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United States, as we have In recent
years."
Turning to taxation, he declared
ownership of property no longer is a
satisfactory test of ability to pay taxes,
The ownership of property. both tan
gible and intangible, he said, produces
not more than 20 per cent OF total net
income. while the Census Bureau flnds
that rs per cent of the revenue OF the
States and local units of government Is
derived from the general property tax.
"While the general property tax url-
duly burdens all real estate" he said,
cit bears specially heavy upon farm
lands.
NEARLY all the States, recognizing
the defects of the general property tax,
now levy special taxes of one kind and
another The tax upon gasoline is per-
haps the most striking recent develop
ment in this direction. There are
other special taxes which readily come
to mind. The States, however. cannot
derive sufficient revenue from this
source. The general property tax,
therefore, will remain unless some
substitute be found for it."
He saw the tax upon incomes as the
only alternative" and said there Is no
other test of ability to pay so just and
equitable as the income of the citizen.
If taxes were levied upon the basis
of income he said, voters would realize
more readily that they were paying Tor
increased expenditures for government
and would consider with greater care
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TOXIC HONORS AMERICAN

A story with Townsend Harris, first
American envoy to japan, as leading
character, was presented On the stage
this month at the Kabuki-za, one of
the two foremost theaters in Japan.
The theme deals with little known
romance between Harris and Okichima,
a geisha of Shimoda. a small town on
the Izu Peninsula, where the American
lived after settling down in this country.
There was considerable interest in the
play because the arrival of Commodore
Perry's "black ships" in 1858 is de-
picted as were numerous other scenes
giving incidents during the days when
Japan was opened to contacts with the
western world. The whole tenor of the
drama shows the high character of
Harris and impresses upon the Japa-
nese public more wildly than before
the great service he did both to his
country and to theirs.
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gan. was elected chief
of the veterans by more than two-to-
one majority over Coli Winfield Scott
Of Enid Okla, former commissioner of
pensions under the Coolidge admins
tration. Green polled 500 votes and
Scott 427.
It was decided that in the future
services held in Arlington Cemetery in
commemoration of the sinking of the
battleship Maine will be in charge Of
the u. S. w. v. national officers instead
of the washington camps OF the or
ganization.
Endorsement was given proposal
that the United States and Cuba join
in erecting a memorial in Tampa, Fla,
concentrating the Spanish American
war heroes. The veterans also voted
to donate 81 900 toward the building Of
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a chapel at the Walter Reed Govern
ment Hospital in Washington.
A resolution to pass unanimously was
one favorine the preservation Of Ad-
miral Dewey's flagship, the Olympia, as
a memorial.
Other elections were:
Senior vice commander in chief, Rob-
ert Mankowski of Los Angeles over
Frank Shea, department of Connecticut
and e. w. Simmons Of Wisconsin.
Surgeon general, Fl. L. Davis, Rock
ford, ILL.,, elected without opposition.
Chaplain n-chief, Roy B. Parcel OF
Ferndale, Wash, over Thomas II. Der
rick of Massachusetts.
Mary E. Craig of Denver was elected
national president of the Spanish
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Oh MPIA MEMORIAL
URGED BY VETERANS
Spanish-American Group Names
Fred w. Green, Governor of
Michigan, Commander.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, September 12-New Or
leans was selected for the 1881 conven-
ton of the United Spanish-American
War Veterans by the national encamp-
ment of that organization here yester-
day. The vote was 1852 to 463, over
Oakland, Calf Philadelphia already
had been designated for the 1880 con-
vention.
Delegates were thrown into an ova-
tional uproar yesterday when Maj Gen
T. j. Appleyard, Confederate vetran, of
Tallahassee, Fla, declared in an ad-
dress to the assembly that the Spanish
War Veterans deserved much of the
credit for healing the wounds of the
Civil War. The Southerner's address
was one OF the most impressive events
on the program to date.
Fred w. Green, Governor Of Michi-
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American War Nurses at q business
meeting of that organization.
Other officers chosen are Mary Ken
nedy Morrison. California, secretary:
Margaret Thompson Howe, Washington,
d. c., treasurer: Helene B. Schiller New
York, correspondent; Eliza A. B. Jones,
Illinois, chaplain, and ten vice presi-
dents. Eva T. Green, Virginia; Esther
B. Hasson. Washington, D. c.: Mary E.
Buckley. Ohio: Mary D. Mcdonald
Illinois; Elizabeth Mccoy, Ohio: Kitty
E. Doxsee. Fla: Hannah M Waddell
Illinois; Elizabeth Hewitt. Massachu-
sets: Laura Becroft, Arazona, and
Bertha G. Holland, Calf.
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LOWDEN PROPOSES
WAY TO AID FARM
Revolution in National and
State Attitude and Tax
Reform Urged.
BY the Associated Press.

SARANAC INN, N. Y, September IL
A revolution in national and State
attitude toward agriculture, resulting In
q 'better way of life" for the farmer.
said former Gov. Frank o. Lowden OF
Illinois in an address here last night,
probably would enhance the prosperity
of ALL"
1.-The time has come" said Mr.. Low
den in the address delivered at the con-
ference dinner of the National Tax As
ISOLATION, when we must strive to
eoualize conditions of living upon the
farm and in the towns and cities. We
shall be unable much longer to main
tain a double standard of living In the
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36e GENERALS IN MEXICO.
Army Reduction Still Leaves 7,444
Other Officers.

MEXICO CITY Especially Contrary
to popular belief in the United States,
there are some soldiers in Mexico who
are not generals.
According to statement issued by
Joaquin Amaro, secretary of war, there
are at present only 369 generals. There
are 7,444 other officers and 5,646 pri-
Yates. Secretary Amaro has just fin
ished slasTing the personnel of the
army as an economy measure.
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the need for proposed new activities Of
the Government"
1.-THE Federal and State Governments"
he asserted, "have 1t within their power
to lift or greatly tighten the unjust
burden of taxation now resting so heav-
ily on the farmers shoulders"
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Housewives Of Chile are taking to
electric heating and cooking devices.
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laid on the ground surface, overlapped
to exclude light and held in place by
bricks or pieces of lumber, proved eff
fective on open ground. Digging of
plants, roots and all, was also effective,
but IS not recommended for persons
susceptible to poisoning. Spraying the
plants with chemicals or oils is sug
geSted where the ivy Is in fence rows
or other inaccessible places. Among
the agents recommended are arsenate
Of soda, one pound to five gallons of
water; sulphate of iron, two pounds to
one gallon of water; sulphuric acid, one
pound to five quarts of water, and
sodium chlorate, one pound to the gall
lon of water. All of these four ma
terials are difficult to handle because
of their poisonous or corrosive proper
ties. Kerosene or gasoline, sprayed full
strength, are particularly recommended
because of their safer handling. One
gallon of either material to the square
rod where ivy is thick is considered an
adequate application. In the case of
scattered plants each plant should be
sprayed individually. Several applica-
tions, three or more, are suggested for
completely eradicating this pernicious
weed. A spraying outfit is needed to
give good coverage, but on small areas
a Sprinkling can may meet the require
mentS.e
Ivy is dangerous plant and highly
undesirable in or about the garden. 1t
is hoped that these hints may prove of
some help to suburban gardeners who
are pestered with this poisonous plant.
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THE HOME GARDENER
BEETLE TRAPS

The green bucket traps distributed
throughout the city have attracted the
attention of many people, some OF whom
may, possibly have rather vague ideas
concerning their purpose. The follow
ing clipping from the August IS num-
Der of the official record of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture sets forth quite
clearly what it Is ali about:
1.-The appearance of small green
buckets on iron supports and on trees
throughout the District and in Airing
ton County in recent weeks has aroused
much interest. These buckets, placed
by the plant quarantine and control
administration, are baited japanese
beetle traps designed to attract and
catch the beetles as they emerge from
the ground in June and July after their
transformation from the white grub
stage. The first capture in these traps
occurred June II, which was an early
record for the occurrence OF the beetle.
On June II SIS beetles were taken in the
traps in the Arlington County infested
district. Two beetles were found in the
White House grounds, one near the in
tersection Of New Jersey and MaSSa-
chusetts avenues and one few blocks
south of Brightwood. Vita the excep-
ton of the findings in the Potomac
Yards in Arlington County and along
Wisconsin avenue, the numbers found
at any point were from one to a half
dozen-in a few instances exceeding
that-and at one point east of the
Washington Terminal IS were taken.
Last year about 100 beetles altogether
were found in Washington and as many
more in Arlington County. The pur-
pose of the traps is to attract and cap
ture the beetles, with the object of re-
ducing the spread of the pest or pos
sibly, although that is scarcely to be
hoped, to effect it's eradication In the
Washington section. The traps have
been developed as a result of expert
mentation extending over a number of
years in the heavily infested japanese
beetle areas in New Jersey. The bait
used in the traps is geraniol, a manu-
featured product which is very power
full attractant to the adult japanese
beetle. So far as known this bait is
not attractive to other insects"
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GARDEN ITEMS

The prolonged drought has become
a serious menace to gardens, and par
ticularly to trees and shrubs that were
planted last Spring. It Is interesting to
notice how the trees behave in dry
periods. In order to protect themselves
the trees shed a considerable percent
age of their leaves, chiefly older leaves
toward the center of the tree. This
loss of leaves cuts down the water loss
by evaporation, or Transportation, as the
process Is technically known, and en-
ables the tree to carry on its life
processes.
James A. Hyslop, in charge of the
insect pest survey of the Department
of Agriculture, urges home gardeners to
be prepared to save their lima beans
from the secc',l brood of the Mexican
bean beetle. This brood, according to
Mr.. HySlop, Is apt to be even more nu-
merous than the earlier outbreak. Mag
nesium arsenate is the best protective
material and may be used either as a
liquid spray or as a dust. Pyrethrum
soap Is also effective, but Is consider
ably more costly. Information on treat
ment of bean beetles was summarized
in an earlier number of this column,
or may be secured from the Depart
ment of Agriculture or the Maryland
Experiment Station at College Park.
Synthetic manure may become an
important factor in home gardening A
recent bulletin from a Missouri expert
ment station tells how to make this
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species grouped together in colonies,
usually either on the under side of a
leaf or along a twig. They may be
greenish, brownish, black, or of other
color, depending on the species, or even
covered with a mealy powder or long
waXlike f1laments.
"These insects have a very unusual
life history, one differing from those of
almost all other insects. The egg Is laid
in the Fall of the year, usually on the
bark of the twig. With the coming of
warm weather in the Spring this egg
matches into what is known as the
stem mother. There are no males until
the next Fall. The stem mother gives
birth to living young, without the neces-
sity of fertilization. These young are
all females, and. when mature, give
birth to other living young. This con-
tinues throughout the Summer, there
being numerous generations. In each
generation there are usually some
which are winged and others which are
wingless. each form being fully mature.
AS the Spring advances the number OF
wing forms increases, until. in the case
of many species, they fly away to an en-
tirely different kind of plant. Plants
so chosen are known as Summer hosts;
on them new colonies are started, and
there may be several generations on
them before the return migration to the
Winter host. On the latter the true
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artificial manure from straw. The pro-
portions Of chemicals per 100 pounds Of
straw are about as follows: Three and
a half pounds of ammonium sulphate.
three pounds Of ground limestone and
one pound Of acid phosphate (super-
.phosphate). The compost heap should
be built in layers, scattering the fer
tilizers throughout the mass and at the
same time watering thoroughly to has
ten decomposition. The chemicals are
easily procurable at any fertilizer. store
and are fully harmless to handle. One
might suggest that the same amount Of
chemicals applied directly to the garden
would be highly beneficial, which, as
matter of fact, is true, but chemical
manures fail to supply organic matter
to keep the soil in good condition. The
decaying straw supplies this needed
bulk material. The turning under of
a green manure cover crop, such as
clover, rye or oats, accomplishes the
same purpose, but is too often forgot
ten by the gardener and is very
slow process of soil improvement at the
best
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THE GARDEN CLUBS

Mrs w. F. Rhode, 3716 s street, presi-
dent of the Burleith Garden Club, has
supplied the following information con-
corning her club:
For a dry Midsummer season, the
exhibit of flowers collected by the mem
bers of the Burleith Garden Club from
their gardens for the August meeting
was remarkable for their beauty and for
the variety. There were roses, del
phinum, snapdragon, monkshead, penste-
mon, platycoden, montbretia, gladioluSes,
zinnias, mignon dahlia, achilles, MOON
flowers, hydrangea, marigolds, baby
breath, phlox, red hot poker and African
daisy.
"Dr. E. B. White spoke Of the proper
cultivation of the soil and the prepa-
ration necessary for the successful
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STRAWBERRY NOTES

Strawberries are not much in mind
at the present season, perhaps not as
much as they should be, if We accept
the more recent knowledge obtained by
research workers in the Department OF
Agriculture and elsewhere. The flower
buds which are to make next Spring S
crop are formed in late Summer and
early Autumn. This means just one
thing-that the strawberry bed should
receive the very best of care at this
time. Weeds should not be allowed to
draw the moisture and nutrients needed
by the plants, and just as soon as rains
come the soil should be fertilized to
aid the plants in forming strong flower
buds.
Another point that should be borne
in mind is that too many young plants
in a given place may easily result In
injury. 1t pays to space the young
bed and after enough plants are es-
tablished to form bed to cut off the
later runners altogether.
The two photographs shown today
are interesting chiefly because Of the
novelty of the ideas expressed. No one
would seriously contemplate strawberry
culture by the barrel method. The
practice of growing the Winter mulch
directly in the strawberry field has
some merit, especially on sloping areas,
but withal 1t is about as easy and just
as practical to buy straw and mulch
directly in very late Autumn or early
Winter. In order to grow oats without
danger to the berry plants one must
have good fertile soil that can safely
support two crops without injury to the
strawberry. For the average garden 1t
would probably be better to buy straw,
but the practice of growing a mulch
crop may offer interest to those who
find difficulty in buying a small guam
tity of straw or those who are troubled
with soil erosion on hillsides.
The Department of Agriculture has
bulletins on strawberry growing, which
may be secured on application and
which will prove very helpful to home
gardeners as well as commercial grow
erS.
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blooming Of show peonies and sug-
gested the planting Of at least one bulb
for show bloom In 1882, the George
Washington celebration year. He also
talked on the cultivation Of the 'glads,
exhibiting choice cut blooms to illus
trate for color and for size. 1t was
planned to visit the Walter Reed Hos
pital grounds in the near future to
study the rock garden plants.
found 1t banner year for experience
in the care and upkeep of their gardens
and owe much to the wise leadership of
the splendid speakers from other sec
tons who have given Of their knowl-
edge so generously"
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LIFE OF APHIDS

The following interesting account of
the life cycle of aphids or plant lice.
released recently by the press service
of the Department of Agriculture, may
help to enlighten gardeners on the
curious behavior Of these persistent in
sect pests.
or other plant which is infested" says
DR.. Mason of the Bureau of Entomol-
ogy, I'VE will see the aphids, in most
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"What Is q BUNGALOW"

The question of what is a bunga-
low?" was determined recently by a
British court decision. A bungalow, ac-
cording to the decision, is a building
of which the walls, with the exception
OF any gables, go not higher than the
ground floor and of which the roof
starts at a point not higher than the
top Of the wall of the ground floor.
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sexes which have been produced mate
and the eggs are laid.
'"Thus we see that there are several
forms Of aphids, such as the stem
mother, the wingless viviparous female,
the winged viviparous female, the
male and the egg-laying female. These
may vary considerably from each other
in appearance and have often been de-
scribed as distinct species"
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POISON IVY

Certain valuable suggestions on the
destruction of poison ivy were contained
in recent number of Wisconsin Hor-
ticulture. Coverings of heavy tar paper
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-05-01
SCHNEIDER RADTKE

A quiet wedding was solemnized in
the Lutheran parsonage last Thurs
day at high noon when Rev. G. Hin
nenthal united in marriage, Miss Min
ME Radtke, daughter of Mrs. Fred
Radtke, North Washington street,
New Ulm and Wesley Schneider, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto R. Schneider,
Center street. The attendants were
Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Schulz, brother
in-law and sister of the brides father
only the immediate members of the
family attended the wedding. The
newlyweds left Immediately on short
honeymoon trip to the Twin Cities,
returning home Saturday and going
to housekeeping with the brides
mother. Mr.. Schneider operates an
electrical shop, New Ulm.-New Ulm
Review. Mrs. Schneider is former
Redwood County resident.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-05-01
MT. LAKE MAYOR PAYS
FINE FOR ASSAULT

An interesting case was tried in
Window last week which involved the
State VS.. S. R. Meyers, mayor at Mt.
Lake. The complaining witness was
j. j. Brown, street commissioner of
the same village. Commissioner
Brown alleged that the mayor had ap-
preached him as he was about his
duties on the streets of Mt. Lake
and that he struck him very forcibly
with his fist.
This was alleged to have occurred
on April II, but the courts at Mt.
Lake were somewhat loathe to handle
the case and some time was spent in
sanges of venues, ETC., before the
scene shifted to Window. 1t was a
jury case and the only witnesses
were the two men involved in the
case. The jury was out about three
quarters of an hour when they
brought in a verdict of guilty. His
Honor, the Mayor, paid a fine of
$500 and costs of $29.S7 in all.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-05-01
ANGLER MUST RETAIN
ALL FISH HE CATCHES

Under the terms of a measure pass
ed by the Minnesota House on Mon
day, the size limit on game fish is
lifted in the future. Anglers must
retain fish regardless to their length,
but may throw back those caught in
such manner that they will not die.
Under the old law, anglers were COM
PEELED to throw back fish under the
size limit whether they died or not.
Another measure approved by the
house would impose a fine of $50 to
500 or up to so days in Jail for catch
ing fish by the use of explosives,
drugs poisons, lime, medicated bait,
fish berries, except authorized. The
present law does not provide for a
specific penalty, making violation
merely a misdemeanor. Both bills
have been approved by the senate and
are ready for the governors approval.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-05-01
FLAX PROSPECTS GOOD;
LARGER ACREAGE URGED

Flax acreage in Minnesota appears
due for Is per cent reduction in
1929, according to the "Intentions
to Plant" report published in the
March issue of the Minnesota Crop
Reporter. r. L. Donovan, farm man.
agement specialist of the agricultural
extension division, University Farm,
says this looks like serious mistake
on the part of Minnesota growers
since flax has been for several years
one of the most consistently profitable
cash crops when fair yields have been
obtained.
"The United States is producing
only about one-half the amount of
flax it consumes" says Mr.. Donovan.
eve have a fair protective tariff and
even though the report shows a pro-
bable increase of per cent in the
acreage for the country as whole,
there is no apparent reason why flax
will not remain profitable the coming
season. Flax can be produced with
better results in Minnesota than in
many other sections of the country.
"The common excuse for not grow
ing a larger acreage of flax is that
flax is hard on the SOIL This is not
a fact. Flax is no harder on the
soil than are the other grain crops
and where it is planted on clean
ground and wilt resistant seed is used
it offers surer returns than any other
cash crop with the possible exception
of clover seed.
"There is chance of the tariff
being increased but there is little
danger of over production. Since we
have averaged less than 100000
bushels year for the last seven
years, and we will need $4,000, 900
bushels for 1929, producers should
be encouraged to increase their fax
acreage for 1929 rather than to de-
crease it."