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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30

the leaves by burning or early plow-
ing before the time for the first spray
ing.
The usual application of bordeaux
for apple tree anthracnose just after
the fruit is picked may have benef-
cial effect in reducing the late spread
of the disease on the foliage and hence
a reduction of the sexual" spore
stage in the spring.
Cooling Moth.
Much good can be done by scraping
the rough bark from the trees in the
winter, and by the practice of clean
culture; especially is this true of old
neglected orchards.
Be careful not to carry infested
fruits into the store house in the fall,
as the larvae find many excellent
places therein to spend the winter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30
One In 2z5 ls insane.

New York.-One out of every 275
persons in New York city is insane,
according to DR.. Albert w. Ferris,
president of the state lunacy commits.
sion, who is delivering a course of lee,
lures before the New York School OF
Philanthropy. The state hospitals for
the insane now house $4,000 patients,
and private institutions care for II, ,000
more. New cases admitted to the state
asylums average about $50 a week.
The cost of caring for an insane pa.
tieRt is approximately $500 a year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30
In Praise Of Ice Cream.

Sunday dinner without Ice cream is
an imposition on the whole family.
Say, brother, did you ever notice the
expression OF the faces OF the chill
dren when they we're ready for ice
cream. and canned peaches were
brought Inf There is chance for
mutiny and rebellion right there
When the family Is feeling grouchy
Just serve them vanilla Ice cream and
pour hot thick chocolate over the Ice
cream. Then life Is worth living.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30
HOW TAME GIRAFFES ARE FED
Keeper Climbs Tree In Order That
Animals May Eat In Easy
Manner.

New York.-The giraffe in captivity
is one of the most delicate of animals
and requires the closest Of care on
the part of the keepers. Aside from
necessity for cleanliness In their hous
ing. the most important feature in
caring for them is the selection of the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30
How k Happened.

How did you get that spring over
coat?"
Had a sure tip on horserace."
i never knew one of those sure
tips to pan out"
Neither did l. So didn't play 1t.
Put the money into this overcoat in,
stead"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30
EXPERIMENT STATION NOTES
By r. w. Thatcher, Director Washington Exper
iment Station.

BY r. w. Thatcher, Director Washington Exper-
ment Station.
The reason for the lack of fertility
of pine land soils is not due to the
pitch which such land contains, but to
an absence of a supply of available
nitrogen. The foliage from evergreen
trees adds very little to the supply of
nitrogen in the soil, while the trees
themselves constantly take it from the
soil. In soils which have been burned
over, the heat burns out good deal
of nitrogen in the upper layers of soil.
The ashes are not injurious, but are
highly beneficial to the soil.
The real difficulty is that the grow
ing of pine and fir trees on soil poor in
nitrogen takes away so large a pro-
portion of the available nitrogen that
when the soil is first brought under
cultivation it will rarely produce sat-
isfactory crops. After two or three
years of cultivation the soil gets into
better condition and the nitrogen be-
comes more available and better crops
are obtained. The only remedy for
this condition is thorough cultivation
supplemented by the use of some fer
tilizer to put available nitrogen in the
soil to start with. For this purpose,
barnyard manure is best. Clover
would be still better, but clover itself
will rarely grow on this soil without
artificial fertilizer to start with. The
best commercial fertilizer to use on
this kind of soil is dried blood, applied
either in the fall or early spring. If
field peas would grow at all On this
soil, they would make most excel
lent fertilizer if seeded early in the
spring, blowing them under as soon as
they have attained their maximum
growth.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30

proper food to insure good health. Our
illustration shows pair Of giraffes
in the Bronx Zoo receiving food from
their keeper, who 1t will be seen is
perched high up in the branches Of a
tree in order that the animals may
eat In an easy manner.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30

Life History of Cooling Moth.
The codling moth spends the winter
in the larval stage within a silken
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30
Supplementary Methods of Controlling
Apple Scab.

Since the fungus causing apple scab
winters over in the decaying leaves on
the ground, it is advisable to destroy
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30

Repeated attempts have been made
to use potassium cyanide as squirrel
poison. The difficulty is to get the odor
of the cyanide disguised so that the
squirrels will eat anything that has
been treated with the chemical. All
attempts which am familiar with
have failed. The use of cyanide in the
holes late in the season might be
effective if some means could be de-
vised for generating the hydrocyanic
gas from it. This will require the
presence of some acid in the hole to
come in contact 3with the potassium
cyanide, or orthewise the poisonous
gas will not be given off. The chief
difficulty with all these gas poisons is
that the holes are so long and crooked
that there is difficulty in getting the
gas to penetrate far enough to reach
the animal before it is absorbed by the
soil.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30

Wherever sagebrush and cactus
flourish, there agricultural crops will
also grow. If the prevailing vege-
tation is greasewood or salt grass, the
amounts of alkali are sufficient
enough to injure most agricultural
crops. If the alkali is excessive, how
ever, no vegetation of any kind will
grow on the land.
Another indication of alkali is the
presence on the surface of the ground
of a white crust in the latter part of
August. Alkali is simply an injurious
excess of soluble salts, and at this
season they are brought to the surface
by excess of evaporation, and will al
ways appear on the surface in the
early fall. White alkali includes any
of the soluble salts. "Black alkali, I"
as it is called, is sodium carbonate,
and causes the vegetation on the sur
face of the ground to turn black be-
cause of its corrosive effect on vegeta-
tiOn.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
GOMEZ ABANDONS
| ALL Hope OF AN
ARMISTICE
FLAMES FAILURE ON THE CON.
FUSION OF THIS WITH
PEACE PROPOSAL
MADERO REJECTS 0VERTURES |
RETIREMENT OF PRESIDENT pIAz |
OR ATTACK ON JUAaEz
HIS ULTIMATuM
The government IS NOTIFIED
ANSWER IGNORING DEMANDS
ANTICIPATED BY coNFL
DENTAL AGENT !
MADERO REJECTS OVERTURES
THE GOVERNMENT IS NOTIFIED

Washington, April 21.-Confusio.
as to the Interpretation of the armls
tice is believed by DIR. Vasquez Go
mez, confidential agent of the Mex
lean revolutionists, to be responsible
fer the hitch in the truce which had
been partly arranged with the Mex
lean government, and which yester-
Gay Madero rejected. Gomez tele-
graphed Madero today not to confuse
the armistice proposition with the
peace proposal which is to follow.
Madero's ultimatum that he will at
tack Juarez today unless assured
that President Diaz will resign, has
been formally communicated to the
Mexican government. DR.. Gomez is
not optimistic as to favorable re-
sponse.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
NEGRO LYNCHED BY
MOB in KENTUCKY
VICTIM DRAGGED FROM HIDING
PLACE, HANGED AND BODY
RlDDLED

Livermore, KY, April 21.-Will
Potter, a negro, was the central figure
in tragedy last night when fifty citi.
zens dragged him upon the opera
house stage, and after hanging him,
riddled his body with bullets. Potter
had shot and killed Frank Mitchell,
21 years old, while in quarrel.
What the pair quarreled about is
not known. A pistol shot was heard
and the negro was seen fleeing from
the scene. News spread rapidly that
Mitchell had been killed and the citi-
zens began searching for Potter. All
were armed. Potter was captured by
Marshal Stabler and placed in the
city Jail. Hearing the mob approaching
the marshal swore in a dozen depu
ties and the prisoner was rushed to
the opera house, where he was hidden
beneath the stage. A messenger was
sent for the sheriff, but before he
arrived the mob had taken the place
and the negro had been captured.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
sHAckLED, KEPT IN CORNER

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 21-"Bob'
Seay, a young white man convicted
at Dalton of disorderly conduct, was
fined 81 yesterday, with the alterna-
tive of paying the fine or going to
jail. He chose to live on the city for
time. Dalton has no chain gang and
he could not be put to work. Seays
ankles were encased in shackles and
he was commanded to stand on a
street corner, the most prominent in
the city, to be gazed at by passers-by.
He was forbidden to sit down and
fire hose was kept in readiness to
drench him if he disobeyed orders. He
soon paid the balance of the fine.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
No Thouaht Of compIIcatlons

Mexico City, April 21-Tn the ne
gotiations relative to the incidents
growing out of the battle of Aqua
Prieta, there is nothing that can re
suit in any friction between the
Mexican and American governments
These are being conducted by both
governments in spirit of cordiality
and frienship, and, although delicate,
an amicable agreement should be
reached. This is the substance of the
message delivered to the chamber of
deputies by Minister of Foreign AT
fairs de La Barra. At the request OF
that body he appeared before it late
yesterday and made an exhaustive re
port on the international relations af
fecting Mexico and the United States.
He said practically nothing regard
ng negotiations being conducted to
'e-establish peace, because as he pri
'ately, explained, the Mexican gov
rnment does not recognize the ex-
'tence of the rebels; officially there |
ave been no negotiations.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
CONVICT IS PARDONED
FOLLOWING OPERATION
BELIEVED THAT NEVADA MUIR
DERER WAS INSANE WHEN
HE KILLED MAN

Carson, New, April 21.-Following
an operation ON his skull, Frank Ev-
erett, sent to states prison for life
i'll 1906 for the murder of Round
house Foreman e. Malone in Nina,
New, has been conditionally pardon.
ed by the board of pardons. His
continued freedom depends on his
future conduct. Everett's relatives
claimed he was insane when he shot
Foreman Malone upon the latter's re
fusal to provide a speedy locomotive
for him. After four years of effort
before the pardon board the prisoner
was operated upon for the removal of
a foreign growth in the skull and a
small section of bone was cut out,
releasing pressure on the brain. Ev.
erett recovered nominal mentality
and the doctors said his case had
been Jacksonian epilepsy, which Is
durable. In the segment of bone was
a rusty needle,
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
REINFORCEMENT
BILL BEFORE HOUSE
IDENTICAL WITH CRUMPAckER
MEASURE WHICH DIED ON
CALENDAR

Washington, April 21.-A bill re-
apportioning the membership of the
house of representatives and almost
identical with the Crumpacker bill,
which passed the house last session.
but died in the senate, has been re-
ported by the committee on census.
Il provides for a membership of 433.
No state loses any members in the
house by the reapportionment and
the following gain: One member
each from Alabama, Colorado Florida,
Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan.
Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South
Dakota. Utah and West Virginia.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
BISHOP SOON TO RESIGN

Philadelphia. April 21.-BishoI
Alexander Mackay-smith. head of ths
Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania
will shortly resign. according to an
announcement made at the Church
House here. In letter addressed to
the clergy and laity of the diocese,
under date of yesterday, the bishop,
over his signature, says that, with
the approval Of the standing commit
tee, he will ask for the election of
a bishop-coadjuctor and one bishop
suffragan at the annual convention 10
be held on May 8. The action of the
bishop has been presaged by many
conflicts recently with clergymen, es-
pecially those who held different
7iews regarding certain canons.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
Durango May Also Fall

Durango, Mex. April 21.-It is re
ported here that following the capture
OF Papasquiro by rebels, there has
been a general uprising on the ranches
and in the villages throughout the re-
gion. The number of rebels now
under arms in that section is said
to be about 1000. II is reported that
they have invaded the haciendas Ia
boso and Guatimape, near Santiago,
and driven off large number of live.
stock, mostly horses. Should the reb-
els attack this city, which is the
capital of the state, it would be no
to the residents, nor would
its capture be surprise.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
Both Armies Marking lime

Ell Paso, Tex, April 21.-The armies
of Madero and Diaz are marking
time this morning Madero has gwen
word he will not attack Juarez before
this afternoon, unless attacked. In
side the heavily fortified town are 7A0
loyal soldiers of Diaz waiting for the
attack Outside, Madero and his
well fitted army, is waiting for Presi'
dent Diaz to send word he is willing
to resign. This they declare is the
only thing that will prevent an at
tack on Juarez.
"I will wait twenty-four hours lon
ger for Diaz to decide if he will sur
render the presidency" said Madero
yesterday to delegation that visited
his camp in an endeavor to bring
about an armistice.
American army officers comment
favorably upon the completeness OF
the Juarez Notifications. The garri-
son has several field guns and three
or four machine guns posted effective
". The rebel army surrounds Juarez
on the northwest, west and south.
west. 1t is officially stated in 9uarez
that General Rabago is enroute from
Chihuahua with some heavy artillery
and cavalry to reinforce the garrison.
To this the rebel commanders say:
1--WE are not afraid of bugaboos. We
will take Juarez when we can. If the
federals then attack us it will be our
business to defend ourselves"
The United States troops that have
been camped near Fort Bliss have
moved down to the city and are now
camped close to the border. Detach-
ments are guarding the international
and suspension bridges.
Just before noon Madero declared
that nothing has occurred up to this
time to make me change my mind
about attacking Juarez."
The saloons of Juarez were ordered
closed at noon by General Navarro
and the military has taken charge OF
the liquov stocks.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
JOE JEANNETTE WINS

New York, April 21.-Joe Jeanette
the colored heavyweight of this city,
knocked out AL Kukiak, the Michigan
giant, in the ninth round of the ten
round contest for which they met at
the National Sporting club last night.
Kugiak had an advantage OF nearly
20 pounds in weight, which gave him
a temporary lead in the first two
rounds, but he tired quickly after that
and Jeanette had the fight all his
own way. He wore his opponent down
by pounding his face with left iabs
lille he punished his body ith neavy
right uppercuts.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
OPPOSITION TO HIS ELECTION
NEW YORK STATE sUPERINTENp-
ENT OF INSURANCE LED
FIGHT AGAINST HIM
SALARY $4,000 A YEAR
HE HAD BEEN VICE PRESIDENT
OF BIG ASSURANCE SOCIETY
FOR SOME TIME

New York, April 21.-Against the
advice of Superintendent Hotchkiss Of
the state department of insurance
and its trustees, the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, by a vote of its
board of directors late yesterday
elected William A. Day, j. Pierpont
Morgan's candidate, to succeed the
late Paul Morton as president of the
society, at salary of $4,000 a year,
as against the $4,000 year paid to
Mr.. Morton. No vice president was
chosen to succeed Mr.. Day.
The board also went on record for
naturalization, continued the present
committee on naturalization, and in
structed it to cooperate with the
trustees and with Mr.. Morgan.
The vote stood 26 for Mr. Day and
three against and later was made
unanimous. Thomas Spratt, chairman
of the committee on Reorganization
said after the meeting that there had
been no opposition to Mr.. Day ON
personal grounds but that the trun-
tees and superintendent Hotchlxiss
believed the election should have been
postponed until definite mutualiza-
tion plan had been effected.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
NEW M. p. BANKERS

New York, April 21.-The gap lefl
IN the Missouri Pacific directorate by
the resignation of Kuhn, Loeb and
company's representatives, when Geo
Gould forced the election of B. F.
Bush as president of the road, have
been filled with the selection of James
Speyer of the banking firm of Speyer
and company, and H. |. Miller, receiv-
er or the Buffalo & Susquehanna rail
road. Mr.. Miller will serve in an ad-
visory capacity. They succeed Paul
and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
HURLED GLASS EYE
At COURTS FEET
WITNESS IN CAMoRRIST TRIAL
AT VlTERBo CAUSES A
NEAR PANIC

Viterbo, Italy, April 21.-Of all the
methods adopted by the Camorrist
prisoners to excite sympathy or in
cite riot during their trial for muir
der, none exceeded in novelty and ef-
fectiveness that of Castano Esposito,
who at the end of mad harangue
today, tore a glass eye from his head
and hurting it at the feet of the presi-
dent, stampeded the court room. AS
he barred his face, disfigured with
cuts, to the Mortified spectators, the
other prisoners broke out in tumult
of shouts and curses in the midst of
which Castano dropped to the floor
in a faint President Baanchi declar-
ed the sitting temporarily suspended.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
WRECK DELAYS TRAINS

Due to the derailment of severll
freight cars near Canyoncito. traffic
from the west was delayed consider
ably last night The wrecker was
sent out from Las Vegas and cleared
the track in short time. No |. the
Chicago limited, which is due here at
11:10 p. M, was delayed and No. s,
due to arrive at 1:15, a. m, got here
shortly before o'clock. Tie cause
of the delay to these trains was TIE
wreck of freight near l<ing,nan,
Ariz., Wednesday, No. 2, Which ordi.i-
arily arrives here at 9:10 o'clock each
night, was the train to suffer the
greatest delay. 1t was over five hours
late.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
25-sToRY skYscRAPER

New York, April 21.-Plans have
ben filed with the building department
for the construction of 25-story build
ing on the south side of Maiden Lane.
The structure will be erected for the
Fire Companies Building corporation
and will be known as 'Eighty Maiden
Lane" The building Will have 1s high
speed elevators and will be absolutely
fireproof throughout. The facade will
be of brick with limestone and terra
Gotta trimmings. On the top floor
will be the kitchen and dining room
for the offices of the corporations. The
cost of the proposed latest addition to
the skyscraper district is placed at
81 100000.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
PROGRESSIVES OF
senate IGNORED
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
NOT TO RECOGNIZE THEM
AS ORGANIZATION

Washington, April 21.-The pro.
gressive republicans in the senate re
ceived serious setback today when
by a vote Of seven to four the re-
publican committee on committees de-
cided not to recognize the progressive
republicans formally as an organiza-
tion.
The action was taken on the reso-
luton of Senator La Toilette, giving
the progressives one-fourth of the
republican membership on all regu-
lar committees. Gallinger, Lodge,
Penrose, Hepburn, Warren, Smoot,
and Bradley voted against the resolu-
tion.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
THos. L.scHADsouRNE DIES

West Palm Beach, Fla, April 21.-
Thomas l. Chadbourne of Houghton
Mich, formerly counsel for the Calu
met and Hecla Copper Mining com.
pany and one of the largest stock.
holders in that company, fell dead on
tne porch Of his winter home in this
city. Heart disease caused his death.
He was 20 years old and had retired
from active business. Besides his
share in the famous copper mines he
had large interests in the east and
was one of the best corporation law
yers in Michigan. His wealth is esti-
mated at several million dollars. The
body is to be buried here.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
SOCIALISTS Want
TROOPS WITHDRAWN
PETITIONS OF 10000 PEOPLE
PRESENTED TO CONGRESS
TODAY

Washington, April 21.-Ninety thou-
sand citizens of the United States
petitioned congress today to withdraw
the troops from the Mexican border.
Three men lugged the huge bundles
of petitions to the speakers platform.
They we're submitted by Victor Berger,
the socialist member from Wisconsin,
who said the names were from every
state except Delaware and every ter
ritory but Alaska.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
MAD CHILD BITES MOTHER

New York, April 21.-Seven-year-
old Susie Mandoline lay in agony,
dying of hydrophobia in her home,
No. 8 Wentworth place, North Ber-
gen, N. J., last night, with her mother
bending over her. trying to control
her. The child frothed at the mouth
and at times her paroxysms could
not be controlled. Finally she broke
from the mother, and as the latter
again seized her in her arms, the
child with her teeth tore Mrs. Man
doline's cheek, fell back, gasped and
was dead. Es6e
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
READY TO ATTACK THE CITY
HOWEVER, PENDING REPLY TO
LATEST DEMAND, ASSAULT
is DELAYED
GARRISON AW ATS REBELS
AMERICAN ARMY OFFICERS CON-
PLIMENT FEDERALs ON
FoRTIFIcATIoNS

4 4 4 \ 4 4 \ 4 4 4
n Ell Paso Tex, April 21.-If =
4 the Mexican government would \
T. avoid international complications, =
4 it must Immediately order Gen !
4 eral Navarro to eyacuate Juarez 4
+ at once. This is the ultimatum =
4 sent by Madero to DR.. Gomez at \
4 Washington today, to be COM \
\ municated to the Mexican gov 4
4 ernment. In addition, Madero \
4 has sent word that he is well \
4 aware of the differences between \
4 the proposed armistice and the \
4 peace negotiations. Madero has \
\ taken the position that the evac- \
4 uation of Juarez is essential be- \
\ fore he will consider an armfs- \
4 tice. He is desirous of establish !
\ ing headquarters from which to \
+ conduct formal negotiations with \
4 the Mexican government. The ! |
+ reply of the Mexican government \
\ is expected to be received here \
= and it is very probable that the \
attack on Juarez will be post \
: poned until it arrives. 1t is not 4
; believed this will be before mid 4
; night.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-21
WILL GET BUSY AT ONCE
DECISION is REACHED FOLLOW
ING CONFERENCE IN WASH
INGToN
FEAR SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK
THE MlsSOURIAN BELIEVED To-
BE MOST FORMIDABLE
RIVAL JUST NOW

Washington, April 21.-The Ohic
democratic delegation in congress, at
ter scanning the political horizon
particularly towards Missouri, Ne3
raska and New Jersey, today decided
to "shuck" coats and go to work in
earnest to boom Governor Judson
Harmon for the presidential nomina-
ton in 1912. That he will have for
rivals is conceded. 1t is said
q majority of those present thought
Speaker Champ Clark was the one to
ook out for just now.