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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-07-17

the stalks in corn field may be in;
Tested. Over two hundred borcrs have
been found in the stalks growing in
one hill of corn. Control is made more
difficult by the fact that the borer
feeds on number of other plants,
including the stalks Of weeds and flow
ers, and may live over winter in grass
roots. 1t is so menacing that the pres
ent agricultural department appropri-
alton bill contains an item of S25O,OOO
for fighting it.
The bureau of entomology, United
States department of agriculture. has
published descriptions of over 5000
distinct insect pests which are likely
to be introduced into this country and
cause serious loss. About half OF
these are European insects which feed
upon forest and shade trees and the
rest infest various cultivated crops.
Among the important insects which 1t
is hoped to exclude from the American
continent are the Mediterranean fruit
fly, considered by entomOlogists to take
first prize as destructive fruit pest,
and the pink boil worm of cotton, from
Mexico, which is capable of making
the best efforts of the cotton boil wee
vii appear puny in comparison.
The life stories of some Of these
pests, as unfolded by years of study
on the part Of patient scientists, are
so amazing as to be classed with fairy
stories by those who are little ac-
quainted with the wonders of nature.
White pine blister rust is an instance.
This parasitic fungus IS native to the
old world, attacking the stone pine
and other native five-leaved pines of
Europe. White pines imported from
Germany, France and Holland, brought
this disease to the United States, prin-
cipally In 1908 and 1909. Curiously,
the safety of our white pines depends
entirely on whether we can control the
spread of the disease on currant and
gooseberry bushes. The fungus cam
not go directly from one pine tree to
another but first must spend part of
its life on currant or gooseberry leaves
and in this stage 1t has the power OF
spreading rapidly and widely to other
currant and gooseberry bushes. The
fungus then develops another stage by
which 1t is enabled to pass back to the
pines. If we destroy the currant and
gooseberry bushes we prevent the dis
ease from injecting our white pines.
Hence, the salvation of these magnif-
cent trees depends to large degree
on whether people are willing to fore
go the luxury Of currant jelly and
gooseberry jam.
The system of inspecting the impor-
tations of foreign nursery stock has
proved Intellectual because the eyesight
of the most competent inspector Is not
capable of discovering every insect or
plant disease on every plant. Many
of them, especially fungi, are hidden
under the bark and are entirely invis-
ible. 1t must be remembered that of
many of these pests we have no con-
ception, based on experience in Its ma
tive land, as to Its destructive powers
under American conditions.
The question "what shall we do
about it3" has been answered correctly
by the federal embargo, which prohib-
its further importation of plants from
abroad except such ms are specifically
sanctioned by the United States de-
partment of agriculture.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-07-17


tites consuming trees or entire forests,
garden crops and fields of grain and
cotton. These undesirable citizens
that have made America their adopted
home are insects and plant diseases
which have been introduced from for
elgn countries, writes Charles Lathrop
Pack, president American Forestry as
ISOLATION, in American Forestry.
There's pest for every plant Some
plants have more than a thousand In!
sects and fungus diseases which attack
some portion of them, causing death
or injury. However, most of the pests
which attack our plants are native to
America and have natural enemies
which keep them in check.
"And all those fieas have little fieas,
upon their backs to bite 'em.
And those again have lesser fleas,
and so lad infinitum."
Thus native insects have host of
voracious enemies, including birds, an
finals, and other insects, which pre-
serve the balance of nature" The
devastating except occasionally in
small areas and for a short time when
conditions become exceedingly favor
able for their rapid propagation.
Hitherto, America has maintained
an open door to plant immigrants and,
year after year. destructive insects and
plant diseases have come to this coun-
try on these plants from abroad. Some
Of these pests have found the land of
freedom entirely to their liking. Some
times the climate here has been ex-
ceptionally favorable for their rapid
development, at other times they have
found new food plants. In such cases
they have propagated rapidly because
the balance of nature was no longer
maintained. In most cases the fight
against imported plant pests has been
begun too late.
The uncontrolled ravages of the late
blight and rot of potatoes in 1915 was
responsible for the shortage In the po-
tato crop which sent prices soaring.
Powdery scale and scurf are two other
potato diseases. which have been
brought In from abroad. More recent
ly, the potato wart disease, establish
ed in Pennsylvania from European i'm
portations, has given cause for alarm.
The Hessian fly, introduced from Eu-
rope in revolutionary times, causes an
average annual loss to the wheat crop
of fifty million dollars, and In some
wears the loss from this one insect has
exceeded one million dollars. The loss
of fruit due to the codling moth, to-
gether with the money spent In control
ling this Insect, costs the United States
about sixteen million dollars year.
Another imported fruit Insect, the San
Jose SCALE entails loss of at least
ten million dollars annually.
The tale of the gypsy moth, In RI
bald rhyme, illustrates what happens
when an insect reaches the United
states from another country. To
AAraphraEH;
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-07-17

$780, 100000 banquet to
alien enemies has been
given annually by the
American public. These
aliens were not invited
here, have performed no
service, and yet have
been fed on the fat of the
land, adding to the high
cost of living. They
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-07-17

A barking dog occasionally bites the
dust.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-07-17

What man has done woman thinks
she can do better.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-07-17

There was man who freed two moths,
And those two moths were mothers,
That year there were a million more,
The next a million others.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-07-17

They had tremendous appetites,
And wrought great devastation,
Until the state with wrath arose,
And fought like Carrie Nation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08

Paris.-POlish troops, having driven
the Bolsheviki from wilma, are march
ing on Minsk, according to information
given the Temps by NJ. Wasilewski,
formerly Polish foreign minister. In
connection with the Polish operations
in Lithuania the former minister said
that the Polish diet had announced
that military activity in Lithuania is
only to protect the Inhabitants against
invasion: The liberation of White
Russia and Lithuania, NJ. Wasilewski
added. would make an end to Bolshe-
vik plans to invade Poland through
those territories.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
PROBABLE l.W.W. PLOT
POSTAL AUTHORITIES At LOSS
WITH NO CLUE IN SIGHT.
THIRTv-FIvE so FAR HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED BY PROMINENT
PEOPLE.

western Newspaper Union Newt Service.
New York, May IA nationwide
bomb conspiracy, which the police say
has every earmark of I. w. W.-BOlshe-
visit origin, directed against the lives
Of some of the most prominent men
in this country, including Postmaster
General A. S. BurlesOn, Attorney Gen
eral A. Mitchell Palmer, Justice o. w.
Holmes of the Supreme Court; Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lands of Chicago;
Mayor John F. Hylan, John d. Rookie
Teller, ]. p. Morgan, Mayor Ole Han
son of Seattle and more than score
of other persons of prominence In the
official or business life of the country,
was discovered as result of the re-
ceipt of the bombs by Mayor Hanson
and ex-United States Senator Thomas
w. Hardwick of Georgia. Up till now
thirty-five of the bombs, all of which
had been found in, the mails, had been
accounted for by the postoffice author
tiles. who admit that they expect to
find more.
All of the bombs accounted for thus
far were mailed from this city. Those
sent to the Pacific coast we're mailed
April %, and those found in the city
addressed to persons In this city or
other eastern points were received at
the general postoffice. Thirty-third
street and Eighth avenue, Mt o'clock
Saturday, just four days after the
bombs addressed to the Far West were
mailed The difference In dates. the
federal authorities pointed out, plainly
indicated that the cOnspirators had
sought to arrange for n delivery of the
bombs on the same day In all parts of
the country.
The names of persons in the New
York district to whom bombs were adj
dressed were made public this after
noon by the postal authorities in this
city. The addresses disclosed were:
William NJ. Wood. Boston, Mass.
Frederick C. Howe, commissioner OF
immigration, New York.
Hon. Mitchell A. Palmer, United
States attorney general, Washington.
Anthony Camminetti, Bureau of I'm
migration, Washington.
Hon. William b. Wilson, secretary
of labor, Washington.
Senator I. Larry Ezra, Chester, Pa
William H. Lamar, solicitor general,
Washington.
w. II. Finch, Department of Justice,
New York.
Hon. a. S. BurlesOn, postmaster gen.
eral, Washington.
Hon. J. F. Hylan. mayor. New York.
Rich f. Enright, police commission
er, New York.
John d. Rockefeller, Pocantico Hills,
TarrytOwn, N. Y.
William I. Schaffer, attorney gen.
eral, Harrisburg, Pa.
Governor William C. Sproul, Ches-
ter, Pa.
Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes, United
States chief justice, Washington.
]. p. Morgan, New York.
The i. w. W.-Bolshevist suspicion
entertained by the federal and local
authorities is strengthened because of
the past activities of some of the men
to whom the bombs were mailed
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
JUDGE. Of Eranked Mail.

Washington.-Cabin members are
judges Of what constitutes mail relat-
ing to the business OF their depart
ments which may be distributed under
the franking privilege, Attorney Cen
erai Palmer has ruled in holding that
of discussion of the army cOurt-mar-
tial controversy over the signature of
Col. John II. WigmOre of the judge ad-
vocate generals office. Senator Cham
berlain of Oregon had complained that
he use of the frank was improper.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
Observation-Disclosures of Pres.

Washington.-Determ of Pres
idert Wilson, indicated in press adj
vices from Paris, that no American
troops shall continue on German soil
for a longer period after the signing
of the peace treaty than may be nee
essary to embark them for home, is
borne out by present plans of the war
department, which contemplate the re-
turn of the entire American expedi-
tionary forces by September. Because
of this General March, chief of staff,
is making every effort to speed up the
rehabilitation in this country
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
viii Make Special Appeal.

Observation-Disclosures appeals for CO.
operation in securing employment for
discharged soldiers and sailors will be
made by the federal employment serv-
ice in connection with the observance
of Mothers day, Sunday, May IL,
which is to be known this year rs
Mothers and Sons day. 1t was an
nounced that the plan had been in
dorsed by Miss Anna Jarvis. president
and founder of the Mothers Day In
ternational Association.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
Move American Headquarters.

Chaumont, France.-General Perish
ing has arranged to transfer general
headquarters of the expeditionary
forces from Chaumont, where it has
been located since September, 1917, to
the building in Avenue Montaigne,
Paris, now occupied by American avia-
ton headquarters. The headquarters
OF une american service OF supply IL
being transferred from Tours to Ant
werp, Belgium.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
Fifty-six Jews Killed

London.-Fifty-six Jews have been
Killed in a pogrom ut Pinsk, according
to information received from Copen-
hagen ut the Central office of the Zion
list association. Forty persons were
Imprisoned and brutally treated, it IL
said, and three women were flogged.
The synagOgues were reported to be
closed and the Jews have been i'm
pressed at forced labor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
Overthrow Hungarian Government.

Berlin.-The Hungarian government
has been overthrOwn. according to
Vienna reports published in the Berlin
newspapers. The Hungarian foreign
war and food commissaries have ar
rived at Vienna with their families
Government troops stOrmed Spartacan
headquarters in Hamburg and arrested
sixty of the leaders. They captured
many bundles and boxes of plumber,
including jewelry, shoes and military
stores.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
Makes Word Good.

New York.-Vincent Aston is back
to his office desk after more than
twenty months with the naval forces
overseas. When he started for the
war zone in July, 1917, he told his
friends that he would bring back a
German submarine. He kept his
promise. When the U-117, second al
the German craft to arrive on this
side since the arnistice was signed.
came into port a few days ago, Lieut.
enant Aston was in charge of warping
her In alongside dock at the New
York navy yard.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
Youngest "Buck Privaten

New York.-Claiming to be the.
youngest buck private" in the Amer
lean army, Frank Saulieri, IA, of San
Jose, Cal, who served with base hos
pital No. 2 as interpreter, arrived as
a casual on the steamer Chicago. Az
ter landing in France he was sent to
school In a southern province, but
later enlisted in the American forces
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08

Los Angeles. Calif.-Mayor F. T.
WoOdman, on trial here for several
weeks on charges of having accepted
a bride to protect vice conditions, was
acquitted by a jury in the Superior
Court.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
Miners Killed in CAGE.

Butte, MOnt.-Three miners were
killed when the engineer at the Rarus
mine let cage run into the sheaves.
Louis Demars and Frank Book were
instantly killed and Fred kiefert died
at a hospital.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08

Paris, May 2.-Several American
soldiers were hurt in the Place de Ia
Concorde, being the victims OF their
curiosity. The prefecture of police
announced that eighty policemen were
more or less seriously hurt. The day
passed quietly in the provinces. Every
where the cessation of work was on
scale never before approached. Al
8 30 o'clock calm had been re-estao-
lished everywhere in the city after the
disorders of the day. According to
police summary made at 5 O'Clock, hve
persons had been dangerously wound
ed, fifteen more or less injured ana
fifty arrested as result of the DEM
onstrations.
Though comparatively little blood
shed marked radical celebrations OF
International labor day in the United
States. serious rioting occurred in-sev-
erai large cities. In Cleveland one
man was killed and more than 100
persons. including thirteen policemen.
were injured. In battle between the
police and paraders in Boston four per-
sons were shot and many arrests
made. A riot call was sounded in Chi
cago when radicals attempted to hold
parade which had been forbidden.
Several persons were arrested but
there were no casualties. Soldiers and
sailors in New York broke up several
meetings at which ultra-liberal senti-
ments were expressed and also raided
the offices of the Call, a Socialist la
Dor paper. They destroyed large
quantity of Socialist literature and
roughly handled dozen employees OF
the paper.
A small army of service men tried
persistently last night to break up
meeting at Madison Square Garden,
but were beaten off by 1900 patrol
men Modified around the building.
Scores of men in uniform were beaten
with night sticks.
Red plans for the most gruesOnie
May Day tragedy in history miscar-
ried because of the accidental discOv-
cry of the bomb plot which had nation
wide manifestations. None of the score
or more of Internal machines entrusted
to the mails has claimed its intende.i
victim.
Three more dynamite-filled packages
We're found in the mails yesterday.
They were addressed to Senator Over
man. who conducted the Senate inves-
LEGATION into dislOyalty, to Senator
William II. King of Utah and to
Frank X. Nebeker of Salt Lake City,
assistant attorney general, who was a
special prosecutor during the i. w. w.
trial in Chicago. Another addressed
to Senator Smoot of Utah is known to
have been mailed, but has not been
traced
Eighty policemen were wounded dur
ing demonstrations in Paris, when
were participated in by dense crowds.
One man was killed.
Cleveland. Ohio.-An unidentified
man was killed by detectives bullet,
eleven policemen were shot or badly
beaten and about 100 other persons
wounded, many seriously, in general
rioting which brought dramatic final
this afternoon to n Socialist May Day
demonstration here. About thirty per
sons, seriously injured are in hos
pital, while scores of others, Including
women. We're trampled by rioters and
dubbed by police. Socialist headauar-
tiers were totally wrecked by angry
civilians bent on putting an end to the
demonstration.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
Pithy News Notes
From Al Parts Of
Colorado

<t L. mt
Der cent and 10 Is the apricot crop this
year, according to present indications.
There has been NO frost damage to
fruit around Palisade.
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III, .,,,. -. - ~. I,-.,a u..d
So rs. No huut nv N.
.,s,a -, s..n,.,,-, no,o-as ana Monte.
Io-ss .u in Mon,s,ur,. county
-, - p..,,a,,,, forsst
-,.,,. ~. To-, ..h M that total
kn.-. 1snoo c.+,,e and IN OOO
rs. =. .,, 80, d,.,-,c,. ,,n,nadi. te,v
s - 30. m. n,,,t.oo forest
$500. :, 10 rnaer,,ood has almost
.,,,., nrv,h.,
James Dalton, convicted OF compaic-
sfy In the THEFT OF an auto aIter Two
.,, - I.a,,rn IN .nd :.
.ns' eop IT, .,o.,or -,
- n.,,na 80 su,,.-in. from
u 1, -. .n.,,no,
Nen 'ee'o ~ - ali
urors anu .os''
~-e"
The Farmers Produce Milling Com
pany, which plans TO put up forty
ton potato flour mill at Delta, has
closed deal for the purchase OF All
tne buildings ana properly y, W. IN,
u r"h "ro"ers AsSoe'AuoA A
Duio on .he iAnu Aequ eu nv
nave rome iorke "ouss'
ana resioehce '" !" !" -
tne business
Because of the Wholesale Invasion
Of the dandelion, an anti-dandeiion
crusade was officially inaugurated at
Grand Junction when the city commits
sion offered l cent q pound for all
dsndelion roots ano prizes LOT tnose
bringing IN the largest quahti'y. Inc
1irst prize carries re"aru VI %
$Z5o ana 81 TOT the seconu a"u '"''"
The campaign closes June l.
Prices received by the war depart
ment in the sale of surplus supplies
totaling $4,000, 600, the war depart
ment announced, averaged 81 per cent
of the initial cost. Military railway
material disposed Of brought ST. 900,
coo; exactly what these supplies COST
the government Aircraft production
material was sold nj ~ per cent vi
its cost and ordnance supplies Drought
81 per cent
Paul w. Lee Of Fort Collins and
Charles Hayden Of Walsenburx, con-
s,ituting the commission to recodify
the laws of the state, will he unable
to proceed with their work until the
Supreme Court has decided whether
a Law containing the emergency clause
but not the safety clutch, becomes ef'
l<-cuss iHiheuia'eis Ut
i1oin tne tna' when II i'-'
ID! the governor
Lightning struck the farm resideacs
Of ID. Ii. Smith south of FIT Morgan
tearing u great hole In the roof. ou'
owing to the heavy downpour OF rain
the house was saved from beins
burned The family was sitting NJ tn
table eating supper when a heavy Dol
of lightning struck the house. h'
lightning coming down the chimney
striking the floor and rendering tn
i'
w. q. Garrett, farmer A year
old, and for number OF years posi-
master At Plains, forty miles SCUM
west Of Holly, Is dead, ana Aioez<
ScAeenmAn, about ~, q nefSnDor, On
~"Jo"s "
-, 49,. m. 80, ,~h,cn =.
.,,e.d in Carrett,. de.th occurred on
tho farm Of one OF the participants
when Seheenman was closing up n gar
in . fence in which the two men wer<
interested As cattle passage
From present Indications, La Junti
will he Transformed into 4 yeritabk
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-08
ITALYMUST YIELD F|UME
PEACE PACT MAY BE SIGNED
WITHoUTlTALiA PREMIER.
ENGLISH PREMIER HAsTENs EN-
voY TO RoME-sTANos FIRM
ON ACTIONS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Rome, April 3O.-"Now the Italian
delegation can return to Paris with in
creased authority to continue peace
negotiations" Is the dominant note in
press comment of the parliamentary
vote of confidence given the cabinet.
This point of view stands out especial
ly In the Tribuna, which says: Pres
ident Wilson appealed to the Italian
people and members of parliament
Their answer Is unmistakable. II Mr..
Wilson desired to make such an %
peal, he must intend to take the an
swer into account no the decision of
the Italian people must exercise on
him its logical and natural effect.
Otherwise 1t would be useless 10 ask
the opinion of peoples II he who thus
appeals is ready only 20 accept the
verdict IL It comedies with his original
view"
Paris-The British prime minister
has again interviewed in the Italian
situation by sending one OF his trusted
associates to communicate personally
the desire is to cOncIliate SignOr Or
land0, vet the premier is advised
against the inclusion of Fiume under
Italian control as likely TO make set
Element difficult II not impossible. The
person bearing the message was a
member of the AsQuith cabinet with
Mr.. Lloyd George.
Copenhagen. = There have been
noisy anti-American demonstrations in
Fiume. American officers were hOOted
in the streets, according to report
received by way of Germany, and Brit
ish and French troops maintained or
der with difficulty.
Paris. = Ambassador Page tele-
graplted from Rome that he had gath
cred from Premier Orlando in long
conference that the premier did not in
tend to return to Paris for the signing
OF the peace treaty. The premier ex-
pressed regret that the time was SO
short before the arrival of the Ger
mans. The Italian premier, the tele-
gram from Ambassador Page added,
felt that his action either way would
nave serious consequences, nut IL WAS
preferable to have trouble from with
out Italy rather than from within
Italy, because the present state of pub
lie feeling in Italy would not justify
the signing Of a treaty which did not
include Italian aspirations.
Ambassador Page said he had taken
steps to have the Italian authorities
suppress manifestations directed
against President Wilson. AS n result,
one Of the principal demonstrations in
Rome was given up.
Should Premier Orlando not return
for the signing of the treaty, it would
give the situation a more serious as
pect than the departure of the Italian
delegation, as the allies would be re-
Quired to take final action without the
participation of Italy. While there is
every desire to avoid this result, the
Indications are that the allies will pro-
coed with the signing If Italy decides
to withhold participation.