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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-09-05
Treatment Of Seed Wheat to
Prevent Sinking Smut.

Sinking smut or bunt, IS a.
fungus disease which attacks
the kernels of the wheat plant
and causes a very serious loss
to the crop. This disease is pro.
pagated by means of spores,
which are formed within the
grains of the diseased plants.
An infested kernel, when broken
open, hasavery fetid odor, which
gives the disease its common
name.
During thrashing large num-
Der of diseased kernels are brok-
EN- open and the spores set free
which adhere to the healthy kerr
nels. When these kernels are
planted the fungus spores ger
inmate, and Immediately pene-
trate :he young wheat seedlings.
The fungus continues to grow
within the tissues Of the plant at
the growing tip, but gives no APP
parent evidence of it's presence
until the wheat plant begins to
form the new grain. At this
time the fungus developes very
rapidly, and forms its spores
within the wheat kernels. The
diseased kernels are enlarged
which cause the glumes of the
wheat flower to stand out, giving
the head an enlarged appearance,
but other than this, there is no
evidence of the diseased condi-
ton Of the field until some Of the
kernels become broken and the
ordor given off.
A machine that has thrashed
smutted wheat becomes badly
conta minated with these dust
like spores, and if this machine
is afterwards used 10 thrash a
crop in which no smut is present
the grain becomes contaminated.
In this way the smut may app
pear the next season on a farm
where it, has previously been
absent. Clean seed may also
be contaminated 10y being placed
in sacks that have previously
held smutted wheat. In the
same way, "a contaminated drill
may be q source of smut when
clean seed is used.
There is no danger of infec-
ton from spores which occur in
the soil. The only danger from
reseeding field which has pro-
juced smutted wheat, is the
chance Of infected grains giving
rise to volunteer plants.
The disease is treated as fol-
lows:-Mix one pound of 40 per
cent commercial formalin, with
40 to 30 gallons of water in bar
rels. This formalin can be se-
cured at most any drug store,
Divide the solution between two
or three barrels and pour BUSH
el or so of smutted grain into
barrel No. l stirring thoroughly
with stick. The smutted grains
will rise to the top and must be
skinned off, Pour the solution
into barrel No. 2 and dump the
wheat out on the barn floor to
dry. Again divide the solution
between the two barrels, immerse
another quantity Of wheat and
proceed as before.
This solution kills the spores OF
the smut adhering to the healthy
grains and the smutted grains
themselves are skinned off.
The wheat should be thorough
ly dried before it is sacked.
Spread in thin layers to accom-
plish this, and shovel over oc.
casionally. This solution is
poisonous in considerable guam
titles but as weak as it is used,
il will not injure the hands and
is perfectly safe to handle.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-09-05
ASSESSED VALUATION tOR 1915
is $t756.476,t3i, A GAIN
OF s2osG4,5f5.
UTILITIES RAISE IS S&all
Large Part Of Added Levy Is In Five
Cities and ST. Louis CorG,y--
Farm Assessment at Is Per
Cent OF Actual Value

Jefferson City-The total tag We
wealth os the people of Nisso~, IN
cmling the property ana lrauC1 IS 81
the public service corpora oas, lcl
the year 1913, is Sl,756,4761sl This
is an increase Of S2o,S0L5t5 o,.r the
total assessment Of last year
OF this increase SES73,S1S falls
upon the real estate and personal
property in 81. Louis, ST, Louis coun
", Jackson, Jasper Greene ami Bu
chanan counties The reua'ai." Is
distributed over the state.
The state board OF eoua''f,. N.
through Auditor Gordon, 2. .5lucol
the taxable valuation pla r.-H
railroads Cateam and o'Hctra1 -',.
phone and telegraph lines, pr. ..'
and BRIDGES. These utjl.los IS a.
ned at yi2S,7G7,6i9J5 lor the rN ae-
Of taxation, this being ar in".a4 Of
S4,769 l04.34 OYER the asstdsmeD. Of
last year,
Personal Value Lew
The following gives the value llaced
upon farm lands, town lo,-, C. vor'I
Gus classes of personal proper, anG,
the public service corporations for.
the purposes Of taxatlon for The year.
1918: Land, St5S,4Il,066; tow 'otsd
$753.SO4 1So; horses, S3+.f27tt7i.I
mules, $lilS2,26S; asses and j"' o.9.
$7o72o9; neat cattle, sew ..i,
sheep, Sl,S3I9l5; hog.. ,-'t ~
other live stock, $l5s 't "ayr.
notes and bonds, >10l,1-l'.s. go.
ate banks, $6I973,6ia; csr,.g
panles. $l5,7l6,912; all othar Il.
SS4499.276 public service p,&EA. +,
$lSS,IG7, ,6l9.G5
The beard levied an increase Of s)L
S35,lil upon real estate aud personal.
property and siG79,t04.34 upon put.
lie service corporations.
Farm Assessment Lew.
Except in s. Louis, St Louis coun..
ty, Jackson county and a fnw o;h n
spots, the average assessment uppnI
real estate and personal property does
not exceed 20 per cent of fun y,'le.I
and in Platte and several cth'r ciGl.
ties possessing much yaMabl. i9dd
the taxable valuation Is ru,a over IS
per cent Of full value. $, uus pays
upon approximately GO per ceI' c' fill
value, Il is 81 j. The railroad assess.
ments are opproyimated at SO per
cent, but probably fall much below
this in many instances.
Less thnu one-fourth. 4 is esti
mated. of the Intangible wealth Of the
state Is assessed. Whfe the deposits
of money in Missouri banks amounts
to approximntel. $325,ooo 200 IN al.
most every season of the year. the as.
SCISSORS were able to find In money.
notes, honds. etc. but S1O6, 100000.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-09-05

Down in Carter county there is
an immense spring which boils
out beneath a great cliff on the
Current river. The water is blue
and cold. and the temperature in
the neighborhood Of the spring
is said to be ten degrees lower
than elsewhere. IL is estimated
that l07 million gallons Of water
rush out Of this, great spring
daily.-St. Joseph Observer.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-09-05

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.

Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Org-
nal. Some Credited, and Some Stolen,
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-30


MOYER THE CAPTAIN OF HUMANITY
c. BYN. D. COCHRAN
captains industry there humanity
McNaughton manager copper
is captain of industry
the Michigan dominates the
copper Until Federation of Labor Nc
Naughtons the big captain of industry dominated labor He
of all
AS at the Charles Meyer Hospital
Chicago deportation Houghton
listened to his story, this thought
Here captain of humanity!
talked There bullet his back,
bruised there wounds his head and there
which manhandd
o
Meyer big physically like giant McNaugOn his
and wonderful
mild the his after
being contracted by spasm of pain he smiled
there
the
troubled with asthma hadn't taken that
the hotel until breath gone.
81 didn't with them bit lip and said nothing It would
only provoked further violence.
"Yes going country able.
Those people need me-
daily many
it. He has the salary labor
humanity.
McNaughton captain industry protection
give. His word is Houghton
cards to a club owned by the Calumet & Heca.
imported country
sherfs and the sheriff
The captain of industry is king!
Meyer the captain humanity warning organized business
would deport him. threat
He appealed
restraining the Citizens Alliance from interfering with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26
Pres. Wilson Genuine Baseball
Crank--Given Ovation by Fans.

The White House itself is always astir
on an afternoon when the home team
plays. All the attaches who could get
away went to the game and those who
stayed behind eagerly heard the returns
in the telegraph room. When the break
came in the eighth inning the entire
force of clerks swarded to the telegraph
Key
Somebody said after the game that
President Wilson was sorry the team
was going away.
I'm not at all sorry declared Ma
jority Leader Underwood of the House,
with emphasis, when he heard it. Con-
gress will be able to do some business
now
The Boston American League baseball
team, worlds champions, went to the Ex-
ecutive office at Washington. Friday, and
met President Wilson, who shook hands
with each player. 'I'll forgive you for
what you did to us, yesterday" said the
President with a laugh. at went all
right as long as / was there. You took
advantage of my ABSENCE The Presi-
dent referred to his early departure from
the game to confer with Secretary Bry-
an. The Washington team was ahead
when the President left.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26
Olney Holds That United States
As Owner Has Right to Make
Own Terms for Use of Canal

Washington, April 25.-The United
States as owner of the Panama canal,
has the right To fix such terms as it
pleases, ard the neutrality of the WA
terway applies to its users only and
not the United States
This was the view expressed, today,
by Pichard Olney. former secretary
of States, whose speech was read be-
Zero a meeting of the American Soci-
ETY. of International Law. MIR. Olney
did not attend.
ut is clear" Mr. Olney's speech con-
tin,ltd, chat a nation or a state does
not convey its property or sovereignty
except by terms that are clear and
susceptible OF no other meaning, and
that where the meaning can be taken
to favor the United States. 1t is the
clear right of the United States 10
urge hat it be held that the worlds
'all nations do not mean to include
the United States. However, it is not
necessary to rely upon this presump-
ton. as the United States is owne
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26

washington. April 25.-When Presideht
wilson heard, today. that the Washing-
ton team was playing its last home game
before departing on a months tour, ne
instructed Secretary Tumulty to close up
the engagement list and hurried to the
hal, mark. The President has attended
four of the Ave games the team mas
nlaved here since the beginning OF the
season and the fans" feel he is one OF
them. He applauds vigorously Wheh
washington makes a good play-oihclal
dignity forbids that a President should
..root',-and looks disappointed when the
umpire's decision favors the visitors. AZ
today's game the President stood up and
cheered when the Washington team tied
the score and forged anead in the eighth
inning
AS he left the park he was given
great ovation. He had been sitting In a
hox in the upper tier and though the
crowd jammed the exits below they vol
unfairly made path as he passed out
with his daughter. Miss Margaret and
Sec. Tumulty AS the party entered q
white House motor there We're more
cheers. Come again, Woody" and SIM
liar expressions of approval came from
the fans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26

and can fix such terms as it pleases.
If the question is submitted to ar
bitration, it should not be submitted
to The Hague, but to a special tri-
bural The Hague would be partial, as
admittedly. all European powers are
interested in the outcome"
Another speaker who compared the
relative interest of the United States
and Great Britain at the various
stages OF the Panama canal negotia-
tons, was Chandler III. Anderson, for
mer counsellor of the state depart
ment, who in effect declared that "the
United States is clearly entitled to ex-
empt its own vessels from the pay
rent of tolls or to refund such tolls. =
Lewis Nixon of New York agreed
With MIR. Olney that the ownership of
the canal gave to the United States
the right to make such rules as 1t saw
fl. and that such ownership excluded
this country from the provisions of
existing treaties regarding all ma
r tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26
DR.. CHARLES w. PRICE.
Prominent Richmond Physician Dead
Had Gallant Civil War Record.

Richmond. Me-, April 25.-(SpeciaD.
DIR. Charles W. Price. one of Rich
mond's prominent citizens, died at his
home on Front street. at $50 A. NJ,
Friday. Dr. Price had been confined to
his home for the past six weeks and up
to that time had attended to his prac-
tice, hut had been in poor health for
the rast year. The funeral will be
held, at ~ M. Sunday. at the home
and will be private. Rev. H. A. Cliff
ford of Winthrop and Rev. A. A. Lewis
of Richmond will officiate. Friends
who desire may view the remains,
Saturday afternoon.
He was born in Boston, August IS,
1874. the son of Charles t. and Clara
A. Price. At the age of II. he went
TO sea and when the Civil War broke
out he enlisted as private in Co. y.
7th Maine Regiment, in 1861 for three
years, and was discharged, Dec 81.
1861, for disability. In 1854, he enlisted
served his time out After the war he
took up the study of medicine and grad
uated from the Medical School of Maine,
III 1919, anu ftdu ptdCtlScu III iodttis
Boothhay. Richmond and short time
at Gold Hill, New,
| DR. Price was member of the
Maine Medical Society," Maine Acade-
my of Medicine and Science. and the
American Medical Association. He
was a end degree Mason. a member
of Kora Temple Shrine of Lewiston, a
Knights Of pythias, John Merrill Post.
G. A. r., of this town. and a member
of kennebec Naval Veterans of Bath.
For Is years he was a member of the
Sagadahoc Board Of Pension Exam
iners.
A widow, one son. DR.. Wallace n.
Price of this town, and two daughters,
Mrs. Daisy Ridley of Gardiner and
Miss Lilly r. Price of Winthrop, sur
vive.
A few years age Or. Price received
from the naval department a medal
granted by a special act of Congress
for meritorious service while IN the
United States navy during the Civil
War. He served on U. S. $. Colorado
and volunteered to take the place OF
a wounded shiprtatt to aid the army
in storming Fort Fisher.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26
Cardinal O'Connell
Is Going to Rome

Boston, April 25-Following out the
custom of members of the Sacred
College of Cardinals to pay an &C.
casienal visit to Rome, Cardinal o.
Council will sail. tomorrow. for Naples,
proceeding thence to the Eternal city.
He will overlook some work being
done in his titular church. participate
in celebrations in the Eternal City
marking the 160Oth anniversary of the
Constantine edict and later make his
official visit to Pope Plus \.
A year ago the Cardinal sent word
to Rome that he would like TO have
installed in his titular church a drain
age system which would carry off the
water in the lower part of the ancient
basilion and so help to preserve the
church of San Clemente which ilke
many others in Rome has suffered
from underground streams. Boston
friends of the cardinal are defraying
the cost of the work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26
Heating, Col, Says American Sug.
ar CO. Dominates Every Beet Sug=
ar Factory--Moore Conducts a
Tariff Primary Class in House.
Richard 0Iney and Others Think Our Ownership Of
Canal Gives Right to Make Own Rules.
THE TARIFF DEBATE.

Washington, April 25-F'rivolous and
serious treatment was accorded the
term question, today, in the House
debate, Rep. j. Hampton Moore Rep
OF pennsylvania contributing /. novel;
~ by conducting a tariff primary
class for the editication and amuse-
ment of his colleagues, and Rep A.
Mitchell Palmer, chairman of the DEM
oeratic caucus, delivering the princi-
pal argument of the day in behalf of
the Underwood bill
Rep. Palmer championed the Under
wood bill as a measure which would
surely bring relief to the people of the
nation If it received the united support
of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Palmer laid emphasis upon the
Dumping clause" Of the bill which
is designed to assess extra duties as
high lis Is per cent. upon foreign goods
sold in this country al a less price thar
abroad.
ITO meet the just complaint of the
American manufacturer that he cannot
know what competition he must meet
as long as the foreigner can sell his
surplus product here below his HON
market price" said mir. Palmer, we
have inserted the dumping clause. II
will close the mouth of the American
manufacturer against criticism of the
lew. while otherwise, he would find q
sympathetic audience in a people de-
termined upon fair play"
Rep. Heating, Dem. of Colorado
who declared he was elected upon a
free sugar platform, aroused represent
tatives from sugar states with the dee
In, tDf o..
IN the United States was controlled
by the American Sugar Refining Co.,
either by stock or by selling agree
ment.
Closing the days debate for the Re-
rublicans were ]. NJ. Smith Of Mich
igan, who declared that tariff for
revenue only meant disaster and
wants." Barton of Nebraska, who said
the Democrats were making the far
mer the goats; Patton of Pennsylva-
mia, Foss of Ohio, and Browning Of
New Jersey.
Rupiey of Pennsylvania, Stephens Of
California and Thomson of Illinois
wound up for the Progressives. Mr..
Ripley said protective tariff had pro-
duced a golden age for the privileged.
MIR. Stephens expressed desire to
vote for the income tax and reduction
OF excessive tariff, but not for such
Unreasonable reductions as proposed
in the Underwood bill. Thomson cham
pioned partisan tariff commits
sion and regretted that he could not
vote for an income tax incumbered in
an omnibus bill.
The House adjourned shortly after 8
O'Clock, tonight, until IL A. NJ. tomor-
row, when the debate will be resumed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26
RUSSELL CASE
Longest Trial on Record
Approaches Its End.
1853 Days in Contested Will Case
OF Fresno" and Dakota" Dan.
Both Claim Are Heirs Of Vast Rus.
sell Estats--1he Last Chance,

Boston, April 25.-The Russell will
case, notable as making what is said
to be the longest trial on record,
reached stage approaching the end,
today, when the taking of evidence
was concluded.
For 153 court days, Gilbert A. A..
Pevey, sitting as master, has listened
to conflicting testimony on the claim
of a Dickinson, N. j., man, generally
known as Dakota Dan,.' for recogni-
ton as Daniel Blake Russell, son Of
the late Daniel Russell of Melrose and
heir to the latter's estate An earlier
trial, in which the North Dakota
claimant was defeated, occupied 1913
days.
That verdict stigmatizes me fan
imposter. / am Daniel Blake Russell
and will fight to prove it, declared
Dakota Dam and he carried the
case to the supreme court The find
ings of Master Pevey, which must
wait for arguments by counsel and his
own deliberations over the mammoth
mass of evidence are expected to be
final
Daniel Blake Russell disappeared, m
1885. He was not heard from again,
during the lifetime of his father, who
died. in 1907, leaving an estate esti-
mated at between 100000 and ST.
100000 The North Dakota ranehman
appeared as a claimant, in 1902 was
recognized by some Melrose people as
their playfellow of earlier days and
also recognized by others About Il
months later. another man came to
Melrose with the same claim, and
this man, now known as Fresno Dan.
was accepted by William C. Russell,
oldest son of Daniel Russell, as his
long lost brother. He now enjoys a
place in the Russell household.
At the first trial Dakota DAN was
declared by members of the Rousseau
family of Malone, n. Y to be their
son and brother. At the second hear
ing, it was said they had later ex-
pressed doubt on this point. The tes-
timeny at both trials was often dra-
matte.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26
Pearl Sawyer and ]. ".
Stevens Held at Lewiston,
Sawyer Denies Knowing That
The Whiskey Contained Dope.
Analysis Of Stomach Of Dead Man,
Alfred Kelley, to Be Made.

Lewiston, Me-, April 25.--.I did not
know that there was any dope in the
stuff: Kelley was my friend declar-
ed Perley Sawyer, Friday, as he SAT-
in cell at the Lewiston city building.
where he is held as witness pend
ing an Investigation of the death of
Alfred p. Kelley, alias Alfred P. Mon
ahan of Maiden, Mass.
The young mans death at lodging
house in the rear Of Longs restau-
rant on Lisbon street, was followed by
Sawyer's sudden disappearance and
subsequent detention at Gardiner. ami
return with the police to Lewiston in
the evening.
How did you happen to go to Au-
gusta ?a was asked.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26

Boston, April 25-Financial transact
tions between the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., and
Its subsidiaries, as indicated by their
books were described, today, at the
Interstate Commerce Commissions in
lvestigation of the New Haven system
| by David f.. Brown. the commission S
examining accountant.
Ward Prouty sat as examinersin the
absence of his father, Commissioner
Prouty and by direction of the COM
missioner the proceedings were limited
to the examination of Mr.. Brown by
Louis d. Brandeis. The latter APP
peared as "a citizen of Massachu-
setts,s'- having withdrawn his appear
ance as counsel for the Boston Fruit
and Produce Exchange.
Mr.. Brown testified that. on April s.
1907, the New England Navigation Co.,
La New Haven subsidiary, acquired
1865 shares ef New Haven stock from
the New Haven CO., at 5000 a share
in exchange for debentures of the Con-
solidated Railway. another New Haven
subsidiary, having a face value of sl4,-
Sic, 900.
"A
selling in the market at 173 to 179.
This transaction, the witness said,
created a capital liability by the New
Haven of 81, 100000, and an investment
value of $l4,Si3080, giving the New
Haven q premium showing of si,4o6,-
500. This and another similar transac-
ton showed upon the books of the
New Haven Co, an apparent proht or
IS SOC, GOO. while the Navigation Cos.
records Indicated that by selling the
stock back to the New Haven at an
advance over the original price a proht
of s644.o00 was obtained.
Other subsidiaries figured in the ex-
change of securities described by
Brown included the Billiard Co., the
Rhode Island Co., the United States
Transportation Co, the Maine Steam
ship Co., and the Hartford ana New
York Transportation Co.
on June 80, 1912, according to the
witness the Navigation Co.. held 215,00o
shares of New Haven stock, valued
on the Navigation Co.'S. books at sS4,-
659, 657, or about $3.50 a share. Brown
was unable to give the market value
of the stock at that time, comparing
the book value of the stock, on June 80,
with the present market value he said
the stock was worth $10,000,0o0 less
than the sum credited on the Naviga-
ton Co.'S. boofls, last June.
Mr.. Brown gave lengthy techni-
cal explanation to show that the COM
harrison between book value and mark
Of value did not indicate actual loss.
The witness told of money RENTED
at various times by the Navigation
Co, for the purchase of stock of the
worcester, Nashua & Rochester Rail-
road for President Mellen, Billiard,
Robertson and ]. S. Hemenway all
directors of the New Haven Road.
These remittances were secured by de-
mand notes at four per cent. given by
the directors named. The stock of the
worcester, Nashua and Rochester II
was brought out during the hearing,
was later sold to the Boston & Maine
Railroad. another New Haven proper
~ All of these notes. which aggre-
gated on their face more than s4oo,ooo
we're subsequently liquidated
The financing of the New York,
westchester & Boston Consolidated
Railway Co. and the construction OF
it's line received considerable atten-
ton and letters from President Melleh
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THE PROBABLE EFFECT
Of New Tariff Law on Existing
Treaties Is Being Investigated.

Washington. April 25.-Throush
Ambassador Jusserand here the
French government has called the at
tention of the state department to the
probable effect on existing treaties of
the new tariff bill. Anxiety has been
caused in France by several of the
administrative clauses of the new bill,
especially those obliging merchants 10
show their books and papers. In
France, decision of tribunal is in
dispensable to compel any man to dc
So The clause in favor of American
shipping also is a source of appre-
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