THE SUNDAY OTtE (I ONI AN. POTTT.ANU. S'EPT'RMTfE'R 27, 1914.
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RIPE APPLES KEEP
Properly Matured Fruit Is Best
for Storage.
HANDLING CARE NECESSARY
Results of Investigations With Ore
gon and Washington Apples by
J. O. Corbett, Expert of Bu
reau of Plant Industry.
The results of cold storage Invest!
Cations with Northwestern apples
which have been conducted for the past
three seasons by the Department of
Agriculture have been summarized by
J. O. Corbett, horticulturist and pomol
oglst of the bureau of plant industry.
His report follows:
The proper function of cold storage
is to retard the ripening processes of
the fruit and the development of de
cay organisms and skin blemishes. The
first responsibility for the keeping
Quality of his fruit rests with the
grower, since it is his growing and
handling methods that largely deter
mine its vitality, freedom from disease
and general condition when stored. Cold
storage is not a remedy, or a restora
tive for poorly developed, weak, im
perfect fruit, but is the most effective
method of preserving the quality,
flavor and appearance possessed by the
fruit at time of picking.
The first step in successful cold stor
age of apples has been found to lie in
the practice of such cultural, spraying
and pruning methods as Insure produc
tion oi ine souna, neaimy, weii-coiorea
fruit, free from disease. Assuming this
as the first requisite, the following
factors have been found to most influ
ence the keeping quality of the fruit
and furnish best conditions for long
storage: (1) Proper maturity at time
of picking. (2) Care in all handling
operations. (3) Prompt storage after
picking. (4) A proper storage tem
perature. Maturity Teats.
Careful and extensive investigations
Jiave demonstrated that fruit picked at
full maturity can be held for a longer
period in storage, and is less affected
by scald and decay than that picked
when somewhat immature. Two im
portant commercial varieties, Rome
Beauty and Winesap, have been found
to be especially susceptible to scald
during storage, if picked prematurely.
There is no doubt that several thou
sand dollars are lost 'to the industry
each year through the improper picking
of these two varieties alone. The Je
suits emphasize strongly that more
care and attention should be paid to
this detail of the harvesting operations
than is usually the case.
By full maturity, however, is not
meant over-maturity, which may cause
fully as heavy losses as immaturity.
Each grower should study his own fruit
and his own conditions in order to de
termine the proper picking stage. Prob
ably the most reliable single indication
of maturity is the whitening or slight
yellowing of the "ground color" of the
fruit. This is the color underlying
the blush or red color and should not
be confused with the latter.
Care in all handling operations is
the second Important requisite of suc
cessful storage. A class of fungi, of
which the common blue mold is an
example, are known to be unable to at
tack and cause decay of healthy, un
injured fruit. In spite of this fact,
very serious rots both in storage and
j tn transit to- market are the work of
fungi of this type, and the largest
bruising or skin breaking suffered by
the fruit in the picking and packing
operation. Miscroscopio bruises and
. breaks in the skin, are large enough
to afford entrance to the pore of
these fungi and the necessity for the
utmost care in all operations con
nected with the handling of the fruit
to avoid bruising and mechanical in
juries is more urgent than most grow
ers realize. r
Prompt Storage.
There is a marked difference In con
dition between fruit stored as soon as
possible after picking, usually not
more than two days later, and other
wise comparable lots of which the
storage was delayed 10 days or two
weeks. Such delay is especially injur
lous during a period of warm, humid
weather. The delayed fruit at with
drawal from storage is riper, yellower
and duller than the corresponding "lm
mediate" stored fruit and in, addition
develops more serious scald and decay.
The importance of eliminating all
avoidable delay cannot be too strong
ly emphasized.
From 31 degrees to 33 degrees F. is
the standard storage temperature for
apples, and this was found to be the
best for long keeping for the fruit.
Higher temperatures permit the ripen
ing of the fruit to advance more rap
Idly than at. il degrees to 82 degrees
F.. with the result that the fruit at
these temperatures reached the end of
Its storage lite much sooner, in add!
tion the lower temperature retards
most effectively the developments of
fungus decays and skin blemishes.
For a short storage period higher tern
peratures may be used without serious
trouble, especially with the better
keeping varieties, but for long keep
ing 31 degrees to 33 degrees F. will
best maintain the color, quality and
texture of the fruit.
Apples should be withdrawn from
storage .while still firm, and In this
condition can be held on the market
In satisfactory shape for several days
or weeks, if allowed to become ex
cessively over-ripened in storage, how
ever, they will break down, very fast
on withdrawal. Apples from 32 de
grees F. will, as a rule, hold In better
condition after withdrawal from stor
age than will comparable lots from
higher temperatures.
There are several other factors af
fecting the behavior of apples in stor
age, but those discussed have been
found to be of greatest importance,
and their proper control will solve
large percentage of present serious
storage difficulties.
bany. and Mrs. Westbrook are at the
Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Settlemeler, of
Woodburn, are at the Oregon.,
Mrs. D. C. Coleman, of Seattle, reg
istered at the Eaton yesterday.
W. F. T. Thacher, of Eugene, and
Mrs. Thacher are at the Nortonia.
R. A. Wernich, a Marshfleld lumber
manufacturer, is at the Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Avery, of
Stevenson, Wash., are at the Oregon.
J. C. Johnson and family, of The
Dalles, are stopping at the Cornelius.
John Cox and Hugh Lacey, of Tam
hill, are registered at the Washington.
Harry F. Shaw, of the Hotel Osburn
at Eugene, is registered at the Perkins.
J. B. Hartman, of Salem, is at the
Benson. Mrs. Hartman accompanies
him.
Robert Hann, a prominent timber
man of Westport. Or., is at the Im
perial. .
H. L. Gill, of Woodburn, is visiting
in Portland and is staying at the
Eaton.
H- A. Sprague, of Warrenton, a prom
inent cannery operator, is at the Mult
nomah.
W. E. White, a New 'York hat man
ufacturer, is registered at the Mult
nomah.
O. K. Porter and wife, of The Dalles
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WILL
SPEAK. AT Y. M. C. A. THIS
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W. P. Boynton.
Professor W. P. Boynton. of the
University of Oregon, will give
an address this afternoon
at 3:15 o'clock in the auditorium
of the Young Men's Christian
Association. "Science and Faith"
will be the topic of the day. The
speaker has made a special study
of his subject. Special music,
violin and vocal, will be rendered
by Gerard Laurence and Madame
Gerritsen. The meeting is open
to all men.
were among yesterday's arrivals at the
Oregon.
Major H. L. Bowlby, State Highway
Engineer, and Mrs. Bowlby are at the
Benson.
Clark W. Thompson, of Cascade
Locks, was an arrival at the Multno
mah yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Russell and Miss
Dorothy Russell, of Ottumwa, la., are
at the Perkins.
E. E. Kiddle, State Senator from
Island City, was an arrival at the Im
perial yesterday.
Mrs.. George U.' Moore, of North
Plains, Or., was an arrival at the Cor
nelius yesterday.
P. L. Campbell, president of the Uni
versity of Oregon, and Mrs. Campbell
are at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Tusslng. of
Brownsville, were among yesterday's
arrivals at the Perkins.
Miss E. M. Kloch. of the faculty of
the Oregon Agricultural College at
Corvallis. is at the Benson.
G. B. Jacobs returned to Portland
yesterday from a visit to Sol Duo Hot
Springs. He is at the Benson.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Edmunds are reg
istered at the Seward. Mr. Edmunds
s a prominent merchant at Tillamook.
C. H. Birdseye, of the United States
Geological Survey, with headquarters
at Washington, D. C, is at the Seward.
Mrs. George Quante, of Metropolis.
111., and Lora Goddard, of Mt. Carmel,
111., who are touring the Pacific Coast,
are in Portland and staying at the
Cornelius.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26 (SDeclaLV
From Pendleton today H. C. Sperry was
registered at the Great Northern Hotel.
PERSONAL MENTION.
R. B. Winslow, of Dallas, is at the
Oregon.
T. A. Harper, of Dundee, is at the
Beward.
J. E. Ray, of Silverton, is at the
Cornelius.
A. B. Wilkine, of Marcola, Is at the
Washington.
Mrs. L. A. Richards, of McMinnville
Is at the Eaton.
Delia Havlland, of Grants Pass, Is
at the Nortonia.
Allen Eaton, of Eugene, is registered
at the Imperial-
Rev. J. W. Robinson, of Bombay,
inaia, is at tne sewara.
L. C. C. Laurson. of Tacoma, is reg
isterea at tn rtortonia.
Mrs. E. P. Clareson. of Eugene, Is
registered at the Eaton.
John Bigsby, of Prineville, is stay'
ing at tne vv asnington.
Mrs. A. J. Richenbach, of Sacra'
mento, is at the Nortonia.
William Jones and wife, of Marsh'
Held, are at tne Washington.
B. R. Westbrook, proprietor of the
Albany, and St. .brands hotels at Al
SALEM SCHOOLS THRONGED
First Day's Attendance Exceeds Last
Year's and More. Expected.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 22. (Special.)
The city schools of Salem opened with
record attendance. O. M. Elliott.
superintendent, said the attendance
would be much larger after the close
of the hoppicklng season. The at
tendance at the High School was far
in excess of that on the first day last
year.
Many improvements have been made
In the courses of study, and the school
directors and superintendent predict
this will be the most successful in the
history of the Salem schools.'
A quarrel you don't want advertised
is probably the most difficult secret
to keep.
It is on the tongue of everyone in Port
land today. "Westover Terraces yes, I
was up there Wednesday." Scores came
by streetcar and auto, on Westover Day.
Everybody was enthusiastic about the
magnificent view, the graceful, winding
terraces, the wonderful possibilities for
home-building.
If all the people buy and build on "West
over who have so expressed themselves
the past week, the terraces will soon be
dotted with beautiful homes.
And now is the time to build on 'West
over.' You can be in your own home by
Christmas.
The owners are making an unparalleled
proposition to those who buy now and
build. Experts will help you plan your
home. Every detail in the building will be
personally supervised. Westover lends
itself to varied styles of architecture. The
many beautiful homes already here show
the artistic possibilities of these view sites.
Why not go to Westover today and look
it over?
Westover Questions
Answered
1 Will Westover need retaining
walls?
Not The construction of the
Terraces and the nature of the
undersoil make expensive walls
absolutely unnecessary.
2 Wj7) "Westover ever have such
slides as have been known on
other hill property in Portland
in years past ?
No ! Westover has been "built
to order." Hidden springs and
underground crevices, that
usually cause slides, are elimi-
nated in "Westover. The low
er terraces have already stood
three hard winters. It was
necessary to blast in digging a
basement for one home on
"Westover. This shows the
solidity of the soil.
3 Westover must be too high
priced for the man of moderate
means ?
It offers unexampled attrac
tions, true enough, for the rich
man who wants to build a fine
home. But, there are beautiful
view sites in "Westover as low
as $1500 and $200O, with
special propositions for home
builders, that have never been
offered in Portland before.
I will answer more questions about
"Westover from time to time. I want
every man to know about this beau
tiful view site property, the like of
which is not found in all America.
If you have any questions about
"Westover. send them to our office. I
will answer them through this column.
To reach Westover by auto, go up Lovejoy to Cornell Road : follow Cornell to Westover. You
will find splendid auto road to the top terrace. By streetcar, take ""W" car on Morrison, marked
"Westover." Transfer to Westover Terraces car at 25th and Pettygrove. Go to end of line.
. N. CLARK COMPANY
Selling Agents
Second Floor Title & Trust
Bldg.. 89 Fourth Street
Our Salesmen Are Not
on the Ground
Sunday
ANSWER ACCUSES WIFE
O. R. BALL AVERS WOMAN MADE
THREATS AND IDLE CHARGES.
Reply to Divorce Action Allege Busi
ness Was Hurt and False. Mali
cious Accoaationa Made.
O. R. Ball, manager of the Amarlcan
Typefounders Company, in his answer
to the divorce action tuea Dy nis wne,
Nellie O. Ball, declared th- his wife
threatened him with bodily harm, in
jured him in his business and displayed
an ungovernable temper. Mr. Ball filed
his snswer yesterday.
It is alleged that Mrs. Ball took an
intense dislike to her husband's friends
and to his family and refused to visit
the latter. Charges are n-.ade that shej
threatened him with a butcher knife
and tried to strike him with a poker.
Mr. Ball says she maliciously made
charges of drunkenness and loos mor
als against him and wrote letters ac
cusing him of improper conduct with
the stenographer to the president of
his company.
He further says she telephoned these
idlo rumors to his friends, wrote to
Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, head of the po
lice woman's protective division, ask
ing that ho be investigated, and on one
occasion had the police conduct a raid
on his room in a local hotel, telling
NON-SECTARIAN ABODE FOR
BY SISTERS
WORKING GIRLS CONDUCTED
OP MERCY.
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them he was guilty Impr-per con
duct. All this, he says, has caused
him extreme humiliation and suffering.
In her complaint Mrs. Ball set up
that she once took the defendant's au
tomobile out and came into a collision
with a btreetcar, injuring the auto, for
which her husband never forgave her.
The auto Incident is mentioned in the
answer and the collision stated to be
true. Other allegations of the wife's
complaint are generally denied.
Judge Kavanaug yesterday granted
a divorce to Adolph. B. Orlich from
Emma C. Orlich. The wife was accused
of drunkenness and of having driven
the husband from home. In the same
court Katie A. Smith rec.i- ed a divorce
from George K. Smith.
Judge McGinn gave a divorce to Ern
est 15. Jackson from K. Fern Jackson
and to Mary Madrigrano from Eugenio
Madrigrano. The divorce action of Lo
retto agaiijst John Ballisle was dismissed.
Rain Delays Wapato Shipments.
WAPATO. Wash.. Sept. 26 (Special.)
There has been a decided falling off
In shipments from this place during the
HOME! FOR YOUNG WOMEN. SI NORTH SIXTEENTH STREET.
Modestly situated on a tiny hill In the central part of the city, yet
obscure from the noise and din of town, is the Home for Youn;
Women, conducted by the Sisters of Mercy at 31 North Sixteenth Street.
This is a non-sectarian home for young working women where heme
comforts are enjoyed. There Is music, free access to the library, a
sewing-room and laundry conveniences. The meals are served family
style. .
past two weeks, due to wet weather,
which has interfered with hay-baling
and fruit-picking, but work along these
lines has been resumed. Apple-picking
and packing is being pushed, and
some cantaloupes and melons are still
being marketed. Several carloads of
peaches remain to be shipped. The
total shipments for the year from this
station will aggregate close to 2300
cars.
Orenco School Xor Standard.
OBENCO, Or., Sept,4- 26 (Special.)
The Orenco Publiu School has been
granted a standard card by B. W.
Barnes. County Superintendent, in all
but attendance. The school has been
running -only two weeks and the at
tendance seal cannot be granted to any
school until they have been in session
a month. This is the first school in
the county to meet all the requirements
for a standard school.
Mrs. Helen H. I.e Fevre, of New York,
mad a nlft to nrr York University of
$10,000 recently in memory of her husband,
the lt Dean Eirbei t Le Kevre. The In
come will be applied toward the salary of
the dean of lh medical college of Hie university.
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Regular price $42.00, sale price , S31.75
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Regular price $65.00, sale price. $49.30
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