El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-02
Lille interoiews

concerning The ordnance corps can be
secured by calling al Us West
Franklin street"
IT think the government used good
Judgment in deciding TO use brick
in the construction OF its environments
at Fort Bliss said A. r Webb, couu-
" treasurer and member Of the local
union labor organization Il have
had a good deal OF experience in
building, and I can't see that adobe
IS appropriate for any kind OF 2 per-
manent building. Il IS being torn
down right here in the city and brick
substituted Adobe is not only In
sanitary. but is more expensive than
brick. II you look beyond the initial
cost The outside coat Of stucco that
is generally put on. in order 20 make
off after p little while and has 70 be
renewed every few years"
The soils laboratory in the aEricui-
tural department Of the chamber OF
commerce is proving 20 be one OF the
best investments in the south for the
kinds Of work that we are undertake
ing" said Roland Harwem county
agricultural agent The requests
that are coming in for alkah determi l.
nation indicate that the farming pub
lie appreciates the character of serv-
ice AAllA u lEAllZ III 4AAAAAuN
to this strictly legitimate work. We
have a number OF calls for work in
several lines that most OF US have not
anticipated There was a city gardner.
or city plant fancier. who requested
Ia determination Of his soil to see
whether some species OF plants none
too familiar TO this organization
would grow on his land. We have
also mad telephone calls requesting
analysis Of water. Now &c happens
that a strictly chemical analysis OF
soil 20 determine what viii and viii
not grow is not an altogether practi-
cal thing. since there are factors en-
terinE into a situation into which a
chemist has no insight OF course
SO Tar as waters are concerned, We
can make determination to test the
quality for use IN boilers and other
commercial uses. but We have neither
the equipment nor the time 70 90
into the thing from the point OF view
Of purity for drinking purposes. As
I understand the situation. there are
other agencies in the city doing this
character Of work"
The terrible earthquake which has
just occurred In san Salvador recalls
that IN June. 1917, but little space
was given 10 II because the war news
crowded It out OF the papers," said
W Fl. Paul a mining engineer from
New York. formerly manager OF the
Dolores mine in Chihuahua Il was
mining near there when Il happened
and started TO go into the city Of
san Salvador after Its destruction, but
my party was stopped because for a
little while there was so little food
there Few lives had been lost. how
ever. The volcano Of san Salvador
had been inactive since 1854 and a
lake had been formed in the crater
which was only three or four miles
away There were several terrific
Quakes. which shook down practically
every building in the city OF $4,000
people. Then the volcano burst forth,
the crater breaking off or opening
on the north or farther side from the
city. The rain that followed was the
most awful deluge. accompanied by
the grandest. most aWe-inspirinE cleo
trical display that was ever seen. per-
haps. when this three days OF storm
had cleared away there were found
to be seven craters where only one
existed before.
'Tn December following Guatemala
city was destroyed. not a house left
standing. The first shock was on De-
cember %, when the people were in