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VIEW OF THE HILLS OF JUAN FERNANDEZ.

trymen of the shipwrecked sailor to
erect a statue, but, being Scotchman,
his patriotism caused him to choose as
the site for it Selkirk's native village
in Scotland. At the base of the monu-
ment there is an inscription which
reads:
In memory of Alexander Selkirk mar
liner. the original of Robinson Crusoe.
who lived In the Island of Juan Fernan-
dez in complete solitude for four years
and four months. He died in 1723. lieu
tenant of Fl. NJ. S. Weymouth. age Al
years.
This statue was erected by David
Gillies, net manufacturer. on the site of
the cottage in which Gilchrist was born.
Robinson Crusoes real name, it may be
recalled, Gilchrist.
Chile's interest today is not in ship
wrecked sailors and heroes of fiction of
the past, but in her own sovereign
rights as the territorial possessor of
Juan Fernandez The world war has
shown the importance of the island. and
Chile wants to be sure that in future
world wars its neutrality Is part of
Chilean territory will be respected.
The Galapagos Islands form an archi-
pelago There are a round dozen of
them, lying boo miles OF the malniand
of Ecuador the equatorial line. The
most important, both in the matter of
resources and as military base, is
Chatham.
The coast line of the Galapagos group,
or of any one of them, is most uninvit-
ing; usually there is a row of cactus
stalks with the sands stretching back
until the Tango of vision is exhausted
The Islands are Of volcanic origin and
the lava beds are their most notice a bl e
feature.
Lava soil is good for sugar cane Guilt
walton, and this has caused some of the
adventurous spirits to visit the west
coast to plant extensive sugar pla nta-
tions, even claiming that in time they
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\ BOUT Fifty Commercial Florists Find
\ Enough Trade in the District to Keep
Them Busy washington, City of Flow
ers''-Sidelghts on the Industry-Acres
and Acres of Glass-Roofed Houses-Capi-
tai Florists Awarded Medals Problems
That Are Confronted Summer
Climate in Greenhouses During the Cold
est Days Of Winter.
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also plant diseases The layman might
believe that greenhouse plants would
be immune from parasites. but this
does not hold true in practice. The
florist must be constantly on guard
against his minute enemies. for once
started the parasites multiply quickly
under the favorable conditions in the
dollhouse. AS soon as any of the plant
enemies are discovered remedial steps
are taken quickly. with the result that
the enemy" is frequently beaten. for
the time being, before war is even de-
clared.
Procuring the right kind of soil for
the great variety of plants grown in
the modern greenhouse is another
problem. The same soil cannot be used
repeatedly with profit for the growing
of the same or similar varieties of
flowers. If space were abundant,
which. in the very nature of things it
cannot be in an up-to-date dollhouse,
forming a rotation of plants which
would allow the repeated usage of the
same soil from time to time for the de-
sired flowers. AS this plan is not con-
sidered a practical one by most of the
mower ra1SerS, however. the pots and
other containers must be replenished
anew from time to time.
None of these is the florists greatest
problem, however, according to one of
the most prominent fower-raisers in
the District. To obtain efficient, re-
liable assistants is the greatest diff
Guilty in his opinion.
Vast quantities of materials are used.
Thousands of panes Of glass are used
to cover the acres which are occupied
by commercial greenhouses of the Dis
trict. Care is taken not to break
these. but with the best Of care acci-
dents will happen. and SO will hall
storms.
Pots are bought by carload lots.
These have to be replaced continuous
ly, for not only are many broken, but
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South America as Important Naval Bases

THEY Could Be Turned Into Valuable War Which Might Involve
the South PacThe Galapagos and Juan Fernandez CoupshrN Neutrality
the WMCam That Violated Hospitality
nandag United GapagoEcuador Will Want
Her in the future
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tanned its claim to sovereignty and ex-
ercised administrative powers.
An adventurous American named Will
liam HOLSTER, who helped a revolutionary
chief to become President of Ecuador
about the middle of the ninteenth cent
ury. was impressed with the idea that
the United States should have a base in
Galapagos. HOLSTER was towrsman of
President Fillmore and he got favorable
hearing to the proposition that Ecuador
should cede the Island of st. Charles.
which was considered almost as good as
Chatham. for a naval station
The Ecuadorian revolutionary chief. who
had been elected president through Hol-
listers aid. had acquiesced in the PROPOSE
ton and was ready to turn over the
island. The Navy Department sent the
sloop. St. Marys, which was then cruising
off the west coast, to take possession, but
the instructions seem to have been with
drawn or lost. as there is no record that
the United States ever actually took
possession.
During the civil war the Galapagos were
looked on with longing eyes by the
European powers, which thought that the
United States as a nation WAS going to
pieces and that European influence in the
southern continent of the new world
could be re-esta blished. One of the num-
erous revolutionary presidents of Ecuador
during that period actually entered into
negotiations for ceding the islands to
France. but nothing came of it.
When Mr.. Blaine was Secretary of
State and his pan American policy
was terminating he became convinced
that the United States should have the
Galapagos. The Navy Department was
also strongly of this view. The con-
stitution of Ecuador forbids the aliena-
ton of the national territory, of which
the Galapagos are part. 1t was pro-
posed to get around this provision by
a perpetual lease. The Blaine negotia-
tions and the obstacles they encoun-
tered are part of the diplomatic his
tory of the United States and do not
need to be reviewed in detail. Ii is
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Yet the belligerents at the outset of the
war contentiously ignored the rights of
sovereignty of both countries. German.
British and japanese warships paid no
attention to Ecuadorian rights. German
and British warships openly violated
the rights of hospitality at Juan Fer
nandez.
England made sort of an apology,
pleading justification because the Ger
mans had ignored Chile's sovereign
rights. Germany, on her part. made an
explanation which the Chilean govern
ment and the Chilean people consid-
cred little less than insulting.
1t happens that both these groups of
islands have considerable Importance
as naval bases in any war which might
involve the south Pacific. The islands
themselves have a historical interest
as well as naval one.
Notwithstanding that modern icono-
clasts have insisted that Defoe did not
place his hero, Alexander Selkirk. on
Juan Fernandez. that island always
will be regarded as Robinson Crusoe's
island. 1t is of some Importance to
way of sea foods. but it is of more i'm
portance as base some hundreds of
miles from the mainland. The occa-
sional traveller who goes there gets
probably some sailing vessel. which by
chance puts in for temporary shelter,
since there is little traffic.
The most imposing thing about Juan
Fernandez seen from the sea approach
is the hills. There is little vegetation.
cone. dome-like in shape, looms up.
There are a few local memorials of
Defoe's hero
1t was left to Scotch fellow-coun-
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SITE OF

Piles of international law may be con-
sidered as established when the war is
over, and what future Hague tribunals
may be able to accomplish. But the
chief concern is whether there will be,
if not an international league to en-
force peace. at least some international
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executive branch of the government.
After the Panama Canal Zone was ac-
quired by the United States the view of
most of the navy officials was that the
establishment of an American naval
station in the Galapagos was unneces-
sary. since the situation could be con-
trolied from Panama. This view. how
ever, was not a unanimous one. Some
officers thought that we should have
n station on the Island of Chatham
as an outlying defense of Panama
During President Taft's administra-
ton the proposition for the lease of
one of the Galapagos was again
brought forward Some Ecuadorians
and some Americans, who had large
financial interests, were back of it.
Secretary Knox gave it perfunctory
attention and let it go at that. There
was no desire to add to the complica-
lions with Ecuador by enabling any
of the rival political groups to raise an
issue that the Yankees" wanted to
deprive Ecuador of her sovereignty
over the islands, with a view TO get
ting sovereignty over the mainland
That is the way the anti-American
politicians of Ecuador usually put it.
When the Germans and the English
contemptuously ignored Ecuadors
sovereign rights in the Galapagos and
when a Japanese warship in the har-
Dor of Guayaquil ignored the Ecua-
dorian governments suggestion that it
had stayed longer than was allowable
under interna tional law, a somewhat
different view of the interest of the
United States in the Galapagos was
taken. Inquiries even We're made
whether the United States did not look
upon these invasions of Ecuadorian
sovereignty by the warships of the
belligerents as violations of the Mon
roe doctrine.
After the German ships were swept
from the west coast the acute phase of
the question ended. and it became what
was called a mere diplomatic incident
by European governments. Neverthe-
less. whenever the war ends Ecuador
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may want some assurance as to the
protection of the Galapagos in future
wars SO that her sovereignty may be
respected, just as Chile will want ii in
regard to Juan Fernandez.
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In many ways floristry is an at
tractive business. Although his hands
and feet are frequently in the mud. the
norists head is well up among the
blossoms; he lives close to nature and
constantly has the inspiration of pro-
ducing something beautiful
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they are sold in the case of potted
plants Many different sizes are used.
running for the most part from small
ones for the earliest paintings to what
might be termed medium size.
Hundreds of tons of coal are burned
to furnish heat for the plants during
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will rival Hawaii. where the islands
also are of volcanic origin. But, while
sugar cane is cultivated, the prospect
is not that the industry will ever be-
come a very extensive one.
On the Island of Chatham there are
very good pasture lands and some
ranches, where cattle and goats are
raised.
In the old whaling days, when the
fleets from New Bedford found profit in
the waters off the west coast of South
America, Chatham was an extensive
supply station. The real rendezvous of
the whaling feet was at Paita. on the
northern coast of Peru, but it was nee
essary to keep supplies at chatham
This was a full century ago. and at that
time the Galapagos were practically no
mans land since there was no South
American government established firm
" enough to maintain sovereignty over
them.
that at one time the flag of the United
states hoated over the Galapagos, just
as it did over the Isle of Pines. on the
southern coast of Cuba, and various
other islands in the Caribbean ana III
the waters of the Pacific.
Commodore Porter. who in the war
of 1912 took the frigate Essex around
Cape Horn and gave the British taste
of what the United States Navy really
was when he came up the west coast
took possession of the Galapagos in the
name of the United States. Instead of
being rewarded for his efforts to secure
an outlying naval base, his action was
disapproved in Washington and he was
even court martialed for exceeding his
authority. This was notwithstanding the
fact that in the waters off the Island OF
Chatham he destroyed Britich whaling
fleet and caused other damage to the
enemy country.
Twenty years later. when the South
American countries were free of Spain
and had not gotten to fighting very ex-
tensiveIy among themselves. the govern
ment of the great stretch of territory
which was called Ecuador, took posses
sion of the Galapagos and has since main
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the cold months. Through the proper
combination of heating pipes, windows
and curtains the florist is enabled to
the plant exactly the amount of heat,
light and air requiI ed. despite outdoor
conditions.
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BY CHARLES M. PEPPER

~ 7EST coast countries of South
MAN. America are taking an I'M
WV usual interest in some of the
proposed European war set
Elements. In the newspapers there is
considerable discussion OF what princi-
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PLANTING ROSE .sLIPs.,

nnS70 = AsHINGToN. city OF now
% MANI ers,'' That phrase might
WV occur to the casual visitor
" " in tho nations capital
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police power which will compel the OBJ
servance of the sovereign rights of neu-
trail nations in their own territory.
The question relates more or less to
two groups of islands on the west coast
the Galapagos, a few hundred miles
off the coast of Ecuador, and the Juan
Fernandez Islands, 400 miles off the
Chilean coast
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sufficient to state that they fell
through.
Afterward there were renewed eff
forts. sometimes originating in
Ecuador and sometimes in the United
States, to negotiate for the establish
ment of a naval base. The Navy De-
partment. however. grew discouraged
and did not press the subject on the
executive branch of the government.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Uncle wiggiy
By CARS.

Il don't like 10 keep you from your
adventures said Nurse Jane
oh. pshaw.f cried the bunny uncle
sort of superrilious like Il may have
an adventure right here at home hang
ing the lace curtains. Who knows
who. indeed. did knowl But let US
wait and see what happens. as IL says
in the story books
The next day Nurse Jane got out the
lace curtains and she and Uncle Wig
gily began putting them up At first
all went we'll
Uncle WiggiIy brought out the step
ladder and. getting up on IL. he swung
the curtains over the strings or poles.
Just as Nurse Jane told him To. while
TIE muskrat lady stood iu the middle Of
ID. floor and called
Vow a little higher, No. little
lower. Oh. no. a trifie more TO the left
Now that's better Just tiny more
20 the right
And Uncle Wiggily did as she said,
and soon part Of the lace curtains were
up. Then Nurse Jane called
Vow. Wiggy. you may take rest
while ] bring some more curtains down
from the attic Go sit out on the porch
and cool off This isn't much fun for
YOU
ooh. like it, said the bunny uncle.
still ] wish ] might have an adven-
ture-
But just you wait and see what hap
pens.
Uncle Wiegily was feeling quite rest
Ell. and he was thinking of going back
TO help Nurse Jane. when he heard a
voice calling 10 him.
oh. YOU bunny uncle,
He looked across the woodland road
and there stood his old friend. the cir
Gus elephant
Hello cried Uncle wis=uy Where
are you going
on the circus is getting ready TO
rest FOR the winter said the elephant.
and 7 am going 20 rest with them We
have nothing more 10 do until next
That's nice spoke the bunny uncle.
81 ann taking "A little rest myself. but
think
Just then Nurse Jane was heard call
ing
oh. Wigey: Come here quickly.
Hurry. Uncle Wiggily-
nv goodness.~ cried the rabbit gen
tleman. That sounds as though there
was trouble Nv resting time is over
] must see what is the matter EN-
cuse me
Uncle wiggily hoped to where
Nurse Jane was standing in the sitting
room The muskrat lady was in front
of window which. as vet had no lace
curtain
bunny gentleman
--Oh. the window shade is all out Of
Crder.' answered Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. I
just touched IL and il rolled up so
quickly I thought il was fire
cracker. I pulled it down. but II went
right up again quicker than before,
and it keeps on doing that
~Oh. III fix it" said M LOngears.
ecsy like and confident (Which means
sure)- So he stood up on the steplad-
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shade rolled itself up again. and the
spring that worked il was so strong
that Uncle WigSily himself was pulled
up with the shade. rolled around and
around inside il, until you could not
tell which was the curtain and which
was the bunny uncle
oh. N.Y." cried Nurse Jane oh
dear This is terrible, Help. somebody.
Help"
What's the natter asked the
circus elephant. sticking his trunk in
the open window That was all of him
that could get In. as the hollow stump
bungalow was not very large What's
the matter" asked the elephant
Look, Look what happened to
Uncle WiEgily." cried Nurse Jane He's
all rolled up in the window shade"
That's too bad" said Mr.. Elephant
Then with his strong trunk the circus
animal pulled down the shade. Uncle
Wiggily and all He pulled so hard
the elephant did. that he pulled the
shade OFF the roller. and Uncle Wiggily
rolled out But ne fell on the soft rug,
so he was not hurt.
"Oh. dear, I've broken the shade"
said the elephant, sadly
Never mind. you helped me out OF
It," said the bunny. And I guess we
needed a new shade there anyhow
Thank YOU"
So Uncle Wiggily had his adventure
right in his own bungalow. and a little
later he put up a new shade and fin
ished helping Nurse Jane hang the lace
curtains
And If the rocking chair doesn't step
on the foot Of the bed and make the
banister turn upside down so the rag
doll cant have slide. I'll tell YOU
next about Uncle Wiggily and Gizzie's
rattle--Copyright 1916. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
IAYEARS Ago Today
Z 4 FrOT The Herald Of This
Date, 1902.

| HHIEF ENGINEER WILSON, Of the
Fl Paso Electric Railway COM
/ pany. says that the work on the
! big viaduct on the smelter line is ex-
| pected to be completed by the last OF
next week and cars can he running
over it within the next ten days at the
outside.
A Courchesne. county commissioner
was out yesterday for the first time
after severe illness
n Arnold has returned from Tucum-
carl y NJ. and resumed his old roSi
ton with the Lowdon bank.
Prof. G. P Putnam. superintendar+ ~,
tHe pubic schools of the CITY. has zone
70 Pecos City to attend a meetins~ 81
the BaptiSts q
The, There VIII be a game OF baseball be-
~ eel the nigh school team and another
~ sahizaton Of amateurs on the SaDfa
re grounds tomorrow afternoon
-A'olpH r oifman calls another meet
n.y. ~ - registratiOn forces for
9IouQdy night at the cOurfbo71ss
70 near the reports Of committees
-, =, l. 4aylor, president Of the CoIoria
a ]ae1 ~ I-IN sSIock company. has closed
70 - III 9JVV mead of Mexican cattle
So uehNered soon in the United
me Border Rifles Will give a snola-
- ,i IT az mory in the police station
evening The eUfarfaf,,
lneh5 Is to be given in honor Of the "a =.
a e. Ine Confederate Veterans and
- At Athletic park tomorrow sfte-,o,,-
a e,.r' ol's VIII play Kid Reynolds tes1I
d game stI OF baseball Arthur Moves Iii
Lev F- 5GI me e, reynolds team and Char
~ irving. Jimmy Lackev SHE 49, -
a,,+ Anderson and Dockham viii TIipb bni3
y, rms MS afternoon a special train 1s,.
ioII,- Iot 'o s island railway bearing a
quests OF Mr. Newman 10 a b5-t.-laass
, .llu an old time ioIIificatioD -T TsS
H., VS. composed OF the I,ov-ds, Ne
MAJ MAJ ndi' X. t force TT; F Cox and f II.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
The Daily Novelette,
VI business, old Angus
" n full 10 the brim
ana the plying crowd
Tried hard 10 Save a..
SAFETY SECOND.

CT WIRE, Murder, suicide, Nan
: overheard, Runaway horser.
The crowd as may be gath
cred from the above quotations. had
not as yet exactly ascertained what
was up 10
As matter OF fact. they were All
wrong for it was = smash-up. and a
man was pinned under fiftv-tone.
seli-stopping. reversibIe-seated Duegin
motor truck adv
To the rescue"' cried the crowd
a tYplcally American. eeuerous-iu-
pulsed crowd. as soon as they found
out what was really up
And they pried up the truck (see
above adv TO free the suffering vic
tim. but To- not TO say behold they
were met with the muzzle Of a cold
and cleaning IS caliber Mares revol-
yer. and the victims steady green eyes
behind the trigger
who are YOU and what eve WANT
said the unfortunate man.
We are "a typical American crowd
and we want TO save you" came the
instant reply
Well I'll ha' none O. We" came the
even more instant reply. I'm Angus
Fergus MacAllister MacSwatt. IL We
want To know. and 7 was hurt fair and
proper in this accident. an I'll not be
Judged tin the insurance man comes
and hudges me"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
Sure Way To Get
y Rid Of Dandruff

There Is one sure way that never
fails to remove dandruff completely
ard that is TO dissolve il This de-
troys it entirely To do this. JUST get
about four ounces Of plain. ordinary
liquid arvon; apply II At night when
11etiring; use enough TO moisten the
alp and rub it in gently with the
Ringer tips.
BY morning. most If not all. Of your
oandruff viii be gone. and three or
four more applications viii completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
Fingie sign and trace Of 1t, no matter
pow much dandruff you may have.
You VIII find. too that all itching
"a digging Of the scalp viii stop in
antly, and your hair VIII be fluffy.
1strous. glossy. silky and soft, and
ook and feel q hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
rug store 1t is inexpensive. and four
unces IS all you viii need This
lI9Pie remedy has never been known
fail-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25

der. pulled down the shade. but
Zizzie.' Up ID went again faster
than before winding itself right
around the roller very tightly.
That's funny" said Uncle Wiggily.
twinSliug his pink nose
You wouldn't think so If you had II
do that as many times as L did said
Nurse Jane. a little sadly
III try again spoke Uncle Wiggily.
who was not one who easily gave up
once more he pulled down the shade
fCrackio" up il went again
Uncle Wigeily twinkled his pink nose
again. puzzled like
I see what the trouble is" he went
on. After I pull II down ] must hold
il for q while. Then il viii get used
10 staying unrOlled and VIII not fly
up"
Once more the rabbit gentleman
pulled down the window shade. This
time he meant TO hold the wooden stick
OF the curtain in his paws until il be-
haved itself
But alas, Here is where the ad
venture comes in All of a sudden the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
Maple-Nut Cake.
BY CONSTANCE CLARKE.

IT. HIS delicious maple-nut cake is
the delight Of children and many
grown-ups as we'll Take one
half cup of butter and the peel Of a
lemon chopped fine and work it TO
cream consistency. then add one cup
full OF sugar and work these together
for ten minutes Gradually add to this
the well beaten yolks Of four eggs.
two cupfuls OF flour. two teaspoOnfuls
of baking powder a pinch Of salt ana
half cup Of milk Mix these ingre-
dients well together. and fold in the
stifly beaten whites Of the four eggs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25

Line layer cake pans with buttered
paper. put in the mixture. and bake
in a moderate oven Put together with
maple filling. covering the cake with
il. and before il is set decorate with
English walnut meats
Maple Filling-Boil two cupfuls of
maple syrup till it begins 10 thread:
cool little. then pour on TO the stiffly
beaten whites Of two eggs pouring in
steady stream and very slowly. add
ing. while beating. a half cup of
chopped English walnuts- Beat until
nearly cold Then spread on the cold
cake Tomorrow. The Vegetable Man.
Copyright. 1916. by International
News Service)