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Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08
new DESERT
FORAGE PLANT
Government Sending Small
Quantities of Seed to Test
Its Value

| Feterita is the name of a new
forage plant which has some ad,
yanCages, il is said, over kaffir corn
and milo maize. The Agricultural
Department Of the L. S. government
mas been testing for several seasons
and in order TO further prove lis
worth have asked a number in the
vicinity 10 plant small plat and
/ Keep tab on The results. We take
The following description Of me
grain from the Panasco Press:
The new cereal, Feterita, which
is JUS now being introduced into
southwest Oklahoma, is creating a
great deal OF discussion as 10 the
origin OF the grain, and from the
most reliable source OF information
it is found that the report that il
came from Mexico to be generally
misleading.
About six or seven years ago,
the government brought several
heads OF Feterita from Cairo, Egypt
and planted ii on the Z. S. demon
strati0n farm near Chilecothe, Tex
as, where ii made q big yield; but
being desirous of making further
tests and growths of this crop, TO
develop its adoption to the south
wes5, refused to give out the seeds.
when an oyer-am bilious citizen OF
Jackson county succeeded in secur-
ing couple of heads, brought i
home and planted it in jackson
county. From these two heads
enough seed was saved to plant soc
acres, which is now growing and
making an enormous yield this year
'Feterita in appearance resamb-
les kaifir corn. although the head
are slightly longer and not so plump
while on the other hand the seeds
are larger and Of "a lighter color.
The advantage in Feteritaa over kaf
fir corn IS in the fact that the frs
crops Of heads can be taken of and
another set will come on within ten
days, making practically double the
yield of kaffir corn. The fodder as
a feed is not as good as kaffir corn
but is considerably better than mile
maize Several heads were brough
TO Hobart, and arrangements made
to secure enough seed TO start the
crop in Kiowa county another sea
son"
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08
CONTRACT SIGNED
FOR INSTITUTE WORK
Lyon and Axtelle, Pueblo Con-
tractors, on the Ground to
Assemble Material

Members of the firm Of Lyon &
Axtelle, the Pueblo, Colo, concern
which secured the contract for the
construction of the Institute fol-
the Blind buildings, have been on
the ground the past week and are
now busily engaged in getting ma
terials together, preparatory to
starting construction.
The contract for construction was
executed with the board of trus-
tees of the institute on the 3rd. 1t
is the intention of the firm to push
construction operations from now
until the completion of the build
ing.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08
Noted Lecturer Coming

As announced in last weeks
News-Adyertiser DR.. II. w. Sears, the
noted lecturer will deliver a lee
.ure at the Christian church in Ala
mogordo on the evening Of February
18th, under the auspices of the La
dies Aid of the Presbyterian
church. This will be the fourth
number of the Lyceum course, there
being but one more number in this
season.
1t is not known what the Doc
.or's subject will be but will likely
De More Taffy an Less Epitaphy."
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

Knight. J. II. McNatt. A. L. Paint
er; Miss Lou Painter.
Charles Goldammer of La Luz
was a recent visitor in Cloudcroft.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jno Anderson
were In Cloudcroft Tuesday and
Wednesday from Highrolls. Mr.An-
derson. who Is a ranger In the forest
service, came to Cloudcroft to at
tend the meeting of the Business
Mems Association Tuesday night.
p. W. Hickson is In Cloudcroft on
business.
Mrs. o. Shenfield and daughter.
Elizabeth, left Wednesday for Ohio.
They will be gone for some time.
Mr.. Shenfield accompanied them as
far as Alamogordo.
c. s. Wood. superintendent OF
the Alamogordo Lumber company.
went to Alamogordo Wednesday.
]. ]. Holden was In Cloudcroft
Wednesday. Jess Is living in Ala
mcgordo now.
X. s. weems was In Clouderoft
Wednesday.
II. NJ. Denney has finished the
work Of invoicing the stock he pur-
chased from the Cloudcroft Trading
company and has opened for busi-
ness. J. w. Mccall will assist Mr..
Denney.
Thomas Daniels. editor of the
Texline Herald OF Texline, Texas,
has returned TO Cloudcroft and rent
ed a house and is nov arranging to
move his family TO Clouderoft. Mfr.
Daniels reports that he has q COM
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08
A Now Settler Arrives

]. l.. Dale and family arrived
from Macon. Tenn. a few days ago
and is now getting settled. Mr..
Dale is the party who traded with
the Ransoms for their otero coun-
" property. He has filed on the
elinquishment OF Lee Ransom. Mr..
Dale intends to put down pumping
plant and will improve his land. The
Ransom tracts have a good supply
Of flood waters from the Alamo can
on in the summer time and Mr..
Dale should be enabled to show up
some very nice crops this coming
season.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08
X. of z. % Hnre Rlnw-ont

The local order Knights of Pythias
will have the regular anniversary
open meeting and reception on Wed
nesday evening. -Fobr. 10. This
Is the 10Th anniversary Of the order
and invitations have been issued TO
all members and their family con-
nections to be there and have a goo,
time.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08
A Few Gases Of Measles Extant,

A number of cases of measles de-
geloped among the Alamogordo
children the first of the week. The
malady seems to have arisen from
one patient who attended a public
assembly. At least this seems to
De the origin OF the present epidem-
ic. All school children who were
taken were quarantined by order
Of the health officer. DR.. L. d. Nc
Kinley, and it is hoped that the
disease can be controlled sufficient
ly to prevent closing the schools.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08
At Work on the Talking "Movics"

It is reported by the press asso-
cations that Thos. A. Edison. the
celebrated electrical wizard and In
yentor. has scarcely left his labora-
tory In months. because Of his great
desire to perfect the talking NOV
ing pictures.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

plete newspaper plant on the road
and expects to get out the first is
sue of a Cloudcroft paper about the
middle of the month.
J. c. Jones, we'll known In con-
nection with the proposed Cloud
croft and Pecos Valley electric line,
was in Cloudcroft Wednesday on
business.
Jesse I. Bailey of Bailey's Pharm-
acy has returned from a business
trip to Alamogordo.
Miss Nadia Riggs has been visit
ing her brother. F. S. Riggs. for
several days. She returned to the
ranch Tuesday accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. F. s. Riggs who will spend
some time there.
Jas. b. York and Scott B. Will
liams spent Sunday on Jones ranch
near Cloudcroft.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08
GREAT SOUTHERN
NATIONAL HIGHWAY
Roswell Com. Club Sends A
Live Delegate to Southern
Convention

The News-Advertiser is in receipt
OF a letter from the secretary Of the
IAsheyille, N. c., Board of Trade,
calling attention to the efforts to
secure an ocean to ocean Auto route
What is known as the border
land route" diyerges from the cid
Santa Fe trail at Dodge City, Kan
sas, and runs southwark by way Of
Amarillo and Brownfield, Texas,
thence west to Roswell, through the
White mountains and Alamogordo,
to Ell Paso, Texas, thence on to
Los Angeles, and the Pacific coast
The letter states: You will note
that over two-thirds OF the entire
distance of the ocean-to-ocean route
rs now in use and q vast stretch of
the easatern section ready to be
coupled up to complete this Won
derful scenic highway and it will
draw thousands of auto tourisist
across our beautiful southland" He
also inclosed clipping from the
Ashville Citizen, which reads aas fol
lows:
Rev. s. M. Johnson is registered
at the Battery Park having arrived
at Asheville yesterday, as dele
gate from the commercial club at
Roswell, New Mexico, to the South
ern Highway convention which is to
be held at this city.
When seen by representative of
the Citizen yesterday afternoon DR..
johnson said: "The commercial
club of Roswell was one of the most
active bodies in the southwest in
securing last April the establishment
of the 'borderland route which di-
Terges from the old Santa Fe trail
route at Dodge City, Kansas, and
runs southwark by way of Amarillo
to Brownfield, Texas; then westward
through Roswell and the White
mountain region, continuing by way
of Phoenix, Arizona. to San Diego
and Los Angeles. 1t is about / 100
miles from Roswell to the Pacific
and 1t is less than 1900 miles from
Savannah to San Diego.
Last April, Roswell sent about
fifteen automobiles carrying men
and women to Dallas. Texas, to the
National Ad Club convention. They
found an excellent highway from
Roswell to Dallas and investigation
showed that the road was good from
Dallas by way of Bonham, Texark-
ana and Hot Springs to Little Rock,
Ark. Meanwhile, tourists were max
ing use OF the 'borderland route
and soon ii became known that the
way by Roswell was the easiest, the
most practical and the best of all
routes to the Pacific.
The great outstanding fact that
should be emphasized TO the older
south is that there is today n good
highway in daily use all of the way
from Little Rock, Ark, to San Die
go, Cal, distance Of some 1900
miles"
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

For the past several weeks opera
tlons In the way OF oil drilling have
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08
STATE PRESS COMMENT

The Texas-New Mexico boundary.
which has been the bone OF legal
contention for nearly three-quarters
of a century. will figure largely in a
suit to be filed in the supreme court
of the United States at an early
date and which involves about $2.-
100000. The action is one brought
by the state of New Mexico against
the state of Texas for possession OF
some 14.30O acres OF fertile land In
the Rio Grande valley. 1t is based
upon the allegation that the Rio
Grande now runs and has so run for
some time past. at a point far west
OF the point where IL ran In 1850.
at which time the dispute between
the two states was apparently final
ly adjudicated. The action is now
being prepared by Attorney General
Frank w. Clancy and will be for
warded to Washington when It is
ready. IL will be a voluminous doc
ument. the exhibits alone occupying
many pages. The brief Is now In
the hands of the printer.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

Under the law as It stands at pres
ent Luna county doesn't possess SUI
fieient population to qualify for a
county high school. but bin will b.
introduced in the present legisla-
ture to amend the existing law so
that Luna and Sierra counties will
be able TO establish county high
schools. Representative s. J.smlth
and Senator G. J. Laughren have
promised to lend their support TO
the blll.-Demlng Headlight.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

The Silver City chamber of com
merce has taken up the matter of
letter carrier service for the city.
The receipts of the local postoffice
entitle this place to carrier service
and II is the purpose of the chamber
Of commerce to properly present
their claims.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

FueIOn has gone up to ,i.7O a
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

We have neglected to mention that
Andrew II. Hudspeth of White Oaks
state democratic chairman, has been
in Washington and Trento. n. j.. al
which places he visited President
elect Woodrow Wilson. Mr.. Huds-
peth We understand is a candidate
for U. S. Marshall of New Mexico
Carrizozo Outlook.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

The Santa Fe Eagle asserts that
fifty murders We're caused in New
Mexico during the past year by liq-
uor and that more than seventy per
cent OF all crime came from the sam
cause. And IL closes by asking, why
not remove the cause?
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

The hunting licenses issued in
1912 expired with December 31st
last. Now to hunt game projected
by law in New Mexico hunters must
secure licenses for 1913. The state
game warden has inauugrated a
strict campaign against violators Of
the game laws and it does not eos
much to keep on the safe side.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

Why should Roswell waste its ef-
forts to secure itself place on the
big Oeean-to-Ocean macadamized
highway? That would bring only
few hundred thousand dollars into
the city every few months. Wig moi
go after something bigger?-Ros-
well Record.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

been active at Dox-H ranch, miles
from Portales. After having pen
atrated rock shale al a depth OF
600 feet, the operators struck very
peculiar and valuable mineral water
The discovery of the wafer
mas created no little excitement and
the possibility Of mineral wafer
close in TO Portales carrying very
healthful qualities, will give rise TO
CONSIDERABLE speculation.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08

barrel and gasoline to 90 cents a
gallon. Somebody has got to pay for
William Rockefeller's rip to the Ba-
hamas to dodge the money trust in
quiry.-Deming Headlight.
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till morning. the port doctor out that night in
bobbing little motorboat with lantern swinging crafty
from short staff. When he up the gangway and
had greeted the ships Captain and surgeon Kathryn
saw him start forward and at the main companionway
he plump into Captain Creston.
@Wel for the love of Mike where did you come
from?" She heard him exclaim he grpped Crestons
hand.
@Just back from Siberia was the answer.
"You're the last man expected to Your brother
was on the Korea her last trip. Been to Kobe
on some crooked customs case and he told you
fusSng with Russian contract for that New York
syndicate and didn't know when we'd you again.
Kathryn made no attempt to follow them farther
She rushed to her aunt's cabin
@It's all mistake!' she exclaimed breathessy. HE
isn't the at a'
aWho isn't the man? My dear child, what you
trying to Say?"
captain Creston isn't customs officer at ALL He's
promoter something It's his brother who is in the
customs service, and he's not on the ship"
After she had explained in detail Mrs Blennerhassett
discovered that she feeling much BETTER and for the
first time in a week slept that night undsturbed.
With San Francisco only SIX days away, Mrs. Blen-
nerhassett whose now queScent, made up
her mind that she would begin her work of concealment
at once Under her instructions Sam, her cabin boy
had her largest trunk carried up to her Kathryn as
sisted in the actual work of Showing the tea as she
nauticaly described the operation. There were ten
pounds or so of the precious stuff.
"Lets dump it all out the berth and then slip the
little punches separately whatever we can find
for them," she suggested. The trays lifted out
and stacked up the floor. Mrs Blennerhassett did
this herself dismssing Kathryns proposal that Sam
be asked to do the lifting.
"You can't trust these China boys" she painted
stranng at the biggest and heaviest of the trays HE
might betray to the authorities blackmaIl or
something. I'd rather do it myself.
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and we couldn't tell whether there was another ship
not. We had to take chances getting
the Pretoria back to port.
"Wel, the morning hours on like many years
Now and then could hear the woodwork, such the
deck and supporting timbers cracke in the flames,
which had spread to the farthest part of the hold for
ward. The smoke was binding below deck and had
the added fear that the in the engine and the
stokers might be overcome and something would go
wrong with the boilers or machinery
"The air quite chilly; but the passengers could
not be persuaded leave the decks Only once after
the first outburst did the to lose control
of themselves That when the cattle in the after
part of the hold began stampede On this trip had
twenty weight thirty head
XIELL, day broke I picked up my glasses and
w searched the horizon in every direction; but not
ship in sight The fire had perforated the Pretoria S
nose and was afraid the would pull under any
minute. My steward brought cup of black coffee,
and when drinking it there came cry from the
mate, who had relieved for the time being the
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By taking advantage of every folded article they
found space for nearly half of the tea the big trunk
Throwing kmono the remainder they rang for
Sam, had him remove the big trunk and bring up
large hatbox The of each hat provided splen
did hiding place. and the little punches of
fully stuffed inside the Innings Room for what left
was found in a nedum- sized trunk containing her
heavy clothing and when that had been closed and
locked they carefully gathered the broken leaves and
made little package which Kathryn tossed overheard
When the purser distributed the customs declaration
blanks the last day out Mrs Bennerhasset hesitated
and omitted all mention of the tea. On her part Kath
ryn brazeny wrote Personal effects and wearing ap
parel only purchases, and signed her with
flourish. Her aunt sighed and wished that her
of duty less irritating. Kathryn read the
troubled look in her eyes, and sought to comfort her.
"You quite justified, and | wouldn't give it
other thought. That was present-you didn't buy
it. You don't know its value. Mr.. Leslies note
priceless 1t might be worth than fifty dollars
pound, and think you'd be a goose to declare five
hundred dollars worth of tea No criticize you
for not wanting to pay duty gift like that, she
argued
couraged though not quite convinced; but just think
how awful it would be if they to find it and arrest
HASSETT SMUGGLER' in big black type on the
first page! What would DR.. Radcliffe say? What
would they say at the club? It's terrible rsk' She
seemed appalled, at the frightful possibilities.
Nonsense, Aunty!' Kathryn protested @There isn't
the slightest chance of detection You all the things
you have listed in trunks by themselves. You
explain this to the customs people, and they will check
will take your word that there is nothing in the other
trunks that you have bought on this trip"
"Wel, that will be perfectly true, anyway, won't
Continued page 10
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American customs officers who has been in Japan for his
government connection with extensive frauds,
and at home is known of the keenest in the
service in the detection of smuggers.'
Mrs. Blennerhassett experienced peculiar sensa-
ton of emptiness just below her diaphragm, and sat
down suddenly the edge of her berth And then she
remembered something, and cutched Kathryn's arm
with strained fingers.
"Heavens, Kathryn! that man looked at me yester-
day when he passed my chair deck and his glance
went through me like a long hot needle. customs
officer! Do you suppose he suspects? Her heart was
uttering and her forehead wasdamp. "Give me glass
of water, quick!
1t was several minutes before she reganed her COM
posure Kathryn soothed her by injecting little COM
nonsense into the situation. "We Aunty, you haven't
done anything yet and unless he is mind reader he
can't know what you expect to do. I'm going to try
little seuthng my own account and see what can
learn about the gentleman If he is paying any par
tcular attention to u.s. govern ourselves accord
ingly"
This was not wholly satisfying; but it helped. Mrs.
Blennerhassett thought it wise to bit of rouge
before going down to dinner that evening.
IF Captain Creston suspected that he being kept
under surveillance by of his fellow passengers
he permitted intination of the fact to escape him.
information of value. She watched the little he
promenaded ndustriously half hour before each
NEAL but detected nothing that suggested the harbor
ing of suspicion about her aunt. Nevertheless Mrs.
Blennerhassett experienced that unpleasant gone
saton every time she fancied Captain Creston was
looking her direction, and after three days of nervous
agitation applied the ships surgeon for something
responsible for her aunts uncomfortable mental
diton supplied the evening they dropped anchor
in Honolulu harbor.
Although the steamer not to go up to the dock
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sixty passengers thirty of whom brides and BRIDE
grooms not one was lost Moreover, there wasn't
single article of clothing wet which proved the truth
funess of the boatman's prediction.
THE Pretoria steamed away from New York after
beautifully calm sea- bound for Bermuda
Evening and here and there leaning over the rail-
ngs reclining comfortable steamer chairs or eisurely
pacing the decks were the bridal couples In the main
saloon as playing the piano; but except for
this and the steady spray and chun of the sea there was
barely sound One by the couples retired to their
staterooms and by eleven thirty the decks de-
serted except for the Waterman.
Suddenly the chief engineer rushed to the Captains
cabin pale with fright "The ships afre!" he cried.
short heavy-set of middle age sprang from
his bunk. He was James w Mckenzie, the Captain
who recently brought Pesdentelect Wilson home from
Bermuda. @The ship aire?'
"Yes-the hold"
Little time was lost in sounding the alarm. The en-
gines stopped, and the entire ordered for
ward Captain Mckenzie directed the fight personally,