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MGE FOUR -JT" JMEDITORD MAIL TRTBTOE, atEDFORT), OREGON", SUNDAY, JULY no, 101 1. imwri we B JlBDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE AN INDEPENDENT NRWHPAPRn fUULIHIlKD DAILY KXCKPT HATUlt- DAY BY TUB MKDFORD 1'IUNTINQ CO. The Democratic. Times, Thn Medford Mall, Tho Medford Tribune, The South orn OreKonlan, Tho Aiihland Tribune, Offloti Mall Tribune nultdlng, 1B-S7-J9 Main North Kir street; jiomo 7. phone. SOU, OKOnQK PUTNAM, Kdltor and Manager Kntered an second-class matter nt Med ford, Oregon, under the aot of March 3, J87. Official Paper of tho City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County. .. BVMCmXCTXO BAXSS. One year, by mall .....15.0ft One month, by mall .60 rcr month, delivered by carrier In Medford, Jacksonville and Cen tral Point a.................. .60 Runday only, by mall, per year.... 2.00 Weekly, per year , 1.50 mom oxBonzjkTzcur, Dally average for six months ending December 31, IflO, 5731. JTall Xm4 Wire Vnltt rnn Xlapate)it. The Mall Tribune Is on aalo at the Ferry Newa Stand, San Francisco. Portland Hotel Nova Stand, Portland. Bowman News Co., Portland, Ore. W. O. Whitney. Seattle, Wash. JOLTS AND JINGLES By Ad Brown WHERE DO THE PEOPLE RULE? There's n horso show nt Lour Branch: Put your money on Soda Cracker. Great excitement in sporting cir cles; the southern states checker tournament is on! And yet, Mr. .Kelson, wo opme there are a lot of wood choppers who will never be champions. THE Canadian people'will havo an opportunity to vote for reciprocity with the United States or 'reject it. Parliament has been dissolved and the issno is up to the people. The people of the United States were given no oppor tunity to express themselves upon this subject. It was forced upon them by the president and congress, whether they would or no. Which has the most democratic government and in which do the people have the determining voice1? The liberals in England advocated reform in taxation which the house of lords refused to sanction. An appeal to the people was taken, and the administration sustained. The will of the people is paramount and the house of lords threatened with extermination yields, daring not repeal. In the United States, the people vote for a tariff revi sion downward and get a revision upward. They retal iate by electing an opposition congress lower house and still they will get no lower tariff. In another two years they might again try for a reduction, and still not control the senate and if they did, it would be a year longer before they got action. In which nation do the people rule, the monarchy of England, the dependent colony of Canada, or the republic of the United States, which eternglly brags of liberty'? CALL THE ROAD ELECTION. A ghost is said to bo tho cause of an Oregon City divorce. More competition for tho family skeleton Tho man who is suing Pasadena for $5000 because he wns bitten by mosquitos will be stung again. Tops and yarns we see arc to be 'cheaper in the LaFollette tariff. Fine news fcjr small boys and old sailors. This time Senator Bailey resigned from the investigating committc Why can't Lorimcr cultivate tho Bai ley habit f I think I know the wisest man In the United States; He is the gink who understands Those cussed railroad rates. Wliat Ho, Mr. Pbtoli? At San Rafael, L. C. Pistolesi shot himself with a revolver. - A lot of men we read about And look upon as betters Have tumbled mightily when courts Reveal their punk love letters. One Medford mnn goes so far as to say that ho never knew a minister who didn't cold bloodedJy 6tcal other men's ideas and. expressions. But why limit it to ministers? After 20 years Spokane has won its freight rate fight, thus proving that in any argument with the rail roads tho benefits go to the faccond generation. TELEGRAPHIC TAIL0IDS. ALBANY, Or. Forest fire condi tions are much improved in Linn county today. The Mill City fire and the Thomas creek fire are under con trol and no new blazes have been re ported. ., ' ,7 PORTLAND. The forest fire sit uation in the northwest is in no wise considered serious today. There are several fires burning in southern Or egon and a few small conflagrations in Washington. IT IS to be hoped that the county court will at its Wed nesday meeting call a special election and submit to the people of Jackson county the question of authorizing an indebtedness for the building of a permanent system of good roads. By this means the county court can ascertain the sen timent of the people upon the question and shift respon sibility to where it belongs upon the people themselves. It is hard to understand how any progressive citizen can oppose such a movement. Opposition, such as there is, is based largely upon personal animosity ana petty spite from a desire to hamper those in authority to seek revenge at the expense of the county's welfare for political scai-s. If we cannot issue bonds, we can warrants and they will sell at par, too. It's the only way to solve the good roads problem in Oregon. A BANQUET TO CONVICTS. A DINNER was tendered the twenty convicts employ ed on road nnnstriifttJon near Suhliiiiitv. "Marion m, , county, Thursday evening. According to the Salem Jour nal: "The dinner was served, in the camp of the convicts, and was given by the farmers and their wives for the pur pose of showing their appreciation of the work done by the convicts and their gentlemanly conduct. "During all the time they have been engaged in the work not -a single one of them has sought to escape or com mitted any depredations, and have been pursuing their work of crushing rock for the road building purposes with out a guard." This is perhaps the best answer that could be made to criticisms of the governor's prison policy, but the point that interests this section is that these convicts should be secured to continue the construction of the Crater Lake highway, properly a state highway, and that they can undoubtedly be secured upon application to the governor by the county court. The same general plan could be followed as for the Salem-Portland road and a first-class modern highway be constructed to the world's greatest natural wonder at slight cost. Raspberry Cane Blight and How to Control It KANSAS CITY. Allegiug that her Husband tied her to a harrow with two mules and drove her around u cornfield a number of times' Mrs. La Fayette Chout, wife of a prosperous farmer living near Birmingham, has started suit in the juvenile court for custody ot their two small sons. She has separated from Choat. WASHINGTON' Senators John Sharp Williams of Mississippi and Henry A. Dupont of oDlawaro both celebrated their birthdays aSturday. William is 57 and Dupont 73 years. NEW YORK Tho sick, tho lame,' tho halt and tho blind to tho num ber of several hundred, will make the1 eight annual pllgrhnago of Now Yorkora to the shrine in Quebec or St. Anno de Beaupro today (Sunday,) Homo prosperity dopends upon ho'me industry, and stato-wlde pros perity wUI be greater if factories selling "Mado In Oreson" goods are patronized b ythe local merchants. (By P. J. O'Gara, Pathologist and Entomologist. The attention of the writer has been called to an apparently new disease which has troubled the berry growers during the past season Thoso growing raspberries, blackberries, loganberries and other relatec' varieties belonging to the blackberry family have experienced considerable difficulty with what appeared to them as entirely new; but there Is nt doubt that the disease has been In the valley in a very small way foi perhaps a year or two, although not causing any considerable amount ot injury. The disease, however, has shown marked virulence In norm places and with certain varieties, and, while the writer does, not as yet know to what extent the disease has spread, this preliminary notice li given in order to acquaint growers with the facts, and to give them some Information as to the cause of the disease and tho remedial measures t' employ in its control. Cause of tho Disease. The disease has been named the Raspberry Cane Blight, althougl it attacks, as we have seen, 'blackberries, loganberries and other relatct' varieties of the blackberry family . It Is caused by a fungous planf which Is named technically Conlotbyrlum fuckclll. This little plant jjroducet minute spores which are produced In enormous numbers. These sporei arc tho seeds of the plant, and when they are blown about by the wind or carried In any other way, to tho raspberry canes they are capabk ot germination when the proper temperature and molsturo for this procest Is present. Once tho spores germinate and send their little root-llkt threads Into the canes, destruction of the canes begins. After tho fungui has vegetated within the canes for some time, it Is found that tho canei begin to wilt, and dead areas, from which new spores como, may bi seen. When the spores aro being expelled, the dying canes often havo smutty appaaranco on account of tho presence of countless numbers ol these minute, globular bodies, A closo Inspection of tho dlscaucd cane shows that the diseased patches on It are covered with minute plmplev or pustules. These pustules are the places where the vegetating fungm has formed Its fruits or spores, and each pustule may contain as many as 300,000 spores. The spores themselves can only bo seen with the highest powers of a compound mlcroscopo, since It would tako man) thousands of them placed side by side to measure an inch. f The Fungus us a Disease-Producer, ThlB fungus as a disease producer has been known only a few years Howovor, it is known to attack many other plants besides those belong Ing to tho genus ot which the blackberry, raspberry, etc., aro members. The writer remembers some of his early work, somo 15 years ago, when plnnt pathologists considered the fungus to be non-parasltlc. Thoro Ih no literature of any importance concerning It as a dlsoauo producing organ, ism which dates carllor than 1902. As a matter of fact, thcro are not more than three or four references of any Importance which may be con. sldered as worthy of notice. Tho writer was probably tho first to study the fungus from a disease standpoint. However, publication along cer tain phases of this work was delayed until tho present year whim a tech nlcnl paper entitled Parasitism of Cunlnthyrlum tucholll was published by tho writer In Phytopathology, Juno lull, hIiowIuk that tho huiKim nlso attacks roses ami apples. After tho writer began his work, two other pathologists published short statements, otto showing the effects on, tho raspberry and tho other showing ltn effect upon apples. , Varieties lHieovoivd, During tho past season, sufficient work has boon done- In tllo Inhota lory, not only to prove that It Is this fungus which Is canning tho bony glowers trouble, but also to flint tho extent of tho Injury produced In tho different varieties. Not only has tho fungus boon carefully Identified, but culture work has shown It to be parasitic by Inoculation oMiorlmouU, In tho field It has boon jthown thnt tho Oregg, one of tho blank raps, Is troubled most seriously. In at least one Instance It' Iuih boon found that practically all tho canes wero destroyed boforo tho crop could bo harvested. Tho Mammoth Cluster and Cumberland wero nlso more or less seriously Injured. Tho Cuthbert, li red raspberry, and another var iety colsely related to It, seemed to suffer considerably. Willi tho dew. berry, tho Lucretla and Promuo, seemed to bo badly Injured. Tho Logan berry, which Is a hybrid between the raspberry and blarkborry, Is also more or less Injured. Tho blarkborry varieties, Mcrcoroau. and IlldVois. are found to be affected, but In most eases crown gall lina proved to bo more damaging than tho cano blight. Among thoso only slightly In jured Is a yellow raspberry which Is probably (tolilep Queen, a seedling of tho Cuthbert, a red raspberry. Also tho phenomenal berry, which Is a cross between the Improved California dewberry and the Cuthbert raspberry, Is only slightly troubled. While a large number of growers have noticed tint trouble, they hao Improperly called It anthrncnose. However, the disease Is qulto different from anthrncnose which Is caused by a very unlike fungus, producing a characteristic appearance on tho Infected partH of tho ratios. Although the cane blight fungus Is found to attack tho fruiting canes most seriously, and there producing tho greatest damage, It also at tacks young canes during tho first season's growth and destroys them. In either caso the whole cano may bo Involved; and generally In very sus ceptible varieties, such as black caps, tho canes wilt and die down to tho crown. It has been noted that the disease often starts In tho old stub left lu pruning, working downward and finally Involving all tho canes coming from the crown. To the casual observer, the leaves first be gin to show a sickly yellow color, later becoming wilted and brown. In black caps tho first, or early ripening berries, may bo gathered, but as a rulo tho canes wilt so quickly In a severe caso of tho blight that ttnv crop becomes a total loss. Other varieties are Injured In the proportion of their susceptibility. Owing to the fact thnt the blackberry and Its related species aro grown In rich soil where Irrigation Is practiced, tho conditions for contin uous Infection during the summer season aro always present. At this time ripe spores capable, of Immediate germination are being produced In countless numbers, and some of the canes have n smutty appearance due to tho largo number of spores which havo exuded from tho pustules found on tho diseased canos. Those spores may bo transferred fn many ways to hoalthy canes, and with the proper warjuth mid molsturo, ger mination and subsequent Infection will take place. It may be seen, thoro. fore, that this season's young canes which are to bo left for next year's crop may bo diseased before tho dormant season begins. There Is no doubt that Infection may nlso tako placo during tho dormant season, that Is, after the leaves havo fallon from the canes. Owing to the mild win. tor weather In this valley there Is no doubt that tho fungus may con tinue Its activity during tho winter. Control Mennini. Tho moat Important thing for tho berry growers to know Is how to control tho disease. From what wo know of tho life history of the fungus causing the cano blight, it Is quite certain thnt It Is more difficult to control than tho nnthracnosc of tho cane. It has been stated that the only practical method of preventing the disease Is to obtain hoalthy plants at tho outset and to avoid planting where raspberries or other re lated species have been grown. It Is also advised to remove and bum old canes as promptly us posslblo betoro the leaves fall. Where tho disease has become very serious nil the canes should be 'cut close to th" crown, and the ground carefully cleaned of nil rubbish, which should be burned. Tho soil may then be drawn away from the crowns which should bo sprayed with a 5-5-50 Bordeaux before tho winter rains begin. Whero the disease has not become serious all old canes, and particularly tho diseased ones, should bo cut off closo to the crown and the remaining canes sprayed very thoroughly with Bordenux. In spraying, It should nut bo considered wasting material to spray tho ground about tho crowns. Spring mid Summer Spraying. A thorough application of Bordeaux mixture should be given the canes In tho spring before tho leaves appear This Is done In order to kill any spores which might have escaped destruction by spraying In the fall. When tho leaves aro well out and tho young shoots are six inches in height, n second application of 5-5-50 Bordeaux should bo made. A third application should bo mado Just before tint canes boglu to blossom. If thorough work Is done, the disease should bo controlled Summary. 1. The raspberry cano blight Is a disease caused by a fungus known as Conlotbyrlum fuckclll. which is spread or distributed by tint spines which are practically tho same as tho seeds of this parasitic plant. 2. The cano blight attacks all the cultivated species belonging to tho genus Rtibus; that Is to say, raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, logan berries, etc. Tho fungus also attacks tho wild spoclcH belonging to tho same genus. Wo havo nlso found It as a parusllu attacking roues and apples, together with othor related plants. 3. Tho dlseaso shown marked virulence with black cap varieties, and often destroys tho canes before the crop may bo harvested. Tint l.ucrctlit and Prcmus varieties of tho dewberry aro also badly Injured. The Cuth bert, which Is a red raspberry, also suffers considerably. 4. Tho parasitism of this fungus has been proven by caerful Inoou lalon experiments with pure cultures of the fungus, which when intro duced Into healthy canes readily produced tho characerlstlc disease, 5. The fungus attacks tho canes of last year's growth, as well ns thoso of tho current year. In many cases complete dlstructlou of tint canes results. , 6. The fungus may live over tho winter In tho ratios which have been killed; also In tho stubs which have boon loft lu pruning. 7. The fungus may also uttack tho young drupelu or fruits and cause them to wither. However, most ot the blighting Is caused by tint attack on the cano, 8. In ordor to control the dlseaso all Infected runes should bo cut out closo to tho crown, and lu bad cases of Infection, all tint canes should be cut. Then all tho removed canes, loaves and rubbish In tho field should be burned. Do not burn tho ennes over the crowns or Injury will result. 9. After tho field lias been thoroughly cleaned up. spray In the 'all before tho rnlns begln with 5-5-50 Bordeaux, Spray again lu the iprln with tho same strength of Bordeaux; first, before tho leaves ap pear; second, when tho leaves aro well out and tho young shoots are about six Inches In height; third, Just boforo tho blossoms appear. 10. If roses uro near by, attention should be given tlinii also. They may be sprayed with tho same strength of Bordeaux and approximately al ho same time. , RANCHES Ifi nerosi close In,' beautiful view! flue milli ISllo novel voty easy lei ins I 1-2 hoich; beating inchatd. wit lei tlulit; stole! also least on mtod pas lure iiiul hay linidi sale or tuulit Itellmiulsluueuti ill) net on mi rallionil hillldliiK MM, Ul acres, 20 lu npploH ami peats, 1 ncto fine building site, $1200, good terms. ( TRADE in aeies, Huuth Pakntn; lalio iicionue 10 tiert'tt. flue bulhllliu site, I (WHO, lulu loaldenoo pint Undo. SO notes li ridded In lit tho, 10 In ttl fill fa ami crop; $80 acres. J serifs liearlnu oiohnrd equity 13600 tulle good tesldeiioe. 30 acres under illicit, water right, I year otchaid. canity 11800 taint residence ID nor, lift muter ditch, X& In apple mid pears In 3 yeiir, 1 1-li mile out I ISA ucre, 10 acres, lit In pears, olosa In flnn build Iiik idle iiml view, tso.tiem utooW ntnl alfalfa ranch: 181 acres tillable; under itltetil 175 pet ncro; Inkii Income property. 130 acre raw land; all (Inn fruit land take any good property, J-rootn liuiiKulow for tea aoren, 40 ncren, tillable; f30V0; luUn town prop erty 10 nori'M, cleared; take rmlilonco It trade. HO acres llnuiia river! 30 ncren liottoir under dltcb; tnlin Inwn properly, l-'lno SOO-aoto ranch or any portion; (10 norm In orchard; take good Income ot renldenen property, .i.oder n 8-romn bouse, 3 lots, on pa vine lake a few iirrea Hoar creek bottom mill under dltcb. 1 riuo cloae lu lots far raw land. 30 norm Hear Crerk bottom for Dakotnb land. 310 acres. Applegato Valley, wntet rlKbl. all tillable, tnka rlty property IT ncren, In peara and alfalfa; K" buiiKitlow; tako rlty rraldenca up It $3,500. l-'lint apple nnd pear nrcbard. cIoho tti nine year old, clone to town and idilp Pine point, tnka good rcnlilnnce prop erty In trade. 2 lt acres truck, good house, take lot as part payment. 100 acres Imperial Valley, Irrigated, ready to plant, 1 1000, trade one half, balance cash, 100 acres Kouth Dakota, take feu acres or town property. WANTED iilrl for Kenernl bouaework. City and ranch property t list L F. I. 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This Is one of iho very best double lillln tho IhU has had fur somo time lOOM e VKirra rcrn.iuw. PRODUCERS FRUIT CO. Our office Is now located in our pack Ing bouse, and Is open for tho muihoii Krom now on we will have tho dall) reports all markets, showing prlcet realized by tho California Fruit 1)1 trlbutors, and ull other shippers. Any one Interested Is invited ti comu In and look them over and com naro nrlces. Ilv Hhliitilnir with urn vm will have nil thoailvnnlnges, of tin largest nnd moat comploln doclduoiu tolling organization In tho Uultei' States and at n lower cost to you than In the past. Last year wo handled nearly ten thousand car loads, or seventy-six pet oonl of tint entire California crop. Itumeutbor wo P () O 1 N I) T II I N n All fruit Is sold on Its Indlvldiia merits, and each growers tiiimo and prices realized for each shipment an published In tho catalogues. Poollnt was trlod and failed years ago In Call fornla. 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Ferguson and tho first Mrs. Ferguson differed and agreed to remain apart for it year to seo If "absence mado the heart grow, fon der," Insteud, a. dlvorco resulted. STAR JORDAN RESIGNS FROM FISH COMMISSION PALO ALTO, ChI July 20. Pros Idont Dac'd Htarr Jordan of Htiiuford university has soul his resignation to Governor Johnson as a member of tho fish and gamo commission. Ho will bo succeeded by Frank Nowbort of Sacramento. President. Jordan's resignation was caused by a content plated tour' of Buropo, Embezzler Caught. VALLBJO, Cal July 29, Harry W. It. Austin, wanted hero on a charge of having omhoKzlod llllO from tho building trades council, Is under arrest at Munteca, Han Joaquin county, i Newport YAQUINA BAY OEEOON'S POPULAR J1EAOK RESORT An Ideal relrrat for outdoor pastimes or an minis IIUNTINO, riHIIINO, IIOATINO. HtUF IIATHiNU, Kill I NO, AUTOINO. 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