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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-28
Prepare TO Spray.

The time TO spray peaches, apples,
apricots, pears and some varieties Of
plums is now right at hand and the
work should be entered upon this
coming week. If your peaches have
been more or less wCrmy as well as
the apricots, plums, apples and pears,
the remedy is to spray with a poison
that will kill the curculio and cOdling
moth worm, the two insects that are
responsible. The best poison for this
purpose is the Arsenate of Lead. oi
which two pounds to fifty gallons of
water is sufficient. To tnis quantity
add three pounds of stone lime to
neutralize the arscnate and prevent
burning Of the leaves. Small qUarti-
ties may be prepared pro rata. This
is for peaches, apricots and Japanese
plums.
For the apple, pear and native
rlums of the Wild Goose type, add 40
gallons of water to one gallon of com
mercial lime-sulphur Tin stock at
hardware stores). To this add / L to
? pounds arscnatc of lead.
1t is best to dissolve the arSen2te
separately in d small quantity OF
water and then pour it into the 4(
gallons and stir thoroughly. The ar,
senate of lead can be had in either
paste or powder form, the latter being
twice as ztrong as the paste and call,
ing fer only half the quantities giver
which are Tor the paste form.
The time to spray the peach, plum
apricot and cherry is when the shucE
has fallen from the little fruits auC
left them uncovered and fully exposed
Do not spray until this has taker
place. The time to spray the apple
and pear IS when the blossom leave:
nave fallen. Watch closely for Tx
proper time, as otherwise the spraying
viii be Of no benefit.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-28
ASHES SAVE ELMS
FROM THE INSECTS
Robert GibOney Discovers Home
Remedy for Pests That
Destroy Trees.
BY PROF. l.. r. JOHNSON.
Elm Tree BOrerS.

in recent years one of our grandest
shade trees, the Elm, Of several varie-
ties, has been falling victim to insects
Of the borer family. Various valuable
trees on the Normal campus have been
lost as well as others along the streets.
We are lust informed, however, by
Mr. Robert Giboney, living in the west
end On the Bloomfield road, that he
feels confident that he has discovered
an antidOte.
Finding some of his elm trees af-
fected, he tried putting wood ashes
around the base Of the tree and found
it a complete success. Not only were
his trees no longer molested by the
bOrers but tree that had already been
badly damaged, was rescued from
further injury and recovered health.
If it be indeed true that ashes are
a specific for the elm borer, the fact
is of great value to plant pathology.
A supply Of wood ashes is wit. !. the
reach of most people and with little
or no cost save the trifing labor OF
applying them around the base of the
fTnp
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-28

Z. \. Clark of limo visited friends
and transacted business here yester-
day afternoon and last night.
Thomas Wilson of Oak Ridge visited
friends and transacted business here
yesterday afternoon and last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
WILL VOICE OPPOSITION
TO PRESIDENTS PROGRAM
Opponents of Preparedness Send
Representatives Before Senate and
House Committees.

Opponents of the administration S
preparedness program will be heard by
the Senate and House military affairs
committee this week. The 'anti-pre-
paredness committee" has made ar
rangements to have witnesses before
the Senate committee tomorrow after
noon at o'clock and before the House
committee at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
The plan of the committee is to have
the opposition to the Presidents pro-
gram voiced by representatives of la
Dor, agricultural interests. church,
business and education. Arrangements
are being made to secure for the hear
ings John T. White, president of the
United Mine Workers OF America
James H. Maurer, president of the
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor;
Bishop Charles D. Williams of Detroit;
Charles Barrett, president of the Farm
ers' Union. with headquarters at At
lanta, Ga: Gov. Capper of Kansas, who
entertained the President at Topeka;
Clarence Howard, president of the
Business Mems League of st. Louis
and Henry Ford.
Miss Lillian D. Valid of the Henry
Street Settlements, New York city, who
is the chairman of the "anti-prepared-
ness" committee. will speak on behalf
of the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
DENY B. L. GASKINS HEADS
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
officials Of Organization Say That
No Election Was Held by Or
ganization Last Week.

That J. Finley Wilson, and not Ben
jamin L. Gsskins, Is president of the
Republican League of the District is
the assertion made today by Mr.. vii.
son: Jabez Lee. secretary of the league
w. Bishop johnson, chairman of the
campaign committee. and DR.. p. w
Price. A report was published to the
effect that Mr.. Gaskins was elected
president at a meeting of the league
Wednesday night, at Second Baptist
Church, Sd street between II and ]
streets northwest.
In statement given out today by Mr.
Lee. as secretary of the league, Mr.. Lee
says:
LAS secretary of the league from its
organization. having attended all of its
meetings, having taken all of its min
utes. having possession of all of its
records. having been present at the
meeting Wednesday night from start to
finish. and having taken the proceed
ing of the same in my official capacity
speak excathedra as to it's -delibera-
tions on the night in question and all
other meetings of the league.
Mr.. Benjamin L. Gaskins was not al
that meeting elected president of the
Republican League, nor at any other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
GEN. D1AZ CRIES ENOUGH.
Mexican Leader Says No More Rev
olutions for Him.

NEW ORLEANS. February Tt an
through with revolution" was the answer
given by Gen. Felix Diaz, reputed head
Of the Cientifico party in MEXICO, to a
question asked him relative to the truth
Of rumor that he intended to partici
pate in another revolution.
Gen. Diaz and Mrs Diaz are staying
with Col. Rodolfo Bassail, a member o.
his staff when he was in Mexico.
I'VE are through with revolution,
stated Gen. Diaz. I'VE do not intend t
try to enter Mexico until the trouble ir
our unfortunate country is over and we
can go back in peace. I did not come t
New Orleans for any other purpose thar
to be with my wife and my friends. ani
the reports Of Gen. Banquet and myself
planning to lead a force Of Mexicans
across the southern border Of Guatemala
into Mexico are untrue"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
DIGEST OF NAVIGATION LAWS
Is Reported by Special Agent Gros-
yenor M, Jones.

Results Of the study of the naviga-
ton laws of foreign countries by Spe-
cial Agent Grosvenor NJ. Jones of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce have just been made public. The
bulletin forms no conclusions. but
merely gives the provisions of the laws
in the various countries.
Emphasis is frequently laid upon the
fact that the United States laws re-
quire that American ships be off1cered
by American citizens. The laws of
Japan provide that no foreigner may
be employed as an officer on a vessel
of a subsidized company without gov
ernment approval Norway and Ger
many do not expressly prohibit the EN-
ploymeut OF foreign citizens. but the
examinations practically exclude per-
sons of other nationalities.
The United States is the only one of
the selected countries to require the
employment of a certain fixed proper
tion of able seamen in the deck de-
partment of vessels operated under the
national flag. This requirement was
introduced by the seamen's act.
All the selected countries except ia
pan have laws requiring adequate
quarters for the crew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
LAUNDRY BUSINESS GAINS.
Increase in Establishments in 1915
COMPARED With Previous Year.

Substantial gains in the steam laun-
dry business of the United States are
Shown in the preliminary report of the
census on laundries in 1914. made pub
lie today. The number of steam laun-
dries. which include those operated by
electricity as we'll as by steam power
was 6,o97 in 1914, as compared TO 5,1s6
in 1909, when the last census of laun-
dries was taken.
The capital invested, as reported in
1914. was sss.o55.oo1. gain Of s29.-
119.775, or 42.2 per cent. over $685.
226 in 1909. The average capital per
esta blishment was approximately $16,-
100 in 1914 and $4,000 in 1909.
Salaries and wages in 1914 amounted
to ST., 1854 ,059, and In 1909 to $53,OO7,7 TAT,
the increase being $1s.756.313, or 1854
per cent.
The number of establishments in the
District Of Columbia in 1914 was eight
cen. and in 1909. seventeen The num-
Der of persons engaged was 1,351, as
compared to 1896 In 1909. and the
amount received for work done was
s1,o23,475, as compared to $795,999 in
1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
GET IT FIRST NOT LAST

When a cold grips your system it
is convincing proof that your con-
dition is weakened-remem that.
II is risky indeed to simply trust
your strength to throw. II off, be.
} cause neglected colds have brought
Z more serious sjckpess than any
other one thing, while weakening
, cathartics and stimulating syrups
are often depressing and dangerous
! The one best treatment for any
, cold-thc one so often relied on
when others fails the powerful
blood nourishment in SCOTS Emul-
( sion. which feeds the very sources
of bodily strength to suppress the
present cold and generate strength
! to thwart further sickness.
Get SCOTS first, not last-and in
J sist on the genuine-always free
! from alcohol and injurious drugs.
1 Scott Bovine. Bloomfield. y. J. 1888
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
ITALIAN CONSULAR AGENT
IN PERIL FROM EXPLOSION
Bomb Set Off at the Door of His
Apartment in Mil
waukee.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Feb. THE life
of Amino Conte. Italian consular
agent for Milwaukee. was imperiled
by a bomb which exploded yesterday
at the door of his apartment on the
seventh floor of an east side building
He escaped unhurt
A second bomb. the fuse of which had
evidently been eXtinguished after
burning for some time, was found near
an entrance on the ground floor. Both
missiles were covered with black oil
cloth and, in the opinion of the police.
were composed of composite eXplo-
sives. No metal was used in their con-
struction.
Mr.. Conte would neither affirm nor
deny that he had received threatening
letters.
The bomb placed at his door did but
slight damage. 1t had been set behind
a dashboard with strings attached to
the percussion cap and fastened to the
door with screws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
MRS. FRANK NJ. ROESSING.
Chairman congressional committee,
N. A. w. S. A.

To esta blish, in conjunction with per-
sonal appeals to members of Congress,
a long distance connection between
sentiment for woman suffrage in the
states and those who should respond to
that sentiment in WaShington--this is
the announced aim of the new congress
sional committee of the National Amer
lean Woman Suffrage Association,
headed by Mrs. Frank NJ. Roessing of
Pennsylvania.
I'VE must perfect working organ
ization of suffra gists in each congress
sional district in the United States"
says the chairman, for, in the last
analysis. the man in Congress listens to
the voice of the people at home. OF
course, he is "A long distance from home
and sometimes does not hear the voice.
Our plan is to secure a more stable
basis for securing the enactment of
the constitutional suffrage amendment
now pending in both Senate and House.
State Conferences Arranged.
Our district organization is now in
the formative stage" continues Mrs.
Roessing Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
of New York, the newly elected presl-
dent of the national association. is now
in the field giving personal attention
to the plan series of state confer
ences is being arranged through the
country, at each of which Mrs. Gait
will meet the congressional district
chairmen.
Reports will be made from each dis
trict. and the plans will be gone over
by Mrs Gait Detailed information re-
garding the records of members of
Congress for the respective districts
will be furnished. The work of the
committee in Congress will then be
supplemented by the activities of the
district leaders and their forces, so
that every member of Congress VIII
know not only by hearsay. but by ac-
tual evidence furnished him from home.
that equal suffragists are in the fight
to stay until theywin."
Associated with Mrs. Roessing on the
congressional committee are Mrs. An
toinette Funk of Illinois and Miss Mary
Garrett Hay of New York, vice chair
men: Mrs. Patty Ruffner Jacobs of AL
ALBANIA Mrs. Helen Grenfell of Colo
RADIO. Mrs. r. It. Gotham of Arkansas.
Mrs C. S. Mcclure of Michigan and
Miss Martha Norris of Ohio. &c.,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
STUDENTS FIRE STREET CAR.
Notre Dame Boys in Demonstration
Against Traction Company.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, February T.
Notre Dame students last night in a
demonstration against the street car
company destroyed one Of the COM
pany's cars by FIRE after forcing the
motorman and conductor to leave their
posts and return to the city. The
trouble started Thursday when a con-
ductor. locked in his car as a prank.
threatened several students with a.
switch hook and was 'soundly trounced
by one of the crowd. Extra men from
the car company had an encounter with
students and several injuries resulted.
Last night $50 students came to the
city and paraded through the street
car station. later boarding the last car.
which they fired. The car was a total
loss, owing to the high wind and in
ability of the fremen to reach it in
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
SIR CECIL C. SMITH DEAD.
Formerly Was Governor Of the
Straits Settlements.

LONDON. February THE Rt. Hon.
Sir Cecil Smith has died at Welwyn.
Sir Cecil Smith rose from the posi-
ton Of student Interpreter at Honk
kong in 1862 to colonial secretary of
the Straits Settlements in 1873. Later
he was appointed lieutenant governor
and colonial secretary or Ceylon and
then governor and commander in chief
of the Straits Settlements. He was
chief British delegate to the interna-
tional opium conference at The Hague
in 1911. Sir Cecil Smith was born in
1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
meeting OF the league. what actually
took place is as follows:

meeting OF the league. what actually
took place is as follows:
AT about 1880 pm. after a motion
to adjourn. made by Clarence W. Jack
son OF the eighth district. seconded by
S. II. Ross of the second district. had
been carried. the 500 people in attend
snce began pouring into the street.
when a group of ten, more or less. un-
der the leadership of Harry A. Clarke.
standing in the room with heads to-
gether, declared Mr.. Gaskfns as the
president.
The Republican League has an ac-
tual membership of fifteen hundred
men, representing every district in the
District of Columbia, with an average
attendance of 500 at each OF it's previ-
Gus meetings.
~. Finley Wilson is still president OF
the Republican League and in charge
of its headquarters at I'LL U street
northwest. with it's meeting place at
Second Baptist Church.
THE records of the league also show
that January 10 last the league Endorsed
DR.. Peter Willis Price for the republi-
can convention honors and pledged TT
self to stand by him first. last and all
the time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
WILL BRAVE SUBMARINES.
Miss Jolliffe to Sail ON Baltic De.
spite Warnings.

Declaring her conviction that the
Germans are simply trying to intim-
date voyagers against sailing on Eng
lish vessels. Miss Helen Jolliffe of
London, an English suffragette or
ganizer, who has been a guest of the
Congressional Union for Woman Suf-
frage, is firm in her determination to
sail Wednesday on the Baltic to take
up relief work.
For several months Miss Jolliffe has
been studying the suffrage movement
in the large cities of this country, and
has been in Washington for several
weeks. She expressed the belief that
women will be granted the vote in
England before they will get it in the
United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
DEATHS AMONG INFANTS
IN WASHINGTON JUMP
Statistics Show That in 1915 There
Was an Increase Of Nearly
8 Per Cent.
Progress in ''Baby Saving" Noted in
Report Of New York Milk
Committee.

Washington's mortality statistics for
1918 show an increase of nearly per
cent for infants under the age of one
year over 1914. officials of the health
department today said they had not
fully investigated to determine why
Washington's rate had increased
The increase here is noted in a re-
port as to the progress in baby saw
ing" as shown by a report just made
by the New York milk committee. 1t
sets forth that the work is making
progress throughout the country.
Out of twenty-six of the largest cities
nineteen show a numerical reduction
of 1924. seven show numerical in
crease of 724 in deaths under one year
in 1915 over that of 1914. Columbus,
Ohio. leads with a reduction of % per
cent in the number of deaths under one
year in 1915 over the previous year.
st. Louis follows with reduction of Il
per cent. Louisville 10 per cent. Gin
cinnati IS per cent, Baltimore and
Philadelphia is per cent each. Seattle,
Wash. ) per cent. Indianapolis ~ per
cent. Providence | l per cent, Buffalo 10
per cent, Chicago and San Francisco 9
per cent each. Minneapolis and Newark
per cent each, Pittsburgh per cent,
and Detroit, Milwaukee and Denver )
per cent each and Cleveland and st.
Paul just holding their own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
To Speak on Girl Scouts.

The Girl Scout Movement" will form
the subject of an address by Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter at meeting of the Web
ster ParentTeacher Association to be
held Wednesday afternoon at PAS
o'clock at the school building, 10th and
II streets northwest
A group of girls from Troop 6, head
ed by Mrs. Samuel Mooers. captain.
will give demonstration, followed by
talk by Miss Helen Thompson. the
school nurse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
DR.. Richard H. Whitehead Dies.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, February
7.-Dr. Richard II. Whitehead. dean of
the medical department of the Univer-
sity OF Virginia, has died here from
pneumonia. He was born at Salisbury.
n. e. in 1855. and was educated at
Wake Forest College. University of
Virginia and the University of Penn
sylvania Before coming TO Virginia
ten years ago he was dean of the
medical ia Guilty at the University of
North Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
As Bombs Dropped; Damage, $25.

LONDON. February AT a meeting
Of the Worcestershire county council
held here Saturday it was stated that
forty-five bombs were dropped by the
Zeppelin airships on their two visits
in the recent raids on the English
provinces The only damage done by
the missiles in Worcestershire. ac-
cording to reports to the council.
amounted to $25. Eight unexploded
bombs and a piece of propeller were
found after the raid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
Churches to Hold Joint Meeting.

Bishop Cranston, Rev. c. H. Richard
son of Baltimore and a number of lay
men will comprise the speakers at a
Joint meeting of the Calvary, Foundry,
Iowa Avenue and Chevy Chase Metho-
dist Episcopal churches, scheduled for
8 pm. Wednesday in the Foundry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
Chinese Rebels Are Defeated.

PEKTNG. February Revolutionary
forces have been defeated at point
near Tzuliutsing. town north of
Suifu. in Szechuah province. accord
ing to announcement made by the gov
eminent. Two hundred rebels from
Yunnan were killed and many machine
guns were captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
Lieut.. Riggs Arrives in Petrograd.

PETROGRAD. February 7.-E !.
Francis Riggs Of the United States 9Th
Field Artillery, who succeeds Lieut..
Sherman Miles as military attache at
the American embassy in Russia. has
arrived here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
G. U. Seismograph Records Quake.

$500 miles from Washington. were re-
corded on the seismographs at George
5:12 pm. and continuing until pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
WANTS j. S. TO CALL
NEUTRALS TOGETHER
Nine. Thoumaian of Turkey Says
America Should Lead in World
Peace Movement.

That the United States, as the strong
est and most avowedly neutral of all
the nations not embroiled in the conti-
mental war, should be the first to set
| an example and should invite all the
other neutral nations, such as Den
mark. Sweden. Norway and Spain, to
join in the formation of neutrality
league, which would insist on world
peace was the statement of Nine. Thou
maian. wife of member of the Turk
ish parliament, addressing a meeting
of the Southern States Woman's Suf-
frage Conference at the New Ebbitt
House yesterday afternoon. Nine.
Thouma ian decla red this the right kind
of preparedness, and that these neu-
trail powers will be strong enough to
stop the war because they have right
on their side. She proposed that all ma
tions joining the neutrality league
should sign a pact never to engage in
war.
The Southern States Woman's Suf-
frage Conference entertained large
gathering at this meeting. 1t is the
first of fortnightly series, the next
of which is scheduled for February 20,
when leaders of the American Fedora
ton of Labor will be the speakers.
~. S. Is Just Like Turkey"
NO other nation ever heaped such ir-
dignities upon it's women as the United
States" asserted Miss Laura Clay of
Kentucky. The United States Is just
like Turkey" che continued. the men
are all rulers and all women are their
subjects
She told the members that if wom-
en- had the same self-respect as men,
they would never allow the word "peo-
Pile" to be used in the singular. in ref
erence to the Constitution and the
question of electing members Of Con-
gress.
Miss Clay asserted that before there
is a perpetual peace between nations
the women of the world must have a
voice in the councils of nations. AS
Congress alone can make war, she
said, the women of the United States
should have voice in the election of
| their representatives.
She scored the laws of the United
States, which permits a foreigner, i'm
mediately upon arriving in the United
States and if he is able to keep out of
the "poorhouse," the right to help rule
American women. We are not bellig-
but we are firm believers in the prin-
ciples of our forefathers."
Concluding, Miss Clay declared that
the time is not far off when the United
States will need the support and
patriotism of the womankind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-07
WOMAN'S RELIEF
CORPS WILL ELECT
Annual Convention to Take
Place in G. A. R. Hall
Wednesday.
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
Mrs. Dorsey. Department Head, Has
Issued General Orders Naming
the Various Committees.

The annual convention and election
of officers of the Woman's Relief Corps
of the District of Columbia is to be
held Wednesday evening in conjunction
with the annual encampment of the
Department of the Potomac. G. A. r.
The Woman's Relief Corps is to meet
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock in
Burnside Post room. Grand Army Hall.
with the department president, Mrs.
Mamie Palmer Dorsey. presiding.
There will be three national officers
present-Mrs. Carrie Alexander Bah
renburg, national president; Mrs. Dor
sey. the national Junior vice president,
and Mrs. Mary NJ. North. the national
press correspondent. Mrs. Isabel Wor-
rel Ball, national special press corre-
spondent, will also attend.
Elias r. Monfort, the COMMANDMENT
chief of the Grand Army, who is to be
the guest of the Department of the
Potomac this week, has also promised
to pay an official visit to the auxiliary.