Daily Weather Report . Fair Tonl&ht jul Hatsmlay. Highest temp, yesterday , TS i Lowest temp, last night 1 vol. vn. KOSEUUHG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OHKGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 81, 1010. .... flrrn si .hi I W 1 tJF EXPERT ADVICE tone GROWERS ning and Spraying Demon- s'.ration by Prof. Brown. . BEST SPRAYS FOB PRIMES AND APPLES Hotter Fruit Will Reduce the Market ing Problems Careful Pruning With Best Picking and Park ing Methods Kecununended. The Oregon fruit grower has many problems to face but the greatest of all of them, perhaps, Is that of get ting remunerative prices for his fruit. I Much Is being said at the present, fungus which are developing iu the time regarding markets and markct-Jsoll at this time and discharging the1 ing associations. The subject of low j spores for the primary infection, grade fruits and what, In. the form of j i. After tns w(ntCr buds are well by-products, can be made from them , out and the blossoms are showing is receiving a great deal of atten-jwnjte as a preventative of blossom tion, also. blight. Lime and surphur 1-30 or While the fruit grower recognises Bordeaux 4-4-50 (plus arsenate of the Importance of these mattvs he is lead l-50), plus nicotine sulphate apt to think they are questions of or Black Leaf 40, 1-1200, if bud marketing and can be made better moth or plant lice are present), by him. only as he works through 2. Tw0 weeka arter tne pcta!s some co-operative marketing associa-i have fallen. To protect the young tion. He overlooks the fact very j fru-t from prmary and secondary ln orten that the more perfectly he fectlon. Lime sulphur 1-50 or tor grows the fruit the fewer will be his deaux 4-4-50 plus arsenate of lead marketing problem Good money is( 1-50. being made In ;the Northwest ou 3 Two weeitg atter numl)er extra fancy and fancy apples and thej Lmeaulphlir .- or Bordeaux 4.4. grower who is producing SO per cent! - j. 'to 90 per cent of these grades Is do ing well financially. The trouble is too few are taking the precautious necessary to produce it. Careful pruning, good cultivation, systematic thinning, and the best methods for picking, packing and hauling are all necessary for the pro- duction of number one fruit, but spraying to control plant diseases and Insect enemies is most necessary of all. Te be efective spraying should be done with materials that will cn-i-trol the insect or disease If applied at the right time In Its life history. Thus It follows that the fruit grower j fec(ed wftl brown rot Bt tnB tlme OI. must have a good working knowledge . not The eIfeet 0 thls precaution, of what he i8 spraying for, what ma-1 whCh ahould be o tho gretttest ultl terials will kill or prevent the troublo , m(Ue bellefii wil not be noliced and what tlnve In the year will be( un( the second season following, best to attack the iiiBect or plant dls-J Growers are strongly urged for case In Its weakest stage. Added ' thelr owa flnancial benefit to put to this' knowledge must be the abil-jthege jngtmetiong jnto practlce at lty to do the spraying in a most once thorough manner. Half-spraying is money thrown away and does muni to undermine the confidence of grow ers in the whole subject of spray ing. The extension service of the Ore gon Agricultural College, with the writer In charge, is condttcting spray- Ing demonstrations to various parts of Douglas county on prunes and apples, treating such troubles asj brown rot, apple scab, codling moth, bud ' moth, etc. There are, also, two prune demonstration orcharus t Winston and two apple demon stration orchards at Sutherlin. i these orchards it Is proposed to put on all the sprays needed duftng the jesson under tne persona, ""i , no,iDg the shfp-a Commander, fon of Ihe writer or his assistant. , anattemling t0 sei!,e ln(j aW1 -e hope to be able to draw some. g,Jnanded Fol)r other5 it j, aa(d Comparisons at tSe end of th. 8e-iwei in the conspiracy with him. son wnitn wm oe neipiui m ij i . growers of this vicinity. "lingfun 7' Klantlnn tB (.Ailed to the DeW ' . bulletin on spraying Just Issued by the Oregon Experiment Station, which all Interested may have by writing to the college. j- The spraying programs as used by the writer In his work in Douglas county are as follows: Apples. 1. Delayed dormant: (Leav auout the slxe of squirrel ears) liui. sulphur, 1-1 S (plus arsenate of lead j i-BO paste or -50 powder - plus Black Leaf 401 plnt-150 gal lons if bud moth or plant lice arei present 1. I 2. Pink Spray: (Blossom buds Jast about to burst) lime-sulphur, ' 1-30, I 3. Calyx spray: (Petals just off) Ilme-sulphur, 1-35, plus arsenate ol lead li4-50 (p(aste) or 54-59 (pow der). 4. Tea days or two weeks later: Linie-aulphur, 1-40, 5. Two or three weeks later than 4, Lime-sulphur, 1-40, plus arsen ate of lead 1-dO (paste) or (powder). 6. About July 18 or 29: Arsenate of lead, 1H-50 (paste) or !-59 (pow der). 7. Augast 20: Arsenate of lead, M - 50 (paste) or -so (powder). pius uorueaux mixture 4-4-itu, Prunes. f In pruning work all mummies should be removed from the trees and all dead twigs likewise removed or destroyed. Pruning should be. planned with the idea ol lettinc, in to the tree as much light as possible which will be beneficial in prevent ing favorable conditions for brown rot infection to some extent and wfli also make thorough spraying of the trait possible. It is suggested that n might possibly be beneficial Ui cultivate the surface of the orchard every day or two during the blos soming period so as to disturb an 1 it possible destroy the apotheefa of the I 4. About September 15, Bordeaux mixture 4-4-50, if possible, plus ar senate of lead 1 Va-50, if bud moth is present. If It Is impossible to ob tain Bordeaux mixture at this time, apply self-boiled liuie-sulpbur S-8-50 plus sticker. ( The use of the resin fish oil soap sticker with Bordeaux mixture is recommended if no arsenate of iead Is to be used. During the entire season, an effort Bnouja DB nmde to remoVB and de- stroy all prunes that have dropped to the ground, especially those that are left at picking time whether ef- W. S. BROWN, Field Horticulturist, O. A., C. STOWAWAY ROBS CAPTAIN AND CREW LEWES. Del., March 31. A dar ing plot to capture the five-thousand ton British steamer Matoppo t with a valuable cargo, and take her , wh" .d Bfter e cargo of .the Matoppo Is !s Ingj unloaded, the officials fearing time bombs may be concealed In the hold. - - he hold up took place outside the three-mile limit and federal authori ties; here say that this government, untfer the circumstances probably will have nothing to do with the matter. Schiller, they say, will be retimed to the Matoppo and turned over to the British officials at 8t. Lucia, where the vessel will stop for coal. W. E. St. John and Mark Tisdale drove over from Sutherlin this morning, and spent a portion of the day in the city. Mr. St. John reports excellent proerets in bis campaign for commissioner. UNDERSEAWA. 8 CONTINUE TO TIL! , German Reichstag 0t&? to; Keep up Submarine Attacks. J " NO DECISION YET OVER THE SUSSEX; Wilson ami Cabinet WrtwtJe With tite Knotty IVohieiit Thinks Kaiser Will iluve Defease for lietent Cases. i March 31. Prea- WASHINGTON, ident Wilson and his cabinet again j discussed the submarine crisis, fac-i ing a muddled problem in the mass of evidence before them. Of the four boats concerned in the recent U- T U boat attacks. It is understood that! with his cabinet. the Eagle Point is in the service of i While the state department lias the British admiralty, and Germany almost completed its investigation will contend that the Englishman j so far as other Bonrees of informa was torpedoed only when she at- tion are concerned no action will be tempted to escape; also that the taken nniit there is a report from Sussex was struck by a mine, - The Berlin. ' ' officials further believe that the! Unless Ambassador Gerard reports kaiser will advance a defense for the; In the near future, be may be asked sinking of the Manchester En- j the cause of the delay. gmeer. All of these vessels had Americans aboard. LONDON, March 31. An agree-. meat has been reached by the reich-; stag main committee that "Ger-j many's sea warfare should be car-; ried through by all means most in- strumental In securing a successful ! issue of the war," according to a wireless dispatch. from Berlin. I In the course of an exhaustive! discussion of the subject, says the ' disnatch. Chancellor von Rnthmann- Hollweg, Admiral von Chapelle, sec- retary for the admiralty, and Ur. "' wntcn tBe5- "ave m the sus Soif, the colonial secretary, hgaln 3ex ca8e' ioiivBrpd .ko. ii ni I ly emphasized in the discussion, the dispatch adds, that any interference! wlth the authorities in command was j far from the purpose of the mov- ers of the recent motion regarding' the conduct of the submarine war- fare, and the chancellor declared PROTECTING AMERICANS IN MEXICAN FORT Crew of U. S. S. Kentucky. The V. S. S. Kentucky hai gone It the Mexican port of Tampico, where tliere is much uneasiness amonv the American residents. Commander IHs .;uks is keeping in tourh with 'he navy department hy wireless. - The Tampico section in a hotH1 "f artil-American wrtttmcrtt and conditions have not improved sinre the tr.-msfcr to ihtt district as srovernor. General Saluretic, who in a t-on:Ut.itd l.:.u-;." that be recognizee the motives of the movers. IHHikm is VHimimmis. -flie agreement reached in com- iUe la said to have been unani mous. VvSHINGTOX, Aiareh 31. Three tiays have passed since Ambassador Gerard vr&& instructed to inquire of liie Cermaa government whether j. any of its submarines torpedoed the 'British channel steamer Sussex,, and 'viie United States still is without an admission or ikMiial of r&stoD3iIIi- as com from ir, Gerara regarding the inquiries he was iiistneted to make concern- .."L Ma., coer. hri government ia withholding any statement while - awaiting reports tram submarine commaudera Of- ! P'as rro rnziefi, however,, bv the rnilr-rc cf the Ambassador at V.ct- I'm t3 :na'.:e some VAiul of response ,n ihn (ll,-,rt(iWt.ra nu cutis Henry Hoped fur TiHiuj", it is hoped that he will be heard from today, when President Wilson probably will go over the situation Several messages regarding the Sussex and the other ships which have met disaster were received. Wi'h the exception ot one dispatch fr0!" Ambassador Page at London, none was made public, Evidence lining Insperted. WASHINGTON, March 31. The A'-nerieaa government does not at :il8 Preaeat time possess proof upon which to base a formal charge asBist t!l8 Uerimm government for ne'v!ng "iegll! 3"""" warfare, Tho "'embers of e cabinet are to- riay inBPcc"e the circumstantial " fa sm?! that they have no ',0:,iiive evidence that the channel " being or have been tor- 'ltl1octi- " . C. O. Sturgess, of Sutlierlin, spent the day in Hoselmrg attending to inisinesa matters. TEOOPS CLASH WITH VILLA S BANDITS Thirty Mexicans Found Dead on Battle Field. mimm loss is not knows VlUtt Huffcrirtfr From i&f&eil Ijeg Not In Km?Kemttt His . H4X,od i CoimhjuhI ! lU'fKM-ttMt KllllHl, KL PASO, March 31. The puni tive American expedition under the command of General Pershing has had several clashes with VUUataa forces near Troa Almos, ia the Guer errero region, according to a mes sage received from Cas&s Grandes to Consul Garcia this morning. He-port of Clash Confirmed. WASHINGTON, rMarea 31. The war department has bad confirma tioa of the report that the Villistas forces had been badly defeated in a clash with the American expedition ary force.. The cavalry under the command of Colonel Dodge came upon the Villistas forces on last . Wednesday about six o'clock in the morning, near Guerrero, according to the news the war department received from the San Geronlmo ranch, and after a sharp struggle ia which 3D at the bandit's followers were kilted, the remainder fled to the neighboring hills. Villa who is said to be suffering from a broken leg, was not ia the engagement which resulted so dis astrously to his followers. The flee ing bandits left 30 dead on the bat tie fieid and ft Is thought that they took with thorn many who were bad ly wounded. fJodd'a troops captured & two 1 rauirf firft Bima. manv Iuvvh. and saddles, besides a large quan tity of ammunition and supplies. Eltaso Hernandez, who was in eommand of the Vllltsta troops was safd to have been killed. The report received by General Pnnston yesterday stated that the engagement took place "yesterday" which meant Wednesday. Villa ttwetww Aid. SAN ANTONIO, March 31. Fun- to Is certain that fighting has oe-j curred between tho Villistas and thai expeditionary forces. They have re-i ports, he said, that Villa has been! strongly reinforced. States that bet ,a "confident, however, that ottr capable men under their Btrcmgf leadership can take care of them-f selves. , Some isolated detachments j are bound to suffer, but if Villa, stands against the larger forces, iiei will discover their mettle". Funs-j ton refused to reveal the source of the advices that the CarrsnilKtss are strongly to-operatlng. He also re fused to give the location of tho main American column. Murder More- Ariraii. EL PASO, March 31. An uncon firmed report circulated here today that Yi!iawhiie fieetag from tluer rero,.mrakyed jttweral Amerlr&aa at Minece, ton" niifi-a " south,. Mfnin men and railroad ofifciaisa trying to get definite new. The last re-; ports said that the Americans at Guerrero were Doctor Htall, and mejj by the name of L'ke, Ackllu, J3 -Bis and Hermaa lllsnkenharg. . FiMm ffeent Fwu Villa, SAN ANTONIO, March St. Ma jor General Fred Kunstoi) has re Cftoved authentic, hut unofficial re ports that Villa is working along the railroad from Guerrero to Chihua hua City. The report said that ifl Americans and the Villistas had ex changed shots. N'KW VOHK flEMTIHT l.VIilCTKIl KOfl KfKST IlKfiHKK Mt'KlrKR KEW YORK. Marrh it. Dr. Arthur (m Walto was indicted in first dPKrc:o murder chargo to day, it Is alleged that he poleoned PAi'KIt I'Hf.VTS VSVSVAU I'KKtUCTta.V WAIt'Sj iB 4 LONDON, March SI. Aa EttgllsU army officer was starting for the front last year, He caliud at hig hauls to set- !i& up certain affairs before departing. . . -1 "You'll he back soon with a - wounded ha65," sold the bank - manager, Hs was.. ills wound hea!e(f the oftic- er usarta ready to go hack; to the front. Meeting the bault . manager,- he iiKtulred; "Aay more predictions?" - "You'll be gone longer Shis - time," said the manager, "and when you do return. It will be with qaite a had woaod In the leg." This also happened. The of- fleer was much surprised, Hunting up the banker, he la- - ipjlred: "Since yoa know go much, why can't y&a Sell me -when tha war will end?" "It will end," said tha man- ager, "oa Jane 1?, but I shan't live to sea It, I'll jast about live asud Sew Year' day and not much mora." Ha died January 2. - The London Fiaaneiai News, -& very sober, unimaginaiiyo, reliable newspaper yottches for this story, his father-ia-law, John E, Peck, ot Grand Rapids. FRENCH AREFORCED FROM MALANCOURT LONDON, March Bl.' With th hage Oerasnn shells smashing their trenches into ruins, the Frenchk I'roops have, evacuated ail bttt tha eastern and aoat&era oauktrts ot 'Maiaiieoiirt, dlspatchea from Par-la admitted, it is said that the Ger man artillery rendered the other da- foBSos untenable. i(5rwpaiiK Capture SlHla.H(roort. BSSIU.IN, March SI. The forti fied village of Malancottrt, and tfcs ilofeasea oa hath aides, have boon; stormed and captured, ft fs offtctalfif announced. The prisoners totalteil S20B. GIANT JAP LINER RUNS AGROUND SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, Tha Ciityo Mara Is groaatfed on an. Island twenty two mllea front Itljng Kong, and the paaaensera wflf oa taken ia that city, according to a ! cable received at the offices of Toys ; Kisen Kaisha, which is the first woni S of the accident to the giant ship. It Indicated that tho crack Hner ran aground on Thursday morning:, Un offfefaf advices safd the ship was aahore off one of tha Lonia lalaads, at the mouth of tha Csnloa rfver. It, it, Goodin. secretary of i slant haarj of bntra arrived io lta4'"if fct nl'lit and made hi semlrannual visit to -14 . Soldiers' Honia. II statosjthat in finds th hnmt fn vary gooS coatfitloa, and 1 verynmrhi iiafti wlA the maay new inproTemtntj whioi have been made. ! . 1 '; ' ' i CAIt HUOttTAGK T ft UK AT EM 8 JtiLl-lOJi UUi WHKAT, t 4 ' 'FNfffPKa,, March 31, PipaJfnif thai ,ffl,tjti basfc- elf of wheat needs cars to move it Immediately is save it from rotting On tho ground a farm- cr's delegation appeared today before the Cansdtan grain conj- mission, Mttch of this grata is already betas damaged by wet spring weather tha farm- ers told tha commfsafoa.