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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24

always be q certain amount of injury to
the treated seed. The amount of injury
is variable and cannot be predicted before
hand for any given seed lot even though
a standard treatment is employed. 1t
should, however be the aim Of the farmer
to practice q method OF treating and
handling which will reduce the injury to
Il minimum.
A few OF the practices that affect the
amount OF injury may be noted. The use
Of too strong solutions should be guarded
.gainst by using accurately weighed or
measured quantities, and treating for
periods specified (actual time, not by
suess). The grain after treating should
oe SO handled as to guard against heating
holding. or continued action of formal
dehyde. Injury from formaldehyde will be
greatly increased by seeding in very dry
soil and will generally be greater after
treated, seed has been dried and allowed
to stand some days than 4 will be If
seeded soon after treating.
Seed injury from either formaldehyde
or bluestone treatments may be reduced
to q minimum by either Of two methods
Lime Bath. Use the lime bath immedi-
ately after removing from the treating
solution. The@fungacide should be drained
away and the grain dipped in the lime
solution Il 10. lime SACKED IN small guam
| tity Of water and diluted to 10 gallops) for
several minutes or long enough to secure
! thorough contact of all grains with the
protecting solution. This is not necessary
IN case Bordeaux has been used.
Pre-sOaking. Seed that Is to be treated
should be dipped In water for 10 minutes
and then allowed to remain in the wet
sacks for 6 to IL hours. after which the
disinfection may be carried out in the
manner selected. This pre-soaking not
only reduces the amount of injury but In
creases the effectiveness of the fungicide
treatment.
Since seed injury is to be expected it
is always q commendable practice to
make a termination test of grain where
a, large acreage Is involved. represent
tatiye lot Of seed should be treated ac.
cording to the method selected and ger
minatton tests made to determine the
rate Of seeding. which should be increas-
ed In accordance with the reduction in
termination per cent,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24
NEW FRUIT MAGAZINE.

The first issue Of Western Fruit.
a monthly magazine. devoted to the
fruit industry Of washington. Oregon,
Idaho, Montana and British Columbia
is just Oft the press. 1t is an outgrowth
of The Berry Grower, which has been
discontinued. or rather, merged into
the new publication, and is published
in Seattle. Western Fruit has been
adopted as the official organ Of The
North Pacific Cooperative Berry
growers association and the Western
Washington Horticultural association
Walter Andrews, formerly for f,ur-
teen years horticultural editor Of The
Farm Journal. Of Philadelphia. which
claims national circulation of over
a million, is at the editorial helm Of
the publication
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24

Plain Bluestone. The IL formula.
One pound of bluestone to l gallon OF
water. This Is used in the sprinkling
method for wheat and Is offered as
promising method Treatment for pre-
venting smut in contaminated soils. Use
20 gallon to each bushel and dry at
once. -e.s
Bluestone and Salt. The Sutton steep
, rthe Lib formula. One pound OF blue
stone and one pound Of common salt dis
solved in s gallons Of water, This Is
slightly more effective than the LIS for
.nula. Half strength or the lilo formula
IS also effective especially for spring
seeding. saet. rgs
Bordeaux. The $3.50 formula.
(a) Slack 8 lbs. quick lime in small
quantity of water. and dilute to 20 gal
Ions. tsg 1-gtt}
% Dissolve 5 lbs. bluestone in 20 gal
Ions Of water. < usov! sI.g
(c) Mix equal quantities Of (a) and (b).
td) Steep in this mixture for to II
minutes This treatment causes less
seed injury than the other bluestone
formula.
Formaldehyde. This is a gas dissolved
IN water, the standard commercial SIREN
9Th being 81 per cent. All recommended
lilutions are based on this strength:
One pint to 40 gallons of water, or one
pint to 30 gallons of water. For sack, open
tank or sprinkle methods.
One pint to 10 gallons of water fol-
spraying method. ~ si'>s
One pint to one pint of water foI
spraying method. .,, ...,.s
Copper Carbonate. Powdered copper
carbonate may be used by busting over
the surface of the grain at the rate of
,z to each bushel of seed. This has been
used with some success in Australia and
California, and has given very promising
results in Washington. 1t generally caus.
ss less seed injury than either blustone OF
formaldehyde. s aes ,qfa * =
busting Method: This is recommended
especially for the use Of copper carbon
ate dust in the treatment of wheat fol
bunt or sinking smut. Success Is depend
ant upon securing a uniform distribution
Of the rust over the grain to be protected
This busting can be accomplished by ar.
ranging a rotating barrel or box in which
the seed and fungicide can be agitated.
= Seed Injury fet sot
In the disaffection Of seed there will
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24
DEATH TAXES WM. BALMES.

VIM. F. Balmes died at his home
south of Oroville Saturday evening
after an illness lasting two years. The
remains were inferred Tuesday, the
funeral being held from the home.
Mrs. Mary Brown Of the Christian
Science church read the service. the
local lodge Knights Of Pythias assist
ed in the funeral arrangements.
Mr.. Balmes was born at Moselle
Kern, Germany, March %, 1867, and
was within 10 days Of his 55th birth
day at the time OF his death. He came
to America with his family at the age
of four. He lived in the vicinity of
Chicago until five years ago when he
removed to Kettle Falls, and two
years ago he located here. February
g, 1893 Mr.. Balmes married Freda NJ
Falk at Evanston, Ill. To this union
five children we're born, all living
They are Oliver. Lester, Mabel. Will
lam and Frederick. Besides his wife
and children Mr.. Balmes is survived
by four brothers and sisters who are
living In the East.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24

Orville Hix asks about seed injury due
to the use Of either bluestone or formal
aehyde in treating seed for smut and how
TO reduce such injury to the minimum.
This inquiry was referred to DIR. F. d.
Head, plant pathologist at the State Col
lege experiment station, who replies by
referring to bulletin No. az of the extern
sion service, and supplies the Gazette
with a copy of this bulletin and q cut
that enables us to republish the informa-
ton dealing with this question. DR..
Iieald writes: Il should like to empha-
size the fact that seed injury is practice
ally eliminated by the copper carbonate
seed treatment which Is briefly mention
ed in the bulletin to which have re-
ferred. You will find the formula on page
10 and the method Of applying the dust on
page II. We are urging farmers to use
this new method as q substitute for the
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24

old treatment with bluestone or formal-
dehyde whenever 1t is possible for cop
per carbonate to be obtained.." Is
The inforrpatln IN tho bulletin refer
red to by DR.. Head folloWD:
FormulAe
Plain Bluestone. The LIS or the lilo
formula One pound of bluestone (blue
vitriol or copper sulphate) to gallons
of water. Use either the sack or the open
tank method. With the stronger formula
five minutes immersion Is sufficient, but
10 minutes Is more reliable for the weak
err solution The solution may be prepared
by Weighing the bluestone and measuring
water or by the use Of a Brix sugar hyro-
meter. The hydrometer may be floated in
the solution and the proper strength Is
reached when, the reading at the surface
OF the solution, IL 4. This Is the reading
for the LIS formula
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24
BANNER is GIFT TO LEGION.

Despite bad weather the Legion
dance last Friday night drew a crowd
that fairly packed the Liberty theater
and the event proved both social
and financial success. The dance
was made the occasion for the pre-
sentation to the local post OF the
Legion of handsome banner, thu
gift of the Auxiliary, Civic League
and Oroville Commercial Club. w. A.
CRUDE, secretary of the Commercial
Club, made the presentation, and Paul
Kyner. commander of the post, ac-
cepted the gift on behalf of the post
md expressed the appreciation of the
members. The banner Of blue, with
the Legion emblem in the center and
inscription both in gold, the legion
colors, was displayed on presentation
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24

with this issue the Gazette inaugu-
rates q book review department that
should prove interesting to every one OF
it's readers. These reviews are not to be
the cut and dried press stories prepared
by publishers, designed merely to sell
books. They are to be written especially
for this paper by Miss Alice L. Webb
news editor State College Of Wash
ngton. Miss Webb is a book lover
with fine sense Of proportions
and discriminating understanding OF
values. She Is exceptionally well equip
ped by natural gifts and by training to
edit such a department as this. For five
years she held the position Of extension
editor at the University Of Washington
she was assistant editor of press bulle-
tins at the university for five years
editor of press bulletins at Oregon Asri-
cultural college three years. two years
assistant registrar, New Hampshire
state College: editorial clerk for the U
s. Shipping Board at Washington. D. C..
and editorial clerk for the Agricultural
Statistics Division of the U. s. Bureau
of Census. She has been news editor al
the State Colleeg for the past six months
This is sufficient to indicate her 1uaiifi.
cations, and the following, her initia
contribution to this column. is an intro
duction that should win and hold the in
terest or all our readerS-)
How do you do!
am Introducing myself as Il book
lover, and hope shall find yon are on'
also, or at least, that YOU viii herom,
one in the course of our weekly hool
chats.
What books or writer's are YOU person
ally, most interested in? Is there new
| book you have heard of. about which 20,
are curious? And do you want 10 know
through this book chat, whether tn
| author of pigs is Pigs" is married; !
| the Rome where Harold Bell Wright wa
| born is in Italy or New York state; an
what else the author Of 'Rebe,csa q
Sunnybrook Farm has written?
| want to make this column enter
tanning and interesting. as well as Civ
you information about the new books yo'
have not yet had a chance to read an
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24

sentative district and would be in a
senatorial district composed of Kitti-
tas, Chelan, two-thirds of Douglas
and all of Okanogan. This would
mean that the biggest county in the
state in area would have practically
no voice in the legislature.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24

VIM. Rutledge was the honor guest
at surprise party at his home Sun
day, given by number of his friends,
the occasion being his list birthday.
Among those present were MIR. and
Mrs. Tompkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Polak, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Gilmore and
family and Mr.. Kell of Wenatchee.
Mrs. Rutledge served refreshments.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs. F. v. Covert will go to
Spokane Saturday to hear Galli-Curci.
one of the greatest sopranos Of the
age, who is to sing in the armory at
Spokane Saturday night.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24
A MILLION
DOLLAR BABY

Naturally, those who see this head
ing expect to read about some "baby
heir" OF an American multi-millionaire,
and they will be surprised to learn that
such description applies to a scientific
pyOrrhea preventative, tooth and mouth
preparation, and they will doubtless
wonder how such a product ever came
to be spoken OF as million dollar
baby" So the story must be told.
Over three years ago, the Research
Department OF the Rexall Company,
in consultation with chemical specialists,
began an exhaustive investigation into
the disease Pyorrhea, and its proper
treatment, and in their characteristic
cally thorough way spent over two
years before they perfected compound
to their high standards. Such remark
able demand has been created that they
have named it "the Million Dollar
Baby" Probably no preparation that
is devised for use as germ combatter
was found so efiicacious in preventing
all contagious diseases that enter the
ystem through the mouth aud nose as
klenzo Liquid Antiseptic. Especially
'gas it proved that users oil i, completely
escaped all attacks OF the flu when so
prevalent last year. This Rexall prod
uct can be purchased in 25c. and 50c.
special toilet bottles at
0roviI|e Pharmacy
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24

sinking
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Ca which
produced infection threads Fro WASHINGTON
Exn Station 3uue
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-24
Farm Service Department
QnestioSs and Answsrs

In thl:
farming Industry
Evening star., 1922-02-12

had, sort Of hop forward? Don't you
the college dormitorfes nights, some
times from his house down on the
Row, and knock timidly at our doors.
and come in and visit? Don't you
remember that we used to clear some
Of those tables mighty quickly of the
chips and the bottles?"
There were titters. and some one
shouted You said it,
And then. don't you remember
that some ten years ago they turned
the old man off, with a pension-so-
called-of half his salary. But what
was his salary? Two thousand dol
lars-two thousand dollars at the end
of forty years! You and I. and old
Huntington College, turned old Hoddy
out to pasture, this pasture, on q
thousand year! And tonight. right
now. he's lying in Bellevue, both legs
broken. skull fractured, and not a
damn cent in the world except in
surance to bury him. And tomorrow
he'll be ours to bury. boys-old Hoddy
Irving"
Confusion of voices rose in the
room and over them all a NO" from
some one who seemed to cry out in
pain.
Yes" said Middleton as the mur-
murs ceased. "our old Hoddy, starv-
ing. loaded UP with debt. alone. down
in miserable hall bedroom in stuy-
vesant Square. How did I come to
know about 1t? One of our reporters
who covers Bellevue. dug up the story
Evening star., 1922-02-12

were different. 1t was in the air.
In the midst of the dinner course
the toastmaster raped loudly with
the gavel for attention. 1t was hard
to obtain quiet.
Men" said the Northumberland
there was a curious note in his
voice-T ask your absolute silence.
Middleton, who you all know is one
of the editorial stan OF the Sphere,
has just come in. He can stay only
a few minutes. He came especially
to tell you something.
A man standing behind the toast
master stepped into the toastmas-
ter's place. He was in business
clothes, a sharp contrast to the rest
of the diners. He was loudly ap-
plauded. He raised his right hand
and shook his head.
Boys" he said. 1--WE got a tragic
piece of news for you-for those of
you who were in college any time
up to ten years ago" He paused
and looked the diners over.
"Four-fifths of you men who are
our prof in Latin. He served old
Huntington College for forty years
the longest term any professor ever
served. He made no demands-ever.
He took US freshmen under his wing.
I used to walk now and ther with
him, miles around the college, when
it wasn't so built up as it now is.
L.
and the trees. He taught me q lot
Of things besides Latin. Don't you
remember the funny little walk he
Evening star., 1922-02-12


front Of the crowd. He had walked
forward, seeing no one in his way. I.
"'Hoddy-Hoddy has gone. boys:
Then quickly, silently. the three
hundred men arose and stood. After
time they heard Delano say. sit
down, boys"
He waited till they were seated.
| There's lot that might tell. men-
terrible things-that I won't tel, fof
it's all over. Just this-and J sup.
pose you're about through now and
breaking up. 1t was the poor old
Prof. Of ours-shattered. deathiy
white. a lot older But will you be-
lieve it, the same dear old smile, OF
almost a smile. on his face! Cn-
conscious, but babbling. and ABOUT
what? The college-Alma Mater!
Those were just the words-Alma
Mater! The college that gave MIN
the half pay and forgot him on the
very night when We are trying 10
raise a miserable two-million, that
things like this shan't happen again!
"And, boys, when we bent over MN
and whispered our names, he seemed
after a while to understand that we
were there-but in the classroom, the
old No. in Holmes Hall! And, fellows
! he called on me to recite-
Merciless Martin Delano couldn't 30
on. Finally he spoke.
~ 4
Sc A Nd 50, Mr.. President. I wish'
n sir, as a slight token of my ap-
probation OF what that simple. great
man has done for Huntington College,
to give to our alma mater-our alma
mater, sir-the sum of $25o.o00, to be
used for the erection OF suitable
building, for whatever purpose is
+! most necessary, and that building to
be called after Horace Irving.
! And, sir, I also desire to give to
the fund for properly providing for
the salaries of our professors and
other teachers, the sum OF $2so'ooo
l-those men who teach in our alma
mater.
And I ask one word more. / have
arranged that Prof. Irving is to be
buried from my house. II you will
permit me. / will leave now"
The alumni of Huntington College
were silent. There was no sound
save the occasional pushing of
chair, or the click of a plate or
glass upon the table, as Martin De-
jlano passed from the room.
1t was after 1 o'clock. Martin De.
ilano was in his library, his arms huns
across the table, his face between
them.
In tshe Opaque blue of swirlins
rain, his car had passed the corner OF
4th avenue and eth street at precise
lily half-past four that afternoon. He
lhad happened to take out his watch
at the moment the Metropolitan
Iclock struck the second quarter.
He would never know whether II
Ihad been his car or another.
Copyright. AL rights reserTed.)
Evening star., 1922-02-12
How Y. w. C. A. Entertained Conference Visitors

! to help in your sightseeing, motor
trips or shopping expeditions" The
shopping end of 1t caught the at
tention Of Miss Nellie Scanlan, press
representative from far-off New Zea-
land. Il call that no end of thought
full" she remarked to the writer
on the morning she found the note
in her mail. II must remember to
tell that when 1 get home
1t was this little note Of sympa-
thetic understanding OF the problems
confronting a woman that brought
one of the conference secretaries to
Y. W. c. A., secretary with the
question as to what she should wear
to a certain function. and where she
should get it. II didn't want to ask
just any 6ne," she said.
When the British war mother ar
rived In Washington to participate
in the Armlstice Day exercises no
sooner had she reached her hotel than
the young lieutenant accompanying
the party from England called the
Y. W. C. A.. by telephone. Mrs.
Mccullough was very nervous, he
said. could not something be done
to relieve the strain? felt sure
you would know just what sugges-
ton to make"
With no Official label, but coming
straight from the people Of England
to the people of American. the little
party made an instant appeal. With
in an hour the limousine of one of the
board was standing at the hotel door.
q refreshing ride was had through
the quiet environs. tea was brewed
before blazing log fire in the Grace
Dodge tearoom, and when night
came with it's line of reporters and
committees the little war mother,
the bond of sympathy warmly
strengthened, was able to meet them
with smile.
In all the delegations were young
woman secretaries and clerks. The
British had the largest staff Of
women-twenty-two in all, headed
by Miss Violet Bell. Since tea
drinking was national pastime
with these English girls, S
o'clock tea-party meant nothing in
their young lives. What they need
ed was wholesome recreation and the
eompanionship of girls their own age.
This Mrs. Lansing and her committee
provided.
The facilities Of the various build
ings-gymnasium, ballroom and swim
ming pool-were placed at their dis
posal. Nearly all the girls in the
British delegation were good SWIM
mers and were the most frequent
visitors to the pool. Long hikes
through Rock Creek Park and the
surrounding country, interesting
sightseeing trips to historic spots
and motor rides were arranged for
them. On Thanksgiving eve all the
business and professional girls Of the
Y. W. c. A. were invited to meet the
girls Of all the clerical forces con-
nected with the conference. when q
program of American songs, recita-
tions and folk-dancing was enjoyed.
The next day Mrs. Lansing. enter
tanned twenty OF the English girls at
dinner-and a topping dinner too.
they pronounced it. Another beyya Of
Evening star., 1922-02-12
A DIFFERENT SORT OF STORY
BYO.F. LEWIS.

/ in his days work. They brought in
this old. disheveled, unconscious man
and in his pocket was his name.
Kenyon. the reporter. went over to
the house on the square and found
another old fellow that old Hoddy
chummed some with and who knew
all the circumstances.
1T seems Hoddy had an invalid old
sister-and they hadn't any money
except this pension. How two old
souls got along no one will ever
know. But she died a while ago and
that put Hoddy into a lot more debt.
And not a whimper that old man
has had to carry him and his debts.
And nto a whiinper that old man
utters. Always kindly, Hoddy was:
always telling stories from the forty
years at Huntington-and we fellows
here, a lot of us rotten with money,
and not knowing that the old fel-
low"
Middleton's voice broke. 1t was
some time before he proceeded.
c1>HIS afternoon, at the corner of
4th avenue and sth street.
to cross the street. He got in q jan,
Of cars, and Of course the windshields
were all mussed up with rain. and the
chauneurs couldn't see anything ahead
and they don't know whose car it
was. The police say it was just four
thirty-one when they picked him up.
"Well, that's all, except that-I'm
going down to Bellevue, and if one OF
two Of you want to come-perhaps old
Hoddy will! know us-even this late
Middleton had finished. From various
parts of the room came the words
IN go, Let me co." Men were frankly
| wiping their eyes.
At distant table arose Martin
Delano. He was reputed to he the
| wealthiest alumnus of Huntington. He
| was said to have made almost fabulous
| millions during the war. In the street
he was known as "Merciiess Martin
They were planning to strike him thi.
evening for at least hundred thousand
Martin Delano stood holding the edgt
Of sthe table with one hand, the othel
| lingering a spoon on the table. HI
| stood there long. Several times HI
| opened his lips as though to speak
He took out his handkerchief and wiped
his cheeks and forehead. Evidently h.
was deeply moved.
| "Mr. Toastmaster, may I ask tn,
privilege of going down to Bellevu.
with Mr.. Middleton? I would ask tha,
be allowed to insist on going down
I have sinned. grievousIy sinned. II
forgetting old Hoddy. Now, when IT.,
two late. Thirty years ago. ant
more. when was a green, frightened
| freshman from Vermont, he took mo t.
his heart He was known as the fresh
=; mans friend. That's what Hoddy al
ened freshman to his heart. Probably
II he hadn't done that to me, I'd hav,
! gone back home in my 1onesomeness
And then
Yes. I have sinned-and it Nigh
have been so different. 1 want to z,
down there! And I'm coming baci
here, before you men are through
tonight. and i'll tell you more"
At about 1880 Martin Delano cam,
back. He walked into the room jus
as one of the speakers had finished
The POSTMASTER caught his eye ant
beckoned to him to come to tn,
| speakers table. Delano stood fl