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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1919)
WHERE THE BUSINESS OF THE PANAMA CANAL IS HANDLED florikuHiual Making Home Grounds Attractive ( B y the U . S. D epartm en t of A g ricu ltu re)* SPRAY CONTROLS GRAPE ROT In laying out the grounds around the farmhouse it is important to have them no larger than the available labor can keep in good condition. Small grounds well cared for are much more attractive than larger ones which have been allowed to run down. On the majority of farms, say specialists in the United States department o f agriculture, two acres will be found sufficient for all the needs o f the farmstead. Gardens for fruits, vegetables and flowers should always be provided, and if they are located near the house they will not only be convenient, but they will add greatly to the appearanee of the whole plaee. Three-fourths o f an V in e * Should Be Sprayed W ith B or deaux M ix tu re in Spring* as Bud* Begin to Sw ell. (By JOHN IL CARMODY, Kentucky E x periment Station.) A general view o f the large shops und drydock at Balboa, the Pacific entrance to the Panama canal. Everything Is In full readiness here to handle the Increased truffle which is bound to ensue with settled peace conditions. DOUGHBOYS’ THREE DAYS OFF IN NEUWIED IS ONE RIOT OF JOY Smiles of Six Jolly American Girls and Ice Cream and Cake Galore Give Homesick Soldiers New Spirit to Keep the “ Wacht am. Rhein”— Visit Points of Interest and Are Royally Entertained. By WILByR FORREST. (I n th e N ew Y ork T rib u n e .) Neuwled, Germany.— Tn many ways the American soldier, forced to main tain a “ Wacht am Itheln” here in Ger many is to be envied by those who have hurried back through the French winter months to home and fireside. The homegoers are possibly y well pleased with their lot, but the "stay- nbroads” are beginning to come Into their own. The American army and the Y. M. C. A. have combined into a harmonious partnership here nt Neuwied-on-the- Rhine, which gives full compensation fo r enforced foreign service. It Is called the Third Corps Recreation Cen ter and is today operating full blast fo r the benefit of morale o f some 85,- 000 o f Uncle Sam’s boys composing the Third American army corps, command ed by M ajor General Hines. Eleven hundred from the First, Sec ond and Thirty-second divisions come from their prescribed villages and towns o f the occupied area into Neu wled every three days to rest, recre ate and see the sights o f the Rhine. "Th e Third Corps Recreation Center, made possible by the folks at home through the Y. M. C. A.,” Is the slogan you may read in Neuwled today. And the doughboys are beginning to appre ciate it and talk about It. American army engineers have built the largest Y. M. C. A. club and recre ation hall In Europe— the home o f the recreating doughboy, in which he neither worries about reveille nor sa luting. It Is here that .he first goes when he arrives from the area, and he Is told to make himself comfortable by one or all o f six comely American girls who have come from home to cater to John Doughboy and he alone, natty young officers notwithstanding. The boys are invited to make them selves “ right at home” . and they lose no time in doing so. H o w the Idea W orks. Follow Mr. John Doughboy through a three-day leave in the Neuwled Rec reation Center. H e packs up his blnn- kets, towels, toothbrush and safety razor and departs from the scene of duty. He arrives in Neuwled by vari ous routes— 1,100 of hint— and Is greet ed by a brass band nt the railway sta tion. A guide conducts him to the big recreation hall and turns him loose among potted palms, nnd deep uphol stered easy chairs, divans and "luzy- backs” set tastily in a great room flanked on two sides by big re(i brick fire-places, in which cheery log fires are burning. He is assigned n place in a double-deck bunk and he throws his blankets aboard and returns to the big room to doaf. Perhaps he sits down nt a table and writes a line or two to the folks Hack home. Then he meets a friend nnd plays a game o f billiards or pool on the overhanging balcony at one end of the room. Or he Just lolls around on those easy chairs and sofas until lunch time. Then some one suggests that he stroll down to "Uncle Sam’s Hotel” — the place that used to be the “ Hohen- zollern house.” Here the Uncle Sam- Y. M. C. A. combination serves a meal fo r him nnd his 1,099 companions that he hns never seen equaled in the X. E. F. C rockery Suffers Sadly. doughboys can “ sit” simultaneously nt a single meal and 1,(300 if necessary, drop in nt two sittings for any meal o f the day. From the hotel the recreating soldier wanders bnck to the recreation hall, which now becomes his principal point of orientation. Here he chats with American girls who mnke him feel nt home and point out the afternoon’s en tertainment. There is “ Uncle Sam’s theater,” a pretentious German piny- house, with a good bill showing at two o’clock nnd again at seven. There is the Mlttelstrnsse theater—continuous movies both afternoon nnd evening— and when all this does not appeal there are nthletics of almost every charac ter on a nearby field. From 3 :30 to 4 :30 there is music and tea or choco late and cakes in the recreallon hull, and from that time onward there are music nnd gnmes Inside or outside, winding up with ice cream and cake at 9 p. m. Thus ends in brief outline the first o f a three-day leave fo r the “ stfly- abroads” here in Neuwled. In addi tion there is a large swimming pool nnd plenty of baths for those who wish to take the time. Saloons L ack P o p u larity. There are open saloons in Neuwled. Soldiers are not barred from drinking and the saloons are open until 10 p. m. There is also here an ice cream, cake nnd pie factory running full blast for the exclusive benefit o f American sol diers. • Neuwied’s open saloons are not pat ronized much by American soldiers. Drunkenness hns been practically nil, and the conduct generally o f the 30,- 000 is one o f the greatest tributes to American youth nnd the wholesome In fluence o f fine young American women, who have Inspired with their surround ings, association nnd conversation and genernl wholesomeness n desire to mnke the periodical three-dny leave granted the American soldier in Neu wled a memory that leaves nothing but clean thought In the minds of the boys. The second day o f John Doughboy’s three-day lenve begins just after break fast nt “ Uncle Sam's Hotel” — from 7 :30 to 9 a. m.— with a steamboat excursion up the Rhine. It ends with a grand costume ball in the evening nt the recreation hnll. The river excursion, with plenty o f food, music nnd refresh ments aboard, begins with especial at tention first cnlled through a mega phone to the village o f Welssenthurm, Just across the river, the point where the French Genernl Hoche crossed the Rhine on April 18, 1797. Immediately behind Neuwled, as the steamboat takes the Rhine mid-channel, loom forth the Krupp gun works. Soon the Indian Leaves War Dress to Museum New York.— The American Museum o f Natural History has recently received as a bequest the complete Indian dress cos tume o f Chief Don W hite Eagle, a Cheyenne Indian, who died in France while fervin g ns a sol dier In the United States army. Chief W hite Eagle, who was twenty-nine, served with the In fantry forces. He was one o f four brothers fighting in France. He was a skilled sharpshooter and was commended by his gen ernl for jhravery. He «lied Oc tober 21, 1918, o f pneumonia. 1%ie costume consists o f a large feather war bonnet, fringed shirt and leggings, moccasins, pipe bag and feather-trimmed standard. A ll the feather work was done by White Eagle him self. It was last worn during the third Liberty Loan drive when White Eagle appeared as a speaker. This "crockery,” as the doughboys cnll It, Is in reality an excellent grade or German china, and §s Sergeant .1. \V. Seldenfelt, “ commander In chief” o f Uncle Sam’s hotel. explained, ! breakages at the hands o f some scores o f German waitresses run up to 1 per cent a meal, or nearly 100 per cent a month. But it Is Uncle Sam’s party, nnd the i>oys enjoy It. Sergeant Seldenfelt was head wait er at a hotel In Cleveland when Uncle Sam drafted him. His home, however, is Hartford, Conn., and he never dreamed the armistice would bring lgge o f Rbems with well-preserved him here to run “ the biggest army ho tel in Germany,” where nearly 800 ( L w w w w w w w w v w m w m w v > island Urmitz Worth, on which the Romans once camped during the period when bronze was first used by these ancients, appears. Next comes En- gers, a Rhine village o f 3,000 people, the home o f a famous Prussian mili tary school. Then Bendorf, a manu facturing city o f 5,000 people, and soon the giant fortress o f Ehrenbreltsteln looms up around a bend In the river. The baily-hoo mnn explains that “ once upon a time,” the sheer rock cliffs, which rise abruptly from the water, supported a Roman fortress. As he remarks that the French cap tured Ehrenbreltsteln in 1799 some doughboy remarks “ some job.” Look ing across the river they see Coblenz. The boat passes up the river through the Coblenz pontoon bridge to Oberlnhnstein, scene o f thirteenth century ruins, and glides below Stol- zenfels cnstle at Capellen, built In 1252, destroyed by the French In 1833, rebuilt by King Frederick Wilhelm IV, and owned up to November 11, 1911, by the ex-kaiser. Again upstrenm is the very ancient and picturesque vll- fortlflcatlons 700 years did. Braubach, a /town first mentioned Just 1197 years ago, and Maksburg castle, the most imposing castle on the Rhine peaks, are next Past Bornhofen. a village o f legend nnd pilgrim age; Salzlg, n small town, surrounded by a forest o f cherry trees; Ehrenthal, o f lend mine fa m e; Well- mlch, with its famous Gothic church; St. Goar, a village o f 1,(300 inhabitants, containing a church built In 558 by Frnnkish kings, and eventually the famous Lorelei is reached, that impos ing rock overhanging treacherous Rhine rapids, on which the beautiful woman o f legend used to sit enshroud ed in a veil o f mist, sometimes comb ing her golden hair, nnd, more often, enticing lovelorn Rhine sailors onto the rocks ns they drew near to hear the strains o f her golden harp. Passing mnny other points o f Inter est, the doughboy Is shown the little church nt Clemenscapelle marking the spot where Kaiser Rudolph von Haps- burg beheaded 30 robber knights in 1282. And there Is usunlly doughboy comment, “ Some kaiser.” Finally, he passes the Mouse Tower, built on an island, nnd reaches Bingen-on-the- Ithlne, that fnmous Romnn town Said to have been built by Drusus thirteen years before Christ. A trip beyond Bingen to Itudeshelm nnd the excursion boat turns its prqw homewnrd, racing with the sw ift Rhine current back to Neuwled. Frequent complaint is reaching the experiment station regarding n disease that is attacking the grapes. Upon in vestigation this trouble is usually found to be due to a parasitic fungus known ns black rot. This is by no rnenns a new trouble, ns it is very general in all o f the sec tions where the grape is grown. Blnck rot first shows Itself upon the berries and leaves. Usually the berries are most seriously affected nnd the dis ease manifests itself upon the latter by small, clear-cut brown spots. These spots gradually enlarge until all of the berries on the stem are nffected. It Is a noticeable fact that the diseased berries do not shed but continue to A B ank Covered by W ic h u ria n a (M e m o ria l) Roses, W ith Rugosa Roses A g ain st the Summer House in the Background. B arrel Pump S uitable fo r Spraying F ru it, Garden or Home O rchard. cling to the vine long nftor the grape season is past. It Is needless to say that this serves as a means whereby the disease is carried over from one season to another. Fortunately for the persons Inter ested in grape culture this trouble can be readily kept in control. Where only a few vines are grown the prac tice o f bagging the bunches In order to ward off the spore may be used. The bunches should be covered early in the season nfter the blooming sea son is over. The ordinary paper sacks do very well. The principal point to keep in mind is to pin the top o f the bag securely so that It will exclude the entrance of the spores. It is also a good plan to clean the vineyard of any old litter, such ns leaves and pruned canes, as soon as convenient. Spraying with bordeaux mixture is perhaps one o f the most reliable means of control. Where the trouble is known to exist the vines should be thoroughly sprayed in the spring Just as the buds are swelling. This appli cation should be repeated several times during fhe summer. The number of applications w ill depend somewhat on the nature o f the season. I f the sea son happens to be dry a few er num ber o f npplientions will be needed than if the season is warm and moist. Bordeaux mixture fo r this purpose may be prepared as fo llo w s : Dissolve four pounds o f copper sulphate (blue stone) and four pounds o f stone lime separately in 25 gallons o f water. Then pour the two together into a 50-gallon M ore Ice Cream and Cake. There still remains time fo r Uncle barrel and stir thoroughly. The best Sam's theater and the movies before way to dissolve the copper sulphate is supper time nt Uncle Sam's hotel, to suspend it in a cloth hag in water where ice cream and cake wind up the over night. Care should be taken not evening repast. Then back to the rec to let it come in contact with, any reation hall fo r the big dance. Ice metal. Pumps should be brass lined / cream and cake comes again at 9:30 where bordeaux Is to be used. p. m. The third and last day there are all the features o f the first and second and a boat trip down the Rhine to ward Cologne fo r those who care to go. In Southern L im ita o f T h e ir Range C u rra n ts and Gooseberries Do Historical sightseeing is repeated, in B e tte r I f Shaded. cluding the beautiful city o f Bonn, sent o f Germany’s most fnmous uni (Prepared by the United States Depart, versity and once home o f Beethoven. ment o f Agriculture.) Then back up th e.river to entertain Currants and gooseberries common m ent ice cream and cake, athletics, ly do better, especially In the south sports, games and recreation, winding ern limits o f their range, If grown up with the grand tug-of-war in Re where there is partial shade. This creation hall between picked teams. sometimes can be provided by plant Then more ice cream nnd cake and to ing them between fruit trees. Rasp bed, ready for dnty again back some berries and blackberries are sometimes where in the Coblenz bridgehend. planted between trees, but the practice Clean recreation hns beaten the Qer- is not advisable unless the soil is natu mnn open saloons in Neuwled, nnd in rally moist and fertile. addition to that the ice cream, pie and cake fnctory, now producing 100 gal lons o f cream and 300 cakes o f various kinds each day, soon will double its present output. P la n te r Should A v a il H im a e lf o f Sug PARTIAL SHADE FOR BERRIES CALL APPLE KING OF FRUITS . gestion« o / Experienced Men in H la C om m unity. Hen's Vacation. Bangor, Me.— A Bangor man who goes to church declares without blink ing that he hns a hen, three years old, part Plymouth Rock, part Angone, that has laid an egg evesy day for the last year with the exception o f two weeks, when she had a vacation with full p a y ; that to mnke up fo r lost time said hen recently hns been lay ing two eggs on some days, and that every morning she crows Just like a rooster. « (Prepared by the United Slate* Depart* ment of Agriculture.) In selecting varieties o f frultg for home planting, the planter should avail himaelf o f the suggestions o f experi enced fruit growers in bis community, the county ngent, the experiment sta tion or extension division o f the col lege o f agriculture o f bis state, or tbe United States department o f agricul ture. acre to an acre will furnish about all the fruit nnd vegetables a farmer’s fam ily will need. The fruit orchard may also be utilized ns a chicken run. There should always Ite provision for a clothes yard or a place where clothes ipny be hung out to dry, nnd fo r a service yprd, where wood may be conveniently piled fo r use. These yards, however, should be ns secluded as possible, and it may he necessary to shut them off by the skillful, planting o f hushes nnd vines. The yards themselves, however, should not be cut up by putting shrubs or beds o f flowers in them. In planting trees and shrubbery a complete plan should be drawn up be forehand and then carried out ns circumstances permit. Tilts Is much more satisfactory in tbe end than haphazard planting each year, because It permits ultimately o f the completion o f a well-thought-out scheme fo r the beautifica tion o f the place. Among the objects that one should have in view should be the screening o f such objectionuble sights ns dilapidated buildings, bnrnyards, piles o f dis carded rubbish, etc. Attractive views mny bo framed in foliage and a bordar o f plants around n lawn enhances (he benuty o f the well-cnred-for grass. In the selection o f plnnts it is unnecessary nnd, In fact, inadvisable, to pick out a great number o f different varieties. It Is much better to select a few that nre known to do well in the locality in question. Among those tlint thrive over a wide area nre spiren, privet, dogwood, honeysuckle, hydrangea, mock ornnge, wild rose nnd forsythln. Coniferous evergreens nnd broad-leaved evergreen shrubs should also be planted in order Hint there mny be some touch o f color around the place even In the winter. It Is not necessary to spend a large amount of money In obtaining appropriate plants or trees. Many native shrubs like dogwood, elder, sumach, etc., mny be brought from nenr-by woods at the cost o f tbe labor, and vines like bittersweet, tlve-lenved Ivy! honeysuckle, clematis, etc., may be obtained without cost. A very few cents w ill provide flower and grass seeds which properly used w ill work a transfor mation in the grounds. TIPS FOR POULTRY GROWERS Those who neglect to provide shnde for their hens during the trying sum mer months nre lll^ely to regret It. The fow ls must have comfort as well as food. I f the yards have no shnde It will pay to provide it even though It tnke$ some time and labor. Shade is regnrded ns one o f the im portant Items In the care o f the flock fo r the summer. When the hot days come on many poultry breeders trans fe r the hens and young chickens to the orchard, or to a woodlot. Where shade is not available a temporary structure six by ten feet square nnd four feet high Is erected; this is cov ered with burlap or canvas. An ideal place fo r young fowls is nenr to the edge o f a corn field where they can have shade, scratching places and can find many insects. Australia Lost 307,900 Men Out of an Army of 400,000 Australia’s total casualties during the war, with figures brought up to February, 1919, totaled 307,900, accord ing to a statement made public by the government o f the commonwealth. The total forces o f Australia raised by vol untary enlistment numbered 400,000 out o f a totnl population o f less than 5,000,000. Tbe casualties nre divided as follow s: Dead, 58,035; missing, 193; prisoners, 438; wounded, 100,000; sick, 82,409; unspecified, 219. >X<#*>W ,X*X,X v> X ,X,X ,X*X,X*X^X<<i*X <*>W & !x.$‘fi* PARTING SHOTS Indiana Youngsters Make Good Profit in Operating Back Yard Fish-Worm Farm Tills is n worm story nnd It concerns fishermen, angleworms, three boys nnd the unusnnl but profitable business In which the lads arc engaged. A ll the fncts scrambled together nnd the re sult— the nngle worm company o f In dianapolis, Mike Coin, aged twelve, president. Three years ago the bqys, who were playmates, wore offered a dime by a merchant to get him a quart o f angle worms. That was their start, and dur ing the sensons fo r angle worn)« since then they have buUt up n trade which Inst year called fo r them to supply about ten gniions o f worms a week to fishermen. A t the close o f the 1918 season they decided to form a company nnd announcements were sent to cus tomers recently that tho, eonrpnny would supply the worms to the trade this year. A “ worm farm” hna been developed In the bnck yard o f the president. The worms nre fed at regular intervals ami cared fo r as a farmer would his live stock or a poultry fnncler his chick ens. Almost every day boys add to the stock on hand by digging In places where experience has taught them worms nre certain to be foiind. I f one wants ordinary worms he can get them cheaper than he can “ the big striped, fat ones” which the company mlverrtNes as els Jew, end tbe ones flsii In creeks and rivers like best. The “ choice” stock Is retaileil at 10 cents a quart more than the ordinary worms. The company pays no taxes, no renf, hns bought only an occasional sppde or bucket, nnd hns no flnnncln! kisses. However, the president snid he Is not certain some o f the worms have not crawled away. Swatting the fly is pretty risky business for the ballplayer, If there Is a good outfield on the An Industry that wns begun some Job. years ago ns a hobby, that o f fox farm E Pturlbhs Unurn on the sli ing. hns now grown into a real indus ver dollar means, o f course, it try profitable to (hose engaged In It. '4 takes many where one used to In nil the provinces o f Cnnadn and in do the work. many o f the norttiern states fox-rais Think of the argument the X; ing Is carried on extensively. The Jap world would have been deprived anese nnd Norwegians also are devel o f If the whale had kept Its oping this Idea, having suitable cli mouth shut around Jonah. matic conditions fo r the raising of foxes fo r the fur market. Fox Raising Rea! Industry.
