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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
MADONNA WITH SILVER HALO
Reme rLable Picture Among Other
Fine Specimens In Historic Greek
Church at Sitka, Alaska.

Way up In S,tka, Alaska, that de-
ries where the thermometer seldom
goes below zero In winter, there Is an
old Greek church which is famous all
along the Pacific coast. Dating from
the days Of BaranOff, it has stood
through many storms and vicissitudes,
and was for years the chief see In
the Russian-Gre church Of western
America.
There arc several unique paintings
in this church which were brought
over from Russia In the early years,
and everyone who is fortunate enough
to go to Alaska comes away from this
dingy, faded, green-colored church with
enthusiasm over the examples Of fine
art that decorate the chancel and al
tar. Chief among these paintings Is
one Of the so-called Sitka Madonna.
The peculiar feature about these
paintings, which is said to be en-
ployed nowhere else in the world, is
the use of beaten silver for halos and
accessories. The metal is laid on such
a manner that 1t Is almost impossible
to separate it from the rest OF the
painting, and 1t produces a rich effect
that pigments cannot attain. The pic
ture of the Madonna and Child has
voluminous drapery Of this beaten sill
yer, and the fame Of it's beauty is well
understood along the Pacific coast.
The Ascension, over the bronze
doors to the holy Of holy screen, is
a gem Of Byzantine art, and the jew
eled helmets and halos in the paintings
of the saints show the wonderful ver-
satility Of the old-time Russian artists.
Massive candlesticks, Jeweled crowns,
and robes Of cloth of gold are In this
historic church, reminder Of histor-
ic Alaska and the time when stern
Baranoff and his iron-hearted followers
held full sway.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
Healthy Irish cobbIer Potatoes.

nized and is growing every year, yet
only meager quantity Of even rela-,
lively good seed is obtainable.
There is very little, If any, hope Of
improving badly infected strains of po-,
tatoes, the department specialists
think, therefore, prompt efforts should
be made to locate the NEST healthy
strains Of the various important COM
mercial varieties. Since there is no,
means at present Of detecting mosaic
on the tuber the search should be con-.
fined exclusively to the fields during
the growing season. When the best
strains are found they should further,
be improved by the annual elimination,
of all the diseased individuals. /.
Specialists Must Be. Sought. !.
1t is necessary to place this work In
charge of highly trained specialists
since the Identification of certain
minute and peculiar characters of the
disease requires considerable expert
ence and great deal of pathological
knowledge. Furthermore, manifesta-'
lions of mosaic under the varied Gull
tural and climatic conditions of the
West are often very obscure and not
yet fully understood.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23

MOSAIC DISEASE
HARMS POTATOES
Adequate Measures for EIimlna-
ton of AiIment MuSt Sc
Taken Immediately.
TROUBLE SPREAD BY INSECTS
Situation May Be Somewhat Improved
by Partial Wedding Out OF Worst
Cases-Yleid IL Reduced
About so Per Cent.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
A survey of the Western states con-
Quoted during the past summer by pa
biologists of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture shows that
unless adequate measures for the
elimination Of the mosaic disease OF
potatoes are taken Immediately the
work of potato seed improvement In
the West will soon become extremely
difficult, If at all possible. Being OF an
infectious nature, the disease is spread
In the field throughout the summer by
means Of insects which carry 1t from
diseased to healthy plants, and 1t Is
also transmitted with the seed tubers
from one generation to another.
There is no evidence that plant
once infected can recover and produce
healthy progeny at any time. On the
contrary, the infected plants ordinarily
under certain environmental condi-
tons practically cease to produce tu-
bers In the third or fourth generation.
If only a partial wedding out Of the
worst cases is practiced, the situation
may be somewhat improved, though
not in all cases and by no means per-
manently. The mild and the medium
stages of the disease left in the stock
serve as perpetual sources Of infection,
and eventually the entire strain be-
comes diseased and Is apt to "run out"
completely.
Reduces Yield 80 Per Cent.
It has been repeatedly demonstrated
in the East that the average reduction
Of yield due to mosaic Is about 80 per
cent. Precisely the same effect of this
disease was noted In the case of all the
varieties grown In different Western
states. Some remarkable instances
were observed during the last two
years of field observations carried on
by the department in which the reduc-
ton Of yield in individual hills was In
direct proportion to the severity Of the
infection.
The potato acreage In certain irri-
gated sections of the West has been
increased this year by one-third as
compared with that Of the last year,
yet the yield in these districts Is only
two-thirds Of normal. Many growers
complain that where 300 sacks or more
were raised to the acre In former
years, only 100 to $50 sacks are obtain
able now. This Is In fields under good
cultural conditions, showing good
stands and a high freedom from
fungus and bacterial diseases. The
low yielding quality of the strains In
question no doubt is principally
manifestation of mosaic. The need of
good seed In the West is well recog-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
Mining Methods.

In the construction Of the I1etOn
dam of the Yakima project in Wash
ington the United States reclamation
service will have added another note
worthy achievement to Its already
long list. The dam itself will be one
of the largest earth dams in the Unit
ed States, having visible height OF
23O feet and length along the crest
Of 900 feet, with top width OF TWEEN
ty-five feet.
A heavy concrete cOrewall will ex-
tend through the full length Of the dam
and from it's crest into the bedrock.
The excavation for and placing Of the
corewall is one of the features OF the
work. The following method is being
used: Three shafts are being sunk
from the surface of the ground into
the bedrock. Drifts six feet high and
five feet wide are then driven In both
directions along the line Of the core
wall. After the lower drive is COM
pleted, a second drift Is driven imme-
diately above it. The material from
this second drift is broken down into
mine cars placed in the lower drift,
and from there is taken to the SHAFT
and hoisted to the surface. After the
two drifts are completed the lower
drift is filled with concrete from cars
running In the second drift. A third
drift Immediately above the second
drift Is then driven. and the process
&c ranaatad until the surface Is
reached. =
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Rev. ID. w. Davis

rev. IL. w. Davis
Sunday school 9:45 A. M. Mrs.
F. T. Beers Supt.
Epworth League $50 P. M. Harry
M. Hanson, President.
Public worship HOO A. M. and
7:3e P. M. A cordial invitation to
the public not. affiliated with another
church.
Girls Sunday will be observed at
the morning service hour. All girls
of the church and Sunday School
over twelve years of age are asked
to be present. Any other girl of the
city not affiliated with any other
church is cordially invited TO attend.
The Tuesday evening prayer meet
ing will be held at the home of Mrs.
Hawks, 7O4 West Third street.
Wednesday evening, Jessie N.
Smith residence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
Tone Producer for Violin.

1t is said that a modern violin, Of
any ordinary make, can be converted
into the equivalent of Stradivarius,
or other violin of Italy's golden days
of string-instrument making, by the
attachment to 1t of a newly invented
tone producer. The device, according
to an illustrated article in the March
Popular Mechanics Magazine, is ap-
plicable to any kind Of string instru-
ment, is made of specially prepared
wood, and is so constructed that 1t
conforms to the shape of the instru-
ment to which It Is attached.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
BIG NEED OF BETTER ROADS
Engineers at Sea Regarding Highways
Which Will Stand Up Under !,
Modern Traffic.

A. r. Hirst, Wisconsin highway en-,
gineer, has declared Shat the best en-
gineers today are at sea regarding
the kind Of roads which will stand up
under modern traffic, or the traffic
which will develop in a few years.
Travel by air, to any considerable ex-
tent, is still long way off, and for
good many years to come there will
be urgent need for better and better
highways.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23

Thoreson.
Goals from floor: Haglund H.,
Cease A, Morgan 3, Sheridan 2,
Soshea 2; Vanek 8, Keller l.
Goals from fouls: Haglund Il;
Keller 2.
Referee Bell.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
Edmonton Has a cusher.

new gas well north of Edmonton,
Alberta. is gushing at rate of 49,
100000 cubic feet day and the roar
Of the gas can be heard at a distance
OF fifteen miles. Men working In the
vicinity have to wear masks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
school. BOARD PROCEEDINGS

The regular meeting of the Board
of Education was held at the office of
the Secretary February 9th, 1922.
The meeting was called to order
by the President at 8 o'clock P. M.
Members present, E. Bryan, Mrs.
J. R. Mitchell, H. P. Swanby, D. A.
Monroe, Herb Borggen and Carl
Lindstrom.
Absent Mrs. Frank Arseneau, John
Love and Fred Anderson.
The minutes Of the last regular
and special meeting read and ap-
proved.
The following communication was
presented and read by the Secretary.
Honorable Board of Education,
City Of Washburn,
Gentlemen:
Owning to the death of Mr.. d. w.
Corning our former treasurer, the
name of Elmer w. Olson as treasurer
of our fund is herewith submitted for
your approval.
Yours very truly,
Wings Scholarship fund,
BY D. M. Marcy, Secy.
Moved and seconded that Elmer w.
Olson be appointed as treasurer of
the Wing Scholarship fund. Mo-
tion carried.
Moved and seconded that the bill
of $1,792.00 for wood bought from
the city be allowed and paid. Mo-
ton carried.
Moved and seconded that the
Secretary be instructed to pay $500
per night for night work at the Wal
ker school. Motion carried.
The following bills were audited
by the Finance Committee and upon
motion allowed by the board.
Albert Holgren, Mds to domestic
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN

NV CIEIs OHTISCIdII5tN, dSIUI
Services Sunday morning.
Sunday school at noon.
English services in the evening.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Peter Ole On West Pine street.
Bible study Thursday evening.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23

SubStItUtlOnS KODlnSOn TOT BratZ,
Bodin for V. Bogenrief.
Goals from floor: Oberts 10, Mem
GEEK 6, Bratz 5, Robinson 8, Ross Il;
G. Bogernief 3, Holzer 2, Nicholson
1, Bodin 1.
Referee Brown.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23

There being no further business
the Board adjourned.
GEO. A. WHITE,
i. Secretary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
Chilean OIL Field.

The most promising petroleum field
20 far discovered In the Province Of
Antofa gasta, Chile. Is that In the pass
Of Sigiia. near the Argentine frontier
bat Il remains to be seen IL the petro-
lsum will be found In paying quaint
,tieA
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23

; SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES =
SWEDISH LUTHERAN
Rev. A. Road, pastor

Services as follows:
Bayfield, March 26, 1890 A. M.
Ashland March 26, 1880 P. M.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-20

Mrs. Arthur Thornhill Of Plymouth .
Mass, is visit NJ at the bone OF lie.
son, Walter Thornhill
Civil War veterans in this section
will be interested To learn fa5l the
10th Maine Regimeutal Association
meeting will he held at East N.-sa'
horo Thursday August ~ ~ The
GRANGE Hall II is the wish tha-
hose who are ever connected with th
Ijtl -ltI4a. Ill n r#r-4 80. =.
invited guests would be prescott an
have a holiday with the boys OF CLIO
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-20

Isn't your big hay crop worth in
suring? We can save you money.
A. II. Gle oland 4 Co.. Madison
avenue, owe. u.Iol Dug store, Skow-
hogan. 1w29*
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-20

Sad, But True
OF every "a men who are 65 years old or
more, s. depend on others to support them and
SIX are SO poor that they have to go on working
for their living. Only five out of "a have money
saved to live on In independence
Moral--Use the Savings Bank
OF the three million widows over 65 in this
country, one million are without the bare necessi-
ties of life, while 100000 do without ordinary
comforts
Moral--Use the Savings Bank
This condition exists because we Americans
do not save systematically and lose our savings in
wildcat schemes
Only one-tenh Of our people have savings
accounts
The One Best Way to Save
Is the Savings Bank WAY
The Skowhegan Savings Bank is the only
Bank In Somerset County devotng its entire energy
to the management Of Savings Accounts. 1t has
gradually accumulated Reserve Fund of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars to care for possible
losses 1t has substantial undivided profit ac-
count 1t has resources exceeding Three and
Three Quarters Millions Of Dollars. 1t invites
every man, woman and child in Somerset County
to become one Of its depositors and thereby share
and enjoy its prosperity.
Over Half Century
of Successful Business
Skowhegan Savings Bank
Observation-Disclosures 11znuuuuuuuuuuuuas
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-20

Whel in Baneol stop at hresUrs ,
Annex, corner of NAN anu Union SITS
Good clean beds, $780, 4w26%
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-22
OBITUARY
MRS. ELIZA REYMuNoo

Following an illness OF one week
Mrs. Eliza Reymundo, 80 years Of
age, died shortly after noon yesterday
at the home Of Mrs. Kelley on West
Romano street, She had been a resi-
dent OF Pensacola for many years and
leaves to mourn her loss two STEP
sons, Frank and Louis Reymundo, and
three daughters, Mrs. NJ. Holiihand
and Mrs. q. Smallwood, both OF this
oity, and Mrs. Arthur Burgoyne Of
Mobile, Ala.
Cortege will leave Mrs, Kelley's
residence on West Romano street at
s o'clock and will proceed to ST.
Michaers church where Father Full
lerton will have charge of the funeral
services. Burial will be made in st.
Michaeis cemetery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-22
MARION oWsLEY

Relatives in Pensacola received
news yesterday Of the death Of Mar
ion Owsley, OF New York, who passed
away wednesday morning following
an operation In a New York hospital.
The deceased is brother of Miss
Margaret Owsley and Henry Owsley
of 1918 East Gadsden street, and was
former resident of this city. The
body Is expected to arrive Sunday
morning for burial here. Mr>Owsley is
also survived by his widow and two
children and father.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-22
ARMY BALLOON Al
LEAVES FOR AKRON

HAMPTON, Va, July 2I.-After
waiting many weeks for orders to
move and for favorable weather, the
army balloon A left Langley Field
at II o'clock this morning for Akron,
Ohio, IN its was to Scott Field, Ills
Last reports received at Langley Field
were to the effect that the little blimp
had been seen passing over Mounds
vile, W. Va at $50 p. m. and that
all was well on the ship
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-22
undertaken, Will be held from the resi-

undertaken, will be held from the resi-
dence of L. Anderson. 1905 West Gar
den street, this afternoon at o'clock
Rev. W. P Hurt, pastor of the Gads-
den street Methodist church, Will con-
duct the services. Interment will be In
st. Joseph's cemetery.
PalIbearers will be w. L. Meyer, A.
j. Malone, L. L. Peak, G. L. Napier,
Ben johnson and Tom Norwood.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-22
BICCS WILL WEAR
MEDAL this WEEK
High Man at Weekly Gun Shoot BY
Dropping 81 Out of Possible Sixty

dropping OF :Vut OF FoSSIbIe Sixty
Walter Biggs won the weekly shoot
of the Dixie Gun club at the Bayshore
Traps yesterday afternoon by drop
ping 81 out Of sixty OF the targets
flushed before him. Consequently he
will have the pleasure Of wearing the
diamond trophy Of the club for the
coming week.
The contestants and the scores Of
each We're as follows: Hayes SIS, DR..
Quina Sc, Robinson 81. Merrill 55,
Biggs 81, c. Kupfrian Sc. Taylor ii,
Blount 40, G. Kupfrian so, Vidal 50,
Forbes 81, and Bond so.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-22
w. s. GRANT

After a short illness w. S. Grant
died at his home on Barrancas avenue
yesterday morning shortly before
noon. Funeral, in charge of +. r. Pou,
New Britain herald., 1922-12-15

and the granting of permission t.
carry bottled-in- bond stocks as need.
ed would insure supplies of high
grade whlskeys for the filing of pre-.
scriptions.
The Medical Association representa-.
tives were said to have informed Mr.
Mellon that there would be an ample
supply of pint and hah-pint bottled
in-bond whiskeys, and to have argued
that since the liquor so handled is
more easily accounted for through Sc
rial numbers than is bulk" liquor,
the change in the regulations would
serve as an aid to enforcement 1t
was declared in the argument that un-
der the present permi-arrangement
interruptions druggists may buy alco-
hoI or inferior grades of whiskeyEand
mix it to suit themselves and the pur-
chasers may have prescriptions filed
with liquor of poor quality.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-15
DOCTORS ASKING TO
GET MORE WHISKEY
Physicians in Petition Urge Wider
Limit for Bottled in Bond
.F.rS IEP a.
Liquor.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Petitions urg-
ing an exemptions by the treasury OF
bottledin- bond whiskeys from the
quantitative limitation placed on whis-
key stocks which druggists may buy
during each quarterly period have
been filed with Secretary Mellon and
Commissioner Blair by representatives
of the American Medical association.
The present regulations limit the
retail druggists to 100 gallons of all
kinds Of spirituous liquors for each
three months and hold the wholesale
druggist to purchase of liqours not
exceeding 10 per cent. of his gross
business turnover. :, z-
Secretary Mellon was told, it was
said that II druggists were permitted
to carry stocks of bottled in bond
whiskeys sufficient to meet their re-
quirements outside of the 100 gallon
Limitation there would be very little
home made" or drugstore made"
Whiskeys used. Advocates Of the
change, were said to have suggested
that, all of the. bottled lin bond ,whis-
Key now ~ more than FIVE years old
the last having been bottled iii 1917,
N . 4 "a 4 a f
New Britain herald., 1922-12-15
ANNUAL REPORT OF
surgeon GENERAL
Covers Existence Of 1874 Years Of
Public Health Service

The annual report of the surgeon
general of the public health service
of the United States for the fisca
year ended June 80, 1922, has jus
been issued. The report covers TIN
work of the 124th year of the exist
ence of the service. ~r
+ The public health service Is tht
| federal agency charged with the. pro
lection of the health of the people o.
the United States. 1t guards agains
the introduction of communicate
/ diseases from foreign couptries anC
the spread of these diseases from
state to state, and 1t co-operates will
state and local health departments II
| the suppression of epidemics and the
correction of conditions affectinG
health which might. become q men
ace to the nation. 4
Many Activities. 49,. is
The many activities of the public
health service during the year are
described in the report, including,
among others, the study Of diseases
tof man for the purpose of finding 3ef-
fective means for the control Of ph,-
ventable diseases; studies I'M indus
trial hygiene and In the pollution of
streams and the disposal of human
cxcreta. Rural sanitation is said to
be one of the most productive and
economical OF the cooperative func-
tions of the public health service
from the standpoint Of. measurable
results. -- Ar %
\ One of the scientific accomplish
nents of the year is the development
of a. new gas for the fumigation.s of
vessels for the destruction of disease
bearing insects and vernlin without
injury to vessel or cargo. s&s
The necessity !. FOR, and the value
OF. work for the control Of venereal
diseases have been demonstrated, and
research work is in progress which
gives promise of greatly improved
methods of treatment, particularly In
the case of certain late manifesto
tions Of, syphilis, f-,$
Threatened outbreaks of plague in
several localities have been controlled
and the importation OF yellow fever
from Central and South America has
been prevented.
A feature which has attracted
popular attention Is the giving of ad-
vice by, wireless to ships BIT sea.sby
medical OFFICERS OF the public health
service as to the care OF seafnen or
passengers who may be injured or ILL.,
This Service has been helpful to ships
which do not carry physicians.
Public health information has been
sent out to the public from a, num-
her Of broadcasting stations. This
service has been developed with very
little expense to the government.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-15
GEORGIA MECCA FOR
UNHAPPY NEIGHBORS
South CaTOlinans Seeking Divorce
Cross River to Augusta
(By NEA scrvico)

Columbia, 8. c., Dec lB.-Whnt
do unhappy married people do In
South Caroina-the only state that
prohibits divorce?
Easy. They 90 10 Georgia.
Augusta Ia the refuge city for most
divorce hunters from South Carolina.
1t IL said Augusta, Ga, on the sa-
fattnah river Just across the line from
South Carolina Ia the Largest South
Carolina city In Georgia."
Attentions again In focused on this
state because of the renewed efforts
In the Senate to put through Sena-
tor Wesley j.. Jones resolution for n
goth amendment to the constitution
providing for a federal divorce law
4 The outstanding champion Of the
anti-divorce law In South Carolina
Is the Right Rev. ". A. Query, of
Charleston. bishop OF the Episcopal
church. Bishop Query believes the
South Carolina law, prohibiting d.
Yorce for any cause whatsoever,
should be the model for the national
Law. ,%
WhAteyor Is done by Congress,
South Carolina seems certain to re-
main steadfast aaginst divorce. Mild
attempts have been made to change
the law but bills introduced in the
legislature have never gone farther
than the Introduction stage.
! South carolinans who want divorces
go over tos Georgia. set up legal
residence and, after the required
period Of residence has elapsed, in
stitute divorce proceedings in the
Georgia courts on grounds of deser-
ton. Il se'sl.. se
with a wffe's residence established
in Georgiaf it is easy for her to claim
that the husband, whose legal resi-
dence remains in South Caroliaa, has
deserted her,
Only one years residence is re-
quired. The wife's legal residence is
in Georgia, but that doesn't prevent
her from spending most of her. time
i'm South Carolina If she chooses.
After she gets her divorce, it is
easy to discontinue the Georgia resi-
dence. Courts here have held that
persons divorced in another state can
not legally marry in South Carolina.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-15
LIBRARY COUNCIL
Chicago to Have Mld.wiater.
A. =; 4. enca Sof Association

Chicago, Dec. 15.-The VII
meetings n of the council, Z,
board, edttotia lcommittee al
mittee' on education of the Al
library association will be hel
December 1890, in connectic
meetings OF university, coIlsl
normal school librarians andiIbI
at largepublic libraries. The
will be devoted to meetings
Individual groups.
It is also announced II
Biographical Society Of il
which usually meets at thean'
will meet this year in New
Conn, December 29.