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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-05-15
cow1itz Co., G. N. Hogan, Inspr.


The approximate acreage of fruit
trees and berries in Cowlitz county is
about 5000 acres, divided among about
1900 householders. The acreage is in
creasing from year to year slowly, but
increasing about on an average OF
hundred acres each year, as consider
able interest in fruit growing is de-
veloping among the farmers, who re-
alize that they are exempt from the
worst of fruit pests, codling moths
and San Jose scale. Scab is here our
worst enemy. but demonstration has
proved that spraying with the Bor-
deauv mixture is a sure preventive.
1t is fortunate that no cooling moth
has vet found a foothold here. while
Clark county on the south and Lewis
county on the north of lis are both
much infected. The Willamette valley
has surerabundance of the pest and
continually sending in here early
fruit infected with the pest year by
year. The destruction of each ship
ment as fast as it arrives does not
seem to deter them.
There was no damage by the cold
weather earlier in the season, at least
but very little, and the prospects are
now for a fair crop unless some later
frost will blast our now very bright
hopes.
Last year our fruit was picked UP
by outside buyers at very fair prices
and this gave stimulus to the grow
ing of fruit, and look for great in
crease in the acreage in the coming
year.
Here are no exclusive fruit grow
ers, but some of our farmers have
often from five to thirty acres and pay
much attention to their fruit, but the
staple products from the farms are
mostly hay, potatoes, some grain, also
dairy products.
The horticultural law has been of
considerable benefit and is we'll liked
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by most people as it prevents the i'm
portation of diseased trees and fruit.
BY the way, the crown gall is here I'M
doubtedly of more damage to the or
chardist than it is east of the noun
tains, as the mild humid conditions
facilitate its development and retards
the growth Of the tree. Often in
few years the trees will die.
It is the opinion Of most people here
that the horticultural law is not strict
enough. There are always some peo'
pie who will let their orchards and
everything else run in slovenly way
to the detriment of the thrifty farmer.
Spraying should be compulsory, farm
ers should be compelled to spray their
potato fields as we'll as their orchards
to prevent blight that some years is
quite destructive, and on the increase.
Unless spraying is practiced it will be
next to impossible to raise that most
necessary of all vegetables. BY all
means make the horticultural law
strict and make the inspectors enforce
It. Horticulture is one of the greatest
and in a few years will be the lead
ing industry of the state. both west
as we'll as east Of the mountains.
Lincoln Co., w. E. Brayton, Inspr.
The acreage of fruit in Lincoln coun-
~ is about 1000 acres, which is prin-
cipally in apples and peaches with
some prunes and pears. Peaches in
this county grow nearer perfection
than anywhere in eastern Washington.
This acreage is divided among about
100 growers who devote their time
exclusively to fruit growing.
The principal pest here is the cod
ling moth, which all growers are put
ting forth a strong effort to keep
down by the use of arsenate OF lead.
The crop of last year was probably
damaged about 20 per cent, but this
wear we hope to reduce the loss to
about 5 per cent No fruits were dam
aged by the recent cold spell this
spring.
The present outlook for fruit this
season is the best we ever had, anu
the fruit industry is building up and
the growers generally are disposed TO
increase the acreages.
Taking the county as a whole, wheat
growing, of course, is the principal
Industry, with fruit growing next.
There was shipped from this point last
year something like $50 cars or trult
in addition to local consumption, Wnlcn
ia quite heavy in supplying the de-
mands of the wheat sections OF the
county where fruit is not grown.
d
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Klickitat Co., N. A. ingram, Inspr.


In Klickitat county there is an acre
age of approximately $4,000 acres.
There are practically all kinds OF fruits
raised-apples, peaches, grapes, april
cots, strawberries, English walnuts,
etc. There are about 1900 growers en-
gagged in raising these fruits. About
10000 of new stock was being shipped
in for this seasons planting.
The worst pests found in this county
are the cooling moth, San Jose scale
and woody aphis. The growers are
unanimous and doing all in their pow
er to fight the pests.
The probable extent of the damage
done by the pests last year was 90
per cent, and the crop as a whole was
po>
The recent cold spell killed the april
cots, while cherries and early peaches
were slightly damaged. The present
outlook for the crop this season is
very good, and the growers are dis
posed to increase their acreage. The
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Thurston Co., A. Cole, Inspr.


All fruit in our county Is raised Tor
home use. There are no large COM
mercial orchards, and there are only
two of twenty acres each in the coun-
ty. Paintings are so small that to
state acreage would be mere guessing.
The worst pests in the county are
the black spot, scab, codling month,
San Jose scale, in the order named.
Some growers are spraying intelligent
ly. There is no consideration OF CO.
operation to exterminate the pests.
The recent cold spell affected moth
ing but bramble fruit. Some nursery
stock was slightly injured. The pres
ent outlook for crop is good as usual.
The pursuits in this county are gen.
eral farming, numbering and manufac'
ture of shingles, dairying and fruit
growing, the latter being last and
least.
The opinion regarding the horticul-
tural law is that it is to expensive.
Some advocate inspection of all stock
in the nurseries of the state, certifl'
Gates to hold good within the state.
There is very little planting in this
county this year, say not over 5000
trees Of all varieties.
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FOR SALE-One copy of Grams An
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FOR SAIIE-Nine ewes and eight lambs.
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one north, Kirkland, Wash
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SPECIAL WANT COLUMN

GTTERNsFYS FOR SALE-My old bull
for sale at bargain; also young bulls
at farmers prices. Thomas H. Wilson,
TSsaouah Wash
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-02
TOday's Telegraphic News
The President.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 2 President
Rooseyelfs vacation has begun in earnest.
According to the official engagement
book not a single visitor is expected at
Sycamore Hill today, and the President
may devote his entire time to recreation
if he pleases. There will be certain
amount to do every day in the line of
official correspondence. With the home
coming of the President, Oyster Bay has
experienced its annual waking up.
James SIoen, the Presidents chief
secret service guard, was "'pinched"
this morning by Jack MeQusde, the
village constable, on a warrant sworn
out by Clarence Legudure, photographer,
charging Sloan with assault yester day
shortly after the President reached home.
Legedure snapped shotted the Presi-
dent as he was getting into his carriage,
a proceeding that Sloan objected to, on
the ground that the executive did not
want to be photographed on Sunday.
Mr.. Legudere claims TO have secured
Mrs Roosevelt's permission in advance
10 take the picture
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-02
Excitement afa Rank

Pitisburg, July 2.-Nearly 200 for
eigners early this morning crowded be-
fore the closed doors of the Foreign
Bank of Kascmsr & Co., on Third ave-
nue., Homestead. All carried pass books
and were demanding the refundiug Of
their deposits, ranging from $40 10 81
600. The throng increased as the morn
ing advanced, and became disorJerly.
Chief of Police Hughes and his officers
were compelled to disperse the crowd.
The report circulated that Anton Pa1l
Fife, cashier of the bank, had disap-
peared aud that the bank was short be-
tween 81, 600 and Sl2, 900. NJ. Kascmar
appeared at the bank this morning, and
made efforts to reassure deposi tors. He
admitted that Fife was absent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-02

A PLAN which has already been
agreed to by five counties of Indiana is
destined to dispense altogether with
the mercenary worker and the venal
voter in the coming fall elections. The
leaders on both sides have pledged their
word as friends and neighbors not to
spend dollar for such purposes. 1t is
agreed that there shall be employed no
man who is known to be purchaseable,
and the custom of keeping hangers-on at
headquarters shall be abandoned. 1t is
also provided that no money shall be
paid for taking of thirty-day and sixty
day polls, and where it is necessary to
employ labor, both sides shall pay the
same wages and employ no man to whom
the other would object. Inspectors and
Judges of election are to be selected en-
tirely outside of those who serve the
campaign committee, and, if possible,
business men of known integrity are to
be chosen. The plan was formulated by
leading democrats, and has met with the
approval OF their political adversaries.
Neither the State nor the county COM
mittees will pay the expenses of stump
speakers, except in the case OF men call
ed from other States. Such plan is
wise one and should be adopted by every
State in the union as it is bound to re-
suit in honest elections.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-02

BEFORE leaving Trondhjem for North
Cane last week Mr.. William Jennings
BRYAN gave a correspondent a statement
of his views regarding the scandals in
business circles in the United States
sghieh have arisen since his departure
last summer. Among other things he
said:
One of the chief causes of business
crookedness in America is the custom OF
making the same man buyer in several
different corporations which deal with
each other. No man can serve two
masters in business any more than IN
relieion. and a man who is director in
swo companies doing business with each
other is very apt to sacrifice the inter
eats of one 10 the interests OF the other.
A stockholder has a right to complain
If director who is supposed to look al
ter his interests ia also employed to
direct the affairs of another concern hav-
ing interests directly antsgonistic.
Mr.. Bryan thus tersely gives one of the
main causes for much of the corruption
among those holding high positions in
big corporations and who by their very
position should set a better example IN
SOcietV
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-02
News Of the Day.

Mr.. William J. Bryan, who spent q
couple of days at Bergen after tour
northward 30 far as the North Cape, LETT
Bergen for London Saturday.
Samuel Drsssner, II years old, Of
Philadelphia, after being scolded by his
mother for marrying without her con-
sent, tried to commit suicide yesterday.
A Norfolk dispatch says that Secre-
tary Taft's presidential boom is to be
launched in Greensboro, n. c., on July
10, despite opposition from the Fair
banks forces.
Harry Thsw spent quiet Sunday in
the Tombs. His wife was unable TO get
the necessary permit to see him on sun
dav. District Attorney Jerome now has
charge Of the case.
Two deaths, two persons fatally in
iured, and dozen others severely burt
is partial result of storm which came
suddenly upon Philadelphia city Satur-
day night following day OF almost In
tolerabe heat.
The Right Hon. Charles Owen o.
Conor Don, known as "The O'Conor
Don," lord lieutenant of County Ros-
common, and for 20 years member OF
parliament (liberal) for Rosconmon, is
dead. He was born in 1888.
Capt. lack, the famous horse which
established the worlds record at the
Memphis track when he went a mile IN
2:O6 "a against Cresceus, and The Alb
bot, several years ago, was stolen from
the stables of 5. f. Calhoun, in Pitts
burg, Sunday night, aud all trace of him
has been completely lost,
Capt. Hank Half, the famous yacht
skipper who commanded several Ameri.
can yachts 10 the international yacht
races, died at Islip, l.. l., at midnight
Saturday night from a complication OF
diseases. He had been failing ever since
the death of his wife, about a year ago.
Tat Mrs. Harry Kendall Thaw is
shortly to become a mother, and that ii
was the belief she was being pursued by
Stamford White which drove Harry
Thaw TO murder him, is the story which
is being talked in Pittsburg today. 1t
is asserted that Mrs Thsw expects an
heir to the rhaw millions in about four
months.
There was a bad scare on board q
Ceney Island steamboat yesterday after
noon when a Lackawanns Railroad
ferrybost crashed into it at the foot OF
west Twenty-second street, North river.
Only through the efforts of the captain
and the crew were few of the women
restrained from jumping into the wafer
from the upper decks.
President Roosevelt reached Oyster
Bay little after 9 a m. yesterday, being
MET at the station by Mrs. Roosevelt,
and three of their children and an en-
thnsiastic crowd Before leaving Wash
ington he had conference with Speaker
Cannon in regard to the approaching
congressional campaign. He sent to
Sen ator Bever!dge the pen with which
he signed the agricultural bill, together
with a letter acknowledging his services.
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serious Conditions in Russia.


Warsaw, Poland, July 2.-Ehere was
a serious outbreak on the part Of ter
rorists here this morning. Two police
men we're shot and killed and three
Others were MORALLY wounded. Two
civilians were injured during the firing.
AS the retult OF the disturbance the city
has been turned over to the military
and soldiers are guarding the streets
Many acts of insubordination on the
part of the soldiers connected with the
garrisons Of the Warsaw forts are re-
ported
Bucharest, Roumania, July 2-ODe
hundred and twenty wealthy fugitives
from Odessa, who left that city because
they feared for their lives in the troub
Ious times that have fallen upon the
place. have reached here. They say
that the situation throughout southern
Russia is growing worse every hour
The peasants and working people are
getting completely beyond control.
There have been small outbreaks and
numerous instances of insubordinatiOn
on the part of troops.
At Sevastopol and Odessa the Cos
sacks are fsternizing with the reyolu-
tionists. Warships have been sent to
both ports, but the men-of-war remain
iu the ohiugs. The Russian steamers
which ply between Odessa and Gslaiz,
Roumania, have stopped running.
Anarchy prevails throughout Bess'
arabs. The peasants are engaged in
plundering the estates and pillsgiDg cas-.
ties. The landlords are fleeing from the
country.
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Charged win burglary.

Utica, n. Y, July 2 Two men Civ
ing their names as Frank McGoverp, S5,
of New York, and James Shay, %, of
Norfolk, Va, we're arrested here yester-
day while trying to dispose of two loads
of new clothes evidently taken from a
mill. Investigation disclosed series of
four burglar es, all in the same locality,
and the men are held charged with them.
Shay says that his father runs a steamer,
the Iver Johnson, out of Norfolk. As
the work shows signs of experience, the
local authorities believe that they have
two crooks of note
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-02
MONDAY EVENING. JULY 2. 1906.

THE failure of Congress to legislste as
recommended by the State Department
so that special fAvors might be granted
to German goods entering this country,
NAV canse a tariff war between the
United States and Germany. Last March
when the arrangement between the
limited States and Germany whereby this
country was given the benefit of the min
imum German tariff rates expired, Ger
many agreed to have the arrangement
extended one year or part OF year as
the German government might see tt on
the promise made by the State Depart
ment that Congress would legislature so
az to permit special favors being given to
German shippers to this country IN the
examination of their goods at American
custom houses. To meet the demands
of Germany as much as possible, the
President issued an executive order
granting certain privileges to German
shippers, but he could not go far enough
under the la~, to meet all the require
ments of the German government Con-
eress absolutely declined to take up this
matter during the session, just closed anF
it is feared at the State Department that
serious results will ensue which will
play havoc with American manufacturers
who send a large proportion of their goods
to the German market. The only reason
which is known at the State Department
for the declination of Congress to act on
this matter at the recent session is the
fear of the "stand-patters" that any re-
ference in debate 10 tariff matters would
bring down upon their heads the storm
which has been brewing for some time
in the minds of those members of Con-
gress who favor tariff reduction.
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Serinus Charges.

New York, July 2-Henry Alvord
Short, a society man and member Of the
swell University Club, is heldia prisoner
today in the West Side court prison
charged with having ruined two four
teen year-oId school girls. The police
have searched Shorts apartments and
say they have complete evidence that be
has made a practice of running girls.
Barsha Livingston young Norwegian,
is also under arrest charged with trsi-
ticking in young victims. A search WAS
made of his apartments and the Poliee
say that they found note book which
they allege contains lac names Of many
young girls, giving their age, size and
ioola
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

No tidings have as yet been received
by the agents in New York of the Fsbre
steamship line of the steamer America,
now overdue II days at this port, from
Marseilles.
A misstep about 1890 o'clock last
night caused Cecil B. Fuller, twenty
years old, to fall in deep water in the
Eastern Branch and drown before as.
sistance could reach him. His com
paniOn, Lloyd Deuhriug, who exhausted
and barely reached the shore.
His light becoming extinguish'd Guide
Stanko, Is years old, unwittingly walked into
the mouth Of an underground shaft a. the
primrose colliery Of the ehigh Valley Coal
Company, at MahanOy City, Pa, today. He
had plumb drop Of 10 feet and dea h was
instantaneous.
Former Mayer Ten Brock, OF Asbury
Park, N. j.. is dying. The end is expected
within the next twenty four houIs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-02

A colored mail carrier was arrested on
A Richmond electric car Saturday for
violation of tho Jim crow car law by re-
fusing to move his seat when requested
to do so by the conductor He was taken
with his mail bag to the First Police
Station and Immediately bailed. AS
soon as the postoffice authorities heard
of the arrest they got out writ OF
habess corpus, but when they learned
that the carrier had been bailed no fur
ther action was taken.
Miss Ethel v. Archer, white school
teacher, is in Jail in Manchester for beat
ing her aged father. She was required
TO give bond for future good behavior
and in default OF bail was sent to prison.
Her brother owns house and lot joint
ly with his sister, but refused to have
ANYTHING to do with the case. Her con-
duct in court was wild. She declared
she would beat her father whenever she
got a chance; called him "that old
thing and was entirely unrepentant.
The impression she made was that her
mind is unbalanced.
"Grassdale," near Remington, was the
scene, June 81, of beautiful wedding,
when Miss Sara Skinker Clopton, daugh'
ter OF Mrs. NJ. l.. Clopton was united in
marriage to Mr.. John Marshall James,
of Fauquier county. The bride entered
the parlor on the arm of her mother,
the best man being Mr.. Keith James, Of
Alexandris, brother of the groom. The
bride bad as her attendants Miss Juliet
Eddins, of Orange, maid of honor;
Misses Susie CIopton, Bessie Duckett and
Virginia Chiffon of Remington, and
Mig Xeazie Meizel. Of WASHINGTON.
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Woman Kills Herself

Mrs. Fanny Bryan, ffty'seven years
old, wife of Augustus I. Bryan, clerk
in the Office Of the Auditor Of the
Treasury, shot and instantly killed her
self last evening at her home, 1913 q
street northwest Washington. Her
body vas found in a bedroom on the
second floor By her husband at 1880
O'Clock. he notified the police. Mrs.
Bryan, according to her husband, had
been an invalid for six years. For
the past four years she had been out
side of the hepse but once. Mrs. Bryan,
In addition to q nervous aHiction, sui
fered frequently from melahcholia
Monday afternoon she visited the dentist
and had several teeth extracted. This
added greately to the nervousness and
made her melancholy more pronounced,
Friday she 0yerworked herself in the
house and was pFOstrsted by the heat.
These are the reasons which her hus-
band believes caused her to end her
life.
Brooding over the loss Of her baby,
Mrs. Nettie Sanders, twenty-One years
old, made the third unsuccessful attempt
10 end her life in the last three weeks,
by inhaling gas yesterday morning at
her home, 1918 Emerson street north
east. She was discoYered in an uncon-
scious condition yesterday morning at
8 O'Clock by her husband, Richard d.
Sanders, on bis return from work. airs.
Sanders was Immediately taken to the
Casualty Hospital,
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Cause of the Accident.

Salisbury, Eng, July 2.--The opinion
is DOW expressed that the disaster yes
terday morning on the London and
Southwestern Railway was due to a
broken wheel or axle on one of the cars.
Later in the day after the doctors bad
visited and made a careful examination
Of all the victims OF the wreck, they *
pressed the opinion that the death list
would stand at 81, of whom % were
Americans. The remaining four were
members of the crew of the express.
The physicians said that although some
of those now in the hospital were in a
serious conditions nevertheless they
thought that no additional deaths would
be recorded.
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The Henley Regatta.

Henley on Thames, Eng, July q
The Henley regatta opened today, and
there was the usual scene on the river
where the races viii be rowed. The
only American entry this year is that OF
W. b. West, of Philadelphia, who will
contest for the diamond sculls. The
Argonauts, the Canadian crew, are the
favorites for the grand challenge race.
The Argonauts showed promise of full
alling what is expected of them by de-
feating the first Trinity crew Of Cam
bridge University. in the preliminary
race today. West made poor show
ing. He was defeated in the preliminary
race today by Adam, of Australia.