davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

either where water is abundant or is
scare.
EIms Grow Well.
Mr.. Harris also recommends for
planting Of Wheatley Elm or Huning-
don Elm. Both are Of English origin
but are hardy, make beautiful shade
trees, grow to great size and seem to
resist such weather extremes as are
common to FL PasO. Trees of both
these varieties are now growing in
Houston Square and may be seen there
by Ell PasOans who contemplate plant
ing shade trees. Mr. Harris. however.
warns prospective planters Of these
.elTls to beware of planting them where
there is too much lime in the soil,
"Tree of Heaven" Thrives.
The Alanthus or Tree Of Heaven"
is said by Mr.. Harris to be a tree pc
culiarly adapted to growth for shade
purposes under conditions such as are
found in FL PasO and as evidence
that they will grow under the most
adverse conditions he calls attention
to the Alanthus trees which, until they
were cut down few weeks ago, grew
on Oregon street near San Antonio,
in the downtown district.
Many Ornamental Varieties.
Of ornamental trees the Chinese
arbor vitas are considered the best, be-
cause of their large and quick growth
and because of their hardness. JUni-
the Himalaya Cedar Cedar de OdOrOs),
the Arizona Cypress, and the Old RO-
man or Italian Cypress are particularly
recommended for growth under lei
Paso conditions. The Arizona Cypress
is Indigenous, symmetrical and hardy
and its peculiar shade of green con-
trasting beautifully with the green Of
a lawn, makes it especially attractive.
Government Plants Cednrs.
The government is spending thou
sands of dollars in planting in the
government reservation at Fort Bay
ard, N. NJ, with Himalaya Cedars and
getting wonderful results therefrom.
Specimens of the italian Cypress may
be seen along Montana street and on
MagOffin avenue.
Peppers Too Tender.
Pepper trees. which make wonderful
growth and thrive beautifully at
Tucson, or in the cities of the Salt
River valley, do not do well i'm FL Paso
because they will not stand the slight
est frost
Umbrella trees grow well here but
are not extensively planted because
Continued on next page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
Trees SHRUBS. FLOWERS THRIVE;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Experiments Show That Many Kinds of Trees Do Well
in Ell Paso and Require Only Water and Little
Care; Flowers Of Almost any Variety Can Be
Cultivated With Success.
nor many years Ell PasO was.

TOR many years FL Paso was, I'M
II fortunately, regarded merely as a
place in which to make money.
During the past few years, however,
when the city's right to a place in
the sun" was firmly established, the
former money makers began to turn
their attention to the making Of It a
place in which to live. Houses, in
stead Of consisting, in the main, OF
four walls, covered by roof and
pierced with occasional doors and win
dows, calculated chiefly as places Of
shelter. began to be supplanted by
structures designed by artists and In
tended to add to the beauty of the
landscape. as well as protect the occu-
pants against the eleTents.
Fine Houses Bring Fine Grounds.
With the building of fine houses
came a desire on the part Of the build
ers to beautify the grounds on which
they were built in order to preserve
the harmOnies. Whereas, in former
times, house plots were permitted to
grow weeds, if they grew to anything,
the tendency now on the part of the
humblest home owner is to have
Ia wn, shade trees, ornamental shrubs,
Of various kinds, and vines creeping
over porches, porticos or gables where
ever they will add to the beauty OF
the general. plan.
New Industry Springs Up.
During the last few years there have
grown up in Ell PasO several nurseries
the owners and managers Of which
have been experimenting along the
line of tree, shrub flower and grass
growing with view toward determin-
ing what trees, shrubs, flowers and
grasses will grow best under FL PasO
conditions with the least possible
danger of failure and at the least cost
Of propagation and maintenance.
An Authority Quoted.
One of these experimental stations
is being conducted under the auspices
of the city park department at Wash
ington Park. Another is being con-
Quoted by Robert A. Harris, a former
city park commissioner.
Mr.. Harris is authority for the
statement that as a result Of his eX-
periments, not only as park commits
sioner OF FL PasO but in connection
with the botanical department OF the
University Of Arizona, at Tucson, he
finds the Arizona ash to be the best
of the deciduous trees to be planted
for ornamental purposes in FL PasO
It is indigenous, adapts itself to
overhead conditions and will thrive
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
BY t. S. SETTLE.
CF"ieId Secretary Playground and Re-
rentiOn Association of America).

CFfeId Secretary Playground and Rec
rentiOn Association of America).
DO NOT have to write about what
Ell Paso needs in the way of play
- grounds and other recreational &C
tivities. but I can write about what
Il PasO is going to have.
Public spirited citizens of FL Paso
who have worked for Fairgrounds Tor
many years, are now rejoicing thaI
at last provision has been made for
public recreation.
And I'll Paso is going to DO all this
in a big way in the efficient way
that characterizes her every action. A
representative committee Of IS citizens
appointed by the Chamber Of Com
merce working with field secretary or
the Playground and Recreation AssO-
citation of America, formulated a plan
for FL Paso. This plan called for the
establishment Of permanent depart
ment Of recreation, whose duty should
be to properly conserve the leisure
time Of the people, ana there are ABOUT
1000, 900 leisure hours a week in this
city, This department is to be placed
under the board of education, cooper
ating with the city park department,
and financed jointly by the board of
education and city council.
Plans Mapped Out.
Activities for the coming year were
also mapped out. A playground with
in reach of every child was the pre-
dominating idea Our school buildings
thrown open as social and recreatiOnal
centers for the adult population, was
also proposed.
It was estimated that such a sys-
tenn would cost $4,000 the first year.
Plans were submitted to the board Of
education and to the city council The
board of education promptly accepted
them and agreed to take charge of the
work, and appropriated $4,000 for its
operation. Ten days later, the city
council agreed to appropriate at least
$4,000 and as high as $4,000 if needed,
and instructed the board of education
TO put the system into operation at
once.
What Plans Provide.
The board of education has gone to
work formulating plans. Probably in
February the proposed system viii be
put into operation.
This system will provide a super
vised public playground at each of the
u grammar schools Of the city during
the school sessions, from o'clock I'M
til dark
It viii provide Il supervised play
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
TAX IS
ONLY z CENTS
Total Tax Valuation in the
County of Ell Paso is
S44, 479, 300.

The tax rate for Ell Paso county, for
the year 1914. was u cents on the 800
placed upon property in the county for
taxable purposes was s4A479,SOO max
ing the total amount of taxes assessed
$32O25096.
The total bonded Indebtedness of the
county, including the issue of sS5O,OOO
for court house and jail purposes, sold
few days ago, amounts to S1,O71.0O0.
This figure, however, does not include
school, drainage and road bonds. which
are charScable against the districts
benefited by the improvements made.
In order to give an idea of the in
crease of property values in the last
decade the following table is given:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

several years James L. MARI has been
trying palms at his home on san An
tonic street with success. Then the
city park department put out num-
Der and all have withstood the win
tiers wen. This year, Mr.. MARI ordered
a carload of palms for the street park
ing in Richmond Terrace. Men are
now putting them out.
1t is not hard to make things grow
In Ell PasO. All they need is water and
a little common sense care Ell Paso
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

4 Ell PASO grows the value OF
~ its many small parks and
breathing places is more thor
oughly appreciated and a disposition
on the part of the population to in
crease the number of parks and spend
more money for the Identification of
those already in existence is created
Real estate men, too particularly
those who are handling large subdi-
visions, have come to a realizing sense
of the fact that little parks or plazas
planted to trees, shrubs and flowers,
located at some point of vantage at
or near the center of their subdivisions
add greatly to the attractiveness OF
the property which they are seeking to
sell to home builders and they are be-
coming more and more inclined to set
apart and improve small breathing
places, which in years to come will
be enjoyed by those who build in the
vicinity.
Regarded As An Investment.
These parks are regarded as an in
vestment and rightly so, for the rea-
son that they are extremely effective
in making quick sales and the prop
erty Immediately joining those little
parks often brings enough in the way
Of increased prices to more than rec
Ompense the owners for the land do
mated to public uses and the improve
ments thereon.
Money Value of Parks.
According to the latest inventory,
Ell Paso has S1,926,S05.S4 invested in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
FL PlS0'S PLAYGROUND SYSTEM
NILL.GIVE REGREiTI0NF03b-L
Movement For Public Fairgrounds Is Given Strong Sup
port by the People Generally and Elaborate System
to Benefit All Glasses in the City Is Being
Worked Out on Scientific Lines.

grounds and playfields during the
summer months. Swimming pools
ball diamonds, tennis courts, are
among the good things that the Ell
Paso people will have next summer.
For GrOwnups as Well.
Nor are these Fairgrounds to be
only for the Riddles" The older
brothers and sisters will be provided
with recreation. The fathers and
mothers will be encouraged and eX-
pected to use the Fairgrounds They
will be for all ages. Adult recreation
will be emphasized. Many Of the
grounds will be lighted at night and
used by adults.
Provision is also made for the open
ing and operation of social centers-
There will be one social center and
night school operated five nights
week at the Aoy school A similar one
will be operated on the north side of
the city Each school building in the
city will have public meetings and
entertainments at least once or twice
a month.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
CuIbersOn County Cut OF.

The apparent decrease in valuation
in 1914 was caused by the setting apart
of Culberson county from the eastern
end of FL Paso county. in 1918. which
reduced the valuation of taxable prop
erty about $4,000, 600. Had CulbersOn
county been retained as part of Ell Paso
county, the total valuation of the lat
ter for taxable purposes, in 1914, would
have been about S52,5OO,OO0 as against
the S44.479. 800 assessed against Ell Paso
county last year
AS the custom prevails in FL PasO
county to make assessments for taxa
ton purposes on the basis of so per-
cent Of the actual value, the real value
Of I'll Paso county property would be
i'm the neighborhood of 100000 GOO to
$lOO OO0, 600.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
Plant Fruit Trees In Ell Paso; They Grow We'll Here;
New Grasses That Make Yards Green All Year Round

has taken a great fancy to grOWing
things in the past few years and each
season witnesses hundreds and hun
dreds of new green yards added to
those already grazing Ell PasO. Much
interest has been created for the com
ing season. This is intended as a re-
minder that it is time to get ready.
1t is time now to reset crysanthemums,
to put out grass and to plant trees
Give the fruit trees a chance. Make
Ell Paso a Garden of Eden.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

The palm as a yard decoration is
the latest Ell Paso acquisition. 1t has
passed tie experimental stage and is
now an established FL Paso shrub. For
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

lars providing recreation for their
people.
Cost VIII Be Nominal.
BY utilizing the million dollar park
and school plant, that she already
owns. El Paso is to have this excellent
system at a cost of only $4,000, or
% cents per year for each inhabitant
The recreation system is assured. It
is starting off under the most auspi-
ciOus circumstances.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06


In the inventoriaI value of Washing
ton Park S6A993.0S are given as the
value of improvements, buildings and
equipment and included in the total
given above. The total real estate
value of all the parks is held to be
S1.76S,S4446.
Where Parks Are Possible.
The foregoing does not, of course,
include the GIG 2-3 acres Of land upon
which the Mesa plant of the water
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
Under Trained Supervision.

It is recognized that the most i'm
portant part of the public recreation
system is adequate trained supervision
Ample provision is made in the budget
for a trained superintendent and
sufficient number Of assistants to OPP
crate the grounds.
The greater part OF the budget is
for supervision.
It is hard to tell all Of the good
things that viii come to El PasO with
such a system. It is planned that band
concerts be given at nights. at each
park and playground in the city. That
educational moving pictures be eX-
hibited at the different parks and
Fairgrounds. Summer gardens, pag-
eants, celebration Of holidays, ath
letic leagues, swimming contests,
story telling, chess and checker tour
naulents are among the activities on
the recreation program.
VIII Have Good Effect.
Ell Paso has done many fine things
in recent years, many things for the
betterment of the town. but Ell Paso
never did anything that win bring
more happiness to her people, that
will do more to make her citizenship
healthy, happy, and clean.
By adopting such a public recreation
system, FL PasO has become a part of
world wide movement Six hundred
and forty cities in America operated
Fairgrounds last year. The cities OF
America are spending millions of dol
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-11

and felt cold She called her father
and asked for more covers, which he
brought, and while covering her over,
she says, he told her for the first time
that he was a witch and that he want
ed her to learn to be one too in order
that she might carry on his work
when he died.
In order that she might learn the
secrets of the practice she said her
father told her she must visit with
him an old graveyard across the bay.
Mary stated her father told her to take
hold of his foot and in a moment they
flew" across the channel to the ceme-
terry. While there she said they were
able to look through the earth down
into the graves and could see the
bodies in them. After wandering about
the graves for time her father trans
/ formed himself into white duck and
on his back she says She rode back
across the channel. Mary told the
District Attorney that that night she
learned many things about witchcraft.
The girls story was told with
straight-forw and without con-
tradiction and the reason she said she
wanted something done with her
father was because she feared he
would kill her grandmother with
witchery. The child's mother is dead
and she is apparently very fond of her
grandmother, and is evidently sincere
in her fear of her fathers powers.
The only charges against her father
are based upon the firm belief that he
is witch and in that connection he
is accused of being responsible for
everything in the way of misfortune
which has happened in the Killisnoo
Indian village. In the eyes of the law,
Mr.. Smiser says, 1t does look a little
like hypnotism, but nothing tangible
has occurred which can be reached
by law.
In his remarks before the District
Attorney, Superintendent Beattie said:
'0The question of witchcraft is one of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-11

travel-talks while entertaining and
even amusing at times, are still highly
instructive and leave one with a wider
and better knowledge of conditions
and things as they are at home and
abroad.
A tour in the homeland from New
York to San Francisco, with stops at
ali places of historic, scenic and per-
tinent interest, has been selected as
the final school matinee under the title
Beautiful America. New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Washington, the
Hudson, Niagara Falls, the great GEN.
trail west and south, the Rocky noun
tains, Yellowstone Park the Grand
Canyon and California will all be in
cluded. The matinee win commence
at 4:15 and end about $50. Although
specially given for school children, the
public is admitted. Admission is 10
cents, no coupons necessary.
Italy is the subject Friday evening,
and London and Paris" Saturday,
both being travelogues of ex-
ceptional interest. Among the we'll
known places to be visited in the for
mel will be Rome, Naples, Venice,
Monte Carlo, Florence, Milan and
Genoa. A feature in motion pictures
Of unusual interest will be of Italian
cavalry officers on a daring ride over
the toughest country in Italy. Mr.
Robertson is authority for the state
ment that it is the most spectacular
and thrilling moving picture he has
in his collection.
An added attraction at each eve
ming travelogue is musical program
by Miss Sara Lemer and Charles
Macl<ey on the violin and piano for
the three quarters Of an hour before
Mr.. Robertson starts on his screen
tour.
All admission prices for evening are
10 cents with the coupon on the first
page of the Telegraph, or % cents for
a seat in the reserved section admis-
sion included
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-11
superintendent

Beattie, superintendent of native
schools for Alaska. An investigation
in the Killisnoo village led Superin-
tendent Beattle to bring a number of
the tribe to Juneau for examination
by District Attorney Smiser, with the
result the witch was found, but no
law could be found on which to base
a complaint against him.
From the testimony of the Witness
es examined before the District At
torney the story of the witchery CEN
ters around a blind man, his fifteen
year-old daughter and her grand
mother. For several months the blind
man has been announcing himself as
a witch and has claimed responsibility
for practically all the deaths that have
occurred in the village of Killisnoo for
the past five years.
According to the story of the little
native girl, Mary Moses, or Klan-
tosh, as her Indian name is, the first
time she knew that her father was a
witch was one night long time ago"
when she was awakened IN her sleep
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-11
TWO MORE DAYS
OF TRAVELOGUES
EContinued From First Page.l

matinees, and one Saturday night will
bring the series to a close.
The travelogues have been thor
oUghly enjoyed by those who have at
tended. Traveloguer Robertson has
lived up to his reputation of being one
of the best in his field of endeavor and
his pictures-both motion and col
ored--covering the entire world and
his talks have been a source of pleas
ure and instruction for many who
have spent night after night in front
of his screen.
The action of the board of educa-
tion in engaging Mr.. Robertson for a
special series of travelogues for bene-
fit of the school children testified to
the regard in which he is held by
educators in his special field. The
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-11

the most difficult problems we have
to handle among the natives. The eX-
istence of witches is a certainty with
them, and there is absolutely no pos
sibility of convincing them that there
are no such things as witches. 1t isn't
stubbornness on their part, 1t is sim
ply and sincerely their belief that
there are among their tribesmen per-
sons who have power to cast a spell
over others of their number"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-11
USED WHENEVER QUININE is
NEEDED DOES NOT AT

Because of its tonic and laxative eff
feet. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE will
be found better than ordinary Quinine
for any purpose for which Quinine is
used Does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember there is
only one "Bromo Quinine" Look for
signature of E. w. Grove. 25c.-Ad-
Yer. iSement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-11
TO HOLD OYSTER SUPPER

The Mems Brotherhood of st. Mat
thews Lutheran church, Green AMI
Seneca streets, will hold its annual
oyster supper this evening in the
banquet room from 5 to o'clock. The
proceeds will be used for the church
building fund.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-11
DUCK-FATHER
TAKES GIRL RIDE
Tells Strange Story in Court
of Witchcraft Practice
in Alaska

Juneau. Alaska, Nov. IL. - That
witchcraft still exists among the ma
tives of Alaska, was brought out in
the United States District Court be-
fore District Attorney ]. A. Smiser
here.
A complaint of the practice of
witchcraft among the natives of Kills
moo was made some time ago to w. G.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-11
GEORGE w. ETTER DIES
Sbecint to The TcIcprabh

Halifax, Pa, Nov. 11.-George w.
Etter. retired bridge builder of this
place. died on Monday at the home of
his son, Theodore l. Etter, at Phila-
delphia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-19
Hamilton Gate CITY
Hamilton, ILL.,, July 10.

home sooner than expected, and she
could not get to see all her old friends,
but wishes them all well. and thinks
Hamilton will be a great town.
Everything is beginning to look up.
All we needed in this community was
bracer and when the shoe factory
landed here, and the smelter and
Standard Four Tire Co. at Keokuk,
and the rebuilding of the bridge has
all commenced work, 1t makes us all
feel as If we had taken on a new
lease on life. We predict the biggest
business for next year that this CO IN
try has ever seen.
Little Virginia Harkrader has been
very i'll for the past week, but is on
the road to recovery. We hope to sec
her on the streets again soon.
William Busch Of the Hamilton
Hardware Co., has been on the sick
! list for some time, but Is getting BET
ter, and we hope to see Mr.. Busch at
his business again soon.
There is quite a force Of men now
working on the bridge on the Illinois
side They are now placing the ma
chinery to do the work, and 1t will be
pushed to finish as soon as the ma
ehinery Is all placed.
e. h. Johnson, of Keokuk, had
party Of twenty young people last
Thursday, to a dinner and dance at
Lakeyiew club house, and all enjoyed
themselves and had good time.
Mr.. Page, who has charge of the club
house, knows how to entertain the
members and their guests.
The members of Lakeview Motor
club are making Thursday dancing a
social affair to be held every week.
Rob. l.. Prather and family returned
from Peoria Saturday. where they
had been visiting with Mr.. Prather':;
parents, for the past week. Mr..
Prather went over in his car and re-
ported the roads in bad shape, very
muddy in many places.
Dr J. E. Forney and wife Of Keo-
kuk were Hamilton visitors yesterday
and were registered at Hotel Granite.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-19

der speculative mania have been
most notorious, is apt to be rejected
angrily by the stock jobber and the
outside public"-if not cscribed by
them to some evil speculative purpose
Of it's author. But particular grounds
were given for the assertion, and the
time will naturally come when a So
Der explanation backed by figures as
to why a season of munitions or
ders'' will not double the net profits
Of a plant in perpetuity must have
their effect even on the Wall street
mind in It's present mood.
a second Influence of the day,
which possibly may have had less eff
feet than the crucible steel incident,
was the news of the German attempt
to sink the Orduna. This incredibly
stupid action, where the commander
Of the submarine virtually gave the
lie to the past fortnight's painstaking
diplomatic reassurances from Berlin
inevitably cast shadow of doubt on
Wall streets reviving confidence re-
garding the German-American contro-
versy.