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THE ONTARIO ARGUS, THURSO Y. APRIL 2!, 1015 NINE gwy 7 M . , r J : ;U) I'. HTM .. . inanis B ) ET I""' I i. i ... .' ana .B "a A a I Li Cut ,. B Orders Taken For Cut Flower 8 Carnations, per doz 85c. Roses, per doz $2.10 Tulips, per doz 85c. Sweet Peas, bunch, 30c. Potted Plants On Display r lowers NOW is the time to plant Pansy Plants, Daisies, Shasta Daisies, Golden Glow, Paeonies, Phlox, Bleeding Hearts and Forget-rne-nots. Leave your orders here for your Aster Plants. Chrysanthmeum Plants and small Geraniums to set out. GARDENING NOTES. PRICES REASONABLE 1 barrenness in corn. j, "Plant nt least n few onion 'tia In the JKn gpuniif just- hi s,.)n J jtt in.s.,j ..in 1 1! prupnr , Kiir i. ulautlug L i'. corJfele iii early I ni.'niiiii, ii u a ii ..I ytciiN. M Is poesfbtwMu grow strong I I t'liiilmrli ion s rut forcing pur. J J'",l ic.t. ;ir. The two im t iHiriaU are Mrfy piriutfrfg under lints null very rich n hen a the.t are phi ntcd nut of doors Wltloor or French endive Is a easily tones In the cellar near I the furnace. Sow- sj the open ground to priMlnoe roots for I forcing next winter. s Why imt grow goino strong J asparagus roots this summer for your own twe ami a surplus to J s,.ii to your Mtjfcboral The early, smooth pens tuny lie , planted Just as soon as the frost Is out of the ground. See that , siime rotten m. mure Is worked J Into the furrows. Scientific Fanning ; -i-t44tTtti-4-siri-i tv&p4 GRAVE PERIL TO ALFALFA. Wsevil GERMANS AnEMPT TO Bffl LINE AT yPRES (Spt nl to T ie Argus.) The Ontario Floral Co. Headquarters aj Argus Office Phone 49-J Ontario, Oregon a iuiliimuiuiuiutuiuuuuuiuiuiiuuiuuuMiiuiUiUiuuuuuiuuuiUiuiuuuuuauumuuil PORTLAND MILL IS FIRESWEPT (Special to The;Argus.) Portland. Fire, which for a period threatened to develop Into a disastrous waterfront conflagration, swept a por tion of the plant of the Alhera Broth era' Milling company on the west riv erfront, between I ..o .-,,, and Marshall streets, at 4:40 o'clock Sunday morn ing, resulting In a toss estimated at $140,000. The damage Is fully covered by Insurance. The origin of the Mrs Is not known. Prompt and efficient work of the Portand fire bureau saved a complete loan j(. perhaps a grave waterfront conflagration. Had there been high wind and the flamea had reached the wooden docks the dumuge might have exceeded Uiui of any other Portland waterfront (Ire. At this place the docks are the thickest and the Broad way bridge might hate been badly en dangered as the mills lie on either side of It. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE I WM. L. ., , I Photo tii Aawrtoao Prase Awoctatl . William Barnes, Jr., ths New York politician who sued former Prssidsnt Roosevelt for 150,000 for libel. MUST TEST THE SANITY OF THAW New York. The question of the sanity of Harry K. Thaw will be de termined by a Jury. Supreme Court Justice Ik-udrick, lu a decision banded down, granted the application for a trial made by Thaw's attorneys. BELGIANS SEND W. M. Plimpton, secretary of the state printing board, announces that the session laws will bo ready for dls trlbutton May 1. Horse and mule breeders of Uma till. i county will form an organisation at a meeting io be held In Pendleton Saturday. May 1. Sons of the American Revolution from many parts of the United States will gather In Portland In mid-July foi the national congreas. The seventh annual commonwealth conference of the atate of Oregon will be held In the University of Oregon buildings May 28 and 29. One hundred thousand sheep are be Ing sheared at Brogan, Malheur coun ty, and are producing an unusual amount of good grail.- wool. Members of (J roup One, Oregon Hankers' association, will hold then mi i; .iiinimi contention at New berg on May 13, II hah I on aumium .-t. Twenty-two road supervisors of Ben ton county vw til engage In a compel! tlve road coni.-i for prises offered by MM lortallis commercial club. Dividends of five to seven per cent for the first year's business will he distributed by the Oregon Agricultural College Cooperation association. i hree hundred and fifty thousand salmon try were liberated In the Wil lamette river at Oregon (Itv bv the state game and fish couitnlsslou. Mohair men of Polk county have sold nearly all their supply at prices ranging from 29 to 32 cents, although some or the larger dealers are holding back for pools. M. S. .'.mitiiBou of McMinnvllle col lege, was awarded first place and $60 prlxe in the annual oratorical contest or the Intercollegiate Prohibition asso elation or Oregon, held in Salem. That commercial organisations ot Salem will consolidate at no distant date, ao that efforte may be more et fectlve and duplication of expenses be avoided. Is considered practically cer tain. John i u.l v of Albany, has been em ployed by the state board of control at a salary of $250 a mouth to have gen eral supervision of installing and con ducting a flax retting plant at the state penitentiary. Forty-seven accidents, none fatal, were reported during the week to La. bor Commissioner Hofr. Eleven oc curred on railroads, eight In logging operations and rive in sawmill plants The other accidents were divided among many activities. The MM acre C. L. Hartshorn ranch near Enterprise, Wallowa county, has beeu transferred by II. F. Kelly and Frank and George Gllderaleeve to their recently organised Washtucna Land and Livestock company which will op erate the big tract for stock. Attorney-General Drown, of Oregon, has been Informed by the United! States supreme court that he would not be permitted to Intervene on be half of tbe state In the Oregon ft Call-. tornla land grant case. He was per mitted, however, to file his brief. The city of Pendleton haa got be bind the committee working to raise funds for the proposed $10,000 uata torlum at Pendleton and has adopted resolutions guaranteeing the payment of the last $1000 necessary to Insure the construction or the water resort. A crew of surveyors, under the dl rertlon of I M von Planta. chief engi neer for Kendall Brothers, has beguu making a preliminary survey of the railroad which it is proposed to con struct from Ufiseburg te the line of the Cascade National Forest Ueaerve The office of the reclamation service at Portland, in charge of Supervising Engineer Hopsoii, Is soon to be abol Ished. In accordance with the plan of reorganisation ami retrenchment be ing worked out by the reclamation commission. Some employes will be dropped and others transferred To turn the old Nelson placer mine Into a lake one hair mile long and one quarter mile wide la the plan of the Baker Rod ami Gun club. The mine la six miles from Bakar and a favorite place for plcknlckers, so that the lake would prove one of the most attractive places In that part or the state. Fourteen pieces of furniture, all made from the horns of Douglas coun ty deer, are being crated at Roseburg preparatory to being shipped to So Franclacu. where they will be exhibit ad at the exposition. The unique fur nlture was manufactured by W. L. ' Dyslnger, owner of a local planing mill Tbe highest pen record at the Pan Various Rsssons Othsr Thsn Heredity Oivsn For Loss of Yisld. Many of our com breeders treat bar renness lu corn as hereditary. How ever, I have not hod that If com Is ,!.... a . ,.. . .... I........ ii .ii..i-n , uoi mo tinea, on wi prepared fertile soil and given good cultivation there are ns a rule very few barren stalks, says a correspondent of the American Agriculturist. On the other hand If the corn Is planted ts thick and the grasa and weeds sllowed to grow with the corn there are more barren stalks In the same variety than In such corn If well cared for. If the barrenness has any hereditary tendency at all I rn It may he largely overcome by good soil prepa ration, careful planting and good cul tivation. I would rather risk going to the oornertb to select my seed In the spring provided tbe corn was well dried before storing and was stored tierore hard rreezlng weather set In than to trust to seed from a distance and thus get seed from a variety of corn not known and tested In my locality. As to barrenness Professor Hunt lu his "Cereals lu America" says: "A vary ing percentage nf the stalks of the field are barren, do not bear any ears. The percentage of barren stalks on a given soil varies with the thickness of plant Ing and the season. Barrenness does not seem to be a variety characteristic. It seems to be largely the result of environment If It went a hereditary characteristic the fin t that the stalks are barren would tend to eliminate them." Would It not Ins u good plan to ob serve along the line of barrenness next summer when the com Is earing rather than to take It for u'rantisl that bar 'J rennets i-, an hereditary characteristic tbat can la- overcome or controlled only by years of painstaking breeding? From Europe Threatens Croo. Close Watch Advised. Alfalfa growers everywhere should be on the lookout for the alfalfa wee ill, which was Introduced Into I'tab several years ago from Europe and is doing much damage there and has spread over Into Idaho. There It no reason to doubt that It would spread and multiply lu the states farther east If It were once In troduced. This Is an Impending calamity to the Whoia country By keeping watch we may lie able to call Its appearance to the attention of our experiment sta tions and the T'nlted Slates depart ment of agriculture, ao that war may lie waged on the post In time. Tbe alfalfa weevil Is a small beetle ntmut the slr.o of n grain of wheat. Tbe mature bugs eat holes In the eJ KL w n "BptWetSr ar- - SSSSfSMVt : J'erV.ve jatBMaaa!tjfla. x aB4l. A agwJsaW Bal . .I'rVH B$B London. T. bloodiest fighting since the battle of Neuve Chapelle took place between Vpres and the North Sea Keinfor. cil b troops with drawn from the east Prussian front, the Germans have evidently renewed their attempt to hack their way through the allied line to Calais and Dunkirk. An official report to the war ofrica stated that Canadian troops bore the brunt of the German drive across the Yser. That the Canadians suffered tx tremeH heavy losses Is admitted. Un der violent artillery and shrapnel fire and rifle and bayonet attacks they stood their ground until It was obvious a retirement was Imperative Thua given a breathing spell, the Canadians reformed their lines under fire. Thev i then developed a surprising counter attack, recaptured four of their cn. non. which had been lost, and took numerous German prisoners. Including I nlonel. and stood their ground until support arrived and checked the tier I 1.11111 i iiii-i;.-. which i hate un .louiueui) piereeii me main Hue nf the allied army. Ei ery where the Germans were on the offensive, denoting a concerted ef fort to force the allies to maintain their positions to the exclusion of any efrort to strengthen the Ypres salient siKi.il or Ai.rAi.i- in l OS l.l II.. V ruiriumiiMi Sanitary Hens' Nssts. The hens' nests shown herewith are easily kept clean and sanitary, ii rites a correspondent of the Orange .lud.l Fanner. Foot wide boards me best to use lu Its construction, excepting the covering board, which should be four ttsnu Inches wide, or two boards that total fourteen Inches Tbe Is.nnl b, thut forms the I sit torn of tbe nest, Is made so It can slide out and In, drawer fasblou, Ii Is siipKirtisl by two cleats, c .-. one each nailed to the lower ends of the u.rlght end boards. These end boards un- made two and one half Inches loug er than tbe uirtltlons. Thus the low er en.is of tbe partitions are Just above --".'. j. . S. alfalfa leaves und lay eggs In tbe boles. The eggs are of a lemon yellow color. They hatch out Into grubs w hlrh are greenish In color, with a white Hue along the back, and of course are rather small, being tbo off spring of a beetle no larger than a wheal grain. The grubs feed on the alfalfa leaven ami sometimes destroy them com pletely. No mote serious danger confronts the aurl. iilluie of the country than Is found In the possibility of the pn-ai of this Utile bug Into (lie Males east of Hi.- Km ky niuuntaiiis. inspei t roar alfalfa plants r..r the Utile holes close to a bud. If they no m. id,, by a little grub scud one specimen to the entomologist at your experiment sSmiIoii and another to the lainau of plant Industry at Washing i. ui, anil mile a Idler to go with each spci linen, telling the story of your find Professor Gillette of the Colorado station udvlses farmers not to receive shipments of bulky merchandise like piitiitiic, fruit or nursery stock from those reglous of I'tnh or Idaho where this Insect ....ins. unless the goods have beeu thoroughly disinfected. It would seem the part of wisdom for the got eminent to adopt preventive meas ures. r- sssrrs osh urn kanii.y clsansu -,I"-- "Position eggiaying con tbe bottom board. Wbeu the lad tout teat for the month ending April 15 board Is dratm out the nests M . hoi was that of the Oregon Agricultural i tomlesa, making them free from louse College Leghorn pen, which produced harboring dust TtM upright end 237 eggs. Tbe second im.l..si wm-i '""inK el I -i' lilnuis are sawed off an that of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege barred Hocks with a record of 225 eggs. Special orders have been issued from the office of the adjutaut general to the coast artillery corps for an om cers' school ol instruction at Fort St. veus beginning May 5 and ending Ma 10. The colonel, lieutenant colonel, two majors, eleven captains, afar rirst lieutenants, eight second lleutm ants, and 44 enlisted men, will attend the sessions Statement of Ownership, management, circulation, etc., required by the act of August 24, lilt, Of The Ontario Argus, published week ly at Ontario, Oregon, for April 1, 1915 Editor, W. C. Marsh, Ontario, Oregon. W. L. Marsh, Owner. Ontario. Ore. Mortgagee, M E. Bain, Parma, Idaho. W. C, Mari-h, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of April, 1915. W. W. Woo, The Hague, via London. A memor- ') Notary Public for Greg, n TO IL S. Congregational Church. Sunday School, 10 00 a in. -Morning Worship, 11:00 a. m. Eml.-avor, 7:00 p. ni. Evening Service, 8.00 p. ni. ICV. PHILIP KOENIG. lal addressed to President Wilaon. M in.niission expires Oct. It, IMC signed by about 40 000 Belgian refu geesjj'ow in Holland, expressing grati tude or the aid which Aiioricu has extended to the Belgian war sufferers was ma:!- I to VVaahlagtO. When you want pansy plants call the Ontario Floral company. Head quarters at the Argus office, tele phone 49-J. Orders taken fo flowers for Dei oration Day. Ontario Floral Co. Headquarters, Argus office. Phon 4D-J. ,' gllug, so the entering board when mill ed on Will have Mill:, lent slope to let a ben that attempts to roost on top slide nit A board about five Inches wide Is nailed on lu front to keep the nest ma terlal In the nests In front a 1 by In. h lath Is fasti ned ou, perch like, so as to be about tile inches from the nesis and two inches above the let el of tbe sliding bottom Tin- use of the lath Is that a lieu may walk on It until abs .nines to a vacant nest Contagious Ophthalmia. Tbe disease 1-, dm- to a specllli- germ, says Kimball's Dairy larm.r. Isolate the arfected animals In a darkened sta ble and feed them light, laxative in tin ns. Twice daily bathe the eyes with a 10 per cent solution of l.urlc ad I a piled each time itllh a fresh swab of . I. s.. client cotton IS very other dat Iiim the eyeballs with a mixture of mj powdered calomel and lsre acid. Sub stltute ioilofoiui for calomel In the worst cases. After iiitlaiiimatlon sub sides Wet the e.iebull once daily w it li a solution of two grain, of nitrate .,( silver In an ounce ,,r distilled water, to bo kept lu a blue gla-s bottle to pre vent chemical . banges. The mtte. treatment Is for opacity of the eyeball Keip the cattle off low, Wet pastures Alfalfa For Moga. There Is really no more nrofltuhld past ii re for bogs than alfalfa. It should not be stocked too heavily In pastor Ing, the surplus growth being uioue.l whenever It needs It. Good bay re sults From that portion w hi. h the hogs do not eat, und the new that comes up Is fresh and well llksl by the bogs. If Is not mowed swim- are apt to eat It lu patches, killing parts altogether. Weight of Poking Ducks. Peking ducks should weigh more than lite pounds. The standard weight of the duck Is set en pounds ami that of the drake eight They are creamy white, with bright orange colored beaks and legs A Well bled, well ealed for Peking duckling should Weigh Hie pounds at ten weeks of age. YEARS' EXPORTS WILL RUN $2,750,000,000 (Spicial to The Argus.) Washington. Secretary Kedfleld laid before President Wilson at a rab Inct meeting his estimates that Ameri can exporta for the current fiscal year will reach $2,760,000,000. The aerrs tary took to the cabinet meeting tablea showing that exports of breadstutfa from the United Statea last month amounted to $69,000,000 worth, as coiav pared with $8,000,000 In March. 1914 Half of all exporta from the I' nlted States during the eight mouths ended February 28 went to British territory, as against 45 per cent a year ago In the same period, au analvsls bv lint department ot commerce shows. French territory ranks second for American products markets, having displaced German) rrom that position. exports to other nations. Including their dependencies, were In the tollow ing order: Italy, Holland. Denmark. Cuba, Sweden, Germany, Japan, Nor way. Spain, Mexico, Hussla, Brazil. Argentina. Belgium, I'auuina. China, Chile. Swiuerland and Turke The liilieil Slates. In Ihe eight mouths, bought rrom British territory one third or all merchandise imported. Ihe aggregate or Imports was $1,066, MMM, or which $.164,(11111,(1(111 came from British territory. Cuba, with $87,000,00(1, was second, German), with $76,000,000. third; Japan, with $09,000,000, fourth; Brazil, with lot 000,000, firth . France, with $56,000,000, sixth; Mexico, with $47,760,000, sev enth, Argentina, with $40,000,000, eighth; Italy, with $36,760,000, ninth, and Holland, with $28,OOO.ooo, tenth. tmtario Library. Js.si Open Monday und Wednesday from 4:00 to 6:00 p. in. and from 7:00 to j.'tO p. m. Saturday from 10:00 to 1:00 a. in.; from 2:00 to 00 p. in. -nil from 7:00 to 9:H0 p. in. Rttd The Argils. THE PROFITABLE CAPON. FOUND 1 album of songs by Dud ley Buck. Owner may obtain same by calling nt this office and Davin ('1,-an up, disinfect and whitewash the for a(j .stable, fences and feeding racks and I troughs. ihe best capons are hatched In eail spring and operated upmi during early summer, befon- extreme:-, hoi weather lieglns, says ihe Country Gcutleman. The birds are then remlv for mail.et during and aftef the b.. II. la) aaasnn n.kerels of any breed .an be ma. Id to Increase In weight by Is-lng Mpn Izisl The larger breeds will permit of much greater tins and me lluiifoie more desirable l' r the production Of taptM on the farm the I'h mouth Bocks are among ihe best fowls to keep, slice the females nun be kept for eggs and all surplus .... kerels ui lionized. .Illlie and July are Ihe best months for the work. Is- aiise Spring bat bed chicks reach ppofsjf sie Hun an. I also Usause birds caMinl.i d at this time ar Ihe at tin- pinper a-.-e and Weight for marketing at the Meofl when then- Is the greatest demand and the best prices prevail. CALIFORNIA EXPOSITIONS EXCURSIONS Via Oregon Short Line Daily March 1, to Nov. 30 You can co via Ogden, Sail lake' and Los Angeles, and return via San Francisco, Portland and Huntington or vice versa at a comparatively low expense and cover Moat interesting Scenic points of the Pacific Coast, including both Expositions. MAKE THIS YOUR BIG VACATION YEAR AND SEE THE WEST RIGHT. Ask agenth for rute.s an. I further particulars or write, D. I:. BURI l:V, Pass. Agt., Suit Lake City. ,