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EL PASO HERALD
Week-End Edition. December 4-5. 1920.
APARTMENT HOUSES LONGER
THAN TWO CITY BLOCKS BUILT
BY INDIANS 2000 YEARS AGO
APARTMENT houses longer tbsn
two modern city blocks and hous-
inr hundreds of families were
l.nllt z00 years ago by the Pneblo
1 ndians in the Chaco canyon in norta-
western New Mexico according to Dr.
Edgar L. Hewitt. nresJdsnt of the
. jiaiAn nf th Amtrican
NUUVMma v. . ... .
ssooaUon for the AdTancement of
St -.ence In a lecture oeiore
h nS 'cl.D section of the division
It. Hewett described these ancient
duelling places. His lecture was iUns-
. I ..III. lantern Slides.
Some of the old apartment houses
were built so shoihujij.
.inthropologist from Fanta Pe V 3L
ia!d. that their ruins still stand
solidlT defymr the elements. Timbers
j thick as IS .nches In diameter were
-.aced In these buildings and hewn
a smoothly at the euds as timber
ou!d be sawed with a rotary saw to-
ay. The stones and mortar are still
tact in many place where excava-
.ons hare been made. The walla the
. turer said were as well built as the
st of the buildings in ancient Tray
ur in Jericho or In Peru.
How the timbers were brought to
these apartments is one of the mys-
teries the lecturer said. As far as
scientists can ascertain there was no
timber within wundreds of miles at
the time the buildings were con-
structed. There are no eTtdences of
the timbers being dragged. They
must have been carried some archae-
ologists believe.
In tieae ancient domiciles the
family apartments were round. The
buildings frequently were built in the
Khape of an X. the court forming: a
sort of patio walla were often
If Ycu Live Out
Town Use The
Parcel Post
No matter where you live in the
trad territory of EI Paso oar
service is a Bear von as the
nearest postoffiee.
It doesn't fake long to wrap up
suits coats or dresses and leave
them oa your next trip to the
postoffiee.
Yu win find oar service of the
highest standard and onr prices
moderate.
WILSON
MiLLICAN
Th Bst de&jm"
than 49 feet Ma. Th Pueblo Alto.
the largest found is one-third of a
mile lit circomf eren ce.
The anthropologist said nothing
aboti t the rent paid for the apartments.
ARIZONA FIRST
DATE GROWER
IN AMERICA
How dates and figs were brought
to Ariaona from the deserts of the
Orient and made to prow success-
fully and how the experience of scientist-
with these tropical fruits In Ari-
zona has enabled them to improve the
date and fig orchards of the Orient
were some of th accomplishments'
described before the symposium by
Dr. D. W. Working dean and director
of the University of Arizona college
of agriculture and agricultural ex-
periment station.
"Whenever a man begins to grow
plants." said the dean. "or to rear
animals for economic use be begins
to be an agriculturalist.
"He or she who grows plants or
animals for pleasure or profit for
beauty or use must acquire know-
ledge of plant habits arid animal
habits: for plaat life and animal life
are so intimately related that know-
ledge of the ways of one involves at
least a little knowledge of the ways;
of the other.
First Date Orchard.
"In cooperation with the United
States department of agriculture the
Arizona experiment station planted
the first date orchard In the United
States.
'The chemist of onr station. Dr. A.
D. Vinson devised a method of pro-
cessions or pasteurizing dates that
made possible the prevention of spoil-
age a method so successful that ft
was iaken to Algeria by the French
for extensive ase in the date region of
that coon try.
"The introduction into Arizona of
colonies of Biastaphage wasps made
possible the production of the Smyrna
fig. Twenty years ago Prof. Me-
Clatohie's experiments proved that
the best variety of lettuce for south-
ern Arizona valleys was that known
as Loe Angeles Market. The other
day I was informed that Iff carloads
of that variety of lettuce are shipped
every year from the Salt river valley.
Generous Support Given.
The standard wheat of Arizona Is
the Early Baart. It is standard oe-
BATTLING DESERT GREAT TASK
OF U. S. SCIENTISTS FEELING OF
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
Hy I K. CLAYPOOL
-"iOXQUEIUNG "the great American
I . desert" a region vaster than
DOCTORS NAME
OFFICERS FOR
1921 SESSION
Election of officers for the coming
year will occupy a part of the Sat-
urday afternoon closing session of
the sixth annnal meeting- of the Med-
ical and Surgical Association of the
Southwest at the University club.
The afternoon's program also in-
cludes transaction of regular business
and a scientific program of ad-
dresses. Dr. B. L. Brehmer. Albu-
querque will talk on tuberculosis of
the larynx and discussions and other
addresses will be made by Dr. E. H.
Ervin. HI Paso: Dr. K- H. Skmner.
Kansas City: Dr. J. W. Cathcart. El
Paso: Dr. D. T. XacDougaJ. Tucson:
Dr.. J. I. Butler. Tucson: Dr. Wlllard
Smith. Phoenix; Dr. E. A- Duncan El
Paso; Dr. L S. Peters. Albuuerque.
The medical association. the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science and the El
Paso county medical society will hold
a joint meeting and banquet at 6
oclock tonight in Juarez.
Saturday morning a tour of the tu-
berculosis sanitorlums of the city
was made by members of the associa-
tion and clinics were conducted in
various local hospitals.
At Friday afternoon's scientific
session Dr. F. i. Smith. Rochester.
Minn and Dr. John F. Bacon. Miami.
Ariz talked on wound complications
and their "treatment- Other addresses
and discussions were made by Dr.
W. A. Gekler Albaqnerqne; Dr.
James W. Laws El Paso; Dr. M. K.
Wylder. Albuquerque: Dr. H. T. Saf-
ford. El Paso: Dr. D. F. Harbridge
Phoenix: Dr. H. K. Stark. El Paso:
Dr. J. S. Pritchard. Battle Creek.
Mich.: Dr. R. B. Homan El Paso: Dr.
Earl M. Tarr Phoenix and Dr. J. A.
Rawltngs. El Paso.
The El Paso county medical society
wak host Friday night at a reception
followed by a dance at the Toltec
club in honor of visiting delegates
to the three conventions and the di-
rectors of the University club.
Temple ML Sinai. Friday were: Ben-
jamin A. McNelly. Warren. Aria.:
Geonre E. Faucett. Tucson: J. C
cauaTS IsTgod mill (be wheat and Booth. Glob Arts.: I. R tehck.
produce from five to ten bu.hels! r'
per acre above tne yuia 01 any oiner
vri.tv The Earlv Baart owes its
character and productiveness to the
work of the plant Breeding ceparc
N. SC.: Dr. Warner Watkins. Phoenix:
D. S. Bobbins. State College. N M.:
Forrest Hberve Tucson; Mary How
ard Estill Tucson and Martin nsn-
ment or the Arizona station ihb .
same department gave as the Teparyt ;
bean the best known bean for grow- C K POT hps. Limit
ing under dry farming- conditions. V . D. euC!Ci i-lliUl
"Arizona has been generous in its f) Ctililo Cnnrotann
support of agricultural research JTl L-OOte KOTlCCSSlOnS
Each state receives from the federal Washington. D. C Dec. 4-Br the
treasury the sum or so.o per year AssocUte5 press). The American
for the support of research In agricul-
ture. Of course this money is spent
by the agricultural experiment sta-
tion. During the present year the
Arizona agricultural experiment sta-
tion is spending this amount and a
little more than twice as ranch in ad-
dition from the state treasury a con-
siderable part of which goes into the
maintenance of experimental work
on branch stations. For many years
under the direction of my predeces-
sors investigational work has been
promoted by legislative liberality and
much productive work has been done."
Itew Arrrmls At Conventien.
Out of town delegates who regis-
tered at convention headquarters at
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Actual Value
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On the Dollar 9 A. M. Dec. 6
tions In the past that is the problem
supreme that confronts the scientists
many eld world empires which of the southwest.
lures but eternally threatens man and s ucn was tne anoertone w every
which has conquered many civuns- -
w .the southwestern division of the Amer-
-W i..i .M.nl
of science at the high school -Saturday
morning.
How to coax or drive Nature into
serving the race that finally seems
able to dominate her Is the practical
aim of researches being conducted In
the laboratories experiment stations
and workshops of Arizona New Mexi
co west Texas and northern Mexico
The method used in coping with na-
ture according to the discussion lesd
ers. Is to find out its secrets throug.
research work. That the day is nea
when the disclosure of these secre'-
must stop Is believed by many uni-
versity men if the .-ovemment ana
the states do not expend more roone.-
to finance investigation.
Limit .f Kstewiedse.
The danger of nearing the limit o'
man's knowledge was brought to the
attention of the convention by Dr.
Robert W. Clothier president of the
New Mexico College of Agrlcultur"
and Mechanic arts who said that In 6"
years there had been en 80 percen
turnover among research worker.
This loss to the ranks of the pioneer
of knowledge getting is due to tho
fact that the scientist must live
Higher salaries in commercial lines
are stealing them frem laboratories
and experiment stations everywhere.
It's useless. Dr. CU .hir said to spen i
millions for educating people in re
gard to what has been found out if
next to nothing is to be fcpent in find-
ing out new facts. Whata the use r
extension he asked if there's noth-
ing more to extend?
The Saturday tnornlnc smposmm
was conducted by Dr. E L. Hewett
president of the division. What is
being done to aid agriculture immi-
gratipn problems the mining lndustrv
and medical work in the southwest
were the principal subjects of modem
practical interest discussed. Dr. D. T
MacDougal. of the Carnegie institute
spoke on the organization of scien-
tific interests and pointed out the
need of cooperation for the sake of
progress and efficiency.
The Suthvrest's History.
Historical features of the southwest
were taken np by Dr c F. Coan. of
the University of New Mexico. Plant
distribution in the mountains was the
subject of a lecture by Dr. Forrest
Shrove of the Carnegie institution.
He told of the distribution of differ-
ent types of plants and trees at va-
rious altitudes. He (rave it as his
opinion that' vlant life was distrib-
uted over glacial bridges rather than
by animal transportation.
Talking to Dr. Shreve's subject C.
J. Sarle. professor of geology at the
University of Arizona told how the
storys of plants ran back into the dim
ages of the past when the altitude of
the North American continent was
much higher than now.
He saM there was a day when
the Hudson river's bed was ISO
Ilea wMei when the BefcriBx; sea
vas a level plain ever nk-iesi mas-
laena ad other prehbterre ani-
mals thrived. Daring the ter-
tiary peeled there were -talfls.
The valleys were fflted In
since.
The relation of laboratory research
tn the actual oroduction of food on
the farm was brought out in the pa-
per read by dean D. W. Working of
the University of Arizona
Mesy Talks.
M Tjiwson talked on reclamation
prolilems.
ln r; M. Br tier of the University
of Arizona president of the society
of engineers meeting here talked oa
tne naming inacsiry.
Dr. E. C Prentiss of El Paso dis-
cussed soma spe-.ial features of med-
ical work hi the oouthwest.
The symposium -vas a Joint meeting
and a general disc.'SSion. With a
dinner in Juarez at S ?clock tonight
the conventions of the doctors engi-
neers and scientists in El Paso will
close. Election of officers tor next
year are to be held late today.
Discussing the convention Saturday
Dr. David & Hill president of the
University of New Mexico at Albu-
querque said the delegates he felt
certain were all entranced with El
Paso and agreed probably without ex-
ception that it is the logical head-
quarters for the associations that met
here. He said he doubted however
if EI Paao amnreciated the importance
of the convention. It Is his opinion
though that El Paso will come to ap-
preciate -the work the scientists are
doing in the southwest as time goes
on.
JSeeda Mere smsu
Dr. Hill came to the University
last summer from the Uni
versity of Illinois. He said Saturday
that the fiscal year of the institution
ended Dec 1 and that It was now out
of debt. JTue legislature of New Mex
ico which meets Jan. l. win ne asxea
for a new dormitory and a new library
for the school. The enrolment now-in
4M. but the preparatory features havfc
been done away with so that the
school win be strictly a university In
all of its features. Preparatory educa-
tion will have to be obtained else-
where in high schools or academies.
Other institutions in the south-
west are reported to be in a good con-
dition but somewhat overcrowded.
Boy Scouts TcfDislribule
Tree PlatUing Pamphlets
Twelve thousand tree planting
pamphlets will be distributed through
the residence districts this afternoon
by 660 boy scouts under the direction
of Glenn O. Everman. scout executive
and the scoutmasters of various
troops.
The pamphlets are issued by the
Young Men's Business leacue as
propaganda in the tree planting cam-
paign which will besln next Monday
and continue for one week. They con-
tain order blanks for trees and brief
articles on the planting and care of
trees.
FUNERAL OF WELL KNOWN
CATTLEMAN IS HELD HERE
Funeral services for Stephen S.
Blrchfleld 81 years old. who died at
his home 09 East Rio Grand? street
November 27. were held in the resi-
dence Tuesday. Burial was in Ever-
green cemetery.
Mr. Blrchfleld at one time served
with distinction in the Confederate
army. Later he became a cattleman
and In this capacity was well known
in the southwest. He was born in
Sullivan. Mo.
The world's record of sugar plan-
tations contains 13.000 acres has 30
miles of railroad and employs 1E0O
people.
ARIZONA STAGE LINE IS
! KellT of Jerome on an applicat'on fori to restrain th commission from
. . . msr such hearmt.
nrwiC-n APPtTil TNrASFia r!i"a" or conTe. .:"".! The commission announced
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Phoenix. Ariz-. Dec 4. An oraer the new Jirome rreicou
w-4 holnsr nrsnanwl tArliv hv the TO... Mimmluion WU Cited for COn-I . .v. mnr-.r
state corporation committee it waa tempi In holdinj a h" ! merchant fleet Is more than 45-00
per ding- contempt proceedings.
1 V -K(
government has about reached the
limit of the concessions it is willing
to make to the allied and assocaatea
powers with regard to the disposition
of the former German cables it was
made known today by one of the
American commissioners to the Inter
national communications conference
now in session here.
ARIZONA INAUGURAL BALL.
Phoenix Ariz Dec 4. Tentative
plans for an inaugural bail for Gov.
Thomas E. Campbell have been laid.
It would be the first event of Its kind
since statehood and the second in the
history of Arizona.
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Silverware Art Goods
Christmas Gift Shop Sale
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AMERICAN GOVERNORS PUT
WREATHS ON BOYS' GRAVE
By SILVESTKB TERRAZAS.
ICeati&Bed from page 1.)
ute of love and admiration to the
heroes of Chapultepec. By Gov. W.
P. Hobby of Texas. Dec. 2. 1S0."
Gov. LarrazMo also deposited a
beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Hardine Sends Message.
A messaare of felicitation to presi
dent Obregon was received today
from president-elect Harding among
the nearly 300 telegrams arriving to
Gen. Obregon rrom toreigners gover-
nors milltarv men and others.
Ing. Camllo Arrlaga was appointed
subsecretary or agriculture no .is
former revolutionary newspaper man
from Smja T.nia PotosL
The private secretaries to president
Obregon are Fernando Torreblaaca
aad Manuel Vargas. The military
staff of the president is being formed
i with a general in commana.
i T TTir vTin minister to Ar
I gentine is reported very 111 at Buenas
A number cf Central American
newspaper men are in the capital at-
tending the presidential ceremonies
and may form an international press
association.
American excursionists neri given
a luncheon at Cnapultepec oasine to-
day. RAILROAD MAN DIBS.
... ru. 1 f M R.irlr .
hnlter. for years an employe of the
Southern Pacific on the Tucson di-
vision died at Berkeley. Cal He was
freneral freight and passenger agent
or the road.
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