PROVE FATAL
REMOVED TO ToWNER.

Rugby, N, D., April so. C. Rice,
who was reported dead yesterday, is
still alive, although very low. A sink
ing spell at noon yesterday gave rise
to the report that he had died.
Jack Buoye and Pat Meehan, charg-
ed with inflicting the injuries which
will prove fatal to Rice were removed
last evening to the Jail at Towner be-
cause of the Indignation their act has
aroused in Rugby.
After a consultation of seven doctors
held yesterday afternoon, Rice was
placed on the operating table and the
right side of his@Elknll aeaaaasleds siR~er-
der to take off a small blood clot on
the brain. He was still unconscious at
noon and is not expected to live more
than a few hours.
The fued between the TWO men start
ed over horse race over year ago
and has been increasing ever since.
Rice was with two friends on Monday
night, who were called to one side
by Meehan while Buoye engaged in the
aItercation with Rice, which ended in
the fatal blow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-06


Washington, April 6.-The members
OF the BaIlenger- -Pinchot investigation
committee and their votes on all ques-
tions are being watched closely. As
general rule the committee is lining
UP with full party vote. This has two
notable exceptions in Senator Purcell
of North Dakota ana Representative
Madison OF Kansas. One of the inn
portant questions decided was whether
Secretary Ballenger should come before
the committee or not.
Following this session the democrats
announced that with the exception Of
Senator Purcell OF North Dakota they
had voted i'm favor OF compelling the
secretary of the interior 10 appear at
once. Representative Madison of KAN
sas, insurgent, voted with the demo-
Gratis.
Whether or not Mr.. Madison will
vote with the democratic members
when the verdict comes TO be taken is
question. His course during the ex-
animation of witnesses has given but
slight intimation Of his position. Sena-
tor Purcell voted with the republicans
simply because, as lawyer, he de-
clared the defense should have the
right TO call it's witnesses at it's pleas
ure, the same privilege having been
granted the prosecution"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-06
HOT CLASH IN
HOUSE TODAY

Washington, April 6.-Proceedings
of the not clash in the house today
were opened with clash between
Speaker Cannon and Mr.. Henry Of
Texas, democrat over point of
order Calling attention to one of
the rules of the house, Henry insisted
that it was mandatory for the speaker
to keep a quorum in the house With
out ruling Cannon replied that much
of the business of the house was done
without a quorum and that it was the
duty OF members as well as the speak
er to see that a quorum was maintain
ed
'',The clerk will proceed" commanded
the speaker. The reading clerk started
to read the Journal but Henry demand
cd ruling on his point Of order. The
speaker commanded him to take his
scat. using his gavel vigorously the
while.
"I have made a point of order that
no quorum is present, and the speaker
refuses to do his duty" shouted Henry.
THE chair eongratulates the gentle
man that he has a duty to perform,
retorted the speaker.
II regret 4 cannot congratulate the
speaker upon the performance of the
duty exclaimed Henry.
"Fhe chair does not desire the con-
gratulations Of the gentleman, replied
Cannon. The roll was called and 2fO
members answered their names. The
business on the calendar of Wednes-
day was then taken up.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-06
TAFT IS NoNcoMMITTAL.
Gives No Assurance That He Will APP
point Sanborn.

washington, April 6.-Senator Clapp,
Congressman Fred Stevens and Frank
B. kellogg, all of Minnesota, yesterday
called on President Taft for the pur
pose of urging him to appoint Judge
Sanborn of st. Paul to the supreme
bench to fill the Brewer vacancy. The
presiednt listened attentiveIy to what
they had to say, and himself said some
very pleasant things about MIR. San
born, whom he said he knew and with
whose work on the federal bench he
said he was very familiar. He has a
high regard for him and told his callers
that Mr.. Sanborn's name was high on
the list among those whom he Is con-
sidering for appointment
At the same time, however, the presi-
dent, while speaking pleasantly about
MIR. Sanborn, gave his callers absolute
ly no assurance direct, nor indicated
that he would appoint him. and the
callers left the executive offices con-
vinced that the president viii name
somebody else. Senator Nelson was to
have been with the party, but was de-
tanned at the capitol by an important
committee meeting.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-06
ADD BLACK HAND THREAD
TO SPANISH SWINDLE GAME.

Denver, April 6.--F'rank a., Sposato,
a commission merchant Of Denver, re-
ceived a. black hand letter today from
Madrid, Spain, written in Italian, the
letter says
ann in prison In this city for
failure in business and beg Of you
to come to my assistance to secure
possession Of 100000 franc belonging
to me, which is hidden in trunk
now in the hands OF the customs Of
ficials.
IF you wish to communicate with
telegraph to my servant, Marianne
Oliver, Cruz "a. Madrid, Spain.
IF you do not cxtend aid shall
arrive without notice in Denver and
wipe out the entire Sposato family.
Il recommend all discretion. and
suggest that you answer by telegraph.
Awaiting your answer / will sign
only, r., de o.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-06
HAGUE TO DECIDE
MOMENTOUS ISSUE
BRILLIANT ARRAY OF COUNSEL
WILL REPRESENT AMERICA
AND ENGLAND-FIsHERY
QUESTION INVOLVED.

washington, April 6.-An array OF
counsel, greater in number and more
illustrious in reputation than ever be-
fore assembled at the Hague to engage
in a trial of q special case. has been
retained to represent America and
Great Britain i'm the determination of
what is undoubtedly the most import
ant issue ever presented to the great
peace tribunal.
Technically this is determination
OF the differences which have arisen
between the two governments as to
the true intent of the provisions Of
article 1 of the treaty OF 1913, defining
the fishing rights of Americans and
Canadians, I'm their respective waters.
An issue of greatest Importance Is
the determination of the right OF a
colony or province, such as Canada or
New Foundland, by local legislation to
deprive persons OF the rights conferred
by the treaty between the principals.
on June next the arbitration tribunal
is to meet at the Hague TO hear oral
arguments.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-06
THIS MAN HOLDS CLAIM
TO BEING DECIDEDLY LUCKY.

Grand Forks. N. ID, April g.
Hans Christopher of Madison, Wis.
considers himself the luckiest man
i'm North Dakota, and he has good
reason for so doing.
Coming from Madison and en-
route to Park River, Christopher
concluded that short visit to
East Grand Forks last Saturday
evening would be pleasant. He
was then at Larimore. having arr
rived in that city with his outfit.
Monday morning no returned to
Larimore. and on arriving there
discovered the fact that $40 in
cash was missing. and 1T was then
that dle remembered having left 1T
under the wash bowl in his room
in the Great Northern hotel i'm
East Grand Forks. He chartered
an automobile. made the trip to
East Grand Forks i'm hurry-up
order and found his cash just
where he had left 1t, the S740 not
having been touched.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-06
"WETS" MADE BIG
GAINS IN ILL.

Chicago. Ill. April g. Incomplete re-
turns on the local option issue voted
on In 40 cities and towns throughout
Illinois today indicatet- gains for tile
vets
These figures show that thirty two
towns changed from Cry to wet and
thirteen changed from wet TO dry. OF
ninety three towns. forty eight voted
wet.
Among the Giles which had been
dry, but which returned to wet were
Decatur, Pana, Riverton Springfield
went wet, the drys, however, gaining
500 votes over two years ago. lock
ford. Danvilie, Bloomington, Cli1ton,
ElgIn, Joliet and Lockport also went
wet. Monmouth, Champaign, Geneva,
lit. Charles and Batavia went dry
The issue was not put before the
voters Of Chicago, the plans for doing
40 having fallen through becausa q
i.Asul1acient signature to tho petition