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The chronicle=news., 1913-06-21

holding the German Petroleus sale'
Company In its refusal to carry oui
u contract made with the German
American Petroleum Company. the
Ger man subsidiary OF the STANDARD
OIL Company. In not only Il material
victory for the Sales Company. but
| also an important victory on the
question ot the principle involved.
The verdict OF the highest court
releases the Germans from the per
fOrmance Of u contract which they
found highly disadvantageous. pro-
| tects them from the heavy money
loss which would have fallen upon
them for years disregard Of III.
contract had the decision been
against them. and compeis tn. stand
ard Company to contend for business
In nm open market. II must contend.
moreover. against u company which
has learned American business cam
pnisn methods by association with
the Standard. and II must conduct
It's business In n manner that shall
not furnish more ammunition to the
supporters OF the government oil mo-
nopoly project. which will cone up In
the Re!chstaK shortly for consid"ra-
iion. The Sales Company has been
Strengthening It's organization In
the last year. and all thc~. factors.
together with the firmncss Of tn" Pc
iroleum market aud the comparatl'.
scarcity Of the supply. max. 1, I'M
likely. In the opinion OF experts. that
the Standard Company will find IL
self In II position to carry on sue
cessfui campaign for the acquisition
OF the entire Geim man oil busincss.
The contract OF which the Ger
mans complained was TO have -x-
p'r.d In 1917. Il apporiioncd tn.
German territory between the Sales
Company aud the Standard. .ivin;
III. latter about four-fifihs Of tn: to-
tai. II regulated the method Of sell
Ing by the Germans: provided that
the Standard should have the naming
OF the Sales Companv's managers.
and xav. the Standard the power to
direct certain contingencies. The
Germans. finding that they had made
bau uAtkniu. tctuscu attrt p'St W
the new Arrangement To carry out
the contract. They alleged that they
entered into II under durcss nj
time when they had lost flcrc"
trade battle with the Americans. and
were helpless to do otherwise than
to accept the trims Of surrender Of
fcrcd. md that the contract was
against public policy In It's "ncour-
akcment Of monopoly and hence
void.
The trial court nj Hamburg. In
which the Standard brought action
to compel specific performance of the
contract. upheld the sales Company.
hut the Hamburg Superior Court. to
which the Standard Company mp
pcaied. reversed the trial courts de-
cision. although II held null aud void
the provisions Siving the Standard
Company power To name and dismiss
managers OF the other company. and
certain other clauses Of thr contract.
The Imperial Suprcm. Court has
now reversed the Superior Court and
upheld the court Of first instance.
the STANDARD must pay the costs Of
all three hearings.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-21
SPEEDING THE PARTING

The singular announcement was to
he seen recently outside n certain
suburban place of worship: THIS
evening the Rev. Mr. y will preach
his farewell sermon. and the choir
will render n THANKSGIVING hymn
J snccinllY cnmpOsel for the OCCASION
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-21

The recently announced decision
OF the Imperial Supreme Court. up-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
C0COS ISLAND STILL
KEEPS ITS TREASURE
English Expedition Comes Back
Empty Handed.

Panama.-The treasure hunting ex-
petition led by Miss Genevieve Davis,
an Englishwoman. which had been
looking for buried gold on Cocos is
land for many months, got back here.
A good time was had by all. No treas
ure was recovered.
Benito Bonito was a regular pirate,
who in the early part of the nineteenth
century settled down to "singeing the
beard Of the king Of Spain" along the
coast Of Mexico When he got any
money together he buried 1t on Cocos
island, after the manner Of pirates,
and made map with skull and cross
bones marking the spot where the
treasure was hid. His heirs have made
substantial living selling these maps
to those whom romance and the works
Of r. L. Stevenson have touched.
Miss Davis expedition started out
from Plymouth with one of the maps
and vessel armed with six FOUNDER
to fight the natives of Cocos island,
which lies $50 miles southwest of
Panama, on Sept 10 last. The only
WOllldu DeSlueS MISS lJuNlS uDOdTu
ship was her friend, Mrs. Barry Till.
At the same time Miss Davis organ
lied her expedition one OF the repre-
sentatives of the Benito Bonito Buried
Treasure company was on the road
In the south Of France and sold n
map to Nine. Matilda Durand Of Mar
settles. who forthwith announced that
she was going to get up an expedition
OF her own. Her map she said, was
better than Miss Davis because in adj
dition to the skull and crossbones it
told just how many PAGES you took
from the palm tree on Dead Mans
hill to get to the cave where the treas.
ure was buried.
And then when Miss Davis expedi-
ton was on the high seas who should
start out after the treasure but Thomas
McEwen of Victoria, B. c.! His map
had little picture of Benito's vessel
with all sails set Swimming around the
Cocos island harbor.
No mention has come over the cables
as yet of the fate of the Durand and
McEwen expeditions. Three new ho-
tells have been opened on the COcos is
land main street. however.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
HAS HAD NO SLEEP
FOR TWENTY YEARS
Harvard Professor Takes Rest
In Twilight State.

Boston.-A Harvard professor who
has not slept for twenty years, but
has taken his rest in the twilight
state" is the subject of Investigations
by the psychological laboratory of the
university and the State Psychopathic
hospital.
The twilight state" in which the
subject retains consciousness of all
that goes on about him, is declared to
be a scientific relaxation more salts
flying than sleep and restoring the
bodily vigor In about half the time re-
CURED by sleep. While the identity
of the Harvard professor Is kept Sc
cret, Professor Hugo Munsterberg, di-
rector of the psychological laboratory
at Harvard, who Is n personal friend
of the sleepless educator. has made a
close study of his case. Professor
Munsterberg said his experience show
ed that 1t is scientifically possible to
sleep without complete loss of con
seriousness.
To assist in experiments at the State
Psychopathic hospital on the twilight
state a special easy chair has been
constructed. 1t is described as device
to aid subjects to relax "as completely
as a gallon of molasses on q slab of
cold marble"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
POLES ONCE ON EQUATOR?
Flammarion Discusses a Discovery by
the Scott Expedition.

Flammarion Discusses Discovery by
the Scott Expedition.
Paris.-Camille Flammarion, the Gel
ebrated astronomer. discussing the
statement that the Scott expedition
found evidence that the south pole had
twice been a temperate zone. said:
1.-THE evidence evidently relates to
the discovery Of fossils Of fauna and
fora such as have already been found
in the arctic regions. These are taken
by one school Of theorists as proving
that the poles once occupied the posi-
ton Of the equator and enjoyed a warm
climate, while the two opposite points,
now on the equator. were frozen poles.
"The theory is that the obliquity of
the earth, which, as every one knows.
travels around the sun at an angle of
% degrees, is liable to great variation.
Thus from time to time during the
millions Of years the earth has existed
the poles have changed from place to
place on the earth's surface.
"But this Is only theory and one
which the exact science of astronomy
does not so far support"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
GOATS TO cheaper LIVING.
Cattlenen Declare Meat Is as Good as
Beef and Less Costly.

Eel Paso, Tex.-El Paso people and all
other people I'm these United States
who complain Of the high price of beef
In the retail markets should eat more
goat meat. 1T is cheaper and just as
good when properly prepared and pro-
perly cooked" Is a remark which is
heard In cattle circles at times and one
which is becoming more frequent.
Cattle prices are going to come
down with a crash pretty soon If these
continued sky high figures are not
checked, because the people will quit
buying beef" is another remark heard
at times"
"Goats-eat goat meat" says the
goat man. On the Kansas City mar
ket few days ago a bunch Of 39d
New Mexico yearing sheep, which av-
eraged seventy-nine pounds, sold for
$5.35 a hundred. On the same day in
the same market Il shipment of 124
goats, which averaged seventy-four
pounds, sold for $50 hundred.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13

whether in the bull ring or on the bat
tlefield. and is likely to contribute the
elan the cause might otherwise have
wanted.
Tempera mentally the younger and
the elder Diaz are different The old
dictator, suspicious and intoerant. rul
ed his people with the "mano ferro."
the iron hand. Felix was for larger
measure of personal freedom and NOR.
than once incurred his uncle's dis
pleasure by the liberality of his views
Felix supported his uncle through the
Madero revolution. but when the latter
triumphed lie went under the yoke
with good grace. Up to two months
before he organized the fiashy little
revolution that resulted in his capture
and the immediate surrender of Vera
Cruz he kept his rank Of colonel In the
regular army.
While serving under Madero be was
visited by ENJOYS of disaffected leaders
who represented that the drea mer of
NuevO Leon. with none of the ability
Of Porfiro Diaz. was a worse tyrant
than Diaz had ever been. He was as
sured Of the support Of the army If he
would take the lead i'm a revolt. When
he reached a decision-and he wasn't
long about it-he resigned his commits
sion With the following Of Orozco.
Zapata and Agular promised him. a
Diaz once more issued his ''pronuncia-
mento" He proclaimed himself chief
Of all the rebel forces In Mexico and
took possession OF the city Of Vera
Cruz. every federal soldier In the gar
rison deserving to him. as well as the
police. fremen and citizen volunteers.
But the Madero government had been
warned. and the loyal troops recaptur-
ed Vera Cruz after two hours of fight
ing and made Diaz prisoner.
The order Of the court martial was
that Diaz should be shot at sunrise on
the morning Of Oct 26. But when the
news reached the City Of Mexico there
was dIssension In the cabinet over what
course the president should take. The
majority. including the presidents
uncle. Ernesto Madero. the minister of
finance. and Gustavo Madero. the presi
dents brother. who was taken prisoner
by Diaz. insisted that he be shot. With
out deciding Just what to do Colonel
Diax was placed in prison at Vera
Cruz and later confined in the Santiago
prison. from which he escaped.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
(BY ERNEST wALKER:)

During the past year great deal OF
nursery stock has been sold to farm
ers and fruit growers which later de-
velopments showed was affected by
various diseases of which the buyer
was entirely ignorant. Crown gall
and woolly aphis are two very COM
mon diseases found on young orch
ard trees.
An orchardist who set out an or
chard 10 years ago told the writer,
on learning the nature Of crown
gall that he remembered MOTTO
ing II on the trees and was conf
dent half his trees were affected with
gals like the sample when set,
though at that time he was ignorant
OF the nature Of the disease. In reply
to a question as to how the trees had
done, he reported that they have new
er done much"
Crown gall Is found on peach, al
mond. apple, pear, raspberry, rose,
and similar growths on various other
plants, but whether the organism is
the same In all instances Is as yet I'M
determined. It is known to affect
seedlings as we'll as grated trees, and
the disease can be communicated by
direct incubation. 1t has been shown
that crushed gals placed in the soil
in which seeds are planted will pro-
duce the disease on the seedlings The
disease is therefore contagious. There
is evidence to show that on trees
transplanted to the orchard the gals
continue to grow, forming ultimate
ly large warts. When they girdle the
trunk they interfere with the move
ment of sap. Young trees often die
of the disease. The gals OF varying
sizes affect the base OF the trunk, the
larger roots. and sometimes occur on
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
SUBMARINE TO CROSS OCEAN
British Craft Will Carry Eight Torpe-
do Tubes.

London.-Naval developments of a
remarkable nature are taking place
under cloak Of great secrecy. in
the course OF the next twelve months"
says the Daily Express, some aston
fishing details will become known re-
garding changes I'm warship types, but
none will be more noteworthy than
the development OF the submarine.
IAN entirely new type Of under wa
ter craft of considerable offensive pow
er and capable Of crossing the Atlantic
at high rate IF speed is being built
for the British navy. These craft will
carry guns, but In addition they will
be able to fire eight torpedoes.
''In the meantime there are plans
before the admiralty for fiotilla OF
above water craft OF speed Of forty
knots and carrying several heavy
quick firing guns, specially mounted
for use against air craft
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
STORMY CAREER
OF FELIX DIAz
Leader OF Mexican Revolt Has
Had a Charmed Life.
DEFEATED MANY TIMES.
Greatly Resembles His Uncle Porfirie
In Personality and Deeds--More Lib
oral In Views Than Former Dictator
Appeals to Native Love of Spectaeu'
lar-Just Escaped Execution.

Iar-Just Escaped EXECUTION.
City of Mexico.-Colonel Felix Diaz
whose attack on Madero led to Genera
Huerta's election as provisional presi
dent, is one of the most remarkable per
sonalities Mexico had ever produced. IL
is the nephew of Porfirio Diaz, who fol
more than thirty years was dictator OF
Mexico. His father was General Felix
Diaz. who was slain In 1871 in the re
volt of the Diaz faction against Presi
dent BenitO Juarez.
Not only does the younger Dia,
physically resemble his banished III
Gle, but their careers up to the preSen
are remarkably parallel. Admirers o.
Porfirio Diaz have said that since
Richard Occur de Lion the world has
produced no man Of so thrilling a per
sonal and military career as 1.-THE mai
of Mexico" as he was called. He wa'
the hero of fifty pitched battles, lead
er of the forlorn hope of Mexico
against the trained armies Of France
in the war Of the intervention, whel
Benito Juarez and his capital were be
ing chased from pillar to post.
Felix Diaz, as does his uncle. Seems
to bear a charmed life. In the siN
years he was chief of police of th'
City of Mexico his life was ATTEMPTED
q number of times. The Mexican
character is boyish In love of the spec
tacular. 1t is hero worshiping PEG
pie. The latest exploit of Diaz in es
Gaping from a death cell and sudden
ly showing himself at the head of al
army will appeal to the characteristic
trait of people that love daring
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13

in spite Of the injury caused by the in
sect. Most of the insects conf1ne
their attention to the roots, where
they will commonly be found at all
seasons on roots to depth of foot
or more, but some of them infest the
bark of the trunk, or branches and
shoots coming from the roots. They
are often seen about the margins Of
wounds, or at the forks of branches,
where while finding food they are
more or less protected. There is
downy cotton-lilke secretion from the
body of the insect, which gives
mass Of them the appearance of blu
ish white mold The insect multiplies
throughout the milder parts OF the
year by the birth of living young,
which are produced agamically from
wingless females. So the soil be-
comes fairly lousy with them in time.
The insect spreads rapidly toward the
approach Of winter by the appearance
Of a generation Of winged females
which fly about, assisted in their trav-
els by the winds. The result is a
wide distribution Of the insect. These
in turn bring forth a generation OF
males and females. A winter egg is
soon deposited on the bark of the
tree in some crevice. 1t matches in
the following spring, and a new col
ony is soon started.
Particular care should be used to
plant only clean stock. Nursery
trees showing much injury by woolly
aphis should not be planted. Trees
from among infested stock should be
treated by dipping the roots in kero-
sene emulsion. containing about ten
per cent. of kerosent, after dilution.
Dipping the roots for a few seconds
in water maintained at a temperature
Of 1876 degrees Fahrenheit is an eff
fective simple treatment, when it can
conveniently be done. Special care
should be taken TO protect trees the
first few years
Buyers of nursery stock should In
sist upon having a proper official GER
tificate of inspection with all trees
purchased, as safeguard against
diseased trees.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13

the stem above the surface of the soil.
Affected trees show signs of starva-
ton, yellowish foliage and enfeebled
growth.
There is no effective treatment
known. All familiar with the disease
recommend the destruction Of dis
eased nursery stock. Nursery lands
in which disease has gained q footing
should be used for farm or other
crops for three years or more. APP
parently healthy trees which have
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
PARODY ON TOMB OF JONES'
Former Naval Officer Writes Poetry
Doubt About Honored Bones.

WashingtOn.-Park Benjamin, a pat
ent attorney Of New York city and a
former naval officer. has contributed
to the navy department parody Of
the verse on Shakespeare's tomb,
which he suggests might be placed on
the crypt at Annapolis, Nd, In which
the bones OF John Paul Jones were re-
Gently placed. following their discov-
cry in Paris by General Horace Por-
ter. The proposed epitaph Is as fol-
lows:
Good friend, for Porter's sake, forbear
To doubt the dust inclosed here.
Blest be le man that got these bones
And curst be he that says "'Tain't
Jones'"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
"A Screw Loose"

Pueblo. Colo.-Charles Stepp. a com
ty employees. had some screws loose
in the literal sense Of the word. Last
summer Stepp fractured both bones In
his right ankle. The nature Of the
break made 1t impossible to set the
bones In the ordinary way. Two steel
plates were inserted and screwed to-
gether. Stepp resumed his work. A
few days ago he found that something
was wrong. II was discovered that
the screws had become loosened.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
MUMMY HAD AN AFFINITY.
Letter Tells of "Unrishteous Love" In
Egypt 222 3. c.

San sco.-Through the finding
of love letter on the withered breast
of a mummy in the Golden Gate park
museum it was established that ATTN.
tiles reigned and scandals flourished in
the days of the Ptolemys in Egypt.
The missive fell out Of the mummy s
case as 1t was being placed In new
coffin.
Translated It reads:
Oh my Golden Poppy, long are the days
when / see thee not! My heart is sick
with love for thee. Carefully guard our
unrighteous love.
The woman died I'm 222 B. @. with
the letter clutched to her heart.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
BARS DONKEY FROM PARADE
inaugural Committee Also Excludes
Hounds From Pageant.

Washington.-The Wilson inaugural
committee adopted a resolution exclud
ing donkeys from the inaugural pa
rade. This action was taken after I'm
formation had come to the committee
that a Democratic club Of Columbus.
o.. was planning to have II donkey in
the parade.
1t was also decided to exclude pack
Of Virginia foXhounds which some Vir-
ginia huntsmen and cross country rid
ers had resolved to bring In the pag-
cant.
The inaugural committee takes the
view that an inaugural ceremony
should be conducted In dignified way
and that donkeys and dogs have no
place In 1t.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
CROWN GALL AND WO0LLY APHIS ARE TWO
COMMON DISEASES INJURIOUS TO TREES
ignorance Part of Many 0charsts Has Resulted Great
Loss-Partlcuar Care Should Be Used to Plant Only Clean
Stock-There is No Effective Treatment Known.

grown among those affected with a
crown gall should have the roots dip
ped In Bordeaux mixture as pre-
caution before setting them In the
orchard.
Woolly aphis seems to be every
where present on the roots OF or
chard trees, as we'll as very common
on nursery stock.
Young or old trees, badly affected
by woolly-aphis are apt to bear a
feeble appearance. The leaves will
appear pale and yellowish. The In
sect is especially injurious to young
trees. II the tree lives a few years
they will likely manage to get along
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
Cupid Too Stronu.

Westerly. X. I.-Annie Sisson. who
went to Fresno. Cal. to marry a CAPT.
talIst and found him dishwasher anc
was sent home by a charitable society.
vanished again. and friends have re-
ceived word that she has married the
CAPITALIST dish washer after all.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
1,176 MEN BITE ON LOVE BAIT
Dead Letter Office Full Of Answers to
Mysterious Illinois Girl.

Washington. There are l,176 letter,
in the dead letter division Of the post
Office department for Miss u. Y. Rad
cliffe. Elgin. ILL.,"
The mysterious Miss Radcliffe
wrote to the mayor Of San Francisco
some time ago and asked help to gel
husband who would appreciate 9
good girl and $4,000. Her letter was
published In San Francisco papers.
Answers rained into Elgin, but NO
body called. Uncle Sam is looking
after the lot that accumulated. Mos,
Of the epistles contain photographs.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-10

in-law. Mr.. Gus Hartung. at Caacaomb,
n. Y. They also made a visit to Coney
Island and Narragansett Pier.
Miss Ella /. Davies is visiting rela.
tives in Weymouth, England.
Miss Mae Elizabeth Nichols is visit.
ing Mrs. c. T. Harvling in Leesburg
Va.
ander SlaymaKer nave returned from
visit to friends in Orange. Va.
Mr.. r. E. knight and family have
returned from a visit to Colonial Beach.
Mr.. Charles H. Heisiger has returned
from Orange. Va, where he spent
few days with his family.
Mr.. Clarence Robinson is visiting rela-
tives in WestmoreIand County. Va.
Mr.. Walker N. Piser is spending some
time In New York with his family.
The Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison. pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church. Is
spending his vacation with his family at
Wytheville, Va.
Mr.. G. Robey and son, Master May
rard. are visiting relatives in Maryland,
near Indian Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Moore and Miss
Marion Negley are visiting on the East
ern shore of Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mayo have To-
turned after a weeks visit to ColopiaI
Beach.
Miss Louise Adams and Miss Ruth LIE
Hew are spending two weeks at Ocean
View, Va
The Washington herald., 1913-08-10

Mr.. ]. Herbert Doyle has been seriously
i'll for the past six months, and his many
friends are delighted with the fact that
he is sufficiently recovered to come here
TO visit his parents.
Mr. Alexander S. Stewart and party are
camping near Harpers Ferry.
Mrs. William Ballantyne will leave to-
day for Stoney Mans Camp, and will be
Joined shortly by Mr. Ballantyne.
Mrs. Alexander Kearney, of Roanoke,
Va, is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. B. Pierce.
Mr. Charlie Cropley left Yesterday for
Wilmington. Del, to visit his sister, Mrs.
Tom Wood.
Miss Johnston. from the Home of In
curables. has sailed for Europe.
Miss Dorothy Leetch returned yesterday
from a six weeks visit to Mrs. Charles
Hepburn in her cottage at tSoney Man
Camp.
Mrs William Petty has left for Berke-
ley Springs and will so later to Cape
May.
Miss Louise Robinson has returned
from a stay in Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Duvall and her little
sons have returned from visit to Ph!la-
dclPhia and Atlantic City.
Mrs Henry Simpson and Mrs. A. b.
CasseIman have gone for short visit in
Virginia.
Miss Margaret Wise Is spending the
month of August in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill and their little
son and Mrs. w. B. Holder and daughter
Lorraine will leave this week for Blue
mont, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hough and MIR.
Harry Hough left last week for a stay at
Pen Mar.
Mrs. ]. D. Sullivan will spend some
time in Nashville. Tenn.
Mrs Owen Thompson has returned
from a two months visit to Miss Blossom
Rud at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, and has
Miss Reed as her guest.