The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-08-07


News on July "a which said that Rep
resentatiye Luce appeared 10 be avoid
ing the practical politicians, that be
was appealing directly 10 the rank and
file of the Republicans, that Speaker
Cole. on the other hand appeared TO be
working first Of all 10 secure the sup
port of local political workers all over
the state, and that such methods as
Mr.. Luce had been using were on a
higher plane than any method that had
the appearance OF machine politics. No
wonder the voters are smiling.
With these views contrast the text
of an editorial which appeared on July
q in the Boston Journal, which Is us
ually sane in its editorial columns;
says the Journal of Speaker Cole:
1T is true that he is not favored
by the state machine, but IL Is true
also that the state machine Is averse
TO testing its strength against Speaker
Cole this year. He is one of the cley-
crest politicians In the Commonwealth.
He has a machine OF his own that Is
not TO be despised and his influence
with members Of the general court Is
a distinct asset. Today Speaker Cole
has the lead He mas it because he is
the best politician OF the three candi'
dates"
The attitude Of Speaker Cole has al
ways been plain and unequivocal. He
believes in a legitimate machine. He
has said so a hundred times in pub
lie He has urged that IL can be made
a powerful factor in the securing Of
good government. If he Is good
politician IL is because he appeals TO
the great mass OF the people. His
warm sympathy, decision, his demand
for sane legislation, and his fight for
local self government, all testify TO
this.
Supt. Kirkland OF the state moth de-
struCtion department gives notice OF
more trouble for trees from the "oak
pruner," and the Europeon leop-
ard moth, both limb borers. The
latter Is a new conner to New England
and destructive operator among many
kinds of shade trees.
Both cut off limbs or twigs. Proven
tive work is the most effective means
known for dealing with them. That is,
the limbs and twigs that drop of
should be gathered and burned. Supt.
Kirkland recently gave out the fol-
lowing information regarding these
pests:
THE large numbers Of specimen fall
en- limbs sent to the Office OF the gypsy
moth work, as well as casual obserya-
tions in the field, show that we are
again having the customary experience
ON even years-with the oak pruner.
This insect is interesting from the
habits of its larvae, which, when half
grown, cut off neatly the smaller limbs
OF oaks, hckories, naples and a few
other species of trees, the branches
falling to litter lawns and streets
wherever the oak is grown in this Sec
tlon.
Another limb borer whose inroads
we are watching with anxiety is the
European leopard moth, larger and
more destructive insect, that has be-
come established at Boston, Brookline.
Someryille and Revege, and probably
elsewhere In eastern Massachusetts.
"In its mature state this borer is a
moth and IS native of central Eu-
rope. In sections where the native
birds have n fair chance for their
lives, woodpeckers and other species of
similar feeding habits exert a notable
check on It's increase.
The eggs are laid by the moths in
crevices of the bark and particularly in
the exit holes through which borers
have emerged. Usually limbs of from
one-half TO two inches in diameter
are attacked. but serious injury is al
so done to the large trunks at the bases
OF the larger limbs"