Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-05-07

Superintendent Deyoe On Trees.
Rarely do l see tree of unusual
size and beauty on fine stretch OF
green that l do not at once think, If
only every schoolhouse could have
such location" said A. NJ. Deyoe,
state superintendent of public instruc'
ton. What a Joy that tree woulu
be to the children! What teacher
1t would be to their young minds!
How those who enjoy its shade must
hallow the memory of the person who
planted it and bless those who spar
ed and cared for it. There is no more
beautiful service to mankind than the
planting of tree. With care and
little expense, your school ground
may be made the pride of the COM
munity. A good beginning would be
to plant this year an oak, an elm, or
sugar maple or group OF three or
five. A woodbine or a Virginia creep.
err makes a homely fence a thing OF
beauty. A row of spruce or Of Nor
way pine on two sides makes good
back ground. Groups OF trees or
shrubs artistically arranged in front
of the schoolhOuse and near the cor
ners of the yard produce a pretty Ell
feet"
All Iowa Peach Buds Killed.
Iowa will not grow any peaches
this year. as all of the fruit buds
were killed by the severe weather of
the winter, according to Wesley
Greene, state horticulturalist.
Mr. Greene has collected informa.
ton regarding the condition of all
fruits from horticulturalists in all
sections of the state and issued a gen.
eral estimate of the outlook today.
The prospects are for very poor
crop of red and black raspberries,
blackberries, pears and European and
Japanese plums, according to Mr..
Greene, while che present indications
are for an average crop Of apples,
grapes, currants, gooseberries and
strawberries.
"All vegetation that was not COW
cred during the winter by the snow
and all of the light shrubbery which
was not covered during the extreme
weather suffered greatly. The more
hardy of the fruit bearing trees with
stood the coolest weather in good
condition"
Farmers Short On Help.
The farmers OF northern Iowa are
making frantic appeals for farm Ia
borers to the state commissioner OF
labor. Demands for men are being
received daily, but the commissioner
is unable to supply the labor. The
farmers are offering between SIS and
$35 per month and board for men.
Efforts have been made to start the
surplus labor of Des NIoines and 9th.
er large cities of the state toward the
farms and smaller cities without any
great success.
Moines prefer to remain here with
the hope of getting work with the
railroads or in building construction
The situation has been growing more
serious each year and at the present
time is said to be worse than ever
before. Unless a flood of laborers is
started toward the districts in need,
there is danger that the planting OF
crops will be delayed.
Iowa Purity Laws Praised.
A noted Chicago lecturer recently
addressed the Illinois Vigilance asso.
citation at Bloomington, upon fighting
white slavery" In the course OF his
remarks, he paid high tribute 10
Iowa and the injunction and atate-
ment" law which this state has on
its statute books. Iowa was pointed
out as state where the social evil
is at a minimum and where the "ity
people have learned that segregated
districts for vice are out of date and
unnecessary 1t is pleasing to know
that Iowa is recognized abroad as a
state where prosperity is a habit"
1t is even more gratifying to know
that other states are pointing to Iowa
as one commonwealth where the
standard of Virtue is set high. Iowa
is proud of her good reputation. She
is willing to furnish pointers for all
other states which wish to follow in
her footsteps.
Miners Granted Raise.
The anthracite mine owners have
fallen in line with the operators in
the bituminous fields and have granted
an increase of five per cent. to the
mine workers. This probably means
an early resumption of work through.
out the east. 1t is good to know that
the suspension in the various coal
fields OF the country is short lived. 1t
is also good to know that the mine
workers have been granted an in.
crease all along the line.
New Bank Authorized.
The controller of the currency has
received the application of the fol.
lowing persons to organize the Com
mercial National bank of Storm Lake,
capital $4,000: P. c. Toy, H. J. Cruise.
J. Deland, F. F. FavHle and J. f. Toy.