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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
GRAFTON.
Grafton Red Cross Auxiliary.

Members of the Grafton Red Cross
auxiliary are w. w. Evans, Mrs. Chas.
Daniels, Mrs. Treadwell Mrs. Dompier,
Mrs. Frank Aiken, Mrs. Merrifel1, Mrs.
Chas. Wright, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. How
land, Mrs. George Adams, Mrs. Eta
Hall, Miss Duncan, Mrs. Henry Stowell,
Mrs. Francis Palmer, Francis Palmer,
Mrs. Ernest Lawrence, Miss Carrie
Blood, Miss Marie Wilson, Miss Wini-
fred Kilner, Mrs. Walter Walker, Mrs.
David Hakey, Daniel Wright, Miss
Edith Colburn, Mrs. Zeller, Miss Tenn
pleton, Mrs. Maud futile, Mrs. Salter,
Mrs. Harlan Leonard Mrs. Kilner, Miss
s. r.. Daniels, Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. Thad
deus Park, Miss Amy Davis, Mrs. Ham
ilton, Mrs. Norman Davis, Mrs. Norman
Adams, Miss +. S. Hall, Mrs. Guy Blood,
Guy Blood, Mrs Marcus Chase, David
Hakey, Thaddeus Park, Chester Butler,
George Howe, George Hobcrt, Henry
Bathric, Mrs. Henry Bathric, II. H..
Burlingame, Lauren Williams, Mrs.
Frank Wilbur, Mrs. Ella Bathric,
Mrs. Hobert, Mason Walker, Mrs.
Mason Walker, Mrs. Luella Ed
dy, viii Holden, Mrs. Alfred Holden,
Julia Farley, Cabot Daniels, John
Duncan, Miss Edith Glazier, Miss Ella
Wright, Hon. John Barrett, Mrs. Caro-
line S. Barrett, Norman A. Wright,
Mrs Otis Wilson, Fred Prouty, Dean
Zeller, Chas. Barrett, Mrs. Chas. Bar
rett, John Walton Barrett, Mrs. Amy
Lewis, Will Rogers, Mrs. Messler, Miss
f.. NJ. Dwinell, Mrs. George Grafton
Wilson, Mrs. Leonard Park, Mrs. Sher-
man Sherwin, Mrs. Clarence Brown, Ar
thur Church, John Forum, William
Witt, Lewis Gordon, Eaton Merrifield,
Mrs. f. f. Green, Marshall Redfeld,
Mrs. Putnam. G.. f.. Congdon, Mrs. G.
f. Congdon, John Sparks, +. b. Dan
iels, Mrs. F. b. Daniels, Mrs. Electa
Woodburn, Mrs. Adm Culver, Samuel
Wright. Mrs. Keller, Norman r. Davis
MrsI Shrady, L. A. Lawrence, Mrs
Georgianna Adams, Mrs. d. Kendall
Miss Eva Wright, Miss Cora Wright
Mrs. A. A. Cady, Willrich Kilner, Roma
Barlow, Arthur Butler, Mrs. S. b
Mum (95 years of age and the oldest
resident), Hazel Treadwell, Guy Red
field, Mrs. Guy Redfeld, Mrs. Lemira
Clarke, Chaplin Howard, Ned Wright
Mrs. Ned Wright, Robert Lockerby
Mrs. Samuel Walker, Earl Wright, Ar
thur Wright, Mrs. w. w. Evans, Don
aid Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Ed
Wright, Mrs Ed Wright, Mrs. j. f
Wilder, Miss Dorothy Hurd, Mrs. Err
nest Reynolds, Miss Miriam Wilson
Charles Wright, Miss Emma Fry, Mrs
Eva Anderson, Mrs. Albert futile, c. c
Culver, Mrs. Lucy Staples, Avery Park
Miss Eliza Townsend, Kenyon Warren
Miss Phoebe Walker, Guy Brown, .Io'
Wyman, Miss Abby Palmer, Mrs. An
drew johnson, Paul Piel, Mrs. Percy
Iningworth, Miss Rose Wilson, Miss
Minnie Macdonald, John Davis, DR.. +
l.. Gilbert, Mrs. f. l.. Gilbert, John Dan
iels, Mrs. John Daniels.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
GUILFORD CENTER.

Perley Pond is working for Mrs. f.
f. Thayer through haying,
Miss Dorothy Lyman of Greenfield is
visiting her uncle, j. l.. Baker.
Arnold Burrows of Greenfield is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. +. w. Legate.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Monnier returned
from their trip to the White mountains
Friday.
Mrs. Edna Wright of Jamaica and Mr.
and Mrs. Eddy of Brattleboro were at
ID. Lyons Sunday.
sion is caring for Mrs. Merton Clark and
infant daughter.
Miss Clara May Goodnow of Green
field is visiting her uncle, Il. p. Good
now, and aunt, Mrs. j. II. Thayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stockwell and son and
Miss Marion Wyman of Marlboro, n. II.
were guests at Mrs. Nellie Wyman's Sun
day.
Mrs. Arthur Beals received a card from
her cousin, John Castles, saying he anC
his brother, Carl, reached England safe
| ly, and both We're well.
A party from Brooklyn came Monday
to the Misses Hills for two weeks They
are Mr., and Mrs. Andrew Word anC
Norman Word, Mrs. Schneider and Miss
Mance Lex.
Harold Legate was taken very i'll Mon
day with appendicitis. On Wednesday h
was taken to the Melrose hospital anC
operated upon. The appendix was founC
to be ruptured.
| Mr. and Mrs Artbur Rrown NIiss Mar,
Brown and Mardis Brown of Winchendel
and Miss Daniels and Mr.. Lawrence o
Boston came Sunday by automobile /,
visit for the day at ID. Lyons. Mr.. Law
'rence goes this week to France.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27

Cabot Daniels returned to Chicago
Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Neil was a guest of
Miss F. S. Hall Friday and Saturday.
DIR. G. G. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson re-
turned to Cambridge Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. p. +. Howiand have
gone to York Beach, Me-, for two weeks.
Mrs. Mark Morss of Randolph and
Mrs. Alden are guests at F. G. Merri-
field s.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Hawley and son,
Myron of Springfield, Mass, are at their
summer home here.
Mrs. r. w. Barlow and daughter, Ro-
ma, have returned from n two-wee ks
sojourn at York Beach, Me.
Miss Dorothea Edwards of Hope, R. L.,
former resident of Grafton is in town
this week visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Culver of Ogdens-
burg, n. Y, who had been visiting at
| II. c. Wright s have returned to their
home.
Miss Dorothy Hurd, who has been n
guest of her aunt, Mrs. w. +. l.. Walk
err, several weeks, left Grafton Wednes-
day on her return trip to her home in
IIawkeye, Iowa. She will visit Boston
and Niagara Falls on her way home.
Miss Elizabeth Wright gave a party
to 10 of her friends, Thursday, July 10,
it being her birthday anniversary. The
hostess received many pretty remem-
brances. Games were played, refresh
ments served and happy time was en-
joyed.
Grafton men were drawn in the army
draft this week. Windham county is
not required to furnish any men on the
first call, but if subsequent calls are
made the names drawn will be among
the first to go. Those drawn are George
Hakey, Ernest Lawrence, James Rogers
w. o. Witt, f. o. Brown, +. V. Cenate
l.. A. Walker, Il. p. Perkins, George
Lawrence.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
SAXToNS RIVER.
Death of Maynard Gale.

After an illness of weeks much of tho
time suffering acute pain, Maynard Gale
died Thursday, July 10, after all the tender
and faithful care that could he bestowed
by nurses and his family lie was the
youngest son of Chauncey and Rose Gale
and was born Oct. 10, 1897, in this village
where he had spent all his life, attend
ing the village school and afterwards
working with and assisting his father I'M
til he was taken i'll. His mother died in
August. 1913.
The funeral was at his late home Satur
day, July 81, at o'clock, Rev. +. A
Mason, former pastor, of Bellows Falls
assisted by Rev, G, +. Chaplin, officiating
The Misses Wrights sang Oh Perfect
Rest, and Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
BONNEVILLE.

Mrs +. b. Davenport, who had been at
Burt Prouty's few weeks, went Monday
to BrattleborO.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hughes and Mr..
and Mrs Chester Beebe were in Brattle-
boro recently to visit their brother, o.
b. Hughes.
Work on the cement bridge ON the
main road to Manchester has been held
up two weeks on account of haying.
it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27

w. II. Converse has n new auto, an
'S-cylinder Odds.
Ilcne Benson has work at Mrs. Crow
ell s in BrattlebOro.
Horace Alexander is in Massachusetts
and Connecticut on business.
Mrs. Della Cummings is visiting her
granddaughter, Mrs. II. l.. French III
PerkAnsN illa~tWaI 10 nunur inof,. -
Charles Thornton of New York city
is visiting Mrs. Fielding who is stay
ing at the old Collins place for the sum-
mer.
Julius Westine, who has been busy
with his gang putting in cement foun'
dations about town, is now working on
the Londonderry Trading Co. IS store
recently bought by l.. r. Landman.
Ebenezer Stowell died in South Wind
ham Sunday. Funeral services were
held Tuesday in the house which he
gave to the Seven Day Adventist fol
church, which is being remodeled fol
their use. This was the first funeral tc
be held there.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman ingalls, and
NJ. II. Ingalls, were in Rutland recently.
Harold Eddy recently was home on
leave of absence from Fort Ethan Allen.
Miss Mabel Harlow of Westminster
West is working for Mrs. II. l.. Chap
man.
Mrs. Mary Holbrook and son, Richard,
left Monday to visit in Springfield, this
state.
Anna Lanphear of Dorchester, Mass.
is spending a few weeks at II. NJ. Alb
bolt s.
Miss Buck, the nurse who cared for
Mrs. II. II. Abbott, returned to Chester
Friday.
Kenneth Butler, who recently visited
his aunt, Mrs. II. p. Jones, has returned
to New York.
Mrs. Dryden, who has been with her
daughter, Mrs. A. F. Hawkes., for sew
eral weeks, has gone to Peru.
Mrs. Charles Raymond, Lawrence
Raymond and Mrs. A. E. Lawrence are
spending a few days at d. F. Mattison s.
Mrs. Edward Eddy and children are
remaining at G. +. Eddy's for several
weeks. Mr.. Eddy had to return to his
work in Newburyport, Mass. 'o'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
ATHENS.
Record of SO Pullets.

The following record of an average
of 80 pullets owned by II. d. Morehouse
may be of interest to poultry raisers.
From November, 1916, to June, 1917, a
period of eight months, they produced
3,Sl2 eggs valued at $l25.41. The cost
of their feed was $67.ll, leaving a bal
ance of $500 in favor of the pullets.
Also 200 chickens were fed out of the
$67.1l grain bill, for which the pullets
should have credit.
A special fad of Mr.. Morehouse s is
the keeping of an accurate system of
farm accounts so that he can tell at any
time what any of the farm stock is
doing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
Automobile Accidents.

A slight accident occurred Friday at
the east end of the covered bridge
in tins village. John McKenna and
Foster futile came together in a head
on collision. McKenna s radiator was
damaged and an axle was bent on
the futile car. No one was hurt
This is very bad turn and these acct
dents will continue to happen until
something is done in way of n traffic
post or some other safety device.
Another automobile accident occurred
Sunday evening. Frank Wilson OF
.Gagesville, while turning around in front
of John johnson s house backed over
the bank into the river. lie says the
accident was caused by the fog. He
thought it was level ground instead
of an embankment. A dog which was
with him in the ear swan ashore ant
Mr.. Wilson in some way got ashore leav
ing the car in the pond partly sub
merged it was taken out with teams
and pulley blocks Monday in a some
what damaged condition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27

Miss A. w. Mitchell is seriously i'll
with bronchitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Carr visited in
Townshend Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Bemis visited
their son in Westminster Tuesday.
George f. Mitchell attended the
school directors meeting in Townshend
Monday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Farr of Gageville
are spending the summer with Mrs.
Farr s mother, Mrs. Melvina Upton.
p. o. Eddy is making extensive re-
pairs on his barn and Fred Smith has
his new horse barn nearly completed.
Paul and Olive Bemis of Springfield,
Mass, came last week to visit their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. n. Bemis
Mrs. II. d. Morehouse and daughter,
Ilermie drove to Bellows Falls, Monday
to meet Mrs. Morehouse IS neice, little
Miss Molly Stitt of Quincy, Mass, who
has come to spend several weeks in
the family of her aunt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27

of Hinsdalc, N. IT,. Herbert johnson and
Miss Minnie Fontaine, also of Bellows
Falls, Sergt A. b. Mack of Fort Ethan
Allen and Carlton Holden of Putney,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
July %, 1917.

During the Civil war a fool with politi-
cal pull could easily get am army commits
sion; now, it's question of hard study,
and the fool hasn't chance, no matter
who backs him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27

Maybe this government will be able to
avoid the errors of other governments,
though individuals don't have much luck
at it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27

A Pittslield woman decided to save
money by eating rice, but before she got
through she bought enough other foods
to cook with the rice to pay for a peck
OF potatoes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27

In a hydro-electric plant at Sault Ste.
Marie, Ont, there are two electric gener-
ators which have been operating the ship
canal lock and swing bridge for 81
years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
LONDONDERRY.
Death of Miss Nettie Walker.

Miss Nettie Walker, Sc, died early
Monday morning, after an illness of sew
eral weeks. She leaves mother and
stepfather, Mr.. and Mrs. Brown of
Peru, one brother George. who lives in
Utah and one brother, Seth, who was
with her and helped care for her in her
last illness. The funeral was held at her
home here in the village Wednesday
morning. Rev. Mr.. Goodwin of the
south village officiating. The burial took
place in Peru, her native town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stevens are both
i'll.
Miss Mildred Warner of Chester is at
Clyde Wright s.
Miss Baldwin of Chester visited at the
Hermitage over Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Brown and Pauline are in
Simonsvile for few days.
Mrs. Edna Arnold of New Haven
Conn, is visiting friends here.
Rowe Strong of Springfield is taking
a week s vacation with his mother.
Jamaica defeated Londonderry sat
urday ON the home grounds - to 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Westcott OF
Windham are working for John Thomp
son.
Robert Charlton and friend of Spring
field were weekend guests of Luke vii
kins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson Pierce of Spring
| field, Mass, spent the weekend with hi
mother, Mrs. Lucy Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. A. Wilder and son
Gordon, were in Somerset last weel
and caught fine lot of pickerel, l!
weighing 81 pounds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
A Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our most grateful
appreciation of the kindness and sympathy
of relatives and friends in our recent sor-
row and also for the many beautiful
flowers.
Priv. Arthur X. Gale,
Chauncey l.. Gale,
Hazel c. Gale.
July y, 1917
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27
WINDIIAM.
Mrs. Henry Abbott.

Mrs. Henry Abbott died Tuesday
night, July II, at her home in Windham,
after an illness of several months. Be-
cause of her courage and will power
she had been able to oversee her usual
work until short time ago. Then her
daughter, Mrs. II. T.. Wood of Chester,
came to care for her.
Jane Hilton Abbott was born in South
Jefferson, Maine, Dee. %, 1898. On Feb.
l3, 1872, she married Henry NJ. Abbott,
a native of Windham. For several years
they made their home in Somervile,
Mass. Then they returned to Wind
ham, where they lived for the past 80
years. Besides her husband, Mrs. Alb
bott leaves daughter, Mrs. II. f.. Wood
of Chester, two sisters, Mrs. F. w. Towle
of Charlestown, Mass, and Mrs. Annie
Cummings of South Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Abbott was kind friend and
neighbor and an enthusiastic and compe-
tent worker in the Ladies' society. Her
many deeds of kindness will long be
remembered and she will be greatly
missed in the community as well as in
her home.
The funeral service was held at the
house Friday afternoon. Rev. l.. II.
Metcalt feHu SNORT SERVICE anu VuOlcu
the poem, Crossing the Bar by Tenny.
son. There were many beautiful flowers
The burial took place in the Center Gem
etery.
People from out of town who attended
the services were as follows:-
Mrs. f. w. Towles, Miss Margaret
Jones and Miss Anna Lanphear of Bos
ton Mrs. Root Richardson, of Spring
field Mass, Mrs. j. NJ. Laws and Miss
Helen Laws of Milford, N. H., Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Stebbns of Brattleboro
George Coombs of South Londonderry
! Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Adams and Miss
Edith Adams of Saxtons River, Mr.. ant
Mrs. c. A. Hastings'and Arthur Hastings
of Springfield, Mrs. Hattie Hastings
Miss Florence Hastings, Miss Heller
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Abbott, Mrs
ID. G. Williams, Rev. and Mrs. II. L. Bal
lou Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Davis and Mrs
T.. II. Jenkins of Chester and Rev. anC
Mrs. S. l.. Vincent of Townshend.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-12
SKINNER is PLEASED
BY MISSOULA ACTION

r. S. Skinner, secretary of the Mon
tana state fair, is pleased that the
MisSoula Chamber of Commerce has
appropriated money to take the Mon
tana State fair the boys who are the
winners in a corn growing contest to
be conducted by corn club in Mis-
soula county.
In a letter to Secretary Richards Of
the chamber of commerce, Mr.. Skinner
gives three cheers and a tiger" for
the manner in which the Missoula
chamber of commerce has entered in
to the state wide campaign to make
the boys better farmers than their
fathers We're. The chamber of COM
merce has thrown it's contest open to
all of the boys in Missoula county
and shortly will have Professor NJ. j..
Abbey of the agricultural college here
to organize the boys and get the club
started in this section The three boys
who raise the most and best corn will
be sent to the state fair at Helena in
september, at the expense of the
chamber of commerce. The MiSsoua
county club will be conducted on the
same plan that many others are being
held throughout the country.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-12
BOWLING LEACUERS
IN MATCHES TONIGHT

Tonght's slate in the city bowling
league shows:
Farleys against IIighlanders.
Phoenix against Dentists.
The winner of the Highlander Far
leys match will step into first place,
as both of these teams are one game
behind the Missoula Mercantile team,
which does not play tonight.
The five individual leaders Of the
city bowling league who are to repre-
sent Missoula at the state tournament
at Anaconda next week will roll
against a team composed of the next
highest five men Wednesday night.
The second choice knights of the pin
are out to prove that they can down
the leaders and are willing to help
things along with q little side bet.
Anderson, Buckley, Larson, Lund-
wall and Farley the five highest men
in the league. will be opposed by Glib
ney, Ashbrook, Miller, Swartz. Jones.
Stadler or McCurdy, and many n pin
will fall, as each team is eager to
prove superiority.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-12
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
HAS PROGRAM TO-DAY

The music department of the Mis-
soula Woman's club will meet this aft
ernoon at 23O o'clock at the Young
Women's Christian association home
on East Cedar street. A choral prac-
ticc will be held before the meeting
and all friends of the society are in
vited to be present with the members
and remain for the program. A paper
upon the subject, THE Place of Music
in a Child's Education" will be given
by Mrs. Edgar +. Dodds, after which
the following program, arranged by
Mrs. r. A. Price, will be rendered.:
Vocal-"A Prayer" (Roche) and "a
Serenade" Reinecke), by Margaret
and Helen Price.
sPiano-'The Circus Parade" Grant
Schaeffer) and The Organist" MAX
inn, by Ethlyn Parsons.
Vocal-"A Little Pink Rose" Carrie
Jacobs BonD, by Frances Dodds.
Niolin-Selected. by Mabel Olson.
Vocal-"Somewhere a Voice Is Call
ing (Tate), by Charles Keim.
Piana - "Vaise" &C. Gurlitt), by
Frances Dodds.
Vocal -"Hush- By CBond) and
Fairy Pipers" Brewer), by Gladys
Price.
Piano-"Poet and Peasant" CT. v
Suppe). by Joseph Durham.
Nocal-"Is YOU (Bond), by Frances
Dodds and GLADYS Price.
Piano" Second Rhapsody" Uistz)
by Bernice Miller.
Nocal-"I Hear You Calling Me-
(MarshalD and Her Rose" &C. Whit
ney Coombs), by Harry Lauder Rus
sell.
Piano-"lmpromptu" (FausD, by
Dorothy Dicky.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-12
SHRINERS TO DANCE
IN STYLE TUESDAY

The Missoula Shriners' club is about
to break forth upon the social horizon
with a dance. According to the re-
ports handed out lavishly by the COM
mittee in charge. the affair will be
one of transcendent qualities, quite
eclipsing anything that has ever been
attempted heretofore within the con-
fines of the city limits.
The event will be staged at the
Elite hall on Tuesday evening. Invita-
tons have been sent to all Masons, at =
filiated locally or not, to bring their
families or ladies. Dress suits are ia =
booed the spirit of the affair not be-
ing compatible with formality. Ar
rangements have been made to pro-
vide card tables for those not caring
to dance.
The decorations for the affair will
be featured by a monster electrically
lighted insignia of the order. The
Jasmine Dance band will play.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-12
WHITE PINE THREATENED
State Board of Horticulture
Fighting Invasion of
Tree Disease.

The Montana State Board of Horti-
| culture Is enforcing q strict quaran-
| tine to prevent the introduction Of pine
blister rust into Montana, and NJ. l..
| Dean, secretary of the board, who is
| conducting the campaign against this
dangerous disease, asks for the CO.
| operation of all persons Interested in
the growth of white pine in carrying
on the fight for the eradication of the
disease.
FOresters, agriculturists. horticul-
turists, Psychologists, entomologists.
lumbermen and others have entered
the fight for the determination of the
disease, which was imported into this
country several years ago, and which
threatens the destruction OF $425, O0O,-
600 worth of five-needle pines in the
United States.
Last year congress appropriated
$4,000 to investigate the white pine
| blister rust and the trained scouts
from the bureau of plant industry after
n thorough search, found the disease
| had spread to all of the New England
states, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Minnesota and Wis
consin.
1t is believed possible to hold the
disease in check in the eastern part of
| the United States and prevent its
spread to the valuable white pine for
ests and the sugar pines of the west.
a$,l,
| ficient funds provided. To do this, a
thorough quarantine must be estab-
lished to prevent the shipment of white
pines. currents and gooseberries which
spread the disease, from the infected
areas to the states west of the Mis-
sissippi. AS yet it is not known just
how far the spores or little seeds of the
fungus will spread from one plant to
another and this will have to be de-
termined before any comprehensive
scheme of protection can be worked
out.
The Committee on the Suppression
of the Pine Blister Rust in North
America was recently organized with
four members from each state and
province where five needle pines grow
and practically every state where the
disease now exists is being asked to
appropriate funds to help wipe out this
menace to the pines.
Pine blister rust, if it invaded Mon
tana, would do immense damage to the
forests Of the western part Of the
state, especially the heavy growths
of white and yellow pine, and the
state board of horticulture will put
forth every effort to combat the in
vasion by the disease.