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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-22
Vegetables for Amateur Gardeners

nADlSHES, lettuce. beans, beets and
tomatoes are all comparatively cas-
iiy-gfown vegetables which gives sat-
isfactory returns in the Spring garden.
The United States Department OF AgFi-
culfnre's specialist recommends these
particularly for use in school gardens
which are run for the benefit OF the chill
dren. Not only teachers, but others de-
string to raise these truck crops in their
own home gardens may benefit from these
suggestions:
Radishes.
Radishes are hardy plants and thrive
best during the cool weather OF early
Spring and late Autumn. In the South
they can best be grown during the Win
ter and early Spring months. The seeds
should be sown In drills, In rich, we'll
prepared soil, placed about half an inch
apart and buried not deeper than one inch
nor less than one-half inch. When the
plants are showing the second set of true
leaves they should be thinned to stand
from two to three inches apart in the
row.
Lettuce.
Lettuce is a hardy plant and thriyes
best during early Spring and late Autumn.
The seeds should be sown In drills In the
open or in boxes in the window. IL in
the open, the seeds should be scattered
about one-half inch apart along the row,
and covered not more than one-half inch
with earth. Firm the earth well over
the seeds, SO as to bring the moist soil
in contact with them.
When the plants are well up, thin to
e inches aparf in the row. If fha saade
were sown in a window box, hotbed,
frame, or greenhouse, transplant the
young plants to stand two by two inches
apart as soon as the seed leaves are well
expanded, and when they begin to crowd
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-22
Orchard and Garden Notes,


Take care of the tree fruits. They
bring in good money.
Ii fruit is scarce in your neighborheod
this year, there is the tomato. What
makes better preserves?
For those insects that suck the juices,
such as lice, soapsuds or kerosene emul-
sion is the thing. Apply with a spray.
Keeping sheep, swine or poultry In the
orchard Is hard on the codling moth.
A systematic garden rotation prevents
many insect pests and plant diseases from
getting a foodhold.
Fence the orchard hog tight, and let
the hogs eat the windfalls and Wormy
apples.
Peach borers are best destroyed by dig
ging them out. While it is a slow process.
there is really no other way.
Look over the orchard and see If there
are any suckers on the trees, and remove
them.
Cowpeas or vetch makes a good cover
crop for the orchard.
Where spraying is practiced, 1t Is not
necessary to spray until the tree Is
drenched. Stop spraying just before the
dripping begins.
In applying the spray to lo~w-growing
trees and bushes, make the application
when the dew is on the plants.
The low down handy wagon is of great
value in the orchard. These wagons are
easily loaded. The tires are wide and can
be taken into fields where ground is too
soft to use narrow tired wagons.
A good way to get after the tent cater.
pillar is to put on an old mitten and gath
er them by hand.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-22
Feeding the Cow.

II a COW has been rightly fed all her
life she will be a good COW when she be-
comes old. On the other hand a COW that
has been overfed for years will have be-
come burned out by the time she is 10
or IL years of age. The COW that has
never been fed to bring her up to her
highest capacity for milk giving will
have fixed her habits of production at a
low point and will not be valuable as an
old COW.
She will therefore have to be disposed
of to the butcher several years before
otherwise going out of service. There
are a large number OF old COWS that will
increase their capacity for milk-giving
II fed on a properly balanced ration and
with a large amount Of ,succulent food
the year round.
This is what develops the capacity of
the cow. A great many COWS are never
fed with the idea OF getting out of them
the greatest amount of milk possible
each year with due regard to the health
Of the cews. II, however, the old ladies'
we're fed right along with this idea in
mind they would continue to give a large
mess Of rich milk.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-22
On Apple Eating.

Do you know what you are eating
when you eat an apple? You are eating
gallic acid, one OF the most necessary
elements in human economy. You are
eating sugar in the most assimilable form,
combined carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
caught and imprisoned from the sunshine.
fragrant medicinal gums OF Araby.'
And you are eating phosphorus in the
only form in which it is available as the
source Of all brain and nerve energy. In
addition to all these, you arc drinking the
purest water and eating the most health
full and desirable fiber for the required
'ronghness'' in food elements. The acids
of the apple diminish the acidity of the
stomach and prevent and cure dyspepsia.
They drive ont the obnoxious matters
that cause skin %eruptions and thus are
natures most glorious complexion max
ers. They neutralize in the blood the
deleterious elements that poison the brain
and make 1t sluggish. The contained
phosphorus is not only greater than in
any other form of food, but it is pre-
scented In a shape for immediate use by
the brain<and nerves where II may flash
into great thoughts and great deeds. The
ancients assigned the apple as the food
for the gods, and its juices the ambrosial
nectar to which they resorted to renew
their youth.
Men are the gods OF today, and the
apple Is their royal food, the magic re-
newer OF youth. Eat a rich ripe apple
every day and you have disarmed all
diseases Of half their terror.-Fruit Dis
tributor.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-22

will be safe to place them In their per.
manent locations in the garden.
Set the plants in rows is inches apart
and place the plants about 20 inches apart
in the rows. Each plant as 1t grows
should have all side branches removed
and the main stem tied to a stout stake,
about five feet tall and at least an inch
square, driven firmly in the ground.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-22
Annual Pruning Necessary
To Growing of Good Apples

IL is OF the utmost Importance that
= apple trees should receive annual prun-
Ing, for otherwise long shoots four, five
and six feet in length may be thrown
out. The fruit is ultimately borne away
ont on these long branches which bend
under the great weight and ofttimes
break. Trees suffering from this lack OF
pruning are very noticeable every Fall
when many over-iaden and improperly
formed trees are badly broken.
Such trees are bound to prove a great
disappointment soone or later and now is
the time to get out and fix them In cut
ting off branches no stumps should be
left. They are the cause Of many sore
and rotten places on trees and will set
up black heart in course of time.
All stumps will die back to the main
branch or body unless sprouts are allowed
to grow on them to maintain vital action
and this should not be allowed. Paint
ing the wounds al NICE is quite helpful
in preventing checking, decay and disease.
In cutting back young branches the
same principle should be carried out.
With a small branch where there is little
wood to die and rot it is not SO injurious
to leave a snag above the place OF growth
as with a large branch.
However the pruning should be done
properly no matter what the size of the
branches. The under slope OF the cut
should always be towards the top bud
or branch left, SO that the wound will
heal over smoothly and quickly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14
CITY STILL TO HAVE SEPARATE
 TAX DISTRICTS
City Attorney Comley Drafts Measure to Extend Second <
 District Lines.
PROPOSED BTLL TO GO
 FIRST TO ALDERMEN
Then, On Approval, Will Be Taken to Capitol As Char
 ter Amendment.
(speeial to the Farner..1

Hartford, Jan. 14.=Bridgeport will continue to have two taxing districts if the Legislature grants a charter amendment being drafted by Senator ComIey.
 The taxing districts, it was learned to-day, will be laid out Non new lines, the boundaries of the present Second district being extended so as to in clude all but farm lands on the out skirts of the city. Senator Comley would not discuss the bill, which the Republican administration hopes will straighten out the consolidation mud. dle which already has cost the city a lawsuit and may result in the return of thousands Of dollars in taxes.
 According to persons in authority Senator CornIeyss bill will be intro dueed next week The Common Council of Bridgeport will receive a. draft of the proposed measure at it's
 meeting next Monday night, and the Republican ma joritys there will insure its presentation Immediately in the General Assembly.
 Just where the district boundar- -ies will be laid could not be learned to-day. Senator Com1ey would not discuss tho bill until after its presen- tation to the Common Council. The new lines, however, will leave little but farm lands in the First district-l
 The tax office here has been in a. sorry plight since the courts declar- ed the recent consolidation of the taxing districts to be Illegal. The collector is at a loss to know wheth- CT to return the thousands of dollars paid in by property owners of the First district, and the possible loss Of this money has upset administra- tion plans for increased expenditures in many departments.
 The plan to amend, the charter, out- lined in the foregoing despatch, sirdi- cates that the Republican adrninistra- tion has accepted the courts ruling as to the il1egaltty of the consolida- ton act and that there will be no further contest. The return of tax es already paid in is forecast by a re- cent compilation of the assessors, showing what properties are liable to the first district on1y'' tax.
 The proposed charter amendment could not become effective until after the rising of the General Assembly in 1 June, and the old lines will obtain for this years taxes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14
Official
 VIEWS OF w or1d' s w ar
GERMAN

Berlin, Jam 14.-7c3y wireless to Lon don. )-Enperpr William was present ia person dlr1ng the spirited battle on the Vregney plain, to the northeast of Soissons. which resulted yesterday in that elevated ground being clearea of ,tEe Trench. and which is descrfbed in the German official statement given ont this afternoon as "a brilliant feat for our troops The text of the com m1lnicatio11 reads:
 Tn the western theater of war, in the dunes near Nieuport and south west of Tpres artillery cornbats are going on- The enemy directed an ex- trene1y strong fire on zwestende, which they will soon have entirely destroyed Their torpedo boats dis appeared quickly as soon as they re- ceived our Ire
 Tn continuation Of their activities northeast of Scdssona. our troops again made an attack on the heights of Vregny and cleared this elevated p1ain-'' z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14
MORE TERRIBLE THAN UESSINA. REPORT FROM SCENE OF EPOCHAL
 EARTHQUAKE IN CENTRAL ITALY
ITALY,S APPALLING
 EARTHQUAKE RECORD

Of all geographical sections the southern part of the peninsula of Italy ,the Island of Sicily and the smaller isles north of the latter have suffefed most heavily through earthquakes and volcanic disturbances. Following is a par tiaI list of the disasters due to these causes since the Christian era. with estimated loss of life: 79-Pompeii and Herculanean de-
 stroyed by eruption of Mount
 Vesuvius.
 11s7-Catania destroyed, by earth 11s61Caiabria shaken by earth. earth
 quake. towns overwhelmed by
 sea.
 1ess95aly nS1 80. Naples and G;EgS shirty 1ess@Mareh s7. ca1abria desas, ie 1esa@April sasea i1, Rlrnlni a9iSGo sI;Si1 1693-Septenber, all Sicily devast-
 ated; fifty-four cities and three
 hundred villages destroyed; Ga
 tania with 1s.ooO popQlaafi6oH1l6; 6H6 17osNF,ebruary @ 5, Aauilla S over. l7Os@Noyember 5. 1n the ABEnz. S.G1o
 . . September 1, Palermo shak- 17s2-Novenaber 26. Naples partly
 destroyed 2,OOO 17SS-February RTessfna and oth-
 CT towns shaken ..s. .s.s.t SC, 900 1794-June, Tore del Greco by1r~
 jed by Vesuvius 900 1805-JuIy 26, Frosolone, near Ma
 pies, destroyed 5000 1619-Several shocks at Palermo,
 Rome, Genoa, ,0OO 1835ApriI go, Cosenza and yil-
 lageS destroyed I 900 1S51-AugusG IA, South Italy
 shaken; NEeIfi burned s- .i. 14, 900 1S57-D December d0, CaIahria and towns about Naples shaken 10000 In seveIiEy-flEe yaers, between 1783
 and 1857, the Kingdom of Ma
 pies, with an average population,
 of 5000 900 lost 100000 by
 earthquakes. ISB1-Nfay g. Perugia shaken 2, ,O0O 168b-J1ly 1s5 Macchia. in Sicily, 1ss1@Afarcn IS Southern Italy
 and slIe Of Ischia, shaken. 200 1SSS--August 3, Isle Of Ischia
 shaken ,S9O 189S-SeyeraI shocks on the Island of StrombOI 800 19O5-September 8, CaIabria de- vastated 1 ,0OO f90s-December 2S, Messina. and
 fifty-four cities devastated by
 earthquake .oSO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14
FRENCH

Paris. Jan- 1.-The French war of flee gave out this afternoon an off cia1 communication as follows:
 .In Belgium the firing of our ar tiflery was interfered with by the fog nevertheless the cannonading yesterday was very spirited in the vi- cfndty of Newport and around Ypres. Certain defachments Of Belgian troops blew up at a point southeast of Stuyvekneskerke the bu1Idings on a farm which was serving the enemy as a depot for arnmupition.
 Between the Lys and Disc, in the region Of Lens, our artillery were suc- cessfu1 in dispersing a group of Ger man pioneers on the outskirts Of the effectively the German trenches to the south of the chapel of Notre Dame Den Noerte-
 gro the north of Sioseons there was determined fighting all day yes terday. The engagennent localized to a section of ground situated to the north of Crouy. We hold only the left in this field our counter attack made slight progress but without succeeding in recording material advance. On the center we retained our positions in spite of the repeated efforts Of the enemy to dfslodge us but on the east in front of Vregny, we were obliged to yield.
 The continued flood stage of the river Aisne has carried away several o9 the regular bridges as well as some Of the temporary footbrdges which were thrown across the river. The lines of cornfhunieatfon for our froops were consequently made uncertain. Under these conditions we. esta b1ista- ed ourselves on the south bank
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14
PRAISE FOR MEN WHO HE'LL PED FIGHT
 TUBERCULOSIS

In addressing the Board of Man agers Of the Employees Tuberculosis Relief Association, which numbers more than IS, 900 members. in the Board Of Trade rooms in this city this evening, Former. Commissioner John F. Gunshanan outlined the work done by the wage-workers in the State since the organization of their Free Bed Fund in Hartford in 1905 with a fund amounting, to nearly $S,- 900, to care for wage-workers in the Cedar Mountain Tubercular Hospi- tai, now known assthe Wildwood San atoriunn, and which is an annex of the Hartford hospital
 Mir. Gunslaanan praised DeVer Warner of Bridgeport, James s. E1- ton of Waterbury and Francis T. Maxwell of Rockville for their inter- est in the movement to eliminate tu-i berculosis. He also read an interest ing letter from Frank W. Cheney of Manchester in which the latter said that if the workers should contri- bute $s,O0o to fight tuberculosis, enn- pIoyers should contribute an equal amount
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14
GERMANS MAKE FOUR
 VIOLENT ATTACKS ON
 CENTER IN 48 HOURS
Summary
 OF THE w ar News


 Russia has once more under- taken an offensive movement against two Of the three nations she is lighting. After a long period of inactivity her forces in ; the north are attempting to pene- trate from two < directions into East Prussia. where Russia sew eral months ago sustained one of the most. severe defeats of the war In the Caucasus Russian forces are again engaged in heavy fighting with the Turks who ac- cording to official Petrograd ad- vices have sustained large losses in the la.te encounter. In Galicia and Bukowina. where Russia's activities are di- rected at Austria, there is now little activity, severe weather 2 having checked military opera ations.
 On the western battlefields the fighting in the region of Soissons has developed into unexpectedly large proportions. Both the Ger mans and the allies. apparently, have thrown in heavy reinforce n1ents and definite defeat for either side might result in the shaping of the battle line over a long section Of the front.
 Not only. in the OIssons region but elsewhere along the front Germany is believed to be sendz ing in more. troops in response to the movement of England, which is pouring in fresh soldiers week 1y by the thousands
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14
SHALL PERSIAN FORGE IN GALLANT STAND
 AGAINST INVADERS

Petrograd. Jan 14Tz1e corras pom tdent Of the Bourge Gazette at T1f- 1is sends statement mads to him by schodda Ed Daoulehs the former governor of the province of AsArbi- sjians PerElas who has arrived In Tiff los Ha Is one Of four survivors of a. guard Of 400 hDxBernen who defended the bEzaEa aE tzze entrance to 1d1an- doab, 4th4 gateway of Persia 2
 He fought tz1e Turks for 10 hours enabling refugees 10 escape to Ma raEhzs 50 miles south Of Tab1Iz All iCl1Etsf7zzag who remained in Milan EdoaB, Ia gtafsed, were nnaszacred.
 FFhen heard that the Turks were adyancang,s he said, T posted 1s5e0 troops in one Of the Miandoab fortB and ], 800 7n another myself with 400 relatives and friends fought "a hopeless ba441e at fhe bridge until an bu3 four were killed by tue Ist1r1K sQu1ck1frera f1aen fled on hoaaehaok from Tabr1z to JnIfa-
 All the men7sers of the cons1aa4es and banks escaped from Tabrfzs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14

Estimates of the number killed ranged late last night as high as 12,- 900 while the number of persons sus- taining injuries was placed at 2o,000. Estimates made this morning, how ever, in the light of further informa- ,tion from the stricken districts place the number of killed and injured to gether at 50,o00. The section afflict- ed lies to the south and east of Rome
 Avezzano, a town. Of 12,OO0 inhabi- tants 63 miles east of Rome,E seems to have been the center of the distur- bance and this place. with a number of nearby towns and villages, is re- ported as having been destroyed.
 Official reports received in Rome from Avezzano declare that the dead in that city and it's vicinity in the earthqui1xe yesterday number more than 15,e0O persons.
 Many Towns Wiped Out.
 Among the towns in the earthquake district reported entirely destroyed are Abruzzi, Cappelo4 Sourcola, Mag Hano, Cappadocia, Celano and Pas- cino. Souer and Capino are said to be partly wrecked.
 SuImona and Aquila, in the prov ince of Abruzz and other towns in that region, report much damage and some loss of life.
 No one was killed in Rome but there is much property damage. Several of Rome's historical struc- lures were injured. About 100 per- sons were killed in towns near Rome. according to reports.
 King Takes Up Relief Work.
 Relief work is already under way and it is stated that King Victor Elm manuel will himself visit the most severely stricken districts at the ear Hest possible moment. Premier Sa1andra has personally taken charge of the relief work spe- cial trains, with doctors, medicines, ambulances and nurses already have been despatched and government of ffciaIs have been given carte blanche to provide all necessaries to the stricken people.
 Queen Unable to Visitfl.
 Queen Helena, has expressed deep sorrow at the fact that she is unable, owing to the recent birth of prin- cess, to go in person to the relief of the victims. The Duchess of Aos- ta has gone to Monterodumi. where she has installed herself as a hospi- tai nurse for the wounded.
 Pope Benedict is awaiting a re- port from Monsginor SaEni, Arch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14
SHORT TERM
 FOR WILDER
 Is PROGRAM
Senator Bartlett Confident of Being Selected As Judge of City Court
 Garlick for Deputy Judge.

Hartford, Jan 14LDeputy Judge Frank L. Wilder of the city court of Bridgeport probably will be named to fill that office for the short term from January 20 until the first Mon day in July. A resolution to that eff feet probably will be introduced on Tuesday.
 Judge Wi1der's recess appointment expires January 20 and the forth coming appointment will be merely to fill the deputy judgeship until the regular biennial appointments which are effective on the first Monday in July. It is understood that this will be a sort of consolation prize for Judge Wilder in the city court shuffle as those on the inside whisper that his name will not be included in the new slate.
 Representative Gar1iek who is now assistant clerk of the court is said to have inside track for the deputy judgeship. On resolution of Senator IsbeII today, next Tuesday was set as the time limit for the introduction. of resolutions to fill the vacancy in city and police courts. There will be a hearing on next Thursday on all such resolutions and where there is no opposition to the nominees the matter will be brought into the gen. eraI assembly for immediate action
 Among the resolutions relative to court appointments introduced today were those naming Samuel Young as judge and James E. Brinkerhoff as deputy judge for the city court of Stamford and J. R. Mead as judge of the Borough Court of Greenwich, for a term of two years from the first Monday in June.
 Senator F. B. Bartlett, who is presi- dent of the Senate, was asked today by 8 Farmer reporter if he is- a can didate for the judgeship in the city court of Bridgeport. The Senator replied; 'sI am in the hands of my friends
 Senator Bartlett intimated that he thought his chances of landing the judgeship looked very rosy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14

Rome, Jan. 14 With every hour additional and more complete details received horror yester days earthquake increases threatening place it sec ond in the list of similar catastrophea in Europe only to the Messina disaster of 1908
 he list of dead dying and injured has increased hy and bounds from relatively fgure niut to more than 5OOOO according to official today 
 The full extent of the property loss has yet ternned Here in Rome century-ed buildings and structures thaor years visitors have been destroyed or injured
 Though possibly amount of dan1a0e be smaller than 1905 disturbance greatly exceeds the Messina earthquake central portion of Italy extending Naples Ferrara the north.
 The most disastrous disturbance vicinity 150OO killed injured, according latest official Reports damage varying egrees of severity have Latium UmbFa, Marches, Tuscany, AezIia, Campana ApuIia.
 The earthquake belt long and extends practically from Italy In Abrzzi Campania quake its highest degree caastrophc places varied between the seventh and the tenth degrees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-14


 London Jan. 14--In view of the rela- lively small effective ground gaineu, losses have been heavy, on both sides but the Germans give no sign of gly- ing up their attempts to retaxe lost posft5Ons
 The situation has not changed Ena- ttsrially, judging from despatches re- eeived here In the eastern theatre of war in the absence of any radical de- xeIohHnen4s in Poland and Gsa1iira, the Turkish operations hold the center of interest with the much hera1ded and equally doubted reports of q Ttz zzzEsh advance into Egypt
 Todays deHeoahches from PetroETad say that the Turkish invasion of Par sia continues and that the Turks are psnetratiz1g 9.az47ler 1nbo tho country
 The RFzzalzs ss4H claim to hold the nprer and in hhe hgh4i11g at the Cssn-. rasns tho a1cznzty Of Kara tJd 'Essais- but the lack Of deha1ls suggests that the batt1a which has now been in pro- gress for seven days has not yet rs- sulted decizEve1y for either side
 The rainc5E3al feature of fDdayss news In London is the resignation of Count Won Rerchto1d, the Austrian foreign minister Some naaintain that his ac- ffon indicates that a crisis in the af- EairE Of faae dz1a1 s1aoa1sarca1Y is at hand Others suggest ta1a1 the appcintn1ent of Baron Stephan BEzrlan yon Ra5acz 90 Won Berchto9dss place fs move to pIacate eEae dissatked Hazngar1s1asa