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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-28
Growing Good Potatoes in the Pacific Northwest
on "spud" Whereof They Write

I"Seab," "Dry Rot" and "Black
Leg" In some regions of the irrigated
sections of the state "Dry Rot" and
"Black Leg" are reported as doing as
much as forty per cent damage to the
crop.
This disease is more prevalent west of
the Cascade Mountains, where the
climate is favorable for its develop
ment, than in the eastern part of the
state. The disease appears on any part
of the leaf, but usually the spots show
first near the tip or margin. This may
be due to the fact that the surface wa
ter does not evaporate so rapidly from
these points. These diseased areas soon
die and turn brown and if the weather
conditions are favorable finally become
black. This discoloration is often ac-
companied by the crumpfing of the
lloaves. The diseased leaves finally nn-
dergo a total decay, which often has an
offensive and Characteristic odor.
Tubers Infection Source.
Upon the lower side of the leaves the
spots are seen to be covered with very
delicate whitish gray downy coat,
caused by the fungus (Phytophthera in
lfestans (hiont. DeBy). From this
downy coat are produced the spores
which, under favorable circumstances,
cause new spots upon the potato leaves.
Besides the leaves the disease also
attaeks the stems, causing them to de-
|cay. The disease causes sunken, dark
colored areas upon the surface Of the
tubers themselves Gig. p, while the
normal white of the inside becomes a
dirty brown. The disease in dry wealth
er causes dry rot OF the tuber and in
lwet weather wet rot. This disease
Icontinues to live in the tubers in stor-
age, producing a rot and so causes a
large loss. The signs given above are
1.-The usual ones to attract attention in
the first place, but the disease really
commences as soon as the sprouts start
from infected seed. Such shoots do not
develop normally, but remain dwarfed
take on brownish color. and when suit
able weather conditions prevail fur
nish the spores that cause general
epidemic of the disease.
The New York Experiment Station
at Geneva has conducted experiments
the results of which go to prove the
statements that the tuhers are the main
. if not the only, source of early infee
ion of the plants in the field.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-28

THERE are few agricultural crops
grown that are capable of greater
increase in the average yields than
the potato The plant is grown as an
annual, but is reproduced from a cut
ting of the tuber, which is an under
ground stem.
The young plants draw their nourish
ment from the piece of potato used al
seed and are strong or weak in proper
ton to the nourishment obtained.
Small seed pieces produce small
plants. Small potatoes used whole as
seed have only small amount of food
for the young plants.
The general chan cteristics of the en-
tire plant are more definitely repro
duced in propagation than the special
character Of the small piece of the plant
used as the means of reproduction.
Most Desirable Plant.
The plant that produces large num-
Der of small potatoes is not suitable fol
the general crop and should not be
propagated from. The most desirable
plant is the one that produces fair
number of good, wcl-developed, med
ium to large potatoes of uniform size
The general characteristics of this de-
sirable plant will be reproduced in the
plants grown from its potatoes, if they
ore urown under similar soil and eli
matte conditions.
This fundamental principle is the
basis of the fact that the best results
are obtained IN growing potatoes if the
hill is used as the unit of selection in
stead of the single potato The selection
of seed potatoes from the bin, pile or
sack is not satisfactory because the
good individual potatoes selected may
be from a hill that produced very few
potatoes or from one that produced only
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-28

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HALL, Plant Patholcgist, and M. A.
YOTHERS, Asst. Entomologist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
Governor Glynn's Two.Faced Record.

Governor Glynn's speech at the State Fair must
be considered the beginning of his campaign for
nomination and election. AS a campaign document
there is little new in it. 1t contains the familiar
profession Of belief in home rule and liberal gov
eminent 1t recites the Governors statement Of
his achievements direct primary law, Massa-
chusetts ballot law, workmen's compensation
law, good roads and land bank for farmers, econ
omy Of appropriations-with the modest comment
that within year the state has advanced farther
than the friends of just and humane government
dared to hope"
There is another side to this which the Gov
ernOr did not discuss. He said nothing about
economy" which vetoed appropriations for grade
crossing removal and state hospital work, but left
untouched Tammany jobholders salaries. He said
nothing about the highway scandals under Demo
cratic control of the department lie said nothin;
about the shocking way in which manifestly unfit
Tammany heelers have been put into jobs to ad
minister the labor laws and workmen's compenSa-
ton law. In other words, the Governor remained
utterly silent on the way in which, while he and
the Legislature were making u presentable record
Of statutes adopted, Murphy running the
states business through his henchmen in all the
departments. The Governor makes a mistake If
he thinks his record as be presents it is the issue
here 1t isn't Murphys control Of affairs is the
issue, and it doesn't look as if the Governor bad
any good way to meet it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
Benedict XIV.
menG

The election to the papacy Of the Archbishop OF
Bologna, Cardinal della Chiesa, comes as such
surprise TO churchmen and non-churchmen ailEe
that II Is easy to understand the conflict OF opin'
ion concerning his beliefs and probable aims 1t
Is upon his friendship with Cardinal Rampolla
that some comment hinges That fact would sug-
gest revival Of the temporal policies Whlch were
written large over the long reign OF Leo Kill IL
was Austrla's exercise for the last time OF the
now defunct power of veto which kept the states
man Rampolla from succeeding Leo and 1t would,
indeed be strange turn of fate If his descendant
in Church polity should now ascend the papal
throne
On the other hand, there is much to show that
the new Pope has been on terms OF intimacy ana
cooperation with his predecessor and with the
powerful Merry del Val, Secretary Of State under
Pope Plus X. The dispatches from Rome seem to
regard the election as a triumph for Cardinal
Merry del Val and to point to a continuance or
existing policies With this view falls in the fact
that Pope Plus Y dispatched Cardinal della Chiesa
to Bologna for the express purpose of combating
the modernist tendencies there rampant.
1t is an unsafe task to predict the course of
papal policy however, as the eleven years Of Plus
showed How that simple and sanity leader was
led further and further into the realm of states
manship is now history. 1t is sufficient to know
that Benedict XIV is learned and able church
man, Of considerable experience in the statesman.
ship Of the Vatican, young among Popes, and an
Italian not on uncomfortable terms with the
Quirinal His future only the great forces that
make and unmake religious faith and polity can
determine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
Branch Banks in South America.

The prompt action of both the government and
the National City Bank looking to the early estab.
lishment OF branch banks in Buenos Ayres and Rio
de Janeiro is only another indication of the de-
termined optimism that is fast becoming the dom
nant note in American business life Despite the
appalling dslocation Of our industrial and fnan.
cal fabric, despite the daily depressant admins.
tered in the news Of atrocious slaughter proceeding
in the worlds other half, the American magma
ton refuses to let go its vision of economic con
quest
Perhaps more than any other one thing the
establishment Of branch banks in South America
will help toward che realization Of this vision
Ships we have suddenly found in apparent album
dance thanks TO the domination of the seas by the
British navy. and the government has supplied a
means of insuring cargoes against war risks. The
most important lack just now is a method OF
financing our trade with the "other Americans"
The establishment of American branch banks will
Oil this gap and help US to retain forever the ad.
vantage which neutrality offers US in this fabu-
lousy rich market
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPYS.

ScDtember Ito the ballpark with j. Wise ana
then to the Office, where until late, at my STINT
and reading II. Kiplings poem that was lately
wrote And a good thing deemed it, AS job OF
writing. albeit not much poetry in it. Aud mes
sage that all who read might understand, which
thought to be what Kipling intended Then came
]. Wise and implored me to 90 to his country
home with him, as he was greatly DESTROYS OF
seeing his children SO I went and we did not
20 to bed till near one in the morning.
Up, and played at lawn tennis all the day,
save for plungng into the ocean, which | liked
greatly To the office i'll the evening, where
found good poem from Lee Dodd aud was proud
to be able to print it, All the news from the war
is Of disaster and carnage. The Boston team did
win games this day and the Giants lose one, 50
the Bostons are at the top But it seemcth too
good to endure for long.
with a. Guerman the poet to the courts,
and he beat me again, albeit I played we'll as
could Home, where Olive gave me a fine luncheon
and then all afternoon iii preparing Il surprise 70:
nv wife against her return. whenever it may be
To the Office and found there G. Flanders, who
took Inc 10 dinner and told Inc ii merry tayle Of
a man returning home late at night and wishing
his wife not TO hear him, did essay to be quiet
but did make great clatter in the parlor, when
awoke his wife, who cried, Whatever is wrong?
And the man muttered, I'll teach those goldfish to
snap at me. Home early and to-bed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
The Twilight Sleep" at Bellevue.

The experiment which Bellevue Hospital is
making with the twilight sleep" method Of child
birth under drugs will be watched with interest
by the medical profession and thousands of lay
citizens all over the country. This scopolamu
treatment has been used with success by some
physicians and one or two hospitals here already.
Bellevue'S experiment is the attempt to adapt
it to ordinary maternity ward conditions. In Ger
many its successful administration has been the
result of almost constant care Of patients by spe'
cally trained doctors and nurses, in specially pre-
pared rooms. If Bellevues workers can make it
fit in with the ordinary conditions Of huge pub,
lie institution they will have extended its benefits
tremendously, and its usefulness to humanity &C.
coTdingly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
O'Shaushnessy a Wise Choice

The State Department, under compulson from
the greatly added duties of our embassies in the
zone of conflict, is now sending abroad, at least
in some instances, diplomats well fitted by train
ing and experience for the extremely delicate tasks
ahead of them.
1t is peculiarly gratifying to note the selection
Of Nelson O'Shaughnessy as an extra representa-
tive in Vienna to handle the interests there Of the
allies. AS charge in Mexico City and virtual am
bassador during much Of the Huerta regime be
handled a hazardous situation with cOnsummate
skill But, aside from the gratitude in the hearts
Of his countrymen, he received as thanks on his
return to Washington what appeared to be an
official snub. At such time as this, however, Mr.
Bryan finds himself dependent on Mr.. O'Shaugh
messy and the other hard-worked and efficient sub
ordinates in the diplomatic service whose claims
to recognition and promotion he has so ruthlessy
disregarded for political debt paying. We hope
they will get something besides work out of the
situation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
"SPUGS" AID IDLE GIRLS
More Than 100 Made Jobless
by War Register at Bureau.

More than one hundred young wom-
en- who have lost their places because
Of the war registered yesterday at the
free employment bureau of the vaca-
ton committee Of the woman's depart
ment of the National Civic Federation,
at SO West 39th st. Among the jobless
were private secretaries, interior deco
rators and governesses, as we'll as ste
nographers, salesgirls and factory
workers.
The committee was able to place a
few of the girls st once. They expect
to send out more than ten thousand
letters to employers, asking them to
apply to the "Spug" committee rather
than to commercial agencies, il they
have any places to all.
Many Of the "Spugs" have been
obliged TO draw on the savings which
they have deposited with the commit
tee. Thousands Of girls have been
thrown out of work through the shut
ting down Of factories in the last few
days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
Reckless Buying or Reckless Selling ?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: According to the testimony Of
Edwin 7, Atkins, chairman of the board
of directors of the American Sugar Re-
fining Company, the said company has
sold to England since the war COM
menced 100000 tons 100000, 900
pounds) of sugar. 4 > quote from your
issue of September 2, "he (Mr. Atkins)
deplored the reckless buying in which
domestic dealers and householders had
INDUCED, saying that that alone was
sufficient to cause a considerable rise in
price" ignoring the point Of view Of
the consumer, who deplores the reck-
less selling on the part of the sugar
corporation to a foreign dealer. Of
what use is an investigating commit
tee which allows such a statement to
go unchallenged? Has the government
no right to interfere in the export Of q
necessity, when it means a shortage to
the native consumer, while in the mat
ter of the sale of q German steamship
for Red Cross use it can interfere?
A HARD HIT CONSUMER,
New York, Sept. 2, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
A SPLENDID Charity.
circumference

The woman's department Of the National Civic
Federation In opening free employment agency
for women is performing service not only to the
young women who may find employment by means
Of Il, but also to the industry Of the city. The
economic readjustment already under way is bound
70 continue, and probably to become more pro-
nounced as the effects of the war become more
clearly evident. This means increasing unemploy.
ruent. which it Is the duty Of the community 20
translate into change of employment For, as fast
as the industries and occupations made impossible
or unnecessary by the altered conditions are wiped
ont new ones, invoked by new or greatly increased
demands, win take their place. Their success and
the citys prosperity, to say nothing Of the happi
ness Of countless individuals, will depend on the
rapid transfer Of workers from one to the other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
THE PRUSsIAN oLIGARCHY
America Called the Next Shining Mark
for the Mailed Fist.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: After reading Richard Harding
Davis's stirring recital in to-day's Trio-
une these thoughts suggest themselves:
l. That enough and more than enough
evidence to convict Germany of high
treason against civilization and hu-
manity is thrust upon US by the very
acts which she not only admits but
glories in. -, II.
.. That the civilized worlds indict-
ment is lodged not against the decent!
peaceable and order loving people OF
Germany, but solely against William
Hohenzollern and the military au-
3. That the openly avowed object of
this murderous oligarchy is world 40
minion"! Let those who doubt this
read Won Bernhard and other German
writers.
4. That unless and until Germany
makes up its mind to dethrone the gov
eminent which has debased its ideals,
and follows this up by the erection OF
government capable of gaming ana
holding the respect and good Will OF al
other nations, just so long ,snould
Americans resolutely boycott all Ger
ma. made goods and all German work
ers, whether they be manufacturers,
artists or artisans. .u
5. That the assertions by which Will
lam II is endeavoring to delude Amer
lea into viewing this war as struggle
between Teutonism and Slavism are
based on false premises.
6. That if Prussian barbarism wins
the day we ourselves will be the next
shining mark for the mailed fist: Con.
fict is as certain TO come as the fact oil
our national existence. ,
SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS.
New York, Sept. 3, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
THE PEOPLES COLUMN
An Open Forum for Public Debate

to teach you better things but from
which you have evidently learned and
have wished to learn, nothing. One
can have no more respect for an
editorship that permitted the issuance
of these pictured calumnies than for a
wild-eyed petroleuse uLier the
French Commune of 1870.
Though no prophet, the writer con-
fdently anticipates the day when all
that is worth while in the United
States-including perhaps, even The
Tribune--will keenly regret The unfor-
gettable insults and obloquy that are
now being heaped upon a people close
ly related to US in all tina. is best
the only one of the great European
nations that never begrudged US any
good thing, and the selfsaTe people
which furnished our North with such
a noble contingent of naturalized citi-
zens for winning the war against Sc
cessi9n. HENRY WOOD.
Baltimore, Sept. 1, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
A CHRISTIAN PRAYER
The War Between Christian Nations
and What May Come of 1t.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Twenty centuries have dawned
since the Lord Jesus Christ came down
to our world to teach mankind the
principles of His gospel of peace and
good will, and during all the inteven-
ing centuries good people have hoped
that tie world was making some prog
ress toward that time when nation
shall not rise against nation, neither
shall they learn war any more; but
now we have the spectacle in Europe
of Christian nations flying at each
others throats without any regard for
the fact that they are all children of
one Heavenly Father and are brothers
in his sight. 1t would not be any won
der if Jesus should say to the warning
nations of Europe what lie said to one
Of His disciples at the dawn of Chris
tianity: "Have | been so long time
with thee, and yet hast thou not known
me-"
II these nations. the rulers of which
claim to be devoted followers of the
lowly Nazarene, had really known Him
they would not now be causing all Eu-
rope to bleed and mourn, the end of
which is not yet. 1t was Jesus who also
said: "Woe unto the world because Of
offences, for it must needs be that Of
fences come, but woe unto that man
by whom the offence cometh."
Out of all the wreck of our fondest
dreams for world peace may there vet
come a celestial benediction which shall
make even the wrath of men to praise
Him, is the prayer arising from millions
of Christian hearts.
EVELYN COOMBS.
New York, Aug. 81, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
PICTURED CALUMNIES"
So a Critic Regards The Tribune's
Belgian Cartoons.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: While all Christendom shud-
ders at the destruction of louvaln by
the Germans and at new horrors OF
war shown by the dropping of Zeppe-
lin bombs into crowded Antw erp, and
while the great silent public in this
country stands with bowed mead ask
ing whether these things must be, our
spokesman of the press are prejudging
the case and sentencing the accused,
as though the American newspapers
had constituted themselves executors
of Divine Providence.
Your Sunday cartoon, "The Return OF
the Goth" and, again, The Tribune's
picture of yesterday, entitled women
and Children First" do not appear to
represent chastened reflections on an
unspeakable calamity, or, indeed, any
reflections at all; they are tirebrands,
fourished before the eyes Of thou
sands of astonished and fesertful
American citizens, many of them, like
the writer, not of German birth or
descent, but who feel that they owe to
Germany and what it represents in the
world a convinced fealty, compare BILE
in matters of life and culture to what
adult baptism is in religion.
Your cartoonist and your proprietor
must both have known that Germany
has issued an official declaration to
the effect that the Zeppelin airship
was aiming in the night ar the Ant
werp arsenal, and that the civilians Of
Louvain treacherousiy took up arms
against the weakened occupying force
while the German regiments were
making a sortie.
There are bombs, Mr.. Editor, worse
than those Of Zeppelin airs Ups, and
such are your two cartoons, hurled in
defiance Of all the laws Of deeency and
fair play against q nation competent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
War Cancels Cricket
Match with Canada

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qua puU spVusO-IIV uoe@4oq Voluu
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6usm 6sMu uMyIp SUI qo!qM 'IBA
sul o. 5u!MO-'G ADDS IGoIluoN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
The Coming ToOver
Johann WolfganE Won Goethe, Per H. . Ms ~"
swers the Rev. Wick's Prohibition Poem'

Johann WolfgAnE Won Goethe, Per H. - W"
swers the Rev. wlck's Prohibition Poem'
You know what we're here for, so let's get 70 "0rA'
Hipl Hipl fellowsI Ergo bibamus.
Come fill up your glasses, let nobody shHA'
You said it, boy, Ergo bibamus.
The lisp of your girl saying Yes TO your p'eA'
The sweet-voic-ed winds they blow from the sea-
Are all very pretty but, take 1t from me-
There's only one Ergo bibamuS.
CHANGED to see Lily on Broadway one day,
murmured: All, Ergo bibamus.
wandered up nearer,-she turned right away
ehuckled: Bah, Ergo bbamus.
So II she makes up, and you're fonded and KISSED
Or II she gets mad and the kissing is Missed
Just stick till there's something far better you wis.,
To comforting Ergo bibamus.
What word shall we slip the Five Million to-day
thought,-well, say Ergo bibamus.
What's best wide Horace, Grant Rice, F. r. Alb
So start it anew boys: Bbamus.
It brings old man Joy through the wide open door
The clouds are all silver; and up through the moor
A vision arises-old Wick is bore,
Up, up, fellows, up and bibamus
H. j. NJ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
H. J. NJ.

Perhaps the word "rcquisitoned" is all right,
but it sounds like the mischief to u.s. 1t isn't so
bad to say that 100000 Germans have been requl'
sltioned because it sounds like Weber-andfieldS
dialect But to say that 100000 English have been
requisitoned sounds wrong, no matter what Prof.
Lounsbury may think
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
Buy Coal Now and Save Horses

The American Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals issued
statement yesterday urging purchasers
Of coal to buy now and save the horses
from danger during the period Of slip
perry streets and deep ssow, such "a
visited New York last year. The 50.
eiety also calls attention to the fact
that last winter many peEsens were
seriously ineonvenisnesd when the de-
llVeriss Of coal were prevented, -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
All. YES! HAVE A CARE!

Some from India that he used 10
sleep in the torrd nights by taking cold bath and
going TO bed without drying his skin! But It is
method that should be tested with care"-Eyenlng
I'm woefuly puzzled since reading this hint
'Twould seem-if person Just knew it
There is (Which the writer omitted to print)
way carefully do il!