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and the use OF the poison with mix
lures, such ss lime. smaller amounts
will be effective In most Of the
experiments from three 20 Ave APP
plications were made. but the ef-
fectiveness OF these was consider
ably reduced by the fact that they
were on such small plats. In the
large-scale experiment the effect of
single application was az great as
was secured from about three ap-
plicatlons on smaller plat. This
more efficient work on the large
field was due. of course, To the fact
thet there was practically no mi-
grafton of weevils from adjoining
areas.
The cost of treatment averaged
about 800 an acre for each ap-
plication. This. however, may be
reduced considerably when large
areas are sprayed and when inn
proved machinery requiring less
poison ls employed. The cost may
be still further reduced when II is
possible TO mix the poison with
other powders. such as lime. which
will act as carriers.
Further, II will rarely be neces-
sary 60 poison an entire plantation
to control the weeyils. since on
emerging in the spring they al
ways concentrate near the area In
which they passed the winter. The
weeyils remain rather closely at
these points until they have multi
piled sufficiently To threaten a
shortage In the local food supply.
For this reason a great part of the
cotton Is not seriously infested with
weeyils until some time after mid
season and then not often until
well along In August.
The control measures adopted
must depend upon conditions in
each plantation, but by concentrat-
ing on the more heavily infested
cuts iust~before the weevils become
sufficiently abundant TO migrate to
the remainder OF the cotton II will
he possible not only directly TO
benefit the cotton treated. but TO
protect the remainder OF the plan
tation by preventing the weevil mi
grafton. In this way the cost of
the treatment for a comparatively
few acres will be borne by the
beneht derived by the entire plan
,ation. Weekly News Letter.
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experiments. therefore, could not be
conducted under the desired con
di;ions Of heavy weevil infesiation
Nevertheless, the results confirmed
those OF the preceding two years.
hut still LEFT many gaps In the in
formation essential to outlining a
general procedure for weeyil pois-
oning. ON one of the heavily i'm
tested areas gain was made OF
80 per cent In the sprayed cotton
over that grown on the unsprayed
area.
A number OF experiments were
conducted also In the North Delta.
In Chieot county, near Lake VII
lage, Ark. and In Washington
County. near Scott, Miss. At both
of these points heavier infcsta-
tion. due to different seasonal con
ditions. was encountered and pro-
nounced results were obtained from
the poison. In every case the cx-
.periments were conducted on com.
paratiyely small areas. subject Ia
continual Influx OF weevils from
surrounding untreated cotton. but
in spite of this very definite
weevil control resulted from pois-
oning. The open cotton in every
ease showed a definite gain To the
last row OF treatment. The gains
per acre ranged from ESQ pounds
20 l,0O7 pounds at seed cotton. II
is difficult. Of course. To- estimate
how much larger these gains would
have been " the entire cuts or en-
tire plantations had been treated
and thus the migration Of weevils
from the imprisoned cotton pre-
vented. II Is clear. however. that
the gains secure on the small areas
were exceedingly conservative.
\ large scale treatment was made
In August last year ON section
of an Arkansas plantation. The
cotton grew on land OF fair quality
hh' "eF NV Eith''h NhNll ldl'
May. Weather conditions had re-
! tarlcd the plants greatly and they
/ did not start setting the crop un-
III the latter part at July. About
d the middle of August fair crop
OF bOlls had developed, but the
plants were large and leaIy and the
weeNils had multiplied so rapidly
/ that very heavy infestation of
wceNlls was present. blooming had
/ practically ceased pnd the weeviis
/ had cleaned up the squares so
thoroughly that they were attack
/ ing the hollis in great numbers and
all Of the hollis. even To the larg-
cst present We're being riddlcd hy
: punctuucs. II seemed probable that
on one section no hollis would he
too late To attempt 10 set new
crop by poisoning hut an effort was
made tO save the bolls then pres
ent on the plants.
! Treatments were given from Au-
gust 20, To about September !. on
several hundred acres Upon count
Ing the squares II was found that
about 50 per cent of the squares
in the cotton to be poisoned had
been weeyil-punctured This cot
ton was given single poisoning.
aud about ten days later IL was
found that the wee,il infestation
In these same cuts or areas had
been reduced sO that only 36 per
cent of the squares were punctur-
ed. During the same period the
infestation in the adjoining unpois-
onrd cotton had been increasing
/ steadily. Practically all of the
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es were punctured. and although
thousands OF weevils were being
bred out from the squares on the
ground. or were coming in from
other plantations every day, II was
still obvious that the weevils would
greatly reduce their attacks on the
bolls until they had caught up with
the squares then present, and that
this period would be long enough
to allow the bolls TO become suf-
fciently hardened 10 avoid weevil
damage. Owing TO the necessity
for poisoning considerable areas in
this case and to the inability TO
leave imprisoned plats as checks. II
was. OF course. impossible TO deter
mine the exact benefit derived from
the treatment. Rough comparis-
ions, however, based on yields of
surrounding cuts. made IL obvious
that considerable gain had been
secured and that poisoning had
been q very profitable operation.
In the early experiments the tri-
plumbice form OF lead was arsenate
fectiye. and the dihydrogen form
of lead arsenate proved to be a
better poison for the work Later
additional tests demonstrated that
a high grade OF calcium arsenate
was still more effective and hes the
great advantage 81 being cheaper
than lead arsenate. A number of
tests were made with various mix
lures and dilutions of arsenicals.
This work. however is still In the
experimental stage. and. according
to Mr.. Coad. Il Is difficult To pro-
phesy Just what the results will be.
II is obvious. however. according 10
the scientist. that either u dihydro-
gen-lead- -arsenate powder containing
not less than 32 per cent of arsen-
ic pentoSid. or a calcium arsenate
containing ~ least ~ per cent OF
arsenic pentoxid. will produce an
effective control II handled proper
~. II also is expected that u will
be possible 10 dilute these consider
ably with some cheap carrier such
as lime. though this has not been
definitely determined. The expert
ments have shown that a very fine
powder In taken up more readily
by the dew and held in suspension
'or the weevils than coarsely pow
dered chemicals. This physical con-
dition Is especially important since
the poison s applied IN the FORM
OF dust spray
The time Of applying the poison.
Of course. varies under different
conditions. II has proved most ef-
rrctive when applied just az the
cotton obviously slackens In bloom
INK, but further work along this
line Is still to be done. II seems
probable that the effective interval
between applications is about one
week, II is well known that much
more effective poisoning with dry
dust can be- done while the dew
ls on the plant. az the poison not
only clings 10 the plant better but
has much less tendency 10 drift
from the cotton, The most eflec-
tive time for application, therefore.
usually is between y. III. and q
am Several machines are on the
market for dust spraying. In the
early experiments a hand dust gun
was used with which IL was pos
sible 10 cover tO acres day.
In order TO cover large ereas. how
ever. a special power machine was
developed which will cover nearly
200 acres a day, The department
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sentatives. The Rumanian govern
ment was ready to approve the deci-
sion of these informal plenipotentia-
ries, but how was formal confirma-
to be obtained from the bolshevik side?
The bolsevik delegates" were
without credentials or authority, but
they felt II their case were properly
put before the authorities in Odessa
their course Of action would be ap-
proved. Travel between Jassy and
Odessa had been impossible for sew
eral weeks. owing, to the tearing up
of the railway line in Benderi and
the wrecking of several bridges and
trestles.
Col. Boyle Voluntary Messenger.
Col. Boyle volunteered to be the
bearer on the olive branch. to carry
the peace proposals to Odessa with
the least possible delay by means of
an airplane which he had already
persuaded the Rumanian authorities
to put at his disposal, and he pro-
posed also to use his own personal
influence with the bolshevik leaders
in Odessa to secure their approval.
Speedy action was necessary, for ii
was known that orders had already
been given to the bolshevik troops to
begin hostflities on a large scale. and
it was felt that once serious fighting
had begun, the chances of an AMIGA
Bile adjustment would be much di-
minished.
The necessary papers were hastily
prepared and signed. and Col. Boyle
motored to an airdrome near Jassy
where a Rumanian pilot was waiting
The weather on the day of Col.
Boyle's departure was stormy and
threatening, and several aviation ex-
perts advised him to postpone his
journey. He declined to be dissuad-
ed, and left Jassy about noon. arriv-
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TITLE OF "PEACE Dove"
( WON BY US. A|RMAN
Col. Boyle's Flight Of 200 Miles
Established Harmony Between
Bolsheviki and Rumanians.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 6.-An Americans
flight by airplane 200 miles-from
Jassy to Odessa-was the means of
bringing about peace between the
bolsheviki and the Rumanians last
March.
The American peace dove" as the
Rumanians called him after his dar-
ing fight. was Col. Joseph Boyle. Col,
Boyle, who was formerly in the
Canadian army on the west front.
was sent to Russia as the represent
ative of the committee of the Ameri-
can Engineers in London and spent
several months in Rumania and south
Russia. The story of his secret air.
plane trip is now told for the first
time.
Col. Boyle was one of the few for
eigners in Russia who had the con-
fidence and close friendship of the
extremist Russian parties from the
beginning of the revolutionary Pc
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riod. He was known among the boil
sheviki as a~man of action, honest
and fearless and anxious to extend
them a helping hand in every work
around Russia he was never inter-
fered with or challenged. He carried
personal letters and credentials from
Lenine, Trotzky and a host of lesser
leaders, and could obtain almost any
thing he wanted from the local or
MED everywhere by staff of three
Russian officers who spoke English
fuently and who displayed great per-
sonal loyalty to Col. Boyle.
Serious Situation Arises.
During the latter part of February
the situation between the bolsheviki
and Rumanians became very serious.
War had even been declared on Ru-
mania by the bolshevik government,
owing to MISUNDERSTANDING about the
status of certain Russian troops in
Rlmanian territory and Rumanian
troops in Bessarabia. Active hostili-
ties. however. had been generally
avoided. and both sides were presum-
ably anxious to reach an amicable
and Jassy was in q state of disorgani-
cation which made the telegraphs and
the mails useless Every attempt at
between the Rumanians
at Jassy and the bolsheviki at Odessa
was blocked or brought to naught by
or mischiefmakers. 1t be-
gan to look as il things were going
to drift straight into bloodshed on a
large scale.
1t was at this point that Col. Boyle,
who had been trying to alleviate the
food shortage in Rumania. arranged
a meeting of unofficial representatives
of both sides on the Rumanian from
tier and succeeded in putting through
an agreement between these repre-
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DIED,

BoTEIER. On Thursday. July 4. 1918, at
Cedar Falls, Iowa, SUSAN HESTER BOTE-
LER, beloved wife of the late Rev. J. Wes-
ley Boteler. in the eighty y-seventh year Of
her age.
Funeral from the residence of her son. L.
Pierce Boteler. 8l6 North Carolina avenue
southeast. on Monday. July .. ut y O'Clock
pm. lnterment private.
BURTON. On Friday, July 8. 1918. EUGENE
BURTON, husband of Mary Burton tnee Don,
ovanj and son OF Salle Burton Anderson.
Funeral services at the chapel Of Frank &c er' $
Sons. lib 7th street northwest. Monday, July
at u am. lnterment at Rock Creek Gem
etery.
BURY. Departed this life on Friday. July 9:
1918, at $3.50 Pm. EDWARD BEhhELf
Funeral services ut Lees chapel Monday. July
8. at ! pm. Relatives and friends invited
BURY. A special communication Of Nayal
Lodge, No. 4, +. A. A. NJ. is called iof
Monday, July g. 1918, at 1915 p.m., for the
purpose Of attending the funeral OIL Brotnel
EDWARD Il. BURY. BY order of W. NJ
N. T. DIXON, Secretary.
CLARE. special communication Of Naval
Lodge No. 4 +. A. A. NJ. is called for Mon
pose of attending the funeral OF Brother W.
n. CLARE. By order Of W. NJ.
II. I. DIXON, Secretary.
CLARKSoN. On Saturday, July o. 1918. At
s:45 PM. at her residence. H. 2lst stree'
northwest, Mrs. c. y. GARRISON.
Notice of funeral later.
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TO VETO $2.4O WHEAT
President Wilson to Disapprove
Annual Agricultural Appro-
priations Bill.

President Wilson will veto the an
nual agricultural appropriation bill
because of the rider agreed to by both
Senate and House yesterday fixing
the government minimum guaranteed
wheat price at $40 a bushel.
This information was transmitted to
Chairman Lever of the House agri-
culture committee last night through
Postmaster General Burleson just be-
fore Speaker Clark had signed the
bill preliminary to sending 1t to the
White House.
officials estimated that II the $40
price for wheat were approved. the
price of -four would b0 increased by
approximately 50 a barrel with an in
crease of from to 8 cents in
the price of loaf OF bread. With
s2.4o as the basis price, wheat prob
ably would sell in New York at $2.75
a bushel. 1t was said.
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Old Rheims a Graveyard.

But 1 started to speak just of yes
terday's return from the front. and
you see where it is leading me. was
one of the first civilians TO enter
Rheims since the recent terrible bonn
bardment Poor Rheims. 1t has lived
in history because of its great cathe-
dral, its Joan. it's crowning of kings.
its romance, its glorious memories
But Rheims-Rheims is graveyard
But for the hellish bang! bang bang.
of occasional shells still falling it was
a. silent as the cemetery beyond. with
a population of over 100000 before the
war it dwindled to less than 10000 up
to last February, when notices were
pasted calling on all civilians to leave
the city.
AS 1 write this 1 read in the Paris
Herald of some orphan children. little
refugees from Rheims-who had fed
to an orphanage whose methods
would appeal to Judge Lindsey of
Denver" according to the writer. May
not one of them be the little girl
whose home I saw in all its tumbled
ruins amid the shell fire of Rheims?
Well, my wife and / are going to look
up the children in the orphanage. Who
knows what the strange vicissitudes
this mad reality may not bring forth
Rheims-Denver-a orphans-from
the crash Of battle.
The Savior of Mankind.
But France has not yielded. and
France will never yield. When the
history of this war is written from
the day those "Frenchmen in kid
gloves rushed out of Paris in taxi
cabs" as a Frenchman put it to me,
to be slaughtered in the battle Of the
Marne by thousands. this glorious re-
all in strength of courage as the
savior of mankind.
And how does France regard us
now? Words cannot describe it. One
must be here to feel it. An American
officer said to me the other day:
US so; they will follow almost any
suggestion we make, or do almost
anything we say 1--WE were speaking
of social and local problems). We
must be doubly careful in all our re-
lations to them SO that We never
lose that confidence. It is one of the
loveliest things of this war"
At a conference of the Red Cross
ehildren's department here the other
day, where we spent hours discussing
ment was echoed and re-echoed. I
can't begin to tell you all that the
American agencies are doing; it is all
so wonderful-the Red Cross, the 7.
NJ. c. A, the Y. w. c. A., Salvation
Amy. Knights of Columbus. etc.
Anu lhS iiiiilaiy part VI
what does it say? Again it is the
same. We can but feebly express the
feeling of that sympathy. Our boys
are wonderful soldiers. The French
are just as proud of them as we are,
and we all have a right to be. 1 had
the good fortune to be under fire with
our boys just after the greatest en-
gagement in which they had yet par
ticipated. All of this was due to the
kindness of the same Army officers,
whose names l cannot give now.
But the common cry is, Give us
fighting men-not men, but fighting
men-and ships, ships. ships-air-
ships and ocean ships"
We have a great story of England,
too. What about England? We know
her better now than ever before. and
when all our people know England
as we do there can never be any mis-
understandings between us. There
has been a real need that we do un-
derstand each other. We will.
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FATHER AND SON SLAIN.
Undiscovered Assassins Use High
Powered Rifles at Long Range.

LAKE CITY, Fla. July 6.-Using
high powered rifles at long range,
assassins yesterday ambushed ana
killed C. F. Fralick and his son Cleve-
land, prominent farmers OF Fort
White, near this city.
The shooting occurred a short dis
tapce from their home in the presence
of Mrs. Fralick and their daughter.
Nothing was seen of the murderer or
,,urderers The men were shot from
the back, dying instantly.
Immediately upon receipt of news OF
the double killing Sheriff Perry organ
lied a posse and with hloodhounds
started out to find some clue whicn
might lead to the capture OF sne man
or men responsible for the killing.
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In Memoriam.

husband. BENJAMIN DUNMoRE. who died
twelve years ago today. July :. 1906
Far beyond this world of changes.
Far away from toll and care,
will my husband some day.
He's waiting and watching for me.
BY HIS WIFE. LUCY DCNMORE-
HOPKINS. Sacred to the memory Of our
dear husband and father. JOHN A. HOP
KINS. who died one year ago today. July
Z, 1917.
Just one year ago today. dear husband.
Since you passed away to rest.
90'h By Els sNp IoHfsG Si f'Hs WIFE AND NC eHTIbRES
SADIE HOPKINS: JOHN. Jr-. BERNARD
AND ALBERT HOPKINS.
HOPKINS. In loving remembrance Of our
beloved father. RANDALL HOPKINS. who
died July 4. 1900; mother. CLoRA hop.
brother. @ JOHN HOPKINS. who died July I.
1917.
And though the circle is broken;
And parting has filled us with pain,
We hold a glorious token
~ " ' ~ " THE FAMILY.
WILLARD KETCHAM. who left eiSh-
teen years ago. July I. 1900.
ITO live in hearts we leave behind 10 not
BY THE FAMILY
STUBENER. In sad but loving remembrance
of my dear mother. ELIZABETH STUBE-
NER, who left Us two years ago today,
July Z. 1916
We may strive to hide our longing
In the midst of mirth and fun,
But we are thinking. thinking, thinking
OF you, dear absent one.
BY HER DAUGHTER ANNIE.
sTUBEEER. In sad but loving remembrance
Of my dear mother, ELIZABETH STUBE-
NER, who left US two years ago today,
July z, 1916.
Two sad years with all their changes
Since death strangely bade us part,
But dear mother, all these changes
Cannot take you from our hearts.
By her DAUGHTER MAUDIE-
STUBEEER. In loving remembrance of my
dear grandmother. ELIZABETH STCBE-
NER who departed this life two years ago
today, July z. 1916.
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In charge of the troops sent to queiI
the attention OF Secretary Baker.
with the suggestion Of court-mar-
tial. Representative Johnson said:
"The conduct of the soldiers VINO
were sent to Fast st. Louis to prolect
life and properly put a blot on thos
part Of the illinois militia that served
Under Col. 1'ripp. the COMMITTEES Ire. re.
ported. Mayor Aloilman. city poaices
officials. justices Of the peace ana ,na
minor officials were conaemhheo ,he ,aW lUf
and charges were made that the po-
lice had connection with gamblers, a.,,a
Chairman Johpson stated ne woulo
not ask for the discharge or the COM
lnittee, as other work for 1t may oe-
yelop.
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ANDPOL|cE GET
EAST ST. LOUIS BLAME
Conduct at Race Riots Pronounced
Reprehensible by Committee
of Congress.

City officials of East st. Louis. ILL.,,
we're severely criticised and the con-
duct of Col. Tripp. an Illinois National
Guard officer, was characterized as
reprehensible in a report on the East
ST. Louis race riots last year. which
was submitted to the House yester-
day by Representative Johnson of
Kentucky. chairman Of the special
congressional committee appointed to
investigate the outbreaks.
The conduct of Col. Tripp, who was
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CARDS OF THANK&

CECIL. We wish to express our thanks and
appreciation to our friends and relatives tof
their kindness and sympathy and beautiful
noral tributes ut the death Of my beloved
husband. JOSEPHISE CECIL.
thank from the bottom of our hearts for
their consOling words and letters Of sympn.
thy and also for the most beautiful norai
tributes given our beloved wife and devoted
mother. MARIA DE GOMAR.
BY THE HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER. y
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form at the feet of the blessed Virgin
and began to pray.
1t was no use. The little boy knew
better. He looked bravely into his
mothers eyes and twinins his small
arms about her neck with all the
strength he had left, whispered IN
her ear-even amid the loud tumult
and struggle of the dead and dying
all about him-"Don't cry. mummy;
I die for France"
And 1 thought of that little boy
and all the little boys-and girls
when I stepped up to that French
battery right on the fighting line and
with INV own hand pulled the trigger
that sent l05-millimeter shell into
the German lines.
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ng safely at odessa shortly before

ing safely at Odessa shortly before
sunset.
The flight was made at. height Of
about 5000 feet across rough noun
famous country, and in the face of
q driving sleet storm. The machine
twice developed engine trouble, but
this was overcome and a landing was
made in an open field not far from
the water front at Odessa. By mid
night Col. Boyle had secured the
signing of the peace treaty and the
Of the orders for a boil
shevik offensive against Rumania.
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Funeral Today Of Asriral Ward.

NEW YORK, July She funeral of
Rear ADMIRAL Aaron Itard. U. S. N.
retired. who died yese friday. will be
held tomorrow afternoGl at his home
ct Roslyn l.. /. Burial win take place
at Greenwood cemeter-. Brcokl.n.
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MARRIED.

RoBEY-BoHLAYER. Mrs Josephin. C.
Rohlayer announces the marriage Of her
daughter BERNADETTE e. 10 Mr.. MAU-
RICE FRANCIS ROBEY, at the Cathedral In
Baltimore. July q. 1918.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Boyde, sr., announce the marriage Of their
daughter ELEANOR SELESA and Sergt-
GEORGE W. SAUNDERS, Signal Corps,
U. s. A., at Philadelphia.
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