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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-01-19
How to Manage Muck Soils
BY Professor j. A. JEFFERY. Professor Of Soils Michigan
Agricultural College

may then be used as an outlet for one
or more drain systems. taking the wa
ter from the muck area.
When drained these soils are ready
to be plowed and cropped. They are
suited to tile growing of timothy, corn.
ESPECIALLY corn for ensilage). pepper
mint. cabbage. celery and onions. They
are not always suited to growing the
small grains. They will produce large
yields Of sugar beets. but usually while
the tonnage is large the sugar con
tent is low and the impurity content
high.
Although these soils appear very
rich, they cannot usually be depended
upon for more than one or two good
crops unless they receive an applica-
NtlOn Of some fertilizer. OF the mineral
fertilizers potash is the one required.
An application ofSi00 to 100 pounds of
muriate Of potash or sulphate of pot.
ash gives most excellent results. An
application Of ten tons of barnyard
manure per acre liz wonderfully eff
Client in rendering these soils produc-
tive.
Ii Is frequently said that the failure
OF these soils to produce Il crop IL due
to an acid condition. For this so called
acid condition of soils lime Is usually
recommended. It has been found.
however, that an application Of lime
to muck soils is injurious rather than
helpful. 1t is reported that in one
region muck soils are benefited by the
application Of phosphoric acid. 1t is
generally true, however, that potash
salts and manure are the two things
that help muck soils.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-01-19

Plum orchards are often infected from
wild plum trees some distance away.]
other control measure and the one
which is most important Is the de-
struction of the knots upon the trees
before the winter spOres-that is. those
that are borne in those little black
pustules-are ripe and spread. Studies
made at the Michigan Agricultural col
lege last fall on black knot indicate
that these spores are ripe by Decem-
her, and therefore the black knot mus;
he cut out Immediately, and in the fol
lowing years it should be cut out in
the early fall. If the black knots arc
cut out and burned it is evident that
the spores which carry the fungus over
winter are destroyed and the progress
of the disease will be checked
II is too often the case that the farm
err cuts out the blacl; knot on his OWE
orchard and his nei. hbOr neglects this
necessary measure, and it is often the
case, as indicated in the first para
graph, that the disease is spread from
wild plants in the vicinity. 1t is safe
TO say that there is not Il community in
Michigan but will show several in
stances of this passage Of disease from
the neglected lot of trees to healthy
young ones.
Therefore the farmer and fruit grow
er must do more than destroy the dis
ease as it. shows itself in the orchard
They must get rid of the breeding
places.
The department of botany will exam
inc specimens of diseased plants and
give the advice that is suitable free of
charge Address. Department of Bot
any. East Lansing. Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-01-19

marks the Invasion of the disease from
an old knot. The greenish appearance
is due to the fact that the entire knot
bristles with Il mass of minute green
ish threads, and these threads give the
appearance of velvet. Each thread
cuts off from its tip a minute body
called spore, which can carry the
disease from one, plant to another.
After the spore is cut off from the
thread the thread grows again and
cuts off more spores.
In June and July the diseased
branches begin to lose their green and
velvety appearance and soon show II
great number of small, black pustules
or pimples. These can be seen very
clearly with the eye, and other details
are brought out with small lens.
Each of these pustules is case In
which more spores are borne which
are capable Of spreading the disease.
There Is this difference, however, be-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-01-19

CONSIDERABLE areas of so
called muck land are found
~ throughout the drift region
Because Of the fact that these
lands are low lying and are frequently
difficult to drain and because also in
most cases they behave differently
from upland soils, both in the crops
they will produce and i'm the freedom
with which they will produce. owners
Of such lands are frequently uncer-
tain as to their management.
First OF all. muck soils should he
thoroughly drained. and until they are
drained il is practically impossible to
grow the common crops upon them.
Frequently the fall is so slight that the
work of tile draining must be done
with great care in order to insure a
system that will work. 1t sometimes
happens also that these areas lie be-
tween surrounding higher areas
through which 1t Is practically impos.
sible to procure an outlet for drain,
age system. In such cases il Is fire.
quently true that the underlying sub
soil is clay which In turn Is under
laid by II gravel or gravelly sand. the
water table I'm which lies at n consid
cradle distance below the clay subsoil
In such case a well three feet I'm diam
eter may be dug down through the
muck and clay subsoil into the under
lying gravel. This well should be fill
ed with field stones to within two feet
of the surface. Above the stones should
be placed layer Of finer material, and
above this should be filed In true soil
to the level Of the surface. This well
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-01-19
Black Knot and How to Control 1t
By c. H. COONs. Research Assistant In Plant Pathology
Michigan Experiment Station East Lansing
Two cuts accompany this article.
They show the same disease on

NWO cuts accompany this article.
They show the same disease on
a different plants. one on the wild
plum and the other on the cul
tivated plum. The disease is the same.
the cause Is the same, the control il
the same. but both are shown to EN-
phasiZe the fact that the plum anu
cherry orchard is I'm grave danger II
wild plums and cherries which are dis
e2sed are near by.
A fungus is plant which makes M
food supply for itself, but takes it,
food from living or dead material If
the plant takes its food from other liv
ing plants il Is called parasite
These parasites grow upon and within
the tissues of the other plants, sapping
their vitality and producing grave dis
turbances in the life of the host plant
These parasites do not consist OF
leaves. stems and roots, as do the com
mon plants us we know them, but they
consist Of a great number of threadlike
cells, which are so small that micro
scope is necessary TO make out their
structure. Fungi spread by means of
small bodies which are called spores
ana while these spores are not seeds
they serve the same purpose-that IS
distribution.
Black knot is disease caused by Il
fungus which manifests itself by pro
ducing large, glossy black outgrowths
on plums ana cherries. In the spring
and early summer the knots look green
ish, and the swollen tissue OF the stem
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-01-19

tween the two forms of fruiting bod
les described. One seems to serve i'm
the summer time to spread the disease.
while the other carries the disease
over winter
To control this pest one must recog
nize the Importance of the two crops
of spores which have been described
The crop which is produced in the
summer must be held in check by
sprays. Probably the self boiled lime
sulphur that is used to prevent shot
hole and leaf spot will do this. The
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-01-19

al have been somewhat costive, but
Doan's Regulets gave just the results
desired. They act mildly and regulate
the bowels perfectly" : George B.
Krause. 306Walnut Ave, A ltoona, Pa
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
At NO s1s THIRD AVENUE.
RECORDED LEASES.
nv Iosooh p. Day
with name and address OF lesses)
APRIL 10.


AVE A. 1904; 10Th st. 300 East; store, etc;
Nathan Kcan s Co TO Samuel Engel; yrs
from March l. 1910; $3.50; address iSOA Ave a,
BROADWAY. 4l6, two stores and basement ;
Isldor jackson et al to Michael Donnellyi 20
Yrs from May /, 1912; $1,000; address. 4Go
Central Park West -
ELDRIDGE ST. 81. store, etc; Morris 81
mnnsky and ano to Daniel Mazalni, . yrs
from May !. 1912. $3.50. address. lo3 De-
CIR GGaRe1ASD ST 1oS ani Petor sirtsPanS %, TO +
Ss75G GS7a adGrs.; S%itSa" rs iss Ht' avs Itoln May
MURRAY ST 80, tho land; tho trustees Of
Columbia College to c Dorhlnger & Sons II
yrs from Feb I. 1913; $l,lSO; address, ~
NqITSy qRITyyYGTov ST. 232. ALL Samuel Tuchfeld
and ano 70 Abraham Einwohner; 3 yrs from
May ]. 1912: $1,000; address, l8o GoereR 81 $50
Union AVE. e cor Of 160th 81. 39xiI2,
ell, Minnie Cook and ano to Nathan Cohn;
10 yrs from May /, 1912; $4,000 address,
Nv iWyHHfffTFHAIL III ST, 81. store. etc; United
Merchants Realty and Improvement co 70
Hanovor Lunch corpn . yrs from May l.
1912: $4,000, address, 19s East 14th ST,
Gioyanni Iisitano; yrs from Sept l. 1911;
sI 300. address, ia Cherry st.
WEBSTER AVE, 275g, store. etc. moor
from oct /, 1912; s2.1oO, address. 1852 Park
"'si % AVE, l470, all; Max Perkowitz to Joseph
Cold and ano; yrs from Jan !. lSl2; S5,loo'
address. 1870 Washington ave.
80 AVE, 051. all: Stevenson Towle 20 Peter
Tischj yrs from May l, 1913; $4,000; ad-
9TH AVE. l91, store and basement; Phine-
lander Real Estate Co 70 Charles Conwell:
10 yrs from Feb l, 1911; $4,000; address, 4od
o. 4TH rrii ST, 10 to a. West, all; Fenella RurroIl
10 David Wsld and ano; 10 yrs from Jan /.
i0l2; $4,000: address, 1870 Madison ave.
MaSr tSi e 70 Carmela Glof,ir; yrs from May /,
1912; $50; address, 573 East l34th ST.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
MISS LATHR0P BUSY WORKER
Head of Children's Bureau Has
Had Remarkable Career.

Julia c. Lathrop, the recently appointed
head Of the Federal Chidren's Bureau, who
is especially distinguished as the first
woman chief Of a government bureau, has
had an exceptional career
member Of a wealthy family, she has
not had to take only those positions that
had salaries attached, and has devoted
much of her time to public work without
any pecuniary reward. Miss Lathrop has
been connected with Hull House ever since
it was founded. She was there IN tho carly
DAYS when Florence Kelly was also resi-
dent and those were strenuous times be-
fore the work Of the Settlement had be-
come systematized.
In 1898 she was appointed on the Illinois
State Board Of Charities, being the first to
hold that position, and when the board was
changed she was retained as member Of
the State Cho~'''-s Commission and re-
mained .... ate recently.
Miss A-atnrop made her first impression
on the National Conference of Charities
and Correction in 1894, when that body was
meeting in Nashville. DR., Alexander
johnson told the story Of that occasion 70 10
the Conference was unusual" said DR..
Johnson. 1T happened this way: Some
thing went wrong with the programme that
year and the Conference was rather peter
ing out toward the end. There didn't seem
to be anything TO do for Monday night, the
last session, and some Of the old conserva-
tive leaders decided that as the last meet
ing wouldn't amount TO much anyway II
might be Just as we'll 10 drop off the last
day. The younger members were indignant
and announced their intention Of keeping
faith with the public according TO the ad-
vertisements, so at the eleventh hour n. S.
Rosenau and 1 worked up a programme
specializing on the women members Of
state boards. Mrs Charles w. Fairbanks
and Miss Lathrop both spoke. Without
having had a chance for preparation Miss
Lathrop told the story Of how Hull House
broke into politics. and told it IN such a
charming way that she became one of the
most popular members of the Conference" ="
One Of Miss LathrOp's best known doc
trines is that the Importance Of public char
tiles Is underestimated Private charities,
in her opinion. DO a great deal, but the
progress OF preventive and correctional
work depends principally upon public insti-
tutiOns after all
In 1902 Miss Lathrop was chairman OF tbe
committee on the care Of the insane for the
National Conference of Charities, and she
brought forward as no one else had ever
done the adylsability Of having harmless
patients cared for in families rather than
in institutions.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
WOMEN WORKERS WELFARE
Betterment of Wage Farmers To
Re Discussed at Conference.

The welfare workers conference OF the
National Civic Federation viii be held next
Monday in the assembly hall OF tho Metro
poI,tan Building. The welfare OF the wom-
an worker IS the general topic for the day
and the morning session VIII be devoted 10
interchange OF experiences.
In the afternoon there will be lecture
on 'The Mining Of Anthracite Coal' by Dr.
Frank ]. Milman, once a breaker boy ana
now pastor Of the Second Presbyterian
Church Of Newark. This will be illustrated
with stereopucon slides. The speaker VIII
tell Of the men who work two thousand feet
under the earth and also will Givo tho
story of the mules who live underground.
The problems of light, water and gas VIII
be explained and the tragic scenes OF hrst
aid work TO injured men will be shown.
At $50 o'clock q reception will be given TO
members Of the Monday Club. In the even
ing there will be two lectures one The
Shorter Work Day and a Living Wage,
urging leisure time for self-improyement
and enjoyment OF his family as the right
Of the worMngman. will be by Timothy
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20

Pease & Gilman have sold for Paul star
rett, president Of the Fuller Constructor
Coupany. Nos. 80 and 81 West 18th street,
now occupied by three dwelling houses. al
tered for business purposes, on plot 6Ox
1908 feet The parcel was purchased by
Thomas w. Slocum and others for the
Harvard Club. The property is between the
Harvard Club and the Hotel Webster TWO
years ago Mr.. slocum and others bought
for the Harvard Club No. 81 West Attn
street, on a lot 25x1Oo feet II IS the inten-
ton OF the club to erect a large additional
building on the property. ON the nrst
floor will be stores, with clubrooms above.
The Herald Square Holding Company
composed OF Arnstein & Levy and George
Backer. has purchased Nos. 80 and Al West
18th street The brokers In the transact
ton were Douglas Robinson, Charles ,.
Brown Company and Pease & Elnman'
No. 80 was purchased from the trustees OF
the Edwin Hawley estate, and No. Al from
the Guarantee Trust Company Of New
York.
Negotiations are we'll under way for the
erection of a mercantile building to house
one tenant. 1t will be the first building OF
its kind in the street. The hotels st. Regis
and Gotham arc In the same street
The Provident Loan Society has pur-
chased site on the lower East Side, with
view to establishing another branch In
that section. Through L, J. Phillips & CO..
the society bought the property Nos. 223
and 225 East Houston street and Nos. ls5
and lS5 Essex street, comprising the south
west corner OF those thoroughfares. The
site has frontage Of 20 feet in Houston
street and 90 feet In Essex street, with a
westerly line OF 100 feet. and was sold by
| Henry ]. schilllng and Mrs. Joseph Gold
berg. A new building will be erected on
the site The society has branches IN yar-
GUS sections OF tho city.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
WILL GUST LOAN SHARKS
Supreme Courts Decision Gives
Impetus to the Fight.
SAGE FOUNDATION BUSY
Is Sending Many Gases to the
District Attorney, Who Will
Bring Them to Trial.

Considerable satisfaction is felt by the
workers in the Sage Foundations depart
ment of remedial loans over District Attor-
nev Wbitnan's recently announced inten-
ton Of prosecuting all New York City
moneylenders guilty Of breaking the law.
This announcement followed the decision Of
the Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court unfolding tho conviction Of a money
lender Until that decision came down 1t
was not clear whether q violation OF that
kind rendered the offender liable 10 Grim
inal prosecution.
Arthur H. Ham, who has been hghtnB
the loan sharks for the Sage Foundation
is busy sending down cases TO the District
Attorneys office, and thinks many more
may have been taken directly there. lie
says;
We find it difficult to get the borrowers
TO give evidence. Then, too. some or tho
people who bring complaints TO us are no'
the kind who would make good witness =
They don't tell their stories In stralsH
forward way, and some Of them, OF course
are not reliable persons, but out or them
all we have got lot of really good cases.
SO far as l know, the ten months sen
tence, given Buffalo loan shark early 'ghr ms
month was the first prison sentence ioI
usury IN this state. OF course, we regard
that es q great victory. but # we got half
the loan sharks IN jail and the rest scare
away our work would be only mar done
We have TO recognize the need or these
small loans.
The Provldent Loan and Chattel Loan go.
! cieties are doing great work, as far ~
( they 20, but beyond them IS the field o.
loans TO wage earnors who have no prop
ertv 10 give as eeCurity. We advocate en-
ployes' cooperative loan societies ENpcil,
ence proves that these,ara only succeSsIu II
do with them. When he does. they tend &c
become' paternalisuc and consequently uh'
I have had so many cases involving loss
os ,obe breal,ipg uD Of homes. suicides ano
ell 'linds Of tragedy that ! become SICK ol
them. Here IS the last case that came ~
There isn't any especially large "eeg, IN ~ ~
hut II lust goes to show typical cond'u1ns
The man borrowed G}, and when the trs'
novrnont wee due ho found he had CON
tracted TO pay S112 10 IN nine instaIIle en-, =
Tho wav the loan sharks 81 upon IN, IN,
borrowers signing the contracts IN oIahH
One man whose experience was Tarticu-
Iarlv eaq used q come IN here Ire Lue"uy
lie was always contemplating sulC.I,St, az, ~.
each time he went would say Coodny q,
n n were tn, last time. However he is
still alive
cone OF the most encouraging things tha'
have happened lately" continued Mr- Ham
"js III. announcement made by six Nest
e-n railroads that hereafter no employ'
shall be discharged because he has nssiEne.
his wages FOR loan. These companies sa'
they VIII stand behind their men ana pu'
their legal departments at the service o.
those who are being made victims OF eT
tortion. When the threat OF causing mar
70 lose his fob by telling tho employer i
no longer effective, the loan shark has lost
bfa stronPest weapon"
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
WANTS NAMES ON BUILDINGS
Civic Workers to Push the Tin
Plate Ordinance.

Ata meeting next Monday OF the COM
rnittee TO which the "tin plate ordinance
has been referred a date Is TO be set Tor
publio hearing Last year when the idea
OF posting the owners name on every
building was Given a hearing the friends
OF the measure were not organized for lts
support and II rather went by oeIaul''
This year" says John Haynes Holmes
one Of the Bills champions, I'VE purpose u
appear IN force"
When the hearing takes place bather
Curry, who started the movement WI.
speak, as will DIR. Holmes, Louis Bader aiu
representatives Of settlements and other
organizations. DR.. Holmes Is going lhlo
the fight for the tin plate ordnance WIN
the enthusiasm he brings to whatever no
undertakes. This means" no said TO
Tribune representative. dragging people
who love the dark out into the light You
know, jt1t as fresh air and sunshine are
conducive to physical health so Is the hsht
good for moral health. Publicity has been
found the most effective weapon In hshI-
inc for social progress" He continued;
This measure in an automatic way d'viass
the forces Of good and eVil' lahV any
Lodv who uses a building for deceLi puI
e., ,.,,on o-'O on IL For instance, my re
S s on l''tiie the Church Oh Of the Messiah oqt t
nhiect 10 that because ! am ANXIOUS ~
SdSnfined with the things that that NJ, a
ing Is used for, but the man WH9 ~ .T'ti hat
Poines law hotel doesn't seem 10 Iee4 'Ha'
The men who oppose this measure are ~ tne ne
organized tenement house owners. ttSs tSss
taTsrornt aie y..p house law all along and wno
brought about that extraordinary deeisi0' ,hS go
Of the the court Of Appeals few months G Pe as3
Yes, I do think tais ineasuio tnst Secause Il
Tno1,id lorce out into the light OF publicity
a lot of human rats and moles VINO want
-, L., .b, al
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
RECORDED TRANSFERS.
with name and address of purchaser ana
Attorney
APRIL 10
nTANH TT, A

MANHATTAN.
AUDUBON AVE. W s. SO II OF 16oth 81,
3Tx7Ox trreg; william A Keener, referee, 20
John Robertson and William Garmie. S4i
West End ave: Dec 18. $4,000; attorneys
Rose & Putzel. 1913 Broadway. -,,o-
BROADWAY. W cor Goth ~, lOOxIoZN
irreg: Broadway y-West End Co TO Robert @ Goe-
let. Newport, r. I; all liens (mtg sS2oooO1
April 10; 500; attorney, Title Guarantee ana
CENTRAL PARK WEST, W s. 4s II OF eZd
st. 2IxlOO; Frederick w Jockel 20 Palmer
Realty co. 6S william 81 (mtg S3l lO0O) Aprii
l2; all liens; 500; attorney. Leslie Il faiiher'
CENTRAL PARK WEST W {, IS 4 q
SOD st. 2sx10O; Palmer Realty Co TO John \
Hanrahan, tr 352 West 11Ith st (mts
s8l. COO; April 10; 10 part SlOO; attorney, &
Lawyers Title Insurance and Trust CO. LOU
DIVISION ST. 2e5. 2lx42x irreg; Froda
waltenberg TO Jennie Bark, 10 PIT 81 -,ia1s SrSs
sG.5OO); April 4: 800; attorney, LAWYERS
T4tie Insurance and Trust Co. 160 broadway
FRONT ST. 1873 TO 1877, W cor De Peys'er
ST. runs 5 o SIX 81 TO n e Pine 81 W
SO 10 Front ut n 81 10 beg; New YORK ana
New Jersey Land and Improvement 20 10
Realty Holding Co, 907 Broadway NmtB
Si7O. 0OO) April 49, 800; attorneys Rose q
PutZcl. 1928 Broadway. ,oo, -.
LEXINGTON AVE, 1897, cor l22d 81,
1OOX35: Mary O'Reilly TO Annie Geraty
(mtg 500 OO0l: e-fourth part, held In trust
SAME PROPERTY: same 10 James y
O'Peily Charles O'Reilly ana Annie n
Geraty, 40 East both st; three-iourtns paIt
Cmtg s26 OOO): April 2; ST. attorneys Deyo ~
Pauerdorf III Broadway. j.,
MADISON AVE, %. 24x100x irreg; Donald
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
HARVARD CLUB BUYS 45TH ST. PARCEL
To Erect Large Building on Se with Stores on First FLOOR anu
ClIbrooms Above
PLAN BIG BUSINESS STRUCTURE NEAR HOTEL ST. REGIS

W.. Anr,i G. $40 600: attorney, Lawyers TitiE
Insurance. iVi & Trust CO, 100 Broadway -
PEARL ST. ea stone st. Ss Hnw,cS rils ST. IT, 2s
a. a. ak West: 18Th st, 30S west; 4th st
sl7 70 35i west; Horatio st, and q 80 4th .st st.
S39 West; S7th st, Ss East SaH ST. l1S ,s7th 81
i80 and 1872 west; 9th ave, $685. 9th aye. aye. e.ss 9oS
to 0ie; eth ave- 923; 9th ave 945 70 o9 9ts; Stn
ave, OFT TO 0s9; 9th ave, 1901 and lOoS; oort -
Cortiandt tiT Bishop indy, 10 East 9th st; st;
ono-haf part, in trust; all liens; Marcn i - 70
81: attorney Title Guarantee ana Trust ~
176 Broadway. -,.s
PRINCE ST, 1s and IS, n 9 cor Elizabeth
ST, 22ax irreg; Royal E D RIGGS re1eree' ,o o.
David Baum. I'LL Madison ave; Apri i'
Continued on eleventh page, first column
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20

Healy, president OF the 1nternatlonai
brotherhood Of Stationary F1remen' Ger
truds 3. Beeks, secretary Of the employers
welfare department Of the civic Federation
will give stereoptcon lecture on En-
llghtened Humanitarianism In Industry
advocating better housing conditions. The
talks will be followed BY general Discus